April 17, 2025
Foreign nationals among victims in Jet Set tragedy
At least 19 foreign nationals are among the 230 people identified following the deadly roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub on April 8 in Santo Domingo. The confirmation comes from an official report issued by the National Institute of Forensic…
April 17, 2025
California becomes the first state to sue Trump over tariffs
California is suing President Donald Trump's administration over the tariffs it has imposed on most of the U.S.'s trading partners, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday, the first state to do so since Trump announced…
April 17, 2025
Fed Chair Powell sounds alarm on tariffs, sending stocks lower
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he expects President Donald Trump's tariffs policy to cause higher inflation and slower economic growth, complicating potential central bank efforts to ease the fallout. "The level of the…
April 17, 2025
Scoreboard roundup
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONHawks 95, Magic 120Grizzlies 116, Warriors 121 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEDevils 5, Bruins 4Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 0Blackhawks 4, Senators 3Blue Jackets 3, Flyers 0Panthers 1, Lightning 5Capitals 3, Islanders 1Utah Hockey…
April 17, 2025
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge to exclude Cassie video from trial
Sean "Diddy" Combs formally asked the judge overseeing his criminal prosecution on Thursday to exclude one of the more dramatic pieces of evidence from his upcoming trial: a March 2016 video from the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles that…
April 16, 2025
3-DAY PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST
GENERAL SITUATION: The combination of troughing and increased moisture over the Turks and Caicos Islands will support a wet weather pattern across the islands today. SPECIAL WARNINGS: LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS…
April 16, 2025
Jamaica deploying fresh troops to Haiti
Kingston, Jamaica (JAMAICA GLEANER) — A 21-member CARICOM Joint Task Force-Haiti (CJTF-H) relief team comprising members of Jamaica's security forces will be deployed to Haiti to support the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission there, the…
April 16, 2025
Judge orders Trump officials to testify about efforts to return wrongly deported man
GREENBELT, Maryland, April 15 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday demanded U.S. officials provide documents and answer questions under oath about what it had done to secure the return of a man wrongly deported to El Salvador, ramping up an inquiry…
April 16, 2025
China Q1 GDP growth beats expectations, but US tariff shock dims outlook
BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - China's first-quarter economic growth beat expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output even as policymakers brace for the impact of U.S. tariffs that analysts say pose the biggest risk to the…
April 16, 2025
TCI Builds Regional Resilience with Advanced Training in Arbovirus Detection and Surveillance
In a stride towards enhancing regional health security, the Turks and Caicos Islands proudly hosted a week-long, high-level laboratory training focused on strengthening the diagnostic detection and surveillance of arboviruses. Held from 24 – 28…