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A Looming Crisis
Will rock groynes protruding from Grace Bay Beach be allowed? By Ben Stubenberg One day, not far off, we might be standing on a tiny patch of white sand looking out upon Grace Bay and ask, “How did we go so wrong?” The pristine Grace Bay we know and love faces the prospect of being […]
Using Pageantry to Fight Poverty
Miss International Turks & Caicos 2026 Adesha Gustave By Kathy Borsuk ~ Photos By Watsonne Morency & Tristan Sayao Let’s face it, most “Beauty Pageants” highlight the contestants’ glamour, costumes, figure, walk, poise. Of course these aspects are important, but the Miss International Turks & Caicos pageant goes beyond the superficial to focus on making […]
More than Strength: Love
Filling the gaps in the care of people with autism. By Kevens Fleurimont When autism came to our family, we were dumbfounded by the word. We didn’t know what it meant or what to expect. As our journey progresses, we learned that for families like mine, the challenges are not just about managing autism. They […]
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When Life Gives You Beaches
Same shoreline, new timeline. By Abigail Parnell & Alejandra Parnell ~ Historical Photos By Angela Parnell Long before the Turks & Caicos Islands were being sold as holiday packages by travel advisors worldwide, daily life on the Islands was much different. If you went back in time by 80 years, you would observe many Islanders […]
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A Looming Crisis
Will rock groynes protruding from Grace Bay Beach be allowed? By Ben Stubenberg One day, not far off, we might be standing on a tiny patch of white sand looking out upon Grace Bay and ask, “How did we go so wrong?” The pristine Grace Bay we know and love faces the prospect of being […]
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Deep Understanding
Exploring South Caicos coral reefs. By Yuqian Zhang, Ph.D. and John DeBuysser ~ Edited by Heidi Hertler, Ph.D. School for Field Studies, Center for Marine Resource Studies, South Caicos Imagine slipping beneath the turquoise waters of South Caicos and descending slowly along a coral reef. At just five meters below the surface, sunlight floods the seascape, […]
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Using Pageantry to Fight Poverty
Miss International Turks & Caicos 2026 Adesha Gustave By Kathy Borsuk ~ Photos By Watsonne Morency & Tristan Sayao Let’s face it, most “Beauty Pageants” highlight the contestants’ glamour, costumes, figure, walk, poise. Of course these aspects are important, but the Miss International Turks & Caicos pageant goes beyond the superficial to focus on making […]
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Modernizing Supervision
How the FSC is improving its risk‑based framework. By Dr. Courtney S. Robinson, TCI FSC Communications Advisor The Turks & Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) has long applied risk-based supervisory principles to help safeguard the integrity, stability, and reputation of the jurisdiction’s financial services sector. As financial services continue to evolve and new risks […]
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Buried “Treasure”
Mining bat guano on East Caicos. By Jeff Dodge Sometime in the 1870s, John Reynolds discovered that caves on the northwest side of East Caicos contained buried treasure. Not pirate treasure, but valuable none the less. What Reynolds found was that these caves contained guano (or “cave earth” as some called it). This rich fertilizer, […]
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A Beacon of Safety
Shining a light on Great Sand Cay. Story & Photos By Spencer Bennett In 2023, I joined The Shipwreck Survey on a maritime archaeology expedition to the Turks & Caicos Islands with Dr. Ruud Stelten, Alex Hinton, and Dr. Joost Morsink. Part of this expedition was archaeologically surveying Great Sand Cay and trying to relocate […]
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Run Aground
Shipwrecks of the Turks & Caicos Islands — The Turks Islands (1837 – 1840) By James Jenney, Director of Research, The Bahamas Lost Ship Project Editor’s note: What struck me in reading this installment was the significance of an “Unidentified” ship lost at sea, and how common this situation had been. How many weeks, months, […]
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Local photographer Watsonne Morency (www.watsonnephotography.com) took to The Shore Club to capture this image of Miss Turks & Caicos International 2026 Adesha Gustave.
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