Constitutional Meetings in TCI coming in October

Dana Malcolm

Staff Writer 

#TurksandCaicos, September 24, 2023 – The Government expects to amend the Turks and Caicos Constitution this legislative year. In a follow-up to the opening of parliament on September 14th, the Government shared a list of the legislative changes they expected to see before the House of Assembly this parliamentary year. Included in that list was a Constitution Amendment Order.

The last time a constitutional order passed regarding the Turks and Caicos was in 2011 during the UK government takeover.

The UK and Turks and Caicos are already working to update the document to give the local Government more operating power. The country has hired Jeffery Jowell to consult on the updates but no communication on what those might look like has yet come from TCIG.

With bipartisan support,  Washington Misick, TCI Premier, is decisive in what he wants from the new document.

“As we decisively demonstrate our capacity to govern with competence and integrity, the UK must recognize, accept and endorse that we have the authority over domestic affairs. We are not asking- we’ve paid our price,” he said in the 2023 State of the State Address.

An upcoming meeting on the constitution between the UK and TCI is set for next month.