Summer 2024 Archive

Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue films donkeys in TCI. Story & Photos By Mark S. and Amy Meyers Donkeys never asked to be brought to the Caribbean, the Far East, Europe, or even Australia. They were quite content living in Africa. Domesticated around 5000 BCE by the Egyptians and Mesopotamians, donkeys were quickly traded throughout the civilized world, ...

Ocean Breeze Resort, North Caicos By Jody Rathgeb ~ Photos By Tom Rathgeb If resorts could talk, most of them would say many of the same things, touting their international flair, luxury settings and “perfection in paradise.” Ocean Breeze Resort speaks of something different. This new boutique resort in the Turks & Caicos would say, simply, “This ...

The story behind the inscription at West Harbour Bluff. By Jeff Dodge Not long ago, Dr. Donald Keith, a marine archaeologist and Turks & Caicos National Museum board member, asked if I might be interested in a research project. The topic was an 1842 inscription on a rock outcropping on West Harbour Bluff at the southwest end ...

Dolphins lead boat to plane crash survivors. By Ben Stubenberg 11:00 AM / Grand Turk Most of the morning hours of January 3, 2023 had slipped away with quiet routine at the JAGS McCartney International Airport when Air Traffic Controller (ATC) Danial Thompson arrived for his shift. As he took the hand-off from the other ATC who was ...

The making a fine arts gallery — Grand Turk style. Story & Photos By Titus de Boer When the unexpected meets artistry, magic happens. Discover how a dreary afternoon in Germany led to the birth of a fine arts gallery in the Turks & Caicos Islands, weaving a tale of resilience, creativity, and a dash of serendipity. ...

Restoring TCI reefs. By Kort Alexander and Kara Rumage, The School for Field Studies Center for Marine Resource Studies, South Caicos We sit on the siderails of the boat in anticipation, hands holding our masks and regulators in place. The captain counts down from three and we lean back until our tanks hit the water. We are instantly ...

Getting to know the Peacock flounder. By Kelly Currington I’m pretty confident in saying that most of us have seen “The Little Mermaid” movie and probably fell in love with Ariel’s adorable little sidekick, Flounder. Though not actually a flounder fish, he wiggled his way right into people’s hearts and became a household name, so much so, ...

How Providenciales’ historical hurricanes made their mark. By Bengt Soderqvist After Hurricane Dorian devastated the northern Bahamas in 2019 there was a lot of speculation about what would happen to Providenciales if a similar hurricane would hit here. Dorian was very strong and moved slowly across the northern Bahamas, which created an enormous storm surge. We have ...