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Michael Misick Extradited From Brazil & Charged
[Updated] Former Turks & Caicos Premier Michael Misick arrived at the TCI Airport this morning [Jan 7], after being extradited from Brazil. Misick was arrested in late 2012 in Brazil after leaving the TCI in March 2012. In 2009 the TCI Governor, on the instructions of the UK Foreign Office, imposed direct rule on the TCI and the island’s administration... Read more of this article
At Least 17 Dead In Turks & Caicos Boat Incident
[Updated] Christmas Day started off with a tragedy in the Turks & Caicos Islands, with at least 18 people dying when a boat capsized at around 5am. The boat was believed to be carrying what the TCI Government called “suspected illegal immigrants.” The AP has reported that they were Haitian migrants. A statement from the TCI Government... Read more of this article
Turks & Caicos Islands Inquiry Report Released
The UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office recently released the Sir Robin Auld Commission of Inquiry Report 2008-2009 into corruption in the Turks & Caicos. The issues with the TCI Government have been ongoing for some time, and have lead to the arrest of former premier of the Turks & Caicos Michael Misick, who was arrested last year in Brazil... Read more of this article
TCI AG Resigns, Intends To Start Legal Action
Turks and Caicos Islands Attorney General Huw Shepheard — who previously worked in Bermuda — has tendered his resignation and intends to start legal action against the TCI Government. The decision comes a few months after Mr Shepheard’s term, which started in 2010, had been extended 36 months to 2016. Mr Shepheard and the recently-elected TCI... Read more of this article
Brazil Court Orders Michael Misick’s Extradition
Michael Misick, the former Premier of the Turks and Caicos, is legally set to be extradited back to his island home after a decision today [Oct 29] by the Brazilian courts. Mr Misick fled the Turks & Caicos Islands last year after an arrest warrant was issued for him in relation to allegations of corruption. He said he was “not a fugitive”... Read more of this article
Turks & Caicos Extends Shepheard’s Contract
The contract for Turks and Caicos Islands Attorney General Huw Shepheard — who previously worked in Bermuda — is being extended by 36 months until September 2016. Huw Shepheard has been TCI Attorney General since September 2010, and the TCI Governor’s office said he has “considerable knowledge and experience of the UK Overseas... Read more of this article
Michael Misick Dismisses Plea Bargain Report
Former Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick — who has been arrested in connection with corruption allegations — has dismissed reports that he is negotiating a plea bargain with authorities that would implicate others, the TCI Sun reports. Last week an editorial from the TCI Journal said they are “told that Michael Misick... Read more of this article
TCI Media: Misick Said To Have Bermuda Info
According to a report from the TCI Journal, former Turks & Caicos Premier Michael Misick is said “to have information on crimes dealing with United States citizens and senior politicians in Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.” In what appears to be an editorial from the staff of the TCI Journal, they state: “We are being told... Read more of this article
Turks & Caicos Premier: ‘One Master To Another’
A bid by a Canadian MP to get the Turks & Caicos Islands into a political union with Canada was shot down by TCI Premier Rufus Ewing who said, “I won’t be too hasty to jump from one mother’s nest to another mother’s nest – one master to another.” Edmonton East MP Peter Goldring had advocated that the TCI — a British Overseas... Read more of this article
Turks & Caicos Civil Recovery Up To $19.5 Million
The Turks and Caicos Islands [TCI] civil recovery programme began in December 2009 to regain the assets of the TCI taxpayer that were obtained improperly, and it has now risen to $19.5m, with land recoveries now at 2,508 acres. In 2008 the British Overseas Territory’s administration was suspended and power was transferred to the UK-appointed Governor... Read more of this article
Michael Misick Released From Prison In Brazil
The former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Michael Misick was released from prison in Brazil today [Feb 8] after the Brazilian Supreme Court has granted him bail. He was arrested in December 2012 at the airport in Rio on a provisional arrest warrant. He was wanted in connection with the findings the 2008-2009 Commission of Inquiry, which alleged... Read more of this article
Turks & Caicos Lodges Extradition Request
The Turks and Caicos Islands lodged a formal request for Michael Misick’s extradition with the Brazilian government yesterday [Jan 29]. Misick, the former Premier of the Turks and Caicos, is imprisoned in Brazil after being arrested on 7 December 2012. He left the Turks and Caicos in March 2012 after Interpol issued an arrest warrant for him in... Read more of this article
SIPT & Sandals Resorts Reach $12M Agreement
Special prosecutors in the Turks & Caicos Islands said Sandals Resorts will pay $12 million as part of a probe into corruption, with the agreement involving no admission of liability. A statement from the Turks and Caicos Governor’s office said: “The Special Investigation Prosecution Team (SIPT) and the Turks and Caicos Islands Government... Read more of this article
Michael Misick’s Family Appeal To TCI Islanders
Family members of the now-jailed former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick have appealed for “God fearing Turks and Caicos Islanders to speak out against this abuse,” the TCI Sun reports. The 46-year-old is being held in a maximum security jail in Brazil after being arrested there on 7 December 2012 following an Interpol red notice... Read more of this article
Misick: ‘My Human Rights Are Being Violated’
In a hand-written 16-page letter [PDF] from a maximum security prison cell in Brazil, former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Michael Misick says his human rights are being violated. The Turks and Caicos Sun reports that Mr Misick said he has temporary political asylum and is therefore being detained in violation of his human rights. He has called... Read more of this article
Timeline For Misick Extradition Still Unknown
According to the Turks & Caicos media, the timeline for Michael Misick’s extradition from Brazil is still unknown. Mr Misick — the former TCI Premier — was arrested over two weeks ago at the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro. Following allegations of widespread corruption in 2009, the UK imposed direct rule on the Turks and... Read more of this article
