Turks and Caicos Islands – CARICOM https://caricom.org Caribbean Community Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:58:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 Arielle Neely https://caricom.org/cyas/arielle-neely/ Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:57:00 +0000 https://caricom.org/?post_type=cyas&p=33808 Arielle Neely has over five years of experience in youth work and volunteerism. Her passion for youth development is evident from hosting a university charity event for “Hull’s Women’s Aid” to being a university and college student ambassador in the United Kingdom.  In addition, Arielle has coordinated Youth Sexual Health Education sessions for 30 high school students with the AOL Foundation in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Arielle’s theme for her ambassadorship is “Learning across the lifespan; what we teach today, will benefit tomorrow”. 

The theme focuses on the social, economic, and emotional development of youth through sexual and financial education.  Arielle selected these issues based on statistics, which indicate that HIV infection is significantly affecting vulnerable youth 15 to 22; data has also indicated that young adults have the lowest financial literacy and money management skills. Arielle values lifelong skills and hopes to develop a national youth club that prepares young people for life.

]]> Andy Missick https://caricom.org/cyas/andy-missick/ Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:55:00 +0000 https://caricom.org/?post_type=cyas&p=33807 Andy Missick is a probation officer by profession. In addition, he is a youth parliamentarian and a member of the Rotaract Club. Andy is involved in mentorship and youth work within his community. He strongly believes that mentorship strengthens youth and takes great pride and value in providing guidance and capacity-building for young people within his community. He views giving service as a significant aspect of lifelong learning, being able to not only help others but also contribute to personal growth and development. Andy desires to make a great difference in people’s lives by helping to create an enabling environment for people living in vulnerable situations and giving people hope through counselling and motivation.

]]> CARIFESTA – Caribbean Festival of Arts https://caricom.org/projects/carifesta-caribbean-festival-of-arts/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 06:14:00 +0000 https://caricom.org/?post_type=projects&p=23508 The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) is a roving multi-disciplinary art festival which has been held in various CARICOM countries since its establishment in 1972. It is  a regional forum where artists, performers and  other  persons in the  field of  culture meet and  exchange  ideas through presentations  of  music, dance, drama, exhibitions on art, sculpture, poetry and  symposia, among others. The CARICOM Secretariat through the Council on Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has since been involved not only in the shaping and preservation of CARIFESTA but also in promoting a coordinated approach to cultural policy development as embodied in the CARICOM Regional Cultural Policy endorsed by the Caribbean Community in 1994.  

The early years of CARIFESTA were captured from the Newspaper clippings collection sourced from The National Library of Guyana.  The CARIFESTA collection currently covers information emanating from all the CARIFESTAs held to date.   The Collection is supplemented by contributions from the Directorate of Human and Social Development through its Culture desk which liaises with the various  Directors of Culture in the region and with the Secretariats of the Host Country.

The Collection includes consultants’ and country reports, articles extracted from  magazines, correspondence, press releases, information leaflets, presentations at  Symposia, programmes, various CARIFESTA themes; posters, photographs and  newspaper clippings.

Explore CARIFESTA through the years

]]> Turks and Caicos Islands https://caricom.org/country_profiles/turks-and-caicos-islands/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:46:40 +0000 http://wp.caricom.org/?post_type=country_profiles&p=20593 Key facts

Date of Membership in CARICOM: 2 Jul 1991

Also Known as:NA

Status of Independence:Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom

Area: 430 km2 (170 miles2 )

Capital City: Cockburn Town, Grand Turk

Population: 39,184 (2011)

Currency: United States Dollar

Highest National Award: NA

Economy

GDP: $1,963 Mn (2011)

GDP Growth: –2.1% p.a. 2013

GNI: US$0.81 bn

GNI PC: : US$21,337.90

Key dates in history

Island named after ‘Turks’ Head ‘fez’ cactus that grew on the island. Caicos from Lacayan, caya hico

Meaning string of islands

1766   Under British Rule

1804   Turks Islands ruled by Jamaica

1813   Hurricane marked the demise of cotton plantations

1848   Caicos Islands joins Turks Islands in a separate administrative territory of Jamaica

1959   Separates from Jamaica, but maintains same Governor as Jamaica 

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