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DON’T MESS WITH HOTEL WORKERS Premier and Immigration Minister warn resorts, following Gansevoort letter

By Todeline Defralien

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remier Hon. Sharlene Robinson and Deputy Premier Hon. Sean Astwood have issued a strong warning to hoteliers to refrain from retaliating or victimizing hotel workers because of the controversial service charge issue.

The warning followed a leaked letter from the management of Gansevoort hotel to staff about service charge that went viral on social media. The Premier, who is also the Minister of Finance, said the letter created a “very disappointing atmosphere”, while her deputy, who is the Minister of Immigration and Labour, said retaliating against hotel staff will be “a big mistake” which “will not be taken lightly”.

During a press conference on Tuesday, December 11th, 2018, Astwood said he immediately contacted the Gansevoort to confirm the authenticity of the letter because he thought someone was “actually playing mischief” with the company.

The letter indicated that staff would now see salary deductions to pay for uniforms, and would have buy their own lunch meals because

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United Way TCI Launched

fter two years of ground work, United Way, the largest non-profit organization in the world, has finally launched in Turks and Caicos Islands with three main focus areas

which include, Education, Youth Development and Crime Prevention.

Thursday December 6th, 2018 saw the official launch and Gala Dinner Fundraiser

at the Shore Club in Providenciales.

Pictured are members of the United Way Board of Directors. (See pages 24 & 25 for more highlights).

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Supreme Court delivers landmark ruling for strata corporations

by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

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he Turks and Caicos Islands Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling approving strata corporations operating with a single rental manger.

The ruling by Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale, which resulted from a case between Ocean Club West in Grace Bay and the owners of seven strata units in Ocean Club West, has major implications for the commercial operations of resorts in Turks and Caicos under the provisions of the Strata Titles Ordinance.

It also has major implications for strata unit owners who seek to operate commercial short-term holiday rentals through popular direct rental

platforms such as ‘VRBO’ and ‘Airbnb’, paving the way for strata by-laws and polices which may lawfully prohibit these commercial rentals and impose financial sanctions on direct renters who rent their units short-term for commercial purposes in contravention of such prohibitions by strata corporations.

Ocean Club was represented by Conrad Griffiths QC and David Cadman of Griffiths & Partners, while Ruth Jordan and Neale Coleman appeared for the owners of 7 strata units.

In delivering her ruling, Chief Justice Hon. Margaret Ramsay-Hale quoted from a ruling of the Privy Council that strata by-laws “are to be construed benevolently, having regard to their purpose in assisting the good management of the development for the

benefit of its residents as a whole”.

Following the Privy Council’s ruling in O’Connor and others v The Proprietors, Strata Plan No. 51 in 2017 (“the Pinnacle Case”), the Chief Justice handed down a judgment in Dodds et al. v The Proprietors, Strata Plan No. 27 on 7th December 2018 approving the strata corporation’s policy at Ocean Club West, which restricts short-term rentals to rental only through the resort’s single designated rental manager, Ocean Club Management Ltd, appointed by the strata corporation. The policy was approved by a majority of owners at Ocean Club West.

The Privy Council confirmed in the Pinnacle Case that short-term holiday rental does not amount to private residential use and that legitimate

restrictions on the use of a strata lot are permissible.

Julianne Dodds and her husband, Kevin Dodds, were among a number of owners of strata units at Ocean Club West who continued to rent their apartments directly online without using the designated rental manager appointed by the strata corporation in accordance with the policy.

Dodds and the other owners, Blue Grass Holdings Ltd, Grace Holdings Ltd, Valerie Anne Beattie, Howard Grant Beattie, Litlan ltd, Michael William Craig and Sara Ayres Craig, who continued to rent in defiance of the policy contended that it was an unlawful restriction prohibited by the Strata Titles Ordinance.

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the complimentary cafeteria would no longer be offered and that areas like the spa and restaurant would opt out of levying the service charge altogether.

He said the company confirmed that it is a letter that they had issued out to their employees with the intention that the Ordinance would have come into play December 1st.

He added: “I have already scheduled a meeting with the owner of the Gansevoort and already verbally expressed my concerns about the content of that letter. Not just for the simple things of uniforms and food, but the implications on transference of work permits. I can say to you that it is not something that I intend to take lightly and actually I will take this opportunity to caution companies, to make sure that any type of what seems to be retaliation or harm that would come unto staff would not be taken lightly and they should refrain from it.”

The law makes it mandatory for

hospitality workers to receive 100 percent of service charges on guests’ bills.

Astwood stated that the PDM Administration anticipates that there would be some amendments and clarity that also required legislative changes.

He continued: “We have taken this moment to pause and to make sure that when we implement the service charge bill in February 1st that we take all of their concerns into consideration and it would be a big mistake for them to try to retaliate against their staff while we go through this process.”

The two page letter says: Whilst we are sure you will understand as your share of service charge has increased, the Management Companies share has been completely taken away and as a result of this, we have regrettably had to reduce some of the benefits we have been able to offer to you over the past 10 years. As of December 1st, we will no longer provide complimentary uniforms for employees.

The cost of your uniform will be deducted

from your pay check over 26 biweekly pay cycles. For example, if your uniform costs $750 for the year, $28 will be deducted from your paycheck each biweekly pay cycle. ”

“There is an option for Stelle Ltd employees, should you wish to move over to become Wymara Ltd employees and share in the service charge pool.

These employees will be reissued new employment contracts (still employed in their restaurant positions). Work permit employees will be given the option to move over to become Wymara Ltd employees when their existing work permit expire(s) and applications will be treated as first time application(s), thus providing a risk of not being approved,” it added.

Premier Hon. Sharlene Robinson also shared her views on service charge and stated that she is disappointed in the atmosphere that it has created.

“It is very disappointing, the atmosphere that has been created. This

should say to the country that for the last 14 years, people have been doing as they like even with the legislation. It is not new, it is a change in rate, yes it became mandatory, the provision that address the villas is still in the Legislation because they are a really important market, but this has just revealed the meanness of some corporate citizens, the meanness.”

In addition, The Premier reminded that the law, in its changed formed, is already passed and there would be no roll back.

“We provided a resort facility fee, a fee that would allow them to regain what they are losing, in addition one percent for any other increases so you’re not losing anything. To roll back benefits is because you want to and that is all I am going to say.”

The Premier also said that the all inclusive resorts were always 100% and the only ones that were mandatory and fully 100% since 2004.

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They brought court proceedings against the strata corporation. The Supreme Court has now rejected their arguments.

Larry Marshall, spokesman for the Executive Committee of Ocean Club West, commented: “We repeatedly urged a minority of strata unit owners more than two years ago to work with the elected representatives of the corporation, the Executive Committee, for the good management of the strata corporation in the interests of all owners.”

He added: “We particularly urged them not to instigate court proceedings seeking to bar the democratic policy of the majority of owners to regulate the use and enjoyment of the resort in our common interest. Sadly, our requests were not heeded and as a result very significant costs have been incurred in court proceedings which the strata corporation did not invite or encourage.

We are pleased that the Supreme Court has endorsed the democratic decision of the strata owners collectively in choosing to operate the resort with a single rental manager which was judged to be in all our interests. We look forward to working with all strata owners in future in working with our single rental manager, Ocean Club Management Ltd which has done a tremendous job in managing our property for many years.”

Strata unit owners have an obligation to comply with the communal decisions of all owners. This is the necessary implication of democratic majority management of strata corporations.

The owners of the units all rent their units to holiday guests from time to time as well as using them for their own private use.

When the Developer sold the units to owners in 2002, it retained ownership of the reception building, the maintenance building, the restaurant building and the brand Ocean Club West Resort. These are now all owned by Ocean Club Management (OCM).

As well as, but separate to, managing the resort on behalf of the Defendant, OCM runs a rental program at OCW (and also at the nearby resort known as Ocean Club Resort (informally known as ‘Ocean Club East’) whereby it manages rentals for owners who chose to join the program and sign up to a bilateral Rental Management Agreement (“RMA”) with OCM.

OCM provides and manages marketing services, booking enquiries, reservations, payment, maintenance and décor of units, reception and concierge services, housekeeping, bedlinen, welcome baskets and airport transfers

(“Rental Services”). To this end and for these purposes OCM hires its own staff.

OCM is directly reimbursed (with an additional 10% uplift) by the owners in its programme for many of the Rental Services such as maintenance and decoration, welcome baskets, housekeeping and airport transfers and is reimbursed for the other Rental Services it provides via an overall commission of 40% on owners’ gross adjusted rental revenue.

According to the 40-page judgment, on August 2016, the OCM introduced a new policy that banned all owners from directly renting their units to holiday guests and approved only OCM to rent units to holiday guests.

The unit owners assert that OCM introduced the policy to avert higher fees which would ostensibly become necessary if direct renting continued, as OCM indicated its intention to withdraw an alleged subsidy that was off-setting expenses that would otherwise have to paid by the owners if direct renting continued.

This, the judgment continued, was communicated by the Defendant in the covering email to owners that attached the ‘Notice to Owners Regarding Rental, Trade or Business Activities at Ocean Club West’.

The owners were faced with “a simple question: “Do I want to pay, or cause others to pay, higher strata fees?”

The Chief Justice stated: “The Defendant (OCM) does not resile from that position but says, in addition, that the Policy was introduced after careful consideration by the EC which concluded that direct renting by individual proprietors was proving an obstacle to operating a wellrun full-service rB1esort and assisting the good management of the development as a whole, including the common property, in the interests of the owners as a whole. This, the Defendant asserts, was because the direct renters do not use on-site management and guest services but operate with off-site management services which has destabilized the operations of the resort overall which was intended to be operated as a full-service resort.”

She added: “In essence, direct renting gave rise to non-full service resort rental operations within a 4-star full service resort as the guests of direct renters were excluded from services provided by OCM to their resort guests, on the grounds that the owners engaged in direct renting made no contribution to them. That said, the Policy is what it is and the merits of it are not for consideration by the Court but

rather the basis upon which the Policy was introduced.”

The judgment noted that OCM contends that By-law 10(k) restricts the owners use of their strata lot to use as a private residence by the owners, their tenants and the owner’s visitor and guests and that use for holiday lets is a commercial use of the units for which purpose they require approval from the EC.

The unit owners challenge this construction of the By-laws and assert that, as a matter of construction, By-law 10 (k) permits vacation rentals by owners and that owners can rent without EC permission. This issue is identified by the Plaintiffs as the “Construction issue”.

The judgment concluded: “The Plaintiffs’ breach of the restriction on use of the strata lots has not caused the Defendant any loss. The Defendant does not rent the units at OCW. It does not make profits from engaging in rental activity of which it has been deprived of profits by the Plaintiffs activity. The by-law is not intended to preserve such right for the benefit of the Defendant.

In my judgment, it cannot be said that the Plaintiffs have taken something for nothing for which the Defendant is entitled to require payment and the Defendant would not be entitled to negotiating damages.”

MISICK & STANBROOK 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 multi-task.

•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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SIPT cost nears $100million as of 2018

By Todeline Defralien

After almost three years and calling more than 200 witnesses, the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) corruption trial cost has extremely increased and it now nearing $100million.

This was revealed by Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson during a press conference on Tuesday December 11th, 2018.

“As the Minister of Finance, it is my responsibility to say how burdensome the cost is becoming and looking back it has been almost $100million. Last year we budgeted $9.1million for the operation. This year we have to do the same and who knows if there are appeals and convictions. We continue to budget $10million that can go towards

rebuilding,” she said.

Robinson added: “At the end of the day when we’re saying ok fine and you want to say things went wrong, that is for the court to determine, but if things went wrong there are two bodies that had to play that game and they must also bear some responsibility.”

Although The Premier did not want to give further comments on the trial, she stressed that those monies being spent can go towards rebuilding efforts.

“I rather not say much more than that other than I would like for them to foot the bill or at least share the cost so we can put some of those monies to rebuilding efforts” she added.

She also noted that she has not been receiving status reports on

the case and she is not supposed to.

“The Attorney General (AG) is not so much involved as well. This investigation is headed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP’s) office, no we are not involved at all as we should not be and it is a separate of government.”

The trial of former Premier Michael Misick and co-defendants began on Tuesday December, 8th, 2015 and the Crown’s opening was on Monday 18th January, 2016. Andrew Mitchell, QC, is the lead prosecutor in the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) corruption trial.

The case is being heard by former President of the Jamaica Court of Appeal, His Lordship Mr. Justice Paul Harrison, who is judge Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson and jury.

UK stalls TCI constitutional talks and rejects new Crown land proposals

By Todeline Defralien

The British Government has indicated that it cannot proceed with discussions to advance the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution unless there is agreement between the Progressive National Party (PNP) and the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM).

And, according to Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright- Robinson, the British Government has also rejected proposals advanced by TCIG to enhance the Crown land policy.

Speaking during a press conference on Tuesday December 11th, Premier Robinson blamed the Progressive National Party (PNP) for harming TCI’s constitutional advancement efforts.

The premier, who traveled to London and attended the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) alongside other leaders from the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) from the 3rd through 7th December 2018, responded to the Leader of the Opposition Hon. Washington Misick who issued a press statement distancing himself and his party from this exercise.

She said: “And that is the case

then as you will be aware, the United Kingdom (UK) government cannot consider these proposals until there is cross party agreement. This made the actions of the Progressive National Party (PNP) abundantly clear that while we know that their actions are political. They knew full well that their proposals were not even under consideration and in fact had misled the entire country.”

In addition, the Premier stated that HMG has made sure to cast blame back on TCI and have refused to progress the other proposals submitted because the PNP had distanced themselves from the discussions.

The Premier emphasized that the PNP’s actions have once again harmed constitutional efforts with them distancing themselves from the discussions that the PDM administration have had with them and from wasted time on proposals that they knew that were not under consideration.

She continued: “Nevertheless, we have made an argument that these proposals are the people’s and we will forward those contained in the Chairman’s report and endorsed by the House of Assembly. We know the

Malik Cox found guilty of murder

Malik Shacur Cox, 22, was found guilty by a Judge for the shooting death of Andreika Stubbs -Saintelmon on Friday, March 23rd, 2018.

Cox was tried

by Justice Shiraz Aziz who delivered the verdict in the Supreme

Court in Providenciales Tuesday, December 12th.

Cox was represented by Lara Maroof-Misick, while Clement Joseph and Leonard appeared for the Crown.

Cox elected to be tried by judge only.

inclusion of provisions submitted by the Former administration that seeks provisions currently only held by Bermuda which enjoys a full internal self government constitutional arrangement.”

The Turks and Caicos Islands was always advised that the United Kingdom (UK) will not seek to create another Bermuda and any country seeking this type of constitution must seek independence within 18-24 months.

“We remain disappointed that the PNP would play games as it were with this matter, their word cannot be trusted. We are again disappointed to likewise report to this country that they have also received the response on the crown land submission of 2015 and these were likewise rejected. We were advised by the UK government under similar circumstances. We are however committed to engaging the UK on both matters of the constitution and the crown land,” she explained.

Robinson stressed that the constitution is a matter of urgency as there are provisions that must come into force before the next election in two years time.

Having now fallen into post Brexit final quarter, the Premier

expects a delay but will finalize their submissions this month and engage again early next year.

“We have received a commitment from the Minister in the UK to receive these proposals.”

She added: “We believe that the people have spoken and their voices must be respected. We believe that the constitutions are the people’s document and not that of political parties, their leaders or government’s positions; we are the vehicles that we are supposed to be. We believe that this is not time now to play politics as the UK are inviting submissions from all of its overseas territories and we can ill afford to miss this opportunity.”

Robinson assured that her Government will continue to do the responsible thing and invite the Progressive National Party (PNP) to do likewise.

“My party has never rejected working with the PNP on constitutional proposals and to say otherwise this is a lie and fact will bear it out, we will push forward and can only hope that all of the people elected by the people will be willing to carry the people’s voice to the United Kingdom,” she concluded.

CRIME REPORT Police investigate shooting incident, one injured

Police on Providenciales are investigating a shooting incident overnight that left one man injured.

According to 911 central, at 10:04 p.m., Monday, December 10th, 2018, a man was shot and taken to hospital.

Reports are that the victim was walking along a road in Five Cays when armed men in a grey car fired two rounds of ammunition in his direction.

The victim received one gun-shot wound.

Investigations are ongoing.

If you have any information that can assist in this shooting incident, please contact the Chalk Sound Police

Station at 338-5901 or 9418082 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477.

338-5901, 941-8082, 911 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-8477.

Robbery in Grand Turk

Police seeks public help

Police on Grand Turk are investigating an armed robbery, which occurred Friday, December 7th, 2018.

According to 911 Central, around 8:00 p.m., armed masked men robbed the Quality Supermarket. The masked men escaped on foot, leaving with an undisclosed amount of cash.

There were no reports of shots fired or injuries.

Investigations are ongoing.

If you have any information into this latest incident please contact Grand Turk Police on 2327812 or dial

Detectives of The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are seeking the public’s help with information into the shooting incident that caused the death of Kyle Leslie Williams on Saturday, October 27th, 2018.

The shooting took place around 4:00 a.m., at a Bar in the Over back District on Grand Turk.

Anyone with any information, please contact the Chalk Sound Police Station at 338-5901 or 941-8082 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-8477.

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Flow network back to 100 %, says Country Manager

By Todeline Defralien

Flow’s network is restored back to 100% to customers throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands following the significant devastation from hurricanes Irma Delleriece Hall, said country Manager of Cable & Wireless Communications, operators of the brand Flow, confirmed that.

Flow Turks and Caicos was the first to restore mobile services in North and Middle Caicos, South Caicos, and Grand Turk

During a press conference at their new retail store on Monday, December 10th, the Country Manager

said, “We are back to 100 percent and we’ve been back to 100 percent since three months ago. We’ve just completed Grand Turk with fiber to the home and customers love that fast and broadband speed service and we are also offering it here in Providenciales.”

She added: “After the storm we’ve always maintained our strength in our network during the storms and after the storms and we are in fact 100%. We just want to thank God that we didn’t have any storms this year because after all of that investment, but we are happy that everything went smooth and our

customers are all connected which is our number one pride to make sure that we give our customers a very good customer experience.”

Although Hall did not want to comment on the cost of restoring their network, she emphasized that the company’s pride and joy is its customers and they are thankful for all.

Hall stressed to customers who have applied for services and are in need of restoration on their service to please reach out to the Flow team and highlight the problems and they will make sure that the issue is Flow Country Manage, Delleriece Hall sorted out in a time frame.

TCI observes 70th anniversary of International Human Rights Day Monday December 10th to celebrate the day, Director of the Human Rights

The Turks and Caicos Human Commission, Sabrina Green told media, Rights Commission joined with nations “Today is the day when the Universal around the world to commemorate Declaration of Human Rights was signed.

International Human Rights Day 2018 This year we are celebrating its 70th on Monday, December 10, 2018 under anniversary, we have art works that the theme; “Let’s stand up for equality, were done by Primary school students justice and human dignity.” from the International School, some of

Originally observed by the them from various Government schools United Nations in 1950, International around the Turks and Caicos Islands and Human Rights Day commemorates the these children were depicting through art adoption of the Universal Declaration and letting us know exactly what Human of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Rights mean to them.”

She added: “Usually what we Nations General Counsel on December would have is an inter high school debate 10th, 1948.

This year marks the 70th but because of examinations periods it anniversary of that Declaration – a couldn’t happen around this time but significant document which sets out early January we’re going to put those fundamental human rights of persons debates back on .We’re going to have regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, an art and poster competition but the language, political, social origin, property, highlight for the event celebrating the birth or other status. The declaration 70th anniversary is the introduction of remains one of the most translated the Humanitarian of the year Award.”

The Humanitarian of the year documents in the world outlining the Award is a historic award which will be undeniable rights of all persons.

During a press briefing on given to humanitarians within the Turks

By Todeline Defralien

Director of the Human Rights Commissioner, Sabrina Green and Caicos Islands for their long standing service.

Green continued: “This is the first of its kind; it’s going to be an annual event. We have amongst us here in Turks and Caicos a lot of unsung heroes, people that goes above and beyond the call of duty as it pertain to humanity and in order for us to help and advance the agenda of making a more aware Turks and Caicos Islands, we want to celebrate these individuals.”

With this award, Green stated that

they are targeting mainly the young generation because it is them who are going to have to follow through the end with this agenda.

“What we are doing is going to be honoring a Humanitarian of the year, there are two categories, we have a humanitarian of the year and there is a Junior Humanitarian of the year. We are looking for individuals under the age of 30 years old in this category and they can go down as young as seven and five years old. We are hoping that this event highlights the good among us, often times here in Turks and Caicos people will never forget the bad we do in our societies, we want some of our individuals here to be known for the good that they do because there are a lot of good people among us and we want to celebrate those individuals and we want to create some sort of inspiration to persons to come behind them,” she explained.

The much anticipated first annual Humanitarian of the Year Awards will take place on Saturday, December 15th at the Shore Club, Providenciales.

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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Seven Stars hosts annual SNAP Center Children’s Christmas Party

By Todeline Defralien

The Seven Stars Community Foundation hosted its annual SNAP Center Children’s Christmas Party in effort to bring joy to the kids faces.

The event was held on Tuesday December 4th, 2018 at The Snap Center, located across from the Kewtown round-about.

The children enjoyed a festive day of lots of music, food, refreshments, face painting, and bouncing castle and of course gifs and more.

During the activities, Yolander Forbes, Human Resources Director told The SUN, “Every year

we have a Christmas Party for the children of the SNAP Center, this is one of the programs we’ve done over the years for giving back to the community. We’ve adopted the SNAP Center and want persons on the committee to be interactive with the children and this is one of the times that we do that.”

She added: “We feel like this is a great way to give back and as citizens of the Turks and Caicos Islands, it is our duty to give back and we feel very proud for what we have been doing. We know that the SNAP Center is one of those areas where finance is not really there, so that is why we devote most of our time to the

WAYPOINTYACHTS LTD BLUE HAVEN MARINA PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS WAYPOINT Yachts Ltd is now accepting applications/resumes for the following position.

Only highly self-driven and motivated, personable and professional individuals, who have the desire to serve others, need apply. The successful candidates must meet or exceed all of the requirements of the positions offered.

POSITION: DIVE INSTRUCTOR WITH MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS •The successful candidate must be affiliated with PADI •Minimum 35 years of age •Minimum of ten (10) years boating experience on displacement vessels with twin inboard diesel engines and outboard vessels with referees available for contact.

Mechanical experience is a must •Have a high level of competency and maturity. The position demands the qualifying candidate to be responsible and self-motivated with an emphasis on safety of the guests onboard and when undertaking the activity of diving and the necessary skill sets and maturity level required of a competent instructor and guide.

•Must speak, read, write and understand English, a second language will be considered a bonus •The successful candidate will have a proven track record in the diving industry but also in the high end service industry and preferably other qualifications that are associated with, and prove competency, maturity and trustworthiness.

•Punctual, articulate, polite and well turned out RESPONSIBILITIES •Day to day duties of a dive instructor and crew member •Successful candidate will have open communication skills for reporting to the owners •Overseeing the general and preventative maintenance of dive equipment and vessels •Diving in Turks and Caicos Islands and assuring guest satisfaction •All practical decision making / planning, for dive locationsas required due to environmental conditions.

•Coordination and logistics skills •Overall responsibility for the divers while participating in the activity •Working as a crew member and undertaking the tasks of such when not partaking in diving related work SALARY $3,000.00 PER MONTH EXCLUDING MID SEPTEMBER TO MID OCTOBER EACH YEAR. This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder.

Interested applicants can forward their resumes electronically to: Email: waypointyachts@gmail.comno later than end of day, Friday December 28th, 2018. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at1(649) 232-3000.

SNAP Center.”

In addition, a cheque in the sum of $15,000 was presented to the SNAP Center towards the purchase of as special needs transportation.

“The Seven Stars have been able to support us in different aspects as it relates to the structure of the building itself and catering to the children with the particular special needs that we are catering to here.

Over the years Seven Stars has constructed cubicles for the classes, maintain the building for us in terms of termite treatment and refurbishing doors etc. They have also re-painted the school and have given us a facelift by coming in to give us monthly

landscaping, so the partnership has been beautiful and we look forward to continuing this into 2019,” Special Needs Teacher, Keisha-Ann Shaw explained.

Shaw expressed thanks to the Seven Stars and their team for making the children feel extra special.

“We feel tremendously proud, we feel extra special to know that such a large foundation such as Seven Stars could have come in and saw it necessary to give back to the community and to give back to Turks and Caicos Islands by catering to these group of students that sometimes don’t get all the recourses that they need in order to function.”

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Report from December 12th Cabinet meeting

Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Mrs Rhondalee BraithwaiteKnowles, chaired the 28th meeting of Cabinet on Wednesday, 12 December 2018, at the Government Office Compound on Grand Turk.

All Ministers were present except the Hon. Deputy Premier and the Hon. Minister of Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Gaming.

At this meeting Cabinet:

•Approved the revised Fiscal Strategic Policy Statement (FSPS) 2019/2023 for forwarding to the UK Government for approval;

•Approved the reorganisation of the TCI Airports Authority budget for FY 2018/19 to reallocate funds within their capital budget and insurance pay outs to cover the Grand Turk and South Caicos airport fence works;

•Advised Her Excellency the Acting Governor to approve, subject to further consultation and possible amendments being made, the draft TCI Companies (Economic Substance) Bill 2018 for forwarding to the House of Assembly for approval;

• Approved the appointment of Mr Deveraux Malcolm as the Leader of the Opposition’s nominee to serve on the National Assessment Team for the TCI Country Poverty Assessment;

• Approved the final Post Hurricanes Customs Exemption Policy for specified building materials furniture and appliances to run from 1

November 2018 - 30 April 2019;

• Noted an information paper prepared by the National Health Insurance Board on the findings and recommendations of the Actuarial Review of the National Health Insurance Plan. A paper will be presented to Cabinet on ongoing and future measures to address the findings and recommendations in the paper;

• Noted and endorsed plans by the Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Library Services to establish a Schools Inspectorate Unit to improve educational standards in TCI. Cabinet instructed the Ministry to consult further with the Human Resources Directorate and the Attorney General’s Chambers;

•Advised Her Excellency the Acting Governor to approve the draft Status of Children Bill 2018 for forwarding to the House of Assembly for approval;

•Approved Planning Application GT 4741 for the subdivision of Crown Land Parcel 10403/105 on Grand Turk to create two lots for residential purposes in accordance with Section 55 of the Physical Planning Ordinance 2014;

• Approved the renewal, with revisions, of the Instrument of Appointment for Leeward Water Services Ltd to continue to provide water and sewerage services to designated areas of the Leeward Development Block on Providenciales

in accordance with the Water and Sewerage Ordinance subject to amendments to the Ordinance being made;

• Approved the implementation of the recommendations in the Dillon Consulting Storm Water Flood Risk Management Report presented by the Hon. Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning subject to funding being available;

• At the request of the Hon. Premier, received up-dates from the Hon. Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning and Her Excellency the Acting Governor on the new Long Bay Primary School project planning application process;

•At the request of the Hon. Premier, received an up-date from Her Excellency the Acting Governor on the banking contract for TCI;

• Received a briefing by the Hon. Premier on her recent visit to South Caicos;

•Noted recent approvals taken by Cabinet by round robin as follows – public service vehicle quota increase; waiver of import duties on a Christmas Tree and decorative materials imported by The Ridge And Breezy Brae community; change enquiry for a zero based budget review consultancy contract submitted by InterHealth Canada; Fiscal Strategic Policy Statement (FSPS) 2019-23.

Further information on these matters will be provided by Ministers in due course.

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Ianthe Pratt Primary School gets major facelift from Sandals Foundation and Top Influencers Sandals Foundation partnered with over 100 elite digital influencers and celebrities recently to give the Ianthe Pratt Primary School a major facelift. The volunteers, including designer Rebecca Minkoff, stylist Alli Webb, and Emmy Awardwinning journalist Sam Champion, were at Beaches Turks and Caicos Resorts for the annual ‘Social Media on the Sand’ conference. They beautified the school grounds, painted several classrooms and play areas for the pupils as part of the foundation’s continued outreach programs.

The ‘mommy bloggers,’ some accompanied by their children, painted school murals and the courtyard with positive and educational messages.

The works are a continuation of ongoing post-hurricane repairs to the school which includes repairing damaged ceilings, installing missing handrails, new guttering to the school’s administration block, fixing leaks, repairing damaged walls and

school is one of several institutions organizing the school’s library.

Heidi Clarke, Executive that was adversely affected by 2017’s Director of Sandals Foundation noted Hurricane Irma and Maria.

Clarke further stated; “We that this latest volunteer outreach is part of the foundation’s commitment really want to share the love and to ‘spreading the love’ with more ensure we are playing our part to help schools across the Turks and Caicos all our schools. Sandals Foundation Islands. “As you are very familiar, has just recently completed $30,000 Sandals Foundation is really worth of work here at the school with committed to education here in the plans to build upon this next year.

Turks and Caicos and the rest of the Providing positive spaces with the Caribbean islands. So not only do we right learning tools gives our children work on infrastructure and capacity more inspiration to succeed and that building for teachers in our schools, is our mission.”

Neekimo King, Principal of but we try to get visitors, travel agents and travel partners involved Ianthe Pratt Primary School noted; in giving back in the Caribbean. This “We’re happy that the volunteers is an opportunity to do some inspiring were able to come here and put spaces here at the school, but it’s also these creative things on our school an opportunity for many of these compound. We’re hoping that will people to bring attention to the great encourage our students to read and Caribbean and the world outside our learn while playing.’

Media influencer Rachel hotel doors.”

Ianthe Pratt Primary School Teodoro said; “I love being a part of is home to over 500 students ranging anything that gives back. I think it’s from ages 4 to 12 years old. The so important to teach our families

and our children and our future generation how to give back to other people and not to just focus on themselves. I think it’s such a great thing the Sandals Foundation is doing in the community they exist in.”

In May, Sandals Foundation completed extensive hurricane repairs to the Enid Capron Primary with the refurbishment of the school’s sick bay, canteen, teacher resource room and construction of a computer lab. The project which was conducted in partnership with American Friends of Jamaica and Yellow Bird Foundation also included the donation of 20 computers, furniture and literacy items for the lab.

The Sandals Foundation is fully committed to helping TCI schools recover from the recent hurricanes and looks forward to the further support of education as the foundation nears its 10thyear anniversary in 2019.

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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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DECEMBER 14TH, 2018 – DECEMBER 21ST, 2018

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Ethel Ingham Centre officially opens in Providenciales

By Todeline Defralien

profound achievement for the Turks our children.” laws to make sure that offenders are and Caicos Islands; this multiagency The Premier extend a brought to justice. This would not

The Turks and Caicos Islands has safeguarding hub will house all measurable gratitude to the Leaders have happened if it wasn’t for our declared the historic opening of the Ethel of the entities necessary to offer of the various agencies and the Turks Deputy, the drive that was put into it Ingham Centre which is designed to better a coordinated and comprehensive and Caicos Government Ministries and of course it needs the financial aid protect children and venerable adults. response to children. who strived to provide facilities and and the expertise but without some

A ribbon cutting ceremony took “This Centre honours the resources to protect the venerable of the boots on the ground driving it place on Monday December 10th at first female Police Officer in the members of the TCI community. forward every day, this vision would the Centre’s location on Airport Road Turks and Caicos Islands Police Commissioner of Police, become a hallucination.” to officially welcome members of the Force; the late Ethel Ingham broke James Smith said, “It is safe to say The ribbon was cut by community. barriers in order to serve the Turks that the success of this place will be Acting Governor, H E Rhondalee

TCI’s first Safeguarding Centre and Caicos community in the same determined by partnerships between Braithwaite-Knowles, and Daughter was named after the very first female way that this Centre breaks down the different government bodies, of the late Ms. Ethel Ingham, Mrs. Police Officer in the Royal Turks and the barriers between multiagencies in Police services and by the public. It Bernadette Verna Rolle. The evening Caicos Islands Police Force, the late Ms. their collective efforts in safeguarding depends hugely on modernizing our ended with a tour of the building.

Ethel Ingham.

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.

Acting Governor, Hon. Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles, Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, Minister for Education, Hon. Karen Malcolm, Hon. Mr. Vaden Delroy Williams Minister of Home Affairs, Transportation & Communication, representatives from UNICEF, daughter and grandson of Ms. Ethel Ingham were all L-R : Acting Governor, H E Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles, Daughter of the late Ms. Ethel Ingham, Mrs. Bernadette Verna Rolle, Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Minister of Education Hon. Karen Malcolm, Ms. Ethel Ingham Grand Son Durado Pindar, representatives from UNICEF, Hon. Mr. present at the event.

Giving her remarks at the opening Vaden Delroy Williams Minister of Home Affairs, Transportation & Communication, Commissioner of Police, James Smith and Deputy Commissioner, ceremony, the Acting Governor said, Trevor Botting.

“The Governor wanted me to convey his appreciation for the efforts that have been made and his regret that he was not able to be here with us this afternoon. In regards to safeguarding, he wants me to especially raise his comment of child safeguarding and to underscore that children have rights and every one of us has a duty to respect those rights and to do what we can to protect them.”

She added: “The Governor also wanted me to express specifically to the Government his appreciation and thanks for the recognition of the particular duty that lies with the government for making Inside of the Centre these resources available not just for the centre but realizing that it supports the legislation which the government has been pushing forward in terms of impacting the rights of the family, of women and it is Provo Golf Club seeks a qualified mechanic. A minimum of twelve (8) years’ experience welcomed that the TCI has reflected upon in golf course equipment is required and the applicant must possess In Grand Turk the responsibilities and had made this the following skills and experience.

Is seeking a Handyman Centre possible.”

Should know basic Carpentry, Requirements The Centre’s renovations which were skilled at a wide range A history of maintenance of Golf Carts, mowers and tractors. funded by the UK Government through the of repairs, typically for General maintenance and repairs of all equipment used and operated UK National Crime Agency Safeguarding individuals or groups at on the Golf Course. project, with the furniture and IT being residential or commercial Ordering or replacing any parts necessary. funded by UNICEF will include an locations An aptitude to work unsociable hours is required. interview and medical examination suite To work 5 days per week, amongst other capabilities.

The remuneration for this position is $2700.00 monthly commensurate 9:00am -4:00pm

The Department of Social with experience.

Salary is $7.00 per hour Development, the Public Protection Unit, Please Contact: 241-8456 Please submit applications to: Veronica Rigby, Provo Golf Club, P.O. Box 124, Regent the Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force, the This position is currently held House, The Regent Village, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tel: (649) 946Department of Gender Affairs, the Ministry by a Work Permit Holder 5126; Fax (649) 946-5191; Email: ronnie@habgroup.com of Health and InterHealth Canada all have Applicants who are TC a physical presence with this facility and Islanders should send a Interested Belongers must also submit copies of their application to the Commissioner represent a critical partnership. copy of their resume to the of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2. Position currently held by a work permit

Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwrightholder. Closing date for application is January 2, 2019.

Immigration Board Robinson added that this Centre is a

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DR. JAMEIKO HARVEY Location: Providenciales Is seeking a Domestic Labour.

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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

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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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United Way Turks and Caicos officially launched

By Todeline Defralien Over the past few weeks, United Way Turks and Caicos have hosted a number of events to make themselves known throughout the community.

After two years of ground work the organization has finally launched with three main focus areas which include, Education, Youth Development and Crime Prevention.

This organization was founded by the strong leadership of a single donor and his family foundation who have a home here in Turks and Caicos.

Mr. Waugh and the Waugh Family Foundation were instrumental in asking United Way Worldwide to visit the Turks and Caicos to see if there was a need for such a Nonprofit.

The United Way Worldwide came in Turks and Caicos Islands in 2016 to conduct community conversation to create the focus of the organization.

Last week Thursday December 6th saw the official launch and Gala Dinner Fundraiser with visiting delegates from United Way Worldwide International, President Mr. Jose Ferrao along with Mr. Rick and Lynn Waugh from the Waugh Family Foundation.

In an interview with The SUN, Executive Director Ms. Claudine Ewing stated that the organization will be collaborating with other entities to strengthen programs within those three focus areas.

The week of activities began with the launching of our “Yes I Can Read” Intervention Program. This launch took place on the Downtown

Ballpark where a Reading Fair was hosted under the theme “Desserts with Dr. Seuss”.

“We had over 700 children present and 21 companies and schools hosting reading booths.

This was an exciting time for the children as they visited the various booths to read a book and then headed off to the dessert stations for treats and pictures with Cat In The Hat,” Ewing said. “The week continued with a powerful networking session for corporate companies and the United Way Worldwide team. This session was a casual cocktail that created the atmosphere for conversation about how United Way works and how important the corporate sector is to the survival of the organization.”

According to Ewing, to date the organization has already embarked on a few collaborative initiatives, such as partnering with the Education Department to sponsor the Special Needs Symposium that was held last month. There is also a huge restoration project going on in South Caicos where they are repairing the roofs of 15 elderly citizens homes in the Island of South Caicos, which was damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria, eight (8) of which are completed, with a hope to finish the other seven (7) in early January.

United Way hopes to change lives for the better in the local communities with a strong programs aligned with their focus areas.

“The first program which is the reading program which is now running in the Enid Capron Primary School is a collaborative effort of United Way

The Board of Directors of United Way TCI Turks and Caicos and the Grace Bay Resorts Foundation. This program is being facilitated by our volunteer teacher Mrs. Marjorie Bassett and the Enid Capron Special Education Teacher Mrs. Lashaunda Skippings.

United Way hopes to duplicate this program to all government primary schools over the next year and also hope to start the after school tutoring for the older children that are struggling with reading. The aim of this program is to get every primary school age child reading at their grade level. This is a big initiative and we encourage companies and individual volunteers to come onboard and join forces as we jointly address the ills of our communities,” she explained.

United Way’s future programs include school-based crime prevention programs as well as programs to address the youth employment set backs.

“We want to give our young

people the tools to become the best that they can be in order to find their rightful place in society,” the executive director continued.

“As Executive Director I am excited about this organization and the support that it is receiving this early in the start up. This means that our community is ready to pull together to make a difference. There are lots of exciting ventures lined up for the communities of the Turks and Caicos and we look forward to spreading our wings to all of our sister islands on the very near future.”

United Way’s office is located downstairs Emily House on the Leeward Highway.

Their organization has a board of 15 Directors from all sectors of the community, with Mr. Mark Fulford as Chairman of the Board, Administrative Assistant Mrs. Latanja Knowles and Executive Director, Ms. Claudine Ewing

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WILLIQUE spills the tea over on working with Josephine Connolly and new “It-bag”

By Alice Leon

This bag was designed for the woman who catches planes, trains and while managing family and business life all in one .

A warm autumn afternoon comes to a draw as the designer, Anya Willique and Turks, and Caicos MP Hon. Josephine Connolly meet for a British Afternoon Tea. The meeting is to unbox what has been brewing and hatching to light after a few for months of long design process. The bag was made with the intention to assist women like the Hon. Connolly with their day to day routine whilst fitting in a bit of functionality, making it a bag that is the solution for the modern woman of today.

The “Josephine Bag” needs not introduce itself. Crafted from fine vegtan leather and stitched to perfection by hand, the bag makes room for all your bits and bobs . By stating what she need in an “It-bag” meaning to take everywhere Hon. Connolly expressed the concerns not only for her but for women who manage numerous role e.g.

Wife, mother, career women and travel . Noting her love for craftsmanship, quality and fashion, she wanted the bag to not only be sleek. Upon speaking with Anya during the design process she noted that the bag had to have space and compartments to fit her shoes, bible, iPad, and make-up, whilst being organized with sections.

Always up for a challenge of new creations, the design and

sketching process began. It took 2 months for the bag to be fitted and created all by hand, in which it went under strict review by Anya herself to ensure that it was something that was not only durable but dependable.

Inspected at least three times under different lighting hues (natural light, morning light, and indoor lighting ) enabled the designer to pick up on any faults or flaws. The beauty of bespoke has always been an art form; this is what sets the brand apart from commercial brands that uses machine manufacturing rather than the slowfashion approach.

As the time of reveal approached trays of tea and sandwiches arrived and “The Josephine Bag” was front and center. Unboxed in the cute boutique that served decadent afternoon tea in Covent Garden the table reserved for them both had begun to draw a crowd of onlookers. Members of the establishment gushed and peeked at the new “it” accessory that made its debut amongst fine china and pockets, sleeves, detachable pouches sea of cucumber sandwiches. Though and key rings to many of the bags said it was a lot of work it was a dream to she is a strong believer the ultimate see it finally all come together. luxury is efficiency and time.

“I love things help me to be “Sometimes we want our bags to be sufficient — and deliver as promised a fashion statement, at other times — and I find organization really ideal we need them to just really help us ! ,” said the designer adding that this work better. It’s all about function, bags is meant for women who jump craftsmanship and personal style ” from cars to trains and planes, and The Josephine bag is now who need to find their pens, phones, available for pre-order online with notepads or board pass quickly. the option to have your initials

Willique, has always added personalized on it. It is an ultra soft standard touches, such as internal handbag that is made from full-

grain sustainable leather each stitch made by hand and can be considered heirloom-worthy where a mother can pass down to her daughter knowing it is made with exceptional quality.

The brand has created a tradition and made a key tenet to ensure superlative quality and craftsmanship.

The bags will land online globally this month at the brand’s website www.willique.com and special order at pr@willique.com .

Prices range from $950 for The Josephine Bag in black mini-grain leather and for crocodile leather $1,450 .

What is next?

Having split her time between numerous cities in this year. Anya will be doing a world tour for 2019 and workshops on sustainability . A set of tour dates have been released and can be found on website and their Instagram. Head over to see if they will be in your part of town! April will make 3 years since entering on the scene of luxury design and will be celebrating brand in London with fashion friends such as Michael Kors, Charli, and emerging designers .

Be sure to book in a spot.

If you are a fashion lover, socialite, blogger or influencer .Packages are available for the exclusive lifestyle weekend with private showroom visits, shopping tours, and a VIP fashion party and more at willique.com.

Civil Service mourns the loss of colleague Tisa Joy Lightbourne

The Turks and Caicos Islands Civil Service mourns the loss our dear colleague and friend Tisa Joy Lightbourne.

Joy as most persons affectionately knew her, joined the civil service officially on 1st January 2000 as a Data Entry Clerk within the Department of Economics Planning and Statistics, she was upgraded to the post of Mapping Technician on 1st April 2003; a post she held for nine years in the Ministry of Finance, before being promoted in December 2012 to the role of Executive/Personal Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly and further to the Office of Premier in December 2016.

During her eighteen

years of service she had the opportunity to work with a number of departments and persons including numerous elected officials in the House of Assembly. She participated in a number of training programs during her years with the Statistical Department and had the opportunity to travel representing the country and assisting the Premier on countless occasions.

Persons in the various departments that she engaged with can attest that Joy was an ardent and devoted worker. She was very caring, professional and always willing to assist in whatever way that she could.

Her passing will be a major loss to the service and

we will miss her hard work and dedication, but most especially her infectious smile and zeal for life.

We extend our deepest sympathies to her entire family at this time, most especially her daughter Kendrea Wilson, her parents Eric and Jean Lightbourne, her siblings and love ones, including the Director of the Deputy Governor’s Office, Mr. Tito Lightbourne and pray that God will grant them strength at this difficult time and will comfort them in the days and year ahead.

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Keeping the weight off during the Christmas season

By Dr. Marsha Barnett We are quickly going through the month of December and right into the swing of the Christmas season.

This means staff parties, work functions, outings with friends and family and of course large dinner parties with a plethora of goodies and alcohol for our indulgence. It seems as if overeating and gaining weight is an imperative during this season.

And in fact, a study by a nutritional supplement company found that only 3% of people don’t overdo it at all between Christmas and New Year, while 18% let themselves indulge only on the big days like Christmas day and New Year’s Day. That means that over 75% of us go mad for the whole festive season, gaining weight we desperately try to lose to in the New Year. Although weight gain may seem inevitable during the season, there are a few things you can adopt to balance the tilting scale.

Keep up the exercise

Exercise is many times neglected during the season as we have events to attend in the evenings, or need to meet friends and family visiting for the Christmas for drinks or a quick bite.

But this is the time that sticking to some kind of exercise plan is

necessary. Even if you can’t maintain your regular schedule, find ways to get in your training. Make the date for drinks an hour later so that you can go for a run or hit the gym right after work and then head home to prepare for a night on the town.

If you work out in the morning, don’t stay out late every night. Get in early sometimes so that you will be rested for your morning workout. Not only will exercise help you burn those extra calories you have been consuming, but it will also help you stay focused on your health and your healthy lifestyle, making you less likely to binge on that mac and cheese or pastry you love so much.

Make healthy food choices at routine meals

Because we know that you will face unhealthy food options at social events, when eating regularly, it is important to make the right food choices. Feed on low fat, high protein options like baked chicken breast, turkey and grilled fish. Limit your sugary treats and pastries and stock up on vegetables especially the green, leafy ones which will help you feel full.

Try to avoid alcohol throughout the day and have water when possible with your meals instead of sodas, fruit juices or alcohol.

Tackle dinner parties like a pro

The aim of these events is to have fun with colleagues, friends and family. It is not to eat or drink yourself into a state where you need to attempt to undo the effects of the event the morning after or lose additional pounds in 2018. If you are going to a dinner, have your breakfast and lunch that day as you usually would.

There is a tendency to starve oneself on the day of a big party because we want to “save our calories” so that we can eat all we want at the event thinking it will all balance out and we won’t gain weight.

However, when you go to an event ravishingly hungry, you are much more likely to overeat and make unhealthy food choices.

This is partly because your blood sugar, and even hormones that affect your mood will fall when you have been starving yourself and you will opt for fatty, and sugary treats to quickly get your sugars back into equilibrium. Remember, all things in moderation when you hit that buffet or dinner table. Have the treats you like but have small servings of the less the healthy options.

Of course, parties are also about the booze. Starting off with water or club soda is a good way of hydrating first. Another thing to do is to alternate between alcoholic beverages and water.

Dr. marsha Barnett

You can even ask for it to be served in a liquor glass if that will make you more comfortable. Remember too, that alcohol is packed with calories and when mixed with sugary drinks, the calorie count can rival your meal.

So, keep it simple when ordering. Stick with wines, wine spritzers, vodka tonic and so on and only order your sweet mixed drinks if you must.

Remember if you slip up on occasion, all is not lost, get back on track. Balance is the name of the game.

Enjoy the friends, family, fun and frolicking that comes with the season. *Dr. Marsha Barnett is a general practitioner who also specialises in dermatology. For questions or comments, please contact her at drmarshabarnett@gmail.com or at Associated Medical Practices - 9464242.

Crime and Punishment (Part II)

By Ed Forbes

It appears our once peaceful paradise is turning into the Wild, Wild West these days with gun shots ringing out way too often.

This is something you only saw on television or crime-ridden cities like Chicago Westside. How do we get a handle of this deadly trend before it ruins our image, deter potential investors and dampens our robust tourism sector?

If not controlled, law abiding citizens would be more inclined to purchase their own guns in order to protect their families, which inadvertently create a weapons demand. The other down side to this is that it will create other challenges such as guns not being properly secured and then ends up in the wrong hands like children and criminals.

A gun buyback program is something worth exploring. It’s a program that is frequently used in metropolitan cities across the world. It was instituted to purchase back privately owned firearms.

The purchasing is done by the police and the goal is to reduce the number of legal or illegal firearms owned by civilians, and provide a

process whereby civilians can sell their privately owned firearms to the government without risk of prosecution.

At this juncture in our quest to reduce the number of gun-related crimes in some of our communities, it’s also a great opportunity to remove illegal guns from the street and out of the hands of criminals who might otherwise use them for the wrong purpose.

There is no silver bullet to solving these complex issues but our leaders and law enforcement must, and I repeat, “MUST” continue to explore other measures to see what are the most effective ways to reduce crime.

Crime and punishment goes hand in hand, which should include taking a closer look into our prison system. Are we creating a Ritz-Carlton service for prisoners or an inconvenience? This is why they are called prisoners. I have had the opportunity to visit our prison system on a number of occasions and although we have improved in some areas in terms of tighter security, what I saw was repugnant.

Prisoners wearing the most expensive sneakers, clothing of the latest style, having groceries delivered

that can fill a small convenient store, families bringing in cooked meals etc.

Is this prison to you? I’m all about human rights but we must reevaluate the true purpose of the prison system and its intended purpose. It was not design for luxury but as a punishment for crimes committed.

Here is some food for thought.

1.Why aren’t the Prisoners in uniform? During my visits, most times you can not differentiate the prisoners from the visitors.

2.Why are we allowing cooked food and groceries to be brought in? It almost impossible to do a proper search of these items.

3.The prison should have their own commissary which is more controlled in addition to providing a source of revenue.

4.Chain gang, what happened to those days? While growing up in Grand Turk, low risk prisoners were required to clean the streets, why not return to those bygone days. Back then, it was a shame to be seen in prison clothes on the street.

5.A more robust border patrol operation, search and seizure of illegal cargo is how we keep the guns out.

A holistic approach to crime control is what’s needed. Inclusive of the role mental health counseling and anger management classes can have. All are areas needing attention in this developing country.

Mental health has been a taboo for far too long and can no longer be ignored. If left untreated, it could have wide reaching impact such as what we are seeing today in relation to the recidivism rate and growing violent crimes among teens. If you look at the profile of the individuals committing crimes, they are primary older teens or young adults.

In my opinion, they are not inherently bad kids, just are impressionable, conflicted young people wrestling with emotions and impulses. They are trying to communicate their feelings and needs the only way they know how.

Therefore, it’s imperative that we keep these matters at the forefront and hold our elected Ministers, the Governor and Law Enforcement more accountable.

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The ambiguity of the Service Charge Bill What lessons have we learned? distribution of the service charge and the hotels should be allowed to use this system for distribution as long as it is fair.

Another issue with the distribution, is that some resorts have a strata company that is owned and run independently from the property management company. The strata company has employees that deal with guests but the management company is the one that charges and collects the service charge. Is the property management company obligated to distribute service charge to the strata employees? This needs clarification.

By Drexwell Seymour

I believe the Government of the Turks and Caicos had good intention of ensuring that the employees in the hospitality industry get 100% of the 10% service charge by December 1, 2018.

Unfortunately, the day before the implementation, a press release was released to announce that that the service charge bill was delayed for public education and clarifications. It is unfortunate because the timing is bad as it is believed that many employees were looking forward to receiving extra service charge (if any) in January.

Some perhaps were even planning to Definition of hotel incur charges on their credit card this month hoping to pay it off with the According to the ordinance, service charge distribution in January. “hotel” means any building or series of While there is ambiguity with the buildings containing more than three ordinance that I will address below, I bedrooms for the accommodation of think that the Government had ample guests for reward; and includes the time to educate the public and to iron curtilage thereof and all structures out the ambiguity of the service charge within the curtilage; bill.

In the Turks and Caicos Islands, the villas are individually The ambiguity elements of the bill owned by persons or companies. For example, a resort may have 25 condo Distribution of Service Charge units and each villa may have only 2 bedroom each. The villas may be

Section 9 of the Ordinance independently managed by various states (1) The proprietor of a hotel or property managers. Based on the restaurant to which this Ordinance interpretation, the owner can say that applies, shall within twenty-one days his unit is only 2 bedroom and therefore of the end of each month, distribute the guests that stay in his unit should among its employees in equal shares not be charged service charge. all service charge collected or received However, I believe the intent during that month pursuant to this of the Government was not to look at Ordinance. the individual condos but rather the

The challenge with this entire property and hence the word a clause is that the proprietor of a series of buildings but the challenge is condo/villa normally does not have three bedrooms. employees. Most villas are managed The hotel definition needs more by a managing company or a property clarification as the current definition manager company. is misleading and some owners have

While the ordinance does have already argued that they do not have a definition of proprietor, it is not to charge service charge. I think the clear and the current interpretation Government needs to be specific and could mean that the owner can keep remove the three bedrooms from the all of the service charge to himself ordinance. especially when most owners do not have employees as they subcontract Lessons Learned someone to act on their behalf.

However, this was not the Understand the Industry intent of the Government and so this needs clarification. Perhaps the Our Government needs definition of employee needs to include to understand the industry that it the words property management regulates. We all make mistakes but company. based on some of the wording of the

As I mentioned in my previous Ordinance, it is clear that there is a article on service charge, I don’t think misunderstanding of the management the distribution should be equal of the Condo and villas industry in TCI. primarily because some employees are not working equal number of hours. Listen to Others Some hotels have a point system for

I hope this last-minute delay in the implementation is a ‘wake up” call for our politicians on both sides of the camp to be open and listen to the feedback of others. I am not suggesting in any way that the Government put themselves in a compromising position.

I am suggesting that they review the feedback like what they are doing now to see if the suggestions made by others are logical and if they are, then incorporate the changes. After all, no man is an island.

Communication

I believe before and after the passage of any bill, there should be a clear communication of the bill with the relevant stakeholders and the community at large. I know there is a House of Assembly where the bills are debated. However, it does not hurt by explaining to the public prior to and after the bills are passed. In fact, the communication should come from both the Government and Opposition.

Legality and Timing of the Notice

I don’t know about you but I was questioning the legality of the first press release as I am not aware of anyone seeing the gazette on November 30th revoking the December 1st implementation date. Fortunately, on December 5, 2018, I was able to get a sight of the Gazette dated November 30th.

Most of us acted on the press release. The lesson we need to learn from this is TCIG needs to ensure that the press release and gazettes are done simultaneously to avoid any confusion on the legality of the press release. Of course, I know that the Minister would not do a press release if it was not legal. However, I would imagine the gazette was published before working hours ended on November 30 and so the press release should have come out then earlier than the time it came out. I stand to be corrected. On second thoughts, the gazette was probably published on the evening of November 30th the same time as the press release.

Be Specific

There are still a lot of speculation on what areas of the Ordinance needs clarification. I think the press release should be specific on the areas that need clarification.

Too many people are guessing. In this article, I have addressed the areas I think need clarification but I don’t know if they are the same areas that the Government is talking about.

Drexwell Seymour Conclusion

I know employees are disappointed but to give you some comfort, the Minister is correct in saying if the service charge was implemented on December 1st, the employees would not get a significant increase in pay slips because most guests would have already book for this season prior to December 1st. On the other hand, however, there are some guests that do book last minute reservations and so the employees would have received something in January. Furthermore, there are some villas that were not never charging service charge and with the new law, they were required to start on December 1st so those employees in the industry would have receive an increase in compensation from the last-minute bookings.

It should also be noted that many people are living from paycheck to paycheck and so any amount of money make a difference even if it is $5. The point is what some of us consider insignificant may be very well be significant to others.

Finally, I can understand the Government’s decision to delay because there are a few areas that require more clarification. However, given that the first payment based on the revised law would not have taken place until January 21st, 2019, I want to end with a question for us to consider. Do you think that the Government should have proceeded with the implementation on December 1st and make the amendments and public education during the month of December?

‘Extra Big’ Deals at Flow Turks and Caicos this Christmas FREE Talk, FREE Whatsapp, EXTRA Big Data, EXTRA Big Prizes & much more

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“The most anticipated season of the year is here. This is the time of year where giving is at the centre of all we do. It is also a time when our customers anticipate big rewards and big value.

We at Flow TCI, this Christmas are committed to providing that and much more for our new and existing customers.”shared, Flow Country Manager, Mrs Delleriece Hall.

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Make it Flow for everything mobile this Christmas, and join us at Flow Headquarters in Providenciales and the Flow Main Office in Grand Turk on Fri, Dec 21st for our Christmas at FlowCustomer Appreciation Day. Last minute shoppers can also enjoy

extended hours from 9am-9pm at our Flow Graceway IGA Kiosk from December 20-24th this year.

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Former director of ports charged with falsifying qualifications document purporting to be a Master’s from Southern University, knowing it was forged and with intent to deceive.

Andy Lovell Robinson was He was also charged with possession granted $80,000 bail and ordered to of criminal property at the Ports surrender all of his travel documents Authority on South Dock Road, when he appeared before Chief Providenciales, between July 2016 Magistrate Mrs. Tanya Lobban- and November 2017, knowing or Jackson on Friday, December suspecting that the $134, 000 was 7th, 2018, on charges of falsely criminal property in whole or in part. representing that he had a bachelor’s Robinson, who was degree and a master’s degree in order represented by attorney Mark to get the job of Director of Ports in Anthony Fulford of F Chambers, was Turks and Caicos Islands. also charged with obtaining through

When the matter was called, deception, a pecuniary advantage in 46-year-old Robinson, who was the amount of $134,000, by falsely dressed in a black jeans and blue shirt representing that he had the requisite which was outside of his pants, was qualifications, namely a bachelor’s Former Director of Ports Andy Lovell Robinson leaving the Law Courts Building on Leeward Highway, told by the Chief Magistrate to “step and a master’s degree, in order to be Providenciales, on Friday, December 7th, 2018, with his fiancée Olincia Misick and attorney Mark outside and arrange your attire for paid as Director of Ports.

Anthony Fulford (right) court”.

The accused was not required

He then returned to court to plead to the charges and the case to do so”. She added that Robinson made by the prosecutor about with his shirt inside his pants and was escalated to the Supreme Court “benefitted from a substantial amount Robinson’s job performance were was read four indictments that for sufficiency hearing in Grand Turk of money” and was paid those funds “unfair” and that her summary of prosecutor Leana Brooks-Campbell on February 1st, 2019. based on the alleged false documents allegations were “not particularly so”, described as “very serious charges” for When Fulford asked the Chief he presented to obtain the job as especially given that there are records which Robinson could face a custodial Magistrate about the possibility of Director of Ports. of commendable performance by his sentence if convicted. the sufficiency hearing being held in She also stated that superiors.

The first charge was that Providenciales, she told him he would authorities at the Port in South Dock Fulford further contended between May 2016 and November have to make that application to the became “suspicious” after realising that Robinson never uttered any 2017 he uttered a document Registrar of the Supreme Court. that Robinson was “mismanaging documents in order to gain his purporting to be a Bachelor of Science Prosecutor Brooks-Campbell funds and not living up to his job position of director, adding that in Electrical Engineering from the told the court that Robinson’s travel description”. his client simply applied to a job University of Miami, knowing that it documents should be surrendered In response, Fulford said advertisement and never “beefed up” was forged and with intent to deceive. because he spent most of his life in The the charges against his client were his qualifications because he was

The second charge was that Bahamas and “there is a likelihood “trumped up” and will be clarified at never required to provide any, and did between the same dates, he uttered a that he will abscond if he has a chance trial. He said some of the comments not even submit a resume.

by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

ENE Shipping and Building Supplies Adds New Vessel To Fleet As the season of joy, warmth, and good cheer approaches, ENE Shipping & Building Supplies extends its deepest gratitude to clients, colleagues and friends.

“It is in this spirit that we say thank you to all those who have supported our vision, and our thoughts to grateful to the people of the Turks & Caicos Islands. We are a young company, and none of this would be possible without the confidence and unwavering support of our community.

We are grateful for this opportunity to serve the people who remain at the heart of everything we do. As we continue to build on the value we bring to our consumers, customers and community, we wish all a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to continuing prosperous partnerships

in the new year,”expressed General Manager, Jajuan Harvey.

The company recently announced the expansion in operations with the purchase of a new shipping vessel called ‘Tropic Scout II.’ The 1,200-ton vessel will provide service to Providenciales on a weekly basis, offloading on Wednesdays. Existing vessel, ‘Tropic Scout I,’ will begin weekly sail to the islands of Grand Turk and South Caicos, commencing January 2019.

Jajuan Harvey said, “We are very pleased with how quickly and smoothly operations and expansion in operations have gone since opening.

The addition of a new vessel is necessary to provide solid support to our growing customer base in all three locations. This is just the first step

in our long-term plan for consistent, stable growth, as we endeavor to be the supplier of choice for the Turks & Caicos Islands.”

ENE shipping & Building Supplies is located on South Dock Road, Providenciales, offering a variety of building materials such as, lumber, cement, cement blocks, and more. Store hours include Mondays to Fridays from 7:00am to 6:00pm, and Sundays from 7:00am to 4:00pm. In light of the expansion, customers can expect an extensivearray of products, more availability, larger quantities, and exceptional prices.

For more information, please contact ENE Shipping & Building Supplies General Manager ,Jajuan Harvey, at 941-4270 or jajuan@ General Manager of ENE Shipping & Building eneshipping.com Supplies, Jajuan Harvey

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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.

GYMNASTIC TEACHER – JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Leeward Highway, Downtown Providenciales

OPPORTUNITIES CEI TURKS & CAICOS Exquisite Quality – Exceptional Value is what we are about!

With over 50 store locations throughout the western hemisphere as well as on board the Norwegian Cruise Liners, CEI – a proud member of the DUFRY Group, is one of the most trusted duty free jewelry brands. Dedicated to excellence in all that we do, we thrive on individual commitment to a team effort. Our customers are assured Excellence in Service, Excellence and Value in the products we sell and we do so in a fulfilling and enjoyable way.

We now wish to recruit a driven and customer- centric Sales Team to provide a complete shopping experience for our customers. Our team members enjoy a range of benefits which include competitive sales commission and bonus opportunities!

Shop Manager Responsible for managing the store to ensure sales and profits are optimised through the provision of excellent customer service, proper maintenance of inventory controls according to established company procedures as well as achieving profitable store operations by effectively planning, executing and reviewing all functions, in conformance with Company Policy. The ideal candidate should possess at least three years retail experience and experience in a management or supervisory role.

Shop Supervisor Responsible for supporting the Shop Manager in managing the store and the shift team. To ensure proper maintenance of inventory controls according to established company policy and that the store provides the highest level of customer service. Ideal candidate should possess three years retail experience with at least one year in a supervisory role.

Sales Professionals To provide a complete shopping experience for our customers; through product knowledge and excellent customer service.The ideal candidate should possess at least one year retail experience.Knowledge of jewellery industry and/or experience selling luxury merchandise will be an asset. Salary commensurate with Qualification and Experince If you are interested in representing the CEI brand and will be committed to ensuring the CEI way of selling, we invite you to submit your Letter of Application&Curriculum Vitae with full details of your experience, achievements and qualifications, via email to: 44302@dfch.com Subject: CEI Turks & Caicos Team Opportunity Expressions of interest should be received no later than 31st December, 2018 to be considered for this role Only suitable applicants will be acknowledged A current police certificate of character is required as a condition of employment

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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Grace Bay Resorts hosts Annual Christmas Parties in North and South Caicos I

t’s the season to be jolly, and in Partnership with Do it Centre, Grace Bay Resorts recently hosted their annual Christmas parties for the schools in North and South Caicos, (Adelaide Oemler, Charles Hubert James, Doris Robinson and Iris Stubbs.

This year, Grace Bay Resorts also teamed up with Business

Solutions who donated the gifts for North Caicos, while Do It Centre donated the gifts for South.

Johnna Messam, Director of Grace Bay Resorts Foundation told The SUN, “It is always a pleasure to spend time with the kids at each of the schools we sponsor. I’m always amazed by how mannerly, bright, talented and appreciative they are.”

She added: “Their purity and gratitude are catalysts to want to do more and give more. They are the future citizens of our society and it brings us great pleasure to know we play a small role in making sure they employ good citizenship. I’m excited about their future! We’re grateful to Do it Centre and Parrot Cay who are also partners in this effort, as well

as Business Solutions who joined us in partnership this year. We look forward to being even bigger and better next year!”

The events took place on the Island of North Caicos on Monday December10th and in South Caicos on Tuesday December 11th, 2018.

These photographs captured the events.

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TCAAF World AIDS Day Cocktail Party T

he Turks & Caicos AIDS Awareness Foundation (TCAAF) in celebrating World Aids Day, hosted their annual cocktail party to honour those in our community who help to improve the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS in TCI, and to remember loved ones no longer with us.

Persons were all dressed up in Red & White for a great cause at the luxury Gansevoort Resort on Saturday, 1st December 2018.

Patrons attending the event were entertained by the beautiful singing of students from the Edward C Gartland

Youth Centre and gained more knowledge about HIV/AIDS. The event included a cash bar and free hors d’oeuvres.

Fundraising efforts strive to also elevate awareness and increase education.

The annual events such as the Jadot Cup and World Aids Day Cocktail Party, we are able to secure funds to support a range of educational programs and The Edward C Gartland Youth Centre.

Turks & Caicos AIDS Awareness Foundation (TCAAF) is a non-profit organization formed in 2003 as a way to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in Turks

& Caicos. Mr. Galmo Williams founded the TCAAF on World AIDS Day in 2003 with other concerned citizens who wanted to take proactive measures to raise awareness, compassion and consciousness for HIV/ AIDS in our community.

AIDS has become the worst medical and social crisis in human history and the Turks and Caicos Islands is seeking to decrease the numbers throughout the Islands.

The SUN captured these photographs the event.

Photos By: Todeline Defralien

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Highlights of United Way TCI launch Gala Dinner

fter 2 years of ground work, United Way Turks and Caicos has finally launched in collaborating with other entities to strengthen programs with their three main focus areas: Education, Youth Development and Crime Prevention.

On Thursday December 6th, the organization hosted an official launch and Gala Dinner Fundraiser which took place at the luxurious Shore Club in

Providenciales.

The sold out event was attended by over 180 persons present at the dinner, with a food mixture of corporate, private and Government sector.

Present from the Government was the Hon. Karen Malcolm, Minister of Education, Her Excellency Acting Governor Anya Williams, United Way Worldwide International President Mr. Jose Ferrao

along with Mr. Rick and Lynn Waugh from the Waugh Family Foundation.

The entertainment was brought

by Provo Performing Arts School which is a dance school for children. Also entertaining was Mr. David Bowen and his dance team. There was live auction and lots of congratulatory remarks.

According to organizers of the event, it was a huge success as the

support from the community, Government and Corporate sectors was overwhelming.

In addition, many at the Gala event pledged their financial and physical support of the organization and its initiatives.

These photographs captured the event.

Photos By: Earlson Robinson (The SUN).

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Kiwanis Club annual Christmas Tree Lighting O

n Sunday, December 9th, the Kiwanis Club of Providenciales hosted its annual Christmas Tree Lighting Downtown, Providenciales and as usual, the event was packed with children.

Prior to the arrival of Santa Claus, whose entry into a

fire truck has been a perennial spectacle, patron were treated to a concert featuring the likes of, local artists, Clement Howell High School, the Enid Capron Primary, the Ianthe Pratt Primary and more who all danced and celebrated the opening of the Christmas Season.

For the past several years, a firework element has been added to its already rich glamour and Santa gave out gifts to hundreds of children this year.

The SUN captured photographs at the event.

Photos By: Todeline Defralien

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ENTERTAINMENT

Concert stampede in Italy leaves 6 dead, over 50 hurt

CORINALDO, Italy— Teenagers panicked before a rap concert at a jammed Italian disco, setting off a stampede that killed five of them and a mother who had brought her daughter to the event, authorities and survivors said. Fifty-three people were reported injured, including 13 in very serious condition.

Several survivors said panic spread through the late-night crowd after someone unleashed an irritant spray. Investigators said they were checking those reports.

Video on state TV RaiNews24 showed scores of teenagers rushing out a door and surging toward a low wall near an exit at the Blue Lantern disco Rescuers assisting injured people outside of the nightclub in the central Italian town of Corinaldo, near Ancona on the Adriatic coast. The my son?” Giuseppe Orlandi, fighting only used one for the concert, and it barrier then gives way and a cascade back tears, told reporters after he had only holds 469 people.

While prosecutors investigate of teenagers tumble over it, falling on identified the body of his son, Mattia, 15, in a hospital morgue. “the government must ask itself what top of each other.

The stampede occurred to so that such tragedies must never

The bodies of the trampled shortly after 1 a.m., less than 30 happen again,” Conte said. victims were all found near a low minutes before the concert by Italian

The woman who was killed, wall, Ancona Firefighters Cmdr. Dino rapper Sfera Ebbasta was to begin.

Eleanora Girolimini, had four children Poggiali told Sky TG24 News. State

Authorities said organizers and had accompanied her 11-year-old radio said most of the dead had their had sold far too many tickets for daughter to the concert, her husband, skulls crushed in the melee.

The victims — three girls and the space. Ancona Chief Prosecutor Paolo, told reporters. The girl was two boys — ranged in age from 14 Monica Garulli told reporters that treated for a knee injury.

Outside the hospital where to 16 and the mother who was killed about 1,400 tickets were sold but the disco was only able to hold about 870 the bodies were brought, he lashed out was 39, said Col. Cristian Carrozza, people. at the event’s organizers, saying that commander of the Ancona province

Later, Premier Giuseppe many at the event were drunk.

Carabinieri paramilitary police.

“Four children now are

“Close down the place, convict Conte, who visited the scene, said the someone. Who’s going to give me back disco had three rooms but inexplicably without their mother, and one of them

is still nursing,” he said. “It was way overcrowded and alcohol abounded.”

ANSA said hospital doctors treating the injured said some survivors had burns apparently caused by an irritant spray.

An 18-year-old survivor, who left the hospital in a wheelchair due to a leg injury, was asked by RAINew24 about the spray. She replied that whatever it was, it left her and others unable to breathe, and people started to panic and flee.

Doctors at Ancona’s main hospital said the most critically injured from the concert, all between 14 and 20 years old, suffered cranial and chest traumas, while others had arm or leg injuries.

Sfera Ebbasta wrote on Twitter that he was “deeply pained” by the tragedy, thanked rescuers and offered his “affection and support” to the families of the dead and the injured.

Out of respect to them, he cancelled some promotional appearances.

The rapper added he wanted everyone to “to stop and think how dangerous and stupid it is to use pepper spray in a discotheque.”

Italian high schools, which are usually open on Saturdays, were closed this weekend for the Dec. 8 national holiday, which made it more likely for teenagers to attend such a late concert.

Kathie Lee Gifford to leave NBC’s ‘Today’ show in April

Obama extends tour as sales for ‘Becoming’ top 3 million

NEW YORK — Kathie Lee Gifford will put aside her morning glass of wine and step away from NBC’s “Today” show in April.

NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim told staffers Tuesday morning that Gifford will leave the show after 11 years of getting up early, most recently hosting the 10 a.m. hour slot alongside Hoda Kotb and sipping plenty of reds.

In a memo to staff, Oppenheim called the 65-year-old Gifford “one of the most enduring and endearing talents in morning television. In short — she is a legend.” He said she will focus on her film, music and book Kathie Lee Gifford projects.

In the memo, Oppenheim Before landing the NBC gig, Gifford said Gifford told him she was leaving co-hosted “Live” opposite Regis “with a grateful heart but I’m truly Philbin for 11 years. She left that excited for this new creative season show in 2000 and joined “Today” in 2008. in my life.”

The move comes as NBC Away from TV, Gifford has News struggles to remake its supplied the book, lyrics and some sprawling four-hour morning show of the music for the off-Broadway following the cancellation earlier this “Under the Bridge,” an adaptation of year of Megyn Kelly’s hour-long slot. a children’s book about a hobo who befriends a homeless family in Paris.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama signs books during an appearance for her book, “Becoming,” in New York

NEW YORK — Sales for Publishing announced Tuesday that Michelle Obama’s memoir have Obama will have 21 events next topped 3 million and the former first year, six of them in Europe. She lady is extending her book tour into has been appearing at such arenas 2019. as New York City’s Barclays Center

“Becoming,” published four and Chicago’s United Center, with weeks ago, is among the fastest- guest interviewers including Oprah selling nonfiction books in history Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon. and already among the best-selling Her tour is now scheduled to political memoirs of all time. end May 12 at the Ryman Auditorium

Live Nation and Crown in Nashville, Tennessee.

Spice Girl Mel B cancels event after severe injury, surgery

LONDON — Spice Girl Melanie Brown has suffered an unexplained injury in New York that required surgery to prevent her from losing her hand.

Brown said online Monday she needed three hours of surgery to repair damage to her hand. She also said she suffered two

broken ribs.

“Ohhh the pain, but

She posted a I’m in super safe hands with photograph on Instagram the care of everyone here at and thanked doctors and the hospital!!!!! Thank you nurses for their “wonderful” all for understanding, I love work but did not explain how you all,” she said. the accident occurred.

The Spice Girls

Brown cancelled a are planning a reunion book signing event in New tour without the services of Mel B arrives at the “America’s Got Talent” York and apologized to fans Victoria Beckham.

Season 13 Finale Show red carpet in Los who had bought tickets.

Angeles

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LIFESTYLE

Hospital discharge during December holidays tied to more readmissions, deaths Compared to patients providers need to take this into

Patients sent home from the recommended . . . and if so, how soon hospital around Christmas time are it should occur,” Lapointe-Shaw said. discharged at other times, those consideration. “They need to pay a more likely to have bad outcomes “We did see a big drop off in follow-up discharged during the holidays had bit of extra attention to people being compared to those discharged at visits during this period of time and a higher risk of death or readmission discharged over the holidays,” she other times, a Canadian study that could explain why the patients to the hospital within the next seven, said. “Maybe providers need to do a 14 and 30 days, with the greatest risk little bit more to make sure followdo worse.” suggests.

Patients can also ask what - 16 percent higher - within the first up appointments are made and

Researchers poring through coordination takes place.” data from Ontario hospitals found to expect over the next few weeks, seven days.

The new study points up “a patients that patients discharged during the Lapointe-Shaw said. “You want to Moreover, Christmas season were more likely be well-informed about self-care and discharged during the holidays were small but significant effect of getting to die or to be readmitted during any medication changes that need to 39 percent less likely than those hospitalized during the December the following 30 days compared to be made,” she added. “You want to sent home at other times to have a holidays on the risk of both patients discharged in late November take ownership of your treatment follow-up appointment within seven readmission and death,” said Dr. or late January. plan and to reach out to healthcare days, which was possibly due to Albert Wu, an internist and professor

The new findings, published providers early if things are going in understaffing or patients themselves of health policy and management at wanting to wait until the holidays the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School in the BMJ, echo results of research the wrong direction.” of Public Health in Baltimore.

To see if the holidays were over. on “the weekend effect,” in which The findings might not just patients admitted to the hospital on presented problems for patients Overall, for every 100,000 patients weekends are more likely to die than leaving the hospital, Lapointe-Shaw discharged during the holidays, be a result of hospital practices and and her colleagues looked at data there were 26 more deaths, 188 more staffing, Wu said. “People may have patients admitted on weekdays.

There are a couple of things collected between 2002 and 2016 on rehospitalizations, 483 more visits to been discharged earlier than they patients can do to improve their odds 217,305 adults discharged during two emergency departments and 2,999 would be otherwise so they could be home for the holidays,” he explained. of a better outcome, said Dr. Lauren weeks that included Christmas and fewer follow-up appointments.

Part of the problem may be “So they could have been discharged Lapointe-Shaw, a general internist New Year’s Day. They also studied 453,641 patients discharged during holiday-related staffing shortages, both quicker and sicker, which could at Toronto General Hospital.

“The main thing is to inquire the last two weeks of November and the researchers noted. Lapointe- have led to their being readmitted or Shaw suggests that healthcare dying at a higher rate.” about whether a follow-up visit is the last two weeks of January.

Younger siblings of kids with autism and ADHD have higher risk of these disorders

Children who have an older brother or sister with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more likely to develop these conditions than kids who don’t have an older sibling with these neurological problems, a new study suggests.

When an older sibling had autism, younger kids were more than 30 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism and three times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than children whose siblings didn’t have these disorders, researchers report in JAMA Pediatrics.

And kids with an older sibling with ADHD were 13 times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD and more than four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism.

“These findings provide further support for shared familial mechanisms underlying these two disorders, which appear to be largely genetic in nature,” said lead study author Meghan Miller of the University of California, Davis.

“However, we could not fully evaluate the degree to which other factors contributed to these findings, such as shared environmental influences or increased parental monitoring of later-born siblings by

parents who already have at least one diagnosed child,” Miller said by email.

About 6 percent of kids have ADHD and roughly 1.7 percent of children have autism, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Young children with autism experience a variety of symptoms, which may include repetitive behaviors like hand flapping or body rocking, extreme resistance to changes in routine, and sometimes aggression or self-injury. Speech and behavior therapy can help with some of these things, as can psychotherapy.

ADHD, meanwhile, is characterized by social and behavioral problems as well as challenges in school like difficulty with focusing or sitting still. Stimulant medications can help with some behavior and attention issues.

For the current study, researchers examined data on 15,175 children with older siblings, including 730 kids with ADHD and 158 with autism.

Overall, about 12 percent of younger siblings of kids with autism were diagnosed with this disorder, compared with less than one percent of younger siblings of children who didn’t have autism.

Gemini consultant company is applying for workers for the following jobs and companies: Evan Harvey (EL Repairs is seeking a painter to do body work on vehicles and walls.

Working 5 days a week, $6.25 per hour, working on a shop in five cays, JAH Construction seeking a construction helper to work doing mostly cleaning up duties of a construction site, salary $6.25 per hour, 5 days per week. S and J Contracting is seeking 2 construction helpers and 3 gardiners. These persons will be working on a outdoor property project, planting trees, clearing a large area of outdoor property. Salary $6.50 per hour, 5 days per week. 2 housekeepers, working 6 days per week, salary $6.25 per jour and dealing with camping and cabins.

Many older adults don’t take prescribed antidepressants Older adults who are prescribed medication for depression by primary care physicians often fail to start taking these drugs or to continue using them as directed, a Dutch study suggests.

While people with severe and chronic mental illness may see a psychiatrist for medications, many patients with depression may not see a mental health professional and instead get care from a primary care provider.

The new study findings are drawn from data on roughly 1,500 people who were at least 60 years old and diagnosed with depression in 2012 by primary care providers.

Overall, about 14 percent of the patients with depression who were prescribed antidepressants failed to start taking the drugs within two weeks, researchers report in Family Practice. When they did start taking drugs on time, about 15 percent of patients missed doses at least 20 percent of the time and 37 percent stopped altogether within a year.

“Antidepressant adherence is challenging for patients of any age, but older age is a characteristic that is associated with worse adherence,” said Dr. Donovan Maust, a psychiatry researcher at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor who wasn’t involved in the study.

Patients in the study tended to do a better job of starting and continuing on medication as prescribed when they were already accustomed to taking multiple daily pills for a variety of other chronic health issues, the study found.

People already on lots of other drugs were 11 percent less likely to fail to start antidepressants and 13 percent less likely to take

A woman holds a packet of the antidepressant drug Prozac, also known as fluoxetine, in Leicester, central England February 26, 2008 them inconsistently, the study found.

Some antidepressants have side effects like weight gain and sexual dysfunction that also might have prompted some patients to stop taking their drugs. People who experienced side effects were 22 percent more likely take antidepressants inconsistently or stop altogether, the study found.

Individuals with other psychological disorders were 59 percent more likely to take antidepressants inconsistently or stop altogether, the study also found.

The study wasn’t a controlled experiment designed to prove whether or how being diagnosed or treated by a primary care provider might directly impact the chances of patients taking antidepressants as directed. Another limitation is that researchers lacked data on why patients didn’t fill prescriptions or didn’t keep taking drugs as directed.

It’s possible some people with mild depression felt better without medication, for example, or that some people started cutting back on doses to gradually taper off their antidepressants before stopping altogether.

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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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Elie’s Landscaping Cleaning Services

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: 232-7124 Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board #539135

GK Supermarket

In North Caicos Is in need of a Cashier Duties include: Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards and must have good customer skills Minimum 3 years experience Hourly pay is $6.50 Belongers preferred Please Contact: 246-1984 This position is a new position Interested Belongers must send a copy of their resume to tine Immigration Board

Adrian Williams Location: Leeward, Providenciales Is seeking a Cleaner Duties Include: Sweeping, vacuuming and mopping floors, emptying trash cans, servicing restrooms and wiping down communal surfaces To work 5 days per week Salary $6.50 per hour Please Contact: 2430282 This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board.

Dale Elden Robinson Located in Grand Turk Work Requesting: Carpenter Their main duties will be providing, measuring, cutting, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Also Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding Willing to pay $280.00 weekly To work Mon - Fri and on weekends if available.

Please Call Tel: 346-9101 This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder.

Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to apply or submit their application to the Immigration Board

#539114 DURHAM HOME CENTER Seeks to employ a Mason In Grand Turk At a salary of $500.00 To work 6 days per week The successful applicant is required to construct buildings by laying and plastering cement blocks as described in the approved building plans Please Contact: 232-1336 This position is a new position.

Applicants who are TC Islanders are required to submit their applications to the Immigration Board Zone 1 and Lewis Durham at Durham Home Center

Marjorie Basden 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 #539141

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Jared Roberts

Location: In Grand Turk 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 5 days per week Salary $6.50 per hour Please Contact: 232-6077 This position is a new position Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board #539150

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

#539137

WANTED: PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

Nerissa Fortune

Nichola Kennedy

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

Philome Pierre

Luxury Cuts & Braids Barbershop & Salon

In South Caicos Is seeking a Labourer Duties include: general upkeep of the property and may include painting, cleaning etc To work Monday to Saturday 7:00am – 5:00pm Salary is Negotiable Please Contact: 245-2005 This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders must send a copy 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

#539142

Children Fun House Daycare

Babysitter

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.

Wanted Location: Grand Turk Full time, 40 hrs per week Must be experienced and love children Salary is $600 per month Please Call 649-431-4905 This position is a new positionInterested Turks and Caicos Islanders must send a copy of their resume to the Immigration Board

Sunshine Restaurant

“B” Beauty & Health Spa

Ms. Alleveia Butterfield-Chan Jon Chu

In Grand Turk Seeks to employ an Assistant Cook To work 6 days per Week At a salary of $350.00 per week The successful applicant is required to prepare and serve meals at the restaurant on a daily basis excluding Sundays Please contact Tel no. 241-2402 This position is presently being held by a Work Permit Holder Applicants who are TC Islanders are required to submit their applications to the Immigration Board Zone 1 and Sunshine Restaurant

CLEAN CUT BARBER SHOP

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

#539143

Location: Old Airport Road, Down Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employment for the following: Cosmetologist •To provide beauty services such as shampooing, cutting, colouring, styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Also •Also apply makeup, dress wigs and perform hair removal.

Hours of work are 10:00am to 6:30pm, Monday – Friday Salary is $6.50 per hour This position is held by a Work Permit Holder Please Contact: 242-4528 Belongers are encourage to apply, interested applicants must send a copy of their resume to the Immigration Board on Airport Road, Providenciales

#539148

NEEDED IN SOUTH CAICOS

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

Is seeking One (1) Nanny Duties Include: Plan and prepare meals and bottles for the child and feed and dress the child Place the child down for naps and bedtime, Bathe the child, Change diapers, Potty train the child, washing the baby’s clothes must make sure the baby is in a clean& safe environment at all times.

Salary: $350.00 per week Submit applications to: Alleveia Butterfield-Chan Jon Chu Leeward Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands Please Contact: 649-231-1729 This position is a new position Interested Turks and Caicos Islander must send a copy of their resume to the Labour Commissioner, Labour Department, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

DR. JAMEIKO HARVEY

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.

Ayur Spa Ltd.

Atrium Resort, Providenciales Is seeking a Spa Therapist Should have minimum of 5 years experience in resort spa and s certificate in massage therapy Should be able to perform Massages such as – Hot stone, Thai massage, Balinese massage, Ayurvedic treatments – Abyanga massage, Shirodhara, Indian head massage, Yoga , facials, Eye brow threading, Body treatments, waxing, Mani and pedi etc.

Salary - $6.25 per hour/commission To work 6 days per week This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Please email resumes to- relax@ spatci.com Interested Belongers must submit a copy of their resume to the Immigration Board.

#539149

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

#539140

D & L Window Tinting – Company 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

Heartwarming moment Buju Banton reunites with daughter

Seven years ago, during Buju Banton’s sentencing, a US federal court in Tampa heard a heartfelt request for leniency from the reggae icon’s then 11-year-old daughter, Abihail Myrie.

“I can’t imagine a life without my father,” the child reportedly wrote. “I would really appreciate if you would give him a second chance.”

It was therefore no surprise the joy she felt over the weekend after being reunited with her dad following his release from prison on drug related charges.

Abihail shared the heartwarming moment in a social media post.

“I’ve imagined what this moment would be like, replaying it over and over again in my head

Buju Banton reunites with daughter, Abihail but now I can stop imagining because that moment is finally here,” Abihail wrote. “It’s so real and I can’t even find the words to express how i feel. I missed you so much Im so happy to finally have you here. My heart is so full.

How’d you make an exact replica of yourself though?? TWINNING!.”

Photos of the moment show both Buju, real name Mark Myrie, and his daughter overjoyed as they embrace.

The post has been shared thousands of times on social media as Buju Banton fans celebrate his release from prison.

CDB-funded USD6.4 mn Street Lighting Project Launched in St. Kitts and Nevis An energy-efficient street lighting project funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projected to save St. Kitts and Nevis over USD2.2 million a year.

Under the Street and Flood Light Retrofitting Project, which was launched last Wednesday at the St. Kitts

Marriott Resort, 10,650 street lights throughout both St. Kitts and Nevis will be replaced with more energy efficient lightemitting diode (LED) lamps.

The Board of Directors of CDB approved USD5.8 million in financing for the project in December 2016. The Government of St. Kitts and

Nevis, the St Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC) and the Nevis Electricity Company (NEVLEC) are expected to contribute approximately USD700,000 through supporting implementation and installation of the new street lights.

Guyanese sailors plead guilty to possession of 4-tonne cocaine shipment -facing possible life sentence for crime

The four Guyanese men who were intercepted in a trawler in international waters last year with over four tonnes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of US$71.7 million, have pleaded guilty in a United States federal court and now face up to life in prison, United States Attorney Gretchen Shappert announced on Thursday.

According to a press release, Shappert announced that Mohamed Hoseain, 70, and Richard La Cruz, 51, both of Guyana, pleaded guilty in federal court on November 28th to possession of cocaine on board a vessel. Shappert also further announced that Neville Jeffrey, 66, and Mark Anthony Williams, 32, also of Guyana, pleaded guilty in federal court on November 29th, 2018 and December 3rd, 2018, respectively, to the same offence.

The release said that the plea agreements filed with the court state that the United States Coast Guard Cutter Napier on February 16th, 2017, intercepted a suspicious vessel in a joint operation with the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, approximately 70 nautical miles north of Paramaribo, Suriname, in international waters.

The vessel, later identified as the Lady Michelle, was located in a “known drug trafficking route

The cocaine that was unloaded from the vessel after the interception and registered with St. Vincent and the Grenadines.”

“The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the vessel pursuant to a bilateral agreement between the United States and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. They discovered 185 bales containing numerous rectangular shaped packages of cocaine in the vessel’s fish hold weighing 3,769 kilogrammes. The drugs had a street value in the U.S. Virgin Islands of approximately 71 million dollars. Hoseain was identified as the captain and claimed that they were in search of a missing vessel for two months.

La Cruz was identified as the engineer and Jeffrey and Williams as crew members,” the release further stated.

Apart from facing life in prison, the four also face a fine of up to US$10,000,000.

Hoseain and La Cruz will

be sentenced on March 28th, 2019 and March 29th, 2019 respectively while Jeffrey and Williams will be sentenced on April 3rd, 2019.

The cocaine shipment was recently linked to Colombian national Ricardo Ramirez, who was arrested with Guyanese associate Shervington Lovell in Jamaica in October.

Former Customs AntiNarcotic Unit (CANU) head James Singh recently told Stabroek News that on February 14th, 2017, a wooden vessel, owned by Ramirez, was brought into port at Charity, Essequibo, by CANU to be searched on suspicion that it was believed to be smuggling fuel and drugs. United States Drug Enforcement Authority (DEA) personnel, the police and CANU were present during the search and the vessel was released.

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.

SVGCL is a public-private partnership owned by the Government of St. Vincent and Reykjavik Geothermal, an Icelandic company focusing on geothermal power development with projects in East Africa, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Sigurdsson said this is the fifth drilling contract in the Caribbean, but Iceland Drilling have been working in the area since the year 2011, both in Dominica and in Montserrat.

The project is being supported by several international organizations with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) being the lead financier.

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Five years’ experience in this field is required.

Remuneration: $2,000.00 per month based on experience and qualifications.

Kindly forward resumes and qualification to oa@ fchamberslaw.com, copying same to the Turks and Caicos Islands Labour Department and Immigration Board.

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CARIBBEAN NEWS

Former legislator warns of dire consequences following Scotiabank sale

Former government minister, Peter Josie, has warned of potential dire consequences from a decision by Scotiabank to exit nine Caribbean countries, including St Lucia.

Earlier this week, Scotiabank announced plans to sell the Caribbean businesses to Trinidad and Tobagobased Republic Financial Holdings Ltd., subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions.

However, Josie has expressed concern that the reserve currencies of the countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in US dollars could be put at the mercy and in the hands of Republic Bank or its agents in Trinidad and Tobago.

“It means that the Trinidad merchants, these avaricious people, in no time at all will find their hands on the OECS reserve currencies and very soon if that happens, the people and businesses in St Lucia and the rest of the OECS will have to line up to get a few dollars to do business,” the former St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) leader told a radio audience Thursday.

He also called on Prime Minister and others to look into the matter and try to summon a meeting of all OECS leaders and Finance Ministers to see if they can halt what is going on.

“It will not be in the interest of these Islands and the inhabitants of the OECS,” Josie declared.

He noted that Republic Financial Holdings Ltd. was not buying Scotiabank in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica or anywhere else in the Caribbean.

“One of the things we have to look at very carefully, especially in relation to Jamaica and Trinidad, is that these countries do not have the kind of foreign exchange reserves that the OECS has,” the former foreign minister explained.

He observed that the OECS Islands have been able to better manage their reserves.

“Trinidad has almost no foreign currency reserves and their merchants and big businesses are bawling when it

CIBC FirstCaribbean CEO says bank has funded over USD$1.8 Billion in infrastructure projects

Bahamas Prime Minister Dr. The Most HonourableHubert A.Minnis shares a light moment with Chief Executive Officer of CIBC FirstCaribbean Colette Delaney (left) and the bank’s Managing Director, Bahamas and TCI, Marie Rodland-Allen.

Prime Minister of the Bahamas Dr. The Most Honourable Hubert A. Minnis at the start of the CARIF 2018 conference with CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Managing Director, Bahamas and TCI, Marie Rodland-Allen (left) and CEO Colette Delaney

Nassau, Bahamas space as islands struggle to cope maintained.”

-Regional bank, CIBC First with solid waste disposal. These She added that even Caribbean has provided over are some of the real challenges though this region is blessed with USD$1.8 billion in funding for facing this region, which the an almost infinite supply of sun, infrastructure projects over the right partnerships can turn into wind, water and thermal energy, past three years. opportunities. with some exceptions, they remain

Of that amount USD$500 “Last year’s devastating largely untapped resources million have gone to support hurricanes taught us some throughout the region. Creative energy utility companies in the critically important lessons private public partnerships for the Bahamas, Aruba, Curacao and – chief among them was the development and diversification of Jamaica said the bank’s Chief very vulnerable nature of key the energy sector, is need to bring Executive Officer Colette Delaney infrastructure in the Caribbean. about a more balanced use of green as she delivered remarks at the We all saw how storms can energy along with that derived opening of CARIF 2018 – 3rd paralyse entire island-nations from traditional fossil fuels.

Caribbean Infrastructure Forum many of which have one or two “It is clear,” she said, at the Baha Mar Resort, Nassau. major highways, a single air and “that both public and private

“We believe that as a seaport, a single power plant and investment in physical capital leading regional bank, we have key government and private sector is crucial to driving Caribbean an important role to play in this buildings clustered in one location. economic development and sector. Each of the projects we The CEO said Hurricanes consequently the creation of funded was created in response to Irma and Maria had a direct wealth for its citizens. some specific opportunity or need impact on CIBC FirstCaribbean “As an example, a quick that existed somewhere in our operations in five territories – look at a sample of 128 developed region,” Ms. Delaney said.

Anguilla, Antigua, British Virgin and developing countries

The decision to co-sponsor Islands, Dominica and St. Maarten. suggests that the quality of a the conference along with KPMG Ms. Delaney said that if country’s seaport infrastructure underlines CIBC FirstCaribbean’s the region is to continue to grow and shipping logistics, coupled ongoing commitment to the and maximise its fullest potential with widespread access to both region. Ms. Delaney said the two- then “regional bankers and telecommunications and electricity day Agenda zeroed in on some builders, politicians and policy- are all highly correlated with a of the pivotal challenges and makers must ensure that future country’s GDP per capita and thus, opportunities confronting the projects – roads, bridges, ports, its overall level of development. region in terms of infrastructure office buildings and hotels - are not “Conversely, a lack planning and development. only constructed to withstand the of investment in critical

“These include climate super storms of the future but are infrastructure and essential change with its consequent rise in also situated in locations that give services in a well planned and sea level and all that this portends due consideration to storm surges, executed manner can cripple a for a region whose key earner is overflowing rivers and landslides”. country’s economic growth and white sandy beaches; stronger

“In addition, we must also stifle business development storms in areas where building ensure that insurance coverage to opportunities and foreign direct codes are weak or non-existent; mitigate these risks is adequately investment.” rising landfills and shrinking land implemented, regulated and

Former government minister, Peter Josie comes to trying to get US dollars from their Central Bank,” Josie asserted.

PAHO launches campaign to prevent cervical cancer

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a communication campaign aimed at preventing cervical cancer, which kills more than 34,000 women annually in the Americas, including the Caribbean.

PAHO describes the disease as being among the leading causes of cancer death in women in 23 countries of the region.

It said the campaign titled “It is Time to End Cervical Cancer” is a designed to inform health providers and empower women and girls with health information on how to prevent this disease, which is diagnosed in some 72,000 women each year.

With the slogan, “Don’t let cervical cancer stop you,” the campaign provides materials, information and stories about the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), the cause of cervical cancer and about cervical cancer screening methods, to encourage women to have regular examinations for the early detection of precancerous lesions.

PAHO said the ultimate goal is to mobilize health providers, women and girls to seek preventive care and stop cervical cancer from keeping women from reaching their maximum potential in life.

“By being informed about cervical cancer and how to prevent it, we can help to ensure that women lead healthy, productive lives,” said Dr. Anselm Hennis, Director of the PAHO Department of Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health.

“We have the tools to prevent cervical cancer from being a threat to the health and wellbeing of women, their families, and communities.”

PAHO said cervical cancer can be prevented with HPV vaccination and with screening. The HPV vaccine is recommended for girls ages nine to 14 and is available in 35 countries and territories of the region. However, in the majority of countries, the HPV vaccine coverage rate with the recommended two doses, has not yet reached 80 per cent of the target population.

In addition to providing information about cervical cancer vaccination, the campaign also aims to raise awareness about cervical cancer screening, which is recommended primarily for women aged 30 to 49 years. An estimated 32 million women in the region are eligible for cervical cancer screening, which, when coupled with treatment, can save lives.

The web-based campaign has a section for health professionals that contains guides, factsheets, answers to frequently asked questions, and a free online course, all aimed at building knowledge of the issue and improving HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening.

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NEWS

UK’s May wins no-confidence vote

by MPs unhappy over Brexit

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a political crisis over her Brexit deal Wednesday, winning a no-confidence vote by Conservative lawmakers that would have ended her leadership of party and country.

But the margin of victory — 200 votes to 117 — leaves May a weakened leader who has lost the support of a big chunk of her party over her handling of Britain’s exit from the European Union. It also came at a steep price as she promised not to run for re-election in 2022. Britain’s Brexit problem, meanwhile, remains unsolved as May seeks changes to her EU divorce deal in order to make it more palatable to Parliament.

May said she was “pleased to have received the backing of my colleagues” but acknowledged that “a significant number” had voted against her in Wednesday evening’s secret ballot.

“I have listened to what they said,” May promised as she stood in a darkened Downing St. after what she called a “long and challenging day.”

The threat to May had been building as pro-Brexit Conservative lawmakers grew increasingly frustrated with the prime minister’s handling of Brexit. Many supporters of Brexit say May’s deal, a compromise

that retains close economic ties with the EU, fails to deliver on the clean break with the bloc that they want.

The balloting came after May’s Conservative opponents, who circled the beleaguered prime minister for weeks hoping to spark a no-confidence vote, finally got the numbers they needed to call one.

The vote was triggered when at least 48 lawmakers —15 percent of Conservative legislators — wrote letters asking for a no-confidence ballot.

On Monday, May postponed a vote to approve the divorce deal to avoid all-but-certain defeat. She has until Jan. 21 to bring it back to Parliament after— she hopes — winning concessions from the EU. British Prime Minister Theresa May

The result of the vote was announced to loud cheers from Mark Francois said the result was lawmakers gathered in a stuffy, “devastating” for May, who has lost ornately wallpapered room in the the support of a third of her party in House of Commons. Under party rules, Parliament.

May cannot be challenged again by “If I were her, I wouldn’t be fellow Conservatives for a year. pleased with this at all,” Francois

Transport Secretary Chris said. “I think she needs to think very Grayling, an ally, said the result carefully about what to do now.” showed that May “has the support of Before the vote Wednesday, her party.”

May had vowed to fight for the

“This is a clear statement by leadership of her party and the country the parliamentary party they want her “with everything I’ve got,” and spent the to go forward, they want her to lead us day holed up in the House of Commons through Brexit,” he told Sky News. trying to win over enough lawmakers

But pro-Brexit lawmaker to secure victory.

In a bid to win over wavering lawmakers, May indicated she would step down before the next election, due in 2022.

Solicitor-General Robert Buckland said May told lawmakers at a meeting that “it is not her intention to lead the party in the 2022 general election.”

May’s victory is a reprieve but does not lay to rest uncertainty about Britain’s EU departure, due on March 29.

Opposition lawmakers expressed astonishment and outrage at the Conservative civil war erupting in the middle of the fraught Brexit process.

“This government is a farce, the Tory party is in chaos, the prime minister is a disgrace,” Scottish National Party leader Ian Blackford said during a pugnacious Prime Minister’s Questions session in the House of Commons.

British business figures expressed exasperation at the continuing political uncertainty.

“With news that the prime minister remains in place, business communities will hope that these political games can finally be put to bed,” said Adam Marshall, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce.

‘Dirty deeds’: Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen gets 3 years in prison

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s onetime fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to conceal his boss’ alleged sexual affairs, telling a judge that he agreed time and again to cover up Trump’s “dirty deeds” out of “blind loyalty.”

Separately, the legal and political peril surrounding Trump appeared to deepen when prosecutors announced that another major piece of the investigation had fallen into place: The parent company of the National Enquirer acknowledged dispensing some of the hush money in concert with the Trump campaign to fend off a scandal that could have damaged his bid for the White House.

Cohen, 52, shook his head slightly and closed his eyes as a judge pronounced his sentence for evading $1.4 million in taxes, lying about Trump’s business dealings in Russia and violating campaign-finance laws in buying the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal, who claimed they had sex with the candidate. Cohen and federal prosecutors have said the payments were made at Trump’s direction to influence the election.

“Time and time again, I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds rather than to listen to my own inner voice and my moral compass,” said a choked-up Cohen, a lawyer who once boasted he would “take a bullet” for Trump. “My weakness can

be characterized as a blind loyalty to Donald Trump, and I was weak for not having the strength to question and to refuse his demands.”

The twin developments represented a double dose of bad news for the president, who ignored reporters’ questions about Cohen during an appearance at the White House later in the day.

Cohen is the first and, so far, only member of Trump’s circle during two years of investigations to go into open court and implicate him in a crime, though whether a president can be prosecuted under the Constitution is an open question.

In a possible sign of further trouble for the president, Cohen said he will continue cooperating with prosecutors, and one of his legal advisers said Cohen is also prepared to tell “all he knows” to Congress if asked.

At the sentencing, defense attorney Guy Petrillo pleaded for leniency for Cohen, saying, “He came forward to offer evidence against the most powerful person in our country.”

U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III said the defendant deserved modest credit, but his assistance “does not wipe the slate clean.”

“Somewhere along the way Mr. Cohen appears to have lost his moral compass,” the judge said.

The judge also ordered Cohen to pay $1.39 million in restitution to the IRS, forfeit $500,000 and pay $100,000 in fines. He was ordered to report to prison March 6 and left court without comment.

The prison sentence was in line with what prosecutors asked for.

Sentencing guidelines called for around four to five years, and the government asked in court papers that Cohen be given only a slight break.

The sentence was the culmination of a spectacular rise and fast fall of a lawyer who attached himself to the fortunes of his biggest client, helped him get elected president, then turned on him, cooperating with two interconnected investigations: one run by federal prosecutors in New York, the other by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is looking into Russia’s Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s oneefforts to influence the presidential time fixer election. corporate contributions and the $2,700

Beyond the guilty pleas, it limit on donations by an individual. is unclear what Cohen has told Shortly after Cohen’s prosecutors or what he has left to say, sentencing, federal authorities though one of Mueller’s prosecutors, announced a deal not to prosecute AMI. Jeannie Rhee, said in court that Cohen As part of the deal, prosecutors said, has “provided consistent and credible AMI admitted making the payment to information about core Russia-related McDougal “in concert” with the Trump issues under investigation.” Legal campaign to protect him from a story experts said Cohen could get his that could have hurt his candidacy. An sentence reduced by cooperating.

AMI representative had no comment.

In the hush-money case, Trump had denied any sexual Cohen arranged for American Media relationship with the women and Inc., parent of the pro-Trump National argued on Twitter earlier this week Enquirer, to pay $150,000 to McDougal that the payments to the women were to buy and bury her story, according “a simple private transaction,” not a to prosecutors. Cohen also said he campaign contribution. And if it was paid $130,000 to Daniels and was a prohibited contribution, Trump said, reimbursed by Trump’s business Cohen is the one who should be held empire. Both payments were made responsible. during the heat of the 2016 campaign.

“Lawyer’s liability if he made a

Prosecutors said those secret mistake, not me,” Trump wrote, adding, payouts were not reported as campaign “Cohen just trying to get his sentence contributions and violated the ban on reduced. WITCH HUNT!”

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‘Many’ candidates vying for chief of staff job, Trump says

WASHINGTON — Wanted: Top aide to most powerful leader in world. Chief qualification: Willing to take the job. Must also be prepared to tolerate regular undermining by boss and risk of steep legal bills. Post-employment prospects: Uncertain.

President Donald Trump is scrambling to find a new chief after his first choice to replace John Kelly bailed at the last minute and several other potential successors signaled they weren’t interested.

The list of candidates is said to include Office of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly Management and Budget Director on Fox News, but he added that Mick Mulvaney; Rep. Mark “my life changed” after Trump’s top Meadows, R-N.C., the chairman of pick, Nick Ayers, Vice President the conservative House Freedom Mike Pence’s chief of staff, decided Caucus; and former New Jersey to pull out of the job.

Gov. Chris Christie.

Indeed, even senior White

Trump on Tuesday House aides were stunned by disputed news reports that he’s Ayers’ decision, leaving Trump, having a difficult time finding who had no backups lined up, someone to take the position. scrambling to find a replacement.

“Fake News has it Trump is now soliciting input on purposely wrong,” he tweeted. a long list of candidates and allies “Many, over ten, are vying for and are pitching even more contenders, wanting the White House Chief including former Trump deputy of Staff position. Why wouldn’t campaign manager David Bossie, someone want one of the truly acting Attorney General Matthew great and meaningful jobs in Whitaker — even White House Washington.” communications director Bill

He later told reporters Shine and press secretary Sarah he’s in “no rush” to fill the post Huckabee Sanders. Many weren’t “because we have a wonderful chief being taken seriously, but the of staff right now.” He said he’d be breadth of the list highlighted the making an announcement in “a uncertainty in Trump’s political period of a week or two, or maybe orbit over the job hunt. less.”

Bossie, in an interview

White House counselor Tuesday with Fox News, did not Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday deny interest in the job but said that Kelly would be staying on “at he didn’t “foresee” Trump offering least” through Jan. 2. him the position.

“There are people vying As quickly as names for it. There are people under were being floated, though, some consideration. And it’s a personal candidates appeared to be pulling decision for the president,” she themselves from consideration, told reporters. underscoring the challenges of

Meadows said Monday he working for a mercurial president had not discussed the role with the who has acknowledged that he president, but one congressional likes to surround himself with Republican said Meadows has told chaos and despises any suggestion others he wants the job. he’s being managed.

“It’s not been anything “In the best of times, it that I’ve been out advocating for,” is relentless,” said Chris Whipple, Meadows said in an appearance an expert on chiefs of staff and

author of “The Gatekeepers,” a book on the subject. “It’s 24/7.

It’s thankless. You get all of the blame and none of the credit for everything that happens. And that’s in the best of times. We are not in the best of times.”

Trump’s administration has set records for staff turnover, and the president has often struggled to attract experienced political professionals, a challenge that has grown more difficult with the upcoming threat of costly Democratic oversight investigations and an uncertain political environment.

Those who take high-level positions in the White House at this time open themselves up to potential legal exposure and pricey lawyer bills, said David B. Cohen, a political science professor at The University of Akron who co-wrote a book on chiefs of staff.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, a potential contender, said he was “entirely focused” on his current position.

A person familiar with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s thinking but not authorized to speak publicly made clear he, too, is happy in his current post.

While some of the reactions may be strategic posturing, there is also ample reason for any aspiring chief of staff to give pause to the notion of taking the job.

Trump has already burned through two chiefs of staff — a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a retired Marine four-star general — subjecting them to regular humiliation and ridicule.

Former RNC Chairman Reince Priebus’s departure from the White House was unceremoniously announced by tweet. Nearly 18 months later, Trump stepped on an orderly succession plan for Kelly, making a surprise Saturday announcement on the White House lawn that the retired general would be leaving by year’s end.

Michelle Obama surprises Detroit students at Motown Museum

The former first lady Michelle Obama speaks with Wayne State University students at the Motown Museum

DETROIT— Michelle Obama surprised a group of Detroit college students on Tuesday afternoon, walking into the Motown Museum as the young men of color took part in a roundtable discussion on education.

The former first lady was greeted with smiles, looks of astonishment and applause after entering the second floor of the building where Berry Gordy created sonic history more than a half-century ago. She hugged her brother Craig Robinson and Keegan-Michael Key, an actor and native Detroiter who moderated the discussion that was organized by Obama’s Reach Higher initiative.

“This was supposed to be for boys only,” Robinson said after they sat down, eliciting laughter from his sister and the more than a dozen students from nearby Wayne State University.

“What’s going on,” Obama then asked, echoing the title of Marvin Gaye’s classic Motown tune.

“We’re just talking about education,” Key answered, before mock-asking if it would be OK with them if Obama sat in on their chat.

Obama listened as the students spoke about their experiences in life and school and encouraged them to practice “discomfort” and not be afraid to try new things.

“Universities are looking for and should be looking for a diverse array of experiences,” she said. “People who come from different backgrounds, because if everybody looked the same and experienced life the same way what would these conversations be like? Just a bunch of people agreeing with each other.”

Obama was in Detroit as part of her book tour, which had a nighttime stop planned at Little Caesars Arena, home to the NBA’s Pistons and the NHL’s Red Wings. The tour is in support of Obama’s best-selling memoir, “Becoming.”

The museum is located where company founder Gordy launched his music empire. The label started in 1959, and scores of stars and hits were created before Motown relocated to California in 1972. The label will mark its 60th anniversary next year.

Woman who accused man of rape outraged he got no jail time

DALLAS — A Texas judge on Monday accepted a plea bargain allowing a former Baylor University student accused of raping a woman at a fraternity party to avoid serving jail time, marking at least the third time the judge has approved probation for men accused of sexually assaulting Baylor students.

Judge Ralph Strother’s decision to accept the plea deal sparked outrage from the woman who accused Jacob Walter Anderson of repeatedly raping her. The woman says she was plied with a drink of punch at the party in 2016 and became disoriented.

Anderson, the woman said, led her behind a tent and assaulted her while she was gagged and choked.

“He stole my body, virginity and power over my body,” the woman said in court, according to a family spokesman.

Anderson had been indicted on sexual assault charges and the deal allowed him to plead no contest to a

Former Baylor University student Jacob Anderson lesser charge of unlawful restraint. A no contest plea means a person does not admit guilt, but will offer no defense. Anderson was expelled from Baylor after a university investigation.

The deal allows Anderson to receive deferred probation. The exPhi Delta Theta president agrees to seek counseling and pay a $400 fine.

Anderson will not be forced to register

as a sex offender.

The woman told authorities she was assaulted until she lost consciousness and police reported Anderson left her alone. Police said she had vomited on herself and could have choked to death in the backyard.

She has not been named and The Associated Press generally does not naming possible victims of sexual assault.

“I not only have to live with his rape and the repercussions of the rape, I have to live with the knowledge that the McLennan County justice system is severely broken,” the family statement quoted the woman as saying.

“I have to live with the fact that after all these years and everything I have suffered, no justice was achieved.”

Anderson’s attorneys declined to comment Monday.

McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna defended the plea deal in October.

“This office stands by the plea

offered and believes we have achieved the best result possible with the evidence at hand,” Reyna said.

He said that evidence did not support the allegation that the victim may have been drugged.

Judge Strother said Monday that in making the decision he had the benefit of arguments filed by attorneys on both sides and a background report assembled by a probation department.

He said much of the comments he saw on social media or in emails were “not fully informed, misinformed or totally uninformed.”

The decision Monday was not the first time that Strother has sentenced men accused of sex crimes to probation. Last year, he sentenced a man to deferred probation after he pleaded guilty in the 2013 rape of a former Baylor student. The judge ordered the man to pay for the woman’s counseling. The man told police the woman had been drunk, according to an affidavit.

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The cost of France’s protests running into billions

PARIS — France’s wave of protests and violence over the past month or so has already cost the eurozone’s second-largest economy a fortune.

Road blockades, demonstrations and successive weekends of rioting in Paris and other towns have left supermarket shelves empty, stopped shoppers from buying Christmas gifts and scared away tourists.

The government stands to lose out too, with tax receipts set to be lower than anticipated. Government coffers will be tapped into next year to finance tax relief and other fiscal measures announced Monday by President Emmanuel Macron to placate the “yellow vest” movement, which started as a show of anger against fuel taxes but snowballed into a grab-bag of grievances.

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says the fallout from the protests, which have seen hundreds of arrests, 1,400 injured and five deaths in protest-related accidents, will shave 0.1 percent off French economic growth in the last quarter of 2018 and is “not good for the attractiveness of our country.”

The forecast costs emanating from one of France’s most acute crises in over a decade are already running into the billions.

The president’s new steps to boost the spending power of retirees and low-paid workers, a shared demand of many yellow vests, include a 100-euro ($110) hike in the minimum

School children demonstrate in Bayonne monthly wage and tax relief.

The government says the total bill from its climb-downs so far will be around 10 billion euros ($11 billion). That includes around 6 billion euros for Macron’s new measures and an estimated 3.9-billion loss from the government no longer levying a carbon tax hike on fossil fuels.

The scope of the measures took even some of Macron’s own ministers by surprise, who hadn’t expected him to loosen the purse strings quite so much. An estimated 23 million viewers watched Macron’s speech live, more than those who tuned in for France’s victory in soccer’s World Cup final in July.

The government intends to trim costs elsewhere and possibly increase borrowing to finance the handouts which it hopes will encourage protesters to abandon their road-side barricades and stop marching in Paris and other towns.

The government had forecast a

budget deficit equivalent to 2.8 percent of annual GDP for next year, below the 3-percent ceiling for the 19 countries that use the euro currency, and so feels that it has a bit of wiggle-room.

For retailers, the protests couldn’t have come at a worse time.

With the protests having closed down city centers and yellow-vest blockades of shopping malls, many have opted to buy gifts online rather than run the gauntlet of demonstrations.

The Federation of Commerce and Distribution, an industry group representing many of France’s largest chains, estimates retailers have suffered more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in lost revenues, with toy, clothing and food sales among the sectors hit. Lost revenues also mean lost sales tax receipts for the government.

“People are afraid to go shopping. They are not in a shopping mood right now,” said Gontran Thuring, chief executive of the National Council

of Shopping Malls, another industry group.

“It’s a disaster if this holiday season is not successful.”

Tourists brave enough to venture into the center of Paris last weekend found many sites shut and boutiques closed and barricaded behind plywood. Hardly an enticing advertisement for France’s capital of art, fashion, gastronomy and romance.

The protests and associated violence are taking the shine off what was shaping up as a great year for Parisian hoteliers — visitor numbers were back to levels enjoyed before terror attacks that killed 130 people in 2015.

Reservations in Paris hotels are down for December, with an estimated 35,000 nights cancelled so far, market research consultancy MKG says.

Storeowners are replacing shattered windows while city workers have been towing away the hulks of burned-out cars and cleaning antigovernment and anti-capitalist graffiti off shops, buildings and world-famous sites like the Arc de Triomphe, which reopens on Wednesday, more than a week after it was vandalized.

Also costly are repairs to traffic radars, another target of protests. They cost tens of thousands of euros each to replace.

Less quantifiable is the damage done to France’s image and to Macron’s efforts to project the country as a business-friendly country and open for investment.

Trump threatens shutdown in wild encounter with Democrats

WASHINGTON — In a wild Oval Office confrontation, President Donald Trump heatedly threatened to shut down the U.S. government Tuesday as he and Democratic leaders bickered over funding for his promised border wall and offered a grim preview of life in Washington the next two years under divided government.

Trump and House and Senate Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer squabbled for more than 15 minutes in the stunning, televised encounter. Each of them, especially Trump, interrupted the others to question facts, quibble over election results and lob insults.

Trump questioned Pelosi’s ability to count votes in her own House.

She questioned his manhood — after she left the building.

The public clash marked Trump’s first meeting with the newly empowered Democrats since their midterm victories that put them in control of the House, laying bare the tensions on both sides and suggesting how divided government might work — or not — as the 2020 presidential election nears.

Neither the public nor the private face-to-face portion of the meeting appeared to resolve the wall-funding dispute with a partial shutdown looming on Dec. 21. However, Pelosi said Trump called her later in

Vice President Mike Pence, center, looks on as House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., argues with President Donald Trump the afternoon and told her the White House was looking at options she and Schumer had laid out.

In the public debate, Trump sounded more determined than ever to allow a partial government shutdown unless he gets the billions he wants for his long-promised wall along the U.S.Mexico border.

“I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down,” he declared.

Pelosi later crowed that she and Schumer had goaded the president to “fully own that the shutdown was his.” She told Democratic lawmakers back at the Capitol, according to an

aide who was in the room, that the wall was “like a manhood thing for him ... as if manhood could ever be associated with him. This wall thing.”

The aide was not authorized to speak publicly and commented only on condition of anonymity.

While Trump has suggested he may be willing to trade with Democrats and has publicly praised Pelosi, he was focused Tuesday on reinforcing his hardline immigration promises, repeatedly stressing border security and the wall as a critical part. Democrats were in no mood to sympathize, emphasizing their

newfound political strength.

“Elections have consequences, Mr. President,” said Schumer.

Trump later called it a “friendly meeting,” saying “I’ve actually liked them for a long period of time and I respect them both. And we made a lot of progress.” The Democrats said they had given Trump two options to keep government open and the responsibility lay with him and Republicans who control Congress.

The wall remains the main sticking point in talks. Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan acknowledged Tuesday that the GOPled House has yet to pass legislation that includes the $5 billion in border wall funds that Trump has been requesting. Ryan likely lacks sufficient votes from Republicans who will lose their majority at the end of the month.

Trump is seeking far more for his long-stalled border wall than the $1.6 billion the Senate has agreed to for border security, including physical barriers and technology along the U.S. southern border.

Should the two sides not make a deal by Dec. 21, about three-quarters of the government would continue to have enough money to operate.

But departments affected absent a deal include Homeland Security, Transportation, Agriculture, State and Justice, as well as national parks.

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Apple plans new $1 billion campus for Austin, Texas

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Thursday it would spend $1 billion to build a second campus in Austin, Texas, that will house up to 15,000 workers as part of a broader push

by U.S. companies to create more domestic jobs.

The iPhone maker also said it plans to expand in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, California, and add hundreds of jobs in Pittsburgh, New York and Boulder, Colorado, over the next three years.

Apple said at the start of the year it would invest $30 billion in the United States, taking advantage of a windfall from U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax code overhaul.

The 133-acre campus in Austin will be less than a mile from Apple’s existing facilities and initially have 5,000 employees. The jobs created would be in engineering, research and development, operations and finance.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) in November said it will create more than 25,000 jobs in both New York and the Washington, D.C. area by opening massive new offices. The two technology companies chose cities with a wealth of white-collar workers and high employment, bypassing other

regions that may have required more investment.

Austin is one of the fastestgrowing U.S. cities with a population of nearly 1 million, and is home to the University of Texas and other tech companies including Dell Technologies Inc in nearby Round Rock, Texas, and IBM.

Apple’s existing facility in north Austin has more than 6,000 workers, the most outside its headquarters in Cupertino, California.

With the new campus, the company will become the largest private employer in the city.

“Apple has been a vital part of the Austin community for a quarter century, and we are thrilled that they are deepening their investment,” Austin Mayor Steve Adler said on Thursday.

Corporate America has been under political pressure to ramp up investments at home as part of Trump’s “America First” policies, which have led to a bitter trade war with China. Trump has also warned of possible tariffs on iPhones and other Apple products imported from China.

It is in the interest of U.S. companies to tout job creation because

those that move positions overseas said the city did not provide incentives. or shutter factories have drawn Unlike tech rival Amazon, Apple did sharp rebukes from Trump, who not hold a public bidding process to has championed job creation. Most choose the site of its new campus. recently, the president said he told Amazon last month ended General Motors Co Chief Executive a more than year-long bidding war Mary Barra he was unhappy with her for a $5 billion second headquarters, decision to cut production at an Ohio splitting that investment between factory.

Long Island City in Queens, New York,

The new Austin campus marks and Arlington, Virginia, for offices a turnabout from Chief Executive Tim that could each house 25,000 jobs.

Cook’s earlier comments that Texas Amazon’s plans for its New would be an unlikely choice for a new York City headquarters met with campus. backlash from some city officials

“Apple is proud to bring new and state representatives due to investment, jobs and opportunity to the project’s large tax breaks and cities across the United States and potential impact on the neighborhood’s to significantly deepen our quarter- infrastructure. century partnership with the city and Last year, Apple moved people of Austin,” Cook said. into its sleek “spaceship” campus in

Apple could be getting some Cupertino that cost about $5 billion. incentives for the Austin expansion in The company has added 6,000 the form of a $25 million grant from U.S. jobs this year and is on track to the Texas Enterprise Fund, a source reach the goal it set out in January of familiar with the matter said. adding 20,000 domestic jobs by 2023.

The fund awards “deal closing Shares of Apple rose 1.3 grants” to companies looking at new percent to $171.43 in midday trading. projects in Texas, according to its web They have tumbled more than 20 site. The Austin American-Statesman percent since Nov. 1, when Apple newspaper reported that Apple is warned sales for the crucial holiday also seeking a 15-year property tax quarter would likely miss Wall Street abatement for the new campus and expectations.

YouTube, under pressure for problem content, takes down 58 million videos in quarter

Instagram’s new feature allows users to share stories with smaller group

WASHINGTON - began issuing quarterly reports screening every video as YouTube took down more about its enforcement efforts. unfeasible. than 58 million videos and As with past quarters, The third-quarter 224 million comments during most of the removed content was removal data for the first time the third quarter based on spam, YouTube said. revealed the number of YouTube violations of its policies, the unit Automated detection accounts Google disabled for either of Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) tools help YouTube quickly having three policy violations in Google said on Thursday in an identify spam, extremist content 90 days or committing what the effort to demonstrate progress in and nudity. During September, 90 company found to be an egregious suppressing problem content. percent of the nearly 10,400 videos violation, such as uploading child Government officials removed for violent extremism or pornography. and interest groups in the 279,600 videos removed for child YouTube removed about United States, Europe and Asia safety issues received fewer than 1.67 million channels and all of have been pressuring YouTube, 10 views, according to YouTube. the 50.2 million videos that were Facebook Inc (FB.O) and other But YouTube faces a available from them. social media services to quickly bigger challenge with material Nearly 80 percent of identify and remove extremist promoting hateful rhetoric and the channel takedowns related and hateful content that critics dangerous behavior. to spam uploads, YouTube said. have said incite violence.

Automated detection About 13 percent concerned

The European Union has technologies for those policies are nudity, and 4.5 percent child proposed online services should relatively new and less efficient, safety. face steep fines unless they so YouTube relies on users to YouTube said users remove extremist material within report potentially problematic post billions of comments each one hour of a government order to videos or comments. This means quarter. It declined to disclose do so. that the content may be viewed the overall number of accounts

An official at India’s widely before being removed. that have uploaded videos, but Ministry of Home Affairs speaking Google added thousands said removals were also a small on the condition of anonymity on of moderators this year, expanding fraction.

Thursday said social media firms to more than 10,000, in hopes In addition, about 7.8 had agreed to tackle authorities’ of reviewing user reports faster. million videos were removed requests to remove objectionable YouTube declined to comment on individually for policy violations, content within 36 hours. growth plans for 2019. in line with the previous quarter.

This year, YouTube It has described pre-

Facebook Inc’s Instagram said on Friday it launched a new feature dubbed “Close Friends” allowing users to share their stories with a smaller group of people.

The new feature, which will appear on the user’s profile in the side menu enables Instagram’s more than 1 billion users to create a smaller group of friends and share stories exclusively with the group.

“If you’re on someone’s close friends list, you’ll see a green ring around their photo in the Stories tray and a green badge when you’re viewing their stories,” Instagram said in a statement to Reuters.

Facebook has been focusing on Instagram, its fastest-growing revenue generator, as the social networking website’s core platform has come under fire from regulators pushing to improve information safeguards for individual privacy, to combat addiction to social media, and to stop misinformation or fake news.

In October, Instagram appointed longterm insider Adam Mosseri as the head of the photo-sharing app following the high-profile exits of the photo-sharing app’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger.

Rival Snap Inc owner of Snapchat, which faces stiff competition from Instagram has been redesigning the app to lure more users and advertisers. Snap also bagged a $250 million investment from Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal as it shifted toward a selfserve model for advertisers.

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Advocacy group drafts U.S. privacy bill as effort grows to make law next year

WASHINGTON - A consumer advocacy group backed by large American technology companies on Thursday unveiled a U.S. privacy bill that strictly limits collection of biometric and location information and calls for punishment by fines, as Congress weighs nationwide regulation to supersede new California rules.

The Washington-based Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) said it hopes members of Congress incorporate its proposal into a number of draft privacy bills they have begun to discuss in recent weeks.

Many business groups, along with individual companies such as big CDT donors Alphabet Inc and Apple Inc, are pushing for a national privacy law before the California Consumer

Privacy Act goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020.

Businesses have raised concerns about their ability to comply with California’s law, which enables fines of up to $7,500 for intentional failure to disclose data collection or selling others’ data without permission.

The CDT draft contains similar provisions, though it does not give consumers the right to opt out of a sale of data. Under the proposal, any company not currently regulated by industry-specific privacy laws would have to publish annual reports about how they use and secure data.

Biometric information such as fingerprints and precise location could not be collected unless required for the specific service being provided.

The Federal Trade Commission would be the law’s enforcer, with fines tied to the regulator’s inflation-adjusted maximum, currently set at about $41,500.

CDT Chief Executive Nuala O’Connor, who once ran the privacy operations at Amazon.com Inc and General Electric Co, said her organization began meeting with businesses and other privacy advocates a year ago to craft the bill.

The effort accelerated in the spring after Facebook Inc drew political scrutiny for allowing a maker of a quiz app on its service to transfer user data to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.

“It was the tipping point in individual consumers seeing a real big risk,” O’Connor said in an interview.

Lawmakers began calling her asking for ideas for legislation, she said.

Last month, Intel Corp began seeking public comment on a bill it drafted that would shield companies from fines if they attest to the FTC that they have strong data protection measures.

Several senators have recently introduced privacy law proposals, including a group of 15 Democrats on Wednesday. Congress is not expected to debate such bills until new members are sworn in next month. Privacy legislation is seen as one of the areas where the new divided Congress, with Republicans controlling the Senate and Democrats controlling the House of Representatives, might have a chance of success.

Oil prices edge up on hopes global supplies will tighten

NEW YORK - Oil prices climbed 1 percent on Thursday, after data showed inventory declines in the United States and as investors began to expect that the global oil market could have a deficit sooner than they had previously thought.

OPEC’s output agreement with Russia and Canada’s decision to mandate production cuts could create an oil market supply deficit by the second quarter of next year, if top producers stick to the deal, the International Energy Agency said in its monthly Oil Market Report.

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U.S. crude inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma, the delivery point for U.S. crude futures, fell by nearly 822,000 barrels in the week through Dec. 11, traders said, citing data from market intelligence firm Genscape.

Brent crude LCOc1 was up 57 cents, or 1 percent, at $60.72 per barrel by 12:02 p.m. EST (1702 GMT).

U.S. light crude CLc1 was 79 cents higher, or 1.5 percent, at $51.94 a barrel.

“The market over the last week has attempted to stabilize and I still think that’s what is happening today,” said Gene McGillian, manager of market research at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut.

“For further weakness in the market you need to see even stronger signs that demand growth is going to deteriorate and supply will continue to increase.”

Global oil supply has outstripped demand over the last six months, inflating inventories and pushing crude oil’s price at the end of November to its lowest in more than a year.

But the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other big producers including Russia said last week they agreed to cut production by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd).

Still, oil demand growth is slowing, OPEC said.

“Global supply and demand should reach a fine balance next year with the market ebbing and flowing on either side of equilibrium compared to trending for prolonged periods of over and undersupply as seen since the turn of the decade,” RBC Capital Markets analysts wrote in a note.

“Whether that is enough to bring apprehensive investors back to the table remains the topic du jour.”

OPEC said on Wednesday that demand for its crude in 2019 would fall to 31.44 million bpd, 100,000 bpd less than predicted last

month and 1.53 million bpd below what it currently produces.

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said his country has no plans to reduce its oil production, but will remain a member of OPEC, the official news agency IRNA reported.

Factors such as production cuts and output losses elsewhere should keep markets tight in the first half, Jefferies analyst Jason Gammel said. But he added that U.S. production growth “will almost inevitably re-accelerate in 2H19 as incremental pipeline capacity is installed in the Permian Basin. This means that by early 2020 the market could move back into oversupply.”

The United States, where weekly crude production C-OUT-TEIA has hit a record, is set to end 2018 as the world’s top oil producer, ahead of Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Google launches Thai AI project to screen for diabetic eye disease

BANGKOK - Google said on Thursday it had launched an artificial intelligence program in Thailand to screen for a diabetic eye disease which causes permanent blindness.

The eye screening program in Thailand follows a similar Google program in India and highlights a push by big tech companies to show the social benefits of new AI technologies.

“As a society, we have a responsibility to use AI in the best possible way,” Kent Walker, the company’s Senior Vice President for Global Affairs, said in speech at a Google event in Bangkok on Thursday.

The event also highlighted other social benefits of Google’s AI projects, such as stopping illegal fishing in Indonesia.

Google’s Thailand diabetes

program was announced in partnership with a Thai state-run Rajavithi Hospital. This followed a joint-study which found the AI program to have an accuracy rate of 95 percent when it comes to disease detection, compared with 74 percent from opticians or eye doctors.

The program analyses patients’ eye screen results to assess if they are at a risk of vision loss, which will enable them to have preemptive treatment.

Thailand is one of the world’s most important sugar producers and high sugar consumption is common amongst its 69 million population.

The Thai government has been campaigning against behavior that can lead to diabetes and has made the diabetic eye screening one of the country’s national health

An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018 indicators since 2015. intended to achieve a nationwide eye

Thailand has only around screening rate of 60 percent, which is 1,400 eye doctors for its 5 million also the Thai government’s target.

In October, Google said diabetic patients, who are all at risk of the vision loss, Paisan it would grant about $25 million Ruamviboonsuk, Ravajithi Hospital’s globally next year to humanitarian and environmental projects seeking assistant director, told reporters.

Paisan said the program is to use AI for good.

Instagram’s new feature allows users to share stories with smaller group

Facebook Inc’s Instagram said on Friday it launched a new feature dubbed “Close Friends” allowing users to share their stories with a smaller group of people.

The new feature, which will appear on the user’s profile in the side menu enables Instagram’s more than 1 billion users to create

a smaller group of friends and share stories exclusively with the group.

“If you’re on someone’s close friends list, you’ll see a green ring around their photo in the Stories tray and a green badge when you’re viewing their stories,” Instagram said in a statement to

Reuters.

Facebook has been focusing on Instagram, its fastest-growing revenue generator, as the social networking website’s core platform has come under fire from regulators pushing to improve information safeguards for individual privacy, to combat addiction to social media,

and to stop misinformation or fake news.

In October, Instagram appointed long-term insider Adam Mosseri as the head of the photosharing app following the highprofile exits of the photo-sharing app’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY

SENIOR SOLICITOR or ATTORNEY REQUIRED A senior solicitor or attorney is required for a busy firm based in Providenciales. The successful candidate will be a qualified real estate solicitor or attorney with at least ten years post qualification experience in the disciplines of: -property development -residential and commercial real estate -drafting and advising on commercial contracts and leases -drafting and advising on Wills, Probate and Trusts The successful candidate must already be called to the Turks and Caicos Islands Bar or eligible for immediate admission.

Excellent communication skills and ability to manage files and work independently are essential, together with requisite experience in preparation of cases and direct client relationships.

Remuneration based on experience – Commencing at $90,000.00 per annum All suitably qualified TC Islanders are required to send applications in writing with full resume to: Managing Partner Miller Simons O’Sullivan P.O. Box 260, Regent House West Regent Village Turks and Caicos Islands Fax: (649) 946-4663 E-mail: mslaw@tciway.tc Prospective TC Islanders applicants may also lodge a copy of their applications with the Labour Board

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.

DECEMBER 14TH, 2018 – DECEMBER 21ST, 2018

WANTED: PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor 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

NOTICE Regulation 7 of the Physical Planning (Development Permission) Regulations, 1990 An Application, REGISTERED NC 1132 by DARVILLE HANDFIELD, for a Commercial Development containing DAYCARE, STORE, OFFICE, CONFERENCE

ROOM,

RESTAURANT,

TWENTY

(20)

ONE

BEDROOM UNITS, SIX (6) SUITES, GAZEBO BAR, AND POOL. Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, within twentyeight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

‘Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Leeward Highway, Emily House, Providenciales, within twenty eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

Dated Posted:

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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BUTTERFIELD GOLD GROUP OF COMPANIES POSITIONS AVAILABLE All positions are held by work permit holder

Rosie’s Delight One (1) Server Serving customers Cashiering General cleaning Wages from $6.50 per hour One (1) Kitchen Helper Prepping meat & vegetables Assist with serving Dishwashing Cleaning kitchen area Wages from $6.50 per hour

heaters, drinking fountains, domestic water heaters and boilers, garbage disposals, backflow devices, valves and water meters.

2. Perform preventative maintenance inspections and repairs in district facilities including, but not limited to, domestic water systems and related devices and sanitary waste drainage.

3. Repair or replace water lines, domestic recirculation lines, and sewer lines.

4. Respond to emergency plumbing calls such as clogged drains, broken water lines, frozen pipes, gas odors and possible gas leaks. Evaluate situation and take proper corrective action.

5. Install new plumbing fixtures including, but not limited to, sinks, commodes, urinals, faucets, drinking fountains, garbage disposals, domestic water heaters and related devices.

6. Provide labor and material estimates related to plumbing for small remodel projects. Coordinate inspections for contractor performed work in renovations and new construction projects.

Coral Quarry One (1) Maintenance worker Performs routine maintenance on building interior and exterior.

Maintains a schedule of when maintenance has been performed and when next service is due.

Works in a safe manner and recognizes unsafe situations. Takes appropriate action to ensure safety of themselves and others in building.

Wages from $8.00 per hour

Wages from: $10.00 per hour

One (1) Labourer

Location: 23 Parade Ave, Providenciales

Applicant must be physical and able-bodied individual capable of lifting heavy loads of cements and Offloading shipments.

Only Belongers apply for these positions. Application forms available from Butterfield Gold Human Resource Department. Only applicants selected for interview will be notified.

Submit applications to by September 21, 2018 to:

Wages from $6.50 per hour Butterfield Gold One (1) Gardener Looking for an experienced gardener to plant and maintain the owner’s grounds.

Weeding and spraying plants Salary: $400.00 per week One (1) Plumber Coordinate, troubleshoot, repair, inspect and maintain plumbing equipment including, but not limited to, faucets, lavatories, toilets, flush valves, sinks, water

WORLD TECH TELECOMM

Location: In Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Resources Profiles The ASP Field Resources must have the following skills: This profile will be validated prior by Ericsson base on resumes (CV’s) previously provided by Supplier.

High school diploma, completion of G.E.D., or equivalent vocational school or short term courses resulting in Master Plumbers License. Five or more years of experience in related trade.

Butterfield Gold Ltd., Human Resource Department Town Center Mall Providenciales Tel: 649-946-4211 Labour Commissioner, Labour Department Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands

•Experience in tower maintenance activities: tighten loose bolts/ wires (lattice tower), tower painting, repair ground cabling/bars, check and repair lightening system, obstruction light replacement.

Technical Competences (Power Field Technicians) •Years of experience in similar positions: More than 2 years •Trained in OSH •Good expertise in usage of Electrical Field Tests Equipment required: Millimeters, Current Clamp.

•Experience in preventive and corrective maintenance of Diesel Power Generators (12-30 KVA), Batteries, Power Transfers and DC Rectifiers.

•Previous experience in PCB-02/05 Cabinets and control units desirable.

•Experience performing Batteries Discharge Tests and Midtronics or similar equipments.

Technical Competences (RAN O&M) Proof of experience on installation, equipment configuration and troubleshooting, mandatory with experience on RBSs Ericsson.

Years of experience in similar positions: • O&M Power/RAN Technicians and Riggers: More than 2 years.

•Field Supervisor (if applicable): more than 5 years.

Technical competences (Auxiliar Technicians De-bushing) •Years of experience in similar positions: More than 1 years •Experience in grass cutting and de-busing services •Local Resources desirable

Technical expertise in Telecommunications. Minimum technical degree on Electronics, Telecom, Electrical, System or Computer area.

•Troubleshooting and solve skills for RBS & Tx Microwave alarms.

•Knowledge in IP and SIU configuration (Expert Level for Supervisor and basic level for O&M RAN Technicians) •Good oral and written communication adaptable to different work groups and situations. Official language for this contract is English.

•Have knowledge of loading configuration scripts, using interfaces such as CMD, CVs, OMT, Element Manager, Minilink Craft, Excel, Word, etc.

•Trained in OSH and basic AC/DC Power RBS backup system: Gensets, DC Batteries, ATS.

Behavioral competences •Good personal presentation (example: not to wear shorts) •Quality and problem solving oriented •Maintains a constant communication flow with partners, colleagues and customers •Delivering Results & Meeting Customers Expectations •Analyzing •Applying expertise & technology •Following instructions & procedures •Actively contribute to continuous improvement •Cooperate and adapts quickly to teamwork •Give feedback of the work in timely manner and accept the feedback given to him/her •Show respect

Technical Competences (Tower Riggers) •Positions: More than 2 years •Work in height certification •Trained in OSH •Good expertise in usage of Field Test Equipment required: Site Master, optical Power Meter, Millimeters.

•Experience in repairing/replacing RF Jumpers/feeders, connectors and adjusting Antenna Tilt/Azimuth and Antennas replacement.

All of these positions are New Positions Please Contact: 231-8300 Please Email: worldtechtelecomm@gmail.com Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders can send copies of their resume to the Immigration Board.

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES JOB REFERENCE: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CFB6-01 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER/ TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Disaster Management and Emergencies Home Affairs, Transportation & Communication Providenciales Grade 7.1 $41, 205 per annum plus Allowances.

JOB SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Director of the Department of Disaster and Emergencies (DDME) the Radio Communications Manager/Telecommunications Specialist is responsible for maintenance and repair of all DDME emergency communication equipment, as well as receiving and transmitting communication.

JOB REFERENCE: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

CFB6-02 Training and Education Specialist Disaster Management and Emergencies Providenciales Grade 7.1 $41, 205.00 per annum plus Allowances

JOB SUMMARY: The Education and Training Specialist (ETS) will be responsible for the coordination, design and implementation of Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) education and training programmes in support of capacity building within the Turks and Caicos Islands (TC).

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

JCB6-04 Labour Inspector Labour Grand Turk GRADE 5.1 $26,650.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative and operational support position initially with island wide responsibility for monitoring and regulation of labour laws, policy, standards and procedures.

JOB REFERENCE NO: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

JCB6-07 Senior Immigration Officer Border Control & Employment Providenciales Grade 6.1 $33, 415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is a middle management position which has departmental responsibility for the supervision of junior Staff at the office, airport and field duties.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

JCB6-8 Intelligence Manager Immigration Department Ministry of Border Control and Employment Providenciales Grade 7 - $41,205.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This position is to support the Department in the key areas of tactical employment, training, administration, personnel management, maintenance, force protection, and sustainment of the Intelligence Team.

JOB REF: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

JCB6-9 DEPUTY DIRECTOR SPPD STRATEGIC POLICY AND PLANNING UNIT GRAND TURK Grade 9.1- $59,552.50 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior professional and technical position. This post has the responsibility of assisting in shaping and facilitating and implementing economic policies to promote sustainable economic and social development etc.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB6-11 JOB TITLE: Deputy Collector of Customs – Financial Management DEPARTMENT: Customs Department LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 9.1 - $59,552.50 PER ANNUM JOB SUMMARY: The Incumbent has responsibility for the financial performance of the operational units within the Customs Department and provides leadership and direction to all officers in regards to financial matters pertaining to the Customs Department.

JOB REF: Job Title: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

JCB6-12 Deputy Director CITU Central Information and Technology Unit Providenciales Grade 9.1- $59,552.50 per annum

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

DECEMBER 14TH, 2018 – DECEMBER 21ST, 2018

CBB6 - 13 Development Control Officer Planning Department Providenciales & Grand Turk GRADE 5.1: $26,650.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is a junior position with responsibility for the enforcement of the Physical Planning Ordinance and the regulations made thereunder throughout TCI. JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION:

SALARY:

CBB6-14 Energy Analyst Energy &Utilities Grand Turk Grade 7.1 $41,205.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: Provide research and analytical support to the Energy and Utilities Department by collecting data for conducting effective analysis of conventional and non-conventional energy generation and energy use in the TCI. JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB6-15 JOB TITLE: Crown Counsel MINISTRY: Attorney General’s Chambers LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8.1: $51,147.50 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: The job holder in this position must be able to provide legal advice to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government as it relates to a wide range of Government activities, public service matters, and advice to the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force: other than in relation to criminal prosecutions.

Job Reference No: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB6-16 Chief Valuation Officer Valuation Office Attorney General’s Chambers Grand Turk Grade 9.1: $59,552.50 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior managerial position with national responsibility for shaping the land development, acquisition, disposal, and valuation policy of the TCI. JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB6-17 Senior Compliance Officer Attorney General’s Chambers Crown Land Unit Providenciales Grade 6.1: $33,415.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Land Compliance Officer is a middle level post in the Crown Land Unit and is responsible for monitoring use of all Crown Land in the area to which they are assigned other than protected areas, and for ensuring that quick action if taken against any breaches of the Crown Land Ordinance or the terms and conditions of Crown Land leases or licenses, under the guidance of the Deputy Director(s), Crown Land Unit.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB6-18 JOB TITLE: Grounds Maintenance Worker DEPARTMENT: Education Department – Iris Stubbs Primary School LOCATION: South Caicos SALARY: $499.98 bi – weekly JOB SUMMARY: This is a general support services position, to assist with cleaning and maintenance of assigned facilities and grounds so that they are clean and ready for use.

JOB REFERENCE NO.: LWB6-19 JOB TITLE: CLEANER DEPARTMENT: LIBRARY LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: $499.98 bi-weekly JOB SUMMARY: Required to perform various cleaning duties as delegated by the supervisor and is responsible for helping to create a pleasant environment for workers and customers.

JOB REFERENCE NO.: LWB6-20 JOB TITLE: LIBRARY ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT: LIBRARY LOCATION: South Caicos SALARY: Grade 4.1 $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: Ensure library objectives are met by assisting in all planned activities of the Library.

JOB SUMMARY: The work of this position emphasizes the management, coordination and planning of all functions of a major organizational unit of the Information Technology Department.

Please Note: Applications that are not accompanied by all required supporting documents will not be processed.

Application Deadline 4th January. 2019

DECEMBER 14TH, 2018 – DECEMBER 21ST, 2018

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JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB6-21 JOB TITLE: Procurement Officer MINISTRY: Deputy Governor’s Office (Contracts & Corporate Performance Management) LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6.1 - $33,415.00 per annum.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

JOB SUMMARY: The post holder supports the Director of Contracts and Corporate Performance Management and the office by providing guidance on procurement and project management matters to Ministries, Departments, Statutory Bodies and other Public Bodies to allow for effective project and business decisions.

JOB SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the Director of Health Services, the Primary Health Care Manager plans, organises, directs and controls through primary health care staff the delivery of Primary Health Care services on each island and by extension the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI);

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB6- 22 Occupational Therapist Health, Agriculture and Human Services Providenciales Grade 8 - $51,147.50 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a professional position, performing evaluations, developing and implementing effective patient treatment plans to restore, compensate or adapt for loss of patient function, by planning and administering medically prescribed therapy treatments in accordance with professional standards governing the facility and their discipline.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY

KHB6-23 Quarantine Officer Agriculture Department Various Grade 6.1 $33,415.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: Is to oversee and evaluate the trapping operations of the animal welfare unit and enforcement of animal control ordinances. To investigate cases of mistreatment, nuisance and other breaches of the animal control ordinances.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB6 – 24 JOB TITLE: DEPUTY SUPERVISOR WELLNESS CENTER (Temporary) DEPARTMENT:

Special Needs Unit LOCATION: South Caicos SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: The job entails responsibility to assist the Supervisor with the management of the Wellness Centre/Special Needs Unit and ensuring quality care for all clients.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB6-25 Contract Performance Manager Contract Management Unit Providenciales $69,700.00 per annum

KHB6- 29 Primary Health Care Manager Primary Health Care Unit Providenciales SALARY: Grade 9.1 - $59,553.00 per annum plus allowances

KHB6- 30 Migrant Health Manager Primary Health Care Unit Providenciales SALARY: Grade 7.1 - $41,205.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior professional position responsible for the effective management of the Migrant Health Program JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

CFB6- 31 Prison Officer Her Majesty’s Prison Service Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 5.1 - $26,650.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: To support the Superintendent of Prisons to maintain security, control, supervision and the safe custody of offenders. The successful candidate will be responsible for looking after Offenders and to help them lead law abiding and useful lives in custody and after release.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

JCB6-32 Citizenship Caseworker Registration and Citizenship Department Grand Turk Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative support position which has departmental responsibility in assisting the department of Registration and Citizenship in the execution of various documents.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

JCB6-33 NETWORK AND WIRING SPECIALIST FINANCE, INVESTMENT AND TRADE CITU PROVIDENCIALES Grade 7.1 $41,205.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The job holder in this position is required to monitor and coordinate the implementation of all obligations under the hospital project/contract agreement.

JOB SUMMARY: This position will seek to address the need for permanent IT personnel presence and support on the island of Providenciales to service the IT needs of Government Offices on site and offices in the neighboring islands of North and Middle Caicos as needed.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: SALARY: LOCATION:

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB6-26 MEDICAL OFFICER Primary Health Care Grade 8 $51,147.50 per annum plus allowances.

Various

LWB6-34 Administrative Assistant Marjorie Basden High School South Caicos Grade 4.1 $21,935.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The successful candidate will provide a high standard of primary health care to patients in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative support position, which has responsibility for secretarial and administrative support functions in the office.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: LOCATION: ALARY:

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB6- 27 Chief Medical Technologist Health, Agriculture and Human Services Providenciales Grade 8 - $51,147.50 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: The Chief Medical Technologist is responsible for coordinating, monitoring and evaluating laboratory activities to ensure quality patient care and management and is expected to generate results that are deemed satisfactory when laboratory results are accurate, reliable and timely and client confidentiality is maintained.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

LWB6-35 SCHOLARSHIP OFFICER Scholarship Secretariat Grand Turk Grade 6: $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The Scholarship Officer provides administrative support to the Scholarship Secretariat/Unit.

KHB6-28 Administrative Assistant – Migrant Health Unit Primary Health Care Providenciales Grade 4.1 $21,935.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative support position, which has responsibility for secretarial and administrative support functions in the office.

Please Note: Applications that are not accompanied by all required supporting documents will not be processed.

Application Deadline 4th January. 2019

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3

00

IGA Flour

5 lb bag

Coke, Diet Coke or Sprite Products

Grace Corned Beef

12 oz can

4

00 00

6 pk/12 oz cans

Distinction UHT Milk

32 oz ctn

48 oz btl

Wesson Vegetable or Canola Oil

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6

IGA Cornflakes

18 oz box

Essential Everyday Purified Water

24 pk/.5 ltr btls

LIMIT 6

grocery department

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BAKED Fruit FRESH! Pies

8 99

6

99 Cupcakes

24 ct pkg

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75

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Serves 20-25 People

GREAT FOR PARTIES!

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12 2 ct pkg k

BAKED FRESH!

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Serves 20-25

LARGE

Serves 12-18

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Serves 6-10

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Cheese and Cracker Trays Cra SMALL

48 hour notice please.

based on pre-cooked weight

Let Our Deli Bake Your Turkey Bake-$1.00 per lb.

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PRICES GOOD WHILE QUANTITIES LAST. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES.

White Rolls

99

23

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Fully F ully C Cooked ook ked Turkey

10-12 10 -1 12 lb lbss

32 oz

Cheesecake

EASY!

COOKED FRESH!

8 Inch

48 HOUR NOTICE PLEASE

MAKE 99 CHRISTMAS

89

10-12 1 0 lb Turkey 2 lbs. Stuffing 1 lb. Gravy

Turkey Dinner

deli department

DELICiOUS DESSERT!

21

OPEN 7 AM TO 10 PM 7 DAYS A WEEK

12 ct pkg

99

Quarter Sheet Chocolate Cake

Bakery department

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DECEMBER 14TH, 2018 – DECEMBER 21ST, 2018

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