August 23, 2018
Beaches Summer Interns Clean-up Bight Community
(August 22, 2018-Beaches Turks and Caicos Providenciales, TCI)—As part of its commitment to environmental responsibility, Beaches Turks and Caicos Resorts (BTC) hosted a two day community clean-up in the Lower Bight in an effort to help beautify and…
August 23, 2018
BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST 23RD AUGUST, 2018
THIS IS A PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 23RD AUGUST 2018 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6AM GENERAL SITUATION: A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WILL TRIGGER POCKETS OF…
August 23, 2018
DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION AND CITIZENSHIP HOSTING SEMINAR
DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION AND CITIZENSHIP The Department of Registration and Citizenship within the Ministry of Border Control and Employment will be hosting a five (5) day in-house Seminar, during the period of Monday August 27th to Friday…
August 23, 2018
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – OFFICE CLOSED
The general public is hereby advised that The Department of Agriculture located at Butterfield Square, Providenciales will be closed on Monday 27TH August 2018. This is to facilitate staff attendance to the Agriculture Seminar featuring the…
August 23, 2018
Trump: Impeach me and the market crashes
US President Donald Trump has responded to speculation that he might be impeached by warning that any such move would damage the economy. In an interview with Fox & Friends, he said the market would crash and "everybody would be very poor". He…
August 23, 2018
Ronnie Baker: American sprinter sets fastest 100m time of season
American sprinter Ronnie Baker set the fastest 100m time of the season by clocking 9.87 seconds to win at the Chorzow meeting in Poland. It meant the 24-year-old lowered his personal best, as well as the season's best of 9.88 he shared with…
August 23, 2018
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: ‘New audio message’ from IS leader released
The Islamic State group (IS) has released an audio message purportedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his first in almost in a year. In a speech, he calls on IS supporters to "persevere", despite the losses the group has suffered in Iraq and…
August 23, 2018
Huawei and ZTE handed 5G network ban in Australia
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei says the Australian government has banned it from providing 5G technology for the country's wireless networks. It said fellow communications firm ZTE had also been banned, both reportedly because of national security…
August 23, 2018
Tesla Is Still Worth More Than GM
Despite a sell-off in Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock due to the erratic behavior of CEO Elon Musk, SEC scrutiny of his public statements, rumored turmoil among board members and risks that it can't hit production targets, the electric car…
August 23, 2018
Venezuela devalues currency by 96 percent and raises minimum wage in an attempt to arrest hyperinflation
President Nicolas Maduro’s administration in Venezuela has undertaken the largest currency devaluation ever recorded in recent times, cutting value of the Bolivar by some 96 percent in an attempt to arrest the hyperinflation that has helped to bring…