April 16, 2019
Notre Dame Cathedral’s famed rose windows, organ spared: Church official
As towering flames shot through the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral, some witnesses thought the Gothic structure that has stood for 850 years was doomed. But after firefighters battled for nine hours to put out the blaze, officials said Tuesday that…
April 16, 2019
Wendy Williams’ estranged husband Kevin Hunter speaks out on divorce: ‘I apologize to my wife’
Wendy Williams' estranged husband, Kevin Hunter, spoke out about her divorce filing and hinted that he wants to repair the damage he's done to their marriage — though he wouldn't specify exactly what that was. “I am not proud of my recent actions…
April 16, 2019
Scholarship Application Process 2019
The Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services, as part of the changes made to the National Scholarship Policy of July 2018, following the adoption of the skills Audit in February 2018, saw the inclusion of new priority areas…
April 16, 2019
Hotel & Tourism Taxation Ordinance Amendments
The Revenue Department within the Ministry of Finance would like to inform stakeholders and the general public of recent amendments to the Hotel and Tourism (Taxation) Ordinance 2019 (hereinafter “the Ordinance”). The amended Ordinance includes the…
April 16, 2019
Predictions for 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season
With less than two months away from the start of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the DDME has increased it's proactive preparedness activities throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands. Over seven critical training workshops have been successfully…
April 11, 2019
Turks & Caicos Islands Debuts at World Gourmet Summit 2019
The 23rd World Gourmet Summit, one of the most anticipated culinary festivals in the world, will for the first time include participants from the Turks & Caicos Islands in its 2019 edition. The World Gourmet Summit began on April 1, 2019 and…
April 11, 2019
World Health Day
World Health Day was observed on Sunday 7th April under the theme “Universal Coverage for all”. This day has been set aside by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1948. The ambitious vision set out 71 years ago of a world in which all people…
April 11, 2019
Assange to fight US extradition, lawyer says
Julian Assange's lawyer says the WikiLeaks founder will fight his extradition to the United States. Attorney Jennifer Robinson sounded defiant as she spoke to reporters after Assange was arrested in London on Thursday morning. She said the arrest…
April 11, 2019
Los Angeles Lakers legend resigns
Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has resigned from his job as the team's president of basketball operations. The Lakers have failed to reach the play-offs for the sixth year in a row. Johnson, who played a key role in bringing LeBron James to…
April 11, 2019
Endgame fans queue for hours for cinema tickets
Advance sales of Avengers: Endgame movie tickets in Singapore caused cinema websites to crash on Wednesday. Singaporean Marvel fans took to social media to complain after being unable to purchase cinema tickets. Shaw Cinema introduced an online…