Search Result for: robin auld

18 results found.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Interview With Ric Todd, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands

By Alexander Britell Just a few years ago, the Turks and Caicos Islands was in serious trouble. After a UK Commission of Enquiry found evidence of widespread corruption under the government of former Premier Michael Misick, the UK suspended the […]

SUBSCRIBE!

Sign up for Caribbean Journal's free newsletter for a daily dose of beaches, hotels, rum and the best Caribbean travel information on the net.


No. Thank You