January 22, 2013
CFO fires back at PDM Leader
Hugh McGarel-Groves, the Government’s Chief Financial Officer has made a point by point response to last week’s publication of the PDM Opposition Party’s position on Value Added Tax. He refutes it will increase the cost of living in the Turks and…
January 22, 2013
Dema hosts seminars
The Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs will this week host a series of seminars aimed at stakeholders in the TCI water sport industry. The meetings are intended to assess the current economic challenges facing the industry and to…
January 22, 2013
Michael Misick row with British & TCIG Government
The row between the family of the former premier, Michael Misick, and the British and TCIG Governments - over his detention in a Brazilian jail - has continued this week. The family has restated it believes there are flaws in the legality of the…
January 22, 2013
Vat Preparations for TCI
The Governor’s Office said tonight that preparations for the introduction of Value Added Tax were continuing at full speed in line with British Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds’ letter to the Premier, the Honorable Dr Rufus Ewing, on 14th…
January 15, 2013
NEW PERMANENT SECRETARY APPOINTED AT TCIG MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Cheryl-Ann Jones has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education in the Turks and Caicos Island Government (TCIG) by His Excellency, Governor Ric Todd, yesterday, Mon, 14 Jan 2013. Her appointment follows a…
January 15, 2013
Education Minister continues Tour of Schools
Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture Hon. Akierra Missick along with officials from the Ministry of Education continued their tour of the Nation's Schools last week. On Tuesday January 8, 2013, the Minister along with The Acting…
January 15, 2013
More petty robberies attacks the police in the TCI
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January 15, 2013
Premier Ewing on Official Tour of Turks and Caicos Islands
Premier Hon Rufus Ewing commenced his official tour of the Turks and Caicos Islands Monday January 14, 2013, the first since being elected on November 8, 2012. The tour began on Grand Turk and will end on Salt Cay on Monday January 21, 2013.…
January 15, 2013
TCIG Promotes Job Estimation Training for Small Contractors
The Ministries of Government Support Services and Border Control and Labour are partnering with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in a bold initiative to promote national skill development among contractors within the Turks and Caicos Islands.…
January 11, 2013
UK requests extradition of Misick
The United Kingdom has made a request for the extradition of former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick who is being held in a Brazilian jail following after his December arrest in the South American nation on an international warrant. Under an…