April 27, 2016
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…
April 27, 2016
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…
April 27, 2016
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…
April 19, 2016
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…
April 19, 2016
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…
April 19, 2016
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…
April 19, 2016
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…
April 18, 2016
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…
April 13, 2016
Bar Brawl sends two persons to the hospital
Police responded to a bar on Aviation Drive, Providenciales over the weekend after receiving reports of multiple fights that left two persons who were in separate fights, a 23year old male injured with multiple major stab wounds and a 23year old…
April 13, 2016
POLICE QUELL RUMOR
A scary and thought provoking message has been making its way around social media and the Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police are looking at the source. Many persons across the islands have been requesting information about this post circulating…