February 25, 2014
PREMIER EWING MET WITH SEVERAL KEY STAKEHOLDERS WHILE ATTENDING THE SIDS CONFERENCE IN NASSAU, BAHAMAS
Premier Ewing, during his time in Nassau, Bahamas this week, as he attended a two-day Conference for Small Island Developing States, also took the time to meet with key stakeholders in the Government of The Bahamas on critical issues facing the…
February 25, 2014
FIRST TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER APPOINTED AS ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, His Excellency Peter Beckingham, today announced the appointment of Hon. Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles as the new Attorney General for the Turks and Caicos Islands. Hon. Braithwaite-Knowles served in the…
February 23, 2014
Most Wanted Drug Kingpin Captured in Mexico
The world's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is behind bars after Mexican and U.S. agents captured him Saturday at a hotel in the Mexican resort of Mazatlan. Agents had been tracking Guzman for weeks after Mexican police arrested…
February 23, 2014
Maria von Trapp, last member of Sound of Music family, dies
The last surviving member of the Trapp Family Singers, the group whose story inspired The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 99, her family say. Maria von Trapp died at her home in Vermont on Tuesday, her brother, Johannes von Trapp, told the…
February 23, 2014
Late start to Calypso Fiesta …but performances deliver
Hundreds of patrons chanted in protest of the late start of the 72nd Annual Calypso Monarch semi-finals, with many demanding a refund from show organiser the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) yesterday. The large crowd, which had…
February 23, 2014
Rihanna wins multimillion-dollar settlement against former accountant
Barbados singing sensation Rihanna has won a multimillion-dollar settlement after she nearly went bankrupt reportedly based on bad advice from her former accountant. Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Fenty, claimed her ex-accountant Peter Gounis…
February 23, 2014
Pharrell’s Grammys hat attracts $10,500 in auction
Pharrell Williams is selling the much talked about hat he wore at this year's Grammy Awards. The item, listed as "Pharrell Willams' mountain hat", attracted a bid of $10,500 (£6,301) within 24 hours of being put online. The profits of the sale will…
February 23, 2014
Wolf of Wall Street triggers $25m legal action
The producers of Oscar-nominated film Wolf of Wall Street are being sued for $25m (£15m) by a former stockbroker who claims he has been depicted as a "depraved" drug-fuelled criminal. Andrew Greene has filed court papers in New York claiming the…
February 21, 2014
Brazil Plans Massive Security Operation for World Cup
Brazilian authorities say more than 150,000 security personnel will be deployed across the country during this year's World Cup football tournament. Officials on Thursday briefed reporters and coaches from 25 of the 32 teams competing in the…
February 21, 2014
McIlroy, Rose, Stenson out of WGC World Match
World number seven Rory McIlroy was beaten at the 19th hole by American Harris English in round two of the WGC World Match Play in Arizona. McIlroy won three holes on the trot to lead by one, but a six at the first extra hole handed victory to…