The Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force, through the Ministry of Immigration and Border Services, wishes to advise importers, customs brokers, businesses and the general public of Cabinet's approved changes to the Customs Processing Fee (CPF) and customs import duty treatment of certain commodities previously benefiting from the breadbasket waiver. The prevailing CPF and import duty rates have been restored on non-core commodities that were previously included under the bre

Traditionally the slowest sales quarter of the year, Q3 2026 emerges as the strongest, signalling renewed momentum despite a changing property market. The Turks & Caicos Islands real estate market staged an impressive comeback in the third quarter of 2026, with sales volume surging approximately 54% compared with the same period last year, according to a market report released by Turks & Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty, using transaction data from the Turks & Caicos Rea

The Turks and Caicos Islands House of Parliament has passed the Immigration Bill 2026 into law on Thursday, October 22, marking a major step toward sweeping reforms of the territory's immigration system, including stricter work-permit rules, a longer pathway to permanent residence and stronger border enforcement measures. Deputy Premier and Minister of Immigration and Border Services Hon. Jamell Robinson The legislation, introduced in September by Deputy Premier and Minister

Pelican Energy TCI announces the appointment of Hon. Lillian Swann-Misick OBE to its Board of Directors. This milestone underscores the Company’s commitment to local representation, meaningful engagement, and the long-term development of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ energy sector. Hon. Lillian Swann-Misick A native of Grand Turk, Hon. Swann-Misick brings decades of leadership, public service, and governance experience to the Board. Her expertise spans education, business, pu

Turks and Caicos is living through a quiet emergency. The towers rise. The rents rise. The cost of land rises. But the People — the teachers, nurses, hospitality staff, construction crews, civil servants, and young families — remain locked out of the very housing market they sustain. We have reached a point where the average Islander cannot reasonably expect to own a home without leaving the country or inheriting one. This is not a market failure. It is a structural failure.

Working residents must have a realistic opportunity to secure a safe, affordable home in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Her Excellency Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam has said, warning that access to housing has not always kept pace with the territory’s economic and population growth. GOVERNOR: Good government must both protect the integrity of our communities and widen access to safe, lawful and affordable housing. In remarks for the Informal Settlements Unit roundtable

Grace Bay Resorts is celebrating a series of notable international accolades, with Grace Bay Club named to the Condé Nast Traveler 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards and both Grace Bay Club and Rock House receiving a 2026 MICHELIN Key from the MICHELIN Guide. The Grace Bay Club Resort, flagship property in the Grace Bay Resorts chain | Photo courtesy of the Grace Bay Club’s website Grace Bay Club ranked #13 in the “Best Resorts in the Atlantic Islands” category in the 2026 Condé Nas

The Turks and Caicos Islands, which imports about 90 per cent of its food, could benefit from a renewed CARICOM push to increase agricultural production and strengthen food trade across the Caribbean. Source: Pinterest | Food Markets in Jamaica - Verna Vanwinkle blog The regional effort, under the Vision 25 by 2025+5 initiative, aims to reduce dependence on overseas food supplies while attracting investment, creating jobs and improving nutrition. Speaking at the opening o

The Turks and Caicos Islands economy is projected to grow by approximately 2.5 per cent in 2026, a more modest expansion than the Government anticipated at the beginning of the year. Premier Hon. Charles Washington Misick The economic outlook was presented in the 2026–2027 Speech from the Throne, read by Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam in Parliament on September 8, 2026, on behalf of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. According to the Throne Speech, the Statisti

Turks and Caicos has doubled down on tourism as the singular pillar of its economy. Ministers celebrate record arrivals, new resorts, and the creation of a Tourism Authority. Yet beneath the headlines lies a stark paradox: the very policies hailed as progress are eroding the natural environment — the core product upon which tourism depends. The country is building itself out of paradise. The Government’s Celebrated Milestones The administration points to a series of achieveme

Miss International TCI brought the often-overlooked issue of poverty into public discussion during a skills workshop held Saturday, August 22, at the Ports of Call Conference Room in Grace Bay. Sharlene Grant Richards, Director for the Miss International Turks and Caicos Pageant The event centered on the platform of reigning queen Adesha Gustave and its alignment with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 1, which calls for an end to poverty in all its forms. Sharle

CIBC Caribbean has announced that, from September 14, 2026, it will transition its Great Britain Pounds (GBP) clearing services from Barclays Bank Plc to Lloyds Bank Plc for clients in St. Kitts, St. Lucia, and Turks and Caicos Islands. The change forms part of the bank's ongoing commitment to maintaining efficient, secure, and reliable international payment services for its clients. Beginning September 14, 2026, all GBP wire payments sent and received on behalf of clients wi

For twenty years, we have heard the same promise from government after government: “We must diversify our economy. We cannot rely so heavily on tourism.” Yet every year, the opposite happens. Tourism grows, everything else shrinks, and our national dependence deepens. We talk diversification, but we build nothing to support it. We warn about fragility, but we reinforce the same fragile structure. And nowhere is this contradiction more glaring than in the one sector that shoul

An Op-Ed by Donnie Gardiner Last week, I was privileged to participate in what I understand to be the Turks and Caicos Islands’ first-ever Youth Tribunal, a forum that brought together young people from across our islands to debate, deliberate, and speak on matters of national importance. Donnie Gardiner The topic put before us was this: Should the Turks and Caicos Islands prioritize controlling the cost of living over rapid economic growth? My answer, standing in front of th

Finance Minister says local economy in record-breaking performance Despite the ever-present threat of external shocks, it is predicted...