November 24, 2017
Amazon workers on strike in Italy and Germany
Hundreds of Amazon workers in Italy and Germany are on strike during one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Over 500 employees are carrying out their first ever strike at Amazon's warehouse in Piacenza near Milan over pay.Piazcenza is…
November 24, 2017
Porsche aims to meet EU emissions targets
Porsche expects it won't have any trouble meeting the EU's next round of CO2 emissions reduction targets because more than half of its sales by 2025 will come from electrified vehicles. The European Commission has proposed a 30 percent reduction in…
November 24, 2017
Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president
Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as Zimbabwe's president on Friday, marking the final chapter of a political drama that toppled his predecessor Robert Mugabe after a military takeover. Mnangagwa, until recently one of Mugabe's closest allies, took…
November 24, 2017
More than 100 undocumented Haitians arrested in Dominican Republic
Members of the Dominican Republic security forces have detained more than 100 undocumented Haitians, including pregnant women and children, during several exercises over a 72-hour period. The authorities said that the 10th Battalion of the Dominican…
November 24, 2017
Brexit-charged inflation bites into Christmas spending
Shoppers at Nottingham's Christmas market complain about higher prices and volunteers hand out food parcels just a few streets away, even as retailers seek to dispel Brexit gloom with Black Friday sales. The price of everything "is shooting through…
November 24, 2017
2017 Fall College Showcase and Identification Camp
The Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) will be hosting the 2nd annual College Showcase and Identification Camp for Turks and Caicos Islands players, age 16+ years. On November 30th to December 3rd, five American College Football…
November 24, 2017
PREMIER ROBINSON ATTENDS UNITED NATIONS (UN) HIGH-LEVEL PLEDGING CONFERENCE
Premier Hon. Sharlene Robinson led a delegation to the CARICOM-High Level Donor Conference at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters on November 21, 2017 in New York. The objectives of the High-Level Donor Conference were to mobilize support and…
November 23, 2017
THANKSGIVING MESSAGE FROM HON. SHARLENE C. ROBINSON PREMIER OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
"O Give Thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever. (1 Chronicles 16:34 King James Version) Gratitude is a boundless force. This infinite energy reaches beyond the borders of a single day. We can, however, utilize this…
November 22, 2017
Nigerian women’s bobsled team make Winter Olympic history
(CNN)Thirty years after the Jamaican bobsled team captured hearts around the world, three women from Nigeria stand on the brink of making history of their own in the same event. Driver Seun Adigun and brakewomen Akuoma Omeoga, Ngozi Onwumere have…
November 22, 2017
Charlie Rose fired from CBS amid sexual misconduct allegations
CBS has fired veteran journalist Charlie Rose after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct. In a statement to staff posted on Twitter, CBS said Rose was terminated "effective immediately." "This followed the revelation yesterday of…