January 22, 2015
DIGICEL GROUP ANNOUNCES UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH RDIO TO OFFER WORLD CLASS MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE
Digicel Group today announced a ground breaking service with leading global music streaming provider, Rdio, to offer Digicel customers across the globe access to over 35 million international titles – as well as the very best local and regional…
January 22, 2015
TCIG Thanks Various Sponsors for Holiday Season Assistance
The Department of Social Development and Gender Affairs sends a special thanks to all who have helped, along with persons in the various communities during this Christmas Season. Tiffany Thomas-Browne, Deputy Director of Social Development and…
January 22, 2015
GOVERNOR PRAISES LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
Speaking at the annual service to mark the work of law enforcement officers on Sunday 18 January at the Church of God of Prophecy in Providenciales, His Excellency the Governor praised all the officials for their work. “Too often the work of key…
January 22, 2015
New Permanent Secretary and Deputy Secretary Appointed
TCIG completed interviews held during the month of December for Permanent Secretaries, the Turks and Caicos Islands Government (TCIG) announced to RTC News the formal appointment of Ian Astwood as Permanent Secretary and Desmond Lightbourne as…
January 22, 2015
John Kerry hails coalition effort in Islamic State
Coalition air strikes in Syria and Iraq have halted or reversed the momentum of jihadist group Islamic State, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. Speaking after talks in London between 21 coalition states, Mr Kerry said about half the group's…
January 19, 2015
‘Islamist cyber attacks’ hit France
Numerous French media websites have gone down a day after warnings of a wave of Islamist cyber attacks. The sites of Le Parisien, Marianne and 20 Minutes were among those affected, although most were soon restored. The French government said some…
January 19, 2015
Oscars head Isaacs calls for more diversity after row
The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts says she would like to see more diversity in Oscar nominations, after a row about this year's nominees. All 20 contenders in the main acting categories are white and there are no female nominees in…
January 19, 2015
Obama to seek tax raises on wealthy in State of the Union
President Obama is to use Tuesday's State of the Union speech to call for tax increases on the wealthy to help the middle class, officials say. The proposals would raise $320 billion (£211 billion) over a decade, to fund benefits such as tax…
January 19, 2015
Messi scores three, before a Deportivo own goal
Lionel Messi scored the 30th hat-trick of his Barcelona career as his side beat Deportivo La Coruna to move one point behind leaders Real Madrid. The Argentina forward, who missed out on winning the Ballon d'Or to Real's Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday,…
January 19, 2015
Islamic State Group Releases 200 Iraqi Yazidis
The Islamic State group has released at least 200 Yazidis after five months of captivity in Iraq. Islamic State fighters transported the freed Yazidis by bus to Hawaija, 55 kilometers southwest of Kirkuk, and from there they took cars to the Khaled…