Spring 2026 Archive

Building a resilient energy future for the Turks & Caicos Islands. By Matt Gorvin, CEO and President renu energy TCI & Eric F. Salamanca, Director of Planning and Regulatory Compliance renu energy TCI ~ Photos Courtesy renu energy TCI The Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) are globally celebrated for their white-sand beaches, turquoise waters, vibrant coral reefs, and relaxed ...

Part #6:  “Monster” Cells Story & Photos By Dr. Eric Cole As glaciers of the Late Pleistocene (our most recent Ice Age) melted, raising sea levels around the world, they lifted the water table within each of the Turks & Caicos Islands. A marine elevator of sorts rose up through the Islands’ porous limestone interiors, ultimately breaching ...

Hotel Indigo Turks & Caicos opens in The Bight. By Kathy Borsuk ~ Photos By Chris Molina It was a sunny, breezy, late-winter day when I visited Hotel Indigo Turks & Caicos, just after the official grand opening. With its lengthy upper level balcony and coffee bar and convenience store opening onto Lower Bight Road, the property ...

Encounters with a polka-dotted octopus in the Turks & Caicos Islands. By Emily Lekas ~ Edited by Dr. C.E. O’Brien ~ Photos by Dr. C. E. O’Brien & Center for Marine Resource Studies Students & Staff Dots have pleased the human eye for centuries, inspiring a sense of whimsy. Today, they adorn everything from bow ties to ...

First steps in rewilding. Story & Photos By Kathleen McNary, BSc., ALM, PhD First Steps — Rule 1: All beings deserve respectful treatment (even aliens from other countries). Turning a barren landscape into a lush, tropical forest can seem like a daunting task; however, four  billion years of evolutionary intelligence instills Land  with an inherent regenerative capacity to ...

TC Reef’s new facility redefines research and education in the Turks & Caicos Islands. By Alizée Zimmermann, Turks & Caicos Reef Fund The Turks & Caicos Islands are not currently known as a hub for marine research, yet our waters are home to one of the largest barrier reef systems in the Caribbean Atlantic region. This expansive, ...

The TCI Whale Project uses research to protect these leviathans of the sea. By Katharine Hart MSc. and Cathy Bacon MSc., Turks & Caicos Islands Whale Project, Marine Environmental Institute of the Turks & Caicos Islands ~ Photos by Katharine Hart, Deep Blue Charters, under SRP# 2025-01-01-02 From January to April each year, the waters of the Turks ...

Thirteen voices, one planet. Story & Photos By Oshin Whyte In April 2025, I attended the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum with a simple intention: to connect with like-minded young people who care about climate action, marine conservation, and most importantly, nation-building. What I did not expect was to meet the Director of ...

How TCI’s Financial Services Commission is shaping the future. By Dr. Courtney S. Robinson, FSC Communications Advisor At the heart of the Turks & Caicos Islands’ evolving economy is the Turks & Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC), the statutory regulator charged with protecting market integrity, enabling legitimate business activity, and safeguarding the public interest. For a ...

The autobiography of a National Museum. By Donald H. Keith ~ Images Courtesy Turks & Caicos National Museum Hi! I’m the Turks & Caicos National Museum, and I have a story to tell. Actually, a lot of stories, but this time I just want to tell you my own story, because it’s important right now and I’ve ...

Sisal production on East Caicos. By Jeff Dodge The last two issues of Astrolabe (Fall 2025 and Winter 2025/26) included articles detailing sisal production on the Caicos Islands. Although perhaps not as dramatic a story as the saga of West Caicos, the vesatile Agave fibre plant was also cultivated and processed on East Caicos. Unfortunately, the lifespan ...