March 19, 2015
Islamic State Claims Attack at Tunisia Museum
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for the deadly attack on Tunisia's national museum that killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists. The Islamist group’s statement described the attack as a “blessed invasion of one of the dens…
March 19, 2015
Thai Supreme Court Allows Criminal Case Against Former PM
Thailand's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a criminal case against the country's last elected prime minister could proceed. If convicted, Yingluck Shinawatra could be imprisoned for a decade. Her supporters see this as part of the junta's campaign…
March 19, 2015
Barbados economy expected to show growth in 2015
The Barbados economy is expected to grow by two per cent per cent next year with the Central Bank reporting that fiscal adjustment measures have reduced the deficit by nearly one per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) so far this fiscal year. In…
March 18, 2015
Windows 10 Upgrades Will Be Free—Even For Pirated Copies
Microsoft has announced that it will give be giving free upgrades of Windows 10 to anyone who uses Windows right now—even if they're currently running pirated copies of the operating system. Speaking to Reuters, Microsoft's operating system chief…
March 17, 2015
WEATHER FORECAST
GENERAL SITUATION: A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO RACE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS WHILE AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE BAHAMAS FOR THE NORTHWEST, CENTRAL BAHAMAS & TCI WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH…
March 17, 2015
US Drone Reportedly Shot Down Near Syria
Syrian state media said Tuesday the Syrian military shot down a U.S. drone conducting a surveillance mission. The SANA news agency gave no details on the alleged incident in Latakia province, along the Mediterranean coast. A U.S. official says…
March 17, 2015
President Obama to visit Jamaica
United States President Barack Obama is set to visit Jamaica next month, highly placed OBSERVER ONLINE sources have confirmed. Obama is scheduled to attend a meeting in Kingston on April 9, after which he will leave for Panama to attend the Summit…
March 17, 2015
Church slow pitch Co-Ed league on Monday night, will be recorded in the history books
The church slow pitch Co-Ed league on Monday night, will be recorded in the history books, as one to be remembered, said Godfrey Been. The first game between Methodist Church and Paradise Baptist Church tool two extra innings before this game came…
March 17, 2015
AirAsia 8501 crash: Official search for bodies ends
The head of Indonesia's rescue agency has confirmed that the search for remaining bodies from a plane crash in the Java Sea ended today Tuesday. Bambang Soe-list-yo told the BBC that the ships involved in the search will then be pulled out on…
March 17, 2015
TURKS AND CAICOS AUTHORITIES INTERCEPT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ATTEMPT
A sloop carrying 115 would be illegal immigrants (97 males and 18 females and 3 children) was intercepted by the marine division of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) at 12:40am, Tuesday, 17 March 2015. The government’s press…