February 11, 2013
Crown Land in the TCI
The Government has resumed its allocation of Crown Land for residential purposes - effective from today. The Lands Division in the Attorney General’s Chambers announced its resumption alongside a call from the Crown Land Unit for applications to…
February 11, 2013
Misick released on bail
First, a statement issued this morning by the Governor’s Office in relation to the former Premier Michael Misick. He is in prison in Brazil pending the outcome of extradition proceedings instigated by the British Government in association with TCIG.…
February 11, 2013
Jonathan Gardiner describes TCI’s Judicial system
Jonathan Gardiner, a well known churchman in the TCI, has today described the TCI’s judicial system as ‘shambolic’ and says it has recently provoked an onslaught of public criticism. Most of the criticism was long overdue, fair and reasonable says…
February 11, 2013
LIME’S CEO is stepping down
Telecommunications Company LIME has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, David Shaw is stepping down after four years leading the company. Mr Shaw, who has overseen the transformation of LIME, will remain with the business for the next six…
February 4, 2013
TCI ELECTORAL LIST
Turks and Caicos Islanders will be given the opportunity to view the 2013 Preliminary Electors list from Friday 1ST February. The Supervisor of Elections Dudley Lewis will post the Preliminary List of voters at sixty three locations across the…
February 3, 2013
The TCI awaits Governors response to VAT Repeal
With the elected Government and the Opposition having spoken and voted on the issue of Value Added Tax earlier Friday February 1st 2013, all eyes are on His Excellency the Governor, Ric Todd for his response to the vote to kill off the 2012 VAT…
February 3, 2013
VAT Repeal in the TCI
The Assembly has voted by 16 votes to two to repeal the Interim Administration’s 2012 Value Added Tax Ordinance following an eight-hour debate in the House today. However, that may not be the end of VAT in the TCI. Local leaders on Friday have…
February 3, 2013
House of Assembly on VAT
Moves by the elected Government and the Opposition to vote for the repeal the Interim Administration’s TCI Value Added Tax Ordinance of 2012 have dominated Friday’s meeting of the House of Assembly on Grand Turk. Both the Premier, the Honorable…
February 3, 2013
Plant pest surveillance programme begin on Grand Turk and North Caicos
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government, Plant Health Services Unit commenced its Fruit Fly Surveillance Programme in Grand Turk on January 29, 2013. The programme has been initiated to among other things protect the country’s domestic crop…
February 3, 2013
Advocates Legal Group attacked Attorney General Huw Shepheard
A group of TCI lawyers calling itself Advocates Legal Group has today attacked Attorney General Huw Shepheard for issuing a warning last week which they claim amounted to intimidation and threats to freedom of speech. The Attorney General spoke of…