January 1, 2014
Iron Man 3 tops 2013 box office
Comic book blockbuster Iron Man 3 was the highest-earning film of 2013 around the world. The film, in which Robert Downey Jr reprises his role as billionaire crime-fighter Tony Stark, made $1.2bn (£734m), according to online movie tracker Box Office…
January 1, 2014
Britney Spears dazzles critics in Las Vegas
Pop star Britney Spears has received rave reviews for the opening night of her Las Vegas residency on Friday. "Spears stomped into town with a 21-hit salute," wrote Marco della Cava in USA Today, noting the show "artfully melded spectacle with…
January 1, 2014
One Direction album Midnight Memories tops 2013 artist sales
Midnight Memories, the latest album from One Direction, has overtaken Emeli Sande's Our Version of Events to become 2013's top-selling artist album. According to the Official Charts Company, the album has sold more than 685,000 copies in the five…
January 1, 2014
US & Japanese Stocks Soar in 2013
U. S. and Japanese stock markets posted strong gains in 2013, as investors were encouraged by central bank efforts to make it easier to buy homes, equipment and other goods by pushing down interest rates and promising to keep them there for a while.…
January 1, 2014
Barclays fined $3.75m after record-keeping failure
Barclays has been fined $3.75m (£2.28m) by a US regulator for allegedly failing to keep proper electronic records, emails and instant messages. The shortcomings occurred between 2002 and 2012, said the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…
January 1, 2014
Firms must pay workers more as economy improves
The head of the UK's main business lobby group has said too many people are "stuck" in minimum wage jobs, despite an upturn in the UK economy. John Cridland, director general of the CBI, said businesses should deliver "better pay and more…
January 1, 2014
Hewlett-Packard and Revlon job cuts announced
Computer maker Hewlett-Packard and cosmetic firm Revlon have both announced end of year job cuts of thousands of workers. In a filing with US regulators, HP said it would cut 5,000 more jobs than planned. The firm now says it will eliminate 34,000…
January 1, 2014
Latvia split over eurozone entry
On 1 January Latvia will become the 18th country to adopt the euro - a move welcomed by most of the business community. The owner of Valmiermuiza brewery, Aigars Rungis, says the euro will give his business an extra boost: "It will give us more…
January 1, 2014
Expired Firearms Licence Issued to Owners
The Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police is urging all persons with firearms licences to visit the Firearms Unit to renew their firearms licence on Thursday Janaury 02nd, 2014. All firearms licence in the Turks & Caicos will expire as of…
January 1, 2014
Police investigates more Crime as we close 2013
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a number of incidents reported between Wednesday December 25, 2013 and Monday December 30, 2013 within the districts of Providenciales, including: • (4) Burglary: Preliminary…