Members of the national Church of God in Blue Hills Providenciales teamed up with cooperate sponsors for their annual back to school fun day. Joddy Harvey was on hand for the community event and files this story.

The Lobster season debuted two weeks later than its usual date this year and while lobster lovers everywhere are breaking out their stockpots, for those tasked with catching them… the opening of the season has brought what seems to be unwanted news.

The Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force and Power Generating Company Fortis TCI are launching a crackdown on electricity thieves.

Now the Government’s Integrity Commission is to be asked to investigate the PNP’s selection process last week for the North and Middle Caicos Constituency by one of the unsuccessful candidates. All candidates must submit themselves for approval of the Integrity Commission. The party voted by a majority for Mr. Ricardo Don-Hue Gardiner in a ballot supervised by PNP Chairman Trevor Cooke. However, one of the losing candidates, Mr. Devon Williams, is calling for the result to be declared null and void and he wants a re-run of selection supervised closely by the Governor’s office. He’s also demanding the resignation of Mr. Cooke. Williams told Dale le Vack about his grievances.

The Board of Management of one of the older companies on Providentiales producing Conch announced today that it had closed for business because of the failure of the TCIG to meet its legal obligations. It says it is considering taking legal action against the Government.

Opened just a few days ago, lobster season arrived with much anticipation from fisherman, exporters and lobster lovers alike. However no one was looking forward to the seemingly sudden changes that have come with the newly opened season.

There is just over 3 weeks left before the Turks and Caicos Islands becomes the focus of the travel industry as the 2012 World Travel Awards make its way to these shores. The only All-Inclusive family resort, Beaches Turks and Caicos that is also nominated for 3 categories….leading hotel, leading resort and leading spa resort is making plans to host the event.

Now anyone who dies without leaving a will behind is termed as intestate and intestacy is sadly becoming the norm to Turks and Caicos culture. In this next one our Easher Parker sheds some light on the importance of leaving behind a will, what happens when you don’t and who to seek help from if a deceased loved one has left behind assets to claim.

The Government has announced it is planning to introduce two controversial Bills that will fundamentally affect the control of public broadcasting in the Turks and Caicos Islands – so that it falls under the final control of the Governor and is forever free of political interference. It will scrap the Broadcasting Commission, which came into being in 1998, to provide for the establishment of a public broadcasting service and a broadcasting complaints committee.

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