October 20, 2014
Cease-fire Falling Apart
The cease-fire deal announced by the Nigerian government on Friday appears to be unraveling as fresh clashes between soldiers and Boko Haram militants are reported in the northeastern town of Damboa. The news comes as the government prepares for…
October 20, 2014
Nigeria and Boko Haram ‘agree ceasefire and girls’ release’
Nigeria's military says it has agreed a ceasefire with Islamist militants Boko Haram - and that the schoolgirls the group has abducted will be released. Nigeria's chief of defence staff, Alex Badeh, announced the truce. Boko Haram has not made a…
October 20, 2014
New Turkish Ambassador to CARICOM
Sulé Oztunç has officially been accredited as Turkey’s Ambassador to CARICOM. The move is part of what seems to be a larger push by Turkey to deepen its ties with the Caribbean region.Accepting Oztunc’s credentials this week, CARICOM Secretary…
October 20, 2014
Region Now Has a Common Fisheries Policy
The Caribbean Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) adopted a regional policy on fisheries to improve sustainable use and management of the region’s aquaculture and fisheries resources, at its meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname on October…
October 20, 2014
Nassau Grouper considered by US as threatened species
The Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has raised concerns over the recent decision by the US government to pursue the listing of the Nassau Grouper, a commercially traded species in the region, under the US…
October 20, 2014
A year of warm welcomes..says TCI Governor
His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham has dubbed his latest blog, a year of warm welcomes. He said it hardly seems possible that a year ago this October, that he and his wife Jill flew into Provo airport, took a connecting flight to Grand…
October 20, 2014
Government Support Services Ministerial Delegation returns from Conferences
Minister of Government Support Services, Hon. George Lightbourne, has returned to the islands after attending the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) in Miami, Florida and the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Conference in Nassau, Bahamas. CREF,…
October 20, 2014
Turks & Caicos Islands Government (TCIG) Issues Ebola Travel Advisory
The Government of the Turks & Caicos Islands Disaster Policy Group Co-Chaired by the Governor and the Premier met on Thursday, October 16, 2014, and issued the following travel advisory on the advice of the Public and Environmental Health Board…
October 20, 2014
TCI receives support from the World Bank for National Risk Assessment
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) is undertaking a National Risk Assessment (NRA) this year in line with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations that each country assesses its own money laundering and terrorist financing risks.The…
October 15, 2014
Grand Turk celebrates Commonwealth Games Beach Olympics
Organizers of the 10th Annual Commonwealth Games Beach Olympics were not disappointed this weekend as their event saw hundreds of children accompanied by their parents gathered at Governor’s Beach for a day of fun, sports and competition. There…