September 29, 2015
PREMIER EWING MOVES TO ESTABLISH CRIME FIGHTING UNIT
The Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Dr. The Hon. Rufus W. Ewing, on Monday expressed grave concern for the rising level of crime in the country, and particularly for that of serious and fatal nature. This came on receiving news of yet…
September 29, 2015
GM’s new diesel pickups first to get extra scrutiny
General Motors is the first automaker to feel the backlash from the Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating scandal. GM has been told by the EPA and the California Air Resources Board that the new diesel-powered versions of the Chevrolet Colorado and…
September 29, 2015
Medical devices vulnerable to hackers
Thousands of critical medical systems, such as MRI machines, are available for hackers to access online, according to researchers. Some 68,000 medical systems from a large unnamed US health group have been exposed, they said. Security researchers…
September 29, 2015
Jack Warner banned for life from football activities
Former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner has been banned from football for life. The 72-year-old Trinidadian is the former head of Caribbean and North and Central American football (Concacaf), but quit Fifa in 2011. He is fighting extradition to the…
September 29, 2015
Jah Cure arrested in T&T
Jah Cure is the latest Jamaican artiste to face legal troubles in Trinidad and Tobago. Yesterday, the singer appeared in court in the country's capital, Port of Spain, to answer charges of accepting money to perform there and not showing up. The…
September 29, 2015
US Coast Guard seized $41M in drugs in Caribbean Sea
The United States Coast Guard says it seized about $41 million worth of cocaine and marijuana during two recent operations in the Caribbean Sea. On Tuesday morning, officials will offload about 1,100 kilograms of cocaine and 4,420 pounds of…
September 29, 2015
Tropical depression 11 forms in Atlantic
An eleventh tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic but the Meteorological (Met) Service of the Bahamas says the system is no threat to the territory at this time. According to a release from the Met Service this morning, the tropical…
September 29, 2015
British PM comes today, Japanese tomorrow
British Prime Minister David Cameron is scheduled to arrive in the island this afternoon for a one-day official visit during which he will engage in a flurry of State-planned activities in the nation’s capital, Kingston. Prime Minister Portia…
September 29, 2015
Obama and Putin’s First Formal Meeting in Two Years Described as “Businesslike” Despite Tensions
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Monday for their first formal meeting in two years amid new tensions in recent weeks between the already-adversarial world leaders. While the meeting was reportedly scheduled for only an hour,…
September 21, 2015
Fifa corruption: Jack Warner extradition proceedings approved
US extradition proceedings against Jack Warner, a former vice-president of football's world governing body Fifa, are to go ahead after being approved by Trinidad's attorney general. The US wants to try Mr Warner, 72, a Trinidadian national, on…