January 11, 2012
Haiti to Host Music Festivals Network Africa-Caribbean-Pacific
After stops in Africa (Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gabon, Tanzania), Europe (Denmark), in the Indian Ocean (Réunion) and the Pacific (Vanuatu), Haiti has been chosen to host the next Music Festivals Network Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP), Caracoli…
January 11, 2012
Dominica PM wins citizenship battle
A legal battle over dual citizenship, which potentially could have impacted his leadership of the country, has ended in victory for Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. An opposition United Workers Party member, who was defeated in…
January 11, 2012
Grenada “days away” from national strike
The Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) has given notice that the country is just days away from a national strike. “The deterioration in the situation is that the union and the entire trade union movement is mobilising for a general strike…
January 11, 2012
TCInvest to be replaced
An in-depth review of TCInvest has concluded was set up with the best of intentions to promote business development both within TCI and from outside investors*. In its earlier years it was instrumental in building the relationships that encouraged…
January 11, 2012
Chairperson of the Consultative Forum Mrs. Lillian Missick says members are having difficulty getting Governor Ric Todd to honor his inaugural promises
The twenty-eight (28TH) sitting of the Consultative Forum of the Turks and Caicos Islands, got off to a late start at the N.J. Francis building in Grand Turk today, where Chairperson Mrs. Lillian Missick in her statement, encouraged all in the Turks…
January 11, 2012
24 Hour Crime Recap – Providenciales
Providenciales Police in their 24 crime update say they responded to seven reports, including Five (5) Burglaries – one on Lower Bight Road, 1 in Discovery Bay, 1 on the Millennium Highway, 1 on Venetian Road & 1 in the Bight; and 2 Robberies — 1…
January 10, 2012
GOVERNOR APPOINTS NEW TURKS AND CAICOS PERMANENT SECRETARIES
The appointment of five new Turks and Caicos Islands' Government Permanent Secretaries (PSs) was ratified by His Excellency Governor Ric Todd on Monday, 9 Jan 2012. This is a vital strategic step towards restructuring and improving the delivery of…
January 10, 2012
Governor Ric Todd met the Providenciales branch of the Chamber of Commerce on Monday
The business community of Providenciales got a rare opportunity to quiz His Excellency the Governor Ric Todd last night when he addressed the Providenciales branch of the Chamber of Commerce. These meetings, according to information reaching our…
January 10, 2012
CFO not responsible for water woes in Grand Turk
The CFO is not nor has not been withholding the necessary funds that would see the problem with the water service in Grand Turk, fixed. Essentially, one of the pumps failed before Christmas which reduced the water production capacity on Grand Turk…
January 10, 2012
48 Hour Crime Recap in the TCI
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force has released a forty-eight hour (48) crime report for the respective islands, indicating some fourteen (14) crimes for Providenciales alone. Media relations officer, detective inspector Calvin Chase…