'Corruption and climate of fear' in UK's Caribbean territories

MPs' committee reports allegations that premier of celebrity hideaway made a fortune from illegal land deals and locals are too afraid to speak out A tropical islands paradise where celebrities including Rio Ferdinand and Gwyneth Paltrow have recently bought homes is facing an investigation into corrupt property deals and the intimidation of witnesses after a damning report by MPs. The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in the Caribbean, a British overseas territory where the Queen is head of state, is among the most exclusive beach destinations in the world. Earlier this year Ferdinand, an England international footballer, invested in a seafront villa and two flats at a new luxury development that is set on a mile-long stretch of seafront. But amid the palm-fringed beaches and coral reefs, the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee... [read full story]