POLICE NAMES VICTIM FROM BOATING ACCIDENT

RTCI Police today named the man who died after being struck by a boat in Provo at the weekend. Tourist, Mark Wiley Lane, 44, of New York, USA, was rushed to hospital by ambulance following the incident, which happened in the sea off the beach…

Weekend Crime Report

POLICE are investigating a break-in at Parker’s Variety store in Bay Road, which happened sometime between 4.35pm on Thursday March 22 and 7.45am the next day.   VANDALS damaged the front windshield of a blue Toyota Camry which was parked outside…

Solid Waste Project to commence

TCI Government has launched an important environmental initiative by signing a contract with Turks and Caicos Environmental Management, Ltd. (TCEM) to clean up the waste disposal sites on Providenciales and Grand Turk and to assume management of…

STREET LIGHTS SWITCHED ON BY INTERIM ADMINISTRATION AND FORTIS TCI

In a joint release by Fortis TCI & TCIG, Acting Governor Patrick Boyle announced today that a new agreement between the Interim Administration and FortisTCI has been reached permitting the restoration of broken street lights throughout…

GOVERNOR DECLARES ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY TO MARK JUBILEE

HE Governor Todd this morning has released that their will be an additional holiday in the Turks & Caicos Islands. As part of the Turks and Caicos Islands celebrations of Her Majesty the Queens’s Diamond Jubilee, an additional public holiday has…

POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATION AFTER BOATING DEATH

RTCI Police are investigating the death of a man following a boating incident off the beach, close to the Windsong Resort in Provo today (Saturday March 24). The investigation involves officers from CID and the Marine Branch, along with officials…

Kiwanis launches fundraising initiative

The Kiwanis Club of Grand Turk with its Sponsored Youth Program, The Builders Club of HJ Robinson High School joins with representatives from other Civic Organisations to launch the fundraising initiative for the community Christmas Tree today at…

Carlos Simons responds to AG

In a follow up to a release sent to RTC News by AG Huw Sheppard, PNP has responded with the following: Today the Attorney General issued a press statement regarding proceedings issued in his name on behalf of TCIG against the Progressive National…

CRIME REPORT FROM THE TCI

In the recent crime report provided to RTC News by the Royal Turks & Caicos Police Force. IN NORTH CAICOS:   A MAN was arrested in North Caicos on suspicion of burglary and rape, yesterday.   IN GRAND TURK:   THIEVES made off with two computer…

Attorney General v Progressive National Party: commencement of proceedings

RTC News received the following from the AG's Chambers On 13 March 2012. The statement reads, the Turks & Caicos Islands Government served civil proceedings on the Progressive National Party seeking the recovery of the land upon which the PNP…