March 11, 2015
International Women’s Day 8th and 14th March, 2015
The Department of Social Development and Gender Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Home Affairs, will join the rest of the world on March 8, in celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) under the theme “Make it Happen”. International Women’s…
March 4, 2015
TCIG TAKES STEPS TOWARD DISASTER PREPAREDNESS THROUGH TSUNAMI EXERCISE
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) will join other localities in the Caribbean as a participant in a Regional Tsunami Response exercise on Wednesday 25th March 2015. Since 2011, in an effort to enhance the capacity for tsunami response, Department…
March 4, 2015
Turks and Caicos Tourist Board Announces second weekly British Airways Service
The Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board is delighted to announce that British Airways will be increasing flight services from London Gatwick to Providenciales by an additional flight per week commencing 29 October 2015. The service will operate…
March 4, 2015
TCIG Successfully Host First Youth Competition
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence (DMHSD) hosted its first annual Youth Expression: Essay, Rap and Poster competition under the theme, “Help for today, hope for tomorrow”. The event was held on Monday, March 02, 2015 at the…
March 4, 2015
MORE SUNSHINE FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS
One of the Caribbean’s top tourist destinations is set to give its residents and visitors an extra hour of sunshine each and every day of the year, it was announced today, Tuesday, 3 March 2015. When the Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) moves its…
March 3, 2015
EUROPEAN UNION CONFIRMS NEARLY $30M FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) had nearly US$30m (€25.6m) of European cash to support its education and business sectors confirmed at the EU’s recent Overseas Countries and Territories (EUOCT) event 24-26 February 2015. “We can now reveal that…
March 3, 2015
Supporters Turn Out in Their Numbers to Celebrate Industry’s Best
Supporters of the ever popular Star Awards event hosted by TCHTA came out in their numbers on Thursday February 26 to celebrate the achievements of the finest tourism, leisure and hospitality employees, businesses and partners throughout TCI. The…
March 2, 2015
TURKS AND CAICOS AND UK AGREE ISLANDS’ 2015-16 BUDGET
The Turks and Caicos and UK governments have agreed the Territory’s 2015-16 budget, it was announced today, Monday, 2 March 2015. The budgeted expenditure of US$224.7m is a 9% increase on the previous year, and proposes tax cuts, significant…
March 2, 2015
CARPHA EXPERT CONSULTATION ON CHIKUNGUNYA IN THE CARIBBEAN
Dr. Shandey Malcolm, Deputy Chief National Epidemiologist, Mr. Leroy Adams, Deputy Director of Environmental Health and Ms. Alrisa Gardiner, Senior Public Health Nurse, will be representing the Ministry of Health and Human Services at the CARPHA…
February 27, 2015
LIME aquires ISLANDCOM & strengthens its position as leading Mobile Network in the Turks & Caicos Islands
LIME TCI has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of ISLANDCOM in Turks & Caicos. The move is another signal of the company’s commitment to the continuous upgrade of its mobile and data networks, as part of the Upgrade initiative launched…