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Jamaica’s Manatt Commission Debates Washington Lobbyists
A heated battle took place at the Manatt Commission of Enquiry today in Kingston, as lawyers debated the place of lobbyists in Jamaican history. Frank Phipps, attorney for the Jamaica Labour Party, attempted to support the proposition that the practice […]
Michael Misick Released on Bail
Above: Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick was released on conditional bail by the Turks and Caicos Supreme Court on Monday. Misick, who faces charges of conspiracy to receive bribes, conspiracy to defraud government […]
Former Premier Michael Misick Returns to Turks and Caicos Islands
Above: Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick has returned to the Turks and Caicos Islands. Misick, who was extradited from Brazil, arrived at the JAGS McCartney International Airport in Grand Turk Tuesday morning. […]
Michael Misick to Be Extradited to Turks and Caicos Islands
Above: Former TCI Premier Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick’s extradition was approved unanimously by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court on Tuesday. The move ends a years-long saga over the fate of Misick, who is […]
Michael Misick Arrested Again in Brazil
Above: Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick has been re-arrested by Brazilian Federal Police, Turks and Caicos authorities said Tuesday. Misick was arrested in Sao Paulo on the authority of a Brazilian Supreme Court […]
Premier Rufus Ewing Warns of Potential for “Chaos” in Turks and Caicos
Above: the Karibe Convention Centre in Haiti (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — The current state of the affairs in the Turks and Caicos Islands has the potential to throw the territory “into chaos,” Premier Dr Rufus Ewing said […]
Op-Ed: The Rule of Law in the Turks and Caicos Islands
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor In a political blast that threatens to cause a constitutional crisis in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the current Premier, Dr Rufus Ewing, has asked Her Majesty’s Government to recall Governor Ric Todd, Attorney General […]
Turks and Caicos Premier Asks UK to Recall Governor, Attorney General
Above: Turks and Caicos Premier Rufus Ewing By Alexander Britell Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing has asked the United Kingdom to recall Governor Ric Todd, Attorney General Huw Shepheard and CFO Hugh McGarel Groves from office. In a […]
Michael Misick Released on Bail from Brazilian Prison: Report
Above: former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick has been released from prison in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on bail, the Turks and Caicos government said Friday. The Brazilian Supreme […]
Turks and Caicos Responds to Letter by Former Premier Michael Misick
Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Attorney General Huw Shepheard has responded to an open letter written by former Premier Michael Misick, who was arrested in Brazil last month. In Misick’s letter, he expressed a willingness […]
Turks and Caicos Government, Sandals Reach $12 Million Agreement
Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Special Investigation Prosecution Team and the Turks and Caicos Islands government have reached an agreement with Sandals Resorts International totaling $12 million. The agreement is due “in part to the cooperation of […]
UK Formally Requests Extradition of Former TCI Premier Michael Misick
Above: Former TCI Premier Michael Misick By Alexander Britell The United Kingdom is formally requesting the extradition of former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick this month, the TCI announced in a statement Wednesday. Misick was arrested under an Interpol […]
Op-Ed: Elections and Democracy in the Turks and Caicos Islands
By Erik Neff Op-Ed Contributor Nov. 9 sparks a new beginning for the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Wracked by corruption, the overseas territory has been directly ruled by the United Kingdom since 2009. This November will be the first […]
New Constitution Comes into Effect in Turks and Caicos Islands
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The new constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands took effect Monday, marking the “beginning of the end” of the three-year UK interim administration, according to UK […]
Jurists from Jamaica, Trinidad to Probe Shootings in Guyana’s Linden
Above: Jamaican attorney KD Knight By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has named a list of three international members of a commission of inquiry that will investigate the shootings of three people in the area of Linden in July, according […]
Guyana’s Ramotar Visits Linden
Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar touring the ruins of the Linmine Secretariat with Public Works Minister Robeson Benn By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana President Donald Ramotar made a trip to Linden Thursday, the site of almost one month of […]
St Lucia’s Stephenson King Condemns CARICOM “Silence” on Guyana Unrest
Above: the bauxite plant in Linden By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Opposition Leader and former Prime Minister Stephenson King is condemning the ongoing unrest in Guyana’s town of Linden, which has claimed the lives of three Guyanese nationals […]
Turks and Caicos Swears in Jamaican Judge for Corruption Cases
Above: Justice Paul Harrison (centre) will preside over cases related to the Commission of Inquiry (Photo: TCIGIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Acting Turks and Caicos Governor Patrick Boyle has sworn in Justice Paul Harrison as a Supreme Court Judge […]
After “Significant Turnaround,” Turks and Caicos to Hold Elections Nov. 9
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands will hold its long-awaited elections Nov. 9, according to United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague. The Turks and Caicos has met seven […]
Op-Ed: The Bahamas Election Looms
By Ian Strachan Op-Ed Contributor The Bahamas braces itself for the eighth election in its 39-year history. It promises to be just as close as its last, in which less than 4,000 votes separated the two major parties. So far […]
Turks and Caicos Special Investigation and Prosecution Team Gets New Funding
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos government’s Special Investigation and Prosecution Team has received $7.2 million in additional funding from the United Kingdom. The funding, which was announced by […]
Op-Ed: Corruption in Turks and Caicos
By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor In the Caribbean, it is well established that political corruption contributes to the spread of organized crime and terrorism. Corrupt politicians participate directly or indirectly in the trafficking of drugs, arms and human beings. […]
Turks and Caicos Charges Two with Bribery, Money Laundering
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos’ Special Investigation Prosecution Team has charged two men in the latest arrests of an ongoing investigation into previous corruption in the territory. The first […]
Interview with Turks and Caicos Islands Governor Damian Roderic Todd
By Alexander Britell In September, Damian Roderic “Ric” Todd was sworn in as the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, succeeding Gordon Wetherell, who had served as governor since 2008. TCI, which saw its self-government suspended by the British […]
Turks and Caicos Attorney General Obtains First Civil Recovery Order
Above: downtown Grand Turk By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Turks and Caicos has obtained the first civil recovery order under the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Ordinance 2007, Attorney General Huw Shepheard announced today. The order […]
Grenadian Government Launches Probe into Boxing Day Incident
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grenadian government has launched an investigation to determine the facts of the death of visiting Canadian tourist Oscar Bartholomew, who died in an incident on Boxing Day, but one MP is urging a wider, […]
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