October 26, 2020
CONSULTATION ON PETROLEUM (EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION) BILL 2020
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Public Utilities & Transport, Department of Energy & Utilities is pleased to announce a two-week online consultation commencing today 1st October to 14th October 2020 on the newly established Petroleum…
October 20, 2020
Narine’s bowling action cleared by IPL committee
West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has been taken off the warning list for suspected bowling action in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the tournament's organisers said yesterday. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) off-spinner was reported for suspected…
October 20, 2020
President Trump blasts Fauci, underplays pandemic
Less than 15 days until Election Day and President Donald Trump has increased his attacks on Doctor Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading expert on infectious diseases. In an all-staff campaign call on Monday, the president ripped the director of the…
October 20, 2020
Beyoncé’s second Ivy Park Collection drops next week
Gather your coins, ladies -- Christmas is arriving early. Beyoncé has subtly announced the release date of the second Ivy Park x Adidas collection. Queen Bey shared a vibrantly colored picture of a field of orange flowers with multi-color mountains…
October 20, 2020
INTERCEPTION in the TCI
On the 9th October 2010, at approximately 9:28 pm, an illegal Haitian migrant vessel was spotted by the Coastal Radar Unit and subsequently intercepted by the Marine Branch of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force in our territorial waters…
October 16, 2020
MINISTRY APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF MARITIME-THECLA JOSEPH
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government and by extension the Ministry of Tourism is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Thecla Joseph as the Director of Maritime within the Maritime Department. Mrs. Thecla Joseph-Charles is a well certified…
October 16, 2020
National Insurance Bill 2020 has passed in the House of Assembly
The National Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020 was passed in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, 13 October. The Bill which will see the inclusion of temporary unemployment benefits, was laid by the Premier and Minister for Finance, Investment and Trade…
October 16, 2020
PREMIER PARTICIPATED IN PRE JOINT MINISTERIAL COUNCIL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
The Premier Honourable Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson on Tuesday, 6 October attended the annual Pre Joint Ministerial Conference, held virtually for the first time. The annual conference joins together members of the United Kingdom Overseas…
October 3, 2020
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane tests positive for coronavirus
(CNN)Liverpool forward Sadio Mane is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, the club announced Friday. Mane is the second Liverpool player this week to return a positive test after new signing Thiago Alcantara. He scored in his side's…
October 3, 2020
Tropical Storm Gamma makes landfall in Mexico after gaining strength
Tropical Storm Gamma has made landfall as on Saturday after gaining strength throughout the overnight hours. Gamma made landfall near Tulum, Mexico around 11:45 a.m. CT as a strong tropical storm with maximum sustained winds near 70 mph. The storm…