Bullet charges dropped
In separate press statements on Friday, the director of public prosecutions JoAnn Meloche announced that she has decided to discontinue the criminal proceedings against the two elderly American tourists who were arrested last month on charges of each carrying a single bullet in their luggage.
Government is ship without rudder, says former Chamber of Commerce president
Tina Fenimore, who served for years as the president of the Providenciales Chamber of Government, in stepping down from her post, repeated her view as a business woman, saying, “This government is like a ship without a rudder as it relates to the business community.” Finimore, in an interview with the TCI...
Private member's motion passes with 90 percent support
The House of Assembly on Thursday passed a private member’s motion, missing support from only the minister of immigration and border control Don-Hue Gardiner. The motion introduced by Goldray Ewing, who is the opposition Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) elected member from Blue Hills...
Requests for increased legal aid refused
The five members of the previous Progressive National Party (PNP) administration of 2003-2009 have been refused their applications for an increase in the legal aid allowance for public defence lawyers in the forthcoming corruption trials. It appears that the applications were refused a...
Minister of Haitian Diaspora commits to working with TCI government
Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Dr Rufus Ewing met with Dr Bernice Fidelia, minister of the Haitian Diaspora to discuss the issues and concerns of the government in respect to illegal migration of Haitian nationals to the TCI. Fidelia, along with a delegation of senior officials from the Haitian...
Financial Services Commission publishes guidelines for appointment of officers
The Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) on Tuesday published guidelines for appointment of regulatory licensees compliance officers (CO), money laundering compliance officers (MLCO) and money laundering reporting officers (MLRO) as part of its...
Minister of health to attend Commonwealth meeting
The minister responsible for health and human services, Porsha Stubbs-Smith, was due to leave the TCI on Thursday to attend the 2013 Commonwealth health ministers meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Hosted by the Commonwealth Secretariat Office, this meeting is being held under...
Providenciales Chamber of Commerce votes in new board of directors
On Monday, 6 May 2013, the Providenciales Chamber of Commerce at its annual general meeting (AGM) voted in a new board of directors. The new board members, who were voted in for a two-year term are: president, E. Jay Saunders (CEO, Digicel TCI); vice-president, Sean Astwood (CEO, Pelican...
DDME Hurricane Week clean-up in Grand Turk
As part of its preparedness exercise for the upcoming hurricane season which runs from June 1 to November 30, the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) will be working with community members and groups to clean up areas around the Turks and Caicos Islands.
A message to mark World Hypertension Day
On 17 May 2013, we in the Turks and Caicos Islands joined with the rest of the world in celebrating World Hypertension Day. This year’s theme is “Healthy Heart Beat - Healthy Blood Pressure”. The world marks World Hypertension Day with activities and campaigns that focus on...
Commentary: Ray of hope
The motion by Goldray Ewing at Thursday's house session last week was very revealing. What the representative from Blue Hills was doing was trying to set a process in motion that would provide an agenda for the TCI and this government. For seven long months we have been like a ship without a rudder.
Commentary: Remembering my nephew Tim Quant
It is axiomatic that parents should not have to bury their children. But too often tragedy upsets the natural order of things. This is why my family often marveled at how truly blessed we were that our parents never suffered the unspeakable sorrow of having any of their children die before them.
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