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Premier Of The Turks And Caicos Islands
The Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the political leader and head of government. The post of premier is the equivalent to chief minister or prime minister in other British Overseas Territories. It is the highest political level that can be attained within the British Crown colony, colonial system. Prior to 2006, the position was known as the Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The premier and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior ministers) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to King Charles III, to the Parliament of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The current premier is Washington Misick, Charles Washington Misick, since 20 February 2021. Constitutional background A new Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands, constitution, after being laid in the Turks and Caicos Legislative Council and receiving Queen Elizabeth II's signature, entered into force on 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Turks And Caicos Islands
The current flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands was adopted on 7 November 1968, and modified in 1999. Prior to this, the islands had several different flags either proposed or utilised. Nevertheless, the Turks and Caicos Islands did not form a separate colony for the vast majority of this time. Instead, the islands were a dependency of Jamaica until 1959. In 1959, the islands became a separate colony but until 1962 and the independence of Jamaica, the Governor of Jamaica remained the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Between 1962 and 1965 the Administrator of the Turks and Caicos Islands reported directly to London and then between 1965 and 1973, the administrator was subordinate to the Governor of the Bahamas, who was also Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands. In 1973, when The Bahamas became independent, the position of administrator became governor. Description The flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands features a blue ensign with the Union flag in the canton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Colony
A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony governed by Kingdom of England, England, and then Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain or the United Kingdom within the English overseas possessions, English and later British Empire. There was usually a Governor#United Kingdom overseas territories, governor to represent the Crown, appointed by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarch on the advice of the Government of the United Kingdom, UK Government, with or without the assistance of a local council. In some cases, this council was split into two: an executive council and a legislative council, and the executive council was similar to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Privy Council that advises the monarch. Members of executive councils were appointed by the governors, and British citizens resident in Crown colonies either had no representation in local government, or limited representation in a lower house. In several Crown colonies, this limited representation g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Francis (Turks And Caicos Islander Politician)
Nathaniel Joseph Selver Francis (6 May 1912 – 2 November 2004) was a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who served as the 4th Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 28 March 1985 until 25 July 1986, when he was forced to resign after charges of corruption and patronage Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another. In the history of art, art patronage refers to the support that princes, popes, and other wealthy and influential people ... were leveled against him. Prior to becoming Chief Minister, Francis was deputy minister of public works. Francis died in 2004 and the new Parliament Buildings of the Turks and Caicos was renamed NJS Francis Building in 2005. References 1912 births 2004 deaths Chief ministers of the Turks and Caicos Islands Heads of government who were later imprisoned Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands) politicians {{TurksCai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Turks And Caicos Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 29 May 1984.General Election Results - May 1984 Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands), Progressive National Party (PNP), which won eight of the eleven seats in the House of Assembly (Turks and Caicos Islands), Legislative Council, including Kew North Caicos, where Rosita Butterfield became the islands' first female Legislative Council member. Following the elections, PNP leader Norman Saunders (politician), Norman Saunders remained Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Chief Minister. Electoral system The eleven members of the Legislative Council were elected from single-member constituencies. Campa ...
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1980 Turks And Caicos Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 4 November 1980.General Election Results - 4 November 1980 Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the opposition Progressive National Party (PNP), which won eight of the eleven seats in the . Following the elections, PNP leader |
Norman Saunders (politician)
Hon. Norman Benjamin Saunders Sr. (born 27 October 1943) is a Turks and Caicos Islander former politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 4 November 1980 to 28 March 1985. Saunders is also the longest-serving Member of the House of Assembly in the Turks and Caicos Islands, nearing 50 years of service, the first Chief Minister to win consecutive elections in 1980 and 1984, the only politician in the nation to win as an independent candidate, and the first Leader of the Opposition. In the first election, the Saunders-led PNO secured the most votes, reflecting Saunders' strong public support. Initial political career In 1967, Saunders was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council for South Caicos under the Progressive National Party at the age of 23, making him the youngest elected official at the time. In 1976, after a 5–4–2 result in the election, and the two independent candidates siding with the People's Democratic Movement, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswald Skippings
Oswald O'Neil Skippings (born 19 February 1953) is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 19 June 1980 to 4 November 1980 and again from 3 March 1988 to 3 April 1991. Skippings became the youngest member of a Caribbean government ever when he was first elected to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) legislature in 1976 at the age of 22. He later became the youngest leader of a Caribbean government ever when he became Chief Minister in 1980 at the age of 26. Skippings was Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands between June and November 1980 and again between March 1988 and April 1991. In July 2012, he was re-elected leader of the People's Democratic Movement. References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Skippings, Oswald 1953 births Chief ministers of the Turks and Caicos Islands Living people People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands) politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Turks And Caicos Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 29 September 1976.General Election Results - 29 September 1976 Caribbean Elections Although the Progressive National Organisation (PNO) received the most votes, the (PDM) emerged as the largest party in the |
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No or NO may refer to: Linguistics and symbols * ''Yes'' and ''no'', responses * No, an English determiner in noun phrases * No (kana) (, ), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol (🚫), the general prohibition sign * Numero sign ( or No.), a typographic symbol for the word "number" * Norwegian language (ISO 639-1 code "no") Places * Niederösterreich (''NÖ''), Lower Austria * Norway (ISO 3166-1 country code NO, internet top level domain .no) * No, Denmark, a village in Denmark * Nō, Niigata, a former town in Japan * No Creek (other), several streams * Lake No, in South Sudan * New Orleans, Louisiana, US or its professional sports teams: ** New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ** New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association * Province of Novara (Piedmonte, Italy), province code NO Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''No'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chilean film * ''Nô'' (film), a 1998 Canadian film * Julius No, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive National Party (Turks And Caicos Islands)
The Progressive National Party is a political party in the Turks and Caicos Islands, currently led by Washington Misick. The PNP holds 16 of the 21 elected seats in the House of Assembly and has been the government since 20 Feb 2021. History Origins and Founding of the Progressive National Party In the early 1970s, elected members of the Legislative Assembly grew increasingly frustrated with the limited authority granted under the existing bicameral system of government, where real power remained with British-appointed administrators. By 1975, this frustration had led to a united call among elected representatives for constitutional reform that would allow for Ministerial Government and greater local decision-making. A delegation of elected officials—including Norman B. Saunders Sr., Nathaniel Francis, Headley Durham, Albray V. Butterfield Sr., Charles Missick, Hilly Ewing, and Alexander Smith—entered into negotiations with the British Government. On the advice of Iv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Democratic Movement (Turks And Caicos Islands)
The People's Democratic Movement is a political party in the Turks and Caicos Islands founded by James Alexander George Smith McCartney and Lewis Edwin Astwood III. The party is led by the current opposition leader, Edwin Astwood. According to the PDM's website, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) is the oldest established political organization in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Founded in October 1975, the PDM was the first party to be elected to head the Government. At the 2003 legislative elections, the party won 7 out of 13 seats. It lost two of these seats at a by-election on 7 August 2003. In the 9 February 2007 elections the party won only 2 out of 15 seats. In July 2012, Oswald Skippings Oswald O'Neil Skippings (born 19 February 1953) is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 19 June 1980 to 4 November 1980 and again from 3 March 1988 to 3 April 1991. Sk ... was elected as the leader of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Independent
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. ''The Independent'' won the Brand of the Year Award in The Drum Awards for Online Media 2023. History 1980s Launched in 1986, the first issue of ''The Independent'' was published on 7 October in broadsheet format.Dennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p. 330. It was produced by Newspaper Publishing plc and created by Andreas Whittam Smith, Stephen Glover and Matthew Symonds. All three partners were former journalists at ''The Daily Telegraph'' who had left the paper towards the end of Lord Hartwell' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
