Four die in Turks & Caicos plane crash

Thursday,  December 29, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: The lives of four young men ended tragically on Monday afternoon when their airplane crashed shortly after take off from the South Caicos Airport in the Turks & Caicos Islands.  At about 9:50 pm the US Coast Guard found the wreckage of the aircraft within a half-mile northwest of South Caicos Airport... read more...

Turks & Caicos announce 'Quality Homes for All'

Tuesday,  December 20, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: The Ministry of Housing of the Turks and Caicos Islands has announced the commencement of an affordable housing program on Providenciales. This program, dubbed "Quality Homes for All", is the first of its kind for the country.  It will be open to all belongers and residents... read more...

New local bank opens in Turks and Caicos

Tuesday,  December 6, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: The opening of the first indigenous commercial bank in the Turks and Caicos Islands, TCI Bank Limited, was celebrated on Thursday, December 1, 2005 in Providenciales.  The event drew support from a number of local as well as foreign dignitaries... read more...

Turks & Caicos wins World’s Leading Beach Award

Monday,  December 5, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: The Turks and Caicos Islands’ tourism offering was on full display at the 2005 World Travel Market trade show in London, highlighted by a host of awards at the prestigious World Travel Awards ceremony held in conjunction with the event... read more...

Turks & Caicos minister visits students in Florida affected by Hurricane Wilma

Friday,  November 4, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: More than 170 students from the Turks and Caicos Islands who are studying in Florida, received financial aid last weekend through the Ministry of Education to help them cope with the after-effects of Hurricane Wilma.  Minister of Education, Dr Lillian Boyce, met with the students... read more...

Turks & Caicos magazine wins again

Friday,  November 4, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: For the third consecutive year "Where When How - Turks & Caicos Islands" magazine was singled out for honours by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), at their annual conference... read more...

Emergency telecommunications course for Turks and Caicos

Monday, October 31, 2005

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CDERA): Participants at a two-day Emergency Telecommunications Training workshop in the Turks and Caicos Islands will have a chance to upgrade their skills in the use of telecommunications equipment and be oriented to emergency communications protocols to be used throughout the Caribbean... read more...

Caribbean Development Bank provides technical assistance to Turks & Caicos

Thursday, October 20, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is presently providing technical assistance to the Government of Turks and Caicos Islands to strengthen the system of national accounts... read more...

Turks & Caicos Chief Minister reports on constitutional talks

Wednesday, October 5, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: The Chief Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick, has announced that the talks with the United Kingdom Government on constitutional reform have successfully concluded with an historic agreement for an advanced constitution for the Turks and Caicos Islands... read more...

Ten-year National Development Plan for Turks & Caicos

Tuesday, October 4, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: The preparation of a 10-Year National Development Plan for the Turks and Caicos Islands to be implemented in rolling three year stages and Development Plans for particular Islands will kick into high gear in early October 2005... read more...

Turks & Caicos Chief Minister to attend constitutional talks in London

Thursday, September 29, 2005

PROVIDENTIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: Turks & Caicos Chief Minister, Michael Misick, will be attending the final round of the Constitutional Talks with the British Government, to be held in London next week.  Commenting, he said he expects the talks to be fruitful and defining in terms of constitutional modernization... read more...

New policing plans for Turks & Caicos released

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Hall accompanied by Governor Richard Tauwhare and Minister of Natural Resources and Social Services, Galmo Williams, released the Strategic Plan 2005 – 2009 and the Commissioner’s Policing Plan 2005 -2006 for the Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police Force... read more...

Grand Turk cruise terminal on schedule

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands: The $40 million project being undertaken by Grand Turk Cruise Terminal (GTCT) to construct a cruise ship pier and Welcome Centre is on schedule according to Mr. Giora Israel, GTCT Project Director.  Phase one, the dredging has been completed and according to Mr. Israel went tremendously well... read more...

Second annual Turks & Caicos Conch Festival scheduled for November

Wednesday, September 7, 2005

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: New England has festivals for its clams, Maryland for crabs, and Louisiana for crawfish, but when it comes to conch (pronounced ‘conk’), the tiny island chain of the Turks & Caicos Islands is king – or should we say Queen, as in Queen Conch... read more...

Turks & Caicos Chief Minister announces engagement to Hollywood actress

Thursday, August 11, 2005

GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands: The engagement has been announced between Michael Misick, Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and actress/businesswoman, LisaRaye McCoy.  Mr Misick and Ms McCoy will exchange their wedding vows on December 28, 2005 in the Turks and Caicos Islands... read more...

Turks and Caicos report 19 percent increase in hotel occupancy

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) has released occupancy rate figures showing a 19 percent increase in occupancy rates from January to March 2005, compared to the first quarter of 2004... read more...

New Turks & Caicos Islands governor sworn-in

Thursday, July 14, 2005

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: The tenth British Governor appointed to oversee the Turks and Caicos Islands since 1973, was sworn in on July 11, 2005 in a ceremony replete with historical significance.  Mr Richard Tauwhare, the youngest individual appointed Governor to the islands... read more...

Turks and Caicos Islands Second Annual Music & Cultural Festival announced

Monday, May 16, 2005

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: The Turks and Caicos Tourist Board, in association with BET Event Productions, has announced that the Islands’ Second Annual Music & Cultural Festival is scheduled for July 25-August 1, 2005 on the island of Providenciales... read more...

Turks & Caicos Chief Minister receives Trumpet Award

Friday, April 29, 2005

ATLANTA, USA: The sound of the trumpet rang loud and clear at 13th Annual Trumpet Awards held on April 25, 2005 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Scores of influential African Americans and other guests celebrated the achievements of African Americans.  Among the honourees was Dr Michael Misick... read more...

Turks & Caicos Chief Minister responds to opposition leader over gay cruise

Friday, April 8, 2005

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: “He who is without sin, Let him cast the first stone” these were the words echoed by Turks & Caicos Chief Minister, Michael Misick, Wednesday as he responded to a press release issued by the Leader of the Opposition, Derek Taylor, entitled “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.”... read more...

President of Caribbean Hotel Association visits Turks and Caicos Islands

Friday, March 18, 2005

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS:  The President of the Caribbean Hotel Association Berthia Parle arrived in the Turks & Caicos Islands Thursday to meet with the Turks & Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association, Government and tourism officials, and to attend the country’s first National Tourism Achievement Osprey Awards Gala Ceremony... read more...

New Ritz-Carlton Resort opens in Turks & Caicos

Friday, January 28, 2005

TURKS & Caicos Islands: On Thursday, Logwood Development Company, the Turks & Caicos Island Government and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company announced the opening of the newest destination in the Caribbean -- West Caicos Reserve, The Protected Island... read more...

Chief Secretary of the Turks and Caicos Islands retires

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

TURKS & Caicos Islands: The Chief Secretary of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Cynthia Astwood OBE, is to retire after a long and most distinguished career in public service. Mrs Astwood has held the post as Head of the Public Service of the Turks and Caicos Islands since 1986, the first Belonger to hold this high office... read more...

Turks and Caicos police officer slain

Saturday, January 22, 2005

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force lost one of their own Thursday afternoon in the line of duty as a result of a shooting that took place in the Leeward area of Providenciales.  The slain officer, Police Constable Prince Smith, served the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force for two years... read more...

Turks & Caicos Chief Minister to receive global award

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos: The Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick, will receive the “Global Award” at the 13th Annual Trumpet Awards Ceremony, which will be held in Atlanta Georgia on Monday 25th April 2005. The Award Ceremony is broadcast to a national television audience of over 25 million... read more...

Turks & Caicos to host inaugural small Islands micro-economies conference

Friday, January 7, 2005

GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands: As part of its membership of the Association of Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union (OCTA), the Turks and Caicos Islands will be hosting the Association’s first Biennial Small Islands Micro-economies [SIME] Conference on the Island of Providenciales during February 15-18, 2005... read more...

CDB President visits Turks & Caicos

Wednesday, December 8, 2004

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: Dr. Compton Bourne, President of the Caribbean Development Bank accompanied by Bank Secretary, Mr. Forsythe, paid a two day visit to the Turks and Caicos Islands in an effort to become familiarized with the views of officials about development plans for the country... read more...

Caribbean Development Bank President to visit Turks and Caicos

Wednesday, December 1, 2004

GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Dr. Campton Bourne, President of the Caribbean Development Bank will make an official visit to the Turks and Caicos Islands December 1-3, 2004. This will be President Bourne’s first visit to the Islands... read more...

New radio station for the Turks and Caicos

Monday, November 22, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: Power 92.5 FM - The Hit Music Station - is a brand new state of the art radio station for the people of The Turks & Caicos Islands, with studios located on the island of Providenciales. Power 92.5 FM is said to be one of the most technologically advanced radio stations in the Caribbean...  read more...

Turks & Caicos government launches official website

Tuesday, November 9, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands has paved its own path on the information superhighway with the launch of its official website, www.turksandcaicosislands.gov.tc.... read more...

Honeymoon boom for Turks and Caicos Islands

Thursday, November 4, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: Officials at the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) are describing a vast increase in couples coming to hold their weddings and spend their honeymoons in the Turks and Caicos Islands as a “honeymoon boom”...  read more...

CARICOM officials to work with Radio Turks and Caicos 

Thursday, October 14, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: “A Promise Made, A Promise Kept” were the words of McAllister Hanchell, Minister of Communications, Works and Utilities on Tuesday as he announced the measures presently underway to upgrade the standards and facility of the Turks and Caicos Islands radio station, Radio Turks and Caicos... read more...

Turks & Caicos Cabinet member dismissed

Monday, October 18, 2004

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick has announced in a press statement the action taken to revoke the appointment of Karen Delancy as Minister of Social Services and Gender Affairs... read more...

One thousand more air seats per week for Turks and Caicos Islands

Thursday, October 14, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: An increase in airlift of nearly 25 percent to the Turks and Caicos Islands for the fall/winter season will mean an additional 1,000 air seats per week for one of the fastest growing destinations in the Caribbean... read more...

Slavery conference postponed

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: The Turks and Caicos National Museum has announced the postponement of the Slavery and Emancipation: Birth of the Caribbean Conference, originally scheduled for October 25-28th 2004... read more...

International slavery and emancipation conference for Turks and Caicos

Monday, September 27, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: The Turks and Caicos National Museum has begun final preparations for an international conference on slavery and emancipation... read more...

Turks and Caicos expedition finds wooden shipwreck

Thursday, September 23, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: The Turks and Caicos National Museum in collaboration with Ships of Discovery have confirmed the existence of a wooden shipwreck near Breezy Point on East Caicos... read more...

Hurricane Frances batters Turks and Caicos, Bahamas

Thursday, September 2, 2004

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Hurricane Frances lashed the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas as it barreled toward Florida Thursday morning.  "Dangerous Hurricane Frances (is) battering the Turks and Caicos islands and the southeastern Bahamas," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said late Wednesday... read more...

Hurricane Frances lashes Turks and Caicos

Thursday, September 2, 2004

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The potentially devastating Hurricane Frances lashed the Turks and Caicos Islands Wednesday as it headed toward the Bahamas.  As Frances passed to the north of Grand Turk with winds of 140 miles per hour, its outer bands hit the island, causing some damage to roofs and trees as well as power outages. Grand Turk Island reported sustained winds of 72 mph as the eye of Frances passed to the northwest.

Hurricane Frances heading toward the Turks and Caicos and Bahamas

Wednesday, September 1, 2004

MIAMI, USA: Hurricane Frances barreled past Puerto Rico on Tuesday on a path towards the Turks and Caicos and Bahamas.  As Frances, a dangerous category four hurricane, picked up speed, forecasters warned it could hit the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands by Wednesday afternoon... read more...

Chief Ministers’ conference brings spirit of cooperation

Friday, August 27, 2004

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Chief Ministers attending the Caribbean and Bermuda Overseas Territories Chief Ministers Conference concluded the meeting promising increased cooperation... read more...

Story of Turks and Caicos shipwreck goes live and online

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: The story of Trouvadore, a slave ship which wrecked in the Turks and Caicos Islands, went live and on-line on Friday and attracted hundreds of unique visitors in the first 24 hours... read more...

Additional British Airways flights welcomed by Turks and Caicos hotel association

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) has welcomed the announcement of the increase in British Airways service to Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands... read more...

British Airways to increase service to the Turks and Caicos

Thursday, August 12, 2004

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: British Airways will be adding an additional weekly service from London to Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands, which will begin operating on Monday 13th December 2004 and will continue through to the end of March 2005... read more...

Archaeologist arrives in Turks and Caicos for Trouvadore expedition

Monday, August 9, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: Dr D. H. Keith of Texas based Ships of Discovery arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands Friday to assist the Turks and Caicos National Museum in its final preparations for a two-week expedition that sets sail at the end of this month to search for the 1841 wreck of the slave ship Trouvadore... read more...

Three Caribbean territories to share in EU development aid

Tuesday, August 3, 2004

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Commission has allocated €68 million (US$82 million) in development aid from the European Development Fund to eight Overseas Countries and Territories, including Anguilla, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands... read more...

Expedition to find missing slave ship in Turks and Caicos Islands

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: The Turks and Caicos National Museum will be teaming up with US archaeologists Ships of Discovery and documentary makers Windward Media at the end of August to find a missing slave ship in the Turks and Caicos Islands... read more...

Wanted: Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

LONDON, England: Discreetly advertised last week is the post of Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands, the small archipelago of 40 islands and coral "cays" south-east of the Bahamas and one of Britain's few remaining colonies, though now it goes by the name of a "dependent territory".... read more...

Learn to freedive in the Turks & Caicos with Tanya Streeter

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

LONDON, England: DeeperBlue.net and UK-based Adventure Diving are offering freediving holidays in the clear blue waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands with World Champion freediver Tanya Streeter... read more...

Delta to begin nonstop service to Belize, adding service to Turks & Caicos

Thursday, June 24, 2004

ATLANTA, USA: Delta Air Lines will begin nonstop service between Atlanta and Belize on December 11. Delta will offer customers one round-trip, nonstop flight on Saturday only between its Atlanta hub and Belize using single-class, 150-seat Boeing 737 aircraft... read more....

Report clears Statoil in dealings with Turks & Caicos company

Saturday, June 19, 2004

OSLO, Norway (AFP): An independent report commissioned by Norway's oil giant Statoil cleared the state-controlled company Friday of suspected corruption in dealings with Iran that involved a company incorporated in the Turks and Caicos Islands... read more...

Air Canada pilot slain in Turks and Caicos home

Tuesday, June 15, 2004

TORONTO, Canada: A veteran Air Canada captain was stabbed to death in his Turks and Caicos Islands dream home, apparently by intruders, the Toronto Star reports... read more...

Turks and Caicos report 4% increase in hotel occupancy

Friday, May 21, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) has released preliminary figures showing a 4% increase in occupancy rates in the first quarter of 2004.... read more...

TCHTA supports new Turks and Caicos Music and Poetry Festival

Friday, May 14, 2004

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: Members of the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) have committed over $200,000 in room night sponsorship towards the Tourist Board’s special BET produced “Turks and Caicos Music and Poetry Festival”, it has been announced... read more...

Turks and Caicos islanders cool to Canada

Wednesday, May 5, 2004

HALIFAX, Canada: According to the Halifax Daily News, Canadians can probably kiss their dream of an island paradise in the sun goodbye.  Turks and Caicos residents contacted by the Daily News don't want anything to do with joining the Canadian federation... read more...

Nova Scotia votes to invite Turks and Caicos to join it

Friday, April 23, 2004

HALIFAX, Canada: According to CBC News, Nova Scotia's three political parties voted unanimously Wednesday to invite Turks and Caicos to join the province, if the Caribbean islands ever become part of Canada... read more...

Caribbean annexation not a priority for Canada

Saturday, April 17, 2004

MONTREAL, Canada: Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham poured cold water Thursday on the prospect of Canada being linked with the Turks and Caicos Islands, CanWest News Service reports... read more...

Turks & Caicos Chief Minister invited to Canada to discuss union

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

CALGARY, Canada: Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin has spoken to his political counterpart in the Turks and Caicos Islands about creating a more robust relationship with the Caribbean island chain, coveted by some as Canada's "island in the sun."... read more...

Canada could ditch winter blues by annexing Turks and Caicos

Saturday, March 27, 2004

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP): Ask anyone their image of Canada -- and it's a fair bet that a tropical nirvana shaded by palm trees, with an emerald sea lapping miles of golden sands would be the last thing to come to mind... read more...

The Canadian Caribbean: An idea that just won't quit

Monday, March 15, 2004

CALGARY, Canada: After failed attempts in the 1970s and 1980s to breathe life into the idea of a union between Canada and the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, the proposal is back, and this time it's supported by determined politicians and business people in both countries, according to the Calgary Sun... read more...

Canadian politician wants to annex Turks & Caicos Islands

Tuesday, March 2, 2004

TORONTO, Canada: Oshawa Councillor Robert Lutczyk will ask fellow council members later this month to annex the Turks and Caicos Islands and include the British colony within Oshawa's municipal borders reports the Toronto Star... read more...

What's hot offshore, and what's not

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

SANTA CLARITA, USA: The Offshore Corporation, one of the numerous organisations now helping taxpayers around the world "protect" their assets, gives comprehensive advice on how to protect your financial dealings and suggests the best jurisdictions for confidentiality, including Nevis, British Virgin Islands, Belize, Panama and the Bahamas... read more...

Haiti progress, St. Lucia and Cuba win close qualifiers

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

HIALEAH, USA: For the very few who doubted that Haiti would progress to the next round of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, their doubts were put to rest early Friday night in Hialeah, Florida. Haiti defeated the Turks and Caicos Islands 2-0 on the evening and 7-0 on aggregate... read more...

Hotel-casino planned for Turks and Caicos

Saturday, February 21, 2004

LAS VEGAS, USA: Don Barden, the chairman and chief executive officer of Majestic Investor, the owner of Fitzgeralds Casino in Las Vegas, announced on Thursday that his company plans to build a hotel-casino in the Turks and Caicos Islands... read more...

UN Secretary-General calls for decolonisation of Caribbean territories

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

NEW YORK, USA: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has reiterated the call for decolonisation of remaining listed territories, including seven Caribbean territories, a process in full partnership with the administering powers as well as with the active participation of the peoples of the territories... read more...

Single-engine plane crashes off Grand Turk

Saturday, February 14, 2004

GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands: American tourist James Stewart had a close shave with death when his single-engine crop-duster plane crashed into the sea off the Grand Turk International Airport around 2:30 p.m. Friday... read more...

Handgun on board jetliner prompts return to Turks & Caicos

Friday, February 13, 2004

MIAMI, USA (AFP): A Miami-bound American Airlines jet reversed course to the Turks and Caicos Islands after a passenger alerted the flight crew Thursday that she had a handgun on board... read more...

Turks & Caicos manager to head new Sandals hotel in Jamaica

Thursday, February 5, 2004

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: General Manager at Beaches Turks & Caicos, Jeremy Jones, is leaving the property to head a new Sandals property in Jamaica... read more...

Expatriate students to pay school fees in Turks & Caicos

Thursday, February 5, 2004

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: Expatriate students currently registered in the Turks and Caicos Islands public school system will have to pay $200 per term for their education from this month, Minister of Education Lillian Been announced... read more...

Turks & Caicos signs on to EU Tax Directive

Friday, January 30, 2004

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: In a statement released on Tuesday, the Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick, announced that the jurisdiction has committed to implementing the European Union's Savings Tax Directive, subject to the creation of a level playing field on the issue for all offshore and onshore jurisdictions... read more...

US$3 billion in investment coming to Turks & Caicos

Thursday, January 29, 2004

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: Over the next few years an estimated US$3 billion in investment is planned for the Turks and Caicos Islands, which has earned a reputation of being one of the most attractive destinations for doing business in the Caribbean... read more...

No more work permits for real estate agents in Turks & Caicos

Thursday, January 29, 2004

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands government will stop issuing work permits for real estate agents and property managers to expatriates... read more...

Turks and Caicos to build a $35 million cruise ship terminal

Wednesday, January 28, 2004

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: Carnival Cruise Lines and the Turks and Caicos Islands government have partnered to construct a $35 million cruise ship terminal that will be located on the island capital of Grand Turk... read more...

National Lottery for Turks and Caicos Islands

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: The Turks and Caicos Islands will this year introduce a national lottery which will inject approximately $45 million annually into the economy, Chief Minister Michael Misick announced... read more...

Well-known Caribbean jurist dies

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: Prominent Jamaican judge, Mr. Justice Ira Rowe, who sits on several Courts of Appeal in the region, died in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Sunday. He was 75... read more...

Turks & Caicos: Canada's Caribbean paradise?

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

EDMONTON, Canada: Peter Goldring, a member of the Canadian Parliament, is currently visiting the Turks and Caicos Islands to explore the possibility of forming a union with the British territory. In September, Goldring introduced a motion in the House of Commons calling on Ottawa to gauge support for the idea... read more...

Double-murder suspect arrested on flight to Turks & Caicos

Tuesday, January 20, 2004

MIAMI, USA: Miami-Dade police boarded a Caribbean-bound airplane at Miami International Airport on Saturday and arrested a suspected double murderer moments before the flight's takeoff... read more...

Grace Bay Club breaks ground on expansion in Turks & Caicos

Saturday, November 29, 2003

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos: Chief Minister Michael E. Misick and Grace Bay Club owner/developers Mark Durliat and John Fair, along with the management and staff of the hotel, have announced the official groundbreaking of the new Villas at Grace Bay Club... read more...

Wrongful death suit filed over boat explosion in Turks & Caicos

Friday, November 28, 2003

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, USA: Representatives for the estate of Hilton Head Island developer, the late Charles E. Fraser, together with Fraser's widow, Mary, have filed a civil suit in U.S. District Court in Charleston, S.C. against the boat manufacturer, the tour operator and other parties involved in the accidental death of Mr. Fraser last December... read more...

Computer virus causes a major regional e-mail failure

Monday, November 3, 2003

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: A serious e-mail virus led to the Cable & Wireless regional e-mail server in Barbados shutting down for 30 hours last week, affecting customers in Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, and St Lucia... read more...

UK prepared to back independence for Caribbean territories

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

LONDON, England: British officials say they are prepared to encourage any one of its colonies that chooses independence. The officials recently told the UN Fourth Committee on Decolonisation that all of its Caribbean territories have the option to choose independence, according to the Gibraltar Chronicle. But they added that they saw no country that was willing to choose that route... read more...

British territories targeted by Inland Revenue 'hitmen'

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

LONDON, England: According to a recent report in the London Times, the British Inland Revenue has appointed 64 tax-inspecting "hitmen" as part of a huge offensive aimed at recovering billions of dollars of unpaid tax secreted in companies and trusts in offshore tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and the Turks & Caicos Islands... read more...

Tropical Storm Mindy threatens Bahamas, Turks & Caicos

Saturday, October 11, 2003

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: A tropical storm warning remained in effect for the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands last night as Tropical Storm Mindy, the latest for the season, churned towards the islands... read more...

British Tory party may send all asylum seekers to Caribbean territories for processing

Thursday, October 9, 2003

BLACKPOOL, England: The Guardian newspaper in England reports that all asylum seekers arriving in Britain would be immediately deported to a "far offshore processing" island under Conservative Party plans recently announced by the shadow home secretary, Mr Oliver Letwin... read more...

Fiber-based cable Internet service for Turks & Caicos

Tuesday, October 7, 2003

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: TCT Ltd. has announced the start of TCExpress high-speed cable internet service on Providenciales Island, available to all WIV Cable customers... read more...

Turks & Caicos officials attend 49th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

Friday, October 3, 2003

GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos: A Turks and Caicos delegation of three members left the islands yesterday morning for Bangladesh, to attend the 49th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference... read more...

Turks & Caicos company in oil scandal

Wednesday, September 17, 2003

OSLO, Norway: According to reports in the Norwegian media, the Chairman and Chief Executive of Statoil, the Norwegian state-owned oil company, are under intense criticism in relation to alleged bribes paid through a Turks & Caicos company.

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