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Serious concerns now in Blue Hills as spate of armed thefts, home invasions and hostage robbery reported by TCI Police
#TurksandCaicos, February 5, 2018 – Providenciales – Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating the following reports over the last few days:
On Sunday, February 4th 2018, at 11:45 p.m., a man in the Snake Hill area, on Millennium Highway, contacted 911 after he and his wife were awakened by two males with handguns, one dressed in blue pants and a blue T-Shirt and the other in a green shirt and blue pants. The culprits made way with money and two cellular phones.
Also on Sunday, February 4th, 2018 at 11:50 p.m. a man of Millennium Highway requested police assistance after he was awakened by two males with handguns. According to the complainant, one of the males was wearing a blue shirt and pants and the other, a green shirt and blue pants. The culprits got away with two Samsung galaxy phones and $25.00USD cash.
On Monday February 5th, 2018 at 12:47 a.m., 911 Central received a report that a man was at home in Snake Hill, Millennium Highway, when a male dressed in black, entered his house with a firearm and took his cellphone and money and fled the scene.
On Monday February 5th, 2018 at 12:59 a.m. another resident of Snake Hill, reported to 911 that two masked men entered his apartment, both with firearms and demanded money. A watch, cellphone and money were taken. The culprits fled by foot.
On Monday February 5th, 2018 at 12:48 a.m., A man contacted 911 and reported that he was held at gun point at his home by a masked man in Blue Hills . The culprit left with $65.00USD.
On Monday February 5th, 2018, the 911 Centre received a report of a Robbery in the Blue Hills area. The complainant stated that he and a friend were approached by two armed males, one wearing all black, the other- all white. Taken were, two cellphones, watch, and identification cards.
Also on Monday, February 5th, 2018, at 3:13 a.m., a man contacted the 911 Centre to report a burglary in Blue Hills. Among items missing were one black wallet, one Samsung Galaxy phone value $350.00USD, a Black Hand bag and a cream color hand bag.
Police are also investigating a report made on Monday February 5th, 2018 by a man of Boddle Way, Blue Hills, who stated that between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. he was forced to leave his home with gunmen to drive to the ATM Machine. $300USD was taken from the complainant’s home, while he was forced to withdraw $1000USD from the ATM machine.
The complainant described the culprits as two masked males, one dark in complexion, about 5 feet 7 inches, slim build, wearing dark clothing, with both hands covered with socks. The second male was dark complexion about 6 feet tall, slim build, wearing dark clothing, and both hands covered with socks.
Anyone who may knowledge of the crimes mentioned, the police would like to hear from you. Please contact Chalk Sound Police Station at 338-5901 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-8477.
#TCIpoliceconcernedaboutarmedthefts
Dana Malcolm
Staff Writer
#TurksandCaicos, April 19, 2024 – In an attempt to move to 24-hour-a-day operations Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA) is steadily recruiting Air Traffic Controllers to work at the Providenciales/Howard Hamilton International Airport, according to Godfrey Smith, TCIAA CEO, reporting to the Appropriations Committee.
Speaking on April 8th Smith said a cabinet paper would be sent soon requesting six more Air Traffic Controllers to make round the clock operation at the Provo International possible and to open the airport in Grand Turk till 12 a.m.
Currently, 17 posts are filled and seven are vacant.
Smith was candid with his responses to recent industrial action from ATCs which led to resignations and firings.
“What we have to do is find systems to mitigate such actions and that has to start with filling these jobs, putting people in that want to
work and doing right by people – and we always try to do right by our staff. Persons may not think that we are but we always do – we ain’t pick no fight,” he said in the meetings held at the NJS Francis building ahead of the National Budget Communication.
Smith indicated that recruitment was an issue across the board, ‘we need to find ways to recruit a little bit better’ he told the committee. Also in need of a push was capital spending or projects according to the CEO, who said the agency had ‘not been very good’ at meeting that mark but insisted they had recognized the issue and could do better.
A very important key performance indicator drawn up by the TCIAA is increasing passenger satisfaction at the Howard Hamilton International Airport. For the TCIAA part of this means a 30 percent increase in seating by Q2 of this year.
When queried on if they could even handle this increase the CEO said,
“The fact of the matter is we already have the capacity there. What we need is to make the service a bit better.”
Staff shortages have become such a frustrating issue that the TCIAA is instituting a scholarship program created by Authority Chairman, Selvyn Hawkins
“What the board wants to do is basically allocate $25,000 annually for a scholarship and they’ve approved it already.”
This process would cover tuition and all other costs for one student.
The student would return as a summer intern and other breaks to work at the TCIAA and upon graduation, assume a role at the company.
“We identify a particular skill we need, we go after it and we build capacity that is in a nutshell the nexus of the program,” Smith said.
The Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA) is allocated $49 million this financial year; over $20 million goes to salaries.
Company delivers fastest speeds nationwide and boosts service reliability
PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS, APRIL 19th, 2024 – More connections, faster speeds and greater support for customers. This is the promise from communications and entertainment provider, Flow TCI, as it embarks on an initiative to provide households with enhanced connections, greater overall reliability and now, for the first time, speeds up to one gigabit person second.
FLOW TCI Country Manager, Joanne Missick shared: “Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We listen to our customers and want to exceed their demands, so we are focused on delivering unmatched value with customer centric products and services that are future proof. Flow subscribers on our Fibre Extreme package can now access up to one gigabyte speeds and subscribers on our Fibre Plus and Fibre Max package, as of April 1st, are also now benefitting from up to 5x more speeds.”
This is third speed boost for Flow customers in the last two years. This comes under the umbrella of the the Company’s recently launched “Working for You” campaign, where technicians are going into the neighborhoods across the island to conduct repairs, decommission copper cables, and increase the brand’s visibility in local communities.
“To date several neighborhoods have been served by technicians and the company will continue to go across the islands to ensure each neighborhood receives personal attention. We recognize that over the past few months some customers have experienced issues with the quality and delivery of our services. This is not what we stand for. Flow remains committed to providing technology and innovation
that enables growth and positively impacts lives”, says, newly appointed Head of Technical Operations, Simeon Thomas.
Thomas adds, “We have been closely monitoring and reviewing every aspect of our network and there is room for improvement across each of the islands. Where we find shortcomings, we are taking concrete actions and assigning our technicians to rapidly make all necessary adjustments and improvements for our customers”.
Flow has made significant investments in expanding and modernizing its infrastructure and delivering a more robust and reliable network paving the way for the country’s digital transformation.
For more information on speed increases visit https://www2.discoverflow.co/turks-and-caicos/price-adjustment-speed-increase on our website.
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