STAFF OF TCI REVENUE DEPARTMENT UNDERSTUDIES THE OPERATIONS

The team of eight (8) officers from the Revenue Department recently returned from St. Kitts and Nevis on a one-week professional attachment at Inland Revenue Department from April 18th to April 22nd 2016. This initiative afforded the officers with…

Dwayne Taylor on Expressions

Former Deputy Speaker and a member of the Shadow Government Dwayne Taylor was a guest on RTC’s Expressions today speaking about a variety of matters. Notably was the talk on politics as this year is year in which the Government could call……

Opposition Leader responds on Veras

Meanwhile, Shadow Minister & Leader of the Opposition the Hon. Sharlene Cartwright in a statement added that "My Party is deeply saddened by the rapid evolving headlines over the past week of a young lady being missing, discovery of a dead…

Woman found dead in Pirate’s Cove identified as ‘Yuneiry VERAS’

The woman found dead by Police Officers this past weekend has been identified as 26-year- old Yuneiry Veras of the Dominican Republic. Veras was last seen around 2 am on Monday 18th April 2016 at her residence in Blue Hills. Her lifeless body was…

Premier on Crime

Premier the Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing says that he has no tolerance for crime. Revisiting the Premiers address to the nation over 10 months ago, the Premier then as he’s still doing now, calling on the Commissioner of Police to step up the plans to…

TCI Treasury relocated to former TCI Bank building

A representative from the Ministry of Finance confirmed to RTC News  that the Turks & Caicos Treasury in Providenciales has already been relocated. Accountant General, Arnold Ainsley told us via telephone that after several years at the Town…

GIVING FOR OTHERS GRAND TURK STYLE

The Red Cross Branch of Grand Turk repeated on Saturday, April 9th, its well renowned Afternoon Tea at the Waterloo Residence.  The annual event is one of the popular events on the calendar with over 140 local attendees contributing much needed…

TRANSITION TO ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF PASSPORT APPLICATIONS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM

  The Ministry of Border Control and Employment informed RTC News that as of Thursday April 14, 2016, passport applications for the Turks and Caicos Islands passports, has been transferred to the United Kingdom through electronic means.   The…

Commissioner gives Country an update on Crime

Returning to comments made by the Premier on the matter of crime, taken from the Commissioners report, the Commissioner of Police released the crime data for the year 2015/2016 on Friday with crime seeing a reduction of 1% across the country, or 18…

TCI THRONE SPEECH: CONTINUING THE PROGRESS, FROM AUSTERITY TO PROSPERITY

Speech from the Throne to Open the Fourth Session of the Tenth Legislature of the House of Assembly of the Turks and Caicos Islands   Mr. Speaker and Members of this honorable house, ladies and gentlemen, as the Governor and representative of Her…