May 11, 2017
Woman dies after being struck by water truck
THE LIFE of a 55-year-old Dominican woman was cut short on Thursday (May 4) after she was knocked down by a water truck, in Blue Hills. The woman, who was affectionately known by the Dominican community as 'Reyita,' was a long-time resident of…
May 11, 2017
Police Investigate Fatal Accident
Traffic officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating an accident that occurred this morning which resulted in the death of a 55 year old female of the Dominican Republic. Around 9:45am Officers and Paramedics…
May 11, 2017
Ocean Club hotel robbers found guilty
THE TWO men who in July 2016 invaded two tourists' hotel room and robbed them $40,000 in jewellery and cash while they sleep, were on Wednesday found guilty in a Providenciales court. Jamal Thompson Missick and Paul Missick were on Wednesday…
May 11, 2017
Caribbean Tourism Organization delegation visits Turks and Caicos Islands
The Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Heritage & Culture in collaboration with the Ministry of Education welcomed, on 1st May a delegation from the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) namely Ms. Faye Gill, Director of Membership Services and…
May 11, 2017
Turks and Caicos Islands signs on to CARICOM Advance Passenger Information System
The Deputy Premier and Minister with responsibilities for the Ministry of Border Control and Employment Hon. Sean Astwood, led a delegation to Bridgetown, Barbados for the signing of the CARICOM Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) with the…
May 11, 2017
TCHTA Hosts Management Training with Top Regional Trainer
Forty (40) managers and supervisors from various organisations within our hotel industry recently attended a two-day Customer Service Training session, aimed at encouraging participants to explore the responsibilities within their roles as leaders…
May 11, 2017
MESSAGE FROM HE THE GOVERNOR Dr. John Freeman
“There is no substitute for preparation. This is true for disaster management as for many other aspects of life. As we approach this year’s hurricane season, we should not assume that what didn’t happen last year won’t happen this year. We should…
May 11, 2017
Hurricane Preparedness Month, May 2017
With the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season being only four (4) weeks away, the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) will be observing its Annual Hurricane Preparedness Month (HMP) Campaign beginning Monday 1st May, 2017 under the…
May 11, 2017
FortisTCI Purchases Three New Generation Units & Addresses Recent Outages Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos Islands (Friday, April 28, 2017) – FortisTCI (the Company) has three new Caterpillar 3516 B generating units for the Grand Turk power plant, following the loss four generation units during February and March of this year. The new…
May 11, 2017
POST 11th CABINET MEETING
His Excellency the Governor, Dr John Freeman, chaired the 11th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, 26 April 2017, at the N J S Francis Building on Grand Turk. All Ministers were present except the Hon. Deputy Premier. At this meeting Cabinet: ·…