January 28, 2014
Egypt army backs Sisi as presidential candidate
Egypt's top military body has given its approval for armed forces chief Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to run for the presidency. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) said: "The people's trust in Sisi is a call that must be heeded as…
January 27, 2014
TCIG Governor & Minister of Border Control makes joint statements
TCIG met with Haitian Authorities this week in an effort to seek solutions to the uncontrolled illegal immigration from Haiti, a statement issued jointly on by His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, and the Hon., Ricardo Donhue Gardiner,…
January 27, 2014
Expressions Return to RTC
Radio Turks and Caicos welcomed the return of the radio talk show Expressions on Fridaymore than a year after it went off air. The show will be aired on Mondays, Wednesday’s and Fridays and will be hosted by Rev Conrad Howell. Governor Peter…
January 27, 2014
NHIB to take to the airwaves
The National Health Insurance Board (NHIB) says it intends to take to the airwaves in the near future to explain to the public how residents can qualify for coverage. A spokesperson disclosed on television recently that employers must bring…
January 27, 2014
Anger Management Training A Success
On Tuesday four prisoners graduated from Anger Management training, part of Her Majesty's Prison Service's rehabilitation efforts. A total of six prisoners qualified for the certificates, however two were earlier released from Prison and will…
January 27, 2014
Daft Punk lead Grammy Award winners
French dance duo Daft Punk have taken top honours at the Grammy Awards, winning five prizes including album and record of the year. Hip-hop duo Macklemore and Lewis picked up four awards - best new artist plus best rap album, song and……
January 27, 2014
2014 Oscars: The nominees’ list
Thor" star Chris Hemsworth joined Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, on Thursday to announce the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards. The Academy Awards will air live on ABC on March 2, starting at 7…
January 27, 2014
Whiplash celebrates double win at Sundance
Drummer drama Whiplash has won the grand jury prize and the audience award at US film festival Sundance. The opening night film, about an obsessive jazz drummer, has now been bought by Sony Picture Classics, which will bring it to a wider…
January 27, 2014
AG in crime talks with UK, Canada officials
Britain and Canada are lending assistance to T&T in its war on crime, endorsing, among other things, legislative measures for implementation of the death penalty, an increase in the number of criminal offences that can be tried without a jury…
January 27, 2014
Kamla on US cocaine bust: We had a hand
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says this country was able to make the $644 million cocaine bust with the help of allies. The drugs left T&T in juice cans seized in Norfolk, Virginia, last month. Persad-Bissessar, who spoke on the issue…