December 30, 2014
Haiti deal reached to avert crisis over delayed polls
Haitian President Michel Martelly has reached a deal with the senate and the chamber of deputies to avert a political crisis over long-delayed elections which sparked mass protests. Officials said Mr Martelly had signed an agreement with the…
December 30, 2014
Officials say debris of Air Asia QZ8501 is missing plane
Indonesian officials have confirmed that bodies and debris found in the Java Sea off Borneo are from AirAsia flight QZ8501 that went missing on Sunday, a statement by AirAsia says. AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said he was "devastated" by the news.…
December 30, 2014
Gambia government denies coup plot against Jammeh
The Gambia's government has denied there has been an attempt to overthrow President Yahya Jammeh while he is abroad. A statement broadcast on state radio said that "contrary to rumours being circulated, peace and calm continue to prevail" in the…
December 30, 2014
Cargo Ship Sends Distress Signal Off Corfu Island
A cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants near the Greek island of Corfu sent out a distress signal saying armed people were on board on Tuesday, Greek television reported. Two Greek officials confirmed that a distress signal had…
December 29, 2014
Another illegal vessel comes to the TCI on December 25th,2014
A sloop carrying 65 would be illegal immigrants (52 males and 13 females) was intercepted six miles off South Dock by the marine division, Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) at 11:55pm, Thursday, 25 December 2014. The vessel was…
December 29, 2014
Police Appeal for Information into Murder on Aviation Drive
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) are still appealing to members of the public for information into a murder which occurred in the down town area of Providenciales on Saturday Dec 27th,2014. At approximately 3AM (27 December…
December 29, 2014
Search On For Missing Plane In Guyana’s Interior
A search is being carried out by aviation officials here following reports that communication was lost with a plane that was flying in the interior of the country. Aviation personnel on Sunday reported that they lost communication with the Britten…
December 29, 2014
Air Asia Flight Believed to be ‘at the Bottom of the Sea’
The chief of the search effort for missing Indonesia AirAsia flight 8501, which vanished a day earlier, stated Monday that "the hypothesis is the plane is at the bottom of the sea." Bambang Soelistyo, chief of Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency…
December 29, 2014
IS Executed Nearly 2,000 in Syria in 6 Months
The Islamic State militant group has killed 1,878 people in Syria during the past six months, the majority of them civilians, a British-based Syrian monitoring organization said on Sunday. Islamic State militants also killed 120 of its own members,…
December 23, 2014
Middle Caicos Pine Yard Treated with Controlled Burning
Members of the Department of Environment & Maritime Affairs (DEMA) initiated the second controlled burn in the Middle Caicos pine yard on Tuesday, 9 December 2014. This is an on going part of the Caicos Pine Recovery Project. Various measures…