PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

GENERAL SITUATION: HIGH-PRESSURE RIDGING WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY    SPECIAL WARNINGS: RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN HYDRATED AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DURING PEAK SUNSHINE…

TURKS AND CAICOS 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST

THIS IS A 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM, TODAY AND TONIGHT, FRIDAY, 2ND JUNE, 2023, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY. GENERAL SITUATION: DEEP LAYERED TROUGHING COMBINED WITH STREAMING TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE…

TCI Records First Road Traffic Fatality

RTC News is learning that one man is dead, following a vehicular accident along the Leeward Highway yesterday on May 01st, 2023. The victim has been identified as 34-year old Jason Alexander Robinson, of Dock Yard, Providenciales. Initial police…

TCI 3 Day Weather

GENERAL SITUATION: A COLD FRONT IS NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. WINDS ARE MODERATE TO FRESH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SPECIAL WARNINGS: RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG ATLANTIC SHORELINES... ALL AREASWEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM TODAY BECOMING FAIR,…

TCI IS THE FIRST OT TO JOIN THE BLUE BELT PROGRAM

The Turks and Caicos Islands is the first UK Overseas Territory in the Caribbean to join the UK Government’s flagship marine conservation programme, Blue Belt. The announcement was made by Lord Goldsmith, Minister for Pacific and the Environment at…

Day 2 of CDB Annual Meeting Activities

Day 2 of in-country activities as part of the Caribbean Development Bank’s 52ndAnnual Meeting of the Board of Governors continues today with several events.  The day’s events started this morning with an interview of African Development Bank (ADB)…

Government seeking to ease burden of citizens due to higher fuel prices

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says it has taken emergency steps to prevent the fuel surcharge on electricity bills from surpassing the record high of EC$0.67 cents (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) per unit in 2008. Prime Minister Dr.…

CDB’s 52nd Annual Meeting Starts Today

The on-island activities as part of the final leg of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 52nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors here in the Turks & Caicos Islands begun this morning, with some 200 delegates meeting at the Shore Club in…

Sloop Headed to Turks and Caicos Islands Intercepted by US Coastguard

The TCI is facing constant activity on the high seas, keeping law enforcemet & the Marine branch busy in keeping the illegal sloops out of our waters. RTC News was iformned by the RTCIPF that at around 9:15am on Monday 9th May 2022, a sloop,…

TURKS AND CAICOS’S UPDATES ENTRY PROTOCOL FOR ALL ARRIVING PASSENGERS

 Travelling to the Turks and Caicos just got easier. The Turks and Caicos Islands Government has relaxed restrictions for vaccinated travelers to the destination. In accordance to amendments to the Public and Environmental Health Arriving Passengers…