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The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; [ 7] / ˈtɜːrks / and / ˈkeɪkəs, - koʊs, - kɒs /) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. [ 8]
Turks and Caicos, north of Hispaniola, on a 1780 map by Rigobert Bonne. Shortly after Columbus arrived in 1492, the Lucayan civilization disappeared and the islands remained sparsely populated for about 30 years. The island Caico [s] received its name from the Lucayan caya hico, meaning 'string of islands'. [5] [6] The Turks Islands were named ...
The seat of government ever since 1766, Cockburn Town was the first permanent settlement on any of the islands, founded in 1681 by salt collectors who arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The city supposedly lies on the place where Juan Ponce de León first landed on the island. It is named for Francis Cockburn, former Governor of the Bahamas .
Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force. Turks and Caicos police are investigating a triple murder, including that of a 3-year-old boy, after discovering three bodies in Providenciales on Tuesday. The ...
Providenciales (known locally as Provo) is an island in the northwest Caicos Islands, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. [ 2] The island has an area of 98 km 2 (38 sq mi) and a 2012 Census population of 23,769. [ 1] Providenciales is the third largest island in the Turks and Caicos in area, and is home to a ...
After three hours of searching, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men in the waters near the Turks and Caicos Islands after their plane crashed on Saturday, officials said. Shortly after midday ...
The Turks and Caicos Weekly News, also known as the TC Weekly News, is a weekly newspaper serving the Turks and Caicos Islands. It was first published by editor and publisher W Blythe Duncanson in July 1982.
Four Americans are charged with possession of ammunition offenses in the tropical Atlantic getaway of Turks and Caicos, according to a post from the Turks and Caicos Islands Government.