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STATUTORY BODY LAWS EXAMINED – House of Assembly to debate governor’s powers

A proposed bill that seeks to amend the Public Finance Management Ordinance will soon be tabled in the House of Assembly.

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$8 billion to transform Caribbean into climate smart zone

BY OLIVIA ROSE CARIBBEAN leaders attending the One Planet Summit in Paris on Tuesday (December 12) launched the Caribbean Climate Smart Coalition, a new public-private coalition intended to “break through the systemic obstacles that stop finance flowing to climate-smart investments”.

The $8 billion climate investment plan is expected to transform energy systems in the Caribbean, build resiliency, drive economic growth and set a global example.

In wake of the unprecedented devastation across the Caribbean after hurricanes Irma and Maria, the global community is acting quickly and giving generously to relieve suffering and help to rebuild the

scarred region.

The announcement was made at the recent summit hosted by French president Emmanuel Macron to review progress made on the Paris Agreement adopted by global governments two years ago.

The One Planet Summit is an alliance of hundreds of global leaders from all sectors, determined to demonstrate the power of collective action in addressing such a global issue as the fight against climate change.

More than 50 speakers including NGOs, entrepreneurs, investors, government members, local stakeholders and scientists convened to take action around the four round tables.

Adaptation, mitigation and mobilisation were the three key

Caribbean to be transformed into a climate smart zone

words at the summit as stakeholders worked towards the goals of identifying and implementing tangible solutions to mobilise public and private funding which will in turn enable large-scale deployment especially for vulnerable countries.

According to a press release from the summit: “With the right domestic and international reforms, the world can step up - and help unleash the means to catalyse an ambitious $8 billion investment plan to bring greater energy and infrastructure resilience to 3.2 million Caribbean households.”

According to president Macron, this would help Caribbean islands eliminate their costly dependency on fossil fuels so that they can meet close to 100 percent of their energy needs from renewable sources.

Macron noted that the plan will further embed resilience into

communities and livelihoods to realise the bold ambitions of all Caribbean people.

“The consequences of climate change affect everyone, so it is up to each and every stakeholder in society to act,” he said.

To help generate further investment, the coalition has formed a Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator with an estimated budget of $6 to 10 million for a three-year period supported by funding and resources from the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), the World Bank Group, and the Caribbean Development Bank.

The Inter-American Development Bank Group President, Luis Alberto Moreno, said: “The IDB Group reaffirms its continued and historical commitment to the Caribbean and will work with leaders of the region to improve lives by creating climate-

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smart and vibrant economies, where people are safe, productive, and happy.

“We hope that through this Climate Smart Coalition, in addition to offering new affordable financing, we will use our wide physical presence on the ground to work closely with the people of the region to design their Caribbean of the future, today.”

World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim noted that the Caribbean is in the “eye of the storm”.

He pointed out that coordinated international support to rebuild and better plan for the future is needed.

“At the World Bank Group, we welcome the Caribbean ClimateSmart Coalition and plan to support it so countries get back on their feet and are better able to deal with the growing frequency and intensity of storms and hurricanes.”

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Gov’t looking to grant governor new powers over statutory bodies – Bill to be debated in HOA

BY DELANA ISLES A PROPOSED bill that seeks to amend the Public Finance Management Ordinance will soon be tabled in the House of Assembly.

The amendments will grant Governor John Freeman powers to appoint and remove members of statutory bodies in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

This publication understands that the proposed bill which was drafted by the Attorney General’s Chambers on October 11, 2017, is slated to come up for debate in the House of Assembly on Friday (December 15).

When first contacted about the proposed legislative changes in November, the Governor’s Office, through its public relations office, responded: “To answer your questions, I can confirm that the governor’s powers, in relation to anything under our constitution, has not changed and there are no plans to change his powers.”

It must be noted that no questions were asked about the governor’s constitutional powers, rather the questions related to legislation(s) being amended to allow Dr Freeman more oversight over statutory bodies.

The issue first came to light when Leader of the Opposition Washington Misick was making his contribution in the House of Assembly, protesting that the legislation be amended to allow public servants additional time to repay a salary advance granted to help them cope with the effects of the two major hurricanes.

Misick had strenuously protested the short amount of time given to the workers to repay the salary advance, while stating that if the Government can change legislations to grant the governor additional powers over statutory bodies, they have the same ability to change other legislations to give government workers additional time to repay a loan in such harsh economic times.

OPPOSITION Contacted for comment on Thursday

Governor John Freeman

(December 14), Chairman of the PNP, Royal Robinson indicated that his party will be strenuously objecting to the changes being made to the ordinance when the issue comes up for debate on December 15.

He said: “These things should not be initiated by the Government; this is the Government basically taking power out of its own hands and giving it to somebody else.”

Robinson stated, when asked, that he had not heard anything about the directive to grant the governor more powers coming from London.

However, information reaching the Weekly News suggests that a report from London was presented to the Government requesting that the governor be granted more oversight over some statutory bodies after allegations of financial misconduct from a number of these bodies.

The Weekly News again reached out to the Governor’s Office for clarity on these allegations on Wednesday (December 13).

The response this time was: “The Governor understands that the questions you have raised touch upon matters currently under discussion in the House of Assembly. Given that, he has no comment at present.

“Once the discussion in the House has been concluded and voted upon,

Premier Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson

if the governor wishes to make any comments he will do so at that stage.”

The ordinance that the Government has intentions to take to the House seeks to amend Section 40 of the Public Finance Ordinance which deals with the management of funds of statutory bodies.

While the governor already has the powers to remove the board of a statutory body and replace them with a new board if found in contravention of the law, the section which the Government is now seeking to repeal and amend granted those powers to the Minister of Finance.

BILL DETAILS The proposed amendment seeks to replace subsection (2) and substituting the following “(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other Ordinance establishing a statutory body – “(a) where the board of a statutory body is found to be in contravention of this Ordinance or any other law, the Governor may remove the members of the board from office and appoint a new board: “(b) where it appears to the Governor on reasonable grounds that the financial viability of a statutory body is at risk or poses systemic risks

to the public finances, the Governor may do any or all of the following – (i) appoint a person, as examiner, to examine the financial affairs of the statutory body; “(ii) Remove the members of the board of such statutory body from office and appoint a new board or a person to take over the management of that statutory; and by inserting after subsection 2 the following subsections – “(2A) an examiner appointed under subsection (2) (b) (i) shall upon the conclusion of the examination report his opinion to the Governor in writing. “(2B) The Governor may give directions to the examiner concerning any one or more of the following – the scope of the examination; the period of the conduct of the examination and the manner in which the examiner shall report to the Governor.”

This examiner will thereby be able request in writing the delivery to him of records, accounts and property of the statutory body and may make such request of a member, staff or agent of the statutory body, including its attorneys, accountants and bankers, and it shall be the duty of any person who receives such a request to comply with it as soon as reasonably practicable.

The examiner, will also be authorised to take over the management of the statutory body, shall, during the period of his appointment, have full responsibility for all of the functions of the board of the body and for its day to day management; every officer and staff, including its attorneys, accountants and bankers shall provide him with all assistance he may reasonably require.

The proposed bill also outlines that any person who wilfully obstructs, by an act or omission, the exercise of the powers conferred under these sections, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000.

Back in February, Cabinet had started discussions on reviewing how appointments were to be made to statutory bodies in the future, but no additional details were given on these discussions.

In 2002, a report funded by the European Union and compiled by ACE International Consulting, in its preliminary findings found that statutory boards in the Turks and Caicos Islands are wasting money, refusing to submit proper and timely financial statements and they are putting the territory’s finances at risk.

That report was titled: Preliminary assessment of the public finance management and of the economic situation in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The report criticised wasteful expenditure among the statutory boards.

It stated that repeated questions have been raised about the accounting arrangements, employment policies and cost controls of many of these bodies, some of whose operations notably TC Invest (now defunct) represent a significant fiscal risk to the Government.

Adding that no steps have yet been taken to establish consistent monitoring of these bodies, a number of which are several years late in presenting annual financial statements.

But it has been agreed that the CEO’s Office should take on this responsibility and recruit appropriately qualified staff to meet it.

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PREVENTION NOT CURE South Caicos still in ruin (Magnetic Media photo)

Repairing homes and public buildings a major challenge for South Caicos

BY OLIVIA ROSE GOVERNOR John Freeman said repairing homes and public buildings remains a real challenge for the people of South Caicos.

He made the remark following an official visit to the island on December 6, where he assessed the massive devastation left by the recent hurricanes and met with residents to hear their concerns.

The governor, who was accompanied by his wife Corrine Freeman and Deputy Governor Anya Williams, noted that he was able to see firsthand the damage still evident from the passage of the hurricanes.

The territory suffered 79.6 percent damage to its housing stock and

critical infrastructure during the passage of the recent hurricanes.

South Caicos affectionately called the ‘Big South’ was the second hardest hit island - only two homes out of a total of 234 did not receive any damage according to a primary assessment.

The island was so ravaged that it was declared to be in a State of Emergency by the governor.

According to a release from the Governor’s Office, Freeman said: “It was a great pleasure to visit South Caicos again.

“I also visited two local conch and lobster processing plants and witnessed the determination of both businesses to get back to normal.”

He highlighted the work being done by the corporate community to help rebuild the island.

“I saw for myself the efforts being made by Sailrock, not only to repair damage to their own resort buildings but also to provide assistance to the local community.

“And I saw once again the real promise of local young people during my time at the Iris Stubbs Primary and at the Marjorie Basden High School.

“South Caicos is a great island with huge potential and I and my wife were grateful for the opportunity once more to see that potential for ourselves.”

A few days shy of three months and the island is still largely in ruin. Although some residents are now able to receive electricity and water, many are still without basic amenities.

In her final post-hurricanes assessment, Dr Virginia Clerveaux has called for properly built low cost homes for the vulnerable and better communication infrastructure for the Islands in general.

“As the territory moves forward,” she said, “it is important to remember that it is cheaper to invest in mitigation and preparedness than to rebuild and recover.”

What are your thoughts?

Belongers first

It is a fact that migrants living in shacks were the most impacted by the hurricanes.

Is it the intention of the Government to give Crown/the people’s land to migrants when Turks and Caicos Islanders have to suffer the indignity of a lottery system to get a piece of Crown land?

Who will pay for the construction of these low income homes? Exactly who will benefit from this scheme?

If Turks and Caicos Islanders are not the beneficiaries, then this scheme is a very bad idea.

Short term thinking

Clerveaux or clairvoyant? Either way it is the sort of nonsensical tripe we have come to expect from the ‘experts’ we are stuck with here.

Pontificating on about cost always. Whatever happened to good old common sense?

Short term thinking is the marquee of this place. Only to find the thing has to be redone at greater overall cost, because it was done cheaply in the first place eg. the airport, the original Leeward Highway and FortisTCI’s overhead wiring system.

With this sort of drivel, you realise we don’t have a chance.

Properly built means cost, whichever way you cut it. Ask any architect or surveyor.

Look at the low cost homes people have been duped into buying already.

Otherwise why not turn the whole place into one massive Nissan hut camp and be done with it. After all, it will be cheap!

Moving forward? More like proud to be backward.

Go ahead

Deputy Governor Anya Williams interacts with students

This is basic common sense. A very necessary need.

The topic needs no further discussion, just implementation.

As easy as ABC

A) Establish a national housing trust along the lines of proper management like the NIB, for a small contribution accumulates to substantial sums nationally in a very short time span.

B) Direct the funds to the building of low income houses across the TCI. C) Within a five to ten year period of contributions along with proper management and proper building implementation, then the shacks and inadequate housing or absence of housing problems would be solved.

It is better to go this route of utilisation of publicly accountable funding. The alternative is the private sector, which once linked to politics and politicians opens the door and floodgate for corrupt practices.

Easy as ABC if the A is not for ‘Absence of accountability’, B for ‘Bad management’ and C for ‘Corruption’ in the handling of what will be a substantial pool of funds for housing development.

The point being that politicians can con the public by professing to be acquiring public land and diverting same to the private sector professing to be providing low-income housing while instead profiteering.

This should be avoided.

Learn from mistakes

All well and good as long as we don’t proceed the way the last administration did.

Cheaply built with price tags that were way too high.

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TCI ranks seventh in Google travel searches for 2017 – Takes number one in the Caribbean

BY DELANA ISLES SOME exciting news came this past week from Google to close off what has been quite an eventful year for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

It was revealed to the TCI Tourist Board that the territory has been ranked seventh in global online searches for travel destinations in 2017 on Google - an American search engine with massive global reach.

Oehleo Higgs, representative for the board, revealed the exciting news to the Weekly News on Wednesday (December 13).

“We were tightlipped on the news since Monday, but the news is that we were contacted by Google but were put on an embargo until today [Wednesday],” the tourism rep related.

“The news is based on trillions of searches for 2017, and Turks and

Caicos has become one of Google’s top travel destination locations for the entire year, so basically every month persons were going on Google and typing in Turks and Caicos and travel to Turks and Caicos.

“To us that is fascinating news.

“This basically shows us that our marketing and public relations campaign throughout the entire year has been a success.”

In a response to the Tourist Board’s question about the territory’s exact ranking on their year-end lists,

Tourism figures expected to rise this season

BY DAISY HANDFIELD DESPITE hurricane Irma recently battering the Turks and Caicos Islands, the territory’s visitor numbers are still expected to increase this tourism season.

Ramone Andrews, Director of the Tourist Board, shared this information with media late last week.

He said: “The high season is not here yet; the high season is going to commence as of December 14.

“We know that the first two weeks of December are always the slower weeks because they are slower than the peak season…

“The reports that we are getting are that most of the hotels are pretty much at 100 percent occupancy.”

Andrews explained that the Tourist Board does not have the figures yet, but he is confident that this year’s numbers will be in line with last year’s records.

“We don’t have statistics per say at this point. Keep in mind that we are not that advanced as of yet where we have the numbers before the guests arrive. Our guests have to arrive on island and then we take a head count.

“Immediately the second week in January we will be able to have those statistics.

“But I am definitely confident that we are going to be on par with last year’s numbers and if

Google on Wednesday responded: “Turks and Caicos ranked #7 (yay! top ten) in all top travel destinations searched globally.

“In the Caribbean, it was ranked #1.

“Year in Search is both a social and digital campaign for Google, so while we feature the top 10 or so lists on Google’s landing page we also take advantage of social media to help bring more lists to life and include more people in the conversation.”

According to Higgs the searches were all organic, and not a case where the Turks and Caicos was putting ads online and people were clicking on them.

“People were searching independently,” he said.

The list is created every year by Google and this is the first time in 17 years since its creation that the Turks and Caicos Islands has made the list.

It is based on search terms that had a high spike in traffic in 2017 as

compared to 2016.

Higgs stated that based on some of the info graphics the board was sent

by Google, at the top of the list of things people were searching for in terms of travel to Turks and Caicos were: beach, Grace Bay beach, best beach in the world.

“This no doubt was from all of the publicity that we all saw about Turks and Caicos winning best beach; we won best beach in almost every major publication, so that helped us a lot.”

Other areas that saw what Google refers to as ‘breakout searches’, which occurred in the first quarter were people searching for travel to Turks and Caicos narrowed their searches to the Shore Club Resort.

Another breakout search area related to the unfortunate events of the American tourists being shot and injured in the territory; incidences that sparked wide spread publicity both in and out of TCI, particularly in the United States.

“That one spiked 250 percent, which is something that yes it’s not a positive but it’s something that the destination can zoom in on to negate those issues from ever occurring again in the future,” Higgs said.

In the third quarter, the biggest spike was ‘travel to Turks and Caicos after the hurricane’ which went up 207 percent.

Currently, Higgs said, the biggest search is ‘Travel to Turks and Caicos via SouthWest’.

“If you look at the various quarters these were major events happening in terms of travel and tourism in Turks

Under the tree Director of the Tourist Board Ramone Andrews

we are behind we will behind with no less than five to ten percent, which is fantastic, judging that we just had two major hurricanes.”

The director added that a number of countries and territories were severely affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria, so travellers have had to choose a different vacation destination.

“One of the things I can say with confidence is that we are going to have one of our best years in 2018 because of many islands being out of the market.

“This is going to create what we call contraction in the tourism industry, mainly because the tourists will want to travel but they can’t travel to the destinations that they want to go to but they will come to something that is on par with them.

“So, because of that contraction, I think that our numbers are going to go up by 10 percent.”

and Caicos, so obviously Google got it right, Google has the answers to everything,” Higgs laughingly said.

Some of the other breakout searches for the year included: The West Bay club up by 160 percent; Ocean Club resort Turks and Caicos 90 percent; Turks and Caicos Tourism was up by 80 percent; The Sands at Gracebay was up 80 percent; Flights to Turks and Caicos was up by 70 percent; and the last major one was Club Med Turks and Caicos which went up 50 percent.

Later this month, Google is expected to publicise its Year in Search results on its website and across social media platforms.

Higgs said that the company requested that the board send them a videos and photos of the Islands to include in their publications.

As such, he said, they chose to feature Mudjin Harbour from a collection of images and videos sent to them.

“In this way we are promoting the other islands as ‘Beyond Providenciales’ and of course Grace Bay beach will be featured, but Provo usually gets the spotlight so we thought why not use this major platform to promote and push the other islands,” Higgs said.

Google Inc is a US company founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page that is a subsidiary of the holding company Alphabet Inc. More than 70 percent of worldwide online search requests are handled by Google, placing it at the heart of most internet users’ experience.

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We welcome letters from all members of the public on a variety of topics Please note that all submissions are subject to editing in keeping with defamation laws and newspaper style. Letters should be accompanied by the author’s full name, location and phone number. Names will be withheld if requested.

Premier must withdraw the bill Dear Editor, It is incumbent upon me to warn the Government members of parliament to abstain from voting yes to giving the governor one of primary powers that an elected government has, which is the power to appoint members to the various statutory boards in our country.

All over the world appointment to statutory boards is not a bi-partisan act, it is simply a government’s appointment of its supporters who campaigned passionately about a certain ministry and how they can bring about improvements to that ministry.

The bill which is set to be debated before the House of Assembly on the one year anniversary of the election of the new Government, will deliver a fatal blow to the legacy of JAGS

and what he as a person, his party and his government stood for.

The bill will give the governor the power to do as he likes and act as he pleases without any reference to the minister with the authority for that particular statutory board.

The boards’ membership will immediately be reduced which means staunch supporters of the present Government who have been recently appointed to these boards will very likely see their appointments rescinded and may no longer be able to serve on a board nor make a contribution to their country via their board appointment.

What is most troubling to us, the electorate, is this – to what end is this measure being taken?

Why is it that the overseas colonial powers want this power and

authority removed from the hands of the elected officials and put in the governor’s hands?

Is it because the country is broke and cannot afford to pay the measly sums to board members monthly?

No! Because the premier indicated we have $101 million in surplus.

Is it because the board members are incompetent?

No, it is not, as many of these board members have degrees, life or work experience in the industry related to the boards upon which they sit.

Then what is it?

From the pattern of the British government’s behaviour over the last nine years, one can only conclude it is because they are of the view that the board members and the country as whole cannot self-govern and this

MILLS MUSES

A tricky life TRICKY things happen in this life but we should all respond with a pleasant smile.

For example, the story is told of a person who once went on a short attachment abroad to acquire skills that would make her more effective.

As part of the course she was exposed to how to write memos that would help and encourage, rather than threaten and belittle others.

After completing the attachment she returned to her workplace with enthusiasm to implement the new skills she had acquired. But she wasn’t prepared for the reception.

On writing her first memo, she followed the protocols she had learnt. However, when her department head read it she quickly received a phone call from that source sternly rebuking her, telling her: “We don’t write memos like that.”

This person had never been exposed to this type of training and was not open to learning something proper.

The energy was sucked out of the young professional who, because she wanted to be a team player, returned to the traditional way of writing a memo which was to intimidate.

BY OLIVER MILLS

Oliver Mills is a former lecturer in education at the UWI Mona Campus. He holds a BA (Hons.) UWI, an M.Ed. Dalhousie Univ., an MA University of London, and a Postgraduate Diploma in HRM and Training, Leicester Univ.

Such is the tricky life. Survival before rebuke.

A young adolescent went to Sunday school at his usual church.

His friends reminded him it was the celebration of harvest by a nearby church so they agreed to go there after Sunday school was over.

The group entered the nearby church and everything seemed so pleasant. But an adult whose dad was the organist, and had some function, approached the young adolescent and said: “Get your legs up from that bench and leave.”

The young person politely did as he was told. But this left a funny feeling within that he was ordered out of a church celebration for the young, was having fun enjoying the harvest songs but then it was cut short by being told to leave.

His friends were not approached.

Life can be tricky. Can it not?

Sometimes, what seems so possible could be so complicated.

A young person applied for an award to study for the teaching profession. He had high hopes because he had seen a few others who had the experience and they were an inspiration to him.

They were wise and very cultured, and he thought he could be like that too.

But to his surprise he was told by the authorities he couldn’t get an award because in the previous year a young female who was also given an award did not complete her studies, so the risk was he could experience the same fate.

Life indeed can be tricky, even when intentions are noble.

However, the young person did receive an award sometime afterwards to the benefit of himself and his country.

view though it pains me to say in this day and age may be directly due to certain historical, abhorrent racial ideologies.

It is because the board members are Turks and Caicos Islanders. It is because the British do not trust the board members.

It is because it is in line with the FCO policy of having a “greater British presence” in the TCI. How is it, that this JAGS’ ideal based government can sit in silence and light the fire that will burn us all to ashes by abdicating and transferring its power to the governor?

Is it because the premier is

drawing on her experience as a former ‘yes sir’ Consultative Forum member and simply giving in to every whim of the British and has put the fear of God in her elected colleagues by firing Josephine?

If the premier is the ‘best man for the job’ of championing the cause of her fellow Turks and Caicos Islanders who voted for her resoundingly one year ago, then she should truly stand up and withdraw this bill from the House. After all the opposition only has a say but her Government has the numbers to have their way!

Mark A Fulford

Happy birthday PDM! What have you accomplished?

Dear Editor, Thank you for allowing me space in your prestigious newspaper to express my frustration and what I believe to be the frustration of most of the local citizens and business persons in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, PDM Government has now completed its first year in office and one must strain one’s eyes, mind and imagination to conger up any significant or tangible benefits to Turks and Caicos Islanders.

The ten year hiatus we are experiencing from significant construction or development of new projects in the Turks and Caicos Islands was initiated by the corruption of the Michael Misick administration, continued through incompetence by the Rufus Ewing administration, and is now being perpetuated by a Sharlene Cartwright Robinson administration that seems incapable of delegating responsibilities or making decisions or progress on the simplest or most mundane of matters.

We see few new job opportunities for Belongers. The TCI still has no master development plan.

There is still no legal decision on the future of building height restrictions. Work permit application approval still takes many months while business people pay their employees to stand by and wait.

Employees in the TCI service industry still have no legal entitlement to the tips or gratuities left in return for the services they provide.

Developers are still being encouraged to come and build or develop in the Turks and Caicos

Islands when we know darn well that we have a housing shortage and there are insufficient surplus accommodations in place for those developers to put the hundreds of personnel we know they will bring to the islands.

How will locals afford the rents that will be vastly inflated by the developers’ desperate need to house imported employees no matter the cost?

And there seems to be no end to the dog and pony shows.

We have heard the speeches and read the newspaper stories about the impending ground breaking of the Ritz Carlton, Turtle Cove and Sixth Senses resorts, but it boggles the mind that anyone would believe that those developments are anywhere near ground breaking without Planning Department approvals or confirmation of height restrictions from the Government or changes to the National Parks Ordinance.

Somebody is not being straight with us.

There is no doubt that we will soon hear a long and creative dissertation from the PDM about all of their accomplishments (non-tangible) and about the many valuable projects on the cusp or “about to break”.

Talk is cheap and easy. We need real performance out of the PDM if they expect our loyalty and support.

Without some immediate change in the strategy or leadership of the PDM, I fear we will still be having this same conversation next year at this same time.

Merry Christmas and happy new year to all.

John, Providenciales

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Government to update maritime laws

BY OLIVIA ROSE IN A bid to strengthen the TCI’s maritime sector, the Department of Maritime and Shipping has hosted a team from the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agencies (MCA).

The department plans to draft necessary legislation to update the territory’s maritime laws, and hopes to benefit from the Container Ship Safety Forum (CSSF) Maritime Obligation and Contingent Liability Project.

The CSSF is a container shipping

industry with high safety standards that works to mitigate risks to people, ships, cargo and the environment.

The members of the CSSF collaborate to advance the continuous improvement of a safety culture and performance in the container shipping industry through measurement, reporting and benchmarking, sharing best practices and engaging with key stakeholders to develop durable solutions.

According to a press release, Simon Whitbourn, solicitor for the MCA, met with representatives from

Crime, punishment and resolution Dear Editor, Although heinous crimes have shown a downward trend, one is still too many.

Nevertheless, let's give kudos to the leadership team of our local law enforcement department for a job well done.

The recent growing trend threatens the fabric of our society. It’s time to acknowledge that these are not isolated or disconnected incidents, but symptoms of a sickness that is griping our culture while we’re busy pretending that it’s surreal and blaming the illegal migrants.

What directly impacts this is the breakdown of the family structure and the decline in morality which in the past was the driving force in decision making and how we governed our lives.

The most effective way to tackle this problem is focusing on the root cause and then developing strategies around that.

We are a God-fearing nation, a destination of choice for many seeking peace and tranquillity.

Therefore, we can’t stand by idle, we have to take a stand.

One also needs to remember that we are still a developing nation and can no longer let down our guards.

Inevitably, these factors will attract undesirable elements seeking refuge and a quick buck.

Old laws relative to crime and punishment must be revised and adopted making it less attractive to criminal behaviour.

Risk verses reward and capture is what these criminals thrive on.

As a concerned citizen of this

great country who spent 30 plus years oversees fighting crime, alongside law enforcement in the United States, I oblige every citizen to support local law enforcement efforts to curb this trend quickly as our lives and the lives of our future generation depends on it.

Taking a holistic approach to crime prevention is what’s needed.

Below are some suggestions for anyone listening: A) We need stronger community policing.

B) We need closer monitoring and background checks done on criminals who were deported back to this territory.

C) We need trade schools for our youth to maximise talent.

D) We need summer programmes for our youth and at risk kids.

E) Incentives should be offered for anonymously reporting crimes.

F) Law enforcement need Segways not SUVs for residential road patrol.

G) We need to develop a community crime watch programme focusing on one community at a time.

H) The Government needs to provide all branches of law enforcement the needed resources to prevent and fight crime.

I) Stronger broader control, ie. thorough search and monitoring of ships entering our ports.

Respectfully, Ed Forbes, Owner of Exclusive Escapes Tours, Grand Turk

Graeme Carnegie, Ralph Higgs, Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Richard Pellew and Cherylann Jones

the Attorney General’s Office to gain an understanding of the current state of TCI’s maritime laws and the process of creating new legislation.

Based on this meeting, it is envisaged that the Government will benefit from the CSSF Maritime

Obligation and Contingent Liability Project which will enable TCI’s maritime laws to be brought up to date and meet its obligations.

The visiting UK maritime delegation included Richard Pellew and Graeme Carnegie, external

improvement and assurance programme managers.

The team members met with the department from December 4 to 8 to discuss matters relating to the British Shipping Registry as well as the overall enhancement of the department.

What is the law?

– PART TWO Dear Editor, In an administrative challenge put, I had publicly informed then Governor Peter Beckingham that it was unlawful to have ordered the imprisonment of mentally ill persons.

My only exchange with His Excellency was subsequently when he approached me at the Bohio Hotel and stated that he was not uncomfortable with my challenge but did not like being called a racist.

I declined to respond or comment.

However, in a letter to the Secretary of State on November 1, 2017, I said this: “In the Privy Council case of McLeod v. St. Aubyn [1899] AC 549, at 561, over a century ago it was ruled: “‘Courts in this country are satisfied to leave to public opinion attacks or comments derogatory or scandalous to them. “‘But it must be considered that in small colonies consisting principally of coloured populations the enforcement in proper cases of committal for contempt of court for attack on the court may be absolutely necessary to preserve in such community the dignity of and respect for the court.’

“How ironic in this context. In other words, there are standards deemed judicially tolerable in a colony ‘consisting principally of coloured populations’, but not in England.

“I am here not merely suggesting, but actually confirming by reference to the established practice of imprisoning the mentally ill in the

Turks and Caicos Islands in 2017, as has not only been approved by Executive Order since 2013 but fully condoned as acceptable medical practice, which is perpetuating well established attitudes towards those who reside in Her Majesty’s colonies, as referenced by Lord Morris since the year AD 1899…

“It was in 1863 that Broadmoor as a criminal lunatic asylum, as an actual hospital, was established in England. Therein psychiatric medication and psychotherapy are applied.

“It is now the year 2017 and by way of Legal Notice 61 of 2013 the Turks and Caicos Islands has Her Majesty’s Prison as a place designated for the treatment and care of the mentally ill.”

At some point in time, I believe that the political directorate will finally do that which needs to be done for medical care and the protection of the rights of mentally ill persons in the Turks and Caicos Islands who continue to be sent to prison for the

‘crime’ of being mentally ill.

I shall continue advocating until that halcyon day arrives.

Of course, the powerful will abuse power, unless a challenge is put to rein in egregious wrongs, neglect and excesses.

So, to the younger generation, I invite you to become educated and not merely be trained lawyers.

An educated lawyer thinks, questions, challenges and seeks justice. A trained lawyer mainly runs a business and chases fees.

Justice is about the pursuit of ideals and the only road to betterment is through the pursuit of ideals instead of merely the pursuit of monetary gain.

Yes, a choice can be made and a better Turks and Caicos Islands can be advocated for by the younger lawyers.

So, “What is the law?” is therefore a question and a challenge put for you the younger professional generation of lawyers to answer.

Courtenay Barnett

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Caribbean female leadership needed Dear Editor, Would female leadership change the Caribbean? Most likely it will!

It is all about the characteristics of how the members of the male and female gender have a different way of approaching a task, a challenge or stress.

Women leaders take care, whereas men leaders take charge.

Researchers suggest that the vital difference might all come down to one gene that only men have, called the SRY gene.

According to scientists it is demonstrated in the men’s response to stress with ‘Fight-Or-Flight’, while women ‘Tend-And-Befriend’.

While men favour punching or running away, women are more likely to try to diffuse a situation and seek out social support.

Transformational leadership is a prerequisite for Caribbean development. Instead of giving you a definition of ‘transformational leadership’ I’ll present to you a role model of a transformation leader who just so happens to be a woman.

After reading it, tell me whether I need to say more of what I believe the Caribbean needs in regard to leadership.

Oprah Winfrey is one of a handful of black billionaires across the globe and her net worth estimated at $2.5 billion.

She defied the odds stacked against her in life. Born to unmarried parents, a miner father and a mother who worked as a maid, Oprah’s early years were filled with abuse, loneliness, and heartache.

What she was forced to overcome, became a driving force for making her an incredible entrepreneur and mentor to women and men around the world.

Her unprecedented success may serve as the undisputed blueprint for many minority entrepreneurs.

Winfrey’s leadership has broken down barriers, her business instinct is stuff of legend, and her innovation is unprecedented.

She has spent her entire career beating the odds - and has inspired millions of business-minded minorities in the process.

Her entrepreneurial mind-set and willingness to take risks has paid off by propelling her forward throughout her career.

Oprah’s leadership style demands that nothing should be taken for granted.

“I don’t yell at people, I don’t mistreat people, I don’t talk down to people. Treating people with respect is the most important thing to me.

It’s not just talk.”

She has proven that it doesn’t matter from where you come, what matters is where you want to go, how

you get yourself there, and how you treat people along the way.

She has shown that to be a successful leader it takes courage and the ability to try new things, even in the face of uncertainty.

Studies are suggesting that women are better leaders. Performing twice as well in order to be thought of as half as good as male counterparts, is the most prevalent reason why women are perceived to be better leaders.

Often the double standard demands that women work harder than men.

Therefore, they get more things done, deliver results and are seen as better role models to peers and subordinates.

Compassion and being more organised are strengths to be added to their leadership competence.

Women are also more likely to be trusted and respected and they show greater concern for individual needs.

Women tend to be more nurturing, caring and sensitive than men. These characteristics are more aligned with transformational leadership.

“Caribbean democratic development requires transformational leadership that values equality, equity, non-violence, caring, cooperation, service, transparency and accountability, and zero tolerance for corruption in political and public life.”

That was one of the conclusions of the ‘Caribbean regional colloquium

on women leaders as agents of change’.

There is a typical Caribbean problem with this colloquium just like many high-level summits; lots of high-level talk, conclusions, but no action.

It’s like letting the pressure of the kettle and letting the boiling water cool off again.

So, whether this was in last weeks’ news or a date farther in the past, it doesn’t matter when nothing is done.

It was actually an event of 2011, which may show the amount of progress made in six years.

Another conclusion was: “Women with a vision of social justice, individually and collectively transform themselves to use their power, resources and skills in nonoppressive, inclusive structures and processes, to mobilise others around a shared agenda of social, cultural, economic and political transformation for equality and the realization of human rights for all.”

However, at the most senior levels of leadership in the Caribbean, men still dominate. Few men in leadership positions may be realising that the old way of leading - taking charge (command and control) - may not be as effective in today’s world and in the future.

Some of you readers may still be puzzled by the SRY-gene, exclusive

to men, that was mentioned in the beginning of this essay.

Women’s responses to stress are regulated by other genes than the SRY. ‘Tend-And-Befriend’ is a behaviour typically exhibited by females in response to threat. It refers to protection of offspring (tending) and seeking out the social group for mutual defence (befriending).

In evolutionary psychology, it is theorised as having evolved as the typical female response to stress, just as the primary male response was ‘Fight-Or-Flight’.

There are many physiological gender differences, where men differ on average from women but there is overlap in the distribution of the trait.

Men have, on average, much more testosterone in their body than women, yet, there are women whose testosterone is as high as, or even higher than men’s testosterone.

Recent studies conducted in Australia have shown that when these high-testosterone women respond to stress, particularly stress caused by men, such as being held at gunpoint by a guy in a dark alley, they show the unique and highly effective ‘kick-the-man-in-the-groin’ response.

Cdr Bud Slabbaert

COMMENTARY

Mulling it over THERE are a number of issues ongoing that need to be mulled over by the TCI’s citizens and voters.

No, we will not be facing an election for another three long years. We need to mull over how this Government handles the devastation of the most powerful hurricane to hit the TCI in generations.

This is a test. Can any administration do a perfect job - of course not. In our opinion they are already doing better than could be expected.

Help is rolling in from many quarters.

Premier Sharlene started by surveying all the islands to get a handle on the level of damage each sustained.

How else would you begin?

Sharlene was recently in the Bahamas giving her speech at a womans’ conference. A great

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 27 years and has lived in Conch Bar, Middle Caicos, since 2002. David formerly served as branch chairman of the PDM from 2008 to 2011

speech.

However, in my mind her leadership is not about being a woman. It is about her combination of qualities and capabilities that qualify her as the best person for the premier’s job.

She has been active in the Baptist organisation for years. Not just stopping into her favourite pastor’s church when she felt a political need.

She has been active for years

with our youth, our future. She is a lawyer via education and practice with an emphasis on government functions.

She takes her principles from God and recognises the family as the basic building block of TCI society.

We could not find a leader with more energy. Enough said.

This commentator and the media in general have refrained from

commenting on the events of the trial of the 2003/2009 administration.

Sixteen defendants all connected with ‘Team PNP’. Remember those bumper stickers?

Interesting is that Ariel Misick QC, the top lawyer in the TCI, was a witness giving testimony on his brother’s administration.

We were given to understand Misick swore that he never set up a corporation to knowingly hide the identity of the principle(s).

Interesting enough - but mull that one over.

His daughter, the former minister of education, is at a conference discussing how a government ought to spend money. Mull that one over.

Did she go there as a member of the opposition? Who sent her and why?

To this commentator how a government should spend money is simple - according to the platform

they were elected on.

The platform of a political party is an ongoing set of standards. Goals to achieve at some point in time.

The revenue and wealth of the TCI belongs to all the people collectively. It is up to the Government to spend the money collectively for things that cannot be done individually.

The roads and schools in your community are for all the people.

Money going directly into politicians’ and their supporters’ pockets is misspent. Misspent government money is called corruption and causes corruption trials.

What will the upcoming defence case look like? We do have a few clues but nothing can justify what was spent, on who it was spent, and the results. Mull that over.

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Congratulations Mrs. Kordell Campbell-Forbes Principal acting of the Long Bay High School has many reasons to be a proud Turks and Caicos Islander. Not only has she recently completed her Masters studies in Educational Administration with Distinction; having received 9 A’s out of 10 courses but she has also received an A grade in her dissertation "Parental Perception on Factors Contributing to Student Underachievement''.

This week Mrs. Campbell-Forbes learned that her outstanding performance in the two (2) years online program made her the recipient of the prestigious Education Research Award, for the student with outstanding performance in the program, from the Office of Research and Education. Mrs. Campbell- Forbes is set to travel to Jamaica to receive the award sometime next year.

Mrs. Campbell-Forbes has been an educator for the past eleven (11) years and her passion and dedication to the development of education in her country is attributed to her first teacher and grand-aunt the late Mrs. Jessie Campbell. She gives all glory to her heavenly Father for what he has been doing in her life and the favour that He has bestowed upon her.

She is also grateful for the love and support of her family and many mentors who continue to provide her with the support she needs to excel in her professional career.

Mrs. Campbell-Forbes is the wife of fellow educator Sensei Charles Forbes and the daughter of Ms. Comonseta Campbell, principal of the Charles Hubert James Primary School in Kew, North Caicos, and like her mother she is dedicated to empowering the children of the Turks and Caicos Islands through a sound education, based on research and practice.

The entire Campbell and Higgs family offer congratulations to their shining star and wish her only the best that God has to offer.

Mrs. Campbell-Forbes dedicates her accomplishments to the memory of her beloved grandfather, the late Deacon Daniel Emanuel Campbell of Sandy Point, North Caicos.

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Parliamentary standoff in Guyana leads to clash with police GUYANA had one of its worst parliamentary standoffs on Monday (December 11).

It started when a member of parliament from the main opposition party (the People’s Progressive Party Civic), decided to defy a request of eviction from the Speaker of the House.

What ensued was a sit-in protest by the PPP/C, police intervention and accusations of assault by members of parliament (MPs).

The incident in the South American country happened on the first day of a five-day period set aside to examine the estimates of revenue and expenditures of the 2018 budget.

Information indicates that MP, Bishop Juan Edghill, was attempting to scrutinise additional programmes in the Ministry of Presidency, but the Speaker of the House, Dr Barton Scotland, appointed from the government coalition, decided against him doing so because of time constraints.

When he was told to take his seat, Edghill refused. He was deemed out of order by the speaker and was then asked to leave the chambers; he

again refused and the drama began.

The session was suspended and the sergeant-at-arms was told to remove Edghill, but the PPP/C MPs began shielding their party member by forming a human chain around him.

Soon local police intervened and a scuffle took place between some of the opposition MPs and the officers.

During the altercation, journalists who were present heard loud screams and shouts of ‘rape’.

One opposition MP in particular, former Education Minister Priya Manickchand accused the police of pushing her into a table, she cried as she called their action, at the venue, illegal.

The opposition members stayed in the dark until the scheduled end of the day’s proceedings.

During this time, social media had lit up with support and disapproval of the move by members of the former government, which controlled Guyana from 1992 to 2015 before they were defeated by the current coalition administration.

Former political prisoner Mark Benchop, who was accused of

PPP/C MPs shielding fellow MP Juan Edghill (right in glasses, sitting) from police who were attempting to evict him from parliament on Monday. (Photo compliments of Stabroek News)

treason under the PPP/C, but later released, wrote on his Facebook page: “I have spent over five years as a political prisoner (compliments of the corrupt PPP government) and I have NEVER witnessed my fellow prisoners (in a cage) behaved so lawless like this bunch of political parasites in parliament.” Others saw the stand as justifiable.

Cabinet meeting GOVERNOR John Freeman chaired the meeting of the Cabinet at the NJS Francis Building in Grand Turk on Friday, December 8.

All ministers were present except the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning.

At this meeting Cabinet: -Advised the governor to approve the draft Companies Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules) (No.2) Order 2017 for forwarding to the House of Assembly for approval.

-Advised the governor to approve amendments to Section 8 of the Customs (Times of Attendance of Officers and Officers’ Fees) Regulations to reflect the full recovery of costs of customs officers working at TCI customs sheds.

-Noted the legislative agenda for the period December 2017 to June 2018.

-Advised the governor to approve the Government’s climate change policy statement.

-Received an information paper prepared by the Director of Ports on a variation in tariff in the stevedoring contract which entered into force on April 1, 2008.

-Approved a MSME concession order to the company Ocean Breeze Laboratories to purchase equipment for its janitorial products business in Providenciales.

-Approved a MSME concession order to the company Been’s Welding to purchase equipment for the reestablishment of a

welding and fabrication business in Providenciales.

-Approved a MSME concession order to the company Flamingo’s Nest to purchase equipment for the establishment of a vacation rental in North Caicos subject to a re-inspection being carried by the Tourist Board and the property meeting the required standard.

-Approved in principle the amended draft Agriculture Policy Paper governing agricultural development in TCI subject to an implementation plan being developed and approved.

-Advised the governor to approve the drafting of the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2017 for forwarding in due course to the House of Assembly for approval.

-Approved in principle the National School Nutrition and Physical Fitness Policy Paper and the National School Nutrition Guidelines for TCI subject to an implementation plan being developed and approved.

-Advised the governor to approve the appointment of Eric Lightbourne as a member of the Prison Visiting Committee in accordance with Section 44 of the Prisons Ordinance.

-Advised the governor to approve the appointment of Carmella Bain as a member of the Radio Turks and Caicos Board of Governors in accordance with Section 3(1) of the Radio Turks and Caicos Ordinance.

-Advised the governor to approve the re-appointment of Beatrice

Fulford as a member of the Labour Tribunal for a period of two years with effect from December 8.

-Approved a proposal for the construction of a new library facility for the H J Robinson High School on Grand Turk to be sponsored and funded by Franklyn Misick.

-Advised the governor to approve the Fisheries Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Regulations relating to the quota for the export of conch.

-Approved an amendment to the Tourist Accommodations Ordinance 1979 to align Sect2 (a) of the Ordinance with Section 3(1) of the Tourism Tax Ordinance.

-Advised the governor to grant an exemption from Section 12 (1) of the Immigration Ordinance to permit the entry into TCI of teams from Nokia and Ericsson Corporations to assist with the restoration of Flow’s inter-island microwave link between Providenciales and Grand Turk which was damaged following the passage of hurricanes Irma and Maria.

-Received an update from the premier on applications received for outstanding payments for services provided after the hurricanes to be met from the contingency fund.

-Received a briefing from the premier on her attendance at the Joint Ministerial Council in London.

According to the statement, further information on these matters will be provided by ministers in due course.

BANNED AND ARRESTED On Tuesday, the government used its majority in parliament to ban Edghill for the next four sittings.

He was then briefly arrested when he attempted to gain access into the parliament buildings.

In an invited comment, the banned parliamentarian told the Weekly News that he found the position by

the government undemocratic and draconian.

He said that as an opposition MP, his main duty is to scrutinise government spending, and he did so without any malice or without harming anyone.

The opposition was further infuriated when Dr Scotland decided that the estimates of six agencies: the Guyana Defence Force, the Ministry of the Presidency, the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Business, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Natural Resources— be passed without scrutiny.

The opposition called the move a representation of dictatorship.

Police presence have intensified since Monday’s incident, but on Wednesday it took a turn for the worse, when two plain clothes officers sat at the media table. It was only after a protest by the press body that they moved.

Many on social media feel that the political climate in Guyana will only get worst leading up to the 2020 elections, especially with the billions of dollars at stake since the lucrative oil find.

Caicos pine saplings planted in Provo

BY DAISY HANDFIELD SEVERAL Caicos pine saplings were planted at the National Environment Centre in Providenciales last week.

The initiative aimed to teach residents about the TCI’s national tree and its importance to the heritage and culture of the Islands.

Years ago the number of Caicos pine trees was reduced by 95 percent across the TCI by the introduction of the invasive pine tortoise scale insect.

In recent years, the goal has been to try to replenish the Caicos Pine populations in North Caicos, Middle Caicos and Pine Cay. Students from Ianthe Pratt Primary School were invited to be a part of the event and received a short history and biology lesson on the national tree.

Bryan Naqqi Manco, terrestrial ecologist and environmental officer with the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR), explained that the plant formed the core of the boat building industry before lumber was available.

He said: ¨It was used to make pitch, to make candles and even to make the charcoal that went into creating the concrete out of local limestone to build the

houses.

“That has largely fallen out of fashion because we are depending on imported materials.”

He said that it was important to have children involved in the event for a number of reasons.

“One is of course, to instill in them the importance of continuing to plant trees and replanting what we lost.”

The environmental officer elaborated on the planting process, stating that the seeds which were planted originated from Pine Cay. “From all of the seeds that we collect each October, we determine their point of origin and keep that on record because the trees on Pine Cay are genetically different from those on North and Middle.

“The reason we are planting Pine Cay trees here on Provo is because they are closer to that population, but also Pine Cay trees are adapted to grow on sand, rather than rock.

“It is the only place in the world where this species will grow on sand, so effectively it has become a dune plant.

“So, here at the National Environment Centre, we are in a coastal area, so this plant should survive really well in the local environment.”

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The resort reopened after closing for 10 weeks for post-hurricane repairs

Staff members excited about the reopening of the resort

Beaches reopens its doors to staff and guests BEACHES Turks and Caicos officially opened its doors to guests and staff on Thursday (December 14) at 9.30am.

The resort reopened after a 10 week closure to allow for posthurricane repairs.

Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, founder and chairman of Sandals Resorts International, said: “We know how important vacation time is and so we’re just delighted that Beaches Turks and Caicos is not only reopening its doors ahead of pace, but we’ve introduced some amazing new features making this awardwinning resort better than ever.

“The entire resort has been refreshed and our staff is eagerly awaiting the arrival of our guests.”

The entire property has been refurbished, driveways repaved, foyers redesigned and rooms redecorated.

The first guests were welcomed to the property to music and live characters set on the backdrop of

glitzy decorations to ring in the holiday season.

The resort’s management team, concierge and entertainment department all attended the event.

Director of entertainment David Ellis said: “Here at Beaches Turks and Caicos, we want our guests to feel at home and to know that they are home.

“Our entertainment team is all about making our new and returning guests feel welcome and showing them that we’re glad they’ve decided to choose us again.”

The hotel’s management team emphasised the involvement of the hotel’s staff in getting the resort to this stage, highlighting how many of them worked tirelessly to undertake the needed renovations.

Managing director Donald Dagenais said: “We are happy to be opening our doors to guests once again, something that wouldn’t be possible in such a timely manner without the assistance of our resilient staff.

“While many of our employees were faced with personal issues of their own after the passing of such a disastrous storm, it is their presence, their commitment, their dedication and their support that led us to this day.

“Words cannot express our level of gratitude and today we are open better than ever.”

Despite the hotel’s closure, staff members received 55 percent of their salaries throughout the duration.

In addition, the hotel hosted its annual staff Christmas party, will be hosting a kids Christmas party for children of employees and the hotel’s management team has committed to providing bonuses to all employees this holiday season.

Dagenais said: “This was our way of saying thank you.”

Leading up to the reopening, the training department conducted a three week reorientation exercise for the hotel’s 1,900 employees.

The energetic Dr Phillip Brown, regional training director for Sandals

Resorts International, was facilitator to ensure that guest standards are upheld.

Training manager Julianna Musgrove said: “All of our team members were required to take part in this training where they were informed on best company practices, and received refresher training courses on their respective areas.

“We are confident that our team members are ready to take on the new challenges that the new season will bring and that they are committed to providing guests with more than he or she expects.”

Meanwhile the excitement was also seen on the faces of beaming team members.

Concierge agent Donell Williams said: “I’m really excited to get back into the groove of things here at Beaches Turks and Caicos.

“We had a difficult few weeks seeing what the hurricane did to the resort and what the storm did to our livelihoods but today I am excited to

Governor delivers Queen’s birthday message to centenarian GOVERNOR John Freeman made one local resident’s centenary that much more special by delivering a birthday message from Her Majesty the Queen.

Erremilda Delancy-Simons turned 100-years-old on November 29 and was delighted at the surprise visit and extra special birthday card a few days later.

Commenting on the occasion, Governor Freeman said: “Delivering this very special birthday card was a real pleasure, especially as Ms Delancy-Simons was surrounded by so many proud family members.

“It is moments like these, when simple acts can make such a huge difference, that you remember most.”

He said it is a “wonderful thing” to show appreciation for senior citizens who have helped to make the TCI the place it is today.

“I enjoyed my time with Ms Delancy-Simons and was fascinated and moved by many of her stories of life here in the TCI during her early years; including her retelling of the 1945 hurricane and how it claimed the life of her husband and several others.

“We must give thanks that during the recent hurricanes we had no loss of life.”

The special occasion was initiated by one of Delancy-Simons’ great granddaughters Moreka Delancy who wrote a letter in November giving notice of the centenary.

Governor John Freeman meets Erremilda Delancy-Simons and family

be here and to see my old guests and work with some new ones.”

Besides renovations, Beaches TCI has also rolled out new features to its 5-Star Global Gourmet offerings to include Beaches’ first Indian restaurant, Bombay Club, bringing the total number of restaurants to 21.

There are also two brand new food trucks at the waterpark – Mr Mac, serving mac and cheese, and Curls ‘n Swirls for a taste of the island’s most delicious ice cream.

Families will also have the opportunity to take part in new culinary adventures happening every night, such as a fish fry on Wednesdays and weekly beach parties featuring live entertainment and cuisines from around the world.

Additionally, accommodation across all five of the resort’s villages have been improved and the lobbies and public areas have new finishing touches.

Accommodation starts at $333 per adult/per night.

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Santa delivers books to the children of South Caicos

‘Santa in the Streets’ organisers bring cheer to children in Providenciales

Santa Claus hands out presents to little boys and girls

Santa Claus brings Christmas cheer to children across the Islands

BY OLIVIA ROSE IT WAS a day for spreading joy as Santa and his little helpers brought Christmas cheer to hundreds of children in Providenciales.

Members of the ‘Santa in the Streets’ international organisation took some time out of their busy preChristmas preparations and headed to the Harvest Bible Church in Long Bay on Tuesday (December 12).

They welcomed more than 200 little boys and girls with smiles and cheers as the man in red delivered presents.

Event organiser Carola Stipa said: “The idea of this organisation is to bring a moment of happiness to anyone, especially people who are in need.

“What we asked is for people who wanted to volunteer or to donate, we asked them to donate their time, food, clothes, gifts but not money.”

Stipa said that given the recent devastation by the hurricanes, children need a moment of happiness.

“We’re trying to bring the communities together. That’s what our intention was.

“We have a lot of companies that are helping us to spread the

cheer - The International School, the students and their parents brought gifts.

“For the food and the bouncy castles we had a lot of donors - KB Homes, Quality supermarkets, IGA supermarkets, the Ritz Carlton, David Stone our Santa, CMBS.” Stipa said Santa in the Streets started in Venezuela when a group of six friends went to McDonalds, bought some Big Mac burgers and delivered them to the homeless in the streets of Caracas.

“The organisation just grew exponentially after that and over 5,000 people were helped after a few

years.

“Then we decided to replicate what we started in Caracas in a number of different cities and countries, so now it’s in over 50 different countries.”

Children were treated to goodies and sweets and had a wonderful time on the bouncy castles.

Many of them had the opportunity to take photos with Santa while receiving their presents.

Santa also helped to deliver 12 boxes of books from Provo Primary School to the children of Calvary Christian School and Iris Stubbs on South Caicos.

The children of Provo Primary School were sad to hear that many of the South Caicos schools’ books had been damaged by the hurricanes, Irma and Maria.

So they looked on their bookshelves and donated books that they had enjoyed and thought others would too.

When Santa heard about their kindness, he was happy to help them deliver them to the schools.

The delivery is part of an ongoing pen pal outreach programme between Provo Primary and the two South Caicos schools.

TCI celebrates International Human Rights Day

BY DAISY HANDFIELD THE HUMAN Rights Commission hosted a number of events in celebration of International Human Rights Day recently, including a poster and poetry competition.

The competition was held last Friday (December 8) in Providenciales and saw entries from people in Providenciales, Grand Turk and North Caicos.

International Human Rights Day 2017 is celebrated under the theme, ‘Stand up for human rights.’

Director of the Human Rights Commission, Sabrina Green, said she considered a poetry and poster competition a perfect opportunity to hear

what human rights means to the public.

She said: “I figured that it is an ideal thing for us to get the education process moving by bringing about a much greater awareness, starting from primary school level, all the way up into adulthood.

“So, this event that we are hosting here today is a poster and poetry competition that is opened to the country.

“This here taps into the youths’ mind, particularly when I see the artist and the poetry they are writing about human rights.

“It is encouraging and it is quite inspiring to know that most of them are aware of what human rights is and it also enforces the importance of it.”

Director of the Human Rights Commission, Sabrina Green

The director said the posters and poetry pieces were judged on a number of things, including the

creativity and colour schemes.

“We are going to be looking at what the artists think in their minds, based on the age of course and the category they came from because it will truly depict their thinking level and what they truly think human rights means to them, their community and their families.

“So, we are looking at the colour schemes which are associated with a child of that age or an adult. That is what the originality is going to be based on,” Green said.

Judges included Tiersa Hall, human resources director at the Hartling Group, Rachel Harvey, public relations officer at TCI Community College and Quinton Dean, a songwriter and musician.

The poetry competition winners were:

-Secondary school category - Layah Duzstard of Raymond Gardiner High School.

-Primary school category - Kalia Robinson of Adelaide Oemler Primary School.

-Open category - Cynclair Musgrove.

-Written submission Valrianna Selver.

-Overall poetry competition winner - Valrianna Selver.

The poster competition winners were: -Primary school winner Sameon Lightbourne of Adelaide Oemler Primary School.

-Secondary school winner - Jean Cetouti of Raymond Gardiner High School.

-Open category - Asia Thompson.

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Kiwanis Club hosts Christmas tree lights switch on

BY DAISY HANDFIELD SCORES of children showed up for the Kiwanis Club of Providenciales’ annual Christmas tree lights initiative in Downtown Providenciales on Sunday (December 10).

Michelle Robinson, president of the Kiwanis Club of Providenciales, explained that the club has been hosting the event for over two decades.

She added that despite the territory experiencing a category five hurricane recently, the club still found a way to hold the event this year.

“We have been putting on Christmas tree lightings where we give out gifts to the children in our community for over 20 years.

“Taking into account that we just came through two major hurricanes, we are excited and we have pushed

through a lot of challenges.”

She said that many Kiwani members suffered damage to their homes and places of work – but continued to help organise the event.

“It was a push to get everything here and to get everything done, but we did it, we thank God for that.”

Robinson said the club received donations for the event from a Kiwanis Club in the United States and a donor in the United States, who chose to remain anonymous.

The annual festivity features food, photo opportunities with the beautifully decorated Christmas tree, face painting, a firework display and a special visit from Santa Claus.

Robinson said the real aim of the event is to bring communities together and put families in a festive mood, with entertainment, live music and performances from schools, churches and other members of the community.

Kiwanis Club annual Christmas tree lighting deemed successful

LIFESTYLE

Tips for pain free holiday travel NEARLY 80 percent of adults will suffer from back pain at one time or another during their lives.

Don’t let your holiday travel be the culprit!

While relaxation is usually the goal of travel, there are a number of activities that can cause significant discomfort or injury to your back.

Follow these easy suggestions to stay pain free on your next trip.

WHILE TRAVELLING BY CAR Stretch. Before you subject your body to long periods of sitting, it’s a good idea to stretch. This will improve circulation and make positioning yourself easier and more comfortable.

Support your spine. Many vehicle seats are designed to provide some lumbar (lower back) and neck support, but chances are you don’t fit the mould exactly.

Bring small pillows or specially designed back or neck pillows to give extra support as needed.

Shift positions and stretch often. When you stretch or vary your position, muscles are much less likely to lock up and cause discomfort or pain.

Stop the car to fully stretch whenever muscles feel exceptionally tight or fatigued.

ON THE PLANE Exercise before you board. Even simply walking along the terminal prior to boarding will keep muscles from becoming stiff or tense early into the flight.

Use pillows to support the natural curvature of your spine.

Vary positions, move, and stretch.

Though you don’t have the luxury of stopping the plane every couple

of hours to get out and relieve your aching back, standing up in your seat, stretching and walking about the aisles as needed can prevent strain.

Space in airplanes is notoriously tight, but a few easy stretches like lifting your arms over your head and reaching up toward the ceiling or bending forward to touch your toes, can do the trick.

YOUR BODY  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.

BY Dr Craig Zavitz

Dr Zavitz will be available in his Providenciales clinic from Thursday, December 14, to Wednesday, December 20.

Call or text 347-8964 to arrange your appointment time.

HANDLING LUGGAGE Luggage related injuries may be preventable by following these guidelines: Check bags. The Canadian Chiropractic Association suggests checking all bags that weigh more than five to ten percent of your total body weight.

Lifting heavy carryon items above your head can be an invitation to injury.

Lift smart. When bending to pick

up a heavy bag, stand close to the item, bending from your knees (not the waist), and lift by engaging your leg muscles. Avoid twisting your body as you lift or carry a heavy piece of luggage.

Shift shoulders often when carrying a bag with a shoulder strap.

Know your strength. Don’t be afraid to use a cart or ask for help.

Regular chiropractic adjustments can also help in the prevention of injury.

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Caribbean leaders launch plan to make region world’s first climate-smart zone THE Caribbean Climate-Smart Coalition, an ambitious publicprivate initiative aimed at funding a US$8 billion investment plan to transform the region into the world’s first “climate-smart” zone and benefit 3.2 million Caribbean households, was launched on Tuesday.

The coalition’s work will focus on coordinated action on four initial critical priorities: scaling renewable energy as rapidly as possible to help free Caribbean countries from the high cost of imported fossil fuels and the high vulnerability of centralised distribution systems; building lowcarbon and resilient infrastructure including nature-based approaches, to better withstand future extreme weather events; creating innovative financing models such as a debtfor-resilience swap initiative in exchange for demonstrated progress on policy reforms and investments to strengthen resilience and promote climate-smart growth pathways; and strengthening the capacity of Caribbean countries and key regional institutions to plan for long-term resilience and climate smart growth strategies.

The announcement of the creation of the coalition came at the One Planet Summit, convened by the Government of France to review progress on the Paris climate agreement which was adopted two years ago this week.

Caribbean leaders have brought

together a coalition of global organisations such as the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), as well as businesses and supporters from the Caribbean and the international community that will help to establish partnerships, which can make investment deals happen.

“Caribbean leaders have come together as a powerful collective to build a better future for the people of the Caribbean,” said Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell.

“We welcome the financial commitments from our partners – around US$1.3 billion for recovery efforts and US$2.8 billion toward the vision shared by all members of the Coalition and others. This is a great first step. Now we need to turn this possibility into a set of realities that benefit all our people. We all need to work together to change the rules of the game to accelerate climate-smart financial flows for the Caribbean and other small island developing states. Together we can build thriving economies fuelled by clean energy, nature-based resilient design and innovation. The time for action is now.”

Dominican leader Roosevelt Skerrit added that despite the immense human suffering and economic damage caused by recent hurricanes, “the people of the Caribbean do not want to be just

Climate change has been blamed from the increased frequency and intensity of hurricanes that ripped through the Caribbean this past hurricane season.

passive victims of climate change”.

“Rather, they want to be active participants in designing and implementing solutions, and for their Caribbean region to serve as a beacon of hope for island nations all over the world,” he said.

The IDB noted that in the wake of the devastating impacts of the category five Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the region in September, the Caribbean’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change is coming into sharper focus.

One IDB estimate indicates that the economic impact of the “new

normal” climate effects under “business as usual” scenarios could exceed US$22 billion per year by 2050, roughly 10 per cent of the Caribbean’s current GDP. In response, the IDB Group aims to develop a public and private investment framework for investing in resilient infrastructure, providing contingency resources for responding to disasters and approving additional loan financing to buttress the region’s policy framework for confronting climate and natural disaster risk. The IDB Group will work with the CDB to support Organisation of Eastern

Caribbean States (OECS) borrowing member countries.

The IDB Group’s support will include new public and privatesector financing commitments of US$1 billion over the next five years.

In tandem with its announced loan targets, the IDB Group also launched its Sustainable Islands Platform, designed to help island territories pursue sustainability and climateresilient investments.

The Platform will benefit 11 Caribbean Basin island states and continental countries: The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago. It will promote economic growth and climate-resilient investments through an innovative approach that applies the principles of the Blue and Circular Economy.

The Blue Economy focuses on the sustainability of oceans and coastal areas, as opposed to land-based models, while the Circular Economy emphasizes reuse, recycling and the regeneration of natural capital such as mangrove swamps and barrier reefs.

Support for the private-sector activities associated with the Coalition will be coordinated by IDB Invest, the IDB Group’s private-sector arm, and will include partnering with impact investors, bilateral sources and other multilateral institutions on blended finance solutions, as well as the development of new instruments. (Caribbean360)

Bahamas faces major tax, exchange control shake-up THE Bahamas may have to completely overhaul its corporate and taxation structure to escape European Union/OECD ‘blacklisting’ threats, the Attorney General revealed on Tuesday.

Carl Bethel QC told Tribune Business that the Government was “looking very carefully” at whether compliance with European (EU) demands will require this nation to eliminate the exchange control ‘ring fencing’ between the economy’s domestic and ‘offshore’ sectors.

He explained that countries had to eradicate “preferential tax regimes”, such as the Bahamas’ exchange control exemptions for companies deemed non-resident, if they were to satisfy the 28-member EU’s that they were a ‘cooperative jurisdiction’.

Mr Bethel also acknowledged that the Bahamas may have to implement some form of corporate income tax, given that the EU and Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and

Development (OECD) both consider a “no or nominal tax rate” to be a socalled ‘harmful tax practice’.

The Bahamas currently has no form of income tax, but the Attorney General emphasised that any reforms would not impact individual Bahamians - only the private sector and corporate entities.

Mr Bethel was speaking after the Bahamas made “a giant leap further away from blacklisting”, following the OECD’s formal invitation for this nation to sign on to its Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters convention.

He said the Deputy Prime Minister, K P Turnquest, and minister of financial services, Brent Symonette, were now “making an unscheduled trip” to the OECD’s Paris headquarters to sign the Bahamas on to the convention - a key move in ensuring this nation is fully compliant with its Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for

automatic tax information exchange.

The legislative package passed by Parliament, and brought into effect on Monday afternoon, was vital to facilitating the Bahamas’ signature and compliance with the multilateral information exchange approach.

And, in turn, compliance with the CRS will enable the Bahamas to meet the first of the EU’s three ‘blacklisting’ criteria.

“We are one giant leap further away from blacklisting,” Mr Bethel told Tribune Business. “The Bahamas has been invited to join the Multilateral [Mutual] convention by the OECD. We’ve completed the amendments made to the laws last week, and brought into legal force from yesterday (Monday) afternoon.”

He conceded, though, that the Bahamas “had a lot of work to do, and little time to do it” in meeting the two other criteria essential to avoiding the EU’s ‘blacklist’.

These are compliance with the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative, designed chiefly to prevent tax avoidance by multinational companies, and the EU’s own ‘fair taxation’ benchmark.

The EU, in exempting the Bahamas and seven other hurricane-devastated nations from its ‘blacklist’, said it would resume contact with these territories come February 2018 with a view to deciding their fate in 12 months’ time.

“We’re not waiting until February,” Mr Bethel told Tribune Business. “We’re looking very carefully at it. The basic principle of one of the minimum criteria is this question of ‘ring fencing’, and the elimination of ‘ring fencing’ and elimination of preferential tax regimes; offshore versus domestic companies, and full transparency and equal treatment across the board.”

The Attorney General added that a “system based on no or nominal

taxation” would also run afoul of the EU/OECD ‘harmful tax practices strictures, as he foreshadowed a potential shake-up of the ‘walls’ that separate the domestic Bahamian economy from the international or ‘offshore’ sector.

“We have to look at the overall scope of corporate governance, and incorporated entities that have been created to perform various financial services requirements. The whole structure of the corporate world will have to be looked at in the context of removal of ‘ring fencing’, and transparency and equal treatment across exchange controls,” he told this newspaper.

“On the one hand, you have offshore entities that do not have problems with exchange controls.

That’s, in effect, a preferential structure for them. You can’t have a preferential structure under your corporate governance. The question is how that’s resolved.”

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CIBC Firstcaribbean Bermuda parliament says no to same-sex marriage, yes to cannabis explores US listing The victory for same-sex couples in Bermuda who earlier won the right to get married in the British Overseas Territory has been overturned.

Parliament has passed the Domestic Partnership Act 2017, which replaces same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships that can be entered into by both gay and heterosexual couples.

The decision came in the same Parliamentary sitting in which a Bill to decriminalise possession of small amounts of cannabis was passed with the support of the government and opposition sides.

Back in May, Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons ruled that the Registrar-General could not reject an application by gay couple Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche to marry in Bermuda, and that the common law definition of marriage as between a man and a woman was “inconsistent with the provisions of the Human Rights Act as they constitute deliberate different treatment on the basis of sexual orientation”.

However, after five hours of debate, 24 MPs voted in favour of the legislation that Home Affairs Minister Walton Brown said would provide same-sex couples with a raft of legal rights but prevent any further same-sex marriages. Ten MPs voted against the Bill.

“We need to find a way in Bermuda

A Bill to decriminalise possession of small amounts of cannabis was passed with the support of the government and opposition sides.

to fully embrace greater rights for all members of the community,” Brown said.

“But the status quo will not stand.

On the ground, the political reality is that if we do not lead we would have a Private Members Bill tabled to outlaw same-sex marriage. That Bill would pass because more than 18 MPs are opposed to same sex marriage. If that Bill passes same sex couples have no rights whatsoever.

This is tough for me. But I don’t shy away from tough decisions.”

Among those who opposed the Bill were the Shadow Minister of National Security, Jeff Baron, who said it was a “very flawed and, frankly, shameful Bill”; and Opposition leader Jeanne Atherden who said the Parliament was taking away rights that had been granted to communities of individuals who want to start families.

The Centre for Justice said it was disappointed that the Government chose to roll back full marital equality.

CIBC FirstCaribbean’s parent this week confirmed its subsidiary is exploring a US stock exchange listing, a move likely to stoke speculation of a Canadian bank withdrawal from the region.

The Barbados-headquartered bank, in a statement responding to a Reuters article, said it was “exploring a potential stock market listing of some of its shares” on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Emphasising that no decision had been made, it added: “A listing on the NYSE would provide CIBC FirstCaribbean with access to a larger investor base, enhanced liquidity, and greater access to capital.”

Reuters, though, suggested that the bank’s Canadian parent, CIBC, views the listing as a potential exit route from the Caribbean, where its business has been hit by high nonperforming loan (NPL) levels in the Bahamas and elsewhere.

This, combined with the region’s slow economic recovery, high debt levels and restricted new lending opportunities, has depressed profits for all the Canadian-owned banks in a region they once viewed as a major earnings generator.

Reuters reported that CIBC had been seeking a buyer for its Caribbean operations, including the Bahamas, for the past two years but could not find a taker for the whole business. It added that the region’s low growth prospects had also pushed the bank to look for an exit route.

CIBC FirstCaribbean, together with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Scotiabank, has been outsourcing back office operations from the Bahamas to lower-cost jurisdictions such as Jamaica and Trinidad, while also reducing staffing levels and closing branches - especially in the Family Islands.

Several observers have suggested that RBC’s digital banking drive is an indication it may also be looking to exit the Bahamas by selling the business, although its senior executives said the move was not a downsizing.

CIBC FirstCaribbean’s plans, which Reuters said involved listing up to 20 per cent of its shares on the NYSE in the first instance, with further sell-offs potentially to come, are likely to increase speculation about Canadian bank plans for the region.

Jamaican cleric designated a global terrorist THE US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken action against a Jamaican Islamic cleric who it says helped ISIS recruits.

It has named 54-year-old Abdullah Ibrahim Faisal a Specially Designated Global Terrorist for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, ISIS. As a result of the designation, all his property and interests in property subject to US jurisdiction are blocked, and Americans are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with him.

“Faisal has recruited for and provided support to ISIS and his actions have influenced terrorists who engaged in bomb plots and other horrific attacks on innocent civilians,” said OFAC Director John Smith.

“This designation will help deter Faisal’s global following and prevent US persons from supporting him in any manner.”

On August 25, 2017, the New York County District Attorney’s office for the State of New York unsealed

Abdullah Ibrahim Faisal was listed as a specially designated global terrorist for helping ISIS.

an indictment charging Faisal with recruiting and providing support to those seeking to commit acts of violence and terrorism in connection with ISIS. The cleric is currently facing extradition proceedings in Jamaica.

Faisal facilitated and helped connect ISIS recruits with those who could arrange travel and entry into

ISIS-controlled territory in order to join ISIS. Moreover, he helped hide those seeking to join ISIS or travel to ISIScontrolled territory.

Faisal is also an ISIS-trusted individual who has vouched for those seeking to join ISIS. According to the indictment, Faisal is accused of recruiting others to travel to ISIS-controlled territory and, in concert with other individuals, using online applications and networks to facilitate the travel of others to join ISIS by providing them with contacts outside of the United States and advice on how to evade detection by law enforcement.

In 2016, Faisal assisted one of his followers in identifying a funding source to travel to ISIS-controlled territory. He also arranged marriages for the purpose of assisting couples to travel to ISIS-controlled territory. He performed the marriage ceremony for an individual, who was later convicted for supporting ISIS, who believed that a marriage certificate from Faisal would help provide “verification” in ISIS-territory if the individual’s spouse was killed.

Although the UN has a “zero-tolerance policy” for sexual relationships between peacekeepers and residents of countries hosting a U.N. mission, it still happened in Haiti.

Haitian women seek support for children fathered by U.N. troops in Haiti LAWYERS representing 10 Haitian women who say they had children with United Nations peacekeepers have filed the first legal actions in Haiti against the U.N. and individual peacekeepers for child support and paternity claims.

The lawsuits filed by the Haitibased human rights group Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI), is part of a legal battle by Haitian women to force peacekeepers who they say fathered their children to contribute to their upbringing.

“Having and then abandoning children is not within the official

capacity of a U.N. peacekeeper and therefore we argue that this does give a Haitian court jurisdiction to resolve paternity and child support claims,” Nicole Phillips, a lawyer at the U.S.-based Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), who is working on the case, said on Tuesday.

Ten mothers of 11 children who they say were abandoned by U.N. troops are seeking financial support from them. One of the mothers was 17 when she gave birth, which amounts to statutory rape under Haitian law, the IJDH said.

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Government loses key Brexit bill vote after Tory rebellion

Mr Putin has been giving his marathon annual news conference in Moscow.

Putin: Trump opponents harm US with ‘invented’ Russia scandal Russia’s president has accused opponents of his US counterpart Donald Trump of harming the US by “inventing stories” about contacts with Russia.

At his annual news conference, Vladimir Putin said contacts between the Trump team and Russian officials before last year’s election were normal.

He said the US opposition was not treating those who elected Mr Trump with respect.

The Trump campaign is being investigated for collusion with Russia.

US intelligence agencies have concluded that Moscow tried to sway

the presidential election in favour of Mr Trump, but Mr Putin denies the allegations.

“It’s all invented by those in opposition to Trump to make his work seem illegitimate,” Mr Putin said, when asked about the investigation.

He added that Mr Trump was responsible for some “quite serious achievements” but had not been in a position to improve relations with Russia.

He expressed hope that this would happen, adding that globally “there are many things we can do more effectively”.

THE government has been narrowly defeated in a key vote on its Brexit bill after a rebellion by 12 Tory MPs. In a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, MPs voted to give Parliament a legal guarantee of a vote on the final Brexit deal struck with Brussels.

The government had argued this would jeopardise its chances of delivering a smooth departure from the EU. Despite a last-minute attempt to offer concessions to rebels, an amendment to the bill was backed by 309 to 305.

Of the 12 Conservative MPs who voted against the government, eight are former ministers.

One of them, Stephen Hammond, was sacked as Conservative vice chairman in the aftermath of the vote.

“Tonight I put country and constituency before party and voted with my principles to give Parliament a meaningful vote,” he tweeted.

The government said it was “disappointed” at losing - its first defeat on Brexit - despite the “strong assurances” it had offered.

The defeat, on the eve of an EU summit where Mrs May and other leaders will discuss Brexit, came after opposition parties joined forces with Conservative rebels during a heated debate in the Chamber on the amendment.

Critics accused those behind the amendment - which was authored by former attorney general Dominic

During the debate Conservative MPs from both sides of the Brexit debate clashed.

Grieve and championed by other pro-Remain campaigners - of trying to “frustrate” Brexit and tying the government’s hands.

But it was backed by the Commons, meaning a new Act of Parliament will have to be passed before ministers can implement the withdrawal deal struck with Brussels.

After the result was announced, one of the rebels, former cabinet minister Nicky Morgan, tweeted: “Tonight Parliament took control of the EU Withdrawal process.”

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn said the defeat was “a humiliating loss of authority” for Mrs May. The UK is due to leave the EU in March 2019, and negotiations are taking place on what their relationship will be in the future.

The EU Withdrawal Bill is a key part of the government’s exit strategy.

Its effects include ending the supremacy of EU law and copying existing EU law into UK law, so that the same rules and regulations apply on Brexit day.

MPs have been making hundreds of attempts to change its wording - but this is the first time one has succeeded.

Ministers had made several efforts to placate the Conservative rebels, and argued that Mr Grieve’s amendment would put time pressure on the government if talks with the EU continued until the last minute.

They pointed to their existing promise of a vote on the final deal and to enshrine the withdrawal agreement in an Act of Parliament.

Kentucky state rep accused of sexually molesting teen girl commits suicide Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the OIC summit venue in Istanbul.

Muslim nations urge recognition of East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital THE leaders of 57 Muslim nations have called on the world to recognise “the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital”.

An Organisation of Islamic Cooperation communique declares US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise the city as Israel’s capital as “null and void”.

It also says the move has signalled Washington’s withdrawal from its role in the Middle East peace process.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas earlier said the UN should take over.

In a speech to the OIC summit in

Istanbul, Mr Abbas said it would be “unacceptable” for the US to be the mediator “since it is biased in favour of Israel”.

The Palestinians had engaged with the Trump administration in an attempt to agree “the deal of the century”, he noted, but had instead “got the slap of the century”.

The status of Jerusalem goes to the heart of Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians.

The city is home to key religious sites sacred to Judaism, Islam and Christianity, especially in East Jerusalem.

A KENTUCKY state representative who was under investigation for allegedly sexually molesting a teenage girl committed suicide Wednesday night, authorities said.

Republican State Rep. Dan Johnson, 57, fatally shot himself on a bridge in Mount Washington, WDRB-TV reported, citing Bullitt County Sheriff Donnie Tinnell.

Johnson was accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl at a New Year’s party in 2012, according to a Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting expose published Monday.

He allegedly forced himself on the girl, putting his hands up her shirt and down her pants, the report revealed.

Cops closed the case and Johnson was never charged.

Johnson would often refer to himself as the “Pope” of his Heart of Fire church in Louisville and boasted about his supposed heroic acts during Sept. 11.

Republican State Rep. Dan Johnson was accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl in 2012.

He posted a message on Facebook at around 5 p.m. denying the sexual misconduct allegations against him.

“The accusations from NPR are false GOD and only GOD knows the

truth, nothing is the way they make it out to be. AMERICA will not survive this type of judge and jury fake news,” Johnson wrote.

Democrats and Republicans had called on Johnson to resign amid the allegations he dismissed as “totally false.”

His fellow Kentucky colleagues were saddened to hear the news of his death.

“Just terrible news from Kentucky tonight on the passing of Rep. Dan Johnson. I cannot imagine his pain or the heartbreak his family is dealing with tonight,” Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul tweeted.

“Saddened to hear of tonight’s death of KY Representative Dan Johnson...My heart breaks for his family tonight...These are heavy days in Frankfort and in America...

May God indeed shed His grace on us all...We sure need it,” Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin tweeted. (NYDailynews. com)

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MSF estimates more than 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar AT least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in the month after violence broke out in Myanmar in August, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says.

Based on surveys of refugees in Bangladesh, the number is much higher than Myanmar’s official figure of 400.

MSF said it was “the clearest indication yet of the widespread violence” by Myanmar authorities.

The Myanmar military blames the violence on “terrorists” and has denied any wrongdoing.

More than 647,000 Rohingya have fled into Bangladesh since August, MSF says.

The aid group’s survey found that at least 9,000 Rohingya died in Myanmar, also known as Burma, between 25 August and 24 September.

“In the most conservative estimations” at least 6,700 of those deaths have been caused by violence, including at least 730 children under the age of five, according to MSF. Previously, the armed forces stated that around 400 people had been killed, most of them described as Muslim terrorists.

The military crackdown began on 25 August after Rohingya Arsa militants attacked more than 30 police posts.

Among the refugees are many young children.

After an internal investigation, the Myanmar army in November exonerated itself of any blame regarding the crisis.

It denied killing any civilians, burning their villages, raping women and girls, and stealing possessions.

The mostly Muslim minority are denied citizenship by Myanmar, where they are seen as immigrants from Bangladesh. The government does not use the term Rohingya but calls them Bengali Muslims.

The government’s assertions contradicted evidence seen by BBC correspondents. The United Nations

human rights chief has said it seems like “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”.

“What we uncovered was staggering, both in terms of the numbers of people who reported a family member died as a result of violence, and the horrific ways in which they said they were killed or severely injured,” MSF Medical Director Sidney Wong said.

Among the dead children below the age of five, MSF says more than 59% were reportedly shot, 15% burnt to death, 7% beaten to death and 2% killed by landmine blasts.

Australian child sex offender stopped at airport under new ‘world-first’ laws AN Australian child sex offender was stopped from leaving the country Monday, under new laws which government ministers described as a “world first.”

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced the news to journalists at a press conference Wednesday, called to announce the new laws had gone into effect.

The man was prevented from leaving from Sydney Airport by authorities at the SmartGate passport check. Bishop wouldn’t give any further details about his case, including where he was traveling to. “(Child sex offenders) have a high propensity to re-offend if they are in a country where they are not monitored and where child sex exploitation is rampant. These laws are designed to protect children at home and abroad,” Bishop said.

South-east Asian countries close to Australia such as Thailand and the Philippines have long been the target of child sex tourists, according to a report by ECPAT International.

In the Philippines alone, ECPAT estimated there were as many as 100,000 victims of child prostitution.

The victory for Democrat Doug Jones narrows the Republican majority in the Senate to 51-49, which could complicate Mr Trump’s legislative plans.

Alabama election: Trump says Senate loss proves him right US President Donald Trump has distanced himself from Roy Moore after the Republican suffered a historic defeat for the party in conservative Alabama.

The victory for Democrat Doug Jones narrows the Republican majority in the Senate to 51-49, which could complicate Mr Trump’s legislative plans.

Mr Moore’s campaign was rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct made by several women, which he denied.

Mr Jones is the first Democrat to win a US Senate seat for Alabama in 25 years.

Despite top Republicans deserting ultra-conservative Mr Moore amid claims of child molestation, the US president had offered his full endorsement.

Mr Trump even recorded an automated phone message for

the embattled Senate candidate in the days leading up to the election.

In his first reaction on Twitter, Mr Trump congratulated the Democratic victor Mr Jones.

But he went on to remind his followers that he initially supported Mr Moore’s mainstream Republican opponent, Luther Strange, in the party’s primary election.

He added “if last night’s election proved anything, it proved that we need to put up GREAT Republican candidates to increase the razor thin margins in both the House and Senate”.

Mr Jones told reporters at a news conference on Wednesday that he received calls from President Trump, Democratic leader Senator Chuck Schumer and his Republican counterpart, Senator Mitch McConnell.

Man says cop broke his middle finger after he flipped him off Police guard the passenger security check area at Sydney Airport on July 30.

Previously in Australia, anyone on the National Child Sex Register had to inform authorities of any plans to leave the country.

According to Bishop, about 800 registered child sex offenders on the National Child Sex Register traveled overseas from Australia in 2016, of which 40% did not inform authorities beforehand.

As of Wednesday, no registered Australian child sex offender can travel overseas without permission

from authorities. Only offenders who commit serious crimes against children are added to the register, Bishop said.

Speaking with the Foreign Minister, Justice Minister Michael Keenan said the legislation was the “most comprehensive crackdown on child sex tourism” ever.

“This is world first legislation ...

Australians will no longer be able to prey on children in our region,” he said.

A COLORADO man says a police officer flipped his lid when he flipped him the bird, and broke the offending finger during an arrest.

Jeffrey Woodfork claimed in a federal lawsuit that Adams County sheriff’s deputy Travis Wilson stopped him and an unidentified woman on a street outside Denver in December 2015.

The woman fled when Wilson pulled a weapon, and Woodfork responded to questions about her from the officer by cursing and raising his middle finger, according to court papers filed Tuesday.

Wilson allegedly was putting Woodfork into handcuffs when he twisted and yanked the disrespecting

digit, breaking it.

The legal proceedings after the arrest were not clear, though Woodfork is also suing three employees at the detention facility where he was kept, saying that he did not get the required medical attention until two months after the break.

A company behind health services at the jail, Corizon Health, is also named in the suit.

Woodfork said that the finger had already healed in a disfigured shape by that that time, and is suing for medical costs and well as punitive damages.

Defendants in the suit had not commented publicly as of Thursday morning. (NYDailynews)

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DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT OF

Cecelia Walkin-Pierre 29/07/1954 – 28/11/2017

Cecelia was the adoptive daughter of Fuller and Clementina Walkin of Blue Hills. Originally from Haiti, TCI has been her home since the age of 14. She was a loving and happy person, always giving her last to anyone in need. She is survived by Four children: Annis Walkin, Johnson Brutus, Guilaine Brutus and Lesly Junior Pierre. She was blessed with nine grandchildren and five great grand.

She saw the good in everyone, always acted diplomatically in all matters.

A memorial will be held to celebrate her life on the 28th of December at 6pm in the Jericho Baptist church, lower Bight Provo.

If you have any questions or would like more information please contact Guilaine Brutus on 243-6418. thank you for all the love and support.

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JOB LISTINGS SERVICES AUTO SALES REAL ESTATE

Classifieds TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

December 16-22, 2017

946-4664 Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

Website: tcweeklynews.com

FLOWER GIRL

WANTED URGENTLY

FLORAL DESIGNER

Must have thorough knowledge in the floral business with 3-5 years experience.

Call: 231-3788

SPACE AVAILABLE ON BUSY HIGHWAY FOR IMMEDIATE RENT. THIS SPACE IS NEWLY RENOVATED.

GOOD FOR LAW OFFIES, REAL ESTATE, SPA, BEAUTY SALON ETC...

CALL 649 231-3788

FOR SALE House in Richmond Hill residential area on a half acre land.

CONTACT: 231-3788

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FOR QUICK SALE ONE BRAND NEW WASHER CALL 231-3788

GET LEGAL HELP ON YOUR INSURANCE CLAIM CALL OR EMAIL US AT

duncansonlaw@gmail.com duncansonlaw.office@gmail.com 649-941-4444/ 649-245-1314/649-348-5744 DUNCANSON & CO BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS 16121

TCI SECRETARIAL & ADMINISTRATION SERVICES Acting on behalf of our clients who are seeking the following:

NOTICE The Flower Girl will be closed for 1 week to complete renovations We look forward in servicing you with the best prices on Island and the Freshest Floral Arrangements

ALICE KITCHEN

Kitchen Helper $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

JA’SAMS CONSTRUCTION

M.A.F SECURITY SERVICES

Receiving Clerk $9.00 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

ARTHUR PARKER

Pipe Fitter $10.00 per hour Steel Erector Worker $10.00 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

Caretaker $ 6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

MR. & MRS. FORBES

(Storekeeper) Cashier $8.50 Domestic Worker $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

Domestic Worker $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

HOMAGE VARIETY STORE

CONTACT: 343-2230

16746

NEEDED URGENTLY Senior Reporter Reporter/Sub-Editor

We are looking for an experienced all-round reporter to join our small team. The successful applicant would have run the gamut of covering community events to court and parliamentary reporting. The ideal candidate should be able to copy edit and be able to write eye-catching headlines, as well as proofread. He or she will be responsible for ensuring that copy is accurate; has correct grammar and follows house style. Applicant should be computer-literate and should know how to use a camera.

Please send application to the publisher at Turks & Caicos News Ltd. (The Weekly News) tcweeklynews@gmail.com, or P.O.Box 52, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.

We are looking for a qualified reporter who has strong news gathering and writing skills, as well as the ability and enthusiasm to help keep the country’s leading newspaper ahead of the pack.

The position is available for immediate start and the successful candidate will be joining a small, dedicated team covering a wide range of news and features across the islands of the Turks & Caicos.

Local knowledge is preferred but not essential, but the successful applicant would have had wide experience in community, court and parliamentary reporting. A working knowledge of computer and photography is essential.

The salary for this position will be dependent on experience.

Write or email the publisher at tcweeklynews@gmail.com No phone calls please.

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

32 CLASSIFIEDS M&J BEAUTY NATURAL Is seeking to employ a

WANTED

DELICIOUS DISHES

DON DELROY HARVEY

HUMPHREY A. PROSPER

LABOURER COOK

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER

CONTACT: 331-3887

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 246-0266

CONTACT: 241-0990

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16723

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

Blue Parrot is looking for a

DOMESTIC WORKER JANITOR/ CLEANER Salary: $6.25 per hour

Work hours are Mon – Fri, weekends when call Upon, salary is $6.25 per hour, successful candidate Will be cleaning office complex, Caribbean Place

CONTACT: 241-8505

All resumes should be sent via email: info@ dempseyandcompany

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16720

Salary: $6.25 per hour

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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Salary: $450 per week Must be willing to work 6 days per week

CONTACT: 347-3221

16725

LABOURER

THE INDIVIDUAL MUST POSSESS THE FOLLOWING: • Adequate tools to perform his duties • Must be able to work with little or no supervision • Must be computer literate • Must be able to work weekends and holidays • Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Salary range $8hr

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may also be assigned.

• Answer Technical questions about vehicle problems, warranties, services, and repairs.

• Main dealer experience preferred.

• Must be able to identify vehicle parts both on and of the vehicle.

• Oversee service ordering of parts and tools.

• Energetic, can work in a fast-paced environment.

• Team Oriented.

• Maintain customer satisfaction scores, and look at ways to increase these Manufacture warranty claims submissions • Oversee training and supervising of service department employees.

• Set schedules and assign tasks to service department employees.

• Attend required management meetings.

• Maintain effective employee relations.

• Can travel abroad for supplier conferences.

• At least 4 yrs. Automotive retail service advisor experience required.

• Hours of operation 8-5.30pm Mon-Friday Saturday 9am-1pm.

• Salary range between 45k-55k.

• Based on qualifications and experience.

RHONDDA COLLYMORE Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Salary: $250 per week Contact: 946-4445

CONTACT: 242-2413 This position is currently held

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN

Held by a work permit holder

16721

TANYA GEORGE BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

DUTIES INCLUDE: • Identify mechanical problems, often by using computerized diagnostic equipment • Test parts and systems to ensure they are working properly • Follow checklists to make sure all critical parts are examined • Perform basic auto care and maintenance services • Replace worn or malfunctioning parts • Use testing equipment to ensure that repairs and maintenance are effective

DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 346-1644

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

PHILADELPHY BAPTIST CHURCH OF SAINTS

Five Cays Bishop Doctor Emmanuel Innocent General Overseer and Senior Pastor Is seeking to employ a

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Must possess adequate tools to perform duties • Must be able work with little or no supervision • Must have experience using computerized diagnostic equipment • Must possess a valid TCI Driver’s License.

• Must possess applicable ASE Certification or equivalent Salary range is $28.00 - $30.00 per flat rate hour commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Please email all application to syrmondg@bayviewmotors.com Only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted for an interview.

PASTOR Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 241-1735

This position is currently held by a work pe4rmit holder

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16719

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Salary: $300 per week

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Salary: $3000 per month

by a work permit holder

CONTACT: 331-3887

TASTE BUDS RESTAURANT

CLASS CAR WASH

16722

SAM’S BUILDING, DOWNTOWN

Is seeking to employ a

16724

TWO AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR TECHNICIAN.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

Salary: $250 per week Must be willing to work 5 days per week Contact: 946-4445

DOMESTIC WORKER

SUMMARY: The Service Manager is responsible for overseeing the service and repair of vehicles brought to the dealership, The service Manager is responsible for operations, profitability, employee supervision, and customer satisfaction in the Service Department.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

HOUSEMAN

Held by a work permit holder

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE MANAGER

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LYLY’S INTERNET CAFÉ

Is seeking to employ a

Is Currently looking to employ a labourer who will be responsible for the daily maintenance of the building, stocking of the shelves and any other duty that may be assigned.

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

JOHN HANCHELL

ISLAND VILLA MANAGEMENT

BAYVIEW MOTORS

Bayview Motors Ltd. P.O Box 619 Leeward Highway Providenciales

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DA CONCH SHACK

16731

PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

CHEF

Salary: $6.25 per hour

Salary: $3200 per month

CONTACT: 331-3882

CONTACT: 241-7064

16730

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OLIANA FLORVIL DORASTIN

KEVIN’S QUALITY CLEANING

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 347-7366

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16742

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 231-0801

Position is held by a work permit holder 16741

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NMY BAR AND RESTAURANT

QUICK STEP SHOE REPAIR

PATRICK FIRMENICH

GRAND TURK IS LOOKING FOR A

BARTENDER

TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK WAGES STARTING AT $6.25 PER HOUR. BELONGERS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE. 16734

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS VENETIAN ROAD Is seeking to employ a

FIVE CAYS ROAD Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 231-0121

CONTACT: 231-6318

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Salary: $250 per week

Salary: $380 per week

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

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This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16728

ACCOUNTANT TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Applications are invited from suited qualified and experienced persons for the Post of Accountant at the TCI Community College in Grand Turk.

The Accountant has overall responsibility for astute financial management of the accounting, finance, budgeting, forecasting, cost recovery and scenario planning of the College and performing the necessary functions as are related to these areas.

The Accountant supervises the Bursar and is directly responsible to the President.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

a) Developing and implementing proper procedures to properly record and maintain accurate records of the financial transactions of the College. b) Accurate maintenance of the accounting records of the College with full utilization of appropriate computer software. c) Preparing and submitting to the President and the Board of Governors, monthly quarterly and annually, reports on the financial statements and analyses of all aspects of the financial activities of the College including fully reconciled financial statement and variance reports for use by the College. d) Ensuring proper maintenance of procedures for student billing and fee income, to ensure that income is properly controlled and students charged the appropriate fees. e) Supervision of the Bursar are: • Data entry • Fee collection and deposit • Receipt and sale of books • Monthly bank account reconciliation • Preparation of Purchase Orders and payment vouchers f) Responsible for payroll g) Ensuring that Inventory and fixed assets are properly recorded. h) Interaction with the Registrar and other Department of the College to ensure appropriate recording of student financial information. i) Ensuring that effective use is made of the available computerized technology to facilitate appropriate report for effective management decision. j) Other reasonably related duties, which may be assigned from time to time by the President for the efficient functioning of the College.

Experience, Qualifications & Skills: 1. Must possess at least a first degree or professional qualification from an internationally recognized and accredited institution.

2. A minimum of two (2) years working experience as an Accountant or in a related field.

3. Must be computer literate and have a sound, working knowledge of computerized accounting software including QuickBooks Pro. 4. Must be confidential, competent, tactful, honest, and vigilant at all times.

5. Must demonstrate professionalism in all aspects of the job.

Salary is in the scale: US$38,875.20 – 46,029.00 per annum. Application giving full details of qualifications and experience, recommendation from current place of employment, character reference, as well as a current police record should reach

The President, TCI Community College, PO Box 236, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands, on or before the 23rd December, 2017.

Applications may be hand delivered or emailed to

tcicomc@tciway.tc OR president@tcicc.edu.tc

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following full-time lecturing positions at the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College for the semester commencing February 19, 2018:.

Faculty of Business Administration (BSA):

1 position: Management/Human Resource Management Faculty of Education and Training (EDT):

1 position: Early Childhood Education Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education (TVE):

1 position: Architectural/Building Design Technology/Civil Engineering/Automotive Engineering Tech Lecturers are required to teach across different academic levels from the G.C.E. Advanced level, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency and up to the Associate and Bachelor Degree levels. Multi-disciplinary candidates are particularly encouraged to apply for these positions.

The ideal candidate must have knowledge and skills obtained through collegiate preparation resulting in a Master’s degree (Doctorate preferred) which must include eighteen (18) graduate semester hours in the area being applied for, from an accredited and recognized institution plus a Teaching Diploma or Postgraduate Diploma and no less than three years post qualification teaching experience. A Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of a second class honors or other postgraduate qualifications, teaching certificate/Diploma and experience in teaching at Tertiary level may be considered.

Salary is in the scale: Level I: US$27,399.90 – $39,102.30 per annum.

Level II: US$40,210 – $43,488.40 per annum.

Entry point will depend on qualifications and experience. In the case of staff recruited from overseas, appointment is on contractual terms for an initial period of two years.

A gratuity is payable at the end of satisfactory contractual service at the rate of 10% of salary drawn during the period of service. A housing allowance is payable at existing rates.

Applications with copies of qualifications (including official transcripts), two character references, a police record and a recent testimonial from current place of employment should be sent to the:

PRESIDENT, TCI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, P.O. BOX 236, LIGHTHOUSE ROAD, GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS to reach not later than 23rd December, 2017. Where possible, applicants should e-mail their applications.

EMAIL tcicomc@tciway.tc president@tcicc.edu.tc dean@tcicc.edu.tc We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only persons selected for interview will be contacted.

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34 CLASSIFIEDS ANDREIKA STUBBSSAINTELMON LEEWARD PALMS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 244-7292

16665

CAICOS FARM NORTH CAICOS is seeking to employ 2

FARM WORKERS Salary $6.50 per hour,

A & P CONSTRUCTION LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is looking for a

to work 5 days per week salary $250.00 per week

CONTACT: 347-8726

CONTACT: 649-231-0278

CONTACT: 242-4528

this position is for work permit renewal

(649) 242-9283 info@highwavetoursturksandcaicos.com salary negotiable

16673

this position is for work permit renewal

16679

E&L BEAUTY SALON GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

16681

EDWARD BASDEN THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

BUILDING MATERIALS LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is looking to fill the following positions:

ASSISTANT LEAD & COOK HELPER

Salary: $150 per week

Salary $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 649-9464131

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16690

E.R.B. CONSTRUCTION

Acting on behalf of our client Letita Brunvert who is looking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.25 per hour

these position is for work permit renewal 16677

CONTACT: 241-5922

F.D.A.P VARIETY STORE

FERMIN’S DELICACIES

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

PROVIDENCIALES Is looking for a

C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

16703

DOWNTOWN Is seeking to employ a

SALON HELPER

HELPER LABOURER CASHIER

ASSISTANT BAKER

CONTACT: 332-5104

CONTACT: 343-0353 This position is currently held

CONTACT: 331-0818

Salary: $150 per week

HUDSON GARDINER

located in Providenciales

Is seeking to employ a

to work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

FERMIN’S DELICACIES

CAPTAIN/ TOUR GUIDE for High Wave Tours

VENETIAN ROAD Is looking for a

B’ BEAUTY & HEALTH SPA

COSMETOLOGIST

This positions is currently held by a work permit holder

DOWNTOWN Is seeking to employ a

ARTHUR PICKERING

LABOURER CLEANER

CONTRACT 649247990

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Salary: $6.25 per hour

by a work permit holder

16698

16663

NORTH CAICOS Is looking for a

ISNAMENE TIMENY Tumble Crest, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC BUS ATTENDANT WORKER to work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 649-7375 this position is for work permit renewal

16680

Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

CONTACT: 346-9349

16700

Salary: $150 per week Must be willing to work 6 days per week

to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 649-331-6710

this position is for work permit renewal 16674

CONTACT: 346-7379

16685

To work 5 days per week Salary: $8.00 per hour

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16688

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

InterHealth Canada has pleasure in announcing the following vacancy within the Facilities Management Departments at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, Providenciales.

Hospital Cook Providenciales

CAICOS ECO SAFARIS is looking for a

FREE DIVE INSTRUCTOR Must have the following certifications: • Minimum 2 years PADI Freedive Instructor • EFR Instructor & First Aid • Proficient in English and bilingual preferred • Membership and Liability Insurance • STCW95 Complaint This position entails working as a Free Dive Instructor teaching free dive courses. Must freedive comfortably to 120ft and breath hold for at least 4 minutes. Must be able to maintain 100% safety on and under the water by performing rescue drills during deep/dive courses.

Other duties include: boat maintenance, land duty, booking dive/snorkel trips and proactive sales. Also working knowledge of underwater camera/video and edition essential. Professional appearance and communication, absolute punctuality, proficiency in computer skills and be prepared to work long hours including long weekends and holidays. Experience in the hospitality industry a plus.

Weekly base salary $400 Belongers are invited to send copies of application to the Board The position is currently not held by work permit holder

All applications send to: info@caicoscatalyst.com- 431 - 6287 16660

40 hours per week. Required for Cheshire Hall Medical Centre only. Working with team of experienced Chef's to produce high standards of food quality and customer service. Candidate must have at least 3 years previous experience, have good literacy, numeracy and IT skills and have experience within a good standard production kitchen, over a range of departments i.e. soup, pastry, entree sections.

Candidate will be required to carry out paperwork and inventory duties within remit, and able to work 5 days over 7 on a shift system Appointments will be made based on successful interview, positive reference check, and clear Police check. Previous experience is preferred, but not essential. Training is provided.

Excellent communications skills and previous customer service experience is necessary.

Belongers only are invited to apply.

Interested candidates please forward your resume to:

Dpinnock@interhealthcanada.tc For further information and queries, please contact Donique Pinnock on Tel: 941-2800 Ext 71801

16887

December 16-22, 2017 EL RANCHO BAR AND RESTAURANT KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE MANAGER Salary: $600 per week

CONTACT: 343-4718

16740

DELICIOUS DISHES Airport Road/ Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

GLORIA SYMONETTE- FORBES CHALK SOUND Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Salary: $6.25 per hour

Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 3 days per week

CONTACT: 331-0720

CONTACT: 231-6279

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16692

is seeking to employ a

EQUIPMENT OPERATORS & LABOURERS

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Belongers Need Only To Apply.

Please submit applications to main office at C 5-6 Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales TCI.

Must have experience & excellent communication skills Must be flexible and willing to work early mornings, weekends and holidays.

Salary based on experience.

Position currently held by work permit holder.

PLEASE FORWARD RESUME TO: HENNHOLDINGS@GMAIL.COM

16685

16658

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

LONG BAY HILLS Is looking for a

Research Assistant

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION

For a small, local company that performs Environmental Impact Assessments, marine monitoring and mitigation works, environmental education programmes, artificial reef and underwater restoration projects.

The Financial Services Commission, the regulator of financial services business in the Turks and Caicos Islands, is seeking suitably qualified applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION Position requires multiple skills both in and out of the water. Work often involves long hours snorkelling and diving under harsh conditions including on holidays and weekends. As all company services are performed on a project-by project contractual basis, the position is not full-time, but may require long subsequent days for extended periods of time. Salary is based on a per day rate commensurate with skill level and tasks performed during that period.

DIRECTOR OF INSURANCE LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 3

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum bachelor’s degree Verifiable work history of proven performance on deadlines Strong technical writing and design for reports, proposals and presentations PADI certified diver with at least 5 years’ experience Underwater photography, proficient in Adobe Photoshop Advanced knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office ArcGIS or equivalent mapping experience Small business accounting experience Experience in artificial reef construction and coral transplant preferred

Submit resumes to fayrob1@hotmail.com This position is for work permit renewal

HERZOG CARIBBEAN LTD.

HENN HOLDINGS LTD./ SHAY CAFE LOUNGE Looking for

Marine Environmental Services

• • • • • • • • •

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JOB SUMMARY

The holder of this office has operational responsibility for the management of the Insurance Department, which is responsible for the licensing and regulation of insurance companies and intermediaries in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Department has as its primary focus the stability, safety, integrity and efficiency of the insurance sector.

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SERVICES BY EA

FINANCIAL ANALYST

The successful applicant will be required to lead a rigorous onsite and offsite supervision regime and to advise on an appropriate legislative and regulatory framework for insurance supervision in the islands. The office holder will also be expected to travel internationally to represent the Commission and the jurisdiction, and to speak on financial services regulation in The Islands.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

The successful applicant should possess a sound knowledge of the Insurance Core Principles and requirements of international standard setters such as the IAIS, CAIR, GIICS. Sound understanding of insurance business and practices. Sound knowledge of international financial reporting standards, such as IFRS or USGAAP. A good knowledge of auditing, financial management, corporate governance and risk management principles. Good knowledge of statistics and economic principles. Good knowledge relevant reporting formats.

A good knowledge of relevant computer packages and the use of such technologies in the financial services industry.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: • ACA, CIMA, CPA, ACCA • 3-5 years post qualified JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: The analyst will be part of the day to day finance operations including, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and intercompany accounting.

• Bank and Credit Card reconciliations • Accounts Receivable and Payable • Review daily sales and activity reports and ensure accurate posting • Intercompany accounting and reconciliations • Assist in prep0erationh ad review of monthly financial statements for all businesses • Cover other finance team roles as required Other Requirements: • Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times • Experience in working across a wide range of business areas • Good time management and ability to prioritize effectively • Ability to work independently and as part of a team • Salary: $3500 per month

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

The successful applicant should possess a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Regulation or related discipline, or equivalent professional qualification in insurance or accounting. Regulatory experience should include at least eight years in a supervisory position in the field of insurance, of which at least four must be in a managerial position.

OTHER APPLICABLE INFORMATION

The primary location of the office is in Providenciales but the holder of the office may be required to visit the Grand Turk office from time to time.

THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER.

Interested applicants including Islanders/Belongers can bring all applications to EA Services Ltd. located at #65 Beechwood Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales or email mary@environmentalarts.tc. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. This position is currently held by work permit holders.

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Applications should be emailed to Administration@tcifsc.tc no later than January 3, 2018. The response must state clearly “Application for Director of Insurance” A copy can be sent to the Employment Services Department.

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

ACCU DIAGNOSTICS

A FAMILY

GET LEGAL HELP ON YOUR INSURANCE CLAIM

KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

NANNY

CALL OR EMAIL US AT

duncansonlaw@gmail.com duncansonlaw.office@gmail.com 649-941-4444/ 649-245-1314/649-348-5744

Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work nights & weekends

CONTACT: 946-5383

DUNCANSON & CO BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS 16121

NOTICE REGULATION 7 OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION) REGULATIONS, 2014

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16762

MEDICAL PRACTITIONER

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ

FISHERMEN

Salary is Negotiable

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 946-8308

CONTACT: 341-3727

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16656

ANANDA LTD. / KB HOME CENTER

JOB VACANCIES STORE CLERKS

Duties: Mainly sales and customer service handling

LABOURER

Duties: Warehouse Maintenance

An Application registered, (PR: 13252) by Lime Rock Ltd. for development of a Condominium/ Hotel, has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Outline Development Permission on parcels 620812/66 & 68. The Bight & Thomas Stubbs on Providenciales. The application as submitted seeks planning consideration for a Condominium/ Hotel Building containi8ng Twenty Four (24) Units, Swimming Pool, Bar, Hot Tub, Grill Area, Cabana, Basement and Storage.

ANTOINE MICHEL

MAINTENANCE

Duties: Warehouse Maintenance, Offloading Container, Distribution and delivery of goods, Inventory Control

SUPERVISORS

Duties: Supervising store activities, inventory and staff etc.

BELONGERS ONLY NEED APPLY APPLICATIONS MAY BE HAND DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW:

LEEWARD HIGHWAY, PROVIDENCIALES & GRAND TURK Telephone: (649) 331-6020, (649) 231-4101 (649) 339-4663 Fax: 941-8155 Email: info@kbhomecenter.com

Salary is negotiable. Must be willing to work six days per week. Positions available immediately

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

B&B SERVICES

Acting on behalf of our clients, who are seeking the following

PAT CONSTRUCTION

1 PAINTER $7.50 per hour

1 LABOURER

Dated: December 7, 2017

$6.50 per hour

16742

Held by work permit holders

NYKI ENTERPRISES BEAUTY SALON

1 BEAUTICIAN

Ports of Call Resort IS INTERVIEWING FOR:

FRONT DESK, HOUSEKEEPING, BAR, BEACH AND GARDEN POSITIONS

$6.50 per hour HABITAT CONSTRUCTION

1 SUPERVISOR $7.50 per hour

Held by a work permit holder

CONTACT: 245-6962

16744

CARIBBEAN BUILDERS Is seeking to employ a

Join relaxed and friendly 35 team workforces and enjoy one of the highest wage and bonus packages on island.

FINISH CARPENTER Salary: $6.25 per hour

Our 98-room Resort popularity and occupancy are growing year after resulting in high distribution of service charges and NO SLOW SEASON LAYOFFS Salary is based on experience and qualifications

CONTACT: 244-0065

Resumes can be dropped off at hotel or emailed to

jgarland@portsofcallresort.com

16426

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16774

16576

NOTICE REGULATION 7 OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION) REGULATIONS, 2014

An Application registered, (PR: 13252) by Lime Rock Ltd. for development of a Condominium/ Hotel, has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Outline Development Permission on parcels 620812/66 & 68. The Bight & Thomas Stubbs on Providenciales. The application as submitted seeks planning consideration for a Condominium/ Hotel Building containi8ng Twenty Four (24) Units, Swimming Pool, Bar, Hot Tub, Grill Area, Cabana, Basement and Storage.

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

Dated: December 7, 2017

16742

COCO BISTRO

Is seeking to employ a

PASTRY CHEF Salary: $7.00 per hour. Must be willing to work 44 hours per week • Must speak English • Must have a clean police record • Must be able to carry out duties by Supervisor/ Manager • Must have 5 years’ experience Contact: 946-5369 Belongers need only apply, Send a copy of your resume to the Labor Board Position is held by a work permit holder 16755

December 16-22, 2017 CORIELAN SMITH Is seeking to employ a

DAMARA LAVILETTE FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

DOUGLAS MISSICK Is seeking to employ a

PUBLIC NOTICE

LABOURER LABOURER CARETAKER Salary: $7.00 per hour

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 331-3887

CONTACT: 348-9923

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16742

CLASSIFIEDS 37

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16766

To care for an elderly gentleman. The person must be caring, reliable and honest.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 349-0132

16750

REGISTERED LAND ORDINANCE CAP9.01

NOTICE OF LOST LAND CERTIFICATE TITLE NUMBER SECTION 60713/7 CHESHIRE HALL &

RICHMOND HILL

ISLAND PROVIDENCIALES

16781

GET LEGAL HELP ON YOUR INSURANCE CLAIM

Whereas JAMES MURPHY, Director of Cockburn Directors Ltd, The Director to A&R Construction Ltd of No.1 Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands has declared that the Land Certificate for the above-mentioned title number registered in the name of A & R CONSTRUCTION LTD was inadvertently mislaid and cannot be found.

CALL OR EMAIL US AT

duncansonlaw@gmail.com duncansonlaw.office@gmail.com 649-941-4444/ 649-245-1314/649-348-5744

Take that I, Brandie Anderson, Registrar of Lands, shall issue a new land certificate for the said title six weeks from the date of the first publication of this Notice in a local newspaper and the Gazette.

Dated this 29th day of November 2017.

Signed Brandie Anderson; Registrar of Lands Witnessed: Kissyah Gardiner

DUNCANSON & CO BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS 16755

BAC JOB ADVERTISEMENT BAC that specializes in air-conditioning services is looking for a matured, experienced and trained professional to provide support to the Company and the Accounting Dept.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the Company with the day to day accounting and book keeping requirements; • Assist with the preparation of budget performance, cash flow forecasts and various financial reports as requested by stakeholders; • Manage the processing of receipts, recording of all financial transactions including revenue and receivables; • Reconcile all customers` accounts on a monthly or periodic basis and ensure all accounts are accurate; • Deal with all banking matters including monthly reconciliation and ensure proper management of liquidity; • Apply proper record keeping of journal entries including assets, liabilities and all transactions on a daily basis; • Prepare staff salaries, statutory payments and other mandatory expenses on time.

• Supervise the Accounting department and work along professionally with all employees and customers.

16121

GILLEY’S ENTERPRISES/WINE CELLAR IS LOOKING FOR: GILLEY’S CAFE

1 LABOURER

SALARY: $6.75 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week and sometimes on holidays

1 CHEF

1. Responsible for ordering all provisions pertaining to food and cleaning supplies and kitchen equipment 2. Responsible for supervising general cleaning and maintenance of kitchen equipment.

3. Responsible for taking food inventory at the end of each month.

4. Responsible for respectable food cost.

5. Operate large volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep fryers, etc.

6. Regularly review kitchen procedures and identify ways to improve and/or streamline processes.

Remuneration: $7.00 per hour

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

DESCRIPTION OF SUITABLE PERSON:1. Must be hard working and efficient 2. Must have a positive attitude towards work 3. Be able to work (6) six days per week, weekends and holidays if needed.

• • • •

At least five years working experience in the field of accounting, finance or business; At least a degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration; Strong knowledge and experience in Quikbooks and other accounting systems; Excellent communication skills and ability to interact and perform to the highest quality in a diverse environment.

• Compensation is negotiable.

Please forward application along with resume to bryantair@tciway.tc to reach no later than 29th December, 2017. This position is not held by a work permit holder.

All water bills are now available. If you have not received your bill, please contact Provo Water Company immediately on (649) 3399282 or email Billing@provowater.tc to request your bill.

Any balance not paid in full by the due date of Friday 22 December 2017 is considered past due (delinquent) and the account is subject to immediate disconnection of service.

The amount due plus a reconnection fee must be paid in full to restore a disconnected service.

Late fees are also applicable.

A delinquent disconnection can take up to 24 hours to be restored.

Please allow three (3) business days to process payments not made directly at Provo Water Company offices.

Please ensure that faucets are turned off before service is reconnected to prevent accidental flooding.

16781

Must have at least five (5) years’ experience in the hospitality industry.

Contact: Mrs. Tate Forbes between the hours of 9:00am- 3:00pm at 946-4472 or email gilley’scafe@tciway.tc

16693

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December 16-22, 2017

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS JEAN CLAUDE NEMOURS

INGA L. TAYLOR

JEAN DELUS ULYSSE BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

is seeking a full-time female

DOMESTIC AND HEALTH-GIVER

CHIOMAL JEAN CHARLES SEEKS TO EMPLOY A

FOR A FEMALE TODDLER AND GRADE SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Main duties include but not limited to providing personal hygiene care for daily living, prepare and serve nutritious, wholesome meals, maintain a safe and healthy home environment, administer medicines as required, report health concerns to key family members, adhere to wishes of family concerning care practices. In addition, the individual may have to overnight at the home with children as required. Must have at least 4 years experience in childcare and provide references of such. Must have a clean police record. Must demonstrate ability to work unsupervised and have excellent communication skills. Must be over 35 years old with the ability to obtain a valid TCI driver’s license. Salary $600.00 monthly in the first instant.

1 year contract to be agreed upon acceptance of employment in the first instance. Please forward applications including references and other supporting documents to inga.i.taylor@gmail.com. Only shortlisted persons will be contacted for interview.

16657

MARCIA HALL requires a

M&E CLEANING SERVICES BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

in Grand Turk to take care of her home during working hours salary 200. per week for a 5 day week please contact Marcia at

DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.25 per hour

TELEPHONE NO. 2314882

CONTACT: 342-0726

PIZZA PIZZA

R&B CONSTRUCTION

16669

LEEWARD GRACE BAY Is looking for

16694

AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

WAITRESS CARPENTER to work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 649-232-1068

this position is for work permit renewal 16676

SADRAC QUALITY CONSTRUCTING SADRAC MICHEL Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

HELPER Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 231-0327

16697

SADRAC QUALITY CONSTRUCTING Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 347-3520

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16640

16659

HOUSEKEEPER QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum of 2-3 years of housekeeping experience • Must be able to work weekend and holidays Salary: $8.00 per hr.

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 231-6432

Salary: $6.50 per hour

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16704

LABOURER to work 5 days per week salary $300.00 per week

CONTACT: 232-5098

this position is for work permit renewal 16675

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Qualified Belonger candidates with a clean police record are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

MARSHA BLANCHE

SALOMON ALTIDOR

CONTACT MR JEAN CHARLES AT TELEPHONE NO. 4427445 16670

RONEL CHARLES

is seeking suitable qualified Belongers to fill the position of ‘Housekeeper’.

Email: marsha@misickstanbrook.tc | Tel.: 946-4732 Applications should be received no later than December 24, 2017.

TO TAKE CARE OF HIS BABY WHILST HE IS AWAY FROM HOME AT WORK IN GRAND TURK SALARY 250.00 PER WEEK PLEASE

LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is looking for a

Coral Gardens Management Co Ltd

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provides courteous and professional service at all times.

• Ensure that all guestrooms are cleaned to the established standards.

• Ensure that the facilities are kept clean and orderly in line with the resort standard of cleanliness.

• Reports for duty punctually wearing the correct uniform and name tag at all times.

• Laundry

BABYSITTER

NADIA PEAN

repair mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions; and replace parts and components according to manufacturer standards Keeps shop equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.

Must hold a valid driver license with a clean, insurable, driving record; must be able to drive manual and automatic transmissions

Contact Mac Motors Ltd on 649-339-3841.

CONTACT: 246-6464

16707

Salary: $6.25 per hour

This Ad is for work permit renewal.

However, this position is open to all qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders.

Remuneration: Basic Wage (Retainer) - $6.25 per hour plus commission.

CONTACT: 246-6464

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16664

Must be a certified level 2, 3 or 4 Jaguar & Land Rover Auto Technician with minimum 5 years of experience, with expertise to work on our other Brands Must be able to perform vehicle diagnostics and updates using SDD, IDS, Chrysler wiTECH, Starscan, DRB III, Tech 2, NGS, and Fiat Examiner Diagnostic equipment Maintains vehicle functional condition by listening to customers / operator complaints; conduct inspections; repair engine failures;

LABOURER

This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16672

CONTACT: 341-6670

LABOURER

CERTIFIED JAGUAR / LAND ROVER TECHNICIAN

MASON

Salary: $6.50 per hour

Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour

POSITION AVAILABLE:

LABOURER

Salary: $7.00 per hour

DOMESTIC WORKER

16662

LABOURER NEEDED

Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

CONTACT: 246-7824

16699

TOP BRASS SECURITY LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is looking for an

To work around yard, washing vehicles and vehicle maintenance.

To work 5 days per week including weekends and holidays.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

CONTACT TELEPHONE: 946-5300

16655

ALARM TECHNICIAN to work 5 days per week salary $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 649-231-1189 OR 649-231-2384

this is not for work permit renewal 16678

December 16-22, 2017 SIDNEY GARLAND GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

SUNSHINE TRANSPORT GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

SUNSHINE VARIETY GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

STORE CLERK

CONTACT: 241-3674

CONTACT: 946-1061

CONTACT: 946-1061

16668

16667

Salary: $6.50 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16671

Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 5 days per week

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

Salary: $200 per week Must be willing to work 5 days per week

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

TECH LOGIC WHEELAND Is seeking to employ a

ELECTRICAL/ ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN Salary: $2500 per month

CONTACT: 331-7020

Employers are seeking the following positions

DOMESTIC WORKER $6.25 per hour Contact: 946-4100

MBA CONSTRUCTION

HELPER

$6.25 per hour Contact: 243-4849

R&C SNACK BAR

$6.25 per hour Contact: 332-5020

LETISHA PARKER

LABOURER:

LABOURER

JEAN LAURENT

ALEXANDRA LAMBERT

C&M WHOLESALE

$6.25 per hour Contact: 241-0362

SOUTH DOCK ROAD Is seeking to employ a

PASTOR Salary: $350 per week

CONTACT: 243-5844

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16696

THE SIBONNE BEACH HOTEL GRACE BAY Is seeking to employ a

16682

WILLIAM ALBERT FULFORD GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

$250 per week Contact: 347-1890

LEEWARD PALMS Is seeking to employ a

VACANCIES MERCENE JEAN

LABOURER

LABOURER

RUSTON MUNCUFF

VHTC RADIO

CHALSIE TUCKER

CLEANER 16683

16654

Employers are seeking the following positions

$6.25 per hour Contact: 344-6893

LABOURER

$6.25 per hour Contact: 342-0139

WL CONSTRUCTION CO.

946-5300

LABOURER

$250 per week Contact: 332-5020

CARETAKER

$6.25 per hour Contact: 332-5020

The Mission of the Church of God International

SIDOUANE LAURENT

CLEANER

LABOURER

$6.25 per hour Contact: 332-5020

$6.25 per hour Contact: 243-8574

BREEZE CONSTRUCTION

TROPICAL BAR

CONTACT TELEPHONE:

$6.25 per hour Contact: 231-2196

LABOURER

$6.25 per hour Contact: 231-0337

Duties include all aspects of customer service, car rental sales and dealing with E-mail correspondence pertaining to car reservations. To work 5 days per week including weekends and holidays. Salary is commensurate with experience.

JAMAL EWING

BUY WISE BEAUTY SUPPLIES

LABOURER

LABOURER

$6.25 per hour Contact: 332-5020

GARDENER

Employers are seeking the following positions

COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION

RENTAL AGENT

16689

VACANCIES VACANCIES KUBERA

CLASSIFIEDS 39

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

$6.25 per hour Contact: 244-8720

$6.25 Contact: 343-2227

DOMESTIC WORKER $6.25 per hour Contact: 342-2222

PIERRE JULMISTE

LABOURER

$6.25 per hour Contact: 341-4541

16684

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

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LABOURER Salary: $300 per week

CONTACT: 242-6914 This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16705

TSIP COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 231-6601

16666

WILLY BARBER SHOP AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALES FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Ltd as Chargee pursuant to the Registered Land Ordinance hereby gives Notice that it will cause to be sold by Public Auction the following scheduled properties outside the offices of Miller Simons O’Sullivan, Regent House West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales at 10:00 a.m. on 18 December 2017.

1. Title No. 60715/210, Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales

DOMESTIC WORKER To clean hotel rooms. Must be able to work weekends and holidays. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 946-5547

16709

Registered Proprietor: Lincoln Hudson Ferreira Comprising a 0.54 acre canal-front parcel of bare land containing dense indigenous bush and mature trees.

DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.25 per hour

BARBER

CONTACT: 339-8177

CONTACT: 348-1832

Email: info@tcips.org

16710

Salary: $6.50 per hour

16795

Any and all potential bidders will be required to produce one (1) valid form of identification to Miller Simons O’Sullivan on the day of the Auction.

Draft Terms and Conditions of Sale and the draft Agreements for Sale are available upon demand prior to the Auction.

Any and all Successful bidders will be required to pay a ten (10%) per cent deposit upon a successful bid before close of business on the day of the Auction. Any and all successful bidders will also have to pay Auction legal fees in the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars (US$750.00).

16718

40 CLASSIFIEDS

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Qualified Pharmacy Technician – work permit renewal - Must have pharmacy technician qualification from an accredited college, including at least 1 year of classroom based learning.

- At least 5 years post qualification experience in a busy pharmacy.

- Duties will include accurate dispensing, use of dispensary software, maintenance of inventory, NHIP billing, handling OTC enquiries, extemporaneous liquid and cream preparation.

- Will be required to pass a pharmacy technician exam paper including calculations as part of interview process.

- Willing to work long shifts, weekends and holidays.

- $12-$14 per hour depending on experience and qualifications.

December 16-22, 2017

CIRCLE HOLDING LTD. Is seeking to fill the below mentioned positions for one construction site engineer and seven laborers positions require a flexible schedule which includes holidays, weekends, evenings and extended hours on occasion.

REQUIREMENTS FOR LABORERS • • • • • •

Please send resume, copy of qualifications and immigration status to jobs@ flamingopharmacy.com or fax to 649 941 4098 with a copy to the labour department. Turks and Caicos Islanders preferred. Closing date 29th Dec 2017 16691

GOVERNMENT VACANCIES

5 proven years experience in construction business High school diploma Estimating and communication skills Ability to use necessary tools and machines Effective communication skills in Bulgarian or Turkish Based salary $400.00 per week

REQUIREMENTS FO ENGINEER

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering • 10 years of proven construction experience • The proper knowledge of estimating, planning and controlling the cost associated with construction project • A strong grasp of physics, three-dimensional conceptual skills and creative problem solving • Calculating the loads and stresses the construction will have to safely withstand and bel able to factor in the different qualities and strengths delivered by a range of building materials, and understand how to incorporate support beams, columns and foundations.

• Co-ordinate and consult with other members of the project, including engineers, environmental scientists, architects and landscape architects.

• Good communication, interpersonal and leadership skills; should be able to pay meticulous attention to detail and have strong analytical, math and problem solving skills • Effective communication skills in Bulgarian or Turkish • Annual salary $50,000.00

(APPLICATION DEADLINE: 22nd DECEMBER 2017)

Please submit resume by email to info@karammissick.com Closing date for applications is December 31st, 2017

16726

Director of Maritime - CFB6-01 DEPARTMENT: Maritime Department LOCATION: Providenciales Salary: Grade 9 - $59,552.50 per annum

JOB SUMMARY The post is a senior management position mandated to oversee the efficient enforcement of applicable maritime laws and proper implementation of the duties and responsibilities of the Department; to conduct policy review and analyses, and to propose appropriate legislative action; to perform SWOT analyses and strategic planning to address both short and long-term issues and challenges of the Department.

JOB VACANCY

The Somerset Resort Management Ltd. is seeking to fill the below mentioned position. The ideal candidate will possess extensive high-end luxury resort experience, be professional in attitude and demeanor and must read and speak English fluently. Position requires a flexible schedule which includes holidays, weekends and evenings and extended hours on occasion.

Junior Conservation Officer - CFB6-02 DEPARTMENT: Maritime Department LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 4 - $21,935.00

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.

Senior Administrative Officer - KHB6-03 DEPARTMENT: Health Regulatory Authority LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 6 -$33,415.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior administrative position, which has responsibility for the smooth operation of administrative functions in the office and provides support in resource management of finances, human resources, facilities and purchasing.

Assistant Revenue Commissioner – Legal – JCB6-04 DEPARTMENT: Revenue Control Unit LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8 - $51,147.50 per annum

JOB SUMMARY The incumbent will work in collaboration with the Commissioner of Revenue to implement revenue control policies, Ensure that the Various Revenue Ordinances and Regulations are strictly adhered to and undertake the day to day interpretation of the Revenue Ordinance and Regulations that falls under the remit of the Revenue Unit.

For more details regarding this position, kindly refer to the attached documents or visit www.gov.tc.

Please ensure that all applications submitted by email clearly states the Job Title in the subject line of the email and all applications received via hard copy is clearly marked with the Job Title.

16716

ROOM ATTENDANT JOB SUMMARY:

• • • •

To ensure that all guestrooms are cleaned to the established standards.

Provides courteous and professional service at all times.

Reports for duty punctually wearing the correct uniform and name tag at all times.

Receives Room Attendant assignment sheet and section passkey for the days duties from Asst. Housekeeper and/or floor Supervisor • Stocks Room Attendant cart to the established standards REQUIREMENTS: • High school diploma or equivalent vocational training • Must be literate with above average verbal communication skills • Ability to work in a self motivated environment with little supervision • Ability to manage the administration of multiple tasks at one time • Regular/Full Time position only • Must speak, read, write and understand the primary language (English) used in the workplace • Must work weekends and holidays • Must have reliable transportation to get to and from work • Possess at least 3 years of experience in five-star resorts. Strong attention to details and exceptional ability to maintain the highest standards of quality required.

• Must be a team player with a strong work ethic.

• Courteous individuals who possess a positive demeanor and a commitment to excellence are required.

Pay rate: Base salary range: $6.00-$7.00 / hour to commensurate with qualification & experience. Benefits: Service gratuity, vacation & employee meals.

Qualified Belonger candidates can complete an application form in person at The Somerset on Grace Bay, 10 Sibonne Drive, Providenciales, TCI or submit a resume by e-mail at twilliams@thesomerset.com for questions call (649) 339 5900, fax number (649) 946 5839. The closing date for applications is December 30th, 2017.

16739

December 16-22, 2017

GOOD TASTE STEPHENSON WALKIN Five Cays Is seeking to employ

2 COOKS

1 STORE CLERK CONTACT: 246-5189

16777

JEAN LAURENT BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ

A LIVEIN MAID Salary: $7.00 per hour

CONTACT: 341-9945

16765

MARCELINE JEAN GUY THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 241-7907

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16767

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

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GIFT VARIETY STORE Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

DUDLEY MALCOLM FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Salary: $300 per week

Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 5 days per week

CONTACT: 345-2318

CONTACT: 347-4416

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16735

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

FITCO LTD

ASSISTANT Agreement as per qualification

CONTACT: ULF@ VISTATCI.COM

16773

First Time

MARJ CRAFTS

OLEM SEIDE ISLANDS DRYWALL FINISH

THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

Is seeking to employ a

MASON WANTED

LABOURER Salary: $6.25 per hour

20 years’ experience Available to work flexible hours and weekends. Pay based on qualification and experience Islanders preferred

DRYWALL FINISHER

CONTACT: 242-6174

CONTACT 232-9432

CONTACT: 341-1944

16749

16770

Salary: $400 per week

16769

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

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PUBLIC NOTICE REGULATION 7 OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION) REGULATIONS, 1990

DOWNTOWN

16747

TRADE WIND INDUSTRIES LIMITED REGISTERED NO. 1432

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (“AGM”) Of the Company will be held at its Registered Office at Suite C-12, Market Place, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands On Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 at 11:00 am AGENDA 1. Appointment of Directors; 2. Appointment of Secretary; 3. Ratification of all acts, decisions and proceedings of the Directors 4. Hurricane Damage 5. Addressing debt position of the Company 6. Implications flowing from (5) above 7. Any other matter that may properly be brought before the A.G.M.

An Application, REGISTRATION # GT 4736, by DIGICEL (TCI) LIMITED for the installation of underground trenching, 2 No. 4” conduits and associated access chambers within Crown Lands Road Reserve on Grand Turk to ensure continuity and improvement of communications following the severe damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development and Planning Permission on: the Road Reserve of the Following Roads: Road:

Start

Finish

Lighthouse Road

North Creek Roundabout

Pond Street Junction

Pond Street

Lighthouse Road Junction

James Street Junction

Barrack Hill Road

James Street Junction

Osbourne Road Junction

Church Folly

Pond Street Junction

Moxey Road Junction

Osbourne Road

Barrack Hill Road Junction

Moxey Road Junction

Waterloo Road

Osbourne Road Junction

Carnival Cruise Center, South Base

BLOCK AND PARCELS Block

• A shareholder who is entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled to appoint a proxy or two more proxies to attend and participate in and vote at the AGM in place of the shareholder, by completing the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions set out therein.

• A proxy need not be a shareholder of the company, in order to be valid a Proxy must be deposited at the Registered Office of the company not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof • Kindly note that meeting participants (including proxies) are required to provide reasonably satisfactory identification before being entitled to attend or participate in a meeting. In this regard, all shareholders recorded in the registers of the company on the voting record date will be required to provide identification satisfactory to the chairman of the AGM. Forms of identification include valid identity documents, driving licences and passports.

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LOCATION: Road Reserve ISLAND: Grand Turk Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Downtown, Town Center Mall, Providenciales, within twenty eight(28) days of publication of this Notice.

Notice Dated:

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PUBLIC NOTICE REGULATION 7 OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION) REGULATIONS, 1990 An Application, REGISTRATION # PR 13325, by DIGICEL (TCI) LIMITED for the installation of underground trenching, 2 No. 4” conduits and associated access chambers within Crown Lands Road Reserve on Providenciales to ensure continuity and improvement of communications following the severe damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development and Planning Permission on: the Road Reserve of the Following Roads: Route:

Start

Finish

Suzy Turn

Suzy Turn Roundabout

Turtle Cove Marina

Lower Bight Road

Turtle Cove Marina

Jericho Baptist Church

Princess Drive

Jericho Baptist Church

Palms Resort

Princess Drive

Palms Resort

Gracebay Road opposite Somerset Resort

Gracebay Road

Princess Drive Junction

Allegro Road Junction

Gracebay Road

Allegro Road Junction

Sandpiper Avenue, Leeward

Governor’s Road

Sandpiper Avenue Junction

Leeward Highway Junction

Leeward Highway

Governor’s Road Junction

Allegro Road Junction

Allegro Road

Gracebay Road Junction

Leeward Highway Junction

Leeward Highway

Allegro Road Junction

Old Airport Road Junction

South Dock Road

Old Airport Road Junction

Chalk Sound Road Junction

5 Cays Road

South Dock Road Junction

Junction Rock of Jesus Ministry Church

Millennium Highway

Bluehills Roundabout

Malcolm’s Road Junction

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InterHealth Canada has pleasure in announcing the following vacancy within the Facilities Management Departments at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, Providenciales.

HOSPITAL COOK – Providenciales

40 hours per week. Required for Cheshire Hall Medical Centre only. Working within a team of experienced Chef's to produce high standards of food, quality and customer service.

Candidate must have at least 3 years previous experience, have good literacy, numeracy and IT skills and have experience of working within a high standard production kitchen, over a range of departments i.e. soup, pastry, entree sections. Candidate will be required to carry out paperwork and inventory duties within their remit, and able to work 5 days over 7 on a shift system.

Appointments will be made based on a successful interview, positive reference check, and a clear Police check. Previous experience is preferred, but not essential. Training is provided.

Excellent communications skills and previous customer service experience is necessary.

Belongers only are invited to apply.

Interested candidates please forward your resume to: Dpinnock@interhealthcanada.tc For further information and queries, please contact Donique Pinnock on Tel: 941-2800 Ext 71802

ALBERT STUBBS

ARNOLD SIMMONS

LABOURER

LABOURER

CONTACT: 232-4548

CONTACT: 245-4898

COOPER JACK Is seeking to employ a

Salary: $180 per week Must be willing to work 4 days per week

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LOCATION: Road Reserve ISLAND: Providenciales Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Downtown, Town Center Mall, Providenciales, within twenty eight(28) days of publication of this Notice.

22nd November, 2017

Is seeking to employ a

Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

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16761

CAICOS FRESH SEAFOOD LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

SALESMAN Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 3318399 OR 331-1745

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December 16-22, 2017

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DISCOUNT LIQUORS AND WINE CELLAR IS LOOKING FOR A

SALES AND MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE Description of Position • Promote all the products carried at our wholesale and retail operation • Help customers make selections by building customer confident and offering suggestions and options • Maintain a complete sales history and purchase pattern of our wholesale customers • Establish customer sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas • Coordinate and assist in devising and im0plementing various sales and marketing strategies for The Wine Cellar retail and Wholesale divisions, along with similar programs for all other affiliated, in order to determine appropriate strategies for account success.

• Provide regular SWOT analysis reports to management on the progress or determine of each account, in order to determine appropriate strategies for account success • Assist Operations Manager in setting up proper inventory purchasing cycles in an effort to maximize the use of the business cash flow • Maintain customer sales volumes, product mix, and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand changing trends, economic indicators and competitors • A minimum of 5 years’ in Sales and Marketing in the Beverage Industry • Assist the Operation Managers and co-workers in all other areas deemed necessary Salary commensurate with experience Applications must be submitted to: Discount Liquors & Wine Cellar Email: discount@tciway.tc (or) Fax: 946-4871. NO Telephone Calls please

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PROVOSTEVDORING

JERARD SPENCER

SOUTH DOCK Is seeking to employ a

LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

LIVE-IN NANNY

CONTACT: 332-3737

Email: FortressSecvuritySolutions@live.com

Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 241-4395

16764

VACANCIES

Acting on behalf of our clients who is seeking the following Blue Hills Construction, Sweet T’s Restaurant, ERB Construction, Queen of the Sea Restaurant, Williams Construction, Road Side Quality

LABOURER

$6.25 - $10.00 per hour

DOMESTIC WORKER $6.25 per hour

STEELMAN

$8.00 - $15.00 per hour

SALES CLERK $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: DARLING86@ HOTMAIL.COM

Held by a work permit holder

16743

REQUIREMENTS: • Required to live-in and take care of children • Must be able to cook and clean • Must love children • Required to travel and go to doctor’s visits with children • Must have a clean police record with no criminal background • Must be available to work a minimum of 6 days per week • Belongers need only apply

TITO BOYCE

THE ROSE GARDEN/ ROSEBELLE GIBSON Is seeking to employ

2 DOMESTIC WORKERS 2 LABOURERS 1 MAINTENANCE 1 STEELMAN Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 241-1429

or email rosebellegbson@yahoo. com to leave a resume 16757

NEWLY REDECORATED 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR RENT In Richmond Hills. NO PETS

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ

1 LABOURER 1 HANDYMAN Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 946-1489

NORTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

is looking to employ four (4) IKO Level 2

KITEBOARDING INSTRUCTOR

The candidate must be fluent in English as well as Spanish with at least five (5) years’ experience as an instructor Compensation commensurate with experience

Contact: Wayne Lynagh at 649-231-2300 2 positions are held by work permit holders

LABOURER Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 5 days per week

CONTACT: 242-5421

16747

KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 341-2460

CONTACT: 941-8975

LABOURER Salary: $6.50 per hour

STACIA ARTHUR

SAMANTHA WILLIAMS

ROSELINE MOMPREMIER

LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

MASON LABOURER

CONTACT: 941-8881

CONTACT: 241-7279

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MIDDLE CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 344-7106

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16745

BLUE HILLS is seeking to employ a

Salary: $6.25 per hour

Position is held by a work permit holder 16763

16778

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ

$8.00 per hour $6.25 per hour

These positions are held by work permit holders

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TURKS AND CAICOS KITEBOARDING

WIDELIN TIMENY

Salary: $6.25 per hour

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 242-6914

CALL 231-3788

STANLEY WILLIAMS

LABOURER

ROBERT DAREN LIGHTBOURNE

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

FOR MORE INFORMATION

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WASTER CHERY BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 244-9961

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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TECHNICIAN NEEDED FOR A PRIVATE PROPERTY IN PROVIDENCIALES OPERATED BY SARAWACK LTD.

Certified technician with minimum seven year’s professional experience.

Must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Must be fluent in English and Spanish and have a working knowledge of Italian.

Must be fit and able. Required to work five days a week.

Salary is $2,500.00 a month. Required to live on property.

Applicant must be able to do the following: • Provide technical maintenance and repair services to property • Assist with general maintenance of the property as needed • Ability to use and safely operate maintenance tools and equipment • Must be computer literate and have excellent written and oral communication skills • Possess valid driver’s license with clean record This advertisement is required for a work permit renewal application for this position.

All suitably qualified TC Islanders are requested to submit resumes/ portfolios to PO Box 560, Regent House West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales, TCI or send by fax to 946 4663.

Prospective TC Islander applicants are also free to lodge a copy of their applications with the Labour Board.

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KENDAL SAUNDERS GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

MR. BIGGS CARWASH Is seeking to employ

CAR WASHERS LABOURER Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 232-1400

16782

Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work Mon-Saturday

CONTACT: 347-3900

This position is held by a work permit holder 16784

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2 CARPENTERS

CAICOS TRANSPORTATION LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

CARINE BELLEVUE STORE DOWNTOWN Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Salary: $7.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

CECELIA CLEANING BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

1 LABOURER

LABOURER

CONTACT: $231-6663

CONTACT: 243-6532

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

CONTACT: 242-6394

DE AQUINO SPORTS

ELAINE WILLIAMS

JOSEPH BELLEVUE

$9.00 per hour $6.25 per hour

16786

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Salary: $6.25 per hour

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DOWNTOWN Is seeking to employ a

AT THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following full-time lecturing positions at the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College for the semester commencing February 19, 2018:.

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS:

1 position: Law/Sociology/Psychology Lecturers are required to teach across different academic levels from the G.C.E. Advanced level, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency and up to the Associate and Bachelor Degree levels. Multi-disciplinary candidates are particularly encouraged to apply for these positions.

The ideal candidate must have knowledge and skills obtained through collegiate preparation resulting in a Master’s degree (Doctorate preferred) which must include eighteen (18) graduate semester hours in the area being applied for, from an accredited and recognized institution plus a Teaching Diploma or Postgraduate Diploma and no less than three years post qualification teaching experience. A Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of a second class honors or other postgraduate qualifications, teaching certificate/Diploma and experience in teaching at Tertiary level may be considered.

SALARY IS IN THE SCALE: Level I: US$27,399.90 – $39,102.30 per annum.

Level II: US$40,210 – $43,488.40 per annum.

Entry point will depend on qualifications and experience. In the case of staff recruited from overseas, appointment is on contractual terms for an initial period of two years. A gratuity is payable at the end of satisfactory contractual service at the rate of 10% of salary drawn during the period of service. A housing allowance is payable at existing rates.

Applications with copies of qualifications (including official transcripts), two character references, a police record and a recent testimonial from current place of employment should be sent to the:

PRESIDENT, TCI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, P.O. BOX 236, GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS to reach not later than 30th December, 2017. Where possible, applicants should e-mail their applications.

EMAIL: tcicomc@tciway.tc president@tcicc.edu.tc dean@tcicc.edu.tc We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only persons selected for interview will be contacted.

CONTACT: 343-7536

16783

JUBA SOUND Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

CASHIER Salary: $7.00 per hour

CONTACT: 346-9102

16790

Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 5 days per week

CONTACT: 345-8331

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16780

JANITOR Salary: $6.25 per hour

16792

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

CONTACT: 342-8856

16788

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES – (APPLICATION DEADLINE: 19TH JANUARY)

Superintendent of Prisons - CFB6-05

DEPARTMENT: Her Majesty’s Prison LOCATION: Grand Turk Salary: Grade 10 - $73185.00 per annum and Allowances - 24,560.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY The Superintendent of Prisons has national responsibility for the effective management of Her Majesty’s Prison Service in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Job holder will ensure compliance with Prison Ordinance and regulations, protection of the public and the welfare of Prisoners, international standards on the detention of persons and will be an effective partner within the wider criminal justice network. The Job holder will oversee and direct Prison policy and reform to ensure compliance with the Government's Mission and Vision Statements as it relates to the Prison Service and the wider requirements of international law.

For more details regarding this position, kindly refer to the attached documents or visit www. gov.tc.

Please ensure that all applications submitted by email clearly states the Job Title in the subject line of the email and all applications received via hard copy is clearly marked with the Job Title.

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Science & Technology

Interstellar asteroid checked for alien technology

This research—plant nanobionics—has huge implications for reducing energy use. Lights alone account for about 20 percent of worldwide energy consumption, according to the researchers.

Glowing plants engineered with firefly protein could be your next desk lamp WHAT if you could read a book by the glowing light of a plant? Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are making that a reality. Specialized nanoparticles embedded into the leaves of a watercress plant cause a dim light to glow from the plant for nearly four hours.

The light from one 4-inch watercress seedling is about one-thousandth of the amount needed to read by, but further optimisation can improve how much light is emitted and for how long. Eventually, the plant could function as a desk lamp, which you don’t have to plug in, according to chemical engineering professor at MIT and senior author Michael Strano.

This research—plant nanobionics—has huge implications for reducing energy use. Lights alone account for about 20 percent of worldwide energy consumption, according to the researchers. Further optimisation could one day lead to plants that could illuminate entire work spaces or sprays that can be coated onto trees to transform them into streetlights. The study, led by postdoctoral researcher Seon-Yeong Kwak and published in Nano Letters last month, builds upon previous high-tech plant research, like spinach that can detect explosives or plants that can monitor drought conditions.

“I like to say that [the plants are] doubly carbon negative,” Strano told Newsweek.

The way the latest adapted plant works is by using the

enzyme called luciferase which makes fireflies glow.

The luciferase and another molecule, luciferin, interact with another enzyme to create the glow. The two enzymes and molecule are put into nanoparticles, which are embedded into the plant. One particle releases the luciferin into the plant cells, where the luciferase triggers the chemical reaction that causes the glow to occur.

Plants have several advantages as models for this type of technology. They soak up sunlight—which is how they get their energy— but they can also store that sunlight. “They are really the combination of a solar cell and a battery,” Strano said.

Plants can also self-repair and are already adapted to the outdoor environment, he said.

“So, for example, if you leave your iPhone outside in the rain and in the cold and so forth, you have to make special engineering precautions to make sure it doesn’t break,” he said. The plants, however, can take outdoor conditions.

Next, the scientists hope to further optimize the plant, including balancing the reaction rates between the chemical reaction they have created and the rate of the plants’ production of fuel.

“When those match, you’ll have the optimal usage,” he said. “If your reaction is too slow, essentially, you’ll have a lamp that’s too dim. If the reactions are too fast, then you’re wasting the fuel inside the plant.”

“It’s a balancing problem,” he added.

A PROJECT searching for intelligent life in the cosmos is going to check the first known interstellar asteroid for signs of alien technology.

The odd-shaped object was detected as it sped towards the Sun on 19 October.

Its properties suggested it originated around another star, making it the first such body to be spotted in our cosmic neighbourhood.

An initiative backed by billionaire Yuri Milner will use a radio telescope to listen for signals from it.

The team’s efforts will begin on Wednesday, with astronomers observing the asteroid, which is currently speeding away from our Solar System, across four different radio frequency bands.

The first set of observations at the Robert C Byrd Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia is due to last for 10 hours.

Previous observations of the object, called ‘Oumuamua, have noted its strange, elongated shape, making it look a bit like a cigar.

Mr Milner’s Breakthrough Listen programme released a statement which read: “Researchers working on longdistance space transportation have previously suggested that a cigar or needle shape is the most likely architecture for an interstellar spacecraft, since this would minimise friction and damage from interstellar gas and dust.”

Andrew Siemion, director of the Berkeley SETI Research Center, who is part of the initiative, said: “’Oumuamua’s

WINKEY’S CATERING SERVICES BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Salary: $7.00

CONTACT: 232-2227

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16789

Artwork: Observations of ‘Oumuamua noted its unusual elongated shape.

presence within our Solar System affords Breakthrough Listen an opportunity to reach unprecedented sensitivities to possible artificial transmitters and demonstrate our ability to track nearby, fast-moving objects.”

He added: “Whether this object turns out to be artificial or natural, it’s a great target for Listen.”

Prof Andrew Coates, from

UCL’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Dorking, who is not involved with Breakthrough Listen, told BBC Surrey radio: “I believe there is an experiment being done to actually listen to this object to see if there are any potential signs of life on it.

“I think this is most unlikely because it’s left over from the beginning of that planetary system elsewhere. Much

better ways of looking for life are actually missions like our ExoMars project, which is going to be going to Mars in 2020, drilling underneath the surface to look for signs of life. We’re building the camera system for that.”

He added: “But as this thing is passing through very quickly, why not have a listen just in case. But I think it’s most unlikely.”

VACANCIES IJ VARIETY STORE

employment

STORE CLERK

JEANITHE VERNET PIERRE CHARLES Seeking employment for the following:

Seeking employment for the following: Interested candidate may submit their application through Ricardo Fulford Consultant Services, via email: ricardofulford@gmail.com regarding employment

BABYSITTER

Interested candidate may contact the employer at 343-7867 regarding employment

EVELYNE JOAZIL Seeking employment for the following:

AMILA'S VARIETY STORE Seeking employment for the following:

Interested candidate may contact the employer at 346-7888 regarding employment

Interested candidate may contact the employer at 344-7871regarding employment

NANNY

STORE CLERK

PARKWAY LIQUORS Seeking employment for the following:

JENNY'S PRODUCTION Seeking employment for the following:

Interested candidate may contact the employer at 346-0493 regarding employment

Starting salary is $6.50 per hour. Interested candidate may contact the employer at 2432742 regarding employment

BARTENDER

KITCHEN HELPER

CARIBBEAN DIAMOND RESORTS LTD Seeking employment for the following:

KAVEN SHELTON WILLIAMS Seeking employment for the following:

Interested candidate may contact the employer at 231-4885 regarding

Starting salary is $6.50 per hour. Interested candidate may contact the employer at 3417220 regarding employment

ELECTRICIAN

DOMESTIC WORKER

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December 16-22, 2017

December 16-22, 2017

Sports Interational

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Froome says legacy will not be tainted by ‘adverse’ drugs test Chris Gayle smashed 18 sixes in his unbeaten 146.

Gayle breaks sixes record in Bangladesh Premier League final CHRIS Gayle hit 18 sixes on his way to an unbeaten 146 off 69 balls for Rangpur Riders against Dhaka Dynamites to create Twenty20 cricket history in the Bangladesh Premier League final on Tuesday.

Gayle, who was dropped by Shakib Al Hasan on 22, broke the record he set when he smashed 17 sixes in an unbeaten 175 for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League’s 2013 final.

The 38-year-old Jamaican’s knock also took him past 11,000 runs in the shortest format of the game and made him the first player to score 20 centuries in T20 cricket.

Gayle, who has now struck 819 sixes in T20 cricket, last played a T20 international for West Indies in September and his last test match was against Bangladesh in 2014.

His unbeaten 201-run partnership with New Zealand’s Brendan McCullum steered Rangpur Riders to 206 for 1. (Reuters)

Stefan Johansen (L) and Maren Mjelde (R) sign the agreement in London.

Norway’s footballers sign historic equal pay agreement THROUGHOUT 2017 women’s football teams have been standing up for parity with their male counterparts on the international stage -- but in London on Wednesday pen was put to paper on a historic deal which could prove significant in the fight for equality in sport.

At the Norwegian Embassy in Britain’s capital, Norway’s men’s and women’s captains -- Stefan Johansen and Maren Mjelde -- and representatives of the Norwegian Football Association (NFF) and Norway’s players’ association (NISO) signed an agreement on equal pay in a deal thought to be the first of its kind in international football.

The agreement, says the

Norwegian FA, will mean a pay rise of 2.5 million Norwegian kroner ($302,750) in 2018 for the women’s team, with both national teams receiving six million kroner ($726,900) each next year.

Parity was achieved after the 550,000 kroner ($60,000) Norway’s male players receive for commercial activities was switched to the women’s team.

“I am proud to be a Norwegian football player,” Norway captain Maren Mjelde said in a statement issued on the Norwegian FA’s website.

Making the agreement all the more exceptional is that the proposal for equal pay came from the Norwegian FA, which did not officially recognise women’s football until 1976.

FOUR-TIME Tour de France winner Chris Froome says his legacy will not be tainted after returning an “adverse” drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana.

The Team Sky rider had double the allowed level of legal asthma drug salbutamol in his urine.

In a BBC interview in Mallorca, the 32-year-old said he “knows the rules” and there was “no wrongdoing”.

“I understand this comes as a big shock to people,” he said. “I certainly haven’t broken any rules here.”

Cycling’s world governing body the UCI wants more details from Team Sky and says Froome is not suspended.

The use of salbutamol is permitted, without the need of a therapeutic use exemption (TUE), but only within certain doses.

Froome says he increased his dosage but it was within the legal limits, adding he was “only too happy” to help the UCI “fill in the blanks”.

Asked whether he felt his legacy was permanently tainted, Froome said: “No.” He added: “I can understand a lot of people’s reactions, especially given the history of the sport. This is not a positive test.

“The sport is coming from a very dark background and I have tried to do everything through my career to show that the sport has turned around.”

Froome says he took his team

Chris Froome became the first British winner of the Vuelta a Espana this year.

doctor’s advice to up his inhaler use after his asthma symptoms got worse during the Vuelta.

He became the first Briton to win the three-week race around Spain, which finished in September - two months after his latest Tour de France victory.

He was notified of the “adverse analytical finding” on 20 September 2017.

The urine test, taken on 7 September, showed levels of salbutamol, which is commonly taken for asthma, were at 2,000 nanograms per millilitre (ng/ml).

That compares to the World AntiDoping Agency’s (Wada) threshold of 1,000 ng/ml.

“I have been a professional cyclist now, treating my symptoms and racing with asthma, for 10 years,”

said Froome.

“I know what those rules are, I know what those limits are and I have never been over those limits.

“I have got a very clear routine when I use my inhaler and how many times. I have given all that information to the UCI to help get to the bottom of it.”

Froome was named in leaked medical records by the Russian hackers Fancy Bears as one of the athletes to use TUEs during competition.

The documents claimed he was given the exemption for the asthma drug prednisolone in May 2013 and April 2014.

Earlier this year, the rider said he rejected a TUE for his asthma during his Tour de France win in 2015.

British Fed Cup player Rae retires, aged 26 BRITISH Fed Cup doubles player Jocelyn Rae has retired from professional tennis at the age of 26.

Rae helped Great Britain reach the World Group II play-off earlier this year, teaming up with Laura Robson.

She won Commonwealth Games gold for Scotland with Colin Fleming in 2010 and secured 23 titles on the International Tennis Federation circuit.

“I have thought about it on and off for a while,” she told BBC East Midlands Today.

“I think most professional athletes have it in the back of the mind: ‘Is this lifestyle what I want?’”

Rae was first called up to the GB Fed Cup team in 2011, before she suffered a foot injury which caused her to missed two years and stop playing singles.

But she featured in the Fed Cup every year from 2014 to 2017, reaching a career-high world doubles ranking of 67 in 2016 and reaching

Jocelyn Rae was first called up to the GB Fed Cup team in 2011, before she suffered a foot injury which caused her to missed two years and stop playing singles.

the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon 2017 mixed doubles competition alongside Ken Skupski.

She played 13 times in the Fed Cup, winning 10 of her matches in the competition. (BBC)

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PABA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE:

Youth Centre Admirals defeat BWIC Spartans

THE Edward Gartland Youth Centre Admirals defeated the BWIC Spartans 16-9 in a junior battle of the Provo Amateur Basketball Association (PABA) High School League on Monday at the Graceway Sports Centre basketball court.

Trevante Garland led the Admirals with a good all-round performance of five points, six rebounds and five steals.

J. Jennings led the Spartans with four points, four rebounds and three steals.

In game two, the CHHS B team got past the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College Wild Cats 2723 with Kittan Talbot leading the winner’s attack with nine points and four rebounds.

Tajh Delancy led the Wildcats

with a game high 15 points, two rebounds and two steals.

BLIZZARDS The talk of the league remains the Maranatha Blizzards, who defeated the CHHS B team (26-17) on Friday last to improve to a 3-0 record.

Brandon Handfield and Javanio Rigby led the winners with seven points each.

Caleb Moore led CHHS B with six points.

In game two last week, the CHHS Eagles A edged out the older Spartans 22-18 in a hard fought battle.

Fray Merrete led the Eagles with nine points, six rebounds and three steals, while Braden Higgs and Damani Gordon scored six each for the Spartans.

The Edward Gartland Youth Centre Admirals were very competitive.

The female winners: Provo Pink.

Provo teams win U13 Inter-island Youth Festival PROVO Pink and Provo Blue won the Girls’ and Boys’ competitions respectively when the TCIFA held its U13

Inter-Island Youth Festival last Saturday at the Academy Ground in Providenciales.

Provo Pink finished ahead of

Provo Yellow and South Caicos, while in the boys’ category, Provo Pink finished second and Provo Orange third.

Yanique Haye-Smith recorded a personal best in the 500M.

Haye-Smith runs PB in 500M en route to victory YANIQUE Haye-Smith ran a personal best in the 500M when she competed in the Fastrack Metro Season Opener earlier this month.

The wife of the TCI Commonwealth Games Association president Alvirto Ali Smith, clocked 1:10.98 to win the competition at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island in New York last Sunday.

The new PB was over two

seconds faster than her previous best of 1:13, which she attained in 2016.

The 27-year-old told the Weekly News that she is proud of the time she was able to run.

“The win wasn’t as important to me as my time that I ran.”

The Jamaican born is still waiting on her documents, which will allow her to represent TCI at international events. At the moment she runs unattached.

Provo Blue got past Provo Pink and Provo Orange to win the boys’ division.

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Jennings finishes second, records PB in season opener – Fenelon and Reyes also open season COLBY Jennings had a dominant start to his new season with a personal best and a second place finish in the 200M at the ChantiqueTyser-Mills Classics last Saturday at the G.C. Foster College, in Jamaica.

Fellow TCI national athletes Ken Reyes and Wikenson Fenelon also opened their season.

Reyes, who competed with Jennings, clocked 4:20 in the 1500M. The 18-year-old, who finished second in his heat, placed fourth overall in the event.

Reyes, TCI’s national 800M record holder, felt he could have run faster with a better wind. “I felt comfortable and relaxed, but the wind was a killer.”

Fenelon, a silver medallist in the octathlon at this year’s CARIFTA Games, opened with the javelin at the Wesley Powell Meet on Saturday morning. His best throw was 42 metres with three steps.

STRONG OPENER Jennings, who won a bronze medal at the IAAF World U18 Championships earlier this year in Nairobi, Kenya, finished his 200M race in 21.56s.

The 400M national record holder

Colby Jennings (right) and Wikenson Fenelon both had season openers on Saturday last.

won his heat, but was beaten by 2015 World Youth Championships 400M winner Christopher Taylor, who won in a time of 21.50s.

The 17-year-old said he felt very

comfortable at the meet and was happy to get past his previous mark of 21.77s, which he ran at CARIFTA. All three athletes represented their school, Jamaica College.

Grace Mann is doing relatively well in China.

Mann gaining valuable experience at Youth Sailing World Championships NATIONAL youth female laser champion Grace Mann is gaining valuable experience at the Youth Sailing World Championships, which is scheduled to finish this Saturday in Sanya, Hainan Island, China.

The 16-year-old, only the second TCI representative to ever participate in the prestigious tournament, (following Daniella Douglas in 2015), has improved from her opening day in overall awareness and skills according to her mother Krys Mann who travelled with her. She feels that Grace is learning from her rounds. She said that on Tuesday Grace was in the 20s during two of her races, but lost significant speed downwind.

“Most of the emerging nations aren’t used to having so many sailors around them on mark roundings so it’s where we make mistakes. She had great starts

Ken Reyes registered a solid time in his 1500M opener.

upwinds. She’s right in the mix with the other Caribbean girls and South Pacific girls and not last, so we’re happy….

“We make goals each day that are more about parts of the racing and improving. Her starts yesterday (Tuesday) were the focus and at points she was well within the top 24 but made mistakes in the middle. Today (Wednesday) we’re focusing on downwinds and being better.”

The youngest, who is on the younger side of the fleet of competitors in the Radial Girls event, was always expected to use this meet to prepare for future World Championships races.

“All of these races will tell us what she needs to focus on in training for next year,” Krys added. After eight rounds of competition, Grace has a total of 302.0 points. She had finishes of 37, 39, 37, 36, 38, 38, 38 and 39.

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