April 23, 2024
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS
The Department of Planning has observed an alarming surge of unauthorized land-clearing activities within the Turks and Caicos Islands over the past year. Such activities are classified under the engineering operation category, which is defined in…
April 23, 2024
KENDALL DEAN aka “Mad Max” Convicted of Murder
Blue Hills resident KENDALL RONDRE DEAN has been convicted of murdering JOSHUA SWANN. Mr. Dean, also called "Maddie", "Mad Max", and "Dre", was found guilty by a nine-member jury yesterday (April 22nd) in the Grand Turk Supreme Court. Following the…
April 22, 2024
REMARKS BY HER EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, DILEENI DANIEL-SELVERATHNAM AT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF THE NEW COMMISSIONER
Today marks a significant moment for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force as we gather to witness the swearing-in ceremony of Mr. Edvin Martin as our new Commissioner of Police. I would like to start by expressing my sincere condolences…
April 22, 2024
Commissioner of Police Edvin Martin Remarks at the Swearing–ceremony
Her Excellency the Governor, Mrs. Dileeni, Daniel-Selvaratnam. The Honorable Premier Mr. Charles Washington Misick, Speaker of the House, The Honorable Gordon Burton, Her Ladyship, the Chief Justice, The Honorable Mabel Agyuemang Her Excellency the…
April 22, 2024
TCI POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT – 10 APRIL 2024
Her Excellency the Governor Dileeni Daniel Selvaratnam chaired the 11th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Office of the Premier on the island of Providenciales. All members were present except the Honorable Ministers of…
April 21, 2024
SCOTIABANK TURKS & CAICOS SECURES 4TH WIN AS BEST BANK
Scotiabank Turks & Caicos has secured the ‘Best Bank’ award from renowned North American finance magazine, Global Finance for the fourth consecutive year. The award celebrates banks that demonstrate the strength of strategy for attracting and…
April 21, 2024
Bill to ban TikTok in US moves ahead
The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. US and other Western officials have…
April 21, 2024
Judge rejects Trump effort to pause Jan. 6 civil lawsuits while criminal case is ongoing
A federal judge has rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump to pause several civil lawsuits filed against him seeking to hold him accountable for his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 riot, according to a newly posted ruling. Trump had…
April 21, 2024
Grammy-winning American Idol season 5 star Mandisa dead at 47
Singer Mandisa, who reached the top 10 on American Idol season 5 and later became a Grammy-winning Christian artist, has died, ABC Audio has confirmed. She was 47. “We can confirm that yesterday [April 18] Mandisa was found in her home deceased,"…
April 21, 2024
CARICOM youths to discuss climate change and health issues
On Wednesday, a four-day workshop aimed at empowering Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) and other youth leaders to confront the global challenge of climate change gets underway. The Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat said that the…