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UK TO ISSUE TCI PASSPORTS by Hayden Boyce
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urks and Caicos Islanders will have to apply to the United Kingdom for their passports from early next year; and they should brace themselves for delays and frustration in getting these important travel documents. The new policy will come into effect because the British Government, through the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), has introduced a new UK passport design with improved biometric security measures. The SUN understands that the applications for passports will have to be done locally, but all of the documentation will have to be forwarded to the UK, then the passports will be sent back to the Turks and Caicos Islands. In addition to the Turks and Caicos Islands, the new passport rules will also affect Anguilla, Ascension Islands, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, and St. Helena Islands. When contacted by The SUN, Premier Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Border Control and Immigration, Clara Gardiner, confirmed the drastic changes to the issuing of passports for Turks and Caicos Islanders, but neither of them elaborated. They directed queries to Minister of Border Control and Immigration, Hon. Donhue Gardiner, who could not be reached up to Press time. However, in his recent speech during the budget, Gardiner said TCIG would only be empowered to issue passports in emergency cases. Policy makers in the Home Office in the United Kingdom have regular consultation with the Overseas Territories and the conditions that would be categorized as an emergency will be defined by this working group, he said. Some of the British Overseas Territories (BOT) in the Caribbean, already have expressed concern about their passports being issued by the UK. In fact, if what has been reported in countries such as Cayman Islands and Bermuda is any indication, the Turks and Caicos Islands also can expect to experience some snags with their passports. A few days ago, Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin, said in a statement: “Overseas territories members are concerned about the impact on their residents who seek emergency medical travel, putting at risk in particular the very young, elderly and those who may not have valid travel documents.”
TCIFA WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT SONIA BIEN-AIME. Sonia Bien-Aime, who served
as the Football Association’s General Secretary for the last eight years, was elected President of Turks & Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) during its Annual General Meeting held at The Regent Grand Resort on Monday, July 21st 2014. Bien-Aime is the first female President of the TCIFA, the entire Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) region and one of two women to hold such a position worldwide in all FIFA 209 Member Associations. Here, Bien-Anime shares a light moment with CONCACAF President Jeffery Web. SEE PAGES 2, 24&25 FOR FULL STORY.
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Attorney General now highest paid official – Page 9
Next top cop may come from overseas – Page 13
Employers encouraged to take advantage of NHIP amnesty – Page 10
New Provo Air Centre 90 per cent complete – Page 14
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UK to issue TCI passport Continued from Page 1.
Media reports from the Cayman Islands revealed that residents who possess United Kingdom passports have already run into very lengthy delays for renewals or the issuance of new passports for children in recent months as the repatriation of passport printing has put a strain on British passport office resources. It was also reported that Caymanians who hold both British and overseas territories passports recently found
themselves stranded on the islands without any valid travel documents while awaiting the renewal of their British passports. Cayman Islands’ Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, a former Chief Immigration Officer, also spoke about the problems with the UK issuing passports. He said: “[There is a] requirement for them to send their Cayman passport, which then leaves the Caymanian with no travel documents. Everything was going fine until there was a considerable backlog
[in the British passport office] and now it’s taking many, many months for the passport to be issued and returned.” Helen Kilpatrick, the Cayman Islands Governor, recently said that Governors from across the Caribbean overseas territories have made representations to Her Majesty’s Passport Office about the practice of submitted original [overseas territories] passports to support applications for U.K. passports. In Bermuda, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy, said the new passport
rules have sparked concerns about the ability to obtain emergency travel documents locally. Fahy noted that the Immigration Department does not produce emergency travel documents but can issue a British Overseas Territory passport within a day for emergency medical travel. “The repatriating of BOTC passports back to the UK will result in serious implications for Bermuda; particularly as it relates to emergency medical travel,” he said.
Sonia Bien-Aime is first female FA president
The Turks & Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) welcomes its newest President, Sonia Bien-Amie. Bien-Aime, who served as the Football Association’s General Secretary for the last eight years – was elected President during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at The Regent Grand Resort on Monday, July 21st 2014. The Ordinary Congress saw the presence of international dignitaries: Jeffery Web, Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) President; Gordon Derrik, Caribbean Football Union (CFU) President; Captain Horace Burrell, CONCACAF Vice President and President of the Jamaica Football Association; Damian Hughes, CFU General Secretary; Bruce Blake, Cayman Islands Football Association’s First Vice President; Howard MacIntosh, FIFA Development Officer; Marco Leal, CONCACAF Director of Legal Affairs; Jason Harper, Media Officer CONCACAF and Angela Vasco, CONCACAF staffer. Also in attendance was TCI’s Deputy Governor Anya Williams, along with Bien-Amie’s family and other invited guests. On being named President, BienAime achieved a few historic firsts for women in football. She became the first female President of the TCIFA, the entire CONCACAF region and one of two women to hold such a position worldwide in all FIFA 209 Member Associations. Sonia, a former multi-sport athlete who represented the Turks & Caicos internationally in track and field, softball and as captain of the Turks & Caicos Islands Women’s National Football Team, have always had a passion for sports. However, it was after leaving the
legal field in 2006 that she turned her attention to sports administration - when she took on the role of TCIFA’s General Secretary. In her President’s acceptance speech, Bien-Aime said: “I am totally humbled by this elevation to be the President of this fast growing organization and I want to use this occasion to thank those persons who have assisted in my growth in this challenging world of football administration.” She thanked her husband Basneal, children: Ira, Dadre and Brittney; Chris Bryan, outgoing TCIFA President; Paul Slattery, First Vice President TCIFA; Oliver Smith, Second Vice President TCIFA; Candace Hanchell, President of the Women’s Football League; Paula Garland, Executive Director 2; members of the FA Executive and football clubs. Sonia said that it is her hope, that with their support, they can move the TCIFA and its development to even higher heights. Chris Bryan, outgoing President said: “After eight years as President of TCIFA and as the end of my second mandate neared, I became acutely aware that a change of Presidency would be beneficial to the Association for a number of reasons. Sonia Bien-Aime is the perfect choice as the new President. She will bring a continued stability to the running of the Association as we progress steadily with our development of football within the Turks and Caicos Islands..” Gordon Derrick, President of the Caribbean Football Union noted that it was two years ago when he spoke with Bien-Aime regarding the possibility of serving as a CFU Executive Member. Of this he said: “I wasn’t asking her or suggesting to her or encouraging her
Sonia Bien-Aime is congratulated by Jeffry Webb, President of Concacaf. for serving because she is a woman. I was encouraging her because I saw the ability and the way that she conducted herself, how she spoke, her dept of thought, her rationale and I said ‘in the era where yes we want to support and encourage female participation – which I am a full supporter of; but I am not one who believes in putting persons in a position just because’. She is not there just because she is a woman; she is there because she is a qualified woman.”
Jeffrey Webb, President of CONCACAF disclosed that when FIFA asked for nominations for female representation to the FIFA Executive Committee and asked if he had anyone to put forward, Webb said that without hesitation Bien-Aime was that person. Of this, Sonia became the first woman ever on the CONCACAF Executive Committee. “I did that because I know that her growth and her development, and what she stands for as an individual.”
WIV’s social media presence soars
Figures for Instagram and Facebook followers are a whopping 8,610 and growing Only 24 hours after the launch of its @WIVTCI account on Instagram, WIV, which is owned by Digicel, boasts the largest number of engaged followers – more than any other telecommunications operation in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The account was created at 10am on Saturday July 19th and by 10am the next day; there were over 650 followers;
which amounts to much more than the competition, in the same industry. The growth is due to the value created in each post; whether it is entertaining, informative or promotional. By Tuesday, July 22, 2014 there were 822 followers. WIV Marketing Manager, Andrew Williams, said; “At WIV, we’re all about staying connected with our customers, and social media plays a big part on how we do that. As such, we are proud that WIV’s Facebook page is also leading in followers with 7,788 likes and growing.”
NHIP Amnesty opens August 1 ends December 31 Bosses and self employed persons who are behind on their National Health Insurance Plan (NHIP) payment and therefore racked up penalties will have until the end of December to settle. However, they will be required to pay just the NHIP back payment and not accumulated penalties or interests. Last week the House of assembly passed the bill, which was brought to the House by government and piloted by Finance Minister Hon. Washington Misick. The bill received the support of the whole House, including opposition and the Governor’s Appointed Members.
The initial proposal was to have the amnesty run for three months, commencing on August 1 and end on October 31. But the opposition, led by Hon. Vaden Delroy Williams proposed that the first three months be used to negotiate the payment plan and the remainder of the time be used to payoff the sum. That amendment was accepted by the House. The amnesty makes for cancelation of accumulated penalties due to non-NHIP payment. If the client is unable to make full payment within the timeframe, the balance would automatically attract new penalties.
However, the penalties will be slashed from 10 percent to three percent going forward. The law also states that during the amnesty period, if the client is late on his/her current payment, then penalties will apply only on the current payment but will not apply to the sum owed before August 1. Revealing that some of the delinquent bosses have not made contribution since 2009, the finance minister told the House that at present there are 933 delinquent employers, and of that number 452 are business operators and 481 are self employed
persons. He said that almost $1.5 million in non-payment is owed by businesses, while almost $4.4 million is owed by self employed individuals. He said that the figures have been inflated by the penalties. And so, when they are shaved off, the monies to be owed under the amnesty would be significantly reduced. He said that when the interests are removed from the $1.4 million, the new amount would be reduced to $631,000, while after the penalties on the $4.4 million are removed the new figure would be a little under $2 million.
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Turks and Caicos post cabinet meeting statement His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, chaired the meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the Hilly Ewing Building on Providenciales. All Ministers were present except Hon. Deputy Premier.
At this meeting Cabinet: • Was given an overview of a draft Manufacturing Policy by the Premier. Cabinet took note, and agreed a public consultation on the policy will commence by the end of August; • Heard an update from the Premier on the legislative bills that would be presented to the House of Assembly before the end of December. These included: National Honours and Awards Amendment Bill; Trust Ordinance Amendment Bill, Companies Ordinance Amendment Bill, Insolvency Bill, Securities and Investment Bill, Domestic Insurance Bill, Banking Bill, Immigration Bill, National Health Insurance Amendment Bill, National Parks Amendment Bill, Crown Land Ordinance Amendment Bill, Electricity Ordinance Amendment
Bill, Child and Family Legislations, Sports Development Bill, Disaster Management Bill, Dormant Accounts Bill, Credit Union Bill, TC Invest Renewed Bill, Encouragement of Development Amendment Bill, Health Regulatory Authority Bill, West Caicos Authority Bill, Lottery and Gaming Bill; • Approved the grant of a 99 year lease to NCPAA Limited over the northern portion of North Creek (part of Parcel 10105/11,) save and except the main channel of the Creek and subject to the maintenance of a 150 feet buffer between the leased area and the banks of the creek. It also approved the grant of a license to NCPA over the southern portion of North Creek for the installation of mooring buoys and to facilitate the overall developments proposed by the Company; • Approved the extension of a License to Chukka Caribbean Adventures, for a period of 21.5 years, over a portion of Parcel 10101/24 in Grand Turk to pursue the establishment of a Canopy Challenge Course as a tourist attraction;
• Agreed to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with the proponents of Caonabo Resort & Spa to develop a mixed use hotel and resort on 67 acres of block #10503, Governor’s Beach in Grand Turk; • Noted the contents of a consultant report on TCI’s gaming industry carried out by White Brocklebank Associates. Cabinet agreed to proceed with new gaming and lottery legislation, informed by the report’s recommendations in order to develop a strong and well-regulated industry;
2. Minister of Health – August 3-20 on personal business (Minister of Border Control to act;) 3. Minister of Home Affairs - July 29-Aug 12 (Minister of Health to act July 29-Aug 2, Minister of Border Control to act Aug 2-12;) 4. Deputy Premier – July 18-31 official business (Minister of Home Affairs to act July 18-28; Minister of Health to act July 29-31), August 8-16 on personal business ( Minister of Border Control to act Aug 8-10 and Premier to act Aug 11-16;) 5. Minister of Health – August 3-20 on personal business (Minister of Border Control to act;)
• Approved stamp designs commemorating Chinese New Year, 6. Minister of Border Control and noted that future designs should highlight the Turks and Caicos – July 25-31 on personal business (Minister of GSS to act;) Islands culture; • Noted the following ministerial absences for the months of July and August:
7. Minister of GSS – August 9-14 on official business (Minister of Finance to act.)
1. Premier – July 27-Aug 10 on personal business (Minister of Finance to act;)
Further information on these matters will be provided by Ministers in due course.
DIRECTOR GRAND TURK OPERATIONS
• To provide leadership in all aspects of the Grand Turk and Salt Cay operations • To provide a high quality of management expertise in the areas of plant operations, diesel mechanical maintenance and upkeep, fuel supply and operations, and electrical and substation maintenance on the Islands of Grand Turk and Salt Cay
Main Duties
• Support the enterprise in all areas of electrical engineering and design on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Responsible to supervise and lead the T & D Design and engineering on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Responsible for the timely and cost-effective completion of line work to achieve a safe, reliable and sufficient supply of electricity on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Assist with determining the need for new equipment, tools, vehicles and materials on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Responsible to assist in annual budget preparation for Grand Turk and Salt Cay and ensure that spending is justified and within budget • Responsible for troubleshooting the electrical system for power restoration and improved reliability on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Responsible for the organization and coordination of the Customer Service activities on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Responsible for the organization and coordination of the material management activities on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Assist with capital works on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Responsible to see that the generation of electricity is performed in a safe efficient and effective manner on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Assist with developing and implementing effective maintenance and reporting programs at the generating plants on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Responsible for the coordination of fuel deliveries to ensure that there is adequate fuel supply at all times in support of the Grand Turk and Salt Cay operations. • Responsible to see that the Generation Plant is prepared to deal with hurricane season and assist with developing and implementing a plan for recovery of the plant after a hurricane. • Responsible to see that communications are maintained with Grand Turk and
Salt Cay employees through regular minuted meetings. • Be familiar with all Company policies and procedures (including those established by past practice) relating to the position and to observe and enforce compliance with these policies and procedures. • Responsible to see that statistical records required by the company are kept as well as develop and maintain reports that will keep senior management updated with activities on Grand Turk and Salt Cay. • Responsible for ensuring that the Company’s health, safety, and environmental standards are maintained as they relate to generation production, substation and electrical maintenance, and fuel and lube handling. • Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Minimum Requirements:
• A Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical and 7-10 years post qualification experience in an electric utility environment. • A post graduate degree in a related field • Minimum of 15 years in the utility business with at least 5 years in a management role • Experience substation design and transmission terminations • Experience in all aspects of the electricity utility operations including generation, T&D, protection systems, relays, and SCADA Development. • Self-motivated, solution oriented and positive in outlook • Team player
Compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications Deadline for submission of applications (inclusive of a cover letter, resume and a FortisTCI application form) is August 1, 2014 to: Dr. Kellie-Ann Evans-Hall Manager, Human Resources FortisTCI Limited P. O. Box 132, Providenciales Email address: hrapplications@ppcltd.tc or khall@fortistci.com Fax: 649-946-4532
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Delano Williams’ mom still awaits Belonger status after 31 years Her son Delano Williams has brought glory to the Turks and Caicos Islands by becoming the country’s first World Junior Athletics 100m and CARIFTA sprint champion; her daughter is an educator at the Enid Capron Primary School in Five Cays, Providenciales; one son is a government firefighter in Grand Turk, and another son, a chef at the Osprey Resort also on Grand Turk, yet Ruth “Rita” Barton, after 31 years of living in the Turks and Caicos Islands does not have TC Islander status. Barton, who is of Haitian extraction, made the declaration while given an interview to The SUN on the progress of her track and field dynamo son, who is currently attending university and training in Jamaica, where he went to high school. Barton explained that she is a naturalized citizen, but claimed that after years of trying, still not able to achieve Turks and Caicos Islander status. “This thing is bothering me. Right now I have 31 years in the Turks and Caicos Islands. I applied for my Belonger status. Before this law came, you were supposed to spend five years first after that you get your naturalization, and after that you get your passport. After I got my passport, my brother called me and say, ‘Rita’, you have another document that you should get’. “And I asked him what document was that, and he said Belonger status. I asked him how much was the cost, and he said three hundred dollars. I paid for it, did all the paperwork that government wanted. But every time that I went to check on my Belonger status, they never gave it to me. They said no refund,” Barton said. Barton told The SUN that it is frustrating to her to see individuals who applied longer after her being granted Turks and Caicos Islander Status, while hers is still in limbo with no indication as to if and when it will be granted. She said that her husband, who is Jamaican, was married to a Turks and Caicos Islander who became deceased before she met him. She described him as God-sent, since he took in her and her four children and cared for them as though they were his owned, until they were able to branch off on their own. Barton said her husband should have received his Turks and Caicos Islander status through the previous union, and because of her association with him, should have benefited, but she said that it is not clear as to his status. She lamented that the treatment being meted out to her, adding that it becomes more painful to know that her son, Delano Williams, has done so much for the Turks and Caicos Islands in his short athletics career. Williams, through his sponsor Nike, outfitted the
entire Turks and Caicos Islands Track and Field team to the 2014 CARIFTA Championships held in Martinique over the Easter weekend. He also launched the Delano Williams foundation to support athletes’ development throughout the Caribbean. “It is a burden for me because other people came behind me and they gave it (Turks and Caicos Islander) to them. I have proof of that, but they don’t give it to me. “This is not right; this is not fair to me. I have a son who is making history for the Turks and Caicos, and for them to do me like this, it is wrong. “I, myself is making a contribution to the Turks and Caicos Islands. I am a beautician, I am a chef, I am also a waitress and bartender. When I left my country the first place I came was here, and I stayed here through the good times and through the bad times. I love Turks and Caicos because Turks and Caicos has done good for me, and I am thankful for that,” she said. However, she is expressing the hope that her three decades of residing in this county and making significant contributions will count for something.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE 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, Regent House West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 1st August 2014: Title 60707/115 & 116, Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: JN Overseas Investment Limited This property consists of 1.29 acres. The property comprises a concrete industrial building with a total floor area of approximately 15,750 square feet. The building provides eleven units which were previously used as office/storage/brewery units with two bathroom facilities. Part of the property is currently leased. The development has been constructed over the entire property in a “U” shaped configuration; parking is on asphalt surfaced driveway and circulation areas. There are front boundary walls, loading dock areas and ramps. The existing lease expires 31st July 2014 but is subject to renewal by the Lessee at its sole option. Any and all potential bidders will be required to produce one (1) valid form of identification 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.)
Ruth Barton, Delano Williams’ mother.
Kimo Tynes graduates with Masters in International Communications Kimo Tynes, of the Turks and Caicos Islands, received his Masters in International Communications and Development from City University London (CUL), a part of the University of London on July 14th, 2014. After completing his research in January, the official ceremony marked the end of postgraduate studies for this Turks and Caicos Islander. The focus of his dissertation was examining the communication and development challenges of small developing countries, focusing on the Turks and Caicos Islands. Tynes, a former public relations executive with the TCI Tourist Board now permanently resides in London. “Thanks you to my family & close friends for their support,” Tynes said.
MCKNIGHTS Attorneys at Law
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
First Caribbean 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 property outside the offices of: MCKNIGHTS Attorneys at Law, 46 Salt Mills Plaza, Grace Bay, Providenciales 10:00 am Thursday, 14 August, 2014 Registered Title: 60003/92 North West & North Central Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Registered Proprietor: WendyAnn Steer Property: 0.25 ac. The property is located in Belgrave Gardens, Phase one of the Priton affordable homes residential estate. The . property supports a Model A which comprises a three bedroom, two bathrooms with open plan kitchen/living/ dining area built in or around 2008. Access is gained via paved road network which serves the sub-division leading to Millennium Highway. A reserve price will be fixed. A 10% deposit will be required after successful bid.
Terms and Conditions of Sale by Auction are available on request from MCKNIGHTS (649) 941 2330/cell: (649) 331 7250/email: peter@mcknights.tc
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NHIB should cover work permit holders during renewals
If statements made in the House of Assembly by Minister for Border Control and Labour Hon. Don-Hue Gardiner is anything to go by, then the National Health Insurance Board (NHIB) could be in breach of law governing the coverage of work permit holders. A number of work permit holders have complained that during the period of work permit renewals, they have been advised when they visit the doctor for medical examination for work permit renewal purposes that they are not covered under the National Health Insurance Plan (NHIP) and so they would have to pay their medical bills in full. And when they checked with the NHIB to find out the reason they are not covered, they said they are told that it has to do with their work permit being up for renewal, and until the work document is renewed they will not be covered. At the same time, our investigations revealed that contributions are still being pulled from their salaries and forwarded to the NHIB, which does not refuse the funds. Some of the persons claimed that after their work permits have been renewed and contact is made with the NHIB, they were told that they have to visit its office to re-register in order to reactivate their plan. But speaking in the House of Assembly on Wednesday (July 16th, 2014), and reiterated it again on Thursday (July 17th), Minister Gardiner said that under the law, unless a work permit holder has exhausted all avenues of having his or her work permit renewed but denied the work permit is valid. “Once an application for a work permit is submitted for renewal before that
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Minister of Border Control and Labour Hon. Don-Hue Gardiner, left, and Member of Parliament for Blue Hills Hon. Goldray Ewing, at right. work permit would have expired, the law deems that work permit to be valid until 30 days after the Immigration Board would have notified him that the application was refused,” Minister Gardiner said. He added: “If he appeals within that 30 days, then that’s extended until he receives notification from the appeal’s tribunal that the appeal has been refused. And even if that takes a year or two years, the law is that until the final determination of the application, that the work permit is valid. That is the law as it is today.”
Meanwhile, Member of Parliament for the Blue Hills Constituency Hon. Goldray Ewing, who weighed in on the matter, declared that his understanding is that NHIB does not collect contributions from work permit holders during times of renewal, which he said put the work permit holder in arrears whenever the work permit is renewed. This is said, should be addressed by the authorities. “During that time the work permit holder is denied health care and their contribution is denied; I don’t think that is a fair position for them to be in,” Ewing said.
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Attorney General is now highest paid Government official Attorney General Rhondalee Brathwaite-Knowles recently received a pay increase that is more than Premier Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing’s salary, making her the highest-paid Civil Servant in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Attorney General’s shocking pay increase came up for querying during the committee stage of the 2014/2015 budget debate in the House of Assembly last week, and the opposition is not happy. During the scrutinizing of budget in the Committee of Supply, Opposition Leader Hon. Sharlene CartwrightRobinson raised the question as to why there was an approximately $25,000 raise in the Attorney General’s salary. The raise is effectively $2,083 per month more or $481 per month more, jumping from $125,000 to $150,000. Cartwright-Robinson asked whether or not the increase to bring her in line with former attorneys general. But in response, the attorney general said that former attorneys general were paid $125,000 but she did not get the allowances they got. These allowances, The SUN understands largely included housing, and according to Cartwright-Robinson, were never meant to be a salary. But
Opposition Leader Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson Cartwright-Robinson believes that the attorney general should not be getting some of those allowances, especially housing, since she living in her own home unlike her predecessors, who were given rented living quarters. “We are effectively paying her to live in her own house as the AGs before were not pocketing rents but were paying these out in expenses,” she said.
Cartwright-Robinson noted that with the bump in salary, the Attorney General is now the highest paid local public official in the Turks and Caicos Islands. “She is now paid more than the Deputy Governor, who is responsible for the entire Public Service and is still at $125,000, and the Premier too. I am surprised that any Government would agree to do this. She is on the same level as the Governor and is therefore the highest paid local in the Public Attorney General Hon. Service,” Cartwright-Robinson pointed Rhondalee Brathwaite-Knowles out. Cartwright-Robinson also pointed effect to the pay and regarding exercise out to The SUN that since some of and if they can do this for the AG, this the responsibilities that the Attorney shows they can phase in other salaries. General Office one had have been But then imagine how many weekly recently transferred to the office of the paid people could have been hired.” Director of Public Prosecution, there The premier makes $140,000 per should not have been a bumped up in annum; the deputy premier takes salary to that extent. home $126,000; each minister is paid “Remember, former AGs had the $113,400; the speaker of the House functions that the DPP’s Office has collects $75,000 a year; the deputy now, so it is again unfair on this speaker gets $3,000 less that speaker principle. Whilst she has responsibility – $72,000; the leader of the opposition for land related matters, she also has a is paid $75,000 a year; each elected Deputy. Will be interesting to see what member is $70,000, the same as the that individual is paid,” Cartwright- appointed members. Every House Robinson said. member gets $100 telephone allowance She added” The Public Service is and all elected members get $1,200 waiting for the Government to give constituency allowance.
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Immigration Officers promoted The Ministry of Border Control and Labour, along with the Immigration Department would like to extend congratulations to those Assistant Immigration Officers who successfully passed the Internal Promotional Examination and have now being confirmed to the post of Immigration Officers The Members and Staff of the Immigration Department would like to wish those officers much success with their transition in their new positions within the department. Officers promoted are: Kimberley Williams, Shantella Robinson, Teren Smith, Deandrea Dames, Vanessa Brooks, Leandra Garland, Claude Lightbourne, Kikford Gardiner. Bjorn Griffith and Demardo Clare.
Some of the promoted officers line up for a group shot.
Opposition encourages employers to take advantage of NHIP amnesty The opposition People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) is encouraging employers to take advantage of the National Health Insurance Amnesty Program. In a press release, the PDM said it has been calling on the Government for relief for residents and businesses in this country for nearly two years. “The PDM said it knew of businesses that were buckling under the heavy tax regime of the current Administration resulting on many occasions with persons having to choose between equally important obligations and for this reason it welcomes the National Health Insurance Amnesty Bill,” the release said. The PDM said that ruring their contribution, members of the Opposi-
tion stood to reaffirm its party’s position and stood in support of this form of relief. However, the Leader of the Opposition during her contribution called for a greater level of responsibility and prioritization among those who will benefit, citing that there are many who continued to sacrifice to meet this legal obligation and may feel slighted. However, she encouraged persons to avail themselves of the opportunity and to do everything to not fall back into arrears. The press release noted that during the Committee stage of the Bill, the Opposition members moved two amendments that it deemed crucial. The Hon Delroy Williams, representative for Wheeland called for a longer period for payments to be made
as the months during which the Amnesty fell (August 1 – October 31, 2014) has always been the slowest months for economic activity and this coupled with readying children for school may cause difficulty for those who wish to take advantage of the amnesty. According to the PDM statement, this amendment saw an extension for payments until December 31, 2014 whilst the amnesty period will remain from August 1 – October 31, 2014. “This means that residents must appear and make arrangements for full payment or to agree a payment plan during the Amnesty period but all payments must be made by December 31, 2014.The PDM wishes to encourage persons to go in as early as possible as the earlier the arrangements are made,
the more instalments can be arranged in a payment plan option,” the PDM release stated. The press release continued: “The second crucial amendment was moved by the Hon Leader of the Opposition who proposed to have benefits reinstated once a plan is entered into and obligations are met. This means that those who avail themselves of the Amnesty will be able to access health benefits once their payments are made in full or kept current. This Hon Cartwright Robinson felt was a further incentive for those who have become delinquent to want to bring current their status and to also alleviate the stress and hardship that many face when ill and unable to afford the fee for non-registrants of the Health Plan.”
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Four Digicel customers win 40-inch flat screen TVs
Four Digicel customers each walked away with a 40-inch flat screen television after being declared winners from promotions held by that telecoms company during the months of June and July. The winners were St. Juste Natilien, Scott Hinson, Jusue Rojas and Daisly Handfield. Natilien, who won by topping up his phone on a regular basis, said that he was elated when learned he was the winner. “All I have got to say is thanks to Digicel for giving me that opportunity for getting this gift from them, and they are doing a wonderful job and I hope they keep it up. I won by putting minutes on my account every week,” Natilien said. Hinson, an employee at the Somerset Resort, said he had only become a Digicel customer three weeks prior to winning the television. He said that the company changed over its telecommunications system to Digicel and he followed suit. He said that the gift came at the perfect time, since he was thinking of buying a new television. The Digicel television winners, from left – St. Juste Natilien, Daisy Handfield, Scott Hinson and Josue Rohas. He said that he won the prize by purchasing a Galaxy S4 smart phone. Rojas won by participating in the is why I switched. Since I have been a on Tuesday (July 15, 2014) and she “It’s great for me to win something World Cup Trivia promotion. He said customer of Digicel, it is great,” Rojas said, ‘congratulations’. I was like, ‘what like this, and I need a new TV – perfect that he was a customer of another said. are you congratulating me for?’ And she timing. I purchased a Galaxy S4. I have network but switched because he Meanwhile, Handfield, who said, ‘you won a flat screen TV’. I asked only been a customer for three weeks. realized that Digicel offers superior purchased a phone, said that the her if she had the right person, and she I have been on island for a little over service. win came as a surprise for her, since said, ‘yeah, you won a flat screen TV’,” 10 years, and I signed up because the “I participated in the Trivia Texting winning was the farthest thing from Handfield recounted. Somerset went with Digicel, and I about the World Cup, and it is great to her mind when she was purchasing a The presentation took place at the thought I would go with Digicel too, win the 40-inch flat screen TV. I have handset. Digicel Flagship store at Graceway representing the Somerset,” he said. “I feel good, I wasn’t expecting it. It House along the Leeward Highway in been a customer for about four years now. They offer a great service and that caught me by surprise. Ava called me Providenciales.
Gertrude Forbes wins a Samsung S5 from LIME
Gertrude Forbes, left, receives her brand new Samsung S5 from LIME’s Zekeya Hall.
HEAD OF CIVIL LITIGATION
An experienced Civil Litigator is required for a firm based in Providenciales. The successful candidate must have at least 15 years experience and must demonstrate experience and knowledge of having dealt independently with all matters relating to civil practice, litigation and employment law dispute resolution. Must have excellent communication skills, both written and oral and be capable of production of documents and forms as required. Must have vehicle and driving license. The applicant must be able to work overtime when required. References will be required. Remuneration based on experience. Applications must be submitted no later than Monday July 28 2014 to:
Employment Department F Corporate & Management Services Limited Tel 649-339-6275 Fax 649-333-7777
Mrs. Gertrude Forbes walked away as the winner of a brand new Samsung S5 from LIME in a recently held promotion. Customers participated in the promotion by texting “Samsung” to 4946. The winner was randomly drawn from all the entries of those who participated. Mrs. Forbes commented, “Wow! This is such a surprise.” She continued, “When I got the call,
my first words were ‘Did I win something?’ I was joking but I was pleased when I learned that I did in fact win a Samsung phone.” She thanked LIME and encouraged the company to continue with these efforts for customers. Marketing Manager, Rachel Harvey said, “These promotions aim to give back to customers. The prizes are useful and it is always good to see the smiles from those who win.”
Londolozi Ltd. is inviting applications for the following positions:
RESTURANT SERVER/RUNNERS Are you a highly energetic, food service oriented individual looking for a challenging, great paying position? The Beach House (dba Londolozi Ltd.) seeks your service. We are looking to immediately fill the positions of food server/runner. ******Previous experience is a must.
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 2nd, 2014 Belongers need only apply.
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Government pledges support for Sonia Bien-Aime organization internationally. “She has worked her way up the Turks and Caicos Islands ranks of football in the Turks and leaders have pledged to do Caicos, and not only in the Turks everything in their powers and Caicos, but has worked her to ensure that newly-elected way up within the ranks of FIFA. President of the Turks and Caicos And to now stand as president Islands Football Association, of the Turks and Caicos Islands Sonia Bien-Aime gets the support Football Association as well as that she needs do further develop FIFA, where she is the one who helps to make decisions such as football throughout the country. Premier Hon. Dr. Rufus who host Word Cup or not, is a Ewing and Deputy Governor Her big deal,” the premier said. The premier added: “With her Excellency Anya Williams made the disclosure while attending commitment, drive, passion and the inauguration party for the spirit that bring other countries country’s first female football and people to love her, it can only boss at her residence in Long Bay go well for the future of football on Monday night (July 21, 2014). in Turks and Caicos, to take it Premier Ewing, while internationally.” For her part, Deputy Governor acknowledging that there is a great deal of work to be done to Williams said has developed a get the wider Turks and Caicos reciprocal support mechanism Islands to accept football as a with the new TCIFA Football significant sport, and that Bien- President, and so, she could Aime is one of the key significant not miss her inauguration. And players, said his government is so, she pledges to lend all the support she can to her. up to the task. And for someone, a woman “We have to promote her with every opportunity we get and put of the soil, to be able to make it her on a pedestal where she is as far as she has, even with the supposed to be, and so that they FIFA executive body, and so on, can understand the power and is a phenomenal achievement. “Professionally, there are significance that she has and her level of responsibility in Turks things that she wants to and Caicos as well as in the FIFA do. She has plans regarding
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substantiating the league, and she is looking at (the construction) of a football stadium. There are certain things that the government can do to rally behind her and to support. And she has had discussions with the government already, and there are certain things that are in the pipeline to support her programme,” the deputy governor said. She said that Bien-Aime is also working with the sports department to develop a football curriculum, which is geared towards creating a football base in learning institutions. Deputy Governor Williams described Bien-Aime as a trailblazer because of the work that she has done and the commitment and her ethics in what she does. “Whenever she leaves the Turks and Caicos Islands and goes elsewhere she is an ambassador for the TCI, even by her own right, just by the fact that she is mentioning our name. And there is so much that she has done for Turks and Caicos, and I think that we should rally around her and show her love and support as well,” Governor Williams said.
Her Excellency Deputy Governor Anya Williams.
Provo Water Company Limited is seeking a Qualified Chartered Engineer to fill the position of Head of Engineering. Position Summary The Head of Engineering Department of Provo Water Company shall manage, supervise and oversee the over-all technical operation of the company’s water distribution system including but not limited to the development of piping structural plans and the subsequent implementation thereof. This includes the following duties and responsibilities:
Description of Duties • Designing of overall water distribution schemes and associated structures such as pumping stations, pipe works and earthworks where necessary. • Formulations of technical policies governing operational procedures in the building, renovation and expansion of the water distribution infrastructures and the proper utilization of material resources; • Development and maintenance of standards and practices for water installation and engineering practices within the company; • Transacts and negotiates with consulting engineers, government departments, others utilities, contractors and suppliers on works required by the company or as solicited by any government or private entity for the best interest of PWC; • Organizes work activities within the engineering department and delegate task among engineering staff in accordance with the level of importance and priorities as required in the distribution and maintenance; • Set up and maintain a data base that will consolidate all generated technical and administrative data from the engineering and distribution that will serve as primary source of information and reference in PWC’s future undertakings; • Carry out and implement all other activities for the engineering department as mandated and required by the Managing Director which includes among others the following: • Design of capital works, preparation of drawings and contract documents • Provision of standard specification for all material requirement in the distribution works • Implement health and safety, safe working procedures within the engineering and distribution department • Gathers data of meter readings for use in the billing and technical analysis • Conducts investigative and analysis works arising from technical complaints • Carry out land surveys for distribution requirement or in drawing out quotations • Coordinates main testing, flushing and sterilization function • Formulates leak detection plans and activities
• Updates the mainlaying programmes • Prepares reports and technical information as required by the Managing Director • Attends meeting and seminar for the furtherance and upliftment of engineering operation • Supervises and controls all other technical activities as delegated by the Managing Director.
Performs all other delegated functions from the Managing Director that is in line with engineering works and in consonance with the existing rules, policies and standards of Provo Water Company.
Education Successful applicant requires an accredited bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. A post-graduate degree in civil engineering or water related field is preferred. Relevant professional qualification is required.
Desired Experience Applicant must have 7 to 10 years of progressive civil engineering experience, including previous supervisory duties. Experience in water supply utility environment is a must. Candidate should have a strong analytical background with a proven record of achievement.
Salary Salary starts at $63,000 p.a. plus benefits
Deadline
All applications (inclusive of cover letter, CV & copies of qualifications) must be submitted by 8th August 2014 to: Managing Director PO Box 39 Provo Water Company Limited Grace Bay Road Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands provowater@tciway.tc Only applicants selected for an interview will be notified.
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Next police commissioner could come from overseas
The next police commissioner of police that will succeed the current top cop Canadian Colin Farquhar when his contract comes to end on March 31, 2015, could come from beyond our borders, The SUN has learnt. A police source said that the rank and file of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force was informed through a correspondence from the Commissioner of Police a few days ago. According to the source, the correspondence notified the members of the force that next year when the post for a new commissioner police becomes available, it will open to applicants within the TCI, the wider Caribbean and internationally. The source said that the news has not gone down well with a number of members of the force, especially some of those considered to be in the pecking order for the top crime-fighting position.
When contacted through email, Commissioner of Police Colin Farquar confirmed his departure next year and also the move to advertise the position overseas. The commissioner also forwarded to The SUN a copy of the correspondence circulated to the police force regarding his departure and process to select his replacement. Although the post becomes vacant at the end of the first quarter next year, Farquar notified the officers that the position would be advertised in the coming days. The correspondence reads: “Please be advised that the TCIG will be advertising the RTCIPF commissioner of police position in the upcoming days. As you are aware, my present contract ends on 31 March 2015. Although it may seem early to advertise, it is prudent. These selection processes can sometimes become protracted. The advertisement
will be widely circulated in the Caribbean region and internationally. “This message is meant for your awareness but, it is also a request to remain focused and to continue the initiatives and advancements of the force, which will ultimately improve our service to the many communities of the Turks and Caicos Islands.” Some members of the force, who flatly disagree with the move, said that it is unfair to have persons coming from overseas into the top job when there are persons here that can readily do the job on day one. Some members of the force argue that the decision to open the application process to foreign nationals flies in the face of the succession planning mechanism that commissioner Farquar talks about on a regular basis. At a recent news conference, where Commissioner Farquar was asked to comment on his
succession plan, he pointed to other members of the top brass that were sitting at the table with him. And it is against that backdrop that some in the rank and file said they do not understand the reasoning behind the authorities making the application process open to individuals beyond our borders. “I believe that the application process for a new commissioner should not be opened to the region and the wider world for the fact that new broom only sweeps clean but old broom knows where the dirt is. When you give a local police the job, he can start by hitting the ground running because he knows the problem areas and where resources should be channeled and also where measures he needs to put in place and for how long, to address the problem, because he understands the dynamics of the TCI and its people,” the source said.
Small hotels and businesses get marketing tips from the experts Participants from 13 of Providenciales’ small hotels and businesses are now better equipped to market their products and services due to training received during a five-day workshop entitled “Marketing Techniques for Small Businesses” conducted by TCHTA in association with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services (CTCS). The workshop which took place from July 14th to 18th at Ports of Call Resort
was funded by the Caribbean Development Bank and facilitated by Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services Network’s subject matter expert Monette Collymore and focused on areas like methodology for developing a marketing strategy; main sources of marketing portals and costs and benefits; brand development and new trends in brand management; and the development of a marketing action plan. It also provided participants with guidance on effective
marketing through social media, and gaining market share through marketing. TCHTA’s Executive Director Stacy Cox commended Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services (CTCS) for providing its members with such a needed workshop. “The workshop was well received by the participants with all leaving with a better understanding as to how to ad-
equately and effectively promote and market their services and products to maximise sales. Both TCHTA and CDB recognise the importance of small hotels and businesses within the tourism industry given their significant contribution to the social and economic development of TCI’s economy and TCHTA is therefore eager to work with CTCS as they continue to build the capacity of small hotels and businesses to improve business performance,” she said.
T&C Refreshments Ltd Department: SALES TITLE: VENDING TECHNICIAN REPORTS TO: VENDING SUPERVISOR FUNCTION
Blue Haven Resort is inviting applications for the following line positions: CASHIER/CLERKS
Must have excellent customer service skills, must have strong leadership skills, be able to multi-task. Very mature with strong writing and oral communication skills. Work schedule for this position is flexible.
ROOM ATTENDANTS
To ensure the cleanliness and orderliness of the assigned guestroom, work areas and equipment. Must be able to push and pull carts weighing up to 150lbs and be able to climb flights of stairs several times daily.
LABOURERS
To assist in maintaining the buildings, of the resort. Must be able to lift 50lbs, bend, stand for long periods of time and must be able to push and pull carts weighing up to 250lbs. Be able to lift 50lbs, bend and stand for long periods of time. Must be able to speak English and understand instructions. Must be in excellent health.
Perform refrigeration, electrical instillation, and air-condition functions to ensure efficient management of all market equipment.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assist with maintaining fountain and vending equipment • Collect water samples every three months and carry out microbiological tests • Execute sanitation process of all syrup lines every three months • Perform calibration exercise every month • Execute weekly Preventative Maintenance checks • Place marketing equipment (fountain dispensing & Vending Machines) • Assist with maintenance of marketing equipment in the market place. • Participate in special events involving coca-cola marketing equipment. • Perform other duties as requested
COMPETENCY
Education/Experience • High school Diploma • A Valid Driver’s License • Minimum of two years experience with equipment repair (coolers, vending machines, refrigerant equipment preferred)
SKILLS
GARDENERS
To assist in, maintaining the grounds of the resort. Duties to include: removal of trash, weeding, mowing, planting, pruning, watering and application of chemicals. Must be of good character. Be able to lift 50lbs, bend and stand for long periods of time. Must be able to speak English and understand instructions. Previous experience is a must. Must be in excellent health. Salary for these positions will commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Please Submit Applications to: cgibbons@wihl.com A copy should also be submitted to the TCI Labour Department. Submissions to be no later than August 9th, 2014 Belongers need only apply.
• Analytical skills • Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) • Ability to lift, push and pull a minimum of 40lbs repeatedly • Working with mechanical systems (e.g., knowing mechanical concepts, troubleshooting and repairing appliances, performing basic circuits, fuses and electrical components, operating hand tools and power tools, etc.) • Working with electrical systems (e.g., understanding flow, wring, outlets, etc.) • Working with moving equipment 9e.g., forklifts hand trucks/dolly, etc.)
Salary: commensurate with experience
Submit applications and resume by August 11th, 2014 T & C Refreshments Ltd., 10 Parade Avenue, Downtown Providenciales 649-941-3917
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New multi-million dollar Provo Air Centre FBO 90 per cent complete
The new multimillion Provo Air Centre private terminal building is 90 percent complete according to project manager Andryell Misick of AND Construction, in an interview with The SUN last week. “Right now we are approximately 98 percent complete,” Misick said. “We have already started interior works. This is a fast track project – we only have ten and a half months to complete it. We are scheduled to complete it by the end of October early November.” He said that on completion, the new Provo Air Centre will be the crown jewel of FBOs across the Caribbean. “It is a huge upgrade from the facility that Provo Air Centre uses now, which is affiliated with Inter-Caribbean and Lyndon Gardiner,” Misick pointed out. He said the two-storey facility will be operated on a keycard access basis. The first floor of the building will be equipped with: • a fight planning room, equipped with the latest gadgets for tracking; • a server room, which houses the technological controls; • VIP arrival section; • a pilot’s lounge; • pilot’s quiet room; • concierge service desk;
The new multimillion dollar Provo Air Centre building in an advance stage. • a regulate departure lounge; • private departure lounge equipped with computer and television; • full catered kitchen; • desks and offices for customs and immigration officers who normally stationed at the facility; • a high tech security room; • a small gift shop; • a Beaches themed Kids Club Room; and • courtyard. The second floor, according to the project manager, will house two conference rooms, an office for the owner – Lyndon Gardiner, an officer for the CEO Debbie Aharon and a secretary.
Misick noted that wireless internet will be available through-out the building. There will also be stations for cell phone charging. A buggy service for the disabled and older clients will also be part of the service experience. The facility, Misick said, will also provide easy access for taxi pickup, adding that surveillance cameras will be installed throughout the building. “Pretty much, the building is designed around the atrium and the courtyard. This will be a wellplanted area with nice mahogany and EP finishes. All the finishes in this building is really high specs,” Misick said, noting that most of the flooring will be marble finishes. He said also that the FBO will be outfitted with solar panels, which he said will not take place in the first phase.
“But obviously the owner is really conscious about the effects that it will have on the environment and also the cost to fun the facility like this as well. This is going to be a green building, which a lot of the clientele would appreciate,” he said. He said that the existing Provo Air Centre hanger will make way for a 23,000 square-foot ramp for parking plane and jets, saying that the facility design is based on the jet sizes. That part of the job project, according to Misick, is to be done under phase two, which he said is to begin in less than two weeks. The said work on the property will intensify in the coming weeks, and so the project is looking to boost employment. “On average we have about 20 to 30 guys employed daily on the site. But we are going to be boosting our crew up a bit more in the near future,” he said.
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Applications must be submitted no later than Monday July 28 2014 to: Employment Department F Corporate & Management Services Limited Tel 649-339-6275 Fax 649-333-7777
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Lord Ashcroft asks British Government about debt relief for Turks and Caicos Islands by Hayden Boyce
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Lord Ashcroft has asked the British Government about debt relief for the Turks and Caicos Islands, and he continues to raise questions about the controversial $260million loan guarantee, according to official documents from the House of Lords. On Monday July 21st, Lord Ashcroft, who is an influential figure and significant landowner and developer in the Turks and Caicos Islands, asked Her Majesty’s Government whether there are any proposals to give debt relief to the Turks and Caicos Islands; and if not, why not. In response to his question, Baroness Warsi, stated: “There are no proposals for the UK to give debt relief to the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The Turks and Caicos Islands are not in receipt of a loan from the British Government. In 2011, the UK provided a loan guarantee worth up to $260 million in response to the Territory’s governance and economic crisis. The British Government expects the Turks and Caicos Islands government to finance its borrowing independently and on an affordable and sustainable basis from the end of 2015/16 without a UK guarantee.” The 68-year-old Lord Ashcroft also asked Her Majesty’s Government wheth-
The Senior Minister of State, Deer there are any proposals to use the sinking fund balance under the Turks partment for Communities and Local and Caicos Islands debt obligations to Government & Foreign and Commonpay down, to pay off or to buy back exist- wealth Office (Baroness Warsi) replied: “The Turks and Caicos Islands and other ing debt to reduce interest charges. Baroness Warsi replied: “The British Overseas Territories are small, UK and Turks and Caicos Islands open and dynamic economies that offer governments have agreed a framework opportunities for investment and trade. for management of public finances that UK Ministers and Territory leaders have includes principles of good financial agreed, through the Joint Ministerial management as well as the debt ceilings. Council last year, an ambitious practical Key requirements are that net debt is agenda to support our shared vision for less than 110 per cent of revenue by the the Territories as vibrant and flourishing end of the financial year 2015/16 and less communities, proudly retaining aspects than 80 per cent of revenue by the end of of British identity and generating opporthe financial year 2018/19, and that debt tunities for their people. service is less than 10 per cent of annual This agenda includes working togethoperating revenue and liquid assets at er to promote trade and investment opleast 25 per cent of annual operating portunities in the Territories, to deliver revenue.” on the G8 tax and transparency agenda, She added: “The Turks and Caicos Is- and to maintain high standards of govlands government has run a surplus for ernance and rule of law. The EU has the last two years and continues to be on recently agreed improved market access track to meet the provisions of the agreed for Territory services and UK Trade and framework document. In accordance Investment (UKTI) have opened their with the Turks and Caicos Islands leg- overseas market introduction service to islation, surpluses are paid into a Sink- Territory companies.” Baroness Warsi added that the British ing Fund. The Sinking Fund may only be used for the purposes of paying down Government is committed to continuing debt. However, how the debt is repaid to build a strong partnership with the is ultimately a delegated matter for the Turks and Caicos Islands government to help them develop their economy. Turks and Caicos Islands government.” Lord Ashcroft also asked Her Maj- Since 2008, she said, the UK has esty’s Government what steps are being supported far reaching reform, including taken to promote economic growth in the strengthening of economic governance and the management of public finances, Turks and Caicos Islands.
and provided a loan guarantee worth up to $260 million. “The UK agreed to proposals for the redevelopment of passenger facilities at Providenciales International Airport. The redevelopment should increase its capacity and improve the customer experience. It is expected to be completed later this year. The Government is continuing to support reform in the Turks and Caicos Islands, including through a Technical Assistance programme supporting capacity building work across a number of Ministries (budget of £1.5 million in financial year 2014-15),” she added. Lord Ashcroft again asked the British Government why they will not place in the Library of the House, the bond document of the loan that they have guaranteed for the Turks and Caicos Islands, as it is a document that is freely available to commercial investors. Baroness Northover said the publication of the requested document is a matter for the TCI Government. When the question about the loan document was previously asked, Baroness Northover said the TCI Government issued US$170 million of bonds in 2011 under the terms of an Offering Memorandum that was guaranteed by DFID and it would not be appropriate for her Majesty’s Government to place a Turks and Caicos Islands Government document in the Library of the House.
IMMEDIATE OPENING Manager of Travel Industry Sales Regent Palms Turks and Caicos is a 72-suite luxury resort, which features elegantly appointed luxury rooms, with one, two and three bedroom suites. World class amenities include a 25,000 square foot spa, banquet facilities and two signature restaurants. The Manger of Travel Industry Sales is a key part of our U. S. based sales team, responsible for group and leisure sales. Requirements: • Post secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Strong written and verbal skills with documented responsibility for promotions, sales and marketing. • 5-7 yrs in luxury travel/hospitality sales, with established relationships with top luxury wholesalers, travel agents, incentive houses, and meeting planners • Must have experience selling luxury Caribbean properties and understand wholesalers, FIT and high-end travel agency professionals. • Must understand sales metrics and reporting • Must be able and willing to work all days and shift Duties Include: • Analyzing sales and marketing statistics to determine profitability of sold business and opportunities within target markets • Negotiating and closing contracts, with approval of Director of Sales and Marketing, with key customers • Creating 100% guest satisfaction and delivery of Regent experience • Communicating sales and guest information to departments as appropriate • Identify potential customers, initiate contract, and make sales call • Conduct on-site tour sales presentation in accordance with brand standards Starting salary $40,000- 60,000 per annum not including service charge
Public Area Attendant Requirements: • Ability to work with heavy cleaning machinery. • Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts Duties include: • Ensuring that standards of cleanliness and organization are met at all times in
assigned areas. • Responsibility for care and maintenance of all equipment and machinery • Restock linens and amenities on carts • Run needed items to guest floors • Assist housekeepers as required Starting salary $5.25 not including service charge
Junior Sous Chef Requirements: • Minimum 5 years culinary experience in a full service, fine dining establishment as Sous Chef • Post secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Post secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Must have strong knowledge of kitchen inventory and ordering process, staffing, expediting and ability to supervise the staff and kitchen operations under the direction of the Executive Chef • Excellent culinary technique and ability to work the line during all meal periods • Exceptional customer service orientation, complying with company service culture • Must be willing and able to work all days and shifts Duties Include: • Recruit and select qualified candidates, provide training and communication performance expectations • Coordinate the inventory, purchasing and disbursement of all supplies with the purchasing manager • Inspect and ensures the proper set up and readiness of each item on menus • Supervise daily food preparation for assigned areas. • Ensure that the level of quality, portion control, and plate presentation is adhered to consistently • Work closely with staff to exceed guest expectations • Maintain product consistency by conducting inspecting or seasonings, portion and appearance of food Starting salary $20,000.00 per annum, not including service charge.
Interested applicants should apply to Regent Palms, Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday, and bring along an updated resume, or by emailing your resume to marjorie.dorsett@regenthotels.com, no later than end of day Friday, August 1st, 2014
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An experiment on racism in TCI and the DPP’s office by Jonathan Forbes Let’s see what you conclude after reading the following two paragraphs, published recently on Bloomberg’s Business Week: “A Caribbean-based lawyer charged in a sting operation pleaded guilty to helping launder what he was told were proceeds of a bank fraud designed to hide $2 million from U.S. tax officials, according to the Justice Department. Patrick Poulin, 41, appeared today in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder monetary instruments.” “Agents met with one of Poulin’s partners in Turks and Caicos, with Poulin on the phone, according to the indictment. The lawyers set up an offshore foundation called Zero Exposure Inc. Agents later wired $200,000 to Poulin’s firm, and he wired it to a Cayman account, according to the indictment.” The local police and DPP’s office were likely aware in February of Poulin charge, and now almost five months later, they must be aware of his guilty plea. Does the U.S. Justice Department now need to do their jobs for them? Are they specialists in pretending there is no big white elephant in the room? Wasn’t Poulin’s white TCI resident partner in
the room with the U.S. officers when they were discussing their scheme? While the criminal justice system in the United States leaves much to be desired, that operation, compared with the slovenly, slow, expensive, and racist approach to policing and prosecutions of Belongers by the SIPT and the DPP’s office is a contrast in efficiency. After five years and tens of millions of dollars in public funding, living it up at five star beachfront resorts, it is unimaginable that the SIPT could have undertaken such a swift, clean, and inexpensive operation. It is also unlikely, in the absence of a prolonged moral spanking from the local press, that the TCI’s criminal justice system would indict a white professional. Many expatriates get defensive when you point out the obvious racism, but my theory is that much of the lethargy in prosecuting white expatriate professionals is to maintain the myth that it is Belonger politicians and professionals in the TCI who are mired in corruption, and to the limited extent that white professionals have to be dragged in, the explanation is that they were otherwise impeccable persons that were either coerced into offering bribes to Belongers in a “pay to play” environment, or that they knew nothing of the corruption they facilitated.
Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of Trainee Chef required for a busy hospital and café kitchen. • 40 hours per week. Salary from $6.50 per hour dependant on experience • Candidates much have previous experience in an industrial kitchen environment • Hours required 5 days working out of every 7. Shift pattern changes weekly and includes early and late shifts. *Latest shift finishing at 8p.m. • Belongers/PRC holders need only apply
Interested candidates please email kbartholomew@interhealthcanada.tc or forward resume to: Karen Bartholomew Head of Soft Services P.O. Box 1044, 16 Hospital Road Providenciales Tel: 649 941 2800 Fax: 649 946 4178
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The former explanation is Padgett’s song and dance routine, choreographed by the SIPT and accepted hook line and sinker by Judge Harrison, setting Padgett scot-free. The latter is the benefit of doubt that is generally given to white professionals. At first glance there is a problem with this theory, which is the two white attorneys the SIPT recently strung up in a vulgar public display. If you look closer at that, however, you will see that the complaint against those individuals went back to a matter that was completed almost a decade ago, and before charges were brought there were prolonged complaints from the press about the failure of the local criminal justice system to act. It was only after those complaints developed traction that the SIPT, not the DPP’s office, stepped outside its mandate to prosecute the individuals, in an effort to rehabilitate a growing image of its prosecution as racist. Those arrests also echo an incident a few years ago where a white drunken police officer killed a young Haitian girl who was walking on the side of the road, and where he too was only charged after prolonged complaints from the local press. On examination the exception with the two white attorneys, in fact, is no exception at all. It in fact supports the point. As for this experiment, after reading the abstracts from the Business Week article how many readers feel that the TCI’s authorities are ostridges with their heads in a hole, still pretending and automatically giving white professionals the benefit of doubt, a privilege that is not equally extended to black professionals? The DPP’s office seems comfortable
assuming, even in a sting, that U.S. police posing as ‘clients’ do not tell white professionals what they are up to, and that even when it is proven that they did, it is only limited to those professionals who confess, not their partners who are in the same room. What do you think would be their conclusions if there were two black professionals that were target of the sting? My guess is that the real reason for the heads in the hole is because it would undermine and expose as a farce the argument that in order to have clean and transparent Government we need white expatriate faces at the head of most of TCI’s institutions. Sticking together, and playing deaf dumb and blind to each other’s abuses is how a handful of white plantation owners controlled more than ten times as many slaves. Whatever the reason it certainly helps the foot dragging that two of the heads in the hole are white Commissioner of Police (and Canadian) Colin Farqhuar and white DPP (and Canadian) JoAnn Meloche. Whatever spin you wish to put on it, there is obvious racism and cultural bias, and an assumption that black Belongers are generally criminals, and that they generally confide in each other about their criminal misdeeds, even when the suggestion is farcical and strains credibility. The SIPT and DPP have made those assumptions when there is absolutely no basis for believing them, and in other cases they have strung up professional Belongers on charges for the flimsiest of transactions. Excuse my bluntness, but clearly the opposite presumption extends to the white folks.
Maxovonno wins Scotiabank promo for June
Congratualtions to Mr Maxovonno Thomas, who is the recipient of Scotiabank Summer-Blast SALE-ATHON for June 2014. Maxovonno is the recipient a Gift Certificate for IGA valued at $300. Please contact your nearest Scotiabank branch for information on Mr Maxovonno Thomas receives his certificate how you can be entered to win for the from Personal Banking Officer of Scotiabank (Turks & Caicos ) Ltd., Lorniqua Gardiner. month of July and August.
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British Caribbean Bank is looking for applicants to fill the role of Supervisor – Credit. Interested parties should possess: - At least 10 years banking experience; - Professional qualifications in the field Banking or Finance; - Experience in Retail Banking, Operations, Commercial Lending, Relationship Management and Computer Literacy Contact: PO Box270, 101 Governor’s Road, Leeward, Providenciales Belongers need only apply
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Immigration among scores of bills Government wants passed this year the Dormant Accounts The latter part of Bill. 2014 will be an overly “As you know, the busy legislative period government has passed for the Turks and Caicos in a previous cabinet Islands government, meeting the legislative which will be seeking to agenda that outlines push through more than the legislative timetable 20 legislations, including based on the government Immigration, which is priority for policy and perennial political and legislation development, social hot potato. and we saw it fit to even Premier for the Turks tighten that particular and Caicos Islands Hon. agenda during the next Dr. Rufus Ewing made six month’s timeframe the declaration while whereby we outline speaking at a news specifically what conference on Thursday legislations we will be (July 24, 2014) at the Premier Hon. Rufus Ewing bringing to the house of Premier’s Office on assembly between now and Providenciales. The House of Assembly, the premier the end of December,” the Premier said. The other Bills that government said, will get to debate the first draft of bills when it reconvenes in the third plans to take to the House before yearweek of August, and the Immigration end are: Trust Ordinance Amendment Bill will be among the first set to be Bill, Companies Ordinance Amendment Bill, Insolvency Bill, Securities and debated. The other bills that will make it to Investment Bill, Domestic Insurance the House in the first batch, according Bill, Banking Bill, National Health to the Premier, are: the Disaster Insurance Amendment Bill, National Management Bill; the National Parks Amendment Bill, Crown Land Honours and Awards Amendment Bill; Ordinance Amendment Bill, Electricity the Not-for-profit Amendment Bill; and Ordinance Amendment Bill, Child
and Family Legislations, Sports expatriates desirous of becoming Development Bill, Credit Union Bill, TC Turks and Caicos Islands citizens were Invest Renewed Bill, Encouragement of made to wait five years after arrival, Development Amendment Bill, Health and if qualify, granted a Permanence Regulatory Authority Bill, West Caicos Residency Certificate (PRC) status. Authority Bill, and the Lottery and Five years later they could apply for Belonger status, which was renamed Gaming Bill. Premier Ewing told the news “Turks and Caicos Islander Status”. That law was however changed and conference that his government would like to have all the bills passed before now dictates that expatriates wait 10 years before granted PRC, and outside the end of the calendar year. “We would hope that by the time we of marriage, no chance of being granted go through the first, second and third Turks and Caicos Islander Status. It is reading that they would be passed, and not clear if any changes would be made it is our intention for them to be passed,” to those laws, since they were developed from local feedbacks after a series of he said. The issue of Immigration in the town hall meetings by the Interim Turks and Caicos Islands is a sore Administration. It is unclear also if the new bill sticking point, especially over the last ten years, which saw the Turks and will seek to address the situation of Caicos Islands experienced a population countless young people born in the TCI boom, which was due to buoyant to expatriate parents, and though been through the school system, have no economic conditions. One of the recommendations made by legal status. The sorest of all points that the bill the Sir Robin Auld-staged commission of in inquiry in 2009 was for the voting may seek to address is the frequency Franchise to be widened to include with which impoverished Haitians pack work permit and PRC holders. However, themselves into rickety boats to escape there was a blowback by Turks and arid economic conditions in Haiti. For Caicos Islanders, subsequently forcing the most part, Turks and Caicos Islands Government have been forced to fund the British to back down. Prior to the 2010 Constitution, those repatriation trips.
Director, Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance • To ensure sound maintenance of the enterprise’s overall risk and compliance management and benchmarking practices in order to drive management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction. • To ensure that the internal audit activities fulfils the specific and general purposes and responsibilities approved by the management and the board through efficient and effective employment of resources and conformance to the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
Main Duties
• Directing the identification and evaluation of the organisation’s audit risk areas and overseeing the development of the annual audit plan. • Assessing the adequacy of staff resources and expertise in relation to the annual audit plan and recommending enhancements where necessary. • Directing internal audit staff in the planning, organising, directing, and monitoring of internal audit operations; including assisting in hiring, training, and professional development, evaluating staff, and taking corrective actions to address performance problems. • Directing the overall performance of audit procedures; including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analysing evidence, and documenting FTCI processes and procedures. • Directing the audit staff in conducting interviews, reviewing documents; and • To developing and administering surveys composing summary memos, and preparing working papers. • Directing the audit staff in the identification, development, and documentation of audit issues, and recommendations; • Communicating the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and oral presentations to management and the board of directors. • Developing and maintaining productive staff, management, and board relationships through individual contacts and group meetings. • Pursuing professional development opportunities, including internal and external training and professional association memberships, and sharing information gained with co-workers. • Representing internal auditing at management and board meetings and with external organisations; • Perform related work as assigned by the audit committee of the Board of Directors. • Benchmarking audit work processes and promoting continuous process
improvement. • Implement appropriate risk reporting procedure to senior management. • Present risks and opportunities regularly to the Executive management team, as they relate to the 5 year strategic business plan. • Continue to monitor and maintain FTCI comprehensive ERM programme, and to provide management with tools and methodology to integrate risk management with the strategy development process. • Ensure that FTCI is compliant to applicable laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures and contractual obligations. • Other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Minimum Requirements: • Must have a Bachelor of Science with a degree or major in Accountancy or a Master’s Degree equivalent. • Must be a CPA or CA or ACCA and CIA, a CISA. • Must have at least 8-15 years managerial experience. • Must have extensive managerial experience with one of the big 4 auditing firms. • Must possess excellent team playing and leadership abilities • Must possess extensive working knowledge in the application of the fundamentals of financial management, internal controls, benchmarking and analysis, auditing, cost accounting, program evaluation and business reengineering techniques. • Must possess working knowledge of MS Office software programs, including MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and various databases. • Must possess working knowledge of ERP systems. Compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications Deadline for submission of applications (inclusive of a cover letter, resume and a FortisTCI application form) is August 1, 2014 to: Dr. Kellie-Ann Evans-Hall Manager, Human Resources FortisTCI Limited, P. O. Box 132, Providenciales Email address: hrapplications@ppcltd.tc or khall@fortistci.com Fax: 649-946-4532
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NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION TCI Bank (In Liquidation) Unit F203 Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands hereby gives notice of its intention to sell by Public Auction the following properties pursuant to its power of sale as registered Chargee under the Registered Land Ordinance of the Turks and Caicos Islands. 1. 60900/280 LEEWARD GOING THROUGH, PROVIDENCIALES, LEEWARD HIGHWAY Go-Kart track and arcade/game room facility, detached storage building with adjoining male & female restrooms, fuel storage tank, surfaced car park and boundary fencing. The property is located adjacent to Provo Miniature Golf Course on 1.07 acres. Registered Proprietor: David Earle Been 2. 60503/325 BLUE HILLS & STAMERS RUN, PROVIDENCIALES, #15 ROCKY ROAD Two story building with 8 self-contained residential units. The ground level supports 3x1 bedroom and 2x1 bedroom apartment units with open kitchen, living area and bathroom. Upper level has 1x2 bedroom apartment and 3x1 bedroom apartments with open kitchen, living area and bathroom.0.34 acre. Registered Proprietor: Michael Saunders 3. 60900/282 LEEWARD GOING THROUGH, PROVIDENCIALES, LEEWARD HIGHWAY Single story residential house with open plan kitchen, living/dining area, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, laundry closet and two storage closets. There is an open covered porch to the front and a timber deck to the rear on 0.33 acre Registered Proprietor: Paul Michael Jenkins and Sandy Candice Jenkins 4. 61107/85 LONG BAY HILLS, PROVIDENCIALES Two partially complete 2x2 bedroom, two bathroom detached residential homes. The north property is without kitchen and bathroom fittings, part of the floor tiles or appliances. The south property is similar with no floor tiles. Both properties have been vacant for some time and require attention. Each dwelling approximately 1,254 sq. ft. of internal space plus covered decks. External works include septic tanks and one partially complete swimming pool on 0.98 acre. Registered Proprietor: John Williams 5. 60503/167 BLUE HILLS & STAMERS RUN, PROVIDENCIALES The development comprises six one bedroom apartments with bathroom and open kitchen/living areas and utility closet. There is also a retaining boundary wall to the rear of the property and covered terrace and balcony with railings to the front on 0.70 acre. Registered Proprietor: Susan Capron
7. 60713/70 & 71 CHESHIRE HALL AND RICHMOND HILL, PROVIDENCIALES, LEEWARD HIGHWAY Two-storey Chapel building with perimeter wall and landscaping on1.10 acres and 1.427acres respectively. Registered Proprietor: Abundant Life Ministries International Ltd. 8. 61108/28 LONG BAY HILLS, PROVIDENCIALES Residential building parcel consisting of undulating and uncleared land located on the marl surfaced Blue Water Road, five lots from the junction with Long Bay Highway on the south east side of the road. Frontage onto Long Bay Highway. Parcel slopes significantly from south east to north west with highest part fronting the Long Bay Highway. Power will require connecting from Blue Water Road and Long Bay Highway. On 1.009 acre. Registered Proprietor: Coleta Alexander Williams III & Chiquita Francine Williams 9. 10404/188 EAST SUBURBS, GRAND TURK, CHURCH FOLLY Large 20,950 sq.ft. commercial premise including six self contained units. The Supermarket, (CEE’s Department Store), comprises open reception area, display area, male & female bathrooms, loading dock,an office area and restaurant/kitchen. There are five adjoining self-contained units, open concept configured to the occupier’s specification. Two units are occupied, two are vacant and the other facilitates male & female common restrooms on 2.00 acres. Registered Proprietor: Mary Maureen Williams and Carlis Othneil Williams 10. 60715/188 CHESHIRE HALL & RICHMOND HILL, PROVIDENCIALES, BUTTERFLY CLOSE, DISCOVERY BAY (i) Two-storey building which consists of a ground level one bedroom apartment and an adjoining above ground cistern. Two bedroom, two bathroom unit on the upper level with wrapped around timber decks. (ii) A new building has ground level 2x2 bedroom apartments with bath and open kitchen/dining/living area. Upper level comprises the main accommodation with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, powder room, three-walk-in closets and open concept living/dining/kitchen area on 0.56 acre. Registered Proprietor: Bennett Stubbs
6. 60713/69 CHESHIRE HALL & RICHMOND HILL, PROVIDENCIALES, LEEWARD HIGHWAY Two-storey school (Whole Gospel Christian Academy) development on 1.336 acres. Registered Proprietor: Abundant Life Ministries International Ltd.
The auction will be held at the offices of TCI Bank (In Liquidation), Unit F203 Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, at 10 o’clock in the morning on Wednesday, 13th August, 2014. A reserve price will be fixed on all parcels. A deposit of 10% is due immediately upon all accepted bids. For further information contact Eunice Sands, 941-7502, email e.sands@kikivarakis.com.
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Presents its 2014 Plenary Session and Strategic Meeting
Maximising Stakeholders’ Value - Focusing on Education
“Can we develop economically without developing our educational institutions and culture?”
“Education as an Agent of Economic Development in a Global Economy.”
Dr. Adrian Augier His Excellency Peter Beckingham Dr. Carlton Mills
“Aligning Education with Social and Economic Development in the TCI.” - A Perspective
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Beaches Turks and caicos Resort & Spa 10 a.m. — 1 p.m. RSVP: tsimons@fortistci.com Or dkrzanowski@fortistci.com
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Newly-elected President of the TCIFA, Sonia Bien-Aime (third from left) share in a family photo.
Oliver Smith, Executive Member of the TCIFA.
Christopher Bryan, Immediate Past President of the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association, making his address at the AGM.
From left – Lillian Boyce, Hilary Higgs, Sonia Bien-Aime, Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment Hon. Amanda Missick and Shirley Huntutler
From left – Jason Harper, (Concacaf Media Officer) Marco Leal (FIFA’s Legal representative), Damian Hughes (CFU Cayman Islands Football Association), Captain Horace Burrell (Concacaf VP and President of the Jamaica Footbal elected President of the TCIFA) , Jeffery Webb (Concacaf President), Gordon Derrick (President of the Caribbean F the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association) and Howard McIntosh (FIFA Development Officer and member of t
Sonia Bien-A creates footb history in T
History was created in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday (July 21, 2014) when the Turks and Caicos Football Association elected its first ever female president in Sonia Bien-Aime. Bien-Aime, who is also the first woman from female from the Turks and Caicos Islands to be appointed to the FIFA Executive, is only the second woman in the world to head a local football association. The event was attended by President for the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association of Football (Concacaf) Jeffrey Webb; Gordon Derrick, President of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and Concacaf Vice President Captain Horace Burrell. The AGM was followed by an inauguration party, which was held at Bien-Aime’s residence in Long Bay, Providenciales. The following are highlights of the event.
Jeffrey Webb, president for the Confederation of North, President of the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Asso Football Union Gordon Derrick.
Executive members of the TCIFA: (from left) Alvin Parker, Norman Hamilton, Candace Hanchell, Paula Garland, Sonia Bien-Aime, Chris Bryan- immediate past president, Tamara Hall, Paul Slattery and Oliver Smith.
Margrette Lemaire – Second Haitian Consular to the TCI and President of the Jamaica Football Federation Captain Horace Burrell.
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From left – Courtney Robinson, Sonia Bien-Aime and Claire Parrish.
U General Secretary) , Bruce Blake (VP for ll Federation), Sonia Bien-Aime (newlyFootball Union and General Secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation).
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Her Excellency Deputy Governor Anya Williams (left) was on hand at the AGM and the inauguration party to support Sonia Bien-Aime’s ascendancy to the TCIFA’s top job.
Basneal Bien-Aime (forefront) is driven to tears after being praised by wife and new president of the TCIFA Sonia BienAime.
, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) accepts an insignia from the newly-elected ociation, Sonia Bien-Aime, while congratulating at the same time. Looking on is President of the Caribbean
CACAF Legal Director Marco Leal addresses the meeting. At right ce President Horace Burell.
Sonia Bien-Aime (centre) new TCIFA Football Boss share lens with Editor-in-Chief for The SUN Hayden Boyce and wife, Lillian Boyce.
Paul Slattery, Member of the TCIFA Executive Committee.
From left – sisters Cynthia Fulford, Sonia Bien-Aime and Adela Fulford.
Barbara Williams, Lofton Ellis and Diandra Mills.
From left – Tamell Seymour Basneal Bien-Aime and Emilo Seymour.
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William Shatner writes damning review of Facebook’s new celebrity app
William Shatner, the Canadian actor, musician and pop culture legend most famous for playing Captain Kirk in Star Trek, has written a lengthy, unfavourable review of Facebook’s new Mentions app. Shatner took to his Tumblr, Shatner Speaks, to post his thoughts on an app, which Facebook says “makes it easy for public figures to talk with their fans and each other on the go”. Shatner isn’t too keen. In an in-depth analysis spread over five chapters, the actor compared the Mentions app with Facebook’s other app, Pages, which anybody who has a
Facebook page can download. Mentions, as Shatner notes, is available only to verified accounts. He wasn’t a fan of having to follow other celebrities in order to get started on Mentions, writing: “I think that is a big flaw in the set up. If this app is for celebrities then why force them to follow another celebrity in order to set up this app?”. He was unimpressed when the app suggested he follow George Takei. Notifications infuriated him: “Turn off notifications because if you post something your phone spends the next hour sending you notifications of every
person who makes a comment.” The postings section of the Pages app is “sexier” than that of Mentions, he notes. However, he does praise Mentions for showing a “form of insights with groupings of numbers of statistics in a chronological manner.” So that’s something. Shatner’s overall opinion? “I’m not quite sure why Facebook released this app for ‘celebrities’. It seems to be ill conceived. I will probably use it to post to my Facebook when I’m on my phone but it doesn’t allow for mail or William Shatner. Did we Mention he’s not groups. I will continue to use my regular very happy? Facebook App as well as the Pages app.”
Peaches Geldof died of heroin overdose, inquest rules Peaches Geldof died of a heroin overdose, a coroner has ruled. The TV presenter had been a heroin addict and took the No hiding it now: Zoe sported a noticeable baby bump on Saturday substitute drug methadone for while promoting Guardians Of The Galaxy in LA. two-and-a-half years before her death, the inquest heard. A police search found 6.9g of heroin in her house but there was no indication she had planned to take her own life. Her husband, musician Tom Cohen, told the hearing in Gravesend the 25-year-old had started using the drug again in February this year. He had witnessed her flushing drugs she had hidden in their loft down the toilet, but was not aware She allegedly plans on having a ‘big family’ with of any other drugs in the house The inquiry has heard heroin is “likely” to have played a role in her death. husband Marco Perego. until they were found by police. And it appears Zoe Saldana will get her wish. In his evidence, the musician After a toxicology report was and sealed syringes, alcohol wipes The 36-year-old actress allegedly is pregnant with said his wife had taken weekly issued in May, the police launched and cotton buds.” twins, reports E! Online. drugs tests since seeking treatment a criminal inquiry “into the supply Police also found a pair of An insider told the website: ‘She’s thrilled!’ for her addiction two years ago. of drugs” in connection with her knotted black tights under Geldof’s Zoe is reported to be three months pregnant, and Although she had informed him death. No arrests have been made body and two other pairs of tights she’s been catching attention on the red carpet of late they were clear, Mr Cohen said he so far. with knots in them elsewhere in as her figure has shown signs of a pregnant belly, now believed Geldof had been lying Det Ch Insp Paul Fotheringham, the property, along with a number sparking rumours that she is expecting. about the tests. who led the investigation, said of burnt spoons. ‘Zoe is about three months pregnant,’ a source Mr Cohen, who married Geldof “importation quality” heroin with The syringe containing the fatal told Us Weekly. ‘But she will only announce the news in 2012, found his wife slumped on a purity of 61% - “far exceeding” dose was discovered in a cardboard when she’s ready.’ the bed at their home in Wrotham the 26% purity usually found at box next to the bed, which also While another source told Us that she and her in Kent on 7 April after becoming street level - was found in a black contained sweets. artist husband, 35, cannot wait to be parents. concerned when she failed to cloth bag inside a cupboard over a Forensic scientist Emma ‘Zoe has always wanted a big family,’ the insider answer the phone. Harris, who had been involved bedroom door. claimed. ‘And Marco’s on board too!’ He had been away for the “The black bag also contained 34 in examining the body, said: Meanwhile Zoe recently opened up about her weekend with the elder of their medical syringes, some were with “Tolerance to heroin... appears to relationship with Marco with Marie Claire: ‘I don’t two sons, Astala, leaving Geldof at needles and some without, some be lost fairly rapidly when users do the ABCs. home with their 11-month old son, were sealed in original packaging cease to use the drug, and deaths ‘I do what my heart says, what my heart feels. Phaedra. and some contained traces of a commonly occur in people who So from the moment I met my husband, we were She was pronounced dead at brown coloured residue,” he said. have previously been tolerant and together. We knew.’ the scene. “There were also 45 packaged have returned to using heroin.”
Zoe Saldana is ‘pregnant with twins’
Pregnant Alyssa Milano promotes her new graphic novel
She’s shown no signs of cutting down her busy schedule despite her pregnancy. And Alyssa Milano looked happy and relaxed as she promoted her new graphic novel at the Barnes & Noble Tribeca book store in New York City last week Tuesday. The 41-year-old actress donned a lacy, red floral top over her baby bump, teamed with a pair of clinging leather trousers.
The stunning brunette not only promoted her new book Hacktivist, but also signed copies for fans at the store. Hacktivist is a graphic novel which is billed as “a fast-paced, ripped-fromthe-headlines tech thriller from the mind of Alyssa Milano.” For the project she collaborated with artist Marcus To and writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. She is also currently starring on
the second season of the ABC series Mistresses, in which she plays lawyer Savannah Davis. Alyssa is also now gearing up for her hosting gig on the upcoming season of Lifetime’s Project Runway: All Stars. In May, she announced in a touching video that she was expecting a daughter. The former Who’s The Boss star already has a two-year-old son Milo with her husband David Bugliari.
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Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy slams upcoming biopic Cissy Houston, 80, is not happy about Lifetime’s upcoming biopic about her late daughter. Whitney Houston’s mother spoke to Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday and begged the network and anyone else listening to “please let her rest.” “Lifetime has chosen to go ahead with the movie about Whitney in spite of my family’s objections,” she told ET in a statement. “No one connected with this movie knew Whitney or anything about her relationship with Bobby.” She continued, “In the two years since Whitney’s death, many people have stepped forward to speak about their close relationship with her. I find it difficult to believe people who knew and supposedly loved her would participate in a movie about her done by folks who didn’t know her. We are exhausted by the continuing misinformation and comments offered by people who did not know her. Please, please let her rest.” The new movie will feature Yaya DaCosta as Whitney Houston and will be directed by Angela Bassett. Entertainment Weekly reported earlier this month that shooting for the film has begun and the movie will focus on the singer’s relationship with Bobby Brown. Houston died in 2012 at 48 years old.
Singer Ray J
Ray J accused of grabbing woman’s breast
Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston are seen on Sept. 30, 2010 in New York City.
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ trailer hits all the right spots
The mommy porn that shook the world had its trailer debut on the “Today” show Thursday, as “50 Shades of Grey” stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson introduced scenes from the film, which opens Valentine’s Day. British director Sam TaylorJohnson – an artist who garnered polite reviews for her only previous film, 2009’s John Lennon biopic “Nowhere Boy” – seems to have hit all the beats fans were expecting in her adaptation of the first of E.L. James’ bestselling S&M romances.
The trailer starts with Anastasia Steele (Johnson) arriving at billionaire Christian Grey’s (Dornan) spotless skyscraper office to conduct an interview. The movie looks about what fans would expect. After all the casting mystery, Dornan’s brooding mystique seems to be calculatedly cool. Johnson’s mousy look recalls Maggie Gyllenhaal’s early scenes in the similarlythemed “Secretary.” What we see of the bedroom scenes seems ripped from bodice-rippers.
Singer Ray J’s legal woes have taken a new turn, as he now faces accusations of grabbing a woman’s breast during an alleged disturbance at a Beverly Hills hotel. The 33-year-old had initially been accused of making ‘incidental’ contact with a female patron’s bottom at the Regent Beverly Wilshire hotel on May 30. But, according to TMZ, ‘new evidence’ has been brought forward, alleging that he grabbed a bosom in front of witnesses during the disruption. According to the website, the former Moesha star got into an altercation at the upscale establishment’s Side Bar, and was subsequently thrown out. He allegedly became aggressive in the valet area and hotel security made a citizen’s arrest Officers with the Beverly Hills Police Department took him into custody and Ray J allegedly spat on an officer, which prompted the battery charge. The singer, who is infamous for starring in a sex tape with Kim Kardashian, also allegedly kicked out a window of a police car after he was handcuffed. Ray J earlier told TMZ he kicked out the window because he was claustrophobic. Prosecutors charged him with four counts of resisting arrest, three counts of assault and battery, two counts of vandalism and one count of sexual battery. Ray J is the brother of 35-year-old singer and actress Brandy Norwood.
Singer Adele wins damages over paparazzi photos of son
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during private, recreational time unconnected with professional or public engagements. They represent a clear infringement of our client’s right to privacy.” Ms Afia also stated it was Adele and Konecki’s view that “these images were of routine, everyday family occasions which the paparazzi has no right to intrude upon, profit from and file away in picture libraries for future reference and use”. Regarding the payout, Ms Afia confirmed the couple would be “holding the damages on trust”. She added they would “continue
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Corbis Images UK Limited, trading as Splash News and Picture Agency, made them available for publishing in the English press. Adele’s solicitor, Jenny Afia, told the High Court in London that the singer was emphatic that her son was not and must never be public property. “It is a matter of profound sadness that many of his milestone moments, such as his first family outing and his first trip to playgroup, were photographed and published worldwide expressly against his family’s wishes,” said Ms Afia. “These images were taken
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Lawyers for Adele’s two-year-old son, Angelo Adkins, have accepted a five-figure sum in damages to settle a privacy case over paparazzi photos. Adele and her partner, Simon Konecki, brought the case against photo agency Corbis Images UK Limited over pictures of the child’s “milestone moments”. The agency has agreed to pay damages and legal costs and has, in addition, agreed not to use the photos again. The photos of Angelo with the singer were taken in June and November 2013.
to do all they can to protect Angelo’s rights in relation to the paparazzi, including taking legal action where necessary”. “They will also continue efforts to improve the laws relating to paparazzi and children generally, building on the successful campaign Adele helped fund in California resulting in far stricter harassment laws.” Ms Afia also said legal firm Schillings had been in contact with the freelance photographers who took the shots to explain that legal action would be taken if they photographed Angelo Adkins again in this way.
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Caribbean hopes to become first region to end AIDS
MELBOURNE, Australia – Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas of St Kitts Nevis said the Caribbean aspires to become the first region in the world to end AIDS. “We did this for polio and smallpox in the late 1980s and can do so for AIDS,” Douglas told delegates at the 20th International AIDS Conference in Australia. The St Kitts Nevis Prime Minister, who has responsibility for health matters within the quasi cabinet of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), said the need to create viable partnerships aimed at sustainable development can be achieved through international cooperation and partnerships of various kinds. “In the case of the Caribbean, this is not only limited to North-South relations but also embraces SouthSouth Cooperation...for the Caribbean we have learnt the need to create indigenous regional structures rooted in the integration process that link community efforts with leadership at the highest political level,” he said. Concerning the treatment of HIV, Douglas said this remains one of the most inspiring achievements in global health history. “Since 2001, the number of people receiving HIV treatment in low-and middle-income countries has risen from a mere handful to more than 12 million in early 2014. These advances are saving lives, with the number of AIDS-related deaths falling by 30 per cent from 2005 to 2012 worldwide,” he explained. Douglas also pointed to the need for AIDS to be positioned within the broad context of health, poverty and equality. “Let it be our clarion call resonating at Small Island Developing State (SIDS) at the UN General Assembly, in every region and every country. Let us acknowledge that we have made much progress but AIDS is far from over. Let us continue to advocate for AIDS to be
Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas of St Kitts Nevis: We did this for polio and smallpox in the late 1980s and can do so for AIDS. retained in the post-2015 development requirement for getting to zero discrimination as the ultimate goal of agenda. He told participants there is need to human development. “I mention this mainly because sustain and reconfigure the unfinished Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) we in the Caribbean have identified within the post 2015 Sustainable the elements of ‘justice for all’ as our overarching inclusive strategy,” he said. Development Goals (SDGs). He said the recent Caricom Heads “The progress in attaining the international targets in the of Government conference deferred MDGs among SIDS shows marked the Justice for All Declaration to improvements over the past decade. make provision for more national However, the recently released gap consultations. The 20th International AIDS analysis undertaken by UNAIDS demonstrates, at least for the Caribbean, Conference opened on Sunday with the need for more robust financing Michel Sidibé, the executive director of models based on shared responsibility, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS accelerated and affordable treatment (UNAIDS) calling for an end to AIDS by regimens and accenting the elimination 2030. Sidibé has urged world leaders to of HIV related sigma,” he said. Douglas stressed that achieving “stop the hypocrisy and promote sexual justice for all should be a fundamental and reproductive health and rights.”
Jamaica confirms food shortages on several items KINGSTON, Jamaica – The protracted crippling dry spell across Jamaica has led to a shortage of several food items based on an assessment completed by the Ministry of Agriculture. Donovan Stanberry, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry said the vegetables that are hard to come by include carrots, lettuce, tomatoes and onions. According to Stanberry this was “somewhat inevitable, due to the length and severity of the drought” and has suggested that in light of the current shortage of some produce, consumers might have
to consider food substitutes as a “preserving and recovering the crops in drought stricken areas,” short-term measure. He however disclosed that no but also to expand production in application has been received for areas across the country “which permits to import agricultural are getting adequate supply of produce and has attributed this rainfall,” said Stanberry. On Monday, Jamaica’s Water to the high cost of some imported Robert Pickersgill, items, and the fact that the Minister tourism sector, which is the largest warned Jamaicans to brace for the consumer of vegetables in Jamaica, worst as the dry spell continues. Last week, the National Water is currently in its off-peak season. Meanwhile, the Agriculture Commission (NWC) reported that Ministry is pursuing strategies to levels at the two main catchment ease the impact of the dry spell on facilities in the Corporate Area have dwindled to about one agricultural production. This drought mitigation month’s supply and the situation is strategy is aimed, not only at deteriorating daily.
Regional HIV/AIDS fight to benefit from USAID US$500m global fund MELBOURNE, Australia – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently announced that over US$500 million will be allocated for new efforts to achieve an aids-free generation in the Caribbean and other countries around the World. The new programmes will support implementation of the blueprint for the US President Barak Obama’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), USAID said. Announced at the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) here, USAID said the investments illustrate how it is supporting the next phase of PEPFAR, and the global HIV and AIDS response. “With this substantial investment, USAID and PEPFAR are better able to sustain a lasting impact in the global fight against HIV and AIDS,” said USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health Ariel PablosMéndez. “By strengthening high impact interventions, engaging key populations, and supporting the capacity of local partners and host country governments, we know that it is possible to accelerate the end of this epidemic and realize the promise of an AIDS-free generation,” he added. USAID said the awards include US$250 million that will be implemented over five years for strengthening the impact interventions for an AIDS-Free Generation (AIDSFree). It said the award also comprises USAID’s Linkages Across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES), a US$73 million award that will also be implemented over five years.
Haiti Prime Minister raises profile PORT-AU-PRINCE – For a man who says he’s not a presidential candidate, Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is campaigning like one. From visiting a remote central Haiti village with United Nations head Ban Ki-moon to stumping at a Haitian diaspora town hall in North Miami, Lamothe last week was everywhere a candidate needs to be – although the start of the 2015 Haitian presidential race is more than a year away. “That is how prime ministers run,” said Robert Fatton, a University of Virginia politics professor and Haiti expert. “That is not a Haitian thing. This is politics.” Lamothe, 41, the tech savvy businessmanturned-politician, insists that he’s not a candidate. “This is part of my job; what I am doing as prime minister, it is to govern; it is to manage,” Lamothe said.
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Trinidad journalist Bassant returns home despite death threats PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Investigative journalist Mark Bassant of Trinidad and Tobago has returned to home despite the continued existence of a threat against his life. Bassant told the International Press Institute (IPI) that he made the tough decision to leave his country in May after he received a number of confirmed threats. He said although the case is still being investigated, he made the even-tougher decision to return home and continue to expose issues of public interest, such as alleged corruption within government agencies and criminal activities taking place in the twin-island nation. “I decided to come to Trinidad because I did not want them to win, I wanted to take back my life and do what
I do best for the people of Trinidad and Trinidad in order to ensure his safety. Addressing the threats against him Tobago and the Caribbean”, said Bassant, a senior reporter for the Caribbean earlier in the year, Bassant told IPI that “the investigation is still ongoing” and Communications Network in Trinidad. On May 22, Bassant released a up to Wednesday he had not received video through the media stating that he further updates from authorities on any had received a call earlier that month possible leads into his case. Meanwhile the IPI’s Press Freedom from what he called “a very reliable underworld source” advising that Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean Vanessa I. Garnica called criminal entities wanted to harm him. Later in the week following the on authorities to continue pursuing the initial threat, Bassant said, he met with investigation. “We urge authorities in Trinidad another source who confirmed face-toand Tobago to fully investigate the face that his life was threatened. This was reported to a member of threats made against Mr. Bassant and the national security services, who to bring the perpetrators to justice in reportedly confirmed that the threat was order to ensure a safe environment for imminent and advised him to arrange members of the press attempting to expose information that may be of public around-the-clock security. In May Bassant had decided to leave interest,” she said.
Government leaders pose infront of the Health City Cayman Islands.
Health City showcases facility to OT Council members While the heads of seven Overseas Territories (OT) met in Cayman last week, Cayman Islands Government leaders took the opportunity to showcase what is anticipated to become a beacon of healthcare for the region, Health City Cayman Islands. The leaders, who were meeting to discuss a collective approach to priority issues ahead of the Joint Ministerial Council meeting later this year in London, were shown the brand new hospital by a group of senior hospital staff led by Premier Alden McLaughlin and the Hon. Osbourne Bodden, Minister of Health, Youth, Sports and Culture. Dr Chandy Abraham, Facility Director and Head of Medical Services for Health City Cayman Islands, said the opportunity to inform high level Caribbean leaders about the services available at Health City Cayman Islands was crucial for the institution. “We were delighted to welcome such distinguished guests to Health City Cayman Islands,” he said. “Our meeting afforded us the chance to highlight our
state-of-the-art facility geared towards providing essential services to our sister Caribbean countries. Patients from our region now have a dedicated hospital in the heart of the Caribbean that can assist them with a wide range of health issues, such as cardiac surgery, pulmonary, cardiology, orthopaedics and paediatric endocrinology.” As well as reviewing the facility, the OT leaders were also able to meet interns working at Health City Cayman Islands, highlighting that the facility is dedicated to encouraging further development of Caribbean youth. This will be further enhanced with the establishment of Health City’s very own medical university, which has been approved for phase three of the development plan. “We believe our guests were highly impressed with the level of healthcare services we are able to provide their jurisdictions,” Dr Chandy added. “We very much look forward to welcoming residents from all over the Caribbean and offering them a world class medical care right here in the Cayman Islands.”
Pittsburg warned of possible Jamaica scam
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Residents of suburbs in Pittsburgh have been warned to beware of a telephone scam believed to be based in Jamaica. The warning came from the District Attorney for Allegheny County who said the callers. claim to work for a legitimate sweepstakes firm – Publisher’s Clearing House and tell residents they’ve won a prize but must first send a check to cover processing fees. Zappala says the callers have targeted residents of Whitehall Borough and South Fayette Townships in recent days, and that IDs have indicated the calls are being placed from Jamaica’s ’876′ area code. Zappala says residents should always refuse to send money when they’re contacted by phone about any sweepstakes prize or similar offer. Residents have been told to avoid the calls altogether by having their phone company block any calls from the Jamaican area code. Meanwhile, in Jamaica, the Lottery Scam Task Force is reporting several arrests during a two-day multi-agency operation in the western end of the island. So far, 41 suspects linked to lottery scamming activities were arrested in the back-to-back operations, which started on Monday. Lottery Scam Media Liaison Officer, Corporal Kevin Watson, says the latest drive targeted persons who lured unsuspecting elderly United States citizens to Jamaica as couriers.
St Vincent prime minister heckled at funeral KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – Prime Minster Ralph Gonsalves has been heckled at the funeral of political activist and radio commentator, Eduardo ‘E.G’ Lynch. Searchlight Newspaper online reported that when Gonsalves approached the podium to speak during the funeral service Saturday at the Georgetown Anglican Church, he was, “met with resounding boos, jeering and ringing of a bell.” The ceremony was halted and Lynch’s daughter, Shafia London Williams, appealed for calm, “to no avail.” Gonsalves said a few words which could not be heard above the din, but that evening delivered his entire tribute on radio. Introducing the radio broadcast tribute, the prime minister said, “I’ve just returned from the funeral service of the late Eduardo Gideon Lynch at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Georgetown. “Due to the excessive noisy and unruly behaviour of a tiny minority of the congregation at the funeral service, comprising mainly die-hard NDP supporters…I chose to speak briefly so as not to permit a solemn occasion to further deteriorate and to ensure continued respect for E.G. Lynch and his family and friends, gathered there.” Searchlight newspaper reported Leader of the Opposition Arnhim Eustace saying after the interment that, because he doubted his ability to quell the crowd, he made no attempt to calm the group. Lynch died on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 67. He is credited with reviving the fortunes of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) following its defeat in the 2001 general election.
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Americans poisoned in The Bahamas finally back home safely NASSAU, Bahamas – Vacationing teenagers Austin Gonsalves and Marlin Ellis were having a great time in the Bahamas until they went diving and reef fishing and speared two large fish. Next day they cooked and ate one of the fish, a porgy mutton snapper, which they shared with Austin’s mother Karen and her boyfriend. The Caribbean dream holiday turned into a nightmare the following day when Marlin began to feel ill and vomit, closely followed by Austin, his mother and her boyfriend. Within hours the four were
hospitalised and fighting to survive a deadly bout of fish poisoning, with symptoms that included hallucinations, seizures, vomiting and shaking. Marlin, although seriously ill, had the presence of mind to text his mother Marianne back home, informing her that none of them could stop throwing up. Marianne Ellis went on to try calling them all numerous times, but got no reply. She finally received a troubling call from Austin’s mother Karen, who had been unconscious, telling her “We’re in the hospital and you need to come.”
Marianne and her husband immediately flew to Nassau, as did Austin’s sister, 25-year-old Christina Martin. “My mom was unconscious and couldn’t make medical decisions for my brother,” Martin told the Bradenton Herald. Marlin’s parents arrived first at Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau and discovered that doctors were at a loss as to the cause of the illness, largely because all four were incoherent when they came in and could tell doctors nothing.
Chinese president backs Cuba’s economic reforms HAVANA, Cuba – Chinese President Xi Jinping lauded Cuba’s economic reforms on Tuesday during a visit to the communistrun island, saying they could lead to greater commercial ties between the nations. Xi’s visit to Cuba is part of a nine-day tour of Latin America that has highlighted China’s growing ties to the commoditiesrich region. He previously visited Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina. Xi said in a statement reported on state website Cubadebate that Cuba “has continued on the road to socialism, firmly guarding state sovereignty while promoting economic growth.” “Both China and Cuba are at a key stage in their respective development,” Xi said. “China has sounded the trumpet for deepening integrated reforms, while Cuba is now updating, in an integrated manner, its economic model.” Under President Raul Castro, Cuba has decentralized stateowned enterprises, legalized home and used car sales and let hundreds of thousands of people open or work for small businesses in the private sector. Cuban officials, however, say the reforms do not amount to an embrace of capitalism, but
China’s President Xi Jinping, center, waves to the press accompanied by Cuba’s Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, left, at his arrival at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 21, 2014. Xi Jinping is in Cuba for a two day official visit. are rather an “update” of Cuba’s socialist model to survive in the 21st-century global economy. Xi arrived in Havana Monday night and plans to meet with Castro and see a ballet before traveling to the province of Santiago de Cuba on Wednesday. China is Cuba’s second-largest trade partner after Venezuela. Coinciding with Xi’s visit, a group of Chinese and Cuban businesspeople inaugurated a
plant that will produce biosensors for the detection and control of diabetes. In Brazil, at a meeting of five emerging market powers known as the BRICS nations, Xi agreed to the creation of a development bank that aims to be an alternative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which are seen by some as too U.S.-centric. Xi also reached an energy agreement with Argentina’s government.
They chartered a medical plane, but could only take their son because they had to be related. “It was such a nightmare getting everyone out of there,” Christina Martin commentated In Miami, Marlin was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital where he was diagnosed with a rare foodborne illness called ciguatera, which comes from eating certain reef fish contaminated with toxins. Doctors administered the diuretic Mannitol, a drug which reduces brain swelling, and fluids.
Barbados: Older persons contracting HIV/AIDS
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – There has been an increase in the number of elderly persons contracting HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases as they venture outside the home seeking romantic encounters, says Cephus Sealey, Chairman of the National Assistance Board. Expressing concern about what he described as risky sexual practices among mature Barbadians, Sealey said Wednesday, “Johns are becoming older, as they seek sexual gratification outside the home, they inadvertently place themselves at risk of contracting STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and passing it on to their unsuspecting partners.” “It is no longer a hidden elderly desire, or closet experience. It stares us right in the face as a segment of this group seeks to experiment with sexual enhancers, and become sexually promiscuous.” He told a seminar on seniors and HIV that more elderly persons are becoming infected with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Sealey said a reason for this is that as health and social provisions of the country improve, Barbadians are living longer, and with that longevity comes the involvement of the older population in sexual activity. He said that too many people are unwilling to accept that seniors get involved in sexual activity. Sealy spoke out against stigma and discrimination directed at senior citizens with HIV, and called for programmes to raise awareness among the elderly to encourage them to seek treatment, rather than keep their condition a secret.
Further erosion of foreign reserves puts Barbados dollar in danger – Moody’s
Bridgetown, Barbados – With Barbados’ foreign reserves standing below the 2013 level, International credit rating agency, Moody’s has warned that strain could be put on the dollar. “Any further erosion in reserves would likely put further pressure on Barbados’ currency, which is pegged to the US dollar,” Moody’s stated in a July 21 report. The agency issued its analysis based on the Central Bank of Barbados’ fiscal first quarter report issued on July 15. The analysis is titled, ‘Barbados’ Mounting Fiscal Challenges and
Persistent Economic Weakness Are Credit Negative’. “After recovering slightly during the previous three quarters, foreign exchange reserves have resumed their decline, and as of 30 June remained around 25 per cent below early-2013 levels,” Moody’s noted. “This decline occurred despite a slight recovery in long-term private financial inflows that traditionally help support the central bank’s international reserves.” In its July report the Central Bank set Government’s financing needs for the remaining three quarters of the current fiscal year at BDS$300 million,
to be financed by commercial banks, of projected 2014 GDP) to reach their NIS, and other non-bank organisations. deficit objective in the current fiscal But stating that the fiscal first quarter, year,” Moody’s stated. Moody’s stated that although it ended in June, was an important test for the government’s ability to deliver its expects Barbados’ fiscal consolidation to deficit reduction program introduced in accelerate over the next three quarters, August 2013, Moody’s raised the level of “it will remain constrained by revenue Government’s estimated financial needs. underperformance, difficulty reining Any further erosion in reserves in transfers and subsidies and rising would likely put further pressure on interest costs. “Consequently, we are adjusting Barbados’ currency, which is pegged to our 2014 budget deficit projection to the US dollar “Given the larger budget gap in the 8.5 per cent of GDP from 8.0 per cent, last fiscal year, we now estimate that about two percentage points above the the authorities need a total adjustment government’s target, with risks firmly of at least BD$450 million (5.2 per cent tilted to the downside.”
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Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 15 and leaves 200 wounded
International scrutiny of Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip intensified on Thursday when more than 15 Palestinians were killed and 200 injured in a strike on a UN school in northern Gaza crowded with hundreds of displaced civilians. Most of the injured were women and children. Among the dead was a mother and her oneyear-old baby. UN staff had been attempting to organise the school’s evacuation when the attack took place. Ban Ki-moon, secretary general of the UN, condemned the attack, which came hours after the agency had warned that Israel’s actions
in the Palestinian enclave could shelter in Beit Hanoun btw 10am constitute war crimes. “Today’s & 2pm. UNRWA & Red Cross got attack underscores the imperative the message. Hamas prevented for the killing to stop and to stop civilians from evacuating the area during the window that we gave now,” Ban said. The Israeli military first them.” Chris Gunness, spokesman claimed, in a text sent to journalists, that the school could have been hit for the United Nations Relief by Hamas missiles that fell short. and Works agency said there had Later, a series of tweets from the earlier been “firing around the Israel Defence Forces appeared to compound” and his organisation confirm the deaths were the result had asked the Israeli army for time to evacuate civilians. “We spent of an Israeli strike. “Today Hamas continued firing much of the day trying to negotiate from Beit Hanoun. The IDF or to coordinate a window so that responded by targeting the source civilians, including our staff, could leave. That was never granted of the fire.” “Last night, we told Red Cross to … and the consequences of that evacuate civilians from UNRWA’s appear to be tragic.” Gunness said.
Iran detains four journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on the Iranian government to immediately release four detained journalists, three of whom it said had U.S.-Iranian nationality. Two of the detainees are Jason Rezaian, the Tehran correspondent for The Washington Post, and his wife Yeganeh Salehi, a correspondent for the United Arab Emirates-based newspaper the Nation, the CPJ said in a statement. “We call on Iranian authorities to immediately explain why Jason Rezaian, Yeganeh Salehi, and two other journalists have been detained, and we call for their immediate release,” said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Sherif Mansour. “Iran has a dismal record with regard to its treatment of imprisoned journalists. We hold the Iranian government responsible for the safety of these four.”
Air Algérie crash brings air death toll to 450
An Algerian aircraft carrying 110 passengers and six crew disappeared and was believed to have crashed over northern Africa early on Thursday, the third air tragedy in a week. Flight AH5017 operated by Air Algérie vanished from radar screens around 50 minutes after taking off from Burkina Faso en route for Algiers. It had reportedly asked to divert from its planned course because of heavy rain and poor visibility over northern Mali. There were reports of massive sandstorms in the region. The plane disappeared shortly after changing course but is not thought to have transmitted any distress signal. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the president of Mali, said that the wreckage had been spotted between Aguelhoc and Kidal but did not give details. Officials in Burkina Faso, Algeria and France said no hypotheses were
being ruled out, including a terrorist bombing or hijack, but seriously doubted that the Islamist forces and militias in northern Mali possessed surface-to-air missiles powerful enough to shoot down the plane. Almost half the passengers on board, Locator map of where AH5017 disappeared. 51 people, were reported to be French. The three air tragedies in the last have crashed, the largely inaccessible week have claimed nearly 450 lives. region of Gao in northern Mali. The French president, François Several days ago, Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Hollande, summoned key ministers to eastern Ukraine killing all 298 people – a crisis meeting at the Elysée Palace including 193 Dutch citizens, 10 Britons, late on Thursday afternoon, postponing four Germans and four Belgians as well a planned visit to France’s Indian as dozens of Malaysians, Australians Ocean territories. He said “all military and civilian means” in the region of the and Indonesians. On Wednesday a TransAsia Airways crash would be mobilised to establish flight in Taiwan crashed in bad weather the cause of the tragedy. France has 1,600 troops in Mali as killing 48 passengers, including two part of Operation Serval, which started French exchange students. Two French Mirage-2000 planes at the beginning of last year and is were searching the area where the aimed at ousting Islamist militants in Algeria-bound aircraft is thought to the north of the country.
“Everything we know leads us to believe this aircraft has crashed in Mali,” Hollande said. “The search will go on for as long as necessary and everything will be done to find this aircraft. “My thoughts are with the anguished families and friends waiting at airports and express our solidarity, the solidarity of the nation. It is a moment of pain for the families and friends of 116 people, 51 of whom are our compatriots. We are in a series [of crashes] but there is no series because every situation is different … we have to establish what happened.”
Isis ‘orders genital mutilation’ for women in Mosul
The UN says militant Islamist group Isis has ordered all women and girls in Mosul, northern Iraq, to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM). UN official Jacqueline Badcock said the fatwa, or religious edict, applied to females between the ages of 11 and 46. She said the unprecedented decree issued by the Islamists in control of the city was of grave concern. Iraq is facing a radical Isis-led Sunni insurgency, with cities in the northwest under militant control. The ritual cutting of girls’ genitals is practised by some African, Middle
Eastern and Asian communities in the belief it prepares them for adulthood or marriage. FGM poses many health risks to women, including severe bleeding, problems urinating, infections, infertility and increased risk of newborn deaths in childbirth. The UN General Assembly approved a resolution in December 2012 calling for all member states to ban the practice. The Isis edict could affect nearly four million women and girls in and around the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the UN warns.
Ms Badcock, the UN’s resident and humanitarian coordinator in Iraq, said the practice “is something very new for Iraq... and does need to be addressed”. She was talking to reporters via video link from the Kurdish provincial capital of Irbil. “This is not the will of Iraqi people, or the women of Iraq in these vulnerable areas covered by the terrorists,” she added. Isis militants seized Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, in June, and have since taken over areas of the north-west and closed in on cities near Baghdad.
The order came as Isis asserts its power in northern Iraq and expands in Syria, imposing radical Islamic practices, says BBC Arab affairs editor Lina Sinjab. Isis forced Christians in Mosul out of the city earlier last week and daubed their houses with the Arabic letter N to mark them out as Christians, apparently confiscating their properties, our correspondent adds. Ms Badcock said only 20 families from the ancient Christian minority now remain in Mosul, which Isis has taken as the capital of its Islamic state.
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Sierra Leone chief Ebola doctor infected
The doctor leading the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone is now being treated for the deadly virus, a statement from the presidency has said. Sheik Umar Khan tested positive and has been admitted to hospital in Kailahun, the epicentre of the outbreak. More than 630 people have died of Ebola in the three West African states since the outbreak began in Guinea in February, United Nations figures show. It is the world’s deadliest outbreak to date and there is no cure for Ebola. It kills up to 90% of those infected
but if patients receive early treatment, they have a better chance of survival. It spreads through contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids. The statement from State House said that the minister of health was in tears when she heard the news about Dr Khan. WHO: Latest West Africa Ebola outbreak figures • Guinea - 310 deaths, 410 cases • Liberia - 116 deaths, 196 cases • Sierra Leone - 206 deaths, 442 cases
Health Minister Miatta Kargbo called him a “national hero” and said she would “do anything and everything in my power to ensure he survives”, Reuters news agency reports. The Ebola cases in Sierra Leone are centred in the country’s eastern districts of Kailahun and Kenema. The BBC’s Umaru Fofana in the capital, Freetown, says dozens of nurses at the government hospital in Kenema town - which treats all Ebola cases in the district - went on strike on Monday following the death of three of their colleagues of suspected Ebola.
But they have since suspended their sit-down strike as the government looks into their demands, which include the relocation of the Ebola ward from the hospital and the takeover of its operations by the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres. On Saturday, the World Health Organization said that of the 632 deadly Ebola cases, 206 people had died in Sierra Leone. Symptoms include high fever, bleeding and central nervous system damage. The incubation period is two to 21 days and there is no cure.
Left to right: Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at the airbase in Eindhoven look visibly distressed as the bodies arrive.
A convoy of hearses carrying coffins containing the remains of victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, drives from the Eindhoven Airbase to Hilversum.
Family members of the victims killed in Flight MH17 plane disaster wait as hearses carrying the victims arrive.
Netherlands mourns as bodies of MH17 plane crash victims are flown home As the first coffin was lowered from the planes on the runway, silence fell over Eindhoven military airport. The only sound came from a row of flags whipping in the wind at half mast. Almost a week after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot from the skies above Ukraine, 40 bodies arrived on Wednesday in the Netherlands, the country that bore the heaviest toll in the crash. King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, joined about 1,000 relatives and friends of the victims,
who gathered at the airport for a to the convoy of 40 hearses. The Dutch government had ceremony receiving the two military declared a day of national mourning transport planes. A lone trumpeter played the Last – the first since the death of Queen Post as troops in dress uniform saluted Wilhelmina in 1962 – and at 4.07pm a then carried the wooden caskets to a minute’s silence was requested across the country. row of hearses. Two-hundred and ninety-eight They drove from the airport under military police escort to an passengers and crew were killed army barracks in the central city of when the Boeing 777 flying from Hilversum where forensic experts Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpar was were waiting to begin the painstaking shot down last Thursdaya week today. The Dutch victims numbered 193. In task of identifying the remains. Crowds gathered on bridges along a nation of just 16 million, few have the 65-mile route to throw flowers on been unaffected by the disaster.
Iran nuclear talks to resume in September Iran said on Wednesday nuclear talks with six world powers would resume in early September, according to state television, after both sides agreed to continue talking for four more months to try to reach a final agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program. The preliminary accord had been due to expire on Sunday but was extended with some adjustments, after the two sides failed during negotiations in Vienna to meet a self-imposed July 20 deadline for a long-term deal to end the decade-old nuclear standoff. “The extension of talks shows this is a positive atmosphere,” Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said during a weekly press conference. She said the biggest difference between both was in enrichment capacity. Iran says it is only refining uranium to fuel nuclear power plants or research reactors, not to develop a nuclear weapons capability as the West suspects. The six powers – the United States, France, China, Russia, Germany and Britain – want Iran to reduce its uranium enrichment program significantly to make sure it cannot produce nuclear bombs. Some other issues that have yet to be agreed upon include the heavy water Arak reactor, sanctions relief and the Fordow enrichment site, said Afkham. Iran wants sanctions on the oil-dependent economy to be lifted as soon as possible.
Ukrainian prime minister quits, parties force new election
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk addresses parliament in Kiev July 24, 2014.
Ukraine’s prime minister tendered his resignation on Thursday, berating parliament for failing to pass legislation to take control over an increasingly precarious energy situation and to increase army financing. Earlier on Thursday, two parties quit the government coalition, forcing new elections to a parliament whose make-up has not changed since before the toppling of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovich in February. His successor, President Petro Poroshenko, supported the move, which one politician said would clear “Moscow agents” from the chamber.
Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s resignation could leave a hole at the heart of decision-making as Ukraine struggles to fund a war with pro-Russian rebels in its east and deals with the aftermath of a plane crash that killed 298 people. The usually mild-mannered Yatseniuk bellowed at politicians who had failed to pass a law to allow a liberalisation of control over Ukraine’s pipeline system. He said politicians risked losing the hearts and minds of Ukrainians who had protested for months in the “Maidan” demonstrations in favour of joining Europe and against
Yanukovich. “History will not forgive us,” he told parliament. “Millions of people made this revolution. We did not take the European choice but the ‘heavenly hundred’ and thousands of other Ukrainians did,” he said, referring to those killed, mainly by sniper fire, during the protests. Yatseniuk, who has been central to talks with the European Union and the United States, cannot leave office immediately, political analysts said, because he is obliged to continue his duties before a new prime minister and government are installed.
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Suicide bombs in Nigeria kill 82, ex-leader Buhari targeted
NIGERIA – At least 82 people were killed on Wednesday in two suicide bombings in the north Nigerian city of Kaduna, one aimed at opposition leader and ex-president Muhammadu Buhari and another at a moderate Muslim cleric about to lead a crowd in prayer. The attacks bore the hallmarks of Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which considers all those who do not share its views to be enemies. But it may also have been linked to politics before the 2015 elections. In the deadliest attack, a bomber in a car full of explosives hurtled towards Buhari’s convoy at the crowded Kawo market, his son told Reuters on the scene and police said later. A Red Cross official said at least 50
people were killed there. Buhari was the main opposition party contender against President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2011 election and remains a key figure in the opposition alliance. He was riding in an armor-plated sport utility vehicle and was not wounded. A crowd gathered at the scene of the explosion until the military dispersed them by firing shots in the air. Smoke rose from another vehicle destroyed in the blast. “When I came out of my car I saw many dead bodies littered around,” Buhari said in a statement, calling the attack “mass murder” and “clearly an assassination attempt”.
Earlier, a suicide bomber on foot, targeting a moderate cleric, killed at least 32 of his congregation on a busy commercial road. Thousands were gathered for prayers with Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi in Murtala Muhammed square. When his convoy pulled up, the bomber lunged at him before being stopped by his private security, witnesses and police commissioner Shehu Umar Ambursa said. Kaduna’s governor, Mukhtar Yero, declared a 24-hour curfew in the city until further notice and condemned the bombs as “the height of cowardice”. “The enemies of peace have visited us with their ungodly venom of wanton destruction,” he said in a statement.
“Those behind the act have no notion of God, as they have none for the sanctity of human life.” President Jonathan in a statement called it “an odious attempt to inflame passions and exacerbate disquiet, fear, insecurity and sectional divisions in the country.” The bomber did not injure Bauchi, several witnesses told Reuters. Mustafa Sani, a volunteer for Bauchi’s mosque evacuating bodies, said 32 were confirmed dead so far. “Somebody with a bomb vest ... was blocked. He detonated the bomb along with the person that tried to block him,” the police commissioner said, adding police had been able to confirm 25 dead, with 14 wounded.
Sudan ‘apostasy’ woman Meriam Yahia Ibrahim meets Pope ROME – A Sudanese woman who Vatican soon after her arrival. “The Pope thanked her for her fled to Italy after being spared a death sentence for renouncing Islam has witness to faith,” Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi was quoted met the Pope. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag flew as saying. The meeting, which lasted around to Rome with her family after more than a month in the US embassy in half an hour, was intended to show “closeness and solidarity for all those Khartoum. There was global condemnation who suffer for their faith,” he added. ‘Mission accomplished’ when she was sentenced to hang for The BBC’s Alan Johnston in Rome apostasy by a Sudanese court. Mrs Ibrahim’s father is Muslim says there was no prior indication of so according to Sudan’s version of Italy’s involvement in the case. Lapo Pistelli, Italy’s vice-minister Islamic law she is also Muslim and for foreign affairs, accompanied her on cannot convert. She was raised by her Christian the flight from Khartoum and posted a mother and says she has never been photo of himself with Mrs Ibrahim and her children on his Facebook account Muslim. Welcoming her at the airport, as they were about to land in Rome. “Mission accomplished,” he wrote. Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi A senior Sudanese official told said: “Today is a day of celebration.” Mrs Ibrahim met Pope Francis Reuters news agency that the in Khartoum had at his Santa Marta residence at the government
Pope Francis meets Meriam Ibrahim at the Vatican. he said. approved her departure in advance. “But her life is in danger so she feels Mrs Ibrahim’s lawyer Mohamed Mostafa Nour told BBC Focus she has to leave. Just two days ago a on Africa that she travelled on a group called Hamza made a statement Sudanese passport she received at the that they would kill her and everyone who helps her,” he added. last minute. Mrs Ibrahim’s husband, Daniel “She is unhappy to leave Sudan. She loves Sudan very much. It’s the Wani, also a Christian, is from South country she was born and grew up in,” Sudan and has US nationality.
Arizona lawyers lead call for inquiry into Joseph Wood’s two-hour execution
ARIZONA – Lawyers for the latest US inmate to endure a botched execution called for an independent inquiry into Joseph Wood’s drawn-out death by lethal injection in Arizona, which lasted for two hours during which witnesses said he repeatedly gasped for breath. The prolonged execution was described as “torture” by Arizona senator John McCain on Thursday, who added that the procedure was “bollocks-upped” and “terrible”. Wood’s death has reignited controversies about state secrecy and the suitability of drugs used to execute prisoners. It was the third time this year that a lethal injection procedure has gone wrong, following problems in Ohio and Oklahoma. “There has to be a thorough
and independent review of what happened here and the Arizona execution protocol,” Dale Baich, a member of Wood’s legal team, told the Guardian. Wood was put to death using an experimental combination of midazolam and hydromorphone, the same drugs used to kill Dennis McGuire in Ohio in January. McGuire took 26 minutes to die, and witnesses said he gasped for air and snorted loudly. Midazolam, meant to act as a sedative, was also used by Oklahoma in April. Officials had trouble administering the drugs into a vein and Clayton Lockett writhed on the gurney before dying of an apparent heart attack after 43 minutes. “We were concerned that the mixture of midazolam and hydromorphone had only been
used in one prior execution and that did not turn out well, so we were very concerned about that and that’s why we asked as one of our requests: how did the state come up with the formula that it was using?” Baich said. Wood, 55, was pronounced dead at 3.49pm local time, one hour and 57 minutes after the start of the procedure. “The courts have ordered that all evidence be preserved including blood and tissue samples as well as labels and any residual drugs that remain,” Baich said. Wood’s execution lasted so long that his lawyers filed an emergency court motion in an attempt to stop it. A judge held a telephone hearing, a transcript of which was published on Thursday, but Wood died while the hearing was still under way.
India doctors remove 232 teeth from boy’s mouth Doctors in India have extracted 232 teeth from the mouth of a 17-year-old boy in a seven-hour operation. Ashik Gavai was brought in with a swelling in his right jaw, Dr Sunanda Dhiware, head of Mumbai’s JJ Hospital’s dental department, told the BBC. The teenager had been suffering for 18 months and travelled to the city from his village after local doctors failed to identify the cause of the problem. Doctors have described his condition as “very rare” and “a world record”. “Ashik’s malaise was diagnosed as a complex composite odontoma where a single gum forms lots of teeth. It’s a sort of benign tumour,” Dr Dhiware said. “At first, we couldn’t cut it out so we had to use the basic chisel and hammer to take it out. “Once we opened it, little pearl-like teeth started coming out, one-by-one. Initially, we were collecting them, they were really like small white pearls. But then we started to get tired. We counted 232 teeth,” she added. The surgery, conducted on Monday, involved two surgeons and two assistants.
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Dozens placed in quarantine after China plague death Part of a city in north-west China has been sealed off and dozens of people placed in quarantine after a man died of bubonic plague, state media say. The man died in Yumen city, Gansu province, on 16 July. A total of 151 people have been placed under observation, Xinhua news agency says. Authorities have isolated a part of the city centre and three sections of Chijin town which is an hour away. The man was believed to have caught the infection after contact with a marmot. Marmots are large, squirrel-type
rodents that live in mountainous areas. The victim is reported to be a 38-yearold man who had fed a dead marmot to his dog. The deputy head of the hospital where the man died told reporters that the victim had arrived with an increased heart-rate and seemed to be slipping into shock. The hospital has since been quarantined. It is not clear from reports how big the four quarantine zones are. Ten checkpoints have been set up around Yumen and Chijin. Those in quarantine all had contact
with the man, Xinhua said. None was showing signs of infection, it said. Officials have told reporters that the group could be released after nine days of quarantine if no further cases of plague appeared among them. Yumen is a small city in western Gansu province, which borders Xinjiang. The last reported case of bubonic plague in the city was in 1977, Xinhua said. Gansu has seen at least five cases of the plague in the last 10 years,according to the agency. Bubonic plague, known as the Black Death when it killed an estimated 25
Julian Assange’s lawyer Tomas Olsson, center, talks to media prior to a public court hearing in Stockholm on Wednesday July 16, 2014. The court will determine if a 4-year old arrest warrant against Julian Assange the WikiLeaks founder for alleged sexual assault should be dropped.
million people in Europe during the Middle Ages, is now rare. It is a bacterial disease mainly affecting wild rodents that is spread by fleas. Humans bitten by infected fleas can then develop bubonic plague. Once bacteria infects the lungs, human-to-human transmission of pneumonic plague can occur through coughing. If diagnosed early, bubonic plague can be successfully treated with antibiotics, while pneumonic plague has a high mortality rate, the World Health Organization says.
In this Thursday, June 19, 2014 photo, Babar Suleman and son Haris Suleman, 17, stand next to their plane at an airport in Greenwood, Indiana before taking off for an around-the-world flight.
Swedish court Ocean crash upholds detention kills teen pilot seeking world order on Assange record
STOCKHOLM – A Swedish court on Wednesday involving two women he met during a visit to upheld its detention order on Julian Assange, the Scandinavian country in 2010. He denies the reaffirming the legal basis for an international allegations. Swedish prosecutors have ruled out the warrant for the WikiLeaks founder which has kept him hiding in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London possibility of questioning him in London. “Julian Assange is evading justice by seeking for two years. One of Assange’s defense lawyers, Per refuge at Ecuador’s embassy,” lead prosecutor Samuelson, said they would study the judge’s Marianne Ny said. “He needs to make himself decision in detail and then “write a juicy, toxic available in Sweden for remaining investigative measures and a potential trial.” appeal” to a higher court. Even if Sweden had dropped its case against “Our legal arguments are solid and powerful,” Samuelson told The Associated Press. “That they Assange, he would face immediate arrest by British didn’t work could be because the judge didn’t give police for violating his bail conditions when he fled officials and sought refuge at the embassy. Police herself enough time to think.” Last month, Assange’s lawyers filed a court have maintained a constant presence outside the petition to repeal the detention order - imposed embassy since then. In a meeting last month with reporters at the by the Stockholm district court in November 2010 - on the grounds that it cannot be enforced while embassy to mark his second year of hiding, Assange he is at the embassy and because it is restricting said he had no intention of going to Sweden because he has no guarantees he wouldn’t subsequently Assange’s civil rights. Assange has not been formally indicted in be sent to the U.S., where an investigation into Sweden, but he is wanted for questioning by police WikiLeaks’ dissemination of hundreds of thousands over allegations of sexual misconduct and rape of classified U.S. documents remains live.
Alabama man claims penis was amputated by mistake
An Alabama man who went in to a hospital last month for a circumcision awoke after surgery to find his penis had been amputated, his lawyer said on Thursday. Johnny Lee Banks Jr., 56, said in a lawsuit filed in state court earlier this week that no one at the Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, had told him why it had been necessary to remove his penis. “My client is devastated,” said
Banks’ attorney John Graves. Banks, who is married and does not work due to a disability, did not recall the precise date of the incident but believed it occurred in June, his attorney said. A spokeswoman for the hospital’s parent company said in a statement that Banks’ allegations were without merit. “We intend to defend all counts aggressively,” Kate DeWitt Darden, spokeswoman for
Baptist Health System, said in a statement. The lawsuit does not specify a monetary value of the damages. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are the hospital, the Simon-Williamson Clinic, Urology Centers of Alabama and two doctors, Graves said. Representatives for the Simon-Williamson Clinic and the Urology Centers of Alabama did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana teenager who was attempting to set a record for an around-the-world flight was killed when his plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean, and crews were searching Wednesday for his father, who was also onboard. Family spokeswoman Annie Hayat said the plane flown by 17-year-old Haris Suleman went down shortly after leaving Pago Pago in American Samoa Tuesday night. Hayat said the body of Haris Suleman had been recovered, but crews were still looking for Babar Suleman. The teenager’s sister, Hiba Suleman, said the trip had been a dream of her father’s for years and that her brother was also excited about it. Haris Suleman had recently obtained his pilot’s license and instrument rating, which authorized him to fly an aircraft over oceans, and planned to be the pilot in command except in an emergency. Hiba Suleman told reporters Wednesday that her father and brother had undergone training in how to handle an ocean landing and wore protective suits while flying over water. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor in Los Angeles said the single-engine Hawker Beechcraft plane crashed into the ocean Tuesday night under unknown circumstances. The tail number provided by the FAA shows the plane is registered to a limited liability company whose address matches Babar Suleman’s home address in Plainfield, Indiana, west of Indianapolis. U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman Petty Officer Melissa McKenzie said witnesses reported seeing the Honolulu-bound plane crash about a mile from shore shortly after taking off from Pago Pago International Airport. The Sulemans left Indiana on June 19 in hopes of making the trip in 30 days to set the record for the fastest circumnavigation around the world in a singleengine airplane with the youngest pilot in command to do so. The father and son were using the trip to raise money for the Citizens Foundation, a nonprofit that builds schools in Pakistan. They missed the 30-day timetable, in part due to food-borne illness, but planned to return home Sunday.
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Apple margin concerns fade, focus shifts to iPhone launch
A rise in margins has raised hopes that Apple Inc may be able to hold the line on pricing ahead of the launch of new iPhones later this year. Apple’s shares rose 3.3 percent to a 22-month high of $97.88 on the Nasdaq on Wednesday. At least six brokerages raised their price targets on the stock by as much as $12 to a high of $123. Apple’s gross margin rose to 39.4 percent in the third quarter from 36.9
percent a year earlier, and the company forecast current-quarter margins of 3738 percent. iPhone sales slow before a new launch, usually in September, as potential buyers hold off purchases. “With (gross margins) stabilizing (year-on-year) and core demand trends solid, we think investors will want to own Apple stock (going) into biggerscreen iPhone 6 and ecosystem-expanding iWatch/iBand launches,” Evercore
Fitzgerald analyst Brian White wrote in Group analysts wrote in a note. Apple forecast current-quarter reve- a note. Apple launched iPhone on China Monue of $37 billion-$40 billion, lower than the average analyst estimate of $40.44 bile’s network in January, which boosted billion, according to Thomson Reuters its June quarter revenue by 28 percent in greater China. Apple also partnered I/B/E/S. Apple did well in a seasonally soft with IBM this month to sell iPhones and June quarter and gave a “good enough” iPads loaded with applications geared outlook, but investors are focusing more at enterprise clients this fall. Investors on new product launches, the China hope the deal will rejuvenate flagging Mobile Ltd deal and a push into the en- iPad sales as Apple enters a largely unterprise market with IBM Corp, Cantor tapped corporate market.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg to testify at N.Y. forgery trial: prosecutors The government will call Mark Zuckerberg to testify against an upstate New York man accused of trying to cheat the billionaire founder of Facebook Inc (FB.O) out of half his stake in the social media company, a federal prosecutor said on Tuesday. Zuckerberg is expected to be a key witness against Paul Ceglia, who is charged with forging a 2003 contract with Zuckerberg that purportedly entitled him to half of Facebook. “It’s a witness that the government 100 percent knows it will be calling at trial,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Frey said at a court hearing before U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in New York federal court. The trial is scheduled for Nov. 17. The charges stem in part from a 2010 civil lawsuit Ceglia filed against Zuckerberg and Facebook in Buffalo, New York, claiming the two men signed a contract when Zuckerberg was a freshman at Harvard University that gave Ceglia half of a planned social networking website. Zuckerberg had previously done some programing work for Ceglia’s company, StreetFax.com, and
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a news conference at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto. Facebook has said the only valid contract between them related to that company. Prosecutors in Manhattan charged Ceglia in 2012 with forging documents as part of the Buffalo litigation, including the contract and email correspondence with Zuckerberg. In March, a Buffalo federal judge dismissed Ceglia’s lawsuit, finding the purported contract for an ownership stake in Facebook
was doctored. At Tuesday’s hearing, Carter denied a request from Ceglia’s lawyers to authorize warrants for Zuckerberg’s cell phones, email accounts and bank records at Facebook from 2003 to 2004 as overly broad. He also rejected their bid for Zuckerberg’s Harvard email account and any possible disciplinary records against him for unauthorized use of the school’s computer system.
EBay plans to expand in Russia despite sanctions
Internet auction site eBay Inc said it planned to expand in Russia, still its top priority among emerging marketseven though the country faces increasing Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. The United States last week imposed a new round of sanctions on Russia, its toughest since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, and has put pressure on the European Union to ratchet up measures to punish Moscow over the downing of a Malaysian airliner, which Kiev and the West blame on proRussian rebels. EBay’s statement also came even though Russia recently passed a law forcing Internet companies to store personal data of Russian citizens on servers in Russia and as the government prepares to lower the threshold for duties on cross-border parcels to support local online retailers. EBay Vice President Wendy Jones, who oversees its global expansion, told a news conference in Moscow on Wednesday that the company still hoped
to grow aggressively in Russia. She was signing a memorandum of understanding with the head of Russian Post. “Russia was ... and remains today eBay marketplace’s number one priority for global expansion, and that’s why we are here today to continue to accelerate and improve the services that we are able to offer to our customers,” Jones said. The memorandum aims to help reduce delivery time - one of the main issues for eBay’s Russian customers buying abroad, starting with orders coming from China and then facilitating imports from the United States, Britain and Germany, Jones said. The company also aims to provide delivery support to its Russian sellers ahead of a launch in September of a marketplace on which Russian merchants can sell online. EBay and Russian Post also agreed to integrate their IT systems to improve the tracking of orders.
NEW YORK – Chinese buyers are now the biggest international players in the U.S. housing market and some states are seeing billions of dollars in real estate deals as a result. More than half of the $22 billion Chinese buyers spent on U.S. homes during the 12 months ended in March was spent in California, Washington and New York, according to the National Association of Realtors. The hottest markets: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York and Seattle, according to Juwai.com, a Hong Kong-based website that connects Chinese buyers with U.S. properties. California is particularly attractive because it’s so close to the homeland, and its major cities have large Chinese-American populations and attractive climates and lifestyles, said Andrew Taylor, Juwai’s co-CEO. “Plus, it has a thriving tech industry that employs many Chinese,” he said. Leslie Appleton-Young, the chief economist for the California Association of Realtors, said there had always been a small cadre of real estate agents in California who work with international buyers, but the number has exploded over the past two or three years. “The global real estate market is a reality,” she said. The influx of Chinese buyers has helped push home prices higher in places like San Francisco. That has forced less wealthy Chinese buyers to turn to nearby cities like Oakland and other less expensive areas, buoying those markets as well, said Appleton-Young. In Seattle, tech jobs and universities are a big draw. Many Chinese parents are buying condos for their kids who are attending school there. “They come to Washington State for work, for education or simply to invest,” said Taylor. In New York, Chinese buyers are spending millions on properties in Manhattan that they will never live in, according to Weimin Tan, a real estate agent who caters to Chinese real estate investors. His clients spend between $1 million and $4 million and many treat the purchases solely as investments. “They use it as a hedge to diversify their holdings,” said Tan.
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S&P faces fraud charges over mortgage ratings
Standard & Poor’s may face securities fraud charges for ratings given to six commercial mortgagebacked securities issued in 2011, the credit rating company said. The potential civil lawsuit is the latest legal issue for the credit rating company, which along with its competitors have faced intense regulatory scrutiny following the financial crisis. S&P, a unit of McGraw Hill, disclosed on Wednesday that it had received a Wells notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating its enforcement division staff intended to recommend that the
five member commission authorize civil charges against the company. “S&P has been co-operating with the commission in this matter and intends to continue to doso,” it said in a statement. S&P said the Wells notice related to the six securities “and public disclosure made by S&P regarding those ratings thereafter”. A Wells notice is no guarantee that the SEC will bring charges. In 2011 the SEC sent a Wells notice to S&P over its ratings of a collateralize debt obligation called Delphinus. No charges were brought against S&P, however Mizuho Securities and three former employees were charged for misleading investors
in the CDO. Mizuho paid $127 million and the former employees also settled without admitting or denying wrongdoing. The new Wells notice relates to CMBS sold in 2011. S&P withdrew ratings on a $1.5 billion CMBS after discovering inconsistencies in how its rating methodology was applied. That withdrawal prompted an internal review, which highlighted methodology inconsistencies for six other CMBS it rated in 2011. At the time the initial SEC investigation came to light in 2013, S&P told news organisations: “We reviewed the application of our CMBS
Windows development set to be ‘unified’ by Microsoft
Microsoft has said work is under way to “unify” parts of its different Windows operating systems. Chief executive Satya Nadella discussed the effort while briefing analysts following Tuesday’s earnings update. “We will streamline the next version of Windows from three operating systems into one single converged operating system for screens of all sizes,” he said. The firm also confirmed it had recently scrapped a new type of tablet. “During the quarter, we reassessed our product roadmap and decided not to ship a new form factor that was under development,” said Amy Hood, the company’s chief financial officer. Leaks had indicated that the firm had originally planned to launch the Surface Microsoft’s chief executive Satya Nadella aims to streamline Windows development. Mini in May - a small tablet running the Windows RT system, a version of the OS used on a phone, tablet, PC or games Google with Chrome and Android. console. designed for ARM-based chips. But it does bring Microsoft closer “One of beauties of universal Windows to another OS developer, Canonical, Mr Nadella did not mention Windows RT during the conference call, instead app is it aggregates for the first time which has promoted the idea of its referring to the three existing versions for us all of our Windows volume,” Mr Ubuntu system powering both phones of Windows that would be merged as Nadella said. and desktops. Canonical previously “An app that runs with a mouse and highlighted that one benefit of this “one for phone, one for tablets and PCs, keyboard on the desktop can be in the strategy was that a handset could [and] one for Xbox”. However, as the tech news site Zdnet store, and you can have the same app double up as a low-power desktop PC noted, that did not necessarily mean run in the touch-first [mobile devices]. if it was plugged into a monitor and “[It] gives developers the entire connected to a mouse. the firm was about to release a single volume of Windows, which is 300 plus variant of its operating system. It also paves the way for Microsoft to Rather, a single team is now working million units as opposed to just our 4% introduce its voice-controlled personal to deepen the links between Windows share of mobile in the US or 10% in assistant, Cortana, to PCs. Mr Nadella for PCs, Windows Phone and the Xbox some countries.” mentioned the app several times during The move to “unify” the various the call. OS, which are all based on the single Windows stores and developer platforms Windows NT software core. Microsoft has yet to discuss what puts Microsoft at odds with Apple new functions the successor to Windows Universal apps Mr Nadella said one target was for and Google, which are both pursuing 8 - codenamed Threshold - will offer, but developers to be able to write a single separate strategies for app development one expert suggested the firm would at app that would adapt its layout and on laptop/desktop computers and mobile least find it easier to sell a more joinedcontrols to suit whether it was being devices - Apple with Mac OS X and iOS, up set of operating systems.
methodology and determined that the approach used for new transactions rated in 2011 produced results that were consistent with Standard & Poor’s rating definitions and resulted in no ratings changes. S&P will have an opportunity to present its case to the SEC to try to convince them civil charges are not warranted. The ratings company faces a Department of Justice civil lawsuit filed in 2013 seeking more than $5 billion. The DoJ has alleged S&P inflated rating on residential mortgage-backed securities in the years leading up to the financial crisis.
Facebook is officially a mobile company
It wasn’t long ago that Facebook was widely seen as having a “mobile problem.” Those days are gone. Facebook reported Wednesday that mobile ads accounted for about 62% of its ad revenue in the second quarter, up a from just 41% a year prior. The social network’s shares are up more than 30% this year, buoyed by the company’s newfound success in mobile advertising. The stock is currently poised to open at an all-time high Thursday morning. Facebook’s success in mobile is timely, with Web users flocking to mobile devices and leaving their desktops behind. January marked the first time ever that Americans used smartphone and tablet apps more than PCs to access the Internet, according to comScore. Facebook said its base of daily active users averaged 829 million in June, with 654 million on mobile devices. Facebook didn’t make any money on mobile as recently as 2011. Then Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman acknowledged to investors ahead of the company’s 2012 IPO that mobile monetization could be “uncertain.” In the years since, however, the social network has successfully introduced mobile ads, redesigned the mobile news feed and debuted a number of new apps to expand its offerings for marketers. Speaking on a conference call with analysts recently, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said the company was seeing “positive early demand” for its recently introduced ads on Instagram.
Microsoft sees end to Nokia losses, shares rise
Microsoft Corp said it aims to get its loss-makingNokia phone unit to break even within two years, helping its stock rise in after-hours trade. The world’s largest software company reported a 7 percent dip in quarterly profit on Tuesday, chiefly due to incorporating the struggling handset business of the Finnish mobile pioneer. Microsoft’s chief financial officer said in a call with analysts that the company plans to take $1 billion in costs out of the Nokia operation and stop its losses by fiscal 2016 - which ends in June 2016 - following massive job cuts announced last week.
That cheered Wall Street, which was not expecting such decisive action. “The expense guidance around Nokia was much better than feared,” said Daniel Ives, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets. “While there is still some heavy lifting ahead, it appears brighter days are on the horizon for Microsoft after a decade of pain and frustration.” Microsoft shares hit new 14-year highs over the past week, and were up 1.1 percent at $45.33 after hours. Nokia, which Microsoft bought in April for $7.2 billion in an attempt to take on Apple Incand Samsung directly in the fast-growing smartphone market,
added almost $2 billion to Microsoft’s quarterly revenue, but posted an operating loss of $692 million, which included some one-time costs. Nokia’s Lumia smartphones, while well-reviewed, have not been as successful as Microsoft hoped, capturing no more than 4 percent of the global market. Lumia sales hit 5.8 million for the nine weeks of the quarter that Nokia was part of Microsoft. That compares with 35.2 million iPhone sales in the quarter. Microsoft is in the process of drastically reducing Nokia’s operation, closing some facilities and cutting about half of its 25,000 workforce, as it looks
to rein in costs and refocus on cloudcomputing under a plan launched by new Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella last week. “We will be relentless in our focus on our core, agile work and life experiences and the two platforms that support it, the cloud operating system and the device operating system and hardware,” said Nadella on the call with analysts. A slight recovery in the personal computer market, which was essentially flat over the past three months after two years of declines, helped sales of Microsoft’s core Windows and Office products in the quarter.
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Apple sued by employees over labour issues
Apple has another employee lawsuit to contend with. The company is facing a lawsuit certified as a class action this week from employees who say they were denied meal breaks and rest periods in violation of California labour law. Attorneys for the plaintiffs estimate that more than 20,000 current or former Apple employees from the retail to corporate level have been affected by the alleged violations. Among other things, the lawsuit claims Apple employees were forced to work for stretches of five hours or more without meals, and didn’t get breaks on shorter shifts. There are also more nitpicky complaints about alleged failures to provide timely wage statements and final checks that arrived a few days late. The lawsuit contends that Apple’s employment rules restrict employees from talking about the company’s labour conditions with one another, allowing the company to “invoke fear into the class members that if they so much as discuss the various labour policies, they run the risk of being fired, sued or disciplined.” Apple declined to comment. This isn’t the first time Apple has found itself in hot water for labour-related issues. The company also faces a class-action lawsuit from Apple Store employees who said they were not paid wages for time spent waiting for managers to check their personal bags before they left work.
Sony invests in image sensor production amid ‘selfie’ boom Sony Corp said on Thursday it would invest 35 billion yen ($345 million) to increase production of image sensors for smartphones and tablets, as the company courts handset makers to get more orders for front-facing camera sensors, used to take selfies. The Japanese firm said it will increase production of stacked CMOS sensors at two factories on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, while completing work on a factory in northwestern Japan it bought from Renesas Electronics Corp for a total investment of 35 billion yen.
Sony, which currently supplies image sensors for the main camera in Apple Inc’s iPhone said the investment will allow it to raise production by 13 percent to 68,000 wafers a month by August 2015, a step closer to its mid-term goal of 75,000. Imaging sensors are an area of strength for Sony, which leads the market ahead of Omnivision Technologies Inc, whose sensors are mostly used in front-facing smartphone modules that typically have lower specifications than the main rear camera.
Sony told Reuters in March that it was looking to supply more sensors for front-facing cameras as smartphone makers were looking to improve their quality in response to consumers taking more ‘selfies’, or self-portraits, as well as video calls. Of the total investment, 9 billion yen will be spent this year, which will come out of the 65 billion yen capex budget for semiconductors announced in May. The remaining 26 billion yen will be spent in the first half of the fiscal year starting next March.
Titanfall is published exclusively for Microsoft by Electronic Arts and was launched earlier this year.
Electronic Arts earnings surge 51% Ms Phan has been accused of nearly 50 infringements and faces a bill of £88,000 for each.
YouTube star Michelle Phan sued over copyright Her Night Life Favorites video, A leading YouTube entrepreneur is money from advertising attached to her advising what to carry for a night on the facing legal action for alleged copyright YouTube channel and website. The label also said she “has been town, used Kaskade’s song 4AM, they infringement in her videos. Ultra Records, which has musicians featured in a high-profile and multi- alleged. Her internet fame has also led to a Kaskade, deadmau5 and Calvin Harris platform advertising campaign for YouTube, which features some of book deal and the design of a make-up on its books, is suing Michelle Phan. line, according to the complaint. The label and its publishing arm YouTube’s most popular personalities”. The plaintiffs said Ms Phan had been “[Ms] Phan has also been featured in claim she has used about 50 of their songs without permission in her national advertising for Dr Pepper,” it informed she did not possess a licence “and yet continues to wilfully infringe in YouTube videos and on her own website. said. The label said that, while its complaint blatant disregard of plaintiffs’ rights of But one of the artists whose work she is alleged to have used has said he “includes nearly 50 examples of blatant ownership”. The publisher said it believed copyright infringement, plaintiffs’ supports Ms Phan. Kaskade, whose work features analysis is still preliminary, and the full Ms Phan would continue the alleged most prominently in the record label’s extent of [Ms] Phan’s infringement has infringement unless ordered to stop by the court. complaint, said: “Copyright law is a not yet been determined”. A spokesman for Ms Phan said the The parties have asked for $150,000 dinosaur, ill-suited for the landscape of (£88,000) for each proven copyright lawsuit “lacks any merit”. She said: today’s media.” “Ultra agreed to allow Michelle to use He expressed his disbelief on Twitter infringement. The publishing arm has also the music and Michelle intends to fight that his own record label was suing Ms Phan for copyright infringement. “And demanded an injunction, claiming that this lawsuit and bring her own claims the kicker... they’re citing her using my it has “sustained and will continue to against Ultra. “Michelle’s intention has always been songs for the suit. Come. On,” he wrote sustain substantial, immediate and irreparable injury” as a result of Ms to promote other artists, creating a on the site. platform for their work to be showcased But Kaskade, who was nominated for Phan’s use of its copyrighted material. Ms Phan’s videos have become to an international audience. Kaskade, a Grammy award last year, said there was little he could do to stop the label increasingly sophisticated, showing whose music has been featured in her in different locales, with some even Michelle’s videos, has publicly defended pursuing the case. Michelle against Ultra’s claims and In response, Ms Phan thanked him resembling music videos themselves. They continue to offer make-up acknowledges the success he’s gained and wrote: “Your music inspired not just myself, but millions of my followers to advice, and are often accompanied by from her support.” The BBC was unable to verify the music. dance and dream on.” The record label and music publisher claim that Ultra granted Ms Phan According to court documents filed in California, the label and its associated claimed Ms Phan had profited from permission to use the music. A lawyer publisher, Ultra International Music the use of their artists’ tracks and for the label and publisher did not respond to a request for comment. Publishing LLC, claim Ms Phan makes compilations.
US video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) has reported a 51% jump in profit for the April-to-June quarter, boosted by strong sales of titles like Titanfall and FIFA 2014. Net profit rose to $335m (£196m) for the period, up from $222m a year ago, EA has also benefitted from the launch of gaming consoles, which has driven up demand for its video game titles. However, the firm said it was delaying the launch of its title Battlefield Hardline from October to early 2015. It said it was looking to make improvements to the game based on user suggestions and feedback on the test version. Andrew Wilson, chief executive of the firm, said in a statement the firm was “testing and implementing several new features that will help to make Battlefield Hardline a game that players can enjoy for many years to come”. The firm also reported that its revenue from gaming on mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, rose 18% to $120m during the period. A large part of that growth was driven by the so-called “freemium” model - which offers free content but then charges users for additional digital goods. EA said $105m of its mobile revenue during the period “comprised of digital extra content and advertising revenue, reflecting the shift to the freemium business model”. That was up 39% from a year ago. “We continue to view mobile as a business with tremendous opportunity as the market is experiencing significant global growth in smartphones and tablets,” Blake Jorgensen, chief financial officer of the firm said.
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Basketball players spend time in D.C. working on the game by TARIQ LEE Washington Post
On the tiny Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos, a thousand miles from Washington, basketball isn’t exactly king; cricket reigns as the national sport. But on the basketball courts there, 16-year-old Justin Missick is a standout. Missick averaged 20 points per game in his final year at Wesley Methodist School on Providenciales, the most populated island in Turks and Caicos. With his quickness, he is a tough matchup for those in his age group on the island. But last week, in a pickup game at Marymount University, Missick, Shadarno Clarke, 14, and Quinton The group standing infront of the White House. Higgs, 17, — three of 22 players from the island who were visiting in midJuly — received their first taste of the high level of basketball played in the Washington area. It wasn’t always pretty, as Missick had trouble getting to the basket and deferred to teammates. With the opposing team of Division III players a point away from victory, Missick needed to extend the game with a defensive stop. He stretched out his arms to make his 6-foot-1 frame as long as possible. He didn’t bite on any of the offensive player’s crossover moves. Then, about 20 feet from the basket, the offensive player pulled up for the potential game-winning shot, and Missick had his palm in his face. None of that mattered as the shot splashed through the net. Game over. Missick trotted back down the court At home, the custom isn’t to eat fast with a smile, but he couldn’t hide the disappointment. Missick loves to win, food. Dinners usually consist of kidney but against a higher level of competition beans and white rice with chicken, a hand in the face wasn’t going to be macaroni or conch. “We get sort of tired of cooked food enough. “These guys over here are like 10 every day,” Missick said. “We enjoy times better,” Missick said afterward. what we got here because we know we “That was a level that I had never seen don’t get it when we go back home.” There aren’t any chain fast-food before.” The 22 athletes are in the TCI (Turks and Caicos Island) Rising restaurants in Providenciales. The Stars group who spent last week in the closest they have is Sweet T’s Chicken. Washington area being exposed to the At Sweet T’s, two dozen pieces of chicken higher level of basketball played off the costs $10, and orders are placed under a island. The group, with players from canopy with no outdoor seating. But Rising Stars founder Mervin ages 11-17 from the British overseas territory, trained with Ashburn-based Forbes, an island native and coach, Evolution Basketball Group co-founders would like to see the athletes cut back on the fatty foods eaten at family dinners. Alex Harris and Mandy Ronay. “If you want to be athletes you stick to At an Ashburn McDonald’s on Wednesday before a matchup with the a regimen,” Forbes, 36, said. “Families Loudoun Express AAU team, Missick always are cooking on the island, but tried the double quarter pounder. He you have to get the body tuned in to put ordered the Big Mac in every previous everything together as an athlete.” After the Wednesday game, about stop since he’s arrived, but he needed to mix it up. He added two large fries and 12 athletes packed into a room at the Hilton Garden Inn to play NBA 2K14 on two large sweet teas to his order.
Shardonno Clarke goes up for a strong layup.
Above: Founder of the Rising Stars Mervin Forbes. At left: Justin Missick goes up for a layup against one of the top players in high school. the PlayStation 4 that Higgs purchased one day before. Each kid received money from his parents or held fundraisers so they’d have pocket change while in Ashburn. They passed around a box of cookies covered in sprinkles, ordered Domino’s Pizza and had several pillow fights. On the island, they are free to roam the beach at nights, but for this week the focus is basketball. And their nights are spent rowdily, playing video games and roughhousing with each other in a hotel. The players want to give their all on the court, but they also craved a chance to explore more of the nation’s capital area than what can be seen from a room on the third floor of a Hilton in the quiet suburb of Ashburn. “I enjoy it on the island because how it’s small, you pretty much know everybody,” Higgs said. “I also feel like sometimes it’s too small, and I want to go out and try something different.” While Missick and Clarke both see basketball as their tool to a new life far
The only lady on the trip Stellisha Thomas holds her own against a camper. from the 30,000 people on Turks and Caicos, Higgs doesn’t view the game as his sole way out of Providenciales. Higgs completed high school and he’s halfway through the top level of academic preparation for college. He has received interest from basketball coaches at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. “I’m probably going to study orthopedics or economics, but I haven’t really decided yet,” Higgs said. “I’d like to play college ball if that’s possible, on a scholarship or something.”
Kishco proved to be Police nemesis
Man of the match was Anton Das.
A sparkling unbeaten 81 runs from Kishco captain, Anton Das enabled Kishco to move on to the finals. As TCICA T20 Cricket Competition continued on Sunday 20th of July, 2014 at the Downtown Ball Park. Police called correctly and decided to bat and were dismissed for 153 runs from 18.5 overs. The top scorers were Galvin Bruno with 51 runs, which was decorated with
5x4 and 2x6, Ian Ganese added 30 runs, 3x6 and 1x4. Bowling for Kishco, Pawan Kumar claimed 3 wickets with 26 runs from 4 overs and Sanjay Fatnani took 2 wickets for 27 runs, from 3 overs. When Kishco bated they made light work of the target by reaching 154 runs from 14 overs with Anton Das was the principal contributor with 81 runs which
was punctuated with 14x4 and 1x6 and Simijo Devassy added 33 runs, 5x4 and 1x6. Bowling for Police, Elliot Brown took 2 wickets for 33 runs from 4 overs. Meanwhile, the finals between the defending champions, Quality Super Kings and the ever improving Kishco is on Sunday, July 27th at the Downtown Ballpark Providenciales at 12 p.m.
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Bolt says his best is yet to come
KINGSTON - Six-times Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt and his coach Glen Mills believe the Jamaican sprinter can run even faster as he targets the 2015 world championships and the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. It has been five years since Bolt set the 100m world record of 9.58 seconds and the 200m best of 19.19 at the Berlin world championships, and this season began late for him as he recovered from minor foot surgery and a hamstring injury.
The lanky Jamaican missed nine weeks of training after having surgery on his left foot in March but shrugged off any suggestion that he might be past his best as prepares for the sprint relay at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next month. “Personally I don’t think so,” Bolt, 27, told Reuters at his training base in Kingston when asked if his fastest times were now behind him. “It’s all about just being dedicated. Every year I’ve been injured at some
part of the season, so the key thing is try also believes the sprinter is capable of to stay injury-free, try to be more focused running faster. “I wouldn’t say that we have seen the on track and field and not be distracted best of him,” Mills told Reuters after putby other things. “Try to cut down a little on the spon- ting Bolt through a sprint workout. “I sor-duty things and stuff like that for the think that he’s capable of more (speed), if upcoming season, try to limit it as much he has uninterrupted preparation.” Bolt left Jamaica on Friday (July as possible. Then I can put in a lot more work and I’ll have more time to work and 25th) to begin his injury-shortened season at the Commonwealth Games with stay fit and to be focused.” Coach Mills, who has guided Bolt to the 4x100m relay set for August 1 in his six Olympic golds and a record 10 Glasgow. He has then penciled in four world championships medals since 2007, 100m races over the next six weeks.
Turks and Caicos athletes in Glasgow for Commonwealth Games
A delegation of nine athletes from the Turks and Caicos Islands is now in Glasgow Scotland participating in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which began on Thursday, July 24. The TCI team took part in the opening ceremony at Celtic Park, which kicked off eleven days of competition. Over the course of the Games, 5,000 athletes from 71 nations and territories will take part in 261 events, and estimated to be watched globally 1.5 billion people. Governor Peter Beckingham, commenting on the TCI participation noted: “The Commonwealth Games provides a great opportunity for the Turks and Caicos Islands to showcase their sporting talent, and is second in stature to only the Olympics in terms of international athletic events.” Team TCI was accompanied to the opening ceremony by Deputy Premier and Minister of Sports Hon. Akierra Missick, and will be supported throughout the competition by Ms Rita Gardiner
Yohan Blake out for quite a long time, coach says Just as Usain Bolt is returning, his top Jamaican rival is back on the shelf. Olympic 100m and 200m silver medalist Yohan Blake will not race again in 2014 after recent surgery on an injured hamstring, his coach, Glen Mills, told Reuters. Blake, who missed most of last season with a hamstring injury, pulled up and fell to the track in a 100m race in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 11. He was wheeled off the track in a chair but told at least one reporter he suffered a cramp. “The injury was quite severe and the original prognosis was misdiagnosed and he went Germany and when they had a good look, they realized that it was more serious and required surgery, so he’ll be out for quite a long time,” Mills said. Blake, 24, beat Bolt in the 2012 Jamaican Olympic Trials 100m and 200m. He is the second-fastest man all time in both events and was, in 2012, seen as the future of sprinting given Bolt and Americans Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay were all at least three years older. The hamstring injuries and mediocre results this season have dimmed the outlook on Blake, who will have plenty to prove when he returns to the track.
of TCI’s Commonwealth Games Association and a team of coaches and physiotherapists. The athletes taking part are: Richardia Missick – 10m Air Pistol Women; Angelo Garland – Men’s 400m, 4x100 Relay, 4x400m Relay; Kivarno Handfield – Men’s High Jump, 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay; Wadly Jean – Men’s 200m, 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay; Courtney Missick – Men’s 200m, 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay; Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye – Men’s Long Jump, 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay; Dominique Missick – Men’s High Jump; Michael Francois – Clean and Jerk, Snatch (weigtlifting); Ronald Parker – Clean and Jerk, Snatch (weightlifting.) The support team includes: Alvirto Smith Head Coach Athletics, Donovan Garvey – Manager/ Coach, Kimmitt Harvey – Coach Weightlifting, Franklyn Thomas - Coach Shooting, Edwin Astwood – Anti Doping Rep/Physiotherapist, Rosalie Ingham – Chef De Mission/Team TCI and Cheryl Forman, Secretary General of the CGA.
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Barbadian female athlete wins historic gold medal at Usain Bolt not World Juniors happy with Tyson Gay’s reduced ban
Usain Bolt criticized anti-doping officials Tuesday for reducing Tyson Gay‘s doping ban after he tested positive for an anabolic steroid last year. A potential two-year ban for Gay was reduced to one year because the U.S. sprinter provided “substantial assistance” to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. “I’m not really happy with the situation and with how it was done,” Bolt told Reuters. “I think for someone like [fellow Jamaican] Asafa [Powell] to get a ban of 18 months for that [stimulant oxilofrine] and then Tyson Gay get just one year because of cooperating, I think it is sending a bad message into the sport that you can do it [dope], but if you cooperate with us, we’ll reduce the sentence.” Powell, who tested positive in June 2013 like Gay, had his 18-month ban reduced. The former 100m world record holder Powell was cleared to compete last week. The IAAF decided not to appeal Gay’s one-year ban from USADA. “I don’t think that’s the right way to go because you are pretty much telling people that this is a way out, it’s a way of beating the system, so personally, I don’t think the IAAF dealt with that very well,” Bolt said.
EUGENE, USA – Akela Jones made history by becoming the first athlete from Barbados to win a medal of any colour at the IAAF World Junior Championships. The 19-year-old won the long jump final with a leap of 6.34m on Wednesday’s (23 July) second day. “It’s amazing to be the best in the world. I’ve been training for this for the last two years, longer than that,” said the overjoyed Jones. Sixth at the 2011 IAAF World Youth Championships, Jones took the lead in the opening round with 6.32m and improved to 6.34m into a strong -2.7m/s head wind. It proved to be sufficient for gold although the conditions contributed to it being the shortest winning distance in the history of the World Junior Championships. Norway’s Nadia Akpana Assa, who led the qualification with a national junior record of 6.39m, came a close second with 6.31m while Germany’s Maryse Luzolo clinched the bronze medal with 6.24m. Jones, who won the long jump, high jump and 100m hurdles gold medals at Carifta Games in April 2014, said “It’s an epic moment.” “That’s the only word for it: epic. Hayward Field has a good atmosphere. The fans are so into the competition and so knowledgeable. It’s amazing.” With strong head wind conditions, only half of the 12 finalists managed to jump farther than six metres in the final.
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Probe into alleged racist abuse of Man City player The Croatian Football Federation has confirmed it is looking into claims that Manchester City’s Seko Fofana was racially abused during an under-21 match against HNK Rijeka. City’s coach Patrick Vieira took his players off the pitch after Fofana alleged he had been targeted by Rijeka players when he was sent off in the friendly. Ranko Buketa, who was in charge of the Rijeka team on Tuesday, denied the claims made by the City teenager, while the club issued a robust statement saying: “We are very unpleasantly surprised by the serious and unfounded allegations, which we entirely reject.” Croatia’s FA (CFF) said: “We are in the process of gathering information regarding the alleged incident and if there are any decisions to be made we’ll make it public on our website. “CFF follows a strong ‘no racism’ policy so we take all accusations of racism very seriously. The fight against racism (and any sort of discrimination) is one of the key components of our president Davor Suker’s programme and that is why we will have a good look into this matter.” Buketa had alleged that Vieira had an ulterior motive for taking his side off following Fofana’s red card on the stroke of half-time but, with CFF confirming its own investigation, Uefa may now also take a look at the incident.
LeBron James apologises to neighbours in form of cupcakes
LeBron James has kindly apologised to neighbours in his hometown near Akron, Ohio, for the uproar he caused amongst fans upon his decision to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers on a free agent contract by sending out 70 dozen cupcakes. James’ announcement to return to Cleveland on July 11 caused fans and reporters great excitement, but also was a hassle for neighbours and the police.
According to ESPN, James purchased 70 dozen cupcakes from Baker Blvd Decadent Desserts, the company cofounder stated; he then sent five dozen to the Bath Township police department and 65 dozen to all of the neighbours in his hometown of Bath. Each set of treats contained two different flavors of cupcake and an apology letter asking for forgiveness for the uprising that occurred recently when James made his plans to return
to the Cavaliers public knowledge. James also showed gratitude for his neighbours in the letter. James began playing for the Cavaliers in 2006 until he signed a contract with Florida’s Miami Heatin 2010. While playing for the Heat, James helped the team win two championships. Fans from Cleveland now have high hopes that he will help their team win several NBA championships as well, Reuters noted.
Racehorse owned by Britain’s queen fails dope test
In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, left, with her daughter Princess Anne greet her horse Estimate, who won the Gold Cup horse race on the third day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting, traditionally known as Ladies Day, in Ascot, England. A racehorse owned by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II that won the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last year has tested positive for the banned substance morphine.
Donald Sterling needs Clippers sale to pay debts, witness says
The chief financial officer of Donald Sterling’s properties said Monday that the billionaire may be forced to sell a large portion of his real estate empire to cover $500 million in loans if he persists in refusing to sell the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion. Darren Schield, who oversees the finances of The Sterling Family Trust, testified Monday that three banks are ready to recall their loans to Sterling because of his decision to dissolve the trust. His move was designed to rescind his signed agreement for the sale of the Clippers, a team he bought for $12 million. Schield said if Sterling has to dump $500 million worth of apartment buildings he could destabilize the Los Angeles real estate market. Sterling attorney Maxwell Blecher suggested that Sterling could take the company public in order to raise funds. But Shelly Sterling’s lawyer, Pierce O’Donnell, asked if it would be easy
to go public “with Donald Sterling’s reputation.” Schield responded: “There’s huge reputation issues. I don’t know if anyone would want to go into partnership with him.” The NBA banned Donald Sterling for life for making racist statements after the release of recorded conversations. Sterling has denied he is a racist from the witness stand. Schield testified in the probate trial that if Sterling’s loans go into default and he needs to refinance, banks would be reluctant to give him that much money at the low rate he has now. “I know the bank looks at this as a higher credit risk with all this going on,” he said. “The rate would go up considerably.” Sterling, the volatile owner of the team, agreed to the sale but then dissolved the family trust in an effort to stop it. Schield, testifying at the trial that
LONDON – A racehorse owned by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II that won the prestigious Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last year has tested positive for the banned painkiller, morphine. The British Horseracing Authority announced that tests on seven horses under the care of various trainers showed the presence of morphine in their ‘A’ samples. On Tuesday, the queen’s bloodstock and racing adviser, John Warren, said that the monarch’s five-year-old filly Estimate was one of them. Buckingham Palace said that early indications suggest that Estimate consumed the substance as a result of contaminated feed. Warren said in a statement that Estimate’s trainer Michael Stoute “is working closely with the feed company involved to discover how the product may have become contaminated prior to delivery to his stables.” Estimate finished second in this year’s Gold Cup behind Leading Light. Warren added: “Her Majesty has been informed of the situation.” Previously, Britain’s most publicized case of a horse testing positive for morphine was Be My Royal after he had won the 2002 Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury. The horse was subsequently disqualified.
Suárez treated like a murderer, says Liverpool’s Aspas
will decide the future of a $2 billion deal to sell the Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, said he warned Sterling not to revoke the trust last month. “I told him a revocation of the trust would be a breach of the loan covenants Iago Aspas says his former Liverpool and would result in defaults,” Schield team-mate Luis Suárez has been said. He said he also discussed it with “treated like a murderer” by Fifa after Sterling’s lawyer, Bobby Samini. the Uruguayan bit Italy’s Giorgio “I told him this revocation would open Chiellini at the World Cup. up a Pandora’s box and trigger defaults,” Aspas, who has been loaned to Schield said. Sevilla for the forthcoming season, told “Does the company have $500 million the Spanish radio station Cadena Cope to pay off the loans?” asked O’Donnell. that he can understand whySuárez was “We do not,” Schield answered. banned from playing because it is not Asked what the recourse would be, he his first offence. However, he believes said, “We would have to start selling real the Barcelona forward’s ban from all estate. If we have to sell $500 million in football related activity is excessive. apartment buildings, it would have an “They are treating Luis like a impact on the Los Angeles real estate murderer and not like a footballer,” he market. “ said. “There are murderers who pay less If the sale doesn’t go through by Sept. [for what they have done]. Not to let him 15, the NBA can seize the team and sell be presented [by Barcelona], to train or it at auction, Streisand said. to enter the stadium is too much.”
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Far and wide: An estimated one billion people throughout the world watched the event.
Commonwealth Games begin in Scotland
GLASCOW, Scotland – The 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony took place last Wednesday at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Thousands of athletes from 71 nations and territories took part before a 40,000-strong crowd and a global TV audience up up to one billion people. Their traditional parade around the stadium followed a live show featuring about 2,000 cast members. The Queen declared the Games open by reading her own message from inside the Commonwealth baton. Adventurer Mark Beaumont landed on the city’s river Clyde in a seaplane carrying the baton to Celtic Park, having tracked its progress across the Commonwealth on a 288-day journey spanning almost 120,000 miles. Inside the stadium, the baton was transferred between a group of volunteers who have helped children around Scotland find their potential through sport. Sir Chris Hoy carried it on its final stage to Prince Imran of Malaysia, who struggled briefly to open the container and remove the message to hand to the Queen.
Her Majesty then spoke of the “shared ideals and ambitions” of the Commonwealth and highlighted the “bonds that unite” the 71 nations and territories. The Queen, in her role as head of the Commonwealth, then sent her best wishes to the competing athletes. Wars actor Ewan McGregor opened proceedings with a pre-recorded video message, before Glaswegian comedian Karen Dunbar struck up an elaborate song and dance number celebrating Scotland, accompanied by Torchwood star John Barrowman. The routine welcomed visitors from across the Commonwealth to Glasgow and included larger-than-life representations of famous Scots inventions, landmarks, cultural heroes and Scottish history. Rod Stewart was joined on stage by Bishopbriggs singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald alongside hundreds of ordinary Glasgow citizens to perform a version of his classic song Rhythm of My Heart. Later in the ceremony, dancers from Scottish Ballet performed a routine to an acoustic version of The Proclaimers hit I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles).
There were huge cheers when Amy McDonald was joined in her performance of Rhythm Of My Heart by Rod Stewart. At left: Competitors from the British Virgin Islands during the 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony.
In one of many quirky events during the ceremony, dancers dressed as Tunnock’s Tea Cakes twirled around.
Scottish legend: Dancers perform with a Loch Ness Monster during the energetic and proud ceremony.
Singer Susan Boyle performs Mull of Kintyre.
Young spectators with painted faces smile as they wait for the celebrations to commence.
Dancers from the Scottish Ballet wow the crowd to a pared-down rendition of famous Scottish song ‘500 Miles’.
The Queen is driven into the arena, to the delight of the estimated 40,000 spectators.
Samantha Cameron (third from left) Prime Minster David Cameron, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (second from right) watch proceeding in Glasgow.
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