May 8, 2025
Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes 1st American pope
The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds majority to elect a new pope for the Catholic Church. American Cardinal Robert…
May 8, 2025
Navy loses 2nd fighter jet in Red Sea in a week
Another Navy fighter jet sank to the bottom of the Red Sea on Tuesday following the second such mishap aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in just over a week, a U.S. official told ABC News. The F/A-18 F fighter jet was attempting a…
May 5, 2025
Matthews nominated for ICC Women’s Player of the Month for April
West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews is among three female players who have been nominated for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for April. Matthews was nominated after an outstanding performance in last month’s Women’s World Cup…
May 5, 2025
TCI Weather for May 5th-May 7th, 2025
GENERAL SITUATION: A broad, blocking high-pressure ridge is building across the region, bringing moderate to fresh breezes and maintaining a relatively dry air mass over the Turks and Caicos Islands. WEATHER: Partly sunny this afternoon. Mostly fair…
May 5, 2025
Counterfeit/Falsified Drug Alert: Ozempic
In response to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alert relating to the identification of hundreds of counterfeit/falsified Ozempic(semaglutide) 1mg injection in the U.S. drug supply chain, the Ministry of Health and Human Services (MoHHS)…
May 5, 2025
Three TCI Regiment Members Successfully Complete Maritime Coxswain Course in Jamaica
Three distinguished members of the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment—Lieutenant Zachery Rigby, Lance Corporal Antonio Clarke, and Marine Nicardo Ewing—have successfully completed an intensive eight-week Patrol Craft Coxswain Course at the Caribbean…
May 5, 2025
TCI Cabinet holds 5th Meeting
Her Excellency, Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam chaired the 5th meeting of Cabinet held on Wednesday April 2, 2025, at the Hon Hilly Ewing Building, Providenciales. All members of Cabinet were present. Here is a summary of this Cabinet meeting: Cabinet…
May 3, 2025
Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself as Pope
US President Donald Trump has attracted criticism from some Catholics after posting an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope. The picture, which was shared by official White House social media accounts, comes as Catholics mourn the death of Pope…
May 2, 2025
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH CELEBRATES THE 23RD ANNUAL VACCINATION WEEK IN THE AMERICAS AND THE 14TH ANNUAL WORLD IMMUNIZATION DAY
Vaccination Week in the Americas is celebrated from April 26th to May 3rd, 2025, under the theme “Your decision makes a difference”. This year, the campaign focuses on the Disease Elimination Initiative which aims to accelerate the elimination of…