October 19, 2017
UK Government Establishing Task Force to Help Reconstruction in Hurricane-Hit Islands
The United Kingdom (UK) government will set up a private sector task force to help long-term reconstruction in countries and territories hit by last month’s Hurricanes Irma and Maria, including the Turks and Caicos Islands. International Development…
October 19, 2017
The Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board says this country is open for business
The Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board says this country is open for business, despite being hammered by two catastrophic 5 hurricanes and will be using every available means, to get the word out. For the month of October, the Ministry of…
October 19, 2017
Food for Thought working to get its programmes quickly back on track
Now that the government schools are open (for the most part), and Food for Thought has the information it needs to make food orders, the organization says it is working to get its programmes quickly back on track. Our Breakfast Programme and Food…
October 19, 2017
Mars, Sheeran, Drake, Chainsmokers, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd lead American Music Awards
Bruno Mars has a lot to like this morning. The "That's What I Like" singer's earned a leading eight American Music Awards nominations, including Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Pop/Rock and Soul R&B Artist and more. It's all on the strength…
October 19, 2017
40 people missing as migrant vessel sinks off Haiti en route to Providenciales
Authorities in Haiti have confirmed that about 40 people are missing, after a migrant vessel sunk on the northern coast of Haiti. Haiti’s civil emergency agency said seven people were rescued yesterday by search teams scouring the seas off the…
October 19, 2017
Jamaica’s DPP slaps successive gov’ts for justice system neglect
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn yesterday chastised successive governments for not paying enough attention to the justice system over several decades, resulting in broken down infrastructure and a crippling backlog of cases. In…
October 19, 2017
Mexico auto group rejects U.S. proposal on NAFTA rules
The Mexican Auto Industry Association on Thursday rejected U.S. proposals to increase North American content for autos produced in the region and require, under a new NAFTA deal, that half of all content come from the United States. AMIA President…
October 19, 2017
Google’s parent company to build futuristic neighborhood
Google, a company that's built everything from a search engine to a self-driving car, will now try its hand at a city neighborhood. Sidewalk Labs, an urban innovation company owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is teaming with Toronto to…
October 19, 2017
UK banks ‘exposed to money laundering in South Africa’
UK financial regulators and the Serious Fraud Office are to review if banks HSBC and Standard Chartered are linked to a South Africa corruption scandal. It comes after Lord Peter Hain said the banks may "inadvertently have been conduits" for…
October 19, 2017
Trump didn’t know fallen soldier’s name, kept calling him “your guy,” congresswoman says
Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., adamantly stood by her characterization of President Donald Trump's phone call with the widow of a fallen soldier in an interview with ABC News Wednesday, calling his words "terrible" and adding that the president…