December 30, 2017
NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM HUGH RILEY SECRETARY GENERAL CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION
Bridgetown, Barbados (28 Dec 2017) - This has been a challenging year for Caribbean tourism. While the first half of the year saw exciting growth in both tourism infrastructure and tourist arrivals over the previous year, in September we were hit…
December 30, 2017
Illegal Sloop Landing
During the evening of December 28, 2017, the Marine Branch of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force ferried an illegal sloop into Ship Yard Providenciales. The forty five feet vessel was intercepted after authorities received a call from a…
December 28, 2017
Digicel TCI Spreads Holiday Cheer to S.N.A.P. Center
Providenciales, Turks & Caicos- In the midst of preparing for one of the busiest seasons of the year, the Digicel team shifted their focus towards spending meaningful moments and spreading holiday cheer with the students from the Special Needs…
December 26, 2017
It’s a Girl! – The Christmas Day Baby
Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital wishes to congratulate a couple on receiving the best present they could have possibly imagined on Christmas Day - a bouncing baby girl weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Destin Naye Gaia Buckingham was born at 4:48pm on…
December 22, 2017
Plane Crash in Five Cays
At about 5:33pm on Saturday 23rd December 2017 a report was received of an aircraft crash near to the Smithco Petrol Station in Industrial Drive Providenciales. Upon the arrival of the emergency services (Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force,…
December 21, 2017
Delegation from the Turks and Caicos Islands attends high level meeting on Universal Health in the 21st Century
Honorable Edwin Astwood, Minister of Health, Agriculture and Human Services attended a high level meeting on Universal Health in the 21st century: 40 years of Alma-Ata on December 11-12, 2017, in Quito, Ecuador by invitation from the Pan American…
December 18, 2017
Ian Boyne is Dead
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Veteran journalist and deputy chief executive officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Ian Boyne is dead. Boyne who was recuperating for some time after he was rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies on…
December 18, 2017
Ninja Man Gets Life Imprisonment
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Veteran Dancehall deejay Ninjaman was a short while ago given a life sentence in the Home Circuit Court for the March 2009 murder of Ricardo Johnson. He is to serve 25 years before being eligible for parole. He was given 20 years…
December 15, 2017
Turks & Caicos National Trust wins CTO’s Heritage Protection Award
The Turks & Caicos National Trust (TCNT) won a major regional award - the Heritage Protection Award - at the recently concluded 2017 Caribbean Sustainable Awards, hosted by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) during the Climate Smart…
December 15, 2017
Debra Lee steps down as BET president; replaced by Scott M. Mills
TV executive Debra Lee has decided to hand over the reigns of BET. According to Deadline, Lee is stepping down from her role as president with Viacom executive Scott M. Mills to take her place. Mills will now manage the "overall strategy and…