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Kimo Tynes Appointed Deputy Director of Communications

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#TurksandCaicos, October 29, 2022 – The Office of the Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tynes as the new Deputy Director of Communications within the Communications Directorate in the Office of the Premier and Public Policy.

Mr. Tynes holds: an Associates Degree in Sociology from Camosun College, Victoria, British Columbia Canada; a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Hons.) in International Development from York University in Toronto, Canada and a Masters Degree in International Communications from City University in London, United Kingdom.

Having initially began his career at Barclays Bank Plc now CIBC First Caribbean (1999-2003), Mr. Tynes has worked in numerous capacities as a: Public Relations Officer at the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board (2008-2012); a Freelance Public Relations & Communications Consultant in the United Kingdom (2014-2015) and as a Consular Officer in the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands London Office in the United Kingdom for the past seven years from September 2015 to September 2022.

Commenting on his appointment Mr. Tynes stated:  “Recognizing that the Turks and Caicos Islands requires all her sons and daughters to return home to make invaluable contributions to the development of their country, I have taken the decision to transition from my current role in the United Kingdom back to the Turks and Caicos Islands to take up the appointment as the new Deputy Director of Communications in the Office of the Premier and Public Policy.

With a background in financial services, communications and public relations both nationally and internationally, I believe that I can be an asset to the Unit.

I count it an honour and a privilege to accept this new important role and will do the best job I can, to the best of my ability to serve in this new capacity.”

Deputy Governor and Head of the Public Service Her Excellency Anya Williams in extending congratulatory remarks to Mr. Tynes stated:  “It is with great pleasure that I extend congratulations to Mr. Kimo Tynes on his appointment as the new Deputy Director of Communications within Communications Directorate in the Office of the Premier and Public Policy.

This post was recently created as a part of the establishment of a new Communications Directorate in the Office of the Premier and Public Policy to replace the Press Unit that previously served under the Office of the Deputy Governor.

The new unit will lead on external communications on behalf of the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands and will work to develop and implement a new communications strategy.

We are pleased to have Mr. Tynes serve in this capacity where he will be responsible for helping to lead not only the unit, but also the development of the wider communications strategy and are certain that with his previous educational background and experience that he will do extremely well.

Congratulations on your well-deserved promotion Kimo!

I look forward to great things to come from you and the new Communications Directorate.”

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Register of Interests of the Members of the House of Assembly 

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#TurksandCaicos, September 29, 2023 – The Integrity Commission advises that the Register of Interests for Members of the Turks and Caicos Islands House of Assembly, as at 31st December 2022 has been completed.

Members of the House of Assembly are required by the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution, Section 103(2), and the Integrity Commission Ordinance (the Ordinance), as amended, Section 52(1), to file with the Commission, Statements of Registrable Interests.  The Commission would, therefore, like to inform members of the public that, it has compiled the information contained in these Statements of Registrable Interests and has produced The Register of Interests 2022 for the Members of the House of Assembly, as at 31st December 2022.

The Register of Interests 2022 is now available for public inspection at the following locations:

  1. House of Assembly in Grand Turk
  2. Office of the Premier – Grand Turk and Providenciales
  3. Office of the Integrity Commission – Grand Turk and Providenciales (during the hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm from Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 4:00pm on Fridays.)
  4. Office of the District Commissioner – Middle Caicos, North Caicos, Salt Cay and South Caicos.

The Register can be viewed at these locations during normal working hours or at a time that is convenient for the respective offices.

For further information or any assistance please contact the Integrity Commission:

By telephone at:  946-1941(Grand Turk Office) or 941-7847 (Providenciales Office) By e-mail at: secretary@integritycommission.tc or info@integritycommission.tc

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Grand Bahama to be CARGO HUB, as Bahamas & Qatar ink MOU 

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Rashaed Esson

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#TheBahamas, September 29, 2023 – With moves to deepen ties, governments of The Bahamas and Qatar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to solidify agreements in principle surrounding the development of aviation and other related services.

This is according to Chester Cooper, The Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister  of Tourism, Investment and Aviation in a Facebook post.

This comes after The Bahamas Government in a press release on September 24th, revealed that Cooper,  was set to meet with the head of Qatar Airways to have talks regarding “multiple mutually beneficial aviation opportunities for both countries.”

The release also said the deputy prime minister and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investment and Aviation are working on “forging strategic partnerships with several Middle Eastern countries to strengthen ties to The Bahamas and the Caribbean,” and this new signing is indicative of such efforts.

Following the September 25th signing, on September 27th, Kenneth Romer, Deputy Director General  of Tourism for The Bahamas informed via Facebook some details of the agreement saying, “we have now established a framework for cooperation and formed strategic partnerships with Qatar Airways, Qatar’s Transport, Aviation and Investment Agencies and The Qatar Aeronautical Academy, that will benefit our country.”

Regarding further efforts for the improvement of The Bahamas, Cooper announced on Facebook again on Tuesday September 26th that both countries are working  to make Nassau a passenger hub for Latin America and the Caribbean adding that talks are being held for Grand Bahama as a cargo hub.

Additionally, as the press release informed, Cooper is preparing for an on ground visit of Bahamasair domestic operations by Qatar Airways Technical team sometime in October.

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Guyana to build regional food hub

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#Guyana, September 29, 2023 – Guyana is making moves to become the primary food production center for the Caribbean, going ahead with plans to develop a USD$14 million regional food hub.

In fact, as reported by the Observer, the facility has already been identified on the country’s Soesdyke /Linden Highway.

Guyana seems to really want this to become a reality and Zulfikar Mustapha, Agriculture Minister, expressed this, highlighting what Guyana has over its Caribbean sister Islands.

“We want Guyana to be the food hub, the primary production hub of the Caribbean so that we could supply the Caribbean.  What we have, our colleagues in the Caribbean don’t have.  We have arable flat land and abundant fresh water,” he said, adding that with the multi-million dollar US investment, the country can, “modernise the infrastructure, and start ramping up the productions.”

Also, the Agriculture Minister pointed out that the project is geared to make for a more competitive local Agriculture industry as well as developing high-yielding varieties, pest-resistant and climate-resilient varieties.

Additionally, in the facility’s development, Guyana, Mustapha said, will work with Belize.

In fact, with more on Belize’s involvement, Dr. Ashni Singh,  Finance Minister, informed that the Government is in talks with the Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley about sourcing inputs from northern Brazil and transporting them through Guyana to Barbados and vice versa.

Singh also reportedly revealed that the project will help develop the growing logistics industry in Guyana.

Considering regional food import cost, with this development, Guyana is the leading Caribbean Community country pushing ahead with plans to reduce the multi-billion dollar regional food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025, the Observer says.

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