August 8, 2018
Honouring our Ancestors – Emancipation Day 2018 celebration
A long-standing local tradition, the Emancipation Day celebration took place on August 1st, 2018 under the theme, “Honouring the Ancestors: Celebrating the unbreakable spirit and tenacity of the People of the Turks & Caicos Islands.” The local…
August 8, 2018
PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE DISEASE KNOWN AS “CANINE TRANSMISSIBLE VENEREAL TUMOR” IN DOGS
The Department of Agriculture acknowledges the presence of the disease known as "Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor" (CTVT) on the Turks and Caicos Islands. Cases have been found on the islands of Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos and until…
August 8, 2018
VENDOR PAYMENT PROTOCOL
PUBLIC NOTICE ACCOUNTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT (TREASURY) VENDOR PAYMENT PROTOCOL The Treasury has been receiving requests to make changes in respect of the names in which payments are made. This directive seeks to clarify the protocol which is…
August 8, 2018
Former Barbados minister charged with laundering
The former minister of industry of Barbados was arrested in Florida on Friday and had his initial court appearance on Monday in connection with an indictment charging him with laundering bribes that he allegedly received from a Barbadian insurance…
August 8, 2018
Nicholas Bett: Kenya’s former 400m hurdles world champion dies aged 28
Kenya's former 400m hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett has died aged 28, following a car crash on Wednesday. Bett had just returned from the Africa Championships in Nigeria when he died in Nandi, north west Kenya. In 2015, he made history in China…
August 8, 2018
Gianni Moscon: Team Sky rider banned for trying to hit a rival at Tour de France
Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon has been banned for five weeks by the UCI, after he tried to hit another rider during stage 15 of this year's Tour de France. The Italian, 24, was disqualified from the race after the incident with Team Fortuneo-Samsic's…
August 8, 2018
Dave Bautista Threatens To Quit Guardians Of The Galaxy
The ongoing feud between Disney and now-ex Guardians of the Galaxy director, James Gunn, has become the biggest talking point in Hollywood. Disney parted ways with the director last month after alt-right activists unearthed a number of offensive…
August 8, 2018
BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS PUBLIC FORECAST
FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 08TH AUGUST 2018. GENERAL SITUATION: SEVERAL WEAK TROUGHS WILL AFFECT THE BAHAMAS WITH POCKETS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER WHILE BROAD HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES OVER THE AREA. SPECIAL WARNINGS: MARINERS AND…
August 8, 2018
Nicaraguan human rights group closes offices after threats
The Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights (ANPDH) says it has closed its offices in the Central American country after its staff received "alarming information" about threats to them. The group has been denouncing alleged rights abuses by the…
August 8, 2018
Peru poisoning: Ten die after eating contaminated food at wake
The number of people killed by suspected poisoned food after a wake in the Ayacucho region of southern Peru has risen to 10. The health minister said she suspected the food had come into contact with insecticide. Local hospitals said 21 people were…