August 15, 2018
Puerto Rican Little League Baseball team riding strength of a hurricane
For the players from Radames Lopez Little League, their unlikely journey to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was borne out of the island's worst natural disaster in more than a century. Less than a year ago, Hurricanes…
August 15, 2018
The passing of former Bahamian Director General of Tourism David Johnson
Former Director General of Tourism Mr. David Johnson has lost his battle with colon cancer yesterday. Johnson had succeeded Vernice Walkine, who joined the executive management team of the Nassau Airport Development Company and Lynden Pindling…
August 15, 2018
Nearly $500K disappeared from school cafeterias. Officials say the lunch ladies did it
For four years, nearly half-a-million dollars quietly vanished from cafeteria registers at two schools in Connecticut. No one noticed the money was missing from the schools in New Canaan until 2017, when the school district installed an enhanced…
August 15, 2018
Afghanistan Taliban withdraws protection for Red Cross
The Taliban says it will no longer allow safe passage to Red Cross staff working in Afghanistan. The militants accuse the neutral humanitarian group of failing to meet its obligations to help Taliban prisoners in a jail in Kabul. The International…
August 15, 2018
Pennsylvania priests ‘abused thousands of children’
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has released a grand jury report detailing sex abuse in the Catholic Church, naming over 300 accused clergymen. The landmark grand jury investigation found more than 1,000 children had been abused by members of six…
August 15, 2018
Morgana King: Godfather actress and Jazz singer dies aged 87
The Godfather actress and jazz singer Morgana King has died aged 87. She played Carmela Corleone - the wife of Marlon Brando's Don Vito - in the first two Godfather films, alongside a Grammy-nominated jazz career. King passed away from cancer on 22…
August 15, 2018
Mystery Russian satellite’s behaviour raises alarm in US
A mysterious Russian satellite displaying "very abnormal behaviour" has raised alarm in the US, according to a State Department official. "We don't know for certain what it is and there is no way to verify it,"said assistant secretary Yleem Poblete…
August 15, 2018
2019 Acura RDX Earns Top Safety Pick Plus Rating From IIHS
The IIHS has named the 2019 Acura RDX a Top Safety Pick Plus after putting it through its full battery of testing. In order to get the Top Safety Pick Plus rating, a vehicle must fulfill the following requirements: earn Good ratings on roof…
August 15, 2018
Christine Hallquist: First transgender governor nominee picked
A former energy executive in Vermont has taken a major step towards becoming the first ever transgender governor of a US state. Christine Hallquist defeated three other candidates, including a 14-year-old boy, to win the Democratic Party nomination…
August 15, 2018
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 15TH AUGUST 2018
GENERAL SITUATION: SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE PERSIST ACROSS THE BAHAMAS MAINTAINING BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF THE ISLANDS WHILE A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL ENHANCE POCKETS OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. SPECIAL…