Legal Year begins in the TCI

Tuesday morning, His Excellency Governor Nigel Dakin, Premier Hon. Charles Washington Missick, members of the cabinet, government officials, members of the legal profession, and other key stakeholders joined together at St. Monica’s Anglican Church…

Power theft incident causes pole fire

FortisTCI is investigating a case of attempted power theft in the vicinity of Caicos Lodge near Leeward Highway, Providenciales, that occurred on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, and caused an electrical pole to erupt in flames. Evidence of a tool kit…

Changes to Cabinet Minister Profiles and Executive Changes

On December 30th, 2022, changes have been made to the ministerial profiles and executive re-assignments of members in the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. The Departments of Labour, Customer Services and Employment Services (formerly under…

Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at his home in the Vatican at 95, Vatican officials announced. “With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further…

His Excellency Presents 10 Children with British overseas territories Citizenship

His Excellency the Governor, Nigel Dakin last week presented 10 children with British Overseas Territories Citizenship, who have spent their last few years or most of their life at the Provo Children’s Home. Along with Permanent Secretaries, Althea…

Police gets new gear & receives awards

Fighting crime on the island of Grand Turk has been somewhat difficult without the proper resources... That battle is now over yesterday December 15th, Three brand new, fully equipped Dodge Sports Utility Vehicles were handed over to officers of the…

TURKS AND CAICOS POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT

Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams, chaired the 33rd meeting of Cabinet on Friday 9 December 2022 at the Premier’s Office on Providenciales. All Members were present, with the exception of the Hon Minister for Health. At this meeting…

Cabinet approves the extension of the exemption for breadbasket Items

On the November 30th 2022 sitting of Cabinet, the Misick led Government approved the extension of the exemption for breadbasket Items which was first granted in August 2022 as a relief measure to assist in alleviation of cost of living. The…

DECR advises locals & tourist during whale watching season

As the migrating Humpback whales begin to grace our shores once again, the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources would like to appeal to all whale watching enterprises to carefully consider best practices when enjoying and sharing…

Turks and Caicos Islands Community College celebrates 27th annual graduation

The Turks and Caicos Islands Community College celebrated its 27th annual graduation ceremony under the Theme “Resilience towards the Changing World of Work through Sustainable, Innovative and Quality Education and Training”. Nine students made it…