On Friday H.E The Governor Gorgon Wetherill departed the Turks and Caicos Islands for consultations with Ministers and senior officials in London.

He will also be signing an international Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on behalf of the Turks and Caicos Islands with the Republic of
Portugal. This will bring the total number of TIEAs signed to sixteen.

The Governor will return to Grand Turk on 12th January 2011. In his absence Mr Mark Capes will be Acting Governor throughout the intervening period.