March 2, 2018
TCI Passes on Chairmanship of OCTA after successful year
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Premier, Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson along with a delegation consisting of the Deputy Governor and EU Program Manager, Her Excellency Anya Williams, Permanent Secretary of Finance, Athenee Basden, Director of…
March 2, 2018
Inter-Caribbean Airways Announces Dominica to Tortola and St Lucia Services
Inter-Caribbean Airways has announced new nonstop schedule services from Dominica to St Lucia and Tortola, with one-stop connections via Tortola to St Thomas, St Croix, Sint Maarten, San Juan, Providenciales and Santo Domingo. The latest information…
March 2, 2018
Racist’s Name Stripped from Hall of Residence at UWI St Augustine Campus
The oldest Halls of Residence at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) St Augustine Campus, has officially dropped the name of a racist British Colonial Governor in South Africa.What was once Milner Hall of Residence, named after Lord Alfred…
March 2, 2018
British PM plans Brexit speech next week
Prime Minister Theresa May will make a speech this week on Britain's partnership with the EU after Brexit, her office said on the weekend, after she chaired an eight-hour cabinet meeting to thrash out a plan. May took senior ministers to the…
March 2, 2018
Texas Wesleyan University baseball coach fired
A Texas university baseball coach has been fired after telling an 18-year-old high school player from Colorado over email that he doesn't recruit players from his state because they "had trouble" passing drug tests in the past. Texas Wesleyan…
February 16, 2018
Roger Federer becomes oldest world number one
Roger Federer became the oldest world number one in tennis history after he beat Robin Haase at the Rotterdam Open. The 36-year-old replaces Rafael Nadal, 31, at the summit, as the Spaniard recovers from a thigh injury. Federer's prospects looked…
February 16, 2018
US rejects China-led bid for Chicago Stock Exchange
The US has rejected a proposed merger between the Chicago Stock Exchange and a Chinese-linked investor group. The decision comes after more than two years of reviews by officials. The tie-up was initially approved by the Committee on Foreign…
February 16, 2018
Duane Martin to co-star in Gabrielle Union’s Bad Boys TV spinoff
Duane Martin has been tapped to star alongside Gabrielle Union in the upcoming Bad Boys spinoff pilot. According to Deadline, Martin has been added to the potential series with Friday Night Lights' alum Zach Gilford. In the spinoff, Union will…
February 16, 2018
Cuba prepares to end dual currency
For more than two decades, Cubans have used a unique dual currency system to protect a fragile economy, but with just weeks of his mandate remaining, President Raul Castro has signalled that much-delayed change is finally coming. Plans to scrap the…
February 16, 2018
US indicts 13 Russian nationals for election interference
US Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday announced the indictments of 13 Russian nationals and three companies for alleged interference with the 2016 election. According to the unsealed indictment the accused conspired — from 2014 until today —…