Public Health Emergency of International Concern on the Ebola Virus

On August 6-7th 2014, the Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting regarding the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West and Central Africa. As a result of this meeting, the Ebola virus disease has been deemed…

THE PDM FINDS PASSPORT CHANGES REGRESSIVE AND CALLS OUT GOVERNMENT ON ISSUE

The PDM has issued a release to RTC News, when they first learned of the UK’s intention to issue passports for the Turks and Caicos Islands sometime last year during a Meeting of the Appropriations Committee, when the Permanent Secretary for Border…

TCI pledges further focus on economy following full credit report

The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands has pledged to further improve the islands’ economic prospects and attract new investment following the publication of Standard and Poor’s detailed ratings analysis.  Published by the ratings agency…

FINAL ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA-ALERT#19

…All TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE WAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CACIOS ISLANDS…   AT 5:00 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 73.2 DEGREES WEST…

ALERT #18 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 3:00 PM EDT

…TROPICAL STORM WATCH WAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS …   A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, RAGGED ISLAND,…

ALERT #17 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA

…TROPICAL STORM WATCH WAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS …   A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, RAGGED ISLAND,…

ALERT #16 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA AS IT NEARS TCI

…BERTHA IS NEAR  THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS … A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, RAGGED ISLAND, MAYAGUANA AND INAGUA. A…

ALERT #15 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ISSUED AT 6AM

…BERTHA IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND TOWARD THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS…

ALERT #14 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ISSUED SUNDAY 03RD AUGUST, 2014.

  …BERTHA REMAINS DISORGANIZED AS SHE APPROACHES TURKS AND CAICOS AND THE SE BAHAMAS   A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY,…

Tropical Wind Speeds Captured by Met Office for TCI

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ADVISE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW IN REGARD TO THE BEGINNING AND ENDING TIME OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FOR TCI       ISLANDS   TROPICAL STORM FORCE  WINDS BEGIN TIME END TIME……