February 28, 2014
Classes at Clement Howell High to Resume Tomorrow
The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services is advising ALL teachers and students of the Clement Howell High School in Providenciales, that the school will resume classes as normal tomorrow Thursday February 27, 2014. It is public…
February 28, 2014
DEPUTY GOVERNOR MATERNITY LEAVE ARRANGEMENTS
Deputy Governor of the Turks and Ciacos Islands, Hon Anya Williams, has begun her maternity leave, it was announced by the Governor’s Office today, Thursday, 27 February 2014. During her absence her duties will revert to Governor Beckingham as head…
February 25, 2014
Violent clashes at Venezuela march
Venezuelan police and opposition demonstrators have clashed at the end of a march that gathered tens of thousands of people in Caracas. Several people were injured, as police fired tear gas and activists hurled stones in the Altamira district.…
February 25, 2014
Caribbean can pool resources to cash-in on lucrative Chinese market
A world economist has suggested that the upswing in the global economy will filter down to the Caribbean. Dr. C. Fred Bergsten Director Emeritus of the Peterson Institute, an international Economic think thank - told the first ever Caribbean…
February 25, 2014
New OECS director general appointed
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has announced the appointment of St Lucian Dr Didacus Jules as the organisation’s new director general. Jules, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Caribbean Examinations…
February 25, 2014
Jamaicans in US support ganja decriminalisation but urge caution
The push by the Jamaican ganja lobby for authorities to decriminalise the use of the weed has won broad-based support within the Jamaican diaspora here. However, there is also deep concern that the move should not impact negatively on relations…
February 25, 2014
Paulwell says Jamaica must not be left behind as world takes on Marijuana
Jamaica will this year join a virtual tidal wave of countries across the globe in decriminalising ganja, forerunner to the establishment of a medicinal marijuana industry estimated to be worth billions of dollars. The undertaking was given to the…
February 25, 2014
Profits at ‘China’s twitter’ surge
Profits at Sina Corp, owner of China's largest Twitter-like site Weibo, surged in the fourth quarter, boosted by a jump in advertising revenue. It reported a net profit of $44.5m (£26.7m) in the October-to-December period, up from $2.4m a year……
February 25, 2014
LinkedIn testing Chinese language site
Professional networking service LinkedIn has launched a beta or test version of its Chinese language site. The firm said the move is aimed at offering a more localised service to its users in China. It is expected to boost LinkedIn's growth in…
February 25, 2014
Walt Disney World increases prices at its theme parks
Disney has raised the price of a one-day ticket to its Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando, Florida by $4 to $99 (£59.50). Magic Kingdom is the world's most visited theme park, with more than 17 million visitors in 2012. Ticket prices at other…