TCI tops one million cruise passengers in 2018
By Olivia Rose From TC Weekly THE TCI’s all-important cruise industry surpassed one million cruise passengers in 2018 – despite the territory suffering damage from two hurricanes the year before. The extraordinary achievement was highlighted on Cruise Industry News, an…
No sales tax for TCI, says Premier
From The Sun TCI There are no plans to introduce a sales tax or any new taxes this year or next year, says Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon. Sharlene Robinson.The Premier made the clarification Hon. Dr. Royal Robinson, the…
‘Conched’ out. The ‘dire’ state’ of the TCI’s most iconic product
By Gemma Handy From TC Weekly News IT’S a national symbol and has been a lynchpin of the TCI’s tourism industry for decades. But the country could be in danger of losing its most iconic product – and second biggest…
Disaster training in Anguilla, Bahamas, TCI
From ECLAC ECLAC ensures Caribbean countries are better equipped to deal with disasters Three Caribbean countries will benefit from disaster training workshops over the last quarter of this year. Between October and December 2018, a team of experts from the…
Goodbye to single use plastic bags Ban to take effect from January 2019
By Olivia Rose From TC Weekly News SINGLE use plastic shopping bags will soon be removed from supermarkets and shops across the TCI as the Government plans to crack down on the environmental villain. This comes as the Government forges…
TCI named Caribbean’s leading beach destination
From TC Weekly News THE TURKS and Caicos Islands featured heavily in this year’s World Travel Awards’ Caribbean and North America gala. The territory won the award for Caribbean’s Leading Beach Destination 2018 and numerous resorts also scooped top accolades….
Mental illness and prison (Part II)
By Courtenay Barnett Mon, Oct 01, 2018 (An analysis in three parts: – historical – international – domestic – on the TCI’s approach to mental illness) Part 11- International: In the first article in this series, I made reference to…
OPINION: Cause for concern – Turks and Caicos Islands
By Courtenay Barnett Mental illness and prison (An analysis in three parts: – historical – international – domestic – on the TCI’s approach to mental illness) Part 1 – Historical: The Turks and Caicos Islands is subject to the customs…
Starbucks coffee is coming to TCI
By Delana Isles From Turks and Caicos Weekly News POPULAR US coffee chain Starbucks will soon be opening an outlet in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The news was first revealed last month during a launch of one of the…
TCI heads Caribbean disaster control group
By Olivia Rose From TC Weekly A TCI Government minister has been called on to head a regional disaster management body. Hon. Vaden Delroy Williams, Minister Home Affairs, Agriculture and Human Services, has assumed the role of chairperson of the…