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TCI: Shatelia Hall and Tamika Grant appointed as Senior Public Prosecutor and Public Prosecutor
#Providenciales, June 20, 2019 – Turks and Caicos – SThe Office of the Deputy Governor is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Shatelia Hall and Ms. Tamika Grant to the post of Senior Public Prosecutor and Public Prosecutor within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Ms. Hall holds a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) with honors from the University of Buckingham and a Post graduate Diploma in Bar Vocational Studies from the University of Law. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in November of 2010 and has been a member of the Turks and Caicos Bar since June 2011.
Ms. Hall began working with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in 2013 as a Public Prosecutor, where she received various training opportunities in areas such as Human Trafficking, Child Protection and Domestic Violence; she is qualified as an assessor with the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force and a member of the Anti-Money Laundering Committee of the TCI. Ms. Hall is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in International Dispute Resolution from the University of Law, London.
Ms. Grant holds a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) with honors from the University of the West Indies, Mona and a Certificate of Legal Education from the Norman Manley Law School. During her law school tenure she interned as a Judicial Assistant/Research Clerk in the Supreme Court of Jamaica; at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Ms. Grant began her employment as an Associate/Office Manager at local Law firm Finbar Grant & Associates after returning home in 2017 and being called to the Jamaican Bar in 2016. She also serves as the secretary of the TCI Junior Bar Committee and the Rotaract Club of Providenciales; participating in various social development programs in partnership with Rotary, Interact and other civil service groups.
Commenting on her appointment Ms. Hall stated; “I deem it a privilege be appointed to the post of Senior Public Prosecutor within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. With this new role I am committed to ensuring the Rule of Law is upheld and the objectives and vison of the Department and Justice system is maintained. I wish to express my gratitude for being regarded for such a post within the Department and am committed to working with and supporting my team and TCIG at large.”
Also Commenting on her appointment Ms. Grant stated; “I am humbled and grateful to be given the opportunity to use my skills to serve my country in this capacity. It is a mantle which I will wear with pride and respect for my office and the duty owed by me to my people. I am grateful for the warm welcome of my colleagues and others in the public service and I am enthused to begin discharging these duties and responsibilities and contributing to the development of myself as an attorney and the jurisprudence of the Turks and Caicos.”
Director of Public Prosecutions, Eugene Otuonye, Q.C. in commenting on these appointments said; ” I am extremely delighted with the appointments of Ms. Shatelia Hall as Senior Public Prosecutor and Tamika Grant as Public Prosecutor in the Office of the DPP. The impressive criminal law practice record so far of Ms. Hall (as a Prosecutor) and Ms. Grant(as a Defence Attorney) testify to their great potentials as outstanding lawyers in the making. I know them to possess great passion, dedication and high sense of responsibility, and consequently will be great assets not only to the Office of the DPP but in the service of the public and their Country, as Turks and Caicos Islanders”
Deputy Governor Anya Williams, commented on the appointments stating; “Congratulations is extended to both Ms. Shatelia Hall and Ms. Tamika Grant on their appointment as Senior Public Prosecutor and Public Prosecutor respectively within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. We welcome Ms. Grant to the Turks and Caicos Islands Civil Service and wish her much success in her new role and we congratulate Ms. Hall for continuing to climb the ranks within the Office of the DPP and within the Turks & Caicos Islands Civil Service.”
Release: TCIG
TCIG knew from April that fuel factor could surge almost 80%; Minister says $500 cost-of-living payment was part of Government’s response
PROVIDENCIALES — The Turks and Caicos Government knew months before July’s shocking electricity bills that consumers faced a potentially massive increase in the fuel factor.
Minister of Information Technology and Energy E. Jay Saunders revealed Friday that Pelican Energy warned his Ministry in April that generation fuel costs were projected to rise from $3.09 per gallon in May to $4.79 in June and July.
That translated into a projected fuel factor jump from about 17.5 cents to 31 cents per kilowatt-hour — an increase of almost 80%.
Saunders said he personally advised Cabinet of the projected increase and presented options for cushioning the impact.
He characterised Government’s $500 cost-of-living payment as its “initial response” to rising fuel costs, before a separate fuel-factor subsidy was approved.
Cabinet records show Government agreed on June 24 to provide funding to mitigate the fuel-factor impact, with the relief programme approved July 8.
Eligible residential customers — those averaging less than $1,500 monthly over the previous three bills — are capped at 22 cents per kWh from July through October.
Pelican confirmed Friday that Government’s contribution was already applied to July bills, meaning the bills now triggering widespread public outrage would have been even higher without the subsidy.
Saunders did not disclose the programme’s total cost.
His admission that Government knew since April, however, raises another question amid the backlash: why were consumers not directly warned by Government about the scale of the approaching increase?
PROVIDENCIALES — New commercial Crown Land applications are facing a six-month pause as the Turks and Caicos Islands Government takes inventory of its holdings.
During Cabinet meetings held July 15 and 16, an immediate six-month moratorium was approved on the acceptance, processing
and approval of new applications for commercial Crown Land grants, leases and allocations.
The pause will remain in place pending completion of the Crown Land Inventory Review. Cabinet’s summary did not state what prompted the review or indicate whether availability of commercial Crown Land is a concern.
The two-day meeting also advanced major consumer legislation. Cabinet approved the National Fair Competition Policy 2026 and drafting instructions for a Fair Competition Ordinance, moving TCI toward stronger consumer protection and fair competition rules.
In Grand Turk, Cabinet approved rezoning land in the North West Suburbs from low-density to medium-density residential use to facilitate a new apartment development.
Cabinet also advanced fisheries reforms, water legislation allowing private and public-private investment, minerals legislation and appointments across tourism, health and finance.
Progress toward establishing a TCI Credit Union was also noted.
PROVIDENCIALES — Major development projects outside Providenciales received Cabinet attention on July 8, with Government approving agreements connected to the redevelopment of Dellis Cay and a resort development in North Caicos.
Cabinet approved a Development Agreement between the Turks and Caicos Islands Government, Desarrollos Hotelco DC Ltd. and
Desarrollos Hotelco Astoria Ltd. for the redevelopment of Dellis Cay.
The long-discussed private island development sits between Providenciales and North Caicos and its return to Cabinet signals another step toward redevelopment.
Cabinet also approved amendments to an agreement involving SPR LND Ltd. (Royal Reef) and TCIG Development Agreement for a resort/hotel development in North Caicos.
Other decisions included approval of the First Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2026 for onward transmission and the appointment of Cindy Ewing as Chair of the Invest TCI Board, effective August 1 for three years.
Cabinet also noted consultation outcomes concerning changes to business licensing, approved professional membership expenses for qualifying Telecommunications Commission staff and approved advice relating to the Interim Clinical and Estates Services PPP.
The July 8 meeting was chaired by Acting Governor Anya Williams.
Photo Credit: Royal Reef (Keith)
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