EDITORIAL

Editorial: Achieving a fresh start has to be a joint effort Friday, August 14, 2009 In his statement on Friday announcing the proclamation bringing into force the Order in Council suspending parts of the Turks and Caicos Islands constitution, Governor Gordon Wetherell emphasised that achieving a “fresh start” for the territory has to be a joint effort. read more... Editorial: An exercise in futility Tuesday, July 21, 2009 On the basis of unofficial reports and other communications received by TCI Net News late on Tuesday morning, we understand that the Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands has granted an injunction preventing certain named local media houses from publishing the redacted text. read more... Editorial: West Caicos hostage situation opens a Pandora's Box of issues Friday, October 24, 2008 Though the release of the Israeli hostages, who were held by Chinese workers on the small island of West Caicos, brought relief that the situation was resolved without physical injury to either the hostages or their captors, it now shines a spotlight on a much larger issue. read more... Editorial: Caribbean tax havens: An endangered species? Wednesday, October 22, 2008 The chorus of disapproval directed at offshore financial centres in general, and at least one Caribbean ‘tax haven’ in particular, intensified this week as France and Germany led an offensive on Tuesday to bring tax havens into line with world banking rules at a meeting in Paris. read more... Editorial: Politicians should practice what they preach Monday, September 22, 2008 It seems that from the first sunrise over the Turks and Caicos Islands following Hurricane Ike, the progress on disaster relief has been tangled up with political jabs and accusations, often sidelining the importance of the task at hand. TCI Net News has published several letters and comments from readers. read more... Editorial: Out of disaster, new growth... and hope Wednesday, September 10, 2008 This week represents something of a milestone for the Net News group, being the first time the same Net News publication has appeared on the newsstands in two countries in our region on the same day. Drawing on our experience in producing, printing and shipping the first printed newspaper to be published... read more... Editorial Cartoon Tuesday, September 9, 2008 Editorial: Rebuilding, through faith and support Tuesday, September 9, 2008 As last Sunday morning dawned over the Turks and Caicos Islands, there must have been many feelings of warranted fear, which replaced the normal anticipation of what is normally a day of prayer and tranquility for the rainbow of people who all call this beautiful and blessed archipelago home. read more... Editorial: Proposed dolphinarium concerns seem to have vanished Monday, August 18, 2008 A few weeks ago, concerns over a proposal to build a dolphinarium in the Turks and Caicos Islands were so intense they drew the attention of famed free diver Tanya Streeter, who then notified the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS), a UK-based charity for which she is a spokesperson. read more... Editorial: Fallout from the Turks and Caicos Islands Wednesday, July 30, 2008 The so far unsuccessful maneuverings by the elected members of the current Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) government to try to escape the full force of the recently appointed Commission of Enquiry there should be instructive for the other British Overseas Territories, in particular the Cayman Islands, read more...