September 20, 2021
22nd COVID-19 related death in the TCI
The Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital is saddened to announce the country’s twenty-second COVID-19 related death. An elderly patient with a known case of COVID-19 disease passed away at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre in Providenciales on the…
September 20, 2021
The Crown, The Queen’s Gambit, Ted Lasso win big at the 73rd Emmy Awards
The Crown and The Queen's Gambit were the big winners at the 73rd Emmy Awards, with each series earning 11 awards. Saturday Night Live followed behind with eight Emmys, and Ted Lasso and The Mandalorian won seven a piece. During Sunday's telecast,…
September 18, 2021
‘Ebola is defeated’, says Congolese professor who discovered virus
Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the Congolese professor who first discovered the virus more than 40 years ago. The 79-year-old…
September 18, 2021
Putin says Russia needs to work with the Taliban
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia needs to work with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting of a China- and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Speaking via video link…
September 16, 2021
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE CLEMENT HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
The Ministry of Education wishes to advise the general public that face-to-face learning at the Clement Howell High School will cease with immediate effect, until further notice. The disruption to face-to-face learning is due to exposure by school…
September 16, 2021
Opposition PLP wins general elections in Bahamas
The main opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) was swept into office on Thursday, four years after it was severely trounced by the Free National Movement (FNM). “Thank you for seeing the possibilities of what we can build together for our…
September 16, 2021
BAHAMAS & TCI 3-DAY FORECAST
GENERAL SITUATION: TROUGHING EXTENDING FROM AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL TRIGGER POCKETS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. MEANWHILE, WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING…
September 16, 2021
The New Suburban HD Coming Soon, but not for you.
Chevrolet Suburban HD left the market back in 2018, fans of the General’s most robust family-hauler have been clamoring for its return. Well, GM just confirmed in a press release Thursday that a brand new version of the Suburban HD is in the works…
September 16, 2021
Facebook under fire over secret teen research
Facebook-owned Instagram has been criticised for keeping secret its internal research into the effect social media had on teenager users. According to the Wall Street Journal, its studies showed teenagers blamed Instagram for increased levels of…
September 16, 2021
At the White House: “We understand your frustration” as new poll shows increased pessimism over COVID-19
A new poll from Monmouth University out Wednesday finds Americans are seriously pessimistic about when the United States will get the COVID-19 outbreak under control, and that a majority of Americans support vaccination requirements for different…