TCI and Cayman Islands launch new civil service partnership
By OLIVIA ROSE From TCI Weekly News The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands has launched a new partnership with the Cayman Islands to improve the performance of the civil services of both countries. The new partnership is geared at…
Cayman Islands family battles medical bills
He is a young man, just 37 years old, with a wife and six-month-old infant, but he is nevertheless embarking on the fight of his life in an expensive epic journey towards heart and lung transplants. Last week, his East…
Pre-JMC Meeting in TCI concludes
Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin and other Overseas Territories leaders attending the pre-Joint Ministerial Council meeting in Turks and Caicos continued discussions on Thursday concerning Britain’s exit from the European Union and the plans they will make ahead of the regular…
TCI: Government to boost economic diversification
By Olivia Rose From Turks & Caicos Weekly News The diversification of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ economy remains high in the Government’s agenda to ensure economic sustainability, and resilience from internal and external economic shocks. Governor Peter Beckingham during…
TCI: DPP under investigation
By John Toner From Turks and Caicos Weekly News TCI’s top prosecutor is under investigation by the Integrity Commission. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has admitted that an investigation is ongoing but the man in charge,…
Turks and Caicos repays British-guaranteed borrowing
From Caribbean News Now LONDON, England — In a written statement to the House of Commons in London on Thursday, UK minister of state for international development, Desmond Swayne, announced that on Monday the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) government repaid…
TCI: Judge dismisses Misick’s mistrial application
From Jamaica Observer The mistrial application filed on behalf of former Turks and Caicos Island (TCI) Premier Michael Misick was yesterday dismissed by High Court Judge Justice Paul Harrison. A story in yesterday’s online edition of the Turks and Caicos…
Sandals statement prompts call for mistrial in Turks and Caicos
From Caribbean News Now PROVIDENCIALES, TCI — Following the recent disclosure of secret payments made to former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) premier Michael Misick by one or more Sandals-related companies (Prosecution outlines secret payments made by Sandals to Turks…
Turks and Caicos gaming delegation visits Jamaica
By Denise Dennis KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Jamaica’s Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) on Friday hosted consultations with government officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands (TC), to aid that British territory in the finalisation of its gaming policy,…
New Turks and Caicos law halts path to permanent residency and citizenship
From Caribbean News Now PROVIDENCIALES, TCI — The House of Assembly in the Turks and Cacios Islands (TCI) has passed a new law that stops the path to permanent residency status and eventual citizenship for foreign workers. news2.jpg This appears…