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FAA probes reports of SpaceX rocket debris landing in Turks and Caicos

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands have launched probes into SpaceX's explosive Starship rocket test that sent debris streaking over the northern…

John McCarthy January 19, 2025

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Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands

COCKBURN TOWN (AP) — Dozens of soldiers and police fanned out across a neighborhood on a recent night in the Turks & Caicos Islands just days after the archipelago reported a record…

John McCarthy November 21, 2024

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Rafael expected to be near major hurricane strength when it hits western Cuba

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near "major hurricane strength" when it makes landfall in western Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said this morning. In…

John McCarthy November 6, 2024

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String of Haitian migrant landings in Turks & Caicos lead to $2 million marijuana busts

COCKBURN TOWN — A string of migrant landings over the past four days in the sun-swept Turks and Caicos Islands is bringing more than just undocumented Haitians to the British…

John McCarthy September 1, 2024

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American man awaits news of fate in Turks and Caicos ammunition case

COCKBURN TOWN — One of the remaining three Americans charged in the Turks and Caicos Islands will be in court today. Ryan Watson of Oklahoma will be sentenced on possession…

John McCarthy June 21, 2024

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Turks and Caicos revises ammunition laws that left 5 Americans behind bars

COCKBURN TOWN — After a vacation to Turks and Caicos left five Americans behind bars, the island is revising its law regarding ammunition that put them in jail in the…

John McCarthy June 21, 2024

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Detained Dad bristles at Turks & Caicos’ notion that he was on ‘extended vacation’

COCKBURN TOWN — An American man recently freed after being detained for more than 100 days in Turks and Caicos after ammunition was found in his luggage slammed remarks describing his ordeal…

John McCarthy June 6, 2024

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Americans arrested in Turks and Caicos on ammunition charges form close bond while awaiting sentencing

COCKBURN TOWN — The airport was hectic as Ryan Watson and his wife were preparing to fly home to Oklahoma after celebrating his 40th birthday on the archipelago's white sands. A search of…

John McCarthy May 31, 2024

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American forced to pay $9,000 ‘ransom’ to leave Turks and Caicos islands a free man

COCKBURN TOWN — A Virginia man was sentenced to time served and fined $9,000 for bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos, avoiding a potential 12-year sentence under the island's strict gun laws. Tyler…

John McCarthy May 30, 2024

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Pennsylvania dad returns home after detainment in Turks and Caicos for ammo in his luggage

COCKBURN TOWN — A Pennsylvania man arrived at the Pittsburgh airport Friday night after he was released from custody on the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), where he had been detained for having ammunition…

John McCarthy May 25, 2024