KAYON COX APPOINTED AS REGISTRAR GENERAL 

#TurksandCaicos, April 3, 2023 – The Office of the Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Kayon Cox as the new Registrar General in the Registrar Generals Office in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Transportation, Broadcasting, Energy and Utilities and Telecommunications Commission.

Ms. Cox a former Turks & Caicos Islands Scholar, has:  an Associate of Science (AS) Degree in Business Studies from the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College; a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) Degree with Distinction in Business Administration from Johnson and Wales University in North Miami, Florida and a Master of Science (MSc.) Degree in Sustainability and Business from the University of Leeds, which was fully funded under the United Kingdom International Scholarship Chevening Program.

Ms. Cox is currently certified in Compliance and Risk Management as well as Advanced Human Resources.

She is a member of the Environmental Science Society (EnviroSoc) and the Sustainability Society (SusSoc), where she is currently utilizing the knowledge and skills gained to contribute to solving a wide range of issues surrounding: climate change, energy, resource use, land use, conservation, business and lifestyles.

During the the last 6 years she has mastered many fields in industries ranging from: purchasing/logistics, accounting, banking and has also served as an Assistant HR Manager at a five-star resort.

On April 1, 2019 she was appointed as a Registrar within the Regiatrar Generals Office.

Commenting on her appointment Ms. Cox stated:“I am honored to be able to serve the Turks and Caicos Islands Government and the general public in the capacity of Registrar General and Head of the Registrar Generals Office.

My previous appointment as a Registrar provide me with an opportunity to learn from extraordinary leaders and put me in a position to contribute to projects such as:  the digitization of the birth, death and marriage records, as well as conducting research to facilitate the implementation of future bedside birth registrations.

One of the things that has stood out to me during my career growth was that I have felt the most fulfilled when I was able to bring about positive change to my work environment, while still contributing to improving the lives of the

The eagerness that I feel to bring about positive change and new ideas through this new appointment is simply unexplanatory.

God has been good to me in bringing me thus far, and I am excited to see all of the great things I will accomplish in this role with his continued guidance and protection over my life.

I am ready for the challenge and I am excited to work with the team to implement new initiatives that will seek to provide a seamless and more customer-friendly process for our customers.

Customer service and service delivery will be our main priority; hence, we plan to run a yearlong data entry project that will seek to get our digitized records into the system one by one, which will improve our timelines to deliver a more efficient service to the general public, as it will allow us to generate a person’s information on our system using particulars as simple as person’s names.

This will minimize manual searches for information in the registry books, and will reduce the amount of time spent searching for records one at a time.

I look forward to delivering positive change in the Office of the Registrar General as we seek to deliver first class customer service to the general public of the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

Deputy Governor and Head of the Public Service Her Excellency Anya Williams in extending congratulatory remarks to Ms. Kayon Cox stated:

“It gives me great pleasure to officially announce and to congratulate Ms. Kayon Cox on her appointment to the post of Registrar General in the Registrar Generals Office.

We recognize and express our thanks and appreciation as well to our former Registrar General Ms. Sigrid Lightbourne for her over 30 years of service to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government and pray that she continues to rest in eternal peace.

As we work to improve service delivery across the Turks and Caicos Islands, the investments that are being made in systems and resources in the Registrar Generals Department is extremely critical in helping to provide efficient services to members of the general public that require timely access to records of birth, death and marriage in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Ms. Cox a former Scholar, has demonstrated a strong commitment to helping achieve these objectives and is wished well on her appointment.

Congratulations on your well-deserved promotion Ms. Cox.”