TURKS & CAICOS GOVERNOR SAYS HE WAS BULLIED BY CORRUPT ELECTED GOVERNMENT
November 1st, 2016
A trial into alleged corruption by disgraced former Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) Premier Michael Misick and his former ministers has heard how they had browbeaten a former British Governor, ignoring his calls for them to follow due process in economic development policies.
Richard Tauwhare told the archipelago’s Supreme Court he was bullied by elected officials in the British territory who consistently dismissed his requests for them to consult relevant public bodies before they rubber-stamped major resort developments throughout his 2005-2008 ...
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