Turks and Caicos welcomed more than 1 million tourists for only the second time in the nation's history during 2013, the result of an encouraging 10.4 percent overall increase in visitors, according to new figures released on Feb. 12 by the Ministry of Tourism.

The Turks and Caicos Immigration Department has added 11 new staff members to strengthen and improve its efforts to manage and control the countries immigration and border control services.

Sun is in abundance in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and many are interested in finding cost effective ways of turning the plentiful natural resource into renewable energy for the country, including the local government, energy producers and island developers.

Soil falling from golden shovels was welcomed with cheers as dignitaries and hundreds in attendance celebrated the ground breaking of the $100m luxury resort development, the Shore Club on Long Bay, in the Turks and Caicos Islands, January 17.

Nov 21, 2013 - Press release from the Governor's office - An agreement to invest $15 million of European Union (EU) cash into making the Turks and Caicos Islands Government more business friendly was signed in Providenciales today, Thursday, 21 November 2013.

Prosperity, jobs and growth are all items the senior civil servant responsible for the UK’s Overseas Territories wants to discuss, when he visits the Turks and Caicos Islands next week, Oct. 28-30.