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‘HIRE MORE WORKERS FROM THE CARIBBEAN’

s the Turks and Caicos Islands continues to grapple with the controversial issue of work permits, the country is being strongly encouraged to hire more workers from the Caribbean instead of going outside of the region.

The call came from one of the Caribbean’s top economist, Dr. Warren Smith, president Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), while he was addressing the 47th Annual Meeting of the bank’s Board of Governors, at the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex, Providenciales.

Dr. Smith indicated that many Caribbean countries were only paying lip service to freedom of movement, where people from Caribbean countries can work in neighbouring territories without a work permit.

He said: “In 1995, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government finally agreed to the free movement, and consequent elimination of the need for work permits for a limited group of skilled workers, that is, Selective Free Movement. Over twenty years hence, where is our Region today?”

“A recent report by the CSME

Unit noted that a total of ten categories of persons now have the right to seek employment in other CARICOM member states without the need for a work permit. While legislation in the 12 CSME participating countries have all recognised the categories specifically identified in the Revised Treaty (Article 45), to date only Guyana and Jamaica have fully included the ten categories of workers in their respective Skilled Nationals Act.”

Dr, Smith added: “In addition to the failure to enact the requisite legislation, there is the reality of a scarcity of skilled workers in the Region to meet labour market needs. As such, regional companies are forced to fill vacancies with workers from outside of the Region, through the work permit regime. There is, therefore, urgent need for closer alignment between our Region’s education system and the skills’ requirements of the business community.”

Dr. Smith noted that as the Caribbean region faces the threat of some of our traditional development and trading partners turning inwards, the Caribbean can mitigate that risk

by turning outwards.

“ This strategy is based on the premise that a closer embrace of CARICOM opens up the prospect for increasing trade, foreign exchange earnings and employment opportunities, principally for our trained young people.

The attractiveness of this strategy is substantiated by the achievements of several large, medium and small Caribbean enterprises, which have grown their businesses by moving cross-border to other regional and international markets,” he said.

However, he added, for this strategy to work, the arrangements which are enshrined in the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas have to be perfected.

“Most of the CARICOM jurisdictions have enacted the provisions to remove over 450 legal and administrative barriers that initially stood in the way of the free movement of goods, services, capital and labour in the Region.

The reality, though, is that the mere removal of restrictions doth not a single market make!” the CDB president added.

“ First, the removal of such

restrictions has not resulted in a sufficiently meaningful improvement in market access. This is because fundamental challenges still remain in the application of rules of origin, trade facilitation, the Common External Tariff, non-tariff barriers and the resolution of disputes.

Second, the Movement of Factor Act, which removes barriers to the rights of establishment, has not been enacted in many member states.

The establishment of a single jurisdiction to allow for the equal treatment of business entities across CARICOM has also not been implemented.”

He noted that these are important mechanisms for supporting the development of regional enterprises by removing requirements for alien landholding licenses, for example, and eliminating the need for registering a CARICOM business in every jurisdiction in which it wishes to operate. Such actions add to the cost of doing business, both in terms of time and monetary value. They also hamper the extent to which some CARICOM businesses can penetrate regional markets.”

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Turks and Caicos Islands host CDB’s 47th Annual Meeting

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he Turks and Caicos Islands successfully hosted the 47th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

Approximately 500 delegates attended the meeting, which took place between May 24 and 25, 2017, at the Gus Lightbourne Auditorium in Providenciales. (See Pages 24 and 25 for photos)

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Smith noted that the every continent. Increasingly, these regionalisation of Caribbean artistes and their management and conglomerates was inevitable, adding production teams are leveraging that it occurred in part because of the social media and creatively utilising small size of their domestic markets, digital platforms to expand their and, partly, because of the need to market reach.” manage risk through portfolio and The Jamaican economist said he is convinced that regional geographic diversification.

“What has subsequently integration can be the Caribbean’s happened is that many of these firms “secret” weapon for unlocking economic are becoming sufficiently competitive growth and enhancing the prospect of to expand into the international greater prosperity for our people. marketplace in pursuit of growth, “The urgency for the adoption further diversification, and increased of this strategy is occurring at a time profitability.

This outcome is good when there is a clearly emerging for the Caribbean and critical to our trend towards inward-looking Region’s development,” he said. policy platforms and a retreat from

“What is happening on globalisation in the United States of the large conglomerate side of the America, the United Kingdom and Caribbean economy is also beginning Europe - traditional trading partners to grow in the much smaller of the Caribbean,” he added. cultural industries, especially in the He said there needs to be areas of music and other forms of an intensification of the process entertainment. Music festivals and of making our economies more carnivals are now a growth industry attractive for productivity enhancing in many Caribbean countries, investments. attracting regional as well as extra- “It would also require a so far elusive regional participants.

Individual resolve amongst our regional leaders artistes and large carnival bands to implement, in full and without perform in the many musical events further delay, all of the outstanding that take place across the Caribbean provisions of the CSME. In short, our and much further afield on virtually Region is calling on its leaders to have

a laser focus on “doing what is right, not what is easy!”

He also noted that one urgent corollary of this call to action is the requirement to expand the reach of CARICOM. Possible candidates for this broadening, he suggested, could be Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Dutch Caribbean territories.

Another corollary is the reopening and conclusion of the stalled trade talks between Canada and CARICOM.

“We should also continue the outreach to our neighbours in Central and South America for deeper trade and economic co-operation.

CDB, the Region’s development bank, has a vital role to play in the successful execution of this strategy. However, its borrowing membership will have to become more diversified so that concentration risk and interest rates can be reduced and its lending capacity enhanced. New membership will bring additional capital both from new BMCs and from the new nonborrowing shareholders which could be attracted by larger BMCs. .

He said this industry will only get larger as the regional tourist industry continues to grow.

“Caribbean tourism is the

largest earner of foreign exchange, and the biggest employer of local and regional labour in most CARICOM countries.

Tourism is a service industry, which requires a vast array of inputs in order to meet the needs of its customers,” he added. “Apart from the demand for entertainers, the typical Caribbean hotel or attraction needs huge quantities of food, alcohol, fruit juices, furniture and other inputs to be able to be competitive.

This large export industry represents an opportunity, not only for the local agriculture and other merchandise sectors, but also for regional producers of these goods.”

Smith argued that the reasons for the now large non-Caribbean import content in the regional tourist industry are legion; but can be traced principally to antiquated and, therefore, uncompetitive production practices, primarily in agriculture.

“The inefficiency of the logistics arrangements, notably in aviation and shipping, only exacerbates the challenge.

Nevertheless, the prospect of increased intra-regional trade in agriculture and of creating strong agro-tourism linkages remains enormous,” he stated.

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Premier Robinson on Manchester incident

Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson has joined other world leaders in extending sympathy to the families of victims of the recent bombing in Manchester, England.

“The Government and People of the Turks and Caicos Islands wish to extend its sincerest sympathy to the UK Government and its people in particular the residents of Manchester.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the surviving victims and the families of those who lost their lives in such a senseless act,” she said in a statement.

“My Government has communicated these sentiments to Dr John Freeman, the Governor for these Islands to forward on our behalf. With scores of Turks and Caicos Islanders living and studying in the Manchester area, we immediately sought ways to ensure their safety. We are not in receipt of any report that suggests that any Turks and Caicos Islanders was harmed in any way during the incident and remain grateful and hopeful until the reports are complete. Let us continue to pray for our students and citizens living and studying abroad.”

Twenty two people were killed and 120 injured after the explosion in the foyer of the venue following an Ariana Grande concert.

According to reports from London, police fear accomplices of the Manchester Arena bomber could still be on the loose after raids in the south of the city uncovered materials similar to those used to kill 22 people on Monday.

Detectives believe the device used by the suicide bomber Salman Abedi was constructed in Manchester with help from others and that there may be more people at large who are part of a terrorist network. They also believe that more bomb-making materials have still to be found.

“The activities of Abedi and fears about the terrorist intent of his associates have led to troops on Britain’s streets,” said Chief Constable Ian Hopkins of Greater Manchester police.

Theresa May said the threat level would stay at “critical” which means hundreds of troops will continue to guard key locations in place of police officers as election

Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson campaigning resumes in full on Friday.

Armed police were also deployed on trains “to protect and reassure the public”, although there was no specific threat to the transport network, said British Transport police.

Police arrested two more suspects in Manchester on Thursday, taking the number of men in custody to eight. Investigators believe they include some of Abedi’s “network”.

Searches continued on Thursday night in properties in Moss Side and Withington, south Manchester, with bomb disposal experts assisting in Withington.

“The arrests we have made are significant and initial searches of premises have revealed items that we believe are very important to the investigation,” Hopkins said.

A man arrested in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, on Wednesday night

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had plastic bags placed on his hands and feet and a white protective suit placed over his clothes before he was taken away, apparently to preserve possible traces of forensic evidence.

His was the only arrest made outside Greater Manchester.

Abedi used triacetone triperoxide (TATP), the explosive used in the 7 July 2005 attacks on the London transport network, according to the Republican congressman Mike McCaul, chairman of the House homeland security committee. TATP is highly combustible and dangerous to manufacture, but can be made from easily acquired chemicals.

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Emerging evidence about the identity of Abedi’s associates, their terrorist intent and the fact they were still at large triggered the recommendation on Tuesday by

the government’s Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre that an attack could be imminent and the threat level should be raised from severe to critical, the Guardian understands.

Abedi is believed to have travelled back to the UK from Libya just days before the attack, via Istanbul and Düsseldorf. He arrived in Istanbul last Thursday, a Turkish official said.

One senior security official expressed frustration that his name had not been flagged by European intelligence agencies: “If there’s a name of someone we believe to be a risky person, we could detect him.”

Abedi’s sister, Jomana, claimed on Thursday her brother’s motive for killing 22 people and injuring 116 at Monday’s Ariana Grande pop concert, was revenge.

“I think he saw children, Muslim children, dying everywhere,” she said. “He saw the explosives America drops on children in Syria, and he wanted revenge. Whether he got that is between him and God.”

The 22nd fatality was named on Thursday as 15-year-old Megan Hurley, from Halewood in Liverpool.

She was one of nine teenagers to die in the blast, eight of whom were girls.

The youngest victim, Saffie Rose Roussos, was eight.

Elaine McIver, 43, an off-duty police officer from Cheshire whose husband and children were injured in the attack, was also named among the dead. Five of the 18 adults who remain in hospital are in critical care, as are five of the 14 children still being treated.

MI5 is facing questions about its handling of multiple complaints about Abedi and his associates from members of the Muslim community in south Manchester.

In 2014, and again in 2015, a Libyan Muslim community leader in south Manchester contacted the national counter-terrorism hotline to tell them that Abedi “was expressing viewpoints that were extremist and he was glorifying suicide bombing and supporting Islamic State”, according to Mohammed Shafiq, the chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation based in Manchester.

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TCIG and Caribbean Development Bank host CJET workshop

The Caribbean Technical and Consultancy Services, of the Caribbean Development Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing & Planning, hosted a Computerized Job Estimation Tool (CJET) training workshop targeting small/medium contractors, artisans, craftsmen, small business owners and entrepreneurs from 22nd to 26th May 2017, for participants from North & Middle Caicos & Providenciales.

The Computerized Job Estimation Tool (CJET), was designed and developed by The Bank’s CTCS Network to respond to the persistent difficulties expressed by Micro, Small and Medium Sized Artisans and Small Contractors, who expressed their frustration and difficulty in being unable to respond rapidly and competitively to invitations to bid on both private and government jobs, particularly, those in the construction industry.

Both Artisans and Small Contractors admitted that their lack of the appropriate skills to quickly and efficiently define task details, finite costings and competitive price quotes, were the chief reasons why their bids were usually submitted late and subsequently unsuccessful.

In response to the aforementioned challenges, the CTCS undertook the task of developing a fully computerized methodology to assist MSMEs. The resultant CJET was therefore developed. CJET is a fully computerized Tool (not a programme), designed and built across an Excel platform.

CJET’s advantages are as follows:

a. It does not require any prior and/or profound operational knowledge of Excel (the operating platform).

b.The Excel skills required can be taught within a one-hour introduction to basic Excel. c.

All mathematical computations to arrive at costing and pricing of each task and each overall job, is built into the computerized CJET schedules.

d. All projects are broken down into logically sequential Jobs, following the task schedules the job will naturally follow.

e. All jobs are then further broken down into finite tasks, just as how the Artisan and/or Contractor will execute them.

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CJET computes and summarizes all tasks within each job.

g. Finally, CJET summarizes the overall costing and pricing of the project.

h. CJET allows the Artisan or Contractor, to adjust the cost and price of each task, within each job, throughout the entire project (or any component of the project) by simply giving the command to reduce or increase the cost/ price of each component.

i. Consequently, the Artisan has total control in manipulating any task and/or job cost and, where necessary, the entire project cost, by giving the appropriate command(s), wherever, and however he/she sees appropriate.

j. The above function of CJET and the overall control the project owner has, allows him/her to be as competitive he/she desires.

k. CJET can be applied to any Business/Service that deploys, Business Overheads, Labour/supervision, materials, and Equipment.

This training workshop is the second of such workshops held in the Turks & Caicos Islands, the first in 2013, has a Standing Committee, with representation from all government Ministries, and supporting technical team from the Public Works Department.

The Committee will be facilitating another CJET workshop in Grand Turk from the 29th May to 2nd June, 2017 in Grand Turk, which will cater to participants from Grand Turk, South Caicos & Salt Cay.

Hon. Goldray Ewing, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing & Planning commented: “I cannot begin to express my gratitude to the CDB for hosting this CTCS, CJET workshop for our local contractors. Through my consultation with many contractors in the field, I have become aware of their challenges and I am pleased to know that this extremely informative and educational Computerized Job Estimation Tool (CJET), will serve to address many of these issues in their relevant bid submissions. This course will not only empower them, but is a first step in affording them many more prospective opportunities in their respective areas of expertise.”

H.E. Anya Williams, Deputy Governor, in her comments at the opening ceremony expressed her appreciation for the interest that CDB and by extension, the CTCS unit had given to deserving contractors in the Turks & Caicos Islands.

She commented that she was pleased that for the second time the Caribbean Development Bank and Caribbean Technical and Consultancy Services was able to partner with TCIG to host such an important training program and that she hoped that the

participants would take full advantage of the opportunity provided to them; most especially the opportunity for one on one afternoon sessions with the CJET facilitators which would greatly assist their businesses.

“As we seek to launch our Capital Program for 2017/2018 and the private sector stands poised to usher in new investments, it is important that contractors in the Turks and Caicos Islands provide themselves with the skills and knowledge that will better assist them and their businesses in being able to bid for both small and medium sized contracts and that will assist in transitioning their business into the larger contract markets.

As CJET is touted as a very

valuable tool for both current and prospective contractors, following on from other territories, the TCI is also in the process of incorporating some of the elements of this program into our tertiary education system through the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College.

In addition to the CJET Training, TCIG will also be providing Procurement and Tendering training as well to assist in widening TCIG’s potential contractor market. This we hope will help to provide economic stimulus to many businesses across the TCI and will facilitate active participation in the construction market.”

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PROVO WATER COMPANY LTD. We are currently seeking a qualified Turks & Caicos Islander to fill the position of Pipe Fitter:

REQUIREMENTS: o Minimum of 5 years experience in waterworks and piping networks. o Must be available for emergency maintenance calls on evenings and weekends according to rotational schedule.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: • Hot, dusty and wet conditions including open and confined spaces • Active roadways and associated traffic noise levels • Remote locations JOB DESCRIPTION: The Pipe fitter is responsible for installing, repairing and maintaining pipes, fixtures and other plumbing used for water distribution in residential, commercial and industrial connections.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO: 1. Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.

2. Reads and follows installation plans and establish the sequence of pipe installations.

3. Measure, cut, thread and bend pipe to required angle, using hand and power tools or machine such as pipe cutters, pipe threading machines and pipe bending machine.

4. Use hand or powered tools to excavate trenches and ditches 5. Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings, using hand and power tools.

6. Repair and maintain plumbing, replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes.

7. Attend Emergency callout when necessary.

8. Carry out all other duties as directed by the Supervisor.

Salary Range: US$ 12.00 - $15.00 per hour All applications must be submitted June 9th, 2017. Turks & Caicos Islanders need only apply.

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Beaches host annual Prestige Awards

Team Members at Beaches Turks & All Rounder Team Member was captured Caicos took home top prizes at the Resort’s Annual by Butler’s Aneisha Beckford, while the Pace Employees Prestige Awards which took place at the Setter GM’s Awards went to Lucy Pfinu also of the resorts French Village stage on Monday May 22, Bar Department. The coveted prize of Financial 2017.

Comptroller Award Lincoln Martin of Cost Control

Celebrated in Fairy-tale style with prince and revenue earner’s which recognizes the top and princesses, wizards and fairy creatures, the revenue generating department went to photo Shop annual award recognizes and rewards employees in attendant Altagracia Vesquez.

16 categories whose performance has consistently Managing Director, Don Dagenais also made a positive impact on the quality of services commented on the success of the Prestige awards, offered at the resort. he said, “Our resorts continue to win the industry’s

The annual ceremony has earned a top most prestigious awards year after year and it is reputation for excellence for those who have worked because of the hospitality, spirit and commitment diligently and have a proven record of professionalism to excellence of the top performing individuals who and appreciation for Beaches and Sandals Resorts go above and beyond the call of duty to make a International. difference in this resort,” and concluded, “We take

Ultimate winners Sheldon Wilson led every opportunity possible to pay tribute to these outstanding record for the year beating out over two outstanding individuals, I applaud and congratulate hundred Managers for the top prestige titles. all the 2016/2017 prestige winners.”

“I am excited, this was so unexpected.”

Other awards for the evening included, Wilson Exclaimed, “My job is to go the extra mile ‘Department of the Year’ which went to Housekeeping for our guests and winning this award is evidence Department, ‘HM’s Heart of the House Awards for of my continuous hard work and my contribution 2016/2017 won by Calvin Patterson of Wedding and commitment in delivering exceptional customer Department, The Sandals Foundation Community service this resort.”

Spirit of the Year Award won by Watersports’ Gustavo

“Big thanks to management and staff Simon- Martinez. recognizing my commitment and dedication and In addition to engraved trophies and presenting me with this wonderful award.” Wilson certificates, winners were also presented with concluded. fantastic prizes which included all-expense paid

Other winners included RedLane Spa’s, vacations, Laptop Computers, home theatre Mary Fabre who also took top title of Diamond systems, Smart Watches, Plasma Televisions, Beats Team Member of the Year, with Miguel Murphy Headphones, Cameras and lavish cash prizes. from the Entertainment Department as her runner up. All Rounder Supervisor of the year went to the Winning Team Engineering Department’s Anesha Beckford while Grand Turk Native Sheldon Wilson, was awarded the Mover & Shaker Talent of the Year (formerly Most Most Valuable Player Title, when he was recognized Improved Team Member of the Year) – Aneisha Sankar, Butler as the Manager of the year for 2016.

Beaches Resort also acknowledged the Legendary Team Member which was awarded to Legendary Talent of the Year (formerly Most Fitness Instructor Leonardo Serita and the Circle Nominated Team Member of the Year) – Leonardo of Joy Smile & Courtesy Award went to Kitchen’s Serita, Spa Roosevelt Malachie.

Circle of Joy Award of the Year (formerly the Smile and Courtesy Award) – Roosevelt Malachie, Kitchen Sandals Earth Guardian Talent of the Year (formerly Sandals EarthGuard Team Member of the Year) – Desmond Henry, Housekeeping Sandals Foundation Sentinel of the Year Award (formerly Sandals Foundation Community Spirit Award) – Gustavo Simon- Martinez, Watersports Standing Ovation Award (formerly the Financial Controller’s Award) – Lincoln Martin, Cost Control Money Maker Award (formerly the Revenue Earner Award) – Altagracia Vesquez, Photoshop Heart of the House Award (formerly the Hotel Manager’s Heart of the House Award) – Calvin Patterson, Weddings) Pace Setter Award of the Year (formerly the General Manager’s Award) – Lucy Pfinu, Butler All Rounder of the Year Award (formerly the Supervisor of the Year) – Aneshe Beckford, Engineering & Maintenance People’s Choice Award Housekeeping

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MVP of the Year Award (formerly Manager of the Year) –Sheldon Wilson, Administration The A Team of the Year Award (formerly Department of the Year) – Housekeeping Department Platinum Talent of the Year Award (formerly Runnerup Team Member of the Year) – Miguel Murphy, Entertainment Diamond Talent of the Year Award (formerly the Team Member of the Year) – Mary Fabre, Spa

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•Knowledge of standard crane signal and safety procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: •Must have a high school diploma or GED •Must have at least 5 years experience.

•Must summit a clean police record.

•Must summit a valid driving license.

•Must summit a clean drug medical.

•Must be willing to work extended hours, night/day, weekend and public holidays.

•Must be willing to cooperate and work as a joint team with other staff members.

PHYSICAL REQUIRMENTS: Sitting, standing, walking, driving, climbing/ladders, squatting/kneeling, reaching, grasping, pushing/pulling, twisting/bending, lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs multiple times per shift, fingering, talking, hearing, and seeing.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Spends most time outdoors, frequent exposure to extreme hot or cold temperature for one hour plus. Possible exposure to distraction/uncomfortable noise levels and vibration of body or extremities. Risk of bodily injury from mechanical parts, electricity, etc. Possible exposure to fumes, odors, etc. that may effect respiration and skin.

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Report from TCI national Security Council meeting

His Excellency the Governor, Dr John Freeman, and the Hon. Premier, Mrs Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, cochaired a meeting of the TCI National Security Council (NSC) on Wednesday, 10 May, at the Hon. Hilly Ewing Building in Providenciales.

In attendance as members of the NSC were The Hon. Deputy Premier, Mr Sean Astwood; the Hon. Attorney-General, Mrs Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles; and the Commissioner of Police, Mr James Smith. The Hon. Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Vedan Williams, attended the meeting to cover matters concerning his Ministry.

The Superintendent of HM Prison, Mr Steve Barrett, also attended the meeting to give a presentation on HM Prison.

At this meeting, the NSC:

- The recent arrivals in TCI of illegal sloops and measures to improve coordination between the relevant agencies responsible for tracking and intercepting illegal sloops as well as the recruitment of additional staff to boost the capability of the Immigration Task Force.

•Received an up-date from the Commissioner of Police on:

- Crime Statistics for 2016/17. The NSC noted that while overall crime was down by 14% on the previous year there had been an increase in aggravated burglaries and the use of firearms. The Commissioner called for greater co-operation between the police and government agencies to tackle crime particularly to prevent the number of firearms entering TCI. The Premier undertook to press for improved co-operation by government departments and for them to devote greater effort on national security issues. The Commissioner reported on new measures being introduced to tackle significant crime and on recent successes. The NSC welcomed the Commissioner’s efforts to tackle allegations of corruption within the RTCIPF. The Premier called for specialist police to advise hotels and tourist organisations in TCI on security matters and for hotels to invest in improved CCTV and other technical security equipment which might be offset against import duty concessions;

• Received a briefing by the Hon. Deputy Premier on measures to improve border controls including on:

-Progress to introduce an Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) in TCI in order to improve data collection on passengers entering and leaving TCI airports and ports which would help identify individuals overstaying in TCI illegally. The Deputy Premier had attended a meeting in Barbados on 25/26 April and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of TCI with CARICOM partners and the USA to facilitate the exchange of APIS - Police Strategic Plan. The Commissioner information. Training for staff on use set out the strategic priorities for the of the APIS system would be carried out RTCIPF. Significant effort and resource between June and September; was being spent on training including

bringing in overseas experts to train in specialist areas, collaboration with regional police forces and optimising technology. The NSC welcomed the Commissioner’s commitment to delivering the highest standards and accountability in the RTCIPF and to introduce a code of ethics by which all officers would be bound and which would be made public.

• Noted with concern a presentation by the Superintendent of HM Prison in which he set out widespread problems and challenges which threatened the security of the prison and the safety of those detained and working there.

The Premier asked the Superintendent to draw up a masterplan setting out the problems and recommended solutions and underlined TCIG’s commitment made at the start of the financial year to do all it can to address them. The NSC noted TCIG’s long-term commitment to improving conditions at the prison and that it had made available additional funding to resolve immediate pressing concerns;

• Called on the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of Transportation to draft a Road Safety Plan for consideration

by Cabinet;

•Received an update from the Hon. Attorney General on the ongoing work on the National Risk Assessment (NRA) of the money laundering and terrorist financing threats to TCI’s financial system and noted that the final workshop to conclude the NRA will take place from 2628 June 2017 on Providenciales and will be facilitated by the World Bank.

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Qualifications •A post-secondary diploma or degree in a field of study related to this profession; 5 years of experience in a comparable position and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

•Detailed hotel Rooms Division operating knowledge; demonstrated strong leadership and strategic planning skills; and proven achievements in optimizing guest and team member engagement and financial performance.

•Experience successfully leading in a fast-paced environment and prioritizing demands.

•Strong interpersonal, team member relations and leadership abilities.

•Well versed in hotel Rooms Division financial aspects DATE OPEN: May 15, 2017 START DATE: June 15, 2017 •Technically savvy and familiar with Rooms Division operating/budgeting systems and POSITION: Waiter/ Waitress spreadsheets.

•Ability to identify and solve problems.

Job Overview: Prepare tables with special attention to sanitation and order. •Professional & appropriate business appearance and demeanor.

Attend to customers upon entrance. Present menus and help customers select food/ •Excellent verbal and written communication skills. beverages. Take/serve orders and answer questions or make recommendations for •Flexibility to meet the demands of a 24-hour operation other products. Deal with complaints or problems with a positive attitude. Issue bills and accept payment. The individual must be well groomed, clean and polite. This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Previous experience is a must and should be able to speak and write English. Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Shifts varies. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required.

Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $70,000 - $72, 000 per annum This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the DATE OPEN: May 15, 2017 START DATE: June 15, 2017 Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 POSITION: Massage Therapist Salary Range: $6.25 - $7.00 per hour Grace Bay Club is looking for candidates that have the requirements listed along with DATE OPENED: May 8, 2017 START DATE: TBA an outgoing professional manner. They love to work with different types of people, POSITION: Labourer meet challenges with a positive attitude and live the standards of our organization.

Their management style is one that balances a commitment to people and their Job Overview: Perform tasks involving physical labor at work sites. May operate development with business/financial accountability and delivers an exceptional guest hand and power tools of all types and a variety of other equipment and instruments. experience.

May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, and clean up rubble, debris and other •Deliver spa treatments and techniques waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

•Massage Therapy, Body Therapy, Aesthetician, Nail Technician, Body Wraps and Therapeutic Baths This position is currently held by an expatriate worker •Promote a sense of wellbeing and other therapeutic benefits for clients Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the •Create a relaxing atmosphere for clients Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 •Must be the consummate professional at all times Salary Range: $6.50 - $7.00 per hour •Immaculate appearance •Excellent customer service •Have patience DATE OPEN: May 15, 2017 START DATE: June 15, 2017 •Be sincere about caring for people POSITION: Director of Rooms •Be confidential •Must be certified and have on the job exposure to all area of a spa Job Description We have a great opportunity for a “Director of Rooms” professional only qualified This position is currently held by an expatriate worker applicants will be contacted.

Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the POSITION OVERVIEW: This is a Senior Level Leadership Team member at our Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 property. The Director of Rooms will have full accountability to ensure all financial Salary Range: $8.50 - $9.50 per hour review / performance, guest satisfaction, continual review and improvement of all processes related to the all housekeeping, front desk, Concierge, Guest Services, Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later Loss Prevention, Valet, Call Center, GYM and SPA oversight. Provides strategic than June 30th, 2017 leadership and direction to ensure the Rooms division drives guest and team @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1030 member engagement, achieves operational and financial excellence and upholds Email: sheba.wilson@gracebayclub.com brand standards. The ideal candidate will have been in an Assistant or Director of Fax: (649) 946-5758 Rooms at a 5 star property for the last 5 years with a minimum.

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FORTISTCI National Science Fair winners return from International Science Fair

FortisTCI National Science and Technology Fair winners returned from their weeklong trip to the Intel International Science, Engineering and Technology Fair (ISEF) held in Los Angeles, California, May 14th-19th.

The three Holy Family Academy students Declan Beresford, Bridgit Tyson and Albert Dayupay were accompanied by their teacher Elizabeth Munoz, Education Officer from the Ministry of Education, David Bowen, FortisTCI Senior Human Resource Officer Robyn Hinds and Jr. Corporate Communications Officer Kayla Lightbourne.

The group spent the week attending workshops and symposia on a wide range of topics including communicating your science, protecting intellectual property, and applying to American universities as international students.

The students also

attended several social mixers and pin exchanges, where they met some of the nearly 1,800 finalists from the 78 competing countries. Other highlights of the trip included a personalized tour of the University of California Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University and a trip to Universal Studios Hollywood, organised for the Intel ISEF participants.

FortisTCI and the Ministry of Education representatives also met with ISEF officials to learn more about the process of making the FortisTCI National Science and Technology Fair an ISEFaffiliated event.

The 8th Annual FortisTCI National Science and Technology Fair, held in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, took place March 8th - 9th 2017.

FortisTCI Limited (FTCI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortis Inc., and is the sole provider of electricity in Providenciales,

North Caicos, Middle Caicos, South Caicos, East Caicos and adjacent Cays.

In August 2012, Turks and Caicos Utility Limited (TCU), which is the sole provider of electricity on the Islands of Grand Turk and Salt Cay, was acquired

by FTCI.

Together the two companies serve more than 14,500 electricity customers in the Turks & Caicos Islands archipelago.

FTCI and TCU have an aggregate diesel-fired generating capacity of approximately 82 megawatts.

Fortis is a leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry with assets of more than CAD$48billion.

The Corporation’s 8,000 employees serve customers at utility operations in five Canadian provinces, nine U.S. states and three Caribbean countries. Fortis shares are listed on the FortisTCI National Science and Technology Fair winners (L-R): Albert Dayupay, Bridgit TSX and NYSE and trade Tyson and Declan Beresford at the Intel International Science, Engineering and Technology Fair in Los Angeles, California. under the symbol FTS.

Sailrock Resort Delivers 700 South Caicos Regatta T-Shirts To Celebrate 50 Years!

SAILROCK RESORT staff from the Providenciales and South Caicos office locations delivered over 700 South Caicos Regatta 50th anniversary t-shirts to residents, including the oldest resident of the island, 103-year-old, Eliza Basden.

Commenting on the delivery, Blythe Clare of the South Caicos Regatta Committee said,“our committee wishes to express sincere thanks and appreciation to Sailrock for their contributions. Sailrock has painted the Regatta Village – giving it a lovely facelift, provided t-shirts to all of the schools on the island, and will also be providing a ‘fun zone’ for the kids. This is a good example of

corporate sponsorship, and we look forward to their continued support as we celebrate “Our Culture, Our Heritage, Our Country.””

Staff from the resort delivered 300 50th anniversary t-shirts to Calvary Christian School, Iris Stubbs Primary School, and Marjorie Basden High School, providing a shirt commemorating the occasion for every student.

Adults and students alike were excited to receive their regatta t-shirts, with some primary school students immediately putting them on and wearing them before the festivities.

Sailrock Resort’s Manager of Operations and Human Resources,

Keno Forbes, added, “Sailrock is honored to be a part of the South Caicos community, which is rich in history and culture. As part of our commitment to the development of South Caicos, we thought it would be fitting to commemorate the 50th anniversary of regatta by producing custom t-shirts for the students and local residents of the Big South.”

The annual South Caicos Regatta is the oldest festival in the Turks and Caicos Islands, having first started in 1967, following the Queen’s official visit in 1966. The South Caicos community and Sailrock Resort will be celebrating its 50th anniversary from Thursday, May 25th – Sunday, May

28th at the Regatta Village in South Caicos. It will be a weekend filled with fun for people of all-ages, with Sailrock designating a kids’ fun zone with bouncy castles, and treats, such as snow cones, cotton candy and popcorn.

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interCaribbean Airways partners with TSA for TSA PreCheck

Effective May 25th, 2017, interCaribbean Airways is pleased to launch TSA PreCheck in concert with the United States Transport Security Administration (TSA) giving the registered traveler ease of screening at the security check point.

The registered traveler benefits from not having to remove their shoes, belts, jackets and leaving laptops in their case making the process of moving through the checkpoint substantially easier. Visit interCaribbean.com to learn more.

Below are eligible travelers who have met one or more of the following programs for receiving TSA PreCheck: * U.S. Citizens who are members of a The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Trusted Traveler program, including Global Entry, SENTRI, and NEXUS * Canadian Citizens who are members of NEXUS

* U.S. Citizens who have applied and been approved for the TSA PreCheck® Application Program. * Any active duty, U.S. Armed Forces service members in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy, as well as the Reserves and National Guard, with a DOD ID.

Additionally, randomly, using its Secure Flight system, the TSA prescreen Passengers who are traveling, with the goal of possibly pre-clearing more Passengers to use TSA PreCheck lanes.

This latter option is a random screening process.

Accompanying passengers who are 12 years or younger are allowed through TSA PreCheck lanes when traveling with eligible passengers (parent or guardian).

interCaribbean Airways customers may enjoy TSA PreCheck on flights departing from San Juan (SJU), Puerto Rico. The company currently

flies up to three daily flights between San Juan and Tortola, as well as several flights from San Juan to Providenciales.

Trevor Sadler, CEO of interCaribbean Airways stated that this new customer service facility will enable ease of travel through the security check point for those who are a registered travel. Reservations will need to contain known traveler numbers in the booking prior to check in, to receive TSA PreCheck.

interCaribbean Airways, based in the Turks & Caicos Islands, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The company operates EMB 120, Twin Otter and BE99 aircrafts connecting the Turks & Caicos, Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas and Cuba; And domestic flights in Jamaica between Kingston and Montego Bay, as well as within the Turks & Caicos Islands archipelago.

Police investigate suddetn death

Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are awaiting an autopsy report to determine the exact cause of death of 62-year-old Dale Noris of Georgia, United States that occurred on Thursday 18th May 2017 on the beach in the Lower Bight.

Around 11:37 a.m., police and medical personnel arrived on the beach in the vicinity of Coral Gardens where officers met persons administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an unresponsive male who was later pronounced dead at 12:22 p.m. by a doctor.

Inquiries revealed that the male was out in the water when witnesses noticed his body floating in the water. Upon making checks they noticed he had no pulse and was unresponsive. His body was transported to the morgue .

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DELUXE EMPLOYMENT AND RECRUITMENT SERVICES Grand Turk Cruise Center is currently accepting applications for motivated individuals interested in the following positions listed:

Is seeking on behalf of an establish business organization Candidates to fill the following positions:

SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Security Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing technical level support to the departmental operations and for coordinating various activities with many staffs and other clients and offices.

To perform tasks that include gathering, compiling, evaluating and reporting administrative information or program that is departmental specific.

Use of computer keyboards, peripheral equipment Use of standard office automation software

Store Manager: The successful applicant must have a minimum of over five (5) experience in store management within retail outlets. Responsibilities and functions include but not limited to the following: •To consistently offer professional, cordial and engaging services •General concept of computer analysis, quick books, basic graphic art, merchandising, specific, inventory knowledge base and ordering He or she must have the ability to multitask.

Salary ranges from $10.00 - $12.00 per hr.

HESS TECHNICIAN: Grand Turk Cruise Center is currently seeking a suitably qualified individual to fill the position of HESS Technician. Ideal candidates must be well apt in the area of Environmental Health Sciences, be computer literate and have a strong command of English Language (oral and written). Additionally the successful candidates must possess relevant experience associated with the position (minimum of 3 years work experience) and, or knowledge in the areas outlined below: •Operation of Waste Water Treatment Plants •Operation of Recreational Water Facilities (RWF) – Commercial Swimming Pools and Flowrider •Monitoring of Water Treatment Processes and Reporting of data •RO Plant operations

Computer Engineers and Technicians: The successful applicants must have the requisite qualifications and experience to perform the following duties: •Maintain and repair all computer network and databases for the company and customers •Plan and develop various hardware /software systems and programs •Make systems more efficient in keeping with current data processing methods and machinery for sales forecasting, payroll, program languages etc.

•Assist with staff training Salary ranges from $10.00 - $12.00 per hr.

LIFE GUARDS: •Must have training in CPR and First responder.

•Assisting in line handling for docking cruise ships as needed •Ensure the safety and security of passengers, tenants and their employees, personnel and guest at the GTCC. •Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility •Effective human relations skills in oral and written communication GENERAL MAINTENANCE: This position requires experience in general maintenance skills such as building, painting and masonry, to facilitate maintenance of all buildings and public areas in optimum condition.

•Knowledge of plumbing and/or masonry would be an asset.

•Knowledge of landscaping •Assisting in any various tasks, necessary to keep GTCC operating to the highest standard.

Applicants must be willing to work nights, weekends and holidays. Must be able to lift minimum of 50lbs, have a strong command of English Language (oral and written); and able to work well as part of a culturally diverse team.

WAGES BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Ms. Wilson at Grand Turk Cruise Center office Phone: 649- 946-1040 /649-332-1304 E-Mail: admin@grandturkcc.com

Artist and Graphic Artist: Candidates recruited for these positions should be well focus, a good attention span with the ability to: •Manually sketch drawings for final designing •Create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand •Produce designs that get the clients’ messages across with high visual impact He or she must be able to work under pressure and meet set deadline Salary ranges from $8.00 - $10.00 Salesperson and Sales Clerks: The successful applicants must have excellent customer service skills, with the ability to: •Engage the customer interest •Master the art of selling goods and services •Properly organize and keep inventory of merchandise on display and general stock.

Salary ranges from $ 7:00 - $8.00 per hr Domestic workers and Labourers: We seek to employ unskilled workers to perform the following duties: •General cleaning and maintenance of the building both inside and out •And other duties associated with unskilled chores Salary $6.25 per hr.

All successful candidates must be willing to work on a shift basis and weekends.

Contact: Telephone number 946-8876 or Email: deluxebusinesscenter@tciway.tc

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Reef Fund volunteers and DECR staff complete important coral reef monitoring training

Nine volunteers for the Turks & Caicos Reef Fund (TCRF) and six staff from the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources completed a week-long training course on coral reef monitoring last week. The course, funded by a grant from the European Union’s BEST 2.0 Programme (Voluntary Scheme for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of the European Overseas), focused on rapid assessment techniques for monitoring the health of coral reef ecosystems.

Three trainers from the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment organization (AGRRA) arrived on Providenciales to lead the training session. AGRRA is an internationally recognized system for efficiently monitoring the health of coral reefs using well defined protocols to assess the health, size and diversity of corals, the diversity and extent of benthic (or bottom-growing organisms) communities and the numbers and sizes of key fishes that are important to the maintenance of a healthy coral reef ecosystem.

“Between TCRF and DECR, we now have four full teams trained to conduct AGRRA surveys,” said Don Stark, Chairman of the TCRF. “It is our intention to begin conducting baseline surveys of the reefs around the TCI and then to monitor them on a regular basis. This will provide us with real data to help more effectively manage the important reef assets of the TCI which are critical to our tourism industry.”

Coral reefs are critical to the economy of the TCI for a number of reasons. They protect the worldrenowned beaches of the TCI from erosion by reducing the wave energy that reaches the shore. Coral reefs also provide habitat for most of the commercially important marine species in the TCI, such as grouper, snapper, conch and lobster. TCI’s coral reefs also generate millions of dollars annually for our watersports industry from visitors who come to snorkel and scuba dive here.

“In the past, coral reef monitoring in TCI has not taken place consistently,” said Kathleen Wood,

the volunteer Director of Research for the TCRF. “Without ongoing collection of data on the health of our reef ecosystems, we can’t manage that critical resource effectively. By having teams trained that can do scientific monitoring of coral reef health and doing it on a regular basis, we can assist the TCI Government in providing information, which they can use to establish appropriate management plans for all our reefs.”

“One area where TCRF and DECR will begin to use these new skills will be on the reefs surrounding East Caicos,” said Mr. Stark. “With funding from the EU’s BEST program, we will be surveying all the important reef areas of East Caicos to provide information to help more effectively manage those areas through designated conservation zones. We intend to work with the local stakeholders on South Caicos and DECR to identify important fishing areas and areas that should see some sort of conservation measures put in place. We want to ensure that the reefs that are important to many livelihoods in TCI are protected.”

“The AGRRA trainers, who came from Florida, Virginia and Guatemala, were very impressed with the health of the Grace Bay reefs where the training occurred,” said Ms. Wood. “They commented positively that this is one of the only areas where they have seen large populations of large parrotfish, grouper and snappers.

This is a credit to the protected areas that were established in the TCI many years ago. Our hope is that this important natural legacy can continue to prosper into the future, in spite of global trends. Healthy reefs are important for TCI’s culture, economy and future.”

Anyone wishing to donate or assist the TCRF in any way can contact them through their website, www.

TCReef.org.

Scuba divers visiting the islands are encouraged to make a $10 donation through the purchase of a dive tag that can be attached to their dive gear to show their support.

Snorkelers visiting the islands can show their support through the $5 purchase of a pink or blue silicone wristband.

Ministry of Home Affairs welcomes UNICEF consultant

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Transportation and Communication welcomed Dr. Debra Willoughby to the islands last week Thursday for a one week stay. Dr Willoughby is, a UNICEF Consultant who is here to conduct a Capacity Assessment and prepare an Enhancement Plan for Child Safeguarding in the TCI.

The TCI, like other UK Overseas Territories have made strides in creating a protective environment for and strengthening of the child

protection sector, however, there are still some areas of weakness to be addressed.

Dr. Willoughby met with the Senior Executive and Management Team of the Ministry on Friday of last week at the Office of the Premier in Providenciales. Present at that meeting was the Minister Hon. Vaden D. Williams, Permanent Secretary Mrs. Clara Gardiner and Deputy Secretaries Mrs. Bridgette Newman and Mr. Russell Cox.

This introductory meeting provided an opportunity for the team to discuss the progress made in the area of child safeguarding since the passage of the Family Law Legislation and to highlight some of the challenges currently being experienced.

It is expected that Dr. Willoughby will meet with a number of key stakeholders around the islands and will present her draft Plan to the Ministry before her departure on June 1, 2017.

NOTICE Regulation 7 of the Physical Planning (Development Permission) Regulations, 1990 An Application, REGISTERED PR 13036, by Windward Development Ltd. For the development of Residential, Tourism and Marina Community has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development Permission on 61101/67,75,76,77,78,83,84 & 61002/4,6,7 Shipyard, Long Bay Hills on Providenciales. The application as submitted seeks planning consideration for a Residential, Tourism and Marina Community inclusive amenities including, clubhouse building, tennis court, marina, docks, piers, restaurant, bar, spa gym & overwater structures.

Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Downtown, Town Center Mall, Providenciales, within twenty eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

Dated Posted: ______________________________________________

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PUBLIC ANNOUCEMENT The executive Committee of the New Testament Church of God TCI INC. will like to inform the public across the length and breath of the Turks and Caicos Islands that Mr. Reuben Johnson has severed ties with the New Testament Church of God and By extension International Church of God of whom we are a part. He is no longer a Bishop, Licensed minister, pastor of the New Testament Church of God Providenciales.

Therefore Mr. Reuben Johnson, no longer has the Authority to perform any functions, conduct any business, be contacted or call upon to represent the New Testament Church of God in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

BUTTERFIELD GOLD GROUP OF COMPANIES POSITIONS AVAILABLE Coral Quarry Applicant must be physical and able-bodied individual capable of lifting heavy loads and to assist with various duties within the Plant Wages: starting from $7.00 per hour Application forms available from Butterfield Gold Human Resource Department. Only applicants selected for interview will be notified. Please submit applications to by June 1, 2017 to: Butterfield Gold Ltd.,

Human Resource Department Town Center Mall

Providenciales

Tel: 649-946-4211

IS INTERVIEWING FOR:

HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISORS POSITION Join a relaxed and friendly 35 team work force and enjoy one of the highest wage and service charges on the island.

Applicant should have: •Person much have a Minimum of 2 years housekeeping supervisory experience •Strong English written and verbal skills.

•Able to work Weekends and Holidays.

Compensation will be commensurate with qualifications & experience Resumes can be dropped off at hotel or emailed to kmcintosh@portsofcallresort.com

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JAGS McCartney Relays

The most anticipated games will be held on Monday, 29th May at the Parade Grounds in Grand Turk, starting at 11:00 am with an Opening Ceremony. Most of the country’s top high school athletes will compete in various categories.

A Jamaican School Scout will also be on hand with the hopes of capturing the best talent and possibly offering scholarships for ages 17 – 19.

The Enid Capron Primary school out of Providenciales will join primary schools from

Grand Turk in the U12 division, while high school students across the TCI will compete in the U13, U15, U17 and U19 divisions.

The Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) and the Turks and Caicos Amateur Athletic Association (TCAAA) are the Sponsors and Organizers of this event. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children. Come out and support the youths and enjoy the National Heroes’ Day holiday.

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Minister of Health Hon. Eddie Astwood attends World Health Care Congress

The Minister of Health Agriculture and Human Services the Hon. Edwin A. Astwood accompanied by his Executive Administrator, Mrs. Darlene Clerveaux-Forbes, attended the Word Health Care Congress (WHCC 2017) at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park during the period April 30 – May 1, 2017 in Washington DC.

The 14th Annual World Health Care Congress convenes decision makers from all sectors of health care to catalyze meaningful partnerships and change.

The faculty focuses on policy and market forces impacting the Health Care business environment including consolidation, consumer empowerment, digital health, and the ongoing shift to valuebased payment.

During the two-day educational focus event, Hon. Astwood met with a number of Health Care Leaders and Medical Directors, Representatives from Health Agencies, such as; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, National Council for Behavioral Health, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Hospital Association. He also met with Insurance companies

and Benefits Consultants, representatives of Health Care Companies and Medical Groups, Ministers from the UK Overseas territories; Hon. Ronnie Skelton, Minister for Health & Social Development, BVI and Hon. Evans Rogers, Minister of Health & Social Development, Anguilla, were also in attendance. Other Senior-level Executives from all segments of the Health Care and Life Sciences Industries attended and exchanged ideas, held discussions on market trends, and explore possible solutions to the most pressing challenges facing patients, the medical traveler and care givers in the various health care sectors.

Hon. Astwood attendance focused mainly on Medical Travel and all related. These workshops and panel discussions were hosted by the International Medical Travel Journal (IMTJ), which allow participants to discuss and garner greater knowledge on the Domestic Medical Travel Opportunity, thereby fostering strong relationship between the US based, the Caribbean, and the Latin American based health providers and customers.

Through this medium, Hon.

Astwood was able to identify opportunities to promote the TCI and raise interest in the destination for Health Care/ Medical Tourism.

Among the information presented in the workshops and forums, were discussions on areas of opportunity for Quality Medical Care, Vetting the Realities of Health Care Travel, Maximizing the International Patient Journey, Healthcare Choices, Health Brand, Determining Health care Value, Formation and the role that brand play in Medical tourism, How Patient experience drives the Global Brand, Medical Travel Markets, Medical Travel Facilitator and Facilitator Liability, Who Travels for Care, Emerging Trends in Medical Travel, the Patient Experience and other issues and challenges faced in the medical tourism. Information on how consumers use facts and data to choose their providers was provided focusing on focusing on Communication and the international patient journey.

Hon. Astwood also attended a Dinner and Panel discussion hosted by Health City Cayman where he talked on the Turks & Caicos

Medical Travel experience, and participated on the discussion on the key concepts, opportunities, and Barriers in Medical Travel.

Hon Astwood commented; “The workshop was very informative and provides a clear and better understanding of medical tourism.”

He stated that; “I’ve learned that the Medical travel markets is built on “Choice” and requires much collaboration amongst stakeholders. In addition, the

patient experience and value (that is the relationship of Quality to Cost) is a major determinant for customer choice. The key to developing a successful Medial Tourism Program is High quality, liability and aftercare, all focusing on an enhanced Patient experience, and the Turks & Caicos should find a niche health care market and focus on the delivery of excellence in Patient Care, Patient Experience, and Patient Satisfaction.”

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Hair loss

By Dr. Marsha Barnett

We all lose hair every day.

In fact, it is normal to lose about 50100 hairs daily. This is usually not noticeable as the hair loss is over the entire scalp and hairs are being replaced at about the same rate.

However, if you are losing hair in patches or having noticeable thinning, it might be time to get it checked.

What causes hair loss?

The reasons for hair loss are numerous. When you see your doctor and a complete history is taken and the scalp examined. Because hair loss may be due to scalp and medical conditions, if the cause isn’t evident, blood tests and even a biopsy of the scalp may be warranted.

The following describes the most common causes of hair loss: Hair and Scalp Disorders

The most common cause of hair loss in both men and women is hereditary thinning or baldness.

This is due to the action of a form of testosterone on the hair follicles.

When men have hereditary hair loss, they often get a receding hairline or bald patches, especially on the top of the head. Women, on the other hand, tend to get hair loss at the front of their scalp but keep their hairline.

A scalp condition called alopecia areata causes smooth, round patches of hair loss on the scalp. It is thought to be an autoimmune condition where the body attacks the hair follicles and the hairs fall out.

Medical Conditions

Hair loss can be the first sign of an illness and frequently is one of the first signs of anemia and thyroid disease. Significant generalized hair loss can also occur after a severe

infection. Some prescription medicines may also cause hair loss such as blood thinners, some hypertension medications, anabolic steroids and of course chemotherapy.

Hormones and stress

there are many treatments for hair loss.

Dermatologists recommend treating hair loss early. One or more of the following treatments may be part of your treatment plan.

•Creams

After childbirth and around There are many creams and menopause, some women have oils that promise regrowth of the hair noticeable hair loss. This is due to and most of these claims have not falling estrogen levels in the blood. substantiated. Minoxidil, however, is This usually resolves after a few FDA approved for treating hair loss. months. In most older women however, It is usually available as a cream or the hair does not revert to the full serum and is applied directly to the Dr. Marsha Barnett thickness of their younger days. scalp. It tends to work relatively well Experiencing a traumatic event or in hereditary hair loss. It has to be •Hair transplant Surgery going through a stressful period can continuously used as its effects stop also cause hair loss and rarely, persons when stop daily applications.

This is explored mainly in may react to stressful conditions by persons with extensive hair loss. There pulling out their hair. A condition •Oral medications are a few techniques to surgically treat called trichotillomania. hair loss and the type of procedure that

In men with hereditary or your doctor recommends will depend Dieting and Poor Nutrition male pattern baldness, a drug can on a number of factors. The results be given that reduces the particular are usually noticeable a few months

Sometimes, with quick weight type of testosterone that affects the after the procedure and tend to be long loss, the hair sheds with the pounds! hair follicles. It helps slow hair loss in lasting.

Luckily, this usually corrects itself in about 88% of men and helps stimulate about 3 to 6 months. A lack of protein hair re-growth in about two thirds of What Can I Expect? or iron in the diet or taking too much men. vitamin A supplements can also lead

Once your doctor knows what to hair loss.

•Injections is causing the hair loss, you can know what your options are and what to Hair Care

If your hair loss is caused expect. Sometimes hair loss may not by inflammation in the scalp, your need treatment as the hair will start

Frequent use of chemical such doctor may inject a corticosteroid into re-growing on its own. In some cases, as those used in relaxing and bleaching your scalp. This can help stop the changing your hair styling practices, the hair can cause the hair to break. inflammation and subsequently lead managing your underline medical Also, frequent use of blow dryers tends to hair growth. condition or just improving your diet to damage hair as it leaves the hair might help stop the hair loss. If you brittle and prone to breakage. Using •Laser devices: need treatment, do not hesitate as heavy oils on the scalp can lead to an treatment for hair loss helps many inflammation in the hair follicles and In recent time, at home devices people feel better. A dermatologist can hair loss and years of wearing your have been introduced to manage hair offer solutions to help you feel and look hair in a style that pulls on the hair loss. Brushes, combs, and other hand- your best. such as a ponytail, cornrows, or braids held devices that emit laser light can cause too much tension on the hair might stimulate hair growth. The follicles and lead to a type of hair loss long-term effectiveness and safety for *Dr. Marsha Barnett is known as traction alopecia. these devices are not known. In an a general practitioner who also office setting, a dermatologist may specializes in dermatology. For How is hair loss treated? also do laser treatments to the scalp in questions or comments, please cases where this treatment modality is contact at drmarshabarnett@

Just as there are many causes, indicated. gmail.com

Intercaribbean Airways has the following vacancies: 1. Customer service agents/ airport host: must have 1-2 years working experience in hospitality industry, computer literate, hardworking, reliable and trustworthy with a valid police record and passport. Willing and able to work weekends and holidays.

WATERLOO HOTEL MANAGEMENT LTD

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

Steward

3. Pilots : 2-5 years experience with type rating on EMB120 aircraft.

To maintain the kitchen and restaurant work area, equipment and utensils: Duties also include washing of dishes, pots, pans and trays by hand; sweeping and moping of floors and banquet set up and break down.

4. Aircraft cleaners and domestic workers: Must be fluent in English language, computer literate hard working and willing to work weekends and holidays.

Salary range for the line positions listed above begin at $6.50 per hour and will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

2. Ramp agents: 1-2 years experience, computer literate, excellent commend of the English language. Valid TCI driver’s license, police record and passport.

5. Electrical Technician. Certification from an accredited institution with 2-3 years or more experience. Dependable, innovative, with strong team player, can work independently.

Interested persons send resume to HR@incaribbean.com.

Belongers and PRC holders need only apply.

Interested persons may contact our HR department Mon. – Fri. from 9am-3pm via telephone number 946-8054 or you may submit your resume with qualifications and experience to: cgibbons@wihl.com Closing date ---- June 2nd, 2017

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We hire smiles!!!

Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort Villages and Spa, the only 6 Diamond All-inclusive property in the Caribbean is inviting applications from Turks and Caicos Islanders for the following vacant positions. We hire the personality and train the individual.

Applicants must have a clean police record and a good command of the English language both written and spoken. In addition candidates must be able to work nights, public holidays and week-ends. The Resort thanks everyone for their interest in advance and advises that applicants will be contacted for an interview via Text Message.

The Watersports Department requires: ✓

The Kitchen Department requires:

Dive Shop Manager

Reports to:

The Dive Shop Manager will be in charge of the overall experience and quality of the boats and dive equipment and machinery. This individual will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining systems, processes and policies for the smooth and timely operating of all vessels in the Watersports department.

Standard Specifications: Qualifications and Experience: • Minimum 3 year experience managing a dive operation with more than 5 boats • Certified PADI/NAUI Instructor ; • Minimum 4 years instructor experience and minimum 4 years Master Scuba Diver Trainer

Assistant Resort/Gift Shop Manager

The Watersports Department requires:

Standard Specifications: Qualifications and Experience: • Three years managing more than one outlet • Ability to meet and exceed targets

The salary for these positions ranges between $30,000.00 and $45,000.00

Supervisor Shift Leader

Reports to: Watersports Manager

Standard Specifications: Qualifications and Experience: • Certified PADI/NAUI Instructor; • Basic Compressor Certification (an asset) (MAKO);

The Dining Room Department requires:

Chief Engineer and Technical Operations Manager

To provide technical support to ensure the full operation of all plant and equipment and system during an assigned shift while attending to all guest and service calls.

Standard Specifications: Qualifications and Experience: • Must have a minimum of a high school diploma and/or a certificate, preferably in the field of Electrical Installation/Electrical Technology, from a recognized Vocational Training Institution • Basic computer literacy and internet knowledge is preferred • Must possess a level of skill and/or Technical Competence equivalent to at least Level II HEART Trust NTA certification.

The Supervisor and Shift Leader positions are currently held by a Work Permit Holder (however more than one is required). Recruitment to fill these positions is underway at this time.

The House Keeping Department requires:

Reports to:

Linen Room Controller

✓

Dining Room Cleaner/Labour

Reports to:

Restaurant Manager

Under the guidance and supervision of the Restaurant Manager within the scope of established Sandals Resort policies, the dining room cleaner will ensure that all aspects of restaurant cleansing duties are performed accordingly. Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as scrubbing floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish.

Standard Specifications: Qualifications and Experience: • Physically fit with the ability to lift over 30 lbs.

• No allergies to chemicals • Minimum 2 years’ experience in a related position.

This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder.

Executive Housekeeper

The Maintenance Department requires:

To maintain par levels of the linen in circulation and to assist with all of the activities related orders and disbursement.

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Standard Specifications: Qualifications and Experience: • Experience with maintaining stock and accounting for inventory in multiple storage areas • Physically fit with the ability to lift and bend.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a related position.

This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder.

Mechanic Electrician Room Technician A/C Technician Plumber Senior Stove Technician Stove Technician Technician

Reports to: Chief Engineer

The Security Department requires: ✓

Master Instructor Dive Master Scuba/ Dive Instructor

These positions are currently held by Work Permit Holders and persons with on-island status (note however more than one is required). Recruitment to fill these positions is underway at this time. Should a suitable local applicant not be found a permit application will be submitted.

The Maintenance Department requires:

✓

✓ ✓ ✓

The main function of the Scuba/ Dive instructor is to supervise all activities of the dive experience. The Masters/ Instructors take care of the guest and equipment.

The Assistant Resort/Gift Shop Manager position is vacant and recruitment is underway. If not filed by an individual with on-island status an application for work permit will be submitted.

Reports to:

Under the guidance and supervision of the Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef and Sous Chef, and within the limits of established Sandals Resorts policies, procedures, oversees and directs all aspects of the kitchen operation at the level of standard and quality established by the company.

Resort Shop Manager

The Assistant Resort/Gift Shop Manager will support with the administration of the overall experience and quality of retail. This individual will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining systems, processes and policies for the smooth and timely operating of outlets in the Resort Shop department.

✓ ✓

Reports to: Executive Chef

These positions are currently held by Work Permit Holders (note however more than one is required).

Recruitment to fill these positions is underway at this time.

The Resort Shop Department requires:

Reports to:

Chef Cook Cook Grade 1,2 and 3

Standard Specifications: Qualifications and Experience: • Culinary institution or equivalent technical schooling or apprenticeship training; • Three to five years’ culinary experience hotel/resort.

The Dive Shop Manager position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder.

✓

✓ ✓ ✓

Watersports Manager

Security Officer

Reports to: Security Manager Under the guidance and supervision of the Security Manager, and within the limits of established Sandals Resorts policies, procedures, ensures the safety of Guests and Staff.

Standard Specifications: Qualifications and Experience: • Ability to generate reports and maintain logs • Previous experience in this or similar capacity • Experience supervising a team or shift (Supervisor) These positions are currently held by Work Permit Holders (note however more than one is required).

Recruitment to fill these positions is underway at this time.

To work closely with the Rooms Division to ensure that the physical appearance in and around the room is as per the Resort’s established quality and standards; to ensure that the furniture, fixture, A/C’s, plumbing and equipment are properly maintained, and to provide a prompt and efficient response to all guest service requests in a timely and courteous manner.

Standard Specifications: Qualifications and Experience: • Must have a minimum of a high school diploma and/or a certificate in a field of engineering from a recognized Vocational Training Institution • Basic computer literacy and internet knowledge is preferred These positions are currently held by Work Permit Holders (note however more than one is required).

Recruitment to fill these positions is underway at this time.

The range for these positions is $6.25 to $13.00 per hour

The range for these positions is $7.00 to $12.00 per hour

Applications giving full details of qualifications and experience should be sent to: mmvaughn@grp.sandals.com or placed in the secure drop box at the service gate or Fax to: 941-4870 Attn: M McClean-Vaughn The Labour Commissioner Labour Department Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands

and

The Human Resources Department Beaches Turks and Caicos P.O. Box 186 Lower Bight Road

and should reach not later than June 2nd 2017

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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 candidates should have an outstanding command of the English language, written and oral, strong communication and excellent customer service skills with an all-inclusive background.

HOSPITALITY ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST Reporting to the CFO, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: RESPONSIBILITIES: •Coordinate the operations of the accounts office, Night Audit, Resort and Restaurant •Assist with the Management of the finance functions and overseeing the finance team.

•Prepare End of Month journals and conduct the Closing process.

•Assist in the installation of any new software - document retention, inventory management, payroll, POS, Opera, HotSoS •Preparation of budgets, forecasts, payrolls and cash flows •Maintenance of financial ledgers and accounting processes •Preparation of Monthly P&L and Balance Sheet •Ensuring that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained.

QUALIFICATIONS: •CPA Certification (CA, CGA or CMA) •5 to 10 years proven experience in hospitality financial management to include condo management, food and beverage, and preferably in an All-Inclusive environment •Experience in timeshare/condo financial preferred or required •Proficiency in all areas of PMS and POS hotel systems, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office, Opera, HotSoS, Micros, Symphony, Delphi with Microsoft Office and Yellow Dog •Verbal and written English/Spanish with good interpersonal skills •Capacity to plan and organize work •Analytical skills and problem solving capacities.

HOSPITALITY ACCOUNTING MANAGER The Hospitality Accounting Manager will assist the FC in managing the day to day operation of the Accounting Department.

Primary responsibilities include audit and control, asset and liability reconciliation and supervising the AR, AP and Inventory Systems. The candidate should be a highly-motivated self-starter with supervisory experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES: •Reconciles the balance sheet, ensuring that supported documents are relevant.

•Reviews audit issues and make the corrections as necessary.

•Verifies contracts for groups and attends Pre-con meetings.

•Manages the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable •Assists with the preparation of monthly journal entries.

•Overseas the inventory management in stores and maintains integrity of the physical inventory. Investigates book to physical inventory variances and ensure that policies and procedures are being adhered by department heads.

•Ensures that correct taxation is applied on all billing software (PMS and POS) in accordance with Government Regulations.

Files and pay taxes timely.

•Codes and verifies information or data, ensuring that costs are properly matched to revenues and recorded in the proper account.

•Advises the FC on existing and evolving operating/financial issues.

•Assists with several other processes and projects as required.

QUALIFICATIONS: •CPA Certification (CA, CGA or CMA) or Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting •5 or more years proven experience in hospitality financial management to include condo management, food and beverage, and preferably in an All-Inclusive environment •Proficiency in all areas of PMS and POS hotel systems, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office, Opera, HotSoS, Micros, Symphony, Delphi with Microsoft Office and Yellow Dog •Verbal and written English with good interpersonal skills •Capacity to plan and organize work •Analytical skills and problem solving capacities.

Salary for the above positions will commensurate with qualifications and experience. Entry point starts at $38,000.00 per annum.

ELECTRICAL & AIR CONDITION TECHNICIAN Reporting to the Chief Engineer, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: RESPONSIBILITIES: •Installing, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining the refrigeration and air conditioning systems •Fabricate and assemble refrigeration and air conditioning systems.

•Carry out all necessary changes to air in the system, test lines, components and connections for leaks.

•Install expansion and control valves on units and adjust and replace parts as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS: •Must possess a minimum of 6-10 years 4-star background in same or similar position •Certification or diploma from a formal Electrical or Technical Institution is required.

•Must be highly organized individual.

•Must be computer literate and have excellent, clear communication skills written and oral SPA THERAPIST Reporting to the General Manager, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: RESPONSIBILITIES: •Training and experience in recognized professional product modalities welcomed.

•You will be required to work weekends and public holidays.

•Candidate will be required to perform mobile services on board yachts, location and in room treatments.

•Reception and treatment booking experience required.

•Serve as a catalyst to promote spa services to hotel guests.

•The position is commission based.

•Must have a minimum of 6 years’ experience in a luxury resort and spa.

QUALIFICATIONS: •Graduate from an accredited school of massage and esthetics with a massage certification and esthetic certification.

•The ideal candidate needs to be qualified in Deep tissue massage, Swedish massage, Hot Stone Massage, Prenatal massage and Reflexology. Esthetic treatments such as facials, body scrubs and wraps.

•Must possess excellent communication skills.

•Must be a team player.

•Must have a keen desire to serve the public.

Salary range for the positions listed above begin at $9.00 per hour and will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Interested persons may contact our HR department Mon. – Fri. from 9am-3pm via telephone number 946-8054 or you may submit your resume with qualifications and experience to: cgibbons@wihl.com Closing date ---- June 10th , 2017

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SOMMELIER Certified wine Sommelier with extensive knowledge of wines, beverage & bar, profound education of Old and New World wines. Able to pair wine with our degustation menus also explain characteristics of the wines. Knowledgeable to conduct wine workshops; to build entire wine list in line with our beverage purchasing as per budget, costing, pricing, promotion and marketing. Be in charge of all bins on wine list (ordering, receiving, storage to serving). Must be able maintain and ensure Aman service standards is render.

Must be also to conduct wine training for entire F & B team in restaurant & bar, as well to maintain wine programs. Flexible & able to work required hours, team player, social, young, dedicated and passionate F&B professional (W/M). Professional appearance a must and able to communicate with our high end clientele, and willing to go the extra mile daily. Experience in similar position required, additional European Language besides English is an advantage Reports directly to F&B Manager.

EXECUTIVE CHEF Amanyara is looking for a creative and proficient in all aspects of food preparation, executive chef. He/ she will be “the chief” and maintain complete control of the kitchen. Proven working experience at a 5 stars Luxury Resort as a head chef, excellent record of kitchen management and ability to spot and resolve problems efficiently and capable of delegating multiple tasks.

Good communication and leadership skills, also keep up with cooking trends and best practices.

Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities, Modify menus or create new ones that meet quality standards, Estimate food requirements and food/labor costs, arrange for equipment purchases and repairs, recruit and manage kitchen staff. Rectify arising problems or complaints. Give prepared plates the “final touch” Perform administrative duties, Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards; Keep time and payroll records, Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers. BS degree in Culinary Science or related certificate.

TECHNICIAL SERVICE MANAGER Post-Secondary technical education required equivalent training and experience)

(or

The successful candidate must have at least 5 years’ experience running the engineering operations of a luxury resort located in a tropical environment. Responsible for the entire Engineering Department including guest room and multiple villa/home maintenance, refrigeration and air conditioning, power, kitchen, laundry and pool requirements, reverse osmosis plant, sewer, boiler, landscaping and pest control, vehicles and the resort’s firefighting system. The ideal candidate for this position will be a communicative leader with hands- on approach and advanced computer skills.

SENIOR OVERNIGHT DUTY MANAGER Must have Opera experience, Computer literate, good

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word and Excel command necessary. At least 5 years previous night experience needed for this position. He/ She must spend some time working at the front desk, must greet visitors and guests, check-in guests into their desired rooms, make some reservations and provide assistance to their guests as well as providing their needs.

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.

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.

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 airconditioning units, kitchen/laundry equipment, and desalinization plant, sewer treatment plant and diesel gen-sets 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@aman.com

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Career Opportunity Scotiabank (Turks and Caicos) Limited is seeking the services of a

Branch Manager, Grace Bay Salary ranges between $64,350-$108,800 Commensurate with qualifications and experience Position Summary: The Branch Manager has direct responsibility for the Grace Bay Branch.

The Branch Manager is responsible for development, maintenance and communication of the retail banking business – inclusive of Insurance and Small Business; and for contributing to the quality of the loan portfolio, ensuring adequate controls and procedures are in place to safeguard the bank’s assets.

Key Accountabilities for this role include: • Develop maintain and execute a strategic marketing plan designed to develop new business opportunities and maximize profits for the branch as well as support the development and negotiation of team sales goals with Lead Branch Manager for team.

• Develop and foster a customer driven culture throughout the Branch and ensure the delivery of a high standard of customer service and execution of Sales Management Platform processes and procedures.

• Ensure the branches’ profitability and maintenance of the Retail/ Small Business/Insurance/Investment business by consistently using the bank’s relationship Focused Selling Process.

• Effectively manage and control portfolios (Retail/Small Business) at an acceptable level of risk.

• Maximize profitability and effectively control Branch operations by ensuring branch control checklists are regularly reviewed and monitored and branch service check-ups are rated satisfactory or better.

• Effectively manage and develop staff in order to achieve Bank’s marketing objective via coaching and review of individual selfservice checkups.

• Manage Anti Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing, bank policies and Compliance procedures and educates and advises staff members on compliance matters.

• Sales Leadership and Sales Management.

• In conjunction with the Human Resources Manager, work with managers to ensure that the Performance Management and Employee Development process are carried out in line with the bank’s requirements and guidelines.

Functional Competencies: • Strong Marketing/Business Development Skills • Expert knowledge in Retail & Premium Relationship Management Business and sales management techniques/disciplines • Expert knowledge of Compliance • Strong in Human Resource/People Management • Experience in motivating & building a team • Strong Leader who is people driven, customer & results focused

Educational Requirements: • A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the field; • Degree in business administration or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.

• Formal training in Compliance a plus

Qualified candidates should submit C.V. via email to: The Human Resources Dept., Scotiabank Turks and Caicos: santresha.gardiner@scotiabank.com on or before June 9th, 2017.

Note: Only persons short-listed for an interview will be contacted.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE and no less than three years post qualification teaching experience.

A Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of a second class honors or other postgraduate qualifications, teaching certificate/Diploma and experience in teaching at Tertiary level may be considered.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following full-time lecturing positions at the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College for the semester commencing August 29, 2017:.

Faculty of Business Administration (BAD): 1 position: Management/Marketing/Human Resource Management Faculty of Computer Engineering and Mathematics (CEM): 1 position: Mathematics/Physics Faculty of Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA): 1 position: Politics/Sociology/Social Work/TCI Studies Faculty of Technology Education (TED): 1position: Architectural/Building Design Technology/Civil Engineering/Automotive Engineering Tech Lecturers are required to teach across different academic levels from the G.C.E. Advanced level, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency and up to the Associate and Bachelor Degree levels. Multidisciplinary candidates are particularly encouraged to apply for these positions.

The ideal candidate must have knowledge and skills obtained through collegiate preparation resulting in a Master’s degree (Doctorate preferred) which must include eighteen (18) graduate semester hours in the area being applied for, from an accredited and recognized institution plus a Teaching Diploma or Postgraduate Diploma

VACANCY – JUNIOR PLANT OPERATOR Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified individuals for the position of Jr. Plant Operator, FortisTCI, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.

Description Assist the Senior Operator in effective systems control, continual system condition monitoring, efficient generation unit dispatch, and timely response to system contingencies, in a manner consistent with standard operating procedures and specific instructions of the Manager Plant Control or other senior Operations Management personnel.

Main Duties include:  Starting, monitoring, servicing and stopping generating units as required, or directed by the Senior Operator, in a manner consistent with standard operating procedures.  Assist in ensuring that accurate and neat records are logged of all events and data occurring on the system.  Respond in a calm efficient manner to prevent system interruption and in the event that it does occur to restore power to the system efficiently and safely after any plant interruptions.  Assist the Senior Operator when called to do so in reporting any abnormal data to the appropriate persons in a timely manner and take prompt action to prevent or minimize any outages, prevent injury to employees and the general public and/or damage equipment under the control of systems operations.  Assist the Senior Operator when called upon, to inform appropriate Operations personnel in the event an outage

Salary is in the scale: Level I: US$27,399.90 - $39,102.30 per annum.

Level II: US$40,210 - $43,488.40 per annum.

Entry point will depend on qualifications and experience. In the case of staff recruited from overseas, appointment is on contractual terms for an initial period of two years. A gratuity is payable at the end of satisfactory contractual service at the rate of 10% of salary drawn during the period of service. A housing allowance is payable at existing rates.

Applications with copies of qualifications (including official transcripts), two character references, a police record and a recent testimonial from current place of employment should be sent to the: PRESIDENT, TCI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, P.O. BOX 236, LIGHTHOUSE ROAD, GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS to reach not later than 10th June, 2017. Where possible applicants should e-mail or fax their applications.

FAX 649 946 1661 TELE 649 946 1163 EMAIL tcicomc@tciway.tc dean@tcicomc-edu.com We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only persons selected for interview will be contacted. occurs external to the plant, in a timely accurate and efficient manner.  Respond to customer inquiries in a polite and efficient manner when outages occur.  Operate company vehicles and equipment as required and consistent with company policy and safe operating procedures.

Academic/Technical/Management: Experience and Qualifications:  Successful completion of an Associate’s Degree or a 2-year post-secondary program preferably in engineering trades.  Familiarity with and competency in the use of computers and standard computing software programs is required.  Be able to do mathematical calculations at tertiary level.

Core Competency Skills:  Above average analytical skills in math and electrical theories and diesel generation parameters  Demonstrable aptitude for interpretation of engineering drawings and manuals  Professional competency in written and oral communication skills in English  Ability to function effectively under emergency situations and thinks clearly and effective and deliver within deadlines and to work under pressure  Self-motivated, solution oriented and positive in outlook Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications Deadline for submission of applications (inclusive of a cover letter, resume and a FortisTCI application form) is May 31st, 2017: Mr. Avi Adams Manager, Human Resources FortisTCI Limited P. O. Box 132, Providenciales Email address: hrapplications@fortistci.com or aadams@ fortistci.com

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LOCAL NEWS

Turks and Caicos Islands host CDB’s 47th Annual Meeting T

he Turks and Caicos Islands successfully hosted the 47th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

Approximately 500 delegates attended the meeting, which took place between May 24 and 25, 2017, at the Gus Lightbourne Auditorium in Providenciales.

Participants included Ministers and Government officials, private sector representatives, members of civil society and academia, and media. The flagship event highlighted the impact of the Bank’s investments in its 19 borrowing member countries (BMCs). In addition, stakeholders took part in strategic discussions on resolving some of the Caribbean Region’s most pressing economic and social development issues.

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Come and join our winning team at Seven Star Resort & Spa The following positions are currently available MIXOLOGIST Is responsible for the overall management of the bar team. Must be able to mix and match ingredients in order to create classic and innovative drinks in accordance with customers’ needs and expectations. The purpose of this position is to interact with the hotel guests and ensure they have a great experience at the BAR or lounge. Must manage and trained all Bar Outlets employees

SECURITY OFFICER The areas of responsibility for this position include the protection and safety of property assets, employees, guests, accident and fire prevention and response. The ideal candidate must exemplify excellent customer service and create a positive atmosphere for guests and employees and be available to work a rotating and flexible schedule.

Responsibilities & Requirements: •Have worked in a well-reputed organization in a similar capacity •Minimum of three years’ experience as a mixologist •Skilled in customer service and interaction •Knowledgeable about mixology techniques and must be able to train team •Knowledge of basic cashiering procedures •Supervise daily operations of the bar(s) and ensure beverages are mixed and •served according to the standards •Manage the bar’s beverage program and make occasional changes to ensure an up-to-date product offering and attractive presentation.

•Ensure the bar is kept in good running order and deep cleaning and maintenance is performed when necessary •Manage the bar’s inventory, perform inventory checks and provide accounts •with assistance during monthly stock takes •Maintain bar materials and glassware and notify HOD when reordering is •necessary Salary range: USD30,000 to USD36,400 per annum (Salary is negotiable and based on level, experience and qualifications).

Duties and Requirements: •A minimum of 5 years’ experience •Able to work flexible hours, holidays and weekends.

•Willing to walk/run through dark bushy areas to carryout checks.

•Highly trained in security procedures and martial arts.

•First Aid training is preferable •Ability to communicate effectively •Physical ability to run, walk, jump and bend •Willing to work long Shifts (up to 14hrs) and split shift during the night.

•Willing to work in all weather conditions •Ability to respond to patron problems effectively Salary range: USD14,000 to USD15,000 per annum and is based on experience and qualification. Position currently held by a work permit holder.

CHIEF ENGINEER We are looking for an experienced Property Chief Engineer. The ideal candidate must be able to controls and maintains primary utility systems including electric generating units to produce electric power. Will be responsible for directing and coordinate the day-to-day operations of the utility production and distribution systems. Ensure both long term and short term goals are achieved through the implementation and completion of set targets and corporate goals. A Chief Engineer with Seven Stars is ultimately responsible for all maintenance issues within the hotel to deliver an excellent Guest and Owner experience while overseeing the engineering team.

Duties and responsibilities •Planning, management and participation in the operation and maintenance of all utility systems •Preparation and management of systematic preventative and corrective maintenance.

•Performs daily maintenance and troubleshooting activities, making necessary adjustments to keep all machines and utilities operating efficiently •Preparation and management of monthly energy use reports for core systems.

•Develop and maintain operating budgets for the facility. Obtain and review budget results with senior management on a monthly basis, identify deviations and manager corrective actions •Promote the identification of training requirements. Review and develop programs to meet the operational requirements for both long and short term goals •Ensure monthly safety inspections take place and employees are trained accordingly •Ensure continual development of staff to meet the changing facility needs •Monitors and inspects equipment for potential mechanical / electrical problems notifying management if unable to correct conditions •Communicates all operational issues concerning the facility to management in a timely manner and develops, maintains and enforces safety protocols •Utilize computerized maintenance management system to create work orders for inventory and with planning /prioritization •Plan, schedule and receive fuel oil deliveries and performs emergency response •Coordinate and manage the day to day maintenance and upkeep of the hotel as it pertains to the engineering department •Direct the work done by general contractors and department/sections when needed •Responsible for carrying out any other duties assigned by the General Manager Requirements: •Must have experience at properties of similar size and quality •Position will be required to work a varied schedule that will include evenings, nights, and week-ends •Certified fire alarm technician •Minimum of 3-6 years’ experience as Chief Engineer or equivalent •Experience in mechanical engineer and management of multinational team •Prior experience with modern utility controls systems •Diploma or certificate in electricity and electronics and advanced knowledge of building management/engineering •Positive attitude, good communication skills and committed to delivering a high level of customer service •Previous experience of facilities management Salary range: USD40,000 to USD48,000 per annum and is based on experience and qualification

EXECUTIVE CHEF Responsible for the consistent preparation of innovative and creative cuisine of the highest quality, presentation and flavor for the dining rooms, banquets and other food facilities, resulting in outstanding guest satisfaction. Additionally responsible for the smooth running of the kitchen and manage areas of profit, stock, wastage control, hygiene practices and training within the kitchen.

•Plans menus for all food outlets in the club •Schedules and coordinates the work of chefs, cooks and other kitchen employees to assure that food preparation is economical and technically correct and within budgeted labor cost goals •Approves the requisition of products and other necessary food supplies.

•Ensures that high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety are maintained throughout all kitchen areas at all times •Establishes controls to minimize food and supply waste and theft •Safeguards all food preparation employees by implementing training to increase their knowledge about safety, sanitation and accident prevention principles •Develops standard recipes and techniques for food preparation and presentation which help to assure consistently high quality and to minimize food costs; exercises portion control for all items served and assists in establishing menu selling prices •Prepares necessary data for applicable parts of the budget; projects annual food, labor and other costs and monitors actual financial results; takes corrective action as necessary to help assure that financial goals are met •Ensures proper staffing for maximum productivity and high standards of quality; controls food and payroll costs to achieve maximum profitability •Evaluates food products to assure that quality standards are consistently attained •Interacts with food and beverage management to assure that food production consistently exceeds the expectations of members and guests •In conjunction with F&B management team, assist in maintaining a high level of service principles in accordance with established standards •Work closely with the Community College to Skills and Qualifications: •Previous five star Executive Chef experience or equivalent experience as Executive Sous Chef •Must contribute to the Community of the Turks & Caicos Islands by carrying out training etc.

•Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management •Previous experience working with multi-cultural/multi-ethnic groups •Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience •Ability to build, train and maintain teams Salary range: USD50,000 to USD 55,000 per annum. Currently held by a work permit holder SPA THERAPIST Candidates will join our team in our newly expanded award winning Spa and will be therapists as well as have opening and closing duties.

Duties and Requirements: •5 years’ experience as a therapist and relevant degree or equivalent combination of experience and education.

•Knowledge of holistic concepts and treatments including facials, full body treatments, massages, physiotherapy, and manicures and pedicures.

•Enthusiastic demeanor with excellent customer service skills •Must be able to work long hours and split shift.

Salary $6.31 per hour (plus commission). Position held by a work permit hold WOODWORK SPECIALIST/TRADESMAN Candidate will be responsible for furniture repairs and rebuilds various objects in wood, cardboard, PVC, etc. Assemble, disassemble and repair hydraulic locking arms, locks, boards, doors, furniture, wooden shelves. Prepare special carving and woodwork on a daily bases for room refurbishment.

Requirements: •At least 5 years of related work experience •Must understand detailed architectural drawings, schematics, shop drawings and blue prints.

•Must have experience operating equipment such as saws, routers, drills and sanders •Must have basic mathematical skills •Ability to determine measurements and attention to detail •Physical ability to lift up to 100lbs, walk, jump and bend Wages: USD6.25 to USD$7.60 per hour. New position

ONLY CANDIDATES MEETING ABOVE REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE CONTACTED Candidates should apply to Seven Stars Resort & Spa, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales via e-mail at hr@sevenstarsgracebay.com for consideration or should leave CV’s at the security building for the attention of HR. Prospective applicants who are Belongers kindly send copies of your application to the board. Application deadline: May 15, 2017

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ACE PLUMBING Is looking for a Plumber With ten (10) years experience This individual must work on his own And must be able to handle and solve all types of plumbing problem Will be station in North Caicos Salary $13.00 an hour Tel; 346-6222

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Is seeking 2 Carpenters ($9.00 per hour) 1 Roofer ($8.50 per hour) 1 Mason ($8.00 per hour) 1 Labourer ($6.25 per hour) To work 5 days per week

Is seeking 1 Housekeeper ($120.00 per week) 2 Labourer ($6.25 per hour) 1 painter ($6.25 per hour) To work 5 days per week Contact

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renewal for work permit

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at:mdconstruction117@gmail.com For New Work permit

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CAICOS DREAM TOURS

WANTED FISHERMEN’S PARADISE Grand Turk Salary $6.25 per hour To work 6 days per week Contact: 246-7943

Is seeking 1 Artist/Jewelry To work 5 days per week Salary $7.25 per hour Contact#346-8162

#461862

BARBER NEEDED IN SOUTH CAICOS

KITCHEN HELPER WANTED LA BREEZA Grand Turk Salary $6.25 per hour 6 days per week Contact 345-6195

Marilyn Duncanson is seeking 1 Barber To work 6 days per week Salary $150 Contact#343-5143

For All you advertising needs contact TCISUN at 339-5879 Or email

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Hanchell’s Beauty Salon & Spa Is seeking Salon Helper To work 6 days per week Salary $6.75 per hour Contact# 649-241-1651 hanchellsbeautysalon@ gmail.com

TEONA SPA Seeking Spa Therapist

Salary is $7:00 per hour

Need of Dump Trailer Drivers, Mechanic and two Labourers Waste disposal collector Drivers must have at least five years experience in driving 24ft – 30 ft Dump Trailers Salary is $10.00 per hour.

Labourers must be willing to work on garbage trucks, cleaning garbage from roadsides and various districts in Providenciales and also my home from time to time.

Salary $6.25 per hour Interested belongers must contact Julie Smith at tel#231-0032 anytime.

WHO IS LOOKING FOR A MAINTENANCE MAN TO WORK FOR HIM 5 DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK WITH A SALARY OF $1040.00 PER MONTH

VILLA OASIS

Seeking: Boat Mechanic

A & J TRUCKING

PAUL DAY

HENRY O’NIEL WILSON

#461867

Is looking for a Labourer To work 6 days per week Salary $6.25 per hour Contact#332-7196

Requirements: •Must be qualified in boat mechanics with at least 4-5 years experience •Will be required to work extraordinary hours Only Belongers need to apply Contract -649 946-8876

is Seeking: Maintenance Man Salary is $7:00 per hour Required to work weekends and holidays Only Belongers need to apply Contract -649 946-8876

NEEDLES & PINS UPHOLSTERY SERVICES

REQUIRES EXPERIENCED UPHOLSTERERS (2) 10 years experience required Belongers only need apply Please via – Email: needlesandpins@express.tc

Is looking for a Domestic Worker To work five days a week Salary $6.25 an hour Please contact me at 246-7583

Only Belongers need to apply Contact – 649 946-8876

LYNDON JENNINGS

Is seeking Domestic Worker To work 5 days per week Salary $6.25 per hour Contact# 649-241-7069

Is seeking Domestic Worker To work 5 days per week Salary $6.25 per hour Contact#649-241-0202

ROHAN C. ROBINSON

Is seeking Plumber helper To work 6 days per week Salary $8 per hour

#461866

#461854

STEEL WORKER

WANTED JENNIFER IRON & WIELDING Grand Turk Salary $200.00 per week To work 6 days per week Contact: 331-0562

OLABASI LTD

RIGBY BUILDING

Is Seeking an Inventory and Stock controller To work 6 days per week sometimes 7 days per week Salary $8.00 per hour Contact 331-0221

Is seeking a Carpenter A Electrician Salary: $10.00 per hour To work 6 days per week Must have flexible work hours Contact: 331-0221 or 331-0220

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KOSTCO TRADING

1 Sales manager $11.50 per hour Kischco Trading 1 store room inventory clerk $11.50 per hour

Salary: •$7.00 per hour plus commission

DEREK JENNINGS

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MCLUSLAND WILLIAMS

Requirements: •Must have at least 3-5 years working experience as a therapist •Aesthetician - massage therapist full training •Required to work weekends, holidays and extraordinary hours

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No clear winner in Cayman Islands elections

Following a very mixed result Independents to be returned. in Cayman’s first ever election under The next largest group is the the system of ‘one man, one vote’, the alliance of the four eastern MLAs people woke up to the fact that while — Ezzard Miller, Arden McLean, 19 people have been elected to the Alva Suckoo and Anthony Eden, all Legislative Assembly, no party, group Independent incumbents who were or alliance has enough seats to form a re-elected. McLean clearly articulated government. his ambition for the premier’s job

Cayman News Service (CNS) on the campaign trail, and if he and has attempted to contact several of his three colleagues can attract the the MLAs who are likely to be the support of the other five Independents, power brokers in the coming days and including Rivers, plus one more person possibly even weeks as the deals are from either the CDP or the PPM, that struck but we have had no detailed group could lead the next government response from any of those leading the with McLean at the helm. The eastern closed-door talks now underway. Alden alliance could also partner with a mix McLaughlin confirmed Thursday of the CDP and other independents, morning that it was too early to but that could result in some serious comment on what happens next. clashes over issues relating to work

While the PPM is now the permit freezes, investment, the largest group of MLAs, having secured financial sector and other conflicting seven seats, even with support from policy positions.

Tara Rivers they are unable to form a The lack of common policy government without coaxing two more ground between these various groups independents into the fold. Given the presents a significant issue. It will wide-ranging policy positions of the also mean that no matter who now Independents elected and in some forms the government, the promises cases the breakdown of relations with made on the campaign trail by all the Progressives, it is unlikely that the candidates will be hard to deliver.

McLaughlin will be able to tempt any While deals are possible, the direction of them into a PPM-led coalition. of government would remain very But in what could prove to be the most unclear. unexpected deal of all, McLaughlin So, despite wining just three could team up with McKeeva Bush seats, Bush’s CDP could end up being and his two CDP candidates to create the deal makers in the aftermath of a coalition, with a possible compromise this very uncertain result, though it is of Moses Kirkconnell at the helm. unlikely that in any deal Bush could Despite their personal differences, become premier again. the CDP and PPM are more aligned The only thing clear Thursday on their political position than they morning was that while Cayman are with those of the most dominant enjoyed its first ever equitable

democratic vote, the resulting emerged over the last few years, the government will not really be decided result is a reflection of that national by the people but in secret deals and divide in some areas, which is unlikely horsetrading over the coming days — to be patched up anytime soon. as it was in the old days.

Speaking to CNS Elections

The overall turnout was one of in the wake of his very narrow win in Cayman’s lowest for several elections, Newlands, a tearful Alva Suckoo said though it differed widely among the the priority would be to reunite the constituencies. Some races were also country after the election battle, as very close. Two PPM incumbents lost he described his own fight as a hard by very small margins: Wayne Panton win. “The first thing we have to do is was unseated by Suckoo in the only bring the people of this country back battle between incumbents, losing by together… There has been a lot of just 15 votes, and Kenneth Bryan took division and we need to focus on that,” George Town Central with a margin of he added.

35 votes over the PPM’s Marco Archer.

Meanwhile, another ‘scalp The Progressives took two unexpected taker’, Kenneth Bryan, said the seats in George Town from CDP people had voted for change when candidates who had been tipped to they returned him to the Legislative win. David Wight won in George Assembly.

Town West just ahead of the CDP’s “They wanted change and Jonathan Piercy by a mere 16 votes, they came out in numbers and they while Barbara Connolly, understood voted… but there is a long road ahead to have been a reluctant candidate and a lot of work to be done. I want for the PPM when she started on the to make sure we can do it together,” campaign trail, took George Town Bryan said following his George Town South relatively comfortably, even Central victory Wednesday night. though Mike Adam of the CDP was The country may have voted expected to win easily. for change but how that change will

Nationally, the Progressives take shape is a major question. There secured the largest percentage of are only five new faces elected to the the vote and the CDP also garnered parliament, two of them with the a significant percentage of the Progressives, and all of them are countrywide ballot, which was not unlikely to have much of a part in reflected in the final three seats that shaping the next government, which Bush secured for his team in West Bay. will be a deal controlled by the elders But in the ‘first past the post’ system, of the House. the national percentage or the margin But as Bryan who said he was of loss is irrelevant, as each individual “willing to work with anybody to get to race is fought on the ground. Given the solutions” noted, “No one person the divisions in Cayman that have can solve this problem.”

Young mother gunned down in Nassau

A 23-year-old mother of two who was to be married in July died in hospital shortly after she was shot multiple times early Thursday morning in front of her home in an incident that also left a man in critical condition.

According to the Tribune newspaper, the double shooting took place shortly after midnight in Nassau Village and brought the country’s murder count to 56 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.

Police said the two victims were standing in a yard on Lee Street, when a gunman in a black vehicle fired multiple shots in their

direction. The woman was shot multiple times in her body, while the man was shot in his neck and chest.

The woman was taken to hospital by ambulance where she died shortly after her arrival.

The man attempted to drive himself to the hospital, but crashed his car in the area of East Street and Cordeaux Avenue. A passing motorist took the man to the Princess Margaret Hospital where he remains in critical condition.

Police have not identified the deceased but The Tribune understands she is Donnae Clarke, a former student of R M Bailey High School, who had recently

given birth to her second child.

In an emotional post on Facebook, a woman who identified herself as Clarke’s sister, Ally Smith, said the young mother had spent some of her last moments running “for her life” and was allegedly shot “15 times” before collapsing in front of their home.

“She ran for her life and dropped and died right on our foundation. I came outside after the shots and saw her lying on the ground,” Ms Smith said.

“My sister took her last breath talking to me.

She couldn’t even talk and I told her to stay for her child,

to stay strong for her baby.

It was not her time. She did not even have the strength to open her mouth, the spit was bubbling from her mouth. I watched my sister die. Her birthday is in two months and she was supposed to get married in July.

“I am hurting, my family is hurting. My sister got shot 15 times and I heard it not knowing it was Donnae,” she said. “Now thinking about it I can feel every one.”

Yesterday, Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash, of the Central Detective Unit, said police were able to get some information from the victims

about the shooting.

“Police officers visited the Accident & Emergency and spoke with both victims at the time,” he said. “The female victim sometime in the early morning succumbed to those injuries, however in speaking with the male victim, we were able to ascertain that he was visiting a female friend during the incident when they were both accosted by a male gunman, wearing a ski mask, who opened fire on both of them. They ran and were subsequently taken to the hospital where the female (died from) those injuries.”

Action by banks unfortunate and unwarranted, says Barbados finance minister

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -“Unfortunate and unwarranted” is how finance minister, Christopher Sinckler, has described a decision by local banks in Barbados to suspend work on transactions for real estate and related activities.

Their action comes amid concerns over recent amendments to the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) Act, which requires a tax clearance certificate to be issued by the BRA in order to complete these processes.

In a statement, Sinckler insisted that some stakeholders in the legal and banking fraternity had not

given the system time to work, “purely on the grounds that they did not want it in the first place”. He said in his view they were finding every practical reason to object to it.

“It is rather unfortunate that some banks and some lawyers in Barbados are hell bent on frustrating government’s legitimate attempts to collect the tax revenue that is due to the state by their clients.

“First they said it was unconstitutional, then they said they were not clear about how the law would work, now they are claiming it is delaying transactions because the BRA

cannot give tax clearance certificates fast enough,” he stated.

The finance minister insisted that they were all excuses for noncooperation with the government generally, and the BRA specifically, as they seek to collect the tax revenue legally due to the state.

“It is nothing short of amazing that these very actors have at times in the past sought to defend and excuse the reason why it takes as long and costs clients as much as it does to complete their work in getting mortgage and other real estate transactions done, but now are apparently determined

Finance Minister, Christopher Sinckler to hold an entire country to ransom because they do not wish to cooperate with government to halt the chronic haemorrhaging of tax revenue in Barbados.

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CDB study recommends strategies to enhance economic impact of tourism industry

(L-R) Honourable Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Government of Jamaica makes a point during the seminar, while Stacy Cox, Executive Director, Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association and Hugh Riley, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Tourism Organisation look on.

The tourism industry is Caribbean countries. During the last changing, and Caribbean countries two decades, we have witnessed a must adapt in order to make the most distinct shift in the profile of visitors of the emerging economic development to the Caribbean and as a result, in the opportunities.

“Tourism Industry industry’s structure. These changes Reform, Strategies for Enhanced in the industry have signalled a need Economic Impact”, a study by the for policy-makers and key industry Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) players to rethink their strategies for and released today, puts forward improving the competitiveness and recommendations and strategies safeguarding the medium to long-term to enhance the economic impact of development prospects of the industry tourism in the Bank’s Borrowing in this Region.”

Member Countries (BMCs).

Dr. Justin Ram, Director of

Dr. Wm. Warren Smith, Economics, CDB, said that the study President, CDB, noted “Tourism is the is significant, as it provides muchengine of growth and a major foreign needed empirical analysis focused on exchange earner in many the economic impact of the industry.

•Leveraging tourism as a tool “This research provides the opportunity for broader, critical, evidence-based for economic development, diversification and stimulating policy-making in the tourism industry where business strategies have clearly growth and linkages in other sectors such as agriculture and creative evolved over the decades. These industries; strategies are continuing to evolve, •Organising the tourism industry forcing the need for more frequent through coordination among and timely analysis on which to base stakeholders; changes in policy and strategy so as to •Conversion of more cruise ship maximise economic impacts,” he said.

The study characterises the visitors to long stay visitors ; •Exploring further opportunities for causal relationship between tourism regional collaboration; and activity and GDP growth in the •Preparing for the tourism industry Region, drawing on data from each of the future by staying aware of of the BMCs between 1989 and 2014.

Two major trends that are particularly new trends and adapting accordingly, such as the shared economy and significant were identified in the greater use of technology through evolution of the tourism industry. the entire visitor experience and

First, there has been a tourism value chain slowdown in the growth rate for longstay tourism arrivals in BMCs, with an The study was presented average rate of 2.5 percent, compared to 4.5 percent globally. Second, there during a seminar at CDB’s 47th has been a dramatic increase in the Annual Meeting of the Board of number of cruise arrivals in the BMCs, Governors, which is being held in the with the number of cruise visitors Turks and Caicos Island and ends more than tripling over the period today. Panellists included: Honourable under review. This is noteworthy, as Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, the impact of tourism on GDP growth Government of Jamaica; Stacy Cox, Executive Director, Turks and Caicos varies significantly by arrival type.

Hotel and Tourism Association; Hugh Riley, Secretary General and Chief Five broad recommendations are Executive Officer, Caribbean Tourism presented for consideration by Organisation; and Dr. Amos Peters, regional stakeholders: Economist, CDB.

Climate change and flooding threaten 4.2 million people on Caribbean and Pacific islands

BELIZE CITY, Belize – A Caribbean and Pacific SIDS live in new study by the Inter-American low-elevation coastal zones, which are Development Bank (IDB) estimates defined as areas with elevations less that 4.2 million people in Small Island than 10 meters above sealevel. This Developing States (SIDS) in the is most extreme in The Bahamas and Caribbean and in the Pacific are living the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in areas that are prone to flooding due where over 80 percent of the population to rising sea levels. lives at low elevations, the study said.

In addition to coastal erosion, The good news is that the rising sea levels are expected to international community has begun negatively impact economic output responding to the challenge. The study and employment and could aggravate reviews aid and private sector flows inflation and cause an increase in totalling US$55.6 billion provided government debt, according to the to Caribbean and Pacific SIDS over study, A Blue Urban Agenda: Adapting a 20-year period ending in 2015 and to Climate Change in the Coastal found that increasing emphasis has Cities of Caribbean and Pacific Small recently been placed on comprehensive Island Developing States. programs for strengthening coastal

“Caribbean and Pacific coastal city resiliency. cities are on the frontlines of climate The report also analyzes how change,” said Michael G. Donovan, Caribbean and Pacific SIDS have Senior Urban Specialist at the IDB, leveraged nearly $800 million in green co-author of the study. “It is critical climate funding to support coastal to adapt and improve the resilience resilience. “The donor community of cities in coastal zones, especially and the SIDS have been innovative those experiencing rapid urbanization. in their efforts to solve this problem Mayors in port cities across the globe in the context of what is known as the could benefit from the policies that ‘Blue Urban Agenda’. The challenge Small Island Developing States are facing SIDS government officials is developing as their governments investing in protection of their highly respond to coastal transformation,” he vulnerable coastal cities before the added. damage occurs,” said Michelle Mycoo,

One out of five residents of lead author from the University of

West Indies, St. Augustine, located in (AUSAid), and the Pacific Community.

Trinidad and Tobago.

These projects are located in

The study reviewed the efforts Bridgetown (Barbados), Kingston made by Caribbean and Pacific SIDS (Jamaica), Suva (Fiji), Majuro to implement adaptation strategies (Marshall Islands), Nassau (Bahamas), aimed at reducing vulnerability and Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Port Moresby enhancing sustainability. It shows (Papua New Guinea), and other coastal an increasing emphasis on urban cities. governance and institutional capacity This is the first report from building within city planning agencies. the IDB to compare coastal cities in The report also includes several ecologically fragile Caribbean and policy recommendations for making Pacific Small Island Developing States. towns and cities more resilient to The IDB plans to share lessons learned climate change. Those measures from SIDS with Brazil, where 13.5 include improving coastal planning, million people live in low-elevation land reclamation, coastal setbacks, coastal zones. enforcement of building codes, climate- A Blue Urban Agenda: proofing infrastructure, mangrove Adapting to Climate Change in the reforestation, and coastal surveying Coastal Cities of Caribbean and and monitoring.

Pacific Small Island Developing

The report analyzed more Statesprovides strategies to implement than 50 projects in SIDS financed commitments for SIDS in international by the IDB, United States Agency agreements, such as the Small for International Development Island Developing States Accelerated (USAID), World Bank, UN-Habitat, Modalities of Action resolution (Samoa Japan International Cooperation Pathway), COP21, the Sustainable Agency (JICA), German Corporation Development Goals, and Habitat III. for International Cooperation The report follows the IDB Group’s (GIZ), Asian Development Bank, announcement last year that it would European Union, UK Department for increase the volume of climate-related International Development (DFID), financing to 30 percent of operational UNDP,CARICOM, Australian Agency approvals by the end of 2020. for International Development

$135

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U.S. lawmakers reintroduce bill to end restrictions on Cuba travel

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators reintroduced legislation on Thursday to repeal all restrictions on travel to Cuba, this time attracting far more co-sponsors in a sign of growing support for U.S.-Cuban detente even as its future looks uncertain.

The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act was introduced in 2015 by eight Republican and Democratic co-sponsors but never made it to the floor. The latest measure attracted 55 cosponsors.

While efforts to ease the decades-old U.S. embargo against Cuba have been gathering strength and 55 votes would be a majority in the 100-member Senate, that number falls short of the 60 needed to advance the legislation. There was no indication the chamber’s Republican leaders would allow the measure to come up for a vote.

Republican President Donald Trump threatened during his 2016 election campaign to reverse a normalization of ties with the Communist-run, Caribbean island initiated in 2014 by Democratic President Barack Obama.

Trump’s administration is reviewing U.S. policy toward the country’s former Cold War foe.

Obama eased trade and travel restrictions, fueling a boom in American visits to Cuba, although tourism was still not officially allowed.

On Wednesday, more than 40 U.S. travel companies and organizations urged Trump not to roll back expanded U.S. travel to Cuba.

“It is Americans who are penalized by our travel ban, not the Cuban government,” said U.S. Republican Senator Jeff Flake, who with Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy led the group that co-sponsored the bill.

Flake added that lifting the ban would give Americans more freedom but also benefit the Cuban people.

“This is certain to have positive benefits for the island’s burgeoning entrepreneurial and private sector.”

The number of U.S. visitors rose 74 percent last year, boosting business for Cuban hotels, BnBs, restaurants and taxis but also U.S. cruise operators and airlines that entered the market over the past year.

“We applaud Senators Flake and Leahy for their leadership in supporting the American and Cuban people by eliminating archaic, outdated policy,” said James Williams, president of the Washington-based Engage Cuba group.

There is still strong congressional opposition to any ending of Cuba’s isolation, led by anti-Castro Cuban-American lawmakers including Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democratic Senator Robert Menendez.

They say the United States should not make travel to Cuba easier before the Havana government moves toward democracy.

CDB study recommends strategies to promote regional innovation and productivity

If the Region is to enhance productivity and economic growth, new initiatives and strategies must be explored. A study by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), entitled “Enhancing Productivity and Growth in the Caribbean”, suggests ways of enhancing productivity and economic growth by focusing on four main areas: foreign direct investment (FDI); information and communications technology (ICT); research and development (R&D) and innovation; and the adoption of industrial clustering to promote innovation and productivity.

“There is an urgency to find new ways of improving total factor productivity and propelling economic growth in the Caribbean, with the Region facing significant economic challenges associated with high levels of un- and under-employment and poverty; high fiscal deficits; high public debt; reliance on slow growing economic sectors; high levels of volatility; various economic and environmental threats; and the strain of maintaining adequate levels of foreign reserves,” said Dr. Justin Ram, Director of Economics, CDB.

Dr. Wm. Warren Smith, President, CDB, noted: “The study sets out a core set of productivity enhancement strategies which can propel economic growth onto a higher and more sustainable path, and improve the lives of ordinary Caribbean people over the medium to long term. The proposals set out in the study are intended to provide a practical set of policy measures to advance the growth agenda.”

The four elements on which the study focuses are

Dr. Justin Ram, Director of Economics, CDB, speaking at the seminar discussing the CDB study “Enhancing Productivity and Growth in the Caribbean”, on May 24, 2017 important ingredients in the developing a strategic HRD; development of a “knowledge •Engaging with the Caribbean economy” in the Caribbean— Diaspora; one in which the production of •Reducing the cost of ICT goods and services is based on services in the Region to the knowledge-intensive inputs enable access and affordability of the labour force. This type of

by MSMEs; and economy is considered crucial •Strengthening the regulatory to productivity and economic framework governing R&D, growth. intellectual property, tax incentives, access to finance The study also puts forward and cluster development; several recommendations to strengthen policy,

The study was presented institutional and regulatory during a seminar at CDB’s 47th frameworks around FDI, Annual Meeting of the Board of R&D, ICT and industrial Governors, which is being held clustering, including: in the Turks and Caicos Island.

Panellists included: Timothy •Creating a regional strategic Antoine, Governor, Eastern plan for improving the ease of Caribbean Central Bank; Nigel doing business in the Region Baptiste, Managing Director of •Providing incentives and Republic Bank, Trinidad and financial support to boost Tobago; Jennifer Dotson-Isaacs, R&D and innovation and President, Caribbean Congress of cluster development and Labour; the Honourable Gillmore access to ICT; Andre Hoefdraad, Minister •Strengthening the human of Finance, Government of capital base of the Region by Suriname; and Dr. Justin Ram.

Small percentage of CEOs in Latin America and Caribbean are female, still room for progress at the top

Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, where only 4.2 per cent of CEOs are female, have still made substantial progress in taking business and management positions and are increasingly driving economic growth, a new ILO report finds.

The report entitled Women in business and management: Gaining momentum in Latin America and the Caribbean, by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP), will be launched at a regional conference to be held here today.

The one-day conference will bring together business leaders and representatives of employers’ organizations from across the region to discuss the progress made and obstacles to women’s advancement in the workplace, particularly at top management levels.

Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, where only 4.2 per cent of CEOs are female, have still made substantial

progress in taking business and management positions and are increasingly driving economic growth, a new ILO report finds.

The report entitled Women in business and management: Gaining momentum in Latin America and the Caribbean, by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP), will be launched at a regional conference to be held here today.

The one-day conference will bring together business leaders and representatives of employers’ organizations from across the region to discuss the progress made and obstacles to women’s advancement in the workplace, particularly at top management levels.

With an increasing number of skilled women professionals, Latin America and the Caribbean is set to become a global leader in gender diversity in business and management.

The women’s labour force participation rate in the region

increased from 48.5 per cent in 2006 to 49.7 per cent in 2016 – in stark contrast with the decline of the global rate during the same period. The report thus provides clear evidence that more women in the region have made their way in the world of work.

The report also shows that the number of women tertiary graduates exceeds that of men in all countries in the region where data is available. Today, many more women are occupying professional, middle and senior managerial positions.

In most countries in the region, over 30 per cent of all managers are women, and in 19 countries they represent 40 per cent or more of managers, on a par with the most developed nations in Europe and North America. With 59 per cent of all managers being women, Jamaica has the highest proportion of women managers, not only in the region, but in the world, followed

by Belize, the Cayman Islands and Colombia with 50 per cent or more.

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Queen visits Manchester bombing casualties

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth speaks to Evie Mills, 14, from Harrogate, her mother, Karen and dad, Craig during a visit to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital in Manchester, Britain May 25, 2017

Queen Elizabeth met Asked by the queen if some of the young victims of she had come to Manchester the Manchester bombing in especially for the Ariana hospital on Thursday as well as Grande concert, 14-year-old doctors, nurses and members Evie Mills, from Harrogate, of the emergency services who said yes, it was a birthday responded to the attack that present. killed 22 and injured more “She (Grande) sounds very, very good, a very good than 100.

The queen spoke singer,” the queen responded in to patients at the Royal footage broadcast by Sky News.

Manchester Children’s “It’s dreadful. Very wicked ... to Hospital, where 19 casualties target that sort of thing.” are still being treated after Wearing an orange what she called the “wicked” hat and bright blue jacket, the blast, five in critical care. queen was met with cheers at

Macron to win absolute parliament majority next month, poll shows

French President Emmanuel Macron’s party is set to win an absolute majority in parliament in legislative elections next month, a poll showed on Thursday, indicating the young leader may have enough support to carry out an ambitious reform agenda.

In an OpinionWay poll for financial daily Les Echos, Macron was seen getting 310 to 330 of the 535 mainland seats in the lower house of parliament, more than the 289 seats necessary for a majority.

That chimes with a raft of recent polls suggesting Macron’s start-up Republic On the Move (LREM) party would displace the Socialists as the largest party in the house and outrank the conservatives.

The Socialists were seen getting only 25 to 30 seats, while The Republicans would win 140 to 160 seats.

Macron plans to pass a reform of labor regulations by the

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France end of September before kicking off overhauls of the unemployment insurance system and professional training later in the year and tackling pension schemes in 2018.

Gunmen kill 26 in attack on Christians in Egypt Masked gunmen attacked a group of Coptic Christians in southern Egypt on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 26 others as they were driving to a monastery, medical sources and eyewitnesses said.

The group was traveling in two buses and a small truck in Minya province, which is home to a sizeable Christian minority, the sources said.

Provincial governor Essam al-Bedaiwy said earlier that 23 people had been killed and 25 wounded.

Eyewitnesses said the Copts were attacked as they were going to pray at the monastery of

Saint Samuel the Confessor in the western part of the province.

They said masked men stopped the vehicles on a road leading to the monastery and opened fire.

Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s population of 92 million, have been the subject of a series of deadly attacks in recent months.

•About 70 have been killed in bomb attacks on churches in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria and Tanta since December.

Those attacks were claimed by Islamic State. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Friday’s attack.

the hospital and in comments to Mills and her parents, noted how “everyone’s united here”.

Eight hospitals in and around the northern English city treated 116 casualties injured in the blast after the concert on Monday evening, NHS England said on Thursday, and 23 remain in critical care.

“She’s lovely, it was just ... mindblowing really -you just wouldn’t really expect it,” 15-year-old Millie Robson from County Durham told Sky News after meeting the queen.

UK PM May’s lead cut two weeks before election, poll shows

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at an election campaign event in Wrexham, Wales May 22, 2017 Britain’s opposition Labour Party has cut the lead of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives to five points less than a fortnight before a national election, according to the first poll published since a suicide bombing killed 22 people.

In a sign that the election could be more closely contested than has previously been thought, YouGov said on Thursday May’s party was on 43 percent, down 1 percentage point compared to a week ago, while Labour was up 3 points on 38 percent.

The previous YouGov poll had given May a lead of nine points.

Britain suspended political campaigning for the June 8 election after the attack on Monday night in Manchester.

Polls had put May’s Conservatives on course for a big victory after she called the snap

election in April but her lead slipped in the days before the attack when she was forced to backtrack on a key proposal for reforming social care.

YouGov’s Anthony Wells said May and her party had been hurt by the fallout from the manifesto launch but said it was hard to determine the impact of the bombing on the election campaign.

When looking at May’s personal favorability ratings, the poll showed May’s ratings rising by 1 point in recent days, while support for the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn fell by 8 points.

“It has been a highly unusual few days in an election campaign, arguably unlike any other in history,” Wells said.

The poll of 2,052 people, which was conducted for the Times newspaper, was conducted on May 24-25.

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UK police hunt Manchester bomber’s network, angered by U.S. leaks

Police scrambled to close down his father, who said he did not expect a network around the Manchester the attack. suicide bomber with arrests in Britain “I spoke to [Salman Abedi] and Tripoli on Wednesday, as details about five days ago ... there was about the investigation were leaked nothing wrong, everything was to U.S. media, infuriating authorities normal,” Ramadan Abedi told Reuters, who fear a second attack is imminent. moments before he was arrested.

British-born Salman Abedi, 22, who A spokesman for the local was known to security services, killed counter-terrorism force said his 22 people at a concert venue packed brother Hashem Abedi was arrested with children on Monday. on suspicion of links with Islamic

Authorities believe he had State and was suspected of planning help in building the bomb, which to carry out an attack in the Libyan photographs published by the New capital.

York Times showed was sophisticated The first arrest made in and powerful, and that his accomplices Britain on Tuesday was reported by could be ready to strike again.

British and U.S. media to be Abedi’s

Manchester police arrested older brother. five men and one woman on Earlier, interior minister Wednesday, bringing the total held for Amber Rudd said the bomber had questioning to seven, and searched recently returned from Libya. Her multiple addresses in northern and French counterpart Gerard Collomb central England. said he had links with Islamic State

Explosives were found at one and had probably visited Syria as well. site, the Independent reported, citing security service sources.

U.S. LEAKS

A source said British investigators were hunting for anyone Authorities in Britain have who may have helped build the suicide become increasingly angered by U.S. bomb. leaks from the investigation, including

“I think it’s very clear that this the bomber’s name on Tuesday and is a network that we are investigating,” the photos of blood-stained fragments police chief Ian Hopkins said outside from the bomb on Wednesday.

Manchester police headquarters.

British police chiefs said the

“And as I’ve said, it breaches of trust between security continues at a pace. There’s service partners were undermining extensive investigations going on and their efforts. activity taking place across Greater Rudd had earlier scolded U.S. Manchester as we speak.” officials for leaking details.

Abedi, who was born in “The British police have been Manchester in 1994 to Libyan parents, very clear that they want to control blew himself up on Monday night at the flow of information in order to the Manchester Arena indoor venue protect operational integrity, the at the end of a concert by U.S. pop element of surprise, so it is irritating singer Ariana Grande attended by if it gets released from other sources, thousands of children and teenagers. and I have been very clear with our

Police in Tripoli on Wednesday friends that should not happen again,” arrested Abedi’s younger brother and she said.

A young woman reacts as she holds a rose while looking at the messages and floral tributes left for the victims of the attack on Manchester Arena, in central Manchester, May 24, 2017

But, hours after the warning, in the coming days. the New York Times published the The Manchester bombing was detailed photographs. the deadliest attack in Britain since

A government source told the July 2005, when four British Muslim Guardian newspaper, “Protests have suicide bombers killed 52 people been lodged at every relevant level in coordinated attacks on London’s between the British authorities and transport network. our U.S. counterparts.”

Rudd said up to 3,800 soldiers

The Manchester bombing has could be deployed on Britain’s streets, raised concern across Europe. taking on guard duties to free up police

Cities including Paris, Nice, to focus on patrols and investigation.

Brussels, St. Petersburg, Berlin and An initial deployment of 984 had been London have suffered militant attacks ordered, first in London and then in the last two years. elsewhere.

Soldiers were seen at the Houses of SOLDIERS ON THE STREETS Parliament, May’s Downing Street residence and at the London police

The 22 victims in Manchester headquarters at New Scotland Yard. included an eight-year-old girl, several The Changing of the Guard teenage girls, a 28-year-old man and a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Polish couple who had come to collect a draw for tourists, was canceled their daughters. because it requires support from police

Britain’s official terror officers, which authorities decided threat level was raised to “critical”, was not a good use of resources given the highest level, late on Tuesday, the threat level. meaning an attack was expected A source close to the bombing imminently. investigation told Reuters that the

But with just over two weeks focus was on whether Abedi had to go until a national election, May’s received help in putting together the Conservatives and political parties bomb and on where it had been done. said they would resume campaigning

In blow to Trump, U.S. appeals court refuses to reinstate travel ban

In a stinging rebuke to In its 10-3 ruling, the U.S. 4th President Donald Trump, a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said those appeals court refused on Thursday to challenging the ban, including refugee reinstate his travel ban on people from groups and individuals, were likely to six Muslim-majority nations, calling it succeed on their claim that the order discriminatory and setting the stage violates the U.S. Constitution’s bar for a showdown in the Supreme Court. against favoring one religion over

The decision, written by another.

Chief Judge Roger Gregory, described Gregory cited statements by Trump’s executive order in forceful Trump during the 2016 presidential terms, saying it uses “vague words of election calling for a Muslim ban. national security, but in context drips During the race, Trump called for with religious intolerance, animus, “a total and complete shutdown of and discrimination.”

Muslim’s entering the United States”

Attorney General Jeff in a statement on his website.

Sessions said in a statement that the The judge wrote that a government, which says the temporary reasonable observer would likely travel ban is needed to guard against conclude the order’s “primary purpose terrorist attacks, would seek a review is to exclude persons from the United of the case at the Supreme Court.

States on the basis of their religious

“These clearly are very beliefs.” dangerous times and we need every The government had argued available tool at our disposal to that the court should not take into prevent terrorists from entering the account Trump’s comments on the United States and committing acts of campaign trail since they occurred bloodshed and violence,” said Michael before he took office on Jan. 20. But Short, a White House spokesman. the appeals court rejected that view,

He added that the White saying they provide a window into House was confident the order would the motivations for Trump’s action in ultimately be upheld by the judiciary. government.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection arm patch and badge is seen at Los Angeles International Airport, California

The appeals court questioned a government argument that the president has wide authority to halt the entry of people to the United States.

“Congress granted the President broad power to deny entry to aliens, but that power is not absolute.

It cannot go unchecked when, as here, the President wields it through an executive edict that stands to cause irreparable harm to individuals across this nation,” the majority opinion said.

The Virginia-based appeals court was reviewing a March ruling by Marylandbased federal judge Theodore Chuang

that blocked part of Trump’s March 6 executive order barring people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days while the government put in place stricter visa screening.

A similar ruling against Trump’s policy from a Hawaii-based federal judge is still in place. That ruling went farther than Chuang’s order, blocking a section of the travel ban that also suspended refugee admissions for four months. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is still reviewing that decision.

‘WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING’

Trump has lashed out at the judges and courts that have ruled against him, saying the 9th Circuit has a “terrible” record and calling its rulings on his policies “ridiculous.”

The March ban was Trump’s second effort to implement travel restrictions through an executive order. The first, issued on Jan. 27, led to chaos and protests at airports before it was blocked by courts.

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UK’s opposition leader says PM May’s police cuts increased terrorism risk

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, takes part in a vigil for the victims of an attack on concert goers at Manchester Arena, in central Manchester, Britain May 23, 2017

The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party will criticize Prime Minister Theresa May’s police cuts and Britain’s foreign policy on Friday, saying they increased the threat of terrorism, ending a political truce after the Manchester suicide attack.

With a national election less than two weeks away, Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn will use a speech to say Britain could not “be protected on the cheap” and that British involvement in foreign wars fueled terrorism at home.

Britain’s political parties suspended campaigning for the June 8 election after Salman Abedi killed 22 people, including children, when he blew himself up on Monday night at the Manchester Arena indoor venue after a concert by U.S. singer Ariana Grande.

May’s Conservatives are well ahead in the opinion polls, but before the attack the lead had been halved in some polls and she was forced to backtrack on a plan to force elderly people to pay more for their social care.

“No government can prevent every terrorist attack. If an individual is determined enough and callous enough sometimes they will get through,” Corbyn will say in a speech in London on Friday, according to extracts released to media.

“But the responsibility of government is to minimize that chance - to ensure the police have the resources they need, that our foreign policy reduces rather than increases the threat to this country and that at home we never surrender the freedoms we have won and that terrorists are so determined to take away.”

Corbyn had already pledged 10,000 extra police officers to reverse a decline in numbers resulting from cost-saving measures, many brought in by May in her former role as interior minister. Britain now has fewer officers than in 2001.

“To keep you and your family safe, our approach will involve change at home and change abroad,” Corbyn will say. “We cannot be protected and cared for on the cheap.”

Corbyn, a socialist and veteran anti-war campaigner, said if he wins the election, he would shy away from the interventionist policy that has seen Britain join military action in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Afghanistan in recent years.

“Many experts, including professionals in our intelligence and security services, have pointed to the connections between wars our government has supported or fought in other countries and terrorism here at home,” he will say.

“We must be brave enough to admit the ‘war on terror’ is simply not working. We need a smarter way to reduce the threat from countries that nurture terrorists and generate terrorism.”

That stance puts him not just at odds with May, who says he would put Britain’s security at risk if he won power, but also many in his own party such as former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair who led Britain into wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and rejected accusations they had sparked terrorism at home.

Trump son-in-law Kushner under FBI scrutiny in Russia probe President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a senior White House adviser, is under scrutiny by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Russia probe, the Washington Post and NBC News reported on Thursday.

Kushner is being investigated because of his meetings in December and other possible interactions with the Russian ambassador and a banker from Moscow, the Post reported, citing people familiar with the investigation.

Kushner is the only current White House official known to be considered a key person in the probe, the newspaper reported.

The FBI, several congressional committees and a special counsel appointed by the Justice Department are looking into allegations of meddling by Russia in the 2016 U.S. election and possible ties between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian officials seeking to influence the election.

The controversy has engulfed Trump’s administration since he fired FBI Director James

FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Donald Trump and his senior advisor Jared Kushner arrive for a meeting with manufacturing CEOs at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S. February 23, 2017 Comey on May 10. Moscow has repeatedly denied the allegations and Trump denies any collusion with Russia.

The interest in Kushner does not mean investigators suspect him of a crime or intend to charge him, the officials told NBC News.

It is not known whether Kushner has received any requests from the FBI for records, NBC News said.

One of Kushner’s

attorneys, Jamie Gorelick, said in a statement her client would cooperate with the investigation.

“Mr. Kushner previously volunteered to share with Congress what he knows about these meetings. He will do the same if he is contacted in connection with any other inquiry,” Gorelick said.

The FBI and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

U.S. court fines UPS $247 million over illegal cigarette shipments

United Parcel Service (UPS) aircraft are loaded and unloaded with air containers full of packages at the UPS Worldport All Points International Hub in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

A federal judge ordered Judge Katherine Forrest of United Parcel Service Inc to pay Manhattan justified the amount nearly $247 million in damages saying the court was convinced and penalties for “illegally “modest penalties” will not make shipping” large volumes of a “sufficient corporate impact” on untaxed cigarettes in New York UPS. In total, New York state and City, a court filing showed on Thursday. state is awarded $165.8 million

UPS said it was and plaintiff New York City is extremely disappointed with the awarded $81.2 million.

The parties had to file court’s ruling and would appeal the decision. certain required information to

“The court’s monetary the court before April 7 in which award is excessive and far out UPS’ court submissions showed of the bounds of constitutional a “lack of cooperation” and “odd limits, particularly given that abrasiveness,” according to the the shipments at issue generated court ruling.

The ruling said the around $1 million in revenue,” UPS said in an emailed statement. court was “troubled” by the UPS’

The ruling by District “consistent unwillingness to

acknowledge its errors”.

The federal judge in March held UPS liable for having illegally shipped hundreds of thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York, depriving the state and New York City of millions of dollars of taxes.

Judge Forrest then said the state and city were entitled to compensatory damages and fines, and that UPS’ “high degree of culpability” meant “significant penalties” were appropriate.

•The state and city had sought more than $872 million.

“We are pleased that the award of nearly $247 million to the city and state reflects the serious nature of the offenses at issue. Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable death and the city and the state will continue in their efforts to protect the public health,” said New York City Corporation Counsel Zachary Carter.

UPS was accused of having shipped since 2010 more than 683,000 cartons of untaxed “contraband” cigarettes to unlicensed wholesalers, unlicensed retailers and residences, often from smoke shops on Indian reservations.

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Brazilian doctors use fish skin to treat burn victims

Researchers in Brazil are experimenting with a new treatment for severe burns using the skin of tilapia fish, an unorthodox procedure they say can ease the pain of victims and cut medical costs.

Frozen pig skin and even human tissue have long been placed on burns to keep them moist and allow the transfer of collagen, a protein that promotes healing.

Brazil’s public hospitals, however, lack human and pig skin supplies and the artificial alternatives easily available in Western countries. Instead, gauze bandage, which needs regular changing - often painfully - is the norm.

Tilapia is abundant in Brazil’s rivers and fish farms, which are expanding rapidly as demand grows for

the mildly flavored freshwater fish.

Scientists at the Federal University of Ceara in northern Brazil have found that tilapia skin has moisture, collagen and disease resistance at levels comparable to human skin, and can aid in healing.

In China, researchers have tested tilapia skin on rodents to study its healing properties, but scientists in Brazil say their trials are the first on humans.

“The use of tilapia skin on burns is unprecedented,” said Odorico de Morais, a professor at Ceara University. “The fish skin is usually thrown away, so we are using this product to convert it into something of social benefit.”

The tilapia treatment

can speed up healing by several days and reduces the need for pain medication, the Brazilian researchers say.

University lab Doctors wrap a child’s burnt skin with sterilised tilapia fish skin at Dr. Jose technicians treated the fish Frota Institute in the northeastern costal city of Fortaleza, Brazil “Use the tilapia skin. skin with various sterilizing soldering gas leaked. He says agents, and sent it to São the tilapia skin treatment is It’s excellent,” Janio said. “It Paulo for irradiation to kill more effective than bandages takes the pain away. You do viruses before packaging and that need to be changed every not need to take medicine.

In my case, I did not need it, refrigeration. Once cleaned two days.

The fish skin has high thank God.” and treated, it can last for up Morais said that the to two years, researchers say. levels of collagen type 1, stays The treatment removes any moist longer than gauze, and tilapia skin treatment costs does not need to be changed 75 percent less than the fish smell. sulfadiazine cream typically

In medical trials, the frequently.

The tilapia skin is used on burn patients in alternative therapy has been used on at least 56 patients applied directly onto the Brazil, as it is a cheap fishto treat second- and third- burned area and covered with farming waste product. researchers degree burns. Patients, with a bandage, without the need The limbs covered by fish skin, for any cream. After about hope the treatment will resemble creatures from a 10 days, doctors remove the prove commercially viable bandage. The tilapia skin, and encourage businesses science fiction movie.

Car mechanic which has dried out and to process tilapia skin for Antonio Janio badly burned loosened from the burn, can medical use. be peeled away. his arm when a cylinder of

Frequent flier Mugabe racks up the air miles - and dollars

Despite his advancing years overseas jaunts, many officials have Mugabe spokesman George and increasing frailty, 93-year-old been known to check in to cheap hotels Charamba could not be reached Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe far from conference venues to save up on Friday but in comments in the shows few signs of losing his love for for property, cars or school fees back Herald on March 5 he said Mugabe’s foreign travel, a predilection that is home. globetrotting zeal proved he was strong costing his cash-strapped country dear.

“We have a bureaucracy that enough to remain in office, and denied

Having racked up 200,000 is getting extortionate per diems from any waste of taxpayers’ money. air miles since the start of 2016 and the travels. It is a parasitic mindset,” “Diplomacy does not come outspent the parliamentary budget on Tendai Biti, a former finance minister cheap,” Charamba said. trips abroad, Mugabe jetted off to the and opposition leader, told Reuters.

In Cancun, Mugabe attended Mexican resort of Cancun this week for

“When you look at the latest the opening ceremony, a group photo a “Global Platform for Disaster Risk trip it shows a president who makes and a closed-door meeting of leaders.

Reduction” conference with a three unstrategic trips to unstrategic He was the first to leave the session. dozen-strong delegation in tow. countries.”

A security guard said the

Back home the trip raised Zimbabwean delegation was not eyebrows, with opposition wags “GLOBETROTTER” staying at the five star Moon Palace wondering whether Mugabe, who Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe addresses hotel complex hosting the conference. presided over economic collapse and the ZANU-PF party’s top decision making body,

Last year Mugabe made at Western sanctions imposed multi-billion percent inflation a decade the Politburo, in the capital Harare, least 20 trips abroad, spending $36 in reaction to widespread allegations ago, was there to talk about causing He is expected back on Friday million in the first 10 months, up from of security forces using violence to disasters rather than preventing them. - a seven-day trip for the three-day U.N. $33 million the previous year, according crush political dissent mean Mugabe is The length of the trip was another bone conference, also attended by leaders to Ministry of Finance figures. barred from visiting the United States of contention in a country where banks from the likes of Albania, Dominica, Meanwhile parliament, which and European Union. seldom allow withdrawals of more Swaziland and Kiribati. has more than 300 members, made do However, he has been able to than $50 a day and the government During that time, Herald with a budget of $30 million for the exploit the diplomatic cover granted frequently pays state wages late. staffers will receive a daily allowance of entire year. to the annual United Nations General

Mugabe left on May 19 on $1,000 and other officials up to $1,500 Despite growing concerns Assembly to make regular visits to a private charter flight - his normal depending on their rank, according about his health - the government New York.

Air Zimbabwe plane is grounded to a government official who helped denies he falls asleep in public, saying At the 2013 inauguration of - with an entourage of at least 35 organize the trip. he is merely resting his eyes - there Pope Francis, he flew to Rome but officials, including cabinet ministers, By contrast, the average state has been no let-up this year, with was met on the airport tarmac by an bodyguards and reporters from state employee in Zimbabwe is paid $500 a eight overseas trips, including two to embassy limousine and whisked off to TV and the official newspaper, the month.

Singapore for medical checks. the Vatican, meaning he technically Herald.

To make the most of their • did not set foot on Italian soil.

Walking linked to improved brain function

A moderate-intensity walking regimen may reduce symptoms of mild cognitive impairment that are linked to poor blood vessel health in the brain, a small study suggests.

Participants with vascular cognitive impairment, sometimes called vascular dementia, who walked three hours per week for six months had improved reaction times and other signs of improved brain function, the Canadian team reports in British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Vascular cognitive impairment, or VCI, refers to mildly impaired thinking or more advanced dementia that’s due to the same kinds of blood vessel damage seen with heart disease elsewhere in the body. It is the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.

“It is well established that regular aerobic exercise improves cardiovascular health and

cerebrovascular health,” the study’s senior author Ambrose said.

Aerobic exercise may also benefit the brain Teresa Liu-Ambrose told Reuters Health in an email. by increasing growth factors, which are substances

“More specifically, it reduces one’s risk of made by the body that promote cell growth, developing chronic conditions such as high blood differentiation and survival, she said. pressure, diabetes (type II), and high cholesterol.

Liu-Ambrose and colleagues randomly These chronic conditions have a negative impact on assigned 38 older adults with mild VCI to one of the brain - likely through compromised blood flow to two groups. One group followed an aerobic training the brain,” said Liu-Ambrose, a researcher with the program consisting of three one-hour walking Aging, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at classes each week for six months, while the other the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. group continued with their usual care. In addition,

The brain is a highly metabolic organ and both groups were given information about vascular to keep it healthy, it requires good blood flow to cognitive impairment and tips for eating a healthier deliver the necessary nutrients and oxygen to its diet. tissues, she added.

Before the exercise program began and at

“It is worth noting that in our study, the end of six months, all the participants also had reduced blood pressure (secondary to exercise) was functional MRI brain scans and other tests that associated with improved cognitive function,” Liu- measured neural activity and cognitive ability.

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TECHNOLOGY Facebook’s Zuckerberg urges Harvard grads to contemplate risk

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg returned on Thursday to Harvard University, the school he dropped out of to start the pioneering social network, to urge its graduating class to help create a new social safety net to allow creative risktaking.

The 33-year-old tech founder of the world’s largest social networking company said he would never have been able to risk leaving the elite Ivy League school if he had not known that his family would have been able to support him if he failed.

“There is something wrong with our system when I can leave here and make billions of dollars in ten years when millions of students can’t afford to pay off their loans, let alone start a business,” Zuckerberg told the crowd on a cold, drizzly day when graduates’ dark academic robes stood in contrast to the brightly colored plastic rain ponchos scattered through the audience.

“When you don’t have the freedom to take your idea and turn it into a historic enterprise

we all lose,” said Zuckerberg, who was also named an honorary doctor of laws.

He offered no specific solutions to the problems he highlighted, but urged graduates to contemplate them.

Since its launch in 2004, Facebook (FB.O) has inspired a host of competitors, including Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Snapchat (SNAP.N).

Today some 1.9 billion people use Facebook each month.

Its broad reach has made the company a lightning rod for controversy, most recently for the ways that producers of fake news stories used it to influence public opinion during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and for a pair of incidents last month in which users posted videos of two murders, one of them live.

The Menlo Park, California-based company has vowed to tackle both problems and this month said it would hire 3,000 new workers to speed up the removal of videos depicting murder, suicide and other violent acts.

Newly discovered vulnerability raises fears of another WannaCry

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Earlier in the day the website of the school’s student newspaper, The Crimson, was briefly filled with satirical headlines about Zuckerberg. The newspaper on Twitter apologized to its readers for the incident.

Zuckerberg’s speech was not the first time a successful dropout returned to the campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to address graduates.

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) co-founder Bill Gates spoke to graduates in 2007, shortly after saying that he would step away from his day-to-day role with the world’s largest software company to focus his time on philanthropy.

EU states approve plans to make social media firms tackle hate speech European Union ministers approved proposals on Tuesday to make social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube tackle videos with hate speech on their platforms.

The proposals, which would be the first legislation at EU level on the issue, still need to be agreed with the European Parliament before becoming law. But EU lawmakers have similarly pushed for social media companies to do more to tackle hateful content on their platforms.

The proliferation of hate speech and fake news on social media has increased pressure on companies to remove such content promptly, while internet campaigners have warned an excessive crackdown could endanger freedom of speech.

Tuesday’s agreement came a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 22 people at a concert in the English city of Manchester. Ministers all offered their condolences to the British delegation.

Where the provision of videos forms an “essential part” of the services provided by a social media company, they will have to take measures to block videos with hate speech, incitement to hatred and content justifying terrorism from their platforms.

This could include establishing mechanisms for users to flag such content.

“We need to take into account new ways of watching videos, and find the right balance to encourage innovative services, promote European films, protect children and tackle hate speech

in a better way,” said Andrus Ansip, EU Commission VicePresident for the digital single market.

The proposals will not extend to live streaming, for example Facebook Live, but just videos stored on a platform, an EU diplomat said.

The proposals also include a quota of 30 percent of European films and TV shows on video streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, up from the 20 percent originally proposed by the European Commission.

In addition, member states will be able to require video-sharing platforms to contribute financially to the production of European works in the country where they are established and also where they target audiences.

A hooded man holds a laptop computer as blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.

A newly found flaw in widely used networking software leaves tens of thousands of computers potentially vulnerable to an attack similar to that caused by WannaCry, which infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide, cybersecurity researchers said on Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced the vulnerability, which could be exploited to take control of an affected computer, and urged users and administrators to apply a patch.

Rebekah Brown of Rapid7, a cybersecurity company, told Reuters that there were no signs yet of attackers exploiting the vulnerability in the 12 hours since its discovery was announced.

But she said it had taken researchers only 15 minutes to develop malware that made use of the hole. “This one seems to be very, very easy to exploit,” she said.

Rapid7 said it had found more than 100,000 computers running vulnerable versions of the software, Samba, free networking software developed for Linux and Unix computers. There are likely to be many more, it said in response to emailed questions.

Most of the computers found are running older versions of the software and cannot be patched, said Brown.

Some of the computers appear to belong to organizations and companies, she said, but most were home users.

The vulnerability could potentially be used to create a worm like the one which allowed WannaCry to spread so quickly, Brown said, but that would require an extra step for the attacker.

Cybersecurity researchers have said they believe North Korean hackers were behind the WannaCry malware, which encrypted data on victims’ computers and demanded bitcoin in return for a decryption key.

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Huawei narrows gap with Samsung, Apple in smartphone sales China’s Huawei has Anshul Gupta, research director at narrowed the gap with its two biggest Gartner, said in a statement. competitors Apple Inc. and Samsung “However, pressure is Electronics in global smartphone sales, mounting as its counterparts in China first-quarter data from research firm are catching up.”

Gartner showed on Tuesday.

Chinese vendors Oppo and

The Chinese network- Vivo grew their shares of the market to-consumer-electronics builder to 8.1 and 6.8 percent respectively, increased its market share to 9 helped by aggressive marketing and percent during the first quarter from sales promotions, posing a threat 8.3 percent in the year-earlier period. to both Huawei and Apple in China,

“Huawei has now steadily where Oppo is the No. 1 smartphone held the third spot in the worldwide seller. ranking of smartphone vendors,” Samsung Electronics kept

its top spot but saw its market share Gartner’s Gupta said. shrink to 20.7 percent from 23.3 Apple’s market share dropped percent as it continued to feel the to 13.7 percent from 14.8 percent. impact of its costly Galaxy Note 7 The first quarter of the year is recall last year after several devices Apple’s weakest when sales dip after spontaneously caught fire. the holiday-heavy fourth quarter.

“Although Samsung Customers are also holding back on announced that pre-orders for the buying iPhones in anticipation of new Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are up 30 models that will be launched later in percent year on year, the absence of the year. an alternative to Note 7 and the fierce Overall, 380 million competition in the basic smartphone smartphones were sold during the segment are leading Samsung to first quarter, 9.1 percent more than in continuously lose market share,” the year-earlier period.

Facebook leaked documents show types of content it allows Leaked Facebook documents show how the social media company moderates issues such as hate speech, terrorism, pornography and self-harm on its platform, the Guardian reported, citing internal guidelines seen by the newspaper.

New challenges such as “revenge porn” have overwhelmed Facebook’s moderators who often have just ten seconds to make a decision, the Guardian said. The social media company reviews more than 6.5 million reports of potentially fake accounts a week, the newspaper added.

Many of the company’s content moderators have concerns about the inconsistency and peculiar nature of some of the policies. Those on sexual content, for example, are said to be the most complex and confusing, the Guardian said.

Facebook had no specific comment on the report but said safety was its overriding concern.

“Keeping people on Facebook safe is the most important thing we do.

We work hard to make Facebook as safe as possible while enabling

The Facebook logo is displayed on the company’s website free speech. This requires a lot of allowed people to live-stream thought into detailed and often attempts to self-harm because it difficult questions, and getting “doesn’t want to censor or punish it right is something we take people in distress.” very seriously”, Facebook’s Head Facebook moderators of Global Policy Management were recently told to “escalate” Monica Bickert said in a to senior managers any content statement. related to “13 Reasons Why,” the

Facebook confirmed that Netflix original drama series it was using software to intercept based on the suicide of a high graphic content before it went on school student, because it feared the website, but it was still in its inspiration of copycat behavior, early stages. the Guardian reported.

The leaked documents Reuters could not included internal training independently verify the manuals, spreadsheets and authenticity of the documents flowcharts, the Guardian said. published on the Guardian

The newspaper gave the website. example of Facebook policy that

China police arrest 44 in $140 million online scam

China’s police have arrested 44 people over a scam which saw many as 93,000 people contribute start-up capital to “unfreeze” assets smuggled overseas when the Nationalist government was overthrown in 1949, police authorities said late on Thursday.

The criminal network used Wechat and other communication tools to encourage people to pay 10 yuan ($1.46) for membership in a scheme which promised returns of as much as 50,000 yuan ($7,280) once the assets were unfrozen, the Ministry of Public Security said in a notice on its website (www.mps. gov.cn).

The ministry said that it had busted a total of 15 criminal groups involved in the scam since investigations began in October 2016. The fraud involved more than 950 million yuan ($138.34 million).

The public security ministry said earlier this month that it had already set up 32 provincial and 206 city centers dedicated to cracking down on online and telecom fraud. It said it uncovered 83,000 cases last year, up 49.6 percent compared to 2016.

Apple and Nokia see deeper partnership after ending patent dispute

Apple has settled a patent built on digital platforms. starting from the current quarter. The dispute with Finnish telecom “There could emerge big companies did not give further details equipment maker Nokia and agreed future value from this as Apple could but analysts said the revenue was to buy more of its network products become an important distribution likely to be far higher than a previous and services, sending Nokia shares channel,” said Handelsbanken deal. up 7 percent. analyst Daniel Djurberg, who has Inge Heydorn, fund manager

The deal means Nokia will get an “accumulate” recommendation for at Sentat Asset Management, said it bigger royalties from Apple for using Nokia shares. was a smart move to collaborate on its mobile phone patents, helping “I have not given any value so digital health products. offset the impact of waning demand far for Nokia’s digital health business, “It’s interesting for Nokia in for its mobile network hardware. but might apply an option value to it.” a five- to 10-year perspective since I

Such legal battles are think it will be hard to be profitable common in the industry but can drag INDUSTRIAL DEAL within mobile infrastructure,” said on for years and analysts had not been Heydorn, whose firm does not hold expecting such a quick resolution to Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev any shares in Nokia. the dispute that started in December. Suri told the company’s annual Nokia shares, which fell in Under the deal announced in a joint general meeting later on Tuesday that December when the patent dispute statement from the companies on the deal would help expand network was announced, jumped to their Tuesday, Nokia will also supply sales beyond telecom operators to highest since February 2016 and were network infrastructure products to global internet and technology giants. up 6.7 percent at 5.89 euros by 1509 Apple, and Apple will resume sales “(The deal) involves a GMT (11:09 a.m. ET). of Nokia’s digital health products in business collaboration ... in particular A previous patent license contract retail and online stores and look at in areas of IP and optical equipment, between the companies expired last further collaboration in health. which is quite key to webscale players year, and both sides took legal action in

Digital health is one of the when they build their data centers,” December. Apple complained of being areas Nokia is targeting as it tries he said. “It’s a good deal, a multi-year overcharged and Nokia responded by to develop new businesses to offset licensing deal, and I love it that it has accusing Apple of violating technology the industry-wide slump in demand an industrial deal and aspect to it.” patents. for network equipment. Last year, Under the patent license In the absence of a new deal, Nokia bought France’s Withings S.A., agreement, Nokia will receive a Nokia cut its annual run-rate forecast a small firm with products such as “significant” upfront cash payment in December for patent and brand activity trackers and baby monitors and additional revenues from Apple licensing sales to 800 million euros

($900 million) from 950 million euros previously. In its latest quarterly report released in April, Nokia stopped giving an annual run-rate forecast altogether.

“(The agreement) moves our relationship with Apple from being adversaries in court to business partners,” Nokia’s Chief Legal Officer Maria Varsellona said in a statement.

QUICK RESOLUTION

Analysts were surprised by the relatively quick resolution of the dispute between Apple and Nokia

“Nokia told analysts in April don’t calculate on any license revenue from Apple, not even in 2018, so this is a positive surprise. It will also limit Nokia’s legal expenses,” said Djurberg who said he would probably raise his Nokia estimates.

“For Nokia, it’s good news they got this out of the way, but we still have to wait for details about the financial impact,” said OP Equities analyst Hannu Rauhala.

“The previous annual rate was 150 million euros, so I assume this to be more, around 500 million euros.”

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Rio Olympic planning assailed Murray slump is a for ‘white elephant’ venues mystery, says Becker

This Feb. 2, 2017 file photo shows seats jumbled in a pile inside Maracana stadium, the historic stadium, site of the opening and closing ceremony, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A federal prosecutor looking into last year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics says many of the venues “are white elephants” that were built with “no planning.”

RIO DE JANEIRO suburban Barra da Tijuca, which -- A federal prosecutor looking was the largest cluster of venues, into last year’s Rio de Janeiro is an expanse of empty arenas Olympics says that many of the with clutter still remaining from venues “are white elephants” that the games. The second largest were built with “no planning.” cluster, in the northern area of

The scathing report Deodoro, is closed despite plans offered Monday at a public to open it as a public park with hearing confirms what The swimming facilities for the Associated Press reported several mostly poor who live in the area. months after the games ended. Patricia Amorim, the Many of the venues are empty, undersecretary for sports in the boarded up, and have no tenants city of Rio, said highly publicized or income with the maintenance plans were on hold to dismantle costs dumped on the federal one arena and turn the remains government. into four schools. The arena was

“There was no planning,” the venue for handball. federal prosecutor Leandro “It will be dismantled,” Mitidieri told the public hearing she said. “We are just waiting to on the Olympics. “There was know whether we will actually no planning when they put out have resources to build these the bid to host the Games. No schools on other sites, or whether planning. we will dismantle it and wait “They are white for the resources to come. Our elephants today,” Mitidieri added. schools need to be reformed “What we are trying to look at and that’s our priority, not new here is to how to turn this into schools.” something usable.”

Nine months after the

Rio de Janeiro spend Rio Olympics ended, the local about $12 billion to organize organizing committee still owes the games, which were plagued creditors about $30 million, and by cost-cutting, poor attendance, 137 medals awarded during the and reports of bribes and games are rusting and need to be corruption linked to the building repaired. of some Olympic-related facilities.

Former Rio de Janeiro

The Olympic Park in Mayor Eduardo Paes, the moving

force with the International Olympic Committee behind organizing last year’s Olympics, is being investigated for allegedly accepting at least 15 million reals ($5 million) in payments to facilitate construction projects tied to the games.

He denies any wrongdoing.

In a statement to AP, the IOC said “Rio had a strong legacy plan in place,” and it urged there be no “hasty judgment.”

“What we know is that Rio is a better place after the Olympic Games,” the IOC said.

It said London was slow using its venues after the 2012 Olympics, and blamed Brazil’s economic problems for the abandoned venues.

“It is difficult for a country to implement these legacy plans as a first priority when the basic needs of the population need to be urgently addressed,” the IOC said.

Organizing committee spokesman Mario Andrada said more than 100 medals awarded at the Olympics showed signs of rusting. He said many were bronze medals, and said many of the tarnished medals had been awarded to Americans.

Celtics’ Thomas out for rest of playoffs with hip injury

Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs after aggravating a hip injury during Game Two of the Eastern Conference final, the team announced on Saturday.

Thomas initially injured his hip in the third quarter of a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 15, forcing the All-Star to miss the next two regular-season contests.

The 28-year-old Thomas aggravated his specific injury -- officially labeled as a right feboral-acetabular impingement with labral tear -- during Game Six of the second-round series against the Washington Wizards on May 12.

“Isaiah has worked

Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas (4) drives while guarded by Minnesota Timberwolves guard Brandon Rush tirelessly to manage this injury since it first occurred,” said Dr. Brian McKeon, the Celtics’ chief medical officer. “The swelling increased during the first two

games against Cleveland, and in order to avoid more significant long-term damage to his hip, we could no longer allow him to continue.”

A femoral-acetabular impingement means that the ball joint in the hip socket is not moving freely around the cup in which it resides.

Thomas did not travel with the team to Cleveland for Game Three on Sunday. The Cavaliers lead the series, 2-0.

Thomas, who averaged 28.9 points per game during the regular season, scored 19 total points in the first two games against Cleveland. Marcus Smart started for Thomas in the second half of Friday’s 130-86 loss to the Cavaliers.

Andy Murray

Andy Murray’s wretched form ahead of the next week’s French Open has left pundits including Boris Becker scratching their heads about what exactly is wrong with the world number one.

A year after the Briton produced a stunning claycourt season, winning the Rome title and reaching the final at Roland Garros for the first time, he is struggling to locate his A game ahead of his most important part of the season.

Wimbledon champion Murray, who dethroned Novak Djokovic as the world’s top-ranked player last November during a run of 24 consecutive match wins, has won only one title in 2017 and admits he has struggled with motivation.

Six-times major winner Becker, the former coach of Djokovic, has kept a close eye on Murray’s season and is mystified about what has gone wrong for the 30-year-old.

“I don’t know what’s happening with Andy right now. He was so good last year and the year before,” Becker said in an interview to be screened

by Eurosport.

“This year, apart from Dubai, he was not close to playing at the level he was last year. I like Andy, I like his coaching staff, we speak a lot. But what I see on the court, I don’t like. I don’t know what’s going on with him.

“I cannot remember a time when the number one went through such a phase. Maybe a bad week, a bad month, but for Andy it’s been pretty much the whole year.”

A bout of shingles and an elbow injury have not helped Murray’s season which reached new depths in the last couple of weeks with dispiriting defeats by Borna Coric and Fabio Fognini in Madrid and Rome respectively.

Becker believes he will be vulnerable at the French Open, especially in the early rounds.

“I hope he goes to the second week. He needs a couple of wins to get his confidence back,” the German said.

“I don’t think he’s one of the favorites and I think he should just concentrate on getting to that second week and have at the back of his mind the grass court season.

“But another early loss, this time at the French Open, would not be good for him.”

One of Becker’s old adversaries John McEnroe is less surprised by Murray’s dip, saying he is suffering the effects of a monumental 2016 when he won Wimbledon, the Olympics and reeled in Djokovic in the rankings.

“Andy had to put so much effort into finishing world number one last year that he expended so much energy to get there,” McEnroe told Reuters. “It was an amazing achievement.

“He’s having trouble keeping up that energy which is necessary. It’s extremely hard.

“I don’t know if he has some nagging injuries but perhaps he lost some motivation when he reached world number one.”

Brad Gilbert, who helped Murray crack the top 10 in 2007, said his former charge will fight back.

“He owned a lot of guys last year but you start losing a bit and guys start to have some belief against you,” Gilbert said during a conference call.

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Kevin Durant on what a title would mean- ‘It wouldn’t mean my life was complete’

OAKLAND, Calif. – As he sat down on a folding chair following a recent practice to discuss with The Vertical his first season with the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant pensively picked at his scruffy goatee, stretched out his left leg and seemed content with a move that has put him back where he has struggled to return for five years.

Durant was relaxed and chill long before his laid-back personality helped him blend so seamlessly into his current California home. Being in a golden state of ease has allowed him to withstand a season unlike any other in his 10 years in the league – a season in which he was forced to find greater perspective for his purpose and what the game means to him.

Durant has been blamed for much since he made the most controversial free-agent decision since the last most controversial “Decision” – ruining league-wide parity and making the Golden State Warriors unfairly lethal and less fun. And he has been called more unflattering names than he cares to remember – cupcake, coward (with a “K”) and a shortcuttaking, ring chaser piggybacking the easiest path to a title. Durant has heard it all but has also learned that he can’t combat any of it.

Refusing to let the negativity envelop him and make him more combative, Durant has kept his cool. He came to Golden State to play basketball and win games, not appease ancillary critics. Four wins shy of that elusive first championship, Durant doesn’t regret taking his talents to the East Bay and is willing to absorb more resentment to stay with the organization that became the “light years” envy of the league that Oklahoma City was supposed to become when he made his first Finals appearance in 2012. Durant’s home in the Oakland Hills gives him incredible views – including the Golden Gate Bridge on a clear day – and he is already looking ahead to the team’s move to San Francisco, a clear indication of long-term commitment to the franchise.

Q: How would you describe what this season has meant to you?

KD: It was definitely a different year. I mean, I never felt under a microscope this much. I never felt … how can I put it? I never felt this many people just waiting on me to [mess] up. Whether it’s on the court,

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Kevin Durant off the court, waiting on something. But it’s fun, because it’s been cool proving a lot of people wrong, individually. I mean, obviously, we have a long way to go as a team. But I just feel like I’m still the same the person. I work extremely hard. I know a lot of people say I cheated my way … or I skipped steps, or cheated the game. I work hard, bro. I work hard. I really take my craft seriously. If I didn’t do that then I would understand. But I love the game, I love playing for my teammates. And I just enjoy playing the game. That’s one thing I didn’t want people to steal from me, from hearing all types of things about who I am, why I did this, why I did that, how I changed. I didn’t want to take joy away from what’s in between those lines. That’s what’s important. I think this year has taught me to stay focused on what’s really important, in basketball and life in general. It’s a major lesson that I learned. I didn’t think it would take for this to happen for me to realize that.

the game. I wanted to take it back there and enjoy it for that, instead of debates about who is the best or all this nonsense that goes on about the game of basketball. I wanted it to be pure again. I didn’t think coming here, switching teams, doing what I did, would make the game as pure as it is to me now.

Q: What has this move meant for your personal growth?

Q: You say, ‘Prove people wrong.’ What assessment was made of you that you felt was wrong or unfair?

KD: No matter if I stayed, or now that I’m gone, I think I was on the same path I was. No matter what. At this point in my life, at 28 years old, seeing new stuff every single day. Being in Oklahoma City or being in Oakland, I would’ve been here, no matter what.

I would’ve been at this place in life no matter who I played for. It’s just a matter of basketball-wise, separating the basketball side from the real-life side. I think that’s what I got here.

Realizing how important other people think this is and how much they kind of combine the two. When I separated the two, the light bulb when off, like I needed to separate these two.

KD: I don’t want to say people didn’t respect my game. A lot of people respect what I do on the basketball court. I don’t want to say, “Prove them wrong.” I just didn’t want them to steal the joy from me. That’s what I mean.

I wanted to prove that basketball is going to be about basketball first.

Nobody cared what I did when I was 8 years old and first started playing

Q: You’ve finished in the top five in MVP voting in five of the past six years. (In 2014-15, Durant missed 55 games with a broken right foot.)

But this year, people didn’t really mention you in those conversations at all. I understand you got hurt. But did it push you at all knowing you weren’t going to be considered for that award after joining a star-studded team

KD: No. Because I knew what it was for. I knew it wasn’t because of my game. And other players had statistically better years. That’s just the truth of the matter. But it wasn’t because of my game. It wasn’t that I dropped off as a player or just because guys had better numbers than I did it meant they were better players than me. My name is still in the conversation as one of the best players in the league, but that doesn’t even matter. I still feel as though I still have a huge impact, no matter who is on the court, no matter who I’m playing with. But as far as MVP, that’s all narrative. Before I even put this jersey on, I wasn’t in the conversation in the NBA, no matter what I did. I would’ve had to do something – like average a triple-double – to be in the MVP race.

And that wouldn’t have happened here.

I wasn’t even worried about that. I was just worried about getting better, playing my game and trying to help this team win.

Q: I know we talked earlier and you said this move wasn’t about a ring chase, it was more about how you want to play basketball for your career. How do you feel it has played out for your game, in terms of maybe shots coming easier? Because it seems like you’re getting your points, but it’s not as much of a grind. Am I right in saying that?

KD: Uh, yeah. Obviously, when you’ve got a better, when you’ve got a deeper team, you’ve got guys that can handle the ball, you’ve got shooters, you’ve got guys that can finish at the rim, it just opens it up for everybody.

I think we just work well together. I scored a lot of points before I came here.

I did a lot. This is not the first time I shot 50 percent from the field. It’s not the first year I averaged 25 points a game. And I’m not doing it because I’m here with these guys. I’ve done it before. It’s just the fact that when I get my shots – and it’s not as much as I got before – but I’m in position to be efficient. I may get in transition a lot more than I did before. I may get it in space more, so I’m allowed to catch and make a decision whether I want to shoot or drive. Simple stuff like that, that’s the difference. But I had some great years before I got here. It’s just a different way I’m getting my points now. It’s not much of a grind. But it’s still a challenge.

Steve Kerr, Warriors remain unsure whether he’ll coach in NBA Finals

SAN ANTONIO -- since taking an indefinite leave about anything other than Golden State Warriors coach of absence on April 23. However, winning this championship. You Steve Kerr said he’s not sure yet sources told ESPN that he’s can contribute in any way you whether he’ll be able to coach in still in a significant amount of can, and we’ll worry about the the NBA Finals as he continues pain and discomfort and that future in the future.’” to deal with complications from his return to traveling with the Lacob said that having back surgery two years ago that team should not be read as an Kerr around during this series have kept him from coaching the indication of progress. has helped the team in ways past 10 playoff games.

Warriors majority that are hard to measure.

“Just day by day,” Kerr owner Joe Lacob told ESPN late “He is still here. He’s told The Undefeated’s Marc Monday night that he has told in the locker room. He’s around.

J. Spears, when asked about Kerr to take “as long as he wants” His imprint is all over this,” his status after the Warriors to return to the team.

Lacob said. “I don’t view it as “He is a fantastic coach he’s not here; he’s just not on the completed a sweep of the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night and a fantastic human being bench.” in the Western Conference finals. and a great friend,” Lacob said.

The Warriors will have

Kerr was able to travel “I told him the other day, ‘I don’t nine days off before the NBA Sources said Warriors coach Steve Kerr is still in a significant with the team for the first time even want to talk about or think Finals begin on June 1. amount of pain and discomfort

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