July 29, 2016
Usain Bolt named in Rio 2016 Jamaica squad after injury scare
Usain Bolt will defend both his Olympic 100m and 200m titles and the 4x100m relay title after being named in the Jamaica team for Rio 2016. There had been worries over his participation after he injured a hamstring at the national trials. The…
July 29, 2016
Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, 83, dies in jail
Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano has died in jail, aged 83. Provenzano, dubbed "The Tractor" for his ruthless trait of mowing people down, was arrested and jailed in 2006 after spending 43 years on the run. He was said to have taken over…
July 29, 2016
David Cameron prepares to hand over to Theresa May
David Cameron will leave Downing Street for the final time as PM later, with Theresa May waiting to replace him. Mr Cameron will face his last Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, before heading to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation…
July 29, 2016
St Lucia opposition warns gov’t against victimising supporters
CASTRIES, St Lucia — The main opposition St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) yesterday said it would take very seriously, its role in the new parliament and called on the Allen Chastanet government to ensure that people who voted in favour of the party in…
July 29, 2016
All students to sit technical subject in June 2017 exam
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Come June 2017, all high school students will be required to sit a technical or vocational subject in their exit examinations. Those subjects will be done in conjunction with four others, including mathematics and English…
July 29, 2016
India Dalit couple hacked to death over miniscule debt
A man from India's Dalit community has been beheaded and his wife hacked to death after a row over a 15 rupees (22 cents; 16 pence) debt in Uttar Pradesh state. Police said the couple were murdered by an upper caste grocer on Thursday when they told…
July 29, 2016
Turkey coup bid: Erdogan says US general ‘taking side of plotters’
Turkey's president has blasted remarks by top US general Joseph Votel in the wake of the failed coup, accusing him of being "on the side of the plotters". Gen Votel, head of US Central Command, said jailing some military leaders could damage…
July 29, 2016
Zika virus: Florida cases ‘likely’ to be first US-based infections
Four people suffering from the Zika virus in Florida are probably the first cases contracted within the US, health officials say. So far, cases outside of Latin America and the Caribbean, where the virus is prevalent, have been spread by travel to…
July 29, 2016
Cops seize 336 weapons under ‘Get the Guns’ campaign
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ‘Get the Guns’ campaign continues to reap results in the number of illegal guns seized by the security forces in Jamaica since the start of the year. Communication Officer, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent…
July 29, 2016
TCI’s First Olympian
It's now official, Delano Williams is now an Olympian, as the United Kingdom today released Team UK for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil. Delano Williams makes history again as Turks and Caicos first Olympian. Delano Williams TCI’s Darling of Track…