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Barbados Has a Stunning Nature Sanctuary With an Inland Lake, Colorful Wildlife, and the Island’s Last Mangrove Forest

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It’s filled with parties, watering holes and a buzzing soundtrack. Everyone seems to be chirping about something. But this isn’t Barbados’ St. Lawrence Gap, although that’s just a few minutes away.  This is the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, and it’s a vibrant, colorful, dynamic portal to the island’s natural world — and one of the best examples […]

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Turks and Caicos to Focus on Developing Tourism in Family Islands

Above: West Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands will make developing tourism products and activities beyond traditional tourism strongholds like Providenciales a priority, according TCI Governor Peter Beckingham. The Governor, who gave his 2014 Throne Speech on Wednesday, said the territory’s government would also complete its tourism […]

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Haiti Sends Tourism Mission to Turks and Caicos Islands

Above: the delegation’s arrival in TCI last week (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government sent a tourism mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands last week. Officials from Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism met with their counterparts in the British Overseas Territory, including Education and Culture Minister Akierra Misick and Stacy Cox, […]

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Turks and Caicos Economy Projected to Grow 3.4 Percent in 2013

Above: the TCI House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The economy of the Turks and Caicos Islands is projected to grow by 3.4 percent this year, according to estimates released by the government’s Department of Strategic Policy and Planning. Actual growth will depend on the recovery of the United States’ economy and the […]


Haiti Sends Tourism Mission to Turks and Caicos Islands

Above: the TCI House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The contract of Turks and Caicos Islands Attorney General Huw Shepheard is being extended by 36 months, the Governor’s office announced Monday. Shepheard will remain in office until September 2016. He has served in the post since 2010. “I have made the decision to […]

Premier Rufus Ewing Warns of Potential for "Chaos" in Turks and Caicos

Above: the Karibe Convention Centre in Haiti (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — The current state of the affairs in the Turks and Caicos Islands has the potential to throw the territory “into chaos,” Premier Dr Rufus Ewing said in an address to the CARICOM Heads of Government here Tuesday. Ewing, who wrote a […]

Anguilla, BVI, TCI, Montserrat Agree on Automatic Sharing of Tax Information

Above: Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bermuda have agreed to automatically share tax information with the UK and with the G5. The Cayman Islands was the first territory to agree to automatic sharing, doing […]

Misick Extradition Request Formally Lodged with Brazilian Government

Above: Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick By Alexander Britell The formal request to extradite former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick to the TCI was lodged with the Brazilian government on Tuesday, according to a statement issued on behalf of Attorney General Huw Shepheard. The Turks and Caicos Islands’ Chief Magistrate and the […]

UK Formally Requests Extradition of Former TCI Premier Michael Misick

Above: Former TCI Premier Michael Misick By Alexander Britell The United Kingdom is formally requesting the extradition of former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick this month, the TCI announced in a statement Wednesday. Misick was arrested under an Interpol warrant in Rio de Janeiro in December. “Michael Misick is the subject of an extradition […]

Turks and Caicos Releases List of Nominated Candidates for Election

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands has released the list of nominated candidates for the upcoming general election on Nov. 9. The release, issued on behalf of the Elections Office, has a total of 37 candidates from the Progressive National Party, the People’s Democratic Movement and a number of […]

Michael Misick Arrested in Brazil; UK Seeks Former TCI Premier's Extradition

Above: former TCI Premier Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick has been arrested at the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro by Brazilian Federal Police, according to the TCI Special Investigation and Prosecution Team. Misick was arrested as the result of an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol […]

Turks and Caicos Plans $10 Million Redevelopment of Providenciales Airport

Above: a rendering of the new terminal (Photo: TCIAA) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands Airport Authority has announced plans for the $10 million redevelopment of Providenciales International Airport. The announcement was made by Airport Authority CEO John Smith. The project will nearly double the size of the terminal to better […]

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