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…

Government receives €1.4M European Union grant for project – Transitioning Towards Green Energy in the Turks and Caicos

The EU-funded RESEMBID project - “Transitioning Towards Green Energy in the Turks and Caicos Islands” - will officially launch on November 29, 2022. Implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Transportation, Broadcasting, Energy and Utilities and…

Traffic Death in Providenciales this past weekend

A taxi driver is now dead after suffering a medical emergency while transporting guests to the airport on Saturday morning…  Initial calls to the police control room around 10:06am, stated that a vehicular accident had occurred on the Leeward…

TCI Youth Parliament Members Attend Caribbean Youth Parliament

Two members of TCI’s Youth Parliament are in Trinidad and Tobago for the 11th sitting of the Caribbean Youth Parliament from November 20th through 24th. The 11th Commonwealth Youth Parliament will bring together 58 young people, aged 18 to 29 from…

Record Number of Tourism Employees Complete CHTAEF Training Program

415 hospitality and tourism employees across the TCI completed a 24 day intensive training programme with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation. The foundation in partnership with the Turks and Caicos Islands Hotel and…