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Pendry Is Opening Its First-Ever Caribbean Resort in Barbados 

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Luxury boutique brand Pendry is opening its first-ever Caribbean hotel on the island of Barbados. The company is rebranding — and transforming – the former Port Ferdinand residential resort into what is now one of the region’s most anticipated debuts.  So what’s in store?  An 80-room retreat, with a marina, several eateries, a spa, a kids’ […]

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Michael Misick Arrested Again in Brazil

Above: Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick has been re-arrested by Brazilian Federal Police, Turks and Caicos authorities said Tuesday. Misick was arrested in Sao Paulo on the authority of a Brazilian Supreme Court judgment. He had been released on bail in February, after having been initially arrested in […]

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Grand Turk Cruise Centre to Reopen

Above: the beach near the Grand Turk Cruise Terminal (Photo: Carnival) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grand Turk Cruise Center will be reopening on April 8, the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board announced Thursday. The centre had closed due to reports of gastroenteritis among cruise visitors to the island. The Board, along with the […]

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Turks and Caicos Premier Takes Over Tourism Portfolio in Cabinet Reshuffle

Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing has assumed the tourism portfolio as part of a Cabinet reshuffle following the recent by-election victory of Amanda Missick. Ewing had previously held responsibility for investment and trade, a portfolio which now shifts to former […]

Grand Turk Cruise Centre to Reopen

 Above: Yara Bar at the Amanyara Turks and Caicos (Photo: Aman Resorts) WE KNOW the Caribbean has the world’s best beach bars, but it’s also home to some exceptional hotel bars — some are well-known, and others are well-kept secrets. Some are on the water themselves, while others are wood-paneled hideaways. While we wish we […]

Turks and Caicos Plans Slight Increase to Accommodations Tax

 Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands will be raising its accommodations tax from 11 percent to 12 percent in July, according to a Cabinet statement from Governor Ric Todd. Todd will soon sign into effect regulations increasing the tax, which will officially take […]

Amanda Misick Wins Turks and Caicos By-Election; PNP Retains Power

 Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Amanda Misick of the Progressive National Party has won a by-election in Turks and Caicos that could have changed the balance of power in the territory’s House of Assembly. Misick received 455 votes to 385 votes tallied for Oral Isaac Selver of […]

Turks and Caicos Intercepts Boat Carrying 115 Migrants from Haiti

 Above: Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff A boat carrying 115 migrants from Haiti was intercepted by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Marine Branch on Tuesday morning, the government announced. The passengers, which included 86 men and 29 women, were attempting to enter the TCI “illegally and without regard for immigration […]

Turks and Caicos Names Interim Chief Financial Officer

 Above: the TCI House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Stephen Turnbull has been nominated as the new Chief Financial Officer of the Turks and Caicos Islands, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development announced Monday. Turnbull has been named CFO for an interim period beginning May 4, when he will succeed current CFO […]

Beaches Turks and Caicos to Debut Key West Luxury Village in May

 Above: the former Veranda Turks and Caicos resort By the Caribbean Journal staff Beaches Resorts will be opening the Key West Luxury Village at its Turks and Caicos resort on May 22, the company announced Tuesday. Parent company Sandals Resorts International purchased the Turks and Caicos all inclusive resort in December; the resort closed Jan. […]

UK Foreign Secretary Responds to Letter by Turks and Caicos Premier

 Above: UK Foreign Secretary William Hague (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague has officially responded to a letter written to him by Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing last month, saying the Premier’s claims “substantially misrepresent” the present situation. The letter came both as a response to […]

UK Decides Not to Implement VAT in Turks and Caicos Islands

 Above: Minister Mark Simmonds By the Caribbean Journal staff Following widespread opposition in the Turks and Caicos, the United Kingdom has agreed not to implement a value-added tax in the territory. The decision, announced in a letter by Mark Simmonds, the UK’s Minister for the Overseas Territories, represents a victory for TCI Premier Dr Rufus […]