July 15, 2016
UK goes to the polls
Voting is taking place in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. A record 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part, according to provisional figures from the Electoral Commission. Polling…
July 15, 2016
Democratic Party unity was the Target
Democratic Party unity was the target when Hillary Clinton, the party's presumptive nominee for the presidential election, met with fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill. But some rank-and-file Democrats who campaigned against Clinton are still skeptical…
July 15, 2016
House Democrats Launch Sit-in to Demand Gun Reform
The call went up from the House floor again and again - "No Bill. No Break." House Democrats going into the eleventh hour of a sit-in calling for gun control legislation heard House Speaker Paul Ryan was making his way to the floor and increased the…
July 15, 2016
Venezuela president hoping for improved US ties
Venezuela (AFP) – Venezuela is interested in improving its rocky relations with the United States, and hopes President Barack Obama will "rectify" US policy toward the crisis-torn South American country, its president Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday.…
July 15, 2016
US Transfers Yemeni Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Montenegro
The U.S. military has announced the transfer of a Yemeni man from its detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Montenegro. The transfer of Abdel Malik Ahmed Abdel Wahab Al Rahabi leaves 79 people detained at Guantanamo where nearly 800 people…
July 15, 2016
Robbery at Digicel Grand Turk
Investigators of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a burglary of a business establishment that was reported to the Grand Turk Police station yesterday (Wednesday 22nd June 2016). Complainant reported to officers…
July 15, 2016
GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES TCI FATHERS TO FOCUS ON EDUCATION, SPORT AND HISTORY
Speaking to the Senior Citizens’ Fathers’ Day luncheon in Providenciales on 18 June, the Governor, Peter Beckingham, encouraged the fathers of Turks and Caicos Islands to remember the value of encouraging education, sport and tradition among their…
July 14, 2016
TCHTA Addresses Rising Negative Trends
An increase in illegal beach vending as well as tourist harassment is becoming very alarming and is raising concerns among the destination's tourism partners especially its leading private sector association TCHTA. The Association's Board met…
July 14, 2016
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PARADE MARKS TO MAJOR ANNIVERSARIES
The Turks and Caicos Islands will join sister Commonwealth nations around the world in celebrating Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday on Saturday, 11 June 2016. The ceremony will be held on the nation’s capital, Grand Turk, where the annual Queen’s…
July 14, 2016
Jamaican track and field administrators and fans are worried as they await the results of the B sample test of a senior athlete.
The Jamaican athlete is among the 31 athletes from six sports and 12 countries at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China who returned a positive sample during a retesting by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Unconfirmed reports are that the…