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SERVICE CHARGE BY JULY

Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson

By Todeline Defralien

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ersons working in the hotel and tourism industry will soon get their long-awaited service charge next month, says Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson.

In an exclusive interview with The SUN, Premier Robinson noted that she received the analysis of the survey a few weeks ago and is now moving to have this before Cabinet in June 2018.

“People want their service charge,” the Premier said. “People want to see jobs.

People want to see the fact that these resorts are saying that we have labor shortage and these people still are saying I am available to work, and they want to see the connection. We continue to reach out for persons to come in and register.

Yes, we have some response in that area, but people do not register with the labour office for you to know that this is it. People don’t respond when people put it in the newspaper. They just divorce it and say that’s for work permit purposes. We’re trying to break some mindsets to connect people to these jobs that do exist.”

Service charge has been an issue for years in the TCI for persons working in the hotel and tourism industry and many have spoke on this issue and the impact it had on their lives.

“Service Charge” is defined in the Service Charges (Hotels and Restaurants) Ordinance as “any amount of money charged over and above the price of accommodation in a hotel, or the selling price of a meal or intoxicating liquor or beverage purchased by a customer, for service to a guest or customer in a hotel or restaurant, but does not include any tax required to be paid under any Ordinance.”

While the Ordinance does not specify a rate, most establishments levy the service charge at 10%.

Service charge has been a contentious issue in recent among hotel workers and also the two main political parties, the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) and the Progressive National Party (PNP).

Last year, PDM chairman Hon. Doug Parnell said an attempt by PNP chairman Hon. Royal Robinson to play

Block-laying ceremony for $1.5 million new post office

T

he Ministry of Home Affairs Transportation and Communication hosted a block laying ceremony for the new $1.5million post office in Downtown Providenciales, on Friday June 8th 2018.

During the ceremony, remarks were made by Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Vaden Delroy Williams, Minister of

politics and score a political point on the service charge issue for hotel workers will fail.

In a press release, the PDM said its Government is committed to getting the service charge in the pockets of workers across this country.

“This is precisely why the Ministry of Finance has been conducting surveys of hotel workers to ensure that the Government gets the law right. Members of the hotel industry and general public can access the survey online at www.gov.

Infrastructure and Planning Hon. Goldray Ewing and Post Master General Mrs. Elizabeth James.

Also attending the ceremony were, Acting Governor Her Excellency Anya Williams, Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Minister of Health Hon. Edwin Astwood and contractor for the project Jermaine Malcolm. tc. This is far more than the PNP ever did,” the statement said.

The PDM added that in a TCI hotel and tourism association meeting the Minister of Tourism put the tourism industry’s main industry trade group on notice that it was the PDM Government’s intention to pass a service charge bill to provide 100 percent of the revenue into the pockets of workers.

“The PDM government’s aggressive approach and movements to get the bill right before bringing it to Parliament caused the PNP

Pictured from L-R is Mrs. Bridgette Newman, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Minister of Infrastructure and Planning Hon. Goldray Ewing, Post Master General Mrs. Elizabeth James, Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Vaden Delroy Williams, Premier Hon. Sharlene CartwrightRobinson, Acting Governor Hon. Anya Williams, Minister of Health Edwin Astwood, Head of Secretariat Mrs. Sakera Cook and Deputy Secretary Mr. Russell Cox. chairman to quickly dust off an old bill that was on the agenda of the last house of assembly meeting before the General Elections. This is not his bill,” the release added.

“Our party is committed to the workers of this country and will fulfill our campaign promise of delivering 100 percent of the service charge to them, but we must get it right and that is why we are calling on all in the tourism industry to participate in the survey being conducted,” Parnell said.

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LOCAL NEWS

Ministry of Tourism welcomes Carnival Horizon Inaugural call to Grand Turk

Minister of Tourism Hon. Ralph Higgs were among a number of top Executive Officials aboard the Carnival Horizon on May 31 to mark the ship’s inaugural stop to the Grand Turk Cruise port.

The delegation was met by Ms. Maria McKenzie Vice President, Global Ports and Caribbean Government Relations and Ship’s Captain, Luigi De Angelis. The

26th ship for Carnival Cruise Line, Carnivals largest vessels. The future Carnival Horizon offers a number of the destination looks promising, of unique and exciting features, it is anticipated that visitor arrivals including the first Dr. Seuss-themed to Grand Turk will surpass the 1 Water Works aqua park, the line’s first million mark once again; this was an teppanyaki dining venue, and IMAX important occasion for not only Grand theatre among other entertainment Turk but the entire Turks and Caicos. and activity options.

Minister Higgs commented

The flag ship with a crew of “My Government is committed to 1,450 carries a maximum number of tourism expansion throughout the passengers of nearly 5,000, it is one of country and the cruise center on

Grand Turk, we look forward to the continued partnership with Carnival Cruise line and welcome the introduction of the wider Turks and Caicos to their guest.”

The delegation participated in a tour of the ship and the customary exchange of commemorative plaques with the ship’s captain and Carnival Executive Officials.

Fourth annual National Honours and Awards program deadline

The National Honours and his lifetime or posthumously.

Awards Committee is reminding the general public to submit their completed The Patriotic Awards: nomination forms for the fourth annual The Patriotic Awards may be National Honours and Awards Program granted to a Turks and Caicos Islander who before June 30, 2018 in a sealed envelope has demonstrated a keen sense of national to the Premier’s Office on Grand Turk, consciousness and rendered exceptional Providenciales; District Commissioners sacrificial service to the islands and the Office in North Caicos, Middle Caicos, Salt people of the islands.

Cay or South Caicos or any member of the - Provided that the Patriotic Award: National Honour’s and Awards Committee. Mouchoir Bank medal may be granted to a

The National Honors and Awards Turks and Caicos Islander as an honorary program recognizes outstanding citizens award for demonstrating a very high regard who have made exemplary contribution for national integration philanthropic to the country’s development. The The Long Service Medal: classifications of awards are:

The Long Service Medal may be granted to a Turks and Caicos Islander The Order of National Hero: who has given outstanding and exemplary

The Order of National Hero is the public service to the islands and its people highest award and may be granted to a for a minimum period of twenty years.

Turks and Caicos Islander for extraordinary

National Young Achiever’s and outstanding achievement and merit in Medal: service to the Turks and Caicos Islands or The National Young Achiever’s to humanity at large. medal may be granted to a Turks and The Order of Turks and Caicos Islands: Caicos Islander between the ages of twelve

The Order of Turks and Caicos and twenty-five years who has performed Islands may be granted to a Turks and exceptionally well on a national, regional Caicos Islander who has served with or international level in the following distinction in any field of discipline and areas (but not limited)may be conferred to upon a person during - Culture

CAREGIVER Helen Simmons is seeking to employ a Caregiver in Providenciales.

Salary: $6.25 per hour Kindly forward resumes and qualification to the below address and copy to the Turks and Caicos Islands Labour Department and Immigration Board: Employment Department F Chambers Attorneys at Law Tel: 649-339-6275 Fax 649-941-4777 Email: oa@fcorporatemsl.com

- Academics - Performing Arts; or - Sports It is important that you nominate persons you believe are worthy to receive such honour with the classification of the award since the committee cannot nominate him or her for an alternative honour or awards.

Nomination forms can be collected from the Premier’s Office in Grand Turk and Providenciales; District Commissioners Office in North Caicos, South Caicos, Middle Caicos and Salt Cay, Government Website and other areas throughout the community.

Your completed nominations formed should be delivered in a sealed envelope to the Premier’s Office, District Commissioners office or any member of the Committee Marked: Ronlee James National Honours and Awards Committee Office of the Premier Turks and Caicos Islands

The form only introduces your nominee. You may add additional information regarding your nominee’s

work, service and merits on an additional page to support your reason why your nominee should be so honoured; whether documents, newspaper clippings, letters, testimonials.

Nominations must be submitted by June 30th 2018.

Committee Members: Mr. Oliver Mills Chairman Mr. Samuel Handfield Member Mrs Medline Mills Member Mr. Gilmo Williams Member Mr. Sonny Forbes Member Mrs. Rosabelle Adams Member

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Scotiabank to close Grand Turk and Grace Bay branches

by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Scotiabank will be closing its branches in the island capital of Grand Turk and in Grace Bay, Providenciales.

The current head office at ScotiaCentre, 88 Cherokee Rd Providenciales, which currently houses the retail branch, corporate and commercial banking and the managing director’s offices, will become the new home for the full suite of services.

The is being done “in order to preserve the standard of service and multiplicity of specialized services offered in the region”, according to a press statement from Nakera Symonette, senior manager for marketing and public relations, who is based in Nassau, The Bahamas.

The consolidation of the Grace Bay Branch will take effect on July 20th, 2018 with Grand Turk Branch following on September 28th, 2018.

All banking operations will remain business as usual until this time, the statement said.

Scotiabank officials have engaged Leaders of Government and Opposition to apprise them of the Banks’ plans.

“We are confident that this move will support the overall objectives

of the Bank, and promote the longterm sustainability of Scotiabank in the Turks & Caicos Islands.” commented Curtis Knight, Acting Country Manager, Scotiabank (Turks & Caicos) Ltd. “We appreciate the loyalty of our customers and commit to working with them to ensure a smooth transition. We look forward to serving them at the ScotiaCentre.”

Scotiabank has been in the Caribbean for over 129 years and in the Turks & Caicos Islands for over 35 years. The Caribbean arm of the company has seen hundreds of storms and continued to expand its reach throughout the region. Most recently, Hurricanes Irma & Maria devastated a number of the countries in which Scotiabank operates, including the Turks & Caicos Islands.

The press statement said the impact of these hurricanes is still being felt on a personal level with both customers and staff, as well on a business level.

“As Scotiabank remains committed to the communities in which we live and work, the Bank donated over US$500,000 in hurricane relief, including US$50,000 in the Turks & Caicos Islands to local charitable organizations,” the statement added.

Meantime, Premier Hon. Sharlene Robinson said she and

Deputy Premier, Hon. Sean Astwood forward for consideration.” met with the Managing Director “We do understand that this is and the Regional Compliance Head a corporate decision and are grateful to discuss the Bank’s upcoming that the dates were staggered. We are initiatives and were informed that aware of the staff challenges and the the Bank intends to consolidate its fact that the decision has been made operations into one Center which is from the highest office in Canada. located on Leeward Highway.

However we believe that this is a

“On receiving this news, I rather unfortunate decision that could contacted the Leader of the Opposition not come at a worse time,” Premier who was given the opportunity Robinson continued. to also speak with the Bank’s “I am aware that the Bank would Representatives at the same time,” have also today met with the the Premier said. “We were informed Acting Governor and the Labour that this is a continuation of what has Commissioner today. We will continue already happened in the Bahamas our discussions with the Bank and and now Cayman Islands, BVI and critical stakeholders on this issue to the Turks and Caicos Islands and see how we might be able to avert this was the Bank’s direction to direct its decision, failing which, then how we customers more to use the heavily may be able to assist with minimizing invested technological systems while the impact of the closure of the allowing staff to focus on strategic physical space on the communities in goals.”

Grand Turk,” she said.

She added: “We outlined our Scotiabank is a leading concerns to the Bank for its staff, its financial services provider in over customers in light of the recovery and 55 countries and Canada’s most challenging internet services, the international bank. Through our message being sent to the general team of more than 88,000 employees, public of these Islands and the Nation’s Scotiabank and its affiliates offer a Capital specifically. We also requested broad range of products and services, of the Bank that its representatives including personal and commercial meet with the public of Grand Turk banking, wealth management, and allow them to share their concerns corporate and investment banking to and to advise on how the services over 23 million customers worldwide. will continue. This request has gone

Turks and Caicos Islands hosts Caribbean anti-corruption conference

The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Integrity Commission in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat, hosted the 4th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB).

The conference, which started on June 4th and concluded on June 8th, was held at Beaches Resort and Spa in Providenciales.

This year’s conference is being sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat, the TCI Integrity Commission and the TCI Government under the theme: “Counting the Real Cost of Corruption – Engaging Everyone in the Fight.”

Commenting on the Conference, the Chairman of the Association, Mr. Eugene Otuonye, Q.C. said: “The opportunity to host a Conference of this regional and international profile, is a huge and historic honour to Turks and Caicos Islands, despite the recent devastations caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria. Hosting the Conference at this time, is a testament of our resilience and fortitude in adversity, and more importantly, a recognition of the leading position we hold in the Caribbean regional efforts against corruption. As TCI citizens and residents, we should all be gratefully proud of this moment…”

The Association was established under the auspices of the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, United Kingdom, during the Inaugural Conference of the Association, hosted

by Grenada in 2015. Since then, the Commonwealth Secretariat London, has continued to be the major sponsor of the Association’s Conferences, which provide regional and international forums for delegates

Pictured here from (L-R)- Leader of the Opposition PNP, Hon. Washington Misick, Speaker in the House of Assembly, Hon. Dwayne S. Taylor, Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Acting Governor, H.E. Hon. Anya William, Director of Integrity Commission, Eugene Otuonye, Q.C, Executive Director, National Integrity Action Jamaica, Professor Trevor Munroe, Dr. Roger Koranteng - Interim Adviser and Head, Public Sector Governance, Commonwealth Secretariat. (Back Row L-R) Neil Coates, Cleophas Regobert, Joy Powell, David Grey, Dirk Harrison, Pastor Sherwin Griffith, Bertie Sylvester Hill and Coralie Pring. to share experiences, exchange ideas, as well as regional and international Justice of Barbados and the Chairman strategies and best practices and stakeholder institutions and resource of the TCI Integrity Commission will trends in their anti-corruption efforts persons in anti-corruption, are speak on: “Apathy towards Corruption in the Caribbean. expected to attend this Conference.

– The Caribbean Experience.”

Since the establishment of The Acting Governor, H.E. •Representative from Transparency the Association, the TCI Integrity Hon. Anya Williams; the Hon. International speaking on “Criteria Commission has been actively involved Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, for Transparency International in the regional and international anti- Premier of Turks and Caicos Islands Corruption Perception Index (CPI): corruption efforts of the Association, and the Secretary-General of the Implications for the Caribbean.” including sharing the TCI’s regionally Commonwealth, Rt. the Hon. Patricia •Dr. Roger Koranteng - Interim Adviser unique and valuable experiences in the Scotland, Q.C, among others, brought and Head, Public Sector Governance, regulation of political financing. At the remarks at the opening ceremony.

Commonwealth Secretariat will Association’s 3rd annual Conference Professor Trevor Monroe, the conclude with “Conference take-home, held in Jamaica last year, the Director Executive Director, National Integrity Emerging Issues, Lessons; What next ” of the TCI Integrity Commission, Mr. Action, Jamaica, was the key note Eugene Otuonye, Q.C, was elected as speaker on the Conference theme. Besides the panel discussions which the Association’s Chairman and TCI Other speakers at the Conference and explored various aspects of the was also nominated to host this year’s their topics include: Conference theme in detail, this Conference.

Conference offered opportunity

Representatives from most •The Honourable Rhondalee for country delegates to make of the Commonwealth Caribbean and Braithwaite-Knowles Attorney presentations and share their Latin American Countries as well as General of the TCI will speak on “The respective Countries’ success stories Non-Commonwealth Countries such Cost of Corruption: The TCI Story.” and challenges in their anti-corruption as Haiti and the Dominican Republic •Sir David Simmons, former Chief and good governance efforts.

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LOCAL NEWS

No blacklisting for Turks and Caicos Islands

Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, along with several senior Government Officials with private sector partnership engaged the EU Code of Conduct Group in February 2018 in Brussels to start the dialogue and conversation of matters of mutual interest.

The dialogue with the EU Code of Conduct Group responsible for the compilation of the Non-cooperate list continued with the Ministry of Finance, Exchange of Information Unit, Attorney General Chambers, Financial Services Commission and Private Sector Representative and led to a Commitment Letter to examine the impact of proposed changes to TCI business models, particularly in the Financial Services sector.

Turks and Caicos Islands Government was able to demonstrate to the EU Code of Conduct Group

significant legal and operational reforms implemented in the area of tax transparency and reporting. The three main criteria identified by the Code of Conduct Group: Tax Transparency, Fair Taxation and Anti-BEPS measures saw TCI as participatory and compliant.

The Chair of the Code of Conduct Group communicated with the Hon. Premier by email on June 7th, 2018 indicating that Turks and Caicos Islands will not be included in the 2018 List of Non-cooperative Jurisdictions.

In a government press release, Premier Hon. Sharlene CartwrightRobinson said: “I want to thank and recognized the hard work of the Ministry of Finance, Exchange of Information Unit, Attorney General Chambers, Financial Services Commission and the Private Sector

Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Premier & Minister of Finance, Turks and Caicos Islands who partner with us to achieve this successful outcome. This is just the beginning and there is much more to come by way of monitoring, therefore you continued cooperation is welcome

and appreciated.”

Turks and Caicos Islands is a small developing country with its many challenges but have to meet all the international transparency and compliancy standards in the area of international taxation and reporting in the same manner applicable to developed jurisdictions.

Good governance, fiscal stability, tax transparency and effective legislations are matters of significant importance to assessing compliance with the global financial systems.

The European Union is one of the many organizations on an annual basis publishing a list of Non-cooperative jurisdictions (Blacklist) that fails to meet their tax transparency rules and standards.

Turks and Caicos Islands was one of the 8 jurisdictions placed on a gray list, partly as a result of the 2017 storms.

Flow customers get more convenient new features with latest release of MyFlow app

The Customer self-care app from Flow, MyFlow was recently relaunched with several new features that make it even easier to use and more convenient for customers.

The newly refreshed app will be much more useful and convenient for customers. C&W’s SVP Customer Experience, Alvin Stokes said “It’s everything customers need right now and have been asking for – more features and more convenience–

which allows them to control their own experience. The MyFlow app now has an easier log-in process and offers customers simple ways to pay their bills, view balances, top up and activate add-on combo plans all from the device in the palm of their hands.”

“This version of the MyFlow app also gives customers direct access to self-service options, for example, activating TV and mobile add-ons as well as offering handy

solutions to easily solve service issues like remotely re-setting cable modems and set top boxes. Our customers are now more tech savvy than ever, and if they can resolve an issue themselves or even add a new service without having to go through an agent, that’s more than likely the option they’d prefer,” Stokes also said.

As Flow continues to improve its customers’ experience,

they have also made enhancements to their Customer Care calling platform. The updates now make it easier for customers to pay bills, report service interruptions, set up credit card payments, receive outage updates and even send credit to their family and friends. Customers can follow the simple prompts to action all of the above services directly from the automated caller platform.

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Paying Your Bill

This is a new position and was not previously held by any persons. Turks & Caicos Islanders preferred.

Bills can be paid directly at Provo Water Company Office in Grace Bay Monday to Friday8:30am to 3:00pm(until further notice) while we are still preparing for the final migration to our new system.

Please submit your resume to contact@acttci.com Or hand deliver to 3rd floor, Graceway House, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos.

Contact number: 941 4699

•Bills paid by online banking must be paid not later than 3 days before the due date. You can now pay via RBC as a new addition to our online payment options.

•Bills paid at Grace-way Supermarkets must be paid not later than 24 hours before the due date.

In the unfortunate event you are disconnected for delinquency: •The full amount plus the required reconnection fee must be settled before the service resumes.

•Service will resume the same day for accounts paid up before 12 Noon •Service will resume the following morning for accounts paid up after 12 Noon. Reconnections will not take place after hours.

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Greatest cost of corruption is impact on society, says Acting Governor

By Todeline Defralien

The greatest cost of corruption is the impact it has on societies around the world.

This was stated by Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams who addressed the 4th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and AntiCorruption Bodies (CCAICACB) at Beaches Resort during the opening ceremony on Monday June 4th, 2018.

Williams added “In addition to the monetary cost, I believe the greatest cost of corruption is the impact on our society. I believe we all in the region would have had our experiences with corruption and it is important for us not to look at what we’ve been through and the experiences that we’ve had, but what we learned from

those experiences and where we are today.”

Williams said that as countries works to strengthen and build institutions for greater governance and to fight corruption, it is important that they assess where they are, what are their successes and also what have been their challenges.

“It is important that we seek to engage everyone and helping persons to acknowledge and have a problem with corruption and come to define what corruption is and putting in place institutions, programs and processes in place to address them,” she said

Additionally, William noted that corruption does not only exist at the political and senior level, but in every facet of society and it is important for everyone to get to the root of it and is also important for them to tackle this scourge.

She thanked the CCAICACB and the Commonwealth Secretary for facilitating this conference, adding that she was grateful that Turks and Caicos Islands had the opportunity.

“I am grateful for the Commonwealth Secretariat for all the work that they do in the Turks and Caicos Islands because they partner with us on a number of programs, particularly with our House of Assembly and we’re grateful to the Government for seeing it fit as well to partner with this exercise. Yours are not easy jobs. You’re not always the most popular agencies, but I hope that you will be able to come together and then persons will be able to see value in the work that you do. We’ve seen it and we want the community to see it as well. Not only to see it but to join and be a part of the fight against Her Excellency Acting Governor, Anya Williams corruption,” she added.

TCHTA sending team to Taste of the Caribbean

The Turks and Caicos Hotel the Caribbean that has been involved a statement from the TCHTA said.

“We have always welcomed and Tourism Association [TCHTA] in the competition over its 25-year and expressed keen interest in is proudly preparing to send off the history, this was no small feat.

Each year the TCHTA sends working with local and influential Culinary Team to compete once again in the Taste of the Caribbean invitations to all of its members individuals in the industry who would competition hosted by the Caribbean inclusive of restaurants with the bring additional talent to the Team Hotel and Tourism Association hopes of assembling a super team of and the Junior Culinary Adventure [CHTA]. top culinary talent. The success of the program. The junior program has

This will mark the third year Team wouldn’t be possible without seen junior chefs such as Robinangel in a row that the Turks & Caicos the continued support of these Simons, Martin Wilkins,Christin Greene and Wayne Gardiner and Islands have been represented in this members.

The organizations that accept others grow through the ranks and international cooking competition and the TCHTA is looking to repeat the invitation contribute by providing have even represented Turk & Caicos the success of last year and bring their top chefs and allowing them to and won gold at several international home gold medals for our ‘Beautiful participate in training as well as the and regional culinary events.” competition itself. In addition, they The TCHTA said it is extremely proud

by Nature’ islands.

Before the TCHTA took a provide sponsorship which aids with of what it been able to achieve, and team to the competition in 2016, our registration fees, training, and travel. this year the Culinary Team will be country had not participated in 20 “While it is our hope for every chef in led by Coach Executive Chef Edwin years. the country to get an opportunity to Gallardo of Seven Stars Resort and

Since then, the TCHTA’s participate, we encourage restaurants Chef Colin Watson of Beaches Resort. efforts to reposition the spotlight to join forces with the TCHTA as “This incredible leadership from on our country’s culinary talent has Allied members to further strengthen our members is a huge asset resulted in our Team bringing home our Culinary Team’s presence in the and commitment that should be a silver medal their first year back international realm while we continue recognized. The team will also in the competition followed by a promoting the talents while inspiring feature former it’l chefs, Wilkiens gold medal in 2017. Considering the our little chefs and becoming mentors Martin and Christin Greene along multitude of competitors from across for our culinary Adventure programs,” with current Lit’l Chefs Inga Stubbs

Shooting leaves one dead, one injured

Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another injured early Sunday morning.

Providenciales Police responded to the shooting shortly after 12 a.m. near a local bar in the Lower Bight.

According to 911 Central, a dark coloured car drove up and opened fire.

An unknown male was determined to be dead at the scene, while a 22-year-old passerby was shot and taken to Hospital.

If you have information on this shooting incident please call the Chalk Sound Police Station at 3385901, 941-8082, 911 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-8477.

and Kevin Missick. Derrick Carter, Aristotle Florida, Joseph Charles, Vadivel Raju and Lauren Callighen,” said the press release.

TCHTA and its member affiliation (membership) with the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association [CHTA], is what allows the Turks and Caicos Islands to take part in the Taste of the Caribbean competition. Taste of the Caribbean is a CHTA initiative and therefore sets all rules and requirement for members to follows. We are fortunate to be able to participate in this initiative of the CHTA whose focus, as is our own, is primarily on private sector partnerships for the promotion of the tourism product.

“We are continuously working to improve our tourism product for the advancement of our brand and we welcome our members of the culinary community to have open dialogues and provide feedback to the TCHTA on how we can better represent our brand locally and internationally,” the TCHTA added.

National Trust receives conservation education donation

The Turks and Caicos National Trust has received a donation of $5,000.00 towards bird conservation in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The donation was made by Mrs. Patricia Bradley, widow of former TCI Governor Michael Bradley who served as head of state from 1986 – 1993.

The funds are earmarked to underwrite costs for production of informative materials that would promote bird conservation through the work of the National Trust. Mrs. Bradley is an avid

ornithologist and has authored articles and books on birding, one being the Official Bird Checklist of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Being part of the global conservation movement, the National Trust engages in various exercises along with international and national scientists to promote bird conservation education, such as species count and habitat monitoring.

The Trust is very grateful for this gift from Mrs. Bradley and has identified the Bird Rock

Point Heritage Fields as the point of focus for the upcoming project. Bird Rock Point is habitat for nesting White-Tailed Tropic Birds and feeding grounds for many other species such as black-necked stilts, reddish egrets, white-cheeked pintails, green herons, lesser yellowlegs and much more.

For more information about our conservation efforts at Bird Rock Point, please contact the Turks & Caicos National Trust at (649) 941-5710 or e-mail info@tcnationaltrust.org.

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Former Bahamian Deputy PM criticizes TCI’s lack of protocol towards Premier Robinson

By Todeline Defralien

Hon. Cynthia “Mother” Pratt, former Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas, who recently visited the Turks and Caicos Islands criticized the lack of protocol TCI’ has toward Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, calling it out of order.

After visiting the TCI for the St. Monica’s Anglican Church annual Spring Affair, Sister Sister hosted The Honorable Cynthia “Mother” Pratt, at dinner at Mango Reef restaurant in Providenciales on Wednesday May 30th, 2018 where she made very strong comments on what she witnessed at the Spring Affair.

The Former Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas noted that as the leader of the country, Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson should be respected and protocol should be established at all times.

“This is something that bothered me. When I was sitting in the car the Premier pulled in, I didn’t know who she was and she got out of the car and a young man walked with her to the building and someone said to me, that is the Premier. The driver parked the vehicle and the gentlemen indicated to me that we should come in. I am talking protocol here. You see right is right and wrong is wrong.”

She added: “It bothered me, because number one, there should have been an officer who came ahead of her to say to the people that the Premier is en route here and she is five minutes away or 10 minutes away. I am talking

Hon. Cynthia “Mother” Pratt, former Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas with Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Hon. Sharlene CartwrightRobinson about protocol. She came in, and whether it was last minute or not, when the leader of a nation appears, everyone must respect it. Not the individual, but the chair; and it was wrong. She came in and she sat down. I then came in afterwards and what should have happened was I should have been seated before. I am visiting her country. She is the head of this country and it is wrong.

The protocol is out of order.”

“Mother” Pratt further said that whenever an event is hosted in the TCI and the Premier is in attendance she

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should be included in the programme and allowed to address everyone.

“It doesn’t matter who the Premier is, the protocol must be in place and whatever your programme is, you change that programme once the leader of your nation appears and when I say change, you must put her in there somewhere; even if it’s only got five minutes to say something. I was so hurt and I said, ‘God this is wrong’, because she represents a nation and when she left, she left without notice and that should never happen. It hurt me because that lack of respect for the leader of the nation, whether is a male or a female; it is the chair that they represent. I shared it with the priest because Mother Pratt is going to tell you what’s on my mind. You can curse me tomorrow or you can do what you want to do. It doesn’t matter, and I was this close to calling her because it should not happen that way,” she explained.

“Mother” Pratt stressed that it should be announced that the Premier is entering the room and when she is leaving the room.

“Protocol must be established.

It should be announced that the Premier is now leaving and so, once she gets up, it should be announced that the Premier is now leaving kindly stand as she exists and goes out. That hurt me and I was very embarrassed for that.

She is not an ordinary person. She is the head, even if she’s been there for five months, even if she’s been there for two years, it doesn’t matter. She is there now and respect should be shown to the head,” she concluded.

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HELP FOR ASHLEY'S LEARNING CENTRE

EXTRAORDINARY MINDS ASHLEY'S LEARNING CENTRE, WAS THE RECIPIENT OF FUNDS AWARDED FROM THE NYC EASTERN CARIBBEAN RELIEF FUND! THE NYC EASTERN CARIBBEAN RELIEF FUND HAS DONATED FUNDS THROUGH THE BLUE HAVEN MARINA TO HELP WITH MUCH NEEDED REPAIRS TO THE ONLY SCHOOL IN TURKS AND CAICOS THAT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. IGY MARINAS STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE FUND FOR ITS EFFORTS OF REBUILDING THE CARIBBEAN AFTER HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL TO INTRODUCE A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL

THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE TCI BROKE GROUND FOR ITS BRAND NEW, PURPOSE BUILT FACILITY WHICH WILL HOUSE GRADES 7, 8 AND 9. THE BUILDING WILL BE BUILT TO FACILITATE STUDENT LEARNING AND SET UP WITH THE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN MIND. STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED IN PARTS OF THE DESIGN PROCESSES AND WILL HAVE CLASSROOMS WHICH ARE DESIGNED FOR ITS FLEXIBILITY ALLOWING COLLABORATIVE AND INDIVIDUAL LEARNING. PRINCI PRINCIPAL, KATIE HINKS STATED “I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE CAN OFFER HERE: A TRULY INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS, WHICH WILL SET THEM UP FOR THE FUTURE WHICH THEY ARE DESTINED FOR. WE ARE TRULY BLESSED WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR BOARD AND OUR PARTNERS AT WIHL. WE OWE A HUGE DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS.”

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Fortis partners with TCI on National CCTV project

FortisTCI has announced a formal partnership with the Turks and Caicos Islands Government (TCIG) for the installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) camera equipment on utility poles in Providenciales.

As a part of the joint agreement signed on Tuesday, June 5, TCIG will pay for the energy usage of the cameras and FortisTCI will waive all pole attachment fees over the next three years.

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Commissioner of Police James Smith announced in a press conference on May 1stthat approximately 120 high definition and high resolution cameras will be installed across Providenciales in the project’s first phase.

The project includes a monitoring control room that will be manned 24-7 by a police inspector and 911 support staff. The Commissioner also stated that in phase two, cameras will be installed on Grand Turk and other islands. The implementation of CCTV to help curb criminal activity has been under discussion for some time in the TCI.

Signing on behalf of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, the Acting Governor Her Excellency Anya Williams said, “I am pleased to see this project come to fruition, which will help the police actively monitor various areas throughout the country and assist in identifying criminal offenders. I’m sure these efforts will help our citizens, residents and visitors alike, to feel safer, knowing that surveillance cameras are a further aid

The signing of a three-year pole attachment agreement for the installation of CCTV cameras in Providenciales. Sitting L to R: FortisTCI Senior VP of Corporate Services Ruth Forbes, FortisTCI President and CEO Eddinton Powell, Acting Governor Her Excellency Anya Williams, Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Commissioner James Smith. Standing L to R: FortisTCI Vice President of Innovation, Technology and Strategic Planning Rachell Roullet, FortisTCI Senior Director of Electrical Planning, Engineering and Energy Delivery Don Forsyth, FortisTCI Director of Legal Services Alexandria Missick, Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Consultant David Downey, and Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Inspector Alvirto Smith. to protecting our streets.”

The Commissioner of Police stated, “CCTV assists many countries around the world in monitoring and solving criminal activity and gathering evidence to solve other types of misconduct. It may also aid in deterring illegal activity from occurring in the first place, particularly where monitors are known to be installed.”

CCTV is also a major initiative in the United Kingdom with the Surveillance Camera Commissioner reporting annually on one of the

largest known programs worldwide.

According to the City of London’s police website, “The City of London Police Public Space Surveillance Camera System (often referred to as CCTV) is one of the many tools used to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour across the City of London. Use of Public Space Surveillance Cameras allows the police to monitor the streets and public spaces.”

FortisTCI President & CEO said, “FortisTCI strongly believes in and understands the importance of

public-private partnership in building a robust Turks and Caicos Islands.

The company is pleased to support the police with its CCTV project, and will continue to offer its support and partner in ways that promote solutions that are beneficial to the country.”

The project will be led by TCIG and the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police, in conjunction with their contractor for the installation and operation of all surveillance cameras. The project is expected to commence in the coming weeks.

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$30 million Gansevoort Villas open for business in Turtle Tail

and Bruce Maclaren.

Developer of the Gansevoort

Gansevoort’s collection has Rob Ayer told The SUN, “These now added $30 million Gansevoort villas are finished to the highest Villas to its brand on Turtle Tail, specifications, all hurricane rated Providenciales. windows and doors, 9ft floor to ceiling

Inside Turks and Caicos windows and doors, remote control most luxurious new beach Villas, blinds, internet throughout, the Gansevoort’s collection of beach latest in quality materials, glass wall estates takes Luxe Island living to the showers, sub-zero roof appliances, next level. beautiful furniture.”

The villas are located 2.5 miles He added: “This is an extension of our from the Gansevoort hotel on Grace hotel, we have five ocean front villas.

Bay, at which owners and guests can They are all four and five bedroom enjoy beach services and signing villas and we manage them and rent privileges at the resort’s restaurants, them out on behalf of the owners.” spa and other facilities.

Ayer noted that each villa cost Designed by local roughly $4.5 million and from a rental architectural firm, Coast Architects, standpoint they are approximately $ the new collection of four- and five- 3,000 - $5,000 a night depending on bedroom villas pays homage to the the season. island’s traditional courtyard homes, “The first phase is all sold and with expansive indoor-outdoor living now we just started to rent them out as spaces that open to the sun and sea. we do with our hotel. Guests have the The pristine surroundings are the best of both worlds. They can stay in an star here, with the villas’ clean lines, ocean front villa and have amenities contemporary materials, and neutral as the hotel. We bought this land at colors showcasing the breathtaking the end of 2014, it was undeveloped raw elements of water, stone, and land and they’ve been trying to sell it wood. for many years and my partner Bruce

On Monday June 4th, 2018 a wanted to buy some land to build his special ribbon cutting ceremony was house and he found this track of land held at the villas location on Turtle and it was a big track of land so we Tail to officially declare the Villas decided to build multiple villas here open for business. and form it as part of the hotel and

Among those who attended brand it with our Gansevoort brand,” were, Her Excellency the Acting Ayer explained.

Governor, Anya Williams, Premier Ayer stated that these Villas Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, are owner’s vacation homes and when Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Delroy they are not using it they will put it Williams, Stacy Cox, Chief Executive in the rental pool and the Gansevoort Officer of the TCHTA and developers/ manage it and rent it out for them and owners of the Gansevoort Rob Ayer then share the rental income.

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Developers/Owners of the Gansevoort Rob Ayer and Bruce Maclaren

When asked if Gansevoort Caicos location. Certainly Grace Bay is looking to have more Villas is nice, but Turtle Tail is idyllic Turks throughout Providenciales, Ayer told and Caicos over on this side.”

The SUN they have some more land in The sophisticated architecture Providenciales that they will develop. is a graceful balance of contemporary

He added: “The road (to designed open spaces with an elegant Turtle Tail) being paved was a good use of natural materials, blending accomplishment. Majority of the indoor and outside spaces. Each of owners on Turtle Tail contributed to the five private villa sites are tucked the paving of the road which cost about into an elevated hilltop overlooking $900,000 and owners just contributed the pristine turquoise waters of as they could, and certainly we Providenciales’ south shore, the Caicos contributed to it. We saw that paving banks. the road would help things and it’s Great swimming accessed been a wonderful change to this whole by ocean level docks allows guests to neighbourhood. The cool thing about enjoy your oceanfront property plus, Turtle Tail is that some of the original world famous Grace Bay beach is only big beautiful homes in Providenciales a short 2.5 mile drive where you will got built out here and because of the be greeted by our friendly staff at the beautiful turquoise waters in front of Resort, granting you signing privileges us, I think it’s an idyllic Turks and for amenities at this five star hotel.

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TCI Hospital announce winners of ‘The Diamond Challenge’

Eight teams of health care professionals showcased their best quality initiatives in a unique competition held on Wednesday May 30th inside the main foyer at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre for a prize pool of US$3,000 sponsored

by InterHealth Canada Corporate, the private health care management company.

‘The Diamond Challenge’ spanned five months of team preparation, and last week’s finale featured a poster and oral presentation by each team leader before a panel of external judges.

Each initiative submitted must have been implemented between the years 2015 – 2018 and reflect measurable impact or evidence of improvement in the practice environment. The judges were Dr. Hamlet Nation - Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Board, Mrs. Ruth Forbes – Senior Vice President of Fortis TCI and Dr. Marcella Malcolm of Carolina Private Clinic.

The Best Quality Improvement Initiative for building a Culture of Safety recorded a tie between the Baby Friendly Initiative and the Competency Mandatory Training Initiative. The first initiative was led by Dr. Dawn Perry – Head of

Group photo of some team members holding prizes and certificates of participation Obstetrics and Gynecology and Mikette Been – Chief of Clinical Services. The latter Initiative was led by Jacqueline Moe-Cox and Lurline Barnett of the Hospital’s Education Department.

The top award for the categories of Best Quality Improvement Initiative towards Safe Medication Practices and Best Overall Quality Improvement Initiative, were captured

by the Medication Reconciliation Project, which secured a double win.

The project comprised of Dr. Sani Amatti – Head of Pediatrics, Dr. Ravindra Gajendragadkar – General Internist, Detorrie Tennant – Hospital Information Systems Manager and Tony Wilton – Pharmacy Manager.

The title of the overall competition was derived from the

hospital’s quest to receive diamond status once again. Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital will undergo a third accreditation assessment next week June 11th – 15th 2018. A full-site survey is carried out every three years by independent overseas assessors.

The acute-secondary health care facility has been accredited at the Diamond level since March 2012, which is the highest level achievable under the ACI Qmentum International Accreditation Program. Accreditation is an independent assessment of a health care organization’s performance against internationally recognized standards of best practice.

TCI Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Gaston Levac commented on the internal competition. Levac said: “The excellent work presented by Diamond Challenge team members is a reflection of the quality work delivered by all hospital personnel. It bodes well for the TCI Hospital receiving an unprecedented third straight Diamond Accreditation award. To obtain a Diamond Award from Accreditation Canada International demonstrates that the hospital is in compliance with the world’s most rigorous standards of care, service and performance.”

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$7 million Villa Resort Coming to Grace Bay

By Allie Capron

A villa resort including five luxury villas with a price tag of $7.22 million is coming to Grace Bay.

The project is being developed and brought to market by Regency Christies International Real Estate’s Rob Greenwood, one of the country’s leading estate brokers, in collaboration with the Norstar Group and Coast Architects.

The development offers resort-style management with service staff on site full time and includes a gym. Under the umbrella of a professional resort villa management Paul Chaplin of Norstar, Rob Greenwood of team, owners can enter their villas Regency Christies and Chris Davies of Coast into the rental market to generate Architects on site of Grace Bay Villas income while not in residence.

Grace Bay beach.”

The villas will be located Each of the turnkey between the Windsong and Beaches 4-bedroom villas will take up a half Resort on a four acre site. With only 5 acre of land and have 100ft of beach standalone villas, it is one of the lower frontage. The total area of one villa density projects on Grace Bay proper is 4800 sq. ft. but when including the that taps into the growing demand for footprint and the pool, it goes up to privacy.

700 sq. ft.

The project is being developed The development offers by the Norstar Group and Coast resort-style management with service Architects and will be brought to staff on site full time and includes market by Regency Christies’, one of a gym. Under the umbrella of a the country’s leading estate brokers. professional resort villa management

“This development will be team, owners can enter their villas one of the few villa resorts on Grace into the rental market to generate Bay so it’s a rare and unique offering,” income while not in residence.

Greenwood told The SUN.

Chris Davies of Coast

“The way these villas are Architects explained that the villas designed, they are set back from the will have an airy layout that will allow beach so beyond the pool, owners will owners to live in harmony with their have their own private sandy area environment. separate from the public beach which He added: “We’re putting a lot gives them that extra bit of privacy of emphasis on outdoor space because while still having the option to enter the ocean is a big highlight

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Paul Chaplin of Norstar, the one lost has been sold, one is reserved contractor for the project, noted that and three are still on the market. the addition of a raised floor level Rob Greenwood is headed made for breathtaking views along to New York to meet with clients with giving the property a floating interested in the remaining properties. effect.

“I do a lot of work out of New

“We’ve collaborated with York which is where the Regency Coast Architects on many of our Christie’s Head Office is. New York is most recent villa projects including one of our largest buyer demographics Villa Awa and Hawksbill in Leeward so we’ve had a great deal of interest and the results have been truly coming from our New York clientele,” spectacular,” Chaplin stated. he noted.

He added that development on this project will make use of local

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LOCAL NEWS Remarks delivered by Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson at the Opening of the 4th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB)

I am indeed honored to We are proud of this body stand here on this historic occasion of work and we want the region and to greet each of you in your the world to know that we are taking respective places and in support of a stance to ensure that we enjoy critical work for a noble Institution. and practice the highest practices

Whilst this is only the 4th of integrity in public life and that Annual Meeting of gatherings in this corruption fizzles. type forum, I commend this body for Whilst our work in this area its formation, the great strides being is recognized and whilst regional made across the region and then I governments continues to see the wish to assure you of my support important work, much is left to be and my Government’s support. done locally and regionally in terms

I must congratulate our of education. very own Director of TCI’s Integrity This Conference’s Theme, Commission Mr. Eugene Otonye ““Counting the Real Cost of on his election as Chair and on our Corruption – Engaging Everyone in hosting this year’s gathering. the Fight” though inspirational is

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We have in our short local governmental, regional and time, have been able to become global partners. established leaders in the critical My Government has work of ensuring integrity in public already demonstrated in a tangible life and have been an example for way our support in the fight against others to pattern and in fact are corruption through the passage of doing just that. the Bribery Ordinance very early in

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our Administration.

We have accepted that corruption cost more than we can afford or are willing to pay. We have accepted and believe that the Government is critical in this fight and must lead the way.

We have seen how corruption cost financially as well as reputationally and as the guardians and stewards of our country’s name and resources, we are resolute in our stance.

It is important that we educate even the smallest child on the importance of integrity and make connections in the simplest form as to how it adversely affects systems, governments and countries.

We recognize that because of corruption, we can be made to pay more than value for goods and services thereby robbing critical areas of much needed resources; it of course can attract unsavory characters while discouraging the entry of good wholesome investors; it can cost in loss of critical experience and manpower when persons are recruited corruptly and certainly it can cost us in reputation all around.

These are but a few but hard connections that must be taught.

When this message is captured in a

package for all audiences, then and only then will be able to celebrate the achievement of this theme and we must note that this is a continuous goal to be reached.

I note your distinguished Panel of Presenters and know that you will have a productive few days. It is my hope that literature will continue to be forthcoming and that awareness campaigns will only increase.

I welcome those who have travelled to this conference to our beautiful country. I wish for you a wonderful experience among one time internationally acclaimed Best Island and multiple awards for World’s Best Beach. Congratulations you are on a piece of that exclusive pie.

I especially welcome my former Lecturer Dr Trevor Munroe.

I am one of thousands who have passed through his hands at Mona Campus UWI and am certainly better and sometimes a little more radical for it.

I say to you as I close, be steadfast in your work and do not stop for you are doing a great work and these Islands of the Sea will be better for it.

•Conducts sample surveysof health care providers and facilities to derive baseline data on the availability and quality of services as well as the capacity and readiness to meet the demands of the NHIB; •Coordinates activities and provides advice to the NHIB team charged with the specification and costing of the service benefit package and in the development of provider payment systems; •Convenes and takes the lead in meetings and other mechanisms aimed at defining criteria for inclusion in the NHIB provider network, as well as developing norms and protocols for quality assurance utilization reviews, access to overseas care, and modifications ( inclusion and exclusion) of items in the benefit package; •Collaborates with other members on the NHIB team in the design and implementation of activities related to accreditation of health providers; •Collaborates with other members of the NHIB team in defining and developing contractual agreements with local and overseas providers for services within the benefit package; •Assists in the development of detailed terms of reference and procedures for the activities of the NHIB Medical Review Committee.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: •Principles, practices and techniques of medical case management •Principles and practicesof strategic, long-term business planning •Principles and practices of effective management and supervision •Good Problem Solving Skills •Human Relations •Strong written and oral skills including computer literacy in the main processing, spreadsheet and presentation graphics programmes.

QUALIFICATIONSANDEXPERIENCE: •Medical Doctor with at least 7 years’ experience; full time practitioner in primary care and hospital settings with the necessary competencies to effectively respond to the challenges of the job.

•Business post graduate Degree •Business Management Experience •Knowledge of the NHIB Ordinance and Regulations •Current (Good Standing) Registration with TCI Health Practitioners Board •Experience with health insurance operations such as member of medical review panel will be an asset.

Deadline for submission is June 18th, 2018.

All Applications should be addressed to: Human Resources Manager National Health Insurance Board Salt Mills Plaza Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands British West Indies Email: recruitment@tcinhip.tc

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The Public Registers of Beneficial Ownership – What is TCI’s response?

By Dr. Carlton Mills

The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act (2018) by The British Government, received Royal Assent on May 24th, 2018. The Act contains the provision that the Overseas Territories must adopt public registers of beneficial ownership by December 31st, 2020.

The British Government is seeking to sanction Russian oligarchs connected to the Kremlin in the wake of the poisoning in England of former spy Sergel Skripal and his daughter.

They are turning their attention to the Offshore Finance Centers in an effort to follow the money. According to an article that was recently published in the Caribbean News Now, it noted that the Cayman Islands is not the most popular jurisdiction for Russian billionaires, they have been involved in deals related to the Russian Oil Industry.

It is a well-known fact that Russian cash is flooding Britain and these tax havens (BOT’s) as well as Crown Dependencies. They have become the subject of scrutiny by the British Government.

Britain believes that these Russian oligarchs are using the territories as tax havens to funnel monies into the UK. In response to this, Britain has also set up two parliamentary committees to examine the extent to which their territories and Crown Dependencies are involved in aiding the Russians in their ill-gotten money gains but more so, the Overseas Territories. Britain is prepared to freeze all Russian state assets where it threatens British people or their interests.

In order to enforce this initiative, the Upper Chamber of the British Parliament passed the amended Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill which included the imposition of public registers on the British Overseas Territories. Despite this action by the British Parliament, the Minister with responsibility for the BOT’s, said it was not what he had hoped would happened.

His position is one where he believes such action by the British Government would disenfranchised the local democratically elected governments in the BOT’s. The other issue has to do with the British Government jumping the gun.

They are putting this regulation in place before it becomes a global standard. The Minister is also of the view that this action will have serious implications for the economies of the BOT’s in particular those that were hard hit by the recent devastating hurricanes in 2017 and are still recovering. The British Government is therefore legislating for the BOT’s without their consent rather than working with them to progress issues on beneficial ownership.

The Minister further warned that such action before it becomes

international standards can result in the flight of business to more less regulated jurisdictions. He also noted that these territories have complied and cooperated on transparency and regulations as they are important financial centers to the world economy.

There are others who share similar perspectives as the Minister.

They also warned of a catastrophe for the financial services in the BOT’s with the imposition of registers before they are the common standard.

One such vocalist is Lord Nasby who set down an amendment which was withdrawn. He pointed to the Cayman Islands in particular noting that West Minister, telling them what to legislate was a constitutional problem.

It seems to suggest that Britain is imposing direct rule without consultation on her BOT’s. This is in direct contravention of the White Paper (1999), which speaks to a formation of partnership through progress – respecting the views and opinions on matters related to the growth and development of the BOT’s.

This decision by the British Government, is believed to be in direct contravention of the articles of the White Paper. The British Government sees the BOT’s as tax havens which allow such persons who want to hide their ill-gotten gains, to do so at will.

In response to this action, the Cayman Islands Government in collaboration with the Opposition Party in that country, is entering into dialogue with the UK to change parts of their constitution relating to the territory’s relationship with Britain.

The Premier in a recent visit to the UK, held meetings with Prime Minister May clarifying their position on this matter. In a bold step, the Premier is proposing to remove the current section that deals with the powers the UK has to legislate for the territories and replace them with a much stiffer clause that will only allow Britain to make domestic legislation for the Cayman Islands in very serious circumstances such as a breakdown of law and order.

The Cayman Islands Financial Services Minister has already met with the EU Officials in Brussels to deal with the pressure regarding the lack of substantive presence of offshore companies domiciled in the Cayman Islands.

During this visit, the Minister met with two panels that included OECD and EU participants and the Code of Conduct Group of the European Council as well as other EU Officials. These efforts by the Caymanian Government are continuous as they attempt to ensure their efforts to cooperate are recognized.

Through these collaborative efforts, The Minister presented Cayman’s story in a light that many EU Leaders may not be aware of which is expected to result in reshaping EU policy towards

Dr. Carlton Mills them.

Prior to the Minister’s meeting with EU Officials, she met with members of the financial services industry in her country about the way forward to get their take on the matter so that she while on these visits to Europe, could speak from an informed position. Such steps are necessary as these are the key players in the industry and the need to keep them informed each step of the way of her Government’s actions.

The BVI on the other hand, has also reacted to this initiative by the British Government.

The BVI Diplomat Benito Wheatley, at a recent meeting at Number 10 Downing Street, told the British government that such actions would undermine the partnership between the UK and the BVI.

He further pointed to the fact that the BVI is experiencing some critical times since the passage of the two hurricanes in 2017 putting the islands in a very vulnerable position.

They are still in such a position as they have not yet recovered from the devastation. He further reiterated that the financial sector accounts for 60% of his government’s revenue particularly since the British Government is well aware of the devastation of their tourism sector caused by these same hurricanes.

Although the British Government is providing financial assistance to the BVI to rebuild climate resilient infrastructure, their Government still has to take out commercial loans to support their financial sector.

He also noted that with the imposition of the public registers of beneficial ownership and the current economic hardships currently being experienced, this will impede their ability to secure loans and undermine their financial industry.

He also expressed similar sentiments to that of the Cayman Islands

where the UK Parliament is legislating for the Overseas Territories in areas where powers have been devolved to the territory’s governments and where there is no international legal obligation upon the UK to intervene in the territories to dispense its sovereign obligations.

There is also support for the BOT’s. Several persons have warned of a catastrophe for the territories financial industry.

Lord Nasby further noted that the regulatory standards in the territories were much better than those in the UK. He further pointed out the inequality in British Legislation where Britain is imposing the public registers on the BOT’s but not on the Crown Dependencies.

Several lawyers among the Lords in the UK also suggested that they will offer their legal services to represent the BOT’s in a judicial review. If the regulatory standards in the BOT’s are much better than those in the UK (as stated by Lord Nasby), what gives the UK the moral consciousness to legislate on their behalf?

Clearly as the “Mother Country”, the UK is not setting a good example. It goes with saying: “what is good for the geese, is not good for the gander”. The UK has certainly not changed.

The burning questions for the Turks and Caicos Islands is, what impact will such action by the British Government have on our financial services sector? We have seen where both the Cayman Islands and the BVI have openly expressed their concerns about this action by the British Government.

What are we doing in the TCI? There seems to be no collaborative efforts by the BOT’s to address this issue as they all basically depend on the financial sector as one of the primary revenue earners. Some of the territories seem to be going on it on their own rather than collectively.

The Turks and Caicos also has the offer of legal advice from some of the Lords. Will we take them up on this offer or will we remain with our hands tied and say as we did about the influx of Haitian Sloops into our shores, “I can’t stop the British Government’.

The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 received Royal Assent on May 24th, 2018 which contains provision that the BOT’s must adopt public registers of beneficial ownership

by December 31st, 2020.

We have seen the responses from some of the BOT’s. What is the position of the TCIG on this? What will be our government’s position as Leaders of the BOT’s gather this month in London at the Pre-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council Meeting. The Premier of the Cayman Islands has already indicated that he will press the issue further at this upcoming meeting.

Will the TCI follow suit? We need to hear form our Leader on this critical matter.

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LOCAL NEWS

The Scotiabank saga

By Jamell Robinson

By the time the ink dries on this article, all persons within the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) would have heard about the pending Scotia Bank consolidation of its operations to the main Cherokee Road Branch in Providenciales, resulting in the forthcoming closures of the Grace Bay Branch and more significantly the Grand Turk Branch.

On getting confirmation of the news that had been rumored most of the afternoon, I experience a range of emotions from shock, to anger, to outrage.

My first inclination was to call for and lead an all-out nationwide

boycott of Scotia Bank, encouraging persons to move their accounts elsewhere.

But it quickly dawned on me, where exactly would we be moving our accounts? To FCIB? Well they closed their banking services in South Caicos some time ago with no return date in sight. RBC? They too have gone through their own restructuring and are not a nationwide bank either.

The only solution is to do it ourselves. Be it through a credit union or a full fledged locally owned and operated banking institution, which I favor of the two.

While this solution can’t happen overnight, we must progress towards it in all honesty because to

continue to be subjected to foreign controlled entities that make decisions outside of the TCI based solely on profit/loss margins is unacceptable.

To those that say but we tried TCI Bank already and it failed, I say every failure in life is a learning opportunity. Plus, banks fail or are allowed to fail (the actually case of TCI Bank) every day and new banks or financial institutions open daily as well.

We have the brainpower in country to figure out which financial model is best for us to have a sustainable banking option on all inhabited islands in the Turks and Caicos chain of islands.

Simply, if the Bank of Nova

Jamell Robinson Scotia can operate successfully within the region for 129 years and in the TCI for 35 years, so can we.

Still Blessed TCI.

INTERISLAND AVIATION SERVICES GROUP SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES WHICH ARE: interCaribbean Airways, Provo Air Center, Flight Support Limited, Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services has the following position(s) currently held by work permit holders available for immediate filling:

Security Officer: 1-2 years experience, excellent commend of the English language, both verbal and written. Must be reliable and trustworthy with a Valid TCI driver’s license, current police record and valid passport should also be computer literate, Wages $9.00.

Airline Executive: Must have a working knowledge of UK Aviation Regulations for Off-Shore Territories (OTAR), ICAO and IATA aviation practices and standards, US FAA Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), and Dangerous Goods Regulations. Experience and knowledge of ramp and aircraft operations. Must speak, read, write, and understand the English language. Additional requirements include the ability to physically carry out the work scope involved.

Providing managerial and administrative responsibility for the domestic and international base operations. Ability to make Responsible, strategic and tactical decisions that might affect safety and/or security of ground handling and station operations.

Ability to provide proper management of all station managers with respect to supplies, documents, manuals, and other equipment that is required for proper station operation.

Flight Dispatcher – 2 years experience, Dispatchers license, computer literate, strong work ethics, must be willing to work weekends and holidays. Salary $30,000 per year.Ramp Agent/ Attendant: Must have 3-4 years experience in ramp duties, with supporting certification in Dangerous Goods, Weight and Balances and security. Must be fluent in English language, computer literate hard working, reliable and willing to work weekends and holidays. Wages $9.00 per hour

Pilots for EMB120 fleet: 2- 5 years experience, must be current on aircraft type with valid medical and must be able to obtain US crew visas. Salary $60,000 per year.

Customer service agents; Must have 1-2 years working experience in aviation industry, computer literate, hardworking, reliable and trustworthy with a valid police record and passport.

Willing and able to work weekends and holidays. Wages $9.00 per hour.

Airport Host: Must have 1-2 years working experience in aviation industry, computer literate, hardworking, reliable and trustworthy with a valid police record and passport. Willing and able to work weekends and holidays. Wages $9.00 per hour.

LS LTD.

LS Limitedis seeking suitable applicants for the following position:

LABOURERS

Laborers: Must be willing to perform manual tasks, hard working, reliable and willing to work weekends and holidays. Wages $7.00 per hour Baggage handlers Must be hard working, reliable and willing to work weekends and holidays. Wages $7.00 per hour Aircraft Cleaners: Must be fluent in English language, computer literate hard working, reliable and willing to work weekends and holidays. Wages $7.00 per hour Aircraft Mechanic: Certification from an accredited institution, with A&P License. 2-3 years or more experience. Dependable, innovative, with strong team player, can work independently.

Salary $42,000 per year.

Upholster - 2 -3 years experience, and the ability to work independently and long hours. Salary $24,000 per year.

Interested persons send resume to HR@intercaribbean.com.

Belongers and PRC holders need only apply.

grass cutting, tree trimming, removal of brush and weed, general cleanup of debris and garbage from the company properties. Assist with irrigation and small construction installation projects which includes manual trenching and digging.Previous experience is preferred. Candidates must be willing to work holidays and weekends when required.

Candidates must be physically capable of performing hard manual Starting wage: $6.50per hour labour outside on a daily basis tobe able to carry out duties which involve Please submit applications

Veronica Rigby, LS Ltd, P.O. Box 124, Regent House, The Regent Village, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tel: (649) 946-5126; Fax (649) 946-5191; Email: ronnie@ habgroup.com

Interested Belongers must also submit copies of their application to the Commissioner of Labour& Work Permit Board Zone 2. Position currently held by a work permit holder. Closing date for application is to: June 25, 2018.

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Employers/Leaders do the right thing towards your employees - LEAD THEM

By Drexwell Seymour Lead by Example.

Empower Your Employees Appraise Your Employees Honestly.

Delegate Some of Your Responsibilities.

Lead by Example Employers want their employees to come to work on time, be confidential and do not use their phones and internet while on the job but some employers are doing the same thing.

Perhaps if employers do what they want their employees to do, just maybe the employees will follow. However, even if some of employees do not follow suit, continue to lead by example. Otherwise, your employees will have no trust respect and confidence in you.

Empower Them - Stop giving employees fancy major titles with no major responsibilities

There are some employers who have given their employees fancy titles such as Director of XY Department but they have no authority as Director to make certain decisions. In fact, some companies have another position over the Director of XY Department who in turns makes the real decisions. I do not understand the rationale for this but I certainly have my own reasons why I think it is like this. However, at the end of the day, employees should be empowered to make decisions in the roles they have.

Do not put them in the roles if they are not entrusted with the responsibilities.

Empower Your Employees.

Appraise Your Employees Honestly About Their Performance

Sometimes, in a small society like TCI and due to familiarity (everybody knows everybody), we find it hard to provide an honest feedback to our employees and so employers are stuck with employees that are not performing well. Furthermore, the employees think they are doing a great job because their appraisals each year reflects a favourable rating. Employers be honest with your employers. If they perform poorly, tell them they perform poorly and assist them with a development plan to improve. In the end, not only will they fail, as an employer you will also fail. When they leave your organization and go to another, the employee’s work pattern may not change and it could be a

reflection on your leadership skills.

Delegate some of responsibilities

Employers ensure that you delegate some of your responsibilities to your employees through aggressive training and teaching them exactly what you do. This in turn can be a basis for developing succession plans for all of your employees. This is also a means of empowering your employees and also relieving you as an employer of some of your duties thus giving you the needed break you deserve.

Listen

Leaders listen to your employees.

Not because you may have a degree or you are in a position of authority means you know everything. The employees are the ones that interact mostly with the customers and other employees and so they know their pressing issues.

Consider some of their suggestions and implement them. Show them that you value their opinions.

Make the work environment suitable

Make the environment comfortable for your employees. For instance, I see employees in some stores standing up all day serving customers. I don’t understand why employers do not provide their employees with a chair or a stool. Employers provide your employees with the necessary tools and equipment so that they can get look forward to coming to work and perform effectively on their jobs.

Do not reprimand employees in the presence of other employees

I recalled an instance where I saw an employer reprimanded an employee not only in the presence of other employees but also in the midst of customers. Employees if you need to reprimand an employee, find a closed office to do so. Furthermore, please do not speak to employees in a condescending manner as you do not want anyone to do the same to you.

Give All Employees the Right and Fair Compensation

There are too many situations where there is a major gap in compensation packages among

Deep Blue Charters, Grand Turk Wanted: Marine Biologist Applicants must possess; •Masters degree in Marine Biology or related field •Minimum 8 years experience in marine biology, conservation and/or environmental education •Dive Master certification •Proven experience with Caribbean marine life e.g. sea turtles, coral reefs •Excellent communication in English both spoken and written.

•Skilled in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint.

•Bookkeeping and Accounting experience with Quickbooks •Valid Driver’s License •Proven Multi-tasking, Marketing and Customer Service Skills Three month probationary period applies. Please email resume to info@deepbluegrandturk.com Tel: 244-5569

employees who are doing the same role and the job performance is similar.

This is particularly in cases where some expatriate workers are getting significantly a higher pay then the local workers. Some employers say that it is difficult to attract a high caliber of persons to the islands and so they have to increase the compensation package (including the provision of gratuities) to incentivize individuals to come to TCI. Employers should also do their best to retain locals on the jobs especially if they are high performance. To do so would also require a package for locals that is similar to that for an expatriate worker.

If it is good for one then it should be good for all.

Respect Employees and do not practice preferential treatment or favouritism

Employers do not treat employees differently because of the position or role the employee occupies or even because of their performance. Every employee in a company from the janitor to the CEO is important and should be feel important by the employer and other colleagues. There should be no preferential treatment or favouritism on the job.

Do not engage in discussions with employees about other employees One position that employers may find themselves in is that they may be closer with some employees than the others and sooner or later may find themselves in discussions with employees about other employees. Employers should never engage in discussion with employees

Drexwell Seymour about other employees. If such discussions take place, eventually it will get out and the employees will feel betrayed.

Communication

Communicate effectively with your employees. Ensure they understand exactly what you require from them. Do not make any assumptions. Communicate exactly what you are thinking as employees cannot read your mind.

Conclusion Of course, there are other issues that are not addressed in this article but I believe if employers addressed the above issues and do the right thing, then the company will have favourable outputs. Employees may in turn perform better which in turn means the company will also perform better. Customers may also have better experiences as employees hopefully will be excited to serve them. Employers do the right thing.

WATERLOO HOTEL MANAGEMENT LTD Waterloo Hotel Management Ltd is looking to fill the following position.

Corporate Flight Department Chief Pilot Wanted for Immediate Employment.

Minimum Requirements: Must hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) MEL rating. Have flight department and aircraft management experience, current First Class Medical and have no accident or violation history.

The position mandates the following minimum requirements: • • • • •

5500 Hours Total Flying Time 3000 Hours Pilot-In-Command (PIC) Total Time 2500 Hours Multi-Engine (MEL) Total Time 150 Hours Instrument Total Time 100 Hours Piper Navajo Total Time

We are accepting pilot applications from qualified candidates.

Salary range for the position will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Interested persons may contact our Corporate HR department by submitting your resume with qualifications and experience to:hr@wihl.com Please also submit a copy of your completed application to our local labor department. Closing date June 15th 2018

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•Previous experience working with multi-cultural/multi-ethnic groups •Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience Salary range: USD24,000 to USD 25,500 per annum.

Come and join our winning team at Seven Star Resort & Spa The following positions are currently available

F&B TRAINER The Food and Beverage Trainer will be responsible for identifying and providing training to all F&B outlet employees while working with and ensuring that all outlets are achieving their training objectives: Duties and Responsibilities •Provide quality training to all F&B outlet employees •Create and adhere to in-house training plan •Identify training and development needs systematically throughout the hotel in conjunction with Line Managers/Head of Department and Human Resources •Assist Line Manager/Head of Department in achieving training objectives and review on a monthly basis •Prepare, organize, administer and conduct in-house training courses and departmental inductions •Ensure new employees have received departmental and legal training Skills and qualifications: •Ability to work conscientiously, meets deadlines, follows instruction and directions, with minimal supervision and detailed oriented •Minimum 5-6 years in a F&B Supervisor/Team leader/ Manager position •Willing to work long hours in all weather conditions and split shifts •Additional language abilities preferred and ability to communicate effectively •First Aid training is preferable •Committed to delivering high levels of customer service •Positive attitude and good communication skills •Excellent grooming standards •Ability to build, train and maintain teams Salary range: USD24,000 to USD 30,000 per annum.

DUTY MANAGER The duty manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the hotel and its staff in the absence of the General Manager and Resort Manager. They have commercial accountability for budgeting and financial management, planning, organizing and directing all hotel services, including front-of-house (reception, concierge, and reservations), food and beverage operations, pool & beach and housekeeping.

Requirements: •Checks cleanliness of lobby and public areas, lights and as well as front office staff in proper and orderly appearance and behaviour •Gives the instructions to the Night Reception, during the high occupancy periods, regarding: guests and release room blocked because of no- shows •Handles guest complaints and other related problems •Maintains and be guided of hotel policy on credit/lost and found hotel guests properties •Follows up in credit check report, liaise with credit manager •To responsible for front office operation during the absence of Front Office Manager (HO) and Recreation Team Manager.

•Conducts and ensures the neat of appearance of all employees as well as correct attitude and behaviour, discusses problems that encountered on this point with front office manager, recreation manager, assistant front office manager and their shift leaders.

•Responsible for the entire property in the absence of the GM Skills and qualifications •Working knowledge of opera system version 5, computers and Microsoft office suite with proficiency in excel and word •Well organized with great written and verbal communication skills •Outgoing personality with excellent interpersonal skills, comfortable speaking andenjoy working with people.

•Able to multi-task several projects at once and establish priorities amongst competing interests.Proactive problem solver and must be bilingual in Italian or Spanish Experience Essential •At least 3 to 4 years 5 star hotel managerial experience or combination of education and experience Salary range: USD30,000 to USD 35,500 per annum. Position currently held by a work permit holder RESTAURANT MANAGER: The Restaurant Manager’s main responsibility is to manage the entire restaurant and the staff in the restaurant and ensures all daily duties are done in order to serve our guests efficiently and professionally •Oversee the implementation of service and brand standards in the restaurant •Ensure all staff is trained on the company standards and acts in compliance to the standards •Monitor food & beverage cost in the restaurant and ensure minimum waste occurs •Monitor the POS system and ensure all transactions are properly recorded and settled according to company rules •Ensure daily opening and closing procedures are performed according to standards •Responsible for training, developing and motivating staff •Replenish supplies and inventory in a timely and efficient manner, minimizing waste and controlling cost •Ensure that the restaurant and all restaurant equipment is in proper operational condition and is cleaned on a regular basis •Ensure the restaurant is in compliance with the current health and safety standards at all times •Directly responsible for meeting financial, service and guest satisfaction targets for assigned outlet Skills and Qualifications: •Previous five star restaurant management experience.

EXECUTIVE SOUSCHEF The Executive Sous Chef will be second in command to the Executive Chef assisting with the overall kitchen operation. He or she will be 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.

•Assist the Executive Chef with planning menus for all food outlets •Schedules and coordinates the work of chefs, cooks and other kitchen employees to assure that food preparationis 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 •Responsible to the entire kitchen in the absence of the Executive Chef Skills and Qualifications: •Previous five star Executive Chef experience or equivalent experience as Executive Sous Chef. Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience •Must contribute to the Community of the Turks & Caicos Islands by carrying out training etc.

•Must have great written and verbal communication skills •Previous experience working with multi-cultural/multi-ethnic groups •Ability to build, train and maintain teams •Must be able to work long hours and all weather conditions Salary range: USD45,000 to USD 50,000 per annum.

FRONT OFFICE MANAGER We are seeking an accomplished individual with demonstrated experiences as a Front Office Manager within a Five Star Resort. The successful applicant would oversee the Front Office Operations in accordance with the objectives, performance and quality standards established by the Seven Stars Resort & Spa. This includes Reception, Concierge, Business Centre, Switchboards and Duty Managers.

Requirements: •Demonstrated strong experience & background in Front Office Operations with specific emphasis on guest satisfaction.

•Excellent people skills, high-energy, entrepreneurial spirit, and professionalism.

•Must have International hotel exposure •Must be bilingual •Must be willing to work long hours, holidays and weekends •Working knowledge of all hotel systems, computers and Microsoft office suite with proficiency in excel and word •Well organized with great written and verbal communication skills Duties and Responsibilities •To plan, organize, and motivate all colleagues to excel in delivering quality experience to all guests.

•Provide leadership in establishing high-quality standards within the front office department and must possess excellent communication and leadership skills •Responsible for the efficiency and profitable functioning of the Front Office Department which includes Front Desk, Duty Manager Concierge and Bellman Services •Motivate all Front Office colleagues to up-sell rooms and achieve higher average room rate. Maximize rooms revenue and occupancy by effectively maximizing yield and excel in room up-selling and other revenue centers •Identify training needs and implements effective training program. Train colleagues on new work processes, understanding of policies and procedures •Must prepare weekly forecast completed and observes future occupancy •Review all Managers on Duty report and ensure corrective action is carried out •Review all guest comment cards/E-Survey and ensure data is updated to profile notes for future reference.

Salary range: USD40,000 to USD54,000 per annum (Salary is negotiable and based on level, experience and qualifications). New Position Crystallization Specialist: This individual will be responsible for grinding and leveling of floors with the required machinery. Responsible for all of the following: Travertine Cleaning , Marble Polishing, Marble Cleaning, Granite Polishing, Etch Removal, Stain Removal, Limestone Cleaning, Lippage Removal, Crack & Chip Repair and Marble Floor Maintenance Requirements: •Knowledge of working with chemicals used for floor restoration, polishing, buffing or crystallization on different stone floor types – Limestone/granite/ marble •Some math and measuring skills along with an eye for detail •Also requires a great deal of lifting, bending and squatting, so a reasonable level of physical fitness is needed.

Salary range: USD12,000 to USD 13,500 per annum. Position currently held by a work permit holder

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: June 15, 2018

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LABOURER Cleaning and maintaining of yard and help with the loading and offloading of fuel tankers. Assist with warehouse duties. Must be willing to work weekends, and some holidays.

WAGES/SALARY: 8.50 per hour.

Interested persons should submit their resume along with a cover letter to the following: The Manager Caicos Oil Ltd., P.O. Box 653, South Dock Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands The deadline for receipt of all applications is June 22nd, 2018

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Leaford Leslie Logan laid to rest T

hough filled with sorrow, family and friends paid their last respects and said their final goodbyes to Leaford Leslie Logan, at the Paradise Baptist Church in Five Cays, Providenciales, on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018.

Logan, 41 born on February 27th 1977, passed away on May 8th, 2018 after battling many illnesses and complications for many years.

With such a bright personality and friendly attitude, Leaford Leslie Logan was a father,

brother, uncle and great friend to many in the TCI Community and Five Cays.

Immediate family of Logan and his friends and family at The SUN Newspaper, Airport Hotel and Tumble Totz will always have him in their hearts and will cherish moments spent together.

Here are some photos from the funeral service.

Photos by: Kelano Howell.

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Gansevoort Villas ribbon cutting ceremony highlights G

ansevoort’s collection of beach estates took Turks and Caicos luxury island living to the next level with the official ribbon cutting ceremony of their $30 million Villas held at their location on Turtle Tail on Monday June 4th, 2018.

Designed by Coast Architects, the new collection of four- and five-bedroom villas pays homage to the island’s traditional courtyard homes, with expansive indoor-outdoor living spaces that open to the sun and sea.

The pristine surroundings are the star here, with the

villas’ clean lines, contemporary materials, and neutral colors showcasing the breathtaking raw elements of water, stone, and wood.

In attendance at the ribbon cutting ceremony was, Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams, Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Delroy Williams, Stacy Cox, Chief Executive Officer of the TCHTA and Developers/Owners of the Gansevoort Rob Ayer and Bruce Maclaren.

Photos by: Todeline Defralien

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WE HAVE BUILT A MORE

A resilient energy grid is built to withstand natural disasters and other emergencies. It is strategically designed to meet customer growth demands, and meticulously maintained for peak performance.

A resilient energy grid matters every day. In sunshine, or storms.

Like our transmission line, built along Leeward Highway in 2017, which withstood both Hurricanes Irma and Maria later that year.

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RESILIENT ENERGY GRID

At FortisTCI, a resilient energy grid is what we work to achieve every single day.

With over $30 million invested last year on infrastructure development, we have underscored our commitment to a modern and resilient electricity system for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

It’s how we deliver the electricity that powers your homes and businesses.

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Allied Member of the Year

www.fortistci.com | 649-946-4313

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CCAICACB 4th Annual Conference opening ceremony in TCI

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he Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Integrity Commission in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat hosted their 4th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB).

The Conference was held at Beaches Resort in Providenciales from June 4th to 8th, 2018 under the theme: “Counting the Real Cost of Corruption – Engaging Everyone in the Fight.”

The official opening ceremony of the Conference took place on Monday June 4th and this year’s Conference was sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat, the TCI Integrity Commission and the TCI Government.

Representatives from most of

the Commonwealth Caribbean and Latin American Countries as well as NonCommonwealth Countries such as Haiti and the Dominican Republic as well as regional and international stakeholder institutions and resource persons in anti-corruption all attended this Conference.

The Acting Governor, H.E. Hon. Anya Williams; the Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Premier of Turks and Caicos Islands and the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Rt. the Hon. Patricia Scotland, Q.C, among others, brought remarks at the opening ceremony.

The following are highlights from the opening ceremony and cocktail reception.

Photos by: Todeline Earlson Robinson.

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HEALTHY

LIFESTYLE

In Missouri, J&J faces biggest trial yet alleging talc caused cancer

NEW YORK - A lawsuit by 22 ovarian cancer patients against Johnson & Johnson went to trial on Wednesday in Missouri state court, marking the largest case the company has faced over allegations its talcbased products contain cancer-causing asbestos.

The women and their families suing in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis say decades-long use of J&J’s Baby Powder and other cosmetic talc products caused their disease.

They allege the company knew its talc was contaminated with asbestos since at least the 1970s but failed to warn consumers about the risks.

J&J denies both that its talc products cause cancer and that they ever contained asbestos.

J&J is battling some 9,000 cases brought by users of its Baby Powder and Shower to Shower talc products, the latter of which was sold to Valeant Pharmaceuticals [VAPI. UL] in 2012.

The majority of those lawsuits claim talc caused ovarian

A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., January 24, 2017 cancer in women who used it for in J&J talc products.

J&J lawyer Peter Bicks told feminine hygiene. A smaller number of cases allege talc contaminated by the jury on Wednesday that the causes asbestos in the mining process caused for ovarian cancer are often unknown, mesothelioma, a tissue cancer closely according to an online broadcast of the trial by Courtroom View Network. linked to asbestos exposure.

The cases that went to trial He said gene mutations and on Wednesday effectively combine a family history of cancer played an those claims by alleging the women’s important role and that asbestos was ovarian cancer was caused by asbestos not known to cause ovarian cancer.

Bicks added that testing done by independent laboratories, universities, government agencies, talc suppliers and J&J itself has shown that there is no asbestos in the company’s talc.

But plaintiff’s lawyer Mark Lanier said asbestos and talc, which are closely linked minerals, are intermingled in the mining process, making it impossible to remove the carcinogenic substance. Lanier said there was “no doubt” that talc caused his clients’ ovarian cancer.

“This case is as simple as asbestos breathed in or put inside of you,” Lanier told the jury.

J&J has lost two talc mesothelioma jury trials in the past weeks. Those cases are currently under appeal.

Juries in California and Missouri have also issued verdicts in ovarian cancer cases totaling more than $720 million in damages. Those decisions have either been tossed out or are still under appeal.

Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy

CHICAGO - Some 70 percent early-stage breast cancer that of women with early-stage breast responds to hormone therapy. cancer and an intermediate risk of Women were deemed to have cancer recurrence can safely skip a medium level risk of the cancer chemotherapy after their tumors coming back based on a 21-gene have been removed, U.S. researchers panel known as Oncotype DX from Genomic Health (GHDX.O). The said on Sunday.

“This is a major finding,” said test predicts the likelihood of cancer Dr. Larry Norton, a breast cancer recurrence within 10 years. Those expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering who score low on the test - from Cancer Center in New York, who zero to 10 - are already told to skip helped organize the government- chemotherapy after their tumors are funded study more than a decade ago. removed and they receive hormone

“It means that maybe therapy. Those who score high - 26 to 100,000 women in the United States 100 - receive both hormone therapy alone do not require chemotherapy,” and chemotherapy.

The study, dubbed TAILORx, Norton said.

The research, presented was also published in the New at the American Society of Clinical England Journal of Medicine. It Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago, involved more than 10,000 women studied how to treat women with with breast cancer that had not

spread to nearby lymph nodes and whose tumors respond to hormone therapy and test negative for the HER2 gene.

Of those, 6,711 scored in the intermediate range of 11-25, and were randomly assigned hormone therapy alone or hormone therapy plus chemotherapy.

The study found that all women over 50 with this type of breast cancer could skip chemotherapy, a group that represented 85 percent of the study’s population. In addition, women 50 and younger who scored between zero and 15 could be spared chemotherapy and its toxic side effects.

However, chemotherapy did offer some benefit to women aged 50 and younger who had a cancer

recurrence score of 16-25, researchers found.

Dr. Steven Shak, chief scientific officer at Genomic Health, said about four in 10 women in the United States with early stage breast cancers are not tested for recurrence risk. He expects the study’s results will change that practice.

“This is going to provide the highest level of evidence now for our test being indispensable in clinical practice,” Shak said.

The company currently provides tests to more than 900,000 patients in more than 90 countries, Shak said. In the United States, the test costs $4,000 and is covered

by Medicare and all major private insurers.

Physically demanding jobs may shorten men’s lives

Despite much evidence that getting lots of physical activity bodes well for long-term health, when it’s physical labor on the job, the opposite might be true.

Researchers found that men whose jobs involve a lot of physical labor are 18 percent more likely to die prematurely than workers who sit at desks most of the day.

The analysis looked at data from 17 previous studies examining the link between longevity and activity levels at work, including a total of 193,696 adults followed for an average of almost 20 years. Overall, 29,639 people, or 19 percent, died during the study period.

“We’ve known for a while already that physically demanding work can be bad for you,” said lead study author Pieter Coenen, an

occupational health researcher at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam.

But the idea that it might drive people to an early grave is relatively new, Coenen said by email.

While the study wasn’t a controlled experiment designed to prove how activity levels at work might directly affect longevity, the results suggest there’s something inherently different about manual labor and leisure-time exercise, Coenen added.

During leisure time, for example, people might jog for a half hour or so, enough time to increase their heart rate and build stronger bones and muscles.

But in some jobs, physical activity can be nonstop for eight hours straight with few breaks, and this can

take a toll on health over time, leading to chronic issues like back pain and straining the cardiovascular system, Coenen said.

“We think that physical activity at work and during leisure time are two really different kind of exercises with different physiological responses and health outcomes as a result,” Coenen said. “On top of that, we know that people who are physically active at work, typically aren’t so active during leisure time, so these people are exposed to the negative health consequences of occupational physical activity and also benefit only to a limited extent from the positive health effects of leisure-time physical activity.”

But the study found different results for women. Women who did manual labor appeared to live longer

than women who didn’t, although the difference was too small to rule out the possibility that it was due to chance.

One limitation of the analysis is that most of the smaller studies relied on participants to accurately recall the amount and intensity of any physical activity on the job, researchers note in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study team also lacked data on other forms of exercise like commuting on foot or by bike.

Certain factors that make people more likely to have physically demanding jobs may also make them more apt to die young, said Silvia Stringhini, a researcher at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine and Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland.

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“REGENT GRAND MANAGEMENT LTD”

Seeks motivated proactive individuals to join its REGENT GRAND ‘resort team’ and contribute to this growing beachfront boutique luxury property.

Candidates MUST want to actively participate in creating an excellent and professional guest experience.

PUBLIC AREA ATTENDANT

•A minimum of 3 years of high-end property experience in a maintenance technician position.

•Post secondary diploma will be an asset.

•Annual salary - $23,000 USD SECURITY

•Candidate will be responsible to ensure the highest level of cleanliness and safety in all public and back of house areas of the resort •Ensure that all lobbies and public facilities are kept in a neat and clean condition, such as rooms, hallways and restrooms.

•Sweeps, mops, scrubs and polishes floors, remove trash collected by attendants and collects linen and other supplies from floor linen closets.

•Promotes a positive image of the property to guests and owners.

•Must be responsible for spring cleaning of their area as per schedule.

Must be pleasant, honest and friendly; must have a good command of written and verbal communication.

•Fit and able for heavy lifting •Willing to work split shifts, holidays and weekends Wages: $6.53 MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN •Customer focused and able to build the relationship with the condo owners while finding a balance between the owner and guest experience.

•A keen understanding of general engineering concepts such as electrical, plumbing, carpentry, masonry and drywall.

•Must have installation and troubleshooting experience for HVAC systems and water heaters.

•Painting and drywall experience is a definite asset.

•Experience with pumps, generators and sewage systems would be an asset.

•Must have preventative maintenance program experience within a luxury condo property setting.

•Able to read and analyze electrical and water meter readings.

•Basic knowledge of internet and TV cable systems is required •Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.

•Will be involved in projects that require heavy lifting.

•Must be willing to work weekends, holidays and hours outside of the standard work week.

•Responsible for patrolling resort facility on foot and create a general security/public safety presence to deter inappropriate activity.

•Answers radio calls from other departments with requests for assistance, and respond to emergency situations involving guests, owners and employees.

•Interact with guests of the resort to provide customer service and assistance when needed.

•Participate in briefings with heads of departments and assist with internal investigations relating to sensitive security matters involving guests and resort employees.

•Assist other departments as needed regarding safety and security matters.

•Fit and able for heavy lifting •Willing to work split shifts, holidays and weekends Wages: $7.15 per hour Requirements: Should have three years or more experience in the Public Area, Maintenance and Security Department of a resort. Should be able to work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team. Must be able to read and write in English and understand verbal and written instructions.

These positions are currently held by work permit holders Prospective & qualified applicants who are Islanders can send copies of their applications and resumes to the email address noted below or to the Labour Board.

All resumes and applications must be submitted to: Regent Grand Management Ltd. c/o Regent Street TKCA 1ZZ Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Tel: (649) 941-7770 Email: rosemary@rwimgt.com

•Ability to maintain pools and hot tub chemicals and maintenance issues related to same •Provide high customer service at all times as per the resort standard •Arrange pool loungers and tables on pool deck •Clean area of any debris, dirty plates, cups and glasses •Pool/Beach towels to be arranged on loungers for guests •Check landscaped areas around the pool for litter and debris •Unload, clean and place lounge chairs on beach •Rake area, pick up debris and trash & place umbrellas in sand near lounge chairs.

•Keep stock of towels up to par during the day •Maintain pool and spa water chemistry by conducting water chemical tests in compliance with health department standards.

•On a daily basis ensure highest water quality, sanitary conditions, optimum pool performance and record all test results and adjustments in a detailed log.

•Must be able to work split shifts, weekends and public holidays

ROYAL WEST INDIES RESORT, is looking for motivated proactive individuals to join its ‘Resort Team’ and contribute to this growing property and brand. Candidates MUST want to actively participate in creating an excellent and professional guest experience. __________________________________________________________ RWI Management Ltd. A growing Turks and Caicos Islands management company is seeking a qualified and experienced Managing Director to head corporate and client level operations. The successful candidate must possess: •University Degree In Hotel and Food Administration •Masters in Business Administration •Minimum 10 years relevant work experience at directorial and regional level in a hospitality company.

•Proven track record in growing business and contract negotiation. Will be able to produce mission critical reporting and provide solutions and decision-making based on proper analysis and understanding.

•Computer literate with knowledge of modern property management systems, resort productivity software and internet distributed marketing and reservations systems.

Salary: $85,000 Per Annum The suitable candidate: Must be able to lead all aspects of hospitality and corporate operations.

•

POOL & BEACH ATTENDANT

Requirements: •MUST speak, read and write English

These positions are currently held by work permit holders Prospective & qualified applicants who are Islanders can send copies of their applications and resumes to the email address noted below or to the Labour Board.

Wages $6.50/hour

All resumes and applications must be forwarded to: Royal West Indies Resort P.O. Box 482, Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands You may also fax to: (649)946-5008

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IMMEDIATE OPENING

Areas of Responsibility: •Ensure the proper use of chemicals to clean designated items.

•Set up and organize work station with designated supplies and equipment, reporting any shortages.

•Assist the culinary and food and beverage staff as necessary.

•Properly handle all silver, china, and glassware and locate them in the assigned area.

•Ensure the proper breakdown of stations.

•Replenish soap and paper towels as needed.

•Sweep and mop floors.

•Assist with inventory as required.

•In addition, other duties as may be required as directed by your Manager.

•Ensure all surfaces in the Kitchens, including the floor areas and counters are clean Key Skills and Requirement:

•Minimum 1 years’ experience in a hotel restaurant preferably in a luxury hotel.

•Accuracy and attention to detail.

•Able to communicate in English both written and spoken.

•Must have knowledge in HACCP standards and sanitation.

•Able to stand for long periods of time.

•Able to carry/ lift up to 30kgs.

•Able to handle a fast-paced environment and be able to work under pressure.

•Must be organized and detailed oriented.

•Good knowledge of industrial dishwasher machine procedures.

•Previous experience in a janitorial or cleaning position.

•Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Food Safety Regulations.

Starting salary is $6.25 an hour not including service charge.

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER* Key Skills and Requirements: ▪ Degree Qualified in either Civil Engineering or Building Construction.

▪ Member of an internationally recognized construction Professional Institution.

▪ Must have min 15 years construction experience including 5 years at Senior Project Manager or Construction Manager Level on multimillion dollar projects.

▪ Management experience on high quality hotel and condominium resort projects in the Caribbean (successful track record of completing projects from start (foundations) to finish (close out).

▪ Must have excellent written and personnel communication skills together with strong reporting, commercial skills and abilities.

▪ Ability to properly manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

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▪ Clear verbal and written communication skills to demonstrate and convey a thorough understanding of the entire development process; ▪ Financial acumen to provide concise status and cost reports; ▪ Must be able to perform a key role in project planning, budgeting, and identification of resources needed • Must be able to project accounting functions including managing the budget, tracking if team expenses and minimizing exposure and risk in the project • Must be able to identify the elements of the project design and construction likely to give rise to disputes and claims • Must be able to maintain strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines, quality and safety standards • Develop team approach with Owner, Architect, Engineers, Consultants, Subcontractors, etc.

• Define and establish team member responsibilities, communication, and administrative procedures for the team during preconstruction phase

Areas of Responsibilities: ▪ Oversee the construction project from start to finish ▪ Assist in preparation of Project Specific Safety Pre-Planning ▪ Assist in preparation of Project Specific Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan with Commercial Asset Coordinator ▪ Responsible for the management of: • All site operations and contractor coordination • Established QA/QC systems.

• Established Site Health and Safety policy.

• Close out procedures including testing, commissioning, final inspections and hand over.

• Required to chair and record weekly contractor meetings.

• Involved in the review and approval of contractor method statements, submittals, RFI’s and shop drawings.

• Required to regularly monitor and report on construction progress against the approved schedule.

▪ Ensure that construction activities move according to pre-determined schedule.

• Devise the project work plans and make revisions as and when need arises.

• Communicate effectively with the contractors responsible for completing various phases of the project.

▪ Co-ordinate the efforts of all parties involved in the project, which include the architects, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and laborers.

▪ Monitor the progress of the construction activities on a regular basis and hold regular status meetings with all the sub-teams.

▪ Periodic inspection of construction sites.

• Ensure project documents are complete.

Starting salary $8,500.oo based on experience and qulifications. *POSITIONS MARKED WITH (*) ARE CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. Interested applicants should apply to The Shore Club,Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday, and bring along an updated resume, or by emailing your resume Attention Tiersa Hall, Director of Human Resources atcareers@theshoreclubtc.comno later than end of day Monday, June 15th 2018. The Shore Club HR Office can be contacted at (649) 339-8000

AMANYARA

PROVIDENCIALES TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS SALES AND RESERVATION ANALYST Amanyara is seeking a suitable qualified individual to fill this position; to identify and maximize all potential revenue opportunities for the hotel, specializing in luxury accommodation. This includes the analysis of revenue potential generated by the FIT, transient and group market segments as well as the market segmentation within transient and group. One will combine this with catering and space utilization as well as other revenue considerations (i.e. F&B, spa utilization, packages, etc.) in order to determine the appropriate mix of business to achieve revenue potentials.

Expert and familiar with Hotel Revenue Management systems. (SAR), Corporate Reservations Policies & Planning and Opera. Ability to produce statistical forecast, market planning and reports for business growth analysis. Individual will report to Resort Manager.

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 Operation’s Manager 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.

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 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.

CHEFS OF ALL LEVELS Commis chef, Demi Chef, Chef de Partie, Hot & Cold kitchen, also Pastry, able to work in all, areas would be beneficial but not essential. Some experience in Pizza baking, Salads, Sushi, BBQ, all hot section. Must be able to work in fast paced environment and work in a multi-cultural team, work together with all areas of the kitchen when needed.

PRIVATE VILLA HOUSEKEEPERS/HOST/COOKS/KITCHEN HELPER Minimum 2 to 3 years’ experience working in a 5-star resort, private estate or luxury motor yacht with solid food and beverage service experience. Chef de Partie, Demi Chef, Commis Chef, Pastry Chef in a luxury resort, cruise ship, private estate or 5-star restaurant, knowledge of Asian and Mediterranean Cuisines. Fluent in English and possess the confidence to communicate directly with villa owners and renters. Must be self-motivated flexible and hard-working this is a live-in position and extended working hours are required when villa is occupied.

BEACH ATTENDANT/TENNIS KNOCKER & GYM ATTENDANT Experience in one or more of the following areas: Sailing (hobby boats), club-level tennis playing ability, operation of gym equipment and personal training. Must be a good swimmer and able to teach snorkeling; Well presented with good communication skills and friendly yet professional demeanor. Recent CPR, First Aid or Life Saving Skills MAINTENANCE TECH/AC TECH At least five years experience in a resort with knowledge of A/C and refrigeration systems repair and maintenance, sound knowledge of plumbing and electrical systems, kitchen equipment and laundry machines repairs. Knowledge of laundry steam boilers and steam systems.

WOODWORKER We are seeking a highly motivated individual to assist our team as our woodworker.

If you are a skilled wood- worker and possess a positive, can-do attitude, with at least 3 years of wood working experience including but not limited to: carpentry, cabinetry, custom woodworking. Overall strong work history, send us your resume.

LABOURER Must be reliable, strong, able to help clean ponds swimming pools, hardworking and willing to work in the sun all day. Should be able to speak English. Previous experience beneficial.

All positions require a flexible schedule (which may include holidays, weekends and evenings) and extended hours on occasion. Salaries based on experience and qualifications.

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE WEDNESDAYS ONLY 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM. E-mail amanyarahr@aman.com

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For All you advertising needs contact TCISUN at 339-5879 Or email – sun@suntci.com

Froggies on the Beach Is Seeking 3 Waitresses To work 6 days per week Salary $6.50 per hour Pleases Contact: 432-0595 E.R CONSTRUCTION LTD Is seeking: 1 Receptionist - $9.00 per hour 2 Carpenters - $12.00 per hour 1 Painter - $12.00 per hour To work 6 days per week Please Contact: 333-1199

Vanessa Rolle

- Must have over 5 years experience.

- Willing to work flexible hours.

- Maybe required to work late hours due to baking schedule.

- Skilled in with French pastries ..etc

GEORGE PRATT

GERALDINE ALLEYNE

THE CONCH SHACK

4 G’S MAINTENANCES & CLEANING SERVICES IS SEEKING A DOMESTIC WORKER TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK SALARY $6.25 PER HOUR PLEASE CONTACT: 346-1158

NEEDS DOMESTIC WORKER IN GRAND TURK TO WORK 5 DAYS PER WEEK SALARY $6.25 PER HOUR PLEASE CONTACT 231-0494

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH

Domingo Hernandez of Dom Design. L.T.D

IS SEEKING A KITCHEN HELPER TO WORK 5 DAYS PER WEEK SALARY $8.00 PER HOUR PLEASE CONTACT: 332-3515

BELONGERS NEED APPLY ONLY

Island Bliss LTD.

ANTONISE FORBES JN BAPTISTE

- Person must have certification.

This position is not currently held by anyone Please contact 331-0221

Crust Bakery Ltd.

1 Domestic worker Must work 6 days a week Salary $6.25 per hour contact 244-6067

For All you advertising needs contact TCISUN at 339-5879 Or email – sun@suntci.com

- Person willing to work flexible schedule.

- Certified Instructor with over 5 years experience in teaching fitness and yoga.

NEEDED IN SOUTH CAICOS

JUNE 9TH, 2018 – JUNE 16TH, 2018

In Grand Turk Needs a Domestic Worker To work 6 days per week Salary $6.25 per hour Please Contact: 242-0204

For All you advertising needs contact TCISUN at 339-5879 Or email – sun@suntci.com

Is seeking a Fitness and Yoga Instructor

TURKS & CAICOS SUN

IS SEEKING 1 DOMESTIC WORKER 1 LABOURER 1 CARETAKER TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK PAY IS MINIMUM WAGE PLEASE CONTACT: 946-3704

Seeks a Store Clerk Salary $6.25 per hour Applicant must be honest Reliable and hard working Contact: 241-1242

Kasey & Or Nicolas Pierre Is seeking A Fisherman A Diver Pay is based on daily catch Please contact 242-2805

ALISON CAPRON

IS SEEKING A LIVE IN NANNY/BABYSITTER TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK MONDAY-SATURDAY SALARY: $6.50 PER HOUR PLEASE CONTACT: 431-5052

Is seeking 2 Professional Bakers

All interested parties contact Gillian.crust@gmail.com or 432-6266

BLUE HILLS IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A KITCHEN HELPER SALARY 6.25 PER HOUR INTERESTED CANDIDATE MAY CONTACT THE EMPLOYER 332-8501 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING EMPLOYMENT #681554

HANDY-PRO MAINTENANCE LTD

NEEDLES & PINS LTD REQUIRES THE FOLLOW EXPERIENCED STAFF: UPHOLSTERERS (2) - $6.75 per hour plus commission MACHINE MECHANIC (1) - $6.75 per hour plus commission Belongers only need apply Please apply via Email to: needlesandpins@express.tc Needles & Pins Ltd., U12 Industrial Park, Providenciales.

649-332-4383

POND VIEW SEAFOOD LTD.

IS LOOKING TO HIRE TWO (2) FISHERMEN/DIVERS ON THE ISLAND OF SOUTH CAICOS INTERESTED PERSONS SHOULD CONTACT ALVIN PARKER SENIOR ON 649-242-2912

LARRY TAYLOR

IS SEEKING A STONE CARVER TO WORK 6 DAYS A WEEK/ ON CALL SALARY $12.00 PER HOUR PLEASE EMAIL: HANDYPRO@TCIWAY.TC

IS SEEKING 1 DOMESTIC WORKER 1 LABOURER TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK PAY IS MINIMUM WAGE PLEASE CONTACT: 946-3704

BETTY FRANCIS

MARVIN JENNINGS

NEEDS DOMESTIC WORKER IN GRAND TURK TO WORK 5 DAYS PER WEEK SALARY $1,000 PER MONTH PLEASE CONTACT 247-1191

IS SEEKING 1 LABOURER TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK PAY IS MINIMUM WAGE PLEASE CONTACT: 946-3704

BIG JOSH FOOD SERVICES

IS SEEKING A CARETAKER TO TAKE CARE OF HIS AUNT TO WORK 5 DAYS PER WEEK SALARY $6.25 PER HOUR PLEASE CONTACT: 241-1890

EJ PRINTING Seeks a suitable candidate to fill the position of Assistant Offset Printer This individual must possess certified in the area The successful candidate must be able to work Mondays through Fridays Salary is dependent on qualified and experience Please Contact: 941-5750

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UK OT Minister bypasses BVI in regional visit | Bad timing, says Premier

As the British Overseas Territories continue to voice their objection to the United Kingdom’s ‘public registers’ controversy, Britain’s minister responsible for Overseas Territories, Lord Tariq Ahmad visited a number of those territories to hold discussions with the respective leaders last week.

Lord Ahmad visited with Overseas Territories such as the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Anguilla.

However, other territories such as the British Virgin Islands received no such visit and residents have called for an explanation.

In what can be described as a facile explanation in a social media post, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith on Monday said Lord Ahmad’s rounds in the region were ill-timed.

Dr Smith said: “Lord Ahmad intended to visit the BVI and Anguilla.

However, the timing was wrong for the BVI, which he understood perfectly and he decided to visit Cayman Islands instead.”

The Premier did not specify what made Lord Ahmad’s would-be visit to the BVI ill-timed.

He also did not clarify whether it was Lord Ahmad who opted not to visit the BVI or whether local government requested the UK Minister not to come ‘at this time’.

Meanwhile, the Premier’s explanation did not sit well with some social media users.

“This is what pi**es off the masses. Mr Premier will tell you 25 percent of the story and then leave the people to wonder what is so wrong in Premier Dr. D Orlando Smith saying why the timing was not right. “Something subversive happening and You really making it worse, smh,” one the visit by the British Lord would user said while replying to Dr Smith’s have been inconvenient and perhaps caused uncomfortable questions post yesterday (May 4).

Another user wrote: requiring answers to have been given.

PWA calls for investigation into police force and interference by Police Chief

Chairman of the Police Welfare Association (PWA) Jefferson Drigo is calling for an investigation into the Police Force for what he called interference by the Police Chief.

Drigo, a corporal of police and stationed in St. Joseph, received news that he was transferred to Delices effective June 15, 2018 after he got involved into complaints made to him as PWA Chairman by a female police officer about a senior police officer.

The PWA executive met with the Minister of National Security Rayburn Blackmore and according to them, the discussion was ‘fruitful”.

They refused to give full details of the discussion.

After the meeting with the Minister of National Security the PWA met the press and stated that as police officers, they believe that it is their duty to serve “our communities with integrity”.

“On or about May 10, 2018 a female subordinate police officer came to the station of the Chairman of the Police Welfare Association (PWA) and there she verbally made to the Chairman of the PWA an adverse complaint against a senior in the police service.” Drigo stated.

According to Drigo, he advised the female complaining police officer that the complaint is “one that requires the professional service of at attorney at law.”

On June 2, 2018 by Force Order, the Chairman of the PWA was informed that the Chief of Police had directed his transfer from St. Joseph to Delices Police station.

The Chairman of the PWA said he was “shocked to be so informed and is still puzzled by the development.”

“Our research has revealed,

that there is no legitimate and lawful need for the transfer of the Chairman of the PWA and all information tend to indicate, that it’s directly related to his involvement and that of the PWA executive and advise in the adverse complaint made to him,” he said. “In the circumstances, the PWA considers the decision of the Chief of Police as interference of the statutory and constitutional rights of the Chairman and other members of the PWA in seeking to bring to the notice of the Chief of Police and the Minister matters affecting the general welfare and efficiency of Police Officers. The PWA has been advised that if the decision of the Chief of Police to transfer the PWA chairman is to interfere with the lawful activities of the PWA is unfair and arbitrary.”

Drigo added, “The executive of the PWA is now calling for an intervention by way of an official investigation regarding actions adverse to the health, safety, general welfare and efficiency of police officers including adverse complaints, if any, made against senior police officers in the police service as we believe that such actions and complaints if allowed to develop are more likely than not to compromise the principles of integrity and service in the police force. We firmly believe that the relevant authorities including the Minister of National Security and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) ought to be concerned about those unfair and arbitrary actions respecting the administration of the police force that not only seeks to compromise the principles of integrity and service in the police force but also create an unsafe and unhealthy work environment.”

Of course, that is only a guess as no answers have been forthcoming … But, with luck, they are being formulated in the ‘creative department’.”

The BVI has been at odds with the UK since the British parliament passed a Bill that is forcing the BVI and other Overseas Territories to implement what are known as public registers of company beneficial ownership.

These registers mean the BVI is required to publicise the names of beneficial owners of offshore companies registered in the territory.

Effectively, beneficial ownership is a legal term where specific property rights belong to a person even though the legal title of the property is in another person’s name.

Publicising the names of these beneficial owners could discourage them from doing business with the BVI as it relates to financial services.

Chief Justice rules gay couples can again marry in Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Chief Justice Ian Kawaley Wednesday ruled that gay couples can once again marry in Bermuda, after he upheld a constitutional challenge against the Domestic Partnership Act 2018 (DPA).

Delivering his judgment before a packed courtroom, Justice Kawaley, who steps down as Chief Justice later this year, said the sections of the act that revoked the right to same-sex marriage were invalid because they were inconsistent with provisions in Bermuda’s constitution, which give the right to freedom of conscience and creed.

His ruling came five days after the DPA came into effect, banning same-sex marriage in Bermuda but

giving gay and straight couples the chance to enter into civil unions.

The latest civil proceedings in Supreme Court were brought against Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons by gay Bermudians Rod Ferguson and Maryellen Jackson and the charity OutBermuda.

The plaintiffs claimed the part of the DPA that reaffirmed that a marriage is void unless the parties are male and female was unconstitutional.

The DPA was approved by this British Overseas Territory’s parliament last December, sparking criticism from human rights activists and UK MPs, including Prime Minister Theresa May, who said she was “seriously disappointed”.

Bankers want tougher penalties for ATM fraud

The Bankers Association of Trinidad & Tobago (BATT) has expressed disappointment at the “comparatively lenient penalties” imposed on several people here who sought to defraud the several banks using the automated teller machines (ATM).

While it praised law enforcement authorities for their quick action in recent bank ATM frauds, the BATT said that it “is however disappointed in the comparatively lenient penalties imposed on those convicted of fraud, which we understand is largely attributable to the inadequacy of the governing legislation under which charges can be laid and enforced”.

At least four people were charged with ATM fraud in which an empty envelope was deposited following which monies were

withdrawn.

Media reports said that since May 18, an estimated 4,000 empty envelopes were deposited in a commercial bank’s ATMs across the country. It is a scheme which takes advantage of a glitch in that bank’s system which allows customers to withdraw money from cheques immediately after they make deposits.

But the BATT said it wanted to remind the public security measures are in place to track all banking transactions, where persons can and will be identified, if any acts of fraud are committed.

“Our member banks have always given high priority to safeguarding customers’ deposits and will continue to invest in systems and technology to provide a secure banking infrastructure.”

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Bodies recovered as search continues for missing people swept out to sea

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent– The bodies of two people were recovered on Monday, but the search is continuing for two others, who were swept out to sea while on a beach in south east of the island on Sunday, nearly one year after six people in a speedboat travelling from Canouan to Mustique disappeared without a trace.

Neither the boat nor its occupants have ever been found and in Sunday’s mishap Curtley Daniel, 29, his 10-year-old nephew, Jevorn Junior Phillip, along with 13-year-old Jonathan Welcome, and 10-year-old Isaiah Shallow, were swept out to

sea while bathing at Breakers, which is notorious for its unpredictable and dangerous currents.

Civilian divers, who turned out to support the efforts of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard, recovered the bodies of Welcome and Daniel.

The Coast Guard said that visibility is poor and there is a swift current going in the direction of the open sea as well as a three foot deposit of seaweed on the seabed.

Jevorn Phillip, father of the missing boy told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that the four were

playing in the water when a waves came suddenly and “wrapped them up”.

The younger of Phillip’s sons and at least one other child were saved, reportedly when an adult instructed them to swim towards her, then snatched them from the water.

Phillip said he was not at home on Sunday when his brother took the children to the beach.

Meanwhile, David Cupid, father of Welcome, said he wasn’t aware that Daniel had taken the child to the beach.

“I never knew he took them

Airport upgrade cost will not be made public until 2019

Though officials have confirmed that the price of the Owen Roberts International Airport upgrade will exceed its original $55 million estimate, the project’s final cost will not be made public until 2019.

Ombudsman and Cayman Islands Airports Authority officials told this to the Compass in response to a freedom of information request to ascertain exactly how much the cost and the scope of the airport upgrade has increased since its inception. Airports Authority officials have admitted that the project will cost more than $55 million due to changes in the project, but have declined to provide specifics.

“Given that the CIAA has not finalized this process (Owen Roberts Airport Redevelopment Project), I believe it would be premature and not in the public interest to release those records at this time,” Ombudsman Senior Appeals and Policy Analyst Charlene Roberts told the Compass.

The Airports Authority additional features added to the will release the project’s final design. cost once redevelopment is He said the finalized, which will likely be redevelopment would likely be during the first quarter of 2019, around 10 percent over budget added CIAA Office Manager once complete.

Nadine Ramsay.

“We are going to go past As recently as December, $55 million. I don’t have a fix yet Tourism Minister Moses on how much that is because we Kirkconnell told the public that are still negotiating some of the the airport upgrade was on changes with the contractors,” target to meet its $55 million he said at the time. budget.

Mr. Anderson said

But in April, CIAA CEO the additional costs were Albert Anderson said that is necessary and would come out no longer the case, as changes of the Cayman Islands Airports were made to the project that Authority’s budget. The project increased its price tag. is being funded through a mix

“We know there have of CIAA revenues, collected been change orders, we know through a passenger facilities the project will cost more than charge levied on every airport $55 million, but negotiations user, and a government cash are ongoing and that’s pretty injection. much all I can say at this point,” Once finished, the he said at the time. upgraded airport will have a

At an event marking maximum annual passenger the opening of the facility’s new capacity of around 2.5 million. departure lounge in May, Mr. The airport was originally Anderson again acknowledged built to handle about 500,000 there had been budget overruns, passengers annually but which he attributed to a mix currently accommodates more of unforeseen problems and than twice that many.

Anguilla records its 2nd murder for 2018

ANGUILLA- The Royal Anguilla Police Force (RAPF) is investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident which occurred in North Side at the junction of North Side Road and True Eyes Road on Sunday, June 3, around 10:00pm.

As a result of the incident a 29-year-old man who resided in Brimigen received a gunshot injury to his upper body which resulted in his being taken to the Princess Alexandra

Hospital for medical attention, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The name of the deceased has not yet been released by the police.

As the police continue their investigation into this matter they are appealing to members of the public who may have been in North Side at the junction of North Side Road and True Eyes Road, and may have witnessed this shooting incident. They are asked to give

any information regarding the shooting to the Valley Police Station or to send information via the RAPF Tips Website by logging on to www.gov.ai/911 which is a secured website.

The Commissioner of Police and members of the RAPF extend sympathy to the grieved family and friends of the deceased. A Family Liaison Officer has been appointed to the family.

to the bayside,” said 57-year-old man.

He said he became aware that his only child was missing at sea late Sunday when villagers were saying that four people had drowned.

Cupid, a fisherman and diver, said he is very familiar with the unpredictable nature of the currents at Breakers, having almost drowned there about a decade ago.

The search is continuing for the other two missing people, with swimmers ignoring an uprooted Coast Guard sign warning of “Dangerous and Unpredictable Underwater Currents.

Swimming not recommended.”

Guyana records lower cases of malaria but increase numbers of HIV and TB cases

GEORGETOWN, Guyana– Guyana could eliminate the mosquito born malaria disease, a senior official of the Pan American/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) official said here Monday.

“We see Guyanese cases falling from 45,000 (infected) every year to a mere 11,000 so it gives me hope that we can actually eliminate malaria with time. Barbados has done it so we should be able to,” PAHO/WHO country representative Dr. William Adu-Krow told reporters.

He made reference to the mosquitoborne disease as part of the continued push by the PAHO/WHO to tackle the big three major communicable diseases in Guyana- the other two being Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that can lead to AIDS, and tuberculosis.

But while the country is reporting a decline in malaria cases, the situation is less encouraging for HIV. While its prevalence had been decreasing to a low of 1900 people taking anti-retroviral therapy in 2006, recent data shows an increase in new cases.

“All of a sudden, new cases are rising which means people are just tired about hearing of HIV and they think it is no longer an issue but it is still an issue and we have to do something about it,” Dr. Adu-Krow said.

Statistics provided by Global Fund indicate that the number of people placed on anti-retroviral treatment for HIV increased from 3,800 in 2012 to 4,800 in 2016.

Meanwhile, new tuberculosis cases are also on the increase, moving from 270 cases in 2007 to 2,210 in 2016.

The PAHO/WHO official this is also the most expensive of all the diseases since the advent of multi-drug resistant strains.

“We are getting more and more people getting to what we call resistant TB. Those cases are very difficult to treat and not only that, it cost about ten times more to treat those cases.”

Multi-drug resistant TB cases develop when the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) can withstand the effect of the drugs. This has become about due to infected people not taking the full complement of medication.

Saint Lucia to host major regional building standards forum & exhibition

Caribbean countries are still recovering and rebuilding from the ravages of the 2017 hurricane season underscoring the urgent need for disaster resilience to be a top priority in the region.

The building sector is of critical concern and this is being addressed in an upcoming Caribbean Building Standards Forum and Exhibition slated for Wednesday, June 13 to Friday, June 15 in Saint Lucia.

Hosted at the Bay Gardens Hotel, the activity is a collaboration between the OECS Commission and the Caribbean

Development Bank (CDB) under the theme ‘(Re)building for a Resilient and Robust Response to Disasters’.

It will bring together local and regional stakeholders in the construction and finance industries as well as development partners. The exhibition component will feature building products, technologies and services that enhance disaster resilience and preparedness. This should be of particular interest to the general public as they prepare for this year’s hurricane season which starts officially this month.

The aim of this regional building forum is two-fold. Firstly, the OECS Commission, under the EU-funded iLAND Resilience Project, is seeking to review and discuss the 2015/2016 OECS Building Code and Guidelines to update and improve their provisions and implementation.

Secondly, the CDB is leading the effort to harmonize a regional approach to disaster resilience and regulation of the building sector.

The CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) is also a collaborating partner

on this effort and will be participating in the forum. Member States of the OECS and the wider CARICOM region are expected to benefit from this joint appraisal and engagement of the construction sector in respect of resilience. Presentations will be delivered by regional and international technical experts from various fields in the industry to be followed by working groups and closed sessions. Members of the public are welcome to participate in the dialogue and the exhibition.

Further information may be obtained on www.oecs.org.

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Government says surveys show Bahamians indulge in smoking from early age

Global Youth Survey conducted among Bahamians teenagers has found that 13 per cent of them smoked tobacco.

But health Minister Dr. Duane Sands said the findings from the 2017 National Household Drug Survey revealed that 25 per cent of Bahamians between the ages of 12 and 65 years have at some point smoked, with males smoking about a four times higher rate than females.

He said that the Global Youth Survey was conducted among Bahamians teenagers between the ages of 13 and 15 years.

Dr. Sands said there is a link between tobacco use and cardiovascular diseases including stroke, which when combined are the world’s leading causes of death.

He said the recent “World No Tobacco Day hits at the core of my

Ministry’s mandate to ensure that the highest quality of services for health promotion, health protection and health care are accessible to all people of The Bahamas.

“Further, it coincides with a range of initiatives by my government aimed at not just treating the health ailments of the Bahamian people but also aggressively moving the paradigm more towards preventive medicine.”

The Health Minister said that the government is revising the Tobacco Bill that will allow for the monitoring of tobacco use in the country, better facilitate prevention policies; protecting citizens from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke by creating and increasing completely smoke-free indoor public spaces and workplaces.

He said it is also intended to

strengthen partnerships for smoking cessation programs and other interventions as well as implement effective anti-tobacco media campaigns that inform the public, especially the youth, about the harms of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure and create a mechanism for the enforcement and levying of fines and penalties for infractions.

“My Ministry led a review process involving multiple health and non-health partners from October 2017 to January 2018, which informed recommendations and guidance to the Attorney General’s Office, who was given charge of reviewing the draft Bill. I look forward to submitting this to Cabinet and starting the process in the Honourable House of Assembly of passing this Bill,” Dr. Sands said.

Cigarettes

Judges angry over Archie’s extra leave

Judges of both the Supreme and Appeal Courts are said to be upset over the decision by Chief Justice Ivor Archie to proceed on an additional six-week vacation and are demanding answers about the “type’ of leave he has proceeded on.

Archie left the country last weekend. In his absence, Justice Allan Mendonca will act as Chief Justice from May 19t-June 7, when Mendonca himself will be out of the country.

Appeal Court Judge Alice Yorke Soo Hon will act from June 8-17 and Mendonca will act again from June 18-29-. Archie is due to return to office on June 30.

In an email to judges, Archie’s administrative secretary Shabiki Cazabon said the CJ would be out of the jurisdiction from May 19-June 30 to continue his vacation leave cut short by the death of his mother.

The T&T Guardian was told members of the Judiciary and “even those in the Court of Appeal,” are “very angry” at the leave. By their calculation, Archie is only entitled to a further two weeks.

“We are very upset, nobody

Chief Justice Ivor Archie understands the leave,” the judges said.

One angry member of the Judiciary told the T&T Guardian, “It is time for members of the Court of Appeal to stand up for what is right and bring an end to this. The Court of Appeal has to say the Judiciary cannot take this.”

Last November, Archie

Guyana man jailed after claiming wife committed suicide

A High Court judge has sentenced Vindira Siriram Persaud to 22 years in jail — four years after his wife was found dead in a bucket of water.

Persaud had maintained his innocence during the sentencing phase after claiming during the trial that his wife had committed suicide.

However, the court heard that Shelly-Ann Persaud was badly beaten prior to being submerged into the bucket of water.

The prosecution alleged that he killed his wife between June 9-10, 2014 and he was found guilty of manslaughter by a 12-member mixed jury.

In handing down the sentence, Justice James Bovell-Drakes, said he considered the amount of time the man spent in jail awaiting trial and that fact that he was a well behaved prisoner.

But the judge also warned the convicted man that he should his time in jail to change his conduct.

applied for six months sabbatical leave for Weekes to say this leave was which was approved by then-president approved by the former president.

Anthony Carmona. But that leave Israel Khan SC defended was scuttled after Prime Minister Dr Weekes, saying if the leave had been Keith Rowley raised questions about approved by her predecessor “she had the authority for it after he received little choice in the matter.” a request for Justice Allan Mendonca Khan told the Guardian it is to act as CJ in Archie’s absence. The open to interpretation that the leave recommendation for sabbatical leave which Archie had embarked on was was contained in the 98th report of the “sabbatical leave,” but questioned how Salaries Review as CJ he could proceed on such leave Commission but not approved by given the matter is now before the the Parliament. An interpretation court for interpretation. He said “until summons filed by the state on the the court interprets the summons as matter will be heard in June. to whether he is entitled to sabbatical

Archie then announced he leave or not, the status quo remains”. was taking vacation leave and left However, he said, “The CJ ought not to the country in March. He returned take that leave until the court decides.” recently following the death of his He said the President “could have mother, but flew out again last stepped out of her crease and said she weekend on vacation leave. was awaiting the court’s ruling on the

Yesterday, with questions interpretation summons, but given swirling in the public domain about that the leave had been approved by the additional six weeks leave, legal the former president she wanted to be sources called on President Paula- objective and not take sides.”

Mae Weekes to “clear the air” and tell However, Khan said it was the country “what is the nature of the passing strange that nowhere was leave which was approved and where it mentioned that the CJ’s original did it come from?” six-week vacation leave was broken They added that it’s not “good enough” because of his mother’s funeral.

CDB signs grant agreement with the University of Guyana towards construction of library ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Government of Guyana and the University of Guyana have signed a USD150,000 agreement to support the institution’s efforts towards the construction of a new library.

The agreement was signed on May 29, on the margins of the 48th Annual Meeting of CDB’s Board of Governors, which took place in Grenada.

“We are optimistic that this process will place the University of Guyana further along the path to having new facilities that are environmentally resilient, socially inclusive and a place of study and lifelong learning for the men and women who attend this institution,” said Dr. Wm.

Warren Smith, President, CDB.

“This project is small but very poignant and very important; is going towards the advancement of the library facilities and we hope that with this other donors and other development partners can come on board, just like CDB […] to help with the reshaping of the university,” said Hon. Winston Jordan, Minister of Finance, Guyana.

“We know that the library of any university is the intellectual centerpiece of what it does by way of what it does in education and instruction, by way of what it does in research for public policy and social benefit, and we at the University of Guyana have been without that critical infrastructure value for a long time. And so

as we move along the project of rebuilding our university this is a demonstration of ‘putting your money where your mouth is’, and we are delighted to be able to have that,” said ViceChancellor of the University of Guyana, Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith.

The seven-month technical assistance project for which the agreement was signed will allow the University to undertake a comprehensive assessment of its current library infrastructure, and prepare designs and cost estimates for construction of a new library.

The designs will be supported by an Environmental and Social Management Framework to ensure a socially inclusive, environmentally sensitive and hazard- and climate-resilient new facility.

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Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dead of suicide at 61

U.S. celebrity chef what the magazine called Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN’s “communion with a foreign culture food-and-travel-focused “Parts so unmitigated that it feels Unknown” television series, killed practically intravenous.” himself in a French hotel room,

Bourdain’s celebrity was CNN said on Friday, in the second such that when Obama went to high-profile suicide of a U.S. Hanoi, Vietnam in May 2016, he celebrity this week. He was 61. met him at a casual restaurant for

Bourdain, whose career a $6 meal of noodles and grilled catapulted him from cooking at pork.

New York’s top restaurants to

President Donald Trump dining in Vietnam with President told reporters as he left the White Barack Obama, was found dead in House that Bourdain’s death was a hotel room in Strasbourg, France, “very shocking.” where he had been working on an

“I enjoyed his show, he upcoming episode of his program, was quite a character,” Trump CNN said in a statement. said.

His death comes three

“I was saddened to hear days after American designer FILE PHOTO: Chef and television of the deaths of Kate Spade and Kate Spade, who built a fashion personality Anthony Bourdain arrives at Anthony Bourdain. RIP,” actor empire on her signature handbags, the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Bryan Cranston, best known was found dead in her New York Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., for the TV show “Breaking Bad” September 15, 2013 apartment of suicide on Tuesday. said on Twitter. “It illustrates

Suicide rates rose in television programs, first on the that success is not immune to nearly every U.S. state from 1999 Food Network and the Travel depression.” to 2016, according to data from the Channel, before joining CNN in The National Suicide U.S. Centers for Disease Control 2013.

Lifeline, which provides telephone and Prevention on Thursday.

“His love of great services for people experiencing Nearly 45,000 people committed adventure, new friends, fine food suicidal thoughts, wrote on suicide in 2016, making it one and drink and the remarkable Twitter: “Please know you are of three leading causes of death stories of the world made him a never alone, no matter how dark that are on the rise, along with unique storyteller,” the network or lonely things may seem. If Alzheimer’s disease and drug said in a statement. “His talents you’re struggling, reach out.” overdoses. never ceased to amaze us and we Suicide rates surged

Bourdain’s profile began will miss him very much.” among people aged 45 to 64, to soar in 1999, when the New Bourdain told the New according to the CDC report. The Yorker magazine published his Yorker in 2017 that his idea for center recommended a broad article “Don’t Eat Before Reading “Parts Unknown,” which was in its approach to prevention, including This,” which he developed into the 11th season, was traveling, eating boosting economic support by 2000 book, “Kitchen Confidential: and doing whatever he wanted. states, supporting family and Adventures in the Culinary The show featured meals in both friends after a suicide, and Underbelly.” out-of-the-way restaurants and identifying and supporting those

He went on to host the homes of locals, providing at risk.

Free yourselves from mafia, pope says in crime-infested suburb

ROME - Pope Francis on Sunday visited a once-tranquil seaside community outside Rome that has become a power center of mafia violence and political corruption and urged residents to break away from the “moorings of fear”.

For decades popes have held the traditional Corpus Christi feast Mass and subsequent procession in the center of Rome, walking between two magnificent basilicas.

This year Francis chose to move the event to two workingclass parishes in Ostia, a district about 30 km (17 miles) from the center with a population of about 230,000 people, to show solidarity with anguished and frightened residents.

In his homily during a Mass from the steps of the first church, he used the word “omerta”, which refers to the code of silence organized crime groups impose on their members and the fear they use as a tool to keep others from talking to police.

“Jesus wants the walls of indifference and ‘omerta’ to be breached, iron bars of oppression

Pope Francis arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican, May 23, 2018 and arrogance torn asunder, and paths cleared for justice, civility and legality,” he said.

Using nautical language and speaking near the seaport of ancient Rome, he encouraged residents to break free from “the moorings of fear and depression,” telling them “you have experienced painful situations”.

Last January, police

arrested dozens of alleged members of the Spada family, the clan authorities say runs extortion rackets controlling lucrative beach concessions, restaurants and gaming arcades as well as drug trafficking.

Ostia was put under control of a government commissioner for more than two years because of alleged mafia infiltration of the local administration as part of a wideranging investigation dubbed “Mafia Capital” in 2014.

The spotlight returned to Ostia in last year when Roberto Spada, gym owner and brother of a convicted mobster, was filmed headbutting an investigative journalist ahead of the March 4 national elections.

Roberto Spada and his older brother Carmine were among those arrested in January.

Police said at the time the brothers had ordered the murder in 2011 of Francesco “Little Moustache” Antonini and Giovanni “Black Rat” Galleoni, who were gunned down in front of bars and restaurants on a busy street just meters from the beach.

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America’s poor becoming more destitute under Trump: U.N. expert

Philip Alston, the U.N.’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, attends a news conference in Beijing, China, August 23, 2016

Poverty in the United States is extensive and deepening under the Trump administration whose policies seem aimed at removing the safety net from millions of poor people, while rewarding the rich, a U.N. human rights investigator has found.

Philip Alston, U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty, called on U.S. authorities to provide solid social protection and address underlying problems, rather than “punishing and imprisoning the poor”.

In a report, Alston said that as welfare benefits and access to health insurance were being slashed, President Donald Trump’s tax reform awarded “financial windfalls” to the mega-rich and large companies, further increasing inequality.

Extreme poverty in the United States, however, is not new. Alston said U.S. policies since President Lyndon Johnson’s war on poverty in the 1960s have been “neglectful at best”.

“But the policies pursued over the past year seem deliberately designed to remove basic protections from the poorest, punish those who are not in employment and make even basic health care into a privilege to be earned rather than a right of citizenship,” Alston said.

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

A U.S. official in Geneva, asked for comment, told Reuters: “The Trump Administration has made it a priority to provide economic opportunity for all Americans.”

Almost 41 million people or 12.7 percent live in poverty, 18.5 million in extreme poverty, and children account for one in three poor, Alston said.

The United States has the highest youth poverty rate among industrialized countries, he added.

However, the data from the U.S. Census Bureau he cited covers only the period through 2016, and he gave no comparative figures for before and after Trump came into office in January 2017.

Alston, a veteran U.N. rights expert and New York University law professor, will present his report to the United Nations Human Rights Council later this month.

It is based on a mission by the Australian in December to several U.S. states, including rural Alabama, a slum in downtown Los Angeles, California, and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.

Alston said that a tax overhaul that passed the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress in December will ensure the United States remains the most unequal society in the developed world.

Trump has said tax cuts will lead to more take-home pay for workers and has touted bonuses some workers received from their employers as evidence the law is working.

The tax code also includes a measure to support locally-directed efforts to fight unemployment and poverty.

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U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian Philippines’ Duterte baker who rebuffed gay couple stirs controversy by kissing woman on lips

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory on narrow grounds to a Colorado baker who refused based on his Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, stopping short of setting a major precedent allowing people to claim religious exemptions from antidiscrimination laws.

The justices, in a 7-2 decision, said the Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed an impermissible hostility toward religion when it found that baker Jack Phillips violated the state’s anti-discrimination law Baker, Jack Phillips, decorates a cake in his Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado by rebuffing gay couple David U.S., on September 21, 2017 Mullins and Charlie Craig in 2012. the government punished me for Kennedy said the The state law bars businesses operating my business consistent commission ruled the opposite from refusing service based on with my beliefs about marriage. way in three cases brought race, sex, marital status or sexual That isn’t freedom or tolerance,” against bakers in which the orientation.

Phillips said in a statement. business owners refused to bake

The court concluded that “Today’s decision means cakes containing messages that the commission violated Phillips’ our fight against discrimination demeaned gay people or same-sex religious rights under the U.S. and unfair treatment will marriage.

Constitution’s First Amendment. continue,” Mullins and Charlie Republican President

But the justices did not Craig said in a statement. “We Donald Trump’s administration, issue a definitive ruling on the have always believed that in which intervened in the case in circumstances under which people America, you should not be turned support of Phillips, welcomed the can seek exemptions from anti- away from a business open to the ruling. “The First Amendment discrimination laws based on public because of who you are.” prohibits governments from religion. The decision also did not Seventy-two percent of discriminating against citizens address important claims raised in U.S. adults believe that businesses on the basis of religious beliefs,” the case including whether baking should not have the right on Attorney General Jeff Sessions a cake is a kind of expressive act religious grounds to deny services said in a statement. protected by the Constitution’s to customers based on their sexual The decision made it clear free speech guarantee. orientation, a Reuters/Ipsos that even if the court ultimately

Two of the court’s four opinion poll released on Monday rules in a future case that bakers liberals, Stephen Breyer and showed. or other businesses that sell Elena Kagan, joined the five “Our society has come to creative products such as florists conservative justices in the ruling the recognition that gay persons and wedding photographers authored by Justice Anthony and gay couples cannot be treated can avoid punishment under Kennedy, who also wrote the as social outcasts or as inferior anti-discrimination laws, most landmark 2015 decision legalizing in dignity and worth,” Kennedy businesses open to the public gay marriage nationwide. wrote. would have no such defense.

The baker case became a But Kennedy said the Of the 50 states, 21 cultural flashpoint in the United state commission’s hostility including Colorado have antiStates, underscoring the tensions toward religion “was inconsistent discrimination laws protecting gay between gay rights proponents with the First Amendment’s people. and conservative Christians. guarantee that our laws be applied The case marked a test

Both sides claimed a in a manner that is neutral toward for Kennedy, who has authored measure of victory. The couple’s religion.” significant rulings that advanced supporters noted that the ruling In one exchange at a 2014 gay rights but also is a strong embraced the importance of hearing before the commission advocate for free speech rights and gay rights and made it clear cited by Kennedy, former religious freedom. that businesses open to the commissioner Diann Rice said that The litigation, along with public must serve everyone. The “freedom of religion, and religion, similar cases around the country, baker’s lawyers said the ruling has been used to justify all kinds of was part of a conservative emphasized that the government discrimination throughout history, Christian backlash to the Supreme must respect religious beliefs. whether it be slavery, whether it Court’s gay marriage ruling.

“It’s hard to believe that be the Holocaust.”

Trio of astronauts blast off to international space station

A trio of astronauts from Russia, the United States and the European Space Agency blasted off Wednesday for a mission on the International Space Station.

A Russian spacecraft carrying Serena AunonChancellor of NASA, Sergey Prokopyev of Russian space agency Roscosmos and the ESA’s Alexander Gerst, from Germany, lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz booster rocket at 1612 local time (1112 GMT) Wednesday.

The Soyuz MS-09 ship has successfully entered a designated orbit and is set to dock at the space outpost Friday.

The three astronauts will join Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold of NASA and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, who are

The Soyuz- FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS-09 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, June 6, 2018. currently on the station. The with U.S. Ambassador to Russia, mission program includes 250 Jon Huntsman, who attended the experiments in fields such as launch. biology, Earth science, human The agency said in a research, physical sciences and statement that the continuing technology. cooperation in space could help

Roscosmos said its chief repair the strained relationship between the U.S. and Russia.

Dmitry Rogozin met at Baikonur

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addresses an event with Filipino community in Hong Kong, China April 12, 2018

MANILA - A kiss by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on a Filipino woman’s lips while on an official visit in South Korea sparked anger and jokes on Monday, as feminists denounced what they called his “perverted way” of taunting his female critics.

Many Filipinos, however, thought it was a harmless kiss intended to be fun.

The 73-year-old Duterte, whose critics have labeled him a misogynist and say his comments are derogatory and demeaning towards women, dismissed the kiss as just a “gimmick” to entertain supporters at a meet-and-greet event in Seoul.

Social media was abuzz with photos and videos of Duterte on stage before a crowd of Filipinos on Sunday night, when he asked an unidentified audience member to kiss him in exchange for a book he was handing out.

The woman, who admitted she is married and appeared excited to see Duterte in person, agreed.

Duterte then told the cheering crowd of about 3,000: “Don’t take it seriously. It’s just for fun, a gimmick.”

State-run Philippine News Agency identified the woman as Bea Kim and posted a brief video interview with her on its Facebook page.

“There wasn’t malice in it,” she said. “For me, for him, it didn’t mean anything.”

Duterte’s controversial remarks about women include numerous jokes about rape and have incensed activists and foreigners, most notably, Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton. But none have dented the hugely popular leader’s domestic support.

Women’s rights advocates in the Philippines recently launched an online #BabaeAko (I Am A Woman) campaign to send a message that they were not taking Duterte’s “sexist” statements sitting down.

“You don’t have to kiss that woman if you want to entertain people,” said Joms Salvador, secretary-general of Gabriela Women’s Party.

“The fact that you thought that kissing the woman would entertain people...that’s something really sick.”

Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros said that even though the kiss was consensual, it was a “grave abuse of authority”.

Anna Pinili, a churchgoer who considers herself a devout catholic, said Duterte had good intentions, but could have handled it better.

“He should have kissed her on the cheeks instead,” she said.

Father of two Raymond Pascual said people were making too much of a deal of it, and he thought it was just a “simple kiss”.

Making the rounds also on social media was a spoof photo of the same kiss, but with the woman replaced by superimposed image of China’s President Xi Jinping, in an attempt to poke fun at Duterte’s high regard for his Chinese counterpart.

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Property losses mount on Hawaii’s Big Island as lava flow spreads

PAHOA, Hawaii - A river of lava spewing from the foot of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano swallowed about three dozen more homes on the Big Island during a weekend of destruction that brought to nearly 120 the number of dwellings devoured since last month, officials said on Monday.

Mounting property losses were reported a day after five or six people who initially chose to stay in the newly evacuated Kapoho area after road access was cut off were rescued by helicopter, according to the Hawaii County Civil Defense agency.

All but a few of the estimated 500 inhabitants of Kapoho and adjacent Vacationland development are now believed to have fled their homes, an agency spokesman said.

The area lies near the site of a seaside village buried in lava from a 1960 eruption.

The latest damage came from a large lava flow that crept several miles (km) before severing a key highway junction at Kapoho on Saturday and then obliterating about a half dozen blocks of the subdivision over the weekend, the spokesman said.

One finger of the lava poured into a small freshwater lake, boiling away all its water late on Saturday, while another finger spilled into Kapoho Bay on Sunday night, officials said.

Lava destroys a house as it flows into the Pacific Ocean in the Kapoho area, east of Pahoa, during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, U.S., June 4, 2018

On Monday, civil defense opened on May 3. reported a total of 117 homes and About 2,000 residents have other structures destroyed across the been displaced from Leilani since island’s larger lava-stricken region, earlier this month as fountains of as the eruption from Kilauea, one lava and high concentrations of toxic of the world’s most active volcanoes, sulfur dioxide gas continued unabated. continued through its 33rd day.

A mandatory evacuation of much the

About three dozen of those subdivision was imposed last week. structures, mostly private homes and Plumes of volcanic ash vacation rentals, were lost during the belched into the air by periodic daily weekend in Kapoho. The rest were explosions from the crater at Kilauea’s consumed weeks earlier in the larger summit have posed an additional Leilani Estates subdivision several nuisance and a health concern to miles (km) to the west, where lava- nearby communities. spouting fissures in the ground first

So too have airborne volcanic

No early elections in Spain, aide to new PM says

MADRID - Elections would not fix Spain’s problems, a top aide to new Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday, rejecting opposition calls for a snap vote as the minority government prepares to tackle a budget vote and the Catalonia crisis.

Sanchez, whose Socialist party holds just 84 of 350 parliamentary seats, was propelled into office on Friday after an unlikely alliance of antiausterity and nationalist parties backed his bid to oust Mariano Rajoy’s conservatives over a corruption scandal.

“It’s clearly unusual to govern with 84 lawmakers but the political situation remains very fragmented and everything suggests a new election wouldn’t fix that,” Jose Luis Abalos, often described as Sanchez’s righthand man, told COPE radio.

The current legislature is due to end in mid-2020.

But the lack of anything approaching a majority as well as a series of tricky political hurdles - including the Catalan crisis, a still to-be-approved 2018 budget and expectations of stiff opposition from Rajoy’s People’s Party (PP) and the center-right Ciudadanos - make it unclear how long his administration can last.

“The new government is going to be very weak,” analysts from French investment bank Natixis said. “(Its) life expectancy (...) might be very short.”

A Socialist lawmaker acknowledged that situation, saying that while Sanchez was now working on putting together

Spain’s new Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez leaves his office to greet Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko (not pictured) at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, June 4, 2018 a cabinet that wanted to push but is unlikely to have any through social-minded measures, material impact on Spain’s it would likely not last quite till credit profile given the new mid-2020. government’s limited ability to

“We’re not going to either embark on major policy exhaust this legislature,” Adriana initiatives or reverse earlier Lastra told RTVE. reforms,” it said.

Sanchez can at least count Catalan nationalist on healthy growth momentum parties supported Sanchez in in the euro zone’s fourth-largest Friday’s vote, but Abalos told economy, emphasized on Monday COPE there had been no quidwith data showing registered pro-quo negotiations between unemployment fell in May to its the camps, or discussions over lowest level since the financial the fate of politicians jailed for crisis erupted in 2008. their roles in the north eastern

Financial markets also region’s secessionist campaign. welcomed the relatively smooth Nationalists regained handover of power in Madrid, control of the Catalan with Spanish stocks posting government on Saturday, and gains and the yield spread on the said they wanted talks with country’s bonds over benchmark Sanchez and would pursue their German debt falling. bid for independence.

Moody’s rating agency on Sanchez has also said Monday said it would leave its he wants to talk, though he and Baa1 rating of Spain unchanged. his party are opposed to any “The change in independence referendum or government brings a period of secession. heightened political uncertainty,

glass fibers, called “Pele’s hair,” wispy strands carried aloft by the wind from lava fountains and named for the volcano goddess of Hawaiian myth.

Seaside residents and boaters also have been warned to avoid noxious clouds of laze — a term combining the words “lava” and “haze” — formed when lava reacts with seawater to form a mix of acid fumes, steam and glass-like specks.

Lava flows have knocked out telephone and power lines, causing widespread communication outages, and forced the shutdown of a geothermal energy plant that normally provides about a quarter of the island’s electricity.

At the same time, most of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, one of the island’s biggest tourist attractions, remains closed indefinitely due to hazards from ash and volcanic rock ejected from the summit crater, and accompanying earthquakes that have damaged park facilities.

Kilauea’s current upheaval comes on the heels of an eruption cycle that began in 1983 and had continued nearly nonstop for 35 years, destroying more than 200 homes. Scientists say they are unsure whether the latest activity is part of the same eruption phase or a new one, and how long it may last.

Sixty-two dead in Guatemala volcano eruption

MEXICO CITY - The number of fatalities from a massive volcano eruption in Guatemala rose to 62 on Monday, an official in the Central American country said.

Only 13 of the dead have been identified so far, Mirna Zeledon, a spokeswoman for Guatemala’s National Institute of Forensic Sciences told Reuters.

The eruption of Fuego - Spanish for “fire” - on Sunday was the biggest in more than four decades, forcing the closure of Guatemala’s main international airport and dumping ash on thousands of acres (hectares) of coffee farms on the volcano’s slopes.

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Soldier steals armored vehicle, takes it on two-hour ride in Virginia

An armoured personnel carrier (APC), which was purpotedly stolen, drives along a street in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. June 5, 2018, in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media

A soldier stole an armored personnel carrier from a National Guard base in Virginia on Tuesday and took the vehicle on a two-hour drive that ended in a police chase through downtown Richmond, the state capital, state police said.

The unidentified man took the vehicle at about 7:50 p.m. from Fort Pickett, a Army National Guard base in Blackstone, Virginia, state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said in an email to Reuters.

The suspect then drove the military vehicle, which was not equipped with any weaponry, east on Route 460 and then north into Richmond on Interstate 95 at about 40 miles (65 km) per hour, Geller said.

Once in Richmond, several police squads followed the armored personnel carrier, which travels on tracks similar to a tank, through downtown as it headed toward the Capitol building, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

Capitol police officers with combat-style rifles guarded the entrance to Capitol Square as a police helicopter shined a spotlight on the vehicle and police worked to stop traffic, the newspaper reported.

“This is INSANE! Someone has hijacked a ‘Tank-like’ vehicle from Fort Pickett and just drove it by our apartment!,” Parker Slaybaugh, the communications director for the Virginia Speaker of the House, said on Twitter.

At about 9:40 p.m. local time, the driver drove the armored vehicle onto a median and was surrounded by police, ending the 60-mile (95 km) pursuit, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

Police tased the suspect, who was identified as a military soldier, Virginia State Police spokeswoman Keeli Hill said during a news conference.

No crashes or injuries occurred during the incident, Geller said.

Charges are pending against the man, who was in state police custody, she said.

Pressuring May, UK’s Labour tries to force new single market deal

LONDON - The opposition Labour Party has thrown down the gauntlet to Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit, urging lawmakers to defeat her in parliament by backing a proposal for Britain to stay in the EU’s single market after leaving the bloc.

Ten months before Britain is due to leave the European Union, May is struggling to unite her party and government over a Brexit strategy. She also faces a parliament where some lawmakers want to force her to go back on promises to leave the bloc’s single market and customs union.

By tabling a new amendment to May’s Brexit blueprint, the EU withdrawal bill, Labour puts the single market back at the center of a debate that could shape Britain’s trading relationships for years to come.

It also challenges many of its own lawmakers who want Britain to have an even stronger relationship with the EU and stay in its European Economic Area.

The move further muddies the water over a vote next week on the EU withdrawal bill, which May needs to pass to sever ties with the bloc and “copy and paste” its laws into British legislation so the country can function after March next year.

It first hangs on whether the amendment will even be accepted and debated in parliament on June 12. Then it comes down to whether it can get the numbers to defeat the government.

The amendment calls on the government to negotiate full access to the EU’s single market, to keep common minimum standards, rights and protections, to share joint institutions and regulations, and ensure there are no new impediments to trade, while retaining control over immigration.

That combination could potentially break with one of the EU’s “four freedoms” — movement

A Britain’s and some European flags are hung outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2017 of workers, goods, capital and had lobbied for the party to services — that underpin access support an amendment to keep to the single market.

Britain in the EEA, retaining full

“Labour will only accept access to the single market in a Brexit deal that delivers the return for making payments and benefits of the single market and accepting the four freedoms. protects jobs and living standards,” Labour lawmaker Chuka Keir Starmer, Labour’s Brexit Umunna accused the leadership of policy chief, said on Tuesday. trying to wreck that amendment

The move ignites the and preventing what would be a latest battle in a long series of painful government defeat after conflicts waged in both parties, some Conservative lawmakers the two houses of parliament had suggested they could vote for and across a deeply divided the EEA on June 12. country since it voted in a 2016 `But Seema Malhotra, another referendum to leave the bloc.

Labour lawmaker, said the move

A struggle in May’s team could unite the party. Britain’s of ministers over future customs next election is not due until 2022. arrangements with the EU has “We are running out of all but stalled Brexit negotiations, time on how we move forward and there is little time left. The as a country after Brexit with a EU is expecting her to have made government too divided make a progress by a summit later this decision,” Malhotra told Reuters. month and both sides want to “Parliament is now taking a lead reach a deal by October. in setting the direction of travel

On Wednesday in that is right for the economy.” parliament, she again defended Starmer told the BBC he her government’s deliberations, believed the EU would be open to saying her ministers would negotiating a new deal if Britain publish a policy document on dropped its red lines. The bloc has Britain’s future relationship with said countries must accept its four the EU. But she did not say when. freedoms that must be maintained

The Conservative Party for access to the single market. attacked Labour’s amendment, He called on the party to saying it “shattered their promise unite around the new amendment, to respect the referendum result”. saying the EEA model would not

It also has caused ripples work as it did not include access in Labour, where some lawmakers to the EU’s customs union.

‘Alien asteroid’ may be the oldest object in the solar system

An “alien asteroid” ago. that circles the sun in the “It is a strong giant gas planet Jupiter’s candidate for the oldest orbital path, but hurtling object in the solar system,” astronomer Fathi in the opposite direction, is said the first-known permanent Namouni of Observatoire de resident of our solar system la Côte d’Azur in France.

The asteroid, called that astronomers have concluded originated in (514107) 2015 BZ509 or “BZ” another star system. for short, measures nearly R e s e a r c h e r s 2 miles (3 km) wide. Its said on Monday a close composition is unknown. examination of the asteroid’s BZ orbits in the opposite orbit indicated it formed direction of all the planets elsewhere and was captured and nearly everything else by gravitational forces when in the solar system, called a our solar system — the sun, retrograde orbit. planets and various other The first-known objects — formed from a interstellar interloper, a swirling cloud of gas and cigar-shaped object called dust about 4.5 billion years ‘Oumuamua spotted last year

passing through the solar system, differed from BZ.

“If the solar system had a consular service and could issue visas to incoming asteroids, then ‘Oumuamua had only a short-stay visa whereas BZ was issued a green card,” signifying permanent-resident status, Namouni said.

BZ, observed with ground-based telescopes in Hawaii and Arizona, apparently tumbled into interstellar space when the star system where it formed interacted with other systems in a tightly packed star cluster.

“The solar system

“This discovery tells formed in a star cluster where each star has its own us that the solar system is planets and asteroids. The likely to be home to more close proximity of the star extra-solar asteroids and systems, assisted by their comets captured early in its gravitational interactions, history. Some of these objects helped remove and capture may have collided with the Earth in the past possibly asteroids,” Namouni said.

“The motion of the carrying water, biomolecules asteroid is synchronized or even organic material,” with that of Jupiter. They Morais added. complete an orbit around The researchers the sun in the same amount said a few dozen other of time while moving in solar system objects with opposite directions,” said retrograde orbits are being astronomer Helena Morais investigated as possible of Universidade Estadual “alien asteroids.”

The research was Paulista in Brazil.

BZ may be pertinent published in the Monthly of the Royal in discussions about life’s Notices origins on Earth.

Astronomical Society: Letters.

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Jury says Samsung must pay $539M for copying parts of iPhone

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A jury has decided Samsung must pay Apple $539 million in damages for illegally copying some of the iPhone’s features to lure people into buying its competing products.

The verdict reached Thursday is the latest twist in a legal battle that began in 2011.

Apple contends Samsung wouldn’t have emerged as the world’s leading seller of smartphones if it hadn’t ripped off the technology powering the pioneering iPhone in developing a line of similar devices running on Google’s Android software.

Previous rulings had already determined that Samsung infringed on some of Apple’s patents, but the amount of damages owed has been hanging in legal limbo. Another jury convened for a 2012 trial had determined Samsung should pay Apple $1.05 billion, but U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh reduced that amount to $548 million.

The issue escalated to the U.S. Supreme Court , which determined in 2016 that a lower court needed to re-examine $399 million of the $548 million. That ruling was based on the concept that the damages shouldn’t be based on all the profits that the South Korean electronics giant rung up from products

that copied the iPhone because its infringement may only have violated a few patents.

Apple had argued it was owed more than $1 billon while Samsung contended the $399 million should be slashed to $28 million. The revised damages figure represents a victory for Apple, even though it isn’t as much as the Cupertino, California, company had sought.

“Today’s decision flies in the face of a unanimous Supreme Court ruling in favor of Samsung on the scope of design patent damages,” Samsung said in a statement. “We will consider all options to obtain an outcome that

does not hinder creativity and fair competition for all companies and consumers.”

An eight-person jury came up with the new amount following a one-week trial and four days of deliberation in a San Jose, California, federal courthouse.

Apple expressed gratitude to the jury for agreeing “that Samsung should pay for copying our products.”

“This case has always been about more than money,” a company statement said. “Apple ignited the smartphone revolution with iPhone and it is a fact that Samsung blatantly copied our design.”

U.S. adds 15,000 visas for seasonal non-farm workers

WASHINGTON The Trump administration will make available an additional 15,000 H-2B visas, meant for temporary non-agricultural workers, this fiscal year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.

The increase would help relieve U.S. businesses that depend on seasonal labor during the busy summer tourist season. Many of them had complained that a visa shortage was pushing them toward economic ruin.

The U.S. government had issued 66,000 such visas this year, through a lottery for the first time, versus the usual first-come, firstserved basis. Businesses which usually receive enough visas for temporary workers reported this year that many of their applications had been denied.

“The limitations on H-2B visas were originally meant to protect American workers, but when we enter a situation where the program unintentionally harms American businesses it needs to be reformed,” DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in a statement.

Last year the Trump administration increased the number of H-2B visas by 15,000 for fiscal 2017.

U.S. law caps the number of H-2B visas at 66,000 per year, divided into the summer and winter seasons, but in this year’s omnibus spending bill, Congress allowed for an increase.

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Software and stealth: how carmakers hike spare parts prices LONDON/PARIS Carmakers including Renault, Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot have boosted revenues by over $1 billion in the past decade by using sophisticated pricing software, according to sales presentations prepared by the software vendor, Accenture, and other documents filed in a court case.

The software works, Accenture told prospective clients, by identifying which spare parts in a manufacturer’s range customers would be content to pay more for, how much to raise prices by and which prices should not be hiked.

The latter would include, for example, radiators and body parts that may feature in French automotive insurer group SRA’s basket of parts that measures them for inflation, according to a court filing by the software creator, Laurent Boutboul.

Documents relating to the case were obtained by French news site Mediapart and shared with Reuters and

EIC, a network of European investigative news outlets.

The client presentations and court complaints seen by Reuters cover the period 2009 to 2015.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) acknowledged still using the Partneo software but Reuters was unable to determine which other car makers, if any, currently use it.

Accenture denied its software was unfair to motorists and said its focus was on increasing clients’ efficiency.

“Solutions of this type, which enable companies to assess and manage their products, are commonplace across industries. They help companies analyze spare part visibility and availability,” it said in a statement.

Boutboul is claiming 33 million euros from Accenture over what he says is damage to his reputation because Accenture broke European competition rules.

He says it did this by using non-public information taken from

Vehicles are seen at a Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen factory before it starts up production in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, September 6, 2016 Renault to help configure the pricing systems it set up for PSA and potentially other manufacturers. His lawsuit did not specify the exact information.

Boutboul’s lawyer said Boutboul could not comment on the details of an ongoing legal action.

Accenture said it rejected his claims.

Renault, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Peugeot said their pricing strategies for

spare parts were legal, did not take advantage of car owners and were focused on efficiency and ensuring availability for motorists.

Peugeot said in a statement its replacement parts strategy “consists in offering ranges of spare parts that meet the needs of all customers, regardless of their budget, at the highest level of reliability and safety.”

Renault said it “strives to provide its

customers with a wide variety of quality spare parts, the price of which is calculated based on parameters that Renault considers fair and equitable”.

JLR said it used Partneo to “deliver consistency in pricing across our spare parts range to ensure that we are appropriately priced against our competition”.

France’s competition regulator said it had examined the software and did not see a reason to open a full antitrust investigation, without explaining its thinking.

Renault said it was unaware of any of its non-public pricing information being shared with other carmakers. PSA said it rejected Boutboul’s accusations, but did not answer detailed questions about how its software was configured.

Accenture said its pricing software, called Partneo “does not share confidential or sensitive data between clients”.

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Should you reboot your router like the FBI says?

Last week, the FBI recommended rebooting home and small office routers that could have been infected with disruptive malware, allegedly by sophisticated state-backed Russian hackers . An estimated half million routers and networkattached storage devices have been infected.

But even the FBI acknowledges this step will only “temporarily disrupt” the malware.

Here are some questions and answers about the situation: Q: How can I tell if my router is infected?

A: Short answer: You probably can’t. Routers aren’t very consumer-friendly, and most people lack the ability to get deep enough inside the device to tell if it’s infected.

Q: If my router was infected and I reboot, is it safe?

A: No. Turning an infected router off and on again only removes some of the malware — such as elements that could snoop on your internet activity or even overwrite the basic code on your router, thus “bricking” it (that is, turning it into an inoperable brick). The core infection persists on reboot and there’s no simple way to delete it.

The good news is that last week, the FBI seized of the command-and-control server that sends instructions to the infected routers, disrupting the zombie network that could be used to mount a crippling internet-based attack. The bad news is that the persistent malware is in listening mode, awaiting instructions. “So all the cards are still on the table,” said Craig Williams of Cisco’s Talos cyberthreat intelligence team, which identified the operation it calls VPNFilter.

Q: Why can’t I completely remove the malware from my router?

A: For starters, routers are difficult for ordinary users to fiddle with. They have publicly known vulnerabilities that aren’t easy for average users to patch and typically aren’t equipped with antivirus software packages or intrusion protection systems. That said, if you can update your router’s “firmware” to the latest version — something you can often do via the router’s phone app or web interface — you should. It may not fix the problem, but it won’t hurt and may help.

Q: Which devices are affected and where can I learn more?

A: Cisco identified these companies as makers of affected devices: Linksys, Mikrotik, Netgear, TPLink and QNAP. It said most of the infected routers are in Ukraine. You can find more details from Talos and the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team . The FBI says it has nothing new to report beyond the announcement it put out Friday.

Plane tickets are about to get more expensive

Flying to the beach may be more expensive this summer.

Rising fuel prices are pressuring airline profits. That means airlines will charge higher airfare.

It’s difficult to predict how much more expensive seats will become or the timing of fare increases, but the message is the unanimous from the major carriers.

“Consumers will pay more to travel because of higher fuel costs,” said Henry Harteveldt, a travel analyst and the founder of Atmosphere Research Group. “I think it will affect summer travel for people who have not already booked their flights.”

Airlines have a few ways to build in higher fuel expenses, he explained. Some might raise base fares by up to $10, especially on long distance flights or business class seats. Others might add fuel surcharges or sell fewer seats at the cheapest prices.

Earlier this week, the Paul Jacobson told analysts.

International Air Transport “When the cost of that product Association, a global industry changes, we have to adapt group, cut its 2018 profit forecast to the appropriate demand by 12% from the start of the year, environment and the pricing.” blaming rising fuel and labor United (UAL) also costs. expects more expensive fares.

Brent crude, the global “When fuel prices go up, fares oil benchmark, is up 12% this tend to go up, which is natural in year to around $75 a barrel. most businesses,” president Scott

Carriers are already Kirby said at a conference last telling Wall Street that fliers week. “That does happen now, should prepare for higher prices. finally, in the airline industry.”

“If indeed this is where Airlines are in demand fuel prices are going to stay, I this summer travel season would expect you would see because of a strong US economy higher fares to consumers over and healthy international growth. time,” American Airlines (AAL) At the same time, airlines haven’t CEO Doug Parker told analysts added that much more capacity. in April.

“You have a lot of people

Delta (DAL) lowered its chasing a small increase in seats. profit forecast on Wednesday. It That always leads to higher said fuel prices were up around prices,” Harteveldt said.

50% from last year and 12% since But strong competition the beginning of the quarter. between carriers should limit

The company hinted that extreme price swings: “They higher fares were on the way. know that if they raise fares too

“We have to be a high, demand will fall off.” business that gets paid for the cost of our product,” Delta CEO

The price for lunch with Warren Buffett: $3.3million

An anonymous bidder has agreed to pay $3.3million at auction to have a private lunch with Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

The winning bid came near the end of a five-day online auction on eBay to benefit the Glide Foundation, a San Francisco charity that serves people who are poor, homeless or battling substance abuse.

It was the third highest price in the 19 years Buffett has offered lunch, near the record $3,456,789 bid in both the 2012 and 2016 auctions. This year’s auction drew 136 bids from just six bidders before ending on Friday night.

The auction helps cover Glide’s $20 million annual budget, which goes toward providing roughly 750,000 free meals, shelter, HIV and Hepatitis C tests, job training, and children’s day care and afterschool programs.

“Glide really takes people who have hit rock bottom

and helps bring them back,” Buffett said in a statement.

Buffett, 87, has raised $29.6 million for Glide through the 19 auctions.

His first wife Susan, who died in 2004, introduced him to Glide after volunteering there.

The Reverend Cecil Williams, 88, Glide’s charismatic cofounder, remains a minister at its affiliated church.

“The $3.3 million is an extraordinary gift, not just the money but the fact that Warren Buffett lends his name and reputation and shines a light on the work Glide does,” Glide’s president, Karen Hanrahan, said by phone. “Demand for our services is skyrocketing, in this city of innovation and wealth.”

The winning bidder and up to seven friends can dine with Buffett at the Smith & Wollensky steak house in Manhattan.

Buffett will discuss anything apart from what he might invest in next.

Ted Weschler, a hedge fund manager, paid a combined

Warren Buffett $5.25 million to win the 2010 and 2011 auctions, and later joined Berkshire as one of Buffett’s investment managers.

Berkshire has more than 90 businesses in the insurance, energy, food and retail, industrial, railroad, real estate and other sectors, and also invests in companies such as Apple Inc, Wells Fargo & Co and Coca-Cola Co.

Talks end with China warning trade benefits at risk if U.S. imposes tariffs

BEIJING - China warned the United States on Sunday that any agreements reached on trade and business between the two countries will be void if Washington implements tariffs and other trade measures, as the two ended their latest round of talks in Beijing.

A short statement, carried by the official Xinhua news agency, made no mention of any specific new agreements after U.S. Commerce Secretary

Wilbur Ross met Chinese Vice concrete progress,” the state Premier Liu He. news agency said, adding

It referred instead to details would be subject to a consensus they reached last “final confirmation by both month in Washington, when parties”.

China agreed to increase The United States and significantly its purchases of China have threatened tit-forU.S. goods and services. tat tariffs on goods worth up to “To implement $150 billion each. the consensus reached in Xinhua said China’s Washington, the two sides attitude had been consistent have had good communication and that it was willing to in various areas such as increase imports from all agriculture and energy, and countries, including the United have made positive and States.

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IMMEDIATE OPENING GROUP CONTROLLER* Requirements: •Professional Accounting Designation, CPA/CA or equivalent.

•At least 10 years post qualification experience in the Hospitality Industry.

•At least 5 years management/supervisory experience as Financial Controller at a full service luxury property.

•At least 5 years of international multi-unit property & Strata experience.

•Advanced knowledge and skills in various computer systems and IT management •Complete understanding of Executive Level functions.

•Demonstrated understanding of interdepartmental relations and expectations in the luxury hotel market.

•Sound knowledge of American Accounting Plans and Standards.

•Previous and in-depth experience, understanding and application of management and all other contracts.

•Solid experience overseeing all areas of Accounting from A/P, A/R, General Ledger, Credit, Collections, Audit, Inventory control, Payroll, Budgeting, Costing, P&L preparation and analysis, etc.

•Ability to inspire, develop and train people at all levels for success and promotion.

Duties Include: •Training & Managing the Financial Controllers, accounting departments and provide guidance for overseeing the staff.

•Assisting executive management, ownership and related associations with the reviews of financial reports, detailed analysis and business outlook.

•Directing Financial Controllers in the preparation and consolidation of financial budgets and projections.

•Guiding Financial Controllers to Prepare, present and provide interpretation of operational reports as they impact the business finances.

•Developing and maintaining chart of accounts and master lists.

•Developing and enforcing Internal Controls and Standard Operating Procedures •Actively involved in yield management and revenue enhancement.

•Coordinating internal and external audits as needed.

Salary 65K-70K Per Annum LAUNDRY DRIVER Requirements: •Technical Service Skills •Upselling Duties include: Operates guest courtesy shuttle •Greets guests and welcomes them to the island •Makes scheduled courtesy van pick-ups and drop offs in accordance with schedule •Follows safety rules and regulations when operating the vehicles •Assists guests with baggage •Keeps current on and promotes accommodations, services and area attractions •Responds to guest inquiries for information •Maintains the hotel vehicles ensuring immaculate condition at all times •Provides valet parking services (if applicable) •Maintains valet parking board •Secures keys and releases cars in accordance with policy •Runs resort errands as requested •Makes deliveries and pick-ups in accordance with schedule LANDSCAPER/GROUNDSKEEPER Requirement: •Knowledge of safe and proper use of equipment and materials.

•Able to stand, bend and reach for extended periods (up to 4 hours).

•Able to lift 50 lbs; ability to lift 25 lbs on a regular and continuing basis •Able to work outdoors for duration of shift, in all weather conditions (heat, winds, rain).

Responsibility: •Plant and landscape all areas according to resort standards.

•Ensure all plants are kept healthy through proper watering, pruning, fertilization, weed and disease control.

•Report any areas of concern to the Landscaping Manager.

•Ensure all work is carried out safely and efficiently and in compliance with any applicable regulations.

•Ensure all equipment, materials and supplies are used in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.

•Ensure all work areas are kept clean, tidy and safe.

•Other duties as may be requested or required by department or other manager.

DEMI CHEF DE PARTIE* Requirements: •Minimum 3 years cooking experience in a luxury hotel environment.

•Proven experience in various sections of the kitchen.

•Accuracy and attention to detail.

•Able to stand for long periods of time.

•Able to carry up to 20kgs.

•Able to handle a fast paced environment and be able to work under pressure.

•Must be organized and detailed oriented.

•Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.

•Tertiary culinary qualification preferred.

•Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts Duties Include: •Assist with ensuring mis-en-place is set for all stations of outlet kitchen.

•Ability to read recipes, check food presentations and displays with precision.

•Assist with checking the quality of the product to ensure the standards for food service are maintained.

•Show precision cuts and knife use.

•Demonstrate ability to cook meat, fish and vegetables with the correct method and temperature.

•Ensure the correct rotation and storage of products for quality selection.

•Assist with ensuring the Kitchen is kept clean and sanitary.

•Follow directions from the Executive Sous Chef or other Kitchen management with accuracy.

•Communicate any defects in kitchen equipment to the Executive Sous Chef.

•In addition, other duties as may be required as directed by your Manager.

Starting salary $7 per hour not including service charge Labourer* Duties Include: •General laborer duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager.

•Willingness to work varying schedules, split shifts, nights, weekends and holidays.

Salary $6.25 an hour not including service charge.

LAUNDRY TECHNICIAN* Requirements: •Knowledge of safe and proper use of equipment and materials.

•Able to stand, bend and reach for extended periods.

•Able to lift 50 lbs.

Duties include: •Install and maintain all kitchen and laundry plants and equipment.

•Perform inspections of operating machinery, equipment and systems.

•Calibrate and adjust all gas-fired equipment.

•Perform inspections of operating machinery, equipment and systems.

•Keep a par stock inventory of materials used regularly.

•Ensure all work areas are kept clean, tidy and safe.

•Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with fire and safety regulations and all government guidelines.

•Ensure equipment is used according to manufacturer’s recommendations and ensure all equipment is in good repair.

•Work closely with Executive Chef to prepare preventive maintenance for all kitchen plant and equipment and with Chief Engineer for preventive maintenance of laundry plant and equipment.

•Other duties as may be requested or required by department or other manager.

STEWARDING TRAINEE MANAGER Requirements: •Looking for a bright, ambitious and focused person who wants to grow in the field of stewarding.

•Must have a passion or interest in working in the kitchens, equipment, food productions, sanitation, hygiene and safety.

•Must be willing to work late evenings beyond midnight as major banqueting events and functions require. Must be willing and able to assist in organizing and delegating large banquet functions.

•Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts including Saturdays and Sundays.

Duties Include: •Ensures the maintenance of clean, sanitized kitchen by supervising steward personnel •Issuing cleaning supplies to stewards, checking usage and making adjustments •Ensuring that kitchen floors and

*POSITIONS MARKED WITH (*) ARE POSITIONS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER.

Interested applicants can apply in person at The Palms’ Human Resources Department on Monday through Friday between 9am – 5pm. Please bring along with you an updated resume that will be attached to your completed application form. Applicants can also email their resumes to careers@thepalmstc.com, no later than end of day Friday, May 4th, 2018.

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at 946-8666.

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IMMEDIATE OPENING walk-ins are clean • Monitoring cafeteria and provide assistance to kitchen personnel during set-up and clean-up Working with the Food & Beverage Director banquet orders •Conducting regular inventory of and ensuring proper amounts china, dishes etc. are available •Assisting in ensuring the training of and proper use daily of all safety, hygiene and sanitation STEWARD* Duties Include: •Clean & sanitize all areas of the kitchen •Operate dishwashing machine in a safe, accident free manner •Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts Starting salary $6.25 per hour not including service charge.

•standards of cleanliness and organization are met at all times in assigned areas.

•Responsibility for care and maintenance of all equipment and machinery •Restock linens and amenities on carts •Run needed items to guest floors •Assist housekeepers as required Starting salary $6.25 not including service charge.

POOL AND BEACH ATTENDANT* Requirements: •Must be able to work in all outdoor element, rain, sun, etc. as required •Must be able to work long hours on feet •Must be able to lift 30lbs or more •Must be trained and certified in CPR, First Aid. •Life guard experience is a plus •Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts Duties Include: •Creating a luxury guest experience through delivery of high level service for all pool and beach services Starting salary $6.25 per hour not including service charge.

SECURITY OFFICER Requirement: •Knowledge of and certified for CPR/First Aid and AED. •Good written and oral communication skills •Organization-ability to prioritize needs and effectively handle incidents and emergency situations •Detail orientation-ability to notice small items and conditions that impact the facility, operation and service Duties include: Patrol all areas of the resort, staff housing, corporate center and/or other areas assigned, ensuring safety and security of all persons and property.

During patrols, all assigned checks of property and conditions will be completed, defects reported and documentation completed.

•During patrols and/or as assigned, conduct lighting inspections and other checks of equipment and physical conditions.

•Conduct employee bag and vehicle checks; assist and support outside security staff in this and other duties.

•Conduct nightly vacant room checks.

•Respond to and handle all incidents in a timely, professional and efficient manner, minimizing inconvenience to guests and/or other affected persons and defusing volatile situations.

•Complete incident reports as needed, ensuring all necessary written and photographic documentation, with thoroughness and accuracy.

•Dispense first aid as required and keep log of all first aid cases and supplies provided; maintain continuous certification in CPR/First Aid and AED. •Staff the security booth at employee entrance; monitor CCTV systems.

•Receive, secure and properly document lost and found items.

•Properly handle distribution of vehicle, retail and other keys, immediately and accurately maintaining logs/recordkeeping.

•Communicate all security incidents to the Security Manager and Manager on Duty or Hotel Manager in a timely manner.

•Gather information within the resort and/or from external sources to keep the Security Manager and others informed of issues and potential problems.

•Assist guests, employees and other persons during emergency situations and/or evacuations.

•Complete all required training and attend all required meetings.

•Ensure all work areas are kept clean, tidy and safe.

•Other duties as requested or required by department or any manager.

EXCLUSIVE RESORT CONCIERGE Requirements: •Able to use computer systems accurately and efficiently.

•Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal •Excellent attention to detail

Duties include: •Pre-arrival: o Communicate with guests, responding to all received messages from guests and company (Exclusive Resorts) within 24 hours. o Plan itinerary/activities and reservations as requested. o Handle pre-arrival grocery shopping and delivery in accordance with guest request. o Check rooms to ensure everything (maintenance, housekeeping and amenities) is correct according to Exclusive Resorts and Regent Palms standards.

•At arrival, greet and room guests according to all standards of Exclusive Resorts and Regent Palms, providing thorough orientation to the residence(s) and services for members.

•Provide professional and courteous service to Exclusive Resorts members related to their use of the property and enjoyment of surrounding attractions.

•Ensure all housekeeping standards are met in accordance with the rules and regulations of Exclusive Resorts, coordinating with housekeeping department as needed.

•Available on a 7-day per week basis for members in-residence service requests, including readily available via cell phone and/landline for all member travel needs.

•Manage and coordinate Special Events for member Special Events.

•Maintain par levels of consumables and recommends purchases; provide a monthly inventory of consumables.

•Provide Exclusive Resorts with bi-annual inventory of OS & E (operating supplies & equipment) and recommend purchases.

•Receive any shipment of supplies and stores and/or stocks appropriately in residences.

•Conduct tours of units as a representative of Exclusive Resorts for prospective members.

•Communicate with Exclusive Resorts managers and representatives on a timely basis for required reports, paperwork or to update on issues.

•Fulfill all duties of Regent Palms concierge for non-Exclusive Resorts guests, including but not limited, to: •Greet all guests at all times with a warm welcome using guest name; always project a positive personal presence with appearance, demeanor and body language.

•Advise guests of points of interests and other information about surrounding area; book restaurants, tours and other services for guests accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring complete and timely communication of such to the guest.

•Answer telephone within three rings, using warm and courteous greeting and using guest name if known; handle response and/ or transfer accurately and efficiently and in accordance with resort standards.

•Handle all service requests and guest complaint calls courteously and efficiently, maintaining all recordkeeping required and completing follow-up in accordance with departmental policy.

•Be fully aware of all VIPs, special requests and guest’s history/ preferences to ensure a high level of guest recognition and personalized service.

•Maximize revenue through upselling and cross-selling of resort services and amenities.

•Complete opening and/or closing duties as required by shift; complete designated reports/updates during shift as requested and ensure thorough and accurate handover between shifts to ensure seamless service to the guest.

•Maintain updated knowledge of all systems and procedures used within department.

•Maintain all areas in a clean and organized manner.

•Works in front desk and telephone/guest relations areas as needed and/or assigned.

•In addition, other duties as may be requested or required by department or other manager.

*POSITIONS MARKED WITH (*) ARE POSITIONS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER.

Interested applicants can apply in person at The Palms’ Human Resources Department on Monday through Friday between 9am – 5pm. Please bring along with you an updated resume that will be attached to your completed application form. Applicants can also email their resumes to careers@thepalmstc.com, no later than end of day Friday, May 4th, 2018.

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at 946-8666.

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Beaches Turks & Caicos Announces Real Madrid Football Clinics at the Turks & Caicos Islands Football Association

Real Madrid Football Clinics Speakers

On Tuesday, June 5th, as to promote and disseminate all the Beaches Turks & Caicos hosted a press cultural aspects linked to sport. Today, conference at its Caribbean Village the foundation has ongoing projects to announce the partnership of Real occurring in 103 countries, and work Madrid Foundation and the Sandals with over 90,000 beneficiaries per Foundation to bring football clinics year. to the Caribbean in 2019. This would Sitting on the press panel include both Beaches Resort homes - were the Executive Director of Negril (Jamaica) and Providenciales, Sandals Foundation - Heidi Clarke, as part of the Beaches “Liv+ Events” General Manager of Beaches Turks & Programme, based on limited edition Caicos - James McAnnally, Campus events and guest experiences centered and Clinics Area Manager of Real around sports, music, culture, culinary, Madrid Foundation- Andres Muntaner voluntourism, and social interest.

Borrajo, Turks & Caicos Islands

The Real Madrid Foundation Minister of Health, Agriculture, is an extension of the Spanish Sports and Human Services- Hon. Real Madrid Football Clinics Group Shot With Kids professional football club, Real Edwin Astwood, and TCIFA President youth.”

Madrid, implemented to develop - Sonia Fulford.

The Turks & Caicos Islands social and cultural awareness “We believe that engaging clinic is scheduled to take place at programs throughout Spain, and children through sports fosters the TCIFA National Academy on May other parts of the world. Its main discipline, leadership, patience, 22-28, 2019, and expect to continue objective is to promote the values respect and self confidence; which are annually. The clinics will be made inherent in sport, and the latter’s all essential qualities to the personal available to 100 paying Beaches Resort role as an educational tool capable development of children,” expressed guests, and offered free of charge to of contributing to the comprehensive McAnnally. “Sports also gives children 50 local children and 30 local coaches, development of the personality of exposure and access to opportunities, introducing high performance skills, those who practice it. In addition, as including scholarships, that they may education, and life skills. Participants a means of social integration of those not otherwise receive. We use football will be chosen without regard to their who find themselves suffering from to create good values and contribute to gender or ability. any form of marginalization, as well the whole development of today’s

President Fulford commented,

“This is a significant achievement, not only for both foundations, but for the TCIFA as well.” “We, the executive committee and staff of TCIFA would like to thank the Real madrid Foundation and Sandals Foundation for including us in this partnership, and providing our coaches and players an opportunity to expand on their development, ultimately raising the profile of our organization. We embrace this opportunity! We’re ready to work!”

TCIFA prepares for the final events of the 6th Annual “Football For Friendship” held in Moscow Russia

Thais Burgess

Candia Ewing

For the very first time young players from all 211 FIFA Member Association countries will meet on the same field. Over 5,700 miles away from home, 12-year old South Caicos native, Irener Moline, gears up for a fun filled week of educational and football activities. Moline, who dreams of one day becoming a professional football player, will engage with hundreds of other 12 year olds from across the globe, in promoting the key human values - friendship, equality, peace, and respect for different cultures and nationalities. “This is like a dream. I would like to thank TCIFA for believing that I could represent our country on such a huge stage. I am nervous as it is a long way from home, and I’ve never travelled that far. But, I’m excited to meet the other participants, who are my age, and from so many different backgrounds. I am also excited about all the new things I’ll learn, from this exposure,” expressed the Turks & Caicos ambassador.

Football For Friendship (F4F), implemented by Gazprom, is the international children’s social programme supported by FIFA and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The programme commenced in February, with an Open Draw for the F4F World Championship. A number of educational and social celebrations were held throughout the world leading up to the key events being hosted in Moscow Russia from June 8-15. The 8-day stretch will unfold 3 days of an International Friendship Camp where 14-16 year old coaches, supervised by famous football players, will guide the young players (ambassadors); followed by the F4F World Championship. The 32 teams of young players competing in the championship were formed using the F4F principles; i.e. athletes of different nationalities, genders and physical abilities will play on one team; each team named after an endangered animal found on the continents of the world. Concluding the events are the

Irener Moline International F4F Children’s Forum, and the most anticipated visit to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony and Football Match.

Accompanying Moline to Moscow are Thais Burgess (young journalist), Candia Ewing (adult journalist) and Drani Saunders (TCIFA Executive Member responsible for youth football). Burgess will join the F4F International Children’s Press Center to follow Moline’s journey, amongst 5,000 other media representatives covering the events.

The F4F International Children’s Press Center will also see young journalists, 12 years old, from all 211 FIFA Member Association Countries.

“I will be exposed to so much more than I can describe. I am thrilled that I will get to experience new cultures as well as meet new people and make new friends. It is important to hear the voice of the youth and promote the values of equality and sportsmanship.

I know that this experience will change

Drani Saunders my life. The experience is sure to be surreal,” said Burgess.

Commenting on this wonderful initiative, TCIFA’s President was effusive on the opportunities being given to young children involved in Football in the Turks and Caicos Islands. “Both Irener and Thais are players within our programs and we are elated that they are being provided with this opportunity. It is not only an avenue to spread the word about our island and the talent we produce, but it is an initiative that will go miles in developing these players on the field but more importantly, develop and assist in their growth as high achieving young ladies off the field. We wish the entire traveling delegation safe travels and we are confident that they will all make us proud”

For more information, please contact TCIFA Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Candia Ewing, at 946-5532 or cewingtcifa@ gmail.com

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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ plummets to $29 million second weekend

LOS ANGELES - “Solo: A Star Wars Story” continues to falter at the box office.

Disney and Lucasfilm’s latest brought in $29.3 million from 4,381 locations over the three-day period.

With a 65 percent decline from its $84 million three-day launch, “Solo’s” second weekend fell short of its predecessors. The first “Star Wars” anthology film, “Rogue One,” made $64 million in its second weekend in 2016, while 2017’s “The Last Jedi” earned $71 million in its sophomore weekend.

Its second-weekend total brings “Solo’s” domestic tally to $149.5 million. “Solo” made $60 million this weekend, including $30.3 million overseas. Its cumulative total is now $264 million. The Han Solo origin story earned a disappointing $103 million in North America over its four-day holiday opening weekend and stalled out with $68.2 million overseas.

While that was enough to win “Solo” the weekend, the third frame of “Deadpool 2” didn’t fall too far behind. The 20th Century Fox tentpole continued to fend off the competition, landing in second place with $23.8 million from 4,161 screens. To date, the Ryan Reynolds-led sequel has made $255 million in North America.

Meanwhile, “Adrift” was able to narrowly edge out “Avengers: Infinity War” for third place. STX’s “Adrift,” starring Shailene Woodley and

Director of the movie Ron Howard signs autographs at the premiere for the movie “Solo: A Star Wars Story” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 10, 2018 Sam Claflin, anchored in $11.5 million Paramount Pictures’ comedy starring when it expanded to 3,015 locations Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice this weekend. The drama is currently Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen averaging a 71 percent score on Rotten has made $47 million at the North Tomatoes, as well as a B CinemaScore. American box office.

“Infinity War” secured $10.5 BH Tilt’s “Upgrade” debuted million from 3,570 screens during its on par with estimates. The R-rated sixth outing, bringing its domestic tally thriller bowed with $4.5 million on up to $643 million. Internationally, the 1,457 screens. It currently boasts an Marvel and Disney film brought in 85 percent critics score on Rotten another $24.3 million this weekend. Tomatoes, along with a 91 percent That brings its worldwide tally up to audience rating. $1.96 billion, making it the fourth The final wide release of the biggest release of all time. weekend was Johnny Knoxville’s

“Book Club” rounded out the “Action Point,” which landed with $2.2 top five, earning $6.6 million from million in 2,032 locations. The comedy 3,169 screens during its third weekend. is not faring well critically either,

holding a 17 percent Rotten Tomatoes average and C+ CinemaScore.

In 10th place, MGM and Lionsgate-Pantelion’s “Overboard” notched $2 million at 1,228 locations.

With $45.5 million in five weeks, the Eugenio Derbez and Anna Farisstarrer is now Pantelion’s highest grossing film to date, surpassing 2013’s “Instructions Not Included.”

At the specialty box office, “RBG” — the documentary centered on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg — had another strong weekend with a haul of $1.1 million in 432 locations. With its domestic tally at $7.8 million, “RBG” surpassed “I Am Not Your Negro” ($7.1 million) to become Magnolia’s highest grossing film.

Elsewhere, MoviePass coopened its first feature with Orchard.

Bart Layton’s “American Animals” premiered with $140,633 on just four locations for a strong per screen average of $35,158.

The year-to-date box office is up 6.2 percent, crossing $5 billion in 2018, according to comScore. The same weekend last year, “Wonder Woman” launched with $103 million and went on to become the top grossing film of the summer at the domestic box office.

Due partially to a number of holdovers, the weekend to date box office is down 43.3 percent.

Jay-Z defeats copyright claims over ‘Big Pimpin’’

A federal appeals court on Fahmy, did not immediately respond Thursday awarded a victory to Jay-Z to requests for comment. in a copyright infringement lawsuit Jay-Z and Timbaland, whose claiming that the rapper sampled given names are Shawn Carter and without permission from an Egyptian Timothy Mosley, had at first thought composer’s song for his 1999 hit “Big “Khosara” was in the public domain, but in 2000 Timbaland paid EMI Pimpin’.”

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court Music Arabia $100,000 for song rights of Appeals in Pasadena, California after that publisher objected.

Fahmy became aware of “Big ruled 3-0 that the nephew of the late composer Baligh Hamdy did not have Pimpin’” around that time, and sued in legal standing to pursue copyright 2007, claiming he retained some rights claims over his uncle’s 1957 song to “Khosara.”

“Khosara Khosara.”

Famous music artists are

Circuit Judge Carlos Bea often the target of lawsuits claiming said the nephew, Osama Ahmed they copied earlier songs without Fahmy, could not sue Jay-Z and permission. hip-hop producer Timbaland solely Bea, however, said U.S. courts because Egyptian law recognized an cannot enforce Fahmy’s moral rights “inalienable moral right” of authors to to the song, while Egyptian law lets object to improper uses of copyrighted people like Jay-Z and Timbaland pay works. for the right to adapt songs.

“Even in Egypt, Fahmy’s

Keith Wesley, a lawyer for

October 2015 ruling by U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder in Los Angeles.

That ruling followed a trial where Jay-Z testified that acquiring song rights was not his responsibility.

The defendants also included Vivendi SA’s UMG Recordings, Viacom Inc’s MTV Networks, Roc-a-Fella Records, and many others.

“This is a seminal decision from this circuit on moral rights,” Christine Lepera, a lawyer for the defendants, said in an email. “The plaintiff did not have economic rights in the allegedly infringed ‘Khosara’ composition, and thus no right to sue for infringement.”

American rapper Jay-Z performs at Bercy stadium “Big Pimpin’” was a single in Paris, France, October 17, 2013 from Jay-Z’s 1999 album “Vol. 3: Life moral rights would be insufficient to and Times of S. Carter.” win him anything but an injunction,” The case is Fahmy v Jay-Z et al, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Bea added.

The decision upheld an No. 16-55213.

Gospel choir leader says royal wedding song marked cultural shift

LONDON - It was one of the highlights of the royal wedding. A gospel version of “Stand By Me” changed the life of choir leader Karen Gibson and, she believes, marked a cultural shift in Britain.

With her luxuriant silver curls pinned to the top of her head, the Londoner is instantly recognizable for anyone who watched Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, and she is getting used to the attention.

“I have had people screaming at me from the car window,” Gibson told Reuters during a break in rehearsals with the Kingdom Choir.

“I do get stopped every time I go down the road - photos being taken sometimes they’re trying to pap you (take paparazzi photos) on the sly when they

think you’re not looking. It’s beautiful!”

The performance at Windsor Castle has been a massive boost for the choir: “I physically cannot even keep up with the emails and the messages - requests for interview and tours and weddings.”

But it was also part of a cultural shift as a woman of color married into the very top of British society - showcasing a part of black culture in what was once a very white establishment.

“Maybe it’s a big ask for one song from one choir,” Gibson said.

“What you have seen from the wedding is the coming together of two different cultures. I feel like there’s been a shift, I do.”

After the wedding, a mother told her that her four-year-old daughter watching

the choir had said: “Look mummy - there’s people like me.”

“I didn’t realize that was still a thing for children that young in 2018,” Gibson said.

For many viewers, the choir, and an impassioned sermon by Episcopal Bishop Michael Curry, countered the stiff decorum expected of such a formal occasion. But Gibson says she and her singers had to rein in their usual exuberance.

“Normally with that kind of message, we would be joining in (with the sermon). As black, Pentecostal folk there will be the amens and hallelujahs. I could see them twitching,” she said of the choir members.

“They were wanting to move and we couldn’t. We just had to hold it all down.”

Karen Gibson, the founder of the Kingdom Choir poses for a photograph at Fresh Ground Church in Battersea, London, Britain, June 1, 2018

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NBA peers vote for Rockets’ Harden as MVP

James Harden’s NBA peers voted the Houston Rockets guard MVP for the second time, the National Basketball Players Association announced.

Harden also received the honor during the NBPA’s inaugural awards in 2015. He is one of three finalists for the league’s MVP award, along with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis.

Harden, 28, averaged a career-high and league-leading 30.4 points per game in the regular season. He also contributed 8.8 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game while leading Houston to the league’s best record.

In the playoffs, the Rockets fell to the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. Harden had 32 points in the decisive loss and averaged 28.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists in 17 postseason games overall.

The NBPA also named James its firstever “People’s Champ Award” recipient, an honor recognizing the player to best utilize his platform to make positive contributions to society.

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Former NBA player Rasual Butler and his wife, Leah LaBelle Vladowski

Sharapova hits back at Serena in book row

PARIS - Former world number one Maria Sharapova hit back at Serena Williams’ criticism of her autobiography on Wednesday — two days after their much-anticipated showdown at the French Open was scuppered by an injury to her American rival.

Williams had described Sharapova’s book “Unstoppable”, in which the Russian claimed the American hated her for beating her in the 2004 Wimbledon final and reducing her to “guttural sobs” as “100 percent hearsay”.

The 23-times Grand Slam champion also expressed her surprise that so much of Sharapova’s book revolved around her.

“I didn’t expect to be reading a book about me, that wasn’t necessarily true,” Williams said earlier this week.

Sharapova, 31, had her chance to reply on Wednesday after her chastening quarterfinal defeat by Spain’s Garbine Muguruza in which she won only three games.

“Well, I think it would be strange for me not to include someone that I have competed against for so many years,” a glum Sharapova, who has lost 19 of her 21 matches against Williams, told reporters.

“I think there is a lot of autobiographies out in the world, especially in the sporting world, that don’t necessarily speak about whether they were rivals or someone they competed against.

“And I think we played many matches. Some of those matches were very defining for me. It would be very strange if I didn’t write anything about her. I think everyone would ask me

Sharapova also said she had been surprised by Williams’s withdrawal with a pectoral injury shortly before they had been due on court questions, as well.

“So I’m not entirely sure how to go about that answer. When you’re writing an autobiography, I don’t think there is any reason to write anything that’s not true.”

PECTORAL INJURY

Sharapova also said she had been surprised by Williams’s withdrawal with a pectoral injury shortly before they had been due on court on Monday.

“I hadn’t had a withdrawal (against me) in — I don’t know how long. It’s probably been maybe like six years or something.

“So I didn’t really know what to do. Is there a Lucky Loser coming? I mean, I think she made everyone wait a little bit.”

Sharapova was back at the French Open this year, scene of two of her five Grand Slam titles, for the first time since 2015.

She was banned in 2016 following

Autopsy of ex-NBA player Butler reveals drugs, alcohol at time of crash

a failed doping test and last year, shortly after she returned to the Tour, organizers declined to offer her a wildcard.

Her return has not been entirely smooth and she has won only one title since making her comeback.

But after a solid claycourt season in which she reached the quarter-finals in Madrid and semis in Rome, Sharapova appears to be heading in the right direction and she will be close to the top 20 again when the rankings are published on Monday.

“Coming into this part of the year, I was losing a few firstround matches, matches that I wanted to be winning, of course,” she said.

“But to have had the victories that I have had, to have the results that I have, obviously moving a step in the right direction. But today was certainly not one of those steps.”

Former NBA player Rasual Butler had drugs and alcohol in his system when he and his wife died in a one-car accident in January in California.

Butler had alcohol, marijuana, methamphetamine and oxycodone in his system at the time of the crash, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

According to Los Angeles police, Butler was speeding before jumping a curb, and his vehicle hit three parking meters and a concrete wall before flipping over twice and coming to rest in a shopping mall parking lot. Butler, 38, and his wife, Leah LaBelle Vladowski, 31, were pronounced dead at the scene..

The coroner’s report says both died from “multiple traumatic injuries” in the crash.

Butler played 13 seasons in the NBA with eight different franchises as a swingman after being drafted out of La Salle by the Miami Heat in 2002.

Butler’s wife was an R&B singer who appeared on “American Idol” in 2004.

Butler played his final NBA games with the San Antonio Spurs in the 2015-16 season and attended training camp with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2016. He played in Ice Cube’s BIG3 basketball league last summer.

He averaged 7.5 points and 2.4 rebounds in 809 career NBA games. Butler appeared in all 82 games for the 2009-10 Los Angeles Clippers and averaged a career-best 11.9 points per game.

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Sprinter Lyles ready to be track and field’s new showman

Not everyone may know him yet, but there’s a new man ready to FAST RUNNING put “the show” back in track and field.

“Every time I step on the The one-time high school track, I believe I am putting on a prodigy already seems to have the show,” young American sprinter Noah 200m under control.

Lyles told Reuters.

A personal best 19.83 seconds “I like to be a showman.” in Doha last month got people talking.

Usain Bolt, until he retired in Then at the Prefontaine Classic in 2017, was a master at thrilling crowds Oregon on May 26, the talk became a with his world record speed and post- roar as Lyles, clad in a bright orange race poses and antics. jersey, streaked home in an eye Now, 20-year-old Lyles wants catching 19.69 seconds. to follow suit.

Only nine men have run

“Track and field isn’t just faster as the American joined 20-yearracing, it’s putting on a show,” the old South African Clarence Munyai as talkative sprinter said. the year’s best at 200.

Along with high-fiving fans “I was planning to do a back before and after races, “I’m starting to flip if PR’d (personal record),” the do themes with my socks to get people young sprinter said in a post race excited,” Lyles said. video.

“Like ‘oh! I’m going to turn on It never happened though. the channel just to see what kind of “I legit just forgot,” Lyles said. socks he is going to wear.’”

Maybe it was the excitement

There might even be a couple of being back on top after a hamstring of Bolt-like moves along the way, like tear wiped out key portions of his 2017 the back flip Lyles had thought about season. doing after a May race in Oregon.

“I am starving!” Lyles said.

H e’s also filling social media “I’m starving to grab a medal, a world with splashy posts and intriguing championship spot. Get on a team.” videos to build his brand.

He came so close as an 18-year-old,

A search on Twitter this week missing by nine-hundredths of a would result in Lyles popping up to let second of making the U.S. 2016 Rio spectators know he will be in Jamaica Olympics team in the 200m. on Saturday for a 100 meters race A world indoor record in the against 2011 world champion Yohan 300 meters helped start his 2017 Blake. season.

“Going to take a break from But there would be no the 200,” says Lyles. “Trying to get a qualifying for the 2017 world sub-10 seconds. championships in London because

“I think you guys can get me of the hamstring injury, and many there,” he adds, pulling followers into outside of the sport seemed to forget the action. about the talented teen.

Noah Lyles (USA) celebrates after winning the 200m during the 44th Prefontaine Classic in an IAAF Diamond League meet at Hayward Field No longer.

Along with natural talent, “his Fully recovered, “the kid,” as Lyles biggest gift is the ability to maintain sometimes refers to himself, is on a top-end speed,” said Brauman of roll. the 2016 world junior 100 meters

While others may have champion. overlooked him, “the kid knew he “He’s mechanically really was going to be coming up and he’s good, especially toward the end of going to be taking on those (world runs. Once he gets up to speed, he has championship, Olympic) spots,” Lyles the ability to maintain it more so than said. most people.

“And he doesn’t really panic.

YOUNG PRO He holds his composure really well, especially for a young guy.”

An opportunity to race His 200m speed is still a long against the best prompted Lyles and way from Bolt’s world record of 19.19 brother Josephus, a 400m runner, to seconds and his top 100m is a mere turn professional in 2016 while still 10.14 seconds. teenagers.

“But he eventually is going to

“It’s not for everybody,” said be a dual threat,” Brauman said. “As Noah’s coach Lance Brauman. he matures, his 100 is going to get

“A lot of people might be ready better.” physically but not mentality. He was Neither coach nor runner one of the few that was mentally ready would predict how fast Lyles will to handle this level.” eventually run, but Brauman was

Lyles has shown that maturity very clear about one point. by never having lost one of the four “He is going to be a really good Diamond League races he’s entered one for a long time.” over the past two years.

No women in Forbes’ top 100 richest athletes list He told CNN Sport: “Serena is still killing it

For the first time in eight years, no women feature on Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 highest- off the court. earning sports stars -- a list topped by retired boxer “She’s more popular than ever with corporate Floyd Mayweather. sponsors. By our count she banked $18 million with

ince the magazine expanded its list in 2010, those partners who she still continues to be engaged at least one female star has always made the cut. with, whether it’s IBM, Nike, Wilson, so she does a Tennis player Serena Williams was the sole female lot off the court.

“Her endorsement earnings would put her representative last year, coming in at 51st.

Though a number of sports tournaments up in the top 10 in the world. She just hasn’t any now pay men and women equal prize money -- in prize money to go with that. I expect once Serena 1973 not one sport rewarded both genders equally is back on the court and raking up those millions in -- this year’s list starkly highlights that the pace of prize money we’ll see her back on the list next year.”

Mayweather the businessman change is slow and a huge disparity remains.

Having not played much in the last 12 Mayweather’s fight with UFC star Conor months owing to pregnancy and maternity leave, McGregor last August ensured he reclaimed top spot Williams’ off-court earnings of $18 million (£13.4m) from Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo with earnings was not enough to make 2018’s top 100. Charlotte of $285 (£212.8m).

The 41-year-old took home $275m from that Hornets’ Nicholas Batum was ranked No. 100 with sole bout and a further $10m in endorsements to top $22.9 million (£17.06m).

Tennis players Maria Sharapova and Li Na the list for the fourth time in seven years. have been named on the list in recent years, but Second was Barcelona’s Lionel Messi Sharapova’s absence from the sport because of a ($111m/ £82.9m), who recently signed a new contract drugs ban and Li’s retirement in 2014 means they with the La Liga club, while Ronaldo ($108m/£80.6m ) dropped to third having topped the list the two no longer feature.

Kurt Badenhausen, Forbes’ senior editor, previous years.

“He’s a pretty good businessman despite told CNN Sport that on endorsements alone Williams would be ranked in the top 10. the problems people might have with him,” added

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Badenhausen of Mayweather, a man who was sentenced to 90 days in jail, serving 60 days, for domestic violence in 2012.

“Because Floyd Mayweather was the promoter of the fight, he doesn’t just get his cut as a fighter. He also gets his cut as the promoter of the event -- every ticket that’s sold, every pay-per-view that’s sold, concession, sponsorship, Floyd gets a cut of that so he walked away with a record pay day, the biggest pay day in the history of sport.”

The figures include all prize money, salaries and bonuses earned between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018.

Forbes’ top 10 1.Floyd Mayweather, $285m (£212.8m) 2.Lionel Messi, $111m (£82.9m) 3.Cristiano Ronaldo, $108m (£80.7m) 4.Conor McGregor, $99m (£74m) 5.Neymar, $90m (£67.3m) 6.LeBron James, $85.5m (£63.9m) 7.Roger Federer, $77.2m (£57.7m) 8.Stephen Curry, $76.9m (£57.5m) 9.Matt Ryan, $67.3m (£50.3m) 10.Matthew Stafford, $59.5m (£44.5m)

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