First (1st) Sitting of the Third (3rd) Meeting of the Second Session of the 13th Legislature of Parliament · 24 Sep 2026
Standing Orders of Parliament Amendment 2026
Madam Chair, just one question through you. The storage and the security of these devices— so my device in question will have my uniform password. Should I misplace that password, how would this device be unlocked? And then secondly, Is thi…
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Standing Orders of Parliament Amendment 2026
Through you, Madam Chair, I note the policy that the AG mentioned. The policy that controls the devices, who would be making this policy and how does this policy come about?
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Standing Orders of Parliament Amendment 2026
Thank you, Madam Chair. Being as we have the Minister for MITE and he's answering questions, I just have a technical question on the device and if the device is storing any information that is important And I know some time ago we had a sit…
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Question on estimated electricity billing and Pelican Energy TCI metering systems
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my supplementary is as it relates to the estimated cost of electricity. My question to the Minister is, who determines the amount of that bill when it's estimated? Which portion do they use? The last mon…
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Question on estimated electricity billing and Pelican Energy TCI metering systems
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question to the minister, because I have seen on social media where a lot of Turks and Caicos Islanders are complaining that something is fundamentally wrong with the cost of electricity, even when th…
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Question on estimated electricity billing and Pelican Energy TCI metering systems
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I know we hungry, but sometimes it's the only way you get answers. So my contribution to the same item is that from experience, when your power bill is low, you often receive a knock on your door or a ca…
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Question on estimated electricity billing and Pelican Energy TCI metering systems
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, through you, my question to the Minister, I understand the Minister spoke to the Question 4 about the metering. My question is, we know that Pelican Energy uses a device to read meters, and this is a t…
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Question on estimated electricity billing and Pelican Energy TCI metering systems
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I just want to speak to the regulator because the minister has oftentimes related to the regulator being The one that you take your queries to. But a small island like South Caicos don't have access to t…
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Two-minute speech by Hon. Tamell Seymour
Good afternoon again, and thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I stand today with gratitude and also challenges to the government of today. Mr. Speaker, first and foremost, I'd like to say good afternoon to the great people of South Caicos,…
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Two-minute speech by Hon. Tamell Seymour
Well, Mr. Speaker, I am wrapping up now, but I can't go without giving a shout out to some of my favorite people in the world because they tell me every time you're in Parliament, we be listening. And that's Hon. Michael Misick, Hon. McAlli…
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First (1st) Sitting of the Twenty-Fifth (25th) Meeting of the First Session of the Thirteenth (13th) Legislature · 23 Jul 2026
Minerals Exploration and Exploitation Amendment Bill 2026
I am grateful, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, my question, or my understanding, is that, as it relates to persons who currently get quarry from the quarry pit, I notice here that it says that you have to apply to the Governor through a prescribe…
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Minerals Exploration and Exploitation Amendment Bill 2026
Madam Chair.
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Minerals Exploration and Exploitation Amendment Bill 2026
Madam Chair, I do not know if it is a question or more of a statement, because I am concerned that we are doing this, and as we are in here doing this, I am sure there are people who are applying for quarry. I know a lot of folks are buildi…
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Minerals Amendment Bill - Committee Stage
Madam Chair, just so we can be on record, if a Turks and Caicos Islander goes to DECR from today onwards, that Turks and Caicos Islander will be granted free quarry, I believe the policy is 10 loads per year. If a Turks and Caicos Islander …
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Minerals Amendment Bill - Committee Stage
Again, going back to the previous point, we want to make sure that it is made clear that this does not change that fee or the process for Turks and Caicos Islanders, whether it is quarry or sand. Madam Chair, can you ask the member, through…
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Minerals Amendment Bill - Committee Stage
Thank you, Madam Chair. I look at section 3, and it speaks to an application for a licence under section 7 being made to the Governor in the prescribed form and accompanied by the listed items. If a licence is made to the Governor in the pr…
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Minerals Amendment Bill - Committee Stage
One last contribution. This is dear to my heart because South Caicos is a developing island and climate change is real. I want to know whether there will be a policy that says you do A, B and C, and then you are granted a licence, or whethe…
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Minerals Amendment Bill - Committee Stage
One last, final contribution.
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Minerals Amendment Bill - Committee Stage
Are these licences granted to non-belongers, or will this be reserved for Turks and Caicos Islanders only?
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Minerals Amendment Bill - Committee Stage
Thank you. Madam Chair, through you, I would like to suggest to the Minister that while currently the minerals of our earth belong to the Crown as a dependent territory, I think in our future of independence these minerals will belong to us…
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Question to the Attorney General: Engagement of Andrew Mitchell KC
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Before I ask my question, I would like you to indulge me to say good afternoon to the great people of South Caicos. I do not take this opportunity lightly, so I just want them to know that I am here on their b…
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Oral replies to questions: engagement of Mr Andrew Mitchell KC
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Will the Honourable Attorney General be pleased to inform this Honourable Parliament what criteria were applied in determining that Mr Mitchell should be engaged for these additional matters, and whether any s…
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Oral replies to questions: engagement of Mr Andrew Mitchell KC
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Will the Attorney General state whether Mr Mitchell has been working concurrently on non-SIPT matters for the Turks and Caicos Islands Government while engaged as a SIPT prosecutor, and what safeguards are in …
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Oral replies to questions: engagement of Mr Andrew Mitchell KC
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Will the Honourable Attorney General state whether Mr Andrew Mitchell is exclusively working for the DPP's office?
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Oral replies to questions: engagement of Mr Andrew Mitchell KC
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Will the Honourable Attorney General provide full details of Mr Mitchell's remuneration arrangements for any non-SIPT work, including hourly or daily rates, retainer arrangements and any other financial terms?…
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Oral replies to questions: engagement of Mr Andrew Mitchell KC
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Thank you, Honourable Attorney General. Will the Honourable Attorney General be able to table those invoices in this Chamber? Thank you.
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Oral replies to questions: engagement of Mr Andrew Mitchell KC
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Will the Attorney General be pleased to inform this Honourable Parliament what is the total amount expended to date on Mr Mitchell for any non-SIPT work, and what is the projected cost of such engagements? Tha…
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Oral replies to questions: engagement of Mr Andrew Mitchell KC
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Will the Honourable Attorney General state Mr Mitchell's standing with the Turks and Caicos Islands Bar Association, including whether he is admitted to practise in matters outside SIPT prosecutions and under …
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Oral replies to questions: engagement of Mr Andrew Mitchell KC
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Thank you, Honourable Attorney General.
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Oral replies to questions: engagement of Mr Andrew Mitchell KC
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Thank you, Honourable Attorney General. Will the Honourable Attorney General be pleased to give a date for when Mr Mitchell was admitted to the Bar? Thank you.
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First (1st) Sitting of the Twenty-Fourth (24th) Meeting of the First Session of the Thirteenth (13th) Legislature · 25 Jun 2026
Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen Licensing Amendment Bill 2026 - Clause 7
Just for clarity, I know you said it's a part of the requirement to have the license to do the mentorship, but who will do the inspections for compliance, or would they have to report every year that they did so much training and apprentice…
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Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen Licensing Amendment Bill 2026 - Clause 7
Attorney General.
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Amendment to Clause 7A - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen Licensing Amendment Bill 2026
Motion moved by the AG, seconded by the Deputy Premier, that in Clause 7, page 4, at the top, as a condition for a license, small 'a', a person, company, or partnership licensed as a broker shall— All in favor, aye. All to the contrary, no.…
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Committee stage - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen Licensing Amendment Bill 2026
Oh, we're introducing Clause 6. Yes. That the amendment in Clause 6 stands part of the bill. All in favour, aye. All to the contrary, no. Ayes have it. Clause 7, we finished. Are there any further contributions in Clause 7? There being no f…
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Transitional provisions - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen Licensing Amendment Bill 2026
Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is for the Honourable Deputy Premier. How many persons are expected to benefit from the transitional provisions?
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Transitional provisions - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen Licensing Amendment Bill 2026
Thank you, Mr. Chair. To the Deputy Premier, why is another extension necessary?
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Transitional provisions - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen Licensing Amendment Bill 2026
Great. Mr. Chair.
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Further amendment to Clause 8 - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen Licensing Amendment Bill 2026
Amendment moved by Honourable Deputy Premier, seconded by Honourable Minister of Public Safety, that in the last paragraph, an amendment to remove 'any year', so it would read: 'ordinarily resident in the island, meaning being physically pr…
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Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen Licensing Amendment Bill 2026 - Committee Stage Clause 8 transitional provisions
Thank you. To the Deputy Premier, why is another extension necessary?
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First Sitting of the 23rd Meeting of the First Session of the 13th Legislature · 1 Jun 2026
Mortgage Corporation Bill - Committee Stage
Thank you, Madam Chair. My question is on the Premier's response to the Leader of the Opposition as it relates to interest rates. South Caicos is a peculiar economy, where you have seasonal workers, such as fishermen, and then you have the …
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Mortgage Corporation Bill - Committee Stage
After Hurricane Ike.
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Mortgage Corporation Bill - Committee Stage
Madam Chair, just a quick follow-up. I think I heard you say that you are going to build houses in South Caicos for the less fortunate; correct?
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First (1st) Sitting of the Twentieth (20th ) Meeting of the First (1st ) Session of the Thirteenth (13th) Legislature · 2 Apr 2026
Easter Greetings and Condolences
Thank you, Honourable Speaker. Good morning to everyone in the gallery and everyone here this morning. I stand to wish the people of South Caicos, my friends and my family, a happy Easter. But before I get into the Easter wishes, I would li…
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FIRST (1ST) SITTING OF THE NINETEENTH (19TH) MEETING OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH (13TH) LEGISLATURE · 23 Mar 2026
Head of Expenditure 16, Office of the Deputy Premier and Ministry of Immigration and Border Services
Through you, Madam Chair, to the Minister, the question is: can the Minister state for the record whether the persons on administrative leave are on leave due to the Integrity Commission, or whether this is a Government leave and the Integr…
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Head of Expenditure 16, Office of the Deputy Premier and Ministry of Immigration and Border Services
Administrative leave. I am just trying to understand where the leave is at.
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Head of Expenditure 16, Office of the Deputy Premier and Ministry of Immigration and Border Services
Just one follow-up. For clarity, do you have the numbers for those categories?
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CARICOM Full Membership
Just one last question on CARICOM. Is it easy to get out if there is something that does not benefit us while we are in?
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Appropriation (2025-2026) (No. 2) Bill 2026 - Committee Stage
Madam Chair, through you, just a quick observation on the Margery Basden High School and the $86,000. Can the Minister shed some light on what transpired there?
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Head of Expenditure 60, Ministry of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development
Through the Chair, I know there are a lot of projects that were either deferred, or someone did not bid, or for some technicality it did not go through. My question is whether the Minister is comfortable sharing if there is a personnel issu…
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Head of Expenditure 60, Ministry of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development
Through the Chair?
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Head of Expenditure 60, Ministry of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development
My concern, Minister, is that I know we have just put contracting or construction licences in a reserved category, and my concern is that if our people are not eligible or not bidding correctly on the projects that the Government is putting…
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Head of Expenditure: Ministry of Health
Through the Chair, Honourable Minister, I would not be myself if I did not ask you whether there is anything in that $700,000 for the dump in South Caicos.
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Head of Expenditure: Ministry of Health
Just one follow-up, Madam Chair, to the Minister. I know that, before, back in the day, the dump was contained. My frustration is that I would like us to get it contained again, because we have had this issue for years with the whole land d…
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FIRST (1ST) SITTING OF THE EIGHTEENTH (18TH) MEETING OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH (13TH) LEGISLATURE · 13 Mar 2026
Expenditure Committee Report on the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands Unaudited Half-Year Report 2025-2026
Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, colleagues. A pleasant good morning to the wonderful people of South Caicos. On behalf of the people of South Caicos, I extend a happy birthday to the Honourable Premier, and we hope that you leave h…
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Expenditure Committee Report on the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands Unaudited Half-Year Report 2025-2026
Mr. Speaker, the Expenditure Committee met on Thursday, November 13, 2025, to examine the Government half-year report, April 1 through September 30, 2025. The Committee heard from the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Investment an…
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Destination Management Fee Amendment Bill 2026
Good morning, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to lend my support to this bill. As the Leader of the Opposition noted, he and the Member for the Bight lend their support to this bill. On behalf of the people of South Caicos, I would also like to l…
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Destination Management Fee Amendment Bill 2026
Through the Chair, my concern is the transit passengers and understanding the rationale behind their being exempt from paying anything because they are in transit. I am just trying to understand the rationale behind that.
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Destination Management Fee Amendment Bill 2026
Just a quick follow-up. Thank you, Honourable Minister. My thought process was that the transit passengers will be using our facility in terms of our terminal building and our airport, and I was considering that to be some form of consolida…
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Member Statements
I rise this morning. I was hoping I could rise and have a wonderful speech like my colleague, the Minister from Wheeland, but unfortunately I have to rise and complain like the scratched record I am. The Leader of the Opposition touched on …
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Member Statements
Right now, as it currently stands, we have patients who have to come to Grand Turk but have to go through Providenciales, spend the night, and go through all of this debacle just to get to Grand Turk to see the doctor. God forbid it is an e…
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South Caicos Constituency Issues
In terms of hotels for civil servants, we all know that they have a travel policy by which they must abide, so it is not a blame game. The system we depended on, where we relied on Grand Turk for these things, has been outgrown. We now need…
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SIPT and Civil Recovery Expenditure and Recoveries
Number 1 was labelled twice.
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First (1st) Sitting of the Sixteenth (16th) Meeting of the First Session of the Thirteenth (13th) Legislature · 14 Jan 2026
Road Project Funding Priorities
Just one follow-up question on the same road in question for the minister. Was this road discontinued for funding purposes or because there are more important roads at this time?
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Road Project Funding Priorities
What I'd like to ask for the ministry at this time is there's a spot on this road that is becoming a nuisance to the driving public. Could the ministry cut that little piece out and try to remedy that section so the public can enjoy a smoot…
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South Caicos Dump Site Cleanup
Madam Chair, through you, my question to the Ministry is about the ongoing nuisance with the public dump site in South Caicos. I saw where there's some money allotted to dump site. Is the dump site in South Caicos a priority, and if it is, …
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South Caicos Dump Site Cleanup
Honourable Minister, thank you for your response. I believe there's an urgent need to remedy the situation at the public dump. I know the legal matters surrounding the property. However, if you're using someone's property, you should keep i…
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South Caicos Dump Site Cleanup
Through the chair, is it possible I make another recommendation that we change out the environmental officer while we're at it, please?
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Committee of Supply - Health Staffing and Administrative Capacity
Thank you. I have another follow-up now that we're off the dump. The increase of staff—does that include Sir Cakes Clinic staff as well for the 40?
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