November 22, 2024
Soul legend Al Green covers R.E.M.’s ‘Everybody Hurts’
Legendary soul singer Al Green is back with a new song, dropping a cover of the R.E.M. classic “Everybody Hurts.” “While we were in the studio recording ‘Everybody Hurts,’ I could really feel the heaviness of the song and I wanted to inject a little…
November 22, 2024
PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST
GENERAL SITUATION: A high-pressure ridge will maintain clear and calm weather conditions throughout the day. WEATHER: Partly sunny today. Mostly fair tonight. WINDS: East to southeast at 10 knots or less SEAS: 2 to 4 feet over the ocean…
November 17, 2024
Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
Elon Musk has stepped up his ongoing feud with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI with a revived lawsuit against the firm, adding Microsoft as a defendant. Mr Musk, a co-founder of the artificial intelligence (AI) company, accused it and the tech giant of…
November 17, 2024
TOURISM ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH CONTINUES WITH A GREEN FEST
As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainable tourism, Experience Turks and Caicos and the Ministry of Tourism are celebrating Tourism Environmental Awareness Month this November under the theme, “Sustainable Choices, Lasting Impact.” With a…
November 17, 2024
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY HELD FOR H. J. ROBINSON HIGH
H. J. Robinson High School, the oldest high school in the Turks and Caicos Islands, celebrated the ribbon cutting for its highly anticipated Drainage and Beautification Project on Thursday, November 14th, 2024. The ceremony was a landmark occasion…
November 17, 2024
New PM names 18-member Cabinet
Newly installed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has named an 18-member Cabinet, retaining eight of the ministers who were chosen by his ousted predecessor. The Haitian government published a decree on Friday naming the Cabinet that replaces…
November 17, 2024
Opposition MP wins lawsuit in Guyana
The High Court has awarded opposition parliamentarian David Patterson GYD$1 million (US$4,767) in damages for being prevented from leaving Guyana last year. In her ruling on Friday, Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire also ordered the State to pay…
November 17, 2024
Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023: WHO
Last year, there were 10.3 million cases of measles globally — an increase of 20% from the previous year, according to a newly released report from the World Health Organization. Nearly 107,500 people died from measles worldwide in 2023 and children…
November 17, 2024
Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Department of Health and Human Services
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, he announced in a social media post. Trump said that Kennedy will "restore" the agencies under…
November 17, 2024
Russia increases Ukraine drone attacks by 44% since Trump election
Russia increased the intensity of its long-range drone attacks on Ukrainian cities by around 44% in the week following President-elect Donald Trump's election victory, an ABC News analysis shows. The size and complexity of drone attacks by both…