April 5, 2019
PREMIER ROBINSON ANNOUNCES SHUFFLE OF CABINET
Premier of the Turks & Caicos, the Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson has ended the speculations long ongoing as to the Ministers that will be changing portfolio. In her address to the nation, the Premier added that three Ministers will be…
April 5, 2019
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES ITS HOME OWNERS POLICY
The1st of April 2019 marked the effective date for the coming into force of the Home Owner’s Policy, recently approved by the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. The Turks and Caicos Government (TCIG) is keen on promoting homeownership and…
April 5, 2019
Avicii’s first posthumous track to drop next week
A new track from the late Avicii, called SOS, will be released on Wednesday 10 April, his family says. The Swedish DJ - whose real name was Tim Bergling - was found dead in Oman in April last year, aged 28. Now a 16-track album of new material…
April 5, 2019
Donald Trump urges US Fed to cut interest rates
Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on the US Federal Reserve by calling for the central bank to cut interest rates. The US President claimed that the Fed has "really slowed us down" in terms of economic growth, adding that "there's no…
April 5, 2019
Boeing apology too late, says pilot’s father
Boeing's apology for the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month is "too little, too late", the pilot's father has told the BBC. Dr Getachew Tessema was speaking a day after the US manufacturer admitted for the first time that the plane's anti-stall…
April 5, 2019
TCI CARIFTA Track and Field Team 2019
Following a successful 2019 Inter high at the the National Stadium, a number of athletes are preparing for the Carifta games which will be held in the Cayman islands. The Carifta trials were held earlier this year as the National coach prepares our…
April 5, 2019
1.1 million children affected by Venezuela crisis according to UNICEF
The number of children who are affected by the Venezuelan crisis and who will need humanitarian aid this year is expected to more than double to reach 1.1 million, up from nearly 500,000, the UN children's agency said yesterday. The figure includes…
April 3, 2019
TCI CELEBRATES THE QUEEN’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY
The Turks & Caicos Islands will honour and celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday on Saturday, April 27th, at 5pm. The annual celebrations will be held at the parade ground in the nation’s capital, Grand Turk, and will feature the…
April 2, 2019
Trump considering naming an ‘immigration czar’
President Donald Trump is considering bringing on a "border" or "immigration czar" to coordinate immigration policy across various federal agencies, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Trump is weighing at least two potential…
April 2, 2019
ILLEGAL VESSEL CAPSIZED OFF WEST CAICOS
The Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services, on Sunday, March 31st 2019, through the Task Force Unit of its Immigration Department, received a report around 8:00 am that there was a possible capsized sloop in the waters off of West…