February 11, 2014
TCI Prison Service Extends Rehabilitation Initiatives with New Course
The Ministry of Environment and Home Affairs and Her Majesty’s Prison on Friday 7th February 2014 announced the completion of yet another phase of the Prison Rehabilitation Strategy when members of the staff completed victim empathy training.…
February 11, 2014
Ministry of Health Holds Awareness Session on Chikungunya Virus
The Ministry of Health and Human Services will facilitate two one-day workshops for health professionals on the Chikungunya virus on 11th and 12th February, 2014. The Ministry is taking a proactive approach to increase education and awareness about…
February 11, 2014
TCI Officers get Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Training
Director of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies Dr. Virginia Clerveaux and Hazard Mitigation Officer Ms. Rikardia Pardo are participating in an Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Assessor Training Course at offices…
February 3, 2014
DEMA SECURES GOVERNOR’S OFFICE GRANT TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR OFFICERS
The Department for the Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) has been successful in its application to the Governor’s Office for $10,000 of funding for two projects that will help build the technical capacity of DEMA officers it was confirmed…
February 2, 2014
DEPUTY SWORN IN AS ACTING GOVERNOR
His Excellency the Governor Peter Beckingham will represent the Turks and Caicos Islands at two regional events next week, 2-7 Feb 2014. He will meet with his fellow UK Overseas Territories Governors from Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin…
February 2, 2014
CABINET MEETING HELD IN THE CAPITAL ON WEDNESDAY
His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, chaired the meeting of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ (TCI) Cabinet on Wednesday, 29th January 2014 at 9am at the NJS Francis Building on Grand Turk. All Ministers were present. At this meeting…
February 2, 2014
THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND HOME AFFAIRS RESPONDS TO RUMORS
In response to recent queries by RTC News about the recruitment practise at HM Prison, The Ministry of Environment and Home Affairs and Her Majesty’s Prison Service would like the general public to know the following: The Ministry and TCIG work…
February 2, 2014
Departments of Environment and Agriculture leads TCI in Celebration of Wetlands Day 2014
This Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) and the Department of Agriculture will spearhead the commemoration of the 2014 World Wetlands Day, February 2, 2014. The international theme for the day is Wetlands and Agriculture: Partners…
February 2, 2014
THE OPPOSITION ON THE RUMORED “PAYROLL TAX”
The People Democratic Party in a release to RTC News informed us there maybe new taxes on the horizon in the form of Payroll Tax. The release reads: "Recently, there has begun a public discourse on new taxes to be implemented by the government.…
January 27, 2014
TCIG Governor & Minister of Border Control makes joint statements
TCIG met with Haitian Authorities this week in an effort to seek solutions to the uncontrolled illegal immigration from Haiti, a statement issued jointly on by His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, and the Hon., Ricardo Donhue Gardiner,…