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contents Departments 6 From the Editor 17 Remember When The Birth of an Airport Story & Photos By Bengt Soderqvist 24 Island Life TSA Tales from the Out Islands By Jody Rathgeb ~ Photos By Tom Rathgeb 30 Talking Taíno Pandemic By Lindsay Keegan, Betsy Carlson, Michael Pateman and Bill Keegan 68 Resort Report A Phoenix on North Caicos By Jody Rathgeb 73 About the Islands/TCI Map 77 Subscription Form 78 Where to Stay 80 Dining 82 Classified Ads Feature 46 An Osprey Day Story & Photos By Lorna Rae Daniel-Dupree 50 In Plain Sight Treasures on the Beach By Melissa Heres Green Pages 36 The Green Invader By B Naqqi Manco 39 Sunsets and Island Time Story & Photos By Ben Farmer 43 Study Abroad By Anna Handte-Reinecker TIMES OF THE ISLANDS SAMPLING THE SOUL OF THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS SPRING 2021 NO. 134 On the Cover Marta Morton, owner/operator of Harbour Club Villas (www.harbourclubvillas.com) took this photo of the native Turks & Caicos rock iguana on Bay Cay. This endemic animal is being threatened by the invasive green iguana. See article on page 36. Astrolabe 58 People of the Islands Telling “A Caicos Sloop Story” Story & Photos By Michael P. Pateman and Vanessa A. Forbes-Pateman 62 Selective Packing By Matthew Matlack 68 RAMONA SETTLE 4 www.timespub.tc
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