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ONE MORE YEAR

OF SIPT TRIAL

Corruption trials into former TCI Government ministers – already among the lengthiest criminal proceedings in Caribbean history, racking up a nine-figure bill for taxpayers – look set to continue until the end of 2020.

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CAR CRASH CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A ‘LOVELY, HAPPY PERSON’ PAGE  4

GOV’T IS LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO CONSIDER BELONGERSHIPS PAGE  8 But no commission is in place to review applications

TCI BIDS A FOND FAREWELL TO MARGARET RAMSAY-HALE PAGE  12

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Car crash claims the life of a ‘lovely, happy person’

BY OLIVIA ROSE SHEQUIDA Taylor, 21, of Blue Hills, Providenciales, sadly became the territory’s first road fatality of 2020 when she was killed in a violent car crash on Tuesday (January 14).

According to the police press office, Taylor was driving a black Nissan Fuga car on Millennium Highway late in the evening when the incident happened.

She was attempting to overtake a slow-moving vehicle when she crashed head on into another car by Auto Tech TCI mechanics shop and ended up on the shoulder of the highway.

The incident was reported to emergency services at 11.46pm and Taylor was taken from the mangled wreckage to hospital soon after.

Doctors pronounced her dead at 12.12am.

Taylor’s friend and a passenger of the vehicle Rasheeda King, 26, suffered minor injuries to her back and neck.

She was taken to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre following the incident where she was treated and later released.

King told the Weekly News that the two women were returning to their Blue Hills home after a late run for food Downtown.

She said that Taylor, a spa receptionist at Seven Stars Resort, crashed head on into a vehicle driving in the opposite direction after trying to overtake a slow-moving car in front of them.

The woman, who was visibly shaken, explained that her friendship with Taylor had only just begun, since Taylor had recently moved into the apartment next to hers.

Acting Chief Justice Shiraz Aziz was formerly a Supreme Court judge

Shequida Taylor died in a road incident on Millennium Highway, Providenciales

“She just moved here in November,” she said, “she was a lovely, happy person. To be honest I only just met her, that was my second day with her and she’s just gone.

“She was full of life. Being with her for the second day and actually hanging out with her and stuff I could see she was full of life.

“It’s so sad that I’m like the last person to be with her,” King said with tears running down her face.

Recounting what transpired before the collision that claimed

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her friend’s life, King said she is still trying to come to grips with the tragedy.

“We were coming home and there was this car in front of us. She was trying to overtake.

“She looked and there was no car in front of us when she tried to overtake, but as soon as she did a car came out of nowhere towards us and she had no choice but to swerve and that’s how everything ended.

“I can’t remember anything else after that. I just remember waking up in the hospital,” King said.

Taylor’s neighbour Ahmad Saunders who also rushed to the scene after receiving the devastating call said he is still in disbelief.

“They just went out for food. All the food and everything was still in the car when I got there.

“She was always a happy person a smiling person. It’s just sad, we all felt it.”

Tributes poured in from friends and relatives on Taylor’s social media accounts with many saying the young woman was loved among her peers.

According to a police report issued on Thursday (January 16), traffic patrol which responded to the scene, met a black Nissan Fuga car ID with extensive damage to its front.

The second vehicle involved, a white Chevrolet Traverse also had damage to its front bumper, left front fender, rear right doors and windshield.

That driver also suffered minor abrasions from the collision and was taken to hospital for treatment.

The Police Traffic Unit said further investigations are being conducted.

Acting Supreme Court Judge Sebastian Ventour from Trinidad and Tobago

Acting chief justice appointed SUPREME Court Judge Shiraz Aziz has been confirmed to act as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Aziz takes over from former Chief Justice Margaret RamsayHale who resigned from office on January 10.

His appointment to the position has left the Supreme Court short one judge, and filling that post is Justice Sebastian Ventour, retired judge of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago.

His appointment took effect on January 6 and will end on February 29.

Judge Ventour, who will sit in the civil and commercial division, has considerable experience having served in the civil division of the Trinidad Supreme Court from 1998 until his retirement in 2012.

Judge Ventour is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, Hugh Wooding Law School and

the London School of Economics.

Following his admission to the bar in 1978, he joined the law firm of Fitzwilliam Stone Furness-Smith and Morgan as an associate and became a senior partner in 1983.

He remained at the private bar until 1998 when he retired to sit as a high court judge in the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago.

From 1983 to 1996 Justice Ventour served as a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago and was appointed as secretary of the Law Association from 1990 to 1992.

He has served as course director in civil procedure and practice at the Hugh Wooding Law School and as deputy chairman of the Integrity Commission of Trinidad and Tobago from 2013 and 2016. (By Delana Isles)

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SIPT trials tipped to conclude by year-end

BY GEMMA HANDY CORRUPTION trials into former TCI Government ministers – already among the lengthiest criminal proceedings in Caribbean history, racking up a nine-figure bill for taxpayers – look set to continue until the end of 2020.

Prosecutor Andrew Mitchell QC, who has been at the helm of the case since it officially began in December 2015, told the Weekly News if the process remained on course, he anticipated it would wind down by year-end.

The timeframe raises questions over the impact the trials’ conclusion could potentially have on general elections, constitutionally due by December.

And it will likely see millions more dollars set aside in April’s budget to cover costs.

The Government has budgeted around $10 million a year for the proceedings since 2016. In December 2018, Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson estimated the total pricetag including investigations to be nearing $100 million.

The trials into malfeasance including bribery, fraud and money laundering allegedly committed by ex-premier Michael Misick, four of his erstwhile ministers and four additional defendants have been plagued by controversy from the outset.

An early decision for them to be heard by judge alone, rather than a jury of their peers, sparked widespread contention and a Misickheaded legal challenge that went all the way to London’s Privy Council in 2015.

Misick’s crusade was ultimately unsuccessful with the court dismissing claims that the defendants would not receive a fair trial.

Jamaican Judge Paul Harrison, who is presiding over the case, has himself faced scrutiny on everything from his level of impartiality to his advancing years.

Harrison was 78 at the start of the trials, well in excess of the age constitutionally stipulated for a Supreme Court judge, defence lawyers argued at the time.

In November, the octogenarian judge made headlines again after revealing he had received death threats from unknown sources for his role in the proceedings.

The trials were initially tipped to last six months but have been dogged by endless delays and adjournments.

Charges were brought after a 2008 UK-led Commission of Inquiry

Prosecutor Andrew Mitchell QC anticipates the trial will wind down by the end of the year

Ex-premier Michael Misick

Lillian Boyce

McAllister Hanchell

Floyd Hall

Jeffrey Hall

found a “high probability of systemic corruption” among government, the legislature and public officials.

August 2019 marked a decade since the suspension of the territory’s constitution, the dissolution of democratically-elected government and the return to direct British rule.

The Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) launched investigations in April 2010 and the first charges were laid in September 2011.

When the trials started, Mitchell took 15 days to outline his opening remarks due to the profusion and complexity of the charges.

Mitchell spoke of a deep-seated culture of bribery among politicians who showed a “criminal disregard” for their own laws.

Allegations ranged from exorbitant personal spending at taxpayers’ expense, to pocketing millions of dollars acquired from

flipping swathes of Crown land.

misdeeds are said to have occurred.

Mitchell finally rested his case in September 2018, almost three years after it began.

Defence lawyers decried the “interminable” process and the vast volume of evidence presented for them to sift through.

The case has seen more than 200,000 pages of evidence submitted and hundreds of witnesses called to testify.

Jerome Lynch QC, representing ex-environment minister Hanchell, sought to have the trials thrown out based on the Crown’s “failure” to make the proceedings manageable.

Judge Harrison disagreed and claimed endless delays were unavoidable.

The proceedings resumed in November with a surprise announcement that Misick would be exercising his constitutional right to silence, triggering speculation

fellow defendants would follow suit bringing the trials closer to conclusion.

But in December, Floyd Hall took to the stand and is currently giving evidence. Among the allegations levelled at the former finance minister and his wife is receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from Seven Stars Resort developer Jak Civre.

Recent indications from other defence attorneys suggest the majority of the remaining defendants will also testify.

Misick has long maintained the trials are politically motivated by Britain due to his plans to lead the TCI to independence.

The UK government has remained largely tight-lipped since they began, save to say it looks forward to a swift resolution of the matter, while remaining adamant that British taxpayers will not foot the bill.

DREAM RICHES Defendants were “enriched beyond their wildest dreams”, Mitchell added.

Misick’s personal assets alone are said to have skyrocketed from $50,000 to $180 million.

The QC also described large sums of money apparently received by his then ministers Floyd Hall, Lillian Boyce, McAllister Hanchell and Jeffrey Hall.

Mitchell spoke too of facilitating roles allegedly played by local attorneys in helping launder the cash.

Also on trial are lawyers Chalmers Misick and Melbourne Wilson, former Speaker of the House Clayton Greene and Floyd Hall’s wife Lisa.

A prime witness brought by the prosecution was former governor Richard Tauwhare, under whose 2005-2008 tenure many of the

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

CONCH CRISIS THE TCI could be at risk of losing one of its most cherished national foods due to overfishing.

The shortage of conch has reignited calls for a total ban on its export, and local observers say the only way of saving the delicacy is to keep it for tourists and local consumption.

What are your thoughts?

Policing needed

DECR has the figures on how long we need to close conch fishing season.

Save the conch now so we can enjoy it again years down the road.

Of course, we need to police the conch fishing areas. That is, perhaps, the real issue.

Exotic meat

The TCI’s brand on the international market says to consumers that that type of conch is ‘exotic’ therein is the best money maker.

Therefore, local and touristic consumption can benefit from imports from a nearby abundant source like the Bahamas.

This import programme for local consumption will free up the TCI’s unique brand for international consumption and the spread of the aura of eating something special from an exotic destination.

Emotional reaction

The initiative to destroy the conch farm by the interim government and the then officials at the DECR was a bad move.

This type of research, farming and education was a chance for the TCI to combat the issue of a decline in conch stocks.

Saving the conch farm, a massive project in conservation, was always a good idea.

This knee-jerk reaction to the issue is emotional. We need further independent scientific research.

It is suggested that there are many factors and pressures contributing to the problem both anthropogenic and natural.

Human activity can be studied in this area but not give final results.

Weather systems have a lot to do with population decline; furthermore, we do not know the extent of fishing pressure from the Dominican Republic and Haiti on the conch population.

Reducing exports from the TCI is only addressing one part of the problem, punishing TC Islanders while the DR and Haiti continue looting.

More independent research is needed before more restrictions are levied on our fishermen

Wild and free

I think that’s a good idea. There ought to be

a conch sanctuary established where conch is grown commercially - some of the conch should also be released into the wild after they have matured.

We need to be progressive and proactive in our approach to the natural resources in this country.

Let’s not wait until a crisis occurs preventative maintenance is paramount.

Three steps

It would seem that there are three logical steps to be taken to help alleviate the current shortage of conch in the Turks and Caicos Islands: -Immediately stop the commercial export of conch.

All this will take is the stroke of a pen, and the interests of current conch exporters must be made subordinate to the health of the industry for domestic purposes.

Allow a short delay in implementation to allow current exporters time to sell off existing inventories.

-Immediately impose a closed season for conch, much as is now in place for lobster.

During this closed period, the harvesting, sale or possession of conch will be prohibited, and this will provide a period of restoration for the local conch stocks.

-Increase the effectiveness of maritime patrols to drastically reduce the extent of illegal fishing by foreign boats.

While this may very well be the most difficult change to implement, I suspect that illegal foreign fishing is the major cause of the damage being done to our conch levels.

Should be pretty straightforward and easy to implement, even for a Government with a track record of accomplishing very little!

Meaningless rants

We have a political class in both parties who are ignorant of science and modern reasoning - this is the outcome, worse will come.

This crisis has been in front of them for at least ten years. They do not listen to their civil servants, business leaders, and also very significantly the Belonger elite who shun politics.

They reject the idea that their job is to lead and to educate the electorate in managing

the environment, the economy and other governmental responsibilities.

They continue their meaningless rants.

Un-scientific debate

It is not possible for any native born and TCI cultured person to evince or countenance a day when, the conch, one of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ most precious natural resources would ever be at risk to the point of possible extinction.

The conch has been around for thousands of years and unscientific findings about this staple source of food and the TCI’s pride could be overblown and the debate overtaken by hyperbole.

For the last 40 years, the TCI Government has implemented a number of conservation measures designed to enhance the long-term supply of conch and the other critical resource, the lobster.

It is safe to say that there is no TCI without conch.

Local chefs and mothers supply their special meals with the conch. It is a delicate resource and to TC Islanders the conch is really a sacred cow.

Banning the sale and export of conch is an overreaction and will only serve to destroy the industry.

This kind of extremism is not helpful and will serve to destabilise the industry, harm the tourism sector and remove a vital part of TCI’s cuisine.

The reaction from the local environmentalists who seek to dominate the debate is not valid and un-scientific.

Leadership in this area should be taken from the DECR being the regulator of this industry.

It will be important to see what they have to say, what research they’ve conducted and what their findings are.

Let the ministry and minister responsible for natural resources take the lead and set the right policy perspective on this issue.

Calls to ban the consumption and use of conch should not be taken easily or lightly.

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Activists get green light to fight deadly coral disease

BY GEMMA HANDY

ECO activists are poised to begin urgent intervention work to protect the TCI’s coral reefs from a lethal disease after finally receiving the green light from the Government.

Almost 3,000 people signed a petition demanding environment chiefs grant the TC Reef Fund (TCRF) permission to administer antibiotics to stem the spread of highly contagious stony coral tissue loss disease.

The Weekly News first reported last June that the dreaded sickness wreaking havoc across the region had been detected in the TCI. But concerns from Britain over the ramifications of putting antibiotics in the water – and its potential risk to both human and marine health – delayed treatment.

TCRF chiefs had special thanks for Tourism and Environment Minister Ralph Higgs who they credited with stepping in on their behalf.

The NGO’s chairman Don Stark acknowledged it was a “difficult decision”.

London’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) had warned against putting amoxicillin – commonly used to treat conditions

TCRF chairman Don Stark (right) thanks Minister Ralph Higgs for his support

Coral disease seen at the Crack dive site, North West Point, in July 2019 (Photo by Lee Munson, Big Blue Collective)

like tonsillitis and ear infections – into the sea.

TCIG has since agreed that “the risks of adverse effects from the introduction of minute quantities of antibiotic into the ocean is far

Government’s approval.

Still, activists know they have a tough job on their hands. The sickness is now attacking four islands across the TCI archipelago.

‘Elections is no time soon’ - Premier PREMIER Sharlene Cartwright Robinson is putting concerns and rumours to bed that she will be declaring a date for general elections any time soon.

While appearing as a guest on the Radio Turks and Caicos ‘Expressions’ show to give a recap of her Government’s three years in office, the premier made the statement.

“Let me say this to you, elections is no time soon. The Government is working, election is no time soon.

“Some people are going to be exhausted on the trail by the time election is called, some people are going to be off the trail by the time election is called.”

She urged the people to be patient as the Government is continuing to do its work.

“I don’t believe in campaigning to people about things you intend to deliver, so if you see one or two promises that we didn’t deliver on, when we come to you we’re going

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson

to say - this is where we are, we have to touch every promise.”

The premier stated that she will not call elections because some people want it to be called, explaining: “You call elections when it’s time and when it’s time, we’re in four years and we just did three, you calculate.”

The last general elections for the TCI were held on December 15, 2016. (By Delana Isles)

outweighed by the risk to not treating infected corals”, a TCRF statement said.

Stark thanked Higgs for his support in gaining the TCI

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Gov’t is legally obligated to consider Belongerships But no commission is in place to review applications

BY DELANA ISLES THE TCI Government has a legal obligation to consider more than 200 Belongership applications from 2016 to 2019, whether or not the ordinance is repealed, the premier has stated.

Her message came after amendments to the Turks and Caicos Islander Status Ordinance, which validated applications from 2018 and 2019, were debated furiously in the House of Assembly.

The amendment bill sparked massive controversy in the House on January 6 with many members joining the call for the principal ordinance to be repealed and reviewed.

The heated debate went on for hours, following which the bill was passed with nine Government members voting yes, one not voting, all seven Opposition members voting no, and the two governor’s appointed members voting yes.

Now four years’ worth of applications, including those from 2016 and 2017 which have not yet been assessed, are waiting for review by the Turks and Caicos Islander Status Commission.

But this cannot take place immediately, as two Opposition appointed members have still not accepted their roles with the commission, bringing the matter to a stalemate.

LEGAL OBLIGATION TO REVIEW In her wrap up of the bill, Premier

Sharlene Cartwright Robinson observed that the House appeared to be losing its way with the bill and confusing the populace as a result.

“I see some members of the House are confused about it, but I think the people of the House are more confused about what this amendment bill says.”

She stated that the Opposition members are so adamant in their arguments on the bill for the ordinance to be repealed, yet the document before the House is not one that can legally give effect to what they are calling for.

“I can’t understand how something so simple could become so blurred. We have put in place a piece of legislation in 2016, we did not appoint the commission but we accepted applications in 2016, we accepted applications in 2017… in 2018 and 2019, what will a repeal do to applications that have been accepted? Nothing.

“We can’t go back, we have a legal obligation, the PNP Government accepted it, we came in and we accepted it, so there is a legal obligation. Repeal, it won’t do away with applications in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.”

She said it is time the members on the Opposition get that fact straight and stop confusing the country.

“We can repeal it tomorrow, but we still have to deal with the applications, so tell the people the truth.”

The premier then addressed her previous objections to the ordinance,

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson

which many of the members pointed out.

“In 2015, the former Government in which the leader of the Opposition is a former minister of finance passed the bill called the TCI Status Commission, the bill became law, but… nothing was in place to give it its full effect.”

She stated that even though the commission was not set up, the obligation to consider applications did not disappear.

“The Government legally cannot refuse to consider these applications because it still is law and it was law when we received the applications.

That’s the bottom line.”

THE COMMISSION’S WORK Late last year, the PNP called for the resignation of their members, who were appointed by the PNP leader in September.

Two PNP 2020 candidates step down THE PROGRESSIVE National Party (PNP) is now short two candidates to fill its roster of 15 to contest in the 2020 general elections.

On Wednesday (January 15), PNP leader Washington Misick confirmed the news that Dameko Dean, candidate for Wheeland, and Pedro Ariza, candidate for Grand Turk South, had both resigned their positions.

In a formal statement released to the media, Hon. Misick said: “On Friday, January 10, 2020, we were informed that Mr Dean had been formally charged with offences relating to the claims and objections process for the upcoming general election.

“Due to the seriousness of the matter, Mr Dean, who maintains his innocence, has decided that it would be best for him, his family, and for the people of Wheeland, to step

Dameko Dean

away from frontline politics at this time in order to focus on addressing the charges and clearing his name.”

He noted that while this move is unfortunate, the party recognises that Dean must do what is best for him and his family at this time.

“We would like to thank Mr Dean for all his hard work and dedication to the people of Wheeland, the Turks

and Caicos in general, and to the PNP. “We will be keeping him in our prayers.”

Hon. Misick added that due to the sensitivity surrounding the issue, the party will not be making any further public statements on it at this time.

Regarding Ariza’s decision to step down, the party leader said this move was due to personal reasons.

“In keeping with the party’s constitution, we will be filling the two vacancies through a selection and nomination process soon,” he added.

Dean is a two-time contender for the Wheeland District, first time being during the 2016 elections.

This would have been Ariza’s first time contesting in an election. During the September 2019 PNP primaries, Ariza had no contenders for the seat, as such he was nominated. (By Delana Isles)

Those members are Ricardo Donhue Gardiner and Selvyn Hawkins.

The Weekly News can confirm that neither has accepted the appointments approved by Governor Nigel Dakin, as such a quorum does not exist, which essentially means that the commission is not fully constituted and cannot meet.

This development means that even though the amendments were passed and all is set for the applications to be considered, the Government cannot move forward with the commission’s work without the Opposition’s appointees.

The other members of the commission are Paul Harvey as chairman, Patrease Thomas and Barbara Hamilton, the latter two being Government appointed members.

The final member of the commission is Attorney General Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles or

a representative from her office.

Sakera Cook was appointed secretary to the body. All of the members were confirmed by the governor.

The commission is mandated by law to review - after the first day of January each year - applications for the grant of Islander status, make recommendations to the governor for the grant of Islander status, which recommendation shall be made in writing not later than October 31 of each year; and make recommendations for revocation of Islander status to the governor.

The body falls under the scope of the Ministry of Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services.

The commission will oversee a system whereby Turks and Caicos Islander status is granted to people who are not native, other than by marriage.

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The labour-intensive treatment process involves applying a bead of antibiotic mixed in shea butter to individual infected coral heads.

The technique has shown success in Florida where the disease was first detected in 2014.

The illness’s accelerated spread has seen it impact more than half the stony coral species on the Florida Reef Tract. It has since been confirmed in several islands across the Caribbean.

Stark said TCRF volunteers would be enlisted to undertake the work, under the supervision of a project manager and the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR).

He added that training of volunteers would begin within the next fortnight and that the NGO planned to dedicate at least two days a week to fighting the illness.

Higgs said while the use of amoxicillin had shown “encouraging signs”, it was “not accepted conclusively” by experts as a cure and its application would be “limited and controlled”.

Such caution is mirrored by Judith Lang, of international body, the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA).

As the Weekly News reported in August, Lang said there were “valid concerns” that amoxicillin might inadvertently help develop antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The biologist described the disease as “serious” because it affects many star and brain corals as well as the Caribbean’s iconic and threatened pillar coral.

The disease is thought to be caused by a bacterial pathogen, spread by direct contact and water circulation.

It is unprecedented in its reach, number of coral species affected and high mortality rate, killing up to 80 percent of corals infected, often within weeks.

It also attacks many species of important reef-building corals, some of which have taken centuries to grow.

Karen Neely of Florida’s Nova Southeastern University, which has been studying the sickness, said it could rapidly decimate reefs, significantly altering ecosystem function.

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Inside the Courts Peter Karam’s extradition hearing this March CANADIAN lawyer Peter Karam who is wanted for questioning by Argentine authorities over a money laundering scheme, is set for his extradition hearing this March.

Karam’s lawyer Oliver Smith confirmed the new date, stating that the hearing will be held in open court.

Karam, a partner with Karam and Missick law firm in Providenciales, was identified by the wife of an Argentine official as allegedly helping to launder money in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The money is alleged to have been bribes to the late husband while he served as private secretary to former president of Argentina Néstor Kirchner.

The wife, Carolina Pochetti, has been assisting Argentine authorities with their investigations into the illegal dealings of her husband, Daniel Muñoz.

Karam has maintained his

Canadian lawyer Peter Karam

innocence in the scheme which saw millions of dollars being funnelled into the TCI to build a resort.

The Supreme Court has since seized the land upon which the resort was to be built. (By Delana Isles)

Suspended cop faces trial for harbouring illegals POLICE officer Jonald Belzy is set for trial in the Supreme Court later this month.

In 2019, Belzy was arrested and charged with several counts of harbouring illegal immigrants at his Grand Turk residence in contravention of the Immigration Ordinance.

He was suspended from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands

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Police Force shortly after the charges were filed.

On January 10, Belzy appeared in the Supreme Court to plead to the offences.

Previously, the policeman was charged in the crimes along with his wife, but she has now been dropped from the joint charges.

Representing Belzy is attorney Lara Maroof-Misick.

PNP election 2020 hopeful charged with fraud DAMEKO Dean, formerly a candidate to contest in the 2020 general elections for the PNP party, has been charged with 11 counts of uttering forged documents with intent to deceive or defraud.

The charges were read to him on January 10 in Providenciales Magistrates’ Court, and stem from alleged illegal acts committed during the party’s claims and objections process in February 2019.

The 36-year-old will appear at the Supreme Court for a plea and directions hearing on Monday (January 20).

Shortly after the claims and objections process, a complaint was made to the Criminal Investigation Department that Dean - as the candidate for Wheeland - had forged applications during the process.

On November 15, the he was arrested on suspicion of uttering forged documents in relation to a report that was made on February 14, 2019.

He was questioned and released on $5,000 bail, at which time he vowed to clear his name of the spurious allegations.

In seeking to prove his innocence publicly, Dean released information about the process to the media.

He stated that during the February 28 claims and objections hearing at the election’s office in Providenciales, for the Wheeland district, 33 objections and 31 claims were submitted.

Twenty-eight of the 33 objections were advanced/approved, thereby removing 28 non-residents off the list in Wheeland, and the 31 claims

PNP Candidate for ED 10, Dameko Dean to answer fraud charges

were withdrawn.

The investigation and subsequent charges deal with the claims that were withdrawn on February 28.

“Let me be frank and clear, I have done nothing wrong,” the candidate had stated, adding: “this is a malicious attack orchestrated by persons from the other side to

destroy my integrity seeing that I’ve been bringing forth certain matters to the public notice.”

On Wednesday, January 15, the PNP confirmed to the Weekly News that Dean has since stepped down as a candidate for the party in order to deal with the police matter. (By Delana Isles)

Jim Kelly Joseph to appeal to the Privy Council LOCAL boxer Jim Kelly Joseph and his attorney Tim Prudhoe are seeking to have an appeal case heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.

This is the final move in the appellant’s long-running attempt to have his guilty plea changed to not guilty and for a trial to be held.

The first attempt was made shortly after the boxer first admitted to the court to illegally having a gun and ammunition in 2018.

A quick change of attorneys - from Lara Maroof-Misick to Ashwood Forbes - saw Joseph petitioning the Supreme Court to have his plea changed.

Forbes then filed a notice of the appellant’s intention to apply to the court to change his guilty plea to one of not guilty.

The grounds on which the application was made were stated as

follows: “The applicant maintains his innocence on both counts and based on the letter sent to the court dated July 13, 2018, the applicant seems to be coerced into pleading guilty when he did plead guilty to both charges.”

Additional points outlined by the lawyer are that based on further correspondence to the court it seems like the relationship between Joseph and his counsel had broken-down irretrievably, that he has a right to change his plea before sentencing is handed down and that he has a right to be tried by a jury of peers if he says he is not guilty of the charges that are levied against him.

Forbes later filed an amended application to vacate the guilty plea on August 1, 2018.

At a subsequent hearing before the former Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale, she refused to grant

Jim Kelly Joseph

leave for the appellant to change his plea.

Joseph then recruited his new attorney Tim Prudhoe to appeal the chief justice’s decision to the Court of Appeal.

They asked the court to consider several grounds for exceptional circumstances in the boxer’s case.

Namely, that Joseph came into

possession of the firearm when he received it from a young man whom he mentored.

That when he received the firearm it was his intention to hand it over to the police.

According to the court documents, Joseph had considered that it was better for him to have custody of the firearm instead of the young man who handed to him.

The documents further stated that Joseph was in possession of the gun and ammunition for some 18 days and because of his involvement with getting his gym completed, he had forgotten to turn it over to the police.

Further points for consideration on the grounds of exceptional circumstances are that the appellant is a person of previous good character, that he was cooperative at the time when the police were

executing the search warrant, the firearm was unloaded, that there was no suggestion that the firearm had been used in any crime and that Joseph was involved in community work.

That appeal also failed, with the three appellate judges ruling that a case for exceptional circumstances does not arise in Joseph’s case.

Joseph and his lawyer are now seeking to have the Privy Council make a ruling.

To get to the Privy Council, the appellant is seeking the permission of the appellate court to do so.

While he awaits the appeals court decision on his London application, Joseph remains a prisoner at Her Majesty’s Prison serving the mandatory seven years in prison for gun and ammunition possession. (By Delana Isles)

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It is 2020: Don’t be blind but yet have sight “THE ONLY thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision” – Helen Keller.

Some people cannot help being blind because they were either born that way or at some point in their lives they were faced with illnesses or accidents that contributed to the loss of their physical sight.

Despite some people being physically blind, they did not let blindness deter them from having sight.

Helen Keller is a perfect example of this. She became blind at age two due to an illness but she left an incredible legacy.

She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree at age 24, she wrote several books and she paved the way for other blind people.

However, some of us have been blessed with physical sight but yet we are blind.

We are blinded by lies, we are blinded by love, we are blinded by

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politics and we are blinded by so many other things.

This is 2020, therefore let us have a 20/20 vision whereby we can see clearly and perfectly.

BLINDED BY LIES Too many of us are blinded to the truth.

In fact, there are so many variations to one true fact and as a result we are blinded by lies because most people now have their own definition of what is the truth and so

a lie is a truth to some people.

In the Bible, Saul was spiritually blinded for years and persecuted some of the early followers of Jesus Christ.

However, on his way to Damascus he had a spiritual encounter and became physically blind for three days.

Saul then saw a new light and his eyes were opened physically and spiritually, and ultimately ended up preaching the word of God, establishing churches and

writing a number of books in the Bible.

What about you? Are you blinded by the lies being told by the enemy?

The truth is you can know the truth from the word of God. Go to church, read and study the Bible and believe it, and you do not have to be blinded by any lies for the truth shall set you free.

BLINDED BY LOVE Some of us are blinded by love. At least we think it is love. Some of you are in abusive relationships yet because of love, you are too blind to see that your abuse is not love.

Some of our children are committing crimes and because of our love for them, we turn a blind eye to their actions and cover it up by not saying anything.

Consider the real definition of love found in 1 Corinthians 13 and open your eyes so you will not be

blinded by lust.

BLINDED BY POLITICS The political system has blinded us. It has made us believe that every person of the same political persuasion is the same. It has divided us so badly.

Most times we only see the good in people who are of the same political persuasion as us and we see only the bad in people who are on the opposite side of our political fences.

The truth is there is good in everyone and no one person is alike nor is a group of people the same.

Even children from the same parents are different.

Helen Keller stated that the only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

Use your physical sight and open your eyes to see the truth. Don’t rely on opinions, for everyone has an opinion.

Can a negotiated settlement be reached in Venezuela?

THE VIEW FROM EUROPE

ON THURSDAY last, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo proposed a new approach to the political crisis that continues to grip Venezuela.

In a statement, he called for “free and fair” presidential and national assembly elections organised by a transitional government by the end of this year in order, he said, to find an “effective and sustainable route to peace and prosperity in Venezuela”.

In doing so he appeared to set aside the previous hard-line US policy of promoting dialogue only if it led first to the departure of president Nicolas Maduro.

His brief statement would seem to imply that a year after recognising Venezuela’s Congressional opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as interim president and declaring president Maduro illegitimate, Washington sees dialogue and diplomacy rather than isolation as the way ahead.

At the time of writing, the reaction of the Venezuelan government is not known.

BY DAVID JESSOP

David Jessop is a consultant to the Caribbean Council. He has worked on Caribbean issues for over 40 years. David is the editor of Caribbean Insight and Cuba Briefing publications. He can be contacted at david.jessop@caribbeancouncil.org

However, in recent weeks it has become clear that the internal crisis in Venezuela had been moving towards stalemate, president Maduro remains in office and is resolute, Mr Guaidó has been losing popular support, and the role of a number of president Maduro’s external partners, including Russia, China and Turkey, has been increasing.

Whether it is now too late for a negotiated end to the political standoff and humanitarian tragedy is uncertain.

An estimated 4.5 million of Venezuela’s citizens have fled to neighbouring countries or further afield, with multiple international

agencies attesting to how millions more still living in Venezuela have been impoverished.

In addition, government mismanagement, corruption, crime, hyper-inflation, food shortages, and US sanctions are further destabilising the country, all complicating resolution.

In the last few days, to add to the confusion, the Maduro administration enabled the election of a successor to Mr Guaidó as president of the Venezuelan National Assembly.

They did so by denying most opposition legislators access to Congress, with some reports

suggesting that that this may have been to enable a legal basis for the indirect transfer of oil-related assets to Russian companies and the subsequent provision of official economic advice and support.

Since then, however, Mr Guaidó and his supporters in the legislature have forcibly re-entered the Congress building and reasserted his role, seemingly at the possible cost of there now being two congressional leaders.

Despite all of this there are signs that popular support for Mr Guaidó is waning following missteps in 2018, a lack of support for an attempted coup, divisions among the various factions that make up the opposition, and uncertainty surrounding the approach they should take to elections later this year.

In contrast, president Maduro has been able to weather a populist uprising, cope with sanctions and the withdrawal of recognition by many countries around the world and has begun to introduce, with external advice, measures that may stabilise

the economy, albeit at a low level.

Mr Pompeo’s remarks may therefore reflect a growing sense in Washington that this may be the last moment for a negotiated solution.

If such an outcome is unachievable, it is likely that pressure from external actors, most notably Russia and the US, but also China, Turkey, Cuba, Colombia and the European Union, will increase based on solutions beneficial to their differing interests.

Speaking in the last few days and before Mr Pompeo’s statement, Elliott Abrams, the US special envoy for Venezuela, made clear Washington’s concern about Russia’s support for president Maduro.

Observing that in 2019 Venezuela relied increasingly on Russia, he noted that its role in the economy, and particularly the oil economy, had grown much larger.

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than 70 percent, of Venezuelan oil.

“They market it, they finance it, they hide it, ship-to-ship transfers, changing the name of boats, turning off transponders.

“They sell gasoline and diluents. So, the Russian role is increasingly important,” he observed.

“We are closely studying Russia’s role, and we will not allow the level of support we have seen in recent months without responding,” he told a media briefing.

Washington had “underestimated the importance of the Cuban and Russian support for the regime”, he said.

Why Russia’s increasing engagement in Venezuela should come as a surprise to Washington, given its farreaching capacity to discover others’ intentions, is perhaps wrapped up in US president Donald Trump’s apparent willingness to want to believe Russian president Vladimir Putin.

However, those who closely follow developments in Russia in relation to the Caribbean, Cuba and Venezuela, know that like Cuba, Moscow has a longstated albeit non-ideological commitment to Venezuela.

It regards its relationship with both nations as geo-strategically significant and related to its desire to deepen its relationship and presence in Latin America: somewhere the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, characterised in December “as a single centre in the emerging multipolar world”.

At the same time, Russia wants its state linked oil companies to legally have access to Venezuela’s vast energy reserves in a manner that circumvents US sanctions, addresses Venezuelan indebtedness and inefficiencies and eases energy flows to Cuba, once again its strategic partner in the Americas.

The detail of Mr Pompeo’s proposal for discussions leading to fresh elections have yet to emerge as have the reasons for Washington’s change of approach. Progress will depend on this.

It is hard, however, to avoid the conclusion that the changed US stance is anything other than a reflection of Russia’s growing engagement in the hemisphere and the gradual consolidation of power in the hands of those who support president Maduro.

The changing internal dynamics in Venezuela and geopolitics may make achieving agreement on an electoral solution a last opportunity for diplomacy, with a far from certain outcome. Despite this, the cost of not trying is high.

Failure to restore political and social stability in Venezuela risks internal and possibly external conflict, creating new tensions and divisions across the region.

It would also fuel a refugee crisis in the Americas potentially worse than that in Syria; an outcome that would be in neither the interests of the Venezuelan people nor the Caribbean.

There are no easy answers in this for a relatively powerless Caribbean.

MARY Doreen Quelch-Missick MBE, a former director of the TCI Human Rights Commission, has begun her role as the new president of the TCI Labour Tribunal.

Her three year appointment was approved by Cabinet on December 18, 2019, and begun on January 1.

In a press release on Tuesday (January 14) she said she was honoured to be given the opportunity to “once again serve the people of my country”.

“I aim to do my utmost best in upholding the mission, goals and objectives of the Labour Tribunal and look forward to discharging its statutory functions in accordance with the Employment Ordinance.

“I seek to dispense justice fairly and expeditiously and look forward to working with the tribunal staff, members and assessors for whom, continue to work tirelessly to ensure that employees and employers receive a fair and equitable outcome.”

Quelch-Missick holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Studies, Master’s Degree in Business Administration, an LLB, a Post-Graduate Diploma Bar Vocational Course and is a qualified Registered Graduate Nurse.

She has held numerous positions around the world including in the US Army, Grand Turk Hospital, Dade County, Office of Health Services, Hallmark Trust, Providenciales, QuelchMissick and Associates, Providenciales, and the Turks and Caicos Islands Human Rights Commission to name a few.

Her latest position was as change manager for the Ministry of Home Affairs, Transportation and Communication.

Quelch-Missick’s responsibilities

have included serving as a councillor during the interim government, providing advice and support to the governor on legislative reviews of existing laws, drafting new laws, reviewed policies and regulations and making recommendations for amendments.

She accompanied the governor to the UK and attended the 11th Overseas Territories Consultative Council Joint Ministerial Council during her service, and was a part of the constitution team to the UK for talks on the 2011 Constitution Order.

The Constitution Order that gave rise to, among other notable provisions, the mixed system of 10 constituency seats and five at large seats which were eagerly embraced.

She was tasked with the responsibility for setting up the Office of the Human Rights Commission and served as chairman and director.

Under her direction and leadership, the commission became a model and was highly recognised for its outstanding outreach educational programmes.

Because of its success, St Helena adopted the structure and operational format of the TCI commission.

Most notable was her work on the OECS Family Law review, especially in the areas of domestic violence and support for the protection for children.

She was an advocate for the victims of violence and was known to be at times “a lone wolf in the wilderness” bringing to light some of the heinous nature of violence perpetrated against women, the statement said.

Quelch-Missick created a live weekly television show ‘Focus’ to

highlight the societal ills plaguing the country and a quest for solutions.

She worked with the former police commissioner Dave Ryder and other senior members of the police force to bring about the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Unit.

This provided confidential support and advice to women traumatised by violence.

She was awarded an MBE from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her work in human rights and attended Buckingham Palace with her family to receive such an honour.

Quelch-Missick continued on her quest to educate the public on the fundamental rights and freedoms and worked very closely with the former Labour Tribunal president.

This saw joint visits throughout the Islands, conducting workshops to bring about an awareness of the employment laws and the rights of employees and employers in the private sectors, mainly the hotels and resorts.

Hon. Vaden Williams, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services with responsibility for the Labour Tribunal, welcomed Quelch-Missick to the role.

“As you know the position has been vacant for some time and employees and employers have unsettled matters to resolve.

“Mrs Missick has served the people of this county well in her previous capacities and I am sure that she will continue to serve the employees and employers with fairness giving her experience, expertise and talent.

National vocational training school to open in September

BY OLIVIA ROSE THE TCI’s first technical and vocational training school is slated to open in September 2020.

Minister of Education Hon. Karen Malcom made the announcement during the Government’s three-year anniversary report on January 7.

She said: “Effective September 2020, we will establish a national technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institution. “[This] will ensure that areas of concentration are relevant to the labour market so that students are able to acquire the appropriate skills from the programme, being exposed to working situations that will enhance their ability to obtain gainful employment.”

The institution, which aims to ensure TC Islanders have the vocational skills needed to secure high paying specialised jobs, will be housed in the building behind

Abundant Life Ministries on Leeward Highway.

Director of Education Edgar Howell, during a brief interview with the Weekly News on Thursday (January 16), explained that the building is currently being occupied by students of Oseta Jolly Primary School.

The school’s population was displaced after the 2017 hurricanes wreaked havoc on the facility in Blue Hills, Providenciales.

Howell said: “The Government bought that building last March for the purpose of the technical vocational school and so once Oseta Jolly returns to their site down in Blue Hills, that would be refurbished for the TVET centre.”

Last December, a team from Jamaica’s Heart Trust Agency visited the TCI to assist in the development of a comprehensive curriculum for the trade school.

The delegation met with local education officials including the minister of education at the office of

the premier on December 10.

The Human Employment and Resource Training (Heart) Trust Agency is the leading provider of vocational training in Jamaica.

It specialises in human capital development with a mandate to impact every major industry and community in Jamaica through volunteerism, mentorship and adult literacy.

The agency teaches practical, competency-based training which empowers trainees to transition seamlessly into the workforce.

These are just some of the tenants the TCI’s Ministry of Education is looking to adopt and implement at the trade school.

The school will offer a wide range of institution based training courses including commercial food preparation, early childhood development, electrical installation, plumbing, computer repairs, motor vehicle engine systems, and tourism oriented training.

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TCI bids a fond farewell to Margaret Ramsay-Hale FORMER Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale stepped down on Friday (January 10) after more than five years in the role.

She is leaving the Turks and Caicos Islands to take up a position as a judge of the Grand Court in the Cayman Islands.

On her appointment to the Turks and Caicos Islands judiciary in 2011, Ramsay-Hale became the first woman to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.

In September 2014, she again made history, becoming the Islands’ first female chief justice.

In an Instagram post on Sunday (January 12) Governor Nigel Dakin said Ramsay-Hale will always live strongly in his memory.

“It is, after all, the chief justice who swears in the governor, who looks him or her in the eye and ensures they understand their solemn duty to uphold the constitution.

“It’s a big moment and you remember who you share it with.”

He said that since he got to know Ramsay-Hale well he is able to offer two thoughts - one on her as a person and the other with regard to her legacy.

“You can fill a library with selfhelp books about what makes effective leaders, particularly

those destined to excel in large organisations,” he said.

“My own observation is that they tend to have four things in common.

“First they have extraordinary stamina for hard work (not sprints but fast marathons).

“Second they can microscope into a problem and telescope out almost instantaneously; they are bothered about small detail and broad context in equal measure.

“Third they are intellectually first rate. But the killer quality is that however smart they are they have an even higher degree of emotional intelligence.

“This is what we had in Margaret Ramsay-Hale and having a chief justice whose IQ and EQ are off the scale is why she has been so very effective.”

He stressed that while he is not qualified to talk about her developments in jurisprudence, the nature of her character has led to what may become the her enduring legacy.

“In the last four months she has brought together - as a collegiate group - herself, Judge Aziz, the AG, the chief magistrate, director of public prosecutions, police commissioner, prison superintendent, director of social development and the UK

criminal justice advisor to work together on the overall administration and efficiency of the justice system.

“From that she bequeaths a collegiate team that outlives her departure and a strategy they have collectively drafted to lift overall delivery in the criminal justice system.”

Acting Governor Anya Williams announced the CJ’s resignation in a statement on November 12, 2019.

She said: “We are grateful for the distinguished service and sterling contribution of Chief Justice Ramsay-Hale to the justice system of the TCI over the last eight years, particularly in her role as chief justice where she has led on modernisation, transparency and access to justice for all as a part of her mandate.

“We wish her well on her new appointment.”

Chief Justice of the Cayman Islands, Anthony Smellie QC extended congratulatory remarks on her role in the British overseas territory.

“Justice Ramsay-Hale’s wide breadth of knowledge in the criminal, civil, and commercial courts will be well utilised in her new role.”

Ramsay-Hale is a graduate of the London School of Economics, the University of the West Indies and

Margaret Ramsay-Hale is taking up a position as a judge of the Grand Court in the Cayman Islands

the Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica.

She was called to the Bar of Jamaica in October 1991 and rose quickly to the bench, being appointed a judge of the Family Court of Western Jamaica in 1995.

In 1998, she moved to the Cayman Islands where she served initially as a magistrate for ten years and later as chief magistrate for three years.

As well as being chief justice in the TCI, she was also the sole presiding judge in the civil and

commercial divisions of the TCI court and presided in the criminal and matrimonial/family divisions.

During her swearing in ceremony she said that she would be working to ensure that the courts had functioning recording systems and that transcripts of proceedings were readily available.

She also promised a good archival system and a court website where information could be easily accessible to relevant and interested parties.

Worst Government in 43 years, claims Opposition leader “THIS is without a doubt the worst performance of any Government in the 43 years of party politics in this country.”

These sentiments were expressed

by Leader of the Opposition Washington Misick during his party’s assessment of the Government’s three year performance.

Speaking at a press conference on December 19, Misick said the Government has failed to live up to the promises it made to the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“Let us be frank and honest,” he said, “even the most biased disciple of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) must agree that three years after a landslide victory at the polls, the average TC Islander is worse off.

“The utopia promised by the premier and her mute eunuchs… has really become a dystopia in which excuses, blame, ridicule, victimisation, deceit and incompetence rules, and credit is claimed by the premier for every good and bad outcome, and the only opinion is hers.

“This is without a doubt the worst performance of any Government in the 43 years of party politics in this country. I challenge you to check it

out.”

Misick claimed the Government had done a “disservice” to first chief minister JAGS McCartney’s legacy.

“The premier claimed at her swearing-in ceremony that faith would have her be the first woman premier in succession to the leadership of the PDM, 40 years after the first chief minister the most Hon. JAGS McCartney’s leadership role of the TCI Government.

“I would say, what an unfortunate coincidence for the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“History has deservedly been kind to Hon. McCartney and for his unselfish vision-driven legacy which the people of these Turks and Caicos Islands proudly memorialised.

“Turks and Caicos Islanders, those of us who have been around long enough to remember Hon. JAGS McCartney, the founder of the PDM, I think we can say that unabashedly that this PDM Government, PDM party does not resemble the party of McCartney in the slightest.

“There are a lot of young people who hear about McCartney who do not know McCartney, and if they believe that this PDM Government represents his legacy and his vision, then I think that it is a disservice to

Leader of the Opposition Hon. Washington Misick said the Government has failed to live up to its promises

our first national hero.”

He said the PDM Government is neither democratic or a true representative of the territory’s people.

“How could it be, when elected members of Cabinet are used as props for a talking, do-nothing head?

That is not a democracy.

“That is a despotic Government and one that we should hope to see the back of very soon.”

Misick, alluding to what he described as an autocratic style of governance, stressed that House of Assembly is no longer being used to foster constructive dialogue.

“The whole purpose of Government, the whole purpose of the House of Assembly is to encourage dialogue, is to allow persons to be represented from both sides of the aisle and speak to issues, to bring legislation for the betterment of the people of these Islands.

“We’re having a monologue rather than a dialogue because the premier gets to say what she wants to say and then she shuts the House down when she says what she needs to and that is not the way.”

The Opposition leader said that some change has occurred over the last three years, calling the change regressive not progressive.

“What the Government should have done is make investments in the social development of Turks and Caicos Islanders,” Misick said.

“As it relates to housing, there are people in North Caicos, Grand Turk, South Caicos and Provo who are still living under tarpaulin nearly 1,000

days after hurricane Maria and Irma passed.”

Misick explained that when the Government came to office there was an approved contract signed for the development of the airport facilities and the terminal, and huge investment going into South Caicos to develop that island and to create jobs.

However, little has been done to bring these and other projects to fruition, he said.

“Three years later, nothing has happened. In the last couple of weeks, this Government has gone up and down through the TCI cutting ribbons for clinics and schools that are not finished and they are not furnished.

“That is why I said it is all smoke and mirrors; talking past the issues and trying to as they used to say in the old days to ‘mamaguy’ [deceive] people.

“The economy is growing on its own, in spite of them, but we have to realise that it’s not going to forever.

“I think, all in all, there is a high level of incompetence in Government and in spite of the premier’s claim to be such a godly person…the fruits that she bears are not lined up with that claim.”

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Court of Appeal results are ‘unsettling’, says DPP Eugene Otuonye QC describes challenging 2019 at law year opening

BY DELANA ISLES THE “criminal justice system as a whole” must be held accountable for “unsettling” Court of Appeal results, according to Director of Public Prosecution, Eugene Otuonye QC. At the two sittings of the Court of Appeal in 2019, a total of 20 criminal appeals were heard. Of this number, 13 appeals or 65 percent were allowed and seven or 35 percent were dismissed.

Otuonye released the figures before heads of the local judiciary during the official opening to the 2020 law year in Grand Turk on January 8.

He was among those delivering remarks on the strides made by their departments and the things they are looking to accomplish.

2019 STATISTICS In terms of the DPP’S actual case work, the following 2019 statistics were outlined by the director: A total of 379 case files were taken to the ODPP for advice and as first-time court matters.

A total of 348 Magistrate Court cases were prosecuted, out of which 281 convictions were recorded, representing, approximately 81 percent conviction rate.

The non-conviction matters were disposed of by way of not-guilty

verdicts – 21, withdrawn – 22, dismissed -14, no case submissions upheld – one, discharged - one and no evidence offered - two.

At the Supreme Court, 50 cases were prosecuted and 28 convictions recorded, representing 56 percent conviction rate.

The non-conviction matters disposed of either by not guilty verdicts - three; Nolle Prosequi entered - 10, withdrawn - four, dismissed - one, no case to answer - one, discharged - three, and no evidence offered - one.

As at December 31, 2019, a total of 18 Supreme Court and 70 Magistrate Court cases were outstanding, coming from mostly 2019 and for reasons ranging from sentencing being awaited, adjournment sine die, bench warrant being issued for the defendants, and in the case of the Magistrate Court, adjournments for a variety of reasons.

At the two sittings of the Court of Appeal in 2019, a total of 20 criminal appeals were heard. Of this number, 13 appeals or 65 percent were allowed and seven or 35 percent were dismissed.

“These statistics, on proper analysis, have much to say, not just about the Office of the DPP - which invariably takes the blame for results such as these - but the criminal justice system as a whole,” Otuonye stated.

Body not yet publically identified THE IDENTITY of a body found in a parked vehicle in Five Cays, Providenciales, nearly a month ago has still not been released.

Repeated requests to police press officer Takara Bain for information were met with the response on Thursday (January 16): “There is no update in this incident.”

A police press release previously reported that on Friday, December 20, at 7.50am, 911 received a call that a body had been seen in an abandoned vehicle along Five Cays Road.

The Forensic Support Unit of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force responded to the location and found the body of a man inside of the drivers’ seat of a red SUV. The man was pronounced dead by a medical doctor at 8.57am and taken to the morgue.

“The identity of the man is unknown at this time,” the release stated. “An autopsy will be done to determine the cause of death.”

Police have not yet provided the results of the autopsy or the identity of the man to the press.

A morning service in Grand Turk preceded a procession to the court house in Grand Turk for the official opening to the 2020 law year

“In particular, the Court of Appeal results, viewed from any perspective, is simply unsettling. “For the first time in a long time, the ODPP is also minded to pursue further appeals to Her Majesty’s Privy Council in about three matters decided at the last sitting of the Court of Appeal.

“I believe, the outcome of the Privy Council appeals will also enrich our jurisprudence in TCI,” he added.

“Of further importance is the focus this year on our work. It is our commitment this year to deliver our prosecutorial mandate at the higher professional standard.

“The plan for this commitment is already in place for implementation.”

VISION ACHIEVED Otuonye also recalled the vision he had outlined for the department at the 2019 law year opening, namely re-building the Office of the DPP’s workforce into a cohesive, united and motivated team.

Also reengaging with the key criminal justice stakeholders in a manner that is mutually respectful and genuinely collaborative in a shared objective of an effective and efficient criminal justice system.

And redelivering the Office of the DPP’s prosecutorial services and products at the highest professional standards.

“During the past year the pursuit of this vision has been relentless.

It has propelled us to formulate the Office of the DPP’s five-year strategic plan and action plan with similar focus on our human resources, our stakeholders and our work,” the director said.

He said guided by these strategic documents, they set out to work.

The milestones achieved are as follows: “With regard to our human resources, I am proud to attend this

year’s event with a cohesive and well-motivated team.

“We now have an administrative and professional work force of men and women who have buried their hatchets, embraced the value and friendship of one another and committed to a common goal of delivering their prosecutorial mandate to the best of their abilities.

“During this period (January to December 2019), the ODPP team saw senior public prosecutor Clement Joseph and public prosecutor Denise Dingwall move on to new pastures, Shatelia Hall moved up as senior prosecutor, while Tamika Grant joined us from the private bar as public prosecutor.

“We are grateful for the stellar services of Mr Joseph and Mrs Dingwall while very delighted with the promotion of Ms Hall and the recruitment of Ms Grant.”

He stated that in relation to engagement with stakeholders, he will be representing the Office of the DPP as founding member of a newly established Criminal Justice Stakeholders Group.

“My lady, under your leadership, this group has made significant strides in its very short existence.

It has enabled us as members to identify our shared objectives.”

He said this has given rise to a four year Strategic and Action Plan which has received the approval of the Government.

In this plan, the group has laid out a realistic ambition for a purposebuilt courthouse, a digitised criminal justice system and a criminal justice legislative agenda.

These will do more to speed up the wheel of justice, protect and care for victims of crimes and their families, respect and safeguard the rights of offenders, and above all,

secure public confidence in the administration of criminal justice in TCI, he said.

“We will no longer dream about these initiatives, but will confidently look forward to their realisation.”

In relation to service delivery, Otuonye said his focus within this period was firstly, to formulate key policies that would underpin and facilitate their work to a higher professional standard.

“To this end, I formulated and published the Prosecution Policy in December last year in accordance with section 100 of the constitution, to more robustly regulate our professional standards and ensure transparency, integrity and accountability in our decision making as prosecutors.”

SUPPORT The director noted that for the modest strides achieved by the office, a debt of gratitude is owed to the country’s key criminal justice stakeholders for their collaborative spirit.

“These include the judicial administration, the police, the AG Chambers, the prisons, the Social Services Department and indeed the private bar.

“We also note with deep gratitude, the unwavering and continuing technical support to Office of the DPP and the criminal justice system as a whole, of persons like, Hilary Ryan, criminal justice adviser from the UK Crown Prosecution Service and Rachael Weir.

“Ms Weir was attached to Office of the DPP for six weeks on a placement programme jointly sponsored by Commonwealth/IAP and Scotland Prosecution Agency,” the director stated.

He added that for all of the strides they have made, there is still much to do, and still a long way to go.

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Public input on development plan needed from Monday

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South Dock Port in Providenciales

First phase of South Dock Port project to begin this year

BY OLIVIA ROSE THE FIVE-year long rehabilitation and modernisation of South Dock Port will begin this year pending approval of funding, the premier has announced.

“The Ports Authority along with the Ministry of Finance is currently exploring financing options with a view to have phase one of the project approved in 2020/2021,” she said.

The massive expansion project is expected to boost the port’s efficiency by upgrading its cargo handling capacity and equipping it with modern and reliable infrastructure.

It will be rolled out in five phases between 2020 and 2024.

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, speaking in the House of Assembly on December 17, said upgrades to both air and sea ports in the TCI are being prioritised.

“The TCI’s ports infrastructure has been poorly maintained and is in need of major rehabilitation and investment to support the development thrust of the country.”

South Dock Port is the main international port for the TCI, through which more than 90 percent

of imports and exports take place.

“It is widely acknowledged that South Dock is currently operating beyond its capacity and in need of redevelopment, modernisation and general improvements to keep pace with economic developments taking place on Providenciales,” the premier explained.

In a bid to determine the technical feasibility and economic viability of the redevelopment project, the Government embarked on consultation meetings with key stakeholders in 2018.

Cartwright Robinson explained that during 2018 to 2019, the Board of Directors at the Ports Authority approved the Medium Term Infrastructure Investment Plan (MTIP).

This strategic plan prioritises improvement, maintenance and building resilience of port infrastructure across the territory.

In January 2019, Cabinet accepted the recommendations of the consultations.

Consistent with the Medium Term Infrastructure Investment Plan, the Ports Authority began a consultancy to plan the gradual redevelopment of the port.

“This is necessary as the port

Man shot during bungled burglary A MAN, 22, was shot during a burglary at a home on Shallow Water Lane off Leeward Highway on Monday (January 13).

According to the police press office, two armed men entered the Providenciales residence at about 2am and demanded money.

“During the aggravated burglary, a 22-year-old man was shot,” the statement read.

The culprits escaped with three

cell phones and an undisclosed amount of cash. The victim was taken to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre for treatment.

Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department are actively investigating the incident.

Anyone with information can call 911, Chalk Sound Police Station on 338- 5901 or 9418082 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1- 800-8477.

will remain operational during construction,” the premier said.

The Ports Authority should complete final technical studies within the next three months.

For years, business owners and members of the public have called on the Government to upgrade and expand the port.

Delton Jones, acting director of the Ports Authority, told the Appropriations Committee in the House of Assembly in May 2019, that the redevelopment plan will further promote international trade in the territory and play a critical role in its sustainable growth.

Jones stressed that the Providenciales cargo port at South Dock is in dire need of upgrades in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of port services on the island.

“I think that project is long overdue. That port has sustained economic development in Provo for over 25 years and is nearing the end of its useful life.”

He explained that redevelopments will take place while the port remains operational.

“Because of that, it would be longer than if you were developing from a greenfield site.”

He added: “The idea is to build two new berths in the port so that you can slip the operations now over to the new site and then you build two additional berths at the current berth.

“So, at the end of the project you should have about four berths.”

Jones said other existing facilities such as administrative buildings, offices and an engineering workshop will also be upgraded.

“All of the buildings that are currently in the port yard should be relocated out of the port so that you would be able to improve the efficiency in terms of traffic flow, container management and also you would bring on a second gate so that you have a gate for general cargo, a gate for bulk cargo as well.”

PUBLIC consultations on the new National Physical Development Plan (NPDP) will begin on Monday (January 20), Deputy Premier Sean Astwood has announced.

The revised plan, which has not been updated since 1997, will guide the Government’s decisions on development throughout the territory, with a focus on sustainability.

Speaking at the Government’s three year anniversary press conference on January 7, Astwood said consultations will take place from January 20 to 24.

The NPDP is a medium range sustainable development plan, with a ten year vision geared towards broadening the scope of infrastructure investment across the TCI. Astwood, also Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning, said it will provide a broad strategic overview of all major issues relevant to national development planning.

“The NPDP is meant to be a strategic planning tool for facilitating and giving directions to decisions so that it can contribute to economic efficiency and to the achievement of social goals and objectives, while preserving the natural environment.

“Most importantly, it is destined to be a strategy for sustainable development that brings together the aspirations

and capabilities of government, civil society and the private sector to create a vision for the future, and work together tactically and progressively towards it.”

In March 2017, Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson released a tender to update the plan - but no bids were placed.

At the time she stressed that a small territory such as the TCI needed to make changes to the plan if it intended to grow in a sustainable manner.

“Any country with limited resources and small land space as us, wants to plan how we are going to use the rest of that land, and the national physical development plan is actually something included in legislation which the former government made a commitment to do in two years.”

She further stated that the populace expects the Government to be one that manages and plans the finances and development of the country and that she intends to ensure this happens.

“Too often we have allowed this country to just boom and then we woke up and realised that it developed this way and we are stuck with the way it developed.

“We should plan for the limited resources in this country and we will never shy away from the fact that we want to and will deliver for this country a national physical development plan.”

She said the last National Physical Development Plan expired in 1997.

SIPT prosecutor bar admission hearing adjourned ANDREW Mitchell, Queen’s Counsel and prosecutor in the SIPT corruption trial, will know on Valentine’s Day whether he will be admitted to the TCI Bar Association on a fulltime basis.

Last Friday, January 10, the matter was called for a directional hearing before outgoing Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale in Providenciales Supreme Court.

A second hearing will be held on February 14, at which time Acting Chief Justice Shiraz Aziz will preside over the matter now that her ladyship is no longer on the local bench.

In the meantime, the Bar Council will continue its consultation with its members as to whether Mitchell should be admitted fully to the local bar.

However, irrespective of what the Bar Council recommends, the final decision rests with the court.

Mitchell has received support from

the Director of Public Prosecutions, Eugene Otuonye, and Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Angela Brooks, both of whom are supporting his appointment.

If granted full admission to the bar, Mitchell will be lending his decades of experience to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Mitchell, who is the lead prosecutor in the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) trial, already holds a permanent residence certificate in the TCI. He has been a part of the case since 2010, and reportedly now owns a house in the Islands.

President of the TCI Bar Council, Oreika Selver-Gardiner, has revealed that lawyers practising in the country have until January 21, to submit their comments for or against Mitchell’s application. (By Delana Isles)

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Winning image submitted by Bensly Pierre set in the format of a magazine cover

Kazz Wilson came second with this picturesque sunset

Cadet trainer wins original photo competition EIGHTEEN-year-old Bensly Pierre is the proud winner of a masterclass session with Spotlight Communications and a new Nikon digital camera.

The 2019 graduate of Clement Howell High School - where he was named salutatorian - competed in the Global Entrepreneurship Week Youth Photo Entry Competition last November.

Participants were urged to submit original photographs that are not published anywhere else, the aim of which was to encourage young people to be more active in the creative industry.

Pierre’s winning image is set in the format of a magazine cover depicting early morning on a beach with the phrase “TCI #1” written in the clouds.

It attracted an impressive 265 likes on Facebook, while Kazz Wilson’s photograph garnered 242 likes, earning him second place.

“The sole prerogative of the whole image was to further promote the TCI as a world class destination,” the TCI Cadet Corp training officer told Weekly News on Wednesday.

“Immediately, I thought what a better way to do that than to use our pristine beaches.”

He added: “I have developed a

keen interest and fascination in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics industry, hence I’m hoping to pursue a degree in computer science in the near future.”

According to Pierre, photography has always been a hobby he enjoyed and intends to continue honing his skills.

“This competition has created the opportunity to display my skills and creativity,” he said.

He is also honoured to have been given the opportunity to showcase his skills and even more so to be chosen as the winner.

“Honestly, I feel honoured and ecstatic. I wasn’t expecting to win considering how good the fellow submissions were.

“I express my heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals who supported me throughout the competition.

“I am most grateful to the department for launching this initiative and providing me with this opportunity.

This truly sparked something new within me,” Pierre said.

For capturing second place in the competition, put on by the Department of Trade, Industry and Consumer Affairs, Wilson won himself a new Nikon digital camera.

Prizes will be awarded on January 27.

Model Christie Brinkley enjoyed her winter holiday in the Turks and Caicos Islands and posted numerous photographs of her trip to her Instagram account

Christie Brinkley holidays in the TCI AMERICAN model Christie Brinkley was spotted enjoying some winter sun in the Turks and Caicos Islands this January.

The 65-year-old, who is known for gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue multiple times in the 1970s, posted on social media about her trip.

According to numerous updates, she arrived in the TCI in late December and enjoyed plenty of time on the beach and in the water, exploring, swimming and snorkelling.

In one post to her Instagram account (@christiebrinkley), which featured a photo of the

water, she wrote: “It was so clear and magical. Sea fans and arches, ledges and caves.”

On December 31, she published a photo by the Long Bay shipwreck and said: “Two boatloads of friends went to explore the shipwreck! So much fun!”

She then attended US fashion designer Donna Karan’s annual New Year’s Eve dinner on Parrot Cay, sharing several photographs of the event with her 583,000 followers.

On January 2, she posted a photo in which she was pictured in a small boat with her son sailing over the TCI’s turquoise water.

“We want to go places we’ve never been in 2020,” she wrote, “so on the first day of the year we ventured a little further and we found three beautiful islands just around the bend!

“May your new year be full of happy beautiful adventures near far and even within your heart and soul!”

Brinkley from Michigan spent 25 years as the face of CoverGirl and has appeared on more than 500 magazine covers.

Magazines such as Allure and Men;s Health have named Brinkley one of the most attractive women of all time.

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Public service audit is ‘holistically different’ from past review DEPUTY Governor Anya Williams has stressed that the upcoming audit of the public service is “holistically different” from the 2012 review that saw hundreds of jobs slashed.

The purpose of the new audit is to identify strengths and weaknesses and to make recommendations to close those gaps to further improve service delivery, she said.

It will also identify additional key and priority civil service staff needed to fulfil the mandate of the Government.

On January 10, Williams issued a public statement on the Public Service Productivity and Efficiency

Audit.

It came following an open letter to the TCI civil service by Jamell Robinson, former vice president of the Civil Service Association, published by the Weekly News last week.

In his letter, Robinson said it was not fair for the Government to carry out an exercise that, he claimed, could result in the “sending home” of hard-working Islanders.

“Is it fair when civil servants’ moral is at an all-time low due to broken promises of restored gratuity, better working conditions, increased salaries and equity for all civil servants?”

In response, Williams explained that the audit was planned for in the Office of the Deputy Governor’s Budget and Key Programme Strategies for 2019/2020.

The purpose of the audit, to take place in the fourth quarter of the financial year, was outlined in the budget speech in May 2019 and the throne speech in November 2019, she said.

It included, working towards improving public service programme performance by undertaking an overarching review of the reforms that were formerly implemented in public procurement, public service

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management and public financial management among others.

The audit will determine the effectiveness of those reforms and whether they have improved productivity across the service, Williams added.

It will also determine whether additional or other types of resources including, but not limited to, investments in systems are required to further improve the delivery of the public service.

The open tender was publicly released on November 14, 2019.

Two bids were received “which regrettably were well above budget and are still being reviewed”, the deputy governor explained. “…but we remain committed to carrying out this work even if in the next financial year which will be beneficial to the civil service and people of these Islands that require efficient public services.”

As outlined in the open tender, the purpose of the audit is “holistically different from the review conducted in 2012 that was financially driven and was aimed at reducing the cost and size of the public service at a time when public service cost stood at over 50 percent of monthly revenue intake”.

Public service costs since 2012 have been well managed within

the ratio of less than 40 percent of government revenue.

Additional costs have been budgeted each year since 2012 and the public service has continued to enjoy the full restoration of previous benefits and the introduction of new benefits, the statement said.

These include the return of their previous 10 percent cut in pay 2012, and the implementation of a new pay and grading review with new grade structures amounting up to as much as a 30 percent increases in pay for some staff in 2014.

Other benefits include a further 2.5 percent across the board salary increase in 2015, the launching of a Professional Development Fund reserved for scholarship and professional development opportunities for local staff in 2016, the reinstatement of increments ranging in increases of two to four percent based on performance in 2019 and other ongoing work programmes.

Meanwhile, the contract for the Review of Pensions and Gratuities was successfully awarded and began in December 2019.

Canadian human recourses and IT company Morneau Shepell won the contract and associates travelled to the TCI in December to collect data and to meet with key officials.

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New manager pledges to ‘maintain integrity’ REGISTRATION manager Chrishanda Hall has pledged to maintain integrity and serve to the highest possible standards.

Hall was this week appointed to the position of manager of registration and citizenship within the Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services.

In a press release on Thursday (January 16), Deputy Governor Anya Williams said she was pleased to congratulate Hall on her new appointment.

“As a part of our efforts to continue to improve service delivery across Government, key focus was placed on the restructuring of the Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services Customer Service Centres in Grand Turk and Providenciales which has yielded significant improvements.

“The enhanced functioning of the Registration and Citizenship Department is vital to the day to day lives of the TCI community and we are confident that Ms Hall’s professional background and experience will be an asset to that department and will

Chrishanda Hall was appointed to the position of manager of registration and citizenship

help her to continue to excel as we have become accustomed to expect over her tenure.”

Hall is a graduate of the TCI Community College and holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Studies with specialisation in Finance and Management In 2003 Hall joined the TCI Islands CONTINUED 

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National Youth Parliament to debate earthquake preparedness THIS Saturday the TCI National Youth Parliament will be talking about earthquakes at HJ Robinson High School in Grand Turk to close the TCI’s Earthquake Awareness Week.

The topic of debate is, ‘Be it resolved that the Government of the TCI is effectively preparing the populace to respond to an earthquake occurrence in the TCI’. It will begin at 10am.

The Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) hosted several activities to observe the week from Sunday to Saturday (January 12-18).

Its aim was to sensitise residents and visitors to the risks and to ensure they can effectively respond to an earthquake event, a January 9 department press release said.

The department also hoped to strengthen the earthquake preparedness and response capacity of the disaster management system at national and community level.

Hon. Ralph Higgs, Minister of Disaster Management and Emergencies, said: “As the TCI continues to develop plans and programmes towards a more disaster resilient territory, we should all take interest in, and participate during the week so that we remain ready to actively response, as we have to be in a position to help ourselves until reinforcements arrives.”

Among the activities held this week were communications tests on Monday, a radio slot on Radio Turks and Caicos on Wednesday, and numerous social media updates.

Although not often felt, the Caribbean and Central America region experiences dozens of

measurable earthquakes every week.

“Scientists have tried predicting earthquakes; however, none have been successful,” the DDME statement said.

“While they have a pretty good idea of where an earthquake is most likely to hit, they still cannot tell exactly when it will happen.”

The department plans to enhance the TCI’s preparedness through its disaster management strategy which is concentrated on planning, training and exercising for all hazards.

A “critical and essential” component of the territory’s preparedness efforts is focused on rare but high impact event such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

“The recent earthquakes around Puerto Rico serves as a reminder that our region is seismically active and we always need to be prepared,” the statement said.

“As we observe Earthquake Awareness Week 2020, it is important that we understand our level of vulnerability to earthquakes and recognise the need to prepare and maintain a state of readiness for such threats.

“Due to the geographical location of the TCI, and its proximity to both the Puerto Rico Trench and the Septentrional Fault System, the Islands have a low to moderate susceptibility to earthquakes risks.

“While we cannot predict earthquakes or prevent them from occurring we can be prepared to respond.”

Anyone interested in earthquake tips and how to become more resilient to earthquakes can contact the department at ddme.tci@gmail. com; DDME@gov.tc or call 9464177/4521.

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Financial Services Commission as the personal secretary to the superintendent working through several promotions such as administrative assistant and examiner, junior bank and trust analyst and registration officer.

These positions afforded her training and exposure to various sectors of the financial industry.

In July 2016, Hall joined the TCI Government in the capacity of customer service centre supervisor within the Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services’ Grand Turk office with a mandate to improve customer service delivery.

Under her oversight the department saw numerous improvements as well as the implementation of new systems

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and initiatives aimed to create a holistic approach to improvement in service delivery.

Hall said: “I am delighted for the opportunity to serve as manager of registration and citizenship and will continue to show the same devotion to duty as shown in my previously held positions.

“I am grateful to those who have shown confidence in me and I will not fail.

“I live by Pele’s words, ‘Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.’

“I pledge to maintain integrity and serve to the highest possible standards.”

THE SALT CAY NOTE

You’ve got mail: The story of a message in a bottle WALKING along Salt Cay’s renowned North Beach you find all sorts of things all the time.

Old buoys, ropes, plastic containers, shoes, flips flops, driftwood- the list goes on.

While some finds are more intriguing than others, I must confess that I’ve never found anything that was worth writing home about.

I hasten to add that my beach combing ambitions are also not particularly profound, with one exception: I’ve always wanted to find a message in a bottle.

People have been throwing bottled messages into the world’s oceans for thousands of years in the name of love, science and yes, distress.

Before GPS and other modern navigational and communication tools were common place, mariners and indeed their passengers often used bottled massages as a last, desperate method to inform the world of their fate, before heading to a watery grave.

One such message, composed in 1856 by William Graham, a British sea captain headed for New York as a passenger on the ill-fated SS Pacific, read: “On board the Pacific from Liverpool to NY- Ship going down. Confusion on board- icebergs around us on every side.

“I know I cannot escape. I write the cause of our loss that friends may not live in suspense.

The finder will please get it published. W M Graham.”

The message was eventually found on the remote Hebrides island of Uist, in the summer of 1861.

The five years it took for this bottle to be found was relatively short, especially when compared with the 151 years it took for the bottled message of Japanese seaman Chunosuke Matsuyama to arrive in mainland Japan.

It was launched in 1784 from a remote Pacific island, detailing his and 43 shipmates’ shipwrecking, and was eventually found in 1935 by a Japanese seaweed collector in the village of Hiraturemura, Matsuyama’s birthplace.

Here in the Turks and Caicos Islands there is a collection of bottled messages which can be found in the National Museum in Grand Turk and over the years friends have recounted their stories of finding bottled messages.

One such message came from the Captain of RMS St Helena and was found on Grand Turk, in the early 1980s.

Eventually contact was made with the good captain and the Grand Turk residents and the

BY TITUS DE BOER

Titus was born in Hamburg and has lived in the Turks and Caicos Islands since 1989.

He works as a general business consultant and has been based in Salt Cay since 2016.

captain subsequently met- aboard the RMS St Helena.

Given that statistically only three percent of the millions of bottled messages are ever found (I am still wracking my brain how researchers arrive at that number), I had accepted my fate that I was probably never going to find one.

When suddenly, on January 9, 2020, there it was: A message in a bottle, washed ashore on North Beach, Salt Cay. Inside a bottle of Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon (screw top), one could clearly make out a piece of paper, wrapped in a clear plastic bag.

In an attempt to preserve the mystique at least for a bit longer, I decided to take the bottle home, rather than open it right there and then.

Who might it be from? How far had it travelled? Happy honeymooners on a cruise ship? A lone sailor on an Atlantic crossing? I was about to find out.

When the well-preserved note finally found its way onto my desk, the words on it proved somewhat anticlimactic: Two names, their email addresses and “1st January 2020, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos”.

In other words, the bottle had travelled nine miles and was found after eight days.

Still, someone had made the effort and so I emailed them: “Just a quick note that to let you know that your bottle washed up on Salt Cay, on Thursday...”

The reply: “Good Morning. Isn’t that something...” And thus concluded, with almost Shakespearean brevity, my exchange with the writer of the note. Isn’t that something.

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EU funds campaign to eradicate mosquito-borne diseases in the Caribbean THE European Union has provided the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) with a grant of €4.1 million (US$4.5 million) to continue supporting efforts to combat mosquito borne diseases in the Caribbean.

The assistance will be channelled through a four-year health strengthening programme designed to further improve the prevention, detection and control of outbreaks of mosquito borne diseases such as Zika and dengue.

The project will involve activities to strengthen vector control programmes in CARPHA member states, in addition to the institutional capacity for detection, as well as regional coordination in response to possible related infectious outbreaks.

CARPHA is responsible for coordinating public health policy and responses to public health issues in CARICOM Member States and has recently completed a successful first phase of a similar EU-funded programme which focused on the

Mosquitos spread diseases such as Zika and dengue, which can affected the general population and derail productivity in the region.

Zika outbreak, at a cost of €700 000 (US$770,000).

“The EU remains committed to assisting the region with health security especially when mosquito borne diseases such as Zika and dengue threaten both the health of the regional population and general productivity, as well as the important tourism sector,” EU Ambassador Daniela Tramacere said. “This grant will ensure that CARPHA together with its member states can respond effectively to the potential threat that these diseases pose.”

Executive Director of CARPHA Dr Joy St John, said she was pleased the agency was implementing “this very important initiative” which will allow CARPHA to address many of the elements of capacity building that the Caribbean needs, such as laboratory strengthening, training in integrated vector management, insecticide resistance testing and behaviour change interventions.

“In light of current outbreaks of dengue, this is a boost to CARPHA’s support to countries at this time,” she said. (Caribbean360)

A plastic bag floating in the water off New Providence in this picture from BREEF.

Bahamas PM: There is no going back on plastic ban PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he would rather risk an election than the future of the country, telling the media the government fully informed the public on the plastic ban and does not intend to reverse the decision.

“I would always prefer in losing an election than losing a country,” Dr Minnis told reporters. “That’s my position. I feel that a country and a future generation is more important to me.”

Dr Minnis was responding to comments by Super Value owner Rupert Roberts, who told a local daily that the government should eliminate the fee charged for plastic bags, as anger over the issue could cause the Minnis administration the next election.

Mr Roberts told the local media outlet: “I think government should really do it because I’m afraid this is going to follow them right to the ballot box.”

Arrivals at the island’s famed Princess Juliana International Airport were up 103 per cent from January to October 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.

St Maarten named 2020’s Most Innovative Caribbean Destination The St Maarten Tourist Bureau’s efforts in revitalising the island have been recognised.

St Maarten has received the title of 2020’s Most Innovative Caribbean Destination in the Caribbean Journal’s Annual Caribbean Travel Awards, for its “impressive strategy” that has ushered in a “full-fledged tourism renaissance”.

According to Caribbean Journal, the progress on the island has been hard to ignore with “a miraculous increase in tourist arrivals” throughout 2019, and the journal’s staff commended St Maarten for its speedy airport recovery, rebound in accommodations, and the reestablishment of a thriving roster of restaurants and bars.

Arrivals at the island’s famed Princess Juliana International Airport were up 103 per cent from January to October 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.

“We are delighted to obtain this award from Caribbean Journal,” said St Maarten’s Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunication Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher. “As we strive to become a leading Caribbean destination, offering unforgettable experiences to our visitors, we are grateful for this recognition and are motivated to work even harder to attain our goals and look forward to welcoming more visitors to our Friendly Island.”

The island’s Director of Tourism,

May-Ling Chun said the award was a testament to all the hard word that everyone in the travel industry had been putting into ensuring that the tourism sector recovers quickly.

“We’re thrilled to see that visitors are returning to the island in greater numbers,” she said.

St Maarten is the smallest island in the world to be shared by two nations –the Netherlands and France. Located at the northern end of the Lesser Antilles, the island’s 37 square miles has 37 beaches and is home to many historical and family-oriented attractions. Direct air service is available to Princess Juliana International Airport from major US and Canadian cities.

(Caribbean360)

Mike Pompeo is expected to discuss matters pertaining to the recent flare up in the Middle East and outstanding issues relating to Venezuela.

US Secretary of State to visit Jamaica next week UNITED States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be in Jamaica on a two-day working visit, beginning next Tuesday, a Gleaner source has revealed.

He is due to arrive on January 21 and will be having meetings with Prime Minister Prime Andrew Holness, and several other Caribbean leaders.

Pompeo is expected to discuss matters pertaining to the recent flare up in the Middle East and outstanding issues relating to Venezuela.

His visit comes almost a year after five Caribbean leaders flew to

Mar-a-Lago Estate, to meet with US President Donald Trump.

Trump dangled investment opportunities to the Caribbean leaders who had backed Juan Guaido in the standoff for state power in Venezuela, promising to send a highlevel delegation from the Overseas Private Investment Cor-poration, the U.S. development lender, to visit each nation within a 90-day period.

In the meantime, the US Embassy in Kingston has said it is unable to confirm the Pompeo’s visit. (Jamaica Gleaner)

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US$1.5B in recovery funds and in-kind services pledged for Hurricane Dorian rebuilding

Jovenel Moise blamed parliament for having failed to approve the electoral law required to hold last year’s elections.

Haiti opposition condemns country’s slide into rule by decree HAITIAN opposition politicians on Tuesday condemned the country’s slide into rule by decree under President Jovenel Moise after the failure to renew parliament, creating a political vacuum.

In the early hours of Monday, the president said the mandates of lower house deputies and most senators formally expired because no successors were elected in October after the troubled country failed to hold elections.

Moise argues the situation could break the Caribbean nation’s political

deadlock after weeks of turmoil, but his critics fear it will undermine a fragile democracy three decades since the end of the Duvalier family dictatorship.

Andre Michel, a politician with the opposition Democratic and Popular Sector, said the country was entering a crisis that would be worse than in 2019, when the impoverished country was racked by violent protests against the government.

“Today we see that Jovenel Moise is devoid of any popular legitimacy,” Michel told a news conference.

GOVERNMENTS, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), multilateral institutions, companies and individuals pledged US$1.5 billion in recovery funding and inkind services at the Hurricane Dorian Private Sector Pledging Conference – just under half the estimated losses and damage the Category 5 hurricane caused when it made landfall in the archipelago four months ago.

More than 300 local and international delegates attended the conference at Baha Mar on Monday, and pledges included: initiatives in homebuilding and repair; educational assistance; renewable energy partnerships; relief aid; grants; direct assistance to storm victims; parks restoration; loans and financing.

“These pledges are an important step in the ongoing reconstruction and rebuilding of areas affected by Hurricane Dorian, so that we may rebuild stronger and with more resilience,” said Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.

“We are grateful to domestic and international partners, including foreign governments.

We look forward to other possible contributions to help in our recovery efforts.”

As a follow up to the conference, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government will issue a detailed account of the commitments made

Participants at the Hurricane Dorian Pledging Conference. (Photo Credit: BIS/Derek Smith)

disaggregated by sectors and stakeholders.

Hurricane Dorian hit Abaco and Grand Bahama in September 2019.

With maximum sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, and gusts of 220 miles per hour, Dorian was the strongest storm to hit The Bahamas.

It was also the second strongest storm by wind speed recorded in the Atlantic.

There have been 70 confirmed deaths as a result of Hurricane Dorian.

“We thank the donors who pledged at Monday’s conference

for their support of the restoration of Abaco and Grand Bahama,” said Katherine Forbes-Smith, Managing Director of the Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority.

“The Authority, as the agency charged with spearheading the reconstruction effort, will work with these local and international partners to ensure that Abaco and Grand Bahama are rebuilt better and stronger. Through these partnerships and assistance we also hope to boost both economies and build back with new, greener technology and resiliency.” (Caribbean360)

Jamaica: Soldier killed girlfriend, posted photos of body on WhatsApp before taking his own life

National Security Minister Marvin Dames said that officers will be placed under “greater scrutiny unlike ever before”.

Bahamas: Body cams to win public’s confidence THE Bahamas Ministry of National Security signed a million-dollar contract with AE Tactical yesterday for body worn and dash cameras, which are expected to be used by police officers this year.

Valued at $1,153,275, the contract will allow for 400 body worn and dash cameras to be issued to police officers, a police official said.

Speaking at Tuesday’s contract signing, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said as a result of the new technology, members of the public will be able to see greater levels of transparency in law enforcement agencies.

“This signing today is important because it demonstrates to the Bahamian people that we’re serious about what it is we’re saying,” he said.

“So, when we say we want to bring about a higher level of transparency, a higher level of professionalism within our law enforcement agencies and we want the entire Bahamas to see.

“If an incident has happened, the Bahamas can see because that is recorded and the commissioner has been pushing for this, he and his senior team and as a government, we’ve committed it prior to coming into office and we’re now working and living up to our commitments.”

BEFORE Jamaica Defence Force Corporal Doran McKenzie took his life with a Glock pistol on Sunday morning, he allegedly posted graphic images of his girlfriend’s body on his WhatsApp status and distributed a voice note explaining why he committed the act, The Gleaner understands.

The narrative dovetails with the accounts of several neighbours who told our news team of a cold, calculated killer who was overheard on his veranda shortly after he launched a deadly attack on his girlfriend, Suianne Easy, some time after 2 a.m.

“After the shooting, he was heard telling somebody on the phone to come for him. Maybe a the army him a call, but then him go back in and shoot himself. Is when him see the light (police siren) him kill himself ‘cause whosoever him call wouldn’t come for him,” a resident, who requested that his identity not be revealed, said.

Around 11 a.m. on Sunday, our news team observed bloodstains in the living room and bedroom of

JDF Corporal Doran McKenzie reportedly premeditated the killing.

the house. A light was still on in the bedroom.

Hours earlier, blood-curdling screams were heard as Easy, a practical nurse, was savagely chopped and shot to death.

Details from the police and military have been sketchy, but residents revealed a frantic bid by firefighters to gain entry to the

premises before the magnitude of the corporal’s bloodlust became fully evident.

“We overheard the police said they found two magazines and they were empty, and each magazine carry 16.

But before the fireman come and cut off the lock, one of the police look in through the window and said, ‘Spec, a nuh likkle bit a shot this ya man fire inna di place. When them go in, a whole heap o’ spent shell dem find inna the house,’” a source told The Gleaner.

Easy was allegedly told that McKenzie had expressed an intention to kill her hours before her death.

But another resident said that the army man’s smouldering rage had been burning even earlier. “Him say it in December say him a go kill her. She was actually told,” another source said.

Residents of 23rd Pathway in Four West, Greater Portmore, say that McKenzie’s deadly attack on his partner could have taken out more victims as at least two of the shots fired exited his dwelling and pierced the wall of a neighbouring house.

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January 18-24, 2020

SNP MSP Alex Neil urges Holyrood to hold IndyRef2 without UK Government approval A VETERAN SNP MSP has called on Holyrood to hold a second Scottish independence vote even if it fails to win approval of Westminster.

Former health secretary Alex Neil insisted MSPs could press on with a consultative ballot on the issue if the Lord Advocate gave consent to such a move.

But Unionist campaigners branded such a plan as “irresponsible” and claimed Scots deserved better than politicians playing “constitutional games”.

The Prime Minister wrote to Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday stating that she and her predecessor Alex Salmond had pledged the 2014 referendum would be “once in a generation” event.

But the SNP leader branded the Tories “terrified of Scotland’s right to choose” as she warned their opposition will not stand.

Mr Neil told the Daily Record he believes the Scottish Government should seek a legal opinion on whether Holyrood could organise its own consultative referendum without the consent of Westminster.

He said the SNP should consider establishing a Constitutional Convention on the specific issue of Scotland’s “right to choose”.

His remarks come after Constitutional Relations Secretary Mike Russell accused the Prime Minister of ignoring the wishes of

Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas is an associate of President Trump’s personal lawyer.

Trump ‘knew exactly what was going on’, Giuliani aide claims UK PM Boris Johnson (left) wrote to Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday stating that she and her predecessor Alex Salmond had pledged that the 2014 referendum would be “once in a generation” event.

Scots voters, who in last month’s general election returned an increased number of SNP MPs. Speaking on Wednesday, Mr Russell said: “I think you can either have democracy or you can have dictatorship, you can’t have both.

“If Boris Johnson wants to be a dictator that simply says ‘other people’s votes don’t matter, Scotland’s doesn’t matter, Scotland isn’t a nation’, that is a decision which cannot hold in my view, because it goes so much against the views of the people of Scotland.

“Even those who are not in favour of independence, we know are in favour of saying it is right that if the people of Scotland vote for something they get their chance to choose. That is all this is about.”

Pamela Nash, chief executive of Scotland in Union, said: “Talking up the prospect of a Catalan-style wildcat referendum is irresponsible.

“The majority of people in Scotland don’t want a divisive second independence referendum, but if there ever is one it must be carried out legally and fairly.

China agrees to buy $200 billion worth of US products CHINA has agreed to buy hundreds of billions of dollars worth of products from the United States as part of their “phase one” trade deal.

The agreement signed Wednesday will have Beijing purchase an additional $200 billion of US goods and services over the next two years.

The increase in purchases will be compared to 2017, before the trade war started. China imported over $185 billion in total US goods and services that year.

In exchange, Washington has agreed to reduce tariffs on $120 billion in Chinese products from 15% to 7.5%.

Taken together, the phased purchases by China would result in a dramatic surge in US exports. Total exports to China would increase to over $260 billion in 2020, and roughly $310 billion in 2021 if the deal holds.

“We think it is highly challenging for China to import $200 billion more goods and services from the US over the next two years without reducing imports from elsewhere,” said analysts at UBS. Agricultural goods account for a big chunk of the new purchases.

Under the agreement, China will buy an additional $12.5 billion of those

The agreement signed Wednesday will have Beijing purchase an additional $200 billion of US goods and services over the next two years.

goods in year one, and then $19.5 billion in year two, compared to 2017.

Among the products it has promised to buy are soybeans, pork, cotton and wheat. Trade in soybeans and pork in particular has been hit hard as tensions have escalated between the world’s two largest economies.

Both products were among thousands of US goods hit by Chinese tariffs in July 2018, in response to the

Trump administration’s taxes on $34 billion of Chinese goods.

In addition to the purchases announced on Wednesday, the initial deal provides better protection to American companies that have long complained about thefts of their intellectual property and trade secrets.

It also loosens up requirements for banks wanting to operate in China and imposes anti-counterfeiting measures that, if broken, would lead to penalties.

AN aide to Donald Trump’s lawyer claims the president “knew exactly what was going on” with efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating former Vice-President Joe Biden and his son.

Lev Parnas told MSNBC he went to Ukraine to put pressure on officials on behalf of Mr Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.

The alleged intention was to damage Mr Biden, a potential Democratic rival to Mr Trump in next year’s US election.

President Trump denies involvement.

The US president also says that he does not know Mr Parnas - a Ukrainian-American businessman and Republican party donor who is facing separate charges of campaign finance violations.

The extent of Mr Trump’s involvement in the alleged plan to undermine Mr Biden - whose son Hunter Biden was on the board of a Ukrainian gas firm - will be examined in his impeachment trial, which is due to begin next week in the US Senate.

He is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

In the interview aired on Wednesday, Mr Parnas said Mr Trump was “aware of all my movements”.

“I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani or the president. Why would [Ukrainian] President Zelensky’s inner circle or [Interior] Minister [Arsen] Avakov or all these people or [former] President [Petro] Poroshenko meet with me?

“Who am I? They were told to meet with me. And that’s the secret that they’re trying to keep. I was on the ground doing their work,” he added.

Mr Trump “decided to” increase pressure on Ukraine to investigate the Bidens’ activities by withholding military aid, Mr Parnas said.

Mr Parnas also said he told a Ukrainian official that US VicePresident Mike Pence would not attend President Zelensky’s inauguration unless there was an

investigation into the Bidens.

Other White House officials knew about the alleged campaign against Mr Biden, Mr Parnas alleged. They included Attorney General William Barr, who Mr Parnas said was “basically on the team”, and former national security advisor John Bolton, who Mr Parnas said “100%” knew about it.

Mr Trump has said he does not know Mr Parnas. Referring to photos of himself with Mr Parnas and another Giuliani associate, he said: “It’s possible I have a picture with them because I have a picture with everybody.”

But Mr Parnas said Mr Trump “lied”. “He knew exactly who I was.” he said.

Earlier this week, letters, phone records, notes and flash drives were obtained from Mr Parnas in a bid to bolster the Democrats’ case against Mr Trump at the forthcoming Senate trial.

Documents show that Ukraineborn Mr Parnas was in regular contact with Mr Giuliani as well as Ukrainian officials, and suggest that Mr Parnas was directly involved in trying to have Mr Zelensky look into Mr Biden.

One handwritten note from Mr Parnas states: “Get Zalensky [sic] to Annonce [sic] that the Biden case will be investigated.”

There is also a screenshot of a previously undisclosed letter from Mr Giuliani to Mr Zelensky, in which he asks to arrange a meeting.

The letter from Mr Giuliani describes himself as “personal counsel to President Trump” and states that Mr Trump had “knowledge and consent” of Mr Giuliani’s actions.

The meeting never took place, as Mr Giuliani eventually cancelled his May trip to Ukraine.

Some of the materials obtained show Mr Parnas and Mr Giuliani discussing the removal of Marie Yovanovitch, the then US ambassador to Ukraine.

Several of the text messages appear to suggest Ms Yovanovitch was placed under surveillance.

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Cost of security for Prince Harry and Markle could be as much as $10M annual expert warns THE cost of security for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could be as much as $10million (£7.6million) annually, an expert has said.

Another warned the issue of their protection cannot be ignored, citing the death of Diana in Paris as a prime example of what can happen if royal security lapses.

Last week, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sparked a crisis in the British monarchy by announcing they wanted to reduce their royal duties and spend more time in North America, while also becoming financially independent.

But concern has been raised over how they will do this. On Monday, after crisis talks held at Sandringham, the Queen announced: ‘There will be a period of transition in which the Sussexes will spend time in Canada and the UK.’ There has been a growing row about who will pick up the couple’s annual security bill as they split their

time between the UK and Canada.

Now a security expert has warned it could cost as much as $10million annually.

Chris Matthews, formerly of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and who worked in the protection of visitors to Canada such as the Royal Family, has estimated the security measures required for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be similar to those of the Prime Minister.

But he warned, in an interview with The Globe and Mail, Canada’s biggest newspaper, that security would be more costly as they would have to set it up from scratch.

He said: ‘They need personal body guards all the time. You have to pay those peoples’ salaries. You’ve got to pay for the vehicles they travel in and the aircraft they travel in. You have to pay for the communications equipment they require because it has to be sophisticated so that you can’t listen to it.’

Knife possession offences in England and Wales reach record high THE number of people cautioned or convicted for carrying knives in England and Wales has reached record levels, Ministry of Justice data shows.

There were 14,135 offences in the year to September 2019 the most since the data was first compiled in 2007.

When possession offences involving other weapons were added, the total was almost 22,300 - the most since 2009.

This week it was reported Boris Johnson will lead a new cabinet committee looking at ways to tackle the crime.

It comes after data released by the Office for National Statistics in October revealed policerecorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument hit a record high in the year to June up 7% on the previous 12 months to 44,076.

The latest MoJ figures show that for most offenders (71%) this was their first crime of this kind.

According to the report, offenders are now more likely to be handed an immediate jail sentence for knife and weapon offences, and for longer.

In the year to September, 38%

of knife and offensive weapon offences resulted in an immediate custodial sentence compared with 23% for the same period in 2009.

The average length of prison sentences also rose over the same period, from six to eight months, the document said.

BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the record number of knife possession offences could reflect a greater use of police stop-and-search powers, as well as a rise in the number of people carrying knives.

Barnardo’s chief executive Javed Khan said: “We need to tackle the root causes and understand why those involved carry knives.

“Increasing the number and length of sentences can only be part of the solution, as this may not deter young people who are suffering a poverty of hope.

“The new government urgently needs to work with charities, education, health, youth workers, the criminal justice system and local communities to find longterm solutions, so vulnerable children have a reason to turn away from crime.”

Mr Matthews also warned that their residence would need to have fences installed, alongside CCTV and alarms - adding to the cost of their security.

His figure is only an estimate of course, and other estimates have put the figure at a much lower cost.

Earlier this week Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed taxpayers in his country should pay for Prince Harry, Meghan and their son Archie’s protection while they are there.

Mr Trudeau has assured the Queen that the family will be safe while in his country, with Canada expected to pay around half of an estimated £1million ($1.3million) annual bill a figure based on the cost of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s current UK security bill.

His comments come as The Globe and Mail also, in a scathing editorial, slammed the Royal couple of thinking they could split their time between the countries.

It said: ‘Canada is not a halfway house for anyone looking to get out of Britain while remaining a royal.’

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau tweeted before Christmas that Harry, Meghan and eight-monthold Archie ‘were among friends, and always welcome here’.

But on Wednesday, the nation’s most influential newspaper condemned the couple’s ‘vague and evolving plan to move to Canada

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex announced last week that they wanted to reduce their royal duties and spend more time in North America, while also becoming financially independent.

while remaining part of the Royal Family’, adding: ‘The Trudeau government’s response should be simple and succinct: No.’ If the Duke and Duchess do decide to spend the vast majority of their time in Canada however, their security arrangements cannot be ignored, a source with direct experience of handling royal affairs has warned.

Speaking to the National Post,

the source said the ‘nightmare scenario’ of something terrible happening to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Canada makes it impossible for Canada to just ignore the issue.

‘We don’t want Diana in a tunnel in Paris,’ the source said. But if they have decided to withdraw from Royal duties, then the cost of their security could be difficult to justify, they added.

Smog in southern Europe sparks car bans and street protests CITIES across southern Europe are experiencing dangerously high levels of smog caused by a prolonged period of dry sunny weather and light winds.

Temporary bans on diesel vehicles have been ordered in major Italian cities, including the capital, Rome, in an effort to reduce the pollution.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, protesters have taken to the streets in gas masks demanding action from the government.

Environmentalists have described the situation as a smog emergency.

In Rome, diesel cars, vans and motorbikes have been banned during peak times, while other polluting vehicles have been banned altogether.

The restrictions, which are set to remain in place over the next three days, are expected to affect about one million vehicles.

Demonstrators in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, want the government to take action pollution.

At least nine of the 13 areas in Rome that monitor particulate matter - a fine dust known as PM10 - have recorded levels this week in excess of the legal limit, Italy’s Il Messaggero

reported.

Environmentalist groups have complained that Rome city council has been too slow to act on the reported results.

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BEEN MEP CO. LTD.

CARIBBEAN BUILDERS

SHA CCONSTRUCTION,MAID TO CLEAN,NEWTECH CONSTRUCTION

Electricians and Plumbers

DOMESTIC WORKER

CARPENTERS, WELDERS, MASONS, PLUMBERS, TILE LAYERS, LABOURERS, PAINTERS, STEELMAN, STONES FABRICATORS, CLEANERS, BUTLERS

Unit 54, Saltmills Plaza, Provo. Requires qualified and experienced

Electricians must have a recognized qualification/licence from a governing body in country of origin and at least 10 years experience on large commercial projects is essential. Duties will include electrical installations, repairs and maintenance to residential and commercial projects. Electricians pay starting at $12.00 per hour. Plumbers must have at least 10 years experience on commercial projects and duties will include plumbing installations, repairs and maintenance to residential and commercial projects. Plumbers pay starting at $10.00 per hour.

Please email resume to beenmep@tciway.tc This ad is for both a first time work permit application and also any local/belonger qualified applicants as several positions are available

20115

MASTER CUTS BARBER SHOP Church Folly, Grand Turk. Is seeking to employ a

BARBER

Duties: Welcome clients as they arrive in the shop and engage them in conversation to determine their needs. Cut, Trim hair and beards or Giving shaves.

Assume responsibility for The maintenance of Instruments and work Station.

SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 348-4065 Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This is a first time Work permit application.

20080

#12 DOCTORS ROAD, CHALK SOUND Is seeking to employ a

• Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, and other work.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 244-0065

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20107

FERGUSON WILLIAMS

North Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ

KITCHEN HELPER

Duties: Help the cook, Clean Dishes, Mop and Clean floors. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-5759

Belongers are asked to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is currently held by A worker permit holder.

20076

SHRUB CL,BLUE HILLS. Cell: 432-3447 looking for:

Must be able to read and understand building drawings;layout and erect brick wall, concrete columns, beams, supports concrete staircaises; concrete floor rending,layout and build driveways, deck floos, swimming pool, cisters,competent with masonry tool and working knowledge of imperial and metric measurement. Perform maintenance and minors repairs( replacing broken switches,fixing doors handles, minor leaks, cut and polish rocks, install,measure, cut and shape.

Salaries started @$8- $13 per hr. Work 5-6 days a week.

Qualified belonger candidates should send their application.

Email: shagroup@ hotmail.com Dead line January 21st for renewal and new work permit

DEVON P. FULFORD

E&V CONSTRUCTION

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Waterloo Road, GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER BABYSITTER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises after work each Day, to assist the mason and Carpenter as needed.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 242-1358

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

Duties: Taking care of a Small child which includes: Preparing meals, Feeding, bathing and Cleaning.

Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 345-0450

20081

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This a First time work permit application.

20083

20038

B&B LOVELY STORE North Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 342-5645

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is held by a work Permit holder.

20078

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TURKS & CAICOS AGGRESSOR II PROVIDENCIALES

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SCUBA DIVE INSTRUCTOR

SCUBA DIVE INSTRUCTOR On bboard Aggressor II is required to perform the following: • Must have PADI Dive Instructor qualification with various specialty courses • Master of Yachts 200 tons • To lead a variety of dives from refs, walls, wrecks etc.

• To safely teach various specialties to guest onboard when required • Operate skiff and vessel to and from dive sites, safely dropping off and returning divers • Film and produce weekly charter video for guest • Underwater photography is a weekly requirement • Follow captain’s instruction with regard to daily boat maintenance/ administration/ paper work/ safety drills. Hurricane safety regulation • Interior and deck crew responsibilities are expected to be executed in a professional manner as instructed by the Captain • Galley and service duty for guests • Living and working on board the vessel up to eight weeks before vacation is allowed • Working seven days a week and maintaining a professional attitude Weekly salary $700.00

On bboard Aggressor II is required to perform the following: • Must have PADI Dive Instructor qualification with various specialty courses • Master of Yachts 200 tons • To lead a variety of dives from refs, walls, wrecks etc.

• To safely teach various specialties to guest onboard when required • Operate skiff and vessel to and from dive sites, safely dropping off and returning divers • Film and produce weekly charter video for guest • Underwater photography is a weekly requirement • Follow captain’s instruction with regard to daily boat maintenance/ administration/ paper work/ safety drills. Hurricane safety regulation • Interior and deck crew responsibilities are expected to be executed in a professional manner as instructed by the Captain • Galley and service duty for guests • Living and working on board the vessel up to eight weeks before vacation is allowed • Working seven days a week and maintaining a professional attitude Weekly salary $600.00

Contact: 649-231-4030 this position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers can submit their resume to the Labor Department

Contact: 649-231-4030 this position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers can submit their resume to the Labour Department

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The Somerset Strata Management Co Ltd, is seeking a suitable qualified Belongers who possess the requirements listed are encouraged to apply.

Ideal candidates should possess luxury resort experience, be professional in attitude and demeanor and must read and speak English fluently.

The Somerset Strata Management Co. Ltd is seeking a suitable qualified Belongers who possess the requirements listed are encouraged to apply.

Ideal candidates should possess luxury resort experience, be professional in attitude and demeanor and must read and speak English fluently.

GARDENER

LABOURER

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete ground work as directed by the Property Manager which may include picking up trash, sweeping curb and dumpster areas and maintaining landscaping beds and other ground areas • Must have the ability to lift heavy items weighing up to 150lbs • Must have the ability to maintain irrigation systems and provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, and other grounds features

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Troubleshoot and perform minor repairs on heating, cooling, and ventilation systems Paint and repair drywall along with performing routine maintenance jobs and repairs around the property

COMMON AREA ATTENDANT RESPONSIBILITIES:

REQUIREMENTS:

• Clean and maintain guest public areas within the hotel • Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment, in order to prevent damage to floors and fixtures • Maintain an inventory of cleaning and toiletry supplies • Polish furnitures, metal work, and chrome using appropriate cleaning and polishing compounds

Must be a team player with a desire to deliver excellent customer service to our guests Previous experience in this area would be an asset Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a team player with a desire to deliver excellent customer service to our guest • Must have clear English communications skills (written or oral) • Previous experience in this area would be an asset Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience

Qualified Belonger candidates are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

Joanna Ivasiuk The Somerset Resort on Grace Bay Jivasiuk@thesomerset.com

Qualified Belonger candidates are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

Submissions for this job position should be received no later than February 2nd, 2020

20115

Joanna Ivasiuk The Somerset Resort on Grace Bay jivasiuk@thesomerset.com

20115

The Somerset Strata Management Co Ltd, is seeking a suitable qualified Belongers who possess the requirements listed are encouraged to apply. Ideal candidates should possess luxury resort experience, be professional in attitude and demeanor and must read and speak English fluently.

The Somerset Strata Management Co. Ltd is seeking a suitable qualified Belongers who possess the requirements listed are encouraged to apply. Ideal candidates should possess luxury resort experience, be professional in attitude and demeanor and must read and speak English fluently.

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

RESPONSIBILITIES:

GARDENER

• Complete ground work as directed by the Property Manager which may include picking up trash, sweeping curb and dumpster areas and maintaining landscaping beds and other ground areas • Must have the ability to lift heavy items weighing up to 150lbs • Must have the ability to maintain irrigation systems and provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, and other grounds features

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• • • •

Replace washers, faucets and seals on malfunctioning plumbing equipments Repair leaky faucets and clean clogged drains Perform a wide variety of general building maintenance repairs and services Assist as directed in the operation and maintenance of mechanical systems such as: plumbing, ventilating, air conditioning, steam system, automatic temperature control, electrical and pool filtration as needed • Perform preventive maintenance procedures in a manner responsive to guest satisfaction

COMMON AREA ATTENDANT

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clean and maintain guest public areas within the hotel Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment, in order to prevent damage to floors and fixtures Maintain an inventory of cleaning and toiletry supplies Polish furnitures, metal work, and chrome using appropriate cleaning and polishing compounds

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be trained and certified by an accredited school in the following areas: Plumbing/Electrical/Mechanical and A/C related trades • Must be a team player with a desire to deliver excellent customer service to our guest • Must have clear English communications skills (written or oral) • Must have at least 5 years in plumbing, wood finishing, painting, A.C repairs, and carpentry

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be a team player with a desire to deliver excellent customer service to our guest Must have clear English communications skills (written or oral) Previous experience in this area would be an asset Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience

Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience

Qualified Belonger candidates are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

Qualified Belonger candidates are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

Joanna Ivasiuk The Somerset Resort on Grace Bay jivasiuk@thesomerset.com

20115

Joanna Ivasiuk The Somerset Resort on Grace Bay Jivasiuk@thesomerset.com

Submissions for this job position should be received no later than February 2nd, 2020

Submissions for this job position should be received no later than February 2, 2020

Submissions for this job position should be received no later than February 2nd, 2020

20115

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26 CLASSIFIEDS AUBREY FELIX #12 WELK CLOSE, COOPER JACK Is seeking to employ a

CARETAKER

• Assist dialysis patient with daily activities, clean and cook.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 243-2949

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20093

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BLUE HILLS BAKERY

Unit #5 Rony Eli Plaza, Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking a

BAKER

• Measure and mix raw ingredients, bake and decorate items, and ensure that all raw and finished goods adhere to quality and food safety standards.

• 5 days a week Salary: $1,200 monthly

CONTACT: 241-6646

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20049

CHARLES W. MISSICK

CARGO EXPRESS SERVICES LTD

*DRIVER POSITION AVAILABLE GENERAL DUTIES:

20 CROWN RIDGE, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

five years • Basic knowledge of trouble shooting regular mechanical issues • Excellent communication skills in English with the ability to write legibly and compute simple mathematics Salary: Starts at $10 per hour for 44-hour work-week.

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work • Must be willing to work 6 days a week Salary: $6.25 per hour

Please contact Cargo Express Services, in person, at 70 South Dock Road, Providenciales or email application to bkerr@tropical.com Application deadline: January 24, 2020. *Position is held by a work permit holder

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20061

• Ability to operate and drive all types of vehicles & equipment used to/ from Port to Warehouse/Customers • Cleaning & daily maintenance of all motorized equipment

REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid TCI driver’s license and proof of safe driving record over the past

20089

CONTACT: 946-4379

MECHANIC NEEDED* GENERAL DUTIES:

To service, repair and maintain in good working condition all mechanical & electrical systems for all company vehicles & other motorized equipment.

This is an administrative role preferably for a mature female who will be the initial contact for our diverse customer base while assisting several managers with daily administrative tasks.

Please contact Cargo Express Services on 649-941-5006 at 70 South Dock Road, Providenciales or email applications to bkerr@tropical.com to arrange an interview.

Application deadline: January 24, 2020 *Position is held by a Work Permit Holder

JOB SUMMARY

20091

RECEPTIONIST/ ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK

REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid TCI driver’s license and proof of safe driving record for the last past five years.

• Has outstanding knowledge & experience in trouble shooting mechanical & electrical issues to provide on-time solutions.

• Excellent communication skills in English with the ability to write legibly; ability to do simple calculations in order to re-order & maintain stock levels.

Salary: Starts at $20.00 per hour for a 40-hour work-week.

The Receptionist/Administrative Clerk is the team member who cordially greets our clients, in person or by telephone or email, and ably navigates the numerous shipping and logistics queries with the aim of providing clear, concise and valuable responses.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• • • • • • •

Courteously receive and respond to all incoming calls via inter-company switch board Sort and file weekly documents for Managers and Accounts Department Compute weekly payments to vendors for timely distribution and/or collection Assist with preparation of payroll for weekly paid employees Make local & international travel and hotel reservations for partners when necessary Maintain a log & contact information of company vendors and key stakeholders Prepare the reception area and conference room for meetings and/or training as needed

HOUSEMAN

Join a relaxed and friendly 35 team member workforce and enjoy one the highest wage, service charge and bonus packages on the island.

Our 98 room resort popularity and occupancy is growing year after growing resulting in high distribution of service charges and NO SLOW SEASON LAYOFFS

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS:

• • • • • • • •

IS INTERVIEWING FOR:

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Excellent skills in written and verbal communication Skills in organizing and prioritizing in order to meet deadlines Manual dexterity to perform repetitive tasks on a computer for 6 -8 hours daily Ability to multi-task while being flexible to cross train in other administrative roles Ability to work closely with other team members 3-5 years’ working experience in a similar position Associate Degree in Business Studies and/or High School Diploma

The suitable candidate must be personable, customer service oriented, have strong English verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Commensurate with Qualifications & Experience.

REMUNERATION

Salary offered will be based on candidate’s level of education & past work experience

Interested persons should forward resume by January 24, 2020 to bkerr@tropical.com or wewing@tropical.com or deliver by hand to 70 South Dock Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.

Resumes can be emailed to

dpapke@portsofcallresort.com/ tlewin@portsofcallresort.com or dropped off at resort Att- Taiwayne Lewin.

20090

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

20086

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS RASHARD’S CLEANING #41A DISCOVERY BAY, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

MERVCO

854 Leeward Highway, Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands

CLEANER

CASHIER

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $1,500 monthly

Cashier-required to cash out customer transactions, manage cash for purchases, assist with pumping gas if required, clean and maintain the work area, stock shelves and freezers. Be willing to work weekends and holidays.

CONTACT: 649-941-3390 MERVCO.ACC@GMAIL.COM

CONTACT: 342-0255

Belongers are encouraged to send resumes to the Labour Department. This position is currently held by a Work Permit holder

20092

BERTRAM GARLAND

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20060

RICHMOND HILL PREPARATORY SCHOOL Richmond Hills, Providenciales is looking for a

TRAINED PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER

With a minimum of ten years’ teaching experience and a teacher’s certificate from an accredited institution.

Teacher should be able to teach all subjects to any grade level, complete unit and lesson plans, serve on various committees, and complete annual reports. Salary is $2,200 per month.

Position currently held by a work permit holder Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department Please apply in writing to richhillprep@ yahoo.com or call 946-4957

20075

HEAD DOMESTIC WORKER X 1 @ $8.00 PER HR

X 1 @ $7.00 PER HR

Duties: Installs, maintains, and repairs pipes and fixtures associated with heating, cooling, water distribution, and sanitation systems in residential and commercial structures. Must be willing to work 6 days a week including weekends and holidays.

This post is a first-time work permit holder

Assist with general cleaning, duties of villas and maintaining weekly schedules of other domestic workers. Also assist with food preparation for guests, turn down linen services and other related general cleaning chores in line with TCI Villas & Properties standard of cleanliness. Must be willing to work 6 days a week including weekends and holidays

Interested TCI belongers are encouraged to drop off their resume to: Care Professional Consultantncy located in Sam’s Harvey Bldg. Unit # 9 Downtown, Providenciales. Or call: 347-3465

Interested TCI belongers are encouraged to drop off their resume to: Care Professional Consultantncy located in Sam’s Harvey Bldg.

Unit # 9 Downtown, Providenciales. Or call: 347-3465

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20036

Only persons selected for an interview will be contacted.

Deadline to receive application is January 21st, 2020

Only persons selected for an interview will be contacted.

Deadline to receive application is January 21st 2020

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLAND PHARMACY Building A Windward Rd, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

PHARMACIST DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves patients with kind and caring disposition • Prepares medications • Counsels and monitors patient’s drugs therapies • Gives pharmacological advice and information to multidisciplinary health care team • Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physicians orders • Detects and resoles therapeutic incompatibilities • Provides pharmacological advice and information via phone and in person to patients and health care professionals.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS;

• Must have certification from accredited university/institution and valid professional license through and acceptable regulations authority • Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a retain Pharmacy environment • Skilled at interacting with customers of all socioeconomic backgrounds • Ability to operate point-of-sale and Kroll software programs • Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Competent and reliable professional, committed and experience Salary: $50K -55K per annum depending on experience

Belongers only need to apply. Qualified applicants may apply to email: island pahrmacy@tciway.tc addressed to the attention of Business Manager, Mrs. Melanie Delancy and a copy sent the Labor Department

LABOURER

• Applicant must be honest, reliable and hard working.

• Keeping surroundings and properties clean and disposing of debris.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 231-0327

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20048

22 Granny Hill, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

B204 West Regent Village Gracebay Providenciales

PLUMBER

#493 Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MACKEY’S CAFE

SEE MORE TCI VILLAS & PROPERTIES

Back Salina Grand Turk

ROYAL ROBINSON

20037

BAKER HELPER

Assist baker measure and mix raw ingredients, bake and decorate items, and ensure that all raw and finished goods adhere to quality and food safety standards.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 649-941-3640

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20047

SERVICES BY EA

GARDENERS/ LABOURERS Applicants must be able to work outdoors performing manual and physical labor. They must be able to operate a jackhammer/ lawn mower and chainsaw. They will be asked to dig holes, mix and spread topsoil/ cow manure and plant. They must be able to speak and communicate in English. Starting salary $6.25 per hour and may be required to work on weekends and holidays if needed.

Interested applicants including Islanders/ Belongers can bring all applications to Services By EA located at #65 Beechwood Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales or email to yvonne@eagrouptci.com. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

20068

SMYRNE BAPTIST CHURCH BETWEEN DOCK YARD & BEHIND MARAH Down Town Providenciales, 341-5751

CLEANER

Clean inside the church, clean bathrooms, replace tissue, wipe furniture and equipment, clean door frames and windows, take out trash, water plants.

Salary starts at $6.25 per hour.

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE. 20104

ALLISON JUNE INGHAM HOSPITAL LANE, GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE WORKER

MALCOLM SMITH SOUTH BACK SALINA, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs and heating and air conditioning system Salary: $8 hourly

Duties: To clean and Maintain premises by raking And cleaning yard disposing of Refuse, cleaning windows and doors.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-1556

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a renewal of work permit application.

20211

This position is for work permit renewal Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

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CONTACT: 242-0889

JAI’S

JEREMIE SEIDE

#66 Robinson St., Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

The Regent Village, Unit A106, Grace Bay Road is seeking a

SALES CLERK

Responsibilities include greeting customers, presenting and selling merchandise to customers, counting inventory, and using the POS system.

The successful applicant must: 1. Have a minimum of 3 years sales experience in a retail

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environment.

2. Be honest, hard-working and self-motivated.

3. Be available to work Monday through Saturday, with flexibility to attend training sessions outside work hours.

Salary Range: $8.00 $10.00 per hour, dependent upon experience.

Kindly send applications to info@jais.tc.

Contact: 649-941-4374

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board.

20062

DOMESTIC WORKER

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 242-1441

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20098

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER

23 Parade Ave, Town Centre Building, Downtown Is seeking to employ a

STORE CLERK

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, set up forms for the pouring of concrete foundations, and even hand tools to workers, remove all debris, pack up tools, put away any unused materials, and take down bracing and scaffolding Salary: $7 hourly

• Assist customers, stock and re-stock store-room and shelves. Cash-out prescription, and over the counter items.

• Store-room inventory and expired good inventory.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 649-342-2511

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20106

• Watch and feed baby.

Bathe the baby and clean the house.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 649-344-9324

CONTACT: 649-941-3338

20108

ELECTRICAL AUTOMOTORIST Ports of Call Plaza (Unit#1), Grace Bay Road, Providenciales Salary: $2,500.00

• service, identify and repair faults on electronically controlled vehicle systems such as electronic fuel injection, electronic ignition, anti-lock braking, cruise control, automatic transmission, airbags and air conditioning • install electrical equipment such as gauges, lighting, alternators and starter motors in vehicles • install electrically operated accessories such as radios, heating or demisting equipment, air conditioners, driving lamps and anti-theft systems • refer to circuit diagrams, and use meters and test instruments to find electrical faults • adjust engine control systems and timing to ensure vehicles are running at peak performance • test, recondition and replace faulty alternators, generators, starter motors and related items such as voltage regulators and batteries • repair or replace faulty ignition, electrical wiring, fuses, lamps and switches • use hand tools, specialized electrical tools, instruments and machines, including drills, grinders, presses and lathes • solder or weld when repairing electrical parts • install, repair and service air conditioning systems.

Please contact email sandrews@caicoswheels.com or (649)946-8302 20085

SUNSET CAFÉ BAR & GRILL

#26 Aviation Drive, South Side Plaza, Providenciales Is seeking to hire

TWO (2) KITCHEN HELPERS

• To assist chef with preparing meals.

• Serving of meals/ cleaning.

• Other duties may be assigned.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

ONE (1) BARMAID

• Mix and serve drinks & cocktails.

• Keep bar and table areas clean.

Salary: $6.50 hourly Must be able to work 6 days per week.

Monday-Saturday 8 hours a day

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

NEX GEN BUILDERS

SCOTT’S CAR RENTAL & SALES

20044

MASON

CAROLINA PHARMACY

ROSAM’S CONSTRUCTION

BABYSITTER

Apt. #2 Cooper Jack Bay Road, Providenciales Is seeking a

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS #12 Musgrove Hill, Kew Town. Is seeking to employ a

KANISHA B. CAMPBELL

#7 Phase One, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices.

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 649-232-3435

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

CONTACT: 649-231-6318

20073

#1228 Leeward Highway. Is seeking to employ a

Car Wash Attendant • Wash, scrub and polish the interiors of car SUV’s and buses to protect their appearance.

• Vacuum, clean and maintain vehicles.

• Must be young, energetic and able to multitask with a valid driver’s license.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 231-8438 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20046

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THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

IS INTERVIEWING FOR:

HOUSEMAID

Join a relaxed and friendly 35 team member workforce and enjoy one the highest wage, service charge and bonus packages on the island.

Our 98 room resort popularity and occupancy is growing year after growing resulting in high distribution of service charges and NO SLOW SEASON LAYOFFS The suitable candidate must be personable, customer service oriented, have strong English verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Commensurate with Qualifications & Experience.

Resumes can be emailed to

Resumes can be emailed to dpapke@portsofcallresort.com/ tlewin@portsofcallresort.com

20084

TCI PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES

#34 Millennium Highway, Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CASHIER

Receive payment by cash and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers.

Salary: $8.50 hourly

CONTACT: 231-2397 Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

20048

CARPENTER - $10 HOURLY

Follow blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of clients. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials

MASON - $10 HOURLY

Repairs, maintains and alters

DOMESTIC WORKER

NANNY

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 231-7369

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This a First time work permit application.

20077

(Yard maintenance plus help with watery delivery)$7 hourly, 346-9099 #69 Blue Hills, Provo, TCI Position held by work permit holder

buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices.

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters

PAINTER - $10 HOURLY

(Clean work site, mix concrete, carry tools $7 hourly, 241-7878 #5 South Dock Rd,Provo, TCI Vacant Position

BLUE HILLS GLASS

MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 344-9330

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20099

SAMMY’S CUTS

THE MAMA VARIETY SHOP

#34 MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE WORKER

• fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs and heating and air conditioning system.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 333-1111

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20043

VIVIAN GLINTON Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

James Street, Grand Turk. Is seeking to employ a

BARBER

Duties: Welcome clients as they arrive in the shop and engage them in conversation to determine their needs. Cut, Trim hair and beards or Giving shaves. Assume responsibility for The maintenance of Instruments and work Station.

SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 243-2928 Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This position is held by a Work permit holder.

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 341-2434

20082

Cleaning and preparing a job site.

BOOK KEEPER - 12.70 P/H

Issue financial statements

FACES AND FINGERS-$7.00 p/h #12 courtyard plaza, Providenciales 941-4411

COSMETOLOGIST

delivering food.

EBEN-EZEN

ULGAR SHIRLINE ROBINSON

#4 leeward highway, Providenciales Tel 314-6493

DOMESTIC WORKER - $6.25 P/H Providing regular housekeeping.

COYABA RESTAURANT 14 Caribbean paradise inn, Grace Bay Tel: 946-5186

WAITER - 7.00 P/H

Taking costumer orders and

LABOURER - $6.25P/H

clean outside the property.

CAICOS TRANSPORTATION & SHIPPING

#284 Cooper jack bay, tel 243-6532

MECHANIC - 400.00 P/W repairing outboard motors

These position is currently held by work permit holder Belonger are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the labour board.

20088

20018

- Starting Salary $9.00 per hour

• Applicant should have a Bachelor Degree in Business • More than 5-years experience as Inventory Supervisor • Experience in Quick Books with knowledge of inventory, purchase order and receiving

DUTIES • Purchase and receive materials for each job in the system

• Co-ordinate inventory distribution to different job sites • Maintain inventory in the stock room and replenish • Receive and cost transfer between the jobs in the inventory • Record the inventory distribution by job and enter in the system • Generate cost report by job • Reconcile the inventory physical count Position is for a work permit holder.

Qualified Belongers may also apply with Labour Department.

Y-A-3B CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of

VERSACE BAR & LOUNGE WINSOR PLAZA, LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking

3 BARMAIDS - $6.50 HOURLY

Taking food orders, serving customers. Taking beverage orders from customers or wait staff and serving drinks as requested, paying extreme attention to detail.

Millennium Highway, Blue Hills

2 CARPENTERS - $8 HOURLY

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

TILE LAYER - $8 HOURLY

Lay tiles.

Contact: 332-1114

#2 Rigby Apartments, South Dock Road

CONTACT: 245-3231

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board position currently held by work permit holder

20019

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

Quick Fix Construction Home Improvement

DNA Entertainment

DJ - $7.50 HOURLY

Supervise the cleaning staff from both locations to make sure they sweep the stores every day and maintain clean standard, mop the floor, clean the bathrooms and replace tissue, clean the doors and windows, clean the ceiling and walls, empty waste baskets.

Salary starts at $9.00 per hour.

Long bay, providenciales 346-5411

This position is currently held by a work permit holder Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

CONTACT: 231-3892

INVENTORY SUPERVISOR

STEWARD

20074

1075A Leeward Highway Tel: 941-4575

Cut, trim and shape hair.

(Yard maintenance) $7 hourly, 344-1778 #41 New Sub-division, Five Cays Position held by work permit holder

LABOURER

J & W CONSTRUCTION LTD

Grace Bay & Central Square Providenciales 332-4100/946-4100

ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT

MONIQUE J. MISSICK

(Auto diagnostic and services) $10hourly, 344-1778 Market Place, Unit 2, Provo Vacant Position

Unit#9 Storage Office Building, Long Bay Road, Providenciales. Telephone: 231-4519

KUBERA LTD

WARD’S CONSULTANCY WOOD CONTRACTUAL SERVICES

(Assist Professional with glass

Perform music in lounge.

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This is a first time work Permit application.

20079

LABOURER

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis Salary: $6.25 per hour

AUTO MECHANIC

LABOURER

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

ALL ABOUT YOU

Alice & Alice Shopping Center Airport Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LUX RENT A CAR

DOSSOU CONSTRUCTION

Contact: 649-232-1292. Email: tmconst@gmail.com

TRANCILIA CHARLES

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20042

YGERNE WILSON

door, window installation) $7hourly, 242-7012 Blue Hills Building #2, Chicken Shack area Position held by work permit holder

20102

BARMAID

Taking food orders, serving customers. Taking beverage orders from customers or wait staff and serving drinks, paying extreme attention to detail.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

MONIQUE LOUIS

MUSIC INSTALLATION $7 HOURLY

Installing Music.

Contact: 332-6090

20040

T&M CONSTRUCTION

SW CAFE

Ports of Call Plaza, 11 Sandcastle Road, Grace Bay

LABOURER - $9.34 P/H

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ANNE ROSE TIREMAR

# 38 Wilson street, Blue Hills 241-6273

CLEANER

To clean all areas within the yard, clean the gutters, trim down the trees in the yard, Sweeping and removing debris from outside, water the plants and assist with other cleaner work around the property.

Salary starts at $6.25 per hour.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 20074

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

FREDERIC PIERRE

CAICOS DREAM TOURS

#234 Norway, Five Cays Providenciales 346-4276

NANNY

Care for my children, supervise while am at work, maintain the house clean, wash dishes, clean dining & living room, wash and iron.

Salary starts at $6.25 per hour.

FIRST TIME, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

20101

20013

ALEXANDRA RESORT Grace Bay, Providenciales 231-7278

LABOUR

Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.

Position animal trapping or capture equipment. Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.

Remove catches from fishing equipment Salary starts at $6.25 per hour.

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

20105

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TCHTA promises to ensure brand TCI flourishes in 2020 THE TURKS and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association recapped its year past and outlined its goals for the year ahead during the annual general meeting last week.

Held at the Shore Club on Wednesday, January 8, association members received a report on the 2019 achievements delivered by president Todd Foss and CEO Stacy Cox. “2019 was another marvellous showing of what we can do for the tourism industry when we all work collaboratively, and I have no doubt that 2020 will be anything short of exceptional,” Cox told the gathering of 200 association members and special invitees.

She noted that in 2019, the TCHTA’s community partnerships strengthened, its educational initiatives thrived, and marketing campaigns expanded in the international arena, farther than ever before.

Guest speakers at the AGM were the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Ralph Higgs, and Deputy Governor Anya Williams.

There was an extra special treat as Danae Dennie, the reigning Caribbean Junior Minister of Tourism, travelled to Providenciales to deliver her winning speech from the 2019 Youth Congress Competition that was held in Antigua.

The subject of crime was a hot topic of discussion at this year’s AGM, and both the deputy governor and the minister of tourism brought remarks, giving their commitment to working with the TCHTA and industry stakeholders to help mitigate the issue.

TCHTA president Todd Foss also spoke on this issue: “The big conversation at our AGM this year is crime and what we are doing to tackle the rising challenges.

“We were privileged to have Her Excellency Anya Williams and Hon. Higgs as our guests, who were able to speak on the ongoing efforts against this scourge and putting into place the necessary measures to ensure that we are all safe from criminal threats.”

He said the association is looking forward to continuing its strong relationships with local law enforcement, security agencies and the Government to address the problem.

The highlight of the evening was the TCHTA’s recognition of Danae Dennie, who was awarded with gifts from the TCHTA members in recognition of her accomplishments as the Caribbean Junior Minister of Tourism.

She is the recipient of a full hospitality scholarship to the Turks and Caicos Community College (TCICC), a round trip ticket on Caicos Express Airways, a round trip ticket on InterCaribbean Airways to any destination they service, a gift

The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association team headed by Todd Foss

certificate for dining at Mr Grouper’s restaurant and a gift certificate for dining at Mango Reef restaurant, sponsored by association members.

Blythe Clare, training manager for the TCI Tourist Board, was also

recognised at the AGM. Clare, who served as a chaperone for Dennie, was presented with a bouquet from the board and members in honour of being named TC Weekly News’ Person of the Year

2019.

In giving a brief overview of the association’s plans for the new year, CEO Cox said: “We have an exciting year planned with lots of proactive initiatives to promote the destination

in partnership with the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board.

“Our goal is to continue cultivating and maintaining partnerships, ensuring that destination TCI flourishes.”

The world famous Grace Bay beach

Nine TCI hotspots nominated for readers’ awards THE TURKS and Caicos Islands has secured nine nominations in popular newspaper USA Today’s 2020 Caribbean Reader’s Choice Awards.

Voting has begun for this year’s competition and polls will close on Monday, February 3, at 12pm, so there is plenty of time to vote at www.10best.com

Nominations are submitted annually by a team of travel experts and journalists, a TCI Tourist Board press release explained on Thursday (January 16).

Bambarra Beach, Grace Bay beach and Long Bay beach are all up for ‘Best Caribbean Beach’.

Da Conch Shack is up for ‘Best Caribbean Beach Bar’ while Parallel 23 and Sui-Ren

have been nominated for ‘Best Caribbean Restaurant’.

Provo Golf Club can be voted for in the category of ‘Best Caribbean Golf Course’, while Ambergris Cay and The Shore Club are up for ‘Best Caribbean Resort’.

The winners will be announced on Friday, February 14.

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Jay-Z sues on behalf of Mississippi prisoners ‘in peril’ RAPPER Jay-Z has instructed his lawyers to take legal action against US prison officials on behalf of 29 inmates whose lives he says are at risk.

The action claims the men’s lives “are in peril” due to “understaffing and neglect” in Mississippi’s prisons.

Jay-Z launched the action through Team Roc, the philanthropic division of his entertainment empire Roc Nation.

It comes after five prisoners were killed in attacks in the state’s prisons in one week over the New Year.

The lawsuit alleges chronic underfunding and understaffing has resulted in “prisons where violence reigns” and an “unthinkable” spate of deaths.

“The underfunding also forces people held in Mississippi’s prison to live in squalor, endangering their physical and mental health,” the

action continues.

It claims the prison at Parchman where three of the five recent victims died - is subject to flooding, black mould and an infestation of mice and rats.

The lawsuit seeks damages for the inmates and an order forcing the Mississippi Department of Corrections to take action.

The case was filed on Tuesday against outgoing MDOC commissioner Pelicia Hall and Marshal Turner, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

A spokesperson for the MDOC said it “does not discuss pending litigation”.

The action, filed by Jay-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro in the US District Court in Greenville, Mississippi, follows a letter sent last week to the state’s governor Phil Bryant and

Left-right: T. Rex’s Marc Bolan, Whitney Houston and The Notorious B.I.G were all inducted this year.

T. Rex, Depeche Mode, Whitney and The Notorious B.I.G. to join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame WHITNEY Houston and British acts T. Rex and Depeche Mode are to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

They will be joined by The Notorious B.I.G., Nine Inch Nails and The Doobie Brothers, it was revealed on Wednesday.

The six were selected from a 16-strong longlist to be honoured at the annual awards in Cleveland, Ohio, in May. Thin Lizzy, Motorhead and Judas Priest were among the acts to miss out. Bruce Springsteen’s producer Jon Landau will receive a special award.

The producer, journalist and artist manager will collect the Ahmet Ertegun award, as will former Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment boss Irving Azoff.

Artists are eligible for the famous

hall 25 years after the release of their first album.

Last year saw Janet Jackson and Stevie Nicks inducted alongside UK acts Roxy Music, Radiohead, The Cure, The Zombies and Def Leppard.

During her acceptance speech, Jackson pleaded with the US institution, which had been criticised for a lack of diversity, to “please induct more women”.

American pop singer and actress Whitney Houston, who gets in at the first time of asking, was one of the most successful acts of all time before her death in 2012, at the age of 48.

Her 1992 cover of Dolly Parton’s classic I Will Always Love You topped the US chart for a then-record 14 weeks and was bought by more than 20 million people worldwide, making it the best-selling song ever by a female artist.

Commissioner Hall.

“Roc Nation and its philanthropic arm, Team Roc, demand that Mississippi take immediate steps to remedy this intolerable situation,” the letter read.

Jay-Z was declared hip-hop’s first billionaire last year thanks to such assets as a $75m (£57.5m) music catalogue and a $70m (£53.7m) stake in ride-sharing app Uber.

Born Shawn Carter in 1969, he hit fame in 1996 with his debut album Reasonable Doubt and married fellow superstar Beyonce Knowles in 2008.

Jay-Z launched the action through Team Roc, the philanthropic division of his entertainment empire Roc Nation.

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JOB LISTINGS SERVICES AUTO SALES REAL ESTATE

Classifieds TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

January 18-24, 2020

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

GET LEGAL HELP ON YOUR INSURANCE CLAIM

DELIVERY BOY

CALL OR EMAIL US AT

We are in need of a young man to deliver bills, pick up checks and distribute newspapers. Must be honest and have a clean driver’s license.

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Contact the Publisher at tcweeklynews@gmail.com

January 18-24, 2020

CLASSIFIEDS 37

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

ARTHUR AUGUSTINE Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 344-3502

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20141

B’S BEAUTY BOX AND HEALTH SPA 18 Old Airport Road, Providenciales Is seeking

3 COSMETOLOGIST

Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp.

Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services.

Salary: $6.50 hourly Contact: 649-946-4351 Email: kitchandra_penn@ hotmail.com Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions currently held by work permit holders 20170

CHARITE ALCY

CATCH THE WAVE

DIVER

RECEPTIONIST

South Dock Road, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Diving for fish and selling fish.

Salary based on commission CONTACT: 241-7834

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20142

Blue Haven Resort Boat House, Leeward Palms Is seeking to employ a

• Answers telephone calls, Assist Guests office person, and emails.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week Salary: $400.00 per week

CONTACT: 9413047 OR 231-3875

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20129

C&M WHOLESALE RETAIL

#24 Timber Crest, Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BAYVIEW MOTORS

MAINTENANCE WORKER

Is currently looking to employ an

• Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs and heating and air conditioning system.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 342-0139

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20163

MOVIN A. SWANN 100 Blue Hills, Wheeland Is seeking to employ a

CARE GIVER

To give assistance to an elderly patient with feeding and cleaning and other general duties. Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 649-333-7233

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20172

CASABLANCA CASINO

Automotive Repair Technician/Mechanic 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

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.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

Labourer • Who will be responsible for the daily maintenance of the building and its surroundings.

• Must be able to drive a range of vehicles including buses, must be courteous at all time.

• Must have excellent customs service skills.

• Salary $8.00 hour • All applicants must possess a valid driver’s license • Willing to work with little or no supervision • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays • Must be able to drive a manual vehicle.

• Belongers or PRC holders preferred This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

Is looking for the following Full Time Positions:

Receptionist

DICE DEALER

Bayview Motors is currently seeking to employ a Receptionist.

Candidates must have at least 4-6 years’ experience as casino dice dealer, full knowledge of game. Job summary: carry out specific tasks in the gaming operation to the highest standard efficiency and customer service, in accordance with gaming policies and procedures laid down by the company and gaming laws.

• • • • • •

$12 hourly

THE ROLE OF RECEPTIONIST WILL INCLUDE:

Serves visitors by greeting, welcoming, and directing them appropriately.

Notifies company personnel of visitor arrival.

Maintains telecommunications system.

Informs visitors by answering or referring inquiries.

Directs visitors by maintaining employee and department directories.

Keeps a safe and clean reception area by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

• Supports continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

LABOURER KITCHEN HELPER $6.50 hourly

4-5 years of knowledge and experience working in the kitchen. Excellent physical condition is required. Job Summary: washing dishes and glasses, cleaning, preparation for bar back up, stock refill, bar beverages stock refill, preparation of food, assist in delivery preparation and stock.

CASINO CASHIER $9 hourly

All candidates should have at least 2-4 years’ experience in the same field, basic knowledge of all casino table games, AML & CTF trained and certified, excellent excel program knowledge, foreign currency knowledge, slot ticket I program knowledge. Job summary: Carry out specific tasks in the gaming operation. Data recording, balancing cash desk and table games operation float and slot ticket out, exchange foreign currency and apply to AML & CTF regulations by gaming law.

Candidates must be willing to work on weekends, night shifts and holidays. Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

Please drop off CV’s address it to HR, AT THE Casablanca Casino located on 226 Grace Bay Road, Grace Bay Providenciales. Or email at casablancacasino1@gmail.com | Tel: 941-3737

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

• Telephone Skills • Verbal Communication • Listening • Professionalism • Customer Focus • Organization • Informing Others • Handles Pressure • Supply Management Salary begins at $8.00 per hour (or more commensurate with experience and qualifications). Status holders preferred.

Please email all application to syrmondg@bayviewmotors.com Bayview Motors Ltd P.O Box 619, Leeward Highway, Providenciales 20150

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

20165

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

38 CLASSIFIEDS

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis Salary: $6.50 hourly

CLAUDEMMA SHOP #3 Caicos Coin Laundry Building, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $275 weekly

CLYDE HOLIDAY

COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION

FISHERMAN

DOMESTIC WORKER

North Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking a

• Uses equipment like nets, fishing rods, and traps, to catch fish and other marine life that will be consumed by humans or used as animal feed or bait.

• To work 6 days a week Salary: $350 weekly

CONTACT: 347-2719

CONTACT: 332-0004

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20138

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder20135

CONTACT: 243-5281

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20183

D&H CONSTRUCTION Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, and retaining walls. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

PLUMBER - $9 HOURLY

Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, and etc. Installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation.

2 PAINTERS - $9 HOURLY

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

LABOURER - $7 HOURLY

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, set up forms for the pouring of concrete foundations, clean worksite, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

CONTACT: 341-8193

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

EVA HARVEY

#39 Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking a

MASON

• Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 33-1655 Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20123

EXCEL AGENCY

WILSON GROCERIES

#207 Residence, Five Cays

LABOURER - $280 WEEKLY

PASSION BEAUTY SALON

Unit #204 Alice & Alice Plaza, Airport Road

NAIL TECHNICIAN - $6.50 HOURLY

Manicures, gel nails, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing.

333-1236. Work permit Renewal 20153

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

Cares for garden.

Salary: $7 hourly

• Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 231-1458

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20191

BARBER

CONTACT: 347-4416

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20145

FLAMINGO CAFÉ

#13 GRACE CULTURAL MARKET, GRACE BAY Is seeking to employ a

BARTENDER

• Uphold customer service • Maintain Bar • Mix and serve drinks • Clean and organize all areas including bathrooms • To work 6 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 946-4343

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board currently held by a work permit holder

20160

CONTACT: 241-4378

DAIN CONSTRUCTION

DARYL FISET

20122

CARPENTER

‘DA LOOK BOUTIQUE’ LEEWARD, ZONE 1, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking a

SALESPERSON

• to work six days per week on water cay selling souvenirs to tourists from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.

• Applicant must have own vehicle for early mornings trip to travel on tour boats.

Salary-$300.00 weekly

PLEASE CONTACT 2449548 This position is held by a work permit holder. Belonger are encouraged apply to the immigration board. 20066

DENEICE A. OWUSU

136 TURTLE COVE, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

#33 Jowood Drive, Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

HOUSEKEEPER

MAID

• Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials • Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly

• Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

• Keep homes or businesses clean.

Dusting and vacuuming.

Replacing linens and emptying wastebaskets.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 331-8988

CONTACT: 344-2936

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20184

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20188

CONTACT: 243-3431

20136

DWIGHT SWANN

DOROTHY CLARKE

Belglade Gardens, Wheeland Is seeking to employ a

#3 WENDELL SWANN APT., WHEELAND, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY GUARD

BABYSITTER

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 231-4914

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

HAIR BRAIDER

• Braiding, weaving, relaxing, loc grooming and maintenance.

Cutting, trimming and styling.

• Must be willing to work 5-6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20162

• Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry.

Obtains help by sounding alarms.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

Put furniture out in the morning and inside the evening, unload container. Put goods in customer vehicle and assist with heavy lifting.

346-5872

FABULOUS STYLE BARBER SHOP & SALON

CONTACT: 231-2380

D&D BETTER BRAIDS Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

DYNAMIC SECURITY SERVICES

Acting on behalf of:

#14 Walkin Plaza, Five Cays Is seeking a

LABOURER

20056

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT

Aviation DR., Down Town, Providenciales Acting on behalf of Sharol Smith Newman

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

#18 Palm Plaza, Airport Road, Unit #8, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

#56 Mary Jane Lane, Blue Hills

MASON - $9 HOURLY

#9 LEEWARD PALMS, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20137

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 244-2121

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20192

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk. Is seeking to employ a

Gender: Female Duties: General House hold chores Hours: Minimum of 16 hours per day to maximum 38 Wages: $6.25 per hour Days off: Sundays Applicants: Turks Islanders need only apply

This position is for a first time applicant Contact: 231-7035 19863

Neil Forbes Apt Unit 1, Thomas Stubbs Road, The Bight Is seeking an

LABOURER

AIR CONDITIONING HELPER

• Install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems.

• Fix air conditioners.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7.50 hourly

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis • To work 5 days per week.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 246-4929

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

LIGHTHOUSE ROAD, GRAND TURK

FROST BITE AIR CONDITIONING

FRANK SEYMOUR

CONTACT: 432-0121

20149

CHARLIE’S VARIETY STORE

#27 Musgrove Building, Aviation Drive, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

January 18-24, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20175

January 18-24, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

CLASSIFIEDS 39 GEORGIA CHAMBERS #2 HAMPTON LANE, BAY ROAD, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

JOB ADVERTISEMENT DOMESTIC WORKER

• Perform combination of duties to maintain kitchen work areas, restaurant equipment, utensils clean and in an orderly condition.

• Wash worktables, walls, refrigerators, mop, sweep floors, and meat blocks.

• Prepare ingredients to use in cooking (chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc.)

• Ensure all food and other items are stored properly.

• Proven experience as kitchen helper.

• Experience in using cutting tools, cookware and bake ware.

• Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)

• Very good communication skills.

• Work cohesively with kitchen cooks, sous chefs and head chef.

Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field.

To work 6 days per week rate $6.70 per hour.

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Clean and tidy all areas to the standard cleanliness within time limits.

• Frequent bending, pushing, pulling and kneeling.

• Re-set dinner rooms tables and terraces.

• Clean dining rooms tables and terraces.

• Clean windows, sweep floors, mop floors and polish furniture fixtures in and outside restaurant.

• Remove dinner wares, push cart and lift trays from dining rooms.

• Work cohesively with restaurant waiters, waitresses and supervisors.

• Work with minimum supervision and remain motivated.

Minimum 1-2 years in the specialized field.

To work 6 days per week rate $6.70 per hour.

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Clean and sanitize production equipment, work surfaces and kitchen according to cleaning schedules and procedures.

• Keep track of cooking materials and utilizes.

• Scrape food from dirty dishes, wash them by hand or place them in the racks to conveyor through the dishwashing machine.

• Set up and breakdown buffet.

• Empty trash containers as required and maintain assign work station in a safe and sanitary condition.

• Maintain cleanliness of work and kitchen areas using proper cleaning chemicals.

• Work cohesively with kitchen cooks, sous chefs and head chef.

Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field.

To work 6 six days per week rate $6.70per hour.

DOMESTIC WORKERS

• Making sure all rooms are clean and in top condition for new arrivals and existing guests.

• Work quickly and efficiently so guests aren’t left hanging around.

• Liaise with the head housekeeper and supervisor when rooms are ready for guests.

• Ensure the equipment’s use, such as shampooers, polishers and trolleys, is in good working condition.

• Being able to use the equipment safely and efficiently.

• Ability to bent, lift and walk upstairs.

• Report on any shortages, damages or security issues.

• Handle reasonable guest’s complaints/requests and inform head of department.

Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field.

To work 6 six days per week rate $6.70 per hour.

BABYSITTER

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 246-1072

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20126

LABOURERS

• Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them.

• Gather and empty trash, service, clean, and supply restrooms • Maintain Controlling stocks for daily use in the department (cleaning products, mop heads, etc.).

• Working within the constraints of Health and Safety and adhere to any Health and Safety policies.

• Perform nightly deep cleaning of common areas of resort; work overnight and split shifts.

• Participate in dishwashing, garbage removal, silver polishing, pot washing or any other areas as necessary in accordance with department needs.

• Ensure water temperature, and chemical level/proper uses of chemicals are appropriate for cleaning.

• Take all necessary action to reduce the loss of silverware, flatware, china and glassware.

• Collect towels from around beach and pool.

• Work closely with the kitchen and restaurant staffs to ensure quality production.

• Ability to multitask, responsible, organize, basic repairs and basic culinary skills.

• Ability to maintain computerizes filing system and records as per organization procedure.

• Ability to bent, stand for long hours and knowledge of cleaning equipment’s and machines.

• Ability to walk up and down stairs, bent, physical strength, stamina and lifts 50lbs.

• Ability to comprehend and communicate in fluent English.

• Excellent communication skills through effectively communicating with guests and management.

Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field.

To work 6 days per week rate $6.70 per hour

GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Unit #5, #15 Aviation Drive

MANAGER - $10 HOURLY

Make deposits, count money, opening and closing the office.

COMPLIANCE OFFICER - $8 HOURLY

Control the system. Train employees. Work on all money transfer compliance in French, Creole, English and Spanish.

CLEANER - $6.50 HOURLY

dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

CONTACT: 946-4069

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

20194

GOLDEN SCISSORS #76 Kenneth Prospere Building, Airport Road

TAILOR & SEAMSTRESS

Fit and study garments on customers. Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines. Measure parts such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pinfold alteration lines.

Salary based on commission

CONTACT: 242-7485

DOMESTIC WORKERS • • • • • • •

Sort all linens and treat stains.

Load all laundry into washer and add specified cleaning agents.

Take wet, clean items and dry as directed.

Sort and fold or hang clean dried items.

Ability to bent, lift and walk upstairs.

Collect all dirty lines from rooms.

Prepared and distributed towels, lines and rags to different departments.

• Load all laundry into washer and add specified cleaning agents.

• Operated liner feeder, and table’s linen ironing machines.

• Monitored and operated computer driven washers and dryers according to recommended capacity and manufacture guidelines.

Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field.

To work 6 days per week rate $6.70 per hour.

Candidates must have the ability to be on time and present for all scheduled shifts, split shifts, overnight shifts and including weekends and Holidays.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20167

HERMILIE FANFAN PREVALCIN Overback, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 341-4274

THE ADVERTISED POSITIONS ARE HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDERS. EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO TURCREHU02@CLUBMED.COM OR CONTACT: 649-946-5500 HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, THE POSITIONS ARE ALL OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS. POTENTIAL TURKS ISLANDERS CANDIDATED MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS LABOUR DEPARMENT. CLOSING DATE WILL BE JANUARY 31st, 2020.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20128

20117

40 CLASSIFIEDS HERMON J. FORBES

Ball Park Road, Down Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 232-7073

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20199

HIGGS CONSTRUCTION LTD. Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER

• Roofing, finish carpentry and the ability to read a plan.

• To work Monday-Friday 7am to 5pm Salary: $11 hourly CONTACT: 243-2491 EMAIL: N_V_IGGS@ HOTMAIL.COM Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20195

IRUANDA NAILS STUDIO & BEAUTY SALON

2005 Olympic Plaza, 2nd Floor #1, Five Cays Road Is seeking to employ a

NAIL TECHNICIAN

Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, and etc. Pedicures and the application of acrylic toenails.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 347-3734

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20189

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

#1216 Leeward Highway, Providenciales

NIGHT AUDITOR The Night Auditor is a key member of the Car Rental team, responsible for the overnight operations, verifying the accuracy of clients’ accounts balancing charges and revenues, as well as assisting with all aspects of Customer Services. The night Auditor must have a Positive and professional up personality with a desire to deliver outstanding customers service to our clients.

REQUIREMENTS

• Exceptional interpersonal skills to enhance the service standards throughout the operation.

• Excellent communication and time management skills.

• A team player and a self-starter • Ability to work effectively in an innovative, fast paced and multi-tasked environment • Excellent computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office and use of the internet, Rent Centric, Excel, All Windows, Europcar Systems.

• College or University degree preferred in Accounts or a minimum of 3 years’ experience in guest services role.

• Must have the ability to wow the customer.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform accurate check-ins and return car rentals • Answer the telephone in a timely and professional manner.

• Make reservations over the phone and in person and ensure all aspects of the vehicle reservation procedures are followed, including bookings, confirmation and cancellations policies • Responsible for a cash float throughout your shift and ensuring all floats balance correctly at the end of the shift.

• Listening to clients’ complaints or concerns and resolving their issues in a timely manner.

• Produce daily reports for departments and department heads • Compile and run statistical reports for all departments and transfer information to our Accounting department.

LANGUAGES

• Written, spoken and reading proficiency in the English Language Salary- $2775 per month.

2 MECHANICS - $9 HOURLY

Routine maintenance of the company’s fleet of vehicles.

JACK WILLIAMS BARRACK HILL ROAD, GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

20168

51 South School Lane, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands

LABOURER

2 LABOURERS - $7 HOURLY

This person will be required to conduct Cleaning Chores. Salary Attached to this position is $6.25 per hour.

Contact: 649-244-4007 Email: islanddrillingltd@ gmail.com

CONTACT: 243-4141

CONTACT 333-2027

Cleaning and preparing the job site, loading and delivering materials, and using a variety of tools and machines.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

20200

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20157

This position is for first time work permit applicant Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

20131

KIMBERLEY WALKIN

KENNRICK GARDINER

BABYSITTER

DOMESTIC WORKER

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Houseman Cl, Kew Town, Providenciales

LABOURER

• Maintained a clean and safe work environment • Gathered and removed trash and debris.

• Removed dirt, grime, and bugs • Provided general cleaning of facility • 6.25 per hour. Contact info 4413637 New Work Permit Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 20151

KORNELL CARTER 4 Ole Ch Street, Five Cays First time

BABYSITTER

Must have experience in child care, Ensuring a safe environment, feeding, dressing, bathing, preparing meal and administering medication.

Salary @6.50 per hour CONTACT 345-7285 OR EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO KORNELLCARTER@GMAIL.COM Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 20118

KIN KHAO RESTAURANT

IBO Plaza, Leeward Highway Is seeking

2 COOKS

• Setting up workstations.

Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc.

• Must have at least 3 to 5 years’ experience in cooking Thai food.

• To work 5-6 days a week.

Salary: $2,000 monthly

CONTACT: 649-343-3661

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by work permit holders

20143

K. R. LOGISTICS AND SERVICES LTD 14 CARIBBEAN PLACE, (TCI) Seeking employment for the following:

Salary is $6.50 per hrs. Hours of work is 8hrs per day and 5 days per week. Applicant duties are loading and off loading furnitures, goods etc on behalf of the company. Positions are vacant and Belongers are encourage to apply for the positions.

Must be able to read, write and speak English Perform tasks involving physical labour.

Must be able to clean area properly Check the fluid and water levels, tires, Salary: $7.50 per hour

JULIET THELWELL

• Manual labourer, minor maintenance and repairs.

• Must be willing to work 5-6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

3 LABOURERS

LABOURERS

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board Contact: 649-441-8515 Email: frantz@gracebaycarrentals.com Held by a work permit holder

ISLAND DRILLING LTD Industrial Drive, Grand Turk Is seeking

• Preparing and cooking meals for the children • Pick up and drop children from school • Performing light housekeeping.

• Attending Extra Curriculum activities.

• 6.25 per hour. Contact info 4413637 • Must have a valid driver’s license. Work Permit Renewal

GRACE BAY CAR RENTAL

• • • • •

January 18-24, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Interested candidate may contact the employer at 1 (649) 946 6683 or the Employment Services, Labour Department, Providenciales, (TCI) regarding employment.

20124

• To clean house, and do laundry.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 241-1532

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20158

KIN KHAO

IBO Plaza, Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, washing dishes and other work.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 343-3661

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20139

L.A.F CONSTRUCTION

#87 MARBY DRIVE, JUBA SOUND Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 343-6168

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20125

January 18-24, 2020 LAS BRISAS RESTAURANT AND BAR 533 Chalk Sound Drive, Chalk Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

COOK

• Must have at least 5 years’ experience and be willing to work 6 days a week.

• Prepare menus; prep for meals; preparing orders.

Salary: $700 weekly

CONTACT: RACHEL AT 946-5306

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20144

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS LEW & JAN CONSTRUCTION WHITBY, NORTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $7.00 per hour

MASON

• To mix mortar, • lay Bricks and stone, • form and pour concrete, plastering salary $10.00 per hour

CONTACT: 232-7317

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20152

LITTLE HAVANA CIGAR LOUNGE AND CAFÉ Ports of Call, Providenciales/ West Road, Grand Turk is seeking

STORE CLERKS/ KITCHEN HELPERS Salary $6.25/hour This positions is for work permit renewal

Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department Kindly contact us at 9464057 or 347-3871

20147

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LUNIA JEAN

#14 Oyster Lane, The Bight, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 241-2983

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20185

MCELROY PENN Overback, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 246-9888

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20156

CHAISE BAY

Units 4-5 The Centre Mews, Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is looking for a

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Momentous Ltd. is seeking a qualified individual for the position of

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Only candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and requirements will be considered. All candidates must be willing to work unusual hours including evenings, weekends, and public holidays. All candidates must be non-smokers.

Applicants will be required to pass a written skills test. Salary is $40,000 annually.

This position is currently occupied by a work permit holder. Qualified Turks Islander applicants are invited to forward resumes to the Labour Board.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

● Strong experience with business acquisition, business development and growth ● Financial planning, execution, and performance with Business Concept, Business Sales, and Business Development ● Programming of annual schedule of all marketing and marketing campaigns ● Oversight of marketing, staff, and technical operations ● Create and manage an annual budget for marketing, delivering the year within that budget ● On the ground troubleshooting for business IT

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

● Expert level experience (20+ years) with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and office programs ● 15+ years experience with developing business concepts, business development, and brand strategy ● 15+ years experience with all aspects of building a business including construction and project management, human resources, and all aspects of IT ● 15+ years experience with building and executing marketing strategy including media and advertising buys ● 15+ years creating and managing budgets and fiscal reporting to shareholders ● 7+ years experience with Hootsuite Social Media Platform and Software ● 5+ years experience with Google Adwords campaign, including setup, execution, dashboards, and reporting ● Expert level training and experience with SalesForce CRM Software ● Experience in negotiating contracts ● Strong interpersonal and communications skills are required ● Must have a University degree ● Must have ability to travel globally ● Must be fluent (Written & Oral) in English ● Must be able to speak French

Applications can be submitted online at www.momentous.com and then confirmed by email to careers@momentous.com

A results-driven marketing and sales representative is required to actively seek out and engage new customers. Through marketing both online and offline you will provide complete and appropriate solutions for every customer in order to boost top-line revenue growth, customer acquisition levels and profitability. The ideal candidate will be able to provide excellent customer service, have closing, prospecting and negotiating skills, be self-confident and have motivation for sales.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• • • •

• • • • • •

Present, promote and sell products to prospective customers.

Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships.

Reach out to customer leads through cold calling/email.

Supply management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products.

Develop easy-to-use, clear, concise, comprehensible content for web based blog and social media outlets.

Optimize website for search engines and drive traffic to websites using a variety of methods.

Develop relationships with websites to obtain quality links and improve searchengine rankings.

Develop and maintain social media profiles on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn and send out quality messages on these channels.

Management, design and delivery of email lists and email campaigns.

Integrate other online presences including social media outlets with email campaigns.

REQUIREMENTS

• Must have proven knowledge of HubSpot CRM/Marketing software as well as MS Office and Big Commerce Websites.

• Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales.

• Excellent marketing, selling, communication and negotiation skills.

• Proven knowledge of social media and online marketing.

• Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills.

• Customer orientation and ability to adapt/respond to different types of characters.

• Ability to multi-task, prioritise, and manage time effectively.

• Minimum Required: Associate Degree with a focus on behavioural science.

Remuneration based on experience, commencing at $1,200.00 per month plus commission.

This job position is currently held by a work permit holder.

All suitably qualified TC Islanders are requested to submit resumes/ portfolios to PO Box 260, 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.

20130

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January 18-24, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Anthony Swann Yard, Kew Town Is seeking a

CARETAKER • Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 347-4250 Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

MONTE’S PORK SHACK

NATACHA ETIENNE

#12 Airport Road, Down Town Is seeking a

COOK

• Assist with Setting up workstations.

Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7.50 hourly

CONTACT: 232-1068

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20190

MARIE A. FRANCOIS GAY

Madeira Way, Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

• Caring for all my daughter’s needs, cleaning, washing, ironing and keeping her surroundings clean at all times.

• Applicant must be honest, reliable and very good with children.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 343-1916

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20171

NENA BEAUTY SALON

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking 2 HAIRDRESSERS - $8 HOURLY

Hair styling, shampooing, hair relaxers and texturing techniques. Hair treatment, cutting and styling hair in order to maintain customer image.

Hair treatments, braiding etc.

BEAUTICIAN - $8 HOURLY

Beauty treatments, makeup, facial, hair removal, manicures and pedicures including hair styling.

CONTACT: 242-1910

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

20174

NENA BEAUTY SALON

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking

CLEANER

• To ensure that the beauty salon is properly clean on a regular basis.

• Must be willing to work 5-6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 242-1910

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

20173

NATALIE ZAIDAN

NATHALIE ZAIDAN

DONKEY LANE, Providenciales

DONKEY LANE, Providenciales

HOUSEKEEPER

DOMESTIC WORKER REQUIREMENTS: • Cleaning, organizing menus and cooking for a family of 5 • Must be available to work weekends and some holidays • Full time caregiver to a 7 year old • Must have a valid driver’s license • Salary $6.50 per hour

REQUIREMENTS: • Cleaning, organizing menus and cooking for a family of 5 • Must be available to work weekends and some holidays • Full time caregiver to a 7 year old • Must have a valid driver’s license Salary $6.50 per hour

Prospective applicants including islanders can bring all applications to Services by EA located at 65 Beechwood Rd, Grace Bay Village, Providenciales or email to yvonne@eagrouptci.com. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20067

Prospective applicants including islanders can bring all applications to Services by EA located at 65 Beechwood Rd, Grace Bay Village, Providenciales or email to yvonne@eagrouptci.com.

Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

POSEIDON CHARTERS Turtle Cove Marina Is seeking to employ a

SALES CLERK

• Selling boat charters.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 232-3633 EMAIL: INFO@ POSEIDONTCI.COM

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20164

PROVO SEAFOOD

Fisheries Road, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

MARINE MECHANIC

• Repair outboard motors.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $12 hourly

CONTACT: 946-4727

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20159

20066

OBED N. GARDINER

PARKWAY PEST SOLUTIONS

Major Hill, North Caicos Is seeking a

Leeward Storage, Leeward Highway, Is seeking a

Pest Control Senior Technician

• Ideal candidate must have prior experience in a service provider business.

Must have excellent communication skills, and have knowledge using Work wave software, structural tent fumigation.

At least 10 years’ experience and be Sentricon certified.

• Must possess ability to learn and adapt quickly and be able to make decisions.

General knowledge of pest control.

Benefits package available. Please list prior pest control related experience.

• Must be flexible to work odd hours.

Salary commensurate with experience.

WATERLOO PLAZA, GRAND TURK

OPERATOR/ MECHANIC

General Worker (unskilled)

Must be willing to take initiative to get the job done. Learn pest control business. Be able to speak with costumers and help to build the business.

Starting Salary $8.00 hourly

Contact: 649-241-4070 | Email: peter@parkwaypestsolutions.tc Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board work permit renewal. Email resume only.

ROEDICO ROBERTS Long Bay Road, Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

MASON

• Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 232-3426

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20109

RONAL SAINVILUS South Dock Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

CONTACT 946-1278 20204

ROSE PIERREVIL

#3 Wheeland, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis Salary: $6.50 hourly

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

CONTACT: 346-9919

20127

Tropical Gas Ltd. is looking for 1 (one) experienced, skilled individual to fill the role of Operator/Mechanic on a full-time basis.

Salary $2,200.00 per month

CONTACT: 343-3456

20196

This position will be in Providenciales.

20133

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 241-4838

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20169

ROSEBELLE GIBSON/ROSE GARDEN #406 Millennium Highways, Blue Hills

LABOURER - $6.50 HOURLY

Cleaning the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden.

DOMESTIC WORKER - $6.50 HOURLY

• Cleaning the house, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and etc.

• To work 5 days a week.

CONTACT: 241-1429

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board One position is currently held by a work permit holder

20120

42 CLASSIFIEDS

January 18-24, 2020 S&R CONTRACTUAL SERVICES Upstairs #4 Solomon Yard, Granny Hills, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

SAFAITE L. PIERRE

Hillgrove St., South Caicos Is seeking to employ a

DIVER PAINTER • Diving and catching

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

Salary: $9 hourly

fish.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 2425459 OR 346-4624

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20140

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

CONTACT: 341-3908

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

19957

SANIKA C. HARVEY 202 PALM CIRCLE, LEEWARD PALMS Is seeking a

MASON

• Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices.

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 243-5060

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20121

STONE FABRICATOR DUTIES:

STORE CLERK

• Providing customer services.

• Greeting customers and guiding them to finding the product they want to buy.

Responsible for sales and ensures that cash balance at the end of the day is accurate.

• Keep store clean and tidy at all times Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 244-8182

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board work permit renewal 20161

Walkin Plaza, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

6B MECHANICAL CRES, RONY ELLIE BUILDING, COOPER JACK PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

• Must have 5 years experience and show proficiency with cutting and polishing natural and man made stone according to specifications and schedule

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking a

WALKIN CONSTRUCTION

TCI MARBLE AND GRANITE LTD.

In search of a skilled person to work in stone fabrication Starting Salary $10.00 per hour.

SHANNETTE SMITH

• Must be able to assist the foreman in charge at warehouse and on job sites • Must be able to read blueprints, lay out job plans, operate all tools associated with stone • fabrication, rally other coworkers and follow directions from supervisors.

Please email resumes to accounts@ tcimarbleandgranite.com or inquire in person.

SECRETARY

• Receiving calls and helping with payroll.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $12 hourly

CONTACT: 246-5189

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20155

SPA NADIA

UNIT #1 & #2 LA PETIT PLAZA, GRACE BAY Is seeking a

2 COSMETOLOGISTS Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Apply makeup, dress wigs, hair removal, and nail and skin care services.

Salary: $320 weekly

CONTACT: 9418342 OR 241-1502

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20187

CLOVERLEAF

Acting on behalf of client CHARLTON GARDINER Major Hill, North Caicos

CARPENTER

T.CHAL MISICK ASSOCIATES Suite A3, Windsor Place, 893 Leeward Highway, Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, and other work.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 649-941-7211

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20186

TCI ENTERPRISE

#37 Airport Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

ACCOUNTING OFFICER

Position is held by a permit holder Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

• The general bookkeeping and managing the company accounts ensure all operating expenses and payment are recorded.

• Processing invoices.

Correct documentation of all expenses, time and revenue.

• Preparing financial statements and conduct general auditing and supervising a staff.

Salary: $4,000 monthly

CONTACT: 246-7382

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20197

$12.00 hr Making cabinets, install contractures and fixtures

19982

CONTACT: 241-5394

POSITION IS BEING ADVERTISED FOR A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. APPLICATIONS FOR QUALIFIED TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. We are willing to train if you are motivated to learn the trade! Interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labour Department

20146

KITCHEN LABOURER SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • • • • • • •

Must be consistently punctual for work.

Maintain a clean work station throughout shift.

Must maintain a clean, well kept appearance upon arrival and through out shifts.

Must be able to multi task in a fast pace, high pressure environment.

Be able to stand on one’s feet for 8 hours and be comfortable lifting 50 pounds or more without physical restrictions.

Be available to work days and nights, holidays and weekends with a flexible schedule Must be able to take direction from superiors Clean all floors in front and back of house at opening and closing Must be able to communicate in English Understanding of fundamental math with ability to effectively measure and or weigh ingredients as per recipes.

DUTIES:

• Work with staff members to assure that the restaurant is clean and well maintained throughout the duration of their shift.

• Participate in daily cleaning duties as per scheduled by the Chef or other Management personnel to maintain a clean, safe environment for all employees to work in.

Wages: $7/hour. This is a permit renewal ad.

Applicants are to apply in person with a CV at Somewhere Café located at Coral Gardens Resort or email to: eruz@somewherecafeandlounge.com 649 941 8260

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Sun Oil Limited TCI, a leading supplier of petroleum products and services, is seeking to employ highly motivated, goal-oriented team members to fill the following open positions: POSITION Operations Coordinator

MIN QUALIFICATION Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology and 5 Years Experience

Driver / Operator High School Diploma and 3 Years of Experience Mechanic

High School Diploma and 5 Years of Experience

Interested and qualified applicants must submit their resume and supporting documents to jobs@sunoilbahamas.com no later than January 31st, 2020.

VERY IMPORTANT: The Subject Line of your email should only indicate desired position and location, in that order, from the above job listing.

All applications will be reviewed and only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview at which time additional details on the positions will be shared.

Please note that only emailed submissions to the specified address will be accepted.

Unless stated otherwise, the above positions are full time employment opportunities. All candidates should have legal status to work in the Turks & Caicos Islands.

20148

44 CLASSIFIEDS WENDY BELIZAIRE

MAID

• Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

ADAM’S HAIR BRAIDING

ACE PLUMBING LTD.

#55 Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

#21 BLACK CROW ROAD, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 346-4078

20193

• Install, repair, piping, fixtures, appliances etc.

• Must be able to work without supervision and be able to solve all types of plumbing problems.

• Work 5 days a week.

Salary: $13 per hour

#17 SOUTH DOCK ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

HAIR BRAIDER

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

Salary: $300 weekly

DOMESTIC WORKER

To braid guest hair on the beach.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 342-3525

CONTACT: 243-7375 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20179

BENSON E. RIGBY

Providenciales Beaches Is seeking to employ a

PLUMBER

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

January 18-24, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20202

CONTACT: 341-8585

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20227

CACEIDO PUB HOUSE

#29 Butterfield Dr., Handfield Bldng, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

MIXOLOGIST

serve alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages to restaurant and bar patrons. serve beer and wine, make classic drinks or create new recipes for cocktails. ensuring that their bars run smoothly and efficiently.

Salary: $18 hourly

CONTACT: 649-232-3637

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

20226

PAVILION MANAGEMENT LTD REQUIRES

Ocean Club Resorts is looking for qualified applicants for the following vacant positions:

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

– with electrical, plumbing, AC, and carpentry experience.

BELLMAN/SHUTTLE DRIVER

– requires a valid TCI Driver’s License.

Additionally, applications from qualified Turks and Caicos Islanders are being accepted for the following position, currently held by a person on work permit:

GARDENER

• All positions involve strenuous physical labor, requiring the physical abilities to perform heavy lifting, and other strenuous and demanding functions.

• Individuals must be willing to work holidays and weekends on a flexible schedule dictated by business demands.

• Must be able to speak English fluently.

• Preference will be given to someone with previous resort experience.

All applicants must be able to present a clean Police Record if offered a position.

Wage commensurate with experience.

Drop off resume or pick up application at Ocean Club or Ocean Club West, alternatively send to:

diane@oceanclubresorts.com or Fax: 1-649-946-5845

Only those receiving an interview will be contacted.

All TC Islanders are invited to copy their resumes to the Immigration and Labor Departments.

BLEE HALLIGAN ARCHITECTS TCI LTD.

Junior Architect – FULL TIME 1. Bachelors Degree In Architecture and Interior Design 2. Must have 6 years experience in practice of the following: • Structural Detailing • MEP Detailing • Landscape Detailing • Furniture Design & Detailing

Must have advanced expertise in the following design software: • Auto-cad • Vector Works • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Lightroom • Adobe Illustrator & Design • Adobe InDesign • Google Sketch-up • SU Podium • V-Ray • Competent in Microsoft and OS Software

• All above-mentioned skills are relevant in the use of photo realistic visualization of Infrastructure design.

• Must be able to work independently and in team environments under pressure of continuous deadlines.

• Must be able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.

• Must have significant construction site experience with the ability to rapidly provide technical design solutions during the building process.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Resumes to be submitted to: Management, Blee Halligan Architects TCI, Unit A107, Graceway Plaza, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Contact Number: 332-5833 20182

LIVE-IN VILLA HOST A live-in Villa Host is required to work in a luxury private villa. The Villa Host must above all be extremely well groomed, well mannered, courteous and above all confidential. Since he/she is responsible for everything that concerns our guest experience he/she must be well versed in personal care and valeting.

Exceptional housekeeping and F&B skills are therefore essential to this position.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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The list is non-exhaustive, their roles can include any or all of the following: Managing the smooth running of the villa together with the villa chef Ensuring that all areas of the Villa are cleaned & maintained to the highest standard.

Ensuring areas such as pool patios and gardens are clean Provide first class Food and Beverage service Ensuring dining setup properly for each meal Food and Beverage are prepared and served on time Ensuring villa is set up properly prior to Guest’s arrival Coordinating special requests for Villa Owners or Villa Rentals; Honeymoon turndowns etc.

Assisting in other villas or areas as requested by Manager Maintaining an inventory for all items in the villa as necessary Working with the chef to ensure necessary orders and inventories are in place for all villa F&B stock Ensuring that guest F&B bills are updated daily and check for accuracy Assist with the preparation and service for all Villa functions and parties when required Make regular checks on all equipment & furnishings & report any damage or breakage immediately to villa manager and ensure repairs are followed up Be present or regularly check on maintenance /outside contractors working in the villa to ensure that there’s is no damage or theft in the villa Be knowledgeable with regard to villa facilities, island activities and on island excursions especially boating activities.

Work with concierge to ensure you are updated on guest daily activities and remind guests on daily basis Assist guests with Packing and Unpacking Use initiative to anticipate Guest’s needs Available at any time to take care of Guests Be available or contactable for guests anytime so flexibility is essential Skills/experience required Preferably at least 5 years’ experience in a luxury hotel or resort Possess an exceptional eye for detail and standard with regards housekeeping service Be able to work well under pressure Be flexible to deal with last minute requests/bookings.

Experience in handling prominent guests Since this is a new villa, experience in pre-opening an establishment would be a significant advantage.

Due to the nature of this position this is offered as a live-in position only.

Salary $2,000 a month.

Suitable qualified candidates must apply in writing with resume details to Griffiths & Partners, 82 Cherokee Road, Providenciales or Email: ar@ griffithsandpartners.com. Belongers and PRC Holders with the right to work are encouraged to apply and also submit a copy to the Labour Department.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

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OPEN JOB POSITION DATE OPEN: January 14, 2020 START DATE: ASAP

Resort Manager PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club

JOB SUMMARY: Functions as the strategic business leader of the property’s resort operation, including, but not limited to, Guest Services (Front Desk, Personal Concierge, Bell/Houseman, Retail), Spa, Housekeeping/ Laundry, Security, Restaurants/Bars, Room Service and Banquets/Catering, where applicable. Position oversees the development and implementation of departmental strategies and ensures implementation of the GBC service strategy and initiatives. The position ensures the Resort’s operation meets the Company’s target customer needs, ensures employee satisfaction, and focuses on growing revenues and maximizing the financial performance of the department. Develops and implements property-wide strategies that deliver products and services to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the customer and property employees and provides a return on investment.

CANDIDATE PROFILE Education and Experience - College degree preferred - 8+ years’ experience in resort management.

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

Applied Business Knowledge - Understanding market dynamics, enterprise level objectives and important aspects of the company’s business to accurately diagnose strengths and weaknesses, anticipate opportunities and risks, identify issues, and develop strategies and plans.

Aligning individual and team actions with strategies and plans to drive business results.

- Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. CORE WORK ACTIVITIES Developing and Maintaining Resort Goals - Sets expectations and holds all Resort’s leadership team accountable for demonstrating desired service behaviors.

- Reviews financial reports and statements to determine how the Resort is performing against budget.

- Makes recommendations for CAPEX funding of overall Resort equipment and renovations in accordance with brand business strategy.

- Works with Resort’s leadership team to determine areas of concern and develops strategies to improve the departments’ financial performance.

- Establishes challenging, realistic and obtainable goals to guide operation and performance.

- Strives to improve service performance - Develops and manages Resort budgets.

- Monitors the departments’ actual and projected

sales to ensure revenue goals are met or exceeded and opportunities are identified and addressed.

- Focuses on maintaining profit margins without compromising guest or employee satisfaction This position is currently held by an expatriate worker

DATE OPEN: January 14, 2020 START DATE: ASAP

Sommelier

PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club

Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $95,000 - $115,000 per annum

JOB OVERVIEW: Grace Bay Club Food and Beverage operation is looking for a Sommelier that will be responsible of all aspects of the resorts wine programs - purchasing, storage, and selling, training staff.

DATE OPEN: January 14, 2020 START DATE: ASAP

JOB FUNCTIONS: • Ensure the complete satisfaction of all guests.

• Actively support, demonstrate and energize the Grace Bay Resorts’ Credo and Mission.

• Direct, implement and maintain our service and management philosophy, which serves as a guide to respective staff.

• Decide on what wines etc. to provide our guests, patrons and owners • Cost control and inventory management • Ensure that dining patrons are able to find a wine within their budget that fits their tastes and complements their food.

• Work with the culinary staff to find suitable wines to pair with dishes on the menu.

• Work on the floor of the restaurant, helping customers to decide the exact wine that best meets their needs.

Housekeeper

PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Ensure the cleanliness of all hotel areas • Assist in all Housekeeping responsibilities, cleaning of all guest rooms, stocking amenities and linens • physical stamina and mobility including ability to reach, kneel and bend • ability to lift, push and pull required load (usually about 30lbs) • Ensure inventory is used properly and in supply at all times • Possess knowledge of proper cleaning supplies and chemical handling This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.25 per hour DATE OPEN: January 14, 2020 START DATE: ASAP

Houseman

PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: A houseman’s primary job duties include cleaning and maintaining guest rooms, bathrooms, work areas, furnishings and carpets. Cleaning rooms includes duties such as changing bed linens and emptying trash as well as vacuuming carpets and dusting furniture. You’ll also replenish guest supplies, such as hand soap and shampoo. Your duties don’t end with guest rooms, however, because you’re responsible for cleaning common areas, such as banquet and meeting rooms. Secondary duties may include shoveling snow from walkways, assisting bellmen, answering guest questions and helping the front desk person.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.25 per hour

In order to participate in an incentive program which is derived from the overall Beverage Sales, this sommelier position will also be responsible for the following aspects of the beverage department: • Inventory and Ordering - Responsible for keeping track of working bar inventories, storeroom inventory. Negotiates pricing with suppliers.

Receive, check, and enter items into inventory upon arrival, and ensure that paperwork is processed for bookkeeping and payment.

• Pricing and Sales Transactions – This person should know their numbers. Should be able to cross check the sales numbers against the inventory received.

• Loss Prevention and Maximizing Profit (Got to be strong in this area). - This position will be tasked with preventing product loss and maximizing profit. Data derived by comparing inventory with individual bartender sales and total sales figures is communicated to upper management. Any inconsistency needs to be dealt with immediately.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Certified Master Sommelier or equivalent • High school diploma, some/all college • 2+ years’ experience as Head Sommelier in a 4/5star establishment • International experience preferred, • Been a successful salesman in the previous restaurants of employment, worked with wine lists that cover all the regions represented in our wine list. (United States, South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Europe) and have an education as Sommelier This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $28,000 - $36,000 per annum

Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later than January 28, 2020 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1020. Email: hr@gracebayclub.com | Fax: (649) 946-5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

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JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-1, KHB5-15 and CBB5-20-40

Administrative Officer

MINISTRY: Various LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,650.00 plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative position, which has responsibility for the smooth operation of administrative functions in the office and for dealing with information that is sensitive and/or confidential.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-2

Dental Assistant

MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Dental Department LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 4 - $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The job holder assists the dentist in providing dental treatment and working as part of a team providing Dental Care.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-3

Deputy Director Health Services

MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 9 - $59,552.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior management and professional position with nationwide responsibility for the management and coordination of the various aspects of the health care system under the direct supervision of the Director of Health Services.

JOB REFERENCE NO. KHB5-20-4

Occupational Therapist

MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Special Needs Department/Snap Center LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 9.1 - $59,552.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a professional position, performing evaluations, developing and implementing effective patient treatment plans to restore, compensate or adapt for loss of patient function.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-5

Director of Health Policy and Planning DEPARTMENT: Health Policy and Planning Unit MINISTRY: Ministry of Health, Agriculture and

Human Services LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 9 - $59,552.50 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior management position with responsibility for leading the Health Policy and Planning Unit.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-6

Farm Manager

MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Agriculture Department LOCATION: North Caicos SALARY: Grade 7 $41,205.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: Farm manager is responsible for planning, organising and managing the activities of the government farm.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-7

Quarantine Officer

MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Agriculture Department LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 $33,415.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: To oversee and evaluate the trapping operations of the animal welfare unit and enforcement of animal control ordinances.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-8

Deputy Epidemiologist

DEPARTMENT: National Epidemiology and Research Unit MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8.1 - $51,147.50 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: To assist/support the National Epidemiologist to plan, develop and implement epidemiologic and research programmes under the auspices of the National Epidemiology and Research Unit.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-9

Speech and Language Pathologist

MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Special Needs Unit/SNAP Center LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 9 - $59,552.50 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a professional position, performing evaluations, developing and implementing effective patient treatment plans to restore, compensate or adapt for loss of patient function.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-12

Registered Nurse

DEPARTMENT: Special Needs Unit MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: To provide professional support in the nursing service focused on promoting and restoring patients’ health.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-13

Deputy Supervisor Wellness Center (TEMPORARY)

DEPARTMENT: Special Needs Unit MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services LOCATION: South Caicos SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY:

The job entails responsibility to assist the Supervisor with the management of the Wellness Centre/Special Needs Unit and ensuring quality care for all clients.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-14, JCB5-20-61, CFB5-20-66

Administrative Assistant MINISTRY: Various LOCATION: Providenciales and Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 4 $21,935.00 Per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative support position, which has responsibility for secretarial and administrative support functions in the office.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-16

Deputy Contract Performance Manager MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Contract Management Unit LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 8 - $51,147.50 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent is required to monitor and coordinate the implementation of all obligations under the Public-

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(APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31st JANUARY 2020) Private Partnership (PPP) hospital project agreement and other Pay for Performance contracts entered into by the MOHAHS.

populations and underserved communities receive proper medical attention.

JOB REFERENCE NO:

Environmental Health Officer

KHB5-20-18

Clinical Nurse/Midwife

DEPARTMENT: Health, Promotion and Advocacy Unit MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY This is a professional nursing position with responsibility for HIV/AIDS/STI patient health care in the HIV Prevention Unit, Primary Health Care clinics and the community at large.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB95-20-19

Clinical Nurse

DEPARTMENT: Special Needs Unit/Wellness Center MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services LOCATION: South Caicos (SNU) SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This a professional nursing position with basic level responsibility for patient/client health care in the Special Needs Unit /Wellness Center.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-20

Animal Health Officer

DEPARTMENT: Agriculture Department MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports & Human Services LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This is a supervisory position within the Animal Health Services Division.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-22

Program Officer

MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Health, Promotion and Advocacy Unit LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: Under supervision, implements the youth and community HIV/AIDS oriented programs for compliance with national, regional and international guidelines.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-23

Community Health Aide

MINISTRY: Health Agriculture, Sports and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Primary Health Care Department LOCATION: Salt Cay SALARY: Grade 4 - $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a practical position, with basic level responsibility for ensuring that culturally diverse

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-24

MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Environmental Health Department LOCATION: Various SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in this position will ensure that Public and Environmental Health and sanitation Standards are adhered to in all areas, both public and private.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB5-20-25

Vector Control Officer

MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Environmental Health Department LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 4 - $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in this position will be responsible for the control of disease-carrying mosquitoes and other vectors that pose a threat to public health within the Turks and Caicos Islands.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB5-20-26

Assistant Teacher

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education LOCATION: Providenciales and Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This is a paraprofessional position which has responsibility for working under a teacher’s supervision to give students additional attention and instruction.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB5-20-27/28/29/30/33

Graduate Secondary Teacher

SUBJECT AREAS: Music, Social Studies & Geography, Chemistry & Physics, Integrated Science, Information Technology DEPARTMENT: Education Department LOCATION: Various SALARY: $35,926.25 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This is a specialist position which has unit level responsibility for the teaching of one or more of the school’s curriculum subjects to students.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB5-20-31/32

Graduate Primary Teacher (Lower Primary) DEPARTMENT: Education Department MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services LOCATION: Providenciales (Oseta Jolly Primary School) SALARY: $35,926.25 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a professional position which has responsibility for the instruction and supervision of students in primary schools.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB5-20-34

Truancy Officer

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social & Library Services LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: To ensure that all students between the age of 4 – 16 attend school during school hours.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB5-20-36

School Warden (Primary School)

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social & Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education Department – Ianthe Pratt Primary School LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a supervisory position responsible primarily for the safety of pupils crossing the road at a designated point or points on their journeys to and from school and ensuring that pupils remain in class while school is in session.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB5-20-37

Electrical Inspector

DEPARTMENT: Planning Department LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 5 $26,650.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior level technical support position with responsibility for the electrical inspection of new and existing electrical installations, and equipment, to ensure compliance with the National Electrical Code for workmanship and safety factors.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB5-20-38

Assistant Deputy Director

DEPARTMENT: Public Works Ministry: Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 8 $51,147.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The Assistant Deputy Director is expected to assist in providing the leadership necessary to ensure that development and maintenance works programmes reflect the realistic aspirations of Government and are implemented to time and budget.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB5-20-39 and CFB5-2072

Plumber

DEPARTMENT: Public Works Department and Water Undertaking LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 4 $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY:

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(APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31st JANUARY 2020) The post holder is responsible provide support to the Water Undertaking in dealing with all jobs associated with the pipe distribution network – fixing leaks, installation of service connections, disconnections and reconnections. This post will assist with the general maintenance of the entire distribution network.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB5-20-41

Assistant Architect

MINISTRY: Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 $33,415.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The Assistant Architect is responsible for assisting with the design of Government architectural works across the islands.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB5-20-42

Public Prosecutor

DEPARTMENT: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 8.1 $ 51,147.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This professional position has system wide responsibility for conducting prosecutions at all levels of Court, including Magistrates Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB4-20-43

Senior Compliance Officer

MINISTRY: Attorney General Chambers DEPARTMENT: Crown Land Unit LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: GRADE 6 $33,415.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Land Compliance Officer is a middle level post in the Crown Land Unit.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB5-20-44

Senior District Surveyor MINISTRY: Attorney General Chambers DEPARTMENT: Survey and Mapping LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: GRADE 6 $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The successful candidate will be responsible to assist management in the effective execution of the Surveying and Mapping operations and functions.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB5-20-45

Registrar of Lands

MINISTRY: Attorney General Chambers DEPARTMENT: Survey and Mapping LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 9 $59,552.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: Organizational management and leadership of the Land Registry.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB5-20-46

Senior Programme and Policy Manager

DEPARTMENT: Disaster Management and Emergencies LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 7 $41,205.00 per annum + allowances JOB SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the administration and management of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies’ policy and Plan Development program.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB5-20-47

Coastal Engineer

DEPARTMENT: Department of Environment and Coastal Resources LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8 - $51,147.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is position has nationwide responsibility to ensure that development activities are accordance with sound environmental engineering principles and promote environmental sustainability.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB5-20-48

Coastal Infrastructure and Parks Supervisor (CIPS) MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster Management and Gaming DEPARTMENT: Department of Environment and Coastal Resources LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY The incumbent provides island-wide and national significance and is mandated to assist in the planning, directing, promotion and implementation of DECR’s management of the non-protected coastal areas, Protected Areas, and fisheries infrastructures.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CCFB5-20-49

Director of Maritime

MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster Management and Gaming DEPARTMENT: Maritime 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.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB5-20-50

Scientific Officer (Fisheries)

MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster Management and Gaming DEPARTMENT: Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) LOCATION: South Caicos SALARY Grade 6 $33,415.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a mid-level position with nationwide responsibility to oversee scientific and monitoring activities of the Department. The job holder will provide science-based advice on various issues affecting environmental integrity in TCI.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB5-20-51

Jnr. Conservation Officer MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster Management and Gaming DEPARTMENT: Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) LOCATION: South Caicos SALARY: Grade 4 - $21,935.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent supports the Conservation Officers who are responsible for the enforcement of pertinent environmental laws and maritime laws in TCI. JOB REFERENCE NO:

JCB5-20-52

Accounts Officer

MINISTRY: Finance, Trade and Investment DEPARTMENT: Accountant General Department LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: GRADE 5.1- $26,650.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is an accounting support position.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB5-20-53

Senior Finance Officer

MINISTRY: Finance, Trade and Investment DEPARTMENT: Accountant General Department LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: GRADE 7.1- $41,205.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent will provide financial support to the Ministry/Administrative Unit assigned on all financial matters pertaining to that portfolio (including all departments and sections).

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB5-20-54

Canine Enforcement Officer

MINISTRY: Finance, Trade and Investment DEPARTMENT: Customs Department LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: GRADE 5.1- $26,650.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent will be responsible for the operational deployment of their canine and daily care, feeding and exercise of the canine. Additionally, the incumbent will be responsible for general Customs duties.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB5-20-55

Statistician

MINISTRY: Finance, Trade and Investment DEPARTMENT: Statistics Department LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: GRADE 6.1 $33,415.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a specialist position with system wide responsibility for shaping statistical information and economic policies.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB5-20-56

Crown Counsel

MINISTRY: Finance, Trade and Investment LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: GRADE 8.1 $51,147.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The job holder in this position must be able to provide legal advice to the Turks and Caicos Islands

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(APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31st JANUARY 2020) Government Ministry of Finance, Investment and Trade as it relates to a wide range of Government financial and taxation matters.

SALARY: GRADE 5.1 - $26,650.00 per annum

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB5-20-57

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

MINISTRY: Finance, Trade and Investment LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: GRADE 8.1 $51,147.50 Per annum

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB5-20-64

Finance Manager

JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent has a responsibility for compliance with the TCI Public Service budgetary and financial policy such as revenue generation, cost containment and delivery of other budget targets.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB5-20-58

Exchange of Information Officer

MINISTRY: Finance, Trade and Investment DEPARTMENT: Exchange of Information Unit LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: GRADE 8.1 $51,147.50 Per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent will be responsible for assisting with the full range of competent authority functions.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB5-20-59

Research & Planning Officer

MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour & Employment Services DEPARTMENT: Employment Services Department LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: GRADE 6.1- $33,415.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This incumbent is to undertake research and evaluation activities.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB5-20-60

Customer Service Centre Supervisor

MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour & Employment Services DEPARTMENT: Customer Service Center LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: GRADE 7.1- $41,205.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This strategic position exists to ensure that the Department of Customer Services Center and the Ministry of Border Control and Employment provide reliable and efficient customer service to support the Turks and Caicos Islands’ business environment.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB5-20-63

Citizenship Caseworker MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour & Employment Services DEPARTMENT: Registration and Citizenship Department LOCATION: Grand Turk

Human Resources Compliance Officer

MINISTRY: Deputy Governor’s Office DEPARTMENT: Human Resource Management Directorate LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: $51,148.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: The Incumbent confidentially performs technical, analytical, monitoring and reporting tasks with regard to Human Resource programs, systems and records.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB5-20-65

Energy and Utilities Commissioner

MINISTRY: Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation DEPARTMENT: Energy and Utilities LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 10 - $73,185.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This senior level management position is responsible for the nationwide multi sector regulatory oversight of the Energy and Electricity, Water and Sewerage and the Petroleum Sectors of the TCI. JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB5-20-67

Prison Maintenance Manager

DEPARTMENT: Her Majesty’s Prison Service MINISTRY: Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 $33,415.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: To support the Superintendent of Prisons to maintain security, control, supervision and the Maintenance of the establishment.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB5-20-68

Prison Officer

DEPARTMENT: Her Majesty’s Prison Service MINISTRY: Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 5 $26,650.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: To support the Superintendent of Prisons to maintain security, control, supervision and the safe custody of offenders.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB5-20-69

Clerical Assistant

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education Department LOCATION: Providenciales (Enid Capron Primary School) SALARY: $16,707.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in this position will be responsible for clerical and administrative tasks to support the daily functions of the Office.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB5-20-70

Assistant Director (Fisheries, Protected Areas and Revenue)

MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster Management and Gaming DEPARTMENT: Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 7 - $41,205.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This post supports the Director in terms of the management of the fisheries, Protected Areas and revenue collection. It is a senior management position with responsibility to oversee the management and enforcement of environmental and maritime laws in the TCI and revenue generation. The Assistant Director supports the Director to carry out strategic planning towards proper management of the protected areas and efficient income collection.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JCB5-20-71

Customer Service Clerk DEPARTMENT: Customer Service Center MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 4.1- $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent will be responsible for answering queries both locally and internationally within the Ministry of Border Control Customer Service Department known as the One Stop Shop.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB5-20-73

Cleaner

DEPARTMENT: Estate’s Department MINISTRY: Office of the Deputy Premier, Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development LOCATION: Various SALARY: Grade 1 $499.69 biweekly JOB SUMMARY: The cleaning services for government buildings and offices are centralized under the Ministry of Government Support Services which assigns cleaners to the different ministries and offices.

For full details regarding these positions please visit our website at https://www.gov.tc/government-vacancies PLEASE NOTE: (Applications that are not accompanied by all required supporting documents will not be processed).

(APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31st JANUARY 2020)

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January 18-24, 2020

JOB ADVERTISEMENT Wymara Resort and Villas is a contemporary luxury full-service boutique resort on Grace Bay Beach. We are looking for driven and energetic professionals with Five Star experience and who are committed to achieving excellence by ensuring Five Star standards and services are continuously delivered.

General Manager

Place of Work: Overall operations OVERALL SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITY: The General Manager is overall responsible for providing all guests with quality service while maximizing room revenue, overlooking sales, marketing and productivity, developing managers and employees. Researching and identifying growth opportunities generating reports and giving presentations. Duties for the General Manager creating and managing budget formulating policies, overseeing daily business operations, monitoring and motivating staff. The General Manager will also be hiring and training employees the candidate for this role should possess excellent communication skills, superior knowledge of business functions and enhance the resort image and meet overall growth objectives.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: Operational • Coordinating the organization and administrative functions in all areas of the Resort and Villas • Develop hotel website and imagery with marketing companies • Ensuring that staffing is maintained at an appropriate level to match business demand • Participating in all regular operational meetings and in the formulation of strategic business plans • Meet with Chief financial controller to assess company performance • Handling all guest complaints expeditiously to complete resolution • Design and implement strategic plans to reach sales targets • Closely monitoring the financials of all departments to ensure that they are kept in line with budget • Developing departmental strategies • Assist in the preparation of hotel budgets and forecasts for corporate submission and approvals • Providing solutions to improve problem areas and assisting in implementing corrective measures • Ensuring that the reservation process runs smoothly and in sync with the Front Office • Leads department heads to ensure overall profit, service and team member satisfaction goals are met • Speaks with and responds to guests regarding service challenges • Facilitates hotel meetings (i.e. Executive Team; Staff Meeting; All Team Member Meetings, etc.)

• Hires, supervises, coaches, disciplines and conducts performance evaluations for department heads • Develops the skills and abilities of direct reports • Monitors department heads and team member activity and ensures their growth within the company • Communicates with executive team regarding implementing standards, procedures and policies.

• Provides feedback on companywide initiatives.

GENERAL The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

• Ability to perform critical analysis • Ability to read, listen and communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing in order to prepare official memorandum and correspondence as well as provide clear and meaningful instructions, guidance and counseling to all team members • Ability to manage extensive amounts of information and provides constructive feedback/direction • Extensive knowledge of hotel operations, F&B operations, Engineering, sales & marketing, Human resources and hotel financial processes and analysis • Solid experience in management of Front Office, Housekeeping and F&B • Excellent guest service and problem resolution skills • Flexibility and always available to meet the demands of a 24-hour operation • An expert in communication skills, in training and managing multi-lingual associates • Excellent organizational and administrative skills • Natural leadership qualities with the ability to give clear, concise instructions • High level of integrity, good manners and show initiative • Strong yield management skills and ability of cost control • Considerable ability to listen effectively.

• Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team • Ability to delegate manages and organizes projects and establishes priorities consistent with company objectives • Ability to effectively deal with owners, customers and team members, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy • Ability to manage multiple projects, meet and work effectively under time and resource constraints QUALIFICATIONS: • Experienced hospitality executive with minimum 10 years five-star international management success – Caribbean experience desirable with 3-5 years management in each departmental discipline.

Thorough knowledge of resort front office, housekeeping and F&B procedures, operations and equipment, engineering and information technology with the ability to execute all aspects • Prior experience working in a 4- or 5-Star Forbes rated property and very knowledgeable of Forbes 5 Star Standards with ability to train and monitor on the Forbes standards • Financial, Business and/or Hospitality Management degree or equivalent experience, with a passion for customer service • Exceptional leadership skills with a proven record of providing consistently high guest experience standards balanced with operational efficiencies.

• Demonstrated success at delivering results through establishment of standard procedures, disciplined coaching and management.

• Proven ability to develop business plans and budgets, and effectively monitor performance to meet objectives • Energetic, results driven leader with collaborative approach; focused on empowering people; developing skill in others through coaching, training and experiential learning.

• Sense for perfection and attention to detail • Self-motivated and dependable with an exceptional work ethic and strong problem-solving skills • Proficiency with general office PC applications (i.e.

Microsoft Office software and Opera) to prepare reports, employee schedules, inventories, budgets as required.

• Proficiency with use of Knowcross, Salto key system and Concierge Assistant.

• Professional appearance and demeanor • Must be fluent in English. Additional languages desirable.

• College Degree in Business or Hotel Operations preferred Base Range: $100K - $120K per year

*Domestic Worker:

Report directly to the Assist Director of Housekeeping.

Responsible for the overall cleanliness of assigned rooms and provide a pleasant, comfortable experience for guest. To clean and maintain all public areas (i.e. hotel lobby, restrooms) and to promote a positive image of the property to guests for a better hotel rating score. Compensation: $6.25 per hour.

*Food & Beverage Manager:

The Food & Beverage Manger is responsible for leading the food and beverage staff and oversees daily operations of the restaurant. Responsible for ensuring the highest level of service by overseeing all aspects of the department and meeting all financial.

The Food & Beverage Manager make sure everyone is trained on food preparation.

EXPERIENCE: 2-4 years’ Experience in Management role; degree from an accredited degree in Food and Beverage, Hospitality, or related major. Oversee food and liquor operations and purchasing supply. Ability to recruit new staff, managing the department, and marketing, advertising the department., Excellent problem solving and proficient in computer software including Microsoft word and Excel. Ability to effectively communicate verbally and non-verbally with others.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Ability to manage multiple projects and implement effective solutions.

• Excellent communication, coaching and leadership skills.

• Must be computer literate; must be proficient in Micros and Microsoft Suite • Must have the stamina to work long hours due to Operation’s needs.

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

JOB ADVERTISEMENT • Good organizational skills for dealing with diverse duties and staff.

• Knowledge of varying brands and quality of liquors.

• Ability to train newly recruited team members.

• Possess knowledgeable of daily food and beverage operations to schedule staff according to hotel occupancy.

RESPONSIBILITIES • Ensure all team members are in proper uniform and adhere to the Wymara appearance standards • Creates, maintains and distributes weekly schedules for team members • Conducts pre-shifts meeting with all team members • Conducts monthly inventories for the department • Budget preparation and cost analysis and payroll • Enforcing the correct standards for food and safety regulations of the restaurant.

• Responsible for interviewing and hiring new team members training them for their role • Oversee the preparation of food and drinks, and ensure the restaurant standards are being kept • Oversees daily operations of the restaurants Base Range: $40k - $50k per year Positions with * are currently being held by a work permit holder.

Interested applicants can contact our Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm on (649)941-7555. E- Mail cover letter outlining your interest and supporting experience in a particular position along with your Resume or C.V. to hr@wymara.com

*Corporate Manager:

Oversees daily activities of the Guest experience to provide guidance and leadership to all staff. Responsible to ensure consistent quality of customer service is provided to all guests in accordance with Wymara standards.

The Manager is responsible to coordinate and plan executive meeting and provide strong assistance for Executive assistant manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Delivering an increase in the Trip advisor for Wymara resort • Develop long-range business plans.

• Develop and implement policies • Ensure the department runs smooth and successfully • Analyze departmental problems and find solutions • Assist with budge and financial projects • Actively assist all department with revenue cost center • Conduct Department meeting with staff • Make important administrative decisions • Liaise with all departments on activities successfully promote event with guest QUALIFICATIONS: • Must have Hotel Group Management experience.

• Must be a Certified Concierge • Bachelor’s degree in hospitality management • 8 - 10 years’ experience in a luxury 5 Star Resort environment with experience in Concierge and Management.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to recruit, train, develop, mentor and motivate a team.

• Self-motivated and dependable with an exceptional work ethic and strong problem-solving skills.

Must be experienced in conflict resolution.

• 3 years’ experience using MS Office, Opera PMS, Micros POS and Concierge Assistant. Prior administrator for CA web.

• Ability to prepare reports, effectively present information, and provide timely response to queries.

• Ability to effectively deal with colleagues and customers, some of whom require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to defuse anger and collect accurate information.

• Ability to stand at least 10 hours a day and work up to a 12-hour shift daily.

• Prior experience working in a 5-star Forbes rated property • International experience inclusive of the USA • Thorough knowledge of Wymara Brand Standards • Deadlines oriented with the ability to multi-task and establish priorities.

Base Range: $40k - $50k per year

CLASSIFIEDS 51

MIRACLE REVIVAL MISSION

89 Lower Bight RD, The Bight, Providenciales is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

– New Work Permit Take care of the church, Cleaning inside and outside the property.

Dispose of trash Salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 649 241 3476 Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

20229

R&D CONSTRUCTION MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

DIVER

• Diving and catching fish.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary based on experience

CONTACT: 241-4881

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20203

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN • Assistant to the Maintenance Supervisor.

• Work to diagnose, repair and maintain all electronic & mechanical commercial laundry, dry-cleaning and affiliated equipment such as boilers, compressors, hydraulic pumps etc.

• Min 6 years experience in mechanical and electrical maintenance.

• University or College certificate required.

• Work flexible shifts including nights and on-call.

• Must be fluent in English.

• Must have exceptional computer and diagnostic skills.

• Must be self-motivated, hardworking and reliable.

• Starting pay rate: $9.00/hour.

Deliver resume to #11 Village St. Grace Bay, Provo or email to info@pioneertci.com or call 432-1797.

Please deliver or fax copy to TCI Labour Office: 649-946-4164

QUEEN OF WORLD LTD.

Unit F103 Regent Street, Grace Bay, Providenciales

Spa Therapist

Delivering a variety of spa services (body treatments, massages, facials, waxing and manicure/pedicure) in a safe and comfortable manner. Maintaining equipment and sample inventory of products.

Acknowledging and responding to relevant customer queries, needs and expectations.

Salary: $1,600 monthly

CONTACT: 245-1515 Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20228

January 18-24, 2020

HORIZON CONSTRUCTION LTD. #101 Grace Bay Suite, Grace Bay, Providenciales, 946-5414 Seeks to Employ a

INTERIOR SUPERVISOR - Responsible for supervising all building projects and team responsible for interior finishing.

- Ensure a consistently high standard of work is produced in accordance with specification of drawings and quality standards through regular quality inspections with sub-contractors and site manager; - Direct and supervise day to day operations of sub-contractors and company team to ensure appliance of common operational procedures are adhered to and projects are on schedule; - Ensure material requisitions are issued in adequate time to achieve the Construction work schedule; - Schedule, control and monitor all interior finishing projects and materials on a weekly basis - Must be able to prepare material list for each job based on drawings; measure work completed by subcontractors to ensure that they are paid for works completed; - Record staff hours and prepare time-sheets for payroll.

Position requires working 44hrs weekly plus some holidays and weekends Wages: $25 per hour This position is being advertised for a work permit renewal.

Interested applicants can contact our Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm on (649)941-7555. E- Mail cover letter outlining your interest and supporting experience in a particular position along with your Resume or C.V. to hr@wymara.com

Qualified Belongers are encouraged to deliver resume to the Labor Department, Providenciales and Horizon Construction office. Or by emailing: hello@thekforce.com

20224

52 CLASSIFIEDS AUTOBOX MECHANIC SHOP

DEE’S FASHION

Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

GRACE BAY PLAZA, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

MECHANIC

DOMESTIC WORKER

Applicant must have: Proof of formal mechanical education, Mechanical experience Duties: Troubleshooting and maintenance Vehicles, • Salary $10 per hour • Belongers are encouraged to send copy of their • Resumes to Labour Department,

• Duties: Clean store, • Maintaining a clean and organized surrounding etc.

• Salary $6.50 per hour Belongers are encouraged to send copy of their Resumes to Labour Department,

Contact: 649 331 8260

Currently held by W/P Holder 20219

20220

ALLAN PARKER

NORTH BACK SALINA GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Duties: To clean maintain

Premises after work each Day, to assist the mason and Carpenter as needed.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 246-6120

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

20206

CRISTABALINA/ CARL COVERLEY SAUNDERS POND ROAD GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 245-5490

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This is a first time work Permit application.

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January 18-24, 2020

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CONTACT: (649) 245 6060 EMAIL: DEEJOSHIE_78@ HOTMAIL.COM

ALBERT LIVINGSTON SMITH JR.

#59 CARPON ROAD, BLUE HILLS, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE WORKER

fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep to apartment Salary: $8 hourly 6 days per week

CONTACT: 342-5757

This position is for a first time applicant. Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20230

TURKS & CAICOS REALTY LTD. Is seeking a Part-time

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties to include but not limited to: • General office and household cleaning and maintenance • Occasional child care and pet care • Catering and shopping services on call • Laundry and delivery

services • Hourly rate $10. Minimum of 10 hours per week • Must speak and read English • Must have own transportation and cell phone • Must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience

This position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers are encourage to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

Please send resume to info@tcsothebysrealty.com PO Box 279, Venture House, Grace Bay Rd Phone: 649.946.4474 20225

GERMAN CIGAR PUB/ WARREN WILLIAMS

South East Suburbs, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BARMAID

Duties: Mix and Serve drinks and Cocktails, keep bar and Table areas clean. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 241-4979

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This is A first time work permit application.

20209

SAMMY’S RESTUARANT

R & T SECURITY SERVICES

STORE CLERK

2 SECURITY OFFICER

Duncombe Alley, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Greet customers Receive payments by cash, Credit cards and cheques, Issue receipts and change.

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Clean, sweep, mop Keep general areas clean.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 243-2928

East Suburbs, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ

DUTIES: Provide security services For various businesses and personnel Around the island. Patrolling properties Inspecting buildings and equipment.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 242-6408

NICHELLE D. DURHAM

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises after work each Day, to do any necessary Repairs.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 245-0422

Belongers are encouraged To send copy of their resume To The Labour Board. This a First time work permit application.

Belongers are asked to submit a Copy of their resume to the Labour Board.

These are first time Work Permit applications

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

ISLANDE ESTIMOND GEDEON Ralph Close, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

ALL STAR HAIRCUT BARBER SHOP

MARIE BETTY GASTON

20215

CARETAKER

• Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications.

• To work 5 days a week Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 244-3444

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20239

20207

20212

Upstairs Unit #6 Kew Plaza, Walter Cox Dr., Kew Town Is seeking to employ

5 BARBERS

• Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 3463791 OR 441-3791

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20234

Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 342-9546 Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This is a first time work Permit application.

20216

KENDAL SAUNDERS

Hospital Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE MAN

Duties: To fix, maintain Building problems and yard Maintenance as necessary.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 232-1400

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Employment Services Office. This is a first Time application.

20214

Technical Pre Sales Engineer Direct Report to the Head of Business Sales

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE JOB:

The Technical Pre Sales Engineer will be responsible for the management and deployment of ICT solutions. They will work with the Business sales team to provide technical solutions and products. This will include but not limited to Cloud based Corporate networks, PBXs, DIA, and to assist in the design and implementation. They will provide first-line identification and resolution of faults, and ensure that all required documentation is maintained in a timely basis.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

LAQUITA GLINTON-PARAGH East Suburbs, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 243-1826

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is held by a work Permit holder.

20223

KINGSLEY LABORDE Middle Street, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

HOUSEKEEPER

Duties: Performing a variety of Housekeeping chores such as Sweeping, mopping, dusting and Polishing to ensure all rooms are Made-up and kept tidy.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 243-1139

Belongers are encouraged to Submit a copy of their resume To the Employment Services Office. This is a first time application.

20213

KIGMOA & MAYRA CONTRACTORS East Suburbs, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises after work each Day, to assist the skilled Workers and do any necessary Repairs.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 232-6429

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

20208

• Developing relationships with TCI Business’s and Government ICT departments with Digicel’s Business Solutions ICT Team • Provide consultancy, design and development services to Digicel’s Corporate Clients • Support the ICT Solutions Sales team on all technical Sales Opportunities • Act as a technical resource to both internal and external clients • Drive multi service ICT revenues on multi year contracts for Business Voice, Data VPN, Internet, Data Hosting, IP PBX services.

• Work with internal and external resources to develop solutions for corporate clients • Interface directly with customers on technical issues where necessary • Attend customer sites and present on Digicel capabilities and future plans • Assist in the design of networks, services, systems architecture, systems as well as the development and integration of overall solutions • Activities will include analysis, design (both for high and lower level solutions), development, testing/integration and maintenance/support • Complete CRM and prospecting reports for the ICT Solutions Manager

INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD FORWARD THEIR RESUME TO HRTCI@DIGICELGROUP.COM, NO LATER THAN January 31, 2020.

20337

CLASSIFIEDS 53 ROBERT’S AGENCY

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

EMMANUEL BELIZAIRE

WC SECURITY SERVICES

Behind Paula Ruth house Five Cays, Providenciales 347-0913

JOB FAIR FOR SECURITY OFFICER POSITIONS

GRANT’S PETROLEUM

#29 Down Town

PUMP ATTENDANT - $6.50 HOURLY

Saturday February 22nd, 2020 9am to 2pm WC Security Services Offices Long Bay Hills, (Opposite the Storage Place)

Pump gas.

Contact: 241-2040

If you are interested in becoming a security officer and have the necessary skills, qualifications and attitude please come along. Bring your Passport, references and a Police Record if you have them and be prepared to complete an application form and undergo an interview.

Turks Islanders only need apply If successful applicants will be required to work shifts across 24/7 and be prepared to work outside in various weather and sometimes adverse environmental conditions.

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For more information call 649 333- 6577 email: info@wcsstci.com

Acting on behalf of

CARE GIVER

assist with medication, doctor visit, purchase medication, Clean his property when needed Pay: 6.25 per hour Renewal, Belonger will be given first preference

20240

LALIQUE

A103 Graceway, IGA

CLEANER - $6.25 HOURLY

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc.

Contact: 241-2040

NEX GEN BUILDERS

Cooper Jack Bay

TILE LAYER - $10 HOURLY

install materials on a variety of surfaces, such as floors, walls, ceilings, countertops, patios, and roof decks. Level the surface to be tiled with a layer of mortar or plywood.

Contact: 343-3414

YVON’S ONE STOP SHOP

Grace Bay Road, Opposite Robbie Been Plaza

CRAFT MAKER - $7 HOURLY Making craft from metal.

Contact: 346-6622

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

30235

January 18-24, 2020

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Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Type: Permanent Location: Digicel TCI, Graceway House

Leeward Highway, Providenciales

Turks and Caicos Islands

RESPONSIBILITY • Develop, implement and monitor the financial controls and procedures of the company and ensuring consistency of accounting policy and procedures.

• Recruit, train and ensure the day to day management of the Finance team.

• Provide monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting to the Shareholders through the Digicel Group structure.

• Actively participate in the company financial matters and maintain relationships with financial institutions.

• Operational cash-flow management and balance sheet control.

• Review Monthly board reports.

• Present the monthly performance of the business to the board and develop initiatives to improve the business performance.

• Present and liaise with both local banks and international banks on financing requirements for the business.

• Review of business plans for new projects.

• Review annual budget for the market.

• Ownership of budgeting and spend.

• Prepare ad hoc reports for Group CFO. • Any other duties as assigned by any person duly authorized and identified by the Company.

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

ACADEMIC QULIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: • Must be qualified ACCA or CPA • Qualified CMA considered advantageous • Minimum 3-5 years experience in the position of CFO or in a similar position • Telecommunications experience is highly desirable.

• Emerging markets experience is desirable REQUIRED SKILLS AND SPECIALIZED TECHNIQUES: • Staff management experience is essential, as is a strong grasp of modern reporting systems.

• You must be willing and eager to contribute, as part of a senior management team, to the development of the markets in line with corporate objectives.

• The challenge will be to impose tight financial controls while ensuring the rapid growth of the company and work to tight timelines.

• Drive for results, sense of urgency, confidence, and passion for success are all attributes of the ideal candidate for this challenging and rewarding opportunity.

• Ability to make excellent presentations of the financial results to the senior management team, Board of Directors and Shareholders.

• Previous/ Current international experience will be an advantage.

PRE–SALES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS MANAGER Reports to: Head of Corporate Sales

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF JOB:

The Role of the Pre-Sales Business Solutions Manager is to manage the ICT and Corporate development project in the Turks & Caicos supporting an effective & functioning ICT, and Corporate postpaid sales operations structure in the market. The successful candidate must, be able to meet tight reporting deadlines and have a strong work ethic and will be involved in: • Delivering an effective & functioning postpaid sales operations structure in each market • Identify & exploit local opportunities to drive corporate postpaid sales • To manage the rollout of new sales skill processes, reward structures, performance management/sales reporting structures and admin processes into Digicel markets • To adapt the above processes to fit into each markets culture • Refine the processes and document all improvements to allow best practice to be shared throughout all markets • Stay in the market after implementation to support the local team and ensure the new processes being used effectively at all levels • Measure the success of each initiative and report findings to Digicel Group • Evaluate, share and report on best practice from the markets In order to be a successful in this position, you must have a minimum of 5 years proven and demonstrable direct sales experience within an ICT and corporate postpaid telecommunications environment.

KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• multi site management, project management, training, and coaching & feedback experience.

• You must have a proven ability to negotiate at all levels within the organization.

Naturally you are required to have an excellent understanding of Cisco, Ruckus, Fortinet and corporate telecoms sales techniques & operational processes. You must be a team player with strong business and commercial awareness. Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills are a must and you will be an organized self-starter with drive and initiative; analytical and creative skills and proven track record of achievement in Sales

DEADLINE:

Positions open to all qualified Turks and Caicos nationals. Salary range from $80,000.00 -102,000.00 per annum. Interested applicants can forward their resumes to hrtci@digicelgroup.com and the Immigration board. The closing date for applications is January 31, 2020.

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Interested applicants must forward a cover letter and resume for the attention of the Director Human Resources. Email address: hrtci@ digicelgroup.com. The closing date for applications is January 31, 2020 20236

54 CLASSIFIEDS LEW 1 SHIPPING

Seeks the following persons:

ONE (1) BOAT MECHANIC

To maintain vessels engines work days Monday Saturday starting salary: $2,000.00 ( position currently held by work permit holder)

ONE (1) DECKHAND

To load /off load barge work days Monday-

Saturday salary: $6.25 per hour (position currently held by work permit holder)

THREE( 3) LABOURERS

Cleaning outside the property/warehouse /barge work days Monday- Friday salary: $6.25 per hour (position currently held by work permit holder)

Address: Lew 1 Shipping Ltd, Honour Lane Downtown, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands. Number: 941-5707

January 18-24, 2020

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Butterfield Drive, Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER - $7 -10 PER HOUR

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

CONTACT: 241-3190

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20024

MYSTIQUE CAR RENTAL & TOURS LTD. Is Seeking to Employ a

CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR 1. Good command of English Language (written and spoken) 2. Must be Computer Literate 3. Must be Customer Service Oriented 4. Must be willing to work on weekends, holidays and at nights as required 5. Must be able to type at a speed of 80-100 words

per minute with accuracy 6. Diploma/Certificate in Secretarial Skills or Similar 7. Knowledge of TSD rental software 8. At least five years experience in car rental 9. Have a Valid Driver’s License and a clean Police Record

Please forward resume to Mystique Car Rental & Tours Ltd. 72 Old Airport Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.

Deadline: January 24, 2020 20013

NATALIE BEEN

#59 Leeside Avenue Technology Drive, Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning inside the restaurant.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 331-2695

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20003

SERVICES BY EA

TRADE WIND INDUSTRIES LTD.

NURSERY COORDINATOR

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Heaving Down Rock, Leeward Settlement, Providenciales

Applicant must have knowledge of finance, accounting, cash flow projection and proficient in using POS systems for landscape, chemical and fertilization inventory.

Ability to analyze financial data and prepare automated financial reports, statements and projections. Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to deal with customers and suppliers. Salary is approximately $600/ week and willing to work long hours, weekend and holiday if needed. Preference will be given to applicants who completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Finance or Business Administration. Excellent reference from previous employers a must.

Interested applicants including Islanders/ Belongers can send applications to Services by EA by email to mary@eagrouptci.com.

Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

19870

1 LABOURER

Trade wind Industries Ltd. seeks to employ a Labourer with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the domestic cultivation of Caribbean queen conch and a familiarity with warm water fin fish. The position involves the daily job activities of cleaning and waste removal from conch ponds / cleaning and waste removal from fish tanks / the sorting, counting, relocating and harvesting of conch and fish / repairs and maintenance to off-

Interested applicants should submit their resume with qualifications and experience to: info@ saunders.tc and the TCI Employment Services and Labour Department.

The Position is currently held by a work permit holder 20015

THE LANDING

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION

92 Grace Bay Road, Grace Bay. Is seeking a

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES! The Financial Services Commission (FSC), the regulator of financial services business in the Turks and Caicos Islands, is seeking suitably qualified applicants to fill several vacancies.

APPLICATION DEADLINE 20 JANUARY 2020

ACCOUNTING ASISSTANT

COOK

• Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment.

Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $300 weekly

CONTACT: 341-5856 Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

Department: Finance, Location: Grand Turk Annual Salary: $21,935.00 – $24,600.00

shore conch pens. 50% of this job is spent in sea water and applicants need to be expert swimmers and skilled at working underwater with a snorkel. Other duties include general maintenance of the facility including (but not limited to) trash removal, site maintenance and repairs etc. Other related duties and necessary duties may be assigned.

Compensation at $8.00 per hour.

20004

TCI WASTE DISPOSAL #138 Millennium Highway, Blue Hills, Providenciales

MECHANIC

Keeps equipment available for use by inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation and changes, wheel balancing, replacing filters.

Salary: $400.00 per week

CONTACT: 333-7889

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Position is held by work permit holder

20007

SOUTH SIDE SEAFOOD

#26 Aviation Drive, South Side Plaza, Providenciales Is seeking

ONE (1) SALESCLERK

• Serve customers.

• Selling goods.

• Ensure that the store is running and operating smoothly.

• Must be able to work 6 days per week.

• Monday-Saturday.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 649-231-6318

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20072

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder must receive payments and apply to the accounts receivable accounting system, generate receipts and issues them to relevant departments for distribution; receipts must be filed and copied in chronological order daily. Must have basic knowledge of preparing daily reports. Files accounting documents/ records as required and other related functions assigned from time to time by the Senior Accounting Assistant.

Details on the above vacancies can be found on the Commission’s website at https://tcifsc.tc/vacancies/ or by contacting the Commission at telephone numbers 649-946-2550 or 649-946-2791 ext. 4002 or 4021.

Applications should be emailed to administration@tcifsc.tc no later than 20 January 2020. A copy of the application should be submitted to the Employment Services Department by emailing to CHbacchus@gov.tc and MCadams@gov.tc. Applications received after the application deadline may not be considered in this recruitment phase but may be placed on file for future reference. While we appreciate your response, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

19989

TRANQUILITY PM LTD. P.O. Box 433, 17 Sailfish Lane, Venetian Road, Provo Is seeking to employ a

MAID

• 3 years’ min experience working villas for cleaning, changing bed sheet, washing clothes, scrubbing toilet and folding linens. Car required.

• Must speak English, Spanish.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 231-1474

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20031

TRANQUILITY PM LTD.

P.O. Box 433, 17 Sailfish Lane, Venetian Road, Provo Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE

• To keep septic, cistern and gutter systems clean and disinfected, maintain cleanliness of properties, wash windows, etc. Car required.

• Must speak English, Spanish. Wed to Sun inclusive.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 231-1474

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20029

TROPIC MANAGEMENT

Acting on behalf of client Charlton Gardiner Major Hill, North Caicos

CARPENTER - $12.00 HR

Making cabinets, install contractures and fixtures Position is held by a permit holder Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

CONTACT: 246-7382

19982

January 18-24, 2020 NOBLE SECURITY Club Med Turkoise, Grace Bay Is seeking a

SECURITY OFFICER

• Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry.

Obtains help by sounding alarms.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.75 hourly

CONTACT: 341-9646

PAULA REINOSO PABLO COX Basden Hill, South Caicos Is seeking a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 341-5924

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 19995

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 200020

S. WALKIN & SONS

RODEMIDE JOSEPH

658 MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY, BLUE HILLS Is seeking a

CASHIER

• Greets customers, receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly CONTACT: 649-946-4411 EMAIL: WALKINMARINE@TCIWAY.TC

Belongers are encouraged to apply 19998

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RESIDENCE, FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 348-8986

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20022

PJF PRO BUILDERS CONSTRUCTION

JOB VACANCY

301 GOLD AVENUE, PHASE TWO, BLUE HILLS Is seeking

CARPENTER - $36,000 PER ANNUM

• Specialize in metal roofing and project manager.

• Install metal roofing measure, cut, and shape wood, plastic and other materials.

PORT SECURITY OFFICER

MASON - $10 HOURLY

• Laying blocks, mixing mortar repairing and altering floors, walls, shower sinks.

• Must be fluent in Spanish, French-creole and English.

Reporting Officer: Port Facility Security Officer Salary: $26, 601.00 per annum

CONTACT: 345-4228

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board 20025

PREMIER DESIGNS #5 PICTURE QUE LANE, SOUTH DOCK ROAD Is seeking a

CARPENTER HELPER

• Assisting the carpenter, using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 332-4840

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20002

Supervises: N/A Location: Grand Turk and Providenciales Ports POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for applying security measures and procedures in such a manner as to cause minimum interference with, or delay to ships, ship personnel and visitors, and/or goods and services. Also, to protect property from theft or damage or persons from hazards or interference. Makes periodic tours to check for irregularities and inspect protection devices. Preserves order and may enforce regulations pertaining to personnel, visitors and premises. May be exposed to inclement weather or be required to work in environments or under conditions that require the use of protective gear and devices and/or awareness of personal safety and safety of others.

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • • • •

Knowledge of security operations and procedures Good oral communications and basic report writing skills Basic computer skills Clean Police Record issued within the last 6 months Passport or Status Card Drivers’ license Flexible to work shifts

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Must possess a High School Diploma or equivalent • Previous security experience a plus

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

HEAD BREWER • Day to day running of brewing and bottling and canning operation.

• Winemaking and alcoholic malt beverages • Developing quality recipe formulation and ingredients selection handling and assessment of raw materials and grains.

• Controlling quality of product and keeping the facility and equipment clean and operation.

• Equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.

• Purchasing of raw materials.

SKILLS • Strong communication skills • Sound Technical knowledge of brewing, winemaking and distilling.

• Understanding of microbiology and aseptic lab technique • Ability to maintain organized records of brew and quality control data.

• Efficient computer skills.

The foregoing represents a definition of the main functions and requirements for this position but are not an exhaustive list of duties. The Ports Authority reserves the right to make amendments from time to time in accordance with needs of the organization.

Resumes should be forwarded to

Salary $50,000 per year or commensurate with experience.

Work permit renewal Please email resume to dave@turksheadbeer.com Provo Beverages 52 Universal Drive, Providenciales, TCI

• Controls access to the Port facility; assists visitors with legitimate need to gain entry to the facility.

• Screens visitors and port employees in an efficient manner in order to expedite their admittance to the facility.

• Prevents unapproved or unlawful entry; controls the movement of people and vehicles and parking; operates a gate and examines vehicle contents • Monitors remote entrances using close circuit television; operates remote access devices and calmly directs persons who cause a disturbance to leave the property.

• Communicates in a manner that is open, honest and responsive in all situations; to the extent authorized, provides information regarding the facility and surrounding area as requested by visitors.

• Patrols assigned site(s) on foot or in vehicle; checks for unsafe conditions, hazards, unlocked doors, security violations blocked ingress and egress and unauthorized persons; inspect vehicles and grounds using appropriate equipment and protective gear.

• Observes and reports incidents or suspicious activity to client representatives, port management, life and safety personnel or public safety authorities as appropriate for the circumstances and/or as required by the post • Prepares log or reports as required for post; writes or types reports or enters data in a computer using standard grammar; inspects security control logs and takes action as required.

• Responds to emergencies in an orderly manner utilizing proper training and following all protocols.

• Carries out tasks and duties of a similar nature and scope as required for the assigned post.

20014

Deleria Simms Human Resource Manager Ports Authority of the Turks and Caicos Islands email: dsimms@portstci.com Or hand delivered to the Ports Authority Office, South Dock, Providenciales No later than January 20th 2020

19991

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FRANDY ANTOINE Subdivision, Five Cays Is seeking a

LABOURER

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, set up forms for the pouring of concrete foundations, and even hand tools to workers, clean worksite, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 241-3609

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20028

L.S.L.M

First Floor #8 Winsor Plaza, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

GRACEMIR HOUSE #28 June Plum Street, Grace Bay. Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

• To work 5 days a week Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 941-2451

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20021

La Pasience De Dieu

#14B Ralph Close, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

TILE LAYER

• Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, countertops, patios, and roof decks. Level the surface to be tiled with a layer of mortar or plywood.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $350 weekly

CONTACT: 241-5131

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20023

3 FISHERMEN

• Diving and fishing.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 345-7959

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20058

HELEN LIGHTBOURNE Apt. #4 Five Cays Road, Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

HG MAINTENANCE COMPANY North Side, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 243-0266

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20008

HELPER

• Handy man and maintenance work.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 241-5071

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20005

ISLAND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Bay Road, Blue Hills

MASON

• Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $9 per hour

Contact: 649-241-5071 or 649-342-0275 Email: islandconstruction@outlook.com

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 200096

LEEWARD WATERFRONT 3500 SQ FT HOUSE FOR SALE

PRICE - $1.295M Luxury Home, Pool, Jacuzzi, and Boat Dock with large Terrace’s.

TCREA Multiple Listing # 1900830 For private viewing call Ian Hurdle Tel: 649-247-1993

19955

ISLAND CLUB TURKS

375 Grace Bay Road, Grace Bay. Is seeking a

Full Time Assistant Manager

• 5 years previous Hotel management experience.

• Responsible for all facets of Hotel management.

• 48 hours per week. Evenings, weekends and on call required.

Salary: $33,000-$38,000 annually based on experience and education This position is currently held by a work permit holder

Part Time Assistant Manager

• Evenings and weekend shifts.

• Previous experience.

Salary: between $9-$11 hourly base on experience and education

Contact: 649-242-1339 Send resume via email to: book@islandclubturks.com

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20009

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TCI LTD

TRITON LUXURY VILLA requires a

is looking for a

BUTLER to the Villa Manager • Assist a private chef and serve as may be required • Great knowledge of island activities, excursions, restaurants, and place of interest to assist with guest recommendations • Be completely flexible and willing to multi-task and perform other duties as may be required • Food and beverage skills • Ability to train and supervise junior staff if required Salary – commensurate with experience but range between $1,500.00 - $2,000.00 per month + gratuity.

Turks & Caicos Islanders and PRC Holders with the right to work will have preference. Interested applicants are urged to apply by contacting info@ tritonluxuryvilla.com or 441--5483, 203 Long Bay Beach Drive, Long Bay, and also to the Labour Department. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

19983

The successful candidate should possess the following: • Self-motivated, highly detailoriented individual • Prepared to work long, inflexible hours including weekends and holidays • Experience with high-end, demanding clients • Possess an excellent awareness of housekeeping standards • Background in hospitality essential • Clean driver’s license to run errands regularly • Willing to live in various villas when guests are in residence and be on call 24/7 • Have an excellent command of

English • Computer literate in order to present incidental guest charges to the Villa Manager • Assist a private chef and serve as may be required • Great knowledge of island activities, excursions, restaurants, and place of interest to assist with guest recommendations • Completely flexible and willing to multi-task and perform other duties as may be required • Food and beverage skills • Ability to train and supervise junior staff if required Salary – commensurate with experience but starting range at $1,800.00-$2,200.00 per month.

Turks & Caicos Islanders and PRC Holders with the right to work will have preference. Interested applicants are urged to apply by contacting Sharick Forbes, sharick@twsvillas.com or 242-4271, 461 Long Bay Highway, Long Bay, and also to the Labour Department. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

19984

The successful candidate should possess the following: • Self-motivated, highly detailoriented individual • Prepared to work long, inflexible hours including weekends and holidays • Minimum of 4 years’ experience with high-end villa industry • Possess an excellent awareness of housekeeping standards • Clean driver’s license • Willing to live in various villas when guests are in residence and be on call 24/7 • Have an excellent command of English • Computer literate in order to present incidental guest charges

BUTLER

January 18-24, 2020 BASIA ZAIDAN

P.O. Box 433, 17 Sailfish Lane, Venetian Road, Provo

NURSE’S AID

• 3 years’ min experience with gastro cancer protocols, evenings and weekend required.

• Car a must.

Salary: $1500 monthly

CONTACT: 231-1474

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20030

BIG MAMA SHOP Granny Hill, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Cleaning outside pick up yard waste, etc.

Salary: $275 weekly

CONTACT: 649-245-2990

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20025

BLUE CACTUS CONSTRUCTION

Millennium Heights, Blue Hills, Providenciales, TC

STEEL-MAN

Tie steel for Beams, columns and floors (Mash wire) Prepare columns for pouring of Cement Prepare Mash Wire for Pouring of floors, Mix cement, Lay Blocks, and other task assigned by Foremen.

Salary $10.25 This position is for work permit renewal.

CONTACT: 243-2851

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20000

• Cooking, washing, cleaning, ironing and etc.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 432-2857

NAIL TECHNICIAN • Manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing. Pedicures and the application of acrylic toenails may also be performed.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 342-7373

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

19994

DOLPHINS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL

#31 Airport Road

Kew Town Bar and Grill, Pearl Restaurant and Bar, KC Bar and Grill, Caribbean Café

6 COCKTAIL WAITRESSES $6.25 PER HOUR Serve Cocktails

6 BARTENDERS -

DOROTHEA MALCOLM 295 Palm Circle E Leeward Palms, Providenciales is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER/HELPER

19996

E&J BARBER SHOP

56 Airport Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BARBER • Welcome clients as they

• maintain dwelling home in a clean and neat condition at all times, eg. Sweeping, mopping, dusting, washing and other related chores • must be willing to work 5 days per week • Salary: $6.25 per hour Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board (this position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder)

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20027

20012

$6.25 PER HOUR

Mix Drinks

6 BARMAIDS $6.25 PER HOUR Serve foods and drinks; keep bar organized

KPW CONSTRUCTION CO.

#31 Airport Road

CARPENTER - $12 HOURLY Roof Work, Form Work

B BEAUTY BOX AUTO DETAIL CAR WASH

LABOURER

CLEANER

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• To work 6 days a week Salary: $6.50 hourly

Duties: To clean and Maintain premises by raking And cleaning yard disposing of Refuse, cleaning windows and doors. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 244-3581

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a renewal for work permit application.

CONTACT: 231-4279

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 19997

19999

B BEAUTY BOX #18 OLD AIRPORT ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES

2 LABOURERS

Duties: wash cars Salary $300 weekly 6 days per week This position is for first time work permit applicants

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: cleaning of store Salary $300 per week 6 days per week

THIS POSITION IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT 19990

• Must have 5 years’ experience as Restaurant Captain.

• Must be able to run dining room.

• Must have outgoing personality.

• Mus be able to motivate and supervise dining staff.

• Have knowledge of beverage and wine.

• Must be willing to work evening, holidays and weekends.

Annual salary range 18k (Plus service charge)

LABOURER PERSONAL ASSISTANT

• Must work split shifts 7-11, 6-10.

• Morning, evening, holidays and weekends.

• Must speak and write English and Spanish.

• Ability to check in deliveries made to the restaurant.

• Ability to supervise gardeners and other staff in preparation for day to day maintenance.

Salary 650 per week, 40 hours per week.

Deadline January 24th, 2020

CONTACT: 649-331-6763

arrive in the barbershop and engage them in conversation to determine their need.

• Provide suggestions to clients regarding current hair styles and popular trends.

Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 247-1554

Missick Building, Leeward Highway. Is seeking to employ a

RESTAURANT CAPTAIN

DOMESTIC WORKER

1 Upstairs Alice & Alice Plaza, Airport Road. Is seeking a

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

#6 Grace Bay, Providenciales, P.O. Box 543

Harvey Apt. #7, Behind Mara, Blue Hills. Is seeking to employ a

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

RJ’S SHOP AND SAVE

ALTAGRACIA RESTAURANT & BAR

BELLA LUNA RESTAURANT

BERNARD C.L GERBEX

D’JUDITH BEAUTY SALON

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CONTACT: 241-5563

MASON - $10 HOURLY Laying blocks and plastering

GARDENER

Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

Contact: 331-6364. Email: kwilliams6364@gmail.com Belongers are encourage to send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. Positions are held by work permit holders 20069

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. The positions are currently held by work permit holders

CAPTAIN MARVIN WATERSPORTS #98 Flamingo Road, Long Bay Hills, Long Bay Is seeking to employ

2 PARASAIL CAPTAINS

• Responsible for maintenance of the boat.

• Ensuring safety of guests.

• Mechanic experience required.

• Must be willing to work 5-6 days per week.

Salary: $500 weekly

CONTACT: 231-0643 OR 231-7245

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 19993

EXCEL AGENCY

Acting on behalf of our client Reference Plus and Auto Dealership #59 Industrial Drive, Providenciales seeking to employ the following:

MECHANIC

• Inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation and changes, wheel balancing, replacing filters.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $9 hourly

CONTACT: 331-7425

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20010

CASTILLO CONSTRUCTION #5 North Side, Wheeland

MASON - $9 HOURLY

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters

CARPENTER - $10 HOURLY

Follow blueprints. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding.

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials

CONTACT: 345-5901 OR 331-8064

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20070

E.R CLEANING

28 Oyster Lane, The Bight, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

20023

COSIMO TRIPODI 214 LONG BAY HIGHWAY, LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Clean the house and other duties necessary.

• Must be dog friendly.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $400 weekly

CONTACT: 331-6763

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20033

E&V EQUIPMENT LIMITED

Williams Auditorium, Five Cays Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MECHANIC - $600 WEEKLY

DOMESTIC WORKER

General cleaning of commercial villas, laundry and ironing. Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 649-333-1246

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20026

Keeps equipment available for use by inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, replacing filters.

EQUIPMENT DRIVER – $600 WEEKLY

• Drive company vehicles.

• Must be knowledgeable with Caterpillar machines and Cummins Engine.

CONTACT: 649-941-8494 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20011

58 CLASSIFIEDS SAMUEL A. ELLIS

Address: 7 Pisterine Cl., Juba Sound, Providenciales, TCI Contact: (649) 245-9783

HOUSEKEEPER

Salary/Wages: $297.00 per WEEK Responsibilities/Duties: · Keep the environment neat and pleasant · Maintain cleanliness · Laundry duties

Belongers are invited to submit their application to the Labour Board, Ministry of Boarder Control or contact (649) 245-9783.

200034

BERVE APARTMENT #24 BLACK CROW ROAD, KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH

CONTACT: 341-3680

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20059

C&S PROFESSIONAL

Church Folly, Grand Turk is seeking to employ

Acting on behalf of Church of God of Prophecy #4 Aviation Drive, Downtown, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

To play various instruments in the church and to organize and lead the church band.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

MAINTENANCE WORKER

• fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs and heating and air conditioning system.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $10 hourly

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To ensure that the church is properly cleaned on a regular basis for services.

Must be willing to work 5-6 days a week. Salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT #231-6432 Renewal of Work Permit

20063

CAICOS CAFE

Governors Road, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

MUSICIAN

CONTACT: 649-241-5922

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 19633

LABOURER

Keep property well clean in and out. Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 232-4980

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20050

CHARLES TAYLOR Osbourne Road , Grand Turk is seeking to employ

HOUSE KEEPER

General house cleaning, including laundry, washing of windows, any other related chores etc. Must be willing to work 5-6 days per week. Salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT #241-1862 Renewal of Work Permit

20065

HELP WANTED

TIBOR’S MACHINE SHOP LTD. 22 Cooper Jack Bay Rd, Industrial Park Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands BWI is looking to fill the following positions

WELDER HELPER • Assist lead welders in performing welding, brazing, thermal, and arc cutting operations • Use hoists, wrenches, and hammers to lift, move, and clamp work materials into position or onto tables • Oversee the scheduled maintenance of welding and fitting equipment to ensure they are operational • Evaluate workpieces to ensure they are free of defect and conform to set specs • Cleans work pieces to remove impurities, such as slag, rust and grease using hand tools such as wire brush, portable grinder, hand scraper or chemical solutions to ensure smooth surface.

• Connect hand torches to fuel gas cylinders or electric power source • Maintain good knowledge of welding techniques and processes • Read and interpret blueprints for a welding project.

QUALIFICATIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:

• Experienced in SMAW / GMAW / GTAW & oxy-fuel welding / cutting • Must have a valid trade specific certification Wage: $6.25 per hr.

MOULD MAKER/ MACHINIST • Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments.

• Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments.

• Fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

• Study sample parts, blue prints, drawings, and engineering information in order to determine methods and sequences of operations needed to fabricate products and determine product dimensions and tolerances.

• Observe and listen to operating machines or equipment in order to diagnose machine malfunctions and to determine need for adjustments or repairs.

• Remain in a standing position for extended periods of time.

• Must have a valid trade specific certifications with at least 5 years working experience.

Wage: $9 per hr.

CERTIFIED WELDER • Lay out, fit and fabricate metal components to assemble structural forms using knowledge of welding techniques, metallurgy and engineering components • Operates drill presses, power saws, grinders, metal lathes and a variety of welding equipment and hand tools • Analyze sample parts, blueprints, engineering drawings and specifications to plan welding operations • Remain in a standing position for extended periods of time.

• Experienced in SMAW / GMAW / GTAW & oxy-fuel welding / cutting • Must have a valid trade specific certifications with at least 5 years working experience.

Wage: $8.00 per hr.

INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN CONTACT 941-5802/ EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO ancha@tiborsmachineshop.com, or send resume to the Labour Board.

POSITIONS FOR NEW WORK PERMIT HOLDERS; BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY\

Windsong Resort, located on Stubbs Road, Grace Bay would like to fill the below positions:

LOSS PRESENTATION OFFICERS (2) GENERAL JOB DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Patrol all areas of the property; assist guests as needed. Monitor all security systems, and fire life safety system. Lock property when required. Conduct daily physical hazard inspections. Respond to accidents, contact EMS or administer first aid/CPR as required. Assist guests/employees during emergency situations. Notify appropriate individuals in the event of accidents, attacks, or other incidents.

Defuse guest/employee disturbances. Call for outside assistance if necessary.

Complete incident reports to document all Security/Loss Prevention related incidents.

Handle all interruptions and complaints. Resolve safety hazard situations. Escort any unwelcome persons from the property without interrupting the orderly flow of property operation. Report to scenes of vehicle accidents/thefts. Call for assistance using proper code responses. Complete a Loss Prevention shift summary/daily activity report. Maintain confidentiality of all Security/Loss Prevention and property reports/ documents; release information only to authorized individuals. Conduct investigations and gather evidence. Conduct interviews with relevant parties.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/JOB QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

• • • • •

3 years of Security experience Excellent communication skills: verbal and written.

Flexible to work any shifts especially nights Possess reliable transportation Professionally well-groomed with a clean Police Record is a must

EXPERIENCE:

• A formal loss prevention training and certification is a plus. Minimum 3 years of Security experience with a clean record.

• Salary commensurate with experience between $8-10 per hour plus service charge and paid vacation.

OTHER AVAILABLE JOB POSITIONS:

• Dish washer/ Kitchen cleaner • Room Attendant/ Housekeeper Reliever/ Turndown Service Attendants and Domestic Worker • Laundry Helper: to assist with stain linen and hand washing as needed. Deep cleaning of laundry, ironing etc.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 2-3years in the specialized field. Ability to lift up to 65 pounds • Excellent written and communication skills. Reading and writing English is a must.

Candidates must be flexible to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Salary $6.25 per hour. Some Positions are available on a Part-Time basis *Prospective applicants who are Belongers are asked to send copies of your applications to the Labor Board. Some positions are currently being held by Work Permit Holders. Only qualified Belongers should apply. *Salary commensurate with experience. Only Shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Email resume and cover letter to admin@windsongresort.com or drop off resumes Windsong Resort, Stubbs Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales

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January 18-24, 2020 CHARMANE TAYLOR #32 Yellow Elder Street, Leeward Palms, Providenciales Is seeking a

CARETAKER

• Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry.

Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 242-5949

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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CLOVERLEAF AGENCY

- 246-7382 Acting on behalf of clients Sharrington Forbes Hollywood Beach Blvd Whitby, North Caicos

- $6.50 HOUR

Help with cleaning yard and washing windows Position is held by a permit holder 20087

Five cays, Granny Hill Cell # 432-0000. Is looking for

#56 Mary Jane Lane, Blue Hills

MASON - $9 HOURLY

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, and retaining walls. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

PLUMBER - $9 HOURLY

HELPER

D & B TILES

D&H CONSTRUCTION

Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, and etc.

Installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation.

TILEMAN

PAINTER - $9 HOURLY

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

LABOURER - $7 HOURLY

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, set up forms for the pouring of concrete foundations, clean worksite, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT

CONTACT: 341-8193

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

NOTICE OF APPLICATION CONVERSION OF PROVISIONAL TO ABSOLUTE TITLE Section 29 of the Registered Land Ordinance 1967

TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 29 of the Registered Land Ordinance an application has been made by MARVA MAXCINE WILLIAMS, the personal representative of estate LOUIS HARTWELL FRANCIS for the conversion of provisional title into absolute title for land more specifically described below.

DESCRIPTION OF LAND

All that parcel of land part of CENTRAL on the land of GRAND TURK in the Turks & Caicos Islands recorded on the Land Register with Block/ parcel No. 10303/63 containing .07 acres FURTHER take notice that I Brandie Anderson-Stewart on being satisfied that the applicant has acquired an absolute title may allow the conversion of the title classification to absolute.

EPHRAIM LTD

Conch Bar, Middle Caicos Is seeking to employ a

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ENRIQUE DICKENSON Salt Cay North, Salt Cay is seeking to employ

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT

LABOURER

Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting.

Salary: $7 hourly

CABINET MAKER

• Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. Make cabinets.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $15 hourly

CONTACT: 333-8421 EMAIL: MIKE_ARCTCI@ YAHOO.COM

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles. Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles Apply mortar to tile back, position the tile and press or tap with trowel handle to affix tile to base.

Work 5/6days a week.

Salary $8per hr.

Manual labour, minor maintenance and repairs must be willing to work 5-6 days a week.

Salary $6.50 per hour

CONTACT #232-6059

Renewal of Work Permit

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Acting on behalf of Evergreen Landscaping Millennium Highway, Inside 7mart Is seeking to employ a

GARDENER

CONTACT: 331-7188

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20051

Written objections and/or responses to the application for the conversion of title should be submitted no later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Notice to:

InterHealth Canada Construction and Services has pleasure in announcing the following vacancies within the Facilities Management Department at Cheshire Hall & Cockburn Town Medical Centre, Providenciales & Grand Turk.

BRANDIE N. ANDERSON REGISTRAR OF LANDS SUITES 3 & 4 WINDMILLS PLAZA, GRAND TURK, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS EMAIL: bnanderson@gov.tc Dated this 5th day of December, 2019

Relief Manager (All Services for PLS and GT Sites)

Requires a

BUTLER The successful candidate should possess the following: • Be flexible and willing to work long hours, including holidays and weekends if required • Have at least 5 years’ experience in a luxury housekeeping environment, having an extensive knowledge of housekeeping standards • Detail-oriented and a self-motivated • Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record • Be fluent in English • Assist with food and beverage service as may be required • Be completely flexible and willing to multi-task and perform other duties as may be required • Knowledge of food and wine pairing would be an asset • Assist guests with reservations and island excursions as may be required Salary starts at $2,500.00 + housing allowance per month.

Turks & Caicos Islanders and PRC Holders with the right to work will have preference. Interested applicants may apply to Turtle Breeze Properties Ltd, Regent Village East, Suite A210, Grace Bay, Providenciales and also to the Labour Department. This is a new position.

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Mechanical & Electrical Engineer – Providenciales Housekeeping Supervisor - Grand Turk Domestic Assistant - Providenciales Hospital Porter – Providenciales & Grand Turk Chef (Various Grades) – Providenciales Kitchen Porter/Stock Controller – Providenciales Security Driver & Security Officers – Providenciales • Applicants must have relevent experience in the field they have applied for. Must be able to work 40 hours per week (5 shifts allocated over 7 days and include weekend working and bank holidays).

• Must have excellent customer service, English language skills and literacy are required for all posts.

• *Salaries dependant on qualifications and experience NOTE: There will be a schedule job fair at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, Providenciales on January 15th 2020 at 3:00pm – 7:00pm.

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

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SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW

PART THREE

The various cyclists who competed in the gruelling Glory of the Green North and Middle Caicos Championships in August.

PUBLIC NOTICE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS APPLICATION Your application for grant of Turks and Caicos Islander Status under Section 4 (3) of the Turks and Caicos Islands lmmigration (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 was approved by the Ministry of Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services on 9th January, 2018 with the following decision being made: “It approved the commencement of the procedures as set out in the Turks and Caicos Island status (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 for the grant of turks and Caicos Islander Status to Mrs. Stephanie Shelly-Ann Mcknight Gray”

The 2019 U15 boys’ football team will go down as TCI’s first junior team to claim a win in a CFU or CONCACAF tournament.

In August, our national U15 male football team created history with their first ever victory in the CONCACAF Boys U15 Championships in Bradenton, Florida.

After losing 0-2 to Montserrat in their opening clash, the side bounced back to beat Saint Martin 3-1. We also lost to Dominica 3-1 and BVI 2-0.

In the first win by a youth team (male or female) at a CONCACAF or CFU tournament, Dale Taylor fired in a shot from a Corey Williams’ pass, before Watson Jean-Louise made it 2-0 after connecting from a long range volley. Williams scored TCI’s third goal in the 3-1 win, when he converted with a near-post

RENU ENERGY TCI LTD, Suite 201, Neptune Plaza, PO Box 796, Providenciales, TCI

RENU ENERGY TCI LTD, Suite 201, Neptune Plaza, PO Box 796, Providenciales, TCI

AUTO MECHANIC – RENU RIDES TCI RESPONSIBILITIES: • Keep equipment available for use by inspecting and testing vehicles & completing preventive maintenance • Maintain vehicle functional condition; conducting inspections; repairing mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions; replacing parts and components; repairing body damage.

• Maintain vehicle records by recording service and repairs.

• Keep shop equipment operating by following operating instructions • Keep supplies ready by inventorying

stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.

APPLICANTS MUST HAVE:

• Minimum 5 years Auto Mechanic Experience • Safety Management Skills • Ability to transport materials and equipment to complete assigned job tasks • Prior experience working with EVs highly beneficial • Valid driver’s license • Good documentation skills

This new position at Renu Rides is offered to Turks and Caicos Islanders.

The starting salary for this position ranges from $8.25-$10.00 per hour based on previous experience and qualifications.

Interested applications should email a covering letter and resume to Info@ renutci.com, with copies to the labour board. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. For more info visit: www.renutci.com

header from a Callum Park corner.

Meanwhile in cycling, Tyrone Bishop defended his North and Middle Caicos Glory of the Green Cycling Championship title.

The 66-mile race started at Miss B’s in North Caicos headed to Sandy Point, before moving towards Bottle Creek and into Middle Caicos.

In track and field, Delano Williams finished sixth overall in the 200M at the British Championships.

The Grand Turk born, who was trying to make the British team for the September 28 to October 6 World Championships in Doha, clocked 20.72s. He did finish ahead of Shemar Boldizsar and Edmond Amaning who clocked 20.83s and 20.85s. The race was won by Adam Gemili in 20.08s, with Zharnel Hughes in second with a season best of 20.25s.

AUGUST

LEAD INSTALLER – RENU ENERGY TCI RESPONSIBILITIES: Complete residential and commercial solar and energy storage installation projects and guide, coordinate and oversee fellow installers.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: • Installation of ground and roof-mounted solar systems • Racking and solar array assembly • Energy storage installation and integration • Sealing all roof penetrations • Trenching, concrete work and equipment assembly • Troubleshooting, commissioning and signoff.

APPLICANTS MUST HAVE: • Minimum 8 years previous solar plus energy storage install experience and / or over 5MW installed • NABCEP-certification - PV Installation, Commissioning & Maintenance • Solar (C46) & Electrical (local or C10) • contractor licences • Proven experience with LG, Tesla, Schneider, Outback, & SolarEdge Technologies • Prior experience leading teams of up to 20 persons.

This new position at Renu Rides is offered to Turks and Caicos Islanders.

The starting salary ranges from $66,000-$78,000 per Annum based on experience & qualifications Interested applications should email a covering letter and resume to Info@ renutci.com, with copies to the labour board. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. For more info visit: www.renutci.com

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Delano Williams finished the British Championships in a time of 20.72s.

San Antonio FC released Billy Forbes in September.

SEPTEMBER In football, San Antonio FC released their attacking midfielder and crowd favourite Billy Forbes. Although no reason was given for the release, the TCI club captain had not been as efficient as in his previous stints in the Alamo City.

In cycling, Fred Registre stormed to overall glory in the Turks and Caicos Cycling Federation (TCCF) Breath Takers Time Trial in Providenciales in early September. Registre, who clocked 22 minutes and 07.69s was just able to hold off the multi-talented Dan Redmond (22 minutes and 11.42 seconds).

In rugby, TCI Rugby Football Union’s long-standing president Keith Burant was voted in unopposed for another term. The hard working official, with the help of his executives, has transformed rugby into one of TCI’s biggest sport.

Meanwhile, Kristoff Malcolm helped Jamaica to championship honours in the Amerigo Latin America Ice Hockey Cup in September. The Florida Gulf Coast University student was selected to represent the neighbouring island because he is the grandson of a Jamaican woman.

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OCTOBER In October, the Gilley’s Enterprises, Provo Premier League held its annual award ceremony and named Beaches’ player Romain Small as the Player of the Season. Jeanlis Job again won the Golden Boot award for netting the most goals; the Eagles’ Ivenson Philgene was voted as the Youth Player of the Season; the Sharks’ Gary Bough, who decided to take a break from the game, was voted as the Coach of the Season and Quinn Hawkins was voted as the Veteran of the Season.

On the international stage, led by Forbes, who fired in a hattrick, TCI were able to better Sint Maarten 5-2 in Curacao in a Nations League, League C Group D battle. Goals were also scored by Jeff Beljour and Herby Magny.

In darts, a 12-member Turks and Caicos national team registered their best ever performance to date in the World Darts Federation World Cup, which took place in Romania.

In the singles, Brent Robinson was able to reach the top 32 of 256 male players. He got past players from Isle of Man, Japan and Ireland, but was eventually edged out (4-3) by a player from England.

Kristoff Malcolm helped Jamaica’s national team to championship honours in the Amerigo Latin America Ice Hockey Cup.

In the women’s doubles, Nekoda Fulford and Sonji Williams defeated Brazil and ultimately, made it into the top 32 out of 96 teams, but fell to Japan.

Fulford also got into the second round of the ladies’ singles.

The women’s team had also defeated Egypt 9-7, but had suffered heartbreaking losses against South Africa 1-9 and Jersey 6-9, which resulted in their exit. The World Cup attracted some 55 male teams, 49 female teams and 20 youth teams.

In athletics, the Eliza Simons Primary School and the H.J Robinson High School emerged victorious in the Inaugural National Cross Country Championships, which was held at the TCI National Stadium.

The event, which was a collaborative effort between the Department of Sports and the TCAAA had a number of the top schools competing in 5K and 3K races.

In the primary division, Eliza Simons finished ahead of Ona Glinton and Ianthe Pratt. Iris Stubbs Primary finished fourth and Adelaide Oemler Primary fifth. Followed by Precious Treasures International, International School and Alpha Christian Academy.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS APPLICATION

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS APPLICATION

Your application for grant of Turks and Caicos Islander Status under Section 3 (6) of the Turks and Caicos Islands lmmigration (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 was approved by the Minister of Border Control and Employment on 30th October 2019 with the following decision being made:

Your application for grant of Turks and Caicos Islander Status under Section 4 (3) of the Turks and Caicos Islands lmmigration (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 was approved by the Ministry of Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services on 15th July, 2019 with the following decision being made:

“It approved the commencement of the procedures as set out in the Immigration (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 for the grant of Turks and Caicos Islander Status to Mrs. Marleny Fernandez Gonzales Hawkins”

“It approved the commencement of the procedures as set out in the Turks and Caicos Island status (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 for the grant of turks and Caicos Islander Status to Mr. Movil Nethitho”

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Senior Sports Development Officer Judith Robinson with some of the high school athletes, who competed in the inaugural National Cross Country Championships.

The International Team now have 19 wins in the 27year history of the T & C Sotheby’s International Realty annual Provo Ryder Cup.

In the older age division, H.J Robinson athletes were able to upstage the British West Indies Collegiate (who continue to improve in all sports). Long Bay High School finished third, with Marjorie Basden High fourth, Clement Howell High School fifth and Precious Treasures International sixth.

At the administrative level, Edith Skippings returned for her third consecutive term when Turks and Caicos Islands Amateur Athletic Association (TCAAA) held its elections.

The long-standing president’s term extends to 2023. Williah Gray was selected to serve as her first VP and Alvirto Smith as her second VP.

NOVEMBER In November, TCI made it two games to nil against Sint Maarten. The home team battled to a 3-2 win at the TCIFA National Academy in their return leg of the Nations League, League C Group D battle.

Jose Elcius scored the opener in the 37 minutes, while TCI came from behind later in the second half with goals from Captain Billy Forbes and veteran player Lenford Singh.

At the school level, Clement Howell High School dominated the TCIFA/Department of Sports’ Schools Football competition.

In the final, CHHS defeated BWIC by a score of 3-2. In that clash, Keslin Felisma, Jermaine Johnson and Innocent Jean scored for the winners.

Overall Wesley Methodist High placed third and Long Bay High fourth. Mike Legerme was voted as the tournament’s MVP, Jean nabbed the finals MVP award, Hayden Williams finished with the most goals (Golden Boot winner), while Ashton Malcolm saved his way to the Golden Glove award.

In indoor football (at the Graceway Sports Centre), Brown Pelican FC were crowned winners of the Women’s Indoor Soccer League.

Queen Conch FC finished second with Carib FC placing third. Anika Harry, who netted an amazing 20 goals, captured the Golden Boot award and the overall MVP title.

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Long Bay Express were unstoppable in the finals of the NCS Filipino Basketball League.

The national darts team had excellent performances at the 2019 World Cup.

Kate Blain finished with 17 goals to nab the Silver Boot, and Raven Marcellus 11 goals to win the Bronze Boot. Blain finished as the MVP Silver winner and Joan Whent as the MVP bronze winner. The Golden Glove award went to Brianna Burton.

In golf, the International Team trounce North America to increase their overall lead in the Provo Golf Club’s Ryder Cup, which was sponsored by Turks & Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty.

The International Team claimed a 22.5 to 13.5 victory. The emphatic win extended the International Team’s dominance to 19-8 over the 27-year history of the event and carried them to a three-year winning streak.

Meanwhile, after another action-pack season, the top two teams advanced to the finals of the NCS Filipino Basketball League. As in the previous edition, Long Bay Express, who won the 2018 competition under a different name, again proved dominant.

They stamped their authority against Hartling Group to easily win the best-out-of-three finals by a 2-0 margin.

Johnny Penaso (Long Bay Express) was named Best Coach; Joseph Delfino (Hartling) Rookie of the Year; Alfe De Jesus (Hartling) Defensive Player of the Year; Jhun Roxas (AMS) Most Improved Player of Year; Kevin Cosme (Moneygram) as the Three Point champion and Mark Micabalo, Joseph Delfino, Mel Ansong (LDV), Jasper Gregorio (AMs) and Mario Bugche (Long Bay) as the Mythica 5 (five best players of the year).

Two players, Jovan Sayao (Moneygram) and Tony Lamanilao (Long Bay), were also inducted into the Hall of Fame.

DECEMBER NATIONAL footballer Marco Fenelus scored two goals in the final clash (the decider) of the Taiwan Premier Football League, which handed his club, the Tatung FC their third consecutive title. Fenelus, who has been a dominant force in the league,

Clement Howell High School proved unstoppable in the TCIFA/Department of Sports’ Schools Football competition.

scored a penalty and a header in the first half to secure the win.

Although he won the game for his side, Fenelus did not score enough goals to catch Benchy. The Huang Yuan FC striker scored 24 goals to capture the Golden Boot trophy, while Fenelus finished with 23.

At the Women in Sports seventh annual Gala and Awards Christmas Banquet in December, the organisation honoured 24 persons from four sports disciplines.

Persons, who have contributed and some who are still contributing to athletics, basketball, darts and softball were honoured.

Those from athletics included Rodney Cox, Russell Cox, Edith Skippings, Winston Quelch and Lionel Barronco, while for basketball Trevor Cooke, Kirkley Parker, Trevor Saunders, Kelly Williams and John Williams were honoured.

The honourees for darts were James Fulford, Sidney Garland, Valerie Hawkins, Arthur Noyes, Anita Delphine Simons and David Smith, while Paula Virgil-Stubbs, Hyacinth Been, Tumberlina Carter, Carol Durham, Catherine Ann Forbes, Sharon Simons, Joanne Williams and Sandy Williams were honoured for softball.

Meantime, the competitive and exciting National High School Basketball Championships, concluded with a thrilling win for CHHS Eagles over rivals, the Maranatha Academy Blizzards, in the grand finale at the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex court.

Forward Obed Leopold and centre Sherlock Padmore led winners with 14 points each, while Small forward Vilnor Emmanuel added 10 points, five steals and four rebounds. The eventual MVP was however Azel Carmichael, who had an outstanding all-round game. Carmichael used his quick hands and court vision to dish a whopping 10 assists to go with nine points, seven steals, five rebounds and two blocks in the 71-65 point win Although Carmichael was voted as MVP, the game was the Cavon Graham show. The Maranatha player exploded with 36 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals.

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Forbes excited to start new season with Austin Bold FC TCI senior national football captain Billy Forbes is excited to make his debut with new side Austin Bold FC, who are into their second year in the United Soccer League Championships.

Forbes, who was released from another Texas team, the San Antonio

FC in September of last year, said that he is “excited to be a part of the Bold family, grateful for this amazing opportunity. I can’t wait to get started”.

General Manager of Austin Bold FC, Roberto Silva, said that Forbes would be a valuable asset to the club.

“We’re excited to add Billy Forbes to our 2020 roster. “He has many years of USL experience that will be incredibly valuable to us in our sophomore year.”

USL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE Silva added that the club intends to make a bang in 2020 and he feels Forbes can assist.

“We’re looking to battle for the USL Championship title this season, and the addition of a player like Forbes helps push us closer to our goal.”

According to the football club’s website, Forbes will play as a forward. Although the league starts on March 6, Forbes would have to wait until May 5 before he can play against the San Antonio FC. Last season he only managed to score three goals and make three assists in 23 appearance for that club. A year prior, he had helped the Phoenix Rising FC win the Western Conference title and book

Billy Forbes is set to play for Austin Bold FC this season.

a place in the USL Championship final.

With four goals in his last two

Nations League game, Forbes is now the TCI’s leading scorer with eight goals in 13 appearances.

Akia Guerrier is hoping to have an injury-free season this year.

Guerrier hopes to stay injury free this season ONE of TCI’s best female sprinters aims to up her competitive level this season, but she will be reserve in her approach, especially since injuries have hampered her progress in the past.

Akia Guerrier, TCI’s outdoor 100M record holder, started off with a solid relay run last December.

She helped her team to the K-State Winter Invitational relay gold, where she led the host team to championship honours.

The 21-year-old ran a 57 seconds split in the 4X400M opening leg of the event.

“After a strenuous season and

medial tibial stress syndrome, I definitely feel like I am on the right path for a good season… I will not be held back any longer.”

Although the K-State athlete is hoping to reclaim some of the records she lost, her main intention is to stay healthy.

“I have to ensure I’m healthy first before I can consider records.

That’s my priority.”

Guerrier hopes that 2020 will be a solid year for her. “[My aim in 2020 is] to get better and stronger, injury-free.

Whenever I start to see progress, something always happens. I pray that doesn’t happen this year.”

TCI are set to play BVI and DR this year.

TCIRFU confirms two international fixtures for 2020 THE Turks and Caicos Rugby Football Union (TCIRFU) will look for wins number seven and eight when they compete against the British Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic this year.

The opening clash will be against the BVI on March 21 at home and according to information from PRO Tom Greenfield, “the newly refurbished clubhouse and deck will be able to provide a much better spectator experience, we also have merch available for purchase.”

Game two, will be against the

Dominican Republic in an away fixture. TCI senior male rugby team have won six consecutive international clashes and according to Greenfield, emphasis will be on keeping it that way.

“We hope to extend our current winning streak in both of these fixtures. To help fund the players to play in the DR, we are launching a ‘sponsor a player’ program.

Individuals and businesses can sponsor players they know. This can be done on isle help app in the coming weeks.”

Additionally, according to Greenfield, the TCIRFU has now partnered with “fitness guru Alyx Williams to help increased squad fitness leading up to these important fixtures….”

Greenfield added that Williams would also be spearheading the youth rugby programme by conducting school visits and practice, and leading the youth rugby on Saturday mornings.

Meanwhile the Tag Rugby league will re-start next Thursday and according to the PRO, new starters are welcomed.

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