Regional Recognition as TCI Bar President Mark Fulford Called to the St. Lucian Bar

Local attorney Mark Fulford (centre) is flanked by Justice Alvin S. Pariagsingh (left) and the female Justice Cenac-Phulgence In a courtroom filled with anticipation, history was made on 23rd September 2025 as Mark A. Fulford, President of the...

In historic admission, TCI Bar President Mark Fulford welcomed to practice law in Saint Lucia

The island’s legal fraternity welcomed a historic addition on September 23, 2025, when Mark A. Fulford, President of the Turks and Caicos Islands Bar Association (TCIBA), was formally admitted to practice before the courts of Saint Lucia. The...

Two developing systems could strengthen in the Atlantic

Residents in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the Turks and Caicos, and the Bahamas should keep a close watch on these developing systems. COLUMBIA, S.C. — The National Hurricane Center is currently issuing advisories on...

Caribbean tourism shows resilience amid mixed markets

Bridgetown, Barbados: Caribbean tourism recorded 18.5 million arrivals in the first half of 2025, up nearly two per cent on last year and six per cent above pre-pandemic levels, according to new data presented at the CTO’s State of the Tourism...

Ritz-Carlton Cayman Cookout 2026 Tickets Launch October 1

The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman has announced that tickets for the 17th annual Ritz-Carlton Cayman Cookout will officially go on sale Wednesday, October 1. The culinary event will take place January 14–19, 2026, at the resort, which is also...

Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner [Cayman’s Aylani Morris Seymour 3rd]

Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization Jolé St. John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados onThursday BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (October 4, 2025) – Sixteen-year-old Jolé...

Jamaican takes second place at 2025 CTO Regional Tourism Youth Congress

Jolé St John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados. (Photo: CMC) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caleader Lewison, the 16-year-old junior minister of tourism for...

Carnival Spirit Cruise Ship: A Complete Guide

This article is part of a directory: Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Spirit is the namesake of Carnival Cruise Line’s Spirit class, first launched in 2001. Designed for longer itineraries and far-ranging adventures, it offers a more intimate layout...

Shakem Charles graces the cover of TIF 2025 fall issue

History is being rewritten in the Turks and Caicos fashion scene. Fresh off his groundbreaking victory as the first-ever male winner of TCI Top Model, Cycle 6, Shakem Charles now graces the cover of Times of the Islands Fall 2025 issue—cementing...

U.S. Coast Guard stops boat with more than 100 Haitians aboard in Caribbean waters

ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard says it intercepted an overloaded Haitian sailing vessel with 103 people aboard. The boat was recently stopped in the Caribbean region, around 15 miles off the coast of Turks and Caicos. The vessel was deemed...

Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner

Regional Tourism Youth Congress participants with (l-r) Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism of Antigua and Barbuda; Dona Regis-Prosper, CTO Secretary-General; Councillor Tashia Burris, Secretary of Tourism, Tobago; Ian Gooding-Edghill, CTO...

Models continue to show fewer Carolina impacts from Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine

Models continue to show fewer Carolina impacts from Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine BEHIND YOU. WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW? YEAH, WE JUST HAD THE LATEST UPDATE COME OUT THE 5 A.M. UPDATE. SO THIS IS STILL POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINE. A BIT OF A...

Saturday morning tropical update and Carolina impacts

Saturday morning tropical update and Carolina impacts BEHIND YOU. WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW? YEAH, WE JUST HAD THE LATEST UPDATE COME OUT THE 5 A.M. UPDATE. SO THIS IS STILL POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINE. A BIT OF A MOUTHFUL THAT JUST TELLS US...

Saturday update: Hurricane Humberto might spare Carolinas from what will be Imelda

Saturday update: Hurricane Humberto might spare Carolinas from what will be Imelda BEHIND YOU. WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW? YEAH, WE JUST HAD THE LATEST UPDATE COME OUT THE 5 A.M. UPDATE. SO THIS IS STILL POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINE. A BIT OF A...

Actuaries on NIS crisis: Hike contributions, push back pension age

GEISHA KOW­LESSAR-ALON­ZO Two lead­ing ac­tu­ar­ies are urg­ing the Gov­ern­ment to take de­ci­sive ac­tion to safe­guard the fu­ture of T&T’s Na­tion­al In­sur­ance Scheme (NIS), rec­om­mend­ing an in­crease in both the re­tire­ment age and the...

MJ Wixsom: Helping the community one animal at a time requires help

At Guardian Animal Medical Center, community service is at the heart of what we do. For more than three decades, our veterinary clinic in Flatwoods, Kentucky, has worked to improve the lives of animals and the people who care about them. Our...

Antigua’s Curtain Bluff Named Caribbean’s Leading Green Resort

Antigua and Barbuda’s Curtain Bluff has been named the Caribbean’s Leading Green Resort at the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala 2025 in Saint Lucia. The awards ceremony, held on 4 October at Sandals Grande Saint Lucian, brought...

Interior Designer André Mellone on Success, Caipirinhas, and the Power of Bass Guitar

From a young age, André Mellone knew he was destined to be a creative. Born and raised in São Paulo, he grew up surrounded by great craftsmanship thanks in large part to his father, the acclaimed industrial designer Oswaldo Mellone. After studying...

Polack Post: Caribbean U.K.Territories – Smoke and Mirrors

Peter Polack From Peter Polack The U.K. Minister for Overseas Territories recently visited the Cayman Island to much local kowtowing as he pronounced the mother country’s concern for crime, migrants and that reliable old chestnut, illicit...

World Travel Awards winners unveiled at star-studded Saint Lucia ceremony

The finest travel brands from across the Caribbean and North America have been honoured at the World Travel Awards (WTA) in Saint Lucia. The industry elite gathered on the paradise island for the Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2025 to...