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 …
Bar Association Offers Bursary Grant to Law Students
The TCI Bar Council announced the details of the annual TCI Bar Association Bursary Grant and invites suitably qualified applicants to apply. The Bursary Grant is a monetary award offered to students who are Turks and Caicos Islanders and are enrolled in full-time legal education at tertiary level. The programme of study must lead to a qualifying law degree permitting the student to further enroll onto a vocational law program geared towards the practice of law in accordance with section 5(1)(a) of the Legal Profession Ordinance and who must demonstrate an intention to return to the Turks and Caicos Islands …