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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Turks and Cai·cos Islands  (tûrks; kks, kks)
Two island groups of the British West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean in the southeast part of the Bahama Islands. The islands were a dependency of Jamaica after 1848 and became a crown colony in 1962.
Turks and Caicos Islands
pl n
(Placename) a UK Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, southeast of the Bahamas: consists of the eight Turks Islands, separated by the Turks Island Passage from the Caicos group, which has six main islands. Capital: Grand Turk. Pop.: 23 000 (1999 est.). Area: 430 sq. km (166 sq. miles)
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The Turks & Caicos Islands Tourist Board (TCITB) is facing yet another lawsuit for alleged non-payment of monies owed; according to one of the attorneys, the damages claimed could easily amount to over US$5 million, reports Caribbean Net News (Aug.
Another lawsuit by Caribbean Update
8/15/2009 5:59:54 PM Britain has imposed direct rule over the Turks and Caicos islands, its overseas territory in the Caribbean, after an investigation found evidence of widespread corruption in the island's government.
Turks and Caicos slams UK takeover by Aljazeera.net
At least 85 Haitian migrants were missing in open water off the Turks and Caicos islands after a boat carrying some 200 people capsized, killing two, the US Coast Guard said Tuesday.
Two dead, 85 missing in Haitian boat capsize by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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