May 2, 2022
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LAUNCH FARMING IN SCHOOLS PROJECT
The Department of Education in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture has embarked on a project titled Let it Grow: Sustainability| Responsibility| Entrepreneurship| that seek to establish farms in all public and private schools in the…
May 2, 2022
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW
GENERAL SITUATION: A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE WHILE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY. SPECIAL WARNINGS: SMALL CRAFT…
May 2, 2022
Americans favor more support for Ukraine, despite potential economic consequences
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this weekend told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that additional U.S. support “is on the way.” “We are here to say to you that we are with you till this fight is over,” Pelosi said during their meeting in Kyiv,…
May 2, 2022
Bad news for Biden in latest poll
Americans trust the Republican Party over the Democrats to handle inflation, by 19%; the economy more generally, by 14%; and crime, by 12%, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. Trust in the Republicans to handle crime is its…
May 2, 2022
Netflix cancels Meghan Markle animated series Pearl
Netflix has cancelled development of Pearl, an animated series created by Meghan Markle, in its move to cut costs. The show, which was announced last year, is one of several projects being dropped by the streaming giant. Last month, Netflix revealed…
May 2, 2022
New Banknotes to be unveiled on May 4
The Central Bank of Barbados will within a few days, unveil new banknotes that will go into circulation at the end of this year. On May 4, the bank will host the official launch event for the new polymer banknotes , in an event that will be…
May 2, 2022
Ruling party seeks resignation of Premier Andrew Fahie
The governing Virgin Islands Party (VIP), is now in the process of appointing a new Premier and the members have so far thrown their support behind Deputy Premier, Dr Natalio Wheatley who made the announcement late Saturday. This development comes…
May 2, 2022
Ministry of Planning to Introduce a Transport Infrastructure Master Plan
The Ministry of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development have recently announced their collaboration with UK company, Mott MacDonald Ltd to develop a Transport Infrastructure Master Plan for the Turks and Caicos Islands. The purpose of the…
May 2, 2022
DEPUTY PREMIER & PRIVATE STAKEHOLDER SHARE VIEWS ON IMF DISCUSSION OF A BROAD-BASED CONSUMPTION TAX
RTC's Damian Wilson, spoke to the Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade, Honorable Erwin Jay Saunders on Tuesday, 19th April. Hon. Saunders gave a detailed explanation of what a broad-based consumption tax is and how it would…
May 2, 2022
TCI held its first Climate Change Summit led by Hon. Connolly
This year the Ministry of Tourism and the Environment through the Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources (DECR), celebrated Earth Day with a difference with the Turks and Caicos Islands' first Climate Change Summit. The Summit, hosted at…