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KEWTOWN FRAMERS MARKET – 22 NOVEMBER 2025
The Turks and Caicos Islands leads the English-speaking Caribbean region with the introduction of the VPD-SMART.
3RD ANNUAL SCHOOL CENSUS DAY
BORDER FORCE ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT
New Date for the International Men’s Day Awards Ceremony
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS OBSERVES WORLD DIABETES DAY
IT’S FLU SEASON: COVER YOUR COUGHS AND SNEEZES
Clement Howell High School Wins Inter-High Speech Competition
OFFICERS GRADUATE FROM REGIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMME
ENGAGEMENT WITH GRAND TURK SCHOOLS – DURING YOUTH WEEK 2025
TCI JOINS THE TCIPA IN OBSERVING WORLD PHARMACISTS’ DAY 2025
DELEGATION RETURNS FROM LANDMARK GLOBAL POSTAL CONGRESS
NATIONWIDE SURVEY TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF CULTURAL PROGRAMMES IN THE TCI
ISU SCHOOLS’ LAUNCH BRINGS YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAMME TO LIFE
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS HOSTED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING
VENDOR REGISTRATION OPENS FOR NATIONAL TRADE SHOW – MADE IN TCI 2025
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS OBSERVES CARIBBEAN WELLNESS WEEK 2025
HEALTH SERVICES OBSERVES WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY
Exciting Conclusion to 17U PAL Championships; Skyhawks and Badgers Take Top Honours
TAMICA PROSPERE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
REV. CLARE ROBINSON ON HISTORIC INDUCTION AS FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT/BISHOP
Special Education Department Launches Monthly Parent Training Night Series
National Trust Participates in Global Sustainable Tourism Conference
COMMENCEMENT OF FOGGING ACTIVITIES 
2nd ANNUAL NEWSLETTER “WITHOUT LIMITS” – AUGUST 2025
HEALTH DELEGATION COMPLETES VISITS TO FLORIDA AND CAYMAN
SPACEX FLIGHT #10 LAUNCH SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, 24 AUGUST 2025
South Caicos Foundation Donates $40,000 in School Furniture and Laptops
 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS REPORTS IMPROVEMENT IN CSEC
HISTORIC $1.2 BILLION PALACE RESORTS AGREEMENT SIGNED
TCI College with LJM Maritime Launch STCW Certification
HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS, THIS SEPTEMBER
HEALTH OFFICERS ATTEND ENTOMOLOGY WORKSHOP
GOVERNOR WELCOMES UK JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS
Department of Family and Children Services, Child Safeguarding Training
NIAP Concludes Fourth Cycle with Record-Breaking Success
 Royal Cayman Helicopter Deployed to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI)
Shakiah T Lewis, Appointed as Dean of the CARICOM Youth Ambassador
MADE IN TCI 2025 TRADE SHOW – EVENT COORDINATOR
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH FOLLOWING INCIDENCES
 APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2025 CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS
WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2025 CELEBRATED
Human Services Participates in the Launch of CARPHA
International Association of Food Protection Annual Meeting 
 NAEMT-CERTIFIED COURSES, SAFETY AND RISK REDUCTION
Tragic Killing of Police Constable Kenneth Parker
INCIDENT AND ONGOING CRIME REDUCTION EFFORTS
FRAUDULENT CONTENT MISUSING GOVERNOR’S LIKENESS
 NATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE
COMPLETION OF THE “LOVE ON ME GIRLS” EMPOWERMENT SEMINAR
MORATORIUM ON WORK PERMITS AND VISAS FOR HAITIAN NATIONALS
BLOCK/PARCEL 60503/17 BLUE HILLS DECLARED A DISASTER AREA
 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
IMPORTATION OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS
EMANCIPATION DAY COMMEMORATION – 2025
Government Awarded 500 Coursera Digital Learning Licenses
 ENFORCEMENT OF TOURISM STANDARDS
Special Education Needs Services (SENS) Quarterly Newsletter
North and Middle Residents Engage on Development Priorities
Library Services launches Service Delivery Feedback Survey
 Hurricane Season 2025: DDME Urges All Residents and Visitors to Prepare Now
INVEST TCI CELEBRATES A DECADE OF INNOVATION AND IMPACT
Education Delegation Strengthens Regional Partnerships
Call for Applications: 2025–2026 Male Youth Ambassador
 Traveling This Summer? Stay Healthy and Safe
TCI Border Force ‘Ups the Ante’ on Enforcement Efforts
Environmental Health Officers Attend Conference in Phoenix Arizona
TCI Top Scholars at 2025 National Academic Awards Ceremony
 TCI Border Force Applies Relentless Pressure with $264,570 in Drug Seizures
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Turks and Caicos Delegation Advances National ICT Agenda
Ministry of Education Receives Donation, Shore Club and YPO Southern 7
 TCI RECRUITS, ROYAL BERMUDA REGIMENT HONOURED FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Department of Agriculture hosts ‘Business in a Box’ Training Program
“Intimate Jazz & Soul” with Tess & Friends
Project Lemonade
 Marking Historic Milestone for Healthcare
Educators attended Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
THE 49TH MEETING CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM
Multi-Agency Enforcement Operation in the Five Cays and Blue Hill Areas
 Advisory on Unauthorized Land Clearing Activities
4TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST | A NEW CHAPTER
Participation in 2025 Red Ensign Group Conference
KECHA DELUSMA-CHASE APPOINTED DEPUTY CHIEF LIBRARIAN
 Town Hall Meetings to discuss the Split of Social Development and Welfare
Shaping the Future of Social Service delivery within the Turks and Caicos Islands:
Health Team Enhances Regional Public Health Emergency Readiness
Communities Outreach Heads to North Caicos and South Caicos
 REGIMENT COMMISSIONS NEW FAST PATROL BOATS
REGIMENT SENDS 23 RECRUITS TO BERMUDA FOR INTENSIVE TRAINING
TOURISM, ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES, MARITIME, AND GAMING
Government Commissions Eight New Ambulances
 Town Hall Meetings to discuss the Split of Social Development and Welfare
Odessa Forbes Appointed As Director Of Culture
Weeklong Speech Camps for Children
ALEXANDRIA MISSICK APPOINTED PERMANENT SECRETARY
 CROWN LAND ASSISTANCE EVENT
Health Personnel Participate in Food and Drugs Conference
Parole Board Modernization Project
Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force
 Bridge Series Addresses the Difference Between Normal Grief & Pathological Grief
Men’s Health Symposium 2025: Register Now for Providenciales Event
New Testament Church of God 10th Annual Convention
Shining a Light on Our Digital Evolution:
 (6) additional Certificates for commonly prescribed antidiabetic medicine
Results of Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment 2025
Drug Recall:  Little Remedies ® Honey Cough Syrup
Turks and Caicos Library Service Launches Annual Read-a-thon Competition
 ORDINARY MEETING OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING BOARD
NFL Experience Comes to TCI: Faion Hicks to Lead Youth Football Camp
Climate Change Resilience Community Regional Workshop on Coastal Hazards
Junior Park Wardens Programme with Exciting Expansions for 2025
 CROWN LAND UNIT Leads Multi-Agency Enforcement Exercise in Blue Hills
“Ripple Effect” Screening at Caribbean Film Festival in Trinidad
Gratitude to the Mosquito Research and Control Unit of Grand Cayman
Revolutionizing Social Work Practice in the Turks and Caicos Islands
DADDY DAUGHTER HAIRLOVE COMPETITION.
Scope of work for the creation of eight oil portrait paintings
LOVE ON ME GIRLS’ EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME
MEETINGS OF THE CARIBBEAN FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE
 UNITED KINGDOM CARIBBEAN OVERSEAS TERRITORIES PUBLIC SERVICE SUMMIT
National Apprentice Selena Grant Hosts Project B.R.E.A.T.H.E: Mental Health Advocacy For Teens
Registration Now Open for Turks and Caicos Islands Sports Commission Summer Camps
Turks and Caicos Islands Joins Global Observance of World Blood Donor Day 2025
 Collaboration Puts Grand Turk in the Spotlight
Strengthening Community Preparedness for the 2025 Hurricane Season
PHYSICAL PLANNING  BOARD MEETING
Boat Access Restriction – Grace Bay
Marine Activity Management in the Turks and Caicos Islands
GRANT OF 49 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS
Government Dental Services –  Dentist to visit North Caicos
Public Health Alert: Summer Travel Increases Risk of Measles Exposure
 UK-Donated Respiratory Equipment to TCI Hospital
TCI Delegation at Global Sustainable Islands Summit in St. Kitts
WELL 2025 Smart Hospital Symposium, Bucaramanga, Colombia
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL POST MEETING STATEMENT
 NHIB STABILISATION- Strengthening NHIB for a Healthier Future
Steven Astwood II Achieves Prestigious CGMA Management Case Study Exam
Turks and Caicos Islands 27th Caribbean Postal Union Conference
DECR to Host Free Swim Lessons in Celebration of World Oceans Day
 Registration Open for Project I.D.E.A. Media Club’s Summer Program
SAHARAN DUST: AFFECTING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
Special Education Needs Services Welcomes First Occupational Therapist
Empowering Men to Take Charge of Their Health
 PREMIER MISICK MARKS GOVERNMENT’S FIRST 100 DAYS
World No Tobacco Day 2025
SARS-CoV-2 Variant NB.1.8.1 and Reminds Public of Preventive Measures
DDME HURRICANE SEASON CHURCH SERVICES
 Border Force Enhances Tariff Classification Expertise
PREDICTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON
MONEY LAUNDERING/ TERRORISM FINANCING / RISK ASSESSMENT WORKSHOPS
EXCELLENT JAMES A. G. S. McCARTNEY UNVEILING OF THE MAUSOLEUM
 DEPUTY GOVERNOR HOSTS INAUGURAL 5K WALK/RUN FOR A CAUSE
Scholarship Secretariat Completes Successful Island-Wide School Outreach Initiative
Turks and Caicos Islands Prepares to Host King’s Baton Relay
Workshop to Strengthen EMTCT Plus and Maternal and Child Health Services
WELCOMES TACTICAL OFFICERS FROM JAMAICA AND BARBADOS
Ministry of Education attends the Education World Forum
TCIFRS and TCIAA Fire Teams Represent Turks and Caicos
PUBLICATION OF THE 2025/2026 ELECTORS LIST
 SPACEX STARSHIP FLIGHT #9 LAUNCH SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
Government Dental Services – Revert Back to Walk in Dental Services
Health Emergency Management Unit Participates in Field Medical Hospital Training
Mental Health Awareness Month: ‘Morning Pause’ Sets the Tone
 Coffee & Conversations with Minister of Health and Human Services
Government Denies Entry to Cruise Ship in Line with International Health Protocols
Let’s Move TCI Draws Strong Turnout with 123 Participants Across Three Races
Ministry of Education Completes Quality Assurance Officers’ Training
 Key Club Students from TCI Attend Leadership Conference
FORTIS TCI RATE VARIATION APPLICATION AND ONGOING REVIEW
Honoring Our Nurses Under the Theme “Caring for Nurses Strengthens Economies”
Grace Bay Beach Ranked Top Ten in World’s 50 Best Beaches
 Grand Opening of the Historical and Cultural Division at Victoria Public Library
Daysha Andrews to Represent Turks and Caicos in International Letter-Writing Competition
 
Environmental Health Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, Como Parrot Cay and Middle Caicos communities unite
Marjorie Basden High School Crowned Inter-High Debate Champions
 National Internship and Apprenticeship Program Partner Registration
Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week May 26–30, 2025
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES EMBARKS ON MSc ACCOUNTING JOURNEY WITH MSBM
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS BOOSTS SECURITY RESOURCES
 Cyber Training
J.A.G.S Day Wreath Laying Ceremony – 26 May 2025
Child Safeguarding Intergenerational Quiz Inspires Unity and Action
SECURING OF PROPERTIES AND CONSTRUCTION SITES PRIOR TO HURRICANE SEASON
 Initiative to Transform High School Science Projects into Commercial Ventures
FIRST STATE OF PREPAREDNESS MEETING AHEAD OF 2025 HURRICANE SEASON
Victoria Public Library to Launch Historical and Cultural Division
Student Registration 2025- Grand Turk, South Caicos, Providenciales, North and Middle Caicos
Launch of Scholarship Secretariat Social Media Platforms
NOTICE TO ALL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND MEDICAL SPA OPERATORS
Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) Examination 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands Celebrates Firefighters Across the Nation
Turks and Caicos Islands Celebrates World Hand Hygiene Day 2025
National Trust Joins Global Sustainable Tourism Council
Victoria Public Library to Launch Historical and Cultural Division
Climate-Resilient Water Safety Planning
Counterfeit/Falsified Drug Alert: Ozempic
Reframing Mental Health and Strengthening Our Community

Three TCI Regiment Members Successfully Complete Maritime Coxswain Course
PAULA VIRGIL-STUBBS APPOINTED EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR
Successful return of the Annual Kite Flying Competition
Hurricane Preparedness Month
Long-Term Athlete Development Frameworks to Shape the Future of Sport
Expand Behavioral Therapy Services for Children with Special Needs
Historic First: TCI Short Film “Ripple Effect” Selected for Caribbean Film Festival
APPOINTMENT OF COURT OF APPEAL JUDGE – THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE INDRA CHARLES, J.A.
APPOINTMENT OF COURT OF APPEAL JUDGE – SANDRA MINOTT- PHILLIPS, KC, JA
Engagement at World Bank Global Digital Summit 
TCI Athletes Set National Records and Personal Bests at CARIFTA 2025
Swearing-In of the Commissioner of Police
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES 2025/26 RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
Inaugural Issue of Insight & Impact Newsletter
Import Duty Waiver Available to Homeowners
NEW ACTING JUDGE, GRAND TURK – HON. JUDGE RAJIV PERSAD
GIRLS IN ICT DAY 2025 WITH AN INAUGURAL SPEECH COMPETITION
 Special Education Needs Services Releases First Quarter Newsletter for 2025
ECOSOC Youth Summit at the United Nations Headquarters
Infrastructure Assessment Mission to South Caicos
Increased Beach Vending Committee Meetings Ahead of License Renewal Period
Tourism Stakeholders Warned About Encouraging Use of Illegal Taxis
KE’SHANA MISSICK APPOINTED AS GENDER OFFICER
OLIMEISHA WILLIAMS APPOINTED AS BUDGET ANALYST
Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization
Breadbasket Items List for Duty Exemption
Child Abuse Highlights the Need for Greater Community Engagement
Urgent Call to Strengthen Caribbean Digital Resilience
Fire Extinguisher Training at Faith Preparatory School
Proper Covering of Waste During Transport
NEW COMMISSIONER OF THE ROYAL TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS POLICE FORCE
Border Force -Permanent Relief Measures
Letter-Writing Competition for Young People
Zero Tolerance Community for Child Abuse
Prioritizing Maternal and Newborn Health
National Internship and Apprenticeship Program
Reports of Multiple Fire Incidents
Extension of Service Charge Survey
TCI Community College Team visits Andaz Residence
 LAW TRAINING SEMINAR
National Scholastic Performing Arts – Evening of Excellence
INDEPENDENT OBSERVATION OF GENERAL ELECTION 2025
2025 Decals and License Plates Issuance
RISE IN AI-GENERATED IMAGE SCAMS
High School Speech Competition
New Vice Principal Ona Glinton Primary School
NHIB: Governor Appoints Examiner
TCI Border Force Officers Complete Supervisory Management
Special Education Needs Services
Social Development and Welfare Celebrates Social Work
Leveraging our Natural Resources for Sustainable Growth
Caribbean Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program
Tackling the Obesity Epidemic
Navigational Warnings:  Spacex Starship Flights – 8 Updates