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British gov't says local elections in Turks and Caicos postponed while reforms take root

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An election to return self governance for the Turks and Caicos Islands has been postponed, a British Foreign Office minister announced Tuesday, extending London's direct rule over the Caribbean dependency.Henry Bellingham, the minister for overseas territories, said elections set for July 2011 would be delayed to allow time for anti-corruption and good-government reforms to take effect in the islands some 500 miles (800 kilometers) southeast of Florida.Britain imposed direct rule on Turks and Caicos in August 2009 after a government probe into allegations that local leaders misused public money and profited from the sale of government-owned land to developers. A British corruption-inquiry panel found a need for "urgent and wide-ranging systemic change" in the former colony.The local government and legislature were suspended and a London-appointed governor, Gordon Wetherell, took direct charge."We want elections to take place as soon as practicable. But I ha...

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  1. Election produces closely divided Parliament as Turks and Caicos to resume own administration

    The Progressive National Party won a narrow victory in parliamentary elections and will lead the new government that will resume local administration in the Turks an...

  2. Turks and Caicos to resume deporting Haitians

    The Turks and Caicos Islands will resume deportations of Haitians who were in the British Caribbean territory illegally before their country's devastating earthquake...

  3. Autopsy pending for US lawyer found in Turks & Caicos waters

    Turks and Caicos Islands police say autopsy results are pending for an American attorney who apparently drowned while snorkeling.Police spokesman Kevin Clarke says a...

  4. Rape Case Dropped Against Ex-Leader of Turks and Caicos

    Authorities have dropped a rape case against the former leader of the Turks and Caicos Islands, citing insufficient evidence.The FBI and local police had launched a ...

  5. Rape Case Dropped Against Ex-Leader of Turks and Caicos

    Authorities have dropped a rape case against the former leader of the Turks and Caicos Islands , citing insufficient evidence.The FBI and local police had launched a...

  6. Turks and Caicos party to abandon reform talks with Britain until election date restored

    PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) — A political boss in the Turks and Caicos Islands said Wednesday that his party is abandoning reform talks with British offici...

  7. Turks and Caicos Premier Resigns Amid Spending Scandal

    The premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands has resigned following an investigation that found "clear signs" of corruption in the territory's government.Michael Misi...

  8. Lawmaker Trades Gunfire With Robbers in Turks and Caicos

    A lawmaker frustrated by rising crime in the Turks and Caicos Islands responded to a robbery at one of his own gas stations, trading gunfire with the masked suspects...

  9. 15 Dead When Boat Capsizes Off Turks and Caicos

    Rescuers searched by sea and air Tuesday for nearly 70 Haitians after an overloaded sailboat ran aground and capsized in reef-studded waters off the Turks and Caicos...

  10. 15 Dead When Boat Capsizes Off Turks and Caicos

    Rescuers searched by sea and air Tuesday for nearly 70 Haitians after an overloaded sailboat ran aground and capsized in reef-studded waters off the Turks and Caicos...

  11. Haitian Migrants: Turks and Caicos Naval Vessel Rammed Our Sailboat

    Survivors of the worst sea disaster to hit Haitian migrants in years are "angry and revolted" that their crowded boat was rammed twice by a Turks and Caicos vessel b...

  12. Hurricane Hanna Aims for Strike on Southeast Coast, Ike Hot on Its Heels

    Hurricane Hanna was moving little early Tuesday as its rains continued to affect the Bahamas along with the Turks and Caicos Islands.The hurricane also threatened to...

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  2. Turks and Caicos attorney charged in government corruption case

    A high-profile attorney who runs a law firm in the Turks and Caicos Islands with numerous international clients was arrested on corruption charges, officials said Fr...

  3. New Haiti airline to begin flying to Turks and Caicos

    A Haitian airline will soon begin flying from the Caribbean nation's northern coast to the nearby Turks and Caicos Islands.The daily flights for Sunrise Airways will...

  4. Turks and Caicos recovers large amount of money, property in ongoing corruption case

    Officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands have recovered $19.5 million and more than 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) of real estate as they continue to seize assets imp...

  5. Missing Turks and Caicos ex-premier arrested in Brazil for corruption

    The former jet-setting premier of the Turks and Caicos islands was arrested Friday in Brazil after having disappeared a couple years ago, authorities said.Michael Mi...

  6. Turks and Caicos to govern itself for first time since Britain reassumed control 3 years ago

    The Turks and Caicos Islands prepared to govern itself for the first time in three years as voters in the British territory elected a new government Friday.The vote ...

  7. Former premier of Turks and Caicos accused of corruption arrested in Brazil

    The former jet-setting premier of the Turks and Caicos islands has been arrested in Brazil after having disappeared a couple years ago.Governor spokesman Neil Smith ...

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