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BRITS PLANNED STING OPERATION TO ARREST MIKE MISICK IN MIAMI by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
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ormer Governor Richard Tauwhare confirmed that he was part of a sting operation coordinated by the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to have Michael Misick arrested in Miami while he was premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The shocking revelation emerged on Friday, November 11th, 2016, while Tauwhare was being cross-examined by Queen’s Counsel Ralph Thorne, who is Misick’s lead attorney, during the corruption trial which is being tried by Mr. Justice Paul Harrison who is judge and jury. The former governor confirmed that Miami-based Larry Covington, the law enforcement advisor for Turks and Caicos Islands and other British Overseas Territories, was an integral part of the sting operation. The attempted sting operation, which would have included the Federal Bureau of Investigations and other US law enforcement officials, apparently involved setting up Misick to travel on legitimate business and meet fake investors in Miami, who would have trapped him. When pressed by Thorne about the sting operation, Tauwhare said he would not characterize it as a “plot” to entrap Misick, adding that he only would have been arrested if he had committed a crime. “The idea of some form of sting operation was discussed,” the former governor testified. “It was not a set-up.” Tauwhare, who was governor from July 2005 to July 2008, said that the discussions about the sting operation took place over the space of a few weeks. He told the court that he discussed the undercover operation with the then Attorney General Kurt DeFreitas, but not with the then Deputy Governor Mahala Wynns. Responding to a question from Thorne, Tauwhare said he did
Larry Covington, UK law enforcement advisor
Former Governor Richard Tauwhare
Former Premier Michael Misick
Queen’s Counsel Ralph Thorne
not regard his actions of planning a sting operation against Misick while sitting with him in Cabinet as a “betrayal” or as “dishonorable”, because he had two roles to play; one of which was to work in partnership with the government and the other was to be a “watchdog” over them. He said he tried to balance the two roles but it was sometimes a struggle. When asked if he considered Misick’s continuing to serve as Premier
at that time as untenable, Tauwhare said: “There is distinction between suspicion of allegations on one hand and substantiated evidence on the other, and after numerous discussions with Mr. Covington and persons in London, it was not considered that there was sufficient evidence to challenge the Premier in his continuing to hold that office unless there was more substantial evidence and that is why the business of Cabinet continued under his premiership.” In earlier evidence, Tauwhare
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told the court that he came to the Turks and Caicos Islands with “suspicions”, after being brief by his predecessor James Poston. He said that he often communicated his suspicions to the FCO, sometimes daily, via email, but that he had no substantial evidence to back those suspicions. He also revealed that he was recalled by the FCO after three years, although he had expressed an interest in staying on for another year.
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Cabinet discuss NHIB staff issues The stormy relationship between NHIB CEO Zaneta Burton and her staff, that is threatening the effective delivery of the overseas treatment abroad programme, is being addressed by Cabinet. According to a report issued by Dave Moore, Head of the Governor’s office, at the November 9th meeting, Cabinet meeting received an up-date on staffing issues at the NHIB and discussed proposals for resolving the situation. NHIP is faced with a serious internal crisis and staff members, with the exception of one person, have signed a petition calling for Burton’s removal. In recent times there have been a number of sick-outs at NHIP, as staff continue to vent their anger and frustration over Burton’s leadership style, in addition to what they said is a lack of response to their concerns by Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing, who is Minister of Health, and Finance Minister Washington Misick, under whose portfolio NHIP falls. The frustration of NHIP staff mirrors the sentiments of several persons in the wider community who have been expressing outrage over how they have been treated by the NHIP when it comes to matters regarding their health, especially treatment abroad. Insiders told The SUN that Burton is fully aware of the staff ’s resentment toward her, but she is
refusing to resign because would like Government to pay her out. Investigations revealed that although the NHIB board did not approve Burton’s $10,000 per month contract renewal, on Thursday, July 7th, 2016, Cabinet advised Her Excellency the Acting Governor Anya Williams to approve the reappointment of Burton as the CEO of the National Health Insurance Board for the period 20162018. If Burton refuses to resign and Government has to pay her out, she would walk away with around $250,000. Meantime, His Excellency the Governor, Dr John Freeman, chaired the 28th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, 9 November 2016, at the Hon. Hilly Ewing Building on Providenciales, at which they also approved the grant of a concession order to the company, Conch Sensation, for the manufacture of high quality portable Bluetooth speakers made with conch shell casings subject to the conch shells being used for the casings meeting specified size regulations. Cabinet also advised His Excellency the Governor to approve the drafting of amendments to the Insurance Regulations to establish a fast-track service for the processing of Producer Owned Reinsurance Companies (PORCS) licence applications and to introduce fasttrack application fees of $1,000 for the processing of credit life PORC
NHIB CEO Zaneta Burton applications and $1,500 for the processing of non-credit life PORC applications; They approved entering into a 3-year lease agreement with K H Capital for the Magistrate Court No.2 to move to Unit 207 on the second floor of IGA Plaza, Providenciales, for the purpose of carrying out government business and advised His Excellency the Governor to approve amendments to the salaries of the Deputy Director and Financial Controller of the TCI
Tourist Board; Cabinet also received an up-date on progress on outstanding critical works at HM Prison and agreed that urgent sewage and lighting works should be undertaken immediately, and noted the appointment of Mr Ramon J Andrews as Director of Tourism for a period of two years; They also noted the recommendations of the Procurement Board to award contracts in line with the Public Procurement Ordinance 2012 as follows – TR 16/19 Ambulance for Middle Caicos; TR 16/25, Salvage Consultant for the removal of the MV Mega One Triton from Governor’s Beach, Grand Turk and agreed that proposed draft amendments to the National Parks Ordinance be gazetted for a six week public consultation period and that following the consultation period a report be prepared for Cabinet consideration. Cabinet considered the qualification criteria under the National Scholarship Policy for the allocation of National Scholar awards to the top performing students in TCI and discussed the payment of NHIB contributions for pensioners and agreed that all pensioners who are Turks and Caicos Islanders and over 65 years of age should not pay NHIB contributions; They requested that the Deputy Governor present a paper to Cabinet on the process for the award of contracts.
British Caribbean Bank Limited Credit Manager
The Regent Grand Private Chef Opportunity bring new experience to a luxury beachfront boutique property. The individual must have the following attributes: •Customer focused, patient and able to build the relationship with the condo owners while finding a balance between the owner and guest experience. •Must have experience in international cuisine (particularly Asian cuisine, European and Caribbean). •Able to service Condo owners and in house guests on demand. •Able to cater for multiple functions such as special events, weddings, conferences and meetings if required. •Organization and sanitation of condo kitchens and weekly collaboration of menu planning •Coordinate with housekeeping staff and other key departmental managers •Must be able to work within a strict budget and have the ability to purchase standard equipment for kitchen to enhance the cooking experience. •Previous experience as a chef with luxury properties internationally or as a private chef is an asset. •Must be able to work weekends and public holidays •This position reports to the Resident Manager/General Manager. This position is currently not held by a work permit holder Prospective & qualified applicants who are islanders can send copies of their applications to the email address noted below or to the labour board. Applications will be accepted up to November 16th, 2016 Please forward resumes to: Email: aleisa@theregentgrand.com Regent Grand Management Ltd. c/o The Regent Grand Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Tel: (649) 941-7770
The Credit Manager is a quantitative expert who can extract meaningful business insights from multiple data sources, analyse key credit metrics, and leverage predictive models to create decision strategies that will optimise business performance. The successful candidate will also identify credit risk and recommend possible processes, improvements and opportunities for automation and support their implementation. In addition, the individual will oversee the day-to-day credit underwriting function and partner with other departments to design tactical strategic tools. Finally, we are seeking results driven and proactive individual with experience gained in a commercial environment, who will be working with corporate head office as well as the multiple global sectors to provide commercial support and reporting. Duties •To liaise with internal and external customers in collection efforts to ensure timely payments, address queries as required with appropriate departments and personnel •To process letters of credit and bank collections for assigned customers and cover for rest of Emerging Markets. •To take ownership of projects/key risk decision areas, utilising your expert command of statistical analysis •To be responsible for obtaining, analyzing and providing relevant information, advice and opinion to Credit Manager on new Emerging Markets. •To complete all necessary manual credit analyses of customers’ financial accounts and oversee the credit underwriting function. •To provide mentoring support to other members of the team in credit analysis and other areas of expertise and experience. •To pro-actively review and improve processes to increase the level of service provided to customers •To identify risks associated with potential business transactions and where appropriate give recommendations on risk mitigation in different business areas •To investigate and analyse information from a variety of data source Requirements •A university degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field •Minimum 5 years of credit analysis experience and credit risk underwriting •Minimum 5 years in a banking or financial services environment •Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint are essential •Strong communication skills and ability to defend decisions made. Salary range for these positions are between $39,000 to $50,000 per annum, the starting point will depend on qualifications and experience. These positions are not for work permit renewals. Closing date for all applications to be submitted is Friday 21st, November, 2016 Interested persons may contact our Corporate HR department Mon. – Fri. from 9am-3pm via telephone number 946-8054 or you may submit your resume with qualifications and experience to: hr@wihl.com Please also submit a copy to the TCI Labor Department
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National Security Council getting tough on crime
His Excellency the Governor and the Hon. Premier co-chaired a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday, 10 November. Others present were the Hon. Minister for Border Control and Employment; the Hon. Deputy Premier; The Hon. Minister of Finance; Her Excellency the Deputy Governor; the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police and the Deputy Attorney General. The NSC agreed that the fight against crime requires a whole-of-government and wider community approach designed to address in a sustainable way underlying dimensions and causes as well as immediate challenges.
With these objectives in mind the NSC agreed on the following: to encourage and support the RTCIPF in the discharge of its responsibilities to curb incidents of crime and protect citizens in TCI from harm; to examine in accordance with requests from the RTCIPF, ways to expand the numbers of police officers and equipment needed to deter crime and arrest the criminals. A CCTV tender will issue shortly; efforts to integrate optimally road licensing/registration systems with those of the police will be taken forward; to send the message, including externally, that migrants
who enter and remain in TCI without the necessary permissions will be subject to due process as swiftly as possible; to move with determination to establish the number and identities of undocumented persons currently in TCI. It was recognised that this will take time, but it must be a national objective. Only on the basis of such information can policing be effective; to ensure that appropriate action is taken by all relevant government agencies to provide to the maximum extent possible for secure borders; to examine the possibility of obtaining additional patrol vessels on a leased basis to cover the
period before newly ordered vessels come on line, and, by these means, to increase the nation’s ability to deter illegal and criminal incursions; to re-emphasise the need for thorough customs searches of suspicious vessels and cargos (including by scanning) entering or leaving TCI; to implement a schedule for vessel arrivals and departures from neighbouring countries, in particular from Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The NSC recognises that the objectives it has set out cannot all be met immediately, but as a national and not as a partisan goal, the steps identified above need to be taken forward.
Elections Department distributes candidate nomination packs The Candidates Nomination Pack for Turks and Caicos Islands general election schedule for December 15, 2016 has been launched by the Supervisor of Elections Lister Dudley Lewis on Friday November 4, 2016. The pack contains all the various items that every candidate or political party will need to complete to ensure that they are correctly nominated and that they have met all of the necessary legal requirements to allow them to stand for election. It includes detailed guidance notes about these requirements and a helpful checklist so that candidates can ensure that their nomination paper has been properly completed, including all of the
other required forms that must be submitted to either the Returning Officer or the Supervisor of Elections. According to the election timetable, the Governor has issued the formal Writ for election on Monday 31st October, 2016 and the published notice for nomination day is November 18th 2016. Candidates must submit their nominations at the venues specified in the notices between the hours of 10am and 1pm and then 2pm and 4pm on Nomination day. All nominations have to be made by that last time stipulated. The list of Candidates for each electoral district and for the All Island district nominated
will be published no later than November 19, 2016. Mr. Lewis stated; “Although many people have come forward and said that it is their intention to stand for election, they cannot do so unless they have met all the requirements stated in the nomination pack and they submit the correctly completed application by the deadline and pay the required deposit of $500.00.” The nomination pack can be obtained from the elections office in Grand Turk or Providenciales. Any questions about the nomination pack should be directed to the Elections Office Woodville Court, Pond Street Grand Turk or call Telephone 649-338-2302 or 649-2558.
CHINSON RESTAURANT GROUP JOB OPPORTUNITIES 1.PASTRY CHEF •Must be able to obtain sanitation certificate •Must be experienced in the production of Jamaican pastries to include all Bread products •Must be able to prepare Caribbean cuisines •Willing to work long hours and weekends •Salary commensurate with experience 2.ASST.RESTAURANT MANAGER •Must have at least 10 years’ experience in full service restaurant •Must have working knowledge of Micros or equivalent POS systems •Assist with inventory management and cost control •Willing to work long hours and weekends •Assist General Manager in the training and supervision of line staff •Possess valid driver’s license •Multi-lingual would be an asset •Salary commensurate with experience 3.CASHIER/HOSTESS •Must be able to work long hours and remain calm under pressure •Clean police record •Ability to multi-task is essential •Must be very honest •Enjoy providing excellent Customer Service •English plus fluency in at least one other language-Spanish, Creole •Pay rate US$6.50 per hour plus tips 4.COOKS •Must be able to obtain sanitation certificate •Must be experienced in the production of Oriental Cuisines •Must be able to prepare Caribbean cuisines •Willing to work long hours and weekends •Pay rate $8.00 per hour 5.PURCHASING /PRODUCTION CLERK Responsibilities: •Responsible for identifying suitable Suppliers/ Purchasing of all products •Pricing and costing of all products •Monitor and ensure that all payables to local and foreign Suppliers are recorded and paid on a timely basis •Prepare daily, weekly and monthly production reports •Ensure timely submission of daily, weekly and monthly production reports •Inventory control and management •Other duties as assigned by the General
Qualifications: •Must have at least 5 years’ experience in related field •Must have working knowledge of Micros or equivalent POS systems, QuickBooks etc. •Possess excellent English verbal and written communication skills •Willing to work long hours and weekends •Possess valid driver’s license •Multi-lingual would be an asset •Salary commensurate with experience 6.ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR Responsibilities: •Record day to day financial transactions and complete the posting process •Verify that the transactions are recorded in the correct ledgers •Bring the ledgers to trial balance stage •Perform partial checks of posting process •Complete statutory returns •Enter data, maintain accurate records and prepare internal Management Accounts •Process Accounts payable/Receivable and payroll on a timely basis •Other duties as assigned by the General Qualifications: •Must have at least 5 years’ experience in related field •Must have working knowledge of Micros or equivalent POS systems, QuickBooks etc. •Possess excellent English verbal and written communication skills •Willing to work long hours and weekends •Possess valid driver’s license •Multi-lingual would be an asset •Salary commensurate with experience
Please apply in writing with full resume to no later than November 15st 2016 The CEO Chinson Restaurant & Pastries P.O. Box 293, 14 Savannah Rd. Leeward Highway Provicenciales
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PDM welcomes political debates The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) says it welcomes the political debates, although it missed a few last week. “We believe that our candidates and plans are superior to those offered by the other parties,” said PDM leader Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson. “The first two Election Central debates conflicted with our planned rallies. We were not consulted by the host of Election Central to confirm which dates would be available to debate and this resulted in a clash between our first two rallies and the first two Election Central constituency debates. We will ensure an interactive forum is created for our candidates for ED1 and ED2 to hear directly and respond directly to the constituents in these areas.” She added: We are pleased to announce we have adjusted our schedule to accommodate the
remaining constituency debates. In addition to these debates, the 3 parties have yesterday agreed a date and will participate in a Leader’s Debate that will be moderated by Mrs. Sabrina Isaac and Mr. Kenrick Walters.” The PDM leader said the party looks forward to voters hearing their exciting plans for our country. “We hope that in the future any host wanting to conduct debates would agree times and schedules with all the parties involved to avoid any implication of ‘no shows’ at debates,” she added. An earlier press release from PDM chairman Doug Parnell said the debates being held by Shaun Malcolm, the host of the Election Central are not official debates. “We wish to clarify that we have no personal agenda with Mr. Malcolm as he has tried to portray. We are managing an aggressive and
Water distribution line in Grand Turk vandalized During the early hours of Thursday, November 10, 2016, the water main, which is located in the Breeze Brae district was again vandalized and sustained major damage as a result. In light of this, residents in the following districts of Grand Turk will be affected until the damage is rectified: East Suburbs, Breeze Brea, North Ridge, North Creek, Godet’s Allotments, Hospital Road, Moore’s Alley, Overback and Cork Tree Beach
The Ministry and Department would like to ask all customers to be as vigilant as possible and notify the Water Undertaking Division at 1 649 338 3519 or 1 649 338 3522, if you notice any leaks or any person(s) tampering with the system. Water Undertaking is utilizing all efforts to expedite downtime and would like to thank the General Public for their patience and understanding, while we seek to have this matter rectified.
BUTTERFIELD GOLD GROUP OF COMPANIES POSITIONS AVAILABLE Two (2) Mixer Driver/ Operator
The applicant must have clean drivers Licence and Police Record with have at ten years experience with 10 wheeler trucks and mixer trucks. Must have knowledge on how to trouble shoot minor engine problems and effect preventive maintenance at all times.
One (1) Mechanic
Knowledge of CAT and Cummings Engines as well as John Deer Equipment would be an asset. Will be requiring setting up and implementing a maintenance schedule. Proof of certification required, and a minimum of ten years work experience The employee is responsible for the repair and maintenance of all Company equipment/machinery, and to ensure minimum downtime of same through proper coordination of the preventative maintenance program. Must have least 10 years experience Must have the ability to lift and move up to 100lbs Must have vision abilities; close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The applicant must have knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions applicable to the trade. Must have the ability to communicate effectively One (1) Pump Operator Must have Ten years experience in operating concrete pump Knowledge of the function of motors and ability to affect minor repairs to same Heavy equipment license and clean police record. Basic Knowledge of concrete Ability to relate to customers and coworkers Application forms available from Butterfield Gold Human Resource Department. Only applicants selected for interview will be notified. Submit applications to by November 15 2016 to: Butterfield Gold Ltd., Human Resource Department mmTown Center Mall Providenciales Tel: 649-946-4211
Hon. Sharlene Cartwrigth-Robinson Leader PDM chairman Doug Parnell of the Oppisition united campaign to inform our to get their message out to the voting supporters of our plans and have fixed public,” he added The PDM has unveiled its 5 schedules. We made it clear to all involved that where our schedule does At Large Candidates Hon Sharlene not conflict with major planned events Cartwright Robinson, Hon. Hughwe would participate.” Derek Taylor, Hon. Josephine Parnell said the PDM will not Connelly, Karen Malcolm and Robert be distracted in its quest to showcase “Bobby” Been Jr. Its 10 Constituencies Candidates are Hon. Edwin Astwood, its candidates and plans. “ We have been well received Hon. Goldray Ewing, Hon. Sean and our base is excited about the Astwood, Hon. Delroy Williams, Derek Keno Forbes, Ralph Higgs, upcoming victory for the PDM on Rolle, December 15th. Additionally, all Ezra Taylor, George Pratt and Douglas Parnell. candidates will be using all mediums
Man shot twice by robbers Detectives of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force have launched an investigation into a report of a robbery that took place early Sunday 6th November 2016 on Bay Road Blue Hills, Providenciales. Around 4:59 a.m., police responded to the scene where the victim was met and told officers that he was approached by three (3) masked men who were dressed in dark clothing with shirts over
their faces and demanded him to hand over money. While handing over his wallet which contained an undisclosed amount of cash and some documents, he was shot twice by one of them who had a revolver. He received wounds to his left arm and left leg. The culprits then made good their escape in the bushes. The victim was taken to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre via Emergency Services.
HS LTD. BARTENDER Fairways Bar & Grill Restaurant at Provo Golf Club has an immediate opening for an experienced Bartender who is service oriented and can provide exceptional service to guest promptly and courteously, serving guests with an upbeat attitude and who is great at juggling tasks.
POSITION DESCRIPTION Responsible for preparing drinks for guest and serving them in a professional manner. The successful candidate should be well versed in bar service and drink preparation.
REQUIREMENTS Must have 3 years or more experience preferably in hotel food and beverage industry. Must have a strong working knowledge of the bar and EPOS system. Excellent oral and written communication skills required. Must be willing to work a variety of day/night and weekend shifts. Excellent people skills in order to communicate well with guests and staff. Good presentation and a pleasant, friendly, bubbly personality is required. Wages for this position starts at $8.00 per hour commensurate with experience. Please submit applications to: Veronica Rigby, HS Ltd, P.O. Box 124, Regent House, The Regent Village, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tel: (649) 946-5126; Fax (649) 946-5191; Email: ronnie@habgroup.com. Interested Belongers must also submit copies of their application to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2. Position currently held by a work permit holder. Closing date for application is November 18, 2016.
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Double-murder accused Christopher Forbes appears in court The man accused of murdering two Dominican waitresses in the space of three months, appeared in court on Friday November 4th for a sufficiency hearing and will appear in court again on November 24th, 2016. When 33-yearold Bahamian national, Christopher Forbes, appeared at a plea and direction hearing in the Supreme Court in Grand Turk on Friday November 4th, the judge concluded that there’s enough evidence for the trial. On September 2nd, 2016, police charged Forbes with murdering 26-year-old Yuneiry Veras, whose body was found in the Pirate’s Cove area on Saturday April
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23rd, 2016.He was also “A sufficiency hearing was charged with the murder held on Friday 4th November of 26-year-old Sorineido 2016 in the Supreme Court Moreno Arias, whose body in the case of Christopher was found on Crystal Bay Forbes who was charged Road Providenciales on with two counts of murder of two Dominican women. The Wednesday July 13th, 2016. Police Spokesman case was sent to a plea and direction hearing after the Kevin Clarke told The SUN,
More arrests but not charges in Gary Mead murder investigation
Detectives are continuing their inquiries into the murder of Gary Mead which occurred on Friday 30th September 2016 at Slots-O-Fun located on the Airport Road, Providenciales. Two more persons aged 24 and 30 years old, have been arrested, and two firearms have been recovered. "Officers of the RTCIPF are continuing to work hard to prevent and detect crime, arrest and bring offenders to justice," said police spokesman Kevin Clarke.
judge concluded that there’s enough evidence for the trial. He will appear in court on 24th November, 2016.” The accused will remain in Grand Turk’s prison until his trial on November 24th. 2016.
Last week, police arrested two men aged 22 and 44 years-old in relation to the savage and brutal murder of Gary Mead. The arrests were carried out on Providenciales and Grand Turk. Commissioner of Police Mr. James Smith said, “These arrests are the result of relentless hard work and determination of our officers who will continue to seek to bring offenders to justice and make our communities safer so that people can go about their daily lives feeling safer.”
Interested persons should be physically fit with the ability to lift heavy items, walk up and down aircraft stairs, and can bend for long periods to provide cleaning service. Must have a good commend of the English language, both written and verbal. Some computer skill necessary Must have a clean police record. Must be able to work week end and holidays. Wages $7.00 per hour.
Security Guards. Interested persons must have previous experience in providing security services and the ability to provide instructions and ensure that they are carried out. Must be physically fit and can stand for long periods at a time. Must be well groom, organized and excellent time keeper Excellent team player Must have a clean police record Proficient in English language, written and verbal. Computer literate Wages $7.00 All positions are currently held by work permit holders. All resumes should be sent to hr@intercaribbean.com and a copy sent to the Immigration Board.
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Waitress/Waiter MAIN DUTIES Applicants will be required to greet and take food and beverages orders from restaurant guest, serve orders and accommodate guest requests. Applicants will be required to serve guests’ promptly and according to established restaurant standards, policies and procedures.
REQUIREMENTS Must have a minimum of six years’ experience working in a restaurant. Must have strong working knowledge of dining room procedures, policies and EPOS System. Applicants must be a customer service advocate, maintaining a high level of customer service standards. Maintain a friendly, cheerful and courteous demeanor at all times. Perform other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management. Applicants must be willing to work varied shifts, split shifts, nights, weekends and holidays as required by management. Applicants will be required to work on a full time basis. Must be able to walk, stand or stoop for the duration of shift (at least 8 hours). Applicants must be able to understand/speak/read/write English proficiently. All applicants must be hardworking team players. Wages for this position starts at $7.00 per hour commensurate with experience and training. Please submit applications to: Veronica Rigby, HS Ltd, P.O. Box 124, Regent House, The Regent Village, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tel: (649) 946-5126; Fax (649) 946-5191; Email: ronnie@ habgroup.com. Interested Belongers must also submit copies of their application to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2. Position currently held by a work permit holder. Closing date for application is November 18, 2016.
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WIHL Halloween Fundraiser The recent movie night at Blue Haven Resort was particularly special for two reasons; it was part of a Halloween celebration and an important fundraiser for Hurricane Matthew Relief. Friday October 28th brought many island families out to Salt Bar & Grill at Blue Haven Resort, dressed in all types of costumes, including power rangers, princesses, ninja turtles, lady birds, bumble bees, skeletons, witches, batmans, pirates, ghouls and fairies. The event included face painting for the children, the movie Ghostbusters 2016 on the big screen, prizes and treats for the children, and a costume competition catwalk. The fundraising evening also held a raffle, with prizes including dinner two at Fire & Ice, Kitchen 218, and Asu on the Beach, a two-night stay in an oceanview one-bedroom suite at Beach House, and the same at Alexandra Resort, a Nexus cellphone, FOTTAC gift baskets, and Swarovski crystals gift sets. The event was managed and operated by the WIHL Community Service Committee. The employees who volunteered their time on this
committee to organize the event did so in support of island neighbours, Haiti and the Bahamas, which were adversely impacted by Hurricane Matthew. One hundred percent of proceeds from the event were donated to hurricane relief funds in Haiti and Bahamas. With over 200 people in attendance, the event raised a total of more than $7,000 for Hurricane Matthew Relief. WIHL matched the amount raised, resulting in a total donation of $14,000. The WIHL Community Service Committee extends sincere thanks to event sponsors which included The Wine Cellar, The Turks and Caicos Collection (Alexandra Resort, Beach House Turks and Caicos and Blue Haven Resort), Jais, FOTTAC, Digicel, Quality Food Store and Coca Cola. Salt Bar & Grill, located at Blue Haven Resort and which hosted the Halloween movie night fundraiser, has now re-opened with a brand new menu set in a perfect location overlooking beautiful Blue Haven Marina. For more information visit www.bluehaventci.com.
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Early Childhood Pilot Program on a successful path
By Todeline Defralien The Early Childhood Pilot Program which was recently launched by the Ministry of Education in the Turks and Caicos Islands with the aim of creating the 21st century child is on a successful path. An update of the program was given during a press conference held by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 at the Hilly Ewing Building, Providenciales. The early childhood curriculum was launched on September 6th 2016 under the theme “Success For Every Learner” in six schools in the Turks and Caicos Islands including Eliza Simons Primary, Ona Glinton Primary, B.E.S.T. Institute, Oseta Jolly, Ianthe Pratt and Enid Capron Primary School. Members of the Board include Deputy Director Mr. Mark Garland, Permanent Secretary of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services, Cheryl Ann Jones, Curriculum Development Officer, Mrs. Rhonda A. Blackman-Smith, Director of Education, Mr. Edgar Howell and Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Hon. Akierra Missick. Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Hon. Akierra Missick noted that having the national curriculum reviewed and seeking to create the 21st century child is of paramount importance for the Ministry and Department of Education and the country. The curriculum reform is a
three part process the Ministry of Education started where the most important learning years are the foundational years, the early education childhood years and will build on that as they progress through the rest of the senior primary years and then move on to secondary and tertiary level education when the time comes. Curriculum Development Officer, Mrs. Rhonda A. BlackmanSmith, said: “From the commencement of the curriculum I want to say that we set about looking at a curriculum that would be broad, balanced, relevant, and coherent and that meets the diversity of the children of the Turks and Caicos Islands. As you can well imagine that this is a diverse community and we want no child to be left behind and that every child and every child’s education is important to us.” She added: “Since our launch I’ve had the opportunity to visit these schools, to sit and engage our teachers on a one on one to hear the challenges they’ve been having, the strength of the document, to get the feedback from our teachers because feedback is critical to this process. It helps build our reform and direct us into the direction that we need to go. What was very important was that our teachers felt that this was what was needed and they welcome the document and they felt that the curriculum was relevant. It was broad and it was balanced and it created the length of content and dept that they wanted. Our teachers felt that working with the document was easier for them
From L-R (Infant one teacher at the Ianthe Pratt Primary School Laranda Parker, Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Hon. Akierra Missick and Curriculum Development Officer, Mrs. Rhonda A. Blackman-Smith). and it afforded them the opportunity that when they were creating their lesson plans that their lesson planning became easier.” Blackman-Smith stated that the Ministry of Education took on this initiative because they felt that it was important that teachers go through a process. Adding that they are not against feedback she said, “That is what we are looking for because it helps inform our decisions going forward and it would help us in terms of the necessary training that our teachers need that we will so readily provide.” Teacher at the Ianthe Pratt Primary School Laranda Parker said that this program is a great experience. “From where we were with the curriculum that we were use to where we are now I can say it’s a plus. It’s an asset to us because this curriculum
here it’s in more of an integrated approach. You are no longer just focusing on just a whole class it’s centered so that we’re able to put children into groups and when we put children into groups we’re able to cater to children’s need more. You’re not just standing in front of a class room and just trying to carry out your own things as you’re the star, the children are the star and there’s no more of that chalk and talk.” Parker added that as a teacher this approach is easier and within years to come Government schools will be a force to reckon with the private schools. She said people will want to put their children in the Government schools and they will run for the Government schools because along with this program and as the Minister promise to the constant upgrading of teachers this is going to be awesome.
Confirmed Cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Reported in TCI The Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services (MoHAHS) of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) wishes to update the public that this week’s report shows a number of cases of Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). To date, the majority of these cases have been reported from Providenciales with some cases in Grand Turk and one case in North Caicos. In response, the MoHAHS will be stepping up its surveillance and education campaign. Personnel will be visiting daycares and schools to deliver health education messages, public service announcements (PSAs) will be aired, and flyers are being distributed to educate the general public on how to prevent and minimize the spread of HFMD. This disease, which is also affecting other Caribbean countries, is a contagious viral illness
that primarily affects infants and children younger than 5 years old. It is transmitted by direct contact with nasal secretions (droplets produced by coughing or sneezing), saliva, fluid from blisters and the stool of infected individuals. HFMD is most prevalent in child care settings due to frequent contact with soiled diapers and children putting their hands in their mouths. HFMD occasionally occurs in adolescents and adults. Symptoms include some or all of the following; painful sores in the mouth, rashes on the hands and feet (which may be associated with blisters), fever, headache, feeling generally unwell or irritable, runny nose, and/or sore throat. It is mostly a mild illness usually resolved within ten days. However, people can sometimes be contagious for days or weeks after the symptoms have resolved.
HS LTD. HS LTD is seeking suitable applicants for the following position:
KITCHEN HELPER •Assists with food preparation and cooking as assigned •Check deliveries, ensuring all have arrived and are correct and signing off invoices before the supplier leave •Washing up and cleaning of all section of the kitchen •Removes all garbage from kitchen, food storage area and restaurant. stocking and cleaning of food storage areas •Candidates must be willing to work holidays and weekends when required Wages starts at $7.00 per hour. Interested applicants should contact Veronica Rigby via email at ronnie@ habgroup.com or by fax 649-946-5191. Suitable applicants will be contacted by email or telephone to schedule an interview. Closing date for applications is November 18, 2016.
There is no specific treatment for HFMD. Paracetamol (Panadol or Tylenol) can be taken for fever and pain relief. In some cases, HFMD can cause a sore mouth and throat, which makes it difficult to swallow. To avoid dehydration, it is important to maintain adequate fluid intake. Persons with suspected HFMD should not attend daycare, school or work to limit the spread of this disease and should report to a healthcare provider to obtain guidance, including when to return to work, school or daycare. The MOHAHS will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates. For more information on HFMD visit the TCI Health Promotion Facebook page https://www. facebook.com/healthpromotiontci/ or contact he Health Promotion and Advocacy Unit on (649) 338- 2772.
Premier Contracting Services is seeking suitably qualified applicants to fill the following positions:
MAINTENANCE LABORER REQUIRED Premier Contracting Services is seeking to recruit a landscape laborer to join our team. The successful candidate must have the following experience and skill set; •Working knowledge of basic skills to include, landscaping, and irrigation repair. •Experience in painting and basic job preparation through completion •Basic knowledge of welding systems and fabrication •Septic system repairs and maintenance •Assist Light bulb replacement and limited knowledge of electrical systems and wiring •Assist with ad hock duties to include for heavy lifting, cleaning and carpentry •Assist with cleaning large scale refrigeration systems. •Must be willing to work nights, holidays and weekends as required. Hourly wage $8.50 per hour to $9.25 per hour dependant on experience. There are no other benefits provided. Please submit applications via email at maintenance@khcapital.com
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CIBC FirstCaribbean raises $25,000 for Cancer Charity As a part of the bank’s regionwide ‘Walk for the Cure’ cancer awareness and fundraising campaign, CIBC FirstCaribbean in the Turks & Caicos Island has raised $25,000 over three months to aid cancer prevention, care and research. The funds, raised by staff, clients, corporate sponsors, and community members, will be donated to The National Cancer Society of The Turks and Caicos Islands this month. The bank organized a series of community, staff and client events to raise the money for donation. Since July, branches have held monthly bake sales, the goods made from scratch by bank employees. In addition, the bank has held Jeans Days, where the staff members paid to work in casual wear and a yard sale. Spare change collection containers were placed throughout the branches as well so that clients could contribute to the cause. As a climax, the staff put together a team to participate in the National Cancer Society’s annual fun run/walk. CIBC FirstCaribbean Country Manager Larry Lawrence said he was proud of his team’s efforts on behalf of those touched by the disease. “I was very proud to see the staff of CIBC FirstCaribbean come together this year to raise $25,000, our highest total yet! This is an issue that hits very close to home; we have all been touched by this awful disease. We
hope that through supporting charities like the National Cancer Society of the Turks and Caicos which dedicate their resources to cancer detection, prevention and care that we can make a positive impact in the lives of others who have been affected by this disease.” CIBC FirstCaribbean has staged the Walk for the Cure fundraising campaign since 2012. In its five years the bank has raised close to $60,000 in Turks & Caicos and over USD$1million across the Caribbean. All proceeds are donated to cancer charities in the countries CIBC FirstCaribbean operates in. Over the last two years, CIBC FirstCaribbean’s fundraising efforts have received a boost from corporate sponsors. This year’s sponsors were Turks & Caicos Airport Authority, GraceWay Trading (IGA), Turks & Caicos Banking Company, Interhealth Canada, Ocean Club, Projetech, Engineering Design Services, Lew 1 Shipping, KB Homes, Miller Simon’s O’Sullivan, National Health Insurance Plan, TCI Structures, and Discovery Tours. “We would never have been as successful as we have been this year without the help of our corporate sponsors. CIBC FirstCaribbean believes it is a fundamental part of the private sector’s corporate responsibility
Ariella Castillo, Customer Care Officer serves a customer at the CIBC FirstCaribbean Bake Sale
CAICOS TRANSPORTATION & SHIPPING We are currently accepting applicants to fill the role of a Marine Mechanic, who will be responsible for repairing and maintaining in board and outboard motors on boats:Job requirements: -Must have at least (5) years of hands on marine experience - must be equipped with the skills to repair all outboard and diesel engines. - Must be able to use scuba gear to work on under water running gear. - Must be capable of operating vessels. - Must have the technical skills to be able inspect, adjust and evaluate most of the mechanical and electrical parts of the boat including; Inboard motors, outboard motors, electrical systems, hydraulic systems, fuel assemblies, propellers, power tiltis, bilge pumps. Must be knowledgeable to perform sea trials and diligent note taking to record procedures. Compensated on a weekly basis Interested person please call 649-243-6532 or email: mobilemarinedon@gmail.com
Members of the CIBC FirstCaribbean team at the starting line at The National Cancer Society’s Annual Fun Run/Walk to create a positive impact in the communities they operate in, and we are happy to see so many likeminded members of the Turks and Caicos business community,” Mr. Lawrence said. “Each year we have raised
more and more money and received more support. We hope that all of our sponsors will continue this journey with us next year as we work to improve the lives of those affected by cancer,” he added.
Customers lineup for the CIBC FirstCaribbean Yard Sale for the Cure
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Akierra Missick confident about retaining Leeward seat By Todeline Defralien Deputy Premier Hon. Akierra Missick is very confident that she will the election in her present constituency Leeward ED 5, on December 15th. During a press conference held on Tuesday November 8th, 2016 at the Premier’s Office in Providenciales, Missick said she is confident because she had done the work she promised and she had worked very comfortably with her constituency, adding that she has faithfully met the needs of her constituency and the wider Turks and Caicos Islands. “As the Minister of Education I’ve had the immense opportunity of touching every community through education in the Turks and Caicos Islands, whether it was through infrastructure, the works we’ve done in Provo, whether it’s the Long Bay High School, the million dollar project
that is taking place at the Clement Howell High School, the upgrading of our primary schools,” she said. “Plans are well in place for the construction of a fourth school here in the island of Providenciales so that we can eradicate containerize class rooms so that we can reduce class size, although now very manageable based on research, but as we roll out the new curriculum which would require more movement in the class, more group learning, we want to ensure that numbers are manageable and the upgrading of educators from across this country,” Misick said. When asked how she sees the Cabinet in the future, the Deputy Premier added: “I see the Cabinet being returned to the Progressive National Party. I see our Government continuing over the next four years in building the needs of this country and meeting the needs of this country.
Professional Maintenance Company seeking the
We have a very strong team. I stand by my team and I am looking forward to working with as many of them, if not all fifteen, on the December 15th , as we continue to build on our foundational work that we set as a Government through a very tough time. Over the last four years, very difficult decisions had to be made in terms of funding but we were able to prioritize our spending to ensure that the areas of concern of the economy were addressed, and so I feel very good that the people of this country and I know that the people of Leeward and Long Bay will re-elect me but they will also re-elect my Government.” Missick stressed that as the Minister of Education she has carried out her party’s mandate for the development of this country with working with teachers to make the difference that they want to see in their class rooms but keeping Leeward
Deputy Premier Hon. Akierra Missick and Long Bay in the center of her mind and heart because as everyone knows, she is committed to the communities of Leeward and Long Bay but is also dedicated to the progress of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Rosie’s Bakery & Cake Delight
following skilled technician
One (1) Baker/Sous Chef
Refrigeration Maintenance technician Maintain the day-to-day operations and to assume responsibility for maintaining the physical assets of the properties under the direction of Premier Contracting Services Ltd.
Applicant must have experience in baking bread, Pastries and cakes from the Eastern Caribbean and at least 3 years as an experienced Sous Chef.
Duties and Skill set required
Salary: commensurate with experience
•Inspect, repair, modify and install HVAC equipment including refrigeration, A/C, compressors, receivers, expansion valves, condensers and evaporators •Conduct preventative maintenance and inspection of refrigeration units and Air-conditioning systems, make necessary adjustments or repairs •Repair or replace defective electrical or mechanical controls •Operate a variety of tools including welding torches, pressure gauges, electrical testing equipment, and vacuum pumps. •Repair and rebuild semi hermetic reciprocating compressors. •Perform skilled electrical or maintenance work, installation and alteration of HVAC equipment, components, timers, wiring systems, diagnostic and troubleshooting •Maintain records concerning time, labor and materials, maintain log of tasks performed •Lift heavy objects •Communicate in English effectively both orally and writing EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE •Certificate and 5 years documentable HVAC journeyman level operation, maintenance and repair experience in the HVAC refrigeration trade •Valid driver’s license Please submit applications via email at maintenance@khcapital.com
Requirements for all Applicants: Hardworking team player with excellent people skills. Willingness to work, weekends as required. In addition to the performance of the essential functions employees may able required to perform supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the supervisor. Only Belongers apply for these positions. Application forms available from Butterfield Gold Human Resource Department. Only applicants selected for interview will be notified. Submit applications to Butterfield Gold Ltd., Human Resource Department Town Center Mall Providenciales Tel: 649-946-4211
$135
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Police and Immigration conduct joint operation Members of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force conducted a joint operation with Immigration Officials in the Barcy Yard area of Five Cays Providenciales earlier today (Wednesday 9th November 2016). The joint operation was conducted around 3 AM in search of persons who are suspects of serious crimes and illegal immigrants. This is part of an ongoing operation to apprehend individuals who are wanted by the RTCIPF. A number of persons were detained for Immigration purposes.
Munich 1972
Join Us For A Story Of Healing & Resilience
an evening With Dan alon The 1972 Olympics began with the promise of peace, brotherhood and sportsmanship. That promise was shattered just days later before the eyes of the world. Dan Alon was a fencer for the Israeli team at the 1972 Munich Olympics and one of the only survivors of the terrorist massacre of his team. Today, as threats of violence continue worldwide, we come together in the belief that there is strength in unity – that peace and solidarity triumph over the division intended by such horrific acts. Join us for the riveting story of a man who faced modern-day terror and his resolve to pave a pathway for a peaceful future.
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Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Brayton Hall
7:00pm – program Begins
A question and answer session will follow The event is FREE and open to the public
With Special Thanks To Our Sponsors E. Jay SaundErS & Family
6:30pm – Doors open
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For more information contact Rabbi Sholom Bluming at Rabbi@JewishTCI.com A Project of the Provo Jewish Community
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TCI healthcare PPP: ebony or irony?
by Dr. Daren N. Hall
General Physician and Healthcare Administrator The state of healthcare in the Turks and Caicos Islands is continuously subjected to public scrutiny. Some categorized it as deplorable, particularly in the pre-2010 era. Post 2010 was presumed to be the dawn of modern, high quality, healthcare services with the launch of TCI’s first Public Private Partnership (PPP) project in health care. The intentions may have been good, but careful analysis reveals extensive and expensive repercussions. I wish to highlight some of the challenges and proffer solutions based on research evidence in the field. In simple terms, the game-changer for the TCI came approximately in 2007/2008 when the powersthat-be opted to ‘contract out’ significant healthcare infrastructure and services to a private, profit making organization. While PPPs have been utilized in various sectors in developed and developing nations, in the global scheme of things, they are not a common or ideal method for procuring public healthcare infrastructure and services. Researchers as far back as the 1970’s have highlighted the problems that arise from ‘contracting out’ (Stephen Ross, 1973; Barry Mitnick, 1975; Eugene Fama & Michael Jensen, 1983; Kathleen Eisenhardt, 1989; Ekaterina Osipova, 2015). PPPs give rise to compounded agency problems. Systematic literature reviews in the past two decades also highlighted some crucial pitfalls of PPPs. Healthcare systems are complex, adaptive and laden with uncertainty. In this setting PPPs are expensive because of the high cost of capital, high transactional costs, and high costs associated with monitoring subsequent PPP contracts. In this regard some PPPs: 1. Do not live up to the claim of value for money 2. Do not automatically deliver innovative and quality services above and beyond what the public sector can deliver with equivalent resources 3. Result in the public sector being asymmetrically locked into a PPP contract It is therefore not surprising that the TCI’s PPP is turning out to be very expensive. What is not readily apparent is how expensive? According to the TCIG’s published financial records and on average, around U.S. $24 million has been circulating annually (unitary payment, reconciliation, windstorm insurance) for infrastructure and related services and another U.S. $18 million goes to NHIP for overseas treatment and as TCIG’s contribution to the Health Plan. A debt amount of U.S. $118.7 million is recorded, with unitary payments continuing until 2033. This is a staggering figure for a population of less than 35,000 but the full story is yet to be told. NHIP’s total collections and expenditure are NOT accounted for in TCIG’s books. We know NHIP collects from the populace and directly from the government. In the absence of a public record, it is reasonable to assume that whatever NHIP pays for services on behalf of the PPP is not less than the unitary and related (infrastructure) payments? One really should not have to guess....at least 5 years of financial records should now be available to the public on tax payers’ contributions and how these contributions are spent. In short, the PPP policy and the PPP component of the TCI health care system is bleeding the public purse to the tune of approximately U.S. $1million or possibly more per week. Will this trend continue to the year 2033? To further put these costs in perspective, researchers Sekhri, Feachem and Ni (2011) analysed similar PPP models using TCI and PPPs in Lesotho, Africa, and Valencia, Spain. The following was revealed: Capital cost in TCI Capital cost in Lesotho Capital cost in Valencia -
$124 million $120 million $ 98 million
Lesotho has 425 hospital beds 1 gateway clinic 3 filter clinics Caters to 20,000 inpatients and 310,000 outpatients Valencia has 300 hospital beds 13 surgical suites, 22 emergency room beds 22 ICU beds, 7 paediatric ICU beds 4 Integrated Health Centres
46 Primary Care Clinics Spain advanced a further U.S. $92 million on improvements during the life of the PPP contract and the catered to 250,000 residents. TCI’s PPP is recorded as delivering 20 hospital beds (10 in practice) in Grand Turk 40 beds (20 in practice) in Providenciales Primary care clinics and dental clinics for 35,000 residents. Take careful note of the variation in what was delivered for the stated initial cost. In this study, TCI is noted to have the SMALLEST population and the LEAST infrastructure, but capital costs SURPASSES countries catering to populations almost TEN TIMES the size of TCI’s, But the outrageous expense is not the only problem. The ethos embedded into modern healthcare delivery is the tax payer, end user or patient choice and voice. The policy decision has effectively removed choice and voice even at the most basic level of healthcare and financially penalizes the tax payer or resident who does otherwise, particularly on the island of Providenciales where over 75% of the population resides. TCIG led primary healthcare services are free but remains underfunded. Some of the same services through the PPP attracts a $10.00 or $50,00 co-pay, with the remainder of the UNDISCLOSED bill being paid by NHIP. In the private sector, the system contributes $35.00 and the tax payer absorbs the rest of the medical bill. This set up has created an inequitable access in primary healthcare and is undoubtedly the underlying reason why residents have a tendency to seek primary care services at the emergency room. The government’s attempts to address this problem was to extend the hours of its primary healthcare sign posted as TCIG’s clinical services within Cheshire Hall Medical Centre. Ironically, this is the very same facility for which TCIG pays top dollar to its private partner to deliver primary healthcare too. The paradox here is residents show up to the emergency room because of the inequity of access to primary care created by TCIG through NHIP in the first place. Extension of the government led primary care services does not address the root problem of INEQUALITY IN ACCESS in the entire health system. Furthermore, combining primary healthcare and hospital services into the same central physical location is counterproductive to ‘evidence based practice’ in primary healthcare delivery. The evidence overwhelmingly supports decentralizing primary healthcare. Policy decisions supporting centralization are therefore fundamentally flawed. Given the level of TCI healthcare expenditure, and like the U.K., Valencia, Lesotho and (closer to home) the Bahamas, Jamaica and other neighbours, all TCI residents should by now be receiving FREE community based primary health care across the length and breadth of the entire country Research has also been highlighting an increasing number of governments find they lack the capacity to properly negotiate and monitor PPP contracts. Contracts for health infrastructure alone are complex. When medical services are added to the mix, the complexity of these contracts is taken to a level that requires significant financial and human resources. Experts suggests at least 2% of PPPs total project cost be allocated for effective monitoring. In the context of TCI where an integrated PPP exist, total infrastructural costs exceeds U.S. $124 million and total yearly payments to private partners approximates to over $48 million, suggesting that a conservative estimate of investment into monitoring should be around U$ 1 million for the PPP alone. This figure escalates a bit if the entire health system in TCI is considered. From the 2016/2017 budget, TCIG has just over $370,000 allocated yearly for the PPP contract management. Moreover, the research of The Global Health Group (2009) provides a schematic representation of part of the intended health system for TCI subsequent to the PPP policy decision. A key component is a ‘health regulatory authority.’ This entity similar to the U. K. Care Quality Commission is most vital for all concerned (patient, tax payer, government, and health care providers) for independent local assurances in the quality of care at all levels. Yet, after 2 years of interim government, 4 years of local government and 6 years of exorbitant health expenditure, vital components of the TCI health care system remain etched only on paper. The policy decision has further complicated
Dr. Daren N. Hall (disintegrated) the health system by placing infrastructure and related services under the Ministry of Health and health benefits, overseas treatment and clinical services or NHIP under the Minister of Finance. These are but few of the issues related to the PPP policy decision. The system needs to change for the benefit of and with due consideration to the views of its users/tax payers. I openly offer a few suggestions in accomplishing this: 1. Government led primary healthcare needs to be decentralized across the entire country. 2. The inequity in primary healthcare needs to be removed and patients given the option to choose their primary healthcare provider at NO additional cost. That is ‘levelling the playing field’ by paying ALL primary healthcare providers the same, including paying the selected PPP partner the same as everyone else for primary healthcare. This will solve a myriad of problems in the current system. 3. Introduce patient voice to the system. Patient and tax payers’ concerns should be continuously factored into shaping the healthcare system at all levels. 4. Promote patient-focused-care. TCIG has the option of not renewing the shorter term service contract which according to Sekhri et al (2011) is 5 years. After all, significant profits are built into the current arrangement. TCIG has the option to seek out a not-for-profit service provider. There are mounting case studies that show the not-for-profit private organization drives quality, focused care much better than the profit making organization in PPPs. Alternately, I put to the people of TCI to lobby for the establishment of a statutory hospital authority. Either way the research evidence supports a better outcome. 6. Local healthcare monitoring and quality assurance need to move forward by huge leaps and bounds. This should have been done prior to the launch of the PPP. Our current state leaves much to be desired. Efforts to date are rather piece meal. The time is past due to aggressively grab the ‘healthcare bull by horns’. 7. In the midst of limited public resources, government cannot be regulator, facilitator, payer and provider. IT DOES NOT WORK!! The PPP policy changed the system and TCIG needs to now understand how the policy decision changed the system and where pubic funded efforts should be intensified to bring effective, innovate, quality care and better value to tax payers and residents. Alas, this is only a glimpse into the problems with the policy decision on PPPs. There are other implications to the relevant public and private healthcare organizations and practitioner-patient relationship and wider health systems that are not addressed. Modern healthcare and more efficient use of public resources in healthcare has most notable achievements when the users and ultimate tax payer views are continuously taken into account. Paramount to all this is the free flow of information. The most progressive societies in the 21st Century are those in which information is unrestricted. It is hoped that this article has provided more information and clarity to readers, particularly residents in TCI as well as to challenge current and aspiring policy makers to be visionary in determining where we are and where we need to be going as a country moving towards ‘evidence based decision making’ in delivering modern 21st Century healthcare. Whether the current PPP has brought us closer to this reality is questionable.
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Invest Turks and Caicos Launches “Empowering MSMEs” Campaign Invest Turks and Caicos today launched for financial or technical assistance or customs its “Empowering MSMEs” campaign with the duty reduction. “Local business owners can now goal of empowering small business owners feel a sense of empowerment with access to to fulfil their entrepreneurial ambitions by various assistance” says, Alexa Cooper-Grant, ensuring financial and technical support through Vice President of Small Medium Enterprise the Government’s Micro Small and Medium Development. Additionally, there is complete guidance and support through Invest TCI and Enterprise (MSME) programme. April 2016 saw the commencement of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Development the Government’s Micro Small and Medium (CED). Business owners who are interested in Enterprise (MSME) programme which is applying receive one on one consultation with managed by Invest Turks and Caicos with representatives of the CED and Invest TCI who support from the Centre for Entrepreneurial offer support with formulating a business plan Development (CED) and Ministry of Finance, and completing the application process. Donna Gardiner, Owner of Caicos Tea Investment and Trade. Governed by the MSME Development Ordinance 2015, the programme Company and recent recipient of $10,000 cash makes provision for the Government to provide grant, up to $10,000 in technical assistance Concession Orders to qualifying locally-owned and $10,000 customs duty exemption, stated, businesses operating in any of the identified “Working with Invest TCI and the CED has been priority business sectors. The Concession Orders an awesome experience”. Ms. Gardiner, further permit the company or start-up to specific stated, “I would encourage small business benefits, namely: Cash Grant, Customs Duty owners to take advantage of the opportunity and Reduction and/or Technical Assistance depending apply for the MSME assistance. The process has been very easy and it was a great help to get my on the size of the business. Invest Turks and Caicos is encouraging business off the ground”. As part of the Empowering MSMEs locally owned small businesses and start-ups to take advantage of the opportunity and apply campaign and to coincide with Global
Grand Turk Cruise Center is currently accepting applications for motivated individuals interested in the following positions listed:
HESS TECHNICIAN:
Grand Turk Cruise Center is currently seeking a suitably qualified individual to fill the position of HESS Technician. Ideal candidates must be well apt in the area of Environmental Health Sciences, be computer literate and have a strong command of English Language (oral and written). Additionally the successful candidates must possess relevant experience associated with the position (minimum of 3 years work experience) and, or knowledge in the areas outlined below: • Operation of Waste Water Treatment Plants • Operation of Recreational Water Facilities (RWF) – Commercial Swimming Pools and Flowrider • Monitoring of Water Treatment Processes and Reporting of data • RO Plant operations
LIFE GUARDS:
• Must have training in CPR and First responder. • Assisting in line handling for docking cruise ships as needed • Ensure the safety and security of passengers, tenants and their employees, personnel and guest at the GTCC. • Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility • Effective human relations skills in oral and written communication
CARPENTER & GENERAL MAINTENANCE:
This position requires experience in carpentry and general maintenance skills such as building, painting and masonry, to facilitate maintenance of all buildings and public areas in optimum condition. • Inspect ceiling, floor tile, wall coverings, siding, glass or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures. • Knowledge of pool and fountain maintenance would be an asset. • Knowledge of plumbing and/or masonry would be an asset. • Assisting in any various tasks, necessary to keep GTCC operating to the highest standard.
Applicants must be willing to work nights, weekends and holidays. Must be able to lift minimum of 50lbs, have a strong command of English Language (oral and written); and able to work well as part of a culturally diverse team. WAGES BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE. Interested parties are encouraged to send resume to: Grand Turk Cruise Center Human Resources Phone: 946-1040 Fax: 946-1041 E-Mail: admin@grandturkcc.com ONLY BELONGERS NEED APPLY
Entrepreneurs Week, the Vice President of Small Medium Enterprise Development will visit the various islands to provide one on one consultation to small business owners interested in applying for MSME assistance. The dates are as follows: November 14, Salt Cay – 9:00 am- 4:00 pm – Salt Cay Library November 15, Grand Turk – 8:30 am -4:30 pm CED Office, Windmills Plaza November 16, South Caicos – 10:00 am – 4:30 pm - District Commissioner’s Office November 17, Middle Caicos- 10:30 am- 1:30 pm - District Commissioner’s Office November 17, North Caicos – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm - District Commissioner’s Office Persons interested in applying are advised to call our office at 338 4779 to make an appointment and to visit Invest TCI’s social media pages @investtci on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn for updates. For more information on the MSME Programme, visit our website at www. investturksandcaicos.tc/msme or call our office at 338 4779.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Margaritaville Grand Turk currently seeks to employ the following persons: •STILT WALKER •STORES KEEPER •STORES PORTER •DINING ROOM & RESTAURANT CAPTAIN •SERVERS •HOST/ HOSTESS •HOUSEKEEPERS, BUSSERS & RUNNERS •BARTENDER •BARBACK •HACCP SUPERVISOR •EXECUTIVE CHEF •SOUS CHEF •KITCHEN HELPER •COOKS •ASSISTANT COOKS •RETAIL MANAGER •STORE CLERK •COST CONTROL CLERK •ACCOUNTS SUPERVISOR •GENERAL MANAGER/RESIDENT MANAGER
Persons must be able to work long hours, holidays and weekends and be willing to work as part of a team. Submit applications accompanied by a resume to the Human Resource Department at nrobinson@margaritavillecaribbean.com or by faxing to 649-946-1514. APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 30TH NOVEMBER 2016 While we thank every applicant for their interest in Margaritaville Grand Turk, only short-listed persons will be contacted. Belongers will be given preference.
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The Shore Club is now accepting applications/résumé to fill the positions outlined below. BANQUETING MANAGER To lead and create a luxury experience by overseeing banquet operations which meets all Shore Club experience. Ensures satisfaction of The Shore Club and banquet guests by supervising and coordinating banquet personnel, and participating in the development of business strategies for all restaurants and banqueting which are aligned with the overall objectives of the resort. Ensures room is set up in accordance with guest specifications by supervising set-up staff and inspecting room comfort, lighting and temperature prior to events. •Conducts function review with guests; adjusts specifications as necessary and follows up to insure all details are correct. •Attends pre-convention meetings to ensure all details are prepared according to the guest’s requests •Coordinates the setup of each function by verifying desired services and menu in advance with other departments as needed •Synchronizes timing of banquet activities with Executive Chef •Inspects banquet rooms on an on-going basis and takes appropriate steps to ensure facilities are in excellent conditions at all times •Presents the bill at the end of the function or as requested by accounting Manages staff •Provides employees with the orientation and training needed to understand expectations and perform job responsibilities. •Communicates performance expectations and provides employees with ongoing feedback. •Provides employees with coaching and counseling as needed to achieve performance objectives and reach their fullest potential. Manages, oversees and monitors banquet operations •Schedules employees in accordance with staffing requirements of each function; communicates details of function to employees. •Manages banqueting services provided during banquets and meetings; ensures the quality of food and beverage products served. •Initiates purchase orders for specific banquet items and maintains inventory of banquet equipment and supplies. •Prepares budget; monitors actual expenses and compares to budget, taking corrective action as appropriate. •Leads quarterly inventories •Develops and implements business strategies for banqueting •Assists in the creation of banqueting Budget •Monitors status regularly and adjusts strategies as appropriate •Develops and implements strategies that support achievement of the resort’s goals Develops and implements strategies to achieve revenue and profit goal •Assists in the development of the marketing plan for the outlet by keeping current on competitors on a regular basis. •Develops and implements special promotions and employee incentives •Works closely with the chef on menu engineering •Provides employees with current up-to-date information on menu offerings •Increases sales by coaching employees on effective sales techniques •Maximizes productivity by using forecasting techniques to adjust scheduling Manages the banquet operation of the restaurant to ensure a luxury experience
•Manages banqueting services and coach’s employees on The Shore Club luxury service •Maximizes use of guest history information to ensure a high level of guest recognition and personalized service •Ensures banqueting appearance always meets The Shore Club standards. •Provides regular employee communication, including pre-shift meetings to discuss menu specials, house count, reservations, new menu items and all import resort updates •Assists in quarterly inventories Salary for this position $38,000.00-$42,000.00 and is based on previous experience and qualifications. SENIOR BUTLER The butler will provide the highest service to our guests. The Butler’s primary goal is to create an ambiance of superior luxury by anticipating each individual guest’s needs. This is accomplished through moments of surprise and delight that our guest would never have experienced before. Also, ensure guest familiarities to frequent guests visiting the hotel. Requirements: •Minimum of 7 years’ experience in food and beverage fine dining as a personal Butler •Must possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written •Strong knowledge of a variety of cuisines and wines/beverages •Must possess local knowledge in order to respond to all inquiries from guest, such as restaurants information •Must possess basic computational ability •Must possess basic computer skills •Must be able to follow through all the guest requests and communicate them to the appropriate departments and management in an efficient manner
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•Must be have attention to details second to none ability, superior interpersonal skills and desire to provide exceptional service to our guest •Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours in length •Must be able to exert well-paced, ability to reach other departments and locations in a timely manner •Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space •Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning tasks. •Must be able to bend and squat and lift up to 25 lbs •Must be able to push and pull equipment weighing up to 75 lbs •Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions. Bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity. •Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment Starting salary $10 per hour 2 -BUTLERS The butler will provide the highest service to our guests. The Butler’s primary goal is to create an ambiance of superior luxury by anticipating each individual guest’s needs. This is accomplished through moments of surprise and delight that our guest would never have experienced before. Also, ensure guest familiarities to frequent guests visiting the hotel. Requirements: •Minimum of 3 years’ experience in food and beverage fine dining as a personal Butler •Must possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written •Strong knowledge of a variety of cuisines and wines/beverages •Must possess local knowledge in order to respond to all inquiries from guest, such as restaurants information •Must possess basic computational ability •Must possess basic computer skills •Must be able to follow through all the guest requests and communicate them to the appropriate departments and management in an efficient manner •Must be have attention to details second to none ability, superior interpersonal skills and desire to provide exceptional service to our guest •Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours in length •Must be able to exert well-paced, ability to reach other departments and locations in a timely manner •Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space •Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning tasks. •Must be able to bend and squat and lift up to 25 lbs •Must be able to push and pull equipment weighing up to 75 lbs •Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions. Bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity. •Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment Starting salary $7.00-$8.00 per hour BARTENDER Requirements: •Must have 3 years’ experience as a bartender in luxury resort •Must have advanced knowledge of beverage preparation and service of alcoholic beverages with ability to mix, garnishes and present drinks using standard ingredient recipes. •Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis and cleaning of bar area on closing. •Requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, etc. and produce based projections from the daily functions sheet. •Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts Starting wage $7.50-$8.25 per hour not including service charge and tips. LEAD SECURITY The Shore Club is seeking a highly motivated professional individual with a passion to serve. If you have leadership skills, an outgoing personality and have a passion for serving guests, you are encouraged to apply for this opening. The ideal candidate must be a team player with a positive demeanor. You must be a diligent worker with a proactive attitude. Good communication skills in the English Language a must. Must be willing to work weekends and holidays. Previous resort experience is a plus. Salary $7.50-$8.50 Candidates must possess outstanding customer service and interpersonal communications skills, excellent grooming, and customer complaint resolution skills. Excellent follow through and the ability to accurately record information is essential. These positions are people oriented positions and interested candidates must have a demonstrated interest in customer service. If you have an upbeat, outgoing personality, you are encouraged to apply. All candidates must be fluent in English and available to work a rotating and flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends and holidays. A clean police record and professional references is required. For consideration, apply to the Human Resources Department at The Shore Club, Long Bay Beach, Providenciales, TCI or e-mail: careers@theshoreclubtc. com. Prospective applicants who are Turks & Caicos Islanders, kindly send copies of your application to Employment Services. Closing Date: November 18, 2016.
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Graceway Supermarkets presents $15, 426.42 check to the Salvation Army Graceway Supermarkets recently presented a check to the Salvation Army for $15, 426.42. According to general manager Ken Burns, this is Hurricane Matthew relief for Haiti and The Bahamas. He said Ms. Tessa Rankin’s Class wanted to contribute so they earned tips sacking groceries all day and donated everything to the fund. Parents from BWIC also showed
their generosity and donated. For two weeks customers donated at the checkout in IGA, Gourmet and Smart. All donations no matter what size were then matched by Graceway Supermarkets to help the needy. “Thank you to all that gave to make a difference for our Caribbean Neighbors,” Burns said. The Salvation Army will ensure the dollars get used wisely Pictured are Graceway employees, management along with British Collegiate Teacher, students and Captain Miller from the Salvation Army. in the affected areas.
Adam Stewart Receives National Award for Contribution to Tourism Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart has been conferred with the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) for outstanding contribution to Jamaica’s tourism and the hotel industry. The Order of Distinction is a national honour conferred by the Government of Jamaica upon citizens who render outstanding and important services to the country. The motto of the Order is “Distinction through Service”. Stewart was officially presented with the insignia yesterday, National Heroes’ Day, at the National
Honours and Awards Ceremony held award. at King’s House, the official residence “I am humbled and of the Governor-General. honoured to be bestowed the Order Stewart was among several of Distinction, Commander Class by Jamaicans to receive national honours the Government of Jamaica”, he said. in recognition of their contributions “I am very proud to be Jamaican and to various sectors, ranging from having the opportunity to contribute education, health, agriculture and to my country’s development and of course tourism. Stewart, who has to the development of the region been at the helm of Sandals Resorts through tourism is something I’m very International for the last 10 years thankful for and something I take Adam Stewart (right) Deputy Chairman and and has filled multiple leadership very seriously. I want to say thank you Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts roles within the sector, including First Jamaica, thank you to all my amazing International receives the Order of Distinction Vice-President for the Jamaica Hotel teams across our group of companies (Commander class), for his outstanding service and Tourist Association, said he was and across the region and thanks to to tourism and the hotel sector from Jamaica’s Governor General, Sir Patrick Allen. humbled to receive such a prestigious my amazing family.”
OASIS DIVERS is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions. All applicants must: •Possess a positive and disciplined attitude toward work •Have a trustworthy and reliable disposition •Be willing and able to work flexible hours, including on weekends and Public Holidays, as necessary to meet the challenging needs of the cruise ship schedule and/or reasonable needs of the business •Excellent communication, inter-personal customer service skills and well-spoken in English as primary language •A clean police record and unblemished track record of employment •Positive and disciplined attitude toward work in a customer service oriented business •Trustworthy and reliable disposition •Have at least 3 years’ experience in the tourism and hospitality industry The following additional requirements will apply to the specific positions indicated below WATERSPORTS SUPERVISOR/CERTIFIED DIVERS / LIFEGUARDS -High school diploma/ Bachelors -Dive Instructor or higher professional dive rating from an internationally recognized organization -Five years’ experience in a related position -Hold a valid certification in CPR and First Aid -Extensive knowledge of all standards and procedures with regards to international dive regulations -Ability to repair scuba equipment. -Basic knowledge of boat engine maintenance/repair -Basic knowledge of compressor maintenance and repair -Detailed knowledge of dive shop and watersports operation, organization and recording/ logging protocol. -Hold a valid diving certification of Open Water Diver or higher -Be at least 25 years old
PLAY PAL -Have a proven and unblemished track record of employment in the entertainment industry. -Good interaction with clientele of all ages TOUR DISPATCHER, TOUR GUIDES, SALES ASSISTANT -Be at least 25 years old -Hold a valid certification in CPR and First Aid -Have a minimum of 3 years general sales and merchandising experience CHEF, RESTAURANT CAPTAIN -Have at least 5 years’ experience in a Supervisory position as a Chef/Cook within a quick pace multiple kitchen operation -Be at least 25 years old -Experience with Microsoft POS systems required -Possess the ability to remain calm in a high stress environment SERVER / BARTENDER - Have experience in a similar positon BEACH ATTENDANT - Must be physically fit and well presented with a Trust worthy and reliable disposition ELECTRICIAN/PLUMBER -Have at 5 least years’ experience and appropriate training in the field MAINTENANCE MAN/ LABOURER -Possess relevant experience in repair and maintenance in a wide range of equipment including skills in masonry and wood working. BOAT PAINTER -Have at least 5 years’ experience in boat repair, including working with fiberglass and other dangerous chemicals. Cee’s Plaza, Suite No. 1 Church Folly PO Box 86 Grand Turk Turks & Caicos Islands
OASIS DIVING, LTD. c/o EPIC Corporate & Consultancy Services Ltd. Phone: 649-946-1128 Fax: 649-946-1128 Email: oasisdiv@tciway.tc
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We hire smiles!!!
Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort Villages and Spa, the only 6 Diamond All-inclusive property in the Caribbean is inviting applications from Turks and Caicos Islanders for the following vacant positions. We hire the personality and train the individual. Applicants must have a clean police record and a good command of the English language both written and spoken. In addition candidates must be able to work nights, public holidays and week-ends. The Resort thanks everyone for their interest in advance and advises that applicants will be contacted for an interview via Text Message. The Human Resources Departments requires:
The Information Technology Department requires: ✓
✓
Information Technology Manager
Reports to:
Reports to:
Senior IT Manager and Director of Information Technology
The Information Technology Manager will be responsible to promote user awareness for the safe and secure management of all equipment and applications and be responsible for all I.T.-related problems, encompassing hardware, software, telecommunications and other infrastructure as assigned by the Department. Applicants should satisfy the following criteria: • Must demonstrate a high level of Integrity and professionalism. • Must have excellent oral and written communication skills. • Must be able to prepare monthly reports to relevant team members, (i.e. General Manager, IT Regional Manager and Group IT Director). • Must be able to troubleshoot and resolve technical IT related problems. • Must be able to monitor and support hardware maintenance by performing repairs on site or engaging authorized external technicians. • Must be able to maintain and secure timely backups of data systems, ensure backup integrity by performing timely restore testing operations. • Must be able to maintain and perform Software upgrades and testing and advise in a timely manner of their success or failure. • Provide 24 hour on call support whenever this is required by the property. • Must be able to work on shifts including nights, weekends and public holidays whenever this is required by the property. • Must be able to work extended hours on short notice during critical or emergency situations. • Must be willing to relocate, if required to do so. Qualifications and Experience: • Undergraduate degree in an Information Technology related discipline or an Associate degree with IT certification (e.g. A+, MCSA, and MCSE). • A minimum of 2 years working in an IT business environment; would be an asset. Knowledge and Skills: The incumbent must be proficient and knowledgeable in the following areas: • Microsoft windows configuration, installation, maintenance, and support. • Computer PC hardware, software systems and programs • PC networks, installation and administration • Troubleshooting PC Network and Network computer Hardware • Computer viruses and security • E-mail, MS Office Suite and Web based programs. Additionally the following would be an asset in this position: • Experience with Database Administration, MS SQL 2008 and Virtual Environments. • Supporting and troubleshooting of VOIP telephony, TCP/IP and WIFI Networks There is currently an Information Technology Manager with on island status however two are required. Recruitment to fill this position is underway at this time. Should a suitable local applicant not be found a permit application will be submitted.
Responsibilities/Duties: • Collection of all Team Member documents pertaining to Immigration and Labour. • Keep a proper record of all documents submitted to the H.R. Department for processing and verify accuracy. • Prepare a report due the end of each month on all activities in the areas of responsibility and their status. • Assist in the interview process, this includes interviewing when requested to assist, the preparation of application forms, tests and copying of identification documents. • Assist within other areas of the Human Resources Department. • Advise and update the Human Resources Manager of all pending issues affecting the Department and the resort. • Any other duties assigned by Management. Qualifications and Experience: • Minimum of an Associate’s Degree • A minimum of 2 years working in a similar role; would be an asset. There is currently a Human Resources Clerk and Coordinator with on island status however an additional talent is required. Recruitment to fill this position is underway at this time. The Human Resources Department requires: ✓ Reports to:
Training Coordinator Training and Development Manager
The Training Coordinator is responsible for maintaining and updating all administrative aspects of training and human resources, presenting core training classes, assisting in the implementation and monitoring of all training in accordance with company values and standards. Responsibilities/Duties: ▪ Maintain and update training database. Ensure that standard within the field is consistent ▪ Create and prepare certificates for all corporate training ▪ Prepare all materials for training classes, set up and breakdown of classes. Qualifications and Experience: • Minimum of an Associate’s Degree • A minimum of 2 years working in a similar role; would be an asset. There is currently a Training Coordinator with on island status however two are required. Recruitment to fill this position is underway at this time.
✓ ✓
Director of Food and Beverage (Manager) Food and Beverage Manager Assistant Food and Beverage Manager
Reports to:
Managing Director
Plans and directs the functions of administration and planning of the Food and Beverage Department to meet the daily needs of the operation. Clearly describes, assigns and delegates responsibility and authority for the operation of the various food and beverage sub-departments, e.g., restaurants, banquets, etc. Develops, implements and monitor schedules for the operation of all restaurants and bars to achieve a profitable result. Applicants should satisfy the following criteria: • College or University Degree (Hospitality Management,) and or equivalent experience. • Demonstrate knowledge of an ability to manage Food & Beverage operation, obtained •
Position purpose: To assist the Human Resources Administrator with clerical aspects of the Human Resources Department and its daily operations.
The Weddings Department requires:
The Food and Beverage Department requires:
Reports to:
Human Resources Manager
The range for these positions is $8.00 to $10.75 per hour
The salary for this position ranges between $ 30,000.00 and $45,000.00
✓ ✓ ✓
Human Resources Clerk or Coordinator
through hotel school, university and / or equivalent experience and apprenticeship training Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a Manager in Food and Beverage
Wedding Coordinator Junior Wedding Coordinator Wedding Manager
To provide the finest guest service through anticipating and ultimately satisfying guest needs, while creating the best wedding experience and lasting memories by assisting the guests 360 degrees in the researching, planning, coordination and execution of their special day while maximizing revenue. Responsibilities/Duties: • Provides administrative support including: inventory management, drafting reports, proper handling of wedding documentation, maintaining a filing system and departmental records/ logs. • You will be an expert in analyzing the needs and expectations of the client as well as the ability to meet and exceed those needs and expectations. • You will be responsible for the clear communication of our client's expectations to each internal department.
The Director of Food and Beverage position is currently vacant. The Food and Beverage Manager and Assistant Food and Beverage Manager positions are currently held by Work Permit Holders and persons with on island status (however more than one is required). Recruitment to fill these positions is underway at this time. Should a suitable local applicant not be found a permit application will be submitted.
Qualifications and Experience: ▪ Minimum of an Associate’s Degree ▪ Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. ▪ Excellent command of English: written and verbal.
The salaries for the positions indicated above are negotiable and dependent on experience.
The Wedding Coordinator position is currently vacant at this time. Recruitment to fill this position is underway at this time. Should a suitable local applicant not be found a permit application will be submitted.
The Administration Department requires: ✓ Reports to:
The range for these positions is $6.25 to $8.00 per hour
Manger on Duty or Night Manager
The Watersports and Catamaran Departments require:
Senior Manager on Duty
This individual manages the Resort’s operation at night and takes care of all guests concerns during this time. Directs and coordinates the activities and oversees the staff of all departments in operation at night in the absence of their managers. Qualifications and Experience: ▪ Minimum of an Associate’s Degree ▪ Minimum of 2 years’ experience managing a team in a hospitality environment ▪ Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
✓ Reports to:
Player/ Lifeguard Boat Captain
Entertains the guests while under a cruise, the functions include but is not limited to playing music with a professional sound system addressing the crowd with a microphone. Act as a lifeguard or snorkeling instructor as requested by his superiors. As requested by his superiors, maintain the vessel and all its components in a pristine condition, at all time.
There are currently Manger on Duty or Night Managers with on island status however more than one is required. Recruitment to fill this position is underway at this time.
Qualifications and Experience: ▪ Ability to Swim ▪ First aid/ CPR Certification
The salary for this position ranges between $ 25,000.00 and $35,000.00
The Player/Lifeguard position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder.
The range these positions is $6.25 $7.00 Applications giving full details of qualifications andfor experience should be to sent to:per hour mmvaughn@grp.sandals.com or placed in the secure drop box at the service gate or Fax to: 941-4870 Attn: M McClean-Vaughn The Labour Commissioner Labour Department Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands
and
The Human Resources Department Beaches Turks and Caicos P.O. Box 186 Lower Bight Road
and should reach not later than November 25th 2016
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MINISTRY OF BORDER CONTROL & EMPLOYMENT GRAND TURK, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS, BRITISH WEST INDIES TELEPHONE: (649) 338-2976 / FAX 946-2885
Turks and Caicos First National Skills Audit Survey. The Turks and Caicos Islands Government and the Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services Is currently carrying out a National Skills Audit Survey. The aim of the survey is to inform national strategic plans and provide policymakers with the necessary information and data to increase employability and to assess the working and living conditions of residents in the islands. We are eager to have the assistance and commitment of the entire population throughout this critical and most important exercise. Over the next three to four weeks, enumerators will be visiting your workplaces and homes to speak to key individuals in order to gather this information. We are asking you, the public, for your full cooperation and support by providing accurate information to our friendly enumerators All enumerators will be issued proper identification from Government. For further information about the survey please email inquiries to:tcinationalskillsaudit@gmail.com
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STUDENT TOURS AVAILABLE
Plant Tours Get a behind the scenes view of the plant and see the daily operations taking place that allow FortisTCI to provide the Turks and Caicos Islands with electricity!
Office Tours View the corporate offices and learn how a well structured corporate entity works in this fast paced modern age of business.
Contact us today Highschool teachers can call us at 946-4313 or email ccommunication@fortistci.com for more information and to schedule a tour for your class
www.fortistci.com | 649-946-4313 | 1030 Leeward HWY, Providenciales, TCI
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EMPOWERING MSMEs TO FULFIL THEIR DREAMS
“Working with Invest TCI and the CED has been an awesome experience. I would encourage small business owners to take advantage of the opportunity and apply for MSME assistance. The process has been very easy and it was a great help to get my business off the ground.” Donna Gardiner Owner of Caicos Tea Company
Apply for MSME financial or technical assistance today! Contact us for one on one consultation. We offer professional guidance to all applicants! 649 338 4779
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Highlights of the C Food and Wine Street Jerk F T
he Street Jerk Fest was one of the top highlights of the just-concluded annual Caribbean Food and Wine Festival. Held at the Salt Restaurant at the Blue Haven Resort in Leeward this year, the event was flocked by scores of tourists and locals. In addition to sumptuous foods, the event was decked with local performances, which the patrons enjoyed immensely. The results were as followed; Best
Chicken 1st. Place. Bl Somewhere Café, Ch Best Ribs, 1st. Place. Community College, Café and People’s ch Bay, People’s choice R
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lue Haven, Chicken 2nd. Place. hicken 3rd. Place. Pelican Bay. . Seven Stars, Ribs 2nd. Place. Ribs 3rd. Place. Somewhere hoice Chicken. Winner, Pelican Ribs. Winner, Pelican Bay.
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PDM holds huge rally in Provo T
he People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) was off to a blazing start for the 2016 general elections, by hosting a huge political rally outside their headquarters in Downtown, Providenciales, on Monday November 7th. Hundreds of people attended the rally which was full of energy and dynamic speeches from the PDM’s slate of
candidates, headed by party leader Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson. Consensus after the rally was that the PDM has been generating tremendous momentum so far and that in addition to securing its solid base, the party is also attracting new and strong support. Here are some photos from the rally.
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PTSD can persist for years in kids, but parents may not see it
After a car crash, children to develop PTSD. But among the 17 can experience post-traumatic stress percent of children who met criteria disorder for months or years afterward for pediatric PTSD at the three-year although parents may have trouble point, parents who were themselves recognizing it, according to a new U.K. experiencing difficulties often did not study. recognize the child's ongoing problem. "What these results stress "Parents may not spot the I think is that we need to take the signs of PTSD for the same reasons reactions of young children to these that parents may miss many mental sorts of events seriously - their health difficulties, particularly reactions can persist for years in some emotional disorders like anxiety and cases," lead author Dr. Richard Meiser- depression," Meiser-Stedman said. Stedman of the University of East "Poor mental health may often be a very Anglia's Norwich Medical School told private experience, and children find it Reuters Health by email. difficult to describe their thoughts and Among children aged 8 years feelings." and over, roughly 10 to 30 percent Parents with post-traumatic of those in motor vehicle collisions stress symptoms at the beginning of experience PTSD, he said. the study more often had children with The researchers studied 71 post-traumatic stress symptoms, even families of children ages 2 to 10 and three years later, researchers reported their parents or caregivers who went in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. to an emergency department after a Children's age, intelligence and as children after a motor vehicle motor vehicle collision in 2004 or 2005. trauma severity were not tied to their collision, and should aim to use more Families had post-trauma assessments odds of having PTSD three years after than parents' reports when assessing two to four weeks after the accident, the accident. a child's wellbeing, Alisic told Reuters six months later, and again three years "It's rare that really young Health by email. later. children are studied after a potential "What this study has shown is that a Half the children had been trauma, let alone followed over time. significant minority of young children riding in a car and 40 percent had been Most studies focus on the first year can develop PTSD after 'one-off' pedestrians. Almost 30 percent had no after something happened," said Eva traumas, and that this reaction for injuries, 65 percent had only soft tissue Alisic of the Trauma Recovery Lab at years can persist in some," Meiserinjuries and 7 percent had broken Monash University in Australia, who Stedman said. "There's no evidence bones. Four children lost consciousness was not part of the study. "This study to suggest that young children are and 11 were admitted to the hospital. shows that even three years down the somehow 'immune' to developing Most children who showed signs of track, some children still struggle." PTSD because of their age." I n stress after the accident did not go on We should support parents as well young children, symptoms
of PTSD include diminished interest in significant activities and social withdrawal. There's encouraging evidence from randomized controlled trials in the U.S. that trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective treatment, but more research is needed, Meiser-Stedman said. Diagnosis and treatment of PTSD in members of the same family can be quite disjointed, he said. "I think the data from this study suggests that assessment and treatment could benefit from addressing the whole family unit."
Dinner with TV may be a recipe for less healthy meals Families that eat dinner with the TV on tend to eat less healthy food and to enjoy the meals less than families who leave the TV off, according to a recent U.S. study. This was true even for families that were not paying attention to the TV and only had it on as background noise, the researchers write in the journal Appetite. “Family meals are protective for many aspects of child health,” lead author Amanda Trofholz said by email, adding that parents can take this time to check in with children and teach them about setting limits on their diets. “Having the TV on during the family meal may reduce the opportunity for this connection between family members and blunt the protective effects of the meal,” said Trofholz, a researcher at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. To explore the link between TV watching during meals and risk
Scientists develop new type of HIV test on a USB stick
factors for childhood obesity, the study team analyzed video recordings of 120 families that included a child aged 6 to 12. The families were recruited from primary care clinics in Minneapolis between 2012 and 2013 and were mostly from low-income and minority groups. The families recorded two of their family meals using an iPad and reported to the research team what they had eaten and how much they had enjoyed it. The study team assessed the health of the meals themselves, whether a TV was being used and the emotional atmosphere of the meal. Only one third of the families left the TV off during both recorded meals. About a quarter had the TV on for only one meal and 43 percent left the TV on during both meals. Of the families eating with the TV on, two thirds paid attention to the
Scientists in Britain have developed a type of HIV test using a USB stick that can give a fast and highly accurate reading of how much virus is in a patient's blood. The device, created by scientists at Imperial College London and the privatelyheld U.S. firm DNA Electronics, uses a drop of blood to detect HIV, then creates an electrical signal that can be read by a computer, laptop or handheld device. The researchers say the technology, although still in the early stages, could allow patients to regularly monitor their virus levels in a similar way to diabetes patients checking their blood sugar levels. It could be particularly useful in remote settings to help HIV patients
TV while the other third only had it on in the background. Families who ate with no TV playing or with the TV on during only one meal enjoyed their meals more than those that watched during both meals. This was true regardless of whether families paid attention to the TV. Families that didn’t watch TV during meals ate significantly healthier food than the others. Families that had the TV on but did not pay attention also ate more healthy food than families that actively watched TV while eating. Families eating with the TV on also ate fast food for dinner significantly more often than those with TV-free meals. Children of TV-watching families were not more likely to be overweight or obese than children whose families did not watch TV during meals, however. “A non-distracted meal environment, without the TV on, is an
manage their treatment more effectively, since current tests to detect virus levels take at least three days and involve sending a blood sample to a laboratory. "Monitoring viral load is crucial to the success of HIV treatment. At the moment, testing often requires costly and complex equipment that can take a couple of days to produce a result," said Graham Cooke, who co-led the research from the Imperial's department of medicine. "We have taken the job done by this equipment, which is the size of a large photocopier, and shrunk it down to a USB chip." The test, which uses a mobile phone chip, requires a drop of blood to be placed onto a spot on the USB stick.
opportunity for children to enjoy eating, try novel foods and self-regulate eating when healthy options are provided,” said Eileen FitzPatrick, an assistant professor at The Sage Colleges in Troy, New York. “Having the TV on during dinner is a distraction which may lead to ‘mindless eating’ including overeating without realizing it,” FitzPatrick, who was not involved in the study, said by email.FitzPatrickadded that advertisements on TV market unhealthy foods to children and can shape what foods they prefer to eat for dinner. Families should try to view the family meal as a family event rather than just a necessity, Trofholz said. “Families who see the family meal as a time to connect with and enjoy their families may be more likely to turn off the TV, have a higher quality meal, and enjoy the meal more.”
Any HIV in the sample triggers an acidity change, which the chip transforms into an electrical signal. This is sent to the USB stick, which shows the result on a computer or electronic device. Published in the journal Scientific Reports, results showed the stick test was 95 percent accurate over 991 blood samples, and the average time to produce a reading was 20.8 minutes. Some 36 million people worldwide are infected with the human deficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS, and the majority of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. Current AIDS drugs, called anti-retrovirals, reduce virus levels in a patients blood to near zero.
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ENTERTAINMENT Prince Harry to Meet With Rihanna on Upcoming Caribbean Royal Tour
Meghan Markle attends the Instagram Dinner held at the MARS Discovery District, May 31, 2016, in Toronto, Canada Prince Harry will appear with music superstar Rihanna during his upcoming two-week royal tour of the Caribbean. Harry, 32, will join Rihanna at a celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of Barbados’ independence from British rule. Rihanna, a native of Barbados, is expected to sing the national anthem at the celebration, accompanied by a choir of children. Harry will tour nine different countries and Commonwealth realms throughout the Caribbean from Nov. 20 to Dec. 4. Harry, who is now one of the monarchy’s best weapons at diplomacy, will be there to generate goodwill in the Caribbean. The tour will focus on themes important to Harry, including social issues, young people and the military and conservation efforts that will include visiting baby sea turtles and exploring the natural beauty of the region. “Prince Harry holds special memories of his last visit to the Caribbean, and of the warmth, friendliness and sense of fun that comes so naturally to this region,” Kensington Palace said in a statement. “His Royal Highness is greatly looking forward to meeting more of the people who call it home, and for the opportunity during this tour to be visiting some countries for the first time." Harry, fifth-in-line to the British throne, has made two previous
official visits to the Caribbean, where he often spent holidays as a child with Prince William and their late mother, Princess Diana. The buildup to Harry’s Caribbean trip has been overshadowed by Harry's reportedly serious relationship with “Suits” actress Meghan Markle. Harry and Markle, 35, reportedly met over the summer and spent the Halloween weekend together in Toronto, where Markle lives while on location for “Suits.” New reports in British tabloids suggest Harry and Markle were joined in Toronto by Harry's cousin, Princess Eugenie, and her boyfriend, Jack Brooksbank. Eugenie told friends Harry and Markle are a "perfect match" according to the U.K.’s The Sunday Express newspaper. Royal reports suggest Markle and Harry could try and see each other again before Harry leaves for his tour of the Caribbean on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. While Princess Kate's family was silent for nearly a decade before she and Prince William got engaged, several members of Markle's family have already spoken to the British tabloids and friends are speaking out on her behalf. Markle's nephew, Tyler Dooley, told The Sun that Markle plans to see Harry after she wraps shooting “Suits” this month. She may even spend the holidays in London.
Brad Pitt back on red carpet for 'Allied' after cleared of abuse allegations Brad Pitt took to the red carpet at a fan event for his latest film "Allied" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, hours after he was cleared of child abuse allegations and applied for shared custody of his children with Angelina Jolie. Pitt, 52, had kept a low profile after the Hollywood power couple, dubbed Brangelina, split suddenly in September following an incident on a private plane in which Pitt was reported to have lost his temper in front of one or more of the children. But Pitt resumed press obligations this week for espionage war thriller "Allied". On Wednesday he attended a fan event alongside his co-star Marion Cotillard and director Robert Zemeckis, answering a few questions during a Facebook live stream hosted by movie studio Paramount Pictures. "I don't know much about the espionage world and what it took to get behind enemy lines and to plant your characters, so that was really interesting," Pitt said of the film, which will be in theaters on Nov. 23. The actor plays Canadian army officer Max Vartan, who goes undercover in Casablanca during World War Two, paired up with Cotillard's lively French
spy Marianne Beausejour, to assassinate a German Nazi ambassador. While the pair flawlessly play a happily wedded couple during their undercover stint, they soon find themselves falling in love for real. But Marianne's alliances are called into question. Parts of "Allied" echo Pitt's 2005 spy action movie "Mr & Mrs. Smith" in which he and Jolie teamed up on screen to play a married couple that keep their espionage lives secret from each other until they're ordered to assassinate one another. Jolie and Pitt started dating shortly after filming the movie. On Wednesday a source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Pitt fully cooperated in a comprehensive inquiry in a child welfare case by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, which found no wrongdoing on his part. Pitt was only asked questions related to the film during the live stream interview, from his favorite Zemeckis movie to his grasp of the French language, which he was required to speak in parts of "Allied." "I had to work at it really, really hard just to get that far. I say I'm going to get this language, but it may take me a lifetime," he said.
Cast member Brad Pitt poses on the red carpet at the premiere of ''The Big Short'' in New York, U.S. on November 23, 2015
Lady Gaga, tearful Miley Cyrus lead celebs mourning Clinton loss “I want to live in Lady Gaga called for kindness, #CountryOfKindness Miley Cyrus was in tears, Madonna a vowed never to give up and Katy #LoveTrumpsHate. He divided us so Perry urged Americans not to weep as carelessly. Let’s take care now of each Republican Donald Trump stunned the other,”she wrote. Hollywood actors, comedians world by defeating heavily favoured Democrat Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s and filmmakers had thrown their US presidential election. support behind Clinton. According Celebrities, many of whom had to the Center for Responsive Politics, campaigned for Clinton, were shocked entertainment sources contributed as Trump was elected after a long and $22 million to her campaign and to pro-Clinton super-PACs through 19 bitter campaign. A tearful Cyrus posted a video October, compared with less than on social media on Wednesday saying $290,000 for Donald Trump, Hollywood she had not slept because of Clinton's trade publication Variety reported this loss. But the Wrecking Ball singer, week. 23, who had said earlier this year she Cher, who had said earlier in would leave the country if Trump won, the campaign that she would move to urged unity, saying “Donald Trump, I Jupiter if Trump was elected, tweeted accept you as President of the United “World will never be the same. I feel sad States ... Please treat people with for the young.” She made no mention compassion and respect.” of moving out of the United States. Perry, who performed for Lady Gaga went to Trump Tower in Manhattan early on Clinton at several campaign rallies, Wednesday and posted a picture of said “Do not sit still. Do not weep. herself on Instagram holding a “Love MOVE. We are not a nation that will trumps hate” campaign poster. let HATE lead us.”
Pop star Lady Gaga “A New Fire Is Lit. We Never Give Up. We never Give In,”wrote Madonna on Twitter. Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who is British, got into a Twitter spat after urging her followers to challenge “racism, misogyny and hatred.” But Trump too had his showbusiness supporters. “CONGRATULATIONS
PRESIDENT TRUMP! @ realDonaldTrump against all odds ..against the establishment and even against most from the GOP..U did it!,” tweeted former Cheers actress Kirstie Alley. Actor Stephen Baldwin, the brother ofSaturday Night Live star Alec Baldwin, tweeted that he was “proud to have been part of such amazing history.”
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Billions could drain from Cayman entities as Trump is elected
Billions of dollars held by U.S. multinationals in Cayman entities could be repatriated to the United States, if president-elect Donald Trump’s tax plans come to fruition. During the election campaign, most of Mr. Trump’s policy plans were a black box. On taxes, however, the surprise winner of the U.S. presidential election has been both outspoken and specific. Donald Trump’s tax plan would end the deferral of taxes on corporate income earned abroad and charge a one-time, 10 percent tax on cash held overseas so it can be repatriated. The goal is to halt the practice of U.S. multinationals holding hundreds of billions of dollars in U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump with Vice President-elect Mike Pence, left, and Mr. Trump’s offshore accounts, many of them in the family at an election victory party early Wednesday morning in New York City Cayman Islands, to reduce their U.S. campaign rhetoric,” said Paul Byles, U.S. offshore holdings is part of a tax liability. CEO of First Regents Bank and Trust. larger tax plan that seeks to reform Earlier in October, Trump told “On this occasion, it is safe to say that U.S. income taxes across the board. reporters “they think it is $2.5 trillion” nothing looks normal, so we should The president-elect proposes in corporate cash that is held offshore. monitor things closely.” to cut the current seven income “I think it is much more than that and If Cayman continues to tax brackets to three at rates of 12 boy, if it is, we have hit pay dirt.” educate U.S.-based policymakers on percent, 25 percent and 33 percent. He The Congressional Research how Cayman Islands services help keep would align the preferential rates for Service estimates large corporations U.S. companies competitive globally dividends and capital gains to these are legally avoiding $100 billion in and create jobs and investment in the new brackets and eliminate the net U.S. taxes by not repatriating profits U.S. economy, Mr. Byles said, “common investment income tax. earned abroad. Activist group Citizens sense should prevail.” Corporate taxes would be for Tax Justice believes the figure is Former Chairman of the slashed under the Trump tax plan much higher. A March 2016 report Cayman Islands Monetary Authority from currently 35 percent to a rate of by the organization said last year Tim Ridley, in turn, sees positive signs 15 percent. At the same time he wants Fortune 500 companies alone avoided in Mr. Trump’s agenda to roll back to eliminate most business deductions. $695 billion in U.S. federal income tax regulation. He said Cayman has seen Mr. Trump said he would on $2.4 trillion in offshore holdings. American presidents come and go, and apply the rate of 15 percent to all Technology company Apple, for has a remarkable ability to navigate types of business income. The move instance, maintains about $200 billion change very well. “I am optimistic that would potentially more than halve the in foreign earned income as cash, cash Mr. Trump will take serious steps to tax rates of individuals who receive equivalents and marketable securities reduce unnecessary regulation that business income. in offshore entities. will convert into less burdensome The Tax Policy Center “We are used to hearing and intrusive limits, particularly on estimates the Trump plan will lower around election time in the U.S. that financial institutions. That will be federal tax revenue by $6.2 trillion there will be further clampdowns helpful to all offshore jurisdictions, over the next 10 years. Nearly 47 on the use of offshore centers. This Cayman included,” Mr. Ridley said. percent of those cuts will go to the normally amounts to no more than Mr. Trump’s plan to target wealthiest 1 percent of taxpayers.
As an example, anyone earning less than $48,400 would experience an annual tax cut of less than $400, whereas taxpayers earning more than $700,000 would retain on average an extra $215,000 each year. “Sensible broader tax reform is certainly needed, but the devil is in the details,” Mr. Ridley said. “The lobbyists in Washington have not gone away. And there are many Republicans with constituents that will fight hard to preserve their benefits, whether oil companies, big pharma or individual homeowners. “Stitching together a viable compromise will be difficult but is probably more likely now than under President Obama. Whatever the final outcome on the tax front, U.S. multinational companies will continue to have worldwide operations and will always be looking to maximize their tax position. And I think offshore financial centers continue to have a role to play. Exactly what that role will be is yet to be seen.” Jude Scott, CEO of Cayman Finance, is equally confident in the pivotal role the Cayman Islands plays in the global economy.c “We look forward to partnering with our government to initiate proactive and positive dialogue with the new administration that can serve to inform of the benefits that the Cayman Islands efficiently provides to citizens, businesses and the U.S. economy,” he said. For former CIMA board member Richard Rahn, Mr. Trump’s aim to lower taxes will have positive effects for both the U.S. and the global economy. “Trump’s win will be a net plus for the world economy. Tax rates will be lowered, particularly the corporate rate, spurring investment and innovation,” Mr. Rahn said.
The Bahamas PM blasts FNM over China deals
TEASING documents that detail the previous administration’s efforts to partner with the Chinese government for the development of agriculture and fisheries, Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday criticised the Free National Movement and its leader Dr Hubert Minnis for “emotionally exploiting” Bahamian’s anxiety over Chinese investment. In Parliament yesterday, Mr Christie revealed that the previous FNM administration held talks with the People’s Republic of China and private Chinese companies through the Bahamas State Investment Administration Bureau for projects and co-operatives, which included Crown land acquisition. However, he stopped short of tabling the documents, and instead invited Dr Minnis to review the files so that he could be informed without “having to make it into some ridicule of a nation”. “Before I put into the public domain, I would wish the government to give careful consideration to it because we have a different obligation to the FNM.
“They can oppose or say anything however reckless it is, even though there is documentation of a MOU (memorandum of understanding) of agriculture cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China, talking about how they are going to deal with land, how they’re going to deal with matters to do with agriculture, fish farming. “These are all documented evidence dating 2009, and if they are talking about projects, they had a wonderful undertaking of a project where they said the subject of the project is 10,000 acres of land.” Mr Christie was responding to the Official Opposition’s rebuke of his administration following reports on a $2.1bn agriculture and fisheries proposal with Chinese investors for Andros, which he called a “non-issue”. During his closing statements on a Bill for an Act to amend the GB Port Area Investment Incentives Act, Mr Christie leafed through a cache
of documents but did not table any available to the FNM, detailed the supporting evidence. Instead, he told involvement of the ministry and Parliament that he is open to having BAIC, and specified land acreage for a parliamentary inquiry to further fruit production, cow milk production, explore the matter. and pig cultivation. He noted that the “The advocacy here is this,” “very comprehensive set of agreements” Mr Christie said, “that we have an were signed by the current permanent obligation to try and diffuse what is secretary in the Office of the Prime intended to be emotional exploitation Minister. of a population and it is wrongful to do Mr Christie said it was the it. FNM government that gave Hutcheson “The files will speak for Whampoa veto rights for all port themselves,” he said. “I don’t want development on Grand Bahama, to start another debate but this is a adding that this development has very interesting collection of papers disadvantaged new initiatives like the that was engaged in by the Ministry proposed $200m port in East Grand of Agriculture and Fisheries. Bahama for Carnival Cruise Lines. “We have a lot of time to He said that the government has determine as a Parliament how we approved the project, and is awaiting want to deal with this issue, the only agreement from CCL on its terms. concern I want to express is that we “It was subject to the fact that have an obligation not to cause people as a result of the 1994 letters signed by to wrongly draw conclusions about the FNM government of commitment, other countries. We must be very which constituted an agreement, the careful when we do that and especially government of the Bahamas had to the group (FNM) who brought the negotiate a waiver agreement with Chinese to the Bahamas.” Hutcheson Whampoa in which they Mr Christie told agreed to move to another level of parliamentarians that the documents, sharing some of the proceeds with the which he said he would make government of the Bahamas,” he said.
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Alleged lottery scam kingpin arrested in Jamaica FARGO, N.D. – A man accused of spearheading a lottery scam that bilked at least 70 mostly elderly U.S. residents out of millions of dollars has been arrested in Jamaica, authorities said Monday. Lavrick Willocks, 27, was taken into custody Saturday after he was found hiding in a garden at a Kingston hotel, according to a news release from the Jamaica Constabulary Force, and a woman who tried to help him escape also was arrested. Willocks faces numerous charges in U.S. federal court, including conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. He is one of nine defendants in custody in Jamaica who are awaiting extradition, said Clare Hochhalter, the federal prosecutor from North Dakota who’s handling the case. “We’re grateful for the recent success of U.S and Jamaican law enforcement partners,” Hochhalter said in a statement. “We’re looking forward to bringing these and others to justice in the United States.” Jamaican lottery scams have been happening since the late 1990s, but have gone mostly unhindered until the Caribbean country passed a law in 2013 that made it easier to convict and penalize scammers. Willocks’ case wound up in North Dakota after Bismarck FBI special agent Francis Gasper interviewed a Harvey woman who said she was defrauded out of $300,000 after someone called and told her she had won $19 million and a new car, and needed only to pay taxes and fees. The process to extradite Willocks began three years ago, but he managed to elude police during a raid in March that resulted in 19 arrests, Jamaican authorities said. When he was captured Saturday, a search of his room yielded $10,000 in U.S. currency, $148,000 in Jamaican money, several electronics devices and jewelry. Willocks is expected to appear Tuesday in a Jamaican court. It wasn’t immediately clear whether he had a lawyer. One of Willocks’ co-defendants, Sanjay Williams, was convicted last year and sentenced to 20 years in prison. To bolsters its case against Williams, the government subpoenaed victims from Madison and Pine Ridge, South Dakota, as well as Minnesota, Florida, Ohio, West Virginia, Utah, South Carolina, Alabama and California. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld Williams’ verdict and sentence, saying his rights were not violated and there was sufficient evidence to convict him.
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Cayman set for busiest-ever tourism season
Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell hailed the impact of increasing arrival figures in bringing down unemployment as the Cayman Islands gears up for what is expected to be the busiest high season on record. With the opening of the new Kimpton Seafire Resort scheduled for later this month, Mr. Kirkconnell expects to see a surge in arrivals. “This will be the busiest season we have ever had and one of the most difficult because of the construction at the airport,” he said. “We have to manage that situation to make it as comfortable as possible for visitors.” Stay-over tourism figures held steady in the first nine months of 2016, showing a mere 0.33 percent increase over last year, which was the best year since records began. Lack of available rooms and traveler concerns around the Zika virus in the Caribbean were blamed for the slow-down in growth. But Mr. Kirkconnell expects things to improve in the final quarter, with another record year in prospect by the close of 2016.
“We will get six weeks of Kimpton for the season, which we expect to be very positive for us,” he said. Cruise arrivals are also up by just over 5 percent on the same period last year. Mr. Kirkconnell said the end of year figures were on track to show a 40,000 jump in air arrivals compared with 2013 and a jump of 425,000 cruise visitors over the same period. Based on the average spending of the two types of visitors, he said, the increase in both sectors had each pumped an additional $49 million a year into the economy. “These are figures you can’t argue with. If they were good or bad, we would have to defend them either way,” he said. He said the focus had to be on both cruise and air arrivals in order to impact both sectors of the economy. He credited the cruise industry with providing steady jobs and income for new taxi drivers and tour operators, and stay-over tourists for keeping restaurants and hotels busy. He said the growth in both sectors had played a big part in bringing Caymanian unemployment down from a high of 10.5 percent in 2012 to a low of 5.7 percent in
spring of this year. Mr. Kirkconnell said the hospitality school had helped around 50 students pursue careers or higher education in the industry, while the growth in the industry had also created new career opportunities at Cayman Airways and the Airports Authority. He acknowledged that “a lot of work permits” had been issued to the Kimpton Seafire Resort, which will employ more than 400 people. At a new resort, and in the industry in general, he said there would always be a need for overseas staff to fill positions were locals did not want to work or the expertise was lacking. “When you open 300 rooms, you have to be realistic that you don’t have every person they need to open those rooms here on island. We need to balance bringing in the labor they need to be successful and make sure Caymanians are given the opportunity to succeed. “There are not enough Caymanians available for the jobs that exist in tourism. We are making sure that the Caymanians that want to be involved have the opportunity for upward mobility – that is our responsibility.”
TEEN DEAD IN SUSPECTED SUICIDE
Teenager, Tevin Royer, of Herberts Lawmen confirmed last night that they were investigating the suspected suicide of teenager, Tevin Royer, of Herberts. The 18 year old was discovered, hanging, by his mother around 5pm yesterday afternoon. A belt was reportedly tied around his neck. Royer was transported to hospital where he died according to the police.
Investigators were at the Herbert’s home late last night gathering evidence and speaking to relatives, while members of the community gathered outside the home to seek answers about the man’s death. Sources said Royer was due to appear in court later this month. A close friend said he was stressed out because of the court appearance. Friends took to social
media to say RIP to Royer who went to the Jennings Secondary School. “I really can’t believe this yo. Tevin Royer was literally the life of everyone’s day. If you were around him you would laugh like there’s no tomorrow,” a friend wrote on Facebook The authorities agreed to provide more information about the incident as it becomes available.
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Floods and landslides affect St. Vincent
Disaster response officials on Wednesday cancelled classes and ordered non-essential civil servants to remain at home as St. Vincent and the Grenadines experienced flooding and landslides as a result of an overnight surface trough system that has continued to affect the country KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Disaster response officials on Wednesday cancelled classes and ordered non-essential civil servants to remain at home as St. Vincent and the Grenadines experienced flooding and landslides as a result of an overnight surface trough system that has continued to affect the country. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said that he had postponed Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting and ordered area representatives to stay in their constituencies. He said Minister of Work, Julian Francis had mobilised his staff to begin clean-up operations and urged persons living near rivers and in landslide-prone areas to be especially careful, noting that life, unlike, property, cannot be restored. A number of private businesses also announced closures while other announced later opening hours because of the inclement weather. There were numerous reports of flooding and landslides on the main island, St. Vincent,
but no reports of deaths or injuries as a result of the heavy rains. The capital city, Kingstown, was flooded out early Wednesday, and the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) said it had received reports of flooding in a number of areas, including Arnos Vale, where the E.T. Joshua Airport is located; Calliaqua, a town east of Kingstown, and the interior agriculture community of Vermont. In Mesopotamia, another agricultural district in the interior, there were also numerous reports of landslides. The situation at a house in Glenside, Marriaqua, where a retaining collapsed in heavy rain on Sunday, was worsened by Wednesday’s downpour, and was further threatening other properties in the area. The Meteorological Office said the trough system will continue to affect the country. “As a result, generally cloudy skies, light to moderate showers and scattered thunderstorms will continue to
affect the islands,” forecasters said, adding that analysis suggests that these conditions will continue to affect the island for most of the day. “NEMO has already received reports of flooding and landslides in several areas across mainland St. Vincent. Residents in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to continue to exercise caution,” NEMO said in a statement. “All civil servants are asked to remain at home today, however essential workers are to report to work when it is safe to do so. The Ministry of Education has advised that schools will remain closed today,” Deputy Director of NEMO, Michelle Forbes, said. She said the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has been activated and all subcommittees were asked report to the NEOC when it is safe. “The National Emergency Management Organisation, through the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Office will continue to monitor the situation,” Forbes said. Manager of the Central Water and Sewerage Authority Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA), Garth Saunders, said that the country had received some five inches of rain since the showers began. In a broadcast on the stateowned National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Sanders said the CWSA has partially shut down the municipal water system and if the rains continue to fall heavily, the systems would be shut down during the day and urged households to fill up water in case the systems have to be shut down. He reminded listeners that the hurricane season has not ended and urged persons to report any burst water mains to the CWSA.
St. Lucia Government hints at further reduction in VAT CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia government has hinted at a further reduction in the Value Added Tax (VAT) as it moves to grant emergency relief to nationals as a result of aan ailing economy. Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, speaking to reporters Tuesday, less than 24 hours after announcing a 2.5 per cent decrease in the VAT, said that another announcement of a possible further adjustment was likely as early as the first quarter of 2017, adding that thew announcement made during his radio and television broadcast earlier was just the beginning. The tax will be reduced from 15 to 12.5 per cent from February next year and Chastanet said it would result in EC$52 million (One EC dollar =US$0.37 cents) “coming back into the economy “We are actually doing a complete review, we are putting together a model on different options that we have and early in the New Year I will announce a further amendment to the VAT bill,” Chastanet explained. Piloting the VAT motion in Parliament on Tuesday, Prime Minister Anthony said the VAT was a difficult tax for this part of the world even as he acknowledged its effectiveness. He quoted extensively from a report by the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on the economic situation here which he said along with other agencies guided the government in its decision to reduce the tax. “We took time to review the current VAT system. We commissioned a study by Ernst and Young and they undertook a comprehensive review of the VAT. Combined with the CDB (Caribbean Development Bank) report and our discussions with various financial agencies such as the ECCB (Eastern Caribbean Central Bank) and IMF (International Monetary Fund) we received several recommendations on reforming the VAT system,” the Prime Minister said. “We are taking all those things into consideration to move forward,” Chastanet said.
St. Lucia PM takes resignation of top tourism officials in stride CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says he is not too taken aback by the resignation of the two top senior officials at the St. Lucia Tourist Board (SLTB), saying some people can’t embrace change. Media reports said that SLTB Director Louis Lewis and his deputy Tracey Warner-Arnold have resigned with their resignations taking effect at the end of January 2017 and the end of this month respectively. No reasons have been given for the resignations of Lewis, who served at the SLTB for nine years and Warner-Arnold, but Chastanet, a former tourism minister here told the St. Lucia Times newspaper that while in opposition his now ruling
United Workers Party (UWP) had announced plans for the creation of a Tourism Authority to replace the SLTB. “I think everybody recognizes we are in the process of change and unfortunately some times that change, some people can embrace it and some people can’t,” Chastanet told the newspaper, thanking Lewis and Warner-Arnold for the work they have done and wished them the best in their careers. “They only deserve the best,” he said, adding there was need to move on. Chastanet disclosed that he was working with tourism officials here to seek to turn around the Island’s numbers as quickly
Louis Lewis and Tracey-Warner-Arnold as possible and complimented his Tourism Minister, Dominic Fedee for the work he is doing in this regard. “He has been relentless in terms of the things he has been doing
with the cruise lines, the hotels, the restaurants -to bring this engine of growth back into play,” Chastanet said.
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Trump and Obama set campaign rancor aside with White House meeting
U.S. President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump met on Thursday for the first time, setting aside the deep rancor that dominated the long campaign season to discuss the transition to the Republican’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Their 90-minute meeting in the White House Oval Office, with no aides present, took place just two days after Trump’s stunning election victory over Hillary Clinton, Obama’s former secretary of state. Obama, who vigorously campaigned for his fellow Democrat to succeed him, had repeatedly called Trump unfit for the president’s office, while the businessman had often dubbed Obama’s eight-year tenure a “disaster.” But in separate post-election remarks on Wednesday, both men appeared to seek to help the country heal from a bitterly divisive campaign, and that tone continued into the White House meeting. Seated next to Obama after their talks, Trump told reporters: “We really discussed a lot of situations, some wonderful, some difficulties.” He said Obama explained “some of the really great things that have been achieved,” but did not elaborate. “It was a great honor being with you and I look forward to being with you many, many more times in the future,” Trump said, with a tone of deference. Trump, a real estate magnate who has never held political office, later met congressional leaders, including U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican who has had a strained relationship with Trump. “A fantastic day in D.C. Met with President Obama for first time.
Barak Obama meets with Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House. Really good meeting, great chemistry,” demeanor in front of the cameras was Trump said on Twitter late on in stark contrast to the months of Thursday. harsh rhetoric during the campaign. Amid the efforts to bury Trump used Obama as a punching hatchets, there were protests in a bag during his campaign speeches, string of U.S. cities against Trump repeatedly attacking the president’s for a second day on Thursday as policies from healthcare to an Iran demonstrators expressed concern that nuclear deal. Both Obama and first Trump’s election would be a blow to lady Michelle Obama attacked Trump civil rights. as temperamentally unfit for the White “Just had a very open and House and dangerously unprepared to successful presidential election. Now have access to U.S. nuclear codes. professional protesters, incited by the Asked at a White House media, are protesting. Very unfair!” briefing on Thursday whether the Trump tweeted. meeting had eased any of the concerns Obama said he had offered about Trump that Obama expressed assistance to Trump over the next during the campaign, Earnest said: couple of months, and urged the “The president was never in a position country to unite to face its challenges. to choose a successor. The American “We now are going to want people chose his successor.” to do everything we can to help you succeed because if you succeed, then ON THE HILL the country succeeds,” Obama said, adding he and Trump discussed a Trump went from the White range of domestic and foreign policy House to Capitol Hill for meetings issues and details related to the with Republican congressional transition period. leaders, most of whom had a frosty “The meeting might have been relationship with Trump during a at least a little less awkward than campaign where he tore into the some might have expected,” White Washington establishment. House spokesman Josh Earnest told Republicans retained control reporters. of the Senate and House in Tuesday’s The two men’s relaxed, cordial election, meaning at least some of
Trump’s agenda may find friendly terrain in Congress. Trump emerged from meeting Ryan, along with Vice President-elect Mike Pence, to tell reporters: “We’re going to lower taxes as you know.” He added, in reference to Obama’s signature healthcare reform of 2010 that is a common target of Trump and congressional Republicans: “We’re going to fix healthcare and make it more affordable and better.” Ryan has sought to smooth over his relationship with Trump and his spokeswoman, AshLee Strong, said he was “excited for the potential for unified Republican government and eager to get to work with Mr. Trump.” Trump also met for an hour with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, saying afterward that he had told the senator his top three priorities were better control of immigration and the borders, healthcare and jobs. In what seemed like a possible early pivot by Trump, controversial campaign proposals, including his call to ban Muslims from entering the United States, disappeared for a while on Thursday from the president-elect’s campaign website. His campaign later blamed a technical problem and the statements were returned to the website. Trump declined to respond when asked by reporters after meeting with McConnell if he would ask Congress to ban Muslims from entering the country. On another Trump campaign pledge, a top Trump aide, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told NPR he did not expect him to spend much time trying to make Mexico pay for a proposed wall along the U.S. southern border, but “it was a great campaign device.”
Trump praises protesters’ ‘passion’ after calling them ‘unfair’ U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised demonstrators for being passionate about their country, just hours after he accused them of being “professional protesters” incited by the media. “Love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. We will all come together and be proud!” Trump tweeted early on Friday. On Thursday night, the president-elect had posted: “Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!” Mostly peaceful and orderly protests took place in at least eight cities following the Republican businessman’s defeat of Democrat Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s election. Demonstrators have voiced concern Trump would harm Americans’ civil rights. Trump’s critics worry that his often-inflammatory campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims, women and others - combined with support
from the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacists - could spark a wave of intolerance against minorities. East Coast protests took place on Thursday in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, while on the West Coast, demonstrators rallied in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland in California, and Portland, Oregon. After Clinton conceded defeat early on Wednesday, Trump took a far more conciliatory tone than he had often displayed during his campaign, promising to be a president for all Americans. His campaign rejected a Klan newspaper endorsement days before the election, saying Trump “denounces hate in any form.” But civil rights groups and police reported an uptick in attacks on minority groups, some by people claiming to support Trump. More anti-Trump demonstrations were planned for the weekend. Trump takes office on Jan. 20, succeeding President Barack Obama. Thursday’s gatherings were
A girl joins demonstrators to protest outside of City Hall following the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States in downtown Los Angeles, California generally smaller in scale and less intense than Wednesday’s, and teenagers and young adults again dominated the racially mixed crowds. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Friday acknowledged the tight race with Clinton, but said anti-Trump protesters had to accept the election results. He pointed to Trump’s call for unity and meeting with Obama and Republican leaders as reasons for reassurance. “Everyone needs to just take a deep breath, take the weekend ... count our blessings, and let’s come back on
Monday,” Priebus said. MARCH FROM THE WHITE HOUSEPolice set up security barricades around two Trump marquee properties that have become focal points of protests - his newly opened Pennsylvania Avenue hotel near the White House and the high-rise Trump Tower in Manhattan, where he lives. About 100 protesters marched from the White House, where Trump had his first transition meeting with Obama on Thursday, to the new Trump International Hotel several blocks away.
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British PM May says country should unite on Brexit plan LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May has shrugged off an adverse court ruling on her government’s plans to leave the European Union and maintains that Brexit will be carried out in full. She used a Sunday Telegraph column to say her government will “get on with the job” despite a High Court ruling requiring her to seek parliamentary approval before triggering the exit process. May says the government hopes to win a reversal of that decision before the Supreme Court because an important principle is at stake. She says Parliament voted to put the decision on EU membership “in the hands of the people” in the June 23 referendum, the vote was decisive in favor of leaving the 28-nation bloc and that choice must be respected. Brexit offers a “great national opportunity” to “forge a bold, confident global future for Britain,” said May, who spoke out in favor of staying within the EU during the hard-fought referendum campaign. She was travelling to India on Sunday with a delegation of business leaders to conduct her first trade mission as prime minister in order to emphasize the importance of “the relationships we have with our friends and allies overseas.” Despite May’s optimism, the High Court ruling risks delaying the Brexit process that May has pledged to formally begin by the end of March. Some in Parliament are pressuring her to spell out Britain’s negotiating position
Firms marketing $1 million in gold coins from 1715 shipwreck
In this Oct. 19, 2016, handout photo photo released by Blanchard and Company, a gold coin from a 300-year-old shipwreck discovered off Florida’s coast Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a press statement with Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos at 10 Downing Street in London. British Prime Minister Theresa May has shrugged off an adverse court ruling on the government’s plans to leave the European Union and maintains that Brexit will be carried out in full before Parliament, which she refuses to do. May’s plan to invoke Article 50 to formally begin the divorce from the EU before April is almost certain to be opposed in Parliament by Scottish National Party lawmakers, Scotland’s Brexit minister said Sunday. Unlike much of the UK, Scottish voters expressed a preference for staying inside the EU. Michael Russell said the pro-independence party with 54 members in Parliament has a strong mandate to protect Scotland’s place in the EU, which could justify blocking the government’s plans. He said his party believes that keeping Britain inside Europe’s single market
of over 500 million people must be a top priority of any Brexit negotiations. “At the very least, membership of the single market must be paramount in our position,” he said. U.K. Independence Party acting leader Nigel Farage said Sunday there’s a risk of unrest if British voters feel their will is being thwarted by lawmakers. “Believe you me, if the people in this country think they’re going to be cheated, they’re going to be betrayed, then we will see political anger the likes of which none of us in our lifetimes have ever witnessed,” he told BBC interviewer Andrew Marr.
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans investment firm has begun marketing gold coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck discovered off Florida’s coast. Blanchard and Co. is one of two dealers offering the coins from an area where 11 treasureladen ships of a Spanish fleet were smashed onto reefs by a hurricane on July 31, 1715. The other dealer is California-based Monaco Rare Coins. John Albanese, a New Jersey-based coin expert who brokered the sales, said in an interview Friday that most of the 295 coins being offered were found by divers exploring the area last year on the 300th anniversary of the disaster. Albanese said a few are from earlier expeditions in 2010 and 2013. He said the combined market value of the coins is more than $1 million. The coins vary in denomination, size and shape. “They were very crudely made. They were handmade,” said Albanese, who added that the coins’ worth at the time they were made was based on their weight. A Blanchard news release says the coins were struck in Columbia, Mexico and Peru. They were dated between 1692 and 1715. Most are from a discovery made in 6 feet of water about 100 feet off the coast of Vero Beach, Florida.
Thousands of anti-Trump protesters take to streets of U.S. cities Demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest against Republican Donald Trump’s surprise presidential election win, blasting his campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and other groups. In New York, thousands filled streets in midtown Manhattan as they made their way to Trump Tower, Trump’s gilded home on Fifth Avenue. Hundreds of others gathered at a Manhattan park and shouted “Not my president.” In Los Angeles, protesters sat on the 110 and 101 highway interchange, blocking traffic on one of the city’s main arteries as police in riot gear tried to clear them. Some 13 protesters were arrested, a local CBS affiliate reported. An earlier rally and march in Los Angeles drew more than 5,000 people, many of them high school and college students, local media reported. A demonstration of more than 6,000 people blocked traffic in Oakland, California, police said. Protesters threw objects at police in riot gear, burned trash in the middle of an intersection, set off fireworks and smashed store front windows. Police responded by throwing chemical irritants at the protesters, according to a Reuters witness. Two officers were injured
in Oakland and two police squad cars were damaged, Johnna Watson, spokeswoman for the Oakland Police Department told CNN. In downtown Chicago, an estimated 1,800 people gathered outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower, chanting phrases like “No Trump! No KKK! No racist USA.” Chicago police closed roads in the area, impeding the demonstrators’ Demonstrators take over the Hollywood 101 Freeway in protest against the election of Republican path. There were no immediate reports Donald Trump as President of the United States of arrests or violence there. Trump campaign did not respond and college students also walked out “I’m just really terrified about immediately to requests for comment in protest in Seattle, Phoenix, Los what is happening in this country,” on the protests. Trump said in his Angeles and three other Bay Area said 22-year-old Adriana Rizzo in victory speech he would be president cities - Oakland, Richmond and El Chicago, who was holding a sign that for all Americans, saying: “It is time Cerrito. read: “Enjoy your rights while you for us to come together as one united A predominantly Latino group can.” people.” of about 300 high school students In Seattle, police responded Earlier this month, his walked out of classes on Wednesday in to a shooting with multiple victims campaign rejected the support of a Los Angeles and marched to the steps near the scene of anti-Trump protests. Ku Klux Klan newspaper and said of City Hall, where they held a brief Police said it was unrelated to the that “Mr. Trump and his campaign but boisterous rally. demonstrations. denounces hate in any form.” Chanting in Spanish “the Protesters railed against people united will never be defeated,” Trump’s campaign pledge to build a “DREAMERS” FEAR the group held signs with slogans such wall along the border with Mexico to DEPORTATION as “Not Supporting Racism, Not My keep immigrants from entering the President” and “Immigrants Make United States illegally. Earlier on Wednesday, some America Great.” Hundreds also gathered in 1,500 students and teachers rallied in Many of those students Philadelphia, Boston and Portland, the courtyard of Berkeley High School, were members of the “Dreamers” Oregon, on Wednesday evening. In in a San Francisco Bay Area city generation, children whose parents Austin, the Texas capital, about 400 known for its liberal politics, before entered the United States with them people marched through the streets, marching toward the campus of the illegally, school officials said, and police said. University of California, Berkeley. who fear deportation under a Trump A representative of the Hundreds of high school administration.
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Big Pot: The commercial takeover of marijuana
No government on earth had public policy at New York University landscape of legal marijuana is factors that will be far more appealing ever created a for-profit marijuana and a decades-long supporter of Brendan Kennedy, the CEO of from a health perspective than market – until voters decided to do so softer marijuana laws, shares Privateer, a holding company for actually smoking cannabis. ... I know in the United States. Riffle’s concerns. “We’re lurching mainstream cannabis brands – more than a dozen elite athletes who Now the fall of marijuana from prohibition to the most wide- including Marley Natural, the consume cannabis. But they’re not prohibition – not yet federally, but open kind of legalization,” he said. exclusive Bob Marley brand of consuming a joint. They’e vaporizing. state-by-state – may feel inevitable. “Probably a bad idea.” marijuana. They’re using cannabis in a topical for A record 61 percent of Americans Mason Tvert and Earl Kennedy is the first cannabis sore muscles.” support legal adult use, according to Blumenauer strongly disagree. Tvert entrepreneur to attract more than Still, heavy users are the Gallup. That certainly sounds like the is Riffle’s former colleague at the $100 million from investors, including most profitable customers. How can a end of the conversation. But hold on a Marijuana Policy Project, a powerful early backers in Facebook, Spotify and business ever balance the bottom line minute. lobby for commercial marijuana. SpaceX. He launched with the same with public health? What about marijuana sales Blumenauer is a congressman from advertising agency as Starbucks. And That’s the key question as and marketing? How should all this Oregon, and the leading voice for he wants America to trust him to sell America lives through a truly historic legal pot be sold and regulated? What cannabis legalization nationwide. marijuana responsibly. transition. It’s a move that will take kind of businesses will dominate? They argue there’s already Is there a trade-off in this marijuana out of an era of activism How will they change the product? a “Big Pot” in the form of Mexican industry between profits and public and into an era of big business. Really Above all, how can anyone be sure the drug cartels. And what’s really scary health? big business. dream of legal marijuana won’t turn to them isn’t profits soaring while “I don’t know,” he said. Legal marijuana is the fastest into a nightmare? public health falls – but criminal More than 4 million growing market in America, tripling CBSN set out to address gangs pushing an unsafe product Americans meet the criteria for in size between 2013 and 2015, these questions – none of which have and a callous criminal justice system marijuana abuse or dependence, according to ArcView, a company simple answers – traveling to five locking people up for using it. according to federal data. Does that focused on cannabis investment and states and Canada, interviewing “What’s scary is that we are concern him? research. It’s on pace to be a bigger people on all sides of the issues -- destroying lives. What’s scary is we “It does,” he said. “It concerns industry than the National Football from consumers to sellers, lobbyists can’t protect children now. What’s me as an entrepreneur. It concerns me League by mid-century. to elected representatives. scary is that we are subsidizing as a CEO. It concerns me as a father.” We’re talking tens of billions Dan Riffle, once one of the Mexican drug cartels,” Blumenauer But Kennedy believe that, by of dollars and hundreds of millions nation’s most influential lobbyists said. offering a safer and more regulated of users. Already, since the first for legalization, now opposes what “What’s scary is that the product, they will actually be helping states legalized in 2013, there are 15 he sees as a commercial takeover of unaccompanied minors that are those people. They also feel that pot million additional users, according the movement – the creation of an flooding into the United States smokers will benefit from access to Pew. That’s a pace of 7,000 additional industry dependent on heavy users are here because of the disruption a wider variety of cannabis-based people every day, according the and kids. in Central America and the products. Centers for Disease Control. “Legalization is happening, destabilization in Mexico. ... African- “I think that most people The on-camera guide to this you know, for the first and only time,” American young men are four times in the United States who want expanding new world of legalization he said. “And it seems like instead more likely to be arrested or hassled to consume cannabis are already is CBS News correspondent Tony we’re just going to do alcohol again. for something that most Americans consuming it,” he said. “It will be Dokoupil, perhaps a fitting choice. His We’re just going to do tobacco again. now think should be legal. Now those interesting to see how the different father was a massive pot dealer from We’re just going to create this big, are things that are scary now! Those products lower the percentage of Miami, a man convicted of selling 17 commercial model.” are things that are wrong now!” people who actually consume via tons of marijuana in 1986 alone. Mark Kleiman, a professor of A key figure in the changing smoke. I think we’ll see other form Times have changed.
Lawyers for drug suspect ‘El Chapo’ appeal U.S. extradition MEXICO CITY - Defense attorneys for suspected drug trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman have started an appeals process to prevent the cartel leader from being extradited and prosecuted in the United States. Defense attorney Jose Refugio Rodriguez said Tuesday that he planned to file two separate appeals to keep his client out of the hands of U.S. authorities. Rodriguez cited a possible death sentence as a reason for appealing. A panel of judges would next review the appeal and take appropriate action. Rodriguez also said he would take the case to Mexico’s high court, if needed. The appeal, filed in 13th Court District of Amparo in Criminal Matters of Mexico City, follows a judge’s ruling last month that cleared Guzman for release to U.S. authorities. Guzman, 61, who was captured early this year, faces drug distribution, and murder and money laundering charges in California and Texas, respectively. Mexico’s foreign ministry endorsed Guzman’s extradition in May, saying it doesn’t believe U.S. prosecutors will seek the death penalty against him. Capital punishment is often
Ferdinand Marcos granted hero’s burial by Philippines’ top court
Filipino supporters of former dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, celebrate in front of the Supreme Court in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 8, 2016
Defense attorneys for suspected drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman said Tuesday they are planning an appeal to prevent their client from being extradited to the United States to face trafficking and other charges a point of contention in international criminal extradition because many nations have outlawed the punishment, and refuse to subject defendants to that possible treatment. Rodriguez has argued that the United States has yet to fully pledge it won’t seek the death penalty in Guzman’s cases.
MANILA, - The Supreme Court of the Philippines has voted to allow the body of Ferdinand Marcos, ruler of the country for about two decades, to be moved to Manila’s Heroes’ Cemetery. Justices ruled 9-5, with one abstaining, on Tuesday to dismiss a case seeking to block Marcos’ burial at the cemetery set aside to commemorate heroes. The ruling will allow Marcos to receive an honorable burial despite accusations he was a ruthless dictator who is blamed for thousands of deaths, tortures and military kidnappings while ruling under martial law. Protesters -- many carrying signs that read “Marcos is no hero!” --
for months have said Marcos’ human rights and corruption record should prohibit his remains from being interred at the cemetery, known as Libingan ng mga Bayan. Marcos’ embalmed body is on display in his home city of Batac. After winning election in May, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced the plans to move Marcos -- citing his service as a soldier. Marcos fought in World War II. Marcos’ daughter Imee said her father “wanted to be buried together with his men.” “The burial will be a simple, ordinary soldier’s burial,” Imee told CNN. The vice president of the Philippines, Leni Robredo, an opposition party member who was elected separately from Duterte, said she was “deeply saddened” by the ruling. “We have consistently opposed the burial of the martial law dictator in the heroes’ sacred ground. Their family’s refusal to take responsibility for atrocities of the regime is an insult to the Filipino people,” Robredo wrote. “Our nation’s healing begins with the acknowledgement of the truth and resolution of the past. To bury Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani would keep the wounds of the past unhealed.”
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Nicaragua president easily wins new term, with wife as VP
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife, vice presidential candidate Rosario Murillo show their marked thumbs after voting at a polling station near a his home in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 MANAGUA, Nicaragua faces an uncertain economic future — President Daniel Ortega with key benefactor Venezuela in overwhelmingly won re-election to a deepening crisis and other leftist a third consecutive term in official ideological allies losing power in the results announced Monday, putting region. “I think the biggest problem him in position to govern for a quarter- century and cement family control over that Ortega faces is the legitimacy of the country with his wife now officially the process by which he was re-elected, which causes it to be questioned from vice president. With nearly all votes counted, within and from without the country the ticket of the former guerrilla because it has not complied with leader and first lady Rosario Murillo rules of fair play,” political scientist captured 72.5 percent, compared with Humberto Meza said. 15 percent for the next-closest finisher “The expectations of the people among five lesser-known challengers. who are accustomed to subsidies for Their ruling Sandinista party is also transportation, subsidies for the cost of poised to retain its domination of energy, social payouts and everything else are going to increase,” he added. “I congress. But governing during his new don’t think it’s an easy thing.” five-year term could prove to be a If the 70-year-old Ortega tougher task. completes his next five-year term, Opposition leaders, who had he will have been in power a total of accused Ortega of rigging Sunday’s about 25 years, including a decade election and called for a boycott, or so after his Sandinista revolution disputed the official turnout estimate toppled dictator Anastasio Somoza in and claimed many people stayed home 1979. Critics said the election was in protest, undercutting his mandate. Meanwhile, the Western unfairly tilted after court rulings that Hemisphere’s second-poorest country first allowed Ortega to seek a new
Ex-Venezuela soccer official to plead guilty in U.S. bribe case The former president of Venezuela’s soccer federation is expected to plead guilty to U.S. charges stemming from a bribery investigation involving FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, according to court records filed on Tuesday. Rafael Esquivel, who was also an executive committee member with South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL, is set to plead guilty on Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn, becoming the latest individual to admit wrongdoing in the case. Neither a lawyer for Esquivel nor a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, which is prosecuting the case, responded immediately to requests for comment. Esquivel, 70, is one of 42 individuals and entities charged as part of a U.S. investigation that upended Zurich-based FIFA
and the soccer world. To date, 18 people and two companies have pleaded guilty in connection with the probe. Prosecutors said the defendants engaged in schemes involving more than $200 million in bribes and kickbacks that were sought and received by soccer officials for marketing and broadcasting rights to tournaments and matches. Esquivel, who prosecutors accuse of receiving bribe and kickback payments, was among seven soccer officials arrested at a luxury hotel in Switzerland in May 2015, as the U.S. Justice Department unveiled the case. Esquivel, the former president of the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol, the Venezuelan soccer federation, was extradited to the United States in March. He had been among six defendants who were set to face trial in November 2017.
term and later barred his strongest face is economic, particularly as the opponents from running and unseated Venezuelan oil stops flowing,” said nearly all opposition lawmakers in Gregory Weeks, a political scientist congress. They accuse him of creating at the University of North Carolina, a new a political dynasty with his wife. Charlotte. “Nicaragua has been In a statement, the U.S. bolstered so much by Hugo Chavez State Department expressed deep over the years that it’s going to find it concern over “the flawed presidential rough going.” The U.S. Congress also and legislative electoral process in Nicaragua, which precluded the has pending legislation that would require Washington to oppose loans to possibility of a free and fair election.” Ortega, Murillo and the Nicaragua from international lending Sandinistas are genuinely popular in institutions, which could put a further Nicaragua, however, with approval crimp in Ortega’s ability to fund antiratings consistently in the upper 60 poverty measures. “One of the main challenges is percent range thanks to steady if modest economic growth, low violence to seek legitimacy for his government, relative to elsewhere in Central especially from the international America and social programs that community. Ortega knows that now put roofs on homes and pay for school more than ever he must ensure his government’s access to the resources lunches. “His 40 social projects have of international cooperation and loans multilateral organizations,” helped to partly resolve poverty and from basic necessities,” former guerrilla Nicaraguan analyst Felix Maradiaga commander Eden Pastora said. “These said. “But,” he added, “the excesses projects will not end all need overnight because Daniel is not a magician, but of his government have been such they have had results ... and that’s that they have made the country a center of attention and concern for the why they keep re-electing him.” Although still the international community.” Ortega and his critics have hemisphere’s poorest nation after Haiti, Nicaragua has seen poverty fall long found little to agree on. A day in the last decade under Ortega. His after the election, they didn’t even see supporters will expect him to continue eye-to-eye on how many Nicaraguans to lower poverty and bolster the social voted. The Supreme Electoral Council put programs. He will have to do it without turnout at about 66 percent of the the estimated $500 million provided country’s 3.8 million registered voters. annually by Venezuela from 2007 Opponents insisted the number didn’t to 2014 under a program begun by even hit 30 percent. the late Venezuelan President Hugo “We maintain that what happened was Chavez. Beset by severe economic an electoral farce and those results contraction and rampant inflation, are not in line with the truth,” said Venezuela is no longer in a position to Violeta Granera of the Broad Front for Democracy. “There was a huge continue such largesse. “I think the most likely abstention through which the people challenge that (Ortega’s) going to sent a message to Ortega.”
Woman Thrown in Front of Train at Times Square Subway Station Is Killed A 49-year-old Queens woman was killed after being pushed in front of a subway train in Times Square on Monday, the New York Police Department said. The attack disrupted traffic at one of the city’s busiest transit hubs as trains were diverted and emergency workers converged on the scene. Assistant Chief William Aubry, the commander of Manhattan detectives, said witnesses on both the subway platform and Police officers in the subway station in Times Square, where a Queens woman the train itself flagged down died on Monday after she was pushed in front of a train police officers and pointed out investigation suggested that Station. More than 200,000 a suspect. the attack was unprovoked. people navigate the tunnels Melanie Liverpool- The attack occurred there every day. Turner, a 30-year-old Queens at 1:20 p.m., when a woman Cases involving woman, was taken into custody was pushed in front of a No. people being pushed in almost immediately and later 1 train. Swarms of police front of subway trains are charged with second-degree officers and emergency exceedingly rare, but when murder. The police described workers converged on the they occur, they strike at her as emotionally disturbed station, and subway traffic some of the deepest fears held and said that she had made was rerouted as emergency by city dwellers. up a story last month about crews worked to remove the In 2012, when Kipushing a woman onto the body, which was pinned under Suck Han of Queens was tracks. The victim’s name was the third car of the train. struck and killed by a train not immediately released. The Times Square- in Manhattan, The New York The police were 42nd Street station is the Post published a front-page combing through video from busiest on the subway system, photograph of him on the the platform and the area with 66 million annual riders. tracks moments before his to better understand what It serves 10 subway lines and death. happened, but the preliminary the shuttle to Grand Central
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Trump wins US election: How world leaders have reacted World leaders are reacting to the triumph of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election. As news of the result was confirmed, they began to send congratulations - some fulsome, some more tentative - to the business mogul.
Iran nuclear deal, President Rouhani need for a united Europe, able to wield “I look forward to working asserted that it was a clever move by influence on the international stage with him to advance security, stability the Iranian government to establish it and promote its values and interests and peace in our region,” he said. as a UN Security Council resolution whenever they are challenged. Earlier hard line Jewish rather than a deal with a single Home party leader and Education government. Minister Naftali Bennett said the Germany Earlier Foreign Minister notion of a Palestinian state was over Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted by “The US is an old and after Donald Trump’s win. the official Irna news agency as saying venerable democracy,” Chancellor “Trump’s victory is an that the new US president should stick Angela Merkel said. opportunity for Israel to immediately Russia President Vladimir Putin has by the deal. “I watched the election result retract the notion of a Palestinian “Iran and America have no with particular suspense. Someone state in the centre of the country, said he is willing fully to restore ties with the US following Mr Trump’s political relations, but it is important elected to be president by the American which would hurt our security and just that the future US president realises people in free and fair elections has cause,” he said. victory. “This is the position of the president “We heard the campaign his duty to uphold the multilateral importance far beyond the USA. statements of the future US obligations of the Joint Comprehensive “For us Germans, other than elect... The era of a Palestinian state presidential candidate about the Plan of Action, and we expect the with the European Union, we have is over.” restoration of relations between international community to require no deeper connection than with the The European Union Russia and the United States,” Mr this of the United States of America,” United States of America.” he said. Putin said on Wednesday. Foreign policy chief Federica “It is not an easy path, but India Mogherini said that trans-Atlantic ties we are ready to do our part and do Afghanistan Prime Minister Narendra with the US went beyond the election everything to return Russian and President Ashraf Ghani Modi in tweets said: “We look forward of Donald Trump. American relations to a stable path of said that his country and the US to working with you closely to take “We’ll continue to work development. are “strategic partners in the fight India-US bilateral ties to a new height,” together, rediscovering the strength of “This would be good for both against terrorism and partners in he said. Europe,” she said. the Russian and American people and development”. EU Parliament President have a positive impact on the climate “[The] Afghan government Japan Martin Schulz said the result must of world affairs.” is hopeful that close co-operation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe be honoured and that Mr Trump Relations between the US [with] the new president-elect will pledged a continuing close relationship “managed to become the standardand Russia have become more tense further deepen ties between the two between the US and Japan in his bearer of the angst and fears of because of the conflicts in Ukraine countries,” a statement released by congratulatory message. millions of Americans”. and Syria and allegations of Russian the presidential palace said. “I express my heartfelt cyber attacks in the US during the Chief Executive Abdullah congratulations on your election as the Philippines presidential campaign. Abdullah added that “combating next president of the United States,” President Rodrigo Duterte, extremism and efforts to bring peace his statement said. “Japan and the the Philippines’ tough-talking leader, and stability” are the top priorities United States are unshakeable allies offered his “warm congratulations” to China Chinese President Xi Jinping of both countries, along with connected by common values such the US president-elect. congratulated Donald Trump in a strengthening economic, military, as freedom, democracy, basic human According to his telegram, state TV reported. social and cultural ties. rights and rule of law.” communications secretary, Mr Duterte Earlier the foreign ministry “looks forward to working with the UK said that China was hoping to work incoming administration for enhanced Turkey with the new US government to boost President Recep Tayyip Philippines-US relations anchored on In her message of Erdogan said on Wednesday he hoped mutual respect, mutual benefit and bilateral relations. “US China trade relations congratulations, Prime Minister Mr Trump’s victory would lead to shared commitment to democratic are mutually beneficial. Two mature Theresa May focused on the “special positive steps for the Middle East and ideals and the rule of law”. between the two more freedom in the world. big powers like the US and China will relationship” Several leaders of right-wing handle things well,” foreign ministry countries. She said that she hoped “I hope that this choice of the parties in Europe have also welcomed that Mr Trump’s win would mean American people will lead to beneficial Mr Trump’s victory. spokesman Lu Kang said. “We look forward to a continuation of shared values, steps being taken for the world Marine Le Pen, the leader of working together with the new US including “freedom, democracy and concerning basic rights and freedoms, the far-right French National Front administration to push forward enterprise”. democracy and developments in our (FN), sent her best wishes to Mr consistent, healthy and stable China- “We are, and will remain, region,” he said in a speech in Istanbul. Trump, tweeting: “Congratulations to US relations which could be beneficial strong and close partners on trade, the new president of the United States to the people of the two countries and security and defence,” she said. Palestinian territories Donald Trump and the free American to the world.” President Mahmoud Abbas people!” “I look forward to working Dutch anti-Islam populist with President-elect Donald Trump, congratulated Mr Trump in a Iran building on these ties to ensure the statement, expressing hope that lawmaker Geert Wilders also tweeted President Hassan Rouhani security and prosperity of our nations “peace will be achieved during his his congratulations. said the result would not have any in the years ahead.” term”. Nigel Farage, the leader of impact on Iran’s policies. He was the UK Independence Party who quoted by state media as saying the played a key role in the referendum France Israel President Francois Hollande Israeli Prime Minister leading to Britain’s exit from the election result reflected internal discontent and instability within the said Mr Trump’s victory “opens a Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped to EU, tweeted: “I hand over the US which would take a long time to be period of uncertainty”. reach “new heights” in relations with mantle to @RealDonaldTrump! Many Speaking in a televised address, he Mr Trump, who he described as “a true congratulations. You have fought a solved. Speaking in relation to the said that there was now a greater friend of the state of Israel”. brave campaign.”
Former US intelligence official sentenced to 20 years in prison for child porn A former U.S. intelligence official was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for producing child pornography following his guilty plea to the charge in August, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Army Lieutenant Colonel Steven Frederiksen, 42, of Stafford, Virginia, was also sentenced in U.S. District Court to 20 years of
supervised release for luring four girls ages 14 to 17 into producing pornography through social media and messaging applications on his governmentissued computer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said in a statement. Frederiksen, an employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency, tried to do the same thing with two other underage girls. He also possessed more
images of child pornography and swapped child pornography with people online, the statement said. Frederiksen pleaded guilty in August to producing child pornography and attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, holds a master’s degree in nuclear physics and is the father of three children.
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Facebook threatens LinkedIn with job opening features
Facebook might muscle-in on these new features when it tested LinkedIn’s recruiting business with Profile Tags last year that mimic ways for business Pages to promote LinkedIn’s endorsements feature. A new Facebook option in the job listings. The new Jobs features could give companies another reason status update composer allows Pages to drive traffic to their Facebook Page to formally share a job opening with beyond marketing their products in related details like job title, salary or the News Feed, while also allowing if it’s full-time versus part-time. The them to pay the social network to get special formatting could differentiate their open position in front of more job postings from other content and attract eyeballs amongst the crowded candidates. Today TechCrunch spotted a News Feed. Jobs tab on its Page, and now Facebook These job postings will also confirms it’s experimenting with a show up in a Jobs tab of the Page, slew of recruiting features. A Facebook creating a dedicated landing place spokesperson tells me, “Based on where companies can send job seekers. behavior we’ve seen on Facebook, Businesses would get the added benefit where many small businesses post of potentially gaining new followers about their job openings on their Page, whether or not someone inquires we’re running a test for Page admins about the open position, compared to to create job postings and receive a relatively static Careers page on a applications from candidates.” company’s website. Job postings will include an The new features could compete with LinkedIn, as well as “Apply Now” button that launches developers like Work4, Workable a standard job application flow, but and Jobscore that build “Jobs” tab pre-populated with information from applications that businesses can a user’s public profile. That could embed in their Facebook Pages. help people quickly apply for multiple Perhaps Facebook was prepping for jobs without typing in redundant
information. Submitted applications will be received by the Page as a Facebook Message. Though this could bolster Facebook’s push to get businesses using its chat feature, it also might be clumsy for companies to mix job applications in with the customer support requests they typically get via Facebook messages. The potential option to forward job applications to the email address of the company’s recruiter might work better. Businesses will also be able to pay to show their News Feed job postings to more people, directly competing with some of LinkedIn’s ad offerings. Facebook’s opportunity here combines its ubiquitous reach, personal data and engagement. Pretty much everyone has a Facebook profile, which are often filled with extensive information about their past jobs titles, employers, education and interests. Recruiters can target job posting ads with all this data so they reach people with the right credentials. And because people browse Facebook constantly, those
Apple Leak Reveals Massive iPhone 7 Cancellation
Leak iPhone 7 prototypes showing the iPhone 7 Pro model has decided to cancel the most powerful, potentially largest and (inevitably) most expensive iPhone the company has ever created… How so? Because according to the usually reliable Mac Otakara: the ‘iPhone 7 Pro’ is no more. In a new report the Japanese site explains that Apple decided there is no need to add a new top of the range model above the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. While it will use the ‘iPhone 7’ moniker for the range to avoid customer confusion, after toying with new branding given the range still uses the core iPhone 6 design launched in 2014. MacRumors fills in
the details explaining that the iPhone 7 Pro was a backup model when Apple was unsure it would be able to produce its new dual lens camera in sufficient quantities for the iPhone 7 Plus. This would have seen the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus share the same single lens camera while the iPhone 7 Pro sat above them in limited quantities with the upgraded optics. Now Apple believes manufacturing constraints around the dual lens camera have been resolved so it can be fitted into every iPhone 7 Plus and there is no need to expand the range. Such a scenario would also explain why we have repeatedly seen photos of
three iPhone 7 models. Interestingly it also demonstrates how keen Apple is to get its dual lens camera onto the market in 2016. This is understandable given rivals including LG and Huawei have already released smartphones with this technology, while it is widely accepted Samsung has stolen the coveted best smartphone camera status away from Apple in recent years with the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S7. So is one less iPhone 7 model a good thing? I’d argue both yes and no. On the positive side, having just two iPhone models does keep the range simple and using the ‘iPhone 7’ brand rather than a new iPhone 6 derivative (iPhone 6SE was rumoured) is likely to sound more exciting to potential buyers. But there are negatives too. For starters the iPhone 7 Pro appeared to be a true no compromise model which also packed a Smart Connector (something seemingly missing from the iPhone 7 Plus) and leaks had suggested a huge 5.8inch display and OLED panel. All significant differentiators. So ultimately Apple’s move seems both logical yet a little disappointing to anyone hoping the company would shake things up a bit more. As it stands, the real iPhone revolution starts in 2017.
users are likely to eventually see the ads. For comparison, not everyone has a LinkedIn profile. It has 467 million members compared to the 1.79 billion on Facebook. Many LinkedIn users only visit when they’re updating their profile about a new job, or are actively looking for one. But Facebook could reach people not even thinking about a job, yet could be convinced to apply for the chance at a higher salary. That’s the same reason Facebook has been able to build giant brand and performance advertising businesses despite Google’s traditional dominance. You might search on Google when you know what you want to buy, or on LinkedIn if you know you want a job, and their ads can help with demand fulfillment. Facebook offers demand generation, drumming up interest people didn’t know they had. With Microsoft’s $26.2 billion cash acquisition of LinkedIn expected to go through soon, Facebook may be looking to capitalize on the confusion or product stagnation.
GoPro is recalling its Karma drone
GoPro Karma Drone The $799 drone can randomly lose power during operation As most of the world focuses on the US presidential election tonight, GoPro just announced a recall of its first-ever drone, the $799 Karma. Approximately 2,500 Karma units sold since October 23rd (meaning all of them) are impacted. GoPro says “in a very small number of cases, Karma units lost power during operation.” Thus far, there have been no reports of injuries or property damage because of the defect. Recalled Karma drones can be returned to GoPro directly or wherever they were purchased originally for a full refund. For now, the company won’t be offering any exchanges for a fixed model; you’ll have to wait until shipments resume “as soon as the issue is resolved.” GoPro executives addressed production issues surrounding the Karma during last week’s earnings call, but didn’t mention any plans for a recall or the power issue at the time. “We are working in close coordination with both the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Federal Aviation Administration,” said CEO Nick Woodman in a statement from tonight’s press release. “We are very sorry to have inconvenienced our customers and we are taking every step to make the return and refund process as easy as possible.” The recall is a significant setback for GoPro as it attempts to challenge leader DJI in the drone business, and it follows a bruising financial quarter for the action cam maker.
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Soda taxes spread after votes in four U.S. cities
Three California cities voted for a tax on sugarsweetened beverages and another in Colorado was likely to follow suit, unofficial election results showed on Wednesday, as local governments’ push to cut soda consumption to stem obesity gathered speed. The votes on so-called soda taxes in San Francisco, Albany and Oakland in California and in Boulder, Colorado, came a month after the World Health Organization recommended governments impose such taxes to battle obesity, diabetes and other diet-related diseases. Tax proponents have recorded a series of victories in the United States this year, after numerous failed attempts. Opponents argue that the taxes hit lower-income populations hardest, and that it is unfair to single out soda in the battle to fight obesity and diabetes. They also question the effectiveness of such taxes. Larry Tramutola, a California political strategist who organized the pro-tax campaigns in San Francisco and Oakland, said the victory was “huge,” adding: “This is the start of a national movement.” Philadelphia earlier this year passed a levy on soft drinks, pitched as a way to fill a budget shortfall via a tactic that other politicians and advocates have also adopted. “I’m sure that other cities and states will look at this and put tax measures before their legislatures,” said Michael Jacobson, co-founder and president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington. “Legislators will say, ‘We get a twofer: balance the budget and improve public health.’” The next soda tax vote is set for Cook County, Illinois, on Thursday. Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and other companies in the
City buses travel down a city street in San Francisco, California, February 5, 2016 roughly $100 billion U.S. soft dropped after the tax was drink industry are fighting introduced. But the impact on the taxes at a time when soda companies like Pepsi was offset consumption is falling. by population growth and strong They point instead to demand of non-fizzy beverages. their efforts to reformulate “This is more of a headline products and broaden the range risk than a fundamental risk. It of drinks they offer to address doesn’t have an enormous impact consumers’ health concerns. More on the companies themselves, than one-third of U.S. adults are as long as the (size of) taxes are obese. within the realm of reason,” said “Our energy remains Ali Dibadj, analyst with Sanford squarely focused on reducing the C. Bernstein in New York. sugar consumed from beverages,” Long-term, the effects a spokeswoman for the American could be greater if the taxes Beverage Association said in an are increased and if more emailed statement. jurisdictions introduce them. Shares in Pepsi and In San Francisco, Coca Cola were both down nearly Oakland and Albany, the taxes 2 percent, while Dr. Pepper will be a penny per ounce, the Snapple Group was off 3.4 percent same as in neighboring Berkeley, on Wednesday as the Dow Jones where voters passed a levy in industrial average gained 0.9 2014. In Boulder, the vote was for percent. a 2-cent-per-ounce tax. Spending from both The San Francisco camps has soared this year as measure passed 62 percent to 38 billionaire advocates for the percent and the Albany measure tax, including former New York passed 71 percent to 29 percent. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, joined The Oakland measure had 61 the fray. percent in favor and 39 percent For soda companies, the opposed, and in Boulder the soda effects of the taxes on volumes tax was passing 54 percent to 46 and profits may be muted. In percent, with over three-quarters Mexico, which introduced a tax in of the ballots counted. 2014, per capita consumption
A Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S7 is displayed as customers wait in line to buy Apple’s iPhone 7 at a mobile phone shop in Seoul, South Korea. Apple Inc. began selling the iPhone 7 in South Korea on Friday. The South Korean company said Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, that the Galaxy S8 smartphone will let users order food or perform other tasks without going through a third-party application but by simply asking the phone’s virtual assistant.
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics said Sunday it will offer an artificial intelligence assistant service in the upcoming flagship smartphone, as the South Korean firm seeks recovery from its global smartphone recalls. The Galaxy S8 will let users order food or perform other tasks without going through a third-party application but by simply asking the phone’s virtual assistant, Samsung said in a statement. The artificial intelligence service will also be made available in Samsung’s other consumer electronics products, such as refrigerators. The company declined to disclose what specific tasks the S8 phone will perform through its artificial intelligence feature. Samsung is expected to unveil the next iteration for its flagship Galaxy device in spring as it has typically done in the past. Sales of the Galaxy S8 will be crucial for the recovery of Samsung’s mobile business, which saw its latest quarterly profit nearly wiped out by two global recalls of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. Samsung estimates it has lost at least $5.3 billion as it discontinued the model, which overheated and caught fire. The company said last month that it has not figured out what went wrong with the Note 7 phones. The South Korean company joined the race to create the digital assistant service when it protection authorities, who last information and protection, but acquired in October Viv Labs Inc., a Silicon Valley month requested that WhatsApp so far Facebook hasn’t agreed,” startup launched by the same entrepreneurs who pause sharing users’ data with Denham said. sold Siri to Apple. Past and current Samsung its parent company until the A Facebook spokeswoman phones offer a voice assistant service called “S appropriate legal protections said WhatsApp “designed its Voice” developed internally, but the feature did could be assured. privacy policy and terms update not gain much traction. “We’re pleased that to give users a clear and simple Samsung’s acquisition of the Silicon they’ve agreed to pause using explanation of how the service Valley firm was seen as its taking another step data from UK WhatsApp users works, as well as choice over how to seek independence from Google, which offers for advertisements or product their data is used. its brand of virtual assistant service in Androidimprovement purposes,” the head “These updates comply powered devices. of the ICO, Elizabeth Denham, with applicable law, and follow Executives at Samsung and Viv Labs said in a statement. “If Facebook the latest guidance from the UK said that the biggest difference between the Commissioner’s starts using the data without Information existing digital assistant and the one they are valid consent, they may face Office. We hope to continue our jointly developing is that the latter will be an enforcement action from my office.” detailed conversations with the “open AI platform,” meaning that third-party The regulator said it had also ICO and other data protection developers will be able to offer their services asked Facebook and WhatsApp to officials, and we remain open to through Samsung’s AI platform. sign an undertaking committing working collaboratively to address “Our Galaxy smartphones don’t provide to better explaining to customers their questions.” services that enable consumers to order pizza or how their data would be used and Denham said she did not coffee, but does provide third party applications. to give them ongoing control over think users had been given enough But the new AI platform will enable consumers that data. So far, the companies information about what Facebook to do things that they would usually do through would do with their data and that have not agreed. a separate third party application,” Samsung’s “We think consumers WhatsApp had not obtained valid statement said. deserve a greater level of consent.
UK privacy watchdog says Facebook agrees to suspend using WhatsApp users’ data Britain’s privacy watchdog said on Monday that Facebook (FB.O) has agreed to suspend using data from UK users of its WhatsApp messaging app for advertisements or productimprovement purposes after the watchdog said consumers weren’t properly protected. The watchdog said the social media giant faces action if it uses such data without valid consent. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) had said in August that it would monitor WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, after WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook in 2014, said it would share user data with its parent company to better fight spam and improve users’ experiences of both services. The two companies have also come under scrutiny from the European Union’s 28 data
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Muirhead: No Victimisation In Contract Levy Introduction
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Michael Muirhead has sought to debunk claims of victimisation against some senior players through the enforcement of a 20 per cent levy on contract fees for those taking part in a number of T20 tournaments overseas. Speaking on the Good Morning Jojo Sports Show on Wednesday, Muirhead labelled the accusation as “unfortunate.” “It could have been any player, any one of the 18 players. It was not focused on any one player. We gave a number of players NOCs to the Bangladesh league and there was no
Former England youth captain cleared to play for T&T
uproar, nothing, because Bangladesh agreed to pay a 10 per cent. So we issued all those NOCs without any fanfare,” he said. “The next league would have been the Ram Slam in South Africa……….so it was timing more than anything else,” he added. The initiative, Muirhead said, has been on the books for some two years and ought not to be treated like one introduced overnight. “This has been in the making for over two years, where we have been talking and going back and forth, and it seems as if many of them didn’t take it very seriously so it wasn’t getting any traction. And now that we
Former
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captain John Bostock has been cleared to represent Trinidad and Tobago as they begin preparations for Friday’s opening game of the CONCACAF World Cup final round of qualifiers. Bostock, who represented England up to under 19 level, is now eligible to play for the Soca Warriors based on official clearance received by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) from FIFA on Monday. London-born Bostock, 24, cannot play for any other country from now on based on FIFA rules for players switching
Bolt and Thompson up for IAAF awards
Usain Bolt
Elaine Thompson
Jamaican Usain Bolt and Elaine Thompson both made the shortlists for the IAAF's World Athlete of the Year awards on Wednesday after cleaning up the sprint golds at the Rio Olympics. Ethiopian distance runner Almaz Ayana made the shortlist in recognition of her stunning 10,000 meters victory in Rio. Bolt, a five-time former winner of the award, became the first person to win three consecutive 100 and 200 meters Olympic golds in Rio de Janeiro in August. He also holds the world records in the two disciplines, 9.58 seconds and 19.19 seconds, respectively. Thompson matched Bolt's feat by also winning the 100m and 200m
golds in Rio. Ayana broke a 23-year-old record to win the 10,000 meters after clocking 29:18.45 at the Rio Games where she also took the bronze in 5,000 meters. Bolt was joined on the men's list by two-time 5,000 and 10,000 meters Olympic champion Mo Farah of Britain and South African Wayde van Niekerk, the double 400m Olympic champion. Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland also made the women's list after retaining her hammer title in Rio. The finalists were determined by the IAAF Council, the IAAF Family and the public vote via social media. The winners will be announced in Monaco next month.
have acted, everybody is ready to have serious discussions on this. I would hope that by the next IDC meeting in February, we would have some kind of resolution as to where we are going to go,” he said. The CEO, who leaves the job at the end of the year, lamented the position taken by the West Players’ Association (WIPA) on the issue, adding that the WICB will sit and discuss the matter at length with the organisation. “I saw a release from WIPA which I am not interpreting very well. They seem to be under an impression that we were charging or levying this on the player, but it is not the player.
They are very opposed to that, and it’s fine [because] they are very opposed to any payment being demanded from the player in order to receive an NOC,” Muirhead said. “They are very sympathetic to the views about the amount of money we put into the development of the players, and then they have no allegiance to the WICB and to West Indies cricket to give us some kind of reward or return down the road,” he added. The WICB, on Tuesday, defended its decision to impose the levy, adding that revenue raised will be used to aid the development of players in the territories.
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“It’s good news for us,” T&T head coach Stephen Hart said while thanking the TTFA for securing the necessary documentation for Bostock. “Obviously it’s been a long time for this to come through going back to March, and I would like to thank the FA for taking all the necessary steps and seeing it through to the end.” Since leaving England, Bostock has enjoyed success in Belgium and has helped OH Leuven gain promotion and is now seeking to lead RC Lens back to top-flight football in France. Bostock, whose father is
to make his T&T debut during the semifinal rounds of the qualifiers but was delayed due to problems with his paper work. He was among several players absent on Monday when the squad started its preparations for Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica but is expected to arrive in the country on Tuesday. T&T follow up their Costa Rica fixture by clashing with Honduras in a difficult away trip to the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula on November 15.
Holder entirely focussed on game, not off-field matters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – West Indies Test captain Jason Holder says he is determined to avoid controversial off-the-field issues and focus on his main job of leading the Caribbean side. Responding to questions from media here on the decision by Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels and Carlos Brathwaite to decline central contracts, Holder reiterated he was powerless over such administrative matters and was more preoccupied with galvanising West Indies’ performances on the field. All three players are members of the Test squad which finally won their first game in 19 months and first on foreign soil in four years, when they beat Pakistan by five wickets in the third and final Test in Sharjah on Thursday. “As I’ve said about all the negative things around West Indies cricket, those things are basically beyond my control,” said Holder who celebrates his 25th birthday on Saturday. “I can’t control who signs contracts, I can’t control who’s here with me. All I can control is my destiny on the cricket field when I step over that line, and that goes for everybody in the dressing room.” The West Indies Cricket Board disclosed this week that the trio of Bravo, Samuels and Brathwaite had opted against retainer contracts,
for the year-long period ending September next year. Bravo is the leader of the Windies batting group, averaging 40 from 49 Tests, while Samuels is the side’s most senior player with 71 Tests and 187 One-Day Internationals. Brathwaite, the newly appointed Twenty20 skipper, is also a member of both the Test and ODI setups. Their decision immediately raised question marks about their respectively futures but Holder said ultimately it was up to each payer to take responsibility for their performances and careers. “Us players we have to be responsible for our own individual actions [and] take our own personal pride onto the cricket field and control cricket,” he pointed out. “At the end of the day, that’s the only thing we can control and at the end of the day, cricket will be here to stay and it’s been here before us. So , for me, we just go out there and control [what we can] by playing good cricket.” West Indies wrapped up a difficult tour against Pakistan this week, losing the T20 and ODI series by 3-0 margins and succumbing 2-1 in the Test series. They now head to Zimbabwe for the Tri-Nation Series involving Sri Lanka and the hosts, which bowls off November 14.
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SPORTS Cleveland Cavaliers plan more LeBron James rest this season
LeBron James averaged 35.6 minutes per game last season, a career-low, and if Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue gets his way, James could play even less this season. James, 31, played 39.1 minutes per game in the playoffs. Lue said effectiveness is not the concern, rather longevity and stamina into the summer months when the NBA Finals wrap. To be in position to defend the NBA title, Cleveland is carving a detailed plan for James to get plenty of rest. "I've looked at the schedule," Lue said. "Just seeing what makes sense and what's smart when playing Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James four-in-five type of nights. Can't run roster, not just James. But going to the our guys into the ground. We have to Finals six consecutive seasons means be smart, understand we have to take James has played more games than care of our bodies and take care of our any player in the league during that key guys. Make sure that when we get time. "I talked about the red zone to the playoffs we're ready to go." Cleveland's training staff last year," Lue said of the biometrics applies biometrics to gauge the fuel in system that uses color-coded warnings every player's tank all season, and Lue of red, yellow and green. "And our will apply those results to the entire training staff does a great job of
making sure they let me know who is getting close to that. For me, in the playoffs, health is more important than anything. As long as we can get to the playoffs healthy, I will be very excited about that." Several coaches have used maintenance nights to preserve players of a relatively advanced age by NBA standards. The Chicago Bulls
are planning a similar approach with shooting guard Dywane Wade and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich frequently gives players nights off in the midst of consecutive games, especially on the road. The Cavaliers don't actually play four games in five nights at any juncture of their 82-game schedule. However, they do play five games in seven nights twice this season, including Dec. 20-26. Whether James will sit for the full game and not dress might not be left up to him. If he's in uniform, no doubt James wants to be on the court. "I try to make myself available for my teammates every night, and I think I've had some pretty good coaches over the last few years, with (Miami Heat coach) Erik Spoelstra my last couple years there and now Coach Lue has done a great job of just trying to help me take care of my body," James said, "because I'm very stubborn when it comes to wanting to play."
Pacquiao returns to claim WBO welterweight title Manny Pacquiao put on a knocking Vargas down in the second dazzling display in his return to the round with a straight left to the ring after a brief retirement, scoring champion's face. a unanimous decision over champion Vargas battled back and landed his Jessie Vargas to claim the WBO dangerous right several times but welterweight title in Las Vegas on Pacquiao withstood the punishment Saturday. and by the end of the bout, the Despite giving away 10 years American's face was swollen on one to his opponent, the 37-year-old side and he had a cut over his right Pacquiao fought with more intensity eyebrow. and energy, and dominated the The Filipino southpaw piled American in the final rounds to close up the points in the later rounds out an emphatic victory. by peppering the title holder with The judges scored the bout stiff right jabs that set up his quick, 114-113, 118-109 and 118-109 in favor punishing left hook. of Pacquiao, the only fighter to hold "I feel happy," said Pacquiao, titles in eight divisions, with the whose only regret was in not recording Filipino improving to 59-6-2, while his first knockout victory since 2009. Vargas fell to 27-2. "I feel like I could do more but my aim It was a master class taught in every round is not to knock him out. by the first sitting Senator to win "Thanks to all my fans! Thanks to all a world boxing championship as the Filipino people!" he added in the Pacquiao temporarily left the ring to ringside interview. win election in the Philippines and Among the spectators at the serve in office before making a return Thomas & Mack Center were the to what he called his "passion". currently retired Floyd Mayweather Pacquiao, whose last previous and lightbout was a unanimous decision over welterweight champion Timothy Bradley in April, showed Terence Crawford. Pacquiao lost the quickly that he had not lost his skills, richest bout ever to Mayweather last
Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines celebrates after his victory over Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez during a WBO welterweight title fight Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in Las Vegas May. I caught him a couple of times. It was "Next? I'm going back to the an entertaining fight," he said. Philippines to work in the Senate," "It's a good learning Pacquiao said about his immediate experience being against one of the plans before being asked about best such as Manny Pacquiao. This Mayweather or Crawford. automatically elevated my game and "I don't know, whoever the I know I have more potential." people wants to fight me. Whoever my Earlier, undefeated 25-yearpromoter gives to me, I will fight." old Mexican Oscar Valdez Jr (22-0) Vargas described the bout as "a chess topped the undercard with a brutal match". seventh-round stoppage of Japan's "It was interesting for me. We Hiroshige Osawa (30-4-4) to retain his were on our toes trying to catch a big WBO featherweight championship. shot. He caught me a couple of times,
Ronaldo signs long-term deal with Nike Nike and Cristiano Ronaldo have extended their longterm sponsorship deal. The Portuguese soccer star has had a contract with Nike since 2003 and wears its Mercurial cleats. In a video released by the Beaverton, Oregon-based apparel maker, he suggested the deal was "for life," although terms weren't released. Ronaldo said in a statement released Tuesday by the company: "I have a great relationship with this brand, I have great friends here in the
company. We work as a family, too. This is my brand." Ronaldo, a three-time world player of the year, is captain of the Portuguese national team that won the European Championship this year. On Monday, the 31-year old signed a new five-year contract with Real Madrid that runs through June 2021. Ronaldo has scored 372 goals in 360 matches for Real Madrid, helping the team to two Champions League titles and the La Liga crown since joining it in 2009.
: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo leaves a press conference after signing a new contract at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. Real Madrid have extended Ronaldo's contract until June 2021, when the threetime world player of the year will be 36. Financial details were not released, although the star forward is expected to remain the team's top-paid player
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Roger Federer out of top UFC's Jones gets one-year 10 for first time in 14 years suspension for doping violation Andy Murray officially will start to play tennis again." became the No. 1 men's player in Despite being away from the tennis Monday but that wasn't the game for four months, Federer hasn't only monumental change in the had any issue maintaining his healthy rankings as Roger Federer slipped income. outside the top 10 for the first time He was, according to Forbes, in 14 years as the power shift in the the fourth richest athlete in the world sport continues. this year by amassing $67.8 million - Federer dropped from ninth trailing only Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel to 16th when the weekly rankings Messi and Lebron James. Forbes also were released, marking the Swiss' named him the top athlete brand in lowest position since he sat 13th in the world. October 2002. Federer's arch-rival during Although Federer won the his prime was Rafael Nadal but now last of his record 17 majors a while the Spaniard -- who ended his own ago in 2012, his slide is more the season last month to rehabilitate result of injury than a slump brought from a wrist injury -- is also close to on by advancing years. exiting the top 10. The Spaniard slid He reinjured his knee at two spots to eighth. Federer attended Wimbledon in July in a five-set the launch of Nadal's academy in semifinal loss to Canada's Milos Mallorca last month. Raonic -- when he was ranked third Federer and Nadal have, -- and a few weeks later decided to end unquestionably, been replaced atop his season to focus on 2017. the men's game by Novak Djokovic The decision sparked and Murray. speculation about whether Federer, Djokovic won four straight who turned 35 in August, might majors through this year's French simply quit the sport but he was Open to lift his overall tally to 12 but adamant that he still wanted to play has since slumped, allowing Murray for "another few years." to overtake him and clinch the No. Read More 1 ranking Saturday at the Paris He told Swiss newspaper Masters. Tages Anzeiger last month that he The Scot won a second Wimbledon title was on course to return in January, in July, retained his Olympic crown a with his first event scheduled to be month later and carries a 19-match the Hopman Cup, a team event, in winning streak into next week's yearPerth. end championships in London. "I am completely on track," Djokovic has a chance to Federer told the newspaper, in reclaim top spot at the year-end comments translated by Tennis. championships although current form com. "The hope is that in [physical] suggests it will be difficult for the Serb, condition I am again 100% almost, even if he has triumphed at the World like with treadmill and sprints. Now Tour Finals four straight seasons and we increase the intensity, and also I Murray has never reached the final.
Pacquiao returns to Manila and the real work of politics
Filipino boxer and Senator Manny Pacquiao and Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa show to the media Pacquiao's boxing winning belt during a news conference upon arrival at Ninoy Aquino International airport MANILA - With another world title won, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao touched down in Manila on Tuesday keen to get back to the real work of politics. The 37-year-old senator claimed the WBO welterweight title with a unanimous points victory over American Jessie Vargas in Las Vegas on Saturday, his first bout since April. "I went back after the fight because there is still work at the office and I'm excited to get back to work," Pacquiao, wearing a flower garland, told reporters at the airport
alongside Philippine National Police chief Ronald Dela Rosa. "So boxing is done, set aside for now, and just focus on work." The southpaw, winner of world titles in eight different weight divisions and the first sitting senator to win a world boxing championship, has not ruled out fighting again. The former congressman, who has a 59-6-2 win-loss-draw record, said after Saturday's bout that he would like a rematch with retired American Floyd Mayweather Jr. who beat him last year.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has suspended interim UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones for one year after he tested positive for prohibited substances clomiphene and letrozole. Jones, who tested positive in an out-of-competition sample provided on June 16 and was pulled from a title fight against Daniel Cormier days before UFC 200, had claimed he mistakenly took a contaminated sexual-performance pill. In a statement released on Monday, USADA said a three-member independent panel had found Jones' "degree of fault was at the very top end of the scale". USADA slapped him with the standard one-year ban for the violation, and backdated it to July 6, the date of his provisional suspension.
Jones contended he had a taken pill called Tadalafil, which contained the prohibited substances and had been given to him by a team mate, believing it to be a pill called Cialis, which does not contain any banned substances. The panel said Jones "is not a drug cheat" but his actions "verged on the reckless" as he simply relied on his team mate's word on what the pill was. Jones was stripped of the light heavyweight title he had held since 2011 and suspended for several months after being charged in a hitand-run case in April 2015, an incident for which he was later sentenced to 18 months probation. He returned to competition in April this year with a victory over Ovince Saint Preux to take the division's interim belt.
Jon Jones puts his arms in the air after the UFC light heavy weight championship fight against Glover Texeira at Baltimore Arena
British swimmer's Atlantic crossing in jeopardy after crew drop out A British man aiming to swim across the Atlantic Ocean said on Monday he was battling to save his expedition after the captain of a support vessel and the team medic unexpectedly quit. Ben Hooper, 38, a former military policeman, had planned to take the first strokes of his 2,000mile (3,200-km) swim from Senegal to Brazil on Monday morning and try to make the first verified crossing. But he failed to appear on the beach for interviews beforehand and later texted Reuters saying: "The captain and the medic have decided to leave for personal reasons. "I'm stunned and trying to save my expedition," he added on his Facebook page later. "I cannot believe this ... so sorry ... but we will go."
Hooper has been preparing for three years and his swim was expected to take four or five months. Part of his route would be through shark breeding grounds close to Brazil. The two support vessels, crammed with bottles of water and ration packs, were sitting idle in Dakar's marina. The latest setback is just one in a series of challenges that the mission has faced since arriving in Dakar last month. Four crew members of an original 10 have bailed out, including two successive captains for one of the support vessels, Hooper confirmed. He added that replacements for the latest two dropouts had been found and the provisional relaunch date was 12 November.
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TCI Rugby Team Leaves for International Duty in Trinidad & Tobago The Turks and Caicos Islands Rugby Team made their departure at the Providenciales International Airport on Thursday November 10th to Trinidad & Tobago to participate in the upcoming RAN International Rugby Sevens Tournament this weekend. Both the Mens and Ladies TCI teams are heading off to Trinidad & Tobago to take part in The RAN International Rugby Sevens Tournament this weekend. The TCI Mens team will be playing Guyana, Jamaica and Martinique. TCI Ladies team will be playing Canada, Cayman, Jamaica and Bermuda. Both teams will be starting play at Saint Mary’s ground in Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday November 12th, 2016. TCI Rugby Federation President Keith Burant told The SUN, “The men will be competing against thirteen other nations including all of the Caribbean, Canada and Mexico, the ladies will be competing against nine different nations which also include Canada, Mexico and most of the countries in the Caribbean.” He added: “We have players coming from four different locations in a total of six more players that
Pictured here is the TCI Rugby Federation President Keith Burant, coaches and some of the TCI rugby team at the Providenciales International Airport before their departure to Trinidad and Tobago are going to University and school in England, the United States or Canada who will be joining us in Trinidad and Tobago for the tournament.” Burant noted that he is very confident going into the game, He added: “Both the men and women have trained hard for the last four months to
Swim Federation and Oseta Jolly School Start Pilot Swim Program The TCI Swim Federation has partnered with Oseta Jolly Primary School to teach a class of 24 fourth graders to swim this November. The 8 session pilot program will cover a range of basic swim and survive skills using the International School pool in Leeward, as well as the ocean. Local swim instructors are donating their time to test and fully develop the program with the goal of expanding to more students next year. Ms Rachel Handfield, Oseta Jolly principal, stated, “We couldn’t be more excited to implement this valuable learn-to-swim program with the TCI Swim Federation. Our students will learn a valuable life skill, and I am hopeful that we can include more classes in the future.” TCI Swim Federation members and program organizers Jill Swann (Total Adventure Co.), Morgan Luker (Surfside Ocean
Academy), and Ben Stubenberg (Caicu Naniki Sports Adventures) expressed delight in working with Principal Handfield and Oseta Jolly teachers to grow swimming in TCI. Instructors include Jen Martel, Caleb Wilhite, and Kate Skrzypczak. In a joint statement the organizers said, “Giving youngsters a proper foundation in swimming is a key mission for all of us at the TCI Swim Federation, as it builds self esteem, promotes heath, and enables them to safely enjoy our beautiful waters. The 8 sessions for these youngsters are only a start, but we are confident that with strong support, it can become the model for teaching swimming in partnership with more schools.” The TCI Swim Federation welcomes donations to build this program. Anyone interested can contact the TCI Swim Federation at tciswim@yahoo.com.
prepare themselves and I think they’re going to compete amorally out there and I think that we’re going to come home and make the country proud.” The TCI Team said that they are very confident and thankful for the opportunity the Rugby Union provides for them because they get to travel and
experience different cultures while playing Rugby and compete at higher levels which will bring experience and prove their skills and abilities for the future. The TCI Team is scheduled to return back to the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday November 14th, 2016.
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