October 18, 2021
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dies from Covid complications
WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, the former general who was the country's first Black secretary of state and its first chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, died Monday due to complications from Covid-19, his family said in a statement on Facebook.…
October 17, 2021
Global Handwashing Day
Global Handwashing Day has been celebrated annually on October 15th since 2008, as an opportunity to increase awareness and highlight the importance of handwashing with soap and clean running water at home, in the community and around the world.…
October 8, 2021
Lashana Lynch on making history as 007 in ‘No Time to Die’
NEW YORK -- Lashana Lynch was in stunt training when she found out she was going to play a 00 agent in the James Bond film “No Time to Die.” Lynch had already been cast by director Cary Joji Fukunaga and the producers, Barbara Broccoli and Michael…
October 8, 2021
Tina Turner sells music catalog going back 60 years to BMG
London (CNN Business) Tina Turner has sold the rights to her music catalog spanning six decades — including songs "What's Love Got to Do With It" and "The Best" — to music publishing company BMG. The legendary singer has also sold the artist's share…
October 8, 2021
Microsoft begins rollout of Windows 11
(CNN Business) Microsoft is rolling out its first major Windows update in six years. But not everyone will be able to get it right away. Starting Tuesday, Windows 11 will be available as a free download to existing Windows users depending on the…
October 8, 2021
Facebook will now ban the sale of protected Amazon rainforest land on Marketplace
(CNN Business) Facebook is cracking down on the ability of people to use its e-commerce platforms to sell large parcels of land in the protected Amazon rainforest. "Today, we are announcing measures to curb attempts to sell land in ecological…
October 8, 2021
‘He should resign’: Fired justice minister calls for Haiti PM to quit over murder investigation
(CNN) Until just a few weeks ago, Rockfeller Vincent was the ultimate insider in the investigation into the still-unsolved assassination of Haiti's former president Jovenel Moise, who was brutally gunned down in his bedroom in July. Now he's on the…
October 8, 2021
Cuba lashes out after young baseball players defect in Mexico
Havana (CNN) - Cuba's state media on Sunday lashed out after nearly a dozen Cuban baseball players defected in Mexico -- believed to be one of the country's largest and most embarrassing known incidents of mass defection in years. Eleven young…
October 8, 2021
Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacks
BOSTON (AP) — Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO…
October 8, 2021
TCI Observes World Mental Health Day
For many residents in the Turks & Caicos Islands, the issue of mental health touches close to home. Whether it stems from our own intrapersonal experiences or, something that we may have witnessed a colleague, child, or loved one struggle through,…