PDM leader demands recount in TCI after losing seat
(CNS): Updated – Election officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands undertook a recount on the five all-islands seats at the request of the leader of the PDM after he failed to win a seat. The election result, which has produced a marginal win for the PNP, the party ousted from office when the British took over the territory in 2009, was declared Monday. In the district elections the PNP took six of the ten seats, with the PDM taking four. Meanwhile, in the critical all-island vote the PNP took another two, giving them a marginal overall victory. However, the PDM is facing the unusual situation of being marginally pipped from office while their leader has failed to get close to his seat.
Skipping’s demand for a recount made no difference in terms of the victor and saw the PDM leader moved from eighth to seventh and still outside the top five.
The fifth and final all islands seat went to Josephine Connolly (PDM) with 3057 votes while Skippings trailed Carolos Simons from the PNP, who came in sixth place with 2,945, compared to Skippings' 2902 votes.
Rufus Ewing, the new PNP leader, was elected in second place in the all-Island vote. Several members of Michael Misick’s family (the former party leader who is currently in exile in the Dominican Republic) also won seats in both of the votes, including his brother, Washington.
Election observers declared the election fair and transparent and the newly elected members are expected to sit in the TCI parliament next week.
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PNP got reelected because TCI people fell in love with them. The UK took that away and caused their central bank to go into liquidation. Do you seriously believe that TCI people wanted a Governor to dictate to them? No one in the world would want a dictatorship. That PNP got reelected I think sends a chilling message to the world especially England that the will of the people can never be molded or bent by any political force no matter how much tactics they use to bring international shame. Thank you TCI
Davie you have no idea as to what you are talking about. Similarly to Cayman the TCI has no Central Bank. The bank that went into liquidation was TCI Bank which was privately owned, and in Cayman would never have got a licence.
The standards in TCI with regard to banking regulations is not high. From my knowledge a major, privately owned bank, British Caribbean Bank, still refuses to publish it’s accounts in accordance with the law. But when the owner of the bank is Lord Ashcroft, the largest funder of the conservative party in the UK why would you be surprised.
Besides the bank tingy correction Chris, this was still a clear message to the world. I have some idea as to what just happened in TCI and I pretty much agree with Davie :))
Need to find out if the "world" is receiving any of these "messages."
Is he one of the Blues Brothers?
What band he play for now? Me wanna go see them
A clear message to the UK that the people of TCI sympathize with the PNP, Misick's party, and that this UK takeover was a waste of time, because the people are fed up with corruption as well from the UK side! Still don't know what they were thinking, but I am sure to get rid of one rat, another RAT got away with a whole lot of cheese. People want more freedom, more democracy, more respect like the people have in the UK. Why are they being treated differently?
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History has recorded many much greater embarrassments for the UK than this. The Diego Garcia fiasco, and Blair’s “fix” for displacing the Privy Council’s decision, comes immediately to mind. What we should take note of is that British intervention in TCI really didn’t solve the problem for TCI, and therefore, what we, the Caymanian populace (no matter where you originally come from) should take away from all this is that we need to stand solidly together to stamp out corruption, even though it might sometimes hurt people we know and love, because in the end, it is for the greater good of the country, and we can only have a future if we do this for ourselves, and not wait stupidly for UK intervention, as many have promoted on here.
And, after all, Britain is a veritable bastion of clean and fair politics, isn’t it? I say practice what you preach, and the World will be a much better place. Meanwhile, I guess some of you can keep posting your UK intervention propaganda on here, as there seem to be quite a lot if like minded folks on CNS.
Not too surprising that when the people speak those who never listened to them in the first place don't belive them. Sound familiar?
Now that’s what I call a sharp suit.
That is an awesome suit, where can I get me wanna them?
This looks like the same Oswald Skippings I met in 2004. He got kicked out for trying to build the TCI cruise dock right onto Front Street in Cockburn Town.
He pulled a few other interesting stunts along the way before the electorate got fed up and dumped him.
Guess they have long memories? Pity the people of the Cayman Islands seem to have the retention span of a goldfish when it comes to local politicians and their shenanigans.
Could the TCI be put out to tender?
Even if it is placed onto an internet auction site and sold to the highest bidder, the funds could be used by the UK to clean up Cayma, pay off the bills racked up to the Chinese, Italians, refinery consultants, etc and get it back on its feet.
Once that is done, then submit the final check list to the United Nations for self determination.
As a Brit, I can't believe these people voted the old lot back in. We should "give" them independence immediately and forget about the place.
Same circus different clowns.
He is dressed like one of Prince's backing band in the 90's.
At least they can balance their budget and keep their books straight which is more than Cayman can do. They have also expanded their airport which can take significantly more traffic than Cayman. Give them a chance now they have held their elections.
A total banana republic and an embarrassment to the UK who would LOVE to dump it. Cayman, beware.
If you speak in behalf of the UK you should publish your full name and contact details.
I guess there is just no changing some people, this is party politics for you. Democracy does strange things sometimes. Well we live in interesting times and I await the outcome of our elections in May 2013. I would bet my bottom dollar that the result will be very similar.