The Bishop of the Bahamas has urged residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to “respect and support” the colonial governor following the decision by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to suspend local government in the British Overseas Territory.

Speaking to the press during his pastoral visitation to Providenciales, the Rt Rev Laish Boyd, Bishop of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, said he understood the allegations of corruption that led Britain to suspend the government of Chief Minister Michael Misick had led to feelings of “fear, anger, frustration and embarrassment” among islanders.