PROVIDENCIALES – The House of Assembly in the Turks and Caicos was dissolved on Thursday, paving the way for general elections here within 90 days.
Premier Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson in making the announcement on Thursday said that she had advised the territory’s governor to dissolve the House immediately.
“Our legislative work has been done, and so the people will get to decide on who will form the next legislature,” she declared.
“Now that the House has been dissolved, it means the clock has truly begun to tick, and the people of the Turks and Caicos will get to decide their government by the end of the first quarter of 2020,” said Cartwright-Robinson who was speaking during an end-of-year press conference.
The Premier did not announce dates for the poll, she only stated “but exactly when the next vote will be held will be announced after we all have a Merry Christmas”.
General elections were last held in this British Overseas territory on December 15, 2016.
The result was a victory for the People’s Democratic Movement, with Cartwright-Robinson becoming the islands’ first female Premier. (CMC)
