Government
91 Days as TCI Governor, Williams resumes DG Role
By Dana Malcolm
Staff Writer
#TurksandCaicos, June 29, 2023 – Forty-two year old Anya Williams has been ably and historically acting as interim governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands; that stint, which started on March 29th ends today Wednesday June 28th following a three month appointment in the country’s top job.
Williams has now served as Acting Governor for over 97 days since becoming deputy governor back in March.
Williams now shifts fully back to her role as Deputy Governor, which has the mammoth task of managing the public
She is only the second person to have been appointed as Deputy Governor since the position was created in 2006 and has held on to that position for over a decade making her the longest serving “DG” in TCI History.
She was also the first native Governor to attend the coronation of a British Monarch.
Williams hands over the reins to another history-making woman, Governor Designate, Dileeni Daniel Selvaratnam, the country’s first ever female governor on June 29th.
Since her appointment earlier this year, Selvaratnam and Williams have met on multiple official occasions as the former prepared to assume her role as Governor in the Turks and Caicos.
The new Governor will be officially sworn in at Parliament in Grand Turk on June 29.