August 24, 2014
Colombian military officers meet Farc rebels in Havana
The Colombian military has held its first meeting with Farc rebel leaders at peace talks in Havana. Their talks will focus on ways of implementing a ceasefire and, if a peace deal is agreed, on the laying down of weapons by the rebels. President…
August 24, 2014
Venezuela plans to introduce supermarket fingerprinting
President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela has announced a mandatory fingerprinting system in supermarkets to combat food shortages and smuggling. He said the system would stop people from buying too much of a single item. But the opposition in…
August 24, 2014
California earthquake strikes San Francisco Bay area
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has shaken northern California, reports the US Geological Survey. The USGS said it struck at 03:20 local time (10:20 GMT) four miles (6km) north-west of American Canyon, at a depth of 6.7 miles. Dozens of…
August 24, 2014
Netanyahu Warns Gazans to Leave Hamas Sites
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday to leave any site where "terrorists" are operating. Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, the Israeli leader said all these places are legitimate targets.…
August 24, 2014
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Vows $3 Billion for Military
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to increase military spending by $3 billion over the next few years because of the ongoing pro-Russian separatist threat in the east of Ukraine. Poroshenko made the comment Sunday in Kyiv during a…
August 24, 2014
China Executes 8 on Terrorism Convictions
China is reported to have executed eight people from the restive northwestern region of Xinjiang who were convicted of terrorist attacks, including three men authorities say planned the deadly suicide attack last year in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.…
August 24, 2014
TCIFA’S REPRESENTATIVES AT THE CONCACAF U15 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP
Three Turks & Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) representatives attended the recently held CONCACAF U15 Girls Championships that took place in the Cayman Islands. Attending on behalf of the Football Association were Patrice Senior,…
August 24, 2014
CRISTOBAL RE-FORMS A LITTLE
….. CRISTOBAL RE-FORMS A LITTLE TO THE NORTHEAST AND IS STILL MOVING NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY,…
August 24, 2014
TROPICAL DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM
AN UPDATED STATEMENT ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION #4 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SUNDAY 24TH AUGUST 2014 AT 6:30AM EDT. .... TROPICAL DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM … NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT…
August 24, 2014
ALERT #5 ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION #4
ALERT #5 ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION #4 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SUNDAY 24TH AUGUST 2014 AT 6AM EDT. ….. DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TODAY… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE…