January 20, 2018
North Korea will send 22 athletes to Pyeongchang for Winter Olympics 2018
North Korea will send 22 athletes to compete in three sports at the Winter Olympics in South Korea in February. The two countries agreed a breakthrough deal earlier this month in the first high-level talks in two years. The International Olympic…
January 20, 2018
Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force Investigates Drowning in Grand Turk
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 31-year-old man, of Grand Turk. The Grand Turk police received a report of an alleged drowning incident on Thursday, January 11, at about…
January 20, 2018
RAIN IN THE TURKS & CAICOS
GENERAL SITUATION: A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY...MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...…
January 20, 2018
Ford to boost investment in electric cars by 2022
Ford says it will boost its investment in electric vehicles to $11bn (£8bn) in the next five years, more than doubling a previous commitment. Chairman Bill Ford said the car maker would have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles in its range by…
January 20, 2018
New Companies Ordinance 2017 to be launched in February
The Companies Ordinance 2017 will come into operation on 1st February 2018 in the TCI and will replace the existing Companies Ordinance, Cap 16.08, after a transition period ending 31st October 2018. In a release to RTC News, FSC added that "All…
January 11, 2018
Samsung launches modular TV called The Wall
Samsung has announced a giant 146in (396cm) TV called The Wall at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. The TV features a micro-LED display, which is pitched as a superior alternative to OLED because it offers both deep blacks and bright highlights.…
January 11, 2018
Google sued over ‘male discrimination’
Mr Damore and David Gudeman, another former engineer at the firm, filed the suit at Santa Clara Superior Court in California. A spokesperson for Google said they "look forward to defending against Mr Damore's lawsuit in court." A separate case filed…
January 11, 2018
U.S. regulators meet with California on fate of vehicle fuel rules
Senior U.S. government officials held talks in recent weeks with California's Air Resources Board to discuss the goal of maintaining one set of national requirements for automakers, a move that will determine the fate of vehicle emissions rules. The…
January 11, 2018
The Weeknd cuts ties with H&M after reveal of clothing brand’s racially insensitive image
It looks like The Weeknd is done with H&M. The Grammy winner tweeted about his disappointment in the popular clothing company's latest marketing attempt, which showed a young black boy wearing a hoodie that read "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle." He…
January 11, 2018
New year, new me: Usher readies himself for Sundance
It appears that Usher is moving full steam ahead in 2018 with a brand new film role. The singer-actor will star in a new film called Burden, which was entered in this year's U.S. Dramatic Competition at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in Park…