November 25, 2021
GRAND TURK CRUISE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME UPDATE
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government on 15th November 2021, opened its application portal to accept online submissions from eligible Grand Turk Businesses involved in the Cruise- Tourism Sector; many of whom were impacted by the economic fallout…
November 25, 2021
Premier and Deputy Premier discussed high-priority issues with UK Government at Joint Ministerial Council Forum in London
UK Ministers, Overseas Territory(OT) elected leaders and designated representatives gathered in London, United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 November for the first in-person Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) since 2018. The Turks and…
November 24, 2021
Europe region faces 700,000 more deaths by March – WHO
A further 700,000 people could die of Covid by March in Europe and parts of Asia, the World Health Organization has warned. The death toll already exceeds 1.5 million in the 53 countries of what the WHO terms as its Europe region.The WHO warned of…
November 24, 2021
Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson participates in first full practice
Golden State Warriors swingman Klay Thompson participated in a full team practice on Tuesday for the first time since tearing his left ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals and his right Achilles in November 2020. "It's so exciting," Thompson said.…
November 24, 2021
CDB to host Caribbean conference on corruption
The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced plans to stage a two-day virtual Caribbean Conference on Corruption, Compliance and Cybercrime to be held from December 7. CDB said that the conference will allow for thought-leaders…
November 24, 2021
JENIKA LAPORTE APPOINTED AS HEAD OF SECRETARIAT
The Office of the Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Jenika Laporte to the post of Head of Secretariat in the Ministry of Immigration and Border Services. Ms. Laporte originates from the…
November 24, 2021
CROWN LAND UNIT DEMOLISHES ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT ON CROWN LAND
During routine inspections which were being conducted by the Crown Land Unit on November 9, 2021, an unoccupied wooden structure was found to be illegally constructed on Crown land located in Five Cays, Providenciales. In accordance with Section 18…
November 24, 2021
US to release oil reserves in attempt to lower prices
The US has said it is releasing 50 million barrels of oil from its reserves in an attempt to bring down soaring energy and petrol prices. The move is being taken in parallel with other major oil-consuming nations, including China, India, Japan,…
November 24, 2021
Beyoncé, Rihanna, Pharrell, LeBron James and more pay tribute to Jay-Z
In honor of Jay-Z being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on October 30, Questlove from The Roots brought together a who's who of entertainment and sports to pay tribute to Hova. The video, titled The Times and Life of Shawn Carter,…
November 23, 2021
Integrity Commission Held a Post Behaviour Change Seminar in November
On Tuesday, 9th November 2021, at the Behaviour Change Seminar at The Atrium Resort Conference Room, Providenciales, Opening Ceremony; the Director of the Integrity Commission, Paul Martin shared some of the Anti-Corruption challenges here in the…