October 29, 2012
PFAU Publishes first Political Party Donations Registers
The Integrity Commission's Political Financial Activities Unit (PFAU) has begun receiving weekly donation returns from the Political Parties who have now registered with the Commission. The weekly returns are required to be submitted to the…
October 29, 2012
Candidates’ nomination forms and declarations of eligibility published
The Supervisor of Elections Dudley Lewis has published the completed nomination and declaration forms for the candidates who have put themselves forward for the General Elections on November 9. The 37 nominees including 2 independent candidates were…
October 29, 2012
Turks & Caicos Continues Progress to March 2013 Budget Surplus
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government (TCIG) remains on course to meet is strategic objective of returning a surplus this financial year according to the administration’s report on quarter two (Q2) financial performance published today, Mon, 29…
October 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Slows US Presidential Campaign
Hurricane Sandy is playing havoc with the U.S. presidential election campaign. As the massive storm barreled toward the East Coast of the U.S., both President Barack Obama, the Democratic incumbent, and his Republican challenger, wealthy businessman…
October 29, 2012
Officials: Afghan Raid Kills Insurgents, Civilians
Afghan officials say a joint Afghan-NATO operation has killed at least four Taliban insurgents and two civilians in eastern Afghanistan. The joint raid took place Monday in the Qalai-e-Qazi area of Ghazni province. NATO said “several insurgents”…
October 29, 2012
Applications for 2013/14 Chevening Scholarships now open for TCI applicants
Applications for Chevening Scholarships, the prestigious global scholarship programme of the UK government, are now open today, 29 October 2012. RTC News learnt that the deadline for applicants from the British Overseas Territories is Mon, 1 Dec…
October 29, 2012
Death toll from Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean stands at 65
Haiti is still suffering from the impact of Hurricane sandy which hit the impoverished nation last week.Officials raised the storm-related death toll across the Caribbean to 65, with 51 of those coming in Haiti, which was pelted by three days of…
October 29, 2012
Tornado hits Bermuda
A tornado — or water spout — has hit part of Somerset village causing extensive damage. Its not yet known if the tornado is linked Hurricane Sandy — as Bermuda is still on a tropical storm warning as the hurricane Sandy whips up strong winds and…
October 29, 2012
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar expresses concern for Jamaica
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar spoke with Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller of Jamaica to convey concern, on behalf of the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, for the people of Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.The Prime Minister…
October 28, 2012
$1.7m RECONSTRUCTION OF HJ ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL TO BEGIN
For quite sometime residents of Grand Turk have been calling on H.E Governor Todd and the Interim Administration to repair the HJ Robinson high School. RTC News has learnt that a $1.7m contract to begin the construction of new classrooms, offices…