September 5, 2018
TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE WEDNESDAY, 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2018
FLORENCE A LITTLE STRONGER…MOVING OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC… LOCATION: NEAR LATITUDE 21.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 44.8° WEST OR ABOUT 1210 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. PRESENT MOVEMENT: NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR. AT 5AM…
September 5, 2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS RELEASES UPDATED GUIDELINES ON REQUESTS FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE 2018
The Attorney General’s Chambers has produced its second edition of the Guidelines on Requests for International Legal Assistance. The Guidelines on Requests for International Legal Assistance aims at providing comprehensive guidance on the different…
September 5, 2018
THE UWI OPEN CAMPUS TO RE-ESTABLISH SITE IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus is partnering with the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to re-establish a physical presence in the territory. The re-launch of the UWI Open Campus Turks and Caicos Site is an…
September 4, 2018
Nike suffers #justburnit backlash over advertising campaign
Critics have burned Nike trainers and clothing in protest at Colin Kaepernick's appointment as the face of the brand's new advertising campaign. The American football quarterback, 30, protested against racial injustice and police brutality by…
September 4, 2018
Viagogo sues Ed Sheeran’s promoter in fraud claim
Ed Sheeran's promoter is being sued by ticket reseller Viagogo for allegedly defrauding music fans. Viagogo claims that Stuart Galbraith's firm, Kilimanjaro Live, set up fake Viagogo stalls during Mr Sheeran's 2017 tour where it voided genuine…
September 4, 2018
St Lucia airport corruption allegations attract US media attention
Long-standing allegations of corruption involving government ministers and other officials in Saint Lucia and a South Florida businessman have attracted the attention of the widely-read Florida newspaper, The Miami Herald. In a lengthy article on…
September 4, 2018
PlayStation 2 repair services close in Japan
Sony has ended its repair service for the PlayStation 2, more than 18 years after it first went on sale. The console was first released in Japan in March 2000 and remains the best-selling games console ever produced. Manufacturing of the device…
September 4, 2018
Amazon’s market value tops $1tn
Amazon has briefly become the second US-listed firm to have a market value of more than $1 trillion (£779bn). Shares in the e-commerce giant rose nearly 2% to a high of $2,050.50 in morning trade before slipping back. Apple reached the same…
September 4, 2018
Japan’s strongest typhoon in 25 years kills at least six
Japan has been hit by its strongest typhoon in 25 years, causing at least six deaths and 160 injuries. Typhoon Jebi made landfall in western areas, bringing heavy rain and reports of winds up to 172km/h (107mph). In Osaka Bay it swept a tanker into…
September 4, 2018
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEAN-UP 2018 TO BE THE BIGGEST YET!
Saturday, September 22 marks International Coastal Clean-up Day and the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) is looking to continue its tradition of getting the whole country involved in cleaning up the coastlines of the Turks and…