Turks and Caicos Weekly News5d
Govt cuts key projects despite surplus, shifts focus to digitalisation and healthcare
The Turks and Caicos Islands government has scrapped several significant capital projects, totalling $1.32m, even as it reports a healthy operating surplus of $68.2m year-to-date. However, the ...
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TCI weighs hefty cost of corruption trials
It’s been one of the longest criminal trials in modern history, coupled with one of the largest civil recovery programmes in the world – and likely among the costliest too. The almost decade-long ...
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TCI boasts millions in surplus amidst contentious supplementary budget approval
Despite heated debate and revelations of significant financial strains in the healthcare sector, the Turks and Caicos Islands government is reporting a robust year-to-date operating surplus of $68.2 ...
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Fierce clash over InterHealth payout
A staggering $17.1m payment from the government to InterHealth Canada (TCI Hospitals) ignited a fierce political battle within the Turks and Caicos Islands Parliament. The payment, revealed during the ...
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Astwood accuses government of scapegoating in NHIB shakeup
A heated parliamentary debate has exposed deep divisions within the Turks and Caicos Islands government over the handling of the National Health Insurance Board (NHIB) crisis. At the heart of the ...
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Former Immigration boss charged with employing man on ‘Stop List’ -Kenrick Neely charged with unethical contract award to the minister
Former Minister of Immigration in the PDM Government, Vaden Delroy Williams and former Director of the Environmental Health Department Kenrick Neely have been officially charged with corruption while ...
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Grand Turk Man accused of smuggling contraband into prison, granted bail
Jimmy Toussaint, 20, of North Back Salina, Grand Turk, has been granted $1500 bail after being charged with introducing prohibited articles into HM Prison—Home of the Department of Correction and ...
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DR table eggs safe for importation into TCI -Agri dept
Almost a month after a large batch of eggs smuggled in from the Dominican Republic was destroyed, the TCI government has finally taken steps to create a safe and legal import route. Minister of ...
Turks and Caicos Weekly News12d
Petty" differences and cultural clashes undermine force- Bailey
Cultural differences and "petty” internal battles within the Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, if left unchecked, could further hinder the Force’s ability to effectively address crime. However, ...
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Parents asked to be vigilant in preventing the spread of communicable diseases - MoH
Health authorities are actively monitoring reports of students exhibiting symptoms of vomiting and or diarrhea, as well as chickenpox across several schools in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The ...
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Police bust up popular Provo ‘whorehouse’, charge proprietors -20 Dominican and Colombian women suspected victims of trafficking in custody
Oren Walkin 50, and 45-year-old Maria Alexander Pineda De Walkin have been charged with human trafficking, keeping a brothel for prostitution, and a slew of other related charges following intensive ...
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RT&CIPF shows support for World Down Syndrome Day with colourful display
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RT&CIPF) joined international, regional, and local communities to observe World Down Syndrome Day (21st March). The RT&CIPF Executive—Acting ...