August 13, 2018
FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FOR 13th AUGUST, 2018
FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHTMONDAY 13TH AUGUST 2018 GENERAL SITUATION: POCKETS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND A WESTWARD TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS…
August 10, 2018
DECR HOSTS TRAINING FOR ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
The Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) conducted two weeks of training during the weeks of July 23rd to August 3rd 2018. The training was geared towards building capacity of enforcement Officers within the Department of…
August 10, 2018
DDME continues it’s slate of two day Damage and Needs Assessment (DANA)Training training through the TCI
Thursday August 9 - 10 2018 - DDME continues it's slate of two day Damage and Needs Assessment (DANA)Training training through the TCI; with training taking place on the island North Caicos. Attending the two day training are Ms. Cynclair…
August 10, 2018
Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico acknowledges hundreds died
Puerto Rico has acknowledged that Hurricane Maria killed 1,427 people in the US territory, not 64 as it has previously reported. The latest figure was in a draft report for US Congress, requesting $139bn in recovery funds. The official figure of 64…
August 10, 2018
Costa Rica Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriage ban
Costa Rica's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional and discriminatory. The court ruling gives the country's legislators a time limit of 18 months to change the current law. The president welcomed the…
August 10, 2018
NFL players kneel, raise fists or sit out National Anthem as preseason gets in full swing
The NFL's warmup games are in full swing -- and the National Anthem protests are back. Several players on Thursday took a knee, raised a fist or did not take to the field while the anthem was played before a dozen games, as the league's first full…
August 10, 2018
Stephen Curry says Trump’s LeBron tweet was ‘based in some long-standing racism’
Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is accusing President Donald Trump of racism after the president insulted LeBron James and CNN host Don Lemon on Twitter last week. Last Friday, Trump's tweeted, "Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man…
August 10, 2018
Venezuela exporting oil through Cuba to avoid sanctions
In an attempt to dodge international sanctions, the state owned Venezuelan oil company, PDVSA, is now running oil out of Cuba by transferring shipments between tankers at the island’s north-western port town of Matanzas. Thomson-Reuters reports…
August 10, 2018
Student kills herself after rape, adding to outrage over sexual violence in South Africa
The death of a 23-year-old student, who killed herself two months after she alleged she was raped has renewed anger over sexual violence against women in South Africa. Khensani Maseko, a student at the Rhodes University in Grahamstown, said she was…
August 10, 2018
Canada shooting: Four dead including two police in Fredericton
Canadian police say a suspect is in custody after at least four people were killed in a shooting in the eastern city of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Two of the victims were local police officers, the city police said on Twitter. The pair have not…