August 7, 2018
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS GOVERNMENT TENDER NOTICE
The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime and Gaming invites open tenders for the following Contract: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROMENADE AND CRAFT MARKET FOR BOTTLE CREEK, NORTH CAICOS, TR 18/08…
August 7, 2018
TCI Cadets Go to Barbados
The Turks and Caicos Cadets Corps are attending the Caribbean cadet camp on the island of Barbados along with cadets from Antigua, Cayman Islands, Barbados, Bvi, Dominican, st Lucia, Monserrat, Trinidad, st Vincent, Jamaica and other Caribbean…
August 7, 2018
This Turks & Caicos T-shirt Company Is Donating All Of Its Profits to Local Education
Since 2016, the I Want To Live On An Island (IWTLOAI) company has been selling a variety of T-shirt styles both on Providenciales and via their online store. Their message is a simple one that resonates with many, but it's their cause that makes…
August 7, 2018
Integrity Commission Press Release on Police Officer Charged & Convicted of Corruption
‘On 2nd August 2018, Police Constable Georgio Chambers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) was sentenced at the Supreme Court, Providenciales, by Mr. Justice Shiraz Aziz, to the following: 9 months imprisonment,…
August 7, 2018
TCSPCA ANIMAL BUS HAS ARRIVED ON SOUTH CAICOS!
After a few anxious days last week of not knowing whether or not the barge was making a trip to South Caicos the TCSPCA Animal Bus finally arrived early Saturday morning and is now parked safely on the grounds of the School for Field Studies. The…
August 7, 2018
Bahamian Court blocks demolition of Shanty Towns
Supreme Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson on Saturday granted an injunction blocking the demolition of shantytown structures. The government had given residents of most shantytowns on New Providence until August 10 to leave before demolition…
August 7, 2018
New Haitian prime minister appointed
Almost a month after the Haitian fuel-price subsidy riots that caused previous Haitian prime minister, Jack Guy Lafontant, to resign his position, President Jovenel Moïse has appointed Jean-Henry Céant to become the new prime minister of Haiti.…
August 7, 2018
American billionaire Stan Kroenke makes $777m offer for 100% ownership of Arsenal
The takeover battle for English Premier League side Arsenal between American and Russian billionaires could be about to end. On Tuesday, Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke made a $777 million (£600m) offer to assume full control of the…
August 7, 2018
Dez Bryant indicates he is open to playing for Browns
The Cleveland Browns traded wide receiver Corey Coleman to the Buffalo Bills this week, and some have wondered if the move was made to create room for Dez Bryant. If his social media activity is any indication, Bryant might be hoping that is the…
August 7, 2018
Sargassum: The seaweed deluge hitting Caribbean shores
When waves of sargassum - a type of seaweed - washed up on Eastern Caribbean shores seven years ago, people hoped it was a one-off. Matted piles swamped coastlines from Tobago to Anguilla.Three years later the seaweed returned, in larger……