June 12, 2014
Rafael Nadal loses grass-court opener
Top seed Rafael Nadal suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Dustin Brown in his first match on grass this year at the Gerry Weber Open in Germany. The Spaniard, who won his ninth French Open title on Sunday, lost his serve three times as he lost…
June 12, 2014
Michel Platini withdraws Sepp Blatter Fifa presidency support
Uefa president Michel Platini say he will not support his Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter at next year's election. Blatter, 78, who has been under pressure over the 2022 Qatar World Cup, recently indicated he was to seek re-election for a fifth term.……
June 11, 2014
House of Assembly to meet on June 11th & 12th,2014
The first (1ST) sitting of the eight meeting of the second session of the tenth (10TH LEGISLATURE) of the House Of Assebmly will be held on Thursday 5TH June 2014 at Hon. N.J.S. Francis Building, in Grand Turk. The meeting of the house is expected…
June 10, 2014
Usain Bolt ‘not ready’ to race yet after foot injury
Six-time Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has delayed his return to competition after falling behind in training because of a foot injury. The world record holder has withdrawn from this month's Ostrava Golden Spike and Paris Diamond League…
June 10, 2014
Moscow and Kiev seek ‘end to bloodshed’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko have called for a quick end to the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials have said. The two leaders were meeting for the first time since Mr Poroshenko's…
June 10, 2014
IMF warns Osborne over housing bubble risk
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned George Osborne that accelerating house prices and low productivity pose the greatest threat to the UK's economic recovery. It said rising property values could leave households more vulnerable to…
June 10, 2014
‘Full mobile penetration by 2016’ says Lime
Telecommunications provider LIME aims to get the entire population using Internet on their mobile phone within two years. That would require well over a million new users and a similar number of web-enabled phones to be sold into the market by…
June 10, 2014
Thousands march in Haiti protest
Thousands have marched in the streets of Haiti’s capital demanding President Michel Martelly step down. Police fired tear gas and broke up the crowd in Port-au-Prince. There were no reports of serious injuries. Haiti has seen several…
June 10, 2014
Fortis rewards employees
Rewards are motivating to one who is excelling based on their achievements, and today there is a bit of celebrations for some of Fortis employees. FortisTCI announced and celebrated recent promotions of nine employees offering exemplary on the job…
June 10, 2014
France beats Trinidad 3-0
Argentina cruised to a 3-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago in a World Cup warm-up match in Buenos Aires. Captain Lionel Messi missed several first-half chances before striker Rodrigo Pa-lacio headed the home side ahead immediately before the…