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Site tour of new post office, beautifully nearing completion on Airport Road in Providenciales
#Providenciales, March 23, 2019 – Turks and Caicos – A site tour today labels the construction work of the new post office building in Providenciales as a magnificent, first-class structure.
Owner of the construction company, which is responsible for the hurricane-sturdy, Long Bay High School, Jamaine Malcolm of Jamalco, led the tour of Government officials including Premier Sharlene Robinson; Deputy Premier Sean Astwood; Home Affairs Minister Delroy Williams and Infrastructure Minister, Goldray Ewing.
The grounds are being manicured, the interior of the structure is being fine tuned and outfitted, there is 90-degree parking space, it is video surveillance ready and 3,000 post office boxes are earmarked for the new build.
“It’s huge and certainly when I walked inside, I was then surprised and most of the space will go to the personal touch of more persons having post office boxes and so I am very pleased, I am very pleased with the work of Jamalco,” said Hon Sharlene Robinson, also Minister of Finance, “I think this is certainly a plus and those post officers users would appreciate it.”
Restrooms, office spaces, ceilings and more were discussed and explained by Mr. Malcolm, who was awarded the $1.5 million government contract and who started construction in March 2018.
“Well today we just did a tour of the post office to see how far the contractors have come along in their work and I must say that I am proud of the job that they are doing and I am hopefully we will open this building up by the end of April,” said Hon Delroy Williams who has responsibility for the Post Office service.
It was revealed in Cabinet that a proposal to name the building in honour of the country’s first post master, George Brown was approved. Minister Williams says he is not at all surprised by the outpouring of approval for the honour of Brown’s legacy.
“As a little boy growing up in Wheeland, Mr. Brown was known to many of us as the Postmaster, the policeman and he was also the priest of the church. Everyone knows this man and I believe it is great for the community of Blue Hills to name this magnificent building after such a great man.”
The Post Office was condemned after employees, in 2014, staged a sit-out; citing health concerns, infestation of rodents and cramped quarters. It was one of the issues championed by the PDM party while in opposition.
By the end of April 2019, staff will return to the Post Office in Providenciales and the Premier believes the postal service still has an important place in modern society.
“A lot of people think it is a fading use in service but the post office is growing in many different ways in the types of services that they are delivering. So, first class building for first class service,” she said.
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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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