August 4, 2015
EMANCIPATION DAY
Crowds congregated at the Methodist Church in Grand Turk on Sunday, August 2nd for the Ecumenical Service commemorating Emancipation Day – and event organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Culture & Heritage. Minister responsible for…
August 4, 2015
TCIG Makes New Senior Promotions
As a part of its 2015/2016 recruitment drive, the Turks and Caicos Islands Government today announced and congratulated several civil servants on their new senior promotions within Government. Mr. Amin McCartney has been promoted from the post of…
August 4, 2015
Wire transfers of drug profits earned in US went directly to Panama banks
As more details emerge in Miami-Dade County, regarding a discredited undercover law enforcement operation that directly wired more than $70 million in narco-profits overseas, yet failed to arrest a single person, Panama's banks were the preferred…
August 4, 2015
Photo Journalist Ruben Espinosa’s Murder Leaves Mexico In An Outrage
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera has expressed his outrage over the murder of photo journalist Ruben Espinosa and four women in the city last week. Their bodies were found in Mr Espinosa's flat on Friday. They all had bullet wounds to the…
August 4, 2015
20 Wildfires in California Leaves 24 Homes Destroyed
Evacuation orders have been given to 13,000 people in California as firefighters struggle to contain some 20 wildfires. Some 9,000 firefighters worked throughout yesterday in steep terrain and rugged conditions, officials said. The biggest blaze -…
July 31, 2015
MINISTER CONGRATULATES CLASS OF 1975 ON 40TH ANNIVERSARY
“As Deputy Premier and Minister of Education of the Turks and Caicos Islands, I would like to congratulate the Class of 1975 as they celebrate their 40th Anniversary as the first graduating class from the Helena Jones Robinson High School, (formally…
July 31, 2015
New DEMA Director introduced to Turks and Caicos
For the past two weeks he has been mentioned in major news coming from the government’s arm for managing coastal resources. Officially, TCIG is now introducing the nation to Dr John Claydon who heads the Department of Environment and Maritime…
July 31, 2015
The IMF says the Bahamas faces challenge to further economic recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says while the Bahamas economy is recovering, the outlook remains challenging. And even with the United States’ recovery and the opening of the Baha Mar mega resort, growth is expected to remain below pre-global…
July 31, 2015
Minister Thanks Team For Successful Anti-Poaching Sting
The Minister of Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Culture Hon. Porsha Stubbs-Smith has registered her gratitude to Officers from the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) who reacted to a tip from the TCI's Marine Police Air Patrol…
July 31, 2015
The Department of Culture gears up for Emancipation Day celebrations
The Department of Culture in the ministry of Heritage and Culture is currently preparing for Emancipation Day, 2015 which is celebrated annually on August 1st, but will be observed as a Public Holiday throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands on…