May 4, 2022
apper The Kidd Creole sentenced to 16 years in prison following fatal 2017 stabbing
Original Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five member The Kidd Creole was sentenced to 16 years in prison Wednesday after he was found guilty of fatally stabbing a man with a steak knife in Midtown Manhattan in 2017. The 61-year-old hip hop…
May 4, 2022
West Indies hold steady in rankings in Cricket
West Indies have held steady in the ICC Men’s World Rankings across all three formats of international cricket after the annual update carried out on Wednesday. The ICC (International Cricket Council), the sport’s world governing body, revealed in a…
May 3, 2022
TCI LEADER OF OPPOSITION PLEADS FOR NEW ELECTION FOR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Today, during the sitting of the House of Assembly, the Leader of the Opposition the Honourable Edwin Astwood expressed his views over the Commission of enquiry for the British Virgin Islands where Premier Andrew Fahie is leader of that country.…
May 3, 2022
56-YEAR-OLD MAN STRUCK AND KILLED BY LIGHTNING
On Monday 2nd May, 2022 at about 2:00pm, the Police Control Room received a report that whilst on a boat in the Pine Cay area, a man was believed to have been struck by lightning and was unconscious and unresponsive. At about 3:15pm, the boat…
May 3, 2022
ScotiabankTCI announces new standards for parental leave for employees
Scotiabank TCI, announced that it will be adopting a new standard for parental leave for employees. The enhanced offering will include increased fully paid leave for all parents welcoming a new child, including adoptive parents, legal guardians and…
May 3, 2022
UKRAINE ADMITS THE ‘GHOST OF KYIV’ IS A MYTH BUT A REASONABLY POTENT ONE
For weeks, an unknown Ukrainian fighter pilot captivated the nation and some of the world with his extraordinary battle feats, becoming a symbol of heroic resistance to Russia’s invasion that came to be emblazoned everywhere. Now, the Ukrainian air…
May 3, 2022
NEW ZEALAND RELAXES COVID-19 TRAVEL RULES
New Zealand welcomed tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years after dropping most of its remaining pandemic border restrictions. Tourists will still need to be…
May 2, 2022
TURKS AND CAICOS POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT
His Excellency the Governor, Nigel Dakin, chaired the 14th meeting of Cabinet on Wednesday 20th April, at the Premier's Office, in Grand Turk. All Members were present. At this meeting Cabinet approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for…
May 2, 2022
Shooting off Leeward Highway claims the Life of a Male
RTC News has learned that at about 10:34am on Saturday 30th April, the Police Control Room received several reports of gunshots being fired at a location off Leeward Highway, Providenciales. The police reported that two armed males were seen fleeing…
May 2, 2022
BA 2 Variant Identified in the Turks and Caicos Islands
On 29th April 2022, the Ministry of Health and Human Services received the results of sequencing of samples which were sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). Samples were submitted by the National Public Health Laboratory in the TCI as…