CABINET OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS – POST MEETING SUMMARY - 20TH JANUARY 2025

Her Excellency Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam chaired a special meeting of the Cabinet on Monday January 20th, 2025 at the Office of the Premier on the island of Providenciales.  All members were present.

At this meeting Cabinet:

·       Received an update on recent incidents of serious crime.

·       Noting the previous uplift of over $3.5m in the Police 2024/25 Budget, Cabinet approved special funding of an additional $500,000 from the Contingency Fund to cover the cost of immediate specialized tactical police deployments from within the region to assist with crime fighting initiatives 

·       Approved special funding of $100,000 from the Contingency Fund to assist TCI Crimestoppers with crime fighting initiatives such as rewards and tips

·       The above is in addition to the previous $730,000 that was awarded to the Police in the November approved supplementary to increase their Serious Crime budget from $500,000 to $1.2m during the 2024/25 financial year 

Further information on these matters will be presented in due course.