Funeral Held for Slain Pakistani Politician

  Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of a Pakistani politician shot dead in Karachi.   Zahra Shahid Hussain was killed late Saturday after being approached by two unknown gunmen outside her home in Karachi.   Pakistani politician and…

Governor to attend leadership event in London

  His Excellency Governor Ric Todd leaves the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to take part in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) annual leadership event today, Friday, 10 May 2013.   Todd will attend this event, which will take place in London…

AG CHAMBERS’ LAND DIVISION CONDUCTS LANDS ADMINISTRATION TRAINING PROGRAMME

Seventeen members of staff within the Land Registry, Crown Land Unit and The Survey & Mapping Department were today May 10, 2013 presented with Certificates of Participation after having successfully completed the first ever local Training in…

Senior manager appointed to establish Office of the Premier and Tourism

The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Office of the Premier and Ministry of Tourism is to be strengthened by the appointment of Permanent Secretary (PS) Wesley Clerveaux to oversee and develop its portfolio it was announced today, Friday, 10 May 2013.…

Senior personnel changes in the Governor’s Office

Former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Government Chief Executive Patrick Boyle has been appointed the Director of Reform and Strategy in the Governor’s Office with effect from 1 July, it was announced today, Friday 10 May 2013.  Boyle takes over the…

RBC ROYAL BANK LAUNCHES RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CAMPAIGN

RBC Royal Bank this week launched an exciting mortgage campaign designed to highlight the Bank’s local mortgage expertise and reinforce RBC’s position as a trusted partner for people in the market for a new home. The campaign tagline: - ‘We will…

Red Cross Visits Schools

The TCI Red Cross President & her team visited the schools in Grand Turk during their morning devotions. The volunteers spoke to the students on the role of the Red Cross and how the organization was formed and how they could assist the…

Appeal Court finds in Turks and Caicos Islands Government’s favour in Trade Winds case.

The Court of Appeal has today found in TCI Government’s favour, sending Trade Winds’ Court claim to be decided in arbitration. The judgment overturns Judge Ramsey Hale’s earlier decision that the claim which had been brought against the Government…

Biden to meet with Caricom leaders

United States Vice President Joe Biden is due here for talks with Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders as part of a three-nation tour in May.   "The vice-president's visit will take place during the week commencing May 27, 2013 when he will also…

US, UK & Australia share info to combat tax evasion

The tax administrations from the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom announced today a plan to share tax information involving a multitude of trusts and companies holding assets on behalf of residents in jurisdictions throughout the…