COLLISION LEADS TO FIREARM RECOVERY

In the early hours of Saturday morning, 18th June, about 12:37am, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) received a report of a motor vehicle collision on Millennium Highway, Blue Hills, Providenciales. The Police said that…

LAUNCH OF VICTIMS AND WITNESS SUPPORT UNIT

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in collaboration with the Criminal Justice Stakeholder’s Group (CJSG) has announced the launch of the TCI Victims and Witnesses Support Unit on Friday, June 24th, 11:00 a.m. at the Gustarvus…

CITIZEN INFLATION ADJUSTMENT STIMULUS POLICY UPDATE

The Ministry of Finance says that further review of previous Citizen Inflation Adjustment Stimulus applications that have been previously put on hold, has been granted. It also says that applicants will receive an email from noreply@gov.tc…

Day 2 of CDB Annual Meeting Activities

Day 2 of in-country activities as part of the Caribbean Development Bank’s 52ndAnnual Meeting of the Board of Governors continues today with several events.  The day’s events started this morning with an interview of African Development Bank (ADB)…

CDB’s 52nd Annual Meeting Starts Today

The on-island activities as part of the final leg of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 52nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors here in the Turks & Caicos Islands begun this morning, with some 200 delegates meeting at the Shore Club in…

Crime on the Rise in TCI

From April 2021 to March 2022, overall crime in the country rose by 10%, says Commissioner of Police, Trevor Botting, in releasing some of the latest crime stats today.  The figures show that crime increased by an additional 157, for a total of 1738…

National Internship and Apprenticeship Programme to be Launched

The Ministry of Education, Labour, Employment and Customer Services is launching its pilot National Internship and Apprenticeship Programme for all Turks and Caicos Islands tertiary students studying locally or abroad. The ministry says that the aim…

TURKS AND CAICOS 17th POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT

His Excellency the Governor, Nigel Dakin, chaired the 16th meeting of Cabinet on Wednesday 25 May 2022 at the Premier’s Office in Providenciales. In that meeting, All Members were present to discuss and approve matters pertaining to growth and…

High-Level Delegation arrives in Turks and Caicos for CDB Annual Meeting

It is anticipated that over 200 delegates, including country Leaders, Government Ministers from the Caribbean Development Bank's borrowing and non-borrowing member countries and a delegation from the African Development Bank, are arriving in the…

PLANNING DEPARTMENT MAKES PUBLIC APPEAL

As the TCI and the region are now in the midst of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the Department of Planning is advising the public to make all necessary hurricane preparation around properties and construction sites. The department is…