Barbados prepares for elections

The Electoral and Boundaries Commission in Barbados on Monday said that just over 266, 000 people are eligible to cast ballots in Wednesday’s general election that Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called 18 months ahead of the constitutional……

Prince Andrew stripped of his military titles after court loss

It appears the British Royal Family is distancing itself from Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. A day after he was denied to have a lawsuit dismissed from alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, it was announced Thursday that his military…

Navient, formerly Sally Mae, agrees to $1.7 billion student loan settlement

One of the nation's largest student loan services agreed to pay a nearly $2 billion settlement after 38 states and the District of Columbia claimed it deceived thousands of students to pay more than they should have. The company Navient, formerly…

FBI arrests Oath Keepers leader in relation to Jan. 6 attack

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy related to allegedly coordinating the insurrection ahead of January 6. Multiple other members were also charged. This is the first time the Justice Department…

Kanye West named as suspect in criminal battery investigation

Kanye West was named as a suspect in the report of a battery to the Los Angeles Police Department Thursday morning. The Donda rapper was not arrested, KABC reports The incident occurred at about 3 a.m. at South Santa Fe Avenue and Bay Street in…

Cardi B testifies she felt “extremely suicidal”

Cardi B is opening up about the mental toll she suffered after YouTuber Tasha K spread alleged lies about her. Cardi appeared in court on Thursday, January 13 to give an impassioned testimony expressing to a Georgia jury that Tasha, who boasts one…

TURKS AND CAICOS PRODUCES RECORD NUMBERS FOR 2021

The Turks and Caicos Tourist Board is pleased to announce that 2021 was one of the most successful years on record. This, not only owing to the destination being open for business as of July 2019, but due to the Tourist Board’s continued marketing…

Cabinet extends invite to Religious Leaders to discuss COVID-19 protocols

The Turks and Caicos Islands Cabinet sincerely apologizes to the Church Community for unintentionally including Churches and religious events alongside bars and discotheques in a press release on the new COVID-19 regulations. In our haste to…

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…

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…