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LAWYER PETER KARAM ARRESTED

Embattled attorney Peter Karam has been arrested ahead of a potential extradition PAGE 5 to Argentina to stand trial on charges of conspiracy and money laundering.

Karam’s lawyers say Gov’t ‘sensationalised’ the judicial process

Brexit and gay marriage discussed at high-level meeting GOVERNOR BIDS FAREWELL AFTER ‘EVENTFUL’ THREE YEARS

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The Freemans will depart on Sunday’s British Airways flight to “new challenges”

Governor bids farewell after ‘eventful’ three years John Freeman speaks exclusively to the Weekly News about a challenging tenure and a TCI with a bright future and blessed people

BY GEMMA HANDY GOVERNOR John Freeman will bid farewell to the TCI this Sunday after an “eventful” three years

which included a general election, two major hurricanes and a probe

by Britain which reignited talks of independence.

In an exclusive interview with the

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Weekly News, he spoke of a bright future ahead for the Islands and its “resilient and talented people”, and said he was truly grateful for the warmth extended to both himself and wife Corinna.

The Freemans will spend their last morning attending church, as is their custom, and enjoying a final breakfast of eggs benedict in the sunshine at a local café.

Casting a retrospective glance across his tenure since taking over from Peter Beckingham in October 2016, the Governor recalled the dread just 11 months into his term as two destructive hurricanes barrelled towards the archipelago.

“Some of the greatest challenges came early, as the threat of Irma and then Maria became all too real.

“The Governor has special responsibilities for disaster management, and, working closely with TCIG, hurricane preparations had begun early,” he said.

Collective efforts from local, regional and international bodies who leapt to attention in the stunned aftermath of the storms was “truly impressive”.

The UK’s own response to assisting its territories was not without controversy with many quick to accuse London of slow, inadequate action after Irma. Then foreign secretary Boris Johnson later

said “important lessons” had been learned.

Governor Freeman reiterated that stance, adding: “Preparations since 2017 have sought to take account of this, including by enhanced provision, for example, of generators and other important supplies both locally and from overseas, including by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).”

The hurricanes’ impact and the TCI’s ensuing recovery featured strongly in his years in office, he continued.

“Many people in the Islands suffered from the effects of the hurricanes and we were sad to have lost our residence, Waterloo, in Grand Turk as a consequence.

“Waterloo has a rich history and is a staple on the island of Grand Turk and I’m happy to know that plans are now underway to have it repaired and restored to its old glory.”

Governor Freeman also had to deal with the fallout from comments he made apparently criticising the PDM-led Government for tardiness in accessing reserve funds for general recovery works.

That sparked tension with Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson accusing him of presenting an incomplete picture of the situation and further exacerbating the “mistrust” she claimed would forever exist between the UK and the TCI. PDM chairman Doug Parnell went a step further in demanding the governor resign or apologise for failing to acknowledge collective

responsibility over the issue.

In this week’s interview, the governor sought to assuage concerns from some about Britain’s level of care and diligence towards its territory.

“One thing I have learned in my time here is that TCI is seen in London as a part of the larger UK family,” he explained.

“I think that the support extended after Irma and Maria, including by the superb UK military contingents, bore witness to that.”

Long battles to protect the Islands’ porous borders from a deluge of illegal migrant boats have raged on in recent months with many suggesting Britain should do more to help what has been dubbed an existential crisis.

The governor said he had worked with the UK on various initiatives to stem the flow including multiple deployments of Royal Navy support ship RFA Mounts Bay, plus Britishfunded repairs to the TCI’s radar system.

“And I could add further to the list, including extensive UK-funded or directly provided support to HM Prison in Grand Turk following the damage from the hurricanes and the subsequent fire,” he continued.

TREASURED MEMORIES Governor Freeman also offered a rare insight into his private life and favoured pastimes.

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Lawyer Peter Karam arrested for conspiracy and money laundering

BY DELANA ISLES EMBATTLED attorney Peter Karam has been arrested ahead of a potential extradition to Argentina to stand trial on charges of conspiracy and money laundering.

The Weekly News, which has been following the story very closely for several months, was reliably informed of the new development on shortly after Karam was arrested on Tuesday (July 2) and taken to the Magistrate’s Court expeditiously.

He appeared before Chief Magistrate Tanya Lobban-Jackson with his attorney and was granted bail in the amount of $700,000 with two sureties.

Subsequent checks with Attorney General Rhondalee BraithwaiteKnowles by the Weekly News confirmed that Karam was arrested on a provisional warrant for the purpose of determining whether he will be extradited to face the Argentine charges in their law courts.

AG Braithwaite-Knowles also clarified that due to the extradition treaty that exists between the United Kingdom and Argentina, the local courts will be holding a hearing to

examine whether the request made

by Argentina has any legitimacy.

That hearing will be made at a later date not yet disclosed to the media.

Earlier this year, when the Weekly News first broke the story, Argentine authorities were making efforts to have Karam extradited to them for roles he allegedly played in a massive corruption and money laundering scheme.

That scheme allegedly saw tens of millions of bribery money first being shipped to the United States of America and then settling in the TCI for investment in a resort.

The request for extradition was made by Argentina Judge Claudio Bonadio, who had ordered the arrest of three lawyers, an accountant and an investor from Miami and the TCI. The case involves the sale of 16 US properties owned by the late Daniel Muñoz, his wife Carolina Pochetti and his presumptive partners, and their re-investment in the TCI. Muñoz is the former private secretary of Néstor Kirchner who is a former president of Argentina, who

served from 2003 to 2007.

While local authorities have all refused to comment on the issue, until Wednesday ie. when media inquiries were made, Karam’s law firm Karam and Missick issued a press statement on March 21, confirming reports that he was being questioned in connection with the Argentine case.

He continues to deny any wrongdoing.

Reports are that a significant portion of the money was laundered in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The issue first came up when Muñoz’s widow, Carolina Pochetti spilled to the court about the massive money laundering and bribery scheme, naming names, times and places.

Karam and another lawyer attached to his firm Anthony D’Anniello where fingered as the TCI contact in the scheme.

D’Anniello and Karam allegedly traveled to Argentina between July 12 and 14, 2016, to have a meeting with another lawyer Miguel Angel Plo, who is the long time attorney of Muñoz’s widow to supposedly work out the investments in the

Arrested for potential extradition - TCI resident Canadian lawyer Peter Karam of Karam and Missick

TCI. Argentine prosecutors learned from Pochetti and Carlos Gellert (another repentant in the case) that a significant part of the $70 million illegally obtained by Muñoz was invested in the TCI, while he worked for president Kirchner.

He is said to have been the primary recipient of bribes for public work.

Both witnesses revealed that the final destination of the money is an endeavour under construction in Providenciales.

Governor bids farewell after ... enjoying the outdoors, whether swimming, walking, visiting the excellent National Trust sites, including the atmospheric Wade’s Green Plantation in North Caicos, or sitting quietly lunching or reading beside the sea, a favourite being Mudjin Harbour in Middle Caicos,” he said.

“My wife and I both enjoy music, and listening to and experiencing Junkanoo groups in schools and public places has been very memorable.”

A forever treasured memory will be watching the South Caicos Regatta in 2017, he revealed, along with sampling the TCI’s famed gastronomy.

“Of course eating has been a

special joy in the Islands and the quality of locally sourced snapper and grouper and the superb lobster has been exceptional.

“What we will remember vividly is the diversity of the family islands and the opportunities we have had to visit all of them, some a number of times.”

The TCI’s solid and growing tourism sector will help pave the way to a great future, he believes.

“Other areas of the economy have significant potential, including in the financial and related sector and doubtless other areas as well.

“These Islands are blessed with resilient and talented people. I have learned this for myself when visiting schools in every island as well as the

campuses of the Community College and from having met students heading to or returning from universities overseas including in the UK, and including recipients of the prestigious Chevening Scholarships.

“TCI has the human resources to make possible an even more successful future.”

Responding to a question about the territory’s readiness for independence, the governor replied merely: “What that future will be and what form it will take is for the people of these Islands to shape and determine.”

Last year’s inquiry by a British parliamentary committee into the UK’s governance of its 14 remaining overseas territories had

The investment was made with two companies called Marble Hill and Wood Haven, created by order of Pochetti and Gellert.

In May, the TCI Supreme Court seized and immobilised land in Providenciales upon which the resort was set to build.

The seizure was made following a request from Argentina’s court titled Action No. RO 1 of 2019, which directed the restraint order to a company named Hardwork Development.

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triggered much debate about the relationship between Britain and the TCI and the possibility of the Islands breaking free.

The Freemans will depart on Sunday’s British Airways flight to “new challenges”.

He did not divulge his future plans but said he was looking forward to catching up with family and friends in Britain and attending summer music festivals.

“Of course I and my wife will miss TCI’s wonderful climate and the beautiful beaches, but what we will remember most is the hospitality, friendliness and diversity of the people of the Islands,” Governor Freeman said.

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the privileges I have had to serve as the Islands’ Governor.

“I have met and interacted with so many people in the public and private sectors and I am truly grateful for all the support and warmth extended to me and also to my wife. I wish everyone in the TCI nothing but the best.”

He added that the most important advice he will be giving his successor is “to act always with integrity and in accordance with his constitutional responsibilities”.

Ex-army chief Nigel Dakin is now due to take up the governor’s mantle.

Dakin’s 23 years’ experience with Britain’s FCO includes diplomatic assignments in Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Washington DC.

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Karam’s lawyers say Gov’t ‘sensationalised’ the judicial process ATTORNEYS acting on behalf of TCI lawyer Peter Karam hit out at the Government for circulating an “unfortunate” press release claiming he could be extradited to Argentina.

It represented “a complete failure by the Crown to recognise their roles and responsibilities as ministers of justice and protectors of the rule of law,” they wrote on Thursday (July 4).

The statement, distributed by attorney Oliver Smith, followed a Government issued press release in which Attorney General Rhondalee Braithwaite Knowles confirmed Karam’s arrest.

She said he would be answering to charges connected to an alleged criminal conspiracy to launder assets obtained through criminal activity contrary to the laws of Argentina.

But Karam’s lawyers argued that he has not been notified of any charges which have been brought against him in Argentina.

He is being requested by the Argentine authorities for the purposes of interrogation as a part of a pre-trial judicial investigation, they said.

The Canadian born lawyer from Karam and Missick law firm was taken into custody on Wednesday (July 3).

Following a provisional warrant of arrest issued by the Chief Magistrate Tanya Lobban-Jackson on June 28, he was arrested and brought before the court.

Karam was subsequently released on conditional bail following a brief hearing on July 2.

The Government press release said Karam is the subject of an extradition request “made lawfully and properly by the Republic of

(Financial Crimes Unit).

Peter Karam of Karam and Missick law firm was taken into custody on Wednesday (July 3)

Argentina to the Turks and Caicos Islands”.

This was in accordance with the relevant treaty in place between the United Kingdom and Argentina, as extended to the Turks and Caicos Islands, it added.

“This extradition request was made with the assistance of Interpol which issued a red notice (international arrest warrant) for Peter Karam and others.”

These red notices were published

by Interpol on February 12.

“Following his arrest, Mr Karam will have the opportunity to consider whether he wishes to contest his extradition.

“If he does not contest the extradition, and there are no other outstanding issues, then everything

possible will be done by Turks and Caicos authorities, in collaboration with his legal advisers and the Argentine authorities, to ensure that he is transferred to Argentina to answer to charges connected to an alleged criminal conspiracy to launder assets obtained through criminal activity contrary to the laws of Argentina.”

The terms of Karam’s bail have not been made public, the release said. The extradition hearing is scheduled to be heard on August 2.

This matter is being undertaken through joint efforts and collaboration between the Governor’s Office, the Attorney General’s Chambers, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force

‘RECKLESS AND DESTRUCTIVE’ Karam’s lawyers said the Government’s press release was “unfortunate” and added that “all persons within the borders of the Turks and Caicos Islands are entitled to due process before an independent and impartial tribunal”.

The extradition laws of the TCI are meant to protect the rights of any person within the territory being sought for extradition, they added.

“They ensure that extradition will NOT be granted if, among other things, the request is not compliant with our hallowed constitutional principles and the various pieces of legislation which guide the extradition process.

“It is therefore of massive concern and frankly disheartening for the Hon. Attorney General to countenance the publication of the aforementioned press release.”

In the statement the attorneys argued that the press release incorrectly states that the extradition request, if granted, would see Karam being transferred to Argentina to answer to charges connected to an alleged criminal conspiracy to launder assets obtained through criminal activity contrary to the laws of Argentina.

They said that Karam has not been notified of any charges which have been brought against him in Argentina.

He is being requested by the Argentine authorities for the purposes of interrogation as a part of a pre-trial judicial investigation.

The release also assumes that the

extradition request was “lawfully and properly” made by the Argentine Republic.

“The legality and propriety of the extradition request is to be determined by an independent and impartial judiciary. No such determination has been made,” Karam’s team said.

The Government press release “incorrectly” equates a red notice issued by Interpol with an international arrest warrant.

“A red notice is not an international arrest warrant,” they assured.

“The July 3 press release has only served to sensationalise the judicial process, at the expense of delivering to the public an unbiased and accurate account of these proceedings.

“It is highly inappropriate for the Crown (through the Governor’s Office, the Attorney General’s Chambers, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Financial Crimes Unit of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force), to support the issue of such an irresponsible statement, which predetermines the legality and propriety of the extradition request, and prejudicially exaggerates the nature of the proceedings.”

They said that the effect of this is to undermine the right given to every person within the borders of the TCI to due process before an independent tribunal.

“Furthermore, of equal if not greater concern, is the fact that the said press release fails to recognise, in any way, the destructive impact of recklessly and inaccurately disseminating details of ongoing legal proceedings, on Mr Karam’s standing as an attorney-at-law and as a member of the community.”

SIPT judge to deliver significant decision later this month

BY DELANA ISLES A DECISION that could potentially see corruption accused, ex-premier Michael Misick and his alleged cohorts walk free, is set to be delivered by Justice Paul Harrison on Monday, July 22, at 9am.

The lengthy trial could come to an end, or it could go on for much longer - that all depends on whose side of an argument that the prosecution did not present - in the three years they have been presenting - a case for the defence to answer.

Over the past several months, defence lawyers for the eight defendants in the SIPT trial have been arguing before Judge Paul Harrison that the Crown has not proved its case against them.

Prosecuting the case for the Crown is Queen’s Counsel Andrew Mitchell and a battery of UK lawyers, under

the guidance of the DPP’s Office.

The gist of the defence arguments is that Mitchell has failed to provide evidence to back up any of the claims.

He has failed to prove an overarching conspiracy involving, defence lawyers have argued.

Likewise, it’s been alleged that Mitchell and his team of prosecutors have failed to present a strong case to support their claims that the defendants conspired to defraud the Government, the people of the TCI and the Progressive National Party, while they were in public office.

The lawyer for former natural resources minister McAllister Hanchell strongly contended in his arguments that there is no case to answer.

By that, the lawyer – Queen’s Counsel Jerome Lynch – is contending that the defendants

do not have to defend themselves against the charges made against them because the prosecution has not met the burden of proof.

In criminal cases, the burden of proving the defendant’s guilt is on the prosecution, and they must establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt.

Mitchell in his response to these claims, strongly contented that he has laid out a strong case against Misick and the others over the almost three years the SIPT team has been arguing their guilt before the judge.

On Thursday, June 27, Judge Harrison adjourned the proceedings to give himself ample time to consider all of the arguments.

Court will resume on Monday, July 22, at 9.30am when the judge will deliver his decision, either for the defendants or the prosecutors.

The defendants are Michael Misick, Floyd Hall, Lisa Hall,

Jamaican jurist, Judge Paul Harrison

McAllister Hanchell, Jeffrey Hall, Lillian Boyce, Clayton Greene, Chalmers Misick and Melbourne Wilson.

In March this year, the Government gave an additional $10.3 million for the continuation of the trial.

This additional sum took the

approximate cost of the trial itself to $40 million; this excludes the investigations and the first few months of the trial.

The trial began on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, in Providenciales, is currently the longest running one in United Kingdom history.

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OTs seek to expand international trade ahead of Brexit

BY OLIVIA ROSE

AS THE UK faces the uncertainties and the very real challenges that life outside the European Union will bring, the UK’s overseas territories (OTs) are looking for ways to deepen regional and global trade.

The Cayman Islands Government and the UK Government held a joint trade summit aimed at starting the conversation for OTs to broaden trade between the Overseas Territories (OTs) and the UK Government.

Heads of government for the OTs gathered at the Kimpton Seafire Resort in Grand Cayman on June 27 and 28 to discuss opportunities and mechanisms to grow trade between the OTs and the rest of the world.

The UKOT International Trade Summit featured panel discussions on FinTech, tourism, healthcare opportunities and blue economy and how OTs could engage with the UK for trade and promotion as well as with the Commonwealth through the Enterprise and Investment Council.

Premier and Minister of Finance Sharlene Cartwright Robinson led a delegation from the TCI and participated during two of the panel discussions at the summit.

During her speech, she spoke specifically on trade opportunities in the TCI for luxury and ecotourism and healthcare opportunities which could be diversified and further exploited.

Member of the TCI delegation and CEO of Invest Turks and Caicos, James Bursey was also invited to attend the conference.

He made a presentation as well on the Commonwealth Enterprise Investment Council (CWEIC).

The premier in a post summit statement said: “The information presented was well received.

“OTs shared information on successful trade opportunities and working trade and investment models that have been implemented and effective in the various territories.

“On the final day of the summit BOTs pledged to improve their working relationships and discussed an association between BOTs and the Commonwealth Enterprise Investment Council.”

The TCI delegation consisted of the premier, James Bursey, CEO of Invest Turks and Caicos, Ronlee James, Executive Director for the Office of the Premier, Local Government and Community Affairs, Arthur Been, Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance, Tracy Knight and Kimo Tynes, head of the TCIG London office and consular officer, and Nadidja Parker, communications coordinator with the Office of the Premier Delivering the keynote address at the meeting, premier of the Cayman Islands Alden McLaughlin explained that the inaugural summit was an opportunity for OTs to showcase what they have to offer.

Leaders were also able to also discuss trade opportunities as they look at ways to diversify their respective economies and take advantage of the opportunities that will be afforded after Brexit.

McLaughlin said the time is ripe for OTs to start thinking about the next stage in the development of their respective relationship with the UK. “Certainly, this event, the first international trade summit organised between the UK and the overseas territories, marks a significant milestone in the continued development of our relationship,” he added.

Premier Sharlene Catwright Robinson addresses leaders of UK’s overseas territories at the inaugural UKOT trade summit

UNCERTAINTIES AND OPPORTUNITIES He stressed that as the UK itself faces both the uncertainties and the very real opportunities that life outside the European Union will bring, it is crucial for OTs to explore other avenues for trade.

“The secretary of state was generous enough to invite me to lead a delegation to the Great Festival of Innovation in Hong Kong last year and I confess that experience was a real eye-opener for me.

“I saw first-hand the potential for a dynamic and creative partnership between the UK and ourselves in the territories.”

He urged OTs to position themselves to take advantage of the opportunities that will come after the British exit the European Union.

The premier’s delegation included James Bursey, CEO of Invest Turks and Caicos, Ronlee James, Executive Director for the Office of the Premier, Local Government and Community Affairs, Arthur Been, Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance, Tracy Knight and Kimo Tynes, head of the TCIG London office and consular officer, and Nadidja Parker, communications coordinator with the Office of the Premier

“The UK has shown itself to be willing to open doors for us and to offer support and expertise but it is down to us in the territories to put ourselves in a position to exploit the opportunities that our membership of the UK family brings.

“In Cayman we have responded by establishing our own new Ministry of International Trade and will we be opening an Asia office in Hong Kong early in the New Year.

“Each of you will no doubt be thinking about your own response to the opportunities that the future will bring.”

He said the trade summit is designed to be a catalyst for this thinking as OTs develop a mutual understanding of both the current picture and of the key areas for potential development.

“So as we think about what the relationship between the United Kingdom and the overseas territories might become, I urge us to think in these terms.

“We come from a shared history, cemented by our common values and our loyalty to the Crown.

“We have shown the resilience and flexibility to adapt and develop our relationship over many decades.

“We share an ambition for mutual growth and for the future prosperity of our people.”

McLaughlin stressed that the OTs are strongest when they take a unified approach.

“The next two days will, I believe, develop our understanding of how and where we might utilise that strength for the benefit of all of our people.”

Brexit is due to happen on October 31 after the EU’s decision to delay the UK’s departure twice, from March 29 and April 12.

In the British government’s framework document on the UK’s future relationship with the EU, the overseas territories get a passing reference.

“The UK will be seeking specific arrangements for the Crown dependencies, Gibraltar and the other overseas territories.

“This will ensure an appropriate and beneficial future relationship across the UK family, taking into account the Crown dependencies’ and overseas territories’ existing relationships with the EU, while upholding their British sovereignty.”

Currently the EU provides funds for a range of services including marine biodiversity, education and border security for many OTs. These programmes have a 2020 expiration date.

Beyond that, OTs remain unsure about where the money will come from to continue these initiatives.

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JAS Walkin wins landslide victory in CSA presidential poll POLITICAL activist and education officer for specials needs, Jasmin Walkin, has now gained another title after being elected as president of the Civil Service Association (CSA).

Walkin won 350 votes at the polls, beating front runner Damian Wilson who secured 90 votes as well as Wilbur Caley and Lucille Wilson who got 56 and 65 votes respectively.

The nomination process, which got underway in May, resulted in 16 nominations for the post of president and 17 nominations for the post of vice president.

However, as the time drew closer only four candidates confirmed their interest in running for the post of president in the elections held on Monday, June 24.

DeMarco Williams was elected vice president of the CSA with 275 votes.

Commenting on his victory, Walkin said he was very emotional and grateful for the opportunity to serve his country and impact meaningful change in the civil service.

He said: “There have been very few moments in my life where I have been rendered speechless but last night when the final votes were tallied, I was overwhelmed with emotions.

“Not because I was elected the new president of the Turks

and Caicos Islands Civil Service Association, but because of how expressive the voters were in their decision to make me their president.

“With this mandate comes the responsibility to deliver on the goals and platforms outlined.”

He said that in order for the CSA to achieve its goals a united approach is required: “It will take all of us.”

During his campaign, Walkin said unifying the civil service will be a key tenet of his leadership.

“Nothing attempted in the CSA for civil servants will have any chance of working if there is no unity.

“To foster unity, the civil servants must feel as if they can trust the executive body to make decisions on their behalf.

“Civil servants need to be informed and be a part of the decision-making process. The word unit calls for the involvement of everyone,” he said.

Walkin thanked the voters, organisers, poll workers, former CSA executive body and the Deputy Governor’s Office for assisting with the elections process.

“I wish to congratulate the other candidates on their campaign and to officially extend the olive branch to them as we need all hands-on deck to now write this new chapter of the

CSA. “Thank you to all of my supporters and campaign managers who never stopped working and advocating for my campaign.

“I know the expectations are high but together we will achieve them.

“I also extend congratulations to my new vice president Demarco Williams and look forward to building a partnership to enhance Turks and Caicos Islands CSA with him.

“In just a few days I will be sharing with you and the country what the early days of this administration will look like. I am ready to report for duty.”

Deputy Governor Anya Williams said the CSA, which is recognised in the TCI constitution, plays a very important role in not only representing the rights of the civil servants, but also in working with her office to bring about positive change.

“As we prepare to embark on a new public service reform programme aimed at improving service delivery across Government and also in finalising the work on long term benefits and other programmes, it is important that the civil service body is adequately represented by the Civil Service Association and has a seat at the table.”

Jasmin Walkin elected new president of the Civil Service Association

World Food Programme works with Caribbean countries to improve disaster response SEVERAL regional countries were present in the Turks and Caicos Islands to meet with representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP) to discuss future plans.

The event, the ShockResponsive Social Protection conference, was hosted by WFP and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in collaboration with the TCI Government.

The event brought together regional ministers for social protection, disaster management and tourism, permanent secretaries and heads of disaster management agencies, to share information on how to protect and assist the poor and vulnerable locally and regionally, in order to build disaster

resilience.

A press release following the event was issued by the Jamaican media service relating remarks made by WFP head of office for Barbados, Regis Chapman.

Chapman reportedly told attendees during the meeting that Jamaica, Belize, Dominica, Guyana and St Lucia have been chosen by the WFP to serve as a model for the Caribbean in disaster response coordination.

He said that the WFP, along with international development consulting firm Oxford Policy Management is developing five case studies in the Caribbean region as part of its efforts to build evidence of shock-responsive social protection in the Caribbean.

In a subsequent interview with JIS News, Chapman also reportedly explained that the countries were selected “based on their level of linking social protection with disaster management”.

He said that Jamaica “is one of the more unique cases because of the history of linking social protection with humanitarian assistance.

“We actually chose Jamaica to serve as a model, particularly in the areas around coordination.”

Field work for the case studies has been conducted and entailed interviews with government counterparts along with other stakeholders in the areas of social protection and disaster management, visits to communities,

and meetings with beneficiaries of key social protection programmes.

“We are working with the ministry that oversees social protection and the ministry that oversees disaster management,” Chapman also stated.

“The idea is to share this evidence and look to see how we can link some of the experiences across the Caribbean, so that we can learn from each other and so that Caribbean countries can provide Caribbean solutions to Caribbean problems,” he noted.

Researchers are now analysing the data to submit, within a month, the findings and key recommendations to the governments of the respective countries for review.

The final case studies should be ready to be shared within the next three months.

He added that Jamaica’s case study is also viewed as a tool that the Government can use to look for gaps on how to go about addressing them.

The Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium provides a platform for countries across the region to share their experiences and learn from each other.

During the conference, TCI’s Deputy Premier Hon. Sean Astwood also brought remarks that highlighted the TCI’s commitment to working along with its regional partners to enhance its disaster response.

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Executive director of CDEMA, Ronald Jackson, hands over communication equipment to Immigration Minister Hon. Delroy Williams and others

The damaged ATM at Scotiabank

CDEMA gifts Gov’t new communications equipment

BY DELANA ISLES

Crime scene: Bandits fled when cops surprised them trying to steal an ATM

Bandits cart off Scotiabank’s ATM machine THREE masked men were stopped in their tracks in the wee hours of Saturday morning trying to steal an automated teller machine (ATM).

Police officers on patrol at about 2am on June 29, thwarted the would-be burglars, scaring them off when they drove up alongside the Scotiabank building in Grace Bay. The offenders who were

unsuccessful in their criminal pursuits fled the scene.

However, the ATM was significantly damaged.

Inquiries into the attempted burglary are ongoing, police said, and have requested that anyone with information in relation to the incident to contact them by calling 911, or anonymously via Crimestoppers at 1-800-8477.

PART of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management (CDEMA)’s mandate as a regional intergovernmental agency is to provide assistance to its member states in times of, before and following disasters.

In line with this, last week Friday (June 28), executive director of CDEMA, Ronald Jackson handed over pieces of solar and satellite emergency communication equipment to outgoing chairman of the regional organisation, Immigration Minister Hon. Delroy Williams, Minister of Tourism Ralph Higgs and Director of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergency, Dr Virginia Clerveaux.

Jackson stated: “In our responses we have tried to address the issue of telecommunications as all indications have shown that

sound communications allow us to respond to the needs of the affected population in a much more efficient way to recover our systems.

“In that regard CDEMA has been investing in strengthened communications capabilities for emergency preparedness and response and we continue on that pathway and we have been investing further in assets and resources to assist our member states with their emergency communication efforts.”

The gift is one of many that CDEMA has made to those countries among its 18 members that were affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria, of which the Turks and Caicos Islands number.

“We are presenting two types of telecommunications equipment coming out of the 2017 event we acquired resources from the

Department for International Development (DID) and we furnished all the states that were impacted with telecommunications equipment,” the CDEMA executive director stated.

The handover was held at the Shore Club during the ninth annual Meeting of the Council of Ministers of CDEMA. The primary responsibility of the agency is for the coordination of emergency response and relief efforts to participating states that require such assistance.

As part of its comprehensive disaster management it provides an integrated and proactive approach to disaster management and seeks to reduce the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change to enhance regional sustainable development.

Man arrested for assaulting cop A 26-year-old man is facing charges after he reportedly assaulted a police officer over the weekend.

The incident occurred last Sunday, June 30. No further details regarding the event have been shared.

The man was arrested and formally charged with malicious injuries to property and common assault.

He was later released on $5,000 bail and is scheduled to

appear in the Magistrate’s Court on August 9.

In response to the event, outgoing Commissioner of Police, James Smith stated: “There are no circumstances when an assault on a member of the police force is acceptable, whether my officers are in plain clothes or uniform.

“My officers do a difficult job and each and every one of them are important to me. I will do everything

to protect them.

“This incident is unacceptable.

Let us not make this the norm in our communities”.

Commissioner Smith added: “This serves as a stark reminder of the possible dangers that police face every day.

“I would like everyone to know that if you assault or try to harm anyone of my officers, you will be arrested.”

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Expressions shutdown: Bush League meets Animal Farm PART TWO WE NEED to know why, on a matter so important as the ability of a people to express themselves and share ideas, we have not seen any comment from the administrative power that is the UK. Are they in agreement with this or in opposition to it?

They claim to ‘oversee’ this overseas territory that is the Turks and Caicos Islands but have their mouths filled with Krazy Glue when it comes to commenting on this.

Is it possible that the British, as is often the case, are hiding behind the curtain and sending clueless and compliant locals out there on stage before the lights to perform their circus acts for them?

Whatever it is the citizens of the TCI need to know. Why? Because this is a troubling development where individuals in TCIG feel that they are empowered to make decisions on what is best for the people, even when those people who pay their salaries and mushrooming retirements are not with them on those decisions.

The popularity of Expressions

says loud and clear that the people are not.

Additionally, just over a month ago the British governor made an unprecedented appearance on this show to interact with the public.

So, in less than two months of the top man in TCIG appearing on this show there are grave concerns about its suitability for listenership by the TCI public that it should be taken off the air?

That is strange, does not pass muster and reeks of something being ‘rotten in Denmark’. And we, of the TCI need to know what that is.

Do these people making this decision think we are fools and children who should simply comply with what they deem is appropriate?

We would be fools to allow them such privilege. Remember they answer to us and not the other way around.

Some additional questions: Is this decision to remove Expressions from the TCI airwaves in keeping with constitutional liberties and freedoms that must be contained in the TCI constitution?

The press release states that the suspension is temporary.

The question is, how long is this

BY BEN ROBERTS

Ben is a Turks and Caicos Islander living in Maryland, USA, and published author of ‘Jackals of Samarra’. He is also a founding member of the NGO Turks and Caicos Forum.

Ben can be contacted at grandt730@aol.com.

temporary?

The press release states that the suspension is in an effort to ensure “that the delivery and content are consistent with the tone and messages of a developing and civil society”.

Every TCI Islander should be asking: What are the tone and messages of a developing and civil society?

Those responsible for this suspension should be most capable of answering this question with clarity. Hiding is not an option.

The press release ends by encouraging the TCI’s listening public to tune into and “enjoy other programmes that are aired to promote knowledge, information sharing, entertainment, and Turks and Caicos Islands’ culture”.

Are those responsible for this

Expressions suspension implying that the show does not do this, and are directing us to what they think does?

If so, this is so George Orwell’s Animal Farm. It is as if the character Napoleon himself is at the helm of TCI decision making.

Definitely not what we would want in a developing and civil society.

Though this letter is a communication with my fellow

TCI citizens I would, in closing, like it to serve as an official communication and appeal to the sitting complaints commissioner, whose job it is to investigate and contain abuse and victimisation by elected and appointed officials in the Government in which he serves.

By my antenna and that of so many fellow TCI citizens, this murky and suspicious suspension of Expressions appears to be nothing less than a collective victimisation of the TCI’s listening public.

As such the complaints commissioner should, at the end of his review, provide a public document making transparent the true reasons for this suspension, and thereby put to rest any concerns the TCI public might have about their rights and freedoms. Enough said!

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Be careful what you wish for ‘BE CAREFUL what you wish for’ is an old saying and very true. Let us examine problems our friend and neighbour the United States of America now experiences.

America is the world’s largest economy and has set the standard for virtually every industry.

That is now changing as Asian countries with low paid workers build products for import to America.

Now the fastest growing industry in the USA is the legal industry. USA universities are cranking out lawyers by the thousands.

They are filing lawsuits fast and furious in the US system where an unjust lawsuit is not liable for the defenders’ expenses.

One of the latest suits is talcum powder. Any woman

BY DAVID TAPFER

David is a retired mobile hydraulic engineer and business executive. He has been married to Middle Caicos native Yvette Robinson Tapfer for 30 years and has lived in Conch Bar, Middle Caicos, since 2002. David formerly served as branch chairman of the PDM from 2008 to 2011

using powder and later having medical problems in her reproductive system may now sue the powder manufacturer.

One wonders why the airborne powder which she (and he) uses does not affect their lungs or other portions of their bodies. Talcum powder used to be a good thing for babies.

In the USA those failing as a lawsuit lawyer simply run for political office. Professors at college taught them how to speak to any

side of an issue - double speak qualifying poor lawyers for politics.

This concept has affected politics in the TCI already. If you are a failure as a businessman or bank CEO you still qualify as the leader of a major political party. The same party populated by lawyers.

Worthwhile industries are those that add value. In the USA, industry dug iron ore out of the ground in Minnesota and turned it into iron and steel in Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

That same steel produced millions of automobiles, refrigerators, washing machines, televisions and thousands of other needed products including guns, tanks and planes, the implements of war.

Implements that saved the world from Hitler, Tojo and others.

The foundries, steel plants and machine shops in the states have been shut down. Those same lawyers/politicians passed laws and encouraged unions to put pressure on industry.

Every business in the USA must pay government-set minimum wages, worker’s unemployment insurance, workman’s compensation insurance, worker’s social security matching what the worker pays and hopefully medical insurance.

All this plus commercial real estate taxes and tax on their profits must be paid to state and federal governments.

The TCI sends millions of USA dollars to Canada, 2,500 miles away. What do we get in return?

The same electrical power at double the price we paid when PPC, a Florida owned company performed the same service.

Myrtle Rigby Clinic helped sick folks without sending them one after another to the DR and Jamaica.

Before, when someone’s sickness was serious, the USA treated our people. The same USA medical system sought after by kings, queens and sheikhs from around the world.

We have paid Interhealth Canada, a small office in Canada, well over $400 million already.

Millions, not just to treat illness somewhere else, but to enrich Canadians and who else?

Be careful what you wish for.

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Farewell Grade Six Achievement Test PART TWO How are we to rationalise this with the imminent change to Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA)?

Despite my enquiries, there appears to be no study, data or documentary evidence supporting poor pupil performance or any of the touted solutions that CPEA is supposed to provide.

At the meeting on October 29, 2018, which was not a training session for parents as the ministry claims, the visiting team from CXC mentioned that one of the underpinnings of CPEA was the collection of data over time.

I am still awaiting a response to my question, whether this included TCI? However, no such data was provided at the meeting or at all to show that data was ever collected and, more importantly, how this improved the education system in the participating countries.

The presenting of continuous assessment as a novel idea is actually an indictment on teachers, supervisors, the Education Department and the Ministry of Education as a whole.

Continuous assessment is an integral part of all education

systems. Every time a child is given homework or a test, it allows the teacher to assess that child.

The primary school experience is supposed to set the foundation for the development of the whole child for further growth.

The focus and emphasis on the ‘one shot’ examination, the regurgitation and the subsequent competition among schools, was actually encouraged by the technocrats.

The question here is, what is the 60 percent examination going to be based on? Does it eliminate the supposed negatives of the one-shot exam?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with competition, but children ought to be encouraged to compete with themselves.

In furtherance of the competition among schools, individual grade six teachers conduct extra classes for the same pupils in attempts to have these students excel at the exit exam.

Further, the literacy and numeracy tests that were conducted in grades three and four were designed as a tool to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the students.

If there are weaknesses, then the assessed results will guide the teacher to ensure improved performance.

What happened?

BY LILLIAN SWANN-MISICK

Lillian Swann-Misick OBE is a native Turks and Caicos Islands educator. She served for more than two decades within the education sector as a teacher, high school principal and senior education officer for high schools.

There is no standardised curriculum under the CPEA. However, there is an examination that is administered and marked by the CXC. This requires some explanation as a curriculum is the guide; it is supposed to inform teachers, parents and students.

In the absence of this guide, and the very limited ‘training’ that teachers have received to date, it places all stakeholders in an awkward position.

Teachers cannot execute what they do not know and the parents cannot assist their children.

As a good friend stated, in the absence of a curriculum, “you can’t hit a target that you cannot see”.

Lest I be regarded as suffering from the ostrich syndrome, I acknowledge that no system is perfect.

There is always opportunity for

assessment and review, particularly when the human element is involved.

After two decades, the imperfections of the GSAT should have not only be identified and revised accordingly, but it should have been upgraded to reflect the technological advancements and to equip our children with the technical and analytical skills for the 21st century.

I believe that change is necessary.

However, it is a process, not an event.

It should lead to improvement.

The process of change however should be done incrementally, because people are generally fearful of change.

There has been no ‘gradual phasing out’ of GSAT. It has been severed. Cut off.

Such dramatic actions without providing supporting data and relevant explanations serves only to undermine national pride and spirit.

The one shot training that teachers have received thus far will certainly not make them au fait with the CPEA modules and procedures.

The expectation that the average parent would read the 24-page CPEA Parents Handbook to encourage and satisfy parental participation is a wholly unrealistic expectation.

Without the supporting data, analysis or launching a pilot project, one is left to wonder why would the Government abandon a national institution such as GSAT in favour of something that appears not to have had widespread acceptance in the region.

There is no free lunch, so why would the Government seek to expend our limited financial resources on an outside entity to administer this unproven programme when the funds could be justifiably spent on supporting a sound primary school educational experience.

The primary schools should be staffed with the most qualified, dedicated and committed teachers whose focus is on providing positive influence in shaping Turks and Caicos Islands’ future generations.

I share the view of Mahatma Gandhi: “No country can become a nation by producing a race of imitators.”

Do not be selective in who you respect - respect everyone “SHOW proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honour the emperor.” 1 Peter 2:17 The Bible clearly states that we should show proper respect to everyone but unfortunately, we tend to show respect to those persons with wealth and those persons with high social status.

The fact is, God made all of us and while some persons may appear to be in a better and higher position than others, it does not mean they are better and higher than you and deserve more respect than you.

No one is better than you for you are all equal in the sight of God. If only, we as individuals can grasp and accept that, then perhaps we will learn to respect everyone.

In so doing there will be no need for clarion call for us to respect our leaders.

I know that some may argue that respect is earned. However, respect is something that should be given to all persons because God says so.

Perhaps some of you do not respect your own self because of the circumstances that you are in.

Perhaps some of you are encouraging others to disrespect others.

RESPECT THOSE IN AUTHORITY Sometimes when we hear ‘respect those in authority’, naturally we think about our politicians.

However, those in authority are not just the politicians but also our pastors, our parents, our teachers, our principals, our bosses, our police officers and the list goes on and on.

Unfortunately, there is so much disrespect for those in authority where it reaches a point where individuals do not care what they say about others.

Some teachers are so afraid to go the classrooms because of the disrespect by some students.

Some parents are not even comfortable staying in their own homes because of the disrespect by some of their children.

The disrespect for our political leaders have gone to lowest level ever during the last administration and the current administration.

Unfortunately, some of us stood silent and did not say anything.

The majority of people that were demanding respect for our leaders were well known proponents of the last and current administration

DREXWELL SEYMOUR

Drexwell Seymour is a certified public accountant and is the managing partner for HLB TCI. His favourite hobby, however, is writing. He has a personal website, www.drexwellseymour. com, where all of his writings are posted. He also has a YouTube channel where you can find inspirational videos. Drexwell has a BA in Accounting and an MBA in Finance.

respectively.

Respect should not be linked to any political party in office. It is a shame the disrespect shown to our last two premiers, Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson and Hon. Rufus Ewing.

RESPECT THOSE NOT IN AUTHORITY TOO We must also show respect for those who are not in any authoritative position.

Many times, we disrespect individuals because of the role or job they occupy.

For example, many of us disrespect our housekeepers. We feel we can talk to them in any manner, pay them below minimum wage and pay them when we feel like.

We also disrespect individuals based on the origin of their country

and the myths associated with that country.

If you are from a country that is considered poor, you barely get any respect. The only time someone from a poor country may get respect if he or she represents your country in sporting events.

It is a shame how we disrespect our brothers and sisters because of their background, nationality, race, career and social status.

LEAD BY EXAMPLE Everyone should respect everyone and one way to do so is to lead by example.

Those in authority should respect each other and encourage their followers to follow suit.

Do not encourage your followers

to disrespect others because what you sow, you shall reap.

Perhaps some followers have been reprimanded but they continue to be disrespectful.

I know that the political parties have group chats. Anytime a message comes in that chat that is disrespectful, the message should be removed and the individual who sent it should be reprimanded. This is leading by example.

Husbands and wives respect each other. If you are married, respect your marriage. Lead by example so your children can follow suit.

CONCLUSION There is a popular saying that ‘respect is due to a dog’. If respect is expected to be given to a dog, then respect should certainly be given to all humankind.

Should we learn to respect everyone and lead by example, then we can have a respectful society. It is not too late to have a respectful society.

We want people to respect us but we do not respect others. Respect everyone and stop being selective in who you respect.

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BY BERNARD ANTHONY YOUNG Bernard is the pastor of One Nation Empowerment Worship Centre, a business turnaround consultant and leadership trainer at Genesis Leadership Institute.

He has a DBA degree in International Business, a Bachelor of Laws LLB (Hons) and is an Associate of the Bahamas Institute of Bankers and Member of the Association of

Accounting Technicians UK. Bernard hosts Leadership Empowerment and Kingdom Empowerment radio programmes and is a community activist in the arena of social, economic and political empowerment for all Bahamians and Turks and Caicos Islanders.

Mining the potentials of the TCI, not looking elsewhere LET ME now share a story with you called The Acres of Diamonds that was taken from an adaptation by the late Earl Nightingale.

The Acres of Diamonds is a story told of a farmer who heard tales about other farmers who had made millions by discovering diamond mines on the continent of Africa.

These tales so excited the farmer that he could hardly wait to sell his farm and go prospecting for diamonds himself.

He sold the farm and spent the rest of his life wandering the African continent searching quite unsuccessfully for the gleaming gems that brought such high prices on the markets of the world.

Finally, after a long period of not really getting the hang of prospecting and the rigours of living under such harsh conditions in Africa he became worn out and depressed and in a fit of despondency, he threw himself into a river and drowned.

Meanwhile, the man who had bought his farm happened to be crossing the small stream on the property one day, when suddenly there was a bright flash of blue and red light from the stream bottom that caught his eye.

He bent down and picked up what at first glance appeared to be a stone.

It was a good-sized stone and admiring it, he brought it home and put it on his fireplace mantel as an interesting curiosity.

Several weeks later a visitor picked up the stone, looked closely at it, hefted it in his hand, and nearly fainted.

He asked the farmer if he knew what he’d found. When the farmer said, no, that he thought it was a piece of crystal, the visitor told him he had found one of the largest diamonds ever discovered.

The farmer had trouble believing that.

He told the man that his creek was full of such stones, not all as large as the one on the mantel, but sprinkled generously throughout the creek bottom.

The very farm the first farmer had sold in his native country so that he might find a diamond mine in Africa, turned out to be one of the most productive diamond mines ever known.

The first farmer had owned free

and clear acres of diamonds of high quality and rarity. But he had sold his land for practically nothing, in order to look for diamonds elsewhere in Africa.

The moral of the story is clear. If the first farmer had only taken the time to study and prepare himself to learn what diamonds looked like in their rough state, and to thoroughly explore the potentials of the property he had before looking elsewhere, all of his wildest dreams would have come true.

His wealth was right there within his reach and grasp, but he was too overly consumed with looking elsewhere, that he could not see what was real and apparent right under his nose.

He was so obsessed by his desire for wealth, that he did not take time for self-development to sharpen the proverbial saw and expand his mind in preparation to receive new knowledge and information that would have ultimately been the game changer in his life.

He failed to see and recognise the vast opportunities that lay right in front of him. He failed to see his beautiful by nature blessing.

He was literally standing, living and breathing smack plumb in the middle of a rich deposit from God. He actually owned his own acres of diamonds and did not know or realise his fortunate circumstances.

The thing about this story that is so profoundly gripping and compelling is the idea that each of us, at this very moment, is standing in the middle of our own acres of diamonds.

If we had only had the wisdom and patience to intelligently and effectively explore the many possibilities in which we’re now engaged, to explore ourselves and look deeply within, we would most likely find that the riches we seek, whether they be financial, emotional, physical healing, relational, family or any other intangible achievement, has already been deposited by the Creator to be within our reach and grasp.

I recall JC Penney; the giant American retailer had a marketing caption advertisement that said, ‘It’s all inside’.

Your wealth and resources are already trapped deep inside you, it’s up to you to mine the wealth in you so that it can come out of you and

you can exchange and convert the wealth to the houses, cars, yachts, businesses, the travel, the financial security that we all need to live a comfortable life and enjoy the many blessings of God. A great philosopher once said: “Two natures beat within my breast, the one is foul and the other blessed, one I love and the other I hate, but the one that I feed will dominate.”

The pertinent question today is which nature are we really feeding?

Dr Benjamin Carson, the great neurosurgeon from John Hopkins University Medical School in Maryland, USA, who became extremely wealthy, was once asked the poignant question, “What would you do, Dr Carson, if you lost all your material wealth and substance and had to start all over in another country or place?”

His reply startled the enquiring reporter when Dr Carson paused just momentarily and then blurted out with not so much as a second thought, “That’s easy to resolve. If I lost my wealth and found myself in a new place, I will roll up my sleeves and get back to work and replace everything I lost, because my true wealth lies inside of me.”

Before you decide to go running off to what you think are greener pastures in the United States, United Kingdom or Canada, or any other place, make sure that your own pasture which is already just as green or even greener, has been fully appreciated, embraced and fully explored, for the TCI may well be just as green or perhaps even greener.

It has been said that if the other guy’s pasture appears to be greener than ours, it’s quite possible that it’s getting better care.

Besides, while you’re looking at other people’s pastures, other people are looking at yours.

Let us stand together and build this great country of ours made beautiful by God, let us arise and build the Turks and Caicos Islands and secure this land as the heritage for future generations of Turks and Caicos Islanders.

Like my late mother Bulah, affectionately known as Miss Love, used to say to me during my adolescent and youthful years, “Boy no one should love your country more than you.”

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Local housing crisis Dear Editor, The current Providenciales housing shortage is projected to intensify into a full-blown housing crisis in the near future and there is currently no solution in sight.

Expatriate workers imported into our country over the years as our tourism and associated construction industries have grown, have absorbed much of the local housing market and there have been no effective efforts by the Government or private industry to fill that housing void.

There are several reasons for this lack of effective effort, not the least of which is the fact that locals have very limited access to investment capital.

A significant number of new tourism development and construction projects are currently slated or approved for Providenciales that are likely to bring well over 1,000 new workers to Provo over the next few years, to fill employment positions that locals cannot currently fill.

Where will these people live?

If a developer cannot find affordable accommodations for their management and construction staff for the duration of the project, will they be forced to cancel the project?

Will the lack of available housing and high cost of what is available discourage future investment or development?

Working class locals are being displaced, priced out of the rental housing market or forced to spend a disproportionate amount of their earnings on rent by the same growth that has fuelled, and continues to fuel, what is currently our country’s lifeblood - our tourism and associated construction industries.

Maybe in the future, we might consider asking those who create this burden for working class Turks and Caicos Islanders, to contribute to its resolution.

A developer constructing a resort hotel in New York, Chicago, San Francisco Los Angeles or any major city in the USA, is likely to be asked (required) by that city, as a condition for approval of the project, to make certain contributions or financial commitments to off-set the negative effects and the project’s impact on the local or surrounding community.

Developers worldwide commonly incur, as conditions for approval of their projects, the costs associated with adding off ramps to interstate highways, streetlights to public streets, land for new schools and even art.

Working class Turks and Caicos Islands taxpayers are already cofunding many of these developments though customs and duty exemptions and other concessions or ‘no tax’ commitments contained within many development agreements.

The added cost of overcoming or absorbing a housing crisis created by developers in pursuit of profits that have already been enhanced by taxpayer concessions, seems an unfair financial burden to inflict upon locals.

I have two possible and easily

implemented options that could in time, substantially contribute to alleviating our housing shortage.

I fear the current PDM strategy of doing nothing will either deter progress in generating new projects or will cost local Belongers more than they can bear.

OPTION ONE: GOVERNMENT INDUCEMENT The Government would develop, package and approve (in advance) a collection of unprecedented financial concessions intended to induce developers or investors to construct and operate living accommodations specifically designed and designated for short or mid-term guest workers.

These pre-packaged and preapproved concessions for construction and operation of guest worker housing would be approved and available off-the-shelf for locals or outsiders to utilise in any location where their development meets planning and building codes.

OPTION TWO: GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENT The Government would contract for the design and development of a signature style, multi-floor residential apartment complex specifically designed and designated for short-term or mid-term guest workers.

The benefits of a signature style model is that it can be replicated anywhere in the Islands on any suitably sized multi-family residential site that meets with planning approval, and the construction costs and operating expenses would be known and preestablished.

We would then require developers or builders who import hundreds of workers that will burden and inflate our housing market, to participate in a financing programme intended to provide capital funding to locals for construction of guest worker housing to offset the impact of imported workers.

The current and projected shortage of residential real estate for guest workers in Providenciales will ensure that properly managed and structured projects will easily generate sufficient funds to repay the loans and developers or builders participating in that programme would have little to no risk and the possibility of earning interest on the loaned money.

Asking the developer or the builder of a $250 million $300 million project to loan or co-sign a loan for $3 to 5 million to construct guest worker housing intended to offset the impact of importing large numbers of foreign workers, is not unreasonable.

If structured properly, that social contribution can be made for almost no cost to the developer or builder.

God bless all, Shaun Malcolm, Providenciales

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Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson meets with heads of government at the pre JMC meeting in the Cayman Islands

Brexit and gay marriage discussed at high-level meeting

BY OLIVIA ROSE BORDER security, neo-colonialism, Brexit and a number of other pressing issues facing United Kingdom’s overseas territories were hot topics at a meeting of leaders.

This year’s UKOTA Pre Joint Ministerial Council Meeting (JMC) was hosted by Premier of Cayman Islands and chair of Pre JMC, Alden McLaughlin, in the Cayman Islands on June 26.

The annual precursor meeting allows for heads of government from the overseas territories to agree on key items for the agenda for the JMC meeting that will be held in November in London.

Premier and Minister of Finance Sharlene Cartwright Robinson joined her counterparts last week and updated the council on work carried out in the TCI over the past year.

Heads of the overseas territories discussed and agreed on pertinent matters including the Gateway Science and Environment Funding, border issues, mental health, UK Oceans Policy, the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) Report and the UK government’s response, Brexit and neo-colonialism.

Several of the leaders raised concerns about what they saw as “modern colonialism via the back door”, as described by Gibraltar’s commerce minister Albert Isola.

Leaders of the OTs, at the close of the pre-JMC meeting in the Cayman

Islands, agreed and presented a united front against the creeping “neo-colonialism” of the UK. While leaders and representatives of the territories outlined different concerns about their respective relationships with the UK, they all agreed that they needed to collaborate and take a united stance to prevent the British government from interfering with their rights to self-determination.

The findings of the Foreign Affairs Committee report have ignited a hailstorm of controversy in all of the territories including the TCI, primarily its recommendation that all British citizens in the territories should be able to vote and run for office, as well as the issue of same-sex marriage was also highlighted and discussed at the meeting.

Overseas territories minister Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon who represented the UK assured OT leaders that although the UK is embarking on a new chapter in its history, overseas territories’ rights to govern their own domestic affairs, especially on issues such as LTGB legislation will be respected.

Shockingly, all overseas territories heads of government expressed a united stance on all of the issues raised.

Other sessions covered at the meeting included the constitutional relationship between the UK and its territories, updates on the progress

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson participates in pre-JMC panel discussion

of the UK’s negotiations with the EU in respect of international trade, development assistance, citizens’ rights and border arrangements.

At the end of the high-level conference, OTs agreed that a letter will be submitted to the Minister of State for the UK Foreign Commonwealth Office, Lord Ahmad

ahead of the Joint Ministerial Conference 2019 outlining priority agenda items.

The Pre JMC was launched as an initiative of the United Kingdom Overseas Territory Association (UKOTA).

UKOTA exists to promote the interests of the territories and

the co-operation between them.

Specifically, UKOTA demonstrates the collective and individual partnerships between the territories and the UK government.

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson and other OT leaders will head to London in November for the JMC conference.

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JS Johnson and Company reflect on 100 years in business at cocktail event

Clients and staff celebrate insurance company’s centenary THE OLDEST insurance firm in the Bahamas and TCI - JS Johnson and Company - joined customers and staff in celebrating 100 years in business at a cocktail party last weekend.

Attendees enjoyed light refreshments and were given gift bags of appreciation at the Regent Palms on Friday, June 28.

Martin Regan, general manager of the TCI office, shared brief remarks on his experiences with the branch and his appreciation of the staff he works with during the event.

“The company itself is even older than 100 years, as we have documents confirming the trade of pineapple and sisal in the late 1800s, but our first insurance agency agreement was signed with Eagle Star on April 3, 1919.

“I first came to Providenciales in the early 90s to visit a commercial client, the Turquoise Reef Hotel and I remember walking Grace Bay beach with nothing to see but the beautiful

water, sand and lots of bush.”

Reminiscing on how much the TCI and the insurance services has changed, Regan said that over the last 25 years, Providenciales has developed beyond recognition.

“I congratulate the Turks and Caicos on their tremendous growth.

We at JS Johnson are grateful that you have allowed us to be part of that growth and look forward to many productive years ahead.

“100 years doesn’t happen without good people, so firstly I’d like to thank you, our customers, for your continued support, particularly after the recent hurricane losses, when you have endured significant distress but have stayed loyal to us.”

Robert Pratt and Dr Hope Hamilton, principals of JS Johnson and Company, presented a historical look at the company’s history in the TCI. Dr Hamilton informed the gathering that JS Johnson’s brand made its debut in the Turks and

Caicos Islands as insurance agents and brokers some 35 years ago this past February.

She said: “Not a whole lot of development was on the ground on Providenciales in the early 80s, save for a few small hotels and a handful of vehicles; but holiday homes were popping up from within the Blue Mountain area towards the eastern end of the island.

“It took visionaries and shrewd businessmen like the late Clare Skatfeld (renowned lawyer) and Robert Pratt (development consultant) to ensure investors to the TCI that their properties were insured against potential risks like fire, theft and natural disasters since we live in a hurricane prone region.

“Our first claims pay-out was after hurricane Kate in November 1985, less than two years after our office opened its doors.

“We learnt during the early years that customers were inclined to

evaluate us based on their claims experience.

“I strongly believe that this fact has contributed to JS Johnson Turks and Caicos being, not only the oldest insurance company in the TCI, but one of the largest.”

Dr Hamilton explained that the demand for wide-ranging comprehensive insurance coverage grew significantly over a ten-year period.

“And so, in 1998, in an effort to better meet our clients’ demands, we invited our agents/brokers to purchase majority shares in the local company.

“To date, we remain committed to meeting your insurance needs and promise to serve you for many, many years to come.”

Robert Pratt who also spoke about the humble beginnings of the company in the TCI said that Skatfeld and himself arrived in the TCI from the Bahamas in 1984 to open a number of businesses and

wanted to ensure a TCI national was on their team.

He said: “We both knew of skilled educated Turks Islanders in the Bahamas so we advertised in 1984 in the Nassau Tribune and Hope answered.

“We all found each other in 1984 and we Hope and I, are still very much together 35 years later.

“The achievement is done and Hope and I are proud to have been part of the first 100 years of JSJ,” Pratt said.

On April 3, 1919, William CB Johnson, nephew of JS Johnson and Company founder, Joseph Samuel Johnson, signed the first agency agreement which allowed a Bahamian operation to write insurance through Eagle Star Insurance Co in London.

Today, JS Johnson has offices throughout the Bahamas and the TCI, providing a range of insurances including personal, commercial, marine, aviation and life and health.

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BY TATYANA PATRICK Tatyana Patrick is an aspiring author and recent high school graduate. She is currently employed as a legal secretary and intends to pursue a career in accounting.

You may contact her at tatyana.thisbe@gmail.com if you would like her to provide advice on any topic related to teens.

Get up, try again IT’S EASY to be discouraged when things aren’t going the way you planned.

At the start of this year, you probably made a list of resolutions. Perhaps you have been dedicated to some and you have struggled with others. No one is perfect.

The only person you can totally depend on to have faith in your ability to succeed is you.

If you don’t believe that you can achieve what you want, why should anyone else?

Keep reading for tips on how to dust yourself off after you fall.

REMEMBER FAILURE IS INEVITABLE No one who has succeeded attained success without ever failing. Trial and error always precedes a victory.

You aren’t alone. Many have failed before you and many will long after you are gone.

TAKE BABY STEPS Don’t bite off more than you can chew. For instance, if you want to begin exercising, it isn’t wise to go from zero to 100 by having hardcore workout sessions daily.

You will exhaust yourself and have no choice but to quit.

Gradually, make new activities a habit.

SET REMINDERS Keep your goals fresh in your mind with sticky notes, alarms on your phone, to-do lists, etc. so that you do not forget what you’d like to do with your time.

You won’t accomplish anything if you don’t stick to a schedule.

GET ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS Talk to those who care about you about what you’d like to accomplish. Ask them to hold you accountable for what you say you’ll do.

If they see you slacking off, they should call you out.

Failures cannot be avoided, so it does not make sense to fret about them 24/7. Accept that the unfortunate has happened and move on.

If you only focus on what you’ve lost, you’ll never gain more. Always look ahead. You’ll be surprised at the mountains you move.

TCI helps fight drug abuse and trafficking THE TCI joined the rest of the world in tackling substance dependence and drug trafficking this June.

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDAD) is a United Nations international day observed annually on June 26 since 1989.

The Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence hosted several events throughout the month to mark the day.

A department press release on June 25 said: “Substance dependence and trafficking are not trivial issues; they grasp at the very intricacies of life.

“Ranging from theft due to the lack of ability to meet basic needs for users and their families, to increased funds allocated by Governments to address substance induced disorders, and on a wider scale, revising the use

of prioritised funds to alleviate this burden leaves other vital economic accounts exhausted.”

It said addressing this issue is at the forefront of the department’s work plan and will continue to be “until this ill has been eliminated”.

“However, to achieve this goal we must employ tactics holistically; this means that each person across this nation must make an effort, must take a stance, must participate, if we are to see positive outcomes.”

The department suggested that to address the issues of drug abuse and illegal trafficking that people should use the services available.

“Visit the Department of Mental Health and seek assistance if you or a friend/family member needs help for an addiction.

“Keep the proper authorities informed of activities which can further stress the drug problem.”

It also suggested people should educate themselves on substance use trends and associated physical and mental health related diseases.

And enhance their knowledge of the laws concerning drugs in the Islands, so that they do not behave in an offensive nature.

Over June the department hosted an appearance on the Health Matter radio programme on June 19, an appearance on The Couch radio programme on June 24, the Colour Run in North Caicos on June 28.

There were also school presentations throughout June, tobacco and alcohol screenings on June 26 at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre and First Caribbean Bank, Grand Turk.

Kids invited to be park wardens this summer CHILDREN from 10 to 17-yearsold are invited to apply to become junior park wardens this July.

On Tuesday (July 2) the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) announced the Junior Park Warden (JPW) Programme is open.

“This is an annual programme hosted by the DECR in partnership with the Pine

Cay Project to deliver a funfilled programme, focusing on environmental conservation and practical learning,” a department press release said.

Participants will learn what an ecosystem is and how it operates. These concepts will be illustrated through practical interactions with the local environment.

The programme will run for

one week beginning July 8 to 12 for ages 10 to 12, and from July 15 to 19 for ages 13 to 17.

Applications are available at the DECR office in Providenciales or can be found at the DECR Environmental Outreach Facebook page.

“We continue to encourage young persons to sign up and come out to engage in this rewarding experience,” the department said.

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CHE is the most anticipated summer event in Turks and Caicos Islands

Summer is so lit! Caribbean House Evolution is on again this year

BY DELANA ISLES

IT’S that time of year again when social calendars are filled to the brim, but there is always space to tack on the dynamic Caribbean House Evolution (CHE) parties.

As usual, party goers can take their pick of any of the seven events over the four days of CHE. Billed as a music festival, Caribbean House Evolution was founded by house music lover Johnny Legend and was first held in 2013.

The events, which run from July 18 to 21, have fast become one of the most anticipated music events in Providenciales.

The festival celebrates friends, vacations, house music and the end of the tourist season on the island.

According to a press statement from the organisers, Caribbean House Evolution’s dedication to art and community has made it an ideal calendar event where locals and visitors alike can take part in the happy beats of house music and be themselves in all their diversity.

“It is a destination festival for house music lovers around the world.

A space where local and international DJs come together and take part in a musical experience.

“We believe music makes all things possible,” Legend said.

As is the norm, Caribbean House Evolution is continuing its partnership with Somewhere Cafe and Lounge to support the Edward C Gartland Youth Centre.

“We look forward to working with all our partners to fundraise throughout the festival.

“The centre works tirelessly to empower teenagers and provide equal opportunity for all young people on the Island of Providenciales regardless of heritage, religion or ethnic background,” the release read.

The centre also provides a safe and inspiring environment where teens can broaden their awareness and understanding of global and social issues and develop life skills.

“The Edward Gartland Youth Centre is a non-profit organisation, so we rely on volunteers, donations and the support of the community to keep our doors open,” Roxann WakeForbes, director of Edward Gartland Youth Centre is quoted saying in the release.

Legend stated: “As someone who used music as an escape in my youth, I understand its healing powers. For me music makes all things possible.”

DJS AND LOCATIONS Meanwhile, here’s the line-up you’ve been waiting for: DJ line up for 2019 includes DJ Rashida who tours with superstars Bruno Mars and Prince, DJ Silky, both of whom are from Los Angeles and DJ Munro out of London.

A number of local DJs will be joining the line-up as usual: DJ Shakes; DJ Dayoh and DJ Dallas.

Vibration: Thursday July 18 at The Shore Club. This is the DJ masterclass and will be held from 5pm to 7pm.

Immediately following there will an invite only VIP opening party from 7pm to 11pm.

Revolution: Friday July 19, at Grace Bay Club, will take off at 6pm until 9pm, with a sunset mix from DJ

Munro.

There will be another Revolution club night party the same day, from 9pm until late at Sandbox.

Liberation: Saturday, July 20 at Somewhere Cafe and Lounge will run from 1pm until sunset and will include a yoga brunch.

And at Wymara Resort and Villas from 8pm until 11pm there will be a dinner and live DJ set.

Things will then cool down with the highly anticipated Evolution party on Sunday, July 21, at Water Cay. This runs from 1pm until sunset.

Following the boat party there will be Liberation dinner at Stelle,

Wymara Resort and Villas from 7pm to 11pm.

“Join us for an elegant evening of music, cocktails and fine dining as the sun goes down over the Island with our partners Caribbean House Evolution and the Edward Gartland Youth Centre.

“Enjoy a bespoke menu designed by our executive chef Joel Vallar, cocktails from our innovative mixologist, Paolo Patitucci and a live DJ set,” the release read.

Music for the evening will be curated by one of Los Angeles foremost connoisseurs in house music, LA based DJ and producer,

Silky who has flown in for the festival.

The 2019 partners of Caribbean House Evolution are The Shore Club, Grace Bay Club, Wymara Resort and Villas, Royal West Indies, Somewhere Cafe and Lounge and Sandbox.

Proceeds from the event will go to Edward Gartland Youth Centre.

Sponsors for this year are Graceway (IGA), Panoply, The Wine Cellar, Fuji, Hurricane Vodka, Coyaba, Kalooki’s, Retreat Kitchen, Jsquared Island Designs, Glow Fit, Blufin, Island Raw, Scooter Bob’s and Larry Klein Productions.

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‘Football pitch’ of Amazon forest lost every minute AN AREA of Amazon rainforest roughly the size of a football pitch is now being cleared every single minute, according to satellite data.

The rate of losses has accelerated as Brazil’s new right-wing president favours development over conservation.

The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is a vital carbon store that slows down the pace of global warming.

A senior Brazilian official, speaking anonymously, told us his government was encouraging deforestation.

Usually by bulldozers, either pushing against the trunks to force the shallow roots out of the ground, or by a pair of the machines advancing with a chain between them.

In one vast stretch of recently cleared land, we found giant trees lying on their sides, much of the foliage still green and patches of bare earth drying under a fierce sun.

Later, the timber will be cleared and sold or burned, and the land prepared for farming.

In other areas, illegal loggers carve new tracks through the undergrowth to reach particularly valuable hardwood trees which they sell on the black market, often to order.

Satellite images show a sharp increase in clearances of trees over the first half of this year, since Jair Bolsonaro became president of Brazil, the country that owns most of

The single biggest reason to fell trees, according to official figures, is to create new pastures for cattle.

the Amazon region.

The most recent analysis suggests a staggering scale of losses over the past two months in particular, with about a hectare being cleared every minute on average.

The single biggest reason to fell trees, according to official figures, is to create new pastures for cattle, and during our visit we saw countless herds grazing on land that used to be rainforest.

Over the past decade, previous governments had managed to reduce the clearances with concerted action by federal agencies and a system of

fines.

But this approach is being overturned by Mr Bolsonaro and his ministers who have criticised the penalties and overseen a dramatic fall in confiscations of timber and convictions for environmental crimes.

The forest holds a vast amount of carbon in its billions of trees, accumulated over hundreds or even thousands of years.

Every year, the leaves also absorb a huge quantity of carbon dioxide that would otherwise be left in the atmosphere adding to the rise in

global temperatures.

By one recent estimate, the trees of the Amazon rainforest pulled in carbon dioxide equivalent to the fossil fuel emissions of most of the nine countries that own or border the forest between 1980-2010.

The forest is also the richest home to biodiversity on the planet, a habitat for perhaps one-tenth of all species of plants and animals.

And it is where one million indigenous people live, hunting and gathering amid the trees.

According to a senior Brazilian environment official, the impact is so “huge” that he took the risk of giving us an unauthorised interview to bring it to the attention of the world.

We had to meet in secret and disguise his face and voice because Mr Bolsonaro has banned his environment staff from talking to the media.

Over the course of three hours, a startling inside picture emerged of small, under-resourced teams of government experts passionate about saving the forest but seriously undermined by their own political masters.

Mr Bolsonaro swept to power on a populist agenda backed by agricultural businesses and small farmers, many of whom believe that too much of the Amazon region is protected and that environment staff have too much influence.

He has said he wants to weaken the laws protecting the forest and has attacked the civil servants whose job it is to guard the trees.

The result, according to the environment official, is that “it feels like we are the enemies of the Amazon, when in fact we should be seen in a completely different way, as the people trying to protect our ecological heritage for future generations”.

“They don’t want us to speak because we’ll say the truth, that conservation areas are being invaded and destroyed, there are many people marking out areas that should be protected.”

The official believes the figures for deforestation could be even worse than officially recognised.

“There’s a government attempt to show the data is wrong, to show the numbers don’t portray the reality,” he told me.

Ministers are considering hiring an independent contractor to handle information from satellite images of the region, questioning the work of the current government agency.

Also, the rainy season is only now coming to an end, and because deforestation typically takes place in the drier months of the year, the official fears that the pace of losses could pick up speed.

“In truth, it can be even worse,” he said, because many of the areas recently damaged haven’t yet been picked up by satellite images.

“People need to know what’s happening because we need allies to fight against invasions, to protect areas, and against deforestation.”

THE LODGINGS

Positions Available

SOKOL LTD IS SEEKING TO HIRE ONE

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

GARDENER AND ONE DOMESTIC WORKER

To be held by a work permit holder

DUTIES INCLUDE:

Gardener:

• To clean and keep garden free of weeds and shrubs and removing garbage.

• To maintain and clean pool and pool area.

• Applicant must be of good character, totally flexible and able to reside on premises.

Salary $6.25 per hour.

Domestic Worker:

• To clean and maintain a private villa.

• Duties include cleaning floors, windows, disposing of garbage • Applicant must be of good character, totally flexible and able to reside on premises.

Salary $6.25 per hour.

Interested applicants should submit their resume with qualifications, clean police certificate and experience to: info@saunders.tc and the TCI Employment Services and Labour Department. These positions are currently held by work permit holders

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• Assisting Property Manager with the daily management of all long- and short-term rental properties.

• Providing guest services and addressing guest concerns.

• Creating and updating lease agreements and requirements for new tenants.

• Managing content for website, social media and all other marketing modalities.

• Creating marketing opportunities both locally and internationally.

• Responsibly representing and promoting the Company locally and internationally.

• Liaising and maintaining excellent member relations with the Turks

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and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association, and the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association.

Assisting with maintaining compliance with Government regulations in relation to payment of taxes and health standards.

Preparing job descriptions and staff contracts; maintaining HR records.

Creating templates for Company documents, as needed.

Managing staff concerns, where necessary.

Organizing staff training.

Addressing internet, computer network and telephone related issues.

Overseeing the procurement of office equipment, supplies and stock.

Salary $1000.00 bi-weekly

Address: Williams Plaza, Old Airport Road, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Contact: 946-4726 Resumes can be faxed to 941-3425 and dropped off at the Labour Department, Providenciales as soon as possible.

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Science & Technology Researchers have eliminated HIV in mice for the first time. Is a cure for humans next?

RESEARCHERS say they’ve successfully eliminated HIV from the DNA of infected mice for the first time, bringing them one step closer to curing the virus in humans.

Scientists from Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center were able to eliminate the virus using a combination of gene-editing technology and a slowrelease antiviral drug, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications.

“The possibility exists that HIV can be cured,” Howard Gendelman, chairman of UNMC’s pharmacology and experimental neuroscience department and study author. “It’s going to take a little bit of time but to have the proof of concept gets us all excited.”

Nearly 37 million people are living with HIV, according to UNAIDS, which if left untreated can develop into AIDS. Current

HIV treatment involves daily, lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) which suppresses the virus’ ability to replicate, but doesn’t eliminate the virus from the body.

If a patient stops taking the drugs, HIV is able to rebound because the virus is able to “integrate its DNA sequence into the genomes of cells of the immune system, where it lies dormant and beyond the reach of antiretroviral drugs,” according to a press release.

Researchers used a new form of ART called LASER ART on 23 “humanized mice,” animals genetically modified to bear similarities to the human immune response. They were able to control the release and metabolism of the drug which allowed it to suppress virus replication for longer period of time.

The team then excised the remaining integrated HIV genome

Scientists were able to eliminate the virus using a combination of gene-editing technology and a slow-release antiviral drug.

using a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9 which allows scientists to operate on DNA to add or disable certain genes.

“That’s why we believe this

technology is working because the LASER ART is reducing the virus significantly and then the CRISPR comes in and it’s able to be more effective,” Gendelman said. “They

work at different stages, but put together they’re kind of buddies.”

Gendelman emphasized that the process “only is successful if we get rid of every virus in the body.” The treatment worked on 9 of the 23 mice involved.

“We had to be highly efficient and getting a third of these animals cured is amazing considering what we were up against.”

Gendelman said its unclear how long it will take before clinical trials can begin noting that more research needs to be done into the potential of toxicity of gene modifying therapy and how to scale up the dose for humans.

“We’re working on this day and night and we hope it’ll be sooner than later, but we have some obstacles to overcome,” he said. “There’s a tremendous amount of effort to move this technology forward.”

(USAToday)

Obesity causes more cases of certain cancers than smoking: Study OBESITY is more likely the cause in some types of cancer than smoking, according to the findings of a study released by a cancer research organisation on Wednesday (Jul 3).

According to Cancer Research UK, four common cancers – bowel, kidney, ovarian and liver – are more likely to

have been caused by being overweight than by smoking tobacco.

Excess weight causes around 1,900 more cases of bowel cancer than smoking in the UK each year, the organisation said. The same pattern is true of kidney cancer (1,400 more cases), ovarian cancer

Excess weight causes around 1,900 more cases of bowel cancer than smoking in the UK each year, the organisation said.

(460 more cases) and liver cancer (180 more cases), it said.

Besides these four cancers, nine other types of cancer have also been linked to obesity, said Cancer Research UK. These are breast, pancreatic, oesophageal, upper stomach, gallbladder, womb,

thyroid, blood and brain cancers.

“Scientists have so far identified that obesity causes 13 types of cancer but the mechanisms aren’t fully understood. So further research is needed to find out more about the ways extra body fat can lead to cancer,” said Cancer Research UK chief executive Michelle Mitchell.

People who are obese now outnumber smokers two to one in the United Kingdom, according to the study. There are 14.9 million obese adults in the UK, about one-third of the country’s adult population.

Cancer Research UK said being overweight or obese increases the chance of cancerous cells being made.

“Extra body fat sends out a signal that can tell cells to divide more often and, similar to smoking, can cause damage that builds up over time and raises the risk of cancer.”

FAT-SHAMING? The organisation has launched a campaign in the UK to increase awareness of obesity-cancer risk, but its advertisement featuring cigarette packaging with the phrase “Obesity is a cause of cancer too” has been criticised for fat-shaming.

Previous campaigns against obesity by Cancer Research UK have been similarly criticised for likening obesity to smoking.

Last year, comedian and campaigner Sofie Hagen took to Twitter to criticise the campaign and demanded that its advertisements be pulled.

In response, Cancer Research UK said that the campaign “isn’t meant

to make anyone feel bad” about being overweight but aims to “raise awareness of the link between cancer and obesity”.

Other than the four cancers highlighted, smoking remains the UK’s leading preventable cause of cancer, it said on Wednesday.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY The organisation urged the UK government to tackle childhood obesity. It suggested reducing the number of junk food advertisements on TV and online, and restricting promotional offers on unhealthy food and drinks.

More than one in five children in the UK are overweight or obese before they start primary school, it said.

Professor Linda Bauld, Cancer Research UK’s prevention expert, said: “There isn’t a silver bullet to reduce obesity, but the huge fall in smoking over the years – partly thanks to advertising and environmental bans – shows that government-led change works.

It was needed to tackle sky-high smoking rates, and now the same is true for obesity.

“The world we live in doesn’t make it easy to be healthy and we need government action to fix that, but people can also make changes themselves; small things like swapping junk.”

Britain’s sugar tax on soft drinks came into force on April last year in an effort to tackle obesity. (Channel News Asia)

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Mr Gandhi’s letter of resignation has made headlines across India and #RahulGandhi has begun trending on Twitter.

Rahul Gandhi quits as India opposition leader RAHUL Gandhi has resigned as leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, ending weeks of speculation.

In his resignation letter, which he tweeted on Wednesday, he took responsibility for the party’s defeat in the recent general election.

He had already announced his intention to resign, but party leaders had hoped to change his mind.

Mr Gandhi’s father, grandmother and great grandfather were all former prime ministers.

In the letter he added that while he had no “hatred or anger” towards India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), “every living cell in my body instinctively resists their idea of India” which he said was based on differences and hatred.

He also called the impartiality of the election into question, saying that “we didn’t fight a political party... we fought the entire machinery of the Indian state”.

The BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi stormed to victory in the election, winning a massive mandate.

The scale of victory stunned the opposition and pundits, who were expecting a much closer race.

Mr Gandhi was also the face of Congress when it suffered its worst defeat in 2014, winning just 44 of India’s 543 seats. This year it did marginally better with 52 seats, but many still called it a “humiliating performance”.

Mr Gandhi also lost his own seat in his family constituency of Amethi in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, though he is still a MP because he won a second seat in the southern state of Kerala.

Since it came to power, the BJP has been accused of targeting minorities and weakening state institutions under Mr Modi’s powerful leadership. It has consistently dismissed such allegations. (BBC)

Images from the ground showed piles of rubble left where the buildings had been.

Dozens killed after airstrike hits migrant centre in Libya AT least 40 people have been killed and another 80 injured after an airstrike hit a migrant centre east of the Libyan capital of Tripoli early Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry’s emergency service Field Medicine and Support Center. mages from the ground showed piles of rubble left where the buildings had been, while emergency crews worked to remove both the wounded and the dead.

The UN Refugee Agency posted to its official Twitter page that it was “extremely concerned” about the news of the airstrikes targeting the Tajoura detention center.

In a statement, the UN-recognised Government of National Accord

(GNA) in Tripoli condemned the “horrific crime,” blaming the leader of the opposition Libyan National Army (LNA) who are currently assaulting Tripoli.

There is currently no independent confirmation on who was responsible for the attack.

In their statement following the attack, the GNA said the airstrike on the center had been intentional and constituted a “war crime.”

“We ask the international community through the African Union, European Union and (other) organizations to take a firm and clear stance against these continued violations,” the statement said.

The United Nations envoy to

Libya, Ghassan Salame, condemned the attack “in the strongest terms,” adding that it “clearly amounts to a war crime.”

Italy’s Foreign Ministry and the African Union have also condemned the strike.

There has been no response from the opposition LNA yet. CNN has reached out to the LNA for comment.

Armed conflict in and around Tripoli escalated on April 4, when General Khalifa Haftar and his LNA launched an offensive to capture the Libyan capital from the UNrecognized government.

Defending the capital are disparate Islamist militia that prop up the UNrecognised transitional government.

Russia says details of fatal submersible fire are ‘state secret’ RUSSIA refused to release any details about a fire which killed 14 crew aboard a submersible on Monday, saying the information was a “state secret”.

Revealing the incident on Tuesday, Russia’s defence ministry said the men died from smoke inhalation.

Authorities refused to say whether the vessel was nuclear powered, raising concerns over possible radiation leaks.

Dmitry Peskov, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, said details about the vessel were “totally classified”.

“There is nothing illegal about this. It fully corresponds to the Russian law on state secrets,” he said.

Defence authorities said the vessel was a navy research submersible that was taking measurements in Russian

waters.

But Russian independent media outlets reported that it was a small nuclear-powered submarine, naming it as the AS-12 Losharik. US officials said the vessel was designed to cut undersea cables.

The craft is now at Severomorsk, the main base of Russia’s Northern Fleet on the Barents Sea. The port was also home to the Russian Kursk nuclear submarine, which sank in 2000 killing 118 sailors.

In a conference call with journalists, Mr Peskov said it was “absolutely normal” to keep details about a vessel confidential, adding that it was in “the interests of the state and state security”.

He refused to answer questions about the vessel’s name, mission, or whether the craft had a nuclear reactor, telling reporters to ask the defence ministry.

President Vladimir Putin met with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to discuss the deaths.

President Putin was informed “immediately” about the deaths, Mr Peskov said, adding that the crew had “acted heroically to save the vessel”. Russian authorities did not

release details of the incident for a day after it happened.

Mr Putin expressed his “sincere condolences” to the victims’ families and said seven captains and two

service personnel who were among the dead had been awarded Russia’s highest honorary title - Hero of the Russian Federation.

Asked if the president would meet relatives of the dead crew, Mr Peskov said Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had been sent to Severomorsk. He said the president had returned to Moscow and ordered an investigation into the deaths.

Unconfirmed Russian news reports said that at least five crew members survived the incident and were taken to hospital.

In 2000, Mr Putin was heavily criticised for the way he handled the Kursk submarine disaster.

Media reports at the time showed the president enjoying a holiday at a Black Sea villa as families of the victims demanded information about their relatives. (BBC)

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Premier McLaughlin: UK central to Cayman’s success – Says remaining British is still right choice SINCE the “winds of change” began blowing and the UK started the process of decolonization, its willingness to maintain its help and support for its former colonies over the years has been an important factor in the future of the countries it once occupied, including the Cayman Islands, the premier said this weekend, as he lauded the relationship with Britain. He said Cayman’s relationship with the UK has been absolutely central to its prosperity over the last 60 years.

“Whether it has been through the Commonwealth or through what is now United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association, the UK has been steadfast in its role and the benefit that we all have received as part of the global Britain family has been truly significant,” Premier Alden McLaughlin stated at the start of this weekend’s celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Cayman Islands Constitution.

“Of course, as in all families, we have had our disagreements through those years, but we have always found that the values that bind us together have been stronger than the occasional challenges that have threatened to drive us apart,” he added.

There are several ongoing challenges in Cayman’s relationship with the UK, namely the imposition of public beneficial ownership

David Burt said that the Overseas Territories would resist efforts by the British Government to enforce public registers of beneficial ownership.

Burt: Overseas Territories will unite against London Cayman premier, Alden McLaughlin, said: “As three small islands, our choice to remain British was the right one for us then and, despite the tensions from time to time, I believe it continues to be the right one now”.

registries before it becomes a global standard, the probable future insistence that all of the territories adopt same-sex marriage legislation and the possible enforced extension of the franchise and the right to run for office to non-status holders in the overseas territories. However, these issues did nothing to dampen the premier’s warm embrace of Britain’s continued control over this and other territories in his remarks Saturday morning.

“We have been, and we remain, grateful for our links to the UK and committed to our future partnership,”

McLaughlin said, as he spoke about the common history Cayman, Jamaica and the UK share as well as the connection to the British monarch.

As he outlined the history of Cayman’s constitutional position, he said that the decision to “forge our own way as a British Crown colony that allowed our own people to begin (to) make what were, clearly in retrospect, fundamental policy decisions and to pass the early laws on which we have built our tourism and financial services industries,” he stated.

BERMUDA’S Premier has accused the British Government of an attempt to impose “modern-day colonialism”.

David Burt said that the Overseas Territories would resist efforts by the British Government to enforce public registers of beneficial ownership.

He added: “Modern-day colonialism is what is being attempted by those persons in Westminster and I am certain that all Overseas Territories resist it vociferously and will continue to do so.”

He added the Overseas Territories would resist suggestions in a recent report by Westminster’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee that the UK should force the Overseas Territories to legalise same-sex marriage and that they should look at giving resident UK citizens the right

to vote and run for office.

Mr Burt was speaking on Wednesday at the annual Pre-Joint Ministerial Council meeting in the Cayman Islands, held in the run-up to a meeting of the council in London this year.

Mr Burt told The Cayman Compass newspaper: “To see persons who don’t necessarily have a familiarity reverting to a position that we thought was long gone, where it seems as though Westminster feels they can dictate to Overseas Territories, is certainly a dangerous development.

“But this is a committee. The Government has taken a position and we will wait to see what happens in a future government, but I think one thing is for certain — all Overseas Territories are united to protect their constitutional position as it stands.”

A report recommends that the UN adopt additional assistance measures for cholera victims in Haiti LAWYERS Without Borders Canada (LWBC), in collaboration with the Interuniversity Institute for Research and Development (INURED), recently made public a study on assistance to cholera victims in Haiti.

The epidemic, which had devastating health, social and economic consequences in the country following the 2010 earthquake, has so far killed nearly 10,000 people, while more than 820,000 people have been infected.

In apologizing for the UN’s role in the cholera epidemic and its spread in Haiti, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon unveiled the New United Nations Approach to Cholera in Haiti in 2016. In the report, he highlighted the importance of conducting local consultations and further assessments to determine whether the material and financial assistance program for cholera victims could include an individual component, such as monetary payment to cholera

A protester holds up a sign during a demonstration against the UN mission in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on November 18, 2010.

victims.

Three years later, the United Nations initiated a community assistance program, but additional consultations and assessments for a possible individual assistance program were not carried out.

“This study fills a gap in the debate on the best ways for the UN to redress the damage caused by the cholera epidemic,” said Pascal Paradis, Executive Director of Lawyers Without Borders Canada. “It is the first to

combine a rigorous field survey on the needs and expectations of victims with an in-depth analysis of the feasibility of individualized assistance to cholera victims, in the light of international human rights standards, medical considerations and comparative experiences with other largescale assistance programs.

“While the community-based approach can reach a large number of victims, it can be complemented by individual assistance for those most seriously affected by the cholera epidemic.”

Nine years after the introduction of cholera in Haiti, this study presents useful information based on INURED’s field survey of victims, evidence and interviews with national and international experts.

THE STUDY SHOWS PARTICULAR THAT: · The needs, expectations

and

concerns of cholera victims must be at the heart of any form of material or financial assistance provided to them; · The victims consulted for the study want a UN response that would combine both communityoriented projects and assistance targeting the specific needs of those most affected by cholera; · It is possible to implement a simple, rigorous, transparent, inclusive and contextually relevant individualized assistance mechanism that would complement the collective approach currently favoured by the United Nations.

The study is being presented to UN experts and representatives and other key persons in New York. It will also be presented to Haitian authorities, victims and civil society organizations in Haiti in the coming weeks.

(Caribbeannewsnow)

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Caribbean sargassum invasion garners regional response THIRTEEN Caribbean and Latin American nations agreed to concerted control efforts last week to address the influx of sargassum seaweed that has impacted coastlines and economies across the region.

A gathering in Cancun, Mexico, on 27 June resulted in a 26-point agreement, with the goal of establishing an action plan before the next regional sargassum forum this October in the French-controlled island of Guadeloupe.

Signatories to the agreement include Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago.

The agreement, established Thursday at Cancun’s Moon Palace resort, outlines the need for crossborder information sharing on sargassum monitoring, science, education and entrepreneurship, among other topics.

One mechanism to facilitate such sharing will be the website, www. internationalsargassumnetwork. com, a web portal intended to offer centralised information for researchers, government and the general public.

The agreement also calls on participants to begin identifying financial mechanisms to mobilise resources, to map out control efforts to identify sargassum-related initiatives, and to involve cruise lines in the issue.

The Association of Caribbean States, of which the Cayman Islands is not a member, will offer a formal

Sargassum lines a beach in Cancun, Mexico, last month.

structure to facilitate these efforts.

ACS Secretary General June Soomer explained that the realisation that sargassum would require regional collaboration came out of a 2015 symposium on invasive species.

Since then, she said, members have been working to address the masses of sargassum that began invading Caribbean beaches in 2011. Reports of sargassum influxes reach across the Americas, from the United States to Brazil.

“We realise that disasters, invasive species like sargassum, know no boundaries,” she said. “It does not matter which country you are from. … Sargassum doesn’t care whether it is in St. Kitts and Nevis or in Mexico.

The sea has no boundaries. And because the sea has no boundaries, we are seeing a major impact on our

countries economically, socially, culturally, etc.

“But we have not sat down and allowed it to happen to us. We have been speaking about it. We have been putting policies in our countries. We have been engaging with innovators, with scientists, with anybody who could help us to solve this problem.”

Soomer called on attendees to revisit the Cartagena Convention, the 1983 treaty that establishes environmental protections in the Caribbean region. Any of the convention’s signatories, Soomer explained, can call for an amendment to the treaty.

“We need to revisit the Cartagena Convention to make sure we put in a protocol on invasive species, whether it be sargassum or lionfish or anything that is affecting our very

important biodiversity in the region,” she said.

“That is the way we will be able to attract financing. … We can also do it in collaboration. We have many mega hotel chains in the region. We need to bring everybody together to speak to the issue of sargassum and how we can rid ourselves of this scourge.”

She called for a communitycentric response that keeps in mind not only the impact on tourism but also on Caribbean people who depend on the sea for their livelihood. “[Natural disasters] touch our people, not just our ministers of tourism or our owners of properties, but the people who make their livelihood from the sea: the fishermen,” she said.

Benito Juarez municipal president Mara Lezama pointed out that, with the right response, sargassum can present an economic opportunity.

“The potential is enormous,” she said. “We’ve heard that you can take advantage of it as a biofuel, a fertiliser, for the pharmaceutical industry, as a thickening agent, for fibre development, for disposable cups that are environmentally friendly. There are options,” Lezama said.

She and other elected officials from Mexico called on a collective response to improve strategic cooperation.

Mexico’s Quintana Roo state, home to major beach destinations such as Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum, has seen itself greatly impacted by sargassum arrivals

in recent months. Mounds of the invasive seaweed have required daily clean-up and control efforts, as the area works to protect its tourism product.

In mid-June, the Quintana Roo government declared a state of emergency, in an effort to access funds for greater sargassum control.

The declaration sparked controversy in Mexico, with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador describing the move as irresponsible.

“It’s not a delicate issue, and much less a serious issue,” Lopez Obrador said during a press conference in late June. “It has a solution, and we’re working on it.”

The Mexican navy has been deployed as part of US$2.7 million anti-sargassum plan that will include the installation of barriers and the use of ships to collect the plant at sea and prevent arrivals on the beach. Quintana Roo Governor Carlos Joaquín González had hoped the emergency declaration would result in much greater funding, saying in mid-June that the state sought to raise around US$31 million from local, state and federal entities.

During Thursday’s gathering, González said, “The challenge is how we will continue forward with this problem so that it isn’t a detriment to the environment. We are open to projects that take advantage of sargassum and others that are in the research stage. Another challenge is for entrepreneurship to tackle the costs that come with collection.”

(Cayman Compass)

Refunds for US-to-Dominican Republic plane tickets up 127 percent THE number of refunds for plane tickets from the US to the Dominican Republic skyrocketed 127 percent so far this year, compared to the same period last year, amid the recent string of tourist deaths and illnesses in the embattled country, according to findings released this week.

Research conducted by the Airlines Reporting Corp.(ARC) reveals that the massive leap in refunds occurred between Jan. 1 and June 23 of this year, according to a statement released by the organisation on Monday.

In June — when the rash of tourist fatalities in the country first began to come to light — refunds for flights booked from the US to the Dominican Republic increased 77 percent, compared to the same month last year.

In addition, the number of air ticket purchases made in the US for travel to the Dominican Republic dipped by 10 percent compared to the same period last year, the organisation said.

Even travelers outside the US are reluctant to travel to the Dominican

Republic, the results reveal.

The number of ticket refunds for non-US travelers heading to the Dominican Republic since the beginning of the year has increased by 8 percent, the research shows.

And the total number of ticket purchases from other countries to the Caribbean nation has decreased by 28 percent during the same period, according to the findings.

Meanwhile, the number of booked flights from the US to the Caribbean overall — excluding the Dominican Republic — as well as Mexico actually increased by 3 percent so far this year.

The most significant increases occurred in St. Martin, with a 158 percent leap, and in Saint Barthélemy, with a 117 percent jump.

For the US results, the organisation’s analysis is based on tickets purchased through retail, corporate and online travel agencies, and those purchased directly from airlines that provide their data to the ARC. Results for tickets purchased outside the US are based only on data provided by airlines to the ARC.

Americans are still travelling to the DR, but not as much as the same period last year.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons.

Ursula von der Leyen is the German defence minister.

‘Let the people decide’ Brexit, Corbyn tells May

Women to head top EU institutions for first time

JEREMY Corbyn has told Theresa May that it is time to let the people decide Brexit at Prime Minister’s Questions.

As the pair argued over Brexit, Theresa May maintained that it was Labour’s fault that Westminster was in a state of paralysis.

Speaking at the despatch box, Corbyn told Theresa May: “Your deal was rejected three times by the House.

“When something has been rejected three times, you might think about an alternative method of doing things.”

He continued to explain that her successors “have no answers” and that the only way to solve the impasse

was to put it back to the people.

He said: “This government is now an irrelevance. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have fantasy plans.

Since she and her successors have no answers doesn’t the prime minister accept the best thing to do is to go back to the people and let them decide which way we go?”

While it does not appear to be a change in policy, some have suggested that it is a clear indication that Jeremy Corbyn is expected to more enthusiastically back a public vote as a way out of the Brexit deadlock.

Theresa May, by contrast, blamed Labour six times for the country heading towards a no-deal Brexit,

and said that Labour wanted to Brexit.

She said: “I can look workers in the eye! [Jeremy Corbyn] can’t do that because he has voted three times for no deal.”

She continued to tell MPs: “The shadow Brexit secretary (Sir Keir Starmer) doesn’t support Brexit, the shadow foreign secretary (Emily Thornberry), the shadow chancellor (John McDonnell) doesn’t support Brexit, the Labour deputy leader (Tom Watson) doesn’t support Brexit.

“Labour wants to block Brexit and that would be a betrayal of the many by the few.” (Neweuropean. co.uk)

TWO women have won the backing of the EU’s leaders to head the European commission and European Central Bank, breaking with more than 60 years of male dominance at the top of the bloc’s institutions.

After three days of tortuous negotiations, Germany’s defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen, received the support of heads of state and government to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the commission in Brussels. And the French managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, will move to Frankfurt to take over from Mario Draghi as the first female president of the ECB once it is formally signed off by the Eurozone group.

Von der Leyen, 60, who speaks fluent English and French and studied at the London School of Economics

before taking a medical degree, is now the European commission president designate. She will only formally become the first female head of the EU’s executive branch if she wins the support of a majority of MEPs. Donald Tusk, the outgoing president of the European council, said after the marathon talks: “I am really happy about it – after all, Europe is a woman. I think that it was worth waiting for such an outcome.”

The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, whose coalition government abstained in what was otherwise a unanimous decision to back the nomination, said: “For me, it is also a good sign that a woman will have this office for the first time.”

Merkel noted that it was the first time in 52 years that a German national would be heading the commission.

At least 43 dead and 17 missing due MEPs choose David Sassoli as new European Parliament president to monsoon rain in Maharashtra At least 43 people are dead and another 17 are still missing as heavy monsoon rains continue to pummel the western Indian state of Maharashtra, washing away houses and flooding transport hubs.

Seven people were killed after water gushed from a burst dam late Tuesday, washing away houses in Ratnagiri, a coastal district in Maharashtra, according to authorities.

Maharashtra is home to the country’s largest city, Mumbai.

Another 17 are still missing, Anupam Srivastava, the commandant of the National Disaster Response Force, told CNN. “Seven villages have been completely inundated and the rescue teams have been moving residents living in these villages to safer places,” Srivastava said.

The storm has so far claimed the

People wade through flood waters in the Tilak Nagar area of Mumbai, India, on Tuesday.

lives of 43 people across the state.

In Mumbai, officials have declared the storm to be the worst the city has experienced in over a decade.

Around 8,000 people living in

and around downstream villages in Ratnagiri have been warned about flooding, according to Datta Bhadakawad, a senior local civil administration official.

ITALIAN former journalist DavidMaria Sassoli has been selected as the new president of the European Parliament.

Mr Sassoli, 63, received the support of 345 out of a total of 667 MEPs in the second round of voting in Strasbourg.

The centre-left politician beat three other candidates and will assume the role of assembly speaker immediately.

The vote comes a day after EU leaders agreed nominations for the bloc’s top jobs, with a woman for the first time proposed as European Commission chief.

In a speech following Wednesday’s result, Mr Sassoli spoke of an “imperfect” union in need of reform, calling for the EU to return to the spirit of its founding fathers, who swapped warfare and nationalism for peace and equality.

David Sassoli received the support of 345 out of a total of 667 MEPs in the second round of voting in Strasbourg.

“We need to strengthen our capacity to play a leading role in democracy,” he said, focusing particularly on the need for reform to the EU’s system for asylum seekers. “You can’t continue to kick this down the road. We don’t want citizens asking ‘where’s Europe’ every time an emergency happens.”

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Brexit: Boris Johnson accuser may appeal ‘£350m claim’ ruling

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum (left) and Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussein.

Princess Haya: Dubai ruler’s wife in UK ‘in fear of her life’ PRINCESS Haya Bint al-Hussein, a wife of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, is in hiding in London and said to be in fear for her life after fleeing her husband.

Sheikh Mohammed, 69, who is a billionaire racehorse owner and has often been seen conversing with the Queen at Ascot, has posted a furious poem on Instagram accusing an unidentified woman of “treachery and betrayal”.

The Jordanian-born and Britisheducated Princess Haya, 45, married Sheikh Mohammed - owner of Godolphin horse racing stables - in 2004, becoming his sixth and “junior wife”.

Sheikh Mohammed reportedly has 23 children by different wives.

Princess Haya fled initially this year to Germany to seek asylum. She is now said to be living in a £85m ($107m) town house in Kensington

Palace Gardens, in central London, and preparing for a legal battle in the High Court.

So what prompted her to flee her luxurious life in Dubai and why is she said to be “afraid for her life”?

Sources close to her have said that Princess Haya had recently discovered disturbing facts behind the mysterious return to Dubai last year of Sheikha Latifa, one of the ruler’s daughters.

She fled the UAE by sea with the help of a Frenchman but was intercepted by armed men off the coast of India and returned to Dubai.

Princess Haya then, along with the former Irish president Mary Robinson, defended Dubai’s reputation over the incident.

The Dubai authorities said the runaway Sheikha Latifa had been “vulnerable to exploitation” and was “now safe in Dubai”. But human rights advocates said she was forcibly abducted against her will.

A MAN who took Boris Johnson to court over claims he lied during the 2016 EU referendum says he could continue with his private prosecution despite judges ruling it had no legal justification.

Marcus Ball said he would “keep going” and appeal against the judgement if his lawyers advised him to do so.

The High Court said it was not proved Mr Johnson had been acting in a public office when claiming the NHS could get £350m extra a week after Brexit.

Mr Ball said this was “concerning”.

Speaking outside the High Court, he rejected claims that his actions were politically motivated, insisting it did not matter whether Mr Johnson became the next prime minister and there were wider issues involved.

“You cannot have an MP, a public office-holding MP, on TV speaking to millions of people lying about how the public purse is being used,” he told the BBC. Mr Johnson’s lawyers have always rejected claims he acted improperly or dishonestly in any way.

Last month, the High Court threw out Mr Ball’s attempt to prosecute the Tory MP and ex-Mayor of London on three counts of misconduct in public office.

He had claimed Mr Johnson had brought his public office into disrepute by claiming repeatedly during the Brexit campaign that the UK gave the EU £350m a week and that this money could be recovered after the UK’s departure and spent in full on the NHS. The £350m figure was used by

Boris Johnson was a key figure in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

the pro-Brexit Vote Leave group throughout the referendum. It also appeared on the side of the campaign bus, which urged the UK to “fund our NHS instead”.

The former foreign secretary, who is the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, was handed a summons to attend Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 29 May. But Lady Justice Rafferty and Mr Justice Supperstone, sitting in the High Court, ruled that this decision had been flawed and overturned it.

Outlining their reasons on Wednesday, they said it was “not sufficient” to argue that Mr Johnson made “contentious and widely challenged” statements about Brexit and the NHS while he was an MP and London mayor and that this therefore represented a “breach of duty”.

They concluded it had not been demonstrated that Mr Johnson made

the comments “as he discharged the duties of the office”.

They pointed out that Parliament had passed legislation to make it a criminal offence for anyone to make false statements about a candidate during a campaign for the purposes of stopping them being elected.

But Parliament, they concluded, had “deliberately excluded” legislating to include false factual statements about statistics within the auspices of the criminal law.

“Parliament twice made a choice not to do precisely that which the interested party now seeks to achieve,” they ruled.

But Mr Ball said he still believed Mr Johnson’s actions constituted “an abuse of public trust” and he was “slightly concerned there has not been the level of engagement with our written submissions that I have would have preferred”.

US top of the garbage pile in global waste crisis THE world produces over two billion tonnes of municipal solid waste every year, enough to fill over 800,000 Olympic sized swimming pools.

Per head of population the worst offenders are the US, as Americans produce three times the global average of waste, including plastic and food.

When it comes to recycling, America again lags behind other countries, only re-using 35% of solid waste.

Germany is the most efficient country, recycling 68% of material.

The study has been compiled by Verisk Maplecroft, a research firm that specialises in global risk, They’ve developed two new indices, on waste generation and recycling.

They’ve used publically-available data, plus academic research to

Containers of rubbish from developed countries are now being turned back by developing nations.

develop a global picture of how countries are coping at a time when the world is facing a mounting crisis, primarily driven by plastic.

The waste generation index shows

per capita rates of municipal solid waste, plastic, food and hazardous materials.

Municipal solid waste is rubbish that’s collected by local authorities

from residential, institutional and commercial sources.

While the world produces 2.1bn tonnes of this rubbish every year, only 16% is recycled while 46% is disposed of unsustainably.

In the analysis, China and India make up over 36% of the global population and account for 27% of the waste.

US citizens produce 773kg per head of population, roughly 12% of the global total. Their output is three times that of their Chinese counterparts and seven times more than people living in Ethiopia.

Other European countries, including the Netherlands, Switzerland, France and Germany, feature on the list. The UK ranks 14th in the waste index generating 482kg of household waste per person every year.

The US is the only developed

nation with waste generation that outstrips its ability to recycle.

“Where the US is doing badly is the relationship between what it generates and its capacity to recycle,” said Niall Smith, one of the authors of the report.

“And relative to it’s high income peers, that’s where it is performing poorly.”

When it comes to recycling in the US, the issue seems to be one of political will and infrastructure.

“I think you see in survey after survey that infrastructure in the US just isn’t there to provide the recycling option,” said Will Nichols, head of environmental research at Verisk Mapelcroft.

“A lot of US waste - now that it can’t get shipped to China - is just getting burnt, there just isn’t the investment in place in infrastructure to deal with this problem.”

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

MONTE RESTAURANT 1251 AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

BAKER

Cleaning equipment, storage and preparation areas, measures the correct weight of ingredients to be used, flour mixing and rolling and cutting dough to fit variety of breads.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 941-7331

EMAIL: MONTEPROVO@GMAIL.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 17164

MAURICE HANCHELL

KENNETH LULO is seeking a

LABOURER

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

For the upkeep and maintenance of the grounds at his residence situated in Leeward Going Through, Provo. This position is held by a Work Permit Holder.

Salary for this position is $6.50 per hour.

Applicant must be honest, reliable and always willing to work.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

Belongers only can send their clean police record and CV, no later than July 12th, 2019 to: Kenneth Iulo, C/o-

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder

Misick & Stanbrook, Leeward Hwy, Providenciales. Tel: 339-2010 Email: info@misickstanbrook.tc.

17156

CONTACT: 241-1700

17132

PIERRE MEME

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

FISHERMAN Uses equipment like nets,

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

fishing rods, and traps, to catch fish and other marine life that will be consumed by humans or used as animal feed or bait. Salary: $300 weekly

SUNNY FOODS WHOLESALE CASH N CARRY

CONTACT: 341-7425

Is now Interviewing for the following position:

STORE MANAGER As a Grocery Store Manager you must have the passion to grow sales along with exceptional customer service and communication skills. A hard worker with integrity and great management skills.

Candidate must have at least 10 years experience in the field.

• Delivering exceptional Customer service and passion to Grow Sales and Control Costs • Identifying, hiring and training talent especially Belongers.

MUST HAVE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Advanced knowledge and skills in computer systems, most specifically, QuickBooks Pro 2018, Microsoft Excel, and Inventory control management.

• Extensive knowledge of SMS Front & Back Office POS System • Extensive knowledge of NCR 7456 POS • Plans and directs the day-to-day operations of a grocery store.

• Develops strategies to improve customer service, drive store sales, and increase profitability.

• Ensures customer needs are met, complaints are resolved, and service is quick and efficient.

• Forecasts staffing needs and develops a recruiting strategy to provide optimal staffing in all areas • Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

• Must be responsible in identifying and interviewing Belongers for hiring; • Setting up a training program for employees re proper merchandising and customer service skills as well as the workings of running an International Grocery Store.

Candidate must be multilingual.

Work schedule will include weekends, holidays, as required to meet the demands of the position.

Salary range $ 10.00 - $12.00 per hour , commensurate with experience.

CONTACT: 941-8112

This Position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of the resume to the Labour Department.

17117

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17161

M&M TIPS & BEAUTY SUPPLIES AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

HAIR DRESSER

• Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, though they may also provide hair treatments, including deep conditioning, permanents, hair coloring, and weaving.

• To work 6 days per week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

LORENZO FRANCIS 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.

Salary: $300 weekly

CONTACT: 442-0116

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17126

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17138

PLANTATION HILLS

SELMA STORM

CONTACT: 241-4404

is looking for a

LABOURER Duties: maintain surrounding, trimming trees to work 5 days per week salary $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 241-4070

this position is for work permit renewal Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

17147

LEEWARD 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 5 days a week.

Salary: $295 weekly

CONTACT: 431-2093

Email: Selmastorm@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

17124

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS REGISTERED LAND ORDINANCE, CAP 9.01

NOTICE LOST LAND CERTIFICATE TITLE NUMBER 61109/29

SECTION LONG BAY HILLS

ISLAND PROVIDENCIALES

Whereas, FRANCES JILL FRIED of #19 Morgan Road, Parsippany, New Jersey, 07054, USA (formerly of #27 Spring Hill Drive, West Orange, New Jersey 07052) has declared that the Land Certificate for the above mentioned title number(s) issued in the name of FRANCES JILL FRIED was inadvertently mislaid and cannot be found.

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

17158

July 6-12, 2019 LINE FRANCOIS

LINDA WILLIAMS

BABYSITTER

DOMESTIC WORKER

KEW TOWN 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: $300 weekly

CONTACT: 344-8831

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17122

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 232-2399

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17139

REGCO CONSTRUCTION

LAS BRIAS RESTAURANT AND BAR CHALK SOUND Is seeking to employ a

DISHWASHER To work 5-6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 946-5603

CONTACT: 342-0255

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

CHEF

Cooking food and preparing meals.

WAITRESS

Serving food and drinks.

Salary: $6.50 hourly each

CONTACT: 3434745 OR 342-5154

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions First Time work permit holders 17155

17141

NEPTUNE VILLAS CHALK SOUND

GARDENER/ LABOURER

Work six days a week unsupervised maintaining the surroundings, trimming trees and gardens, garbage disposal, Salary is $6.25 per hour.

Please apply by 29 June, 2019 at

CONTACT 946-5306

Position currently vacant.

Belongers only need apply.

17146

TABOO’S 24H BAR AND RESTAURANT Airport Road - Is seeking to employ a

BARTENDER- $7.50 HOURLY

• Uphold customer service. Maintain Bar. Mix and serve drinks • Clean and organize all areas including bathrooms

WAITRESS-$6.25 HOURLY

Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishment. Communicate with customers to resolve complaints or ensure satisfaction.

CLEANER-$6.25 HOURLY

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

Contact: 241-7216

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time and currently held by work permit holders 17152

R & B TIRES & AUTO ZONE

BABYSITTER

TIRE REPAIR

THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

DOWN TOWN

• 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 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 348-4153

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 17127

SHANETTA THOMPSON

SHERINA LIGHTBOURNE

2 MASONS

• 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: $2,000 per month

JEAN PIERRE

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17129

of Palm Grove, Grand Turk is seeking to employ a

Discovery Bay - Is seeking to employ a

NATHALIE’S BAR AND RESTAURANT

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DOMESTIC HELPER Salary is $6,25 per hour.

Interested persons may

CONTACT 1-649-243-4598

Belongers are encouraged to send copies of application to Employment Services Department. This post is currently filled by a work permit holder. 17121

P&D EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANCY

DOWN TOWN Acting on behalf of our clients CHARLES TAILOR SHOP

TAILOR-$7 HOURLY

Sew and measure clothes.

L. LUCIEN CONSTRUCTION

MASON-$8 HOURLY Lay blocks

LAVISH BEAUTY SPA & SALON

HAIR STYLIST-$8 HOURLY Wash and style hair.

CONTACT: 232-2001

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time work permits 17175

TANYA JACKSON VENETIAN ROAD Is seeking to employ a

CAREGIVER

• 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 per hour

CONTACT: 347-1921

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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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. Salary: $250 weekly

CONTACT: 245-5203

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17137

Remount wheels onto vehicles. Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools. Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly. Repair tires. Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels. Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.

SALARY: 6.25 per hour

TELEPHONE: 332-8305

TYPE OF APPLICATION: First Time, Belonger will be given first preference 17119 BMW CONSTRUCTION is seeking a:

LABOURER

• Cleaning of work site • Loading and unloading of products • Assisting workmen as and when required • Must be willing to work 6 days per week Wages: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 241-1087

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder 17170

SUPERIOR PAINTING LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER

• Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces • Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 per hour

CONTACT: 247-0801

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17145

SIMON WOOD ASSOCIATES LTD. (DBA SWA ARCHITECTS) Unit 301 Neptune Court, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands is seeking to employ a

SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT Applicants must have a minimum of BA(Hons) degree in Architecture, RIBA Part 1 and have a minimum of fifteen years practical experience. The ability to travel freely throughout the Caribbean, USA and Europe essential.

1. Design projects and/review architectural or engineering plans, specifications and contract documents to ensure compliance with government codes, laws and regulations.

2. Advise Subcontractors on the interpretation of plans, recommends changes when necessary.

3. Prepares and/or review preliminary designs, working drawings, specifications and cost estimates related to the project.

4. Provide technical expertise in development or review of policies and procedures in relation to architectural structures, systems and construction/safety codes.

5. Researches literature and maintain knowledge of current building materials, structural, mechanical and electrical system codes and methods of application.

6. Reviews subcontractor’s shop drawings to ensure compliance with specifications and contract agreements by checking them for technical accuracy according to accepted guideline.

7. Work with customers and clients to gather facts, define design and space planning problems, conceptualize possible solutions and secure approvals of proposals.

8. Review product literature, analyze materials and determine appropriateness for application to projects.

9. Provide advice and develop design documents to initiate and modify architectural, interior design and space planning solutions.

10. Perform design drafting including preliminary drawings for architectural working drawings and full detail drawings for architectural, structural and mechanical works associated with building construction or improvement projects.

11. Provide finish selections, including color palettes, floor and wall finishes, lighting and other various interior selections.

12. Have experience with CAD software such as BricsCAD, SketchUp skills and Revit.

Also, proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Adobe Photoshop.

13. Excellent written and spoken English language.

TI’s are encouraged to send a copy of their Resume to info@SWA.tc; for more inquires contact 649 946 5911.

Salaries commensurate with experience

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Entertainment Archie has brought peace between William and Harry royal expert says

According to a friend of the brothers, they fell out after William voiced his concerns that Harry’s relationship with Meghan (pre-marriage) was moving too quickly.

THE newest member of the British royal family has brought some peace to the palace, where life wasn’t always so blissful for former American actress Meghan Markle and her in-laws.

A friend of Princes William and Harry told royal expert and author Katie Nicholl that the arrival of Markle’s firstborn, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, has further healed relations between the siblings.

Markle, 37 and her husband Harry, 34, welcomed baby Archie on May 6.

“There was, however, a genuine rift between the princes that had been brewing since Harry’s engagement to Meghan [in late 2017],” Nicholl recently shared to Vanity Fair. “According to a friend of the brothers, they fell out after William voiced his concerns that Harry’s relationship with Meghan was moving too quickly. “’William had concerns and Harry resented that,’ says the friend,” continued Nicholl. “’Harry also felt that William and Kate hadn’t made enough effort with Meghan. At one stage the situation between Harry and William was so strained that they were not on speaking terms, but things have been ‘much better’ since Archie’s arrival.”

Nicholl shared things are moving in a much more positive direction since the Duchess of Sussex became an official member of the royal family when she married Harry in May 2018.

“At Kensington Palace, the duchess earned a reputation among some courtiers for being difficult and demanding,” claimed Nicholl to the outlet. “Her habit of sending 5 a.m. emails to staff saw her nicknamed ‘Hurricane Meghan,’ and there was an unusually high turnover of palace staff — five to date since Meghan’s arrival, including two private assistants who allegedly quit under the pressures of the job, and the duchess’s head of security, a woman whose name has never been released

by Kensington Palace.

“The couple’s interim private secretary, Samantha Cohen, is due to leave imminently, while assistant private secretary Amy Pickerill left the royal household on amicable terms shortly before Archie’s birth.”

If that weren’t enough, Markle’s paternal side of her family, including estranged father Thomas Markle, has frequently spoken out to the press.

Despite the rocky transition, Nicholl said courtiers told her Markle has kept a positive attitude “by not reading any press, good or bad,” as well as leaning on her husband, “who is 100 percent devoted.”

“The papers like to use the word ‘difficult,’” a source who works closely with the former “Suits” star told Nicholl. “I’d say ‘different.’ It was hard for her. She didn’t have a support structure in place and she was getting used to living in a new country and being part of a very unique institution.”

But these days, Markle is gearing up to become a British citizen and has already “adopted Britishism” along the way.

“She says ‘pants’ less, and I’ve heard her say ‘bits and bob,’” a source told Nicholl.

As for Harry, marriage and fatherhood have also been a welcoming change.

“Once a royal rebel, he now starts his mornings with a green juice (blended by Meghan) and practices meditation,” claimed Nicholl. “He has quit smoking and rarely drinks alcohol. Their life at Frogmore is one of domestic bliss, amazingly ordinary.”

According to Nicholl, Frogmore Cottage has also received a royal makeover for the family of three.

“Until recently, the cottage was used as staff accommodation,” explained Nicholl. “However, it was converted into a five-bedroom house for the Sussexes following an extensive, taxpayer-funded 3 million pounds sterling renovation. They moved in just weeks before Archie was born.

“The rebuild includes ecofriendly heating and water systems, new fireplaces (Meghan adores log fires) and staircases, as well as the yoga studio with a spring floor and a state-of-the-art kitchen. Harry, who is into gadgets, has had the nursery — said to be painted in gray and white tones, with vegan paints — kitted out with a state-ofthe-art sound system. An adjoining room is for their nanny, who is one of just a handful of staff… While they have hired a housekeeper and have two assistants to help them out, as well as the shared service of two palace orderlies, their entourage is low-key compared to other senior royals.”

A member of Markle’s team also told Nicholl the couple does not have a chef as Markle prefers to cook.

After her birth, Markle chose to get back in shape by doing yoga with her mother Doria Ragland, a certified yogi, as well as going on long walks with Archie and Harry.

“For the most part they are selfsufficient,” said a source about the royal couple. “Meghan doesn’t have a stylist. She does most of it.”

The source added Markle also does all of the grocery shopping online.

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Entertainment Sean Paul: ‘Language barrier’ a problem for dancehall artists SEAN Paul says a “language barrier” is one of the reasons dancehall artists fail to make it big in the UK and US. He believes it’s hard for some people to understand “hardcore patois” - which is a mixture of several languages, including English, spoken in Jamaica.

But he says dancehall has set a trend - big acts like Justin Bieber and Drake have been influenced by its sound.

“One day we are going to get people logging on back to what we do,” Sean Paul tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.

To fans of dancehall, Sean Paul will always be known for his hardcore tunes such as Get Busy, Temperature and Gimme The Light from the early 2000s.

But over the last few years he’s had some big chart hits with massive pop stars including Dua Lipa (No

Lie), Sia (Cheap Thrills) , Little Mix (Hair) and Clean Bandit (Rockabye).

And this year he played on the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury as well as the main stage at Radio 1’s Big Weekend.

But Sean Paul says he’s had his fair share of failures too.

“It’s been a long journey for me.

I keep my ears to my ground and listen.

“There’s been a lot of times that I did lose, a lot of times that I never really won with the song and failed.

“People remember those but I think the story of the glory is pretty cool and a lot of the songs reached the glory stage, so big up to everyone who helped me to be that.”

Dancehall’s influences can be heard on many big hits such as Rihanna’s Work, Drake’s Controlla, Wiley’s Boasty (which features Sean Paul) and Ed Sheeran and Justin

Sean Paul has a number of big dancehall hits

Bieber’s I Don’t Care.

But very few dancehall artists manage to break into the main UK and US music charts.

Sean Paul thinks part of the reason is down to the way some Jamaicans speak.

“I’m able to speak in a little tongue where someone can understand me,” he says.

“Sometimes a lot of people still gravitate towards my music and say ‘I don’t understand what you’re saying’ but they get the gist of it.

“People speaking in hardcore patois, it’s kind of hard for people to understand so that’s a big factor.

“But it’s like the Latin music right now. A lot of people here don’t speak Spanish but people get it.”

Sean Paul is hoping to help other dancehall artists make it big - he’s just signed Jamaican star Chi Ching Ching to his record label Dutty Rock Productions.

He says dancehall music has “set a trend” over the years and is still influencing the current popular sounds - such as reggaeton, pop and afrobeats.

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Entertainment Oscars: Tom Holland, Letitia Wright and Adele join Academy TOM Holland, Letitia Wright, Adele, Lady Gaga and Winston Duke have been named among 842 new members added to the Oscars Academy.

That’s the group of people who decide who win Oscars each year.

And after criticism of its lack of diversity, the new additions are 50% women and 29% are people of colour.

You might remember #OscarsSoWhite being used in 2015 and 2016 in protest at the lack of actors of colour being nominated for top acting awards.

The new additions are more inclusive and representative of the movie industry following this

criticism.

Overall female membership is now 32% - up from 25% in 2015.

People of colour make up 16% of the Academy’s membership now - double what it was four years ago.

In 2016, people like Jada Pinkett Smith and director Spike Lee said they would boycott the Oscars when only white actors were nominated for the big awards.

Chris Rock hosted the event, but there was pressure on him to step down due to the backlash.

To address this, the people asked each year to join the voting panel since then has become more diverse.

People like Riz Ahmed, Priyanka Chopra, Gal Gadot and Naomie

Harris joined in 2017.

And 2018 saw Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Amy Schumer, Daniel Kaluuya and Timothée Chalamet added.

(L-R) Tom Holland, Letitia Wright and Adele.

Pharrell reportedly partnered with the charter schools to create an internship programme that can facilitate career inroads and connections for Harlem students.

Pharrell grants 114 Harlem students with internships PHARRELL Williams is providing some high school graduates with a special opportunity. While giving a commencement speech at a graduation ceremony for Harlem Children’s Zone Promise Academies I and II, the Grammy Award-winning producer promised internships to all 114 students in the graduating class.

“So let me be clear: every member of the 2019 graduating class is guaranteed an internship waiting for them — you — next summer,” he announced.

He added, “The world is watching

Harlem, but this Renaissance will be different. And believe it or not, with respect, it’s gonna actually be better.

And the reason why is because the new Harlem Renaissance has education at its core.”

According to BuzzFeed, Pharrell partnered with the charter schools to create an internship programme that can facilitate career inroads and connections for Harlem students.

Harlem Children’s Zone CEO Anne Williams-Isom hopes the program will help to end generational poverty.

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• Must be honest and hardworking • Must be computer literate • Must be 25 or older

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FLOWER GIRL

WANTED URGENTLY

FLORAL DESIGNER

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

Call: 231-3788

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DUNCANSON & CO BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS

WE ARE OPEN

DELIVERY BOY

WITH FRESH FLOWERS AT REASONABLE PRICES

CONTACT: 649-946-4894 3J’S ENTERPRISE THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

• Clean store, shelves, and stocking inventory.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 232-5144

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17320

ALBERT DELANCY BLUE HILLS 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.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 245-3959

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17214

C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTACT- 241-5922 Acting on behalf of our client ATLEY GRAY Providenciales

DOMESTIC WORKER

- $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.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER 17225

16121

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.

Contact the Publisher at tcweeklynews@gmail.com EASYWAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

FRANTZ EMMANUEL BELIZAIRE

$33

VACANCY

CALL 946-4664

CONTACT 3331236

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• Available to work Saturday.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

ADVERTISE

IN THIS SPACE! ONLY

PER WEEK

SHELDON BROWN SOUTH DOCK

$290 WEEKLY

PLEASE FORWARD RESUME TO EASYWAYTCI@gmail. com 17216

GRACEWAY SPORTS CENTRE Luker Lane (Behind IGA Supermarket) Is seeking to employ a qualified

Is looking for a

DELIVERY AGENT who is reliable, trustworthy and want to make some extra cash Delivery times are 11 A.M and 3 P.M Call 231-3788 or 246-7856 for further information

GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

• Must hold international certifications in various group fitness styles (Yoga, Les Mills, Barre, Pilates, etc.)

• Must be a licensed Personal Trainer with at least ten years of proven experience. First aid certification is mandatory. Computer proficiency is also a must.

Remuneration will be commensurate with certifications and experience, starting at $30 hourly

CONTACT: (649) 442-6348 EMAIL: INFO@GRACEWAYSPORTS.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 17231

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 341-3075

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder

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ISLAND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES BAY ROAD, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

FINISH CARPENTER

Trimming wooden structures and ornaments and complete final details. Installing windows and doors, finishing rough edges, and making adjustments Salary: $10 hourly per hour

CONTACT: 649-241-5071 OR 649-342-0275 EMAIL: ISLANDCONSTRUCTION@ OUTLOOK.COM Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder

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MOOKIE’S WHOLESALE & RETAIL

KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

CASHIER

Stocking and dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning.

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.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

LABOURER

pour concrete foundations, remove all debris, pack up tools, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

Salary: $6.50 hourly each

CONTACT: 332-1790

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MARIE’S RESTAURANT FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

ASSISTANT COOK-$7.50 HOURLY

Preparing the work station for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times.

DISHWASHER-$6.50 HOURLY

Washing dishes, pots, pans, and flatware, and resetting dining areas.

CONTACT: 344-0964

M&L AMAZING WORLD

MAC MOTORS

1089 Leeward Highway, Providenciales TCI. Contact 339-3841

LABOURER

Salary $6.25 ph • Clean work shop & yard • Clean stores area, takeout garbage • Wash and detail vehicles • Must be willing to work on weekends/ holidays • Must have a clean TI police record.

This Ad is for work permit renewal.

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

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17229

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

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Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions currently held by work permit holder 17227

PAUL COX

PENN’S DRYWALL & DESIGN

ROBERT JAMES LUKER

SALT RAKER INN

SAMBO CONSTRUCTION

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

2 LABOURERS-$8 HOURLY

PABLO’S TAXI

CONTACT: 346-5872

LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

Leeward Palms is looking for a

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean and other work.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week Salary: $6.25 per hour

LABOURER

to work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour 5 days per week.

This position is for work permit renewal Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department contact: 244-1184

CONTACT: 345-9164

NORTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is for work permit renewal 17015

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17235

ASHLIN DAVIS

CLARENCE FULFORD

DARYL BAXTER

2 CLEANERS

LABOURER

17242

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 232-5420

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. The positions are First Time work permit holders 17240

WHEELAND Is seeking to employ a

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 241-2068

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17236

CONTACT: 231-0262

108 Yellow Elder Street, Leeward Palms, Providenciales 649-232-5603 mobile 7 days

LIVE IN NANNY $150 week Monitor 3 year old child and light house cleaning duties. This position is for work permit renewal Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Laborer Department

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LEMON 2 GO

BARISTA REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 5 years barista experience • Excellent English verbal and written • Command and broad knowledge and speed in making espresso and other creative coffee specialties • Comprehensive QuickBooks, Excel

knowledge • Inventory experience • Must have valid driver’s license • Engaging and outgoing personality who enjoys working with the public • Salary $500.00 per week depending on experience

Prospective applicants including islanders can bring all applications with two letter of recommendations citing relevant experience in the same industry Lemon 2 Go, W102 Venture House, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales or email to: mary@eagrouptci. com successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview

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Front Street, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

• Clean Rooms • Wash Laundry • Must be able to lift heavy loads • Must be able to work weekend, long hours and weekends Salary: $6.25 per CONTACT: 243-5522 EMAIL: ERIKAFALLER1@ GMAIL.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

LONG BAY Is seeking to employ Assist masons.

ELECTRICIAN-$10 HOURLY Install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems.

Inspect transformers and circuit breakers. Identify electrical problems with testing devices. Repair or replace wiring, equipment, and fixtures.

CONTACT: 232-6833

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is First Time work permit holders 17210

DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store • To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 232-2267

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

17223

STEEL UNLIMITED LEEWARD 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.

• To work 4 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly CONTACT: 241-0236

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17215

ASSISTANT MANAGER Required for a well-established wine and spirits distribution company in Providenciales. In addition to supervisory and organizational roles, duties include product purchasing and sales, sourcing and dealing with suppliers, organization promotional events, customer service/ social media.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Sommelier experience in restaurant and hotels (4-5 Stars) and experience in a customer service role in the hotel/leisure/ retail sector with extensive knowledge of wines, spirits and beer.

• Exemplary employment/work record with supervisory and organizational skills/ experience.

• Strive to achieve company targets.

• Valid driver’s license and own vehicle.

• Fluent in English, spoken and written, and excellent communication and customer service skills.

• Post-secondary diploma or certificate in marketing and the food/beverage industry or equivalent, proven experience.

• Solid training in all areas of accounting from A/P, A/R, Inventory Control, Budgeting, Costing, Audits, General Ledger, Collections.

• Advanced knowledge and skills in computer systems and report generating software.

• Create and maintain strong relationships and positive communications with international suppliers and customers.

• Applicants will be tested for all necessary skills.

• Salary: $65,000 per annum.

• Preference will be given to Turks & Caicos Islanders meeting the foregoing qualifications.

Applicants are invited to copy the TCI Labour Board, Providenciales with applications. Position is currently held by a work permit holder.

Please send resume with references addressed to employer, Turquoise Distribution Ltd., c/o Twa, Marcelin, Wolf at Chancery Court, 1276 Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Attn. Erica Krygsman or via email to erica@tmwlaw.tc.

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LVA MANAGEMENT LTD. LOWER BIGHT 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.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 432-2830

LEVEL & SQUARE DESIGN SERVICES BLUE HILLS 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 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 247-4924

LATANYA K. GARDINER

LA PAUSE STORE

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

• House chores, cleaning, laundry, caring for one child and running errands, related chores if and when necessary.

• Must be willing to work weekends and holidays.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 345-5778

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17223

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17209

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17232

WILSON GROCERIES ENT.

ADAMS HAIR BRAIDING

ALBERT STUBBS

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Cleaning with sweeper, dispose of trash, clean door frames.

DOMESTIC WORKER Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products in the store. Salary: $6.50 hourly each

CONTACT: 346-7258

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions currently held by work permit holders

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Providenciales (Beach) IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY

HAIRBRAIDER Braiding, weaving, relaxing, loc, grooming and maintenance.

SALARY: BASED ON COMMISSION

CONTACT: 342-3525

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17256

COOPER JACK 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.

• To work 4 days a week.

Salary: $7.50 hourly

CONTACT: 232-4548

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17249

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

JOHN ROBINSON GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

HANDYMAN

• Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

• fixing plumbing systems, providing repair guidance, cleaning and remodeling community spaces, and performing repair assessments.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 331-8154

CONTACT: 232-1762

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder

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ALICE KITCHEN SOUTH DOCK ROAD Is seeking to employ a

2 SERVERS

• Serving food and drinks.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 241-1608

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are currently held by work permit holders 17238

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17213

ALL SAINTS MISSION CHURCH LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

CHOIR DIRECTOR

• Play piano, practice and lead choir.

• Must be willing to work 4 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 241-4956

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17245

JERMAINE FULFORD LEEWARD PALMS 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.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 347-2269

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17224

WILSON FRANKLYN SAMUEL 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 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 243-6789

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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VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS MAC MOTORS LTD

VACANCY Post of:

MECHANIC PROJECT ENGINEER POSITION AVAILABLE

• Must be a certified Auto Mechanic with minimum 5 years of experience, with expertise to work on BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Audi.

• Must be a trained diagnostics specialist, who has his/her diagnostics equipment to program up to 2018 models for BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Audi and Land Rover.

• Maintains vehicle functional condition by listening to customers / operator complaints; conduct inspections; repair engine failures; repair mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions; and replace parts and components according to manufacturer standards • Keeps shop equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.

• Must hold a valid driver license with a clean, insurable, driving record; must be able to drive manual and automatic transmissions This Ad is for a work permit, but, this position is open to all qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders.

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

Contact Mac Motors Ltd on 649-339-3841

Engineering Design Services (EDS) is seeking an applicant with a BSc in Civil Engineering, to fill the post of - Project Engineer.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:

• BSc in Civil Engineering

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

• 8 years of experience in BIM-CAD ideally in REVIT • Experience in Disaster Management and Recovery • Experience in Structural Engineering Design & Detailing to Seismic Standards • More than 10 years of experience in Construction Industry • This position is for work permit renewal

Interested applicants should contact Peter Kerrigan via email: pjkeds@tciway.tc contact: 649-332-4405 with current CV or Drop off at EDS Ltd. located at La Vista Azul, Unit # 11, Providenciales, TCI. And a copy of their resume should be forwarded to the Labor Department Only Belongers need apply.

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ERCO LTD.

Ports of Call - Is seeking to employ a

PADI AND SSI SCUBA INSTRUCTOR

• With multiple specialty instructor ratings to teach a variety of diving courses.

• Successful applicant will hold STCW95 rating.

• This tourism related position requires a six-day work week that includes weekends and Public Holidays.

Salary: $26,000-38,000 per annum

CONTACT: 946-5029 EMAIL: DIVEPROVO@TCIWAY.TC FAX: 946-5936

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17237

ROUSTA REMILIEN THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 242-4614

#18 The Village, KPMG Building, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

BUTLER

CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT

CONTACT: 242-1063

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17250

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17167

LABOURER

CONTACT: 941-8112

This Position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of the resume to the Labour Department.

CONTACT: 241-5131

CEDRIC SELVER JUBA SOUND Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Responsible for doing Manuel work Loading and unloading Container Assisting in stocking shelves Should be physically fit to lift products 50lb or more .

Being able to work at heights Committed to work flexible hours, days, nights, weekends and holidays.

Salary $7.00 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 17251

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

• Must speak English and Spanish. Translate to customers.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.75 hourly

FIVE CAYS, PROVIDENCIALES Is now interviewing for the following positions:

• • • • • •

GLOBAL SERVICES RESOURCES LTD

Answer calls greet guests at the door, assist in the planning of events and dinner parties, oversee table settings, and serve drinks and food.

Salary: $6.25 PER HOUR

SUNNY FOODS RETAIL & WHOLESALE LTD

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 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

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• 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 per hour

CONTACT: 332-1396

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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J&C BEAUTY SALON FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ

2 HAIRDRESSERS

JOCELYN JEAN LOUIS KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

HELPER

• Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, though they may also provide hair treatments, including deep conditioning, permanents, hair coloring, and weaving.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

• Clean, dusting, sweeping, mopping, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, • Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 341-1021

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17239

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17246

D&S WAVE DANCER/ BERARDINO & SHIRLEANE

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

TURTLE COVE Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 343-8180

LABOURER

Acting on behalf of our clients who are seeking to employ the following Tel: (649) 333-1236 ARROW ENGINEERING AND ASPHALT

CONTACT: 342-0156

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.

South Dock Rd $280 weekly Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. First time 17271

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $300 weekly Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17270

LABOURER

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS SUNNY FOODS RETAIL & WHOLESALE LTD

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS RECOMMENDED:

• ACA, CIMA, CPA, ACCA • 5 years post qualified

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• preparation of monthly financial statements for multiple businesses – P & L, Balance sheet and Cash Flow • inter-company accounting and reconciliations • bank and credit card reconciliations • cash management • weekly and monthly operational analysis • variance analysis • management of financial staff

Is now interviewing for the following positions:

STORE SUPERVISOR

• review and set up new processes as required • provide financial support for all aspects of the business • manage relationships across internal and external stakeholders

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Manage retail staff, including cashiers and people working on the floor.

• Ensure pricing is correct.

• Work on store displays.

• Coach, counsel, recruit, train, and discipline employees.

• Evaluate on-the-job performance.

• Identify current and future trends that appeal to consumers.

• Maintain inventory and ensure items are in stock.

• Keep up with fluctuating supply and demand.

• Maintain store's cleanliness and health and safety measures.

• Organize and distribute staff schedules.

• Manage different departments within the store.

• Handle customer questions, complaints, and issues.

• Committed to work flexible hours, days, nights, weekends and holidays.

• Able to safely lift boxes Salary $6.50 per hour.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• ability to maintain confidentiality at all times • work across a wide range of business areas • ability to prioritize effectively • excellent communication skills • ability to work independently and as part of a team

SALARY:

Commensurate with experience

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

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CONTACT: 941-8112

This Position is for first time work permit application interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of the resume to the Labour Department.

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July 6-12, 2019 KAREN ADAMS POLLARD COOPER JACK Is seeking to employ a

MASON

KATHLENE J. JOLLY-BAIN SOUTH DOCK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Repairs, maintains and alters buildings. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $7 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

CONTACT: 244-8820

CONTACT: 244-0660

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17247

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Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17244

MAGASANI ATELIER & UPHOLSTERY THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

UPHOLSTER CARPENTER Remolding used furniture Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 244-4562 Email: bassett_27@ hotmail.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 17255

LAND FOR SALE 1.3 ACRE LAND ON OCEAN DRIVE, TURTLE TAIL WITH ELEVATION

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 243-4350

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17248

ANNASTACIA HART #1 Sherwin Rigby Apt, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER/MAID

• Taking care of the kids.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 342-9688

Email: annastaciahart21@gmail. com Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17257

IJ BAR RESTAURANT BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

CASHIER

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.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 2410576/342-8641

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17085

PO Box 329, Graceway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies.

Tel 649 333 5638. Email: director@provoprimary.com | Website www.provoprimary.com

JOB VACANCIES CLASS TEACHER

CALL 1-649-231-3788 FOR MORE INFO.

Your responsibilities will include caring for, planning for and teaching a class of primary school age children. Applicants must have a Teaching Degree in Primary Education or similar teaching qualification. You must have at least two years’ experience working within a British National Curriculum School. Salary range is commensurate with experience, posts of responsibility and qualifications, from $36,000 - $60,000 per annum (based on 40 hours per week). This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

QUALITY FOOD SERVICES

SPANISH TEACHER

78 Industrial Road, 5 Cays Are now interviewing for the following position:

FROZEN FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR • Must have at least (4) years experience working with both Dry and Perishable Food Service Products. Must be able to identify these products, including, but not limited to, different cuts of meat such as pork, chicken, beef and as well seafood and other frozen and dry food service products. Must be able to read and write English and to be familiar with the different pack sizes and brand names as well.

• Must have a sense of urgency and be able to work under limited time constraints.

• Assists the Frozen Order Pickers regularly throughout the day for Food Service Customers, mostly restaurants.

• Must be able to manage a group of associates of 50 or more.

Must have had extensive sales and marketing experience as well.

• Must be able to lift 65 pounds or more regularly throughout the shift.

• Salary starting at $6.75 per hour • As well, must be willing to assist in the stocking of shelves, inside and outside the freezer, unloading frozen containers in extremely cold environments, be willing act as a cashier and have had supervisory cash handling experience in the past.

• Must be willing and able to work extended periods of time in a FREEZER ENVIRONMENT up to 70% of the time, temperature is minus (10) degrees Fahrenheit or minus (23) Celsius.

• Must be willing and available to work extended hours, including all and/or any holidays, nights and weekends. The majority of the work schedule will consist of evening, weekend and holiday hours as this is when our business is servicing the most amount of customers.

• Must be able to stand the majority of the day.

Please apply within @ Quality Food Service, 78 Industrial Road, 5 Cays or contact 941-7939 for more information. Only Belongers or PRC Holders need apply.

PRINCESS VILLA’S

#5 Princess Villa, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

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You will be required to teach Spanish to classes throughout the primary and middle schools.

Applicants must hold a Teaching Degree or similar teaching qualification. You must have two years’ experience working within a British National Curriculum School. Salary range is commensurate with experience, from $36000 – $40,000 per annum (based on 40 hours per week). This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

PE TEACHER/HOCKEY COACH

You will be responsible for teaching physical education to children throughout the primary and middle schools. Applicants should have a degree in a sport related subject and have previous teaching/coaching experience in hockey and other team sports. Salary range is commensurate with experience, from $30,000 – $33,000 per annum (based on 40 hours per week).

MUSIC AND/OR ART TEACHER

You will be responsible for teaching music and/or art to children throughout the primary and middle schools. Applicants should have previous experience teaching music and/or art. Salary range is commensurate with experience, from $36000 – $40,000 per annum (based on 40 hours per week).

TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Your responsibilities will include supporting the classroom teacher in caring for, preparing for and teaching a class of Early Years or primary school age children.

Applicants must have experience working in a primary school or in an Early Years environment and/or hold an Early Childhood Certificate. Salary range is commensurate with experience, posts of responsibility and qualifications, from $21,000 - $26,000 per annum (based on 40 hours per week).

This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

We invite prospective applicants who are Turks Islanders to send copies of their applications to Providenciales Primary School and to The Immigration Board.

Please send a full resume, letter of application, certificates and police check, together with the names and phone numbers of two referees, to Alison Williams at Director@provoprimary.com.

The closing date for applications is 2nd July, 2019

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July 6-12, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS JESSICA SIMON THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

TCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

872 Business Solutions Complex, P.O. Box 203, Leeward Highway, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands

JOB ADVERTISMENT The Telecommunications Commission (TC) is a statutory body responsible for regulating the telecommunications sector of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), protecting interests of users of telecommunications services, and advise the Minister Telecommunications on telecommunications policies.

LEGAL ADVISOR SALARY RANGE: USD 60,000 – 80,000 In order to ensure its legal competency in issues relevant to regulation of the telecommunications sector, the TC seeks to employ a Legal Advisor. The Legal Advisor’s main functions will include, but will not be limited to:

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• • • •

Provide legal advice and opinion on matters required by the Commission Reviewing and drafting contracts / agreements Enforcement procedures Liaising with external Attorneys with respect to litigation portfolio including the preparation of briefs to external counsel.

• Training staff on telecommunications and/or competition law; • Drafting, in association with the office of the Attorney General, new or amending legislation, regulations, reciprocal and other agreements or documents, as required.

• Advising on matters of general law, which may arise in connection with administration procedures.

• Submitting Monthly Reports to Directors General on all legal activities.

• Advise the Director General on all telecommunications and competition law issues • Inter-operator dispute resolution; • Consumer complaints; • Support internal administrative processes and procedures; • Other functions as required to achieve objectives of the Telecommunications Commission.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL:

• Have a degree in law and admitted or eligible for admission to the Bar in the Turks and Caicos Islands; • Have at least 5 years’ experience in telecommunications and/or competition law; • Be a team player; • Be of a strategic/conceptual orientation; • Be able to work independently and exercise discretion in relation to work matters; • Have superior interpersonal as well as verbal and written communication skills, including first class legal drafting skills; • Be able to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines; and • Be flexible, accountable and reliable.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Resumes with current contact information must be accompanied by a Cover Letter and two letters of reference (one preferably from a former employer) as well as copies of educational certificates and a copy of the passport photo page. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit a Police Certificate that is issued no longer than six months from the date of submission. Applications should be addressed to The Chairman of the Turks and Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission at info@telecommission.tc under the subject matter Application – Legal Advisor.

Turks and Caicos Islanders need only apply, and applications without all supporting documents will not be processed.

While we thank interested persons for their application, only persons selected for an interview will be contacted.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 19th, 2019

• 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: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 347-5976

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17267

NETTA’S KITCHEN Middle Caicos Is seeking to employ a

WAITRESS

Take orders and serve food and beverages at tables in dining establishment.

Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 241-2855

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17272

UNION BARBER SHOP KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

BARBER

• 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: $6.25 per hour CONTACT: 241-7146 OR 242-2824

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17269

LINE COOK REQUIRED SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

At least 5 years’ experience in a fast paced, high volume kitchen working the line Cook eggs and other breakfast items to order to customer’s specification.

Cook lunch and dinner items to order to customer’s specification to include, but not limited to: • Cooking meats to temperature such as hamburgers and steaks • Produce salads, sandwiches, tacos, quesadillas, burritos, fajitas and other • Tex - Mex items that appear on the menu at Somewhere Café and Lounge.

• Assist with prepping foods for service by following recipe standards, strong knife skills and • proper sanitation to produce high quality food that accurately represents the Café.

• Work with other kitchen staff members

to execute food, prioritize steps, and contribute to the overall • team atmosphere of the kitchen.

• Participate in daily cleaning duties as per scheduled by the Chef to maintain a clean safe environment for all employees to work in.

• Cook on the line, during service in a high pressure environment, executing food to order in an ala minute • kitchen according to the ticket in a timely manner.

• Be able to stand on one’s feet for 8 hours and be comfortable lifting up to 50 pounds or more without physical restrictions.

• Be available to work holidays and weekends with a flexible schedule.

Belongers given preference. This is a permit renewal ad.

Pay: $9/hr

Submit resume, certifications and current police record in person to be to Somewhere Café and Lounge, Coral Gardens Resort, Providenciales, TCI or email to: ecruz@somewherecafeandlounge.com 649 941 8260

PROVIDENCE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY Accepting applications for

QUALIFIEAD AND EXPERIENCED INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS REQUIREMENTS: • Must be trained in Primary Education and/or a specialist area with at least a Bachelor's degree • Must be able to diagnose various learning styles • Must have a minimum of six years teaching experience at the primary level • Must demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative and also as a team player • Must demonstrate best practises and utilize an individualized approach to learning • Must be able to utilize multiple intelligence strategies and create IEPs • Must have the ability and experience to

coordinate various school programs • Have taught at an International school and has experience with The Primary National Curriculum in England • Must be enthusiastic , creative and have excellent communication skills with a willingness to adapt to a dynamic learning environment COMPENSATION: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experiences $24,000 to $36,000 per annum.

Belongers are encouraged to apply.

Suitable applicants must submit resumes along with copies of qualifications and three character references one must be from the last International School taught.

Applications must be addressed to The Principal, Providence International Academy TCI Eden Lane, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI Or you may email: admin@piatci.com 17273

July 6-12, 2019

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Tattoo Artist Applicant must have 8 years experience tattooing, certifications for handling blood borne pathogens, sharps, health and safety practices in tattooing. Must be experienced with all the health laws of North America and Turks & Caicos Islands for tattooing and piercing.

Applicant will be in charge of ordering and stocking all gear, organizing schedule and receiving payments.

Must be willing to work 7 days a week if needed. Wages based on experience - starting wage is $2,400 monthly.

Belongers need only apply.

Send resumes to tatsntings@gmail.com with certifications, resume and police record 17265

VACANCIES BLUE HILLS

HOUSE OF MIRACLES APOSTOLIC

PASTOR: $600-800 MONTHLY Preach.

BREEZE CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER

-$6.25 - $8 hourly Assist Mason, carpenter.

ALL SAINT EVANGELICAL

DOMESTIC WORKER - $6.25 hourly Cleaning.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Holders are currently held by work permit holder CONTACT: 347-2093 DARLING86@HOTMAIL.COM

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78 Industrial Road, 5 Cays Are now interviewing for the following position:

ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER The majority of the work schedule will consist of evening and weekend and holiday hours as this is when our business is servicing the most amount of customers.

• Must be able to stand the majority of the day under normal working conditions.

• Must have extended purchasing experience both locally and overseas.

• Must be proficient in: Microsoft Excel, Word.

• Must have the ability and past experience of maintaining and encoding a POS System, including Quick Books Program.

Salary $6.75 per hour with opportunity for advancement

This position is currently vacant

Please apply within @ Quality Food Service, 78 Industrial Road, 5 Cays or contact 9417939 for more information. Only Belongers or PRC Holders need apply.

NOTICE REGULATION 7 OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION) REGULATIONS, 1990 An Application, REGISTERED PR. 14307 by LIME ROCK LTD. For the development of a Condominium/ Hotel, has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Outline Development Permission on 60812/66/68. The Bight & Thomas Stubbs on Providenciales. The application as submitted seeks planning consideration for a Condominium/ Hotel Building containing TwentyFour (24) Units, Swimming Pool Bar, Hot Tub, Grill Area, Cabana, Basements and Storage. Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, within twenty-eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

Dated Posted: July 3rd, 2019

KITCHEN LABOURER SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

QUALITY FOOD SERVICES / QUALITY FOOD WORLD

• Must have prior experience managing more than 50 employees in a fast paced environment.

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds or more.

• Must have past experience and be willing and able perform the following tasks, stocking shelves, cleaning, operating a cash register, assisting customers, performing accounting functions, working within extreme temperature conditions both very cold and very hot environments.

• Must be willing and able to work extended periods of time in a FREEZER ENVIRONMENT. • Must be willing and available to work extended hours, including all and/or any holidays, nights and weekends.

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• 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

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

GOVERNMENT VACANCIES (APPLICATION DEADLINE: 12TH JULY 2019)

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

FINANCE MANAGER JCB2-19-1 MINISTRY: FINANCE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 8.1 $51,147.50 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a senior professional position, the incumbent will be assigned to Ministries and provide advice to the Permanent Secretary and Heads of Department on financial matters and ensure that the Ministry's and Department's financial and budgeting procedures and practices are appropriate.

SENIOR STATISTICIAN JCB2-19-2

MINISTRY: FINANCE, INVESTMENT AND TRADE DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 7.1 $41,205.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This post holder will assist in organizing and managing an efficient and relevant statistical information system that provides a comprehensive range of statistical products and services to meet the information needs of the national community of the Turks and Caicos Islands for informed decision-making.

SENIOR BUDGET ANALYST – JCB2-19-3

DEPARTMENT: BUDGET OFFICE MINISTRY: FINANCE, INVESTMENT AND TRADE LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 8.1 $51,147.50 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

The job holder is required to provide rigorous analysis of expenditure proposals, as well as quarterly forecasting of both revenue and expenditure, and make recommendations on expenditure prioritization to support the preparation by the Ministry of Finance of policy-based, medium-term budgets that contribute to the implementation of policy priorities in TCI.

SENIOR CUSTOMS OFFICER JCB2-19-4

DEPARTMENT: CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF FINANCE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 6.1 $33,415.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This position is the team leader responsible for the operational units within the Customs Department.

EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION OFFICER JCB2-19-5

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 post holder will report to the Deputy Director of Exchange of Information and will be responsible for assisting with the full range of competent authority functions, including the implementation of new agreements, the execution of requests, the making of compliance examination, and the handling of legal and enforcement issues arising from any aspect of the competent authority’s work.

COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE JCB2-19-6

MINISTRY: Ministry of Finance, Trade and Investment DEPARTMENT: Revenue Control Unit LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: GRADE 10.1 $73,185.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

The job holder in this managerial position is responsible for overseeing the performance and service delivery standards in the Department.

PROJECT MANAGER JCB2-19-7

DEPARTMENT: STRATEGIC POLICY AND PLANNING UNIT MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF FINANCE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 8.1 $51,147.50 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This is senior professional position within the Strategic Planning and Policy Department, Ministry of Finance.

The incumbent is expected to play a leadership role in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of all activities related to the Development Budget.

CROWN COUNSEL JCB2-19-8

MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF 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 Government Ministry of Finance, Investment and Trade as it relates to a wide range of Government financial and taxation matters.

ASST. COMPLIANCE/ INVESTIGATIVE OFFICER JCB219-10

DEPARTMENT: IMMIGRATION MINISTRY: IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 5.1 $26,650.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This Post holder will assist with all compliance and investigative matters within the department, ensuring management and the relevant authorities are promptly notified of all unlawful acts, court proceedings or any pertinent information that may affect the day to day operation of the office.

LABOUR INSPECTOR JCB2-19-12

DEPARTMENT: EMPLOYMENT SERVICES MINISTRY: IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 5.1 $26,650.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

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

RESEARCH AND PLANNING OFFICER JCB2-19-13

DEPARTMENT: EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT MINISTRY: IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 6.1 $33,415.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This incumbent is to undertake research and evaluation activities that will provide the Department / Ministry with evidence required for the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies.

SENIOR CASEWORKER SUPERVISOR JCB2-19-14

DEPARTMENT: EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT MINISTRY: IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 6.1 $33,415.00 PER ANNUM CONTINUED

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES CONTINUED JOB SUMMARY:

This position exists to provide management and operational oversight over Case-workers within the Department of Employment Services.

CLERICAL ASSISTANT (DATA INPUT OFFICER) JCB2-19-15

MINISTRY: IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 3.1 $16,707.50 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This is an administrative support position for the office.

The job holder will undertake clerical and administrative tasks to support the day-to-day running of the office.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER JCB2-19-16

MINISTRY: IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 5.1 $26,650.00 PER ANNUM

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: KHB2-19-17

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, by planning and administering medically prescribed therapy treatments in accordance with professional standards governing the facility and their discipline.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB2-19-18

MEDICAL OFFICER

MINISTRY: HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, SPORTS AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DEPARTMENT LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 8.1 $51,147.50 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

The incumbent will be responsible to provide a high standard of primary health care to patients in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Conduct Primary Health Clinics in assigned island clinics and have active participation in the daily clinical management of patients and provide emergency care to clients in assigned health district.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB2-19-19

MAID

MINISTRY: HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, SPORTS AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: SPECIAL NEEDS LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: $499.98 BI-WEEKLY

JOB SUMMARY:

The successful candidate will be responsible to provide clean, sanitary comfortable, orderly and satisfying surroundings for the users of the facilities.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB2-19-20

PORTER

MINISTRY: HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, SPORTS AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: SPECIAL NEEDS UNIT/ WELLNESS CENTER LOCATION: SOUTH CAICOS SALARY: $499.98 BI-WEEKLY

JOB SUMMARY:

To provide support service to the Special Needs Unit/ Wellness Center personnel to maintain the cleanliness of buildings, moving clients and moving supplies and materials.

ALLOWANCES

JOB SUMMARY

To provide professional social work services to the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-24

SENIOR SOCIAL WORKERCHILD PROTECTION

MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 7 $41,205.00 PER ANNUM PLUS ALLOWANCES

JOB SUMMARY

To provide professional social work services to the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-25

CLIENT INTAKE OFFICERS

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 4 - $21,935.00 PER ANNUM PLUS ALLOWANCES

JOB SUMMARY:

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB2-19-21

CLINICAL NURSE

MINISTRY: HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, SPORTS AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: SPECIAL NEEDS DEPARTMENT/ WELLNESS CENTER LOCATION: SOUTH CAICOS SALARY: GRADE 5 - $26,650.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This a professional nursing position with basic level responsibility for patient/client health care in the Wellness Center/Special Needs Unit on Grand Turk and South Caicos.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB2-19-22

CLIENT CARE ASSISTANT

MINISTRY: HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, SPORTS AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: SPECIAL NEEDS DEPARTMENT/ WELLNESS CENTER LOCATION: SOUTH CAICOS SALARY: GRADE 4 - $21,935.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a practical nursing position with basic level responsibility for patient health care in the wellness center.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-23

SOCIAL WORKER- CHILD PROTECTION

MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 6 $33,415.00 PER ANNUM PLUS

The Client Intake Officer plays an integral role within the organization and will be the first point of contact for clients. The incumbent will be responsible for facilitating clients access to services and triaging of new cases.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-26

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 6 - $33,415.00

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a senior administrative position, which has responsibility for the smooth operation of administrative functions in the office and provides support in resource management of finances, human resources, facilities and purchasing.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-27

PROBATION OFFICER

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES AND GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 6 - $33,415.00

JOB SUMMARY:

The Probation Officers are required to provide high quality and professional services to offenders to support and encourage productive citizens.

CONTINUED

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES CONTINUED JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-28

PROBATION AND REHAB COORDINATOR

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 7 - $41,205.00

JOB SUMMARY:

The Probation and Rehab Coordinator is a key role in establishing firm foundations and developing a skilled and competent work force. The role will support the provision to the courts in providing high quality reports with risk assessments and programs of interventions to motivate and manager offenders towards reducing crime.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-29

GRADUATE SECONDARY TEACHER – CHEMISTRY AND INTEGRATED SCIENCE

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOCATION: GRAND TURK (H.J ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL) 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: LWB2-19-30

JOB TITLE: GRADUATE SECONDARY TEACHER – HOME ECONOMICS MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOCATION: SOUTH CAICOS (MARJORIE BASDEN HIGH SCHOOL) 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: LWB2-19-31

GRADUATE SECONDARY TEACHER – MATHEMATICS

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOCATION: SOUTH CAICOS (MARJORIE BASDEN HIGH SCHOOL) 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: LWB2-19-32

GRADUATE SECONDARY TEACHER – MUSIC

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES (CLEMENT HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL) 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: LWB2-19-33

JOB TITLE: GRADUATE SECONDARY TEACHER – VISUAL ARTS

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES (CLEMENT HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL) 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: LWB2-19-35/ LWB2-19-36

GRADUATE PRIMARY TEACHER (UPPER PRIMARY) DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE AND LIBRARY SERVICES LOCATION: NORTH CAICOS (AOPS & CHJPS) 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: LWB2-19-37

CHIEF SCHOOL INSPECTOR

DEPARTMENT: SCHOOL INSPECTORATE UNIT MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH, SPORTS AND LIBRARY SERVICES LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 9.1 $59,552.50 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

The incumbent in this position is, to oversee formulation of policies, setting of standards, inspection process, development of the capabilities of staff, development and promotion of programs and targets to increase and

improve capacity of the education sector. The job holder will be expected to oversee and take responsibility for all business and administrative operations of the SIU, including human resource management; to exercise financial and budgetary control over finances and in general, establish strategic operational priorities that deliver the goals outlined in the Strategic Plan and Annual Business Plans.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-38

JOB TITLE: GRADUATE SECONDARY TEACHER – BUSINESS

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES (LONG BAY HIGH SCHOOL) 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: LWB2-19-39

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL & LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT – IRIS STUBBS PRIMARY SCHOOL LOCATION: SOUTH CAICOS SALARY: $499.98 BI – WEEKLY

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a general support services position, to assist with cleaning and maintenance of assigned facilities and grounds so that they are clean and ready for use.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-40

ASSISTANT TEACHER

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES - (ENID CAPRON PRIMARY SCHOOL) 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: LWB2-19-41

TRUANCY OFFICER

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL & LIBRARY SERVICES LOCATION: GRAND TURK AND PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 4.1 -$21,935.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY: CONTINUED

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES CONTINUED To ensure that all students between the age of 4 – 16 attend school during school hours.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-42

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION LOCATION: SOUTH CAICOS (MARJORIE BASDEN HIGH SCHOOL) SALARY: GRADE 4: $21,935.00 PER ANNUM

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: CFB2-19-44

Assistant Postal Manager DEPARTMENT: POSTAL SERVICES MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 5 - $26,650.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a supervisory support position which has floor level responsibility for Postal clerks, mail handling and Post Office customer service.

UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 4 $21,935.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a purchasing support position. It has responsibility for managing all inventory control related activities.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB2-19-48

ANNOUNCER

DEPARTMENT: RADIO TURKS AND CAICOS MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, PUBLIC UTILITIES &TRANSPORTATION LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 5 $26,650.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

The incumbent in this position is to present programs, music, news, sports, and/or weather reports, gathering and rewriting materials, so that it will convey required information and fit into specific time slots.

SALES & MARKETING OFFICER –CFB2-19-49

MINISTRY: HOME AFFAIRS, PUBLIC UTILITIES &TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT: RADIO TURKS & CAICOS LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 6 $33,415.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB2-19-45

STAFF TRAINING MANAGER

MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT: HER MAJESTY’S PRISON SERVICE LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 7 $41,205.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

The post holder is responsible for developing, planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating effective learning and development opportunities and resources for the establishment to meet individual and organisational needs.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB2-19-46

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT: CENTRAL PURCHASING UNIT MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION LOCATION: 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: CFB2-19-47

INVENTORY CONTROL OFFICER

DEPARTMENT: CENTRAL PURCHASING UNIT MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, PUBLIC

This position provides core support to the Department with respect to Sales and Marketing.

ENERGY ANALYST – CFB2-19-50

DEPARTMENT: ENERGY &UTILITIES MINISTRY: HOME AFFAIRS, PUBLIC UTILITIES & TRANSPORTATION LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 7.1 $41,205.00 PER ANNUM PLUS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OTHER ALLOWANCES

JOB SUMMARY:

The incumbent will provide research and analytical support to the Energy and Utilities Department by collecting data for conducting effective analysis of conventional and non-conventional energy generation and energy use in the TCI.

DIRECTOR OF HOUSING

MINISTRY: Ifrastructure, Housing, Planning & Development DEPARTMENT: Housing LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 9.1: $59,552.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY:

As head of a department responsible for the construction and management of Affordable Homes on behalf of the Government of the TCI, the Director is expected to provide the leadership necessary to ensure that this initiative reflect the realistic aspirations of Government and are implemented on time and to budget.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB02-53

ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR

DEPARTMENT: PLANNING DEPARTMENT MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING AND PLANNING LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 5.1: $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. Installation knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions applicable to the work will include but not limited to the following: Commercial and Industrial Buildings, Hotels and Apartments, Educational and recreational installations, Health Facilities and Residences. In addition to performing inspections and circuit testing, the job holder is required to give guidance to electricians and electrical contractors to ensure compliance with Code and regulatory issues. The Electrical Inspector is required to investigate electrical faults and conduct revenue meter examinations and tests and produce reports to the Electrical Commissioner.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB02-54

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL OFFICER

MINISTRY: INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: HOUSING LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 6.1: $33,415.00 PER ANNUM PLUS ALLOWANCES

JOB SUMMARY:

PRISON NURSE - CFB2-19 - 51

This is a junior position with responsibility for the enforcement of the Physical Planning Ordinance and the regulations made thereunder throughout TCI. The job holder will assist in ensuring the enforcement of the Code, educate the public and liaise as required regarding amendments to the Planning and Building Regulations.

JOB SUMMARY:

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB2-19-55

MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, PUBLIC UTILITIES & TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT: HER MAJESTY’S PRISON SERVICE LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 7 - $41,205.00 PER ANNUM

To support the Superintendent of Prisons to maintain security, control, supervision and the Medical health care of Offenders.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB2-19-52

OFFICE MANAGER

DEPARTMENT: HEALTH SECRETARIAT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 7.1 $41,205.00 PER ANNUM CONTINUED

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ADVERTISE

GOVERNMENT VACANCIES JOB SUMMARY:

This is a senior administrative support position for the Health Secretariat.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB2-19-56

CLERICAL ASSISTANT

MINISTRY: EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE, SOCIAL AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES (ENID CAPRON PRIMARY SCHOOL) SALARY: GRADE 3.1 - $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: KHB2-19-57

ANIMAL HEALTH OFFICER

MINISTRY: HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, SPORTS AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY GRADE 6.1 - $33,415.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

The incumbent assists in the provision of clinical and regulatory services, veterinary public health, inspections, control of zoonotic diseases to ensure the protection of the health and safety of the public, oversees and evaluate the trapping operations of the animal welfare unit and assist in the enforcement of animal control Ordinances.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB2-19-58

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, SPORTS AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 4.1- $21,935.00 PER ANNUM

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: CBB2-19-59

SENIOR LAND COMPLIANCE OFFICER

MINISTRY: ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS DEPARTMENT: CROWN LAND UNIT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 6.1: $33,415.00 PER ANNUM PLUS ALLOWANCES

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Land Compliance Officer is a middle level post in the Crown Land Unit. The Senior Land Compliance Officer and subordinate Land Compliance Officer(s) are responsible for monitoring use of all Crown Land in the area to which they are assigned other than protected areas.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB2-19-60

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND COASTAL RESOURCES (DECR) MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE, MARITIME, GAMING AND DISASTER LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 8 - $51,147.50 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This post supports the Director of DECR. It is a senior management position with responsibility to enforce environmental and maritime laws in the TCI.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB2-19-61

COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARKS SUPERVISOR (CIPS)

MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE, MARITIME, GAMING AND DISASTER DEPARTMENT: ENVIRONMENT AND COASTAL RESOURCES LOCATION:PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 6 - $33,415.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY

The post is a mid-level position with island-wide and national significance, 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: CFB2-19- 63

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

MINISTRY: MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE, MARITIME, GAMING AND DISASTER DEPARTMENT: DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCIES (DDME) LOCATION: GRAND TURK SALARY: GRADE 5 - $26,650.00 PER ANNUM

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.

For more details regarding this position, kindly refer to the attached documents or visit www.gov.tc.

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

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CALL 946-4664 KENDAL SAUNDERS OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping household chores and must be willing to Work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 232-1400

ALI WILLIAMS OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping household chores and must be willing to Work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 231-2074

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. 17190

E & V CONSTRUCTION OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER

Duties: Scraping, cleaning, Priming and painting Buildings.

SALARY: $10.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 242-1358

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. 17189

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Office. 17187

ANGELINA MALCOLM

BETTY FRANCIS

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

CARETAKER

Duties: Taking care of an Elderly person which includes: Preparing meals, Feeding, bathing and Cleaning. Must be willing to work 6 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 244-2152

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board.

17188

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping household chores and must be willing to Work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 247-1191

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. 17191

Y-A-3B CONSULTANCY

Airport Road - Contact: 344-4540 Acting on behalf of our clients LA FAMILIA RESTAURANT

STEWARD-$6.50 HOURLY

Clean the kitchen and wash dishes.

B&D BEAUTY SALON

SALON HELPER-$7 HOURLY

CLEANER-$6.50 HOURLY

Dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping.

SUNSET BAR #2

SALE CLERK-$6.50 HOURLY

NAIL TECHNICIAN-$7 HOURLY

Receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change

BARBER-$7 HOURLY

Serve drinks

Braid Hair and clean salon.

Nail and hand services.

Cut hair.

SILVER PALMS COTTAGE

BARTENDER-$7 HOURLY

2 BARMAID-$6.50 HOURLY

Taking food orders, serving customers.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time and renewal work permits

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CLASSIFIEDS 47

JOB VACANCIES EACH COMPANY IS LOOKING FOR SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSONS TO FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

Williams Catering Services COOK

- position held by a work permit holder

• Inspect food preparation and serving areas to ensure observance of safe, sanitary food-handling practices.

• Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.

• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.

• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.

• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.

• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.

• Rate $400.00 per week

Gordon Electric ELECTRICIAN

– Position to be held by a work permit holder DUTIES

• Read blueprints or technical diagrams • Install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems • Inspect electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers • Identify electrical problems with a variety of testing devices • Repair or replace wiring, equipment, or fixtures using hand tools and power tools • Follow local building regulations • Rate starting at $10 -$ 13.50 per hour

PLUMBER

– Position to be help by a work permit holder DUTIES

• Interprets blueprints and building specifications to map layout for pipes, drainage systems, and other plumbing materials • Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids • Installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation

• Assembles fittings and valves for installation • Modifies length of pipes, fixtures, and other plumbing materials as needed for a building • Uses saws and pipe cutters as necessary • Installs water heaters • Tests plumbing systems for leaks and other problems • Analyses problem and identifies appropriate tools and materials for repair • Performs inspections of plumbing systems to identify and replace worn parts • Rate starting at $9 - $13 per hour

LABOURER

– position held by a work permit holder • Assist Electricians and plumbers on job sites • Clean up job sites • Rate 6.25 – 10 per hour

Gordon Supply STORE CLERK

– position held by a work permit holder DUTIES: • Greets customers.

• Assists customers in locating items on the sales floor.

• Retrieves items from the stockroom as needed.

• Explains product features and benefits to customers.

• Processes register transactions.

• Assists in taking store inventory.

• Maintains inventory records.

• Restocks items on the sales floor.

• Makes sure store is neat and well organized.

• Answers customer questions about items in stock.

• Addresses and resolves customer issues and concerns.

• Answers store telephones, assists callers • Must be willing to work weekends and Holidays • Rate $8.25 per hour

LABOURER

- position held by a work permit holder • Assist customers with loading items in vehicle • Cut wires & pipes • Helps clean the store during closing shifts • Rate $6.50 per hour

Address: Williams Plaza, Old Airport Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. Contact 946-4726 .Resumes can be faxed to 941-3425 and the Labor Department, Providenciales as soon as possible.

NATIONAL COMPANY SERVICES (NCS) NCS invites applicants for the following posts:

SECURITY OFFICER With 5 years+ experience. Duties: Maintains safe and secure environment for customers and employees by patrolling and monitoring premises and personnel. Knowledge, Skills and Qualification: Security / Safety Training Certification from a recognized institution. Fluent in at least two languages: English, Spanish, French Creole, Tagalog.

Must be available to work at any location in TCI between the hours of 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, Sunday – Saturday & Public Holidays. SALARY $6.25 -$8.00 per hour (based on qualification & experience)

CONSULTANT DUTIES:

The Credit Union Consultant will be responsible for advising Board of Directors on the requirements for managing all aspects of the formation of the new entity including, satisfying the requirements for licensing, preparation and execution of the business plan, procurement of the core processor and other critical computer hardware and software, hiring of management staff, policy and procedure development and the training of volunteer and staff.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION:

The job requires a credit union professional with at least ten(10) years’ experience as the general manager of a credit union and well-developed communication skills necessary for communicating essential information to the Credit Union staff, Board of Directors, and government regulatory agencies, as well as projecting a positive image as representative for the Credit Union.

The work requires extensive knowledge of finance and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) In order to effectively advise the Board and supervising the staff.

Experience in market analysis and financial forecasting, advanced knowledge in staff supervision and human resource management is also required.

Knowledge and support of the Credit Union movement policies and procedures is expected as well as knowledge of applicable Government laws and regulations. These characteristics are normally acquired through completion of a high school education plus and at minimum a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, management, economics and a MBA or MSc. in Accounting or related field. SALARY $36,000$48,000 per annum.

TRAVELLING SALESPERSON JOB DESCRIPTION:

Implement marketing, product development and sales programs and processes to ensure the ongoing profitable growth of the business • Prepare professional proposals and presentations • Develop, implement, monitor and report on action plans related to achieving the company’s learning a growth Metrics Targets in the areas of sales and marketing • Develop and continue to improve on marketplace understanding and its customers in order to grow sales overall. • Build on direct sales relationships already established and setting up new sales relationships. Follow through, strong customer care and efficiency in closing sales.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, PERSONAL TRAITS & QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate shall be an energetic, effective, self-starter with strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills who is able to excel in an international sales/ marketing environment. • Intricate product knowledge • Minimum 5 years Business industry with selling and marketing with an emphasis in participation in trade shows on business development required. • Post Graduate Degree in Management; Bachelor of Business degree; Marketing major; Training, experience and certification in Anti-Money Laundering • Demonstrated ability to organize and manage a complex product, service and procedures environment • Must have above average computer skills. Customer service oriented and organized • Must have a natural ability to engage in business relationships with individuals and groups and a desire to improve these talents • Be flexible to give support to rotated shifts between 7am-7pm daily, including weekends and public holidays, at various locations in TCI. SALARY $30,000$36,000 per annum. his position is currently held by Work Permit holder.

Apply via email to: The CEO, National Company Services, Butterfield Square, Providenciales TCI - tcihrstaff@gmail.com by July 10, 2019.

Suitable candidates will be contacted for interview.

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48 CLASSIFIEDS A&G ELECTRICAL LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

BLUE HILLS CONSTRUCTION Provo 346-0002

CONTACT: 231-4619

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit 17195

COCO PALMS BAR FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

BARMAID

PLUMBER

• Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids. Installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $13 hourly

CONSTRUCTION HELPER

$6.25 per hour. Carry materials for carpenters, mason, etc.

Position currently held by a work permit holder.

Belongers are encouraged to apply with Labour Department 17193

DINESWARIE RAMPERSAUD JAINARINE GRACE BAY Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

• Taking food orders, serving customers.

Taking beverage orders from customers or wait staff and serving drinks as requested, paying extreme attention to detail.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week.

Salary: $300 per week

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 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: 432-8509

17198

Contact: 231-7791

17199

DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS & TIRES BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

HELPER Clean and fix tires.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 332-4482

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17196

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

SF WHOLESALE CASH AND CARRY LTD

BAYVIEW MOTORS LTD.

ASSIST WITH THE OFFLOADING OF CONTAINERS, STACKING GROCERIES ON SHELVES, DISPOSING OF TRASH. ENSURING THAT THE BUSINESS PREMISES ARE KEPT CLEAN AND TIDY. SALARY $6.50 PER HOUR

GRAND TURK IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

TWO (2) LABOURERS

Automotive Repair Technician / Mechanic

ONE (1) DOMESTIC WORKER

SWEEPING AND MOPPING THE STORE. DUSTING AND CLEANING SHELVES ON A DAILY BASIS, ENSURING THAT CASHIERS AREAS ARE KEPT CLEAN AT ALL TIMES. MUST BE WILLING TO WORK WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, MUST BE TRUSTWORTHY SALARY $6.25 PER HOUR

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• • • • • •

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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

WORK PERMIT RENEWALS

CONTACT #247-3577

17194

Q & S CONTRUCTION IS LOOKING TO FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITION:

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER $6.25 PER. HR. INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN

CONTACT 332-1787

FOR NEW WORK PERMIT APPLICATION; ONLY BELONGERS NEED APPLY.

17202

SUNRISE CAFÉ FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

WAITRESS

Serving all customers, keeping the dining area clean at all times and always willing to work. Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 242-2495

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder

17197

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 $15.00 - $30.00 per flat rate hour commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Automotive Service Manager SUMMARY:

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

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

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

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

• Main dealer experience preferred.

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

• Oversee service ordering of parts and tools.

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

• Team Oriented.

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

• Set schedules and assign tasks to service department employees.

• Attend required management meetings.

• Maintain effective employee relations.

• Can travel abroad for supplier conferences.

• At least 5 yrs. Automotive retail service manager experience required.

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

• Salary range between 45k-55k.

• Based on qualifications and experience.

Beryn Duncanson

#1315 Cheshire House, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

CARETAKER/PERSONAL ASSISTANT • To care for a professional man’s infant child, cook, clean, wash.

• Personal assistant- run errands, schedule appointment.

Salary: $9 hourly Contact: 941-4444 Email: duncansonlaw.office@gmail.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

M&L AMAZING WORLD DOWN TOWN 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 a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 232-2267

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17205

GRACEWAY SPORTS CENTRE

Luker Lane (Behind IGA Supermarket) - Is seeking to employ a

FULL TIME TENNIS INSTRUCTOR • Must be internationally certified and have extensive experience in running and developing junior and adult tennis programs.

• Will give daily tennis group and private tennis lessons and manage the tennis department.

• Only applicants who meet the requirements will be contacted for interview.

Salary: $24,000 per annum

Please email all application to syrmondg@bayviewmotors.com

Contact: (649) 442-6348. Email: info@gracewaysports.com

Only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted for an interview.

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

BAYVIEW MOTORS LTD. P.O BOX 619, LEEWARD HIGHWAY, PROVIDENCIALES

17201

17024

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ACA/ACCA/CA

Opportunities exist for four fully qualified Chartered/Public Accountants for Audit Senior, Assistant Manager and Manager roles who possess a minimum of three years professional audit experience gained within a “Big Four” public accounting firm. Salaries range from US$40,000 to US$80,000 per annum. These positions are currently held by work permit holders.

If you wish to be considered for these opportunities please apply in confidence by sending details of your experience and qualifications to either: KPMG Ltd. or The Labour Commissioner, P.O. Box 357 Labour Office The Village at Grace Bay Butterfield Square Providenciales Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands Turks & Caicos Islands Or fax your particulars to 946-4619

CLASSIFIEDS 49

HOUSEKEEPER A housekeeper is required to work in a luxury villa. The successful candidate must possess the following qualities & experience: • Full of energy, reliable and trustworthy • Use their own initiative and be able multi-task • Experienced housekeeper with a high level of attention to detail.

• Accustomed & willing to look after children • Be willing to work flexible hours including holidays, week-ends, and evenings • Be willing to look after the household when owners are absent • Possess excellent command of English • Must be a non-smoker • MUST BE WILLING TO LIVE IN AS AND WHEN NECSSARY! SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • General housekeeping duties including laundry.

• Running errands & grocery shopping • Cooking

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A SOMMELIER

Preference will be given to individuals with work experience in luxury villas and with a valid driver’s license. Salary $1,500 a month.

is required for a private villa

The successful candidate will work closely with the private villa chef he/she is expected to assist the chef with other duties and possess the following experience and qualities.

Please send resumes by email to ar@griffithsandpartners.com, or via fax on 649-941-8251.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

Belongers are encouraged to apply and to send a copy of their application to the Labour Department. Position currently held by a work permit holder.

• Experience in Five Star F&B is essential.

• Expansive wine knowledge in order to assist private chef, owners and guest with wine parings for dining.

• Serving and bartending experience is also essential since the sommelier will be expected to serve dinner and drinks.

• Butler experience in a Five Star environment is essential.

• Assist private chef in maintaining the cleanliness and proper sanitation of the kitchen • He/she must be willing to work flexible and long hours (week-ends, & especially holidays) whilst there are guests.

• He/she must be able to work within a team and be willing to perform other duties to assist other staff as required.

• He/she must be extremely well presented and have a good command of English.

• A clean driver’s license is also required as the Sommelier would be expected to assist the private chef with shopping.

• When there are no guests in the villa, he/she is expected to work with the team to assist in maintaining the villa.

• Starting salary $1,800.00 per month.

This position is presently held by a work permit holder. Suitably qualified candidates should apply by email to hr@thesource.tc and send a copy of their application to the Department of labour.

LIVE IN CHEF

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Is looking to fill the following position:

Massage Therapist/ Spa Technician SALARY:

Responsible for the consistent preparation of innovative and creative cuisine of the highest quality. Attention to detail a must, as is demonstrated culinary expertise resulting in outstanding guest satisfaction. Managing a busy kitchen, setting menus, ordering and monitoring supplies.

• Liaise with Concierge for food provision to purchase prior to guest arrival.

• Submit the provision receipts, to Accounting in an accurate report and timely manner • Provide direction for all day-to-day operations in the kitchen.

• Actively involved in menu development.

• Determines how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.

• Ensures practices and procedures comply with food handling and sanitation standards. This includes completing an annual hygiene plan and hygiene inspection prior to guest arrival • Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.

• Ensures all equipment in the kitchen is properly cleaned, maintained and in working order in accordance with local Health Department standards.

• When the villa is vacant, he/she shall work with the villa team to ensure that the villa is clean and well maintained.

PREREQUISITES:

Must have experience cooking and working in Luxury Villa’s. Displays leadership.

Exemplifies excellent customer service and creates a positive atmosphere for guest relations. Must be able to prepare Kosher food and be Serv Safe Certified.

Please note that this position is held by a work permit holder. Starting salary for this position is $1,500.00 per month.

Interested persons are asked to send a copy of their resume to hr@ thesource.tc and send a copy to The Employment Services Department.

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18185

Renumeration based on commission + Accommodation on Pine Cay.

DUTIES:

To provide massage treatments to guests and homeowners (Swedish, Swedish Deep Tissue, Balinese, reiki, visceral manipulation, hot stone massage) as well esthetics, waxing, facials, pedicures and manicures.

Be able to create massage therapy menu that is appealing to guests and homeowners.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful candidate will have completed a minimum of 1200 hour massage therapy program and have a minimum of 14 years’ experience at 4-5 star operations.

• Must be willing to reside on Pine Cay if needed.

• Must have a pleasant personality, clean and neat personal appearance and enjoy working with people.

• Must be able to speak and read English.

• Must be able to work flexible hours.

SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Pleasant guest liaison and communications skills.

• Be able to accept tasks and directions from General Managers.

• Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team.

• Positive interpersonal skills • Must be able to communicate in English, writing and speaking.

• Having a second language would be preferred.

This position is currently held by permit holders. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Interested applicants for the above positions and any other should email their resumes to: Attention Avianne Adolph-Penn, Human Resources Administrator at hr@meridianclub.com and cc: Labour Department in Providenciales The Meridian Club, Human Resources Department can be contacted at (649)941-7011).

17159

50 CLASSIFIEDS DYPCO LTD

D&B TILE

SOUTH DOCK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Road drainage, retaining walls, curbs, fencing walls.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 231-1490

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17151

SOUTH DOCK Is seeking to employ a

TILER

Install materials on a variety of surfaces, such as floors, walls, ceilings, countertops. Level the surface to be tiled with a layer of mortar or plywood.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 241-7845

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17114

3 AUTO MECHANICS

• At least 6 years or more experience as an Auto Mechanic.

• Must be able to perform all vehicle diagnostics and updates using diagnostic equipment.

• Able to maintain vehicle functional conditions by listening to customers’/ operator complaints. Conduct inspections, repair engine failures, repair mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions and replace and components according to manufacturer

Contact: (649) 941-7387. Email: dnbautoparts@tciway.tc

MAINTENANCE MAN

EAGLE REFERENCE CAR WASH

CONTACT: 231-1490

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17150

standards.

• Keeps shop equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies and perform preventive maintenance.

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

• Knowledge of tools and equipment required to conduct all repairs Salary: $9.00 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 17130

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

• Forming and informing steel molds. Repair and maintenance of mixing batch plant and molds.

Helping in new mold making.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CRIS BEAUTY SALON

D&B AUTO LTD

Shamrack Plaza, Industrial Park - Is seeking to employ a

DYPCO LTD

SOUTH DOCK Is seeking to employ a

July 6-12, 2019

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CONTACT: 333-1236 Acting on behalf of our clients

ELLIS GEORGE WELLINGTON FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

FIVE CAY

LABOURER $290 WEEKLY Cleaning cars.

CHRISTIANE P. JENNINGS KEW TOWN

BABYSITTER $290 weekly Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time work permit holders 17154

Taking care of the child feeding bathing the child, cleaning washing the baby clothes.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 649-242-5052

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17112

ERCO LTD.

#18 The Village, KPMG Building, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

BUTLER answer calls greet guests at the door, assist in the planning of events and dinner parties, oversee table settings, and serve drinks and food. Salary: $6.25 PER HOUR

CONTACT: 242-1063

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder

17063

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

2 SALON HELPERS

Working hours 9:00 A.M to 7:00 P.M Mon.-Sat. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 242-1635

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17128

EXCEL AGENCY

Acting on behalf of D&B Tile South Dock Road

TILE LAYER -$8 hourly Install materials on a variety of surfaces, such as floors, walls, ceilings, countertops, patios, and roof decks. Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood.

CONTACT: 341-7425

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. First Time work permit holder 17163

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS TEFM LTD IS LOOKING FOR A

PRIVATE CHEF FOR PRIVATE VILLAS ON PROVIDENCIALES:

THE QUALIFIED APPLICANT MUST POSSESS; ● At least 20 years of expertise ● A minimum of 14yrs in high-end exclusive restaurants ● Candidates must have ordering control, cost awareness and program knowledge ● Must possess current food handling certificates ● Must have the ability to work full days, weekends and holidays ● Must have a clean drivers license and own car ● Must be proficient in both Windows and Apple based programs ● Must be fluent in English both reading and writing ● Must have knowledge in Kosher and Halal cooking methods ● Must be well versed in both classical and modern cooking techniques and practices Salary is $9.75 per hour -work hours are minimum eight (8) hours per day The applicant will have to work on shift and be willing to work holidays and weekend *essential*

Qualified Turks and Caicos Islanders must submit applications for this position to the Labour Board and to the office of: c/o Dempsey and Company, 1 Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Telephone # 649 946 4344, Email: info@ dempseyandcompany.com before 8th July, 2019.

This position is currently being held by a Work Permit holder.

17157

NOTICE Regulation 7 of the Physical Planning (Development Permission) Regulations, 1990 An Application, REGISTERED PR 14289 by Champions for Christ International School, for rezoning of parcel 60000/404 North West & North Central on Providenciales which is currently zoned for R6 Apartments to C1 Commercial. The planning application is for a School and Church 2 stories Building. Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, within twenty-eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

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July 6-12, 2019

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CODERO CONSTRUCTION

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY

CARPENTER

LABOURER

MIDDLE CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

TURTLE COVE Is seeking to employ a

• Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $10 hourly

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden. Salary: $200 weekly

CONTACT: 246-3062

CONTACT: 331-4117

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 a First Time work permit holder 17162

17123

GORDON’S ELECTRIC LTD.

RECEPTIONIST DUTIES INCLUDE: • Liaising with walk-in customers and staff and addressing queries as appropriate.

• Fielding incoming telephone calls and responding to queries.

• Receiving payments and preparing corresponding receipts.

• Distributing cheques

and maintaining cheque collection log.

• Reordering stationery and office supplies in a timely manner.

• Assisting with maintenance of office equipment.

• Maintaining proper records through an efficient filing system.

• Assisting with bank deposits and utility bill payments.

Belongers are encouraged to send applications to southfleetwoodvillas@gmail.com or drop them off at Williams Plaza, Old Airport Road, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands

CONTACT: 946-4726 / 232-8275

17136

CEDRIC SELVEN JUBA SOUND 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 per hour

CONTACT: 332-1396

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17153

F.M.N MAINTENANCE SERVICES BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, toilets, and other work.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 242-2548

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board.

This position is a First Time work permit holder 17115

Caicos Fisheries Ltd SOUTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Clean fish and other work.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $300 weekly

CONTACT: 241-1352

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder

17140

BIG D CONSTRUCTION FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER

• Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

• Must be willing to work 7 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly

BEACH HAIR BRAIDING GRACE BAY Is seeking to employ a

HAIR BRAIDER

• Braiding, weaving, relaxing, loc, grooming and maintenance.

Cutting, trimming and styling.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 241-3609

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17168

CONTACT: 341-4384

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17154

ESTEL’S BOUTIQUE

SUMA K. INGHAM

Domestic worker

HELPER His responsibilities are

Providenciales

The Bight

She must be willing to help customer find items on the shelves, receive and restock products. Clean the store, arrange and stock shelves, upheld safe and clean working environment, assisted other personnel as needed. Very mature, very organized, presentable and tidy with good attitude and self motivation. Must be flexible enough to arrive early or leave late when receive inventory and stock.

pick up years waste and collect leaves, clean the yard with sweeper, lift garbage bags and cans into garbage truck, pick up yard waste and tree limbs, repair broken furniture and assist with other work when needed.

SALARY: 6.25 per hour

Telephone: 347-0877

TELEPHONE: 347-9222

SALARY: 6.25 per hour

TYPE OF APPLICATION: Renewal, this position is currently held by a work permit holder 17118

TYPE OF APPLICATION: First time. Belonger will be given first preference 17120

CLOVER LEAF AGENCY Acting on behalf of our clients:

AGNES SWANN

Labourers (renewal)

Rate: $7.00 per hour Description: Description: Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as cleaning yard, moving trash, washing windows and any other jobs given by employer.

KEVIN SWANN

Labourer (renewal)`

Rate: $6.50 hr Description: Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as cleaning yard, moving trash, washing windows and any other jobs given by employer.

PELICAN

Caregiver

$6.50 hr Description: Assisting with daily activities, such as bathing, feeding, grooming, taking medication. Assist with doctor’s appointment and transportation.

JUDITH SWANN

Labourer (renewal)

Rate: $6.50 hr Description: Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as cleaning yard, moving trash, washing windows

and any other jobs given by employer.

JUDITH SWANN

In-House Bulter (renewal)

Rate: $1,200.00 per month Description: Planning of events and dinner parties, oversee table settings, and serve drinks and food

CHARLTON GARDINER

Labourer (renewal)

Rate: $6.50 hr Description: Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as cleaning yard, moving trash, washing windows and any other jobs given by employer.

BERNICE IRENE HIGGS

DUE TO THE EXORBITANT OPERATING COST IN EXCESS OF $200K IN SPARE PARTS & MAINTENANCE AS A RESULT OF LOWER UNIT BEING EXCESSIVELY DRAGGED IN THE SAND AT LOW TIDE WHEN OUR FERRY VESSELS ARE TRAVELLING IN & OUT OF SANDY POINT MARINA, WE REGRET TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE FORCED TO INCREASE OUR FARES AS FOLLOWS EFFECTIVE JULY 01, 2019:

NORTH CAICOS

Rate: $6.50 hr Description: Cleaning House, washing clothes, ironing and other daily chores

HYMENAUS MISICK

Labourer (renewal)

SOUTH CAICOS

A) SINGLE

$30

A) SINGLE

ROUND TRIP

$55

B) ROUND TRIP

$50

CHILDREN FARE SINGLE $45 ROUND TRIP $70 - NO CHANGE

FREQUENT TRAVELS CARDHOLDER

Domestic Worker

$ 70 $110

CHILDREN FARE - SINGLE $15 ROUND TRIP $30 NO CHANGE VOUCHER BOOK $500 - NO CHANGE

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS PATRONAGE. CARIBBEAN CRUISIN LTD. MANAGEMENT

Rate: $6.50 hr Description: Cutting trees, maintain outdoors ground, trash removal and weeding hard.

CONTACT: 246-7382

NOTICE

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Caribbean Cruisin' Ltd operates the TCI Ferry and provides Custom Charters & Excursions to the surrounding islands.

(649) 9465406 tciferry.com www.caribbean-cruisin.com

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BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

VACANCIES

VACANCIES

ANGELICA LIGHTBOURNE-PIERRE COOPER JACK Is seeking to employ a

E.Y CONTRACTOR

Blue Hills Acting on behalf of our clients

SECURITY OFFICER

HOUSE OF MIRACLES APOSTOLIC

THE CHICKEN SHACK COOK: $6.25 - $8.00 PER HOUR

NANNY

PAINTER

V&M SECURITY

PASTOR-$600-800 PER MONTH

Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry.

Obtains help by sounding alarms. Salary: $7 hourly

Preach, etc.

TROPICAL BAR WAITER-$6.25 PER HOUR

Serve clients, take order, etc.

JOHNATHAN JENNINGS

NANNY - $6.25 PER HOUR Take care of children.

CONTACT: 242-6938

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17113

Holders are currently held by work permit holders

CONTACT: 347-2093

Email: Darling86@hotmail.com Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 17148

Acting on behalf of

Cook and prepare all food.

Working long hours.

DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS

TIRE MAN: $6.25-$8 PER HOUR Fix tires, change tire.

SPOTLESS CAR WASH

CAR WASH MAN:$6.25 PER HOUR

Wash cars, vacuum.

Holders are currently held by work permit holders

CONTACT: 347-2093

EMAIL: DARLING86@HOTMAIL.COM

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

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TROPICAL AUTO RENTALS

• Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards • To work 5 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 231-7125

• Candidate must have a good communication and organizational skills • Must know how to use Quick books • Should also be willing to work weekends and Holidays • Salary is $15.00 per hour and to work 44 hours per week

Please submit your resume to our office at Tropicana Plaza ,Leeward Highway Providenciales or email us at tropical@tciway.tc or telephone :946-5300 Belongers are encouraged to submit their resume to the Labor Department.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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WESLEY METHODIST SCHOOL

NEEDED URGENTLY The following vacancies exist at the Wesley Methodist School.

Prospective candidates are now encouraged to apply for the following teaching positions at the High School level: -

HOME ECONOMIC SUBJECTS:

Food, Nutrition and Health, Textile, Clothing and Fashion English Spanish

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Primary School Education Pre-School Early Childhood Education

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Applicants must possess a Degree in the stated subject area from a

recognized institution of learning and five (5) years teaching experience in the subject area. Some competency in the field of music will be an asset.

CONTACT: 332-0771

CONTACT: 332-1466

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 17179

NYKI ENTERPRISES

ROBERTS AGENCY

PLAYGROUND TCI

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17177

AIRPORT ROAD

DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

Acting on behalf of our clients LA FAMILIA RESTAURANT

BARMAID-$7 HOURLY

Serving drinks, taking orders, cleaning tables.

1 NAIL TECHNICIAN 1 BEAUTICIAN

LABOURER-$6.25 HOURLY

CONTACT: 442-2633

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board.. These positions are First Time work permit holders 17176

Must be able to work long hours and weekends and holidays. Payrate is $8.00 - $9.00 per hour Both positions are for work permit renewals interested belongers can 17182

PAUL ROBERTS

Cleaning and caring for animals.

CONTACT: 241-2043

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, and other work.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 231-5483

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17178

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Head Butler

In addition, applicant must be honest and trustworthy and will be expected to uphold the tenets of the institution in the quest to raise the standard of education for life-long learners.

Applicants must be of the Christian Faith.

Required to work at a Luxury Villa

Basic Salary: $26,712.00 per annum.

DOMESTIC WORKER – 5 Days per week

Sweeping, cleaning the kitchen, mopping the floor and supervising the Day Care nursery. Salary $6.50 per hour. This position is currently held by a Work Permit holder. Belongers are invited to submit applications to the Labour Board.

Interested educators are asked to submit their application accompanied by their Curriculum Vitae, a Police Record, a contact number and two references, not later than 15th July 2019 to:-

THE CHAIRMAN OR THE PRINCIPAL WESLEY METHODIST SCHOOL - LEEWARD PALMS, PROVIDENCIALES TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. Telephone: (649) 941-4791/946-5786 Email. wesleyschool@tciway.tc

• Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $10 hourly

LABOURER

• Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, assisted other personnel, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7.50 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

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT REQUIREMENTS: • Minimum of 3 years experience in car rentals, sales and parts • To include all aspects of customer service, car parts and sales • Must be dealing with email correspondences pertaining to car reservation, parts and sales

GLASS SHACK 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

Is seeking to employ:

Tropicana Plaza Leeward Highway , Providenciales

HANDFIELD CONVENIENCE STORE

South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: • Responsible for the Training of all Butlers and Supervisors • Maintain proper inventory of food supplies, utensils cutlery, and table linen • Must have the Initiative to work efficiently with minimal supervision and is capable • of multitasking. Serving welcome drinks, escort guest to assigned rooms.

• Consistently provide thoughtful, caring and sincere service and work as part of the team • To assist with any plans or arrangements the guest intends to make during their stay • Must be fully aware of chef’s menu in order to answer any questions and

communicate with Chef • Ability to follow directions both written and verbally • Must be honest and confidential • Must be able to remain calm during stressful situations • Must be a good communicator • Must be Serv Safe & Kosher Training Approved • Must be willing to perform any other duties assigned by the Property Manager

This position requires a person who has previous experience working as a butler in Luxury Villas with training in Kosher Standards, is well presented, must be able to perform First Aid and or CPR, have dependable transportation to and from work and is extremely selfmotivated. This person will be required to work weekends and holidays.

Renumeration for this position starts at $2,000.00 per month.

17143

Please note that this position is currently held by a work permit holder. Email all resume’s to hr@thesource.tc. Interested persons are encouraged to drop off a copy of their resume to the Department of Labour.

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ADRIENNE FORBES FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

CARETAKER

• Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry.

Run errands, remind patients of medications.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 343-2012

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

17125

ALBERTHA PRATT

600 C leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Island. Is looking for a

GARDENER

Duties: clean and maintain yard • Plant trees and flowers • Disposing of debris Applicant must be hard working and honest Salary $7/hr.

Please submit your application to

prattalbertha@hotmail.com or contact 2446900

Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to apply and forward an your application to the Labour department and Immigration board.

Position currently held by a work permit holder 17171

Windsong on the Reef, Stubbs Road is seeking a suitable qualified applicant to fill the following positions:

EXECUTIVE CHEF DUTIES:

Hands on position requiring participation in meal preparation, ordering food and associated products, staff scheduling and directing sanitation. Direct responsibility for menu production, recipes, and plate appeal. Participate in and monitor food dept. budgets with responsibility of producing budgeted food cost and labor expense in order to achieve scheduled profit matched with customer satisfaction. Management of and handling catering operation, private chef and private dining programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

In compliance with section 28 of the Immigration Ordinance:

ABRAHAM P BATAILLE Address: Five Cays, Providenciales Contact: (649) 347-7617

LABOURER

Salary/Wages: $7.00 per HOUR Responsibilities/Duties: • Cleaning of the yard • Washing of the doors and windows • Petty maintenance work around the home This position is being applied for, for a new Work Permit Holder. Belongers are invited to submit their application to the Labour Board, Ministry of Boarder Control.

17142

ALL STARS BAR AND RESTAURANT DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

KITCHEN HELPER

• Preparing the work station for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times.

• To work 6 days per week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 344-0775

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17131

ANTONIO CLARKE GRAND TURK

CHILD CARE GIVER Duties: Insuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing house work, discipline children when necessary. Must be able to work 5 days per week salary $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 343-4420

Interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 17135

Minimum of 4-5 years as Executive Chef or senior kitchen management with duties as stated above, verifiable track record of maintaining industry standard food and labor costs in a profitable facility over a min of 3 years of continuous employment in one facility within the last 5 years. Must be highly skilled and capable of training kitchen staff and producing exciting offerings that please our hotel guests.

Salary: $ 38,000 per year salary, plus service charge Please email resume to Jim Molter Windsong Resort jim@windsongresort.com. Please respond no later than June 30, 2018. All qualified applicants will be interviewed. Prospective applicants who are Belongers are asked to send copies of your applications to the Labor Board

LANDSCAPER We are searching for a talented and dedicated Landscaper to join our team. As the Landscaper, you will ensure the growth and vibrancy of our plants, flowers, lawn, and garden structures.

The ideal candidate will be creative, with excellent problem-solving and organizational skills.

You must be able to demonstrate the ability to mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.

You must be able demonstrate ability to propagate plants.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

A TASTE OF ITALY U9 PROVO STORAGE Is seeking to employ a

KITCHEN HELPER

General cleaning of Kitchen area, bathroom, doors and window glass panes, kitchen sinks, Equipment and washing utensils.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 941-7331

Email: info@pizzapizza.tc Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17165

IDEAL CLEANING SERVICE Is looking to hire a

CLEANING TECHNICIAN To carry out heavy duty cleaning tasks and special projects for private homeowners, hotels and commercial offices and business.

Must be able to work handle heavy equipment and machinery and perform minor maintenance inspection / repair works.

Payrate $8.00 per hour

Belongers are encouraged to email their resume to care@tciway.tc or contact: 244-0903 this position is for First time work permit holder. 17166 TCI GIFTS BOUTIQUE

RENT A BUGGY

LEEWARD HIGHWAY - Seeking to hire a

LABOURER • Assist with the pickup/ drop off of vehicles • Cleaning of vehicles for pickup and after drop off • Assist my minor mechanical problems (IE tires etc.)

• Must be pleasant at all times Salary: $7.00 per hour This position is for work permit renewal Belongers are encourage to submit their resume to the Labor Department Contact: RENT-A-BUGGY NIKIMO WILLIAMS 9464158

17203

FIVE CAYS ROAD Is seeking to employ a

CASHIER

Greets customers, receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change. Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 331-4126

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17206

• Apply pesticides to remove harmful insects such as mosquitos, wasps, and ticks.

• Conduct general maintenance duties such as cleaning walkways, fixing fountains, and other duties.

• Must be able to operate maintenance equipment including lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and hedge trimmers.

• Strong knowledge of pest management and basic lawn maintenance.

• High attention to detail with excellent organizational skills.

• Good stamina and physical health.

• Uphold the landscaping design and ensure plant growth. Plant new decorative bushes, flowers, plants, and shrubs.

• Supervise maintenance repairs to equipment, landscape structures, outdoor furniture, and walkways.

• Advise clients on how to look after the landscape. Give advice and work-related instruction and guidance to gardeners.

• Coordinate with garden designers and landscape architects to ensure the garden meets the resort’s expectations.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Horticultural diploma or equivalent qualification with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior landscaping or groundskeeping role.

• Must be able to operate maintenance equipment including lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and hedge trimmers.

• Strong knowledge of pest management, fertilization and advance lawn maintenance.

• High attention to detail with excellent organizational skills.

• Good stamina and physical health. Good oral and written English are a must.

Please email resume to: admin@windsongreort.com and respond no later than July 21,2019.

All qualified applicants will be interviewed. Prospective applicants who are Belongers are asked to send copies of your applications to the Labor Board. This is an opened position.

Salary commensurate with experience and ranges between $10-15 per hour.

OTHER POSITIONS:

• Room Attendant/ Housekeeper Reliever/Domestic Worker • General Helper – job includes deep cleaning around the resort as needed including storage area, garbage housing, public walkway clearing floor. Deep clean kitchen and other areas as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 4 years in the specialized field. Ability to lift to 65 pounds • Reading and writing English is a must. Must be flexible with working nights, weekends, and holidays. Salary $6.25 to 7.00 per hour. Some Positions are available on a part-time basis 17268

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Sands becomes first Bahamian president of NACAC MICHAEL ‘Mike’ Sands made history Tuesday by becoming the first Bahamian president of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC).

As a result of the elections held at the Congress in

Queretaro, Mexico, just before the start of the Under-18 and Under-23 Championships this weekend, Sands will also serve as the Area Representative for the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).

Sands replaced Victor

Lopez, who declined reelection for the next four years.

Sands won the presidency 1410 over Alain Jean Pierre of Haiti during the final voting procedure.

Sands won the preliminary vote with 10 of the 31 votes cast. Pierre got eight votes

with Claudia Perez of Mexico picking up seven.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Ephraim Serette of the NAAA received four votes while Dr Warren Blake of Jamaica got two.

“I am very humbled by the confidence displayed in me

by all member federations,” said Sands, a consultant in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, who was a former 400-metre national record holder, public relations officer and president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations.

Mike Sands, new NACAC president and IAAF Area Representative.

QUALITY FOOD WORLD / QUALITY FOOD SERVICES

SOUS CHEF EDUCATION AND TRAINING: • Post secondary degree in Culinary Arts or 8 + years industry equivalent experience.

• Computer literate, functional on Excel, Ms-Word and Quickbooks and Micros.

• Fluent in English both written and oral with a fundamental understanding of French and Spanish • First Aid Training Skill Requirements: BE ABLE TO ASSIST THE EXECUTIVE CHEF IN ALL CAPACITIES TO INCLUDE: • Work in a high pressure environment with calm, effective leadership • Planning and execution of special events.

• Precise knife skills • Assist Chef in the preparation and execution of all desserts.

• Produce all breakfast, lunch and dinner items with expert precision.

• Cook entire menu on the line during service, including meats to temperature specifications.

• Execute a proper sanitation procedure to insure that high quality food is served that accurately represents the Café.

• Prepare and execute specials based on the Café’s Tex-Mex cuisine.

• Be versed in a large variety of cooking techniques to include: braising, sautéing, frying, steaming, poaching, and sauce making.

• Receive food orders from various vendors, checking for quality and pricing.

• Be able to stand on ones feet for 10 hours and be comfortable lifting 50 pounds without physical restrictions.

• Be available to work holidays and weekends with a flexible schedule. Leadership and Managerial Requirements: • Assist Chef in the training of kitchen staff to encourage growth in a positive environment.

• Be sensitive to the needs of staff members and maintain a professional demeanor • Assist Chef in the ordering of food through a variety of vendors • Assist Chef with weekly and monthly inventory of items and work with the Chef to calculate food costs • Maintain a positive environment in the kitchen to encourage growth and diversity within the workplace The Sous Chef should be a natural leader who is seeking to assist others in improving their cooking ability, and also to develop strong people skills. An ambitious person who is a comfortable communicator with a confident skill set.

The Sous Chef needs to be a self starter that can lead the kitchen in the Chefs absence. The right candidate should be able to open the kitchen in the morning, or be the last to leave the kitchen at night. Prioritizing and executing prep items based on the restaurants needs. He or She will assure that foods are properly labeled with the date and prep item name and consistently rotated, and stored for future use. Oversee and participate in daily cleaning duties as per scheduled by the Chef to maintain a clean safe environment for all employees to work in.

Pay: $3000.00 per month Belongers given preference

Submit resume, certifications and current police record in person or email to: ECRUZ@SOMEWHERECAFEANDLOUNGE.COM

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A Prime Trading Company 78 Industrial Rd, 5 Cays Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (649) 941-7939

HELP WANTED Food World and Food Services are seeking applicants to interview for the following positions:

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • •

CASHIER

Prior cash handling experience.

Experience and proven history of providing outstanding customer service.

Must be available to stand for long periods of time.

Must be available to work any shifts including all weekends, nights and holidays.

Starting salary $6.50 per hour.

Warehouse Supervisor JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• • • •

Prior retail management experience preferably in the food industry.

Experience leading and directing employees.

Proven history of providing outstanding customer service.

Willing to learn and take on additional assignments to assist the Store Manager, including but not limited to cashing, • stocking shelves, cleaning, ordering, varies administrative duties.

• Must be available to work any hours including nights, every weekend, and holidays.

• This is an additional open position. Starting Salary $7.00 per hour.

Food Service Frozen Order Picker JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have at least 2 years experience in working with Food Service Products.

• Picks orders daily for Food Service Customers (mostly restaurants) • Must be able to work in a very cold environment for extended periods of time. (temperature is (-10) Fahrenheit or (-23) Celsius.

• Must be familiar with Food Service Products and be able to identify different brand names and pack sizes.

• Must have a sense of urgency in accurately picking an order for the customer.

• Must be able to lift up to 65 Lbs. • Must have prior experience (preferably certification) to operate manual pallet jack, electric jack and LP operated forklift.

• Must be available to work any hours including but not limited to nights, weekends and holidays.

These are additional open positions due to our growing company. Starting salary $6.25 hour.

Belongers only need apply.

Please apply within at Food World (next to Smithco) or send resume, qualifications and references to email: QualityFS@alliedcaribbean.com

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England reach first Cricket World Cup semi-finals since 1992 ENGLAND surged into their first World Cup semifinal since 1992 with a comprehensive 119-run defeat of New Zealand at Chester-leStreet.

The hosts are set to finish third in the group and will meet India or Australia at Edgbaston next Thursday for a place in the final.

Needing to defeat the Black Caps to be sure of progressing, England were led by Jonny Bairstow’s dominant hundred, his second century in the space of four days.

Though they were checked as the New Zealand bowling improved, the England total of 305-8 seemed imposing on a pitch that gradually got harder to bat on.

And they were boosted

by the run outs of both Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor Williamson unluckily undone when backing-up - that left New Zealand 69-4.

From there, the Black Caps sucked the life from the spectacle with a limp attempt to defend their net run-rate, eventually being bowled out for 186 with Mark Wood taking 3-34 on his home ground.

Williamson’s men have now suffered three successive defeats and have slipped to fourth in the table.

Theoretically, they can be caught if Pakistan beat Bangladesh on Friday, though it would need an almost impossible swing in run-rate to deny them a place in the semis.

Jonny Bairstow has been in excellent form for the English side.

Back-to-back defeats by Sri Lanka and Australia left England on the brink of an unthinkable exit, but they have responded with impressive wins over India and New

Firmino scores from close range to book Brazil’s place in the Copa America final

Brazil beat archrivals Argentina 2-0 in Copa America semi-final BRAZIL forwards Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino both scored as they beat arch-rivals Argentina 2-0 in the Copa America semifinal.

Jesus opened the scoring after 19 minutes when he sidefooted in a low cross from Firmino.

Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi both struck the woodwork for Argentina, who have not beaten Brazil in a major competitive fixture since 2005.

A Firmino tap-in secured the win to set up a final against

Peru or Chile.

Brazil’s win came at the same Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte where they were thumped 7-1 by Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi felt a number of decisions went against his side as they failed to reach the final for only the second time in the last six Copas.

Messi was particularly aggrieved Argentina were not awarded a penalty by referee Roddy Zambrano before Brazil’s second goal.

He said: “Brazil were not better than us. They found the net early and the second goal came from a penalty they didn’t award.

“The officiating was crazy.

There were clear penalties, on (Nicolas) Otamendi, on Kun (Sergio Aguero).

“He (the referee) was on their side. In every divided ball or dispute, he went their way.

“It’s not an excuse, but the truth is that, in this Copa, they kept on blowing for stupid things, for handballs, penalties.

Zealand, two fellow members of the top four.

Whereas Sunday’s victory at Edgbaston was played in front of a crowd ferocious in its support of the Indians, here they were willed on by a loyal following in the Durham sunshine.

Eoin Morgan once again had the benefit of winning an important toss. Not only did batting seem easier early in the day - though that could have been due to the excellence of Bairstow and Jason Roy - but their three losses have come

when chasing.

With a score on the board, England, again fielding four frontline pace bowlers, were a constant threat with the ball and superb in the field.

Jos Buttler took a wonderful diving catch to remove Martin Guptill and Adil Rashid’s bullet throw accounted for Taylor.

England began the World Cup as the top-ranked side and favourites. Now they are playing well enough to justify both tags they will be feared in the semis, especially if they bat first.

It is no coincidence England have got back to winning ways since Roy returned from a hamstring injury to resume his dependable opening partnership with Bairstow.

Indeed, there was a sense of inevitability about the result from as early as the first over, when Roy hit left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner through the covers for four.

On Sunday, they added 160 for the first wicket, here it was 123 and, just as at Edgbaston, it was Bairstow who went on to make the telling contribution.

So often, Bairstow favours the leg side, but here he crunched the ball through the covers, played delicate late cuts and launched a mighty straight six down the ground.

The Yorkshireman has now made two centuries since attracting controversy for saying people were “waiting for England to fail” comments he has since rowed back from - and celebrated with a leap into the air.

England slowed after he dragged onto his own stumps off Matt Henry - they were actually 111-7 over the course of the last 20 overs - but Bairstow had already done enough to lift them to a winning score.

New Zealand won five of their first six games, only to find themselves stumbling into their semi-final at Old Trafford on Tuesday against whichever teams tops the group.

Disadvantaged by the toss and an injury to pace bowler Lockie Ferguson, they started poorly with the ball, especially Santner and the returning Tim Southee, who was punished by Bairstow.

NOTICE

REGULATION 7 OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION) REGULATIONS, 1990 An Application, REGISTERED PR 14020, by TWO Ltd., for the RE-ZONING OF BLOCK/PARCEL 60810/197 FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R4) TO COMMERCIAL (C1) has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development Permission on the subject parcel (60810/197), The Bight & Thomas Stubbs on Providenciales.

DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF TWENTY-EIGHT (28) RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND FIFTEEN (15) COMMERCIAL UNITS. The application as submitted seeks planning consideration for an Outline Development Permission.

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

Date Posted: 26th April, 2019 16958

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Packed Summer Camp for preteens this month at Graceway Sports Centre THE GRACEWAY Sports Centre will run an action packed multisports Summer Camp this month at its location in Providenciales for children between the ages of 5-12.

According to the General Manager of the centre Adina Ciurar, the youngsters will also take part in arts and craft and language learning.

“We want to give the campers the chance of trying as many sports as possible. Also, keeping children active is very important and it needs to start at early ages. Smaller kids need to develop movement and coordination skills, whereas the older ones discover new sports, learn what they like or not and improve their existing skills.”

The popular camp will see children taking part in football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, ball hockey, baseball, badminton, dodgeball, basic tag rugby and squash training. According to Ciurar, the latter two are new this year and will have qualified instructors.

Along with sports, campers will also be a part of fun group games, art and crafts and basic Spanish learning.

Ciurar added that the centre

Campers will participate in numerous sporting activities, including tennis.

has systems in place to provide all resources for the campers.

“We provide the sporting equipment, educational and arts & crafts materials, instruction and

supervision, water and mid-morning snack (fresh fruit + additional snack).”

The four-week camp started on Monday and will run until July 26.

The camp day starts at 9:00am and ends at 3:00pm, children are split into small groups and rotate through various activities and games.

Rates are as followed: Daily drop-

ins: $35 for the first child and $30 for each sibling.

Weekly pre-paid packages: $150 for the first child, $120 for each sibling.

Wells finishes fourth in Green Fleet race at Bahamas Optimist Nationals – Reaston-Brown battle past 27 boats in championship fleet

Grace Reaston-Brown in action.

DYLAN Wells sailed a fantastic regatta to place fourth overall in the Green Fleet (40-boat fleet), while TCI National Sailing Champion Optimist class winner Grace Reaston-Brown battled past 27 other boats in the Championship Fleet when they represented the Provo Sailing Academy recently at the Bahamas Optimist National Championships.

The Green Fleet race on a separate course to the Championship fleet and it is designed to introduce sailors competing in their first year of racing.

Dylan’s results improved all weekend in very difficult light winds and he was very excited to make the podium at the prize giving ceremony.

Reaston-Brown, who competed at the 37th edition of the Garda

Optimist Meet, in Fraglia Vela Riva, Italy in April, had to battle against some quality sailors in light and shifty winds. According to information from the academy, the meet was a learning experience for all of the competitors.

“Grace came 31 out of 59 in the championship fleet, but learnt a lot about the tides and wind there.

Her coach Ross Darmody said that it was a good learning experience and that the sailors will take home with them valuable light wind experience that we seldom have a chance to train in at home.”

Along with the locals, several sailors also attended the event to gauge the sailing experience in the Bahamas, since that nation will host the North America’s Optimist Championships in late September early October.

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Jaguars will meet Beaches in both finals.

Academy Jaguars to face Beaches in PPL Grand final THE Academy Jaguars defeated the Flamingos on Saturday last to book a place in the Provo Premier League Grand Final. The dominant side had already secured a place in the championship clash of the Turks Head Cup, which is slated for the next Tuesday (July 9) against Beaches.

On Tuesday evening, Beaches also qualified for their second final when they gained a walkover win

over Cheshire Hall because the latter failed to field a team.

On Saturday, Jaguars had registered a 3-1 win over the Flamingos. Mackenson Cadet scored the opener, before new player Kendy Jean equalised. Markenly Amilcar and Raymond Burey though carried the Jaguars home.

The PPL Grand Final is set for July 6 and the Turk Head Cup July 9.

FIRST ANNUAL SWIMSAFER TCI SUMMER SPLASH:

Swim and Surf partners with Sionna Aquatics and Swim Australia to host swimming classes A NUMBER of TCI students and teachers will benefit from the knowledge of award winning presenter, manager and ace training instructor Shannon Townsend, who will spearheading swimming classes here this month.

The Australian, who is known to make swimming safe and fun, is in the TCI, due to the partnership of Swim and Surf TCI, Sionna Aquatics and Swim Australia.

The first annual SwimSAFER TCI Summer Splash camp was scheduled to run during this week (morning hours) and according to information grade five students

of Ianthe Pratt Primary School were expected to receive free water safety education, survival and Learn to Swim lessons.

From next Monday until July 19, 85 students from Ianthe Pratt, Enid Capron and Osetta Jolly Primary schools will attend a free two-week Learn to Swim Camp.

While on July 13th and 14th there will be a Swim Teacher Training for teachers from government schools.

Swim Teacher training will be sponsored by Swim and Surf TCI. Please contact: swimandsurftci@gmail.com for additional information.

Beaches topped the Lawmen.

Beaches defeat Police in cricket clash BEACHES defeated Police CC on Sunday last in the Turks and Caicos Islands Cricket Association T20 Summer Cricket Competition, which was played at the Downtown Ball Park in Providenciales.

Police won the toss and decided to bat, but they could only muster 133 runs from 19.5 overs.

Sabuton John led the attack

with 40, which included six fours, while Kevin Hinds spanked five fours in an aggressive 22, but the Lawmen were undone by the bowling of Sidue Hunter and Anthony McKnight.

Hunter grabbed 3-25 from his four overs, while McKnight finished with 3-13 from his four overs.

In reply Beaches were led by

Danar Lewis, who struck five fours for an unbeaten 36, which helped them to reach the target in 17.4 overs. The 29-year-old got support from Mario Smith, who made 33 runs. Mario stroked seven fours during his innings.

Police were led by Jerry Grant, who took 2-15 from two overs.

Lewis won the man-of-thematch award.

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The 10th edition of the Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim was highly competitive. (Brilliant Studios photo)

TCI swimmers shine in 10th “Race for the Conch” Eco-SeaSwim LOCAL swimmers took several top prizes at the 10th anniversary of the Turks & Caicos “Race for the Conch” Eco-SeaSwim on Saturday June 29 in Grace Bay. In the Men’s 1 mile Division, TCI swimmer Luke Haywood (Captain of the 2019 CARIFTA team) battled it out with American Clay Britt and defending champion and TCI swimmer Dan Redmond to emerge victorious in a time of 22 minutes 14.6 seconds.

American Elodie Westbrook Mitchell dashed up the beach in a thrilling finish to cross the line just 1.1 second ahead of Haywood to take first place in the Women’s 1 Mile Division, as well as the overall title.

Another TCI swimmer, Lillian Taylor, finished an impressive second in the women’s division.

In the Women’s 1/2 Mile (800 m) Division, TCI swimmers Alex Maclaren, Georgia Greatrex, and Selin Kilic took first, second, and third places respectively. In another exciting finale, Maclaren crossed the line just 1.5 seconds ahead of Greatrex in time of 13 minutes .3 seconds making her an overall champion in her event as well. In the Men’s 1/2 Mile Division, TCI swimmer Sean Walters, 12 years old, finished first in a time of 13 minutes 12.3 seconds. TCI swimmer and defending champion Jack Parlee placed second. The youngest swimmer in the competition, 8-yearold TCI swimmer Lenika Hamilton,

The various winners from last Saturday’s race.

finished a remarkable 16th out of 22 in the Women’s Division.

In the 2.4 mile (Ironman distance) event, American Ginny Jordan won the Women’s Division and overall title in a strong time of 55 minutes 24.4 seconds followed by Kelly Westbrook and Maryann Savage of the USA. Americans, Shawn Nowak, Wally Dicks, and Steve Wiper finished first, second and third respectively in the Men’s Division.

TCI’s 11-year-old swimmer Tajhari Williams took an extraordinary fourth place. Williams also received the Special Award for the swimmer

who best personified determination and love of the sport.

Nineteen eager youngsters participated in the age 10 and under 100 metre Children’s Swim. Ben Stubenberg, Co-Director/Founder, stated, “It’s so gratifying to watch the expansion of this race over the years since 2010 when we got this started, as well as the increasing numbers of talented TCI swimmers. Once again, Grace Bay provided the best open water swim racing conditions in the world that absolutely enchanted our visiting swimmers and their family and friends.” Chloe Zimmermann,

Co-Director/Founder, added, “This may have been the best race yet with many more local swimmers participating and excelling thanks to the outstanding local swim training programs and excellent coaches. Of course, none of this happens without generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers who give so much of their time. Can’t thank them all enough.”

The “Race for the Conch” EcoSeaSwim took place in front of the Royal West Indies Resort with 130 swimmers, half coming from abroad, mainly the US and Canada.

Top finishers received unique conch

trophies carved by Stanford Handfield with wooden encasements created and painted by Lucy Stubbs, Driftwood Studios. Funds raised from the event go mainly to support Provo Children’s Home, as well as the Turks & Caicos Islands Swim Federation. In keeping with the “Eco” theme of the event, Race Directors banned non-reef safe sunscreens. Flamingo Pharmacy provided free reef safe sunscreen Sea2Stream for all swimmers. Only paper straws were used for the coconuts provided by Cocovibes. Next year’s race in 2020 is tentatively set for June 27, 2020.

This year’s sponsors included Royal West Indies Resort, Grace Bay Club, Ocean Club Resorts, Wymara, Bay Bistro, British Caribbean Bank, Colonial Insurance, Hartling Group, Nuun, Projetech, John Redmond Architects, Price Waterhouse Cooper, SURFside Ocean Academy, Marco Travel, Caicu Naniki Sports Adventures, Blue Loos and Finishing Touch.

Supporting the event were Carolina Medical Centre, NUUN, Flamingo Pharmacy/ Sea2Stream sunscreen, Brilliant Studios, Turks & Caicos Tourism Board, FORTIS, Turks & Caicos Reservations, Melissa Stinson, Greenflash Kiteboarding, Philippine Community, Zeke Hall, Driftwood Studios, Stanford Handfield, Big Blue Collective, DJ Dayoh, Provo Ambulance Service, Marine Police, DECR and Alizee Zimmermann Graphic Design.

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