The Turks and Caicos Islands Government, coordinated through the Hon. Premier’s Office, The Ministry of Tourism, The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sport and Library Services and FLOW TCI will host a home coming celebration to honor Mr. Delano Williams, our country’s first Olympian. The celebrations will take place Thursday 1st September on Providenciales and Saturday 3rd September on Grand Turk.
PROVIDENCIALES
Mr. Williams will arrive on Thursday September 1st at 2:15pm on Providenciales via American Airlines. He will be met on the tarmac by government officials. From the airport he will proceed through down town Providenciales via a motorcade with the celebrations culminating at the Fish Fry.
Prior to the Fish Fry, a press conference will be held at the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) in the Lower Bight.
GRAND TURK
The celebrations will continue on Saturday 3rd September and the entire Grand Turk community is invited to participate.
On Saturday 3rd September he will arrive on Grand Turk via Inter Caribbean Airways at 1:10pm and will be welcomed by government officials.
From the JAGs airport, a grand motorcade and celebration will follow through the streets of Grand Turk, culminating at the Library Tennis Court where there will be remarks from the Olympian and live music from Mega Force Band, cultural performances, rake and scrape musicians and other entertainment.
The local fish fry in Grand Turk will take place on the Saturday 3rd instead of Thursday 1st September to mark this historic occasion.
We extend an open invitation to everyone within the TCI to come out and celebrate our Golden Boy; TCI’s First Olympian, Delano Williams.