Turks And Caicos Essay

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The Turks and Caicos Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom consisting of thirty islands. The thirty islands total 430 square kilometers. The capital of the islands is Cockburn Town which is located on Grand Turk Island. The total population of Turks and Caicos is approx. 36,000. Approximately 22,500 of the 36,000 people live on Providenciales in the Caicos Islands. (Wikipedia, Turks and Caicos Islands) (Kids.com)
Turks and Caicos was first inhabited around 700 AD by people called Amerindians. Amerindians came from Hispaniola (Haiti and The Dominican Republic). Approximately 300 years after it was thought that the inhabitants created their own culture. Explorers found that this was true by looking at the inhabitants own unique …show more content…

Misick was in the news, in 2008 he was accused of using the public funds for his own personal use. He was highly suspicious because he was sending his wife on extravagant shopping sprees, let her use the county’s jet for her own personal travels and they spent on automotive accommodations. In April 2008 he was also accused of raping an American woman visiting Puerto Rico. When the woman reported that it happened on March 27th to the local police, the local police then notified the FBI immediately. After these allegations went public, on 10th April Mr. Misick videotaped a statement denying all outrageous allegations and saying he was being falsely accused. Among all the other allegations Mr. Misick was being accused of, he was also being accused of building a multi-million dollar fortune since being elected in 2003 for the first time, officials believed that he was selling off Crowned land to fund his current investments.. At this point in time Mr. Misick decided to step down as party leader on February 28th2009 and he also decided to Step down as Premier/ Chief Minister on March 31st 2009. While the investigations were underway Governor Gordon Wetherell suspended self-government in the islands on August 16th 2009(Incoperated) (Wikipedia, Michael Misick) …show more content…

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