The TCI awaits Governors response to VAT Repeal

With the elected Government and the Opposition having spoken and voted on the issue of Value Added Tax earlier Friday February 1st 2013, all eyes are on His Excellency the Governor, Ric Todd for his response to the vote to kill off the 2012 VAT…

VAT Repeal in the TCI

 The Assembly has voted by 16 votes to two to repeal the Interim Administration’s 2012 Value Added Tax Ordinance following an eight-hour debate in the House today.  However, that may not be the end of VAT in the TCI. Local leaders on Friday have…

House of Assembly on VAT

 Moves by the elected Government and the Opposition to vote for the repeal the Interim Administration’s TCI Value Added Tax Ordinance of 2012 have dominated Friday’s meeting of the House of Assembly on Grand Turk.    Both the Premier, the Honorable…

Plant pest surveillance programme begin on Grand Turk and North Caicos

The Turks and Caicos Islands Government, Plant Health Services Unit commenced its Fruit Fly Surveillance Programme in Grand Turk on January 29, 2013. The programme has been initiated to among other things protect the country’s domestic crop…

Advocates Legal Group attacked Attorney General Huw Shepheard

A group of TCI lawyers calling itself Advocates Legal Group has today attacked Attorney General Huw Shepheard for issuing a warning last week which they claim amounted to intimidation and threats to freedom of speech.  The Attorney General spoke of…

TCI citizens still opposing VAT

People in the TCI opposed to the introduction of Value Added Tax appear to be growing in confidence they will get their way.  The Premier, the Honorable Dr Rufus Ewing, says he’s confident the Government’s Fiscal and Strategic Policy Framework…

Governor Todd Reflects on locally elected Government

His Excellency Governor Ric Todd has published a statement reflecting from HIS perspective the first three months of locally elected government as the anniversary approaches. Governor Todd chairs the Cabinet and is responsible for ensuring good…