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		Functionaries Implored not to Sacrifice the Future for Short-Term Economic Gains By: The Free Press Editorial Board PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands; Monday, April 28, 2008 – The 10th annual Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC-10) is being hosted in the ‘Beautiful by Nature’ Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI)... Read More >> Grand Turk Hospital Takes Shape By: The Free Press Editorial Board The state-of-the-art hospital being erected in the nation's capital, Grand Turk, is taking shape. Situated at the site across the street from the current facility, no longer is there soil and shrubbery, but a beehive of activity... Read More >> If you are Paying for a Flight, Make Sure its Legal By: The Free Press Editorial Board If you are paying for a flight, make sure its legal, as there are serious safety and legal implications if it is not. However, it must be noted that the majority of flights operating to and from the Turks and Caicos are legal... Read More >>
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TCI at a Glance:
	History:
		The name Turks is derived after the indigenous Turk's Head 'fez' cactus, and the name Caicos is a Lucayan term 'caya hico', meaning string of islands.
	.	Columbus was said to have discovered these islands in 1492, but some still argue that Ponce de Leon arrived here first
		Whoever first discovered the islands, in 1962, having been a Jamaican dependency for 75 years, the Turks and Caicos Islands became a separate British Colony a status that it retains to this day
		More former leaders (Chief Ministers) alive than any other Caribbean jurisdiction. (The Hon. Norman Saunders, Hon. Derek Taylor, Hon. Washington Misick, Hon. Oswald Skippings) .
		TCI was Bermudian in 1766; Bahamian in 1799; under Jamaica in 1848 and in 1973 beacame a Crown Colony.
		In addition, there are numerous national parks, nature preserves, sanctuaries and historical sites.

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Kayla Higgs, presenting her winning essay on sustainable tourism. Head table L to R, Darnelle Lightbourne, Junior Minister of Tourism, Dr. David Suzuki, Hon. Dr. Michael Misick, Mr. Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, Pastor Derek Hamilton (and not seen –chairperson, Mr. Hubert Fulford).

Belonger Population:

34% of total

Expatriate Population:

66% of total

The Turks and Caicos Labour Force:

12,000 Persons

Labour Force Distribution :

15% Professional

12% Semi-Skilled

20% Skilled

53% Unskilled / Manual

Number of Tourists:

(approx) 200,000

Number of Condo/Hotel Rooms :

1362 Luxury Condo Rooms

688 Hotel Rooms

External Impact:

2nd largest Diaspora in Bahamas equal to total population

Physical Facts :

40 Islands

2.5 times the size of Washington DC

230 miles of Beaches Front

Third largest coral reef system in the world

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