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There’s no denying that the vast majority of people in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) cheered with national relief when the British intervened this week to oust our hopelessly dysfunctional and terminally corrupt government. Not surprisingly, our ousted premier jeered with selfish grief: The British still think that there are none among us who… Read more.
In a November commentary, I made the case for suspending the TCI Constitution. I argued that local officials have fostered a culture of “corruption and serious dishonesty.” And that this has been self-evident for years. Britain suspends TCI Constitution Yesterday, the British government finally released Sir Robin Auld’s Interim Report. It delineates the findings of a Commission of Inquiry into… Read more.
In the fall of 1973, President Richard Nixon of the United States had every right to feel invincible… Today, Premier Michael Misick of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) also has every right to feel invincible… As farfetched as the comparison above might seem, the historical parallels between Nixon and Misick do not end there.… Read more.
My Fellow TCIslanders Now that the hearings have ended, this seems an appropriate time to address the frustrations and concerns many of you have shared with me about the conduct of the ongoing Inquiry into government corruption or other serious dishonesty in our country. I am especially mindful that your feelings in this respect have… Read more.
No doubt you recall that the British governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), HE Gordon Wetherell, suspended the House of Assembly, indefinitely, a few weeks ago. And perhaps you recall that, in a commentary published here just hours before the Governor announced his decision, I dismissed the political drama unfolding in our beloved… Read more.
I suspect people all over the Caribbean, if not the entire world, are thinking that the political farce still unfolding in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) could never happen in their country. Therefore, in defense of my mother country, I feel obliged to begin this commentary by noting the following: The parliamentary procedures and… Read more.
[Author’s note: No doubt many of you are aware of my ongoing efforts to help my compatriots in the Turks and Caicos Islands get rid of our corrupt and incompetent government. And even though I am pleased to report that a UK Commission of Inquiry is currently investigating all allegations in this respect, I feel obliged to publish this… Read more.
In an article entitled “TCI Commission of Inquiry: no further comment”, which was published here a week ago today, I wrote the following: Now that this process is underway, however, I feel obliged to follow my own advice to be patient and let justice take its course … with no further comment (until the Commission issues… Read more.
We need the British to honour their constitutional obligations to us by convening a commission of enquiry – not only to investigate the vast scope of these allegations but also to recover public funds that have been embezzled or misappropriated. (“Commission of enquiry on corruption looms for the TCI,” The iPINIONS Journal, March 31, 2008)… Read more.
But first, a little context seems in order. Last week, the premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Michael Misick, launched an extraordinary attack against me in Parliament. He was reacting to what I wrote in my weekly column, which Caribbean Net News (CNN) publishes. He deemed I had committed the cardinal sin of criticizing him for bankrupting our country. Mind you, this… Read more.
