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McCartney was born in Grand Turk to an accomplished Jamaican barrister, Harvey O. B. Fernandez McCartney and a Sunday school pianist, Sally McCartney, née Taylor of the Turks and Caicos. He was named after a prominent Jamaican barrister and distinguished legislator, James Alexander George Smith (1877–1942).
Providenciales (known locally as Provo) is an island in the northwest Caicos Islands, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. [2] The island has an area of 98 km 2 (38 sq mi) and a 2012 Census population of 23,769. [1]
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]
Common English country name: The Turks and Caicos Islands; Official English country name: Turks and Caicos Islands [2] Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): None; Demonym(s): Etymology: Name of the Turks and Caicos Islands; ISO country codes: TC, TCA, 796; ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TC; Internet country code top-level ...
The seat of government ever since 1766, Cockburn Town was the first permanent settlement on any of the islands, founded in 1681 by salt collectors who arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The city supposedly lies on the place where Juan Ponce de León first landed on the island. It is named for Francis Cockburn, former Governor of the Bahamas.
Grand Turk is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory, tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. [2] It is the largest island in the Turks Islands (the smaller of the two archipelagos that make up the island territory) with 18 km 2 (6.9 sq mi).
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 ...
Dellis Cay [1] is a 560-acre (2.3 km 2) private island located in the Turks and Caicos Islands [2] archipelago. This island sits south of Parrot Cay and north of Pine Cay and can be easily noted in the chain of Caicos Islands. [3] Dellis Cay is located a few miles from Providenciales and is accessible by a 20-minute boat ride. The island got ...