September 16, 2014
French PM Manuel Valls wins confidence vote
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has narrowly won a crucial confidence vote in parliament, despite a recent cabinet revolt over austerity measures. Deputies in the National Assembly voted 269 to 244 in favour of the government's policies Mr Valls…
September 16, 2014
PREMIER OF TCI ATTENDS CTO STATE OF THE INDUSTRY CONFERENCE IN USVI
Dr. the Hon. Rufus W. Ewing, Premier and Minister of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, left the Country this past weekend to join other Tourism Ministers and Leaders from the Caribbean Region in attending the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)…
September 16, 2014
Hoteliers Return from Successful Sales Blitz
Several hoteliers are back on island after returning from a successful Sales Blitz in the USA aimed at promoting their properties and the destination. Organised by Tourist Board's Regional Marketing Manager Pamela Ewing the Sales Blitz saw…
September 16, 2014
EVERYONE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME
Turks and Caicos Islanders (TCI) interested in their extraordinary natural environment are invited to a new series of workshops running over the next few weeks. The TCI environment programme is taking place at the Edward C Gartland Youth Centre,…
September 16, 2014
TURKS AND CAICOS POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT
Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams chaired the 23rd meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday 11th September 2014 at the Hilly Ewing Building on Providenciales. All Ministers were present. At this meeting Cabinet: • Received a…
September 16, 2014
TCI Receives Final Country Poverty Assessment Report
The Caribbean Development Bank Social Sector Division officially handed over the final Country Poverty Assessment Report to the Turks and Caicos Government today, Thursday, 11 September 2014. The report showed that the proportion of people living…
September 16, 2014
Turks and Caicos Islands completes UK hospital fact finding mission
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government (TCIG) top health officials returned to office from an intense fact finding trip to the UK, Monday, 8th September 2014. The group visited medical facilities around London in order to understand the role of…
September 16, 2014
CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND WITH THE MY DIGICEL APP
Digicel customers can take care of many of their customer service needs straight from their handsets thanks to the new look My Digicel app. Designed to put the power in the hands of customers and save time and hassle, the My Digicel app is…
September 16, 2014
Superintendent Grant to attend FBI course in 2015
Commissioner Colin Farquhar of the Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) is pleased to announce that Superintendent Kendal Grant has been selected to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy in Quantico,…
September 16, 2014
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Releases Official Plot
The synopsis for the upcoming "Avengers: Age of Ultron", which is due Stateside on May 1, 2015, is unearthed. The sequel to 2012's "The Avengers" sees the return of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man who tries to jumpstart a dormant…