NEW DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE APPOINTED

Ms. Wilhelmina Kissoonsingh has been recently appointed as the Director for the Department of Agriculture. Ms. Kissoonsingh has a very diverse background and started her career in Agriculture as a Field Extension Officer advising farmers on ways to…

TURKS AND CAICOS POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT

Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams, chaired the 31st  meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, 2 December 2015, at the Hon. N J S Francis Building in Grand Turk. All Ministers were present with the Hon. Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing, Minister…

PREMIER OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, DR. THE HONOURABLE RUFUS W. EWING ADDRESSES THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE IN LONDON

The Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Dr. The Honourable Rufus W. Ewing, yesterday, made representation on matters of governance as it relates to the Overseas Territories and particularly, as it relates to the Turks and Caicos Islands. The…

CELEBRATE MIGRATORY BIRDS WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST AND DEMA!

In a region that seems blessed with eternal summer, one of the most noticeable signs of autumn is the arrival of countless migratory birds. Leaving their summer breeding grounds in North America, they transform Caribbean wetlands and forests with…

TCHTA Launches “Hello Tourist” Initiative

This week TCHTA launched its "Hello Tourist" initiative aimed at educating local students, both at the primary and secondary level, about the destination's tourism product. The initiative which proves that residents can enjoy the destination as…

December 1st is World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first…

Mass Casualty Management Training Course Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December, 2015 South Caicos

The Ministry of Health Agriculture and Human Services through its National Health Emergency Management Unit says they are remaining committed to providing a comprehensive approach to health emergency management in response to public health threats…

Tourism Day at the Providenciales Campus – TCICC

The Providenciales Campus of the Turks & Caicos Islands Community College will be participating in the month long Tourism activities on “Tourism Day” on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 from 9:30am - 3pm. There are many planned activities for students…

Tourism report calls for strong direction; exposes lack of planning

The KPMG National Tourism report has been released and reveals that the Caribbean is the most dependent region in the world on Tourism and out of the 185 countries the world over, the Turks and Caicos is the nation third most dependent upon the…

AP holds one day meeting in HOA

The Appropriations Committee met in the House of Assembly yesterday to review the Supplementary Budgets presented by various departments through the Ministry heads. RTC understands through our affiliate MM that the Government is pulling some $1.2…