Turks and Caicos Islands Supreme Court begins live stream of trials
The Turks and Caicos Islands Supreme Court on Monday made history when for the first time it began televised proceedings live via the internet. A murder trial, the Crown vs Jumillo Isma, was streamed live to the world from the Grand Turk Supreme Court. According to Magnetic Media, Jury trials have resumed after being stopped by the coronavirus pandemic and with that, video links are now feeding the trials to the world wide web so anyone can watch. Some attorneys had disputed the airing of the trials so widely. It may be, they argued, a form of witness tampering or …
Turks and Caicos Islands Bar Council Gets New President
Selvyn Hawkins, attorney with Misick and Stanbrook, is the new president of the Turks and Caicos Islands Bar Council. Hawkins and several others were elected to the council on Saturday, April 10, during its annual general meeting, which was this year held virtually. The other appointees are Sarah Knight as vice-president, and Kerchelle Bain, Tremmaine Swann and Desiree Downes as members. Downes is a Crown officer appointed to the council by Attorney General Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles. Each member is appointed for a period of one year, subject to re-election. The council also appointed Shantae Francis as treasurer and Chalsianna Misick as …
Tax havens begin sharing information about entities that earn income from IP, other mobile activities
Turks and Caicos Islands is among twelve tax haven countries, which for the first time, provided information about the activities of some business entities located in the country to the countries where the entities’ parents or beneficial owners are tax resident, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCED) recently announced. Anguilla, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the United Arab Emirates, followed standards set out by the OECD’s Forum on Harmful Tax Practices, the OECD said. The information disclosed by the 12 countries includes the identity …
Explorer to attempt 1st human-powered crossing of Turks and Caicos Islands
Toronto-based explorer Mario Rigby spent two years crossing the African continent on foot. Last summer, he paddled the length of Lake Ontario in 20 days. Now, the Canadian-Turks and Caicos Islander is returning home to paddle, run, hike, cycle and swim across the eight main islands that make up the Turks and Caicos archipelago. If he succeeds, he’ll be the first known person to make the crossing. The six-day expedition scheduled for the end of April will rival the difficulty of his past feats, Rigby said. The mission will be gruelling, but it’s also a sentimental one that will connect him to …
Luxury Vacation Rentals Increase 400% Over Pre-Covid Levels
The luxury vacation rental market is experiencing a bright light at the end of the long COVID-19 tunnel. The widespread distribution of vaccines, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom, with a population yearning to travel, has created an unprecedented demand for the vacation rental industry. Affluent travelers constrained by the pandemic are determined to fulfil their travel dreams as soon as they possibly can. Also, with many guests deferring dates from 2019 and many others making new bookings, space for the rest of this year and into 2022 will be at an absolute premium. Exceptional Villas, the …
New Legal Aid Rules Comes Into Force in Turks and Caicos
A new set of Legal Aid Rules made by the Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands came into force on 8th February, 2021. …
How to Buy Property in Turks and Caicos Islands
Anyone may purchase land in the Turks and Caicos Islands(TCI), save, if the purchaser wishes to hold property through a company, the company must be a TCI company. Foreign companies are unable to directly purchase property in the TCI. However, there are no restrictions on a foreign company holding the shares of a TCI company that owns property in the TCI. There is no restriction on a non-TCI citizen or non-TCI resident owning land the TCI or holding the shares of a TCI company, which owns property. The TCI’s Registered Land System Land in the TCI is registered under the Registered …
myBarrister launches new myBarrister App
myBarrister on January 14th released a new app designed for barristers and clerks. myBarrister is the leading service that provides work to Direct Access Barristers in the UK. This new app will broaden myBarrister’s reach as is designed to assist all barristers and clerks. The new app will allow barristers to: Communicate safely and securely Invite clients to join their network Be part of the global network of barristers Receive local and international referral work via the network. Take part in public and private discussions with other barristers or lawyers Organize their work and communications Read and post news and …
David Phillips QC Represents Trinidad Firm in Contractors’ Conspiracy Case
On 11 January 2021 David Phillips QC appeared before the Court of Appeal in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, in the latest round of the hard-fought Contractors’ Conspiracy claims. David had successfully resisted the Contractors’ strike-out and related applications, Mr Justice Aboud having handed down a 122 page judgment in August 2020. Amongst the many grounds of appeal the Contractors challenged the adequacy of the pleaded case on unlawful means conspiracy, and boldly challenged the existence of the tort of an unlawful means conspiracy in Trinidad & Tobago. Further written submissions are to be filed within the next month, …
Turks and Caicos Judiciary launches online portal with legal information
The Turks and Caicos Islands has launched a portal to provide its populace with free and easy access to judicial information. The portal, referred to as the Turks and Caicos Islands Legal Information Institute (TCILII), is the first of its kind in the Caribbean and can be found at tcilii.org. The judiciary-led initiative is to ensure that legal practitioners and the public alike, have free access to legal material necessary to advance and inform the protection of their legal rights. The initiative is one driven by the new Chief Justice Mabel Agyemang, who in brief remarks said the need for …
