March 6, 2014
Shadow Minister for Education Teachers’ Appreciation Address
Shadow Minister for Education Teachers' Appreciation Address Let me say that I believe in the truism “you can judge a community by how highly it values its teachers.” Teachers are responsible for molding and shaping not only the hearts and…
March 6, 2014
EU Housing Project Invites Bids for Design and Construction of Homes
The European Union Housing Project has issued an invitation to Contractors in the TCI and the Caribbean to tender for the Design and Build of new low cost homes for residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands who have still not recovered from the…
March 6, 2014
Police – ‘Do not get caught with stolen goods’
The Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police Force are reminding the public that purchasing property from unlicensed individuals can be unwise, particularly now with the number of stolen items on the streets. Police Public Relations Officer Audley…
March 6, 2014
Chicken Pox cases in Grand Turk Primary School
Four children from the Ona Glinton Primary School in Grand Turk were seen with Chicken Pox by the Ministry of Health Primary Health Care Department on 3rd March 2014. Chickenpox is a very contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus…
March 1, 2014
NIB takes Businesses to Court for non-payment
The National Insurance Board has taken a few business persons to court over the non payment of contributions here in the Turks & Caicos Islands. The following NIB matters were heard in the Providenciales Magistrates Court # 2 at IGA Complex,…
March 1, 2014
CARICOM and Canada Assist Suriname to Incorporate Regional Integration and the CSME into School Curricula
Approximately four hundred teachers in Suriname will be trained on the operations of the Caribbean Community and CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The sessions begin on Monday 3 March, 2014 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Paramaribo and will…
March 1, 2014
Venezuela on the brink
The sound of banging pots began well before dawn. Out on the streets of Caracas on February 24, the barricades were going up across the south and east of the Venezuelan capital. Tree trunks, blocks of concrete, burning tires and smoldering trash…
March 1, 2014
Absolut Karnival Takes Carnival by Storm in Trinidad and Tobago
Absolut is proud to announce that the world-renowned vodka will be unveiling its newest flavor and bottle, Absolut Karnival, at one of the world's most prominent carnival celebrations in Trinidad and Tobago. The passion fruit and orange…
March 1, 2014
3.6-magnitude quake felt in northeast region
A 3.6-magnitude quake was felt Friday night at 9:14 PM local time in the northeast region, about 19 kilometers west-southwest of Sabana de La Mar, and 70 kilometers northeast of Santo Domingo, at a depth of 22 kilometers. According to the United…
March 1, 2014
Machel retains Power Soca Monarch
Defending Power Soca Monarch king Machel Montano retained his title despite getting stiff challenges from Hollice "Mr Kill@" Mapp, Neil Iwer George and Destra Garcia at the 2014 International Soca Monarch competition at the National Stadium in…