The Turks and Caicos Islands Receives Over One Million Cruise Passengers for 2025
The Turks and Caicos Islands has received over one million cruise passengers from January to November 2025. In November, the Cruise Port in Grand Turk registered 1.1 million total passenger arrivals, a four percent Year on Year increase over the…
TCI EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE REVIEWS HALF YEAR REPORT, EMPHASIZES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
The TCI Expenditure Committee convened to review the Half Year Report for the period of April 1 to September 30, 2025, presented to Parliament by the Hon. Premier and Minister for Finance, Economic Development, Investment, and Trade on November 6,…
Senate reconvene Monday after vote advancing potential deal to end government shutdown
The Senate scheduled on Monday to reconvene working toward ending the federal government shutdown, which is now in its 41st day. Lawmakers in a rare Sunday session cleared a key hurdle toward potentially reopening the government by advancing a…
Pelican Energy TCI Announces Leadership Transition
Pelican Energy TCI today announced a leadership transition as the company embarks on its next chapter following a recent change in ownership. Effective January 1, 2026, Devon Cox will become President of the Company, succeeding President and…
SNIDER PIERRE APPOINTED ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE – AUDIT
The Office of the Deputy Governor announced the appointment of Mr. Snider Pierre as Assistant Commissioner of Revenue - Audit, within the Ministry of Finance, Trade and Investment. Mr. Pierre holds an Associate’s Degree in Business Studies…
BAHAMAS Government defends decision to use dormant accounts
The Bahamas government is defending its decision to table legislation aimed at transferring funds from dormant accounts to the Disaster Emergency Fund saying that conservative estimates suggest that over 40 per cent of the country’s national debt…
BAHAMAS PM makes direct pitch to workers as unions plan nationwide strike
Prime Minister Phillip Davis has appealed to public sector workers to take into consideration the existing socio-economic conditions in The Bahamas as trade unions plan mass demonstrations across the country on Wednesday in support of their demands…
Trinidad and Tobago government Monday presented a budget of TT$59.2 billion
The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday presented a budget of TT$59.2 billion (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) to Parliament acknowledging a fiscal deficit of TT$3.8 billion and announcing a series of tax measures to finance the fiscal package. The…
China accuses US of ‘double standards’ over tariff threat
Donald Trump's latest threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods is "a typical example of US double standards", China's government has said. A commerce ministry spokesperson also said China could introduce its own unspecified…
U.S Government shutdown continues
The federal government on Thursday entered its second day of a shutdown amid an impasse on Capitol Hill over competing congressional spending bills. The Senate floor was open Thursday, but the chamber was not voting due to Yom Kippur. The Senate is,…