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TCI: Disappointment on the pitch for TCI National Football Team

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#TurksandCaicos, March 30, 2021 – No time to wallow about a first game defeat for the Turks and Caicos National Football team.  It was a disappointing match one for the TCIFA team at the Concacaf World Cup Qualifying game held in the Dominican Republic over the weekend.

TeamTCI was crushed by Nicaragua; final score was 7-0. 

The next match is Tuesday March 30 against Belize and head coach for the Jaguars, Dale Peleyo was reportedly in the stands watching TCI.  Peleyo told media back home, he wanted to check out the competition first hand.

Belize also lost its first match against Haiti; 2-0.  The match was staged in Haiti, amidst ongoing civil unrest.

The national team for Belize, just days before was cornered by armed insurgents, who stopped the Haitian police escourt for the bus moving the team.  Despite the traumatizing scrape, all members emerged unharmed but FIFA took some reputational hits.

Team Turks and Caicos, ranked 203rd will face Belize, ranked 170th not in volatile Haiti but in the Dominican Republic.  The game is set for the Pan American Stadium in Santo Domingo.

The TCI vs Nicaragua match was carried live on both FlowSports and Digicel this past Saturday; natives are expecting the same will happen in the March 30 football match up.

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Dominican poachers caught

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#TurksandCaicos, September 29, 2023 – Several Dominican fishermen were caught in the midst of poaching from the Turks and Caicos waters last week.

A report from the Fisheries and Maritime Department and Marine Police, indicated the illegal fishermen were spotted in the vicinity of Bush Cay on September 18th.  The men were arrested and around six bags of fish recovered.

“We will not tolerate illegal fishing activities that threaten the delicate balance of our marine environment and the livelihoods of our people,” says Josephine Connolly, Minister with responsibility for Fisheries and Resources.

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Accused Sexual Degenerate Daddy case is held up; insufficient Jury

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Wilkie Arthur

Freelance Court Reporter

 

 

#TurksandCaicos, September 29, 2023 – A 31-year-old Providenciales man is accused of sexual abuse of his own daughter during the pandemic lockdown of 2020; the complainant is his own child.

We will give only the initials of that man, DF, in an effort to protect the young accuser.  DF is also facing two counts of sexual assault; one count of indecent assault and he has to answer to one count of sexual activity with a child family member.

DF, who appeared in the Supreme Court on Monday and Tuesday (September 25th & September 26th) to be tried, had his case stalled due to insufficient jury attendance on both days.

The mother came in support of her daughter on both days; the daughter is ready to testify against her father for what she is alleging happened to her between the June 1 and August 31 in 2020; a period of three months during the COVID lock down.

The case was adjourned to November 6, 2023 by The Hon. Lady Justice Ms. Tanya Lobban Jackson with thanks and apology to all 14/15 jurors who came and had to wait hours on both days and to all other parties involved in the matter that did not proceed.

The defendant, who is on bail in this matter, bail was extended to the new trial date.

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No direct hit but Tropical Storm Ophelia impacted TCI

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Dana Malcolm

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#TurksandCaicos, September 29, 2023 – Turks and Caicos residents are reconnected following inclement weather that caused disruptions in service from providers FortisTCI and Flow over the weekend.

It also affected several community services like the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex.

The heavy showers forecast to last just over two hours were caused by Tropical Storm Ophelia.

Grace Bay, Chalk Sound and Blue Hills lost electricity, while South Caicos, Ambergris Cay, Grand Turk & Bambarra experienced delays in getting Flow mobile and landline services restored after a power surge because the stormy conditions hampered movement.

Crews from these providers were deployed once it was safe to carry out repairs and services were restored.

The Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority, (TCIAA) also suspended air traffic at the islands’ airports for a few hours while the storm passed overhead.

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