July 4, 2017
Drone causes Gatwick Airport disruption
A drone flying close to Gatwick Airport, led to the closure of the runway and forced five flights to be diverted. An airport spokesman said the runway had been closed for two periods of nine minutes and five minutes on Sunday evening after the drone…
July 4, 2017
Three Men from Dominican Republic Arrested in $3 Million Drug Bust
Three nationals of the Dominican Republic have been arrested while attempting to smuggle 151 kilogrammes of cocaine worth approximately $3.7 million into the United States.The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security…
July 4, 2017
CARICOM Heads of Government meet this week
The Thirty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will take place in Grenada 4 – 6 July 2017, under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Grenada Dr. Rt. Hon Keith Mitchell. Following…
July 4, 2017
TCI Hospital launches revised Fall Prevention Program
Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital has implemented a revised program of best practices in fall prevention to help minimize the incidence and severity of falls. While not every patient fall is preventable, the health care facility has utilized a…
July 3, 2017
DECR WARNS OF MEGA ONE TRITON – SAFETY HAZARD
The Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) would like to advise that members of the public are to keep a safe distance from the Mega One Triton wreck, on Governor's Beach, Grand Turk. The vessel, a former cargo ship which ran a…
July 3, 2017
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MONDAY 3RD JULY 2017
GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER CUBA ALONG WITH A SURFACE TROUGH JUST WEST OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... WHILE A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE GENERATES MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZES MAINLY ACROSS THE…
July 3, 2017
U.S. auto sales fall for fourth straight month
Major automakers on Monday reported a fourth consecutive month of lower U.S. new vehicle sales for June and came in below analyst expectations, despite hefty consumer discounts and looser loan terms, providing fresh evidence that 2017 will fall…
July 3, 2017
Jamaicans hit in Phone Scam
JAMAICA is the latest country to have been affected by the 'Wangiri Scam', which resulted in hundreds of phone customers receiving missed calls from the +48 area code, originating in Poland, over the weekend. The scam, translated in Japanese as 'one…
July 3, 2017
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. wins Coke Zero 400
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. took the checkered flag Saturday in Daytona, winning the Coke Zero 400. David Ragan was leading going into the three-lap overtime finish, but Stenhouse jumped into the lead at the end, robbing Ragan of the victory. Stenhouse was…
July 3, 2017
Despicable Me 3 takes down the competition with $75.4 million debut weekend
Despicable Me 3 nailed down the top spot at the weekend box office with an estimated $75.4 million haul, but the news wasn't all good for the latest film in the franchise. The animated feature fell $10 million shy of the debut of its predecessor,…