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Dominican woman shot dead in TCI Continued from Page 1 Since the murder, the police have stepped up their presence in the area with regular patrolling.

When this newspaper visited the home of the deceased woman, there were more than a dozen teary-eyed individuals, some of whom tried unsuccessfully to hold back the grief caused from the horrific crime, as they hugged and comforted each other.

The wailing became even more intense when pastor for the Living Faith Church, Elvis Belen, visited the home to pray and offer words of comfort to Suare’s grieving friends.

They said she had no family members in the Turks and Caicos Islands, as all her relatives lived in the Dominican Republic.

One of her friends said before she died, Suare reportedly dialed her cell phone and told her that she was shot.

The friend said she rushed to the scene, but when she arrived, was greeted with the shocking news that the injured woman had already succumbed to her injuries.

Meantime, Deputy Commissioner Sullivan told the media corps that the news conference was primarily called to inform the public that, investigators were pulling out all the stops to bring

the culpable parties to justice.

He said while the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) was spearheading the investigation, it was being supported by all other policing arms of the law-enforcement entity.

“It (murder) shouldn’t have happened. It is unacceptable in the society and, we send condolences out to the family of the deceased. And I want to assure you that the Royal Turks and Caicos Police are doing everything in its power to bring to a successful conclusion. I can’t tell you the amount of officers we have (conducting the investigation). but we are putting a lot of officers to it.

“Right now we are appealing to the public who have assisted us already.

We are asking that everybody steps forward if they have any information on this event; anything that they thought was suspicious; anything that may not mean something to them but might mean something to us, to call us through 911 and, we will get the information,” Sullivan said.

He told media representatives that the police would take no lead for granted, saying that witness statements were being collected in addition to other information of earlier activities in the area.

“We feel that individuals out there

Two of Santa Suare’s friends tried to comfort each other as the mourn her murder

Pastor Elvis Belen of the Living Faith Church, prays with close friends of murdered woman Santa Suare

know who is responsible; police cars are around; police officers are around, they may feel more comfortable approaching them in an environment back there rather than to come here to the police station,” he said.

Speculations were that a number of persons were held on suspicion of the murder, but Sullivan pointed out that those round-ups were unrelated. He said the apprehension of those suspects were in relation to other criminal incidents across Providenciales over the past month.

“As far as we know right now, our officers were out doing follow-ups on this (murder) when they came across some other incidents and, arrests took place at that time, so at this time I do not feel that they are tied into this event until someone proves me wrong. But as far as I have been told they are not tied to this event,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan also dismissed allegations that Suare had recognised her attackers from a previous robbery at the enterprise and reported it to a police officer.

“I can tell you that is probably not accurate that any conversation (between Suare and) any police officers (took place),” was the response from the Deputy Commissioner.

In the meantime, Pastor Belen said Suare had visited his church occasionally and, he had known her to be a wonderful individual. He said the woman’s murder has sent shockwaves

through the Spanish community and, some individuals were taking it hard.

“I have known her from about five years ago. She was a really nice person, I never heard of her causing any problem in the community. She was a very, very, very good person. I was really surprised at what had happened.

Today we came and we prayed for them (her friends). For any counselor, it would be a difficult time to tell the family members and friends that they understand what they have been going through.

“She doesn’t have any close family here, but every one of us (Dominicans) in this place knows her. Right now we are praying to God, because only he can ease the pain of what the family and friends are going through,” Belen said.

Suare’s death is the first murder since the start of the year.

In the meantime, an account will be opened on Monday (July 25) at a bank to be decided upon, where the public will be asked to contribute to the woman’s family and her interment.

Persons wanting more information are asked to call Sailing Paradise at 9417331.

For information leading to an arrest the public can call the police at 9413327, 946-4259 or 911; Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIPS (8477), or send an encrypted web tip on www.crimestoppers.tc or friend Crime Stoppers Turks & Caicos on Facebook

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No CaribbeaN SoCiety: SiNCe wheN?

by Sir ronald Sanders

Editorial Cartoon

At their retreat in Guyana on May 21 and 22, Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) heads of government are reported to have noted that the preamble to the revised CARICOM Treaty focuses exclusively on ‘economy’ and does not speak to ‘society’.

The heads are recorded as agreeing: “If there is no sense of community; no sense of shared values; no sense that the people of the region have something to contribute to the treasury of human civilization, our endeavours would be meaningless”.

They then concluded: “There is therefore need for discussion and articulation of a Caribbean society”.

However, they did not continue to say how and when the “discussion and articulation of a Caribbean society” would begin.

In any event, the statement that the revised CARICOM Treaty focuses exclusively on ‘economy’ and does not speak to ‘society’ has not been surprising for the past decade since the revised treaty was signed. Nor should it have been. The CARICOM Treaty, after all, is an agreement governing areas of trade, economic integration, foreign policy co-ordination, functional cooperation and related matters. More particularly, the Treaty grew out of an understanding, developed over almost a century, that Caribbean countries are indeed a society. There was hardly a need in the treaty to refer to a ‘society’. It was taken for granted.

The understanding that the Caribbean people are a society has been articulated since the beginning of the 20th Century by trade union leaders, educators, writers, calypsonians and politicians such as C.L.R James, Marcus Garvey, T.L. Marryshow, Gerald Francisco Slinger (the Mighty Sparrow), Eric Williams, Norman Manley, Grantley Adams, Shridath Ramphal, and Errol Barrow.

That list is by no means exhaustive. In the current group of leaders, no one has done more to advance the notion of the existence of a Caribbean ‘society’ than the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, who rightly and constantly reminds us of our ‘Caribbean civilization’.

Even long before that, in 1772, Pere Labat said of the Caribbean people: “You are all together in the same boat, sailing on the same uncertain sea... citizenship and race unimportant, feeble little labels

compared to the message that my spirit brings to me: that of the predicament which history has imposed upon you”.

And what is ‘society’? Sociologists define it as “people who interact in such a way as to share a common culture. The cultural bond may be ethnic or racial, based on gender, or due to shared beliefs, values, and activities”.

Who would doubt that the people of the Caribbean share “beliefs, values and activities”? Are those shared beliefs, values and activities not obvious in our common legal system; in our shared education system; in our joint admiration of Usain Bolt as an outstanding Caribbean achiever; in our cheering for Caribbean athletes in Commonwealth and international events regardless of the jurisdiction in which they were born; and in our love of cricket and our passion for the West Indies cricket team to succeed?

Of course, there are some cultural differences between each of the countries, but none of them are sufficient to negate the existence of a ‘society’, just as differences between people in Clarendon and Kingston are not enough to deny a Jamaican society or are differences between people from St. Peter and Bridgetown sufficient to cancel out the reality of a Barbadian society.

It should also be recalled that, in 1997, the heads of government of CARICOM adopted a resolution adopting a Charter of Civil Society in which, in the name of the Caribbean people, they established values for the region as (in their words) “an important element of the community’s structures of unity”. Maybe it is true that few Caribbean people remember and even fewer know of the Charter. But who should take responsibility for that?

In any event, it is welcome news that a “need” has been recognized “for discussion and articulation of a Caribbean society” because, in recent years, few political representatives have done much to articulate the benefits of Caribbean economic integration or the gains of functional cooperation or of joint trade negotiations. Indeed, Caribbean integration is more often than not spoken of in derogatory and inaccurate terms, succeeding in raising tensions between the citizens of member countries.

One way of discussing and articulating a Caribbean society in a meaningful way would be to re-invigorate a Regional Assembly of Caribbean

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Community Representatives. But, it should not consist of political representatives alone.

Equally represented should be private sector and trade union organizations from every member country of CARICOM. And, the assembly should have select committees which should be able to take evidence from Caribbean academics and practitioners in their fields of expertise. Further, the assembly should rotate its meetings among all CARICOM states and the meetings should be broadcast throughout the region on national television.

The assembly should be able to discuss matters which its members initiate, according to their own rules, and which they should be empowered to send to CARICOM decision-making organs such as heads of governments meetings for consideration. In turn, the assembly should also be able to debate and pronounce upon local and international developments which affect the region as a whole.

This is not a new idea. Six years ago, Dr. Vaughan Lewis distinguished Caribbean academic and public servant proposed a variation of the notion set out here for an Assembly of Caribbean Community Representatives. He saw its role more as “an education forum” than “a debating forum”.

The point is that the Assembly, even though it would have no legislative capacity as in the European Union, would be able to lift the notions of Caribbean ‘society’, Caribbean ‘community’ and Caribbean ‘integration’ to a higher plane of informed discussion.

And, in an assembly made up of private sector and trade union persons as well as politicians, the participation would be broader and more representative of Caribbean society.

Note: The Heads of Government of Haiti, St Lucia, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname did not attend the meeting. Suriname was represented by an Ambassador, Suriname by its Vice President and Trinidad and Tobago sent no one. Haiti was engaged in trying to set up its government. The Bahamas is not a member of the Caicom common market.

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Recent promotions in the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force causing internal problems

By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

the tOp brass of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is assuring concerned members of its ranks, who are fearful that the law-enforcement service could return to the days of its female members having to sleep with senior officers for promotion, will not return.

Such concern was raised in the wake of what some members claimed were recent promotions given to some of its members who they believe were undeserving. the sUn was able to confirm a number of recent promotions.

Sergeant Grantley Williams was promoted to CID as Acting Inspector; Sergeant Stephen Webb was promoted to Head the Cold Case Unit, reporting directly to the Deputy Commissioner; Corporal Evelyn Taylor was promoted as sergeant for the Division Stores and Exhibit Custodian; Corporal Felix Browne, promoted to Sergeant in North Caicos; Constable Michael Mills, promoted to Sergeant in the Special Branch Division at the Providenciales International Airport; Constable Shervin Adams, promoted to sergeant in the CID; constable Tomiko “Sleepy” Glinton, promoted to Sergeant in the CID; constable David Wilson, promoted to sergeant in the Cold Case Unit, and constable Ensa Wilson, promoted to Sergeant in the CID.

However, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Brad Sullivan told The SUN the recent elevations were not cemented positions, but were part of a more open measure that would be in temporary effect until an overhauling system on which they are currently working is complete.

“The Commander and I have placed several members in acting appointments. These acting appointments are not a designation of permanent appointments. The acting appointments are part of a more transparent promotion system pending the completion of the new, revised promotion system,” Assistant Commissioner Sullivan pointed out.

The livid police force members argued that the recent rounds of promotions were not done in consultations nor input from the Police Policy Board.

They claimed that it was also done without officers sitting promotional examinations.

They further claimed that while this was happening, the efforts of a number of hardworking officers have been brushed aside, as they were apparently not considered for elevation.

“They (force hierarchy) are handing out promotions as if they are free candy. They have gotten (done) away with the promotion exam and some hard working police officers are being left behind while marginal performers and persons who have never had a case in court in their entire service are being promoted through the carrying of tales on others.

“Over thirty-something promotions were freely given away without any input of the Policy Board and without officers sitting the promotion examination and appearing before the promotion board,” a police source said.

However, Deputy Commissioner Sullivan said while there has not been consultations with the Police Policy Group, which he said was not meeting on a regular basis, meetings were held with supervisors of particular individuals as well as high-ranking officers.

“It is correct that there has not been a consultation between the Commissioner and I and the Policy Group. We have however sought out the opinions of the persons’ supervisor as well as other supervisors as often as we can. A file review has also been completed to ensure that we are making informed decisions.

“The Policy Group has not been meeting on a regular basis and, as such, the process of filling vacancies and creating new units and opportunities for transfer and promotion would have been hampered. Presently, we are developing a new promotion system in line with modern practices to meet the needs of this growing organization,” Sullivan declared.

In the meantime the source declared: “A lot of police officers are very much displeased with how a lot of things are happening and saying that they really do not see any future being there.”

Lionfish threatening entire Caribbean region, say - scientists On the heels on a call by Wesley Clerveaux – the Director for the Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources (DECR) – for funds to tackle the lion fish problem threatening Turks and Caicos Islands fishery, scientists in Florida and the region said the predatory fish in fact threatening the entire Caribbean region.

The colourful fish, originally native to Indo-Pacific waters, grows 12 to 15 inches long and breeds heavily. The females can spawn several times per month and release up to 30,000 eggs every four days per spawn.

According to the scientists, by name and nature, the lionfish, a nonnative predatory fish is taking over the marine waters of the southeastern United States and the Caribbean and may spell trouble for reef environments and popular table fare, including grouper and snapper.

First sighted in the Americas 1985 off Florida’s southeast coast, lionfish, scientists speculate, slipped from someone’s aquarium into the marine waters, said Martha Bademan, an environmental specialist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Marine Fisheries Management.

Since then, lionfish has become

The colourful lionfish, originally native to Indo-Pacific waters, grows 12 to 15 inches long and breed heavily.

established on the American eastern seaboard and have expanded throughout the Caribbean, she said.

Scientists believe that juvenile lionfish from Caribbean lionfish populations are carried by ocean currents to Florida waters.

As lionfish grow, they switch their diet from marine invertebrates to fish, sparking the scientists concerns, according to Bademan.

“They are eating native fish and competing with native predatory fish such as grouper and snapper,” she

said.

Lionfish, voracious hunters that herd, corner and swallow their prey whole, have few natural predators and bring more bad news to a region already under stress from overfishing and climate change.

Scientists say the lionfish poses a major threat to the Caribbean’s delicate coral reef ecosystems by lessening the chances of survival for a wide range of native reef-dwellers either by eating them or competing with them for food.

Native grouper may prey on lionfish, but the species has been overfished and may have little impact on the invasive lionfish on coral reefs, according to a team of Oregon State University reseachers attached to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) undersea research programme.

“They are also likely to have a negative impact on overall reef habitat, since they feed on herbivorous fish that keep the algae in check on the reefs,” said Bademan.

Bademan said one of the best things fisher folk and divers can do is to collect and remove the fish. She warned against handling lionfish with bare hands, as they had venomous glands in its dorsal, pelvic and anal spines.

Last year, the DECR staged a country-wide lion fish contest in its drive the rid TCI waters of that species. Dozens of fish were caught and sold to restaurants across the TCI to be added to their menus.

Prior to the contest, the DECR hosted a series of workshops with restaurateurs and residents on how to prepare the fish. However, according to Clerveaux, the continuation of the programme has hit a snag since funds of to sustain it have dried up.

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Value Added Tax (VAT) will be the cornerstone of reformed tax system in Turks and Caicos Islands

By Delton Jones Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance Turks and Caicos Islands

The global economic downturn has reduced tax revenues around the world. Taxes are levied on economic activities, so when an economy declines the amount of tax revenue will fall as well. Governments must make hard decisions about increasing taxes, reducing expenditure, or borrowing until economic activity revives.

The Ministry of Finance’s Statement on the Economy released on 12 July showed how, under previous administrations, the TCI government had reached a point where it could not pay many of its bills for basic public services and it was unable to increase borrowing. The revenue system is a central part of this story. TCI’s boom in revenues was built on the sands of speculative international property investment and the one-time sale of crown land. When global finance collapsed, the riskiness of this strategy meant the TCI government lost onethird of its revenue almost overnight.

The impact of this loss was compounded given the legacy of overspending and that previous administrations had not built up a reserve fund to draw on in difficult

times. a revenue system that’s fit for purpose The need to reform the tax system has been recognised for many years, and last year Professor Alan Roe’s report set out a number of options for change. Between September 2010 and March 2011 we worked with EUfunded specialists and consulted widely to develop a set of proposals that will reform the tax system and help to close the budget gap over the next two years.

The cornerstone of the new, reformed tax system for the medium term is the introduction of a Value Added Tax (VAT). VAT has been successfully introduced in many countries world-wide, including many small economies with a heavy reliance on tourism. It has also been successfully implemented in the Caribbean, including in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Antigua and Barbuda, and is in the process of being implemented in St Lucia. In many instances the revenues raised by VAT have been much better than expected.

Once a business is registered for VAT it will pay VAT to other businesses on any purchases it makes (input tax) and charge VAT on its sales to customers (output tax). Only the

difference between the output tax and the input tax will be payable to Government.

VAT will provide a stable source of revenue for TCIG, and will remove many of the distortions of the current tax system and promote competition and economic growth by imposing a single flat rate on most domestic and imported goods and services. The full crediting of VAT on capital investments will also lower the cost of investment for many businesses. This economic boost will help to improve the country’s fiscal position.

Introducing VAT will, however, require a significant amount of preparation. We have therefore put in place a number of temporary measures to pave the way and close the budget gap. Most of these are expected to fall away, together with existing levies such as accommodation tax, when VAT is introduced in 2013/14. These measures should increase revenues and, together with cuts in expenditure, will put us well on the road to financial sustainability. It will allow us to start to repay debt, and to build reserves for future investment and to withstand the shocks to which a small island nation is vulnerable. listening to your views These revenue proposals were the subject of widespread consultation, including a series of meetings with members of the business community, the two Chambers of Commerce, the Turks and Caicos Real Estate and Hotels Associations, radio and TV broadcasts, and meetings with the businesses and sectors directly affected. We are grateful to those who took the time to attend the meetings or to comment in other ways.

A range of views was expressed.

Taking account of both practical considerations and the strong views of local businesses and residents, we ruled out the introduction of personal and corporate income and property taxes; we have dropped proposals for an electricity sales tax, and limited the water sales tax so that it would only apply to commercial users and high volume residential customers. We are continuing to develop and discuss other proposed changes, including a carbon tax on the electricity suppliers and changes to the system of work permit fees. We believe the package of measures included in the 2011/12 budget will look after the long term interests of the economy and balance the competing needs of families, consumers, employees, different business sectors and the public sector. making sure taxes are efficient and fair Systems to collect all the money due to Government also need to be more efficient and fairer; it is not right that some people and businesses pay while others do not. Arrears were made worse by the Government’s inability to pay local businesses on time, leading to a vicious circle of non-payment of taxes and an inability to enforce debts due to Government. We are now paying our bills as they fall due, thanks to the UK-backed financing package,

Delton Jones Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance Turks and Caicos Islands

and we will use the opportunity this provides to ensure that all monies due to Government are paid on time and in full.

We are monitoring payments received closely, in order to identify those who should be paying but are not, and to take the necessary follow up action to make sure that everyone pays what is due. For example, on accommodation tax we are carrying out a detailed analysis of the payments made by each resort and restaurant, and targeting our audit and enforcement activity on those who seem not to be paying in full or on time. We are also working with the police to ensure that all businesses are displaying an up to date business licence, and taking follow up action where necessary. a vision for the future The Ministry of Finance’s first quarterly report on the budget at the beginning of August will show the progress we are making. The TCI tourism industry is currently experiencing a very successful season.

The improvements to the runway at the airport in Providenciales, an increase in flights by a new and existing carriers, and the fundamental attractiveness of the TCI to tourists has contributed to high occupancy levels in most resorts, and resort owners expect that occupancy will continue to be high throughout the summer months. It has also been a record breaking year for arrivals at the Cruise Centre in Grand Turk. As the tourism sector of the economy booms, so do revenues from taxes associated with tourism.

Creating a more efficient and fairer tax system is a crucial part of restoring TCI’s finances. It will also help us to build reserves to let us repay TCIG’s high level of debt, invest in the future and cope with the shocks to which all small economies are vulnerable.

The Government’s approach is designed to minimise any unnecessary burden on citizens and businesses and make the revenue system fairer. This work is essential to build a prosperous and vibrant future for the Turks and Caicos Islands so that it can thrive and fulfill its strong potential as a place to live, work, visit and conduct business.

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Fuel factor rate declines but affected by new Customs processing fee In an effort to continuously update customers on the fuel factor rate and energy consumption, Fortis TCI Ltd (formerly PPC) announced that June’s fuel factor rate will be lower than May’s rate.

The recent reduction in the price of fuel would have translated in a total decrease of 4.8% in the fuel factor rate. However, only a 2.5 % drop in June’s fuel factor rate will be reflected in July’s electricity bills from $0.2425 to $0.2366. The total decrease of 4.8% has been partially offset by an adjustment for the calculation of 4% Customs Processing Fee which was implemented by TCIG in April 2011.

“For the period April 19 to June 14, 2011, Customs Processing Fees on fuel purchased from Fortis TCI’s fuel supplier were understated due to a revised basis of calculation provided by the TCIG’s Customs Department.

As a result, this became an additional cost of fuel for the Company. In order to minimise the impact of this additional cost in the fuel factor, Fortis TCI Ltd has decided to distribute the total amount of

Allan Robinson, Fortis TCI’s Vice President of Customer and Corporate Services

understatement over the next two months. The full 4% Customs Processing Fee should be reflected in the fuel cost each month going forward” stated Ruth GardinerForbes, Fortis TCI’s Vice President of Finance and CFO.

Mrs. Gardiner-Forbes reminded customers that the price of fuel being used to generate electricity does not correspond directly to the current market price because of the supplier’s distribution chain. The price therefore charged to Fortis TCI Ltd reflects the effective price when the fuel was purchased by the supplier.

Allan Robinson, Fortis TCI’s Vice President of Customer and Corporate Services added, “Customers are encouraged to continue their efforts to manage their energy consumption and maximise the value of energy they use. Although we can’t control global fuel rates, we can make simple changes in our daily lives by being more energy efficient to help keep costs at a minimum.”

For more information on energy conservation tips, customers are encouraged to visit Fortis TCI’s website at www.fortistci.com.

Fortis TCI Ltd and Atlantic Equipment & Power Limited (AEP) became a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortis Inc located in Newfoundland

Canada in August 2006. Fortis TCI Ltd and AEP serve approximately 9, 000 customers or 80% of electricity customers in the Turks & Caicos Islands. Fortis TCI Ltd is the sole provider of electricity in Providenciales, North Caicos and Middle Caicos. AEP is the sole provider of electricity in South Caicos.

The utilities have a combined dieselfired generating capacity of approximately 56.7 megawatts (MW).

Fortis Inc., the largest investorowned distribution utility in Canada, serves almost two million gas and electric customers and has approximately $13 billion of assets. Its regulated holdings include a natural gas utility and electric utilities in five Canadian provinces and three Caribbean countries. Fortis Inc. owns non-regulated hydroelectric generation assets across Canada and in Belize and upper New York State. It also owns hotels and commercial real estate in Canada. Fortis Inc. shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade under the symbol FTS.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION Economist/statistician The Financial Services Commission, a statutory body of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government responsible for the licensing and regulation of financial services businesses, is seeking qualified applicants for the post of Economist/Statistician PURPosE To establish a research unit within the Financial Services Commission to deal with financial statistics.

DUtiEs & REsPonsiBiLitiEs The holder of this position will carry out the following duties: • Undertake research and data collection operations, analyze and evaluate data and develop official FSC statistics for dissemination.

• Prepare reports of statistical evaluations and make necessary recommendations based thereon.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED • Sound knowledge of banking law, financial markets and financial instruments; • Sound knowledge of mathematical, statistical and research techniques; • Sound knowledge of database management • Very good analytical skills • Proficiency in the use of computers • Good oral and written communication skills • Very good knowledge of economic and financial analysis EDUcation & EXPERiEncE • MSc. Economics with a minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in the field of statistics Or • BSc. Economics and five (5) years’ work experience in the field of statistics.

• Ensure the accuracy, timeliness and consistency of data collected in relation to financial institutions.

otHER inFoRmation aPPLicaBLE to tHE Post This position falls within Grade 4 of the Commission’s pay scale.

Actual salary payable will be determined by reference to the degree of qualification, experience, knowledge base and other criteria that the Commission may assess.

• Develop and design survey questionnaires and other statistical data collection methodologies

The duties for the above post may be carried out at either of the Commission’s offices in Grand Turk or Providenciales.

• Perform other functions which may be relevant to the position or as may be assigned by the Managing Director.

applications should be received no later than august 31, 2011 and may be emailed to dmorrison@tcifsc.tc or faxed to 1-649-941-8379

• Maintain a database and update same with all information relating to the banking sector and other specified sectors.

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New constitution transfers powers from Turks and Caicos Islanders to the Brits, says PNP leader Clayton Greene leader oF the Progressive National Party (PNP) Clayton Green says the new Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands, “makes the Government of the People subservient to the dictates of those in a far away land and rapes us of our worth as a people”.

In a press release issued late Thursday, Greene said: “The reality is that the constitution that has been published today is by and large what those of us who met with the Minister in London expected to receive. That is however not the issue.

The issue is that it is not a constitution that has the buy in of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islanders because it is not a

negotiated document.

That is a significant indictment.”

Greene, who is the managing partner of the law firm Stanfield Greene, said the new Constitution remains a document that is “designed to transfer governance from Turks and Caicos Islanders and place it exclusively in the hands of the British Government in the person of their appointed Governor”.

He added: “There is nothing in it that is worthy of celebration because nothing in it speaks to the hopes dreams and aspirations of the Turks and Caicos Islanders. The reality is that we have come too far and accomplished too much

for ourselves that we will never be satisfied with a constitution that that does not recognize our worth as a people. We aspire to be more that a “territory”.”

According to Greene, who was a former Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Turks and Caicos Islands: “This constitution does not recognize that. It makes the Government of the People subservient to the dictates of those in a far away land and rapes us of our worth as a people. I will never be satisfied and will therefore do every thing that I can to hasten the day when we can negotiate the constitution of our choosing.”

Power substation for blue Hills

By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

Fortis tCi, Formerly Provo Power Company (PPC) is to construct a substation in the Blue Hills area of Providenciales in-keeping with the rapid development of that general area, this according to President and Chief Executive Officer for the light and power company Eddington Powell.

Speaking to media representatives shortly after a ceremony to rebrand the company which coincided with the opening of its swanky commercial office on Leeward Highway, Powell said the substation should come on stream very soon.

The idea behind the substation construction, according to Powell, is to generate greater energy capacity while reducing generation losses.

“We are going to build a substation in the Blue

Hills area because there is a lot of development in that area with the housing and other developments.

To reduce losses on those lines, that is our next project. It is part our overall comprehensive plan to reduce losses and to become more efficient.

Powell said Fortis has already gone ahead and made overhauling upgrade to its general system as an energy-saving mechanism, by, among other things, increasing the size of its high-tension wires especially along the Leeward Highway. This, he predicted, will bring heavy saving to the company over the long term.

“That is part of our plans to upgrade our transmission and distribution system. So, by increasing the size of our wires and also the conducting of our transmission system, we actually reduce system losses because, as you know, as you

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“Our customers should continue to expect the professionalism and great service of our staff. We will continue to look into other opportunities to serve our customers, including remote bill payment; to continue to extent payment through the bank; looking at offering payment through the credit card system – to make the life of our customers that much easier in dealing with the company,” Powell asserted.

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Police Training School in Grand Turk will not shut down

By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

DePUTy Commissioner BrAD Sullivan says there are no plans to close the Police Training School in Grand Turk.

However, he says, the school will not run a fall recruitment exercise but expects to use the period to offer further training to officers already in the system.

According to Sullivan, recruitstraining classes will resume at the top of the second quarter of next year.

A number of recruits were expecting to start training in August of this year, but they will now have to wait until April next year.

The sUn understands that the Police Force has taken a decision to make certain changes and relocations in Grand Turk relating to the space that has been allocated to the Commissioner’s Office and the Training School.

Over the years, police recruits from the Turks and Caicos Islands

were trained in Barbados and then The Bahamas, until recently when a decision was taken to have them schooled here.

“You are correct in that we will not be running a fall recruit training class. We are, however, planning on having a new class begin training in April of 2011. From September to April we plan on utilizing the training school to facilitate the training of our officers not only those in specialized units but also our front line officers,” Sullivan told The SUN. He noted that the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force plans to conduct refresher courses along the different rungs of the crime-fighting ladder of its men and women so as to make them more efficient in the pursuit of their duties.

“Our plans are to supply training opportunities to refresh officers on the basics of police work - from crime scene management right through to how to prepare for giving court testimony. We will also be looking into giving more advanced training in

specialized areas of the regular duties of our officers in our CID, Traffic, Marine Branch, Tactical, Intelligence and Professional Integrity Unit.

“At this time, there is no plan to relocate the training school to Provo.

We are looking presently into a program which makes every day a training day - which does not necessarily require a school or a class room just a program where we ensure that our officers are current on the daily requirements of their job,” Sullivan said.

Some members of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force told The sUn that it was also their understanding that plans were in train to close the police training school and return to sending recruits to the Bahamas, which was the practice up until recently.

The local facility was among the highlights of former commissioner Edward Hall’s career, telling a news conference before leaving office this year that it was a great achievement during his tenure.

Police form Cold Case Unit

By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

Commissioner of PoliCe Colin farquar has also established a full-time two-member Cold Case Unit to work on unsolved homicide cases both recently and over an extended period.

Two of the cases expected to be at the forefront of the investigations are the high-profile Dorsett Gardiner murder as well as the Constable Prince smith shooting death. Dorsett Gardiner was killed two years ago after unknown assailants attacked him and a female friend Claudette rigby.

Both were found in bushes behind the Providenciales international Airport in December 2009. They were both severely bludgeoned by their attackers. rigby was found barely alive, while Gardiner was pronounced dead shortly after being found. rigby received treatment in the United states, where she was flown for emergency treatment, but even after several corrective operations, up until recently, she could not recall the incident. initially, it was being banded about that members from the royal Turks and Caicos islands Police force may have been involved, but those rumours have been quickly debunked by the hierarchy of the force after proper alibi was furnished.

Constable Prince smith was shot to death at the former leeward marina in January of 2005 by a member of a band of gunmen who hijacked the Parrot Cay payroll, for which he was providing security escort.

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The Vincentian cop attempted to stave off the robbery but was shot in the abdomen. He was rushed to the former myrtle rigby Health Complex where he died shortly after arrival.

An ex-member of the force was initially fingered as the main suspect. He was out of the country when wanted signs with his image on them were posted across the country. He returned to the country to prove his innocence and was interrogated and later released, leaving the police to return to square one.

Also expected to be on the cards is the Wensley Joseph shooting death. Joseph was a student at the Clement Howell High school at the time of his murder.

He was killed about two years ago, by unknown assailants while on his way from a party at the Police Canteen in Providenciales late one night. initial investigations speculated that he may have been followed from the party to his neighbourhood of Kew Town where he was killed. Tyre tracks were also evident on his body. His body was discovered a few metres from his home in the wee hours of the morning by a passer-by in the community.

Josephs was said to have been an active member of the Clement Howell High school student body, having participated in a number of curricula and extracurricula activities. shortly after his death, the school used one of its devotional mornings to host a memorial service in his honour The commissioner noted that the cases remain a major concern not only to the police but also members of the community and, would move to ensure that these unsolved matters get the attention that they deserve.

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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.

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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.

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

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(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

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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.

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LOCAL NEWS

TURKS AND CAICOS SUN

New Constable for now - Parnell

By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

PeoPle’s Democratic movement (PDM) Leader Doug Parnell said the just-released new Constitution does not differ much from what the TCI Delegation discussed with UK Ministers in London last month.

The most salient topic in the Constitution for Parnell is the attainment process of Turks and Caicos Islander status by expatriates.

He noted that while there are very clear preconditions entailed in the new Constitution, it does not mean automatic citizenship grant.

“There are a lot of mischiefs out there of people trying to insinuate that, but that is not the case; it has to be laid down in an ordinance. But as I have said before, we have made great strides from where we were in that draft that Kate Sullivan put together. I think what we discussed in the UK was what was written there.

“I think the bone of contention is who will draft that ordinance,

People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) Leader Doug Parnell

whether it is going to be the Interim Government trough a consultation process or is it going to be an elected government. And our view is that, it must be an elected government. You can’t have unchecked mass grants of Turks and Caicos Islander status

before you have an elected Government,” Parnell asserted.

He said the road to achieving Turks and Caicos Islander status is clearer now it had been in the past when some persons who did even live in the TCI were granted

Belonger Status.

“That is unacceptable to most Turks and Caicos Islanders, and I think this document is very clear. I think if you really looked at it, it spelt it out very clearly,” the PDM Leader said.

Parnell said even though he believes much was achieved during the constitutional and electoral talks, he would not feel satisfied until greater local inputs are made, stressing that if elected, his party would embark on a mission to make alterations to the Constitution.

“I will not be happy with the Constitution until all Turks and Caicos Islanders have the opportunity to have input through an elected government. I think once we get past the next elections, one of the first orders of business is to open up negotiations with the UK Government. the sUn made several attempts to get a comment from Progressive National Party (PNP) Clayton Greene, but up until press time, he could not be reached.

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Pakistani in TCI could have been victim of human trafficking Nadeem Ur-rehmaN, the Pakistani national who was sent to prison in the Turks and Caicos Islands on illegal entry charges and has been languishing at the Detention Centre in Providenciales following his release more than eight months ago was apparently a victim of human trafficking SUN investigations can reveal.

Ur-Rehman and two Indian nationals – one of them named Sapdal Singh - left their Asian countries for the Dominican Republic sometime last year looking for work.

They were later approached by an Indian national who told them that not only did have thriving businesses in the Turks and Caicos Islands but also connections to people in high places and, and could guarantee them jobs that pay $2,000 per month and immigration status for a fee of about $14,000.

The three jobless men reportedly

told the apparent conman that they had no money, but could pay him incrementally from their salaries in the aftermath of getting jobs here.

However, it was a no go for the con artist, who dismissed their proposal.

Apparently paying much consideration to the prospect of gaining a job that pays $2,000 per month, the three embarked on a campaign to raise the funds. UrRehman sold his house in Pakistan for about $US10, 000 and borrowed money from close friends and relatives to make up the difference.

It is not clear whether or not his friends sold any valuables in addition to borrowing funds to pay the man.

Rehman was said to have paid the man the full $14,000, while Singh paid half in the Dominican Republic and the remainder after they arrived here by go-fast boat undetected by the authorities.

It is understood that speed boats

are the transportation of choice for trafficking Dominican women to the TCI to indulge in prostitution, some of whom upon arrival found out that they were tricked into sex-slave and human-trafficking net. the SUN learnt that the conman, after collecting his ‘fees’ and promised to secure the men’s immigration status, was never seen again. The two, as a result of their destitute situation, sought jobs anywhere they could get them. They were later employed by an Indian restaurant on Providenciales.

However, someone notified the Immigration Department that there were illegal persons working at the establishment. Singh was later held on the job and taken to his apartment where Rehman was found and picked up.

The two, after explaining their situation to the court, were sentenced to three months each at Her Majesty’s Prison. The court also decided that the

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Immigration Department should decide what to do with the two upon their release from prison.

At the end of their incarceration the two were taken to Providenciales where they were locked up at the detention centre without any definitive date as to when they would be released.

Rehman applied for asylum but was denied by the local authorities. He later lodged an international appeal.

However, Singh was sent home after serving eight months at the facility.

The understands that Rehman fell physically ill more than once at the facility, and according to sources, appeared to be going out of his mind as well, having seeing scores of detainees who arrived at the facility after him, managed to leave – some of them been sent back to their home countries, while others now walking on the streets of Providenciales, while he remained there with diminishing hope.

When the SUN contacted the authorities sometime ago when Singh was also at the centre, we were told that preparations were being made for him to leave, while they were awaiting the outcome of Ur-Rehman’s appeal.

However, persons close to the situation have argued that since UrRehman was not convicted for any violent act, the authorities should consider his release so that he could find work to raise funds for his homeland return – an idea that the Pakistani would welcome, according to sources, since he was an unsuspecting victim of human trafficking.

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Giving customers a chance to see the Caribbean pop princess live LIME has uppEd up the entertainment ante for the summer with its sponsorship of “Rihanna Loud in Barbados” – a partnership between the telecoms company and the Barbados Tourism Authority, which will see the pop superstar performing at the Kensington Oval on August 5. This will be Rihanna’s first performance in the Caribbean in five years.

The Rihanna sponsorship is a special part of LIME’s Summer Promotion and customers in participating markets across the region can win VIP tickets to the concert, airfare to Barbados, hotel accommodations, and transportation.

“Rihanna’s Caribbean concert is definitely the event of the year because right now she is one of the hottest entertainers on the planet and LIME is extremely proud to present this historic event,” said Grace Silvera, Regional Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications.

Adrian Elcock, Chairman of the Barbados Tourism Authority said: "The BTA is extremely excited to have LIME on board as its corporate

partner in delivering the Rihanna show to the people of the Caribbean. LIME is the leading, fullyintegrated, communications company in the Region and it has consistently and sincerely demonstrated a commitment to promoting high quality entertainment and developing the culture and arts of the Caribbean.

“We believe that our partnership with Rihanna, demonstrates Barbados' support for its global superstar, and we want to showcase her amazing talents, at home in Barbados, to the world. As such we know that LIME would make an excellent partner in helping us to communicate that message to the World."

Within two days of the announcement the organisers sold nearly 25,000 tickets for the event.

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Pioneer Cleaners relocates Since 1990, Pioneer cleanerS has been offering professional personal and commercial dry cleaning services for individuals, resorts and villas in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

After 20 years, the company which is owned and operated by Martee Doverspike and Barrie Press, doubled in size last month and is now operating at Central Storage on the downtown bypass road just before the new Quality Supermarket.

When asked why the company is successful, Doverspike, said, “We’ve worked hard to provide on-time service and we are very particular about product quality. Having orders completed promptly and getting things clean has created an environment of trust with our customers.”

This begs the question, “What happens when you don’t get it clean?”

Press replied, “We don’t charge! If we’ve messed up, which doesn’t happen often, we pay for the garment, and, we pay what the customer tells us

it’s worth.”

The growth in business and the need for a move can be attributed to the spike in tourism over the course of the last year. The company has grown and its needs, including that of gaining additional employees, has also surged.

Pioneer Cleaners takes its role as a Turks and Caicos business seriously and attempts to provide stable employment for Turks and Caicos Islanders.

“We employ several Belongers and the balance is mostly PRC holders with the right to work,” Press continued. “There are still a few work permits (holders) but we are training like crazy to replace those people with locals. Years ago we advertised for Turks and Caicos Islanders but none would apply. They were not interested in our business, but now they are, and we are not turning our backs on them.”

Press added, “We are dedicated to the spirit of “community” by offering long term employment and a living

wage. We have never missed a payroll, and not even once have the paycheques been late!”

Customers can relax and be assured that their precious garments are in capable hands, since the business has a wealth of experience.

“My partner has been around the dry cleaning business for over 40 years, and I have owned Pioneer Cleaners for a decade. Together we have half a century’s worth of experience in the industry.”

Doverspike said.

Although medium -sized, Pioneer Cleaners operates like a small business. A visit to the production area meets people smiling and joking and working tirelessly in a relaxed environment. Customers are met with infectious smiles, and Andrea, who has been with the company for four years, seems to know every one of them by first and last name.

Pioneer Cleaners operates not only a dry cleaner for personal

garments but also provide services to hotels and villas.

An important question from many hotel and villa operators is shared by everyone involved in the tourism industry and that is, “What do we do about bedbugs?”

To that, Press replied, “Yes, those pesky little critters are arriving every day. There are specialty chemicals that kill them but instead, we installed sophisticated steam injectors and nothing kills a bedbug better than hothot water! But hot water tanks are not consistent. But, by injecting steam when we run sheets, pillow cases, duvet covers and towels, we raise the temperature of the water so dramatically that everything, including the larvae and eggs, are rinsed away.”

All in all, by choosing Pioneer Cleaners for your dry cleaning and commercial laundry needs, you are supporting a good company, that is doing it right, and has been for a long time.

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TURKS AND CAICOS SUN

REALITY BITES

BY ThE ToRch

“You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” -Ayn Rand A prime example of that truism has been Greece.

Going into the global recession in 2008, the fundamentals of the Greek economy, GDP and growth, were relatively good comparative to the rest of the world, but poor by comparison to its European Union (EU) economic partners.

Greece had joined what is now the EU in 1981, essentially to satisfy Greek and EU political, not economic, goals. Amazingly, Greece also got its first Socialist government in 1981.

Thereafter, to satisfy Socialist political goals, a “perfect storm” of dishonest politicians, comatose EU and IMF financial overseers, a voracious entitlement-minded public sector, a corrupt private sector seeking inflated government contracts and a gullible citizenry all began to work together tacitly to game both the Greek and EU systems.

Wait a minute. Did The Torch just write that out loud? He just got déjà vu all over again! Any similarity to the TCI would be too inconvenient for both the Brits and the two TCI political gangs. So let's just ignore it.

Just as Socialists perpetuate their political power by creating wealth theft systems to punish the productive few for the benefit of the “needy” many within countries, so do they designate winners and losers among countries within a Socialist group of countries - like the EU. Accordingly, the last 30 years of the EU has amounted to little more than a wealth theft system from a few industrious Northern European countries (mostly Germany) to more Socialist profligate spenders and borrowers in Southern Europe. Greece is simply the first, but not the most critical, consequence of the EU welfare system for countries.

However, the EU has not been without value to all of its citizens. It has introduced a set of rigorous controls over the labeling of cheese.

Within Greece itself during the past 30 years, those now-long-gone politicians who promised gullible voters progressively more of other people's money kept getting elected. Go figure!

Then, Socialist public sector unions “negotiated” with those elected Socialist politicians for the seizure and dispensation of wealth created at first by the few remaining productive Greek businesses and eventually for the wealth created by Germans and others far away. Socialists “negotiating” with Socialists for other people's money. What could possibly have gone wrong?

Greek public sector, and related private sector, workers began to draw the “negotiated” pay they were easily convinced they deserved. Health rationing, vacation and retirement benefits were also concomitant with the Greeks' readily embraced selfimage.

Who cared that there was no correlation between the actual value of those workers to their employers and their overall pay and benefits packages? Who cared who paid for the difference in value? Anyone could see that 2 + 2 could be 5 - at least as long as Greek Baby Boomers didn't begin to retire and the global economy continued to boom – in Germany.

Sure some stuffy old bankers and investors from London, Brussels and Zurich warned the Greeks about ignoring economic reality, but heck, everything looked great from the Greek public sector. They were all driving big cars, taking 2-3 months vacation (or vacation pay) per annum, retiring early and building huge houses! Why do some outsiders want to stop our party?

Greeks were not going to let some FOREIGNERS tell them what to do IN OUR OWN COUNTRY! “We're gonna run OUR own country the way we want. We're entitled to do that. We DESERVE that. We're empowered. We're proud Greeks! You must hate the Greek people if you want to stop our good times rolling!! You must be trying to take over our country and disrespect and confuse us!”

When eventually inconvenient local economic figures wouldn't support even more Greek borrowing, i.e. remote stealth taxation of Germans, the Socialist politicians in Greece just ignored the real figures, provided false ones and the Socialist overseers at the EU and IMF told them they still weren't borrowing and spending enough!

There's still some vague connection trying to creep into The Torch's brain here. No, never mind.

It can't be a real similarity to the TCI political gangs with the Brits as the EU and foreign investors as the Germans. Just continue to ignore it.

Then reality bit the Greeks. The global recession exposed the underlying problems in the Greek economy. It was after all a simple question of arithmetic. 2 + 2 was still 4, no matter what the Greeks hoped. Greece is now suffering from massive economic turmoil and civil unrest that will destroy its social fabric for years, if not decades, to come.

Greece ignored economic reality for 30 years. It is now trying to ignore the consequences of ignoring economic reality.

The Greeks are not “special.” It was not a question of foreigners trying to take over their country or government. No one hated Greeks.

Foreigners tried to help by telling them the truth, because it would be foreign banks against which the Greeks would default, but they were told by the Greeks that it was none of their business – when that's precisely what it was.

The current Greek government says that the situation is dire and that it is all the fault of prior corrupt governments. However, despite the fact that the current Greek government looks remarkably like all prior Greek governments, it says that it definitely now knows exactly how to resolve all of these economic problems.

There must be increased taxation across the board, de-criminalizing of the revenue collection system, cancellation of many private contracts, austerity, massive lay-offs and drastically reduced public sector spending. Oh, and did we mention that the situation is “dire?” And that it's not our fault?

It's going to be a long way back down to reality for the Greeks. They certainly are not yet ready for that mandatory ride. Many Greeks now wake up each morning with cracked heads in hospital or in a police holding cell with a few hundred friends.

And they still can't retire at 53 on full pay and benefits after being a mailman for 30 years, getting paid for 15 or 16 months each year. Neither reality nor the consequences of ignoring it ever went away.

Greece has no easy options available now – so great has been its ignorance of reality. And so slow has been its recognition of the consequences of ignoring reality, that it has now practically destroyed its tourism industry too.

And guess how many foreign investors are lined up to pay their share of Greek debt. Greece is now a de facto failed country, and others will follow soon enough.

Despite some obvious troubling similarities, our economic problems in the TCI are nowhere near as bad as those of the Greeks. Our time was shorter.

Our economy is small and hence the damage the Dick Tauwhare - Mike Misick administration could have done was limited. We also had little or no contact with the economically amoral EU or the IMF. Those criminals make Dick and Mike look like choir boys.

It must also be said grudgingly that, whatever we may say rightly about their gross constitutional failures and contributions to our problems, we at least had the hapless Brits to press the reset button for us and to secure us a low interest rate on that consolidation loan to begin to get us out of the meltdown they allowed to happen. A local gangcontrolled government could never have secured such a loan, just as the Greeks now find themselves having to refinance their older debt at ever higher levels of interest.

Plus, thanks to the Brits' Occupation, we've got unlimited free access to those great EU cheese labeling regulations.

All in all, we were fortunate compared to many, and that fortune redounds to the wisdom of TCIslanders who did not foolishly push for a completely premature independence at any time in the past.

The Torch suggests that Greece can be a huge learning source for TCI independent thinkers going forward.

Let The Torch be clear. He has no idea how many unnecessary civil service jobs there are in the TCI. He has guessed at 1500. Someone else has guessed at 1700. The Brit High Command almost certainly knows, but refuses to disclose that harsh reality. The Civil Service Association must know its own membership numbers, but they are ignoring reality also.

The Greeks had no clue. No one has ever figured how many civil servants they had at all levels of government, though it looks like it was close to 1

LOCAL NEWS in 4 working-age Greeks. In the TCI, that level of criminally negligent public sector overspending would equate to perhaps 3000 civil servants.

In Brit-land, not a place where the civil service is likely to be understaffed, the full time nationallevel (not county or local council) civil servant to general population (not working age) ratio was 1 to 132 in Q1 2011.

If you double that ratio to take account of some inter-island redundancy in government services, a reasonable-sized TCI civil service would include 400 people, assuming a general population of 25,000; 450 for a population of 30,000. The Torch doubled that figure again, just because, and that's where he got his probably low guesstimate of 1500 TCI welfare recipients who hold government non-jobs.

Is the Torch advocating that 1500 TCIslanders voluntarily relinquish their government non-jobs?

Of course not. The Torch advocates that individuals always act in their own rational self-interest. While there were no doubt exceptions, The Torch suspects that most TCIslanders who took welfare non-jobs factually did not realize that doing so was any kind of problem. Whether they should have known is another question.

Their elected leaders certainly knew, or ought to have known, that those non-jobs were essentially a criminal misuse of public funds. Needless to say, those leaders ignored that reality. Instead, they told the folks that they were empowered and to keep those votes coming.

Dick, who had ultimate responsibility for public hiring, was asleep at the wheel. So it was easy for him to ignore reality.

However, holders of government non-jobs certainly know the situation now. Clue: if you are the fifth person in an 8' X 10' room processing a 40 Police Clearance Letters a day, i.e. enough work for one person of almost no ability, with a whole afternoon left over for computer solitaire, your “job” is preventing a deserving young man or woman from getting a scholarship. We are all now paying for your non-job in some way and will continue to pay as long as you hold it.

Is The Torch advocating that the Brit High Command now lays off 1500 TCIslanders in government non-jobs? Yes, of course he is. The Torch isn't the Brit High Command, the political gangs or the Civil Service Association. The Torch cannot ignore reality. However, it doesn't matter what The Torch advocates because the Brits don't have the minerals for that economically correct but socially disastrous move. They will continue to ignore that reality and the consequences of ignoring that reality.

The Torch can only recommend again that the Brit experts (definition of “expert:” BS artist in a new town) recommend that 1500 civil servants are terminated on $500 per month severance pay for 6 months.

This would have the advantages of removing the deadwood so that Brit time and motion people can see what they've got to work with, saving huge public sums immediately, minimizing the inevitable Socialist howling from the irresponsible political gangs and CSA who caused the problem, demonstrating some financial fortitude to inbound investment and letting those civil servants know that while they'd been sold out by their own alleged leaders, others were now giving them another chance to look for real work.

This is the nub of the Brits' dilemma. They have a pressing need to tell us how bad things are economically in order to justify the next 3-4 years of cheese labeling regulations. However, they also legitimately fear that Greek-like civil unrest, upon either the disclosure of reality or proper action taken to catch up with reality, would shut down tourism, the only thing that is working right now, and reduce inbound investment for years to come.

What to do? The Brits have spoken about private sector growth and moving people from government to private jobs, but then they've acted and spoken in ways that assure that cannot happen. The political gangs haven't even spoken about solving our large economic problems. They're sitting there like bumps on a log, but with less leadership than bumps on a log.

No one but The Torch has advocated over time a comprehensive systematic dynamic program of TCIslander private sector problem-solving actions designed to improve the TCI economy and cause a natural movement of people away from government welfare-jobs to higher paying private sector jobs.

One way or another, reality is about to bite in the TCI. Beware of Brits and TCI political gangs bearing gifts.

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Scotiabank’s Back-to-School Campaign helps get kids in the game Customers get a ChanCe to win Cash prizes K ids in schools across the Caribbean will score big when they head back to school this year thanks to Scotiabank’s new campaign.

Through the Back to School campaign, which kicked off July 1, 2011 and ends on September 30, 2011, Scotiabank will make donations through its Bright Future program to support sports teams in local schools. For every Scotiabank customer in the Turks & Caicos Islands who registers their Scotiabank MasterCard or ScotiaCard Visa Debit card for this promotion through the Bank’s website or mobile application, Scotiabank will donate USD $1.00 to a school in the community in support of the school’s sports program.

“Getting active and being a

part of a team has many benefits for children, including improved wellness and self-esteem,” said Cecil Arnold, Managing Director, Scotiabank. “Through our Bright Future Program, Scotiabank is committed to supporting social initiatives that promote healthier lifestyles with the youth in our communities.”

In addition to helping make a difference, Scotiabank customers can win big with this year’s Back to School campaign. When customers register and use their credit card Scotiabank MasterCard and/or ScotiaCard Visa Debit for purchases during the back-toschool season, they will be entered to win a $1,000 grand prize.

Customers can register their Scotiabank MasterCard or

ScotiaCard Visa Debit card through the Scotiabank website or on their mobile phones via the Scotiabank mobile banking site. For more information and full details visit tc.scotiabank.com/win.

Scotiabank is committed to supporting the communities in which we live and work, both in Canada and abroad, through our global philanthropic program, Scotiabank Bright Future.

Recognized as a leader internationally and among Canadian corporations for our charitable donations and philanthropic activities, Scotiabank has provided on average approximately $44 million annually to community causes around the world over each of the last five years. Visit us at www.scotiabank.com.

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Curley Hentutler is a top achiever for Avon David Newlands SUN Reporter

Hard work is always rewarded.

This is definitely true in the case of Curley Hentutler, an Avon Sales Representative who is in the President’s Council Level for the District 1202 which includes the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas. She is also a sales leader. It is clear that even with a full time job, becoming a sales representative is possible. Ms. Hentutler is an excellent example of this truth. Even with such a successful run in sales, she holds another job, as the head secretary of the Law firm Miller, Simons, O’Sullivan.

Avon, a sales company which specializes in cosmetics, clothing and other products, gives people the opportunity to try their hand in the world of sales. Making most of their sales through catalogs, Avon’s products are sold all over the world. Sales are carried out by independent representatives around the world, who in return are percentage of the sales.

“Avon is about getting to know your customers, selling, and building your business,” Ms. Hentutler explained enthusiastically.

Ms. Hentutler is one of these Representatives, and she has had a very successful run. Having been a representative of Avon for just over six years, her hard work has not come without its rewards. She has won ten major awards including ‘Best New Performer’ in her very first year, as well as first place in ‘Sales Volume’ and ‘#1 in Sales Increase’ in the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas in 2010-2011, as well as second place in

Curley Hentutler, an Avon Sales Representative displays her trophies

‘Sales Increase’ in the Sunshine Division which includes 6 other Caribbean countries apart from Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas.

She encourages everyone above the age of 18, whether man or woman, to participate in the

experience of sales and states that if anyone has interest in becoming a representative of Avon, she can point them in the right direction; all they have to do is call her cell phone, the number is 2312475

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New Age AcAdemy ANd LANguAge ceNtre stAges fiNAL grAduAtioN

Kashell Johnson and Kettia Pierre receive awards for being most innovative students. The award was presented by Vice Principal John Dolphin

Mrs. Beryl Kerr, friend of Director Claudette Clare, makes a presentation to the top GSAT student Makayla Ellis

The New Age Academy and Language Centre Student Choir doing a rendition of “It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.”

Principal Claudette Munroe-Clare reacts to receiving bouquet from close friend Johanna Karam (missing from photo) at the ceremony. Looking on is chairperson Earlnisha Forbes

Guest speaker at the event, Dr. Hubert Fulford poses with the school’s GSAT’ top achiever, Mikayla Ellis.

Four of the school’s former valedictorians (from left) Carl Henri Meme’, Earlnisha Forbes, Taciana Magny and Gracia Mardouchee. All four spoke of their wonderful experience attending the institution

Principal for the Maranatha High School Mr. Reinford Trail accepts his award

New Academy and Language Centre held its final graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 30, at the British West Indies Collegiate at Venetian Road in Providenciales. The occasion was a fusion of celebration, reflection, achievement and sadness. It was attended by a wide cross-section of the TCI society, who visited the event to congratulate Directors Bill and ClaudetteClare for their significant contribution to education in the TCI.

Director and Principal Claudette Munroe-Clare delivering the principal’s address

A section of the audience at the graduation ceremony

Students move their tassels to the right to signal becoming graduates

John Phillips is elated at receiving an award from William “Bill” Clare for his dedication to the school

Pastor Wayde Coleby is all smiles as he accepts his award

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jackson were also presented with their recognition for contribution to the school

Dr. Conrad Howell presents the top award to valedictorian Richason Evariste

Former student and valedictorian Earlnisha Forbes chaired the programme

Prominent businessman Mr. Harold Charles brought greetings at the event

Businesswoman Sandra Garland, who is the author of the school’s song, is all smiles as she receives an award from Mr. William “Bill” Clare

Mr. Albert Musgrove is presented with an award for support given to the institution

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By David Newlands Trainee Reporter

“Harry Potter…the boy who lived…comes to die…”

These ominous words were some of the first we heard in the trailer for the two part grand finale to the film series made after the books that captivated millions. J.K Rolling’s epic saga of the boy wizard has come a long way since being a story of the orphan who found a family in the magical world. As each film went by, more and more grit filled the world of witch craft and wizardry, and in the second installment of the Deathly Hallows, we see it at its climax.

‘Gripping’, ‘Thrilling’, ‘Amazing’ and ‘Awesome’ are but some of the words that described the last film, which starts off where the predecessor left off. The movie doesn’t take very long to shift into fifth gear, with only 10 minutes of footage before Harry, Ron and Hermoine break into the famous and presumably impenetrable Gringotts Bank.

From this point, the film hardly slows down, as the famous trio take the fight to Voldemort, the Dark Wizard whose name sent chills down the spine of witches, wizards and children since the first film. Half way through the film, the story reaches

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a lasting climax as a battle between the forces of good and evil takes place on the school grounds. The film ends with grace, putting the hearts and minds of Harry Potter fans at rest, without leaving an anxious cliff hanger like most films; this ending is set in stone, and ties the series together.

With the combination of excellent acting, gripping story and cinematography and breath taking special effects, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ captivates even the most reluctant of viewers. Even though it is the eight film, a Harry Potter neophyte can watch it without being lost, as the film contains flash backs and explanations of what has happened on the road thus far; even so, watch Part 1 of ‘The Deathly Hallows’ just in case. Unlike many film adaptations of the books, there are not many glaring differences between what occurs in the film, and what occurs in the books, though naturally there are added scenes which can take the breath away from viewers.

The film is rated PG-1 and has a fair amount of violence in it, so it is not suitable for young children, however teenagers and adults can appreciate the final chapter of the legend of the ‘Boy who lived’. The movie is filled with twists and turns, love and war, and even a hint of dragon riding. ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ is a must see.

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Kim Kardashian sues Old Navy over lookalike in ads LOS ANGELES- Kim Kardashian wants Old Navy to stop using a lookalike to advertise its clothing.

The reality show starlet and model on Wednesday sued the clothing store and its parent company, The Gap Inc., in a Los Angeles federal court alleging their ads violated her publicity rights with ads that feature a woman who looks like her.

A video of a broadcast ad featuring a smiling, dark-haired woman who bears a resemblance to the real Kardashian has been viewed more than two million times on Old Navy's YouTube channel.

Kardashian's lawsuit claims consumers may be confused by the ads and the model's actual endorsements, which include her own clothing store and shoe line. A commercial, titled, "Super C-U-T-E," began airing in February and Old Navy is still using some of the promotions, the lawsuit states.

Kim Kardashian

Melissa Molinaro

The case cites all the benchmarks of modern celebrity: her eight million followers on Twitter, more than five million fans on Facebook and ranking as one of the most searched-for celebrities on the Internet.

Kardashian "has invested

substantial time, energy, finances and entrepreneurial effort in developing her considerable professional and commercial achievements and success, as well as in developing her popularity, fame, and prominence in the public eye," the lawsuit states.

r. Kelly undergoes throat surgery

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Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly underwent emergency throat surgery and will be unable to perform for an indefinite period, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

The 44 year-old Kelly, whose real name is Robert Kelly, was in severe pain and was rushed to a Chicago hospital on Tuesday where an abscess on one of his tonsils was drained, according to a statement from spokesman Allan Mayer.

Kelly just completed the U.S. leg of his worldwide "Love Letter" tour, but it was not known when he will be able to resume performing, said the statement.

In his last Tweet a week ago, Kelly wrote that he did not want to take any more medicine. "I feel like my throat is coming back. I've been in bed sweating like crazy. Thanks guys."

Kelly, whose hits include "You Remind Me of Something" and "I Believe I Can Fly," first gained fame in the early 1990s, and he enjoyed a solid career well into the 2000s.

In more recent years, however, Kelly's music career has often been eclipsed by legal troubles. In 2008, a Chicago jury acquitted him of child pornography charges, and recently court documents have shown him a year behind on mortgage payments for his multimillion-dollar mansion in suburban Chicago.

Louise Callagy, a spokeswoman for San Francisco-based Gap said the company has not yet seen the case and had no comment.

Kardashian, 31, has rocketed to fame in recent years after gaining prominence as a friend of Paris Hilton and for having a sex tape. She appears along with her family on the E! Entertainment Television series "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" and routinely graces magazine covers.

Her lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages and wants a federal judge to prevent Old Navy from using a Kardashian lookalike model in its ads again.

The model in the ads, Melissa Molinaro, is not named in the lawsuit.

She expressed exasperation that the resemblance was being pointed out again. "Were (sic) still talking about this," she posted on Twitter, noting the ad ran five months ago. "Some people have too much time on (their) hands."

Iconic 'Gone With the Wind' dress faded forever AUSTIN, Texas— Efforts to preserve and restore several iconic dresses from the Oscar-winning Civil War movie "Gone With the Wind" have uncovered what might be painful for die-hard fans: Some of them simply can't be made to look like they did on screen.

Stitching and holes can be repaired and extra feathers added years ago can be removed, but the dresses are old, badly faded in spots and in one case, just too fragile to handle.

The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas announced a $30,000 effort last year to preserve five of the dresses acquired with the collection of film producer David O. Selznick in the 1980s. The goal is to have them ready for a 2014 exhibit to mark the film's 75th anniversary.

Ransom Center officials this week gave The Associated Press a look at the work being done to bring them back to the best shape possible.

The costumes are among the most famous in Hollywood history and played a key role in one of the most popular films ever. The Ransom Center holds five dresses it wanted to restore for display: Scarlett O'Hara's green curtain dress, her green velvet gown, a burgundy ball gown, a blue velvet night gown and her wedding dress.

"They are culturally important," said Cara Varnell, an independent art conservator who

specializes in Hollywood film costumes and is doing the restoration work.

Varnell has meticulously studied the dresses worn by actress Vivien Leigh and has tried to decode alterations done over several generations. The waistline of the green curtain dress has been altered several times. Extra feathers had been sewn onto the burgundy ball gown.

Varnell knew the dresses would be in rough shape. They had been put through their paces well before they arrived at the Ransom Center.

A conservation assessment done when they first arrived at the Ransom Center in the 1980s deemed them too fragile to display. Varnell said the Ransom Center has since then properly kept them in temperature-controlled storage.

There will be no attempt to try to restore the curtain dress to its original shade of green, Varnell said. Her job is to keep the dresses sturdy enough to endure in as close to their original form as possible, not to try to recreate their precise look on the silver screen.

The fading hasn't damaged the entire collection.

The burgundy ball dress has retained its luxurious color.

"They still have an incredible and powerful magnetism, regardless of their color," Wilson said of the entire collection.

Katie CouriC to Co-host aBC's 'the View' on aug. 3 NEW YORK - Katie Couric will soon get some practice at hosting her own daytime talk show, thanks to "The View."

Executive producer Bill Geddie said Wednesday that Couric will be a guest co-host on the ABC talk show airing live on Aug. 3.

Last month, it was announced that ABC and Disney had signed Couric as host and producer of a one-hour nationally syndicated talk show premiering in September 2012. She also is joining the ABC News team.

Couric was a longtime co-anchor of NBC's "Today" show and, until May, anchored the "CBS Evening News."

"The View" airs weekdays at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Its regular panel of co-hosts includes Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar (BAY'-har), Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd.

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CARICOM selects new Secretary General GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Dominica born Irwin LaRocque will be the seventh Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), according to an official announcement here on Thursday.

LaRocque, 56, replaces Trinidad and Tobago national Sir Edwin Carrington, who stepped down at the start of the year after 18 years in the post.

Ambassador LaRocque since 2005, has been serving as the Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration at the Guyanabased CARICOM Secretariat.

“I am humbled and privileged for this opportunity to continue my service to the Governments and people of the Caribbean Community,” he said in a brief statement.

“As we strive towards the goal of a Community For All, the confidence of the Heads of Government, the support of the people of the Community and the committed staff of the CARICOM Secretariat are vital in achieving that objective,” he added.

CARICOM Chairman and St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas, in announcing the selection said: “my colleague Heads of Government and I believe that Ambassador LaRocque possesses the requisite skills of visionary leadership, courage and commitment required to guide the Community at this time of change and uncertainty.”

Dominica born Irwin LaRocque will be the seventh Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

Ambassador LaRocque was educated at Queen’s College, and the New School for Social Research in New York and New York University, majoring in political philosophy, political economics and economics.

Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary-General, he served as Permanent Secretary in various Ministries in Dominica and was also the principal advisor to the Dominica government on all matters pertaining to economic integration and regional and international trade.

He was Dominica's senior policy

adviser on the revision of the original Treaty of Chaguaramas and served on the CARICOM Inter-Governmental Task Force which drafted the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas.

Ambassador LaRocque has a wealth of experience in management, public administration, economic development, trade, foreign affairs and diplomacy.

“During the period when Dominica underwent a structural adjustment programme, Ambassador LaRocque was a member of the Cabinet-appointed Public Sector Reform Task Force, which included the private sector, trade unions and non-governmental organisations, with responsibility for the overall management, planning and performance review of the public sector reform process.

“He also served as the Chairman of the Consultative Working Group, a public/private sector consultative and advisory committee appointed by the Dominica cabinet, with focus on the enabling environment for private sector development and growth,” according to the statement issued by the CARICOM Secretariat.

He has also served on several boards, including those of the Belizebased Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), Caribbean Export, the Dominica Agricultural, Industrial and Development Bank, and the Dominica National Development

Corporation.

“As Assistant Secretary-General, he has provided strategic leadership for the continuing implementation and further development of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), as well as the Sectoral Programmes of the Community including agriculture, services, industry and energy.”

Ambassador LaRocque has managed diplomatic negotiations with third countries and international development partners which required political acumen for successful completion.

He has testified, on behalf of the Community, before the US International Trade Commission on trade relations between the Caribbean and the US with emphasis on extending and expanding the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI).

He is currently the Co-Chair of the US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Council and is leading the negotiations with the United States Trade Representative Office for a new Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.

He has gained considerable experience with the European arrangements through his involvement in developing and negotiating with the Commission of the European Union, development assistance under the European Development Fund.

Caribbean and Latin America not on track to meet globally agreed targets for slashing poverty MEXICO CITY, Mexico – The Caribbean and Latin America are not on track to meet globally agreed targets for slashing poverty, as about one in four people in the region make just over one US dollar a day, a United Nations report has found. The annual progress report tracking the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set a decade ago also said the region has made “uneven” progress in education, health and environmental protection.

While the world seems on course to more than halving the numbers of people living in extreme poverty by 2015 among the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the report suggested the region was nowhere near reaching this target for its people.

“According to the latest available data, the proportion of people living on less than 1.25 US dollars a day in the Caribbean only decreased from 29 per cent to 26 per cent between 1990 and 2005,” the UN report said.

Eleven years after being set a target of reducing the global poverty rate to 23 per cent, the world’s nations are on course to reducing overall poverty to below 15 per cent, despite setbacks from the recent economic, food and energy crises, the report said.

While the region met the MDG target of gender parity in education and surpassed the rest of the developing world in making “major strides” in gender equality, it is expected to fall short of the goal of achieving universal primary education by 2015, the report said.

Primary school enrollment barely increased from 93 per cent to 95 per cent between 1999 and 2009,

according to the report.

The numbers of girls enrolled in secondary school, college and university compared to boys are the highest of all developing regions, it said.

Women participate in paid work nearly as much as men, it added, and the proportion of women in nonagricultural work was 43 per cent in 2009, the second highest among all developing regions.

On health, the Caribbean has the second highest rate of new HIV infections among all developing regions, even as the world saw a decline in overall infections from the virus that leads to AIDS. But the report found that the global boost in treatment for people living with HIV was also shared in the Caribbean, as the proportion of Caribbean people receiving antiretroviral therapy jumped from five per cent to 38 per cent in five years between 2004 and 2009.

The number of women receiving antiretroviral drugs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission grew from one in five to more than half, the UN report said.

The report found that maternal deaths in the Caribbean were still high, with 170 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2008, and skilled medical personnel attended only 69 per cent of birth deliveries in 2009.

While Latin America and the Caribbean succeeded in reaching another MDG - halving the proportion of the population without access to safe drinking water - the region is far from meeting another MDG target in sanitation with a “daunting”

gap between rural and urban areas.

The report found that a city dweller was almost twice as likely to use a toilet or latrine as a rural villager in 2008.

Overall, the region suffered huge losses in environmental sustainability, as South America continues to show the largest net losses of forests among all regions of the world, at just under four million hectares per year in the first decade of the century, the report said.

Deforestation continued in the region while it slowed at the global level, it added.

First agreed at the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000, the eight MDGs set worldwide targets for slashing extreme poverty and hunger, improving health and education, empowering women and ensuring environmental sustainability by 2015.

World leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Goals at the UN MDG Summit last September and called for more collaboration and expansion of successful programmes. A Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health was launched to get over 40 billion dollars in commitments.

On Thursday, UN Secretary General Ban KiMoon unveiled the global outlook on the MDGs, saying there was reason to celebrate “major successes” ever since world leaders set targets to slash extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease in a 15-year period starting from 2000.

“Already the MDGs have helped lift millions of people out of poverty, save countless children’s lives and ensure that they attend school,” Ban said.

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Cayman Islands Governor denies requests for Commission of Inquiry Cayman Islands Governor Duncan Taylor on Thursday shot down two requests from politicians to begin formal commissions of inquiry into various government matters.

One of the requests for a commission of inquiry, made by Premier McKeeva Bush, sought to look into the spending and planning around proposals for three new high schools and one new primary school on Grand Cayman under the previous government. One of those planned projects, the proposed Beulah Smith High School in West Bay was discontinued. The plan for the new primary school in George Town also did not proceed.

Mr. Taylor said the auditor general’s office is already planning to carry out performance audits on

the John Gray and Clifton Hunter High School projects later in the government’s financial year.

“As such, the governor has told the premier that he does not believe that there is a need to consider setting up a commission of inquiry at this stage,” the statement from the governor’s office read.

The second request for a commission of inquiry came from North Side MLA Ezzard Miller. Mr. Miller asked that a commission be established to investigate an “alleged financial irregularity” relating to Premier Bush.

“This matter is already the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service,” Mr. Taylor said. “In light of this, I do not see the case for considering a commission of inquiry.”

The statement is the first public acknowledgment by the governor or the police that there is actually an investigation of the premier.

Previously, both had refused to name the subject of the investigation.

Mr. Miller’s request for a commission of inquiry was denied outright. However, Governor Taylor left open the possibility that such an inquiry could be made into the high schools construction project at a later date. “[The governor] would be prepared to consider the matter…after the auditor general has submitted his reports to the Legislative Assembly, should his findings indicate that there are any matters which might benefit from such an inquiry,” the governor’s office statement read.

Jamaica mother and daughter found beheaded at home KINGSTON, Jamaica — A mother and daughter were beheaded Wednesday by attackers who invaded their home in a gritty area outside Jamaica's capital, near where a wanted 18year-old gang member was found with his head chopped off earlier this week.

Police said the grisly slayings occurred on the outskirts of Spanish Town, a southern city where violent gangs are deeply entrenched and gunmen have been battling not only authorities but each other over extortion and drug rackets.

The decapitated bodies of Charmaine Rattray and her 19-year-old daughter, Joyette Lynch, were found on a bed inside their home, investigators said. Their heads were not found.

On Monday, 18-year-old Scott Thomas, a reputed member of the Clansman gang named by police as a suspect in several killings, was beheaded in his Spanish Town home by a group of men armed with guns and machetes. A relative was unharmed.

To avenge a death, Jamaican gangs sometimes will murder someone who merely lives in a neighborhood controlled by perceived enemies, and not specifically target a member of a rival gang.

Some residents in the crime-ridden area fled their homes after Wednesday's slayings of the two women, fearing for their lives.

Authorities said the killings appeared to be related to a power struggle within the Clansman, which has been at war for years with the One Order gang.

Over the past year, the Jamaican government's energetic offensive against Spanish Town gangs has created power vacuums within the gangs.

Chan Tesha Miller, the 31-year-old reputed leader of the Clansman, was convicted in April of robbery, assault and weapons possession and sentenced to 15 years in prison. His arrest set off protests in Spanish Town, where the gang has long had a powerful presence.

This week's beheadings shocked even those used to violent crime.

Rosemarie Green, who founded the group Spanish Town Citizens Against Gun Violence when her brother was killed about seven years ago, said she was deeply disturbed by the decapitations.

"I've never heard of beheadings here before. It's a weird thing. I'm very concerned about it," Green said Wednesday from Spanish Town.

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James Murdoch misled MPs, say former NoW editor and lawyer James Murdoch has been accused of misleading the parliamentary select committee this week in relation to phone hacking, igniting yet another fire for the embattled News International boss to extinguish.

In a highly damaging broadside, two former News of the World senior executives claimed the evidence Murdoch gave to the committee on Tuesday in relation to an out-of-court settlement to Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers Association, was "mistaken".

The statement came as something of a bombshell to the culture, sport and media select committee, which immediately announced it would be asking Murdoch to explain the contradiction.

Colin Myler, editor of the paper until it was shut down two weeks ago, and Tom Crone, the paper's former head of legal affairs, said they had expressly told Murdoch of an email that would have blown a hole in its defence that only one "rogue reporter" was involved in the phone-hacking scandal.

This contradicts what Murdoch told the committee when questioned on Tuesday.

The existence of the email, known as the "for Neville" email because of its link to the paper's former chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck, is thought to have been critical in News International's decision to pay out

around £700,000 to Taylor in an outof-court settlement after he threatened to sue the paper.

James Murdoch is standing by his version of events. A statement issued

by News Corporation said: "James Murdoch stands by his testimony to the select committee."

In their statement, Myler and Crone challenged this: "Just by way of clarification relating to Tuesday's Culture, Media Select Committee hearing, we would like to point out that James Murdoch's recollection of what he was told when agreeing to settle the Gordon Taylor litigation was mistaken.

"In fact, we did inform him of the 'for Neville' email which had been produced to us by Gordon Taylor's lawyers."

John Whittingdale, the chairman of the culture, sport and media select committee, said: "We as a committee regarded the 'for Neville' email as one of the most critical pieces of evidence in the whole inquiry. We will be asking James Murdoch to respond and ask him to clarify."

He added that "it was seen as one of the few available pieces of evidence showing that this activity was not confined just to Clive Goodman", the only journalist on the paper to have been prosecuted – and jailed – in relation to phone hacking so far.

The email is believed to have been critical in News International's decision to pay Taylor such a large

sum of money.

If it had got out in a full-blown court case brought by the Profession Footballers' Association chief executive it would have blown a hole in News International's claim that only one reporter was involved in hacking.

James Murdoch claimed to the MPs that this email had been concealed from him by two company executives, Crone and Myler, when he was persuaded to sign off the secret deal with Taylor.

Earlier this month James Murdoch acknowledged he was wrong to settle the suit, saying he did not "have a complete picture of the case" at the time.

He repeated this on Tuesday at the select committee when he was asked

by Labour MP Tom Watson: "When you signed off the Taylor payment, did you see or were you made aware of the full Neville email, the transcript of the hacked voicemail messages?"

To this James Murdoch answered: "No, I was not aware of that at the time."

Watson went on to ask him why then had he paid an "astronomical sum" to Taylor.

James Murdoch replied: "There was every reason to settle the case, given the likelihood of losing the case and given the damages – we had received counsel – that would be levied."

With parliament in recess, it is unlikely but not unprecedented for a

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select committee to hold a special evidence session to clarify the issue.

Witnesses in the case have been given very strict instructions before giving evidence to tell the truth, although witnesses do not give evidence under a specific oath.

James Murdoch told the committee that his advisers had urged him to adopt a strategy of telling the truth when he spoke to the committee.

In its 2010 report the culture, sport and media select committee, in discussing the Gordon Taylor settlement, wrote: "The settlements were authorised by James Murdoch, executive chairman of News International, following discussions with Colin Myler and Tom Crone".

It did not specifically state whether Murdoch had been shown the "for Neville" email before making the settlement, but does state Murdoch was authorised to make the payment without bringing the issue to the News International board.(UK Guardian

UN calls emergency meeting on east Africa famine The United Nations has called an emergency meeting on July 25 to discuss mobilizing aid for drought-stricken east Africa, where famine has been declared in parts of Somalia.

A wide swathe of east Africa, including Kenya and Ethiopia, has been hit by years of severe drought and the United Nations says two regions of southern Somalia are suffering the worst famine for 20 years, with 3.7 million people facing starvation.

The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization announced an emergency meeting at its Rome headquarters on Monday to be attended by ministers and senior representatives from its 191 member countries, other U.N. bodies, NGOs and regional development banks.

The meeting was called at the request of France, current president of the Group of 20 leading economies.

British charity Oxfam accused several European governments Wednesday of willful neglect in reacting to the crisis, with an $800 million aid shortfall slowing the international response.

Years of anarchic conflict in southern Somalia have exacerbated the emergency, preventing aid agencies from helping communities in the area.

Nearly 135,000 Somalis have fled since January, mainly to neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia, with many small children dying during the journey.

Islamist militants linked to al Qaeda, who control much of southern and central Somalia,

imposed a ban on food aid in 2010, but lifted it earlier this month as the crisis worsened.

Somali Islamist rebels accused the United Nations Thursday of exaggerating the severity of the drought gripping the south of the country and of politicizing the humanitarian crisis.

The United Nations has declared famine in two pockets of southern Somalia, said that 3.7 million people risk starvation and that it is launching its biggest ever relief effort.

The south of the Horn of Africa country is largely controlled by the al Qaeda-linked militants whose four-year insurgency is widely blamed for exacerbating the impact of the drought.

"We say (the U.N. declaration) is totally, 100 percent wrong and baseless propaganda. Yes there is drought but the conditions are not as bad as they say," al Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage told a media briefing.

"They have another objective and it wouldn't surprise us if they were politicizing the situation."

If the international community does not tackle the emergency swiftly, the famine will spread to all eight regions of southern Somalia, the United Nations has said.

In early July, the rebels lifted a ban on food aid which they had said created dependency.

The U.N. World Food Program (WFP), which suspended its operations in the south of the anarchic country in January 2010, said Thursday it planned to start airlifts into Mogadishu within days.

Wednesday it said food would be trucked southwards to the two famine-hit regions of Bakool and Lower Shabelle.

Kenya urged the WFP to open more feeding centers in Somalia to stem the flow of refugees across its porous border.

"In no other country could the U.N. declare a famine," said Simon Levine of the Overseas Development Institute, a think tank in London. "You couldn't do that in any other country in the world because the F-word is too emotive. Somalia is different."

Rashid Abdi, a Somalia analyst at the International Crisis Group, said the scale of the crisis would probably force al Shabaab to cooperate more closely with aid agencies.

"They are desperate not to be seen as people who oversaw a large-scale humanitarian disaster in southern Somalia," said Abdi.

But he said al Shabaab was likely to impose some restrictions on aid operations and described the hardline group as "generally paranoid about any organization that has a Western label."

Levine slammed the international community for failing to avert a famine in the 21st century, denouncing the humanitarian aid system as "dysfunctional."

"We have lots of humanitarian organizations who are partly in competition with each other, fighting for territory, all busy doing their own things," he said.

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Atlantis lands to end space shuttle era In the faintest glimmer of dawn, Atlantis safely touched down Thursday, ending the flawless final mission of NASA's space shuttle program.

With Commander Chris Ferguson at the helm, Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. on a cloudless, windless morning. When the orbiter's wheels stopped a minute later, NASA saluted 30 years of triumph and tragedy for a shuttle program that has kept the United States at the forefront of manned space flight since 1981.

"The space shuttle changed the way we view the world and changed the way we view the universe," Ferguson said. "We have emotion today, but one thing is indisputable: America is not going to stop exploring.

"Thank you Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Endeavour and our ship Atlantis," Ferguson continued, acknowledging the other orbiters.

"Thank you for protecting us and bringing this program to such a fitting end. God bless all of you. God bless the United States of America."

The mission, Atlantis' 33rd and the shuttle program's 135th, carried a year's worth of supplies to the International Space Station. It equipped and stocked that space lab to become the new centerpiece of NASA's manned space flight program until the agency can develop the deep-space rockets it wants to build. That could take a decade or more.

"Everything worked just

Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the end of NASA's 30-year space shuttle program.

flawlessly," NASA Associate Administrator Bill Gerstenmaier said of Atlantis' final mission.

The $100-billion space station, with a six-member international crew — currently three Russians, two Americans and one Japanese — has been the crowning achievement of the shuttle, which was first launched in April 1981 as a do-all space truck capable of science, military, commercial and exploration missions.

The five shuttles launched

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Nelson Mandela celebrates 93rd birthday in South Africa JOHANNESBURG — Former President Nelson Mandela spent his 93rd birthday with friends and relatives in his rural hometown last Monday, as South Africans paid tribute to the antiapartheid icon through song and community service projects.

Millions of South African schoolchildren began their day by singing a special version of "Happy Birthday" To Mandela, leading worldwide chorus of birthday wishes.

U.S. President Barack Obama called Mandela "a beacon for the global community, and for all who work for democracy, justice and reconciliation."

South Africa's current president, Jacob Zuma, also paid a visit to Mandela in his home village of Qunu, some 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of Johannesburg.

Photos released of Mandela showed the 93-year-old smiling broadly while sitting in a yellow fabric arm chair surrounded by relatives. Another image featured him with family and former wife Winnie MadikizelaMandela near a large cake with his image on it.

People around the world were asked to mark his birthday by giving 67 minutes of their time to work in their local community — one minute for every year of Mandela's public service.

He became South Africa's first black president in 1994 after spending

former south african President nelson mandela, center, with family members, from left, Zaziwe manaway, Ziphokazi manaway, Princess Zenani dlamini, Zamaswazi dlamini and Zamak Obiri at mandela's hometown in Qunu, south africa

27 years in prison for his fight against racist apartheid rule, and was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.

Nazly Mayet, a Johannesburg mother of four, brought her children to a local community hall afterschool to play with disadvantaged children from nearby shelters.

"Being South African means volunteering your time on Mandela Day," she said.

Mandela is "the person that

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represents our freedom, opportunities for everyone ... He seems quite fragile, but his spirit will live forever."

Mandela's public appearances have become increasingly rare, though he did appear at the closing ceremony of the World Cup one year ago.

Earlier this year, he was hospitalized for a few days with an acute respiratory infection.

Last month, he held a private meeting with Michelle Obama when

the first lady traveled to South Africa with her daughters.

His foundation also has recently released "Nelson Mandela By Himself," a book featuring more than 2,000 Mandela quotations on topics ranging from freedom to forgiveness to HIV/AIDS. David Tsoago said he did 67 minutes of community service on Monday to honor Mandela's legacy.

"For him to be old as he is, we're worried, but what can we do?" he asked. "We're all going to be old also.

We have to celebrate when we can."

South African businesses donated food, clothing, books and other supplies to shelters across the country, and the national blood service has used the opportunity to appeal for people to donate blood. Several libraries housed in shipping containers were opened in rural areas, to allow children access to educational materials.

Students at the Johannesburg School for the Blind and Partially Sighted sang and danced Monday morning as they wished their "Tata Mandela" a happy birthday.

Most of the students are fire victims from South Africa's impoverished townships and have received assistance from the Children of Fire charity.

Charity founder Bronwen Jones said the lesson is especially valuable for children who have been through adversity. She said one in three of the children were burned intentionally.

"For them to be able to rise from that and forgive the people who hurt them, there's no better example than Madiba," she said.

Obama mOtOrcade fined fOr LOndOn cOngestiOn fees London Mayor Boris Johnson is raising a stink over minor congestion charges he says President Obama's motorcade incurred while visiting his city, the London Evening Standard reports.

Johnson has fined the United States 120 pounds (nearly $200 U.S. dollars) in congestion levies--10 pounds per vehicle--for the presidential motorcade used during Obama's state visit in May. The sum may seem to be a pittance, but it is part of a much larger problem, Johnson and others say.

London officials told AFP that the American Embassy owes 5.3 million pounds ($8.7 million dollars) in unpaid congestion fines--known as C-charges-which were first established in 2003. Since the roads weren't closed during the president's visit, he is subject to the fines, Johnson says.

In speaking with the Standard, the Embassy defended its refusal to pay, citing the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which prohibits "this sort of tax on diplomatic missions."

The Standard reports that Obama's personal armored Cadillac--nicknamed "The Beast"--first escaped a fine because congestion charge cameras were unable to record its license plate number.

As you may remember, "The Beast" encountered problems of its own on that UK trip.

During a visit to the U.S. Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, Obama's car got stuck on the driveway in front of crowds of onlookers.

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Microsoft Windows fizzles as PC fears loom Sales of Microsoft Corp's flagship Windows software disappointed for the third straight quarter, taking the gloss off better-than-expected earnings that were aided by an unusually low tax rate.

The results failed to excite a market already wary about growth prospects for the company and PC industry as netbook sales give way to tablets. The stock was flat in afterhours trading.

"All eyes are on Windows and how they are ultimately going to extend this franchise in the future, as the PC business continues to lose share to the tablets," said Josh Olson, technology analyst at money manager Edward Jones. "Microsoft is really a show-me story in terms of its ability to extend its core flagship products to these new growth platforms."

On Wednesday, chipmaker Intel Corp warned that PC sales will not be as strong as it had expected this year.

Microsoft is expected to enter the tablet market in earnest next year with the launch of its next operating system -- code-named Windows 8 -- which will be compatible with the low-power chips designed by ARM Holdings favored by tablet and mobile phone makers.

Despite the Windows dip,

Microsoft managed to ease past Wall Street's earnings estimates, helped by strong sales of its Office software and Xbox game console, as well as a dramatic drop in its tax bill.

The world's largest software maker follows Google Inc, Apple Inc and International Business Machines Corp in reporting surprisingly good results as technology spending holds up relatively well in an uncertain economy.

The Redmond, Washington-based company on Thursday posted net profit of $5.87 billion, or 69 cents per share, up from $4.52 billion, or 51 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.

That easily beat Wall Street's average estimate of 58 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Microsoft has beaten the average profit estimate for each of the last nine quarters.

Microsoft was helped by an unusually low tax rate of 7 percent in the quarter, which cut its tax bill by more than $1 billion from the year before, to $445 million. The company, which gets most of its revenue from overseas, said the savings were due to a one-time tax gain and more business flowing through its regional centers in the low-tax jurisdictions of Ireland, Singapore and Puerto Rico.

Sales rose 8 percent to $17.37 billion, ahead of analysts' average estimate of $17.23 billion, boosted chiefly by sales of Office, Xbox and server software behind Microsoft's push into Internet-centric, or "cloud" computing.

Microsoft shares fluctuated after the results were announced in afterhours trading, settling close to their closing price of $27.09 on Nasdaq. The stock is up 8 percent over the past 12 months, compared to a 30 percent rise in the Nasdaq composite index. The shares are stuck at a level first hit in 1998, adjusted for stock splits.

"These numbers are good. The question is, what will make Microsoft break this range in which it is stuck, between $25 and $28?" said Trip Chowdhry, managing director at Global Equities Research. "I don't see these numbers giving an indication that the stock is going to break away."

Spending by businesses on technology has generally outstripped cash-strapped consumers since the worldwide economic downturn.

Microsoft's business division, which last month rolled out online versions of its popular Office suite of programs such as Outlook, SharePoint and Excel, was the company's biggest seller in the quarter, racking up a 7

percent increase in sales to $5.8 billion.

The server and tools business, which sells software used by datacenters -- an essential building block of cloud computing -- posted a 12 percent increase in sales to $4.6 billion.

The entertainment and devices unit, which sells the company's video game and phone products, posted a 30 percent increase in sales to $1.5 billion, mostly due to the popularity of the Xbox and the new hands-free gaming Kinect add-on.

Sales at the Windows unit fell 0.8 percent to $4.7 billion. PC sales grew only 2.3 percent in the second quarter, according to tech research firm Gartner, well below earlier projections, as economic uncertainty hangs over consumers and Apple's iPad and other tablets eat into the market.

Microsoft's perennial moneylosing online services unit, which runs the Bing search engine and MSN Internet portal, posted a 16.5 percent increase in sales to $662 million, but its loss widened to $728 million from a loss of $688 million a year ago, as Microsoft continues to pour money into attacking Google. The unit has now lost almost $6.5 billion in the last three fiscal years.

Google warns of malware infection on Windows users’ computers Google is harnessing the power of the web to alert Windows users of possible malware infections on their machine.

The malware alert was developed after the company noticed "some unusual search traffic" during routine maintenance on their data centers.

"After collaborating with security engineers at several companies that were sending this modified traffic, we determined that the computers exhibiting this behavior were infected with a particular strain of malicious software, or 'malware,'" said Google security engineer Damian Menscher in a July 19 post on the Google Security Blog. "As a result of this discovery, today some people will see a prominent notification at the top of their Google web search results."

The yellow "Your computer appears to be infected" warning will appear at the top of Google's web search results if the company finds a computer is housing a specific type of malware, along with a link that shows how to fix the issue and remove the infections.

"We hope to use the knowledge we've gathered to assist as many people as possible," said Menscher, but comments left on Google's Security Blog suggested that the warning could be more detrimental to non-savvy computer users in the future than no official warning at all.

"It's too bad that the malware folks in the world already use 'your computer appears to be infected' messages to trick people into installing malicious software," commented a user by the name of Mecandes. "Tomorrow, the bad guys will copy the format and appearance of Google's version of the message, to leverage the trust people have in Google. Perhaps Google needs something akin to the Yahoo personalized 'sign-in seal' for moments like this?”

According to a January Security Threat Report by security company Sophos, the USA is home to the most infected webpages in the world. France, Russia, Germany and China follow in second to fifth places.

EntirE ApplE storEs bEing fAkEd in ChinA A man walks past windows of a shop masquerading as a bona fide Apple store in downtown Kunming, in southwest China's Yunnan province, Thursday, July 21, 2011. China, long known for producing counterfeit consumer gadgets, software and brand name clothing, has reached a new piracy milestone - fake Apple stores.

A worker at the fake Apple store on Zhengyi Road in Kunming, which most of the photos of the BirdAbroad blog show, told The Associated Press that they are an "Apple store" before hanging up.

But the three stores are not among the authorized resellers listed on Apple Inc.'s website. The maker of the iPhone and other hit gadgets has four company stores in China — two in Beijing and two in Shanghai — and various official resellers.

Amy Bessette, a spokeswoman for the Cupertino, California-based company, said it had no comment on the Chinese stores, but pointed to a Web page on Apple's Chinese site that lists its authorized resellers.

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American Express posts higher quarterly earnings NEW YORK - American Express Co posted a 31 percent increase in second quarter profits, beating analysts' expectations, as customers spent more on their cards and the company's processing revenue jumped.

Average spending on the company's cards for the quarter rose 15 percent to $3,767 from the same period a year ago and the number of outstanding American Express cards rose 6 percent to 94 million.

"You're definitely seeing very strong spending growth and the question is how long can the strength persist?" said Sanjay Sakhrani, an analyst covering credit card companies at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in New York.

Part of the spending growth is because consumers in general are spending more in the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau said last week that retail sales rose 7.7 percent in the second quarter from the same period a year ago.

But part of the growth is because American Express is spending more on its rewards program to encourage its customers to spend more.

The company spent more than $1.6 billion on its rewards program during the quarter, up 35 percent from last year's second quarter. In the first quarter, American Express boosted its marketing and rewards spending by 30 percent.

American Express Co posted a 31 percent increase in second quarter profits

In the second quarter, the rising rewards cost came from customers redeeming more reward points and from each reward point costing the company a little more.

Customers are ultimately redeeming a little more than 92 percent of their rewards points, compared with about 91 percent last year. Every 1 percentage point increase in rewards redemptions costs the company about $283 million.

Offering better rewards encourages customers to spend more on their American Express cards. The company has been focusing on making money from processing credit and

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debit card transactions, which is less risky than lending, so better rewards are a key engine for boosting profits.

American Express has few choices, but to offer better rewards as rivals such as JPMorgan Chase & Co court its best customers -- wealthy consumers who pay off their credit or charge card bills in full every month.

"There has been a war for the premium end of the industry for 15 years. If we were complacent, we'd lose market share," Chief Financial Officer Dan Henry said on a conference call on Wednesday.

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shareholders of $1.32 billion, or $1.10 a share, compared with $1.00 billion, or 84 cents a share, in the same quarter last year.

Earnings per common share from continuing operations were $1.07, exceeding Wall Street analysts' average estimate of $0.99, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. In another effort to drive customers to spend more on their American Express card, the company said earlier this week it is working with merchants to offer coupons to customers via Facebook. Those coupons and special offers can only be redeemed if the customer makes a purchase using their American Express card.

In the years leading up to the credit crunch, the company boosted profit by making more loans, only to be burned by customer defaults. American Express is one of the few companies that issues credit cards and has its own processing network.

The company's credit losses have been abating in recent quarters.

American Express set aside $357 million to cover bad loans in the quarter, a 45 percent drop from the same quarter last year.

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By Vivian Tyson

Its all systems go for the inaugural Panthers Track Club meet to be held on August 1 at the National Stadium, Venetian Road in Providenciales.

The meet is to be highlighted by Olympic 400m champion Tonique Williams-Darling and the 2011 Carifta Track and Field Championships 100m champion Delano Williams.

This meet is being sanction by the TCAAA and is first of its kind to be hosted in the Turks & Caicos Islands, according to President of the Club, Judith Robinson.

Already international athletes out of the Bahamas have signaled their intention to take part in the meet, among them 400m runners Andrae Williams and Andretti Bain. A number of track clubs out of the Bahamas will also take part. They are Sliver Lightening, Road Runners and Ambassadors Athletic

Club all from Nassau.

There will also be a great deal of local participation in the event which is billed to be an epic affair. The Green Machine out of North Caicos and the Pistons –from Grand Turk are only a few of the teams expected to take part. There will also be a primary section, which will see schools such as Enid Capron Primary and Champion for Christ School taking part.

“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 he left for School. We also will have Mrs. Tonique WilliamsDarling 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.

Police outshoot JamTurk as Jaguars defeat Jamaican All-Stars

Despite a pugnacious sixty two runs from Douglas Brown, Police secured an easy win over Jamturk as the Quality Supermarket/ Vita malt-sponsored cricket competition continued on Saturday 16 July, 2011 at the Downtown Ball Park.

Batting first after winning the toss, Jamturk posted a modest total of 143 for 8 wickets from 20 overs. The top-scorer was Douglas Brown with 62 runs, comprising four 4s six 6s. Collin Sterling supported with 13 runs.

Bowling for the Police, Ira Batiste took 2 wickets for 18 runs from 4 overs, Damian St.Ange 2 wickets for 26 runs from 4 overs and Prosper Adams had 2 wickets for 22 runs from 2 overs.

Police in reply reached 144 runs from 14.3 overs. The top-scorers were karim Jack 32 runs not out, Sabuton John 31 runs and Garvin Bruno 30 runs

For Jamturk Jeffrey Bascoe, Glen Campbell and Joel Palmer took one wicket apiece.

Meanwhile, on Sunday 18 July 2011 at the same venue, Jaguars defeated Jamaican all-stars.

Winning the toss and decided to bat Jaguars chalked up an impressive 171 runs for 6 wickets from 20 overs. Former captain Sean khan topscored with an unbeaten 49 runs Marcell Morris 31 runs and Sheldon Henry contributed 29 runs Bowling for Ja-Allstars Robert Johnson claimed 4 wickets for 31 runs from 4 overs, When the All-stars Batted they were bowled out for 102 runs from 15.5 overs.

Bowling for Jaguars 16 year old Jawellin Sealey took 2 wickets for 16 runs from 3 overs, Munesh Bhagwandas took 2 wickets for 6 runs from 2 overs and Gimmel Davis had two wickets for 28 runs from 3.5 overs.

Henry II defeat Jones II in GT 20/20 cricket In a game leading up to the formation of the Grand Turk Cricket competition, two teams captained by Earl Henry and Jeremy Jones played a 20 overs match which got on the way at 2:05pm at the Grand Turk Parade ground.

The Jeremy Jones II won the toss and decided to bat, reaching 187 for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Errion Charles was the leading run getter scoring a well played 106 before being caught by wicket keeper Michael Baptiste. Winston Quelch played a well supported knock of 36. Shawn Gayle took

2 wickets for 44 to be the leading wicket taker for the Earl Henry II. In replying the Earl Henry II chased down that total for the loss of two wickets. Marlon Turner was the leading scorer in this effort scoring 93, Earl Henry also scored a well played 64.

The next game is scheduled for Saturday July 24th at 1:30pm. The association is asking all persons who play cricket to contact either Howard Dickenson at 2320986, Ralph Doughty at 231 2041 or Winston Quelch at 331 3607.

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Quality Kings wins opener The Quality supermarket kings beat KB Home in the first match of the quality supermarket/ vita malt sponsored seven teams Cricket Competition played on Sunday 10 July 2011 at the Meridian field.

Batting first after winning the toss Quality Supermarket kings posted 167 runs for 9 wickets from 20 overs to scorer was George Niles with 26 runs and Pawan Kumar and Jetu Gangalani added 20 runs each.

Bowling KB Home Neil Coles claimed 3 wickets for20 runs from 4 overs and Blair Mason bagged 3 wickets for 34 runs from 4 overs.

KB Home in reply were bowled out 93 runs from 17 overs. Blair Mason topscored with 32 runs and Gareth Butler made 25 runs.

Bowling for Quality Kings Earl Henry Pawan kumar and Anish Thomas took 2 wicket s apiece

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NFL lockout:

Owners approve proposed labor agreement In a move that led to more confusion than clarity, NFL owners voted Thursday to approve a proposed labor agreement, putting a conditional end to the four-month lockout.

By a 31-0 vote –- with the Oakland Raiders abstaining –- owners ratified a 10-year collective bargaining agreement hinging on the players' reestablishing their union, and agreeing to a labor accord that also wipes out all existing litigation, by Tuesday.

“There’s a sense of urgency to this,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. “We want to have a full 2011 season that includes four preseason games.”

The first casualty of the time crunch: The Aug. 7 exhibition opener between Chicago and St. Louis –- the bookend to Hall of Fame ceremonies – - was canceled.

Under the terms of the yet-to-befully-approved deal, players will be able to return to their team facilities Saturday, and free agency will begin Wednesday.

In essence, the owners have

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones talks on his phone during an NFL owners labor committee meeting in College Park, Ga., on Thursday, July 21, 2011

unlocked the door and are holding it open, waiting for the players to walk through.

The proposed deal, which would run through the 2020 season, would feature a new compensation system for rookies –- one that would pay top picks significantly less -– and would assure players of an average of 47% of total revenue over the life of the

agreement.

The regular season would be kept at 16 games, and several measures would be put in place to limit offseason workouts and the amount of practices in helmets and pads throughout the season. Players with expired contracts would be eligible for unrestricted free agency after four seasons, as opposed to the six required

last year.

“We have not drawn a line in the sand here,” said Jeff Pash, the league’s top lawyer. “We are hoping that it will proceed expeditiously. We think that the incentives are very strong for everybody for that process to proceed expeditiously.”

Not every team was in agreement with the NFL’s decision on the deal or how revenues should be divided among the franchises. Amy Trask, Raiders chief executive, said her club abstained from the vote because of “profound philosophical differences on a number of issues –- both of a football and an economic nature.”

It was widely anticipated that the players would vote on the proposal Wednesday but they did not do so because of unresolved issues, including how long it would take to re-form as a union. That vote didn’t come Thursday, either, despite an evening conference call involving player representatives from the 32 teams.

Kobe Bryant reportedly in talks with Turkish club team Kobe Bryant's representatives have had conversations about a deal for him to play for Turkish club team Besiktas this season in Istanbul, Besiktas Coach Ergin Ataman told The Times in a telephone interview Thursday.

Ataman said the team is trying to satisfy Bryant's salary demands so that he can join New Jersey Nets All-Star point guard Deron Williams on the team.

Williams signed with Besiktas about a week ago.

"We made our offer to Kobe and now we are waiting for their comments about the situation," Ataman said. "But we didn't talk about details. I think they are thinking now about our offer, and I think in the beginning of August, the first week of August, our president [Yildirim Demiroren] will be in the United States for Deron Williams' press conference and I think that they will meet to sign in USA with Kobe."

Bryant's agent, Rob Pelinka, didn't return repeated phone calls Thursday to speak about the negotiations Ataman talked about.

Ataman said the money to pay Bryant's salary would come from the Besiktas club and a "special sponsor that we are talking with."

Bryant has an endorsement deal with Turkish Airlines.

Unlike NBA teams, European teams put sponsor names on the fronts of the team jerseys for advertisement.

"Yes, we feel Kobe will sign with us," Ataman said. "We feel because Besiktas is a very good club, very famous club. At this moment, after the United States, Turkey is in the best league in Europe.

Kobe Bryant

Besiktas has great fans. I think it is positive. So we are very optimistic about Kobe to sign."

Ataman said they view the conversations with Bryant as a "positive situation" because the team had long discussions with Williams before he agreed to a deal that reportedly will play him $5 million overall, about $350,000 per month.

Ataman was asked about the report that Bryant is seeking $1 million a month, double the amount of $500,000 Besiktas reportedly was offering.

"We are negotiating about this," Ataman said.

"This amount is very, very big for Europe in this situation. But I think that we find a solution to arrive to be happy and to have a happy Kobe for the money.

But the main thing I think will be that Kobe will come here to play basketball with Deron Williams to stay in shape, to take good money and to play basketball.

"The first option is the money. Of course, it is not impossible to take."

Ataman said Bryant, like Williams, will have an opt-out clause to leave Besiktas when the NBA lockout ends.

Bryant would be the biggest star to play in Europe during his prime.

A 13-time All-Star who has won five NBA championships with the Lakers over a 15-year career, Bryant has said he would be interested in playing in Turkey or China if the NBA season doesn't start on time on Nov. 1.

The Turkish League starts in October.

The NBA locked out its players July 1, and no negotiations appear to be on the horizon.

Bryant is touring in China and is scheduled to play a two-game exhibition in the Philippines on Saturday and Sunday.

Bryant, who turns 33 next month, has three years left on his deal with the Lakers for $83.5 million. He is coming off a procedure to treat an arthritic joint in his right knee.

Allen Iverson played for Besiktas last season but didn't finish the season because of injuries.

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Tiger Woods fires longtime caddy Williams The changes keep coming for golfer Tiger Woods. Over the last 18months he has parted ways with his wife, marketing agency (IMG), several sponsors (AT&T, Accenture, Gillette and PepsiCo) and swing coach (Hank Haney). The latest change will be a new caddy as Woods posted a note on his website announcing that he no longer would be working with Steve Williams.

"I want to express my deepest gratitude to Stevie for all his help, but I think it's time for a change," Woods posted on his website. "Stevie is an outstanding caddie and a friend and has been instrumental in many of my accomplishments. I wish him great success in the future."

Golfers change caddies all the time especially when thing are not Tiger Woods, left, with his caddie, Steve Williams, in good times after Woods won the 2008 United going well and things have definitely States Open. not gone well for Woods on the course since his November car crash. "Needless to say this came as a new coach and with it a major swing His winless streak is at 22 months shock," Williams said. "Given the change and Tiger battling through and counting. The move caught circumstances of the past 18 months injuries, I am very disappointed to Williams by surprise though, working through Tiger's scandal, a end our very successful partnership at

this time."

Don't cry for Williams though.

The 12-year pairing with Woods has been very lucrative to the man known as Stevie. He topped our 2007 look at the top-earning caddies. Other perks that most caddies rarely see included his own sponsorship deal with Valvoline to wear its logo on his shirt sleeve during golf tournaments.

Woods gave Williams the $140,000 Ford GT he received for winning at Doral in 2005.

Could Williams spill Tiger's secrets? Don't count on it. Williams wants to keep working in golf and selling out the player you loop for is a sure way to get blackballed from the sport.

Williams already announced that he will be caddying full-time for Australian Adam Scott.

Might be a step up as Scott is currently ranked No. 17 in the world, while Woods is down to No. 20 and likely to drop further as he stays off the course with injuries

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