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Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale

Former Premier Michael Misick

Grand Turk youth bested the crew of RFA Lyme Bay, a UK ship, with a convincing 7-2 win after a rousing football match last weekend.

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Imprisonment of poachers costs Gov’t $5k per day

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‘Chopped’ judge, other celebs for Food and Wine PAGE festival 2015  12

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PDM Leader addresses gun crimes and recent shooting death LEADER of the Opposition and PDM leader, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson on Thursday (August 6) shared her and her party’s misgivings on the recent shootings, some fatal and other violent activities in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Below is the full text of her statements: I am saddened once again to learn of the shooting death of another young man in these Islands.

We must first accept that we have a problem on our hands and we cannot ignore it.

All sectors of society from Governor to Government to people must realise we have a problem.

We are cognisant of the fact that we remain among countries with the lowest crime rate and that it is politically correct to not alarm our tourists, but we must question at what time, should we be alarmed?

We cannot continue to be satisfied that we have one of the lowest crime rates and safest countries when residents are becoming fearful and when gun related incidents are becoming common place.

In a little, developing country like ours one is too much and now, it appears to be trending.

Fundamentally, there appears to be too many guns on the streets; too many people are playing God; too many people are disregarding human life and its value and too many of our young people are playing gangster

games that are causing lives and their lives and which in the long run can negatively impact our tourism industry.

This year in my budget response, I raised the fact that the Premier said in a newspaper article over a year ago that guns and drugs are suspected to also be coming in on illegal sloops and I am yet to hear of any successful stint operation.

Whilst we cannot expect to know all that is going on in the area of national security and in the fight against crime, we as citizens expect to see attempts and hopefully hear of successes. As a country that is heavily reliant on tourism, and in this year I warned of such a heavy reliance, we must do more to fight for this industry that can easily come under threat if we are not more vigilant and committed to the fight against crime.

A few weeks ago, the Premier responded to the deaths of two young men and called a meeting with the Commissioner of Police.

We heard of greater commitment to resources for the police and we waited for an opportunity to support additional expenditure.

On August 17 we are entertaining a supplementary for the police and I had hoped to see funding for much more than what is being brought.

The PDM stands ready to support resources that will aid getting guns off the streets and generally crime fighting initiatives.

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We have shown by the sponsoring of a Private Member’s Motion brought by the Hon Goldray Ewing for legislation to introducing biometric tools in crime fighting – tools such as fingerprinting and CCTV. Unfortunately, this motion was passed but has since been ignored.

Crime is not a political issue and to make it one would be a major disservice to any country.

This unity in the fight against crime is not only for the police and the Government or the Government and the PDM but the people must also be united in this stance.

We must pull ourselves together on this issue and while we can hold the police and the Government into account, we as a people have to become more responsible.

If we know of persons who are involved in crimes or of persons who have illegal fire arms, we are obligated as a people to do our part.

I am not convinced that all persons are fearful of reprisal or of persons not being confidential especially when we have the option of 1900-TIPS which is completely anonymous.

A few weeks ago, two young men were buried in Providenciales from gun related incidents and I therefore could not attend both funerals but I did appear at the start of one and attended the second.

Never would I have imagined in little TCI that on one day at the same time two babies would be laid to rest

Leader of the Opposition and PDM, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson

from gun related incidents.

As I saw them both lying there I saw promise lost, I saw trouble and again I saw a cry for help.

We are about to lay a four year old to rest as a result of a tragedy related to a firearm. This cannot be the Turks and Caicos that we envisioned for us all.

We are in this together and we call on everyone involved to get serious about this issue.

How many more young men have to be snuffed out on these streets before we all realise how serious this situation is?

People are fearful in Provo and confused.

We need the Government to put the much needed resources in place, be it expertise and skills or increased man power and other tools.

We need the police to identify their needs and work with all stakeholders towards the realisation of a shared goal.

We need us as residents and citizens to realise that we all have a part to play and we need to be committed to keeping TCI safe and to the protection of our children and ourselves.

The young man shot and killed last night grew up in South Caicos and I know his mother. Today [Thursday] I grieve with his family and it is my prayer that God comfort them in this time.

As colloquial as the phrase is, it is true, crime is everyone’s business and we need to be about the business of crime fighting from where we stand.

South Caicos airport redevelopment works on schedule ACCORDING to the Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA) the initial works being carried out at the South Caicos Airport are on schedule.

In a brief release to the press on the state of affairs, TCIAA chief executive John Smith on Monday (August 3) stated that the initial works have paved the way for major construction which is anticipated to commence within the next few weeks.

The redevelopment of the airport includes lengthening and resurfacing of the runway, resurfacing to the taxiway and apron, new aerodrome lighting system, and new terminal building, control tower and fire-fighting

facility.

The project management team, WSP Global Inc has been engaged and together with the TCIAA have committed to the successful completion of the project in 2016, in accordance with all international and national regulations, Smith said.

He added: “We are delighted to embark on the redevelopment of the South Caicos Airport to match the projected traffic flow and the confidence displayed by the private sector in developing the local tourism industry.”

The redevelopment of the airport will facilitate night operations and as well as international charter operations

in support of the ongoing development of the South Caicos hospitality industry.

“In the interest of fast tracking this, the Airports Authority has split the work prioritising the construction of the control tower and fire hall. This is expected to go to local tender later this month,” the CEO further stated.

Smith’s statement on the tender for the control tower and fire hall confirmed remarks made by Minister of Finance Washington Misick to the Weekly News last week.

Misick had also stated that the intention of Government is to have these two facilities up and running by the end of October.

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CJ dismisses Misick's application

BY DELANA ISLES

Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale wasted no time in kicking out the latest court filing by former Premier Michael Misick on Tuesday (August 4).

The court application filed by Misick’s senior counsel, Ralph Thorne, QC, sought a stay of the December 1 trial, and dealt with a challenge to the constitutionality of the trial judge Paul Harrison’s court, as well as the power of the court to order a trial without a jury.

Andrew Mitchell, prosecutor for the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT), along with an associate, joined Tuesday’s hearing via video and audio link from the United Kingdom.

In a three hours long eloquent and ultimately unpersuasive presentation, the Barbadian QC argued for Ramsay-Hale to make a declaration that the court established for Misick and his co-defendants’ trial is in breach of the Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands and as such has no jurisdiction.

He further submitted that legally and factually the trial court was established beyond the confines of the constitution and that of the court system of the country and the rule of law.

Thorne also asked the court to declare that the Trial Without a Jury Ordinance 2010 is unconstitutional and that the specific charges now against his clients are contrary to the charges for which he was extradited.

The lawyer stated that the actions of the Crown in charging Misick as it did constitutes an act that has been unlawful, irrational, disproportionate and procedurally unfair.

Following Thorne’s lengthy submissions, Mitchell reiterated

Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale

claims he made in his written submissions - that the application is frivolous and vexatious and should be dismissed forthwith.

In a 45 minute presentation the SIPT lawyer pointed out that the application had “no substance whatsoever” and that the arguments put forth by the defence team are matters that have already been argued and adjudicated.

However, Thorne in his rebuttal refuted Mitchell’s claim that the matters were dealt with previously, firmly stating that the issues are new ones and were not addressed before.

He reiterated his claims that Harrison is a special court and charged that Mitchell’s submissions were lacking in substance.

However, the Chief Justice was not persuaded by Thorne’s arguments, and agreed with the SIPT’s submissions that the application was frivolous and vexatious on Wednesday afternoon, when she handed down her judgement.

Local attorney for Misick, Beryn Duncanson immediately applied for leave to appeal her judgement in the

Court of Appeal, but was denied.

Ramsay-Hale pointed out that the defendant had no right to appeal her decision as she had found his application frivolous and vexatious.

In her written judgement, which outlined her reasons, the CJ found that no special court was established to try the defendants and that the jurisdiction of a judge of the Supreme Court to try and determine the matter was not given to an executive body or transferred to a person who was appointed outside of the procedure set out in the constitution.

“The applicant is to be tried by the Supreme Court by a judge who has been, as the Privy Council held [last May] and the applicant concedes, properly appointed by His Excellency the Governor acting on the advice of the Judicial Services Commission and as such enjoys that independence which safeguards the applicant’s right to a fair trial.”

She further stated that as to the special nature of the judge’s short term appointment for the express purpose of trying a particular matter, the Privy Council (in its

Former Premier Michael Misick

own denial of an appeal by Misick and others in May) approved the ad hoc appointment and held that it was constitutionally in the circumstances where the judge has been appointed in the same manner as other judges of the Supreme Court and enjoyed the same constitutional safe guards, including security of tenure.

On the issue that the Trial Without a Jury Ordinance is unconstitutional, Ramsay-Hale found that the applicant’s contention that the law is selective in its application and so offends a constitutional guarantee of equality before the law and protection from discrimination is untenable.

“It [defence arguments] is predicated on the fact that to date no other application has been made by the Crown to try any other matter without a jury, but that fact does not change the character of the law as being of universal application.

“In my judgement, the application for a declaration… is frivolous and wholly without merit.”

On the issue of the charges initially levelled against Misick to secure extradition, and them being

increased after he arrived on TCI land, the CJ decided that if the charges all arose from the same set of facts and are all extraditable then the number of them cannot amount to a breach of either the doctrine of specialty or the constitution.

She agreed with the SIPT lawyer that the issue of the number of charges can and should be dealt with by the trial judge when he meets in September for pre-trial hearing.

She noted that Harrison has the power to stay the proceedings if he is satisfied that the proceedings would be otherwise unfair.

Meanwhile, Duncanson told this publication that the defence team will still be approaching the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal RamsayHale’s judgement, when they meet on September 7.

However, the trial of Misick, Floyd Hall, McAllister Hanchell, Lillian Boyce, Jeffrey Hall, Clayton Greene, Lisa Hall, Melbourne Wilson, Earlson Robinson - and his brother Thomas ‘Chal’ Misick is moving full steam ahead to its December 1 commencement date.

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A Weekly News column that puts you on the spot for your opinions on the issues of the day

Moral decay and lawlessness

THE DISREGARD for the laws of the TCI came in for some criticism last week from church leaders.

The increase in gun crimes, the tragic shooting of a toddler and other similar atrocities, as well the general erosion of the moral fibre in families and communities were all spotlighted as things the country needs to get a grip on.

What are your thoughts?

We get what we deserve

I think that parents need to get a grip. Morals, values, compassion for all living creatures, regard for the laws of the country and common sense are things that parents are supposed to instil in their children.

Leading by example is a powerful way to teach children these things.

These teachings should be reinforced in church and in school, by intelligent thoughtful,

educated adults.

We don’t see much of that here, do we?

So naturally we lay it all at the feet of a Government who, regardless of the party in power, has proven time and time again over the past 30 years, that they are incompetent or criminal or too immature to handle the job.

Until this and the next generation of kids grow up, we are stuck with what we’ve got.

Since the large population of expatriates, with incredible resources and experience, is shunned by Belongers, we cannot really draw on them for help.

So we get what we deserve.

Legacy of lawlessness

This is the legacy of the 2003 to 2009 government and the lack of oversight during the British Labour government rule.

Remember the good people of the TCI sent the FCO more complaints than all the complaints of the other 13 British overseas territories combined.

Still the Labour government ignored the pleas for help. British Labour ignored the results of the inquiry by sending us Wetherell who had no clue of the political and moral decay in our little country.

Therefore we re-elected the same political family who brought us down.

What an example we set for our children

Let’s thank Mike for this

Those who attend church need to think how Mike Misick ridiculed Derek Taylor for Taylor’s references to God and Jesus in parliament.

Then the church members joined in allowing Mike to steal the Government.

Misick paid back the churchmen and woman with the notorious “love gifts”.

We remember one Bishop who celebrated

his Government check for $140,000. Another Bishop was given tuition payments for his school and was allowed to withhold the NIB payments for his teachers.

Another was glad to have Ponzi schemer David Smith in his church donating his blood money.

There were churchmen who turned down the love gifts. They had principles!

Churches have a role to play too

Yes, these are the things that the country needs to get a grip on especially the churches who needs to strengthen the eroding moral fibre in families and communities.

Instead of criticising they should rather act first especially on the issues of morality and values which are the root cause why the laws of TCI are being disregarded.

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Imprisonment of poachers costs Gov’t $5k per day – Meanwhile $5.4k fines go unpaid

BY DAISY HANDFIELD THE DOMINICAN poachers arrested for illegal fishing in the TCI’s waters have been unable to come up with the required funds to avoid the six months imprisonment time set by Chief Magistrate Clifton Warner last week.

As such, the men remain at Her Majesty’s Prison at the expense of the Government, while the $5,400 fines go unpaid.

When this newspaper contacted Public Prosecutor Clement Joseph on Thursday (August 6) to inquire on the possibility of a reduction on the imposed payment, and an ease on the country’s coffers, he indicated that this is unlikely.

He said: “When the magistrate has given a decision like that, the court cannot go back and revisit the decision.

“They cannot look into reducing the amount that is already set.”

However, he said that the men will be applying for bail in a Grand Turk court on Friday (August 7).

In an interview with another media house on the day of the court case (July 28) in Providenciales, Joseph had explained that sending the men to prison would cost the TCI Government about $5,000 per day to house the 28 poachers.

This would be more than the $5,400 that they were required to pay by 4pm that day for their release.

That daily rate, multiplied by the six month imprisonment for each man would take a huge chunk out of the country’s Treasury.

He said: “They can go up to Grand Turk today, but we are hoping that they can raise the money and pay the state so that we can get the revenue

instead.”

Unfortunately they were unsuccessful coming up with the funds and were sent to Her Majesty prison in the nation’s capital, Grand Turk.

The 28 men that appeared pled guilty to the eight offences last Tuesday before Warner.

The men, together with 14 unlicensed vessels were captured on Thursday (July 23), after Enforcement Officers from the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) responded to a forewarning from the TCI’s Marine Police Air Patrol.

They were found to be in possession of illegal spear guns, breathing apparatus, as well as just more than 2000lbs of illegal catch, including parrot fish, lobster and conch.

They were then charged for the following contraventions to the Fisheries Protection Ordinance: taking marine product without a license, taking marine product using breathing apparatus, possession of spear guns, taking marine product by use of a spear gun, use of unlicensed

vessels, possession of egg-bearing lobster, possession of parrot fish, and possession of crawfish during the closed season.

Officers confirmed that a total of 1462 lb of lobster, including 69 eggbearing lobster, and 485lb of parrot fish were seized.

The TCI lobster season is only due to resume on August 15 and it is considered a serious offence to fish for or be in possession of lobster during the closed season.

Likewise, the Fisheries Protection Ordinance prohibits the catching of parrot fish at all times.

Man arrested for shooting in Blue Hills

A MAN has been arrested in connection with a shooting that took place in the vicinity of Old Smokey’s on Bay Road in Blue Hills, Providenciales, on Monday (August 3).

Authorities are also in search of a masked man who they believe can assist them with their investigations.

During the night of the incident, which occurred at about 9.36pm, a 21-year-old man arrived with a gunshot wound at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre.

The man was treated for his injuries and is reported to be in a stable condition.

A crime scene was established along Bay Road and police are conducting a full investigation into what is believed to be a targeted attack.

Police are also still appealing for any witnesses with information about the incident to make contact with authorities.

Police can be contacted at 9418083 or by calling Crimestoppers in Miami at 1-800-8477.

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Another man shot and killed

BY DAISY HANDFIELD

Dr John Claydon holds a PhD from James Cook University

New DEMA Director announced A NEW Director is now heading the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA), the Government announced recently.

Environmental champion Dr John Claydon holds a PhD from James Cook University, Australia, and has 10 years industry experience with a background in marine biology and ecology and strong familiarity with this region.

Desiree Lewis, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Culture, said: “We are pleased to have Dr Claydon as part of the team and look forward to a prosperous and sustainable future with him, his knowledge and professionalism will be an asset considering that the 14 British Overseas Territories account for 90 percent of the UK’s biodiversity.”

Claydon spent six years on South Caicos as a lecturer in tropical marine ecology and later as Director of the School

for Field Studies - Centre for Marine Resource Studies, a residential, research, education and conservation centre focusing on the marine environment and hosting undergraduate students.

Dr Claydon commenced employment on July 4.

In August last year former Director Kathleen Wood sensationally quit her post sighting a plethora of reasons.

Wood told the Weekly News that issues such as a grossly underfunded and understaffed department, little to no attention to environmental concerns by officials, public lack of care and her feelings of futility in effecting change despite her efforts, influenced her decision to vacate the post.

She said that until such a time where the environment is prioritised as a national concern, the TCI will continue to see declines in the environment, and she nor any other Director can stop this negative trend.

Scotiabank TCI named best emerging markets bank SCOTIABANK has been named the ‘Best Emerging Market Bank 2015 in Turks and Caicos’ by the prestigious Global Finance.

The bank previously captured this accolade in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, according to a press release on Wednesday (August 5).

Scotiabank was also named ‘Best Emerging Markets Bank 2015’ by Global Finance in four other countries, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and US Virgin Islands.

Bruce Bowen, senior vice president of Caribbean region and international banking, said: “We are proud to receive this accolade in five territories this year as customers continue to receive world-class service from Scotiabank.”

Managing director Sean

Brathwaite added: “It is an honour to be recognised for the hard work and dedication of our employees, and the loyalty of our customers.

“This award is truly a testament of the bank’s commitment to understanding and satisfying our customers’ needs.”

In an exclusive survey to be published in its May issue, Global Finance has selected the winners in 25 countries within the Latin America region.

Criteria for choosing the winners included growth in assets, profitability, strategic relationships, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative products.

In addition a poll of Global Finance’s corporate readership was conducted in order to increase the accuracy and reliability of the results.

RESIDENTS woke up to the news of yet another fatal shooting in Providenciales on Thursday, this time in Blue Hills on Wednesday (August 6).

Police told press on Thursday morning that they called to the scene on Bay Road at about 9.24pm the night before.

According to a police report, the 31-year-old man was found lying on the floor at a bar called Tropical Bar with a gunshot wound to his head.

He was taken to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre where he was pronounced dead by a doctor.

No one else was injured in the incident.

Up to press time police had not released the name of the deceased, but this publication can confirm that his first name was John.

Girlfriend of the deceased, Keisha Harris took to social media site Facebook to express the pain that she felt for the sudden loss of her significant other.

“Oh God what do I do, the very man I love, the very man I care for and cherish has departed from me.

Baby may your soul rest in peace and rise in glory.

“Justice will be served for this murder case, I will not rest until it’s served. I will not rest until I am satisfied.

“Gone too soon, I can’t believe, where do I go from here. My love, the father of my son, my hubby, my baby… rest easy baby,” the bereaved woman expressed.

Others took to her Facebook page in attempts to console the grieving woman.

A photo of John, found on the Facebook page of girlfriend, Keisha Harris

Police said that an investigation has commenced and a crime scene was established which was examined by detectives and forensic specialists on the night of the shooting.

Police are looking for an armed masked man who they believe can assist them with their investigation.

A male is currently assisting

Under the tree

police with inquires in connection with the crime.

Anyone who may have information that could assist with the police with their investigations are being asked to come forward.

Police can be contacted at 9418083 or anonymously by calling Crimestoppers in Miami on 1-8008477.

By Benneth Williams

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Rotary membership is stagnant – District Governor The other three things, which he did not expand on, included humanitarian service (ensure that the programmes, goals and objectives clubs set for themselves are meaningful in the communities that they are serving); new generations (if clubs are going to make an impact on communities they have to reach those people who will be the leaders of those communities going forward); and public image.

Expanding a bit on public image, Stubbs said: “We have to promote what we do shamelessly, we have to let the entire world know what we are doing because the more we let people know what we are doing, the more they will see the good work that we are doing and the more interested they would be in becoming members.”

By Delana Isles ROTARIANS in the Turks and Caicos Islands have been encouraged to help boost the organisation’s stagnant membership and grow the rotary foundation with some extra dollars.

Visiting Rotary District Governor for 7020, Felix Stubbs made this charge to a gathering of Rotarians last Thursday (July 30) at a ceremony at Club Pillows in Providenciales.

Stubbs has oversight for the 7020 district which includes the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, St Maarten, St Martin, St Barts and Anguilla.

Sharing some of the things he intends to see done during his year (2015 to 2016), Stubbs told the gathering: “We at a district and international level can assist you in making sure that you move this club from success to significance.

“My role is really to make sure that I bring the resources of Rotary International to you so that you can use those resources to better the lives of those persons in our communities who may be less fortunate than ourselves and in that regard I am extremely and proud to be your District Governor.”

He further pointed to the importance of working along with and engaging the Rotaract and Interact clubs: “Because I think if we are going to make an impact on our communities we have to involve our young leaders and we have to see them as young leaders and not as kids.

“They are our future in rotary, particularly in this district and we have to ensure that we give them every opportunity to demonstrate their ability and their willingness to lead.”

The District Governor also explained that there are six priority areas for him during his year.

Membership “It is no secret that when you look at Rotary International for the last ten to 15 years, we haven’t really grown. There have been 1.2 million members forever.

“The fact of the matter is, for those ten to 15 years we have brought almost one million people into Rotary, yet we are still at 1.2 million, so what does that tell you?

We have brought in a million; we’ve lost a million.”

He told the members that they all need to do a better job of making their clubs stronger by ensuring that members are more engaged.

“But in addition to this, we have to also continue to grow our membership, because the more members we have, the more hands we have to do community work.

Rotary District Governor 7020, Felix Stubbs

“It is also a fact that the more members we have, the more dues we have to meet our financial commitments and the more you bring in new members the more you continue to enhance the vitality of our clubs.”

He added that it is then very important that new members are brought in, and that the old and experienced members are retained.

“We have to bring in new members and engage them immediately – that’s the reason why I have chosen for my theme this year ‘From success to significance,’” Stubbs said.

Rotary Foundation The second major objective for the Rotary for the year is to grow the Rotary Foundation, the District Governor noted.

“What that means is that we are asking clubs and members of clubs to dig a little bit deeper in their pockets and to make contributions to the foundation because by making those contributions to the foundation we are able to get the funding we will need in order to do the projects that we want to do. We want to do projects that are bigger and better and bolder.”

He added: “We are asking you to consider doing something that the entire community can get involved with, that the entire community would be aware of and that the significance to the community is greater than the smaller projects that we are doing.”

He stated that in addition to supporting the foundation, clubs also have to do a better job of using the foundation.

“So as you give money to the foundation, we are expecting that

you would be in a position to identify projects so you can go to the foundation and get grants to help fund those projects.

“One of the sad things that happens in district 720 is that we don’t understand the significance of the foundation to our district.

“Every year we contribute about $280,000 to the Rotary Foundation, yet every year we get back $3.7 million in grants.

“My question is, how much of that $3.7 million comes to the TCI? And whose fault is it that it doesn’t get here?” Stubbs pointed out.

As a result of this, the District Governor said that he will be conducting a grants management training (last Saturday) with the objective that at the end of that training members will be motivated to apply to the Rotary International Foundation to get significant grants for the TCI to do some of significant projects he would like to see them do.

Online community The third thing he would like to see done is to make sure that clubs and their members use the Rotary’s online community capabilities.

“We are finding that if we want to have Rotary growth we have to be more knowledgeable about what’s happening in Rotary and one way to do that is to use automation to its maximum potential.

“You can help by ensuring that you put your data into Rotary central , that clubs does so too, and that you keep that data up to date so that the persons at Rotary International can look at that and determine where you may have weaknesses and where we can supply you with some help.”

BIOGRAPHY Felix N Stubbs, MBE, DHL, is a citizen of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas with Turks and Caicos ancestry.

He has been recognised in the Bahamas for his contribution to the commercial growth and economic progress of that country as well as for his involvement in communitybuilding initiatives.

He is a former president and general manager of IBM Bahamas Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the IBM Corporation.

He held that position for over 32 years, opting to take early retirement in 2014 so that he could devote more time to his Rotary obligations.

During his time at IBM, Stubbs led a transformation of IBM Bahamas

Ltd from a computer hardware company to one more focused on software and services.

His steady leadership has resulted in more highly-skilled employees, better customer service and improved margins despite a challenging economy.

Stubbs is also a past president of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce, a former director of the Central Bank of the Bahamas and a current member of several boards of Bahamian enterprises and government committees.

As a result of his commitment to country and dedication to excellence, he has frequently been called upon to lend his commercial expertise and leadership skills in many other areas that would lead to the betterment of the Bahamian society at large.

In 2014 he was appointed as chairman of the National Development Plan Steering Committee, a committee whose mandate is to create a 25-year strategic plan for the development of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

That same year he was declared a Bahamian icon when he was nominated for, and won, the Bahamian Icon Award in the field of commerce.

In 2006 he was bestowed with the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary doctorate, by the BWR Ministries and Seminary, Richmond, Virginia, USA. In 1996 he was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Digicel rolls out ‘Summer in the fast lane’ campaign OVER $10,000 in cash and prizes are up for grabs in the Digicel TCI ‘Summer in the fast lane’ campaign through which customers can enter for a chance to win their share of $10,000 in cash and prizes.

The campaign was rolled out on Thursday (August 6) with details on how customers can get a chance to win big.

Marketing manager for Digicel, Trina Adams, said: “We’re really excited to be launching our summer promotion which this year gives our customers the chance to win over $10,000 in cash and prizes.

“There will be four weekly winners of $1,000 each in cash and one lucky winner will walk away with a year of free Digicel mobile, broadband and TV services valued at $4,000 - plus many more.”

Other prizes in the four-week long promotion include weekly giveaways of smartphones, data plans and credit.

“What’s great about this promotion is that customers can enter to win simply by doing the things they always do – like purchasing a handset or signing up for a data plan.”

Adams continued: “Entering for a chance to win couldn’t be easier.

Customers are automatically entered by purchasing a featured LTE handset, signing up for a LTE post-paid or prepaid plan, activating a LTE data plan or topping up $20 or more.”

Winners of the summer campaign will be selected randomly each week and contacted by a marketing representative.

The promotion ends on August 31.

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The event continued the party’s 40th year celebrations

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PDM ‘Legacy Dinner’ in honour of Daniel Williams

PDM holds dinner for Daniel Williams THE PDM held a ‘Legacy Dinner’ in honour of Daniel Williams on North Caicos on Saturday (July 18).

According to a press release on Monday (July 20) the event at My Dees Restaurant continued the party’s 40th year celebrations.

“Williams was one of two 1976 independent candidates that joined the PDM to form the first elected ministerial government,” the release read.

The party leader, elected representatives, former leaders, former elected representatives, party executive and stalwarts all travelled to North Caicos to celebrate him.

The honouree was flanked by his wife and joined by his children, grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

“It was a beautiful evening of talent display, great fellowship and excellent cuisine,” the press release stated.

Maintaining her party’s convention promise to take the

celebrations to him, PDM Leader Sharlene Cartwright Robinson said she felt “extremely privileged to be in a position to give this honour to this giant of a man while he is able to enjoy it.

“He is a significant part of this country’s history and is forever etched in the legacy of our great party.

“My colleagues and I, like those gone before, are indeed grateful to him.”

The event was chaired by National Chairman, Douglas Parnell, with an opening prayer from Hudson Gardiner. Words of welcome were offered by Brenda Ariza.

The evening featured an array of talent in tribute to the honouree.

Young saxophonists Astacio Ariza and Kamia Rolle played the National Anthem while solos were done by the honouree’s grand-nephew Davis Gardiner Jr and Deidre Jennings.

Not to be outdone little Caleea Musgrove read a poem written in

tribute to Williams and played her recorder.

Greetings were brought by seat caretaker and former elected representative and Deputy Speaker Ashwood Forbes.

Patricia Eke was charged with the responsibility of reading the Williams’ biography.

PDM Leader Sharlene CartwrightRobinson brought remarks and presented Williams with a basket of gifts, a custom made plaque, a commemorative 40th year PDM Convention Magazine in which he was featured and an exclusive interview to tell his story.

Preceding this, young saxophonist Kamia Rolle played beautifully ‘Wind beneath my wings’.

Cartwright-Robinson said: “I believe that time and history chooses people and just as time chose Hon Williams 39 years ago, I believe time has chosen me and all of us to witness and be a part of this historic event.

“There is no better place to host this then here among his family and friends on his beloved North Caicos.

“To tell the PDM’s story without recognising Hon Williams and the Late Hon Liam McGuire who are forever etched in our party’s legacy, is to do history and these individuals a disservice.”

She went on to say that in the party’s 40th year, members decided to recognise the men and solidify them in the Hall of Fame.

“God is honoured when we genuinely honour those that work/ worked among us. So tonight, it is for his glory that we pause to honour you Hon Williams. Then it is important that your name never be forgotten.

“As a student of history, I consider history just as important as our future for a myriad of reasons but I would say tonight, it is so that we do not forget from whence we came and on whose shoulders we stand.

“So Hon Daniel Williams as the

Leader of the PDM, I say thank you, thank you, thank you on behalf of us all and on behalf of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands, your life speaks volumes to me as a leader.

“I will never forget that when you were faced with the decision in 1976 to join the PDM, you did not make it alone but returned to your people to involve them and hear from them.

May God bless you.”

Tributes were then paid by former Leader and Leader of the Opposition, Floyd Seymour, elected representative for Blue Hills, Goldray Ewing, family representative, his son Jedrick Bain and Pastor Courtney Missick.

The honouree in his response took a brief stroll down memory lane, expressed his gratitude to the PDM, offered valuable and timely nuggets of wisdom and shared a message from Scripture.

The vote of thanks was moved by Elizabeth Rolle.

Fitness camp a huge success CHILDREN learnt about the importance of fitness and nutrition during a summer camp at the Edward C Gartland Youth Centre in Providenciales.

Nutrition in Demand held its second annual camp from July 20 to 24.

According to a press release on Tuesday (August 4) the camp was designed so that during the first half students learned about the importance of fitness and nutrition in living a healthy lifestyle.

But there was also a practical portion of the camp where everyone was involved in making and tasting a healthy recipe and participated in various forms of physical activity.

Children between the ages of 11 to 17 took part in Cross Fit, a fitness craze that is a core strength and conditioning programme which can be adapted to any fitness level.

They also were exposed to the different equipment at a gym, yoga, aerobic exercises and a hike to Bird Rock Trail.

Tamika Handfield of Nutrition in Demand explained: “We thought it was important to expose the children to many different types of activities so that they could then choose which activity (ies) they like best. They could also choose based on their desired goal.”

This year, Lisa Lagace travelled from Canada to volunteer her time and expertise with Nutrition in Demand.

Lagace has been working in the field of fitness for many years. She is the former owner of the Fun N’ Fit Gym, commonly known as Erebus Gym and currently works in the area of teaching communities on the importance of physical activity and nutrition.

Children take in part in exercise classes during the camp

When asked about her involvement in the camp, Lagace had this to say: “Children today are spending many hours a day in front of a screen (television, computer or video game) and very few children are physically active for 60 minutes

a day (the recommended minimum).

“In the fitness component of the camp, these were some of the topics we touched upon.

“Our goal was to give the youth the basic tools to lead a healthy lifestyle, no matter what their size or

level of fitness.

“They were taught about different body types and the importance of being comfortable in their own skin.

“They were introduced to many different activities and shown that being active is for everyone.

“The camp was a huge success.

The participants took on every challenge we gave them and together we had a great week.”

Each year the camp is open to 20 children but this year many more children were interested.

Handfield said: “We were ecstatic that so many children wanted to be a part of the camp because it shows that either they or their parents saw the importance of learning about health and nutrition while still young.”

Nutrition in Demand would like to say a profound thanks to everyone that helped to make this year’s camp a success, according to the press release.

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No to 12 storey buildings on Grace Bay

Residents of Chalk Sound and children from Provo Children’s Home clean up the area

Chalk Sound residents organise community clean-up RESIDENTS of Chalk Sound in Providenciales, along with the children from Provo’s Children Home organised a garbage clean-up around Chalk Sound on Saturday (July 25).

In a press statement from community members, they said that they were cleaning up their environment because they lived there and it reflected on them as residents.

It read: “It is depressing driving

along the highways or roads and all you can see is garbage.

“We see tourists driving around and we are embarrassed at how dirty our island is, especially when we boast of all the tourism and travel accolades that we have been given.”

They said that they believe that if residents in their community took the initiative to clean their community and stop waiting for the Government or others to do it, the country would

be more beautiful and clean.

“We will not only be ‘Beautiful by Nature’, we will be ‘Clean by Choice’.

“So we challenge the other communities of Providenciales and our other sister islands to join us in cleaning up their communities so that together we can be a clean Turks and Caicos Islands where our visitors will not only boast about our sun, sand, sea and people, but also about how clean our country is.”

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A new type of church?

WITH the various challenges faced by particular churches, some are calling for a new type of church. Dr Raulston Nembhard, a priest, has written about this in the Jamaica Observer.

You may recall that he wrote a previous article about the crisis in Christianity, which I commented on in the TC Weekly News.

Dr Nembhard in this new article titled: ‘A church unusual instead of a church as usual,’ says that a church unusual is not business as usual.

It is not about hierarchy and privilege, sees the pastor’s role as servant, and is defined by a love that forgives.

It is known for compassion and gratitude, and is a place where people can find healing.

He notes that a church as usual is known for its hierarchy of power and influence and as you ascend the hierarchy, there is a different attitude towards those in the lower rung, and in the congregation.

There are rules and regulations defining conduct and the weight of authority comes down on those who transgress.

The worth of the person is not considered just the desire to preserve things as they are.

It does not show compassion, condemns rather than seek to heal and is not seen as a safe

BY Oliver Mills

Oliver Mills was born in South Caicos, acquired a diploma in article writing from the Writer’s Digest School in the United States, and worked as training manager for the Turks and Caicos public service. He is currently an adjunct lecturer in the Business and Hospitality Departments at the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College.

environment for people to share their concerns and not be judged for what they disclose.

The priest quotes a person as saying with respect to a church as usual that: “What we have in too many congregations are members who verbally persecute others, so that outsiders are not inspired to become a part of the church.”

My view of a church as usual, is that status is more important than forgiveness and kindness. It places people into slots, rather than seeing the congregation and its leaders as equal. And rules are used to govern, rather than liberate.

There are set ways of doing things and freshness is discarded. Blame replaces compassion, and hypocrisy is ignored. This is why people feel turned off.

But a church unusual practices

the opposite. Hierarchy is not stressed, and individual preferences are recognised.

Members are in charge, and not a particular group. The pastor is not just a servant, but an enabler of what contributes to a better congregation.

With the emphasis on love and forgiveness, transgression is unknown. What is important is healing and cherishing each other, and creating new persons immune to anything that causes harm.

A church unusual can therefore be seen as a new type of spiritual organisation, which facilitates, rather than discourages, involves, rather than divides and where in the congregation the spirit of the divine is reflected in the thinking and actions of each member.

Dear Editor, I have written to the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands to please REJECT the application, planning, and approval of 12 storey real estate development, of any kind, on Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands!

What has created the ‘#1 Beach and Island Destination in the World’ – a unique, pristine, magnificent, lowdensity and calming 12 mile stretch of white sand and turquoise water - will be forever lost if construction taller than the current Seven Stars Resort moves ahead. FOREVER. For the last 27 years, beginning in 1988, I have been spending many of my holidays on Grace Bay. While I have the privilege of traveling all over the world for business and pleasure, my favourite and most memorable times have been spent on the beach and in the waters of Grace Bay. I have come to consider Grace Bay my second home and have visited 54 times, with six more trips planned for 2015.

I am so attracted to Grace Bay, especially the way it is currently developed, that I purchased a magnificent ocean front condominium at the Royal West Indies Resort on July 1, 2014.

It is probably the largest investment of my life – but the one I am certain was the best investment of my life.

Allowing the construction of a 12

storey building anywhere on Grace Bay will forever ruin everything that makes it so appealing to visitors from around the world.

Thus its ‘#1 Beach and Island Destination in the World’ designation.

Over my 27 years of travel there, I have met many who have glorious beaches very close to their homes.

Yet people are willing to travel tremendous distances, even from the other side of the globe, just to experience Grace Bay the way it is today.

The construction of tall buildings will leave Grace Bay spoiled and identical to so many other overbuilt paradises – and you will risk losing the above mentioned visitors, and possibly many more.

While I realise the honourable Turks and Caicos Islands Government is under tremendous pressure to generate revenues to repay Great Britain, forever changing the very attributes that bring visitors from around the world and tremendous revenues to Providenciales may dramatically diminish revenues over the long term.

Thank you for your time and attention to my communication and plea. It is greatly appreciated.

I love my second home, Grace Bay, and (hopefully) plan to spend another half-century enjoying it just the way it is – MAGNIFICENT! Sincerely, Andrew B Schulz, Grace Bay homeowner Florida, USA

Let us work together for the country Dear Editor, Every four years we go to the polls to vote for the political parties we want to run in the elections, when we should be telling them who we want to represent us.

We can’t just keep on making the same mistakes over and over again; how do you expect me to work for you when I have to pay you to vote for me?

But if you pay me by your vote to work for you then I will have to work for you and not me.

Now let’s look at the health complex – at our hospitals we can’t do heart surgery, nor kidney transplant, nor brain surgery, we send our people to Nassau, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, Cuba, and USA, but they don’t send their people here to the TCI. We are paying millions of dollars but not getting the services, we talk about the Grace Bay boys and Grace Bay girls, but what about the Five Cays boys and girls and north side bay boys and girls?

Now in Grace Bay we have hotels

and condos, north side and Five Cays we have small shops and restaurants.

Now let’s look at Grace Bay beach, how clean it is kept; look at the Bight Park, how clean it is kept; look at Long Bay, how clean it is kept; look at Five Cays beach and the parks.

How many of our native businesses are members of the Chamber of Commerce?

If the black man and woman would work together, we will move mountains, white boys and black girls work together.

Let us build all our communities so our guests can enjoy our country.

I say to the Grace Bay boys and girls and the West Bay and South Bay boys and girls, let us join our hands together and make Turks and Caicos Islands hate free; it is not the colour of our skin, but the colour of our blood.

We are one; love to all.

Rev Daniel Brisco Family man, Providenciales

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Hypocrisy is democracy, but democracy shouldn’t be hypocrisy

Count Bernadino

Bahamian Calypsonian legend passes away BAHAMIAN cultural giant, recording artist and entertainer par excellence, Franklyn H Ellis more affectionately known as ‘Count Bernadino’ recently passed away.

Ellis’ family said he died shortly after midnight on July 24 at Doctor’s Hospital with his dear and loving wife, Juanita, at his bedside.

He was 92-years-old.

For the past 18 months or so, Ellis has been bed-ridden and unable to walk, as he battled heart and thyroid issues.

He was counted among the giants on the Bahamian music scene and as one of the Bahamas’ authentic calypsonians.

He was also a Cacique Award winner, one of the country’s most prestigious awards.

“On behalf of my own family, the Visage family, the entire music and entertainment industry of our beloved Bahamas and Bahamians everywhere, I wish to extend condolences and deepest sympathies to his wife, children (especially my very close and dear friends, Joey, Nita and Mia) and his extended family,” Bahamian journalist in the TCI, Deandra Hamilton said in a press release this past week.

“We all offer our prayers that the Lord strengthens all of you at this very difficult time.”

HYPOCRISY is the claim or pretence of holding beliefs, feelings, standards, qualities, opinions, behaviours, virtues, motivations or other characteristics that one does not actually hold.

Hypocrisy is not simply failing to practice those virtues that one preaches (Wikipedia), it is your democratic right to be a hypocrite and preach beliefs that you do not stand for.

It is your choice to hold people to standards that you always fail to measure up to.

One of the consequences of democracy is that it makes provision for freedoms such as hypocrisy. It opens the door to dishonesty and walking the moral line.

The freedom to choose between right and wrong is a great one and is one that is abused from time to time.

I have to accept that some men will lie under oath, mislead people, cheat, be guilty but perceived innocent according to law, are protected under the law to engage in all immoral behaviours that are not in breach of the laws of state.

This is the democracy of hypocrisy. However, what I cannot accept is the hypocrisy of

By Jas Walkin

BIOGRAPHY: Jas was born with a physical disability and diagnosed with a mild form of muscular dystrophy. His early childhood was characterised with trying to fit in in a regular school environment unequipped to cater to special needs students. With support from family, teachers and the community he graduated as valedictorian of Raymond Gardiner High School and has been a graduate teacher for the past last nine years.

democracy.

Throughout this country’s constitution the rights and fundamental freedoms are outlined and afforded to every individual.

However, according to the office they hold, conditions are attached to these fundamental freedoms about these freedoms are applied.

My choice of employment should not place any conditions on my fundamental rights and freedom.

This is just one example of the hypocrisy of democracy.

One definition of democracy is that all the people of the state are involved in making decisions about its affair.

Some philosophers have summed this up to be government that is elected by the people, of the people and for the people.

However I fear that true democracy ends at the polls because after we elect

our representatives were are left with very little choice in how our country is govern and the decisions that are made on our behalf.

Don’t you find it interesting that the history of politics has often demonstrated that very principles we employ to justify our choices are the same ones that are taken from us?

According to Atifete Jahjaga, democracy must be built through open societies that share information.

When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions.

When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.

Having said all this, what do we have in the TCI? Is it democracy or hypocrisy?

COMMENTARY

Tripped out YOU can always tell when the PNP Government believes they ‘ain’t poor’ or they want to hide.

They take trips.

Most people believe ministers ought to stay home paying attention to business.

No sooner than the 2012 election was over than this Government’s deputy premier fulfilled her campaign promise to hit the ground running - running straight to the airport to fly away to New Guinea on the other side of the world.

Perhaps she needed a change of scene because three years after she represented Uncle Mike at the inquiry, she was concerned her uncle’s hiding place would be discovered.

Now the Education Minister’s mom has travelled on the people’s money to Ireland. Why? Uncle Mike had long ago set records for travel. He was rarely home and his team had to pretend he was at his desk when he actually was in Hollywood or

By David Tapfer

David is a retired mobile hydraulic engineer and business executive. He has been married to Middle Caicos native Yvette Robinson Tapfer for 25 years and has lived in Conch Bar, Middle Caicos, since 2002. David formerly served as branch chairman of the PDM from 2008 to 2011

Miami.

Shaun and Art suffered for exposing the truth.

Mike’s nephew, the Immigration Minister, flew to Haiti recently but could not get an agreement. Would the insults he dished out on day one cause problems?

The Deputy Governor and PS of Uncle Washy’s finance department took a shopping trip to Miami.

Reports say they shopped and sailed home on a cruise ship dropping off numerous suitcases.

How would you like to pay American Airlines for carrying numerous suitcases?

Women love to shop but only Government VIPs have the bucks.

TCI Islander gals rarely travel and shop but once they do land in the USA or Britain some don’t return!

Premier Rufus flew off to Bermuda accompanied by Premier Mike’s minister nephew who will report back to his uncle.

They may stop off in Miami to buy a tonne of oatmeal for seniors.

Uncle Washy and friends just visited Turkey. Turkey is an Islamic nation, adjacent to Syria, Iraq and Russia’s Georgia.

The PNP said they were invited.

Why?

After the $170 million loan is assigned to the TCIG, will the trips end or will there be ‘Bigger and Better’ trips to escape and hide from a dozen PNP years of fiscal irresponsibility?

It appears the Brits don’t trust the PNP to allocate or spend any serious amount of money but they are allowed to take trips without filing an expense report.

Does Britain know the Government runs better with the Opposition left in charge?

Let’s take a trip to dreamland and examine the 2003 third win for the PDM. Had Britain not allowed the by-election turnover the TCI would have continued to run honesty by the book.

There would be no failed resorts but many new developments contributing more taxes at lower rates.

Britain would have stayed home and there would be no court dates.

We would not be tripped out!

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Alex Guarnaschelli, judge on Food Network’s popular show ‘Chopped’

Justin Quek, one of the top chefs from Singapore

Chef Kyle Bailey of Washington DC

‘Chopped’ judge, other celebs for Food and Wine festival 2015 THE HIGHLY anticipated Caribbean Food and Wine Festival is on again this November with a celebrity studded list of chefs.

Nikheel Advani, chief operating officer and principal of Grace Bay Resorts made the disclosure during a press conference last week Friday (July 31) at the resort.

“Every year it [the festival] is sold out and this year we want to make sure that people book early.

“We are going to have three amazing chefs, one is Alex Guarnaschelli, she’s coming from New York, and she’s on the Food Channel, she’s a judge on chopped; we have Justin Quek, one of the top chefs in Asia coming out of Singapore and we also have a great chef coming out of Washington DC,

he made his name in New York, his name is Kyle Bailey.”

He said the three wineries that are represented this year in the festival are Davis Bynum, Michele Chiarlo and JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery.

“Wine Cellars and Grace Bay Resort started this many years ago and we have decided that although we are the organisers we brought in all the hoteliers and restaurateurs to be part of this.

“So our goal is to get more participation and we will be the platform to allow this to keep on growing,” Advani added.

The posh, not for profit event, which attracts a wide cross of the local population and guests, will take place on November 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Advani stated: “We have a lot of participation; every year it’s been sold out one month before and also we do a lot of the charity work for the Little Chefs Programme - our goal is to motivate young talent within the Turks and Caicos Islands to be interested either to be a chef or a restaurant manager or any of these positions that people are excited about and all these professionals are willing to train them.”

The opening dinner will be at Seven Stars, the gourmet safari will start at Grace Bay Club, it goes then to Coyaba and it moves then all the way down to Seven Stars, the Regent Palms and then Gansevoort.

The closing ceremony will be at Grace Bay Club this year.

Celebrity sighting: Lionel Messi TOP ranking Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi, who is considered to be one of the best if not the best soccer player in the world, was spotted enjoying a fun filled day out snorkelling recently.

Scene from last year’s successful festival

Messi, pictured here with PADI course director Gustavo Simons, enjoyed a few days of rest and relaxation with his family at Beaches resort and spa last week.

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The crew of British RFA Lyme Bay worked with TCIG’s DEMA officials, as well as the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Marine Unit, over the weekend to cast an expert eye over their equipment and carry out any repairs as necessary on both Grand Turk and Providenciales

RFA Lyme Bay’s Royal Marines and Royal Engineers refurbished Eliza Simons primary school’s tuck shop and built some park benches in the playground on Saturday afternoon

Some of the RFA Lyme Bay’s emergency equipment - she comes equipped with tractors, ambulances, generators, a helicopter and the sea craft to bring them ashore.

RFA Lyme Bay’s personnel surveying the shoreline to make sure that they can get their people and equipment ashore quickly and easily, should the need ever arise

Impressive UK ship and crew engage local community THE RFA Lyme Bay, a UK ship which visits the six Caribbean overseas territories from May through November each year, last weekend demonstrated her

impressive capabilities to local authorities in Grand Turk.

Among those capabilities was her amphibious support ability by using one of her rafts to bring troops and

equipment ashore.

The boat and crew were the centre of attention this past weekend in the nation’s capital, showing off the ship’s impressive facilities to visiting

officials.

The crew interacted with the local community and carried out repair works to the Eliza Simons Primary School tuck shop, among many other

activities.

The ship was stationed in Grand Turk over the weekend working with local government officials as part of their hurricane preparations.

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Lime TCI host official launch for LTE

BY DAISY HANDFIELD

LIME Turks and Caicos Islands officially launched its superfast 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) campaign during a cocktail ceremony at the Seven Stars resort last Friday (July 31).

According to the newly appointed general manager for the TCI branch, Delleriece Hall, this was all part of their $10 million renovation scheme for the company, which was mentioned last year.

When Hall took the podium she said that with Lime being the largest full communications provider in the TCI, she was pleased to announce the launch of their fastest and most advanced LTE network on the Islands.

“Turks and Caicos now joins

Cayman, Antigua, and our BTC friends in the Bahamas to brag about this technology.

“LTE or Long Term Evolution is a fourth generation mobile service which will allow smartphone users to fully unleash the power of their smart devices such as: Apple, iPhone 5s, 5C, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and the newly introduced Sony Xperia E 4G.” The general manager said that the LTE superfast 4G meant improved service, speed and customer experience.

“With speeds up to 35 megs on their handsets and will be able to surf, stream and download as if they were using our superfast broadband service at home,” Hall said.

The service is currently implemented on the islands of

Providenciales, Grand Turk and South Caicos.

Another hot topic for the company was the highly anticipated launch of television service from the company and the acquisition of former telecommunications company, Islandcom.

“Customers can look out for our TV product in the coming months. We are also proud to announce that the final phase of our Islandcom acquisition which will be completed this weekend, as customers migrate

onto our network, we want to take this opportunity to thank our Islandcom staff for their support over the past few months.”

Hall also mentioned that local track star, Delano Williams will be the face of the new campaign and that the company promises to continue to sponsor the Delano Williams Foundation.

Premier Rufus Ewing took the podium and began with congratulations to Hall on the elevation to her new position.

“The number of congratulations

that are in order here tonight…

I will start with the woman that was described recently, Delleriece Hall for becoming the new general manager of Lime; congratulations for your appointment.

“I am sure on their leadership Lime will continue to grow from strength to strength to be a major player in the technology and communications industry in the Turks and Caicos Islands,” Ewing said.

The night ended with the raffle of three iPhones and tickets to the We Carnival event.

CRIME BLOTTER Several young men arrested and charged by police

POLICE arrested and charged a number of male suspects for various offences over the course of one day - Friday (July 31).

Tw e n t y - s e v e n - y e a r - o l d Keyton Smith of The Gulf, South Caicos was arrested and charged for malicious injuries to property.

The crime is alleged to have occurred on Sunday, July 5.

Smith was granted bail and appeared before a magistrate last week Friday.

Another man, 21-year-old Junior Hall of Airport Road, South Caicos, was arrested and charged for using offensive weapon so as to cause fear in July.

Romarl Harris, 28, of The Gulf, South Caicos was also arrested and charged for using an

offensive weapon so as to cause fear that same day, Saturday, July 4.

Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man of Stubbs Road, Providenciales was arrested for fighting in a public place.

The crime is alleged to have occurred at Danny Buoys on Thursday, July 30.

Another man, a 41-year-old from Grace Bay, Providenciales, was also arrested for fighting in a public place at Danny Buoys that same day – Thursday, July 30.

While 17-year-old Lester Jean of Dock Yard, Providenciales, was arrested and charged for attempted burglary in an unrelated matter.

The crime is alleged to have occurred on Monday, July 20.

Premier Rufus Ewing

Police appeal for information following Kew Town robbery THE ROYAL Turks and Caicos Police Force is appealing to the public to assist in their investigations into a robbery near the Downtown Ball Park in Kew Town.

At about 12.45am on Tuesday, August 4, two women were walking in the vicinity of Lapels Laundromat, when they were approached by two unknown men, who demanded their valuables.

One of the men was described only as tall and stocky, while the other man was described only as short and of a slim build.

The short bandit brandished a knife during the commission of the robbery, compelling the women to hand over a white iPhone 5, an iPhone charger and an Alcatel Pop cellular phone.

Both men then fled the

location and no one was injured during the incident.

Police said they were last seen running along Butterfield Drive towards the direction of Jambalaya Bar. Police were contacted and an investigation was launched.

But an extensive search of the surrounding area did not yield the thieves.

Inquiries into the matter are continuing and police would now like to speak to anyone who may be able to assist with their investigation.

Anyone who knows the identity of the two men or has any information that could assist police is urged to come forward.

Police can be contacted at 9418083 or by calling Crimestoppers in Miami on 1-800-8477.

The event was well attended

General manager of Lime TCI, Delleriece Hall

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Teens help combat erosion on Iguana Island SANDALS Foundation celebrated its Island Impact Teen Voluntourism ‘Giving Back’ Programme this week by partnering up with the Turks and Caicos National Trust and 25 teenagers to help combat erosion on Little Water Cay. The team which was made up of six resort Teen Advisory Panellists (TAP) and 19 local youngsters planted more than 100 red mangrove seedlings to help reduce the coastal impact.

The programme was designed to give both local and international full-time students an opportunity to earn up to 10 community service hours.

Local teen volunteer Tanaz Wright of the Edward C Gartland Youth Centre said: “I wanted to come out to experience what planting mangroves are like and to see the island.

“I don’t usually get the opportunity to leave Provo and it’s nice to see more of my home.”

She added: “The mangroves are important because they protect the beach and fish.

“If someone asked me about island impact I’d tell them they should sign up because it’s good to experience new things and see new places and animals all while making a positive impact.”

The mangrove planting initiative which was a partnership between the Sandals Foundation, the Turks and Caicos National Trust - took place in the hopes to rebuild the severely damaged coastlines of the Iguana Island.

Jonathon Sayao, public awareness manager of the Turks and Caicos National Trust, said: “Mangroves are not only a very good nursery for small seashells and aquatic animals, but they are also a natural breeding ground for birds and most importantly it protects the island against the harmful effects of storm surge.”

This type of environmental degradation has been an ongoing problem throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands and has not spared the sandy homes of over 2,000 indigenous Rock Iguana.

Sayao explained: “Gradually the shoreline has decreased mainly due to the dredging of the proposed Star

Island and the wave currents which have caused adverse effects since about 2008.”

Because the Turks and Caicos Island Rock Iguana require a sandy area for nesting, this extreme coastal erosion has had a major negative impact on their natural habitat and subsequently their homelands are being spoiled.

The Sandals Foundation has made it their mission to safeguard the natural environment of the Caribbean islands.

“Planting mangrove to help Little Water Cay is a good exercise,” said local Teen Aahmad Vega.

“I’ve lived in Provo since I was five and this is my first time here. I loved swimming.

“Sometimes volunteering is boring, but with Island Impact we balance volunteering with fun!

“I would tell other people to volunteer with Island Impact. If a tourist asked I’d tell them not to hesitate; come out here and help!”

Elanor Finfin Krzanowski, Beaches public relations manager and Sandals Foundation representative, said: “The island has suffered tremendous damage due to coastal erosion and as environmental ambassadors we see the need to ensure that our country remains Beautiful by Nature.”

She continued: “Working with the National Trust and getting the teens involved through the volunteerism programme has be an amazing opportunity and they have been very helpful in explaining the benefits of mangrove planting on Little Water Cay to the participating guest and Sandals Foundation volunteer.

“We look forward to doing a follow up visit next month to ensure that mangroves have rooted in the sand and protective PVC piping to keep the saplings protected.”

The National Trust which was founded in 1992 has made a commitment to defend he islands’ natural, cultural and historical heritage and with partners like Beaches and the Sandals Foundation, they are able to use as many of their resources as possible.

The team was made up of six resort Teen Advisory Panellists (TAP) and 19 local youngsters

The youngsters planted more than 100 red mangrove seedlings

With the right nutrients, mangroves can grow as much as forty inches per year. However due to the lack of nutrients in the sand on

Little Water Cay, the mangroves may take a longer time to reach maturity.

The Sandals Foundation has dedicated time and manpower to

ensure that the area can be restored to its former beauty and continue to be a home to the indigenous Rock Iguana.

TCI Museum hosts summer camp this month THE TURKS and Caicos Islands national museum will be hosting its annual children’s club summer camp this month end.

Free and open to all children aged 8 to 12-years-old, the club will meet at the Museum in Grand Turk from 9am to 1pm, Monday to Friday during August 24 and 28.

Activities include walking tours of Grand Turk, meeting dignitaries and learning about the TCI’s flora

and fauna with the annual day trip to Gibbs Cay. Parents can sign up their children for this exciting opportunity at the museum on Saturday, August 15 from 11am to 1pm.

Those who would like to volunteer can call or text Lavena Ben, the new children’s club manager, on (649) 241-2794.

All children must sign up and return the parental/guardian permission slips prior to club

starting on August 24.

Lavena Ben is inviting all children to come out and learn, while having fun.

“I’ve been named the manager of the children’s club here at the TC Museum. We’re ending our summer in the Grand Turk at the Museum with a bang.

“All the proceeds from the book, ‘Where is Simon Sandy’ go towards the children’s club.”

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QUALITY ASSURANCE/ STATISTICAL OFFICER An exciting opportunity awaits you in the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board in the post of Quality Assurance/Statistical Officer. The successful candidate will establish, monitor and evaluate the quality standards of the destination’s tourism product and services, including TCI accommodations, to achieve a world-class, sustainable tourism destination status. This role will assist in the development and implementation of product development plans for the Turks and Caicos Islands. The incumbent will also gather and analyze statistical data to inform the marketing and other program initiatives of the Board and to provide general data regarding the performance of TCI Tourism. This vacancy exists in the Providenciales office. Reporting to the Senior Product Development Executive, the successful candidate’s key result areas are: • Quality Assurance • Product Development • Statistics

TCI delegates with Eastern Caribbean Team

Sandals resorts claim to lead rebound of Caribbean economy SANDALS Resorts International (SRI) has been leading the rebound of the Caribbean economy through a combination of new investments and upgrades of properties region wide, resulting in an uptick in job creation and economic growth.

This is according to a company release on Thursday (August 6).

“The news could not have come at a better time, according to influential public and private sector leaders who have been enthusiastic in their testimony about the impact of the Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewartled Sandals Resorts,” the release read.

Barbados, Grenada and Antigua have all signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with SRI that feature a creative mix of tax incentives in exchange for the introduction or expansion of Sandals/Beaches resorts already bringing hundreds of jobs and pumping billions of dollars into the economies of the three eastern Caribbean islands.

Grenada’s Minister of Implementations, Alexandra Ottoway-Noel said that since the arrival of Sandals, they have not only seen jobs but also a significant increase in airlift and brand visibility.

He said that Sandals has prompted a tremendous upsurge in their tourism and has given the destination fresh life Grenada, which has the stylish 250-room Sandals LaSource Grenada, acknowledged the substantial contribution of Sandals to its four percent economic growth.

This has surprised even the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) with which the Eastern Caribbean Island has a voluntary austerity pact.

Ottoway-Noel added that Sandals has been pivotal in their achievement of that four percent growth and for that they were truly thankful.

CEO of the Antigua Tourism Authority, Colin James described the Sandals brand as a key player from the stand point of the power of its marketing machinery.

He said: “As a country, we have been able to piggy-back on the powerful marketing machinery that Sandals has developed.

“We have done a lot together and the partnership has been absolutely invaluable to our growing tourism industry.

“It keeps our occupancy rates up all year round which means that jobs are protected.

“Sandals is a true

Caribbean company and its commitment to the Caribbean is demonstrated every day of life.

“We see it here in its contribution to taxes and its relationship with farmers and taxi drivers. The hotel chain is very important to the economy of Antigua and Barbuda.

“Sandals will always be a Star in the Caribbean crown,” James said.

Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy from Barbados pointed to a creditable 20 percent increase in airlift and arrivals from the United States, achieved with the substantial assistance of Sandals through its marketing might.

“When an airline like Air Canada will tell you that they are giving you a bigger pane because of a Sandals then it speaks volumes of the importance of that brand to the destination.

“Any Caribbean country would consider it a plus to have a company like Sandals,” Sealy said.

Barbados used a package of generous concessions to lure the world renowned SRI to the island's shores, in exchange for a $350 million investment in the country, principally through the acquisition and upgrade of two financially ailing resorts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Quality Assurance • Plan and coordinate the inspections of all aspects of the tourism product (including accommodations and recreational sites) in conjunction with technical and professional support from the Fire Department, Environmental Health Department and Labour Department.

• Research and seek to introduce new tourism/hospitality standards that are relevant to TCI tourism products and services.

• Develop and maintain a system to receive and handle complaints with respect to product or service quality.

• Evaluate the training initiatives of the Tourist Board.

• Organize on an as needed basis the, independent star rating for TCI hotels.

Product Development

• Work with TCIG to evaluate, enhance, and maintain the existing tourism products.

• Assist in the development of the annual product development plan for the destination based on market research and general knowledge of the destination.

• Manage weekly Fish Fry event and liaise with the relevant stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulations and established TCI brand standard.

Statistics

• Assist with maintaining, updating and upgrading the Board of Tourism’s computerized statistical database, working in collaboration with the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics.

• Prepare, analyze, and present statistical reports related to the tourism performance of the destination.

• Source tourism statistical data that would be of interest to the destination. Prepare market research budget for surveys and statistical analysis.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.

• Five (5) years working experience in the hospitality sector, preferably operating in a similar capacity • Training in or a working knowledge of data analysis, sampling theory, statistical inference etc.

• Excellent oral, written, communication and presentation skills.

• Leadership and Team work Skills.

SALARY:

Salary for this position is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

For consideration please submit the following documents to chairman@ turksandcaicostourism.com or submit to The Chairman, Turks and Caicos Tourist Board, Front Street, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands.

• Cover Letter • Current Resume • Two (2) reference letters • Current Police Record • Resident Status Only persons shortlisted for an interview will be contacted in this regard.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31st 2015

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How does your garden grow 

BY DENIS Belanger - NATURE SPLENDOR

Denis is a passionate landscape architect who enjoys the creative process and his clients’ joy when projects come to life. Contact Denis at Nature Splendor for your landscaping, installation or garden maintenance needs.

For more information call 332-3381 or email denis@naturesplendor.net.

Frangipani PLUMERIA is the classic Hawaiian leis tree. Its flowers are the ones used to form the colourful, tropical flower necklaces (lei).

Native to tropical America, from southern Mexico, northern South America and the West Indies, plumeria is rated a small tree, of about 15 to 25 feet and is seen in a variety of solid colours.

There are more than 300 named varieties of plumeria.

The flowers are about two inches long, arranged in five petals, and are waxy and fragrant. It blooms in spring and through all the summer months.

The tree itself is multi-branched and holds thick foliage. The young tree has green wood on the trunk and branches which become greyer as it matures.

Plumeria is related to oleander,

periwinkle and allamanda.

Plumeria has many common names throughout the tropical world including dead man’s finger (Australia), jasmine de cayenne (Brazil), pagoda tree or temple tree (India), egg flower (southern China), amapola (Venezuela).

Plumeria-frangipani is deciduous losing all its leaves in winter. It can look awful without its leaves.

If you feel your plumeria requires pruning you should wait until the dormant period is well along then cut for shape.

Water should be at minimum during all dormant months.

This tree prefers full sun or shifting shade and hot weather during blooming months. Not too fussy for soil conditions, plumeria can grow fairly close to the beach, but without full wind. Enriched

soil is preferred and good drainage should be provided.

The classic plumeria is the rubra.

Rubra can be found with flowers in various tones of red.

Other available varieties include plumeria alba (white), plumeria obtusa (white with yellow center), plumeria obtusa ‘Singapore,’ plumeria ‘nosegay frangipani’and plumeria rubra ‘tricolour.’

The hot plumeria is the plumeria pudica (bridal bouquet) with pure white flowers.

Plumeria pudica blooms as many as nine to 10 months a year and has only partial leaf drop during winter.

Foliage is unique as well.

New are the dwarf plumerias. The best one we have seen was planted in an 18 inch terracotta bowl set on a pedestal.

Because of the plant’s full leaf habit and many stems, it looked somewhat like a bonsai plant.

In the spring and summer, it blooms like the standard plumeria.

With blooms at eye level, the dwarf was a real show stopper.

The Turks and Caicos Islands’ native frangipani is a plumeria obtuse and is common throughout the Islands.

It grows on rocky areas and doesn’t seem to mind salty areas.

Plumeria species may be easily propagated from cuttings of leafless stem tips in spring. Cuttings are allowed to dry at the base before planting in well-drained soil.

Cuttings are particularly susceptible to rot in moist soil.

Propagation can also be by tissue culture from cuttings of freshly elongated stems or aseptically germinated seed.

Pruning is best accomplished in the winter for deciduous varieties, or when cuttings are desired.

POLICE SAFETY TIPS

Do not get taken in by wire transfer scams THERE has been a recent increase in scam victims here in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

This column was written as a warning on the advice of the detectives of the Financial Crimes Unit of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force.

Using a bank or a money transfer company to wire funds electronically is an easy and convenient way to send cash to someone.

And when consumers wire money to people they know, the transaction typically takes place without a problem.

But wiring money to strangers in another country is risky because often they could be scam artists.

Crooks like their victims to use wire transfers because the money moves fast and they can take the money and run before the victim discovers the truth.

Con artists also know that the transaction is difficult to reverse, and the money is difficult to get back.

That’s why they will use any tactic to convince people to wire money to a complete stranger.

Never wire money to people you don’t know, regardless of how convincing or enticing their story may be.

Scammers often win their victims’ confidence with some ‘bait,’ such as a work-at-home offer, a great deal on a product for sale, or news that you have won some kind of lottery.

Be especially careful with transactions over the internet, where the other person’s true identity can remain anonymous.

A stranger asking you to wire money is a huge red flag that it is a scam. Don’t fall for it.

Even if you get a request to send a wire transfer and it’s supposedly from someone you do know, confirm that’s the case some other way, such as through a separate phone call.

If you are being pressed to make a decision or send money fast, it’s probably a sign of a scam.

For example, crooks might frighten you with a phone call that a loved one is in trouble and needs cash sent to the caller immediately.

Thieves may try to divert you away

By Audley Astwood Audley, a former police detective and broadcaster, is currently the press officer for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. His main focus is on crime prevention and community policing. For more information call 941-4448 or visit www.tcipolice.tc.

from using a more traditional means of money transfer, such as a credit card or cheque.

To do this, they often stress the ‘urgency’ of the transaction to get the victim to act without thinking.

Always remember that wiring money is like sending cash and because you voluntarily sent the money, you have fewer protections in terms of getting it back.

Never give out your bank account or credit card numbers in response to an advertisement or an unsolicited call, text message or email.

That information could enable someone to steal money out of your account by a wire transfer, before you have time to realise that the interaction was fabricated by a swindler.

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ECO Tip  Lynn Robinson has lived in the Turks and Caicos Islands for 12 years and works at Big Blue Unlimited as a diving instructor, eco guide and boat captain. She is passionate about the environment and does regular beach clean ups while walking her three potcakes. Her other passion is running and can often be seen training for marathons and ultra-marathons.

YOUR BODY 

By Lynn Robinson

BY Dr Craig Zavitz

For new moms

Eco friendly homemade flea and tick repellent IF YOU want to avoid using toxic products on your pets as well as yourself, here is a great recipe to try.

It has been proven to rid not only fleas and ticks but also mosquitos, ants, spiders and other bugs.

Diatomaceous Earth is a soft powder made up of fossilised remains of tiny aquatic organisms called diatoms.

This substance is very sharp when looked at under a microscope and punctures the exoskeleton of insects, resulting in death by dehydration.

The neem tree, which grows abundantly here in the Islands, is a herb used in Ayurvedic medicine and is a great natural mosquito repellent.

It is useful in the prevention and treatment of malaria.

Neem also has moisturising properties and helps sooth irritated skin. The anti-bacterial properties will help prevent development of any further skin infection and also helps counteract the drying effects of diatomaceous earth.

Neem powder can be made easily by drying the leaves then blitzing down to a powder in a good high speed blender.

Yarrow is natural would healer and is considered a sacred herb by many cultures because of its ability to heal. It’s also anti-inflammatory and helps to sooth irritated skin.

It is anti-microbial and has pain relieving properties. Yarrow will help protect pets from any secondary infections from insect bites.

Eucalyptus is a natural bug and insect repellent and has been shown to be more effective than Deet. The oil also has antiseptic properties for healing after bites.

Dr Craig Zavitz is a Canadian chiropractor registered in the Turks and Caicos Islands. He specialises in gentle manual therapies, activator, therapeutic laser, and smoking cessation.

To make appointments call 941-5252 or email craig@gracebaychiro.com. For more information visit www.gracebaychiro.com.

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Ingredients 1 cup of food grade diatomaceous earth 1/2 cup neem powder 1/2 cup yarrow powder 20 drops eucalyptus oil (leave out if using for cats)

Mix all the ingredients and put in a shaker top container. Apply from head to tail along your pets spine in dry conditions then brush you pets fur going in the opposite direction so the powder comes into contact with the skin, avoiding the eyes and nose.

Also rub the powder on the belly and legs.

This powder can be used once a month and reapplied if your pet has a bath or gets wet.

Apply more often if you have an infestation and you can also apply the powder around floors, windowsills, pets bedding and sofas.

NOW that your little one is born, you’re learning what putting baby first means to your body.

While that’s normal, taking care of your health is equally as important.

Let’s face it – lifting an infant several times a day is hard work and can create damage to your back if you’re not careful.

With a baby in one arm and a diaper bag on the other, keeping the stress off your lower back is another balancing act to master. Luckily, a chiropractor can help you.

Did you know?

A study in the Journal of Orthopaedics reported that 50 to 90 percent of pregnant women will likely experience lower back pain.

This pain may persist after giving birth if you don’t take action. Keep your back healthy at home.

Here are some ways to reduce the risk of back and neck pain Lighten your load Choose a diaper bag that distributes weight evenly across your body to limit the stress of isolated muscles.

Stretch your body While your baby is old enough for tummy time, join them on the floor and do some exercises to stretch your neck and back.

Feed comfortably When nursing, avoid hunching and keep your baby close to you. Also choose a comfortable, upright chair

Weekly Recipe Adele is a native of South Africa, currently living and working in the TCI. In addition to being a superb cook, Adele has the full time job of being a mom to four wonderful kids.

Since migrating to the TCI, she has committed to making her family and fellow countrymen her favourite dishes from South Africa. Hopefully now everyone can get a taste of her extensive repertoire of delightful South African dishes. Happy cooking!

Blue cheese and pear tartlets INGREDIENTS 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled 1 ripe pear - peeled, cored, and chopped 2 tablespoons light cream Ground black pepper to taste 1 (2.1 ounce) package mini phyllo tart shells

DIRECTIONS

• Pre-bake phyllo shells according to package directions. Set aside to cool.

• Mix together blue cheese, pear, and cream. Season to taste with pepper.

Spoon mixture into cooled shells.

• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.

• Serve warm.

with a pillow.

Keep your baby close Don’t stretch your arms out – bring your baby close to your chest before lifting. Consider wearing your baby on your front so you can alleviate the strain on your back.

Keep tub trouble at bay Avoid reaching or twisting when bending over a tub. When kneeling, use a non-slip mat to protect your knees.

Exercises/stretches to help alleviate your back pain at home: Shoulder opener Breathing deeply and calmly, relax your stomach muscles.

Let your head hang loosely forward and gently roll from side to side.

Bring your hands up to your neck and gently massage the back of your head and neck.

Drop your arms to your sides, relax your shoulders and slowly roll them backward and forward for 15 seconds.

Crossover Standing with feet shoulder width apart, raise your hands.

Bring your right elbow across your body while lifting your left knee.

Touch elbow to knee, remaining upright and repeat alternating sides for 15 seconds.

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Officials exit Haiti gov’t over president’s remarks to woman A HOSTILE comment made by Haitian President Michel Martelly at a campaign rally has set off an uproar in his coalition government, leading a politically allied party to announce the resignation of three officials from his administration Wednesday.

The leader of the Fusion Social Democrats told reporters that two Cabinet ministers and a secretary of state will leave Martelly’s government due to the president’s comments to a woman in the port city of Miragoane.

“This is inappropriate. Enough is enough,” Edmonde Supplice Beauzile said at a news conference announcing his party’s vote to remove its three officials, which include the minister of women’s affairs.

Martelly was at a rally July 29 when a woman accused his government of incompetence and complained that it failed to bring electricity to her community. Video broadcast by Haitian media show the president dismissing her with coarse, sexist language, telling her in Haitian Creole to “go get a man and go in the bushes” to have sex. Many in the crowd at the nighttime rally erupted in cheers and laughs at his remarks.

A presidential spokesman did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

Seismic activity resumes off Barbados with 3.8 magnitude earthquake ANOTHER earthquake was recorded northeast of Barbados yesterday, after what appeared to be a break in daily and frequent seismic activity.

The UWI Seismic Research Unit reported that around 3:26 p.m., a 3.8 magnitude tremor occurred 141 km northeast of the capital, Bridgetown; 263 km east of Castries, St. Lucia and 285 km east southeast of Fort-de-France, Martinique.

The recorded depth was 72 km.

Haitian media showed the president telling a woman in Haitian Creole to “go get a man and go in the bushes” to have sex, after she had accused his government of incompetence and complained that it failed to bring electricity to her community.

Loss of the three officials from a core part of the coalition is unlikely to affect the outgoing president’s ability to govern. Martelly, who took office in May 2011, is in the final year of a five-year term. He has been governing without a legislature since January because the terms of lawmakers expired before new elections could be held.

Legislative elections are scheduled for Sunday. The first

round of the presidential election is Oct. 25, and Martelly cannot run for a consecutive term Before entering politics, Martelly was a brash performer of compas, Haiti’s high-energy version of merengue music. As the selfproclaimed “bad boy of compas,” he was known for years for crude onstage antics that included cursing rivals and mooning the audience.

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Over an almost two-week period last month, starting July 16, dozens of earthquakes of varying strengths were recorded around the same area.

The Seismic Research Unit said they were aftershocks from the 6.4 magnitude tremor that was felt by residents all across the island, as well as in neighbouring countries on the morning July 16.

There were no injuries or damages resulting from any of the tremors. (Caribbean360)

Aruba is the Caribbean’s fastestgrowing tourism destination ARUBA tourism is showing no signs of slowing down in 2015.

The Dutch Caribbean’s tourism power is reporting a 16.2 percent increase in tourism arrivals in the first half of 2015, the highest rate of increase of any destination in the Caribbean.

The island reported 569,153 tourist

arrivals in the first six months of 2015, up from the same period in 2014.

That was buoyed by a 19.7 percent increase in the winter tourist season, according to Caribbean Tourism Organization data.

The next fastest-growing country was Barbados at 15.3 percent in the same period. (Caribjournal)

Western Union: Closure ‘temporary’ WESTERN Union is working to reopen its money transfer counters in the Cayman Islands after they were closed abruptly last month, according to a company spokeswoman.

Fidelity Bank, which ran the Western Union branches in the Cayman Islands, Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, made the decision on July 17 to close the money transfer counters in the three countries the following day, surprising many regular customers.

In an email, Western Union spokeswoman Paula Barifouse called the closure here a “temporary service disruption,” but would not say if the money transfer company had found a new bank.

“Western Union is working to restore services as soon as practicable in line with our commitment to provide our customers with reliable and efficient services,” she said.

Cash transfer companies around the world are facing stricter regulations and increased risk based on fears by regulators in the United States and Europe that companies such as Western Union could be used to finance terrorism and launder money. Banks that handle these transactions have to spend more time and money vetting the cash transfer customers or risk big fines from

Western Union counters in the Cayman Islands closed suddenly last month.

regulators.

The remaining money transfer companies in Cayman, according to the Financial Services Ministry, have until the end of August to find a new

bank or otherwise come up with a new arrangement, or they will risk being shut down.

People in the Cayman Islands sent almost $180 million overseas last year as remittances through such companies as Western Union, according to data from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. More than $110 million of that went to Jamaica.

Fidelity Bank (Cayman) CEO Brett Hill said immediately after the closure that the risks for services like Western Union and the cost associated with new regulations are increasing, while income from service fees is declining as the industry becomes more competitive.

“It’s been an increasingly marginal business for us,” he said.

Fidelity representatives did not respond to requests for comment by press time Tuesday on the potential for Western Union reopening.

Cayman National Bank, which provides banking services for Jamaican National and MoneyGram, is in the process of pulling out of the money transfer business, possibly leaving the companies without a correspondent bank to handle the transactions. Cayman National now is the only bank in the country handing cash transfer services.

Actress Ellen Page attended the festival in Jamaica.

LGBT Jamaicans holding first gay pride celebration on island JAMAICA’S LGBT community is holding its first gay pride celebration, a weeklong observance that was previously almost unthinkable in a Caribbean country long described as the one of the globe’s most hostile places to homosexuality.

Events in the capital of Kingston have included a flash mob gathering in a park, an art exhibit and performances featuring songs and poems by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Jamaicans. A dance party was set for Wednesday.

Gay rights activists said Tuesday the peaceful events are a clear sign that tolerance for LGBT people is expanding on the island even though stigma is common and longstanding laws criminalising gay sex between

men remain on the books.

“I think we will look back on this and see it as a turning point because many persons thought that it would never actually happen,” said Latoya Nugent of the Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays, or J-FLAG, the rights group that organized the event.

For years, Jamaica’s gay community lived so far underground that their parties and church services were held in secret locations. Most stuck to a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy of keeping their sexual orientation hidden to avoid scrutiny or protect loved ones. Two gay rights leaders were killed and a number of gay Jamaicans won asylum overseas.

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Cayman Islands woman loses $50,000 in Nigerian email scam A CAYMAN Islands woman has lost $50,000 after sending it to an online conman in Nigeria via a money transfer service, local police said.

Warning residents to be vigilant, as there is very little the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) can do to investigate, let alone apprehend internet criminals based in the West African country, the Financial Crimes Unit urged people not to respond to unsolicited emails promising cash.

Police said that the woman who made the report sent the cash in several money transfers over the last 12 months via Western Union to Nigeria.

Ironically, that money transfer service closed its doors Friday in what could be the beginning of the end for this type of international cash dispatch service.

The woman appears to have been sucked in by an unsolicited email claiming to be from the American tax authorities telling her she was entitled to a substantial tax rebate, but as part of the scam the conman asked for advance fees before the money could be refunded. Taking

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the scam email seriously, the woman paid the requested “fees” in several transfers overseas amounting to $50,000. It is not clear why she sent money to Nigeria for what she believed was the refund of taxes paid in the United States nor have police indicated whether the woman was an American national.

The woman told police, however, that the conman she corresponded with over the scam tax-windfall went by the name Richard Aje but, stating the obvious, the FCU said this may not be his real name.

“Chances are very low that the suspect can be traced or apprehended, as there is no working investigation practice or extradition treaty in place between Nigeria and the Cayman Islands,” the RCIPS warned. “The Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) reminds the public that unsolicited emails promising funds and asking for advance payments to release the funds or asking for account numbers or personal information of any kind are highly suspect and should never be responded to.” (Antigua Observer)

Caribbean carrier WINAIR has partnered with Domino’s to deliver pizza to residents on the islands of both Saba and St Eustatius.

OAS calls for talks between Haiti, Dominican Republic AS HAITI and the Dominican Republic remain at an impasse over a brewing migration crisis, the head of a hemispheric mission that recently visited the island both nations share, is reiterating calls for the governments to talk.

“It’s essential,” Francisco Guerrero, secretary for political Affairs for the Organization of American States, told the Miami Herald. “One of the main goals of the OAS at this point is that the dialogue between the two countries gets increased in its quality.”

In a report about the migration crisis to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro, Guerrero and others outlined several observations and recommendations to help smooth relations between the nations that share the island of Hispaniola.

Among them: for the OAS to serve as mediator.

“If you have this bi-national dialogue between the two countries, it could be easier to ... have a common understanding of what’s happening in that situation,” he said.

“Each country has a point of view of what’s happening.”

Dialogue, Guerrero said also would help determine, for example, how many have actually crossed into Haiti since the crisis picked up steam in mid-June after a deadline for enforcement of a new Dominican immigration law expired.

The new law, the Dominican government said, was needed to address illegal migration from Haiti.

In 2013, the country’s highest court stripped citizenship away from the Dominican-born children of Haitian migrants, dating back to 1929. That decision, which has left thousands stateless, triggered international outcry with Haitians and human rights activists accusing the

A deported Haitian man holds up his document that confirms he turned in paperwork to apply for legal residency in the Dominican Republic

Dominican government of racism.

In response to the criticism, the Dominican government introduced a plan for individuals to reclaim citizenship, but few applied. It also introduced a registration plan for undocumented workers to legalize their status in the country.

A 45-day moratorium for undocumented workers who applied for the so-called “regularization” plan but lacked all the paperwork, expired on April 1, raising new concerns about more arrivals.

“We are watching to see what happens,” Haitian Foreign Minister Lener Renauld told the Miami Herald.

Renauld welcomed the OAS report.

Dominican authorities, however, said the government “has not requested nor requires the intervention of the General Secretariat of the OAS.” “There is no currently existing conflict between the two nations that may warrant the need for said mediation,” the government said.

“The descriptive part of the report presents clear evidence that the accusations voiced in recent weeks against the Dominican Republic are false and unfounded, specifically those referring to a humanitarian crisis and alleged systematic violations of human rights that do not exist.”

Bilateral dialogue between the two nations would be “reestablished as soon as the Haitian government moves away from its attitude of discrediting the Dominican Republic, as a means of evading its responsibility with the people of Haiti,” it said.

Santiago Canton, head of the Partners for Human Rights Program for the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, said the OAS must follow up.

“If nothing is done by the OAS, or by the secretary general in order to ensure a clear, good follow up with dialogue, nothing is going to happen,” Canton said.

Caribbean gets its first Virgin Islands uprated for tax compliance pizza airplane service British The British Virgin Islands had the Twelve reviews (both Phase 1 given ratings as “compliant” and

IT’S the Caribbean’s most unique delivery service.

Caribbean carrier WINAIR has launched what it almost certainly the Caribbean’s first-ever airplane pizza delivery.

The company has partnered with Domino’s to deliver pizza to residents on the islands of both Saba and St Eustatius.

Pizza seekers can call Domino’s location at the airport in St Maarten; Domino’s bakes the pizza right before the flight, and then Winair then packs it in an insulated heating bag and flies the order to the islands where it can be picked up at the WINAIR airport counter.

“Partnering with a company with a stature like Domino’s is not only

desirable for WINAIR, but moreover an additional service we can offer the residents of the surrounding Islands,” said Michael Cleaver, President and CEO of WINAIR. There are no Domino’s locations in either Saba or St Eustatius. Flights from St Maarten to both islands generally take less than 20 minutes.

“Domino’s Mission Statement is to be the number one pizza delivery company in the world…and in every neighborhood,” said John Caputo, the local Domino’s franchisee.

“With this partnership, we are taking mission this to new heights. Delivery by airplane! We are excited to partner with Winair to be able to provide this service that Saba and Statia residents have been longing for.”

highest rate of tax compliance out of 12 countries reviewed by the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

The forum, which has 127 member nations, exists to implement internationally agreed transparency standards and the exchange of tax information. It carries out in-depth peer reviews to check members are complying with standards.

These take place in two phases: Phase 1 reviews examine the legal and regulatory framework for transparency and the exchange of information for tax purposes while Phase 2 reviews look at the implementation of the standard in practice.

and Phase 2) were published today for countries including Pakistan, Albania and Austria as well as the British Virgin Islands.

The islands had initially been assessed as “non compliant” but have been subsequently upgraded to “largely compliant”. Peer assessors found that the quality of responses to Exchange of Information requests had improved, although timeliness had declined.

Austria was upgraded from “partially compliant” to “largely compliant” because it introduced incentives and sanctions to ensure that the identity of all holders of shares in unlisted joint-stock companies would be known.

Lithuania and Sint Maarten, were

“partially compliant”, respectively, due to their work on improving Exchange of Information practices.

Albania, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Lesotho, Pakistan and Uganda – countries that recently joined the global forum – were found to have legal frameworks in place to enable them to move to Phase 2 of the review process, which will assess Exchange of Information practices.

The Marshall Islands, which in 2012 was blocked from moving to Phase 2 of the rating process because of major gaps, asked for extra recommendations to amend the legal framework governing the availability of accounting records.

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Entertainment Bill Cosby ordered to give deposition BILL Cosby will be questioned under oath in October as part of a civil legal case brought by a woman who accuses the comedian of sexually abusing her when she was 15.

He will answer questions from Judy Huth’s lawyer on 9 October, while she will give her deposition a week later.

Mr Cosby had been attempting to get Ms Huth to testify first.

He has denied giving her alcohol and abusing her at the Playboy Mansion in 1974.

Ms Huth is one of a string of women who has accused the 78-year-old of sexual assault dating back decades.

All the allegations so far fall outside the statue of limitations so he is not facing any criminal charges, although Los Angeles police have opened an investigation.

Ms Huth’s case can proceed

Bill Cosby will answer questions from Judy Huth’s lawyer on 9 October, while she will give her deposition a week later.

in civil court because, she says, the alleged abuse happened when she was a minor.

“We are pleased that we will now be able to move ahead without further delay on Ms Huth’s case,” the accuser’s

lawyer, Gloria Allred, said in a statement.

The depositions are the first step in the process to a civil court trial, allowing lawyers from both sides to question key witnesses under oath.

Dr. Dre announces first new album in 16 years IT MAY be time to let go of the idea of a “Detox” album from Dr. Dre. But that doesn’t mean there

won’t be more music coming from the rapper/producer.

Dr. Dre announced Saturday that he will be

Dr. Dre announced Saturday that he will be releasing his first album since 1999’s “2001.” “Compton: A Soundtrack” will be released on iTunes and Apple Music on Friday.

releasing his first album since 1999’s “2001.” “Compton: A Soundtrack” will be released on iTunes and Apple Music on Friday.

The rapper revealed on the Beats 1 radio show that the new project was inspired by the upcoming film “Straight Outta Compton,” a biopic that documents the rise of his group N.W.A. “I was leaving the set, coming to the studio, and I felt myself just being so inspired by the movie that I started recording an album,” he said.

“And I kept it under wraps.

And the album is finished.”

The new album will include collaborations with artists including Kendrick Lamar, Jill Scott, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube.

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Entertainment Rihanna has not ‘put a label’ on either Benzema or Hamilton

“The Avengers: Age of Ultron” star took home $80 million last year, according to the ranking published Tuesday.

Downey Jr. named Forbes highest paid actor for third consecutive year ROBERT Downey Jr. has been named the world’s highest paid actor for the third year in a row by Forbes, thanks in no small part to the power of the Chinese box office.

“The Avengers: Age of Ultron” star took home $80 million last year, according to the ranking published Tuesday, helped by moviegoers in China where the film grossed a whopping $240 million.

The list of leading men saw Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan, who stars in “Dragon Blade”, come in second with $50 million. Vin Diesel

was not far behind, netting $47 million for his part in “Furious 7.”

It was the first time the ranking included international actors.

Bollywood favourites Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan tied for 7th place, both earning $33.5 million. Akshay Kumar slid into 9th place with $32.5 million. Mark Wahlberg followed with $32 million.

Rising stars and newcomers to the list included funnymen Seth Rogen ($17 million) who starred in the controversial film “The Interview,” and Jonah Hill ($16 million).

BARBADIAN singer/ actress Rihanna is reportedly romantically involved with Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton.

According to E! News, the B***h Better Have My Money hitmaker has not singled out a partner, she would want to be in a committed relationship with.

“Rihanna is still hanging out with Karim [Benzema] at the moment,” a source said.

“Rihanna is dating now and she hasn’t put a label on anyone,” the insider added. “She is still talking to Karim but she is also talking to Lewis and keeping her options open. She is not at any point in her life now ready to settle just for anyone but she is enjoying the time she has with her friends and also focusing on work.”

“She is having a blast in Barbados and feeling very carefree,” the source continued.

Rihanna and Benzema were first linked around the time of the

Rihanna had a blast in Barbados at the Crop Over celebrations.

2014 FIFA World Cup tournament.

Benzema responded to one of the Diamonds singer’s World Cup tweets saying: “@rihanna No pain no gain, thanks for the support!”

Adding on, the two were spotted together enjoying a night out at

Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.

Meanwhile, Hamilton was spotted on the same float as Rihanna during the Kadooment Day Parade in Barbados, adding to speculation that the two are secretly dating.

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Entertainment 50 Cent struggles to answer questions at bankruptcy proceeding RAPPER 50 Cent seemed clueless Wednesday when asked the simplest questions about his finances by a Justice Department lawyer during a bankruptcy proceeding in Connecticut.

It started out rough in the New Haven courtroom when he couldn’t provide the attorney, Abigail Hausberg, with identification that had his Social Security number.

“I know you are who you are,” she said sweetly. She said he could get it to her at a later date.

Then came a long series of simple questions that stumped the rap entrepreneur, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, who turned dozens of times to his team of three lawyers and an accountant for answers.

“How long has Mr. Oppenheim been your accountant?”

Haupsberg asked.

Jackson looked to his right where his lawyer Patrick Neligan held up two fingers and Michael Oppenheim answered aloud: “Two years.”

Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards are no longer engaged.

50 Cent (seen in July) turned to his legal team for all the answers while being questioning about his finances by a Justice Department lawyer during a bankruptcy proceeding in New Haven, Conn., on Wednesday.

“Do you have a brokerage account?” Hausberg asked.

Again, Jackson looked to his team who said he does indeed have several accounts.

Jackson was ordered to appear to answer questions under oath about his finances after he filed for personal bankruptcy last month.

The filing came just as a Manhattan jury was about to start a hearing on punitive damages for Lastonia Leviston, the Florida woman who ultimately won a $7 million judgment against Jackson after he put her personal sex tape on the internet without her permission.

Malik and Perrie Edwards end engagement ZAYN Malik has called off his engagement to Perrie Edwards, PEOPLE has learned.

The former One Direction singer has left his Little Mix fiancée “devastated,” according to a source.

Malik, 22, contacted Edwards, also 22, two weeks ago and said it was over.

“She’s been putting on a brave face, as Little Mix have had promotion to do, but she’s obviously devastated,”

the source tells PEOPLE. “Perrie’s being supported by her bandmates, but she’s really in pieces about this.”

In an interview with E! on Tuesday, Edwards was asked a question about how she’s doing after the split, responding: “I’m good, thank you.”

The couple got engaged in August 2013, dashing the dreams of millions of One Direction fans.

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Entertainment Elba becomes first Maxim cover man NEVER mind that it’s so hot outside.

Actor Idris Elba is wearing the heck out of a black leopard-print funnel coat as Maxim’s first solo male cover model.

Elba stars in Maxim’s September fashion issue, which went on sale this week.

Some walls are meant to be knocked down.

“We’ve never in U.S. Maxim history had a man on the cover solo,” Maxim editor-in-chief Kate Lanphear told Racked. “This is the very first time, and there was no one else in the world more bad-ass than Idris.”

Americans first fell for the London-born Elba in his compelling role as “The Wire’s” drug dealer Stringer Bell.

He played Nelson Mandela in “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” and is starring in the next “Star Trek” movie. He’s also a DJ and has a clothing line coming out.

Fans are pushing for him to be

Elba stars in Maxim’s September fashion issue, which began sales on Wednesday.

named the next James Bond, which means he won’t be, he told Maxim.

“If I were the Bond producers and everyone was pointing me toward one actor, what’s the surprise in that?

Honestly, it’s one of those things that if it should happen, it would be a selffulfilling prophecy; it would be the will of a nation,” he said.

Morrissey claims sex assault by security at US airport BRITISH singer Morrissey has claimed he was sexually assaulted by a security officer at San Francisco International Airport, who he says “groped” him.

Writing on his True to You fan website, the star said he had been going through security checks on his way to board a flight to London when it happened.

Airport officials have insisted they were following normal procedure.

Morrissey said he was accompanied by two British Airways staff who assured him that “a complaint was worthwhile”.

“I went through the usual airport security procedure including the stand-up ‘scanner’, and all was well - no bleeps and nothing unusual,” wrote Morrissey.

“Before I could gather my belongings from the usual array of trays I was approached by an ‘airport security officer’ who stopped me, crouched before me and groped my penis and testicles.”

Morrissey said the security officer

Morrissey, the former frontman of The Smiths, said he has filed a sexual assault complaint.

in question had “quickly moved away as an older ‘airport security officer’ approached”.

He added: “Luckily I was accompanied by two members of British Airways Special Services, who were horrified at the sexual attack and suggested that I lodge a

complaint.”

The singer - who has now filed a sexual assault complaint - also detailed an exchange with the security officer who he said was challenged over “sexually groping” him. Morrissey said he replied to each statement with “that’s just your opinion.”

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Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog end their relationship MISS Piggy and Kermit the Frog have announced they are no longer in a relationship.

In a statement published online they say they will continue to work together on The Muppets.

They released the same statements on their Twitter accounts explaining they had been “squabbling�.

The new series of The Muppets will air this autumn and it will be aimed at an adult

The new series of The Muppets will air this autumn and it will be aimed at an adult audience touching on subjects The Muppets have never talked about.

audience touching on subjects The Muppets have never talked about.

In a film released on YouTube, it is revealed

that Kermit is now seeing a brunette sow called Denise.

Miss Piggy is in a relationship with the actor Topher Grace. (News Beat)

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MH370 search: Families vent anger over inquiry RELATIVES of those missing on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have vented anger at apparent mixed signals over whether part of the plane has been found.

Malaysian PM Najib Razak said experts in France had “conclusively confirmed” the wing part found on an island in the Indian Ocean was from the aircraft.

But French investigators stopped short of confirming the link, only saying it was highly likely.

Chinese relatives staged a protest outside the airline’s Beijing offices.

The Boeing 777 was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March 2014 when it vanished from radar. It had 239 people on board, most of them Chinese.

Debris found on the remote French island of Reunion a week ago - a wing part known as a flaperon was the first possible physical trace of the aircraft.

Experts in the French city of Toulouse resumed their tests on the object on Thursday.

In another development, the Malaysian transport minister said more suspected plane debris had been found on Reunion, including window panes and seat cushions.

Liow Tiong Lai said the items had been sent to French authorities to be verified.

However, French investigators quoted by AFP news agency said no

Edward Heath, who was prime minister from 1970 to 1974, died in 2005.

UK: Five forces investigating ex-PM over abuse claims Relatives outside the Malaysia Airlines offices in Beijing waved placards with slogans including “Give me back my family” and “Mum will wait for you forever”.

new debris had been received.

Mr Liow also said elements of the flaperon, including the paint colour, matched with maintenance records for the missing flight.

The lack of unity over whether parts of MH370 had been found has angered many of the families of those missing.

“Why the hell do you have one confirm and one not?” asked Sara Weeks of Christchurch, New Zealand, whose brother Paul Weeks was on board the flight.

“Why not wait and get everybody on the same page so the families don’t need to go through this turmoil?”

Many of the Chinese relatives

have consistently questioned the official view that the plane crashed.

Some gathered outside the Malaysia Airlines offices in Beijing on Thursday to demand answers.

Among them was Dai Shuqin, sister of one of the passengers.

“France is being cautious about it, but Malaysia is desperate to put an end to this case and run away from all responsibilities,” she said.

“I don’t believe this latest information about the plane, they have been lying to us from the beginning,” Zhang Yongli, whose daughter was on board, told AFP news agency.

Hiroshima marks 70 years since atomic bomb RESIDENTS in the Japanese city of Hiroshima are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped by a US aircraft.

A ceremony, attended by PM Shinzo Abe, was held at Hiroshima’s memorial park before thousands of lanterns are released on the city’s Motoyasu river.

The bombing - and a second one on Nagasaki three days later - is credited with bringing to an end World War Two. But it claimed the lives of at least 140,000 people in the city.

A US B-29 bomber called the Enola Gay dropped the uranium bomb, exploding some 600m (1,800ft) above the city, at around 08:10 on 6 August 1945.

On that day alone, at least 70,000 people are believed to have been killed. Many more died of horrific injuries caused by radiation poisoning in the days, weeks and months that followed.

People across Japan have observed a minute’s silence to mark the anniversary. In Hiroshima a bell tolled at 08:15 local time - when the US aircraft dropped the bomb that

Children staged a die-in in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima.

flattened the city centre.

Addressing 40,000 people who attended the commemoration ceremony at Hiroshima’s peace park near the epicentre of the 1945 attack, Mr Abe called for worldwide nuclear disarmament.

He said that that atomic bomb not only killed thousands of people in Hiroshima but also caused unspeakable suffering to survivors.

“Today Hiroshima has been

revived,” the prime minister said, “and has become a city of culture and prosperity.

“Seventy years on I want to reemphasise the necessity of world peace.” Mr Abe and Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matusi were joined

by US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy for the official ceremony of remembrance on Thursday, which included silent prayers, the release of doves and a declaration of peace.

FIVE police forces are investigating claims of historical child sexual abuse involving former PM Sir Edward Heath.

The Met, Wiltshire, Kent, Jersey and Hampshire forces are conducting separate inquiries into the late MP. The BBC understands Wiltshire Police halted an inquiry into a brothel keeper in the 1990s after she said Sir Edward was involved in child sexual abuse.

The Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation said it was confident he would be cleared of any wrongdoing.

On Tuesday night, Hampshire became the fifth force to say it was investigating “allegations”, but gave no further details.

The BBC’s home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani says claims made by the brothel keeper, Myra Ling Ling Forde, that Sir Edward was a client, meant that she had left herself open to prosecution.

However, the case against her was allegedly discontinued between 1990 and 1995.

She was later convicted of controlling prostitutes after a successful prosecution by Wiltshire Police.

She was jailed for six years after a trial that included allegations that she had supplied children as young as 13 to her clients.

It is unclear whether or not the force then went back to reinvestigate her original allegations against Sir Edward - and this is now part of a corruption inquiry by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

The IPCC said on Monday that it would look at whether Wiltshire officers failed to pursue allegations of child abuse made against Sir Edward, who was Conservative prime minister from 1970 to 1974.

He died in 2005, aged 89, at his home in Salisbury.

A retired detective has alleged claims were made in the 1990s but not followed up.

Wiltshire Police has declined to comment, but has appealed for information regarding allegations against Sir Edward.

It and the NSPCC said they had received “a number of calls” from members of the public.

They said any lines of inquiry would be passed to the relevant police force and followed up.

Kent Police told the BBC it had received a report on Tuesday of a sexual assault having been committed in east Kent in the 1960s.

“The victim has named Sir Edward Heath in connection with the allegation. Detectives are making initial enquiries, and will obtain a full account from the victim. The report has been notified as part of Operation Hydrant,” it said in a statement.

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) said it would neither confirm nor deny names of anyone who may or may not be part of its Operation Midland investigation.

A spokesman said: “Operation Midland continues to be a complex and sensitive investigation, and the MPS will not be giving a running commentary on its progress. This is important for the integrity of the investigation and protecting evidence that may form part of it.”

Meanwhile, Labour MP Tom Watson said he had referred two allegations of child sexual abuse by Sir Edward to the police since 2012.

He said police had confirmed that at least one of those allegations was being investigated.

Friends of Sir Edward have dismissed the claims saying there is not a shred of evidence to link him to abuse.

The Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation, which operates the museum at Arundells, his home in Salisbury, said it welcomed the investigation.

“We wholeheartedly believe [it] will clear Sir Edward’s name and we will co-operate fully with the police in their enquiries,” a spokesman said.

Sir Edward took Britain into what was then the European Economic Community during his time as PM. He lost his leadership of the party to Margaret Thatcher in 1975 - something he never forgave her for and he refused to serve in her cabinet.

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Biden ‘actively considering’ challenging Hillary Clinton

Theo Bronkhorst, who helped Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer kill Cecil the lion, feels that charging him would be an injustice.

Trial postponed for hunter guide accused in Cecil the lion’s death THEO Bronkhorst appears to have had a long, smooth career as an African safari hunting guide, but a tempest has engulfed him since he allegedly helped Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer kill Cecil the lion.

On Wednesday, Bronkhorst arrived at a Zimbabwe court concerning charges of poaching. He told CNN’s David McKenzie that the hunt was legal and that he hopes his lawyers will show it.

He thinks charging him is out of line. “I think it is frivolous, and I think it was wrong,” he said at the Hwange Magistrates’ Court near the national park of the same name, where Cecil once roamed.

His hearing was short. The trial was postponed until September

to give the defense more time to prepare.

The owner of the farm where Cecil died, Honest Trymore Ndlovu, also faces charges. He is accused of allowing the hunt on his land without proper permission and in violation of wildlife quotas.

Palmer allegedly paid the two $50,000 to set up the kill in early July that, by month’s end, boosted Palmer to global infamy as the despised antagonist in a social media firestorm against big game hunting.

The backlash has hit Bronkhorst as well. Since late July, Facebook users have posted thousands of indignant comments to a page attributed to the hunter guide.

Family doctor suspected of drugging and raping almost a dozen women A family practitioner in Las Vegas is accused of drugging and raping nearly a dozen of his patients, including a mother and her teenage daughter, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Dr. Binh “Ben” Minh Chung, 41, was initially charged in June with production and possession of child pornography. He had his medical license suspended indefinitely, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

On Wednesday, prosecutors said they have identified 11 new victims in his case, and the doctor’s bail increased from $550,000 to $1 million.

Chung was caught after his wife found videos of him having sex with women who appeared to be unresponsive, police said. The wife has now filed for divorce, prosecutors said.

Around the same time of his wife’s disgusting discovery, a teen patient of Chung, who was getting treatment for acne, told police Chung took her to his office for “treatment,” drugged her and had sex with her.

When she woke up, the doctor told her she had a “ bad reaction to the acne treatment,” police said. The girl’s mother has also accused Chung of sexual assault.

SPECULATION about Joe Biden possibly entering into the 2016 presidential race reached a fevered pitch over the weekend - and the vice-president and his staff have done little to tamp down the talk since then.

It all began on Saturday with a column Maureen Dowd in the New York Times, in which she recounted an impassioned request Mr Biden had received several months ago from his 46-year-old son, Beau Biden, who was dying of brain cancer.

“Beau was losing his nouns and the right side of his face was partially paralysed,” she writes. “But he had a mission: He tried to make his father promise to run, arguing that the White House should not revert to the Clintons and that the country would be better off with Biden values.”

Dowd has the reputation among some on the left of being a bit of a Clinton family antagonist - and armchair psychologist - so her attempt to ramp up speculation of Democratic Party looking for alternatives to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shouldn’t come as too a much of a surprise. She also offered Howard Schultz, head of coffee shop empire Starbucks, as another possible Democratic contender.

A follow-up article by Times reporter Amy Chozick, however, added further substance to the reports that Mr Biden’s people “through hushed phone calls and quiet lunches” are putting out feelers to possible campaign staffers and supporters.

ABC News reporter Cecilia Vega says one Biden adviser told her the

If Joe Biden runs, it will mark the third time he has sought the Democratic presidential nomination.

vice-president is “90% in”.

In addition, Josh Alcorn - a former senior adviser to Beau Biden - is joining Run Biden Run, an organisation that could lay the groundwork for a presidential campaign.

Official word from the Biden camp is that nothing has been decided yet - but an announcement one way or the other will likely come in early September.

According to reports, the vicepresident has taken note of the controversies over Mrs Clinton’s private email server while secretary of state and questions about donations to the Clinton Foundation - and the toll these stories have had on her public approval ratings.

One recent survey shows the vicepresident performing better than Mrs Clinton in head-to-head matchups against possible Republican candidates.

Historically, the sitting or

recently former vice-president has been at the head of the pack for his party’s nomination - think Al Gore, George HW Bush, Walter Mondale or Hubert Humphrey. George W Bush’s second-in-command, Dick Cheney, was the only recent notable exception.

It seemed for a while that Mr Biden would follow Mr Cheney’s lead - he is, after all, 72 years old and would be the oldest person ever elected president if he were to win (Ronald Reagan upon his re-election in 1984 was a few months younger than Mr Biden would be).

This would mark the third time Mr Biden has sought the Democratic presidential nomination.

In 1988 he was an early contender before withdrawing from the race following controversy surrounding his academic record and evidence that he plagiarised the campaign speeches of UK Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock.

‘Granny Ripper’ dismembered, possibly cannibalised victims Binh Chung was caught after his wife found videos of him having sex with women who appeared to be unresponsive, police said. The wife has now filed for divorce, prosecutors said.

The doctor was initially accused of fondling a 15-year-old girl in 2006 after she sought treatment for pink eye, according to KSNV. That case was dismissed after Chung performed 100 hours of community service, took “impulse control” classes and told authorities he would “stay out of trouble,” according to court records. He quickly resumed his practice. (NYDailynews)

THE Russian “Granny Ripper” not only dismembered her victims — she also ate them, investigators fear.

Tamara Samsonova, 68, had previously admitted hacking apart at least three people and scattering their severed bodies across St. Petersburg.

Now authorities suspect the monstrous senior feasted on her victims’ lungs and limbs like a reallife version of Hannibal Lecter, British tabloid The Sun reported.

Samsonova, an ex-hotel worker, was arrested on July 26 after she was caught on surveillance cameras lugging pieces of her latest victim away from her home in a black garbage bag.

Police later found the severed head of 79-year-old Valentina Ulanova near a pond in the city.

Samsonova, who was the woman’s

Tamara Samsonova, 68, has confessed to dismembering her victims, and authorities fear she may have eaten parts of them as well.

caregiver, reportedly told police she killed her after an argument over dirty dishes.

The elderly butcher allegedly gave Ulanova a dose of sleeping pills

and began sawing her apart while the woman was still alive.

Samsonova kept detailed notes of her macabre activities in a diary alongside more mundane entries about sleeping, drinking coffee and taking her medications, according to reports.

She’s also suspected of killing her husband — missing since 2005 — and a tenant.

“I killed my tenant Volodya, cut him to pieces in the bathroom with a knife, put the pieces of his body in plastic bags and threw them away in the different parts of Frunzensky district,” she wrote, according to The Sun. Police are also looking into other unsolved dismemberment murders from the last 12 years.

(NYDailynews)

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To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 345-5305

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY

R & R CONSTRUCTION

Is looking for a mason to work 6 days per week salary $8.50 per hour contact: 649-242-8191

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SECURITY OFFICERS:

;; Must have training in CPR and First responder. ;; Ensure the safety and security of passengers, tenants and their employees, personnel and guest at the GTCC. Secure I prevent access to restricted areas by unauthorized persons ;; Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility ;; Effective human relations skills in oral and written communication

TECHNICAL ASSISTANT:

Clerk (Bilingual) Duties: Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities. Collect, count, and disburse money, do basic bookkeeping and complete banking transactions. Must be available to work rotated shift everyday including weekends and public holidays, between 7:00 am & 7:00 pm.

Skills/Qualifications: • Minimum of 2 years financial institution experience • Associate or Bachelor of Science degree • Training, experience and certification in Anti-Money Laundering • Demonstrates ability to organize and manage a complex product, service and procedures environment • Fluent in at least two languages – Spanish, French Creole, Tagalog SALARY $6.25 -$13.00 per hour (based on qualification & experience)

Security Officer Duties: Maintains safe and secure environment for customers and employees by patrolling and monitoring premises and personnel.

Must be available to work rotated shift everyday including weekends and public holidays, between 7:00 am & 7:00 pm.

Skills/Qualifications: • Minimum of 5 years experience • Fluent in at least two languages - Spanish, French Creole, Tagalog SALARY $6.25 -$8.00 per hour (based on qualification & experience)

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATION AND RESUME TO THE MANAGER, NCS eMoney Services @ tcihrstaff@gmail.com. THE DEADLINE is August 19, 2015.

SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN INTERVIEW.

HESS TECHNICIANS:

Grand Turk Cruise Center is currently seeking two (2) suitably qualified individuals to fill the position of HESS Technicians. Ideal candidates must be well apt in the area of Environmental Health Sciences, be computer literate and have a strong command of English Language (oral and written). Additionally the successful candidates must possess relevant experience associated with the position (minimum of 3 years work experience) and, or knowledge in the areas outlined below: ;; Operation of Waste Water Treatment Plants ;; Operation of Recreational Water Facilities (RWF)- Commercial Swimming Pools and Flowrider ;; Monitoring of Water Treatment Processes and Reporting of data ;; RO Plant operations

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This position requires a suitably qualified individual to perform the following duties and responsibilities: ;; Perform Preventative Maintenance and repairs on CCTV ;; Perform Preventative Maintenance and repairs on all IT related equipment ;; Perform data entry in Preventative Maintenance System. ;; Take utility reading on a daily basis and ensure that all readings are entered into data base. ;; Assist with Warehouse duties including, receiving I issuing of items, performing inventory count and maintaining stock par levels

GENERAL MAINTENANCE:

;; This position requires general maintenance skills such as painting and masonry, to facilitate maintenance of all buildings and public areas in optimum condition. ;; Assisting in line handling for docking cruise ships as needed. ;; Inspect ceiling, floor tile, wall coverings, siding, glass or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures. Knowledge of pool and fountain maintenance would be an asset. ;; Knowledge of plumbing and/or masonry would be an asset. ;; Assisting in any various tasks, necessary to keep GTCC operating to the highest standard.

Applicants must be willing to work nights, weekends and holidays. Must be able to lift minimum of 501bs, have a strong command of English Language (oral and written); and able to work well as part of a culturally diverse team.

WAGES BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE. Interested parties are encouraged to send resume to: Grand Turk Cruise Center Human Resources Phone: 946-1040 Fax: 946-1041 E-Mail: admin@grandturkcc.com ONLY BELONGERS NEED APPLY 11921

32 CLASSIFIEDS CAICEDO PUB HOUSE D’AQUINO SPORTS is looking for a

Is looking for the following:

DJ Bartender Waitress Cleaner Must be able to

BISHOP COLLE DELANCY Is looking for a

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CASABLANCA CASINO is looking for the following position

DICE DEALER

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour must speak Spanish and English.

contact: 346-9102

domestic barber worker to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 241-1377 11936

Mervco The New MervCo Gas Station and Mozies Rental Ltd will be opening soon at our new location on the RBC and IGA Roundabout on Leeward Highway. We are now seeking suitable applicants to apply for and fill the

Requirements: • High School Diploma.

• Customer Service Orientated.

• Able to lift 30-50Lbs • Willing to work split shifts • Must be 18+ years of age

Requirements: • Associates Degree.

is looking for a

• Customer Service Skills.

• Knowledge of Marketing and Sales.

• Microsoft Office Proficient.

• Willing to work split shifts • 2+ yrs of Customer service experience

Mozie Rental Ltd:

Junior Mechanic

Mozie Rental Ltd:

Requirements: • Proof of qualifications • Willing to work shifts • 5+ yrs of work experience

Please email or drop off your Application and Resume to Mozie.HR@outlook.com or Mozie Motors. Tel# 649-941-5344

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HORTICULTURIST AND MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR NEEDED Individual must have 5 year experience in Landscape Design with combined horticulture principles and practices also must be motivated in a team environment with strong leadership and values • Likely candidate will have a Degree in Horticulture and Plantpathology • Knowledge of citrus care and maintenance • Thorough knowledge of insecticides and fertilizer application • Minimum 5 years hand on experience in tropical landscape and care Interested individuals shall submit resumes to:

R.A. Shaw Designs Project House, Leeward Highway Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands B.W.I. Tel: 941-4394 ext 102

Salary $9.00 per hour All candidates should have at least 3-5 years’ experience in the same field Must be willing to work on weekends, night shifts and holidays

Please drop off CV’s at the Casablanca Casino, addressed to HR 11951

Herzog Caribbean Limited is seeking a qualified individual to fill the following opening. Only candidates who meet the minimum qualification and requirements will be considered.

• Knowledge about accounting.

• Willing to work split shifts • 2+ yrs Customer Service experience • Cashier Experience preferred.

• Cash Handling

Requirements: • Associates Degree.

contact: 241-5325

CASINO ELECTRICIAN/ MAINTENANCE

HERZOG CARIBBEAN LTD.

following positions.

All applicants require: Great Attitudes, Dependability, Team Orientated, Clean Police Records, Fluent in English, Belongers preferred and References.

Car Rental and Sales Agents

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

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Store Attendant

contact: 331-7256

Cashiers

D’BELLE BEAUTY SALON

Salary $12.00 per hour

work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

Gas Pump Attendants

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OPERATIONS MANAGER Summary of Duties This position provides for the general management oversight and direction of all business aspects of Herzog Caribbean Ltd. This includes providing leadership and motivation to promote the consistent execution of standard practices, policies and procedures. Applicant should have a strong knowledge of business plan development and implementation.

Main Duties and Responsibilities: • Responsible for the management and direction of staff for the execution of roadway construction contracts for both government and private owners; • Responsible for management of the quality control process of all products and materials used for roadway and airport projects; • Responsible for the day-to-day liaison with governmental agencies for integrating planned work into the communities without impacting local community activities or traffic patterns; • Responsible for directing staff in preparing bids and estimates for private and public contracts; • Responsible for financial oversight and contract compliance for all awarded projects; • Responsible for regular liaison with Herzog Caribbean Corporate office in the United States; • Responsible for attending meetings both in the Caribbean and the United States to provide business status reports to owners and executives of the company; • Responsible as needed for providing management assistance and direction to other Herzog Caribbean projects in the Caribbean; • Responsible for the overall financial stability and profitability of the business; • Responsible for directing staff in the safe operation of construction equipment’ • Responsible for developing and maintaining an overall safe work environment for employees; • Responsible for managing and directing staff to maintain Cash Flow Operations, (Budget and Financial Controls), Budgeting (Monthly Variance Analysis of actual/budgets).

• Responsible for directing staff in the development of accounting and financial protocol for the processing of accounts payable and receivables.

Academic Qualification and Experience Required: • Minimum of an A.A. Degree in Civil Engineering • Minimum of 10 years of experience in the construction industry • Knowledge of roadway construction and survey • Knowledge of hot mix asphalt plant works • Knowledge of concrete works • Knowledge of safety and quality control • Knowledge of tender biddings • Strong construction and financial background • Proficient in Heavy Bid, Primavera, AutoCad & Microsoft Office Tools Functional Skills: • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • People management skills • Proven track record of successful leadership • Excellent negotiating skills • Local knowledge of how to successfully do business in the Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean Islands Please submit resume and completed job application to the attention of Human Resources Manager. Job application forms can be obtained at Herzog Caribbean Limited’s administration office located at C 5-6 Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway or call (649) 941-8007.

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS DANZIEL GIBSON

ALBERTA PRATT

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

gardener

Is situated on Grace Bay Beach at the Luxury All-Suite Royal West Indies Resort.

Pelican Bay delights guests with exceptional all-day dining; an outstanding variety dinner menu; and the most delectable breakfast and Sunday Brunch

Position Available

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

handyman

contact: 244-6900

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T C INDUSTRIAL SERICES LTD.

To work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour. contact: 343-1756 TCI WOOD WORKERS

Line/Cook 3 Position Available

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is looking for a

Paint Specialist Cabinet Painter To work 5 days

11950

• Must be skilled in Wallpaper • Venetian Plaster • Inter/Exterior stucco finish • Color mixing • Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary $600.00 per week

Food & Beverage Manger • Successful applicant should have at least 8 years of kitchen and restaurant experience including • Knowledge of food costing and controls, monthly inventory, • Knowledge of food hygiene and safety, menu planning, managing and scheduling staff, • Plus the knowledge and experience of worldwide pastries, desserts and chocolates This position above requires working long hour’s nights and days public holidays and weekends Salary range based on experience

Is looking for a

Contact: 231-1205

Pelican Bay Restaurant and Bar

per week salary $6.25 per hour. contact: 941-5635 11941

• Must have 10 years Culinary Experience • Knowledge of food costing and controls, monthly inventory, • Knowledge of food hygiene and safety, menu planning, managing and scheduling staff, • Prep food for Breakfast/lunch /dinner • Ability to understand menus follow recipes, basic sauces/ butchery. High level of food hygiene is required. Must be willing to scrub, clean, mop, floors walls and equipment

For more information on job descriptions, please contact info@pelicanbaytci.com or 431-1689 Please call for an appointment, bring along your resume and resident status 11919

RBC Royal Bank (Bahamas) Limited

is presently considering applications for:

Relationship Manager – Business Banking (Commercial)

RBC Royal Bank (Bahamas) Limited

Turks & Caicos Islands

is presently considering applications for:

The successful candidate should possess the following qualifications: • 5 or more years banking experience • Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce/Finance/Banking or a related field would be an asset • Previous experience as a Lending Officer is mandatory

Senior Account Manager Turks & Caicos Islands

Required Skills • Negotiating/Selling Skills • Knowledge of Financial Analysis and risk assessment • Critical Thinking • Time Management • Relationship building/Planning/Organizing/Closing Sales • Impact and Influence • Ability to manage multiple priorities • Strong organizational skills • Strong Leadership skills • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills • Significant marketing presentation skills and advanced skills in client relations • Microsoft Office Proficiency (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint)

The successful candidate should possess the following qualifications: • A minimum of 3 years banking experience with credit administration • ABIFS/AICB Diploma or a Bachelor’s Degree in Banking (or related field) • Previous experience in portfolio and liability administration would be an asset Key Skills: • Strong Negotiating/Selling Skills • Strong Problem Solving Skills • Strong Leadership & Coaching • Relationship Building • Impact and Influence • Ability to manage multiple priorities • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word & Excel) Required Responsibilities include: • Contributing to meeting team sales plan, and related activities through effective assessment of customer financial needs, providing product solutions • Maintaining and growing the customer portfolio by identifying and promoting personal banking solutions for customer needs with a continuous focus on relationship building • Developing and maintaining relationships with service partners to optimize business opportunities and referrals A competitive compensation package (base salary & bonus) will be commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities Include: • Responsible for retaining and growing relationships with Business Banking (BB) clients, contributing to the strategic priorities of Sales Volume and Revenue Growth and improving the Client Experience • Providing direct support to Business Banking clients with all lending and non-lending activities • Responsible for proactively delivering financial insights and advice to clients and prospective clients • Collaborating with the service support team and RBC Partners to develop and execute a client contact strategy, acting on client needs in a timely manner and delivering solutions that serve and solve the client’s and business owner’s needs • Leveraging the expertise of RBC by identifying referral opportunities, making introductions together with appropriate referrals to RBC partners.

A competitive compensation package (base salary & bonus) will commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications.

Interested persons should apply by August 7, 2015 and follow the steps below:

Interested persons should apply by August 7, 2015 and follow the steps below:

• • • •

• Go to jobs.rbc.com • Type Turks & Caicos in the search by location box • Then select Search Jobs • Select the role you wish to apply for

Go to jobs.rbc.com Type Turks & Caicos in the search by location box Then select Search Jobs Select the role you wish to apply for 11915

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UPGRADE YOUR CAREER Are you a high performing, result driven Professional?

If so, we would like to speak with you to join our dynamic team in the capacity of:

Corporate & Sales Account Manager (Based in Turks & Caicos Islands)

Applications are invited from individuals with a solid background who will be an aggressive and enthusiastic sales representative personality who can articulate C&W’s value proposition to executive level decision-makers.

PRECIOUS MEMORIES FOREVER Is looking to fill the following positions:

GRAPHIC DESIGNER PRINTER SCREEN PRINTER

• Must know Corel Draw, Illustrator, Photoshop and Sign Plus • Screen Printing Artwork preparation and application • Other duties apply • Must be willing to work extra hours when needed • Experience in the field is a must Hours: Monday – Saturday 9am-6pm

Email resume to: preciousmemories@express.tc for further information contact: 649-232-8644

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Y.A.3.B. CONSULTANCY

The successful candidate needs to be able to work in a team environment and will be responsible for supporting the Corporate Accounts.

acting on behalf of our clients is looking to fill the following positions:

Main Accountabilities are:

QUICK STEP SHOES REPAIR

• Manage selling initiatives to ensure maximum revenue generation and complete customer satisfaction.

• Increase revenue from product and service sales to meet and exceed Business’ targets.

• Contribute to the setting of and exceeding of Top and Bottom line objectives for your Customers.

• Ensure the appropriate Credit procedures are followed and receivable are within agreed standards.

• Build and maintain weekly, quarterly annual activity plans with your assigned customers and ensure proper management of information on Salesforce.com.

Customer:

• Manage and implement Customer Care and Selling techniques geared towards maximizing satisfaction of your customer base.

• Improve customer perception of LIME to ensure continued customer loyalty and retention and to strengthen company image.

• Develop and present customized solutions for business customers to increase revenues and improve customer services.

• Work closely with the Corporate Engineers & Technicians to ensure that all customer solutions are installed and completed to ensure complete customer satisfaction.

• Liaise with suppliers & Engineers to devise solutions suitable for local market.

• Develop strategic partnerships in leveraging our business activities.

• Ensure that all customer records including contracts, orders, files and CIS are kept up to date and accurate.

• Ensure that customer audits are carried out monthly.

Company: • • • • • •

Assist with any other operational aspects of the department.

Work with the Customer Experience Board to meet the BU’s FOM. Monitor competitive threats and recommend and deploy strategies to encounter / protect market.

Participate in industry related activities, locally and globally.

Ensure appropriate contact with key influencers through outside functions, seminars, tradeshows etc.

Cultivate a network among Cable & Wireless group for the purpose of sharing best in class practices and gaining competitive advantage.

Minimum Experience and Qualifications: • • • •

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or other related subject Good knowledge of current data and Internet technologies – Desirable Ability to rapidly assimilate new technological developments – Essential Previous proven sales management success with a minimum of 2 years’ experience within fast paced, motivated sales driven team.

• Experience in selling telecommunication network products, wireless, CPE and converged solutions • A record of overachievement and superior leadership skills • Experience in a customer care environment advantageous

Other Attributes/ Behaviors:

• Team player who takes their responsibility and contribution very seriously and helps other be better in their roles.

• Confidentially represents the LIME Brand and way of working to Customers • Strong collaborator and networker able to source the appropriate expertise and support from LIME resources • Must be motivated

To explore this exciting career opportunity please send your application and resume no later than August 07th, 2015 to arielle.williams@lime.com or fax to: 1-876-920-9336

B’S BEAUTY BOX • Hairdresser • Barber • Nail Technician • Cosmetologist

LA FAMILIA RESTAURANT • Waitress • Bartender BJORN GRIFFIN • Domestic Worker

PALM SPRING WATER • Driver/ Delivery Man DJUDITH & SPA/JC BEAUTY SALON • Nail Technician • Hairdresser • Beautician

TRAGOS BAR • Bartenders • Waitress B.M. CONSTRUCTION • Upholster

JSD BEAUTY SALON • Barber

UNCLE DOUG BAR • Waitress Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $7.00 per hour

Contact: 344-4540 The Windsong resort is seeking suitable qualified applicants to fill the following positions:

Laundry Attendant Housekeeper Gardener Houseman Domestic Worker Waiter Part Time Maintenance Technician Cook Requirements: • Minimum of 3 years in the specialized field • Excellent written and communication skills • Must be willing to work holidays and weekends Please drop your resume at the Windsong resort

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Financial:

• Repairman

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STANLEY STAR CONSTRUCTION

Green Tea Ltd. dba Green Bean Cafe

Is looking for the following

2 Tilemen

EXPERIENCED REAL ESTATE SALES ASSOCIATE

GLOBAL SERVICES Is looking for a

Required skills and qualifications: is currently seeking a

– salary $10.00 per hour

1 Domestic Worker – $6.25 per hour

Must be able to work 5 days per week.

contact: 346-6830

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COOK

Salary is $6.25 per hr. Kindly drop by the restaurant in Turtle Cove to fill in an application or call us on 941-2233 for an interview. Deadline for submission is Aug. 16th, 2015.

• 10 years experience in residential sales, luxury properties, commercial and development site sales • College/ university degree • Computer literate with strong written, organizational, analytical and verbal communication skills • Must possess computer, driver’s license and vehicle for site travel and property showings • Must possess financial resources to sustain oneself during initial 6 month startup period • This position is 100% sales commission based making compensation unlimited Please submit resume via fax to: Prestigious Properties Ltd. At 649-946-4703 or email to: accounting@prestigousproperties.com

11945

must possess the following qualifications: 5 years experience Minimum of 3 years International Experience University Certification in this field.

Contact: 649-941-3343 11955

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Southside Seafood Is seeking employment for the following:

the largest readership in the turks & caicos

1) Labourer Interested candidate may contact 231-6318 for further details regarding employment.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION

TCI Waste Disposal Is seeking employment for the following:

2) Labourer 1) Garbage Truck Driver 1) Diesel Mechanic Interested candidate may contact 941-2411 for further details regarding employment.

Ricardo Fulford, Immigration and Labour Consultant, President of Ricardo Fulford Consultant Services, ricardofulford@gmail.com, 1(649) 346-1125

Manager

The Financial Services Commission, a statutory body of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government responsible for the licensing and regulation of financial services businesses, is seeking qualified applicants for the post of

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ACA/ACCA/CA Receptionist An opportunity exists for two fully qualified accountants who possess a minimum of four years professional experience gained within a “Big Four” public accounting firm. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

If you wish to be considered for these opportunities please apply in confidence by sending details of your experience and qualifications to either: KPMG Ltd. or The Labour Commissioner, P.O. Box 357 Labour Office The Village at Grace Bay Butterfield Square Providenciales Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands Turks & Caicos Islands

Or fax your particulars to 946-4619

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibility of the holder of the position will be to take and direct all incoming calls received through the switch board.

Specific Duties include:

• Accept all incoming calls and route them to the appropriate destination.

• Keep the Head of IT or Office Manager informed regarding any communication issues with the instruments.

• Accept and record all incoming and outgoing mail and ensure that they are sent to the post office or other divisions within the Commission, as the case may be.

• Politely greet all customers, clients or other persons and provide information, direction or guidance as may be appropriate.

• Handle incoming or outgoing fax messages as deemed appropriate or as requested by other staff members.

• Assist with Business Names applications and processing under the direction of the Junior Registration Officer- Business Names.

• Perform other functions as set out in any related job description in relation to the post or as may be assigned by the Office Manager or Head of Administration.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED Momentous Ltd. is seeking qualified individuals for the following opening.

Only candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and requirements will be considered. All candidates must be willing to work unusual hours including weekends and public holidays. All candidates must be non-smokers.

Applicants will be required to pass a written skills test. Only suitably qualified Islanders may apply.

Assistant Manager Development

–

Software

Experience & Qualifications:

• 5+ years programming experience including: C#, SQL Server, Visual

Studio 2010, Amazon AWS (RDS, EC2, VPC, Route 53, S3, SES) , SVN, HTML, Javascript, jQuery, MySQL, CSS, PHP5, Team City, Java • 5+ years experience architecting complex applications and services, planning, designing, and implementing new products • Experience in domain name industry • 5+ years experience reviewing and commenting existing use case documents and sequence diagrams • 5+ years reviewing existing application architecture and proposing performance enhancing solutions.

Must be fluent (Written & Oral) in both English and French

Applications can be submitted online at www.momentous.com.

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• • • •

Must have multitasking abilities.

Proficient in computers and good grasp of communications technology.

Attention to detail and time management skills.

Sound knowledge of the English language.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Certificate Course in Secretarial Studies or Customer Service and at least 6 months experience in a similar position within a financial institution or • Five (5) CXC/GCE O’ Levels with very good passes and one (1) year experience in a similar or comparable position.

OTHER INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO THE POST

This position falls within Grade 12 of the Commission’s pay scale. Actual salary payable will be determined by reference to the degree of qualification, experience, knowledge base and other criteria that the Commission may assess.

The duties for the above post will be carried out at the Commission’s offices in Providenciales.

Applications should be received no later than August 21, 2015 and may be emailed to dmorrison@tcifsc.tc or faxed to 1-649-941-8379. 11956

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LUC SAINT JEAN

ST. MONICA’S ANGLICAN CHURCH

Is looking for a

Requires a

CLEANER

LOCATION:

Providenciales, South Caicos and North Caicos The cleaning services for government buildings and offices are centralized under the Ministry of Government Support Services which assigns cleaners to the different ministries and offices. The job holder is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the assigned building, office or areas. 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.

Compensation:

SALARY – Grade 1 $12,675.00 - $13,875.00 per annum APPLICATION DEADLINE: 14th August, 2015

Notice of Sale by Public Auction Meridian Trust Company Limited. as Chargee, pursuant to its charge and the Registered Land Ordinance, hereby gives notice that it will cause to be sold the property listed below by Public Auction, to be held at the office of Meridian Financial Group, Le Vele Plaza, Grace Bay and Providenciales at 10.00 a.m. on Friday 28th of August, 2015.

Title No. 60719/136, Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hills, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.

The subject property comprises 0.45 acres with a single storey, private dwelling home constructed in the year 2,000 on the canal, with Three bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms, kitchen, dining/living area.

Description

Title

Absolute

Proprietor

Loften and Alice Morley

Approximate Area

0.45 acres

meetings and other activities • Any other duties as may be determined by the Rector or Vestry

labourer To work 6 days

Qualifications:

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

• Must be able to communicate fluently in English • Must be Anglican

contact: 241-7995

SAUCIER NEEDED Applicants must have formal culinary experience. Must be able to perform mathematical calculations in order to convert recipes and inventory. Must have highly advanced culinary and artistic skills, full comprehension of entire kitchen departments and product identification.

Must have experience in regional Italian cuisine and be knowledgeable about produce, spices and oils found throughout the region. Fully trained in the proper health and hygiene regulations in regards to staff, kitchen cleanliness, storage and handling of food. Must be willing to work irregular hours, shifts and long late hours. $9/hr depending on experience and qualifications.

Contact Global Services at (649) 331-1809

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GK INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED A member of the Grace Kennedy Group Is seeking a qualified individual to fill the following position:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER The successful candidate would meet the following requirements:

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST, FROM MERIDIAN TRUST COMPANY LIMITED.

• College Degree minimum bachelors level or Diploma in Insurance or Business Administration • Minimum 5 years experience in Employee Benefit insurance • Minimum 5 years experience in Sales, Marketing and Promotions • Proficient in oral and written communication • Accounting Proficiency preferred • Computer literate & especially familiar with Broker One Underwriting and Accounting software • Good negotiation Skills • Able to effectively deal with Insurance Companies, Brokers, Vendors and Agents Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Meridian Financial Group P.O. Box 599 Le Vele Plaza Grace Bay Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands, B.W.I Tel. (649) 941-3082 Fax (649) 941-3223

• To keep the church buildings and grounds clean • To open and prepare church for all services, meetings and other activities • To close and secure church after all services,

Contact: 649-941-8499

JOB SUMMARY:

Location

Duties:

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GOVERNMENT VACANCY

Labourer

Applications must be emailed to:

Natasha.Garland@gkco.com Attn: General Manager GK Insurance Brokers Limited P.O. Box 117, Caribbean Place Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands 11957

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Applications must be received by August 15th 2015

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JID BARBER SHOP

JBS SALON

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

barber To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

hairdresser To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

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contact: contact: 341-6502 341-9177

CERTIFIED Kiteboard Instructor Minimum 2 years teaching experience. call 242-2927 Is seeking one

General Manager Must be “HANDS ON” With extensive relevant international experience And qualifications of minimum 15 years In similar roles. send CV & References to McCollum & Newlands Belonger Only Need Apply.

Contact: 649-339-3216 11959

Laundry Manager

receivable, reconciling bank statement and completing annual returns.

Job Description:

Job Description:

• Directs the overall activities of the laundry facility through development and administration.

• Implementation and enforcing that universal accepted policies and procedures are adhered.

• Manages departmental financial processes of forecasting, budgeting, and purchasing.

• Payroll and inventory control • Analyze data and compile reports on expenditure and supplies.

• Select, train, monitor and evaluate team members’ performance.

• Ensures laundry facility and equipment are in optimum operating condition • Ensure over all cleanliness and sanitation of the laundry premise • Weekly productivity report 5- 10 yrs experience as a Laundry Manager 3-5 yrs commercial laundry experience Team player Ability to work with a diverse team Knowledge of DCC System Knowledge of Textiles and Chemicals Knowledge of Laundry Equipment, Techniques and maintenance • Knowledge of QB, Word and Excel • Must have written and oral skills • Customer Service Focused Salary Scale: $20,000.00 to $29,000.00 per annum based on qualification and experience.

• Prepare financial statements and reports, including the profit and loss statement and balance sheet • Assist with budget preparations • Pay bills and maintain ledgers • Receive, approve, client invoices • Code payables for accounts payable clerks to input.

• Make bank deposits and receipts of money.

• Reconcile bank account and distribute money within departments • Assure expenditures are in accordance with code balances for item acquisition.

• Conduct invoice activities and pay vendors for delivered materials.

• Provide inventory support, including maintaining office materials and supplies.

• Receive requests for materials and equipment and prepare purchase orders accordingly.

• Transmit purchase orders directly to vendors for purchases.

• Prepare appropriate schedules and reports as requested by clients and partners.

• 3-5 yrs commercial laundry experience.

• Bachelors Degree in Finance & Banking.

• Knowledge of DCC System.

• Draft letters, memos and proposals • Assist in daily operations • Must be able to work on weekends and public holidays • Knowledge of QB, Word, Power Point and Excel • Customer Service Focused Salary Scale: $17,000.00 to $19,000.00 per annum based on qualification and experience.

Laundry Technician

Pressers/Seamstresses

Requirements:

Requirements:

Requirements:

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MANDY THOMPSON Is looking for a

labourer To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 243-3443

11949

Atlantic Stone Systems LTD.

Imperial Dry Cleaning & Laundry Centre is currently seeking qualified individuals to become members of our growing Team.

MANSFIELD HOTEL dba SIBONNE HOTEL

Is looking for a

• • • • • • •

• Install, repair and maintain laundry equipment, electrical, plumbing and related systems.

• Identity and source specialised components and tools.

• Prepare and maintain an effective preventive maintenance program and spare parts inventory.

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

• Must be able to work on weekends and public holidays • 5 years experience in a commercial laundry with additional knowledge of water management and maintenance residential, commercial and industrial properties.

• Knowledge of relevant building codes, legislation, regulations, polices and current standard procedures for installation and maintenance.

• Effective communication and negotiation skills Salary Scale: $7. 00 to $10.00 per hr. based on qualification and experience.

Bookeeper

DOMESTIC Domestic WORKER Worker NEEDED Must be willing to work 5 days per week 8am-5pm salary $6.25 per hour.

Applicant must be able to work weekends and holidays salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 242-0716

Contact: Sandra MacLeod at 649-946-5547

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Responsible for handling the fundamental aspects of Imperial financial recordkeeping, including recording financial transactions, managing accounts payable and

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2 – 5 yrs experience as a Presser A minimum of 2 yrs working in a commercial laundry Knowledge in Textiles and Chemicals Makes garments, such as dresses, coats, and suits, according to customer specifications and measurements.

• Discusses with customer type of material, pattern, or style to be used in making garment.

• Measures customer to determine modification from pattern, using tape measure.

• Alternations of garments.

• Drafting standard pattern according to measurements of customer and adapt pattern to obtain specified style.

• Be able to maintain productivity standards on a daily basis • Operational Knowledge of Machines • Ensure that dry cleaning standards and practices are used with client’s linen/garments.

• Must be able to work on weekends and public holidays.

• Ability to lift a minimum of 50lbs.

• Must be able to suggest treatment care to clients • Customer Service Focused Salary Scale: $6.25 to $7.00 per hr. based on qualification and experience.

Application giving full details of qualifications and experience should be addressed to: Manager Imperial Dry Cleaning and Laundry Centre in Receivership 345 Long Bay Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI and should reach no later than August 14th, 2015, for further information/appointment you can contact us at Tele:649-946-5633or email info@imperialtci.com.

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VISITOR RECEPTIONIST An exciting opportunity awaits you in the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board in the post of Visitor Receptionist. The successful candidate will provide exceptional customer service and accurate tourism information to guests arriving via GTCC. The incumbent in this position will respond to communication requests as well as visitor complaints.

This position is based in Grand Turk. The successful candidate’s key result areas are: • Visitor Reception • Information Resource Development • Customer relations

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Visitor Reception • Manage the Tourist Board’s cruise center booth at the Grand Turk Cruise Center and greet visitors arriving via GTCC. • Provide accurate tourism information on accommodations, tourist sites, culture, activities, dining, transportation and other relevant information.

• Distribute TCI tourism information including brochures, magazines, CD’s etc.

• Maintain favorable working relationships with tourism partners, including cruise ship personnel, immigration and customs officers, taxi drivers and car rental agents.

• Assist as needed in completing all functions necessary to ensure positive guest reception at the Cruise Center.

Information Resource Development • Regularly research tourism information to ensure information provided is accurate, timely and up to date.

• Maintain a high level of awareness of TCI tourism products, programs, activities and events.

• Monitor information queries and complaints about the TCI tourism product/services and respond promptly; report such complaints to superior or relevant authorities as appropriate.

Customer Relations • Assist in resolving poor customer service situations and reports incidents to superior with a view toward minimizing repeat incidents.

• Recommend ways to enhance the customer experience at the cruise terminal.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• High School graduate, two years of relevant experience, and thorough knowledge of the Turks and Caicos Islands tourism product. Tertiary education a plus.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills • Exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility and leadership • Excellent social and interpersonal skills • Problem-solving skills • Good health and high energy level

SALARY:

Salary for this position is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

For consideration please submit the following documents to chairman@ turksandcaicostourism.com or submit to The Chairman, Turks and Caicos Tourist Board, Front Street, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands: • • • • •

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Cover Letter Current Resume Two (2) reference letters Current Police Record Resident Status Only persons shortlisted for an interview will be contacted in this regard.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31st 2015

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Science & Technology

Peaty wins second gold at World Swimming Championships GREAT Britain’s Adam Peaty won 50m breaststroke gold at the World Swimming Championships to become the first man to complete the 50m and 100m double.

The 20-year-old then helped GB win mixed 4x100m medley relay gold in a world record time in Kazan.

Chris Walker-Hebborn, Peaty, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and Fran Halsall triumphed in three minutes 41.71 seconds for Britain’s fourth gold.

“We fought for every inch.

We left it all on the battlefield,” Peaty said.

Peaty beat South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh into second place in the 50m breaststroke final, in a repeat of Monday’s 100m final.

Peaty won in 26.51 seconds, with South Africa’s Van der Burgh 0.15secs behind and

Adam Peaty became the first man to win the 50M and 100M double at the World Swimming Championships.

American Kevin Cordes third.

Britain became the third country at these championships to set a world record in the mixed 4x100m medley, which is not an Olympic event.

Russia clocked 3:45.87 before the USA recorded 3:42.43.

Russia’s time was also bettered by both Germany and

the British line-up of WalkerHebborn, Ross Murdoch, Rachael Kelly and Halsall in the semi-final.

But Britain beat the USA into second and Germany into third as they set a new record in the final.

A total of 10 world records have been set at the championships. (BBC)

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The Windsong Resort is now accepting resumes for the position shown below.

Suitably qualified Belongers who possess the requirements listed are encouraged to apply. This position is full time, requires periodic international travel and a flexible work schedule that includes holidays, weekends, split shifts and extended days. Salary commensurate with experience, education, and training.

General Manager Essential Responsibilities and duties included but are not limited to: • Full responsibility for all resort operations and disciplines, to include hotel, food and beverage, accounting, budgeting, strata management, owner relations, advertising & marketing, long-term planning, revenue management, reputation management, social media and maintenance.

• Achieve or exceed financial/budget goals and expectations as established by senior management.

• Maintain labor relations to provide for a well trained staff with employment longevity.

• Achieve high levels of guest customer service and satisfaction.

Requirements: • Minimum 5 years of experience over the past 8 years ( min 3 years with a single company/property) as a Resort General Manager at a successful 4+ star Caribbean property.

• Hospitality MSc Degree desirable.

• Minimum 3 years of experience managing a successful resort or free standing, food and beverage operation.

• International experience an asset and second language (Spanish or French) highly desirable.

• Minimum 5 years over the past 8 years managing condominium strata operations • Dedication to developing a strong team approach to operations.

• Excellent business and personal references • Direct experience, skill and knowledge in: 1. Developing and monitoring guest satisfaction programs 2. P&L analysis and annual budget preparation with monitoring and reporting functions to corporate office 3. Developing long and short term marketing plans with milestone achievements 4. Building schedules for annual facilities maintenance and long term preventative maintenance programs 5. Revenue management and extranet operations 6. Human resource and local labor relations Salary commensurate with experience, education and qualifications

Condominium Sales Coordinator Essential Responsibilities and duties included but are not limited to: • Provide tours of the Windsong community and individual condominium units (existing and future) • Communicate with resort guests and unit purchasers regarding opportunities and promotions • Man the Windsong model unit with the ability to describe unit features in detail.

Requirements • • • • • •

Must be computer literate and capable of creating written and visual presentations Must be resourceful and able to handle multiple job assignment Familiarity with construction, real estate and financing terms and procedure a plus Must be willing to travel when necessary and work on weekends and holidays Must possess a valid drivers license Position requires an excellent verbal and written skills with a second language desirable • This is a salaried position with bonus structure

Interested applicants should contact Jim Molter via email at jim@windsongresort.com or by fax at 649.941.7719. Suitable applicants will be contacted by email or telephone to schedule an interview.

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Seven Stars Resort is seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the positions outlined below. The ideal candidate must possess the relevant professional qualifications and experience in a luxury resort environment, as well as a professional, outgoing and friendly demeanor with a strong command of the English Language (oral and written).

Salary is based on education, experience and qualifications.

EXECUTIVE SOUS CHEF The Executive Sous Chef will assist the Executive Chef, oversee day-to-day kitchen operations and be directly responsible for food quality and supervision of staff. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional culinary and supervisory skills, have a strong attention to detail, and an exceptional ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, and highly demanding environment. Must be flexible with the ability to remain calm under pressure and easily adapt to changing work conditions.

Minimum Requirements • College degree with a focus in hotel/restaurant management or culinary arts with a minimum 5- years culinary supervisory experience OR an equivalent level of culinary work experience in a fine dining environment within a supervisory/ managerial position • Working knowledge of food operations and standard operating procedures with the ability to plan and develop recipes and enforce accuracy in preparation and presentation • Passion for the culinary art with devotion to creating an exceptional dining experience • Strong financial acumen with the ability to manage labor, operating and inventory costs • Excellent technical knowledge of kitchen equipment and machinery with the ability to operate culinary production equipment and tools • Computer savvy with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office and F&B computer systems • Ability to train, evaluate, motivate, lead, coach and discipline staff to resort standards is essential • Ability to maintain exceptional working relationships with coworkers and managers, and communicate effectively with dining guests is required • Must be able to read, write and speak proficiently in the English language

PASTRY CHEF The Pastry Chef will be responsible for running and operating all pastry and bakery functions while remaining within budget and maximizing food margins. Duties will include, but not be limited to: • Create new designs and recipes for pastries and baked goods, and coordinate all activities related to the preparation and production of same.

• Plan and develop new desserts for restaurants, banquets and special functions, i.e., weddings.

• Prepare all items with the highest quality standards and consistency.

• Maintain communication with Executive Chef to ensure production requirements are met and bakery inventory levels are sufficient.

• Monitor food products to ensure proper quality, handling and rotation, and work with stock controller to maintain quality control.

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment at all times and follow all HAACP regulations for storage and cooling.

• Maintains a neat and tidy appearance at all times The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years’ experience preparing a variety of breads, cakes and pastries, along with a strong food service background. An artistic and creative ability to produce desserts, pastries and baked goods is required. A strong knowledge of ingredients and an exceptional attention to detail is essential. Physical ability to stand for long periods of time, and ability to work under pressure and meet aggressive deadlines is required. Must be computer literate In addition, we are also currently recruiting for the following:

• Chef De Tournant • Security Officer Application deadline: August 14, 2015 Qualified candidates should apply via e-mail to Seven Stars at hr@ sevenstarsgracebay.com for consideration. Candidates must possess relevant skills, experience, and a clean police record.

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES (APPLICATION DEADLINE: 14TH AUGUST 2015)

Job Title: Administrative Assistant LOCATION: Grand Turk Salary: GRADE 4 -$21,400.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY

This is an administrative support position, which has responsibility for secretarial and administrative support functions in the office.

JOB TITLE: LAND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 5: $26,000.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY:

Land Administration Officer (Monitoring/Administration) manages crown land relating to sales, leases, licenses and other agreements; and are directly responsible for maintaining lands records, researching matters and processing applications regarding crown land and assisting the Compliance and Enforcement Officers with field inspections and coordinating appropriate enforcement actions. Land Administration Officer is also required to monitor development progress to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

JOB TITLE: DEPUTY CHIEF VALUATIONS OFFICER LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8: $49,900.00 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. Providing leadership to a team of Valuers, the Deputy Chief Valuation Officer will provide professional valuation services in all matters relating to property valuation.

JOB TITLE: LAND REGISTRY CLERK LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 5 -$26,000.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a support position, which has Departmental responsibility to assist the Registrar in the registration of all instruments relating to dealings in land namely, transfer, charges, caution, restrictions etc. in accordance with the Registered Land Ordinance, and to ensure that clientele of the Land Registry receive prompt and efficient customer service in relation to their applications and/or queries.

JOB TITLE: Senior District Surveyor LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 $32,600.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a junior management position with responsibility for the Survey and Mapping function on the Islands of North, Middle and East Caicos and the associated Cays. The job holder will manage the District office, and effectively execute the Surveying and Mapping operations within the assigned District.

JOB TITLE: District Commissioners LOCATION: Salt Cay and Middle Caicos

Salary:

Grade 8 - 49,900.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY

The incumbent in this senior position will act as the Central Administrator for the island by ensuring adherence to rules and guidelines in the effective delivery of Government Services.

JOB TITLE: Risk Manager LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8- $49,900.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY

The Risk Manager will support the Director of Contracts and Corporate Performance Management in the discharge of his/her duties. He/she will be responsible for assisting Ministries, Departments, Statutory Bodies and other Public bodies in the delivery of TCIG services and protecting the delivery of TCIG programmes and projects.

The incumbent will ensure that a process is in place to assist Ministries, Departments, the Audit Committee, the Chief Internal Auditor, Statutory Bodies and other Public bodies in matters relating to the assessment and management of procurement risk.

JOB TITLE: Emergency Medical Responder/Driver LOCATION: Providenciales (Deadline: 14th August 2015 SALARY $823.08 bi-weekly

JOB SUMMARY

The incumbent in this position will respond to emergencies in a safe manner and assist in the Extrication, stabilization, care and transportation of the ill and injured as required.

JOB TITLE: Customer Service Quality Assurance Supervisor LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 6- $32,600.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY

The incumbent in this position will provide reliable and efficient customer service support to the Turks and Caicos Islands Business Environment.

JOB TITLE: Training Officer LOCATION: Grand Turk Salary: Grade 7 - $40,200.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY

The Training Officer will organize and coordinate training for the Turks and Caicos Islands Public Service, as well as assisting with design and delivery of some training programmes.

JOB TITLE: Clinical Nurse LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,000.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY

The incumbent in this position will be responsible for patient/client health care in the Wellness Centre/Special Needs Unit.

JOB TITLE: Graduate/Primary Teacher LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 2.1 - $35,050.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY

This is a professional position which has responsibility for the instruction and supervision of students in primary schools.

JOB TITLE: Director of Culture LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 8- $49,900.00

JOB SUMMARY

This managerial position is responsible for carrying out the mandate of the Cultural Department and manages the daily affairs of the Cultural Department and its staff.

The job holder is required to provide cultural guidance and information to the staff and students of the various Government and private schools of the TCI, as well as providing enhanced TCI cultural perspectives, awareness and guidance to the TCI Tourist Board, local organizations, committees and hotels. The job holder will lead on and assist with the planning and execution of cultural and national events headed by the Culture Department.

The job holder will also be responsible for developing partnerships which leverage financial and/or in-kind support from the private sector and business community.

JOB TITLE: Deputy Director of Road of Safety LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 8 - $49,900.00

JOB SUMMARY

The Deputy Director has responsibility for the administration of the Road Safety Department and the enforcement of the Road Safety Ordinance throughout TCI. The job holder will oversee the daily operations of the Providenciales office, oversee and advise on policy and strategy to ensure the effective delivery of the enforcement of the Road Safety Code, educate the public and liaise as required regarding amendments to the Road Safety Ordinance. The job holder will also be expected to make recommendations through the Director to the Permanent Secretary on issues within the Road Safety Department.

JOB TITLE: Deputy Director of Social Development LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8 -$49,900.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY

The incumbent in this position will be responsible for shaping social welfare policies and Administration of various programmes aim at poverty alleviation, rehabilitation of offenders, Formulating gender sensitization policies and programmes and the implementation of Convention On the Rights of the Child.

JOB TITLE: Director of Gaming LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 9 - $58,100.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY

The job holder is the head of the Gaming Inspectorate and is responsible for its management and for overseeing the performance and service delivery standards in the Department. Duties include working with the Management Team to monitor and evaluate financial policies and strategies that impact the Public Service, Gaming and

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JOB TITLE: Scientific Officer (Fisheries) LOCATION: South Caicos SALARY Grade 6 - $32,600.00

JOB SUMMARY

This is a mid-level position with nationwide responsibility to oversee scientific and monitoring activities of the Department. The job holder will provide science-based advice on various issues affecting environmental integrity in TCI. JOB TITLE: Head of Secretariat LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY Grade 7 - $40,200.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY

This is a senior position responsible for co-ordinating the political and administrative interface between the Minister and Permanent Secretary in the allocated Ministry.

JOB TITLE: Administrative Assistant LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 4 - $21,400.00

JOB SUMMARY

This is an administrative support position, which has responsibility for secretarial and administrative support functions in the office.

JOB TITLE: Conservation Officer LOCATION: Various SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,000.00

JOB SUMMARY

This is a mid-level post, with national responsibility for the enforcement of all pertinent environmental, fisheries and maritime laws in TCI. Job holders are also to participate in all conservation activities; to maintain park and Protected Areas infrastructures; and to keep all equipment, including boats, vehicles, dive gear and field tools in proper condition.

JOB TITLE: Junior Conservation Officer Location: Various SALARY: Grade 4 -$21,400.00

JOB SUMMARY

This post supports the Conservation Officers who are responsible for the enforcement of pertinent environmental laws and maritime laws in TCI; involve in all conservation activities; maintain parks infrastructures; and keep all dive equipment and field tools in proper conditions.

JOB TITLE: Executive Administrator LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 - $32,600.00

JOB SUMMARY

This senior administrative support position will provide an efficient and responsive administrative, organisational and logistical service to a member of senior executive and/or Minister (here after called executives).

JOB TITLE: Procurement Officer LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 - $32,600.00 per annum

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.

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Bryant unsure about retirement THE Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant might not retire after the 2015-16 season after all. The 36-year-old player told Yahoo! Sports via a phone interview on Tuesday that he will make the decision at the end of this upcoming season.

“We haven’t set anything in stone and I’ve talked about it before. But could this be the last [season]? Absolutely. It’s tough to decide. It’s really tough to make those types of decisions. Players I have spoken to say, ‘Kobe you will know,’” Bryant said.

“I’m making this very simple.

Either I like playing the game and going through this process or I don’t. I try to strip it down to the simplest form. Either I like playing some more or I don’t. But I think that decision needs to be made after the season. It’s hard to make a decision like that before the season.”

Bryant added that money will not be a factor for when he decides if he wants to remain in the league. Bryant will become a free agent in

Kobe Bryant says he will make a decision at the end of the upcoming season.

the summer of 2016 when the salary cap space is expected to increase significantly.

“I’ve never played for the money. It’s never moved me.

Money can come and go.

I have a perspective about finances. The family is fine.

What is more money going to bring other than more money?

I have my family, I have my health and we’re comfortable financially and that is a massive blessing,” he said.

Bryant will be making $25 million this season.

Over the past two seasons, Bryant has been plagued with injuries. During the 2013-14 season, he sustained a left knee injury. The following year, he was sidelined in January due to a rotator cuff tear in his right shoulder. In the interview, Bryant revealed that he is feeling good and healthy.

“The body is good. I feel good. ... My lower body is solid. There are no question marks on what I can do.

My body and my legs feel extremely strong and healthy.

That’s the big difference,” Bryant said. “My upper body, I’ve been doing the weights and stuff like that. I’ve been kind of building up the upper body strength. The biggest change is I feel very, very solid in my legs.”

With Bryant back, the Lakers will hopefully have a better season than last year when they finished 21-61. In the offseason, they have added key players such as D’Angelo Russell, Roy Hibbert and Lou Williams. (Newseveryday)

Copa Libertadores 2015:

River Plate triumph against Tigres FROM relegation for the first time in the club’s 110-year history to winning South America’s most prestigious competition -- and all in the space of four years.

Argentina’s River Plate claimed their third Copa Libertadores title on Wednesday with a 3-0 aggregate win over Mexican side Tigres.

It’s a script that wouldn’t look out of place in a Hollywood blockbuster and River Plate’s meteoric rise from Argentina’s second division to winning the Copa Libertadores -- the continent’s answer to Europe’s Champions League -- was thanks largely to a few leading men.

Club legend Fernando Cavenaghi, who announced he was leaving the Buenos Aires club after Wednesday’s final -- it’s rumored he’s heading to the MLS in the U.S. -returned for a second spell in 2011 and took a substantial pay cut to help fire the team back into the first division at the first attempt.

Then there was manager Marcelo Gallardo, a former River star, who became only

It was the third Libertadores title the Buenos Aires club has won in their history, 19 years after claiming their last.

the seventh man to win a Libertadores title as both a player and a coach.

“I’m incredibly happy for the fans who are enjoying this party,” said Gallardo. “And we are going for more.”

Nineteen years ago Gallardo, who is now 39, was part of the team that won the club’s last Libertadores, but on Wednesday he had to manage his team from the stands

after receiving a suspension following the first leg of the final which had ended in a 0-0 draw.

On arrival at River’s Estadio Monumental, Tigres were greeted with a traditional Argentine welcome of a deluge of ticker-tape, as clouds of smoke from a firework display and flares diffused across the pitch.

Tigres strikers Rafael Sobis

and Andre-Pierre Gignac missed early chances to put the visitors ahead and River took full advantage as goals from Lucas Alario, Carlos Sanchez and Ramiro Funes Mori sealed the home team’s win.

River’s comfortable margin of victory was something of a surprise, as the two sides had been inseparable in three previous meetings in this year’s competition.

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Man runs 81.62 miles to break 12-hour treadmill record David Staley broke the record for running the longest distance on a treadmill in a 12-hour period with a run of 81.62 miles. (Photo: Brent Lewis/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Most of us struggle to spend 20 minutes at a time on a treadmill.

David Staley did 12 hours.

The Denver-area runner broke the Guinness World Record for greatest distance run on a treadmill in 12 hours on Saturday (Aug. 1), logging 81.62 miles on a treadmill at the University of Denver’s Ritchie Center from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Staley’s record beat one set last year by his friend Denis Mikhaylov, who ran 80.53 miles on a treadmill in New York City.

“It was in a friendly spirit,” Staley, 30, tells Yahoo Health. “I thought Denis could have done better and figured if I give it a go, maybe Denis will come back and crush it.”

While Staley trained for this record (which he referred to as “the Guinness thing”), he stresses that he doesn’t like competition, noting that he often decides to do a race at the last minute and does them on occasion to challenge himself. “If I show up to a race and people are stretching, I know I’m in the wrong

Broad’s 8-15 takes him to 307 Test wickets and ranks him fifth in the country’s all-time list of leading wicket takers.

David Staley ran from 9:30h to 21:30h to claim the record.

place,” he says.

Staley moved to Colorado from the East Coast last year and realized he was good at 24-hour runs, a few of which he did on a whim (and won).

Before deciding to go for the record, he says, he was often running only two to three times a week, averaging 30 miles a week. “There was no schedule, no thought,” he says. “I just ran if something interesting came up.”

He did two “tests” before the big attempt — a five-hour run and

a seven-hour run — and felt like he could tackle the record. “If it’s something that really taxes the mind, with some physicality thrown in there, I feel like I have a shot,” he says. “Staring at a white wall while on a treadmill for 12 hours … it seems like I can do OK.” Despite what you’d think, Staley says he wasn’t bored by his recordbreaking run, since “there was always something to concentrate on.”

Campbell wants Gatlin to beat Bolt FORMER sprinter Darren Campbell hopes Justin Gatlin beats Usain Bolt at this month’s World Championships to force the sport to “deal” with drugs cheats.

Gatlin, 33, who has served two drugs bans in his career, has ran the four fastest times of the year over 100m.

World record holder Bolt dipped below 10 seconds for the first time this year at last week’s Anniversary Games.

Briton Campbell told BBC Radio 5 live that a Gatlin victory would put the “spotlight” on athletics.

“The fairy tale is that Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin, but in a crazy kind of way I want to see Justin Gatlin beat Usain Bolt because the sport will have to deal with it,” said Campbell, who is an Olympic silver medallist.

“The spotlight will be truly on the sport and the sport will have to make a decision.

“It’s not a decision about throwing out Justin Gatlin, but about how do you [athletics] want to be perceived in the future?”

The meeting between Gatlin and Jamaica’s six-time Olympic champion Bolt, 28, in Beijing is highly anticipated.

Gatlin, the 2004 100m Olympic gold medallist, set a personal best of

Darren Campbell feels that if Justin Gatlin (in photo) wins then the sport will be forced to deal with drug cheats.

9.74 seconds at the age of 33 in May, but Bolt made an encouraging return from a pelvic injury as he won at the Anniversary Games in 9.87secs.

The International Association of Athletics Federations, the sport’s world governing body, is defending itself from allegations of widespread doping in the sport.

The Sunday Times published data from 5,000 athletes, which it says reveals an “extraordinary extent of cheating”.

The IAAF said the blood results were not positive tests or proof of doping.

Lord Coe, an IAAF vice-president, said the introduction of blood passports had “chased some of the highestnamed athletes out of our sport”.

Gatlin was banned for two years in 2001 and then again in 2006, originally for eight years rather than life after agreeing to help the US Anti-Doping Agency, but that was reduced to four years. (BBC)

Ashes 2015:

Rampant England humiliate old enemy Australia THERE is humiliation -- and then there’s the humiliation of being completely decimated by your oldest and fiercest enemy.

Australia’s cricketers suffered the ignominy of being bowled out for 60 runs in just over 90 minutes on the opening morning of the fourth Ashes Test -- one of cricket’s great rivalries -- against England at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge.

Australia’s batsmen were all in 18.3 overs -- the quickest any team has ever been dismissed in the first innings of a Test match.

Stuart Broad claimed an astonishing eight wickets for 15 runs in a pulsating opening session as Australia crawled to its seventh lowest total in Test match history.

“It’s pretty unbelievable,” Broad, whose eight-wicket haul is the third cheapest in history, told Sky Sports.

“It’s not sunk in. We knew Trent Bridge would offer us something we had to bowl well and take our catches.”

It is the first time since 1896 that Australia has been bowled out before lunch on the opening day of a Test.

Leading 2-1 in the five-match series after an eight-wicket win last time out at Edgbaston, England blew its rival apart with a scintillating display of fast bowling.

This after Australia had arrived on English shores as firm favorite after thrashing England 5-0 in the 2014 series Down Under.

But after winning the second Test at Lord’s to level the series at 1-1, Australia has fallen apart in embarrassing fashion.

Last week in Birmingham Australia was swept aside but this innings was one of the lowest moments for the country’s Test side in recent memory.

Not since 1936 had Australia managed a worse score than 60 in

an Ashes Test match but on a pitch which left its batsmen bamboozled, at times the Aussies looked more like a village team than a side filled with international stars.

The last time Australia suffered such a disastrous innings was in 2011 where it was bowled out for a paltry 47 by South Africa in Cape Town.

After winning the toss, Alastair Cook elected to bowl first and his side didn’t disappoint, ripping into the Australians straight away.

Broad, the pick of the England bowlers, dismissed Chris Rogers and Steven Smith in the first over before David Warner was caught behind off a delivery from Mark Wood.

Shaun Marsh was dismissed for nought by Broad before the same bowler took Adam Voges’ wicket courtesy of a spectacular one-handed diving catch by Ben Stokes.

Michael Clarke, the under-fire Australian captain, was the sixth man to be out, edging the ball to Alastair Cook at slip as Broad continued to run riot.

At 29-6, England were in total control and Peter Nevill was soon on his way back to the pavilion after losing his off stump to Steven Finn.

Mitchell Starc managed just one before he was sent packing by Broad and he was soon followed by Mitchell Johnson, who top scored with 13.

Nathan Lyon was the final man to go, caught by Stokes off Broad to leave Australia all-out for 60.

Broad’s 8-15 takes him to 307 Test wickets and ranks him fifth in the country’s all-time list of leading wicket takers.

Broad’s figures are also the best figures in a Test match for England since 1994 when Devon Malcom claimed 9-57 against South Africa.

(CNN)

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Athletics at ‘war’ with media over IAAF drug-test allegations The US government is suing Armstrong for millions of dollars of sponsorship paid to his team by US Postal Service.

US lawyers want Armstrong medical records from 1996 US government lawyers want to see records of Lance Armstrong’s cancer treatment to find out if doctors knew he was doping in 1996.

Armstrong, 43, confessed to taking performance-enhancing drugs in 2013, having been stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles.

The US government is suing Armstrong for millions of dollars of sponsorship paid to his team by US Postal Service.

The request is an attempt to “harass” Armstrong, according to his lawyers.

Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996, but returned to claim seven successive Tour titles from 1999.

The Texan has admitted to doping from before his diagnosis, but evidence that doctors knew about it could be used to support the theory that there was a wider conspiracy to hide his cheating from federal backers.

Armstrong is banned from professional cycling for life but took part in a charity ride on the route of this year’s Tour de France, a day ahead of the main race. (BBC)

The world of athletics is at loggerheads with two leading media organizations over just how widespread doping is within the sport.

Reacting to reports by Britain’s Sunday Times and German broadcaster ARD that analyzed a leaked database of official drug tests, International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) vice-president Sebastian Coe said the allegations amounted to a “declaration of war.”

In response, investigative journalist Hajo Seppelt -- who worked on ARD’s documentary -told CNN that Coe’s comments were “ridiculous.”

Meanwhile, the IAAF has denied athletics is suffering a similar crisis to cycling’s history of doping when the sport was bedeviled by extensive drug-taking and accusations of toplevel coverups.

“If transparency is an issue, we would welcome any investigation from the only authorized body to investigate -- the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA),” the IAAF’s anti-doping manager, Thomas Capdevielle, told CNN. “If they refer the matter to an independent commission, we are happy to welcome them to (our headquarters in) Monaco, open our files one by one and show that for every suspicious blood sample, there was an appropriate followup done.

“I can confirm there was no coverup from the IAAF.” The Sunday Times and ARD had

access to over 12,000 blood tests from more than 5,000 athletes, with leading blood experts concluding that these revealed an “extraordinary level of cheating” in the sport.

The reports were released as the IAAF prepares to host its world championships in Beijing from August 22-30.

‘SEMINAL MOMENT’ Coe -- who is standing for the IAAF presidency on August 19, along with fellow former athlete Sergey Bubka -- has called the reports “sensationalizing” and an attempt to “destroy the reputation of the athletes and our sport.”

“It is a declaration of war,” Coe, a former runner who won Olympic gold medals in the 1980s, told the Associated Press.

“This, for me, is a fairly seminal moment. There is nothing in our history of competence and integrity in drug testing that warrants this kind of attack.

“Nobody should underestimate the anger at the way our sport has been portrayed. The fightback has to start here.

“We cannot be portrayed as a sport that is in any way dragging our heels.”

The leaked tests were scrutinized

by Australian doping experts Michael Ashenden and Robin Parisotto, who concluded that 800 athletes, in a range of disciplines, mostly covering endurance events from the 800 meters to the marathon, had produced “suspicious” results.

At the major competitions, this equated to nearly 150 medalists, including 55 champions.

The IAAF has published a lengthy statement denying any wrongdoing, one that was accompanied by a detailed nine-page rebuttal of the allegations.

“What the IAAF cannot accept under any circumstances ... is an accusation that it has breached its primary duty to act in the best interests of the sport of athletics,” the statement read.

However Seppelt, a journalist who has spent much of his working life scrutinizing the world of doping, remained unrepentant.

“I am used to this kind of reaction because I have been working on doping stories for almost 20 years.

Always, when I present facts about failures, this is the normal reaction,” the German told CNN. “The declaration of war statement is ridiculous. We are not interested in blaming sport. They should react to facts.”

As the tit-for-tat battle rages, the Sunday Times also published its own statement in which Ashenden and Parisotto rebutted the “so-called ‘serious reservations’” outlined by the IAAF. Just 10 of the 70 people who are employed by the IAAF work in its Medical and Anti-Doping Department, but Capdevielle insisted the organization had taken a proactive approach in dealing with drug cheats.

Di Maria says Man Utd spell “did not go well” “I’d fight Mayweather any time. But Mayweather is scared,” Amir Khan said.

Mayweather is scared of me says Khan BRITAIN’S Amir Khan says Floyd Mayweather is afraid to fight him.

Khan, 28, beat Chris Algieri in June and felt he was close to facing the unbeaten Mayweather.

But multiple world champion Mayweather, 38, will instead now fight Andre Berto on 12 September in what could be his final fight.

“I’d fight Mayweather any time.

But Mayweather is scared,” said Khan, “One thing about Amir Khan is, he’s never afraid of anybody.”

Mayweather, who beat Manny Pacquiao on points in May in Las Vegas, has opted for an opponent who has lost three of his last six fights - to Victor Ortiz, Robert Guerrero and Jesus Soto.

Bolton’s Khan has won 31 of his 34 fights, and was last beaten by Danny Garcia in July last year.

“I’m disappointed not to have got the fight for what is the third time after being a frontrunner,” said Khan.

“I’m going to continue working hard to establish myself at the top of the welterweight division. Floyd Mayweather has fought the biggest names throughout his career and has earned the right to face whoever he chooses.

“I wish my stable-mate Andre Berto and trainer Virgil Hunter the very best of luck in the fight. I have seen how hard Andre trains and works and know that he is ready to give Floyd a very tough night.” (BBC)

ANGEL Di Maria admitted “things did not go well at Manchester United” following a £44.3m move to Paris St-Germain, one season into a five-year deal.

The Argentina winger, 27, suggested that his family was unhappy in the north-west following an attempted break-in at their Cheshire home.

“I’m happy because I know my wife and child will be happy in Paris,” he said.

“It wasn’t just my decision to leave. If I left it was also because they decided to sell me.”

He added: “The three parties agreed. Me, Manchester United and PSG agreed the deal.”

Di Maria moved to Old Trafford from Real Madrid in August 2014 for a British record £59.7m.

His relationship with manager Louis van Gaal reportedly became strained in the second half of the season as pelvic and hamstring injuries limited his involvement.

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi

The Argentina winger, 27, suggested that his family was unhappy in the north-west following an attempted break-in at their Cheshire home.

said: “I’d like to thank him for choosing PSG. “I know a lot of big clubs were interested because he is a great player.

“He’s already won the Champions

League with Real; I hope he can do it with us.”

Di Maria was man of the match when Real beat city rivals Atletico to lift their 10th European Cup in 2014.

(BBC)

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TCIFA Ambassador 2015: Sarah Cenary, former TCIFA’s youth coach and current women’s national team player.

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TCIFA Ambassador 2015: Christma Jean Louis, TCIFA’s assistant referee and current women’s national team player.

TCIFA Ambassador 2015: Olivia Gravely, TCIFA’s coaching development officer and current women’s national team player.

FIFA’s Live Your Goals campaign:

TCIFA wants more female players THE Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) is inviting all pre-teen girls above six years old, football skills or not, to learn the game in a hope of increasing the number of female footballers here.

The local body is committed to the FIFA “Live Your Goals” campaign, which aims to increase the number of females playing the sport from 30 million to 45 million in four years.

In a press release Candace Hanchell, Executive Member responsible for Women’s Football said that: “The TCIFA extends an open invitation to all 6 to 12 year old girls. No playing experience is necessary – simply come prepared to play football!

Parents and spectators are also welcomed at the event to support our young girls as we contribute to their healthy lives and positive experiences.”

The official launch of the “Live Your Goal” campaign is scheduled for next Saturday (August 15) at 9:00h at the TCIFA’s National Academy, in Providenciales.

The FIFA “Live Your Goals” is a four year campaign committed to: -Increasing the popularity of women’s football locally, nationally and globally; -Sparking, fostering and generating excitement about

women’s football; Increasing participation of girls and women in football; -Creating the best platforms for women’s football to thrive with more females becoming lifelong participants in the sport; and -Ensuring that football is the number one sport for females across the globe in terms of participation and popularity.

TCI has produced a number of good female footballers over the last

few years; some of them have also developed other aspects of the game off the field. Owing to this former TCIFA’s youth coach and current women’s national team player Sarah Cenary, TCIFA’s coaching development officer and current women’s national team player Olivia Gravely and TCIFA’s assistant referee and current women’s national team player Christma Jean Louis were selected as TCIFA ambassadors for the campaign.

Youngsters already enjoying a new bench at the school.

GTFT committee and partners begin projects at Eliza Simons Jeans PB in 200M Wadly Jean (right) and Courtney Missick represented the TCI at the meet. (Gertrude Saunders-Forbes photo)

The committee of Grand Turk Fishermen’s Tournament Inc. have wasted no time in putting some of the money raised recently to good use.

According to a press release from the body, the GTFT in partnership with the crew of the RFA Vessel Lyme Bay, The Governor’s Office and Olympic Construction Ltd, assisted Eliza Simon’s primary school on Grand Turk. The school benefited from a partial refit of the tuck shop area and new lunch benches built by the Royal Marine Commandos, Army Commandos, Royal Engineers and Logistics Corps personnel from the ship’s crew, with materials purchased by the GTFT.

Some of the crew demolished older benches which were rotten, and built new ones in the shade of the trees for children to have open air lessons, as well as for eating their lunch. The rest of the crew were refitting the tuck shop area: phase one of planned work at the school.

The release added that the crew members gave up their own time to assist with community projects and simultaneously worked on several other projects, including the restoration of the historic King George VI phone box at the TCI National Museum.

“The GTFT committee would like to sincerely thank the hardworking crew of the Lyme Bay, who

cheerfully undertook their work and left a lasting legacy of their all too brief time on Grand Turk.”

The Not for Profit organisation had promised that funds raised from the annual fishing and golf tournaments last month will go towards new equipment and building projects at the Eliza Simons and the Ona Glinton primary schools.

In their inaugural year (2013) the tournaments raised enough funds to build a new shade gazebo and landscaped garden area for residents of the GT Geriatric and Special Needs Unit. In 2014 the group acquired a new “twin server, 30 screen smart client computer suite” for the H J Robinson High School IT Department.

at Pan Am Juniors WADLY Jean did not make it into the finals of the 200M at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Canada, but he did get a personal best in the event.

The sprinter, who turned 19 a few days ago, clocked 22.05s.

His previous best was 22.26s made in Glasgow at the Commonwealth Games last year.

The former HJ Robinson student acknowledged that the event was competitive, but

indicated that overall it was “an awesome experience”.

Jean also ran 50.7s in the 400M. Also representing the TCI was another national sprinter, Courtney Missick.

Missick, who has been battling injuries this season, did not register the timing that he was hoping for, but was thankful to come out of the meet injury free.

The Jamaica College student finished the 200M in 22.57s.

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Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships:

Sanmiya and Malyan beat Barbados and Cayman in Super Seniors TCI’S veteran golfing pair of Rick Sanmiya and Graham Malyan managed to get past Barbados and the Cayman Islands in the Super Seniors competition in the 59th annual Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships which was held last week in Jamaica.

The duo was one of three TCI teams that competed in the championships that ran from July 28-31.

President of the Turks and Caicos Golf Association Fraser Dods and teammate Kent Soukup battled in the Seniors for the Francis and SteelePerkins Cup, while the experienced Rodney Lavard and John Donatien participated in the Mid-Amateurs.

Lavard and Donatien finished ahead of Trinidad and Tobago in their division, while Dods’s team placed ninth.

Sanmiya and Malyan made 47 pars and three birdies in their four rounds of play, and looked great after

Ifeanyi Otuonye jumped over 8 metres in practice.

Otuonye to use NACAC Seniors as stepping stone for World Championships IFEANYI Otuonye is hoping to perfect his jumping form this Saturday when he competes in the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Senior Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.

The national long jump record holder is not predicting too much since he has not jumped competitively for a while, but with his form this year anything is possible.

“Since I haven’t jumped in competition in over a month, I can’t really predict how I might do at NACAC, but as of right now in training it’s looking pretty good,” Otuonye had told the Weekly News prior to travelling to Central America.

During his outdoor season this year, the Kansas State University student jumped 25 feet (7.62M) or better, four times, inclusive of a new PB and national record (7.87M).

OVER 8M In practice recently he leaped over 8M. A feat his coach is confident he is capable of in competition.

Otuonye, who was the Big XII Male Field Athlete of the Year, has his eyes set on switching gear when he competes later this month in the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.

He feels by that time everything should fall into place and he will be able to execute the big jump.

finishing with a 73 (one over par) in the first round. In fact after the first 18 holes the veterans were fifth, just three strokes behind the leaders.

However the last few rounds were not as competitive with scores of 80, 79 and 79 for a grand total of 311 for a seventh place finish.

Barbados finished that competition in eighth place with their team tallying 318 strokes, while the Cayman Islands finished ninth with 329 strokes.

In the Mid-Amateurs division, Lavard and Donatien totalled 332 strokes over their four rounds with 32 pars and two birdies.

Dods and Soukup tallied 323 to finish ninth in their division. They scored six birdies, two in the first round and 37 pars, but they also got six double bogeys and three triple bogeys.

COMPETITIVE GOLF Dods told the Weekly News that

the teams felt they could have done more.

“All three teams were, unfortunately, disappointed in their play at this event. It became apparent that the level of competitive golf conducted at this event is something rarely experienced by TCI golfers, and like any athletic endeavour, unaccustomed stress impairs performance.”

Nevertheless the golf president said that the players were proud of their efforts.

“The TCI team members are proud of their efforts, but recognise that they need to practice and hone their golf games under more competitive conditions, to better be able to deal with the pressures of international competition.”

He added that the team would very much like to acknowledge and thank their sponsors, Bordier Bank and Provo Golf Club who assisted greatly in making the trip possible.

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