May 13, 2022
Police hunts for a jitney driver following crime against School Children
The Safeguarding and Public Protection Unit is actively investigating a report of an unknown male who is operating what appears to be an illegal jitney. He picked up a school girl and subjected her to a sexual attack. The victim is now safe and…
May 13, 2022
LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
The Public Works Department, in the Ministry of Physical Planning & Infrastructure Development, would like to advise the general public that we are aware of the various areas around Providenciales, which experienced high levels of water due to…
May 10, 2022
Sloop Headed to Turks and Caicos Islands Intercepted by US Coastguard
The TCI is facing constant activity on the high seas, keeping law enforcemet & the Marine branch busy in keeping the illegal sloops out of our waters. RTC News was iformned by the RTCIPF that at around 9:15am on Monday 9th May 2022, a sloop,…
May 10, 2022
MAY IS FOSTER CARE MONTH
The month of May is not only Mental Health Month, but it is also Foster Care Month. The Department of Social Development and Welfare, along with the Ministry of Home Affairs, joins the rest of the world in celebrating National Foster Care Month…
May 9, 2022
POLICE NEWS IN THE CAPITAL & CITY
In the early hours of this morning, Monday 9th May, a series of gunshots were heard in the North Back Salina area of Grand Turk, where a young male has become the victim of gun violence. The Police reported that they are currently investigating the…
May 9, 2022
Golden State Warriors dominate Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks edge out Boston Celtics
Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson combined for 78 points as the Golden State Warriors dominated the Memphis Grizzlies to lead their Western Conference semi-final series. In the first one-sided game of the best-of-seven series, the…
May 9, 2022
Bahamas registered near 14 per cent economic growth in 2021
The Bahamian economy exhibited a measured pace of recovery during 2021, the Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBB) has said. In its just released 2021 Annual Report, the CBB said that the domestic economy registered a growth of 13.7 per cent last year,…
May 9, 2022
White House names first black press secretary
President Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre as his new top spokesperson - the first time a black, or openly gay, person has held the role.Ms Jean-Pierre, 44, has served as the administration's principal deputy press secretary since Mr Biden was…
May 9, 2022
Gucci stores to accept cryptocurrencies in US
Italian luxury brand Gucci will start accepting payments in cryptocurrencies in some of its stores in America. Customers will be able to pay using a number of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin.The service will be rolled out…
May 9, 2022
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MONDAY 09TH MAY 2022
GENERAL SITUATION:A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MERGE WITH A STRONG SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY BEFORE DRIFTING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. TODAY'S FORECAST IS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS…