April 3, 2019
TCI CELEBRATES THE QUEEN’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY
The Turks & Caicos Islands will honour and celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday on Saturday, April 27th, at 5pm. The annual celebrations will be held at the parade ground in the nation’s capital, Grand Turk, and will feature the…
April 2, 2019
ILLEGAL VESSEL CAPSIZED OFF WEST CAICOS
The Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services, on Sunday, March 31st 2019, through the Task Force Unit of its Immigration Department, received a report around 8:00 am that there was a possible capsized sloop in the waters off of West…
April 2, 2019
Police identify suspect in Nipsey Hussle murder
The Los Angeles Police Department has identified a suspect in Sunday's murder of rapper and community activist Nipsey Hussle. "Eric Holder is wanted for Homicide in the shooting of Nipsey Hussle," the LAPD tweeted early Tuesday morning. "He was…
April 2, 2019
TURKS AND CAICOS POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT
His Excellency the Governor, Dr John Freeman, chaired the 8th meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday, 28 March 2019, at the Hilly Ewing Building on Providenciales. All ministers were present with the exception of the Hon. Minister of Education. At…
March 28, 2019
ACTING MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND PREMIER REFUTES FORMER MINISTER OF EDUCATION’S CLAIM
As Acting Minister of Education, I must respond to the claims of the Former Minister of Education that the EDF11 Program signed by myself in Aruba last year February is 2 years behind. These claims are regrettably untrue and whilst we have…
March 28, 2019
EDUCATION DIGESTS PUBLISHED ON TCIG WEBSITE
In planning for the development of school infrastructure and providing the resources for a first class education, The Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Library Services (MoEYCLS) annually collates data on the Education System. This data…
March 19, 2019
MIKE CLERVEAUX NEW HAZARD MITIGATION & GIS SPECIALIST
The Turks and Caicos Islands civil service is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mike Clerveaux to the post of Hazard Mitigation & GIS Specialist within the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME). For the past three…
March 19, 2019
TCI OBSERVES WORLD KIDNEY DAY
The Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services joins the rest of the world in observing World Kidney Day on the 14th of March under the theme “Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere”. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health…
March 19, 2019
PROJECT ANNOUNCED TO ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
A collaborative project to develop an evidence base of environmental data, for policy formation and evaluation, on the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been announced. Funded by UK Darwin Plus it focuses on the…
March 19, 2019
Mark Wilkinson Appointed as Radio Communications & Telecommunications Specialist
Mr. Mark Wilkinson has been appointed as the Radio Communications & Telecommunications Specialist at the Department of Disaster Management & Emergencies within the Turks & Caicos Islands Government. Mark is a graduate of the Art Williams…