May 6, 2015
US Approves Ferry Service to Cuba
The Obama administration took another step forward in its efforts to normalize relations with Cuba by restoring commercial ferry services between the former Cold War rivals. The U.S. Treasury Department Tuesday issued licenses to at least four…
May 6, 2015
Puerto Rico rejects smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes
Smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes will not be allowed in Puerto Rico, but cannabis derivatives could be consumed in other ways, government officials said Tuesday as they provided more details on the governor's weekend executive order on…
May 6, 2015
Cuba’s Castro starts Russian visit
Cuban President Raul Castro has arrived in Moscow and was to hold meetings Wednesday on a visit that will see him participate in the Victory Day military parade May 9. "He arrived yesterday," the Kremlin's press service told AFP. The visit is…
May 6, 2015
CONSULTATION ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RENEWAL STRATEGY
The Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services welcomed Consultant Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, former Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Bahamas, to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) April 30th – May 3rd 2015, to assist in the development of…
May 6, 2015
MAKING TCI A MORE ATTRACTIVE TOURISM DESTINATION – “STILL MORE TO BE DONE” WARNS GOVERNOR
Speaking to the Hotel and Tourism Association on Tuesday, 5 May, the Governor, Peter Beckingham, cautioned that, despite the excellent tourism figures and recent award from TripAdvisor, there was still a lot of room to make The Turks and Caicos…
May 6, 2015
Mental Health Department shares facts about Violence and Mental Illness
In light of recent media coverage which may depict persons with mental illnesses as unpredictable and dangerous, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence (DMHSD) wishes to inform the public that the vast majority of persons with…
May 6, 2015
National Health Sector Strategic Plan Consultancy, May 4th – May 8th
The Turks and Caicos Islands welcomes Dr. Ramon Figueroa, Director of the Policy Analysis and Planning Unit, Ministry of Health, Belize and previous Health Systems and Services Advisor, PAHO/WHO, Barbados. Dr. Figueroa who holds a degree in Medicine…
May 6, 2015
Delano Williams helps Team GB to Rio Games in 2016
It was in heat three of the men’s 4x400m relay that we saw former World Junior Champion and Grand Turk son of the soil Delano Williams represent; a part of Team Great Britain in that hot event which ultimately took Great Britain to the finals of the…
May 6, 2015
JAGS remembered again, 35-years after his tragic death
A moment of silence held yesterday for James Alexander George Smith McCartney, the first Chief Minister of the TCI by the party he helped to found in 1975; the People’s Democratic Movement. “On Saturday May 9th, would mark the 35th anniversary of…
May 6, 2015
Germany Arrests 4 Extremist Suspects
German authorities say they have arrested four people who are suspected of founding a right-wing extremist group to attack mosques and housing for asylum seekers. Officials announced the arrests Wednesday, saying they confiscated a stash of…