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Dana Malcolm  Staff Writer    #TurksandCaicos, September 11, 2023 – Bahamian Police officers will join the Royal TCI Police Tactical Unit, brought in to specifically target gang related crime just as the country records its 14th murder for 2023. The National Security Council (NSC) made the announcement after a September 5th meeting. Royal TCI Police issued […]

Turks and Caicos, July 14, 2023    Good afternoon to the beautiful citizens of the Turks & Caicos Islands, First and foremost, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the families who have recently lost their loved ones. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Today, I stand before […]

By Wilkie Arthur Freelance Court Reporter     #TurksandCaicos, July 7, 2023 – ROUDELIN DORSAINVIL was before the court by zoom from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) on Monday July 3, 2023. The matter was called before her ladyship Ms. Tanya Lobban Jackson. The accused’s attorney, Ashwood Forbes asked the Court for a […]

InSight Crime's 2022 Homicide Round-Up covers more countries than ever before, with a major expansion into nations of the Caribbean.

By  Dana Malcolm  Staff Writer      #TurksandCaicos, February 20, 2023 – The Turks and Caicos has lost a culinary giant with the passing of pioneering chef, Berlie “Bugaloo” Williams.   Magnetic Media on February 15 was informed of the well-loved chef’s passing by his business partner and friend Michael Stolow. Today we lost a legend.  […]

The Bahamas ranked eighth on InSight Crime’s 2022 Homicide Round-Up of countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, though a few countries, including Haiti, were not ranked because there was no reliable data on the number of homicides last year. The Bahamas finished 2022 with 128 murders — that’s 32 per 100,000 people. Turks and

By Dana Malcolm  Staff Writer     #TurksandCaicos, February 6, 2023 – Full CARICOM membership for the Turks and Caicos is on the table according to a debriefing of the official TCI visit to the Bahamas in December, issued by the Government.  The delegation which had included top bosses Premier Washington Misick and Governor Nigel […]

By Dana Malcolm Staff Writer    #TurksandCaicos, October 24, 2022 – The second firearm amnesty of the year has ended as the first did, without any illegal weapons turned over to the police.  The month long Firearm and Ammunition Amnesty in honor of Justin Cox Beckles themed “Surrender A Gun, Save A Life” concluded on […]

Mr Carter and his girlfriend Alonia Williams were celebrating his 40th birthday earlier this month and returning to the £850 a night five-star Ritz Carlton hotel when they were caught in the crossfire.

By Deandrea Hamilton & Shanieka Smith Editorial Staff     Jamaicans concerned about possible, negative repercussions following the TCI Governor’s statement that Jamaican gangs are behind the deadly upsurge in crime have been asked to stay calm and continue to live responsibly in the Turks and Caicos Islands by the Foreign Affairs Minister of Jamaica, […]