ADDITIONAL UK FUNDING FOR TCI SIPT COSTS

The FCO has made an additional £4.5m (c.$7.2m)contribution to the TCI Government to help meet the costs of the SIPT investigation and Civil Recovery programme for financial year 2011/12, it was announced by Minister Henry Bellingham today, Thu, 26…

PRESS STATEMENT FROM CARLOS W. SIMONS QC RE: SIPT FUNDING

I welcome the news this morning of the announcement by Minister Henry Bellingham to the UK Parliament of an additional contribution of $7.2 million by the British Government to help meet the cost of the SIPT investigation and the Civil Recovery…

24 Hour Crime Report

The following is an update from the Royal Turks & Caicos Police Force for crime in PROVO. TWO Acer laptop computers and an LG flat screen television were stolen from United Multi Cultural Institute sometime between 10pm on Monday and 8.30am on…

DIGICEL TCI CEO E. JAY SAUNDERS, TELLS LATIN AMERICAN OPERATORS WHY THEY ARE BETTER POSITIONED TO BENEFIT FROM 4G LTE

E. Jay Saunders, CEO of Digicel TCI returned home late last week from the LTE Latin America 2012 Conference, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 17-18 April 2012. At the conference, E. Jay spoke on the topic of “Leveraging the Need for…

FortisTCI Submits Annual Regulatory Filing For The Year Ended December 2011

In March 2012, FortisTCI and AEP Limited submitted their Annual Regulatory Filings for the year ended December 31, 2011 to the Electricity Commissioner including corresponding audited financial statements. FortisTCI and AEP Limited (the “Company” or…

TCHTA’s Members and Community Partner for Earth Day to make TCI SHINE!

Members of the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) and the community across Providenciales, came out on Saturday 21 April 2012 to make “TCI SHINE” in commemoration of Earth Day, which is recognized to as a day to raise awareness…

POLICE NAME DIVING VICTIM

POLICE have today named a teenage American tourist who died following a diving accident off Grand Turk, earlier this month. Bhavish Zinzuwadia, 17, a passenger on the cruise ship, Carnival Pride, lost consciousness in the water during a Carnival…

POLICE ENTER THE WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA

RTCI Police has unveiled a new tool in the fight against crime. Officers are turning to social media networks in a bid to catch criminals and engage with local residents. The police have set up Facebook and Twitter accounts and have appointed a…

FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION PUBLISHES ACTION PLAN

The Financial Services Commission is pleased to announce that following extensive consultation with the industry and other stakeholders it is today publishing its Action Plan 2012-16 outlining its core areas of activity for the next five years,…

Turks & Caicos International Flag Festival Coming

The Providenciales Flag Festival Committee is pleased to announce the 1st Turks & Caicos International Flag Festival. The festival will take place from June 1-4, 2012. The Turks & Caicos Islands is home to nationals from more than 50 countries and…