Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 2 hurricane
As of 8:00 pm EDT, the center of Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is located about 425 miles south-southwest from Providenciales. Melissa is moving toward the west near 3 mph. A slow westward motion is expected tonight through the end of the weekend.…
TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY #1: 0600 PM EDT SUNDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2025
OCTOBER 2025.…MELISSA NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH AND FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THIS WEEKEND… Visitors and residents are urged to prepare for possible tropical storm or hurricane impact to The Turks and Caicos Islands, mid to late next week.…
BAHAMAS Government defends decision to use dormant accounts
The Bahamas government is defending its decision to table legislation aimed at transferring funds from dormant accounts to the Disaster Emergency Fund saying that conservative estimates suggest that over 40 per cent of the country’s national debt…
Another plea for Caribbean countries to become full members of the CCJ
A senior Guyana government minister has taken Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to task over the decision of some of them not to be full members of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that was established two decades ago to…
Trump administration seeks to dissolve remaining order blocking National Guard deployment to Portland
The Trump administration has filed a motion seeking to dissolve the remaining order preventing them from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. The filing on Monday came after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned, earlier that…
D’Angelo’s discography sees increase in streams following his death
D'Angelo fans have been running up his streams as they listen to his discography in the wake of his death. Billboard reports his catalog has seen a 796% increase in one week, going from 1.8 million official on-demand U.S. streams from Oct. 3 to Oct.…
Promotion Examinations Successfully Conclude
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RT&CIPF) is pleased to announce the…