November 22, 2017
Zimbabwe parliament speaker claims Mugabe has resigned
Robert Mugabe has resigned as the leader of Zimbabwe after more than 30 years in power, according to a statement read by the speaker of the country's parliament. The speaker read a letter reportedly from Mugabe, in which he said he was resigning…
November 20, 2017
Missing Argentine submarine may run out of oxygen soon, navy says
The search for a missing Argentine submarine is entering the "critical" stage, the country's navy said today. The ARA San Juan, which is carrying 44 crew members on board, was last heard from last Wednesday. Searchers continued today to search an…
October 27, 2017
ALERT #2 ON POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE #18 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS MET OFFICE FRIDAY 27TH OCTOBER, 2017
ALERT #2 ON POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE #18 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FRIDAY 27TH OCTOBER, 2017 AT 9PM EDT</b>. ...DISTURBANCE MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS…
October 27, 2017
TCIG SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS $8m CLAIM in respect of development in a National Park
TCIG has successfully defended against a claim totalling over $8m brought by Silly Creek Estates and Marina (SCEM). The claim, brought into the TCI Courts back in 2014, was wholly dismissed by the Honourable Chief Justice. SCEM brought a claim for…
October 27, 2017
Facebook to disclose more on political ads
Facebook has announced measures to make political advertising on the social media platform more transparent. Political advertisers will have to verify their identity and location and their posts will carry a disclosure saying "paid for by". The…
October 27, 2017
ALERT #1 ON POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE
ALERT #1 ON POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE #18 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FRIDAY 27TH OCTOBER, 2017 AT 6PM EDT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ARE SHOWING…
October 27, 2017
Toyota keeps ‘game-changing’ EV battery tech inhouse
Toyota will keep inhouse what it calls its "game-changing" solid state battery technology despite working with Mazda and Denso on a new architecture for electric cars. Toyota is partnering with Mazda to create a toolbox of components that the…
October 27, 2017
EU bank may not fully repay UK until 2054
Billions of euros of British taxpayers' money could remain locked into an EU bank for more than thirty years after Brexit, the UK has been warned. Alexander Stubb, vice president of the European Investment Bank - in which the UK is a 16% shareholder…
October 27, 2017
Puerto Rico five weeks post-storm
Conditions in Puerto Rico are still heartbreaking more than five weeks after Hurricane Maria wrought devastation, with the lack of power and clean water compounding chronic conditions, medics say. Doctor Kevin Munjal, assistant professor of…
October 27, 2017
House Republicans approve budget resolution, clearing way for tax reform
House Republicans narrowly approved the Senate-passed budget resolution, clearing a procedural hurdle and allowing the House of Representatives to take up tax reform. The bill passed 216 –212, with all Democrats and some Republicans opposing the…