May 2, 2022
TURKS AND CAICOS POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT
His Excellency the Governor, Nigel Dakin, chaired the 14th meeting of Cabinet on Wednesday 20th April, at the Premier's Office, in Grand Turk. All Members were present. At this meeting Cabinet approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for…
May 2, 2022
Shooting off Leeward Highway claims the Life of a Male
RTC News has learned that at about 10:34am on Saturday 30th April, the Police Control Room received several reports of gunshots being fired at a location off Leeward Highway, Providenciales. The police reported that two armed males were seen fleeing…
May 2, 2022
BA 2 Variant Identified in the Turks and Caicos Islands
On 29th April 2022, the Ministry of Health and Human Services received the results of sequencing of samples which were sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). Samples were submitted by the National Public Health Laboratory in the TCI as…
May 2, 2022
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LAUNCH FARMING IN SCHOOLS PROJECT
The Department of Education in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture has embarked on a project titled Let it Grow: Sustainability| Responsibility| Entrepreneurship| that seek to establish farms in all public and private schools in the…
May 2, 2022
Ministry of Planning to Introduce a Transport Infrastructure Master Plan
The Ministry of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development have recently announced their collaboration with UK company, Mott MacDonald Ltd to develop a Transport Infrastructure Master Plan for the Turks and Caicos Islands. The purpose of the…
May 2, 2022
DEPUTY PREMIER & PRIVATE STAKEHOLDER SHARE VIEWS ON IMF DISCUSSION OF A BROAD-BASED CONSUMPTION TAX
RTC's Damian Wilson, spoke to the Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade, Honorable Erwin Jay Saunders on Tuesday, 19th April. Hon. Saunders gave a detailed explanation of what a broad-based consumption tax is and how it would…
May 2, 2022
TCI held its first Climate Change Summit led by Hon. Connolly
This year the Ministry of Tourism and the Environment through the Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources (DECR), celebrated Earth Day with a difference with the Turks and Caicos Islands' first Climate Change Summit. The Summit, hosted at…
May 2, 2022
Hurricane Preparedness Month Campaign 2022
On May 01 2022, the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME), officially launched the 2022 Hurricane Preparedness Month Campaign at the Grand Turk Methodist Church. The sermon conducted by Rev. Claire Robinson, emphasized the need…
April 27, 2022
Police Update from Blue Hills
RTC News has learned that just after 11pm on Wednesday 27th April 2022, the Police Control Room received reports of a firearm being discharged on Blue Hills Road and soon afterwards on Bay Road, Blue Hills. Responding Officers found no evidence of…
April 25, 2022
Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease Reported in Florida
Like many territories in the region, the Turks & Caicos has received an alert from the CDC regarding an outbreak of meningitis in Florida, primarily among gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men, including those living with HIV. The number…