June 14, 2017
Deadly, Massive Fire Destroys Apartment in London
Firefighters on Wednesday battled one of London’s biggest fire disasters in recent memory as a rapid-moving fire raced through a 24-story apartment building in West London. Hours after the fire was first reported, crews worked to rescue people…
June 14, 2017
Macron says ‘door always open’ for UK to stay in EU
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday the door was "always open" for Britain to remain in the EU despite Prime Minister Theresa May saying Brexit talks would begin next week. The meeting in Paris followed the leaders' remarkably different…
June 13, 2017
Simpson Miller, Davies to leave Parliament on June 29
Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and south St Andrew Member of Parliament Dr Omar Davies have served notice to officially resign from the House on June 29. Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Parliament, Phillip Paulwell, today…
June 13, 2017
Sessions says ‘Nothing Improper About 2016 Meetings With Russian Ambassador’
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday he did nothing improper in meeting twice last year with Russia's ambassador to Washington, and that any suggestion he colluded with Moscow officials in last year's presidential election campaign is an…
June 13, 2017
US Issues Rare Alert Against North Korean Cyberattacks
The U.S. government issued a rare alert Tuesday, blaming North Korea for a raft of cyberattacks stretching back to 2009, and warning that more are likely. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security identified IP addresses associated with a malware…
June 13, 2017
World Ocean Day LEARN TO SWIM Initiative
The Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR), together with a number of partners celebrated World Oceans Day with a Learn to Swim Initiative and a beach clean-up. The third annual 'Learn to Swim' initiative was again hosted by the…
June 13, 2017
Man accused of shooting his girlfriend walks free
LEIAL Missick is now a free man after his girlfriend and alleged victim refused to testify against him during his trial. On Thursday (June 8), in the Grand Turk Supreme Court, Judge Robert Shuster directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty…
June 13, 2017
Man in bar fight appeals 10 year conviction
EMANJOE Forbes has had his day in court, again; this time appealing a conviction that he grievously harmed Andrew Parker aka 'Lumps' in 2014. Forbes was convicted by a jury in Grand Turk Supreme Court and sentenced to 10 years in prison for the…
June 13, 2017
Bolt cites poor execution in farewell race
Usain Bolt has described Saturday's 100 metre performance at the Racers Grand Prix as one of his worst ever. Bolt clocked 10.03 seconds to beat Jevaughn Minzie 10.15 and Nickel Ashmeade 10.18 in his final race on Jamaican soil. But the 30 year old…
June 13, 2017
Warriors beat Cavs to win second NBA title
The Golden State Warriors are 2016-2017 NBA champions. After blowing a 3-1 NBA Finals lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers last year, the Warriors made sure history didn’t repeat. Led by Finals MVP Kevin Durant, the Warriors defeated the Cavs 129-120on…