TCI News
TCI: InterHealth Canada to launch a Special TV Series
#Providenciales, April 3, 2019 – Turks and Caicos – InterHealth Canada – Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital has produced a 9-part TV series titled ‘The Interview’ under the tagline: “Health care on the inside”, which is intended to enhance the communities understanding of health care operations along with the complex dynamics involved. The special series will be launched on Wednesday April 24th 2019 at 8pm on PTV Channel 8. The series will broadcast over 18 weeks with a rerun of each new episode.
Each episode will feature a 30-minute interview with senior and middle level executives from across the private health care management company on a unique range of insightful topics with significant public interest. Discussions will explore the growth of medical services with patient volumes that have now surpassed initial projections and some of the factors involved in striking a balance between treatment abroad, onshore care and visiting consultant services. Other topics include the impact of long stay patients on hospital bed occupancy levels along with interim and long-term interventions.
Experts in the Public Private Partnership model commence the series with a discussion on the accountability mechanisms outlined in the comprehensive package of infrastructure and service delivery under the IHC-TCIG Project Agreement. This includes a look at the ‘Change Enquiry’ process from a governance perspective. The series also spotlights the role of TCI Hospital’s Clinical Laboratory in the wider health care landscape and the value of health care services.
More than 16,000 diagnostic imaging tests are performed annually with highly sensitive and costly medical technology. Engineers and experts involved in the complex management of health care technology dissect the hospital’s equipment life cycle program and environmental sensitivities with reference to the challenges incurred after the September 2017 hurricanes. Other episodes underscore the management practices and multi-faceted teams involved in the maintenance of the hospital’s physical infrastructure and the safeguarding of electronic medical record systems. Information technology is an important enabler in hospitals.
Shortages in the domestic health care workforce is a critical issue for Turks and Caicos. Since health care operations are people-intensive, the topic of international recruitment is later examined with a focus on the advantages of diverse medical teams, the multi-step process of vetting medical credentials, competency management and organizational efforts to build local capacity.
As the series move into a half-way point, clinical department heads examine the restructuring of the emergency department (ED) triage system, factors that determine a patient’s waiting time, and the global increase in acts of aggression towards ED staff. To culminate the series, the hospital’s subject area leaders in quality, risk and patient safety takes centerstage to provide insight into the rigorous accreditation hospital-wide assessments, infection prevention, the mitigation of patient events and management of patient concerns.
The series is hosted by former news anchor and current Public Relations and Marketing Manager for InterHealth Canada, Nikira John, and is an extension of the hospital’s quarterly corporate newsletter also titled ‘The Interview’, which is available online via www.tcihospital.tc.
Press Release: InterHealth Canada
Wilkie Arthur
Court Correspondent
#TurksandCaicos, May 15, 2024 – It was an uneasy night on Tuesday May 14 for some residents of Five Cays, Providenciales owing to continuous, serious fire power with gun shots blaring in various areas of the community.
Some say they heard shots in Granny Hill and reported a man walking around with a gun, randomly shooting at unidentifiable targets. Some say shots were heard behind the Enid Capron Primary School. Some say they heard gun shot sounds coming from a residential area as well.
The most compelling accounts, however, were on reported events in another area called “The Wells”; a community in the depths of Five Cays and South Dock.
Criminals took on law enforcement in a gun battle involving the armored truck and a CID vehicle.
No members of the Royal TCI Police were hit.
Not the same for the other side. One person was hit, a young man not known to police and it’s not clear if he was one of the men shooting at the police or an innocently caught in the crossfire.
The man was arrested as a possible suspect. He is also in hospital with an “entrance and exit” gunshot wound.
During the shootout in The Wells, the CID vehicle was shot at repeatedly, disabling its movement as gunfire damaged the engine. Concerning to us, these shootings were at different times and locations but came in rapid succession; one right after the other, I was told.
Most described the sounds as coming “from some big guns.”
Police the morning after allowed me in to see up close.
Video, photos feature my EXCLUSIVE, close-up look at the damage done by criminals; it is clear high powered rifles were used by these suspects still at large.
Wilkie Arthur
Freelance Court Correspondent
#TurksandCaicos, May 21, 2024 – A gruesome discovery was made around midday today (Sunday, May 19th, 2024) when police and fire rescue teams responded to a call at a location on Blue Hills Back Road, off Millennium Highway. The area, situated next to the Fortis Sub-Station, is accessible via a long, secluded dirt road.
Upon arrival, authorities found a vehicle completely engulfed in flames. The vehicle was later removed by police after being alerted by
an anonymous source to its burnt-out location. Local residents indicated that the fire had been ignited around 2-3 a.m. earlier that morning, but authorities were not notified until later in the day.
Residents could not provide details about the individual inside the vehicle or even discern its color due to the extensive damage caused by the fire. Videos of the discovery location are available, but footage of the vehicle itself will be provided once it has been located. The vehicle was reportedly still burning when police arrived at the scene.
Official Royal TCI Police Report:
Media Release – May 19th, 2024: Active Investigation Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) are currently on the scene of a vehicle fire in the Blue Hills, Providenciales area. Acting on received information, officers arrived at the location along North Side Close and discovered a burnt vehicle with what appeared to be a body inside.
The RTCIPF is conducting a thorough investigation to determine the circumstances of this incident. As this is an active investigation, more details will be provided to the public as they become available.
May 21, 2024 – The Turks and Caicos Islands have clear laws prohibiting the possession of firearms and or ammunition without a licence and strict penalties in order to serve and protect the community. Our Firearms Ordinance, which was amended in 2022, states that:
No person (other than a licensed gunsmith in the course of his trade) shall have in his possession, discharge or use any firearm or ammunition unless he is the holder of a firearm licence with respect to such firearm, or in case of ammunition he is the holder of a licence for a firearm which takes that ammunition.
Firearm and/or ammunition offences carry a mandatory minimum custodial sentence of twelve years plus a fine. Where a court finds there are exceptional circumstances, the sentencing judge has discretion, under the law, to impose a custodial sentence and a fine that are fair and just in the circumstances of each case rather than impose the mandatory minimum.
The Chief Justice is advancing sentencing guidelines in respect of the application of exceptional circumstances. Wider work is also ongoing with criminal justice partners to review the efficiency and effectiveness of case progression, in driving justice outcomes.
It is the traveller’s responsibility to ensure their baggage is free of firearms and/or ammunition. Permission from an airline carrier does not constitute permission to bring firearms or ammunition into the Turks and Caicos Islands. Travellers are also strongly advised to search their luggage before they travel to the Turks and Caicos Islands to ensure they do not bring in forbidden items inadvertently. Such offences will result in arrest.
The Turks and Caicos Islands is a British Overseas Territory with a common law legal system, and reserves the right to enforce its laws. All persons, including visitors, must follow lawful process.
The Turks and Caicos Islands welcomes all visitors but reminds travellers that persons in the Turks and Caicos Islands do not have a constitutional right to carry firearms. Equally, the importation of firearms, ammunition (including stray bullets), and other weapons is strictly forbidden, unless licence to do so has been issued by the Commissioner of Police.
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