January 28, 2019
Girl group in hot water over singer’s swastika shirt
A popular Thai music act has apologized after one of its members wore a shirt showing the swastika flag of Nazi Germany during a performance. The incident involving the girl group BNK48 occurred just two days ahead of International Holocaust…
January 28, 2019
Trump rollbacks for fossil fuel industries carry steep cost
As the Trump administration rolls back environmental and safety rules for the energy sector, government projections show billions of dollars in savings reaped by companies will come at a steep cost: more premature deaths and illnesses from air…
January 28, 2019
YouTube says it will crack down on recommending conspiracy videos
New York (CNN Business)YouTube is making changes to its recommendation algorithm, which serves up new videos for users to watch, in an effort to crack down on the spread of conspiracy theories on its platform. In a blog post on Friday, the…
January 28, 2019
Facebook plans to integrate Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. What that means for users
New York (CNN Business)Facebook plans to integrate its messaging platforms, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, according to a report from the New York Times. The three services would remain separate apps, but their infrastructure behind the scenes…
January 27, 2019
Saudi Arabia makes new pitch for $400 billion investment
Dubai (CNN)Saudi Arabia has unveiled a new bid to lure investments in the biggest such initiative since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Under a new industry and logistics program, the country is looking for private sector help to develop…
January 25, 2019
Sabotage a North Caicos Airport
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands, Friday, January 25th, 2019 - The TCIAA regrets to inform the general public that an unfortunate wave of vandalism has taken place on the Island of North Caicos. On Saturday January 19th, 2019 it was reported…
January 24, 2019
INCIDENT AT HER MAJESTY’s PRISON TURKS AND CAICOS ON 24 JANUARY 2019
At approximately 0910 hours on the 24th of January, a single prisoner was legitimately restrained after offering a serious threat of violence to the prison officers and the prison estate. He had armed himself with a number of stones, and was…
January 23, 2019
Roma and The Favourite lead 91st Academy Awards nominations
The 2019 Oscar nominations were announced this morning by Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani, live from from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Alfonso Cuarón's Roma and Yorgos Lanthimos' period piece The Favourite led the…
January 21, 2019
Operation Drive Safe and Positive Ticket Launched
With the general lack of compliance with the road traffic legislation, The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force on Monday January 21st, 2019, launched "Operation Drive Safe". Effective January 28th, 2019, Police Officers throughout the…
January 4, 2019
Celebs responds to Surviving R. Kelly
The Lifetime docu-series Surviving R. Kelly debuts tomorrow, and in the first episode, new details of the R&B crooner's relationship with Aaliyah are revealed. Upon the release of first episode's trailer, however, the late singer's mother, Diane…