January 5, 2015
Euro touches a nine-year low against US dollar
The euro slid to a nine-year low against the dollar as investors predicted the European Central Bank (ECB) may act to stimulate the economy. The euro fell by 1.2% against the dollar to $1.1864, marking its weakest level since March 2006, before…
January 5, 2015
Venezuelan leader Maduro seeks economic help on tour
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is beginning an international tour to try to stem the impact of falling oil prices and a deepening recession. Mr Maduro goes first to China - a major source of loans for Venezuela - for talks with the Chinese…
January 5, 2015
German inflation falls to five-year low
Inflation in Germany fell to its lowest level in more than five years in December, official figures have shown. Germany's federal statistics office Destatis, said the annual rate of inflation fell to 0.2% in December from 0.6% a month earlier. That…
January 5, 2015
Obama Faces New Political Landscape in 2015
President Barack Obama arrived back in Washington Sunday after a two-week vacation in Hawaii, his home state. The political landscape in Washington will change for Obama this week, as Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate when a new Congress…
January 5, 2015
Suicide Bomber Targets European Police in Kabul
A suicide car bomber targeted a European Union police vehicle in Kabul, killing one passerby and wounding five others nearby. None of the passengers were injured. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. The European police training…
December 31, 2014
Chris Brown cancels Philippines New Year’s Eve concert
American recording artist Chris Brown cancelled a New Year's Eve concert in the Philippines at the last minute, reportedly because of a lost passport, organizers said Wednesday. Brown tweeted that "Due to unfortunate circumstances I can't bring in…
December 31, 2014
Kamala Persad-Bissessar promises no cutbacks despite falling oil prices
Oil prices are falling but citizens need not worry, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday. Delivering her New Year message at the post-Cabinet media conference at the San Fernando Teaching Hospital, Persad-Bissessar said despite…
December 31, 2014
Bad weather hobbles Indonesia jet recovery; 7 bodies found
Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday, and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving relatives prayed for strength to endure their losses. "Help us, God, to move forward, even though we…
December 31, 2014
36-year-old male charged with Attempted Murder
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) continues to investigate multiple incidents of violence which unfolded at Club 2005 on Aviation Drive in Five Cays on Saturday 27 December 2014. Yesterday (Monday, 29 December 2014),…
December 31, 2014
WEATHER FOR DECEMBER 31st, JANUARY 1st & JANUARY 2ND,2015
THIS IS THE FORECAST FOR THE TCI & THE BAHAMAS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT , WEDNESDAY 31ST DECEMBER 2014 GENERAL SITUATION: THE COMBINATION OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH NEAR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS…