June 10, 2015
The 2016 BMW 7 Series is the smartest kid in class
BMW’s flagship sedan has upgraded its grey matter. Faced with the frightfully capable Mercedes-Benz S-Class, a car that all but drives itself (and sometimes does), BMW has nevertheless set new standards for automotive gee-wizardry. A keyfob contains…
June 10, 2015
New Study: Hackers Possibly Gaining in Cyber Attacks
A study released Wednesday suggests that despite the growing time and resources companies spend on cybersecurity, they’re at best keeping even with the hackers and may in fact be losing ground. Hackers, the study said, are becoming more skillful and…
June 10, 2015
Obama to Send Up to 450 Military Advisers to Iraq
President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered 450 additional military advisers to Iraq in a new effort to bolster Iraqi troops as they try to retake Ramadi, the Anbar provincial capital seized last month by Islamic State insurgents. The White House…
June 10, 2015
ARRANGEMENTS CONFIRMED FOR QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PARADE
The Turks and Caicos Islands will join sister Commonwealth nations around the world in celebrating Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday on Monday, 15 June 2015. The occasion will focus on the nation’s capital, Grand Turk, where the annual Queen’s…
June 10, 2015
Local officers to conduct overseas investigation
Four RCIPS officers will be travelling to the Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of an armed robbery suspect on Saturday, 6 June, by a Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF)…
June 10, 2015
Baby among five survivors found drifting after plane crash in the Bahamas
An eight-month-old baby boy was among the five people who survived when their plane crashed in the Bahamas yesterday evening. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) said the Cessna 172 aircraft was believed to be flying from Crooked Island to New…
June 10, 2015
Mainland Chinese shares down after MSCI delay
Mainland Chinese shares headed lower after US index provider MSCI said it would hold off including China-listed shares in one of its key benchmark indexes. The delay to include the shares was seen as a setback in China's attempts to open up its…
June 10, 2015
HP to pay $100m to settle lawsuit
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard has agreed to pay $100m (£65m) to some of its shareholders to settle a claim over its ill-fated acquisition of Autonomy. Dutch pension fund manager PGGM led the class action lawsuit, which claimed HP had misled…
June 10, 2015
A 2-year-old girl first in the Caribbean to contract the Zika virus
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, also referred to as ZIKV, has now reached the Caribbean, with a 12-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic becoming the first person to contract the virus. The pre-teen has been hospitalised in a private clinic. This…
June 10, 2015
Australia crush Windies by nine wickets in first Test
Australia completed a comprehensive nine-wicket victory just before stumps on the third day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica on t e weekend after the home side's second innings resistance crumbled. A…