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By Deandrea Hamilton & Dana Malcolm Editorial Staff    #TurksandCaicos, October 6, 2022 – Questions are being raised about the timeline surrounding the flare-up of violence in the Turks and Caicos these last few days and whether earlier, strategic intervention could have saved lives and the TCIs reputation.  The genesis of the senseless killing spree […]

Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands Nigel John Dakin has addressed the House of Assembly in connection with the surge in gang violence in the territory. Efforts are being made to end the ongoing crime situation which is related to Jamaican gangs

The Governor offers praise for those who persevere in the face of adversity to tackle crime, stresses the importance of unity across parties to achieve this and sets out both what has been delivered to date in support of this and what we might expect going forwards.

Dana Malcolm Staff Writer   #TurksandCaicos, September 9, 2022 – The murder rate in the Turks and Caicos for the year 2022 up to September 8th is 45.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, an exceedingly high rate on par with some of the most violent Caribbean countries. The rate was calculated by Magnetic Media, using formulas from […]

HE the Governor’s address at a joint press conference with the Hon Premier and Hon Minister of Education in response to tragic events over the weekend.

By Dana Malcolm Staff Writer   #TurksandCaicos, June 16, 2022 – Former politician and founding member of the People’s Democratic Movement Lewis Astwood III was laid to rest at Paradise Baptist Church in Five Cays on Wednesday, June 8th. The pioneering leader was sent home with an official ceremony from the Turks and Caicos Islands […]

#TurksandCaicos, April 22, 2022 – At around 1:15pm on Wednesday 6th April 2022 a Police Patrol in the Five Cays area reported to the Police.  Control Room that they heard shots being fired. Soon after, the Police patrol found a man who appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound. He was transported by the Police […]

Ruth Forbes: Weekly News Person of the Year 2020 Gemma Handy• AMID the maelstrom of one of the most tumultuous years in modern history, as the TCI and the world reeled from a public health crisis of epic proportions and headlines foretold economic calamity, one other era-defining moment could almost have gone unnoticed. It may have lacked the theatrics but this too was likely to make its mark on the Islands for generations to come. In August, Ruth Forbes – the self-described "shy girl from...