January 8, 2014
Record Cold Freezes Much of United States
Relief is on the way to the United States, which has seen days of life-threatening cold due to record low temperatures. Temperatures are expected to rise to near normal in the Midwest by Thursday with spring-like weather expected in the East by the…
January 8, 2014
Pentagon Announces New Troop Deployment to South Korea
The Pentagon has announced the deployment of an additional 800 troops to South Korea, along with combat tanks and other military hardware, as Washington seeks to counter any regional threats from North Korea. Tuesday's deployment announcement came…
January 8, 2014
Israel Seeking to Extend Peace Talks Beyond April Deadline
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon says Israel is looking for a framework to extend peace talks with the Palestinians beyond the April deadline. Yaalon said Tuesday it is clear there are big gaps with the Palestinians that are not new; but, he…
January 8, 2014
EMA fines Petrotrin $20M in Trinidad
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has fined State-run Petrotrin $20 million for breaching the terms of its certificates of environment clearance (CEC) by its allegedly poor response to the December 17 oil-spill at La Brea that ruined…
January 8, 2014
Ex-Miss Venezuela Murdered in Robbery
A former Miss Venezuela-turned-soap opera star and her ex-husband have been found shot to death in the South American country in an apparent robbery attack. Authorities say the bodies of 29-year-old Monica Spear and her 39-year-old former husband…
January 8, 2014
T&T gov’t launches attack on criminals following 19th murder in 2014
These include to find the sources of the spill; to monitor the clean-up and assessment of the environmental impact of the spills by State bodies; to establish a Shoreline Clean-up and Assessment team to survey damage; to assess the fate of the oil…
January 8, 2014
19 murders in 7 days
The brutal chopping death of Cedros couple Krishna and Radha Ramdeen and the equally brutal shooting of Arouca resident Hezekiah Mark — who was killed in the presence of his young son — have pushed to 19, the number of murders committed in the first…
January 8, 2014
Panama Canal Authority proposes end to dispute
The Panama Canal Authority said Tuesday that it wants to end a stand-off over the expansion of the canal by splitting construction costs with the international consortium that was threatening to halt work unless the authority came up with US$1.6…
January 8, 2014
Former TCI Premier, Michael Misick, Charged In The TCI
Former TCI Premier, Michael Misick, was charged with conspiracy to bribe and appeared at the Magistrate’s Court in Grand Turk today , Tuesday, 7 January 2013. Michael Misick’s bail application was initially rejected by the Magistrate, before being…
January 8, 2014
PREMIER EWING WELCOMES THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MISICK
Following rumors and speculations of Misick’s return, current Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing in a release to RTC news confirmed the arrival of Michael Eugene Misick today which states: “The Office of the Premier can confirm that Former Premier, Michael…