June 13, 2022
IMF managing director to visit the Caribbean
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, is to participate in a panel discussion on capacity building partnerships for a more resilient Caribbean later this week. According to a statement posted on the…
June 13, 2022
National Internship and Apprenticeship Programme to be Launched
The Ministry of Education, Labour, Employment and Customer Services is launching its pilot National Internship and Apprenticeship Programme for all Turks and Caicos Islands tertiary students studying locally or abroad. The ministry says that the aim…
June 10, 2022
TURKS AND CAICOS 17th POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT
His Excellency the Governor, Nigel Dakin, chaired the 16th meeting of Cabinet on Wednesday 25 May 2022 at the Premier’s Office in Providenciales. In that meeting, All Members were present to discuss and approve matters pertaining to growth and…
June 10, 2022
US initiative to support climate resilience and clean energy in Caribbean
Caribbean nations have been offered improved access to funding to fight the effects of climate change and invest in clean energy projects, through an initiative by the United States to address energy security and climate crisis within the…
June 10, 2022
Feds expected to announce an end to random arrival testing at Canada’s airports
The federal government is expected to announce today it will soon end the mandatory randomized arrival testing for incoming travellers at Canada's airports, CBC News has learned — a move that comes as the U.S. signals it also will ease up on some…
June 10, 2022
Scotiabank announces termination of sale in Guyana
Scotiabank Friday announced that the agreement for the sale of its banking operations in Guyana to the Trinidad-based First Citizens Bank Limited (First Citizens) has expired and as a result “the agreement has been terminated in accordance with its…
June 10, 2022
US to drop test requirement for air travellers
The US will no longer require air travellers to have proof of a negative Covid-19 test before entering the country from abroad. Officials said they were dropping the requirement due to the "tremendous progress" the country had made in the fight…
June 10, 2022
Marvin Sapp releases new gospel album Substance
With the release of his 15th studio album, Substance, on Friday, gospel great Marvin Sapp is showing no sign of slowing down. The 50-minute project boasts 11 message-oriented tracks that, as Apple Music puts it, are "rooted in soulful pop-gospel…
June 10, 2022
1st Jan. 6 hearing makes case Trump at ‘center of this conspiracy’ to overturn election
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol held its first prime-time hearing on Thursday. During the nearly two-hour hearing, the House select committee placed former president Donald Trump at the center of an…
June 10, 2022
Tiger Woods joins Michael Jordan, LeBron James as athlete billionaires, per Forbes
Tiger Woods is already in rare air for his accomplishments on the golf course, and he has reached another impressive feat. Forbes is now estimating that Woods' net worth is at least $1 billion, which would make him one of only three athlete…