February 11, 2013
Valentines for CIBC
CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank, the largest regional bank in the English and Dutch speaking Caribbean, has announced a special Valentine’s Day package for its customers across its 100 branches and offices. Trevor Torzsas, Managing Director of Customer…
February 11, 2013
Preparations for bi-elections
The Turks and Caicos Island’s Supervisor of Elections Mr. Dudley Lewis has advised that preparations for the by-election starts with the issue of a writ by the Governor. This happens within 35 days of receiving notice from the Judge indicating…
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…