July 5, 2015
Blue Hills Residents vents frustration at PDM Meeting to MP
Blue Hills residents turned out in numbers to express their concerns over issues direct them. At the top of the agenda was the escalation of crime in their community, the lack of activities for the youth, by the lack of acThey are calling on the…
July 5, 2015
PDM CELEBRATES WITH TCI TRAILBLAZERS
The PDM wishes through this medium to celebrate with and invite the country to celebrate its very own who this week were announced as trailblazers changing the course of history in the field in which they serve. Mrs Delleriece Hall was this week…
June 23, 2015
Fatal shooting claims the life of a young man on Bible Street, Providenciales
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) have launched an investigation after a man was found on a roadway and later died, in Blue Hills yesterday morning. At approximately 12:06AM (Sunday, 21 June 2015), officers attached to The…
June 23, 2015
The Turks and Caicos Islands is one of fourteen Caribbean countries among 30 territories blacklisted by the European Union
The Turks and Caicos Islands is one of fourteen Caribbean countries among 30 territories blacklisted by the European Union (EU) as the world’s worst tax havens. The list published by the EU on Wednesday, also includes Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,…
June 22, 2015
TCI Cabinet Meeting for June 2015
His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, chaired the 16th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday 17 June 2015 at the NJS Francis Building on Grand Turk. All Minister were present. At this meeting Cabinet: · Received a presentation from…
June 22, 2015
Turks and Caicos Islands latest FSAP experience is discussed in Caribbean Forum
The Caribbean Association of Insurance Regulators (CAIR) in conjunction with the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) organized a two day Conference and Meeting on June 10-12 in Trinidad and Tobago ,under the theme “Regional…
June 22, 2015
David Smith to challenge extradition ruling
Convicted Ponzi schemer David Smith is to challenge a ruling by a Turks and Caicos magistrate that he be extradited to the United States to serve time. Douglas Leys, QC, of the firm Leys Smith, told the Jamaica Observer that the ruling delivered by…
June 17, 2015
EDUCATION MINISTRY REVEALS GSAT TOP PERFORMERS
The Ministry of Education is pleased to advise that 445 students across the country, representing 21 primary schools, wrote the GSAT on May 27 and 28, 2015. Of the 445 students, 321 students scored a passing average of 50% or higher. The overall…
June 10, 2015
Caribbean at risk of not meeting goal of reducing deaths from NCDs
Based on current trends, and despite measures implemented to reduce the impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and address their risk factors, Caribbean countries will not meet the goal of reducing NCD deaths by 25 per cent in another 10 years,…
June 10, 2015
ARRANGEMENTS CONFIRMED FOR QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PARADE
The Turks and Caicos Islands will join sister Commonwealth nations around the world in celebrating Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday on Monday, 15 June 2015. The occasion will focus on the nation’s capital, Grand Turk, where the annual Queen’s…