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ELECTIONS IN SIX MONTHS?

– Governor hints, PNP Chairman says it is possible, Premier still mum

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Shabaan Hoza admits to falsifying land valuation – tells court he felt isolated by Gov’t GOVERNMENT Chief Valuation Officer Shabaan Hoza has admitted to delivering an untrue valuation for 200 acres of Crown land on Joe Grant Cay because of pressure he felt from the Government, then headed by corruption accused Michael Misick. Hoza has been on the witness stand for the past two weeks under cross examination by the defence when he made the disclosure. The admission came when he was being questioned by Queen’s Counsel Jerome Lynch, chief counsel for McAllister Hanchell, about a Cabinet meeting in May 2007 at which Hoza was present regarding a valuation report he had produced for the Joe Grant Cay land. Lynch asked the witness if the subject minister [McAllister Hanchell] or anyone else ever asked him to reduce the value for that or any other parcels of Crown land. While he refused to give a direct answer to the question, he said: “Not according to the minutes of the Cabinet meeting.” This prompted the lawyer to ask him if he believes something had been omitted from the minutes of the meeting. Hoza responded that he is not saying that is so, adding that his “take away” from the meeting was that he was supposed to reduce the price of the land. Continued questioning by the defense lawyer about who – specifically - wanted him to lower the value for the land, did not solicit any

names from the valuation officer, who doggedly stuck to generalisations about how the falsification came about, and implicating only himself in explicit wrongdoing. The initial value he had put on the Joe Grant Cay land was $75 million dollars; he later produced a second valuation for the land in June 2008 at $50 million. But the court heard – through Hoza’s testimony - that the government had sought independent valuations for the land and it was eventually sold off at a massive undervalue of $3.2 million to Cem Kinay. Hoza admitted that he only falsified the value of the land because of the land because of the impression he came away with from the Cabinet meeting and that he did so against his better judgement. Lynch asked him if he ever reported himself to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS - this is the professional body that accredits professionals within the land, property and construction sectors worldwide). Hoza replied that he did not do so then and that he still has not done so to date. FEELINGS OF ISOLATION On Wednesday, Queen’s Counsel Andrew Mitchell, Crown prosecutor, conducted a re-examination of the valuation officer, during which time Hoza admitted to feelings of isolation from the Misick government. Following up on his testimony on

Tuesday, Shabaan Hoza admitted to the prosecutor that he never raised the issues he was having with his valuation reports being criticized and at times rejected with the Permanent Secretary of the natural resources ministry. Asked why he never raised the issue, Hoza stated that doing so would have put him in a position of being isolated. He added that everyone was criticizing his valuations and that nobody was willing to own the valuations he produced as coming from the ministry [natural resources] or from the government. He said everyone always referred to the reports as ‘Hoza’s valuations’. At this stage the lawyer for Michael Misick objected, stating that the witness needs to say who these people are that he is referring to as “everybody”, adding that Hoza had refused to name any names during cross examination when he testified about falsified valuation reports and he should not make generalizations during re-examination. The objection was sustained and the judge stated that he will not permit the witness to continue with his generalisations. Moving on from that line of questioning, the prosecutor then asked the witness why he produced a valuation report that was not true; and if it was because of his feelings of isolation. HOZA SAID YES. Mitchell then asked him if he knew that by producing the valuation, he

Chief valuation officer Shaaban Hoza

was breaching the code of ethics set by RICS, of which he has been a member since June 2005. He said yes, in hindsight he sees that by doing so he had breached professional ethics. Upon further questioning by the prosecutor he admitted that he had read and understood the rules and regulations set by RICS in its revised rules in 2007. Further questioning by the prosecutor revealed to the court that in February 2008, the government granted Hoza a one year contract, after which it was renewed for periods of six months and one year until April 2015. The witness said that he had left the jurisdiction at the time the contract was renewed, but had returned for the start of it in September 2015 - at which time he was presented with a revised contract. Hoza said he was told he would be contracted on a month to month basis for the period of two years instead. This meant that he would not be eligible for gratuity or other benefits he was afforded under his old contractual arrangements; it also means that the Government can fire him at any time at the end of each month, whereby the two year contract would have contained certain guidelines and procedures to follow before he can be dismissed. CEM KINAY DENIAL Earlier this year, Cem Kinay had issued a press statement about his alleged illegal involvement in the Joe Grant Cay land purchase. In a press statement published

on a local online blog, Kinay called his $3.2 millon purchase of the $75million land “fair and just”. Kinay stated: “The allegations against Joe Grant Cay and myself are totally baseless. It is claimed that 200 acres of the 710 acres of the Joe Grant Cay Island was purchased at an alleged undervalue in June 2008. “The undervalue claim is based on a set of confused valuation reports prepared by the Government’s Valuation Officer, Mr. Shabaan Hoza which was different from the valuation report prepared again for the Government, instructed by Hon. Governor Richard Tauwhare in June 2008 , by an independent accredited commercial appraiser in TCI, BCQS who valued 200 acres of Joe Grant Cay, at USD 3.2 million for commercial use, exactly the amount of money asked by the Government in June 2008, which my development companies have paid in full. “It is significant that his Hon. Governor increased the price on the back of the BCQS valuation report from USD 2 million to USD 3.2 million. “Following our purchase, I have obtained 5 more valuation reports to justify the price of this transaction, 2 from local valuation companies and 3 from internationally repute appraisers: CB Richard Ellis and Ernst & Young in the USA; and Savills of UK which all agreed on similar valuation levels of the BCQS report which was the just and fair value of this Crown land.” The 200 acres has since been sold to a commercial developer for $4.04 million in October 2013.

Increase in TCI travel demand, says Expedia Published by Turks & Caicos News Company Ltd. Cheshire House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales P.O. Box 52, Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI W. Blythe Duncanson - Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Daisy Handfield - Staff Reporter Faizool Deo - Sports Editor (At Large) Cord Garrido-Lowe - Graphics Consultant (At Large) Dilletha Lightbourne-Williams - Office Manager Email: (Advertising) tcnews@tciway.tc, (News) tcweeklynews@gmail.com Tel. 649-946-4664 (office), 649-232-3508 (after hours) Website address: www.tcweeklynews.com Follow us on: Facebook: facebook.com/tcweeklynews Twitter: twitter.com/tcweeklynews1

TRAVEL demand to the TCI on all Expedia group sites grew 15 percent in 2015 when compared to 2014. Package bookings, transactions that combine components like flights and hotel, continue to increase in the Turks and Caicos Islands with more than a 25 percent increase in 2015 year over year. New data from the leading travel company also indicates that the United States remains the key feeder market for the country with a reported growth of 20 percent in 2015 year over year. The United Kingdom and Brazil are other key markets, growing at over five percent and nearly 30 percent respectively as well during the same time frame.

Demetrius Canton, Expedia group’s director of lodging partner services for the Caribbean, said: “Expedia continues to support Turks and Caicos’ growth with its local presence and its constant rollout of effective solutions like the Expedia® PartnerCentral App. “As properties continue to benefit from the company’s widerange of tools, technology and expertise, we continue to build relationships with hotel partners who see the benefit of Expedia. “Attending the Turks and Caicos conference and meeting with industry leaders and valued partners provides our market management team with the opportunity to enhance our relationships in the region and further identify the priorities and

needs of our partners.” Representatives from Expedia’s market management team attended the Turks and Caicos Conference (TACC), the destination’s premier trade event and the single most important business generator for the TCI tourism industry, this week. Throughout the four-day conference, Expedia executives shared the latest news including the recent rollout of Expedia® PartnerCentral Conversations - information on innovative marketing tools and recommendations on how hotel partners can take advantage of Expedia’s mobile technologies, tools and market intelligence to achieve increased visibility and incremental demand for their properties.

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Elections in six months? – Governor hints, PNP Chairman says it is possible, Premier still mum IT is now the month June, and some, including Governor Peter Beckingham are of the view that general elections will be held within the next six months. During his address at the National Heroes Day celebration in Grand Turk, the Governor had stated: “With an election within about six months here I hope we can all encourage our politicians - and other leaders in the church, public service and education - to look beyond the short term and articulate their vision for this country.” But in January this year, Premier Rufus Ewing had revealed to the press that he has until February 19, 2017 to call general elections. But whenever elections will be held, the three political parties are currently in the process of selecting their candidates who will compete in the fifteen constituencies as they all gear up to hit the campaign trail hard in the coming months. The incumbent Progressive National Party (PNP) now has 28

delegates competing against the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) and the Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDM). The main opposition party the PDM is still in its selection process and has not revealed how many potential candidates have so far expressed interests, but party officials expect to be done within the next two weeks. Throughout the month of June, the PDM will be visiting the various sister islands – South Caicos, Grand Turk and North Caicos - so that these branches can get to know the party’s at large candidates. The PDA leader Oswald Skippings says his party now has 12 candidates, but will be contesting all fifteen. Three more still to be selected. The latest addition, Skippings said, is Tracy Smith who will be contesting the North and Middle Caicos constituency. Smith makes it three female candidates for the newest party. The PNP has since extended the

Governor Peter Beckingham

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period for voters to register until June 30th, so that potential candidates can corral these persons and get them registered to vote for them in the primary. The PNP primary will be held sometime in July, Weekly News has learned. Party Chairman Royal Robinson said the registration extension is particularly for those persons who are running at large. “We have a total of 28 persons who have expressed interest in running for the progressive national party, in some cases they are single

persons, some of those persons are currently elected have not been challenged and then there are constituencies where two persons might be vying, constituencies with one person, constituencies with three, constituencies with five and for the large there are eleven persons who would be vying for those positions,” Robinson said. He noted that South Caicos has the largest number of members who have expressed interest in running – five, while the lowest number is in one of the constituencies in Providenciales.

CAMPAIGNING The PNP is the only party that has not started its campaign or held any sort of meetings to engage potential voters, but according to Robinson, they intend to do so as soon as they have selected their candidates sometime in July. While the PDM has not officially commenced their elections campaign, they have hosted a series of public meetings over the past two months to engage the public about their plans and why they are the best bet at the next general elections. As for the PDA they have been campaigning since the party was launched earlier this year, with the next public meetings being held on June 24 at the Platform in Grand Turk, where Skippings has promised, all twelve candidates will be in attendance. Robinson said the date for the next election has to be called 35 days before elections are held. The ten constituencies are - Grand Turk North, Grand Turk South and Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle and North Caicos, Leeward, The Bight, Cheshire Hall, Blue Hills, Five Cays and Wheeland, as well as the five at large seats.

PDM happy with DPP’s resignation BY OLIVIA ROSE LEADER of the People’s Democratic Movement, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson said her party is satisfied with the resignation of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) John Masters. Masters resigned from the post, following recommendations by the Integrity Commission of the Turks and Caicos Islands for his removal as the DPP for misbehaviour. In a press release issued Monday (June 6) Director of the Integrity Commission, Eugene Otuonye, said that on Friday (May 27) the commission informed Masters of the findings of the investigation into complaints made against him, alleging breaches of the Code of the Conduct, including victimisation and acts of corruption. “The commission has subsequently been informed that since communicating its report to Mr

Masters, he has resigned his office for personal reasons and left the Turks and Caicos Islands. “In the light of his resignation, the commission, at its next meeting, will decide on a course of action in relation to the investigation commenced as result of the complaints of some members of staff of the Office of DPP against the former DPP, Mr Masters.” Otuonye said that while there was much public speculation, concerning the investigation, the commission refrained from divulging information while investigations were ongoing. The Integrity Commission also noted that while investigations were ongoing into Masters’s alleged misconduct, Masters lodged a separate complaint against the Deputy DPP, Angela Brooks, alleging that she misled the House of Assembly in relation to allocation of some funds in the Office of the DPP’s budget for the 2015 to 2016

Former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) John Masters

financial year. Weighing in on the issue, PDM’s leader Sharlene Cartwright Robinson expressed her party’s elation with the news of Masters’s resignation and the fact that he has since left the country. On Friday (June 3) she told

reporters that she also lodged a complaint against the DPP for prying into the affairs of the office of the Opposition, over concerns she raised in the House of Assembly about the extravagant cost of consultancy for the DPP’s office. She said: “I felt that he interfered with my office and that I’m able to ask questions especially publicly in the House. “I can also do it through committees and he was then using that as a means to get back at staff when I did not receive any information from the staff and I want to make sure that is clear. “No staff from the DPP’s office, that is currently in the DPP’s office said anything to me about any extraordinary spending or any allegations referring to him and I felt that it was very wrong for him to begin to victimise staff and then to ask them - do you know the leader of the Opposition, how well do you

know the leader of the Opposition? “That was a problem for me so I felt it was important for me to say that I think he’s acting a very destructive way and certainly not befitting to the office he held.” According to Cartwright Robinson, Masters subjected his staff to a lie-detector test to determine if they knew her. This, she said, was very repugnant. “During the time that he was there, it was a very difficult environment for workers. “We had persons who were suspended including the now acting DPP who was suspended without cause, and we had a Turks and Caicos Islander who actually resigned and so we thought it only fitting as the opposition to be their voices and say to them, to the public and to the Governor that we believe he should be removed from office while CONTINUED 

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Don’t paint all politicians with a broad brush - Astwood BY OLIVIA ROSE DEPUTY leader of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), Sean Astwood, said an autonomous body that handles the distribution of Crown land already exists, however he believes the system is flawed. Astwood’s comments come in response to a suggestion posed recently in the House of Assembly by the Governor’s appointed House member John Philips. He said the establishment of an autonomous body to deal with the distribution of Crown land in the Turks and Caicos Islands might be the best possible long term solution. Philips explained that the issue of Crown land is a “hot potato” for any party in government since they will be undoubtedly accused of distributing land to their friends and family. He said: “It became very clear to me that Crown land is something that ministers or governments should not be involved in because it doesn’t matter what they do, if they issue Crown land there’ll be an opposition saying you’re giving it to your friends, if they don’t issue it there’ll

be an opposition saying you never give it to us.” Philips noted that he is fond of the idea of establishing a Crown land unit since it will avoid blame being cast on the Government. “As in independent body without political motivation, it’s actually safer from a political point of view to have someone else deal with it. “I personally feel we owe it to future generations to do our utmost to preserve Crown land and to that extent there should be no commercial development other than on a lease for a certain fixed time period and that in case in failure of the commercial venture or expiry of the lease that the land then return to the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.” However Astwood told the Weekly News on Thursday, June 9, that there is no doubt that there were flaws in the system when crown land was under the portfolio of a minister, he pointed to the vast allegations of corruption and abuse of crown land that are alleged to have occurred in the past. However he believes that politicians can create a fair, equitable, and transparent system of the distribution of Crown land.

Sean Astwood, deputy leader of the People’s Democratic Movement

Governor’s appointed House member John Philips

He said: “APDM Government is committed to ensuring this happens. “To paint all politicians with a broad brush, and thereby implying that all politicians are incapable of fair distribution of land is insulting.” He said he believes that one day the Turks and Caicos Islands should be governed solely and completely by Turks and Caicos Islanders. “I take deep exception to the suggestion made by Hon John

Phillips during his contribution to the debate on a private member’s motion on the distribution of Crown land, brought by leader of the PDM Hon Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, which was subsequently featured by this newspaper. “Hon Phillips asserted that the responsibility for Crown land would not best be situated with a government elected by the people. “He further suggested that somehow an independent (nonpolitical) body would be more capable of carrying out this responsibility. “What Hon Phillips failed to realize is that the structure he is suggesting is exactly what we have today and simply put, it does not work. “The last debacle of the distribution of crown land is evident of this and Turks and Caicos Islanders deserve better.” Astwood said the last lottery process that was used to distribute Crown land left a bad taste in the mouths of many of our people, who hoped to obtain a piece of land to build their homes. He explained that land division accepted more than 500 applications, which eventually narrowed down to about 300 applications, which

An exotic destination, and competition? – Governor talks Havana, Cuba LAST month Governor Peter Beckingham joined InterCaribbean’s inaugural flight of its new service from Providenciales to Havana. Commenting on the visit, the Governor said: “Travelling to any new destination is always exciting, and a visit I made to Havana recently met all my expectations. “Given president Obama’s recent visit there, and the Rolling Stones free performance in front of about one million people, Havana and Cuba are certainly high on the list of many people’s ‘must visit’ locations. “Thanks to the bold steps by InterCaribbean’s Lyndon Gardiner to make his airline a truly regional operation, getting to Havana has now become a lot easier from Turks and Caicos. “The first flights to Havana from here started in May, joining the existing route to Santiago de Cuba. “It’s impossible in the space of a two day visit to make too many meaningful judgements about a city, but it did seem clear that even during the low season Havana is likely to become an extremely popular destination, especially from the USA. “More seasoned visitors to Cuba than me, like Santiago Fittipaldi, who was in our small group and has travelled

A street in Havana featuring many old American cars

extensively in the region for his former company Burson Marsteller, believe that the advent of cruise ships will have a major impact on the city. “Some of the less appealing signs were already there, with dogs attired in Cuban colours for tourist photos marring the wonderful squares. “There is also a large amount of private sector refurbishment of the precincts in Old Havana, paving the way for more tourist friendly cafes, bars and retail outlets. “It’s still some way from the touristclogged sites of cruise ship attractions like Venice or Cancun, but those days cannot be too far away. “It’s also too early to assess what impact the opening of Cuba may have on TCI as a tourist destination. “I didn’t have the opportunity to see any of the country’s beaches, but it is unlikely that they will too soon have the appeal of some of TCI’s beautiful by nature surroundings. “Havana will become an additional stop on the cruise ship circuit, so to that extent it could

become competition for Grand Turk, which already faces new arrivals like the recently opened cruise centre in the Dominican Republic. “But we have managed to maintain an arrival rate in Grand Turk of around 900,000 a year, which is great for the island’s economy. “The opening up of Cuba could also in some respects benefit Turks and Caicos. In addition to the flights which InterCaribbean are running to the country, there are suggestions that some of TCI’s existing investors may look to Cuba to invest in parallel developments, which could offer the discerning traveller a taste of two very different markets. “That prospect may still be sometime away, as our Embassy mentioned during our visit that it could be a mistake to over-estimate the pace of change in Cuba. “But for the time being it beckons the curious visitor as a destination, easily reached from Providenciales, full of wonderful buildings and a fascinating history and future.”

resulted in merely 36 pieces of land being available for distribution. He said: “Collecting over $50,000 in non-refundable application fees, from hard working people knowing less than 10 percent of them would eventually be granted land is disgraceful. “Especially since it has been approximately two years since Crown land had been distributed. “The current Crown land distribution process makes a number of parcels available in specific areas every two years, it appears, as there is no set timetable as to when the next land lottery would occur. “There is a cultural aspect that is missing from the current administration of Crown land. “Traditionally a person who was born and grew up in a community for example Five Cays, would prefer to build their home in that community. “That person would apply for an available residential parcel within Five Cays, under the current nonpolitical administration a person wanting residential land in Five Cays could end up having to wait for years until this independent body decides to make land available in the Five Cays community.” Astwood contended that this wrong, as there is no evidence that preference to obtain land in the community one in was raised has yielded any negative results. “I am amazed that Hon Philips would advocate for a system that is already in place and has been a total failure. “I am also amazed that this current PNP led government did not find Hon Phillips statement appalling as they sat quietly on this issue. “It is now common knowledge among Turks and Caicos Islanders that when it comes to representing Turks and Caicos Islander’s interest, this Rufus Ewing PNP Government is always missing.” The Lands Division falls under the auspices of the Attorney General’s Chambers.

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investigations are ongoing.” Otuonye added: “The Commission examined the former DPP’s complaint pursuant to its powers under section 80(1) (a) of the Integrity Commission Ordinance. “The Commission found that the former DPP’s complaint against Mrs. Brooks was frivolous, false and malicious. “As a result of its findings, the commission made certain

recommendations to the relevant TCIG authorities, including that the authorities might consider Mr Master’s removal from office as the DPP for misbehaviour pursuant to section 91(4) of the TCI Constitution. “The commission also recommended for the immediate recall of the Deputy DPP, Mrs Angela Brooks, from administrative leave.”

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Hotels seek judicial review of building height increase STRATA Corporation, representing the Tuscany and the Venitian hotels, has sought a judicial review of the Government’s February 26 decision to amend the development manual to allow 12 storey buildings. The review is currently engaging the attention of the court, presided over by Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale. Queen’s Counsel, Conrad Griffiths, is representing the hotels while Queen’s Counsel Ariel Misick and Queen’s Counsel Helen Mountfield are appearing on behalf of the Government – officials named include the Governor, the Minister of Infrastructure of Housing and the Director of Planning. The Desarollos Hotel Company limited – which is set to construct the TCI’s first ever 12 storey Ritz Carlton branded hotel - is appearing as an interested party in the proceedings. The proceedings started on Wednesday with Griffiths outlining his case for the judge. His clients have stipulated that the 2016 amendment to the development manual to permit 12 storey structures and increase density is unconstitutional as it breaches section 18 of the constitution, as well as Section 39A. However, there was contention as it relates to the lawyer’s inclusion of

section 39A in his application, as he is not asking the court make a ruling on that section, merely to consider the section, in light of the alleged constitutional breach of section 18. While Section 18 deals with the protection of the environment, section 39A deals with the attendance of the Governor and his heading all Cabinet meetings, or his deputy or the attorney general in his absence. Misick in his submissions challenged the inclusion of section 39A stating that it had no relevance to the applicant’s case, and that they are using the section as a fall back in the event their application is not granted on the constitutional point. He stated that the amendment was a lawful act, enacted by the legislature, and that there is no presumption that legislations coming out of parliament are not lawful. Misick observed that while the applicants are not asking the court to declare the amendment as unlawful they are seeking a collateral decision from the court that would in effect declare the amendment unconstitutional. The lawyer noted that had section 39A been the subject of the applicant’s focal challenge it was highly unlikely the Chief Justice would grant it, and if she were to even consider it in the application,

House debates use of national flag, coat of arms and other national symbols BY OLIVIA ROSE THE PROPOSAL of a new law to govern the use of the national flag, the national coat of arms and other national symbols was presented in the House of Assembly on Monday, June 6. Premier Rufus Ewing in presenting the Flag and Coat of Arms Bill 2016 noted that there is a desperate need for lucidity as it relates to the official use of insignias of national heritage. The bill was lauded by many members in the House and widely supported, however some members were dissatisfied with its lack of precise details. Commenting on the bill, Governor’s appointed member John Philips asked for a definite timeframe to peruse the defined and precise colour codes outlined in the new bill. However Philips asserted that he is not in support of the bills restriction on the use of the flag; he told the house that he wished to see the TCI flag being used more often when it comes to showcasing the country. Also weighing in on the bill, leader of the Opposition Sharlene Carwright Robinson noted that some key elements were left out of the bill, including a comprehensive

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description of the coat of arms and other national symbols. Questions were also posed by member for Wheeland Delroy Williams who inquired about the rights to the traditional national song, This Land of Ours, coined by the late Rev Dr Conrad Howell. A wider debate fell on the merchandise currently being designed and sold primarily to tourists bearing the flag, coat of arms and other national symbols and what measures would be put in place to protect suppliers from facing a loss. The House of Assembly was subsequently adjourned sine die by the Premier.

the court would have to hear from the Attorney General. The lawyer further pointed out the court’s November 2015 decision on the application brought by the applicants, the Chief Justice was careful not to infringe on an executive decision of the court, and made no judgment on the applicant’s request for the Governor to develop a development plan. Misick cautioned the court to exercise the same restraint in this instance as it relates to section 39A, adding that there is no provision in the constitution for a motion to be taken to the court except where a person’s fundamental rights have been breached – where none has in this instance. The lawyer stated that it would be wrong for the applicant to proceed on this ground in their application. However, the Chief Justice pointed out that an applicant could challenge a decision made by the government as being unconstitutional. Misick agreed, and pointed again to the applicant’s framing of their application – reiterating that they are seeking a holistic judgment, which would effectually set aside the constitutionality of the decision to increase building height and density in the House of Assembly. In his response, Griffiths pointed out that he is not seeking a determination from the court on section 39A, just for it to be considered in the application. And the chief justice stated that she would not be offering an opinion

on that aspect of the application and encouraged the lawyer to omit it from his application to the court. Griffiths further stated that in relation to section 18, the constitution requires the government to have regard for the environment A portion of that section reads: “Protection of the environment 18.—(1) The Legislature and the Government shall, in all their decisions, have due regard to the need to foster and protect an environment that is not harmful to the health or well-being of present and future generations, while promoting justifiable economic and social development” The lawyer pointed to the government’s decision to only conduct site specific environmental impact assessment when a project is proposed, stating that this is wrong and not what the law allows. Griffiths pointed out that the government has no evidence at all that the change in height and density would have no impact on the environment. He said it is merely guesswork on their part that it will not. Griffiths also complained of being hoodwinked by the government and thwarted in their previous application to the court. He said that his client experienced extreme difficulties in receiving the reports on the consultations that the government had undertaken last year, with a significant omission in what was eventually granted to them. That omission is in respect of an

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exchange between former Director of DEMA, Kathleen Wood and the minister of finance Washington Misick in which he stated that the consultation meetings were only being held to solicit the public’s view on mitigation efforts and that the increase in building height was already the law of the land. He noted that Wood’s and other responses to the Minister’s statement are still relevant to the case before the court, even as a decision on that had already been rendered last year. The Court has been presented with affidavits from the Premier, the director of planning and the former DEMA boss. In her affidavit, Wood outlined the various types of environmental assessment the government could have undertaken, and ways in which proper consultation can and ought to be conducted. However, the Chief Justice was not inclined to entertain Wood’s “anecdotal evidence” (as she called it) about what she considers proper consultations, and pointed out to Griffiths that Wood’s “condescension” (her words) about the types of assessment that can be done is irrelevant to his case, as his application is based on there not being any assessment at all whereby according to his application there should have been assessments before the amendment was even made. The amendment that is being challenged was made on December 16, 2015 in the House of Assembly.

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THE CAPITAL NOTE Dear Bishop Williams I am 31-years-old and the eldest daughter of seven siblings. My mother died a year ago after marriage of 49 years. As far as we knew, our parents had a very successful marriage and the relationship with the entire family was well. He gave our mother a great send off. My father waited a ‘respectable’ period of two weeks and lo and behold, he brought to the home a very young pretty and fair-skinned foreign lady and said that he wanted to marry her despite the fact that they only met a few days ago. My father is not spiritual at all, but he thinks that she is the only one for him. We told him to wait and thoroughly check her and the entire situation out before making such a move as we will not want a stranger in our house. He said yes and they left. Three hours later, they came back with a marriage certificate and a marriage licence. Obviously, they had this all planned. Well all hell broke loose. We got physical on her case and awful words were exchanged. My father made it clear that he was the next of kin of our mother, and although the house and land was in our mother’s name, he was in charge and he asked the two remaining children who live in the house to leave. We cried and prayed for two days relative our father’s conduct and his new foreign wife. On the third day after his marriage, I got a call from a well-known and distinguished law firm’s senior partner to come in as I was the Executrix of my mother’s will. This surprised all of because we were of the opinion that our mother, who was considerable richer than our father, died intestate – without a will. She never told anyone including my father that she had prepared a will. Bishop, to the surprise of all of us, my mother had a welldefined and planned will as to how she wanted her assets to be distributed. Needless to say, our father was not left with anything but allowed to live in the house only if he remained single. Should I ask our father to leave my mother’s house or should I allow him to stay? SURPRISE THE DEVIL OUT OF MY FATHER IN MIAMI. Dear Surprise the Devil out of my Father, Your dearly departed mother was very much wiser that your father and her children estimated. A mother has great discernment

BISHOP CLARENCE N WILLIAMS

Bishop Clarence N Williams has performed well over 500 marriages and counselled thousands of couples. If you have a problem, email askbishopwilliams@gmail.com or write to Ask The Bishop, Box 685, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. All rights reserved. Names and places have been changed for privacy.

relative the way and mannerisms of her husband and children. Since your father is not entitled to the assets of your mother by dower, her last will and testament will take priority. Do not put your father and his new wife out of the house immediately; that is not good and just. Give him three to six months to find a new residence and if the children are in a position to help him, then do so. Any evil that your father might have rendered to his wife of the children should be forgiven and in no wise render evil for evil. Your other had an excellent idea what was going on. Show love to your new mother-in-law, after all, she is your father’s wife. Don’t surprise your father with evil; your mother supervised all of you with good. Evil will fail, good will always prevail, for Jesus, all is GOOD ________________________

more to her mother than to you. She has been longer with her mother and has become addicted to her ruling and bossing her. You will be on the losing end with two women against you. Now take this bold step: Have a meeting with your girlfriend and her mother and let them know how you feel and the conduct that you expect from both of them for the way forward. Then see the results for at least six months before planning another wedding date, but don’t set much hope in it. If you marry a bad foundation, your house will only become ‘badder’. In seeking to change others, it might be necessary to change your course and yourself. The love of Jesus Christ for you is changeless. _____________________

Dear Bishop Williams, I need urgent help. At age 32 and at the top of my professional career in law, I am about to be married in three months to a wonderful and adorable lady. The problem is expecting mother-in-law. She is the most rude and bossy woman that I have ever seen. She made her daughter change the wedding date and plans twice and instead of a father-giver; she wants to be the mother-giver. She also insists that I fund the elaborate $20,000 wedding reception at a prestigious hotel. I am very uncomfortable around her as I can expect her to act foolishly. My girlfriend listens to her mother more than she does to me and now I am getting a strong feeling of calling off the wedding and ending the relationship. SUFFER NOW OR LATER IN PORT-OF SPAIN.

Dear Bishop Williams, I am a 14-year boy, but I feel that I am matured like a man of 21. I asked my single parent mother for permission to take my next door neighbour girlfriend on a date in another town. Both of our parents know that we can be trusted, but my father will not approve of it, saying he “smells fire”. Her parents are cool with it. We will catch a bus and be back before sunset. I am tempted to lie and make up some kind of excuse, just to date her. HOT TEMPTATION IN SOUTH BEACH.

Dear Suffer Now or Later, If you think that you are suffering now, just wait until you get married. The problems from your mother-in-law will not only double but triple with more to come. The type of mother-in-law that you have explained will be a thorn in your flesh until you die. They don’t make peace and you wife to be will continue to listen

Dear Hot Temptation, Your body may look matured and your brain might contribute to your increased masculinity for the dating, but your age remains that of a minor. Don’t not start to lie and deceive your parents or anyone else. They are keeping an eye on you. Pay a lot of attention to your education and do not be influenced by your friends for an early date, dating will come in due course. Wait on the Lord and true dating will come. What about your date with Jesus Christ, age does not matter.

Passports and plantains CUSTOMER service, be it excellent, terrible or somewhere in between, must be a popular subject of conversation, the world over. Certainly in Grand Turk, (and I recall the same applied to Provo) people love to share their views on the level of service they received at the utility company, the bank, their car dealership or simply at the grocery store. Although in recent years, BY TITUS DE BOER government offices should be Titus de Boer, who originally added to the list as well, as moved to the TCI from citizens are viewed more and Germany in 1989, is a more as ‘customers’ by the journalist by training and authorities rather than mere, currently works as an art average mortals who ought promoter and consultant in Grand Turk and internationally. to be harassed and abused by men and woman in uniforms and/or in places of authority and power. Accordingly, many government offices around the globe now refer to themselves as ‘customer service centres’. Customer service in the TCI was for many decades a bit of a hit and miss experience; a tad spotty - to put it mildly. One could have amazingly attentive, friendly service in an eatery, a store or some office one minute and on the same day have a waiter throw a menu at you with the words, “What do you want?” or indeed run into a cashier who was so grumpy and miserable that one was almost afraid to inconvenience her even further. In fairness I should hasten to add that the former group appears to now outnumber the latter significantly, especially in the private sector. This is no doubt a result of effective training as much as - if indeed not more so - a good attitude. I really don’t think one can become too academic about ‘service with a smile’. You’re either nice to your customers, or you’re not – it’s that simple. Two different experiences, in two distinctly different venues on Grand Turk, recently exemplified good customer service. Let’s begin with the most unlikely: The Immigration Department, more specifically the passport office. A six week wait for a TCI passport necessitated a visit to enquire about the whereabouts of said passport. “Oh, it was just processed this week and we’re sending it to the UK today.” (So much for the much heralded 10 day turnaround). Oh well. Slightly perturbed, I accept my fate and get ready to cancel a flight, when suddenly I hear, “Let us see what we can do for you - that’s what we’re here for.” Still in shock at what I’ve just heard, I observe the passport office ladies in action as they proceed to digitally record all my documents and finally return my still valid, old passport to me with a smile and the words, “Have a good trip.” That was good service. Pure and simple. The second example of great customer service was demonstrated by a group of ladies operating a fish fry near the Victoria Library. Preparing some of the most delicious conch fritters, fried fish, etc these extremely well organised and talented ‘fish fry magicians’ could not have been friendlier and even gave my six-year-old daughter a very instructive demonstration of the perfect way to prepare plantain. The food was great, the smiles were genuine and consequently their customers happy. Once again, these ladies just got it. So here’s to good service!

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Beryn Duncanson responds to Sun article Dear Mr Boyce, Re: Sun front page article on Michael Misick (Mike Misick travelled to DR) Issue dated May 28 to June 4, 2016 (Vol. 12 No 21). I read with interest your front page news story last week of an interview with former Premier, corruption trial co-defendant, Mr Michael Misick on the occasion of his return to the country under a bail variation allowing him to travel to the Dominican Republic for medical attention. I was maligned and libelled in your article without so much as any prior notice or opportunity from your publication to comment. I would expect under the rules at common law that you attempt to mitigate your liability and discharge a presumption of intentional malice by placing this letter in no less a prominent space in your publication than also front page where you placed the offending first piece. Had your newspaper bothered to contact me before publication you might have been able to produce a balanced report reflecting the following facts: 1. I, Beryn Duncanson diligently represented Mr Misick over a full year with all manner of pre-trial challenges instructed and authorized by him (as detailed below). 2. In November last year, after diligently representing Mr Misick all year I tried to resign from Mr Misick’s case and informed him and the other two lawyers of my then decision in a teleconference, and Mr Misick literally cried in distress for me to stay on with the legal team. At that time QC Thorne threatened me with court action if I resigned. 3. Contrary to Mr Misick’s suggestion the QC Mr Ralph Thorne and his Junior Adrian Kayne were briefed by my firm for the trial and have both been paid in full last year ALL their brief fees due to them under their signed retainer letters. (Signed respectively July 22, 2015, and September 1, 2015). They both came to the country and took up the case having been thus satisfied, though QC Mr Thorne upon arriving to the country in September and after having meetings with Mr Misick did thereafter seek unreasonably to substantially increase his previously agreed and signed retainer contract. 4. Mr Misick deliberately obfuscates the truth by suggesting something untoward by me billing him in that “He tried to Bill me for something to (sic) legal aid should cover and you can’t mix up legal aid with private money (sic).” Mr Misick was granted legal aid which covers his criminal case only.

On January 7, 2015, Mr Misick signed my firm’s retainer agreement which expressly stipulated that he would be liable for all costs of representation of him which were for matters not covered by legal aid from the public purse. In any event a legal aid certificate was not finalised for Mr Misick until June 8, 2015. We had spent some three weeks back and forth haggling over the wording of that contract, purely over the question of payment for civil work not covered by legal aid, so it is disingenuous of Mr Misick to suggest now that legal aid was eventually supposed to cover all facets of his legal representation, when the whole point of hiring me (a civil litigator) was to conduct numerous civil cases in pre-trial challenges. The civil cases could not possibly be covered by public legal aid which is limited only to costs of one’s criminal case. In the final event my firm did extensive work briefing two preliminary QCs on a host of preliminary trial issues on both statutory and constitutional law; challenged the court office for over six months with preparations for a judicial review case over the originally slim brief fees in legal aid; then filed and argued two other judicial review cases challenging the age of the judge and the legality of the Governor’s appointments of him; then challenged the judge on

recusal for bias in terms of public comments reported from him in Jamaica; then challenged the SIPT’s application to vary the restraint order on all Misick’s assets (which I won on appeal against SIPT); also finally challenged the whole criminal process by separate civil lawsuit brought by way of constitutional motion. All alone I prepared and argued four out of five of these aforementioned cases and all alone argued four out of five of the subsequent appeals arising from them in the Court of Appeal (because the QC failed to attend for all but the last appeal). I even took two of the matters all the way to the Privy Council by application for special leave, which is a fairly exhaustive and drawn out application to draft and prepare. Legal aid covered none of that save recusal and restraint. I logged conservatively over 1,200 hours representing Mr Misick last year, averaging over 20 hours a week. At my standard rate of $480 an hour (island standard for lawyers over 10 years’ call) it is easy to see what level of works and services Mr Misick was consuming. And that’s before the substantial disbursements on his behalf. I have over the years had a few major complex commercial cases where my billings over a year exceeded Mr Misick’s but I can safely say that not a single one of those

presented anywhere the vastness of issues and paperwork as present in the various levels of representation required for Mr Misick. 5. A casual observer of newspaper reports of all last year’s build-up to trial will remember that there were several civil case matters. 6. Mr Misick throughout last year encouraged me to continue with case after case and repeatedly promised me that I would be paid separately for all the very substantial sums from all this litigation with civil matters either from an anticipated land sale or at the latest by the time of his recent 50th birthday in February when his Public Pension as a former parliamentarian fell due. After his pension became due, Mr Misick suddenly changed his mind about paying my firm. 7. I am the only defence lawyer of some 30 lawyers separately and currently engaged in the case the past four years to score any significant pre-trial win against the SIPT team - in the Court of Appeal against prosecution lead counsel Mr Andrew Mitchell QC, who is by reputation the UK’s leading barrister in that area. I carried Mr Misick’s file for over seven months before any substantial payment of any kind (ultimately only getting that for the criminal matters, from legal aid) and I accepted his case at a time when legal aid was so meagre that few law firms were anxious to be associated with his cause.

It is largely because of my efforts last year that legal aid was substantially increased for him and most all the defendants. In light of all the above I challenge any one to assert that I did not deliver for Mr Misick above and beyond the call of duty of any lawyer to diligently represent his client. Mr Misick attempted on March 29, 2016, to have me removed from the case but the presiding judge Harrison J dismissed him, refused his application, partly on the basis that a dispute over fees with one’s lawyer was not enough reason to “have lost faith and confidence”. Two months later and Mr Misick has tried again, conveniently after first placing his interview in the Sun newspaper with the various libellous allegations. As of this past Tuesday, May 31, I am officially off the case as the instructing lawyer, as judge Harrison has finally two months later allowed a second approach by Mr Misick to the court. In the final analysis, Mr Misick’s main complaint of my services appears to be his prior numerous complaints about the reporting on his criminal case by the Turks and Caicos Weekly News, a newspaper published by my father, which is (properly) beyond my editorial control. Sincerely, DUNCANSON & CO Beryn Duncanson Attorney at Law

FilCom commemorates independence through clean-up campaign BY DAISY HANDFIELD THE FILIPINO Community (FilCom) in the Turks and Caicos Islands decided to switch things up a bit and host a clean-up campaign instead of a party to celebrate their country’s 118 years of independence. The clean-up will be held on Saturday (June 11) under theme, ‘Celebration with a cause’. The Alexandra and the Ocean Club East will be the two starting points of the clean-up. The two teams will continue on to the Seven Stars roundabout and then merge at the parking lot of the IGA Gourmet supermarket. Materials such as gloves and

President of FilCom Alfonso Palatino

trash bags will be provided. In an interview with president of FilCom, Alfonso Palatino, he said that this is the ideal way to proceed

with the clean-up so that all of that area can be covered. Palatino said that after the cleanup, attendees will have a short programme in the parking area of IGA Gourmet with some light meals. He said: “It is a way of giving back to the community we call our home. “We wanted to have a worthy cause; a worthy celebration for the environment, for the Turks and Caicos Islands. “We also see the need for a cleanup in that area.” The president said that taking care of the environment is also a personal advocacy of his. He is looking forward to seeing minimum 50 people in attendance for the event.

He said: “We wish to invite you and your friends and colleagues to join us in this worthy cause and advocacy.” FilCom has been awarded the Environmental Stewardship award by the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA). FilCom has been a stout supporter of DEMA projects for more than two years with its active involvement in clean up drives, tree planting, and orienting its members of the ordinances for compliance. Those interested in participating in the clean-up can call Alfonso Palatino on 2324456 for more information.

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Michael Misick denied his pension – other corruption defendants’ also withheld CORRUPTION-accused Michael Misick is protesting the withholding of his government pension by persons so far unknown. This past week, Queen’s Counsel Ralph Thorne - Misick’s lawyer in the corruption trial - spoke with the press about what he called the illegal actions against a man presumed to be innocent until proven guilty. The lawyer’s statements came following Misick’s application for his pension back in February this year when he reached the eligible age of 50. The lawyer says the pension was approved by the House of Assembly, but there are now efforts to deny his client his rightful emoluments. Misick served the Turks and Caicos Islands first as Chief Minister

from August 15, 2003 to August 9, 2006, then as the country’s first Premier from August 9, 2006 to March 23, 2009. Misick’s lawyer said that his client is being denied money that is rightfully his as a former elected official of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. “Mr Misick’s pension became due since February this year and there seems to be some difficulty receiving it. That has resulted in my client feeling some kind of hardship…I understand that there is a freezing order in place…his assets have been the subject of a freezing order made by a previous Chief Justice but I want to say that the basis of an order to freeze a person’s assets in these circumstances is normally

Michael Misick

related to the fact that it is assumed that the person’s property may be the proceeds of criminal wrongdoing. “You cannot say that a former premier’s pension is the proceeds of criminal wrongdoing, so to that extent I believe he is entitled to it,” the lawyer said.

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The political candidate:

A question of character? HOW do our political parties choose their candidates? Historically, even recently this is based on someone being fairly successful in business, professional standing, having legal training, being socially popular and well known, and being a civil servant with knowledge of how government functions. But these factors tell us nothing about character. What kind of person is the candidate? Is he or she ethical in their dealings? Is he or she trustworthy and dependable, and not shifty, or risky? Is the candidate committed to the party’s values? And is he or she patriotic, and willing to put the country’s interests above private concerns? The above qualities speak to the character of the individual, define the candidate, and are critical to making an intelligent choice. A recent letter in Caribbean News Now by Louie Christian, speaks to character in a pointed way saying Caribbean people should move away from referring to their political leaders as Honourable because they do not deserve the esteem the title bestows, since they are not living up to the standards of honour and integrity. This is really an indictment

BY OLIVER MILLS

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

of Caribbean politicians. Does this apply to the TCI, or are we different? In his commencement address to graduates at Howard University, president Obama encouraged them as young leaders to be confident in their heritage, question the world as it is, avoid having an attitude, and noted that change requires listening to those you disagree with, and being prepared to compromise. He also quoted James Baldwin who wrote: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” To me this reflects a certain kind of character which brings renewal. TCI candidates for political office, and those holding office need to heed Obama’s words, and further enrich the power and influence that come with a good character. This brings recognition for both themselves and the country. Character also involves acquiring knowledge to speak with authority,

being accountable so we do not elude justice, and being responsible so that we take our tasks seriously. This applies to politics, and those who serve the public equally. In a recent article, in the Jamaica Observer, Damion Black speaks of prime minister Holness’s emphasis on setting and holding his ministers to performance targets, careful stewardship of public resources, and zero toleration of corruption. These are the ingredients of character as they relate to public life, and the expectations of politicians. This strengthens integrity, and public trust in the credibility of government. When candidates and elected members are of unquestioned character, policies are more ethical, achieve the intended results, and the country’s image is more respected.

Misick will soon be moving to the courts to recover monies he is owed, Thorne added. The lawyer said that Misick should not be denied his pension while he is on trial, especially at a stage where a verdict in the case has not even been rendered. He added that this also deprives his client the right to be presumed innocent, as he has only been charged, so far not been found guilty of anything. “Now I understand that he made the application to the parliament and I understand that the parliament has approved, I understand that in the normal course of things the parliament communicated with the treasury, and I am informed that the treasury has done what it is supposed to do that is to expedite the matter of writing the cheque and it is now my further understanding that somewhere in the system things are being done to deprive him of that pension.” While not accusing anyone of withholding Misick’s money, Thorne stated: “If there is anyone in the system who is depriving Mr Misick of his lawful entitlement to a pension I want to say that I am actively seeking the services of a local attorney at law to approach the court to have Mr Misick receive his pension.” As it relates to other defendants on trial with Misick, and who also served in Government, the lawyer said that he is aware that they are also experiencing the same difficulty with receiving their benefits. He said it is unfair and discriminatory treatment against people simply because they are on trial. The lawyer remains adamant that his client and the other defendants in the trial are all innocent until proven guilty by a court of law and should be treated accordingly. “To deprive them of that defeats their presumption of innocence, as long as a man is not proven guilty

he cannot be punished for any infringement. “There has been no verdict that proves the infringement of any law and everything that is due to them they must receive.” He emphasized that the pension is in respect of public and official service rendered to the country; and is not the proceeds of any criminal wrongdoing. He added that even if they were convicted, the pension did not spring from any criminal wrongdoing. The former Premier’s assets are still the subject of a worldwide freeze order, imposed by the court on June 23, 2011, upon the request of Special Prosecutor Helen Garlick. The restraint order reveals a long list of individuals and firms said to be holding Misick’s assets. They include his ex-wife LisaRaye McCoy, brothers Chal and Lofton Misick, nephew and Air Turks and Caicos boss Lyndon Gardiner, former government ministers Floyd Hall and Jeffrey Hall, and associate Carlton Williams. The document also named 35 companies, including local and overseas banks, real estate firms and investment agencies. At the time the order was granted, the list of assets identified included his Leeward home, condos at the Alexandra resort and Provo Golf Club, land housing the formerly named L’Raye Cinema, and several parcels of land in Providenciales and North Caicos. The order had also named 17 bank accounts held in Providenciales, Florida, California, London, Liechtenstein and the Czech Republic, plus five locally held credit cards. The order had mandated that Misick file an affidavit outlining his worldwide assets in their entirety – including all transfers in and out in excess of $10,000 since July 1, 2005. He was also required to transfer all moveable assets overseas to a location within the TCI.

Come to the cabaret old chum INTERNATIONAL director, choreographer and dancer Ainara Varela Pino is coming to the TCI for an unforgettable, magical night of music, song and dance. The fundraiser for Food for Thought will include award winning numbers from Chicago and Cabaret The event is taking place on Friday, July 1, from 8pm at Brayton Hall. It will feature local artists Ainara Varela Pino, David Bowen, Sonia Bueno de la Torre, Lucy Contreras, Marvin Henfield, Samantha Kildegaard, Tamara Megrelishvili, Tina Randall, Josie Jo Smith, Amy Towers and more.

A press release from the TC Friends of the Arts read: “We welcome you dressed in character with a costume from the Roaring 20s, Cabaret, Chicago, or All that Jazz! “Come to the Cabaret, old chum, and support a good cause.” Tickets available at Unicorn Bookstore and Art Provo. Reserve Will Call through markpankhurst@icloud.com. Adult floor tickets cost $25, balcony costs $45 and student tickets cost $15. Half of all funds will go to Food for Thought. Supporters include Graceway Sports Centre, TCFAF, Attimi, and Beauty on the Beach.

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Windvibes celebrates ten years TEN years ago on June 8, ‘Wind Warrior’ Hope LeVin started Windvibes – a local kiteboarding and water sports tournament – and today, she is proud to still be celebrating this awesome milestone. The twenty-three year old kiteboarder has repped the TCI in local and international waters and is now one of the most – if not the most – recognised face in water sports in the Caribbean. The ten year anniversary was celebrated with a fundraising gala at Opus restaurant in Gracebay, just a month ahead of the 2016 Windvibes event. Attendees at the sold out event was treated to the musical genius of Dave Kim, a professional violinist, guitarist and DJ out of California. The main event – Windvibes will be held on Sunday July 10 at Long Bay beach. It is open to the public, who are being invited out to come out for a fun filled day of water

‘Wind Warrior’ Hope LeVin

sports with the family and friends. LeVin said she and her dynamic Windvibes team are hoping to raise $50,000 at the gala event for ten different charities in the TCI, as part of their community outreach efforts. Again this year, Windvibes has collaborated with Do It Centre to put on the much anticipated event this July.

True patriotism is more than occasional emotions BY JAS WALKIN, TCI PATRIOT TRUE patriotism is more than the display of national colours, flags and celebrating the life and legacy of our only national hero on the last Monday in May. It is more than feeling proud to be a TCI Belonger because you are marching with other Belongers to the beat of ‘We salute this land of ours’ or some other talented local artist patriotic song. True patriotism is more than supporting a national event in an attempt to show strength in numbers. Moreover, it is more than Belongers getting irritated every time there is a foreign nation celebrating their flag day on our turf. It is more than repeating the words “this is my country” every time an expat does or says something offensive in nature. True patriotism is deeper than

a desire for self-determination and independence. It is more that occasional emotions. Instead, true patriotism is defined by a sense of duty to one’s country. It is the duty to honour God by honouring those who have paved a way for you. True patriotism is not contaminated by self-indulgence for personal gain at the detriment of your fellow countrymen. It is demonstrated in your deeds as much as in your words. It teaches you to disagree with fellow men but still respect their points of views. It forces you to accept that not all countrymen believe in putting country first but they are no less your countrymen than those that believe what you believe. True patriotism is rooted in the belief that all citizens of your country are created equal and should therefore be treated equal.

It does not seek to oppress or discriminate in the name of patriotism. Instead, it is a philosophy that through equality we can achieve anything. True patriotism is not selling out your country to the highest bidder in the spirit of economic development. Instead, it recognises that the most important development that should take place in the country is the development of its people. True patriotism is the integrity to call wrong, wrong and avoid repeating the same mistakes. It is the resolve to stand up for what is right in the face of mounting adversity. It is the commitment to stand with your country in its darkest hour praying and working until daylight comes again. Finally, true patriotism is your faith in your country and your hope for it to become a nation you will be proud of.

COMMENTARY

Where is the surplus?

By David Tapfer

THE VOTERS of this territory have now acquired a certain apathy as they disregard nearly everything the government of the day proclaims. Several times a year we hear about huge surpluses. In people’s daily lives there is no evidence of a treasury flush with dough. The schools need books and toilet paper, the roads need repair, the seawall is failing. Government workers need a raise. On and on it goes. People are tired of being the victims of being talked down to. They see the ministers flaunting their big salaries, expense accounts and government furnished vehicles and they suspect that if there is a surplus it is being siphoned off.

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

The basic question is: Do we really have a surplus? A surplus anywhere except in a TCI PNP government is money left over after planned spending has been spent. Budgeted allocations spent or at least set aside. In this government there has been unspent funds called a surplus. Money budgeted and promised to be spent has not been used as promised. Other monies needed for daily cash expenses has not been used to

pay bills. Therefore we have had ‘cash surpluses’ dumped into the now liquidated sinking fund. Under every PNP government we really never had a balanced budget or true budget surplus. On a personal budget basis it is as if you have an income but don’t pay FortisTCI for several months. You still have the cash to pay the big bills. Therefore you have a surplus of cash. However you are

living in the dark! Maybe living in the dark is acceptable because you need to payoff some huge debt you inherited from your cousin, uncle or brother. Therefore you leave the lights off. We failed to pay off the whole $170 million loan. We still owe $30 million more and we do not know what other loans exist. Perhaps another to build the long overdue school? Ministers are not living in the dark they are living the high life in the bright lights while the people are living in the dark. The government’s problem is the people are now seeing the daylight and election day is dawning. Therefore they take the budgeted promises made over many years and now roll them out as fresh election promises. They are breaking ground but

the folks are ignoring this ploy. Roads, buildings and bridges hurriedly and poorly built now and in the past are monuments to hurried mismanagement. It boils down to simple questions. If we have huge surpluses why are we planning on borrowing more money? Why complain about SIPT legal costs? Soon we will borrow and owe millions and millions more. How many millions more do we owe for the airport? The TCI now has a departure tax four times that of Miami International Airport. This deters tourism. Perhaps government has a surplus of spinning the facts. After 13 long years, enough is enough!

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Canadian principal to open high school in TCI BY DAISY HANDFIELD

Rihanna poses for a photo at Bugaloo’s restaurant

Rihanna vacations in the TCI BY DAISY HANDFIELD BARBADIAN singer and songwriter, Rihanna Fenty, was recently vacationing in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The singer was the topic of discussion on social media throughout the whole of last weekend. Several residents posted photos of Rihanna who was

spotted at local restaurant, Bugaloo’s in Five Cays, Providenciales. This newspaper spoke to owner of Bugaloo’s restaurant, Michael Stolow, who said that Rihanna and her entourage spent the entire afternoon at his restaurant where she ate, drank high end tequila and then went for a swim.

He said: “She and her crew loved it [the restaurant]. “They told me that they are from Barbados and they are hard to please when it comes to Caribbean food. “They promised to return Sunday, but it didn’t happen.” Stolow said that they enjoyed having celebrities at the restaurant, and it never gets old.

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After Rihanna publically announced via social media page, Snap Chat that she was at Bugaloo’s, Stolow said that nearly half of the island showed up at the restaurant to see the star. He said that she seemed to enjoy the attention and the love that she received from her fans in the TCI. Bugaloo’s serves lunch and dinner and specialises in a number of island cuisines. Robyn Rihanna Fenty first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its thenpresident, hip-hop producer and rapper Jay Z.

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THE OPENING of a private Christian high school in the Turks and Caicos Islands is on the agenda for the principal of Life Christian Academy International, Michael Karpishka, located in Ottawa, Canada. Karpishka, who has been back and forth between Canada and the TCI, said in an interview that he is currently on the Islands coordinating with different people to make this dream a reality within the next three to five years. He said that he is still deciding whether it will be built in Providenciales or in Grand Turk. The principal explained that the school will be a high school but also have an A-levels programme which is known as sixth form in order to give the students a head start when applying to universities. He said: “My long term goal is to open up a school either in Providenciales or in Grand Turk. “Primarily a high school going into form six focusing not only on the local students, but bringing in exchange students from all around the world to experience what I would call travel education. “This will be a three month exchange programme where we would also take students from Provo and send them abroad for three months. “There is a lot of work to be done so within three to five years.” Another reason he was in the TCI was to coordinating academics for students in the TCI who will be travelling to Canada to complete their high school education. He said: “Although students graduate with a grade 11 or form five academic certificate, most colleges and universities in North America

deadline for application is June 18th, 2016

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HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW

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Cactus at the grocery store

I JUST bought and cooked some cactus pads that I found for the first time at the grocery store - why not! I have drank pure aloe vera juice in the past, because I heard it was healthy, but the taste is absolutely disgusting and I mean it, I will never

drink this again in my life. However, now I was ready to try cactus! The edible part is the thorny pad of the prickly pear cactus, is a staple ingredient in Mexican cuisine and has been steadily gaining popularity

in the United States, manifesting itself in Southern and Tex-Mex style cooking. Many people like me however have never heard of it, or don’t realise that cactus is even edible. The cactus pad has a mellow flavour that’s similar to cooked green beans or okra. The texture and flavour lends itself to a variety of cooking preparations, from simple raw dishes of chopped pad mixed with onions, cilantro and lemon, to roasting them whole in the oven or searing on the grill. As tasty as cactus pad are, another great reason to enjoy them is that they are rather nutritious. Very low in calories and carbohydrates but high in dietary fibre, cactus pads are packed with good stuff: vitamins A, C and K, riboflavin, B6, magnesium, potassium, manganese, iron and

Healing, naturally THERE is a growing interest around the world in people wanting to take control of their own health. With the amount of information available over the internet, it can be overwhelming to decide on the best course of action. Pharmaceuticals? Surgeries? Natural therapies? This is where a naturopathic doctor can help. What is a naturopathic doctor? Naturopathic doctors (NDs) come from a school of medicine that starts from the belief that the body is able to heal itself - it is not a medication that heals a person. Certainly there are instances when pharmaceuticals or surgery is required, but western medicine

is becoming increasingly reliant on these treatments, and forgetting its roots. NDs are trained to evaluate each person within their unique situation to provide a balanced set of options for the patient to choose from. NDs are western trained medical doctors that focus on philosophies that have become increasingly neglected in many modern medical schools, especially in North America. For example, how to support the body’s healing processes through diet and lifestyle, remembering to treat the individual, and recognizing early prevention of disease.

To be fair, the pressures of the North American medical systems often do not allow well-meaning GPs time for personalised treatments. NDs can fill this need by scheduling longer appointments (typically an hour) to take into account more contributing factors to the patient’s condition. If you were asked the origin of the word ‘doctor,’ you might guess that it means healer. However, it comes from the Latin word ‘docere’ which means teacher. This is another core value NDs hold close: we strive to educate each patient on what they can do on their own to prevent disease, and just as importantly, achieve

copper. I’ve heard that eating them can also be helpful for diabetics due to being a low-glycaemic food. Another bonus about learning to love cactus is because there are super cheap! The first step in working with fresh pad is to the remove the stem and any rough or spiny parts. You’ll want to scrape off any prickles and leave a smooth surface (gloves will come in handy here). You can then slice the cactus pad into strips or leave whole depending on how you’re going to prepare it. Cactus pad can turn a bit slimy think okra or aloe vera when overcooked, so that’s something you’ll want to avoid. Here are some suggestions for how to eat cactus: – Remove rough and sharp parts but leave the pad whole, then

grill along with some Portobello mushrooms until tender and starting to sear. Slice up the pads and mushrooms, toss with lemon, olive oil, salt and dash of cayenne pepper to taste. -Dice up (fried or roast in oven) then just add to your grits or scramble eggs with a shot of Tabasco sauce for a spicy breakfast. -Dip in vegan batter and bread crumbs, then fry or bake to a crisp for an addicting snack. -Sauté the cactus pad to soften, squeeze on some lime juice and use as a filling for tacos or burritos along with rice and beans. The possibilities are endless and delicious, it is a much better experience compare to the aloe vera juice! The prickly pear cactus grows everywhere on island, but always pick up the green healthy pad.

YOUR HEALTH  Dr O’Reilly is a naturopathic physician who strives to educate and encourage others take control of their own health through natural means. She can be reached at Grace Bay Medical on 941-5252 or at droreillynd@gmail.com.

BY Dr Craig Zavitz

Dr Craig Zavitz will be returning to Providenciales from July 18 to 25 optimal health. A true naturopathic doctor must have completed an undergraduate degree in biomedical sciences (four years in North America), a further four years in one of the eight accredited naturopathic university or colleges in North America including 1,500 hours of clinical internship. They are trained in western medical diagnosis and treatment, with an extensive background in botanical medicine, traditional Chinese and or Ayurvedic (Indian) medicine, acupuncture, nutritional

therapies, orthomolecular medicine (targeted supplementation), counselling, homeopathy, and physical therapies. You can schedule an appointment with the Turks and Caicos Islands’ only naturopathic doctor at Grace Bay Medical Centre (Neptune Plaza) between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Dr Meghan O’Reilly holds degrees from both McGill University (Montreal, Canada) and the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine (Vancouver, Canada).

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THE DENTIST AND YOU  Weekly Recipe

BY ADELE VAN SCHOOR

Healthy homemade muesli INGREDIENTS • 8 cups rolled oats • 1 1/2 cups wheat germ • 1 1/2 cups oat bran • 1 cup sunflower seeds • 1 cup finely chopped almonds • 1 cup finely chopped pecans • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt • 1/2 cup brown sugar • 1/4 cup maple syrup • 3/4 cup honey • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract • 2 cups raisins or sweetened dried cranberries • 1 cup vegetable oil METHOD • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two large baking sheets with parchment or aluminium foil. • Combine the oats, wheat germ, oat bran, sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, and walnuts in a large bowl. • Stir together the salt, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, oil, cinnamon, and vanilla in a saucepan. • Bring to a boil over medium heat, then pour over the dry ingredients, and stir to coat. Spread the mixture out evenly on the baking sheets. • Bake in the preheated oven until crispy and toasted, about 20 minutes. • Stir once halfway through. Cool, then stir in the raisins or cranberries before storing in an airtight container.

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By Dr Mark Osmond

All about cavities VOLUME ONE TO UNDERSTAND what happens when your teeth decay, it’s helpful to know what’s in your mouth naturally. Here are a few of the elements: Saliva: Your mouth and teeth are constantly bathed in saliva. Although we never give much thought to our spit, this simple fluid is remarkable for what it does to help protect our oral health. Saliva keeps teeth and other oral tissues moist and lubricated, washes away some of the food particles left behind after we eat, keeps acid levels in the mouth low, and protects against some viruses and bacteria. Plaque: Plaque appears as a soft, gooey substance that sticks to the teeth a bit like jam sticks to a spoon. It is, in fact, colonies of bacteria, protozoa, mycoplasmas, yeasts and viruses clumping together in a gellike organic material. Also in the mix are bacteria byproducts, white blood cells, food debris and body tissue. Plaque grows when bacteria attach to the tooth and begin multiplying. Plaque starts forming immediately after a tooth is cleaned; it takes about an hour for plaque to build up to measurable levels. As time goes on, different types of microorganisms appear, and the plaque thickens.

Calculus: If left alone long enough, plaque begins to mineralise and harden into calculus or tartar because the plaque absorbs calcium, phosphorus and other minerals from saliva. These minerals form crystals and harden the plaque structure. New plaque forms on top of existing calculus, and this new layer can also become calcified. Bacteria: We have many different strains of bacteria in our mouths. Some bacteria are good; they help control destructive bacteria. When it comes to decay, Streptococcus mutans is the bacterial strain that does the most damage. It attaches easily to teeth and produces acid. HOW YOUR TEETH DECAY You need food, particularly sweet and sticky food, for the bacteria in your mouth to produce acids that will attack the tooth enamel (outer surface of the tooth). Sugars react with bacteria to produce acid. The acid from the bacteria can decay your teeth. It’s not just candy and ice cream we’re talking about. All carbohydrate foods, as they are digested, eventually break down into simple sugars, such as glucose and fructose. Some of this digestion begins in

the mouth. Foods that break down into simple sugars in the mouth are called fermentable carbohydrates. These include the obvious sugary foods, such as cookies, cakes, soft drinks and candy, but also pretzels, crackers, bananas, potato chips and breakfast cereals. The sugars in these foods combine with the bacteria normally in the mouth to form acids. These acids cause the mineral crystals inside the teeth to begin to dissolve. The dental caries lesion forms when these acids start to dissolve a tooth’s outer protective layer, the enamel. A cavity forms when the tooth decay breaks through the enamel to the underlying layers of the tooth. You can reverse a caries lesion (before it becomes a cavity) by using a variety of fluoride products. These include fluoridated water, fluoride rinses for use at home, and, of course, any commonly used fluoridated toothpaste. Every time you eat, the bacteria in your mouth produce acid. Therefore, the more times you eat the more times your teeth are exposed to an acid attack. Next article I’ll look at the stages of decay and how cavities can be prevented.

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‘Overwhelming rejection’ Of Referendum Bills in the Bahamas THE four bills touted to bring gender equality to the country’s Constitution were “overwhelming” rejected by voters at the polls on Tuesday, although only a handful of results were released last night by the Parliamentary Registration Department due to numerous technical setbacks. It is the first time in recent elections that full polling results have been withheld. Instead Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall gave an estimation based on voting trends from results that he saw. His department only released unofficial results from six of 38 constituencies on Tuesday night and only three of those were in New Providence. Results were released for North Andros and Berry Islands; Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador; Mangrove Cay and South Andros; Bamboo Town and Carmichael. Only partial results were released for Elizabeth. In the results that were released, the no vote more than doubled the yes votes across all four questions in most cases. Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts released a press statement at 10pm conceding the vote with only five complete results declared. Mr Hall pointed to electricity outages and telecommunication

As of May 29, 21 persons, including two pregnant women, have tested positive for the Zika virus in Jamaica.

A NO vote campaigner celebrates as the first results indicated a victory for those opposed to the referendum bills.

issues when pressed for an explanation over the stalled process. “From the position of my office and from the results coming in to the office from all of the 38 constituencies, it appears as if the four constitutional bills have been rejected by the Bahamian electorate and I can only say that much based on the results coming. “We are still waiting for some constituencies to provide results; they are still coming in but the vast majority appears to be, the vast majority in terms of the no vote, all of the questions have been rejected, overwhelming.” Of the delays, Mr Hall said: “Well

I have received reports that the current, BEC, the team in Montagu they are in darkness so they have difficulty counting their ballots in darkness so I can speak to that. Others, it’s a typical election, you have four questions to count on the ballot paper and I’m sure if had you participated in this you would understand the gravity of what they were going through but I must commend my staff for a good job.” On Tuesday night, former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told The Tribune he was “disappointed by the government’s incompetence” in staging the referendum.

U.S., EU criticise Haiti presidential elections rerun HAITI’S decision to rerun its disputed first-round presidential vote continued to ripple through the international community Wednesday as the European Union and the United States criticised the move, and the Organization of American States announced its continued support for the process. All three donors had contributed to last year’s $100 million elections price tag and had praised the Oct. 25 presidential vote that pitted government-backed candidate Jovenel Moïse against Jude Célestin of the opposition. “Despite a certain number of flaws and irregularities that were observed, they were not however of the nature to alter the results,” the EU’s Electoral Observer Mission said as it announced the closure of the mission while attacking the findings of the special verification commission. The commission audited 25 percent of the roughly 13,000 tally sheets from polling stations, and found among problems, that there were 628,000 untraceable or “Zombie” votes. The U.S. State Department said Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council’s decision to rerun the presidential vote means “that the

Jamaica to test all pregnant women for Zika virus The Ministry of Health in Jamaica will require all pregnant women to be tested for the Zika virus. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister Christopher Tufton, as he addressed the House of Representatives on Tuesday. “When a woman is tested positive for being pregnant and she has to go through the initial stages of testing, we are going to require her to also do a Zika test, so that we can track, as part of the monitoring,” he said. The unborn child is at high risk of developing microcephaly once the pregnant woman has been infected with the Zika virus. Microcephaly is an abnormal smallness of the head, which is associated with incomplete brain development. In addition, the ministry is preparing

the Intensive Care Units and High Dependency areas at hospitals in the event that persons are diagnosed with Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS). Zik V is also a cause of GBS, an illness of the nervous system resulting in damage to the nerve cells, muscle weakness and, sometimes, paralysis. “We will be getting additional ventilators; we will procure more and repair others that are not presently functioning,” Tufton said. As at May 29, the Ministry of Health received reports of 2,166 notifications for Zika virus. Some 1,519 of these fit the case definition for Zika and were classified as “suspected Zika fever”. The ministry received the highest number of notifications from Kingston and St. Andrew (653), followed by St Catherine (620).

Canadian government issues travel warning for the Bahamas

Supporters of the PHTK presidential candidate Jovenel Moise walk past burning tires during a protest march demanding the resignation of interim President Jocelerme Privert in Port-auPrince, Haiti, this week. (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP photo)

electoral process is extended yet again with the president-elect unlikely to be installed before Feb. 7, 2017.” “The Haitian people deserved to have their voices heard, not deferred,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said, noting that the U.S. “regrets” the extension. With $8 million left in a United Nations elections fund, it’s unclear how the EU and U.S.’s reactions

will impact elections funding. OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro called on Haitians “to commit to the electoral calendar.” “The OAS General Secretariat has been accompanying Haiti, a founding member of the Organization, during both electoral and verification processes that have taken place within the last year, and it will continue to play a positive role in the electoral process,” Almagro said.

THE Canadian government has again warned its citizens to exercise a “high degree of caution” when travelling to The Bahamas to avoid falling prey to this country’s “high rates of crime.” The advisory, posted on the Canadian government’s website www. canada.ca, said that while there is no nationwide advisory in effect for the Bahamas, its citizens should “exercise a high degree of caution” due to “high rates of crime, particularly in Nassau”. The warning comes just months after the US Embassy in Nassau issued a Christmas crime warning for American residents living in the Bahamas or planning to travel to this country. In August of last year, both the British and Canadian governments warned their citizens that crime in the Bahamas was increasing and urged travellers to New Providence to be vigilant. And in 2014, Canada issued a similar warning, at the time urging travellers to be vigilant while raising the alert status from normal.

As it stands, there have been 52 murders this year, according to The Tribune’s records. The country recorded 149 murders in 2015, the highest ever in the history of The Bahamas. Of the murders committed last year, 126 - or 86 per cent - were recorded in New Providence; 17 - or 12 per cent - in Grand Bahama and three - or two per cent - in the Family Islands. In February, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said the policing priorities for 2016 will be the prevention and detection of crime, reducing the fear of crime and removing dangerous weapons, mainly firearms, off the streets. As part of its crime detection efforts, the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) will further develop and properly staff an Anti-Gang Unit; aggressively target active criminals and monitor prolific offenders; and plans to acquire a helicopter for “rapid response” to serious crimes and patrol of hotspots, the commissioner’s 2016 policing plan says.

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Moody’s downgrade disappoints Bermuda’s Finance Minister

The Jamaica PM Andrew Holness wants Spanish to be compulsory in schools.

Holness wants Spanish to be Jamaica’s second language SPANISH might soon become Jamaica’s second official language. Speaking in the House of Representatives this week, Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness disclosed that while speaking to Cuban President Raul Castro on his recent visit to the Spanish-speaking country for the 7th Summit of the Association of Caribbean States, the two discussed a wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including exploring initiatives for increased language training. The prime minister said the commitment was made to explore initiatives for the provision of

increased language training on both sides, emphasising provision of English language training to assist Cuba, as required, as they prepare to receive greater inflows of visitors. But, Holness went a little further in his presentation to Parliament. “Jamaica will have to take the bold step to make Spanish our second language and making it compulsory in schools,” the prime minister said. Holness reported that other areas, including stronger mechanisms for cooperation in culture through music and the creative industries, were identified for immediate action. (Jamaica Observer)

FINANCE Minister Bob Richards has expressed his disappointment after international ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Bermuda’s rating to A2 from A1. The rating has been given a stable outlook. Richards, accused Moody’s of inconsistency after issuing a glowing report earlier in the year. “Given the momentum we continue to gain in reducing the deficit, as outlined in the government mediumterm expenditure framework, it is disappointing that Moody’s has chosen to downgrade Bermuda.” In a statement, the Ministry of Finance noted that the ratings agency stated that the “key drivers” of the downgrade were: 1. Despite improved economic prospects, Bermuda’s economic strength continues to lag that of A1rated sovereigns. 2. Bermuda’s fiscal strength continues to trail many A1-rated peers due to its high interest burden, even as its debt metrics have stabilised at a moderate level. “The stable outlook was attributed to the fact that economic prospects are beginning to improve and also due to expectations that the government’s consolidation programme will support a gradual improvement in the fiscal position as well as debt metrics remaining

Bermuda Finance Minister Bob Richards accused Moody’s of inconsistency after issuing a glowing report earlier in the year.

‘stable over the rating horizon”. “Moody’s further stated that, ‘Upward ratings pressure would emerge if the economy accelerated significantly beyond Moody’s current expectations of growth of about two per cent and this led to a rapid reduction of the debt burden.’ However, the ratings agency said what could change the rating down would be a situation in which ‘the economic recovery fails to take hold, complicating the government’s efforts to reduce fiscal imbalances. Additionally, an upward debt trajectory due to fiscal slippage that jeopardises public finance sustainability would be credit

negative’.” Richards said the report would not change his plans to balance the Budget by fiscal year 2018/19. “Keys to getting Bermuda back on a balanced footing include avoiding becoming too aggressive in cutting expenditure, because that would mean huge layoffs and/or cuts to government programmes such as Financial Assistance, Health and Education,” he said. “Also we must not excessively increase taxes, because that would only put a burden on our people and discourage foreign direct investment.”

UN warns Caribbean about disaster reduction

Prime Minister Allen Chastanet takes the oath of office the day after his UWP won general elections.

St. Lucia’s new prime minister pledges to hit the ground running LESS than 24 hours after his United Workers Party (UWP) won general elections, Allen Chastanet was sworn in as the new Prime Minister, promising that he would immediately begin work on improving the economy and life for the people of St. Lucia. The UWP won 11 of the 17 constituencies, while the incumbent St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) secured the other six in Monday’s polls. After being sworn in yesterday afternoon, Prime Minister Chastanet told an audience that included Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy, elected parliamentary representatives, senior party officials, critical state officials and a select few

invited guests that the hard work was not beginning and he needed the cooperation of all St. Lucians. “The will of the people was to give the United Workers Party an opportunity to pursue policies and programs aimed at improving the standard of living and the quality of life for all St. Lucians. For this ambitious goal to be achieved, I will require the cooperation and full support of all St. Lucians,” he said. “It is for this reason that I wish to signal, from the outset, my desire to foster a far more cooperative and collaborative relationship with all interests in society, including the official Opposition.”

THE first meeting of ministers and high level authorities on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) began here on Wednesday with a warning that disaster reduction is everyone business. United Nations Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Robert Glasser, told the two-day meeting that it was important for the region to develop a new mind-set towards disaster risk reduction. The UN representative told a media brief shortly after the opening of the opening ceremony that that it is imperative that people adopt a more proactive approach to disaster risk reduction, for sustainability. “There needs to be a change of mind-set of people from thinking that when a disaster happens all we do is react to disasters, to thinking that we’re never going to be able to just react because with climate change hazards are increasing. “Sea level rise, storms are increasing very dramatically so the only way we can cope is by getting out ahead in prevention of disaster hazards.” Glasser said the single biggest threat to the Caribbean region is

Flooded Dominican streets during the passage of Tropical Storm Erika last year.

climate change and “if we don’t very rapidly reduce greenhouse gases then all of our other efforts to reduce risks are going to be overwhelmed by the changes in the climate particularly from small island developing states; where in some cases it’s a question of the survival of the country itself – it’s physical presence”. Paraguay’s Minister for National Emergency Joaquin Roa Burgos reiterated his country’s commitment to the Sendai Framework and to working with the rest of the Americas to achieving its targets.

“As a country we have committed to contribute and change the history of our nations and bring about a new approach that integrates the management of disaster risk reduction.” “We have adopted the objectives of the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals to go for the structural causes of inequalities. We are also focused on the frontal fight against poverty and general equal opportunities to improve the quality of life of our communities and always bearing in mind the climate.”

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Blair and Major warn Brexit will ‘tear apart’ UK FORMER Prime Ministers Sir John Major and Tony Blair will unite to warn that a vote for Brexit could “tear apart the United Kingdom” and plunge Northern Ireland into a new era of instability. With only two weeks to go before the vote, the former rivals, both architects of the peace process, will warn that leaving the EU would be a “deeply damaging and reckless course” that would put Northern Ireland’s future at risk. In a joint speech in Northern Ireland, they will also warn that if the UK votes for Brexit, but Scotland backs Remain, then pressure for a new independence referendum will become “irresistible”. “I say to everyone who is undecided, everyone who is wavering: please understand the potential – even the likely consequence of a vote to leave the EU,” Sir John will say. “Not just a shrunken economy, not just a diminished United Kingdom on the world stage, but a smaller country in a very real and literal sense. The most successful union in world history would be broken apart for good.” Mr Blair, who as Prime Minister signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, will say that the Leave campaign has not answered

Cars were submerged in a London suburb.

Europe floods: Storms and heavy rain batter continent The former PMs warn that leaving the EU would be a “deeply damaging and reckless course” that would put Northern Ireland’s future at risk.

fundamental questions about the consequences of Brexit for Northern Ireland, including the complex issue of the land border between the Republic of Ireland and the UK. He will warn that the stability of Northern Ireland is “poised on carefully constructed foundations” and warn voters not to “take a punt” on Leave campaigners. “Their ideological fixation with leaving Europe is more important to them than the clear disadvantage Northern Ireland would suffer if we left and the consequent damage to the UK as a whole,” he will say. “We should always distrust those

who put ideology before practical considerations”. Currently, the UK and the Republic of Ireland operate a Common Travel Area, in which citizens of the two states can move freely without passports and enjoy almost the same rights as citizens in each other’s countries – an arrangement that pre-dates the EU. However, a vote for Brexit would create a land border between an EU and a nonEU state. Remain campaigners have warned that it could lead to the return of a “hard border” between the two countries, putting trade and economic collaboration at risk.

Pressure builds on Sanders to drop out of race PRESSURE is building on Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to give up his fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton has been declared the presumptive Democratic nominee after winning four out of six primaries on Tuesday. Mr Sanders has virtually no path to the nomination but has vowed to fight on. He meets President Obama on Thursday. Democrats have urged Mr Sanders to join Mrs Clinton as she tries to defeat Donald Trump. The billionaire businessman, seen as an outsider early in the campaign, is the Republicans’ presumptive nominee. The White House meeting on Thursday came at Mr Sanders’ request. He will hold a rally in Washington the same day ahead of the District of Columbia’s primary on 14 June. He has won 22 state primaries and caucuses but failed to make a significant dent in Mrs Clinton’s delegate lead, despite mounting what has been seen as an impressive campaign, influencing the Democratic debate and engaging with thousands of young voters. “The struggle continues. We

HEAVY weather is continuing to batter parts of Europe as floodwaters recede in France and Germany. In Belgium, a torrent of muddy water washed through streets and damaged cars in the town of Genappe, south of Brussels. Lightning strikes caused damage in several countries and a tornado was seen over the German city of Hamburg. At least 18 people died in Europe last week as heavy rain caused flooding across the continent. In France, there were 70,000 reports of thunder, including 20,000 over the Pas-de-Calais region in the north of the country, France 3 reported (in French). Lightning struck homes and trees, causing electricity blackouts and damaging vehicles. More than 11,000 French homes were still without electricity, reports said. In Paris, floodwaters caused by the Seine breaking its banks began

to recede. However, the Louvre museum as well as several Paris train stations and roads remained closed, riverside restaurants remained underwater and boats were still unable to pass under bridges. In Germany, severe storms over Hamburg ripped off roofs, left cellars flooded and uprooted at least 50 big trees. More than 1,000 emergency personnel responded to more than 250 incidents, local media reported (in German). Heavy storms were also reported in western and south-western Germany. In the UK, the weather authorities warned of localised flooding and lightning strikes. Torrential rainfall in the Birmingham region left people trapped in their cars and local authorities told people not to travel. On Tuesday, some vehicles were trapped in flooding in a London suburb. (BBC)

Power was restored almost four hours later and the monkey survived its adventure. Mr Sanders has vowed to keep fighting for the Democratic nomination.

are going to fight for every vote in Tuesday’s primary in Washington DC, and then we will bring our political revolution to the Democratic convention in Philadelphia,” his campaign said in a statement on Wednesday. As the votes were being counted in California, Mr Sanders said: “I am pretty good at arithmetic, and I know that the fight in front of us is a very, very steep fight, but we will continue to fight for every vote and every delegate we can get.” Going into the California primary, Mr Sanders said he hoped to flip

superdelegates, who do not have to say who they are supporting until the party convention in July, to come to his side. But many political commentators have cast doubt on that aspiration. Vice President Joe Biden has said it is up to Mr Sanders to decide when to drop out. “Oh, let him make that decision,” he said. “Give him time.” Senator Bill Nelson from Florida said Mr Sanders should “stand down” and Senator Bob Casey said Democrats must come together and unify.

Kenya nationwide blackout caused by rogue monkey A SINGLE monkey caused a nationwide blackout in Kenya after falling on to a crucial piece of equipment. The monkey fell on a transformer at the Gitaru hydroelectric power station on Tuesday, electricity provider KenGen said in a statement. The transformer then tripped, resulting in the loss of 180 megawatts of energy and triggering a blackout across Kenya.

Power was restored almost four hours later and the monkey survived its adventure, KenGen said. It has now been taken in by the Kenya Wildlife Service. “KenGen power installations are secured by electric fencing which keeps away marauding wild animals,” the statement said. “We regret this isolated incident and the company is looking at ways of further enhancing security at all our power plants.”

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Briton Richard Huckle given 22 life sentences for Malaysia sex abuse

Brock Turner’s light sentencing has been widely criticised.

Stanford swimmer gets jailed only 6 months for sexually assaulting unconscious woman A SIX-MONTH jail term for a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus after both attended a fraternity party is being decried as a slap on the wrist. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky sentenced 20-year-old Brock Turner to six months in county jail and three years’ probation after the woman who was assaulted read the court an emotional statement that has gone viral. Turner must also complete a sex offender management program and register as a convicted sex offender for the rest of his life. In her statement, the woman described how the attack left her emotionally scarred. “My independence, natural joy, gentleness, and steady lifestyle I had been enjoying became distorted beyond recognition. I became closed off, angry, self-deprecating, tired, irritable, empty,” she said. District Attorney Jeff Rosen said

he was disappointed that the judge did not sentence Turner to prison. “The punishment does not fit the crime,” Rosen said in a statement after the sentence was announced Thursday. “The sentence does not factor in the true seriousness of this sexual assault, or the victim’s ongoing trauma. Campus rape is no different than off-campus rape. Rape is rape.” A jury in March found Turner guilty of three felony sexual assault counts for the January 2015 attack, which was interrupted by two graduate students who saw him assaulting a partially clothed woman behind a trash bin. Turner tried to flee, but the students tackled and pinned him down until police arrived and arrested him. Turner had a blood-alcohol level that was twice the legal limit, the San Jose Mercury News reported. The three-time All American high school swimmer from Dayton, Ohio, withdrew from Stanford after his arrest.

Portugal baby born to mother brain-dead for months A BABY was born in Portugal to a woman who had been brain-dead for almost four months, hospital officials say. The boy was delivered in a Lisbon hospital by Caesarean section after 32 weeks, and weighed 2.35kg (5lb, 3oz). His mother was declared braindead on 20 February after a brain haemorrhage. The decision to continue with the pregnancy was taken after tests revealed the foetus to be healthy, and after the father agreed it should be allowed to continue.

Doctors said the baby was in good health when he was born on Tuesday. They did not specify whether the boy’s mother remained on life support. It is the longest a child has survived in the womb in Portugal after his mother was declared brain-dead. In January, a baby boy was born in Wroclaw, Poland, after surviving for 55 days in the womb of his mother, who was declared brain-dead after a tumour. He weighed only 1kg (2.2lbs) at birth, and was allowed home in April. (BBC)

A BRITISH man has been given 22 life sentences after admitting 71 charges of sex abuse against children in Malaysia aged from six months to 12 years old. Police believe Richard Huckle, 30, from Ashford, Kent, abused up to 200 children from mainly poor communities. The Old Bailey judge described a 60-page paedophile manual Huckle wrote as a “truly evil document” and said he must serve at least 23 years in jail. A woman in the public gallery shouted: “1,000 deaths is too good for you”. In online posts, Huckle had bragged: “Impoverished kids are definitely much easier to seduce than middle-class Western kids.” Commenting on one of his victims, he boasted: “I’d hit the jackpot, a 3yo girl as loyal to me as my dog and nobody seemed to care.” He presented himself as a practising Christian and first visited Malaysia on a teaching gap year when he was 18 or 19. He then went on to groom children while doing voluntary work. The BBC has learned that the National Crime Agency (NCA) only contacted two churches Huckle attended in Kent and London - which cannot be identified for legal reasons - last week, almost 18 months after Huckle was first arrested.

Police believe Richard Huckle, 30, from Ashford, Kent, abused up to 200 children from mainly poor communities.

It says it has now referred that aspect of its investigation to the Independent Police Complaints Commission to see if it could have improved its response. Judge Peter Rook QC said Huckle’s sentence reflected the “public abhorrence” over his “campaign of rape”. He said: “It is very rare indeed that a judge has to sentence sexual offending by one person on such a scale as this.” He added that Huckle’s life “revolved around your obsession with your own sexual gratification by child sex abuse”. “It is also clear that, had you not been arrested, you planned to continue the same lifestyle using

the expertise that you were keen to show off to and share with other abusers so as to continue your sexual exploitation of the children of such communities,” he said. The freelance photographer admitted the offences, which took place between 2006 and 2014. Investigators found more than 20,000 indecent pictures and videos of his assaults on children, which were shared with paedophiles worldwide through a website hidden in the so-called dark web. He even tried to make a business out of his abuse by crowd-funding the release of the images and was compiling a paedophile’s manual at the time of his arrest by the NCA in December 2014.

Pakistan: Mother ‘burnt her daughter to death’ over marriage A WOMAN in Pakistan burned her 17-year-old daughter alive on Wednesday to punish her for marrying against the family’s wishes, the latest in a series of so-called “honour killings” that claim the lives of nearly 1,000 women every year in the conservative Muslim country. Police say Zeenat Rafiq’s mother, Parveen, tied her to a cot and drenched her with kerosene before lighting her on fire. Neighbours in the congested, working-class neighbourhood in the eastern city of Lahore came running when they heard the screams, but family members kept them from entering the house, said Nighat Bibi, who lives nearby. The police eventually arrived and found the charred body near a staircase. They arrested the mother soon thereafter. The victim’s husband, Hassan Khan, told reporters the two had been “in love since our school days” but the family had rejected several marriage proposals, forcing them to elope last month. He showed an affidavit of consent signed by his wife before a magistrate. He

Zeenat Rafiq, returned home under the assumption that she was getting a proper wedding reception.

also showed cellphone photos of a smiling Zeenat wearing a red dress. Sheikh Hammad, a local police official, said Parveen confessed to killing her daughter with the help of her son Ahmar. He quoted the woman as saying “I don’t have any regrets.” Another police officer, Ibadat Nisar, said the body showed signs of beating and strangulation. Hundreds of women are killed every year in Pakistan -- often by their own family members -- for

violating the country’s conservative norms regarding love and marriage. Sex outside of marriage is seen by conservative Pakistanis as a stain on the honour of the woman’s entire family, one that can only be removed by killing her. Last week a schoolteacher, Maria Bibi, was set on fire for refusing to marry a man twice her age. The prime suspect in the case — the father of the man she refused to marry — and the other four are in custody.

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OPEN JOB POSITIONS DATE OPEN: May 16, 2016 START DATE: ASAP

IT Professional REQUIREMENTS:

IT Systems Administration experience; Strong knowledge of VMWare, NAS, SQUID, WEBMIN; Strong knowledge of In-House Surveillance camera systems; Knowledge of Microsoft 2xxx Server architecture such as roles, networking etc.; Knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory; Knowledge of SAN/ NAS storage system; Knowledge of Remote Desktop; Knowledge in Linux operating system; Knowledge in configuring squid proxy access policy; Knowledge in Virtual Private Network (VPN); Experience in Point of Sale Jonas system and Jonas Accounting software; Experience in Micros OPERA administration; Experience in Saflok Doorlock system administration; Basic Knowledge in Electronics system; Experience in Avotus Call Accounting system; Basic Knowledge in Night Audit

knowledge of what is being served on the menu for any service • Conduct daily briefs prior to each and every service and liaise with Chef to be aware of any special dishes.

Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $9.00 - $9.50 per hour

Shift Varies. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required. This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $20,000 - $25,000 per annum

Chef de Partie – South American Cuisine

DATE OPEN: May 16th ,2015 START DATE: ASAP

Sous Chef

Daily activities: Be responsible for server infrastructure support and maintenance (Linux Ubuntu) and Windows Server and workstation; Responsible to troubleshoot electronics systems (TV, Sound Systems, PA Systems); Responsible to troubleshoot Doorlock systems; Responsible to troubleshoot Guest internet and Office internet connection; Provide email configuration and support; Responsible daily POS transaction and report; Responsible OPERA PMS operation; Responsible surveillance camera system This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $40,000 - $45,000 per annum

Job Overview: The sous chef reports directly to the executive chef and will quickly amass an in-depth familiarity with the kitchen’s operations so that they may fill in for the executive chef when needed and assist them in resolving any problems that may arise on the job. A sous chef must possess the ability to quickly and authoritatively delegate job tasks to a large staff. They must also be able to draw upon their considerable experience as a culinary chef who has worked in many different roles and settings in order to effectively coach and mentor junior chefs. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required. This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $30,000 - $35,000 per annum

DATE OPEN: May 16, 2016 START DATE: TBD

DATE OPEN: May 16th ,2015 START DATE: ASAP

Food and Beverage Supervisor Job Overview: To supervise and run operations of Grill Rouge Restaurant. To take all orders from guests, have substantial F&B knowledge in order to upsell and describe menu items, manage staff in conjunction with F&B manager, handle complaints and be person responsible in absence of senior managers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To prepare the weekly schedule, ensuring adequate staffing of the restaurant at all times • To supervise and assist the restaurant staff on a daily basis • To assist with processing the daily cash sheets in conjunction with other supervisors and managers • To take food and wine orders from all guests. • To have excellent understanding and product

Domestic Worker/ Housekeeper JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Ensure the cleanliness of all hotel areas • Assist in all Housekeeping responsibilities, cleaning of all guest rooms, stocking amenities and linens • physical stamina and mobility including ability to reach, kneel and bend • ability to lift, push and pull required load (usually about 30lbs) • Ensure inventory is used properly and in supply at all times • Possess knowledge of proper cleaning supplies and chemical handling This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work

DATE OPENED: May 23, 2016 START DATE: TBA

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• To have hands on knowledge of at least 5 years of Latin American Cuisine with an emphasis on Brazilian, Venezuelan, Chilean, and Peruvian & Argentinian. • To be able to source & procure all the requirements at the same time use what is available locally to produce world class South American food. • To be well versed with all the special dishes from the different regions of Latin America eg. Causa, Ceviche, Lomo Saltado, Pescado a la Macho, Tres De Leche etc. • To be able to produce Japanese- Peruvian Fusion food also known Nikkei style of food • Should have worked in ethnic Fine Dining restaurants in Venezuela, Columbia or Peru • Should be well versed in all aspects of the kitchen eg. Butchery, Garde Manger & Hot Range etc. • Should be able to do contemporary presentation as well as interpret old classical South American dishes in modern style.

DUTIES

• To understand and be aware at all times of food costs and percentages related to all Latin American products being used & imported for the restaurant and understand how daily departmental costs influence profit and loss results. • To monitor stock movement, to ensure stock security. • To ensure minimum kitchen wastage. • To assist with the provision of training and development for department staff in kitchen procedures. • To ensure knowledge of the product is maintained and communicated to all relevant personnel. • To work with the Sous Chef to ensure the mis en place is completed. • To report any maintenance issues to the Execuitve Chef immediately. • To comply with all Grace Bay Resort’s policies and procedures to ensure that all statutory regulations are observed. • To comply with the conditions of the food hygiene policies. • To be flexible and willing to help other departments at busy times if required. Qualified Islanders and Belongers need only to apply Salary Range: $24,000 per annum

Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later than June 7th, 2016 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1030. Email: sheba.wilson@gracebayclub.com | Fax: (649) 946-5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies 11566

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CONTACT: 432-9956 CY CY’S CRAFT

11647

• Successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, professional attitude and be organized and reliable • Must have a valid driver’s license with at least eight years driving experience • Must have basic mechanical understanding Wages commensurate with experience and skill level

CAICOS AUTO WORLD

Is looking for a

TRUCK DRIVER

Salary $6.25 per hour.

CONTACT: 344-8753

FOR SALE

ANNIE LEE

Is looking for a

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

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

CONTACT: 231-0338

CONTACT: 231-3788

LIVE IN NANNY

SANDRA GARLAND

To work 6 days per week salary $9.00 hour

CONTACT: 231-6434 Deadline for application is June 26th, 2016

231-6318

LABOURER, DOMESTIC WORKER Salary $6.25 per hour.

11650

CONTACT: 431-4022 Deadline June 24th, 2016

TEMPORARY DIRECT SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CONTACT:

346-8047 OR 332-4482 Deadline for application is June 24th, 2016

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE JOB:

Selling products and services to new customers and up-selling and cross-selling to existing customers.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Y & R CONSTRUCTION SOUTH DOCK PROVIDENCIALES

Is looking for a

GRANITE & MARBLE INSTALLER

To work 6 days per week salary $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 232-3037 Deadline for application is June 24th, 2016

ISLAND FIRE SUPPLIES LTD.

For Commercial and Residential Installations Must have at least 10 years experience in the installation, maintenance and repairs of Fire Alarm Systems, Suppression Systems and Fire Sprinklers. Must have a qualification in Fire Extinguisher maintenance and service. Knowledge of Gamewell FCI, Simplex and Fire Lite systems is a must.

Salary negotiable depending level of experience.

Please email resume to ifs@tciway.tc

• Make visits to households in assigned territory to promote and sell and Digicel TCI services • Identify and execute strategic sales activities geared at increasing subscriber base within our multifaceted market segments • Full accountability for cash collection and follow up reporting • Accurately record prospect information and maintain up to date sales pipeline • Accurately record customer orders and application forms • Achieve aggressive sales targets while facilitating the highest level of customer satisfaction • Provide accurate and relevant responses to customer concerns, service requests and inquiries

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR JOB:

• • • • • • • • • • •

Minimum 5 CXC/GCE O ‘levels (including Mathematics and English Language) Basic computer skills including use of Excel, Word and Outlook are mandatory Demonstrated Knowledge of Internet and Cable TV Services Previous sales experience, with demonstrated success is an asset Previous experience in a customer service environment Excellent interpersonal skills Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task Excellent communication skills (verbal/ written) Flexible, quick-thinking and energetic Must be customer oriented Ability to speak Creole and/or Spanish as a second language will be a distinct advantage

WORKING CONDITION:

11643

per week salary $6.50 per hour

FOR AN INTERVIEW PLEASE SEND ALL APPLICATIONS TO P.O. BOX 543

VACANCY

Is looking for a

FIRE ALARM TECHNICIAN

HOUSEKEEPER To work 6 days

CONTACT: 649-331-6763

SPOTLESS CAR WASH & MOBILE

Requires a fully qualified

Is looking for a

• Must be willing to work weekends, evenings and holidays • Must be available 6 nights a week • Must speak English • Must have a clean police record • Salary $7.00 per hour • Closing date for application is July 1st, 2016 • Belonger only need apply

ORAL SELVER/QUICK STEP SHOE REPAIR

11657

CONTACT: 343-0572

KITCHEN HELPER

GLASS CLEANER

11660

per week salary $8.00 per hour

DISH WASHER

231-6260

To wash and vacuum vehicles must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

per week salary $6.50 per hour

Is looking for the following:

OJ CAICOS GLASS

CAR WASHER CRAFTSMAN MECHANIC To work 6 days To work 6 days Is looking for a

GTC LIMITED/ BELLA LUNA

11653

FOR SHORE EXCURSION OPERATOR, GRAND TURK

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

11627

DRIVER NEEDED

ACRES OF DIAMOND

• • • • • •

Communication with customers of diverse personalities and social backgrounds Required to work on weekends and public holidays Required to work long hours in order to meet the business objectives Travel to all communities / areas of TCI (Island Of Providenciales) Mostly outdoors Heat/Dust

SALARY:

• $1,000 per month plus commission on sales made

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to hrtci@digicelgroup.com No later than Friday June 24, 2016

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Abba stars give first performance together in 30 years

Bobby Brown insists Whitney Houston was bisexual claiming she embarked on a secret fling with her close pal and assistant Robyn Crawford before her death in 2012.

Brown: Houston was bisexual and had a secret romance with a woman The band [pictured in January] performed a version of the song The Way Old Friends Do, from their 1980 album Super Trouper.

THE four members of Abba have appeared together in Sweden, and surprised fans with an impromptu singalong. The stars gathered on Sunday at a private party to celebrate the 50-year partnership between songwriters Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. During the gala, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad performed the Abba song The Way Old Friends Do. Ulvaeus and Andersson joined in at the end of the song, marking the band’s first public performance in 30 years. Footage of the performance has yet to surface, but images of the quartet have appeared on social media. Since winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, Abba have

sold almost 400 million singles and albums around the world. Mamma Mia!, the musical based on their hits and produced by Ulvaeus and Andersson, has been seen by more than 50 million people. During their most successful period, the band survived marriage break-ups between Ulvaeus and Faltskog, and Lyngstad and Andersson, but they finally called it a day in 1983. Their last public performance came three years later, on the Swedish version of TV show This Is Your Life, which was honouring their manager Stig Anderson. Abba have resisted pressure to reunite ever since, including a reported $1bn (£689m) offer for the band to tour in 2000. “They were talking about 120 gigs or something,” Andersson said

of the deal. “It would have taken 10 years out of my life. Just the stress. And leaving people disappointed all the time. “It was easy to say no to it. And we all felt the same.” Speaking to the BBC in 2013, Faltskog said she preferred to leave the band in the past. “It was such a long time ago, and we are getting older, and we have our different lives,” she explained. However, the band have appeared together for promotional events - at the premiere of Mamma Mia! in 2005 and, more recently, at the opening of an Abba-themed restaurant in Sweden. Speaking after Sunday’s celebration, Lyngstad told Swedish newspaper Expressen: “It was absolutely amazing. A lot of emotions. (BBC)

ICONIC R&B singer Whitney Houston waged a hidden romance with her female best friend, according to her longtime husband Bobby Brown. The 47-year-old Brown says the late vocalist — often the subject of same-sex dating rumours — was bisexual, claiming she embarked on a secret fling with her close pal and assistant Robyn Crawford before her death in 2012. “I know. We were married for 14 years,” he told Us Weekly. Houston, who was 48 when she died, always refuted the speculation that linked her to women. But Brown says that may have just been to avoid upsetting her family. The vocalist’s mother, Cissy Houston, notably told Oprah Winfrey in 2013 that she would have been upset to learn her daughter was gay. Brown, however, contends Crawford could have helped save his the “I Will Always Love You” singer’s life. “I really feel that if Robyn

was accepted into Whitney’s life, Whitney would still be alive today,” the singer said. “She didn’t have close friends with her anymore.” Despite Houston’s apparent relationship with Crawford, Brown insists Houston was bisexual - not a lesbian. “I’m a man and she was attracted to me,” he told the magazine. Brown’s bombshell revelation comes a day after he admitted he feels intense regret over his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown’s death last July. The 22-year-old passed away six months after she was found face down and unconscious in a tub of water at her Georgia home. “If I had those two days back,” he told Robin Roberts on ABC’s “20/20.” (If) I went and got her, instead of waiting for her to come to me.” “She was supposed to come out here to Los Angeles with me,” he said, tearfully. “If I could get those two days back, my daughter would be here.” (NYDailynews)

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Queen’s 10 favourite pieces of music revealed HYMNS, show tunes and tracks by Gary Barlow and Vera Lynn are among the Queen’s favourite pieces of music, it has been revealed. Her Majesty’s relatives discussed her music taste in BBC documentary Our Queen: 90 Musical Years. “The Queen loves the theatre and musicals like Showboat, Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun,” her cousin, Lady Elizabeth Anson, told the programme. “These were the tunes that remained in one’s head and were very danceable to.” She added: “The Queen is a fantastic dancer. She’s got great rhythm.” Speaking to the Radio Times, the programme’s presenter, Eve Pollard, described the Queen’s music taste as “mainstream, no airs and graces.” A playlist featuring the Queen’s 10 favourite songs has been unveiled as part of the BBC Radio 2 documentary.

In addition to songs from musicals, they include The White Cliffs Of Dover by Vera Lynn and Cheek to Cheek by Fred Astaire. More recent tracks on the list include Sing, performed by Gary Barlow and the Commonwealth Band featuring the Military Wives - which was co-written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lady Anson told the programme the Queen is particularly knowledgeable about military music and is a fan of pipe bands. “We did a lot of singing at Kensington Palace,” Lady Anson said. “Nobody thought it was odd after dinner if we put on a record and all sang Doing the Lambeth Walk, so music has always been part of her life.” Our Queen: 90 Musical Years, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on 12 June at 7pm. The Queen’s 10 favourite pieces of music:

The Queen is very knowledgeable about military music.

Oklahoma! by Howard Keel Anything You Can Do (Annie Get Your Gun) by Dolores Gray and Bill Johnson Sing by Gary Barlow and

the Commonwealth Band featuring the Military Wives Cheek to Cheek by Fred Astaire The White Cliffs Of Dover

by Vera Lynn Leaning on a Lamp-post by George Formby Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven (hymn)

The Lord is My Shepherd (hymn) Lester Lanin Medley Regimental March Milanollo

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Army Reserve officer crowned Miss USA 2016 AN Army Reserve officer and IT analyst from the District of Columbia has been crowned Miss USA 2016 after mounting a strong defence of women in combat roles in the military. Deshauna Barber, a 26-year-old from the nation’s capital, gave the answer during the interview section of the pageant in Las Vegas on Sunday. When asked by judge Joe Zee whether the Pentagon’s decision to open up all combat roles to women had “put political correctness over our military’s ability to perform,” 1st Lt. Barber responded: “As a woman in the United States Army, I think it was an amazing job by our government to allow women to integrate into every branch of the military.” She continued: “We are just as tough as men. As a commander of my unit, I’m powerful, I am dedicated and it is important that we recognize

Army reserve officer Deshauna Barber was crowned Miss USA in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

that gender does not limit us in the United States.” Hopes to spotlight veterans’ issues The daughter of a retired Army master sergeant,

Barber was commissioned as a quartermaster officer in 2011 and serves as a logistics commander for the 988th Quartermaster Detachment Unit at Fort Meade, Maryland,

according to her bio on the pageant’s website.

She works full-time as an IT analyst for the U.S. Department

of Commerce, it said. Barber hopes to use her profile as Miss USA to highlight the health issues veterans face when they return from combat, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, her bio said. Barber won the pageant ahead of first runner-up Chelsea Hardin, Miss Hawaii, and second runner-up Emanii Davis, Miss Georgia. She will now go on to represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant. Miss USA organizers also addressed a prominent mishap from the December Miss Universe pageant, when host Steve Harvey flubbed the announcement of the winner and was widely ridiculed for it. This time, he appeared in a video poking fun at his mistake. (CNN)

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946-4664 Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

Website: tcweeklynews.com

FLOWER GIRL

WANTED URGENTLY

FLORAL DESIGNER

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

Call: 231-3788

FLOWER GIRL LTD.

HOUSEKEEPER/CARETAKER

Is looking for a

CONCIERGE MANAGER Is looking for a

DELIVERY MAN

11592

To make deliveries twice a day must be flexible. And have your own transportation and valid driver’s license.

CONTACT: 946-4894

To work 6 days per week salary commensurate with experience Duties include • Own transportation • Previous experience • Working knowledge property operation • QuickBooks/ Microsoft • troubleshooting Deadline for application is June 18th, 2016

CONTACT: 649-232-2396

11582

Assist with general housekeeping duties and hosting visitors, maintaining exterior of the property, maintaining and repairing equipment, general gardening, working with contractors/vendors. Required to reside on the property.

For a residential property in Providenciales $6.25 per hour. Overtime expected. Belongers only need apply. Please send applications to DSW International Ltd at – karensavory@savory-co.com, and dlglinton@gov.tc or fax 946 4848

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ISABEL ADAMS Applications are invited from suitable persons to fill a vacancy of

DOMESTIC WORKER

In a home. The successful applicant will be required to carry out household duties Monday thru Friday from 9am- 2pm for further details interested persons should

CONTACT: 946-2332

HIGH PROFILE BARBER SHOP PROVIDENCIALES Is looking to hire a

BARBER

• Must specialize in the treatment of fungus • Must be able to cut Caucasian hair • Must be willing to work 6 days per week including weekends and holidays • Salary is based on commission This position is currently held by a work permit holder Deadline for application is June 18th, 2016

CONTACT: 649-241-5678

11605

MURRAY ROAD, NORTH BACK-SALINA GRAND TURK

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Is seeking applications for the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Chief Executive Officer The successful candidate will be community-focused and have the leadership, management, and interpersonal skills to maintain and advance the Spence Security brand and standing as a progressive, professional, and innovative private security agency.

DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Spence Security & Investigation Services Ltd., which is locally owned, has been in operation in the TCI since 1998 and currently has a complement of +90 Security Officers, including a number of part-time staff. The Company is comprised of, and provides services via, the following major divisions: Alarm Installation, Live Camera Surveillance Installations and Monitoring, Alarms Monitoring and Response, Post Security Officers, Private Investigations, Patrol and Response Units, including an enforcement branch for Detainee Control and Responsibilities Services. The Chief Executive Officer will be directly responsible for creating and maintaining the company budget including all of the above; will report to and consult with the Company’s Chairman in determining plans, policies, and procedures for Company operations. Spence Security is located in Company owned premises at Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, where its administrative staff of +10 is based, and from which its security force is directed. The Company also has a division located in the nation’s capital Grand Turk. The Company is looking to expand its operation in the commercial and residential sectors by offering modern, innovative security programs.

COMPLIANCE OFFICER- TCI

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A degree in criminal justice or related field from an accredited college or university (Bachelor’s preferred); • Completion of advanced coursework in policing or security management. Graduation from the Policing or Law Enforcement Academy or the equivalent is strongly preferred; • Minimum of 20 plus years of progressive responsible policing or direct security management experience; • Experience in planning, forecasting, and managing multi-million dollar budgets; • Experience in leading the development and implementation of both strategic and operational plans based on client needs and fiscal realities; • Experience leading change management initiatives and has had responsibility for moving those initiatives forward in a collaborative and inclusive manner with the highest standard of professionalism; • Experience utilising technology and innovative security strategies and partnership law enforcement operations; • Must process extensive knowledge of the TCI Labour and Immigration laws; • TCI Law Enforcement Certification (preferred); • Valid Turks and Caicos Islands driver’s license upon hire or within 30 days of hire;

Applicant must be able to work in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Anguilla, and in the United States.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Responsible for overseeing and maintaining all regulatory requirements for a multi-venue Captive Insurance Manager and its clients including, but not limited to, the following: • Maintain up-to-date regulatory requirements related to Captive Manager and clients, as well as develop/maintain amicable working relationships, with the following regulatory bodies: Financial Services Commission – TCI Financial Services Commission – Anguilla U.S. Departments of Insurance U.S. Health & Human Services Offices Various U.S. regulatory departments applicable to Company clients • Maintain up-to-date knowledge relating to legal requirements to establish and continue operations for Captives/ Risk Retention Groups, • Developing and maintaining all corporate documents required to establish and continue operations as a Captive/Risk Retention Groups • Develop and maintain the Company’s AML policy and educate applicable employees and strategic partners • Act as liaison with professional business partners who advise on regulatory issues. • Maintain up-to-date knowledge, as well as work with strategic partners, of changes/ issues relating to U.S. Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, Medicaid cost reporting and other U.S. healthcare regulatory issues • Provide complete accurate data to regulatory officers as required • Keep Senior Management informed of all pertinent issues • Oversee all systems requirements

SALARY & BENEFITS

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications (+$90,000 per annum), plus commission and other Company benefits. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Closing Date: 20 June 2016

SUBMIT RESUME AND LETTER OF INTEREST TO:

Spence Security & Investigation Services Ltd. Attn: The Chairman Unit #7, Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Email: spencesecurity@tciway.tc

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Excellent interpersonal skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Flexibility and multitasking Excellent organizational skills Works well in a small team environment A person with a “take charge” attitude

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PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE:

11590

Advanced degree At least ten (10) years Captive Insurance and U.S. healthcare experience At least three (3) years Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism experience Salary will be between $15,000 to $20,000. SUITABLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SHOULD APPLY IN WRITING TO: Tradewinds Insurance Management Group Ltd., Regent Village West Tel: 649-941-7299 Fax: 649-941-7498 Email: info@wbfinancial.tc Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders can also submit copies of their application to the TCI Work Permit Board. Position currently held by work permit holder.

SPENCE SECURITY & INVESTIGATION SERVICES LTD.

THE COMPANY

TRADEWINDS INSURANCE MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD.

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES Windsong resort is seeking a suitable qualified applicant to fill the following positions:

Mixologist

General job duties but not limited to: • Creating innovative cocktails by utilizing and combining ingredients to create unusual tastes in drinks that will form part of the Windsong’s specialty drinks. • Refining and develop the techniques of the bartenders while managing cost. • Maintaining Standards of and assist with training of bartenders in designated, preparation, glassware and presentation of each drink. • Assisting with the costing and cost control of cocktails and beverages and the bar in general. • Participating in monthly and weekly inventories • Maintaining knowledge of bar and restaurant operations and ensure that Bar is in compliance to HACCAP and the Turks and Caicos Environmental Health Standards. • Assisting with the management and execution of functions and banquet events. • Managing or supervisor restaurant floor and service during the absence of manager. • Ensuring proper cash handling procedure and closing duties are executed. • This position is currently being held by a Work Permit Holder Requirements: • Minimum of 6 years in the specialized field • Excellent written, communication and mathematical skills • Must be willing to work holidays and weekends • Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment • Salary range - $28,000 - $30,000 per annum

Cook

General job duties but not limited to: • Ability to work with minimal supervision with good working knowledge of the fundamental of cooking, as well as working knowledge of the HACCAP standards for kitchen. In addition, have knowledge of operating all kitchen equipment i.e., stoves, ovens, broilers, slicers, steamers, kettles, etc. • Basic mathematical skills necessary to understand measurements, requisition amounts and portion sizes. And, to execute recipes and food costing • Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language in order to complete requisitions, read recipes, and communicate with other employees. • Sufficient manual dexterity in order to use all kitchen equipment, i.e., knives, spoons, spatulas, tongs, slicers, etc. • Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry, or otherwise, move or push goods on a hand/truck weighing a maximum of 200lbs. • Ability to perform duties in confined spaces and within extreme temperature ranges. • Ability to butcher fish and/or meats. • Visually inspects, selects, and uses only food items of the highest standard in preparation of menu items - Checks and controls the proper storage of product, checking on portion control,

especially in specific cuts of meat, to maintain quality product. • Keeping all refrigeration, equipment, and storage and working areas in clean, working condition in order to comply with health department regulation- Assist with other areas of operation within the kitchen as needed - properly execute all meals with special dietary needs • This position is currently being held by a Work Permit Holder Requirements: • Minimum of 6 years in the specialized field • Excellent written and communication skills • Knowledge of operating all kitchen equipment • Mathematical skills needed to understand measurement, requisition amounts and portions sizes • Perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy. • Salary range - $8.00 - $10.50 per hour

Butler

General job duties but not limited to: • Satisfying the needs of guests as politely and efficiently when it is within the jurisdiction of the concierge department • Providing our guest with an experience that will always be remembered and with the highest level of responsiveness • Providing personal services of the highest level that may include, but not limited, to restaurant reservations, recreation requests, floral orders, shoe shine, etc. • Assuring prompt and positive action on all guest complaints, questions, and concerns, as well as conduct quality assurance follow-up; and respond to inquiries regarding services • Anticipating the needs of the guest so a solution can be offered before being requested • This position is currently being held by a Work Permit Holder Requirements: • Minimum of 6 years in the specialized field • Guild of Professional English Butlers certificate • Strong communication, organizational, decisionmaking and interpersonal skills. • Excellent written and communication skills • Butler experience in a luxury or 5 star hotel • Must demonstrate a positive attitude and professional demeanor, serving as an ambassador for the company, and encouraging other employees to do the same. • Project an approachable and professional image in personal appearance, manner, and demeanor. • Salary range - $6.25 - $7.00 per hour

Pool and Beach Attendant

• Assure prompt and positive action on all guest complaints, questions, and concerns, as well as conduct quality assurance follow-up; and respond to inquiries regarding services • Anticipates the needs of the guest so a solution can be offered before being requested

• Direct guest to beach and pool facilities, ensuring their comfort and needs are met • Maintain complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment • Monitor all guest activity in assigned work area; be alert to any sign of trouble. • Ensure safety of guests and enforcement of pool rules/beach precautions according to department standards • Responsible for the care and upkeep of all pool and beach equipment Requirements: • Minimum of 4 years in the specialized field • Strong communication, organizational, decisionmaking and interpersonal skills. • Must be willing to work holidays and weekends • Ability to multi-task and to work well under pressure. • Project an approachable and professional image in personal appearance, manner, and demeanor. • Knowledge of operating pool and beach equipment - Hobie cat / rescue boat • Emergency First Aid/CPR certificate • Salary range - $6.25 - $7.00 per hour

Housekeeper

General job duties but not limited to: • Promoting a positive image of the property to guests • Must be pleasant, friendly and able to address problems or special requests • Performing daily deep cleaning of guestrooms, storage areas and laundry areas as assigned by the Housekeeping Supervisor in accordance to the standards and procedures of the resort • Setting up and organizing all furniture and amenities in guestrooms according to the hotel standard • Maintaining the cleanliness, neatness and organization of the housekeeping lounge and office as well as housekeeping carts, buckets and trays • Salary range - $6.25 - $6.50 per hour • This position is currently being held by a Work Permit Holder Requirements: • Minimum of 4 years in the specialized field • Excellent written and communication skills • Housekeeping experience in a luxury or 5 star hotel

Housekeeping Manager

General job duties but not limited to: • Planning, organizing and directing team members to ensure the highest degree of guest satisfaction. • Conducts orientation training and in-service training to explain policies, work procedures and Brand Standards. • Evaluates records to forecast department personnel requirements. Daily supervision of the housekeeping including turndown service and laundry. • Participate in monthly inventory.

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• Uphold the highest standards of cleanliness, safety, and conduct whilst ensuring that annual quality control inspections scores are surpassed or met. • Knowledge of OSHA and safety standards within Housekeeping department. • Ensures the proper maintenance of all equipment; makes arrangements for repair and/or replacement of used and damaged equipment. • Salary range - $28,000 - $31,200.00 per annum Required Knowledge/Skills/Job Qualifications: Knowledge, Skill and Ability: • Previous experience managing a team of housekeeping employees through motivation, coaching and development. • Excellent written and communication skills • The ability to anticipate customer needs, change goals and direction quickly and multitask. • Working knowledge of rooms management systems. • Advanced knowledge of Housekeeping process and procedures. • Proven experience supervising housekeeping department of 20+ employees. • Ability to develop and maintain a budget. • Proven excellence in customer service. • Capable of using independent judgment/solid decision making skills ability. • Proven comfort and experience to interact effectively with all levels of management, guests and associates. • Familiarization with international quality control brand standards. • Activator/self-motivated to accomplish goals, with a strong sense of responsibility. • Proficiency with general office PC applications (i.e. word processing, spreadsheets, • databases). • Demonstrated sound organizational, coordinating and personal interface skills. • Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Proven job reliability, diligence, dedication and attention to detail. • Must be flexible with working nights, weekends, and holidays. Education and Formal Training: • Bachelor Degree in Management

Must have at least 5 years experience salary $7.00 per hour

CONTACT: 431-6031

WARD’S CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients Coyaba Restaurant, Construction Complete, Joseph Skippings, J & W Construction, Blufin , Sunset Home & Baby is looking to fill the following positions:

Email resume and cover letter to office@windsongresort.com

40 hours per week, based in Providenciales - Candidate must be qualified to Bachelors Degree or equivalent, hold qualifications in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and be able to work and Travel to both Grand Turk & Providenciales Hospital facilities. Responsible for a team of 20 and managing mechanical and electrical engineering team, and also grounds management team. Responsible for planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and be experienced in project management. Fully responsible for budgetary compliance and staff welfare, all due diligence, documentation, legislative compliance and working to HTMs. Additional responsibilities are the management of Sub contractors, Security services and contracted services, including SLA’s, KPI, and tender process. Out of hours ‘on-call duties’, H&S and Fire Management & Disaster Management responsibilities are also included within post.

Qualified Belongers will be given first consideration. Salary: Negotiable, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Apply in writing together with an up to date curriculum vitae to: dpinnock@interhealthcanada.tc

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CONTACT: 345-7212

T & C REFRESHMENTS LTD

VENDING TECHNICIAN

STANFORD FORBES

REPORTS TO: VENDING SUPERVISOR FUNCTION

Is looking for a

PAINTER To work 6 days per week salary $8.00 hour

CONTACT: 247-2153 Deadline for application is June 26th, 2016

Perform refrigeration, electrical installation, and air-condition functions to ensure efficient management of all equipment placed in the market.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• • • • • •

Repair & Maintenance of fountain and vending equipment placed in the market. Collect water samples and perform all Quality Control testing required. Execute sanitation process of all syrup lines. Perform calibration exercise on the fountain equipment. Execute weekly Preventative Maintenance checks Perform installation & removal of equipment (fountain dispensing & vending machines) as required. • Participate in special events involving Coca-Cola marketing equipment. • Perform other duties as requested

COMPETENCY

NARCISSE DJENIFLOR

Education/Experience • High school Diploma • A Valid Driver’s License • Minimum of two years’ experience with equipment repair (coolers, vending machines, refrigerant equipment preferred)

SKILLS

Is looking for a

BABYSITTER To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 432-1778

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Requirements: • Minimum of 4 years in the specialized field • Excellent written and communication skills

ENGINEERING, GROUNDS, SECURITY AND SUB CONTRACT MANAGEMENT - GRAND TURK & PROVIDENCIALES

CARPENTER LABOURERS SOUS CHEF MANAGER Salary $6.25/ $7.00/ $14.00 per hour

Experience: • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in all aspects of Housekeeping in a large, multi-use facility required, with at least 3 years of Management experience. Other Job positions: • Houseman • Night Auditor

FACILITIES MANAGER

MID-WIFE

11630

• Conduct preventative maintenance inspections of all rooms and public spaces and prepare punch list and work orders. • Prepare reports concerning room occupancy, payroll, and department expenses. Develop and maintain the housekeeping budget.

Is looking for a

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CONTINUED

11629

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

InterHealth Canada is currently recruiting for Key Senior position within their facilities department. Successful candidate will be offered excellent packages depending on experience, development and training opportunities within the organisation.

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Analytical skills Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) Ability to lift, push and pull a minimum of 40lbs repeatedly Working with mechanical systems (e.g., knowing mechanical concepts, troubleshooting and repairing appliances, performing basic circuits, fuses and electrical components, operating hand tools and power tools, etc.) • Working with electrical systems (e.g., understanding flow, wiring, outlets, etc.) • Working with moving equipment (e.g., forklifts hand trucks/dolly, etc.) Salary commensurate with work experience and qualifications Qualified Belonger candidate can submit resume no later than 27 July, 2016. This position is presently held by a work permit holder.

T & C Refreshments Ltd., 10 Parade Avenue, Downtown, Providenciales, 649-941-3917 Email: carthur@cbcbahamas.com

Is looking for a

AGNES SWANN

Is looking for a

LABOURER PLUMBER

CONTACT: 246-4769

ISLAND BROKERAGE & CONSULTANCY

KEVIN SWANN

11515

To work 5 days per week salary $8.00 per hour

11516

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

DEON WILSON

DIRECT DEVELOPMENT

WANTED

Is looking for a

Experienced

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

649-232-4454

CONTACT: 344-1399

CONTACT: 231-0575

6 days a week Grand Turk B&B Starting immediately Salary $350.00

LA FAMILIA RESTAURANT

5 CAYS PROVIDENCIALES

MARIE SHOP

ALTAGARCIA RESTAURANT LEEWARD HIGHWAY

Applications are invited from suitable persons to fill a vacancy of

DOMESTIC WORKER

In a home. The successful applicant will be required to carry out household duties Monday thru Friday from 9am- 2pm for further details interested persons should contact: Daphne Smith, Stingray Street, Providenciales at

LABOURER LABOURER ASIAN COOK 11589

AGNES SWANN

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PLEASE CALL:

946 2827

11586

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NEPTUNE VILLAS

Is looking for a

To work 6 days per week salary $300.00 per week

CONTACT: 332-5029

CONTACT: 341-4221

CONTACT: 231-3987

WEST BAY CLUB

ROSE’S PIZZA RESTAURANT & CAFETERIA

MODERN

11595

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

11588

To work 6 days per week salary $8.00 per hour

To work 6 days per week from 8am – 5pm salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 344-3710 deadline for application is June 18th, 2016

VAN’S TIRE SHOP

INFORMATION

able to run errands, mix drinks

CONTACT: 345-5305

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

Deadline for application is June 26th, 2016

CONTACT: 946-5306

IMPERIAL SECURITY SERVICES

VARIETY CHEAP CHEAP GRAND TURK

11577

PERSON

Is looking for a

11628

MAINTENANCE

BARMAN DOMESTIC To work 6 days per SALES PERSON week salary $6.25 LABOURER FULL-TIME DJ WORKER per hour must be 11593

Is looking for a

TECHNOLOGY LTD.

Is looking to fill the following position:

Salary $6.25 per hour

per week salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 232-1994

CONTACT: 232-7177

CLUB PILLOWS

CONTACT: 946-2475 or email: imperial@tciway.tc

per week salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 347-1124

ADMINISTRATOR/PERSONAL ASSISTANT

Seeks

To coordinate, oversee and organize from start to finish all events, locally and internationally for A Touch of Love International Center and its group of affiliated ministries.

TILE LAYER

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • •

Must be born again, Spirit filled believer. Strong Organizational, Communication and Linguistic skills. Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Must be trustworthy; able to be trusted with highly sensitive and confidential information • Must be able to carry a heavy workload and flexible for sudden travel • Reports to Senior Pastor

Must have at least 5 or more years experience and able to work with little or no supervision. Duties include but not limited to clean and level the surface to be tiled, measure and cut tile, arrange tiles according to the design plans, prepare and apply mortar or other adhesives, install tile in the planned area, apply grout with a rubber trowel and wipe off excess grout and apply necessary finishes, such as sealants. Salary start at $12.00 per hour and is based on experience. Deadline for application is June 11th 2016

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Interested persons should send application via fax to 649-941-4034.

To work in a shift system salary $6.25 per hour

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LABOURER

LABOURER SECURITY OFFICER STORE ATTENDANT To work 6 days To work 5 days 11580

CONTACT: 343-4636

Salary $8.50 per hour

Is looking for a

Is looking to hire a

Send resume to: A Touch of Love Ministries International Center Attn: Senior Pastor P.O. Box 751 Providenciales, TCI or email info@atolministries.org

11596

11576

CONTACT: 946-8550

To clean the bathroom and dishes salary $6.25 per hour must be willing to work 3 days per week

TECHNICIAN

Is looking for a

11548

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

DOMESTIC WORKER

JUNIOR COMPUTER

11579

STEWARD

Is looking for a

11584

Is looking for a

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LANDSCAPE TCI PROVIDENCIALES Is looking for a

CHURCH OF GOD PENTECOSTAL

LABOURER To work 6 days per week 45 hours per week salary $6.50 per hour

Yard work Must have knowledge of purring trees/ plants Must have knowledge of insecticides Deadline for applications June 18th, 2016 This positions is held by a work permit holder 11606

CONTACT: 649-332-5646

Is looking for a

MUSICIAN

To work when needed must have at least 3 years experience in the field

CONTACT: 331-9649

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DUTIES:

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CHAMPIONS FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE An affiliate of A Touch of Love Ministries International Center

ENGLISH/LITERATURE & SCIENCE/MATH TEACHER NEEDED REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors/Masters degree from reputable institution in area of discipline; Advance degree a plus Minimum of 5-7 years teaching experience in secondary or post-secondary education Experience with Christian education curriculum Persons must be an active born-again Christian who believes in the work of the Holy Spirit; Submit resume and three references including one from current Pastor. Salaries will be based on qualification and experience.

Address applications: Executive Board, Champions for Christ International School of Excellence, #5 Park Place Industrial Park, Providenciales,Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI, Email: championsforchristtci@gmail.com Fax: 1-877-580-8743

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER WE, HAWKES NEST ENTERPRISES LTD. of P.O. Box 560, Upper Floor (East Wing), The Beatrice Butterfield Building, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands as Lender pursuant to a Collateral Debenture dated 30th January 2015 give NOTICE that MR. PAUL ANTHONY COLLIS of 201 Neptune Plaza, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands has this day been appointed as Receiver of the property of BLACK CHARTER HOLDINGS LTD., registered under the laws of the Turks & Caicos Islands with its registered office situate at 1 Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands (“the Borrower”). The appointment was made by us this 31st day of May 2016 pursuant to the powers contained in a Collateral Debenture dated 30th January 2015 and made between Black Charter Holdings Ltd. as Borrower and Hawkes Nest Enterprises Ltd. as Lender.

Dated this 31st day of May 2016

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALES FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Ltd as Chargee pursuant to the Registered Land Ordinance hereby gives Notice that it will cause to be sold by Public Auction the following scheduled properties outside the offices of Miller Simons O’Sullivan, Regent House West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales at 10:00 a.m. on 30 June 2016.

PERMANENT

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will manage the Finance team ensuring all work is performed in line with Digicel policies and procedures.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Management of Finance team including accounts payable and accounts receivable • Preparation and presentation of detailed financial analysis supporting commercial strategy • Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are performed on a timely basis • Active control of month end process • Application of IFRS and review of Financial Statements • Analysis of monthly management accounts versus budget • Planning and support of quarterly reviews and quarterly audit requirements • Identifying, designing and implementing process improvements • Liase with Auditors, Bankers, Statutory Authorities, Dealers and Site lessors. • Budgeting, Financial planning and Financial Analysis

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS & FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

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ACA/ACCA/CPA qualification with IFRS experience At least 7 years accounting experience with at least 4 years PQE Telecommunications experience a distinct advantage Experience in dealing with auditors, both internal and external Experience in reporting, balance sheet analysis and budgeting/financial planning Experience in a dynamic fast-paced multinational environment desirable Excellent communication skills Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, experience in Microsoft Dynamics GP, and Business Objects essential • Flexible and adaptable to an ever changing set of responsibilities, constrained by tight deadlines Ad is for renewal however positions open to all suitably qualified applicants. Salary ranges from $60,000.00 – 72,000.00. Interested applicants can forward their resumes to hrtci@digicelgroup.com . The closing date for applications is June 15, 2016

Comprising a one bedroom condominium end unit on the fourth floor of The Alexandra Resort located in Grace Bay. The unit has a floor area of 1,054 square feet including the balcony. The condominium also contains an entrance area, bathroom, powder room, living/dining room and kitchen. The unit has its own parking space and also benefits from the resort facilities including the swimming pool, restaurant, sun deck, tennis courts and a small gym. 2. Title No. 60715/210, Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Lincoln Hudson Ferreira Comprising a 0.54 acre canal-front parcel of bare land containing dense indigenous bush and mature trees. 3. Title No. 60905/211/K12 & K13 Leeward Going Through, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: TCM Associates Ltd This property is located in a mixed use development known as The Regent Village and is close in proximity to many of the commercial tourism developments on Grace Bay beach. The units are located on the second floor of Regent House East. Each of the units is separately metered and has a restroom and ducted centrally air-conditioned system. The Regent Village development has a central courtyard with landscaped gardening, street lighting, stone paved footpaths, covered walkways and CCTV security throughout the property. The existing occupiers are restaurants, bars, shops and services. There is also office space and a substantial two story covered car park at the rear of the development. Any and all potential bidders will be required to produce one (1) valid form of identification to Miller Simons O’Sullivan on the day of the Auction. Draft Terms and Conditions of Sale and the draft Agreements for Sale are available upon demand prior to the Auction. Any and all Successful bidders will be required to pay a ten (10%) per cent deposit upon a successful bid before close of business on the day of the Auction. Any and all successful bidders will also have to pay Auction legal fees in the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars (US$750.00).

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FINANCE MANAGER

1. Title No. 60804/157/K31 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Blue Water Production Ltd.

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VACANCIES HOUSEKEEPER / CHAMBERMAID • duties include cleaning public areas, guest rooms, laundry and kitchen • washing floors, walls, windows, washrooms and toilets • daily cleaning of guests rooms including washing floors, walls, windows • Washrooms, dishes, toilets and showers • laundry service for all items including bedding, towels, uniforms and guest laundry • must have pleasant personality and to able to adjust to guests needs • must be able to lift 30 lb. laundry bags • English - verbal and written • must be available to start at 6 am, hours based on weekly schedule • wage: $6.25 per hour

LABOURER • must have at least 2 years’ experience in working at a resort • duties include: cleaning outdoor property, washing shower walls in • Guest rooms, garbage pickup, emptying garbage bins, moving garbage • To dump, cleaning toilets when required • landscaping duties will be required • all duties required to assist in property maintenance • English - verbal and written • working hours Monday - Sunday including holidays based on weekly • Schedule • wage $6.25 per hour

HOTEL / RESTAURANT SUPERVISOR • certification in sage 50 accounting software in order to complete restaurant • Bookkeeping entries daily • minimum 3 years’ experience in restaurant or bar • must have certified experience in wine tasting and service • ability to plan staff hours and scheduling • ability to function in a multi-cultural environment • English, French a must, Spanish is an asset • working hours Monday - Sunday including holidays, based on scheduled shift • must be available to start at 6 am, hours based on weekly schedule • wage: $400.00 per week

BARTENDER • minimum 3 years’ experience in a full service bar • fluent in English - verbal and written Spanish is an asset • pleasant personality a must

excellent mathematical skills ability to mix Bohio specialty cocktails ability to open and serve bottle of wine cleaning and organization of all areas of bar re-stocking of fridges and inventory bar daily must be able to open bottles of wine ensure proper cash handling - open and closing duties • working hours Monday - Sunday including holidays, based on scheduled shift • must be available to start at 6 am, hours based on weekly schedule • wage: $6.25 per hour

PO Box 452, Town Centre Mall, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands O: 1 (649) 946-4367 F: 1 (649) 941-3338

NOW HIRING A FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTITIONER FOR A FULL TIME POSITION QUALITIES

• Graduate from an accredited school of medicine, as an M.D., M.B.B.S. or the equivalent. • Specialist in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine (completion of an accredited residency). • Candidate must have no less than 4 years post graduate experience as a licensed physician. • Candidate must be fluent in English, with knowledge of a 2nd language being an advantage (SPANISH/ CREOLE).

COOK • minimum 1 year culinary experience in full service dining establishment • must understand the importance of consistency • knowledge of food preparation and health safety • fluent in English - verbal and written • preparation of all food items according to Chef’s recipes • maintain high quality and appearance of all foods leaving the kitchen • ability to work in small area and extreme temperature • maintain clean work areas • working hours Monday - Sunday including holidays, based on scheduled shift • must be available to start at 6 am, hours based on weekly schedule • wage: $6.25 per hour

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide high quality primary patient care for outpatients. • Refer patients for specialty care and hospitalization as clinically indicated. • Maintains effective communication and positive relationships with staff, referral physicians and other members of the medical community in the TCI and most esp patients. • Responsible for accurate, timely, and complete documentation in patient records. • Assist in business development for practice.

Please Email your CV’s and supporting documents to neffer@ carolinamedcentre.com or Fax: 1 (649) 941-3338. Thank you.

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RESTAURANT TABLE SERVER • minimum 3 years experience in full service restaurant • fluent in English - verbal and written Spanish is an asset • excellent mathematical skills • ability to properly represent the resorts restaurant • must have pleasant personality and ability to adjust to guests needs • must be able to take guests orders correctly and communicate them to kitchen • must be able to serve food in a courteous and efficient manner • must be able open and serve wine bottles • knowledge of mixing drinks to assist in bar • must be able to prepare accompaniments for plates • proper cash handling procedures and opening and closing duties • working hours Monday - Sunday, including holidays based on scheduled shift • must be able to start at 6 am, hours based on weekly schedule • wage: $6.25 per hour

Ocean Club Management is looking for qualified applicants to fill the following vacancies immediately:

FRONT DESK ATTENDANT (2 FULL-TIME POSITIONS OPEN)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the Guest Services Manager, the Front Desk Attendant is responsible for performing diversified duties to provide exceptional guest service to all guests at all times, including check-in, concierge, business communication, room requests, complaint resolution, reservations, and check-out.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Friendly, upbeat personality; enjoys working with and helping people. 2. High School Diploma, plus relevant education and 2-3 years experience in a resort environment, with thorough knowledge of hotel procedures and operations. 3. Self-motivated and dependable with a strong work ethic and good problem solving skills. 4. Good communication skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in English language. 5. Professional appearance and cooperative demeanor. 6. Computer literate with proficiency in RDP Management System, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

WATER SPORTS RENTAL ASSOCIATE • Must have minimum 3 years experience in Water Sports Rental Shop, in the Caribbean • English, French & Spanish • Strong Client skills and pleasant personality • mathematically • Strong • able to lift 30 lb chairs • able to set up HOBIE Cat sail boat • must be able to start at 6 am, hours based on weekly schedule • wage: $6.25 per hour.

Please email: info@bohioresort.com

Salary commensurate with experience.

Please drop off resumes at Ocean Club to the attention of the Human Resource Manager, or via email to diane@oceanclubresorts.com Only those receiving an interview will be contacted.

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• general cleaning of kitchen and storage rooms • assist with food preparation on all items when asked • washing floors, equipment, walls, utensils and dishes • English - verbal and written • working hours Monday - Sunday including holidays based on scheduled shift • must be available to start at 6 am • hours based on weekly schedule • $6.25 per hour

• • • • • • •

11587

KITCHEN HELPER

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OLYMPIC CONSTRUCTION

MR. GROUPER Is seeking a loyal, dedicated, hardworking individual to fill the position of

11615

L.P. CONSTRUCTION MASON HELPER $7.00 per hour Contact: 345-8326 SMITH GOLF CART RENTAL CASHIER $7.50 per hour Contact: 246-8890 LARRY JOSEPH LABOURER $6.50 per hour Contact: 243-2031 CARLOS SIMMONS DOMESTIC WORKER $6.50 per hour Contact: 431-4651 HEYWOOD MCINTOSH LABOURER $6.50 per hour Contact: 232-2930 11608

CLERY & NAHOMI MORENCY 5 CAYS, PROVIDENCIALES

MASON / TILE MAKER

Salary $7.50 per hour This position is held by a work permit holder

STORE CLERK

2 FINISHING CARPENTER

To work 6 days a week At 6.25 per hour.

Salary $3,000 per monthly

CONTACT: 431-1241

CONTACT: 242.2780

or email: suzette@olympic.tc

Deadline June 15.2016

Deadline for application is June 18th, 2016

BUGALOOS’S CONCH CRAWL

5 CAYS, PROVIDENCIALES Is looking for a

KITCHEN HELPER

Is looking for a

BABYSITTER Must be bi-lingual, must have experience working with children must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 649-345-8608 Deadline for application is June 18th, 2016

To work to work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour Duties: • General cleaning • Washing of pots and dishes Position is currently held by a work permit holder Deadline for application is June 18th, 2016

CONTACT: 649-232-2396

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Acting on behalf of our clients is looking to fill the following positions:

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NATASHA CONSULTANCY

Must have at least 5 years experience Salary $5,000 per month This position is held by a work permit holder

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

WANTED

Must have at least 4 years experience to work with a senior consultant in family medicine Must be willing to work 6 days per week from 9am – 5pm

CONTACT: 241-4911

SPA TROPIQUE Is looking to find the best

MASSAGE THERAPIST On island, if you have at least three (3) years experience with a four star spa and have an upbeat and positive personality, we hope you will come and meet with us! Applicants must be able to speak and write English fluently, have a clean driver’s license and their own vehicle in excellent working condition. Position is commission based. Please see further requirements for applicants below.

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Please email your resume to: relax@ spatropique.com or drop off at 202 W. Venture House, Grace Bay Road. Applicants may also forward resumes to the government employee services offices. We look forward to meeting you! Deadline for application is: June 4th, 2016

REQUIREMENTS:

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A Condo/resort located in The Bight on the island of Providenciales requires the professional services of an experienced Property Manager with a wide range of skill sets that are needed to fulfill the job efficiently. The successful candidate must have at least three years experience in property management. The skills required include a good working knowledge of plumbing, electrical work, tiling, dry-walling, texturing, framing, landscaping, and roofing. The job also requires that all administrative duties are performed, including accounts payable/receivables, banking, quality control, marketing and rental control. Interested persons must reply to info@karammissick.com by June 6, 2016. Only Belongers need apply. Provide a copy of your application to Labour.

FURNITURE MAKER FOREMAN

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PROPERTY MANAGER REQUIRED

Is looking to fill the following positions:

• Applicants for the position are required to have: • Obtained a diploma in Massage Therapy from an internationally accredited school from Canada, Great Britain or the United

States • Completed a massage course of at least 1800 hours plus, an additional 600 hours in medical massage • At least 3 years experience with a spa rated 4 stars or above • Their own vehicles in excellent working order and a clean license • Fluent spoken and written English (there is a written exam) • Basic computer skills for use of company software • Be available to work 9am-7pm every day, weekends and holiday are a must. (Schedules are subject to change)

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LIVE-IN CHEF TO WORK IN PRIVATE VILLA

A chef is required to work in a private villa. This is a live-in position and accommodation is provided for the individual possessing the following skills: • Preferably at least 5 years’ experience in a luxury hotel, restaurant or as a personal cook in a private residence • He/she must possess the ability to prepare a range of international cuisines (Asian, fusion cuisine, French, Italian), as well as cater to guests individual dietary preferences that includes vegetarian, vegan, kosher, organic diets etc. • Full ability and responsibility to take on menu planning and food preparation for house parties, BBQ’s, business meetings • Maintain the cleanliness and proper sanitation of kitchen at all times including deep cleaning of appliances, pots and pans, kitchen tools etc. • Exercise good cost control, presenting monthly monitoring and replenishment of stocks and supplies • Computer literacy would be an advantage but not essential with the ability to record and present invoices and purchases in an accurate manner. THE CANDIDATE MUST ALSO:

• Be willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays etc. • Be able to work within a team, be reliable and trustworthy • Be extremely well presented and have a good command of English • Must possess a clean driver’s license in order to run errands • Must be prepared to carry out duties when guest are not in house • Preference will also be given to individuals who have worked within a 5 star luxury environment • Salary dependent on experience • Note this is a live-in position only.

A BUTLER IS REQUIRED FOR A PRIVATE VILLA

• A self-motivated, highly detail oriented individual is require to work in a luxury villa • The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to use their own initiative and have a good command of the English language as well as excellent communication skills • He/she must be prepared to sometimes work long hours, weekends and holidays • Butler experience in a luxury or 5 star hotel or residence since attention to detail is essential • An awareness of cost control and energy saving • Ability to run errands, go shopping etc. • He/she may be required from time to time to assist private cook in the serving of meals so an F&B background would be beneficial • Preferences will therefore be given to individuals

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who are flexible and able to multitask CANDIDATE MUST ALSO:

• Be willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays etc. • Be able to work within a team, be reliable and trustworthy • Be extremely well presented and have a good command of English • Must possess a clean driver’s license in order to run errands • Must be prepared to carry out other duties when guests are not in house, such as cleaning pools and performing some minor house maintenance issues if required. • Unpacking and packing guests bags • Doing the shopping • Ironing clothing • Supervising other villa staff • Preference will also be given to individuals who have worked within a 5 star luxury environment • Salary dependent on experience

A SOMMELIER IS REQUIRED FOR A PRIVATE VILLA

Since 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, qualities and qualifications: • Experience in Five Star F&B is essential. • Expansive wine knowledge in order to assist private chef with wine parings for dining. • Extensive knowledge of mixed drinks, cocktails and wines • Serving and bar tending experience is also essential since the sommelier will be expected to serve dinner and drinks. • Butler experience and or training would be an advantage • 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) when the family and friends are in residence. • 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. • Must provide relevant certifications This is a live-in position. Salary is dependent on experience.

A LIVE-IN TECHNICIAN/ CARETAKER FOR PRIVATE VILLA

The successful candidate will work closely with the villa manager and is expected to assist the upkeep and maintenance of the villa. He/She should also be willing to assist with other household duties such as interior as well as grounds cleaning and should possess the following experience & qualifications: • Technical experience of swimming pools and irrigation, water pumps is essential. • Ability to read and interpret MEP drawings • Experience in general maintenance, electrical installations, plumbing and carpentry is essential either in a villa or hotel. A formal qualification in electrical and or plumbing, is required. • Skills should include electrical, carpentry, painting, plumbing, air conditioning as well as a variety of mechanical work. • He/she must be willing to work flexible and long hours (week-ends, & especially holidays) when the family and friends are in residence as well as respond to emergencies should they occur. • 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. • Computer literacy is required in order to access equipment and part replacement information. • A clean driver’s license is essential as there will be a large element of errand running. • Salary is dependent on experience.

LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER

A LIVE IN FULL TIME 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 • Computer skills preferred. • Must be a non-smoker SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• General housekeeping duties including laundry. • Running errands & grocery shopping • Cooking Preference will be given to individuals with work experience in luxury villas or 5 star hotels and with a valid driver’s license. Salary dependent on experience. NOTE THIS IS A LIVE-IN POSITION ONLY.

Suitably qualified candidates should apply in writing to Villa Manager at P.O. Box 143 or email hr@thesource.tc

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS JSS BEAUTY SALON Is looking to fill the following positions:

Is looking for a

UPHOLSTERER

HAIRDRESSER

NAIL TECHNICIAN

CONTACT: 344-7033

345-7212 OR 343-4388

CONTACT:

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11635

To work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour

Must be able to work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour

GERMAN CIGAR PUB

Is looking for a

WAITRESS

To work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 243-4979

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PUBLIC NOTICE BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION (Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Ordinance)

Take Notice that I, Peter Beckingham, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(6) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to SADRACK JEAN NOEL by virtue of marriage to a Belonger. PETER BECKINGHAM

PUBLIC NOTICE

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

Take Notice that I, Peter Beckingham, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(6) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to ALECIA NARDIA ADAMS by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

Take Notice that I, Peter Beckingham, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(6) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to MAXIMO FELIX VALERIO by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

PETER BECKINGHAM

(Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Ordinance)

PUBLIC NOTICE

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

Take Notice that I, Peter Beckingham, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(6) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to MARIE GERTRUDE EWING by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

PETER BECKINGHAM

(Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Ordinance)

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J.A. CLEANING

ISLAND SOLUTIONS LTD. Is looking for the following:

JACQUELINE SMITH Is looking for the following:

HAIR BRAIDERS

LABOURER

Salary $6.26 per hour

DOMESTIC WORKERS

MAINTENANCE WORKER

KITCHEN HELPER

Is looking for a

ELECTRICIAN

CLEANER

Salary $16,000 annually Send or bring resume to: 123 Long Bay Hills, Providenciales, TCI or

CONTACT: 333-6577

MALE CAREGIVER Salary $6.50 per hour Must be

To work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

willing to work 6 days per week

CONTACT: 244-7033

CONTACT: 243-4214

11602

or email to: info@wcsstci.com deadline for application is June 26th, 2016

FN & M VARIETY

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Salary $13,000 annually

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DUFRY GRAND TURK LTD Is seeking

SALES ASSOCIATE APPLICANT’S REQUIREMENTS INCLUDES:

• • • •

2 Years retail experience Excellent communication skills Fluent In English Committed to working flexible hours, days, nights weekends and Holidays • Good working habits

Resumes should be faxed to 946 1331 or delivered directly to the store.

SCHOOL FOR FIELD STUDIES, SOUTH CAICOS

JOB SUMMARY: Resident lecturers in the area of Environment Policy and Marine Ecology. PhD, prior university level teaching experience required. Certified scuba, divemaster, fisheries experience preferred. Please send your CV to hhertler@fieldstudies.org by July 1, 2016. Start Date August 2016

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND MARINE ECOLOGY LECTURERS - CENTER FOR MARINE RESOURCE STUDIES

VACANCIES

REGISTERED SENIOR ARCHITECT

Applicants must be fully qualified RIBA Part 3 and registered ARB and RIBA with a minimum of 15 years post-qualification experence, with the ability to travel freely throughout the Caribbean, USA and Europe.

SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT

Applicants must have a minimum of BA (Hons) in Architecture degree, RIBA Part 1 status and 10 years practical experience, with the ability to travel freely thrpughout the Caribbean, USA and Europe. Salaries commensurate with experiences.

Qualified applicants please apply in writing to: P O Box 315, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: 649 946 5911 or email info@swa.tc. Qualified Belongers only need apply.

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SANCTUARY LTD Is seeking qualified candidate for an immediate opening as

ESTATE MANAGER • Must have at least ten (10) years experience as Property Manager with High-end Resort or Properties. • MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH CELEBRITY CLIENTS. • Must be willing to live on Private Cay full time. • Must be able to establish and maintain effective communication, coordination and professional relationships with Owner, clients, vendors, suppliers and contractors. • Must have experience and knowledge of wines and wines services. • Must plan menus by consulting with chef; estimate food cost analysis. • Must prepare annual budget & schedule. • Must manage the calendar. • Must be able to book travel arrangements. • Must be able to work well independently and in a team environment. • Must have the ability to train and supervise staff. Salary commensurate with experience and qualification. Belongers only need apply. Please send CV/resume to bunderwood@tciway.tc on or before June 21st 2016.

PAINTER JOB DESCRIPTION / FNM-CS JOB DESCRIPTION

• Responsible for mixing, matching and applying paint to various surfaces, completing touch-ups and coordinating large painting projects • Scrape, sandpaper, prime or seal surfaces prior to painting • Clean walls to ensure proper adherence • Fill cracks, holes, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster or other fillers using caulking guns or putty knives • Qualification: High School Diploma, Valid Drivers License

SEAMSTRESS – GOLDEN SCISSORS PLUS JOB DESCRIPTION

• • • • •

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Fit and study garments on customers to determine required alterations Sew garments using needles and thread or sewing machines Measure parts such as sleeves or pants legs and mark or pin-fold alteration lines Design, make, alter, repair or fit garments Qualification: High School Diploma and Seamstress Diploma

HEAD CLEANER/ JANITOR – BRITISH WEST INDIES COLLEGIATE JOB DESCRIPTION

• Thorough cleaning of areas allocated to the required standard/ specification as directed using correct techniques and cleaning equipment • To ensure that all toilets, urinals, sinks, wash hand basins, classrooms are cleaned and disinfected every night • An adequate supply of toilet paper, paper towels and soap to be maintained • Safe removal of litter and waste to allocated disposal points daily, taking particular care with liquids, broken glass or other substances, which may be unsafe to other staff or pupils

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications Email: branitz@yahoo.com

ALIVE AND WELL RESORTS, a purveyor of Luxury Island Vacation Experiences Done Well, is seeking a strong, experienced candidate that meets the requirements listed below. The selected candidate loves to work with different types of people, meet all challenges with a positive attitude and live up to the standards of the employer and expectations of the resorts clientele.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Assist Resort Managing Director with resort marketing and investor sales promotions to affluent Chinese in major markets in Asia, China, Canada, United States, and Europe. The Assistant to Managing Director will also be responsible for liaising with all Chinese tour operators, wholesalers, agents, tourists, and prospective investment partners alike, before, during, and after all such clientele visits TCI. REQUIREMENTS: • Must have luxury goods and/or services sales & marketing experience with affluent Chinese clientele. • Willingness to travel extensively overseas for trade shows, investment conferences, and meetings with trade and investment partners.

• Must be fluent in Mandarin Chinese and have solid understanding of Chinese business etiquette. • Must be willing to work long hours, evenings, weekends and holidays. • Must be professional at all times, wellgroomed, discreet, trustworthy, tactful, honest, hardworking, proficient and sincere. Disclaimer: This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the job holder might differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties, as assigned, might be part of the job.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES CAN CONTACT: HR@ALIVEANDWELLRESORTS.COM WITH RESUME

CBMS LTD. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS SEEKING A

POSITION AND RESPONSIBILIIES:

• Reporting to the Board of Directors and the Company Chairman, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be responsible for all organizational departments of this major multi-dimensional manufacturing entity as it grows exponentially over the next few years, • This position will require a change leader to evaluate a Company’s corporate culture to implement a change process including accounting and financial reporting, sales management with key customers against Company revenue targets and the improvement in efficiency of all manufacturing and related service functions, • Assessing , developing and implementing the appropriate governance policies and procedures for the Company,

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• An engineering degree (P. Eng.) coupled with a post-secondary financial designation (CPA ,CA, MBA), • The ability to apply solid leadership, communication and excellent interpersonal skills inside and outside of the Company, • Managerial knowledge and the skills to work with a Board of Directors and the Company’s owners, • A minimum of 15 to 20 years CFO management experience in the concrete industry or similar industrial facility while addressing the above position responsibilities, • Possess both the skill sets and experience for managing human and financial resources complemented by a proficiency in strategic and business planning for a rapidly growing manufacturing and marketing organization, • Experience in the assessment of a company’s accounting and financial department in reviewing and implementing accounting policy and procedural internal controls to safeguard the assets of the Company, while aligning the accounting staff with any policy and procedural changes, • Experience in dealing with external financial facilities including lending organizations and bonding companies. Only those candidates invited for final interviews will be contacted and be requested to provide proof of professional qualifications and 3 personal work experience references that will all be verified. The position offers a salary range of $125,000 to $150,000 depending upon professional qualifications and work experience.

Please respond to Ralph Dietsche at CBMS Ltd., Box 611 South Dock Rd Providenciales no later than June 15, 2016.

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Science & Technology

Women ‘nearly twice as likely to have anxiety’ as men

Is looking for a

MECHANIC

To work 3 days per week salary $7.00 per hour 11646

CONTACT: 241-9747

every year in the EU. North America is thought to be worst affected, with eight in 100 people having anxiety, and East Asia least affected (three in 100). Although the proportion of people suffering with this mental health problem stayed fairly constant between 1990 and 2010, the authors said it was a problem which was rarely researched, unlike depression. Review author Olivia Remes, from the department of public health and primary care at the University of Cambridge, said anxiety disorders could make life extremely difficult. “There has been a lot of focus on depression - which is

important - but anxiety is equally important and debilitating; it can lead to the development of

other diseases and psychiatric disorders, increase the risk for suicide and is associated with

SCHOOL FOR FIELD STUDIES, SOUTH CAICOS

PWC (TCI) LTD.

INTERN - CENTER FOR MARINE

Requires One (1) Qualified

ACA, ACCA, CPA OR ACMA

RESOURCE STUDIES

FOR A MANAGER POSITION

JOB SUMMARY:

Minimum of 10 years experience in audit and risk assurance required, along with experience at a managerial level. Salary Range: $82,000 - $100,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The purpose of this position is to provide support in the areas of program delivery, academics, research, group dynamics, logistics, program safety, risk management and site maintenance. Stipend provided. Active Dive Master Cert. and Insurance, Current CPR/First Aid, BA/ BS in Marine Science/Policy, Small boat experience, Willing to work flexible hours, Clean driving record. Please send your CV to hhertler@ fieldstudies.org by July 1, 2016. CV’s will be reviewed and only potential candidates will be contacted. Start Date August 2016

Apply to nick.haywood@tc.pwc.com or Telefax: 649-946-4892, no later than June 30, 2016 Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

PROVIDENCE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY TCI Invites suitably qualified applicants to apply via email for the posts of

PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER FOR GRADES 1-5 (AGES 5-11) APPLICANTS MUST

• Be a Graduate of a Teacher Training College/University Graduate of the Faculty of Education • Bachelors in Primary Education or related vocational field • Minimum 10 years of teaching experience • Working experience with multiple curriculum and teaching styles • Knowledge of Diagnostic screening and preparation of I.E.P. • Possess a child centered approach to teaching • Demonstrate best practices and continuing professional development • Provide at least three references one must be from the last employer

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DEADLINE: June 24th, 2016 Providence International Academy TCI, Eden Lane, Leeward Highway Email: admin@piatci.com 649-243-5616

Globally, women were found to be twice as likely to experience anxiety as men.

high costs to society.” She added: “It is important for our health services to understand how common they are and which groups of people are at greatest risk.” Globally, women were found to be twice as likely to experience anxiety as men. Ms Remes said this could be because of hormonal fluctuations or because women are more prone to stress in general, or because of their traditional role of caring for the young. The review said people with a chronic health condition were at particular risk, “adding a double burden on their lives”.

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WOMEN are nearly twice as likely to experience anxiety as men, a global review reveals. Its authors from Cambridge University say that as well as women, young people under 35 and those with health problems are particularly affected. They estimate that four in every 100 people have anxiety. The review of 48 published pieces of work says more research is needed to find out which other communities are at high risk. Published in the journal Brain and Behaviour, the global review found that more than 60 million people were affected by anxiety disorders

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Ashes 2017-18: England & Australia could play day-night Tests

The 14-time grand slam champion is suffering from a wrist injury.

Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon HE pulled out of the French Open and now Rafael Nadal will be missing from Wimbledon. The 30-year-old Spaniard is still struggling with the wrist injury that forced him to withdraw in Paris. The 14-time grand slam champion said it was “sad” but doctors advised him to rest. “As you can all imagine, it’s a very tough decision, but the injury I suffered at Roland Garros needs time to heal,” he wrote on his Facebook page. The injury to Nadal’s left wrist

caused him to withdraw from the French Open one day after his second-round win against Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis -- a landmark 200th grand slam victory. The news came as a surprise after the record nine-time Roland Garros champion had only dropped just nine games through the opening two rounds. The world No. 4 had been enjoying a renaissance, winning clay-court titles in Monte Carlo and Barcelona in April.

CRICKET Australia wants the 201718 Ashes against England to feature day-night Tests for the first time. Officials feel the move is a “natural progression” following a day-night Test against New Zealand in November 2015. “By playing day-night Tests, we’re going to get even bigger audiences at the game and on television,” said Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland. England captain Alastair Cook and Australia captain Steven Smith have both said the change is not necessary. Cook said the Ashes is “not a series where you need to do it exactly at this time”, while Smith said the fixture “always gets the viewers and crowds out”. Sutherland said he had “respect” for such views, but added: “We will play somewhere between zero and two day-night tests during the Ashes in 18 months’ time.” The 139th Ashes series is scheduled to run from November 2017 until January 2018, with England the holders of the urn following their 3-2

England and Australia have played one-day internationals under floodlights.

series win in 2015. Before then, Australia will play a floodlit Test against South Africa on at the Adelaide Oval this summer and open a series on home soil against Pakistan under the lights in December. England and Australia go into the 2017 Ashes tied on 32 series wins. EAlastair Cook’s side, who currently lead Sri Lanka 2-0 in a three-Test series, will tour India later this year, playing five Tests from

November 2016 before a Christmas break. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has chosen Mohali, Rajkot, Mumbai, Vizag and Chennai to host the Tests. A series of three one-day internationals and three Twenty20s are expected after the festive period. The ODIs will be in Pune, Cuttack and Kolkata, while Bengaluru, Nagpur and Kanpur will host the T20s. (BBC)

Curry to skip Olympics in Rio STEPHEN Curry will skip the Rio Olympics, the two-time NBA MVP announced in a statement on Monday. The Golden State Warriors guard cited resting his knee -- which he sprained in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Houston Rockets -- as one of the reasons why he was opting out. Curry previously had sprained his ankle before suffering the knee sprain. “After a great deal of internal thought and several discussions with my family, the Warriors and my representatives, I’ve elected to withdraw my name from the list of eligible players on Team USA’s preliminary roster for the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil,” Curry said. “I recently informed Jerry Colangelo of this decision. “My previous experiences with USA Basketball have been incredibly rewarding, educational and enjoyable, which made this an extremely difficult decision for me and my family. “However, due to several factors -- including recent ankle and knee injuries -- I believe this is the best decision for me at this stage of my career. It’s an incredible honour to represent your country and wear ‘USA’ on your chest, but my primary basketball-related objective this summer needs to focus on my body

Stephen Curry cited resting his knee as one of the reasons why he was opting out.

and getting ready for the 2016-17 NBA season.” Curry has never competed in the Olympics but has played for the U.S. national team. He is a two-time FIBA World Cup gold medallist.

Colangelo, the USA Basketball chairman, said in a statement Monday that he was aware that Curry opting out was a “strong possibility” because of his recent injuries. “Obviously we are disappointed

that Steph will not be available this summer, but we understand these situations arise and we are fully supportive of his decision,” Colangelo said. After finishing the regular season

with a record 73 wins, the Warriors are trying to win their second consecutive NBA championship. They lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 2-1 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. (CNN)

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World’s highest-paid athletes: Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes 2016 list HE’S just won the Champions League with Real Madrid -- and now Cristiano Ronaldo can celebrate being the world’s highest-paid athlete, too. Forbes estimates that Portugal captain Ronaldo, who will be one of the biggest stars at Euro 2016 in France, earned a staggering $88 million (£60.4m) last year. That puts him clear at the top of the American business magazine’s annual compilation of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes -- and it means he is again ahead of Barcelona rival Lionel Messi, with the pair having finished third and fourth last year. Argentina’s Messi earned $81.4m this year as football’s two biggest stars rung the changes at the pinnacle of the list. It is the first time since 2000 that either golfer Tiger Woods -- who drops to 12th after a wretched run of poor form and injury problems -or boxer Floyd Mayweather has not headed the table. The Forbes data reveals that the top 100 athletes earned an amazing $3.15 billion between them over the past 12 months. That eye-watering figure actually represents a slight decrease from last year, when the overall $3.2 billion tally was boosted by the $460m fight between Mayweather -- nicknamed

Greg Rutherford is the Olympic, world, Commonwealth and European champion.

Cristiano Ronaldo earned a staggering $88 million (£60.4m) last year.

Rutherford has sperm frozen over Zika virus fears

Money -- and Manny Pacquiao. It was the most lucrative bout in boxing history. Tennis titans Roger Federer ($67.8m) and Novak Djokovic ($55.8m) retain their top 10 spots in a list that includes stars from 10 different sports. The 100 highest-paid athletes come from 23 countries, with a majority of them -- 65 -- Americans. Amongst those is golfer Jordan Spieth ($52.8m), whose rise from 85th place last year to ninth this time makes him the biggest mover on the list after a year that includes a bigmoney FedEx Cup success.

BRITISH long jumper Greg Rutherford has had his sperm frozen before competing at the Rio Olympics because of fears about the Zika virus, says his partner. “The Zika news has caused no end of concern,” wrote Susie Verrill. “We’ve made the decision to have Greg’s sperm frozen. It’s just another thing we don’t want to chance.” Cyclist Tejay van Garderen and golfers Vijay Singh and Marc Leishman have already said they will not compete at the August Games because of Zika. The mosquito-borne virus, which is linked to serious birth defects, has been declared a global public health

Basketball stars LeBron James ($77.2m) and Kevin Durant ($56.2m) occupy third and fifth places, but baseball is the most heavily represented sport on the list, boasting 26 names. Basketball has 18, American football 21 and football 12. The Forbes figures include all salaries, prize money and bonuses paid out between June 1 last year and the same date in 2016. The magazine says its calculations are “based on conversations with dozens of industry insiders” and adds: “We do not deduct for taxes or agents’ fees, and we do not include investment income.

emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). Last week, the WHO said it would examine the risks of staging the Olympics in the Brazilian city, having rejected calls from more than 100 leading scientists to move or postpone the Games. In an article in Standard Issue magazine, Verrill, who has a son, Milo, with Rutherford, said she will not attend. She wrote: “We’re not ones to worry unnecessarily, but after more than 100 medical experts stressed the Games should be moved to prevent the disease from spreading, this was a huge factor in us choosing to stay put.

Muhammad Ali: Septic shock caused boxing legend’s death BOXING legend Muhammad Ali died of “septic shock due to unspecified natural causes”, his family has said. The three-time world heavyweight champion - one of the world’s greatest sporting figures - died on Friday night at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. The 74-year-old had been suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson’s disease. A public funeral was expected be held for the boxer on Friday in his hometown of Louisville in Kentucky. “He was a citizen of the world and would want people from all walks of life to be able to attend his funeral,” said the family spokesman, Bob Gunnell. Former US President Bill Clinton is among those who will give a eulogy at the service, and was one of many prominent global figures who paid tribute to Ali on Saturday, saying he lived a life “full of religious and political convictions that led him to make tough choices and live with the consequences”. The legendary Brazilian footballer, Pele, said the sporting universe had suffered a huge loss. “Muhammad Ali shook up the

world. And the world is better for it,” said US President Barack Obama. Ali was as much a campaigner for black equality as he was a champion in the ring, where he won 56 of his 61 fights. Asked how he would like to be remembered, he once said: “As a man who never sold out his people. But if that’s too much, then just a good boxer. “I won’t even mind if you don’t mention how pretty I was.” But he was once a polarising figure in the US. At a time of racial segregation in the 1960s he joined the separatist black sect, the Nation of Islam, which rejected the inclusive approach of civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King. George Foreman, who lost his world title to Ali in the famous “Rumble in the Jungle” fight in Kinshasa in 1974, called him one of the greatest human beings he had ever met. “To put him as a boxer is an injustice,” said Foreman. American civil rights campaigner Jesse Jackson said Ali had been willing to sacrifice the crown and money for his principles when in 1967 he refused to serve in the Vietnam war. That decision was widely

In his professional boxing career Muhammad Ali won 56 of his 61 fights, including 37 by knockouts.

criticised by the boxer’s fellow Americans. He was stripped of his title and had to put his fighting career on hold for three years. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Ali shot to fame by winning lightheavyweight gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics. Known as “The Greatest” - a nickname characteristically coined

by the boxer himself - he beat Sonny Liston in 1964 to win his first world title and became the first boxer to capture a world heavyweight title on three separate occasions. At the time of his first fight with Liston, Clay was already involved with the Nation of Islam, a religious movement whose stated goals were to improve the spiritual, mental,

social, and economic condition of African Americans in the US. But in contrast to the inclusive approach favoured by civil rights leaders like Dr Martin Luther King, the Nation of Islam called for separate black development and was treated by suspicion by the American public. Ali eventually converted to Islam, ditching what he called his “slave name” and becoming Cassius X and then Muhammad Ali. Noted for his fast talk and bold fight predictions as much as his skills inside the ring, he retired in 1981 having won 56 of his 61 fights - 37 by knockout - and was later crowned “Sports Personality of the Century” by the BBC. He was handed his first professional defeat by Joe Frazier in the “Fight of the Century” in New York on 8 March 1971, only to regain his title with an eighth-round knockout of George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle” in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) on 30 October 1974. Ali fought Frazier for a third and final time in the Philippines on 1 October 1975, coming out on top in the “Thrilla in Manila” when Frazier failed to emerge for the 15th and final round.

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Nike stands by Maria Sharapova despite two-year drug ban Nesta Carter (second from left) and Usain Bolt (second from right) won gold for Jamaica in Beijing.

Bolt could lose Olympic gold medal over Carter’s doping reports JAMAICA’S Usain Bolt could lose one of the three gold medals he won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Reuters report that the ‘A’ sample of one of his team-mates in the 4x100m, Nesta Carter, was found to contain the banned substance Methylhexanamine. The news comes after the retesting of 454 samples from the 2008 Games. Carter, who along with his agent has not replied to requests for comment, will face sanctions if his ‘B’ sample also tests positive for the substance. The 30-year-old ran the first leg for Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team in Beijing, which also included Michael Frater, Asafa Powell and Bolt. The team took gold in what was then a new world record of 37.10 seconds, ahead of Trinidad and Tobago and Japan.

Carter was also a member of Jamaica’s gold medal-winning relay teams at the 2011, 2013 and 2015 World Championships as well as the 2012 Olympic Games. He has not run this season, because of a foot injury, but is expected to return to the track ahead of Jamaica’s Olympic trials from 30 June to 3 July. Methylhexanamine has been on the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) Code prohibited list since 2004, although it was reclassified on the 2011 list as a “specified substance”, meaning one that is more susceptible to a “credible, nondoping explanation”. Sold as a nasal decongestant in the United States until 1983, Methylhexanamine has been used more recently as an ingredient in dietary supplements.

NIKE is standing by tennis star Maria Sharapova, even after she was suspended for two years for using a banned drug. Other sponsors are in less of a hurry to restore ties with her. The sportswear giant, which had previously put its relationship with the athlete on hold, highlighted that an investigation by the International Tennis Federation found that she “did not intentionally break its rules.” “Maria has always made her position clear, has apologised for her mistake and is now appealing the length of the ban,” Nike (NKE) said in a statement. “Based on the decision of the ITF and their factual findings, we hope to see Maria back on court and will continue to partner with her.” Sharapova received a two-year suspension on Wednesday from the ITF after testing positive for meldonium, a drug that was recently banned by the organisation. Although the ITF said she didn’t purposefully break the rules, it found she was at “very significant fault” for failing to stay abreast of changes to the banned substances list. Related: Maria Sharapova banned for two years over meldonium drug use Nike and automaker Porsche suspended their sponsorship deals with Sharapova in March after she first announced that she had failed a

Maria Sharapova is appealing the length of the ban.

drug test at the Australian Open. But sports equipment company HEAD, stuck with her, saying it believes she made an “honest mistake.” Another sponsor, the Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer -- part of the LVMH (LVMHF) group -- halted negotiations in March over renewing a sponsorship deal with Sharapova. Tag Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver said that given the two-year suspension, “we are not in a hurry anymore to sign a new contract today or this month.” Porsche is taking a similarly cautious position. “As Maria will appeal the [ITF] decision, we will continue to keep all

activities with her on hold until the final judgment has been reached,” a Porsche spokeswoman said. Sharapova tested positive for meldonium, an active ingredient in a medication she had been taking for the last decade. The chemical was added to the ITF’s banned substances list in January, and Sharapova has maintained that she wasn’t aware of the change. Nike’s deal with Sharapova has been reported to be worth $70 million over eight years. The world’s top endorser of athletes, Nike has more than $6 billion in endorsement deals on its books.

One in three players at Euro 2016 could play for another country

Mo Farah’s new record at seven minutes 32.62 seconds means he now holds the British track records at 1500m, two miles, 3,000m, 5,000m and 10,000m, as well as half-marathon on the road.

Mo Farah breaks 34-year British 3,000m record MO Farah broke Dave Moorcroft’s 34-year-old British 3,000m record to underline his form with the Rio Olympics exactly two months away. A year ago Farah pulled out on the eve of this meet as the controversy around his coach Alberto Salazar reached a crescendo. But roared on by a home support untroubled by that storm, he followed the pacemakers through the first

2,000m before hanging on over the last 600m to take a tenth of a second off that long-standing mark. His seven minutes 32.62 seconds means he now holds the British track records at 1500m, two miles, 3,000m, 5,000m and 10,000m, as well as half-marathon on the road. The Briton dedicated his victory to his hero Muhammad Ali, the boxing great who died on Saturday aged 74.

AS Great Britain prepare for a referendum that could shape immigration laws for years to come, Home Nations England and Wales head to the European Championship with two of the most diverse squads at the tournament. More than half of the players selected by Roy Hodgson and Chris Coleman for Euro 2016 could have opted to pledge their international footballing careers to other countries. In fact, this will be a tournament of exceptional diversity, with 166 of the 552 players who have gone to France - nearly a third - having roots outside the nation they will be representing, according to research byNetBet. Countries represented at Euro 2016 range from Guadeloupe and Indonesia to Nigeria and Pakistan, while almost all of the squads have at least one player who could have gone to the tournament with another qualifying European nation. Hosts France boast the most multicultural squad, with 15 of their 23 players eligible to play for another country, most of whom have parents

15 of France’s players could play for another country.

who migrated to Europe from Africa. Switzerland and Albania are next in the list, with 14 and 13 players, respectively, who could have chosen another country. Interestingly, those teams, who meet on Saturday in Lens, have multiple players who could have ended up on either side. Albania could field as many as six players who are eligible for Switzerland, including midfielder Taulant Xhaka, who will come up against his brother Arsenal’s latest signing Granit Xhaka. It will be the first time two

brothers have faced off at a European Championship, though Jerome Boateng did play against his brother, Kevin-Prince, when Germany played Ghana at the World Cup in Brazil two years ago. 12 of Hodgson’s players have ancestry from outside of England, including five players with Jamaican heritage (Raheem Sterling, Daniel Sturridge, Chris Smalling, Danny Rose and Kyle Walker), one from Grenada (Nathaniel Clyne), one from Spain (Adam Lallana) and two from Nigeria (Dele Alli and Ross Barkley).

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The International School of the TCI won the Boys’ Primary School trophy.

Defending U19 winners the BWIC will look to retain their title.

The Richmond Hill Preparatory School girls were first place finishers.

Nine teams set for Saturday’s Inter-High Tag Rugby Tournament NINE teams from high schools in Provo, North Caicos and Grand Turk will battle this Saturday in the TCIRFU Inter-High School Tag Rugby Tournament at the Meridian Field in Grace Bay. The teams which include both male

and female players will come from TCIPS, BWIC, HJ Robinson, Raymond Gardiner, Clement Howell, Wesley Methodist and TCI Middle School. The event, which will see competitions in the U15 and U19 age divisions, was organised by new

Rugby Development Officer Caity Mallett and Youth Rugby Officer Tom Fielding with assistance from several teachers and coaches from the across the islands, including Aussie Dickenson from GT. Kick-off is at 10:00h.

Richmond Hill boys and girls teamed up to win the Primary School Co-ed competition.

Clement Howell High School male ‘A’ team took the high school title.

Clement Howell teams dominate high school football competition CLEMENT Howell male and female teams took top honours in the TCIFA School Football Competition last week at the TCIFA Academy ground in Providenciales. The competition which was held last Thursday and Friday had five schools contributing eight teams. In the male division the ‘A’ team won, while the CHHS ‘B’ finished second and the British West Indies Collegiate (BWIC) third. The CHHS ‘A’ team won the female division, while BWIC ‘A’ took the second spot and Wesley Methodist third. Prior to the high school

competition, the primary schools were in action on Wednesday. A total of 20 teams from eight schools battled in a round-robin before the top two finishers played in the final. Males, females and co-ed teams battled. In the end the International School won the male, with Provo Primary finishing second and Richmond Hill third. Richmond Hill won the girls’ trophy, with the International School second and Ianthe Pratt third. Richmond Hill also won the Coed division, while the International School was second and Provo International Academy third.

The Tigers stormed to an easy win over the Quality Kings.

HAB GROUP TCICA SUMMER T20 CRICKET COMPETITION:

Tigers humble Quality Kings A SOLID half century from former Barbadian batsman Marlon Graham and quality bowling by his Mitsubishi Electric Tigers teammates humiliated the efforts by the Quality Super Kings when action in the HAB Group TCICA Summer T20 Cricket Competition continued on Sunday last at the Downtown Ball Park. Graham slammed 70 runs to lead the Tigers to 144-4 from their allotted overs, before the Kings imploded for an embarrassing 47 in 10.4 overs. In the third game of the competition the Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first; they had some success when opener Chabby Charlery fell for five runs in the

third over, but sensible stroke play by the technically correct batsman Gareth Butler and a mixture of watchfulness and aggression from Graham spurred on the Tigers with a 79-run second wicket partnership. Butler stroked 17 singles in his 26 runs (38 balls), while Graham hit 11 singles in 19 balls before scoring a boundary. When the big shots came, they came quickly. In the end the all-rounder, who fell to spinner Andy Kuthalingam, finished with 10 fours in his 57 balls at the crease. Needing to score 7.25 runs per over for victory, the Kings never got started as the top order folded. After the first four overs, four batsmen were back

in the stand including the technically correct Odayne Ewart (2) and the hard hitting Nuwan Bodhinayake (1). Damian St. Ange, who had opener Robert Johnson caught off his first ball, and first change over bowler Dane Richie, led the destruction. Ange finished with 3-11 from three overs, while Richie was stifling with 2-2 from 2.4 overs. Blair Mason also captured two wickets. In his solitary over he went for four runs. Ian Heath, better known for his bowling, was the only batsman to reach double figures. His 11 runs included two of the three fours of the innings.

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National U20 set for CFU Tournament in Trinidad

– Technical Director optimistic THE NATIONAL U20 football team will play three games in Trinidad over five days next week in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U20 Qualifying Tournament Group 2 against the host team, St. Lucia and Guadeloupe. The teams are battling for a chance to advance to the next stage of the CFU Qualifiers, towards the CONCACAF final round in Costa Rica. Sixteen players, including the likes of Mackenson Cadet, Ras Diamond, Herby Magny and Wilkins Sylvain will represent TCI from June 15.

Technical Director of the TCIFA Daz Meehan is optimistic that TCI can get results. “I think against St Lucia and Guadeloupe we could get a result. Trinidad and Tobago will be a tough game, but if the team stick to the game plan we could shock a few people.” Meehan however added that the games will be very physical and competitive for the boys, some of whom are only 15 years old. The Technical Director lauded head coach Oliver Smith and assistant coach Dane Ritchie, who he said “have been working very hard with the boys”. The players have

also had fitness conditioning sessions with the national team fitness coach Josh Williams from Okeanos Gym. On June 15, TCI will battle St. Lucia, while they play 2014 tournament winners T&T two days later, before a battle with Guadeloupe next Sunday. The players selected to travel are: Gilbert Tilus, Herby Magny, Mackenson Cadet, Jameslee Louis, Adner Davilmar, Jepthe Francois, Jose Elcius, Ras Diamond, Wilkins Sylvain, Richard Soneyma, Jeff Beljour, Windy Joseph, Mordochee Inelus, Wilnardo Cenaria, Ismael Louis and Shinaider Charles.

Mackenson Cadet and Jameslee Louis, who are on the team had some US experience in February when they represented the FKK Soccer Club at the CDL College Showcase Soccer Tournament in Florida.

Police Badgers to battle Knights in PABA final THE POLICE Badgers advanced to their second consecutive Provo Amateur Basketball Association (PABA) final after defeating early favourites the South Caicos Harbour Ballers 3-1 in their best-in-five semifinal clash. The Badgers will now meet the giant killing Five Cays Knights from Friday evening at the Gus

Lightbourne Sports Complex court. The Five Cays Knights had a fairy-tale run in the post season with a first round victory against the top seeded Flyers and a second round win against three-time winners the Grand Turk Stallions. The Knights have played with a lot of heart and have rallied around coach Phillip Roker.

Melvin Elsie has been outstanding for his side, so too have big-men captain Mark Handfield and the experience Mike Cumberland, but the other players have also played their parts. With the Knights’ momentum it will be tough to vote against them in the championship series. The Badgers earned their right

to be in the final and will also be confident going forward. In game four against the Ballers, the Police team eased to a 20 point win 110-90. As good as the Badgers were, the Ballers, who were plagued by injuries earlier in the series, were also guilty of turnovers and missed free throws. Adding to the woes, one of the better scorers Ehlo Seymour was ejected from the game in the third quarter. Saundro Germain unleashed

a barrage of three pointers in his double double effort of 25 points and 16 rebounds for the Police. Dwaine Simmons added 21 points and five boards, while Peterson Sylvain added 14 points, Jakie Been 12 points and seven rebounds and Kijana Doughty 12 points and five rebounds. Alvardo Parker finished with a double double for the Ballers. He scored 17 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, while Adrien Walkin and K. Penn (also seven boards) added 16 points each.

ALL COMERS TRACK MEET:

Sauver finishes third in 100M NATIONAL athlete Helcyann Brenna Sauver ran a personal best en route to a third place finish at last Saturday’s All Comers Track Meet at the National Stadium in Jamaica. The Holmwood Technical High School student ran 12.69s to eclipse her previous best of 12.92s, which she achieved at the The Police Badgers booked their place in the finals after a 3-1 series win over the Harbour Ballers.

Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa, 2015. In the race Sauver darted out of the blocks and was in second place for a brief moment before the eventual winner passed her. The former Raymond Gardiner High School student ran three races prior to her PB performance because of torn hamstrings this season.

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