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November 18, 2011

UK GOVERNMENT TO DISCUSS NEW STRATEGY WITH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES LEADERS

  The UK Government’s new strategy for its Overseas Territories will be at the heart of…

November 18, 2011

Developing a New Pathway to TCI Status

A Public consultation on a fair and transparent process for acquisition of Turks and Caicos Islander status was launched by the TCI Government today, Thursday, 17 November 2011. The establishment of a clear pathway to TCI status  is one of the eight…

November 18, 2011

TCI TO HOST GROUNDBREAKING INFECTION CONTROL CONFERENCE

TURKS and Caicos Islands is preparing to host its biggest ever medical conference. Delegates from around the globe will flock to Provo later this year for Infection Control In Paradise. The two-day event, orgainsed by InterHealth Canada (TCI), takes…

November 18, 2011

Greek budget will ‘cut deficit’ by 2012

The new Greek government has submitted its plans for next year's budget, promising to almost halve the deficit. Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos predicted the deficit would fall from 9% of GDP this year to 5.4% in 2012 due to a write-off of debt…

November 18, 2011

Boeing sets record with $22 billion order

Emirates Airlines' position as the biggest all-time orderer of Boeing jets lasted all of four days. Boeing announced Thursday that Indonesia's Lion Air has set a record with a nearly $22 billion order of jets. The U.S. company had previously counted…

November 18, 2011

US reviving tariff on Caribbean travellers

CARIBBEAN, Canadian and Mexican travellers will now have to pay a US$5.50 tax if they enter the United States by air or sea. A US-Colombia free trade deal, passed last month, includes a clause that removes an exemption from the tariff for travellers…

November 18, 2011

Bahamas sees 40 per cent hike in visitor arrivals from Latin America

THE Bahamas saw a 40 per cent hike in visitor arrivals from Latin America for June and July, with Copa Airlines' four-weekly flights behind 98 per cent of the increase, according to statistics out of its Ministry of Tourism. Copa's Vice-President…

November 18, 2011

St Lucia, Royal Caribbean ink port deal

The St Lucia government Tuesday signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with the United States-based Royal Caribbean International to develop Port Castries into a cruise-ship destination in the southern Caribbean. The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Port…

November 17, 2011

Long Service Employees Recognised at FortisTCI’s Awards Ceremony

On Wednesday, November 09, 2011, FortisTCI honoured fifty-six…

November 17, 2011

Study suggests homicides dropping in Haiti capital

Haiti's capital has seen a significant drop in homicide rates in…