May 21, 2015
Trey Songz Joins 2015 St. Kitts Music Festival
Award-winning R&B artist and Hollywood film actor Trey Songz will be performing at the 19th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival, which will take place from Thursday, June 25 to Saturday, June 27, 2015. He joins Bounty Killer, Christopher Martin,…
May 21, 2015
Jamaican are on alert following the outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika virus
Jamaicans are being put on alert following an outbreak of another mosquito-borne illness, the Zika virus. Following meetings at the World Health Assembly now taking place in Geneva, Switzerland and a warning issued by the Pan American Health…
May 21, 2015
Police defends use of tear gas on ‘riotous mob’
The Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force has defended its decision to use tear gas to disperse protesters in Salisbury last week. Farmers and residents of Salisbury blocked the public road in Salisbury on 11 May 2015 over deplorable farm access and…
May 21, 2015
Lung cancer vaccine developed by Cuba heads to US
Cuba has attracted worldwide medical attention for developing and manufacturing a breakthrough lung cancer vaccine, and that treatment will reach the United States very soon. With improved relations between the two countries, Cuba has allowed…
May 21, 2015
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS GOVERNMENT – POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT
His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, chaired the 14th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday 20th May 2015 at the House of Assembly Building on Grand Turk. All Ministers were present except; Hon. Premier, Hon. Minister of Finance and Hon.…
May 21, 2015
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE NEW PAY ARRANGEMENTS ON MAY 21st,2015
Turks and Caicos Island (TCI) civil servants are set to benefit from their new increased salaries which are paid today, Thursday, 21 May 2015. This follows the TCI government previously announcing its Pay and Grading review, which will see $9m being…
May 21, 2015
TCI Hospital receives Diamond Level Accreditation
In a follow-up to a media release in late April, The Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital is pleased to announce that it has again achieved Diamond accreditation, the highest level awarded by Accreditation Canada International (ACI) within its…
May 21, 2015
Bambarra Rum sponsors TCI Rally Team
Stan Hartling and Paul Horton are heading to Barbados this week in preparation for the Rally Barbados international racing event, which is being held from Friday, May 29th until Sunday, May 31st. The event is one of the largest motor sport events in…
May 21, 2015
Motorized Sloop intercepted with 142 migrants – Five Cays
A 36-foot Haitian sloop with a 175 horse power Yamaha engine was detected at approximately 4:16AM on (Tuesday May 19, 2015) heading towards the Five Cays area of Providenciales. The vessel was detected by the radar station and intercepted by…
May 19, 2015
GOVERNMENT OUTLINES FINANCIAL YEAR PERFORMANCE
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) government generated a US$77.3m operating surplus for the financial year ending 31 March 2015 it announced today, Wednesday, 13 May 2015. The surplus further consolidates the Islands’ position as one of the…