May 6, 2015
CONSULTATION ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RENEWAL STRATEGY
The Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services welcomed Consultant Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, former Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Bahamas, to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) April 30th – May 3rd 2015, to assist in the development of…
May 6, 2015
MAKING TCI A MORE ATTRACTIVE TOURISM DESTINATION – “STILL MORE TO BE DONE” WARNS GOVERNOR
Speaking to the Hotel and Tourism Association on Tuesday, 5 May, the Governor, Peter Beckingham, cautioned that, despite the excellent tourism figures and recent award from TripAdvisor, there was still a lot of room to make The Turks and Caicos…
May 6, 2015
Mental Health Department shares facts about Violence and Mental Illness
In light of recent media coverage which may depict persons with mental illnesses as unpredictable and dangerous, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence (DMHSD) wishes to inform the public that the vast majority of persons with…
May 6, 2015
National Health Sector Strategic Plan Consultancy, May 4th – May 8th
The Turks and Caicos Islands welcomes Dr. Ramon Figueroa, Director of the Policy Analysis and Planning Unit, Ministry of Health, Belize and previous Health Systems and Services Advisor, PAHO/WHO, Barbados. Dr. Figueroa who holds a degree in Medicine…
May 6, 2015
JAGS remembered again, 35-years after his tragic death
A moment of silence held yesterday for James Alexander George Smith McCartney, the first Chief Minister of the TCI by the party he helped to found in 1975; the People’s Democratic Movement. “On Saturday May 9th, would mark the 35th anniversary of…
May 3, 2015
Turks and Caicos post Cabinet meeting Statement
His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, chaired the 12th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, 29th April 2015, at the House of Assembly Building on Grand Turk, where among other things HE the Governor was advised to approve the Revised…
April 29, 2015
Vaccination Week in the Americas 2015
The Primary Health Care Department, Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services joins the region in celebrating Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) 2015. VWA began on May 30th, 2003 as an initiative taken by regional health authorities…
April 29, 2015
WORLD DAY FOR SAFETY & HEALTH OF WORKERS WEEK
During the week of April 26th to May 2nd, the Department of Employment Services within the Ministry of Border Control will join the rest of the world in observing World Day for Safety and Health at work and “Workers’ Day” May 1st, 2015 under the…
April 28, 2015
Minister and Permanent Secretaries for the Ministry of Education attends UWI Annual Business meeting
On invitation from the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, the Deputy Premier with responsibility for Education, Hon. Akierra Missick, and Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Cheryl Ann Jones,…
April 21, 2015
TCI is the #1 travel destination
Island-hoppers take are turning their eyes on Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos is TripAdvisor's latest pick for the world's top island. Providenciales climbed a rung from last year's No. 2 ranking among the travel review site's Travelers'…