The timing of elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and the milestones that have to be met before such elections can be held has resulted in questions, opinions and concerns being aired by politicians on both sides of the Atlantic.
Direct rule was imposed on the TCI almost two years ago in August 2009. One year earlier, current Governor Gordon Wetherell arrived and began immediately to introduce restraints on the then elected government of the Progressive National Party (PNP).
Now, on the eve of Wetherell completing his three year term, and with CEO Mark Capes leaving, recent statements by Henry Bellingham, Britain’s minister with responsibility for the Overseas Territories, are being analysed and concerns have been expressed by politicians in TCI and London that elections may not in fact occur next year as expected.
