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$40M WORLD CLASS AIRPORT TERMINAL By Todeline Defralien The proposed ultra-modern terminal at the Providenciales International Airport which is expected to cost as much as US$40 million, promises to be the best in the region. This is according to CEO of the Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority, John Smith, who conceded that the existing terminal at the Providenciales International Airport, which cost $10million, is already too small to accommodate the significant increase in passenger and airline traffic at the main gateway into the Turks and Caicos Islands. In recent years, several other Caribbean countries that are not as high-end as Turks and Caicos Islands, have invested heavily in modern airport expansions. These include The Bahamas, Antigua, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Haiti, St. Vincent and St. Lucia. Smith told The SUN in an exclusive interview that the new air terminal is absolutely necessary to facilitate the future development of the Turks and Caicos Islands booming tourism industry. “When we started to look at designs I would say that the design that we will have will be a design that leaves the others behind,” Smith said, adding that the existing terminal will be used for domestic and regional airlines. “The Airports Authority has always had a motto that we don’t follow,” Smith said. “The whole idea of having the new terminal is that the new terminal will be something that will be fitting reflective of a high-end destination. We’ve learned and continue to learn from the mistakes of others and we’re fortunate to have had a significant amount of experience that came to the table for us to be where we are but it is important that a terminal at any jurisdiction has aspects of it that reflects the culture and not only the culture but also the environment that it is catering for passengers.”
Seven Stars Community Foundation donates $15,000 to Provo SNAP Center In the midst of spreading Christmas Joy, Seven Stars Community Foundation presented a sum of $15,000 to Provo SNAP Center in aid of purchasing a Special Needs School Bus. The presentation ceremony took place at the annual SNAP Center Children’s
Smith noted that when the new terminal is completed, no one will feel cheated or feel as though they haven’t arrived at a high-end destination. “$40million is a fair bit of money to complete this project and when you consider what we are looking to do, it’s enough. It doesn’t take much money to put the structure up but when you start to deal with the inside, that’s where you spend a lot of money. The finish has to be a decent proper finish, the layout has to be decent, and the flow with the facilitation has to be great as well as amenities,” he explained to The SUN. Smith further noted that this is a long term investment; it is not short term and in terms of capacity and space it will be far better than other
Christmas Party hosted by Seven Stars Resort on Tuesday December 4th, 2018 at their located across from the Kewtown roundabout. Although an official date was not given the foundation is looking to purchase this school bus by early 2019.
Pictured is Yolander Forbes, Human Resources Director, Special Needs Teacher, Keisha-Ann Shaw, Grant Noble, General Manager of Seven Stars Resort & Spa, Megan Jolly H.R Administrative Assistant & Employee Welfare Coordinator, Ranekia Lightbourne and a student of SNAP Center.
destinations. He continued: “From a capacity standpoint that will be determined very much by what we call a level of service and because we are a million now we are looking to two-three million and we will design to that. It is going to be a fairly sizeable structure but a structure that will also cater to ease of expansion.” Smith stated that the airport will be completed from start to finish within18 months to two years, if not less. “I am not in a position to say when works will commence until I’ve had the opportunity to the dialogue with the board and the Premier. It has to start soon. We would have liked to start already and in my professional
view we are a little bit behind. It is a significant amount of work to be done and what is also a drive for us is all of the developments coming and we have to keep ahead of those. We will be the best in the region,” he said. Meantime, Smith that in the master plan there is no need for a taxiway at the airport. He said, “This is a 9,200 feet runway that accommodates a 777-200 direct flight where necessary. What drives a taxiway? Let me give you an example. Manchester to Gatwick they have one runway and they accommodate up to 37million passengers and we’re still under one million or just on a million. There is no absolute need for a taxiway. However, having said that, in the Continued on page 2
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$40M WORLD CLASS AIRPORT TERMINAL master plan we’re looking to build the new terminal on the other side. There will be a partial parallel taxiway that will allow the facilitation of increased utilization of the runway. If we are looking to have the full parallel taxiway then we ought not to have allowed some things to be built. The master plan caters to that.” On the matter of whether TCI should have preclearance facilities such as what obtains in The
Bahamas, Smith said this would be an extremely expensive venture. “Preclearance is not something that is very cheap. Why would you put preclearance in for a few hundred people and in addition to that, The Bahamas has an embassy there so a lot of the cost was shared by the embassy but when you look at preclearance you are looking at every penny being born by the state for all the staff, the immigration and
custom officers, for their families and it is simply not cheap.” Smith also stated that while one may say that the runway is too small, it is a yes and no because of the two elements that drives it. “The majority of our flights arrive at one window so we are working with them to try and spread it out and you always have to consider the utilization and also your service level. You could build something that
is huge but you are catering to one window. So there is a balancing act and we work closely with the airlines and the tourist board and the hotel association to see how best that we can do it whether a flight is coming from Chicago and we work closely with American and we try to move it outside the window.” The new terminal will be constructed within walking distance from the existing terminal.
Service Charge debate further exposes conflicts for some members of the House of Assembly There remains a small faction of members of the House of Assembly who remain bitterly against the implementation of the law giving hospitality workers 100%, The SUN has learnt. While this Law has already passed, members of the House of Assembly who own, manage and act
as agents for properties that will be required to pay the 100% service charge continue to chime in. This raises the question as to what is the true position in law given that Hon. Ralph Higgs was advised not to debate because he is building a property that will be required to pay 100% of service charge to workers.
Tropical Gas Ltd. opened for business Tropical Gas Ltd., located on South Dock Road, Providenciales, is now operational. The new company provides high-quality propane sales at unbeatable wholesale and retail prices and promises to be the best on island. The current operational standards include three delivery trucks that are available around the clock on weekdays and weekends, a 10,500-gallon Kohler fuel tank, and one shipping vessel. Tropical Gas General Manager, Jajuan Harvey, said: “We are committed to providing great value and service to our customers and clients within the Providenciales community and surrounding islands. We look forward to helping the country’s growing demand for energy
with a reliable supply of high-quality fuels. It gives us great pleasure to close out 2018 with this new venture, and we look forward to successfully serving you in 2019.” He added: “We recognize and appreciate that we owe much gratitude to our supporters. We will be dedicating much of 2019 to welcoming new relationships. We gratefully pause to wish all those persons, and the wider community a warm happy holiday season, and a prosperous new year.” For more information, please contact Tropical Gas General Manager,Jajuan Harvey, at 4418427 or jajuan@tropicalgastci.com, or contact Operations Manager, Tyron Robinson, at 2318427.
And why then those who are actively involved in the market are not held to the same standard as those who are anticipating an entrance? A reliable source told The SUN: “This is what concerns public servants and the public about the Integrity Commission. It seems you do not know which way is up from down.
But on this matter, there has never been more confusion. The Commission must always be fair and consistent. It must not get caught up in moments of catching persons neither should it show that some members are more equal than others because of their associations. I hope we see clarification on this growing public concern soon.”
MISSICK & STANDBROOK Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution Associate Job Description We require a Barrister/Solicitor/Advocate with general civil litigation experience. Broad experience of commercial/civil litigation is a requirement and knowledge of employment litigation would be an asset. The primary area of work would be commercial litigation, but would include general civil and employment law litigation at tribunal, first instance, and higher court levels. Considerable advocacy and trial experience is required. Minimum Requirements: •Called to the Bar of Turks and Caicos Islands •Minimum of 6 years PQE •Very good oral and written communications skills •Must be willing to work independently, under pressure and multitask. •Possess valid driver’s license •Computer literate Salary $72,000.00 per annum or commensurate with experience. All interested and qualified Turks and Caicos Islanders should submit their application details to the Labour Board, Turks and Caicos Islands Government. This position is held by a work permit holder. Applications should be submitted to the address below no later than December 14, 2018. Misick & Stanbrook Richmond House Leeward Highway, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: +1 (649) 946-4732 Fax: +1 (649) 946-4734 Email: Info@MisickStanbrook.tc Website: www.MisickStanbrook.tc
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TCI Tourist Board host first ever Tourism Expo
By Todeline Defralien
On Wednesday December 5th the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board hosted the first Tourism Expo in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The event was geared to help promote more Turks and Caicos Culture. The event took place in Butterfield Square, Downtown, Providenciales from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bringing life to Butterfield Square, persons had the opportunity to enjoy local music and local vendors from throughout the Islands and learn about the career options in the tourism industry and entrepreneurial opportunities available through Invest TC and CED. On display were locally grown
peas, okra, straw work, local sandals, shell designs, magnets, local cuisine and local TCI Dolls etc. In an interview with The SUN, Director of Tourism, Ramon Andrews said, “This is the very first Tourism Expo hosted by the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board it is an annual event and what is so fabulous about this is that we have the Fish Fry obviously to showcase a group of talent every Thursday. However, that is more geared to the tourists. This Tourism Expo is for the tourist as well but it is more pushing towards the locals and showing the locals where we came from, this is who we are and this is the talent that we have in the Turks and Caicos and we’re bringing the old world into the new world.”
He added: “These are things that we use to use to feed our families and now we can use a lot of these things for fashion and from a food standpoint keep us healthy. As you know cancer is a big deal because of the products coming in from the United States, a lot of our vegetables, potatoes, seasonings and different things are locally grown and that is what we are encouraging today.” Andrews stated that the Tourist Board felt that it was very important to show Turks and Caicos people that yes we embrace everyone culture but it is more important to keep our owns out front. Asked how the TCI can benefit from this annual event, Andrews ensured that it will benefit financially.
Director of Tourism, Ramon Andrews pictured with Edith Burns.
Local Straw Work.
Locally grown foods.
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“Once people start to appreciate and understand the culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands, in the long run we will be able to profit from this. We have a unique style and once we get a good understanding and appreciation for this then this generation will be able to benefit financially and that is why it is so important for us to use our natural resources to make us rich.” Vendors expressed thanks to the Tourist Board for hosting such an event to help promote TCI culture. Edith Burns said, “This is awesome, this should have been an annual thing and something that they should have started a long time ago because a lot of locals don’t know what we do and this event helps us to promote our work.”
Ministry of Tourism signs memorandum of understanding (MOU) WITH Financial Intelligence Agency The Ministry of Tourism recently signed an MOU between the Gaming Inspectorate and the Financial Intelligence Agency of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The MOU was established to encourage the exchange of information related to money laundering, associated predicate offences (which include corruption, bribery and extortion) and terrorist financing offences.
The MOU was signed by Minister Ralph Higgs and Director of Financial Intelligence Agency Mr. Dwayne Baker. Present at the signing and instrumental in its development were, Mr. Stuart Taylor, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Tourism, Mrs. Shayone Gardiner and Mr. Desmond Ewing, Actg. Director Gaming. Commenting on the exchange, Minister Higgs stated; “This MOU is a
significant step forward in our quest to the detection and combating of financial crimes, and terrorism activities within our country. This alliance is certainly one which serves to strengthen our capabilities with regulatory oversight through the exchange of information” The Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) serves as the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and is one
of more than 150 FIUs making up the Egmont Group. The FIA is responsible for the receipt, storage, analysis and dissemination of information related to Anti Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and connected crimes in observance of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) international standards on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation.
Firearm holders renewal The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is notifying all Firearm Holders that renewal of Firearm licenses commence December 4th 2018 to Friday, January 11th 2019, between 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Monday Friday, at the Police Barracks, off Airport Road,
Providenciales. Firearm holders residing on Grand Turk will see renewals done at the Police Headquarters on Old Airport Road, by ASP Clifford Henry, starting Friday, December 7th, 2018 to January 11th, 2019, at 9:00 am to 3:00
pm Monday- Friday. Firearm holders are reminded that there will be no extension of the license renewal dates. Consideration for renewal or extension following the conclusion of the licensing period, will only be taken in special circumstances.
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TCIG making progress in the removal of the MV Mega One Triton By Todeline Defralien Minister of Tourism Hon. Ralph Higgs recently announced via a Facebook post on Monday December 3rd that his Ministry is making progress in the removal of MV Mega One shipwreck from Governor’s Beach in Grand Turk. “As minister with shared responsibility for the removal of the M/v Mega One Triton from Governor’s Beach, I would like to reassure the public that my ministry has not grown tired or weary in our efforts to have this vessel removed. We are making progress.” He added: “I would like to remind my friend Mrs. Missick, that the same bureaucracy that prevented the speedy removal of the boat when she served in the Interim Administration, still exists. In fact, it may have gotten worse under this new constitution.” In addition, Higgs noted that it is the same “Red Tape” that prevent the former administration from moving it during their term in office. According to Mr. Higgs, estimates to have it removed during the former administration approached
Minister of Tourism Hon. Ralph Higgs
MV Mega One Triton
close to $3 Million Dollars. “My ministry, and by extension my government, is committed to removing this eyesore from one of Our Islands’ most popular beach. We are committed to doing so in a way that is safe, and with a budget that makes sense. Had the M/V Mega One Triton been moved in the first few days after it washed up on the beach, during the interim Administration, it would have costed TCIG a few hundred dollars.
The approach my ministry is taking, is consistent with our PFM Ordinance and should net considerable savings to our tax-payers. We are working diligently on this matter,” he explained in his comments. Higgs said that no one gets any pleasure from having this boat on the beach; and he accepts that it has been there too long already. “Believe me it would not be
there a day after we have cut through the “Red Tape” and all systems are set on go, for its removal. Until then, keep my feet to the fire, hold me responsible and remember that former government and the Interim Administration before that were not able to remove this vessel during their terms in office. I can assure you that we will get the job done,” Higgs concluded.
depending upon qualifications and experience. Location The position will be based at the Commission’s office in Grand Turk. However, the Commissionreserves the right to relocate the position to its office in Providenciales.
JOB VACANCY NOTICE BY THE TCI INTEGRITY COMMISSION – COMPLIANCE OFFICER The Turks and Caicos Islands Integrity Commission invites applications from suitably qualified individuals to fill the vacant position of COMPLIANCE OFFICER within the Commission.
FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPLIANCE OFFICER The functionsand responsibilities of the Compliance Officer are(a) to assist the Senior Compliance Officer in the discharge of his/her responsibilities as are set out below, (b) to deputize for the Senior Compliance Officer in his/her absence, and (c) to carry out such duties, consistent with the mandates of the Commission, as may be assigned from time to time by the Commission, whether directly or through the Director, or the Senior Compliance Officer. For further details on this vacancy, which include purpose and key responsibilities, qualifications and experience needed, technical and related skills, competencies and other desirable qualities, PLEASE VISIT THE TCI INTEGRITY COMMISSIONS WEBSITE at https://www.integritycommission.tc/sites/default/ files/Documents/General/Press-Releases/28-Nov-2018.pdf Remuneration Salary will be paid in the range of $60,000 to $66,000per annum,
Specific Requirement for TCI Integrity Commission Ordinance The successful candidatewho is appointed to this post will be required to file with the Governor, a Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities,pursuant to section 39 of the Integrity Commission Ordinance. Application Procedure Applicants are requested to submit their CV together with an accompanying letter demonstrating why they would wish to work with the Commission and what particular attributes they would bring to its work. Certified copies of qualifications as well as the names and letters of two referees must be submitted with your application. The Deadline for the Submission of Applications is December 14, 2018 Please note that only applicants selected for an interview will be notified. Applications should be returned to the Secretary, TCI Integrity Commission either by email, fax, or mail Direct mail should be addressed to Mrs. Wanda Ariza, Secretary, The Integrity Commission, Franklyn Missick Building, Church Folly, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. The contact details are: e-mail: secretary@integritycommission.tc; or Info@ integritycommission.tc ; Tel. 9461941; Fax. 9461355.
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Fortis issues public statement on streetlights
FortisTCI would like to address recent public comments regarding streetlights with the following statement: FortisTCI is responsible for the installation and maintenance of streetlights across its service territories on behalf of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government (TCIG). TCIG is responsible for determining where and when new lights are installed and notifies FortisTCI accordingly. TCIG is also responsible for the procurement of lights in Grand Turk and Salt Cay, and once TCIG procures lights for these two islands, TCIG supplies FortisTCI with the material for installation and maintenance.
The public should be aware of the process for streetlight installation: Requests for new streetlights start with the Government and the Public Works Department (PWD). Once an instruction is issued for the installation of new streetlights by the PWD, FortisTCI is notified by the appropriate TCIG representative and acts accordingly. However, in response to concerns expressed by the public regarding the streetlight situation, FortisTCI submitted a proposal to TCIG to embark upon a streetlight study. The purpose of the study is to review the current streetlight process and develop a strategy for future installation of streetlights
in accordance with international standards and best practices. Ideally, the study would also help to determine locations across the Turks and Caicos Islands that may need additional lighting. FortisTCI currently awaits a response from TCIG. While the company shares the concerns of the public for more streetlights and is taking proactive steps to address the situation, illumination of public roads would be significantly improved if motorists would be more cautious while driving and not come into contact with streetlight and utility poles. Particularly on the Leeward Highway, streetlight maintenance and repairs are a costly and challenging
undertaking due to high incidences of vehicular contact with poles in the median. For example, year-to-date there have been 28 streetlight poles broken in 2018 because of vehicle contact, with repairs costing approximately $65,000, and of course these collisions leave areas without lighting until repairs can be completed. FortisTCI also reminds the public that for customers needing additional lighting, the company does offer dusk to dawn lights for use on private properties. For more information, interested persons can contact our Customer Service Department.
Franklyn Williams not arrested for murder Franklyn Williams has not been arrested or charged with any murder, says his lawyer Oliver Smith. Smith made the comment following an article in the November 2-9, 2018 edition of The SUN newspaper with the headline “Man arrested
in connection with Grand Turk Murder”. The attorney said: “While not naming my client (Franklyn Williams) it goes on to detail the date of his court appearance, his charges and the amount of his bail. This made him readily identifiable in the small community of Grand
Turk and left the reader with the only conclusion that he was arrested for the referenced murder. He was not and his charges are in relation to a completely different matter. Mr. Williams was not arrested for this murder or any other murder.”
Is seeking to fill the following position ofAFTERCARE & BUSINESS ASSOCIATE •Accurate handling of collections activities, including but not limited to; client meetings, filing cases with the Courts, attending Court hearings, monitoring and working with clients to resolve account issues, placing calls, issuing correspondences and any business necessary to resolve account •Accurate handling of client files, including updating data and research •Accurate storage of collection activities •System inputs/outputs •Develop collection strategies •Attend to Business Development aspects of the business •Agree performance targets and goals •Perform general office functions, including but not limited to banking, research and business development, filing, other duties as assigned by management from time to time, including sales, promotion and marketing activities •Candidate must possess excellent Microsoft skills and be in possession of a high school diploma and higher education certificate(s) •Candidate must have office experience minimum 24 months •Probationary 3 months Remuneration $30,000 per annum. Turks and Caicos Islanders should submit their resumes to The Managing Director, Global Capital Ltd., 1E Courtyard Plaza, 88 Bay Road, Providenciales, along with a copy of thepicture page of passport, 1 secondary identification, certificates and recent police record. Closing date for applications is December 10, 2018.
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Invest Turks and Caicos Agency appoints new chief executive officer Invest Turks and Caicos Agency is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, James Bursey. An experienced private equity and manufacturing professional, Mr. Bursey brings years of industrial development, financial, and entrepreneurial experience in small and large firms to the task of attracting investment to the TCI. Mr. Bursey is a Canadian national with global experience who has led numerous multi-national companies of varying sizes in North America, Europe and Asia, in the transportation, marine, energy and luxury products
businesses. In the public sector he has Commonwealth and international trade negotiation experience, and he has a strong governance record as a corporate Director in the UK and elsewhere. His familiarity with investment regulations, multinational banking and global corporate operations is a considerable boost to the strength of the Invest Turks and Caicos team. Invest Turks and Caicos is the principal investment promotion agency for the islands, responsible for enhancing the economy through the attraction, growth and retention of foreign and domestic investment.
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Suite#5, Airport Plaza Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: (649) 339-5879 Fax: (649) 941-3281 Email: sun@suntci.com Read us online at www.suntci.com Chief Executive Officer, James Bursey Under the new leadership of Mr. Bursey, Invest Turks and Caicos will continue to grow and diversify the TCI economy and create value added jobs.
Nassau grouper season closed
The Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) is reminding the public that the 2018 Nassau Grouper Season closed on Friday, November 30, 2018. The Fisheries Protection Ordinance (Amendment) Regulation 12(1A) states: “The close season in relation to Nassau grouper shall be from the first day of December to the twenty-eight day of February (inclusive) in each year or such other dates as may, from time to time, be appointed by the Governor in the Gazette”. During the closed season, any
person who fishes for, purchases or is in possession of a Nassau grouper will be committing an offence that is punishable by a fine of $5,000 or six months imprisonment or both. The DECR is urging all fishers, restaurant owners, private residents and plant owners to ensure that no Nassau grouper remains in their possession after Friday, November 30, 2018. Please report any contravention a Nassau grouper of the Fisheries Protection Ordinance ` The DECR is seeking the Regulations to the DECR at 338.4170 cooperation of the public in the above or emailed to environment@gov.tc. matter.
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GYMNASTIC TEACHER – JOB DESCRIPTION
Location: Leeward Highway, Downtown Providenciales
The following position will be available in the Turks & Caicos Islands Civil Aviation Authority (TCI CAA) effective 1st March, 2019. 1.Job Details Position: Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer 2. Job Location: Grand Turk / Providenciales – Turks and Caicos Islands Salary Salary range: $87,957 to $98,000 Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. standard set of benefits are additional.
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Application Requirements For the full details of the job requirements, kindly contact sroberts.caa@tciway.tc, Secretary to TCICAA Board of Directors. Interested candidates are requested to submit a Cover Letter and Resume, three (3) letters of Reference, one of which should be from current or last employer, A Police Record and address to: The Chairman, TCICAA Board, TCI Civil Aviation Authority, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands via email to: sroberts.caa@tciway.tc, Secretary to TCICAA Board of Directors, by closing date: Friday, 4th January, 2018.
Description: Provo Gymnastics Academy is actively seeking Gymnastic Coaches for the first Academy of its kind in Turks & Caicos Islands. Applicants must be enthusiastic and love working with children from ages 4 to 16, have strong skills in working as a team and show strong communications and class management skills. Must be fluent in English. Physical requirements include lifting 50 pounds, continual movement over uneven surfaces, setting up mats and equipment, etc.. Ability to provide sustained attention to gymnasts during class time. Willing to work evenings and week-ends as classes will normally open after school (3:30 pm). Positions are full-time jobs. Duties and Responsibilities: -To prepare lesson plans and rotation schedule for team classes and assist in developing gymnastic programs. -To ensure maximum use of time and space by all gymnasts. -To prepare gymnasts working towards award schemes. -To become familiar with the individual needs of gymnasts in each group. -To assist with gymnasts taking part in competitions or events. -To report any accidents, illnesses, safety hazards, discipline issues or child protection concerns immediately. -To set up and prepare training facilities and to clean up facility at end of the day. -To ensure children are released to the correct parent/guardian. -To keep daily attendance records and progress reports. -To advise gymnasts about how to improve their technique as well as to avoid injuries. -To write up accident reports and to notify the office about injuries and checks in with the parents to follow-up. -To assist with routine office tasks, such as scheduling. Required knowledge and skills: -Knowledge of the principles, practices and methods of gymnastic programs, safety and organization (minimum of 1 year). -High school diploma or equivalent in a Sports Coaching Qualification. -Must be able to communicate well with co-workers, gymnasts and parents. -Have a certification in First Aid and CPR. -Knowledge of USAG levels from beginner to level 10 -Ability to monitor planned activities with children. -Teach skills on floor, bar, trampoline, beam and tumble trak. Salary: -Salary is negotiable based on experience and expertise Please send applications to provogymnastics@hotmail.com Belongers need apply only. Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board.
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TCC DISTRIBUTES FREE REUSABLE GROCERY BAGS TO THE COMMUNITY
In remaining fully committed to executing environmentally friendly measures, the Turks & Caicos Collection took to the community to distribute free reusable shopping bags. Employees took the time to visit public schools and grocery stores to hand out such bags and encourage their use as opposed to plastics. The Turks & Caicos Collection would like to take this opportunity to thank the schools and grocery stores for their support in this initiative. Please remember, with everyone’s help these small steps can make a huge difference in helping our Environment. Let’s all do our part to preserve these naturally beautiful islands for years to come.
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Turks & Caicos Collection hosts annual Managers training By Todeline Defralien Turks and Caicos Collection, which is made up of the Alexandra Resort, Blue Haven and Beach House Resort, hosted their annual managers training in efforts to help provide better customer service to new and returning guests to their resorts. The week long training took place from Tuesday December 4th and concluded on Saturday December 8th. This year’s professional Trainer was Shelly-Ann WhitelyClarke of Jamaica who is a Regional Training and Development Manager. The managers were trained in a number of areas such as customer services, cultural adoption, service excellence and team building. In an interview with The
SUN, Whitely-Clarke said, “Training like this is very important. At the end of the day the idea is whatever we learn in training we need to apply it on the job. The best way to ensure that learning has taken place is to ensure that the managers are also involved because they will have to support their teams.” Whitely-Clarke emphasised the importance of dealing with guests’ concerns and not just throwing them under the rug. “We will also learn how to deal with guests who have concerns because people tend to shy away when guests have a problem, so we are learning to embrace that because when our guests actually tell us that they have concerns they want us to fix it and it is better that we know and fix it as opposed to them not telling
Shelly-Ann Whitely-Clarke speaks to the management staff during a session
us and they disappear and they do not come back.” She further stated that although all properties are the same, what is going to make the distinction is the level of personalized service consistently delivered by their staff. “At the end of the day all properties will have the same thing. They are going to have the same facilities, they will boost of the same beach, they are all going to boost of the same amenities but what is going to make the distinction is the level of personalized service consistently delivered and that is really what we want. We want to ensure that when a guests comes to the Turks and Caicos Islands and they want an all inclusive vacation, then they’re either going to go to Ambergris Cay, they are going to come to Blue Haven, they are going
to go to the Beach House or they are going to stay at Alexandra because that is what we are a group of luxury all inclusive boutique hotels,” she explained to The SUN. Director of Human Resources, Wayne Garland stressed the need for hosting managers training annually. “Here at Turks and Caicos Collection we put a lot of emphasis on training because we want every single guest who come to our shores and come to stay at any one of our properties and to get the ultimate service. Clarke has done a lot of training throughout the Caribbean, particularly around the all inclusive prospect, so she has a lot of experience with training team members with the all inclusive and this is one of the reasons why we brought her in.”
Turks and Caicos Collection Managers and Shelly-Ann Whitely-Clarke poses for a group photo
For tickets Please Contact Bex on 649 4312397 email provosailingacademy@gmail.com
Provo SailingAcademy Christmas Fundraiser
Friday December 14th 7.30pm to midnight Hosted by StarGazer Villa Champagne reception, Canapés Open bar and Entertainment $125
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Acting Governor visits Child Safeguarding workshop at the new Ethel Ingham Center Acting Governor Her Excellency Anya Williams accompanied by the Acting Commissioner of Police and Detective Chief Inspector Lydia Davenport of the UK National Crime Agency, visited the new Ethel Ingham Center on Saturday, December 1st, 2018 ahead of its official opening on Monday, December 10th, 2018 to view its progress and to also bring short remarks to NGO’s including: faith leaders, sport and youth clubs attending the Child Safeguarding Workshop held that day. The Center which is being developed to create a multi agency approach to Child Safeguarding in the Turks and Caicos Islands, will see the RTCIPF Safeguarding and Public Protection Unit and Social Development Child Safeguarding team all working together under one site to address this most important work. The centers renovations which were funded by the UK Government
through the UK National Crime Agency Safeguarding project, with the furniture and IT being funded by UNICEF will include an interview and medical examination suite amongst other capabilities. Speaking on the visit and on the progress of the Center, Her Excellency Anya Williams said; “I was most pleased to visit the Ethel Ingham Center to view first hand its progress and to speak with persons attending the Child Safeguarding Workshop. I am very pleased with the renovations that have been made and most especially the capabilities of the new facility which will provide a safe, secure and more efficient means to address Child Safeguarding matters in Acting Governor Her Excellency Anya Williams with students the Turks and Caicos Islands. Speaking to attendees present bring awareness, but also to provide the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands and also those in the days prior, very practical training on how to address Police Force and Social Development Department and would also like to positive feedback was received on these areas of concern. I would like to thank the express our thanks to UNICEF and the the content and importance of the workshops which sought not only to agencies that have worked to drive UK National Crime Agency for their this program of work, most especially invaluable support.”
Bugaloos Conch Crawl In Five Cays, Providenciales PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT Job Responsibilities: •Preparation of financial statements and performance analysis for clients; •Designing and/or restructuring accounting processes and procedures; •Management of audit engagements; •Management of a diverse client base and variety of engagement types; and •Management of associate staff.
Is seeking to hire a Handcraft Maker - Able to work 6 days per week - Working hours 9am - 6pm - hourly wage $8 per hour. - Must have experience in handcraft making - Must be creative This position is currently held by a Non-Belonger. Please contact 331-0221 ——————————————————————————————————Bugaloos Conch Crawl Is seeking to hire (4) Kitchen Helpers
Qualifications Required: •Professional accounting designation (CA or CPA); •Minimum of 10 years of experience in senior accounting roles; and •Minimum of 5 years of experience working as an auditor with a professional accounting firm.
- Able to work flexible shift including weekends and holidays - Salary $6.50 per hour - Able to lift heavy objects - organized and able to work in a fast pace environment.
The salary for this position will be based on qualifications and experience, and will range from $80,000 - $90,000. All applicants will be reviewed; however only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.
——————————————————————————————————— ——Bugaloos Conch Crawl Is seeking to hire Cook
Applicants should apply in writing or email by December 21st 2018 to: WB Financial Management Ltd. PO Box 137, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Email: info@wbfinancial.tc Fax: 649-941-7498 Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders can also submit copies of their application to the TCI Work Permit Board or Labour Department. This is a new position.
This position is currently held by a Non-Belonger. Please contact 331-0221.
- Able to work Flexible shift including weekends and holidays. - Organized and able to work in multi cultural environment. - SALARY $8.00 per hour. - Able to make creative dishes. This position is currently held by a Non-Belonger. Please contact 331-0221. Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board
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Jago Moore of Grand Turk is 2018 Chop Off Champion
By Todeline Defralien TCI Chop off Cook off Challenge under the umbrella of TCI Food and Culture Festival” was the place to be last weekend and this year the event is proud to name Jago Moore of Grand Turk as their 2018 Chop Off Champion. The event took place on Friday November 30th, at Ports of Call Court Yard in Providenciales and hundreds of persons came out to cheer on their favourite Chefs. The chefs who went head to head for the title of TCI chop off cook off challenge winner are, Gregory Lightbourne representing the island of Providenciales, Jenny Talbot representing North Caicos, Roneika Harvey representing South Caicos and Jago Moore representing Grand Turk. This event each year gives four local Chefs in the Turks and Caicos Islands the opportunity to showcase their talents and to show everyone what they are capable of and what they can bring to the table. Moore said he was nervous going into the competition but was happy that he turned out to be the overall winner. Commenting on the win, TCI Culinary Ambassador Nikita (Chef Nik) Skippings and founder of the event said, “As Culinary Ambassador of the Turks and Caicos Islands, I truly believe in this and have created a platform to allow local enthusiastic cooks an opportunity to showcase their culinary talents. By doing this; win, lose or draw, they have all created a presence in the industry and will forever be known for it. Skippings stated that within a
three-year period, they have crowned three Chop Off Champions, but in his eyes all twelve (12) challengers are champions who have all embarked on a competition only the confident and brave hearted dare to attempt. He added: “This year’s competition was a bit different for me as I got to know each challenger/Chef on a more personal level, through Chop Off preparations, pump up sessions, photo opportunities, and our Chop Off group chat where we laughed, taunted, teased and communicated with each other daily (still to this day, if I may add). We became family, which is why I hollered every time one of them got chopped. Even when Jago won I hollered, being so very proud of him. His passion for the craft needs no introduction. He is obsessed with the art of culinary from baking to making his own cheese. Wishing his mum was there to cheer him on and with limited family members present; he was fuelled by his inner passion to make them all proud while being proud of him.” Skippings emphasised while other cooks may love what they do apart from what they do, Mr. Moore finds his happy place in the Kitchen even leaving his job as a trained Police Officer for the sweet sounds of the pots and pans. “Mr. Moore is definitely going places. Thanks to Turks and Caicos Hotel & Tourism Association (TCHTA), he is now a part of Culinary Team TCI as well has been invited along with Mrs. Roneika Harvey by the Tourist Board to represent Turks and Caicos Islands at Taste of the Caribbean in New York City 2019.” He continued: “To Roneika, Jenny and Greg, it doesn’t end here.
It has only just begun for you! Ask all Chop Off Challengers of 2017 who are doing extremely well in their catering businesses. You are now established in the industry so use it to continue making a name for yourself by promoting the culinary culture of our Beautiful, Flavourful Country.” Amongst the many gifts received were amazing hotel packages sponsored by the Hartling Group, Grace Bay Resorts, Sail Rock South Caicos, Parrot Cay Resort, getaways curtesy of Inter Caribbean and United Airways, a Gold Diamond Sparkling Championship Belt, a cash prize of $2,000 sponsored by NCS Financial Service Group and a start up loan via NCS | First Credit Union of maximum $20,000. Also Mrs. Josephine Connolly also promised a special gift offering to be announced at a later date.
Jago Moore celebrates with his championship belt Skippings thanked all of the event sponsors and everyone that continues to show love and support.
NAVA JEWELERS LTD, dba JEWELRY, world renowned jewelers and retail sellers of signature brand jewelry and jewelry related products, with a chain of affiliated jewelry stores and outlets throughout North America, the Caribbean and Worldwide, is now accepting applications/resumes from suitably qualifies persons as:
ASSISTANT MANAGER, JEWELRY SALES SPECIALISTS, SUPERVISORS AND MERCHANDISERS, JEWELERS, PRECIOUS STONESBRAND QUALITY CONTROL CLERKS, SALES CLERKS, and/or ASSOCIATES At the Company’s prestigious retail Jewelry sales and Jewelry related merchandise sales Store located at the Carnival Corporation’s Grand Turk Cruise Center, South Beach, Grand Turk. Requirements: •A sound educational background, and a minimum of five (5) years jewelry sales and general merchandising experience, in the case of Assistant Manager, Supervisors, Precious Stones and Brand Quality Control Clerks and two (2) years in the case of Sales Clerks and Associates, together with a proven and unblemished track record of employment in a highly trusted related field of employment and/or business. •A positive and disciplined attitude and aptitude toward work in a customer service oriented business. •Excellent communication, inter-personal and customer service skills. •A trustworthy, dependable and honest disposition. •Must be willing to work flexible hours including weekends and holidays and irregular cruise ship schedule. •Clean criminal record. •Unblemished employment history. •All candidates must be proficient in the English written and spoken word. •Salary will be negotiable and dependent on the qualification and relevant experience of the successful applicant but will be not less than $7.00 per hour. Suitable candidates whodo not meet the prescribed requirements that who, in the sole discretion of the Company’s management team, demonstrate a clear willingness to embrace the Company’s in-house training initiatives and established standard operating policies and procedures, may be eligible for recruitment in exceptional circumstances. All applicants who are Turks Islanders are invited to send their application to the Commissioner and Labor Board.Preference will be given to documented Turks and Caicos Islanders. Interested persons may submit their applications and resumes, via e-mail to: resume@effyjewelery.com, via fax to:2127308887, or hand deliver the same to any senior member of the company’s staff at its store, commonly known as Jewelry located at Suite No. 2, Building 1, Grand Turk Cruise Center, South Beach, Grand Turk.
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Message from Mr. Greg Christie, Director of the Turks and Caicos Islands Integrity Commission, in Observance of International Anti-Corruption Day2018 The global community will forms. Bribery, extortion, kickbacks, Lagarde, said that “new research by observe International Anti-Corruption fraud, embezzlement, nepotism, the IMF found that corruption does Day on Sunday, December 9, by cronyism, state-capture, links between serious damage to economic growth, focusing upon the challenges which politicians and criminals, influence investment, FDI and tax revenues continue to plague nation States in peddling, and the abuse of one’s public – and to income distribution and their respective fights against the office for personal or political gain, or inclusive growth too”. scourge of corruption, and why the to pervert the course of justice, are The cost of corruption, battle must be won. but a few of its direct and indirect especially in developing economies, The United Nations has said manifestations. is manifested in innumerable ways. that corruption is a global concern, not The OECD, the IMF, the Corruption erodes the quality of life of only because it is found in both rich World Bankand the OAS have said the citizenry by diverting public funds and poor countries, but because there that corruption is one of the major away from the provision of critical is abundant evidence that it hurtsthe obstacles to sustainable economic and social necessities, such as health-care, developing world disproportionately. social development – for developing, education, water, roads, electricity, For developing countries, such as emerging and developed economies and security. the Turks and Caicos Islands, the alike. Corruption also leads to magnitude of the potential for the In a joint statement that human rights violations, steals political adverse socio-economic consequences was published on July 6, 2018 by the elections, reduces investor confidence, that corruption portends can be Secretary General of the OAS and stunts business activity, kills jobs, substantial. the Vice President of the World Bank undermines or destroys confidence Indeed, it was Dr. Jim Yong for Latin America and the Caribbean, in critical public institutions, and Kim, the President of the World they warned that “corruption drives enables organized crime, terrorism Bank, who incisively characterized away private investment, so necessary and other threats to human and the gravity of the matter when, on to stimulate economic growth, job national security to flourish. December 19, 2013, he put it this creation and poverty reduction”. In raw monetary terms, the cost way: “Let us not mince words. In the “For all these reasons”, they said, of corruption is phenomenal. The developing world, corruption is Public “corruption is an impediment to World Economic Forum estimates Enemy #1”. development”. that corruption costs at least US$2.6 Insidious in the way that On May 4, 2018, the Managing trillion annually, or 5% of the world’s it operates, corruption takes many Director of the IMF, Christine GDP. Some studies have estimated
Anti-corruption day message from Premier Hon. Sharlene Robinson As we observeInternational Anti-Corruption Day, the Turks and Caicos Islands stands in solidarity with the international community in its commitment to fulfilling the mandate of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). Governments, institutions and leaders may bear the mantle of responsibility to chartthe course of theimplementation and enforcement of anti-corruption measures, policies and laws.The citizenry however, has an even more critical role to play in boldly and actively ensuring that there is accountability and transparency of the institutions who bear the obligation of providing checks and balancesin our society. We are all stakeholders charged with safeguarding our Beautiful by Nature Islands from the destabilizing effects of corrupt practices. It is imperative that the Turks and Caicos Islands stands resolute in its efforts to eradicate corruption and arrest the ripple effects thatcan permeate every sphere of our society. We must be
Premier Hon. Sharlene Robinson unwavering advocates of impactful change as it relates to anticorruption measures not only within the borders of our nation but beyond it; as we are a part of a global village. In observance of the fifteenth (15th) annual celebration of International Anti-Corruption Day, may the recognition we pay be not only in word, but in deed.
Mr. Greg Christie, Director, Turks and Caicos Islands Integrity Commission that the cost of corruption is akin to a ~20% regressive tax that foreign investors must face. It is for all these reasons, therefore, that the TCI Integrity Commissionwishes to use this opportunity to encourage all stakeholdersto join hands in the fight against corruption for the ultimate benefit of the Turks and Caicos Islands and its people, as we observe International Anti-Corruption Day – 2018.
International Anti-corruption Day message from Opposition Leader Hon. C. Washington Misick The observance of the annual International Anti-corruption Day reinforces the premise that fighting corruption is every body’s business. That is the case because of its insidious nature, and pernicious impact on sustainable economic, political and social development. Persons in positions of trust who put profits over principles destabilises the democratic process and marginalizes the poor and vulnerable in the society: their actions reduce efficiency, increase inequality, and create waste that is unaffordable. For all of the reasons above the watch dog and enforcement regime exercised by the Integrity Commission and other public bodies are critical in turning the tables on corruption by making the price of corruption a deterrent to potential offenders through: certainty of detection, severity of punishment and swiftness of sentencing. However, the promotion of systemic dysfunctional conformity prevents many senior managers in the public sector from exercising their decision rights for fear of punishment. This encourages apathy, hurt inefficiency, delay service delivery to
Hon. C. W. Misick, MSs, OBE, JP, MHA Leader of the Opposition the public and deter the attraction of talent into high public office. It is also important to address the systemic deficiency where innocent persons are often obliged to incur major expenses to defend themselves without recourse. However, the Turks and Caicos on balance is a jurisdiction with an effective Anti-corruption system with high standards of accountability in public office; and while the system will always need tweaking it is one that we can all be justifiably proud of; for that we are grateful to the men and women whose job it is to fight corruption in everybody’s interest.
Anti-corruption day message from Justice Seymour Panton, Chairman, Integrity Commission The Integrity Commission of the Turks and Caicos Islands joins with the global community in celebrating this important date in the calendar of events of the United Nations. On this International AntiCorruption Day, it would be good for everyone to pause and reflect on the devastating effects of corruption, and to ponder further measures to enhance the fight against that malady. Over the past few years, the Integrity Commission has been engaged in communicating with public officials, members of the private
sector, schools, and the general public, with a view to increasing awareness in this area of life in these Islands. It is the intention of the Commission to continue its efforts to the point where each resident, and all who do business with us, whether resident or not, understand the importance of having an attitude of zero tolerance to corruption in all its various forms. It is a fight that has to be waged relentlessly as corrupt individuals are always waiting for an opportunity to practice their craft, and to pounce on the unsuspecting. Since the beginning of time,
mankind has had an acquisitive streak. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with such a characteristic. However, we have to ensure that material gain, wealth, and personal standing are achieved by fair means only, and that the law of the land is complied with in such pursuits. Public resources are not to be co-mingled with private funds; nor are they to be regarded or treated as being for the benefit of one sector only. The economic welfare of the Turks and Caicos Islands will depend not only on the hardworking efforts of the people, but also on the avoidance
of corrupt practices. Deliberate cost overruns on public projects, misappropriation and general malpractices hurt the country as a whole, in that value is not received for sums expended. Corrupt behavior weakens the fabric of the society, and is a sure recipe for the creation or perpetuation of poverty. I take this opportunity on this significant Day to encourage support for all activities aimed at highlighting the need to be constantly guarding against acts that are corrupt, illegal and display moral bankruptcy.
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Statement from Acting Premier Hon. Vaden Delroy Williams supporting starting service charge from February 1st, 2019
My people of the Turks and Caicos Islands, the current service charge debate has confirmed that stretching the truth, creating mischief and stirring up confusion have become very common practices among certain persons who are not supportive of this government. While freedom of speech is an expression that is a constitutional right, it is unfortunate that some persons, including Hon. Josephine Connolly, have sought to abuse that privilege to take cheap potshots at this government for simply doing what is right. As Acting Premier, I fully support the decision taken by the Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour, to postpone the implementation of the Service Charge until February 2019 in order to facilitate further consultation and a smooth transition. This is the sensible, practical and right thing to do.
As a caring and responsible government, despite having gone through the correct procedure in the House of Assembly in getting the Service Charge Ordinance passed, we have listened to the criticisms, the concerns, and yes, the cries of the workers. That is exactly why we are recalibrating our approach. Hotel workers can therefore rest assured that this two-month delay will be worth the wait! I wish to tell the hard working people in the tourism industry that it would be wise to ignore the political drama and rhetoric that is coming from Hon. Connolly and others who are so bitter, that they cannot see the forest for the trees. As I stated in House of Assembly a few weeks ago, this Government has had the courage to implement the service charge when other administrations in the past have
only played politics with it. There are those in politics and elsewhere who believe that some things are too good for certain people in the Turks and Caicos Islands. We are just not that type of Government. Too many of our own people have toiled in the tourism industry without getting their rightful share of the profits. Too many of them have retired from the hotel industry with nothing. It is time to change that. Despite the criticisms, this Government is committed to the Service Charge. I dare say that if Hon. Connolly is really a people’s person and wishes to be on the right side of history and champion the cause of hotel workers, she should retract her statement and admit to her dwindling number of supporters that this Government is indeed taking the right approach to the Service Charge. An action delayed does not mean an action denied.
Hon. Vaden Delroy William
Are all the children well? by Hon. Washington misick Opposition Leader Constitutional Discussions The Premier embroidered statement of her role in various constitutional talks to the press reported in the most recent issue of another newspaper betrays her trademarked practice of arrogating credit to herself and assigning blame to others instead of taking responsibility for her action. The fact is that HMG has always insisted, as they should that constitutional talks be a bipartisan effort. The PNP will reengage with the PDM and the UK on the matter early in the New Year as has been indicated in a previous press statement by me. The fact that the PDM dragged their feet for the first year in office and now wish to strong arm the PNP into a premature dialogue with HMG when HMG parliamentary agenda is focus on Brexit and other domestic issues is politically motivated as was the rush to pass the service charge bill and the results will similarly be stillborn. Her assertion that the Government of Mike Misick was able to achieve unilateral constitutional change from the UK is misleading and I will be surprise if HMG buys it. The most notable change made to the new 2006 constitution on the request of the PNP in 2006 was the change from Chief Minister to Premier. This Premier is on record in 2016 as Leader of the Opposition as saying that the constitution is not a hinderance to government, and on occasions when it has been convenient, she claimed to support the Rufus Ewing Government submission to the UK. This is typical duplicity by the Premier. In her most recent interview with TCI Weekly News she asserts, with delight that the proposal to the UK Government by then Premier Ewing was fully rejected. This is after saying that she supported the
submission, and in fact the current change this. submission is largely the same request. What a Flip Flop. The Service Charge Debacle We all agree that the 2011 constitution is a step backward from On the issue of the Service Charge that of 2006, but any pretence by the Legislation let me say that: The Premier that she is the vanguard Premier has been intellectual to modernise the constitution, and dishonesty in that she bypassed that she will conducting talks to common sense and rationality by that effect while in the UK is a gross failing to full analysed the complex prevarication. nature of the hospitality industry for All the constitutions of self-serving reasons in her rush to the Overseas territories should improve her ratings. substantially be the same, and there But political expedience will be general discussion on OTs is a bad legislative advisor; and constitutions at the JMC currently wrongheadedness is a dangerous trait taking place in the UK. in a leader. Despite the legislative Additionally, the Premier and nightmare resulting from lack of her Deputy will have the opportunity meaningful consultation in rushing to raise matters relating to TCI through the law, I have been reliably constitution with FCO ministers in informed that the Premier was still the usual bilateral as part of the series insisting on activating the Ordinance of engagements around the JMC, but in its current form, and like a insolent no negotiations will take place in the child threw a temper tantrum and absence of the PNP. left the Deputy Premier to face the When Masai Warriors meet music, even though she piloted the instead of asking: “how are you?” Bill through the house. they ask “how are the children? The Whether one agreed with the standard response even by those premise of the law or not it was rushed without children is “all the children through to score a political point. The are well.” “All the children are well” process was a classic demonstration of means that, everybody including the the tyranny of the majority resulting young and defenceless are being care in the need for a complete redrafting for. of the Law if it is to be fit for purpose. We politicians have been Notwithstanding, the task with looking out for the common Deputy Premier ridiculously blames good. We should strive to be able to the PNP for his government’s say honestly that “all the children lack of preparedness to bring into are well” understanding the relative operation one of its signature meaning of that word. In order to be manifesto promises: suggesting that able to say that “all of the children are a lack of sustentative motions by the well” our decision rights should reflect Opposition to amend the bill in the the level of our responsibilities. HOA is the reason why it is defective. The current Turks and Caicos The PDM demagoguery and Constitution does not meet that duplicity is self-defeating, regressive requirement to the extent that the and a hinderance to collaboration. decision rights of elected government Ask senior public servants. are overly restricted. However, leaders This government has been with decision rights must demonstrate totally uncooperative in accepting authenticity and competency and the any amendments from the Opposition current government does not inspire except for a few bills that have been confidence nor has its track record drafted prior to December 2016 or for been reflective of competence as may which proper legislative direction and be seen from the ongoing service consultation would have been given charge saga. The PNP will seek to by the previous government.
But I guess it would have been more ridiculous to blame Hurricane Maria - the default culprit for most of the PDM fail, so the PNP is a more convenient scapegoat. Abject Failure Added to the PDM list of broken promises is the failure to effectuate the Consumer Protection Ordinance: two years in office the PDM have not gotten around to issuing regulations so that the Ordinance can be enforced. In October 2017 the Premier promised to take appropriate action to prevent price gorging. What could be more important than ensuring that those who may not have the good fortune of a pay rise, along with everyone else, is protected from poor service, and exculpatory prices? And is it not the business of government to regulate the rate of inflation so that consumers pay check can provide them with the basic living standards? The Premier complained about the poverty rate when in Opposition but refuse assistance to the old and indigent in repairing damages to their shelter. Are these actions not a betrayal of trust? Where is her compassion now that she is in Government? Can she positively answer the question: “How are all the children?”
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Christmas is coming - Just render to the people! By Hon. Akierra Missick Months after the People’s Government lead by the “man for the job” passed a bill in the House of Assembly the much-touted Service Charge Bill has fallen flat on its face. Now “the man” has fled the territory but left the shadow Minister of Labour and the shadow Acting Premier to pick up the pieces and bear the brunt of the public disappointment. So imagine on November 30th 2018, at 11.01pm, whilst many of us were deep in slumber, and most hotel workers were tucked nicely in their beds thinking of December 1st, 2018, not as the end of the hurricane season, or even World AIDS day, but the day that any last minute bookings at their resorts would provide them with 100% of the Service Charge charged to those guests. Oh!, the idea of a good Christmas with the possibility of some extra money for gift giving made many of them excited about a new day and a new month. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Board Control and Employment’s release of the 11th hour literally dashed many of those hopes and dreams of a bountiful and “bluetiful” Christmas as there would be a delay of the implementation of the Service Charge (Hotel & Restaurant) Ordinance 2018. Over the last few days as I read release after release justifying the delay in the implementation of the collection and distribution of the 100% service charge, I gave pause to consider my own view of the Government’s actions and what my response would contain. I have considered that it would be inappropriate for me to say “I told you so” in a response to the Government’s failure to prepare themselves for the implementation of their own Ordinance and major political promise, as I said to myself that would be petty but, why can’t they just render to Caesar? The colossal diabolical failure on the part of the Cartwright-Robinson administration represents a huge missed opportunity of the Government, to use consensus and bipartisan support to create and implement legislation that affects all of us in the Turks & Caicos Islands. Let us closely examine the Service Charge Ordinance, during the debate and especially during the Committee Stage (the stage where clause by clause of any bill is reviewed, and discussion is had to confirm the policy position and that the actual clause would work in the practical world) this bill was put through its paces. As the member of Leeward and Long Bay and a believer in perfecting legislation that can actually work, I raised genuine practical concerns about various clauses
and how they would be enforced and or and unsubstantiated claims of PNP interpreted. operatives delaying the implementation I serve with the commitment that of your Government’s policy and it is my obligation as a parliamentarian legislation. Mr. Deputy Premier, how to try and perfect legislation. So with is that possible? Are you really saying that said, I was surprised when I read that the “Our People” in your release are the second release from the Deputy the technical persons in the Ministry of Premier citing that the Opposition Border Control and Employment are made no amendments on the floor of the encouraging companies not to register? House, except those that the Government Further, are you also saying that provided. To call his statement members of the Opposition can influence misleading would be an understatement. the Business Community to not follow The minutes of the House and the replay the laws of the Country? of that session will confirm that various Mr. Deputy Premier, may I remind you concerns were raised and even motions that your Ministry has some of the longest were made by me as the Member for serving and highly decorated senior civil Hon Akierra Missick Leeward and Long Bay, Opposition servants in executive management; that release and the public shaming of a Appointed Member Hon. Royal Robinson, persons whose character have never been Member of the House was petty on every as well as the Governor’s Appointed questioned by successive governments single level and left no doubt as to who Member 1 Hon John Phillips. as being nothing more than politically was the writer. At each stage, Hon Phillips, Hon neutral at all times. May I remind you The enervated attempt to Robinson and I challenge the practical that your Labour Commissioner who come off as a caring Government was working of this piece of legislation. We is tasked with the oversight of this completely a lost cause, because if this gave examples of how it would not Ordinance, by virtue of his parental Government was a caring government, capture an entire tourism product; how lineage could never be considered a PNP the last 90 days leading to December it was unreasonable in parts and at each operative. 1st, 2018, you would have moved every stage we were drowned out by no’s or no Way to go Mr. Deputy Premier, mountain, clear every ambiguity, and responses from PDM Ministers. throwing your staff under the proverbial educate us all on the Service Charge It truly was like beating our bus, because you were too busy (Hotel & Restaurant) Ordinance 2018. heads against a brick wall for the whole celebrating a political promise, but failed Instead the Government waited until session. Every concern except one to see that it would be implemented in 59 minutes before the Ordinance would (the Transitional Clause) was rejected the 3 months since its creation. It is sad, come into effect to realize they were not clause by clause by the Ministers however, that you and your Government in a position to implement their own and their backbenchers. But alas, the led by “the man” are unable to allow the Ordinance and Policy. implementation is delayed because experts in the Civil Service to shine for It wasn’t as if this Government clauses are unclear. fear of victimization and retribution. didn’t already know their Ordinance was I can understand that the In one breath you seek to unworkable, they were told that several Deputy Premier may not remember all legislate better treatment of hotel times before the Bill was sent to the HOA, that happened as while the Bill was workers but government workers have during its review in the HOA, and once sailing through the House, “the man” as not heard a single word from you or “the again after the Ordinance passed that it championing it but now at the first sign man” about better pay or better working just could not work in its current form. of a flop she has taken off and gone to conditions. Is she still telling you all There are many Government specialists pay her service charge at hotels and when to turn your cell phones off and on? in the Civil Service that can help but restaurants in the UK. Not only was your second “the man” oh “the man” does not seem to Further, the Deputy Premier release pure political spin, but you also be the type that takes advice, especially has also misled the people in his release had it distributed by the TCIG Press from well-educated women. by citing the PNP wanted to exclude Office which is the official press for the Well, I must now await with expat workers from the benefit of the Turks & Caicos Islands Government bated breath the proposed amendments Ordinance. That was and is not the case. including civil servants and not just to the Ordinance in the next few sessions When I contributed to the debate, I made Ministers. So you have now placed civil of the HOA, so I can review them against it abundantly clear that the proposition servants in a political discourse that you the suggestions and concerns raised that TC Islanders benefit solely from the had no right to do. This release clearly is during the original debate and the 100% service charge was provided to me politically motivated and the TCIG Press committee stage of the bill, as I have a by my constituents, and I read out their Office should not be used as some pawn gut feeling they’ll mirror the concerns comments in the Chamber as I promised to release political diatribe as the second raised in September 2018. Why can’t we my constituents I consulted within the release purports to do. Save that for your just render to the People the things that industry that I would, so that they knew Party’s spin machine and noisemakers. are the People’s? I spoke on their behalf verbatim. Whilst, I read the release from I end as I started, Christmas Mr. Deputy Premier, whilst your second the Acting Premier on Monday, I’ve is coming and I take this opportunity to release not only conflicts with your first decided not to touch that with a 10-foot wish all those in the Turks and Caicos release which said the following “to enable pole, save to advise the Acting Premier Islands a Happy Christmas and I want to further public education and readiness and Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, encourage us all to celebrate the reason for the new regime as well as to make Communication, and Transportation for the season of Love, Joy, and Peace. any required legislative clarifications by to be cautious about what you put your May God continue to bless and keep us in way of amendments to avoid ambiguity name to. I am sure that the same way these Islands. and ensure proper understanding of and “the man” sent that email to you she could compliance with the Ordinance”. Your have sent it out under her own name. * Hon. Akierra M D Missick is the MP for second release is filled with unwarranted The vitriol that was expressed in Leeward and Long Bay
Hon. Josephine Connolly criticizes Government for service charge delay By Hon. Josephine Connolly
I would first like to say how sorry I am for the resort workers who were expecting the promised increase in the service charge before Christmas. Last night’s announcement that the service charge bill was not being implemented because the government needed “to make any required legislative clarifications by way of amendments to avoid ambiguity” must have been a crushing blow to all resort workers just before Christmas. When the bill was before the House of Assembly in September 2018, I was the only member present who did not vote for the bill because as I said in my speech “in my view this ordinance is ill-considered, fatally flawed and appears to have been prepared in haste to boost the falling ratings of a deeply unpopular government.” For the crime
We have had two years of speaking my mind and voting my conscience I was publicly pilloried of a government with no strategic by the governments Amen choir, my direction, no ambition for the country political career was consigned to and a string of legislative and policy the dustbin and my intelligence and failures followed by the inevitable finger pointing and the refrain of loyalty to my people questioned. I accepted the criticism “wasn’t me”. The Ship of State is on because I believe that as an elected auto –pilot with the Captain too busy member it is important to say what with her personal agenda to see the our people need to hear, which is not reef and shallows ahead. This country cannot remain always what people want to hear. The government has now on auto pilot for the next two years. admitted that the bill was flawed, We have too much to do, too much but I take no pleasure in being proved to achieve. We need this country to right. steam forward not go round in ever The government’s failure with decreasing circles. The citizens of this the service charge bill at the half way country must demand more. point of their term is symptomatic of As a country we have wasted the first two years of this government. two years, we simply cannot afford to The service charge was the one waste another two. and only election promise that this We the people of this country government has tried to implement need to tell this government, ENOUGH Hon. Josephine Connolly and they could not get even that right. IS ENOUGH!
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Clearing Ringworm By Dr. Marsha Barnett Ringworm is the common name given for fungal infections of the skin. The name “ringworm” is a misnomer, since the infection is caused by a fungus, not a worm but it describes the appearance of the rash on the skin as it usually presents with circular patches with raised edges like rings on the skin. Whilst most persons are familiar with the infection on the body, it may also affect the scalp, feet, groin, beard, and nails. Are there ringworm?
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Three different types of fungi can cause this infection. In medicine, ringworm is called tinea. And it is classified differently and has different names depending on the part of the body affected. •Ringworm of the scalp, called tinea capitis, often starts as small sores that develop into itchy, scaly bald patches. It is most commonly seen in children. •Ringworm affecting the body is called tinea corporis and often presents as patches with the characteristic round or “ring” shape. •Jock itch (tinea cruris) is a ringworm infection of the skin around the groin, inner thighs, and buttocks. It is most
common in men and adolescent boys. •Athlete’s foot, called tinea pedis in medicine, is the common name for ringworm infection of the foot. How does one get ringworm?
scalp or nail scrapings can also be done in the office and observed under a microscope at your visit, additionally, it may be sent to the lab for culture. How is it treated?
The fungus can live for an There are a number of both over-the extended period as spores in soil. -counter and prescription antifungal When someone comes in contact creams that can be used to treat with infected soil such as during ringworm. Jock itch, athlete’s foot, gardening or walking outdoors or at and ringworm of the body can all be a pool barefooted, the fungus can be successfully treated with antifungal transferred and the infection occurs. creams, ointments, gels, or sprays. The infection can also spread through Ringworm of the scalp or nails however, contact with infected animals. Both may require prescription-strength cats and dogs can catch ringworm and oral medications for clearance of the then pass it on to humans who touch infection. them. Infections of the skin usually The infection is also commonly clear in 2 to 4 weeks. However, scalp spread among children and by sharing infections must be treated for at least items such as clothing or hairbrushes a month and if there has been hair loss that may not be clean. or a secondary bacterial infection, this must also be addressed. Infections of How is it diagnosed? the nail can take months to clear. Most time the diagnosis is obvious to the doctor after examining the appearance of the skin in the affected area. To confirm the diagnosis, your doctor may examine the skin under a special light to check for fluorescence or glowing of the area under the light. If the diagnosis is still not clear, a skin biopsy where a piece of skin is taken and sent to the lab for microscopic examination may be performed. Skin,
SENIOR ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN Description Responsible for carrying out effective preventive and corrective repairs to plant control and electrical equipment and other company assets in a manner consistent with equipment manufacturer’s specification and standard electrical practices and as directed by the Plant Production Manager or his designate MAIN DUTIES Conduct competent and effective preventative and corrective electrical maintenance on all rotating and stationary electrical equipment owned and operated by Fortis TCI in a cost effective manner consistent with manufacturer’s operating and maintenance guidelines in a manner that ensures the highest reliability and efficiency from these units. Responsible for performing all levels of electrical preventative maintenance without supervision on all generating units and plant auxiliary equipment in a manner consistent with equipment manufacturer’s guidelines. To be highly knowledgeable of and competent in the electrical spares parts required by the generation units and supporting electrical systems at the power plants owned and operated by Fortis TCI and to identify and recommend to the management staff of the Division the spares parts that are needed for maintenance. Display a profound knowledge of underlying theoretical and operating principles of all electrical equipment used in diesel fired operation and to utilize this knowledge in developing the Technical competence and capacity of assigned junior maintenance personnel. Prepare comprehensive job reports and failure analysis report. Competently use proper tooling during equipment repair and safeguard and maintain tools and other electrical repair equipment. Operate shop tools as needed to fabricate, repair, weld, solder, cut, drill, etc. Maintain records and reports as required (including inventory of necessary parts). Demonstrate leadership and commitment in ensuring that maintenance activities are performed by self and team members in full compliance with the company’s Environmental, Health and Safety policies and procedures when on the plant site and during the execution of work duties. Make recommendations (supported by data) to management staff in the Division of new techniques, tooling and processes to improve maintenance activities and increase overall plant efficiency. Be available to respond to emergencies at all times outside of regular working hours, as may be required by plant contingency.
Can it be prevented?
Dr. marsha Barnett •Treating ringworm infections in children quickly and aggressively and limiting re-entry to school until they have undergone treatment. •avoiding sharing personal items like clothing or hairbrushes with people who might have ringworm •wearing shoes if showering in community areas and keeping the feet dry and clean if you are prone to athlete’s foot
You can prevent ringworm by practicing healthy and hygienic behaviors. Tips to avoid ringworm *Dr. Marsha Barnett is a general include: practitioner who also specialises in dermatology. For questions or •washing your hands after comments, please contact her at interacting with an animal drmarshabarnett@gmail.com or at •disinfecting and cleaning pet living Associated Medical Practices - 946areas 4242.
Minimum Requirements Successfully complete all the units of module in NCCER Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 (or equivalent) and have at least 10 years industrial experience in the operations, maintenance and repair of diesel generating stations. An Associate’s degree (or equivalent) in the electrical engineering trades will be an accepted equivalent academic qualification. Successfully complete NCCER Crew Leadership Program (or equivalent supervisory/leadership training). Significant experience in failure diagnostics, trouble shooting and carrying out all levels of preventative and corrective electrical maintenance/repair of large generation units and in particular Wärtsilä 20V32 generating units and Caterpillar 3600 Series units is required. Significant experience with and competency in the use of computers, PLCs and standard computing software programs. Significant experience in high voltage installation, maintenance, and repairs. Above average analytical skills in math and principles of diesel engine machines Excellence in interpretation of engineering drawings and manuals. Professional competency in written and oral communication skills in English. Must display a high competency in the use of computers and standard engineering and office computing software programs utilized in maintenance activities, reporting and record keeping. Abilities, Skills, Experience, Aptitude & Judgement Excellent team player and team building skills Excellent written and oral communication skills Ability to deliver to strict deadlines and to work under pressure Goal-oriented Self- motivated Salary range: $58,420- $87,640 Compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications This position is currently held by a work permit holder. Qualified individuals should apply to the addresses below. Only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview. Deadline for submission of applications (inclusive of a cover letter, resume and a FortisTCI application form) is December 18 2018 to: Avi Adams Manager Human Resources FortisTCI Limited P. O. Box 132, Providenciales Email address: hrapplications@fortistci.com AND aadams@fortistci.com Ms. Desireka Glinton Secretary Immigration Board Zone 2 Airport Road, Providenciales Email address: jobregistration@gov.tc
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Hold the Government Accountable. Improving health care, making citizens feel safe, empowering citizens By Drexwell Seymour Every four years, we go to the polls and select a government. I am not sure how serious we take this because after the results are announced and the government is sworn in, most of us go quiet and do not hold our politicians accountable. The only time some of us open our mouths is when someone says something about the government that we do not like. During the election campaigns, our focus appears to be on rallies, the speeches and the mudslinging. During the governing process, we seem to be too focused on party rather than country. Because we are so focused on party, we do not hold our government accountable. It is time we change our focus and ensure that the Government that we elected does what it should do. What is it that you government to do? appointment of boards?
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Are you just interested in being on a high paying Board? Some politicians know that in order to satisfy you, all they have to do is put you on a Board and you feel good that you were selected by the government to be on a Board. Some of us like the prestige and others like the pay. I wonder how you would feel if the Board was a non-paying Board. People should be appointed on Boards that will contribute and make a significant difference. If you going to be on a Board and just stay quiet, then what is the purpose of being on a Board. Roadworks? I see politicians and supporters on both sides fighting over the roadworks. Isn’t it the basic responsibility of a government to ensure the roadworks are in the budget yearly? You do not have to vote for a party to fix the roads. In fact, the Ministry of Works, should review all roadworks throughout the islands and present a proposal in phased approach so that the Government can incorporate it in their budgets. I used to be gullible too. Roadworks should not be a reason to vote for a politician. You do not need a politician to fix the roads. The repairs of roadworks should be part of a master plan and no matter who wins, the plan should continue. Just talk what you want to hear? Some politicians are very gifted when it comes to talking. Are you just happy
with politicians talking but no actions? When politicians give a great speech, we get excited but nothing of significance is being done. Is this what you want? You must hold politicians accountable. Enough of the talk. Politicians must act and stop making excuses. Getting things done is the premise on which leadership is all about.
are living healthy as well by improving health care. The doctors have diagnosed too many people in this country with illnesses. Furthermore, too many people are dying. We need an aggressive program on healthy living throughout the year. We cannot afford to lose more people to death as there only a few of us anyway. We need to increase the duties on these Signing development agreements? “bad food” so that it can be expensive and not attractive to eat. Reduce the Governments like to brag about duties on the “good food” so that it can be how much development they attract to affordable by the people. the islands while serving in Government. We have two hospitals in TCI, If the truth be told, they attract little or one is overutilized and the other is no investment at all. It is by coincidence underutilized. Perhaps we can use the they are in power when the development one that is underutilized as a research agreements are signed as most time center to investigate these high cancer the developers have already bought the cases in TCI. property through a real estate agent We need to take advantage of without the politicians even knowing. the five slots that are available free of Furthermore, we can have all the charge in the UK. development in the World, if the citizens We need to change the menus in are not better off, then why brag about our schools so that healthy eating can be these agreements? promoted. We need to utilize our dietitians What should the role of government and have them go to the schools, the be? workplace and homes to promote healthy living. We need to review and If we are going to elect politicians who cannot do anything, then why have understand why so many persons have to politicians. If we are going to have go abroad for treatment. We are spending politicians just act like administrators, millions of dollars abroad when we can spend it locally. Perhaps we can use the then why do we have politicians. Politicians should play a very Grand Turk Hospital as a specialized important part in the running of a center similar to Health City in Cayman country and that is why I believe we so we don’t have send people abroad. need to change our current process. As mentioned in a previous article, we need Make the residents and tourists feel to eliminate the political parties and the safe constituency representatives. There are too many crimes I think all of us need to go to the polls and elect a premier selected from taking place in this country that are a group of people. Then we need to elect being unresolved. Residents no longer the five ministers and they should only feel safe. I think it is the responsibility of Government to ensure that the residents be run based on pre-determined criteria. We should have someone are protected from these criminals. I believe the Police Department running for minister of Finance, someone running for Minister of Education, knows what it needs to solve the crimes someone running for Minister of Health, but it requires a significant investment someone running for Minister of Works. in resources. Government can meet the Who is elected will be working from a needs by increasing the budget so that National Country Policy that is approved crimes can be solved in this country. I know the budget is around by the People of TCI. With that said, I believe the $23m to $25million a year and of that Role of Government towards its citizens about $15million is on payroll costs. Well should cover three main areas: Health, we need more experienced officers on the ground. Safety and Empowerment. Also, there are too many illegals entering our island and as a result we Improve health care do not know who is who in this country. I know as citizens we have a Our borders need to be protected responsibility to live a healthy life by the from the entrance of illegals. This too food we consume and our lifestyle such as requires a lot of resources.Why do we exercising and getting bi annual checks brag about surpluses when the criminals up. However, the Government also has a and the illegals are on the loose in this responsibility to ensure that the citizens countrythreatening our “bread and
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Drexwell Seymour butter”? Empower Your Citizens No citizen should feel like an outsider in his/her own country. Our Government must ensure that investment in our citizens are priority. For instance, there are many positions that are vacant in the statutory bodies. If your citizen is not qualified for the job, then ensure they understudy the current postholder so that when the time is right, they can assume the post. Invest in a massive upgrade to our community college so that we can have access to more areas at the tertiary level. Promote entrepreneurship among your citizens by offering concessions similar to what is given to the international investors. Review the policy with Invest TCI in terms of the $10,000 grant. I think the Invest TCI grants are a great initiative but it needs to be reviewed and enhanced. Rather than building a fourth primary school to accommodate work permit holders, build a technical school so our people can be trained in their desired fields. Our citizens need access to financing. It is very challenging now so we need to encourage and promote other institutions to the islands. Conclusion I hope one day the majority of us open our eyes and move away from partisan politics. This is the only way we can ensure that we hold our politicians accountable. Why do we vote for politicians every four years if they are unable to carry out their roles? I know the constitution is a challenge for the Government to operate effectively. However, I believe if the Government presents a sound plan to cabinet and the non-elected members of cabinet reject the plan, then somehow this needs to be exposed. What is going to happen if the UK does not approve the proposed constitutional amendments? Do we just continue to go the polls and do like what we have been doing in the past?
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Real Changes or Spare Changes!!! By Dameko Dean A few days from now, will mark the governing party,PDM (Peoples’ Democratic Movement) two-year anniversary since their electoral win of Government. Even though it is a season to be thankful and festive, I must pause to reflect, review and express my two cents on their administrative progress. Are we seeing visible changes? Importantly, are we living the changes? Or is it that nowadays the only change we feel are the “jingles and coins” in our pockets. The PDM administration was steadfast on their campaign trail voicing a plethora of objectives in their manifesto that pledged to have every citizen living more than less comfortable. Recall their mantra: “real leadership, real plans, real change”. Additionally, they shared their commitment to put policies and systems to improve Turks and Caicos Islands holistically. Have these promises been kept to the people? I believe, this is a milestone mark and quite a fitting time to assess their progress. Waxing warm in the aftermath of their victory it is still not evident that the PDM leadership has been accountable and transparent in their governance. For many residents, this deafening silence from the Premier on certain issues has been compounded by the failure of some government ministers to be accessible and communicative to the public. Clearly, the Government is not holding itself to the highest standards of accountability by its failure to capitalise on that natural kinship between politics, communication, and the people. The Government has dropped the ball, in large part, and has failed to demonstrate leadership, vision, and foresight in so many crucial areas. They continue to operate largely on autopilot, responding only in moments as a reactive gesture to outrage through the media. Rather than activating a planned proactive and engaged
campaign of transformation involving all sectors. The inundated issue of the service charge bill has been further delayed and yet again workers must wait until February 1, 2019 to receive their benefits from this bill. Let me remind the nation that the PDM spoke boldly that they were committed to getting the service charge in the pockets of the hospitality workers across the country. However, after much deliberation and convening surveys and discussions with relevant stakeholders, it still appears that issues are servicing. Why does it appear that the issues experienced with this bill are so difficult to correct? It further highlights your inefficiencies and shortfalls as a government. Consequently, the effect once again impacts the public. It is quite evident that the PDM have made some unfavourable decisions. On numerous occasions, I have attempted to consciously think of reasonable, sensible arguments to fathom their decisions made in several elements of their governance. One such decision that has left me bewildered was their decision six months into their governance to terminate the Hon. Josephine Connolly as the Minister of Education. The action taken was not supported with sufficient reasoning to the public. However, that decision, in my opinion has been a ploy to further impede a ministry that needs strong leadership and reformation. Education in any country is extremely critical. Hon. Josephine Connolly has a vast experience in leadership and is a business-oriented individual. It is believed by many that she could have been an influential Minister capable of moving the ministry to greater successes. Therefore, let me ask if the then decision taken to terminate her would have propelled the education transformation you pledged to deliver. Secondly, has the appointment of the new minister made any significant
successes to education? The hurricanes in September 2017 caused devastating damages to the infrastructures of some of the critical areas of our nation. One such area was our schools that were ravaged by Irma. Getting back to any level of normalcy is a long, arduous, and expensive for the country. However, lengthy delays to manage these repairs will only cost the country operating into a longerterm problem; steep cost estimates will eventually lead to mounting piles of bills. If the country was in a fiscal position to repair the schools, it is bottomless as to why schools are standing today, not fully repaired and retrofitted to receive teachers and students. Education is one of the pillars that make a productive society. Rather the issues that spates our education system is coupled with overcrowded classrooms, frustrated teachers and not enough of anything to promote balanced learners. Education is the key drive in reducing poverty, fostering economic growth and improving social development, therefore kindly deliver the transformation in education as the public was promised! Tourism is our main revenue industry and so we must always be encouraged to improve the services we offer to the approximated 1,243,843 tourists that visit our shores annually. First impressions are lasting, and so we must give a first-class experience and image to our clients. Therefore, the dilapidated general state of our airports is disheartening and sore to the eyes. North Caicos airport without closed, building dilapidated, without a fire truck at that airport and none on that island, or simply left to the elements is a disgrace to the industry that has caused the country to experience fiscal growths over the years. Imagine the water leaking JAGS McCartney airport without proper fencing. Disrupting flight
on. The Ewing Administration set up a committee to review the issue and get feedback from industry folks and workers. The committee worked at its leisure but things heated up again when in the fall of 2016, PDM Appointed member Hon. Clarence Selver who was an independent candidate at the time brought a Service Charge Amendment Bill to give TCI Workers 100% Service Charge and legalizing receiving tips. With elections looming and the committee’s work incomplete this Bill would not see the light of day as on the day it was finally scheduled for a first reading elections were called. Fast forward to Spring 2017, when PNP Appointed Member Hon. Royal Robinson brought a similar 100% Service Charge amendment Bill, as the government hadn’t to that point even whispered the words 100% Service Charge to the public. After taking licks in public for several month after not debating the Bill at several sittings of the HOA, the Sharlene Cartwright Robinson Led Administration Killed the Bill that would have given 100% Service Charge to the people. This less than a year of supporting a similar Bill brought by Hon. Selver as mentioned above when they were in Opposition. This year the PDM Service
Charge Bill was finally drafted and released for feedback. There were several meetings with industry folks, surveys to be filled out etc to get recommendations on possible amendments to the draft Bill. One such amendment made was to allow the newly proposed Facility Fee to be charged at a rate of up to 5% instead of the initially proposed 3% in the original draft. Clearly somebody was listening to somebody at that point. The bill was brought to the HOA, debated, sent to the committee of the whole where several amendments was proposed by the PNP members but voted down by the PDM Majority. The Bill passed with bipartisan support and an implementation date of Dec 1st 2018 was set for the bill. Why did I go through such detail?? To make the point that for 3 years now, this issue has been in the forefront of the people’s minds in the TCI, but yet at literally the 11th hour, there needs to be more public education, clarification, and amendments??
Service charge cop out
By Jamell Robinson Early Saturday morning, December 1st 2018, many awoke to the news that the Service Charge Bill which was set to come into force that morning had been delayed with what could only be called a very flimsy explanation, barely a solid paragraph to boot. While I was shocked at the blunder, I was not at all surprised. Can we really point to one specific item that this administration has developed on its own for the people of the TCI wholeheartedly and succinctly on its own in nearly two years of Governance? I’ll wait... In the meantime, I will provide some background information to show just why this is a cop out by this administration as something bigger might be at play behind the scenes. In the spring of 2015, than Leader of the Opposition, Sharlene CartwrightRobinson brought a motion to the HOA requesting that the Government consider giving working in the Hospitality industry 100% Gratuity. Though missing the mark, and really meaning Service Charge, the debate about 100% Service Charge was thrust back into the public domain and would become an issue that the 2016 election might have been swung
What the hell had these people been doing for the last 3 years? If after 3 years of debating, discussing, and campaigning of an issue, if I can’t bring forth a bill that could at the very least be a good first crack at it out the gate, I would pack up shop!!
Dameko Dean landing delays in some cases, as animals are visible seen grazing on the runway. ALL our airports must be operational and functional to further increase our revenue and exposure to our islands and cays. With another two years to go, one cannot but wonder how the government will handle the challenge of converting the several attractive mantras on which it was elected into actionable policies that will achieve the promised outcomes. The old proverb reads: “a promise is only a comfort to fool”. Therefore, should one assume that your slogan was only effective to secure a win? Or the party’s mantra meaning and applicability cannot be competently executed. My dear opponents, be reminded that your commitment in ensuring that fiscal and economic management must accommodate sustainable improvements in the quality of life of the ordinary people you lead. Additionally, once you sit in the chair of leadership, your actions will be criticised, therefore, I trust the criticism will not be taken to heart but impose a challenge on all your leading members to work assiduously in transforming the country to greater successes. Reflect on these things my dear friends. Enjoy your Christmas holidays and have a prosperous New year!
Jamell Robinson And the biggest joke is they had to know this was coming long time and could have forewarned the people about the issues as many splurged a little more for the Black Friday Sales in anticipation of the extra funds for Christmas. But nooooo, both the Premier and Deputy Premier dropped this bomb on the country and slithered out of the country the next morning to the UK for the JMC meeting, leaving poor Delroy to hold the bag! How cowardly, ducking the media and the people after chilling the night before at the TCI Culinary Ambassadors’ Chop Off… Shame on you… It would have been better to implement the law on schedule and review it in 6 months than to Grinchlike steal the people’s Christmas. Stay Blessed TCI, it ain’t long now.
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Further development of child safeguarding and public protection arrangements for the TCI The last eighteen months has seen significant enhancements to the child safeguarding and public protection arrangements in the Turks and Caicos Islands. This work has been largely possible due to the support from the UK National Crime Agency CEOP Command who have provided training and support to the officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and partners, including Department of Social Development, Health and Education. Most recently, over the last two weeks, a series of Safeguarding workshops have been taking place, hosted by the RTCIPF and facilitated by the National Crime Agency as part of a wider programme in the ongoing development of safeguarding practices across TCI. The workshops have consisted of the following: Safeguarding Awareness days designed to educate attendees on recognizing the signs of child abuse and understanding the role of those working with children to report. These workshops were well attended with delegates from a vast range of services and agencies which included Social Development, Police, Education and Schools, Churches and Sunday Schools, Youth Groups and Centres, Provo Children’s Home, Sports Clubs,
Nassau, BahamasThe Honourable Sharlene CartwrightRobinson, Turks and Caicos Premier, applauded the official re-opening ofCIBC FirstCaribbean’s Grand Turk branch as a “clarion call to all financial institutions that the Turks and Caicos Islands, and particularly the island of Grand Turk, remain open for business.” Her remarks were made at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the branch’s official re-opening on Thursday, November 29. The celebratory occasion signified a new era of service and convenience for the people of Grand Turk, with CIBC FirstCaribbean being theonly bank to offer a location for in-branchservices on the island since the other bankpulled out earlier this year. Ms. Cartwright-Robinsonsaid she was particularly gratified as the occasion represented a“commitment to ensuring ease of access to financial services for residents and visitors throughout the Turks and Caicos, and of course in the nation’s capital.” Ms. Cartwright Robinson’s remarks were followed by those of Her Excellency Anya Williams, TCI’s Deputy Governor. “I believe [CIBC FirstCaribbean’s] investment in this branch should send a signal to other businesses, not only in Grand Turk but those outside of Grand Turk. The fact that you’ve seen fit to make this investment demonstrates your commitment, and I hope that others follow suit. “[CIBC FirstCaribbean] has been a longstanding member of our community and is enshrined in our history. We thank them for their commitment to this island; for seeing fit to continue their investment in the branch here; for seeing fit to not use
Soroptimists and many more. Forensic Medical Guidance inputs to professionals within the Health Service and Police designed to show the importance of putting the victim first and offering high levels of victim care. Multi-Agency Strategy
Meetings and the importance of multiagency working and information sharing. Video Interview Workshops to understand the role of Police and DSD in victim and witness interviews. This is part of a longer-term programme of support which will see
Public schools cheque presentation - CIBC FirstCaribbean donates $6,000 to Grant Turk Public Schools. HJ Robinson High School, Ona Glinton Primary School and Eliza Simons Primary School were presented with a cheque for $2,000 each to assist with repairs as they each work to return to a state of normalcy following the destructive 2017 Hurricane season. it as an excuse to downsize or exit “Today’s occasion celebrates the island; for looking to this island the people of Grand Turk. CIBC with optimism and not looking at the FirstCaribbean’s mission is to serve current state of affairs at the time but the needs of the individuals, families instead seeing the possibility of the and businesses in Grand Turk, and future here in Grand Turk.” certainly, the wider Turks and Caicos CIBC FirstCaribbean’s community. Our new and improved Country Manager (TCI) Larry branch will allow us to continue doing Lawrence expressed delight on behalf just that. of the bank not only in being able to “Our commitment to the community offer an updated in-branch space that goes beyond this newly renovated will allow for better service and a building,” Mr. Lawrence added just more enjoyable client experience; but before donating $6,000 to Grant Turk also, in being an integral part of the Public Schools. HJ Robinson High Grand Turk community. School, Ona Glinton Primary School
continued training and mentoring to safeguarding professionals. Detective Chief Inspector of the UK NCA Lydia Davenport said, “The workshops were designed to raise awareness to all agencies’ youth and sports groups, churches and other members of the wider community on the importance of protecting our children. It focused on recognizing potential signs of abuse and ensuring when something has happened, and a report is made, that the best possible service is given to the victim. The workshops have been very well attended which reflects the passion and commitment that all persons present have for protecting the children of TCI.” Deputy Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting said, “I have the privileged of being the RT&CIPF lead for Safeguarding and Public Protection. As part of the ongoing work to enhance the safeguarding arrangements on the TCI, Officers from the UK NCA have facilitated a number of workshops on the TCI. These were attended by all agencies and members of the community who work with children and young people. The safeguarding of children and other vulnerable people is everyone’s business and these workshops have raised the awareness of how we can best do this on the Turks and Caicos Islands.”
and Eliza Simons Primary School were presented with a cheque for $2,000 each to assist with repairs as they each work to return to a state of normalcy following the destructive2017 Hurricane season. Representatives joined Mr. Lawrence at the podium to accept the donation on behalf of the schools. Mr. Lawrence gave assurance of CIBC FirstCaribbean’s continued commitment to the people of TCI, and also applauded the contribution of employees in the bank’s success. “Our success can only be achieved through incredible team work. I am honored to work alongside some of the best in the business, and want to publicly acknowledge the dedication and commitment of our staff.” Devastation by Hurricanes Irma and Maria forced CIBC FirstCaribbean to close itsGrand Turk branch in 2017.Initial repairs facilitated a quick return to business for the Grand Turk community, but complete renovation was continually underway culminating with the grand re-opening. The event was attended by Her Excellency Anya Williams, Acting Governor; the Honourable Premier Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson; the Honourable Goldray Ewing, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing; the Honourable Karen Malcolm, Minister of Education; the Honourable George Lightbourne, Member of the Opposition, the Honourable Temard Butterfield, Governor’s Appointed Member; the Hon. Lillian Missick, Former Governor’s Appointed Member and Desmond Morrison, Director of Finance, Financial Services Commission, among others.
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attendance at key investment conferences. 7. To produce materials needed to assist domestic investors to identify financing and to address any regulatory impediments to implementation. 8. To contribute to the Strategic Plan and Budget annually, as directed by the CEO. 9. To make presentations as needed to prospective investors. 10. To undertake any other relevant activities or duties as deemed necessary. PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS Education and qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics or related field. A Master’s degree will be an asset. Job Title:
Investor Services Executive
Reporting to: Location:
SVP, Investor Services Invest Turks and Caicos Offices - Providenciales
Job Summary: The Investor Services Executive - will be responsible for handling a portfolio of investment proposals from foreign and domestic investors. The Executive will be responsible for reviewing project proposals, following up with investors to ensure that there is a complete package of materials, arranging for materials to be distributed to relevant stakeholders for their input, providing feedback to their investor clients on issues, supporting the SVP in negotiating the terms of investment proposals supported by Government. The Investment Services Executive will be required to prepare Cabinet submissions with respect to specific projects under their care and to provide advice and support to relevant stakeholders in relation to those projects. Key Duties and Responsibilities: 1. To research TCl’s target sectors to identify investment opportunities that can be marketed to investors. 2. To identify specific investors, developers and operators to approach with investment propositions using a range of tools, including newsletters, biogs, webinars, and various data bases. After identifying potential investors actively engage in contacting target investors and determine “qualified leads”. 3. To provide data, information, reports and advice to assist prospective investors and organize and lead on Island investment opportunity tours to assist foreign investors to identify prospective investments. 4. To facilitate efforts of investors to develop projects in the country and manage a portfolio of investment proposals by investors who have approached the TCI Government with development proposals. The project assessments will include: i) Reviewing investor proposals ii) Clarifying details to ensure a complete proposaliii) iii) Consulting with TCIG Ministries on the project to identify any fatal flaws for the project and facilitate the investment process. iv) Screening new investment projects for suitability, feasibility and quality of investment and investor. v) Collaborating with the legal advisor to conclude negotiations for investment incentives and assisting investors to finalize their development agreements. vi) Preparing cabinet papers for approval of development incentives under the Encouragement of Development Ordinance and the Investment Policy. vii)Providing investors with all the services and assistance they may need for their business. viii)Establishing and maintaining a proper filing and data base system of the project portfolio and ix) Reporting the status of active projects on a quarterly and annual basis, including relevant statistics. 5. To establish and maintain contacts and good relationships with potential investors and business locally and internationally, including key North American, Canadian and European based organizations some of whose members either already have significant investments in TCI or are planning to make investments. 6. To assist with the planning and execution of investment promotion marketing programs, including investment tours and
Experience and Knowledge: 1. A minimum of five years’ experience in project development, with knowledge of TCI laws dealing with investment projects. 2.Experience dealing with domestic and foreign investors in a commercial law environment. 3. Experience in marketing and sales and knowledge of networking and contact management. 4. Strong background in using various types of office related software and preparation of presentations and reports. Skills: 1. Commercial awareness. 2. Outgoing individual with creativity, drive and determination. 3. Strong Writing and presentational skills. 4. Ability to visualize, plan, execute and monitor an After-Care program. 5. Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills. 6. Expert in use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook or any other relevant software package. 7. Ability to maintain confidentiality Personal Qualities: 1. Open and engaging demeanor. 2. High ethical standards 3. Able to generate and share ideas. 4. Hands-on approach. 5. Willing to take personal responsibility 6. Able to win trust and personal credibility 7. Persistence and personal resilience. 8. Willingness to personally deliver quality to business clients. 9. Willingness to understand different cultures, lifestyles and associated points of view. 10. Willingness to understand the values associated with small communities. Other Requirements: 1. Fluent English 2. Additional language skills a plus Salary and Allowances: 1. Negotiable in a range of $55,000 to $70,000 based on qualifications and experience. Application Procedure Interested persons should submit a resume, along with their contact information, cover letter, two letters of reference ( one preferably from a former employer), and copies of educational certificates, a Police Certificate and a copy of the Passport photo page. Applications should be addressed to the CEO, Invest Turks & Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands and can be delivered in person Agency’s offices at Unit 2D, Courtyard Plaza, Leeward Highway prior to the deadline date or emailed to dastwood@investturksandcaicos.tc . The subject line in the email should read “After Care Executive”. Envelo£eS should have the subject After Care Executive clearly marked on the front!. Agplication deadline November 30 2018. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only persons selected for an interview will be contacted.
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STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO MANAGE YOUR ELECTRICITY COSTS
With current rising global fuel prices, you will see an increase in the Fuel Factor (or Power Cost adjustment) on your electricity bill. The Fuel Factor is used to recover the cost of fuel that produces the electricity, which powers your homes and businesses. It is based on the price of fuel at the time it is purchased from our supplier, Sun Oil Ltd., and it is subject to world market prices. We cannot control the price of fuel, but we encourage you to conserve energy. By carefully managing how you use electricity at your home, you can reduce your electricity bill.
Smart Use of Computers and Home Office Equipment • Set computers, monitors, and copiers to use sleep mode when not in use. This helps cut energy costs by approximately 40%. • If your computer must be left on, turn off the monitor; this device alone uses more than half the system’s energy. • Battery chargers, such as those for laptops, cell phones and digital cameras, draw power whenever they are plugged in and are very inefficient. Pull the plug and save. For more information call our customer service department at 649-946-4313 or visit our website at www.fortistci.com/energy-conservation
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WE DELIVER MORE THAN ELECTRICIT
Behind everything we do at FortisTCI is a strong and enduring commitment to giving back to the Turks and Caicos Islands. With a focus on education, youth, sports and culture, FortisTCI donates over $150,000 annually to support programs and activities that build for the future. These donations go towards signature events such as the National Science & Technology Fair for high school and primary school students, and the TCIFA Youth Football Leagues that benefit children across all our islands.
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In addition, with our scholarship program for tertiary education, and an annual summer employment and internship program, we help prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s workforce. FortisTCI proudly supports organizations such as the TCSPCA, the Cancer Society, the Community College, United Way, the Human Rights Commission and the Hotel & Tourism Association. And our employees complete over 2,000 volunteer hours every year, in support of a wide range of community projects. 2017 Winner
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Seven Stars Resort annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony S
even Stars Resort & Spa started off this year’s festive season by hosting their annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The joyous occasion which was hosted last week Friday November 30th saw a great support from the community and also included Christmas carols by the Precious Treasures School, complimentary fruit punch, cookies, candies & mulled wine for the adults to enjoy. As is tradition, Even Santa Claus & Mrs. Claus made an appearance riding in on
their sleigh providing candies to the children that were eagerly awaiting his arrival. Shortly after a countdown followed, Santa & Mrs. Claus pushed the plunger and the Christmas Tree was lit up announcing the official start of the Turks & Caicos holiday season to all. In an interview with The SUN, Organizers of the event said, “The festive Christmas Tree lighting at Seven Stars Resort & Spa is an annual celebration where the Seven Stars team,
guests, owners, friends and family join together to light up the Christmas Tree located on the roundabout in front of the resort. This year the Precious Treasures school choir provided a preview of their annual Christmas show and sang Christmas carols for the guests attending the celebration.” The organizing team wishes everyone a Happy Holidays from Seven Stars Resort & Spa. Photos By: Todeline Defralien
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Drake dominates Apple Music as most-streamed artist in 2018 L O S ANGELES— Drake was a dominate force on Apple Music as the platform’s moststreamed artist of the year globally. Apple released its “Best of 2018” list Tuesday that Drake’s “Scorpion” was the top album, while his hit “God’s Plan” was the most popular single. The rapper’s song “Nice for What” came in second and “In My Feelings” at No. 4. Drake’s fifth studio album had four
other songs in the top 100 including “Nonstop,” I’m Upset,” Mob Ties” and “Don’t Matter To Me,” featuring Michael Jackson. He was also featured on Lil Baby’s “Yes Indeed,” Migos’ “Walk It Talk It” and BlockBoy JB’s “Look Alive.” Post Malone’s songs “Rockstar” and “Psycho” were in the top 5. His album “Beerbongs & Bentleys” was the second-most streamed followed by Cardi B’s, the late XXXTentacion and Travis Scott. Canadian rapper Drake
Kanye West apologizes for using ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Star is Born’ phone during Cher musical among AFI’s top films of 2018
Kanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West NEW YORK — Kanye West has apologized for his lack of phone etiquette while he and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, attended opening night of “The Cher Show” on Broadway. Jarrod Spector plays Sonny Bono in the musical. He thought it was cool West was in the audience but not cool that the rapper was looking at his cellphone. Spector tweeted: “If you look up from your cell phone you’ll see we’re doing a show up here.” West later apologized in a reply on Twitter for his “lack of etiquette.” He wrote “the dynamics of Cher and Sonny’s relationship made Kim and I grab each other’s hand and sing “I got you babe.” Kardashian West is a huge Cher fan.
LOS ANGELES - Musical drama “A Star is Born,” superhero movie “Black Panther” and horror flick “A Quiet Place” were named as some of the 10 best films of 2018 by the American Film Institute on Tuesday. The top movies also included coming-ofage tale “Eighth Grade” and family film “Mary Poppins Returns,” as well as historical dramas “BlacKkKlansman,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book” and “First Reformed.” The honors are among the first to be handed out during Hollywood’s awards seasons, which continues with Golden Globe nominations on Thursday through the Academy Awards in February. The group also gave a special award to black-and-white family drama “Roma,” which did not meet criteria for the top 10 list of American films. “Roma” was shot in Mexico and the dialogue is in Spanish. The movie is being shown on Netflix and in a limited number of theaters around the world. The AFI also named its top 10 TV series of the year. They were “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Succession,” “Atlanta,” “Pose,” “The Americans,” “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “Barry,” “Better Call Saul,” “This is Us,” and “The Kominsky Method.”
Eddie Murphy and fiancee have baby boy, his 10th child LOS ANGELES — Eddie Murphy and his fiancee Paige Butcher have a new baby boy. The couple released a statement through Murphy’s publicist Monday saying Max Charles Murphy was born Friday and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. The boy’s middle
name is a tribute to Murphy’s older brother and fellow comedian Charlie Murphy, who died of leukemia last year. It’s the 10th child for the 57-year-old Eddie Murphy, the second child for the 39-year-old Butcher. The couple has a 2-year-old daughter, Izzy.
The “Nutty Professor” and “Beverly Hills Cop” actor has been dating the Australian model and actress since 2012, and they recently became engaged. The statement says Butcher and the baby are doing well. M u r p h y ’ s oldest child, Eric, is 29.
Kevin Hart says 2019 Oscars host job is ‘opportunity of a lifetime’
Comedian Kevin Hart LOS ANGELES - Comedian Kevin Hart will host next year’s Oscar ceremony for the first time, the “Ride Along” actor said in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “I am so happy to say that the day has finally come for me to host the Oscars,” Hart wrote. The Academy Awards are the film industry’s highest honors. “So are we,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the Oscars, responded on Twitter. “Welcome to the family.” Hart, 39, who also starred in 2017 film “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” follows talk show host Jimmy Kimmel who took on the gig in 2018 and 2017. “I am blown away simply because this has been a goal on my list for a long time,” Hart wrote on his Instagram page, calling the job “the opportunity of a lifetime.” “To be able to join the legendary list of hosts that have graced the stage is unbelievable,” he added. The job of hosting the Oscars is one of the most prestigious but also the most difficult in show business as hosts have to navigate the expectations of the A-list audience in the theater and millions tuning in on television, with a combination of topical and insider jokes. Hart, who is African-American, is one of just a handful of black Oscar hosts over the past 90 years, including Chris Rock, Whoopi Goldberg and Sammy Davis Jr. His selection comes at a time when the Academy is under pressure to increase diversity among its own membership, and among the films and performers nominated for Oscars. Viewership of the annual ceremony has fallen in recent years, prompting the Academy to pledge earlier this year to shorten the show by about 30 minutes to three hours and to hand out some of the technical awards, like sound editing, during commercial breaks. The U.S. television audience for the 2018 Oscars hit an all-time low of 26.5 million viewers. Oscar nominations will be announced on Jan. 22, with the 2019 televised ceremony taking place live in Hollywood on Feb. 24.
Cardi B ‘no longer together’ with Offset LOS ANGELES — we just grew out of love, but Cardi B is no longer feeling we’re not together anymore.” the love after little more than Cardi B says “it might a year of marriage to fellow take time to get a divorce.” rapper Offset. Offset responded “Y’all won.” She posted a video on The couple got Instagram saying that “things married in September 2017 just haven’t been working out and welcomed a baby girl in between us for a long time.” July. The 26-year-old says “I guess Cardi B says she and her
baby’s father are really good friends and business partners. An email seeking comment was sent to her representatives. Cardi B is scheduled to appear in court Friday over allegations stemming from an altercation at a New York City bar.
Offset and Cardi B
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LIFESTYLE
World’s first baby born via womb transplant from dead donor
A woman in Brazil who received a womb transplanted from a deceased donor has given birth to a baby girl in the first successful case of its kind, doctors reported. The case, published in The Lancet medical journal, involved connecting veins from the donor uterus with the recipient’s veins, as well as linking arteries, ligaments and vaginal canals. It comes after 10 previously known cases of uterus transplants from deceased donors - in the United States, the Czech Republic and Turkey - failed to produce a live birth. The girl born in the Brazilian case was delivered via caesarean section at 35 weeks and three days, and weighed 2,550 grams (nearly 6 lbs), the case study said. Dani Ejzenberg, a doctor at Brazil’s Sao Paulo University hospital who led the research, said the transplant - carried out in September 2016 when the recipient was 32 - shows the technique is feasible and could offer women with uterine infertility access
to a larger pool of potential donors. The current norm for receiving a womb transplant is that the organ would come from a live family member willing to donate it. “The numbers of people willing and committed to donate organs upon their own deaths are far larger than those of live donors, offering a much wider potential donor population,” Ejzenberg said in a statement about the results. She added, however, that the outcomes and effects of womb donations from live and deceased donors have yet to be compared, and said the technique could still be refined and optimized. The first baby born after a live donor womb transplant was in Sweden in 2013. Scientists have so far reported a total of 39 procedures of this kind, resulting in 11 live births. Experts estimate that infertility affects around 10 to 15 percent of couples of reproductive age worldwide. Of this group, around one in 500 women have uterine problems. Before uterus transplants
Medical team hold the first baby born via uterus transplant from a deceased donor at the hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil December 15, 2017 became possible, the only options to have a child were adoption or surrogacy. In the Brazilian case, the recipient had been born without a uterus due to a condition called MayerRokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome. The donor was 45 and died of a stroke. Five months after the transplant, Ejzenberg’s team wrote, the uterus showed no signs of rejection, ultrasound scans were normal, and
Chemicals in cosmetics, soaps tied to early puberty in girls Girls who are exposed before birth to chemicals commonly found in toothpaste, makeup, soap and other personal care products may hit puberty earlier than their peers who aren’t exposed to these chemicals in the womb, a U.S. study suggests. Many chemicals have been linked to early puberty in animal studies including phthalates, which are often found in scented products like perfumes, soaps and shampoos; parabens, which are used as preservatives in cosmetics; and phenols, which include triclosan, researchers note in Human Reproduction. While this is thought to interfere with sex hormones and puberty timing, few studies have explored this connection in human children. For the current study, researchers followed 338 children from birth through adolescence. They tested mothers’ urine during pregnancy and interviewed them about potential chemical exposures, then tested kids’ urine for chemical exposure at 9 years old and examined children for signs of puberty development every nine months between ages 9 and 13 years. Over 90 percent of kids’ urine samples showed concentrations of all the potentially hormone-altering chemicals, except for triclosan, which was found in 73 percent of pregnant mothers’ urine samples and 69 percent of their kids’
urine samples. For every doubling in concentration of a phthalate indicator in mothers’ urine, their daughters developed pubic hair an average of 1.3 months earlier, the study found. And with every doubling of mothers’ urine concentrations of triclosan, girls started menstruating one month earlier. Boys’ puberty timing didn’t appear to be influenced by prenatal exposure to these chemicals. “There has been considerable concern about why girls are entering puberty earlier and hormone disrupting chemicals like the ones in personal care products that we studied have been suggested as one possible reason,” said lead study author Kim Harley, associate director of the Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health at the University of California, Berkeley. Half of the girls in the study started growing pubic hair when they were at least 9.2 years old and then began menstruating when they were 10.3 years old, the study found. Phthalates, parabens and triclosan are not banned for use in personal care products, and there isn’t solid evidence yet that they cause health effects in humans, Harley said by email. But the current results add to increasing evidence from lab studies that suggests these chemicals can disrupt or
interfere with natural hormones in the body like estrogen, Harley added. “The fact that we find associations with earlier puberty in girls is additionally concerning,” Harley said. “The good news is, that if women want to reduce their exposure to these chemicals, there are steps they can take.” Triclosan is no longer allowed in antibacterial soap in the U.S., but it is still in toothpaste, Harley said. Consumers should make sure it’s not a listed ingredient on any toothpaste they buy, she advised. Parabens are also on the ingredients list, often as methyl paraben, or propyl paraben, and consumers should avoid these products, too, Harley said. Diethyl phthalate is harder to avoid, however, because it isn’t listed on labels and is often used in fragrances, Harley said. The study wasn’t designed to prove whether or how prenatal exposure to these chemicals might have caused early puberty. And one limitation of the study is that researchers lacked data to know if girls going through puberty might be more likely to use these personal care products, and be directly exposed that way, the study authors note. “The effects of these chemicals are very complex,” said Dr. Luz Claudio of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
the recipient was having regular menstruation. The woman’s previously fertilized and frozen eggs were implanted after seven months and 10 days later she was confirmed pregnant. At seven months and 20 days - when the case study report was submitted to The Lancet - the baby girl was continuing to breastfeed and weighed 7.2 kg (16 lb).
Pediatricians want parents to stop giving toddlers digital toys All those interactive digital toys and mobile apps designed for little kids are exactly the type of gifts parents should take off their holiday shopping lists, U.S. pediatricians say. That’s because just like parking kids in front of the television, giving them tablets and smartphones to play games or handing them digitally enhanced toys gets in the way of creative play and interactions with caregivers that are essential for child development, according to a clinical report released on Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). “Physical toys (and books) support warm, verbally rich interactions and quality time for the parent or caregiver and the child,” said report co-author Dr. Alan Mendelsohn of New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City. “The same is not true for digital toys, which actually impede those interactions,” Mendelsohn said by email. “There is little or no evidence that screen time has any benefit for young children 2 and under.” Under 2 years of age, children shouldn’t have any screen time at all, whether it’s television or digital games and toys, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Too often, however, parents give infants and toddlers digital apps and toys out of a mistaken belief that this can be educational, Mendelsohn and colleagues note in their report, published in Pediatrics. One of the most important purposes of play during childhood - especially for infants and toddlers - has nothing to do with ABCs or 123s. The point of play for very young children should to foster warm, supportive interactions with caregivers and help kids develop early social, emotional and behavioral skills, the doctors say. When digital apps and toys do help children with optimal development, it’s usually because they’re using the toys with parents and caregivers, they note. When kids play alone, however, there’s no clear advantage to having smartphones, tablets or digital interactive toys.
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I M M E D I AT E O P E N I N G Maintenance Engineer Supervisor Requirements: •Technical, Trade, or Vocational SchoolDegree •At least 2 years of related work experience •At least 2 years of supervisory experience •Critical competencies include strong analytical, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills •Must be able to assist management by delegating and resolving conflict among other tasks Duties Include: •Maintaining building and property •Coordinating with others •Installing and maintaining repair items •Guest relations ; respond and attend to guest repair requests •Quality assurance and improvement •Maintaining and emphasize on policies and procedures •Completing thelife safety checklist •Inspecting fire sprinkler valves and alarm systems •Assisting in development of disaster response protocols •Maintaining confidentiality of proprietary information •Ensuring adherence to quality expectationsand standards •Identifying, recommending, developing, and implementingnew ways to increase organizational efficiency, productivity, quality •Visually inspecting tools, equipment, or machines •Moving, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling,and place objects weighing less thanor equal to 50pounds without •Standing, or walking for an extended periodof time •Performing otherreasonable job duties as requested. Salary based on experience Laundry Driver Requirements: •Must have valid driving license and clean driving record. •Six months experience in housekeeping/laundry situation. •Ability to follow instructions and work independently. •Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. •Able to lift 50 pounds •Must be able to work all days and shifts Duties Include: •Pick up dirty linens and refuse and return to the laundry. •Support laundry department as instructed Starting salary $7.00 per hour not including service charge Kitchen Technician Requirements: •Minimum 3 years’ experience of experience. •Post-secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience. •Knowledge and experience in repair and maintenance including preventative maintenance of property systems and equipment. • To be an independent kitchen laundry mechanic, able to analyze problems, to read technical data sheets and diagrams for mechanical and electrical equipment and to formulate plans to get work done quickly, including procurement of materials, parts, etc., and necessary scheduling arrangements with a high degree of quality. •Ability to speak effectively with customers and associates read and write and interpret documents and technical wiring diagram information sheets as well as safety rules (lockout tag out), safety awareness information (MSDS) operating and maintenance and instructions manuals. Duties include: •Maintain proper preventative maintenance to laundry equipment and boilers. •Maintain proper amount of chemical injection on boiler feed tank and proper conductivity at boilers. •Preventative maintenance to steam traps and steam lines Starting salary $7.00 per hour not including service charge. Laundry Technician Requirements: •Minimum 3 years’ experience of experience. •Post-secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience. •Knowledge and experience in repair and maintenance including preventative maintenance of property systems and equipment. •To be an independent kitchen laundry mechanic, able to analyze problems, to read technical data sheets and diagrams for mechanical and electrical equipment and to formulate plans to get work done quickly, including procurement of materials, parts, etc., and necessary scheduling arrangements with a high degree of quality. •Ability to speak effectively with customers and associates read and write and interpret documents and technical wiring diagram information sheets as well as safety rules (lockout tag out), safety awareness information (MSDS) operating and maintenance and instructions manuals. Duties include: •Maintain proper preventative maintenance to laundry equipment and boilers.
•Maintain proper amount of chemical injection on boiler feed tank and proper conductivity at boilers. •Preventative maintenance to steam traps and steam lines Starting salary $7.00 per hour not including service charge. Guest Service Representative Purpose: To create The Palms Experience by maintaining smooth and efficient operation of front desk processes that meet all standards Of The Palms. Areas of Responsibility: Provides guests with assistance at the front desk during the check-in and check-out processes and throughout their stay •Greets guest and processes resort registration •Keeps current on and promotes resort accommodations, services and area attractions •Responds to guest inquiries for information •Arranges for services requested by the guest by working with other departments as appropriate •Stays current with developments in the resort by reviewing and updating the communication log Maximizes revenue and cash flow by promoting resort services and adhering to credit and inventory control processes •Offers guests updated rooms and promotes resort amenities, food and beverage outlets and services •Makes reservations in accordance with resort’s yield management practices •Processes customer credit at check-in in accordance with resort policy •Identifies and records special billing instructions and notifies Accounting •Obtains appropriate approvals and signatures •Follows resort policy on cash banks Requirements: Stand-up and/or One-on-One Training…Skilled in the use of techniques and strategies required to deliver training material in group and one-on-one settings. Reservations Process... Understand the reservations process including the role of the WRS, distribution channels and reservations flow. Organization… Demonstrate ability to proactively prioritize needs, put first things first, and effectively manage resources and time. Starting wage $ 7.25 per hour plus service charge. Linen Runner Requirements: •Must be able to read, write and converse well in English. •Two years’ experience in the hospitality industry preferred. •Willingness to work varying schedules, split shifts, nights, weekends and holidays to reflect the business needs of the hotel. •Computer Literate Duties Include: •Reviews linen inventory in each closet and determines how much is needed •Delivers linens to closet •Organizes linens within closet •Alerts supervisor of any par shortages •Pulls damaged and/or rewash linen and returns to laundry •Delivers glasses to floors for utilization in rooms Starting salary $6.25 per hour not including service charge Female Spa Attendant Requirements: •Must possess and demonstrate the ability to interact with all guests and team members effectively with tact and diplomacy in line with property’s service standards. •Must be able to work all days and shifts Duties Include: •Ensure that standards of cleanliness and organization are met at all times in the spa area. •Escort guests from reception; provide locker keys, towels, robes, water etc. and assist with guest needs as required. Starting salary $6.25 an hour not including service charge. 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 Kitchen with food productions, sanitation, hygiene and safety.
*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 December 21st, 2018. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at 946-8666.
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I M M E D I AT E O P E N I N G • 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 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 the proper amount of china’s, dishes etc. are available • Assist in ensuring the training of proper daily use of all safety, hygiene and sanitation chemicals, tools and equipment. Salary based on experience Turndown Attendant Purpose: To create The Palms Experience for guests by providing rooms housekeeping services that meet all standards of The Palms cleanliness and appearance. Areas of Responsibility: Cleans and services guest rooms daily in accordance with The Palms standards •Makes the bed •Cleans and straightens entire room/suite, including vacuuming, mopping and dusting •Displays and replaces bath amenities and resort information and items •Orders repairs as appropriate •Returns articles left in rooms to Lost and Found •Ensures the total appearance of the guest room/suite reflects The Palms standards of luxury service Maintains supplies necessary to service rooms efficiently •Keeps supply caddy stocked •Keep guest corridors clear of service items •Inspects linens for quality and removes soiled, torn or worn item •Notifies Housekeeping Department of stock shortages and/or malfunctioning equipment Requirements: Organization… Demonstrate ability to proactively prioritize needs, put first things first, and effectively manage resources and time. Technical Service Skills... Demonstrate understanding of the technical service skills for assigned area (i.e. food and beverage service, housekeeping, etc.) Starting wage $6.25 an hour not including service charge Cocktail Server Requirements: •Prior experience working in a luxury restaurant environment •Excellent communication skills •Attendance and timeliness •Completion of work assignment •Ability to understand the guest, internal and external, and meet and exceed the needs of both the guest and the company •Ability to provide genuine service through actions that display selfconfidence, grace and courtesy to guests and colleagues Duties Include: •Offering beverage suggestions and taking guest orders •Exhibit knowledge of all cocktails, beverage items and wine list •Demonstrating knowledge of resort, in-house facilities and local information to respond to guest questions •Serving food and beverages to guest •Maintaining cleanliness and appearance of outlet •Adhere to legal and/or Regent Policies and Standards •Understand and follow the laws and guidelines for beverage service as per policy and local ordinance and laws •Closing out the guest’s bill applying cash and credit card in accordance with established procedures Starting wage $6.25 per hour plus service charge. Food & Beverage Server Purpose: Responsible for creating memorable, luxury dining experiences for guests, ensuring all guests are promptly, courteously and knowledgeably attended in accordance with all food & beverage department and resort standards.
all beverage, food and service items for shift. •Maintain positive personal presence with body language and demeanor, complying with all hotel and department grooming and dress code standards. •Greet all guests in a timely and courteous manner, offering a warm welcome, offering service and establishing correct ambiance and tone for the dining experience. •Take and serve food and beverage orders knowledgeably and accurately. •Up sell food and beverage items to maximize revenue. •Serve all food and beverage in accordance with all standards of service; provide continuous, attentive service maintaining positive guest interactions and experiences. •Use knowledge of guest and name to ensure a high level of guest recognition and personalized service. •Maintain cleanliness and ambiance of guest areas throughout shift. •Ensure guest checks are accurate and all revenue is collected and properly recorded. •Attend all daily briefings, meetings and training as required. •In addition, other duties as may be requested or required by department or other manager. Requirements: •Minimum 1 year experience in a hotel restaurant preferably in a luxury hotel •Accuracy and attention to detail •Able to stand for long periods •Able to lift 50 pounds •Good written and spoken communication skills •Able to use computer systems accurately and efficiently •Must be organized and detail oriented •Able to handle a fast paced environment and be able to work under pressure •Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts Starting wage $ 6.25 per hour plus service charge Spa Receptionist Requirements: •Prior experience working as a receptionist in a luxury spa environment •Knowledge of different types of spa treatments •Excellent communication skills •Ability to understand the guest, internal and external, and meet and exceed the needs of both the guest and the company •Ability to provide genuine service through actions that display selfconfidence, grace and courtesy to guests and colleagues Duties Include: •Assign work tasks and coordinate activities of spa attendants to ensure cleanliness and prompt, courteous service to guests •Booking spa treatments •Greeting guests and checking them in for treatments •Receiving payment for spa treatments •Respond to guest needs, issues, comments and problems to ensure a Regent luxury experience and enhance future sales Starting salary $6.25 per hour not including service charge Housekeeping Dispatcher Requirements: •Prior experience working as a dispatcher in a luxury Housekeeping environment •Excellent communication skills •Must be able to assist management by delegating and resolving conflict among other tasks. •Must be computer Literate Duties Include: •Answers phone and coordinates the fulfillment of guest requests •Assists in tracking attendance •Completes work assignments for housemen •Ensures accurate and timely recordkeeping of room status by •entering them into Opera System •Ensures accurate and timely entries of all maintenance requests •into Espresso system •Follows up with Guest Relation on completion of all maintenance •requests •Updates the Front Office on the rooms in queue. •Secures keys in accordance with Regent’s policies •Takes lost and found calls, tracks, logs and prepares for shipping •Maintains cleanliness and organization of office area. Starting wage $ 7.50 per hour plus service charge
Areas of Responsibility: •Complete opening and/or closing duties as required by shift, in accordance with established procedures and standards; ensure adequate supplies of
*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 December 21st, 2018. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at 946-8666.
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Nerissa Fortune
Nichola Kennedy
Of South Caicos Is seeking a fisherman To work 6 days per week Duties include diving for conch and lobster, fishing, and operating a boat Salary: $6.25 per hour Please contact 341-5245 This position is currently held by a work permit holder. Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to send a copy of their application to the Immigration Board.
Location: Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking Domestic Worker The main responsibilities of a domestic worker are to clean and tidy an employer’s home and wash and iron the laundry To work 5 days per week Salary $6.25 per hour Please Contact: 243-2700 This position is a new position Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board. #539138
Located: Grand Turk Is seeking a Domestic Work The main responsibilities of a domestic worker are to clean and tidy an employer’s home and wash and iron the laundry To work 5 days per week Salary $6.50 per hour Please Contact: 245-5471 This position is a new position Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board
Raymond Simmons
Steve Wilson
In Salt Cay Is seeking a Labourer part time Must live and work on Salt Cay Must have transportation for hauling, experience with yard work, repairs, house maintenance Salary part time is $500 /monthly Please Contact Raymon: 231-1967 This position is held by work permit holder Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board
In Providenciales Is seeking to hire a Full Time House Keeper - Must be a Licensed driver - Able to work Flexible Hours including weekends and holidays - Able to prepare meals, assist with homework and clean Salary $10.00 per hour Working hours from 7am - 5pm 6 days per week This position is currently held by a Non-Belonger Please Contact: 331-0221 Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board
Elie’s Landscaping Cleaning Services
Luxury Cuts & Braids Barbershop & Salon
Location: Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking a Cleaner Duties Include: Sweeping, vacuuming and mopping floors, emptying trash cans, servicing restrooms and wiping down communal surfaces May also include Tackle heavy cleaning jobs upon request To work6 days per week Salary is $300.00 weekly This position is a new position Please Contact: 242-7124 Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board.
Location: Downtown, Providenciales Is seeking 1 Barber Provide barbering services, such as cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments To work 6 days per week Salary $7.25 per hour Please Contact: 241-2550 This position is a new position Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send a copy of their applications to the Immigration Board
JLJ Variety Store
Manouche Accessories
Marjorie Basden
Location: Blue Hills, Bay Road, Providenciales Seeking 1 Carpenter - $12.00 per hour 1 Semi-Carpenter -$9.00 per hour Duties include: Must be able to do wood-work and the Semi-Carpenter duties is to assist the Carpenter 2 Labourers - $7.00 per hour Labourers include keeping the working environment clean and also assisting the Carpenters To work 5 days per week Please Contact: 346-6455 These positions are new positions Applicants who are TC Islanders must submit their applications to the Immigration Board
In South Caicos Is seeking a Labourer Duties include: general upkeep of the property and may include painting, cleaning etc To work 5 days per week Salary is $250.00 per week Please Contact: 231-2894 This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send a copy of their applications to the Immigration Board
Premier Contracting Service Ltd Location: Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking for a Cleaner To do generalcleaning. Must be able honest, trustworthy and speaks English. To Work 6 days a week Salary $6.50 /$7.00 an hour Please Contact 649-231-3617 This Position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder. Interested Applicants who Turks and Caicos Islands Should submit Copies of their application to the Labour Board.
Laureen Williams Location: Grand Turk Is seeking a Caregiver Duties include assisting an ill person, cooking, cleaning, washing etc To work 6 days per week Salary: $7.00 per hour This positions is a new position Please Contact: 241-7923 Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the Labour Board #539132
LAND FOR SALE
Ocean View land for sale behind the airport. Price start: $24,000. Down payment start: $6,000. Financing offered. Pay monthly. Private land. Anyone can buy. Start construction right away. Go to www.stamershill.com for more info or call/whatsapp (649) 431 4663 | Pou kreyòl rele (649) 244 3871
SERGO PIERRE
#539114
South Caicos Is seeking a fisherman To work 6 days per week Duties include fishing, diving, and preparing the day’s catch for sale Salary: $6.25 per hour Please contact 342-5711 This position is currently held by a work permit holder Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to send a copy of their application to the Immigration Board
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EROUDE PIERRE
Rambo Construction 95
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#539141
#539137
WANTED: PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
#539135
Children Fun House Daycare
Applicants Must Possess: •PADI OWSI(or higher) Certification •Mechanical skills/background •Small boat handling and STCW/or boat captain’s licence •5 or more years experience in diving industry •Fluent English Starting Pay $1200/month Three month probationary period applies All interested applicants possessing these skills are encouraged to apply. Please send resume via email to info@grandturkscuba.com
Location: Behind Glass Shack, Providenciales Is seeking a Domestic Worker The main responsibilities of a domestic worker are to clean and tidy an employer’s home and wash and iron the laundry To work 6 days per week Salary $6.50 per hour This position is a new position Please Contact: 341-5471 Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board.
Erickson Smith
Claykea’s On Call
Location: Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking a Cleaner The successful applicants will be responsible for the general cleaning of communal areas, sweeping and mopping of floors, cleaning of windows and removal of trash To work 6 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour Please Contact: 331-2437 This position is a new position Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the Labour Board
Location: Millennium Highway, Providenciales Is seeking 2 Plumbers Duties include: Installing pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids. To work 6 days per week Salary $8.00 per hour This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Please Contact: 348-9712 Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the Labour Board
#539143
In Grand Turk Is seeking a Store Clerk The person filling this position must be honest, hard working, computer literate and speaks English Must be able to maintaining the shop and make sales To work 4 days per week Salary $250.00 per week This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Please Contact: 344-4836 Applicants who are TCI Islanders are requested to submit their applications to the immigration board #539130
Location: The Bight, Providenciales Is seeking Cleaner The successful applicants will be responsible for the general cleaning of communal areas, sweeping and mopping of floors, cleaning of windows and removal of trash. To work 5 days per week Salary $6.25 per hour This position is a new position Please Contact: 342-6268 Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the Labour Board #539129
Kew Construction Location: Industrial Park Road, Providenciales As of January 2019 will be looking to hire Turks and Caicos Islanders with experience as: Carpenters, Steelman, Plumbers and Electricians •Carpenters must be able to install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. •Steelman must be able to install iron or steel girders, columns, and other construction materials to form buildings and bridges •Plumbers must Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids. •Electricians install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems. Salary depends on years of experience For further details please Contact: 246-4262 or 347-5145 These positions being advertised are all new positions Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board
D & L Window Tinting – Company
#539131
#539129
CLEAN CUT BARBER SHOP
NEEDED IN SOUTH CAICOS
DR. JAMEIKO HARVEY
Is seeking 2 Masons Must be able to alter and repair brick, stone, tile or ceramic structures and surfaces Is seeking 2 Labourers Duties may include cleaning and preparing a job site, loading and delivering materials, and using a variety of tools and machines Seeking 1 CARETAKE Must be able to help the elderly get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry Seeking 1 House Keeper The Cleaner duties includes: Cleaning, stocking and supplying designated facility areas (dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc) To work 6 days per week Salary is negotiable Please Contact E SAUNDERS at 331-4475 All positions are held by a Work Permit Holder Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the Immigration Board
#539142
Premier Solution Location: Leeward Palms, Providenciales Is looking for a Domestic worker To take care of two young kids. Must be able honest, trustworthy and speaks English To work 6 days a week Salary $6.50 /$7.00 an hour Please Contact 649-231-3617 This Position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Interested Applicants who Turks and Caicos Islands Should submit Copies of their application to the Labour Board
Location: Providenciales Is seeking a Barber. Must be able cut and trim hair using Clippers Razors and Scissors. Must be able to work (6) days per week. Salary is ($6.50) per hour. This position is held by a work permit holder . Please contact :649-332-6006 Or Send resumes to: paradise. smiles12@gmail.com Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the immigration board.
#539136
Location: Providenciales Is seeking a Live in Helper to assist with three kids. Must be able to work (6) days per week. Salary is ($350) per week. This position is held by a work permit holder . Please contact :649-332-6006 Or Send resumes to: paradise. smiles12@gmail.com Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the immigration board.
#539140
Owner: Leroy Garland, Dovar Multrie Location: Leeward Highway, Central Square Plaza Building #16 Is seeking a Cleaner Duties Include: Cleaning windows and general cleaning To work Monday – Saturday 8:00am5:00pm Salary: $6.50 per hour This position is a new position Please Contact: 441-4991 or 243-7900 Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board #539145
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NEWS NEWS
CIBC FirstCaribbean wins ‘Bank of the year’ (Bahamas) three years running
Nassau, BahamasCIBC FirstCaribbean isThe Bahamas’ “Bank of the Year 2018” for the third straight year. The honour was bestowed by internationally-acclaimed financial magazine “The Banker” duringits19th annual Bracken “Bank of the Year” Awards held in London on November 29. Managing Director (Bahamas & TCI) Marie Rodland-Allen accepted the award on behalf of the bank for the third consecutive year. Hailed as the Oscars of the banking industry, the “Bank of the Year” Awards recognizes the best in Bank of the Year Bahamas Award 2018 banking globally, judging over 1,000 Managing Director (Bahamas & TCI) Marie applications from 120 countries. Rodland-Allen (center) accepted the “Bank of Winning banks are selected based the Year” (Bahamas) 2018 award on behalf of on “performance, innovation, adding CIBC FirstCaribbean at the 19th annual Bracken customer value, and leadership in “Bank of the Year” Awards in London society.” commitment toclients as well as each Mrs. Rodland-Allen touted other that gives way to our continual CIBC FirstCaribbean employees as the flourishing. We’re thankful to the backbone of the bank’s success. Banker for recognizing our success, but “Proud is an understatement. we’re more thankful to our employees Here at CIBC FirstCaribbean we who make that success possible year cannot overlook the role our employees after year.” play in our success. In each of the The recognition is the latest branches and units I see camaraderie; in a series of accolades received by the I see commitment; I see staff putting bank this year. FirstCaribbean was their best foot forward every day to also named “Most Innovate Bank in provide excellent customer service, and the Caribbean 2018” as well as “Best I can confidently say that it’s our Wealth Management Provider in The
Winning Streak – CIBC FirstCaribbean has won the honor of “Bank of the Year” (Bahamas) eight times in the past 12 years, and three years running. Managing Director (Bahamas & TCI) Marie Rodland-Allen credits employees for the bank’s continual success Bahamas 2018” by World Finance Magazine. “This is a testament to our commitment to deliver on our brand promise to provide personalized, responsive, and easy service,” Mrs. Rodland-Allen said. “I would like to thank our shareholders, clients and employees for their loyalty and continuing support.” The Bankeris a subsidiary of The Financial Times of Londonand has been the world’s leading monthly
journal for the banking industry for the past 92 years. Themagazine was first published in January 1926 through founding editor Brendan Bracken, of the Financial News.The Bracken “Bank of the Year” Awards aims to highlight industry-wide excellence within the banking community globally. CIBC FirstCaribbean has been crowned “Bank of the Year” (Bahamas) eight times in the past 12 years.
Murders down 21% in Jamaica Security forces launch anti-crime operation
The security forces say they to 1,365 over the same period last year, have launched a massive operation a reduction of 21.4 per cent. aimed at reducing crime, particularly Rape was also down 12.2 murders, in a number of police per cent with 402 reported this year divisions heading into the festive compared to 458 for the same period last year. season. Aggravated assault, the JCF News of the operation came yesterday as the Jamaica said, also saw a decrease of 11.8 per Constabulary Force (JCF) reported a cent as there were 343 cases reported 21.7 per cent decrease in murders for this year compared to 389 for the same the period January 1 to December 1, period in 2017. 2018. The overall decrease in these According to the JCF’s crimes, categorised by the JCF as periodic serious and violent crimes “serious and violent”, is 19.4 per cent review for the year to December 1, for the January 1 to December 1 period. there were 1,073 shootings, compared The police data also showed
decreases in robbery, 12.6 per cent; and break-ins, 5.1 per cent. However, larceny saw an increase of 5.3 per cent with 140 reported cases this year compared to 133 last year. Meanwhile, a news release yesterday from Major Basil Jarrett, civil military cooperation and media affairs officer for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), said the targeted areas for the operation are sections of Westmoreland, Hanover, St James, Clarendon, St Catherine, and Kingston and St Andrew. “These areas will see a large deployment of soldiers and police
over the coming days and weeks, conducting targeted raids, vehicle checkpoints, aerial operations, patrols, cordon and searches, snap raids and curfews, in the pursuit of wanted men and high violence producers,” Jarrett said. “The JDF has committed all available resources and personnel to the fight as we put our support behind the police who are leading the operations,” Jarrett said, adding that the measures are also aimed at dismantling gangs breaking up the related activities that have persisted in these communities.
Luxe influx for Grenadines, Dominica, Turks & Caicos Over the next few years, several high-end hoteliers have their sights set on planting their flags in the Caribbean. In fact, three luxury brands are well underway to making their debuts in the region. • Mandarin Oriental: This summer, Mandarin Oriental made its official entrance into the Caribbean with the reflagging of an existing property in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The luxury company took over the Pink Sands Club, Canouan in October 2017, with the official rebranding and renaming taking place earlier this year. Located on the north end of the island on Godhal Beach, the Mandarin Oriental, Canouan has
26 suites and six Lagoon Villas. The dressing room and private lounge. suites have one- and two-bedroom Two bedrooms sit on the ground floor, configurations with marble floors, along with a lounge area and den that touch-screen tablets to control the leads out to the private infinity pool. tech settings and en suite bathrooms The spa at the resort, a focal point for with tubs and showers. Mandarin Oriental properties, has Each ground-floor suite has seven treatment suites set on the a private garden that leads to the hillside. Each treatment menu uses beach, while first-floor suites have Espa products. There is also a fitness oceanview balconies. The two one- center. bedroom penthouses on the first The resort has five floor have large foyers, living rooms, restaurants and bars: Tides Bar + ocean-facing bedrooms, dining rooms Grill for fine dining, Romeo for Panwith wine towers and adjoining Asian cuisine, Lagoon Cafe serving kitchenettes. Mediterranean seafood and tapas and The three-story Lagoon Turtles and the Pool Bar for cocktails. Villas each have four bedrooms. The The entire property is also part of a master bedroom on the second floor 1,200-acre resort community known of each villa has its own bathroom, as the Grenadines Estate, where four
additional restaurants are located. Rates begin at $1,300 per night. But Mandarin Oriental isn’t stopping at St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The company has plans to open a resort on Grand Cayman in 2021. The Mandarin Oriental, Grand Cayman will be a 100-room resort with 89 additional branded residences. The property will sit on 67 acres on St. James Point, which is farther afield than the more popular beaches near George Town. tennis courts, watersports, snorkeling along Bight Reef, three restaurants and three bars. There will also be a pool overlooking the beach and an activity club for children.
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Scotiabank defends decision to exit some markets in the Caribbean Scotiabank Wednesday defended its decision to exit some markets in the region even as it insisted that the “Caribbean is very important” to its overall operations. “We are just re-focusing on the markets with size and scale… (and) even after this transaction we will be servicing 90 per cent of the Caribbean,” said Stephen Bagnarol, Scotiatbank’s Senior Vice President and Head of the Caribbean South and East. “We have made clear we are committed to the Caribbean, we have made the recent acquisition in the Dominican Republic and the investments we are making in these other countries. We are driving now digital alerts all across the Caribbean and these are big investments the bank continues to make in these markets. “So I think the key here is that we have been a bank for the Caribbean. This is not an exit from the Caribbean but a re-focus on markets of size and scale,” he added. The Trinidad-based Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) said Tuesday it had entered into an agreement to acquire Scotiabank’s banking operations in nine Caribbean countries. A RFHL statement said that the banks being acquired are located in Guyana, St. Maarten, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It said that the purchase price is US$123 million, which represents US$25 million consideration for total shareholding of Scotiabank Anguilla Limited; and a premium of US$98 million over net asset value for operations in the remaining eight countries. “These transactions… are still subject to regulatory
Stephen Bagnarol, speaking to reporters approval and we will work with all the different governments and regulators to make sure there is a smooth transition,” said Bagnarol, who is also the managing director of Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Limited. “We are very comfortable and confident that we are partnering up with a very strong partner, particularly in the nine countries we talked about. Republic is a strong regional player that has intentions to grow and there’s no job loss (and) we taking on 100 per cent of the staff in these countries,” he added. He told a news conference the Canadian-based bank was confident going forward, saying “we are a regulated entity and we make sure we go through all the right channels and processes to make sure we do this by the law and by the regulations”. Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana governments have already expressed some level of unease at the decision and Prime Minister Gaston Browne Wednesday said his administration had been taken by surprise by the sale. In a letter to the Eastern Caribbean Central bank (ECCB), Browne said that “this matter has implications for the integrity
of the banking system in Antigua and Barbuda and, indeed, for the stability of the Eastern Caribbean Currency. “In the circumstances, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda has concluded that the divestment announced by the Bank of Nova Scotia is not in the overall interest of our country and our people. “ Browne said therefore, he was advising the ECCB that “until other options for divestment are explored, particularly providing a consortium of local banks the right of first refusal to acquire the Antigua and Barbuda operations, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda will not issue a vesting order”. But while he did not want to comment on Prime Minister Browne’s statement, Bagnarol told reporters “I will tell you we will work with all the regulators and in each of the countries…this is a process that would take four to six months and we will continue to work with them. “We do believe this is the right thing for Scotiabank, the right thing for Republic, the right thing for our customers in these markets. “I cannot speak to the Prime Minister of Antigua but what I can say is that I can look at the deal and the merits of the transaction and know that a transaction where there is no job loss and you are having a partner in there, a first rate partner that is going in and wanting to go grow the business, I think that’s a good thing.” Bagnarol said Scotibank wants to grow and do so in “core” markets such as in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, adding “you don’t have to spread yourself out in so many markets so thinly (so0 you can concentrate on bigger markets of size and scale.
Dominica denies presence of “plastic cabbage” on the island
“plastic” cabbage Agricultural officials have dismissed reports that “plastic” cabbage had been imported into Dominica as the island followed a number of Caribbean countries and banned the importation of Romaine Lettuce originating from the United States. “The cabbage is real cabbage. The only thing is that the cuticle which is a part of the leaf is a little thicker than we are accustomed to. So our assumption is it is because of the variety of the cabbage,” said Nelson Laville, the head of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Unit. Recently, videos had been posted on the social media networks showing that has been described as “plastic cabbage’ and Laville said the authorities had done their own test on the cabbage brought into the island. “Notwithstanding that, there was this rumour and these videos that were spread around. So we took action, in collaboration with the Environmental Health Department and we collected some of those samples and we proceeded to test it in our labs. “We brought them into our labs where we conducted some tests on the cabbage in question and we found out that there was no plastic cabbage,” he told reporters. “We conducted three different types of tests and that was our result. The cabbage is genuine cabbage and it is fit for consumption,” he added. He said that while cabbage is green, “there is always this white glossy layer on the cabbage and that is the cuticle of the cabbage. “So once we are able to remove the cuticle and test it, it proved to be plant tissue. So having said this, the cabbage is not plastic cabbage. It is just normal cabbage with a thick cuticle,” Laville added.
Ambushed: Gunmen Slay Couple As They Leave Hospital in Bahamas An engaged couple were murdered yesterday in an apparent ambush near the general entrance to the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre in Fox Hill. The incident, which shocked many who had gathered in the area, reportedly played out as the victims attempted to leave Sandilands following a therapy session. The male victim was said to be undergoing physical-therapy treatment at the facility following a recent shooting. Responding officers found the man’s body sprawled across a section of the lawn in the northwestern section of the property, and the body of his female companion in the driver’s seat of the car they were driving. EMS pronounced both victims dead at the scene. While police did not identify either of the victims, The Tribune can confirm that they were Neil Deveaux, 33, and his fiancée, Ashlee Hilton, 30. They were parents to a threeyear-old son. Hilton is a graduate of Queen’s College. In an interview with reporters at the
The body of one of the victims is removed from the scene scene yesterday, Chief Superintendent men emerged from that SUV and they Solomon Cash said police suspected approached the white vehicle and they the couple was targeted by persons in opened fire on that vehicle. Subsequent search of Deveaux. to that, the male victim ran from the CSP Cash confirmed Deveaux vehicle and he was chased from these was known to police, referring to him same assailants who opened fire on as “one of our prolific offenders.” him, subsequently shooting him. Expecting some form of “We don’t know the description retaliation, police said they would beef of (the assailants’) clothing at this time. up the presence of officers in Fox Hill. We only know the description of the “We believe he came to do vehicle we suspect these two persons therapy, based on the information we came from.” are working with thus far,” he said. He also said police were CSP Cash continued: “We are uncertain how many times Deveaux getting information that a black, SUV was shot. jeep may have been involved in this “We know that it was a incident. We have been told that two handgun that was used, based on the
firearm evidence found on the scene,” CSP Cash added. Responding to further questions from reporters, CSP Cash revealed that the male victim was gang affiliated and that his death could have been an extension of his involvement in some other activity. “We suspect, based on the profile of the victim, that it could be some form of retaliation against the male victim,” CSP Cash said. Family members of the male victim, who were at the scene, confirmed that he was “troubled.” His father, George Deveaux, said he spoke with his son just hours before his death, but had no idea that it would have been their last conversation. “We talked about some things I had to finish, some things I had started yesterday.” Mr Deveaux said his son was incarcerated some 15 years ago, adding that his son’s time behind bars left quite an impression on him. “He was changed after that. He was young when he went in. He was different when he came out.”
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Usain Bolt Is Now A Real Estate Investor It’s been one of the worst-kept secrets in Kingston that sport celebrity Usain Bolt is associated with a large building under development on HalfWay Tree Road. It now appears that this project may start of the roll-out of more real estate investments into which the Olympian and World champion is pumping some of his wealth. On Wednesday, Bolt finally confirmed his association with the Half-Way Tree project in a tweet, saying it was one of several to come, but gave no more details. Bedecked in construction gear, he posted a picture of himself standing in front of the construction site on social media saying: “You heard it here first. First of many!”
Months ago, the project managers promised to speak with the Financial Gleanerabout the development, but did not follow through. On Wednesday, project representative Deighton Levee said their client still was “not doing any press at this time”, notwithstanding Bolt’s tweet. It’s rumoured that the development will be leased to business process outsourcing clients on completion, but that, too, is to be confirmed. The project is being managed by Gary Matalon’s and Richard Levee’s company, Neustone Limited. Although Bolt appears to be confirming that he is an investor in the property, it’s still unclear whether he is a majority or minority owner and what stake, if any,
Group Limited, the listed company that oversees a casual-dining outfit to which Bolt has licensed his name - Usain Bolt’s Tracks & Records, or UBTR, which currently has outlets in Jamaica and London. Bolt’s executive manager also declined to comment on the real estate project. “Thanks for the interest in Usain,” said Nugent Walker on Thursday. “Sorry. At this time, Usain is not officially commenting on this project. However, when he is, I will be sure to share with you all the information.” Sport celebrity and investor Usain Bolt Bolt’s net worth is unknown, but the champion sprinter, and world’s his development partners hold. Bolt and Matalon are already fastest man, is reported to be among business partners through KLE the highest earning athletes of all time.
IMF calls on Caribbean countries to do “even more” regarding climate resilience The International Monetary carry no passport. No country is Fund (IMF) Monday called on immune, no region is safe. In so many Caribbean countries to do “even more” instances, the finger points to climate as they seek to become resilient to change, surely the greatest existential natural disasters. threat of our time.” Addressing the one-day She said just recently, the “Building Resilience to Natural United Nations Intergovernmental Disasters and Climate Change in Panel on Climate Change indicated the Caribbean,” IMF managing that the threat to the planet and director Christine Lagarde, said while its people is more grave than first Caribbean countries have, for sure, anticipated made some good progress, “they can “As you all know so do even more, especially with regard well, it is already making these to improving the resilience of public disasters more ferocious, more infrastructure and key economic frequent, and more frightening. It sectors to natural disasters and is therefore crucial that countries climate change” live up to their Paris Agreement Jamaica’s Prime Minister commitments, and move toward a Andrew Holness will deliver the fully decarbonized global economy feature address at the conference over the next few decades. We must that is also being attended by several push forward with greater ambition, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and resist any temptations toward prime ministers, technocrats and backsliding.” international delegates. The IMF official said that Lagarde told the opening equally important is adaptation and ceremony that natural disasters, strengthening resilience, adding including hurricanes, have caused “this has special resonance in the widespread damage globally and in Caribbean region, which is on the the case of the region, Hurricanes front line of climate change. Irma and Maria devastated parts of “Its islands are among the the Caribbean last year, “causing so top-25 most vulnerable nations. And much destruction and suffering”. their small size implies a big cost. She said more recently, Hurricane Disaster damage in the Caribbean is Michael wreaked havoc on Florida. six times more than in larger states,” “These are repeated she said, noting that in the United reminders that natural disasters States, Hurricane Katrina generated
Drilling contract signed for geothermal project on St. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent Geothermal Company Limited (SVGCL) and the Icelandic Drilling Company (IDC) on Thursday signed a contract that will lead to drilling of four wells for a geothermal power project in St. Vincent.. According to IDC’s cheif executive officer, Sigurdur Sigurdsson the wells are intended to supply steam for the geothermal power plant to be constructed by SVGCL . The project aims to deliver a 10 megawatt geothermal power plant to the island, transforming its energy sector, reducing its dependency on imported diesel, and providing a new sustainable and affordable source of energy based on an indigenous resource. IDC notes that once operational, the plant will supply substantially all of the country’s baseload power and bring renewable energy sources to ~73 per cent of total power generation, well in excess of SVG’s Energy Action Plan target of 60 per cent by 2020. The commissioning of the plant is expected to be in approximately two years. The development of the plant has been ongoing for some time with Civil Works starting in 2018 and turbines are scheduled to be tendered out in 2019.
losses of US$160 billion back in 2005, about one per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) as compared to what Dominica experienced last year where damages after Hurricane Maria exceeded 200 per cent of GDP. She said that it follows that building resilience to natural disasters and climate change in this region is a necessity, not a luxury. Lagarde said that building resilience to disasters and climate change rests on three complementary pillars, including securing structural protection, through resilient infrastructure; adequate land use, zoning rules, and building codes; and early warning systems, financial protection, through insurance or other risk-sharing mechanisms to reduce the cost of damage done by disasters when they occur and emergency response, by ensuring rapid access to financing and contingency plans to help with recovery after a disaster. She reiterated that Caribbean countries have made some good progress in these areas, including by strengthening regional cooperation for rapid disaster response and creating the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility. “This kind of investment can deliver big gains for countries. Recent IMF research on ECCU (Eastern Caribbean Currency Union) countries
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde delivers remarks at the Atlantic Council in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2017 estimates that investing in public capital resilient to natural disasters can increase potential GDP by three to 11 per cent.” Lagarde said despite the benefits, there are numerous reasons why these kinds of investments are lagging in the region. She said on the domestic front, many countries in the Caribbean have high public debt and limited fiscal space. “On the international front, the lion’s share of funding is for disaster assistance, not financing for adaptation. At the same time, cumbersome administrative procedures combined with capacity constraints complicate access to financing from climate funds.
‘If not now when’ – Prime Minister Rowley of CSME
Heads of Government and other Heads of Delegation at the CARICOM Special Meeting on the CSME (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government were challenged to move the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) forward by Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley. Speaking this morning at the start of their 18th Special Meeting which is focused on the
CSME at the Hilton Hotel in Port of Spain, the host Prime Minster posed the question, “if not now, when; if not us, who?” The two-day meeting is looking at increasing the rate of implementation of the CSME and making sure the benefits are available for Community nationals. The meeting is being chaired by the current chairman of CARICOM, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most
Honourable Andrew Holness. The first item on today’s agenda was an engagement between the CARICOM Heads of Government and representatives from the regional Private and Labour sectors. This encounter was the brainchild of the lead Head of Government for the CSME in the CARICOM QuasiCabinet, the Hon Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados.
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Trump odd man out as presidents assemble for Bush funeral
There was no mistaking the odd man out. The Washington funeral service for former President George H.W. Bush served as a rare reunion of the remaining members of the presidents club, but the front-row banter among Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and their spouses came to an end when President Donald Trump and wife Melania arrived. The Wednesday encounter was a real-time illustration of the uneasy ties between the current occupant of the White House and his predecessors, suggesting Trump as a member-inname-only of the Oval Office fraternity. While the funeral ceremony itself was a warm celebration of the late president, the relationships between the surviving presidents are considerably cooler. Trump gave the two Obamas a handshake before taking his seat in Washington’s National Cathedral without greeting the others. Hillary Clinton nodded at Melania Trump but then stared straight ahead. The last of the five presidents to arrive was George W. Bush, who made a point to shake hands with all four couples — and appeared to share a moment of humor with Michelle Obama, slipping something into her hand. Bush then took his seat with the rest of the Bush family, across the aisle from the ex-presidents. Some discomfort with Trump was perhaps to be expected. Since his swearing-in, Trump has spurned most contact with his predecessors — and they have snubbed him in return. But while the staid group of Oval Office occupants has been disrupted since Donald Trump’s
From Left, President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former President Jimmy Carter election, the Bushes had made it known to the White House months ago that, despite differences in policy and temperament, the late president wanted Trump to attend the national service. The ceremony’s tributes at times stood as an unspoken counterpoint to Trump’s leadership, as historian Jon Meacham eulogized Bush by recounting his life’s credo: “Tell the truth, don’t blame people, be strong, do your best, try hard, forgive, stay the course.” George W. Bush added of his father: “He could tease and needle, but not out of malice.” The late Bush was the de facto chair of the modern incarnation of the president’s club, transcending contentious campaigns and party lines to bring together fractious personalities who share that rarified experience. Trump has sought to meet the elder Bush’s passing with grace, a contrast to the rhythms of much of his tumultuous presidency. He came to office after a campaign in which
he harshly criticized his Democratic predecessors and co-opted a Republican Party once dominated by the Bush family. Despite the traditional kinship among presidents, Trump’s predecessors have all made their discomfort known in different ways. “It’s unusual that a cabal of ex-presidents from both parties dislike a sitting president and that’s what you’ve got happening right now,” said Douglas Brinkley, a history professor at Rice University. The Trump-Obama handshake marked the first direct interaction between the current president and his immediate predecessor since Inauguration Day 2017. Trump has not spoken to Democrats Clinton or Obama since that day. He did speak with the younger Bush during the contentious confirmation process for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, as the previous Republican president helped lobby for his former aide. Democrat Carter has been briefed by White
House officials on North Korea, though it was not clear if he has engaged directly with Trump. By virtue of health, longevity and opportunities for continued influence, ex-presidents are sticking around longer than ever and staying active in the public eye. Past presidents often built relationships with their predecessors, Brinkley said. “Bill Clinton would reach out to Richard Nixon for advice on Russia,” he said. “Harry Truman leaned heavily on Herbert Hoover. It’s endless.” To be sure, Brinkley added, those ties vary from president to president and there have been chilly relationships as well, noting, for example, that “FDR would never talk to Herbert Hoover.” Busy with a mix of personal pursuits, charitable endeavors — and, in some cases, paid speaking gigs — the former leaders don’t mingle very often, making a funeral in their group a big occasion. Bonded by the presidency, they tend to exercise caution in their comments about each other. Still, all the living former presidents have aimed barbs — directly or indirectly — at Trump. In a speech in September, Obama slammed the “crazy stuff” coming out of the White House without directly naming Trump. Last year, the younger Bush made a speech that confronted many of the themes of Trump’s presidency without mentioning him by name, cautioning that “bigotry seems emboldened” and the nation’s politics “seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication.”
Brexit vote to go ahead despite report ministers seek delay LONDON - Parliament’s vote on British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal will go ahead on Dec. 11, her office said on Thursday, despite a newspaper report ministers had sought a delay to prevent a defeat so big it might bring down the government. May has repeatedly said if lawmakers reject her deal with Brussels, which would see Britain exit the EU on March 29 with continued close ties, the only alternatives are leaving without a deal or reversing Brexit. The British parliament is midway through a five-day debate on the Brexit deal, ahead of the vote which will define Britain’s departure from the EU and could determine May’s future as leader. She looks set to lose that vote. The Times newspaper reported that senior ministers were urging May to delay it for fear of a rout. “The vote will take place on Tuesday as planned,” May’s spokeswoman said. The House of Commons leader, Andrea Leadsom, also told parliament the vote would go
ahead on Dec. 11. The day before the vote, on Dec. 10, the EU’s top court will deliver a judgment on whether Britain can unilaterally halt Brexit. EU negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday the deal was the best Britain will get, while British finance minister Philip Hammond said it was “simply a delusion” to think the agreement could be renegotiated if parliament rejects it. May used an interview on BBC radio to press on with her bid to Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, arrives persuade lawmakers to back her deal. at Downing Street after appearing on the BBC’s “There are three options: one ‘Today’ radio programme, in central London, is to leave the European Union with Britain December 6, 2018 a deal ... the other two are that we having a role in going into that and, if leave without a deal or that we have you like, coming out of that,” she said. no Brexit at all,” she said. Worries about the backstop In one potential concession, are a driver of opposition to the deal May said she recognised that there among both May’s own Conservative were concerns among lawmakers lawmakers and the Northern about the so-called Northern Irish Irish Democratic Unionist Party backstop and she was looking at (DUP) which props up her minority whether parliament could be given government. a greater role in deciding whether to Supporters of a clean break trigger it. with the EU say the backstop, “I am talking to colleagues intended to ensure no hard border about how we can look at parliament between British-ruled Northern
Ireland and EU-member Ireland, could leave Britain forced to accept EU regulations indefinitely, or Northern Ireland treated differently from the rest of the United Kingdom. Legal advice the government was forced to publish on Wednesday warned there was a risk Britain could get stuck in “protracted and repeating rounds of negotiations” to reach a deal to supersede the backstop. May’s critics, including both supporters and opponents of Brexit, say that means Britain could be subject to EU laws long after it has given up any influence over determining them. Former foreign minister and leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said May was wrong to say parliament might be able to choose whether to trigger the backstop or extend a transition period, under which more EU membership terms would apply. “This is simply not possible. Under her deal the EU has the legal right to stop us extending the transition and make us enter the backstop - whatever the PM or parliament says,” he said on Twitter.
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Mueller says Flynn ‘substantially’ aided probe of possible links between Russia, Trump campaign U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office said on Tuesday President Donald Trump’s ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn provided “substantial” cooperation with its probe into possible collusion between Trump’s campaign team and Moscow. Mueller’s office said in a court filing Flynn assisted with the investigation “concerning links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign.” Flynn also provided “firsthand information about the content and context of interactions between the transition team and Russian government officials,” the filing said. Citing 19 interviews provided by Flynn to it and other federal prosecutors, Mueller’s office asked a federal judge not to sentence him to prison. Prosecutors said Flynn also provided help on other criminal investigations, although those details were blacked out to keep information about ongoing probes secret. David Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor, said the redacted portions likely pointed to impending charges against others in Trump’s orbit and raised doubts about speculation that Mueller was nearing the end of his probe. “It must relate to other
people who he believes are involved in the overall conspiracy or collusion that he is tasked with investigating,” Weinstein said. “If he was almost done there would have been virtually nothing blacked out.” Flynn, who held the White House job for only 24 days, pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia. He will be sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Dec. 18. He is so far the only member of Trump’s administration to plead guilty to a crime uncovered during Mueller’s wide-ranging investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. election and potential collusion by Trump aides. Mueller’s probe, which could threaten Trump’s presidency, has already ensnared 32 individuals and three Russian firms. He is expected to issue a report on his findings possibly some time next year. Others charged by Mueller include Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and campaign deputy Rick Gates, as well as Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty last week to lying to Congress about a proposed Trump skyscraper in Moscow. Trump has called Mueller’s probe a witch hunt and has denied colluding with Russia. Moscow denies
security adviser in February 2017 after he was found to have misled Vice President Mike Pence about discussions he had with Russia’s thenambassador, Sergei Kislyak. Under a plea bargain deal, Flynn admitted in a Washington court that he lied when asked by FBI investigators about conversations with Kislyak just weeks before Trump took office. Prosecutors said the two men discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia and that Flynn also asked Kislyak to help delay a United Nations vote seen as damaging to Israel. Flynn’s crime of lying to the FBI carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison. His plea agreement states, however, that Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael he is eligible for a sentence of zero to Flynn reacts at a campaign event for then six months and can ask the court not Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to impose a fine. meddling in the elections. Mueller’s office has had varied Adam Schiff, the top Democrat degrees of success with the level on the House of Representatives of cooperation it has received from Intelligence Committee, which is also defendants who have pleaded guilty. investigating allegations of Russian Cohen has also cooperated collusion, said the memo indicated with the probe. He is due to be Flynn had provided a significant boost sentenced on Dec. 12 after pleading to Mueller’s probe. guilty to charges brought by “That most of the details are prosecutors in New York including redacted signals he has given far more tax evasion and campaign finance than we or the President may know,” violations. His lawyer has asked the Schiff said on Twitter. court to consolidate the sentencings for Flynn, a retired army general, that case and the recent one brought was forced to resign as national by Mueller’s office.
May’s government loses contempt vote over Brexit legal advice LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May’s government was found in contempt of parliament on Tuesday for refusing to release its full legal advice on Brexit, underlining the depth of opposition among MPs to her deal on leaving the European Union. The row threatened to overshadow the start of five days of debate in parliament on May’s Brexit deal ahead of a crucial vote on Dec. 11, when MPs will be asked to approve it. Opposition parties and the small Northern Irish party that props up May’s minority Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, government are furious that it December 3, 2018 only provided an outline of the parties would now push for that. vote. legal basis for its Brexit deal Such punishment is Haddon said the after parliament voted to be usually reserved for backbench contempt motion was a “show of given the full advice. MPs guilty of individual force” which could foreshadow They put forward a wrongdoing. In reality, Tuesday’s both the final vote on the deal motion, which was backed by vote was about putting pressure and the various amendments 311-293 in a vote on Tuesday, on a weakened government. MPs are trying to attach to it. that found ministers in contempt Catherine Haddon, Cox gave parliament an of parliament and ordered the senior fellow at the Institute for outline of his legal advice to the immediate publication of the Government, said the opposition government on Monday. advice. wanted to use “every opportunity Andrea Leadsom, Leader “Today’s finding of they have to show the instability of the House of Commons, said contempt is a badge of shame of the government”. on Tuesday that this had been for this government. It is of The small Northern Irish a “full and frank exposition”, and huge constitutional and political party, the Democratic Unionists, that releasing the full advice significance,” Keir Starmer, the which props up May’s minority would set a dangerous precedent. opposition Labour Party’s Brexit government, joined opposition She said the government, spokesman, said after the vote. parties in voting against the which had sought to slow down “Never before has the House of government on the contempt the process by referring the issue Commons found ministers in issue. to parliament’s Committee of contempt of parliament.” So many MPs - from Privileges, had fulfilled the spirit The sanctions ultimately May’s own Conservatives as well of the order to publish. available include suspending a as from the opposition parties The government said lawmaker, most likely Attorney - have spoken out against the after the vote that it would now General Geoffrey Cox. It was not deal that the odds look stacked publish the full advice. clear whether the opposition against her winning the Dec. 11
Nigeria’s Buhari denies dying and being replaced by lookalike Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor, breaking his silence on a rumor that has circulated on social media for months. Buhari, who is running for re-election in February, spent five months in Britain last year being treated for an undisclosed illness. One theory widely aired on social media - and by some political opponents - was that he had been replaced by a lookalike from Sudan called Jubril. No evidence has been presented, but videos making the claim have still been viewed thousands of times on YouTube and Facebook. “It’s real me, I assure you. I will soon celebrate my 76th birthday and I will still go strong,” Buhari told Nigerians in a town hall session in Poland, where he was attending a conference, when asked about Jubril. “A lot of people hoped that I died during my ill health,” he said, adding that those who spread the rumor were “ignorant and irreligious”. The presidency circulated Buhari’s comments in an emailed statement entitled “It’s Real Me, President Buhari Responds to Cloning Allegation”.
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Macron makes U-turn on fuel-tax increases in face of ‘yellow vest’ protests PARIS - France’s prime minister on Tuesday suspended planned increases to fuel taxes for at least six months in response to weeks of sometimes violent protests, the first major U-turn by President Emmanuel Macron’s administration in 18 months in office. In announcing the decision, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said anyone would have “to be deaf or blind” not to see or hear the roiling anger on the streets over a policy that Macron has defended as critical to combating climate change. “The French who have donned French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe attends the questions to the government session at the National yellow vests want taxes to drop, and Assembly in Paris, France, December 4, 2018 work to pay. That’s also what we commitment. movement, which started on Nov. 17 as want. If I didn’t manage to explain it, He warned citizens, however, a social-media protest group named for if the ruling majority didn’t manage to that they could not expect better public the high-visibility jackets all motorists convince the French, then something services and lower taxes. in France carry in their cars, began with must change,” said Philippe. “If the events of recent days the aim of highlighting the squeeze on “No tax is worth jeopardizing have shown us one thing, it’s that the household spending brought about by the unity of the nation.” French want neither an increase in Macron’s taxes on fuel. Along with the delay to the tax taxes or new taxes. If the tax-take falls However, over the past three increases that were set for January, then spending must fall, because we weeks the movement has evolved Philippe said the time would be used don’t want to pass our debts on to our into a wider, broadbrush anti-Macron to discuss other measures to help the children. And those debts are already uprising, with many criticizing the working poor and squeezed middle- sizeable,” he said. president for pursuing policies they say class who rely on vehicles to get to The measures will cost around favor the rich and do nothing to help work and go shopping. 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion), but will be the poor. Earlier officials had hinted at offset by corresponding spending cuts, Despite having no leader a possible increase to the minimum a government source said. and sometimes unclear goals, the wage, but Philippe made no such The so-called “yellow vest” movement has drawn people of all
U.S. gives Russia 60 days to comply with nuclear treaty BRUSSELS - The United States delivered Russia a 60-day ultimatum on Tuesday to come clean about what Washington says is a violation of a arms control treaty that keeps missiles out of Europe, saying only Moscow could save the pact. NATO allies led by Germany pressed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a meeting in Brussels to give diplomacy a final push before Washington pulls out of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, fearing a new arms race in Europe. “Russia has a last chance U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to show in a verifiable way that attends a news conference during the NATO they comply with the treaty ... but foreign ministers’ meeting at the Alliance’s we also have to start to prepare for headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December the fact that this treaty may break 4, 2018 down,” NATO Secretary-General Trump’s demands for higher defense Jens Stoltenberg told reporters. spending and what diplomats say is NATO foreign ministers a lack of clarity about where U.S. agreed to formally declare Russia in strategy is heading on the issue. “material breach” of the INF treaty While Stoltenberg said in a statement in support of the there would now be an intense United States, after Pompeo briefed diplomatic push to try to convince them at the alliance headquarters in Russia to give up what Pompeo Brussels on Russian violations and said were “multiple battalions of on U.S. President Donald Trump’s the SSC-8 missiles”, Washington is stated aim to withdraw from it. set to start to pull out in February, Russia denies undertaking prompting a six-month withdrawal any such development of land- period under the accord, diplomats based, intermediate-range Cruise said. missile capable of carrying nuclear “Its range makes it a direct warheads and hitting European menace to Europe,” Pompeo said of cities at short notice. the missiles, which also are called Germany, the Netherlands Novator 9M729. He added that and Belgian are concerned about Russia’s actions “greatly undermine the deployment of U.S. missiles in America’s national security and Europe - as happened in the 1980s, that of our allies”. touching off large anti-American Difficult to detect and fired demonstrations - while being caught from mobile launchers, the Russian up in nuclear competition between missiles are especially dangerous Moscow and Washington. because they reduce the warning A U.S. exit from the INF time that NATO air defenses might treaty would put another strain on have to shoot them down, military NATO allies already shaken by experts say.
ages and backgrounds and tapped into a growing malaise over Macron’s leadership. Over the past two days, ambulance drivers and students have joined in and launched their own protests. Two unions, CGT and FO, called lorry drivers to start a strike from December 9 while several Facebook pages were also urging new rounds of demonstrations for next Saturday. After three weeks of rising frustration, there was scant indication Philippe’s measures would placate the “yellow vests”, who themselves are struggling to find a unified position. “The French don’t want crumbs, they want a baguette,” ‘yellow vest’ spokesman Benjamin Cauchy told BFM, adding that the movement wanted a cancellation of the taxes. Another one, Christophe Chalencon, was more blunt: “We’re being taken for idiots,” he told Reuters, using a stronger expletive. The timing of the tax U-turn is uncomfortable for Macron. It comes as governments meet in Poland to try to agree measures to avert the most damaging consequences of global warming, an issue Macron has made a central part of his agenda. His carbon taxes were designed to address the issue.
Michelle Obama revisits London school that inspired education drive
Michelle Obama arrives at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in London LONDON - Michelle Obama and called on colleges and universities returned on Monday to the London to do more to attract less privileged girls’ school that inspired her global pupils. “They have to do the work to education initiative when she was U.S. First Lady, nine years after her reach out to kids when they’re very first visit as part of a tour to promote young,” she said. The ethnically diverse school, her memoir. She addressed pupils at which Obama visited in 2009 on London’s Elizabeth Garrett Anderson her first official trip to Britain, has school, thanking them for motivating around 60 languages spoken among its 900 female pupils. As part of her her to focus on girls’ education. “How much talent, how much visit, she took 40 or so of its pupils to courage and how much hope there is Oxford University. Michelle Obama’s memoir in our girls who are struggling to do everything right and have so much chronicles her life growing up on Chicago’s South Side through her working against them,” she said. Obama urged students to years inside the White House as a believe they could do anything if they mother of two and the nation’s first were prepared to work hard enough African-American first lady.
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Be celibate or leave the priesthood, pope tells gay priests VATICAN CITY - Men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be admitted to the Catholic clergy, and it would be better for priests who are actively gay to leave rather than lead a double life, Pope Francis says in a new book. While he has previously spoken of the need for better screening of candidates for the religious life, his comments suggesting that priests who cannot keep their vows of celibacy should leave are some of his clearest to date. Francis made the comments in a book-length interview with Spanish priest Fernando Prado called “The Strength of Vocation”, in which he discusses the challenges of being a priest or nun today. Francis said in the book that homosexuality in the Church “is something that worries me”. It is due to be published this week in several languages. An advance copy of the Italian version was made available to Reuters. “The question of homosexuality is a very serious one,” he said, adding that those entrusted with training men to be priests must be certain that candidates are “humanly and emotionally mature” before they can be ordained.
Pope Francis This also applied to women who wanted to enter female religious communities to become nuns. In the Catholic Church, priests, nuns and monks all take vows of celibacy. The Church teaches that homosexual tendencies are not sinful in themselves, but homosexual acts are. Francis said there was “no room for this” in the lives of priests and nuns, adding that the Church had to be “demanding” in choosing candidates for what is known as the consecrated life. “For this reason, the Church urges that persons with this rooted tendency not be
accepted into (priestly) ministry or consecrated life,” he said. He urged homosexuals who are already priests or nuns to be celibate and responsible to avoid creating scandal. “It is better that they leave the priesthood or the consecrated life rather than live a double life,” he said. The interview was conducted in mid-August. Less than two weeks later, on Aug. 26, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the Vatican’s former ambassador to the Vatican, threw the Church into turmoil with a bombshell statement against the pope and Vatican officials. Vigano said a “homosexual network” existed in the Vatican, whose members helped promote each other’s careers in the Church. He also accused the pope of having ignored alleged sexual misconduct with adult male seminarians by former American cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 88. The Vatican said Vigano’s accusations were riddled with “calumny and defamation”. The Catholic Church has been haunted for more than two decades by evidence of thousands of cases of sexual abuse of minors by clergy around the world, in countries ranging from the United States to Australia, Ireland, Belgium, Germany and Chile.
Dallas police officer who shot man in his own apartment indicted on murder charge (CNN) A police officer who claimed she killed a Dallas man in his own apartment in the mistaken belief that he was in her home was indicted Friday on a murder charge, authorities said. The indictment of Amber Guyger comes more than two months after she was arrested in the shooting death of Botham Shem Jean at the Dallas apartment complex Amber Guyger is charged with killing Botham Shem Jean on September 6 where both lived -- a killing that attorney, was disappointed but from employee advisory and sparked days of protests. not surprised by the indictment, community advisory boards. Guyger was arrested given what he called an “We have more work to after the September shooting “outpouring of vindictive emotion” do and we remain committed and charged with manslaughter in a statement late Friday. to improving our relationships by the Texas Rangers, the lead “This is a terrible tragedy throughout the city,” Hall said. investigative agency, Dallas that resulted from a true mistake,” The indictment is a County District Attorney Faith he said. “We are confident that a “step toward justice” for Jean’s Johnson said at a news conference. dispassionate jury in a fair forum family, said Sharon Watkins When asked why the will objectively apply the law Jones, ACLU of Texas Director of grand jury indicted Guyger on the to the facts and find Amber not Political Strategies. more serious offense of murder, guilty.” “The Jean family’s loss Johnson replied, “We presented Guyger had already been cannot be restored to them, but the evidence and we explained arrested again and released on we will continue to work to ensure the law.” bond, Johnson said at the news that police officers are held to the Johnson said conference. same standards as everyone else murder constitutes someone Dallas Police Chief U. in the Dallas community and “intentionally and knowingly” Reneè Hall said in a statement across the state of Texas,” she committing a crime, whereas everyone in the department said. manslaughter involves “recklessly “continues to feel anguish about ‘He didn’t deserve it,” doing something.” this difficult and tragic event.” Jean’s mother says “At the moment of the “We recognize and Botham Jean’s mother, shooting it was a knowing ... understand the national discord Allison Jean, said during a news offense,” Johnson said. regarding the relationship conference that she’s satisfied The court records Friday between law enforcement and the with the murder indictment. showed both a manslaughter communities we serve,” Hall said. Guyger “inflicted and murder charge entered in She also added that the tremendous evil on my son,” Guyger’s file, but a clerk of court department has “developed a Allison Jean said. “He didn’t clerk confirmed that the murder framework for policy change” by deserve it. He was seated in his charge is the one prosecutors are restructuring the Citizen Review own apartment. He felt safe and moving forward on. Board, revamping implicit bias he was violated by her coming in Robert Rogers, Guyger’s training and seeking input and murdering him,” she said.
Teen who killed parents sentenced to 40 years
Andrea Balcer AUGUSTA, Maine — A teenager who told authorities she “snapped” and killed her parents while struggling with gender identity and acceptance was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison. Andrea Balcer, who was 17 at the time of the fatal stabbings, asked for forgiveness from her remaining family members, many of whom had called for the maximum penalty. “I do not speak today to beg for lenience or to try to save myself from due punishment. I’m here only to ask for one thing, the forgiveness of my family,” she said. Her attorney argued that the teenager was dealing with her transition from male to female in isolation and without family support at the time of the killings. She had no criminal record before the violence early on Oct. 31, 2016, in the family’s Winthrop home. Andrea’s older brother, Christopher Balcer, who she spared, said his sister’s excuses were “flimsy” and urged the judge to be firm. “In my view, all leniency does is put a remorseless murderer back on the street,” he said. Family and friends disputed the notion that the parents, Alice and Antonio Balcer, were anything less than loving and supportive to Andrea and Christopher. Balcer, now 20, looked down, wiped away tears and took notes while friends and family testified about the pain caused by the deaths. They said the couple, who were both 47 when they died, was widely regarded as caring people. Carl Pierce, Alice’s brother, said the suggestion that gender identity, abuse or lack of family support played a role was an “insult to our family, an insult to our society and an insult to the LGBTQ community.” Pierce said he’d talked openly to the father about his daughter’s sexuality. “There was no hatred. There was no malice. There was no ill will. There was resignation to be sure but ultimately there was acceptance,” he said. The killings were gruesome. On a 911 recording, Andrea Balcer told the dispatcher she stabbed her mother in the back before stabbing her father when he awoke to his wife’s screams. She told detectives she stabbed her mother while she was hugging her. A military-style knife was found stuck in the floor near her father’s body. She also killed the family pet, a Chihuahua, but allowed her brother to escape, telling him, “It’s not your day,” the brother said. Balcer was unable to explain her actions at first, telling a dispatcher she “snapped” and telling detectives she didn’t understand her actions.
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including tobacco & cigars and ensures team members are trained on a regular basis. •Utilizes guest profiles, correspondence & previous histories to ensure requirements are met and efficient execution of planned/package inclusions & special occasions.
CAREER OPPORTUNITY Do you aspire to build a thriving hospitality career at one of the leading luxury resorts in the Caribbean? Are you a self-motivated, talented team-player, interested in joining a dynamic team? The Amanyara Resort invites all suitable candidates to apply for the following positions: *SALES & RESERVATIONS ANALYST •Identifies and maximizes all potential revenue opportunities for the hotel, specializing in luxury accommodation. •Analyses revenue potential generated by the FIT, transient and group market segments which combines 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 every day of every year. •Produces statistical forecast, market planning and reports for business growth analysis and correspond with Global Sales. •Takes reservations whilst ensuring that sufficient information is obtained including arrival and departure details, physical and email addresses, previous Aman stays, contact telephone numbers, dietary requirements and any special requests. •Adheres to the specified Trace system to follow up and obtain any outstanding information for existing reservations. •Effectively communicates Virtuoso, FHR and Q-Club benefits to the guests upon reservation, in the confirmation letter, and on the reservation in Fidelio. Requirements: •A Master’sdegree in hotel management with at least 5 years of experience in a luxury hotel and expertise in Hotel Revenue Management Systems (SAR), Opera, Corporate Reservations Policies and Planning •Previous Supervisory responsibility preferred within international five star properties abroad •Proficient command (oral and written) with effective communication skills •Ability to communicate with high profile individuals and their demands •Experience with Villa or top-tier suite rentals Salary: $3,090.63 per month, plus service charge *RESTAURANT MANAGER •Responsible for the restaurant & beverage area ensuring a smooth running, profitable operation within the framework of the hotel to provide transformational experiences. •Implements regular on the job training, to ensure all employeeshave the necessary skills to perform their duties andprovide courteous & professional service at all times, and responds to guest inquiries or concerns in a timely, effective manner. •Assists the F&B Operations Manager in preparation of the yearly department budget by using history & forecasting techniques to develop an aggressive budget that reflects the outlets’ achievable capabilities. •Develops and executes plans/actions for the marketing of the restaurant offerings to maximize revenue and achieve departmental budget goals. •Ensures that outlet accurately forecasts business demands on a weekly basis to ensure efficient staffing and efficient cost expenditure. •Develops & enforces standards, policies & procedures in the restaurant & beverage areas including job safety regulations and ensures that all hazards are reported on a regular basis to concerned departments. Requirements: •Certified hospitality management graduate with general international beverage and food knowledge along with at least 5 years’ experience in a luxury resort •Strong interpersonal, leadership, and employee development skills; and the ability to perform well under pressure •Proficiency in English and computer literate, including knowledge in MICROS Salary based on experience: $2500-$3500 per month, plus service charge *VILLA ASSISTANT F&B MANAGER •Ensures prompt, efficient & responsive F&B service is provided to all Villa guests, so as to achieve a high level of guest satisfaction and organizational profitability in an environment of high individual morale. •Conducts pre & post-shift briefing with Villa Hosts & Villa Chefs, inspects their work areas for cleanliness & neatness, ensures that all equipment is well maintained & used in the correct manner and the set up & layout of any F&B events are flawless. •Develops new concept of service, identifies upselling opportunities (special dinners, activities, etc.), organizes & coordinates special functions & events. •Demonstrates excellent product knowledge of all F&B products
Requirements: •Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality with 5 years of F&B operations experience in the luxury hospitality industry •Excellent knowledge of international and Asian cuisine, cocktails and wines •English proficiency in oral and written is a must. Other languages would be a plus •Ability to clearly and pleasantly communicate with guests and fellow employees both in person and by telephone •Must have superior customer service, interpersonal, conflict resolution, strong inter-personality, leadership, creative skills and communication skills. •Computer literate and proficiencies in the following computer applications: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint and Opera System Salary based on experience: $1800 - $2200 per month, plus service charge *VILLA F&B SUPERVISOR •Assists the Villa Assistant F&B Manager with pre & post-shift briefing with Villa Hosts & Villa Chefs, inspects their work areas for cleanliness & neatness, ensures that all equipment is well maintained & used in the correct manner and the set up & layout of any F&B events are flawless. •Supervises the Villa Hosts & Villa Chefs within the Villas, ensuring that the correct standards and service sequences are maintained as per Aman standards. •Ensures that all employees provide courteous and professional service at all times and initiates guest interaction. •Trains employees to ensure that they have the necessary skills to perform their duties with the maximum efficiency. Requirements: •At least a vocational diploma in any hospitality-related field or at least 2 years’ experience in a luxury resort. •Good people management, leadership, and employee development skills •Proficient in English, with effective communication skills Salary based on experience: $1400 - $1800 per month, plus service charge *SPA THERAPIST/BEAUTICIAN •Provides consistent, professional spa treatments compliant to Amanyara spa menu, standards, and outlined protocols. •Proactively promotes treatment bookings, and upsells services to guests-optimizes the guest experience with treatment and journey recommendations. •Makes product recommendations and meets the retail goals established by the spa. Requirements: •At least 2-3 years’ experience as a Spa therapist at a luxury resort •Must be fluent in English •Certified in different massage modalities (includes Thai massage) and beauty treatments (facials, hair, nails, waxing) Salary: $1,144 per month, plus service charge *TENNIS KNOCKER •Ensures all guests receive courteous, prompt and professional attention, upholding Amanyara customer service delivery standards at all times. Provides guests with required amenities; towels, beverages, headphones, racquets, balls, etc. and in the gym guides guests on how to safely operate the equipment & functional training props. •Proactively promotes tennis bookings and upsells Amanyara services to guests. •Performs prep work, correctly cleans, and restocks the gym & tennis facility as necessary. Requirements: •Must be able to play tennis at a high level •Must be fluent in English Salary: $1,100 per month, plus service charge Candidates must be available to work 6 days a week, weekends, and holidays. Positions marked with * are currently held by a work permit holder. However, qualified belongers are encouraged to send a cover letter & resume with the following attachments: Valid Police Record, Passport Bio Page, Proof of TCI status i.e. PRC, Belonger Status Card or Naturalization Certificate. Human Resources Amanyara Resort Northwest Point, Providenciales E: amanyara.training@aman.com Prospective applicants are also asked to send copies to the Labour Board. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
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Marriott’s Starwood database hacked, 500 million may be affected
NEW YORK — The data stolen from the Marriott hotel empire in a massive breach is so rich and specific it could be used for espionage, identity theft, reputational attacks and even home burglaries, security experts say Hackers stole data on as many as 500 million guests of former Starwood chain properties over four years including credit card and passport numbers, birthdates, phone numbers and hotel arrival and departure dates. It is one of the biggest data breaches on record. By comparison, last year’s Equifax hack affected more than 145 million people. A Target breach in 2013 affected more than 41 million payment card accounts and exposed contact information for more than 60 million customers. But the target here — hotels where high-stakes business deals, romantic trysts and espionage are daily currency — makes the data gathered especially sensitive. The affected reservation system could be extremely enticing to nation-state spies interested in the travels of military and senior government officials, said Jesse Varsalone, a University of Maryland cybersecurity expert. “There are just so many things you can extrapolate from people staying at hotels,” he said.
A man works on a new Marriott sign in front of the former Peabody Hotel in Little Rock And because the data included included duplicates, such as a single reservations for future stays, along person staying multiple times. with home addresses, burglars could Security analysts were learn when someone wouldn’t be home, especially alarmed to learn of the said Scott Grissom of LegalShield, a breach’s undetected longevity. provider of legal services. Marriott said it first detected until The affected hotel brands Sept. 8 but was unable to determine were operated by Starwood before it until last week what data had possibly was acquired by Marriott in 2016. They been exposed — because the thieves include W Hotels, St. Regis, Sheraton, used encryption to remove it in order Westin, Element, Aloft, The Luxury to avoid detection. Collection, Le Méridien and Four Marriott said it did not Points. Starwood-branded timeshare yet know how many credit card properties were also affected. None numbers might have been stolen. A of the Marriott-branded chains were spokeswoman said Saturday that it threatened. was not yet able to respond to questions Email notifications for those such as whether the intrusion and who may have been affected begin data theft was committed by a single rolling out Friday and the full scope of or multiple groups. the breach was not immediately clear. Cybersecurity expert Andrei Marriott was trying to Barysevich of Recorded Future said determine if the purloined records Saturday he believed the breach was
Amazon briefly edges out Apple for most valuable company SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon. com briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street in intraday trade on Monday, days after Microsoft Corp dethroned long-time leader Apple Inc. Amazon rose by 4.7 percent at one point, putting its market capitalization at $865.0 billion. At the same time, Apple traded up 2.1 percent, giving it a market capitalization of $864.8 billion. Microsoft, which on Friday closed above Apple’s market capitalization for the first time in eight years, was up 0.9 percent, leaving its stock market value at $859.0 billion, third in the group. Amazon’s lead lasted only a few seconds. At the close, Apple was back on top with a 3.49 percent increase in its stock that put its total value at $877 billion. It was followed by Amazon, up 4.86 percent with a market capitalization of $866.6 billion, and then Microsoft, up 1.08 percent and a stock market value of $860.4 billion. The tight race between the
trio of high-powered technology stocks coincided with a broad stock market rally after the United States and China agreed on a temporary truce in their ongoing trade dispute. Apple in August became the first U.S. publicly listed company to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization, but its share price has fallen sharply in recent months as investors worried that demand for iPhones was losing steam. Its market capitalization overtook Microsoft’s in 2010 as Microsoft struggled with slow demand for personal computers, due in part to the explosion of smartphones like the iPhone. Amazon’s stock has recovered most of the ground it lost after the online retailer in October forecast disappointing sales for the holiday quarter. Although it is down about 13 percent from its Sept. 4 record-high close, in the year to date Amazon’s stock is up 51 percent, compared with a 31 percent rise for Microsoft and Apple’s 9 percent increase.
financially motivated. A cybercrime gang expert in credit card theft such as the eastern European group known as Fin7 could be a suspect, he said, noting that a dark web credit card vendor recently announced that 2.6 million cards stolen from an unnamed hotel chain would soon be available to the online criminal underworld. “We will have to wait until an official forensic report, although, Marriott may never share their findings openly,” he said. Marriott said the stolen credit card information was encrypted but the hackers may have obtained the “two components needed to decrypt the payment card numbers.” It said it cannot “rule out the possibility that both were taken.” For as many as two-thirds of those affected, the exposed data could include mailing addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and passport numbers. Also dates of birth, gender, reservation dates, arrival and departure times and Starwood Preferred Guest account information. The breach of personal information could put Marriott in violation of new European privacy laws, as guests included European travelers. Marriott set up a website and call center for customers who believe they are at risk.
Verizon, Samsung to release 5G smartphones in U.S. in 2019 Verizon Communications Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Monday confirmed long-held industry expectations they would seek to steal a march on Apple Inc by launching U.S. 5G smartphones in the first half of 2019. The two companies said in a statement they would unveil a prototype, using Qualcomm Inc’s modem chips, at the chipmaker’s annual Snapdragon Technology Summit in Maui, Hawaii this week. While Verizon is leading the charge to trial 5G in some cities next year, industry analysts say the higher-speed networks are unlikely to be widely available until the middle of the next decade. Apple is engaged in a legal battle with Qualcomm that has led it to stop using its modem chips, and the Cupertino, California company is widely expected instead to use Intel modems, which will not be ready for production until late 2019.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported on Monday that Apple would wait until at least 2020 to release its first 5G iPhones. The delay could make it easier for Samsung and Verizon to win customers who are eager to connect to 5G networks, which will provide a leap forward in mobile data speeds, up to 50 or 100 times faster than current 4G networks. Qualcomm has also partnered with other smartphone makers who have committed to 5G phones for next year. U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Corp is also working with LG Electronics USA to launch a 5G smartphone in the U.S. in the first half of 2019. Verizon launched its first commercial 5G service in October when its 5G Home offering went live in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento.
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Come and join our winning team at Seven Star Resort & Spa The following positions are currently available Chef de Partie/ Demi Chef de Partie The Chef de Partie is responsible for running a specific section of the kitchen. The chef manages a small team of workers, which are responsible for keeping organized so that meals go out on time and the work area remains clean and orderly. Requirements: •5 to 15 culinary experiences in a five star hotel/resort •Knowledgeable in international cuisine such as Japanese and other Asian dishes •HACCP knowledge, self-motivated and passion for hospitality and cooking •Excellent palate and attention to detail Duties and Responsibilities: •To work and lead the kitchen team •Execute cooking to the expected high standard quickly and efficiently •To maintain the required level of hygiene standards/HACCP as laid down both legally and by the standards manual •To be responsible for the day to day training of the team Salary range: USD13,200 to USD14,400. Position currently held by a work permit holder Retail and Spa Manager The Spa Manager will be responsible for overseeing the entire Spa function. This includes retail, a full-service gym as well as massage therapy. The primary role of the Spa Manager are; •To ensure optimum guest and employee satisfaction. •Plan or direct spa services and programs •Train staff in the use or sale of products, programs, or activities •Assess employee performance and suggest ways to improve work •Check spa equipment to ensure proper functioning •Coordinate facility schedules to maximize usage and efficiency •Develop staff service or retail goals and guide staff in goal achievement •Establish spa budgets and financial goals •Inventory products and order new supplies Skills and Qualifications: Customer Focus, Tracking Budget Expenses, Pricing, Vendor Relationships, Market Knowledge, Staffing, Results Driven, Yoga/ Pilates knowledge, Strategic Planning, Strong Management Proficiency, Client Relationships, Verbal Communication and able to work long hours. Must have international spa and retail experience. Salary range: USD35,000 to USD44,800 per annum and is based on experience and qualification. Position currently held by a work permit holder. 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 Butler Trainer TheBeach Butler Trainer oversees all aspects of the beach butler department, including training and ensuring that the highly personalized service that the team provides to VIP guests is flawless. They are responsible for ensuring the Beach operations and are ran smoother and employee’s skills are up to resort standard. The Beach Butler Trainerhas the skills that can help turn problems into opportunities, and bring any aggrieved guest back to a state of satisfaction. Salary $10 per hour. New Position Security Officer/guard The areas of responsibility for this position include the protection and safety of property assets, employees, guests, accident and fire prevention and response. The ideal candidate must exemplify excellent customer service and create a positive atmosphere for guests and employees and be available to work a rotating and flexible schedule. Duties and Requirements: •A minimum of 5 years’ experience •Able to work flexible hours, holidays and weekends. •Willing to walk/run through dark bushy areas to carryout checks.
•Highly trained in security procedures and martial arts. •First Aid training is preferable •Ability to communicate effectively •Physical ability to run, walk, jump and bend. •Willing to work long Shifts (up to 14hrs) and split shift during the night. •Willing to work in all weather conditions. •Ability to respond to patron problems effectively. Salary range: USD14,000 to USD15,000 per annum and is based on experience and qualification. Position currently held by a work permit holder. Housekeeping/Labourers Turndown Attendant / Houseman/ Attendants Clean, stock, and provide turn down service for guest rooms to ensure cleanliness and guest satisfaction while caring enough to do it well by adhering to the Resort Commitments. Specific Duties and Responsibilities •Provide turn down service by partially removing and storing bedspread, replenishing amenities, linens, and supplies and filling ice bucket as requested by guest •Wipe down tub and sink area •Sign for room keys and restock cart •Visually inspect room for cleanliness and appearance of room •Strip and make beds, change linens •Dust all furniture thoroughly •Replenish amenities, linens, and supplies in guest room •Vacuum entire room and empty trash •All lost and found articles must be turned in to supervisor or the Director of Housekeeping •Clocking in and out accurately is required as per company policies •Respond in a timely manner to guest requests for items and/or other information Job knowledge/Skills/Abilities •Ability to work conscientiously, meets deadlines, follows instruction and directions, with minimal supervision and detailed oriented •Ability to stand, sit, kneel constantly to handle specific details or demands of quality and speedy guest services •Ability to work with cleaning agents by extending arms over head, bending and stooping •Ability and desire to handle the heat as the layout of the resort’s rooms dictate •Ability to push, lift and/or pull equipment up to or more than 100 lbs •Ability to scrub and scour surfaces, extend arms over head to perform cleaning tasks, and work in confined spaces •Additional language abilities preferred Salary range: USD12,000 to USD 13,500 per annum. Line Cook: We are looking for a professional line cook to prepare food to the exact chef’s specifications and to set up stations for menu. The successful candidate will play a key role in contributing to our customer satisfaction and acquisition goals. Requirement •Proven cooking experience •Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures •Accuracy and speed in executing assigned tasks •Familiar with industry’s best practices •Culinary school diploma Salary: USD16,800 to USD21,600 per annum. Position currently held by a work permit holder LEAD SERVER Candidate will lead their section team and at times be responsible for opening or closing the restaurant including responsibility for end of day procedures. •Suitable candidates must have a minimum of 4 years’ experience working in a lead position at a five-star resort or fine dining restaurant in a lead position •High energy with excellent interpersonal skills •Excellent command of English language (writing/reading/speaking) •Experience with point-of-service system, prior cashier or banking experience preferred Wages: $7.60 per hour and position currently held by a work permit holder OTHER POSITIONS •Public Area Cleaner •Houseman •Restaurant Hostess Salary range: USD12,000 to $17,000 per annum and is based on experience and qualification. Some 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 Islanders kindly send copies of your application to the board. Application deadline: Dec 15, 2018
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DATE OPEN: November 26, 2018 START DATE:January 1, 2019 POSITION: Director of Engineering PROPERTY: Point Grace Job Overview: The general purpose of the Director of Engineering is managing the mixed use of the Resort’s Engineering Department, including all related activities including participation in executive committee meetings; hire and maintain an effective work force appropriate for an upscale Resort; establish and maintain preventative maintenance programs for all equipment, systems, guestrooms and public areas/ general maintenance; participate in effective safety programs; coordinate and implement capital improvement projects; establish, maintain and manage department budgets and monthly forecastsprotectingtheResortand the Owners from losses, claims, and liabilities. Responsible for all aspects of the Engineering Department, including but not limited to, maintaining all facilities, equipment, furniture, fixtures, systems and landscaping at the highest quality standards. Job Responsibilities: •Hire, train and direct all department personnel •Provide efficient use of manpower to maintain workload •Provide timely performance appraisals •Conducts walk-through and visually assesses the safe and efficient maintenance and operation of the physical structures of the Resort, all mechanical, electrical, HVAC systems, vehicles and any other related equipment. •Manage adequate inventory of parts, supplies, tools and material for the department •Enforce Hotel / Resort and Company policies and procedures •Must be able to respond to emergency situations, such as fire alarms, and other life-safety situations •Maintain files per department guidelines. Schedule and conduct monthly department meetings. •Participate as a member of the Resort’s Executive Committee. •Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings. •Maintain files per department guidelines. •Maintain a working knowledge of all local laws, codes, and regulations. •Assure proper certification of all employee mechanics and technicians, as required. •Solicit and administer all sub-contract work. •Analyze bids and verify quantities, as appropriate. •Negotiate, prepare, and administer agreements and contracts with consultants and contractors. •Liaison with governmental agencies and manage the procurement and compliance with entitlements, permits, inspections, notices, and other requirements. •Produce annual operating budget for payroll, expenses, utilities, and capital improvements. •Operate all areas within budgeted guidelines. •Provide budget analysis each period. •Establish and maintain an efficient inventory and purchasing system. •Maintain the Hotel / Resort facility and related equipment in a safe and efficient manner. •Participate in or possibly manage the property’s safety committee. •Assure proper certification of all employee mechanics and technicians, as required. •Maintain the Resort facility and related equipment in a safe and efficient manner. •Alignment with Property Mission and Core Values •Model the property/company core values and other expected leadership attributes •Maintain a professional image at all times. •Act as a resource for all departments of the Resort. •Maintain accurate records for all areas of responsibility. •Perform other duties as assigned by General Manager •Maintain property key schedules and records Shift Varies. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required. Qualified Islanders and Belongers need only to apply Salary Range:$66,000 - $72,000 per annum DATE OPEN: November 26, 2018 POSITION: Housekeeper
START DATE: ASAP PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club
Job Overview: We are looking for a professional Housekeeper able of attending to our facilities with integrity and attention to detail. The goal is to create a clean and orderly environment for our guests that will become a critical factor in maintaining and strengthening our reputation.
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Responsibilities: •Perform a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing •Ensure all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards •Protect equipment and make sure there are no inadequacies •Notify superiors on any damages, deficits and disturbances •Deal with reasonable complaints/requests with professionalism and patience •Check stocking levels of all consumables and replace when appropriate •Adhere strictly to rules regarding health and safety and be aware of any company-related practices Shifts varies. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required. This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour& Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.25 - $6.75 per hour DATE OPEN: November 28, 2018 START DATE: January 1, 2019 POSITION: Reservations Manager PROPERTY: West Bay Club Overview: Reservations Manager will be responsible for oversight and development of reservations sales teams, pre-arrival itinerary planning teams and VIP guest relations planning. They will be in charge of aligning goals and strategies to increase conversion rates and drive ancillary revenue following the guidelines and training in line with Grace Bay Resorts brand standards that ensure delivering a superior guest experience. The Reservations manger will oversee the day to day management of the reservations department. They will support the remote Leisure and Group Sales team with availability inquires and leads. They will set the standards for reservations & pre-arrivals and resolve guest issues and complaints and will build reports, manage guest profiles and work closely with Group Director of Reservations and Director of Revenue and Distribution to manage inventory, rates and promotions that ensure resort revenue budgets are met monthly. Responsibilities: The Reservations Manager provides leadership to their individual reservations/pre-arrivals teams while ensuring cross-training of all Grace Bay Resorts properties and products and ensures that all teams have all the necessary materials, training and PMS access to close the sale on any request. •Must be trained on all Grace Bay Resorts properties in order to cross sell as needed including Grace Bay Club, Point Grace and Private Villa Collection •Maintain efficient sales office procedures and ensures the maintenance of accurate and updated account files and •follow¬ up procedures •Maintain all sales systems, such as sales records and reports, conference calendar, travel calendar and database and •any other systems that are in place or are added •Assist in designing new sales promotions and campaigns to drive additional sales from various markets •Identify and analyze competition in both local and regional markets •Periodic international travel as may be required •Ability to perform duties and responsibilities in a confidential manner •Follow up with all email and phone inquires in a professional and timely manner •Work with General Managers of all properties and all other departments as needed •Participate in weekly sales and marketing call and recap/update the team discuss any feedback etc. •Participate in weekly yield calls to discuss previous week activity, pickup and make decisions to best yield rooms •Work with team to coordinate and arrange all client site visits and Destination Retreats with Travel Trade and Media Skills & Educations required: •Strong established relationship with key partners: Virtuoso, Signature, Ensemble, Leading Hotels of The World, and American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts •Working knowledge of Synxis and Opera is required and interfaces •Proficient in setting room rate structures within GDS and PMS •Third party extranet partner sites experience •Previous working knowledge of Preferred Hotels & Resorts extranet site •Excellent spoken and written English •Expertise working with Microsoft Office Suite in Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator •IOS (Apple) proficiency Keynote, Numbers, Pages and drop box •Extremely detail oriented •Ability to communicate to both internal and external customers in a polite, courteous and constructive manner •Capable of multi¬tasking and able to prioritize duties •Flexibility in work hours, the nature of our business require us to work weekends, holidays and extra hours at times. Qualified Islanders and Belongers need only to apply Salary Range: $3,000 – $3,300 per month
Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later than December 14th, 2018 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1020 Email: kendi.jones@gracebayclub.com Fax: (649) 946-5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies
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Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour& Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.75 per hour DATE OPEN: November 26, 2018 START DATE: ASAP POSITION: Guest Services Supervisor PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club
DATE OPEN: November 26, 2018 POSITION: Housekeeper (2)
START DATE: January 1, 2018 PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club
Job Overview:We are looking for a professional Housekeeper able of attending to our facilities with integrity and attention to detail. The goal is to create a clean and orderly environment for our guests that will become a critical factor in maintaining and strengthening our reputation. Responsibilities: •Perform a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing •Ensure all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards •Protect equipment and make sure there are no inadequacies •Notify superiors on any damages, deficits and disturbances •Deal with reasonable complaints/requests with professionalism and patience •Check stocking levels of all consumables and replace when appropriate •Adhere strictly to rules regarding health and safety and be aware of any company-related practices Shifts varies. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required. Qualified Islanders and Belongers need only to apply Salary Range:$6.25 per hour DATE OPEN: November 26, 2018 POSITION: Housekeeper
START DATE: ASAP PROPERTY: West Bay Club
Job Overview:We are looking for a professional Housekeeper able of attending to our facilities with integrity and attention to detail. The goal is to create a clean and orderly environment for our guests that will become a critical factor in maintaining and strengthening our reputation. Responsibilities: •Perform a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing •Ensure all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards •Protect equipment and make sure there are no inadequacies •Notify superiors on any damages, deficits and disturbances •Deal with reasonable complaints/requests with professionalism and patience •Check stocking levels of all consumables and replace when appropriate •Adhere strictly to rules regarding health and safety and be aware of any company-related practices Shifts varies. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required. This position is currently held by an expatriate worker
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DOMESTIC WORKER WANTED In Grand Turk The main responsibilities of a domestic worker are to clean and tidy an employer’s home and wash and iron the laundry Salary $6.50 per hour To work 5 days per week Please Contact 346-1654 This position is a new position Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board
Responsibilities: •Greets guest and processes resort orientation and in-room registration •Keeps current on resort accommodations, services and area attractions •Responds to guest inquiries for information •Arranges for services requested by the guest by working with other departments as appropriate •Stays current with developments in the resort by reviewing and updating the communication log •Maximizes revenue and cash flow by promoting resort services, amenities, food & beverage outlets and services •Makes reservations accordance with resort’s yield management practices •Processes guest credit at check-in in accordance with resort policy •Identifies and records special billing instructions and notifies Accounting •Obtains appropriate approvals and signatures •Follows resort policy on posting and cash banks •Creates a Grace Bay Club experience through performance that demonstrates the standards of: o Ownership - Takes personal responsibility and shows initiative in work planning and problem-solving. o Personalized Service - Shows personal attention to guests’ unique needs, interests and expectations. o Expertise - Keeps informed and demonstrates job knowledge, following all job and service standards. o Natural Approach - Provides genuine service through actions that display self-confidence, grace and courtesy to guests and colleagues. This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour& Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $2,500 - $2,900 per month DATE OPENED: November 26, 2018 START DATE: ASAP POSITION: Labourer PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club Job Overview: Perform tasks involving physical labor at work sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.Shifts varies. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required. This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour& Work Permit Board Zone 2Salary Range: $9.50 - $10.20 per hour Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later than December 14th, 2018 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1020 Email: kendi.jones@gracebayclub.com Fax: (649) 946-5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies
T’S CONTRACTING LABOURER WANTED In Grand Turk Duties include: general upkeep of the property and may include painting, cleaning etc Salary $7.50 per hour To work 6 days per week Please Contact: 347-9085 This position is currently held by a Non-Belonger Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board
CHRISTOBALINA COVERLEY DOMESTIC WORKER WANTED In Grand Turk The main responsibilities of a domestic worker are to clean and tidy an employer’s home and wash and iron the laundry Salary $800 per month To work 5 days per week Please Contact 245-5490 This position is currently held by a Non-Belonger Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board
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SPORTS
NBA fines Clippers’ Beverley $25,000 for throwing ball at fan
The NBA on Tuesday announced that it has fined Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley $25,000 for throwing the game ball at a spectator in Dallas earlier this week Beverley was assessed a technical foul and ejected from the game over the incident with 9:10 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 114-110 loss to the Mavericks on Sunday. Beverley told reporters after the game that the spectator cursed his mother. “I told the referee, I told the security,” Beverley told reporters after the game. “I mean, I’ve never gotten ejected out of a game since I’ve been in the NBA. “I can accept the ‘F—you, Beverley,’ the ‘F—- you, Pat,’ but out of the lines of my mother, anybody who knows me, man, knows I’m a family-first guy, and there’s some things that are unacceptable. After I told the refs, I told security, the Dallas security,
LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley told both of them and again, he said it again. So if no one is going to control fans, what are we supposed to do as players?” The spectator, a season courtside ticketholder named Don Knobler, admitted to ESPN that
he insulted Beverley’s mother after a play that resulted in Beverley breaking the tooth of Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. But Knobler said he did not use profanity. Beverley reacted by throwing a bounce pass in Knobler’s direction during a break in the action in the fourth quarter. “The guy said something about his mother,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers told reporters. “I told him, ‘This is the life we live, and you’ve got to turn the other cheek, even though I know it’s hard.’ But we can’t get technicals. We just have to walk away. And then the league has to take care of stuff like that.” This is not Beverley’s first run-in with a fan. He was fined $25,000 in the aftermath of a verbal altercation with Oklahoma City Thunder minority owner Stuart Scaramucci after a 2017 playoff game when Beverley was a member of the Houston Rockets.
Super Bowl the top-selling U.S. sporting event of 2018 Los Angeles - The Philadelphia Eagles’ stunning upset of the New England Patriots in February’s Super Bowl was the top-selling sporting event in the U.S. this year, edging out college football’s championship game, ticket seller StubHub said on Tuesday. The Alabama Crimson Tide’s thrilling overtime win against the Georgia Bulldogs in January’s College Football Championship came second for ticket sales, said the San Francisco-based company, which is the world’s largest event marketplace. The final three games of baseball’s World Series, where the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five
games, rounded out the top five. favorite athletes, teams and Star power played a big part in musicians, he said. The Super Bowl in driving ticket demand this year. Tiger Woods’ return to the Masters Minneapolis saw ticket sales made it the best-selling Masters from all 50 states and 24 different tournament ever, outselling last countries, while South Korean year’s record-setting event in K-Pop sensation BTS generated the highest ticket demand per Augusta by seven percent. LeBron James’ show, drawing fans from 80 blockbuster move to the Los countries to their summer tour. Angeles Lakers propelled the “We had more than 200,000 folks franchise to the number three go across borders to attend 30,000 position among NBA teams with events in 2018,” Miller said. “It a 16 percent growth in ticket makes the world feel a little sales for the season. smaller and more connected.” The Super Bowl is likely Demand for live events is at an all-time high and continues to head the list of top-selling U.S. to grow, Perkins Miller, general sporting events again next year, manager for the Americas at while the Copa America soccer tournament, which begins in StubHub, told Reuters. Fans are increasingly Brazil in June, will also be a hot willing to travel to see their ticket in 2019, he said.
Golf - Woods says desire still strong and describes 2018 as ‘incredible’ The 2018 season had been “incredible”, Tiger Woods said on Sunday after completing his final round of the year. Speaking at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, Woods said his desire was as strong as ever but acknowledged that his middle-aged and muchoperated-on body was not able to do all the things his younger self could. “The desire hasn’t changed. It’s just the body is sometimes unwilling to respond to what the mind wants,” the 14-times major champion told Golf Channel. “That’s just part of the injuries I’ve had and the aging process and trying to deal with
that and compete.” It was at the World Challenge 12 months ago that Woods returned to competition, more than seven months after having two discs in his lower spine fused. Nobody knew at the time how his back would hold up to the rigors of a full schedule but it came through better than even he expected. Woods contended several times, including at the British Open and PGA Championship majors, before he ended a fiveyear victory drought by winning the Tour Championship in September. “It was an incredible year, to go from where I was at this point last year to where I am
now,” he said. “I’m so blessed and so thankful to have the opportunity to have everything turn my way.” Woods finished secondlast in the 18-man field at the World Challenge, an unofficial event he hosts at Albany on the island of New Providence. He said he had been feeling under the weather for much of the week. “Hosting the event and trying to play well, I haven’t done a very good job of playing well but it was nice to finish off on that back nine and actually do something positive,” he said after picking up four birdies over the final nine holes.
Man says he will prove he didn’t kill Michael Jordan’s dad
Daniel Green LUMBERTON, N.C.— For more than 25 years, the man identified as the triggerman in the death of Michael Jordan’s father has repeatedly declared his innocence in the murder. Now he’s going before a judge to lay out evidence he says proves that although he helped dispose of the body, he didn’t kill James Jordan in the early-morning darkness one July day in 1993. “I had nothing to do with this man losing his life, period. I wasn’t connected to the murder. I came in after he was already dead. ... The way I look at it is: I denied his family the right to a proper burial because of what I did,” Daniel Green said last week in an interview at the Lumberton Correctional Institution in Robeson County, the same county where Jordan was killed. Jordan was killed July 23, 1993. His body was found 11 days later in a South Carolina swamp. It wasn’t identified until dental records confirmed it was James Jordan. His body had been cremated except for his jaw and hands, which were saved for identification. On Wednesday, Green goes to court, where defense attorney Chris Mumma and prosecutors from the state attorney’s general office will argue whether he deserves an evidentiary hearing that could lead to a new trial. Mumma says this is the first time a judge will hear all evidence gathered by the defense. The state Court of Appeals upheld his conviction in 1996, as did the state Supreme Court in 1999. Green was convicted of first-degree murder. His friend, Larry Demery, testified that Green pulled the trigger and killed Jordan in a roadside robbery gone wrong. Both are serving life sentences. Green, 44, was 18 when Jordan was killed. He’s probably best remembered for a video in which he rapped while wearing an NBA All-Star ring and gold watch that Michael Jordan gave to his father. Green says he got the jewelry from the car console two days later. Superior Court Judge Winston Gilchrist will hear the arguments in Lee County court in Sanford. Defense filings make various claims. Several people say they saw Green at a family cookout at the time Jordan was killed. Other issues deal with blood-evidence testimony, the handling of Jordan’s shirt, and ineffective trial and appellate counsel. Green said Demery left the cookout to meet someone for a drug deal and he refused an invitation to accompany Demery. Green said he was just out of prison for a conviction that was later vacated, and a girl “was kissing on” him so there was no way he’d abandon that opportunity. Demery returned hours later, Green said, and told him he approached Jordan at a motel parking lot because he mistakenly thought Jordan was the drug connection he was supposed to meet. He said Demery told him the two had an altercation and Demery killed Jordan. If that’s true, then much of what people think they know about the murder is wrong, starting with the notion that James Jordan was killed as he slept in his parked Lexus along Interstate 95.
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TCIFA Appoints New Director Of Women’s Football Yunelsis Rodriguez-Baez is the latest addition to the coaching team at TCIFA having been recently appointed as the TCIFA’s first Director of Women’s Football. Ms. Baez brings a wealth of football knowledge including sixteen years of coaching experience in her native country of Cuba. She has represented Cuba in several international tournaments as a player and has coached both men’s and women’s football and futsal in her home province of Havana. Ms. Baez holds a Doctor of Science degree in Physical Culture, was a former Professor of Sports at the University of Computer Sciences in Havana, Cuba. The announcement of Ms. Baez’s appointment is part of a range of substantial new strategic investments
aimed at improving the overall structure of the FA and encouraging a greater level of engagement and performance. With this, TCIFA has taken the initiative to employ more experience coaches, and this will see the additional hiring of at least 3 Youth Coaches in early 2019. As the Director of Women’s Football, Ms. Baez will be responsible for the entire female program from Grassroots to the Youth and Senior National Teams. She will create a strategic plan for the development of Women’s Football and will work along with the existing Coaches to bring this to fruition. President Sonia Fulford commented on this first time appointment: “As an experienced
former player and highly regarded professional coach, we are confident that Ms. Baez is the best person to guide our Women’s Football development programme forward. We at the TCIFA conducted an extensive search and through this process, she made it to the top of our list. This is all part of our commitment to increase the participation in women’s football and ensure the sustainability of successful initiatives as our girls and women get the support they require to grow. We anticipate a significant impact in the way women’s football is addressed and respected in this country and we look forward to watching the upcoming successes of our women’s and girls’ programmes on a local, regional and international world stage.”
Yunelsis Rodriguez-Baez For more information, please contact TCIFA Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Candia Ewing, at 946-5532 or cewingtcifa@ gmail.com Address: TCIFA National Academy Venetian Road Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands
MVSU Women’s Head Coach Visits TCIFA Guyanese born coach, Rohan O. Naraine, grew up in London, England, and moved to the United States of America in 1978, where he pursued a Bachelors of Science degree in Education for Kindergarten to 12th grade. He enlisted in United States Marine Corp and served for 10 years. Additionally he has been a P.E. teacher and athletic director in private schools for over 20 years, served on the Olympic Development Football Staff for over 25 years in the States of South Carolina, North Carolina and now Mississippi. Narine has coached football at the College level in the United States (both Men and Women) for over 15 years in Divisions 3, 2 and 1. Coach Naraine embraced the opportunity to return home, to Guyana, where he worked with both the Men and Women’s National Football teams. He is currently the Head Women’s Soccer Coach of Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU), in Mississipi USA. During Naraine’s visit to TCIFA, the week of November 26th-
Guyanese born coach, Rohan O. Naraine with local soccer players December 1st, he assisted with coaching training sessions in the Providenciales Youth Development Programmes, visited schools along with TCIFA Development Officers, as well as conducted player and group
assessments with the intent to recruit for the Women’s Soccer Squad at MVSU. “I would first like to thank the President and General Secretary of TCIFA for providing me with this
opportunity,” said Naraine. “I’m really lucky to have had the chance to work with players from the grassroots level all the way up to youth and senior levels in Providenciales. It is my hope to give as much help as I possibly can to our young Caribbean players, and hopefully I can convince more coaches from the USA, of whom I’ve built great relationships with, to come over and take a look at what amazing talent reside on these islands. I am impressed with the players’ attitudes, work ethic, politeness and just how receptive they are to learning on and off the field.” Read more on Missisppi Valley State Univeristy at mvsu.edu. For more information, please contact TCIFA Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Candia Ewing, at 946-5532 or cewingtcifa@ gmail.com Address: TCIFA National Academy Venetian Road Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands
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