October 23, 2013
TCIG Announces Revised Procedures and Fees, for Visas, Permits
The Ministry for Border Control and Labour today Tuesday October 22, 2013 announced revised and new fees and procedures for several categories of Visas and Permits. Effective November 1, 2013 the following will apply: Visas The following…
October 23, 2013
An American Airlines Boeing 757 had an emergency landing in Provo
RTC News has learnt that at 10:10am Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies, Providenciales Office, received a call from 911 informing the department that an American Airlines Boeing 757 from Port of Spain Trinidad, Trinidad enroute to…
October 23, 2013
SHADOW MINISTER CALLS FOR TRADE POLICY
The Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade's response to questions I posed to him during the sitting of the last House of Assembly confirms my belief that our Country does not have a sound trade policy in place. Based on my observation, it…
October 23, 2013
Peoples Democratic Movement Position on the Attorney General
Within recent months, we in the Opposition have heard “rumblings” from within the governing Party suggesting that there is dissatisfaction with the Person of the Attorney General. What began as an inaudible rumble became clearer AFTER the Acting…
October 23, 2013
GSS to Address the Flooding of Roadways in Providenciales
The Ministry of Government Support Services (GSS) is working on measures that are expected to reduce flooding along the roadways in Providenciales. In light of the recent heavy rains and subsequent flooding, Ministry Officials have reviewed the…
October 20, 2013
DEPUTY GOVERNOR CELEBRATES FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE
Deputy Governor Her Excellency Anya Williams is celebrating one year in that post. “On the occasion of my first anniversary as Deputy Governor and head of the Public Service of the Turks and Caicos Islands, I would like to take this opportunity to…
October 20, 2013
Digicel TCI Update on its Saturday, 12th October network outage.
On Saturday, 12th October 2013, during one of the worst lighting storms the Turks & Caicos have experienced in years, multiple lighting strikes caused damage to critical equipment within Digicel TCI’s Core network, resulting in the majority of…
October 20, 2013
L&L Parent Workshop: Attention and Focus in Children
The Learn and Lead Educational Center will host another Parent Workshop on Wednesday 23rd of October 2013, titled “Attention and Focus in Children”. Managing Director of Learn & Lead Jamell Robinson told RTC News that more and more parents are…
October 20, 2013
TCI Fishing Study Now Underway
A U.K. sponsored pelagic fishing study commenced in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Turks and Caicos Islands today Friday, October 18, 2013. The study will determine the economic feasibility of developing an off-shore fisheries industry for the…
October 20, 2013
GSS to Address the Flooding Road of Roadways in Providenciales
The Ministry of Government Support Services (GSS) is working on measures that are expected to reduce flooding along the roadways in Providenciales. In light of the recent heavy rains and subsequent flooding in both Providenciales and Grand Turk,…