December 20, 2021
IDB provided nearly US$20 billion in funding in 2021
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Monday said together with its private-sector arm, IDB Invest, they expect to close this year with US$19.5 billion in new financing for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as they helped countries recover…
December 20, 2021
CCCCC says COP 26 outcome puts more pressure on CARICOM’s position on global warming
The Belize based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) says the decisions reached at United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow last month “only afford a very narrow window of opportunity” to keep the Caribbean…
December 17, 2021
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR WEEKEND -17TH TO 19TH DECEMBER 2021
THIS IS A PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FRIDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2021 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6AM GENERAL SITUATION: A ROBUST HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED NORTH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRISK WINDS ACROSS…
December 17, 2021
Dane Ritchie appointed as New Technical Director of TCIFA
The Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Dane Ritchie as its new Technical Director commencing January 3, 2022. Mr. Ritchie replaces Andrew Edwards who returns to Jamaica. In light of…
December 17, 2021
BUSINESS LICENSE WRITE-OFF
The Ministry of Finance would like to inform the public that the House of Assembly at its sitting on 13thDecember, 2021 passed Government Resolution No. 3 of 2021- Write Off of Business License Arrears (Penalties) in the following categories:…
December 17, 2021
Travis Kelce earns Kansas City Chiefs win over Los Angeles Chargers
Travis Kelce's touchdown in overtime gave the Kansas City Chiefs their seventh consecutive win, as they beat the Los Angeles Chargers 34-28. The teams both scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, with a Chiefs' two-point conversion taking it to…
December 17, 2021
Omicron will become the dominant variant in the US, says Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Thursday that the newly discovered omicron variant will become the dominant strain in the U.S. "very soon." He told Good Morning America, "It has an extraordinary ability to transmit efficiently and spread...Very soon it's…
December 17, 2021
Mariah Carey reveals how Prince inspired her to “reach out” and offer support to Britney Spears
Mariah Carey said she couldn't sit back when Britney Spears' conservatorship drama came to a head this year. Speaking to NME, the Grammy winner touched upon her own struggles with her family and the music industry, but hinted her experiences are not…
December 17, 2021
Barbados to benefit from multi-million dollar IMF drawdown
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is making available to Barbados US$24 million after indicating that the island continues its strong implementation of the comprehensive Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) plan aimed at restoring fiscal…
December 17, 2021
UN urges no school closures despite rise in Omicron cases
The Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, Friday said that despite the rise of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, “nationwide school closures should be avoided whenever…