April 11, 2019
IMF’s Lagarde says further Brexit delay will ‘hinder’ UK growth
Further uncertainty over Brexit will hinder growth in the UK economy, the head of IMF has told the BBC. Speaking ahead of the agreement of an extension to Article 50, Christine Lagarde warned that businesses and investors will remain hesitant in the…
April 11, 2019
123 nabbed in immigration sweep in New Jersey
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says three Caribbean nationals are among 123 foreign nationals apprehended during a month-long operation targeting immigrants with prior arrests or convictions for driving under the…
April 11, 2019
Renewals of British Overseas Territories Citizens (BOTC) Turks and Caicos Islands Passport Books
The Department of Registration and Citizenship within the Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services hereby advises the public of the importance of checking the validity of their passport books on a regular basis, whether they have immediate…
April 5, 2019
Weekend Forecast
GENERAL SITUATION: A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS…WHILE REMNANTS OF A FORMER FRONT AFFECTS NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS AND MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS…
April 5, 2019
PREMIER ROBINSON ANNOUNCES SHUFFLE OF CABINET
Premier of the Turks & Caicos, the Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson has ended the speculations long ongoing as to the Ministers that will be changing portfolio. In her address to the nation, the Premier added that three Ministers will be…
April 5, 2019
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES ITS HOME OWNERS POLICY
The1st of April 2019 marked the effective date for the coming into force of the Home Owner’s Policy, recently approved by the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. The Turks and Caicos Government (TCIG) is keen on promoting homeownership and…
April 5, 2019
Avicii’s first posthumous track to drop next week
A new track from the late Avicii, called SOS, will be released on Wednesday 10 April, his family says. The Swedish DJ - whose real name was Tim Bergling - was found dead in Oman in April last year, aged 28. Now a 16-track album of new material…
April 5, 2019
Donald Trump urges US Fed to cut interest rates
Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on the US Federal Reserve by calling for the central bank to cut interest rates. The US President claimed that the Fed has "really slowed us down" in terms of economic growth, adding that "there's no…
April 5, 2019
Boeing apology too late, says pilot’s father
Boeing's apology for the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month is "too little, too late", the pilot's father has told the BBC. Dr Getachew Tessema was speaking a day after the US manufacturer admitted for the first time that the plane's anti-stall…
April 5, 2019
TCI CARIFTA Track and Field Team 2019
Following a successful 2019 Inter high at the the National Stadium, a number of athletes are preparing for the Carifta games which will be held in the Cayman islands. The Carifta trials were held earlier this year as the National coach prepares our…