Rebecca Bird

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Multimedia Journalist and News Editor, Freelance
Owner and Editor, Montserrat Focus
Owner and Editor, Anguilla Focus

Newcastle upon Tyne

Crime and Justice, Health, Politics, Science

As seen in: Anguilla Focus, Montserrat Focus, The Daily Mirror, The Guardian, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News, Yahoo Sports Canada, Rochdale Observer, The Straits Times, Liverpool Echo, Flintshire Chronicle, Daily Post and

Freelance ethical multimedia journalist and news editor with 21+ years on UK and Caribbean print, web and radio news. Commissions: rebeccabird1@gmail.com

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Green groups upset over 'heartbreaking' image of turtle eating plastic

An image of a green sea turtle eating plastic wrap at Spotts Public Beach has sparked anger among Cayman's en…

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Sint Maarten approves plan to destroy entire population of vervet monkeys

The government of Sint Maarten in the eastern Caribbean has approved a controversial plan to cull its entire …

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Investigation into killing of Briton in Turks and Caicos boosted by UK

The investigation into the killing of a British woman in the Turks and Caicos Islands will be given fresh att…

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'Barbaric' homicides surge in Turks and Caicos amid drug-related violence

A three-year-old boy, his pregnant mother and father are among the latest victims of a wave of fatal shooting…

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S'porean on trial in UK for killing wife changes plea to guilty, now faces life imprisonment

After deliberation with his attorneys, Fong Soong Hert, 51, admitted to killing his wife of 28 years. Read mo…

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Life sentence for Singaporean man who murdered wife while on holiday in UK

Fong Soong Hert must serve 12½ years in a British prison before the possibility of parole. Read more at strai…

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S'porean charged with wife's murder in UK tells court he does not remember killing her

"I don't remember, I really want to, I cannot explain," Fong Soong Hert said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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S'porean on trial for murder in UK knelt on wife as he smothered her, pathology report suggests

Pressure on the front of Madam Pek's shoulders caused large areas of bruising and small burst blood vessels t…

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Former premier resigns as leader of PDM

Sharlene Cartwright Robinson has handed in her resignation as leader of the People's Democratic Movement (PDM…

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Two murdered in Providenciales shootings

A woman, 32, and a 20-year-old man who both died last Friday from gunshot wounds are the latest victims of vi…

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Horses die suddenly in Grand Turk - cause unknown

SEVERAL horses were found dead or severely ill in Grand Turk last weekend, but the cause of their sickness ha…

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Woman banned from TCI after racial attack on police officers

A resident who spat on, punched and hurled racist abuse at police officers during a traffic check has left th…

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Private sector hits back at premier's 'lack of generosity' dig

TWO organisations that represent TCI businesses have voiced their outrage at the premier's recent comments su…

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Search still on for father-of-four missing at sea

Family and friends of Ruperto Mercado García are holding out hope that he may still be alive and are asking t…

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Premier promises $1,000 relief grant to all citizens before April

A grant of $1,000 is available to all TC Islander status holders or British overseas territory citizens over …

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Residents troubled by Chukka's malnourished horses

Grand Turk residents were shocked to find a number of horses suffering from what appeared to be malnutrition …

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Uncle Percy's family ask for help in capturing murderer

The family of murdered pensioner Percy Williams have asked for anyone with information on his death to come f…

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Tourist arrivals break records again

The Turks and Caicos Islands welcomed nearly 1.6 million tourists in 2019 - the greatest number of visitors t…

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Our street lights are about to get a £5m makeover

Street lighting in Cheshire West and Chester is getting a technological and environmentally-friendly makeover…

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An electric solution to saving to saving the TCI's corals

It's just a small electric current - completely harmless and tickles to the touch - but it may be the lifelin…

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Petition protests dolphins' return

An online petition to halt the return of captive dolphins to the Virgin Islands has amassed more than 4,000 s…

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TCI homicide rate projected to hit record figures

If the high rate of murders in the TCI continues until the end of the year, the territory is on track to be l…

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UK report takes aim at belongership, same-sex marriage

A long-awaited report on the United Kingdom's governance of its overseas territories has stated that belonger…

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Businesses tally cost of storm damage

"Everything was wiped out," "destroyed," "totally damaged" - these were the words of just some of the people …

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