December 22, 2011
US General Suggests Longer Term Military Presence in Afghanistan
The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan has signaled that the United States could maintain a military presence in that country beyond the scheduled withdrawal of American troops in 2014. In an interview published in Thursday’s edition of the New…
December 21, 2011
Governor’s Christmas Message
H.E Governor Damian Ric Todd has released his Christmas Message, which reads:
I find it…
December 21, 2011
TCI Department alerts the public on Chicken and Cilantro Recall
TCI Environmental Health Department hereby alerts the general public that the US Food and Drug Administration has issued two recalls of contaminated chicken and cilantro respectively. Trade between the USA and Turks and Caicos Islands involving…
December 21, 2011
CFO notes a number of steps including a restructuring of the government Treasury, to ensure financial stability after the end of direct rule over the TCI by the British
It seems as if the state of the country's finances was not on as stable a footing as noted by the former Chief Finance Officer Caroline Gardner, who ended her one year assignment in the Turks and Caicos Islands sometime in August, satisfied she…
December 21, 2011
TCI National Blood Bank says thanks
As the year comes to an end, the TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS NATIONAL BLOOD BANK in the Ministry of Health is expressing its sincere thanks to all the dedicated blood donors and volunteers in the Turks & Caicos Islands. A statement from Latricia Ingham &…
December 21, 2011
Spokesman in the Governor’s Office, Mr. Neil Smith says TCIG is not subsidizing WIV
Spokesman in the Governor's Office, Mr. Neil Smith, has dispelled as mischievous rumors the notion that WIV is being subsidized by the TCIG. A press statement from Mr. Smith, noted that he has been approached twice by two separate media outlets…
December 21, 2011
24 Hour Crime Recap Providenciales
During the past twenty-four hours Police in Providenciales responded to five reports of serious crimes namely two (2) Burglaries on South Dock Rd and Kew Town; two (2) Attempted Burglaries in Juba Sound & Blue Hills and one (1) of Inflicting…
December 21, 2011
ARIANNA LIGHTS UP THE HOSPITAL
A BRIGHT festive period is guaranteed at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, thanks to little Arianna Gardiner. The eight-year-old former patient switched on the hospital's Christmas lights at a special ceremony held last week. Arianna broke her leg…
December 21, 2011
Magazine editor resigns over ‘racist’ Rihanna article
For those out there that argue that racism doesn't exist anymore, I'm here to tell you not…
December 21, 2011
Kate’s First Royal Christmas: What Will She Give the Queen?
For any newlywed, the first Christmas with the in-laws can be intense. Now imagine spending it with Queen Elizabeth. That's exactly what Kate faces when she joins husband Prince William and his family at Sandringham House, about 110 miles north of…