January 31, 2024
National Tourism Debate Competition reached a pivotal milestone
On Monday, 22 January 2024 the National Tourism Debate Competition reached a pivotal milestone as four distinguished high schools have emerged as semi-finalists, setting the stage for an epic competition scheduled to take place on Monday, February…
January 30, 2024
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS POST NSC MEETING
Her Excellency the Governor, Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, and the Hon. Premier Charles Washington Misick, co-chaired a special meeting of the Turks and Caicos Islands National Security Council (NSC) on 30 January 2024, at the Premier’s Office on…
January 30, 2024
IMF warns UK government against further tax cuts
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has "advised the UK against further tax cuts", as it launched its latest assessment of the world economy.It said preserving public services and investment implied higher spending than was reflected in the…
January 30, 2024
TCI 2023 ARRIVAL FIGURES SOLIDIFY ITS STATUS AS A PREFERRED LUXURY DESTINATION
The Turks and Caicos Islands continue to demonstrate it is a preferred luxury lifestyle destination for 2023, welcoming more than 1.5 million air arrivals and cruise visitors. Air arrivals increased in 2023 to 662,707 visitors, representing a 21.62%…
January 30, 2024
Kenyan high court blocks police deployment to Haiti
The Kenyan High Court has blocked the government’s plans to send approximately 1,000 police officers to combat gangs in Haiti. The judge asserted that the National Security Council lacks the authority to deploy police forces abroad. The judge’s…
January 30, 2024
Border Force Opens New office in North Caicos
A new, fit-for-purpose building to house the Ministry of Immigrations’ Border Force and customer service unit, was on Thursday (January 25) unveiled in Bottle Creek, North Caicos. Declaring the new location open, Minister of Immigration and Border…
January 30, 2024
Czech Republic signs a deal with the United States to purchase fighter jets….
The Czech Republic’s government signed an agreement with the United States on Monday to acquire 24 U.S. F-35 fighter jets as part of a deal worth about 150 billion Czech koruna ($6.6 billion), the biggest single purchase for the Czech military.…
January 30, 2024
CONCACAF Qualifying groups, schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2026
Groups and schedule for the first and second round matches of the CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 announced Monday: FIRST ROUND March 22, 2024 Anguilla vs Turks and Caicos Islands US Virgin Islands vs British Virgin Islands March…
January 30, 2024
Pentagon identifies Army reservists killed in drone attack on U.S. base in Jordan
The Pentagon on Monday announced the names of the three Army reservists killed in the drone attack over the weekend on a U.S. base in Jordan near the border with Syria. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh announced the names at a briefing…
January 30, 2024
Lionel Richie’s “pumped” to be a grandfather again
Lionel Richie’s daughter Sofia Richie Grainge and her husband, Elliot Grainge, recently announced they were expecting their first child, and Lionel is excited to be a grandfather again. People talked to Lionel at the premiere of the Netflix "We Are…