October 23, 2017
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WELCOMES A NEW CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER
The Department of Agriculture is extremely pleased to announce that a new Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) has joined the complement of staff. Dr. Shelley Tricia Bridgewater, a practising Small and Farm Animal Veterinarian for the past nine (9) years…
October 23, 2017
Turks & Caicos Receives Trucks From Overseas Territory
Premier of the Turks & Caicos islands, the Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson turned over three twin cab trucks to various Ministries today outside the NJS Francis Building in Grand Turk. The trucks were donated to the Turks & Caicos islands by our…
October 20, 2017
Quiet Weekend for TCI in Weather
MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS FROM 6PM, FRIDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 2017, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 2100 UTC. WARNINGS: BOATERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ROUGH SURF AND THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS…
October 20, 2017
Tech firms to remove extremist posts within hours
Tech giants Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Google have agreed to do more to remove extremist content within hours of it being posted. The accord was decided at a two-day meeting between the G7 nations and the tech firms, hosted on the Italian…
October 20, 2017
NFL commissioner says players “not being disrespectful” by kneeling; wants to “get back to football”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that he and other team owners "believe everyone should stand for the national anthem" but left the league's policy about asking players to do so unchanged. Goodell made the comments in a press conference…
October 20, 2017
The Avengers assemble to save Puerto Rico
ABC Radio has learned that Scarlett Johansson will assemble her Avengers teammates Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Mark Ruffalo to help save Puerto Rico, in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The actors, along with some of Scarlett's other famous…
October 20, 2017
Blac Chyna’s mother sues Wendy Williams for $1 million
Blac Chyna's mother, Tokyo Toni, is suing Wendy Williams for $1 million, saying the talk show host slandered her name. According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Toni, whose real name is Shalana Jones-Hunter, filed a hand-written defamation…
October 20, 2017
112 releases new single “Both of Us” featuring Jagged Edge
112 is showing Atlanta unity with their new single featuring another male vocal group from the A-T-L. The Grammy Award winning group is teaming with Jagged Edge for their brand new single, “Both Of Us.” The mid tempo track is from their first new…
October 20, 2017
BMW headquarters searched by EU investigators
BMW has confirmed its head office was searched this week by European Union officials investigating an alleged cartel among five German carmakers. EU investigators are looking into allegations that BMW, Daimler, VW, Audi and Porsche colluded to limit…
October 20, 2017
Canada to host crisis talks on Venezuela
Canada will host ministers from a dozen Latin American and Caribbean nations next week for crisis talks aimed at ratcheting up pressure on the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday the…