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Times of the Islands Summer 2020

Presents the "soul of the Turks & Caicos Islands" with in-depth features about local people, culture, history, environment, businesses, resorts, restaurants and activities.

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eal estate<br />

Away from it All<br />

An investment in TCI real estate <strong>of</strong>fers <strong>the</strong> ultimate in social distancing.<br />

By Kathy Borsuk<br />

I, like many o<strong>the</strong>r expatriate residents and TCI citizens, was gifted with a four-month “vacation in paradise,”<br />

thanks to <strong>the</strong> global COVID-19 pandemic. In a wise move by <strong>the</strong> Turks & Caicos <strong>Islands</strong> Government,<br />

<strong>the</strong> country’s borders were closed on March 24, <strong>2020</strong>, one day after <strong>the</strong> first positive case <strong>of</strong> COVID-19<br />

was recorded here. The last flight from Providenciales International Airport carried <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> few remaining<br />

visitors and “lockdown” began.<br />

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