January 5, 2022
Mariah Carey keeps Christmas atop the Billboard Hot 100 for record-breaking 8th week
The holidays may be over, but Christmas is still very much alive on the Billboard charts, thanks to Mariah Carey. Her 1994 hit single, "All I Want for Christmas Is You," remains the number-one song in the country for a record-breaking eighth week.…
January 5, 2022
Colombian national charged in connection with plot to Kill Haitian President
A Colombian national, Mario Antonio Palacios, 43, has been arrested based on a criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida on a plot to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who was killed at his private residence in Port au…
January 5, 2022
General Motors 90-year streak as top US car seller ends
US car giant General Motors has lost its title as America's top car seller for the first time in 90 years. Japan's Toyota claimed the top spot, selling more than 2.3 million vehicles last year, up 10%. GM said its sales, which fell 13%, were hurt by…
January 5, 2022
US phone firms agree delay of 5G rollout
Two of the biggest US phone firms have agreed a government request to delay the rollout of 5G services this week. The US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made the request over concerns about…
January 4, 2022
Statement by Hon Rachel M Taylor, Minister of Education on Commencement of School for Term 2 of the 2021/2022 School Year
I use this opportunity to wish all our stakeholders a happy and prosperous New Year. To our committed school leaders, teachers and ancillary staff, I trust you had a warm and memorable Christmas in the company of family and friends. To the new…
January 4, 2022
Boris Johnson plans to ‘ride out’ Omicron wave
Boris Johnson says he hopes England can "ride out" the current wave of Covid-19 without further restrictions.But he acknowledged parts of the NHS would feel "temporarily overwhelmed" amid a surge of Omicron cases. The prime minister said there was a…
January 4, 2022
Drake, Snoop Dogg, Future and Ne-Yo featured on Aaliyah’s posthumous Unstoppable album
Following the release two weeks ago of "Poison," featuring the late Aaliyah and The Weeknd, the former's posthumous Unstoppable album will be released later this month with more all-star collaborations. Aaliyah's uncle, Barry Hankerson, confirmed…
January 4, 2022
WEATHER FOR THE TCI ON WEDNESDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW STRAY SHOWERS. WINDS: VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BUT OCCASIONALLY GUSTY IN THE TURKS…
January 4, 2022
CARICOM condemns attack on Haiti’s Prime Minister
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has condemned the armed attack on the Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, and his delegation of high officials in the city of Gonaives on New Year's Day, during the traditional ceremony commemorating the 218th…
January 4, 2022
RESIDENTS OF TCI URGED TO AMPLIFY THEIR PROTECTION-TAKE THE COVID-19 BOOSTER SHO
Citizens and Residents and in particular our frontline workers, across all sectors of the Turks and Caicos Islands are being urged to get a coronavirus (COVID-19) booster vaccine to top-up their protection. The Health Promotions and Advocacy Unit…