October 24, 2014
Cameron says UK won’t pay £1.7bn EU bill
David Cameron has angrily insisted the UK will not pay £1.7bn being demanded by the European Union. "If people think I am paying that bill on 1 December, they have another think coming," the prime minister said in Brussels. "It is not going to…
October 24, 2014
US Nurse ‘Cured of Ebola,’ NIH Says
A U.S. nurse diagnosed with Ebola after caring for a Liberian patient has been found virus-free and has been discharged from the National Institutes of Health in suburban Washington. Nina Pham, a nurse at a Dallas, Texas, hospital that treated the…
October 24, 2014
Hong Kong Protesters to Vote on Reform Proposals
Hong Kong's student protest leaders will hold a referendum among followers Sunday to decide the direction of their civil disobedience campaign for universal suffrage in 2017 elections. A coalition of protest groups says the referendum will be held…
October 24, 2014
FDCC receives donations to help Caribbean children
As the Sky’s the Limit Campaign – a joint effort between the Foundation for the Development of Caribbean Children (FDCC) and LIAT – continues raising funds and early childhood development awareness across Caribbean skies, one group has pledged their…
October 24, 2014
TCI Cabinet Statement for 22nd October 2014
His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, chaired the meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday 22 October 2014 at the Hilly Ewing Building on Providenciales. All Ministers were present. At this meeting Cabinet: · Agreed to extend the…
October 24, 2014
TCIG Attends International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) in Canada
Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Border Control and Labour, Mrs. Clara Gardiner, and Registrar General, Ms. Sigrid Lightbourne returned to the islands recently after attending the 10th Symposium and Exhibition of the International Civil…
October 24, 2014
TCIG Reminds Public of Amendment to Hotel and Tourism Ordinance
The Revenue Department in the Ministry of Finance reminds the public that the House of Assembly has approved an amendment to the Hotel and Restaurant (Taxation) Ordinance to provide for the imposition of a tax on Tourism Services. The commencement…
October 21, 2014
TCIG Officials to Attend Overseas Territories Border Security Conference
Senior Turks & Caicos Islands Government officials from various departments are to attend an inaugural Border Security conference in Miami, Tuesday, 21 to Thursday, 23 October 2014. Director of Immigration, Mr Larry Mills, will be joined by…
October 21, 2014
Designer Oscar de la Renta dies aged 82
Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, who dressed former first ladies Jackie Kennedy and Hillary Clinton, has died aged 82, his family has confirmed. De La Renta, who most recently designed Amal Clooney's wedding dress, was diagnosed with cancer in…
October 21, 2014
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel settle Heat magazine legal action
Singer Justin Timberlake and his wife Jessica Biel have settled legal action against Heat magazine after it published a "false and unfounded story" questioning their two-year marriage. The celebrity magazine has now apologised and retracted the…