Turks And Caicos Islands Government Government of turks and caicos islands. Country name conventional long formnone conventional short form turks and caicos islands. Data code TK http://www.abacci.com/atlas/politics.asp?countryID=347
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Turks And Caicos Tourist Board Turks & Caicos Islands History After Jamaicas independence in 1962, the turks and caicos islands were looslyassociated with the Bahamas for just over 10 years until turks and caicos http://www.turksandcaicostourism.com/tctb/culture/
Extractions: The name Turks is derived after the indigenous Turk's Head "fez" cactus, and the name Caicos is a Lucayan term "caya hico," meaning string of islands. Columbus was said to have discovered the islands in 1492, but some still argue that Ponce de Leon arrived first. Whichever it was, the first people to truly discover the islands were the Taino Indians, who unfortunately left little behind but ancient utensils. Then the Lucayans eventually replaced the Tainos but by the middle of the 16th Century they too had disappeared, victims of Spanish enslavement and imported disease. The 17th century saw the arrival of settlers from Bermuda, who established themselves on Grand Turk , Salt Cay and South Caicos . They used slaves to rake salt for British colonies in America, and were later joined by British Loyalists fleeing the American Revolution. The economy of the island revolved around the rich cotton and sisal plantations, their harvests sold in London and New York. Due to competition and the thin soil, however, the cotton plantations slowly deteriorated, most of them finally perishing in a hurricane in 1813. Solar salt became the main economy of the islands.
Extractions: The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory.
