February 9, 2016
Police investigates three (3) separate incidents of arm robbery on Providenciales
Investigators of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands (RTCIPF) are investigating one (1) attempted robbery and two (2) separate reports of armed robbery that occurred in different areas of Blue Hills last night. At about 4:50 pm (Tuesday 2nd February…
February 9, 2016
Decreased Global Fuel Costs Bring Massive Electricity Savings
As world market prices for crude oil continue to fall, FortisTCI customers are receiving major savings passed on by the Company through monthly electricity bills. The fuel factor was at a peak in August 2014 at $0.2447 and has since declined 60% to…
February 9, 2016
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
GENERAL SITUATION: A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL ISLANDS TODAY CREATING GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. THE FRONT WILL MERGE WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE…
February 9, 2016
Road from the Tourist Board to West Road stretch is now a one way
The Director of Road Safety and Transport advises the motoring public that Front Street Grand Turk going north from the Tourist Board Office onto West Road, straight down to the end of West Road by Mitch Rolling’s House, is now a one way street…
February 9, 2016
Beyonce’s Super Bowl Performance Lambasted by Rudy Guiliani
It looks like a new Beyontroversy is brewing. Beyonce's Super Bowl 50 performance Sunday night has been the talk of the town and former Rudy Guiliani is weighing in on it – going as far as to calling it to an “attack” on police officers. On Monday…
February 9, 2016
Rihanna Shares Behind-the-Scenes Video About the Making of “Work”
Rihanna is offering fans a behind-the-scenes look into her latest single, "Work" featuring Drake. In the 90-second clip, Rihanna hangs in the studio while unveiling her creative process for the tune. The singer dons her Puma sneakers and a cozy grey…
February 9, 2016
Zika concerns could see Kenya withdraw from Rio 2016 Olympics
Kenya could pull out of this summer's Rio Olympics if the Zika virus in Brazil reaches "epidemic levels", says the head of Kenya's Olympic committee. The outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in South America is being linked to severe birth…
February 9, 2016
Andy Murray’s wife gives birth to a girl
Tennis star Andy Murray's wife Kim Sears has given birth to a girl, who is thought to have arrived on Sunday night. The couple were married in Murray's home town of Dunblane last April and announced the pregnancy in the summer. Shirley Erskine, Andy…
February 9, 2016
Rocky Year Ahead for Nigeria Amid Oil Price Crash
The global fall in the price of oil has rattled the economies of many petroleum producers, and Africa’s oil king Nigeria is no exception, with analysts predicting a rough year ahead. The fortunes of Africa’s largest economy have long been…
February 9, 2016
UN Warns of Crisis as Syrian Forces Squeeze Aleppo
The United Nations warned Tuesday that if pro-government forces in Syria succeed in encircling the strategic city of Aleppo then up to 300,000 people could be cut off from humanitarian aid. In an assessment of the situation in Aleppo, the U.N. said…