January 24, 2019
INCIDENT AT HER MAJESTY’s PRISON TURKS AND CAICOS ON 24 JANUARY 2019
At approximately 0910 hours on the 24th of January, a single prisoner was legitimately restrained after offering a serious threat of violence to the prison officers and the prison estate. He had armed himself with a number of stones, and was…
January 23, 2019
Roma and The Favourite lead 91st Academy Awards nominations
The 2019 Oscar nominations were announced this morning by Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani, live from from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Alfonso Cuarón's Roma and Yorgos Lanthimos' period piece The Favourite led the…
January 21, 2019
Operation Drive Safe and Positive Ticket Launched
With the general lack of compliance with the road traffic legislation, The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force on Monday January 21st, 2019, launched "Operation Drive Safe". Effective January 28th, 2019, Police Officers throughout the…
January 4, 2019
Celebs responds to Surviving R. Kelly
The Lifetime docu-series Surviving R. Kelly debuts tomorrow, and in the first episode, new details of the R&B crooner's relationship with Aaliyah are revealed. Upon the release of first episode's trailer, however, the late singer's mother, Diane…
January 4, 2019
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY ON GAS STATION
Police are investigating an attempted robbery that took place a Millennium Highway Gas Station on Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 around 8:50 p.m. Officers responded to the scene where they to spoke with the gas station pump attendant who said he was…
January 4, 2019
Man Robbed of Car in Residence Yard
Providenciales Police are investigating the robbery of a man on Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 around 10:00 p.m. at Residence Yard. According to Central, two males, one armed with a gun approached the complainant and took his white Toyota car, license…
January 3, 2019
Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, Ariana Grande to headline Coachella Festival
Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and pop star Ariana Grande are the main headliners for this year's Coachella festival, taking place the weekends of April 12-14 and 19-21 in Indo, California. Also taking the stage this year will be Weezer; R&B singers…
January 3, 2019
Re-Registration of All Private Schools
All schools and educational institutions operating in the Turks and Caicos Islands are required by law to seek approval to operate from, and register with the Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Library Services. Pre-primary, Primary and…
December 31, 2018
Plastics maker to cut jobs, after rejection of ban alternative
The plastics ban, which takes effect on January 1, will see Agri & Industrial Packaging Limited cutting a fifth of its workforce. The company is cutting one unit, having failed to convince the Government that its alternative product to the…
December 31, 2018
Brexit 2019: UK will choose between recession and relief
Britain has a stark economic choice to make next year: Recession or relief. The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union on March 29. Crashing out of the bloc without an exit agreement would result in turmoil; striking a deal would minimize…