December 19, 2013
Turks and Caicos Islands Set To Receive A Further $19m From EU
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has secured a further $19m in European Union funding the Territory's Deputy Governor announced today, Thursday, 19 December 2013. This funding from the European development Fund (EDF) 11 follows on from the…
December 19, 2013
Crime & Incident Reports for December 17th & 18th, 2013
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a number of incidents reported between Tuesday December 17, 2013 and Wednesday December 18, 2013 within the districts of Providenciales, including: • (5) Burglary: Initial…
December 19, 2013
TCIG Appoints New EMS Director
The Ministry of Health and Human Services in a release to RTC News told our reporter that Mr. Patrick Riel is no longer employed of Turks and Caicos Islands Government (TCIG) as Director of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). No reasons were given…
December 19, 2013
Mosquito-borne chikungunya virus detected in the Caribbean island of St Martin
On 12th December 2013, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) received notification of ten confirmed cases of locally acquired chikungunya virus infection on the French side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. Since four additional…
December 19, 2013
US Transfers 2 Guantanamo Detainees to Sudan
The United States has sent two detainees who were held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility back to their native Sudan. The U.S. has sped up efforts to transfer detainees out of Guantanamo, roughly half of the remaining 158 detainees have been…
December 19, 2013
U.S. Prosecutor Says Indian Diplomat Was Well-Treated in Custody
A U.S. federal prosecutor in the case against an Indian diplomat facing visa fraud charges says the diplomat was well-treated while in detention, contrary to her claims. Addressing a case that has strained U.S.-Indian relations, Manhattan U.S.…
December 19, 2013
Erdogan: Corruption Probe ‘Dirty Operation’
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a corruption probe in which dozens of people have been detained is part of a "dirty operation" against his administration, linking it to a summer of anti-government protests. Mr. Erdogan's comments…
December 19, 2013
Panel Recommends Limits on NSA Spying
A special panel appointed by President Barack Obama has released its report on U.S. surveillance activities. Obama ordered the report and a wider government-wide review earlier this year amid leaks by exiled former National Security Agency…
December 19, 2013
UK to airlift Britons from South Sudan amid fighting
The UK has sent an aircraft to South Sudan to evacuate Britons amid fighting following a reported "coup attempt". The Foreign Office said British nationals in the country should make contact if they wish to leave from Juba airport on Thursday. There…
December 13, 2013
Tunisia’s Ennahda and opposition ‘agree on caretaker PM’
Tunisia's governing Islamist Ennahda party and the opposition have agreed in principle on a new prime minister to lead a caretaker government. The deal will reportedly be presented to other political parties at national talks later, aimed at ending…