March 23, 2015
Greek and German leaders meet amid cash shortage fears
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel amid mounting concern that Athens is running out of money. The two countries have been at odds over Greece's efforts to renegotiate the terms of its international…
March 23, 2015
Singapore mourns founding father Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore has begun seven days of national mourning following the death of its founding father, Lee Kuan Yew. Mr Lee, who was 91, led Singapore's transformation from a small port city to one of the wealthiest nations in the world. World leaders have…
March 23, 2015
Minister of Finance presents 2015-2016 budget to the Turks & Caicos Islands
Budget Statement 2015/16 Introduction Mr. Speaker, following my laying of the draft budget before this House earlier this month, and its subsequent scrutiny by the Appropriations Committee, I rise today to provide you with further details about my…
March 23, 2015
TCI MEN’S NATIONAL BEACH SOCCER TEAM TO TRAVEL TO EL SALVADOR
CONCACAF’s Beach Soccer Championship serves as a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifying tournament for teams from the CONCACAF Confederation. The 2015 tournament will be held at Estadio de Futbol Playa in Costa del Sol, El Salvador on March 28-…
March 22, 2015
New Avengers Lineup After ‘Age of Ultron’ Possibly Leaked
"Avengers: Age of Ultron" is yet to hit theaters until May 1, but the superhero lineup for the follow-up to the much anticipated flick has allegedly been revealed. The third installment will reportedly feature the likes of Falcon, Scarlet Witch, The…
March 22, 2015
Sarkozy staves off surging National Front
Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative UMP and its allies led voting in the first round of French local elections, exit polls suggest. They pushed the far-right National Front into second, with President Francois Hollande's ruling Socialists in…
March 22, 2015
CARICOM restates support for Guyana in border dispute with Venezuela
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has come out in full support of Guyana after Venezuela declared that the “Arbitral award of 1899, which definitively settled the boundary between the two countries, is null and void”. CARICOM said it had…
March 22, 2015
Jericho Baptist Church loses first Co-Ed Softball Game
Thursday's Church Slow Pitch Co-Ed league displayed great performance at the National Stadium. In the first game between the champs Jericho Baptist Church & Prophecy Church, the lead changed hands in every inning; Prophecy went into the fifth…
March 22, 2015
TCIG RECOGNIZES ITS RESOURCES DURING SOCIAL WORK MONTH
March 2015 marks the celebration of Social Work Month. This is indeed a significant celebration and recognition of the numerous contributions which Social Workers throughout the world have made in communities, government, schools and families. The…
March 22, 2015
TCIG ELABORATES ON KRAFT FOODS RECALL
Kraft Foods is recalling about 6.5 million boxes of original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because some of the boxes contain small pieces of metal. According to the Environmental Health Department, the boxes have "best when used by" dates…