August 23, 2017
CARICOM countries urged to treat fleeing Venezuelan nationals with compassion
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are being urged to re-consider treating Venezuelan nationals fleeing the political situation in their country as illegal immigrants and instead recognise the scale of the humanitarian crisis in that South…
August 23, 2017
Samsung eyes reset with new Galaxy Note
Samsung on Wednesday August 23rd unveiled a new model of its Galaxy Note as it seeks to leave behind the debacle over exploding batteries in the previous generation of the device, and mount a renewed challenge to Apple and its soon-to-come iPhone……
August 23, 2017
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PROVIDES CSEC/CVQ RESULTS
The anxiously awaited results for the May/June 2017 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC) and the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) were released on August 18; when students from schools throughout the country joined…
August 23, 2017
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY 6PM WED 23 AUG 2017
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM WEDNESDAY, 23RD AUGUST, 2017. … HARVEY EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT HEADS FOR TEXAS... AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF…
August 23, 2017
Mark Wahlberg earned $42m more than the best paid actress last year
The size of the gender pay gap in the movie industry has been laid bare in new estimates of stars' pay packets.The world's 10 best-paid actors earned a total of $488.5m (£380.5m) in the past year, Forbes magazine calculated.That's almost three times…
August 23, 2017
Former cricketer sorry for ‘unacceptable’ comment
Former England cricketer and BBC commentator Geoffrey Boycott has apologised for an "unacceptable" comment about West Indian cricketers. Boycott is reported to have said it would be more likely he would be knighted if he was to 'black his face'. It…
August 23, 2017
Panama to require visa for Venezuelans amid crisis
Panama's president says his country will begin requiring an entry visa for Venezuelans beginning in October as their homeland slips deeper into crisis. President Juan Carlos Varela said Tuesday that recent events in Venezuela forced him to act to…
August 23, 2017
US hits Chinese and Russian firms over North Korea
The US has imposed sanctions on a dozen Russian and Chinese companies and individuals it accuses of helping North Korea's nuclear weapons programme. It comes after the UN Security Council, including Russia and China, voted for further sanctions…
August 23, 2017
TCI Police Clarifies Rumors
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police wishes to clarify a rumor that is circulating on Social Media and Whatsapp that a ‘Robbery’ had taken place yesterday (Monday 21st August 2017) at the Quality Supermarket on Industrial Road. Around 10:40am…
August 23, 2017
CBU Announces Results of the 2016 Caribbean Broadcasting Awards Competition
The President of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Mr. Gary Allen today congratulated the winners of the 2016 Caribbean Broadcasting Awards. The Awards were presented during a live television event at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in…