July 13, 2017
Venus Williams beats Johanna Konta in semi-final
Briton Johanna Konta's hopes of a first Wimbledon final ended with a straight-set semi-final defeat by five-time champion Venus Williams. The 37-year-old American 10th seed played superbly to win 6-4 6-2 on Centre Court and set up a final against…
July 13, 2017
Daimler accused of selling over 1 million cars with excess emissions
Daimler AG has been accused of selling over a million cars with excessive emissions in Europe and the U.S., Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said on Wednesday, citing a search warrant issued by a Stuttgart court. Two months ago Stuttgart prosecutors…
July 13, 2017
Air Zimbabwe lays off half its workforce amid financial woes
Zimbabwe's state-owned airline has laid off 200 workers, roughly half of its staff, with immediate effect. The job losses are part of a turnaround strategy to bring struggling Air Zimbabwe back to profitability from a $300m (£230m) debt. Last month…
July 13, 2017
Google announces London cloud computing data centre
Google has revealed it has built a London data centre for the cloud computing services it rents to third parties. The facility is its second in Europe, after Brussels, and promises to provide faster access times to nearby clients. Google is…
July 13, 2017
FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 13TH JULY 2017
GENERAL SITUATION: A BROAD LOW-LEVEL TROUGH FEATURE FORMED FROM THE REMNANTS OF FORMER TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS WESTWARD. TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT…
July 13, 2017
FOOD FOR THOUGHT CELEBRATES COMPLETING FIRST YEAR OF SUCCESSFUL BREAKFAST PROGRAMME
Popular Italian Restaurant hosts intimate family style dinner in its enchanting pizza garden, raising over $8,500 for the charity’s new food bank project. On Saturday 8 July 2017 almost 100 guests filled the charming pizza garden at Bella Luna to…
July 13, 2017
Haiti revives army, raising fears
After two decades with no army, Haiti has announced plans to rebuild its military to handle disasters and smuggling, though some fear the force could return to misdeeds, and be a tool of oppression. The poorest country in the Americas has announced…
July 13, 2017
Policemen Killed in Terrorist Attack
Four policemen were shot and killed Thursday in southwest Pakistan by a group of Islamic militants. A spokesman for the Baluchistan provincial government says the policemen were on a routine patrol in the capital city, Quetta,when the gunmen…
July 13, 2017
British PM ‘shed a little tear’ at election result
British Prime Minister Theresa May admitted Thursday she shed "a little tear" after realising her election gamble last month had backfired spectacularly, but denied she had considered quitting. In an interview marking one year in office, the…
July 4, 2017
TCICA Summer Cricket Competition resumes in Provo
The TCICA Summer Cricket Competition commenced on Sunday 2nd July 2017, at the Downtown Ball Park in Providenciales. Mitsubishi Electric Tigers won the toss and was elected to bat first, and reached 125 for 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.…