SHADOW MINISTER FOR BORDER CONTROL AND LABOUR DISAPPROVES OF MINISTER’S HANDLING OF IMMIGRATION

Shadow Minister for Immigration, Shawn Astwood has released the following to RTC on Immigration. It is really disheartening to see the approach that we seem as a country to be taking towards Immigration. A few months ago in the House of Assembly we…

OPPOSITION LEADER AND SHADOW MINISTER FOR BORDER CONTROL AND LABOUR DISAPPROVES OF MINISTER’S HANDLING OF IMMIGRATION

It is really disheartening to see the approach that we seem as a country to be taking towards Immigration. A few months ago in the House of Assembly we were told by the Minister of Border Control that a draft Bill was with the Attorney General’s…

GOVERNMENT TAX INITIATIVES AND THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT by PDM

The introduction of new taxes and the increase or verification of existing taxes seems to be a common feature with the PNP Party when they become the Government. What is disheartening about these taxes is the imbalance between the imposition of…

Premier, Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing made clear his position on the AG

Following a release made by the Attorney General, Huw Shepherd, upon his return to the Country regarding his views of the criticisms of his re-appointment as the Attorney General of the Turks & Caicos Islands, the Premier, Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing…

TCIG Partners with private Sector, NGOs to Reduce Strays, Promote Responsible Pet Ownership

The Ministry of Environment and Home Affairs is urging Turks and Caicos Islanders to support the Department of Agriculture’s newest partnership to reduce the number of stray animals on the islands.   The Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) a partnership…

Crime & Incident Reports for September 30, 2013

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a number of incidents reported between Friday 27th and Monday 30th Septembe 2013 within the districts of Providenciales, including:   •      5 Burglaries- Preliminary investigations…

AG Huw Shepheard reaches out

Turks and Caicos Islands Attorney General Huw Shepheard marked his return to the Territory by reaching out to those who have called for his removal, last night, Sunday, 29 September 2013.   “As Attorney General, I have always worked tirelessly in…

World Mental Health Day

The Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence (DMHSD) in the Ministry of Health and Human Services joins the World Federation of Mental Health to commemorate World Mental Health Day on Thursday October 10th. The DMHSD supports this…

PM Letta wins vote after Berlusconi U-turn

Italian Premier Enrico Letta has won a confidence vote after a last-minute U-turn by former PM Silvio Berlusconi.   Berlusconi had initially promised to topple the government by withdrawing his party's support - a move which prompted the Senate…

Chemical Experts Begin Mission on Syria Disarmament

International experts in Damascus have begun an unprecedented U.N.-backed mission to oversee the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.   Experts from the Netherlands-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) boarded…