May 12, 2017
GOVERNMENT PLEASED WITH TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN MIDDLE AND NORTH CAICOS
The newly elected Government has begun its first series of Town Hall Meetings as promised in the Change Document. A meeting was held with the residents of Middle Caicos at 2pm on Friday, April 28, 2017 and in attendance was the Premier Hon Sharlene…
May 12, 2017
TCIG MAKES Presentation TO Early Childhood classrooms
The Department of Gender Affairs within the Ministry of Home Affairs, Transportation and Communication, was delighted to distribute educational materials to the various Early Childhood classroom within the Government and Private School throughout…
May 12, 2017
Four promoted to senior director roles at Fortis
FORTISTCI has announced expanded roles for four senior executives as a part of the company's organisational restructuring exercise. These new appointments took effect on March 1. Don Forsyth, former director of engineering and planning, has been…
May 12, 2017
Renowned Caribbean tourism expert lauds TCI tourism product
VINCENT Vanterpool-Wallace, former Bahamian tourism minister, former Secretary General and CEO of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation, has sung the praises of the Turks and Caicos Islands' impressive high end tourism product. Speaking last week at a…
May 11, 2017
Lipstick and Things 2017 a huge success
LIPSTICKS and Things 2017 has been described as one of the most successful local events of the year so far. The event which featured 28 vendors and more than 300 attendees was held at the Tropicana auditorium in Providenciales on Saturday (April…
May 11, 2017
Government to bolster border security with new automated system
THE GOVERNMENT is making significant headway with plans to strengthen border security in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Sean Astwood, Deputy Premier and Minister of Border Control and Employment, led a delegation to Bridgetown, Barbados, on April 24…
May 11, 2017
Police invest in new marine boats
IN AN effort to continue tackling illegal migration and the smuggling of illegal guns in the Turks and Caicos Islands, police have invested in new marine boats. Commissioner of Police James Smith shared this information during a police press…
May 11, 2017
Police release latest crime stats
COMMISSIONER of Police James Smith has released a detailed breakdown of the latest crime statistics. From April 1, 2016 to March 30, 2017, a total of 2,626 crimes were reported in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a decrease compared to the previous…
May 11, 2017
Lightbourne calls prisoners relocation to Green Door facility a grave mistake
MEMBER of Parliament George Lightbourne has called Cabinet's decision to relocate prisoners to the Green Door facility a grave mistake. In this vein Lightbourne is urging Governor John Freeman to reconsider and rescind and seek an alternative…
May 11, 2017
Hurricane Hunter visits TCI on awareness tour
ABOUT 20 members of the Air Force Reserve and a team from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association Administration's Hurricane Centre visited the TCI in a unique aircraft last week. The Air Force Reserve Commands WC 130 J Hurricane Hunter…