BUSINESS LICENCE RENEWAL PROCESS – 2019/20

The Revenue Department would like to remind the general public that the 2019/20 Business Licence Renewal period will commence March 1st 2019. To assist with expedite the renewal process, Customers should take note of the following: Registered…

DAMIAN WILSON APPOINTED AS POLICY/MEDIA AND CIVIL SOCIETY LIAISON MANAGER

Damian was born and raised on the island of Grand Turk and after spending a few years with then Turks & Caicos Utilities Ltd. (TCU), now Fortis TCI, as a lineman Apprentice/Mechanical Assistant, he gained an Associates Degree in…

R. Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of criminal sexual abuse

Is R. Kelly's past finally catching up to him? The Chicago Sun-Times reported that on Friday morning, R. Kelly was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Cook County. The singer's attorney, Steven Greenberg, told the paper…

‘Green Book’ Wins the Best Picture Oscar

The 91st annual Academy Awards were presented Sunday night at ceremonies at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, broadcast live in ABC.  Here are the winners in key categories.  Find the complete list of winners at Oscars.org: Best PictureGreen Book…

UPDATE ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SOLID WASTE SITE IN PROVO

The Environmental Health Department (EHD) is an arm of the Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services that is concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment that may affect human health. One of the functions of the…

CIVIL SERVANTS INCREMENTS TO BE REINSTATED IN 2019

The Turks and Caicos Government is pleased to advise that following the suspension of increments since 2010, public servants in the Turks and Caicos Islands upon the successful completion of their 2018/2019 appraisals will receive their first…

COLD FRONT ON THE WAY FOR THE TCI

GENERAL SITUATION: HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA CONTINUES TO SHIFT EASTWARDS AHEAD A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS AND MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT DUE TO THE RISK OF RIP…

BACK TO OUR ROOTS” CAMPAIGN TURNS 1

The National Museum in Grand Turk came alive on February 2, 2019 as the Department of Culture under the remit of the Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Library Services hosted another “Back to Our Roots” event to commemorate the inaugural…

Batting collapse sends Windies Women to series defeat

Stafanie Taylor struck her 33rd one-day half-century but West Indies produced another dodgy batting effort to crash to a four-wicket defeat to Pakistan and concede the three-match ICC Championship series 2-1 here Monday. Opting to bat first in the…

German auto jobs at risk from hard Brexit

The UK leaving the European Union without an exit deal would jeopardize 100,000 jobs in Germany, many of them in the auto industry, according to a study by Halle IWH, one of the country's leading economic institutes. The most affected areas would be…