December 19, 2013
Crime & Incident Reports for December 17th & 18th, 2013
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a number of incidents reported between Tuesday December 17, 2013 and Wednesday December 18, 2013 within the districts of Providenciales, including: • (5) Burglary: Initial…
December 19, 2013
TCIG Appoints New EMS Director
The Ministry of Health and Human Services in a release to RTC News told our reporter that Mr. Patrick Riel is no longer employed of Turks and Caicos Islands Government (TCIG) as Director of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). No reasons were given…
December 19, 2013
Mosquito-borne chikungunya virus detected in the Caribbean island of St Martin
On 12th December 2013, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) received notification of ten confirmed cases of locally acquired chikungunya virus infection on the French side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. Since four additional…
December 12, 2013
Cabinet Statement 11th December 2013
His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, chaired the 26th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday 11th December 2013 at the House of Assembly Building on Grand Turk. All Ministers were present. At this meeting Cabinet: • Considered a…
December 12, 2013
RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO BE PART OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION
On Saturday, December 07, 2013 volunteers proved that "Clean is Cool" when they participated in the TCHTA's 5th annual TCI Shines clean-up campaign. Collecting approximately 180 bags of garbage volunteers not only played their part to ensure…
December 12, 2013
Blue Haven Grand Opening Weekend
The Blue Haven Resort and Marina had a successful opening celebrating the Resorts a three-day community festival that started from December 6 - 8. Blue Haven hosted a wide array of events featuring live music, DJs and dancing, pig roasts, BBQs and…
December 12, 2013
LIME JOINS ANTI-CORRUPTION GROUP
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), the parent company of LIME, has joined Transparency International’s (TI) Business Integrity Forum, a group of companies committed to ensuring that their operations and business dealings are corruption free.…
December 12, 2013
Government wants to promote local and manufacturing in the TCI
A recently convened meeting of senior Government Officials from the Office of the Premier, Ministry of Finance and other Government Departments with local manufacturing stakeholders has been lauded as a significant step forward in deepening…
December 6, 2013
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION ON MANDELA’S PASSING
Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson issued a release to the media on Friday after the passing of South African Leader, Nelson Mandela. In her release she states that Thursday, December 5th 2013 will be remembered as the day…
December 6, 2013
42-year-old McAllen Bright of Kew Town, Providenciales charged
After an in-depth investigation by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF), the charges of Burglary, Theft and Handling Stolen Goods have been laid against 42-year-old McAllen Bright of Kew Town, Providenciales. The charges are…