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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

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

Cayman Compass — An image of a green sea turtle eating plastic wrap at Spotts Public Beach has sparked anger among Cayman's environmental activists who say government action is well overdue. Stronger legislation, environmental wardens, fines for littering, enforcement of critical habitat and a ban on single-use plastic are among the measures that they want government to take immediately.
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Sint Maarten approves plan to destroy entire population of vervet monkeys

Sint Maarten approves plan to destroy entire population of vervet monkeys

The Guardian — The government of Sint Maarten in the eastern Caribbean has approved a controversial plan to cull its entire population of vervet monkeys, as the proliferation of the invasive species becomes an increasing nuisance on the Dutch island territory.
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Investigation into killing of Briton in Turks and Caicos boosted by UK

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

The Guardian — The investigation into the killing of a British woman in the Turks and Caicos Islands will be given fresh attention thanks to the deployment of 24 UK government-funded detectives. The move comes after a rise in violent crime in the self-governing territory owing to warring transnational drug gangs with military-grade automatic weapons.
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'Barbaric' homicides surge in Turks and Caicos amid drug-related violence

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

The Guardian — A three-year-old boy, his pregnant mother and father are among the latest victims of a wave of fatal shootings in the Turks and Caicos Islands - a British overseas territory which is seeing unprecedented drug-related violence. The sole survivor, a seven-year-old girl who was in the car targeted on the island of Providenciales, was taken to hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds.
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S'porean on trial in UK for killing wife changes plea to guilty, now faces life imprisonment

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

The Straits Times — After deliberation with his attorneys, Fong Soong Hert, 51, admitted to killing his wife of 28 years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Life sentence for Singaporean man who murdered wife while on holiday in UK

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

The Straits Times — Fong Soong Hert must serve 12½ years in a British prison before the possibility of parole. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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S'porean charged with wife's murder in UK tells court he does not remember killing her

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

The Straits Times — "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

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

The Straits Times — Pressure on the front of Madam Pek's shoulders caused large areas of bruising and small burst blood vessels to appear shortly before she died. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Former premier resigns as leader of PDM

Former premier resigns as leader of PDM

tcweeklynews.com — Sharlene Cartwright Robinson has handed in her resignation as leader of the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) after eight years at the helm. "This is the right and proper thing to do," she said in her farewell address, adding that it had been an honour to serve the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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Two murdered in Providenciales shootings

Two murdered in Providenciales shootings

tcweeklynews.com — A woman, 32, and a 20-year-old man who both died last Friday from gunshot wounds are the latest victims of violent crime in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The homicides are the 10th and 11th already this year - putting the territory on track to have one of the highest per capita murder rates in the Caribbean for 2020.
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Horses die suddenly in Grand Turk - cause unknown

Horses die suddenly in Grand Turk - cause unknown

tcweeklynews.com — SEVERAL horses were found dead or severely ill in Grand Turk last weekend, but the cause of their sickness has not yet been determined. On Saturday (August 1), concerned residents reached out for help on Facebook, posting photos and videos of the distressed and dying animals.
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Woman banned from TCI after racial attack on police officers

Woman banned from TCI after racial attack on police officers

tcweeklynews.com — A resident who spat on, punched and hurled racist abuse at police officers during a traffic check has left the TCI and will not be allowed to return. Amanyara employee Jessica Lynn Cover, 38, was stopped by officers who were conducting traffic checks along the Felix Morley roundabout in Providenciales on Sunday, November 29.
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Private sector hits back at premier's 'lack of generosity' dig

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

tcweeklynews.com — TWO organisations that represent TCI businesses have voiced their outrage at the premier's recent comments suggesting that local firms lacked generosity during the lockdown. The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) and the Providenciales Chamber of Commerce said members have supported both their workers and the community.
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Search still on for father-of-four missing at sea

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

tcweeklynews.com — Family and friends of Ruperto Mercado García are holding out hope that he may still be alive and are asking the TCI public to look out for him on land and at sea. The lead mechanic on the Tropic Scout II cargo boat, which capsized 40 miles south east of Providenciales on January 28, was the only one of eight crew members that was not rescued.
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Premier promises $1,000 relief grant to all citizens before April

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

tcweeklynews.com — A grant of $1,000 is available to all TC Islander status holders or British overseas territory citizens over the age of 18 who have lived in the territory for the past 12 months. A total of about $11 million is expected to be paid out in the Citizen Relief Programme, which was approved by the new Cabinet on Monday, March 1.
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Residents troubled by Chukka's malnourished horses

Residents troubled by Chukka's malnourished horses

tcweeklynews.com — Grand Turk residents were shocked to find a number of horses suffering from what appeared to be malnutrition this week. They posted photographs online of the slender animals whose ribs can be seen protruding from their chests and received scores of responses from upset animal lovers.
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Uncle Percy's family ask for help in capturing murderer

Uncle Percy's family ask for help in capturing murderer

tcweeklynews.com — The family of murdered pensioner Percy Williams have asked for anyone with information on his death to come forward and not to resort to vigilante justice. Monique and Ron spoke candidly of their 77-year-old father's untimely death in a witness appeal video put together by the Royal TCI Police Force and recently published online.
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Tourist arrivals break records again

Tourist arrivals break records again

tcweeklynews.com — The Turks and Caicos Islands welcomed nearly 1.6 million tourists in 2019 - the greatest number of visitors the territory has recorded in one year. It surpassed the previous maximum of 1.4 million in 2018, rising nine percent to break records for the second year running.
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Our street lights are about to get a £5m makeover

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

Cheshire Live — Street lighting in Cheshire West and Chester is getting a technological and environmentally-friendly makeover. More than 24,000 lamps will be upgraded during a £5.1 million programme of work scheduled to be completed in September 2018. Lighting in residential areas will be changed from sodium lamps to more energy efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights across the borough.
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An electric solution to saving to saving the TCI's corals

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

globalcoral.org — It's just a small electric current - completely harmless and tickles to the touch - but it may be the lifeline for hundreds, even thousands, of corals off the coast of the TCI.
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Petition protests dolphins' return

Petition protests dolphins' return

The BVI Beacon — An online petition to halt the return of captive dolphins to the Virgin Islands has amassed more than 4,000 signatures, with supporters calling the practice "inhumane" and "cruel." Tortola resident Neil Day created the petition in response to Premier Andrew Fahie's recent announcement that the go
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TCI homicide rate projected to hit record figures

TCI homicide rate projected to hit record figures

tcweeklynews.com — If the high rate of murders in the TCI continues until the end of the year, the territory is on track to be labelled one of the leading per capita homicide destinations in the world for 2020.
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UK report takes aim at belongership, same-sex marriage

UK report takes aim at belongership, same-sex marriage

The BVI Beacon — A long-awaited report on the United Kingdom's governance of its overseas territories has stated that belongership systems like the one in the Virgin Islands are wrong and their "discriminatory elements" should be phased out. It also recommended the legalisation of same-sex marriage across all OTs
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Businesses tally cost of storm damage

Businesses tally cost of storm damage

The BVI Beacon — "Everything was wiped out," "destroyed," "totally damaged" - these were the words of just some of the people whose businesses were struck by last week's ferocious thunderstorm. Muddy floodwater, often reaching several feet high, swept through shops, offices, bars and eateries as rain pelted the Virgin Islands on Aug. 7 and 8.
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