April 5, 2013
The TCI to observe the month of April as Child Abuse and Prevention month
The Department of Social Development and Gender Affairs, will be observing the month of April as Child Abuse and Prevention month in the TCI. In observance of the month, a number of activities will be taking place throughout the islands. Ms. Tiffany…
April 5, 2013
Four persons appeared in court charged for Aggravated Burglary
Four persons appeared in court on (Thursday April 4th) in relation to the Aggravated Burglary which occurred on Wednesday 27th, March 2013, which involved a vacationing family. It has been reported that 4 individuals entered a residence, occupied…
April 3, 2013
3 of the Cuban detainees among those granted political asylum in the TCI
The Minister responsible for Immigration, Border Control and Labor Hon. Ricardo Don-Hue Gardiner, has given the assurance that the granting of political asylum to three of the illegal Cuban detainees in Providenciales, is not as a result of the…
April 3, 2013
New District Constables Sworn-in
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force has been strengthened yet again with another batch of District Constables. The seven new District Constables who were sworn in today Tuesday at the Stanley Williams Training Centre in Providenciales by…
April 3, 2013
Men charged for Aggravated Burglary
A teenager is among three persons up on charges related to burglary. Police at the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police in Providenciales on Monday 01st April charged three (3) men ages 17, 21 and 38 respectively for Aggravated Burglary and…
April 3, 2013
PAHO/WHO launches its first photography and video contest on complementary child feeding
The best photographs and videos that illustrate complementary child feeding among children 6 months to 2 years in the Americas will be awarded by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in the first ProPAN…
April 3, 2013
Nose gear collapses when small plane lands
The Sun Sentinel of Miami Florida is reporting that the nose gear on a twin-engine plane collapsed when it landed at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport on Monday. According to US Federal Aviation Administration officials, only the pilot was aboard…
April 3, 2013
Premier Ewing has shuffled his Cabinet
Premier Hon Dr. Rufus Ewing has shuffled around his cabinet a bit. One such change ids the Ministry of Tourism which will no longer be headed by Hon C. Washington Missick, but will now be headed by the Premier himself. Health now becomes Hon.…
April 1, 2013
Husband & Wife found guilty of corruption
Assistant Collector of Customs, Sonji Williams and her husband Oliver Williams, were found guilty of corruption in the Grand Turk Magistrates Court today. Both defendants were fined $5,000 each and sentenced to a 12-month suspended sentence. Both…
April 1, 2013
Lobster season closes in April
The Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs is reminding all fishing interests that the 2012-2013 Lobster Season will close at midnight on Sunday April 14th. The Fisheries Protection Ordinance 2009 provides for a close season on lobster…