June 20, 2014
TCI Hospitality Adventure 2014 Summer Camps
The Turks & Caicos Hospitality Adventure Committee reaffirms their mandate and commitment to the youth to provide programs and activities that leads to holistic development and empowerment of youths towards their full self- actualization and…
June 20, 2014
FORMER GOVERNOR SPEAKS ABOUT TCI
Former Turks and Caicos Governor Gordon Wetherell & other dignitaries will be guest speakers at the YCompliance seminar that is scheduled to be held in Bermuda in October. Mr. Wetherell is heading to Bermuda to share his story of the TCI; also…
June 20, 2014
Fitch Ratings on the TCI in 2016
As Turks & Caicos prepares to deliver the budget in less than 6 weeks, Turks & Caicos Islandsers will have to prepare for the tightening of the belt, as TCIG tries to implement the 3% payroll taxes. All this is to reduce the debt borrowed…
June 20, 2014
QUEENS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS A SUCCESS
Despite talks of a possible boycott & bloggers questioning the change of location to Grace Bay, the Queens Birthday parade went off without a hitch at the Rugby field in Providenciales. Attending the celebrations was HE. Governor Beckingham…
June 14, 2014
Judge Changes Court Order Restricting Media In The TCI
High Court judge Sir Bruce Robertson on Wednesday changed his court order which had clearly restricted media houses in the Turks and Caicos Islands from reporting the charges against two prominent lawyers. The New Zealand Judge who was imported…
June 14, 2014
France rail strike halts many trains
A nationwide strike by train staff in France has halted many rail services and is set to run into the weekend. The strike began on Tuesday and is one of the longest to hit the railways. It has halted about half of inter-city trains and even more…
June 14, 2014
The Spurs leads Miami 3-1
Sports Watch predicted it, and here we go again, last year the NBA Championship slipped away from the San Antonio Spurs, but last night they made sure to seal the deal! It would take something special -- historic, heart, maybe more help if the Miami…
June 14, 2014
Crude Oil Spikes
The price of Brent crude spiked on Friday over concerns about the ongoing insurgency in Iraq. Oil prices settled down, but at $4 per barrel higher than at the beginning of the week. Reassurances about the flow of oil supplies went some way to…
June 14, 2014
Jamaica to decriminalize ganja use
The Jamaican government plans to decriminalise possession of small amounts of ganja under a more “enlightened approach” to drug laws, officials said Thursday. Mark Golding, the country’s justice minister, said cabinet had approved a policy to…
June 14, 2014
South Africa could be downgraded by Fitch
Credit ratings agency Fitch has warned South Africa that its credit rating may be lowered following a five-month platinum strike in the country. Fitch was followed by Standard & Poor who also downgraded their rating Fitch changed the country's…