VOLUME 9 ISSUE 29 by The SUN Newspaper

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NO PLEA BARGAIN FROM MICHAEL MISICK Brother says Former Premier did not cut any deals with Brits, US or SIPT BY HAYDEN BOYCE PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ormer Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Michael Misick has not entered into any plea bargain negotiations with American law enforcement authorities or the Helen Garlick-led Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT). This was made abundantly clear by his brother, real estate executive Phillip Misick, who categorically denied a recent report carried on an online blog, the Turks and Caicos Islands Journal which stated that Misick was in the process of negotiating a plea bargain that would implicate United States citizens and senior politicians in Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. The former premier’s brother described the article which was picked up by other media houses in the Caribbean, as “totally malicious, irresponsible and reckless” and another feeble attempt to prejudice the case against Michael Misick, who is presently in Brazilian jail. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

International Arrest warrant for Canadian hotel manager David Crofts

GRAND TURK NATIVES TAKE BODY SHOW TITLES: Grand Turk natives Clay Seymour and Mauqueita Carter captured The Body Show’s contest held at Brayton Hall on Saturday, July 27. The Body Show - Miss Body Beautiful & Mr. Best Body TCI Contests - was a hit summer sensation with Carter capturing Miss Body Beautiful TCI 2013 and Seymour being sashed as the first Mr. Best Body TCI. Carter, a 22-year-old fire fighter stood out from her competitors with her presence, confident demeanor, dazzling smile, standout physique and charismatic stage presentation. No stranger to competition, Carter won Little Miss Regatta 1997, Little Miss Summer Jam 1997 & 1998, Miss Regatta 2008, Miss Salt Cay 2008. Seymour holds a First Dan Black Belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido. He is also the owner of Aikido TCI, a martial arts teaching establishment that caters to the art of self-defense training. Anya Panda-Pratt was named first runner up of the Miss Body Beautiful, while Tory Deal, was adjudged first runner’s up of the Mr. Best Body category.

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Lawyer must pay $20,000 for Cubans who skipped TCI

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In an interview with The SUN, Phillip said he strongly believes the TCI Journal article was another organised leak that was crafted by the SIPT, which he said has been telling lies and deceiving the Turks and Caicos Islands and the rest of the world in matters regarding the former premier. “I can tell you as a matter of fact that Mike has not even spoken to any British or American law enforcement authorities and he has not made any plea bargain with anyone. He has not even been approached by them and furthermore he has no information from America that he has done anything wrong in America, so what was printed on the TCI Journal was absolute rubbish and a blatant lie,” Phillip Misick said. “Mike hasn’t spoken to anyone about anything. He can’t even receive or make calls to and from his family. He is concerned about sorting out his extradition process and returning home to the Turks and Caicos Islands.” Phillip accused the SIPT and British operatives of continuing to spread propaganda and lies about his brother, who was ﬁrst Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands and who led the country from 2003 to 2009. “What a lot of people don’t know is that Mike was re-arrested because the British and the SIPT lied to the Brazilian authorities and told them that Mike has applied to Argentina for political asylum and was considering going there. That was not true at all, but that was the reason why they denied his asylum appeal. The Brits and SIPT did that; just like how they lied to the Brazilian authorities by telling them that Mike was charged in the Turks and Caicos Islands and skipped the country, when up to this day he has not been charged with a single offence,” Phillip Misick added. Giving an update on the extradition hearing, the Premier’s brother said that there was on oral hearing on the matter about two months ago, but they were waiting for the Brazilian courts to resume sitting. “His lawyers had ten days to present evidence to back up the oral hearings to the Supreme Court and they have done that. The British lawyers had ten days to respond, but my understanding is that up to the time the court closed at the end of June they had not responded. The court is supposed to be back in session in early August and that is when the judge will consider the extradition request,” Phillip Misick added. He added that contrary to reports, the former Premier is not ﬁghting the extradition process.

“Mike has offered to return home on five occasions and he has asked Helen Garlick and the Attorney General Huw Shepheard to lift certain restrictions so he can come back home. He is not fighting (the extradition) but the Brazilian authorities said they want to go through the process,” Phillip added. Asked how his brother is coping, Phillip, who along with several persons from the Turks and Caicos Islands has visited the former Premier in Brazil, said he is “in good spirits and mentally sharp”. The 47-year-old Misick was arrested in Brazil in December 2012, on a warrant for questioning in relation to allegations of corruption following a Commission of Inquiry conducted by Sir Robin Auld. Helen Garlick was appointed Special Prosecutor in August 2009 and the SIPT was formed in August 2010. Since then, the SIPT has charged about a dozen local politicians and lawyers, but they cut deals with at least four foreign developers who have paid millions of dollars to have charges dropped against them. From 24-26 June 2013 a CARICOM Ministerial Fact-Finding Mission led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas, the Hon. Frederick Mitchell, comprising the Minister of Foreign Affairs of St Kitts and Nevis, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett, the Designated Special Envoy to CARICOM of the President of Haiti, Noel Peterson, and supported by Ambassador Cohn Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign Policy and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat, visited the TCI and noted that concern was expressed with regard to the functioning of the judicial system with its independence and selection procedures being questioned as well as what was viewed as examples of bias in favour of expatriates. CARICOM also noted that another common narrative which bears examination is that the justice being administered by the SIPT has cost the people of the TCI some $46million with no end in sight and that only islanders are facing criminal charges and jail time when non-islanders have been able to purchase justice. “The greatest concerns were expressed over the operations of the agencies put in place to investigate and prosecute the findings of corruption and wrongdoing arising from the Commission of Enquiry and to recover ill-gotten monies and property - the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) and the Civil Recovery Unit (CRU). Among the criticisms was what was perceived as the inequitable treatment being meted out. The expatriate developers were being allowed to return land and to pay back

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large sums of monies while not being brought to trial. This was said to be taking place in the absence of transparency and accountability. On the other hand, the same facility was not being offered to the locals, former Ministers and others, though one TCI person was said to have beneﬁted from it. The long-running operations of these agencies were also said to have ruined reputations, to be over reaching and to have created an atmosphere of fear,” the report added. In a comprehensive 14-page report released on Thursday July 11th, the CARICOM team also recommended a “Truth and Justice Commission type exercise along the lines of the South African post- apartheid experience might be considered as an alternative to the current SIPT and prosecutions, given the long time that it is taking to conclude the matters and the feeling expressed that the justice is costing too much money and has the society on pause”. The CARICOM report says Britain should give some public explanation of their position on the culpability or non culpability of the last Governor (Richard Tauwhare) for events that led to the Commission of Enquiry in view of his oversight responsibility. It also recommended an investigation by the UK’s Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons with speciﬁc reference to the consistent descriptions of a “climate of fear”. The report stated: “Indeed, a recurrent theme was that justice could be purchased, that there were no local people or regional people on the SIPT which gave the impression that it was designed to treat all people of TCI as crooks and target only Islanders. That Committee might also investigate a common thread and view espoused at all levels of the society that the British have used the imposition of Direct Rule and the subsequent new constitutional arrangements to provide jobs for British nationals in key areas of the Government and economy of the TCI to the exclusion of the Turks and Caicos Islanders.”

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International arrest warrant filed for former Ports of Call Resort Manager BY VIVIAN TYSON

he ofﬁce of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has issued an international warrant for the capture of former general manager for the Ports of Call Resort, David Crofts, after he ﬂed the Turks and Caicos Islands while awaiting trial for the embezzling of more than $100,000 from that resort over a two-year period. The Canadian national was employed as manager for the Ports of Call Resort in 2011, by another Canadian businessman, Dale Papke, who bought the property, which, at the time was named Comfort Suites Hotel. Over the two year period it is alleged that Crofts secretly pocketed portions of the hotel earnings, and according to staff members, later blamed especially front desk employees. After his alleged misdeeds were discover, Crofts was fired by Papke, who later involved the police, and following investigations, the former general manager was arrested and charged with theft. When Crofts made his initial appearance in court, he was placed on $100,000 bond, which he could not post. And so, James Ardavany, owner of Jimmy’s Dive Bar, which is located on the Ports of Call Plaza, posted the bond. Crofts was required to report to the police on July 1, but failed to do so. And upon further investigations by lawmen from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, it was revealed that Crofts had fled the country. His current address is not readily known. His apparent absconding triggered the office of the DPP to file the international war-

David Crofts rant for his arrest. A source close to the investigation said that Interpol has already been notified of the request to capture and extradite Crofts back to the Turks and Caicos Islands. The source said Croft, who, by all accounts is now a fugitive, could be back in his home

Hospital assisting Community College

DREXWELL SEYMOUR SAYS HE WAS CONSIDERING LEAVING LIME ‘FOR QUITE SOME TIME’

rexwell Seymour, the longest serving general manger for Cable & Wireless TCI (LIME) who left LIME on July 31st 2013, says he was conserving the move for a while. Mr. Seymour stated that his departure is something that he has been considering for quite some time and knows that the timing is right for him to depart and he is very much at peace about the decision. Mr. Seymour said that he was very happy for the opportunity that God has given him for this journey as the General Manager for the past seven years. One of the ﬁrst accomplishments he achieved as general manager was the signiﬁcant reduction in the retail rates for as much as 60%. Mr. Seymour said that he is very proud of LIME’s achievement especially with the employees where all the management team consists of locals and where 96% of the entire staff body is local. This is something that very few companies in TCI can boast about. Mr. Seymour wishes LIME the best and knows LIME will continue to be the leading telecommunications provider in TCI.

country, but then again, could be anywhere, since he has worked in several countries managing resorts. As a result of Crofts forfeiting the bail bond, the court ordered that Ardavany comes up with the $50,000 surety. Adavanay, who appeared in court on Friday, July 26, for the absconding hearing, was represented by Sean O’Neil, while Samantha Williams-Glinton represented the Crown. Crofts, a former manager at Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort and Spa was recruited by Papke, who during 2012 interview, told The SUN that he employed him based on his hotel management background. But, during an Interview in early July, to announce Kendra Parker –a local – as the new general manager, Papke said that in addition to stealing from the company, Crofts was fired because he was a poor manager. He said, too, that he did not exercise a good working relationship with staff. Papke said that since Crofts’ departure, the resort staff appeared much happier. Papke said he had little knowledge of hotel management when bought the property, and so, employed Crofts, who he knew to be more acquainted with the industry. But it was on gaining much awareness of the sector’s workings that he came to the conclusion that Crofts was not suited for the job. Crofts, with almost 30 years of industry experience, has managed hotels and resorts in Canada, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos where he was executive assistant manager of the Caribbean Village at Beaches.

urks and Caicos Islands Hospital is assisting the TCI Community College with the development of a Critical Incident Management Plan. The CEO of the Hospitals Jill Magri along with Dr. Denise Braithwaite recently presented the College with First Aid kits that were needed by the college.

1.Drexwell Seymour 2. Lacal Palmer Drexwell joined LIME on February 1st 1999 as the Management Accountant and then a year and half later became the VP Finance. On January 1st 2006, Drexwell became the ﬁrst local to become General Manager of LIME. Now after serving for seven years and seven months, Mr. Seymour has decided to move on. In the meantime, Miss Lacal Palmer will be Acting General Manager until a replacement is recruited.

Ms. Desiree Adams worked collaboratively with the Patient Services Associate Department of the TCI Hospitals. Desiree volunteered her services as an instructor for a workshop that focused on promoting quality customer service. In the photo from left to right are Jill Magri, Desiree Adams, and Dr. Denise Braithwaite.

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Government relies too much on work permit fees says Opposition Leader BY VIVIAN TYSON

pposition Leader Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson has decried the heavy reliance that government is placing on revenues from work permit for its recurrent budget when so many Turks and Caicos Islanders are out of jobs. Making her marathon contribution to the budget debate in the House of Assembly, Cartwright-Robinson said that government should use the unemployment situation in the TCI as an opportunity to implement policies aimed at pricking the private sector to employ locals instead of looking overseas. “There seems to be a continuing reliance on the issuance of work permits as a revenue generator. In the foreseeable future, if we get the type of activities that we want to grow this economy, I believe that there will always be need for expatriate or foreign labour. The climate in which we are in with the high level of unemployment still not conﬁrm how high it is, we cannot continue to look at work permits as revenue earner,” she said. Cartwright-Robinson therefore urged the Progressive National Party (PNP) administration to make the employment of foreign workers less attractive to the private sector so they

Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson would employ more locals. She also expressed the hope that the much touted blue ribbon commission on ﬁnance that government plans to establish soon would seek to address the problem. “It has to become regulatory, and truth in some instances, it has to become a deterrent for persons who can employ Turks and Caicos Islanders, and who are choosing to employ persons from overseas. Of course, this is a revenue measure now, and hopefully – I have a lot of hope in this blue ribbon commission on revenue – that we will look at a way for-

TURQUOISE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Ltd

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All applicants should be prepared to work on weekends and overtime. A detailed job description will be provided at the office to qualified individuals.

ward where work permits will not be accounting for some of the highest revenue for the government for the year,” she said. She added: “I maintain, without any study, that I believe that there are sufﬁcient jobs for Turks and Caicos Islanders. But it is the government’s policy on how they choose to enforce their policy, to ensure employment in the Turks and Caicos.” The Opposition Leader intimated that she is not impressed at some employers who suggested that after many job fairs, still unable to attract the kind of talent desired for the jobs at hand. And while not mentioning any names, her statement appeared to be a jab at Gordon “Butch” Stewart-run Beaches Turks and Caicos. “I hear some horror stories put forward by the largest investor and second largest employer to the government, and also those who seek to take that position, that there are job fairs and that hundreds of people are

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not showing up when they are being invited to interviews. “I know of good, quality Turks and Caicos Islanders, who had gone to job fairs, and have submitted their résumés. And have done all that they can, to make sure that every system in this country recognizes them as unemployed, and have on some occasions, gone to two and three interviews, only not to be hired,” she said. She added: “Now, we can say that there are so many reasons for that, but at the end of the day, that is why I dread for those students that are coming out of school, especially those from the pre-vocational programme that have no way of furthering what they have done in that programme and that is technical. There has to be a deliberate effort (to assist them).” In the meantime, Cartwright Robinson said that there is no need for another consultation on immigration, since the movers and shakers already know that problem, and therefore, should move to immediately tackle the problem instead of seeking to spend more money on expensive conferences, which the country does not have at this point.

LIME SLASHES TALK, TEXT RATES

alue for money is increasingly important for people in Turks & Caicos Islands and LIME is determined to provide the best value offer in the telecom market. LIME’s new Unlimited Talk and Text plan for mobile prepaid customers is the next step in delivering best value for customers. For only $5 weekly customers can now enjoy Unlimited Talk and Text to any customers on LIME’s mobile or ﬁxed line networks in the Turks & Caicos Islands. Unlimited calling and texting with family and friends for as little as 0.71 cents a day, - that’s great value! Acting General Manager, Lacal Palmer stated, “This plan stacks up against any other offer in the market by anyone and it comes out on top. Customers will pay only $5 and will have unlimited talk and text for a whole week.” She continued, “This is just the beginning from LIME and there is more to come.”

Not only will LIME be offering the Unlimited Talk and Text Plan but the company will also be making major rate changes for local calls and key destinations around the world. There is also something there for landline customers and busy Moms who need to keep up with children who are on Summer break. LIME TCI’s customers can expect unbeatable value in the upcoming offers from LIME as demonstrated with the Unlimited Talk and Text plan. Customers will not have to worry about activating the new plan each week, it would be renewed automatically and there will be options available in case customers would want to opt out of the weekly automatic renewal. Ms. Palmer said, “I am excited about the upcoming months and the new propositions we intend to make available to customers. LIME is determined to deliver great value to the people in Turks & Caicos Islands.”

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Seven hotels, two restaurants to close in fall BY VIVIAN TYSON

even Resorts and two restaurants have so far signaled their intentions to close either by late summer or early fall mostly to affect repairs and provide enhancements. The hotels are Sibonne, Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort and Spa, Ocean Club West, Ocean Cub East, Gansevoort, Bohio Dive Resort and Beach House Resort. The restaurants are Coyaba and Bay Bistro. Sibonne will be closed from August 26 to October 4. Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort and Spa is scheduled to close between September 1 and October 19. Ocean Club East’s announced closure is from September 2 to November 1. Ocean Club West is to lock shop from September 23 to October 18. Gansevoort is to close from August 9 to September 12. Bohio Dive Resort is to cease from September 14 to October 1, while Beach House Resort is to shut from September 19 to October 13. Bay Bistro Restaurant is suspend close from September 16 to October 1, while Coyaba is to close between September and November. Of all the hotels that to be closed, some in the community are saying that the Beaches’ closure should be most impactful across a wide spectrum, including for airlift into the Turks and Caicos Islands, an expected fall in government revenue and result in a dearth of cash for parents preparing for back to school. Beaches accounts for a little over 40 percent of visitors to the Turks and Caicos Islands and employs approximately 1,500 people. And already, some airlines have announced plans to scale back ﬂights into the Turks and Cai-

Michel Neutelings cos Islands until Beaches reopens. When Beaches announced plans to close in May, it gives reasons as “urgent repairs and improvements”. The resort said that the decision to close was to prevent “the level of guest interruption

Providenciales Primary School would like to thank the following companies/individuals

for their generous pledges towards our Scholarship Programme:

Coco Bistro, CIBC First Caribbean International Bank, GTC Law, Misick and Stanbrook, Nila Destinations, Mark and Barbara Pankhurst and all those other individuals who prefer to remain anonymous. We would also like to thank the following companies for their contribution of prizes and food items for our recent Scholarship Fundraising event

during the improvement work”, which will include installation of a ‘Sky Slide’ waterpark feature and a re-organization of back-of-house operations that “will directly impact service standards”. Beaches recently acquired the former Veranda Resort, located next door to its already sprawling property, renaming the acquisition Key West Village, adding to the Italian and French Villages. Up to recently, there has been a high level of back-and-forth between the management of Beaches and government over the resort wanting to incorporate a beach access that separates Key West Village from the main hotel. A number of residents, especially in the Bight, as well as craft vendors operating shops adjacent to the hotel, opposed the move. And after putting the beach access to tender, government announced in a town hall meeting in July, that Beaches was the only one to make a proposal, and so, the access was sold to the entity. In the meantime, President for the Turks and Caicos Islands Hotels and Tourist Association, Michel Neutelings, told The SUN, in a recent interview, that the Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort and Spa closure should not adversely affect airlift into the Turks and Caicos Islands, since a number of resorts are to be closed at this time. He reminded that up until about two years ago, it was customary for resorts to close at the beginning of the fall, reopening either between the middle or late fall. He noted that the sky-isfalling disposition taken by some in the industry regarding the hotel’s closure will be proven to be unwarranted.

Blue Haven Marina is inviting suitable applications for the following position:

MEGA YACHT OPERATIONS MANAGER New marina seeking to fill this position in demanding industry. Applicants must possess all of the following:

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We were delighted with the support the programme has received so far and are pleased to announce that we have reached 25% or our target figure currently needed for the upcoming year. If you are interested learning more about our scholarship programme or donating funds, please contact Mr Toby at viceprincipal@provoprimary.com or Ms. Alison at director@provoprimary.com

All funds raised will benefit scholarship students directly in the coming academic year. Many thanks and kind regards,Providenciales Primary School Scholarship Board

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a thorough understanding of the mega yacht industry. cally marina operations and management, including sales and marketing and management of marina events.

t Familiar with the budget process and have 5 or more years experience at managing budgets to meet or exceed financial goals.

t A well developed network within the mega yacht industry, specifically the Caribbean and Mediterranean markets.

t An understanding of the mega yacht charter industry and connections in the charter broker industry.

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Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Belongers need only apply. PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO hr@alexandraresort.com A copy should also be submitted to the TCI Labour Department. Submissions to be no later than August 10th , 2013 Belongers need only apply.

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he Dr. Rufus Ewing administration is to ramp up government service delivery to residents in the outer islands, such as North Caicos, Middle Caicos, South Caicos and Salt Cay with a view to make public services more accessible. Making her contribution to the budget debate in the House of Assembly last week, Minister for Home Affairs Hon. Amanda Missick, said that the new thrust is etched in its budgetary plans for this ďŹ nancial year. Under the programme, residents should see improvement in health standards, greater care to preserve the environment and an injection of local culture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our business plan for the year 2013/2014 provides a clear indication of our intention and move that we will take to achieve our objective. The strategic aim for district administration is to ensure that essential government services are readily available through-out the islands,â&#x20AC;? she said. To kick-start the process, Missick said that government recently employed two district commissioners and also a pair of experienced administrative individuals. These individuals, the minister said, would oversee activities on North Caicos, Middle Caicos, South Caicos and Salt Cay.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;These positions are very important; one is that, these are the individuals who represent our government in the various islands. The steps are already been made to ensure closer collaboration with ministries and departments to the implementation of various initiatives, thereby making it easier for the public to access basic amenities that are necessary to promote the healthy standards of living. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our family islands form part of our rich culture and heritage, and my district commissioners are working closely with the community and other parties such as the church and non-government organizations. This is to assist, contribute and continue to promote our culture by revitalizing activities and introducing new activities, to bring about cohesive and hence community spirit and economic beneďŹ t,â&#x20AC;? the minister pointed out. Misick said that her ministry has already begun to make its presence cultural activities on some of those islands, including with calendar events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We, therefore, play a critical role in the Crabfest (on North Caicos) and Regatta (on South Caicos). We intend to revitalize Salt Cay Day, to bring some added beneďŹ ts to our sister island,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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Opposition leader urges government to set example in public so private sector can follow

pposition Leader Hon. Sharelene Cartwright-Robinson is instructing government to get its house in order before directing the private sector to so same, pointing to at least one scenario where an expatriate is allowed to head up a key government department. Making her contribution to the budget debate in the House of Assembly last week, Cartwright-Robinson, in a marathon spell, pointed speciďŹ cally to the Human Resource Directorate, which she said is headed by an expatriate. She said that department is headed by expatriate after a former PDM administration crafted a policy providing for private sector human resource departments to be headed by locals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Years ago this department was staffed with most of the staff in this department looking like us. It was headed by people that look like us. I remember years ago there was a policy established under the PDM administration, where no expatriates could head HR departments in the private sector. Look at where we are today in the public sector,â&#x20AC;? she argued. Cartwright-Robinson said that when a local heads a public sector department, especially when considered to be critical, a strong mes-

sage of conďŹ dence in Turks and Caicos Islanders is sent. But not placing locals in these departments can also be construed as an indictment on locals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that our interest as Turks and Caicos Islanders are protected. And I am not saying that because there is an expatriate there (but) I believe that there is a message to be sent, where we trust our own to head important units like the Human Resource Directorate,â&#x20AC;? she said. She added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;So many Turks and Caicos Islanders that were in that department left, and left for different reasons. And this is what I already spoke to about the level of frustration with the civil service. And I know personally why some of them left.â&#x20AC;? Cartwright-Robinson told the House that she knows of plans to make certain that the Human Resource Directorate is headed by a non-Turks and Caicos Islander. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are plans afoot even now to ensure that this continues to be headed by an expatriate. I remind the government that you set policies and the public is there to take it out. Years later, what we enforce in the private sector is not even happening in the public sector,â&#x20AC;? she said.

GOVERNMENT VACANCY JOB TITLE: DENTAL NURSE DEPARTMENT: Dental Department MINISTRY: Ministry of Health LOCATION: Grand Turk JOB SUMMARY: The job holder is an essential member of the Turks & Caicos Islands Government Dental Department working as part of a team of clinicians providing Dental Care. The team will perform a range of prescribed preventive/restorative procedures (e.g. fillings, prophylaxis and simple extractions) as well as providing services to the community via a mobile dental unit and to the sister islands through satellite clinics. The Dental Nurse assists in treatment and prevention of oral disease and they focus on oral hygiene practices and assist patients to maintain good oral health.

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House approves $214million budget BY VIVIAN TYSON

he $214 million budget for fiscal year 2013/2014 passed in the House on Thursday with amendments, setting the stage for the Dr. Rufus Ewing administration to put revenue-generation and expenditure mechanisms into place, to carry-outs its programmes for the period. While government is seeking to collect $214 million, it expects to spend $199.8m, while making contributions to the Development Fund of $16.8 million and will transfer$11.1 million to the Sinking Fund. While presenting the budget, Minister of Finance Hon. Washington Misick told the House of Assembly that some new revenue measures will be included in the package, to enhance revenue collections and broaden the tax base He said that this year’s budget is 10 percent less than last year’s, which $239.4 million. This he said is due mainly to a sharp expected decline in Civil Recovery and grants. Import duties accounts for most of the revenue at $50.6 million, which is an increase of $2.4m or about 5 percent over the previous year’s actual. Misick said that there will be no tariff increases in this budget. He told the House that government collected $13.0 million at the end of the first quarter, indicating a strong rebound of economic activities. Customs Processing Fees should yield $19.8 million, which is an increase of 5% over the previous year’s outturn. He said that at the end of the first quarter government collected $5.1 million, which he said is an encouraging start to the new financial year. He said Accommodation Tax should account for $36.7 million, stating that government is projecting a $2.7m of 8 percent increase. He said that budget should see a 5 percent increase due to economic activity and a 3 percent increase that is based on expected improved compliance and enforcement, by the new Revenue Department. He said that $15.1 million, which reflects a $1.2 million or 8.5 percent increase, should come from Stamp Duty. He said Stamp Duty outturn is already showing encouraging results with $5.6 million already collected in the first quarter. He said $11.6 million, reflecting an overall increase of 6 percent over the previous year, should come from work permits. “Year to date outturn for the first three month of the new financial year was an encouraging $3.1 million,” the minister said. He said other revenues should come from Fuel Tax - $7.2 million; Business Licensing Renewals - $2.9 million; Vehicle Licences - $3.3 million; Telecommunication Tax - $3.3 million; Gaming Machine Tax - $2.3 million; and Bank Services Tax - $2.0 million. He said there should be a decline in non-recurrent revenues. The figure for the year under review is $19.3 mil-

Washington Misick lion, compared to $47.4 million over the last financial year. Last year’s figure included Civil Recovery, SIPT income and receipts from Land Sales, in addition to Grant Funds from EU among others, the minister said. “ “Its sharp decline is mainly due to Civil Recovery falling from $28.2 million in 2012/13 to $5 million in 2013/14. The expected decline in Grant funding will also contribute to the decline in non-recurrent revenue,” Misick said. The new revenue measures announced by the finance minister are a one percent increase in the Accommodation Tax, from 11 percent to 12 percent, already in effect as of July 8. The increase is expected to yield $3.1 million per annum. However, $1.1 million or about 50 percent is expected to be collected before the end of the financial year. General Sales Tax, which will be collected at a rate of six percent and to come on October 1, is the other new revenue measure. About $2.5 million per annum, is expected to be raise from that tax. Communication Tax, which is to come on Stream on October 1, is expected to rake in $2.0 million per annum into government’s coffers. Temporary Driver’s License fee, at a cost of $30 and valid for 90 days, and is to come into effect on October, is expected to raise $1.1 million per annum. The fee is mainly for tourists. Projection is that the fee will raise only about $260,000 or 50 percent for this financial year. Freight and Insurance Tax, which will be charged at rate of 15 percent, which is already in effect, should rake in $6.5 million per annum, but projection is that it would raise just about $4.7 million for this budgetary year. National Health Insurance Board (NHIB), and payments for hospital charges are budgeted at $42.2 million, a slight reduction from $42.5 million last year. The Ministry of Education gets $25.5 million, including $2.7 million for continuing student scholarships, $1.7 million for the TCI Community College and $4.7 million for capital expenditure.

Border Control and Labour is to get $6.4 million, including $700,000 for capital expenditure. Total capital expenditure from all sources is forecasted at $19.1 million, compared to actual expenditure of $15.3 million for last year, an increase of 25 percent. The minister said that although TCIG ended the year with a recurrent surplus of around $24.8 million, this was achieved at the expense of massive reduction in budgeted expenditure, and consequently reduction in service delivery to the public. “When combined with non-recurrent revenue of $47.4 million and capital receipts of $27.4 million, TCIG ended the year with an operating surplus of just under $55 million after paying civil recovery and SIPT costs of around $14 million. Of the $55 million, $40 million was transferred to the Sinking Fund to pay down TCIG UK guaranteed debt in 2016 and $13.8 million was used for debt servicing,” he explained. He added: “The TCI economy grew by half of a percent in 2012, according to RBC Caribbean Report, and by TCIG’s own calculation, it is estimated to have grown by about tree quarter percent. It is projected to grow at a robust rate of 3.5 percent in 2013, above the World Bank for the Caribbean as a whole. He said despite the short fall in revenues in 2012/2013, the budget will have no spending cuts, but an in-

crease in expenses for better service delivery. He said that operating surplus for the year ending March 31, 2013 was $55 million, which was $47.4 million or 529 percent above the budget, an improvement of $84.3 million from the previous year’s deficit of $29.4 million. Recurrent revenues for the year ended March 31, 2013 totaled $171.4 million, compared to a budget of $187.6 million, a negative variance of $16.2million or 8.6 percent and $7.8 million above the previous year’s receipts of $163.3 million, the minister said. “There were budgetary shortfalls primarily in Import Duties $3.4 million, Accommodation Tax $2.9 million, Stamp Duty $1.6 million, Work Permits $3.2 million and other revenues $4.5 million. Non-recurrent revenue for the year ended March 31, 2013 was $45.4 million, which was $32.4 million or 249 percent above the budget and $44.2 million ahead of last year’s results. This is as a direct result of the work of the Civil Recovery Team, in addition to FCO and EU grants,” he said He added: “Total overall revenues for financial year 2012/13 were $216.8 million, compared to the budget of $200.6 million, a positive variance of $16.2 million or 8 percent and a significant increase of $51.9 million over the previous year results.”

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Premier Ewing emphasizes government priorities BY VIVIAN TYSON

remier for the Turks and Caicos Islands Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing said that government has set a clear priority for how it plans to achieve its main objectives, to improve the quality of life for residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands, as opposed to what some other members of the opposite side of the isle have been trying to make the public believe. Making his contribution to the budget debate in the House of Assembly on Wednesday (July 24), the Premier said that government has said from the outset that it would prioritize on education, healthcare and ﬁnance, and that the opposition was trying to cause diversion. “Contrary to what has been said by members on the other side and the Governor’s Appointed Member – Female – we have our priority straight,” the premier said. “All we have heard in this House over the past few days are personalized political rhetoric from members of the other side (who said) ‘we should have done this, we should have done that’, and citing our lack of prioritization.” The premier added: “I am now going to put these comments to rest. Our recurrent expenditure budget increased from a current actual of $169,189,270 in 2012 to a recurrent expenditure budget in this 2013/14 of $182,988,601 or a mere $13,799,331 increase or 8.1 percent increase in expenditure. Therefore, the funds that my government has at its disposal to prioritize is $3.8 million.” Outlining how the funds would be spent on the prioritized areas, the premier noted. “We

Premier Hon. Rufus Ewing stated that our priorities were education, primary healthcare (and) ﬁnance – and this is towards generating the economy and improving the economy. “This is how we are prioritizing this $13.8 million: primary healthcare, $2.527 million; education - $1.39 million; (and) the Ministry of Finance

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- $3.03 million. To uphold the order of democracy and to operate this House, which had never existed before, this budget $2.5 million that includes members salaries and operation of this House. The rule of law - establishing the new office of the Director of Public Prosecution - (costs) $1.5 million.” “So, we indeed, have our priorities straight, because, as you can see, 79 percent of what we have available as new funds to spend, to prioritize is to spend on those priorities.” Explaining how the money allocated would be spent on healthcare, the premier pointed out: “And just to break down the primary healthcare budget that I spoke of, which is $2.5 million. Of that (figure) $190,000 went to dental, $538,300 went to Primary Healthcare Department; $92,000 went to HIV/AIDS and STI Unit; $242,000 went to Drugs and Substance Abuse; $346,000 went to Special Needs; $164,000 went to Public Health Laboratory; $346,000 went to Emergency Medical Services; and $605 went to Environmental Health” In the meantime, premier noted that his government is committed to provide jobs in the private sector, which he pointed out, would come on stream soon. “There is also $2 million included in the filling of vacant and new position. This includes 100 new posts, which are to be filled in immigration, education, health and other departments across government as a decision of my government to deliver on our mandate of creating jobs and delivering efficient and effective service within the public service,” the Premier said.

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Hon. Delroy Williams objects to expatriate Government workers being paid more than locals BY VIVIAN TYSON

pposition Spokesman on Government Support Services Hon. Delroy Williams has blasted the salary package disparity in the public sector between locals and expatriates, while calling on government to urgently address the issue. Making his budget contribution in the House of Assembly on Tuesday (July) 23, the Wheeland Member of Parliament said that there are obvious signs that expatriate workers, especially in upper management positions have been getting far greater salaries than their local counterparts, when the comparison is made across departments. “When it comes to salaries, this is an area of severe disappointment on behalf of the government. When you look at the Sundry Pages in the Human Resources section of this budget, you will see although government is projecting to reduce the number of established staff by seven, in this ﬁscal year, they plan to increase salary by eight million. When you look at that, you may be happy for civil servants who may be getting an increase in salary. “But when you journey to the details, you will see that this PNP Government is not promoting Turks and Caicos Islanders. They are reducing salaries of Turks and Caicos Islanders and increasing salaries for those

workers being imported. I would expect this from the Interim Administration, but not (from) our duly elected government, where they are paying those from the outside signiﬁcantly more than what they are paying us,” Williams said. He added: “Our supervisor of elections, which is a local; we are paying him $38,800 per year. Our hard working district commissioners, we are paying them $35,000 per year. The Director of Immigration is making $49,000 a year. The Commissioner of Labour – my goodness – (is getting) $54,000 a year. The Registrar General (gets) $39,000 a year. The Director of Road Safety (gets) $49,000 a year, and he has to perform his duty without a deputy. “The Deputy Commissioner of Police – that’s a local – we are paying him $55,000 ( per year). The man, who is in charge of our education system (Director of Education) and our children – the future of this country - we are paying him a mere $38,000 (a year).” However, Williams said that expatriate public sector managers have been getting way more when the comparison is made. “Let us compare them (locals) with the salaries with contract workers. The Superintendent of Prisons – I don’t want to say ‘foreigner’ but you know how it is – (gets) $75,000 a year, plus allowances. Director of

Hon. Delroy Williams Social Services (gets) $75,000 a year, plus, plus, plus (allowances). The Chief Economist (gets) $75,000, and over $34,000 in allowances. The Budget Director (gets) $78,000 a year. Why can’t our people be promoted to these jobs?” he said. The MP continued: “The Director of Investment (gets) $75,000. The Commissioner of Police (gets) $78,583, plus expenses. The man next in line to him makes $23,098 less than him. Something is wrong with that,” he charged. Williams said that probably the greatest disparity in the salary pack-

ages is found in the Department of Engineering and Maintenance Service, where the engineering supervisor is getting far greater salary than the director. “In our EMS Department, the engineering supervisor (gets) $99,000 a year, plus expenses. This is of significant concern because this supervisor makes $99,000 a year, while the director of Engineering and Maintenance, which is a local, I might say, makes $49,000 a year. How can you justify the director making $49,200 less than the man who he is supposed to be reporting to him? “This is wrong, a hundred times wrong. They are taking advantage of our people, yet the Minister of Government Support Services said this is their (government) budget. When is the government going to create policies to ensure there is equal pay is the service? He said that if government is to prepare to use the power given to them by the people, they should vacate their positions and allow competent persons to assume those positions,” he said. In the meantime, Premier for the Turks and Caicos Islands Hon. Rufus Ewing said that government would be looking to strike a salary balance with the sector when his administration conducts a review of public sector pay rate. The premier made the promise while making his contribution to the budget on Wednesday.

Parents should prioritize children’s education BY VIVIAN TYSON

inister for Education Youth and Sport, Hon. Akierra Missick, is urging parents to prioritize their children’s education rather than to spend scarce cash on irrelevant items; since government does not have the money as it would have liked to fund scholarships as before. Making her contribution in the House of Assembly on Tuesday (July 23), to the budget debate, Minister Missick said that parents should encourage their children to not only seek to obtain summer jobs but also to persuade them to save towards their education. She said that this year, government could only muster $2.6 million for scholarships, which allowed the administration to take on board a mere nine full scholarships on top of the 42 students currently studying overseas. “And so, parents, I have to encourage you that, you know your students are getting ready to graduate. I know money is small, but try your best to encourage work placement; encourage them to work during the summer; encourage them to save. They don’t need the ipad that’s $600 that you can put aside for something else. We have to take our responsi-

Minister for Education Youth and Sport Hon. Akierra Misick bility seriously as parents, and I am saying ‘we’ as the collective, because as everyone in my house knows I have no children,” she said. She said that, with the return of the majority of the 42 students now on overseas scholarships, the door will open for many more applicants next year. “A bulk of this budget is continuing scholarships, with an estimated 42 students to return next year on completion of their studies, which will then open up the space again to another 42 new scholarship applicants to afford this opportunity,” Missick said. She added: “These are full schol-

arships, not partial. We want to reward excellence, and we want to make sure that students, who are doing the best of their ability, have the external passes, that we reward them. We were able to award nine, because these were the nine best people in the bulk of applications.” She noted also that for the first time, students were also able obtain partial scholarships. “We couldn’t stop there; we decided that although you were not top students, you were very good students, so the ministry created the option of partial scholarships, and we were able to offer 17 partial scholarships – something that wasn’t done prior – as there was just a grant programme. So these 17 students will have assistance with their tuition payment and will have to seek other avenues to assist with their educational cost,” she said. The minister added: “We also facilitated five grants for students who just need certificates to assist them in moving forward in their career, who just need a few extra credits to complete their bachelor’s degree – a return to put back the scholar back in scholarship.” Minister Misick pointed out that government tried to award as many scholarships as possible but did not

have the ﬁnancial wherewithal to do so. “We would have liked to give everyone a scholarship, even if we have got a million dollars we wouldn’t give everyone a scholarship because we have to make sure that the persons we are investing in are able to return to the Turks and Caicos Islands successfully completing their course of study and contribute moving forward,” she said. The Education Minister added that a number of the students who applied for scholarship to go overseas could obtain their education at the Community College, since the majority of them are business studies, which the college offers at the degree level. “We have to encourage the 117 students, who applied for scholarships. Several of their applications were incomplete. Some of them could obtain their education at the Community College. So many students wanted to study business administration, which was the bulk of our application. We offer that at the Community College. Even though there were 117 applications, half of them could get their tertiary education at the Community College, right here in the Turks and Caicos Islands,” she said.

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able to grant competitive concessions to win business, and we would not see a perfectly good deal taken from our people merely to prove a point in the exercise of undemocratic powers. At the end of the day, people matter. I am in no doubt that our people and those who have joined us here by means of immigration status seek a better life in the best days ahead for these Islands, and so we will continue to review the situation as regards a living wage, we will produce a legislation that is ďŹ rm and fair, where people are treated fairly on their jobs, where the employment laws are fair to both employers and employees, where Turks and Caicos Islands people get the ďŹ rst fruits of the opportunities this country produces, where investors are treated fairly and their investments appreciated.â&#x20AC;? Gardiner noted that the Ministry of Border Control and Laborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to secure the borders of the islands, to enable people who bring beneďŹ ts to these islands to visit, work and live here lawfully, to enforce the law ďŹ rmly and fairly, to conďŹ rm legitimacy and identity, and to issue permanent status and citizenship to those who meet the criteria. He continued: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am committed to ensuring that we realize these aspirations and that history will not repeat itself, either as tragedy or as farce; to paraphrase James 1:12: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love himâ&#x20AC;?.

he Rufus Ewing administration is to spend several millions on school improvements and security during this ďŹ nancial year even long after the new school year which begins in September. The announcement was made by Minister for Education Youth and Sport Hon. Akierra Misick, who was making her contribution to the 2013/2014 estimates of expenditure in the House of Assembly on Tuesday (July 23). She said that funds will be spent on all government high schools, including the Helena Jones Robinson High School in Grand Turk, its primary counterpart

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ona Glinton, the Clement Howell High School and the Inanthe Pratt Primary School in Providenciales, which are said to be the institutions with the most needs at this time. Our government remains committed to providing our school-age children, faculty and staff with the best school environment possible - an environment that would be conducive to the learning experience. In line with this commitment, we have undertaken, along with the Ministry of Government Support Services, to ďŹ nalize our threeyear infrastructure plan by December of this year.

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Local attorney asked to pay $20,000 surety bond after Cubans fled TCI BY VIVIAN TYSON

eorge Missick, the attorney that represented a group of Cubans who, while awaiting an asylum result fled to the United States, was asked by the courts to pay the $20,000 surety that the Supreme Court had put in place as part of the condition for their release. Some of the Cubans are related to star baseball player Yoenis Estela Milanes Salazar, who plays for the Oakland Athletics. One for the Cubans, Estela Milanes Salazar, is said to be Céspedes Milanés, mother. Missick reportedly paid the bond on Friday, July 25, six months after the Cubans fled the country. The Cubans, which included four children, were picked up from a home in Discovery Bay, Providenciales in October last year (2012) and taken to the detention centre. Six of them - the four children and their mothers were later released in a domestic setting. While preparation was being made for their repatriation, the Cubans filed for asylum, saying

George Missick that they would be punished if returned to the communist island. When they went to court in January of this year, then Acting Attorney General Margaret Ramsay-Hale released them on the basis that their statuses in the country had changed from illegal entrants to asylum seekers. In granting their release, she recommended that a $20,000 bond be posted as surety and that they should report to the police station

three times a week until the outcome of their asylum hearing. The Turks and Caicos however, woke up on Monday (March 11) to the news that the Cubans boarded a boat and departed our shores for the United States, where they reportedly received by family members. Reports reaching The SUN are that they might have left the country between Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10. On Thursday, March 14, the Government Information Service issued a report that the authorities had commenced investigations into the matter. “Details surrounding their departure from the islands are sketchy and are currently being investigated by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, the Immigration and Customs Departments and other relevant agencies. Due to the sensitive nature of this incident, TCIG must ensure that the outcome of this investigation is not jeopardized,” the reports said in part. Missick, the attorney, who took over legal representation from Mark

Fulford of Chambers and Co., told The SUN at the time it was Monday evening, March 11 that he was notiﬁed of the Cubans’ departure. He explained that now that the Cubans have left, their application for asylum becomes irrelevant, further noting that since they were never charged, their leaving the jurisdiction could not be classiﬁed as absconding bail. “They were never charged with any crimes here in Turks and Caicos – they were awaiting repatriation to their home country by the Immigration Department. Before that happened, they made application for asylum. Those applications were pending, which means that if the UNHCR perhaps had come back and advise the government that they were entitled to refugee protection, then it would be up to the government to grant them some sort of status here in the country or choose not to follow that recommendation, which would open up another avenue of appeal for them here in the Supreme Court,” Missick said at the time.

MP John Phillips says TCIG’s Budget is flawed BY VIVIAN TYSON

overnor’s Appointed Member to the House of Assembly Hon. John Phillips believes that the recently passed estimates of expenditure lacks direction and specificity. Weighing on budget debate in the House last week, Phillips said that document’s format lacked hard numbers and depth, labeling it as flawed. He said the flaws he identified in the budget could come from lack of proper commitment on the path of the various departments, to make the budget more solid. “ I had many years in large companies handling budgets. I think the format at present and the use of the format are flawed, in that, I don’t feel that the departments are working hard enough to put hard numbers, real numbers (to achieve the) expected success within the document. “This document is a road map for our targets and expectations for a year. In many ways, the presentation we see and the comments in the report by the committee, it could be very difficult to get useful analysis the way the document has been used,” Phillips said. To this end, Phillips urged Minister of Finance Hon. Washington Misick, to get his office to produce a clearer and more precise set of instructions to the various departments, so that for future budgets they would produce a document that would more useful to government.

John Phillips Phillips also urged government to put pressure on the Permanent Secretaries so that they would be better able to manage their departments in order to save the country money. “I look at simple things like power and utilities (which is budgeted for) $3.897. I can guarantee you that with a little bit of pressure from the Ministers, it would be very easy for the various departments to save 10 to 15 percent of that bill. If we called it (savings) 10 (percent), that is $390,000 we get back in our pockets. I look at waste disposal/ waste management - $3.5 million. And with better operation, harder management there is a 10 to 15 percent saving there; that’s another $350,000 (in savings). “I look at a bill for third party se-

curity service (for) $850,000, including a $120,000 allocation to stop ﬁghts at the Clement Howell High School. We have a police force. We have enforcement agencies. We have government agencies with experience in controlling our environment. Why not we think about giving the police the extra $400,000, so that they can give us some better security in areas like Clement Howell High School, and we’ll keep the other $450,000 for ourselves?” Phillips urged. He noted the $1,643,000 that government is to spend on communications for the budgetary year does not have to be that high. “We have emails, we have voice over internet, and we have so many methods of free and effective communication. If we are to save $15 percent of that, we would have $250,000 there (in savings). That (overall savings) total comes to $1,440,000,” he said.

In the meantime, the Governor’s Appointed Member said that real attention was not being placed on youth development in the Turks and Caicos Islands, as he said is evident in the budget. “The real long term resource and the only real future for Turks and Caicos Islands rest in our young people. The old ones can sit here, debate policies, decide things, argue and debate over things. But if we fail our youth, we fail the future of this country. Who will remember this government? Who will remember the efforts of this House? The youth, because it affects them. “We are failing to place efforts and resource where it is essential to the future of the country. We are failing those who will replace us all in a few short years. The Youth Parliament probably knows more that we do as to what they need to do and where they need to be in a few short years,” Phillips said.

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Canadian MP shuns TCI annexing claims BY VIVIAN TYSON

onservative independent member of the Canadian legislature, Peter Goldring, has rubbished reports of him wanting the Turks and Caicos Islands to be annexed to Canada, but rather to forge a close economic alliance that would beneﬁt not only the TCI and Canada but also the wider Caribbean and South America even. The Edmonton East Member of Parliament, who spoke to The SUN on the weekend, said that his goal is to push for a strong economic link between TCI and Canada, and not political one. After a meeting with Premier Ewing on his visit to the Canada last month, one Canadian media outlet, reported Goldring saying that while he supports economic participation between the countries, would be pushing for the Turks and Caicos Islands to become a province of Canada. However, he said that he was misunderstood. “I had a reporter in Ottawa, who read your article and he is concerned that there are concerns for the annexing. Of course there are concerns for annexing. We never should be talking annexing; that’s bygone times. Some of the reporters here have been using annexing and they have been out to lunch on it,” he said. He pointed out that Turks and Caicos Islands’ location makes it a great location, not only to do business between the two countries, but also to reach the rest of the region and South America. “You look at the strategic location that the Turks and Caicos Islands is in, and by golly, I think it is a great opportunity for Turks and Caicos and Canada to kind of engage economically and socially, to see where it goes. Turks and Caicos is in a strategic location – at the doorway to the Caribbean. That would do wonders for shipping of Ca-

MP Peter Goldring nadian products through-out the region and area. By no means is anybody ever looking at the Turks and Caicos in a colonial sense or in taking over the Islands. That’s ridiculous,” he asserted. Goldring said that while such partnership would no doubt be beneﬁcial to the Turks and Caicos Islands, it behooves Canada to push for it to become a reality. “It would serve Canada well to have this kind of partnership and representation. You (TCI) are a hundred miles offshore from Cuba and from Haiti – two countries that are of extreme interest to Canada and the region. There is going to be a post-Castro era sometime. “The United States would look kindly on Canada having some inﬂuence through the Turks and Caicos; into bringing the (TCI) infrastructure up, if it decides to join the western world and its economy, as well as the doorway to South America,” Goldring further stated, adding that South Caicos, could be used as an access point into other parts of the region. “I understand that South Caicos Islands could be developed as a deep-water transshipment port. There is good economic opportunity. Your econ-

Radar Station helps to detect 868 illegal migrants BY VIVIAN TYSON

he Radar Station located in the South Dock region of Providenciales has assisted the Turks and Caicos Islands government to capture and later repatriate close to 900 illegal migrants who came to this country from the impoverished Haiti by boat between last year and this year. This was revealed by the Minister for Border Control and Labour, Hon. Don-Hue Gardiner, who was making his contribution to the Budget debate in the House of Assembly on Wednesday (July 24). He said the total number repatriated is 868. However, the minister did not reveal how much the detention and repatriation of the illegal migrant cost taxpayers. The minister did not miss the opportunity to give past Progressive National Party (PNP) administration for bringing about the radar station idea. “As part of our comprehensive strategy, the new radar system, which is the brainchild of, and purchased by the last PNP Government, is up and running, and has resulted in unprecedented interceptions and repatriations. In the last ﬁnancial year, with the help of this radar system, nine sloops, with a total of 539 persons on board were intercepted. And so far in this ﬁnancial year, three sloops with a total of 329 persons were intercepted. That is a total of 868 persons that would have otherwise been unleashed upon our population. “And so, my gratitude to the men at the radar station and the men and women at the Immigration Department, police force and the detention centre, for their stellar work in this regard. They

deserve the thanks of a grateful people,” Minister Gardiner outlined. Minister Gardiner said that funds have been allocated in this year’s budget to expand the facility thereby ensuring that personnel at the radar station conduct their work in the most comfortable manner. “During this financial year, we expect to expand the facilities on this radar system, to ensure the comfort of our staff, as well as ensuring that the equipment and services there continue to work, to maximize the benefit of our people,” the minister promised. Meanwhile, Minister Gardiner said the facilities at the detention are not the most suitable for occupancy, but commended the staff, private contractors there, as well as the Immigration Department for ensuring that detainees are safe there. “Simply put, we are in need of a new and proper detention centre, fitting to our brand as a word class emerging jurisdiction, capable of holding detainees in a safe and dignified condition. However, this year’s budget could not accommodate that wish in its entirety, so we have made provisions to bolster security and other upgrades at the present site, some of which we could transfer to a new facility, which we intend to build as soon as the funding permits,” he said. He added: “We are also minded of the time it takes to construct the facility from concept to turning the key. And so, we expect to begin the planning of this facility in this financial year. I am confident that with an improved economic performance, which we expect to deliver, we will be able to obtain this resource shortly.”

omy on the island, my understanding is it is very seasonal, and it would do well by having a yearround robust economy,” Goldring suggested. He said that the partnership he is seeking between Canada and the Turks and Caicos Islands is not one that seeks to diminish the character and culture of the Turks and Caicos, but strictly to build economic bond. “It is not a matter of a 100,000 Canadians moving down (to the Turks and Caicos), for heaven’s sake that would be terrible,” he said. In the meantime, Goldring said that the understanding, likewise misunderstanding of what he is seeking to establish, has ignited tremendous of interest in Canada, since a great deal of Canadians ﬂy annually to the TCI for vacation. “Canadians travel south to the Caribbean for their holiday, so it is kind of a romantic notion. And quite frankly, it is good for the Turks’ business. There are good partnership opportunities here and, who knows where it goes in the future. At this point, what we want to do is to see what is good for the Turks economically and what’s good for Canada economically,” he said. Meanwhile, Goldring said that he would be relentless in his efforts to make the bond happen. He told The SUN that other members of his legislature are interested in the move, and so, he would assemble a parliamentary committee later this year, to make further exploration, while initiating contact with its TCI legislative counterparts, to pep their interest. “I am going to get a committee going in the fall in parliament. I have got members of parliament who are interested, so we are going to be talking with your (Turks and Caicos Islands) legislators as well, too, and hopefully, we can arrange for a visit. Let’s see what we can do. Let’s see where we can go with it,” he said.

SCRAP THE CONSTITUTION, SAYS IMMIGRATION MINISTER DONHUE GARDINER BY VIVIAN TYSON

inster for Border Control and Labour Hon. Donhue Gardiner is calling for the ditching of the current Constitution, labeling it as a charade, which does not serve the people’s interest. Making his contribution to the budget debate in the House of Assembly on Wednesday(July) 24, Minister Gardiner said that this current Constitution is a backward charter and a far cry from its predecessor that was established in 2006 but crashed and burn after the British takeover of the country’s affairs in 2009. “You would remember that in 2006, we brought into force a new Constitution, which ended in tragedy, as a portion of the Constitution was suspended in 2009. And now we labour under a new Constitution, which is a little more than a farce because it removes power from the elected government of the day and put it squarely in the hands of an unelected governor and chief financial officer – both of whom would challenge the mandate of any elected government and deter their plans for progress and prosperity,” he claimed. He added: “This Constitution takes away as key element also of democracy because it also undermines the potency of the opposition and the potency of this honourable House. As a result of this new Constitution and other arrangements, we find that there are parallel governments operating in the Turks and Caicos Islands. One is led by the British Government from Waterloo and the other one is dominated in many ways, by the British on Front Street.”

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Disaster Management signs agreement with churches and sports complex BY VIVIAN TYSON

he Department of Disaster Management and Emergency (DDME) have entered into Memoranda of Understanding with three churches and Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex through the Ministry of Education, for the entities to assist that office in the wake of certain natural disasters. The MoUs were signed into effect on Wednesday, July 24, at the DDME office on Providen ciales and include the Adventist Development Relief Agency, the Messenger Baptist Church and the All Saints Baptist Church. Sophia Mitchell, Deputy Director in the Department of Disaster Management, said that the MoU with the Messenger and All Saints Church Baptist Churches are for shelter arrangements only, while the agreement with the Gustarvus Lightbourne Complex Sports Complex through the Ministry of Education is for mass shelter in the event of a major fire on Providenciales and there is a need for mass shelter. She said the facility would also function in post disaster events such as hurricane and storms, and not for storm preparation. “As you know, it is a multi-purpose facility; it can hold quite a number of persons, and so, we definitely had to consider entering into an arrangement with that facility and its owners,” she explained.

Pastor James Prosper, of the All Saints Baptist Church, Leeward Highway and Pastor Antoine Frandy, of the Messenger Baptist Church, Five Cays, sign the MoU. Sharing in the moment (standing from Left: are a member of the All Saints Baptist Church, Pastor Michael Smith, President of the Turks and Caicos Seventh Day Adventist Mission, Mr. Edgar Howell, Director of Education; Mr. Russell Cox, Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Government Support Services and Dr. Virginia Clerveaux, Director of Disaster Management. On the Adventist Development Relief Fund, Mitchell said the MoU will not only look at shelter arrangements, but also look at mutual aid agreement. “We are very pleased that we are able to partner with the Adventist Development Relief Agency. This MoU will not only look at shelter arrangements, it will also look at a mutual aid agreement overtime. They are a member of our National Welfare Relief subcommittee. They are a very active member,” she said.

“We will be looking at utilizing their various resources that they have in place, to implement our community-based disaster management programmes, as it relates to welfare and relief distributions, among other activities, such as initial damage assessment, which is the post assessment that is carried out after we have been impacted by a particular natural hazard or a manmade hazard,” she added. In the meantime, Pastor Michael Smith of the Seventh Day Adven-

tist Church and who replied on behalf civil society groups, said that they were happy to partner with the DDME to assist those in need in times of disaster. “ We are delighted that, as a faith based group, that we can form a partnership with the DDME to ensure that both in preparation and as well as post disaster, we can be a part of ensuring that the TCI is well secured, prepared for and well equipped in the event that any kind of disaster should transpired. “ And all our churches that comprised the Adventist Relief Agency and the other churches, we are happy that we can indeed provide shelter as well as other areas of relief, should any kind of trouble or disaster transpire within or nation,” he said. In the meantime, Mitchell said that the DDME would be seeking to get other civil society groups as well as corporate TCI on board the MoU train in the near future. “We will be exploring other partnerships. But for this year, we thought it necessary to start the process with three entities. So this is not an end all; other partners will be considered. We will also be looking into entering MoUs with supermarkets, as well, so that we can have a line of credit facility in the event that we are impacted. So, there are various types of agreements that are currently being worked at,” she said.

Digicel rolls out the goodies for summer and beyond BY VIVIAN TYSON

elecoms provider Digicel rolled out is summer promotion as well as other goodies, during a news conference at the Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort and Spa, on Friday (July 19). The main prize of the promotion is a trip for a couple to any Sandals Resort or a family of four to any Beaches Resort. To be considered among the eligible winners, Digicel customers can top-up on their prepaid phone, purchase a handset, pay their postpaid bill on time and in full, as well as signing up for a 4G plan. “The reason why we chose Sandals is because a lot of times we get prizes, and the prizes would be to the United States, Europe. And we ﬁnd that the people who won it don’t have a visa to go, and they have to cash the prizes out. And we really want persons to enjoy the ride because the prize experience is far more than when you get cash. A lot of us are from the Caribbean, we can travel throughout the Caribbe-

E. J. Saunders of Digicel announcing its new products an, and any place Sandals (Beaches) is at that is accessible through Jamaica,” E.Jay Saunders, CEO of Digicel said. Other prizes include laptop computers and Beats Headphones. In addition, customers could win Nokia speakers on the purchase of a Nokia handset. Saunders said the speakers are somewhat futuristic,

which begins to play music as soon as it is used to tap a Nokia phone which has music on it. One of the most eye-catching promotions is the “Roam like you Home” plan, which enables Digicel customers, when in the U.S., to pay the same rate for voice and data as if they are still in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“This plan gives you home rate – voice and data – when you are in the United States. We are not talking $10 a minute, we are talking a few cents a minute,” Saunders explained. Saunders also told the news conference that Digicel has already outfitted the government’s telecommunications network, which should be officially up and running soon. He said the Digicel upgrade would make government system five times faster. He said courtesy of Digicel, Government would now be five times more productive, efficient and responsive. He said the system upgrade would enable government to now process passports, driver’s licenses and so on much quicker. The company also launches its own phone. Saunders said this handset, which is free on postpaid and costs $75 on prepaid, is equipped with the best of android operating system, for a lot cheaper price. He said that Digicel has been having problems keeping the phones in stock, saying that within 24 hours of fresh stocks, supply runs out.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALES FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Ltd as Chargee pursuant to the Registered Land Ordinance hereby gives Notice that it will cause to be sold by Public Auction the following scheduled properties outside the offices of Miller Simons O’Sullivan, Second Floor, The Beatrice Butterfield Building, Butterfield Square, Providenciales at 10:00 a.m. on 9 August 2013. 1. Title 60002/192 North West & North Central, Providenciales, Registered Proprietor: Reginald and Telesha Pinder This property is in phase two of the Priton affordable home residential estate and is located on Marble Drive. This property sits on a 0.25 acre parcel. Access is gained through the paved road which serves the sub-division leading to Millennium Highway. The property is a Model B home that comprises of two bedrooms, two bathrooms with open plan kitchen and living space. External improvements include soft landscaping, boundary fencing to the east, south and north boundaries, gravel surface driveway and parking arranged at the front of the property.

2. Title No. 60101/21 K2&3, North West Point, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: North West Point Resort Ltd. Comprising approximately 570 feet of frontage onto the reef projected white sandy beach and excellent views of the North Shore. Upon this has been constructed two condominium buildings containing units. This property also contains on site facilities included gated entry, restaurant/cabana area, swimming pool, deck area and gardens. This unit has 1,572 square feet and is known as unit 102 in Building B1. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan living/dining area, living area, balcony/ veranda and closet space.

3. Title No. 60101/21 K29 North West Point, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: North West Point Resort Ltd. Comprising approximately 570 feet of frontage onto the reef projected white sandy beach and excellent views of the North Shore. Upon this has been constructed two condominium buildings containing units. This property also contains on site facilities included gated entry, restaurant/cabana area, swimming pool, deck area and gardens. This unit has 1,572 square feet and is known as unit 102 in Building B2. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan living/dining area, living area, balcony/ veranda and closet space.

4. Title No. 60101/21 K34, North West Point, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: North West Point Resort Ltd. Comprising approximately 570 feet of frontage onto the reef projected white sandy beach and excellent views of the North Shore. Upon this has been constructed two condominium buildings containing units. This property also contains on site facilities included gated entry, restaurant/cabana area, swimming pool, deck area and gardens. This unit has 1,572 square feet and is known as unit 109 in Building B2. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan living/dining area, living area, balcony/ veranda and closet space.

5. Title No. 60101/21 K36, North West Point, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: North West Point Resort Ltd. Comprising approximately 570 feet of frontage onto the reef projected white sandy beach and excellent views of the North Shore. Upon this has been constructed two condominium buildings containing units. This property also contains on site facilities included gated entry, restaurant/cabana area, swimming pool, deck area and gardens. This unit has 2,223 square feet and is known as unit 201 in Building B2. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan living/dining area, living area, balcony/ veranda and closet space.

6. Title No. 60101/21 K37, North West Point, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: North West Point Resort Ltd. Comprising approximately 570 feet of frontage onto the reef projected white sandy beach and excellent views of the North Shore. Upon this has been constructed two condominium buildings containing units. This property also contains on site facilities included gated entry, restaurant/cabana area, swimming pool, deck area and gardens. This unit has 1.556 square feet and is known as unit 203 in Building B2. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan living/dining area, living area, balcony/ veranda and closet space.

7. Title No. 60905/211/K12 & K13 Leeward Going Through, Providenciales Registered Proprietor- TCM Associates Ltd This property is located in a mixed use development known as The Regent Village and is close in proximity to many of the commercial tourism developments on Grace Bay beach. The development has a central courtyard with landscaped gardening, street lighting, stone paved footpaths, covered walkways and CCTV security throughout the property. The existing occupiers are restaurants, bars, shops and services. There is also office space and a substantial two story covered car park at the rear of the development. Each of the units is separately metered and has a restroom and ducted centrally air-conditioned system. These units are partially fitted for new tenants.

8. Title No. 60400/330, Chalk Sound, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Karen Rigby This property is located on the south side of Chalk Sound drive. The property has a single storey residence with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, living/dining, utility closet and a front and rear porch. The property has no external improvements in terms of driveway or parking aware. The total floor area is 1,832 square feet.

9. Title No. 10304/142, 143, 144, Central, Grand Turk Registered Proprietor: Whale Watchers Ltd Comprising 0.96 acre parcel containing a partially complete commercial development located on Front Street, Grand Turk with the potential to be used for office or residential units.

10. Title No. 60505/250, Blue Hills & Stamers Run, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Samuel Jules Comprising 0.26 acre parcel with bare land containing indigenous bush and small trees. The property is located between Blue Hills and the northern part of Kew Town and is accessed by turning on Bible Street, the second turning on Blue Hills Road, heading towards the T-junction and taking the northern hand turn to the end of the road and the property is the last lot on the left below the ridge land.

11. Title No. 60719/87 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Gregory Raymond Pinder and Lisa Phillips-Pinder Comprising 0.74 acre vacant canal-front residential parcel. The property is located on Water View Street, previously Boggy Creek Drive, in Discovery Bay.

12. Title No. 60713/90/K9, Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Ivan Gregory Kennessey Located in the Queen Angel Development comprising of studio, one, and two bedroom villas, which can be found in the Turtle Cove area. The property is Unit A201, a second floor one-bedroom corner unit in Building A. Unit A201 has a 1,275 unit entitlement and 1,275 square foot gross external area. The unit is fully furnished and has been recently renovated and upgraded. It comprises one bedroom, one bathroom, open kitchen/living/dining area, utility closet and storage space. The unit also has use of the resort facilities including the communal swimming pool and deck.

13. Title No. 60900/217, Leeward Going Through, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Pelican Holdings Ltd. Comprising 0.65 acre parcel containing a residential home with an adjoining one bedroom apartment. The residential home contains three bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen and dining area, living room and a screened-in rear porch. The property is located within the Leeward Palms residential sub-division.

14. Title No. 60907/226/K4 Leeward Going Through, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Michael Eugene Misick Located at the Providenciales Golf Club in the development known as The Palms. The property is unit 4 and is a two-storey, two-bedroom townhome comprising 1,282 square feet. The unit benefits from discounted of the golf course, tennis courts and has communal access to the swimming pool and parking area in front of the unit.

15. Title No. 51105/46, Bottle Creek North, North Caicos Registered Proprietor: Obed Nathaniel Gardiner Comprising 0.78 acre parcel located in Major Hill in the Bottle Creek North section of North Caicos. The property is in a developing residential sub-division and contains three buildings. The first building consists of a two-storey ten-unit apartment building, with four two-bedroom units and six one-bedroom units, all with open living space. The second building consists of a part single-storey and two-storey seven-unit apartment building, with two two-bedroom units and five one-bedroom units, all with open living space. The third building consists of a two-storey two-bedroom unit with open living space on the upper level and a storage and workshop area on the lower level. The property is lightly landscaped with native mature trees and plants and has a gazebo and a front boundary wall.

16. Title No. 60715/210 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Lincoln Hudson Ferreira Comprising 0.54 acre parcel with bare land containing dense indigenous bush and mature trees and is accessed via turning off the unpaved Turtle Creek Drive, which runs from the west of the Shell Station and proceeding southerly until the T junction, the subject land is accessed by taking the western turning and following the road until just before the canal starts to curve, where the subject land is located on the right hand side immediately fronting the canal. M & S Trust Company Limited. as Chargee pursuant to the Registered Land Ordinance hereby gives Notice that it will cause to be sold by Public Auction the following property outside the offices of Miller Simons O’Sullivan, Second Floor, The Beatrice Butterfield Building, Butterfield Square, Providenciales at 10:00 a.m. on 9 August 2013.

1. Title No. 10102/14 North East Suburbs, Grand Turk Registered Proprietor: Daniel Stevenson Simmons Comprising a 15-acre parcel with bare land. The property is located in the North East Suburbs in ‘The Ridge’, with frontage on North Creek and Lighthouse Road. The property has views over North Creek and the western shoreline.

Any and all potential bidders will be required to produce one (1) valid form of identifi cation to Miller Simons O’Sullivan on the day of the Auction Draft Terms and Conditions of Sale and the Draft Agreements for Sale are available upon demand prior to the Auction. Any and all Successful bidders will be required to pay a ten (10) per cent deposit upon a successful bid before close of business on the day of the Auction. Any and all successful bidders will also have to pay Auction legal fees in the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars (US$750.00.)

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Caribbean Food and Wine organizers hope for Nelson Mandelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s improving health BY VIVIAN TYSON

rganizers of the Caribbean Food and Wine Festival slated to take place on Providenciales between October 31 and November 3, said they are keeping their ďŹ ngers cross that iconic former South African President, Nelson Mandelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health does not deteriorate, so that his off-springs would be able to attend the local event. House of Mandela Wines â&#x20AC;&#x201C; owned and operated by the statesmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest living child Makaziwe Mandela, who started the label with her daughter Tukwini are both are expected to be here â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mostly likely Tukwini. However, several weeks ago, the anti-apartheid revolutionaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health has taken a turn for the worst, and was hospitalized for a lung infection on June 8. And so, the visit of the two could be up in the air. The former statesman reportedly underwent a â&#x20AC;&#x153;surgical procedure to unblock a dialysis tubeâ&#x20AC;? on Friday (July 26) just before marking his seventh week at a Pretoria health facility, according to US news network CBS. Mandelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current hospital stay is said to be his longest since his release from prison in 1990, after serving 27 years under the apartheid regime.

Nikheel Advani, one of the main organizers of festival, said that, while all are hoping for the best, would have to understand and make alternative plans in the event the worst happens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we are going to have to be sensitive. We have talked to them (Mandela Family) about that, and we understand if last minute we have to make some changes,â&#x20AC;? Advani said. He said though that even if no one from the Mandela clan makes the trip, the wines would still be here for the scores of guests expected to attend the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The wines will be here. At the same time we understand that if anything does happen they have to be with the family ďŹ rst. So, we are going to respect their views; our hearts are with them. From the whole committee there is no doubt that Nelson Mandela is global ďŹ gure of leadership and change. And I think we all have a lot of respect for him. We wish him the best, and we want him to live a long life,â&#x20AC;? Advani said. In the meantime, the House of Mandela has expanded its range of wines into the US market, launching at the 2013 South Beach Wine and Food Festival. The House of Mandela offers two tiers of wine, with prices ranging from US$12 for its Thembu collection to $50 for its Royal Reserve.

Makaziwe and Tukwini serve as wine negociants; meaning that rather than owning their own vineyard, the wines are sourced from various vineyards chosen by the Mandelas. But to get the Mandela stamp of approval, the vineyards needed to match the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirit of respect for the land and the people who work on its soil. Meanwhile, Mandelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal chef, Xoliswa (pronounced Ko-lees-wah) Ndoyiya, is also expected to attend and participate in the event. Xoliswa has been preparing the Nobel Peace Prize Laureateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diet since 1992. Tuckbeckstopper Wines, which has been supporting the event for the past two years, will also make a return this year, in addition to ďŹ rst time entrant Richard Friedman of Morrison Winery from South Africa. The event opens on a Thursday, October 31 at the Regent Palms Resort. The following days will be the Island Food Fair, which the public is invited; the Gourmet Safari, wine and food pairings, where wine would be paired with ďŹ sh, meat, cheese and chocolate. The event will end with closing beach dinner under the stars at Grace Bay Club. Some of the Resorts taking part are the Gansevoort, Seven Stars and Amanyara, with Coyaba leading the local restaurants line-up.

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PROVO WATER COMPANY LIMITED IS SEEKING A QUALIFIED CHARTERED ENGINEER TO FILL THE POSITION OF HEAD OF ENGINEERING. Position Summary The Head of Engineering Department of Provo Water Company shall manage, supervise and oversee the over-all technical operation of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water distribution system including but not limited to the development of piping structural plans and the subsequent implementation thereof. This includes the following duties and responsibilities: Description of Duties t %FTJHOJOH PG PWFSBMM XBUFS EJTUSJCVUJPO TDIFNFT BOE BTTPDJBUFE TUSVDUVSFT TVDI BT QVNQJOH TUBUJPOT QJQF XPSLT BOE Education FBSUIXPSLT XIFSF OFDFTTBSZ t 'PSNVMBUJPOT PG UFDIOJDBM QPMJDJFT HPWFSOJOH PQFSBUJPOBM QSPDFEVSFT JO UIF CVJMEJOH SFOPWBUJPO BOE FYQBOTJPO PG UIF water distribution infrastructures and the proper utilization of material resources; t %FWFMPQNFOU BOE NBJOUFOBODF PG TUBOEBSET BOE QSBDUJDFT GPS XBUFS JOTUBMMBUJPO BOE FOHJOFFSJOH QSBDUJDFT XJUIJO the company; t 5SBOTBDUT BOE OFHPUJBUFT XJUI DPOTVMUJOH FOHJOFFST HPWFSONFOU EFQBSUNFOUT PUIFST VUJMJUJFT DPOUSBDUPST BOE TVQQMJFST PO XPSLT SFRVJSFE CZ UIF DPNQBOZ PS BT TPMJDJUFE CZ BOZ HPWFSONFOU PS QSJWBUF FOUJUZ GPS UIF CFTU JOUFSFTU PG PWC; t 0SHBOJ[FT XPSL BDUJWJUJFT XJUIJO UIF FOHJOFFSJOH EFQBSUNFOU BOE EFMFHBUF UBTL BNPOH FOHJOFFSJOH TUBGG JO accordance with the level of importance and priorities as required in the distribution and maintenance; t 4FU VQ BOE NBJOUBJO B EBUB CBTF UIBU XJMM DPOTPMJEBUF BMM HFOFSBUFE UFDIOJDBM BOE BENJOJTUSBUJWF EBUB GSPN UIF engineering and distribution that will serve as primary source of information and reference in PWCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future VOEFSUBLJOHT t $BSSZ PVU BOE JNQMFNFOU BMM PUIFS BDUJWJUJFT GPS UIF FOHJOFFSJOH EFQBSUNFOU BT NBOEBUFE BOE SFRVJSFE CZ UIF Managing Director which includes among others the following: t %FTJHO PG DBQJUBM XPSLT QSFQBSBUJPO PG ESBXJOHT BOE DPOUSBDU EPDVNFOUT t 1SPWJTJPO PG TUBOEBSE TQFDJĂĽDBUJPO GPS BMM NBUFSJBM SFRVJSFNFOU JO UIF EJTUSJCVUJPO XPSLT t *NQMFNFOU IFBMUI BOE TBGFUZ TBGF XPSLJOH QSPDFEVSFT XJUIJO UIF FOHJOFFSJOH BOE EJTUSJCVUJPO EFQBSUNFOU t (BUIFST EBUB PG NFUFS SFBEJOHT GPS VTF JO UIF CJMMJOH BOE UFDIOJDBM BOBMZTJT t $POEVDUT JOWFTUJHBUJWF BOE BOBMZTJT XPSLT BSJTJOH GSPN UFDIOJDBM DPNQMBJOUT t $BSSZ PVU MBOE TVSWFZT GPS EJTUSJCVUJPO SFRVJSFNFOU PS JO ESBXJOH PVU RVPUBUJPOT t $PPSEJOBUFT NBJO UFTUJOH Ă˝VTIJOH BOE TUFSJMJ[BUJPO GVODUJPO t 'PSNVMBUFT MFBL EFUFDUJPO QMBOT BOE BDUJWJUJFT t 6QEBUFT UIF NBJOMBZJOH QSPHSBNNFT t 1SFQBSFT SFQPSUT BOE UFDIOJDBM JOGPSNBUJPO BT SFRVJSFE CZ UIF .BOBHJOH %JSFDUPS t "UUFOET NFFUJOH BOE TFNJOBS GPS UIF GVSUIFSBODF BOE VQMJGUNFOU PG FOHJOFFSJOH PQFSBUJPO t 4VQFSWJTFT BOE DPOUSPMT BMM PUIFS UFDIOJDBM BDUJWJUJFT BT EFMFHBUFE CZ UIF .BOBHJOH %JSFDUPS

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GOVERNMENT VACANCY JOB TITLE: Public Health Nurse DEPARTMENT: Primary Health Care MINISTRY: Health and Human Services LOCATION: Turks and Caicos Islands JOB SUMMARY: The successful candidate in this position will be required to deliver effective comprehensive primary health care services focused on disease prevention, health promotion and maintenance in the clinic, homes and communities through the utilization of the nursing process.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: â&#x20AC;˘ Conducts and supervises health care delivery services in clinics, communities and schools, including the delivery of educational programs. â&#x20AC;˘ Conducts child health clinic sessions, including the administration of immunizations (EPI vaccines). â&#x20AC;˘ Conducts and or supervises antenatal clinic sessions.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Conducts home visits to determine clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs including physical assessment and interview to determine current and past health problems. â&#x20AC;˘ Conducts health assessments in clinics, including: physical assessments, obtaining blood pressure and temperature measurements and other data and developing information on health history, diet history, and family health status. â&#x20AC;˘ Conducts surveillance, investigates and monitors reports of communicable diseases such as measles, hepatitis, norovirus, dengue, sexually transmitted disease, and tuberculosis; collects data on communicable diseases and makes reports available to authorized Bodies. â&#x20AC;˘ Administers treatment for tuberculosis (TB) and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clients and educates clients on potential side effects, and monitors for adverse reaction. â&#x20AC;˘ Accurately document patient care services by charting in patient and department records. â&#x20AC;˘ Ensures effective operation of equipment by complet-

ing preventive maintenance requirements notifying the relevant personnel for repairs; maintains equipment inventories; evaluates new equipment and techniques. â&#x20AC;˘ Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications and becoming a member of the Health Professions Board.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE: â&#x20AC;˘ A Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree (or equivalent) in Nursing, with a certificate or diploma in Registered Nursing. â&#x20AC;˘ Post graduate education and training in Midwifery and Public Health/Community Health Nursing. â&#x20AC;˘ A minimum of (2) years experience in Public Health Nursing.

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Resumes with current contact information must be accompanied by a Cover Letter, two letters of reference (one preferably from a former employer), copies of educational certificates, a Police Certificate and a copy of the Passport photo page. Applications should be addressed to the Office of the Human Resource Directorate, Church Folly, Grand Turk. Facsimile: 946-1582 or sent by email to: recruitment@gov.tc with the subject line being Public Health Nurse Application. Applications sent by post or brought by hand should have the subject: Public Health Nurse Application clearly marked on the envelopes. Successful applicants will work in accordance with the Public Service Ordinance.

QualiďŹ ed Belongers will be given ďŹ rst consideration. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31st July 2013.

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Global crisis impacting heavily on the Caribbean, says CARICOM Secretary General

EORGETOWN, Guyana– Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin La Rocque said that the global economic crisis is having a severe impact on the region resulting in stagnation or declining growth rates. Addressing representatives from international development partners (IDP), who are meeting here for the Third Forum on Donor Coordination involving CARICOM, La Rocque said the fallout from the global crisis that began in 2008 “is still being felt deeply in this region. “Stagnant or declining growth rates, high per capita debt, falling fiscal revenues, diminishing fiscal space and increasing unemployment have been a prominent feature of some of the economies of CARICOM member states, particularly over the past few years. “That situation has severely challenged the capacity of most CARICOM states to self finance their own development.” He said grant financing and access to concessionary financial resources to finance development are becoming increasingly more import-

CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Rocque ant to CARICOM states, particularly at this time, “when some of our IDP are looking inwards and are even reducing the net outflow of their development cooperation provided through grant aid and concessionary financing”. La Rocque said that in addition, the region is confronted with the “troubling and vexing issues of differentiation and graduation which deny many of our countries access to such funding. “To graduate CARICOM member states from access to grant aid, concessionary financial resources or technical assistance, on the basis of per capita income cannot be right. “Per Capita Income is, at best, an

arithmetic ratio. It does not measure the level of poverty; it does not address the distribution of income; it does not say whether the economy is resilient and on a path to sustainable growth, and it certainly does not measure the capacity of a country to self-ﬁnance its growth. “ The CARICOM Secretary General said that as some of the region’s partners shift from bi-lateral assistance to increasing reliance on regional programmes, there is greater responsibility on the CARICOM Secretariat to ensure coordination of the regional resource mobilisation effort, to attempt to minimise any adverse impact of such a shift on individual member states and to ensure value for money and optimisation of the use of these dwindling resources. He said regional leaders at their summit in Trinidad earlier this month had instructed the Guyana-based Secretariat to design a Resource Mobilisation Strategy to ensure adequate ﬁnancing of regional and national priorities to catalyse and ignite growth in CARICOM states. La Rocque said the two day meeting here “is a step in the design of

such a strategy. “We will familiarise you with our development plans, strategies and priorities. We will jointly examine priority areas in which you can be of assistance to us. We will map out approaches intended to ensure that your assistance will facilitate development in our areas of priority and we will address how we can optimise the use of scarce resources. “As a Community we are looking for results and impact and we would welcome your cooperation and support in that regard,” he said, noting that CARICOM was hoping for increasing the number of Community priorities into IDP bii-lateral and regional programmes, increasing donor contributions to multi-year programmes of the Community and well as an increase in the number of multi-donors funded projects and programmes. A statement issued ahead of the meeting said it would discuss CARICOM’s priorities for economic growth and development with particular focus on the recently launched Aid for Trade Strategy with emphasis on transportati

Foreign minister says Caribbean remains top priority for Canada O

TTAWA, Canada– Canada’s Conservative government is defending its commitment to Latin America and the Caribbean after eyebrows were raised during last week’s cabinet shuffle, prompting talks that the government’s vaunted “Americas Strategy” has run its course, according to reports here. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said that he met Latin American and Caribbean ambassadors immediately after the shuffle to reassure them the region remains a top priority for the current administration, according to the Vancouver Sun. A year after launching the “Americas Strategy” in 2008, aimed at reviving and expanding Canada’s presence in the region, Prime Minister Stephen Harper created a dedicated minister of state to the Americas. The position was first held by Peter Kent and then by Diane Ablonczy. But,

in a cabinet shufﬂe, the minister of state for the Americas position was quietly retired when Ablonczy was replaced by Lynne Yelich, who was named minister of state for foreign affairs, meaning that she covers the whole world. Baird said having a minister of state for the Americas limited his own ability to focus on the region, adding “this is going to allow me to spend a lot more time on these ﬁles”. The Canadian foreign minister said he will undertake a seven-country trip to the region next week. “So I think we’ll be speaking loudly with our actions that the Americas not only will remain a priority, but even be stepping up our priority list,” he said. But the Sun questioned whether Baird will be able to dedicate as much time and attention to the region as he optimistically predicts, given that he has the rest of the

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird world to worry about as well. “I think the Conservative government considers its agenda in the Americas is basically complete,” said Carleton University professor Jean

Daudelin. “The core of their agenda was the trade ﬁle, and we?ve signed agreements with basically all the countries that are basically interested.” University of Ottawa senior fellow Carlo Dade told the SUN that the government did “alright” with its Americas strategy by cementing ties with a number of key partners in the region, but a lack of resources and strategic thinking limited what could actually be accomplished. Dade said the door to do more for the Caribbean has “essentially closed,” adding that the Canadian government is now turning to other parts of the world, such as Southeast Asia. “We shouldn’t have just done well, we should have done fantastic. So where do we go from here. There’s not much more that can be done,” he added.

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Caribbean No Short and Sharp people urged Response to Challenges in to eat lionfish Economy, Says Barbados PM S

he Barbados Government will not adopt any short, sharp response to the challenges being faced by the Barbados economy. This assurance came from Prime Minister Freundel Stuart as he addressed a special expanded meeting of the Sub Committee of the Social Partnership, where the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and ofﬁcers from that Ministry presented some of the options being considered to help the country reduce its deﬁcit and increase revenue. Mr. Stuart told the gathering: “I am not reckless. We will make the decisions we have to make, but within the context of proper consultation, taking into account the vulnerabilities of our households, the fragility of our businesses and of course the challenges faced by the Government, in terms of the need to provide certain basic amenities in the areas of health, education, sanitation, water, law and order, and so on, for the people of this country.” The Prime Minister stressed that householders in Barbados were aware of what was happening in economies across the world. “But, not only do they know what are the challenges faced by countries across the world, they also know how Governments are responding to those challenges and they also know how the people af-

Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart fected by what Governments have done, have responded. So, there is a generalised knowledge about the world in 2013 that did not exist in the early 1990s, and as a Government of Barbados, we would be irresponsible, I think, not to take cognisance of that. “So, we have to ﬁne-tune our processes of communication. We have to ensure that we understand and keep before us the distinction between short, medium and long term, and appreciate that the problems we have were not created in the short term and all of them cannot therefore be solved in the short term. But, we have to lay a solid foundation for the durable solution to all of these problems. We cannot do any of this in a context of panic, knee-jerk responses and the use of hyperbole. That is not going to get us anywhere. What we need now is some thought leadership and we need to keep calm and cool heads…doing correct diagnoses and prescribing sensibly,” he contended.

Mr. Stuart reassured those present that Government was viewing the challenges holistically. “We understand the importance of maintaining a reliable, social safety net, the need to get our businesses going, and that Government has to create the kind of environment that will facilitate, and take some of the pressure off our businesses… Over the medium term, the solution to all of our problems is going to be linked to our capacity to get this economy to grow at a credible rate annually,” he stated. He insisted that the measures outlined by the ofﬁcials of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs earlier, were just proposals for the time being. “These are not decisions that we have taken, these are proposals which we wanted to share with you to elicit some sort of response from you, and to see whether our thinking and your thinking have critical points of intersection. We have not come here with any embalmed set of proposals…These are just a set of proposals which have been constructed in the Government, by persons who we think are well positioned to advise us on these matters,” he underscored. The Prime Minister promised that the consultation process would continue until there was a conclusion that would be satisfactory to all of the social partners.

Caribbean countries seeking reparation for slavery P

ORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad– Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines does not hide his passion for wanting reparation for slavery, which he describes as a “brutal, exploitative and dehumanising system”. He insists that Caribbean countries do “have a very strong case to put to an appropriate tribunal” and has welcomed the decision of his fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders to establish a committee under the chairmanship of the Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart to drive the issue.

Suriname has already said it would instruct the councils of the Union of South American States to collect “all relevant information for Suriname and CARICOM” on the reparation matter. Gonsalves said the Caribbean is demanding reparation from Europe for native genocide and African slavery. “Principal reason for under development in the Caribbean and Latin America is the legacy of native genocide and African slavery and we do so with the spirit and with the examples, in this new period, of the combatants of Moncada,” he said

as he addressed an audience in Cuba marking the 60th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks. The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister insists that the Caribbean must remain “part of the leadership on the reparation debate” even though the Pan-Afrikan Reparations Coalition in Europe (PARCOE) is warning regional leaders of adopting a “top down approach” to the issue. PARCOE fears that the Caribbean will “end up not achieving the reparations aspirations of the masses of Afrikan descendant and indigenous citizens”.

ANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – In a region renowned for scuba diving and snorkelling, conservationists are urging Caribbean people to eat the red lionfish that has invaded Caribbean waters and threatens to devastate the marine ecosystem in the region. Researchers say divers and fisherman appear to be the only players that can do anything to keep lionfish numbers down, adding that native predators, such as large groupers and sharks don’t recognize lionfish as a prey, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

LION FISH “In addition to further research, it seems that the only thing we can do to control lionfish at this point is to keep spearing them,” says Serena Hackerott, a graduate student at the University of North Carolina. Hackerott, the lead author on a 2013 study published in PLOS One, found native predators such as large groupers and sharks are not controlling lionfish populations to a discernible degree. “I think that’s our best bet now. “I’m not optimistic that natural resistance is going to be enough of an interdiction to control the population.” Hackerott said the lionfish gobble up the small native fish that are an integral piece of the food chain and an important link in maintaining dazzling underwater seascapes. With no natural predators or diseases to keep the population in check, the Christian Science Monitor said the lionfish is now found on nearly every coral reef, multiplying very fast. Lacking other options, the publication reported that conservationists are pushing a simple message: capture the lionfish and cook them. The international news magazine says conservation groups have worked with local communities to teach them how to capture and then process lionfish, pointing out how to avoid getting pricked by the venomous spines. It said the venomous fins are easily removed, and that lionfish are completely safe to eat. “It’s a great eating fish. Even in places where it’s not being consumed or offered in a restaurant or at a fish retailer, there’s a lot of personal consumption taking place,” said Lad Akins, director of special projects at REEF, a Key Largo, non-profit Florida-based marine conservation.

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Cayman Islands rated among top flag states for ships A gl

obal maritime trade association has identified the Cayman Islands as one of the top “flag states” in the shipping industry, with the British overseas territory achieving positive marks in all 18 performance indicators, including benchmarks such as international agreements, use of recognised survey organisations and age of fleet. According to the Caymanian Compass newspaper, the International Chamber of Shipping, which is the principal international trade association for shipowners, published its annual Flag State Performance Table of 111 jurisdictions. The Cayman Islands was among 13 jurisdictions obtaining 100 per cent positive marks, joining Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Isle of Man, Japan, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom. Cayman received positive marks due to appearing on three major “white lists” that cover international ports, which in turn has led the

United States Coast Guard to recognise Cayman Islands-flagged ships under its Qualship 21 programme. Because Cayman has demonstrated that its ships have an excellent safety and pollution record, ships that fly the Cayman flag are required to undergo significantly fewer Port State Control inspections by the US Coast Guard while in American territorial waters. Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands CEO Joel Walton said, “Cayman has a thriving maritime industry due to the quality surveyors, administrators and the service providers to the industry, such as company managers and lawyers. It is our intention to build upon the successes that we have achieved and to continue to meet and exceed these international standards and continue to develop Cayman as an international maritime centre.” Cayman also passed benchmarks such as having a relatively low average age of ships on the registry (11

years), meeting reporting requirements to regulatory bodies and attending major International Maritime Organisation meetings. The recognition comes as the Maritime Authority marks the 110th anniversary of the formal establishment of the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry. In 1903, George Town was named as an official British Port of Registry. In April 1903, the ship “El Paso” became the first vessel to be recorded on the registry. In the early 1930s, sister ships “Lady Slater” and “CIMBOCO” were among the first locally built motor vessels to be placed on the registry. With a gross register tonnage of 274 (a measure of ship size according to volume), the “Lady Slater” would still qualify as a superyacht class vessel today. For most of its history, the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry was used by locally built and locally owned vessels. However, as Cayman’s shipbuilding industry faded and the financial service industry

Cuba reports highest outflow of citizens since 1994 T

he number of Cubans leaving their country has increased steadily in recent years, the government reported on Wednesday, reaching levels not seen since 1994 when tens of thousands took to the sea in makeshift rafts and rickety boats. Separately, the U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced it is lengthening most visitor visas for Cubans from six months to five years, allowing them to make multiple U.S. visits over the fiveyear period instead of repeatedly applying and paying the $160 fee for the privilege. Cuba liberalized travel restrictions in January, making it much easier and less expensive for residents to travel and to return after they emigrate, and eliminating the confiscation of property of migrants, perhaps in hopes of slowing the outflow. The new Cuban travel measures extend to 24 months the amount of time Cubans can be out of the country without losing rights and they can seek an extension of up to 24 months more. In theory, the changes on both sides of the Florida Straits should make it easier for Cubans not only to travel but to work in the United States and return home when they want. According to Cuba’s annual demographic report for

2012 (here), 46,662 Cubans migrated permanently in 2012, the largest annual figure since more than 47,000 left the communist-ruled island in 1994 after what international observers dubbed the “Rafter Crisis.” Over the last five years, Cubans have been emigrating at an average annual rate of more than 39,000, the report said, higher than in any other five-year period since the earliest years of the revolution. The figures are not good news for a government facing a demographic crisis similar to some developed countries where fewer young people must support a growing elderly population. The report did not break down migration by age, but it is common knowledge that many leaving the country are young and educated and a large proportion eventually wind up in the United States where they are quickly granted residency even if they entered illegally. The U.S. announcement followed the resumption of immigration talks earlier this month after a two-year suspension. The Obama administration believes the visa extension “will increase people-to-people contact, support civil society in Cuba; and enhance the free flow of information to,

from, and among the Cuban people,” a State Department spokesperson said. It would also help to further reduce the wait time for visa interview appointments at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana. Since 1994 when the last mass immigration wave increased tensions between the two ideological foes, onagain-off-again immigration talks have led to a more orderly, safe and legal flow of Cubans to the United States, though thousands still arrive by crossing the Mexican and Canadian borders and some still perish at sea. Over the past half century, thousands of Cubans have died trying to cross the treacherous Florida Straits in flimsy boats and homemade rafts, while hundreds of thousands more have completed the journey, many of them in the mass migrations in 1965, 1980 and 1994. The United States now accepts about 20,000 Cubans annually via legal immigration, as well as family members seeking reunification, and also takes in those who manage to reach U.S. shores without being intercepted. Under the “wet foot, dry foot” policy, it turns back Cubans picked up at sea. Almost 1,300 Cubans were repatriated to Cuba in 2012 after failing to make it to U.S. soil.

boomed in practice and reputation, the territory’s shipping registry grew upon its ability to offer a stable, efﬁcient and tax-neutral jurisdiction with modern maritime legislation, gearing itself toward vessels, particularly superyachts, that operate around the world. The shipping registry became a part of the Maritime Authority when the authority was formed in 2005. The authority employs about 50 people in Cayman and the UK, and also has representation in 10 other countries. Today, the shipping registry contains nearly 2,000 vessels with a combined gross register tonnage of 4 million. Mr. Walton said 85 per cent of the number of vessels are pleasure ships, and 15 per cent are commercial. Due to their relatively massive size, commercial vessels make up about 80 per cent of the tonnage on the registry. More than 800 Cayman-ﬂagged vessels are superyachts.

CORRUPTION-ACCUSED SOCCER OFFICIAL JACK WARNER MAKES POLITICAL COMEBACK, WINNING TRINIDAD PARLIAMENT SEAT

ORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Former international soccer ofﬁcial Jack Warner has made a political comeback in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago a few months after a regional sports group’s ethics panel accused him of enriching himself through fraud. Preliminary results from a by-election show that Warner easily won back a seat in Parliament just over three months after he was forced to resign from the Trinidadian government because of corruption allegations stemming from his tenure as a longtime soccer power broker. At the time, he also served as the country’s national security minister. Warner thanked a crowd of cheering supporters late Monday after the results showed he received more than twice as many votes as ruling party candidate Khadijah Ameen to reclaim the seat of Cha-

Jack Warner guanas West. The district is a fast-growing community in central Trinidad where Warner was first elected as parliamentarian in the 1990s. Figures from the elections office shows Warner with 12,631 votes. Ameen of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s United National Congress won 5,126 votes, according to the preliminary tally. “Thank you for this resounding victory,” Warner told celebrating supporters at the headquarters of the Independent Liberal Party that he founded earlier this year to help keep his political career afloat.

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Bradley Manning acquitted of aiding the enemy

ORT MEADE, Md. — U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge he faced — but was convicted of espionage, theft and other charges Tuesday, more than three years after he spilled secrets to WikiLeaks. The judge, Army Col. Denise Lind, deliberated for about 16 hours over three days before reaching her decision in a case that drew worldwide attention as supporters hailed Manning as a whistleblower. The U.S. government called him an anarchist computer hacker and attention-seeking traitor. Manning stood at attention, ﬂanked by his attorneys, as the judge read her verdicts. He appeared not to react, though his attorney, David Coombs, smiled faintly when he heard not guilty on aiding the enemy, which carried a potential life sentence. When the judge was done, Coombs put his hand on Manning’s back and whispered something to him, eliciting a slight smile on the soldier’s face. Manning was convicted on 19 of 21 charges, and he previously pleaded guilty to a charge involving an Icelandic cable. He faces up to 136 years in prison. His sentencing hearing begins Wednesday. Coombs came outside the court to a round of applause and shouts of “thank you” from a few dozen Manning supporters. “We won the battle, now we need to go win the war,” Coombs said of the sentencing phase. “Today is a good day, but Bradley is by no means out of the ﬁre.” Supporters thanked him for his work. One slipped him a private note. Others asked questions about verdicts that they didn’t understand.

US Army private Bradley Manning has been found guilty of espionage Manning’s court-martial was unusual because he acknowledged giving the anti-secrecy website more than 700,000 battleﬁeld reports and diplomatic cables, and video of a 2007 U.S. helicopter attack that killed civilians in Iraq, including a Reuters news photographer and his driver. In the footage, airmen laughed and called targets “dead bastards.” A military investigation found troops mistook the camera equipment for weapons. Besides the aiding the enemy acquittal, Manning was also found not guilty of an espionage charge when the judge found prosecutors had not proved their assertion Manning started giving material to WikiLeaks in late 2009. Manning said he started the leaks in February the following year. Manning pleaded guilty earlier this year to lesser offenses that could have brought him 20 years behind bars, yet the government continued to pursue all but one of the original, more serious charges.

Manning said during a pre-trial hearing in February he leaked the material to expose the U.S military’s “bloodlust” and disregard for human life, and what he considered American diplomatic deceit. He said he chose information he believed would not the harm the United States and he wanted to start a debate on military and foreign policy. He did not testify at his court-martial. The WikiLeaks case is by far the most voluminous release of classiﬁed material in U.S. history. Manning’s supporters included Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg, who in the early 1970s spilled a secret Defense Department history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers showed that the U.S. government repeatedly misled the public about the Vietnam War. The material WikiLeaks began publishing in 2010 documented complaints of abuses against Iraqi detainees, a U.S. tally of civilian deaths in Iraq, and America’s weak support for the government of Tunisia — a disclosure that Manning supporters said helped trigger the Middle Eastern pro-democracy uprisings known as the Arab Spring. The Obama administration said the release threatened to expose valuable military and diplomatic sources and strained America’s relations with other governments. Prosecutors said during the trial Manning relied on WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange for guidance on what secrets to “harvest” for the organization, starting within weeks of his arrival in Iraq in late 2009. Federal authorities are looking into whether Assange can be prosecuted. He has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden on sex-crimes allegations.

$136 million French Riviera jewel heist may be biggest in history A

lone jewel thief who struck the lavish Carlton International Hotel in the French Riviera resort of Cannes made off with $136 million in diamond-encrusted watches and gems, making it one of the biggest jewel heists in history, French authorities reported Monday. Initial estimates of the stolen jewels after the brazen midday theft on Sunday put their value at $53 million. A subsequent inventory disclosed that more had been taken from a poorly guarded hotel room, where other items were being stored for a diamond exhibit by Dubai-based Leviev diamond house, Philippe Vique of the regional prosecutor’s ofﬁce told local media. Nice Matin, a leading newspaper in the region, speculated that the heist might be the most costly

in history, eclipsing a $119-million take from a 2008 robbery at a similar jewel exhibit in Paris. [Link in French] Security for the diamond exhibit, which opened July 20 and was to continue through August, was grossly insufficient, the newspaper said. It quoted unnamed detectives as saying the Carlton is difficult to protect because its doors open onto the Croisette promenade, which is teeming with tourists and celebrities during the spring film festival and throughout the summer. On Sunday, a sole man wearing a ball cap and a scarf across his face broke in to the landmark hotel -which featured prominently in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1955 film “To Catch a Thief,” starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly -- and made off with bags of Chopard diamond jewelry

that were in the private room of an American employee of the famed jeweler, news agencies reported. The spectacular raid, which occurred swiftly and without gunﬁre or injury, raised suspicions among investigators and security analysts that the notorious “Pink Panthers” jewel thieves were rebuilding their network. Two recent prison breakouts freed three key members of the gang that Interpol says has stolen more than $400 million in jewels over the past 15 years. Accomplices of the gang were believed to be behind the Thursday night assault at a Swiss prison in Orbe, near the French border, that freed Milan Poparic, a 34-yearold Pink Panther from Bosnia serving a nearly seven-year term for a 2009 jewelry store robbery in Switzerland. Two other members of the

Pink Panthers, which Interpol says consists mostly of thieves from the former Yugoslavia, were broken out of the Bois-Mermet prison in May. Interpol dubbed the jewel thieves’ network the Pink Panthers in reference to the 1963 movie by the same name starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau and David Niven as a wily jewel thief. Jonathan Sazonoff, U.S. editor for the Museum Security Network website, told the Associated Press in Paris that Sunday’s audacious theft in Cannes bore the hallmarks of the Pink Panther gang. “The possibility of the reemergence of the Pink Panther gang is very troubling and taken seriously by law enforcement worldwide,” Sazonoff told the news agency. “The theft of high-value diamonds is exactly what they do, so it’s not a great leap to assume they are on the warpath again. They are a crime wave waiting to happen.”

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US RAISES MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO THE PHILIPPINES

ANILA - Washington will raise its military assistance to the Philippines by about two-thirds, Manila’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, helping its oldest security ally in Asia defend vast maritime borders against what it sees as Chinese assertiveness. Albert Del Rosario said Washington had increased its military assistance package from $30 million next fiscal year to about $50 million, the highest level since U.S. troops returned to the Philippines in 2000. “For military financing, it’s an allocation that is worked out by the U.S. Congress, and its usually for acquisition and maintenance,” Del Rosario told reporters. Rosario said the Philippines may acquire a third Hamilton-class cutter to boost its efforts to patrol sea borders in view of recurring standoffs with China over territory in the South China Sea. The Hamilton-class high endurance cutter is the largest and newest warship in the Philippine Navy. The first two ships were acquired free of charge under the excess defense articles (EDA) under which Washington provides old equipment no longer in active use. But $25 million was spent to refurbish them. The second cutter is to arrive next week in Subic Bay, a former U.S. Navy base, 50 km (30 miles) northwest of Manila, where it will be repainted before joining its sister ship on patrols. A senior military official, however, told Reuters that the Philippines may shelve the plan to acquire the third cutter and use the funds to upgrade the two vessels now in its fleet with a missile system. Since 2002, the United States has provided the Philippines a total of $312 million in military aid as well as various types of military equipment. Until the early 1990s, U.S. troops operated from two large military bases in the Philippines, providing a security umbrella in the country’s decades of fighting against Maoist and Muslim insurgents. There are now plans to allow Washington wider access to civilian and military bases to help its former colony enhance its defense capability.

By all accounts, the train was going way too fast as it curled around a gentle bend. Then in an instant, one car tumbled off the track

Spain train driver on work phone before deadly derailment T

he driver of the train that derailed and killed 79 people in Spain was on the phone and travelling at 153 km/h — almost twice the speed limit — when the crash happened last week, according to a preliminary investigation released Tuesday. The train had been going as fast as 192 km/h shortly before the derailment, and the driver activated the brakes “seconds before the crash,” according to a written statement from the court in Santiago de Compostela, whose investigators gleaned the information from two “black box” data recorders recovered from the train. The speed limit on the section of track was 80 km/h. The crash occurred near Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, and was the country’s worst rail accident in decades. Dozens of passengers are still hos-

pitalized for injuries. The driver, Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, was talking on the phone to an ofﬁcial of national rail company Renfe when the crash happened and apparently was consulting a paper document at the time, the statement said. Garzon was provisionally charged Sunday with multiple counts of negligent homicide. The driver received a call on his work phone in the cabin, not his personal cellphone, to tell him what approach to take toward his ﬁnal destination. The Renfe employee on the telephone “appears to be a controller,” the statement said. “From the contents of the conversation and from the background noise it seems that the driver [was] consulting a plan or similar paper document,” the statement said.

Investigators from the Santiago de Compostela court, forensic police experts, the Ministry of Transport and Renfe examined the contents of the two black boxes recovered from the lead and rear cars of the train. The investigation is ongoing. The next steps include measuring the wheels on the cars and examining the locomotive, the statement said without providing an explanation for those checks. Sniffer dogs will also be used to search for human remains in the wreckage, it said. The train was carrying 218 passengers when it hurtled off the tracks last Wednesday evening. It slammed into a concrete wall, and some of the cars caught ﬁre. The Spanish rail agency has said the brakes should have been applied four kilometres before the train hit the curve.

Egypt’s military keeps Morsi’s whereabouts secret C

AIRO -- Egypt is taking extreme measures to keep Mohammed Morsi hidden. It says dignitaries are helicoptered to the deposed president’s place of detention after nightfall, ﬂying in patterns aimed at confusing the visitors. The military also has reportedly moved Morsi at least three times. “Maneuvers have been undertaken during the nighttime helicopter ﬂight so as to disorient (the visitors) in regard to where the location is,” Col. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, the military spokesman, told The Associated Press Wednesday, following a visit to Morsi Tuesday night by an African Union delegation. The Egyptian army has kept Morsi in hiding since ousting him in a July 3 coup. But the military-backed interim leadership is under international criticism about Morsi’s continued de-

tention, and by allowing two high-level visits in quick succession it apparently hoped to ease the pressure. “There are lies going around that he is badly treated, that he is under pressure, or that he is not taking his medication, and these were conveyed to the West,” Ali said. “This step was part of a transparency policy and to refute such allegations. We have nothing to hide.” He said Morsi’s whereabouts were being kept secret for his own safety because “there are millions of people against him, and moving him is not considered appropriate at the moment.” It’s also possible, however, that if his place of detention were revealed, it would also attract throngs of Morsi supporters. He has already been moved at least three times between Defense Ministry facilities in ar-

mored vehicles under heavy guard, security ofﬁcials told the AP, speaking anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the details of Morsi’s case with the media. They said he is currently in a facility outside Cairo, but would not elaborate. The African Union delegation head, former Mali President Alpha Oumar Konare, offered no clues to Morsi’s location. He told reporters he had a “very frank meeting” with him but gave no details. Egypt’s state news agency said it lasted an hour. “We had a very good meeting with President Morsi,” Konare said. “Permit me not to talk about it for the time being because probably there will be other meetings.” The African Union has suspended Egypt’s membership because of the coup.

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George Zimmerman stopped for speeding in Texas F

ORNEY, Texas -- George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who was cleared of all charges in the Florida shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, was stopped for speeding on a highway near Dallas, officials said Wednesday. Forney police stopped Zimmerman on Sunday as he drove west on U.S. 80, about 20 miles east of Dallas. A police dashcam video released Wednesday shows an officer interacting with Zimmerman after pulling him over. The officer, who was not identified, asks Zimmerman, “Where you headed this weekend?” After an unintelligible response, the officer asks, “Nowhere in particular? Why you say that?” “You didn’t see my name?” Zimmerman replies. “Nuh-uh,” the officer says. “What a coincidence!” the officer adds. “Are you clear of warrants and stuff?” “Absolutely sir,” Zimmerman says. “Calm down man, you’re good,” the officer reassures Zimmerman. “I’m going to go back (to check his license), and why don’t you slow down a little bit for me. We’ll let you off with a warning.” After an unintelligible response from Zimmerman, the officer says, “Just take it easy. Go ahead and shut your glove compartment. Don’t play with your firearm.” It was not clear from the video if Zimmerman actually had a gun. The one used in Martin’s

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN shooting remains in the custody of the federal government, which is looking into a possible civil rights case. After returning Zimmerman’s license, the officer says, “All right, sir. Slow down.” He wishes Zimmerman a safe trip. The traffic stop was first reported by TMZ. Police records do not show how fast Zimmerman was driving, City Manager Brian Brooks said. Police handled Zimmerman as they would have any other motorist in a comparable situation and gave him no special treatment, Brooks said. The city manager repeatedly declined to identify the officer involved in the traffic stop. “He obviously didn’t expect to pull over George

Zimmerman. I don’t think he wants the notoriety,” Brooks said. Shawn Vincent, a spokesman for Zimmerman’s legal team, said the attorneys had not been able to confirm the account of Zimmerman’s road stop independently, but he said he had no reason not to believe the report. “Anytime his life intersects with anyone now, somehow that’s news,” Vincent said. “How many people, when they get a warning, become a national headline?” Vincent would not discuss what Zimmerman was doing in Texas or say anything about Zimmerman’s current location, citing safety concerns. Zimmerman’s acquittal on July 13 prompted rallies nationwide calling for a civil rights probe and federal charges against him. Last year’s shooting of Martin, an unarmed black teen, initiated a national dialogue about equal justice, racial profiling, gun control and self-defense laws. Protesters nationwide lashed out against police in Sanford, Fla., as it took 44 days for Zimmerman to be arrested. Many, including Martin’s parents, said Zimmerman had racially profiled the 17-year-old. Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic. The only other time Zimmerman has been seen in public since his acquittal was when he helped rescue four people from an overturned vehicle following a roadway accident in suburban Orlando.

OJ Simpson granted parole in Nevada on some charges but to remain in prison O

.J. Simpson was granted parole on Wednesday on several charges related to his role in the robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel, but the former football star will remain in prison at least until 2017 on other charges. A Pro Football Hall of Fame running back who played for the Buffalo Bills team, Simpson was acquitted in 1995 of two counts of murder in the stabbing and slashing deaths in Los Angeles of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. He later lost a wrongful death case that was brought by the victims’ families. In 2008, Simpson was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison in the Las Vegas case, but that sentence could be reduced if he wins future parole hearings and is given credit for good behavior. The Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners said it was granting Simpson parole on charges of kidnapping, robbery and burglary with a ﬁrearm because of his positive conduct while in prison, his participation in programs for inmates, his lack of prior convictions and the fact that he has other sentences to serve that will keep him in prison. Simpson, 66, asked for parole

O.J. Simpson from Lovelock Correctional Facility during a video conference with a parole commissioner last week. It was his ﬁrst parole request since his 2008 sentencing. In the hearing, he said that during the robbery he was trying to retrieve property that he believed belonged to him. And he told the parole commissioner that while behind bars, “I missed my two younger kids, for the most part, getting through high school.” In 2007, Simpson and ﬁve other men entered a room at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and at gun point took thousands of dollars worth of memorabilia related to his career and murder trial

from a pair of sports collectors. Simpson, who is serving consecutive sentences, received additional time on his sentence because two of his associates had guns during the robbery. He will next have the opportunity to request parole on that sentencing enhancement in 2014. Even if he wins that round, he will have to serve time for assault with a deadly weapon related to the Las Vegas incident, said David Smith, a spokesman for the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners. If Simpson were successful in future parole requests, he would not be released from prison before 2017, Smith said.

GADDAFI MINISTER SENTENCED TO DEATH

minister in the government of Muammar Gaddafi has been sentenced to death by a Libyan court. Ahmed Ibrahim was found guilty of inciting violence against rebels during the 2011 uprising. Ibrahim held senior positions including education minister, and was captured by rebels in Gaddafi ’s hometown of Sirte, according to Reuters news agency. According to AP news agency, a judge found he had urged Sirte residents to form armed gangs and fight the rebels. It says that according to Libyan law, he will be executed by firing squad. But Reuters news agency quotes Ibrahim’s lawyer, Salim Dans, as saying the ruling by a criminal court in the western city of Misrata must be confirmed by Libya’s supreme court. Libyan authorities are keen to see Gaddafi family and loyalists punished for their support of his 42-year rule, but human rights activists have raised concerns about whether legal proceedings meet international standards. The most senior regime member yet to face justice is Gaddafi ’s son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who is due to go on trial in August.

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Edward Snowden’s Father Declines FBI Offer to Fly Him to Moscow T

he father of NSA leaker Edward Snowden said the FBI had offered to ﬂy him to Moscow to try and meet with his son, but he declined because he had no guarantee he would see him. “I said, ‘I want to be able to speak with my son.... Can you set up communications?’ And it was, ‘Well, we’re not sure,’?” Lon Snowden told The Washington Post. “I said, ‘Wait a minute, folks, I’m not going to sit on the tarmac to be an emotional tool for you.’” Lon Snowden said in a lengthy interview with Russian television that he still hoped to travel to Russia. His lawyer, Bruce Fein, said in the same interview that they had been in touch with Russian authorities about traveling there. Anatoly Kucherena, a Russian lawyer who is advising Edward Snowden in his bid for asylum in Russia, said a separate interview with a Russian radio station that he is trying to arrange for Lon Snowden to travel to Russia. He said that Edward Snowden would appreciate the chance to see his father. “We have not reached an agreement on the time of his arrival. However, his father’s arrival is very important to Edward Snowden and he has asked for his father to be contacted because he is in a difﬁcult situation. He needs moral support,” Kucherena said. It has now been over two weeks since

Lon Snowden, father of Edward Snowden Snowden applied for asylum in Russia. A preliminary decision is usually made within a week, and a ﬁnal decision within three months. If the preliminary decision is positive, Snowden would be granted a permit to ﬁnally leave the international zone of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport and enter Russia. He has been stuck there since June 23 because he does not have a visa to enter the country and because the United States canceled his passport, preventing him from traveling to potential safe havens in Latin America. Kucherena, who has repeatedly said he expects a decision soon, conceded that this case is

taking longer because of its special circumstances. He said that if Snowden is denied asylum, they will file a lawsuit. “We will go to court if Snowden is denied asylum,” he said, according to Interfax. Lon Snowden thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin and the people of Russia for their “strength and courage and resolve” in considering Edward’s asylum bid. Putin has said that Snowden can stay in Russia, but only if he stops “harming” the United States by leaking more classified information. Edward Snowden, in a meeting with human rights groups earlier this month, argued he meets that condition because he has already given away all of the information he has. The case comes at an awkward time for the Kremlin, just weeks before President Obama is scheduled to sit down for a summit with Putin in Moscow. U.S. officials have warned that if Snowden is allowed to remain in Russia, Obama may pull out of the meeting. It is perhaps one reason Russia has not yet decided whether to provide Snowden with asylum. In a letter to Russian authorities last week, Attorney General Eric Holder again requested that Russia turn Snowden over, stressing that he would not be tortured or face the death penalty if returned to the United States.

President Obama Reminds Daughters They Are ‘Not The Norm’ T

rying to maintain a sense of normalcy in the White House can’t be easy, especially when raising two daughters. President Obama and the ﬁrst lady are constantly reminding Malia, 15, and Sasha, 12, of their “slightly unreal environment” and that their circumstances are “not the norm,” according to the president. “They shouldn’t expect to be the norm,” Obama told Amazon’s Kindle Sin-

President Barack Obama with his daughters Malia and Sasha gles editor David Blum in an interview.

“One of the advantages we have is that we still

have family members who are not only middle class, but we’ve got some family members who are poor,” he explained. “Malia and Sasha have cousins who know what it’s like to struggle and know what it’s like to have to scrape by. They know that those kids are just as worthy as they are, they just haven’t had as much luck.” The president blamed a “shift in culture” for Americans’ obsession with con-

sumption and celebrity, saying when he was young “we weren’t exposed to the things we didn’t have in the same way that kids these days are.” “There was not that window into the lifestyles of the rich and famous,” he said. “Kids weren’t monitoring every day what Kim Kardashian was wearing, or where Kanye West was going on vacation, and thinking that somehow that was the mark of success.” The president sat down with Blum on Tuesday in Chattanooga, Tenn., during his visit to the Amazon plant there.

Brazil invests in bus services that set off protests P

resident Dilma Rousseff moved quickly on Wednesday to improve bus services in Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo, where protests over a fare increase in June triggered an outburst of national discontent that battered her popularity. Rousseff announced that 3 billion reais ($1.31 billion) in federal money will be invested in creating 99 km (61 miles) of new express lanes to speed up bus services in Sao Paulo, the country’s ﬁnancial capital. “Brazilian cities cannot expect people to spend six hours of their life every day in a bus,” she said at an event in Sao Paulo where she also announced more funds to clean up the city’s ﬁlthy creeks and rivers.

It was a protest over a planned increase in bus fares in Sao Paulo that set off a month-long wave of massive protests against Brazil’s high cost of living, poor public services, corruption and the misuse of government money. One million Brazilians took to the streets at the peak of the protests, rocking the country’s political establishment and undermining Rousseff’s popularity to the point where her chances of re-election next year are now unclear. Deﬁcient public transport, a major cause of anger for Brazilians who endure long commutes to get to work or study, has resulted from decades of neglect and lack of investment that left Brazil with such dilapidated

infrastructure that it has become an obstacle to economic growth. The funds for bus lanes were already earmarked by Rousseff’s government in its investment program to speed up the country’s sluggish growth. Since the protests, and with elections emerging on the horizon, Rousseff has been under pressure to boost spending, at a time when she is trying to regain credibility as a ﬁscally responsible leader. Sporadic protests and rioting have continued in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to demand the ouster of the governors of those states. Rousseff made the announcement about the investment alongside Sao Paulo’s mayor Fernando

Haddad, a rising star in her ruling Workers’ Party. She said 55 percent of Sao Paulo’s 11 million inhabitants rely on public transport and Sao Paulo has the smallest metro underground train system in the world for a city of its size. Rousseff announced additional investments of 3.6 billion to drain and clean up eight ﬁlthy creeks and recover the springs that feed two reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city. Garbage, wastewater and unauthorized squatter settlements have compromised the springs in recent years. Rousseff’s government will spend 1.5 billion reais to build lowcost housing to resettle families living on the banks of the creeks and reservoirs, she said.

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O TUS economic growth beats forecasts ECHN

he US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.7% in the second quarter of the year, the Commerce Department has said. That was a faster pace than expected by economists. It was also up from the growth rate for the ﬁrst three months of 2013, which was revised lower to 1.1% from 1.8%. A slowdown was widely expected due to the impact of federal spending cuts, but also from the continuing weakness in the global economy. In March, $85bn (£56bn) of public spending was cut as a result of a deal between Democrat and Republican politicians. But the Commerce Department said that the federal government cut spending by only 1.5% in the April-to-

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June period, compared with a sharp drop of 8.4% in the first quarter. The US economy grew by 0.4% in the second quarter compared with the previous three months. That compares to 0.6% growth in the UK in the same period. The eurozone’s GDP figures are released on 14 August. The 18-member region shrank 0.2% in the first quarter - the sixth quarter of decline in a row. “We have an upside surprise in the GDP, which speaks volumes for the job recovery that we’re putting together,” said Andre Bakhos, a market analyst at Lek Securities in New York. “The recovery in the economy is starting to take root. This will be an interesting development given the

fact that we’ll have a Fed announcement today.” The Federal Reserve meets on Wednesday to make its latest statement on its massive bond-buying programme to stimulate the economy. Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of US GDP. Official figures showed that consumers spent less in the second quarter than in the first, with personal consumption expenditure up 1.8%, compared with 2.3% previously. As well as the last set of quarterly figures, the Commerce Department also revised growth figures going back several decades. It said the US economy now grew by 2.8% in 2012, up from its previous estimate of 2.2%. This may help to

Lawsuit alleges Apple shortchanges store workers S

AN FRANCISCO — Apple is facing accusations of shortchanging thousands of employees who haven’t been getting paid while being forced to wait in line to show they aren’t trying to steal an iPhone, iPad or other merchandise from the company’s bustling stores. The complaint filed July 25 in a San Francisco federal court threatens to increase public scrutiny of how Apple Inc.’s treats the lower-paid contractors and employees who make and sell the products that have enriched the Cupertino, Calif., company. Much of the attention has focused on whether Apple has done enough to protect the rights of workers assembling its devices in China and in other overseas factories. But some of the former workers in Apple’s often-packed stores have also complained about being underpaid and overworked. Those grievances could gather more momentum if the lawsuit filed by two former Apple store employees, Amanda Frlekin and Dean Pelle, is certified as a class-action. Apple spokeswoman Amy Bessette declined to discuss the case Wednesday, citing the company’s legal policies. The complaint seeks to represent Apple employees who have worked in the company’s U.S. stores within the past three years. Lawyers handling the lawsuit also are looking to expand the complaint to represent Apple employees in the com-

pany’s California and New York stores for even longer periods because of differences in those two states’ laws. The case hinges on accusations that Apple requires store workers who are paid by the hour to submit to searches of their bags and other personal belongings as an anti-theft measure before they are allowed to leave the premises. The lawsuit alleges the store employees routinely must wait their turn to be searched even though they aren’t being paid for the additional time. The lawsuit estimates the unpaid detention periods routinely spanned a total of 15 minutes to a half hour per shift, based on the experiences of Frlekin and Pelle. If the employees had been properly paid while waiting to be searched, they would have earned an additional $1,400 to $1,500 annually, the lawsuit estimates. The calculations are based on the assumption that Apple store employees are paid anywhere from the minimum wage to $18.75 per hour. Apple earned $6.9 billion in its latest quarter ending June 29, or nearly $3.2 million per hour. More than 42,000 of Apple’s employees work in the company’s retail division, the lawsuit said. It’s unlikely all of those workers would be covered by the allegations contained in the complaint. Apple’s stores rank among the most proﬁtable retail destinations in the world, thanks largely to the appeal of the company’s gadgetry.

explain why growth appeared weak last year but hiring continued to improve. The government also said that the economy contracted by 4.3% during the recession, which lasted from December 2007 to June 2009, better than the previous estimate of a 4.7% drop. The economy expanded by 8.2% from the middle of 2009 through to the end of last year, which was more than the 7.6% previously suggested. The latest ﬁgures showed a pick up in both imports and exports. Exports rose 5.4% in the second quarter, compared with a drop of 1.3% in the ﬁrst quarter. Imports jumped 9.5%, compared with an increase of 0.6% in the previous quarter.

Apple Reports Third Quarter Results with sales of 31 Million iPhones setting New June Quarter Record

UPERTINO, California— Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 third quarter ended June 29, 2013, with the company posted quarterly revenue of $35.3 billion and quarterly net profit of $6.9 billion, or $7.47 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $35 billion and net profit of $8.8 billion, or $9.32 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.9 percent compared to 42.8 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 57 percent of the quarter’s revenue. The Company sold 31.2 million iPhones, a record for the June quarter, compared to 26 million in the yearago quarter. Apple also sold 14.6 million iPads during the quarter, compared to 17 million in the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 3.8 million Macs, compared to 4 million in the year-ago quarter. Apple’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $3.05 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on August 15, 2013, to shareholders of record as of

the close of business on August 12, 2013. “We are especially proud of our record June quarter iPhone sales of over 31 million and the strong growth in revenue from iTunes, Software and Services,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We are really excited about the upcoming releases of iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks, and we are laser-focused and working hard on some amazing new products that we will introduce in the fall and across 2014.” “We generated $7.8 billion in cash ﬂow from operations during the quarter and are pleased to have returned $18.8 billion in cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO. Apple is providing the following guidance for its ﬁscal 2013 fourth quarter: • revenue between $34 billion and $37 billion • gross margin between 36 percent and 37 percent • operating expenses between $3.9 billion and $3.95 billion • other income/(expense) of $200 million • tax rate of 26.5%

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BUSINESS AND T ECHNOLOGY SAMSUNG DENIES GALAXY S4 IS DESIGNED TO TRICK TESTS

amsung has denied claims it deliberately designed its Galaxy S4 chip to perform better in tests used by reviewers than in real-life situations. It issued a statement after researchers showed the handset achieved a higher graphics processing clock speed when benchmarked by specialist software than when it ran advanced games. The company acknowledged the two situations created different scores. But Samsung said its aim had been to prevent users experiencing a fault. The tests involved the Samsung-designed Exynos 5 Octa chip used in South Korean and other international versions of the handset. It is not featured in the US or UK editions, which use an alternative chip made by Qualcomm. The issue was first raised by a contributor to the Beyond3D forum on Saturday. “Oh hell Samsung, shame on you!” wrote the Luxembourg-based member, nicknamed Nebuchadnezzar. “This GPU does not run 532MHz; that frequency level is solely reserved for Antutu and GLBenchmark among things.” The reference to the chip’s graphics processing unit suggests it was operating 11% faster when running Android and 3D graphics testing programs than it would otherwise achieve. The claim was then followed up by Anandtech, a review site famed for the detail of its computer chip tests. Two of its researchers replicated the finding and confirmed the higher frequency only became available when carrying out specific benchmarks. They pointed out that the discovery had only been made because Samsung made it relatively easy to monitor its mobile chip’s GPU clock. “This seems to be purely an optimisation to... deliver the highest possible GPU performance benchmarks,” they wrote. “We’ve said for years now that the mobile revolution has/will mirror the PC industry, and thus it’s no surprise to see optimisations like this employed. “Just because we’ve seen things like this happen in the past, however, doesn’t mean they should happen now.” But Samsung has strongly denied the claim. “Under ordinary conditions, the Galaxy S4 has been designed to allow a maximum GPU frequency of 533MHz,” it said.

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TGI Friday’s in N.J. fined for switching booze A

SBURY PARK, N.J. -- A TGI Friday’s franchisee in New Jersey will pay a $500,000 ﬁne and not contest accusations that eight of its restaurants were serving customers cheaper alcoholic beverages instead of the premium brands they ordered. Thirteen restaurants owned by Livingston, N.J.-based Briad Restaurant Group were raided in May by investigators from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control as part of “Operation Swill.” They seized about 250 bottles of liquor from those locations. “Briad’s restaurants were scamming customers by serving them a cheap substitute for what they ordered,” acting New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman said in a statement. “This unlawful practice took advantage of consumers who were cheated out of what they thought they were purchasing. This ﬁne should send a clear message to every bar and restaurant throughout New Jersey that customers should get what they pay for every time without exception.” The New Jersey eight restaurants -- located in Freehold Township, Marlboro, Hazlet, West Orange, East Windsor, Old Bridge, Piscataway and Linden -- were charged and included in the settlement. According to its website, Briad

is the largest TGI Friday’s franchise restaurant operator in the country. The TGI Friday’s locations were among 29 restaurants around New Jersey that were alleged to have filled bottles of premium brand liquor, such as vodka, gin and rum, with cheaper brands. In total, investigators confiscated about 1,000 open bottles of booze to undergo further testing. The crackdown began in January and February when investigators visited 63 establishments in New Jersey, including some selected at random. They asked for their drinks “neat,” without ice, water or mixer. But instead of taking a sip, the detectives with Alcohol Beverage Control tested 150 samples with a device called a true spirit authenticator to make sure they received the liquor they ordered. If they didn’t, the liquids were sent to the brand manufacturers and tested further. In one case, investigators found that a bottle was filled with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and caramel color to give the appearance of scotch whiskey, authorities said. Another establishment, which was not identified, also poured dirty water, akin to river water, in a bottle and passed it off as the good stuff, authorities said. Officials said no health issues were reported.

Briad will pay $400,000 for its violations plus $100,000 to cover the state’s investigative costs. The company also will not contest charges that eight of its restaurants were serving customers alcoholic beverages other than what they ordered. As part of the settlement, Briad also will employ an ABC-appointed monitor through June 30, 2014. The officer will have access to the restaurants’ books, records and compensation programs and report his findings to New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control. As long as there are no further drink-substituting charges through June 30, a five-day suspension of the restaurants’ liquor licenses will be avoided. “Drink substitution threatens the integrity of the alcoholic beverage industry, and retailers, wholesalers and customers all lose because of this illegal activity,” said Michael Halfacre, director of the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in a statement. “The financial penalty imposed on Briad should serve as a deterrent to licensees, and we are optimistic that the corrective actions taken by Briad will prevent any further deceptive practices.” The investigation continues against the other restaurants targeted as part of Operation Swill, authorities said.

Android wins in app downloads, but iOS makes more money G

iven that the majority of people worldwide use Android devices, it’s no surprise that app downloads from Google Play far outpace those from Apple’s App Store. However, Apple is still winning the game when it comes to proﬁt. A new report by the App Annie Index shows that during this year’s second quarter, Google Play exceeded Apple’s App Store in app downloads by 10 percent; but Apple generated 2.3 times the revenue of Google Play. “Though Google Play led the iOS App Store in one key measure, there still remained a wide gap in app monetization,” a blog post from the App Annie Index reads. Apparently, it was games apps that earned Apple a boatload of money -- nearly 75 percent of all app revenue came from game down-

loads, which is up from 70 percent in the ﬁrst quarter. Additionally, both music and social-networking apps helped drive revenue in Apple’s App Store. As far as who’s paying for these apps, nearly half of all of Apple’s app revenue comes from users in the U.S. and Japan. Looking at both Apple’s App Store and Google Play, those countries downloading apps at the highest rate are the U.S., South Korea, and India for Google Play, and the U.S., China, and Japan for Apple’s App Store. The countries growing at the fastest rate, as far as downloads, are Russia, India, and Brazil. As far as what kinds of apps people are downloading, games continue to be No. 1 in both Google Play and Apple’s App Store. Second place in Google Play is communications followed by tools. Whereas, in Ap-

ple’s App Store, second and third place went to entertainment and photo & video. Google announced last week that it expects more than 70 million Android tablet activations by the end of 2013, which is a huge jump from the end of 2012, when Google counted nearly 10 million tablet activations. With numbers like these, app downloads will only increase. The Web giant also said that it now has 1 million apps in Google Play with more than 50 billion downloaded. Apple also has a lot of impressive numbers to tout. Earlier this month, its App Store surpassed 50 billion apps downloaded, with 900,000 programs available. Apple brags it’s paid out $10 billion to developers, testament that it pays to work with a company even as it takes a 30 percent cut of sales.

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Sonia Bien-Aime Appointed To More Fifa Committees

onia Bien-Aime of the Turks and Caicos Islands continues to score big in the international football ﬁeld. Bien-Aime, who is on her way home from Stockholm, Sweden where she attended a UEFA Women’s Development Workshop, was informed by FIFA on Thursday, 25th July, that following her appointment to the FIFA EXCo in May 2013, she has also been appointed to several new Standing Committees in addition to her current role as member of the Organizing Committee for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Organizing Committee. Sonia was appointed to the following posts: 1. Deputy Chairwoman of the Organizing Committee of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup. 2. Member of the Organizing Committee for the FIFA World Cup. 3. Member of the FIFA Women’s Committee and FIFA Women’s World Cup. She has also been given a special invitation to attend a meeting in Zurich, Switzerland of the Task Force for Anti Racism and Discrimination to be held on September 12th. The appointments come into effect immediately. In an interview with The SUN from Stockholm, Bien-Aime said: I’m overjoyed and deeply humbled by the new appointments FIFA’s President has bestowed upon me. I am extremely honored that the World’s top sports governing body values my contribution, views and opinion to the extent that they have entrusted me with such great responsibilities. This is no doubt extraordinary for me as an individual, and huge for the Turks and Caicos Islands. It makes me proud to be an ambassador for my country (within my own rights) and will do all that I can for the TCI to beneﬁt from my success.” Bien-Aime was voted into the FIFA Executive Committee in a co-opted position. Bien-Aime was welcomed into the highest ranks of soccer’s governing body on Friday, May 31 at the 63rd FIFA Congress in Mauritius. “To watch a member of our Confederation rise to a FIFA Executive Committee position is always gratifying,” said Jeffery Webb, President of CONCACAF. “However being able to witness history unfolding as someone like Sonia Bien-Aime

Sonia Bien-Aime is recognized by the global football family is unique. We want to congratulate Sonia for her career-long achievements and offer her the full support of the Confederation as she embarks on this new stage in her football career.” Bien-Aime joined the FIFA Executive Committee along with two other women: Burundi Football Association President Lydia Nseker, who is a full FIFA Executive Committee member, and Asian Football Confederation Vice President Moya Dodd, who also has co-opted status. CONCACAF.com spoke to Bien-Aime for an exclusive interview, where she shares her thoughts about this new challenge and provides insight into her professional career. Bien-Aime makes history for CONCACAF and FIFA Sonia Bien-Aime’s invitation to participate on the FIFA Executive Committee as a co-opted member -one of the ﬁrst women to take part in world football’s highest governing body - will have come as little surprise to those who know the citizen of Turks and Caicos. Everywhere she’s gone, at each step of the way in a career dedicated to the game, Bien-Aime has proven to be one who breaks down the barriers in her path. An athlete, who captained her national soccer team and represented her coun-

try in softball, Bien-Aime’s is a life touched by the beautiful game. Her distinguished career as an administrator and trustee of the game in the Caribbean began first as a member of the Executive Committee of the Turks and Caicos Football Association nearly a decade ago, two years prior to becoming the organization’s General Secretary in 2006. But well before those experiences in the board room, it was the knocks she took on the field as a centerback and midfielder for those Turks and Caicos national team sides that Bien-Aime credits for instilling the persistence and dedication needed to make it all the way from the Caribbean islands to the highest chamber of FIFA. Bien-Aime’s position as a co-opted member of the FIFA Executive Committee is yet another coup for the CONCACAF in terms of helping to revolutionize the game, making the world’s sport more inclusive. CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb is a Vice President of FIFA and Executive Committee Member, and leads the game’s charge against the scourge of racism as Chairman of the FIFA Anti-Racism and Discrimination Taskforce. Bien-Aime sees the President’s initiatives both within and beyond the Confederation’s borders as key to opening doors for CONCACAF Members in general.

“It is evident that since Jeffrey Webb became the president of CONCACAF, we have moved in leaps and bounds,” Bien-Aime said. “We went through a very trying period recently, one that no one in the Caribbean would want to see again. CONCACAF is making strides and there has been development already. It’s not going to happen overnight, it’s going to happen over time, but he’s making strides already. In CFU, which is a facility of CONCACAF, progress is being made.” Central to the efforts to further progress will be the contributions of Bien-Aime, the newest voice of the region - alongside recently elected Sunil Gulati of the United States -- on the FIFA Executive Committee. Grateful for what has been a whirlwind ride to the halls of FIFA, she now promises to continue to work for the good of the world game, without ever forgetting her roots deep in the heart of the Caribbean. “I would never have imagined, not in a million years, that I would be serving in this position, especially not at this point in my life,” she said. “I can tell you one thing for sure; it’s an opportunity that I will embrace, and I will work my hardest and I will perform to the best of my ability, because obviously I want to make a genuine contribution.”

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Usain Bolt says Delano Williams will be a super star S

ix-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has backed young British sprinter Delano Williams to become a track star of the future - if he pushes himself to the limits of his ability. Williams, 19, now competes for Great Britain after representing Turks and Caicos at junior level and is set to be at the World Championships next month in Moscow. He has linked up with Bolt’s Racers Track Club in Jamaica and, despite ﬁnishing last in the 200 metres at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games on Friday evening, Bolt believes Williams has what it takes to be among the elite. ‘He is young and has a long way to go and a lot of athletes to overtake,’ Bolt said. ‘I keep telling him that he is going to be great, though, because I can tell he is a ﬁghter, he pushes himself and he works hard. It is going to be interesting but he has a long way to go.’

Bolt starred once again in the Olympic Park over the weekend as he returned to the scene of his triple gold medal success of 2012 to win both the 100 metres and the 4x100m relay at the Anniversary Games. The 26-year-old reckons any athlete with obvious talent such as Williams, whose 200m personal best of 20.27 seconds is faster than any Briton has run in ﬁve years, must work hard to eke out every ounce of their ability to succeed. ‘He is fun,’ the Jamaican said of the teenager. ‘The few times I have been around him so far he has been cool and down to earth. He is jovial and that is a good thing. ‘It is all about what you want as an athlete. If you want it you have got to push yourself because there is a long line ahead of you. ‘But if you work and take your time to work your way up the ladder you will get there, and if he has the willpower he will get there.’

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Quality Kings are T20 Cricket champs BY MICHAEL PEREIRA

uality Kings reigns supreme in the HAB Turks and Caicos Islands Cricket Association Provo T20 Cricket League after dethroning defending champions Beaches in the ﬁnal at the Down Town Ball Bark on Sunday, July 21. Beaches won the toss and inserted Quality Kings, who then posted a respectable 188 runs for the loss of seven wickets from their allotted 20 overs. Semiﬁnal centurion, Erion Charles, top-

The Player of the Tournament Errion Charles

scored with 57 runs, which was decorated with four 4s and four 6s. Sabuton John contributed 52 runs which were punctuated with nine 4s, while Ira Baptiste added a quick 30 runs. Bowling for Beaches Damian St Ange captured three wickets for 23 runs from four overs and Hansie Zeitsman taking two wickets for 11 runs from four overs. When Beaches batted they made a spirited effort but eventually fell short and reached 167 runs for 4 wickets from 20 overs. Top Scorers were An-

thony McKnight with 32 runs and Desbourne Young with 31 runs, which comprised two 6s and three 4s. Kareem Jack chipped in with 30 runs, which had ﬁve 4s. Bowling for Quality Kings, Jeremy Jones bagged 3 wickets for 26 runs from 4 overs. The Following Awards were presented: Most Runs - Erion Charles ;Most Wickets - Walter Henry ; Player of the Tournament - Erion Charles; Runners-up – Beaches; Winners - Quality Kings

The victorious Quality Kings

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Secret of Usain Bolt’s speed unveiled

cientists say they can explain Usain Bolt’s extraordinary speed with a mathematical model. His 100m time of 9.58 seconds during the 2009 World Championships in Berlin is the current world record. They say their model explains the power and energy he had to expend to overcome drag caused by air resistance, made stronger by his frame of 6ft 5in. Writing in the European Journal of Physics, the team hope to discover what makes extraordinary athletes so fast. According to the mathematical model proposed, Bolt’s time of 9.58 seconds in Berlin was achieved by reaching a speed of 12.2 metres per second, equivalent to about 27mph. The team calculated that Bolt’s maximum power occurred when he was less than one second into the race and was only at half his maximum speed. This demonstrates the near immediate effect of drag, which is where air resistance slows moving objects. They also discovered less than 8% of the energy his muscles produced was used for motion, with the rest absorbed by drag. When comparing Bolt’s body mass, the altitude of the track and the air temperature, they found out that his drag coefﬁcient - which is a measure of the drag per unit area of mass - was actually less aerodynamic than that of the average man.

Bolt’s 2012 Olympic record of 9.63 seconds in the 100m final was not his fastest 100m sprint Jorge Hernandez of the the National Autonomous University of Mexico said: “Our calculated drag coefﬁcient highlights the outstanding ability of Bolt. He has been able to break several records despite not being as aerodynamic as a human can be. “The enormous amount of work that Bolt developed in 2009, and the amount that was absorbed by drag, is truly extraordinary. “It is so hard to break records nowadays, even by hundredths of a second, as the runners must act very powerfully against a tremendous force which increases massively with each bit of additional speed they are able to develop. “This is all because of the ‘physical barrier’ imposed by the conditions on Earth. Of course, if Bolt were to run on a planet with a much less

Barbados athletes pass dope tests

CPL opens with flair, energy and colour

ridgetown, Barbados – The inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) T20 Tournament announced itself to the world with a kaleidoscope of vibrant colours, smiling school children, beautiful dancers, screaming fans, pulsating music, fireworks and pyrotechnics that was streamed live on the Limacol CPL website and broadcast around the globe. The beauty and charisma of the Caribbean was on full display as a caravan of carnival revelers made their way around Kensington Oval in front of a sold out crowd, swaying to soca music, waving flags and celebrating the onset of the greatest party in sport. A crowd favourite was the 450 awestruck, costumed junior revellers who paraded and danced alongside 90 school children wearing the kits of the six franchise teams, as the fans waved their flags and cheered. The evening’s only moment of ceremony was the playing of the six countries’ national anthems by a steel band which elicited cheers from the very excited crowd. Highlights included the performance of the theme song “How

We Play” by soca and dancehall artistes KES and Konshens and short concerts from both Konshens and soca diva Alison Hinds who left the crowd wanting more. The striking Limacol Caribbean Premier League ‘Roots’ trophy was also unveiled by Denis O’Brien, Chairman of Digicel and Owner of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League and Dave Cameron, President of the West Indies Cricket Board who was joined by Sir Garﬁeld Sobers, LCPL Ambassador, Ajmal Khan, Founder of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League and Chairman of Verus International and LCPL CEO Damien O’Donohoe. The ceremony was followed by a very exciting ﬁrst match which saw the host team Barbados Tridents emerge victorious over the St Lucia Zouks, winning by 17 runs (169-5).

dense atmosphere, he could achieve records of fantastic proportions. “The accurate recording of Bolt’s position and speed during the race provided a splendid opportunity for us to study the effects of drag on a sprinter. “If more data become available in the future, it would be interesting to see what distinguishes one athle Bolt’s time in Berlin was the biggest increase in the record since electronic timing was introduced in 1968. John Barrow at Cambridge University who has previously analysed how Bolt could become even faster, explained that his speed came in part due his “extraordinary large stride length”, despite having such an initial slow reaction time to the starting gun. “He has lots of fast twitch muscle ﬁbres that can respond quickly, coupled with his fast stride is what gives him such an extraordinary fast time.” He said Bolt has lots of scope to break his record if he responded faster at the start, ran with a slightly stronger tail-wind and at a higher altitude, where there was less drag. Bolt’s Berlin record was won with a tail wind of only 0.9m per second, which didn’t give him “the advantage of helpful wind assistance”, he added. “You’re allowed to have a wind no greater than 2m per second to count for record purposes, so without becoming any faster he has huge scope to improve,” Prof Barrow told BBC News.

RIDGETOWN, Barbaing used as we find that dos -- Barbadian athour sportspersons have letes are not using any been willing to give performance enhancing their whereabouts. This drugs, chairman of the allows our trained dopNational Anti-Doping ing control officers to Council (NADC), Dr Adricollect urine samples an Lorde, confirmed afanytime and anywhere ter the results from all for overseas analysis,” drug tests done on local Lorde reported. track and field athletes Dr Adrian Lorde, chairman Further noting of the National Antiat the National Aththat testers visited the Doping Council (NADC). letics Championships homes, gyms, training came back negative on sites and even workWednesday. “The doping controls places of the athletes for sample colconducted by the National Anti-Dop- lection, he emphasised, “We do not ing Commission (NADC) at the meet, think the recent results mean that which was held from June 21 to 23 at there is no doping problem in Barthe National Stadium, showed no ad- bados, because we have intelligence verse analytical findings,” Lorde said, which states otherwise.” adding that he received the results In response to this phenomenon from the World Anti-Doping Agen- and to prevent additional cases, the cy’s (WADA) accredited laboratory. NADC has been conducting a series “This indicates that our locally of public outreach initiatives under based and overseas trained athletes its current UNESCO National Anare adhering to our policy of clean ti-Doping Education Project. sports and playing true,” he affirmed. These include public educaThe chairman explained that tion seminars targeting children at since 2012, the NADC had increased its schools and summer camps; workfocus on unannounced out-of-com- shops for the differently abled in the petition testing, although it still did community, and educational fora in-competition and out-of-competi- with representatives from various tion tests in various sports. sports associations as well as physi“The element of surprise is be- cal education teachers and coaches.

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