March 6, 2017
Trump signs new travel-ban directive
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations. Iraq - which was covered in the previous seven-nation order - has been removed from the new one after agreeing additional visa…
March 6, 2017
Traveller from Guyana ingests 44 cocaine pellets before flight
A man travelling from Guyana was Saturday arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston following the discovery of cocaine pellets in his body. Reports are that about 2:25 pm, the man, who had just disembarked the flight, was…
March 6, 2017
GT woman charged with perverting the course of Justice in Kevino Smith`s murder probe
31 year-old Lavina Griffith of Grand Turk has been charged with attempting to pervert the course of Justice in the ongoing Kevino "Bah" Smith murder investigation. According to a Police statement on (Friday 24th February), detectives of the Royal…
March 6, 2017
TURKS AND CAICOS POST 5th CABINET MEETING STATEMENT
His Excellency the Governor, Dr John Freeman, chaired the 5th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, 1 March 2017, at the N J S Francis Building on Grand Turk. All Ministers were present except the Hon. Minister of Home Affairs, Transportation and…
March 6, 2017
SIPT judge calls in sick -trial delayed again
THE Special Investigation and Prosecution Trial (SIPT) has been pushed back even further as Justice Paul Harrison has reported sick. On Monday, February 27, when the trial was set to resume after a three week break, the court was informed that the…
March 6, 2017
Nominations officially open for National Honours and Awards program
NOMINATIONS are now officially open for the third annual National Honours and Awards program, and the public is being urged to submit their suggestions. This comes as the National Honours and Awards Committee (NHAC) hosted a press conference at the…
March 6, 2017
Stars of hotel and tourism industry honored at 9th annual Star Awards
While our 'Beautiful by Nature' Turks and Caicos Islands are naturally attractive to visitors, it is also the excellent services provided by personnel in the hotel and tourism industry that keep the destination flourishing and famed. Last Thursday…
March 6, 2017
Minister of Health, Agriculture and Human Services visits Mental Health Home
On February 27th, 2017, the Minister of Health, Agriculture and Human Services, Hon. Edwin Astwood, conducted a walk-through of the newly constructed Mental Health Home in Grand Turk. This building represents the completion of phase 1 of the project…
March 6, 2017
Police are investigating two motor vehicle collision
Traffic Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a two motor vehicle collision that occurred last night (Monday 27th February 2017) in Wheeland Providenciales. Around 10:56 pm, Police and Medical Services were…
March 6, 2017
MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS ATTENDS GSMA WORLD MOBILE CONGRESS
The Hon. Vaden Williams, Minister of Home Affairs, Transportation and Communication left the country on Friday February 24th for Barcelona Spain, to attend the 12th edition of the GSMA World Mobile Congress Ministerial Programme. The GSMA…