Month: June 2011

June 3, 2011

Ministry of Housing ready for Hurricane season

The Ministry of Housing, Works and Utilities is working in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and District Administration, in particular the District Commissioners in Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos and North Caicos to ensure that…

June 3, 2011

RED CROSS PARTY FRIDAY

Each year, TCI Red Cross designates the Month of May as Red Cross Month in which a number of activities geared towards public awareness and fundraising are held. These activities will culminate on Friday June 3rd with the Annual Red and White…

June 3, 2011

REGATTA 2011..we made it happened

  Regatta 2011 has passed and can be recorded as one of the most challenging celebrations in its history: inclement weather, poor air transportation, selfish initiatives by some members of the community to jeopardize the week end celebrations, just…

June 1, 2011

Mubarak deemed too ill for hospital transfer

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is too ill to be transferred to that country's Tora…

June 1, 2011

MACKA WINS BIG

Macka Diamond is the proud recipient of the International Reggae…

June 1, 2011

Education axes 30 paraprofessional posts

Thirty education posts are to be axed as part of cost-cutting measures, the Education Minister announced today. In a statement this evening Dame Jennifer Smith said that in line with the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Bermuda Union of…

June 1, 2011

HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS

  Today marks the beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane Season which is predicted to be once…

June 1, 2011

PDM meets TCIG

  The Peoples Democratic Movement leader Doug Parnell met with executive members of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. Matters on the PDM leader agenda included: 1. The economy including taxes, new investment, and potential attraction of new…

June 1, 2011

TCI to get assistance in responding to TB

An expert in the handling of tuberculosis today begins a week long engagement with health care providers in the TCI aimed at helping the country better handle any future outbreak of the disease. Dr. Ward Schrooten will provide technical assistance…

June 1, 2011

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY

The World Health Organization (WHO) selected "The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control" (WHO FCTC) as the theme for World No Tobacco Day, today; Tuesday, 31 May 2011. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the world's…