In the spirit of transparency and accountability, I should begin by acknowledging that I was amongst the most plaintive callers for British intervention in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). And, despite some disappointment with the way direct rule is unfolding, I remain convinced that this intervention was necessary. read more...

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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Britain's overseas financial havens should bump up taxes to wean their economies off credit crunch hit banking, insurance and funds services, a government commissioned report said on Thursday. The UK government signalled its backing for the report. read more...

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On Wednesday, the Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Hon Kurt DeFreitas, issued a press release in which he announced that: “… there is insufficient evidence to charge [former Premier] Michael Misick with any offense in connection with a complaint of serious sexual assault..." read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The incoming governor of the Cayman Islands, Duncan Taylor, has said that Britain’s move partially to suspend the constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and assume full administrative control is not a backward step, the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) has reported. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Caribbean countries will be well represented next month when UNICEF partners with the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges’ Association (CMJA) to host a high-level forum to examine justice for children. The Colloquium on the Law and the Child, which brings together... read more...

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos -- The Digicel Cricket Clinics 2009 wrapped up in Turks and Caicos on Saturday with Head Coach, Keith Arthurton, pleading for local cricket associations to focus on sustained youth development programmes throughout the Caribbean. read more...

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- The Nikki Beach Resort in Providenciales, one of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ most luxurious resorts, announced on Friday that it has closed after its owners went into receivership. Leeward Resort Ltd, stated funding for the operation of the hotel had ceased. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) -- The US National Hurricane Center said Tuesday a tropical wave in the western Atlantic Ocean northeast of Puerto Rico had a high chance -- greater than 50 percent -- of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. The system is located about 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed its condemnation of a decision taken by the British government to take over rule of one of its associate members, the Turks and Caicos Island. The UK took control of the islands on Friday last after claims of widespread corruption. read more...

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Now that the Order in Council has come into force, there are a number of things that have begun to take place! First, there has been the total disrespect at the highest level in this country, that being – at the House of Assembly. Up to now Gordon Wetherell has not yet shown the courtesy or given the respect... read more...

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LONDON, England (AFP) -- The ousted premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands hit out on Saturday at Britain for ordering the suspension of the local government in its Caribbean territory after a dragging row on corruption. The British government made the move Friday following a probe that found systemic corruption. read more...

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LONDON, England (AFP) -- The local government in the Caribbean territory of Turks and Caicos was ordered to be suspended  following a long-running wrangle over alleged corruption, the British Foreign Office said. The move came five months after the premier of the eight-island tax haven resigned. read more...

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- Governor Gordon Wetherell announced on Friday morning that, following the decision in the Court of Appeal in London on 12th August and on the instruction of UK ministers, he has signed a proclamation that brings into force the Order in Council. read more...

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LONDON, England -- Former Turks and Caicos Islands premier Michael Misick has lost his appeal against the earlier rejection by the High Court in London of his bid to challenge a decision by the British government to suspend the territory's constitution. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced plans... read more...

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I’ve always been dismayed by the fact that Caribbean natives can cite dates and facts about the emancipation of American slaves but are clueless about the emancipation of our own enslaved ancestors. And my dismay is compounded by the fact that the predominantly white leaders of the United States... read more...

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- As the investigation into the alleged Olint Ponzi scheme continues, one of the investors has taken on the task of pursuing justice for his family, as well as other investors in the scheme. Dr Christopher Walker says he is investing resources to uncover the truth. read more...

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- The Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board (TCITB) is facing yet another lawsuit for alleged non-payment of monies owed and this time, according to one of the attorneys involved, the damages claimed could easily amount to over US$5 million. read more...

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- On July 24, Condé Nast Publications, a leading publishing company that is home to numerous magazines and websites, filed a lawsuit in a New York District Court seeking to recover more than one million dollars from the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board. read more...

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I join all citizens of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in expressing profound sadness over the loss of life that occurred after a boat carrying some 200 Haitian migrants ploughed into a coral reef in our waters on Sunday and capsized. Latest reports are that 67 remain missing, and are presumed dead. read more...

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MIAMI, USA (Reuters) -- The US Coast Guard on Wednesday called off its search for up to 67 Haitian migrants missing from a wooden sailboat that sank off the Turks and Caicos Islands, saying they were presumed lost at sea. Fifteen bodies were recovered by rescuers following the wreck of the wooden sloop. read more...

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (AFP) -- Authorities searched for up to 67 Haitian migrants off the Turks and Caicos Islands Tuesday after their overloaded boat capsized, killing at least 15 people. Local police renewed their search at dawn for the dozens of migrants still unaccounted for but had little hope. read more...

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MIAMI, USA (Reuters) - At least 113 Haitian migrants were rescued by Tuesday after their boat capsized and sank off the Turks and Caicos islands, according to the US Coast Guard which has crews helping with the rescue attempt. Rescuers in small boats and helicopters plucked 113 survivors from the reefs. read more...

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I doubt many, if any, TCIslanders have the means to thank Sir Robin Auld for the judicious manner in which he conducted the Commission of Inquiry into possible corruption and other serious dishonesty in relation to the leaders of our country. Prevailing public sentiment is such, however, that I fear no contradiction... read more...

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos islands -- Controversial website WikiLeaks.org has released online an unredacted version of the final report of Commission of Inquiry established in the Turks and Caicos Islands to inquire into allegations of government corruption and serious dishonesty. read more...

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GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands -- In the final Commission of Inquiry report, released in a redacted form by Governor Gordon Wetherell on Saturday, Sir Robin Auld finds “possible corruption” on the part of former premier Michael Misick and four other former Turks and Caicos cabinet ministers. read more...

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GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: In a surprise move late on Saturday, Turks and Caicos Governor Gordon Wetherell requested Caribbean Net News to remove the link to the redacted version of the Commission of Inquiry’s final report.  In a statement released by the Governor, he said, “At my request... read more...

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- On Thursday, Colin Roberts, Director for the Overseas Territories at Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, who was on a visit to the Turks and Caicos Islands, said that an important part of the recommendations made by the recent Commission of Inquiry is... read more...

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GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI-GIS) -- On Friday July 3, 2009, the Turks and Caicos Islands recorded its first case of Influenza A H1N1. The patient is a 16 year old residing in TCI. This determination was made after a laboratory specimen was examined by the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre. read more...

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Regrettably, what passes for parliamentary debate in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) these days resembles little more than ad hominem rants by plainly discredited MPs. Of course, in light of the pending dissolution of the House of Assembly - pursuant to the TCI Constitution (Interim Amendment) Order 2009... read more...

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No matter what century it is we are living in, the Caribbean always turns out to exist for, and acquiesce to, the wishes of others. After Columbus decimated the Indian population (not really Indian -- Columbus was way off in thinking he had found India) of the region and wrought never-before-seen violence. read more...

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MIAMI, USA -- Former Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick is being sued in Florida by a physician who claims he was defrauded in a TCI-based get-rich-quick scheme, financial newsletter OffshoreAlert has reported. Plaintiff Christopher Walker, a Florida resident, is seeking $2.4 million in damages. read more...

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Yesterday, after several delays, Sir Robin Auld submitted the Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into possible government corruption and other serious dishonesty in the Turks and Caicos Islands to Governor Gordon Wetherell.  This Report is expected to recommend partial suspension of the TCI Constitution. read more...

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In many Caribbean countries, the post of change manager has been introduced into the public service. The idea has been that these change managers would bring new and workable ideas into the public service so that performance is enhanced. Also, change managers are required to undertake a needs analysis. read more...

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Regrettably, we were treated once again this week to the kind of trifling that caused Sir Robin Auld to indict our political leaders as irresponsible and immature. After all, given our current state of affairs, trifling is the only way to describe all of their talk about independence for the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Galmo Williams has called for a referendum to be taken or a general poll held before the United Kingdom government proceeds to suspend the territory’s constitution and impose direct rule from London later this month. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- The member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continue to monitor the situation in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The British Government has decided to suspend the Constitution of the territory and has announced plans to restore direct rule. read more...

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Someone told me just today that, in New York, officials are attempting to limit the use of the term ‘swine flu,’ apparently because it sounds too biased and discriminatory, and unfair to the pork industry. They want it referred to as H1N1, which is the virus designated category. read more...

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LONDON, England -- The former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick, has failed in his bid to challenge a decision by the British government to suspend the territory's constitution.  The judges who heard the case in London found that there was no realistic prospect of Misick's case succeeding. read more...

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LONDON, England: Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick has moved to the High Court in London seeking an order to prevent the British government from suspending the Constitution of the TCI. Misick, through his English lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald QC, submitted a 48-page skeleton argument. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with Rotary Bahamas will host the 12th Annual Model United Nations Session (MUNS) this week. The session serves to simulate the work of the UN and brings together students from The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. read more...

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