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NEWS ABOUT: Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands stories: 5 news summaries

Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Haiti; 85 Missing

Some 113 saved after vessel reportedly hit reef evading police

Jul 28, 09 7:35 AM CDT
(AP) - A boat carrying Haitian migrants capsized and sank off the Turks and Caicos Islands and up to 85 people are missing, the US Coast Guard says. One survivor said the boat struck a reef as it tried to elude police. Rescuers found 113 survivors stranded on two reefs and recovered... More »

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Haiti • Coast Guard • Turks and Caicos Islands • capsize • migrants

 Willis Set for Island Wedding 

Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher are already there

Mar 19, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bruce Willis—who turned 54 today—is going to tie the knot this week in the Caribbean with his girlfriend, 32-year-old model Emma Heming, a source tells People. The intimate ceremony will be on the Turks & Caicos, where Willis has a home. Guest villas have been booked and friends,... More »

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gossip • Ashton Kutcher • Turks and Caicos Islands • Demi Moore • Bruce Willis • weddings • celebrity marriage • Emma Heming

 Keys, Caribbean Isles Evacuate for Ike

Category 3 storm expected to hit Turks and Caicos today

Sep 6, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tourists and locals are fleeing the Florida Keys and Caribbean islands as Hurricane Ike closes in today, CNN reports. Forecasters predict Ike will slam into the Turks and Caicos islands late today or early tomorrow with Category 3 winds near 115 mph and 9- to 12-foot-high waves. The storm is... More »

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evacuation • Turks and Caicos Islands • Gulf Coast • Florida Keys • Hurricane Ike

Child Spotted
in Caribbean Isn't Snooks

Report that Rockefeller fled to Turks & Caicos isn't credible: cops

Aug 1, 08 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Clark Rockefeller and his abducted daughter have not been spotted in the Caribbean, the Boston Globe reports. A report that the mysterious man and 7-year-old Reigh "Snooks" Boss were seen twice on Turks and Caicos was not credible, Boston police said today. The child was snatched Sunday; police say... More »

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crime • Boston • kidnapping • Turks and Caicos Islands • Clark Rockefeller

Tropical Storm Noel Kills 20

After slamming Haiti and Dominican Republic, heads for Cuba, Bahamas

Oct 29, 07 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Noel slammed into the Dominican Republic today with torrential rain and mudslides, leaving 20 people dead and another 20 missing. Noel was expected to drop as much as 20 inches of rain on Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, before heading northwest toward the... More »

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weather • Cuba • Haiti • National Hurricane Center • tropical storms • Dominican Republic • Bahamas • Noel • Turks and Caicos Islands • Santo Domingo

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