October 11, 2016
2nd Annual National Honors And Awards for Grand Turk
The 2nd annual National Honor and Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday in the Nation’s Capital. There was some skepticism as to where or not the event would be held as up to this week there were no releases nor names released. RTC understands that…
October 11, 2016
TCI Observes World Mental Health Day
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence (DMHSD) in the Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Mental Health Day on Monday October 10th. The theme of this year’s World…
October 11, 2016
PDM Leader on the passage of Matthew
Leader of the Opposition People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), Hon Sharlene Robinson, in a press release, while expressing thanks that the Turks and Caicos Islands have been spared the wrath of hurricane Matthew, expressed the need for residents here…
October 11, 2016
Police Investigates Two Gun Related incidents in Provo
Members of the press met with the Senior Officers of the RTCIPF today for an update on the death of Gary Mead which occurred on Friday September 30th 2016. During the press conference, the media corps was not provided with any new information.…
October 11, 2016
FORTIS to upgrate polls on Leeward Highway
FORTIS TCI to undertake a major transmission line relocation and upgrade project, beginning this month. The utilities company FORTIS TCI, has announced that it will undertake a major transmission line relocation and upgrade project, beginning this…
October 11, 2016
Trump & Clinton Hit Campaign Trail After Debate
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are back on the campaign trail after an eventful few days that included a vicious debate, lewd Trump comments about women, a major split among Republicans and leaked emails showing a private…
October 11, 2016
President Obama Wants Humans on Mars by 2030’s
President Barack Obama says with the help of private companies, the United States will send humans to Mars by the 2030's. In an op-ed published on CNN.com, Obama wrote, "We have set a clear goal vital to the next chapter of America's story in space:…
October 11, 2016
Doctors Warn of Cholera Crisis After Matthew
Haiti is facing a surge in cholera cases in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, doctors warned as the death toll on the devastated island climbed past 1,000. U.S. Marines delivered badly-needed food aid Sunday, after Haiti's government said more than…
October 11, 2016
Death Toll Rises in Haiti
The death toll in Haiti as a result of Hurricane Matthew has soared, the government says. Some 50 people were reported to have died in the southern town of Roche-a-Bateau alone. The peninsula's main city, Jeremie, saw 80% of its buildings levelled.…
October 11, 2016
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ADVISORY GROUP REVIEWS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL POLICING ISSUES
The Governor and Premier held a meeting of the National Security Council Advisory Group on Monday, 3 October. Members who attended also included the Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, the Minister of Border Control, the Deputy Governor, the Police…