April 24, 2018
Trees planted at Cheshire Hall Plantation for Earth Day
Members of the community from various sectors converged at Cheshire Hall Plantation on Friday, April 20th, 2018, to plant trees and support environmental goals that address our planet's environmental challenges. The tree-planting event was sponsored…
April 24, 2018
Another Illegal Sloop Landing
The Ministry of Border Control and Employment and the Immigration Department confirm that an illegal vessel landed on Providenciales on Saturday, April 21, 2018. Thirty five (35) persons were apprehended in the areas of Lil Bluff, North West Point,…
April 24, 2018
Oil at $75 as Iran sanction fears mount
Oil prices hit $75 on Tuesday, the highest level in nearly three and a half years, as fears mounted over the prospect of new US sanctions on Iran. Brent crude jumped for the sixth consecutive day, trading as high as $75.27 before falling back…
April 24, 2018
French & US President meets in Washington
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran of "big problems" if it resumes the nuclear programme it agreed to curb in a 2015 international accord. Speaking in the White House Oval Office as he hosts French President Emmanuel Macron, Mr Trump called…
April 24, 2018
British royals Princess Kate, Prince William welcome a baby boy
Britain's royal family just got bigger by one: Prince William and Princess Kate have welcomed a baby boy. Kate, 36, delivered a son in the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital, Kensington Palace announced Monday morning. The newborn, the third child…
April 24, 2018
Prince’s family sues hospital and Walgreens; new album of unreleased material coming in September
Prince's family is suing the hospital that treated the legendary singer the week before he died, The Star Tribune reports. In the wrongful death suit, the family claims the Trinity Medical Center in Illinois improperly treated Prince's first…
April 24, 2018
Cuban President Raul Castro to step down
Cuban President Raul Castro steps down Thursday, passing the baton to a new generation in a transition that brings to a close the Castro brothers' six-decade grip on power. "We have come a long way... so that our children, those of the present and…
April 24, 2018
President Trump considering posthumous pardon of boxer Jack Johnson
President Donald Trump said in a tweet that he is considering a posthumous pardon of Jack Johnson, the first black boxing heavyweight champion. "Sylvester Stallone called me with the story of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson," the president…
April 17, 2018
Governor’s Opening Statement at Media Breakfast in Provo
H.E. the Governor, Dr John Freeman, held a media breakfast on 12 April. Among the reflections and points he made in his opening statement were the following: “I want to start with some reflections on the past year or so, including of course the…
April 16, 2018
PREMIER SAYS GOVERNOR’S COMMENTS ON RECONSTRUCTION OPENED DOOR FOR MISCHIEF
I note the statements attributed to the Governor and made during his Breakfast Press Briefing with Media Houses. I also note the firestorm that has resulted following a captioned release stating that “Perception corrected; UK not micro-managing TCI…