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NHIB BROKE Urgently needs $6million for emergency funding

by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

he embarrassing pile of problems at the National Health Insurance Board (NHIB) continues to grow larger and worsen, with the institution now in desperate need of $6.1million in emergency funds. The NHIB’s serious financial crisis, which occurred under the leadership of CEO Zaneta Burton, who was recently placed on leave, shocked residents oft the Turks and Caicos Islands, who are left wondering what impact this will have on their health care coverage and overseas medical treatment. The unholy financial mess was disclosed at a Cabinet meeting chaired by His Excellency Governor, Dr. John Freeman, on Wednesday, 23 November 2016, at the N J S Francis Building on Grand Turk. According to minutes from the meeting, Cabinet received a paper from NHIP’s interim CEO, Mrs. Tammy Howell-Robinson, “setting out for the first time” the current resource challenges faced by the NHIB and requesting additional emergency funding of $6.1 million to meet an unforeseen budget shortfall. The report noted that in approving a transfer from contingency funds of $2 million to the NHIB to meet immediate needs, Cabinet expressed “grave concern about the failure of NHIB management to bring to the attention of Cabinet in a timely fashion the parlous state of its financial situation”. Cabinet advised His Excellency the Governor to agree that, among other measures, a comprehensive review of the management and corporate governance of the NHIB should be carried out by the end of January 2017.

Local businessman Shaun Dean was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Leeward Highway during the early hours of Friday, November 25th. The car (pictured here) in which he was driving, struck a utility pole.

WHAT WAS THE FORMER GOVERNOR TALKING TO MIKE AND PIPER ABOUT?

n a very strange and interesting turn of events, former Governor Richard Tauwhare, after completing evidence in the corruption trial, instructed his driver to turn back, then he had a brief conversation with former Premier Michael Misick and former Minister of Natural

Resources, McAllister Hanchell. During his evidence, Tauwhare confirmed, among other things, that he was party to a proposed sting operation which was aimed at having Misick arrested and tried in Miami, while he was premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Continued on Page 2

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NOVEMBER 26TH, 2016 – DECEMBER 3RD, 2016

LOCAL NEWS

NHIB BROKE

Continued from Page 1 However, many observers Turning to former NHIP have difficulty believing that chairman Mark Fulford, Bonabe said, Premier and Minister of Health, Dr. “Turks and Caicos Islands is supposed Rufus Ewing and Finance Minister to be better for us. We’re not supposed Washington Misick, were not aware of to be living like third-class citizens the financial situation at NHIB. Some in our own country because we can’t have even said that Ewing and Misick go Jamaica and do that. We can’t go are as much to blame as Burton, for nowhere and do that, and I might as the NHIB’s financial problems. well tell you, Dr. Nation got to go. And Questions have arisen as that contract you all just renewed for to whether there have been audits the CEO (Zaneta Burton), God help carried out at NHIP, and if not, why? you! If you go around the country you It is widely felt that the Premier and can’t even mention this woman’s name. the Minister of Finance have turned People want to fight you. I am so a blind eye to the rapidly declining serious! And the Government knows situation at the NHIP, largely because this, because how many times I told Zaneta Burton is the wife of Gordon the Premier (Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing) Burton, the current treasurer of the about my situation. He totally ignored ruling Progressive National Party me. They totally ignored me, like I was (PNP). nobody.” NHIB staff have told The She added: “The thing about SUN that Mrs. Burton, when faced it is that Dr. Nation has no concern for with criticism, has been quick to flex Turks and Caicos Islands people. The her friendship with the Premier and only concern he has is that he makes Minister of Finance. sure that he shows the Government Mrs. Adderley-Burton, a that he can save some money so he can native of The Bahamas, previously stay here on a work permit and to his worked with the National Insurance people in Jamaica. The CEO has no Board (NIB) of The Bahamas and concern for Turks and Caicos Islands was a surprise pick for the CEO job at people, because she has the backing of NHIB. the Government and she will always At the time she was hired, be on a contract, so she doesn’t give a her husband Gordon Burton was hell about us.” a member of the Turks and Caicos NHIP started in 2010 as one Islands Airports Authority Board, of the major planks of Government’s whose CEO was John Smith, who was Health Sector Renewal Policy. at that time chairman of NHIB. Investigations by The SUN Since 2011, the conditions at revealed that NHIP has 25,340 NHIB have rapidly deteriorated and registered clients and manages local there have been strident calls for Mrs. pharmacy / providers and treatment Burton to be replaced. abroad programmes ( TAP) benefits During a recent town hall and processes medical claims for 81 meeting which was organised by percent of the population. former Deputy Premier and Minister Between April 2010 and July of Health, Lillian Boyce, under the 2015, there were 3, 473 referrals under patronage of her foundation Sister the Treatment Abroad Programme Sister TCI, Karen Bonabe, an (TAP). Of those, between 10 and 15 employee of Misick and Stanbrook percent were classified as urgent. lawfirm, has called for the dismissal There is an average of about of Dr. Hamlet Nation and Mrs. Zaneta 500 cases per month and over 96 Burton from the NHIP. percent of all TAP cases are sent to the

Jamaica, Dominican Republic and The Bahamas. NHIP has over 200 major medical providers, 6 Hospitals, 10 Majors transport providers and it processes over 9,000 claims per month, with providers in three majors countries ( 1 Spanish speaking) and the use of an unknown Third Party Administrator TPA. Dr. Hamlet Nation, the medical Advisor to the NHIP, has also been under scrutiny and has been (L-R) Zaneta Burton &Dr. Hamlet Nation strongly criticised for his dealings with patients and his perceived preference much consideration, we as a united for sending locals to hospitals in his group have decided to go forth and native Jamaica, which he has ridiculed. make all concerned aware of what has Writing in an October 2015 article transpired at this organisation and in the Jamaica Observer, Dr. Nation demand that Mrs. Burton be removed said: “Jamaicans deserve a better from office. We believe that we can no health care system...the numerous longer work with Mrs. Burton and it complaints by users -- patients and is in the best interest of all concerned workers -- of our public/private health that she be replaced.” facilities cannot escape our ears. The In a separate email to The accusations of negligence, substandard SUN, the NHIP staff said they care, lack of resources, suboptimal “remain aggrieved as the result of facilities and equipment need to be no action taken by the Premier Hon looked at holistically and honestly. Lip Dr. Rufus Ewing and the Minister of service, grand announcements, press Finance Hon Washington Misick who conferences, and press releases do not are directly responsible for the NHIB”. address these ongoing cries.” The staff said that under He added: “Jamaicans deserve a better the leadership and management health care system; it is time to move of Mrs. Burton, they have endured beyond the pontification by the various “abnormal working relations which groups. While these groups skylark, leads to frustration, discomfort and Jamaicans are suffering, skilled unprofessionalism in the work place”. health care personnel are migrating, The email stated: “This cannot and will and lives are being lost”. not be tolerated any longer. The staff is Recently, staff members, with asking for the dismissal of Mrs. Zaneta the exception of one person, signed a Burton who has served as NHIB CEO petition calling for Burton’s removal. for the past 5 years demonstrating In the petition, which was lack of vision, professionalism and addressed to the NHIP chairman and the basic qualities that are required obtained by The SUN, it was stated to be a great leader of an organization that “under the leadership of Mrs. that is one of the fundamental pillars Burton, we the people of the Turks and in the health sector of the Turks & Caicos Islands have been oppressed, Caicos Islands. Zaneta lacks the victimized and demoralized. Mrs. caring temperament for her staff and Burton’s leadership skills leave much the people of the Turks and Caicos, as to be desired and at this time we feel she would always state that she ‘is a that we have had enough. After Bahamian and has somewhere to go’.”

CIBC FirstCaribbean presents $25,000 to TCI Cancer Society By Todeline Defralien CIBC FirstCaribbean, Turks and Caicos Islands presented the National Cancer Society of the Turks and Caicos Islands with a cheque for $25,000 representing funds raised by the bank over three months to aid cancer prevention, care and research. The $25,000 is an amalgamation of funds raised by staff, clients, corporate sponsors, and community members through a series of fund raising initiatives, including the annual regional, ‘Walk for the Cure’. Additionally, $2,000 will also be presented to the Turks and Caicos Cancer Society in Grand Turk. Since July, branches held monthly bake sales, a yard sale and Jeans Day, where staff members donated to the cause to work in casual wear. Spare change collection containers in branches also boosted donations from caring bank clients. In a further show of support, staff members formed a team and entered the National Cancer Society’s annual fun run/walk. CIBC FirstCaribbean hast staged the ‘Walk for the Cure’ fundraising campaign since 2012. In its five years the bank has raised close to $60,000 in Turks and Caicos and over USD $1 million across its regional footprint. 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 and Caicos Airport Authority, Graceway Trading (IGA), Turks and Caicos Banking Company, Interhealth Canada, Ocean Cub, Projectech, Engineering Design Services, Lew 1 Shipping, KB Home, Miller Simon’s O’Sullivan, National Health Insurance Plan, TCI Structures, and Discovery

L-R (Staff member of CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank and member of the Cancer Society Marsha Williams, Rosemary Jolly of the Cancer Foundation and CIBC FCIB’s Country Manager Mr. Larry Lawrence). Tours. the National Cancer Society based in Providenciales,” Country Manager Larry Lawrence told The Lawrence said. SUN, “This year we were touched by the passing of President of the Cancer Society Rosemary our colleague Roshara Delancy-Williams. Roshara Jolly said that the Cancer Society is elated and has been battling cancer and she succumbed to the grateful to receive this kind of funding from ravages of the disease in July this year. It was very FirstCaribbean Bank and its staff. sad for all staff collectively and some in particular She added: “The increases over the so this year there’s a lot of meaning that we’ve had years have been significant; significant is an to share and we have certainly come together this understatement when you compare the last four year to raise as much as $27,000.” years to today that speaks of the passion, the He noted that each year they have raised support and the realization of what this disease is more and more money and receive more and more doing in the Turks and Caicos Islands and doing to support and they hope their sponsors will continue people of Turks and Caicos.” this journey into next year. “These funds are so needed by the society “In 2012 we raised $2,000, in 2013 we raised as it goes towards the continuous support of cancer $2,475, in 2014 we raised $9,000, in 2015 we raised patients here in the Turks and Caicos. Support in $15,500 and in 2016 we raised $27,000. In terms of them traveling overseas, support in them having to the split of the $27,000 we will have $2,000 towards purchase the necessary medications and whatever Grand Turk Cancer Society and $25,000 towards needs of those patients,” Jolly said.

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NOVEMBER 26TH, 2016 – DECEMBER 3RD, 2016

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IT IS UNFAIR AND IT IS WRONG! This PNP election trick will hurt churches and Belonger small business persons who have invested in day care facilities and are providing excellent service in communities all across Turks and Caicos Islands. Why is the PNP competing with small businesses, especially in these tough economic times? Is it fair for the PNP to be forcing Belongers out of business? Is this part of the PNP’s spiteful agenda? Is this what the Next Level is all about?

DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE PNP! VOTE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE PUSHING THIS FREE DAY CARE TRICK!

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LOCAL NEWS

PDM responds to PDA’s false allegations

by Hon. Sharlene Cartwrigth-Robinson

Leader of the Oppisition

On Wednesday November 23rd, a Facebook Page (People For the PDA TCI), that is affiliated with the PDA put out a false claim that PDM is paying persons to make survey calls from overseas numbers. The PDM has not contracted any person or company to conduct these surveys. Our supporters, family, and friends have been subjected to the same harassing phone calls. We advise persons receiving these calls to not participate in this survey process. The PDM Team and the electorate knows that there will be a change in Government on December 15th. Voters across the lengths and breadth of the Turks and Caicos Islands have been telling us for months that “Enough is Enough and It’s Time For A Change”. We do not need any surveys to inform of us of what voters have been expressing to us for months. This PDA supporter or affiliated page also produced a video falsely claiming that the PDM is being funded by a powerful foreign businessman with properties in Turks and Caicos and that this businessman was promised concessions, more guest workers, and no new hotel developments.

PDM refutes these false allegations and reminds voters that all political parties and independent candidates must submit a report on all political campaign funds received and expenditures incurred to the Integrity Commission, an independent body that investigates all submitted declarations. We have made not one promise to any investor or would be investor in or outside the Turks and Caicos Islands. We note with interest that the Leader of the PDA and his team has not reported this Page that uses its logo to Facebook which leads us to believe that the Leader of the PDA is in full support of this Page whose Sharlene Cartwright-Robinso - PDM Leader whole purpose is to slander the PDM. The Leader of the PDA writing a note happen to us”. in the comment section denouncing The PDM is also concerned this Page does not demonstrate a true that the PDA Leader would suggest effort to distance his Party from a that Turks and Caicos Islands is propaganda Page. a country where Republicans can We also noted with interest “hide” or “stash” their monies. We are that at the PDA Press Conference committed to complying with local and held yesterday, the Leader of the PDA international financial regulations stated that he is working with “… a and laws and for full compliance certain major developer, the likes that with all Laws. But voters must ask never before seen in the Turks and themselves who is this certain major Caicos and that Donald Trump will be developer? good in terms of bringing investment The Political Activities here… so from a Turks and Caicos Ordinance states that foreign personal standpoint, Donald Trump is companies or companies not registered the best thing that thing that could in the TCI cannot donate to political

BUTTERFIELD GOLD GROUP OF COMPANIES POSITIONS AVAILABLE Two (2) Labourers Applicant must be physical, able-bodied individuals capable of lifting heavy loads. Wages: starting from $6.50 per hour Three (3) Domestic Workers All aspects of cleaning & other domestic duties including preparing meals for the Owner Applicant must be of excellent character and work ethics. Be able to work independently Applicant must be willing to work flexible hours Wages: starting from $6.50 per hour Danny’s Restaurant One (1) Waitress Wages: starting from $6.50 per hour 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 by November 30, 2016 to: Butterfield Gold Ltd., Human Resource Department Town Center Mall Providenciales Tel: 649-946-4211

campaigns, so voters must ask in what ways are the PDA’s leader and his candidates currently working with this major developer? What promises did the PDA and his Team make to this developer? Is this Developer behind the PDA supporter or affiliated Facebook Page that was created to attack the PDM? Is this major developer behind the US phone surveys being conducted? Why would a major developer be working with a PDA party whose leader was only able to attract 11 candidates apart from himself to run in the December 15th elections? We ask all voters to look at and question the source of the constant attempts to discredit the PDM. We expect these attacks to escalate in the upcoming weeks as we approach Election Day and we will refute them when necessary. The Peoples Democratic Movement is the only Political Party that will be the true agents of change that our country needs. We will contain to maintain our campaign at the highest standards and solidly based on issues and real plans for real change. On December 15, 2016 vote for all 15 PDM candidates and help us win 15 seats on December 15th. Vote PDM Straight Down The Line.

ALEXANDRA RESORT is inviting applications for the following positions: Front Office Manager Directly supervises all front office personnel and ensures proper completion of all front office duties. Directs and coordinates the activities of the front desk, guest services, and telephone areas. Prepare monthly reports and budget for front office department. Summary of Responsibilities: •Ensure that all employees are, at all times, attentive, friendly, helpful and courteous to all guests managers and other employees. •Ensure logging and delivery of all messages, packages and mail in a timely and professional manner. •Maximize room revenue and occupancy by reviewing status daily. Analyze rate variance, monitor credit report and maintain close observation of daily house count. Monitor selling status of house daily. •Verifies that accurate room status information is maintained and properly communicated. •Ensure guest satisfaction with the smooth and effective running of the day-today operation. •Maintains working relationships and communicates with all departments. •Check cashiers in and out and verifies banks and deposits at the end of each shift. •Enforces all cash-handling, check-cashing, and credit policies. •Resolves guest problems quickly, efficiently and courteously. •Upholds the hotel’s commitment to hospitality. •Maintains master key control. •Supervises workload during shifts. Educational and Other Requirements: •Minimum of 5-7 years of previous Front Office/Guest Services Management experience in a senior leadership role. •Hotel Management/Bachelor Degree •Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications required •Knowledge of Visual One preferred. •Verbal and Written Communication Skills. •Highly responsible & reliable with the ability to work well under pressure in fast paced environment. •Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays. Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience. Entry point starts at $50,000.00 per annum. PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO: hr@wihl.com A copy should also be submitted to the TCI Labour Department. Submissions to be no later than December 2nd, 2016. Belongers need only apply.

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LOCAL NEWS

Policeman appears in court

A policeman from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force appeared in court on Wednesday, November 23rd, charged with possession of marijuana.

Clary Morency, 30, pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared before Magistrate Jolyon Hatmin in Court # 2 which is located in the IGA Building on Leeward Highway,

Providenciales. His lawyer Oliver Smith is currently out of the country so the matter was adjourned until November 28th, 2016. He is on $1,000 police bail. The drugs were found in his possession when police executed a search warrant at his home on Friday November 18th. The SUN understands that police were searching the officer’s residence in connection with the robbery outside Sunny Foods wholesale in Five Cays, on Sunday 10th April 2016. During that incident, former police officer Alboin Williams, the owner of a security firm, was robbed by three masked men of an undisclosed amount of money. Reliable sources told The SUN that police carried out the search warrant at Morency’s house after their investigations revealed that one of the

suspects in the robbery allegedly made a call to the officer’s phone around the time of the offence. This newspaper understands that the drugs that were allegedly found in the officer’s house were from someone who he arrested before the search warrant was executed on him last Friday. It is understood that Morency was preparing to hand over the drugs to the police exhibit keeper. The marijuana was allegedly found in the bullet-proof vest he was wearing when he made the drug arrest. When the SUN appeared in court this morning, Morency ducked our cameras and darted inside the Digicel retail store. Shortly afterwards, a white police SUV with extremely dark tinted windows pulled up and hid him from view.

United Airlines to commence winter flights From Washington to Providenciales Passengers departing from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) will soon be adding a new direct flight to their list of tropical destinations. United Airlines will be operating a direct flight from Washington to Providenciales starting December 17th, 2016. Flights will originate from the Loudoun and Fairfax counties in Virginia via IAD Airport which is only a few miles away from Washington, D.C. This popular airport is one of the three major airports in the Baltimore-Washington area serving

more than 21 million passengers a year. Providenciales International Airport (PLS) is indeed growing to include more and more destinations each year. The Washington (IAD) to Providenciales (PLS) flight will be arriving in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands at approximately 12:30pm and will be departing at 5:40pm. This flight will operate on a weekly basis every Saturday until April 29th, 2017. “There is a natural working relationship between airlines and the airport as we have to continuously combine

elements to find the right mix. The Turks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA) is committed to working together to foster new routes and endless growth within the Tourism and Hospitality Industry.” said TCIAA’s, Terminal and Marketing Manager, Lavern Reynolds. United Airlines has been adding flights to this beautiful by nature destination on a regular basis. United currently offers flights to Newark (EWR), Houston (IAH), Chicago (ORD) all direct to PLS.

Voters list for upcoming election closed Supervisor of Elections Mr. Lister Dudley Lewis would like to again remind voters of the Turks and Caicos Islands that the Register of Electors for 2017/18 is currently being updated and a new Register will be published on March 31, 2017. Individuals who are not on the current register but who wish to be included in the new Register of Electors will have until November 30, 2016 to contact the Elections Office with the relevant documentation. Registration for the Register of Electors is an ongoing process, however, under the Elections Ordinance; an updated Register is due on March 31 in each year. Mr. Lewis is encouraging persons to apply to be included on the

Register especially those who have turned 17 years old since 1st March 2016, also those persons who are over 18 and did not apply to join previous registers. He noted; “Eligible voters on the present Register of Electors do not need to re-apply to be included in the new one. They will be automatically included unless they notify the Elections Office that they have changed their name or place of residence, or no longer meet the eligibility criteria. This includes being resident in the TCI for at least 12 out of 24 months”. The Elections Supervisor advises that his office will await the approval of applicants TC Islander status by the Ministry of Border

Control and Employment Services before he will consider approving applications of potential voters to be add to the Preliminary List and Register of Electors. Potential new Electors he said should complete the required voter registration application form and those who have already obtained the Status Card, but did not submit an application form are encouraged to prepare and submit it during this process. Mr. Lewis further advises that if persons do not register their names will not be added to the Preliminary List or Register for 2017. Application forms for inclusion on the TCI Register of Electors may be collected from the Election Office

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Woodville Court Pond Street, Grand Turk opposite the Police Station, Elections Office Providenciales Butterfield Square or the District Commissioner’s Officers in Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos (Conch Bar) and North Caicos (Bottle Creek). For further information on the electoral registration process, please contact the Elections Office, Grand Turk (Telephone 946-2558 or 1 649-338-2302) email dllewis@gov. tc. or Providenciales Elections Office (Telephone 1-649-338-4681). For further information on the verification of TC Islander status and the issuing of TC Islander Status Cards, please contact Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services.

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TURKS & CAICOS SUN

Mrs. Josephine Connolly

9th November 2016

Page 7 1. Contracts for the maintenance of Vehicles purchased by Government for a period of 2/3 years. The contract value is a maximum of $800.00 per year per vehicle.

GENERAL ELECTION 2016 REGISTER OF NOTICES OF CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENT AND INTERESTS THEREIN UNDER SECTION 49(1)(f) OF THE CONSTITUTION (as at 18 November 2016) Name of Candidate McAllister Hanchell

Date Notice of Contract was given 9th November 2016

1. Charges on parcels of Land 60605/92, 96 & 107 registered as Akita Holdings Ltd wherein

candidate holds a beneficial interest.

Jasmin Walkin

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Michael Eugene Misick

16th November 2016

George Lightbourne

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Ruth Blackman Rachel Taylor Akierra M. D Missick

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3. 10401/259 Breezy Brae, Grand Turk 1. NHIB (April 2010 to present)-Omnicare Medical Clinic has contracted with NHIB for the provision of medical services to the beneficiaries of the NHIP; 2. Interhealth Canada (April 2010-present)-Spouse, Dawn Perry, is employed by Interhealth Canada TCI Ltd, a contracted hospital service provider for TCIG; 3. Crown Land Charge – Governments charge on Freehold titled land: 60400/276, 10702/23, 10501/54, 60804/174 1. 51112/197 – Shore Club Drive/Long Bay – Freehold Government discount 2. 60400/249 – Chalk Sound – Freehold Government discount 3. 51100/437 – Bottle Creek, North – Freehold Government discount 4. 50602/109 – Blue Hills & Stammers Run – Freehold Government discount 5. 51100/238 – North Caicos – Freehold Government discount 1. Shareholder and Director of the following Companies (ROM Group Ltd. Core Resources Ltd and Core Mobility DBA SIXT Rent A Car Ltd), which have contractual relations with Turks and Caicos Islands Government; 2. ROM Group Ltd (a) Registered owner – 51202/25 rental contract with National Insurance Board (b) 51202/19 – Rental contract with TCIG, Offices include - TCI Sub Treasury, - Immigration Department, - District Commissioners Office from which the following operate :- Road Safety - Social Welfare - Election Office - Post Office - Lands and Survey 3. Core Resources Ltd – Registered owner (a) Freehold title agreement on 60603/28, Norway and Five Cays, Providenciales; 4. Core Mobility DBA Sixt Rent A Car which from time to time provides rental car services to TCIG; 5. Personal Freehold agreement with TCIG on 60400/104, Chalk Sound 1. Freehold title – 60900/119, Leeward, Providenciales

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Dr. Rufus Washington Ewing

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Dameko Dean

16th November 2016

Ralph Higgs

16th November 2016

17th November 2016

Courtney M. Missick

11th November 2016

Mark A Fulford

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3. Pelican Entertainment, is a gaming company licensed to collect gaming tax revenue on behalf of TCIG; 4. Paradigm shift, Licensed company which has No contracts with TCIG; 5. 60807/67 (1.27ac) Leeward Highway, Providenciales. Freehold title; 6. 61111/022K9 Unit 201B, Flamingo Crossing, Providenciales, Freehold title; 7. Unit W102 – Le Vele Plaza, Grace Bay, Freehold; 1. NO Contracts with TCIG.

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1 Scholarship bond for Leroisia Burke, currently employed as a Teacher; 2. Freehold title under discount terms for parcel numbers 10408/101 and 10408/100 located in South Suburbs, Grand Turk Edwin Astwood 18th November 2016 1. 10409/85 Subject to a Government Charge th Derek Taylor 18 November 2016 1. Not a party to any contracts with the Turks and Caicos Islands Government Arthur J. Lightbourne 18th November 2016 1. 10304/111 – Freehold title 2. 10307/25 – Freehold title 3. Air conditioning contract with Public Works Department – EMS 4. Air conditioning Maintenance Contract with NIB Valerie Jennings 18th November 2016 1. No Contracts with TCIG th Sabrina Green 18 November 2016 1. NO contract with TCIG 2. NOT the Director or Manager of a firm that has a contract with TCIG Clarence Selver 18th November 2016 1. No Contracts with TCIG 2. NOT involved in any company that has a contract with TCIG 3. Does NOT have any children on a Government scholarship bond that he has signed Ciclyin Been 18th November 2016 1. No Contracts with TCIG th O’Brien Forbes 18 November 2016 1. NOT a party to, or a partner in a firm, or a Director or Manager of a company which is party to any contract with TCIG Christopher Hall 18th November 2016 1. No Contracts with TCIG 2. No Leases with TCIG Calsada Johnson 18th November 2016 1. NO Contract Agreement with TCIG 2. Payment Agreement with the Revenue Department (Sub-Treasury Providenciales) as a payment agreement on back business license fees for Change your look Beauty Supply & Cosmetics and Turks & Caicos Consultancy Services as they were dormant for a few years and have recently been re-established; 3. Sorting out paper work with Land Survey Department for 60804/36 which should 60804/108, but no lease agreement as yet. Register of section 49(1)(f) notices compiled for publication pursuant to section 49(3) of The Constitution -9-

2. Tropical Auto Rental Ltd/Connolly Motors/Connolly Kia – Various contracts of hire vehicles in the normal course of business and servicing of cars sold to Government; 3. Apartment Rentals – Rental of 7 Apartments on Leeward Highway to the Police Department; 4. Property subject to a contingent charge by the Government in respect of a Belonger discount given – 60809/156, 60809/165, 60809/166; 5. Payment of a salary as an elected House of Assembly Member and Deputy Speaker – Salary and Allowances; 6. Monthly contributions to NHIP and NIB – Health coverage and pension and work related injury payments when vested; 7. 88.1 Radio Station Adverts – Various contracts for radio adverts and appearances for government departments and statutory bodies in the normal course of business. 1. Agricultural Lease on Parcel 50302/20-Kew Rural, North Caicos dated 26th November 2013, for the period of 25 years, commencement of term 20th May 2009 and expiring on 20th May 2034. 1. F Chambers - Legal aid case for Jeffrey C Hall; 2. F Chambers - Legal aid case for McAllister E Hanchell;

Porsha Stubbs-Smith Amanda Missick

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Claudine Melvern Ewing-Pratt John Malcolm (Rev) Ricardo Don Hue Gardiner

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4. Crown Charge – 10403/191, East Suburbs, Grand Turk 5. Discharged Crown Charge – 60300/67, Frenchmen’s Creek, Providenciales 6. Rock Star Manor Ltd – ordinary company registered with TCIG FSC (Annual Return Fees) 7. London & Paris Holdings Ltd – ordinary company registered with TCIG FSC (Annual Return Fees) 8. NIB and NHIP Contributions 1. Block/Parcel 6000 /426, Northwest and Central, Providenciales, Freehold title 1. Smokey’s Restaurant of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands obtained April 15, 2013, (CPL); Freehold; 2. Residential Conditional purchase lease 60400/277, Chalk Sound, Providenciales and parcel 60804/136, The Bight and Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales residential, obtained April 15, 2013 (CPL) Freehold 1. NO Contracts with TCIG

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1. Not a party to any contracts with Government Have no contracts with the Government of Turks and Caicos, but to avoid doubt disclose the following; 1. I am a minister in the Government of TCI 2. I hold appointment as a Notary Public, Justice of the Peace and Registrar of Marriage 3. Accepted offer for CPL over 51305/PT, Bottle Creek South, North Caicos 4. I own 20% of the shares in the Caicos Group Ltd, which has an agreement with an entity known as CRI Ltd which has a development agreement with TCIG to develop certain property at North West Point, Providenciales, which may or may not have a charge or CPL over certain crown lands in the area. Charles Washington 16th November 2016 1. Shareholder in the Alexander Resort and Villas Ltd in Liquidation, the holder of an Misick expired Development Agreement with Turks and Caicos Islands Government; 2. Shareholder of Cacique Beach Club Ltd, the holder of an expired development agreement with Turks and Caicos Islands Government; 3. Shareholder in Casa Blanca Casino – the holder of an exclusive stand-alone casino license with Turks and Caicos Islands Government; 4. Prestigious Properties Ltd – a company of which I am a shareholder is the property manager of a condominium unit at Provo Yacht Club rented to TCI-SIPT Sheba La’Trice 16th November 2016 1. 60609/96 Norway and Five Cays/South Dock Road, Providenciales Munkoff-Wilson 2. 60900/168 Leeward Palms, Providenciales Register of section 49(1)(f) notices compiled for publication pursuant to section 49(3) of The Constitution -6-

Robert Antonio Been

17th November 2016

Vaden Delroy Williams

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Keno S. Forbes

17th November 2016

Derek Rolle

17th November 2016

James Hudson Parker

17th November 2016

Douglas F. Parnell

17th November 2016

George C.D. Pratt Damian Wilson

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Sean R. Astwood

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CPL contract with crown land unit – 60004/179, Wheeland, Providenciales

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3. Butterfly Kisses Holdings Ltd – Company belong to his wife. This company owns land on Chalk Sound Drive with a government charge still attached. He believes the plot number is 60400/348; 4. F C Holdings Ltd rents a premises to Planning Department; 5. Crown Leases with Belonger discounts charge remaining on the title: 60400/332 Chalk Sound – Providenciales; 60900/223 Leeward Palms – Providenciales; 60809/159 The Bight – Providenciales; 51100/254 Bottle Creek, North Caicos 1. NO current contracts with TCIG 2. NOT a partner in any form or company that has a contract with TCIG 3. No current lease agreement with TCIG for any property or building 1. Crown Land discount on 50500/269 – Solana Land Holdings Ltd; 2. 60101/36 – Arch Properties 100% of which MIC Investment own 50%; 3. Holds an interest in Prestigious Properties Ltd, but he is not currently active within the company, but has been told that the Company does not have any contracts with TCIG. 1. NO Contracts with TCIG 2. List of properties owned:10102/39 10402/10 10403/181 10403/183 10403/184 10404/37 10404/167 10406/174 10407/21 10508/56 60811/13 10409/77 1. NO Contracts with TCIG 1. NO Contracts with TCIG 1. Driver’s License – A1457 2. Elected Member for ED5 Leeward and Deputy Premier – Salary and Allowances/Employment Contract TCIG 3. Crown Charge – 61110-271, Long Bay, Providenciales

Karen Evadne Malcolm Goldray McMillian Ewing

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Nature of Contract and Interest held

1. 60809/153 2. 60804/93 1. Garbage Collection Blue Hills, Five Cays and Cooper Jack from October 2011. A bid has been tendered (Tender TR16/12) for collection in other areas in Providenciales. Tender closed in August 2016. To date the tender has not been awarded; 2. Rental of Apartment to Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force i.e. Georgine’s Rest, since September 2011; 3. Two scholarship bonds 1990 and 2006; 4. Call off contracts with the EMS Department since March 2003; 5. Manager of Quarry pit since 2011; 6. Contractual agreement in the Lands Department over parcel 60610/157 and 161, 10403/98, 60400/357/1, 60610/309 & 313; 7. Water Delivery Government Buildings; 8. Pushing of Dump Sites North and Middle Caicos, Providenciales 1. Freehold title 60400/259 registered to Ruth Antoinette Gardiner-Forbes and Keno Shamado Forbes 2. Contract with Audit Services from time to time with TCIG and Statutory Bodies through firm TCI Financial Solutions Ltd to which he is a silent partner. Currently providing Audit Services to InterHealth Canada and Turks and Caicos Tourist Board 1. Crown Land Lease – 10506/43 South Suburbs Grand Turk 2. Crown Land Lease – 10506/91 South Suburbs, Grand Turk 1. No Contracts with TCIG 2. In negotiations with Lands Department to renew two (2) parcels of Crown Land located in Providenciales 1. Director of Parthenon Ventures Limited which owns parcel 51100/18, Bottle Creek North Caicos, there is a charge in favor of TCIG; 2. Shareholder and Director of Lucayan Management Services Limited, which is a shareholder of Parthenon Ventures Limited 1. NO contracts with TCIG 1. No Contracts with TCIG 2. Not affiliated with any company that has a contract with TCIG 1. Pelican Designs, does business with Departments of TCIG on an ad hoc basis; 2. Pelican Trading Beach Hut Souvenirs, Licensed company which has No Contracts with TCIG;

Bobbie D.D. Chambers Charles Delancy

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1. NO Contract agreement with TCIG

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Kwame Smith

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Samuel Harvey

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Dozzlie Delancy Shirley ClarkeCalcano Herbert Swann

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60602/285 – Norway and Five Cays – Still making payments for this property; Employee of Turks of Caicos Islands Airport Authority No Contracts with TCIG; No Leases with TCIG; On the 1st day of July 2009 freehold title was granted in relation to parcel 103014/164, Central Grand Turk. A charge in favour of TCIG in the sum of $5,000.00 is placed against the property NO contract agreements with TCIG Month to month agreement with TCIG for Rent NO contracts with TCIG NO contract agreement with TCIG Mortgage with TC Invest which is paid monthly NO Contract agreements with TCIG Rental agreement with the Airport Authority for CD Vending Machine Parliamentary Pension NIB Pension Outstanding Legal Matters Outstanding fees from the Tourist Board NIB Pension Possible Water bills

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Report from November 23rd Cabinet meeting His Excellency the Governor, Dr John Freeman, chaired the 29th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, 23 November 2016, at the N J S Francis Building on Grand Turk. All Ministers were present. At this meeting Cabinet: • Advised His Excellency the Governor to approve the issuance of a revised offer letter to Caonabo Resort and Spa Limited for a lease over 22 acres of Crown Land from Block 10503 situated at South Suburbs, Grand Turk, in accordance with the Crown Land Ordinance, for the establishment of a proposed hotel resort and spa development project, subject to the execution of a development agreement between the developer and TCIG; Cabinet also agreed to invite the Developer to agree that 5.5 acres of that Crown Land should be excluded from the lease for other purposes; •Advised His Excellency the Governor to approve the grant of a lease over Crown Land Parcel 61112/281 in accordance with the Crown Land Ordinance to Jill Swann for the establishment of a beach park facility for kiteboarding and windsurfing activity on Long Bay Beach; and to approve the grant of a non-exclusive licence to Jill Swann over the beach access land located between Parcels 61112/49 and 61112/6 and 9 to undertake beautification of the beach access and the installation of rubbish bins, CCTV security cameras and picnic structures which would facilitate better public access and enjoyment free of charge in accordance with the Physical Planning Ordinance; • Advised His Excellency the Governor to approve an amendment to the NHI Contribution Regulations to increase the current threshold from $2,000 to $2,050 for persons in receipt of a TCIG pension in accordance with the Pensions Ordinance; • Received a paper from the interim CEO of the National Health Insurance Board (NHIB) setting out for the first time the current resource challenges faced by the NHIB and requesting additional emergency funding of $6.1 million to meet an unforeseen budget shortfall. In approving a transfer from contingency funds of $2 million to the NHIB to meet

immediate needs, Cabinet expressed grave concern about the failure of NHIB management to bring to the attention of Cabinet in a timely fashion the parlous state of its financial situation and advised His Excellency the Governor to agree that, among other measures, a comprehensive review of the management and corporate governance of the NHIB should be carried out by the end of January 2017; •Reviewed a report on the financial performance of the TCIG Statutory Bodies for the period JulySeptember 2016 and advised His Excellency the Governor to approve the publication of the report in accordance with Regulation 147 of the Public Finance Management Regulations 2012; • Reviewed a report on the second quarter financial performance of the TCIG for the period July-September 2016 and advised His Excellency the Governor to approve the publication of the report in accordance with Section 36 of the Public Finance Management Ordinance 2012; • Advised His Excellency the Governor to approve the grant of a concession order to the company, Paradise Platinum Production, to set up a TCI-based recording studio on Providenciales with mobile facilities for use by local and overseas musicians in accordance with the MSME Development Ordinance 2015; • Advised His Excellency the Governor to approve the signing by the Ministry of Finance of a Letter of Understanding between TCIG and the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) to execute TCIG’s annual contribution of $100,000 per annum to CARTAC for the period 2017-2022; •Advised His Excellency the Governor to approve a draft development agreement between TCIG and TCI Toscana GP Ltd/Vista Development Ltd relating to the construction of a hotel and condominium complex with a retail area in Grace Bay, Providenciales, including a lease of accreted land on a portion of land lying seaward of Parcel 60812/37; •Advised His Excellency the Governor to approve TCIG entering into a lease agreement to rent office space at Butterfield Square, Providenciales, for the purpose of managing the Blood Bank;

• Advised His Excellency the Governor to approve the following appointments to the Electricity Board for Licensing Electrical Practitioners Mr Eldon Franklyn Talbot as Chairman following the resignation of Mr Oswaldo Ariza; and Mr Mervin Simmons as Member to fill the position vacated by Mr Talbot; both appointments for the residue of the term previously approved for each office; • Noted the recommendations of the Public Procurement Board to award contracts in line with the Public Procurement Ordinance 2012 as follows – TR16/08 Furniture and equipment for the Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services; TR 16/18 Furniture and equipment for the Ministry of Finance, Investment and Trade; TR16/21 Police boats for the Marine Division; • Noted the recommendation of the Public Procurement Board to reissue the tender for TR 16/14 Road Development Phase II – Glass Shack Road Phase II (Construction); • Advised His Excellency the Governor to accept the resignations of Mr Arthur Lightbourne and Mrs Sheba Wilson as Chairs of the Zone One and Two Work Permit Boards respectively, and Mr Paul Beresford as a member of the Appeals Tribunal. Cabinet further advised His Excellency the Governor to approve the following appointments:

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- Mr William Cole Fulford as Chair of the Zone One Work Permit Board; - Mr Wayne Williams as Grand Turk Member of the Zone One Work Permit Board; - Ms Leandra Garland as Secretary of the Zone One Work Permit Board; - Mr Paul Beresford as Chair of the Zone in tourist areas, including on Grand Two Work Permit Board; - Mr Stanley Bassett as Member of the Turk, which would be raised with the Commissioner of Police; Immigration Appeals Tribunal; •Received a briefing by the Premier on a proposed • Advised His Excellency the Governor to approve a contingency demonstration of drone technology warrant to release money from in TCI by a private drone operating the Contingency Fund to facilitate company; •Agreed that the next and unforeseen expenditure related to last meeting of Cabinet before the the ceremonial state opening of the election would be held on Wednesday, first sitting of House of Assembly, a consultancy for the salvage of MV Mega 7 December. One Triton on Governor’s Beach, and additional funding for the Elections Further information on these matters will be provided by Office; • Discussed issues of policing Ministers in due course.

Holiday Season Safety Tips This holiday season, don’t let the spirit of giving lull you into giving burglars a better chance to do their dirty work. Thieves love the holidays as much as everyone else because it’s an opportune time for crime. Nothing can ruin the Christmas spirit fast than becoming the victim of a crime. Burglars view the holiday season a little differently- for them, it’s a time of opportunity to burglarize your home for cash, credit cards, gifts or anything of value. From Thanksgiving to Christmas these are times of year during which many of us will be busy shopping. We must not forget that criminals will also be out and about looking for easy targets to steal from. THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP YOU ENJOY THE FESTIVE SEASON WITHOUT INCIDENT. Protecting your home • Make sure windows and doors are locked

•Have locks all keyed the same •If you have a security door, lock it by using the key when you are home. •Engrave your property •Keep trees and shrubs trimmed •Put away tools, gardening equipment and ladders, thieves may use these to gain access •Remember to lock garden sheds and garages Protecting your home when you are away • Use a timer to turn on lights, radio or television •Ask a neighbour to collect your newspapers and mail •Never leave a key hidden outside, leave it with a neighbour, family or friend Whilst doing your Christmas shopping • Bag and purse snatching is a common crime. It can happen anywhere. Stop the bag snatcher by always carrying your bag over your shoulder and tucked down the arm.

•To discourage purse-snatchers, don’t overburden yourself with packages. Have our purchases delivered whenever practical. •Do not leave your bag in the shopping trolley. •Shop before dark if possible. Coordinate shopping trips with friends. •Lock your parcels and gifts in your vehicle’s trunk. •Keep your vehicle’s doors locked and windows closed and ensure valuables are out of sight. •Have your keys readily available in your hand before you go to your car. •Avoid carrying large amounts of cash •Pay for purchases with credit card, or debit card when possible • Beware of strangers approaching you for any reason. At this time of year “con-artists” may try various methods of distracting you with the intention of taking your money or belongings.

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NOVEMBER 26TH, 2016 – DECEMBER 3RD, 2016

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Outnumbered in Turks and Caicos Islands

by Drexwell Seymour One of the most sensitive issues in the Turks and Caicos is the fact that there are more non-Turks and Caicos Islanders than there are Turks and Caicos Islanders living in this country. As long as the Turks and Caicos Islands continue to develop, this trend will continue unless persons of Turks and Caicos descent return home to fill the gap. According to the 2012 census, there are 31,459 persons residing in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Of the 31,459 persons, 13,370 are Turks and Caicos Islanders. I do not have any data to provide the accurate amount of adults in TCI but based on the voters list, the number of persons registered to vote is 7,200. Obviously not everyone who is eligible to vote is registered, so let us say there is another 300 adults giving a total of 7,500 persons. A further assumption is made that there are 1,400 adults over the age of 64 and older leaving a total working Turks and Caicos population of 6,100 persons. (Please also note that a number of families have migrated to the UK and US and of course there are students abroad attending college and university). Based on further research, there are over 17,000 work permit holders and about 5,500 Turks and Caicos Islanders in the work force giving a total of 22,500 legal workers in the Turks and Caicos Islanders. (I know that the country poverty assessment report indicates that the labour force is around 18,000). Assuming my data is correct, and I am quite sure I am not far off, this means that there are sufficient jobs in the Turks and Caicos Islanders for locals and work permit holders. This also means that the fee for work permits automatically is a revenue earner because of the dynamics of our country. This also means that there will be companies offering work permit services due to the number of persons on work permits in the Turks and Caicos Islands. I personally do not have an issue with employment or work permit agencies companies as long as those agencies do not collude with Government departments and Boards for approval

of labour clearances and work permits. In my opinion, our concerns therefore should be as follows:

1)Are Turks and Caicos Islanders in the right positions? 2)Are all working Turks and Caicos Islanders employ? 3)Are Turks and Caicos Islanders getting the same pay as work permit holders? 4)Is there room for advancement on the job for Turks and Caicos Islanders? 5)How can we maintain a Turks and Caicos Culture? 6)How can we live in harmony with over 100 nationalities in TCI? 7)Are many Turks and Caicos Islanders in positions of authority? Obviously we cannot be in every position due to the size of our labour force? 8)Are Turks and Caicos Islanders businesses able to obtain work from non Turks and Caicos Islanders businesses? 9)Are the majority of the Turks and Caicos Islanders exceeding their job objectives? In order to address some of these concerns, I recommend the following

restricted to Belongers. I encourage the TCIslanders to take advantage of these opportunities and become entrepreneurs. Rather than you working as an employee for an expat, the expats can work for you. This is one way to take the country back. Capitalize on the grants offered via Invest TCI. If I knew what I knew now, I would have started my business a long time ago. 4) I know this is sensitive but I think we should encourage our TCI descendants who are in the Bahamas to come to TCI. Our cultures are similar and we are one people. TCI is not better than Bahamas and the Bahamas is not better than TCI. We just have to learn to accept that we are one and see each other as one and stopping acting or thinking we are better than one another. 5) Maybe we should consider have legislation in place to ensure that there is equality in pay for positions no matter who the holder of that position is. 6) We need to invest heavily in the Department of Culture and we

need to ensure that TCI studies are implemented in our schools from primary to tertiary level. We must ensure that when we have our local events such as heritage day etc, let us promote our local musicians. In fact we should have events monthly promoting our culture and then during National Heritage Month we can highlight all events throughout the month. 7) I encourage all employees to work exceptionally hard on your job. Go to work on or before time, don’t take long lunch break. Have the right attitude and learn as much as you can on the job. Do not work just for a paycheck. 8) I believe that if we learn to appreciate each other’s differences, integrate with each other and give opportunities to each other despite who you are or where you are from and discontinue this talk about what country is better than the other country, whose food is better than the other country, who is more educated, who dresses better and who talks better, we can live in harmony.

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1) I do not think is logical to say that we should discontinue the issuance of work permits as work permit holders are needed in TCI. We should consider a quota system on work permits by country of origin. 2) We should encourage more locals in both the public and private sector to pursue one to two years of secondment in another country giving them the opportunity for greater exposure and experience and upon their return, hopefully they will have an opportunity for advancement. While these locals are away, we can promote other locals or have an exchange program for persons to come here on a temporary basis to occupy those positions. 3) There are many areas in the business licences that are reserved for Belongers. This list has also recently increased. There are also areas such as real estate agents that are

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Sabrina Green optimistic of success at the polls By Todeline Defralien Independent AtLarge candidate Sabrina Green said she is very optimistic about her chances of success in the December 15th general elections. “Why I am so optimistic? I think I am exactly what this country needs right now at this particular phase in our history. There are so many people who have become so turned off by both political systems that we have in place and they’re looking for alternatives and I don’t have a problem saying there’re other candidates out there who are Independent Candidates who are very good contributors to the process,” Green said in an exclusive interview with The SUN. Green stated that the electorate now has to “pick up the litter”. She added: “They no longer have the opportunity to sit by and say, ‘oh I am not going to the poll to vote because if you vote for Peter it’s just like you’re voting for Paul the same old PDM and PNP situation’.” She said that voters now have an answer in the form of good strong Independent candidates stepping forward offering themselves. Green added: “What I am

most concerned about in this whole election process is what the voter turnout is going to be. In spite of us all Independent candidates rising up, there are some people who have this political loyalty to their political parties and they feel that they’re betraying their political parties by voting somewhere else. The political loyalty thing is dead. People are now rising up and saying ‘we’re voting for people’. It’s now country over politics and people over party, we’re voting for individuals; the person that is going to stand firm, going to have a voice, going to kick down some doors, going to make some noise and fight for your rights. I think that this is what I truly represent in this Political season.” Green said the support from the community is overwhelming. She said that sometimes the people you know all your life are the ones you have to work the hardest with, but those who are just learning of you by way of radio, television and newspaper whether Haitian, Jamaican, or Dominicans, their support is also pleasing to see. Before December 15th, 2016 Green is planning a fundraiser event for her hometown Grand Turk, a few small rallies throughout Providenciales and also plans to have some talks for North, Middle and South Caicos.

Independent At- Large Candidate Sabrina Green. Sabrina Green was born on Grand Turk and now lives on Providenciales. She is a mother, businesswoman and community activist. She has published “Code Red”, her manifesto that highlights

the issues that country faces and her proposals for dealing with them. Copies of “Code Red” can be obtained from her campaign, or can be viewed on line at: sabrinagreen.com.

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Sheba Wilson shares her innovative plans

By Todeline Defralien Sheba Wilson, the only woman who is running as an AtLarge candidate for the Progressive National Party (PNP) in the upcoming elections, is brimming with ideas and plans that would lead to significant social and economic transformation in the Turks and Caicos Islands. She recently shared her vision in an exclusive interview with The SUN. “A vote for Sheba Wilson means that you will see a transformation of our Employment Services Department,” she said. “This means that we will modernize our systems and our processes in that department. It means that we will beef up the enforcements of our understudy programs and it also means that once we sign off on the business staffing plans for businesses with 50 or more employees on work permits that we will hold employers accountable to what they sign on to.” She noted that one of the requirements for the business staffing plan is that when an employer needs a work permit there’s an understudy attached to that work permit. She added: “In the past, what we’ve seen happen is that employers get away with the continued renewal of work permits simply because there

PNP At-Large candidate Sheba Wilson is a lack of enforcement. One of the areas that we have to address is the hiring of more inspectors in the Employment Services Department to ensure that throughout the year we have random audits. So the training plans that are submitted we are able to then go into the places of employment and see how far along they are in terms of the training of the Belonger understudies. Additionally, this means that there will be a robust training and development plan for Turks and Caicos Islanders which includes person who may been classed as unemployable. Maybe they

are transitioning from one career to another and they need to develop new skill sets or need to master the interview process and how they present themselves.” Wilson indicated that on many occasions, it’s not a lack of the education that is necessary for a position or the experience, but people fail at the interviews. This, she said, is a reason to have programming in place to assist people of the TCI so that they’re able to present their best selves when they’re going for employment opportunities. She continued: “A vote for Sheba Wilson also means that we will focus heavily on our family structures. I am happy that we’re at a place now financially where we can focus more on social issues in our country. A lot of times we find that single parents in particular, because they have to spend long hours working, they’re not able to be at home and so there’s a necessity for the creation of after school programs. We’re going to have to come up with youth initiatives so that our young people are not left idle, but they’re in programs that are assisting them to become better and more productive young people. They will not only be academically inclined but those who are unable to do well in terms of academics, we can start from the high school levels introducing

programs that will help them.” Wilson said that she is happy to be a part of the PNP team that has likeminded individuals who are focused on people centered developments, including making sure that South Caicos, for example, is taking off in the tourism industry. Wilson, who comes from a tourism background, said that is very important to introduce training to get individuals ready to take on the opportunities that are currently in South Caicos and the new opportunities that are about to become available there. She stressed: “This is something that I intend to tackle. We cannot leave it single handedly to employers or the individuals to prepare our people. We must take the bull by the horns and make sure that we focus our energy around creating programs and opportunities for career development, for skills building and also for ensuring that our people are able to present themselves in the best possible manner, because we want them to be the employees of choice in Turks and Caicos. The only way to do that is to equip them so that they’re able to be competitive and the employer will have no doubt in their minds that when they’re choosing a candidate the best candidate to choose is a Turks and Caicos Islander.”

November 24, 2016 Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority Notice of Request for Proposals (RFP) for Passenger Terminal Building and Combined Services Building Project Management Services South Caicos International Airport In anticipation of future growth of hotel accommodation on South Caicos Island and the subsequent increase of tourism activity, The Turks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA) has embarked on a multi-phase, multi-year redevelopment program to expand capacity and enhance the operational safety/security of the South Caicos International Airport in the Turks and Caicos. As part of this Airport Redevelopment Program the TCIAA intends to construct a new Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) and Combined Services Building (CSB).

The Turks and Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission, invites open tenders for:

The TCIAA has already completed a procurement process and identified a preferred Contractor to provide design-build services for the Project. The TCIAA is now seeking qualified professional service firms to provide Project Management Services and to administer the Project on behalf of TCIAA. This Project Management Firm would provide services during the project initiation, design, construction, commissioning and postconstruction stages of the Project.

THE ADMINISTRATION OF TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TOP LEVEL DOMAIN (.TC)

The TCIAA views Project Management as the comprehensive management and control of all aspects of the Project throughout all phases of its life-cycle to achieve prescribed objectives defined in terms of time, quality, and cost. Through the application of appropriate management techniques, the designated PM will lead and manage the efforts of the Project Team to achieve the objectives of the Project to meet all requirements of function, schedule and budget. The PM will require strong presentation and communication skills as well as necessary leadership qualities that are able to elicit the needs of the TCIAA. Within the PM’s project experience, they will have already developed processes and project management principles that effectively work and can be founded on Project Management Institute’s (PMI) core knowledge areas and industry Best Practices. In general, the Project Management Services required are as follow, but not limited to:  Have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Project is delivered on time and within budget;  Lead and coordinate the efforts of the Project Team to achieve project objectives;  Provide resident site inspection, including milestone inspections by key engineering disciplines (architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, security/IT, baggage handling, airport specialist) during construction;  Attend and chair meetings with the Project Team (TCIAA, its technical advisors and Contractor);  Develop Project Plans, Statement of Work, Implementation Plan, Communication Plan, etc.;  Monitor and control project scope, budget and schedule; RFP will close December 15, 2016. Those wishing to receive a copy of the RFP shall contact: John T. Smith, CEO Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority johntsmith@tciairports.com

Tender Reference No: TR 2016/1 Bidders should be in possession of a valid business license. Further information and tender documents are available on our website www.telecommission.tc or upon request in electronic format only from Mr. John Williams at 946 1900 or via e-mail at johnwilliams@tcitelecommission.tc Tenders should be submitted in a sealed envelope by 9:00am on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 to: John Williams Director General Telecommunications Commission Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands

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Governor makes his first visit to North and Middle Caicos

With pupils and teachers at the Charles Hubert James Primary School, North Caicos.

Visiting the Adelaide Oemler Primary School on North Caicos

His Excellency the Governor and Mrs Freeman visited North Caicos and Middle Caicos on 22 November. This was the Governor’s first visit to these Islands since his arrival in Turks and Caicos four weeks ago. He was hosted respectively by the District Commissioner for North Caicos, Ms Cynclair Musgrove, and the District Commissioner for Middle Caicos, Mr Fredrico Johnson. The Governor met the principals, teachers and students at the Charles Hubert James Primary School, the Adelaide Oemler Primary School and the Raymond Gardiner High School on North Caicos, and at the Doris Robinson Primary School on Middle Caicos. HE The Governor and Mrs Freeman with the District Commissioners for North and Middle Commenting on his visits Caicos to the schools, the Governor said “I have been struck by the warmth of the welcome that my wife and I have received from the principals and teachers as well as from the students at all the schools and have been extremely impressed with the educational work that we have seen during our visits.” The Governor subsequently visited the Blue Horizon Resort on Middle Caicos and the newly renovated Police station on North Caicos where he was hosted by the senior police officer, Inspector Kingsley Laborde, and briefed by him and his team.

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Akierra Missick delivers Long Bay water project

Leeward and Long Bay representative Hon. Akierra Missick was elated when at long last construction work began on the municipal water project. The works that began in the Long Bay Hills district included trenching and laying on new pipelines to provide city water access to residents there. Long Bay Hills subdivision was a project developed by the previous PNP administration offering residential lots in a suburban environment at an affordable price. The subdivision was outfitted with paved roads and electricity when it was initially developed however some services

were not available to residents as government funding dried up for such projects under the interim administration. Last year a number of residents expressed concern during a Community Council Meeting as they were being billed thousands of dollars for city water access prior to connections to their individual homes. Following the meeting the Minister approached the Public Works Ministry and requested that the government explore the possibility of having a full scale city water project for the area to make water accessible for all. The project was approved and funding allocated in the 2015/2016

and further supplemented in the 2016/2017 budget. “This is more than a dream come true,” commented the Minister, “this is bigger than a political promise, this is government acting for the people so that the essentials needs are met.” In the past some residents were quoted over $10,000 for water connection, now with the government funded project residents are able to get water connections for the same price as the rest of Providenciales. The 500,000.00 project is being constructed by Provo Water Company and is scheduled for completion in 90 days.

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WORLD AIDS DAY MESSAGE

by Aldora Robinson

World AIDS Day is here again where the Turks and Caicos Islands joins the rest of the world to remember persons who have lost the fight and persons living with HIV as a country. We also pause to consider the advances made in HIV treatment, management and research. The need to break the back of HIV infection within the TCI is paramount. Prevention is still the master key to ending AIDS in our beautiful by nature islands. The theme for World AIDS Day this year is “Getting to Zero New Infections and Deaths Fighting Stigma and Empowering People” We have come a long way and much has been done and the number of reported newly diagnosed HIV infections have decreased but, is this a true picture? Are people testing to ensure that they know their HIV status…. We have become complacent in that we think that HIV is no longer a problem but it is. To date for 2016 there have been 17 newly diagnosed cases of HIV. While that may appear small in number, think about our small population. Currently, there are 229 positive persons of which 103 are males and 126 are females in the national programme. This does not include persons who are treated in the private sector or overseas. The Turks and Caicos has committed to ensuring that 90 percent of the country’s population is tested for HIV, 90 percent of persons found to be positive are linked to care and start treatment and 90% of persons are virally surpassed meaning that persons have a viral load that is undetectable by the year 2020. This is achievable with everyone making it their business

to get tested. Turks and Caicos, we need you to end AIDS by 2030. HIV treatment and care is now being integrated into the Primary Health Care setting, both public and private. Doctors in both the public and private sector have been trained to manage HIV in their settings. Therefore, someone with an HIV diagnosis has choices. Persons who are HIV positive are urged to seek regular medical attention, just as persons who have hypertension or diabetes check their doctors regularly, so should someone with HIV. However, problems and challenges remain with HIV for various reasons. Key populations that are of a challenge are sex workers and men who have sex with men (MSM). That is because these groups of persons are not readily identifiable. You may know that someone behaves like they are an MSM or a sex worker but did they tell you that? There is the challenge of stigma and discrimination, while less than previous years, still exists. We must tackle these challenges and we must do it together to achieve an AIDS free society. As a part of the way forward, the TCI government has strengthened legislations and programmes to ensure goals and targets are achieved. Let us stop any further stigma and discrimination of HIV and empower persons living with HIV to have meaningful, productive and fulfilling lives I call on ALL citizens, Faith Base Organizations, local and international businesses and every Ministry and Department of Government to do their part to develop and encourage a culture for health screening of which HIV is apart. HANDS UP for HIV PREVENTION.

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World-wide Natural Fish Resources See Drastic Decline Is this an opportunity for the TCI?

By Richard Berke Global fish stocks are being depleted at ‘alarming’ levels while all of the ocean’s marine life forms are declining from human overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction and global warming. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, which keeps global catch statistics, published data in the journal Science which grimly predicted that if fishing rates continue at the current pace, all the world’s fisheries will have collapsed by the year 2048 (32 years from today). New analysis shows populations of tropical species are plummeting and humanity’s demands on natural resources are sky-rocketing to 50 per cent more than the earth can sustain. The global fishing fleet is 2-3 times larger than what the oceans can sustainably support and catches in the tropics are expected to decline a further 40%. At present around 85% of global fish stocks are over-exploited, depleted, or fully exploited and as many as 40% of the world’s fishing grounds are now in waters deeper than 200m. Only 10 percent of all large fish—both open ocean species including tuna, swordfish, marlin and the large ground fish such as cod, halibut, skates and flounder—are left in the sea, according to research published in the current issue of the scientific journal Nature. In other words, people are taking far more fish out of the ocean than can be replaced by those remaining. Fish are the last wild animals that we hunt in large numbers and yet, we may be the last generation to do so. Last year, global fish consumption hit a record high of 17 kg (37 pounds) per person per year, even though global fish stocks have continued to decline. On average, people eat four times as much fish now as they did in 1950. With climate change expected to impact agricultural production, people are going to rely more than ever on fish for their nutritional needs. Seafood is immensely important. An estimated 1 billion people depend on it as their main source of animal protein and demand will only rise as the world population

soars. But just when we need it most, successfully operating commercial year-round, living-wage jobs centered the reliability of seafood is in doubt. It open ocean aquaculture cages in in coastal communities. Marine is particularly worrying that industrial the U.S. Fish grow better and are aquaculture operations support fleets from places such as the EU, healthier in this natural, high energy working waterfronts and the same China, Taiwan and Japan, having environment. infrastructure as does capture depleted their own stocks, are now The locations chosen for open fisheries such as docks, boat yards, overfishing the waters of developing ocean aquaculture are in deeper and and processing plants. countries to which they have bought less sheltered waters, far from shore Commercial divers provide access. and sensitive ecosystems. Strong a great deal of support for the The global population is ocean currents sweep away residues aquaculture industry, carrying out growing at a breathtaking pace. In and waste, which substantially a wide range of tasks including 1950 the world had a total of 2.5 billion minimizes any environmental impact. fish stock inspection and mortality people, a figure that had burgeoned to Open Ocean Fish Farming is a removal, net inspection and integrity 7 billion by 2012. According to United sustainable aquaculture method that checks, and net and pen rigging and Nations estimates, this number could lowers the risk of disease, provides a de-rigging. Other tasks can include exceed the 9 billion mark by mid- more humane and natural growing installation and removal of mooring century. environment for fish, and won’t harm systems. Typical earnings for a diver As populations increase, so the environment, the oceans or sea life. doing this kind of work would be U.S too does the need for food. Fish is a The new edition of The State of $75,000 per annum. widespread, affordable and healthy World Fisheries and Aquaculture In 2015 our biggest neighbors, source of valuable protein. There is highlights the significant role that the Americans, consumed over 5 billion no question, therefore, that the global fisheries and aquaculture plays in pounds of seafood, or approximately demand for fish will intensify in the eliminating hunger, promoting health 15.8 pounds of fish and shellfish per future. When we consider that the and reducing poverty. Never before person (both wild-caught and farmed), amount of wild-captured fish has not have people consumed so much fish or according to the latest data collected increased in recent years, only one depended so greatly on the sector for by NOAA. The U.S. continues to be alternative remains: fish farming, or their well-being. ranked the third largest consumer aquaculture, must fill the gap. Aquaculture – or fish farming of fish and shellfish behind China Fish farming has become – will provide close to two thirds and Japan. While Americans eat an the fastest growing food production of global food fish consumption by average of one seafood meal a week, industry in the world. Already, more 2030 as catches from wild capture the USDA has recommended doubling than half of the fish we eat comes from fisheries level off and demand from that to two meals per week. farms – in China, it’s as high as 80% an emerging global middle class, Over 90% of the seafood Aquaculture, otherwise especially in China, substantially consumed in the United States of known as “fish farming,” has been on increases. These are among the key America in 2015 was imported from the rise over the past few decades to findings of “Fish to 2030: Prospects abroad, primarily from China, India & meet the soaring demand for seafood. for Fisheries and Aquaculture” – a Vietnam. Farmed marine species currently collaboration between the World Bank, The world’s third largest constitute over half the seafood Food and Agriculture Organization consumer of seafood is only 575 miles consumed worldwide, a number likely of the United Nations (FAO) and the from the clear, clean, pristine waters to increase as human populations International Food Policy Research of the TCI where we have 12 to 15 continue to boom at a rate of over 100 Institute . jumbo jets departing daily for the million people per year. China and many other nations United States with empty cargo holds While farming fish and other are increasing their investments in because the TCI exports little. Canada marine species offers an alternative aquaculture to help meet this growing and the UK are also viable buyers of to overfishing wild populations, demand. Asia – including South Asia, premium seafood products from the aquaculture will need to triple or South-East Asia, China and Japan – TCI. quadruple output by the year 2025 in is projected to make up 70 percent of The rapidly expanding order to meet the anticipated rise in global fish consumption by 2030. The aquaculture and fish farming demand for seafood. report predicts that 62 percent of food industries are tailor-made for Turks No other food industry has fish will come from aquaculture by & Caicos Islanders, many of whom shown such growth as aquaculture 2030. The “Fish to 2030” report finds instinctively learned scuba diving, in recent decades. Between 1970 and that a major and growing market for boat handling techniques and sea food 2008 annual production worldwide fish is coming from China which is processing from family members while increased by an average of 8.4 per projected to account for 38 percent growing up. cent; much more than poultry farming of global consumption of food fish by Let us not miss this and egg production, which have the 2030. opportunity that is staring the TCI second highest growth rates after Fish farming and aquaculture in the face. Aquaculture and fish aquaculture. are a vital source of new jobs, nutritious farming are developing industries Open Ocean Fish Farming, or food and economic opportunities. with incredible future potential that offshore aquaculture, is an emerging Marine biodiversity, in itself, also can provide living wage employment approach to raise fish in open ocean offers tangible benefits to society, via opportunities and economic waters utilizing submersible cages revenues earned from tourism. diversification for the TCI. or net pens. Hawaii is the first in Aquaculture jobs tend to be

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$124 MILLION VS. $120; 30 BEDS VS. 425 BEDS: BLISS, IGNORANCE OR DÉJÀ VU? by Dr. Daren N. Hall General Physician Healthcare Administrator Robust academic research informs public healthcare policy; not the other way around. On this backdrop, I offer sincere thanks to The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) for financially supporting hundreds of scholars across the globe. CSC fully funded my most recent academic pursuits at the University of Surrey in Guildford, England. The Guardian has placed Surrey in the top 5 universities in the UK. My research entitled “A systematic review of the performance of PPPs in developing countries” at Surrey has been subjected to high academic scrutiny against top scholars in Healthcare Management and those familiar with Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in healthcare on both sides of the Atlantic. Having gone through the process and surpassing the required standards for matriculation and professional certification, I am more than happy to inform local healthcare policy but more importantly provide vital information to the general public and reduce the gap between the informed and those who are uninformed. The Turks and Caicos Islands and the Lesotho healthcare Public Private Partnerships pop up in several international research databases. In academia both have been lauded as Public Private Partnerships sharing similar capital cost (U.S. $120 million - Lesotho and U.S. $124 million - TCI) and utilizing the same integrated PPP business model. There is a striking distinction in what was delivered for the stated cost. At the end of the day and in reality TCI has less than 40 hospital beds and Lesotho boasts of over 400 hospital beds. The difference in the local socioeconomic factors of TCI and Lesotho are not sufficient to justify this discrepancy and the gigantic variation. In addition to similar capital cost and PPP model there are other startling similarities between TCI hospitals (Cockburn Town Medical Centre CTMC & Cheshire Hall Medical Centre CHMC) and the Lesotho Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital projects: 1. ‘Research support’ using fallacious comparisons. The Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital is reported to have been procured through a PPP between the Lesotho Ministry of Health and a consortium assembled by Netcare. Netcare is reported to be the largest operator of private hospitals in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital is described as a spacious clinical oasis furnished with technologically advanced care units and patient friendly lounges and wards. It has all the needed resources at its disposal and is backed by regular government payments. On the other hand, its predecessor Queen Elizabeth II Hospital was government operated. Its physical structure was dilapidated, lacking critical supplies, often overcrowded and deficient both in maintenance and resource management. The difference between these two hospitals is tantamount to describing night and day. However, researchers from Boston (McIntosh et al, 2015) evaluating the PPP in Lesotho compare these two hospitals. The result of such analysis is obvious. A fairer comparison would be to compare Queen Mamohato Memorial to another U.S.$120 million facility’s performance. Similarly, Sekhri et al (2011) in making a case for integrated PPP’s such as the new Turks and Caicos hospitals (CTMC & CHMC) makes general reference to “publicly operated health services”. They descry be these as lacking some basics, as well as functioning equipment and frequent shortages of medicines and supplies resulting in low quality services. To compare Myrtle Rigby Health Complex (MRHC) and Grand Turk Hospital (GTH) to the likes of CHMC and CTMC will yield an obvious biased result. The new Turks and Caicos hospitals would need to be analysed against other facilities

with capital investments to the tune of U.S.$124 million. Undoubtedly, had MRHC and GTH gotten the necessary support (capital investment, ongoing maintenance, appropriate compensation to staff, regular equipment upgrades and so on) backed by ‘ring fenced taxes’ (TCIG and NHIB) there would be no need to even consider a PPP project. TCIG would have solved its own problem in healthcare with sufficient leverage in its budget to address other current social issues. 2. Potential for biased influence and lack of independence. It is worth noting that the World Bank Group was also involved in the negotiating of financing for the assembled consortium in the Lesotho PPP. However, the declaration in the academic research by the Boston group (McIntosh et al, 2015) lauding the project was also commissioned and funded by the World Bank Group’s Global Partnership. Umm… Similarly, TCI’s PPP is lauded by the Global Health Group (2009) and or Sekhri et al (2011) of California (Sekhri and colleagues are members of the Global Health Group). Interestingly, Sekhri et al (2011) declared that they also played a key role in the design of the TCI’s PPP and health care reform. The Global Health Group’s work is generally stated to be supported by the World Bank and others. Exactly who funded their work in TCI? Was it the World Bank, the Turks and Caicos Islands Government or Interhealth Canada? 3. Outrageous cost. Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital appears to be a little oasis destined to cost the Lesotho government far more than U.S.$120 million. Notwithstanding the Lesotho government contributing almost 40% of the initial construction cost, public disclosure of the exact financial arrangements brokered with guidance from the World Bank’s IFC revealed the consortium was to be paid a U.S.$32.6 million index-linked annual unitary charge for up to a maximum of 20,000 in-patient admissions and 310,000 outpatient attendances (or about one third of Lesotho’s total hospital demand). Beyond this cap, the consortium could bill for each additional patient. This indicates a clear disadvantage to the public sector and or government over this 18 year PPP contract. In short the PPP was draining Lesotho’s public finances to the extent of depriving the rest of the health system as well as affecting public funding to other crucial sectors. The World Bank and IFC officials as well as the then Minister of Finance defended Lesotho’s PPP despite concerns of cost. They proclaimed the PPP was improving care and maintaining cost neutrality. That is to say the government is spending the same money with Queen Mamohato Hospital as it would have been with Queen Elizabeth II Hospital. (Further details can be obtained from the Lancet’s Report, 2015). Flipping back to TCI, Sekhri et al (2011) and others make a similar argument that TCI PPP is cost neutral. That is to say TCIG is spending the same money post-2010 as it would have pre-2010. TCIG published budgets from 2003 to 2016/2017 reveals significant increase in total health and healthcare expenditure since 2010. The proof is in these figures. Furthermore, the population is also being taxed for healthcare and contrary to the argument of Sekhri et al (2011) significant risk still remain in the public sector despite the associated cost of the PPP. Some of these risks include overseas medical care and revenue risks. But there is a bit more to this that needs unravelling. TCIG records reflect significant increases in treatment abroad expenditure 20052008. Much of this would have been transaction costs and direct healthcare costs related to doing business with the USA (mostly South Florida). Healthcare costs in the USA are over inflated and have been spiralling out of control for a long time. It was at the crux of dire financial straits in 2011/2012 that TCIG recognized the folly in this

Dr. Daren N. Hall - General Physician practice. It is reasonable to query whether or not excessive treatment abroad during 2005 to 2008 was intended to skew overseas treatment cost to favour (justify) the outrageous cost of the current PPP? 4. Lack of response to tax payer, resident and user concerns. Lesotho’s PPP was heavily criticised by some persons. These criticisms were initially dismissed. Approximately one year after the opening of Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital, there was a change of government that led to the full disclosure of the financial terms of the PPP contract. Increasing clamour over the terms of the PPP contract led to the UK based charity Oxfam visiting and investigating this PPP in early 2014. Oxfam released a report charging that the hospital contract offered Netcare and its partners substantial profits while creating a dangerous diversion of scarce public funds from primary healthcare services. Oxfam also obtained an internal World Bank report indicating Lesotho’s PPP to become unaffordable to the government without some reform to the health system. (Oxfam’s full report is available at https://www.oxfam.org/en/ research/dangerous-diversion). There has been ongoing clamour about TCI’s PPP. The current PPP consumes a significant proportion of public funds while areas like Primary Healthcare, Contract Management, Health Regulation and other sectors in TCI economy struggle. The Lesotho PPP experience is most instructive as policy makers and residents thoughtfully consider a way forward. * Works Cited McIntosh, N. et al., 2015. A public-private partnership improves clinical performance in a hospital network in Lesotho. Health Affairs, 34(6), pp. 954-962. Sekhri, N., Feachem, R. & Ni, A., 2011. Publicprivate integrated partnerships demonstrate the potential to improve health care access, quality, and efficiency. Health Affairs, 30(8), pp. 1498-1507. The Global Health Group, 2009. Public-private investment partnerships, San Francisco: The Global Health Group. Webster, P., 2015. Lesotho’s controversial public-private partnership project. The Lancet, 386(10007), pp. 1929-1931. Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital: http:// www.tsepong.co.ls/hospital.html Turks and Caicos Hospitals: http://www. interhealthcanada.tc/tci-hospital-overview. html

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A united Canada without the Monarchy By Jeffrey J. Cunningham Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canada and England would fit seamlessly into the international community without the Monarchy! It is not accidental that the great majority of nations are republics. It has been the result of humanity’s long groping in the dark, tribulations and sacrifices. Its first and greatest benefit for Canada is that it will deliver a forceful disincentive to the separatist movement in Quebec because after the disposal of the Monarchy, everyone across the land will take the oath of allegiance to Canada itself. We will pledge allegiance to one another and that per se will awaken a great sense of commitment, responsibility, and belonging in all of us. Let us for the duration of time that it takes to read this article set aside the fact of the Aboriginals’ existence on this continent from time immemorial and state another fact that the French came here before the English and later on lost the colonial war to England and England unilaterally declared sovereignty over the entire land and dumped the Monarchy on it. Wars are not any different from sports in the sense that sometimes you win and sometimes you lose and to take the oath of allegiance to the English Monarch simply does not bring out the best in our French Canadians; it only perpetuates the feeling of a past loss. France is a major world power and several generations ago with its Revolution of 1789 it abolished the monarchy and the parasitism that

went with it, ended the ancien regime (old system), and became the source of inspiration for the rest of the world. Now, what does it mean to a “free French citizen” to come all the way to Canada for a new life only to be labelled as “the subject” of the English Monarch? Who is anyone else to decide for our French Canadians how they should feel about taking the oath of allegiance to the English Monarch? As humanity’s experience has shown, a monarchy has never been a marketable system. Monarchies by their nature breed untold privileges based on someone’s birth and have been crumbling one after the other and, very fortunately, it is impossible to convince a republic to convert its system to a monarchy. What are we waiting for here in Canada? Are we waiting for the English to arouse from their coma to dispose of the Monarchy before we decide to become a republic? The Monarchy has always worked for Canadian politicians. One politician after the other has sought the highest office only for the sake of becoming the Prime Minister and the rest was to deal with the day-to-day routines of the office and at the end to collect a fat retirement pay cheque! We must salute Australia for moving in the direction of a republican system. Its former prime minister, Julia Gillard, had the courage to make it her political platform during her campaign to end the Monarchy in Australia and when the Queen visited Australia, she had the courage of her convictions and delivered the message by standing tall and graceful and refusing to curtsy. What a great

and unforgettable moment it was for a nation moving towards a republican system! Unfortunately, a coterie of misguided and sexist politicians did everything they could to bring her down, but they cannot stop Australia from moving forward. The best living proof that the separatist movement in Quebec will evaporate and disappear after the monarchy is ended is the state of Louisiana in the United States. Very briefly, in 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned four prominent jurists to simplify and naturalize the Roman law, which was prevalent all over Europe. Their finished work became known as the French Civil Code. In 1808 the state of Louisiana adopted it as the Civil Code of Louisiana. Even though the Code has undergone several amendments and revisions, it is still heavily influenced by the Napoleonic Code! Now, why is it that the early settlers in Louisiana, the Canadian Acadians, who were expelled from the Atlantic Canada by the British in 1755, and their descendents, the Cajuns, never wanted to separate from the United States to form their own independent French state? Obviously, because the United States is a republic and there was no trace of any monarchy to look down its nose at them and furthermore, they could identify with the United States because the United States itself revolted against the British and hence, the Fourth of July celebration! The secession of Louisiana during the Civil War (1861-1865) over a century after their settlement had only to do with the “slavery” issue, which was a completely different matter.

English Canada is satisfied to think that the separatist movement will go away on its own while the Monarchy is firmly in place, but the hard facts indicate that it is alive and well and only simmers down from time to time. Since Rene Levesque, the founder of the separatist party, Parti Quebecois, and the first Quebec Premier from that party, resigned from politics in late 1985 (premier: November 25, 1976 to October 3, 1985) to this date we have had five more Parti Quebecois premiers in Quebec and there will be more in the years to come. This leads us to the fair conclusion that it now only takes a great and charismatic French Canadian leader to rise to power and sweep them off their feet and give at least the majority of the voters, if not all of them, enough get-up-and-go to say yes to “sovereignty”! The dire consequences are that the cost to all of us will be astronomically high and unbearable and still worse is the fact that after the break-up the rest of Canada will become a bird’s nest on the ground for the United States. Time is marching on very fast and we must act decisively. We must stop once and for all falsely and complacently pointing fingers at our French Canadians. Instead, we must train our eyes and our united efforts towards removing the actual cause, which is the Monarchy and its divisive effect on our lives in Canada. * Jeffrey is self-employed, lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and his dream is a united, strong and separatist-free Canadian republic.

Turks & Caicos Islands DPP visits Antigua High Court The Acting Director 26 countries that comprises the of Public Prosecutions, Mrs. CFATF from South and Central Angela Brooks was one of America and the Caribbean the attendees at the “Civil and with Turks and Caicos Recovery of the Proceeds of being slated in early 2017 to be Crime Advocacy Workshop” evaluated on it National Risk held in Antigua. This invitation assessment all training in the was extended to Mrs. Brooks area of anti-money laundering, by Mrs. Nicole Suter, from the combatting terrorist financing Financial Crimes Legal Advisor, and financial crimes is International Narcotics and absolutely essential. Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. “The workshop Mrs. Suter conducts afforded me the opportunity practical training throughout to work my way through the Caribbean territories on the legislation and provided anti-money laundering and me with the real practical financial crimes matters. experience that one can only get The training took from actually attending such the form of a live mock trial an exercise. It is paramount conducted at the Antiguan that we at the ODPP continue High court. Antiguan High to educate ourselves, attend Court Judges, Her Ladyships and participate in such Peraletta Lanns and Henry workshops so that we can be added the extra realism to the aptly equip to not only to assist experience by presiding over the court, advise the police but the matters. to remain competent in our With the Turks and profession,” said Mrs. Brooks. Caicos Islands being one of the Mrs. Brooks also

had the distinct privilege to meet the acquaintance of the Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda, Honorable Steadroy C.O. Benjamin. “It was such a pleasant and cordial experience to meet the Honorable Attorney General. He has a charming personality and he expressed his interest in visiting the Turks and Caicos Islands.” Mrs. Brooks also had the opportunity to meet the Antigua and Barbuda Solicitor General, Lebrecht Hesse and the Director of Public Prosecutions Mr. Anthony Armstrong. “It was an awesome opportunity to network, to meet collogues in the profession and esteem officials from the beautiful islands of Antigua and Barbuda. I was honored to represent the ODPP and by extension my country Turks and Caicos.”

Angela Brooks and Mr. Garlick.

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OPEN JOB POSITION DATE OPEN: November 1, 2016 START DATE: December 1, 2016 POSITION: General Manager To lead and direct the operations and financial activities of a five star luxury resort, maintaining the highest level of guest service and owner satisfaction. Ensure the selection and ongoing direction of resort team members to achieve the highest levels of integrity, job satisfaction, morale and team spirit. Job Requirements •At least 10 years five star resort/international management experience in Senior Level Hotel Operations •2 to 3 years of direct related experience as a General Manager for a five star luxury property •Hospitality degree preferable •Strong Rooms or Food & Beverage background •Luxury Brand Hotel Chain experience a must •Delivers business results through effective management of planning, forecasting, improving yield, budgeting, cost management and all aspects of business •Energetic, positive visionary leader, dedicated to motivating and developing team members •Ability to balance many priorities, resolve problems and meet owners and guest expectations •Exceptional communication and customer service skills and live the standards of our organization This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $144,000 - $192,000 per annum Commensurate based on qualification and experience DATE OPEN: October 14, 2016 START DATE: ASAP POSITION: Fine Dining Restaurant Manager Job Requirements: •Certification in Food & Beverage Management •A minimum of 4 years’ experience operating a luxury a la carte restaurant •Experience in quality and efficiency initiatives •Must be able to work with different types of people, meet challenges with a positive attitude and live the standards of our organization. •Responsible for ordering and receiving food and beverage shipments. •Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records. •Responsible for hiring and training restaurant staff •Evaluate employees and conduct shift line ups and restaurant cost controls •Micros Administrative Knowledge Required. •Certified Departmental Trainer •Extensive knowledge of wines from around the world (Sommelier educational training would be an added advantage) •Expertise in fine wines and knowledge of Wine Spectator’s Award Process. •Ability to conduct Wine Training / tasting and pairing with food. Qualified Belongers need only apply. Salary Range: $48,000 - $54,000 per annum DATE OPEN: October 1, 2016 POSITION: Resort Ambassador

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The Resort Ambassador will effectively provide services personally or to immediately refer requests to the appropriate department manager. Responsibilities: •Develop relationships with Guests and serve as their point of contact for any hotel or program questions. •Create memorable experiences for our Guests during their stay. •Welcome Guests upon arrival and ensure all their requests and needs are met throughout their stay. •Resolve any concerns or issues with Guest, communicating any needs or special requests to fellow hotel departments. •Arrange Guest and special occasion amenities via In-Room Dining. •Will assist in Guest Services operations as needed. •Perform any other duties assigned by the Guest Services Management. •Be pleasant, smile and greet all guests, using guest names. •Be actively engaged with our guests and deliver memorable guest experiences. •Create unique, personalized WOW moments at every opportunity. Job Requirements: •Previous customer/guest service experience; hotel and front office experience is strongly preferred. •Previous experience in high customer contact environment; with previous experience answering customer questions and handling customer concerns. •Previous cash handling and multi-phone usage experience •Must possess the ability to multi-task in a busy environment, follow through

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successfully on guest requests, ensure guest satisfaction, and work as a team player. •Must be service and detail oriented; possessing a friendly approachable demeanor and strong problem-solving skills. •Excellent communication and presentation skills •Proven phone etiquette skills •Must be Multi-lingual as this position is tailored for our guests Italian, Spanish, French and Brazilian guests •The ability to stand and / or walk for long periods of time and lift/push/pull up to 30 lbs. •Be able to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends and holidays Qualified Belongers need only apply. Salary Range: $2,500 per month DATE OPEN: November 1, 2016 START DATE: ASAP POSITION: IT Professional Job Requirements: IT Systems Administration experience; Strong knowledge of VMWare, NAS, SQUID, WEBMIN; Strong knowledge of In-House Surveillance camera systems; Knowledge of Microsoft 2xxx Server architecture such as roles, networking etc.; Knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory; Knowledge of SAN/NAS storage system; Knowledge of Remote Desktop; Knowledge in Linux operating system; Knowledge in configuring squid proxy access policy; Knowledge in Virtual Private Network (VPN); Experience in Point of Sale Jonas system and Jonas Accounting software; Experience in Micros OPERA administration; Experience in Saflok Doorlock system administration; Basic Knowledge in Electronics system; Experience in Avotus Call Accounting system; Basic Knowledge in Night Audit Daily activities: Be responsible for server infrastructure support and maintenance (Linux Ubuntu) and Windows Server and workstation; Responsible to troubleshoot electronics systems (TV, Sound Systems, PA Systems); Responsible to troubleshoot Doorlock systems; Responsible to troubleshoot Guest internet and Office internet connection; Provide email configuration and support; Responsible daily POS This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $36,000 - $44,400 per annum DATE OPEN: November 1, 2016 START DATE: ASAP POSITION: Group Director of Food and Beverage Job Requirements: (Chef N B) to be responsible for overall Food & Beverage and Culinary Operations for Grace Bay Resorts by overseeing concepts for front and back of house operations, creating total guest experiences. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in achieving food & beverage revenues, profit and guests satisfaction goals by developing and implementing menu designs and concepts that are current with international and local trends, ensuring that the Grace Bay Resorts are culinary destinations. The successful candidate must meet the following qualifications and experience: •10+ years’ experience in a Senior Culinary role, either as Executive Chef or Culinary Director •Extensive culinary skills, with exposure and intimate knowledge of international cuisine and food trends •Educated in Culinary Management, Food & Beverage Management, Restaurant Management and 5 Diamond requirements •International Hotel and Restaurant experience is a must •Caribbean experience considered a definite plus •As an Executive Committee Member, work closely with the company’s senior management team to develop and implement strategies for food & beverage and kitchen operations that support achievement of the company’s goals •Oversees the inventory, purchasing and disbursement of all supplies, while maintaining strong P&L statements •Extensive experience overseeing multiple food & beverage units simultaneously while driving revenue •Ability to “think outside of the box” as it relates to menu design, concepts, trends and culinary events •Ability to create the “WOW” factor for entertaining VIP guests •Demonstrated experience overseeing and developing exceptional Front and Back of House teams to meet and exceed guest expectations, revenue generation and employee satisfaction •Ideal candidate will be a “strategic thinker”, skilled at identifying company development opportunities as it relates to overall food & beverage strategies and growth of the Brand •New hotel opening experience considered a definite asset Qualified Belongers need only apply. Salary Range: $144,000 - $160,000 per annum

Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later than December 30, 2016 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1030 Email: sheba.wilson@gracebayclub.com Fax: (649) 946-5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

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HON. AKIERRA MARY DEANNE MISSICK! LL.B (HONS) | P.DIP | TEP | MHA! Hon. Akierra M. D. Missick, is the Deputy Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Minister of Education, Youth Affairs, Sport and Library Services in the Government of the Turks & Caicos Islands.! Honourable Missick is a Barrister in England and Wales, having obtained a LL.B (Honours) from the University of Nottingham and is a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. She is called to the Turks and Caicos Islands Bar and practiced as an Attorney with a focus on Civil Law, Family Law, Employment, Labour and Dispute Resolution. Honourable Missick has had the privilege of appearing on two occasions, before Her Majesty’s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, England and Wales, which is the highest judicial body for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Commonwealth. Honourable Missick transitioned into Politics and in 2012, she successfully contested for the Electoral District of Leeward/Long Bay Hills. Since taking up her portfolio of Education, Youth Affairs, Sport & Library Services, she brought the same energy and enthusiasm to the work and has

already placed priority on numerous important to the youths who have fallen afoul of the law and national issues. Honourable Missick believes in have been convicted of a criminal offence resulting the mantra ‘leave no child behind’ and in so doing in their expulsion from mainstream schooling; believes that children must be given the opportunity to succeed. In her zest to modernizethe •Introduced the Caribbean Vocational Qualification various departments under her Ministerial to the National Education Curriculum; and Portfolio, although not exhaustive, she has already put numerous plans into action, inclusive •The development of the “Zero Tolerance Policy’ of the following:! for all high schools throughout the islands, a policy that seeks to protect and ensure a safe Commissioned the Building of the first high school and nurturing learning environment. Introduced to be built in over 20 years. The Long Bay High new policies addressing teaching and learning School when completed will house 600 students, standards on which schools must be assessed. address the issue of access to school places and will employ modern technology to aid teaching •Commissioned the first Green Fitness Park in and learning. Leeward Long Bay to be replicated throughout the islands. The parks are environmentally friendly •Commissioned the building of a new two storied and provide indoor gym facilities in the outdoors class room block for the Ona Glinton Primary making health and fitness equal and accessible School. The new block holds new computer labs, for all. white and interactive boards, music rooms and new libraries brining primary school teaching and The measures above are a few examples of the learning to higher standards within the TCI. ! ways in which Honorable Missick has ensured that every child be given the opportunity to thrive •Creation of an Inter-ministerial Juvenile within a modernized Turks and Caicos Islands Education Program which would provide support education system.

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South Caicos’ new Sailrock Resort welcomes travelers January 2017

SAILROCK RESORT, located on casual comfort and outdoor living. on breathtaking South Caicos Island, Upon arrival, guests will marvel at the will begin welcoming travelers to expansive lobby and reception area, one of the few unspoiled tropical showcasing magnificent views of both destinations in the world beginning the Caribbean sunrise and sunset. January 2017. In addition, the property’s The resort is housed within signature GREAT HOUSE the SAILROCK SOUTH CAICOS RESTAURANT, under the direction of development, which includes EXECUTIVE CHEF JOSE FRANCOIS SAILROCK LIVING, a community ALIAS, serves complimentary daily of luxury homes in the Peninsula breakfast and fresh and locallyneighborhood, which are available for caught seafood and seasonal produce full and partial ownership. Featuring with a Caribbean flair, which are a range of accommodations, including complemented by RIDGETOP SUITES set above views of both the Atlantic Ocean and the shoreline and BEACHFRONT Caicos Bank to ensure a uniquely VILLAS located just steps from the memorable dining experience. sparkling blue waters of Caicos Additionally, travelers can relax with Bank and the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean-inspired libations crafted exclusive, eco-conscious resort invites with fresh ingredients native to South connoisseurs of authentic experiences Caicos at GREAT HOUSE BAR. to indulge in “Out-Island Luxury” with Beyond the Great House, access to miles of secluded white-sand Sailrock Resort provides guests with beaches. The resort is now accepting state of the art luxury amenities. reservations at www.SailrockResort. The resort features an infinity com. swimming pool with poolside bar, as Set on 770 thoughtfully- well as numerous opportunities to planned acres within the unspoiled discover the out-island intimately on 8.3-square-mile island, Sailrock a complimentary basis via bicycling, Resort is easily accessible with South snorkeling, kayaking, paddle boarding Caicos a short 25-minute flight from and hiking. In addition, individuals the main island of Providenciales. and couples looking for relaxation can The 7,000-foot-deep Columbus enjoy a selection of spa treatments, Passage that separates the islands is including deep tissue, hot stone, popular with rays, turtles, dolphins Balinese, and Thai massages, as well and migrating humpback whales. In as relaxation and waxing services. addition to diving in the world’s third- Residential Living at Sailrock Resort largest coral reef, visitors to South Inspired by a deep respect for Caicos enjoy a haven for nature and the natural beauty of the rich land exploration. The destination offers and surrounding tropical habitats, a wide array of outdoor activities, Interior Designer Christine Lilley including whale watching, fishing, drew upon her past experiences on kayaking, windsurfing, parasailing, South Caicos to bring forth the local beach-going, bird watching, shelling Lucayan and contemporary design and attending the annual Big South featured throughout Sailrock South Regatta in Cockburn Harbour each Caicos. All Sailrock Resort villas and May. suites feature organic pieces from Environment Furniture as a natural AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES OF extension of the rugged landscape THE OUT-ISLAND and beautiful palette of the island. Architecturally, villas and suites Perched above the white sands were designed to blend into the beach and turquoise waters of the Caribbean, environment with only a glass-paneled the GREAT HOUSE, serves as Sailrock wall separating guests from the cobalt South Caicos’ center of activity. Paths blue views of the Caribbean. The meander through natural landscapes impeccable design, with panoramic to connect these resort buildings views of the water and island nature, and amenities to the Great House. makes Sailrock Resort one with the Inspired by the grand English manors, surrounding nature. the Great House features clean Set slightly elevated above the Caribbean architecture and large water and surrounded by panoramic shaded verandas with an emphasis views of the Atlantic Ocean to the east

and Caicos Bank to the west, Ridgetop Suites are fashioned with open-air design to take advantage of cool breezes off the water. Large picture windows and sliding glass doors create tranquil settings, while wrap around terraces feature outdoor furniture for soaking up sunshine. Ideal for individuals, couples and small groups, Ridgetop Suites offer kitchens or kitchenettes as well as luxe bathrooms with feature double-bowl sinks,large soaking tubs and oversized shower basins. Beach Villas have up to 4 bedrooms and provide a spacious blend of indoor and outdoor Caribbean living with sheltered gardens, surrounding native stone walls, private oceanfront temperature-controlled pools, pergolacovered patios, and interior Great Rooms with open plans, exposed vaulted ceilings, and ocean-view kitchen islands. Oceanfront master suites have their own private patios and each villa has a convenient outdoor garden shower. Villa guests also enjoy direct access to 25 feet of uninterrupted beachfront. PRESERVING THE WONDER OF SOUTH CAICOS & GIVING BACK South Caicos is home to three Nature Reserves and the world’s thirdlargest coral reef, which preserves the Tropical Deciduous Forest and coastal ecosystem. Among a plethora of preservation initiatives, Sailrock South Caicos is committed to restoring the historic Turtle Crawl and Boiling Hole, creating an animal preserve for the wild donkeys and horses on the island and restoring the canals that lead to the flamingo-studded Salinas. In developing Sailrock South Caicos, great care was taken to preserve the stunning natural beauty of the island for generations to come. The development abides by strict building guidelines, spacing rules, height restrictions and low-level LED street lighting, while residences and resort facilities are set within a lush native landscape, abundant with indigenous tropical plants and trees. Sailrock South Caicos also strives to be cautious, careful and respectful of the Islanders and their culture. Committed to the overall benefit of the island and its native inhabitants, the development team places a deep importance on giving

back to the local community. To date, Sailrock South Caicos has made generous donations to benefit local organizations, including the School for Field Studies, the Turks & Caicos Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Calvary Christian School, the Iris Stubbs Primary School via Food For Thought, and Footsteps4Good. Future phases of development will include additional dining options, a world-class golf course, as well as expanded amenities and services. The resort will also launch the full-service NA SPA, named as a nod to “NA,” the periodic element for Sodium, in appreciation of the historic and rich salt ponds native to South Caicos. Na Spa will offer signature salt scrub spa treatments as well as a full range of massages, facials and other body treatments. Rates start at $400 per night for an Ocean View Suite and $4,625 per night for a Four Bedroom Beachfront Villa, both with a minimum three-night stay. During peak holiday season, Sailrock Resort requires a minimum stay of seven nights. For more information or to make reservations at Sailrock Resort, call (649) 946-3777 / (800) 929-7197, email reservations@sailrockresort. com, or visit www.SailrockResort.com. Stay on top of the latest developments and behind-the-scenes happenings by following Sailrock Resort on Facebook: @SailrockResort; Twitter: @Sailrockresort; Instagram: @ sailrockresort. Sailrock Resort is a part of Sailrock South Caicos, a thoughtfully planned, exquisitely-designed, ecoconscious community situated on untouched South Caicos land that offers opportunities for tranquility, adventure and discovery for connoisseurs of authentic experiences by celebrating and preserving the natural beauty and spirit of island life. The resort entices discerning travelers with an unspoiled setting and a range of accommodations, including Ridgetop Suites and Beachfront Villas. Guests of the resort enjoy unparalleled service, authentic experiences and exclusive luxury amenities, access to miles of secluded white-sand beaches, as well as a wide array of water sports. www.sailrockresort.com.

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Highlights from “Dinner with Sabrina” lamour met politics at Saturday’s “Dinner With Sabrina” held at Opus restaurant last week November 19th, 2016. Hosting the black-tie event was Sabrina Green, the independent at large candidate, who took the opportunity to mingle with guests from all of the Islands and from varied walks of life. The evening was compared by Bianca Harvey and was interspersed with endorsements from Cutella Talbot, Marie Glasgow, Sonia BienAime (read by Glynes Robinson), all of whom were fulsome in their praise of the self styled “Garden Girl”. Taking his cue from the ladies, Frandy Blanchard of the Haitian community recounts his working relationship with Sabrina as a woman of all people. Floyd Hall recalled his “smart, compassionate, loyal and generous” friend, and noted that while he remained PNP, he urged all present to ensure Sabrina’s election to office on 15th December. Buoyed by a strong turnout from the Providenciales business community, Sabrina took the opportunity to highlight her plans to streamline Government Departments, to encourage both existing and new businesses and to increase job opportunities for school

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leavers. She spoke of her commitment to ensure that Providenciales remained the economic engine of the Islands, but also confirmed her intention to reinvigorate Grand Turk and to lend her support to projects on the sister Islands of South, Middle and North Caicos. Speaking confidently and without the assistance of a script, Sabrina introduced the room to her “Code Red” manifesto. She noted that “Code Red” was so named to highlight the important issues that impact upon each and every person in the Islands and which outlined her solutions to those issues. Sabrina thanked all those present for their support and undertook that once elected they could count on her to be accessible and accountable to all. Noting that while a number of elected representatives were happy to receive a full time salary and yet only do a part-time job, she was the voice of change and looked forward to being the representative of whom all Turks and Caicos Islanders would be proud. The following are highlights from the event. Photo credit: Gertrude Saunders-Forbes.

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Education officials attend ribbon cutting for phase 1 South Caicos sports and recreational center On November 21, 2016 the Minister for Sports Hon. Akierra Missick and members from the Department of Sports cut the ribbon to officially open phase 1 of the South Caicos Sports and recreational center. Phase 1’s main feature is the green fitness park that includes the first outdoor gym area in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The facility consists of a wide variety of cardio and resistance equipment to help engage and inspire exercisers to push themselves further. The equipment is geared to all fitness levels. It will meet the needs of those who may be improving their level of fitness, wanting to lose weight, recovering from illness or injury or those maximizing their sporting performance. The new addition also consist of canteen and office block. Also in place are newly resurfaced courts with multi-sport markings. This means that basketball, tennis, netball, and volleyball players, can now play their sports on a smooth new surface bounded by a heavy duty grid mesh fence. Commenting at the opening, Hon. Missick noted with excitement that; “This park will result in

Sport ribbon cutting healthier families as many activities to the community of South Caicos in young people are engaged in take the New Year. He also added that; place indoors and are sedentary. “The facility with the upgrades offers This green fitness park will enhance many opportunities not only for family and community relationships physical activate, but also cohesion and result in stronger and healthier and engagement. I also see this as a families and young people.” peaceful refuge and an ideal location Mr. Camiko Lewis, the island for picnics in the summer.” Sports Officer will offer a range of The Ministry extends thanks fitness classes and exercise sessions to everyone involved in bringing

this project to fruition. Special thanks, to the Ministry responsible for infrastructure and Mr. Leshem Fulford, the project manager, the contractor L&L contractors for bringing in the project on time, members of the South Caicos community who were supportive of the project and everyone who contributed to the successful completion of this project.

John Reid confirmed as CEO of Cable and Wireless

John Reid, CEO, C&W Communications.

John Reid has been in particular triple-play, mobile data Reid served as C&W’s President, confirmed as Chief Executive and fixed-mobile convergence, and Consumer Division and was part Officer of C&W Communications seizing on the significant business-to- of the executive leadership team (“C&W”, or the “Company”) effective business and wholesale opportunities at C&W that achieved in excess of November 7, 2016. C&W serves 18 in the region. $100m in synergies in less than 18 countries and is one of the largest “I am honored to lead C&W months following the Columbus full service telecommunications Communications into the next phase transaction. and entertainment providers in the of our development. I look forward At Columbus, where he was Caribbean and Latin America. The to achieving our growth objectives, President and Chief Operating Officer, Company was recently acquired by creating greater value for our he led the Company to become a leader Liberty Global plc ”Liberty Global”, stakeholders, and transforming our and innovator in the broadband and the world’s largest international TV employee and customer experience,” entertainment industry across the and broadband company. Reid said. Caribbean and Latin America. Prior “This is a time of meaningful Reid, a Canadian national, to Columbus John held various change and development for C&W, is uniquely positioned to take C&W roles with Canadian MSO Persona, and I am excited for the expertise to its next chapter as he has over holding the position of Executive Vice and continuity that John brings 28 years of telecommunications President & Chief Operating Officer. to this growing region,” said Mike and cable television experience, John holds a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Fries, CEO of Liberty Global. Reid is and has spearheaded complex Memorial University of Newfoundland, tasked with aligning the former UK- integrations and pioneered a culture serves as the Chairman of Bahamas based company with Liberty’s Latin of transformation and engagement, Telecommunications Company (BTC), America and Caribbean (“LiLAC first in Canada, and during the past a 49% subsidiary of C&W, and is a Group”) division, while strengthening 11 years, across the Caribbean. Prior member of the Advisory Board of the Company’s growth opportunities, to his role as Interim CEO of C&W, Caribbean Tales.

Man charged with numerous firearm related offences A 34 year-old male of Kew Town Providenciales was charged with a number of firearm related offences which occurred on Monday 14th November 2016 in Blue Hills, Providenciales. The charges stemmed from a report

that was made around 9 p.m. on that date when the masked gunman entered the City Market Store located on the Millennium Highway and demanded cash after firing shots inside. He was tackled and subdued by customers inside of the store and restrained until police arrived.

The charges are: carrying ammunition, carrying firearm, discharging firearm and robbery. He was taken to the Magistrate’s Court where he was not allowed to enter a plea. A sufficiency hearing is set for January 2017.

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Judge makes $36 million ruling against Bobbi Kristina Brown's former boyfriend

Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston, arrives with boyfriend Nick Gordon at the premiere of the new film 'Sparkle' in Hollywood August 16, 2012. Gordon said on Wednesday he tried to revive Brown after finding her in a bathtub last year. A Georgia judge on Thursday entered a judgment of more than $36 million against Bobbi Kristina Brown's former boyfriend after he was held legally responsible for her 2015 death, attorneys for Brown's estate said. The judgment against Nick Gordon, who has not been criminally charged, totaled $36.25 million, according to attorneys David Ware and Glenda Hatchett, who represented Brown's estate. Brown's estate, who brought the lawsuit, accused Gordon of causing her death by giving her a "toxic mixture" and also stealing from her bank account while she was comatose. Gordon has denied the allegations and said he tried to save Brown's life. Fulton County Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford ruled against Gordon by default in the lawsuit after neither Gordon nor his lawyer attended a hearing in the case in September, Ware said. "The Defendant will not escape justice nor ever profit from his misdeeds. We hope that in some small way this will allow Krissy’s family to continue their quest for peace," Ware said in an emailed statement. Representatives for Gordon

could not be reached for comment on Thursday. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, an aspiring singer and the only child of Grammy award-winning singers Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, was discovered face down in the bathtub of her north Atlanta home in January 2015 and died about six months later without coming out of a coma. An autopsy found that drug intoxication and the immersion of her face in the water contributed to her death. Ware said while he doubts the estate will be able to collect the full judgment, he added, "Collection is not the issue; justice is." Ware provided a breakdown of the award, saying that among other accounts the judge assessed nearly $14 million for pain and suffering, about $4.5 million in punitive damages, and $1.575 million for money allegedly taken from her account and stolen jewelry. Brown died three years after Whitney Houston drowned in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel. Authorities said cocaine abuse and heart disease contributed to Houston's death on Feb. 11, 2012.

'Exhausted' Kanye West hospitalized, cancels tour after bizarre rants

Rapper Kanye West was hospitalized on Monday and reported to be suffering from exhaustion hours after he abruptly canceled the remainder of his tour following a week of no-shows, curtailed concerts and rants about politics. A source told People that West was "exhausted and currently dealing with sleep deprivation" but that he was "fine." NBC News and other outlets said he was hospitalized in Los Angeles after police responded to a medical welfare call. Reuters could not independently confirm the hospitalization. Concert promoters Live Nation said in a statement on Monday that the remaining 21 U.S. dates on West's Saint Pablo tour had been canceled, and that tickets would be fully refunded. Live Nation gave no reasons, fueling speculation about the state of West's mental and physical health. A source close to the "Gold Digger" singer denied West was having some kind of breakdown, telling celebrity outlets People and Us Weekly that West was a workaholic who was simply worn out. "He's just exhausted. He's been working around the clock on fashion design, both on his own line and the Adidas line. He's a notorious workaholic, so balancing both that work – which is extremely important to him – and the rigors of the tour every night, it really wore him out," a source told People. The tour cancellation followed a demanding three months for West, who unveiled the new season of his Yeezy fashion line with an elaborate performance art event in September in New York. In October, West's reality star wife, Kim Kardashian, was robbed at gunpoint in Paris, forcing the family to reassess their security and their high public profile. The influential rapper, who is promoting his current album "The Life of Pablo," made headlines last week when he was booed at his San

Entertainer Kanye West arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York, May 2, 2016 Jose, California concert for declaring his support for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. He canceled a concert in Los Angeles at the last minute on Sunday, and on Saturday walked off stage in Sacramento, California after 30 minutes during which he took aim at Beyonce, Jay Z, the media, and the music industry in general. West later flooded his Instagram account with dozens of photos of fashion items. Billboard magazine estimated that the tour cancellation would mean $27 million in ticket refunds and untold amounts in other tour expenses. West has a history of unpredictable and controversial behavior. Last year, he declared he was considering running for U.S. president in 2020. In 2009, he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York saying the honor should have gone to Beyonce. In 2006, he posed as Jesus Christ on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, and earlier this year he released a music video for "Famous" featuring portrayals of nude celebrities including Trump, Swift and comedian Bill Cosby lying asleep in bed with him.

Marriage or not, Mariah Carey goes ahead \with reality TV show Mariah Carey's new reality off, sparking conflicting rumors about personality, so I am excited about it," show sees the larger-than-life who backed out, and why. Carey told Reuters. singer trying on wedding dresses Packer appears briefly in Although the show was first and wrestling with a decision to the first episode of "Mariah's World," promoted as showing Carey planning postpone her marriage to Australian when the couple enjoyed happier her wedding, it remains to be seen businessman James Packer. times in the spring vacationing on how much Packer will now appear. Nine months on, as "Mariah's yachts. Carey is seen lounging in On Wednesday, Carey told World" prepares to air in December, lingerie, trying on a wedding dress, Ellen DeGeneres in an appearance on Carey is dodging questions about the and debating whether to wear a tiara. her talk show that her relationship sudden breakdown in October of her Filming started while the with Packer was "kind of difficult to engagement to the billionaire. "We Belong Together" singer was talk about" and described the split as Asked if the eight-part series preparing for her European tour that "a whole friggin' thing." would show what really went on to began in March and the first episode "Mariah's World" shows cause the split, Carey told Reuters. shows her reluctantly deciding to Carey to be heavily involved in "Do we ever know what's really real?... postpone her wedding to Packer planning and rehearsing for her I hope we learn a lesson of being good because of her work commitments. European tour, as well as flirting people." Carey, the world's best- with her back-up dancers. Packer, 49, and twice- selling female singer, says she wants "There is a lot to get stressed married Carey, 46, started a highly- the show to capture "behind the out about and you do go through a lot publicized relationship in June scenes and the moments... when you of angst," she told Reuters. But "if 2015, and in January, the Australian are getting ready to go on stage and I'm able to have my music... it's my proposed with a massive 35-carat putting on a tour." saving grace." diamond engagement ring. Last "I don't think people really know who "Mariah's World" premieres month, the engagement was suddenly I am, or the different sides of my on cable network E! on Dec.4 Recording artist Mariah Carey

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HEALTHY

LIFESTYLE Global standards for Zika testing needed, doctors say Although the mosquito-born Zika virus often results in mild flu-like symptoms, serious birth defects linked to the illness may still justify travel advisories and require global testing standards, a new study suggests. The World Health Organization on Friday said the Zika outbreak is no longer a public health emergency, putting the virus in the same category as other mosquito-born illnesses like malaria and yellow fever. This ended an emergency declaration in place since February due to clusters of brain damage and birth defects among babies born in areas where the virus was spreading. “I think the travel advisories still should hold,” said Dr. Davidson Hamer, a global public health researcher at Boston University who led the new study. “While the epidemic has slowed down in the Americas, there remains a threat of Zika there, and increased recognition (and local outbreaks like in Singapore) in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific mean that there is a continued risk in many parts of the world,” Hamer added by email. The current study uses data reported by the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network to assess the extent and characteristics of Zika virus infections caught by global travelers. Zika virus has spread rapidly throughout Latin America

and the Caribbean since its initial 22 days in the country where they identification in the Americas in Brazil contracted the virus. in 2015, researchers note in the Annals Among the 93 confirmed or of Internal Medicine. suspected Zika cases, 72 people had Although infections are tests for the virus done on at least asymptomatic or relatively mild one bodily fluid and 57 of the tested in approximately 80 percent of individuals were positive, the study cases, serious complications have found. The virus was detected in blood been described including neurologic alone in 30 patients, in urine alone disorders such as Guillain-Barre in 10 patients, in blood and urine syndrome and inflammation in the in 12 patients, in urine and saliva spinal cord and brain. The virus is in 2 patients, in urine and semen in also linked to miscarriages, premature one patient, and in semen alone in 2 deliveries, severe birth defects and patients. infant deaths. Researchers found nine Researchers examined data cases when blood tests for Zika were on 102 patient cases reported to the negative but the virus was detected in surveillance network with a Zika other fluids. diagnosis between January 2013 These test results highlight and February 2016. This included 64 the need for a standardized diagnostic confirmed Zika cases, 13 probable screening for Zika virus that can cases, and 16 clinically suspect cases. be used worldwide, said Mark A. Of the 93 patients with confirmed or Wainberg, a microbiologist at McGill possible Zika cases, 62 percent were University in Montreal who wasn’t female and half were at least 41 years involved in the study. old. “The use of (blood) testing is Roughly half of these travelers were problematic and confuses Zika with tourists, while 39 percent were visiting dengue and chikungunya,” two other friends or family and 8 percent were on viruses transmitted to people by business trips. mosquitoes, Wainberg said. The top five countries where While people may not Zika virus was acquired include necessarily need to cancel travel Suriname (22 percent), Colombia plans or panic, they should still take (17 percent), Brazil (11 percent), precautions to avoid contracting the Martinique (11 percent) and Venezuela virus, Wainberg said by email. (8 percent). “Use of mosquito repellant and doing Half of the travelers had spent at least whatever can be done to prevent

mosquito bites is a good idea,” Wainberg said. Recent evidence also suggests Zika can be transmitted through sexual contact. That means women who are pregnant or planning to conceive soon after travel should defer trips to areas where the virus is spreading – and so should their male partners, Hamer said. If they do visit areas where Zika is a known problem, they should use condoms to avoid pregnancy for at least two to six months after travel.

TV ads may spur snacking in kids as young as two Mindless snacking in front of the television set may start long before children know how to work the remote control, a U.S. study suggests. In an experiment with 60 kids aged 2 to 5 years, researchers focused on how advertising influences what’s known as eating in the absence of hunger. They gave all the children a healthy snack to make sure they had a full belly, and then sat the kids down to watch a TV program with ads for Bugles corn chips or for a department store. All of the kids had Bugles corn chips and one other snack in front of them while they watched the show. Children who saw ads for the corn chips ate 127 calories on average, compared to just 97 calories for kids who didn’t see Bugles on the screen, researchers report in Pediatrics. “This is the first study to show that exposure to food ads cues immediate eating among younger children - even after they had a filling snack,” said lead study author Jennifer Emond of Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. “Young children average up to three hours of TV viewing a day,” Emond added by email. “If kids are exposed to food ads during that time, they may unconsciously overconsume snacks which can lead to extra weight gain.”

More than one third of U.S. children are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends against any screen time for children younger than 18 months and suggests no more than an hour a day for kids aged 2 to 5 in part to encourage language development, support healthy sleep habits and limit sedentary activity that can set preschoolers on a path toward obesity. The type of TV program matters too. The AAP encourages educational programming like “Sesame Street” that can support language learning. For the experiment, researchers sat kids down to watch a 14-minute segment of “Elmo’s World” that included three minutes of advertising. Before the show started, all of

the kids could snack as much as they liked on banana, sliced cheese and crackers. They also got water to drink. Children were randomly assigned to view ads for national department stores or to watch Bugles spots that showed kids playing and eating the corn chips. While the shows played, kids were given bowls of Nabisco Teddy Grahams and Bugles corn snacks. There wasn’t a meaningful association between how much kids ate during the program and their age, weight or the way their parents typically supervised mealtime at home. In particular, researchers looked at whether parental feeding restrictions – which can include things like pressuring kids to eat or prohibiting certain foods – and didn’t find any association between these

practices and the amount of snacks kids consumed in the experiment. One limitation of the experiment is that it included mostly white, affluent rural kids, which may make the results less relevant to the broader population of U.S. children, the authors note. Young children can also be unreliable when they tell adults whether they are full, so it’s possible some children who claimed they had enough to eat before watching TV were actually hungry, the researchers also point out. Even so, the findings should give parents another reason to limit children’s exposure to media that comes with advertising, said Dr. Julie Lumeng, a researcher at the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital who wasn’t involved in the study. “Many children's programs are now instead using product placement to advertise,” Lumeng added by email. “Parents should also pay attention to how product placement occurs in the television programs or other media their young children may be watching.”Age 2 may be too young to understand how ads can influence behavior, Lumeng noted. “But parents can consider gradually introducing the power of advertising to young children as a trategy for helping their children resist the effects of these ads,” Lumeng said. “Ultimately limiting the child's exposure to the ads is the key strategy.”

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NOVEMBER 26TH, 2016 – DECEMBER 3RD, 2016

WATERLOO HOTEL MANAGEMENT LTD

Alexandra Resort, Blue Haven Resort & Marina and the Beach House

We are seeking to employ, suitably qualified and experienced hospitality professionals in the positions listed below. Our ideal candidate should have an outstanding command of the English language, written and oral, strong communication and excellent customer service skills. SENIOR SOUS CHEF Reporting to the Executive Chef, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: Responsibilities: •Candidate must demonstrate a proven track record of successfully leading/managing in an upscale Food & Beverage environment; with strong culinary experience and training. •Responsible for the execution of all company policies and procedures, ensuring that all services provided achieve the established standards within the agreed budgetary controls. •Advise the Executive Chef on all matters relating to the kitchen area and ensure a high standard of cleanliness and hygienic practice throughout the kitchen. •To assist the Executive Chef in budgeting i.e food cost/payroll/etc. •Ensure guest satisfaction with the smooth and effective running of the day-to-day operation. •Organize training and development of culinary staff members through the training department •To maintain control of the standards for purchasing and receiving items. •To test and evaluate products for quality, paying particular attention to yield/holding qualities/ market price/wastage usage of leftovers. •Constantly inspect all food service sections during service time to ensure that the correct standards are maintained. •Responsible for control of equipment and scheduling maintenance. Requirements: •Minimum of 5 years of previous Food and Beverage international experience in a senior leadership role. •University/College degree •Computer literate in Microsoft Window applications required •Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities •Developed proficiency with forecasting, cost controls and scheduling through related experience. •Dynamic, enthusiastic, creative leader who thrives under pressure and is able to perform multiple functions and troubleshoot when need. •Highly responsible & reliable with the ability to work well under pressure in fast paced environment. •Ability to work cohesively as part of a team •Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times •Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays. Salary range for this positon begins at $30,000.00 per annum and will commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant. SOUS CHEF Reporting to the Executive Sous Chef, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: Responsibilities: •Assists in conducting periodic food inventories. •Assists the Executive Chef with departmental human resource functions. •Initiates and oversees ordering of food and kitchen supplies. •Supervises and coordinates the production of food according to menu specifications. •Assists the Chefs and Cooks in preparation of specific cuisine. •Inspects quality of food products used to prepare cuisine. Informs Executive Chef when quality is not acceptable. •Ensures all cuisine served to guests follow establish guidelines for quantity, quality, appearance, and palatability. •Checks physical cleanliness of operations. Ensures all staff practice “clean as you go” techniques. •Insures that staff is following all safe serve and health inspection standards. •Maintains proper working order of all equipment. Inspects ovens, burners, water faucets, and refrigerators. Reports deficiencies to Engineering Department. Requirements: •Graduate culinary art or Culinary degree strongly preferred •6-10 years previous experience as a cook •Full knowledge of ordering work schedule. •Experience in a luxury hotel with comparable service and standards would be an asset •Valid Food Handler Certificate required •Must have experience and be proficient in both a la carte and production cooking •Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Salary range for this position begins at $24,000.00 per annum and will commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant. COOKS Reporting to the Executive Sous Chef/Sous Chef, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: Responsibilities: •Measure and assemble ingredients for menu items •Collaborate with the Executive Chef and Sous Chefs to prepare meals during our dining hours •Maintain accurate food inventories •Properly store food items at appropriate temperatures •Rotate stock items as per established procedures •Restock kitchen for subsequent shifts •Ensure that the food prep area and kitchen are cleaned and sanitized at the end of your shift Requirements: •High school diploma/GED required •2+ years’ experience as a Cook in the restaurant industry •Able to read and follow standardized recipes •Strong knowledge of proper food handling procedures •Able to work as part of a team in a busy kitchen atmosphere •ServeSafe Certification preferred Salary range for this position begins at $7.00 per hour and will commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant. FOOD & BEVERAGE SUPERVISORS Reporting to the Restaurant Manager, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: Responsibilities: •Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of staff who serve food and beverages •Establish methods to meet work schedules •Maintain records of stock, repairs, sales and wastage

•Ensures alcohol inventory control system is performed at prescribed times and proper followup is performed in areas of concern •Train staff in job duties, and sanitation and safety procedures •Ensure that food and service meet quality control standards •May participate in the selection of food service staff and assist in the development of policies, •procedures and budgets •Works closely with the Outlets manager and the Sales and Marketing specialist in the Development and implement of marketing promotion strategies for the Restaurant and Bar to increase revenue. •Welcomes and greets guests with a warm friendly smile. Informs guests of specials and menu changes, makes suggestions and answers questions regarding food, beverages, and service. •Processes guests’ orders and ensures all items are prepared properly and in a timely manner. •Communicates with kitchen staff to ensure guest satisfaction with the food and service. •Observes diners to ensure guests are satisfied with the food and service, and respond to any additional requests. •Clears and resets table at the end of each course or upon completion of the meal. •Prepares guest checks that itemize and total meal costs and sales tax. Accepts payment. •Follows food safety and handling procedures and compliance regulations as outlined by hotel standards and Local TCI laws. •Adheres to all hotel safety and security policies and procedures as outlined by hotel standards •Maintains superior standards of quality, service, and cleanliness in the restaurant and service area. •Consistently maintains a neat, organized and clean workspace and uniform. •Demonstrates a commitment to provide the best possible experience for guests, ensuring superior personalized service. •Ensures adherence to SOPs and brand standards •Performs opening and closing duties as assigned. •Performs other duties as assigned Requirements: •High school graduate or equivalent preferred. •Strong computer skills a strong asset •1 -3 years of supervisory experience in a Restaurant and/or Bar •Must have current food and beverage •handling licenses/permits and maintain such licenses/permits. •Strong communication, organization, and problem -solving skills. •Knowledge of principles, values and processes for providing superior guest service. •Knowledge of basic math. •Ability to operate cash register. •Ability to project a professional, friendly and courteous image to guests. •Ability to multi-task and be detailed oriented. •Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment. •Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holiday Salary range for this position begins at $8.00 per hour and will commensurate with qualifications and experience. FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVER Responsibilities: •Prepares the tables, laying out napkins and utensils, making sure the condiments are refilled, performing all other preparation tasks. •Staying updated on current menu choices, specialties and menu deviations, knowing if the kitchen staff is running out of any items...etc. •Handle the table bookings, direct customers to their tables, presenting menus, suggesting dishes, assisting in drink selection, informing customers about food preparation details, communicating specific customer needs to the cooks. •Maintaining proper dining experience, delivering items, fulfilling customer needs, offering desserts and drinks, removing courses, replenishing utensils, refilling glasses. •Prepare mixed drinks for service to your customers table. •Properly opening and pouring of wine at the tableside. •Obtaining revenues, issuing receipts, accepting payments, returning the change. •Performing basic cleaning tasks as needed or directed by supervisor. •Assisting with special events as needed. •Greet all guests and owners warmly with an appropriate greeting. •Adhere to grooming and appearance standards consistently. •Understands and can communicate products and services available at the resort Requirements: •Must have some familiarity with basic cooking skills. •High school diploma or equivalent preferred. •Previous serving experience required. •Excellent oral communication skills required. •Positive interpersonal skills required. •Must speak English fluently and be able to write in basic English. •Food Handlers certificate Salary range for this position begins at $7.00 per hour and will commensurate with qualifications and experience. Line Positions The positions listed below, hospitality experience would be an asset but is not required and the starting rate will be $6.50per hour. ROOM ATTENDANTS To ensure the cleanliness and orderliness of the assigned guestroom, work areas and equipment. Must be able to push and pull carts weighing up to 150lbs and be able to climb flights of stairs several times daily. LABOURERS To assist in maintaining the buildings of the resort. Must be able to lift 50lbs, bend, stand for long periods of time and must be able to push and pull carts weighing up to 250lbs. Be able to lift 50lbs., bend and stand for long periods of time. Must be able to speak English and understand instructions. Must be in excellent health. GARDENERS To assist in, maintaining the grounds of the resort. Duties to include: removal of trash, weeding, mowing, planting, pruning, watering and application of chemicals. Must be of good character. Be able to lift 50lbs., bend and stand for long periods of time. Must be able to speak English and understand instructions.

Please Submit Applications to: hr@wihl.com A copy should also be submitted to the TCI Labour Department. Submissions to be no later than December 9th, 2016. Belongers need only apply.

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CARIBBEAN NEWS

NEWS NEWS

Prince Harry embarrassed by Antigua PM

It has been the great unwritten rule of Prince Harry’s tour of the Caribbean: whatever you do, do not mention his girlfriend Meghan Markle. Charity workers meeting the Prince had been briefed that Miss Markle was off-limits for small talk when meeting him, lest they should offend the Prince by intruding on his private life. It had all been going so well, until the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda decided to have a little fun at Harry’s expense by suggesting he might choose the country for his “honeymoon” with his new “princess”. It would have been bad enough if Gaston Browne’s comments had been whispered into the Prince’s ear, but they were delivered during a speech in front of an audience of 300 VIPs, with the Prince, increasingly red-faced, standing on a stage for all to see. Mr Browne’s ill-judged speech, which also included laddish comments about a group of beauty queens the Prince was about to meet, was surely the most awkward ever given in honour of the fifth in line to the throne. “I understand there may be a new addition to the Royal family very soon?” grinned Mr Browne. “I am told that there may be a princess, and I just want to say that should you make the decision to honeymoon, then Antigua and Barbuda want to welcome

Prince Harry meets Prime Minister Gaston Browne, on Sunday, as he arrived for his 15-day royal tour you. a wonderful evening, and remember “We have been voted whatever is done here, stays here. So consistently as the best honeymoon do not worry.” destination in the Caribbean - and one Members of the audience of the best in the world - so there will laughed at the joke, perhaps more out be nowhere in the world as special to of embarrassment than anything, but spend your honeymoon, when that day the Prince was clearly not amused. arrives.” When he met Leanda Norville, The Prince, standing within the reigning Miss Antigua and Barbuda, touching distance of Mr Browne on the he refused to be photographed next to stage, became increasingly flushed as her, instead agreeing only to a group the speech went on, looking down at photograph in which she was a little his shoes and fiddling with his shirt to distance away from him. avoid eye contact with the audience at Miss Norville, 25, wearing a times. sequinned silver dress and a crown, Referring to a group of beauty shrugged off the minor snub, saying: queens the Prince was about to meet, “He was a gentleman. Of course I want Mr Browne told him: “You are the to be his princesses. Everyone at this coolest member of the Royal family party does. His girlfriend seems a nice and one of the most successful ones. lady, but I would be a good girlfriend “I am quite sure you will have for him.”

PM Gaston Browne dismisses reports that he embarrassed Prince Harry Prime Minister Gaston Browne is dismissing the British media reports that he embarrassed Prince Harry. Browne says remarks he made about the British royal honeymooning in Antigua was exaggerated by the foreign press who accompanied harry on the trip. The party at Barnacle Point was attended by hundreds who were specially invited to celebrate the prince’s visit to Antigua. By morning, British Media had taken a full swing at the Prime Minister’s statements, saying Prince Harry felt embarrassed and unamused. OBSERVER media’s Rory Butler reports that Browne told the

member of the Royal Family what happens in Antigua stays in Antigua. Despite the much illconceived publicity that Antigua and Barbuda is receiving because of these articles, Prime minister Browne shrugged it off as a cultural misunderstanding. Browne says the British media also took the reigning Miss Antigua and Barbuda, Leanda Norville’s comments out of context. According to the Daily Mail UK, Norville said the prince was a gentleman and that she wants to be his princess. “Everyone at this party does. His girlfriend seems like a nice lady, but I would be a good girlfriend for him.”

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During the party hosted by the Prime Minister at Barnacle Point in Antigua, Mr Browne wrongly addressed the Prince as “your excellency” rather than “your royal highness” and danced on stage when a local singer entertained the audience. Prince Harry did not take up an invitation to dance. Speaking to the British press Mr Browne later added: “I believe Meghan is a very beautiful looking girl, they make a very good looking couple.” Asked if he approved of the Prince’s choice of girlfriend, he said: “Yes, I heard about her and I hear they are speculating that they will now get married. I hope that Harry and Meghan come here for some quiet time very soon. “We have some beautiful resorts, we have residences here worth between 15million USD to 60million USD in value. “I am sure that several of the homeowners would be more than willing to accommodate them.” Earlier this month Prince Harry issued an unprecedented statement calling on the media and the public to stop the “abuse” he said Miss Markle had suffered through online commenting and asking for her privacy to be respected. Mr Browne, it seems, did not get the memo.

US picking up pace of deportations to Haiti Facing an influx of undocumented Haitian migrants arriving at the U.S. southern border with Mexico and a lack of jail space, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that it would step up deportations to Haiti in the coming weeks. “Recently, we have seen an increase in the numbers of those apprehended on the southern border. I have instructed our border security and immigration enforcement personnel to take steps to keep pace with this increase,” Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson said. Earlier this month, U.S. immigration officials decided to release some Haitians arriving in California and Arizona because of a lack of beds in detention facilities. The number of available beds is between 31,000 and 34,000. inReadIn the last several weeks, about 200 Haitians have been deported to Haiti. There are currently 41,000 individuals in immigration detention centers. About 4,400 are Haitian nationals. The resumption of deportation flights will not affect Haitian nationals currently covered by Temporary Protected Status (TPS). These individuals will remain eligible for employment authorization. TPS for Haitian nationals has been extended through July 22, 2017. The Embassy of Haiti in Washington, D.C., is encouraging family members seeking information on detained relatives to contact its

United States Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has decided to step up deportations of undocumented Haitian migrants after an influx along the U.S. border with Mexico hotline: 202-549-8712. On Sept. 22, Homeland Security ended a six-year moratorium on non-criminal deportations to Haiti, citing “improved conditions in Haiti” since the country’s devastating Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake and “a significant increase” in the number of Haitian nationals taking a dangerous smuggling route from Brazil to the Southwest border in San Diego, California. Deportation flights were temporarily suspended after Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti on Oct. 4 as a Category 4 storm. The flights were resumed days before the U.S. presidential election. On Sunday, Haiti finally held its long-awaited presidential rerun elections. Officials are still tallying the votes, and preliminary results could come as soon as Monday.

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This position would suit a candidate who is currently a Director of Front Desk or very strong Front Office Manager or Assistant Front Office Manager with a minimum of three years experience in a luxury Forbes 5 Star branded resort property with capability to work under pressure.

Pool and Beach Supervisor To be responsible for supervising all aspects of the Pool & Beach service; which includes the Pool & Beach Attendants, equipment, supplies, setup/tear down and maintenance; To understand and respond to all guest needs and requests in a timely and professional manner, deferring to the Pool and Beach Manager when necessary to ensure guest satisfaction. Pay close attention to island pod/beach bed reservations. To be thoroughly familiar with the service standards and procedures of Gansevoort hotel. Follow specified procedures to properly set-up pool and beach areas on a daily basis. To keep the pool and beach area clear of used towels at all times. To set up Pool and Beach with chairs, umbrellas and towels and to ensure that guests are provided with clean towels as needed. Must be able to swim and familiar with the use of the rescue boat, kayaks and Hobie cat. Certification in CPR is a plus.

He/She will be responsible to ensure that all areas of the front desk work seamlessly to ensure a perfect arrival and departure experience for all of its guests according to the Forbes 5 Star Standards. The candidate should have excellent communication skills and process a very much “Hands On” leader management style Alone with your excellent verbal and written communication skills you should be very proficient with all types of front and back of the house hospitality related computer systems (Opera, HotSOS, Salto). You also must be willing to work a flexible work schedule, as the hours for this management position will vary with the seasons and market trends. This position will report directly to the Resort Manager of this major branded property.

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Jamaica Fosters Culture of Fear With Police Impunity Jamaica fosters a Holness, whose Jamaica Labor “culture of fear” and impunity Party won February national linked to a high rate of killings by elections, met with Amnesty police officers that stretches back officials in Jamaica’s capital for years on the Caribbean island of Kingston and received a with chronically eye-popping copy of the report. He said his rates of violent crime, Amnesty administration was committed International alleges in a report to ensuring human rights of all issued Wednesday. islanders. The London-based group “We reject violence. The said just two Jamaican officers government is of the view that have been convicted of murder the state should set the example since 2000 while roughly 3,000 and not use violence as a means citizens were killed in police- of conflict resolution,” he said in a related fatalities during that time. Wednesday statement. It’s been such a longstanding The Jamaica pattern of killings that Amnesty Constabulary Force didn’t suggests there could be state- respond to emails or calls seeking sponsored executions in the gritty comment about Amnesty’s report. slums where the deadly shootings But senior police commanders generally take place. have long dismissed accusations “Information gathered of unlawful killings and crime for this report points to a strong scene manipulation as wildly likelihood of the existence of exaggerated, noting Jamaica individual police officers or even is awash with illegal guns and units tasked with carrying out violent gangs. extrajudicial executions on the There’s no shortage of orders of some governmental Jamaicans who support tough authorities or with its complicity police tactics on an island with or acquiescence,” the report said. a paltry conviction rate for Local rights activists homicides. have made the same allegations Last year, the country for years and residents of poor of less than 3 million people neighborhoods routinely protest had at least 1,192 slayings, a what they insist are unjustified roughly 20 percent increase from killings by lawmen, accusing the previous year. That’s some them of planting pistols next to 43 slayings per 100,000 people, dead bodies and letting wounded keeping Jamaica ranked among victims bleed to death. Almost the most violent countries in the all of those killed have been world. In recent years, the UN written off by police off as armed listed the island as having the criminals who died in shootouts. world’s sixth-worst homicide rate. Prime Minister Andrew The World Bank ranked Jamaica

in the top five in 2013. In its new report, Amnesty also accused police of illegal “intimidation and harassment” against relatives of citizens slain by lawmen, particularly women. Interviews with over 50 relatives of 28 people believed to be unlawfully killed by police showed that “most had experienced intense and pervasive harassment and intimidation by police in their pursuit of justice,” including threats at home, workplaces, and even during funerals, the report said. “Shocking injustice is the norm,” said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty’s Americas director. In recent years, the number of police killings in Jamaica has actually decreased significantly, Amnesty notes in its report. But there’s still an average of two killings by police a week and Amnesty researchers said they found “no evidence of improved internal accountability within the police or changes in the way the police operate.” There seems to be a mix of reasons for the reduction in police-involved killings since 2014, but perhaps the biggest is the fear among officers of prosecution by an independent agency that now investigates abuse allegations against police. There’s also a Special Coroner*s Court to conduct inquests into alleged police killings.

Trinidad police force tarnished by rogue cops – says acting Police Commissioner PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says the reputation of the police force has been tarnished by recent incidents in which cops have been accused of committing crimes. At the weekly police press briefing on Wednesday, Williams promised to root out the rouge officers and called on the public to keep the faith in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS). “Today I want to give the public the assurance that the TTPS is staffed with a majority of officers who are honest, law abiding and committed to fulfilling their obligations and oath in the noble profession of policing. Williams also sought to assure the public that all allegations made against police officers are treated seriously and those accused are not give favorable treatment. “The TTPS will take a tough approach to any criminal conduct which is alleged against any police officer. The public is vesting trust in the TTPS and we must do nothing to undermine this. Clear decisive and timely action will be taken in every case to remove what we can describe as the rogue element from the Police Service,” Williams said. In a press release issued following the briefing, the acting Police chief said that since 2012, 150 officers, varying in rank from constable to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), had been suspended by the TTPS after being charged with criminal offences, including murder, misbehaviour in public office, perverting the course of public justice, sedition, assault and driving under the influence. Meanwhile, with the murder toll now over 400 for the year, leader of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC), Kamla PersadBissessar had criticized the governing People’s National Movement (PNM) for not clamping down on crime. Addressing a local government election campaign earlier this week, Persad Bissessar said that while in opposition, the PNM had solutions to tackle crime.

Arnhim Eustace to step down as St. Vincent opposition leader KINGTOWN, St. Vincent – Leader of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), Arnhim Eustace, has announced his resignation from that post and as Leader of the Opposition. The NDP made the announcement in a press release on Wednesday, following Eustace’s announcement to the party’s central committee late Tuesday “…the Honourable Arnhim U. Eustace addressed the members present and announced his decision to resign as leader of the Opposition and as President of the New Democratic Party. Eustace told the meeting that he would accordingly inform the Governor General of his decision and that in accordance with the Constitution of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the elected members of the NDP, including himself, would advise the Governor General whom they support as the new Opposition Leader,” the NDP said. Eustace, a 72-year-old economist, will, however, remain

Leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Arnhim Eustace Member of Parliament for East Kingstown, which he has been representing since 1998, when he first entered politics. Eustace became leader of the Opposition in March 2001, after a five-

month stint as Prime Minister at the end of the NDP’s 17 years in office. “He indicated that he felt that he had made his contribution to the party in that position for over sixteen years and that it was time to pass on the baton to someone else,” the NDP said. The outgoing Leader of the Opposition and President thanked the Central Committee for their support over the years and expressed his satisfaction in serving the NDP. He noted that he is fully prepared to lend his support to his successor as Leader of the Opposition and President of the NDP. “Members present thanked Eustace for his outstanding contribution to the party and to the country and pledged to host a special event in honour of his long and dedicated service,” the NDP said. The party, which has not held a convention since 2014, will hold an extraordinary convention on November 27 at its headquarters, to elect a new party leader. During that convention, the

party is also expected to fill a number of posts that are up for election, including that of party chairman. Eustace had earlier said that he would allow the party’s convention to determine his fate as NDP leader, but has since backed away from that position. His stint brings to an end one era in the life of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ oldest political party. Eustace came to the helm in October 2000 of a shambolic NDP, five months before it had committed to have an early election as part of an agreement reached with the Unity Labour Party to end political unrest earlier that year. While Eustace was unsuccessful in returning the NDP to power, he has brought the party within one seat of winning the elections of 2010 and 2015. In 2010, the NDP reduced the ULP’s margin of victory from nine to one seat in the 15-member parliament, when the ULP retained power by taking eight of the 15 seats, a result that was repeated in 2015.

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At least 67 killed in east China scaffolding collapse BEIJING — Scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China collapsed into a deadly heap on Thursday, sending iron pipes, steel bars and wooden planks tumbling down on about 70 workers in the country’s worst work-safety accident in over two years. At least 67 people were killed by the collapse of the work platform at a power plant cooling tower that was under construction, state media reported. Two others were injured and one worker was missing. The cooling tower was being built in the city of Fengcheng in Jiangxi province when the scaffolding tumbled down at about 7:30 a.m., an official with the local Work Safety Administration who would only give his surname, Yuan, said by telephone. The reported death toll suggested that nearly all the construction workers at the cooling tower perished. Close to 70 people were working at the site when the scaffolding gave out, according to local media reports. About 500 rescue workers, including paramilitary police officers, were digging through the

rescue workers look for survivors after a work platform collapsed at the Fengcheng power plant in eastern China’s Jiangxi Province. debris with their hands, according to state broadcaster CCTV. It showed debris strewn across the floor of the cavernous, 165-meter (545-foot) -high concrete cooling tower, in the middle of which stood an unfinished structure. Rescue dogs were seeking to locate survivors or the bodies of victims, while backhoes shifted wreckage to the margins of the massive round tower. Chinese President Xi Jinping urged local governments to learn from the accident and hold those responsible accountable. He said that in the wake of recent work accidents,

the State Council, China’s Cabinet, should carry out thorough inspections of work sites to reduce risks. China has suffered several major work-safety accidents in recent years blamed on weak regulatory oversight, systemic corruption and pressure to boost production amid a slowing economy. Also Thursday, Yang Dongliang, a former head of the State Administration of Work Safety, stood trial in a Beijing court for allegedly accepting $4.3 million in bribes between 2002 and last year, as he rose through the ranks as an official in

Man gets life for murder of British MP

London - A far-right the murder “a political act and an and led to a three-day suspension extremist was on Wednesday act of terrorism”. in campaigning ahead of Britain’s sentenced to life in prison “We hope the country will June 23 vote to quit the EU. without the possibility of release also take something from this,” Judge Wilkie said Mair for murdering British MP Jo he told reporters outside court. had betrayed “the quintessence Cox a week before Britain’s EU “That those in politics, of our country -- parliamentary referendum in a “politically the media or in our own democracy. motivated” attack. communities who seek to divide “In the true meaning of Sentencing Thomas Mair, us will face an unassailable wall the word she was a patriot,” he 53, to a rare “whole life term” of British tolerance,” he said. added. “You affect to be a patriot.” punishment, judge Alan Wilkie - ‘Betrayal’ of democracy Cox’s sister Kim admitted told him: “Because she was a Sue Hemming, head of that the 10-day trial had been member of parliament your crime Counter Terrorism at the Crown “particularly challenging” and has an additional dimension that Prosecution Service, said Mair’s that the family was “relieved that calls for particular punishment. actions were “nothing less than this process is over. “There is no doubt it was acts of terrorism designed to “It has always been my done to further a political motive. advance his twisted ideology.” belief that whilst we cannot Your inspiration is not love of Jeremy Corbyn, leader always choose what happens to country, it is an admiration for of Cox’s Labour Party, called the us, we can try to choose how we Nazis and similar anti-democratic murder “an attack on democracy” can respond,” she said outside white supremacist creeds.” that “robbed the world of an court. The jury at London’s ambassador of kindness and “I, for one, will not be central criminal court took just compassion”. beaten by what has happened 90 minutes to convict Mair of Investigators found an and I know I am not alone.” killing the mother-of-two, who extensive collection of books on Mair denied Cox’s campaigned for Britain to stay German military history, the murder, possession of a firearm in the European Union, as she Holocaust and Nazi race theory with intent to commit an arrived at a library to meet and a statue of the eagle of indictable offence and possession constituents on June 16. Germany’s Third Reich when of an offensive weapon, but was Mair showed no emotion they searched Mair’s Birstall found guilty on all counts. as the verdicts and sentence were home. The judged refused read out. Mair had also accessed Mair’s request to address the The court heard earlier the Wikipedia page of “far right” court personally as Cox’s family that Mair -- who refused to give online publication Occidental watched on. evidence in his own defence -- Observer and the Twitter and A 77-year-old local man, shouted “Britain first” as he fired Wikipedia pages for Cox. Bernard Carter-Kenny, was three shots at the lawmaker and The court heard that stabbed as he attempted to stop stabbed her 15 times in Birstall, Mair had asked the question “Is the attack. northern England. a .22 round deadly enough to kill “What you did to me Asked to give his name with one shot to a human head?” that Thursday afternoon not only at an earlier hearing, he said: during one internet search, which threatened my life but changed “Death to traitors, freedom for refers to the size of a bullet. me as a person and all those Britain.” The killing of Cox, who around me,” said a statement read Following the verdict, had defended immigration and out on behalf of the pensioner. Cox’s husband Brendan called refugee rights, shocked Britain

Tianjin before joining the regulatory agency. Yang was sacked in August 2015 in connection with a massive explosion at an illegal chemical warehouse in the northern port of Tianjin that killed 173 people, most of them firefighters and police officers. The head of a logistics company was also handed a suspended death sentence over the case. Earlier this month, 33 miners were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in Chongqing in China’s southwest. In 2014, a dust explosion at a metal production workshop killed 146 people. Other accidents blamed on lax safety standards in recent years have also caused significant fatalities. In June 2015, 442 people were killed in the capsize on the Yangtze River of a modified cruise ship blamed on poor decisions made by the captain and crew, while 81 people were killed in December when an enormous, man-made mountain of soil and waste collapsed on nearly three dozen buildings in the southern manufacturing center of Shenzhen.

Monroe’s dress from JFK birthday sells for $4.8 million at auction The skin-tight dress Marilyn Monroe wore for her sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” before then U.S. President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 gala was sold on Thursday for $4.8 million at an auction in Los Angeles. Ripley’s Believe it or Not purchased the Jean Louis designed dress covered in sequins, the Beverly Hills-based Julien’s Auctions said in a statement. With its color matching her skin tone, the dress, which was so tight that Monroe had to be sewn into it, gave the impression she was nude. “Marilyn Monroe singing ‘Happy Birthday Mr. President’ is certainly one of the most famous impromptu performances in American history,” said Darren Julien, President and CEO of Julien’s Auctions. Monroe, one of the 20th century’s most famous sex symbols, wore the dress as she sang “Happy Birthday to You” to Kennedy in a breathy performance at a May 19, 1962 fundraiser for the Democratic Party in Madison Square Garden in New York. The star of the films “Some Like it Hot” and “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” died of a drug overdose less than three months later. Monroe’s song was to mark Kennedy’s 45th birthday, which was to occur a couple weeks later. The president was assassinated the following year. The late fund manager Martin Zweig bought the dress in 1999 for $1.26 million at a Christie’s auction, Julien’s Auctions said. Zweig, who saw the dress as an investment, kept it in a climate-controlled display case mounted on a mannequin, Julien said. The dress is one of many items from Monroe’s life which Julien’s Auctions is offering during a three-day auction. Monroe would have been 90 years old this year.

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Merkel says she will seek fourth term as German chancellor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, November 9, 2016 Angela Merkel announced on Sunday she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year’s election, a sign of stability after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president. The 62-year old conservative, facing a voter backlash over her open-door migrant policy, said she had thought long and hard before eventually deciding to stand again in the September election, ending months of speculation over her decision. “The decision for a fourth term is - after 11 years in office - anything but trivial - for the country, the party

and, I say it consciously in this order, group, adding she stood for reliability for me personally,” she told reporters, and predictability. striking a serious, almost somber, However, she rejected the tone. responsibility that was pushed onto “It is a decision not just for her after Trump’s win as “grotesque an election campaign but about the and absurd”. next four years ... if health allows it,” “No person alone - even with she added after a meeting of senior the greatest experience - can change members of her conservative Christian things in Germany, Europe and the Democrat (CDU) party. world for the better, and certainly not An Emnid poll on Sunday the chancellor of Germany,” she said. showed that some 55 percent of Merkel’s decision last year Germans want Merkel, Germany’s to open Germany’s borders to around eighth chancellor since World War Two, 900,000 migrants, mostly from war to serve a fourth term, with 39 percent zones in the Middle East, angered against, indicating that despite many voters at home and dented her setbacks, she is still an electoral asset. ratings. Merkel has steered Europe’s biggest Her party has slumped in economy through the financial crisis regional elections in the last year and euro zone debt crisis and has won while support for the anti-immigrant respect internationally, for example Alternative for Germany (AfD) has with her efforts to help solve the swelled. conflict in Ukraine. U.S. President In September, after a heavy Barack Obama last week described defeat for the CDU in a Berlin state her as an “outstanding” ally. election, a humbled Merkel surprised With Trump’s victory in the the country by saying she wished United States and the rise in support she could turn the clock back on the for right-wing parties in several migrant crisis, though she stopped European states, some commentators short of saying her policy was a see Merkel as a bastion of Western mistake. liberal values. In a system where coalition “Angela Merkel is the answer governments are the norm, many to the populism of this time. She is, as pollsters see another ‘grand coalition’ it were, the anti-Trump,” party ally as the most likely option after the Stanislaw Tillich, premier of the state election, although the rise of the AfD of Saxony, told the RND newspaper makes coalition arithmetic more

complicated. Merkel, who grew up in Communist East Germany, is a physicist who only became involved in politics after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. She is seen as a talented negotiator but has also shown a ruthless streak. A Protestant woman in a mainly Catholic and male-dominated party, at least when she became its leader in 2000, Merkel never built up a regional power base but over the years she has sidelined her main male rivals and has no obvious successor. She still requires the official backing of her party at a conference in early December and also of her Christian Social Union (CSU) allies in Bavaria, who have fiercely criticized her open-door migrant policy. CSU head Horst Seehofer welcomed her decision on Sunday. “We now want the trust of the population for another four years and therefore it is good that we have clarity,” he said. Germany has no limit on the number of terms a chancellor can serve and Merkel could end up matching the 16 years in office of her former mentor, Helmut Kohl. It was Merkel herself who broke with Kohl and told her party in 1999, in the midst of a funding scandal, that it should move on without him.

Court says Republican gerrymandering in Wisconsin was unconstitutional Republicans in Wisconsin tilted district maps in their favor in order to hamper Democrats and ultimately win state elections in 2012 and 2014, a federal court said on Monday in a case that could influence future rulings on gerrymandering. The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin decided 2-1 that Act 43, a redrawing of districts approved by the state’s Republican-led legislature in 2012, violated the U.S. Constitution, court documents showed. “We find that the discriminatory effect is not explained by the political geography of Wisconsin nor is it justified by a legitimate state interest,” the court wrote in its ruling. The case has no bearing on Donald

Trump’s victory in Wisconsin in the presidential election on Nov. 8, in which he defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said in a statement that he planned to appeal, which would send the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. A ruling there on gerrymandering - the practice of manipulating electoral boundaries for political advantage - could have wide implications across the country as similar cases in Maryland and North Carolina work their way through lower courts. “This is a big victory for those who want to see courts rein in partisan gerrymandering. But it is anybody’s guess what happens to this when it gets to the Supreme Court,” wrote Richard Hasen, an

elections law expert at the University according to the ruling. of California, Irvine, on his blog. Despite receiving 51 Since 2010, Republicans percent of the votes statewide in have more than doubled their control 2012, Democrats won only 39 of 99 of state legislatures. They now Assembly seats. In 2014, Republicans control both legislative chambers won roughly the same percentage of in a record 32 states, the New York votes statewide, but won 63 seats, a Times reported. 24-seat disparity, judges wrote. “Republicans win elections The Wisconsin case because we have better candidates hinged on a new way to measure and a better message that continues the discriminatory effect of to resonate with the voters,” said gerrymandering. The “efficiency gap” Republican Assembly Speaker Robin measure found the redistricting Vos in a statement. in Wisconsin caused Democrats to Twelve Wisconsin voters waste more votes than Republicans. argued in their lawsuit that `The measure gives judges Republicans redrew maps in 2011 “a clear threshold for deciding what to divide Democratic voters so they is acceptable”, Barry Burden, the fall short of a majority in districts director of the Elections Research and to concentrate Democratic Center at the University of voters into districts so they win by Wisconsin-Madison, told the New overwhelming margins and dilute York Times. votes of Democrats statewide,

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Obama tells Latin America and world: give Trump time, don’t assume worst

U.S. President Barack Obama did in Latin America what he tried to do in Europe: tell worried citizens not to draw negative conclusions about the man he once called unfit to serve in the White House, President-elect Donald Trump. In the last stop of an international farewell tour that included visits to Greece and Germany, Obama continued his efforts to calm anxieties since Republican businessman Trump beat Democratic rival and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential race. “My main message to you ... and the message I delivered in Europe is don’t just assume the worst,” Obama told a group of young people during a question-and-answer session in Peru on Saturday. “Wait until the administration is in place, it’s actually putting its policies together, and then you can make your judgments as to whether or not it’s consistent with the international community’s interest in living in peace and prosperity together.” Trump won the election after promising to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, rip up trade deals and ban Muslims temporarily from entering the United States.

Obama has sought to soothe fears by pledging to ensure a smooth transition of power and expressing optimism that the president-elect would shift away from inflammatory campaign rhetoric once he faced the realities of the job. “It will be important for everybody around the world to not make immediate judgments but give this new president-elect a chance to put their team together, to examine the issues, to determine what their policies will be, because as I’ve always said, how you campaign isn’t always the same as how you govern,” Obama said. But Obama has couched his assurances largely in hopeful language that Trump’s team would see the merits of policies that Democrats championed despite Trump’s pledged to dismantle them, from the Iran nuclear deal to an international pact to fight climate change. And the president, who campaigned vigorously for Clinton and showed visible disdain for Trump before his victory, has offset his words of reassurance with subtle digs at his successor by emphasizing themes of democratic values in Europe and Peru that Trump has been criticized for ignoring. “You’re seeing some countries

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks while meeting with President-elect Donald Trump that are going backwards rather other assurances, including for Latin than forwards in terms of freedom American policy, seemed based more of the press, in terms of freedom of on optimism than knowledge of the Internet, in terms of respecting Trump’s plans. political opposition and civil society,” “With respect to Latin Obama said on Saturday. America, I don’t anticipate major Trump barred some news changes in policy from the new organizations from covering events administration,” he said, citing trade during his campaign and threatened as a key exception. during a televised debate to jail Trump announced hawkish Clinton for her use of a private email picks for attorney general, national server while secretary of state. security adviser, and CIA director on Though Obama came on Friday that suggest he is setting up his trip able to assure European his administration to take a hard line countries that Trump would respect confronting Islamist militancy and U.S. commitments to NATO, his curbing illegal immigration.

Pope extends power to forgive abortion to all Roman Catholic priests Pope Francis on temporarily granted the Monday extended indefinitely power to all priests to to all Roman Catholic priests give what is known as the power to forgive abortion, “sacramental absolution” for a right previously reserved for abortion during the Holy Year, bishops or special confessors from Dec. 8 to Nov. 20, but in most parts of the world. the solemn tone of his words Francis, who has in Monday’s letter suggested made a more inclusive and that the change would last for forgiving Roman Catholic at least the rest of his papacy. Church a characteristic In Roman Catholic of his papacy, made the teaching, abortion is such a announcement in a document serious sin that those who known as an “apostolic letter” procure or perform it bring after Sunday’s close of the automatic excommunication Church’s “Holy Year of Mercy”. on themselves as they are He said he wanted to knowingly committing a sin “restate as firmly as I can that the Church considers grave. abortion is a grave sin, since In the past, only it puts an end to an innocent a bishop or a designated life” but “there is no sin that special confessor could grant God’s mercy cannot reach and absolution for an abortion and wipe away when it finds a lift excommunication. repentant heart seeking to be Although bishops in reconciled with (God)”. some dioceses in developed Francis had already countries such as the United

Most expensive destroyer in Navy history breaks down

States and Britain had already delegated this authority to parish priests, the old practice was still in effect in most of the world. “Not only is this a change in Church policy, it changes Church law,” said Father James Bretzke, a professor of moral theology at Boston College. “I think it’s very significant in the context of Pope Francis’ theme of his pontificate, which is going to go down as the pontificate of mercy; he sees mercy as absolutely the key.” At a news conference at the Vatican, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, who oversaw Holy Year activities, said the new norms applied to all Roman Catholics involved in an abortion, including the woman and medical staff.

PORTLAND, Maine — The most expensive destroyer ever built for the Navy suffered an engineering problem in the Panama Canal and had to be towed to port. U.S. Third Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Ryan Perry said a vice admiral directed the USS Zumwalt to remain at ex-Naval Station Rodman in Panama to address the issues, which arose on Monday. The ship was built at Bath Iron Works in Maine and is on its way to San Diego. “The schedule for the ship will remain flexible to enable testing and evaluation in order to ensure the ship’s safe transit to her new home port in San Diego,” Perry said in a statement. USNI News, a publication of the U.S. Naval Institute, reported on its website that the ship was in the canal when it lost propulsion. Crew also saw water intrusion in bearings that connect electrical motors to drive shafts, the website reported.

Pope Francis walks after closing the Holy Door to mark the closing of the Catholic Jubilee Year of Mercy at the in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican November 20, 2016. Fisichella rejected mercy. suggestions that some people In a document last could see the move as putting year, Francis described the abortion on the same level as “existential and moral ordeal” lesser sins. faced by women who have “There is no type terminated pregnancies and of laxness here,” he said, said he had “met so many repeating the pope’s words women who bear in their heart that while abortion was very the scar of this agonizing and grave, there was no sin that painful decision”. could not be touched by God’s

In this Sept. 7, 2016 file photo, the future USS Zumwalt heads down the Kennebec River after leaving Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, on it’s way to be commissioned USNI News also reported that the rocket-powered shells up to 63 nautical Zumwalt suffered minor cosmetic damage. miles. The ship had been scheduled to arrive in The Zumwalt cost more than San Diego by the end of the year to start the $4.4 billion and was commissioned last activation of its weapon system, the website month in Maryland. It also suffered a reported. leak in its propulsion system before it was The 610-foot-long warship has commissioned. The leak required the ship to an angular shape to minimize its radar remain at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia signature and is regarded as the most longer than expected for repairs. technologically sophisticated destroyer The ship is part of the first new ever built for the Navy. One of its signature class of warship built at Bath Iron Works in features is a new gun system that fires more than 25 years.

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New York used sand-filled trucks to protect Thanksgiving parade heavily armed officers on Thursday to defend the 90th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which Islamic State has encouraged its followers to attack. Officials expected 3.5 million people to converge on the 2.5-mile (4-km) parade route in Manhattan for the annual, nationally televised ritual that initiates the holiday shopping season with giant balloons shaped like cartoon characters. The 82 sand trucks from the Sanitation Department were used to counter a threat by Islamic State, also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh, which has called the parade an “excellent target.” The group has encouraged readers of its online magazine Rumiyah to use motor vehicles to kill and injure people, similar to the way a Tunisianborn assailant killed more than 80 people at a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France. The sand trucks weigh 16 tons (14.5 metric tons) and twice that when filled with sand, making them difficult to move even if rammed by large vehicles. Islamic State, which controls swathes of Iraq and Syria and seeks to inspire attacks by others abroad, claimed responsibility for the July 14 attack in Nice. “We are aware of some of the reports that have been

An Angry Bird float makes its way out there, but I want to assure all New Yorkers there’s no credible and specific information of any specific threat directed toward this parade,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio told a news conference on Wednesday. Police also used the sand trucks to protect nearby Trump Tower, the home and campaign headquarters of President-elect Donald Trump. The parade began at 9 a.m. EST, starting in Central Park and ran down Sixth Avenue, one block from Fifth Avenue where Trump Tower is located, and end near the Macy’s (M.N) department store on 34th Street.

De Blasio estimated 250,000 people came out on Wednesday to watch the giant balloons being inflated. “The NYPD is ready,” de Blasio said. Police have been preparing “literally since the end of last year’s parade,” he said. This year police will ban vehicle traffic from crossing the parade route, unlike in past years when a few cross streets were open, requiring the trucks and 114 smaller blocker cars. “We get paid to keep people safe and we’ll keep people safe tomorrow,” Police Commissioner James O’Neill said.

Police arrest 178 in Europe-wide money laundering crackdown Police forces across Europe and the United States arrested 178 people as part of a crackdown on money laundering last week and identified some 23 million euros ($24.46 million) in stolen funds, the European Union judicial agency Eurojust said. The arrests were the result of an operation targeting the practice of money muling, where illicit funds are disguised by wiring them through the accounts of intermediaries, or mules, who are paid with a cut of the proceeds. Some 580 money mules were identified and police interviewed 380 suspects during the operation, which was intended to tackle the growing volume of online payment and card fraud across the continent. The growing scale of card fraud was highlighted at the weekend, when cyber security analysts said criminals had used malicious software to “jackpot” cash machines in more than a dozen European countries - rigging them so they spit out cash . Money mules are essential to the money laundering strategies of many criminal networks. Since the practice is often disguised as legitimate employment, many are unaware they are involved in a scam for which they can end up facing criminal charges. “Money muling may on the surface seem to be a small crime, but (it) is orchestrated by organized crime groups,” said Michele Consinsx, president of Eurojust, which helped coordinate the operation alongside European policing agency Europol. Authorities from Britain, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Ukraine and the United States were involved in last week’s operation.

Suicide truck bomb kills about 100 in Iraq, mostly Iranian pilgrims A suicide truck bomb killed about 100 people, most of them Iranian Shi’ite pilgrims, at a petrol station in the city of Hilla 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources said. Islamic State, the ultra hard-line Sunni militant group that considers all Shi’ites to be apostates, claimed responsibility the attack in an online statement. The group also is fighting off a U.S.-backed offensive on its stronghold Mosul, in northern Iraq, in which Iranian-trained Shi’ite militias are taking part. The pilgrims were en route back to Iran from the Iraqi Shi’ite holy city of Kerbala, where they had commemorated Arbaeen, the 40th day of mourning for the killing of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, in the 7th century AD, the medical sources said.

Iraqi men react at the site of a suicide truck bomb attack The gas station has a restaurant on its premises that is popular with travelers. Five pilgrim buses were set afire by the blast from

the explosives-laden truck, a police official said. In recent months Islamic State has intensified attacks in areas

out of its control in efforts to weaken the offensive launched on Oct. 17 to retake Mosul, the last major Iraqi city under Islamic State control. Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the attack without giving a casualty toll. Tehran will continue to support Iraq’s “relentless fight against terrorism,” ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency. U.S. officials condemned the attack. “The United States remains steadfast in its partnership with the Iraqi people and government and this attack only serves to strengthen our resolve in defeating ISIL,” National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. The U.S. State Department is in close contact with Iraqi authorities, department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.

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Facebook Messenger scam steals passwords and hijacks accounts

Facebook users have fallen victim to a scam that installs software onto their computers to steal sensitive information, including usernames, passwords and financial details. The vicious program has spread around Facebook users through a link in Messenger that is sent from hijacked accounts to all of a victims’ friends. The link appears to be for a photo saved in the new SVG format. But it is in fact malicious and clicking on it takes unsuspecting users to a fake version of YouTube’s website, which asks them to add a Chrome extension to their browser in order to watch a video. Once installed, the Chrome extension has the ability to read and change all of the data on the websites you visit. Invisible on the Chrome toolbar, the malicious browser add-on can steal and change information related to every

website a victim visits, including login details and passwords. Cyber criminals could use it to retrieve a victim’s online banking login details and harvest financial information, for example. At the same time, the extension hijacks the victim’s Facebook account and sends the link to all of their friends to spread the malware. Bart Parys, a computer security researcher who drew attention to the scam, said it could also be used to install ransomware onto a victim’s computer, which encrypts all stored information, such as documents, music and pictures. This makes it inaccessible to the owner until they have paid a ransom of anywhere between 0.1 and 1 bitcoin (£59 to £592). Parys said it looks like Facebook and Google have spotted the scam and have safeguarded against it. “It seems that the Chrome extensions

have been removed, and the SVG filetype is now being filtered for in Facebook,” he said. Facebook and Google have not responded to requests for comment. How to protect yourself Parys warned that Facebook users should be wary of clicking on unsolicited links even if they are from a friend. In this case, the link arrives without any accompanying message or description, which should pique users’ suspicion. He also said users couldn’t rely on companies such as Google and Facebook’s security controls completely and that they should use an antivirus as an extra line of defence. To safeguard sensitive information against this type of hack and others, security experts advise the use of strong passwords and to never use the same one more than once.

Dollar pulls back after skittling world currencies The dollar surged to a near 14-year high before pulling back on Thursday, clocking up records against a range of other top world currencies and skittling emerging markets. Stronger data from the world’s biggest economy had underpinned the greenback’s gains, which were further amplified by thinner volumes as U.S. traders stayed away for the Thanksgiving holiday. It was off its highs as Europe wound down but had earlier pushed its way past more of last year’s peaks against the euro to reach $1.0515, with only the March 2015 high of $1.0457 standing in the way of a drive toward parity. The yen JPY= had skidded to an eightmonth low and China’s yuan CNH=D3 to an 8-1/2 year low, while the highly sensitive Turkish lira TRY= and Indian rupee IDR= hit new troughs as warning lights flashed in emerging markets. “There doesn’t seem to be anything stopping U.S. yields going higher in the nearterm so I think people are going to stay on the dollar trend,” State Street Global Markets’ head of global macro strategy, Michael Metcalfe, said. “The only risk to this are that the dislocations in markets outside of the U.S., particularly in emerging markets, get to a point where they start to feed back into concerns (for the Federal Reserve as it looks to raise interest rates),” he said. In contrast to all the FX noise, European shares .FTEU3 saw a broadly quiet day, with most of the main bourses <0#.INDEXE> inching up on gains from chemical and insurance sector stocks but capped by weaker banks.

Galaxy Note 7 recall did not damage Samsung brand in U.S A global recall of fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphones did not appear to hurt U.S. consumers’ willingness to buy Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) phones, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Sunday showed. The survey conducted Oct. 26 to Nov. 9 found that current Samsung smartphone users were as loyal to their brand as Apple Inc (AAPL.O) iPhone customers. It also found that people who knew about the recall were as interested in Samsung phones as those who did not. Samsung was plunged into a global scandal after Note 7 phones caught fire this year, prompting a worldwide recall. Some customers reported fixed phones overheated, leading Samsung to take back replacements as well. Investors expected Samsung customers would turn to alternatives, chiefly Apple’s iPhone 7. Among those aware of the recall, 27 percent would first consider a Samsung smartphone if they were to shop for a phone, the poll showed. Among those who did not know about the recall, 25 percent would look first at a Samsung device.

The poll found that Samsung’s customers were fiercely loyal to their brand. Some 91 percent of current Samsung users would likely purchase another Samsung smartphone, and 92 percent of current users would probably buy another Samsung product in general. That was similar to the brand loyalty among current iPhone owners: 92 percent would likely buy another iPhone and 89 percent would likely buy another Apple product. To be sure, it was unclear how much the Samsung recall weighed on the minds of consumers. The Reuters/ Ipsos poll measured how interested people were in buying Samsung phones, not how much the recall directly influenced their decisions. Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research said the recall was mostly limited to early adopters rather than the majority of Samsung’s customer base, which limited negative user experiences. “Your own personal experience trumps what you read and what people tell you,” Dawson said. Samsung has said that customers chose another Samsung model as a replacement for the Note 7 in a majority of instances, without

An exchanged Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 is seen at company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, October 13, 2016 giving more detail. It has said nearly 85 percent of the recalled Note 7 devices had been replaced or returned through its refund and exchange program as of Nov. 4. In a statement it said it was now focused on “ensuring customer safety and understanding the root

cause of the issue.” The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online in English in all 50 states. It included 2,375 people who own Samsung phones and 3,158 people who own iPhones. The poll has a credibility interval, a measure of accuracy, of 2 percentage points.

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg discloses steps to fight fake news Facebook, facing withering criticism for failing to stem a flood of phony news articles in the run-up to the US presidential election, is taking a series of steps to weed out hoaxes and other types of false information, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post Friday evening Facebook has long insisted that it is a technology company and not a publisher, and rejects the idea that it should be held responsible for the content that its users circulate on the platform. Just after the election, Zuckerberg said the notion that fake or misleading news on Facebook had helped swing the election to Donald Trump was a “crazy idea.” Zuckerberg then said last Saturday that more than 99pc of what people see on Facebook is authentic, calling “only a very small amount” fake news and hoaxes. But in his Friday posting Zuckerberg struck a decidedly different tone. He said Facebook has been working on the issue of misinformation for a long time, calling the problem complex both technically and philosophically. “While the percentage of misinformation is relatively small, we have much more work ahead on our

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg prefers to wear hoodies when conducting official business roadmap,” Zuckerberg said. He outlined a series of steps that were already underway, including greater use of automation to “detect what people will flag as false before they do it themselves.” He also said Facebook would make it easier to report false content, work with third-party verification organizations and journalists on

fact-checking efforts, and explore posting warning labels on content that has been flagged as false. The company will also try to prevent fakenews providers from making money through its advertising system, as it had previously announced. Zuckerberg said Facebook must be careful not to discourage sharing of opinions or mistakenly restricting

accurate content. “We do not want to be arbiters of truth ourselves, but instead rely on our community and trusted third parties,” he said. Facebook historically has relied on users to report links as false and share links to myth-busting sites, including Snopes, to determine if it can confidently classify stories as misinformation, Zuckerberg said. The service has extensive “community standards” on what kinds of content are acceptable. Facebook faced international outcry earlier this year after it removed an iconic Vietnam War photo due to nudity, a decision that was later reversed. The thorniest content issues are decided by a group of top executives at Facebook, and there have been extensive internal conversations at the company in recent months over content controversies, people familiar with the discussions say. Among the fake news reports that circulated ahead of the U.S. election were reports erroneously alleging Pope Francis had endorsed Trump and that a federal agent who had been investigating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was found dead.

Almost half the world will be online by end of 2016; poorer countries will lag, report shows By the end of 2016, almost half of the world’s population will be using the internet as mobile networks grow and prices fall, but their numbers will remain concentrated in the developed world, a United Nations agency said on Tuesday. In the world’s developed countries about 80 percent of the population use the internet. But only about 40 percent in developing countries and less than 15 percent in less-developed countries are online, according to a report by the U.N.’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU). In several of Africa’s poorer and more fragile countries, only one

person in 10 is on the internet. The offline population is female, elderly, less educated, poorer and lives in rural areas, said the union, a specialized agency for information and communication technologies. Globally, 47 percent of the world’s population is online, still far short of a U.N. target of 60 percent by 2020. Some 3.9 billion people, more than half the world’s population, are not. ITU expects 3.5 billion people to have access by the end of this year. “In 2016, people no longer go online, they are online. The spread of 3G and 4G networks across the world had brought the internet to more and more people,” the report said.

Telecoms and internet companies are expanding as more affordable smartphones encourage consumers to browse the internet, causing demand to grow for dataheavy services. However, lessdeveloped countries - LDCs - still trail the rest of the world. “Internet penetration levels in LDCs today have reached the level enjoyed by developed countries in 1998, suggesting that the LDCs are lagging nearly 20 years behind the developed countries,” the report said. It blamed the cost of services and of extending infrastructure to rural and remote customers and the high price of mobile cellular use.

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Nokia will release a smartphone next year Nokia has confirmed that its upcoming smartphone will be released next year, making good on its promise to re-enter the mobile phone market. The once-mighty Finnish company sold its device business to Microsoft in 2014, where phones were sold under the Lumia brand. But as Microsoft effectively exits the smartphone business, Nokia is set to return. The new generation of devices are expected to be released in the second quarter of 2017, with

rumours suggesting that they will be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February. Rajeev Suri, Nokia’s chief executive, is scheduled to make a keynote speech at the conference, where the company will also have a stall. Nokia confirmed it would release a phone for 2017 last week, when a corporate presentation said next year will see “Nokia brand’s return to smartphones”. Microsoft restricted Nokia from manufacturing phones with its

name on until 2015 when the company said it would consider re-entering the market “if and when we find a world class partner” to take care of manufacturing, sales, marketing and consumer support. Nokia is partnering with a Finnish company called HMD, which will take responsibility for manufacturing the forthcoming smartphones. The two signed a deal back in May that gave HMD the exclusive rights to the Nokia brand. The newly-formed company

will spend 500m (£430m) on marketing the phones in the next three years. It has agreed a deal with Nokia to exclusively produce its hardware for the next 10 years. No details are yet available about the phone itself and the features that it will have, but Nokia’s new devices are expected to run on Google’s Android operating system. Nokia website Nokia Power User claims that two high-end handsets running Android Nougat are in the works.

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Gordon Greenidge talks about batting WHAT WERE BARBADOS WICKETS LIKE WHEN YOU PLAYED?

Quick, with more bounce than, say, in the UK, where I played a lot with Hampshire. There would be a light tinge of green on the pitch, rolled in to bind it. In Australia, pitches were even bouncier. Guyana and Trinidad weren’t bouncy pitches. Antigua was. Barbados was the quickest of the West Indies pitches when I played. The ball steepled more, which mean a lot of back-foot play. YOUR SECOND TEST TOUR WAS THE 197576 TEST SERIES AGAINST AUSTRALIA, WHEN WEST INDIES LOST 5-1? WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM IT? It was a real eye-opener. The way the Australians played the game - verbals, bouncers, batsmen standing their ground until the umpire gave them out, which he often didn’t, sometimes even when it was pretty obvious that they were out… It was the sort of tour where either you crack and give up the game or you put your head down and say, no, this will not beat me.

WHAT WAS THE TOUGHEST THING ABOUT PLAYING AGAINST AUSTRALIA BACK THEN?

The Australians were seasoned professionals, hardcore players who didn’t give an inch, whereas a lot of us [West Indians] were on our first or second tours. We’d been in India the year before, playing on slow, low pitches. We had to grow up pretty quickly. The feeling was that this lashing we got would never happen to this group of players again. HOW HAVE BARBADOS WICKETS CHANGED BETWEEN THEN AND NOW? They’re much slower now. Some of them have been relaid, or the preparation is different. That hardness you used to see in the Caribbean has gone. Unfortunately, you haven’t really seen the batsmen making use of the slower pitches. That’s one of the main problems in West Indies cricket. WHAT MADE BARBADOS CRICKET SPECIAL WHEN YOU PLAYED? In years gone by, when teams toured the West Indies, they wanted to play in Barbados because they got good practice for the Test series coming up. The pitch was good to bat on but also good for bowlers. And Barbados had a team that was good enough to take on any touring side. WHY DID YOU PREFER OPENING TO MIDDLE ORDER? I wasn’t one for sitting around waiting. If I had to wait to bat, I would have been a bag of nerves. Not sure if I’d have made it. I don’t think I could have just sat there watching the others. I wanted to get in and get started. I didn’t have the patience. I’ve never been a great watcher of this great game anyway. Not even now. When I got out, I had to find something to do or somewhere to go. HOW DID YOU PREPARE FOR A BIG GAME? I’d take my favourite bat, maybe one that I’d done some modifications to, put some extra rubbers

on the handle, or [a grip] with more pimples to get a better grip. Then I’d sleep with it by the side of the bed because you didn’t want anyone to touch it. Before I went to bed, I’d play some shots in the mirror, start to think of the innings before the game begun. Gets you the feeling that you want to get the game started, get out there and be part of what’s happening. Then on the morning of the game you can’t wait to get out there. WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM BARRY RICHARDS AND ROY FREDERICKS ABOUT OPENING? Barry was very quiet. Roy was, too. Unfortunately, no one got to see the best of Barry. At the end of his career, it was obvious he’d got pretty bored, not being able to play international cricket. Roy was a dashing player, would almost play a stroke at every ball he faced. He was very courageous. It didn’t matter who was bowling, how quick, he would challenge them. That was good to see. I liked to think of myself as someone who was going to take the fight to the bowler rather than the fight come to you. Challenge what is happening in front of you. WHO WAS THE BETTER OPENER, FREDERICKS OR DESMOND HAYNES?

Desmond [Haynes, left] and I often shadowed each other. If things were going well for him, he took the lead. If it was my day, I pushed on while he dug in” only really Malcolm [Marshall] who swung the ball away. Also, Sunil was positive in the strokeplay. Allan Lamb did the same. WHY DO YOU THINK WEST INDIAN BATSMEN OF YOUR ERA PLAYED FAST SHORT-PITCHED BOWLING SO WELL? Viv and Desmond did. I was a front-foot player, so you have to count me out of that. I didn’t play the short ball very well. It’s not a delivery that I enjoyed facing. It’s just that some have the game to play it better than others. In general, I don’t think people play it that well. DID IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE AMOUNT OF BEACH CRICKET YOU GUYS PLAYED GROWING UP?

Totally different players. I only played for a short while with Freddo. He was the experienced guy coming to the end of his career. I was the apprentice, just starting out. Freddo was an individual, Desmond more controlled in the middle. He showed a lot of courage. Didn’t flinch. Very committed. Both accomplished players, very different.

Maybe, yes. The bowler would wait for the waves to come onto the sand and make it harder, and then pitch the ball short so it skidded at you a lot quicker. You had to learn how to play off the back foot. I learned to play on a 12-foot wide concrete strip between two houses. If you hit either house you were out, so you had to play straight.

WHY DO YOU THINK YOU AND HAYNES HAD SUCH A GOOD OPENING PARTNERSHIP?

DID YOUR WEST INDIES CAPTAINS SAY MUCH TO YOU ABOUT TACTICS AND STRATEGY OR JUST LEAVE YOU TO GET ON WITH IT?

Desmond and I often shadowed each other. If things were going well for him, he took the lead. If it was my day, I pushed on while he dug in. Our communication was good. We’d chat well in between overs. Our running between the wickets got better the longer we batted together. Sometimes we didn’t even bother calling. We just knew when to run and when not to. SUNIL GAVASKAR OR GEOFF BOYCOTT, WHO DID YOU ADMIRE MOST AS AN OPENING BATSMEN? Difficult to choose. They were both very dogmatic in their approach. Sunil was more attacking. His strokeplay and technique was spot on. A lot of people don’t appreciate Boycs, but I think he did a great job for England. Okay, England didn’t win many matches because of him, but you can say that often they didn’t lose a game because of how he played. WHY DO YOU THINK GAVASKAR WAS ABLE TO SCORE AGAINST WEST INDIES WHEN MOST OTHER BATSMEN OF THAT TIME STRUGGLED? When Sunil played back, he stayed leg side, didn’t move across his stumps, back and across. It was very difficult to play against those bowlers if you moved back and across. Most of them brought the ball back into you, with pace and bounce. It was

Clive Lloyd had a very good side. The bowlers had their own union and decided between them who would open the bowling, who would come on first- and second change. They would do the job according to how they wanted to do it, between them. Clive didn’t restrain the batters from being as aggressive as they wanted to. Yes, at times it was the downfall of a few of us. More often than not, he allowed the players to approach the situation as they wanted to without being inhibited. WHAT WAS HARDEST TO FACE, PACE AND BOUNCE OR SWING AND SEAM? At the beginning it was the pace and bounce. I’d learned to play the swing reasonably well, so it didn’t trouble me that much. I would consider myself more a front-foot player. WHAT WAS THE KEY TO PLAYING THE SWINGING BALL? Watch the ball very carefully. Play much straighter. Get a lot closer to the ball and cut down the swing. Don’t stand back and wait for it to swing. Sometimes I would stand slightly outside the crease to do this. Patience would help here. When you went to strike the ball, you did it with purpose. Strokeplay should be purposeful. If you’re going to hit the ball, hit it. Hesitancy was the downfall of loads of us.

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PROVIDENCIALES TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS ASST. TECHNICIAL SERVICE MANAGER Minimum Requirements necessary to be considered for an interview for this position: Minimum 4 years’ experience as Asst. Chief Engineer/ Asst. Director / at an internationally branded 5 star resort reporting to Chief Engineer. Formal training in Health & Safety, fire safety and preferably have LEED qualifications or accreditation is preferred. Demonstrate very strong leadership skills with proven experience in overseeing 50 to 75 employees. Required to work 6 days, weekends /public holidays, nights as required to complete necessary strong work ethics; Individual needs to be hands on and out of the box thinker to solve issues to keep staff and machines working efficiently. Demonstrate ability to work with other resort department managers to resolve problems or issues in a timely manner. Expected professional experience and job scope: Provide reports to the Chief Engineering on maintenance programs for the Resort, Villas and support in the event of emergencies. Safe operation of the steam boilers, feed water quality and proper water chemistry maintained. Be knowledgeable of and able to operate waste water treatment plant, to ensure proper operation treatment, disposal of waste water to meet international Government standards as required Maintain and oversee maintenance schedules for air conditioning, kitchen equipment, and electrical HV & LV systems. Good knowledge in laundry washers and dryers up to 180kg and conduct proper servicing monthly, able to maintain over 32 pools around the Villas and the Resort. Plumbing systems Including swimming pools and spa water chemistry; maintain and repair all laundry equipment including heavy duty washers, dryers and other steam driven laundry equipment. Knowledge of repairing assorted gym equipment such as treadmills, elliptical machines and weight training system. Ensure the department has the necessary parts and tools to hand in order to effectively carryout preventative maintenance Liaison with the financial controller to ensure engineering budget are adhered to and maintained Ensure that the resort is at its most energy efficient by putting systems in place to monitor energy use. Oversee the maintenance and repair of all resort vehicles from diesel Land Rovers to electric carts; the daily operation of (3) Desalination plants (160,000gls. Combined) and maintain the correct water levels at all times. Prepare monthly utility and maintenance reports to the finance department for the entire resort. Ensure monthly Inspection of all fire safety systems and buildings, present reports to the Chief Engineer. Oversee and manage the resort wide sector and control programs to ensure a comfortable environment for all guests. Negotiate contracts with contractors for work at the resort and privately owned Villas. Oversee all departments of engineering, landscape, woodwork, carpentry shop and sector control staff of 50 to 75 employees. Plan and implement training of all staffs as necessary for engineering operation. WAIT STAFF/ BARTENDER Minimum 2 year’s previous food and beverage service experience in a luxury/ 5 star resorts. Excellent verbal communication skills, immaculate presentation and friendly, professional demeanor. Micros skills advantageous, be a team player and able to work under pressure. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends, holidays and evenings.

VILLA COOKS Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Chef de Partie, Demi Chef, Commis Chef and Pastry Chef in a luxury resort, cruise ship, private estate or 5-star restaurant. Possess a good knowledge of Asian and Mediterranean cuisines. Extended working hours required when villa is occupied. LABOURER Must be reliable, strong, able to help clean ponds and swimming pools, hardworking and willing to work under the sun all day. Should be able to speak reasonable English. Previous experience beneficial. VILLA F&B SUPERVISOR Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar position in a 5-star resort. Must be immaculately presented, fluent in English and possess a friendly, outgoing and professional demeanor. Computer skills and knowledge of Micros POS system required. Good knowledge of wines beneficial. Proven training abilities and a hands-on leadership approach required. Must be a team player and good communicator with the ability to work under pressure. VILLA HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR Minimum 3 years’ experience as Senior Supervisor in the Housekeeping Department of a luxury resort. Must have good organizational and communication skills and detail orientated. Solid experience in managing and controlling inventories good computer skills. Friendly outgoing professional demeanor and immaculate presentation have proven experience in training housekeeping staff and a hands-on leadership approach. BEACH ATTENDANT/TENNIS KNOCKER & GYM ATTENDANT Experience in one or more of the following areas: Sailing (hobby boats), club-level tennis playing ability, operation of gym equipment and personal training. Must be a good swimmer and able to teach snorkeling; Well presented with good communication skills and friendly yet professional demeanor. Recent CPR, First Aid or Life Saving Skills. SPA THERAPIST/ SUPERVISOR Minimum 3 years previous experience with working in a spa, preferably in a 5-star resort, providing massage and beauty treatments as well as manicures and pedicures. Must be physically fit and in good health. Immaculate presentation and fluency in English is also required. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN/ SUPERVISOR Minimum 3 years supervisory experience, preferably within a luxury resort environment. Previous experience in electrical engineering with maintenance of air-conditioning units, kitchen/laundry equipment, and desalinization plant, sewer treatment plant and diesel gensets required, also Laundry Steam Boilers and Steam Systems. Must have good communication skills and be a team player. Valid driver’s license and computer skills required. All positions require a flexible schedule (which may include holidays, weekends and evenings) and extended hours on occasion. Salaries based on experience and qualifications. **These positions will be available for the upcoming season which starts in November. APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM. E-mail amanyarahr@amanresorts.com

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Murray rules the world after humbling of Djokovic

It would have been blow to Murray’s solar plexus if, two weeks after dislodging Djokovic from the top ranking, the Serb had ripped it back with a fifth consecutive Tour Finals title. Britain’s Andy Murray poses holding the ATP But his powers of recovery World Number One trophy after winning the appear limitless as he handed an men’s singles final against Serbia’s Novak error-prone Djokovic a bitter defeat Djokovic on the eighth and final day of the ATP that will leave a sour taste in the World Tour Finals tennis tournament in London 12-times major champion’s mouth as a on November 20, 2016 Britain’s golden boy Murray new season swings into action in a few produced a relentless display to claim weeks. a ninth title of a year. On this evidence the Scot may LONDON – His season had enjoy his new status for some time. already provided several unforgettable Murray double-faulted twice chapters but Andy Murray saved the in the first game and there was a best to last as he eclipsed Novak wobble near the end as Djokovic Djokovic 6-3 6-4 to claim his first mounted some late resistance, but ATP World Tour Finals title and with the majority of the 17,000 fans in rubberstamp the year-end top ranking the O2 Arena willing him on, Murray on Sunday. completed the job. Against a man who has so often “It’s very special playing been his nemesis, Britain’s golden boy against Novak in a match like this, Murray produced a relentless display we’ve played grand slam finals and to claim a ninth title of a year which at the Olympics before, but I am very included a second Wimbledon crown happy to win and to be world number and Olympic gold in Rio. one is very special. It is something I Murray’s play in the winner- never expected,” Murray said. takes-all season climax was all the Murray’s win came two more remarkable as a day earlier he days after older brother Jamie was looked on the point of mental and crowned number one doubles pair with physical exhaustion after taking Brazil’s Bruno Soares and a year since almost four hours to subdue Milos Dunblane’s finest led Britain to the Raonic in the semi-final. Davis Cup title.

Djokovic had won 22 of his career-best winning run of 23 matches. past 23 matches at the Thames- Despite some early nerves side venue, but the cracks that have Murray quickly put those fears to bed, appeared in his game since completing dictating the rallies with unerring a career slam by beating Murray in length and precision. the French Open final returned after a Djokovic looked inhibited and trouble-free route to the final. hesitant. It took him 10 minutes to He made 30 unforced errors and some hold serve at 2-3, a game in which he of his mistakes would have embellished blazed one smash wildly wide from a video nasty. virtually over the net. Despite his year tailing off, Murray was at Djokovic’s however, and losing a 9,000-point throat again at 3-4 and Djokovic ranking lead over Murray, Djokovic buckled, feebly dropping serve before still won seven titles and finally ruled Murray sealed the set with another at Roland Garros. rock-solid service game. He was gracious in defeat. The final threatened to “Definitely he is the number become a humiliation for Djokovic as one in the world. He is the best player Murray steamed into a 4-1 lead in the and deserved to win. He played the second set. better tennis in the decisive moments. He gave himself a flicker of Credit to Andy for being mentally hope with a break and a hold though, tough.” and the crowd quietened a little as Sunday’s clash hardly needed Djokovic began swinging dangerously, hyping. winning one hypnotic 33-stroke rally The world’s two dominant before Murray dug his heels in to lead forces colliding on a spectacular indoor 5-3. court to contest the last match of the Two match point came and ATP season with the number one went at 5-4 but Murray’s coronation ranking to be decided. as the world’s best player could begin It had never happened before when Djokovic floated a return wide in the tournament’s history. on the third. The fear was that the 10 hours The doubles title was won by Murray had spent on court this week, Australian John Peers and Finland’s compared to Djokovic’s six and a half, Henri Kontinen who beat Raven would catch up with him and snap a Klaasen and Rajeev Ram.

Tony Romo interested in playing for Broncos next season

FIFA charges Northern Ireland, Wales for poppy displays ZURICH — FIFA says it has opened disciplinary cases against Northern Ireland and Wales for displaying large poppy emblems across sections of their stadiums before recent World Cup qualifying matches. It follows FIFA charging the English and Scottish federations for war remembrance displays and

Tony Romo With rumors circulating that Tony Romo will have a new employer in 2017, the veteran quarterback is reportedly interested in playing for the Denver Broncos next season if the Dallas Cowboys decide to trade him. Romo, 36, is officially a backup and said this week that rookie Dak Prescott deserves to be the starter for the 8-1 Cowboys. Romo missed the first nine games of the season but is now recovered from an August back injury that opened the door for Prescott to become the starter. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Romo is looking at the Broncos for 2017. Rapoport said on Sunday that Romo “already has eyes on the Broncos as a possible destination if (Denver) general manager John

Elway decides Paxton Lynch needs another year and that Trevor Siemian isn’t the guy.” Other destination options for Romo could include the Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals and Buffalo Bills, according to Rapoport. Even if the Cowboys trade Romo, they will still have to deal with about a $20 million salary-cap hit. Romo would need to renegotiate his deal, meaning he could veto any move. Romo is the Cowboys’ alltime leader in passing yards (34,154) and touchdown passes (247). Prescott, a fourth-round pick, has passed for 2,339 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has been intercepted just twice in 280 pass attempts entering Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens.

ceremonies at their Nov. 11 match at Wembley Stadium. The laws of soccer prohibit religious, political or personal statements at national team matches. Northern Ireland played Azerbaijan in Belfast on Nov. 11 and Wales hosted Serbia in Cardiff the next day. Both federations face being fined.

Wales’ Gareth Bale celebrates scoring his side’s first goal of the game, during the 2018 World Cup Group D qualifying soccer match between Wales and Serbia, at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016

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TCI’s Rugby team compete on international stage

By Todeline Defralien The Turks and Caicos Islands Mens and Ladies Rugby Teams recently competed in the RAN International Sevens Tournament over the weekend of 12th Saturday, 2016 . Although, the results were disappointing, the Mens team did manage a convincing win over St Vincent. Competing on an international stage is always a great experience for Turks and Caicos and has highlighted there is much more work that needs to be done. Competition this year was fierce and standards were high in both the men and women categories, with many of the teams, such as Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and eventual overall tournament winners, Canada, showing their superior fitness and experience from established national rugby programmes and Olympic Funding. The TCI Mens team competed against Guyana, Jamaica and Martinique. TCI Ladies team competed against Canada, Cayman, Jamaica and Bermuda. Both teams started play at Saint Mary’s ground in Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago last weekend, Saturday November 12th, 2016. Dan Willis Public Relations Officer told The SUN, “It’s a real honour for the men and women of TCI to wear the TCI rugby jersey and highlights the work and effort put in from players and coaching staff. It also shows how far TCI has come in terms of as a rugby nation. As recent as five years ago, TCI wouldn’t have dreamed of competing on the international rugby stage, so the players were proud and excited about competing on the world stage with the likes of Canada, Cayman Islands and

Pictured here is the TCI Rugby Team in Trinidad & Tobago. Jamaica.” He added: “The experience was a learning one. Whilst both the mens and ladies teams worked extremely hard in preparation for the tournament, the competition was the fiercest ever. Many of the competitors have greatly more experienced domestic rugby programmes and they benefit from Olympic Games funding and investment. TCI had neither of these, so entered the tournament as underdogs. The men and ladies knew this going into the tournament and prepared accordingly. TCI is never one to shy away from healthy competition, so in this regard the players did well to hold their own against much larger competitors.” When asked how does the team feel about their overall results? Willis said, “Disappointed. The ladies

team lost all four games, but kept the scores respectable and scored several times demonstrating the potential for the team. The mens team played six games and lost five, but again kept the scores reasonably close. Both the mens and ladies teams displayed determination, which, for the mens’ side eventually paid off with a win against St Vincent. Both teams are using the experience as a learning one and intend to work harder to build on the recent results. For many of the players who played in the RAN Internationals, it was their first taste of international competition. It’s sparked a thirst and hunger for more, so we’ll be looking to build and improve on our performance.” TCIRFU are realistic, but also positive and hopeful for the current and future players of TCI to improve and build on this

great experience. The passion for rugby in TCI has grown and is growing massively across the Islands. There is a grassroots programme offering FREE rugby to the youth of TCI every Saturday morning at the Merdian Field, Provo, all with experienced qualified coaches. There is also regular rugby played in Grand Turk with TCIRFU’s Aussie Dickenson, so the growth of the sport just keeps getting bigger. The Turks and Caicos Islands Rugby Team made their departure at the Providenciales International Airport on Thursday November 10th to Trinidad & Tobago and returned back home on Monday November 14th, 2016 from Miami. A little bruised and battered, but with a renewed energy and focus to improve for the next international fixtures, which will be in 2017.

GIANNI ASCANI AND DANE RITCHIE APPOINTED TO THE FIFA REFEREE'S LIST The Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Gianni Ascani and the appointment of Dane Ritchie to the elite FIFA Referee’s List. In the case of Mr. Ascani, he has been re-appointed as a FIFA Referee for the third consecutive year. Dane Ritchie has been appointed as an Assistant Referee (AR). This is Mr. Ritchie’s first appointment. Being appointed a FIFA Referee or a FIFA AR is the highest appointment in that field wi...thin the sport of football. It is a recognition by the football’s world governing body that these individuals have attained a superior level of competency and knowledge of the laws of the game which translate in them effectively patrolling the game at a very high level. Both Mr. Ascani and Mr. Ritchie have been involved with the TCIFA initially as players and volunteer coaches

over the years. During that time they matriculated to the TCIFA’s Referee Program and readily took advantage of the various training courses and refereeing opportunities that ultimately led them to the plateau on which they now stand. As FIFA Referee and AR they will be assigned to future International and Club games including World Cup Qualifiers and CONCACAF Champion League Games throughout Caribbean, Central American and North American region. The ultimate goal is to be assigned to a World Cup Finals Tournament and the TCIFA is both hopeful and optimistic that as an organization, one of our referees will reach that goal. This is just the beginning. "We are so proud of Gianni and Dane's accomplishments, which they truly deserve. Both gentlemen are very committed to the refereeing programme and invests a lot of time into their personal development and

Dane Ritchie (L) and Gianni Ascani (R) the development of other officials. Hopefully, this will serve as a motivational factor for other referees in the programme. The FIFA appointments no doubt further raises the profile of the TCIFA. Even though we are a

small organization but by having a structured refereeing development programme with dedicated people at the helm, we are certain there will be many other appointments to follow," stated President Sonia Bien-Aime.

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as a Reservation Supervisor at a reputable hotel. Some supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of training and experience. Divemaster/Dive Instructor Job Summary: Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by assisting divers and student divers in the planning, organizing and direction of dives. Assist Instructors on courses and independently guide some portions of the course. Conduct the Scuba Review program for certified divers.

Housekeeping Supervisor Job Summary: To ensure standards of cleanliness, hygiene and tidiness are maintained throughout the hotel. Must be able to evaluate and ensure guest satisfaction and report and solve any guest problems immediately. Ensuring guest laundry is collected, charged and returned to the guest in a speedy and accurate fashion. Setting and maintaining standards of service commensurate with the standing of the Resort. Managing a stock control and ordering system to ensure availability of stock and cost control to maintain costs to a minimum. Qualifications 5 years minimum Housekeeping and customer service experience required Strong organizational skills required The ability to lift heavy objects and stand for long periods of time Great customer service skills Laundry Supervisor Job Summary: Direct laundry to ensure consistent supply of clean, neat and quality linens. Train staff, create schedule, counsel and evaluate staff. Must have knowledge of large complex machinery used at resorts. •Must have knowledge using specialist chemicals •Ensure laundry equipment and facility are in best operating condition •Conduct budgeting, purchasing, forecasting and inventory control •Handle concerns of guests and follow up on activities as required Qualifications Must have at least 3 years’ experience working at a Management level Must be fit and healthy to cope with the physical demands of work. Executive Chef Job Summary: Responsibility for all food production including that used for restaurants, and banquet functions. Maintaining quality of food products and ensuring consistency in food delivery standards. Developing new menus. Ensuring high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety are maintained throughout all kitchen areas at all times. Evaluating food products to ensure quality standards are consistently attained. Budgeting. Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge Required: •Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Culinary Arts or related discipline preferred •Previous Executive Chef experience at a 4/5 Diamond/Star rated resort •Working knowledge of French, Spanish and English would be a plus •Strong computer literacy, with knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint •Minimum 6 years’ experience of management in multi-outlet kitchens with a strong general operational knowledge and a minimum of 4-5 years in an Executive Chef role Reservations Manager

Qualifications In addition to the certification requirements of most positions. All applicants are required to hold valid CPR and first aid certification from an approved licensing agency and be comfortable instructing in front of an audience. A love and extensive knowledge of marine life also helps. Sous Chef Job Summary: Will be second in command in our kitchen, following the Executive Chef ’s specifications and guidelines. The successful candidate will employ his/her culinary and managerial skills in order to play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing the Resort’s guest’s satisfaction. Responsibilities •Help in the preparation and design of all food and drinks menus •Ensure the kitchen operates in a timely manner that meets the Resort’s quality standards •Fill in for the Executive Chef in planning and directing food preparation when necessary Requirements •6 years’ experience as a Sous Chef •Understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures •Excellent record of kitchen and staff management •Working knowledge of various computer software programs (MS Office, restaurant management software, POS) •BS degree in Culinary science or related certificate would be a plus Site Maintenance Technician Job Summary: Perform electrical, plumbing, carpentry, locksmithing and painting work. Oversee all maintenance and repairs. Repair locking systems on doors, safes and lockers. Perform related duties as required. QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge of Methods and principles of general building maintenance. Principles of carpentry, plumbing, painting, and electrical work. Principles of heating, ventilation and cooling systems. Principles and practices of contract administration. A University degree would be a plus. Must have 3-5 years’ experience in this field. Bar Supervisor To assist the Bar Manager in the day-to-day operations and development of a constantly evolving, multifunctional bar. The post holder will run shifts in the bar, overseeing all bar staff, customer service and operations ensuring that the bar runs smoothly and that excellent service is provided to all guests. Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Bar Supervision, working in a multifaceted venue. Senior Mechanic

Job Summary: Ensuring the smooth and efficient operations in the department through prompt, effective and proper reservations service to achieve maximum room revenue in order to meet or exceed the Resort’s revenue target. Supervising general job performance of reservation staff; implementation of policies and procedures under guidance of Front Office Manager; training. Perform any other duties which may be requested by Front Office Manager. Duties And Responsibilities: •Having knowledge of the entire Reservation Procedure. Responsibility for International and local Reservations and Reservation Handling. Qualifications and Experience: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Hospitality Studies/Management. Minimum 5 years’ experience

Must perform in the maintenance and repair of all mechanical systems. Must have good mechanical skills (Welding, brazing) and experience. Sound knowledge of starting methods from motors, pumps and use of various chemicals for swimming pools; repair and maintenance of mechanical systems in the designated areas. Any other duties as may reasonably be requested by Management. Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working at a 5 star resort. Please note that all applications must be submitted with a valid police record, and copies of all educational certifications. Applicants must be willing to relocate and live in South Caicos. Only suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview. Interested Applicants should send their resumes to info@saunders.tc or 649-941-4533 Salary Commensurate with experience. None of the positions are currently filled

ALEXANDRA RESORT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: HEAD CHEF The position is responsible for overseeing the entire kitchen operation. He/ she is responsible for monitoring all food preparation, presentation and delivery of high quality meals in accordance with company standards, menu specifications and production schedules over the course of the day. He/she will be required to control the Pass during service times for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. He/she is also responsible for overseeing kitchen helpers in the preparation of meals, while meeting required safety, hygiene and quality standards. Will be working closely with the Executive Chef and Head Chef and will provide support at the kitchen in their absence. Experienced kitchen leader with proven ability to supervise the production of upscale food at high volume levels. Responsibilities:•Ensure the efficient operation of food production. •Constantly analyze quality of food production and preparation in accordance with company recipes, ensure a high level of quality and consistency and be present during service. •Daily application of the check list to monitor production and correct preparation. •Check food handling and storage procedures wherever food is handled. •Check all food storerooms daily. Assure that food is well rotated and “first in” is “first out”. •Will give proper training to the new crew members and follow up on their progress. •Timely and accurate preparation of employee semi-monthly payroll. •Work with the Executive Chef to update working schedules for all employees in the department. •Monitor working hours, control overtime and fill out overtime report for payroll purposes. (work within the set budget). Ensure that the kitchen cleaning schedule is followed. •Responsible for the control and maintenance of all equipment •Maintain the highest level of sanitation throughout all food and beverage areas and comply with all health and safety regulations. •Ensure that all cooks are in proper, well-maintained uniforms and that personal appearance and hygiene is followed according to company policy. •Set an example for the entire F&B department by always displaying

impeccable behavior. •Monitor the moral of all F&B employees and their relationship to each other. •Review and prepare performance evaluations for F&B employees as per company´s instructions •Attend all scheduled meetings on time. Requirements: •Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 4-6 years of experience in a high volume F&B operation, preferably in a full service hotel or an independent restaurant environment. •Strong and effective communication, documentation and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. •Must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills. •Knowledge of food and hygiene regulations (HACCP) is required. •Ability to lead and mentor a team. •Able to work in a high pressure, fast paced environment. •Must be hands-on with a strong commitment to guest service and attention to detail. •Experience with purchasing, receiving and inventory control. •Ability to read, write, and verbally communicate effectively and professionally with other business departments, guests, and vendors. •Team player and self-starter who refuses to compromise quality. •Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays. •Financial understanding in food costs and minimizing wastage in the kitchen is required Salary range for this position begins at $53,000.00 per annum and will commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant. Please Submit Applications to: hr@wihl.com A copy should also be submitted to the TCI Labour Department. Submissions to be no later than December 2nd, 2016. Belongers need only apply.

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