October 13, 2022
Netflix ad-supported service to launch in November
Netflix is launching a new streaming option with adverts in November, introducing a less expensive offering as it fights to keep viewers. The plan will be available in 12 countries including the UK, US, Canada, Mexico and Australia.The firm said it…
October 13, 2022
China’s electric car market is booming
Five years ago, the city revealed plans to ban the introduction of fossil fuel-powered taxis. Today, thousands of the cars run on batteries instead. And the drivers of these electric vehicles (EVs) don't have to worry about wasting time at charging…
October 13, 2022
Jamaica’s broadcasting authority has banned content that “glorifies illegal activity”
Jamaica's broadcasting authority has banned content that "glorifies illegal activity" - such as drug and gun use. The new rules cover TV and radio - including music - and list specific topics that are off-limits.Scamming, drug abuse and the illegal…
October 12, 2022
POLICE OPERATION’s TARGETS CRIMINALS
It was an exercise that was expected, following weeks of death across the TCI, which resulted in an international casualty as a results of gangs and various fractions attacking each other and the lives of many that started living in fear in this…
October 12, 2022
MINISTRY OF HEALTH REPORTS SUSPECTED CASES OF HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
The Ministry of Health and Human Services (MoHHS) of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) wishes to inform the public that there has been report of two cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in Providenciales over the past weekend. Preliminary…
October 12, 2022
TCI’s International Coastal Clean-up Day!
The DECR hosted a very successful International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD)! The Clean up was supported by the Turks & Caicos Islands' community, with a total of 147 bags collected nation-wide. The event was open to everyone, and participants…
October 10, 2022
Serious Crime – Significant Arrest
Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force arrested a man on Thursday, 6th October 2022, wanted in connection with firearm-related offenses. Reports indicate, at around 9.45 am, the Response and Operations Unit intercepted a car…
October 10, 2022
US reaffirms commitment to stem flow of guns to the Caribbean
One of the main highlights from last week's mid-year meeting of the Caricom Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) was Uncle Sam's commitment to stem the flow of illegal firearms into the Caribbean. The guarantee was given during…
October 10, 2022
White house: “These comments were not based on new or fresh intelligence”
White House officials over the weekend moved to clarify President Joe Biden’s remarks on Russia’s potential for using a nuclear weapon. “The stakes are very high right now,” John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, told…
October 10, 2022
Putin accuses Ukraine of “a terrorist act”
Vladimir Putin is accusing Ukrainian special forces of blowing up that critical bridge connecting occupied Crimea to Russia over the weekend, calling the action “a terrorist act.” Putin’s words came just hours after Russian missiles hit several…