TURKS AND CAICOS POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT

His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, chaired the meeting of the Cabinet at the Hilly Ewing Building, in Providenciales, yesterday Wednesday, 4th June 2014 where all Ministers were present.  At this meeting Cabinet: Advised the Governor to…

WIV CEO addresses problems with service

WIV’s CEO, E. Jay Saunders, says WIV is working feverishly to address the issues and to improve upon the Customer Service Experience. In a release to RTC News, the CEO said: As part of its commitment to delivering unmatched cable TV and broadband…

Miss Teen Turks and Caicos Beauty Pageant

Another beauty pageant is on the horizon for the Turks and Caicos Islands. It’s the 1st Annual Miss Teen Turks and Caicos Beauty Pageant. The Miss Teen Turks and Caicos Organization (MTTCO) in collaboration with the Department of Youth Affairs…

The PDM is calling on the Governor to act now to stop the unlawful acts of the Government

The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) has expressed outrage at the way the Government has dealt with the matter of the Business License fees and is calling on the Governor to intervene and stop the unlawful acts of the Government.  “Firstly, its…

Ministry Responds to Oseta Jolly Primary School Demonstration

The poor condition of one of the primary schools on Providenciales caught media attention as kids picketed against the uncleanly condition of their classrooms. The kindergarten section of the Oseta Jolly Primary School was reportedly not cleaned for…

Girls’ Empowerment Day at H.J. Robinson High

Following on from a highly successful ‘Boys Day Out’ in January of this year, the H.J. Robinson High School, through its Guidance Unit, today hosted a school day, exclusively for Girls, the first Girls’ Empowerment Day, under the theme “Cupcakes and…

Minister of Health Attends Seminar on Autism

Minister of Health and Human Services Hon. Porsha Stubbs-Smith is currently in Lake Placid, New York, where she’s attending the four-day Can/Am Expertise Exchange 2014, being hosted by the One World Foundation under the theme, “Autism: A New…

World No Tobacco Day celebrated in the TCI

The Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, Ministry of Health and Human Services joins the rest of the world in celebration of World No Tobacco Day on Saturday, May 31, 2014 under the theme "Raise Taxes on Tobacco"   The Department is…

Department of Education’s policy review of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) guidelines

Over 400 students from Primary schools throughout the islands anxiously sat off this morning to begin day one of their GSAT examinations. The Grade Six Achievement Test is a pre-requisite to determining whether those students have the ability to…

Deputy Governor’s Public Sector Spotlight for MAY – TCIG Treasury

“Although widely viewed simply as the department solely for the processing of payments, there is much, much more to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government Treasury,” said Anya Williams, Deputy Governor and head of the Turks and Caicos Islands’…