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Four suspects held for murder Continued from page 1

A statement from Media Liaison Officer Inspector Calvin Chase stated: “The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police are continuing their investigation into the robbery/homicide which occurred at Sailing Paradise Bar & Restaurant on Wednesday night 20th July 2011.

There have been positive developments in the investigation and the Police presently have four subjects of interest in custody.”

The SUN understands that the young men are from the Kew Town and Blue Hills area. Police sources said that lawmen we are able to recover substantial evidence which allowed to make certain connections with the suspects and the crime.

Among the potential evidence is a surveillance video that investigators have been reviewing. At this time, the

police are keeping their rationale for picking up the men close to their vests, as they work to ensure that their investigations are not being jeopardized in anyway.

According to Inspector Chase investigators are still collecting and processing items which they believe may be able to assist them with their investigation. He said follow-up information from members of the public was also being carried out in order to cement their case.

“The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police are still appealing to the public to come forward with any information they may have in relation to this matter. Contact can be made by calling the police service directly, at 911 or utilizing Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-TIPS (8477), or by sending an encrypted web tip on www.crimestoppers.tc or friend Crime Stoppers Turks & Caicos on

Santa Suarez was killed last week

Facebook.

Suarez, who came to the TCI some five years ago, was killed by a gunman, who the police said started out robbing the establishment. She was shot in the head, but managed to

call her roommate to inform her of the attack before succumbing to her injuries.

The latest incident, according to persons who live in the area, was the fourth time since year that gunmen had held up the establishment. It is said that most of the hold-ups took place while Suarez was on duty. There are unsubstantiated statements that the reason she was shot was that she might have known her attackers.

Suarez’ death has caused a pall of gloom not only over Latinos but also Islanders and those who had come to know her. Those who The SUN spoke with described her as free-spirited and friendly.

This newspaper understands that police investigations have stretched as far as to the capital island Grand Turk, as leads indicated that individuals from other islands could very well assist the police in cracking the case.

Independent Review of the Regulation of Electricity Services The TCIG have initiated a review of the regulation of electricity services.

There have been a number of views expressed by consumers, electricity providers and other stakeholders concerning the cost, organisation and continuity of the power supply in TCI. The Government has therefore concluded that this is a good time to consider the scope for improving the effectiveness of the regulatory framework.

TCIG have engaged Oxera, an internationally recognised consultancy with expertise in power and resource regulation, who have worked on similar matters with island communities elsewhere in the world.

They will undertake the review during August and September. Two specialists from Oxera will make an initial visit to TCI next week (week commencing 1st August) and meetings are being

arranged on Grand Turk and Providenciales with stakeholders including TCIG ministries, power providers and consumer groups.

There will be further opportunities for more detailed submissions and discussions with the specialists later in August, when comments from the public, consumers and other interested parties on all islands will be sought.

The District Commissioners will be important focal points for gathering the views from the communities they serve. Details of the opportunities for oral and written representations from the public and other stakeholders will be publicised in August.

Both Fortis TCI and Turks & Caicos Utilities Ltd have been informed of this review and have expressed their intention to participate.

Eddinton Powell, CEO of Fortis TCI said in a statement: “Fortis TCI

Ltd supports the independent review of the regulation of electricity services

by TCIG. The end result of this review should be a regulatory framework that continues to underpin

the development and availability of electricity in the Turks and Caicos Islands, that will protect all stakeholders and recognises local market realities.”

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$5 billion loss from not treasury

By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

GoveRnoR foR The Turks and Caicos Islands His Excellency Gordon Wetherell is seeking to clearup some level of misunderstandings in some quarters regarding the announced $2.5 billion to $5 billion that Foreign and Commonwealth Minister Henry Bellingham said was unaccounted for during the Michael Misick Administration.

Addressing the matter during the hosting of a news conference on

Wednesday, July 27, Governor Wetherell pointed out that the “missing” funds were primarily from Crown Land sales in recent years.

“What the minister was referring to here is the potential revenue that was foregone through the sale of Crown Land over the past several years. Let me emphasize first of all that what he was talking about was revenue foregone, and not revenue that was in the treasury and then went missing, as I think some people had misunderstood his remarks to be referring to.

Police Force announces a dozen transfers

By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

The Royal TuRks and Caicos Islands Police Force has announced a raft of transfers within its ranks some of which have already in gear and others to fall into place up to September 13.

Assistant Superintendent Clifford Ashton has been named B Division Commander. The B Division encompasses the islands of Providenciales, North Caicos, Middle Caicos, Parrot Cay and Pine Cay. His appointment comes into effect on September 13.

Assistant Superintendent Kendall Grant will be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) effective September 1. Inspector Kingsley Laborde has been named B Division Inspector with immediate effect. He has also been promoted to Acting Assistant Superintendent and Deputy Commander for that division. This comes into effect on September 13.

Sergeant Aubrey Hope has been given temporary indefinite assignment at the Providenciales Magistrate’s Court serving as Clerk of Court. This takes effect from July 5. Constable Nimrol Beckles has been assigned to the Special Branch and will be posted at the Providenciales International Airport, effective July 11.

Constable Ashley Bennett has been assigned to the CID on Grand Turk effective August 21. Constable Erwin Gardiner has been assigned to North Caicos as of September 1. Constable Sadiq Ebanks has been assigned to the CID in Grand Turk. He will take up his appointment on August 21.

Constable Gemma Parris has been assigned to the Street Crime Unit effective September 1. Constable Michelle Gooslyn has been assigned to the CID with her appointment taking effect on September one, while Constable Giovanni Higgs has been assigned to North Caicos also effective September 1.

“The revenue foregone encompasses a number of different aspects. Some of it is indeed the result of perfectly legitimate discounts under the policy prevailing at the time. A good part of it is also under-valuation and the unregulated sale of Crown Land. Now, unfortunately, the state of record is not such that will be able to give precise figures. These are ball park figures that have come to light as a result of the work on Crown Land that has been done over the past couple of years,” Governor Wetherell said.

Pressed by members of the media as to whether or not Minister Bellingham got it wrong in his pronouncement, Governor Wetherell insisted that the minister did not misspeak when he delivered his speak here two weeks ago, but instead was misunderstood by some quarters of the public.

Responding to a statement by the Civil Recovery team that hundreds of millions have been recovered from deals under the previous administration, Governor Wetherell pointed out that the majority of what was recovered was land.

“I don’t have a precise figure on that. A lot of the work as seen from

Governor for the Turks and Caicos IslandsHis Excellency Gordon Wetherell

the statement that was issued a day or two ago, accounts for that which has been reclaimed in kind, if you like, as distinct from cash. But that obviously adds to the land bank that is available to the country going forward. It is again indicate of the value of the land that previously had been sold,” Governor Wetherell said.

In the meantime, Governor Wetherell said he would not be able to identify at this time the areas that the monies garnered from land collection would be channeled, insisting once again, that land recovery was more in kind that cash.

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Caribbean should establish expert group on migration

By Sir Ronald Sanders

Editorial Cartoon

The 15-nation Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) should establish an expert group to study and report on migration and how to manage it.

Migration is now one of the major issues confronting the world. It is an issue that will become more controversial as new economic strains are felt globally.

In regional groupings such as the 27-nation European Union and the 15-nation Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), the problems of migration are even more complicated because the treaties governing these groupings expressly allow freedom of movement of people.

While in the case of the European Union (EU) people are free to cross borders to live and work under reciprocal arrangements, in CARICOM freedom of movement is restricted to certain categories of workers and only with the specific approval of receiving governments.

Different levels of development explain why freedom of movement occurs relatively easily in the EU and not in CARICOM. The short explanation is that the recipient countries of the EU are well enough developed to absorb migrants whereas CARICOM countries are not. When migrants enter and remain in CARICOM countries, even though they contribute to the economy by paying taxes and buying goods and services (and often doing jobs that locals do not want) they also place an additional burden on health and education services and even on water and electricity that the State is expected to provide but for which they did not plan. when migrants are there illegally. It is understandable, therefore, why countries, such as Barbados, take a strong position on sending illegal migrants back to their homelands. Small countries simply cannot cope with an unplanned influx of migrants.

But, misinformation and misconceptions contribute greatly to the more vocal views about migration. In the United Kingdom, for example, polls indicate that the widely held belief is that 24 per cent of the population is foreign-born. In actuality, the figure is only 9.6 per cent. A study of eight migrant receiving countries (US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain) found in all of them that respondents on average

exaggerated the size of the migrant population.

Similar exaggerations in the actual number of migrants in CARICOM countries are more than likely to be found if definitive studies are conducted. As an example, in many Caribbean countries the view, that foreigners are largely responsible for crimes, is shattered by statistics revealing that the overwhelming majority of persons in prison are local.

The migration issue has already made for uncomfortable relations between some of the member states of CARICOM. As vexed an issue as it is, it could get worse unless there is regional agreement to manage it, and to do so in an open and transparent manner which upholds the rights and protections to which migrants are entitled.

CARICOM countries also have to exert particular care in dealing with the matter of migration. On a per capita basis, the Caribbean is one of the areas from which the largest number of migrants flows to other countries. Caribbean countries cannot encourage an open-door policy for their migrants to other countries, while practicing a closed door policy for themselves. This is one important reason why the region has to develop a well thought out policy for managed migration.

While the region would like to continue to export its unskilled people to the US, Canada, Britain and elsewhere, and keep their skilled people at home, they cannot legislate that wish. Migration of skilled and unskilled people from the Caribbean to developed nations will not stop once economic factors encourage them to move.

World Bank research shows that the highest rates of ‘brain drain’ are from small states. For instance, the World Health Organisation has confirmed that while the largest number of foreignborn doctors working in the industrialised nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are from India, among the ten countries with the highest expatriation rates are six Caribbean small states: Antigua and Barbuda (89%), Grenada (73%), Guyana (72%), Dominica (60%), Trinidad and Tobago (55%) and St Vincent and the Grenadines (53%).

To reverse this trend, CARICOM countries have to widen the opportunities for their skilled people to work and earn. They would better do so in arrangements which offer the entire region as a market, in which Caribbean professionals can travel freely to practice their trade and deliver services.

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A further problem for CARICOM countries, which makes the matter of migration ripe for expert analysis and informed policy-making, is that, for many of them, their productive populations between the ages of 15 and 64 are becoming smaller. The United Nations projects that this group of the populations of Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago will decrease over the period 2010 to 2020 by 0.08 and 0.3 respectively. In the same period, the same age-group in Jamaica and Grenada will increase marginally; and in Guyana and St Lucia, the 15 to 64 year olds will grow by just over 1%. Only in Belize will this group grow by 2.57%.

This means that the countries, whose productive populations are contracting, will have to encourage migration into their countries, or face economic contraction including a fall in government revenues and declining capacity to deliver goods and services to their people especially social services for the elderly.

This situation demands that new migration should be a planned and managed process that would be better achieved through a co-operation arrangement by CARICOM in which member countries seek skilled and unskilled workers from each other on a reciprocal basis that should include the transfer of the payments by migrants to social security and medical benefits schemes from one country to another.

To tackle this problem, CARICOM government should consider establishing a Group of Experts drawn from relevant departments of government, the Universities, the private sector and the trade union movement to study the issue carefully and produce a report and recommendations that could be discussed with the Caribbean people in town-hall meetings throughout the region, in media discussions, and in parliaments before implementation.

A good basis for the work of such an Expert Group would be the Report of a Commission for Migration and Development set up by the Ramphal Centre in the United Kingdom. The Commission is being Chaired by former Jamaica Prime Minister, P J Patterson, and the report will be published later this year.

Sir Ronald Sanders is a Consultant and former Caribbean diplomat.

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Open Letter from PNP Leader Clayton Greene to Governor Gordon Wetherell July 28, 2011 His Excellency Gordon Wetherell Waterloo Grand Turk Turks and Caicos Islands Your Excellency, You would have hopefully received our letter to Minister Bellingham following on from his most recent visit to the Turks and Caicos and copied to you.

As we have not received an acknowledgement we write today in this open fashion because of the singular importance that we place on the milestones that must be completed so that fair and free elections can be held in the Turks and Caicos Islands and the people of these Islands can be returned to representative government which is their right.

Minister Bellingham has indicated that he continues to be confident that those elections will be held in 2012! In the passing of the new Constitution, a major milestone has been met. While we continue to condemn the systematic and unnecessary transfer of power from the true representatives of the people to the Governor that characterizes the new constitution, we are happy that the Interim Administration may now concentrate its efforts on achieving the remaining milestones.

We understand from the recent pronouncements of the Chief Financial Officer that the projected deficit for 2012-2013 is now $9M and that she is well on her way to achieving a balanced budget in 2013-2014. We believe it to now be settled that the balancing of the budget is not a precondition to elections, but merely that the Country must be on a path to a balanced budget.

The Social and economic cost of achieving this milestone is already being felt with Public Sector job cuts, to which we will return, coupled with a shrinking private sector capacity and an Interim Administration that seems intent on pursuing a program of unconscionable raising of fees and taxes without the commensurate attention

being paid to the creation of jobs and opportunities that would allow us to have money in our pockets in order to pay the fees and taxes! The scant regard that has been paid to the people of Middle Caicos who lost their employment in the Works Program is but just one example of the human suffering that is caused when a Government judges its actions by its impact on the bottom line without regard to the social and human cost.

So that there might be no unnecessary delay in the return to representative Government, we ask that you turn your attention quickly to the appointment of the members of the Boundaries Commission so that the work of the Commission can begin in earnest. With the Constitution now settled, there is no reason why the Electoral Boundaries Commission might not be appointed. We are still convinced that a greater say in the makeup of the Commission should be had by the peoples’ representatives and we fully expect that your successor will accept without question the nominees of the political parties for appointment to the Commission.

We understand that some time ago and before the new Constitution was settled, instructions were given to the Supervisor of Elections to suspend the continuous updating of the roll of electors. This action is not only scandalous; it is illegal, because the Elections Ordinance had not been repealed. There is no reason why the Supervisor of Elections may not continue to take applications for registration from persons qualified to vote. We need however to know when it is that we can expect to have for consultation, a Bill that would govern elections and the representation of the people generally. There was, before the House of Assembly prior to its suspension, such a Bill, and this should form the starting point for the new legislation.

That Bill contains provisions dealing with election expenses and the registration of political parties and so therefore, it is a natural place to start. There is no reason why the work of the Boundaries

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There is no magic in what is required to be done by way of legislation, and we do not see why the legislative framework could not be in place within a 12 month period, and we therefore make the declaration that elections must be held by July 2012!

Nothing focuses the mind of man more than having to work to a schedule or a date certain!

The Interim Administration has not been prepared to fix a date certain for elections and so we have done it for them.

Of equal concern is the fact that this Interim Administration seems hell bent on rolling back the efforts of the last Government to prepare the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands for the world of work and worth through education.

We note in this connection that the practice of granting scholarships to the valedictorians of the 4 public High Schools in this country has been abandoned. This is completely and utterly discouraging and runs counter to the principle of merit based reward that must be the foundation of our developing Country.

On the further issue of scholarship and training, we note that a number of students are returning home and are not being able to find jobs! While we appreciate that this country cannot be built by Turks and Caicos Islanders alone, we are duty bound to ensure that every Turks and Caicos Islander finds meaningful work at home. A careful look at the availability of jobs must be done by the Labour Department to ensure that qualifications are not inflated and that there is a natural match between those available jobs and the requirement to perform them. It cannot be right that work permit holders are continually on jobs and Turks and Caicos Islanders are walking the streets!

We suggest that, beginning with the hotels, the Labour Department engages upon an exercise that will determine with respect to each employer and each category of employee, the ratio of Turks and Caicos Islanders to Expatriate employees and that the Labour

Clayton Greene Leader of The Progressive National Party Department will further require each employer to identify the steps that it is taking to prefer Turks and Caicos Islanders in its employment policy. The Progressive National Party is determined to keep the feet of this Administration to the fire so that there is not a further and possibly irreversible economic disenfranchisement of the Turks and Caicos Islander.

Our concerns in relation to employment or the lack thereof is compounded by the recent spate of dismissals from the Public Service. We have complained that the process of right sizing the Public Service seems to lack a broad policy direction. We repeat our advice to the Interim Administration to ensure that the Civil Service Association is fully engaged in the right sizing exercise beginning with the formulation of the policy and moving through all phases of its implementation. It is not right that a person finds out that his particular job is being made redundant days before he is required to pack his bags and clear out his desk.

We write to you knowing that you will be leaving soon but hoping that you will convey to your successor, the absolute need to hear the cries of the people and try as best he can to ease their pain and soothe their hurt.

We trust that he will be respectful of the people of these islands and true to the ideals of democracy to which we all subscribe.

Yours faithfully, PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL PARTY Clayton Greene Leader

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Civil Recovery Unit says 900 acres of land returned to Crown

Almost exactly 900 acres of land have so far been returned to the Crown through the Civil Recovery team's work.

The majority of the land recovered is on Joe Grant Cay, but another 17 parcels have so far been recovered across the islands.

Excluding Joe Grant Cay, plot sizes of parcels recovered range from less than half an acre up to 10 acres. The total value of the land recovered so far is many tens of millions of dollars.

"We expect the Civil Recovery programme to continue to be very busy over the next twelve to eighteen months" commented Laurence Harris of EAPD, who is leading the programme. "Trials will likely have taken place on all the major cases within this time frame, and we would hope to have completed work on many of the smaller claims. Appeals, where they take place, inevitably

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lengthen the process, but we are doing everything we can to move cases along as quickly as we can" he explained.

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"By the time the programme comes to an end, we now expect to have recovered several hundred million dollars of land for the Government. This land bank will, I hope, help to provide a more secure long term future for the Islands" he continued.

"As the Civil Recovery programme gathers pace, we are starting to see settlements in some claims" he explained. "We strongly encourage settlements where possible. It saves time and money for both the Government and the

potential Defendant".

Attorney General Huw Shepheard commented: "It is encouraging to see the Civil Recovery programme beginning to gather pace. The programme was one of the key recommendations of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry, and its successful implementation is an important milestone for the Government. The importance of the recoveries to the long term future of the Islands cannot be overstated".

The Civil Recovery team has now been in place for just over 18 months. The team has now made 29 separate recoveries of land and/or cash amounts. Some have been well publicised, for example, the recent judgments in the Government's favour on the Joe Grant Cay case, and the Emerald Cay Stamp Duty claim. As well as these high profile cases, the team – which consists of members of EAPD and Attorney General's Chambers working together on the programme - has also made a number of smaller scale recoveries, which have gathered pace over recent months.

The appointment of a civil recovery team was a key recommendation of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry. In December 2009, the Attorney General appointed the international law firm of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge UK LLP (EAPD) to undertake the programme working with Attorney General's Chambers.

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New judges and magistrate to be appointed Chief JustiCe Gordon Ward has announced that there will be two Supreme Court judges besides the Chief Justice to deal with the increased workload and to prevent delays in the court system.

Ward said a number of attorneys have asked him about arrangements for the courts over the next few months in light of the recent departure of Magistrate Burris from Grand Turk and the impending departures of Richard Williams, Geoffrey Martin and himself.

“It is unfortunate that it has not been possible to appoint replacements in good time and I would like to the opportunity to advise all attorneys and the public what arrangements have been made to keep the courts functioning,” he said.

Ward said the Grand Turk Magistrate’s court has been without a magistrate since early May and the interviews have only recently taken place for a successor. A suitable candidate has been identified and, subject to confirmation, should be able to be in post in approximately a month of being advised, he said.

He noted that the backlog of cases was not large and Magistrate Clifton Warner has been attending on Grand Turk one day each week and occasional additional days to keep the

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listing up to date and ready for the new magistrate.

The Chief Justice added that Geoffrey Martin came to assist for a few months and has made considerable inroads into the list of pending civil cases.

“He (Martin) will finish on 12 August 2011. As you have all heard, (Richard) Williams is to move to Cayman Islands and will finish here on 19 August 2011. I shall finish on 4 November 2011. The advertisements for all three Supreme Court positions were only sent out a short time ago and have not yet closed,” the Chief Justice added.

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“As will have been seen from the advertisements, it is intended in future to have two Supreme Court judges besides the Chief Justice to meet the increasing case load and further reduce delay. My proposal (subject, of course, to my successor’s views) is for both judges to sit on Providenciales and for one to be principally responsible for the civil and commercial cases and the other to take a more generalized list.

However, neither will be totally limited to a particular type of work.

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He said he has asked the FSC to recommend that the Governor appoint two experienced High Court judges to sit on Providenciales in the interim.

“It is hoped that the acting judge who will largely take over Justice Williams’ list can start on 15 August 2011 and the acting judge taking over the civil work on 12 September 2011.

I hope these arrangements will keep any disruption to a minimum. I have extended my service to November to ensure some, at least, of the substantive appointees will be settled in by the time I leave,” Ward added.

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Stop telling guests some communities are unsafe, says PDM Leader Doug Parnell

By Vivian Tyson

People’s Democratic Movement Doug Parnell is chiding local hoteliers to desist from telling guests not to go to Blue Hills because it is not safe.

Responding to the shooting death of Dominican national Santa Suare, who was gun-downed at the Sailing Paradise Restaurant and Bar in Blue Hills on Wednesday evening (July 20), Parnell said while the murder was a horrific act, such event does not define the community.

“We need to admonish hoteliers and people who work in the hotel industry to stop telling guests who come to this country that communities like Blue Hills are unsafe, because it is not; the communities are very safe, and there are native businesses that are there and, a lot a people are telling the guests that they must stay in Grace Bay or in the hotels and, you know that is not right.

“It is absolutely wrong, and it is happening.

We need to get the hotels and everybody that works in the industry to make sure that the wealth is spread through-out the community, so that people can feel the effects of tourism trough-out the country, and not just in one simple small pocket,” Parnell said.

The PDM Leader added: “The restaurants

in Blue Hills have to survive and, they can only do so only from the full support of everybody that comes and lives here. Blue Hills is safe, I usually play dominoes in Blue Hills every afternoon and I love every restaurant up and down the Blue Hills shores.

“Five Cays, Blue Hills and the Bight outside of Grace Bay; all of our communities are safe, and we have to ensure that they are safe. People are telling guests that if they come to Blue Hills they should stop at Conch Shack. And that is wrong. Froggies is there, Three Queens is there, Mom and Pops on the beach is there and Boogaloos is there now.

In the meantime, Parnell said Suare’s murder could be an acid test for the new leadership of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, saying that the public will be watching to see how early they solve this particular crime.

“The public is watching and, it will be a test for the new leadership of the police force, to see how quickly they solve this alleged murder. It is something that we condemn in the strongest way. It does not represent who we are as a people. “Nevertheless, I think people must understand that the Turks and Caicos Islands is still a very safe place; no crime is acceptable; this is a despicable act that must be condemned,” Parnell said.

JULY 29TH - AUGUST 5TH, 2011

ROUND-A-BOUT FARMING

Believe it or not, these healthy-looking bananas which appear almost ready for harvesting are being grown within the circle of the Beaches Resort and Spa-maintained roundabout in the Bight Providenciales. The SUN understands that these bananas were not the first to bear at the site, as in recent months individuals reaped several bunches. The site is maintained on a daily basis by grounds staff of Beaches Resort.

Photo: Vivian Tyson

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Engine failure at Fortis TCI caused three island-wide power shortages Three island-wide power shortages on Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday July 25th were caused by a fault in one of Fortis TCI’s (formerly PPC) largest engines, says Ernie Jackson, Vice President of Generation and Engineering.

Jackson said the first outage occurred at 12:13 p.m. when a vehicular accident caused the live high voltage lines to come into contact with each other, generating a fault.

“The circuit breaker which should have isolated the problem malfunctioned and did not operate.

The equipment at the plant then went into protective mode to ensure the safety of the equipment and personnel which caused the entire island-wide outage,” Jackson explained.

This first outage lasted for approximately one hour. One hour later at 2:07 p.m. one of Fortis TCI’s largest engines lost the ability to maintain frequency and shut itself down causing a second island-wide

outage.

“The engine and software were examined by representatives of the engine’s manufacturer and it was determined that the engine was suitable to return to service,” Jackson added.

Power was restored to all customers by 3:52 p.m, but at approximately 8:00 p.m. a third islandwide outage occurred on the same engine. Some parts of the island, namely Chalk Sound, also experienced power outages between 2 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday morning.

“The engine was removed from service and other units were put into service.

Fortis TCI’s engineers are working closely with the engine’s manufacturer to rectify all issues and we apologise for the inconvenience caused,” said Jackson.

Fortis TCI serves more than 9,000 customers, or 88 per cent of electricity consumers, on the Turks and Caicos Islands.

It owns and operates a fully integrated system providing for the

generation and distribution of energy in Providenciales, North Caicos and Middle Caicos pursuant to a 50-year licence that expires in 2037.

It also owns and operates an independent generating station and distribution system on South Caicos and is the sole provider of electricity for that island pursuant to a 50-year licence that expires in 2036.

The Company has a combined diesel-fired generating capacity of 48 MW and met a combined peak demand of 28 MW in 2007. Fortis Turks and Caicos owns and operates 325 kilometers of transmission and distribution lines.

A major focus has been the integration of Fortis Turks and Caicos within the Fortis Group of Companies since its acquisition in August 2006.

In July 2007, Mr. Eddinton Powell, formerly Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Caribbean Utilities, took the helm as President and Chief Executive Officer, Fortis Turks and Caicos. Under his leadership, management remains

focused on meeting the growing needs of customers.

The utility‘s customer base increased 13 per cent in 2007, driven largely by strong economic growth in the country. Current economic conditions on the Turks and Caicos Islands suggest the Company can expect to achieve growth in energy demand in the range of 18 per cent to 25 per cent per annum over the next several years. The robust growth in energy demand is being driven by tourism and the high level of condominium and hotel development.

One of the utility’s large hotel customers, for example, is investing US$68 million to expand its facility to more than 600 rooms.

Fortis Turks and Caicos invested US$24 million, before customer contributions, in capital projects in 2007 to meet current and projected growth in energy demand resulting from a rapidly growing customer base. Two diesel-fired generating units, with a combined generating capacity of 7 MW, were commissioned in 2007. Four additional units, with a combined generating capacity of 13 MW, were purchased during the year and will be installed in 2008 and 2009. The rapid increase in load has necessitated the expansion of the Richmond Hill and Grace Bay substations.

Chief engineer

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Bell Captain • Requirements: • Minimum of 3 years hotel experience • Must have supervisory experience • Must possess valid TCI operators drivers license • Must read, speak and write English fluently • Must be able to work all days and shifts Duties Include: • Supervises the operation of Bell Services • Ensures luggage handling upon arrival and departure according to Regent standard • Instructs taxis about designated waiting area and pick-up and drop-off procedures • Schedules maintenance of luggage carts, cleaning and polishing times • Assists the Front Office with planning and coordinating group & transient arrivals and departures • Develops and implements communication processes for shift changes in order to ensure seamless guest service • Maintains the upkeep and appearance of the resort lobby and entrance

painter Requirements: • Minimum of 5 experience with exterior, and interior wall and ceiling painting with roll, brush and airless • Experience with painting and detailing wood trim and mouldings is a must • Knowledge or experience refinishing fine furniture a big plus • Experience with drywall, masonry and wood repairs, spackling, caulking, patching and the like • Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts Duties Include: • Maintaining, repairing, refinishing and repainting all interior and exterior surfaces throughout the resort including but not limited to walls, ceilings, trim, mouldings, doors and furniture.

Requirements: • Minimum of 5 years previous experience as Chief Engineer/Director of Engineering with experience in luxury resort • Post secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Thorough understanding of plumbing, electrical, HVAC and deep refrigeration with ability to quickly evaluate problems and decide on a plan of action • Experienced with waste water treatment plant • Understanding of all concepts behind landscape and grounds maintenance • Experience developing and implementing effective preventive maintenance programs • Knowledge of Opera system is also a definite plus • Must be able to work all days and shifts Duties Include: • Supervising/managing/overseeing maintenance and engineering departments • Maintaining and refining preventive maintenance program • Develop and monitor annual operating , Capex and project budgets • Serve as project manager for renovation/upgrade projects including sourcing, vendors and establishing schedules and budgets

Spa Manager Requirements: • Minimum of 5 years experience as spa manager at luxury spa of similar size and status • Post secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Strong written and verbal skills with documented responsibility for promotions sales and marketing.

• Merchandising/visual skills; experience with retail products and apparel goods.

• Knowledge of current trends In luxury spa facilities and services • Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts Duties include: • Manage the day to day operations of the Fitness Center and Spa Facilities • Maximize profitability by increasing sales of products and services and by managing effectively • Ensure high quality of facility and services to meet international luxury and brand standards and earn global recognition and awards • Experience developing and implementing effective preventative maintenance programs • Demonstrated experience in development budgets and cost saving measures • Develop annual operating and Capex budgets, monitoring and adjusting as needed.

Interested applicants should apply to the Regent Palms Monday through Friday, and bring along an updated resume, or email mdorsett@regentexperience.com no later than Friday, August 12, 2011.

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Come and join our winning team!!!

Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages and Spa, the only 6 Diamond all inclusive property in the Caribbean and its authorized Recruitment Agencies are inviting applications from suitably qualified Turks and Caicos Islanders for the following vacant positions.

Applicants must have a clean police record and a good command of the English language both written and spoken. In addition candidates must be able to work nights, public holidays and week-ends.

The Resort thanks everyone for their interest in advance and advises that only short listed applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Food and Beverage Department requires: Server Requirements include but are not limited to: o One years experience in a restaurant with seating for over 100 persons an asset. o No allergies to any foods o Physically fit Bar Porter Bartender Requirements include but are not limited to: o Excellent customer service skills o Knowledge of wines mixing alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages The rate for the positions listed above is $5.00 to $6.00 an hour.

Kitchen Department requires: Assistant Executive Chef Requirements include but are not limited to: o Ability to manage staff and multiple kitchens o Professional qualification an asset o Minimum of 5 years in relevant experience o Maintain or exceed performance targets The salary for the position listed above is $35,000.00 to $60,000.00 per annum.

Projects Department requires: Labourer Requirements include but are not limited to: o Physically Fit o Ability to carry out labour intensive task The rate for the position listed above is $6.00 to $11.00 an hour.

Engineering Department requires: Room Technicians Requirements include but are not limited to: o Knowledgeable of in related fields both in theory and practical The rate for the position listed above is $6.00 to $10.00 an hour.

Photoshop Department requires: Assistant Photoshop Manager/ Supervisor Requirements include but are not limited to: o 2 years experience in field The salary for the positions listed above is $15,000.00 to $30,000.00 per annum.

Photographer Dive Photographer Requirements include but are not limited to: o 2 years experience in field The rate for the positions listed above is $5.00 to $8.00 an hour.

Administration Department requires: Assistant Director of Operations Requirements include but are not limited to: o Experience managing an operations portfolio for a property over 400 rooms

o Experience in the following areas F & B and Rooms Division

o Member of the Association of English Butlers o Ability to go above and beyond for guest

(Trainee) Executive Assistant Manager Requirements include but are not limited to: o Experience in the areas of Housekeeping, Front Office, MOD and Night management. o Due to the physical layout of the property, applicants should be in good physical condition

Front Office Agent Concierge Agent Requirements include but are not limited to: o Background in customer service o Ability to go above and beyond for guest

The rate for the positions listed above is negotiable.

Entertainment Department requires: Choreographer Requirements include but are not limited to: o Conceptualize and bring to production entertainment at the Resort The rate for the positions listed above is $6.00 to $9.00 an hour.

Laundry Department requires: Assistant Laundry Manager Requirements include but are not limited to: o Physically fit o Previous experience in commercial Laundry an assist The salary for the position listed above is $15,000.00 to $20,000.00 per annum.

Supervisor/ Shift Leader Requirements include but are not limited to: o Physically fit o Previous experience in commercial Laundry an assist The rate for the position listed above is $5.00 to $7.00 an hour.

Spa Department requires: Assistant Spa Manager Requirements include but are not limited to: o Knowledge or certification in Dermalogica Brand an assist o Ability to sell service and product o Ability to meet targets and sales quotas The salary for the position listed above is $20,000.00 to $30,000.00 per annum.

Rooms Division Department Requires: Head Butler Requirements include but are not limited to: o Manage a team of Butlers o Member of the Association of English Butlers o Ability to go above and beyond for guest The salary for the position listed above is $20,000.00 to $35,000.00 per annum. night Auditor Requirements include but are not limited to: o Bookkeeping experience required o Ability to go above and beyond for guest The rate for the positions listed above is $6.00 to $9.50 an hour.

Butler Requirements include but are not limited to:

Bellman Minibar Stocker Requirements include but are not limited to: o Physically Fit o Outgoing and friendly attitude The rate for the positions listed above is $5.00 to $7.50 an hour.

Entertainment Department requires: Kids Counselor/ Attendant Requirements include but are not limited to: o An outgoing personality required o Certificate in early childhood education an asset o First Aid qualification an asset The rate for the positions listed above is $5.00 to $6.50 an hour.

DJ or DeeJay: Requirements include but are not limited to: o Knowledge of mixing and scratching o Ability to teach skills indicated above to guest o Willingness to promote and sell the Scratch academy product o Additional skills which allow flexibility to utilized in other areas in Entertainment Senior AV Technician/ AV Technician Requirements include but are not limited to: o Experience Dee Jay with ability to use turntables and digital o Ability to set up and breakdown sound system for an event o For Senior Tech supervise a team, conduct inventory and ensure equipment is maintained in a good working order.

The rate for the positions listed above is $6.00 to $9.00 an hour.

Applications giving full details of qualifications and experience should be sent to: mmvaughn@grp.sandals.com or Fax to: 9414870 Attn: M McClean-Vaughn The Human Resources Department Beaches Turks and Caicos P.O. Box 186 Lower Bight Road AnD The Labour Commissioner Labour Department Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands and should reach not later than August 12th 2011 Otherwise, please call for additional information tel # 649-946-8000 ext 4138

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Former Education Minister Lillian Boyce concerned about children not in school Former minister oF Education Lillian Boyce has expressed great concern about the number of young children in the Turks and Caicos Islands who are not in school.

The matter is so serious, she said, that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), should get involved.

“There are certain basic responsibilities which every government has to uphold and providing education is one of them,” Boyce said. “Regardless of the state of the economy, the Interim Government has an obligation to provide education for the children of our country. If there is not sufficient space in the Government schools, the Interim Government has to do whatever is necessary to find the space elsewhere, even if it means working out arrangements with some of the private schools.”

Boyce said that several children in the Turks and Caicos Islands are not in school because of space issues in the Government schools in Providenciales and their parents cannot afford to pay for them to go to private schools. Many of these students, she said, are the children of foreigners who are working in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Boyce said that when she was Minister of Education between 2003

and 2007, she ensured that every child had a seat in a school in the Turks and Caicos Islands. She said new classrooms were constructed and a plan was left in place to deal with the overcrowding at the Clement Howell High School, by extending it to the Oseta Jolly school next door and then construct a new primary school in the Blue Hills area.

“There can be no excuse for why children can’t find spaces in school,” Boyce added. “We cannot sit quietly as a people and continue to let our children sit out of school term after term. This is an injustice and a shame. We can continue to say there is no money but as a former Minister of Education, a parent and a citizen, I say Education should not be one of the many rights that we are deprived of, even in these tough economic times.

If our children are provided with education at least there is hope for the future.”

Boyce said the Turks and Caicos Islands is a signatory to international conventions that insist of children having access to education.

“UNICEF’s mission is to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.

I believe that UNICEF should be informed because they have an

obligation to ensure that their conventions are upheld in every country that is a part of the agreement.”

Boyce said she is aware that officials from the United Nations have been in the Turks and Caicos Islands conducting a study on the number of children who should be in school, but who are not.

“It will be very interesting to see what the results of those findings will be,” she added.

Meantime, Out-going Chief Executive Officer for the Civil Service Mark Capes said there is a dire need for a second high school in Providenciales in the wake of the chronic overcrowding at the island’s lone public secondary institution – the Clement Howell High School.

“I am not aware of any specific problem that has brought to my attention by the officials of the Ministry of Education. But having said that, I think it is worth mention that sooner or later we are going to have to have a second high school in Providenciales,” Capes emphasized.

However he said in order for that to be a reality, funding would have to be identified and proper planning put in place.

For his part, Permanent Secretary of Finance Delton Jones said he did receive any form of alarm from the Ministry of

Former Minister of Education Lillian Boyce

Education as to the severity of the existing space problem on Providenciales.

According to him, it is normal to have discussion this time of the year with the Ministry of Education as to the schools’ readiness for September, but said such information was yet to reach his desk.

Jones said discussions to construct a public high school on Providenciales were still in the early stages. However, he said in the interim discussions would be staged with the Ministry of Education, to press out anomalies in the school placements on that island.

In the meantime, Governor Gordon Wetherell, said it is imperative that all children in the Turks and Caicos Islands attend school, and Government would be ensuring that all the stop be pulled out to achieving such feat.

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NIB takes several persons to court NORTH CAICOS The following matters were called in the Magistrate’s Court, North Caicos on July 14, 2011.

1. NIB v Elizabeth Tamar Gardiner for failing to pay contributions and additional charges as a selfemployed person during the period January 2009 to May 2001 in the amount of $1,651.56. The matter was withdrawn as the outstanding amount was paid in full.

2. NIB v Roberta Outten for failing to pay contributions and additional charges as a selfemployed person during the period September 2010 to May 2011 in the amount of $369.92. The matter was withdrawn as the outstanding amount was paid in full.

3. NIB v Vivienne Lightbourne for failing to pay contributions and additional charges in the amount of $3,722.40 for the period July 2007 to May 2011.

The matter was withdrawn as the outstanding amount was paid in full.

4. NIB v Branford Gardiner for failing to pay contributions and additional charges as a selfemployed person for the period May 2010 to June 2011 in the amount of $1,296.08. The matter was withdrawn as the outstanding amount was paid in full.

5. NIB v Goaley Elizabeth Forbes for failing to pay contributions and additional charges in the amounts of $1,183.20 and $2,613.92 respectively for the period January 2009 to May 2011. The total outstanding amount is $3,797.12. The defendant pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay the contributions on or before August 31, 2011 and in default distress warrant to issue. She was also ordered to pay the additional charges on or before the end of February 2012 with payments to commence September 2011. In default distress warrant to issue.

6. NIB v Annie Orlean Gardiner for failing to pay contributions and additional charges as an employer in the amount of $2,636.80 for the period May 2009 to October 2010. The matter was withdrawn as the outstanding amount was paid in full.

7. NIB v Courtney Missick for failing to pay contributions as a self-employed person in the amount of $1,072.36 for the period November 2009 to May 2011. Mr. Missick who was summoned to

appear failed to do so. A warrant for disobedience to summons was issued.

PROVIDENCIALES The following matter was called in Providenciales Magistrate’s Court #1 on July 19, 2011.

8. NIB v Jonathan Gardiner for failing to pay contributions and additional charges as a selfemployed person and as an employer during the period July 2006 to August 2008 in the amount of $115,216.42. This matter which is part has been further adjourned to September 23, 2011.

The following matters were called in Providenciales Magistrate’s Court #2 on July 21, 2011.

9. NIB v Dwayne and Denver Pratt on an application by the NIB for distress warrant to be issued for the levying of $14,608.44 that was ordered by the court to be paid to the NIB. The defendants paid off the amount of contributions that were in arrears in the amount of $4,743.10 and was allowed until August 31, 2011 to clear the arrears of additional charges in the amount of $6,971.78. The application was stayed and the matter was adjourned to August 31, 2011.

10. NIB v Ashwood Forbes for failing to pay contributions as a self-employed person during the period January 2010 to April 2010 in the amount of $1,740.80. The matter was adjourned to August 22, 2011.

11. NIB v Thomas Ewing for failing to pay additional charges as a self-employed person and as an employer in the amount of $ 8,623.76 and $80,769.83 respectively for the period December 2007 to April 2009 as an employer and January 2006 to January 2009 as a self-employed person. The matter was adjourned to August 12, 2011 as the defendant’s Attorney was not present and was not informed of the court date.

NIB vs. The Security Centre Ltd and Rynie Campbell – June 30, 2011 Charge: Application for “Writ of Execution” Status: Writ of Execution issued.

Brief Notes: The Defendants Mr. Rynie Campbell and The Security Centre was represented by attorney

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from Karam and Missick, who appeared in the Providenciales Magistrate’s Court #1 to answer to an application for “Writ of Execution” for the levying of $107,714.82. Magistrate Joan Joyner presided. The Writ of Execution was issued by the court for the levying of $107,714.82. A 30 day stay on the Writ of Execution was granted; which expires on August 1, 2011. Failure to pay the amount of $107,714.82, Writ to be executed on August 2, 2011.

Arrears: $107,714.82 2. NIB vs. Norma Goodridge – June 30, 2011 Charge: Application for “Writ of Execution” Status: Writ of Execution issued.

Brief Notes: The Defendant Mrs. Norma Goodridge appeared in the Providenciales Magistrate’s Court #1 to answer to an application for “Writ of Execution” for the levying of $8,500.00. Magistrate Joan Joyner presided. The Writ of Execution was issued by the court for the levying of $8,500.00. A 30 day stay of the Writ of Execution was granted, which expires on August 1, 2011. Failure to pay the amount of $8,500.00, Writ to be executed on August 2, 2011.

Arrears: $8,500.00 On July 21, 2011 Carlton Higgs of Club Sodax appeared in the Providenciales Magistrate’s Court to answer to a Distress Warrant filed against him by the Turks and Caicos National Insurance Board for the levying of $31,958.68. The matter was adjourn for 9:00am August 22, 2011.

On July 21, 2011 Felecitia Feliz Miesen of the Rolling Pin Restaurant appeared in the Providenciales Magistrate’s Court to answer to a Distress Warrant filed against her by the Turks and Caicos National Insurance Board for the levying of $29,089.44. The matter was adjourn for 9:00am August 22, 2011.

On July 21, 2011 Attorney Finbar Grant appeared in the Providenciales Magistrate’s Court on behalf of Defendants Dion Pratt and Sky Juice Ltd, to answer to 20 complaints for failing to pay National Insurance Contributions and Additional Charges in the amount of $26,123.33 The matter was adjourn for 9:00am August 12, 2011.

JENNIFER LIGHTBOURNE SEEkS

1 HOUSEKEEPER Salary $5.00 per hour 6 days per week Contact 343-4559

BOAT FOR SALE

06 Polar 2700 CC, Twin 140 hp In need of TLC $30,000 OBO Contact: 649-946-1040

UNITED CONSULTANT IMMIGRATION SERVICE

On behalf of clients: Bon Appetit Restaurant and Curtis Ingham

1 COOk

Must have cooking experience with Dominican food and island food Salary $6.00 per hour

1 DOMESTIC WORkER Salary $5.00 per hour.

For information contact 649-242-6217 or email: unitedconsultant@hotmail.com

JULY 29TH-AUGUST 5TH, 2011

RICARDO FULFORD CONSULTANTS SERVICES On behalf of its clients: Neessy Restaurant & J.B.S Salon

1 wAITRESS Exp 2 years in restaurant employment Salary starts at $5.00 per hour 2 Cosmetologists Exp 2 years in salon employment Salary $5.00 per hour Contact 346-1125

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WANTED

1 BABY SITTER 1 MAINTENANCE MAN Employees must be honest, hardworking and reliable Contact numbers are 2423587/344-1591 Please be reminded that Turks and Caicos Islanders would be given first preference.

DELICIOUS DISHES Is looking for

A COOk

Jamaican dishes Salary $7.00 per hour Contact 345-8645

Seeking

Domestic Helper Salary $5.00 per hour To work 3 day a week.

Contact 331 2349

Career OppOrtunities

Grace Bay Club Resorts is looking for qualified applicants to work directly and be accountatble to the hotel owner. This position requires applicant to be available 7 days a week and on call 24 hours a day, with work required on public holidays. Applicant is required to bring specialized procurement and product experience as described below:

assistant Manager Of speCial prOjeCts and prOCureMent Requirements: • Knowledge of the installation and maintenance of Saflok Door Locking systems • Specific engineering experience related to water treatment plants, swimming pool equipment, irrigation, lighting systems • Must have existing relationships with product suppliers in India, China and other Asian countries with knowledge of Indian languages helpful (Hindi, etc) • Project management experience including managing construction labor, contractors, engineers and architects • Minimum of 5 years experience in procurement and managing refurbishment budgets • Understanding and Experience of Strata Management • Diploma in International Hospitality Management • Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Opera,CAD) Responsibilities • Planning and managing all capital expenditure projects as decided by the hotel owner, including setting out and managing budgets, procurement, purchasing and installation where necessary of furniture, equipment and other items for the hotel, negotiations with subcontractors, management of labor and equipment companies.

• Negotiating with international suppliers, including existing key suppliers in India, China and other Asian countries.

• Assisting the hotel Engineering department with procurement needs, and repairs when necessary to systems installed in the hotel rooms, restaurant, kitchens, swimming pools and all other areas of the property.

• Knowledge of the installation and maintenance of Saflok Door Locking systems Qualified Belongers need only to apply Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later than 1st July 2011 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1050 Email: veronica.clare@gracebayclub.com Fax: (649) 946-5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

Provo Water ComPany Limited Provo Water Company Limited is seeking a Qualified Chartered Engineer to fill the position of

Head of engineering Position Summary The Head of Engineering Department of Provo Water Company shall manage, supervise and oversee the over-all technical operation of the company’s water distribution system including but not limited to the development of piping structural plans and the subsequent implementation thereof. This includes the following duties and responsibilities: Description of Duties • Designing of overall water distribution schemes and associated structures such as pumping stations, pipe works and earthworks where necessary.

• Formulations of technical policies governing operational procedures in the building, renovation and expansion of the water distribution infrastructures and the proper utilization of material resources; • Development and maintenance of standards and practices for water installation and engineering practices within the company; • Transacts and negotiates with consulting engineers, government departments, others utilities, contractors and suppliers on works required by the company or as solicited by any government or private entity for the best interest of PWC; • Organizes work activities within the engineering department and delegate task among engineering staff in accordance with the level of importance and priorities as required in the distribution and maintenance; • Set up and maintain a data base that will consolidate all generated technical and administrative data from the engineering and distribution that will serve as primary source of information and reference in PWC’s future undertakings; • Carry out and implement all other activities for the engineering department as mandated and required by the Managing Director which includes among others the following: • Design of capital works, preparation of drawings and contract documents • Provision of standard specification for all material requirement in the distribution works

• Implement health and safety, safe working procedures within the engineering and distribution department • Gathers data of meter readings for use in the billing and technical analysis • Conducts investigative and analysis works arising from technical complaints • Carry out land surveys for distribution requirement or in drawing out quotations • Coordinates main testing, flushing and sterilization function • Formulates leak detection plans and activities • Updates the mainlaying programmes • Prepares reports and technical information as required by the Managing Director • Attends meeting and seminar for the furtherance and upliftment of engineering operation • Supervises and controls all other technical activities as delegated by the Managing Director.

Performs all other delegated functions from the Managing Director that is in line with engineering works and in consonance with the existing rules, policies and standards of Provo Water Company.

Education Successful applicant requires an accredited bachelor's degree in civil engineering. A post-graduate degree in civil engineering or related field is preferred.

Desired Experience Applicant must have 7 to 10 years of progressive civil engineering experience, including previous supervisory duties. Experience in water supply utility environment is preferred.

Salary Salary starts at $63,000 p.a. plus benefits Deadline All applications (inclusive of cover letter, CV & copies of qualifications) must be submitted by 12th August 2011 to: Managing Director PO Box 39 Provo Water Company Limited Grace Bay Road Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands provowater@tciway.tc Only applicants selected for an interview will be notified

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SHOW ME DON’T TELL ME

By The Torch

Here's tHe Big Brit Head Honcho (his name doesn't matter – just think of a cardboard cutout with both the appearance and gravitas of Hugh Grant) in an op-ed in the Daily Telegraph on July 6 2011, “Information is power. It lets people hold the powerful to account, giving them the tools they need to take on politicians and bureaucrats. It gives people new choices and chances, allowing them to make informed judgments about their future. And it lets our professionals judge themselves against one another, and our entrepreneurs develop new products and services. In so many ways, information is a national asset, and it's time it was shared.”

Ho hum. Now here's the Mission Statement from the Brit High Command website at http://tcgov.tc: “The Governor's mission is to provide a clean break from the mistakes of the past and a fresh start for the Islands. This means putting the Turks and Caicos on a durable track towards establishing good governance, sound financial management, and sustainable (sic) development. In all work, the Government aims to promote three core values in public life: 1) Transparency; 2) Accountability; 3) Responsibility” Beyond (1) that they cannot even spell “sustainable” or notice the misspelling over a two year period and (2) that the Brits themselves were an integral part, indeed the critical oversight and safety net part, of the Dick Tauwhare/Mike Misick administration that made all of those mistakes of the past, and that they are now pretending they weren't, do you see the common thread in the above two quotes?

The common thread is that telling the peasants stuff is good.

So how come the Brit High Command has not told us TCI peasants any of the following stuff (and much more) in the past 2 years?: 1. the actual size of the civil service, our largest public cost, and its rate of change over the past 4 years (coz you do have the actual figures from the last 2 years of the Dick and Mike show when you were constitutionally responsible for all public hiring, don't you, chaps?); 2. the actual cost (no percentages, chaps – as you never provide the whole amount of which the percentage is part – do you see how disingenuous that is?) of the civil service and its rate of change over the same 4 years; 3. what's covered and not covered under the Health Care Rationing System; 4. how much is taken each month from TCIG general revenues to pay the government portion of the Health Care Rationing System costs; 5. its own levels of admitted responsibility, if any, for (a) the criminally negligent expansion of public spending, as overseen by Dick; (b) its constitutional failure to secure the TCI borders; and (c) its failure to create and maintain at any time in the past a first class, qualified (with all due respect, this would not involve any training available on Grand Turk – except perhaps for the lowest level of plod), properly paid and equipped police force; 6. its own levels of accountability (differs from responsibility – just using their own buzzwords here) for those three constitutional failures, i.e. bluntly, what will they now spend, and when, to hold themselves accountable to us for the public spending, illegal alien and police force failures that have drained OUR treasury and added to the public debt they now expect us to pay via increased taxation that will assure our island economy stays weak for many years to come; 7. the results and intended actions (with time frames) of its obviously necessary investigations into the negotiations and implementations over time of the TCIG contracts with Fortis TCI, Provo Stevedoring and the Health Care Rationing Outfits (including hospital construction boondoggle); and 8. why it just signed a secret deal with the Shore Club developer in exchange for cash and how their “other” inevitable “public good” reason (whatever it might be – probably increased employment) is different in any fundamental way from the reason

Dick and Mike would have given whenever they signed secret deals with developers for cash.

When these Brit elites attend FCO seminars on lying, deceiving and obfuscating (they call it “diplomacy”), doesn't anyone in Advanced Smoke Blowing ever tell them that we peasants now have the Internet and can actually compare the grand promises they make when they are being swell guys to their actual low-quality performance on the ground?

The irony is that the Hugh Grant character actually refers to the concept of peasants holding the elites accountable when he was being swell in the Telegraph.

Why is there such a seemingly huge performance gap on the issue of transparency in government between Brit-land and the TCI? And regardless of the answer to that, why do the Brits think they can get away with treating TCIslanders like mushrooms?

The pertinent differences between Brit-land and the TCI, and the reasons the elite's transparency twostep works there but not here, is that the governmental situation in Brit-land is much more complex, layered and esoteric than in the TCI and the folks in Brit-land are much more docile and cowed than those in the TCI. The elites in Brit-land can dump huge amounts of almost meaningless raw data into the public domain and almost no one is interested. In fact, you'd have to be a forensic accountant or a government economist to understand most of the data. Intelligent interpretation would be almost impossible. It's immediate system overload to almost everyone.

Yet it enables the Brit government to call its disclosures “transparency.” They define the term, and when you define the term, it soon becomes what you define it as. When you can call taxation and public spending “investment” and get away with it, you can redefine any term you wish.

Did governmental “transparency” in Brit-land reveal that many of the elites were criminally fiddling their parliamentary expenses?

Did “open” government reveal that Hugh had hired a PR consultant who had made a professional practice of hacking private cell phones? Did tons of disclosed financial data ever result in a citizen being able to challenge a public expenditure as being unnecessary?

The Torch doesn't think so.

Troublemakers in Brit-land just look to see that the data dumps occur as promised, that there's a nice website and complaint form attached and that's as far as they go. People on the street in Brit-land are generally fearful of and dependent upon government.

They do and think as they are told by their elites.

When Brit-folk, their parents and their grandparents (apart from a brief spell in the '80's) have been subjected to almost 70 years of pervasive cradle to grave safety net collectivism in which any and all individual action is perpetually denigrated and individuals are made progressively more dependent upon government for all of their natural requirements, they tend not to be critical of that government. The Euro-Brits are THE nation of sheep.

Government “transparency” in Brit-land essentially means huge disconnected data dumps of specialized, non-incriminating information to a compliant and dependent populace. Individual requests for transparency take months or years and are heavily redacted. Hence, Hugh posing safely in the Telegraph.

Things are different here in the TCI because of our geographic and cultural proximity to North America where they have a strong sense of individualism, an healthy self-esteem, inalienable coequal civil rights, mostly capitalism and a deep regard for property rights, free markets, democracy, justice and the Rule of Law. These are genuinely important factors to New World TCIslanders because they actually see them at work in North America and recognize them as being good.

The Old World Brit High Command shows absolutely no signs of ever understanding that fundamental cultural dichotomy in treating with TCIslanders.

The Brits think TCIslanders are as feeble, compliant and dis-interested as Euro-Brits have become. TCIslanders are not that way! Further, this

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cultural divide represents a philosophical adjustment for the Brits to make, not TCIslanders Additionally, apart from the obvious disincentive to be transparent here because it would reveal the Brits' involvement in and responsibility for the democratic and economic collapses in the TCI during the Dick and Mike show, the subject matter of the transparency here would be much more consumable than equivalent data revealed in Britland. Financial data here is likely to be pretty close to the bone and very much a topic for discussion in the street.

In refusing to provide the promised transparency and accountability, the Brit High Command does have a couple of known advantages over us. Coming in, they knew that we TCI citizen and resident peasants would not ever get a chance to vote out the swell Hugh Grant character or fire hopelessly challenged stumble-bums like Wetherell They also had the advantage of knowing the following up front: (1) the hand-picked members of the two nonconsultative panels (selected because they were seen as potential TCI leaders if left out in the cold) could be easily controlled and neutralized (Kruschev used to call such “useful idiots”) once on board with the great alleged “honor” of having been selected; (2) that there would be no leadership emanating from the two conflicted, cowardly and quivering political gangs and (3) that while there is a somewhat noisy underclass of low-level political gang activists, whom the gang leaders themselves would not let polish their shoes, actual self-starting independent free thinking is not yet a cultural strong suit in the TCI. As a result, the Brits always knew they would be unlikely to encounter any considerable TCIslander leadership or intellectual resistance to anything they did or said. With that innate treachery in place and their stonewalling on cultural divides, can it be a surprise to any of us that they have not been forthcoming with critical economic data, like that listed above, which would assist us and our potential investor customers to know where we are, where we've been and possibly why we do not need the Brits' increased taxation and governmental control over our lives?

The Brit High Command Ministry of Finance has promised to release in early August what they call a, “first quarterly report on the budget.” This concerns The Torch. All will remember The Torch's Handy Rules for Interpreting Brit-Speak: (1) always assume that they are lying; and (2) watch their actions, not their statements.

Their promise was not written by their local mouthpiece. That promise, which was identically worded in their statements of July 13 and July 22, was written by an FCO employee. How does The Torch know that? Because anyone proceeding on a transparent accountable basis would have said that next week we'll publish the first quarter's budget. No one says, “report on the budget” unless they are about to blow a fair amount of smoke into every available orifice.

Everyone knows what a budget is. It is what we need and deserve to see. The TCIG budget would not be a long or complex document. Footnotes would enable most folks to understand what is going on. We are paying for the items in that budget and for the creation of the budget itself. As Hugh said, “information is a national asset.”

The Torch predicts that the forthcoming document will not be a budget or a P and L or anything like it. It will be a few pages of written report with a few simple tables or graphs, like we've seen already. Percentages will prevail over actual dollar figures. The whole amounts, of which the percentages are part, will not be revealed.

We will not be able to look down a comprehensive list of line item dollar figures and look at sub-totals and totals (you know, like in a budget). Look for new fancy definitions of old simple known entries, e.g. "taxes on transactions," instead of “stamp duty.” Subjectivity like “fair” and efficient” will predominate over objective facts. You'll probably even see the phrase, “good governance, sound financial management, and sustainable development,” as though the Brits even know what it means.

Go ahead, chaps. Prove The Torch wrong. Show us, don't tell us.

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JOB DescriptiOn position title:

DirectOr - resOurce ManageMent anD aDMinistratiOn DivisiOn (rMaD)

Division: resource Management and administration Division (rMaD)) reports to: executive Director (eD) Direct reports: Finance Manager Human resources Manager 1.0 FunctiOnaL reLatiOnsHips Interacts with Deputy Executive Director - Disaster Management Division and other staff.

2.0 suMMarY As part of the Executive Management Team, the Director - RMAD, will lead efforts to improve processes and policies within the agency and contribute to its long-term organizational planning. The Director of RMAD will be responsible for managing the overall daily office operations, the implementation of organizational strategies and policies and the planning and efficient use of material, fiscal and human resources.

3.0 Duties anD respOnsiBiLities Specifically, the Director - RMAD will be required to: 3.1 Policy Management and Development: 3.1.1 Provide professional analysis and advice regarding the design and articulation of internal organizational structures to improve the Agency's potential to achieve its strategic objectives.

3.1.2 Facilitate change and transition to agreed new directions at the Agency through dynamic championing and leadership of change processes at all levels in the organization.

3.1.3 Direct the preparation/revision of corporate and operational policies/strategies for the Agency 3.1.4 Contribute to the design and elaboration of the Agency's Strategic Plan 3.1.5 Oversee the formulation, implementation and monitoring of policies related to business continuity management of the Agency 3.1.6 Lead the development, in collaboration, with the Deputy Executive Director (DED), of an organization performance management system and the overseeing of its implementation.

3.1.7 Establish and lead a corporate programme for the 'Greening' of the CU 3.2 Management of Human Resources Systems and Policies: 3.2.1 Recommend Human Resource management philosophies and policy frameworks to keep people management at the CU aligned with its mission and strategic objectives.

3.2.2 Establish mechanisms for the regular review of the Agency's compensation and benefits programme; 3.2.3 Oversee the process for the regular review and update of the Staff Rules and Regulations and the staff performance management programme.

32.4 Oversee the development, implementation and review of policies and programmes for staff development and training and employee wellness.

32.5 Lead the establishment of and monitor the implementation of a staff orientation system to the CD's programmes including, to the contingency plans and procedures.

3.3 Strategic Oversight of Fiscal Policy and Programmes: 3.3.1 Develop standards and operational guidelines for management of the Agency's finances 3.3.2 Oversee regular review of the Agency's financial policies in line with International Accounting Standards 3.3.3 Provide guidance and support to ensure timeliness of accurate financial and budgetary reports of the agency; 3.3.4 Establish standards and guidelines to ensure internal controls and compliance with financial regulations, rules and conditions for all contributions received by the agency.

3.3.5 Collaborate with the Finance Manager in the development and management of a receivables collection programme; 3.3.6 Oversees the implementation of mechanisms for the sustainable financing of the Agency 3.3.7 Provides strategic guidance and management of the Agency's investment portfolio.

3.3.8 Develops administration and programme budgets for the agency, in consultation with the DED, department and project leads.

3.4 Administrative Management: 3.4.1 Oversee the management of the Agency's assets to include the establishment of a risk management programme for these.

3.4.2 Lead the planning, organization and reporting of the meetings of the organs of the Agency and the Annual COM Conference.

3.4.3 Ensure that adequate resources are available to support the implementation of the CU's business continuity and contingency plans.

3.4.4 Ensure the provision of effective and cost efficient administrative services consistent with the CU's requirements and fiscal constraints.

3.4.5 Establish mechanisms for capturing, collating, documenting and monitoring the implementation of policies approved by the Council, and signed agreements, for compliance and impact.

3.4.6 Establish practices, for the monitoring and reporting arrangements of the work of the Division in keeping with the Agency's standards 3.4.7 Supervise staff as assigned.

3.4.8 Participate in Management Meetings of the Agency 3.4.9 Participate in disaster response activities of the agency, as may be required.

3.4.10 Perform any other duties as may be directed from time to time by the Executive Director.

4.0 cOnDitiOns 4.1 General administrative office accommodation provided 42 Position may require periods of travel to CDEMA Participating States as well as other destinations.

4.3 Institutional support provided through documented rules and regulations general policy guidelines and through access to available relevant information, resources and facilities 4.4 Subject to general service conditions applicable to established staff members of the Agency 4.5 Required to maintain current knowledge of the responsibilities of other agencies and organization with disaster management responsibilities 5.0 evaLuatiOn criteria 5.1 Demonstrated technical, administrative and human management skills 5.2 Timely completion of assignments and reports and the ability to meet deadlines 5.3 Technical accuracy and general quality of reports 5.4 Knowledge and understanding of and the effective application of the Agency's policies and objectives 5.5 Projects, Programmes and Technical problems handled and the overall effectiveness of measures implemented to resolve them.

5.6 Communication effectiveness Job Opportunity:

DirectOr, resOurce ManageMent anD aDMinistratiOn DivisiOn cDeMa cOOrDinating unit

competition reference no. cDeMa-cu/aDMin/03 application Deadlaine Date: august 22, 3011 Location: Bridgetown, Barbados Organization: caribbean Disaster emergency Management agency The CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) is inviting applications for the post of Director - Resource Management and Administration Division (RMAD). As a member of the Executive Management Team, the Director -RMAD, will lead efforts to improve processes and policies within the agency and contribute to its long-term organizational planning. The Director - RMAD will be responsible for managing the overall daily office operations, the implementation of organizational strategies and policies and the planning and efficient use of material, fiscal and human resources.

Open tO: Employees of the CDEMA CU as well as all citizens and permanent residents of CARICOM countries Salary and Benefits: The salary will be based on the individual's qualifications and experience.

Merit criteria: 1.0 QuaLiFicatiOns anD eXperience 1.1 Masters degree in Public/ Business Administration or related field, along with specialization in Accounting or Finance; 1.2 At least ten (10) years management experience in finance and administration with at least five (5) years in a senior management position; 1.3 Extensive knowledge and experience in Resource Management to include resource mobilisation, investment management, budgeting, and financial reporting.

1.4 Demonstrated experience in facilities management 1.5 Demonstrated understanding of inter-governmental regional and international institutions and systems 1.6 Knowledge and understanding of regional disaster management systems highly desirable 2.0 KnOWLeDge, sKiLLs anD aBiLities 2.1 Sound knowledge and understanding of principles and practice of human resource management, trance, information communication technology applications and contract management.

2.2 Knowledge and understanding of the International Accounting and Auditing Standards; 2.3 Working Knowledge of and ability to interpret employment regulations, and Agency's policies and procedures 2.4 Good knowledge of Strategic Planning, Programme Management, including Project development, and evaluation and Results Based Management 2.5 Demonstrated evidence of creative thinking and visionary leadership.

2.6 Excellent oral and written command of the English language. Proficiency in a foreign language would be an asset; 2.7 A capacity for independent thought and action and the ability to tender professional advice 2.8 Extensive knowledge of current management trends and best practices, including change management and leadership development 2.9 Strong negotiating and networking skills 2.10 Strong analytical/problem solving and interpersonal skills 2.1 1 Evidence of Team Leadership 2.12 Knowledge and effective use of computerized systems 2. 1 3 Appreciation of workplace diversity Language requirements: • Excellent knowledge of English Information Notes: 1 . Candidates must clearly demonstrate in writing that they have met all of the criteria. Failure to do so may result in your application not receiving further consideration.

2. Send your application, including Resume, three (3) testimonials and copies of certificates via email to fl. Quote selection process number: CDEMACU/ADMIN/3.

3. Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent. CDEMA would like to thank all candidates who apply, as only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Integrity Commission announces appointments The InTegrITy CommIssIon has announced the appointment of Mr. Eugene Otuonye QC as its Director and Mr. Simon Baker as its Investigative Officer with effect from 18 July, 2011.

The appointments have been made in accordance with Section 15 of the Integrity Commission Ordinance, 2008 and have followed strong competition for both positions and a rigorous assessment and

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selection process by the Commission, according to a press release from Sir David Simmons Chairman of the Integrity Commission.

The statement said Otuonye comes to this role following 26 years of legal practice in the public and private sector, including being the Attorney General of Monserrat and Deputy Attorney General of Turks and Caicos Islands. Most recently he has successfully served TCI as the Chairman of the Public Service Commission and as a member of the Advisory Council.

Simon Baker joins the Integrity Commission following 33 years of

policing experience in the UK, of which the last five years have been spent with the Metropolitan Police in the Fraud Squad and Counter Terrorism Command. In the last two years he worked on attachment with the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).

“The Integrity Commission wishes to extend its sincere thanks to Mr Keith Sargent the outgoing Director of the Commission who has worked tirelessly to lay the foundations of the executive arm of the Commission. The Integrity Commission wishes him well in his future endeavours,” Simmons said.

Mr. Eugene Otuonye QC

Is looking for a

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to work for $5.00 per hour Position is available immediately Send Replies to Mr. Muck at jeff@tciway.tc or 331-6251

SALE oF LAND BY PUBLIc AUcTIoN 10+ AcRES oF BEAcH-FRoNT PRoPERTY NoRTH WEST PoINT, PRoVIDENcIALES Firstcaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Ltd, as the holder of a registered first charge, hereby gives notice that it intends to cause the following property to be sold by public auction pursuant to the Registered Land ordinance of the Turks & caicos Islands.

Title: Parcel 60000 / 77, North West & North central section, Providenciales, Turks & caicos Islands Description: Vacant land of approximately 10.36 acres with approximately 410 feet of beach frontage Proprietor: NWP 6000 Ltd, a Turks & caicos company The auction will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday 12 August 2011 at the offices of Savory & co., Lawyers, 2nd level, Town centre Mall, Town centre, Providenciales.

For further particulars, please send an email with reference code 2738 in the subject heading to reception@savory-co.com.

The sale of the property is subject to (1) bids reaching the reserve set by the Bank in its discretion, and (2) the successful bidder (a) making a cash deposit of 10% of the sale price at the time the bid is accepted, and (b) agreeing to the other the terms and conditions of sale set by the Bank

TcI RESTAURANT SEEKS

1 LABoURER Salary $125 per week 3-4 days per week contact 241-2059

carambola Grill and Lounge is seeking

WAITRESS/ HoSTESS DUTIES AND RESPoNSIBILITIES • Schedules dining reservations and arranges parties or special services for diners.

• Greets guests, escorts them to tables, and provides menus.

• Adjusts complaints of patrons.

• Inspects dining room serving stations for neatness and cleanliness, and requisitions table linens and other dining room supplies for tables and serving stations.

• collect payment from customers.

• Total receipts, at end of shift, to verify sales and clear cash register. other duties may include: • preparing beverages and expedite food orders.

REQUIREMENTS Must have previous experience working in a restaurant, be friendly, professional, courteous Interested applicants please call 941-4701

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SMOKEY’S RESTAURANT SEEKS

1 KiTchEN hElpER 1 WAiTRESS Salary $5.00 per hour contact 247-2935

POSITION: SOUTH AMERICAN SALES REPRESENTATIVE (BRAZIL)

JoB ovErviEW: Represent the Grace Bay Resorts Sales and Marketing efforts in the South American Market with special emphasis on Brazil. rEPorts to: Director of Sales & Marketing kEY rElAtionshiPs: internal: Grace Bay Resorts Sales and Marketing, Senior Leaders at Veranda and Grace Bay Club, Reservations teams and all other relevant departments External: Resort guests, Travel Agents, Tour Operators and Meeting Planners.

Minimum Qualifications: Essential: • Minimum 2 years international experience in sales and marketing.

• International, five star, hospitality experience • High school graduate. (College degree is desirable) • Must be fluent in a second language, such as French, Spanish, or Italian.

Portuguese language skills considered a definite asset.

• Must have intimate knowledge of the Latin Luxury Sales Market • Previous experience with Travel Industry shows in Latin and Central America • Previous experience in preparing industry brochures, press kits, travel show collateral materials.

• Experience with the luxury market travel agents, tour operators and industry leaders.

• Ability to travel to Latin America and other regions as necessary.

• Strong written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills EssEntiAl JoB functions • Maintain strict confidentiality and discretion • Problem solver, effective communicator and team player.

• Dependable, trustworthy, exceptionally organized.; a true multi-tasker • Ability to work with little to no supervision • Must work well under pressure with extreme time lines • Must be detailed oriented and highly organized • Must always demonstrate a professional appearance.

• Must have demonstrated PC skills including PowerPoint, MS Project, Excel pivot tables and databases.

• Perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy.

• Prioritize and organize.

• Be a clear thinker, remain calm and resolving problems using good judgment.

• Follow directions thoroughly • Understand clients’ services and needs.

• Work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team.

Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

ThE REYchEllE NAilS STUDiO NEEDED

1 Nail Technician 1 hair Dresser

For information contact Raphael Adams @ 3327881 or 431-2518

Position: ExEcutivE AssistAnt to thE chiEf

oPErAtions officEr/vP sAlEs & MArkEting JoB ovErviEW: The Executive Assistant to the COO/VPS&M is responsible for supporting the COO/VPS&M in all professional duties, including but not limited to, personal and business phone calls, emails, texts and faxes, travel requirements, meeting scheduling and coordination, report writing, data input, etc.

REPORTS TO: COO/Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Chief Financial Officer and/or Chief Executive Officer as required KEY RELATIONSHIPS: Internal: Grace Bay Resorts Sales and Marketing, Senior Leaders at Veranda and Grace Bay Club, Reservations teams and all other relevant departments External: Resort guests, Travel Agents, Tour Operators and Meeting Planners.

Minimum Qualifications: Essential: • Minimum 5 years international experience as executive administrative assistant/manager.

• International, five star, hospitality experience • High school graduate. (College degree is desirable) • Fluency in English (A second language is highly desirable).

• Front Office, Reservations, and Sales experience preferred • Experience with Opera is desirable • Must be willing to make international trips in support of the COO/VPS&M, CFO and CEO • Must have excellent communication skills and ability to support the CEO, CFO and COO team as necessary.

EssEntiAl JoB functions • maintain strict confidentiality and discretion • Problem solver, effective communicator and team player.

• Dependable, trustworthy, exceptionally organized.; a true multi-tasker • Ability to work with little to no supervision • Must work well under pressure with extreme time lines • Must be detailed oriented and highly organized • Will be responsible for daily organization of the Chief Operating Officer's personal and professional calendar.

• Must be able to represent the hotel and the COO, CFO, CEO and VPS&M, in his/their absence.

• Must always demonstrate a professional appearance.

• Must have demonstrated PC skills including PowerPoint, MS Project, Excel pivot tables and databases.

• Perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy.

• Prioritize and organize.

• Be a clear thinker, remain calm and resolving problems using good judgment.

• Follow directions thoroughly • Understand guest’s services and needs.

• Work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team. salary range: commensurate based on qualification and experience

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Representatives of CIBC FirstCaribbean make a donation to Community Christian Academy for the graduation ceremonies

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Enid Capron representatives were pleased to accept a donation from the bank presented by CIBC FirstCaribbean representatives

CIBC FirstCaribbean increases its community efforts in the Turks and Caicos Islands CIBC FIrstCarIBBean ContInues to be a good corporate citizen throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands and has increased its social responsibility efforts by donating to various schools and non-profit organisations.

The most recent recipients of donations by the Bank are the students of Enid Capron Primary School and the Community Christian

Academy who received assistance with their 2011 graduation ceremonies.

Sherma Hercules, Country Manager explained, "Our level of commitment extends beyond the walls of our Bank. It spreads into the communities we serve.

Our commitment ensures a brighter future for everyone. We know that the students look forward to these

Air Turks and Caicos has an opening for the position as

AssisTAnT FinAnCiAl COnTrOller Must have 15 years or more experience in aviation and business sectors, holding an ACA and BA in accounting from a well established and recognized institution.

Duties shall include: • Management of all company assets • Annual budget preparation with monthly variance analysis • Analysis of profitability for entire group of companies, their products and product line • Ability to initiate and deliver methods and systems for cost savings • Preparation and reporting of all financial information to CeO/banks • Preparation for and overseeing annual audit • Ability and experience in initiating new systems to assist with expansion of business • Management supervision and Mentoring entire staff of Finance department. salary shall be commensurate with educational qualification and experience.

Please call 6499464181 ext 4 for more details or send resume to hr@flyairtc.com. Only suitably qualified applications will be interviewed

ceremonies as they get the opportunity to be awarded for their hard work and dedication. CIBC FirstCaribbean enjoys celebrating with them on their special day and we hope that they choose us as their preferred bank when they have the buying power in the future."

Other recipients of 2011 donations by CIBC FirstCaribbean included Raymond Gardiner High School, TCHTA's Lil Chefs, Jadot Golf Tournament, Provo Hockey League and Fools' Regatta.

CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank is the largest, regionally-listed bank in the Englishand Dutch-speaking Caribbean, serving over 500,000 accounts in 17

markets through 3,400 staff across 100 branches and offices.

The bank offers a full range of market-leading financial services in Corporate Banking, investment Banking, Treasury Sales and Trading, Retail Banking, Wealth Management, and Credit Cards.

CIBC FirstCaribbean is a member of the CIBC Group. CIBC (TSX, NYSE: CM) is a leading North American financial institution serving clients in Canada and around the world. CIBC provides a full range of products and services to almost 11 million individual, small business and commercial banking clients and meets the financial needs of corporate and institutional clients.

SALES PERSON

At least five years sales experience. (Mandatory) At least two years sales experience with Female clothing Able to speak English and Spanish (Mandatory) Managerial skills are a plus Must be able to work 6 days per week CVS SEND TO Fax: 946-4660

P & U SERVICES

1 PAINTER 1 BABYSITTER 1 MECHANIC HELPER

Please be advised that Turks & Caicos Islanders would be given first preference employees must be honest, reliable and hardworking.

Contact numbers are 241-8719/341-8493 Blue Hills, Provideniciales

CLERK/CASHIER needed to work six (6) days a week at $6.50 per hour From 8:30 am to 5:00pm.

Contact: Crazy Fiberglass at 342-1930

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PHOTOS Rescue workers search for possible survivors among collapsed houses in Chuncheon, about 100 km (60 miles) east of Seoul, July 27, 2011.

South Korean rescue workers carry a body after a landslide caused by heavy rains in Chuncehon, South Korea

A malnourished child waits outside a makeshift shelter, Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at a refugee camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia.

An impressive iceberg arrived in Newfoundland’s Goose Cove in mid-July.

“Icebergs float in from Greenland,” said the photographer, Gene Patey. This one briefly blocked the town’s harbor before breaking apart and melting, “but the fishermen took their chances.”

Workers clear the wreckage of mangled carriages after a Chinese high-speed train derailed near the city of Wenzhou on July 23. China's premier Wen Jiabao has pledged to "severely punish" those responsible for a deadly train crash that has sparked public fury and triggered fears over the safety of high-speed rail Visitors dressed as DC Comics' (L to R) Hourman, Atom and Flash walk during the 40th annual Comic Con Convention in San Diego July 24, 2009

In this photo taken Tuesday, July 19, 2011, a leopard attacks a forest guard as another runs for cover at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, on the outskirts of Siliguri, India. The leopard strayed into the village area and attacked several villagers, including at least four guards, before being caught by forest officials, according to news reports. The leopard, which suffered injuries caused by knives and batons, died later in the evening at a veterinary center. No people were killed in the attacks.

Daredevils in red jumpsuits can teeter around the outside edge of Canada's tallest structure next month as Toronto's CN Tower opens a new attraction for thrill-seekers and those wanting to overcome fear. A reporter leans over the edge of the catwalk during the media preview for the "EdgeWalk" on the CN Tower in Toronto, July 27, 2011. Participants are strapped in to a harness that is attached to a guard rail while walking around the catwalk on the structure 356m (1,168ft) off the ground.

An Indian roofed turtle stands in the hand of a Thai custom official during a news conference at custom office in Bangkok,Thailand, Thursday, June 2, 2011. Thai customs authorities say 431 turtles and other rare reptiles were stuffed into four suitcases and smuggled into the Bangkok airport.

An inflatable humpback whale is taken on a stroll on the foreshore of the harbor in Sydney, Wednesday, June 1, 2011, during a launch of the annual whale watching season. The 2011 whale migration is expected to see around 4,000 whales pass by Sydney, the largest amount in decades.

Phyllis and Connie were the first same-sex couple to be married in New York City.

Kids run into the mud pit during the annual Mud Day in Westland, Mich., Tuesday, July 12, 2011.

Wayne County mixes more than 200 tons of topsoil and over 20,000 gallons of water to ensure that the mud is just right.

A swarm of bees disrupted life in New York City this week when they descended on this Little Italy mailbox. The block was shut down for several hours as beekeepers worked to move the insects to a safer location.

The scene after an explosion in Oslo, Norway, Friday July 22, 2011. A loud explosion shattered windows Friday at the government headquarters in Oslo which includes the prime minister's office, injuring several people. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is safe, government spokeswoman Camilla Ryste told The Associated Press.

Every 10 to 12 cells at the Halden Prison in Norway share a kitchen and living room, where prisoners prepare their evening meals and relax after a day of work. None of the windows at Halden have bars.

A model walks the runway during the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2011/2012 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 4, 2011 in Paris, France. This was 27-year old designer Iris van Herpen's Paris debut of her futuristic designs. She employs unusual techniques and equipment for her work with . Protesters look at pigs during a protest, organized by the farmer's trade materials such as leather, rubber, plastic and metal. Other union Coldiretti in front of the Milan's stock exchange July 26, 2011. The designs included a vest fashioned from metal piping and white farmer's union protested against international speculation of raw material that has caused the increase in price of the animal feed, and plastic dress. they urged the government to protect them.

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Dr. Abraham Erskine: “So you want to go overseas and kill Nazis?”

Steve Rogers: "I don't want to kill anyone, but I don't like bullies…wherever they come from'' From the frail and skinny aspiring soldier to genetically enhanced super human, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) has undergone one of the most extreme metamorphoses in superhero history. The puny kid from Brooklyn that didn’t know when to back down, who was so skinny and frail that the U.S army refused to allow him to join in the height of World War II, became a one man army, and an unforgettable symbol of the U.S armed forces. Even after his metamorphosis, it was his not his physique, however, that made him a symbol of the U.S armed forces; it was his character, his nobility, and his courage which defined him as Captain America.

The film starts with Steve being rejected for entry to the U.S Army during World War II for the fourth time; even so, he refused to give up on his goal. His dedication paid off, as fortune smiled upon Rogers when a legendary scientist, Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci), overheard a conversation between Steve and his long time friend, Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan); no matter how hard Bucky tried, he could not deter Steve from trying to join the army, again. Steve’s conviction and pure intentions were enough to capture the interest of Erskine, who enrolled him in the army as a part of the Strategic Science Reserve

Dr. Abraham Erskine: “So you (S.S.R) which was focusing on creating a want super to go overseas and kill Nazis?”

Stevegradually Rogers:ascending “I don’t soldier program. Though on the outside Steve to a want climax,toor being action was never fit to be a soldier, Erskine believed kill anyone, butfrom I don’t like start, bullies… packed the very Captain America that Steve possessed something that the wherever other they come from’’ shifted back and forth between speeds. There recruits did not. This program was what turned would be scene,skinny followed by several From thea slow, fraildulland Steve Rogers into a symbol of the United States; rapid action sequences which usually consisted aspiring soldier to genetically enhanced after enduring a physical alteration, enhancing of disjointed clipsRogers pasted together. super human, Steve (Chris Perhaps some his size and muscles, he becomes Captain Steve favor this type of cinematography; however it undergone one of the most Rogers, better known as Captain America.Evans) has didn’t sit well with me. extreme metamorphoses in superhero The story of the film focuses on Captain Another issue was in the rating of the film; history. The puny kid from Brooklyn America’s battle against the Nazi advanced while it was not as gory as Saw, it had its moments science sect, known as Hydra, which is under the that didn’t know back down, where the when PG-13 to rating was questionable. The command of Johann Schmidt (Hugo Weaving), noteworthy these moments who wasmost so skinny and offrail that the was when who has stumbled across an artifact that could they showed a person falling through U.S army refused to allow him to join a propeller. turn the war in the Nazi’s favor. Going into the while some comic book fans may in the heightFinally, of World War II, became film any further would spoil it for those who have lovedand the ending, it left a bitter taste in my one man army, an unforgettable want to watch it. With such an enthralling astory, mouth. Though it stuck to the true tale of Captain symbol of the U.S armed forces. Even and a rich fan base from a well established America, the ending is genuinely depressing. after metamorphosis, it was hissince not there would comic, Captain America: The First Avenger has his Maybe this suited the comic a solid platform for being a great film. Even hisso, physique, however, be a follow up that issue;made for ahim movie however, the film was far from perfect. a symbolending of theonU.S a sadarmed note isforces; rarely aitgood thing in So what could possibly be bad aboutwas thishis character, a super hero especially his film, nobility, and hiswith a young film? Is the setting not interesting? Yes, it was; audience.

This could have easily been rectified courage which defined him as Captain the 1940s settings pegged the retro feel dead had they added an extra scene afterwards, which America. on. Was the cast not up to par? On the contrary, could maintain the brutal realism of his position, The film starts with Steve being the film boasted an impressive cast filled with while giving hope for a better future. rejected for the U.S Army legendary actors and actresses such as Tommy Allentry in all,to Captain America may not be great, Lee Jones and Hugo Weaving. Were the action scenes not enthralling and epic? They were. So what stopped Captain America from reaching its full potential?

Well there were a few problems; most notably in the way the movie was filmed. The pace of the film was something that did not agree with me. Rather than moving slow and

but it is far from terrible; it is still a film that can be enjoyed by all ages to some extent. If you are a fan of the comics, chances are that you will especially love the film as there are several cameos, including Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson). Even if you are not, you can still watch it for some good old fashioned super hero fun.

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Amy Winehouse & The 27 Club The death of British soul singer Amy Winehouse at the age of twenty-seven adds another name to the list of pop music luminaries who exited the big stage at that tender juncture in their life. Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Keith Moon – all led precipitous lifestyles that made them candidates for early selfdestruction.

Winehouse was found dead Saturday, July 23 at a Camden Square home in northern London, according to the Associated Press. The cause of death is still unknown. At her funeral on Tuesday, July 26 her father, Mitch, announced that he plans to create the Amy Winehouse Foundation to provide support for substance abusers.

"In this country, if you cannot afford a private rehabilitation clinic, there is a two-year waiting list for help," he said, the Daily Mail reports. "With the help of Keith Vaz MP, we are trying to change that."

Mitch Winehouse also addressed his daughter's long-running alcohol and drug problems, maintaining that she had managed to quit taking drugs.

‘Three years ago, Amy conquered her drug dependency, the doctors said it was impossible but she really did it," he said at the funeral. "She was trying hard to deal with her drinking and had just completed three weeks of abstinence. She said, 'Dad

I've had enough, I can't stand the look on your and the family's faces anymore."

Recent research in addiction suggests that the younger you are when you start experimenting with drugs and alcohol (nicotine as well), the more susceptible you become to lifelong patterns of abuse.

Assuming someone does begin using alcohol at the age of thirteen, the chances of becoming an alcoholic skyrocket to 43%, whereas if they wait to start drinking just eight years, they only have a one in ten chance of succumbing to a similar fate.

Ms. Winehouse and her fellow pop music prodigies had perhaps set themselves up early for the throes of addiction, then found themselves in a milieu where anything and everything goes, twentyfour/seven. That's the problem with being young, rich and famous: the brain will steer you where the body is unprepared to go.

Genes indeed play a powerful role in one's attraction to, and ability to resist risky behavior. Twin studies have shown that addictive personalities tend to cluster in certain families, while, contrarily, whole populations are genetically predisposed against such tendencies.

Asians, for instance, have a deficient gene for an enzyme responsible for the breakdown of alcohol, resulting in a degree of nausea and toxicity that dissuades them from partaking at

excessive levels. Not that there aren't alcoholics among them, just far fewer given their particular genetic makeup.

But let's not discount the environmental factors. According to a University of Utah study, "the biggest contributing factor to drug abuse risk is having friends who engage in the problem behavior." In the case of people like Winehouse and others in the rock and roll guild, early adopting of such selfmedicating habits is reinforced by the mutual support of the group that joins in on the party. Miles Davis wanted to be able to hang with his mentor Charlie Parker, and thus started doing heroin at an early age. And of course the elder addict needs people around him to con and cajole so as to support his own habit. It is symbiosis at its deadliest best.

The real villain in Ms. Winehouse's sad and brief life is the scoundrel who introduced her to hard drugs in the first place, her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil.

Currently in prison for burglary and firearms possession, it was this former video production assistant (read: loser) who started the whole fatal ball rolling by providing her with heroin and crack cocaine. Why she was susceptible to the charms of such a lowlife in the first place is a question for the ages. And that the combined energies of therapists and family couldn't save her is fair warning

British soul singer Amy Winehouse

to the rest of us to watch our young ones with both eyes open.

Her mother Janice had told British tabloid the Sunday Mirror that when she saw her daughter the day before her death the performer seemed "out of it" according to the Associated Press. She is also quoted saying it seemed only a matter of time before her daughter died of addiction-related problems Following her death her albums and songs have received massive sales on the Web. Sales of her Grammy winning “Back to Black” has skyrocketed with 37,000 copies in a week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It is almost close to the number of copies “Back to Black” was sold for a year before her death.

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50 Cent threatens to call off new album and leak Dr. Dre's single 50 Cent is back on his raging spirit. the one song I give interscope Just a month after throwing rants leaks But I don't care its good toward Interscope to show how music," he stated. upset he was with how his album As a revenge, Fiddy planned promo was handled, the G-Unit to leak a song from his labelmate rapper slammed his label once again.

Dr. Dre. "I LOVE DRE but I'm "Man I'm not releasing a putting his next single psycho out album i can't believe interscope is tomorrow at 2:00 #SK," he this f***ed up right now. I gushed. "Your gonna love it its a apologize to all my fans," he big song I just don't think it tweeted . "I will work with other deserves a great set up sense they artist on there projects but I will can't seem to get it right when it not put out another album. They comes to me." dropped the ball with me one time "I wouldn't leak dre's record to many." he has done nothing but help me Turn out the rapper was mad in my career. jimmy has always 50 cent because one of his new songs leaked, been supportive of me. I hate and he indirectly blamed his label for that. "I don't when I can't present my music the way. I feel it know how I can record 41 song for my album and should be but f*** it check out I'm ON IT."

Jennifer Lopez and Marc anthony Break Up Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are splitting after seven years of marriage.

In a joint statement to People , the music stars announce, "We have decided to end our marriage. This was a very difficult decision. We have come to an amicable conclusion on all matters."

The statement continues, "It is a painful time for all involved, and we appreciate the respect of our privacy at this time."

Lopez and Anthony married in Beverly Hills in June 2004, and have two children together, three-yearold twins Emme and Max. Lopez previously married Ojani Noa in 1997 and Cris Judd in 2001.

Lopez released "Love?", her first full-length album in three years, last May, and is currently in talks to return to "American Idol" after serving as a judge for the show's 10th season. Anthony, who released "Iconos" in 2010, performed "Aguanile" on the "Idol" finale alongside Lopez last May; watch the video below.

It remains unknown whether or not Lopez and Anthony will move forward with "Q'Viva! The Chosen," a Latin music reality show the couple was developing with "Idol" executive producer Simon Fuller.

Lauryn Hill rules out Rohan Marley as father of sixth child Though she has five children together with Rohan Marley, Lauryn Hill has just made it clear that he is not the father of her sixth child. Words have run rampant that the son of Bob Marley abandoned her while she was pregnant, but the former member of The Fugees said the otherwise in a statement released via Twitter.

"Mr. Marley and I have a long and complex history about which MANY inaccuracies have been reported since the beginning," the 36-year-old began her statement. "To speculate without the facts can only cause people to form WRONG conclusions. We both value privacy and for that reason defend and preserve our right to it."

The songstress continued on, "Contrary to the numerous reports, Mr. Marley did not abandon me while pregnant with his child. We have had long periods of separation over the years but our 5 children together remain a joy to both of us. Thank you for your concern and I appreciate all of the well wishes regarding the birth of my new son."

Lauryn gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday, July 23 evening. A source told BlackCelebKids.com that the singer "had a little scare because the baby came out the womb with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck." The source added, "All is well now and everyone is happy." It was also noted, "Mother and baby are fine."

Two days after the birth of Lauryn's son, Rohan sent his well wishes to the mother of his five children.

"I'm forwarding all well wishes to Ms. Hill on the birth of her new son. I'm sure she'll appreciate the love being sent to her RASTAFARI R.M.," so he wrote on his Twitter page at the time.

Jesse James and Kat Von D no longer engaged Jesse James and his tattoo artist girlfriend Kat Von D have called off their engagement, according to Kat herself.

"I am no longer w Jesse, and out of respect for him, his family and myself, thats all the info I'd like to share.

Thanks for respecting that,” the television star and makeup mogul tweeted Monday night.

The pair got engaged in January after a whirlwind courtship. Bullock's ex even called Von D his best friend.

"You know sometimes the public and press gets it wrong. This is one of those times. 2010 was actually the best year of my life because I fell in love with my best friend. An amazing woman who stood behind me when the world turned their backs," James told People in January.

"I have never met anyone so kind and loving and committed to making the world a better place every day.

My love for her is beyond description. So honored that she said 'yes.' Growing old with her is going to be a [expletive] blast!"

The couple dismissed break-up rumors earlier this summer.

"That is absolutely not true," James told People in June. "We're still going strong. Things are completely good with us."

Kat echoed his words. "That's the furthest thing from the truth," she added.

So, why did the couple stay together for so long, anyway? The sex, of course. The West Coast Chopper bossman told Howard Stern that the sex was "100 percent better" with Von D than with Bullock.

"The problem was me... I could marry anyone and it didn’t matter because I would always screw it up and sabotage it because I couldn’t live with myself... she could stand there in front of the world and say she loved me, but in my mind I was thinking, [...] 'You don’t love me. I’m just some biker kid.'"

MichaeL Jackson's faMiLy pLans triBUte concert, BUt soMe oBJect Los Angeles-- Michael Jackson's mother and four of his siblings announced Monday a tribute concert for the late pop singer to be held in Wales in October, but the lineup for talent is still a secret.

Brothers Marlon, Tito and Jackie, sister La Toya and family matriarch Katherine Jackson attended the "Michael Forever The Tribute Concert" announcement at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Monday morning.

But the announcement exposed a major rift among members of the Jackson family, especially with Jackson brothers Jermaine and Randy, who did not attend the news conference.

They objected to the show because it's scheduled to happen during the criminal trial of the doctor accused in Michael Jackson's death.

"We want to make clear that this does not reflect the position of the entire family," the two brothers said in a joint statement. "While we wholeheartedly support the spirit of a tribute that honors our brother, we find it impossible to support an event that is due to take place during the criminal trial surrounding Michael's death," they said.

While the head of the British company promoting the show, Global Events Live, hinted it could include a Jackson brothers reunion, the statement from Jermaine and Randy Jackson on Monday indicated that would not happen.

"In light of this, we feel it is inappropriate to be involved with such an ill-timed event and its promoter, Global Live," Randy and Jermaine Jackson said.

Their statement said the idea of the October concert was presented to the entire family in April "as an idea already in its advanced stages."

The decision to go ahead with it "disrespects opinions and wishes expressed in the strongest

terms" by some members of the Jackson family, they said.

La Toya Jackson said the "tribute will be something that's spectacular" and is "far, far, well overdue.'

The Jacksons' mother called it "a show fit for a king," "If my son were here today, he would feel the same way," Katherine Jackson said.

Executors for the late pop singer's estate were unaware of the planned tribute, estate spokesman Jim Bates told CNN. "The estate has not been contacted and is not involved with Global Live Events in the UK tribute concert announced today," he said.

The show will "feature the world's most amazing music performers," according to the head of British promoter Global Live. The roster will be revealed online one act at a time over the next two weeks, starting Tuesday, Chris Hunt said. All profits from the show would go to several U.S. and British charities, including a cancer group created by the prince of Wales, Hunt said.

The October 8 show, in the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales, would be at least four hours long, Hunt said. The venue will seat up to 75,000 people, he said.

"I know my brother would be very, very proud to see all the artists that he admired and respected so much coming together for this event," Tito Jackson said.

Hunt presented the Jackson family with a $100,000 check that will go to a trust fund for Michael Jackson's three children, which they can access when they turn 21. The children, Katherine Jackson and unidentified charities are the sole beneficiaries of Jackson's wealthy estate.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

ICT SuppOrT SpeCIalIST 1.0

Job Opportunity:

ICT SuppOrT SpeCIalIST, CDeMa COOrDInaTIng unIT Competition reference no. CDeMa-Cu/CDM-HIp2/02 application Deadline Date august 5, 2011 Duration 2 Years location Bridgetown, Barbados OrganizationCaribbean Disaster emergency Management agency The ICT Support Specialist will provide support to the ICT Manager in advancing the work of the ICT Unit. Specifically, he/she will provide technical assistance to CDEMA CU users, respond to queries and provide troubleshooting support including via electronic and other communication means from remote locations Open To: Employees of the CDEMA CU as well as all citizens and permanent residents of CARICOM countries Salary and Benefits: The salary will be based on the individual’s qualifications and experience.

Merit Criteria: Qualifications and Experience • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent • A minimum of three (3) years experience at Help Desk or in a Technical Support capacity SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES • Strong Knowledge of Windows 2003 / 2008 Directory Services • Excellent knowledge of Windows based systems • Strong troubleshooting skills on computer hardware, software, and network and communication devices • Good oral and written communication skills • Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated team leadership • Knowledge of Radio Communications, Digital Transmission Systems or Wideband Communications would be an asset • Knowledge of CISCO would be an asset Language Requirements: • Good knowledge of English Information Notes: 1.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in writing that they have met all of the criteria. Failure to do so may result in your application not receiving further consideration.

2.

Send your application, including Resume, two (2) testimonials and copies of certificates via email to hr@cdema.org or fax number 246-425-8854. Quote selection process number: CDEMA-CU/CDM-HIP2/02.

3.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent. CDEMA would like to thank all candidates who apply, as only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

The ICT Support Specialist will report to and work under the direction of the ICT Manager and will collaborate with other CDEMA staff as required.

2.0 SUMMARY The ICT Support Specialist will provide support to the ICT Manager in advancing the work of the ICT Unit. Specificially, he/she will provide technical assistance to CDEMA CU users, respond to queries and provide troubleshooting support including via electronic and other communication means from remote locations.

3.0 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 3.1 Respond to user inquiries regarding computer hardware, software and network operations to resolve problems.

3.2 Install and perform minor repairs to hardware, software or peripheral equipment following design or installation specifications 3.3 Perform timely escalation of pending support-related issues to the ICT Manager for further analysis and resolution.

3.4 Oversee the daily performance of CDEMA’s network 3.5 Setup equipment for users, performing or ensuring proper installation of cables, operating systems, or appropriate software.

3.6 Maintain system backups, records of daily data communication transaction, problems and remedial actions taken, or installation activities.

3.7 Establish new system requirements or modification in collaboration with staff, users and management 3.8 Develop training materials and procedures and train users in the proper use of relevant hardware and software.

3.9 Prepares monthly reports for the ICT Manager in keeping with established standards 3.10 Represents CDEMA CU at meetings as required.

3.11 Participates in disaster response activities of the agency, as may be required 3.12 Performs such other job-related duties as may be assigned from time to time by the ICT Manager or other duly authorized staff member in his/her absence.

4.0 CONDITIONS 4.1 General administrative office accommodation provided 4.2 Institutional support provided through documented rules and regulations, general policy guidelines and through access to available relevant information, resources and facilities 4.3 Position may require periods of travel to CDEMA member states as well as other destinations 4.4 Subject to general service conditions applicable to established staff members of the Agency 4.5 Required to maintain current knowledge of the responsibilities of other disaster management agencies and organizations 5.0

EVALUATION CRITERIA

5.1 Timely completion of assignments and reports and ability to meet established deadlines 5.2 Fostering of teamwork within ICT team 5.3 Knowledge and understanding of and the effective application of the Agency’s policies and objectives 5.4 Effectiveness of communication 5.5 Technical accuracy and general quality of assignments undertaken 5.6 Demonstrated reliability and initiative

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regulations general policy guidelines and through access to available relevant information, resources and facilities 4.3 Subject to general service conditions applicable to established stall members of the Agency 4.4 Required to maintain current knowledge of the responsibilities of other agencies and organization with disaster management responsibilities

JoB DeScription position title: Deputy executive Director - DiSASter MAnAgeMent DiviSion (DeD-DMD)

Division: Disaster Management Division (DMD) reports to: executive Director (eD) Direct reports: Manager, response and recovery Manager, Mitigation and preparedness Manager, education, research and communication ict Manager

1.0 functionAL reLAtionSHipS Interacts with Director - Resource Management and Administration Division (RMAD) and other staff of the CDEMA Coordinating Unit.

2.0 SuMMAry The DED - DMD, as part of the Executive Management Team, will be responsible for the strategic and technical leadership of the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) programme of CDEMA. The incumbent will be required to oversee its implementation, monitoring and reporting.

He/She is expected to have knowledge and understanding of DRM issues, strategies and trends at the national, regional and international levels.

3.0 DutieS AnD reSponSiBiLitieS The DED- DMD is required to: 3.0 Lead the development of the CDEMA Coordinating Unit Strategic Plan.

3.1 Oversee the development of the triennium work programme of the agency within the framework of the Coordinating Unit Strategic Plan 3.2 Oversee the establishment of a CU suite of reports for its keys constituencies.

3.3 Establish and review, on an agreed schedule, standards and protocols for work programme development, project reporting, mission briefs and reports and inter-project coordination.

3.4 Collaborate, with the Director, RMAD, in the development of a performance management system for the agency and the process for its monitoring and evaluation.

3.5 Lead the development, monitoring and reporting of systems for effecting delivery of technical assistance to Participating States.

3.6 Lead the establishment of systems for monitoring and reporting on the impact of the CU support to Participating States to include a suite of scheduled annual reports.

3.7 Collaborate with the Director, RMAD in establishing mechanisms for addressing Human Resource issues in programming.

3.8 Initiate and lead in the establishment of a system tar (MUM idanffication and solution shaping through preparation of discussion papers, oonoptMlfiand initiatives to address challenges within the technical programmes of the Agency 3.9 Liaise with intematioral ami regional devetopmentpartriereand the CU work programme and the mobilization of support for these.

3.10 Collaborate with the Director, RMAD and ACS Manager on the design and implementation of the resource mobilization programme of the Agency.

3.11 Undertake direct leadership of the regional COM strategy on behalf of the Coordinating Unit, to include the annual COM Conference, CDM monitoring and reporting, and stakeholder coordination.

3.12 Assist in the formulation of strategies to support the resource mobilization efforts of the Agency, informed by the results of programme reviews, outputs of the CDM capacity building interventions in Participating States and the key results of the strategic plan.

3.13 Organise programming consultations with CDEMA strategic partners and ensure documentation of the outcome of such consultations and the sharing with internal and external shareholders.

3.14 Provide support to the Agency's partnership management arrangements as assigned 3.15 Supervise staff as assigned 3.16 Prepare Quarterly reports and other products as requested by the Executive Director 3.17 Participate in disaster response activities of the agency, as may be required 3.18 Participate in Management meetings of the CU. 3.19 Act for the ED in his absence.

3.20 Perform any other duties as may be directed from time to time by the Executive Director 4.0 conDitionS 4.0 General administrative office accommodation provided 4.1 Position may require periods of travel to CDEMA Participating States as well as other destinations.

4.2 Institutional support provided through documented rules and

5.0 evALuAtion criteriA 5.0 Demonstrated technical, administrative and human management skills 5.1 Timely completion of assignments and reports and the ability to meet deadlines 5.2 Technical accuracy and general quality of reports 5.3 Knowledge and understanding of and the effective application of the Agency's policies and objectives 5.4 Management of Projects, Programmes, problems encountered in implementation and the overall effectiveness of measures taken resolve them.

5.5 Communication effectiveness

Job Opportunity:

Deputy executive Director, cDeMA coorDinAting unit

competition reference no. cDeMA-cu/ADMin/02 Application Deadline Date August 22, 2011 Location Bridgetown, Barbados organization caribbean Disaster emergency Management Agency The CDEMA Coordinating Unit (CU) is inviting applications for the post of Deputy Executive Director -Disaster Management Division (DEDDMD). As a member of the Executive Management Team, the DED will be responsible for the strategic and technical leadership of the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) programme of CDEMA and will be required to oversee its implementation, monitoring and reporting. He/She is expected to have knowledge and understanding of DRM issues, strategies and trends at the national, regional and international levels open to: Employees of the CDEMA CU as well as all citizens and permanent residents of CARICOM countries Salary and Benefits: The salary will be based on the individual's qualifications and experience.

Merit Criteria: 1.0 QuALificAtionS AnD experience 1.1 Masters degree in Disaster Management, Geo-Sciences, Earth Science, or Environmental Management 1.2 A minimum of ten (10) years management experience with at least five (5) years at a senior management level.

1.3 Minimum of five (5) years experience in project management.

1.4 Expertise in at least two (2) of the areas in Disaster Management portfolio (Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery) 1.5 Experience in preparation and supervision of reports for Management 1.6 Experience in Resource Mobilization 2.0 KnoWLeDge, SKiLLS AnD ABiLitieS 2.1 Good knowledge of Strategic Planning, Programme Evaluation and Project Management, including Project planning and development, Programme budgeting and Results Based Management 2.0 Extensive knowledge of disaster management systems and issues within the Caribbean 2.1 Sound knowledge and understanding of information communication technology applications and issues.

2.2 Sound knowledge of project management issues 2.3 Extensive knowledge of current management trends and best practices, including change management 2.4 Strong networking skills 2.5 A capacity for independent thought and action and the ability to tender professional advice 2.6 Possess Critical thinking/conceptual skills 2.7 Ability to communicate effectively with persons at ail levels 2.8 Knowledge and effective use of computerized systems 2.9 Demonstrated Team Leadership 2.10 Appreciation of workplace diversity Language requirements: • Excellent knowledge of English Information Notes: 1. Candidates must clearly demonstrate in writing that they have met all of the criteria. Failure to do so may result in your application not receiving further consideration.

2. Send your application, including Resume, three (3) testimonials and copies of certificates via email to ll@cdema.org. Quote selection process number: CDEMA-CU/ADMIN/2.

3. Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent.

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Anger in Haiti as new leader Martelly stumbles in politics PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Michel Martelly has styled himself as a man of the people, a showy former pop star who waded easily into adoring crowds. So the reception he received on his latest trip to his country's north was a surprise: Protesters pelted his entourage with soft drink bottles and rocks.

Martelly wasn't injured during the unexpected protest Sunday in Cap Haitien, the country's second-largest city, and police haven't determined a precise motive for the ruckus.

But it is becoming increasingly apparent in a country overwhelmed by poverty, natural disasters, disease and decades of unfulfilled governmental promises that Haitians have little patience for politicians who don't produce — even if it is a president who has been in office for less than three months.

"Martelly made a lot of promises — but so far nothing," said Frantz Nelson, a 34-year-old who voted for the former singer. Nelson said he had hoped Martelly would help get him and his family out of an encampment across from the National Palace where they have lived since a massive earthquake struck the country in January 2010.

"We are impatient and our children are impatient."

One of the keys to Martelly's success in last November's election was his outsider status, which attracted voters apparently tired of the traditional, educated elite who tend toward higher office in the Caribbean country.

He was a popular performer of a style of Haitian music known as compas, and was notorious for occasionally bawdy performances and foul-mouthed stage antics. Though he had been known to espouse political views, he came from a radically different mold than the country's usual politicians. He ultimately won a race that at one point included a hand-picked successor to President Rene

Preval and a former senator who was also a former first lady.

His dearth of experience is partly what constrains him now, however: He lacks much of a power base beyond his music fans, and relies heavily on a tightknit team of close friends who are also new to government.

That he has failed to win over lawmakers to approve his choice for prime minister explains in part why he so far boasts of few accomplishments. He has almost no support in parliament, which flatly rejected his first pick for prime minister and appears ready to vote against his second choice as well.

Consequently, he has made little progress on promises to build homes for the hundreds of thousands left homeless by the earthquake as well as to create jobs in a country with an unemployment rate of more than 50 percent. Martelly has also done little to provide free education in a country where half of all children didn't attend school even before the quake.

Martelly, aware of the growing signs of disenchantment, insists he's still on track to achieve his lofty campaign pledges. "I promise to do this for the benefit of the masses and our citizens and create conditions for the recovery of our country," he said at a meeting of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission earlier this month.

The president has made some attempts at progress: His administration launched a program that aims to put kids in school with fees collected from wire transfers and international phone calls, and presented a plan to relocate 30,000 people from six major earthquake encampments into repaired houses.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, the U.N. Special Envoy to Haiti, announced last week that his foundation would kick in $1.25 million to help raise school funding, but the new fees have angered Haitians overseas because it raised the cost of calling and sending

Nicki MiNaj pleads guilty Having been charged for an expletive-laced performance on the closing night of the just-concluded Reggae Sumfest, American pop act Nicki Minaj, pleaded guilty and paid the J$1000 fine.

The rapper, who did not appear in court, was represented by local attorney Hugh Thompson, who entered an ex parte guilty plea on behalf of his client and paid the corresponding fees for the use of the expletives.

It is not certain whether or not 28-year-old Minaj, whose real name is Onika Maraj, was in the island when it the matter was being dealt with in court.

Minaj who shot to prominence locally after a remix of Gyptian's Hold You was released in early last year. On Saturday night she rocked a capacity audience attending the final night of this year's staging of Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay. Her performance, a first in Jamaica, contained many of her popular tracks, but was peppered with expletives accentuated by sexually suggestive dance moves.

The artiste later gushed on her Twitter page, "I had the time of my life at Reggae Sumfest... Jamaica I fell in love tonight," she tweeted.

The Police reportedly handed Minaj the summons as she exited the Catherine Hall Complex following her performance in the early hours of Sunday morning.

money back home for a largely workingclass community. The administration also drew criticism for evicting people from one of the earthquake encampments before creating housing elsewhere. Even if it were to succeed, Martelly's relocation plan would help a mere 5 percent of the displaced population.

Mark Schneider of the U.S.-based think tank the International Crisis Group praised Martelly for the housing plan and for retaining the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission, an international review panel that oversees earthquake reconstruction aid that some Haitians view with resentment. But he also said the new president needs to learn how to work across party lines.

"He needs to govern with a vision of national reconciliation and national reconstruction," Schneider said. "That has to be his mantra."

Martelly's biggest apparent misstep so far has been his picks for prime minister.

His initial choice was rejected overwhelmingly by the Chamber of Deputies. They accused the nominee, businessman Daniel-Gerard Rouzier, of tax evasion and questioned his citizenship. Many believed the real reason for Rouzier's rejection was that Martelly hadn't done enough to win the lawmakers' support beforehand. There are only three people from Martelly's party in the 99-seat Chamber of Deputies and none in the 30-seat Senate.

"He's learning the hard way," said Sen. Steven Benoit. "He's realizing parliament is the number one power."

Martelly's second pick, Bernard Gousse, has not yet come up for a vote but faces stronger opposition. Gousse served as justice minister under the interim government set up by the international community after the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004 and has been accused of persecuting supporters of the former president, who remains a popular figure in Haiti.

"The prime minister-designate is politically dead, and when a person dies, there's no choice but to bury him," JeanCharles Moses, an opposition senator, told Radio Kiskeya.

Martelly's problems with parliament are not unique. Preval, his predecessor, oversaw a revolving door of prime ministers. Six held the post from 20042009, with some sacked by lawmakers.

But the stakes are higher now as the country struggles to jump-start stalled earthquake reconstruction.

"Martelly faces an immediate crisis in the growing frustrations of the victims in the camps and those with near identical unmet basic needs who remain in the urban slums," the International Crisis Group remarked in a report issued last month.

Martelly planned to take a 17-day tour through Europe to seek investment and appeal for more aid. He cut the trip short by a week because of the political drama at home and visited only Spain — a country that has not traditionally played a large business or political role in Haiti.

Haitian president Michel Martelly

"There is a bit of a learning curve," said Thomas Adams, Haiti Special Coordinator for the U.S. State Department.

A group of business leaders in the manufacturing sector issued a statement Monday in which it said the absence of a prime minister was blocking economic development and investment needed for creating jobs.

So far, the main source of Martelly's opposition had been in parliament and not on the streets — until he showed up in Cap-Haitien on Sunday as part of an effort to promote the country's north in a weeklong focus on tourism.

Police spokesman Frantz Lerebours said he could not comment because he didn't have the full report, but witnesses said people threw rocks and soft drink bottles as the president walked through a shantytown near the airport.

Hansy Mars, a correspondent for the weekly Le Nouvelliste and Radio Galaxie who was at the event, said security guards tried to escort Martelly into one of two slow-moving SUVs but he declined and kept walking. Police fired several shots in the air and, according to U.N. spokeswoman Barbara Mertz, Chilean troops from the U.N. military responded.

"I had to take cover to protect myself," Mars said.

Mars said he saw police arrest 29 people, while U.N. police spokesman Raymond Lamarre said police arrested two people. Nobody was injured.

On Monday and Tuesday nights, there were more arrests on unspecified charges in the same neighborhood as the protest, according to Fritz Joseph, CapHaitien's deputy mayor.

Joseph said Tuesday night that police officers went from house to house and arrested 15 men Monday night and five the next.

"What the police are doing is completely arbitrary," Joseph said by telephone. "What's happening now is making the president look bad."

Lerebours couldn't be reached for comment Tuesday night.

In an earlier interview, he said he didn't know what prompted the rock and bottle throwing — but it's not uncommon in Haiti for politicians to hire protesters and troublemakers to do their dirty work for them.

The president dismissed his critics after he returned from Spain, saying opponents were simply trying to undermine him — and he said they would not succeed. "I'm not going to quit," he said. "I'm here for five years."

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Gold mining could resume in Jamaica soon Operations at a gold mine in Pennants, Clarendon, which ceased nearly two years ago, could resume soon, according to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).

Chief Executive Officer of NEPA, Peter Knight, said the agency was advised that the operators, AUSJAM Limited, “wished to return to re-activate the site” – the first and only such facility to be operated in Jamaica.

This is based on reports of additional gold deposits in the area.

Commissioner of the Mines and Geology Division, Ministry of Energy and Mining, Clinton Thompson, said based on knowledge of the area’s geology, “there are some more deposits on the site which require further exploration."

“That was why closure of the mine was not affected. When the mine (was being) operated, gold was less than US$300 per ounce; it’s now US$1,500.

You can recognise the importance of that deposit, which is the patrimony of the Jamaican people,” Thompson said.

Labour and Social Security Minister, and Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon, where Pennants is located, Pearnel Charles, said he had met with representatives of AUSJAM Limited last year and they assured him they would be back in operation this year.

The Minister added, however, that out of an abundance of caution, he asked the Ministry of Energy and Mining to give consideration to “taking over” the mining operations.

“Between 20 and 30 persons used to get employment from this little operation. We understand we still have small reserves that could be explored, and we could continue mining. We want to carry on the mining,” Charles said.

Regarding the revocation notice issued in 2010, Knight informed that NEPA encountered challenges finding AUSJAM’s principals who had reportedly relocated the firm to Australia, subsequent to ceasing mining operations.

The CEO said, however, that the principals have since been located, and are currently in the island for discussions with the local authorities regarding their input in addressing the matter. There is also the issue of toxic contamination surfacing last week, linked to over seven tonnes of sodium cyanide which were being stored at the site.

NEPA had determined that the site of the leak posed no immediate threat to human health.

A highly toxic chemical, sodium cyanide, is reportedly used extensively in mining operations globally. It is believed to have been used in the gold mining activities at Pennants.

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Cholera outbreak hits Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haitian healthcare officials say they're getting more than 1,000 new cases of cholera daily with the return of the rainy season.

Nearly 6,000 people have died since the cholera outbreak began in October, although many healthcare providers believe the number to be higher, the Los Angeles Times reported.

"We are still in … an epidemic," said Jocelyne Pierre Louis, spokeswoman for Haiti's Ministry of Public Health.

Healthcare providers reported more than 1,000 new cases daily in June, Louis said.

Poor sanitation is the root problem in the spread of the disease, which is transmitted through contaminated water -- in a country with no central sewage or potable water systems, the Times said.

"If we want to make cholera disappear, it will be with water and sanitation," said Romain Gitenet, head of the Haiti mission for France-based Doctors Without Borders, which has opened cholera treatment centers across the country.

The sanitation issue got worse as a result of the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake that left tens of thousands of Haitians homeless, the report said.

"The problem of sanitation can't be dealt with between today and tomorrow," Louis said.

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Antiguan bank under Central Bank control The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has taken over a second bank in Antigua and Barbuda to prevent it from collapse, after it failed to meet it statutory and other obligations.

The ECCB and the Government announced that the indigenous Antigua and Barbuda Investment Bank (ABI), which is a shareholder in the collapsed Turks and Caicos Islands Bank, is under its control, effective last Friday July 22. This comes just over two years after the ECCB took over Bank of Antigua (now Eastern Caribbean Amalgamated Bank) following a run on the bank when owner Allen Stanford was charged with a multi-billion-dollar fraud.

Finance Minister Harold Lovell said ABI Bank’s ability to meet its statutory obligations and to carry out normal banking functions has been challenged because of insufficient liquid assets.

“The affairs of ABI Bank will now be carried out by ECCB staff, with the support of a dedicated group of banking specialists and the current staff of ABI Bank. Together, they will resolve the issues that led to this action, and ensure the continued operations of the bank,” he said.

Lovell sought to assure that the Government of Antigua and Barbuda will continue to work with the ECCB to ensure that all steps are taken to protect the interests of depositors and creditors of the bank.

"We ask for the support and

patience of depositors and creditors of ABI Bank and the understanding of the public in general during this time," he said. "We are confident that our collective actions will restore the bank to normality, and maintain stability within the banking system."

ECCB Governor Sir Dwight Venner said that normal banking operations will continue at the three branches of the bank and no disruption of activities is contemplated.

Both officials explained that in agreeing to the ECCB takeover of ABI Bank, the current economic conditions in Antigua and Barbuda, the lingering effects of the global recession, the CLICO/BAICO issue, and the best interests of depositors were taken into consideration.

"We also took into consideration the successful Bank of Antigua rescue, and the need to maintain financial stability in Antigua and Barbuda, and, by extension, within the Currency Union," Lovell added.

Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer pledged his Government's full support to the Central Bank in its efforts to resolve the challenges facing ABI Bank.

"Let me assure you that the Government of Antigua and Barbuda is fully committed to preserving the safety and soundness of the banking system in Antigua and Barbuda and we are confident that the collective actions taken by the Government and the Central Bank will serve to maintain

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your confidence in the bank and the financial sector as a whole," he said.

"The Government’s commitment to financial sector stability is resolute and firm."

Support for the ECCB takeover of ABI Bank has come from several quarters in Antigua and Barbuda, including the business community in general and bankers in particular.

In a brief statement issued over the weekend, the Antigua and Barbuda Bankers Association said it stands in full support of the ECCB and the local bank.

"Safety and soundness of our banking system is a compelling imperative that we face. In this regard, all financial institutions are committed to working together to ensure that normal banking relations are maintained," it said.

"The Association is confident in the proven track record of the ECCB and the collective approach taken by the ECCB, The Government of Antigua and the financial community to keep our banking system safe and sound."

In its statement the Antigua and Barbuda Chamber of Commerce and Industry said it is assured that through this intervention, the bank’s operations will continue as normal and the interest of the customers and other stakeholders is protected.

"The Chamber therefore appeals to its members and the general public to continue their banking and financial activities as normal with the ABI Bank.

This action will demonstrate confidence in the bank and allow for stability within the local banking system and the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union," it said.

The Opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) is also backing the

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takeover.

Opposition Leader Lester Bird and his deputy and party chairman Gaston Brown, both of whom were officially informed by Prime Minister Spencer about it, said the move was necessary and called for calm among depositors.

Brown, a former senior banking executive, made it clear that he did not see the matter as a partisan political one, but rather as "a national issue" He said that once the ECCB Governor and his team of experts are allowed to remedy the situation, "not only will this bank once again be a strong indigenous contender of which we can all be proud of, but it will also keep stability and extend confidence to our local banking system."

Although acknowledging that the ECCB intervention was necessary, Bird lamented that it did not happen earlier.

"It is unfortunate that the Ministry of Finance did not itself act to correct deficiencies at the bank at a much earlier time, so that an ECCB intervention would not have been necessary," he said, as he accused the ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) administration of contributing to the bank's demise.

"The truth is that the present government contributed significantly to the weakening of ABI Bank and its failure to meet its statutory obligations.

The government over-borrowed from ABI Bank, ignoring statutory limitations. When the government could not repay its debt to ABI Bank, it placed the bank in an untenable position," he said.

ABI Bank, the flagship of the ABI Financial Group, has been in operation for just over 21 years, having opened on March 1, 1990 when it acquired the collapsed Fidelity Trust Bank.

The force will receive 11 Dodge Chargers

Cayman residents will soon see 24 new Royal Cayman Islands Police Service cars patrolling the streets.

According to the Caymanian Compass, eleven police vehicle enforcement package Dodge Chargers, 10 4x4 Suzuki Grand Vitaras and three 4x4 Ford diesel pickups will join the RCIPS fleet over the next few months.

The Dodge Chargers are already on Grand Cayman. They are in the process of being marked-up and it is anticipated that they will become operational within the next few days, police said.

“This will be the first time that we will have specifically designed police Dodge Chargers and Ford Crew Cab diesel pickups in our fleet,” said RCIPS Business Manager Peter Davis.

The new vehicles, purchased by the Portfolio of Internal and External Affairs for the RCIPS, will replace the

aging patrol cars currently in use.

Many of the older patrol vehicles due to be replaced were already second hand when they were originally purchased by the RCIPS. The RCIPS has gradually been reducing its fleet numbers through 2010/11 to reduce fleet running costs.

The purchase of the new vehicles will greatly reduce maintenance and other related costs over the next five years, police said.

The police package Dodge Charger has been used for years in other jurisdictions, particularly throughout the United States and Mexico.

“The cars were all chosen specifically for the economy and the effectiveness they will provide,” Mr. Davis said.”They all have something very different to offer and will be able to deal with a vast range of circumstances from routine road patrol to difficult weather and terrain.”

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Inquiry begins into hacking scandal LONDON- A senior judge on Thursday opened an inquiry into Britain's phone-hacking scandal that will start by looking at whether the country needs tougher media regulation.

Justice Brian Leveson said he has the legal power to demand evidence from witnesses — and plans to use it "as soon as possible."

Leveson's inquiry was announced earlier this month by Prime Minister David Cameron in the wake of a scandal over illegal eavesdropping that has closed down the 168-year-old News of the World tabloid and shaken Rupert Murdoch's global media empire.

Leveson's 7-member panel includes a veteran newspaper reporter,

a former police chief, a civil liberties activist and a broadcast journalist. They held their first formal meeting Thursday and will begin public hearings in September.

The panel is due to issue a report within a year. Leveson said he would strive to meet that deadline, but "not at all costs."

Leveson said that "in the first instance the inquiry will focus primarily on the relationship between the press and public and the related issues of press regulation."

Later it will look at relations among the press, police and politicians.

The inquiry has the power to summon evidence and witnesses, including journalists, news executives, police and politicians. But Leveson

said he hoped people would participate willingly to help root out wrongdoing.

"It may be tempting for a number of people to close ranks and suggest that the problem is or was local to a group of journalists then operating at the News of the World, but I would encourage all to take a wider view of the public good and help me grapple with the width and depth of the problem," he said.

The inquiry will try to get to grips with a scandal that continues to shake Britain's police, political and media establishment. It already has led to the resignations of London's police chief and two senior executives of Murdoch's News Corp.

On Thursday the board of British Sky Broadcasting will meet, under

pressure to reconsider the future of its chairman James Murdoch, Rupert's son.

The board meeting is the first since News Corp. abandoned a takeover bid for BSkyB because of the scandal at the British Sunday tabloid News of the World.

British newspapers fall within James Murdoch's responsibilities as CEO and chairman of the International division of News Corp.

The meeting is primarily held to sign the full year earnings report of BSkyB, which is 39 percent owned by News Corp. But analysts say the board members are likely to discuss James Murdoch's future with the company and the possibility of a special dividend.

Norway agrees to security review after killings Norway agreed Wednesday to review security and the police response to the killings of 76 people in bombing and shooting attacks by a right-wing zealot that have traumatized the nation.

Jittery Norwegians tried to restore some normality five days after the bloodshed, despite a security alert forcing the evacuation of Oslo station, keeping nerves on edge.

"It's important to clarify all aspects of the attacks to learn lessons from what has occurred," Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said after parliamentary leaders agreed to appoint an independent commission to review the attack.

"This is a national tragedy, an attack on the nation."

Questions have been raised about whether the police acted too slowly when Anders Behring Breivik massacred 68 people on July 22 after setting off a car bomb in Oslo that killed 8 people, and whether security in the Nordic nation is too lax. "(Police) organization and capacity will be part of an evaluation," Stoltenberg said. He expected the attacks to stimulate political engagement among his compatriots, he said.

Breivik is said to have given varying accounts of his actions, first saying he operated alone and then telling a judge he was part of a wider network.

Norway's domestic intelligence chief said she believed Breivik was a lone operator and contested an assertion by his lawyer that his client was probably insane.

"So far we have no indication that he has any accomplices or that there are more cells," Janne Kristiansen told Reuters.

"When we have finished this stage of investigation, we have to sit down, police and security services all over the world, and consider what we can do differently and what we can do to avoid these lone wolves."

A cabinet minister made a symbolic return to her office in Oslo's government district where Breivik detonated a powerful home-made bomb that killed eight people Friday.

The bomb blew a hole in Stoltenberg's office. For now, he will work from the defense ministry in a different area of Oslo and cabinet meetings will be held in a medieval fort near the waterfront. It is not clear whether the 17-storey prime ministry building

will be rebuilt or torn down. than before the attack. But in "I am glad to be back in my general Norwegians want ... office...to be able to resume the more to defend themselves against normal work functions," violence by showing they are Administration and Church Minister not afraid of violence."

Rigmor Aaserud told reporters.

Police destroyed an Her office, in a government explosives cache found at a complex, was little damaged. In farm rented by Breivik, some Stoltenberg's building, which took the 160 km (100 miles) north of brunt of the car bomb, curtains still Oslo. They believe he made flapped from broken windows. his bomb using fertilizer Stoltenberg has won high opinion which he had bought under poll ratings from voters for his the guise of a farmer. They handling of the crisis, with about 80 detonated another cache percent of Norwegians reckoning he Wednesday. has performed "extremely well," Breivik's lawyer, Geir according to a survey published in the Lippestad, said his client was daily Verdens Gang. probably mad, but it was too The prime minister, who knew early to say if the loner and Anders Behring Breivik some of the victims, has caught the computer game enthusiast national mood, urging his compatriots in a voice often would plead insanity at his trial. cracking with emotion to unite around democratic Breivik has confessed to his actions, but denied values. guilt, saying he was part of a network with two cells "Yes, I have cried," he said of his personal in Norway and more abroad that was fighting to save reaction.

European "Christendom" from the spread of Islam Norwegians, unused to violence in a quiet and multi-culturalism. country of 4.8 million, must now struggle with how But police believe Breivik probably acted alone to improve security without jeopardizing the freedom in staging his assaults, which have united Norwegians and openness of their society. in revulsion.

"Our challenge will be to reconcile those two Breivik, 32, has asked that non-Norwegian things," Stoltenberg said, denying that Norway had psychiatrists assess him, police lawyer Paal-Fredrik been naive. "It is very important to distinguish Hjort Kraby said. between naivetĂŠ and openness."

Flowers left by Norwegians to show their grief He said he welcomed a debate about security for Breivik's victims decked Oslo's main measures and the police response to the emergency. thoroughfare, Karl Johans Gate.

Some critics have accused the police of taking too Police say about 200,000 people, a third of the long to reach the island northwest of Oslo where city's population, turned out for a commemorative Breivik shot 68 people, mostly youngsters at a rally Monday. summer camp for the ruling Labor Party's youth Police reopened some streets around the blast site wing. in Oslo and shops gradually reopened for business.

Police took more than an hour to reach Utoeya Breivik, who was remanded in custody for eight and arrest Breivik. He threw down his gun and weeks on Monday, has been charged under the surrendered when officers approached him, a terrorism act, which carries a maximum penalty of 21 policeman involved in the arrest said. years in jail, but the authorities are considering Stoltenberg said Norway had special forces whether to charge him with crimes against humanity. designed to deal with violent attacks, even if these Stoltenberg said that Norway had a system had not occurred before. allowing sentences to be extended if there were a risk "We are even more aware of any dangers now of new crimes.

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UK denies Libya shift as Hague says Gadhafi could stay Britain denied Tuesday any change to its strategy on Libya after Foreign Secretary William Hague suggested Moamer Kadhafi could be allowed to stay in the country if he quit power.

With little sign that Kadhafi's departure is imminent some four months after Western powers launched an air campaign over Libya to stop the strongman's forces crushing a rebellion, Hague appeared to soften his rhetoric.

"What is absolutely clear... is that whatever happens, Kadhafi must leave power," Hague told a London press conference Monday ahead of talks with French counterpart Alain Juppe.

"Obviously him leaving Libya itself would be the best way of showing the Libyan people that they no longer have to live in fear of Kadhafi.

"But as I have said all along, this is ultimately a question for Libyans to determine," added Hague.

Hague has repeatedly called for Kadhafi to leave power and quit Libya but British media noted his latest remarks struck a more conciliatory tone.

The Times newspaper described the comments as a "concession" which "lowered the bar in an attempt to break the current stalemate."

But a British diplomatic source insisted Tuesday that London had not changed its position over Libya and Hague was repeating comments he had made before.

The source reiterated that Kadhafi's future was "ultimately a question for the Libyan people", but added that the Libyan leader was subject to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant "for crimes against humanity and should face justice."

Hague's remarks came just six days after Juppe said France accepted that Kadhafi could stay in Libya if he quit politics, comments he echoed at Monday's press conference.

"Whether he remains in Libya or whether he goes elsewhere, it is for Libyans to decide through a national dialogue that will be implemented under the aegis of the National Transitional Council," he told reporters, referring to the rebels' administration.

Along with Britain, France was one of the first powers to launch United Nations-mandated military action over Libya in March.

In Libya on Tuesday, Tripoli accused NATO of a deadly raid on a clinic in Zliten, east of the capital. The military alliance confirmed it had hit targets near Zliten but said it had "no evidence" any were civilian facilities.

Vladimir Putin considering another run for president of Russia Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is close to a decision to bid for the presidency in an election next year because he has doubts about his protege, President Dmitry Medvedev, senior political sources say.

Putin ruled as president from 2000 to 2008 before handing over to Medvedev to comply with a constitutional ban on a third consecutive term. He will be free to run in the March presidential election.

Putin, 58, and Medvedev, 45, have repeatedly refused to say which of them will run but as Russia's paramount leader, officials and diplomats say the decision is Putin's.

"I think Putin is going to run, that he has already decided to," said a highly placed source who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of the political situation.

The source said Putin had been troubled by the perception that his protege, whom he has known for more than two decades, did not have sufficient support among the political and business elite or the electorate to ensure stability if he pushed ahead with plans for political reform.

"Putin has much more support from the people than Medvedev.

Medvedev has overestimated his weight inside the system," he said.

Another highly placed source who declined to be identified said: "Putin wants to return, really wants to return."

The source said an attempt by Medvedev to assert his authority in recent months had unsettled Putin, but the two leaders communicated well on a regular basis.

A third source also said Putin was thinking of running and that if he became president he could appoint a reformist prime minister, an apparent attempt to dispel fears that his return would usher in a period of stagnation two decades after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Investors see few differences between the two leaders' policies but many say privately that Medvedev

would be more likely to carry out reforms than Putin.

Medvedev's spokeswoman, Natalya Timakova, dismissed talk of any discord between them.

"I do not quite understand where these rumors come from because the president and the prime minister communicate not only on formal issues, but informally too," Timakova said.

A senior Kremlin source said it was up to the people, not the elite, who ruled Russia.

"The discussion should be not about support within the elite but about who has more support from the people," the Kremlin source said.

"Support from the elite is not always decisive for the country to move forward."

Asked whether Putin was considering a return to the Kremlin, the prime minister's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said: "Vladimir Vladimirovich is working, working hard, rather than thinking about whether to run in the election."

BATMAN AND ROBIN? Most officials and foreign diplomats believe that, as the ultimate arbiter between the powerful clans that make up the Russian elite, Putin will have the final say on who will run in 2012.

As Russia's most popular politician and leader of the ruling party, Putin would be almost certain to win a newly extended six-year term if he decided to return to the presidency.

He could also then run again for another term from 2018 to 2024, a quarter of a century since he rose to power in late 1999. He would turn 72 on October 7, 2024.

The picture of Russia's "alphadog" ruler eyeing another Kremlin term corresponds to the assessment of U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Beyrle who cast Medvedev as playing "Robin to Putin's Batman," according to leaked U.S. diplomatic cables.

"Russia's bicephalous ruling format is not likely to be permanent based on Russian history and current tandem dynamics," Beyrle wrote in

Vladimir Putin

February 2010 according to a copy of the cable on http:/wikileaks.org/cable/2010/02/1 0MOSCOW272.html Because of Medvedev's weakness in relation to Putin, the Kremlin chief's attempt to present himself as anything other than Putin's loyal protege has puzzled investors and irked some of the officials who make up part of Putin's court.

In a host of choreographed public events, Medvedev has pitched himself as the right man for Russia, calling for opening up the tightly controlled political system crafted

by Putin and even reportedly lobbying Russia's powerful tycoons for support.

A Kremlin insider said it appeared that both Medvedev and Putin wanted to be president, but that the tandem had not shown itself to be an effective way to rule Russia.

"Neither Medvedev nor Putin have shown that this construction is stable," said the source, who added that talk of any discord was overblown and that Putin had shown his confidence in Medvedev by steering him into the Kremlin in 2008.

Asked about Medvedev, the source said: "He is not stupid but he is not a brilliant manager and I am not completely convinced he has enough steel... Putin does not plan to leave power anytime soon."

China institute takes blame for train Crash A Chinese railway research institute took responsibility on Thursday for a flaw in signaling equipment that led to a deadly accident and stoked widespread public anger and suspicion of the government's high-speed rail plans.

Premier Wen Jiabao visited the crash site near Wenzhou city in Zhejiang province and vowed a thorough and transparent investigation. He said an illness had prevented him visiting the scene earlier.

A high-speed train rammed into a stalled train late on Saturday killing 39 people. Soon after the crash, domestic media had blamed foreign technology.

China's ruling Communist Party leaders rarely give news conferences, and Wen's visit to the relatively prosperous commercial corner of China showed how worried the government is about public ire over official handling of the accident, which has sparked an uproar on the Internet and at least one protest.

Railway authorities said a signal, that should have turned red after lightning hit the train that stalled, remained green, and rail staff then failed to see something was amiss, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.

The Beijing National Railway Research & Design Institute of Signals and Communications Co. Ltd., in a rare admission of responsibility for a disaster, issued an apology, acknowledging it was the source of the deadly flaw.

The Institute would "face up to shouldering responsibility, and accept any punishment that is due, and will strictly undertake pursuing culpability of those responsible," Xinhua reported, citing an institute statement.

"Safety overrides all else, and highspeed rail safety is of even more overriding importance," said the Institute.

The admission of guilt came in the face of public ire about the accident that has escalated into angry accusations that officials had covered up facts and stifled media coverage to protect an ambitious rail expansion plan and the Communist Party's image of unruffled control.

Wen, who is aged 68 and will retire from late next year, said he could not visit the accident site earlier because he was sick in bed.

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Hotel maid in Strauss-Kahn case speaks out NEW YORK - The New York hotel maid who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her said in an interview published on Newsweek's website on Sunday that he appeared as a "crazy man" and attacked her when she entered his room.

Nafissatou Diallo also gave the newsmagazine and ABC News permission to identify her by name.

The magazine interview marks the first time the 32-year-old Guinean immigrant to the United States has publicly spoken to the media since she shocked the world with allegations that Strauss-Kahn emerged naked from the bathroom of his luxury suite on May 14 and forced her to perform oral sex.

Until now, Reuters had kept to the practice in the United States of protecting the identity of alleged rape victims.

ABC News on Sunday also announced it would broadcast an interview with Diallo on Monday morning.

"I want justice. I want him to go to jail," she said in excerpts from the television interview released on Sunday.

"I want him to know that there is some places you cannot use your money, you cannot use your power when you do something like this," Diallo said.

One of Diallo's attorneys, Douglas Wigdor, told Reuters she has come forward to let the world know she is not a "shakedown artist or a prostitute."

"She's being attacked ... and she

Hotel maid Nafissatou diallo, arrives at manhattan criminal court for a meeting with New york City prosecutors

thought it was important to put a name and face to her account," Wigdor said.

She also plans to file a civil lawsuit soon, which means her name would become public, he added.

ABC reported Diallo also acknowledged "mistakes" but said that should not stop prosecutors from going forward.

"I never want to be in public but I have no choice," she told ABC News, adding "Now, I have to be in public. I have to, for myself. I have to tell the truth."

Diallo, who Newsweek said had

South African ‘corpse’ wakes up, scares off morgue staff A 50-year-old South African man thought to be dead woke up in a chilly morgue on Sunday and shouted to be let out, scaring off two attendants who thought he was a ghost, local media reported.

"His family thought he had died," health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo told the Sapa news agency.

"The family called a private undertaker who took what they thought was a dead body to the morgue, but the man woke up inside the morgue on Sunday at 5:00 pm and screamed, demanding to be taken out of the cold place."

This caused two mortuary attendants on duty to flee the building in the small town of Libode in the rural Eastern Cape as they thought it was a ghost.

After calling for help and returning to find the man alive, an ambulance was sent to fetch the man who had "been exposed to extreme cold for nearly 24 hours" said Kupelo.

He said the public should not assume that a sick person had died and contact a mortuary, the report said.

"Doctors, emergency workers and the police are the only people who have a right to examine the patients and determine if they are dead or not."

agreed to be photographed for next week's edition, said she saw StraussKahn appear naked in front of her when she opened the door to his suite. He was like "a crazy man to me," she said.

"You're beautiful," she reported Strauss-Kahn as saying, and said he attacked her despite her protestations.

DENIES ALL CHARGES Strauss-Kahn, 62, has repeatedly denied all the charges against him. In a statement on Sunday, his lawyers called the interview a last-ditch effort by the maid and her lawyers to extract money from the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

She is "the first accuser in history to conduct a media campaign to persuade a prosecutor to pursue charges against a person from whom she wants money," lawyers Benjamin Brafman and William Taylor said.

"Her lawyers and public relations consultants have orchestrated an unprecedented number of media events and rallies to bring pressure on the prosecutors in this case after she had to admit her extraordinary efforts to mislead them."

Her credibility was thrown into question when Manhattan prosecutors revealed Diallo told authorities numerous lies, including fabricating a story about being gang-raped in Guinea in order to gain U.S. asylum. She also changed details of her story about what happened following the purported assault.

Wigdor said Diallo has worried that prosecutors would drop the charges. "That has been a concern, but

we're all hopeful that the district attorney's going to do the right thing," he said.

A spokesman for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance had no comment on the interviews, saying: "We will not discuss the facts or evidence in what remains an ongoing investigation."

FLED AFTER RAPE After arriving from Guinea in 2003, Diallo, who is illiterate, told Newsweek she spent years braiding hair before working at a bodega in New York City's Bronx borough. As a maid at the Sofitel hotel, she received $25 an hour plus tips.

Diallo said her husband in Guinea died of an illness but did not provide further details. Roughly two years after being raped by two soldiers in Conakry, the Guinean capital, she fled with her daughter, now 15, to the United States, where she said she has few close friends.

Following the alleged attack, Diallo spent weeks in protective custody, holed up in a hotel with her daughter.

"She's been in seclusion for over two months. She hasn't been able to take a walk in the park," her lawyer said.

French newspaper France Soir reported in a front page headline that David Koubbi, the lawyer for French writer Tristane Banon, who has accused Strauss-Kahn of a 2003 sexual assault, had met with Diallo. It added only that he "was impressed by her courage."

New ZealaNd baNs weird baby Names Celebrities with a penchant for weird baby names should avoid having kids in New Zealand.

The country’s Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages has been cracking down on parents who get too creative when naming their kids, Australia’s Herald Sun reports.

The list of weird names for kids that are banned by New Zealand’s names registrar has grown to include Lucifer, Duke, Messiah and 89.

Also not approved: Bishop, Baron, General, Judge, King, Knight and Mr., names that were all said to be too similar to titles.

The letters, C, D, I and T were also rejected as first names, the Herald Sun says.

As well, the agency has refused to allow names involving asterisks, commas, periods and other punctuation marks.

And three different sets of Kiwi parents wanted to name their children Lucifer, only to have the name choice nixed.

In 2008, New Zealand’s names registrar drew international attention when it approved such nontraditional names as Benson and Hedges for a set of twins, as well as the boys names of Violence and Number 16 Bus Shelter.

But New Zealand isn’t the only country to ban wacky names for kids, the Toronto Globe and Mail reports.

In Sweden, name choices are subject to a naming law. While Lego and Google have been approved as names for children, Superman, Metallica and Elvis, and the name Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb1111 6, pronounced Albin, were not approved.

In 2007, a judge in the Dominican Republic submitted a proposal to ban names that are either confusing or gave no indication of gender, such as the names Qeurida Pina (Dear Pineapple) and Tonton Ruiz (Dummy Ruiz), according to the Globe and Mail.

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British police make arrest in net attacks The British police announced the arrest on Wednesday of a 19-yearold man who they said was the spokesman of the online vigilante group Lulz Security, which has claimed responsibility for a string of attacks on the Web sites of government agencies and private corporations.

In a statement, the police said the man used the online alias Topiary and had been picked up during a raid on a residence in the Shetland Islands, the rugged archipelago off the northeastern coast of Scotland. The police said they were also questioning a 17-year-old but had not arrested him.

On Twitter, Topiary described himself as a “simple prankster turned swank garden hedge.” His missives were often facetious, suggesting the handiwork of someone who relished playful language.

Lulz Security, the offshoot of a larger and more amorphous hacker group called Anonymous, has said it was responsible for attacks on the sites of PBS, the Senate, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and a company associated with the F.B.I. The most recent post on Topiary’s Twitter feed is dated July 21, two days after law enforcement authorities announced the arrests of more than a dozen people in the United States, Britain and the Netherlands, who were accused of participating in online attacks at the instigation of Anonymous. “You cannot arrest an idea,” Topiary wrote.

In the United States, 14 men and women, mostly in their 20s, were charged in connection with an online attack last December against PayPal, after the online payment company stopped taking donations for WikiLeaks.

On Wednesday, in response to those arrests, Anonymous called on supporters to cancel their PayPal accounts. Shares in PayPal’s parent company, eBay, dropped 3 percent, in line with declines in other tech stocks.

A PayPal spokesman, Anuj Nayar, denied that any significant number of PayPal users had canceled their accounts in response to the call for a boycott. “We haven’t seen any changes to our normal operations, including account opening and closing,” Mr. Nayar said.

The attack on PayPal’s site last December slowed down the company’s system, but to such a small extent that it would have been imperceptible to customers, he said. At no point, Mr. Nayar said, was the Web site shut down.

JetBlue Offers Unlimited Travel Package JetBlue Airways Corp., refining an earlier product offering, said it would sell a flexible three-month travel pass designed for business customers on selected flights out of Boston and Long Beach, Calif.

The Forest Hills, N.Y., discount carrier is trying to woo business travelers and their higher ticket purchases as it struggles, like the rest of the industry, with costly fuel prices and an uncertain economy.

The BluePass, which went on sale Thursday and can be purchased through Aug. 31, covers travel between Aug. 22 and Nov. 22, normally a time when summer leisure travel dies down and airlines have more seats to sell. Two of the three versions target passengers in Boston, a large and growing JetBlue destination, and the third is aimed at fliers who use JetBlue's services out of Long Beach.

For $1,999, excluding taxes and fees, the Boston All pass covers travel to and from Boston to 32 cities served nonstop on JetBlue, and 22 additional destinations via connections in New York, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the company said.

The Boston Select pass, which goes for $1,499, covers 13 mostly Northeast and Middle Atlantic cities from Boston, but also Jacksonville, Fla., Chicago and Bermuda. The Long Beach pass, which costs $1,299, includes nine destinations mostly in the West, but also Chicago.

Dennis Corrigan, JetBlue's vice president of sales and revenue management, said the carrier heard from business customers after it offered onemonth travel passes in the fall of 2009 and again in 2010 that they would be willing to

pay more if there was a pass of longer duration and more flexibility.

So BluePass trips can be booked up to 90 minutes before a flight and give customers access to every available seat.

There are no blackout periods, changes or cancellations can be made without penalty and changes can be made on the same day as a trip.

Mr. Corrigan said a "relaxed" no-show policy will require a $100 charge only after a passenger doesn't show up for two scheduled flights in a seven-day period.

The passes also confer points in JetBlue's TrueBlue frequent-flier plan.

But Boston or Long Beach has to be the originating or destination point of the day trip or a longer itinerary, he said. That means a flier could go from Boston to Buffalo, N.Y. and back in a day. Or the trip could take him or her from Boston to Los Angeles, for a three-day visit. Then the traveler could buy a separate ticket to travel to San Francisco, and use the pass to return to Boston after another few days of business.

Mr. Corrigan said JetBlue could roll out the pass program again after the holidays, depending on the appetite shown by customers. "This is an interesting entrée to small and medium enterprises" that don't book their travel through corporate travel arrangers, he said. Based on JetBlue's second-quarter average fare of $158, he said, "a couple of trips a month on these passes and you will more than break even."

Travel passes are popular in Canada, but are a rarity in the U.S.

British economy slows in second quarter Britain's economy, already struggling to absorb deep budget cuts, slowed to a trickle in the second quarter when output was also hit by the royal wedding and Japanese earthquake.

The economy narrowly turned in growth, with expansion of 0.2 percent.

The slowdown had been widely forecast as the coalition government pursues a strategy of tough budget measures to slash a huge budget deficit, in the belief this will eventually give the economy room to grow.

Following the latest data, British finance minister George Osborne launched a staunch defence of the government's policies, arguing that Britain was a "safe haven" amid a global debt storm in the eurozone and the United States.

"There's positive news today which is: the economy is growing and creating jobs, and crucially at a time when many other countries in the world are facing a lot of instability, we are providing stability in Britain and we are a safe

haven in the storm," Osborne told Sky News.

He added: "There is enormous instability in the euro area, there is a big argument in the United States at the moment about debt, and here in Britain we have got a plan that has provided stability in a very unstable world and has brought our interest rates down -- and that has helped the economy grow."

However British gross domestic product (GDP) expanded only slightly in the second quarter, or three months to June, by 0.2 percent, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.

Analysts had forecast anaemic growth of about 0.1-0.2 percent in the second quarter, as the economy struggled under the weight of high inflation and flagging consumer sentiment.

The economy grew by 0.5 percent in the first quarter -- but that only offset a 0.5-percent drop in the last three months of 2010, leaving activity broadly

flat over the six month period.

"The GDP report is weak but not as bad as it could have been," said Howard Archer, chief European economist at IHS Global Insight research group.

"While the worst fears were not realised, growth of just 0.2 percent in the second quarter after flat activity in the previous two quarters combined is hardly a performance to celebrate."

The ONS added that a series of oneoff events had knocked as much as 0.5 percentage points off GDP in the second quarter -- which would otherwise have registered impressive growth of 0.7 percent.

"There were a number of special events in Q2: the additional bank (public) holiday for the royal wedding; the royal wedding itself; the after-effects of the Japanese tsunami; the first phase of Olympic ticket sales; and record warm weather in April," it said.

Most workers in Britain did not work on April 29, the day of Prince William's marriage to Catherine

Middleton. Also during the second quarter, British manufacturing was hit by a shortage of parts arriving from earthquake-hit Japan.

Additionally, output was affected by Britons taking time off work to purchase tickets for next year's Olympics in London, while others basked in the sun.

The nation's sluggish recovery from a record recession that ended in 2009 has been hampered by spending cuts and tax hikes introduced by the coalition Conservative-Liberal Democrat government, which rose to power last year.

Opposition Labour politicians have long argued that the government is cutting back too fast and risks choking off the fragile economic recovery.

But Osborne added on Tuesday: "Britain has got to stick to its plan to deal with its debts because you see what happens to other countries that have not got a plan -- they have got themselves in to real trouble (and) there has been real instability."

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Wealth gap widens between whites, minorities WASHINGTON — The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of blacks and 18 times that of Hispanics, according to an analysis of new Census data.

The analysis shows the racial and ethnic impact of the economic meltdown, which ravaged housing values and sent unemployment soaring.

It offers the most direct government evidence yet of the disparity between predominantly younger minorities whose main asset is their home and older whites who are more likely to have 401(k) retirement accounts or other stock holdings.

"What's pushing the wealth of whites is the rebound in the stock market and corporate savings, while younger Hispanics and AfricanAmericans who bought homes in the last decade — because that was the American dream — are seeing big declines," said Timothy Smeeding, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who specializes in income inequality.

The median wealth of white U.S. households in 2009 was $113,149, compared with $6,325 for Hispanics and $5,677 for blacks, according to the analysis released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. Those ratios, roughly 20 to 1 for blacks and 18 to 1 for Hispanics, far exceed the low mark of 7 to 1 for both groups reached in 1995, when the nation's economic expansion lifted many low-income groups to the middle class.

The white-black wealth gap is also the widest since the census began tracking such data in 1984, when the ratio was roughly 12 to 1.

"I am afraid that this pushes us back to what the Kerner Commission characterized as 'two societies, separate and unequal,'" said Roderick Harrison, a former chief of racial statistics at the Census Bureau, referring to the 1960s presidential commission that examined U.S. race relations. "The great difference is that the second society has now become both black and Hispanic."

Stock holdings play an important role in the economic well-being of white households. Stock funds, IRA and Keogh accounts as well as 401(k) and savings accounts were responsible for 28 percent of whites' net worth, compared with 19 percent for blacks and 15 percent for Hispanics.

According to the Pew study, the housing boom of the early to mid2000s boosted the wealth of Hispanics in particular, who were disproportionately employed in the thriving construction industry.

Hispanics also were more likely to live and buy homes in states such as California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona, which were in the forefront of the real estate bubble, enjoying early gains in home values.

But those gains quickly shriveled in the housing bust. After reaching a median wealth of $18,359 in 2005, the wealth of Hispanics — who derived nearly two-thirds of their net worth from home equity — declined by 66 percent by 2009. Among blacks, who now have the highest unemployment rate at 16.2 percent, their household wealth fell 53 percent from $12,124 to

Continental CanCels 24 flights for pilot siCk Calls CHICAGO - Continental Airlines canceled 24 flights on Wednesday due to a shortage of pilots after a barrage of sick calls, said the carrier's parent, United Continental Holdings Inc. Airline spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said most of the cancellations involved flights from Newark. The airline is working to book the affected passengers on other flights, she said.

United Continental was formed last year from the merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines.

The company is currently negotiating a joint contract with the pilots, who have voiced impatience over the slow pace of the talks.

McCarthy declined to say if the sick calls were an orchestrated work action. A spokesperson for the Air Line Pilots Association union was not immediately available for comment.

$5,677.

In contrast, the median household wealth of whites dipped a modest 16 percent from $134,992 to $113,149, cushioned in part by a stock market recovery that began in mid-2009.

"The findings are a reminder — if one was needed — of what a large share of blacks and Hispanics live on the economic margins," said Paul Taylor, director of Pew Social & Demographic Trends. "When the economy tanked, they're the groups that took the heaviest blows."

The latest data come as President Barack Obama and congressional leaders try to reach a deal to avoid a U.S. default on its financial obligations after Aug. 2. Democrats and Republicans have been wrangling over proposals that could cut trillions of dollars from programs such as Medicare and Social Security; they are divided over whether to bring in new tax revenue, such as by closing corporate tax loopholes or increasing taxes for the wealthy.

The NAACP and other black groups urged Obama to resist deep cuts to housing assistance or safety net programs, saying it would disproportionately hurt urban areas with high poverty and unemployment.

The U.S. poverty rate currently stands at 14.3 percent, with the ranks of the working-age poor at the highest level since the 1960s. Some analysts believe the poverty rate will climb higher when new figures are released in September.

"Typically in recessions, minorities suffer from being last hired and first fired. They are likely to lose jobs more rapidly at the beginning of the recession, and are far slower to gain

jobs as the economy recovers," said Harrison, who is now a sociologist at Howard University. "One suspects that blacks who lost jobs in the recession, or who have tried to help family members or relatives who did, have now spent whatever savings or other cashable assets they had."

Other findings: —About 35 percent of black households and 31 percent of Hispanic households had zero or negative net worth in 2009, compared with 15 percent of white households. In 2005, the comparable shares were 29 percent for blacks, 23 percent for Hispanics and 11 percent for whites.

—Asians lost their top ranking to whites in median household wealth, dropping from $168,103 in 2005 to $78,066 in 2009. Like Hispanics, many Asians were concentrated in states like California hit hard by the housing downturn. More recent arrivals of new Asian immigrants, who tend to be poor, also pushed down their median wealth.

—Across all race and ethnic groups, the wealth gap between rich and poor widened. The share of wealth held by the top 10 percent of U.S. households increased from 49 percent in 2005 to 56 percent in 2009. The threshold for entry into the wealthiest top 10 percent, however, dipped lower: from $646,327 in 2005 to $598,435.

The numbers are based on the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation, which sampled more than 36,000 households on wealth from September-December 2009. Census first began publishing wealth data from this survey, broken down by race and ethnicity, in 1984.

Demand for US factory goods slips Demand for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods fell in June and economic activity across much of the nation slowed through mid-July, casting doubt over how quickly the economy might escape its soft patch.

The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday the recovery lost steam in eight of 12 regions it tracks in recent weeks, with hiring modest, wages soft and price pressures subdued.

"Economic activity continued to grow; however, the pace has moderated in many districts," the Fed said.

Separately, the Commerce Department said weak receipts for transportation equipment pushed down durable goods orders 2.1 percent last month after a 1.9 percent increase in May. A closely watched reading on business spending plans also fell.

Excluding transportation, orders edged up just 0.1 percent.

"We're getting confirmation that this is more than just a soft patch in the first part of the year, that it's a more fundamental slowdown triggered in part by the political environment and jittery markets," said Michelle Meyer, an economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Economists said the drop in the so-called core category of factory orders that is used as a proxy for business spending plans was troubling and could yield slower growth in spending by businesses on equipment and software in the third quarter.

That measure -- non-defense capital goods orders

excluding aircraft -- slipped 0.4 percent last month after a 1.7 percent rise in May. "The June decline is somewhat worrisome regarding the vigor of the trend in capital spending," said Michael Feroli, an economist at JPMorgan in New York. "This is particularly so given that the June data probably predates any debt ceiling-driven precaution on the part of business behavior."

Durable goods are items ranging from toasters to aircraft that are meant to last three years or more.

Though orders tend to be volatile, last month's unexpected decline suggested factory activity was losing steam.

The Fed report, based on comments by business contacts in the central bank's 12 districts, also presented a glum picture.

While most districts saw modest hiring gains, labor markets remained soft, the Fed said. Home sales were little changed since the Beige Book issued in early June and most districts reporting on home prices found them flat or declining.

Against that backdrop, wage pressures were subdued and price pressures moderated somewhat, the Fed said.

The economy has been beset by high gasoline costs and supply chain disruptions following the March earthquake in Japan, but economists had been hopeful the recovery would be picking up speed by now

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Panthers invitational track meet on target

By Vivian Tyson

All is set for Panthers Invitational Track Meet to be staged on Monday August 1, at the National Stadium in Providenciales, as overseas participants have started to pour into Providenciales to take part in what is billed to be an epic event.

Olympic 400m champion Tonique WilliamsDarling of the Bahamas, who is among the pulling cards for the event, is already in the country.

Turks and Caicos Islands’own Delano Williams – the Carifta Track and Field Championships’ 100m champion, who endorsed the event earlier in July, is also billed to take part in the event.

A number of other international athletes out of the Bahamas, at press time, were said to have been arriving. Those also expected are 400m runners Andrae Williams and Andretti Bain.

A number of track clubs out of the Bahamas will also take part, among them, Sliver Lightening, Road Runners and Ambassadors Athletic Club all from Nassau.

There will also be a flood of local participation, including the Green Machine out of North Caicos and the Pistons –from Grand Turk.There will also be a primary section, which will see schools such as Enid Capron Primary and Champion for Christ School taking part.

This meet is being sanction by the TCAAA and is first of its kind to be hosted in the Turks &

Olympic 400m champion Tonique Williams Darling

Caicos Islands, according to President of the Club, Judith Robinson.

“The feedback from our youths, community and the Bahamas has been positive, for many had indicated their willingness to participate in this event, namely our very own Mr. Delano Williams who will be performing for the very first time since

Dalano Williams

he left for School. We also will have Mrs. Tonique Williams-Darling one of the Bahamas Olympic Gold medalists in the women 400m,” Robinson noted.

She also said companies are invited to field teams to compete against each other as the meeting opens to all sectors, to foster community spirit.

More than ball basketball clinic starts August 6

By Vivian Tyson

The Turks and Caicos Islands Sports Commission will be hosting More than Ball – a youth basketball clinic camp from Saturday August 6, and every Saturday until September 24 at the Gustarvus Lightbourne Complex, down town Providenciales.

According to the Sports Commission More than Ball Basketball Youth Clinic teaches basketball skills to children as young as five in what it describes as a safe and fun environment.

“Our experienced coaches teach ball handling, passing, shooting, defense, and rebounding, as well as team spirit and good sportsmanship. At the end of the clinic the young athletes test their skills in a tournament,” said Sports Commission Director Alvin Parker in a release.

He noted that More than Ball Youth Basketball Clinic offers different levels of the basketball clinic experiences based on age and skill. Small children between the ages of five and seven learn the

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Members of the planning committee discuss final Basketball Clinic details. From left: Sherlin Williams- Vice President Provo Basketball Association, Alvin E. Parker Jr.- Director of Sports, Sydwell Glasgow- Secretary Provo Basketball Association, Calvin WilliamsPresident of Basketball Association, LaDonna Bassett- Women Basketball.

very basics, while older kids up to the age of twelve will be taught how to master and hone the skills they have already acquired.

“The emphasis is on improving a child’s game while nurturing

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For further information the clinic contact Parker at 231-7354

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RBC to sponsor of Caribbean Amateur Golf Champs

Trinidad and Tobago will host the best of the Caribbean’s amateur golfers when the RBC sponsored 55th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships tees off from 1st to 6th August, 2011, at the Millennium Lakes Golf Club, Trincity.

Page 14 In sharing plans for the event, President of the Caribbean Golf Association, Asraph Ali, was effusive in his praise for the main sponsors.

“We are quite pleased that RBC Royal Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in the region, has agreed to assume the role of Title Sponsor for the CAGC 2011; they have brought significant resources to the successful management and hosting of the event,” he said.

Suresh Sookoo, CEO, Caribbean Banking, RBC added: “RBC proudly supports golf around the world through high profile relationships with the PGA Tour, the PGA of America, Golf Canada and the Stephen Ames Cup for young golfers from

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Trinidad and Tobago and Canada. In the Caribbean, worldwide.”

The RBC Royal Bank 55th CAGC 2011 will where golf is a growing sport, RBC considers this sponsorship an important element of our brand and showcase the individual skills of the players in the business objectives and an opportunity to be at the national teams, as they strive to cop trophies in six categories: forefront of broadening the appeal of the sport.”

2011 marks the twelfth occasion that Trinidad and Tobago will host the RBC Royal Bank - Men’s Open Competition Hoerman Cup Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships and the - Men Over 50 Years Francis and Steele-Perkins TURKS AND CAICOS SUN JULY 29TH- AUGUST 5TH, 2011 first time that the Millennium Lakes Golf Club, Trophy with its par 71 Championship layout, will be - Men Over 60 Years Higgs & Higgs Trophy - Men Over 35 Years Ramon Baez Trophy serving as host course.

President of the Trinidad and Tobago Golf - Ladies’ Open Competition George Teale Trophy Association (TTGA), Robert Costello, commented: - Overall Team Championship Arthur Zaide Trophy Challenging the hosts for regional supremacy “We are delighted that RBC has expanded its relationship with the CGA, and this year’s on the links will be teams from around the region championship will continue to showcase our including: The Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, amateur players, the Championship, Millennium Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Organisation of Lakes Golf Club and Trinidad and Tobago to Eastern Caribbean States, Puerto Rico, and Turks thousands of fans around the Caribbean and and Caicos and US Virgin Islands.

Quality Kings sour to top of the table

Quality Supermarket Kings now hold pole position in the Quality Supermarket/Vitalmaltsponsored Provo Cricket League played on Sunday 24, July by comfortably beating Jam Turk.

Batting first after being asked to take first knock by Jam Turk, Quality Supermarket Kings scored a massive 200 runs for 3 wickets from 20 overs. Earl Henry was the principal contributor with unbeaten 74 comprising twelve 4s and one 6s.

Nagarajan Kuthalingam, who opened the innings, batted confidently for 26 runs, blasting four 4s and one 6. Pawan Kumar added a quick fire 24 runs, scoring four 4s in the process.

Bowling for Jam Turk, Joel Palmer claimed 2 wickets for 33 runs from 4 overs.

Jam Turk in reply were bowled out for modest 139 runs from18.4 overs. Top scorer was Kevaugh Brown with 26 runs and Henry Pennant, who made 23 runs Bowling for Quality Supermarket Kings, Lloyd Charley took 2 wickets for 28 runs from 2 overs; Nagarajan Kuthalingam bowled with real pace and took 1 wicket for 24 runs from 4 overs. Earl Henry, Pawan Kumar and Andy Kuthalingam had one wicket apiece.

In the meantime KBHome registered their first win of the season by turning back one of the league favourites the Jaguars in a game played on Saturday 23 July, at the Down Town

Action from the Quality Supermarket/Jam Turk encounter

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KB Home won the toss and asked Jaguars take first strike who then posted an impressive 167 runs for 5 wickets from 20 overs. The top scorer was Captain Terrence Thomas with an unbeaten 71 runs (11x4, 1x6) and Sheldon Henry, who made 40 runs with six 4s.

Bowling for KBHome Neil Coles took 2 wickets for 41 runs from 4 overs and Blair Mason,

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Paul McKenzie and Craig James had one wicket apiece.

In reply KBHome reached 168 for 3 wickets off 19.2 overs. Gareth Butler top scored with an unbeaten 53 runs comprising four 4s and one 6 and Blair Mason contributed 42 runs hitting four 6s and one 4, while Paul McKenzie added 25 runs. Bowling for Jaguars John Dolphin took 1 wicket for 20 runs from 4 overs.

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Usain Bolt wins 100 in 9.88 seconds at Monaco MONACO — Usain Bolt overcame a tentative start to win the 100 meters in 9.88 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meet Friday, beating a strong field in a tuneup for next month’s world championships.

The Jamaican improved his personal best this season by 0.03 seconds, but was well short of his world mark of 9.58 seconds.

Nesta Carter of Jamaica was second in 9.90 and Michael Rodgers of the U.S. was third in 9.96. They were followed by Michael Frater of Jamaica (10.01) and European champion Christophe Lemaitre of France (10.03).

Bolt got off to a poor start and battled all the way on a fast track and with a slight tail wind. The triple Olympic champion failed to beat the Herculis meet record of 9.82 after surging ahead in the last 20 meters.

“Nesta Carter, Michael Frater are very good starters, better starters than me,” Bolt said. “But the last 60 (meters) are the best part of my race, so I was never really worried.

Overall it was good.”

Bolt, who competed for the first time on the Stade Louis II track, is unbeaten this season and said winning races, even by small margins, is the most important thing

ahead of the worlds.

“For me it’s always key to keep winning,” he said. “And I’m getting better. My last 60 meters have improved dramatically. I need to work on my reaction time, but I’ve been doing great in training, so I’m just focusing and I feel ready.”

The worlds start Aug. 27 in Daegu, South Korea. Bolt’s last race before the championships will be the 200 at Stockholm next week.

Bolt was hampered by injuries last season. He has said that he won’t lower his 100-meter world record this year and is concentrating on defending his sprint titles in Daegu.

“My aim this season is to run 9.7, maybe 9.6,” he said. “For me, this year it’s about building myself and go into the Olympic season fit and ready. London is the key.”

Bolt, who holds both world records for the 100 and 200 metres with 9,58 and 19.19 seconds, respectively, said if he could fly out of the blocks like his compatriot Powell, he would be unbeatable.

"If I could take one thing from any one athlete, it would be Asafa (Powell's) start. I would be unstoppable that day. If I could start as fast as Asafa can start, it's all over," Bolt said.

Usain Bolt

In May, Bolt had to summon all his energy to get past Powell at the line to win the 100 metres in Rome Diamond League, which was his first race of the season, and the first in nine months.

Then Bolt, in his first competitive outing since losing to American Tyson Gay, started slowly but powered ahead in the last five metres to win in 9.91 seconds.

Following the race Bolt told reporters he was nervous and had to get the cobwebs out and the muscles going.

Bolt has not been at his fluent best this season. However, he remains unbeaten five weeks ahead of the World Championships set for Daegu, South Korea between August 27 and September 4.

"I've kept on saying all season that I have to keep on working on a few things, and it is getting better. It's a long way from 9.58, for sure. I don't think I'll be in that form this season.

But I definitely need to get to 9.6, 9.7-low. I'm working hard, and it's coming together," Bolt explained.

On the speed required for his 9.58 world record being taken for granted.

Bolt laughs. "9.58 is not a joke. I'm not going to lie to myself. I'm not going to sit here and say Oh, yes, I think I can get there. It's not going to happen this season. Yes, I've put in a lot of work this season and it's coming together slowly."

He continued: "But I didn't really have enough time because of the injury and I had to take my time to work my way back up. As you can see, a lot of people haven't run 9.6, so 9.5 is not an easy task. It's taking time to get back there."

"I'm just facing the facts. I want to run fast and want to try to run as fast as possible but the facts are that it's not going to happen this year.

Prof Morrison tells why Jamaicans run so fast Two of Jamaica's staple crops — the so you are putting up a yam and green banana — are said to stress and demand on be partially responsible for the these muscle groups which island's world sprinting domination, is being further pushed by according to Professor Errol these 'anabolic steroids' Morrison, president of the University they are going to have an of Technology (UTech). advantage and they are Professor Morrison, who going to grow with that addressed the Observer's Monday and by the time they are Exchange yesterday, said also that hitting the late teens you the "cock bottom", more associated should be seeing some with the black race, is an added responsive muscle mass," advantage in the rush to the finish explained Prof Morrison. line.

Prof Morrison Prof Morrison, who has done explained that during the extensive studies on why Jamaicans running of races a number run so fast, dismissed the speed of athletes on the world Professor Errol Morrison gene thought as just a myth and level are probably similar suggested that there are other factors at play related in speed, but they fade at different levels and that's to the passion, discipline, hard work and talent that when the quicker replenishing caused by the green are derived from substances in yam and green bananas gives Jamaican athletes the edge. bananas.

"By 60 metres they start to fade and it is because Said Professor Morrison: "This is a hypothesis. we have the advantage of the replenishing of the This is not gospel and fixed in stone. It is a phosphate that is allowing us to keep that momentum hypothesis based on a lot of biochemical research to the end of the race," said the UTech president. and anatomical research and I will put it down as But Jamaica's success is not all in the food, it has succinctly as this: Genetics, dietetics and athletics." to do with the anatomy of the black race as against According to Prof Morrison, yam produces a the white or Asiatic. substance called Hypo Steroids which acts as a "What is that that makes the black Caribbean stimulus, while green banana produces phytate, man and woman so good at sports and a lot of which is four times the concentration in the yellow theories are abound," he pointed out. yams and replenishes the energy supply.

"There is something called in our parlance, a "You can't just get up and eat tuber crops like cock bottom. The shape of the backbone and the hip yam and go and run. What is happening is it is a is angled this way with the pelvis, and the front staple diet, so our young people who are using these muscles afford high knee lift as opposed to when the staple crops are being exposed to these 'anabolic back is more straight. That contributes to the kind of steroids' from very early and Jamaica is the only power when you drive that leg down, those are some country with organised programmes from infancy; of the genetics.

"The black compared to the whites and Asiatics have a narrower chest wall and they breathe a little faster and when they do that it is allowing for the quicker exchange of oxygen, which is also part of the quicker recovery that you see. That is one aspect," explained Prof Morrison, who has worked in tandem with the University of Glasgow, which is one of the leading researchers of genetics.

He also threw out the notion of speed genes after years of extensive study in collaboration with a leading university on the issue.

"Then everybody has been saying this guy has a special gene that makes him run fast. To put it mildly, we have been working since 2006 with the University of Glascow, which has the leading group working on genetic assessment of world-class athletes comparing them with the general world population.

"They have studied about half a dozen different genes thought to have been associated with great performances in sports and we have found nothing in these athletes, including Herb McKenley (before he died), Usain Bolt and Asafa (Powell), and they have shown no difference from the background population, so this speed gene is a myth which they are still researching," he noted, "But you can't knock research because you don't know what they might come up with at some point.

My point is, the gene is really in the structure of those limbs. The major thing you want to concern yourself with is, a number of black people has that same thing, so why is it that they don't do well or as well.

"There is biochemistry, anatomy (genetics) and overall training in Jamaica which is second to none, so there is every reason why we should be doing well. It is not any buck up or drugs, as some people have said," Professor Morrison concluded.

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London officially kicks off countdown to Olympics Prime Minister David Cameron hailed a "great British success story" Wednesday night as London celebrated the 12-month countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. From a packed Trafalgar Square, Cameron declared the £9.3 billion (US$15 billion) project a "great advertisement" for the country, before Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, formally invited the

tiger WOODS FALLS Out OF WOrLD tOP 20 Tiger Woods has fallen out of the world top 20 for the first time since January 1997.

The former world No.1 has not played since May 12 because of knee and Achilles tendon injuries although he is expected to announce later this week that he will return to action at the WGCBridgestone Invitational on Thursday week.

That would test his fitness ahead of the year's final Major, the USPGA Championship in Atlanta, which starts on August 11.

Woods has dropped from eighth to 21st in the rankings in that time and last Wednesday announced on his website that he had fired his longtime caddie, New Zealander Steve Williams

WORld tOp 20 1. Luke Donald (ENG) 9.72pts 2. Lee Westwood (ENG) 8.33 3. Martin Kaymer (GER) 7.26 4. Rory McIlroy (NIR) 7.06 5. Steve Stricker (USA) 6.94 6. Phil Mickelson (USA) 6.27 7. Dustin Johnson (USA) 5.75 8. Jason Day (AUS) 5.44 9. Matt Kuchar (USA) 5.38 10. Nick Watney (USA) 5.24 11. Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 5.21 12. Graeme McDowell (NIR) 5.20 13. Bubba Watson (USA) 4.77 14. KJ Choi (KOR) 4.71 15. Paul Casey (ENG) 4.62 16. Ian Poulter (ENG) 4.45 17. Adam Scott (AUS) 4.05 18. Hunter Mahan (USA) 3.78 19. Robert Karlsson (SWE) 3.75 20. Retief Goosen (RSA) 3.67

world's best athletes to compete in London next July.

"This has the makings of a great British success story," Cameron said. "It's on time and on budget."

A day of celebration began in the Aquatics Centre and ended with the building hailed a "masterpiece"

by Rogge and a "poem in concrete and steel" by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, who said that the water looked "good enough to drink — gin-clear."

Rogge, a Belgian surgeon not prone to hyperbole, said that he was "visually shocked" by a "fabulous" venue as he watched synchronized swimmers perform to a medley of Queen hits.

The series of events staged throughout the day — exactly 366 days before the opening ceremony (2012 is a leap year) — appeared to run smoothly as organizers shuttled between the Olympic Park and St. Pancras station, from where the

Javelin train aims to transport 25,000 spectators an hour.

After greeting slightly bemused travelers from the Netherlands, France and Germany as they disembarked from the Eurostar, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe and Hugh Robertson, the Sports Minister, took off their shoes and socks to have their feet cast in clay. They then took the sevenminute journey to Stratford International on the Javelin train.

NBA sides to resume talks Monday NEW YORK — NBA owners and players will resume talks toward a new collective bargaining agreement Monday, a month after the lockout started, people with knowledge of the plans said Wednesday.

Though representatives from the sides have been talking and met on multiple occasions since July 1, this will be the first meeting to include Commissioner David Stern, union executive director Billy Hunter and president Derek Fisher of the Lakers, and owners, the people told The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are supposed to be confidential.

The sides were still far apart on numerous economic issues when owners voted to lock out the players when the old collective bargaining agreement expired at the end of the day June 30.

The first full meeting after the lockout in the summer NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter (left) and NBA of 1998 also came in early August, and the NBA went on commissioner David Stern (right) are pictured shaking hands after to lose games to a work stoppage for the only time. announcing an agreement that ended the NBA's 1998-99 lockout.

That possibility looms again, with owners seeking The NBA has released its 2011-12 schedule, which significant changes to the division of revenues, salary cap and other financial areas. The league says it lost about would begin on Nov. 1, but that would be jeopardized if $300 million last season and has no chance to make a the sides can't start chipping away at their differences profit under the old system, which guaranteed the players soon. Hunter indicated after the last talks that perhaps they could start with something besides the finances 57 percent of basketball-related income.

Players offered to reduce that to 54.3 percent, but say when talks resumed, since they could never get past that the owners' last proposal for a new CBA would cut their hurdle and onto other things previously. guarantee to around 40 percent.

NFL iS BAck iN BuSiNeSS AS PLAyer rePreSeNtAtiveS Ok 10-yeAr DeAL In striking a deal, the sides end the longest work stoppage in NFL history. Starting Tuesday, clubs can sign rookies and undrafted free agents, and training camps start to open Wednesday.

Eventually, the ice began to thaw between the sides, who knew that at some point they would have to begin acting like partners again.

The new deal calls for the sides to split the league's total revenue, with owners getting 53% and players 47% (replacing an arrangement that was closer to 50/50). The part that was most impressive to me was when the players and owners began to sit across the table from each other and dialogue," said Jeff Saturday, the Indianapolis Colts center who was heavily involved in the negotiations. "Things began to happen."

The agreement keeps the regular season at 16 games, as opposed to the owner-proposed 18, and ends federal court oversight of the pact. Some issues, including blood testing for human growth hormone, cannot be decided until the players reconstitute their union.

Benefits for retired players will be increased with additional funding of $900 million to $1 billion over the next 10 years. The largest single amount of $620 million will be earmarked for a "Legacy Fund" to increase pensions for pre-1993 retirees.

Also addressed in the agreement are mechanisms to help create stadium solutions in California. The deal allows for owners and players to set aside money to invest in new venues, including proposed stadiums in the Bay Area, San Diego and the L.A. area.

Hall of Fame coach John Madden, now a special consultant to the league, said that at one point he was worried that games would be canceled.

"When I had a real concern is when I'd watch TV and they'd show the pictures of the negotiations, and I didn't know one guy in there," he said. "They were all lawyers with briefcases. I said, 'No, this isn't the way.' We had to get it out of their hands.

"They finally got it out of the courts and back into the hands of the owners and players.… They're the custodians of the game."

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