October 5, 2021
Deputy Governor’s World Teachers’ Day Message
On this World Teachers Day which is observed on October 5th each year, we pay homage to our teachers here in the Turks and Caicos Islands that continue to play the important roles of educators, nurturers and nation builders. As Karl Menninger…
October 1, 2021
POPULAR MONEY SCHEMES MAY BE CRIMINAL OFFENCE, SAYS POLICE COMMISSIONER
“You may be committing a criminal offence…” the words of Commissioner of Police, Travor Botting, speaking in relation to what the Financial Services Commission (FSC) has called unregulated money schemes or ponzi schemes. Over the past year several…
September 30, 2021
Post-Cabinet Statement: 64% OF RECENT POSITIVE CASES ARE RESIDENTS
The most recent TCI Post-Cabinet Statement has revealed that of all the recent COVID cases up to 15 September, 64% of these were residents. According to analysis, the country saw 93 cases of infection between 1 to 15 September, meaning that for this…
September 27, 2021
TCI ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
The Turks & Caicos Islands economy is outperforming all expectations, fueled by significantly increased visitor arrivals, customs processing and import duties, and historic stamp duty revenues on land transactions. The good news was revealed by…
September 27, 2021
TCI UK Engagement
The TCI and UK continue ramp up efforts to improve their working relation, and strengthen the bound between the territory and Her Majesty’s Government. The Governor’s Office says that in the past two weeks, the TCI has had significant engagement…
September 27, 2021
No COVID Cases at Ona Glinton
Wrapping up local news, and in an update from a report we carried on Thursday 23 September. All students of the Ona Glinton Primary School, that were affected by last week’s COVID scare, are now back in their classrooms and proceeding with…
September 27, 2021
Public Consultation On Code of Conduct
The National Security Secretariat has opened public consultations on a proposed voluntary ‘Private Security Code of Conduct’ for the security industry in the TCI. The consultation, which commenced on Thursday 23 September, is expected to run for two…
September 27, 2021
Ports Director Appointed to Executive Committee of Regional Ports Organization
TCI’s very own Director of Ports, Delton Jones, has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC) for the period 2021 to 2023. Chairman of the TCI Ports Authority, Urban Francis, says he was elated upon…
September 23, 2021
TCI REGIMENT TRAINS WITH ROYAL NAVY CARIBBEAN
The United Kingdom’s Caribbean based Royal Navy and the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment have completed a four-day Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Exercise (HADREx) in the Turks and Caicos Islands, practicing their rapid response to a…
September 23, 2021
NADRA WILSON-KIRLEW APPOINTED AS VICE-PRINCIPAL OF CLEMENT HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
The Office of the Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Nadra Wilson- Kirlew to the post of Vice-Principal of the Clement Howell High School in Providenciales. Mrs. Wilson-Kirlew who…