February 16, 2021
EMPLOYERS TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TIME TO VOTE
Polling day for General Election in the Turks and Caicos Islands will be Friday, 19 February 2021 and all Polling Stations will open from 7am and close at 7pm on all Islands except of Providenciales, and at 9pm on Providenciales.The Supervisor of…
December 31, 2020
Her Majesty’s Prison takes action following COVID19 outbreak
Following a recent outbreak of Covid-19 in Grand Turk, there have been cases affecting staff at HMP Grand Turk. As a result, specific special measures were introduced on Christmas Day, at 1600Hrs. Those measures remain in place and are reviewed…
October 26, 2020
CONSULTATION ON PETROLEUM (EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION) BILL 2020
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Public Utilities & Transport, Department of Energy & Utilities is pleased to announce a two-week online consultation commencing today 1st October to 14th October 2020 on the newly established Petroleum…
October 20, 2020
INTERCEPTION in the TCI
On the 9th October 2010, at approximately 9:28 pm, an illegal Haitian migrant vessel was spotted by the Coastal Radar Unit and subsequently intercepted by the Marine Branch of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force in our territorial waters…
October 16, 2020
MINISTRY APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF MARITIME-THECLA JOSEPH
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government and by extension the Ministry of Tourism is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Thecla Joseph as the Director of Maritime within the Maritime Department. Mrs. Thecla Joseph-Charles is a well certified…
October 16, 2020
National Insurance Bill 2020 has passed in the House of Assembly
The National Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020 was passed in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, 13 October. The Bill which will see the inclusion of temporary unemployment benefits, was laid by the Premier and Minister for Finance, Investment and Trade…
October 16, 2020
PREMIER PARTICIPATED IN PRE JOINT MINISTERIAL COUNCIL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
The Premier Honourable Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson on Tuesday, 6 October attended the annual Pre Joint Ministerial Conference, held virtually for the first time. The annual conference joins together members of the United Kingdom Overseas…
July 1, 2020
Ministry of Health issues warning on hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem
The Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services (MoHASHS),in response to an US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory, is advising all local healthcare facilities, other local suppliers and the general public to discontinue the…
November 12, 2019
ARREST MADE IN HOTEL AGGRAVATED BURGLARY
On Sunday, November 10th, 2019 Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force arrested a 39-year-old man on Suspicion of Aggravated Burglary following a report on November 9th, 2019 at a Hotel…
November 12, 2019
AGGRAVATED BURLGARY INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
The Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is investigating an Aggravated Burglary at a Hotel along Princess Alexandra Drive, Grace Bay, Providenciales. Reports are that on November 9th, 2019, shortly…