JUNE 7TH, 2019 – JUNE 14TH, 2019
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HAITI GROUNDS TCI AIRLINE by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
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aitian aviation authorities have embarked on a policy to clip the wings of the two airlines from the Turks and Caicos Islands that fly to their country. Caicos Express has already been stopped from flying to Haiti, and all indications are that interCaribbean airways will be next, unless the highly-contentious matter is resolved. Investigations by The SUN revealed that the dispute stems from the fact that a Haitian airline, Sunrise Airlines, has not been granted permission to fly to Turks and Caicos Islands. According to sources, because Sunrise Airlines has not been given reciprocal rights, the Haitian aviation authorities have refused to extend the licence for Caicos Express to fly to Haiti. The Haiti route was one of the busiest and most lucrative for Caicos Express, as is the case for interCaribbean Airways which reportedly has a few months left on its contract to fly to Haiti.
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Hartling Group wins BIG at Sol Rally Barbados 2019
artling Group Rally team wins BIG representing the Turks & Caicos Islands in the biggest motorsport event in the Caribbean, Sol Rally Barbados. Team TCI which consisted of five drivers brought home the gold, making a huge splash during
the events which were held from Friday, May 31st to Sunday, June 2nd. Pictured is Judith Guerrier, Mr. Jarrett Forbes-Director of Sports, Sabrina Martinenghi, William Elliott, Stan Hartling, Pierre Beswick, Joan
Hagan, Sky Horton, Paul Horton, Carmela Giordano, Kimo Williams, Jessica Higgs and other TCI sports officials all pictured with both trophies.(See page 14 & 15 for more photographs from the events).
Chelsea Stubbs of TCI is top chemistry student in the world In the summer of 2017, many in Turks and Caicos Islands would have thought life could not have been better for Chelsea Stubbs as she had earned the coveted title of Valedictorian at her prestigious High School, the British West Indies Collegiate. However, within a month of the Graduation ceremony that celebrated her academic success, a life-changing event was to see this young lady overcome challenges that even a seasoned adult would have struggled with. Born in 2000, Chelsea attended the B.E.S.T. Institute primary school as a young child. As a result of her notable GSAT performance, Chelsea was awarded a Graceway IGA Scholarship that enabled her to attend the British West Indies Collegiate. Her academic brilliance and her high degree of self-discipline were impressive from day one. A very competitive, yet modest young lady, 2015 alone saw Chelsea win 1st place in the national Inter High School Spelling Bee and 1st place in the Fortis Science Quiz. She was also a formidable force in the
BWIC softball and volleyball teams, both winners of the National Inter High School Championships. Her natural curiosity and talent allowed her to try and succeed at any new discipline that she attempted. This is how Chelsea became a musician, a baker and a self-taught historian. She excelled in all her subjects and deservedly was named Valedictorian of the Year 11 Class of 2017. Yet, a month later, Chelsea’s world was to be rocked when her father and guardian suffered the first of two strokes! Chelsea, at 17 years old, became her father’s primary care giver. She inevitably had to miss some classes, but often came directly to school from hospital, after tending to her father throughout the night. Alongside the tremendous workload of the Advanced Level courses she had just begun – not to mention the difficult living and working conditions created all around by Hurricane Irma - she would manage her home, take care of herself, and somehow find the time to study stroke rehabilitation. The 10 A*’s she had achieved in her IGCSE examinations in Form 5, all at one sitting, saw Chelsea consequently recognised as TCI’s Top Science student,
Top Humanities student and overall best performing student – a title shared with Tyrese Saunders - during the National Academic Awards. However, even greater success reached Chelsea when she was awarded the Top in the World Award for Cambridge International AS-Level Chemistry, meaning that she had attained the highest mark in the world for first year Advanced Level examinations she took while caring for her father. For most people, the enormous responsibilities resting on her young shoulders would have thrown them off course, but Chelsea simply worked harder to achieve her goals. She is currently school, the British West Indies Collegiate, her sponsor, Graceway IGA, and more completing her final year of the Advanced Level course in Mathematics, Biology importantly to herself and the Turks and and Chemistry at the British West Indies Caicos Islands. The Turks and Caicos Islands Collegiate, after achieving all A’s in the have a unique way of developing resilient first year. and determined people who are able to Chelsea is determined to become react positively to whatever life throws at a physician and give back to her native TCI. She has accepted an offer to attend them. Ernest Hemingway once said that Imperial College in London, one of the “courage is grace under pressure”. This resolve has allowed the ever- Continue most prestigious schools of medicine in smiling Chelsea Stubbs to come out on the world. Chelsea is a credit to her family, particularly her father, Bennett Stubbs, her Top!
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