May 3, 2021
Margaritaville TCI goes a year without revenue
On Friday, RTC news carried a story that the CDC has given the green light for cruise ships to begin in July with stipulation, good news for ports such as the one at the Grand Turk Cruise Center. With no cruise ships arriving at the Grand Turk…
April 30, 2021
GARVIN THOMAS APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF TCIG PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
he Office of the Deputy Governor is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Garvin Thomas to the post of Director of the Turks and Caicos Government Public Works Department.Garvin who was born and raised on the island of South Caicos, holds a…
April 21, 2021
Successful Interception of an Illegal Migrant Vessel
The Ministry of Immigration and Immigration Department is pleased to report the interception of an illegal migrant vessel within the waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the “Lil Bluff” area of Providenciales. The vessel was detected at…
April 21, 2021
Police Marine Branch Intercepts Illegal vessel
RTC News has learned that as of 12:16 a.m., on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, Officers onboard M/V Sea Guardian and M/V Sea Pursuit whilst on patrol responded to reports by the Coastal Radar Officials of suspicious activity in the North West Point…
April 19, 2021
Minister of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services visits SNAP Center
April is observed as Autism Month, the Deputy Premier, Minister of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services, Hon. E Jay Saunders, accompanied by Deputy Permanent Secretary Mrs. Tamera Howell-Robinson made an official visit to the Special Needs…
April 16, 2021
Minister of Infrastructure, Hon. Akierra M. D. Missick Visits Twin Islands
Hon. Akierra M.D. Missick, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing Planning & Development along with Hon. Rachel Taylor, Minister of Education and Labour, Hon. Arlington Musgrove, MP for the Twin Islands and Minister of Border Control and Hon. Randy…
April 16, 2021
Additional cases of the UK Variant COVID-19 B.1.1.7. identified in TCI
The Ministry of Health received the results of genomic sequencing which was conducted through the Caribbean Public Health Agency on samples from the TCI. These samples were shipped by the National Public Health Laboratory in the TCI from positive…
April 12, 2021
Sloop arrives undetected into South Caicos
The Ministry of Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services and the Immigration Department of the Turks and Caicos Islands, advised RTC News that during the early morning hours of 12th April 2021, an illegal Haitian vessel made landfall…
April 8, 2021
Hon. Rachel Taylor & her Department observes Child Abuse Prevention Month – April 2021
The TCI today will join together with neighboring countries in recognizing the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year as we seek to raise awareness and consciousness in protecting and securing the welfare of all children in the…
April 6, 2021
TCI’s Immigration Minister, Hon. Arlington Musgrove addresses Smuggled Syrian article
A newspaper article released over the weekend entitled," Syrian smuggled through TCI on Haitian Sloop.." has created an opportunity for the Minister of Immigration, the Hon. Arlington Musgrove to step forward and set the record straight for his…