Plane Crash in Five Cays

At about 5:33pm on Saturday 23rd December 2017 a report was received of an aircraft crash near to the Smithco Petrol Station in Industrial Drive Providenciales. Upon the arrival of the emergency services (Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force,…

Delegation from the Turks and Caicos Islands attends high level meeting on Universal Health in the 21st Century

Honorable Edwin Astwood, Minister of Health, Agriculture and Human Services attended a high level meeting on Universal Health in the 21st century: 40 years of Alma-Ata on December 11-12, 2017, in Quito, Ecuador by invitation from the Pan American…

Turks & Caicos National Trust wins CTO’s Heritage Protection Award

The Turks & Caicos National Trust (TCNT) won a major regional award - the Heritage Protection Award - at the recently concluded 2017 Caribbean Sustainable Awards, hosted by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) during the Climate Smart…

Mr. Derek Been Appointed as New Director of Immigration

The Turks and Caicos Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Derek Been as the new Director of Immigration within the Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services. Mr. Been who officially took up the post on Wednesday,…

TCI celebrates International Anti-Corruption Day 2017 on the theme: “Uniting Against Corruption”

The International Anti-Corruption Day was celebrated globally on Saturday, 9th December 2017. It is a day set aside by the United Nations to raise awareness and sensitize everybody about the destructive impact of corruption on the society.…

TURKS AND CAICOS POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT-Dec8th,2017

His Excellency the Governor, Dr John Freeman, chaired the meeting of the Cabinet on Friday, 8 December 2017, at the N J S Francis Building on Grand Turk.  All Ministers were present except the Hon. Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning.…

TCIG congratulates students

The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sport and Library Services wishes to highlight the excellent performance of four (4) students who have placed in the top ten in the Caribbean Examinations Council Exam (CSEC) at its May/June 2017 sitting. Our…

PREMIER ROBINSON ATTENDS UNITED NATIONS (UN) HIGH-LEVEL PLEDGING CONFERENCE

Premier Hon. Sharlene Robinson led a delegation to the CARICOM-High Level Donor Conference at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters on November 21, 2017 in New York. The objectives of the High-Level Donor Conference were to mobilize support and…

THANKSGIVING MESSAGE FROM HON. SHARLENE C. ROBINSON PREMIER OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

"O Give Thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever. (1 Chronicles 16:34 King James Version) Gratitude is a boundless force. This infinite energy reaches beyond the borders of a single day.  We can, however, utilize this…

TCIG SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS $8m CLAIM in respect of development in a National Park

TCIG has successfully defended against a claim totalling over $8m brought by Silly Creek Estates and Marina (SCEM).  The claim, brought into the TCI Courts back in 2014, was wholly dismissed by the Honourable Chief Justice. SCEM brought a claim for…