March 18, 2013
Premier’s World Kidney Day Message 2013
Leading doctors and campaigners all across the world today called for action to address acute kidney injury (AKI), as new estimates show that death rates from AKI, are over 100 times than those caused by MRSA, one of the best known super bugs.…
March 18, 2013
Gaming industry under threat
The gaming industry of the Turks and Caicos Islands is under severe threat. That revelation was made by the Finance Minister Hon C. Washington Missick in response to a question at Thursday’s sitting of the House of Assembly meeting on Government’s…
March 18, 2013
Tourist Board has announced 21st annual kite flying competition for Easter Weekend
The Tourist Board has announced that the 21st annual kite flying competition will be held during Easter Weekend on Providenciales, Grand Turk, North Caicos and South Caicos. On North Caicos, the event will be held at Horse Stable Beach on Saturday,…
February 27, 2013
VAT Not to be Implemented in Turks and Caicos at This Time
FCO Minister, Mark Simmonds, responded to Premier the Hon Dr Rufus Ewing yesterday evening in relations to a letter from the Premier dated 29 January 2013 which raised a number of concerns about the proposed implementation of VAT in the TCI from 1…
February 26, 2013
Integrity Commission issues Guidance
The Integrity Commission has announced it has prepared and issued guidance notes for registered political parties and candidates taking part in the by-election on the 22nd of March for Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill, Electoral District 7. The…
February 26, 2013
Rotary Club moves ahead in TCI
Providenciales Rotary Club of reports it has had a busy month. Various projects are in the pipeline or completed. The eye glass project is underway with 102 students to be tested on Wednesday, March 20th, at the IanthePratt Primary School. Eleven…
February 22, 2013
Digicel & IslandCom moves ahead with LTE
The TCI Telecommunications Commission has awarded the two available licences on the 700 MegaHertz spectrum to Digicel and Islandcom. The Commission says that due to its technical characteristics, the 700 MegaHertz spectrum is ideally suited for…
February 22, 2013
Ten Percent Returns for Civil Servants
The Government has confirmed that Public Servants and members of the Police Force will get the reinstatement of the 10 per cent salary in their pay packets at the end of the month. It takes effect on February 1st and will be paid to those eligible…
February 22, 2013
RFA Wave Ruler stops in the TCI
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February 22, 2013
Attorney General Huw Shepheard made no reference in his statement
The Attorney General Huw Shepheard made no reference in a statement today to last week’s call by the Premier, the Honorable Doctor Rufus Ewing, for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to recall him, the Governor His Excellency Ric Todd, and the…