August 14, 2018
SUB-TREASURY – SOUTH CAICOS suspended for the day
The general public is hereby advised that operations at the Sub-Treasury, South Caicos have been suspended for the remainder of the day, Tuesday 14th August due to ongoing repair works. Normal activities are expected to resume tomorrow,…
August 14, 2018
RESURFACING BLUE HILLS ROUNDABOUT
The Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning and in particular the Public Works Department, in collaboration with Herzog Caribbean Limited, would like to advise the general public that effective Friday August 17th, 2018 to Monday, August…
August 14, 2018
Houston Rockets sign 10-time NBA All Star Carmelo Anthony
Ten-time NBA All Star Carmelo Anthony has signed for Houston Rockets after agreeing a reported $2.4m deal with the franchise. The 34-year-old was a free agent after scoring a career-low average of 16.2 points per game with Oklahoma City Thunder last…
August 14, 2018
Spanish two-time world champion Fernando Alonso has announced he is to retire from Formula 1 at the end of the season.
The McLaren driver will end a career that began with a debut for Minardi at the Australian Grand Prix of 2001. Alonso, 37, who is competing in his 17th F1 season, won the 2005 and 2006 championships when racing for Renault. "After 17 wonderful years…
August 14, 2018
New Zealand to phase out plastic bags from next year
New Zealand is joining a growing list of countries attempting to get rid of single-use plastic shopping bags. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the decision on Friday, and said the ban was necessary to "safeguard New Zealand's clean, green…
August 14, 2018
Florida governor declares emergency over red tide for 7 Counties
Florida Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order Monday declaring a state of emergency for seven counties dealing with an unusually lengthy red tide algae bloom that has killed thousands of marine animals, his office said. The executive order gives…
August 14, 2018
FBI agent Peter Strzok ‘fired over anti-Trump texts’
A veteran FBI agent who exchanged anti-Trump text messages with a colleague during the election has been fired from the FBI, his lawyer has said. Peter Strzok has been accused by Republicans of being biased against Donald Trump, and seeking to…
August 14, 2018
Turkey to boycott US electronic goods over sanctions
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country will boycott US electronic products, after Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Ankara. "If [the US] has the iPhone, there's Samsung on the other side," Mr Erdogan said, referring to…
August 14, 2018
Google tracks users who turn off location history
Google records users' locations even when they have asked it not to, a report from the Associated Press has suggested. The issue could affect up to two billion Android and Apple devices which use Google for maps or search. The study, verified by…
August 14, 2018
Porsche is the First Automaker to Use Gorilla Glass Windows
orsche announced Monday that it will be the first automaker to use 'Gorilla Glass,' panes of which will separate the insides of the new 911 GT3 RS from the outside. 'Gorilla Glass' is a common name for thin-film glass, which is a composite found…