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From Cayman to Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Politicians Remember Thatcher

Above: Margaret Thatcher By the Caribbean Journal staff A number of Caribbean leaders expressed their condolences Monday over the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher, the United Kingdom’s first (and thus far only) female Prime Minister, died […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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The Caribbean's Top 10 Hotel Bars - 2013

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. […]


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 […]


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 […]

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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 […]


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 […]


Haiti's Lamothe, in Turks and Caicos, Meets With Premier and Governor

Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe traveled to Turks and Caicos this weekend for talks with Governor Ric Todd and Premier Dr Rufus Ewing. The visit came after […]

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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 […]


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 […]


Op-Ed: Haiti and the Caribbean

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor LAST WEEK, for the first time in its history, Haiti hosted the CARICOM Heads of Government Summit in Port-au-Prince. Michael Martelly the President of Haiti, with a great deal of pomp and circumstance, opened the […]