APRIL 27TH - MAY 4TH, 2012
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VOLUME 8 No. 17
HAROLD CHARLES TO RUN AT-LARGE Website: www.suntci.com
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BY VIVIAN TYSON SUN SENIOR EDITOR
Longstanding and successful businessman Harold Charles is shaping to step into the local political arena with plans to run as an independent At-Large candidate in the next general elections. Charles said though, that he had not fully made up his mind, but he was close to doing so just as soon as he tied up a few business and personal loose ends. The SUN understands that in recent weeks, Charles held several meetings with members of the Haitian community, including their churches and that the Haitians have pledged their strong support for him. Charles, a Haitian by birth, who achieved his Belonger status many years ago making him eligible to run even as a Member of Parliament under the new Constitution - said that not only would he be promoting investment and commerce, but would also run as a unifying candidate since that would be the only way that the TCI would move forward and grow. “I am not going to be a candidate to represent the Haitians; I am going to be a candidate to represent the Turks and Caicos, period. Until we start to put the country first, not our own personal interest, then, it would never work because one is going to build and the other is going to tear down. We need to promote this country,” Charles said. “It (becoming a candidate) is something that I am thinking about but I have not fully made up my mind yet, but I am exploring the possibility big time. There is a strong possibility that I would run as a candidate, but there are a few personal and business plans that I need to put in before making my decision. I know that there is so much that I can contribute to the development of the Turks and Caicos Islands.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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