UK-TCI Beneficial Ownership Pressure: The UK is pressing the Turks and Caicos to improve access to who ultimately owns or controls companies, with Overseas Territories Minister Uma Kumaran saying the current beneficial-ownership system needs more work and discussing fees tied to “legitimate-interest” registers. Regional Diplomacy: TCI leaders are in Bermuda for the Caribbean Overseas Territories Caucus ahead of the UK Joint Ministerial Council, with Premier Reuben Meade and Deputy Premier Jamell Robinson among those coordinating positions on health, climate, and financial services. Crown Land Governance: Cabinet has approved a six-month moratorium on new commercial Crown Land grant/lease applications for Providenciales while the government completes inventory and governance reforms. Citizenship Privacy Update: The Citizenship Department has stopped publishing applicants’ full names in collection notices, using partially anonymised identifiers instead. Border Security: The RTCIPF Marine Branch intercepted a vessel carrying 93 irregular migrants and handed them to the Border Force for processing. Migration Rumour Denied: Police also dismissed claims that a local man was among 171 Haitian migrants detained earlier this week, saying all detainees were Haitian nationals. US Map Row Echoes in Region: Trump’s expanded-US map sparked diplomatic backlash, including Iceland’s prime minister calling it an insult and TCI’s region watching the sovereignty dispute unfold.