Minister of Finance Budget Speech (July 2014)

Finance Minister Budget Speech

Mariculture & Fishing

The many islands of the Turks and Caicos offer untapped potential as it relates to arable land and bountiful oceans. Indeed, areas such as agro-industries, food processing and Mariculture have been identified as attractive investment fields. Demand…

Agriculture

The potential for agricultural development in the Turks and Caicos Islands is great. The soil type and climate are conducive for animal production as well as the cultivation of perennial and cash crops on some of the islands. North and Middle Caicos…

Technology

The TCI can boast state-of-the-art technology within the country and has been a location for major national and international technological development. Telecommunication services across the chain of islands are of advanced standards, with…

Manufacturing

Manufacturing is an untapped frontier of enterprise in the TCI. An evolution has begun in recent times with a gradual shift towards this type of industry fed by high demand through the visiting tourists and the close proximity to major markets. The…

Finance & Banking

The TCI offer a well-defined regulatory framework within which to operate a comprehensive range of financial activities including banking, insurance, trusts, mutual funds, investment dealing companies and partnerships to the international business…

Tourism

The proximity of the TCI to the United States and Canada, paired with the privacy and anonymity that people are able to enjoy here, have enabled the islands to grow as an oasis for those desiring to have a second/third home. Inspired by the beauty…

Premier of the T.C.I.

The Premier is the political leader and head of government of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The post of Premier is the equivalent to that of Chief Minister or Prime Minister in other British Overseas Territories. In 2006 the Turks and Caicos Island…

Deputy Governor

The Deputy Governor of the Turks & Caicos islands is the Hon. Anya Williams. The Deputy Governor is: a non-voting member of Cabinet and acts as Governor when the latter is absent from the territory heads the public service is the line manager of…

Office of the Governor

Mr. Nigel Dakin has been appointed Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands in succession to Dr John Freeman CMG. Mr Dakin took up his appointment in July 2019. Background: Married to: Amanda Dakin Children: Two 2016 to Present Washington,…