May 4, 2022
Budget Address: An economy that works for all People – Opportunity – Prosperity by Hon Akierra M. D. Missick
Mr. Speaker, Honourable Colleagues, Strangers in the gallery, residents of the best constituency, ED5, Leeward and Long Bay, as well as those listening via Radio Turks and Caicos and the internet, I bid you all a Happy Budget Week! Mr. Speaker, I…
May 4, 2022
HON KYLE KNOWLES – ELECTED MEMBER FOR ELECTORAL DISTRICT 10, WHEELAND AND WEST CAICOS CONTRIBUTION TO BUDGET DEBABTE 2022/23
Mister Speaker, Honorable Premier and Deputy Premier, Cabinet Members, fellow colleagues of this Honorable House, Strangers in the Gallery, those listening via Radio Turks and Caicos and viewing online, my people of the Wheeland and West Caicos…
May 4, 2022
Uncontrolled Crime, Inflation, Economy & Immigration by Leader of the Opposition
Salutations Mr. Speaker, the Nigerian Novelist Chimamanda Adichie in “the danger of a single story” warns that if we hear only a single story about a person, a country, or an event, we risk a critical misunderstanding, and it leads to the loss of…
May 4, 2022
PUBLIC FORECAST 6:00 AM TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY 2022
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY, VERY WARM AND HUMID WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS MAYBE LOCALLY HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS STRONG AT TIMES. ADVISORY: EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY…
May 4, 2022
Budget 2022/23 Speech – Hon. Erwin Jay Saunders – Minister of Finance and Trade
Thank you, Mr. Speaker! I rise with humility and gratefulness to make my maiden budget presentation in this the People’s House as Minister of Finance Investment and Trade of these beautiful by nature Turks and Caicos Islands. I thank the Almighty…
May 4, 2022
US makes biggest interest rate rise in 22 years
The US central bank has announced its biggest interest rate increase in more than two decades as it toughens its fight against fast rising prices.The Federal Reserve said it was lifting its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, to a…
May 4, 2022
Lionel Richie, Eminem, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis among Rock and Rock Hall of Fame’s 2022 inductees
The 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees include stars who have made an indelible impact on American and Black music and culture, over the course of the last 10 decades or more. Just as there's room for all of the many rock and pop artist that…
May 4, 2022
EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions
The EU has proposed some of its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports and sanctions on war crimes suspects. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the package was aimed at maximising pressure on…
May 4, 2022
Cuba’s Olympic wrestling champion defects
Borrero, who won gold in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, abandoned the Cuban delegation while they were in Mexico for the Pan-American Wrestling Championships, a Cuban official said.Cuban athletes have a long history of defecting while competing…
May 4, 2022
ST. KITTS PM announces salary increase for public servants
Embattled Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris Monday announced a 10 per cent salary increase for public sector workers benefitting more than 9,000 workers in the twin island Federation. “I am pleased to announce that my government has determined that…