TCI ELECTED CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF PROBATION AND PAROLE
The Turks and Caicos Islands has been elected as the new Chair of the Caribbean Association of Probation and Parole (CAPP), following the Association’s 2nd Annual Conference held in Saint Lucia on September 4–6, 2025. Director of Rehabilitation and…
Federal government shuts down after Senate fails to pass funding measures
Both Republican and Democratic proposals that would have funded the government past Tuesday failed in the Senate during the eleventh hour, effectively shutting down the government at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday. The federal government ran out of money…
Jane Goodall, famed primatologist, anthropologist and conservationist, dead at 91
Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91 years old. "The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs opposes request from ‘Mia’ to give victim impact statement
Sean "Diddy" Combs is opposing a prosecution request to allow his former assistant -- who testified under the pseudonym "Mia" -- to deliver a victim impact statement at his sentencing hearing on Friday. "Simply, she is not a victim of anything,"…
Enforcement Operation Conducted in Kew Town
A joint enforcement operation, comprising teams from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Tactical Unit, Drone Support, TCI Regiment, and TCI Border Force, was conducted this morning in Kew Town. The patrols were conducted at informal…
TCI Welcomes Frontier Airlines Again
Frontier Airlines has officially announced plans for a non-stop weekly flight from the world's busiest airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International to the Howard Hamilton International Airport in Providenciales. Josh Flyr Vice President of…
3-DAY PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST- MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH 2025
https://www.rtc89fm.com/wp-content/uploads/TCI-Weather-Sept-29-2025.mp3 GENERAL SITUATION: Generally fair conditions will prevail across the islands today, with the chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm activity developing later. WEATHER:…
HON. JUSTICE TUNDE ADEMOLA BAKRE Appointed as Judge in Grand Turk
Her Excellency, the Governor, Ms. Dileeni Daniel Selvaratnam, acting on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission in accordance with section 87(1)(a) of the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (as amended) has appointed The Hon. Justice Tunde…
GM job cuts loom in Oshawa
General Motors announced that they would lay off about 750 workers earlier in May 2025 at its Oshawa Assembly plant, as they made changes to shifts due to U.S. tariffs, according to the president of the union representing the workers. The plant,…
Hon. Alden C. Durham passes away
Hon. Alden C. Durham served with distinction as the Minister of Works, (as it was then called) in the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. His tenure was marked by a strong commitment to infrastructure development, public works modernization, and…