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Over a dozen senior lawyers in the TCI agree to give FREE legal advice, this Saturday
#Providenciales, February 28, 2019 – Turks and Caicos – Legal issues which need desperate resolve and which can be impossible to pay for, for some in our society will get an audience during a Free Legal Advice Clinic this coming Saturday March 2, 2019 at the Community Fellowship Center, across from Nell’s on Leeward Highway.
“We have over a dozen highly experienced and more senior members of the Bar who will be ready and willing to give legal advice in their areas of expertise; representing an unquantified number of billable hours given freely with a mind of service to the public,” said new President of the TCI Bar Council, Oreika Selver.
Ms. Selver, who is also Legal & Compliance Officer at Invest Turks and Caicos Agency explained to Magnetic Media that, “The TCI Bar Association will host its first Legal Advice Clinic as way to give back to the TCI Community – We wanted to do so in a way that allows us to utilize our skills as practitioners and have a direct and positive impact on those seeking legal advice.”
Those who turn out to the half day event will be able to sit with an attorney and explain their legal woes with a sense of ‘hope’ about how to get help.
“Our goal is that participants, who have had little or no prior legal advice, will leave each interview having a better understanding what their issues are, and how best to resolve them. Some matters will be a bit more complex and cannot be resolved in the time allotted, and in those cases – our aim is to at the very least, be able to give some guidance on the next steps”
No doubt this is welcomed news for members of the public and Ms. Selver said there are many thank-you’s to go around.
“We wish to thank Pastor Bradley Handfield, of Community Fellowship Centre, and the Community Vocational Institute for offering its facilities to the Bar Council free of charge. We are beyond grateful for their willingness to assist in this endeavour.”
The Free Clinic is this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and anyone in need of legal expertise should try to make the complimentary consultations. Ms. Selver promises that if there is a demand, there could be more free Legal Advice Clinics on more islands.
“The TCI Bar Council and its Association Members will gauge the public’s response to the service and determine if there’s a need for the advice clinic and whether or not to make it a bi-annual event; if successful, we would ultimately wish to venture out into the Family Islands.”
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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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