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The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; [7] / ˈ t ɜːr k s / and / ˈ k eɪ k ə s,-k oʊ s,-k ɒ s /) 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]
International School of the Turks and Caicos Islands, which serves preschool through grade six, is also in Providenciales, in Leeward. In 2014 it had 106 students. It was known as The Ashcroft School until 2014. [12] Providenciales Primary and Middle School is another prominent school along with the British West Indies Collegiate.
Tourism promotion is handled through government grants to private businesses, [7] direct marketing by large chain resorts, and organizations such as Visit Turks and Caicos Islands. interCaribbean Airways (formerly Air Turks and Caicos) is an important source of regional visitor traffic as there is a lack of regional airlift into the country.
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.
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Visit Turks and Caicos Islands is an organization tasked with promoting tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands. [1] Tourism is the main driver of the national economy [ 2 ] in the islands, accounting for 42.8% of the national GDP in 2013.
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in the Turks and Caicos Islands" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The winning party of Turks and Caicos' first general election in 1976, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) under "Jags" McCartney, sought to establish a framework and accompanying infrastructure in the pursuit of an eventual policy of full independence for the islands. However, with the early death of McCartney, confidence in the country's ...