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U.S. VIrgin Islands celebrates Labor Day in New York - Sep 1, 2013 - 5:10:25 PM
BROOKLYN, New York -
The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) is supporting the culture of the
Caribbean this weekend by participating in the West Indian American Day
Carnival Association's Labor Day celebrations on Brooklyn's Eastern
Parkway.
The US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism will give away
specially branded items at its booth between Bedford and Rogers avenues
on Monday, September 2 as millions of revelers and spectators assemble
in Brooklyn for the 46th anniversary of Carnival.
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TCI Miss Body Beautiful and Mr Best Body 2013 Contestants Revealed - Jul 2, 2013 - 9:59:59 AM
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands – Contestants for The Body Show were revealed last
week. In front of a capacity crowd that was live, the five women and
five men who will compete in this summer’s most hotly anticipated
spectacular competitions Miss Body Beautiful and Mr Best Body – gave
attendees much more than they bargained for.
The reveal took
place at Island Fish Fry on Thursday, June 27th - which is held at The
Bight (Children’s) Park on Lower Bight Road in Provo. The event, a
cultural explosion - plays host to over a dozen local food vendors,
where local entertainers and cultural acts come together for an evening
of “all things Turks & Caicos.”
In addition to that, it was the
contestants of The Body Show that made the greatest impact when they hit
the stage with their amazing physiques, fabulous personalities and
showmanship, wowing the crowd and leaving everyone wanting more...
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CARICOM CORFOR members on fact-finding mission regarding TCI - Jun 21, 2013 - 3:25:35 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - Foreign Ministers from CARICOM member states Jamaica,
St. Kitts and Nevis, Haiti and The Bahamas have embarked on a fact-finding
mission about the status of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The committee which is chaired by Foreign Affairs and Immigration
Minister the Hon. Fred Mitchell is scheduled to meet in Turks and Caicos
with the Royal Governor, the Premier, the leadership of the Opposition
Party and Civil Society between the 23rd and 27th
of June 2013...
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Fashion and Luxury in Paradise (TCI) with Saint George Fashion House - Jun 18, 2013 - 11:42:34 AM
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands;
Monday, June 17th 2013 – Already creating an enormous buzz, in a
sophisticated fashionable ambiance on July 27th, Saint George Fashion
House will host its first independent fashion show, followed by a Veuve
Clicquot after-party at the luxurious multi-award winning Regent Palms
Resort and Spa, located just steps away from the flawless white sands
and sparkling sapphire waters of Grace Bay Beach.
Dubbed ‘An
Evening of Fashion and Luxury in Paradise’, the spectacle will be hosted
by Bianca Harvey-Joseph and Bahamas’ Veteran Journalist Jerome Sawyer.
The evening will offer fine wining and dining and feature live
entertainment, special guests and dignitaries, guest models, a guest
designer showcase by Haiti’s Top Designer Miko Guillaume and the debut
of Saint George Fashion House upcoming collection of red carpet and
bridal fashions...
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Investors Urged to Open Their Wallets to the Turks & Caicos - Jun 7, 2013 - 1:16:49 AM
NEW YORK,
NY - U.S. and Chinese investors are being urged to "open their wallets"
to investment opportunities in the Turks & Caicos Islands.
The
call to action came from the Premier of the Turks & Caicos Islands,
Dr. Rufus Ewing and his finance minister, C. Washington Misick, at the
2013 Avalon Invest Caribbean Now forum held in New York City on June 5,
2013.
Dr. Ewing shared several opportunities currently
available for investment in the TCI as well as expansion and
infrastructure enhancements planned
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Miss TCI Universe 2013, Snwazna Adams lends a helping hand - May 27, 2013 - 9:16:35 AM
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands –
The recently crowned Miss Turks and Caicos Universe beauty queen Snwazna
Adams is doing what she loves best; working with the youth.
For
several weeks Snwazna Adams, a teacher at the Clement Howell High School
has been serving as pageant coach, facilitating training and grooming
sessions with the students at the Oseta Jolly Primary School of Blue
Hills for its upcoming pageant...
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Samentha Etiennes bests them all to win the 2013 TCI Top Model Contest! - May 6, 2013 - 12:30:28 PM
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks
and Caicos Islands: Monday, May 6th 2013 – Nine young ladies emerged
victorious owing to the 2013 TCI Top Model Contest & Fashion
Extravaganza on Saturday, May 4th. However, it was 16-year-old Samentha
Etienne that named the Face of the Turks & Caicos, TCI Top Model
2013! As contestant number nine, she stood out the remaining nine
contestants and charged to the fore with her exotic features, sun-kissed
smooth cocoa skin tone, long lithe physique and wonderful personality.
Shy, but bubbly all the same, the 5’10” Haitian born beauty not only won
the contest, but also captured ‘Industry Readiness’, ‘Best Body’,
‘Model’s Portfolio’ and sashayed off with ‘Best Runway Walk’ award too.
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Ethline & Dwina Wins TCI Top Model’s Online Polls! - May 1, 2013 - 10:12:15 AM
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands –
Voting has now ceased for TCI Top Model’s popular online contests: ‘RTC
Viewers Choice Award’ and the ‘Facebook ‘Like Me’ & ‘Share Me’
Award’.
Ethline Wilner strutted away with the RTC Viewers Choice
Award and Dwina Ariza bested everyone to win the Facebook Like Me and
Share Me Award. Ethline will receive the RTC Viewers Choice Award plaque
that will feature her winning photo and a gift certificate to
Hemmingway’s on the Beach, with Dwina winning a $250.00 gift certificate
to Business Solutions and gift certificate to Gilley’s Café...
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TCI Top Model Contestants Unveiled in Providenciales - Apr 2, 2013 - 3:28:12 PM
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks
and Caicos Islands; Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 – Its was hot couture at
the reflecting pool on the grounds of the glamorous and ultra-exclusive
Regent Palms Resort on Providenciales over the weekend. Saturday, March
30th featured Couture @ Regent Palms Resort Spa, an event that was
alive with couture fashion, fierce music and all things extraordinary as
the 10 Contestants vying for the Turks & Caicos preeminent and only
coveted title made their official debut to the media, proud partners
and specially invited guests!
Couture @ Regent Palms Resort Spa,
‘a day where beauty is personified’ – was not only heavily anticipated,
but a fabulous and fashionable launch event drawing a well dressed and
well turned out crowd for the early afternoon fashion parade!
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Contestants named in TCI Top Model 2013! - Mar 26, 2013 - 2:51:13 PM
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands;
Monday, March 25th, 2013 – Out of twenty-eight, only ten will compete
for the most coveted title in the Turks & Caicos Islands, TCI Top
Model 2013! The young ladies hail from Grand Turk, South Caicos, North
Caicos and Providenciales, encompassing the length, breath and beauty
that is indicative of the Turks & Caicos Islands. The talented ten
all compete to be named the Face of the Turks & Caicos, TCI Top
Model 2013 & Digicel Brand Ambassador 2013!
The names of the young ladies vying for this country’s most coveted title are as follows...
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Attorney General loses Emerald Cay stamp duty recovery case at Privy Council - Mar 18, 2013 - 4:23:28 PM
 Prominent Turks and
Caicos Islands Queen’s Counsel Ariel Misick secured a stunning victory
at the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) on Wednesday March
14th, 2013, when British law Lords dismissed an appeal that was brought
by Attorney General Huw Shepheard, the Civil Recovery Unit and the
Registrar of Lands over the recovery of unpaid stamp duty and penalties
in relation to sale of the private island of Emerald Cay.
In the
case which was heard before Lord Hope, Lord Kerr, Lord Reed, Lord
Carnwath and Sir John Chadwick who delivered the judgment, the Privy
Council found that the Registrar of Lands operated outside of the law in
dealing with the stamp duty issue surrounding Emerald Cay, once owned
by American billionaire Tim Blixseth...
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TCI Top Model Contests attend workshop on healthy eating - Mar 5, 2013 - 3:12:13 PM
GRAND TURK, Turks and
Caicos Islands – “You are not going to live a healthy lifestyle
chomping down on the typical Turks & Caicos diet. A diet filled with
high salt, high sugar and artery clogging components that only make the
medical industry richer each time they have to prescribe medications to
you, after the damage has already been done.” These were the words of
Miss Imternizia McCartney, Health Educator at the Ministry of Health who
hosted a workshop on Healthy Eating: The Modeling Way for the Grand
Turk Contestant hopefuls preparing for the upcoming TCI Top Model
Contest...
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SXM Airport Gets Most Sophisticated Security System in Caribbean - Mar 1, 2013 - 2:36:42 AM
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten
- The
Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) has concluded phase one of
the installation of what is considered “the most sophisticated security
system in the whole Caribbean.” This was disclosed at a press
conference held Wednesday morning at the airport.
The security
system, consisting of ultra-modern, weather-tested cameras supplied by
Bosch, a global leader in this field, was designed by United
Technologies Group NV (UTG), established in St. Maarten, in
collaboration with Mako Systems Inc. of Sun Valley, California...
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Turks & Caicos Premier to speak at Invest Caribbean Now 2013 - Mar 1, 2013 - 1:04:26 AM
NEW YORK, NY -
Recently-elected Turks & Caicos Premier, Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing, will
showcase investment opportunities in the economically vibrant territory,
at the third annual Invest Caribbean Now Forum, presented by luxury
real estate company Avalon Partners, on June 5th from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at the Radisson Martinique Hotel in New York City.
The
definitive investment event, aimed at educating U.S. investors about the
viability and diversity of investing in the last emerging market on
earth, is organized by award-winning digital media solutions company,
Hard Beat Communications, in conjunction with the governmental regional
tourism grouping, the Caribbean Tourism Organization during Caribbean
Week in New York City each June.
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Miss TCI Universe sizzling 6 sail to Caicos Islands - Feb 27, 2013 - 11:05:35 PM
Providenciales, Turks
and Caicos Islands - This week end promises to be filled with excitement
for the six beauties vying for the coveted crown as they take a break
from the grueling exercise regime that has been imposed upon them as
they prepare for the upcoming pageant.
On Saturday, March 2nd,
the contestants, along with Board members, will sail to North Caicos for
the 2nd annual Rake N Scrape Festival on Horse Stable Beach. While
there, they will island hop over to Middle Caicos for sightseeing before
making a special guest(s) appearance at the island festival...
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"International Team" defeats "Caribbean Snow Removal" Capturing the 20th Annual Provo Ryder Cup - Feb 19, 2013 - 1:15:30 PM
TURKS & CAICOS -
The Provo Golf Club,
Ryder Cup, saw The International Team defeat The North American Team in a
close 21 to 18 victory over the two day event which saw 52 golfers
compete in the match play format. The win increased the International
Team's overall lead to 13 vs. 7 in this annual member coveted
competition.
Will Shoreman and Louis Dickenson
captained their comeback win by making up a Saturday 8 to 5 deficit by
running off eight consecutive single men's points in the middle of
Sunday's play. Sunday's started very promising for the North American
Team, captained by Fraser Dods and Terry Erskine as their ladies
extended the first day lead to 5 full points before the International
Team came back ...
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Miss Turks and Caicos Universe 2013 Contestants Unveiled - Feb 13, 2013 - 11:38:56 PM
Providenciales,
Turks and Caicos Islands - As the 2013 Miss
Turks and Caicos Universe competition is quickly approaching, the
ladies are gearing up to show why they have been selected to represent
our beautiful by nature country. The six beauties, Miss Snwazna Adams,
Miss Crystal Coleby, Miss Cortrina Cooper, Miss Vanessa Hall, Miss
Tymant Dean and Miss Frenica Williams who are contending in one of the
country's most exciting national traditions, were unveiled Monday,
February 11th, at a ‘Meet the Press’ event hosted by Beaches Turks and
Caicos Resort Villages and Spa.
Among those in attendance were
Premier Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing; Leader of the Official Opposition,
Honorable Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson...
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TCI News: Judge rejects SIPT bid to withhold Piper's passport and prevent him from traveling to Brazil - Jan 31, 2013 - 12:56:26 PM
A high court judge in
Turks and Caicos Islands on Wednesday rejected an application by special
prosecutors and investigators to prevent a former Cabinet minister from
traveling to Brazil to visit former Premier Michael Misick in jail for
his birthday.
Madame
Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale said she saw no reason for the Special
Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) to withhold the passport of
McAllister 'Piper' Hanchell, who will be traveling with a group from the
Turks and Caicos Islands this weekend to visit Misick who turns 47 on
February 2nd, and who is jail awaiting extradition to the TCI.
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Ladies Prepare For Miss Turks And Caicos Universe 2013 Pageant - Jan 29, 2013 - 9:34:19 AM
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands -
Competition for the biggest National Event of all time, The Miss Turks
and Caicos Universe 2013 has begun. After a vigorous assessing of
applications and interviews, the Miss Turks and Caicos Universe Beauty
Organization (MTCUBO) has arrived at a shortlist of seven beauties who
will contest the coveted title and represent the TCI at the 2013 Miss
Universe Pageant. Ranging from aged 19 to 26, the contestants describe
themselves as beautiful, intelligent, sociable, and having the
determination to become a beauty ambassador
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TCI Top Model Contest begins grooming for new Face of the Turks & Caicos - Jan 21, 2013 - 11:25:29 PM
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks
and Caicos Islands – After an extensive search covering the length and
breathe of the Turks & Caicos Islands, training workshops are to
commence this week for the selected few, where one young lady will
emerge the new Face of the Turks & Caicos, TCI Top Model 2013.
Over
the last two weeks, organizers of the 2013 TCI Top Model Contest &
Fashion Extravaganza hosted contestants, models and fashion designers
searches in both the nation’s capital, Grand Turk and Providenciales.
The searches unearth an impressive array of beautiful young ladies and
equally attractive males, along with a...
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