COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and Caicos Islands, Nov 06 2016 – Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing has postponed the general election carded from Dec. 5, 2016 to Dec. 15, 2016.
The surprise postponement was announced late on Saturday by newly-appointed British Governor Dr. John Freeman, who said the earlier date “will not give officials sufficient time to prepare for the election, as envisaged by Section 26 of the Elections Ordinance.”
According to local media, the postponement resulted from confusion over the calculations of the number of working days after the dissolution of the Hose of Assembly that an election can be called.
When the premier dissolved the House recently, no date was given for Nomination Day.
