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Last Update: Dec 20, 2007
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Turks and Caicos Islands to get two new hospitals
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Last Update: Dec 20, 2007
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LONDON, England: At a signatory event in London, Turks and Caicos Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier, Floyd Hall and the Minister of Health, Dr Lillian Boyce, signed an agreement for the financing of two new state-of-the-art hospital facilities be erected in Grand Turk and Providenciales.
LONDON, England: At a signatory event in London, Turks and Caicos Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier, Floyd Hall and the Minister of Health, Dr Lillian Boyce, signed an agreement for the financing of two new state-of-the-art hospital facilities be erected in Grand Turk and Providenciales.
This project, with an estimated cost of US$100 million, is the single biggest capital investment made by the Turks and Caicos Islands government. Interhealth Canada, based in Toronto, will develop the hospitals and provide a comprehensive range of health services for the 25 years of the contract. They were represented by Dr Eric Parsons, CEO; George Commander, Director; and John Hyland, International Legal Counsel. Also present at the event were Alan Forest, CEO of Johnson International - Turks and Caicos; Mark Young, Director of Corporate Finance at First Caribbean; and Catherine Dickson, from the Canadian High Commission in London. The two new hospitals are designed to the latest standards, providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive health facilities and will go a long way with regard to addressing the ongoing challenge of providing quality healthcare to the people of the Turks and Caicos in a cost effective way. |
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