May 6, 2015
Mariah Carey Added to Line-Up of Performers for 2015 Billboard Music Awards
Mariah Carey is another name announced as a performer for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. Between her shows at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace, the diva will be taking the BMA stage at the MGM Grand on May 17. This will be Carey's first time to appear at…
May 6, 2015
Manny Pacquiao and Promoters Hit With $5 Million-Plus Lawsuit
Manny Pacquiao is hit with $5 million-plus consumer fraud lawsuit filed by two watchers of May 2 fight between the Filipino boxer against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The plaintiffs also name the event's promoters that included Top Rank, the boxer's…
May 6, 2015
BMW’s quarterly earnings beat forecasts
Strong sales of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in Europe and the US helped German carmaker BMW to beat forecasts with its first-quarter results. Underlying earnings rose more than 20% to €2.52bn ($2.84bn; £1.85bn), beating analysts' forecasts.…
May 6, 2015
Kerry, Saudis to Discuss Yemen Crisis
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said talks about a "humanitarian pause" in Yemen will be a focal point of his upcoming meetings with Saudi officials. Kerry said he will discuss the nature of a pause and how it might be implemented when he arrives…
May 6, 2015
US Approves Ferry Service to Cuba
The Obama administration took another step forward in its efforts to normalize relations with Cuba by restoring commercial ferry services between the former Cold War rivals. The U.S. Treasury Department Tuesday issued licenses to at least four…
May 6, 2015
Puerto Rico rejects smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes
Smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes will not be allowed in Puerto Rico, but cannabis derivatives could be consumed in other ways, government officials said Tuesday as they provided more details on the governor's weekend executive order on…
May 6, 2015
Cuba’s Castro starts Russian visit
Cuban President Raul Castro has arrived in Moscow and was to hold meetings Wednesday on a visit that will see him participate in the Victory Day military parade May 9. "He arrived yesterday," the Kremlin's press service told AFP. The visit is…
May 6, 2015
CONSULTATION ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RENEWAL STRATEGY
The Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services welcomed Consultant Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, former Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Bahamas, to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) April 30th – May 3rd 2015, to assist in the development of…
May 6, 2015
MAKING TCI A MORE ATTRACTIVE TOURISM DESTINATION – “STILL MORE TO BE DONE” WARNS GOVERNOR
Speaking to the Hotel and Tourism Association on Tuesday, 5 May, the Governor, Peter Beckingham, cautioned that, despite the excellent tourism figures and recent award from TripAdvisor, there was still a lot of room to make The Turks and Caicos…
May 6, 2015
Mental Health Department shares facts about Violence and Mental Illness
In light of recent media coverage which may depict persons with mental illnesses as unpredictable and dangerous, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence (DMHSD) wishes to inform the public that the vast majority of persons with…