January 12, 2022
TCI Observes Earthquake Awareness Week 2022
The Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies will be observing Earthquake Awareness from January 10th to 15th January 2022, and commemorating the fatal Earthquake, which devastated Haiti twelve years ago on January 12, 2010. According to…
January 12, 2022
Revised National Guidelines for COVID-19 cases
As 10th January 2022, a number of changes to the current guideline on quarantine/isolation take effect. The complete guideline can be found on the Ministry of Health’s website at: https://www.gov.tc/moh/coronavirus/guidance . Some of the main…
January 12, 2022
EXTENSION OF EXISTING COVID-19 MEASURES AND PROTOCOLS
In response to recent trends that show an increase in COVID-19 numbers here in the TCI, the Government through the Ministry of Health and Human Services is implementing measures that will help blunt transmission and prevent overwhelming…
January 9, 2022
Which teams can qualify on final day of regular season
Do or die, now or never, win or bust - whatever you call it, this weekend is the last chance for NFL teams to punch their ticket to the postseason. An extra game was added to the schedule in 2021, making this the NFL's longest regular season at 17…
January 9, 2022
Samsung expects its profits to jump by 52%
Technology giant Samsung Electronics has said it expects to post a 52% jump in profit for the last three months of 2021, amid the global chip shortage.The world's biggest memory chip maker estimates that it made 13.8tn won ($11.5bn; £8.5bn) in the…
January 9, 2022
Bahamian Government to announce new real property tax measure
The Bahamas government will announce a new strategy regarding real property tax during the presentation of the mid-year budget next month “The tax system we have now is a very narrow-based system and so the tax reforms that we envision are to…
January 9, 2022
Bitcoin prices fall to lowest in months after US Fed remarks
Bitcoin prices have fallen to their lowest level in months following remarks from the US Federal Reserve.The crypto-currency dropped in value from $47,000 (£34,700) earlier this week to less than $42,000 (£31,000) per digital coin.It follows minutes…
January 9, 2022
Hundreds reported killed as bandits target Nigerian villages
At least 200 people in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state have been killed in a wave of vicious attacks by armed militants, residents say.The attacks are believed to be in response to military air strikes that killed more than 100 fighters on…
January 9, 2022
Brazil cliff collapses killing seven people
At least seven people have been killed after part of a cliff collapsed onto leisure boats on a Brazilian lake.Another three are missing and 32 injured following the accident in the south-east of the country.Video circulating online shows the moment…
January 9, 2022
West Indies Petroleum says it is committed to closing sale of USVI-based refinery
The Jamaica-based energy company, West Indies Petroleum Limited (WIPL) Friday said that it remains committed to successfully closing the sale and pursuing major strategic investment in the St. Croix-based Limetree Bay Refinery following its…