February 2, 2012
$9.3 million added to TGIGs purse
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government has obtained Judgment for close to $9.3m on the Emerald Cay Stamp Duty Claim. In the latest judgment for the civil recovery team, published in a ruling handed down by Chief Justice Goldsborough on 31 January…
February 2, 2012
Wetlands Tourism: A Great Experience (World Wetlands Day 2012
World Wetlands Day will be observed throughout the TCI today Thursday 2nd February 2012. The World Wetlands Day is an annual recurring event that provides attention on the benefits and fragility of the worlds wetlands. Every February 2nd,…
February 2, 2012
HIV/AIDS 14th Annual Inter High School Debate
The youth of the country got a chance to have their say on the ongoing threat of HIV/AIDS when the National AIDS Program/HIV Prevention Unit hosted its 14th annual HIV/AIDS Inter High School debate under the theme Getting to zero, Community…
February 2, 2012
Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports & Culture, reminds public of youth programs
The Department of Youth Affairs in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports & Culture, say a number of its youth related initiatives are still available The Department of Youth Affairs has given assurance to the community of Grand Turk that a…
February 2, 2012
24 Hour Crime Recap in Providenciales for February 1st,2012
Police in Providenciales in providing their twenty-four hours (24) recap,say they responded to three (3) Burglaries Downtown, Grace Bay & Juba Sound A male was arrested on suspicion of Handling Stolen Goods in connection with a report made on…
February 2, 2012
DFID’s Minister of State Alan Duncan issues a Written Ministerial Statement to the UK Parliament on the milestones
The Minister of State for the Department for International Development (DFID), Mr. Alan Duncan yesterday Monday, 30th January 2012, issued a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) to the UK Parliament. The WMS informed Parliament on the progress made…
February 2, 2012
Businessman Charlie Palmer dismisses rumors that he threw Lands Survey staff out of his building
Businessman Charlie Palmer dismisses rumors that he threw Lands Survey staff out of his building today. A source told RTC News today that the doors to the Lands and Survey department were locked today so that staff of that department was unable to…
February 2, 2012
Philippine military ‘kills three wanted militants’
The Philippine military says it has killed three senior militants from al-Qaeda-linked groups in a raid in the south of the country. The air raid took place on Thursday in an area known as a militant stronghold. Officials said two Jemaah Islamiyah…
February 2, 2012
French Prosecutors to Investigate Italian Cruise Ship Disaster
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the cause of last month's Costa Concordia cruise ship grounding off the coast of Italy. The Paris prosecutors's office said Thursday that it has asked police to question French survivors to…
February 2, 2012
US Groundhog Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
Winter is here to stay for at least for six more weeks, according to a furry little resident of a small town called Punxsutawney in Pennsylvania. A groundhog dubbed Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his cozy tree stump home early Thursday, as he…