July 4, 2016
Protests Erupt Outside Trump Rally in New Mexico
A Donald Trump rally in New Mexico Tuesday evening was disrupted by angry demonstrators who broke through barricades. Dozens of police officers, many on horseback, repeatedly warned protesters to stay away from the sidewalk in front of the venue,…
July 4, 2016
Taliban IDs New Leader, Confirms Mansoor Death
Afghanistan’s Taliban says Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been appointed the new chief of the group following the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. In a Pashto language statement on Wednesday, the Tailban also formally confirmed Mansoor was…
July 4, 2016
Golding to chair Caricom Review Commission
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday announced that former Prime Minister Bruce Golding will chair a Caribbean Community (Caricom) Review Commission to be established by the Government. He said that the commission would aim at positioning Jamaica…
July 4, 2016
May 22nd was observed as International Day for Biological-Diversity.
This year, the Turks & Caicos National Trust leads the celebration of the month-long celebration of Biodiversity Day with its campaign called “Selfie for Biodiversity”. The National Trust is calling on the general public to submit “selfies” that…
July 4, 2016
Formation of the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources
The Maritime and Shipping Department informed RTC news that on 1 April 2016, the Maritime Department separated from the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA), to form the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR). As a…
July 4, 2016
The Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning contracted the services of a Consultant
The Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning contracted the services of a consultant, the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) to assist with reforming the legislative and regulatory framework governing the Turks and Caicos Islands energy…
July 4, 2016
Public Statement on Turks and Caicos Islands’ Commitment to exchange Beneficial Ownership
In recent developments around beneficial ownership information, transparency is fast becoming a key subject in the fight against criminals using complex structures to hide financial assets, to avoid paying their fair share of taxes which may subject…
July 1, 2016
GSAT EXAMS STARTS TODAY
The 2016 GSAT examinations begins today in the Turks & Caicos and across the region. Students on the family islands jorneyed to their centers this morning to sit the two day exam which started with math. Deputy Premier & Minister for…
July 1, 2016
Australia Defeats the West Indies
Australia defeated the West Indies by six wickets in the second match of the Tri-Nation One-Day International series at the Guyana National Stadium on Sunday. Scores: West Indies 116 all out off 32.3 overs; Australia 117 for 4 off 25.4 overs
July 1, 2016
Novak Djokovic Completed the Rare Career Tennis
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic completed the rare career tennis Grand Slam by defeating Britain's Andy Murray at the French Open. Djokovic, the world's top ranked player, rallied from a first set loss to beat the second seeded Murray in four…