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The consensus among lawyers and other critics is that this new law has been drafted, designed and timed to specifically target and secure convictions against a number of persons who are under investigation by the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT). However, there are fears and concerns throughout the legal fraternity and wider Turks and Caicos Islands society, that this Hearsay Ordinance will be a serious threat to the rights of ordinary residents who can very well find themselves being imprisoned because of hearsay evidence. According to a draft of the Ordinance which was obtained by The SUN, the new Hearsay law “sets out the rules which allow evidence other than first-hand evidence to be given in criminal proceedings. The two main categories are hearsay evidence and documentary evidence, but within those categories there are various types f evidence, including evidence given by signs, video camera evidence and so on”. The SUN understands that the Turks and Caicos Bar Council received the draft version of the new hearsay bill last week and they have until October 25th to review it and make their comments before the Governor enforces it by notice in the Gazette. Feedback which the SUN has received from the general public is that the proposed new law is totally outrageous and that if it is enforced, it would mark, as once critic said, a “very sad and dark day in the history of the Turks and Caicos Islands”. Attorney-at-law and leader of the Progressive National Party (PNP) Clayton Greene said in a press statement that the bill, if passed, will “change fundamentally the law relating to hearsay evidence as we know it in these Islands and would fundamentally diminish the protection that the law gives to accused persons”. He added: “One need not to have been a scholar of jurisprudence to have heard that “hearsay evidence was generally not admissible”. It is this core and fundamental issue that this draft Bill now seeks to change. The Interim Administration is so anxious to have the Legislation passed that the Bar Association was given just one week to comment on this far reaching piece of Legislation. On behalf of the people of this country whose rights and freedoms are being eroded with impunity I make the following observations in relation to this latest despotic and dictatorial act: (1). The draft Bill is unwarranted and represents an attempt by this

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Administration to further erode an accused persons rights to a fair trial in these Islands and will deny accused persons of the protections previously afforded under our laws. (2). This Legislation is specifically designed to facilitate prosecutions that flow from the Commission of Inquiry so as to make them easier to mount and render convictions a virtual certainty. It would certainly be interesting (though not at all surprising) to know what lobbying has been carried out by the SIPT for this legislation to be brought forward. This type of lobbying is improper and calls the judicial system into disrepute. (3). This is but another step in the march of this Interim Administration to manipulate the justice system. This march began with the ripping from the constitution of the right to trial by Jury.” Greene said the next step in the advance of this “tyrannical journey” may well be the “ripping from the accused of his absolute right to silence”. He added: “It is not coincidental that it was this absolute power of the State and the State’s ability to influence, control and manipulate the justice system that resulted in the jury system being implemented in the first place. The fact that our Legislation is being changed, fashioned and or introduced so as to secure specific convictions for past acts is against the rule of law. In a democratic society it is the duty of the Judiciary, the Bar and ordinary citizens to protect the rule of law and democracy at all cost. We cannot allow this to happen. Let us stop this together. Let us stop this now.” The SUN was provided with a copy of email exchanges among various lawyers who expressed their concerns about the proposed legislation. However, because the emails were confidential and no permission was sought to reproduce their comments their names will be withheld. One prominent lawyer stated: “The current attempt to massage the law with no notice to or discussion with the very professionals who have to deal with it on a daily basis has long term implications for every defendant in every case in the islands, long after SIPT have departed our shores. If we were in such a hurry to emulate British legislation we might have copied their Divorce legislation or Bankruptcy laws many years ago. Target specific legislation for a single purpose should be opposed as a matter of principle until full discussion by the profession and the public who will have to live with the consequences. Another prominent lawyer noted: “I believe the issue of passing legislation to secure specific convictions was briefly discussed

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almost three years ago at the Bar Association AGM held at Simba restaurant. Since then there have been extensive amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Ordinance (the amendments are thicker than the principal legislation), the right to trial with a jury, etc., etc. I recall that there are members of the bar who see nothing wrong with this, but it is my view that it is an appalling indictment on the rule of law when legislation can be changed, fashioned, and introduced to secure specific convictions for past acts by targets that an administration considers undesirable. I don’t believe that you need to be passionate about jurisprudence to recognize that this is the type of conduct that you read about and would expect from the world’s most oppressive and appalling regimes. It is my view that the Bar Association has an important role to play in this assault on the rule of law by being a check against the wholesale and flagrant fashioning of

legislation to secure specific convictions. Ultimately, we are talking about a rapid erosion of an accused person’s rights with little consultation, almost no public debate, and even less consideration of the real mischief that these changes are intended to address. Speak to practitioners whose work is mostly in the financial services industry, and see what efforts are being made to introduce new products and services or to even keep abreast of other jurisdictions by simply copying and pasting from competitors with successful products and service offerings. The answer is none. This has gone well beyond “enough”. “ Yet another lawyer opined: “It is entirely wrong for legislation to be determined on the basis of making it easier to bring specific prosecutions. Especially with virtually no notice or consultation. I would not be surprised if this was the first of a number of procedural changes to 'shift the goalposts' in favour of the Crown.”

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Dr. Rufus Ewing leads demonstration against UK rirect rule outside Advisory Council Meeting

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By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

As promised when he officially informed the media about three weeks ago on his decision to resign as Chief Medical Officer and Director for Health Services, Dr. Rufus Ewing has begun to mount a campaign to end direct British rule in the TCI by picketing the entrance to the Office of Disaster Management on Wednesday, where Governor Damian “Ric” Todd and the Advisory held a news briefing. Armed with a number of placards depicting a the litany of grouses often expressed by the TCI people, Dr. Ewing told The SUN that the British Government is not acting in the people’s best interest, but rather for the United Kingdom Government and as a consequence has caused unbearable suffering on the local populace. “Well (this protest action) is for the British to leave our country alone and give our country back, basically, and asking for the resignation of the advisory council, the Consultative Forum and all the institutions of the Interim Administration. “We have been dismantled piece by piece, disenfranchised by this administration, marginalized. And basically, what is happening to us is that we have been invaded. I have spoken to people, like the governors before, Mark Capes (former Head of the Civil Service), all of them, so there is nothing new for them to say to me, about ‘we are doing this, we are doing that’, while you strategically implement your plan. I have looked into the eyes of the infidel and see the evil, and see their plans, and know their plans. No one is going to

Dr. Rufus Ewing protests at the entrance of the Department of Disaster Management where the Advisory Council meeting was being held.

convince men otherwise, ” Dr. Ewing said. The protest which started as a one man band later attracted several other people, including former Deputy Premier and Lillian Boyce, minister of the gospel Bishop Dr. Usril Morris and Trevor Cooke, former director of the NIB. Dr. Ewing told the media that the Interim Administration has exercised total disregard for the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands, since the majority of the decisions made was not in the best interest of Turks and Caicos Islanders. “So I am taking a stand and staging this demonstration in front of the Advisory Council and asking for their resignation. No dialogue, just their resignation. I don’t think we want any dialogue with them, what we want

FOUL PLAY RULED OUT IN DEATH OF MAN FOUND OFF LEEWARD THE ROYAL TURKS and Caicos Islands Police in Providenciales have identified the body found in the water on Sandpiper Avenue beach, Leeward, Providenciales on Monday 17th October 2011 as a Mark Klusing, a 41 year old male Canadian national residing in Providenciales. Results of the autopsy have shown that Mr Klusing died of natural causes. Foul play has been ruled out.

is quite clear. We want them to go,” Dr. Ewing articulated. Dr. Ewing was quick to point out that there are members on the Advisory Council and the Consultative Forum who are fighting for the country but have so far been stonewalled, and could be driven to the point of frustration. “A few people in those institutions such as the Advisory Council and the Consultative Forum, who have the interest of the people of the Turks and Caicos at heart, we know that. And some of them are inside fighting and hope that the can make a difference, like Sharlene Cartwright, like Courtney Misick and Dr. Linda Williams, to name a few. “They are soldiers; they are trying to make a difference inside. But they also know that they up against

something that is bigger and they are not going to get anything done. Once they realized that, they will step out as well, I am sure,” Dr. Ewing further asserted. Dr. Ewing used the opportunity to rally the people of the TCI into taking a stand with him, saying that if things do not change, he would demonstrate outside of every Advisory Council meeting. He said the Civil Service is being loaded with British citizens who he said are paid huge salaries and housed in penthouses, while locals lose their houses. At the news conference to announce his resignation, Dr. Ewing said there was a great deal of atrocities taking place against TCI people both in the health sector and the public sector as a whole, but based on his position, could not speak public In the meantime, Bishop Morris noted: I have lived in this country all of my life, and every time we tried to put our foot forward to advance for the betterment of ourselves and our fellowman there is always somebody to throw the monkey wrench in the way or putting obstacle in our way to hinder us from progress. “They tried to discourage us by trying to divide us, but we will not detour. We will not accept this. It is time for Turks and Caicos Islanders to stand up and take the fight where it has to be taken.” Governor Damian Roderick ‘Ric’ Todd, while leaving the meeting stopped briefly to chat with Dr. Ewing, who he told that he was rushing to another meeting but could make time for him to air his grouse in the near future.

Police Certificates of Character (Police records) Unit Relocation

The Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police in Providenciales wishes to inform the public in Providenciales that in an attempt to improve client service they are moving the unit responsible for receiving and processing applications for Police Certificates of Character (Police records). After Tuesday 25th October 2011 no further applications for Police Records will be processed at the Five Cays Police Station, Providenciales. Effective 10:00am on Wednesday 26th October

2011 applications for Police records will be processed at the Providenciales Police Headquarters located on the Second Floor of 34B Williams Plaza, Old Airport Road, Providenciales. This location use to be referred to as the Police CID HQ building and is directly above the 911 Emergency Communications Centre offices. The Royal Turks and Caicos Police continue in their efforts to provide improved customer service as part of their daily operating procedure.

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WITH WARPED VISION, GADHAFI MADDENED LIBYA, WEST

During nearly 42 years in power in Libya, Moammar Gadhafi was one of the world's most eccentric dictators, so mercurial that he was both condemned and courted by the West, while he brutally warped his country with his idiosyncratic vision of autocratic rule until he was finally toppled by his own people. The modern Arab world's longest-ruling figure, Libya's "Brother Leader" displayed striking contrasts. He was a sponsor of terrorism whose regime was blamed for blowing up two passenger jets, who then helped the U.S. in the war on terror. He was an Arab nationalist who mocked Arab rulers. In the crowning paradox, he preached a "revolutionary" utopia of people power but ran a one-man dictatorship that fueled the revolution against him. His death on Thursday at age 69 - confirmed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril - came as Libyan fighters defeated Gadhafi's last holdouts in his hometown of Sirte, the last major site of resistance in the country in an eight-month civil war. Interim government officials said his son, Muatassim, a former national security adviser, was also killed in Sirte on Thursday. Another, Britisheducated Seif al-Islam - widely seen as being groomed as a successor - was captured with a gunshot wound to the leg. The final declaration of victory by Gadhafi's opponents came weeks after he was swept from power by rebels who drove triumphantly into the capital of Tripoli on Aug. 21. "Dance, sing and fight!" Gadhafi had exhorted his followers even as his enemies were on the capital's doorstep before fleeing into Libya's hinterlands where his die-hard backers had continued to battle the rebelsturned-rulers. Gadhafi leaves behind an oil-rich nation of 6.5 million traumatized by a rule that drained it of institutions while the ship of state was directed by the whims of one man and his family. Notorious for his extravagant outfits - ranging from white suits and sunglasses to military uniforms with frilled epaulets to brilliantly colored robes decorated with the map of Africa - he styled himself as a combination Bedouin chief and philosopher king. He reveled in infuriating leaders, whether in the West or the Middle East. U.S. President Ronald Reagan, after the 1986 bombing that killed U.S. servicemen in Berlin was blamed on Libya, branded him a "mad dog." Former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, who fought a border war with Libya in the 1970s, wrote in his diary that Gadhafi was "mentally sick" and "needs treatment." Behind the flamboyance and showmanship, associates say Gadhafi was meticulous in managing the levers of power. He intervened in decisions large and small and constantly met personally with tribal leaders and military officers whose support he maintained through lucrative posts. The sole constant was his grip on the country. Numerous coup and assassination attempts against him over the years mostly ended with public executions of the plotters, hanged in city squares. The ultimate secret of his longevity lay in the vast oil reserves under his North African desert nation and in his capacity for drastic changes of course when necessary. The most spectacular U-turn came in late 2003. After years of denial, Libya acknowledged responsibility - though in a Gadhafi-esque twist of logic, not guilt - for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people. He agreed to pay up to $10 million to relatives of each victim. He also announced that Libya would dismantle its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs under international supervision. The rewards came fast. Within months, the U.S. lifted economic sanctions and resumed diplomatic ties. The European Union hosted Gadhafi in Brussels. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in 2008 became the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the country in more than 50 years. Tony Blair, as British prime minister, visited him in Tripoli. International oil companies rushed to invest in Libya's fields. Documents uncovered after Gadhafi's fall revealed close cooperation between his intelligence services and the CIA in pursuing terror suspects after the 9/11 attacks, even before the U.S. lifted its designation of Libya as a sponsor of terror in 2006. Still, Gadhafi's renegade ways did not change. After Swiss police had the temerity to briefly arrest his son Hannibal for allegedly beating up two servants in a Geneva luxury hotel in 2008, Gadhafi's regime arrested

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two Swiss nationals and raked Switzerland over the coals, extracting an apology and compensation before finally releasing the men nearly two years later. European countries, eagerly building economic ties with Libya, did little to back up Switzerland in the dispute. But Gadhafi became an instant pariah once more when he began a brutal crackdown on the February uprising in his country that grew out of the Arab Spring of popular revolts across the region. The U.N. authorized a no-fly zone for Libya in March, and NATO launched a campaign of airstrikes against his military forces. "I am a fighter, a revolutionary from tents. ... I will die as a martyr at the end," he proclaimed in one of his last televised speeches during the uprising, pounding the lectern near a sculpture of a golden fist crushing a U.S. warplane. Gadhafi was born in 1942 in the central Libyan desert near Sirte, the son of a Bedouin father who was once jailed for opposing Libya's Italian colonialists. The young Gadhafi seemed to inherit that rebellious nature, being expelled from high school for leading a demonstration, and disciplined while in the army for organizing revolutionary cells. In 1969, as a mere 27-year-old captain, he emerged as leader of a group of officers who overthrew the monarchy of King Idris. A handsome, dashing figure in uniform and sunglasses, Gadhafi took undisputed power and became a symbol of anti-Western defiance in a Third World recently liberated from its European colonial rulers. During the 1970s, Gadhafi proceeded to transform the nation. A U.S. air base was closed. Some 20,000 Italians were expelled in retaliation for the 1911-41 occupation. Businesses were nationalized. In 1975 he published the "Green Book," his political manifesto that laid out what he called the "Third International Theory" of government and society. He declared Libya to be a "Jamahiriya" - an Arabic neologism he created meaning roughly "republic of the masses." Everyone rules, it declared, calling representative democracy a form of tyranny, and Libyans were organized into "people's committees" that went all the way up to a "People's Congress," a sort of parliament. In the end, rule by all meant rule by none except Gadhafi, who elevated himself to colonel and declared himself "Brother Leader." "He aspired to create an ideal state," said North African analyst Saad Djebbar of Cambridge University. "He ended up without any components of a normal state. The 'people's power' was the most useless system in the world." In the 1970s and 1980s, Gadhafi supported groups deemed by the West to be terrorists - from the Irish Republican Army through various radical Palestinian units to militant groups in the Philippines. He embarked on a series of military adventures in Africa, invading Chad in 1980-89, and supplying arms, training and finance to rebels in Liberia, Uganda and Burkina Faso. A 1984 incident at the Libyan Embassy in London entrenched his regime's image as a lawless one. A gunman inside the embassy opened fire on a demonstration by Gadhafi opponents outside, killing a British policewoman. The heat was rising, meanwhile, between the Reagan administration and Gadhafi over terrorism. In 1986, Libya was found responsible for a bombing at a Berlin discotheque frequented by U.S. troops in which three people died. America struck back by sending warplanes to bomb Libya. About 40 Libyans died. The Lockerbie bombing followed in 1988, followed a year later by a bombing that downed a French airliner over the West African nation of Niger. The West was outraged, and years of sanctions followed. Libya's road back from pariah status began in 1999, when Gadhafi's government handed over two Libyans for trial in the Lockerbie bombing. In 2001, a Scottish court convicted one, an intelligence agent, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The other was acquitted. In 2002, Gadhafi looked back on his actions and told a crowd of Libyans in the southern city of Sabha: "In the old days, they called us a rogue state. They were right in accusing us of that. In the old days, we had a revolutionary behavior." Throughout his rule, he was a showman who would stop at nothing to make his point. His appearances at Arab League summits were an annual cause of cringing among fellow Arab rulers.

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We are committed to excellence in journalism, educating and informing our readers, serving and satisfying our advertisers and assisting in the overall development of the Turks and Caicos Islands. At one, he argued vehemently with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, winning the monarch's eternal hatred. At another, Gadhafi smoked cigars on the conference hall floor during speeches to show his contempt. In a 2009 address at the United Nations, he rambled on about jet lag, then tore up a copy of the U.N. charter, saying the Security Council "should be called the terrorism council." On state trips, he would insist on setting up a tent to stay in. He sported a personal escort of female guards - which he once explained by saying: "There are no men in the Arab world." A 2009 U.S. diplomatic cable released by the website WikiLeaks spoke of Gadhafi's intense dislike of staying on upper floors of buildings, aversion to flying over water, and taste for horse racing and flamenco dancing. "At night, Moammar dreams; by day, he implements," Libyans would say, referring to the bizarre rules Gadhafi would randomly impose on the country, like demanding all storefront doors be painted green, the signature color of his regime. Or like complaining that Libyans were going abroad for medical treatment and deciding it was because of a lack of Libyan doctors - so he ordered Tripoli's main medical school to take 2,000 new students regardless of qualifications, well beyond its 150-student capacity. He even renamed the months, calling the cold month of January "Ayn al-Nar," Arabic for "Where is the Fire." In the past decade, power was increasingly concentrated with his eight biological children, who snapped up elite military posts or lucrative business positions. They all fled into hiding when Tripoli fell. Son Seif al-Islam at one time seemed to be a Western-leaning reformer but threw in his lot with his father after the uprising began. Muatassim, who was killed Thursday, led a military unit in a crackdown on protesters. Two other sons, Saif al-Arab, was killed earlier during the uprising, and another, Khamis, was believed killed. His only daughter, Aisha, who became a lawyer and helped in the defense of Saddam Hussein, Iraq's toppled dictator, in the trial that led to his hanging. Gadhafi's wife Safiya, fled to neighboring Algeria or Niger. Gadhafi did spend oil revenue on building schools, hospitals, irrigation and housing on a scale his Mediterranean nation had never seen. "He did really bring Libya from being one of the most backward and poorest countries in Africa to becoming an oil-rich state with an elaborate infrastructure and with reasonable access by the Libyan population to the essential services they required," said George Joffe of Cambridge University. Still, about a third of Libya's people remain in poverty. Gadhafi showered benefits on parts of the country, such as Tripoli. Meanwhile, eastern Libya, ultimately the source of February's rebellion, was allowed to atrophy.

Policeman under investigation for forgery

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THE ROYAL TURKS and Caicos Islands Police, in Providenciales are presently investigating a matter which involves the passing of forged lottery tickets allegedly by one of their own. According to a press statement from Media Relations Officer Acting Inspector Calvin Chase, tTickets which had been altered to show a greater

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winning amount had been passed at different establishments in Providenciales. “Although this investigation is in its preliminary stage, the subject of interest in this investigation is an officer of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police. The investigation is still ongoing and the Professional Integrity Unit is now

also involved in the furthering of the investigation,” Chase stated. He added: “The Commissioner and other senior officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police are sadden to hear of these alleged actions by one of their officers; however, the integrity of the Royal Turks and Caicos Police is paramount and all

Maranatha wins National Disaster Quiz Competition

By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

MARANATHA HIGH SCHOOL has etched its name in local history by becoming the inaugural winner of the Department of Disaster Management-staged National Disaster Quiz Competition on Tuesday, October 18 at the Feliz Morley Community Centre in Five Cays, Providenciales. Maranatha, represented by Jewel Ewing, topped Marjorie Basden, represented by Shamaad Lewis into second place, Clement Howell, represented by Ashleigh Brown into third place and Raymond Gardiner, represented by Glandesha Cox into fourth position. The quiz competition took the form of the popular American game show – Jeopardy – which features trivia in history, literature, the arts, pop culture, science, sports, geography, wordplay, and more. This contest, however, was based on disasters and disaster management. The game has a unique answer-and-question format in which contestants are presented with clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form. The categories over the three stanzas were hurricanes, floods, tsunami and volcano, TCI hazards, world events, do’s don’ts, and fact and fiction. At the end of the rounds and a series of wagering, Maranatha ended atop the points table with 1500 points, with Marjorie Basden in a distant second with 699 points. Clement Howell’s score was

minus 250, while Raymond Gardiner ended with minus 1800 points. Director for the Department of Disaster Management, Jamel Robinson, was impressed with the level of participation from the schools, saying that the students maneuvered a series of tough questions and came out shining. “I think it is a good booking to a successful International Disaster Day, and it is definitely exciting being a part of this particular event because some of the questions were tough for me even as the Disaster Manager, who knows these things, so I know it, is that much more difficult for the students. “We had a good turnout with the various schools being represented here in the Felix Morley Community Centre, and the students represented their schools very, very well. So I am proud of them, and I definitely think this will be an annual event. “We look to get more schools next time, we have a little bit more lead team, so we can organize our financing a little bit better in such a way the we can be fully funded so we can have it aired on RTC and WIV, so that persons who are unable to witness it will be able to listen via radio or watch it on television,” Robinson said. Robinson said in recent months that the Department of Disaster Management has increased its presence in the community which he said was based on funding secured from a regional donor agency and the increased staffing especially on Providenciales. - See photo highlights on pages 24 and 25

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allegations of misconduct will be thoroughly investigated and persons will be held accountable for their actions.” In recent months, a number of police officers have found themselves on the wrong side of the law for a number of serious offences, including rape and theft.

Man charged with attempted murder THE ROYAL TURKS and Caicos Islands Police, Criminal Investigation Department in Providenciales have charged Moses Gibson, 27 years of age, for Attempted Murder in connection with a stabbing incident which occurred in Five Cays Providenciales on Sunday 16th October 2011. According to police media relations officer Inspector Calvin Chase, Gibson appeared in the Providenciales Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday 18th October 2011 where he was remanded in custody until 7th December 2011 for a Sufficiency Hearing in the Grand Turk Supreme Court. On Wednesday 19th October 2011 he appeared in the Supreme Court in Providenciales for a Bail hearing which was denied.

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‘Serious investor’ wants to buy West Caicos development

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By Vivian Tyson Sun Senior Editor

GOVERNMENT IS AWAITING a consultation document from someone who has been described as ‘a serious investor’ interested in the unfinished West Caicos resort project, which it said should aimed at highlighting the benefits for the economy and the people of the TCI. Governor Damian Roderick ‘Ric’ Todd, who made the disclosure at a post Advisory Council press briefing at the office of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergency on Providenciales Wednesday, October 19, said also that a package to encourage the development is also being worked on. “There is a proposal by a serious investor to take over and complete the West Caicos development, and what I have decided is that, there will be two things will happen. First, the developer will produce a consultation document setting out what it is they plan to do on the island and the benefits they feel will come to the people and the economy of these islands. And that will then be discussed among everyone. “Second, we are negotiating with the developer a suitable package which will encourage that development to take place, subject to the consultation being favourable and subject to us agreeing the right terms and conditions, I would like to see that development go forward,” Governor Todd said. Governor Todd told the media that

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he took a trip to West Caicos last week to see first hand the calibre of structure that is laid their and was impressed with the architecture and the nature reserve, saying that it has a great deal of potential of income generation. The Governor, however, could not give a timeline as to when the go ahead would issued for the development to continue saying it is based on the paperwork to be and the package being worked on. “We are waiting on the developers to present us with their consultation document. I was hoping to have it in time for the meeting today (Wednesday), but they have not yet completed it. So, I think we would move as fast as the developers are able to move,” Governor Todd said. Recently The SUN reported that a

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number of overseas investors have expressed their interest in resuming the stalled Molasses Reef Ritz Carlton development on West Caicos, and based on interest expressed, the project could soon come back on stream. At the time of its development the property was being marketed as: • A 125 sea-swept suites and 75 private, Ritz-Carlton branded Island Villas; • Three restaurants created by renowned Chef Gray Kunz; • A full-service spa, offering

indigenous treatments; • Ocean-front guest suites with private terraces, overlooking more than a half mile of pristine Caribbean beach; • A natural wildlife sanctuary, two national parks; and • An array of archaeological and cultural sites The luxury development ran into financial trouble following the meltdown of the Wall Street bank – Lehman Brothers. Prior to its sudden halt the project underwent a series problems, as the law-enforcement authorities had to be called there on at least two occasions to maintain the peace following disagreements between contractors, regular workers and management of the project. The first occasion involved local contractors and local skilled men, who said they were being sidelined in favour of imported Chinese workers, who took the job for far less salary that what the locals would bargain for. The second disturbance involved the Chinese workers, who were alleged to have held their bosses captive on the island for approximately two days, for non-payment of salaries, and said to have only released them at the intervention of the authorities. But the situation was downplayed by at least one side of the disagreeing parties, saying that there was no hostage situation on the job site. Ironically, the Chinese workers were brought in by local subcontractors, who ostensibly believed that by employing the Chinese workers, they would save a few more dollars as against employing their own.

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PRC backlog could be cleared by Christmas

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By Vivian Tyson Sun Senior Editor

THE GOVERNMENT IS attempting to clear the huge backlog of Permanent Residency Certificate (PRC) applications by Christmas, in order to stream line that process for the future, according to a government source. However, the source said that such a time frame may be difficult to attain given the huge workload that needs to be cleared, while pointing out that three individuals from the United Kingdom are in the Turks and Caicos Islands to assist with the process of clearing PRC backlog. Their tour of duty, according to the source, is totally funded by the UK Government. The SUN also understands that the number of applications originally posted has been revised to a lesser figure, since it has been discovered that a number of persons had applied in some cases up to three times. This, according to the source, may have to do with persons being informed that their applications were lost and asked to reapply.

“We have cleared some, but we have started to put all the files together. We have taken them out of the boxes and the filing cabinets, and we have started to find double and triple. So, we will begin to merge these files into one. We have brought in three additional case workers from the UK, paid for fully by the UK Government, to work to bolster and up putting a new filing and management system in, and a protocol checking system” the source said. Some PRC applications, The SUN understands, have been cleared recently and there are about 1,000 still in the system waiting to be processed. During the post Advisory Council news briefing on Wednesday, October 19, His Excellency Governor Damian Roderick ‘Ric’ Todd, pointed out that Clara Gardiner, Permanent Secretary for Border Control and Labour, made a presentation regarding the path to citizenship. He said further discussions on that front will be ongoing until a clear path has been defined. The Government, it is understood is now looking into dividing the PRC applications into two categories – complete and incomplete. Having

Career Opportunities:

Veranda is currently seeking qualified candidates that have the requirements listed along with an outgoing professional manner. Our ideal candidates must love to work with different types of people, meet challenges with a positive attitude and live the standards of our organization.

PM Housekeeping Supervisor

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Responsibilities To coordinate all facets of the housekeeping operations and supervise the staff of the PM shift; ensure the cleanliness cleanliness of guest facilities, which includes vacant rooms, turndown service, laundry service, guest areas, back of the house, department storage and work areas; maintain standards and procedures of the department; inspect and evaluate physical condition of guestrooms and public areas; monitor inventory system for cleaning, linen and guest room supplies; ensure quality services are rendered in meeting guest needs and that guest relations are enhanced; promote a safe work environment; facilitate pre-shift briefings; train, develop and monitor associates performance. Job Requirements Previous experience opening luxury condo-resorts a plus. Able to work from 3:00pm - 11:00pm shift; may be required to work a day shift to accommodate days off; able to work weekends, and holidays as well. Must have good oral and written communication skills and be computer literate Must be able to resolve problems in a timely manner and provide exceptional customer service

sorted out the files, the ones that are complete would be processed, while for the incomplete ones, the applicants would be contacted and be asked to file the requisite document by a certain date. In the event that persons with incomplete files failed to submit the required document within the required period or cannot be reached, the files would be closed, and only reopened after the individuals present the relevant paperwork. “All the mechanism that we are going to put forward in this paper is probably an announcement of a listing of names of those who made applications, where the files are incomplete, and give them a date to respond to us so we could inform them of the additional information required by a certain date, or we will close the file, because some of these applications are quite old and we don’t know if some of these people are still alive,” the source noted. It is expected that individuals with incomplete files will be given three weeks to a month to respond.

Laundry Manager

Responsibilities To be responsible for the management and operation of the internal laundry facilities of the Resort: maintain linen inventory; evaluate and measure the linen cleaning process; coach Team members on safe and efficient use of equipment and chemicals; Coordinate with the engineering department the preventative and general maintenance of the equipment; training and development of Team Members. Job Requirements Minimum of 5 years experience as a laundry manager or similar role in a luxury resort or comparable setting Prove knowledge of commercial laundry equipment, process and chemicals Proficient computer skills, good oral and written communication skills, strong job stability with a proven record of success OTHER LINE STAFF POSITIONS: PUBLIC AREA ATTENDANT, LAUNDRY ATTENDANT, SERVERS

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience Interested persons may contact our Human Resource Manager No later than October 19, 2011 Email: deleria.simms@verandatci.com Or hand deliver to our office at Veranda Resort and Residences Princess Dr. Lower Bight, Providenciales

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Governor dismisses claims about Interim Administration’s disrespect for Permanent Secretaries LOCAL NEWS

By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

GOVERNOR DAMIAN RODERICK (Ric) Todd is assuring the Civil Service and the public at large that the Interim Government’s decision to cut current Permanent Secretary positions and open remaining slots to competition is not based on performance dissatisfaction of the current crop. Governor Todd made the disclosure while addressing a post Advisory Council Meeting news conference at the Disaster Management and Emergency office on Providenciales on Wednesday (October 12). “I said to the 10 permanent secretaries that I much appreciate what they have done. Many of them being public service for many years, some of them continuing to serve after retirement age, and I much value and appreciate that. What I am saying is that, this country needs to have five better equipped ministries rather than a large number of weaker ones. And that the way forward is to have five ministries, each led by a permanent secretary. “In saying that, I am not saying anything disrespectful or critical of those permanent secretaries who will not win the competition. This is terribly important, we all know that

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public sector in the TCI will have to get smaller over two year. Everyone knows that the public sector is bigger than what these islands can afford,” Governor Todd said.

Governor Todd told reporters that the Interim Administration intends to appoint the five new permanent secretaries before the end of the calendar year. He also plans to be a member of the interviewing team. He said applications will be taken from TCI citizens living inside the country, those living beyond it borders as well as from British Overseas Territories’ citizens. “Applications will be taken from TCI Citizens living either on the islands or living outside the islands and from British Overseas Territory citizens,” Governor Todd pointed out. He said that contrary to rumours, he has no plans of inserting retired British citizens in the TCI civil service at the expense of qualified locals. “That is not true; it is going to be a clear and open process. It is open to serving civil servants, obviously. It also opens to people who are not civil servants but feel they have the skills to offer and want to serve the TCI as permanent Secretary. We feel that we need to broaden the pool a little wider but equally allowing someone to apply

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION 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 Legal and Enforcement Consultant. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES The holder of this position will carry out the following duties: • Analyse, assess and review existing legal and regulatory frameworks with a view to their enhancement and make recommendations for improved regulation of the financial sector.

• Advise the Managing Director on matters relating to the interpretation of the Financial Services Ordinances and related laws and regulations. • Prepare guidance notes and guidelines to guide the internal regulatory process as well as to assist the industry with compliance with the applicable rules. • Liaise with the Attorney General’s Chamber and any external legal counsel as necessary. Instruct external legal counsel as may be relevant and under the direction of the Managing Director.

• Draft new legislation and regulations and necessary amendments to existing legislation as required and as instructed. Prepare co-operation agreements with other regulators and act as the liaison on matters of cooperation. • Prepare and review contracts on behalf of the Commission. Represent the FSC in Court matters and monitor and report on the progress of

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is not the same as giving them the job. The people who win these jobs will have to show that they can do an even better job than a serving permanent

secretary,” he said. Governor Todd asserted that in the past the posts of permanent secretary may not have been conducted in the most open and transparent manner. He said that future permanent secretaries will be able to boast that there was no improper process, as there was a competition and they emerged winners. “The five permanent secretaries who win this competition will be able to say to their own teams and to everyone, ‘there was no improper process. There was a competition, I won it, and I am going to do my job now. And that, I think, will create a much better and a stronger and more confident set of ministries and that is what I want. I want the best for the civil service,” Governor Todd said.

matters before the Courts.

• Provide general legal advice as may be requested or deemed necessary. • Oversee the enforcement division, including preparing policies and procedures to guide enforcement activities.

• Perform other functions as set out in the job descriptions of Legal Oﬃcer and Enforcement Oﬃcer or as may be assigned by the Managing Director.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED • Sound knowledge of the financial services laws, regulations and guidelines, including proceeds of crime and anti-money laundering protocols; • Some knowledge of financial management; • Sound knowledge of corporate governance frameworks and compliance enforcement. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE • LLB degree and Council of Legal Education certification.

• Five (5) years or more experience at a senior level in a financial regulatory position or senior management experience in the private sector in the field of insurance, securities, banking or other financial services. • Experience in investigation of financial fraud and the gathering of evidence would be a distinct asset.

The duties for the above post may be carried out at either of the Commission’s oﬃces in Grand Turk or Providenciales. Applications should be received no later than November 10, 2011 and may be emailed to dmorrison@tcifsc.tc or faxed to 1-649-941-3569

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Turks and Caicos Islands residents advised to be beware of Florida furniture store scam

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By Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

At least one female resident is warning others against being scammed out of their money by a Florida-based furniture retailer, to whom she claimed several locals have fallen prey. The woman, who asked not to publish her name, said in April she paid a home furniture store, which she said had taken out adverts in local papers, $3,150 for a bedroom set. She also paid freight and other relevant expenses for the furniture to be delivered here in the TCI. But after days passed and the goods were not delivered, she contacted the owner, who promised to send the merchandise but never did. “I personally paid for my furniture in cash. The transaction took place on the Friday, April 15 and I was scheduled to get my furniture on Monday, April 18. But until now have not received them,” she said. The woman said after several calls

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to the dealer, who, each time, blamed the delay on the manufacturers, she visited the Florida store in August for a refund, only to find that the business has been closed down, and no reference of relocation. “I told him that if he could not sent the furniture I would come to collect my refund. When I went down in August to collect my refunds, the door was closed and the business was closed down. When I went back in September the door was still closed, and when I asked the persons next door what was going on, they said the door had been closed for a closed for a couple months now. “And when I visited the management company, they said he hasn’t been paying rent. So, I went to the police station and they came to the store, and that was when I filed a case in the court against him after reporting him to the Better Business Bureau,” she said. The disgruntled woman said also

that she contacted the furniture manufacturers regarding their association with the home furniture store and was told that they suspended supplies to him because he was behind in his payment and also that a cheque he presented was not honoured by the bank. The woman said now all communications to the dealer, including phone, email and website have all been unresponsive. She said other persons she knew also fell victim to the furniture dealer,

as they complained that they purchased furniture from the establishment but either got pieces of what was ordered or none at all. “Luckily for me, I only purchased a bedroom set, but other persons purchased, bedroom, living room and dining room sets, and up to this day they did not get any of what they paid for. I paid $3,150 for my furniture but I know other persons who paid from $2,000 to $5,000 plus,” she said. Efforts to contact the furniture store were unsuccessful.

TCI bags three awards at Regional World Travel Awards

Grace Bay Club won the award for Turks & Caicos' Leading Hotel Vivian Tyson SUN Senior Editor

THE TURKS AND Caicos Islands lost the coveted Leading Beach Destination title it held for sometime but three other major regional titles at the America’s leg of the World Travel Awards which took place at the Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort in Jamaica on Wednesday, October 19. While losing the Caribbean’s Leading Beach title to Jamaica’s Negril Beach, the TCI snared the Caribbean’s Leading Family All-Inclusive Resort won by Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort and Spa; the Caribbean's Leading Hotel & Residences won by the Estate at Grace Bay Club and the Caribbean's Leading Spa Resort, which was won by Parrot Cay. Jamaica lassoed the majority of the top awards, including the Caribbean’s Leading Destination, Caribbean Leading Cruise Destination; Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Port won by Ocho Rios; the Caribbean’s Leading Airport won by Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay; Caribbean’s Leading Convention Centre – the Montego Bay Convention Centre; Caribbean's Leading Luxury Villa - The Fleming Villa at Goldeneye; Caribbean’s Leading Sports Tourism Destination; and Caribbean’s Leading Tourist Board. Barbados captured the Caribbean's Leading Travel Information Website - Totally Barbados www.totallybarbados.com. Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic won the Caribbean's Leading Golf Resort. The Caribbean's Leading Honeymoon Resort was won by Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa, while Caribbean's Leading Hotel was won by Coco Reef Resort, Tobago. Meanwhile, Grace Bay Club captures the title of the Turks & Caicos' Leading Hotel. Parrot Cay took the title of the Turks & Caicos' Leading Spa Resort; Somerset copped the award for being the Turks & Caicos' Leading Boutique Resort, while the Palms captured the title of being the Turks & Caicos' Leading Resort. This year the Grand Finale Gala Ceremony will be held at W Doha Hotel & Residences in Doha, Qatar on December 11. The Turks and Caicos Islands hosted the Grand Gala Ceremony unbroken between 2006 and 2008.

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ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, outgoing Director for Health Services and Chief Medical Officer (Surgeon General) Dr. Rufus Ewing orchestrated a demonstration near the Department of Disaster Management and Emergency office close to downtown Providenciales. Bearing a number placards, which charged the Interim Government of a number of misdeeds, Dr. Ewing said the ultimate goal is see the back of the

Dr. Ewing displays a pair of signs highlighting his disgust with the present administration

Some of the protestors claimed that the current British rule is next to terrorism

Some of the protestors likened the British Government to the Afghanistan terrorist group

Llewellyn ‘Blow’ Basden displays one of the charge signs

British Government, arguing that they have been mismanaging the country and forcing the people if further poverty. Dr. Ewing was later joined by a small band of supporters, who quickly armed themselves with placards as well. Governor Damian Roderick ‘Ric’ Todd, following the Advisory Council meeting and a subsequent news conference, made a brief stop to chat with the protestors before driving away. The following are photo highlights of the event.

Former Deputy Premier Lillian Boyce and PNP Leader Clayton Greene along with other protestors expressed the discontent with the present Government

Some of the protestors also bashed the new Land Policy

Some of the signs need no explanation

Governor ‘Ric’ Todd stops to chat with Dr. Ewing and the protesting party

L-R: Dr Rufus Ewing and Commissioner of Police Colin Farquhar

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Trevor Cooke told the media that he was fighting for his future

This demonstrator attracted much attention

The demonstrators stood together

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BCB bank taken out of BCB Holdings Group

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BCB HOLDINGS LIMITED announced on October 19th that the Board is proposing to BCB Holdings Shareholders that the Company be reorganised by demerging its NonBelizean Businesses into a new holding company, Waterloo Investment Holdings Limited, which has recently been incorporated in British Virgin Islands to become the new holding company for the NonBelizean Businesses. It is intended that the Demerger will be effected by way of the declaration and payment by BCB Holdings of a dividend in kind to Qualifying BCB Holdings Shareholders, followed by a capital reduction and repayment to those Qualifying BCB Holdings Shareholders satisfied by the transfer of the Non-Belizean Businesses and the New Loan Note to WIHL, in consideration for the issue of shares by WIHL to the Qualifying BCB Holdings Shareholders and the assumption by WIHL of the obligations of BCB Holdings under the Assumed Loan Notes by way of the issue of the WIHL Debentures to the Assumed Loan Noteholders. The Company will be dispatching a circular to BCB Shareholders today containing further details of the Demerger. The Demerger will result in BCB Holdings Shareholders holding shares in two distinct entities, which will be the holding companies of two distinct groups with separate strategic, capital and economic characteristics and management teams: BCB Holdings, whose shares will continue to be admitted to trading on AIM, the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange and the Bermuda Stock Exchange, will remain the owner of the largest banking operation in Belize, through Belize Bank, as well as international operations through BCB International. WIHL, whose shares are intended to be traded by JP Jenkins, will become the holding company for the Non-Belizean Businesses which have large exposure to the Turks and Caicos Islands through British Caribbean Bank. WIHL will also hold the interests in Associates. The Demerger will constitute a fundamental change of business of the Company which, under Rule 15 of the AIM Rules, requires approval of BCB Holdings Shareholders. In accordance with the AIM Rules, the Company is required to send a circular to BCB Holdings Shareholders setting out the reasons for, and principal terms

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of, the Demerger and to seek BCB Holdings Shareholder approval for the Demerger. If the Resolution is passed, the Directors expect that, subject to the Directors considering at the Second BCB Holdings Board Meeting that the Demerger is in the best interests of the Company, the Demerger will become effective on 26 October 2011. The BCB Holdings Board believes that the BCB Holdings Group currently consists of two geographically separated financial services businesses which, due to recent economic developments, have become diverse from each other and which possess very different economic drivers. Belize Bank and BCB International (which together form the principal assets of the Retained BCB Holdings Businesses) provide a comprehensive range of banking services to both retailing and commercial customers. In contrast, the business of the British Caribbean Bank group (which forms part of the NonBelizean Businesses subject to the Demerger) focuses on the provision of lending and as such its assets are principally comprised of loans, which were in part funded by the BCB Holdings Loan Notes. These loans have a high concentration in asset backed lending to the tourism and property development sectors, which were in part funded by the BCB Holdings Loan Notes. The BCB Holdings Board believes that, given the differences in both strategy and funding structure between these two financial services businesses, the BCB Holdings Group and, therefore its shareholders, would benefit from separation of these financial services businesses, which will assist each financial services business to focus on its individual strategic direction and realise its future growth potential. More specifically, the performance of the Retained BCB Holdings Businesses will continue to be closely linked to the general economic performance of Belize which has a diverse and increasingly indigenous economy with increased banking regulation and political influence in domestic business policy, whilst the performance of the NonBelizean Financial Services Businesses will be more closely tied to the general economic performance of the Turks & Caicos Islands which are almost exclusively dependent on the tourism industry and related service sectors. In addition, BCB Holdings Group holds an aggregate interest of approximately 25 per cent in

Associates which own a successful edible oil and related products business based in Costa Rica with operations in Central America. The business and performance of Associates (the shareholding in which is to be owned by the Non-Belizean Businesses) is closely tied to world demand for palm oil and the world markets for edible oil bi-products. The Board believes that these should form part of WIHL going forward, as holding this interest as an investment fits more closely with the strategy of WIHL and the medium to long term nature of its portfolio of assets. The Directors believe that the Demerger will demonstrate more clearly the value of the various diverse business sectors identified above and will thereby create improved potential for an increase in value for BCB Holdings Shareholders as a whole as investors will be able to analyse more closely each group's fundamentals. The Directors believe that an informed current value of BCB Holdings is not fully reflected at present in its share price, as BCB Holdings' shares are currently valued at a discount of more than 80 per cent. to its tangible net assets based on its share price as at 13 October 2011 and the latest audited financial statements as at 31 March 2011.

In the year ended 31 March 2011, BCB Holdings Group's financial services division reported an operating loss of US$21.9 million (2010 operating income US$12.7 million) and BCB Holdings Group reported a net loss of US$7.3 million (2010 - net income US$25.9 million), with a loss per ordinary share of US$0.07 (2010 earnings per ordinary share US$0.27). On a pro forma basis, during this period, the Non-Belizean Financial Services businesses generated an operating loss of US$8.1 million and the assets and businesses forming the WIHL group generated net income of US$11.1 million. At 31 March 2011, BCB Holdings Group reported total assets of US$1,199.5 million and net assets of US$421.3 million. On a pro forma basis, the assets and businesses forming the WIHL group represented US$564.3 million of the total assets and US$295.2 million of net assets. Andrew Ashcroft and Philip Johnson will resign from the BCB Holdings Board and Cheryl Jones will become Chairman effective as at the date of the Demerger. The board of directors of WIHL consist of Philip Johnson, Peter Gaze, Philip Osborne and Andrew Ashcroft.

IMMEDIATE OPENING: SOUS CHEF

Requirements: • 3 to 5 years culinary experience in a full service, fine dining establishment as Sous Chef • Post secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Must have strong knowledge of kitchen inventory and ordering process, staffing, expediting and ability to supervise the staff and kitchen operations under the direction of the Executive Chef • Excellent culinary technique and ability to work the line during all meal periods • Exceptional customer service orientation, complying with company service culture Duties Include: • Recruit and select qualified candidates, provide training and communication performance expectations • Coordinate the inventory, purchasing and disbursement of all supplies with the purchasing manager • Inspect and ensures the proper set up and readiness of each item on menus • Supervise daily food preparation for assigned areas. • Ensure that the level of quality, portion control, and plate presentation is adhered to consistently • Work closely with staff to exceed guest expectations • Maintain product consistency by conducting inspecting or seasonings, portion and appearance of food • Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts Interested applicants should apply to The Regent Palms, Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday, 10AM to 5PM and bring along an updated resume, or by emailing your resume to mdorsett@regentexperience.com no later than November 4, 2011

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WANTED

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Needed for lifting, cleaning and general help Contact Sam Lightbourn or Edmond Lightbourn At 246-1809

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NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

Temple Mortgage Corporation Ltd., The Temple Financial Centre, Providenciales HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that it will cause to be sold by public auction the following properties pursuant to its power of sale as registered Chargee under the Registered Land Ordinance of the Turks & Caicos Islands:

JA SKIPPING & SONS Is seeking a

1. Parcel No.10304/63, Front Street, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands. Comprising of commercial vacant land only. The property is located across from the Tourist Board and a short walk from the new Carnival Center now under construction. Registered Proprietors: Robert N. D’Arceuil

Salary $6.00 per hour Please contact 242-9087

2. Parcel No.60602/133, Norway & Five Cays, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. The property comprises of approximately 1. Acre of Land over looking the Providenciales Airport and the Southern Shores of the Island. Registered Proprietor: Gilbert F. Selver

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KITCHEN HELPER Salary $5.00 per hour 6 days per week Contact Tiki Hut 344-6072

STAFF VACANCY –

DIRECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES & RISK MANAGEMENT

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified persons to fill the position of Director Financial Services and Risk Management in Finance Department. Description To ensure cohesive integration and alignment of financial processes and reports, departmental projects, staff management and strategic plans. Ensure sound overall sound maintenance of the enterprise’s overall risk management and benchmarking practices in order to drive management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction.

Main Duties • Responsible to the VP Finance and CFO, for the provision of relevant financial information o and other reports that may be required. • Directs all accounting functions, financial capital planning, budgeting, forecasting, preparation of cost and performance trends/analyses for presentation to senior management and accounting information systems. • Directs the delivery of cost effective and efficient accounting and financial systems, policies and processes that meet the current and future business requirements of the organization. • Track key performance metrics as determined from the Benchmark Project for relevant operational, finance and accounting processes. • Directs and develops finance projects to address business risks and to achieve the department’s and the whole enterprise’s goals and objectives. • Presents risks and opportunities regularly to the executive management team as they relate to the 5 year strategic business plan. • Oversees the Internal and External Audits,

conducts reviews and analysis of results and recommends for approval the Audited Financial Statements and related management letters. • Directs financial performance against key business metrics and document pertinent financial highlights that will enable management to determine progress against budgets. • Directs the implementation and maintenance of Enterprise Risk Management in conjunction to the 5-year strategic Business Planning Process • Other duties that may be assigned from time to time. Minimum Requirements • The applicant must hold a professional accounting designation, CA, CPA, ACCA, CIA, CISA or CMA or equivalent • Eight to ten years experience, preferably in utilities or related field. Five (5) of which must have been in a management position • Must have extensive working experience with one of the big 4 auditing firms. • As a member of the management team, the successful applicant must understand the corporate vision and successfully gain support for and implement that vision • Excellent team player and leadership abilities • Must possess extensive working knowledge in the application of the fundamentals of financial management, internal controls, benchmarking and analysis, auditing, cost accounting, programme evaluation and business reengineering techniques. Must be able to interact with customers and business entities at all levels. Compensation • Salary Grade 16: $92,130.00

FORTIS TCI offers a competitive compensation package. For more information kindly contact Human Resources Director

Deadline for submission of application is October 30th, 2011. Please submit to:Director, Human Resources Fortis TCI P. O. Box 132, Providenciales Email address: jmissick@ppcltd.tc

3. Parcel No.60719/94, Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales, Comprises a main two-storey house with a separate detached guesthouse. Both homes are positioned on a elongated peninsular canal lot with approximately 400 linear feet of water frontage. The property therefore, has direct water access to the South Shore via Turtle Lake. Registered Proprietor: Daniel S. Simmons 4. Parcel No.60804/120/k57 (Unit #3503), The Bight & Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales. Comprises a fifth-floor condominium at the Alexander Resort Development on Grace Bay Beach. This is a two-bedroom unit in the Prima Donna Building in the Northeast section of the Resort and benefits from extensive beach, ocean and pool views of the Resort. Registered Proprietor: Daniel S. Simmons 5. Parcel No. 60715/28 & 29, Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales. This development comprises of a Commercial property with 12 apartment units centrally located. This property also has room for future expansion. Registered Proprietor: South Bay Properties Ltd. 6. Parcel No.60703/44 & 11, Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hills, Providenciales. This a Residential located off Cherokee Road with 5.23 acres of land with excellent views of both the Northern & Southern shores of the Island. The property supports two detached residential homes. Registered Proprietor: Blue Coral Ridge Development Ltd. The auction will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday 28th October 2011 at the offices of Temple Mortgage Corporation Ltd., Temple Financial Centre, Leeward Highway, Providenciales. Conditions of sale may be obtained from Temple Mortgage Corporation Ltd., The Temple Financial Centre, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, telephone (649) 946-5293, fax (649) 946-5289. Interested persons may bid by way of sealed tender delivered not later than 4:00 p.m. Thursday, October 27, 2011 addressed to Temple Mortgage Corporation Ltd., Temple Financial Centre, Leeward Highway, Providenciales clearly marked “ AUCTION BID-OCTOBER 28TH 2011.” Should the bid meet the reserve price and constitute the highest offer, the property will be considered sold to the person making the bid. Note that a 10% deposit is required immediately from the successful bidder at the auction. Note that Temple Mortgage Corporation Ltd. accepts no responsibility in respect of the receipt or otherwise of sealed bids and prospective purchasers are encouraged to ensure safe delivery of sealed bids to Temple Mortgage Corporation Ltd. in good time and further to attend at the auction to ensure that the bid is properly made.

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Turks and Caicos Islands, THE DUMPING GROUND FOR UK REJECTS AND RE-TREADS

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It is becoming clearer every day that the imposition of the interim Administration is intended to be a permanent feature in the lives of Turks and Caicos Islanders! Let us look at some of the recent actions by this government. First of all they brought in John Llewellyn to be the Crown Land Advisor. This man was unemployed at the time that work in the TCI was given him! His credentials are questionable. In any event, he took charge of without legal authority, the Ministry of Natural Resources. Instead of being an advisor, he became the person dictating policy and procedures. The PS seemed to have been absent or just went with the flow and allowed her authority to be usurped by this invader! Now look at the outcome of the Crown Land Policy that this man produced! It is so antiquated and full of flaws that it is too incredulous to believe! In order for a Turks and Caicos Islander to get a piece of Crown Land, he/she has to subject himself/herself to an auction, the outcome of which is not certain! That certainly is patently unfair to the bulk of Turks and Caicos Islanders because there is no certainty in the process and could be more subjected to manipulation. But the most egregious aspect of this new policy is the lodging of the authority to dispose of our land into the hands of an itinerant expatriate person with no direct connection to us. Is it because the Attorney General is foreign that he has more integrity than the collective wisdom of all of our elected officials? These persons have to gain the trust of the people for a specified period, and if they don’t adhere, then they are fired at the next elections! It is worth noting here that Terry Dunnigan, a former Attorney General was called before a Commission of Inquiry to answer for misdeeds in the transaction of Crown Land while he was Attorney General! What guarantee is there that the next one coming down the pike would not do the same and then leave! At least we can find our locally elected office holder, if not today, then certainly tomorrow! It is still government’s policy and under the Pensions Ordinance that Civil Servants must retire at age 55! While this number should be increased because persons are living productive

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ROYAL ROBINSON CONTRIBUTER lives beyond that time, it does not make sense to send Turks and Caicos Islanders home at that age, but bring in from the UK persons who are far past that age and find work for them that they could not find at home! It is not that we are not in need of some technical assistance to progress us to the next level, but these persons that are coming off the “dole” to dictate to us do not add value to our system, but are only here to change the landscape of Turks and Caicos Islands and install persons “that know not Joseph”! Colin Hartwell, though well intentioned, is just a “fuddy-duddy” cousin of the UK. Not in my wildest dreams did I envisioned that an expatriate taking control of our National Security system (NIB). This is in the face of the fact that from its inception, a Turks and Caicos Islander was at the helm of that institution! That cannot be right in any sense of the word. Every institution in this country that has been built up with the blood sweat and tears as well as the insightfulness of our political directorate is now under attack by the infidel invaders! Those they cannot for whatever reason, destroy, they are performing a hostile take-over! By whatever means, we are being denied access to these institutions. Prize down in Blue Hills can see that by requiring all Permanent Secretaries to now apply for jobs from which they are required to resign from,

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and by opening up the process to all and sundry, this is another means of installing persons who are loyal to the British occupiers to the detriment of our indigenous people! These people really and literally want to have a greater presence in our country to the extent that if you want to go to the toilet you would have to ask permission of one of them. Now if they were here to make a change for the betterment of our people that you would be able to take their occupation with a grain of salt! However, to date, they have not produced a value added to the process. There is no new job opportunity in the private sector that has come at the specific intervention on their part. I really thought that after the Junkanoo incident of 1975 and the Small Commission and the intervening years to the early 1980’s, we had gotten rid of the English from every position of prominence, save for that of Governor from our country! Now that they have really seen the potential that we have built up over the years without any help from them, they find that it is too good for us to have our hands on the tiller any more, but must return to the days of yester years when we were relegated to the position of “hewers of wood and drawers of water”. They have suspended our automatic right to a trial by jury, to as they say bring some semblance of transparency to the judicial system. But what they are really doing is to forceripe green sapodilla! That fact is being given further clarity by the abandonment of the previous jurisprudence with respect to the exception to the “hear say” rule in criminal proceedings. These are things being done to the process of justice in this country to ensure an outcome that has been contrived and not as a result of evidence produced that would convict someone beyond a reasonable doubt! This cannot be right for the civil liberties, fundamental and human rights of our people. In all of this, the Human Rights Commissioner seems to absent without leave. Is she too compromised by her position on the Advisory Council to see the ugliness that is rearing its head in our country to the detriment to our human rights? Or is it that she has come to the conclusion that human rights should be meted out to illegal

immigrants that invade our shores, but not Turks and Caicos Islanders? Our meager Pensions benefits are now under direct attack by these imposters to justice, fair play and transparency. Maybe not so much now, but the bulk of us that joined the civil service, particularly in 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s did so, one out of loyalty to this country and two because of the prospect of receiving a gratuity on retirement, and a pension from the government until we died and if we left behind a widow or widower until that person dies. Now having fulfilled our part of the contract, these usurpers are coming in to say that small “pendetty” should be taken away from us! I have written to Mark Capes about this matter before. These guys seem hell-bent on pursuing this asinine policy. All of a sudden they are trying to pass Legislation and approve policies that are retroactive! Nowhere in history has something like this obtained. These people are pressing the wrong buttons! They are taking our passiveness for granted. One fine day they are going to wake up to the other side of midnight and they would have brought it on themselves! Think about, I do not admire some aspects of Robert Mugabe, the leader of Zimbabwe, but I can fully understand why they had to dispossess the English and their minions from their land that had been captured by these types! People of the Turks and Caicos Islands, these acts of terrorism are not being designed to be administered to people who align themselves with the PNP Party. This is an attack on all of us that make this country our home! The English are reverting to what they know best! To pillage and plunder a country for their benefit! Just an easy example! Mummies are an Egyptian thing. But a lot of them are housed in UK museums and they are calling them theirs! That is the same attitude that they have brought to the Turks and Caicos Islands. We, therefore, as a people must root them out now, before they get too comfortable in our country and relegate to look in from the sidelines! - Royal Robinson was a former Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance and Health in the last Progressive National Party (PNP) administration.

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Turks & Caicos Islands National Insurance Board

PUBLIC NOTICE Benefit & Contribution Regulation Adjustments

JANUARY 2012

The Turks and Caicos Islands National Insurance Board hereby informs the General Public of the following amendments to various sections of the National Insurance Benefits and Contributions Regulations 1992 which will take effect January 1, 2012 INCREASE IN PAYMENT OF PENSIONS AWARDED PRIOR TO JULY 2007 All persons awarded a pension prior to July 31, 2007 will be granted an 8% increase. As a result of this increase, minimum pension will also increase from $310.50 to $335.00. Some 73% of our pensioners across the Turks & Caicos Islands will benefit from this increase.

to be paid in the first 13 weeks of the last 26 week period being examined. This requirement will now be relaxed to allow for the eight (8) weeks of contribution to be considered either in the first 13 weeks or last 13 weeks of the qualifying period. The relaxed contribution requirements will result in an increase in the number of persons being eligible for these benefits.\ Extension of Employment Injury Benefit Coverage to Temporary Residents The Ordinance makes provisions for contributors working and remaining in the islands for a period of six months or less to pay on a lower contribution rate of 2.5% as Temporary Residents. Currently, this group of contributors is only eligible for Sickness and Maternity Benefits. This amendment will introduce the extension of Employment Injury Benefit to Temporary Residents. This group of contributors will now be entitled to Employment Injury Benefit.

Reduction of Pensions Awarded in July 2007 The 15% pension increase award in July 2007was also granted to new pensioners from August 2007 to October 2010. This was not in keeping with best practice of other social security institutions. Accordingly, in the best interest of the future viability of the fund, immediate corrective measures must be employed. Extended Protection for Employees over Age 65 Regrettably, this requires that all pensions awarded w.e.f. August 1, 2007 be decreased by 7.5%; this adjustment will Currently, insured persons over the age of 65 are not required impact approximately 242 beneficiaries across the islands. to pay contributions and are therefore not covered for Employment Injury Benefit. Increase in Maternity Grants The Maternity Grant will increase from $400.00 to $500.00 per Employment Injury Benefit will now be extended to employees child working beyond age 65. A contribution rate of 1.2% of the weekly wage up to a $600 wage will be payable by the Increase in Funeral Grants employer only for these workers. Funeral Grant will increase from $800.00 to $1,300.00 for dependants; and from $1,200.00 to $2,000.00 for insured Restriction of voluntary Certificates to TCI Residents Only persons The Regulations currently make provision to allow the payment Introduction of Minimum Survivor’s Pension of Voluntary Contributions by non-residents. To prevent abuse, Currently, Survivors’ Pension is calculated solely on the pension non residents will no longer be granted Voluntary Contributor entitlement of the deceased. Consequently, at times, due to status. This group of contributors has seen some growth over the number of survivors, the pension amounts are considerably the years, and poses a potential risk for abuse. inadequate, thereby losing relevance to the beneficiaries. This increase will ensure all survivors’ pensioners are guaranteed For Further Information Please Contact Any of Our Offices a minimum pension as follows: during Normal Working Hours Spouse - $250.00 per month Dependants - $100.00 each per month. North Caicos: Head Office Daniel Gardiner’s Building P.O. Box 250 Amendment to Widower’s Survivor’s Pension High Rock, Bottle Creek, Grand Turk Presently, the qualifying conditions for entitlement to Widow’s North Caicos Tel: (649) 946-1048/9 Pension is age 50 and age 60 for Widower’s Pension. In an Tel: (649) 946-7200 (649) 946-1045 age of equal employment opportunities, the qualifying criteria Fax: (649) 946-7110 Fax:(649) 946-1362 for this benefit should also be synchronized. Eligibility will now Email:nib@tciway.tc be amended to age 50 for both Widow and Widower’s Providenciales: Pensions. The Hilly Ewing Building South Caicos: Leeward Highway, District Commissioner’s • New Qualifying Criteria for Sickness Benefit, Maternity Providenciales Office Allowance, Invalidity Pension & Funeral Grant Tel: (649) 941-5806 / South Caicos Currently, the Benefit Regulations qualifying conditions for (649) 941-5906 Tel: (649) 946-3280 Sickness Benefit, Maternity Benefit, Invalidity Pension and Fax: (649) 941-5854 Fax: (649) 946-3664 Funeral Grant require at least eight (8) weeks of contributions

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KNOWN FOR SUPERIOR network support of the world’s leading devices, telecommunications company LIME will introduce three new BlackBerry® 7 -based smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) later this month. The company will bring the new BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810, BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 and BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 smartphone to its thirteen markets across the Caribbean region. The new BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone builds on the popular BlackBerry Torch 9800 and combines a large touch display with a convenient slide-out keyboard. The new smartphone is faster and more fluid with high performance hardware features and the new BlackBerry 7 OS delivering an enhanced multimedia experience. Featuring a large 3.2”, high resolution touch display and a distinctive BlackBerry keyboard that easily slides out to allow faster typing, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 truly delivers the best of both worlds. “Our customers expect that as the demands of life increase, their phones

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must keep pace. We are delighted to be offering RIM's next generation handsets, which are built on a new performance-driven platform and deliver exactly what our customers expect on the best network to meet their needs,” says Grace Silvera, LIME’s Regional Vice President, Marketing and Communications. Silvera explained that the speed and capability of the LIME network, which boasts 3G and 4G technology in some of its markets across the region, will provide BlackBerry smartphone users with an enhanced experience when compared to other providers. “The new BlackBerry 7 smartphones feature awesome upgrades that take advantage of our superior network capabilities and again, we are delivering great choices and the best value to our customers,” Silvera said. The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet at only 10.5mm, and the first to offer the perfect union of a high performance keyboard and touch display integrated within the iconic BlackBerry Bold design. It is also the

Immediate opening Restaurants and Bars Operations Manger

The Restaurants and Bars Manager will oversee the daily operation of P23 fine dining restaurant; Plunge casual outdoor restaurant and bar, Green Flamingo bar and In-room Dining.

Requirements: • Minimum of 7 years management experience in luxury setting in at least 2 international locations • Post secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Strong knowledge of a variety of cuisines and wines/beverages • Strong understanding and proven track record of operational controls and sales • Proven ability to train and develop team members • Ability to take initiative while working effectively in a team environment • Excellent organizational skills • Passion for luxury food and beverage service; positive and cheerful attitude with high energy • Computer skills at advanced level (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) • Must be able to work all shifts and days

Duties include: • Supervises, trains and coaches staff to meet Regent standard of luxury and ensure The Regent Experience for guests. • Develops business strategies for food & beverage outlets aligned with business objectives for maximizing revenue and guest satisfaction. • Participates in development of budgets and monitors status regularly to ensure achievement of financial targets. • Assists in developing and implementing marketing and promotions to increase business and revenue. • Works closely with culinary team to create and implement menus consistent with guest expectations and Regent standards of luxury and quality. Interested applicants should apply to The Regent Palms, Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday, 10AM to 5PM and bring along an updated resume, or by emailing your resume to mdorsett@regentexperience.com no later than November 4, 2011

first BlackBerry smartphone to include built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications), a new technology that is enabling many new and exciting capabilities, including the ability to pair with NFC-enabled accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone. Distinguished by its beautiful design, amazingly effective keyboard and brilliant touch display, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 is crafted with premium materials including a brushed stainless steel frame that puts the finishing touch on a truly outstanding smartphone. The new all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 has a spectacular 3.7” display, the largest ever on a BlackBerry smartphone. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 is optimised for displaying web pages, photos and videos, as well as delivering powerful gaming experiences. It also delivers the highly refined, real-time communications and collaboration experience loved by millions of BlackBerry smartphone users around the world.

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LOCAL NEWS BLACKBERRY 7 The new BlackBerry smartphones run the new BlackBerry 7 operating system (OS). BlackBerry 7 provides users with a fast, fluid and intuitive experience, featuring a next generation BlackBerry Browser, voice-activated searches, the ability to manage personal content separately from corporate content, as well as additional personal and productivity apps out of the box. The next generation BlackBerry Browser combines the dramatically improved performance of the advanced WebKit browser engine together with the powerful hardware enhancements found in the new BlackBerry Torch 9810, BlackBerry Torch 9860 and BlackBerry Bold 9900 to deliver browsing results that are up to 40% faster than BlackBerry® 6 based smartphones and up to twice as fast as models running BlackBerry® 5*. Additional enhancements to the browser have also optimized HTML5 performance for incredible gaming and video experiences. The new BlackBerry smartphones also feature Liquid Graphics™ technology, which combines a dedicated high-performance graphics processor with a blazingly fast CPU and stunning high resolution display to deliver a highly responsive touch interface with incredibly fast and smooth graphics.

PROCUREMENT CLERK Facilitation of purchase of vehicles and parts overseas (namely Japan). Process of purchasing and export documentation in a foreign country. Ability to source Vendors, price negotiation. Maintain manual and electronic documentation. Maintain an open communication between field personnel and suppliers regarding backorders, delivery dates and/or substitute product. Coordinating delivery and expedition of goods, ensuring goods are ordered and delivered in a timely and cost effective manner. Extensive knowledge of various Japanese vehicles and parts. Minimum of five (5) years experience within automotive procurement department. Exposure to the mechanical, industrial and automotive industry an asset. Ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks within a fastpaced work environment. Strong negotiation, mathematical and analytical skills. Ability to communicate effectively, both written and oral. Solid research skills and commitment to continually learn about new products. Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint). Must read, write and speak Japanese, possess valid passport with necessary travel visas (travelling to Japan). Qualified applicants should forward cover letter and resume to: Brian Trowbridge, Attorney at law, c/o Integra Services Ltd., P.O. Box 656, Unit 2A, Courtyard Plaza, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. Resumes will be reviewed in the order they are received.

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NIB PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT IMMEDIATE OPENING CAICOS TRANSPORATION AND SHIPPING

WAITER/WAITRESS

Requirements: • Must have 1 year restaurant serving experience. • Must have a pleasant personality. • Must be able to go to see for 4 to 6 hours trips. (4 days per week). • Must be able to work weekends, nights and holidays. • Must have knowledge of beverage preparation and service of alcoholic beverages. Uniform is required Duties Include: • Greeting and seating guest. • Service food and beverages to guest in a prompt manner and anticipate guest needs. • Maintain proper set-up of working area and cleaning of same area upon closing. Salary $150.00 weekly plus tips.

Interested applicants should send Resume/CV and references to Delthia Bassett, at delthiayb@express.tc within 2 weeks of the date of this notice. Suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview. Tel: (649) 244-3572

IMMEDIATE OPENING

Storeroom Clerk

Requirements: • Customer services skills • 2 years experience work as a storeroom clerk • Must have driver’s license

Duties Include: • Maintain the storeroom by properly storing all food, beverage and consumable goods in pre-designated areas with proper rotation • Maintains proper storage of all food goods in their pre-designated areas • Keep storerooms organized and clean for proper storage • Deliver in-house requisitions to each department location and ensures that requisition is signed by the receiver. • Ensures that requisition signed by the receiver is given to Purchasing Director and Purchasing Assistant. • Keep close communication with Purchasing Assistant and Purchasing director on slow moving and non moving items in the warehouse • Collection of goods from Customs when necessary • Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts

Interested applicants should apply to The Regent Palms, Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday, 10AM to 5PM and bring along an updated resume, or by emailing your resume to mdorsett@regentexperience.com no later than November 4, 2011

In accordance with Section 39 of the National Insurance Ordinance 1991, the following employers / self employed persons in Grand Turk are hereby requested to appear before a National Insurance Inspector before 3:00 p.m. October 31, 2011: Bolivar Almonte Tejada Candida Rigby Benjamin Robinson Elias Massurin Allen Parker Ana Luisa Godet Richason Michel Eunettie Glinton/ Sunset Cabana Dalia Astwood / Mils Variety Store Abraham Pena Ajasse Honore Jacques Delusma Andrew Miller Anel Eugene Antonio Clarke / Tony’s Scooter Rentals Antonio Fulford Ariel Diaz Vargas Auguste Augustin Hosea / Mercedes SimmsMercedes Beauty Salon Marlon Malcolm / Serenity Beauty Salon Sumar Ingham Earle Fulford Eddy Silver Betty Carol Williams Pena Carl Robinson/ Robinson Auto & Parts John Parker Emans Laguerre Emmanuel Augustin Esther Thomas Franklyn Virgil Myrlene Pierre Betty Forbes Derek Rolle / Rolle Construction Dale Robinson Igo Donis Leslie “Goshay” Francis Tequila Bar/ Red Lions Bar Myrtle Mills / FROOTS

Jacques Rock Jean Acquissa Cockburn Village Conch Farm Lourissa Simmons Marie Charles Jose Achille Juan Martinez-Toribio Delano Smith Keith James Jacqueline Smith / Blue Bar Kevin Forbes Kwame Smith Dennis Williams / Pink Bar Zoraya Suero Medina Leroy Dunbar / G T Fusion Madsen Chery Yolande Robinson Donald Knowles H & H Construction Myrlene Pierre Nadreno Simmons Norman Parker / Waterboots Bar Oscar Carter Rex / Rakiya Swann – Cool Beans Raphael St. Preux Rejane Bien-Aime Reron Williams Marvin Simmons Willy Genard Robert Forbes Rose Previlus-Williams Rosemary Rosenquist Robert “Tarbay” Seymour Mookie Pookie Restaurant Sharad Garland Rose Brice Soroptimist International

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Hospital staff praised during PDM visit INTERHEALTH CANADA’S have been described as ‘dedicated, highly skilled and a huge asset to the TCI’. The praise came from People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) leader, Doug Parnell, during a tour of the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre in Providenciales. He explained: “Healthcare in the TCI is facing some difficult challenges at present and these are testing times. But one thing that remains consistent is the professionalism that exists among the workforce at the InterHealth Canada hospitals. “During my tour I have met and spoken to many staff members, all The PDM delegation speaks with paediatrician, Dr Lorena Soler. of whom are extremely dedicated and highly skilled people who are a huge “I believe I have a better understanding of that asset to the TCI.” today and that it will help shape my party’s Parnell, who was joined by his party’s general healthcare recommendations going forward.” secretary, Patricia Eke, and national executive The PDM delegation met staff and patients on member, Ashwood Forbes, was impressed by the the general ward, in the emergency department and facilities and services on offer to islanders. dialysis unit, as well as in x-ray, rehabilitation and “It is important that we get a deep outpatients. understanding of what is physically here and InterHealth Canada’s chief of medical services, available in the hospitals”, he added. “I think they Dr Robyn Barnes, said: “These are public hospitals are first rate facilities and that the physical and therefore we welcome visits from organisations infrastructure has in many ways been undersold. throughout the TCI community. “Following the release of the Government “InterHealth Canada has played host to school document stating that the future of healthcare in the children, government officials, church groups, TCI hangs in the balance, I think it is important that university students and political parties and their we understand the type of investment that has been interest is something we encourage.” made here.

WORKFORCE

HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES The holder of this position will carry out the following duties: • Prepare departmental inputs and contribute to the development of the corporate plans and budgets of the Commission.

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Graceway IGA Supermarket is seeking a suitably qualified applicant to fill the following positions:

Meat Manager

Responsibilities include: • Supervising the daily operations of the meat department • Following approved Meat Department plans for effective space management based on movement, consumer demand and profitability. • Order merchandise and control inventory to minimize out-of-stock and overstocks, and to maximize sales. • Maintaining inventory through the timely ordering of items • Maintaining a good sanitary working environment at all times, • Training and development of employees and preparing a weekly schedule based on projected sales, volume and work load. • Continuously improving and expanding product offerings in the meat department.

Qualifications: Successful applicants must have at least two years (2) years experience in Supermarket -retail management and a Bachelor of Science Food Service Management Degree. Salary Range: $40,000.00 $50,000.00/annum Deadline for submission of applications is October 28th 2011 Submit resumes to: Graceway IGA Supermarket main office complex or email: hr@gracewayiga.com

department staff, including conducting performance reviews. • Perform other functions as set out in the job description in relation to the post or as may be assigned by the Managing Director. SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED • Strong hands-on knowledge of IT operations management, software development and implementation. Sound knowledge of systems networking and hardware engineering. Must be well experienced in LANs, WANs, network administration (routers, switching, firewalls etc.). • Sound knowledge of network system security administration and database management; • Sound appreciation of project management principles and practices. • Possess good communication and report writing skills. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE • Master’s degree in Management Information Technology or Computer Science.

• Determine technological direction of the FSC and the resources required to support the organization’s strategic objectives.

• Eight (8) years or more experience in information technology including at least four (4) years in a managerial position.

• Manage operations and activities of the IT department as well as manage the delivery of information technology services to all other departments.

• Ongoing post qualification certification would be would be a distinct asset.

• Manage information technology projects by providing project management guidelines, establish detailed project plans and project performance reports. • Assess and manage information technology risk. Account for and protect all IT assets. Develop and administer an IT security administration policy. • Develop and implement disaster recovery and business continuity plans. • Ensure the proper management, development and training of IT

OTHER INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO THE POST This position falls within Grade 3 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. The duties for the above post may be carried out at either of the Commission’s offices in Grand Turk or Providenciales.

Applications should be received no later than November 30, 2011 and may be emailed to dmorrison@tcifsc.tc or faxed to 1-649-941-8379

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GSAT English Paper 1 continued from last week TENSES (31 - 35) Choose the letter A, B, C, D or E to show the tense of the underlined verb in the following sentences. A. Present tense B. Past tense C. Present participle D. Future tense E. Past participle 31. The artists draw interesting scenes from the Turks and Caicos Islands.________________. 32. The river is rising slowly_______________. 33. The mechanic will fix my jeep next week.____________________ 34. We found some shells on the beach. 35. The children said they had visited the caves in Middle Caicos.____________________ PARTS OF SPEECH (36 -40) In each sentence below a word is underlined. From the list A - E choose the part of speech, which the underlined word represents. A. Conjunction B. Verb C. Adjective D. Preposition E. Pronoun

44. Politicians will not miss an opportunity to use A B their influence to get things accomplish. C D A. Politicians B. An C. Influence D. Accomplish 45. The timid child ran to his parents for there A B C D support. A. Timid B. His C. For D. There VOCABULARY (46 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 50) Which word completes this sentence? 46. The hawk is a vicious bird which ___________ on chickens. A. looks B. preys C. depends D. walks 47. The case was ___________ until the following week because the chief witness did not appear in court. A. postponed B. cancelled C. held D. scrapped

36. The sweet cake attracted a lot ants 48. The man who has never married lived alone. 37. I will ask him to accompany me to the show A. widower later. B. widow 38. The book was on the table C. bachelor 39. Babies often make funny noises when they are D. spinster playing 40. Tim had a hard time finishing the race but 49. My parents wanted to leave home and go to Bobby did not have a problem. Italy to live. A. migrate LANGUAGE USAGE (41 - 45) B. immigrate In each sentence there is an error. Identify it by C. tour selecting the letter beside the error. D. see 41. These book and the big dictionary are filled A B with useful information. C D A. Book B. Filled C. Useful D. Information

50. We bought a new set of knives, forks and spoons for the dinner party. A. utensils B. implements C. cutlery D. tools

57. I will hasten to tell him before he leaves. A. wait B. hurry C. move D. walk 58. The meeting will commence at twelve. A. finish B. end C. before D. begin 59. The Social Studies teacher allowed the students to explore the caves. A. enjoy if B. analyze C. select D. examine 60. The rain fell continuously, so many students stayed home. A. constantly B. intermittently C. sporadically D. suddenly DEGREES OF COMPARISON (61-63) Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 61. Maurice is the ____________ boy on the quiz team. A. smartier B. most smart C. smartest D. more smart 62. As he was the __________ of the dogs, her got a smaller portion. A. smaller B. more small C. small D. smallest 63. Her presentation was very good but the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was ____________. A. the goodest B. the best C. bestest D. better

PARAGRAPH SEQUENCING (64 -70) Read these sentences. Then rewrite them in the correct order to form a story. 1. The greedy farmer wanted to be rich at once. ANALOGIES (51 -55) 2. The goose laid a golden egg every day. In each sentence below fill in the word that 42. Only the persons whose names appear on the 3. He was sorry that he killed the goose. completes the analogy. A B 4. Once there was a farmer who had a goose. 51. Strum is to guitar as beat is to_________. list will receives awards. 5. One day he took his knife and killed the goose. 52. Famine is to food as ________ is to water. C D 6. He would no longer get egg every day. 53. Because is to conjunction as into is to A. Only 7. When he cut it open, he found no eggs at all. ________. B. Whose 64._____________________________________ 54. Tree is to leaves as book is to ____________. C. Receives 65. ____________________________________ 55. Scales are fish as ____________ are to birds. D. awards 66. ____________________________________ 67. ____________________________________ SYNONYMS (56 - 60) 43. You should complete this exercise without any Which word means the same as the one underlined 68. ____________________________________ A B 69. ____________________________________ in each sentence? assistants from the teacher. 70. ____________________________________ 56. The Chinese became famous after they C D invented the wheelbarrow. A. should A. unknown B. Without B. rich C. Assistants C. well-known D. From D. stupid

GSAT English Paper 1 will continue next week

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The Department of Disaster Management wrapped up its weeklong of activities to mark International Day of Disaster Reduction, which was observed on Thursday, October 14. The list of activities culminated with the staging of a quiz competition among high schools. The event was held at the Felix Morley Community Centre in Five Cays on Tuesday, October 18. The following are photo highlights from the event.

Rachel Harvey of telecoms company LIME was the moderator for the event

The participating students in the quiz competition

A student points to the location of the Turks and Caicos on the world map

A section of the packed auditorium

Marjorie Basden representatives discuss strategy before the start of another round of questions

Students from the various schools enjoying the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities

Deputy Director for the Disaster Management Dr. Virginia Clerveaux

Students raise their hands at the posing of a question

Jewel Ewing (second right) is the champion of the first staging of the Disaster Management National Disaster Quiz Competition. Second place was Shamaad Lewis (left) of Marjorie Basden High, third place was Ashleigh Brown (second left) of Clement Howell, while Glandesha Cox (right) of Raymond Gardiner placed fourth

Deputy Director for the Department of Disaster Management Dr. Virginia Clerveaux quizzes students hand-picked from the audience, on disaster management

Shamaad Lewis from Majorie Basden High, is presented with his second place trophy by Director for the Department of Disaster Management Jamel Robinson

The judges from left â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Desmond Lightbourne (timekeeper), of the Department of Disaster Management; Tammika Lall of 911 Emergency; Jamel Robinson, Director for Disaster Management and Almartha Thomas also of the Disaster Management

Ashleigh Brown collects her third place trophy from Jamel Robinson, the Director for Disaster Management

Director for the Department of Disaster Management Jamel Robinson presents the first place trophy to Jewel Ewing of Maranatha High School, after she took pole position in the competition

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On Saturday, October 15th, 2011 a small gathering of family and friends joined a radiant Louann Missick in celebration of her 30th birthday. From her personalised menu, Louann and her guests ordered and enjoyed a flavorsome meal. All had a wonderful evening, especially when time came for the sweet satisfaction of desert. Happy Birthday Louann and thank you for allowing us to share in your special occasion!

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PARIS -- Proud papa Nicolas Sarkozy, the first French president to have a baby in office, says he and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy feel "a very profound happiness" over the birth of their baby girl - the couple's first child together. Mother and daughter, he added, are doing very well. After a day of keeping the nation guessing, the first lady announced the baby's name on her website Thursday night: Giulia. "I'm very touched by the numerous messages of congratulations that are coming in since the birth of our little girl Giulia," Bruni-Sarkozy wrote. After being unusually coy about the pregnancy, Sarkozy was ready to brag. "We are lucky to have been blessed by a new arrival," Sarkozy told journalists on a visit Thursday to a waste management plant in western France. "All parents can

Yellow diamonds in the light Now we’re standing side by side As your shadow crosses mine What it takes to come alive It’s the way I’m feeling I just can’t deny But I’ve gotta let it go We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless place Shine a light through an open door Love and life I will divide Turn away 'cause I need you more Feel the heartbeat in my mind

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understand the very profound happiness Carla and I feel, and at the same time everyone can understand that this happiness is all the more profound because it is private." Privacy was the guiding principle of the baby's hush-hush birth Wednesday. Police officers posted outside the maternity clinic kept journalists at bay, and it was only Sarkozy's frequent visits Wednesday that tipped the news media off as to what was going on inside. Sarkozy and Bruni-Sarkozy, a former supermodel, were wed in a small private ceremony in the Elysee presidential palace in February 2008, less than a year after Sarkozy took office and fewer than four months after his divorce from his second wife, Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz. The president has three boys from his two previous marriages, while Bruni-Sarkozy has one son from a prior relationship.

RIHANNA DEBUTS WE FOUND LOVE MUSIC VIDEO, AND IS NAMED SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE Rihanna's music videos often shock with her sex appeal, but in her new one for "We Found Love," she's upping the ante with drugs. Shots of pills, tattoo needles, smoke and dilating pupils -- coupled with some light-hearted fun, passionate sex and fierce anger -- fills Rihanna's darkly intense music video. It begins with the singer and former British boxer Dudley O'Shaughnessy sulking in a bathtub with their clothes on. As supermodel Agnes Deyn's voice is heard talking about the pains of romance, a montage of the couple's happy moments flash onscreen. Not only is O'Shaughnessy a dead-ringer for Rihanna's ex Chris Brown, but there is also a scene in which the two scream at each other in a car -- just like the infamous night the R&B singer beat her in 2009 following the Grammys. "We Found Love" was directed by Melina Matsoukas, who also did Rihanna's "S&M", "Hard", "Rude Boy" and "Rockstar 101." Shot in Bangor, Northern Ireland, the video caused controversy during production when a farmer who owned the land on which Rihanna was filming told the scantily-clad singer to cover up. He reportedly later kicked them off his land. Joining the ranks of Hollywood beauties Minka Kelly, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel and Halle Berry, Rihanna has been named Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive for 2011. The Barbados-born singer poses nude, naturally, on the cover of the magazine's November issue, on newsstands Oct. 16.

Tardy Lindsay Lohan turned away on first day of community service

Lindsay Lohan was turned away from the Los Angeles County Morgue on Thursday after she arrived over 20 minutes late to begin her first day of community service there. Lohan insists her tardiness was down to an honest mistake and she has thanked Coroner’s office staff for helping to make sure she isn’t late again on Friday. In a post on Twitter, the actress writes, “I’m sorry for the confusion that I may of caused (sic) to those at the Coroner’s office. Won’t happen again, now I know where to go! Thank

you for your help.” The actress was ordered to serve time at the County Morgue on Wednesday after a Los Angeles judge frowned on her attempts to complete 360 hours at the city’s Downtown Women’s Center – community service she was handed earlier this year as part of her probation following a shoplifting conviction. It emerged last week that bosses at the center had terminated Lohan’s arrangement because she had only completed a fraction of her required shifts.

The star’s probation was ultimately revoked during a progress report hearing on Wednesday, and Judge Stephanie Sautner ordered Lohan to complete 16 hours at the Los Angeles County Morgue before her next court date on November 2. She was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs but posted $100,000 bail and walked free less than an hour later. The actress was expected to begin her first day of community service at the County Morgue at 8 a.m. local time on Thursday and her assistant called ahead to alert staff members the

star was on her way, but she arrived late and was turned away at the door. Lohan’s publicist has since released a statement, insisting the star’s tardiness was based on “a combination of not knowing what entrance to go through and confusion caused by the media waiting for her arrival”. Lohan admits the trials and tribulations of the past 24 hours have been a lot to take in. She tweets, “With all of the stress and pressure from yesterday and today, I’ve never been so happy to go to therapy!!!!”

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Andrew Holness to be sworn in as youngest Jamaica PM

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KINGSTON, Jamaica -It is now official - Education Minister Andrew Holness will become Jamaica’s ninth and youngest Prime Minister. The 39-year-old will be sworn in at King’s House at 4 p.m Sunday, shortly after Bruce Golding, the current holder of the office, tenders his resignation to Governor General Sir Patrick Allen. The head of government presided over his final Cabinet meeting Tuesday thanking ministers for their support and hard work. "He noted that the Government had overcome significant challenges over the last four years but emphasised that much remains to be done to accelerate the pace of economic recovery in order to be able to tackle the country's urgent social needs," a press release stated. Golding also noted that while some elements of the government's reform agenda had been completed, other important items are yet to be implemented. Following the Cabinet meeting, Golding, 63, met with government parliamentarians who unanimously endorsed the education minister as his successor. Holness became the youngest person appointed to the Golding-led Cabinet in 2007, when he was named education minister. This occurred ten years after he was elected parliamentary representative for the West Central St. Andrew constituency, a position he has held for three consecutive terms. Former Prime Minister Edward Seaga, widely regarded as Holness’ mentor, has endorsed the MP as an ideal candidate for the top position stating he is capable of making the correct decisions. Seaga said the immediate focus of the new prime minister should be the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which Jamaica has a 27-month standby arrangement with; the economy; education and agriculture.

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“The economy really comes first; until you fix that, you’re really not going anywhere,” he noted. “I think he had that as part of the training he had at the University of the West Indies (UWI) from which he graduated. But if he hadn’t, he would have learnt enough in the past four years in which the JLP has been in power, because of the amount of discussions that would have taken place on the economy, to have a full grasp of it,” Seaga said further. Golding acknowledged earlier this month that questions about the role he played in the extradition "have remained a source of concern in the minds of many people". "It was never about Coke's guilt or innocence. It was about a breach of our constitution, and had it been a person other than Coke it perhaps would never have become the cause célèbre that it turned out to be," Golding said in a national address on Oct. 2. Four years ago, he led the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to victory over the incumbent People's National Party (PNP) headed by the island's first and to date only woman prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller. The JLP has since turned to Education Minister Holness, a protégé of former prime minister Edward Seaga, to guide it into the future as the next PM. But as the fallout from the Coke saga continues, the U.S.-based Time magazine noted last week that Jamaican officialdom's links to organised crime date back to the cold war politics of the 1970s, when both the JLP and the PNP "often employed armed thugs. By the 1990s, those gangs had morphed into drugtrafficking organisations." More than 70 people were killed in the massive police operation to arrest Coke, which led to a state of emergency being declared in the capital, Kingston. Sociologist and newspaper columnist Peter Espeut said that civil

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society in 21st-century Jamaica was determined to make life uncomfortable for politicians "who appear to ally themselves with unsavoury characters". "Things just could be getting better," he said after Golding's announcement to quit government. Golding had been steadfast in his conviction that Washington's extradition request was based on information obtained illegally. As he told Jamaicans on the eve of his departure, "We have since amended the Interception of Communications Act to permit in the future the action that was taken in Coke's case but which, at that time, was in violation of our Constitution." "However, the entire episode has affected me deeply and the perceptions that are held by some people have not been dispelled, notwithstanding the exhaustive deliberations of a commission of enquiry," he added. Apart from Golding, the Coke saga also led to the removal of attorney general and justice minister Dorothy Lightbourne, in a cabinet reshuffle that Golding announced in June. Public pressure had been mounting on Golding to quit after it emerged that he had played a pivotal role in the hiring of the U.S.-based law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips to lobby Washington on the extradition request. But even as he survived that onslaught, it was obvious that within his own party, it was felt his presence at the head of government would hurt the JLP's chances in the 2012 general election. Veteran Jamaican writer Ken Chaplin wrote that the main reason for Golding's resignation was that he had lost the confidence of key members of the party's inner circle. "There was a great deal of internal backbiting and criticism of Golding when he removed Dorothy Lightbourne as minister of justice and

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attorney general...certain elements in the party were angry with how Golding 'dumped' Lightbourne and left her out in the cold. "Out of the contention emerged a small gang of conspirators who pledged to get rid of Golding," he added. During his stewardship, Golding began to implement various stringent policies under a 27-month "stand-by agreement" with the International Monetary Fund under which Jamaica can draw down 1.3 billion dollars from the IMF if the country meets quarterly targets along the way. The local economy grew by 2.1 percent in the second quarter of the year above the government's projection of 1.5 percent, which Golding claimed is evidence that the process of economic recovery is continuing – although Jamaica's unemployment rate of 11.8 percent remains the second-highest in the region. It also has the fourth-highest poverty rate, with 43.1 percent of the population earning less than 2.50 dollars a day. "There are several things that have been done and there are a lot of things that Bruce Golding would have wanted to come to fruition, and if he has any disappointment it would be that he wasn't able to do those. But he is very strong on the fact that they will be implemented despite him not being there," Information Minister Daryl Vaz told a post Cabinet news conference on Wednesday.

Probe into missing Stanford funds may end soon

DALLAS, United States - District Judge David Godbey said he is concerned that court-appointed receiver Ralph Janvey is duplicating efforts of U.S. prosecutors in tracking overseas assets of accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford and should provide a plan to repay Stanford’s investors. “When the U.S. Justice Department has already checked and there’s no pot of gold, then the receiver can stand down,” Judge Godbey told a hearing Thursday held for dozens of Stanford-related civil cases. “There’s apparently not some trail to a $5 billion secret Swiss bank account that anyone knows about.” He said Janvey should consider paying

defrauded investors from the assets he has recovered so far. “If we leave this just in limbo for another two or three years waiting to see if there’s a bigger pot of money, it may be difficult for people to put together claims,” the judge said. Stanford, 61, is accused to masterminding a US$7 billion Ponzi scheme through his Antiguabased Stanford International Bank, and is scheduled to be tried in January. In the meantime, he is being treated for addiction to anti-anxiety drugs that he developed in prison. Janvey already has about $100 million in cash and has been locked out of access to more than $300 million frozen in bank accounts in Switzerland and

the United Kingdom. This week, the group representing Stanford victims in Latin America wrote to the judge stating that the possibility of them receiving economic relief that could mitigate our loses has all but vanished. In the letter dated October 12, the group said it is concerned about delays in the trial and accused US authorities of conspiring to deny protection to thousands of innocent depositors. “As far as the class actions against third parties, we consider the Receivership’s accomplishments in the recollection of assets for the victims’ distribution fund very frustrating,” stated Jaime R. Escalona, leader of the Coalición Víctimas de Stanford América Latina (COVISAL).

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IMF recommends decisive action to buttress the region’s financial sector

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for Caribbean governments to act decisively to address “persistent” weakness in the financial sector while stressing the need for stronger resolve to reduce high public debt. It said economic recovery remains weak as states continue to struggle to recover from the protracted recession, and warned that a further decline in advanced economies would dampen regional recovery and add pressure to an already heavy public sector burden. “Fiscal consolidation efforts should, to the extent possible, preserve growth and competitiveness by avoiding step cuts in infrastructure

spending,” the IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook launched here Thursday stated. It cited as “troubling”, the fragilities in the region’s financial sector specifically the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union, where, in July, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank intervened in the operations of ABI Bank because of liquidity problems. Reference was also made to the issues involving the failed CLICO and British American Insurance Companies that have still not been resolved. “In the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union, ECCU, financial sector health indicators have continued to deteriorate, highlighting

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the importance of steps to further strengthen the sector,” the report explained. “The authorities need to diagnose the health of the financial system quickly and develop options for strengthening balance sheets, and avoid further compromising public finances.” The IMF said while countries such as Jamaica, Antigua & Barbuda, and St. Kitts and Nevis have moved to reduce their public debt, greater efforts are needed over the medium term as debt levels across the region have climbed by nine per cent of the Gross Domestic Product since the crisis. “A strategy to gradually reduce public wage and pension spending –

not only in central government but also in autonomous agencies – will be necessary to guarantee public debt sustainability, with the added benefit of improving the region’s competitiveness,” it added. According to the report, tourismintensive economies are projected to expand an average of 1 ¼ percent during 2011-2012, almost one percent lower than previously anticipated. However, it said the mineral-rich countries of Guyana and Suriname would benefit from record gold prices. Growth in Haiti, it stated, is expected to fall just over two percent percent from the 8 ½ projected in April due to the slow pace of reconstruction efforts.

LIAT shareholders say regional airline’s survival under threat

After 55 years, the airline’s very survival is threatened by the current world economy

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – LIAT’s three major shareholder governments have said the airline’s very survival is at risk due to the economic environment, escalating fuel and other prices, and its “restive” industrial climate. The assessment by Prime Ministers Dr. Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados’ Freundel Stuart, and Baldwin Spencer of Antigua and Barbuda came as the airline celebrates 55 years of operations. The trio said the Antigua-based airline must embrace change to adapt to increased competition in the aviation industry. “Processes of change to minimize costs and to enhance operational efficiencies will be required if the airline is to adapt in today’s dynamic and competitive environment,” a joint statement from the prime ministers stated. “In particular LIATs stakeholders – employees, management, unions, governments and private sector – must seek to develop win-win partnerships in recognition of the vital role which the carrier provides to our region and the fragility of its survival in today’s harsh economic climate” The heads of governments noted LIAT moved close to one million passengers last year, contributing to the region’s economic and social development. They said this provides important linkages for interregional travel as well as for connections to international, particularly trans-Atlantic travel. They saluted the airline’s staff, estimated at more than 900, for building, what they say is, an outstanding Caribbean institution.

“We recognize the important work of this vital regional institution and pledge our governments continued support for the carrier as we seek to ensure LIATs continued future as “the Caribbean airline.” the statement added. LIAT recently announced it will drop Canouan and Tobago routes due to unprofitability. The airline lost $21.5 million during the first half of this year. And, CEO Brian Challenger said the company has developed a recovery plan, which he hopes would allow it to break even this year, in spite of the challenges. “We’re placing a lot of hope on our cargo to, if not carry us over the hill, at least certainly improve on what was done last year and we are seeing that,” he said in an interview. “Another area where we’re putting a lot of emphasis on – this will not change dramatically the numbers but every bit counts – is our Quikpak product. This is something we have not placed enough attention on over the years and it’s something that we intend to revitalize.” LIAT re-launched a cargo freighter service earlier this year that would allow it to move cargo throughout its network as well as connecting to international freight carriers at Barbados and Antigua. The CEO said management is also hoping negotiations on forming a partnership with Caribbean Airlines (CAL), which stalled last year, could resume soon. “I think there are many areas where there’re still possibilities and I’m using this regional forum to really indicate LIAT’s continuing interest in co-operation with CAL and our desire to see that co-operation formalised in a mutually beneficial way for all concerned,” Challenger said further.

AA TO SEND HOME ANTIGUA WORKERS

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Government has been asked to intervene in plans by American Airlines to send home between 20 and 30 employees, as the US carrier moves to outsource its local operations by month end. General Secretary of Antigua & Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) David Massiah said the matter was referred to the prime minister and the tourism minister Tuesday, hours after AA notified the union of its decision. “It was more than a big disrespect to the union and the workers in particular because the workers were not aware, and all of a sudden you have people who have worked here 25 years and more with the company and to hear that they don’t have a job as of the 1st of November is more than traumatic in some ways,” he said. The company, Massiah explained, has not yet indicated how many workers will be sent home. Union representatives met with AA employees later in the day to notify them of the situation and decide on their next court of action. Minister of Tourism John Maginley indicated that government has limited options. “I don’t know what steps we can take at this time,” he stated. “I understand that they have already outsourced a number of Caribbean destinations. Apparently, this is part of their cost-cutting exercise.” The planned retrenchment comes as AA prepares to introduce on November 17, four weekly direct flights from John F Kennedy International Airport in New York to Antigua under a revenue guarantee arrangement with the government. Minister Maginley said that deal has not been affected. “Nothing will happen anytime in the near future,” he disclosed basing his argument on recent discussions with AA. “These big corporations, when they file for bankruptcy, there’s a long procedure and we don’t expect it to affect the flights into Antigua,” the minister added. AA has not made an official statement on the matter.

Moammar Gadhafi killed in hometown battle

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SIRTE, Libya -- Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's dictator for 42 years until he was ousted in an uprising-turned-civil war, was killed Thursday as revolutionary fighters overwhelmed his hometown of Sirte and captured the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell. Interim government officials said one of Gadhafi's sons, his former national security adviser Muatassim, was also killed in Sirte and another, onetime heir apparent Seif al-Islam, was wounded and captured. The 69-year-old Gadhafi is the first leader to be killed in the Arab Spring wave of popular uprisings that swept the Middle East, demanding the end of autocratic rulers and the establishment of greater democracy. "We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Moammar Gadhafi has been killed," Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril told a news conference in the capital Tripoli. His death decisively ends a regime that had turned Libya into an international pariah and ran the oil-rich nation by the whim and brutality of its notoriously eccentric leader. Libya stands on the cusp of a new era, but its turmoil may not be over. The former rebels who now rule are disorganized and face rebuilding a country virtually without institutions by Gadhafi's design. They have already shown signs of infighting, with divisions between geographical areas and Islamist and more secular ideologies. Libya's new leaders had said they would declare the country's "liberation" after the fall of Sirte. President Obama said Gadhafi's death "marks the end of a long and painful chapter" for Libya. Vice President Joe Biden said the Libyan people had rid themselves of a dictator and have now "got a chance" with Gadhafi gone. Footage aired on Arab TV networks showed Gadhafi was captured wounded but alive in Sirte. The goateed, balding Gadhafi is seen in a blood-soaked shirt, and his face bloodied. Standing upright, he is shoved along by a crowd of fighters on a Sirte roadside, chanting "God is great." Gadhafi appears to struggle against them, stumbling and shouting as the fighters push him onto the hood of a pickup truck. "We want him alive. We want him alive," one man shouts before Gadhafi is dragged away, some fighters pulling his hair, toward an ambulance. Later footage showed fighters rolling Gadhafi's lifeless body over on the pavement, stripped to the waist and a pool of blood under his head. Amnesty International called on Libyan revolutionary fighters to make public the full facts of how Gadhafi died, saying all members of the former regime should be treated humanely. The London-based rights group said it was essential to conduct "a full, independent and impartial inquiry to establish the circumstances of Col. Gadhafi's death." Out of initial confusion, a clearer picture began to emerge of Gadhafi's last

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Moammar Gadhafi Naples, Italy, said the alliance's aircraft Thursday morning struck two vehicles of pro-Gadhafi forces "which were part Anti Gadhafi fighters celebrate on top a tank after taking control of Sirte, Libya, Oct. 20, 2011 of a larger group maneuvering in the vicinity of Sirte." hours, though there were still and people hugged each other. In Sirte, The Misrata Military Council, one contradictions. the ecstatic former rebels celebrated the of the command groups, said its fighters Most accounts agreed Gadhafi had city's fall after weeks of bloody siege by captured Gadhafi. been holed up with heavily armed firing endless rounds into the sky, One fighter who said he was at the supporters in the last few buildings held pumping their guns, knives and even a battle told AP Television News that the by regime loyalists in his Mediterranean meat cleaver in the air and singing the final fight took place at an opulent coastal hometown of Sirte, furiously national anthem. battling advancing revolutionary The capture of Sirte, the death of compound for visiting dignitaries built fighters. Gadhafi, and the death and capture of his by Gadhafi's regime. Adel Busamir said At one point, a convoy tried to flee two most powerful sons, gives the the convoy tried to break out but after and was hit by NATO airstrikes, carried transitional leaders confidence to declare being hit it turned back and re-entered out by French warplanes. France's the entire country "liberated" as they the compound. Several hundred fighters assaulted. Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said have said they would do. "We found him there," Busamir the 80-vehicle convoy was carrying It rules out a scenario that some had said. "We saw them beating him Gadhafi and was trying to escape the feared - that he might flee deeper into city. The strikes stopped the convoy but Libya's southern deserts and lead a (Gadhafi) and someone shot him with a did not destroy it, and then revolutionary resistance campaign against Libya's 9mm pistol ... then they took him away." fighters moved in on the vehicle rulers. Military spokesman Col. Ahmed carrying Gadhafi himself. Information Minister Mahmoud Bani in Tripoli told Al-Jazeera TV that a Fathi Bashaga, spokesman for the Shammam told AP that Muatassim wounded Gadhafi "tried to resist Misrata military council, whose forces Gadhafi was killed in Sirte. The justice (revolutionary forces) so they took him were involved in the Sirte siege, said minister said Gadhafi's son and one-time down." fighters encircled the convoy and heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, had been "I reassure everyone that this story exchanged fire with several of the wounded in the leg and was being held has ended and this book has closed," he vehicles. In one, they found Gadhafi, in a hospital in the city of Zlitan, said. wounded in the neck, and took him to an northwest of Sirte. After the battle, revolutionaries ambulance. "What do you want?" Sirte's fall caps weeks of heavy, began searching homes and buildings Gadhafi said to the approaching street-by-street battles as revolutionary looking for any hiding Gadhafi fighters. revolutionaries, Bashaga said, citing fighters besieged the city. Despite the At least 16 were captured, along with witnesses. fall of Tripoli on Aug. 21, Gadhafi Gadhafi bled to death from his loyalists mounted fierce resistance in cases of ammunition and trucks loaded weapons. Reporters saw wounds a half-hour later, he said. several areas, including Sirte, preventing with revolutionaries beating captured Gadhafi Abdel-Jalil Abdel-Aziz, a doctor Libya's new leaders from declaring full who was part of the medical team that victory in the eight-month civil war. men in the back of trucks and officers accompanied the body in the ambulance Earlier this week, revolutionary fighters intervening to stop them. In the central quarter where and examined it, said Gadhafi died from gained control of one stronghold, Bani Thursday's final battle took place, the two bullet wounds, to the head and Walid. chest. By Tuesday, fighters said they had fighters looking like the same ragtag "You can't imagine my happiness squeezed Gadhafi's forces in Sirte into a force that started the uprising eight today. I can't describe my happiness," he residential area of about 700 square months ago jumped up and down with told The Associated Press. "The tyranny yards but were still coming under heavy joy and flashed V-for-victory signs. is gone. Now the Libyan people can fire from surrounding buildings. Some burned the green Gadhafi flag, rest." In an illustration of how heavy the then stepped on it with their boots. Gadhafi's body was then paraded fighting has been, it took the antiThey chanted "God is great" while through the streets of the nearby city of Gadhafi fighters two days to capture a one fighter climbed a traffic light pole to Misrata on top of a vehicle surrounded single residential building. unfurl the revolution's flag, which he by a large crowd chanting, "The blood Reporters watched as the final first kissed. Discarded military uniforms of the martyrs will not go in vain," assault began around 8 a.m. Thursday of Gadhafi's fighters littered the streets. according to footage aired on Al- and ended about 90 minutes later. Just One revolutionary fighter waved a silver Arabiya television. The fighters who before the battle, about five carloads of trophy in the air while another held up a killed Gadhafi are believed to have come Gadhafi loyalists tried to flee the enclave box of firecrackers, then set them off. from Misrata, a city that suffered a brutal down the coastal highway that leads out "Our forces control the last weeks-long siege by Gadhafi's forces of the city. But they were met by gunfire neighborhood in Sirte," Hassan Draoua, during the eight-month long civil war. from the revolutionaries, who killed at a member of Libya's interim National Celebratory gunfire and cries of least 20 of them. Transitional Council, told The "God is Great" rang out across the Col. Roland Lavoie, spokesman for Associated Press in Tripoli. "The city capital Tripoli. Cars honked their horns NATO's operational headquarters in has been liberated."

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UK police say they knew of phone hacking back in 2002 LOCAL NEWS WORLD NEWS

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LONDON- Authorities knew that Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid had hacked into the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler nine years before the scandal over the practice exploded, an English police chief said Thursday. Surrey Police Chief Constable Mark Rowley acknowledged that his force knew as far back as April 2002 that someone linked to the News of the World had accessed Dowler's voicemail, although he said it wasn't yet clear why no one was prosecuted over the practice. He said an inquiry team "is currently looking into why this was the case," he said in a letter to lawmakers disclosed Thursday. The disclosure that police were aware that the girl's phone had been hacked and took no action may raise new questions about how police have handled the scandal investigation.

Although former journalists say that the practice of hacking into people's phones to score scoops was common across the British tabloid newspaper industry in the early 2000s, the spying didn't come into the public eye until 2006, when the News of the World's royal editor Clive Goodman was arrested for eavesdropping on members of the British royal household. The News of the World long insisted that the practice had been limited to a single rogue journalist - but its explanation unraveled as evidence emerged that the hacking had been systematic across the tabloid. Public anger at the News of the World grew, and the scandal boiled over after the Guardian newspaper revealed that the tabloid had hacked into Dowler's phone at a time when her family still held out hope that the missing 13-year-old might still be alive. The idea that a tabloid would violate the

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privacy of a murdered teen - and potentially derail a missing person investigation - in the search for stories revolted Britons and led to an advertising boycott that preceded the paper's closure in July. Murdoch flew to Britain to apologize to the Dowler family in person, but the move failed to stem the scandal, which has claimed several senior executives at his News Corp. media empire. Particular attention has focused on the relationship between News Corp. and British police, who stand accused of sweeping the phone hacking allegations under the rug so as not to jeopardize their relationship with the company's once-powerful stable of newspapers. Rowley told lawmakers he could not go into any detail as to which News of the World executives his force had contact with during the Dowler investigation, explaining that the matter was currently the subject of a police investigation.

French spy chief investigated for spying on journalists

Investigators have launched an inquiry targeting Bernard Squarcini, the powerful head of France's domestic intelligence agency, who is facing allegations that he may have illegally spied on journalists. Squarcini, the chief of the Direction Central du Renseignement Intérieur, is alleged to have "obtained the Le Monde reporter's telephone records to uncover a mole feeding the newspaper information about a

political scandal," Kim Willsher of the UK Guardian reported Tuesday. Squarcini apparently wanted to know who in the government was leaking information from a sensitive campaign finance investigation concerning alleged payments to allies of President Nicolas Sarkozy. The French inquiry was looking into allegations that elderly French L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt may have "given Sarkozy allies wads of cash in

brown envelopes to fund the presidential election campaign," Willsher noted. Stories about the case apparently with internal details from the investigation were published by Le Monde reporter Gérard Davet and some of his colleagues. To that end, Squarcini--a close Sarkozy ally of Corsican descent nicknamed "requin" or "the shark" for his perceived ruthlessness in engaging in the spycraft dark arts--is accused of having "even obtained Davet's GPS locations from his mobile phone records," Willsher reported, while allegedly also keeping tabs on two other Le Monde journalists. Under questioning from a judge Monday, Squarcini reportedly denied engaging in any illegal activities. The powerful spymaster who heads what used to be two rival French intelligence services insisted that his intended target had not been the journalists at all, but rather the government official suspected of leaking information to them-apparently an employee in France's Justice Ministry. The judge's investigation seeks to determine if Squarcini violated French laws on "breaching communications privacy,"

"unlawful data gathering" and "violating the professional secrecy," Willsher wrote. The French president's office has firmly denied past French media allegations that Sarkozy ordered such politicized snooping on reporters. But Squarcini has a reputation in France of being Sarkozy's man who will do what he is told. And in France's rough-and-tumble political system, this sort of of shady executive intrigue is apparently not all that uncommon. (Witness former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's contentions that the rape allegations he faced from a New York hotel maid--since dropped--may have come about as the result of an elaborate--if as yet unexplained--set-up by his political foes, perhaps seeking to sideline him from France's 2012 presidential race.) Meanwhile, Francois Hollande, who won France's Socialist Party elections on Sunday, expressed outrage at the spy chief's alleged behavior, seeking to score some early points against the Sarkozy administration ahead of next year's presidential contest.

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Global population could reach 7 billion by Oct. 31

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The planet's population will reach 7 billion by Oct. 31. That's according to the United Nations Population Fund, which is trying to use that staggering figure as a wake-up call and an opportunity to harness the world's resources -- and not just resources of the food and water kind -- for the greater good. "It's a big number," Omar Gharzeddine, a spokesman for the population fund, told The Times. "We're confident that, while it's a challenge, it's also an opportunity with all of the young people in the world and how we can change." The fact that the milestone figure could be reached on Halloween is coincidence and not commentary, he said. The projection is based on the U.N.'s census data and birth rate information, but experts are already haggling over whether the data are accurate or not. The U.S. Census Bureau reportedly predicts a February

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2012 due date. And buckle up for the inevitable media race to anoint the 7 billionth person. Plan International, an international child advocacy agency, is planning to seize that limelight on Oct. 31, according to Live Science. It will present a 7-billionth-person birth certificate to a baby girl in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, in a bid to draw attention to the problem of sex-selective abortions in that country. Regardless, it seems that everyone can agree that Mother Earth's population continues to grow by leaps and bounds -- and won't slow down anytime soon. That recognition could help shape global policies going forward, even as authorities grapple to understand what the population growth will mean and how the world should respond. No doubt, there are politically charged discussions about family planning and birth control on the horizon, as well as

tough decisions about how to best help areas of the world burdened by poverty and hunger. Here are some U.N. projections to mull over with a handful of candy corn: -- Looking ahead, the U.N. projects that the world population will reach 8 billion by 2025, and 10 billion by 2083. But it cautions that those numbers are mere projections, and could veer dramatically with changes such as access to birth control. -- Average life expectancy is also expected to continue rising, but again that depends on a number of factors. Today, 893 million people are 60 or older. But by the middle of this century that number will nearly triple, to reach 2.4 billion, according to the population fund. Globally speaking, today's average life span is 68 years, compared with 48 in 1950. -- The population explosion will be especially felt in cities around the

LITTLE GIRL SUFFERS FROM A RARE CONDITION THAT MAKES HER EAT ANYTHING

Natalie Hayhurst looks like your average adorable 3year-old. She plays with makeup, loves Justin Bieber, and loves playing with her big brother on their farm outside Terre Haute, Ind. But when it comes to food, she's anything but average. Most kids her age are a little picky. Natalie likes everything – literally. "Well, I first noticed it was a problem … [when] she had actually eaten my vinyl blinds that hang out to cover your sliding door. She took two bites out of them," said Natalie's mother, Colleen Hayhurst. Natalie suffers from a rare condition called Pica that creates a compulsion to eat things that aren't food. "She prefers the wood, paper products, cardboard, sticks," said Colleen. "She'll eat rocks, dirt; she's had a bite out of a Diet Coke can; she's eaten the little magnet out of the shower curtain, plastic bottles, toys." Any parent knows it's hard keeping an eye on a toddler. Try watching one who wants to eat everything in sight. "You can't take your eye off of her, 'cause if you do she knows it, and she'll try to eat something when she knows you're not looking," said Colleen. Colleen fears Natalie could die if she eats the wrong thing. In February Natalie was rushed to the emergency room after eating a light bulb. "She had moved her entertainment center and pulled the light bulb out of the night light while I was doing dishes," Colleen said. "She was in bed; I assumed she was asleep. She had eaten all the glass. I was pretty much hysterical." Doctors performed surgery to help remove the glass. When Colleen took Natalie to the pediatrician for a checkup and explained what was going on, the doctor, Dr. Lily Dela Cruz, knew this was something that went beyond typical toddler behavior. She referred them to a developmental behavioral specialist. Although Pica is more common in young children – more than 10 percent of kids aged 1 to 6 are believed to have some form of the disorder – adults are not immune. One of them is Adele Edwards. She consumes couches like they're candy, knocking down seven of them in the past 21 years. She was profiled on the TLC reality show "My Strange Addiction," in which people eat everything from chalk to household cleaners. One of them, Kesha, craves toilet paper. She's been addicted to eating it since sixth grade.

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"A bulky roll with the two-ply? ... I could probably take down half a roll in one day. ... I carry it with me in my purse," she said. Pica is the Latin word for magpie, a bird that will eat anything. Doctors say these unusual cravings can be triggered by a lack of certain nutrients like iron or zinc. Some with Pica crave the texture of some materials in their mouths. In the case of Natalie, who has a healthy appetite for regular food, Pica is thought to be psychological. Pica is a symptom of autism, but Natalie has not been tested for the condition. She does suffer from insomnia and ADHD. As she gets older, she understands more what she is doing is wrong, but she can't seem to help herself. In addition to working with a therapist to curb her cravings, at home Colleen sprays Natalie's tongue with a sour spray that helps satisfy her constant need to put things in her mouth. Natalie also chews on biting sticks. And she has what her family calls her Pica Box full of textured toys that stimulate her senses. Colleen is reaching out to help other mothers and their children in this predicament. "There are nights I have cried myself to sleep, because you feel helpless," Colleen said. "My kids are my world … and I care about helping other people who are in the same boat as me."

globe. Right now, one in two people live in an urban area. In about 35 years, two out of three will. It all adds up to a lot of mouths to feed. So, what's next? The population fund will release its annual State of World Population report next week. Titled "People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion," it promises to make the case "for sound planning and investing in people" as a way to deal with population growth. "By empowering people to improve their own lives, we can foster sustainable cities that serve as catalysts for progress, productive labour forces that fuel economic growth, youth populations that contribute to the well-being of economies and societies, and a generation of healthy older people who are actively engaged in the social and economic affairs of their communities," the report's teaser says.

CHAVEZ SAYS HE IS CANCER FREE

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he is cancer-free because a series of medical exams in Cuba showed no recurrence of the illness following two months of chemotherapy treatments. The 57-year-old leader announced the test results on live television Thursday after returning from Cuba, saying thorough exams found "there are no malignant cells active in this body." "I'm free of illness," Chavez said on state television, wearing military fatigues as he arrived in the southwestern town of La Fria. Crowds of supporters cheered for Chavez as he rode in a caravan to the town of La Grita, where he visited a church that is home to a famed image of Christ, whom Chavez referred to as "the comandante of comandantes." Red-clad supporters filled a square in the town and waved excitedly to the president. Chavez said he was becoming evermore religious Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba in June to remove a cancerous tumor from his pelvic region. He has not revealed where the tumor was located nor the type of cancer with which he was diagnosed. Chavez underwent four rounds of chemotherapy, both in Cuba and in Venezuela, between July and September. He said that from now on he expects to undergo regular medical checks and repeat the exams every four months. The leftist president, who was first elected in 1998, is up for re-election in October 2012. He said that in the coming months he will begin "a new cycle of more accelerated physical recuperation."

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WASHINGTON -- The economy appears slightly healthier than many had feared it was a few weeks ago, raising hopes that it can end the year on an upward slope. A raft of data Thursday show layoffs are trending down to a six-month low and factories in the Mid-Atlantic are growing again after contracting for two months. Nevertheless, home sales fell and the housing market is expected weigh on the economy deep into 2012. The outlook for the final six months of the year has improved from August, when many thought the economy was at growing risk of falling back into a recession. Other recent reports showed hiring picked up slightly in September and consumers boosted their spending on retail goods by the most since March. Most economists now expect modest growth for the rest of this year. Still, they caution that it's unlikely to be strong enough to significantly lower the unemployment rate, which has been stuck near 9 percent for more than two years. And a recession in Europe, which many now predict, could slow growth in 2012. Macroeconomic Advisers forecasts the economy will expand at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in the July-September quarter, and 2.6 percent in the final three months of the year. The government issues its first estimate for third-quarter growth on October 27. "A recession now looks a lot less likely, but economic growth is still going to be pretty weak," said Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics. Reports Thursday were mostly positive: - The average number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week over the past four weeks fell to 403,000, the Labor Department said. That's the lowest level for the four-week average since mid-April. A month ago, it was 422,250. - Manufacturing grew in the Philadelphia region in October after contracting for two straight months, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said. The

October reading was the best for the Philly Fed's regional manufacturing index in six months. - The Conference Board index of leading economic indicators rose 0.2 percent in September. It was the fifth consecutive gain for the index, although it was slightly weaker than increases in August and July. The financial markets rose in morning trading after the Philly Fed report was released. They gave up most of their early gains after reports showed Europe is struggling to agree on a plan to address the region's debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 12 points in afternoon trading. Economists have been closely watching

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unemployment benefit applications since fears of another recession intensified this summer. Layoffs and applications tend to rise at the beginning of recessions. "This decline in initial claims signals the potential for an improvement in the pace of job creation in October relative to recent months," said John Ryding, an economist with RDQ Economics. "However, we are still waiting for that decisive move in claims below the 400,000 mark to send a stronger signal that payroll growth is running at a pace that will begin to make sustained inroads into unemployment.

Eurozone crisis efforts in disarray amid divisions

BRUSSELS -- Europe's efforts to solve its escalating debt crisis plunged into disarray Thursday, after Germany and France could not bridge their differences in time for a summit Sunday, forcing them to call a second meeting. Sunday's summit was supposed to deliver a comprehensive plan to finally get a grip on the currency union's debt troubles by detailing new financing for debt-ridden Greece, a plan to make Europe's banks fit to sustain worsening market turbulence and a scheme to make the eurozone bailout fund more powerful. The offices of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that they needed more time after it became clear that the currency union's two biggest countries could not agree on the main points of the plan. Both governments said that all elements of the eurozone's crisis strategy would be discussed on Sunday "so it can be definitively adopted by the Heads of State and Government at a second meeting Wednesday at the latest."

It also said that the two leaders would meet Saturday evening ahead of the summit in Brussels in the hope of making progress. "The chancellor is confident that in this way good, coordinated measures for the stability of the eurozone can be achieved," Merkel's spokesman Steffan Seibert told journalists in Berlin. The announcement of a second summit is likely to increase concern over the eurozone's ability to stick together and stabilize the common currency. Sunday's summit had already been delayed from earlier in the week to give the leaders more time to agree on the key issues. "The parochialism and procrastination that got us into this mess continues," said Sony Kapoor, managing director of economic think tank ReDefine. "Unless EU leaders pull a rabbit out of their hat now, this will worsen the already deep politico-economic crisis that Europe is facing." European officials said ahead of the announcement that the eurozone remained deeply divided on important parts of its strategy on debtridden Greece, banks and its bailout fund.

Protest against Greek austerity vote turns violent

ATHENS - Clashes between rival groups of protesters broke out in front of the Greek parliament on Thursday, interrupting a rally by tens of thousands against a tough new package of austerity measures due to be approved later in the evening. Police stood by as hundreds of black-clad youths hurled stones and petrol bombs at demonstrators from PAME, a communist-affiliated labor group which has traditionally favored well-organized and peaceful protest rallies. At least six injured could be seen receiving treatment from volunteer first aid workers. The mood among the crowd, estimated by police at more than 60,000 had been peaceful until the disturbance in front of the luxury hotels lining Syntagma Square. The clashes followed violence on Wednesday when groups of young protesters fought police at the start of a 48-hour general strike against the package of cuts and tax hikes required

Policemen are set ablaze on fire by a petrol bomb thrown by protesters during clashes near the Parliament building in Syntagma square in Athens, October 20, 2011.

by the European Union and International Monetary Fund. Deputies are expected to pass the plan late on Thursday after the bill passed a first vote on Wednesday. As Prime Minister George Papandreou prepared to fly to Brussels

where a meeting of European leaders on Sunday will try to agree measures to stem the debt crisis, ministers made a final plea to pass the bill and prove Greece's credibility. "You have to approve the law, with all its clauses," Finance Minister

Evangelos Venizelos told lawmakers. "This is not a game. If anybody thinks they can test how much wiggle-room we've have, they're mistaken." A vote is expected late on Thursday but no precise time has been set. With only one rebel deputy still holding out, the government's majority of 154 seats in the 300-member parliament is expected to pass the bill which Athens needs to convince international lenders to continue their support. But the mix of public sector pay and pension cuts, tax hikes and changes to sectoral wage agreements has roused deep hostility from many Greeks, who say it punishes the weak and will only drive the stricken economy further into the ground. The general strike called by unions representing around half the Greek workforce is one of the largest protests since the start of the crisis two years ago and brought more than 100,000 people to the streets on Wednesday.

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Career Opportunities:

Grace Bay Club is looking for candidates that have the requirements listed along with an outgoing professional manner. They love to work with different types of people, meet challenges with a positive attitude and live the standards of our organization. Their management style is one that balances a commitment to people and their development with business/financial accountability and delivers an exceptional guest experience KITCHEN STEWARD

Requirements: • Washes dishes, utensils and cookware following established procedures • Place clean dishes, utensils, and cooking equipment in storage areas. • Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment, and utensils in clean and orderly condition. • Assists in performing cleaning tasks as needed in the kitchen • Assists the cook(s) with food preparation as requested Belongers need only to apply Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience COOK Requirements: • Dependable, proactive, organized, team player. • Must speak and read English fluently. Additional languages as asset. • Education from a formal culinary programme. • Ability to plan, organize and execute meal plans • Sanitation certificate • At least two to three years cooking experience; preparing international breakfast, lunch and dinner in regional cooking environment. Belongers need only to apply Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

SOUS CHEF

Requirements • Secondary level education is required. Good writing, reading, listening and computation skills are necessary. • Education from a formal culinary institution is required. Kitchen terminology required. • Perform mathematical calculation including but not limited to conversion of recipes, inventories etc • Advanced culinary and artistic skills, cooking methods, knowledge of all different kitchen departments and product identification. • Deputize in the absence of the Chef de cuisine. • Prepare weekly rosters and payroll reports. • Check stock and requisition as necessary; record all stock which is to be discarded. • Ensure that all check lists are completed, Haccp, production, etc. • Assist the Chef de cuisine in the day to day management of the kitchen. • Enforce Health and Hygiene regulations within the kitchen and heighten staff’s awareness of good personal and food hygiene practices and procedures, i.e. cleaning of kitchen, storage, handling of food, etc. • Identify training needs of staff and assist Head Chef with on the job training. Belongers need only to apply Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

PERSONAL CONCIERGE/BUTLER

Requirements: • Provides a very personal, detailed, seamless service to guests • Take care of guests needs in a highly professional manner. • Be seen by the guests in response to all the guest’s needs and requests. • The attention to detail required and the ability to anticipate the needs of guests needs demand that the butler is a consummate hotel professional with impeccable standards • Strive to create an atmosphere that makes a ‘wow’ impression on

the guests • Will not accept anything less that the best available presentation of the suites/rooms and public areas of the floors. • Must take gentle care of all their guests from arrival until departure without imposing themselves on the guest Belongers need only to apply Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

PASTRY CHEF

Requirements • High school diploma or equivalent vocational training certificate. • Certification of culinary training or apprenticeship. • Dependable, organized, team player. • Sanitation certificate. • Must read and speak English fluently. Additional languages an asset. • Ability to prepare, bake, and finish all breads, breakfast pastries, cookies, and other specified baked goods. Belongers need only to apply Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

MIXOLOGIST

Requirements • Have a high degree of enthusiasm and passion for your work and be customer service driven. • Possess a professional upbeat attitude while keeping a crowded bar happy, lively & enthusiastic. • Have a proven track record of working in a 4/5 star hotel establishment • Your extensive knowledge of different types of beverages and be able to create a high level of quality and value for money products Belongers need only to apply Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CLERK

Requirements • Maintains the accounts receivable ledger of the hotel and related amenities. • Ensures that all invoices, bills, credit notes and other accounting information are correctly updated to the accounting system and PMS. • Monitors and controls all accounts receivable balances and inform higher management with collecting amounts due. • Prepares weekly accounts receivable reports and distributes same to management • Reconciles all credit card accounts and handles all credit issues with guests and credit card companies in a timely manner • Accounting certificate an asset. Belongers need only to apply Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later than 5th October 2011 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1050 Email: veronica.clare@gracebayclub.com or albray.lightbourne@gracebayclub.com Fax: (649) 946-5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

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Success Factors: Focus on the Customer Seeks to understand the guest, internal and external customers and meet and exceed the needs of both the customer and the company. Foster Teamwork Works well in a team environment and motivates team to sustain exceptional levels of performance.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS MANAGER OF BRAND SERVICE AND TRAINING

Areas of Responsibility:

Participates in the development and implementation of business strategies for the Hotel which are aligned with Regent’s overall mission, vision, values and strategies • Develops and implements guest service, training and human resources strategies that support achievement of the Hotel’s goals • Monitors status regularly and adjusts strategies as appropriate • Assists in the development of the annual budget in conjunction with the Leadership Team • Supports on-going training by working with Managers to develop and implement fresh approaches • Ensures that key education and training courses are delivered at the Hotel in accordance with Regent standards

Creates a work environment aligned with Regent’s culture • Conducts employee orientation and management and line employee training as necessary • Coaches Managers on effective ways to motivate employees, communicate performance expectations, discuss employee performance and recognise exemplary service • Works with Managers to develop their leadership skills through one-on-one counselling and formal training courses • Encourages recognition of employee contribution by co-ordinating a Hotel-wide recognition programs Creates guest satisfaction by providing employees with the training and resources they need to maximise employee engagement and deliver service and teamwork • Communicates and reinforces the vision for service to employees • Ensures that employees provide genuine hospitality and teamwork on an ongoing basis • Uses teamwork to support guests and employees • Seeks opportunities to improve the customer experience by seeking customer feedback, reviewing management reports and developing strategies to improve Department and Hotel services • Provides employees with the tools, training and environment they need to deliver service and teamwork Creates a work environment aligned with Regent’s culture by conducting management skills training on a regular basis • Conducts management skills training and follows-up with participants to assess utilisation of new skills • Ensures that employees attend all required training as scheduled; maintains and reviews tracking system regularly • Provides employees with the orientation and training needed to understand expectations and perform job responsibilities • Communicates performance expectations and provides employees with on-going feedback • Provides employees with coaching and counselling as needed to achieve performance objectives Maintain the Regent employee incentive programs, as well as developing and instigating this Hotels own incentive and reward programs, based on service, performance, knowledge, expertise and dedication Design and develop training programs to meet hotel needs. Purchase external programs as required ensuring cost awareness. Regularly assess training needs throughout all departments, recommending specific actions for individuals, as well as Departments/Divisions and implementing the steps to satisfy needs

Review continually all Human Resources policies and guidelines for the Hotel and amend or write where appropriate.

Performs all duties and responsibilities in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with established company policies and procedures to achieve the overall objective of this position Maintains a favourable working relationship with all other hotel employees to foster and promote a co-operative and harmonious working environment At all times projects a favourable image of the Hotel to the public

Communicate Effectively Clarify and provide information so that co-workers, customers and suppliers understand and can take action.

Apply Professional, Product or Technical Expertise Demonstrate the ability to apply technical, professional or product expertise to everyday hotel situations.

Build Strong Relationships Foster trust and co-operation among co-workers, customers and suppliers; develop and sustain personal contact in order to provide mutual benefit. Develop Self and Others Continually work to develop own capabilities and the capabilities of others.

Think Critically Take a well-ordered, logical approach to: identifying Hotel, market or interdepartmental issues; analysing problems; organising work and planning action.

Influence Decisions and Actions Persuade and enrol engage other in making plans, reaching decisions and taking action. Think Strategically Foresee and take action to deal with problems and opportunities.

Drive for Results Work to achieve high levels of personal and organisational performance in order to meet or exceed objectives.

Key Skills and Requirements:

Stand-Up and/or One-On-One Training Skilled in the use of techniques and strategies required to deliver training material in group and one-on-one settings. Performance Management, Supervisory Demonstrate ability to relate to, communicate with and motive employees to sustain high performance and quality levels.

Coaching Develop and guide others in professional growth and performance enhancement through assuring clarity of goals, employing reflective listening skills and facilitating the generation of options and action planning. Budget Management Still in developing and adhering to department budget.

Facilitation Skills Maximise effectiveness of meetings by using processes and methods (such as brainstorming, coaching, problem-solving and process improvement) to identify meeting goals, encourage participation, minimise disruptive behaviour and keep focused on task.

Planning Skilled in determining whether tasks should be attempted, identifying the most effective way of completing the task and preparing how to overcome unexpected difficulties.

Meeting Management Facilitate effective meetings by clarifying and accomplishing meeting purposes and outcomes, building agendas, identifying expectations, managing time, dealing with differing personal behaviours in information sharing, brainstorming, problem-solving, decision-making and action planning settings.

Requirements for all Applicants:

• Prior experience in a similar role at a property of similar size and quality. • Hardworking team player with excellent people skills and genuine desire to serve others. • Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently. • Ability to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours in length. • Willingness to work nights, weekends and holidays as required to meet or exceed guest expectations at all times. • In addition to the performance of the essential functions, employees may be required to perform supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the supervisor. • Regular attendance is essential to the successful performance of these positions. Employees with irregular attendance will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Interested applicants should apply to The Regent Palms, in person, for a first interview Monday through Friday 10AM to 12PM and bring along a recent C.V. Appointments may also be made by calling The Regent Palms Human Resources department at 946-8666 during business hours.

WICB says Gayle must apologise for remarks to be reinstated

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ST JOHN’S, Antigua — The West Indies Cricket Board says estranged batsman Chris Gayle will have to apologise if he wants to wear maroon colours again. That was the decision taken by the Board of Directors who met last weekend in St Lucia, and it comes after several unsuccessful attempts to resolve the highly contentious issue. “Having received reports and reviewed correspondence between Chris Gayle and the West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies Team Management and taking into consideration public statements made by Gayle with regard to the Board and its officers, the Board requires that Gayle withdraws his comments in order to be considered for selection to the West Indies team,” a WICB media statement said yesterday. The Board said it had communicated the decision to Gayle and was currently awaiting his response.

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Attempts by CMC Sports to reach West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) chief executive, Dinanath Ramnarine for comment, were unsuccessful. In the statement, the WICB said it viewed Gayle as an experienced player who “can contribute meaningfully to the performance of the West Indies team” and hoped that he would “comply with the standards and requirements set by the Board”. The Board said it would be happy to comply with a request from the Jamaican Cricket Association to engage the services of facilitator in order to help Gayle meet its requirements. Gayle has not featured in a West Indies side ever since making highly controversial comments about the Board and head coach Ottis Gibson earlier this year, following the World Cup on the Asian subcontinent. He missed the Pakistan series to play in the Indian Premier League but on his return to the Caribbean, was told by the WICB he needed to explain his comments before he could be considered for selection for the series against India in June/July. However, a June meeting in Jamaica involving Gayle, WICB and West Indies Players Association

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officials, failed to resolve the matter and ended in acrimony. Subsequently, Gayle met privately with WICB chief executive Ernest Hilaire in Antigua to iron issue, with the player describing the meeting as “productive”. Last month, Gayle said he had spoken to Gibson who had demanded an apology but the former West Indies captain insisted he would not be backing down from his statements. Following a call from Gayle, CARICOM’s Prime Ministerial subcommittee on cricket was revived in an attempt to resolve the issue but it is not clear what discussions have been held to date.

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LONDON -- Here's the scenario: Take a cramped, crowded, not-veryclean and none-too-modern subway system, add several hundred thousand tourists with the same destination in mind. Do what you can. Hope for the best. Olympic planners are taking steps to keep London's creaking system from overloading during the 2012 Games. In some ways, this may prove harder than building the Olympic Park - with many who use the system daily expecting subterranean gridlock. "It's hard enough today - and it's just a normal day," said Jenny Claydon, 67, from Essex, who paused last week at the cavernous Stratford station, the main transport link near the new park. "I think it's going to be terrible." Less than 10 months to go before the Olympics, focus is shifting from building to delivering the games. With structures nearing completion, people are trying to see how they can eke out more capacity from the rails, roads and skies moving hundreds of thousands of spectators as well as athletes, officials and journalists. The success or failure of the games will hang in part on whether the system can keep up with the increase in demand. If the plans fail, London

will be remembered as the place where no one could get to the park, get to work or get home. No one wants another Atlanta. The 1996 Games provided a cautionary tale of Olympic travel woes - with bus drivers getting lost, athletes arriving moments before their events and overloaded trains that couldn't get residents home. It prompted the International Olympic Committee to lay out demands to make sure it didn't happen again. "Atlanta was an unmitigated transport disaster," rail expert Christian Wolmar said. "All the other Olympics - Beijing and Sydney - have learned their lessons." London set its goals high, aiming to have 100 percent of the spectators arrive by public transport, foot or bike. Day passes for the subway are included in the package for ticket holders. A special train - the "Javelin" - will take spectators directly from central London's St. Pancras station to Stratford. But there is the challenge of having so many tourists on the system, known here as the Tube, at the same time. The Tube can be confusing. Londoners accustomed to it learn the shortcuts - that hidden stairway that impossibly leads down a dark passage

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to a platform. But tourists can be utterly perplexed, and often stop in the middle of narrow platforms searching for a sign. During normal times, London struggles with constraints on the Tube, which handles 12 million trips a day. The Olympics is estimated to add 3 million trips on the busiest days. And while the IOC officials have stressed that they are pleased with London's progress to accommodate the incoming masses, it is based on what critics see as overly optimistic goals - such as a drop in use of the Tube by ordinary commuters of about a third and a surge of people working from home. London transport officials stress that they've been planning for this for years, that they often handle large events and that they are accomplished at managing London's daily traffic patterns. Smoothly moving traffic was shown on computer screens everywhere during a tour this week of its hyper efficient control center in south London. Dozens of monitors and computers blipped and flashed - like something out of a movie showing the ops room at the Pentagon. A big board in the room's center shows a map of central London, together with traffic on surveillance cameras.

Transport for London has held seminars and tried to work with individual businesses in the city, whittling them down one company at a time, working with managers in hopes of changing work patterns. But not everyone can work from home. What about sales clerks, cooks or cops? Alicia Ng, 31, who lives in the London borough where the equestrian events will take place, is a health care worker at University College London. Staying at home from July 27 until Aug. 12 isn't an option. The skies will be busy, too. Heathrow, already Europe's busiest airport, is creating a special terminal for Olympic athletes, coaches and sponsor to fly out of Britain after the end of the games. Airport officials say 10,000 athletes and support staff will go through the "Special Games Terminal" in the three days after the closing ceremony to process the exodus. The day after the closing ceremony is set to be the airport's busiest ever. Some Londoners are hopeful that chaos will be avoided. Clare Payn, 35, looked dubious at the notion that all would work smoothly, but tried to look at the bright side."When London gets it right, it does get it right," she said.

Dan Wheldon Indy 500 Winner dies in wreck at 33

Dan Wheldon, who moved to the United States from his native England with hopes of winning the Indianapolis 500 and went on to twice prevail at his sport's most famed race, died Sunday after a massive, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300. One of the most well-liked drivers in the paddock, Wheldon was 33. He called the Indy 500 "the biggest sporting event in the world," and his second and final win there came in a most unexpected fashion. Trailing rookie JR Hildebrand with only one turn remaining, Wheldon was resigned to finishing second for the third straight year. Then Hildebrand brushed the wall just seconds away from what seemed like certain victory, giving Wheldon one of the luckiest breaks ever at the Brickyard. He crossed the line in front, making the final lap the only one he led in the entire race. Wheldon started last in the 34-car field and was up to 24th quickly, but still well behind the first wave of cars that got into trouble on the fateful lap. Still, he had no way to avoid the wrecks in front of him. There was no time to brake or steer out of trouble. His car sailed into the fence extending high over the track barrier, and about two hours later, his death was

announced. changing series. So did Formula One organizations. Wheldon began driving goIn the end, he decided IndyCar karts as a 4-year-old, and racing was a constant in his life as he was his calling. attended school in England as a "The biggest thing for me is the Indianapolis 500," Wheldon said in child, winning eight British national 2005, not long after becoming the titles along the way. He moved to first Englishman since Graham Hill the U.S. in 1999, trying to find in 1966 to win the race. "It would be sponsor money to fund his dream, and by 2002 — after stints in some really difficult to leave this series lower-profile open-wheel series, because of that race." such as the F2000 championship, A star was born at that 2005 Toyota Atlantic Series and Indy 500 — and it wasn't IndyLights — he was on the necessarily Wheldon, the winner. IndyCar grid for the first time. Danica Patrick was a rookie at Indy Wheldon was a fast study. He that year, and not only did she steal Dan Wheldon got his first IndyCar Series ride in the show, she nearly took the 2002, competing twice with Panther Racing, then biggest prize as well. Wheldon passed Patrick with replaced Michael Andretti when Andretti retired the less than 10 laps to go and held on for the victory, next season and won Rookie of the Year. and that wasn't the last time those two would share His first victory came the next season, in Japan, a spotlight. and he finished second in the championship At Milwaukee in 2007, Wheldon and Patrick standings behind Andretti Green Racing teammate brushed cars during the race, then brushed bodies on Tony Kanaan. The next year, he was the series pit road after the race in a relatively heated champion. NASCAR teams talked to him about exchange.

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