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FortisTCI Partners with Turks and Caicos Islands on National CCTV
#Providenciales, June 8, 2018 – Turks and Caicos – FortisTCI announces a formal partnership with the Turks and Caicos Islands Government 
(TCIG) for the installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) camera equipment on utility poles in Providenciales. As a part of the joint agreement signed on Tuesday, June 5, TCIG will pay for the energy usage of the cameras and FortisTCI will waive all pole attachment fees over the next three years.
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Commissioner of Police James Smith announced in a press conference on May 1st that approximately 120 high definition and high resolution cameras will be installed across Providenciales in the project’s first phase. The project includes a monitoring control room that will be manned 24-7 by a police inspector and 911 support staff. The Commissioner also stated that in phase two, cameras will be installed on Grand Turk and other islands. The implementation of CCTV to help curb criminal activity has been under discussion for some time in the TCI.
Signing on behalf of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, the Acting Governor Her Excellency Anya Williams said, “I am pleased to see this project come to fruition, which will help the police actively monitor various areas throughout the country and assist in identifying criminal offenders. I’m sure these efforts will help our citizens, residents and visitors alike, to feel safer, knowing that surveillance cameras are a further aid to protecting our streets.”
The Commissioner of Police stated, “CCTV assists many countries around the world in monitoring and solving criminal activity and gathering evidence to solve other types of misconduct. It may also aid in deterring illegal activity from occurring in the first place, particularly where monitors are known to be installed.”
CCTV is also a major initiative in the United Kingdom with the Surveillance Camera Commissioner reporting annually on one of the largest known programs worldwide. According to the City of London’s police website, “The City of London Police Public Space Surveillance Camera System (often referred to as CCTV) is one of the many tools used to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour across the City of London. Use of Public Space Surveillance Cameras allows the police to monitor the streets and public spaces.”
FortisTCI President & CEO said, “FortisTCI strongly believes in and understands the importance of public-private partnership in building a robust Turks and Caicos Islands. The company is pleased to support the police with its CCTV project and will continue to offer its support and partner in ways that promote solutions that are beneficial to the country.”
The project will be led by TCIG and the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police, in conjunction with their contractor for the installation and operation of all surveillance cameras. The project is expected to commence in the coming weeks.
Almost two million visitors recorded in 2025
PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS – The Turks and Caicos Islands saw an increase in stayover arrivals in December, seven percent higher than the corresponding period in 2024.
Preliminary data suggests that stay over arrivals by air for the month of December was 66,427 in comparison to 62,610 in December 2024.
From January to December 2025, preliminary visitor arrival numbers totalled 640,754; on par with the number recorded for the same period of 2024.
Stay Over Arrivals YTD December 2024/2025
The first quarter of the calendar year attracted the largest number of arrivals with visitor arrivals three percent higher than the first quarter of 2024. Reduced airlift from the United Kingdom and the United States, most notably the Virgin Atlantic and JetBlue services, was however felt from the second quarter (April to June). As a result, visitor arrivals dropped three percent in the second quarter.
By the third quarter of this year (July to September), geopolitical and economic conditions in the key source markets, namely the United States, led to further contraction of arrivals. In the last quarter of 2025, arrivals were impacted in October due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa but additional airlift from the USA and Canada resulted in an increase in arrivals in November and December.
Mr. Paul Pennicook, Interim CEO Consultant of Experience Turks and Caicos, said December’s increase in stayover arrivals is an encouraging indicator of the sustained interest in the Turks and Caicos Islands as a premier destination.
“While we note and continue to monitor geopolitical shifts that affect us, Experience Turks and Caicos is focused on increasing marketing initiatives in our primary source markets. We have spent the last two years investing in groundwork such as crucial travel advisor training to assist them in selling the destination more effectively. In the next fiscal, we will be building on those initiatives with co-op activities with partners as well as out of home advertising to increase visitation to our destination,” he said.
In Cruise, the preliminary count of passenger arrivals for the month of December 2025 was 129,346, a 22 percent increase over last December. This growth follows the berthing of 11 additional ships in Grand Turk this month.
From January to December, the cruise sector continued to outperform the same period last year, as the 1.3 million total cruise passengers recorded, marks a five percent Year-on-Year increase. 
The cruise sector experienced significant growth in the first quarter of 2025, with passenger arrivals surpassing last quarter by 53 percent. In the second and third quarter however, several cruise lines adjusted their itineraries as vessels were pulled from the fleet or from the Caribbean region, which resulted in fewer passengers.
Arrivals dropped seven percent and 10 percent in the second and third quarters, respectively. Double digit growth was recorded in the last two months of Quarter 4. This growth however, was not sufficient to outweigh the drop in arrivals experienced in October, following the cancellation of cruise calls due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Despite the late-quarter rebound, arrivals for the final quarter of 2025 closed six percent below the same period in 2024.
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Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Wednesday, 11 February 2026: The Informal Settlements Unit (ISU) coordinated a multi-agency enforcement operation on Thursday, 29 January 2026, led by the Planning Department, with support from the Crown Land
Unit, the Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force, and security provided by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. The operation, carried out at three different locations in Providenciales, formed part of ongoing government efforts to address unauthorised development and illegal occupation of land in accordance with governing legislation.
The operation commenced in Blue Hills, where five Section 58 Enforcement Notices were issued on unauthorised structures identified on Block and Parcel 60502/48.
Enforcement activity then moved to a second location off the Leeward Highway near Caicos Lodge, where six Section 58 Enforcement Notices were issued on additional unauthorised structures on Block and Parcel 60802/66.
The final phase of the operation took place in The Bight, where three unauthorised structures were removed, with all debris cleared from the site in keeping with established safety and environmental protocols.
The Informal Settlements Unit remains committed to working alongside its partner agencies to support lawful development, protect public and private land, and ensure that planning regulations are enforced in a coordinated and transparent manner across the Turks and Caicos Islands. Similar joint operations will continue as part of the Government’s wider strategy to address unauthorised development and informal settlement activity.
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