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Article: A very British coup; The Turks and Caicos loses independence.
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- August 22, 2009
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Self-government is suspended amid reports of serious corruption
THE self-rule that the Turks and Caicos islands have enjoyed for 33 years was taken away on August 14th, when Britain removed their elected premier, cabinet and assembly, and suspended most of their constitution. For the next two years or so the islands, whose population is around 38,000, will be run by their governor--the representative of Queen Elizabeth.
Britain felt it had few choices, following the publication last month of a report by an inquiry, headed by Sir Robin Auld, a former British judge, which found a "high probability of systemic corruption" in the tiny country's government, ...