21-year-old charged in Handling Stolen Goods investigation

After through investigations, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force have laid the charge of Handling Stolen Goods against 21-year-old Anthony Clarke of Grand Turk.  The charge stems from a report made on Wednesday November 06, 2013. Clarke…

TCIG Partners with ECLAC to Promote Campaign To Eliminate Violence Against Women

The Department of Social Development and Gender Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Home Affairs has embarked on a campaign to bring awareness to violence against women and the Convention for the Elimination of all Forms of Violence against Women…

Ministry Resumes Production of Passports

The Ministry of Border Control and Labour would like to advise the public that the technical difficulties experienced with the passport server last week had been resolved. The system is now fully functional and passports are being produced as…

TCI Passports on hold

The Ministry of Border Control and Labour has advised that it is currently experiencing technical difficulties and is therefore unable to produce Turks and Caicos Islands Passports at this time.   The Ministry is working with the Government’s…

Opposition Leader cries out for help RE:11 year old Juvenile

In an urgent plea to the public, Opposition Leader Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson asks for help with a juvenile in prison.   In the release to RTC News, Mrs. Robinson states:   ‘Yesterday we were deeply disturbed and outraged at the fact that a child…

MOHHS issues advisory to public on sale of OxyElite Pro

The Ministry of Health and Human Services (MOHHS) has issued an advisory to merchants and the public to immediately discontinue the sale, distribution and use of the dietary supplement: OxyElite Pro or VERSA-1. This comes as the United States Food…

NHIP & NIB merge collection forces

Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the way for the Minister of Health and Human Services Hon. Porsha Stubbs-Smith and the Minister of Finance Hon. C. Washington Missick to develop a process to merge the compliance and collection functions of NHIP and NIB…

Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation awareness campaign now on

The Energy and Utilities Department of the Ministry of Government Support Services this week launched its Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation awareness campaign under the theme “Smart Choices Today for a Sustainable Energy Tomorrow-Be Energy…

GOVERNOR HEADS TO UK TO DISCUSS GROWTH AND PROSPERITY

The Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) will depart for London ahead of one on the most important Overseas Territories (OTs) events of the year today, Wednesday, 20 November 2013.  His Excellency Governor Peter Beckingham will take part…

Air Turks & Caicos Changes name.

Air Turks & Caicos, the national airline of Turks & Caicos Islands announced at a press conference the changing of its name to Inter Caribbean Airways.  The "Inter Caribbean" name was chosen to reflect the greater Pan-Caribbean expansion of…