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After months of training and other preparations, the 911 emergency system is finally up and ready to serve the general public of the Turks and Caicos Islands. There was a swearing in ceremony of eight telecommunicators, on 5 February 2010 who have now taken over the responsibility of receiving calls through the 911 emergency line. This is a great mile stone within the islands, as the goal of the new 911 Call Center is to “enhance coordination and dissemination of information, in order to respond more quickly to the emergency situations that arise each and every day”, and this is something that we needed for a long time in the islands.
We are a tourism driven destination and a functional and efficient 911 system is a necessity.