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The winning party of Turks and Caicos' first general election in 1976, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) under "Jags" McCartney, sought to establish a framework and accompanying infrastructure in the pursuit of an eventual policy of full independence for the islands. However, with the early death of McCartney, confidence in the country's ...
The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; [7] / ˈ t ɜːr k s / and / ˈ k eɪ k ə s,-k oʊ s,-k ɒ s /) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. [8]
The Lucayan people (/ l uː ˈ k aɪ ən / loo-KY-ən) were the original residents of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands before the European colonisation of the Americas. . They were a branch of the Taínos who inhabited most of the Caribbean islands at the ti
The Turks and Caicos National Museum is the national museum of the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is located in Guinep House on Front Street to the north of Cockburn Town on Grand Turk Island, which is also the capital of the archipelago. Established in the 1980s and opened in 1991, the museum is publicly funded as a nonprofit trust. [1]
Natural history of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1 C, 1 P) P. Philately of the Turks and Caicos Islands (4 P) W. West Indies Federation (10 C, 20 P)
Turks & Caicos, Turks & Caicos Our country firm and free Our allegiance Turks & Caicos We pledge and we affirm. II Our people forged and blend With multiplicity Of race and kind and creed and tongue United by our goals From the east, west, north and south Our banks and oceans meet Surrounding sands and hills of glee Our pristine beauties see ...
This group includes within its scope all articles related to the Turks and Caicos Islands, its cities, geography, transportation, culture, history and so on. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on the Turks and Caicos Islands in a fair and accurate manner.
The following category is for cultural festivals in the Turks and Caicos Islands, including folk festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, food festivals, and other sorts. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.