June 17, 2023
TCI POST CABINET STATEMENT
Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams, chaired the 16th meeting of Cabinet on Wednesday 14 June 2023 at the Bellfield Landing on North Caicos. All Members were present with the exception of the Hon Minister for Health. At this meeting…
June 17, 2023
TCIG Signs Agreement with Hamilton Education Foundation
On June 15, 2023, the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands signed a development agreement with the Hamilton Education Foundation for the construction and operation of the Hamilton University School of Medicine and Hamilton University Medical…
June 17, 2023
Hon. Josephine Connolly, celebrates the Grand opening of the Carlton Williams Promenade
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Josephine Connolly, celebrated the opening of the Carlton Williams Promenade in Bottle Creek, North Caicos, on Tuesday, June 13th, 2023. The promenade is named after Mr. Carlton Williams, who, as a child, assisted his…
June 17, 2023
Illegal Firearm and Robbery
Illegal Firearm Recovered; Four detained The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Response and Operations Team, this morning arrested four males and seized an illegal firearm and ammunition. According to police reports, while on patrol, the…
June 17, 2023
Operation Beach Clean-up, Call to Action!
The DECR in collaboration with the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) Sustainable Tourism Committee, and its partners, is appealing to the community of Grand Turk to assist with 'Operation Beach Clean-up' on Saturday 17 June…
June 17, 2023
‘Serious’ efforts to fight human trafficking
The government of The Bahamas fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, according to the new US Trafficking in Persons (TIPS) Report. Still, some concerns were raised, including that the Bahamian courts easily…
June 17, 2023
Putin confirms first nuclear weapons moved to Belarus
Vladimir Putin says that Russia has already stationed the first batch of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Russia's president told a forum they would only be used if Russia's territory or state was threatened. The US government says there is no…
June 16, 2023
NBA suspends Memphis Grizzlies guard, Ja Morant, for 25 games over gun incidents
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been suspended for 25 games without pay for "conduct detrimental to the NBA". Morant, 23, was "suspended from all team activities" in May after appearing to hold a gun in a social media video for the second time…
June 16, 2023
Branson to launch space tourism flights this month
Sir Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic says it will launch its first commercial flight before the end of this month. The firm is targeting a launch window for the flight, which is called Galactic 01, from 27 June to 30 June.…
June 13, 2023
US moves to block Microsoft’s Activision takeover
Regulators in the US have asked a judge to block Microsoft from completing its $69bn (£56bn) purchase of Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the deal, which would be the largest in the history of…