August 16, 2017
App iTrump wins trademark fight against Trump Organization
An app developer appears to have prevailed in a long-running trademark war against the US president's business operation. The creator of iTrump first clashed with the Trump Organization in January 2011, when the billionaire's lawyers alleged the…
August 16, 2017
Merkel vows to pressure auto firms to boost electric cars
Germany must exert pressure on auto companies to accelerate the transition to electric cars, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday as German firms try to mend their reputation after a diesel emissions scandal. In an interview on YouTube just…
August 16, 2017
TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 16TH AUGUST, 2017
GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PRODUCE SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. MEANWHILE, SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BAHAMAS. SPECIAL…
August 15, 2017
IMF warns on China’s credit boom
The International Monetary Fund has warned that China's credit growth is on a "dangerous trajectory". In a new report, the IMF says there is an increasing risk of a "disruptive adjustment" and/or a marked slowdown in economic growth". The agency…
August 15, 2017
2017 PREMIER LEAGUE KICKS OFF ON FLOW
The Premier League – the world’s most popular and most watched football league – will once again dominate screens across the Caribbean, as diehard football fans get ready for another season of exclusive, must-watch live action kicking off on August…
August 15, 2017
North Korea leader holds off on Guam missile plan
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Tuesday he would hold off on a planned missile strike near Guam, but warned the highly provocative move would go ahead in the event of further "reckless actions" by Washington. Some analysts suggested Kim's…
August 15, 2017
13 new officers join the ranks of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force
13 new officers have joined the ranks of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. The new officers were sworn in as Constables on Monday 14th August 2017 by the Commissioner of Police. The already trained officers from Jamaica are David…
August 15, 2017
Cydireo Smith of Kew Town sentenced to 7 years
20-year-old Cydireo Smith of Kew Town was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment after he plead guilty to the charge of ‘Wounding with intent’ in connection with a report made on Friday 6th January 2017. Around 10:30 PM that date, the male complainant…
August 15, 2017
Taylor Swift & team triumphant; jury sides with her against deejay
It's over, and Taylor Swift has come out the winner. A jury in Colorado has unanimously rejected former deejay David Mueller's claim that Taylor's mother Andrea Swift and her manager Frank Bell were responsible for him losing his job, after Taylor…
August 15, 2017
Bermuda keeping eye on Hurricane Gert
Bermuda is keeping an eye on Hurricane Gert that could begin affecting the British Overseas Territory over the next few days with “life threatening surf and rip current”. The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said that the hurricane,…