April 16, 2021
All for You: Janet Jackson’s blockbuster 2001 album turns 20
April 16 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Janet Jackson’s blockbuster seventh studio album, All for You. In honor of the milestone, here are five fascinating facts about the album. 5. Janet made All for You after divorcing René Elizondo…
April 16, 2021
US pledges to work with new Haitian prime minister
The United States says it is looking forward to working with the new Prime Minister of Haiti, Claude Joseph, who has pledged to continue efforts for the staging of referendums and the organisation of new elections in the French-speaking country.…
April 16, 2021
Jamaica asks residents tom report vaccine side effects longer than 72 hours
Jamaica's Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging persons to contact their health provider if side effects from the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine persist beyond 72 hours. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Director of Family Health Services…
April 16, 2021
Additional cases of the UK Variant COVID-19 B.1.1.7. identified in TCI
The Ministry of Health received the results of genomic sequencing which was conducted through the Caribbean Public Health Agency on samples from the TCI. These samples were shipped by the National Public Health Laboratory in the TCI from positive…
April 13, 2021
US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine
US health authorities are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, after reports of extremely rare blood clotting cases. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said six cases in 6.8 million doses had been…
April 13, 2021
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 13TH APRIL 2021
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY AND WARM WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 82°F 28°C…
April 12, 2021
Warren Buffett-backed BYD sells more electric cars March
Chinese automaker BYD offered more than twice as many battery-powered electric cars as start-up Nio delivered in March. BYD, which is backed by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett, disclosed Tuesday that gross sales of its battery-powered passenger cars…
April 12, 2021
Sloop arrives undetected into South Caicos
The Ministry of Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services and the Immigration Department of the Turks and Caicos Islands, advised RTC News that during the early morning hours of 12th April 2021, an illegal Haitian vessel made landfall…
April 12, 2021
Alibaba accepts China’s fine and vows to change
Chinese tech giant Alibaba said on Monday that it accepted a record penalty imposed by the country's anti-monopoly regulator. Regulators slapped a $2.8bn fine after a probe determined that it had abused its market position for years. The fine…
April 12, 2021
Microsoft makes $20bn bet on speech AI firm Nuance
Microsoft Corp plans to buy a tech firm known for helping to develop Apple's Siri speech recognition software in a deal valued at $19.7bn (£13.3bn). The purchase of Nuance Communications is the second largest in Microsoft's history, after its…