Month: February 2011

February 26, 2011

Fortis to Assist With PPC’s Feeder Rebuilding

A six week project which is part of PPC’s Transmission and Distribution Capital investment…

February 26, 2011

Air fair Hike from Air TCI

Passengers in the Turks and Caicos Islands are coming to grips with the…

February 26, 2011

PPC Science fair

PPC Ltd has partnered with the Ministry of Education in presenting this year’s Science Fair. The Ministry of Education Science Fair 2011 sponsored by PPC Ltd takes place on March 9-10, 2011 in Providenciales and will be held under the theme, “Caring…

February 26, 2011

TCI Budget looks bleak

The new Turks and Caicos Islands budget for 2011-12 is aiming to make 25-percent cuts in spending for public service, statutory bodies and government rents by budget year 2012-13, His Excellency the Gov. Gordon Wetherell announced. The support…

February 26, 2011

Mark Fulford is Barrister

  Mark Anthony Fulford was presented to the Chief Justice Hon. Gordon Ward OBE by the Vice President of the TCI Bar Council Wendal Swann and was admitted as an attorney in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Fulford, a barrister of England and Wales,…

February 26, 2011

Family wants answers

Family members and friends of deceased pilot and well known Provo resident, Berlyn Missick, are looking for answers and possible legal action as to why it took the Provo hospital and officials of the NHIP- 18 hours to fly the injured man to the…

February 26, 2011

Three inaugural flights to Provo in three days

Providenciales International Airport welcomed three inaugural flights in three days last week, signaling strong travel demand at the height of the winter season. The first inaugural flight last week was on Thursday with JetBlue’s daily service…

February 26, 2011

Provo airport closed down for emergency runway repairs

The Providenciales Airport, which is the international gateway for the Turks and Caicos Islands, was closed down unexpectedly at around 11:00 am on Tuesday, grounding three flights that were scheduled to depart. According to John Smith, who…

February 26, 2011

CARICOM must address governance issues, says Jamaican PM

Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, has emphasised the need for the Caribbean Community…

February 26, 2011

St Lucia to maintain ties with Libya

St Lucia's prime minister, Stephenson King, says while he…