August 4, 2015
Photo Journalist Ruben Espinosa’s Murder Leaves Mexico In An Outrage
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera has expressed his outrage over the murder of photo journalist Ruben Espinosa and four women in the city last week. Their bodies were found in Mr Espinosa's flat on Friday. They all had bullet wounds to the…
August 4, 2015
20 Wildfires in California Leaves 24 Homes Destroyed
Evacuation orders have been given to 13,000 people in California as firefighters struggle to contain some 20 wildfires. Some 9,000 firefighters worked throughout yesterday in steep terrain and rugged conditions, officials said. The biggest blaze -…
July 31, 2015
MINISTER CONGRATULATES CLASS OF 1975 ON 40TH ANNIVERSARY
“As Deputy Premier and Minister of Education of the Turks and Caicos Islands, I would like to congratulate the Class of 1975 as they celebrate their 40th Anniversary as the first graduating class from the Helena Jones Robinson High School, (formally…
July 31, 2015
New DEMA Director introduced to Turks and Caicos
For the past two weeks he has been mentioned in major news coming from the government’s arm for managing coastal resources. Officially, TCIG is now introducing the nation to Dr John Claydon who heads the Department of Environment and Maritime…
July 31, 2015
The IMF says the Bahamas faces challenge to further economic recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says while the Bahamas economy is recovering, the outlook remains challenging. And even with the United States’ recovery and the opening of the Baha Mar mega resort, growth is expected to remain below pre-global…
July 31, 2015
Minister Thanks Team For Successful Anti-Poaching Sting
The Minister of Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Culture Hon. Porsha Stubbs-Smith has registered her gratitude to Officers from the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) who reacted to a tip from the TCI's Marine Police Air Patrol…
July 31, 2015
The Department of Culture gears up for Emancipation Day celebrations
The Department of Culture in the ministry of Heritage and Culture is currently preparing for Emancipation Day, 2015 which is celebrated annually on August 1st, but will be observed as a Public Holiday throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands on…
July 31, 2015
The National Blood Bank Host Blood Drive With Partners
A major blood drive got underway, with The Turks and Caicos Islands' (TCI) government teaming up with its largest private employer to save lives locally by boosting blood donations. Together with the TCI National Blood Bank and Beaches Turks and…
July 31, 2015
A constitutional case is set to be heard next week before Chief Justice, Ramsey Hale.
The applicant, Michael Misick, through his Attorneys-at-Law, Ralph A. Thorne, QC and Beryn Duncanson are challenging the constitutionality of the court headed by retired Jamaican judge Harrison, J. The lawyers are also challenging the power of the…
July 30, 2015
Sex Exploitation In USA On The Rise
In the US, poverty, deprivation and exploitation draw thousands of its own children down into a dark underworld that offers few ways out. It is a world few Americans are aware of. But tens of thousands of American children are thought to be sexually…