Roberts says British won’t make same mistakes again
Addressing the press for the first time in six months since his last visit to the country, Director of Overseas Territories Collin Roberts made it clear — when the British government returns the co...
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Governor says Haitians are going home soon
The U.K. government will pay to house 122 Haitians caught aboard a sloop off Providenciales on Jan. 27 until they can be sent back to Haiti, Gov. Gordon Wetherell said Wednesday. “In common with our...
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First signs of things on the upswing
With the Hartling Group on its way to a sign off on a development agreement with the current administration, signs are on the horizon of a reenergized condo/hotel concept....
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The Whales Have Arrived....read more here
In a statement to the court, His Excellency Governor Gordon Wetherell made a public apology to both, the courts and developers, Dr. Cem Kinay, Mr. Mario Hoffmann and Mr. Jak Civre. The apology came five days after the inadvertent release of the unredacted Commission of Inquiry Final Report. 
In one of his opening paragraphs, Sir Robin Auld sets out his definition of Corruption as “to rot what was pure.” He says, at its heart is the notion of dishonesty, which is or should be clear to all in these Islands, especially those holding high public office, and whatever the Caribbean culture to which some of the Ministers had resort from time to time in their evidence. 
The Final Report was finally released; or something to that effect. In the mean, it is out and whether released rightly or wrongly, it is now in the public domain. In substance, there is nothing new added to the public knowledge by the report. In fact it is more cathartic (producing a sense of relief) and operational (a road map for what will happen), than it is instructive (a corrective for the immediate present and a strategic, visionary prospectus on the future). 
H.E. Governor Gordon Wetherell had finally decided to release a redacted version of the Commission of Inquiry Final Report. The 266 page document includes allegations of corruption with relation to abuses of Crown land, public contracts, immigration and permission to work, revenues and exemptions. Specifically pointing out potential illegal actions of five elected Members of the House of Assembly, all of whom until recently were Members of the Cabinet, namely, the former Premier Michael Misick, Floyd Hall, McAllister Hanchell, Jeffrey Hall and Lillian Boyce. 
Following a whirlwind visit by Mr. Colin Roberts, Director of the Overseas Territories Directorate in the Foreign Commonwealth Office, H.E. Governor Gordon Wetherell has brought into effect the most recent Amendment Order, which gives him the ability to take over the reigns of the country whenever he sees fit. 
On his first visit to the Turks and Caicos, Colin Roberts, Director for the Overseas Territories at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave a clear and poignant overview of the UK’s position in regards to the Turks and Caicos political and economical development. He was invited by the Chamber of Commerce and accompanied by the Governor, HE Gordon Wetherell. After short introductions by Chamber of Commerce President Tina Fenimore and Chamber of Commerce Secretary Tanya Parnell, Mr. Roberts began by saying, “The Turks and Caicos are stunningly beautiful as well as highly developed and, in that, very different from the other Overseas Territories in the Caribbean,” setting up the UK’s position that the Turks and Caicos are in a better financial position than most countries. Roberts described the Turks and Caicos as being center-stage in UK Parliament, “The Commission of Inquiry revealed many shocking facts. The British Prime Minister and Parliament are seriously concerned. The problems have been recognized, we know what to do and we will act fairly soon. Nobody can simply walk away from this,” Roberts said.
