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Turks and Caicos Islander added to executive team at Grace Bay Club; Lindy Rigby is one of two at helm
#Providenciales, April 23, 2019 – Turks and Caicos – An employee recognition event at Grace Bay Club last week Tuesday did more than highlight the stand-out performances of about a dozen team members, it welcomed a new cadre of leaders with promotions of many islanders to management positions.
A truly outstanding climb up the Grace Bay Resorts corporate ladder was that of Lindy Rigby, Turks and Caicos Island’s 2018 Star Awards winner and new member of the executive team; one of only two islanders at the helm.
Lindy Rigby is the new Director of Rooms and said, “First of all, I want to thank God and I am very humbled and grateful for an opportunity to grow within this career. This is my fourth year at Grace Bay Club and my third promotion and you know, at this company, part of our motto is ‘grow locals within the community’ and I am so happy that Grace Bay Club is living up to that.”
In speaking about the challenges of the job, Mr. Rigby said: “You know a lot of it is just unknown, that is the challenge. I have managed house-keeping and I have managed guest services, now I have the spa, boutique and kids’ town under my portfolio.”
Lindy Rigby is well aware of the gravity of his new role, adding that, “Rooms department in any hotel is the most high-revenue area, so most of your revenue comes from within the Rooms Department so to be able to manage the department is a great responsibility and a great honour.”
And the honour means an increased personnel portfolio too; managers and their teams all fall within the purview of Mr. Rigby.
Sheba Wilson, Group Director of Human Resources is a Turks and Caicos Islander and said that she is happy to have indigenous company at the executive table. Wilson, in speaking to media explained that Lindy Rigby’s addition was earned and strongly undergirded by his ability to galvanize those around him to deliver excellently as well.
“I am really confident in his ability; every position that he has held with us he has been stellar. Lindy Rigby believes in developing the persons around him and his team is all Turks and Caicos Islanders; in his management, all guest services managers are Turks and Caicos Islanders and we are proud of that accomplishment,” said Sheba Wilson, Group Director of Human Resources – GBR
After a mere four years at Grace Bay Resorts and the result is beyond anything Rigby set out to do when he joined the team, and Wilson underscored the feat his promotion represents.
‘Lindy Rigby now sits on the senior leaders’ team; that’s our executive team at Grace Bay Club. And for me I am elated about that because for many years we didn’t have Turks and Caicos Islanders sitting on that team. I am a part of that team and to have another Turks and Caicos Islander join me on the team, I feel happier about his promotion than I did about my own. We are certainly breaking barriers and it paves the way for more of us to be able to hold those types of positions.”
Lindy Rigby is a Telly Award winning television producer of Turquoise Morning, he has worked in media at WIV, TCI New Media and at PTV. Rigby returned to hospitality in 2010, initially at Beaches Resort Villages and Spa before joining Grace Bay Resorts.
We congratulate Lindy on this amazing feat… we always knew you could do it!
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Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, 20 February 2026 — The Informal Settlements Unit (ISU), in collaboration with key
government agencies, coordinated a multi-agency enforcement exercise on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Block and Parcel 60609/33 in the Five Cays area.
The exercise was led by the Crown Land Unit, pursuant to its statutory mandate under the Crown Land Ordinance to prevent squatting and encroachment on Crown land. The ISU coordinated the operation, with support provided by the Planning Department and the Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force, while the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force ensured security throughout the activity.
The enforcement action followed a series of inspections conducted by the Crown Land Unit throughout Five Cays, which identified several illegally constructed buildings made of concrete and timber on sections of the subject parcel. In keeping with the provisions of the Crown Land Ordinance, occupied structures were served Letters of Illegal Occupation, delivered by hand to occupants and
posted on structures where individuals were absent. Incomplete and unoccupied structures were served Notices of Unauthorized Occupation pursuant to section 22 of the Ordinance. A total of ten (10) Letters of Illegal Occupation and three (3) Notices of Unauthorized Occupation were issued during the exercise.
The Informal Settlements Unit reiterates that these coordinated enforcement exercises form part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to uphold the law, protect Crown land, and manage informal settlements in a structured and lawful manner. Members of the public are reminded that unauthorised occupation and development on Crown land is unlawful and subject to enforcement action.
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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