Turks and Caicos Islands
GOVERNMENT

GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands; Saturday, July 18th, 2009 - "I said in my statement of 2 July that, in the absence of being able to publish the Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry in full at that time because of legal proceedings brought in TCI by two developers, I hoped to publish a redacted version as soon as possible. I am doing so today; and it can be read on www.tci-inquiry.org 

I remain firmly committed to publishing the full Report as soon as legally possible. I have consulted the Commissioner and can confirm that we both strongly believe that the people of TCI deserve to see the entirety of the Final Report, complete with the Commissioner’s full explanation and analysis of the information he received and his preliminary findings and recommendations. Sir Robin has expressed to me his view that the scope of the redactions is far wider than required by the Chief Justice's direction, even as an abundance of caution. While I appreciate and respect Sir Robin’s concern, and have sympathy with his view, I have had to balance it with other advice and I am grateful to Sir Robin for his understanding. The redacted version makes clear the gravity of the Commissioner’s preliminary findings and I look forward to publishing the full text as soon as I am able.

I remain determined to push forward with the implementation of recommendations in the Final Report, and to ensure that the principles of good governance are restored to TCI.”

Gordon Wetherell
Governor