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…

Beckingham responds in 12-storey development verdict

Meanwhile HE Governor Peter Beckingham yesterday issued his comment in connection to the Supreme Court decision to halt construction on a the 12-storey development in Grace Bay; which noted that the CJ Margaret Ramsay-Hale after reviewing the…

Supreme Court shuts down construction plans for 12 storey building

Owners of the Tuscany and Venetian resort condos on Grace Bay filed a complaint about the proposed 12-storey development planned for next door to their properties, and today a judgment was handed down giving them victory in the case. Chief Justice…

FortisTCI promotes Shernelle Capron

Shernelle Capron, a Grand Turk native and former FortisTCI (the Company) accounting apprentice, has recently been appointed Manager of Financial Services. This promotion is the latest by the Company and became effective on November 1, 2015. CFO and…

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2016/17 VOTERS REGISTER ONGOING

Supervisor of Elections Mr. Lister Dudley Lewis has advised that voter registration is a continuous process and the current Electors Register is being updated and a new register is to be published on March 31, 2016. Individuals who are not on the…

Joint Ministerial Council to Meet in London

The fourth meeting of the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) will be held in London on 1 - 2 December at Lancaster House and will be hosted by FCO Minister for the Overseas Territories James Duddridge MP. The JMC is the principal…

Caicos Pine Interpretive Trail launched in Middle Caicos

A new nature trail will be launched in Middle Caicos on December 4th. The trail, developed by the Department of Environment & Maritime Affairs (DEMA) and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a 0.45 mile long ramble, with 16 stopping points, that walks…

Procurement Contracts Training workshop hosted November 10 & 12

The Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning is hosting a Procurement Contracts Training workshop for all Contractors and Consultants. The purpose of this workshop is mainly to allow contractors and consultants to be more aware of, as well…