Articles Tagged “Turks and Caicos”
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DRAMA!!! Somebody call LisaRaye…Michael Misick set to go on trial!
The head investigator in a British Government’s probe of corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands says former Premier Michael Misick will stand trial. Helen Garlick of the Turks and Caicos Special Investigation and Prosecution Team, said Misick will join 10 others, including four of his cabinet ministers, in defending allegations that they illegally sold [...]
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Lisa Raye opens up about her divroce from former Turks and Caicos Premier
Former “Single Ladies” star, LisaRaye McCoy, graces the cover of the March 2013 issue of UPSCALE Magazine. LisaRaye, gets real as she dishes on her acting career, her very nasty and public divorce to former Turks and Caicos premier, Michael Misick, and whether or not she’ll ever remarry. Peep the excerpts: On Marriage: “I can’t wait [...]
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Turks and Caicos opposition elects new party leaders
In a special convention on Saturday, the opposition Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) in the Turks and Caicos Islands elected Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson party leader and Sean Astwood deputy leader. Both new leaders are recently elected members of parliament. Robinson is the official leader of the opposition and topped all “at large” candidates in votes obtained in [...]
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BREAKING NEWS: TCI former premier Michael Misick arrested!
Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick has been arrested at the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro by Brazilian Federal Police. Neil Smith, the spokesperson for Governer Ric Todd, said Misick was arrested on Friday as result of an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol and further warrant issued by Brazilian Supreme Court, [...]
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Recount confirms PNP wins Turks & Caicos elections
A Monday recount of paper ballots from parliamentary elections in the British territory of the Turks & Caicos Islands confirmed no changes from the provisional tally. The recount established that the Progressive National Party won eight of the 15 Parliament seats in Friday’s elections that will lead to a government that will resume local administration [...]
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Best of the Caribbean Set For World Travel Awards in Turks and Caicos
The Caribbean’s most successful travel brands are set to be acknowledged at a red-carpet ceremony hosted by World Travel Awards (WTA) at Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort Villages and Spa on Friday 14 September 2012. Key categories to watch for at WTA’s Caribbean and The Americas Ceremony include “Caribbean’s Leading Hotel”, with Eden Rock (St [...]
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Turks and Caicos Top Model Washanda Registre might just be signing with….
Washanda Registre, the 2012 TCI Top Model is in New York this week to meet with Wilhelmina Model Management – the agency that spotted her international star-making potential at the recently held TCI Top Model Contest. Requested by the agency to the fashion capital of America, Washanda will be there for a week to meet [...]
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Turks and Caicos corruption hearing put off until after election
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands — The plea and directions hearing in the government corruption cases held before newly appointed Supreme Court Judge Paul Harrison in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Wednesday has been adjourned until Monday, November 12, 2012, three days after the forthcoming general elections. A total of 13 defendants appeared in [...]
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Interpol issues arrest warrant for former Turks and Caicos Premier Misick
Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick says he is seeking political asylum from persecution by British investigators who are looking into corruption allegations under his tenure. On Monday, the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) in the Turks and Caicos Islands said it has obtained an Interpol arrest warrant for Misick, who is wanted [...]
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UPDATE: Turks and Caicos capital move from Grand Turk to Provo denied.
The Governor’s Office in the Turks and Caicos Islands has denied that a possible move of the TCI capital from Grand Turk to the far more heavily populated Providenciales is being contemplated by the interim government. “There is no truth to the lead story about the capital of TCI being moved – it is not [...]
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Haiti’s President Michel Martelly names Turks and Caicos businessman to his Advisory Council
Harold Charles, a Turks and Caicos Islands businessman, philanthropist, president and CEO of Harold Charles & Co. and founder of the former Sky King Group of Companies, has been appointed by Haiti’s President Michel Martelly as one of the 32 members of a newly established Presidential Advisory Council on Growth and Investments, co-chaired by former [...]
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PHOTOS: Check out tons of photos of a few Caribbean Miss Universe 2011 delegates
Get yourself with some of the Caribbean’s beauty delegates for the 2011 Miss Universe Pageant that will take place on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET. The competition will broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Miss Aruba Miss Bahamas Miss British Virgin Islands Miss Cayman Islands Miss Curaçao Miss [...]
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UPDATE: Hurricane Irene kills two in Haiti.
Two people were killed when Hurricane Irene passed off the north coast of Haiti, drenching the island with heavy rains that flooded houses, cut roads, unleashed landslides and devastated farm fields. Civil defense officials said in a statement that the two were swept away by raging waters in a ravine in Mohotiere, in northwest Haiti. [...]
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Lisa Raye’s Ex and Former Premier Michael Misick’s Assets Frozen Worldwide!!!
A worldwide freeze of the assets of former Turks and Caiços Islands premier Michael Misick has been ordered by Special Prosecutor Helen Garlick. The Turks and Caiços Sun newspaper obtained documents that said the order was made on June 23 and included bank accounts held in the Turks and Caiços Islands and overseas, Misick’s personal [...]
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