MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE ADVISORY

As of Friday, 12th of August, 2016, the Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services (MoHAHS) has received confirmation of 3 additional cases of Zika from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). To date, there have been a total of 8 cases…

Police Investigates Theft of a vehicle

An investigation has been launched into a report of a theft of a vehicle from a yard in the Leeward Palms area of Providenciales last night (Thursday 11th August 2016). Around 9:33 PM on the same date, the complainant reported to police that she…

25-year-old female arrested on suspicion of inflicting grievous bodily harm

Investigators of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating the circumstances that caused a man to received 1st-degree burns about his body. Police responded to a home around 1:30 PM on Wednesday 10th August 2016 in the area…

CTO STATE OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY CONFERENCE EXAMINES KEY INDICATORS IMPACTING REGIONAL TOURISM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug. 11, 2016 - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has developed a comprehensive program for its annual State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), the pre-eminent tourism gathering in the region, which will explore…

Canada police ‘kill suspect in anti-terror operation’

Police have shot dead a suspect in an anti-terror operation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed that a suspect was fatally shot in a police operation. Canadian media said police had raided a…

Trump insists ‘Obama is founder of IS’

Republican Donald Trump has described US President Barack Obama as the "founder" of the Islamic State group. "They honour President Obama," he told a rally in Florida on yesterday. "He is the founder of Isis [Islamic State]. Mr Trump also attacked…

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR 24 HOURS FROM 1PM THURSDAY 11TH AUGUST , 2016 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 1630 UTC GENERAL SITUATION: THE COMBINATION OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO CREATE UNSETTLED…

PUBLIC FORECAST

THIS IS THE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT, THURSDAY 11TH AUGUST 2016  GENERAL SITUATION: THE COMBINATION OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO CREATE UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE BAHAMAS FOR ALL……

Mrs Lormeka Williams, the Director of the TCI Red Cross, has been awarded a Chevening Scholarship

The Governor’s Office is pleased to announce that Mrs Lormeka Williams, the Director of the TCI Red Cross, has been awarded a prestigious Chevening Scholarship for the 2016/17 academic year to study a Masters degree in Conservation Biology at the…

TCI and Cayman Launch New Civil Service Partnership

  As a part of the Office of the Deputy Governor's vision to improve service delivery across government, Deputy Governor Anya Williams accompanied by the Director of her office Mr. Tito Lightbourne and Human Resources Director Mr. Mark Greenway…