MARCH 4TH, 2017 – MARCH 11TH, 2017
VOLUME 13 - NO. 09
$1.00
The FLOW Big Deal just 4GB 500 $ data minutes 99 Find out more at your nearest Flow store or discoverflow.co
Website: www.suntci.com
Email: sun@suntci.com
Tel: (649) 348-6838
Fax: (649) 941-3281
www.facebook.com/tcisun
‘THE STREET KNOWS WHO’S DOING CRIME’
Premier concerned about crime, pleads for co-operation with police By Todeline Defralien
T
urks and Caicos Islands Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson Premier has expressed about crime in the country, saying that “the street” (certain members of the community) and some parents know who the culprits are, but they are not cooperating with the police. And she has made a strong plea to the community to come together and fight crime as it has the potential to destroy all of the gains which the Turks and Caicos Islands has made and can possibly achieve. Speaking during a press conference held on Thursday March 2nd, 2017 at her Providenciales office, the Premier said: “I really want to appeal to Turks and Caicos today. I really need to appeal to you on two fronts. The streets knows who’s doing a lot of what is happening, make no mistake about it. We can blame the police if the police were victims or witnesses to every crime, but the street is clearly aware of who is doing what.” She added: “And some parents are fully aware of who is doing what. And the truth is, before you become a victim or before your family becomes a victim, say something. If you don’t want to be named, we have the Crimestoppers tip the hotline that you can use and you need to be a part of the solution.” The Premier said Government will have challenges in providing all the resources that we need to assist, but they are going to do the best with what they have. “The police are going to be challenged,” she said, “even with the shortage of resources, but their greatest challenge beyond that is the people not willing to cooperate. We are not that big of a country that we don’t know who is doing what. And I really want to also encourage those of you we see a number of theft of vehicles we see a number of home invasions. God forbid, we have to wrestle that quickly, because I can’t imagine what it is like. I have been a victim but I have never been at home to have someone come in and I really
CIBC FirstCaribbean showcases $1.5M renovation of Leeward branch
C
IBC FirstCaribbean hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, February 28th, 2017, to celebrate the re-opening of its recently updated branch at Leeward Highway. The changes, which include several technological upgrades, will improve the experience of its customers by introducing more interactive services. The branch also features a drive-thru Automated Banking
sympathize with those who have had that experience.” Premier Cartwright-Robinson said she want to encourage the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands to not leave valuables lying around in their vehicles to make themselves victims of crime, and to also make sure that your doors and windows are secured. She added: “One of the initiatives that we are going to rollout is that we are going to encourage persons to have their own home camera systems and I will let you know in short order how the Government is going to be supporting that. At the end of the day we are all a part of crime fighting and we need to begin to mend fences with the police, as it was it were, if there’s a standoff between us, and we’re also going to be helping and leading the way with that. As it relates to our12-point plan you will see legislation, you will see the recourses, you will see policies very quickly on what we can implement and we are going to do that and quite publicly.” The Premier said that in addition to
Machine and three lobby machines. Cutting the ribbon of the new and improved branch are PDM Chairman Hon. Doug Parnell, FirstCaribbean Turks and Caicos Country Manager, Mr. Larry Lawrence, Deputy Governor, Her Excellency Anya Williams, CIBC FirstCaribbean CEO, Gary Brown and Managing Director of Retail and Business, Mark St. Hill. (See Page 24 &25 for more photos)
patrolling our seas, her government will also be scrutinizing those who come through the airports. She added: “Sometimes we like to believe that those persons who become undocumented in this country are those who come on the sloops when in fact many of them were legal and now are overstayers. We have heightened the Ministry in terms of making sure that it is very much now a part of National Security. You would also see changes in the Department of Road Safety which is also going to be a part of any initiatives that we’re going to take forward as well.” Premier Cartwright-Robinson also told the public to not set themselves up to be victims, they need to report and not be discouraged into feeling that it makes no sense reporting. She also appealed to the public to be careful in how they use social media. She said, “Is is the most insensitive thing to send around a video of a dying human being. It doesn’t matter what the allegation is,
Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson he is a human being. That is distasteful. It is not who we are as a people. I also want to condemn, if it is in fact so, that a WhatsApp message has been going around with a named alleged victim of rape. Let us be a little more responsible in our use of social media. We are not helping if we are doing those sorts of things. We want to make sure that what we are doing is responsible and we are aiding in the fight against crime. Let us respect each other’s dignity more than anything else, let’s use social media responsibly.”
Delay in SIPT corruption case - page 5
PDM supports 12-storey development - Page 11
CIBC FirstCaribbean’s ABM in TCI sets Caribbean record - Page 10
VRBOs to be regulated - Page 7
Co