February 17, 2012
PADGETT DUE TO RETURN TO TCI
Richard Padgett, a property developer and best known for his involvement in the Third Turtle project in Providenciales, is due back in court in April. Padgett was one of the first individuals to be charged by the SIPT and his attorneys confirm that…
February 17, 2012
AG AND THE BILL
The integrity commission bill was a hot button issue as it revealed yesterday who should under law be able to make declarations and as Attorney General Hue Shepheard explained on the Governor is exempt, thus meaning himself and the CEO of the TCI…
February 13, 2012
Update of PRC Backlog and Delayed Caseworking for new BOTC Naturalisation and Registration Applications
The general public will recall that the Ministry of Border Control and Labour temporarily suspended the receipt and processing of all new applications for Permanent Resident Certificates on February 26, 2010. The Ministry is pleased to confirm that…
February 13, 2012
LOCAL CEO CALLED TO REGIONAL BOARD
Digicel TCI CEO E. Jay Saunders has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organization (CANTO) at its recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) in St. Maarten. Under the theme “Accelerating the…
February 13, 2012
Turks and Caicos Tourism Arrivals Highlights Growth
The Turks and Caicos Islands tourism arrivals for 2011 surpassed the 1 million mark and grew to an all time high in the country’s history. Since the destination has begun keeping records of tourism arrivals from the 1980’s, the Turks and Caicos have…
February 13, 2012
Lime has given the gift of magic to the TCI.
In release sent to RTC News Lime is offering to help its local and faithful customers to help cope with the harsh economic times, LIME has introduced an offer that magically extends the talk time for participating customers. Magic Minutes, as the…
February 13, 2012
AG Cleared
Police Commissioner Colin Farquhar said Feb. 8 that he has closed the file on assault allegations against the attorney general by a staff member in November. Attorney General Huw Shepheard had been accused of assault by one of his senior staff…
February 8, 2012
PIPER charged by SIPT
Former Minister of Natural Resources McAllister Hanchell was earlier today interviewed by members of the SIPT team in Providenciales and charged on grounds which are still unknown to this radio station at this time. Hanchell in a statement to RTC…
February 8, 2012
SIPT hearings now on March 9th
The Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) eagerly awaited hearings into alleged wrongdoings by members of the Turks and Caicos Community have been postponed until next month. RTC has been made aware that defence lawyers have requested…
February 8, 2012
Lord Ashcroft’s Caribbean bank asked to hand over documents
An insolvency practitioner appointed by the British Virgin Islands courts to trace the assets of Oxford Ventures Limited has been granted powers to request information from the British Caribbean Bank (BCB), an Ashcroft business based in the Turks…