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HOMEOWNERS

PROTEST

The issues bedevilling Priton housing development phase two, came to head again on Saturday, June 18, when homeowners complained of being ignored by the company.

COURT CLEARED LYNDON GARDINER IN MICHAEL PAGE 4 MISICK RESTRAINT ORDER

BLOOD BANK IN CRITICAL NEED OF BLOOD PAGE  6

FINANCE MINISTER NAMED CHAIRMAN OF THE CDB`S BOARD OF GOVERNOR’S PAGE  7

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Court cleared Lyndon Gardiner in Michael Misick restraint order THE Supreme Court has long since removed Lyndon Gardiner’s name from the list of individuals who the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) believes are holding assets of former premier Michael Misick.

This week, our publication was provided with court documents from Gardiner advising of the removal of his name, since July 15, 2011.

However, while an amended restraint order was drafted and submitted to the court on June 23, 2011, the amendment was not finalised until October that year.

That amended order has never been made public however.

In the new order, all references to Gardiner were removed from the original document, and the SIPT was ordered by the Chief Justice at the time Gordon Ward to pay Gardiner’s court costs - $3,500 - related to the action seeking the amendment.

Gardiner had been named as holding asset - namely land parcel 61203/55 – for the former premier.

That has of course since been removed in the amended document.

However, the other persons alleged to be holding assets for Misick in the original order, remain the same, as far as this publication has been able to ascertain.

The order prohibits all persons dealing with all or any of the assets in which Misick has an interest, whether directly or indirectly, wherever they may be situated in the world, and in whosoever’s name the said assets may be held.

Named persons are prohibited from removing any of these assets

from the TCI, disposing of, dealing with or diminishing its value where ever it may be located.

The order also applies to all of Misick’s assets, even those that are transferred to him after the order was made, and it also applies to assets jointly owned.

Those assets named in the order include – Misick’s former residence ‘Belview Villa’; 10.45 acres of land in North Caicos; parcel of land and condominium at the Provo Golf Club; 1.2 acres of land on which the TCI’s only cinema sits; 18.28 acres of land in North West Point; two plots of land in Leeward (.97 and 1.08 acres); two plots of land in the The Bight and Thomas Stubbs area of Providenciales (0.35 and 1.01 acres); 0.7 acres of land in Bottle Creek; an additional three plots of land in Leeward (1.53, .64 and 0.65 acres); and a condominium in the Alexandra resort held in the name of Windsor West Limited.

The restraint order applies to numerous bank accounts as well, namely – one at TCI Bank limited in the name of Michael Misick and/or Lisa Raye Misick; at First Caribbean in the former premier’s name; mortgage load account at First Caribbean; three accounts at British Caribbean Bank (BCB); another one at BCB in the name of Grace Bay Plaza; one other at BCB in the name of My Way Productions 2 Limited; account at HSBC Coral Gbales Florida in Misick’s name; another at HSBC California in Misick and his former wife’s name; account at Nettie Becker Inc. USA; account at Bank of America, premier banking in Los Angeles; another at HSBC

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in England; another at Natwest Law Courts Temple Bar branch in London; another account held at J&T Banka Czech Republic and one other

Michael Misick

held at Arling Anstalt Lichenstein.

The credit cards that the order applies to those held at Scotiabank; Hallmark Bank and Trust Limited

for Horizon credit cards; two more at Scotiabank in Misick’s name; and one at British Caribbean Bank in Misick’s name.

Dead man discovered in pool of blood

BY DAISY HANDFIELD A man was discovered dead, lying in a pool of blood, in Kew Town, Providenciales, on Saturday, June 18.

Jeanisland Michael Monhomme, who is believed to be a Haitian, died from apparent gunshot wounds. He was wearing a white tee shirt, black track pants with white stripes, and white sneakers.

Police officers on patrol in the area around 5:48am were alerted to the apparent murder near the public park.

Police spokesman Kevin Clarke confirmed that there was an event at the park the previous night. He said officers patrolling the area that night heard gunshots in the nearby distance.

Clarke said that during routine patrol police observed that a party was taking place in the vicinity where the body was found.

“We have beefed up patrol in this area, as well as other areas,” Clarke said.

He is reminding residents to continue to be vigilant in securing their surroundings.

“We want people to know that if they see an unknown vehicle

Jeanisland Michael Monhomme

parked outside of their home, they should call the police so that they can check it out. If you see someone suspicious roaming around your home, you should call the police,” Clarke said.

Informants may contact the Chalk Sound Police Station at 338-5901.

To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1- 800 8477, or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.tc.

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Homeowners blast Priton Development

– lawsuit could be filed THE issues bedevilling Priton housing development phase two, came to head again on Saturday, June 18, when homeowners complained of being ignored by the company.

The Millennium Heights residents held a press conference to air their grievances and call out the company for the deplorable work they carried out in constructing what many homeowners were hoping to be their dream homes.

Instead, what they ended up with was poor workmanship, popping and leaking tiles, sink holes on their properties, mildew, no drainage system on the roadways, unfinished roads and none of the promised community facilities.

The homeowners are now saddled with a 25-year mortage, unsellable houses, and a company that refuses to address their issues, or even give them a listening ear.

Phase two is located off Millennium Highway, and there are some 300 houses built there by Priton. Properties are priced at some $169,000 for a semi-furnished, three bedroom house built on a quarter acre of land.

Homeowners paid as low as $3000 down payment for what is now a deal that was definitely too good to be true.

Some of the homeowners have indicated that they are prepared to file a lawsuit against Priton if they continue to ignore their concerns.

HOMEOWNERS VIEWS EXPRESSED Home owner Azzizi Parker told this reporter: “Me and my family are still in the house because the bank refuse to help, I still have to make the payment, I came out of the house for almost three months, but while I was out of the house I still had to pay my mortgage, and I was paying be other places, which was a double inconvenience for me.

“Priton Development is not answering anything, they refuse to do anything. I have my kids, they can no loger go in the yard, the kids have to play in the street; don’t talk about the street because the street dropping in holes too…. I have neighbours, their yard is dropping off at the back.

No one can tell us anything… what do I do, hurricane season is coming again.”

She added that she has appealed to the Governor and the Turks and Caicos Government ministers to no avail.

Parker said when phase one had their own share of problems, they received a grant to fix it, but now that phase two has their own set of problems, they are being ignored, yet the Government is allowing Priton to go on to phase three.

Another homeowner said: “I bought my house in 2009. I moved in it in April. Before the end of December of 2009, I was reporting that my tiles were cracking all over my house. Priton moved us out and they replaced the floor. Less than six months later the tiles started cracking again… I don’t know what what is going on underneath my house. I have water coming out of my house, there is mold, I have a six-year-old daughter with severe asthma. I went to Priton and complain to them. They told me could replace your floor while I am in the house. I said no, because I have a child with asthma.

They said: oh nothing will happen to your child.”

She also bemoaned the money – some $200, 000 she has already paid for her home – stating that she will end up paying the bank an additional $200,000 in interest, and for that price, the house should not be in the state it is.

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Zika virus still a major concern

BY OLIVIA ROSE THE LINGERING threat of the Zika virus is still a major concern for health officials across the Caribbean.

The threat of the Zika virus in the Caribbean was the focal point of a wider discussion on health issues affecting the region at the recently convened Chief medical officers’ conference held in the Turks and Caicos Islands from June 18-21 at the Palms Resort.

The Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services hosted 20 member countries of CARICOM for a four days intensive workshop under the theme: “Risk Communication Training to Help Senior Health Officials Better Manage Health Threats.”

The aim of the workshop was to discuss a coordinated and joint approach for the eradication and prevention of the zika virus.

To date 15 countries in the Caribbean region have been affected by the dreaded Zika virus, a mosquito borne disease often associated with microcephaly.

The Zika virus infection is caused by the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito, the same mosquito responsible for the transmission of dengue and chikungunya.

The most common symptoms of zika virus infection are mild fever, skin rash, conjunctivitis (also known as pink eye), muscle or joint pain, and general malaise.

Zeroing on the issue, program Health Director of Caricom Dr.Rudolph Cummings noted that there might be many unreported cases

According to Deputy Speaker of the House, Josephine Connolly, illegal beach vending and littering are some of the major issues affecting tourism in the nation’s capital.

What are your thoughts?

Properly licensed

Dr. C. James Hospedales addresses participants at the Workshop and CMO’s Meeting

of the Zika virus in some countries.

He said: “For every positive test there are probably 3 other cases associated with that positive test, so when a country says we`ve had 75 positive tests that probably would be as much as 375 cases.”

Addressing Chief Medical Officers at the workshop ,Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. C. James Hospedales) said: “Risk communication is an important tool in managing health threats such as Ebola, which posed a threat to Caribbean society, and now Zika.”

Dr. Hospedales added that the issue of risk communication remains very relevant at the regional and national levels.

The workshop provided delegates with an avenue to share national and

regional experiences in response to communicable diseases.

Participants discussed the threats created by stigma, as well as principles and practices of risk communication.

The senior officers also participated in simulation exercises using current and potential public health risks and also discussed dealing with the media and social media in emergency situations.

The Risk Communication Workshop, which was funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is one of several satellite events hosted by CARPHA during the period of the Agency’s 61st Annual Health Research Conference.

The training was facilitated by Mr. John Rainford, Director of The Warning Project.

Blood Bank in critical need of blood

BY DAISY HANDFIELD THE TURKS and Caicos Islands Blood Bank is currently in critical need of blood.

This newspaper became aware of it through a resident who was urging other residents through social media to donate blood to her friend.

And according to medical technologist at the hospital, Ricardo Missick, people with all blood types are welcome to donate blood at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre in Providenciales or the Cockburn Medical Centre in Grand Turk.

ILLEGAL BEACH VENDING & LITTERING

Missick said: “Blood stocks are down and we need to get it up.

We usually try to keep at least 15 units of blood for Providenciales and at least five units or more for Grand Turk.”

He added that even though although the TCI population is increasing on an annual basis only a small percentage of blood donation is able to be used, because of a number of reasons.

He is asking everyone in good health, who is seventeen or older, to go to the hospital, between the hours of 8am and 4.30pm, and make a donation.

If the contributors are part

of a group, the blood bank will facilitate them on the weekend.

The blood bank and the blood supplying system have been divided into two major activity centres: One is the inventory and the supply chain side, which falls under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health ; the other side is the transfusion service, which is under the laboratory at InterHealth Canada.

When blood donations are made, the blood receives initial testing, then goes to the main hospital lab, where it is further tested before being administered to a patient in need.

1. Tourists really hate being harassed on the beach and, if they are, they give bad Trip Advisor reports to the detriment of the reputation of our lucrative tourist industry.

Vendors are entitled to try and make a living. The answer for both sides is for beach vendors to be properly licensed and regulated. A condition of the licence should be compliance with an agreed Code of Conduct.

Unlicensed vendors to be barred.

It is not difficult, all it needs is Government willingness to address the problem, right away, before we lose more business.

Invitation to elsewhere

In Grand Turk littering, appalling roads, free roaming large animals, broken down walls, derelict buildings etc. are providing Carnival with an invitation from the Government to “please go somewhere else, we are too lazy and can’t be bothered to reinvest the income you provide in order to make Grand Turk the cruise destination jewel it should be”.

Beach patrols

2. How difficult would it be for the police to patrol the beach by the cruise ships once a day, and ask vendors to produce business licence, AFTER announcing that they were going to start this practice on such and such a date?

Must be regulated

3. I think beach vending is a good way for locals to participate in the tourist economy, HOWEVER, they must be regulated and restricted to certain areas. We, otherwise, are in danger of becoming a little Jamaica, where the beach vendors actually drive the tourist off the beaches with their aggressive tactics.

Monstrosity

4. As a frequent visitor to the Turks

and Caicos (over forty years) I am appalled you would allow Beaches Resort to put out such a monstrosity on the Beach. I wouldn’t give up the islands beauty and especially its heralded beach for any amount of money.

Appalling

5. The littering all over the islandincluding the beaches- is appalling.

Garbage bins are not emptied so overflow and are smelly and unsightly and the sidewalks are strewn with broken glass, plastic bottles and general garbage. When I’m walking I regularly see island residents throwing garbage from their car windows. More must be done to educate people and protect our environment.

Enact laws

6. Enact and enforce anti-littering laws; licence the vendors. Politics say - ain’t going happen.

A plague

7. I don’t know about illegal vending, but littering is a plague on the Turks and Caicos in general. One wonders what tourists attracted by the “Beautiful by Nature” slogan must think when they see the condition of the highways, sea bottom and beaches in many areas.

Honest living

8. Ms Connolly needs to leave the vendors alone. They are trying to make an honest living to feed their families and to keep a roof over their heads.Public Health and sanitation need to post signs or give citations for littering. The vendors need to clean up after themselves.

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Finance Minister named chairman Shakeup within PNP as party releases list of the CDB`s Board Of Governor’s of potential candidates

BY OLIVIA ROSE

BY OLIVIA ROSE AS THE country prepares for a general election, which is likely to be held this year, the Progressive National Party (PNP) has released the names of potential candidates who will be vying for seats.

National Chairman of the PNP, Royal Robinson, on June 17 issued the statement which indicates there has been some shakeup within the party.

This list also indicates that several seats held by incumbents will be challenged.

Robinson said: “There will be a selection process to determine the five standard-bearers for ED 11, all islands.

“The candidates listed have signed the Party’s Pledges; most particularly the one provided in Schedule 2 Part A of our party’s constitution will be part of the primary or selection process by the National Executive Committee for recommendation to the National General Council for ratification.”

The shakeup will see North and Middle Caicos Member of Parliament (MP) Don Hue Gardiner running at large, as well as South Caicos MP Norman Saunders.

There will be no challenge to MP`s in Providenciales including the Deputy Premier Akierra Missick of Leeward & Long Bay. No challenge to Cheshire &

National Chairman of the PNP, Royal Robinson

Richmond MP, Amanda Missick and no challenge to Porsha Smith of the Bight.

The party is also looking to add Rachel Taylor, former Enid Capron Primary school principal, to the candidates vying for Five Cays and Chalk Sound Districts of Providenciales.

For Blue Hills candidates, Adrian Williams and Claudene Pratt, they will compete in a primary to determine who will challenge the PDM candidate for that district.

For the Wheeland constituency, Elery Lightbourne and Dameko Dean will challenge each other.

Some ten candidates will run at large to compete with party incumbents, Rufus Ewing and Washington Misick.

Sheba Wilson and Alicia Swann, Trevor Cooke, Earle Barranco, former Government minister, Samuel Been and Rev. John Malcolm, will also be running at large.

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any trees in it for fear of digging a hole would cause the house to fall in. The woman said that her kids cannot go out in the backyard to ride their bicycles because she does not know what danger lurks out there.

She added that sometime back she saw a hole in a plot of land a few houses down from hers and now, she said, Priton has put a house on top of that hole.

She said that family is living in serious danger.

There is one common thread in the grievances expressed by all of the homeowners, that of the lack of concern on the part of Government, which has no measures in place to ensure that buyers were getting value for their money. “Who is prepared and willing to stand up for them against this crooked development

company ? she asked.

Currently the company is focused on building phase three of the home development, located in Long Bay, just up the road from the entrance to the Long Bay high school. But their offices, located in The Bight, have been closed for some time now.

In January 2015, PDM member of parliament, Delroy Williams had addressed the issue of the sinkholes that were rapidly appearing in the community.

Williams had brought it to the attention of the House of Assembly, calling on the Government and the Governor to do something about the problems, which have plagued the homeowners for several years.

Sinkholes in the community were first seen in 2014, said homeowner Parker, after the passage of Tropical Storm Cristobel, when Parker woke up to five huge openings in her yard.

THE MINISTER of Finance Investment and Trade, Washington Misick, has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

According to a release from the Government, Misick assumed the position of Chairman during the closing ceremony of the 46th Annual Board of Governors Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank on Thursday, 20th May, 2016.

Misick, takes over the Chairmanship from Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and Public Service, Audley Shaw, this puts the Turks and Caicos Islands in the position of hosting next year’s meeting in May 2017.

The recent Board of Governors Meeting spanned over a five-day period from 16th to 20th May, 2016 was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Jamaica.

According to the release, the prestigious occasion presented the opportunity for finance leaders from all over the region to meet and engage in dialogue centered on this year’s theme: “Economic Growth for Transformation and Poverty Reduction”, and included related seminars on topical issues specific to current matters throughout the region including concerns of Maritime Transport and Small and MediumSized Enterprises.

Minister of Finance Investment and Trade, Washington Misick

Misick, commenting on his appointment to the Chairmanship Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank, said he was humbled by the achievement.

He pledged to “continue to build on the strong foundation of working relations among government authorities, as we seek practical solutions to critical issues confronting Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs).”

He said: “The ongoing proactive engagement among leaders is

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invaluable; bringing new possibilities and benefits that go beyond national and even regional boundaries.”

Recently, the Turks and Caicos Islands Government in its Country Strategy Paper of 2015 reported that it was considering accessing funding of US$100 million to finance a number of investment projects throughout various sectors amongst the islands.

Coupled with this achievement, Misick was also the recipient of an Inspiration and Empowerment Award.

Misick who spoke at the United Nations’ IAMNESS Lioness Global Economic and Empowerment Summit in New York City on 10th June received the accolade on behalf of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

That summit highlighted and brought recognition to the efforts of various individuals holding leading roles within their countries that are centered on promoting strategies and opportunities to increase business ownership as a means of transforming poverty-classed communities.

The Award marks the Turks and Caicos Islands as an outstanding leader among the region in economic recovery as well as social and trade transformation.

In addition, the Turks and Caicos Islands, along with other regional countries made history; being among the founding leaders to sign the first Economic Emancipation Proclamation during the Summit.

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THE CAPITAL NOTE Dear Bishop Williams: Do you think that I have a serious problem? Well, here is it. I am a 28-year old woman, extremely attractive, professional orientated, but weighing over 300 pounds. My dates are far, few and in between, but when I go out on a date, that will be the first and last with that man.

I still love food; everything I see; I want to eat. I know that I have a serious problem, but cannot bring myself to do anything about it because I still live at home and my parents and siblings say that they are comfortable with me and my weight.

Most of my dates will tell me that they are not comfortable with my weight, so I just tell them, “pass me by…. men are just like buses, miss one, catch the other”. But this is getting more hard to prove and I fear that all the buses will soon leave me in the street of loneliness.

I was told by a friend, that men from the Dominican Republic like big women, do you think that I should go there to look for a husband although I don’t speak a word of Spanish? Love speaks any language in Nassau.

Dear love speaks any language in Nassau: Shopping for a husband unconditionally is not a good idea at all. You are throwing caution to the wind and you will reap the rewards of behaving foolishly. It is not good to intimidate a man with your weight; you are not a selling commodity.

If you continue to eat the way that you are currently eating, food is going to be your destruction; you will only get bigger and bigger and your health problems will drastically be increased. An explosion is imminent.

Get professional help from a medical doctor who will direct you as to the various steps that you MUST take to control your health and see that you follow them implicitly for your own good.

Excessive attractive wright is not golden. In HIM there is life. _____________________ Dear Bishop Williams I am a single mother with a 6-year old son that I now have a terrible problem with.

From the age of two, when I spanked him, he would hit be back and I allow that to continue, but now he hits be back too hard and I am afraid to punish him because I might do so excessively, so I just laugh it off. But this situation is beginning to bother me more and more.

I did not want anyone to know what was going on, but yesterday, when shopping at the food stone, I noticed that he placed an item in his pocket and not in the trolley, so I took it from him and spanked him.

When I bent down and spanked him, the boy hit me a hard slap right in my face. Everyone saw it; I was so ashamed. An old lady who saw it said, “bend the tree when it is young”.

Bishop, since I don’t go to church, please tell me what to do

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. about my son’s behavior. Should I start to ‘bend the tree’ in Jamaica Dear should I start to ‘bend the tree’ in Jamaica You are already late in ‘bending the tree’, but not too late. Firstly, you must have a serious talk with him along the line that his hitting you is both wrong and unacceptable. Now you must mean it.

If you bring him up in this manner, you are sowing a seed of great destruction for both of you. Also, see that he is associated with a trustworthy male figure in your family; there is a degree of difficulty in a woman making a man out of a boy.

I also sense that you are afraid to punish him…. get out of this; if you don’t punish him for wrong doing, he will punish you for not doing the right thing in correcting him.

In addition, see that both of you are associated with a Christian church and both of you attend Sunday School.

It is a parent’s Christian duty to nonexcessively punish the child which may involve spanking, but a child is cursed by hitting the mother even at his age. See a trusted Pastor for more parental/children guidance.

When you chastise a child at home, he will not chastise you in the food store. Good and righteous chastisement is LOVE. _______________________ Dear Bishop Williams: I have heard about a man running for his life, but never anticipated that I will be running also.

I am a 28-year old bachelor fascinated about marrying an American bright skin woman, so I frequent a nightclub where American tourists hang out, and sure enough, I found the dreams of my life: A 28-year old yellow skin sexy looking woman dancing the night away with her female American friends.

Bishop, this was love at first sight.

She left for the USA the next day, but we kept in touch by WhatsApp everyday expressing our love for one another. I told her everything about myself including my finances Our phone conversations went on for about a year, when she told me that she and some members of her family were coming back to my Island for vacation and that she will call me when she arrived and settled down at the hotel. She gave me the date of her arrival but not the time. She told me that she was single and childless and that she was looking forward to settling down with an Island man.

Bishop, I decided to surprise her. I got her flight arrival time from my sister who works for an airline. Therefore, I proceeded to the airport terminal fully dressed with flowers and chocolate; I was ‘ready as Freddie”.

Bishop, as soon as the woman came out of customs, I rushed to surprised her with the flowers and chocolate.

Accompanying her were three young children calling her ‘mommy’ and a 6-foot athletic looking muscular man calling her ‘honey’. The man asked her, “honey who is this…. man greeting you with flowers and chocolate?”

She answered, ‘I have never seen him before”. Then I make a mistake by calling her by her first name.

Bishop, that big strong dropped his hand luggage and with anger came at me to do me in. I ran for my life with him chasing me all around the terminal and parking lot. I am a slim person and could run well. I have no idea what happened to the flowers and the chocolate, my life is more important.

I drove back to my apartment and stayed inside for two days to think the who thing over and to be thankful that I am alive.

Now one month later, who should call me…. saying that she is now separated from her husband and want to get with me. I told her that I will think about it. Tempted to give it a second chance in St. Lucia Dear tempted to give her a second chance in St. Lucia: You got a burn from this female fire the first time, the burn will get worse the second time and I can sense that you want to play right into it. Run for your life as fast as you can. Generally speaking, most women are the same all over the free world. Good thing you were a fast runner, otherwise, you would have been toasted and I doubt that the law would be on your side by make such a bad introduction at the terminal.

Now listen to me, stop thinking that American women are superior, there are good women right on the Island where you are.

A mango skinned women almost caused your death. Now if you want to continue in this path, tell me what kind of funeral you will want.

Refuse to become involve with her as she is grossly deceptive. Do not call her back and if she calls you, indicate firmly that you are not interest in her.

Come out of the nightclubs and embrace church, Kiwanis, Rotary and other civic organizations.

Assist in youth and community organizations to better your community.

That American woman is far more than you can handle; go with what you know. Do you know Jesus! Have you heard that He loves you unto the end?

The blue bike

Last week, just as I was leaving the Immigration Department (having finally collected a new passport), a pick up truck pulled up beside me and the driver said, “you know who you remind me of?” (I get that quite a lot these days)...”you look just like Stanley Been.

He was also driving around on his bike all the time and even had a similar hat. He’d

BY TITUS DE BOER cycle everywhere...” No, I Titus de Boer, who originally didn’t know that, I replied moved to the TCI from Germany in 1989, is a and after a few more words journalist by training and were exchanged about my currently works as an art cycling style and my very promoter and consultant in noticeable, blue bike, the Grand Turk and internationally. driver of the pick up truck wished me a good weekend and sped off.

My blue bicycle. Initially acquired to get around a bit faster, while I await the arrival of a company vehicle, has become quite the conversation piece. Be it the ladies in the post office, the warden at my daughters school, the owner of a beach bar or even the radio show host on RTC, who recently interviewed me and couldn’t resist commenting on the seeing me on “your blue bike”, this fairly simple, two wheeled vehicle has been the subject of many a conversation. I should add that there are few jobs it isn’t saddled with (forgive the pun). I take my daughter to school with it, do the shopping and yes, occasionally even cycle to meetings on it. Do I sometimes wish for motorised transport, especially on sweltering, hot afternoons? Of course I do.

But here is the point: As opposed to the hustle and bustle (and increasingly dangerous traffic) of Providenciales, where I recall driving even to get to a destination 500 feet away and playing chauffeur for the kids all week long (because there was no alternative), at least in Grand Turk one can cycle, if one chooses to and having that choice is very satisfying. Indeed at a recent town hall meeting which focused on Grand Turk’s newly devised “master plan”, one of the central messages was: “Grand Turk needs efficient transportation that allows both locals and tourists to move around the island freely. Connecting people with people is not about optimising an environment for cars. In fact , carcentric environments disconnect and isolate people”.

Not everyone in the hall was thrilled about the prospect of switching from the comfort of their air conditioned SUV to a bicycle but again, the central issue here is not forcing people to do anything but giving them the choice and perhaps emphasising that around the globe people, including those residing in very wealthy countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark, take great pride in the fact that they are moving away from “carcentric” environments. Environmental and traffic concerns aside, it is quite conceivable that once the health benefits of cycling are added to the debate, even the staunchest Grand Turk motorists may even consider a bike ride, if only for recreation.

As for my famous blue bike, I certainly have never felt in better and have and am really enjoying the conversations it has generated...and so I’ll cycle on a bit more - for now.

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PDM to host annual convention and name all-islands candidates

BY OLIVIA ROSE

AS ELECTION season draws nearer, the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) will hold its annual convention on June 24th and June 25th, under the theme “VICTORY IS A MUST”.

According to a party release, the convention which is the highest decision-making body of the party will meet to conduct party business, which will include a review of its platform and the general work and administration of the party.

The PDM Party has been meeting in convention since 1975. This year the convention will convene in Providenciales, the release read.

As the party gets in gear for its convention, it is currently completing its selection process for its candidate.

Party Leader, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson said: “We are proud to have been a part of such a transparent process which involved people throughout.

“Whilst many would have ideas for how we can improve the process going forward, we have introduced many firsts.

PDM members at press conference

“We have for the first time met with all applicants individually in a meet the applicants series of meetings.

“We then met with each applicant collectively to inform them of the process agreed by the National General Council (NGC).

“In the approved process, we have also for the first time conducted an official “Meet the Branch”initiative, a tour for all Island applicants will also conclude this week.”

The party has already stated on

many occasions publicly, that it will conduct surveys within the various constituencies.

Cartwright –Robinson said as leader of the party she is pleased with the process which has been executed in the most transparent and people centered manner.

The Candidates Committee will meet to agree recommendations to be presented to the NGC. The Party has agreed that all five island candidates will be presented at this year’s Convention and this

announcement will take place during the Opening Night of Convention.

THE PEOPLE`s Democratic Movement (PDM) has begun readying its troops to campaign forthe upcoming general elections since April of this year.

Although Premier Rufus Ewing is yet to announce a date for the elections the main Opposition party said it is ready and has begun to fan out across the country, holding public meetings with supporters.

Speaking at a press conference

held at the party’s headquarters in Providenciales on Monday (April 11) PDM national chairman Doug Parnell said: “We are seven months away from the date that an election must be called, and that would be November 12, 2016.

He said: “The House of Assembly must be dissolved by that day and an election date set.

“We’re here to put our people in the mind-set that we will be launching a campaign that addresses their needs and their concerns.”

COMMENTARY

Health Care, a few personal stories The National Health Plan is long overdue for independent audits from clinical and financial perspectives. Are residents receiving the healthcare they need and deserve and are they receiving value for the dollars spent ? Our Premier. a physician, has been in charge of healthcare for over a dozen years.

We are told that primary care will improve and he will hire “some company” he selects to perform a financial audit of the secondary system. Meanwhile here are some personal stories from the population.

My brother James a mentally challenged person whose general heath was marginal, lived with us in Middle Caicos from just after the turn of the century. Jim was the dependent of two belongers

BY DAVID TAPFER

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

Yvette and I. One day we recognized he was suffering from congestive heart failure. His legs and feet were swollen and he was short of breath.

We took him to Myrtle Rigby Health center in Provo where he stayed for a week in a ward. 40 pounds of water were removed and his condition stabilized. Yvette took Jim to the USA where he received surgery and lived on for 7 more years. Cost at Myrtle Rigby 350 dollars.

A foreign dependent, (husband), of an expat worker needed his gal bladder removed. He scheduled this in advance and surgery was performed by a visiting surgeon at the brand new Cheshire Hall hospital where he stayed overnight. 10 dollar copay plus 6 % of his working wife’s salary. The salary is not known but she reported she paid 14 thousand dollars for her annual work permit. She managed a tiny resort consisting of 5 cottages.

A close friend and long term government manager known to have high blood pressure and sugar had a stroke. She lingered at the CH hospital then was shipped out to Nassau where she eventually passed away. She had been ignored by primary care which was aware of her dangerous condition. Another close friend who drank too much ended up at the CH hospital. He passed away there. Primary care had ignored him because he lived in a community with a closed clinic. Previously the settlement had weekly primary care nursing visits that stopped in 2005.

A relative was short of breath and checked in at the Provo hospital.

They failed to diagnose his problem and sent him home. Hours later he returned already at deaths door. More hours elapsed until he was flown to the DR where he was immediately

diagnosed with a serious case of pneumonia. Chest tubes, medication and weeks of bed rest returned him to health, overseas.

Our hospital could not diagnose or treat pneumonia ?

Another friend felt terrible and checked into the hospital.

He was put to bed and a week later was released. As a retired expat and long term belonger, (20 years) he was not qualified for a health care card. Cost over $ 5,000.00.out of pocket.

Cases of serious male prostrate issues have sprung from lack of primary care awareness and an apparently missing on-staff urologist or medications. We are aware of 5 prostrate cases, 4 are dead.

More on health in future columns.

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Fish farming is the future of protein production Dear Editor , I recently visited the Conch Farm to introduce my friend the new Director of Agriculture Wilhelmina Kissoonsingh to the CEO Mr Richard Berke. We were accompanied by the Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Butler.

To say that both these senior civil servants were astounded is an understatement.

Readers will recall that in 2011, the then Governor Ric Todd signed a defective Development Order which was at variance with the Development Agreement signed several years previously by Governor Wetherill.

For reasons that are currently both sub-judice, and in any case completely without reason, it is not possible to say why, when this defective document (there was no mention made of farming fin fish in the “Order”) was brought to the attention of the government, no apology, no explanation, and certainly no adjustment was made to a now illegal document.

Despite this, and despite the on-going and costly legal battle to achieve redress with the Her Majesty’s Government, the board of the Conch Farm have soldiered on to show us what they are trying to accomplish.

Let me now explain something to your readers. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (the FAO) of the UN states quite clearly and unequivocally that A. The seas are rapidly being emptied of commercial quantities of fish - probably by 2040.

B. The future of protein production

is in danger as a result.

C. Fish farming is the future of protein production.

D. On land fish farming is growing faster than any other agricultural sector - ever.

The scientists at the Conch Farm are now producing limited quantities of beautiful fresh fish - snapper, amberjack, pompano, grouper and cobia. I have eaten some of this fish and it is the most exquisite fish I have tasted. It has flavour, texture, and “zing”.

What is the zing? It is LOCAL fish produced LOCALLY from LOCALLY caught breed stock. The males and females were trapped at a very early age right here in the TCI, and are now spawning regularly.

Hormones? NONE. Anti-biotics? NONE. All natural and fed on a largely sustainable vegetarian diet ( more on that next).

The feed for these fish is an interesting topic - TCI farmers could actually be growing much of this feed right here.

Then.

Fish waste - perfect organic fertiliser. Produced right here in TCI. Employment 1 - the proposal is to build a large air conditioned processing house. From pond to plate in less than 24 hours.

Employment 2 - the Conch Farm will need boat drivers and divers for their off-shore operation.

Upwards of 70 people.

Export - from pond to New York in less than 48 hours.

We import around 90% of the fish we eat. Most of this imported fish is farmed somewhere else in highly

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questionable conditions. Much of the the tilapia we eat is farmed in fenced off ponds in the Mekong River downstream from human settlements.

The Conch Farm is without question employing clean, creative, cutting edge science and technology.

TCI could be a world leader in this system of agriculture, but instead appears to want to wallow around in the tired old notion that “only tourist related industry is all we need”.

What we need is diversification.

We need more agriculture, not less.

We need a government committed to a broad based economy not a narrow focus on tourism.

We need the Conch Farm to be allowed to function as the Development Agreement specifically addressed.

Why does our government continue to put its head in the sand and hope the problem will go away?

Are we open for business or not? I challenge our elected representatives to make the Conch Farm happen as agreed.

Nicholas Turner Msc. Agric.

(First Director of Agriculture.)

Tapfer agrees with Oliver Mills Dear Editor, We wish to praise fellow columnist Oliver Mills for his column last week. Mills has pointed out that the character of political candidates must be a prime consideration for earning voters support. Character according to Oliver is indicated by the person placing the rights and issues of the public above his or her own. We heartily agree.

The electorate has a easy choice in the coming election. Simply refer to history. Which party and which individuals have twice brought official Inquiries to our territory and what parties elected candidates have allegations of self enrichment, corruption, leveled against them.

Also consider the methods of operation of the current government ministers. Mills says that the ability to perform the function their assignment requires is secondary to character and we agree. However this does not diminish the need for competence.

David Tapfer

This meeting was held to discuss important issues pertaining to the National Trust

National Trust hosted annual general meeting

BY DAISY HANDFIELD THE TURKS and Caicos National Trust hosted its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday (June 23) to discuss the Trust’s progress and some of their upcoming projects moving forward.

The meeting was held at the Blue Haven Marina conference room in Providenciales.

During the conference the executive director for the Trust, Ethlyn Gibbs said that the main objective of the conference was to use the session as an awareness forum whereby members could obtain a clearer understanding of the purpose and function of the Trust.

She said: “The National Trust is a developing organization.

“The reason why the constitution calls for the Trust to have an annual general meeting is because the Council is accountable to the members of the Trust.

“The AGM is the time the board and council gives an account of its stewardship.

“The executive director participates in council meeting but as a non-voting member.

“From my position as head of operations, I would like to see the Trust working the constitution more. ““So in this institutional year 2016-2017 more recommendations being implemented which would include more interactive forums with members.”

Gibbs went on to say that the purpose of the Trust was to safeguard the cultural, historical and natural heritage of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) through

the preservation of areas, sites, buildings, structures and objectives of cultural, historical or natural significance.

The executive director said that some of the plans and goals for the Trust in the coming years were to continue with monitoring and public awareness through invasive alien species management project titled, ‘securing pockets of paradise in the Caribbean, embedding capacity for invasive alien species management’ in United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOT) based organizations’.

Manager for the education, outreach and marketing department for the Trust, Jonathan Sayao, explained in an interview that the last time that the conference was held was in December of 2014.

He said: “This meeting is beneficial because it is an overview of the progress the National Trust has made and tells how it could be used to care on its mandate of safeguarding our heritage.”

Sayao said that he was impressed with the response he received from attendees who even expressed interest in helping the Trust put forward more projects on the outer islands.

He added: We even got some volunteers that will reach out to the sister islands to conduct some projects so that the Trust can expand some work, not just to Providenciales but to the outer islands.”

Sayao gave an advance notice, stating that the Trust will hold a big celebration next year to commemorate their 25th year anniversary in the TCI.

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Beaches honours over 1000 male employees OVER 1000 male employees from over 30 departments at Beaches Turks and Caicos were honoured during the company’s first annual men’s week celebration which was celebrated from June 13 to the 19.

The week kicked off with a special devotion of prayer and thanksgiving hosted by the ladies of the resort.

During the special devotion speakers touched on the importance of the male role in the home and in the communities which set the tone for the week.

Hotel manager and one of the key speakers at the event, Jamie McAnally said that it was important to the company that men were honoured this year.

He said: “During the devotions I felt the need to remind them of their importance and value not only to Beaches TCI but in the home and in the communities.”

There was also a special departmental lunch where the men sat with McAnally to discuss current issues affecting men in the community.

Bar attendant, Ronald Dean said that he and fellow employees were able to take a quick break from the work and talk about topics men love.

“It was pleasing to see the executives support and participation and it felt good to be honoured for our role as men,” Dean said.

The week festivities also included

Miss TCI beauty pageant postponed to a later date

BY DAISY HANDFIELD THE MISS Turks and Caicos Universe 2016-17 beauty pageant has been postponed to a later date after being scheduled to take place sometime around the last week in July, according to the new executive producer of the pageant, Olincia Missick.

Missick told this newspaper on Thursday (June 23) that the committee was still not ready to share in on the new date, but the pageant would be held before the end of this year.

She said that they would also re-launch their public relations campaign, in order to get more support from the corporate community.

The executive producer did not confirm whether or not the committee was still searching for more girls to participate in the pageant.

Missick also promised to share more details on the structure of the pageant at a later date.

Several months ago locally based company called Island Arrangements took on the task of putting on the Miss Turks and Caicos Universe 2016-17 pageant after a year of the event’s dormancy.

After the agreement between the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board

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and Island Arrangements was made official, Missick who is also the managing director for Island Arrangements said that her company already had a reputation for producing ‘awesome’ events and that this was a great opportunity to put more of their expertise on display.

She said: “We jumped at the opportunity to produce Miss Turks and Caicos, which we thought is one of the spectacular events on the calendar every year, or should be every year.

“So, we reached out to the Tourist Board and submitted our proposal to produce the pageant and we got a favourable reception from them, so here we are.”

The Miss Turks and Caicos beauty pageant scouts young ladies between the ages of 18 and 26 with a minimum height requirement of 5’5.

Before dormancy, the final pageant was hosted by local fashion designer, Kazz Forbes who coached the last beauty queen who represented the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Miss Universe 2014-15 pageant, Shanice Williams.

More information is available from Island Arrangements on 9468108.

Island Arrangements is a destination management and events company in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Managing director, Don Dagenais celebrating men’s week with male employees

a men’s health fair which featured several local health practitioners.

The men were educated on dental health by Dr. Jamika Harvey of Paradise Smiles, nutrition with local registered dietician LaKeisha Wilson, chiropractic care with Dr. Lise Cloutier of Court Yard Chiropractic and general men’s health with Dr. Sam Slattery of Grace Bay Medical Centre.

Wilson said that she was surprised at the number of men that came out to get health checks.

She said: “We attended women’s week and that went very well but I

must say the men came out in even larger numbers to get all areas of their health checked.

“It was very surprising as men tend to be the ones less concerned and more fearful about their Health.

“I think Beaches did an amazing job with the event and we look forward to coming back next year.”

Thursday (June 16) was celebrated with the highly anticipated “Blue Shirt Day” where hundreds of male talents proudly wore their men’s week T-Shirts which read, ‘Beaches Celebrates Men’s Week 2016, celebrating and appreciating our

men’.

The men gathered at the Beaches main stage for group photo followed by a BBQ and domino competition at the chit chat employee café.

HR Coordinator of beaches TCI Tavardo Reasias said: “It was a great feeling.

“I remember during women’s week thinking to myself men should have a week too, and we did.

“What I love about Beaches is they go above and beyond to make staff feel appreciated and this week was another example.

“Men’s week was great.”

Police gives summary on recent crime

BY DAISY HANDFIELD ONE man has been found guilty for a series of offences. Police are investigating a recent burglary at an establishment and four men have been charged for a robbery at a bar in Grand Turk.

A 36-year-old was found guilty for three charges at the Providenciales Supreme court on June 20.

Sherrington McIntosh of Five Cays, Providenciales, was found guilty of false imprisonment, burglary and common assault.

The charges are in connection to a report that was made on December 3, 2015 at 4am where the complainant contacted the police station and reported that McIntosh was trying to burglarize her home.

When police arrived at the scene in Kew Town, McIntosh had already gained entrance into the house where he slapped the complainant and held her, and her 10 months daughter at the time, hostage while making threats to burn the house with a gas tank.

He was found with matches in his possession.

After several hours of negotiation with officers, he agreed to come out of the house and free

the victims.

He was immediately arrested and later charged for the aforementioned offences.

He has since been remanded to custody.

In Grand Turk, a business establishment was burglarized on Tuesday (June 21).

The complainants reported to police that at 6:20pm, the day before the office of Digicel located on Old Airport Road was properly secured, but upon her arrival to work at 8am on Wednesday (June 22), she noticed the building was broken into.

An undisclosed number of CAT and DLS cellular phones were stolen along with two white deposit bags containing large sums of money and a dark blue Dell laptop.

Investigations into this matter are ongoing and the police are asking anyone with information on this crime to call crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.tc.

On June 18 four men were charged for a robbery at Ocean View bar on West Road, Grand Turk.

Police officers on Grand Turk

have arrested and jointly charged four men ages 14, 16, 17 and 18 for that same bar robbery which was reported on Tuesday(June 14).

It was reported that shortly after 12am that morning the men robbed the bar.

The culprits were slim built, dark, unknown height dressed in dark clothing and wearing masks.

The men entered the bar with a baseball bat and demanded money.

After taking the cash register containing an unknown amount of cash and a lady’s handbag one of the man hit the baseball bat causing injuries to her forehead and both arms.

The men then made their escape in an unknown direction.

The victim was taken to the Cockburn Town Medical Centre where she was treated and later discharged.During the execution of a Search Warrant at the home of the 18-year-old, a quantity of suspected cannabis was found.

He was immediately arrested and charged for Possession of Controlled Drugs and Possession of Controlled Drugs with intent to supply.

The Weekly News is still waiting for the crime statistics for the whole of 2015 and up to mid2016.

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All about cavities VOL 2 TYPES AND STAGES OF DECAY Dental decay, also known as dental caries, begins first inside the tooth.

A white spot appears on the enamel where the tooth has started to weaken inside. At this stage, the tooth can repair the weakened area with the help of fluoride and minerals in saliva. But if the decay continues and breaks through the surface of the enamel, the damage is permanent.

The decay must be cleaned out and the cavity filled by a dentist. Left untreated, the decay will worsen and destroy a tooth all the way through the outer enamel layer, through the inside dentin layer and down to the pulp or nerve of the tooth.

A type of decay called baby bottle tooth decay or early childhood caries destroys enamel quickly and is common in children. This type of decay can eat through enamel and leave a large cavity in a matter of months.

Older adults sometimes have chronic caries: cavities that get worse at a very slow rate. Teeth with chronic caries will tend to be darker in color because the edges of the cavities become stained from normal eating and drinking. This change in colour from lighter to darker could also be indicative of arrested caries ie. Caries that is now inactive and not progressing further.

Root caries (decay in the roots of the teeth) are more common in older adults. Older adults are more likely to have gums that have receded from years of hard brushing or periodontal disease. They also are more likely to have dry mouth (xerostomia), which increases the risk of decay. Dry mouth is caused by many common medicines. Be sure to ask the doctor or pharmacist if any of your medicines cause dry mouth.

Decay can form beneath fillings or other restorations, such as crowns.

Sometimes, bacteria and food particles can slip into a tooth if a filling hasn’t been placed properly

THE DENTIST AND YOU 

requires only a few simple changes that will help make your job easier, safer, and more efficient.

The Keyboard: Position it above your lap. Ensure that you can type with your arms relaxed, close to your body with elbows bent at 90 degrees and wrists level.

The Computer Monitor: Position it directly in front of you. Keep it free of dirt and smudges, in order to reduce glare.

Allow the muscles in your eyes to relax by taking a 20 second break every 20 minutes, during which you look at an object that is located at least 20 feet away from you.

The Mouse: Some workers have a vice-like grip on the mouse. Try using a light grip to avoid strain.

When you move it around use your elbow to guide it instead of your wrist.

By Dr Mark Osmond

Mark Osmond BDS (Lond) LDS RCS (Eng). Mark Osmond Dental Clinic - (649) 432 3777, drmosmond@gmail.com or Find us on Facebook

or if the filling cracks or pulls away from the tooth, leaving a gap: even a tooth that is crowned or has a filling is not immune to further decay of the remaining natural tooth.

PREVENTING CAVITIES Do you or your family members get cavities frequently? Dental research has identified factors that increase your risk of getting decay. Next time you visit the dental office, ask about

Office Ergonomics: Tips to Create a Safe and Productive Office Most office workers would agree that their jobs require a delicate balance of key elements, including keyboarding and answering the telephone. Repeating these tasks each day places tremendous strain on our muscles and joints. Improper design and set-up of office space can compound these daily stresses and lead to repetitive strain injuries.

Repetitive strain injuries have skyrocketed in the last two decades due to the increasing reliance on workplace technology.

A new field known as “ergonomics” has emerged in response to these injuries and costs.

Ergonomics is the study of workplace equipment design and arrangement aimed at ensuring that individuals can perform safely and efficiently in their work environment.

Enhancing your set-up often

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The Telephone: Use your hand to support the telephone against your ear, and alternate regularly instead of cradling the phone between the ear and shoulder. Consider using a headset or speaker to limit the strain on your neck and arms.

The Chair. Sit upright and all the way back. You can even roll up a towel and place it against the arch of your back for lumbar spine support. Your chair’s height should be adjusted to a level at which your knees are bent at a 90-100 degree angle, with your feet touching the floor.

Spending some time to make simple ergonomic changes to your work environment can improve your comfort and productivity. If you experience any pain or symptoms that may be related to your work, don’t delay in consulting a chiropractor.

your risk factors and discuss the best ways to reduce your risks and limit dental decay.

To prevent your teeth from decaying, you can do two things — strengthen your teeth’s defenses with fluoride and sealants, and reduce the number of bacteria in your mouth.

Fluoride strengthens teeth by penetrating the tooth structure and replacing lost minerals to repair acid damage. Everyone should

brush with a fluoride toothpaste every day. Dental offices sometimes recommend additional toothpastes, gels and mouthrinses for both children and adults.

Sealants are protective coatings placed over the tops of chewing teeth — molars and premolars. They block bacteria and acids from sticking in the tiny grooves on the chewing surfaces of these teeth. Children should get sealants soon after their molar teeth erupt into the mouth.

Although you can never get rid of all the bacteria in your mouth, you can control bacteria by brushing regularly and flossing daily, seeing your dentist regularly for a thorough cleaning and checkup, and reducing the number of times each day that you consume carbohydrates.

Some prescription mouthwashes (those that contain chlorhexidine) can help prevent decay by reducing the number of bacteria in the mouth.

Chewing sugarless gums, especially those with xylitol, can help reduce decay and increase the flow of saliva.

In my experience, families that complain of ‘weak teeth’ often just all have the same poor diet plus possibly poor dental hygiene and it is this, not ‘weak teeth’ that is the cause of the problems.

YOUR BODY  Dr Craig Zavitz is a Canadian chiropractor registered in the Turks and Caicos Islands. He specialises in gentle manual therapies, activator, therapeutic laser, and smoking cessation. To make appointments call 941-5252 or email craig@gracebaychiro.com. For more information visit www.gracebaychiro.com.

BY Dr Craig Zavitz

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Weekly Recipe

BY ADELE VAN SCHOOR

Creamy Lemon Crumble Bars - YUM!!!

INGREDIENTS • 155g plain flour • 110g rolled oats • ½ tsp salt • ½ tsp bi-carb soda • 100g raw sugar • 80g packed brown sugar • 170g unsalted butter, melted • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 1 X 395g can sweetened condensed milk • 1 tbsp finely grated lemon zest (approximately 1 lemon) • ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice • 2 large egg yolks • ½ tsp lemon extract INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350 Farenheit.

2. Grease and line a 17X28cm slice tray with baking paper, allowing the edges to overhang.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, rolled oats, salt and bi-carb soda.

4. Stir in the raw sugar and brown sugar and mix until smooth.

5. Stir vanilla into melted butter and pour mixture over dry ingredients.

6. Stir mixture until well combined.

7. Pop half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared tin and press into an even layer. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.

8. Remove from oven and put aside (leave the oven turned on).

9. In a bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk, lemon zest, lemon juice, egg yolks and lemon extract until well blended.

10. Pour mixture over crumb crust in baking dish and spread into an even layer.

11. Sprinkle the remaining crumble mixture over the top of the lemon layer.

12. Bake in oven for 23 - 26 minutes or until lightly golden.

13. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

14. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (preferably overnight) then take it out and cut into squares.

15. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

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Clinical exploration program begins this July SECONDARY school and college students who would like to be a part of the clinical exploration program, an initiative put on by the Minister of Health, can still apply to be a part of the one month long programme.

Last Thursday (June 17), the coordinators officially launched this year’s programme at the Cheshire Hall hospital, along with some this year’s sponsors – Flow and GraceBay Pharmacy.

CEP is a mentorship programme modeled for secondary students giving them first hand experiences in various departments within the medical sector.

Dr Jameiko Harvey, Clinical Exploration Coordinator said: “This year we are really looking to get out into the public and get everyone involved, we are targeting 70 students, up to today (Thursday) we had up to 40 applications, we still have a number of slots available.

“Any individual who is interested can send an application through tcicep@gmail.com or drop it off at the hospital.”

PROGAM LAYOUT FOR 2016 On July 1 there will be the orientation workshop from 2pm to 4pm. During the orientation students will receive their lab coats and nametags and will be introduced to the programme team for an overview into the health sector.

Participants will also be briefed on customer service within the health sector, communication skills, infection control, confidentiality and safety in the work place.

Following that, from July 4 to 6, there will be food handling work shop put on by the environmental health department. This programme is to assist students who would like to enter into the hospitality industry immediately upon leaving school, as it certifies the students to get jobs upon completion.

The health symposium follows that on July 7, where the Premier will present the keynote address on theme “The evolution of health care in the TCI… Honouring the pioneers.”

One of the new addition to the CEP programme will the university fair on July 8, with students from various American and regional universities participating.

Other events include – an emergency care and treatment in disaster where students will learn things like cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR); there will be a dissection workshop where instructors will show students the basis techniques to employ in animal dissection. This programme also has a certifies all students who participate.

Coming on to the end of the programme there will be lectures on

career guidance, and to close off this year’s programme there will a dinner reception and awards presentation on August 6.

Through this period, following the orientation, all students who take part in the programme will rotate through selected health care facilities.

There will a maximum of one or two students at each site per week, and each student will complete at least 40 hours of volunteer service.

Students that are eligible to participate in the programme are TCI students who are studying abroad and have returned for the summer break, students from the TCI Community College and upper class men from various high schools – both public and private – across all of the islands.

The CEP programme forms part of the health ministry’s initiative targeting and exposing students to various careers available within the local health sector. It was developed to create awareness of the wide range of careers available in public and private health sector in the TCI, while also providing adequate and modelled mentorship to participating students.

In addition to the first-hand experience in the health sector, the programme also prepares them for the world of work and provides relevant experience for their resumes and university applications.

TCI Care Campaign launched

BY OLIVIA ROSE IN AN effort to boost responsiveness, monitor and control the spread of communicable diseases, an initiative dubbed “TCI Care Campaign” was launched on Wednesday June 22 at the Grace Bay Club The TCI Care Campaign is geared at ensuring strict protocol is established as it relates to the control of viruses such as Norovirus at hotels, resorts and other places tourists and residents frequent.

Premier Rufus Ewing told the media at the event that the campaign makes it easier for health officials to be alerted in cases of disease outbreaks, where they would be adequately equipped to respond in an efficient and effective manner.

He explained that: “If we got the reports from the various sentinel sights, a nurse’s station and Beaches, a nurses station at Grace Bay Club, a nurses station or nurses station at Club Med, and they report these cases to the primary health care manager.

“But those things sometimes take a day or two for you to actually see a trend, but if you have persons who are reporting online, real time, then you can see in a flash what the trend is.

TCI care campaign official logo

“All of a sudden in one day, you are on alert that twenty people have diarrhea, then you are able to respond in a timely fashion, and intervene without the problem growing into something that can be a negative impact, or adverse impact on the resort in the country.”

The initiative was coined by the Ministry of Health, the Tourism sector of the TCI and CARPHA or the Caribbean Public Health Agency and was in the making for approximately two years before being brought into fruition.

The program also forms part of CARPHA`s 61st Health Research Conference being hosted here in the TCI. The Master of Ceremony for the evening was House Speaker, Hon Robert Hall.

Several Government officials were also present at the launch of program including the Governor and Deputy Governor, Premier, Deputy Premier & Border Control Minister, Attorney General.

As well as other officials from the Hotel & Tourism Association .

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Haiti’s presidential election rerun draws at least 24 candidates THE top finisher in Haiti’s disputed presidential vote confirmed his participation Wednesday in a rerun of the first round, legitimising the scheduled Oct. 9 elections despite his party’s threat to protest.

Jovenel Moïse — who goes by the Creole nickname “Neg Banana Nan,” which translates to “Banana man” and the pick of former President Michel Martelly — registered on the final day that the 54 original contenders had to confirm their participation. Former Sen. Moïse Jean-Charles, who finished third, also confirmed his candidacy as he led supporters to the elections office on horseback.

Martelly’s PHTK party had vowed not to go into elections with interim president Jocelerme Privert still at the helm. Privert remains in office even though his 120-day mandate under a Feb. 5 political accord expired on June 14.

On Tuesday, a session of both houses of parliament that was supposed to decide Privert’s fate was aborted after some lawmakers cited security concerns when rocks were thrown at parliament. Some parliamentarians responded by pulling out guns. On Wednesday, the head of the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti, Sandra Honoré, strongly condemned the acts of violence inside the parliament.

At least 24 presidential contenders

FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis unveiling his ‘Roc Wit Doc’ slogan in the House of Assembly. He is pictured with deputy leader Peter Turnquest and Loretta Butler-Turner, who is to challenge for the leadership at the upcoming convention. (Tribune242 photo)

Minnis: I’ll win leadership fight Jovenel Moise speaking to the press Wednesday in Port-auPrince after confirming his participation in the Oct. 9 presidential rerun despite his camp threatening to boycott.

have agreed to participate in the rerun race including fourth-place finisher Dr. Maryse Narcisse of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s Fanmi Lavalas party, and No. 2 finisher Jude Célestin. The former head of the state construction agency, Célestin registered on Tuesday, celebrating the act by walking on top of a parked car to greet cheering supporters. He received the endorsements of three other top presidential vote finishers, who accompanied him to the registration.

Célestin and other opposition candidates had alleged that the

earlier election was tainted by “massive fraud.” As a result, Célestin had refused to participate in a January runoff until a verification and evaluation of the vote occurred.

Earlier this month Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council announced that it would accept the recommendations of a special verification commission to rerun the vote because it was plagued with irregularities and fraud. The international community, which disagrees with the commission’s findings and methodology, has reluctantly agreed with the rerun decision. (Miami Herald)

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said he has no doubt that when his organisation convenes its highly anticipated threeday national convention next month he will remain the FNM’s chief.

If the event goes as Dr Minnis has confidently predicted, it would be the third time that he was voted into the party’s top post.

Dr Minnis told reporters this week that he had no concerns about a leadership challenge from his party’s former deputy leader, Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner.

Mrs Butler-Turner and Senator Duane Sands have joined forces to contest the FNM’s top two leadership positions, with the latter vying for the deputy leader spot.

Following the morning session of the House of Assembly, Dr Minnis

seemed unbothered by the news, expressing certainty and repeating his newly coined campaign slogan that everyone would “Roc with doc”.

Earlier, while making his contribution to the 2016/2017 budget debate, Dr Minnis was resolute as he addressed issues within his party, saying: “We are now preparing for a convention and I will enter as leader and I will emerge as leader of the Free National Movement.

“The delegates, Mr Speaker, will ‘roc with doc’. The young people will ‘roc with doc’. The Family Islands and the entire Bahamas will ‘roc with doc’. My deputy will ‘roc with doc’.

“As I look at their faces (government MPs) I can see their grimaces. I know, Mr Speaker, they are prepared to ‘roc with doc’.

Cayman premier says refusing work permits would be disastrous CAYMAN Premier Alden McLaughlin has told opposition members that their idea of refusing work permits to create opportunities for Caymanians is “completely fallacious” and said it would have “disastrous consequences” for the country. As Finance Committee scrutinised the employment minister’s budget Monday, local unemployment and career development issues were hot button topics. Ezzard Miller (North Side) wanted to know how government was squaring its employment policies with the projected increase in permit numbers of some 2,000.

Both the premier and Finance Minister Marco Archer, who is chairing the committee, argued that the increase in projected earnings from permits was not a policy in itself but a consequence of government policies that were leading to economic growth.

With that economic growth comes jobs, they explained, and while that would result in more work for Caymanians, it inevitably meant that permit numbers, already around 22,000, would increase over the next

Premier Alden McLaughlin

eighteen months.

Growing permit numbers in the face of concerns that Caymanians, both professional and unskilled, cannot find work, despite claims by government that local unemployment is falling, is still a major problem for the Progressive administration, and opposition members grilled Employment Minister Tara Rivers and her staff on the matter, taking aim at the National Workforce Development Agency and the broader efforts by government to

help locals find work.

Ministry staff revealed that the NWDA now feeds information to the work permit boards but the boards are not yet feeding information back to the NWDA or registered applicants who had applied for posts that ultimately went to work permit holders.

But with plans afoot to make the agency a full clearing house for all job vacancies in the Cayman Islands, government officials said they and immigration staff were discussing how to close the gaps so all parties involved, including job-seekers, employers, work permit boards and enforcement officers, would be able to see all parts of the puzzle.

However, employment ministry staff were quick to emphasise that, regardless of their efforts to create transparency, it was the immigration boards who made the decision to grant permits and the NWDA could not force employers to take on anyone. Arguing that the department is not a job-placement agency, they said the online portal, where jobs are advertised and details of applications tracked, had helped 239 Caymanians this year find work.

Pilot Terrence ‘Tango’ Gibson (inset) was one of two people who died in Sunday’s plane crash.

Victims of Bahamas plane crash were reportedly testing repaired plane THE pilot of the private plane that crashed off the South Bimini Airport and an airplane mechanic have been identified as the two who lost their lives in the accident on Sunday evening.

Terrence ‘Tango’ Gibson was piloting the twin-engine aircraft when it went down shortly after 4 p.m., after taking off from the airport in the Bahamian island. The plane

crashed in the bushes adjacent to the runway.

His only passenger was Anthony Smith.

Reports indicate that the two were testing the plane which had just undergone repairs.

Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin told Parliament on Monday that the bodies were being taken to New Providence.

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Hotel chain Sandals threatens to sue Antigua prime minister A ROW between Sandals and the Antigua and Barbuda government could be headed to the law courts, if the hotel goes ahead with its threat to sue Prime Minister Gaston Browne for statements which it says are defamatory and have the potential to hurt the hotel chain’s reputation and brand.

Sandals Antigua and the Browne administration are at odds over the plan by the government to bring an end a 65 per cent concession on Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (ABST) on room rates, which was written into the hotel’s agreement with the previous United Progressive Party (UPP) administration in 2009.

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has accused the government of unilaterally reneging on the agreement, “without cause or notice”.

And it is now alleging that during the public spat, Prime Minister Browne made two “very serious and highly defamatory allegations against Sandals”.

“First you assert that Sandals is billing guests for 100 per cent of the Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax and paying over to the Government only 35 per cent of the amount collected.

Sandals Antigua and the Browne administration are at odds over the plan by the government to bring an end a 65 per cent concession on Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (ABST) on room rates.

How could you, Honourable Prime Minister, possibly conceive that such a practice could ever occur? It is simply not true — it does not now and has never occurred. At Sandals Antigua, to which the Host Country Agreement applies, the all-inclusive rate is fixed, taking into account the agreed Host Country ABST rate payable under the agreement,” SRI said in a statement responding to a letter addressed to its chairman, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, and

published in the Daily Observer newspaper in Antigua.

It further sought to explain: “Where the guest incurs charges at the hotel which are not covered by the ‘all inclusive charge’ – for example spa services or special wine service – those charges are added to the bill and ABST charged at the applicable rate of 15 per cent. The full amount is paid over to the Government. In no circumstance did we operate a system of charging ABST at a higher

rate and accounting to Government at a lower.”

“Our accounts at Sandals Antigua, as long we can remember, have been audited by internationally recognised accounting firms – first PricewaterhouseCoopers, and more recently by Grant Thornton International. How could they possibly account for the extra 65 per cent of ABST that you have accused us of retaining for our benefit?”

SRI further accused Browne of making a “grossly irresponsible and incendiary statement” that Sandals Resort pays zero taxes into the Government Treasury and will do so for 25 additional years.

It said the comment has no factual basis. Furthermore, the hotel chain stated, government taxes and imposts for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2015 stood at more than US$5.2 million, while the amount for the 2016 financial year was US$5.8 million.

SRI further contended that it estimates its direct contribution to Antigua and Barbuda exceeds US$27.5 million per annum, it earns more foreign currency than any other resort chain on the island, its advertising budget for the island

surpasses that of any other tourist operator on the island, its wage bill competes only with that of the Government, and its efforts to increase airlift to the island is unrivalled.

“In light of all the foregoing and the damage which your letter of June 17 has done to the reputation and good name of Sandals and its many loyal employees in Antigua, we respectfully submit Honourable Prime Minister that it behoves you, Sir, to set the record straight and withdraw your letter of June 17, 2016 for, as you will learn, it is grossly defamatory. As the Daily Observer seems to have received a copy of your letter… it is only fitting that we request that you likewise release a copy of this response to the newspaper as well.

“The contents of your letter have gone well beyond Antigua and have been picked up by social media including Facebook and other international media. The potential irreparable damage is enormous and we are compelled to take the necessary legal steps to protect our sterling reputation and our brand,” the correspondence ends.

(Caribbean360)

IMF praises Jamaica’s economic programmes, growth THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says after several decades of low growth and rising public debt, Jamaica has made significant progress in restoring economic stability due mainly to strong policies and programme ownership.

The Washington-based financial institution said the Government’s reform programme, supported by a four-year IMF loan approved in 2013, has been a turning point for the Jamaican economy and a case study in ownership and collaboration.

It said the Government took on the programme to break the cycle of high debt and low growth that has afflicted Jamaica for decades.

“Although the economic recovery continues, growth remains weak,” the IMF said in a report on a survey conducted on the Caribbean island.

It said as a result, the latest assessment of the Jamaican economy, is projecting economic growth at 1.7 per cent this fiscal year and that the Government will therefore need to implement bold structural reforms to unleash the island’s potential.

However, the IMF noted that the obstacles to Jamaica’s growth and job creation are numerous and severe.

It said key among them are: crime, the cost and availability of credit, tax compliance costs,

unreliable and expensive electricity, and a large informal economy. The large size of the public sector has also stifled private sector dynamism and places too much emphasis on Government as the engine of growth and employment.

The IMF said the Andrew Holness Government is now working closely with it and other international partners to tackle key roadblocks to development and help expand the private sector.

It said five key reform areas top the list including increasing access to finance by increasing banking sector competition and reforming financial sector taxation; downsizing the public sector through improving efficiency and reallocating public functions back to the private sector and cutting red tape and unnecessary “gatekeeping” at all levels of Government to aid the business climate and strengthen productivity and competitiveness.

It is also noted the need to implement labour market reforms that strengthen the link between pay and performance and increase labour market dynamism and reducing crime and tackling both its economic and broader social ramifications.

“These measures will take time to bear fruit. But they can only take

The IMF said the Government took on the programme to break the cycle of high debt and low growth that has afflicted Jamaica for decades.

place in an environment of fiscal discipline and economic stability.

Despite the difficult road ahead, Jamaica can rise to the challenge and seize the moment,” the IMF said.

The international financial institution said that years of high fiscal deficits, public enterprise borrowing, and financial sector bailouts led to rapid debt accumulation, crowded out private credit, and stifled growth. Low growth, in turn, further weakened the fiscal situation and

raised social pressures as standards of living stagnated.

“Jamaica’s historical vulnerability to natural disasters reared its head when, in October 2012, Hurricane Sandy brought the economy to a screeching halt. The current account deficit soared, reserves plummeted, and public debt reached 147 per cent of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), one of the highest levels in the world.

But it said that the Government’s economic reform programme,

bolstered by the IMF programme in May 2013, focused on boosting growth and employment, improving external competitiveness, achieving fiscal and debt sustainability, strengthening the financial system, and protecting the poor by requiring a minimum level of spending on social programmes.

The IMF said that sceptics had regarded its programme’s challenging targets, including a primary balance of 7.5 per cent of GDP at the time, and relaxed in December 2015 to seven per cent of GDP for fiscal year 2016/17, as unattainable.

“Jamaica’s patchy track record of reform did not help.

But implementation has been extraordinary, over 95 per cent of programme conditions were met.

The creation of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), a civil society group made up of representatives from the private sector, public sector, and civil society and a first in an IMF programme, has ensured strong programme ownership.”

The IMF said that the goal was to build recognition of the challenges, keep an open channel of communication with both the IMF and the Government, and hold all sides accountable for achieving the programme’s commitments.

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Officer cleared over Freddie Gray murder

China added 144,000 more millionaires in 2015, Capgemini found.

Asian millionaires ‘top wealth rankings’ ASIAN millionaires now control more wealth than those in North America, Europe and other regions, according to a report from finance firm Capgemini.

Driven by China and Japan, Asia’s millionaires saw their wealth jump by 10% in 2015, the firm’s World Wealth Report found.

Millionaires held nearly $60 trillion (£40 trillion) worldwide last year, four times higher than 30 years ago.

That could rise to $100 trillion by 2025, Capgemini said.

0 Asia’s growth in high net worth individuals - defined as having $1 million in assets - came despite slowing economic growth in China and a weak Japanese economy.

Capgemini found the growth in

Asia was driven mainly by financial services, technology and health care industries.

The region’s millionaires held $17.4 trillion of wealth, compared with $16.6 trillion in North America, the report said.

“If past growth rates hold, AsiaPacific is likely to continue to be a dominant force over the next decade, representing two-fifths of the world’s HNWI wealth, more than that of Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa combined,” Capgemini said.

Poor performance in US equity markets slowed growth in North America to 2.3% last year, although the US still had the highest number of millionaires with 4.45 million.

Europe’s millionaires saw a 4.8% increase in wealth, which was led by Spain despite the country’s record unemployment.

The UK had the fifth highest number of high net worth individuals, although it only increased 1% to 553,000.

Latin American millionaires suffered a decline in net worth of 3.7%, driven by political volatility and a turbulent stock market in Brazil.

Worldwide, the wealth controlled by millionaires grew 4% last year to $58.7 trillion (£39.5 trillion).

Earlier this year, Oxfam found that the richest 1% now have as much wealth as the rest of the world combined. (BBC)

UK population increased by half a million, official figures show THE UK population grew by half a million last year to 65.1 million, according to the latest Office for National Statistics official estimate.

The rise of 513,300 in the year to June 2015 was in line with average annual rises over the last decade, it said.

The increase was driven by “natural growth” (excess of births over deaths) of 171,800 people, and net migration of 335,600, according to the ONS. The largest percentage increase was in England and the lowest was in Wales.

An increase of 5,800, covering armed forces personnel stationed in the UK and the prison population, was also a factor in the estimated growth of the population, according to the ONS. The older population has continued to rise, with more than 11.6 million people (17.8% of the population) now aged 65 and over, and 1.5 million people (2.3% of the population) aged 85 and over in mid-

A BALTIMORE judge found Officer Caesar Goodson, who drove the police van where Freddie Gray’s neck was broken, not guilty of “depravedheart” murder on Thursday.

Circuit Judge Barry Williams also acquitted Goodson of manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in the bench trial.

Twenty-five-year-old Gray died a week after suffering a spinal injury in Goodson’s wagon last year, where officers left him handcuffed and shackled but unrestrained by a seat belt. His death set off protests and violence, and prompted State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby to bring charges against six officers.

The sweeping case ended the career of the police commissioner and aborted the political future of the mayor.

Prosecutors said Goodson was criminally negligent when he failed to buckle Gray into a seat belt or call for medical aid after Gray indicated that he wanted to go to a hospital. But Goodson wouldn’t talk

Officer Caesar Goodson was also acquitted of manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in the bench trial.

to investigators or take the stand at trial, leaving the state with slim evidence of intent to harm.

The acquittal of Goodson, 46, is perhaps the most significant blow to Mosby’s efforts to hold police accountable for Gray’s death.

Throughout the legal proceedings, prosecutors’ tactics have been maligned, CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.

MSF’s visit to the camp was only possible with an army escort.

Nigeria Boko Haram: Scores of refugees starved to death – MSF

The increase was driven by “natural growth” (excess of births over deaths) of 171,800 people, and net migration of 335,600, according to the ONS.

2015.

Elsewhere, the figure for natural growth was at its lowest for 10 years.

This was caused by an increase in the number of deaths combined with a continuing decrease in the number of births - down 1,900 on the previous year.

An increase in immigration (up 53,700) and a smaller decrease in emigration (down 22,300) have both contributed to an increase in net international migration - the difference between the numbers of people coming to live in Britain and those emigrating. (BBC)

NEARLY 200 refugees fleeing Boko Haram militants have starved to death over the past month in Bama, Nigeria, the medical charity MSF says.

A “catastrophic humanitarian emergency” is unfolding at a camp it visited where 24,000 people have taken refuge.

Many inhabitants are traumatised and one in five children is suffering from acute malnutrition, MSF says.

The Islamist group’s seven-year rebellion has left 20,000 people dead and more than two million displaced.

Nigeria’s military has carried out a large-scale offensive against them but Boko Haram still attacks villages in the north-east, destroying homes and burning down wells.

Displaced people in Bama say new graves are appearing on a daily basis, according to a statement from

MSF. It quoted inhabitants as saying about 30 people died every day due to hunger or illness.

Although the area has been unsafe to travel through, MSF says one of its teams reached Bama on Tuesday.

It went in with a military convoy from the city of Maiduguri in Borno state.

“This is the first time MSF has been able to access Bama, but we already know the needs of the people there are beyond critical,” said Ghada Hatim, MSF head of mission in Nigeria.

“We are treating malnourished children in medical facilities in Maiduguri and see the trauma on the faces of our patients who have witnessed and survived many horrors,” he said. (BBC)

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Gun-control protest sparks chaotic scenes in US Congress THERE have been chaotic scenes in the lower house of the US Congress as Democrats staged a sitin to demand a vote on gun control legislation.

The protest comes in the wake of the recent shootings in Orlando, the deadliest in modern US history.

Republicans adjourned the House early on Thursday to try to quash the sit-in, switching off the TV cameras.

But some Democrats remained, streaming speeches live via phones despite breaking rules on broadcasting.

The transmissions via Periscope and Facebook Live were taken up by the C-Span network, which provides continual coverage of Congress.

One Democrat congressman, Scott Peters, who provided a feed, said the sit-in was breaking rules anyway.

The Democrats’ protest follows the gun attack on 12 June, when a man claiming allegiance to the so-

The sit-in was led by Democrat Representative John Lewis (centre).

called Islamic State group, Omar Mateen, killed 49 people at the Pulse club in Orlando, Florida.

By Wednesday evening, some 168 House Democrats (out of 188) and 34 senators (out of 44) were on

the floor of the House, some literally sitting on it.

As the protest reached its 10th hour, Speaker Paul Ryan tried to restore control with a recess.

He banged his gavel and tried to ignore the outbursts but amid Democrat shouts of “Shame!

Shame!” he left the podium.

Democrats began singing “We shall overcome” and held up the names of gun attack victims.

Some Democratic representatives brought in sleeping bags, pillow and blankets, others doughnuts for colleagues.

After a brief adjournment, the House resumed business at 02:30, with the majority Republicans voting through a number of bills, but granting no vote on gun control.

They then called an adjournment until after 4 July, reminding lawmakers that transmitting images and video broke House rules.

But Democrats shouted their new campaign slogan “No bill, no break!” and some remained on the floor, streaming speeches live.

Representative Eric Swalwell told the BBC that the lawmakers would stay through the night.

Associated Press reported that about 16 lawmakers remained at 06:30, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

She said: “Just because they cut and run in the dark of night, just because they have left, doesn’t mean we are taking no for an answer.”

The BBC’s Laura Bicker in Washington says the protest follows years of Democrat frustration at being unable to pass stricter gun control measures.

She says that although 100 bills have gone before Congress in the past five years and all have failed, this is an election year and Democrats are making it clear to the electorate that if they want change, they know which way to vote in November. (BBC)

British man who attempted to grab gun at rally wanted ‘to kill Trump’

Video image reveals that a trainer had spanked some of the employees for poor performance.

Video shows China bank employees being spanked A VIDEO has surfaced online showing staff at a Chinese bank being publicly spanked for poor performance during a training session, sparking outrage.

The video, first posted by the People’s Daily, shows a trainer asking eight employees why they did not “exceed themselves” at training.

He then spanks them with what looks like a stick. Reports say he later also cut and shaved their hair.

Two executives at the bank have been suspended.

The incident took place at a training session for more than 200 employees at Changzhi Zhangze Rural Commercial Bank in northern China on Saturday.

The trainer, Jiang Yang, has issued an apology, saying the spanking was “a training model I have tried for years” and had not been instigated by executives at the bank.

The video, which first surfaced on Monday, appears to have been taken

by someone in the audience on a smartphone.

Mr Jiang is seen reprimanding eight bank employees on stage, asking them why they received the lowest scores in a training exercise.

The employees give answers including “I did not exceed myself”, “I did not co-ordinate with my team” and “I lacked courage”.

Mr Jiang then says “get your butts ready” and proceeds to spank them with what appears to be a thick piece of wood.

It shows at least four rounds of spanking, with one woman recoiling each time, apparently in pain.

At one point, that woman places her hands over her behind, but is told to “take your hand off”.

The spanking was followed by a “hair cutting punishment”, a statement (in Chinese) by the Changzhi local government said.

Chinese media reports said the men had their heads shaved, while the women had their hair cut.

THE man arrested for trying to disarm a police officer inside a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas Saturday told authorities he intended to use the gun “to kill Trump,” according to a new criminal complaint.

Police arrested the 19-year-old after he attempted to pull a police officer’s gun from its holster inside a Las Vegas theatre where Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, was holding a campaign rally.

Police said Michael Sandford, a Briton, struck up a conversation with a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer under the pretense that he was seeking to get an autograph.

During the conversation, police said Sandford tried to pull the officer’s service weapon from its holster.

Other officers also assigned to provide security at the event were quickly able to detain Sandford and authorities said there was no further disruption to the event.

Sandford told police that he drove to Las Vegas from California “to kill Trump,” according to the complaint, after hearing a few days earlier in the news that he was expected there.

He was in the country illegally, his visa having expired. He had been living out of his car in California for a month, according to CNN affiliate KSNV. On June 17, he practiced shooting a gun for the first time at a gun range in Las Vegas. “(Sandford) further stated that if he were on the street tomorrow, he would try this again,” reads the complaint, obtained by CNN. “Sandford claimed he had been planning to kill Trump for about

A court sketch of Michael Sandford.

a year but decided to act on this occasion because he finally felt confident about trying it.”

He made an appearance before a federal judge Monday, and has been charged with committing a violent act in a restricted area, according to KSNV. A message left with his attorney was not immediately returned.

Sandford also told authorities that had he not tried to assassinate Trump at the Las Vegas event, he had planned to go to his next rally, in Phoenix, Arizona, and try again there.

Trump is under U.S. Secret Service protection but local law enforcement often supplements them at campaign events.

The Secret Service says it has charged Sandford with violating

two federal laws following the incident, including assault, and he could face up to a decade in prison if convicted. Because he was considered a flight risk, a judge on Monday ordered him to stay in custody until his next court appearance, which is a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 5.

Many of Trump’s rallies throughout the campaign have been contentious, with protests both inside and outside the events. Secret Service agents had to run to Trump’s side during a campaign rally earlier this year in Ohio to protect him against a man attempting to rush the stage during his remarks.

The Secret Service said other charges are still pending and the incident remains under investigation.

(CNN)

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Caribbean Sea emits mysterious noise which can be ‘heard’ from space THERE’S a whole other world under the sea and it appears now it’s making a mysterious whistling noise which humans can’t hear, though it can be detected in space, according to new research.

Scientists at the University of London have found that due to the size of the sea, it’s producing a sound from its seafloor which plays a note of A-flat, although many octaves lower than a piano and not audible to the human ear.

Southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea covers over 1 million square miles and is bounded

by South America, Central America and the Caribbean islands.

Initially looking at ocean pressure in the area, Chris Hughes and his team discovered “inexplicable pressure oscillations”across the sea’s basin and decided to look closer at what was going on.

To do this, sea levels and pressure readings spanning almost 60 years were analyzed by the team of researchers using four different models of ocean activity.

They also looked at data from tide gauges and satellite measurements of gravity to see if there was an obvious explanation.

What the researchers found was that the noise was being generated by a Rossby wave and its interaction with the seafloor. A Rossby wave is, in general terms, a wave generated by differences in temperatures of oceanic water levels and by the

The new supercomputer is twice as fast and three times as efficient as the previous leader Tianhe-2, also from China, said Top500 which released the new list on Monday.

China builds world’s most powerful computer Scientists at the University of London have found that due to the size of the Caribbean Sea, it’s producing a sound from its seafloor which plays a note of A-flat.

Earth’s rotation.

The phenomenon of it generating a sound is called a ‘Rossby whistle’.

This whistle noise is emitted when a large wave dies out on the western boundary of the basin before then reappearing on the eastern side, which the researchers described as a ‘Rossby wormhole’.

Only waves of a certain length survive the wormhole, however, and it is these which create the mysterious noise by producing an oscillation over a 120-day period.

“We can compare the ocean activity in the Caribbean Sea to that of a whistle,” says Hughes. “When you blow into a whistle, the jet of air becomes unstable and excites

the resonant sound wave which fits into the whistle cavity. Because the whistle is open, the sound radiates out so you can hear it.”

Comparing it to the ocean, Hughes says that as the ocean current in the Caribbean “becomes unstable,” it “excites a resonance of a rather strange kind of ocean wave called a ‘Rossby wave’.”

“Because the Caribbean Sea is partly open, this causes an exchange of water with the rest of the ocean which allows us to ‘hear’ the resonance using gravity measurements,” he added.

As it occurs over such a time frame, it can cause the Earth’s gravity field to fluctuate, which can be measured by satellites in outer space.

A NEW supercomputer from China has topped the latest list of the world’s most powerful machines.

The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is installed at the National Supercomputing Centre in Wuxi.

At its peak, the computer can perform around 93,000 trillion calculations per second.

It is twice as fast and three times as efficient as the previous leader Tianhe-2, also from China, said Top500 which released the new list on Monday.

Its main applications include advanced manufacturing, weather forecasting and big data analytics, wrote Jack Dongarra in a paper about the new machine.

It has more than 10.5 million locally-made processing cores and 40,960 nodes and runs on a Linuxbased operating system.

For the first time since the list

began, China has overtaken the US with 167 computers in the top 500 while the US has 165.

“Considering that just 10 years ago, China claimed a mere 28 systems on the list, with none ranked in the top 30, the nation has come further and faster than any other country in the history of supercomputing,” said Top500.

The US has four supercomputers in the top 10 of the Top500 list, while China has two which currently occupy the top two places.

The other positions in the top 10, published twice a year, are occupied by machines from Japan, Switzerland, Germany and Saudi Arabia.

“As a computer scientist it’s difficult writing software that can take advantage of and control large numbers of computer cores,” said Professor Les Carr from the University of Southampton.

Ginger and acupressure ‘options for morning sickness’ TAKING ginger or using acupressure on the wrist may help some women with mild morning sickness, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) says.

Its guidance suggests these therapies could offer alternatives to women who want to avoid medication.

But it says anti-sickness drugs and hospital treatment are important in more severe cases.

The recommendations are in line with advice from NHS watchdog NICE. Nausea and vomiting affects about 80% of pregnant women.

For many, it disappears within the first four months - though symptoms are not confined to the morning hours as its commonly used name suggests.

In its first guidance on the issue, the RCOG says treatment can vary around the UK and there is an occasional lack of understanding of the condition’s severity.

Its guidelines weigh up the

Nausea and vomiting affects about 80% of pregnant women.

evidence for a range of treatments including complementary therapies and set out specific options depending on how severe the condition is.

Anti-sickness drugs can help in the many cases, it says.

And some women may need day visits to hospitals or longer admissions for fluids and medication.

Meanwhile, for women with mild or moderate symptoms who do not want to use drugs, acupressure (wearing a special bracelet that applies pressure) may help.

The guidance also mentions studies showing that ginger can provide some relief - including one study using ginger biscuits.

But NHS Choices warns that as ginger products are not licensed for medical use in the UK, supplements should be bought only from reputable sources.

And anyone still experiencing problems should seek medical advice.

Meanwhile, the RCOG says hypnosis is not recommended as there is not enough evidence to establish whether it is effective.

For women with more difficult symptoms, including a very severe form, known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), specialist treatment, including hospital admission and mental health support, should be offered, it suggests.

Caitlin Dean, who chairs the Pregnancy Sickness Support charity and had HG in three pregnancies, said: “On top of the nausea and vomiting (this could be up to 30 times a day), I had a pounding headache, incredibly heightened sense of smell and excessive saliva.

“My days would be spent lying

in bed with a quiet audio-book as I couldn’t read or watch TV because it all made me sick.

“I soon became very dehydrated and was admitted to hospital at eight weeks pregnant.

“I was housebound for most of the pregnancy, which made me feel incredibly lonely.”

Dr Manjeet Shehmar, lead author of the guidelines, said many women with persistent symptoms were not receiving the treatment they needed.

“Women with persistent nausea can often feel that there is a lack of understanding of their condition,” she said.

“They may be unable to eat healthily, have to take time off work and feel a sense of grief or loss for what they perceive to be a normal pregnancy.

“It is therefore vital that women with this condition are given the right information and support and are made aware of the therapeutic and alternative therapies available to help them cope.” (BBC)

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Solar Impulse 2 makes history with successful Atlantic crossing EXPERIMENTAL solar plane Solar Impulse 2 has made history by crossing the Atlantic without a single drop of fuel.

Flying into the southern Spanish city of Seville as the sun rose behind him, pilot Betrand Piccard was flanked by an honour guard from the Spanish formation flying team Patrulla Aguila.

The elegant solar aircraft, which has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 but only weighs about as much as an SUV, took off from New York’s JFK airport Monday night after mission engineers identified a narrow weather window in which to undertake the nearly four-day flight.

Piccard, a Swiss national who is a trained psychiatrist and balloonist, flew a total flight time of 71 hours and 8 minutes before landing in Seville. He had had a backup plan to land at various French sites if the weather made

things difficult for him.

But for the modern-day adventurer, the longer the flight, the better, Piccard says.

“For an airplane that has endless endurance, you want to do the [most] you can,” he said.

Piccard sent a series of tweets after takeoff, including one just as he hit the Atlantic, showing a pod of whales far below the aircraft, an iceberg that had calved from an ice floe and an oil tanker, spurring him to make the comparison between fossil fuels and the green technology employed by Solar Impulse.

Piccard had been preparing for the flight for “years and years,” saying he’d been long inspired by the pioneers who wanted to cross the Atlantic to prove their way of transportation was mature.

“I met [American aviator] Charles Lindbergh when I was a child. I saw the balloons, the airships, the hot air balloons, steamboats -- you

The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft about to land at Sevilla airport on June 23 after a 71-hour journey from NY powered only by sunlight.

know, every means of transportation wanted to cross the Atlantic, and now for the first time it’s a solar-powered airplane,” he said.

“What I’d like to show with my team is that clean technology today is showing incredible goals. You can fly now longer without fuel than with fuel, and you fly with the force of nature, you fly with the sun. It’s the new era now for energy and this is really what we’d like to inspire people to do,” he said.

The Solar Impulse 2 project is the brainchild of Piccard and Andre Borschberg, a Swiss engineer and

businessman. The aircraft is a singleseater, so the two men have shared the flying by taking different legs of the journey.

The plane -- powered 100% by the sun -- has now completed 15 legs of its journey.

It was originally supposed to land in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where it began the trip in March 2015, by the end of last summer.

But a series of frustrating weather delays in China slowed progress for weeks, followed by an unexpected diversion to Japan, where the aircraft was damaged on the tarmac by a

storm.

Borschberg flew the plane from Nagoya, Japan, to Hawaii last July in a leg that took just under 118 hours. That flight marked the first oceanic crossing for a solarpowered plane.

After crossing the Atlantic, Borschberg is now scheduled to fly to Egypt, and Piccard will likely pilot the plane on the final, historic leg from there back to Abu Dhabi.

They plan to fly the final leg of the journey by late summer, completing a 27,000-mile (35,000-kilometer) trip around the world. (CNN)

Pluto may harbour a liquid ocean THE underground ocean that produced some of the stunning features on Pluto’s surface may still be splashing around beneath the crust today.

If Pluto’s subsurface ocean had frozen over completely, it would have formed highly pressurized ice that would have caused the dwarf planet to shrink, according to new research. The canyons and valleys on Pluto seem to have formed as the dwarf planet swelled up, rather than as it shrank, indicating that a liquid ocean most likely sits beneath the thick ice crust today, researchers said in the study.

“Thanks to the incredible data returned by [NASA’s New Horizons mission], we were able to observe tectonic features on Pluto’s surface [and] update our thermal evolution model with new data,” Noah Hammond, a graduate student at Brown University, said in a statement

from the school. Hammond worked with his advisers — Amy Barr, of the Planetary Science Institute, and Marc Parmentier, also at Brown — to study the likelihood that a liquid ocean hides beneath Pluto’s surface.

When the New Horizons probe flew past Pluto last July, its images of the dwarf planet’s surface revealed deep faults, or fractures in the surface, hundreds of kilometres long, according to the statement from Brown. The long canyons appeared to form as Pluto’s crust expanded, Hammond said. “A subsurface ocean that was slowly freezing over would cause this kind of expansion,” he said.

It didn’t take long for scientists to conclude that Pluto once housed an ocean, but the question of whether it had already frozen over remained.

Using updated measurements of Pluto’s diametre and density, Hammond’s model revealed that a

frozen ocean beneath the crust would have changed from conventional water ice to a more compact, crystallised structure known as “ice II.” As the ice changed, the frozen ocean would have shrunk, creating an entirely different type of feature known as compressional fractures, which are not seen on Pluto’s surface.

“We don’t see the things on the surface we’d expect if there had been a global contraction,” Hammond said. “So we conclude that ice II has not formed, and therefore that the ocean hasn’t completely frozen.”

Ice II would have formed only if the dwarf planet’s outer shell were at least 160 miles (260 kilometers) thick, putting sufficient pressure on the underlying ice, the statement said. Under the thinner shell, the ocean could have remained regular ice, not shrinking at all.

Hammond’s model suggests that the shell might be closer to 190

Long geologic faults on Pluto’s surface suggest that a liquid ocean once existed beneath its surface. New research suggests that ocean still splashes today.

miles (300 km) thick, thanks to high temperatures in the core, according to the paper. The addition of nitrogen and methane ice spotted on the surface of the tiny world may also help keep the water warm.

“Those exotic ices are actually good insulators,” Hammond said.

That means oceans could lie not only inside tiny Pluto but also in other similar worlds in the far reaches of the Kuiper Belt, the sphere of ice and

rock at the edge of the solar system.

“That’s amazing to me,” Hammond said. “The possibility that you could have vast liquid water ocean habitats so far from the sun on Pluto — and that the same could also be possible on other Kuiper Belt objects as well — is absolutely incredible.”

The research was published online on June 15 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. (Space.com)

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15 primary school students graduate from Precious Treasures school

BY DAISY HANDFIELD FIFTEEN students from the Precious Treasures International School in Providenciales successfully completed the primary school level education.

The fifteen included eight boys and seven girls.

A graduation ceremony was held on the school’s grounds on Saturday (June 18) to celebrate those students for their achievements.

Valedictorian to the school and top student for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in the Turks and Caicos Islands, SambudaJahtee Meier delivered a powerful speech during the ceremony.

She said: “I am here today to share with my fellow graduates that we the class of 2016 are a powerhouse of innovation and creativity and we will push boundaries to make this world a better place even in small ways.

“You should always remember where we came from and know where you are going.

“Our journey at Precious Treasures International School,

15 students from the Precious Treasures successfully completed primary school

Top student in the country and valedictorian, Sambuda-Jahtee Meier

we will take with us in our future endeavours and always.“ “We do not need an award or a medal just to prove that we have something special within us.”

Syr. D’Anjhu Stewart, a graduate of the school placed seventh in the country in the GSAT. School principal Anniona Jones she said the school saw 100 percent passes this year and last year.

everyone who was involved in the school’s success over the past years and took the opportunity to announce that the school will be offering a first form, starting September, the new academic school year.

“We are confident that this year’s performance will once again prove the quality of our performance and encourage students to apply to our grade seven.”

“In terms of overall performance, GSAT being one measure, our students like those of last year have proven that our academic program is solid.“ “The academic program is able to not only hit the local standard, but also we have exceeded our original target for several international standards that we have set internally.”

Last year the former principal

of the school and co-owner, Allan Eden Hutchinson, transitioned into a directorship and mentor position at the school, opening the doors for Jones to serve as the new principal.“ “The fact that the school is still able to secure its performance, speaks about the quality of the programs that are in place at Precious Treasures,” Jones said.

She concluded by thanking

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Paris Jackson defends late father amid child pornography report JUST a few days before the 7-year anniversary of his death on June 25,Michael Jackson and his Neverland Ranch are making headlines again.

A new report released a trove of documents that allege the King of Pop collected child pornography at his Los Olivos estate. The documents were from the 2003 investigation

into Michael when he was on trial for child molestation and reportedly show that investigators found notes, photos, videos and hard drives filled with child porn as well as animal torture.

Now, his 18-year-old daughter, Paris Jackson, is defending her father against the report, which calls him a “drug-

and-sex-crazed predator.”

She took to Twitter to slam the allegations, writing, “Unfortunately negativity will always sell. I urge you all to ignore the trash & the parasites who make a career trying to slander my father.”

She continued, “The most pure people are always torn down.. It will continue to be

proven that my beloved dad has always been and forever will be innocent.”

Shortly thereafter, she also posted a photo of Michael licking his middle finger and captioned it, “#Mood.”

Meanwhile, Kelly Hoover, a spokeswoman for the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office, promised that the uncovered documents from Neverland Ranch were not released by authorities for the website’s use.

She told the L.A. Times that “some of the documents appear to be copies of reports that were authored by Sheriff’s Office.” There also appears to be “evidentiary photographs” taken

by Sheriff’s Office personnel.

However, she cautioned that some of the other photos and documents were “clearly obtained from the Internet.” (ENews)

Paris Jackson claims her father has always been and will forever be innocent.

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Taylor Swift joins copyright law plea

A DNA test proved Prince is not the father of a Colorado prison inmate.

Prince was not the father of a Colorado prison inmate, DNA test proves PRINCE is not the father.

A Colorado prison inmate who claimed to be Prince’s son is not related to the “Purple Rain” singer, a DNA test revealed.

Carlin Q. Williams, 39, filed legal documents last month stating his mother had unprotected sex with the pop music icon at a Kansas City hotel in 1976.

But the DNA showed there’s a 0.0% chance he’s

Prince’s son, TMZ reports.

The test results mean Williams — who is in prison for gun possession — will not inherit the singer’s estate, which could be worth up to $300 million.

Prince died at 57 in late April without a will. He had no surviving children, but several people other than Williams have filed paperwork claiming the singer was, or at least could have been, their father.

MUSICIANS including Taylor Swift, U2 and Sir Paul McCartney have called for online copyright laws to be reformed.

More than 180 artists have signed an open letter criticising the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

They claim the law benefits companies that “exploit music for their financial enrichment”, but not artists.

One journalist said the music industry was “making mischief” to get more money from sites such as YouTube.

FALLING REVENUES At the heart of the open letter is a claim that “music consumption has skyrocketed” but the money earned by writers and artists has “plummeted”.

Figures from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) show that CD sales in the US fell from $13bn (£9bn) in 1999, to $1.5bn in 2015. Paid music subscriptions and downloads totalled $3.4bn last year, failing to make up the shortfall.

The open letter appears to

More than 180 artists have signed an open letter criticising the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

lay the blame on the DMCA, which protects websites from being sued if users upload copyright music.

It has been published at a

time when the US congress is evaluating the DMCA, and record labels are renegotiating deals with YouTube.

The letter has been signed

by major record labels and a variety of singers including Cher, Lady Gaga, Engelbert Humperdinck, Britney Spears and Sir Elton John.

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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

DUMP ROAD MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY

Is looking for a

THE PINNACLE GRACE BAY Is looking for

LABOURER LABOURERS To work 5 days per week with handling and picking up of garbage this position is held by a work permit holder salary $7.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 649-244-4829

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

CONTACT: 649-941-7366

TROPICAL PALMS VILLA MANAGEMENT

FLOWER GIRL LTD.

#261 DISCOVERY BAY, PROVIDENCIALES

Is seeking a

DOMESTIC WORKER to wash and clean various villas. Must be able to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour. This position is being held by a work permit holder.

DEADLINE JULY 31ST, 2016 CONTACT: 649-247-8669

Is looking for a

DELIVERY MAN

To make deliveries twice a day must be flexible.

And have your own transportation and valid driver’s license.

CONTACT: 946-4894

SKILLED ALL-ROUND LABOURER WANTED 10 Years Experience in masonry, landscaping, building maintenance and warehouse logistics required.

Ability to speak English is a requirement. A second language is a bonus.

Interested persons are asked to submit a covering letter and resume along with a recommendation from their immediate past employer with explanation for the reason for your departure, and a character certificate from the Royal TCI Police Force issued within a minimum period of 1 month at the date of submitting your application.

Applications and copies of requested documents are to be emailed at hr.feilimited@gmail.com. Original documents must be available if contacted for an interview.

Starting salary negotiable.

Applications are subjected to Belonger preference.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following full-time lecturing positions at the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College (TCICC) for the semester commencing 1st September 2016.

1. Department of Business Administration: 1 Position: Accounting, Finance, Management 2. Department of Computer Engineering & Mathematics: 1 Position: Mathematics/Physics

SCHOOL FOR FIELD STUDIES, SOUTH CAICOS

ASSISTANT SITE MANAGER - CENTER FOR MARINE RESOURCE STUDIES

JOB SUMMARY:

: Assist the Site Manager, Center Director, and Dive Safety Officer at the South Caicos field station Qualifications: Certified scuba instructor, boating experience, computer repair and networking experience required.

To Apply: Please send your CV to hhertler@fieldstudies.org by August 15, 2016.

Start Date: Sept 2016

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Is looking for a

3. Department of Education: • 3 Positions: • Early Childhood Education • Primary Education (2)

HOVERBOARD & JET PACK INSTRUCTOR

5. Department of Humanities: • 2 Positions • English/Social Work/TCI Studies • Law/Sociology/Psychology 6. Department of Natural Sciences: • 1 Position: Biology/Chemistry

NATASHA CONSULTANCY

Is looking for the following:

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

CHEF WAITRESS

Must be able to operate hover board, jet pack and jet ski. Must have knowledge of maintenance. Must have experience using a hover board and jet ski. Must be willing to work 6 days per week from 8am – 5pm.

Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $7.00 per hour.

Contact: 649-244-2015 Deadline for application is July 20th, 2016

CONTACT: 649-347-3734

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4. Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management: • 2 Positions • Culinary, Food & Beverage Training • Food & Beverage, Tourism Management

YUELISSE RESTAURANT & CAFFETERIA

KITCHEN HELPER

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MARIE BERRY Labourer Salary $6.50 per hour Contact: 649-243-9620 ALCIDAS JONATHAN GARDINER Maid Salary $6.25 per hour Contact: 649-343-8090

PAULA PARKER Domestic Worker Salary $6.25 per hour Contact: 649-243-0093 MICHAEL HORTON Nanny Salary $6.25 per hour Contact: 649-431-2970

7. Technical/Vocational Studies: • 1 Position: Woodwork/Engineering 8. Others • 2 Positions: • System Administrator • Science Laboratory Technician Lecturers are required to teach across different academic levels from the G.C.E. Advanced level, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency and up to the Associate and Bachelor Degree levels. Multi-disciplinary candidates are particularly encouraged to apply for these positions.

Minimum qualifications for the teaching positions are a Master’s Degree from an accredited and recognized institution plus a Teaching Certificate/Diploma or postgraduate Diploma and no less than three years post qualification teaching experience. A Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of a second class honors or other postgraduate qualifications, teaching certificate/Diploma and experience in teaching at Tertiary level may be considered.

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

Level II: US$40,210.00 - $43,488.40 per annum.

Entry point will depend on qualifications and experience. In the case of staff recruited from overseas, appointment is on contractual terms for an initial period of two years. A gratuity is payable at the end of satisfactory contractual service at the rate of 10% of salary drawn during the period of service. A housing allowance is payable at existing rates.

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

PRESIDENT, TCI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, P.O. BOX 236, LIGHTHOUSE ROAD, GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS To reach not later than 1st July, 2016.

Where possible applicants should e-mail or fax their applications.

FAX: 649 946 1661 TELE: 649 946 1163 EMAIL: tcicomc@tciway.tc

(copy: dean@tcicomc-edu.com)

PUBLIC NOTICE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE SEEKS TO RE-ESTABLISH LIST OF RENTAL PROPERTIES The Human Resource Management Directorate (HRMD), Office of the Deputy Governor is seeking to re-establish a register of available rental properties throughout the islands in an effort to assist current and future employees with finding suitable accommodations.

As such the HRMD is inviting all interested Landlords to register available rental properties in effort to develop and maintain a listing of rental properties to share with interested employees relocating as a result of transfer or international employees as necessary.

On expressing interest in having rental property included on our listing the following information is requested with respect to price, type of property (house, condo, duplex, etc.), location, lease length and special features must be shared.

Please note that this initiative is solely to develop and maintain a listing of available properties per island to share with employees seeking accommodations. HRMD will not partake in negotiations, these discussions will be exclusively between the potential tenant and landlord, and final selection of property shall lie solely at the discretion of the potential tenant.

To register rental properties please email the above requested details along with current contact information to Yachi Glinton at YachiMGlinton@gov.tc or stop by our office on Church Folly Grand Turk, Franklyn Missick Building to register in person.

Should persons have any additional questions or concerns please contact our office on 338-3848. A team member may contact you to clarify or request additional details post your registration.

Information must be submitted on or before June 24, 2016.

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Sommelier & Bar Manager PURPOSE:

To create The Regent Experience for guests by providing personalized and expert wine service to bar and restaurant guests; to develop and implement strategies and services which meet the needs of owners, employees and guests.

Areas of Responsibility: Provides a Regent luxury experience to guests by providing an excellent wine selection and serving guests in a warm and personalized manner with expertise.

Developing and implement strategies to achieve revenue and profit goals.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 3 years + experience in similar luxury, high end work environment as Beverage Manager or Head Sommelier along with experience in managing a culturally diverse workforce • Post secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Must have intermediate level Microsoft Office applications skills- particularly Excel and PowerPoint • You will have intermediate level Microsoft Office applications skills- particularly Excel and PowerPoint You will have intermediate level Microsoft Office applications skills- particularly Excel and PowerPoint • You will be College or university degree qualified; ideally you will have extensive wine and beverage knowledge • Excellent culinary technique and ability to work the line during all meal periods • Exceptional customer service orientation, complying with company service culture • Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Designs and oversees the wine program for the resort • Provides’ ongoing support and education for the floor staff.

• Manages the operation of the bar/lounge • Monitors pours, cost control and consistency regarding drink and service standards.

• Manages the food and beverage service provided in assigned outlet; coaches employees on effective service techniques.

• Inspects lounge area on an on-going basis and takes appropriate steps to ensure facilities meet or exceeds the hotel’s standards at all times Salary per annum $32,000.00 to $45,000.00, not including service charge.

Labourer DUTIES INCLUDE:

• General laborer duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager.

• Willingness to work varying schedules, split shifts, nights, weekends and holidays.

Salary $6.25 an hour not including service charge.

Room Attendant REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work with heavy cleaning machinery.

• Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Ensuring that standards of cleanliness and organization are met at all times in assigned areas.

• Responsibility for care and maintenance of all equipment and machinery • Restock linens and amenities on carts • Run needed items to guest floors • Assist housekeepers as required Starting salary $6.25 not including service charge

Spa Attendant REQUIREMENTS:

• Must posses and demonstrate the ability to interact with all guests and team members effectively with tact and diplomacy in line with property’s service standards.

• Must be able to work all days and shifts

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Ensure that standards of cleanliness and organization are met at all times in the spa area.

• Escort guests from reception; provide locker keys, towels, robes, water etc. and assist with guest needs as required.

Starting salary $6.25 an hour not including service charge.

Housekeeping Supervisor REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have minimum 2 years experience as a housekeeping supervisor in luxury hotel/resort • Must have direct knowledge of housekeeping cleaning, processes and procedures, computer PMS systems, and telephone etiquette.

• Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.

• Must be able to handle multiple buildings, floors, and guest requests.

• Must posses high communication, handle guest complaints and procedures to resolve.

• Must be a team player and team oriented. Must be highly organized, engaged with employees, guests and owners. Must have excellent time management and communication skills.

• Must be able to work in an open air environment, and have flexible scheduling. Must be able to multi-task and accomplish assignment on time.

• Must be able and willing to work all shifts Starting salary $8.50 per hour not including service charge.

Cosmetologist REQUIREMENTS:

• Prior experience working as a Cosmetologist in the spa department in a luxury resort • Excellent communication skills • Ability to understand the guest, internal and external, and meet and exceed the needs of both the guest and the company • Ability to provide genuine service through actions that display self-confidence, grace and courtesy to guests and colleagues • Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Provides consistent professional hair treatments in accordance with spa protocols and accepted certification practices • Complete knowledge and understanding of all services and products while educating guests in these areas • Possess and maintain knowledge of current hairstyles and trends • Assist in inventory • Upholding the standards of sanitation and sterilization as directed by law and the spa’s policies and procedures • Performing prep work and properly cleaning and restocking work area as required • Must be able and willing to work all day and shifts Starting salary $6.25 per hour not including service charge and tips

Kitchen Steward

Duties Include: • Clean & sanitize all areas of the kitchen • Operate dishwashing machine in a safe, accident free manner • Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts Starting salary $6.25 per hour not including service charge.

Mechanic Technician

The chosen candidate must have knowledge and experience in repair and maintenance including preventative maintenance to prevent down time on commercial laundry equipment including 250lb washer, flat ironer, folding machines, steam dryers, valet equipment, boilers, 150hp boiler feed tank, steam water heater and chemical injection system.

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Maintain proper preventative maintenance to laundry equipment and boilers.

• Maintain proper inventory on designated parts to avoid down time.

• Maintain proper amount of chemical injection on boiler feed tank and proper conductivity at boilers.

• Preventative maintenance to steam traps and steam lines.

Starting salary $7.00 -$9.00 per hour plus service charge

Interested applicants should apply to The Palms, Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday, and bring along an updated resume, or by emailing your resume to shaquarse.been@thepalmstc.com, no later than end of day Friday, July 8th, 2016.

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Bartender - $8.00 per hour.

DJ - $8.00 per hour.

Kitchen Helper - $6.25 per hour.

JACOBIE CONTRACTORS

Carpenter - $17.50 per hour.

Labourers - $7.00 per hour.

Y&R CONSTRUCTION

Labourers to clean yard $6.25 per hour.

CONTACT: 649-243-3993 OR EMAIL: MARTIN.T.GRAY@GMAIL.COM DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS JULY 15TH, 2016 11697

LABOURER To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

CONTACT: 649-244-2740 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS JULY 20TH, 2016

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.

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

SCHOOL FOR FIELD STUDIES, SOUTH CAICOS

STUDENT AFFAIRS MANAGER JOB SUMMARY:

Manage the non-academic affairs of US college students in a field-based, study abroad program. BS or Masters (preferred) in relevant discipline, Current Wilderness First Responder/CPR Certifications, Experience managing student groups, Experience managing logistics. Please send your CV to hhertler@fieldstudies. org by August 15, 2016.

CV’s will be reviewed and only potential candidates will be contacted.

Start Date September 1 11687

CAICOS EXPRESS AIRWAYS Requires an

AIRCRAFT MECHANIC The eligible candidate MUST have the following credentials

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED:

• CAA AMEL with group rating in Cat A and Cat C License with • TSI0520 rating • FAA A&P License with experience in general aviation airplanes with C402 type • Salary scale at approximately $30K annually • Should be an independent worker without supervision • Should be between the ages 25-50 years of age

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Any interested persons should contact Richardson Arthur at 232-1982 and resumes can be faxed to 941-3864 or emailed to info@caicosexpressairways.com

Deadline for remitting a letter of application and resumes is 1st July 2016 QUALIFIED BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY

must be able to carry all work pertaining to harvesting and planting of crops must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $7.00 per hour.

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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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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS GOVERNMENT VACANCIES The following vacancies currently exist within the Turks and Caicos Islands Public Service:

Principal (Secondary School)

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $46,996.25 per annum This is a senior professional position which has responsibility for managing and supervising a co-education institution. The job holder is required to ensure that discipline is maintained among the academic and student body and to prepare and manage the school’s annual budget and supply inventory. The position is responsible for the cost centre operations.

School Warden

Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $14,657.50 per annum This is a supervisory position responsible primarily for the safety of pupils crossing the road at a designated point or points on their journeys to and from school and ensuring that pupils remain in class while school is in session.

Director of Emergency Medical Services

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $51,147.50 per annum This is a senior management position with nationwide responsibility for the administration of the Emergency Medical Services Department throughout TCI. The job holder will oversee the Department’s daily functions, manage the staff, ensure the safe transportation and clinical management of patients in the pre-hospital and interhospital environments, educate the public and liaise as required regarding the development of Emergency Medical Services policy and relevant ordinances. The job holder will participate in the response to National disasters and multiple patient incidents in conjunction with the DDME (Department of Disaster Management) and HDEMU (Health Disaster Emergency Management Unit).

Contract Performance Manager

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $69,700.00 per annum The job holder in this position is required to monitor and coordinate the implementation of all obligations under the hospital project/contract agreement. This job holder will function as the Secretariat for the Contract Management Team (CMT), provide impartial, accurate and timely advice to the Permanent Secretary on the status of the hospital contract; developing a methodology for the preparation and delivery of the Value / Market testing exercise and representing the Ministry at meetings, conferences and seminars

Program Officer

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $26,650.00 per annum The incumbent under supervision, implements the youth and community HIV/AIDS oriented programs for compliance with national, regional and international guidelines. Interfaces with other youth related programs, organizations and groups as well as civic organizations, faith based organizations and NonGovernmental Organizations and assist in facilitating their

sustained involvement in prevention and awareness activities.

Community Mental Health Nurse

– Grand Turk (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $33,415.00 per annum To facilitate and deliver an effective and efficient Mental Health Care program that is consistent with current practices and acceptable by the Turks and Caicos Islands Health Services.

Supervisor of the Wellness Center – Grand Turk (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $41,205.00 per annum The job entails responsibility for the management of the Wellness Centre/special Needs Unit and ensuring quality care for the clients utilizing this health care facility.

Driver (Premier’s Officer)

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $21,935.00 per annum The job holder is primarily responsible for assisting the Aide de Camp in providing transportation services and general assistance to the Premier and the First Family and the Acting Premier in performing their official duties. The position requires the incumbent to be a mature, responsible and accountable individual who will be expected to maintain high service standards and be very punctual. The incumbent must be able to pay keen attention to detail and be able to work flexible hours. The candidate must also be physically fit in order to carry out the assigned duties and responsibilities.

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply.

Court Reporter

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $41,205.00 per annum The job holder will supervise and prepare all transcripts in an accurate and timely manner for all court users including judges, the Registrar, lawyers and parties involved in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and record hearings and formal or informal meetings as required.

Prosecutor

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $51,147.50 per annum This professional position has system wide responsibility for conducting prosecutions at all levels of Court, including Magistrates Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

Prosecutors must also be responsible for providing accurate legal advice to the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and other governmental enforcement agencies at short notice with respect to the application of the law. Prosecutors are also expected to assist with Extradition Proceedings, Confiscation Proceedings and respond to Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty requests.

Senior Crown Counsel (Commercial/Civil)

– Grand Turk (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $59,552.50 per annum

This professional position has system wide responsibility for providing accurate legal advice to the Government and efficient representation where necessary. The Senior Crown Counsel is expected to generate satisfactory results when the legal advice provided is credible and rarely results in litigation against the government; government officers are trained in basic legal issues relevant to their functions; and agreements negotiated are favourable to the development of Turks and Caicos Islands.

Senior Prosecutor

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $59,552.50 per annum This professional position has system wide responsibility for conducting prosecutions at all levels of Court, including Magistrates Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

Senior Prosecutors must also be responsible for providing accurate legal advice to the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and other governmental enforcement agencies at short notice with respect to the application of the law.

Senior Prosecutors are also expected to conduct Extradition Proceedings, Confiscation Proceedings and respond to Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty requests as well as other legal administrative duties to support the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Director of Maritime

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $59,552.50 per annum This post is a senior management position mandated to oversee the efficient enforcement of applicable maritime laws and proper implementation of the duties and responsibilities of the Department; to conduct policy review and analyses, and to propose appropriate legislative action; to perform SWOT analyses and strategic planning to address both short and long-term issues and challenges of the Department.

Director of Trade

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $59,552.50 per annum The Director of Trade will serve as a member of the leadership team and will function as a technical professional within the Ministry of Finance, Trade and Investment. The successful candidate will be required to work with trade importers, exporters and a number of strategically important small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in a variety of industries and/or sectors. The Director of Trade will be responsible for analyzing foreign trade information, evaluating market and economic factors that may impact trade and will play a leading role in the TCIG’s developmental program.

Deputy Commissioner of Revenue

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $59,552.50 per annum The Deputy Commissioner of Revenue will be responsible for the Administration of tax legislations and implementation of Government’s revenue policies to ensure accurate reporting and payment of taxes to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government (TCIG).

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LEW AND JAN CONSTRUCTION

Is looking for the following:

– Grand Turk (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $41,205.00 per annum This senior position offers an excellent opportunity for persons interested in further developing and promoting the culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Senior Cultural Officer provides leadership and direction, collaboration and coordination among local and regional agencies, institutions of learning, civic groups, government ministries and departments, and individuals for the advancement and safeguarding of the Turks and Caicos Islands culture and heritage.

Bailiff

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $26,650.00 per annum The Bailiff is responsible to assist in the operation of courts by ensuring that all legal and courtroom procedures are carried out correctly. Incumbent is responsible to execute writs of seizure and sale by identifying and taking possession of judgment debtor‘s property; arrange for the transportation, storage and sale of seizure items. Will also be responsible to issue summonses and other court orders, and may also be involved in debt collection. The Bailiff will provide support to the Clerk of Courts to enable the Court to fulfil all its functions.

Change Manager

– Grand Turk (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $67,500.00 per annum The objective of this appointment is to ensure that professional advice is provided to the directors and to assist in the seamless roll-out of the new family law bills; to optimize synergies and to expedite this processes through liaison between the Ministry, Department of Social Development and Department of Gender Affairs. Ensuring timely communication and information is provided for all related projects, programmes and undertakings by the Government, Ministry and department in the area of Social Services. To enhance cooperation between international partners and institutions, as well as local stakeholders and institutions ensuring that effective programs are

– Providenciales (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $41,205.00 per annum This The job holder is responsible for the management, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes in risk prevention, hazard and vulnerability reduction, adverse event management and recovery with the national, regional and international community. The Senior Program & Policy Manager(SPPM) has the responsibility for soliciting project opportunities through the regional and international donor community, exploring partnerships and developing synergies on government–based project proposals and activities as well as being charged with the overall responsibility for the monitoring and reporting on project activities.

• Additionally, the incumbent is the organization’s focal point for the development and/or amendment of policy and ordinances in support of Disaster Risk Management in the Turks and Caicos Islands with some support responsibility for integrating physical planning theory and practices with current disaster management trends. To provide support to policy and programme activities that effectively meet the disaster risk management related and food assistance related needs.

Director of Public Prosecutions

– Providenciales (Deadline: July 16, 2016) Salary: $128,125.00 per annum This professional, senior managerial position has system wide responsibility for providing legal advice to the Police and other Statutory Bodies in their investigations and criminal prosecutions at all levels of Court, including Magistrates Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, at short notice with respect to the application of the law. The Director directs serious fraud or money laundering or other complex criminal cases. As Director, the position will be Accounting Officer for the Directorate, manage work flow, performance and reporting requirements for nominated area of responsibility.

Interested persons are asked to visit www.gov.tc/government-vacancies for job details and the application procedure.

We thank all for their interest in joining our team but unfortunately only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

ALL JOBS AT $26,650.00 PER ANNUM AND UNDER, BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY.

CONTACT: 431-2035

CONTACT: 232-7317

WANTED

JAIDEV GANGLANI

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$6.50 per hour

To work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour

MANAGER SUPERVISOR LABOURER LIVE-IN MAID Is looking for a

Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary negotiable

Must be able to cook and prepare Indian cuisine salary $850 monthly

CONTACT: 347-1482

CONTACT: 232-4868

TEANDRA MUSGROVE

WORKERS

Deadline for application is: July 3rd, 2016

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Senior Cultural Officer

Senior Program and Policy Manager

LABOURER

Deadline for application is July 3rd, 2016

NEEDED

LABOURER

Is looking for a

LABOURER To work 5 days per week salary $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 332-6996

DOMESTIC WORKER

CLEANER

To work 6 days per week Salary $6.25 per hour

Send resume to: P.O. Box 954

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– Grand Turk (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $51,147.50 per annum This is senior professional position within the Strategic Planning and Policy Department, Ministry of Finance. The incumbent is expected to play a leadership role in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of all activities related to the Development Budget.

– Grand Turk (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $59,552.50 per annum This is a senior professional and technical position.

This post has the responsibility of assisting in shaping and facilitating and implementing economic policies to promote sustainable economic and social development, providing project management supervision and monitoring and assessing impacts and has oversight responsibility for resource mobilization including debt contacting, negotiations and reporting, coordination of donor programs and assisting with overseeing the day to day operations of the Department.

Is looking for a

KITEPROVO LONG BAY BEACH

CERTIFIED KITEBOARD INSTRUCTOR DUTIES:TEACHING KITEBOARDING Must have a minimal of 2 years teaching experience. Must be certified kiteboard instructor. We invite prospective certified kite board instructor applicants to send in applications. Salary commensurate with experience.The position is currently held by a work permit holder

TELEPHONE: 649-242-2927

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Project Manager

Deputy Director of the Strategic Policy Planning Unit

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– Grand Turk (Deadline: June 30, 2016) Salary: $51,147.50 per annum The incumbent in this specialized professional role will conduct comprehensive analyses to effectively contribute to policy advice, options and recommendations to executive management in an effort to produce efficient, proactive, progressive and relevant policy initiatives to inform decision making on issues impacting the national community of the Turks & Caicos Islands.

implemented, monitored and evaluated.

$8.00 per hour

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Policy Analyst

MASON

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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS GOVERNMENT VACANCIES

info@kiteprovo.com

Deadline for application July 2nd, 2016

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JOHN EWING

COCO BISTRO LTD.

COLLEEN PARKER

GRACE BAY

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

MECHANIC

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 241-9747

CONTACT: 332-4122

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To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

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To work 3 days per week salary $7.00 per hour

BUSBOY AND HOSTESS Must be able to work 6 days per week salary based on experience.

CONTACT: 649-946-5369

This position is an actual job. BELONGERS ONLY NEED APPLY. Deadline July 10th, 2016

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JOB OPPORTUNITY Design Studio is seeking a suitable qualified applicant to fill the following position:

ASSISTANT MANAGER PERMANENT, FULL TIME

POSITION SUMMARY:

The primary role of the Assistant Manager will be to assist the Manager in daily studio and retail activities. The successful candidate will be required to be flexible with their working hours and will have to work Saturdays and the occasional Sundays. The candidate must be very organized, systematic and have extreme attention to detail.

The Assistant Manager should be pro-active and be able to work independently.

The Assistant Manager will be responsible for all of the Manager’s duties in their absence.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Designing pictorials for clients Creating worksheets for clients to be used internally Generating quotes for clients Producing contracts for clients Supervising the off-loading of containers in any weather Making deliveries to clients Measuring for draperies Generating purchase orders for fabrics, furniture and accessories Sending purchase orders to suppliers Keeping track of orders on the internal system Answering emails Reconciling credit card statements Making sales within the retail store Keeping track of inventory Assist with sales, marketing and advertising for the company May be required to perform other duties as assigned or necessary

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• • • • • • •

A bachelor of arts degree Experience within the design industry Experience working with clients and suppliers on a business level Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher and Outlook Experience in sales and marketing Basic accounting skills Excellent written and oral communication skills

Qualified candidates should email their CV to faye@designstudios.tc Salary $30,000 per annum

The closing date for application is July 8, 2016 Please note only people short-listed for interview will be contacted

Is looking for a

CRANDELL LIGHTBOURNE

DOMESTIC DOMESTIC WORKER WORKER To cook clean and iron, must be willing to work Mon - Fri, salary $6.25 per hour.

CONTACT 649-242-2845 OR CAUTIOUSC@GMAIL.COM

Is looking for a

To clean and iron must be able to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

CONTACT: 649-343-1056 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS JULY 15TH, 2016 11712

ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS IS LOOKING FOR

IRRIGATION SUPERVISOR Essential functions may include, but are not limited to, the following: • Perform all tasks involved in maintaining and monitoring company client’s irrigation system • Perform daily inspection and preventive maintenance of the company client’s irrigation system; identify and safety or repair issues • Assist with development of a long-term capital replacement plan of the irrigation system • Oversee and/or install, maintain, and repair irrigation systems; change and adjust heads and maintain controllers/ monitor and adjust watering schedules • Monitor soil moisture and effectiveness of irrigation systems • Install and/ or inspect backflow devices; inspect as necessary to ensure proper operation • Program, monitor and control computerized irrigation systems • Design small irrigation systems; read blueprints, use probes, dig areas to locate, lay or repair irrigation lines • Direct, train and evaluate subordinate personnel • Coordinate, assign and review the work of assigned maintenance personnel • Review work orders and schedule personnel and equipment in accordance with job requirements • Work effectively with contractors or client representative irrigation projects; seek bids and/or estimates for proposed projects • Plan and recommend materials needed for work projects; order approved supplies and materials • Prepare and maintain maintenance logs of work performed • Order supplies; keep time sheets; assists with budgeting; complete written records of work performed, material/labor estimates and training • Respond to inquiries from company client’s • Safely operate and maintain a variety of related tools, power and agricultural related equipment • Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other contractors employees and the public using principles of good customer service • Minimum 10 year working experience with a Bachelor of Science diploma in Forestry, Landscape, or Agriculture Please bring all applications to Environmental Arts located at #65 Beechwood St. Grace Bay, Providenciales or email to cesar@ environmentalarts.tc. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. Please provide relevant reference from previous employer 11694

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GRACEWAY SPORTS CENTRE Is looking to employ

QUALIFIED FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

• He/ she must be certified in Pilates, Spinning, Zumba, Yogalates, dance and preferable Les Mills Fitness Concept • Must be a licensed personal trainer and have at least ten (10) years of proven experience • First Aid Certification is mandatory • Computer proficiency is a must • The remuneration will be commensurate with certification and experience • This position is currently held by a work permit holder • Belongers who meet the requirements are encourage to apply and will be preferred Only applicants who meet the requirements will be contacted for an interview Please forward your application to info@gracewaysports.com or drop the hard copy at Graceway Sports Centre located on Luker Lane (Behind IGA Supermarket) or contact: 649-442-6348 11685

GRACE BAY TOTZ - LONG BAY Is looking for a

Griffiths & Partners is looking for a Paralegal Assistant.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assisting attorneys in legal research in a variety of work including judicial review, commercial litigation, corporate real estate and trust.

• Assisting in the drafting of pleadings, statements and other documents for Court cases.

• Obtaining, compiling and analyzing records for discovery including incoming discovery documents.

• Pre-trial preparation and other trial management assistance.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidates should hold a law degree or post-graduate legal qualification from a leading University, including qualifications in commercial and company law.

• Candidates should have or be willing to learn computer proficiency with office software including MS Office.

JOB EXPERIENCE:

• Previous experience as a Paralegal.

• Experience of the operation, practices and procedures of a law office engaged in civil and commercial litigation, corporate, real estate and financial services work.

• Experience of court and tribunal filing procedures.

• Demonstrated ability to manage a large workload including completing multiple tasks to deadlines.

• Must be proactive and able to work both independently and with a professional team.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Griffiths & Partners offer competitive remuneration for this role. We will also offer training, mentoring and support to help professional development, and a friendly and collegiate work environment. Salary range between $40,000 - $65,000 per annum depending on experience.

Closing date for application is Friday, 8 July 2016

Apply with Curriculum Vitae to: Griffiths & Partners P.O. Box 143 Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Email: recruitment@griffithsandpartners.com Fax: 649-941-8251 Turks and Caicos Islanders should copy application to the Labour Department This position is not currently held by a Work Permit Holder

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ALTAGARCIA RESTAURANT - LEEWARD HIGHWAY

Is looking for a

BABYSITTER to work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 649-242-1866 This position is held by a work permit holder deadline for application is July 15th, 2016

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PARALEGAL

HECTOR DRY CLEANING AIRPORT ROAD

PRESS MECHANIC

To work 3 days per week salary $300 per week.

Contact: 649-244-2201 deadline for applications is July 20th, 2016 11695

Is looking for a

BARMAN To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour must be able to run errands, mix drinks.

CONTACT: 649-345-5305 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS JUNE 26TH, 2016 11628

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

CONTACT: 231-3788

TELEVISION REPORTER People’s Television Ltd. (PTV8); is looking for a Journalist.

The person we seek must have • Strong feature writing and news skills.

• A curious mind, will power, an aptitude for presenting information in a precise, concise and effective manner.

• He/she should also be able to arrange thoughts and express them clearly in both forms of communications - written as well as oral.

• Your job will be to report with speed, clarity and accuracy.

The intellect to distinguish a story and objectivity will be very important in this role.

• Participate in the conceptualization of new and creative ideas with the team.

• Be involved in all aspects of creative copywriting for assigned projects.

• Have an attention to details and proofreading skills.

• Be able to work at a fast pace and keep within deadlines.

• Diploma or degree in Journalism/Mass Communications/English Language • At least 4 years of relevant experience • A flair and passion for writing and reporting • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills • A second language is an added bonus • A good team-player for a growing News Production team • Pro-active and able to work independently • Knowledge of PC applications a must An attractive salary is offered and will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant.

If you feel you have what it takes; please send CV to info@ptv8tci.com or P.O. Box 230, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands

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COCO BISTRO

DELICIOUS DISHES AIRPORT ROAD

Is looking for

Is looking for a

LABOURER WAITRESS To keep surrounding clean must be able to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

CONTACT: 649-242-3763 Deadline for application is July 20th, 2016 this position is held by a work permit holder

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

CONTACT: 649-946-5369 Deadline for application is July 10th, 2016

KITCHEN HELPER To help in the kitchen with food preparation must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

CONTACT: 331-0720 11719

AUTO SALES\SALES Salary based upon experience $3,000- $4,000 per month.

Please email CV’s to CKLimitedTCI@gmail.com

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Candidates should have the following minimum experience/qualifications: • valid driving license • university graduate • at least 5 years’ experience selling in a dynamic and fast moving industry • experience of corporate sales • a proven history of exceeding sales targets • excellent administrative and communication skills • willingness to work week-ends and additional hours when required

F.R. CONSTRUCTION

JELLYBEAN

We are seeking suitable applicants to fill the following openings:

Is looking for a

PAINTER

CARPENTER To work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 346-2473

PROPERTY MANAGER Belongers only need apply. Must be willing to work extended hours Salary negotiable.

FAX: 649-941-3886

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 5TH, 2016 11714

B E T W E E N: FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION Petitioner -and-

5 CAYS

Is looking for a

GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER

who will be responsible for garbage collection must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

CONTACT: 649-241-9747

THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS JULY 20TH, 2016 11707

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 SAMY PIERRE-LOUIS by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

PETER BECKINGHAM

IN THE MATTER OF FIRST FINANCIAL CARIBBEAN TRUST COMPANY LIMITED AND IN THE MATTER OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION ORDINANCE 2007

KENDAL & TAZANA DISPOSAL SERVICES

Pelican Bay Restaurant & Bar Ltd. Is seeking to hire a

WAITRESS

FIRST FINANCIAL CARIBBEAN TRUST COMPANY LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) Respondent

With at least five (5) years of experience in bartending and waiting services.

N O T I C E OF INTENTION TO PAY FINAL DISTRIBUTION

The job requires the person to be able to mix drinks, bartend, service tables, curtesy and friendly and have a complete knowledge of various food and beverage products.

NOTICE is hereby given that persons claiming to be beneficiaries of the abovenamed company, which was placed into compulsory liquidation on 18th May, 2011, are required on or before 30th September, 2016 to contact the liquidator whose contact details are listed below to confirm their current contact and other information required to participate in the final distribution or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of this final distribution.

Must be flexible and willing to work weekends, late hours at night and at times on public holidays. Must also be able to work independently and in a team orientated environment.

Dated this 20th day of June, A.D., 2016 Maria M. Férère Liquidator FT Consultants Ltd., One Montague Place, 2nd Floor, East Bay Street, P.O. Box N-3932, Nassau, Bahamas, Phone: (242) 677-2000, Facsimile: (242) 677-2020, Email address: mferere@ftconsultants.net

The wages are $6.50 per hour, at an average of 40 hours per week and approximately 6 days weekly, if or when required to do so.

Contact: Anthony Garland Phone: 649-946-4536 Email: info@pelicanbay.com

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Internal Auditor

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BOARD

This is management position, which is responsible for reviewing the financial, operational and management information systems of the Board including all support systems and contracts, along with monitoring the implementation of any approved changes recommended by the Board of Directors. The Internal Auditor will report to the Board of Directors and make recommendations for improvement where necessary. The Internal Auditor is required to be independent, objective an unbiased in the performance of his duties, and apply standard audit procedures to all aspects of the Board’s operations that will add value and improve the operations of the Board. This position should assist the Board to accomplish its goals by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of its risk management, control and governance processes.

VACANCY FOR THE POSITION OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER - PROVIDENCIALES SCOPE

This position is generally accountable for ensuring the Organization’s workforce is adequately recruited, compensated, developed and prepared to play an integral role in increasing and sustaining the productivity and delivery requirement of the TCI National Health Insurance Board. Maintains and enhances the organization’s human resources by planning, implementing and evaluating employee relations and human resource polices, programs and practices in accordance with TCI Labor Laws.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To work with the management and the board to ensure a system is in place which ensures that all risks are identified, analyzed, and controlled on a periodic basis • To plan and organize an annual audit plan, and carry out regular operation’s audit in accordance with the plan.

• To liaise with the external auditors and ensure that each party is not only aware of the other’s work but also well briefed on areas of concern • To make recommendations on the systems and procedures being reviewed, report on the findings and recommendations and monitor management’s response and implementation • To review internal processes and controls for the purpose of ensuring financial information is properly processed, reported, and safeguarded.

• To review and report on the accuracy, timeliness and relevance of the financial and other information that is provided for management • To research discrepancies of financial information and/or documentation for the purpose of ensuring accuracy of data.

• To provide assistance to staffs in using accounting system, implementing updates to policies and procedures and other related activities.

• To respond to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. staff, government auditors, government agencies, etc.) for the purpose of providing information related to accounting issues and clarification as needed.

• To conduct any reviews or tasks requested by the board, the audit committee, CEO or CFO, provided such reviews and tasks do not compromise the independence or objectivity of the internal audit function • To provide both management and the audit committee with an opinion on the internal controls.

• Perform other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of NHIB.

DUTIES

• Manage the administration of staff welfare.

• Inform staff on developments in the organization • Develop and Manage the HR component of the NHIB’s Strategic Plan • Manage the recruitment and deployment of staff.

• Prepare monthly reports.

• Make recommendations for the development, documentation and review of policies and procedures for HR administration.

• Direct the development and delivery of training on HR Policies.

• Maintain job classification and compensation systems.

• Develop the budget for the department.

• Design and develop job profiles • Conduct training needs assessments • Manage the staff Grievance Procedures • Direct the investigation and resolution of complaints • Plan, organize, direct and evaluate the performance of assigned managers and staff • Develops and executes orientation programs for new recruits.

• Administers the human resource information system of the organization.

• Supervision of assigned staff and departments.

• Ensure that the NHIB office in Grand Turk and Providenciales is properly maintained and secured.

• Work in consultation with HOD’s to ensure HR Policies & Procedures are adopted in a standardized manner.

• Provide administrative support in order to ensure effective and efficient operations of NHIB facilities • Ensure that all supporting documents are accessible and filed appropriately • Ensure the confidentiality and security of all Master files and Personnel files.

Person specification • Must be a Certified Public Accountant, or Certified Internal Auditor or equivalent professional designation • A degree or related certifications or trainings in Information Technology • A working experience in Microsoft Dynamics GP and Plexis Claims Management is preferred • Knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, techniques, test and sampling methods involved in conducting audits • Knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing record keeping systems • Ability to gather, analyze and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise oral and written reports • Ability to maintain current knowledge of developments related to business matters of interest to internal audit, particularly legislation changes and developments as they affect NHIB, and new auditing techniques and practices • Ability to establish and retain effective working relationships with co-employees and to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing • Ability to be able to work efficiently with little or no supervision

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Bachelors’ of Science degree in Human Resource Management • 5 years in a Human Resource Management role or Supervisory position • Thorough knowledge of Local Labor Laws and Regulations • Research methods and analysis techniques • Basic accounting procedures and principles • Excellent Negotiating, Compensation Management and Communication skills • Excellent writer and oral communication skills • Accuracy and attention to detail • Principles and practice of effective management and supervision Salary: Salary range will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Salary: Salary will commensurate with qualifications and experience

Deadline for Submission is July 01, 2016

Deadline for Submission is July 01, 2016

All Applications should be addressed to:

All Applications should be addressed to:

Zaneta Burton National Health Insurance Board Salt Mills Plaza Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands British West Indies Email: recruitment@tcinhip.tc

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Zaneta Burton National Health Insurance Board Salt Mills Plaza Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands British West Indies Email: recruitment@tcinhip.tc

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June 25 - July 1, 2016

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS BRENDA STUBBS

DENISE ELMERICH

Is looking for a

DOMESTIC LABOURER WORKER To work 6 days Is looking for a

Starting salary $40,000.00 per annum All resumes are subject to screening. Accepted candidates will receive a call or email confirmation with a scheduled time for meeting and required documents for the actual interview.

For the above line staff positions, resort experience is an asset but not a requirement.

All applicants must have a willing, positive and personable attitude as well as be willing to work long hours, holidays and weekends. Turks & Caicos Islands citizens only need to apply to The Sands at Grace Bay, Providenciales or e-mail: humanresource@thesandstc.com Deadline is July 15, 2016.

AUGUSTE ST. CYR

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ARNELLE JOSEPH

Is looking for a

CAREGIVER

To work Monday – Friday from 8am – 3:30pm

CONTACT: 343-5005 To discuss a monthly salary

LUC SAINT JEAN Is looking for a

LABOURER To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour Duties: Keeping surrounding clean Cutting and weeding

CONTACT: 241-7995 Deadline for application is July 1st, 2016

To cook, clean, iron must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 341-7558

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Is looking for a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Deadline for application is July 2nd, 2016

PENTECOSTAL RESTORATION CENTRE

#138 LOWER BIGHT ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES

Is looking for a

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

CONTACT: 242-5221

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WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? A Reservations Manager serving Hartling Group is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow: • Previous experience with reservations in the cluster hotel/leisure sector • Strong leadership skills to effectively manage and motivate a high-performing team positioned to exceed targets • Strong analytical skills to understand key business indicators and competitive trends and develop approaches to these challenges • Excellent selling capabilities and the ability and desire to coach selling techniques to Team Members • Excellent organisation and planning skills • Accountable and resilient • Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations • Knowledge of the hotel property management systems • Previous experience in the same or similar role • Relevant degree, in a business discipline, from an academic institution

CONTACT: 231-1114

BEEN MEP LTD. Requires qualified and experienced

ELECTRICIAN

Must have a recognized qualification from a governing body in country of origin.

Applicants MUST have at least 10 years experience on large commercial projects.

Salary negotiable depending on level of experience.

Please email resume to beenmep@tciway.tc

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• Maximise occupancy levels by reviewing and revising revenue strategies • Work with the Sales and Events Teams to maximise corporate and group rates • Manage third party sites and agents to establish rates, negotiate prices, ensure proper implementation of reservations procedures, and maximise conversion ratios in order to achieve targets for the department • Contribute to the selling strategy of the hotel, and manage the departments’ adherence to achieving that strategy • Understand the competitive market place and implement approaches to ensure the hotel stays ahead in the local market • Ensure Team Members are developed effectively and generate a culture of high quality standards for relationship building, customer service, selling techniques, and billing and processing contracts • Build strong relationships with customers, Guests and Team Members in order to gain full understanding of their needs and work to serve them effectively • Assist in the recruiting, managing, training and developing of the Team • Participate in the organisation of hotel promotional activities Understanding Markets & Maximizing Revenue • Identifies new reservations sales business to achieve personal and property revenue goals.

• Understands the overall market, including competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them.

• Closes the best opportunities for the property based on market conditions and property needs.

• Monitors same day selling procedures to maximize room revenue and control property occupancy.

• Gains understanding of the property’s primary target customer and service expectations; serves the customer by understanding their business, business issues and concerns, to offer better business solution.

• Conducting Daily Reservations Sales Activities • Responds to incoming reservations sales opportunities for the property that are outside parameters of the islands.

• Uses negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts.

• Uses sales resources and administrative/support staff effectively.

• Assists in monitoring group reservation forecast data.

• Coordinates with sales and Convention Services to process rooming lists and reservation cards.

• Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence).

• Assists with monitoring accuracy of reservation sales orders within tracking systems.

• Tracks no-show reservations and processes charges as needed.

• Checks daily arrivals to ensure all necessary billing instructions are applied to reservations.

• Manages wait list and prioritizes order of wait list contacts to be made.

• Prepares work and maintenance orders

CONTACT: 246-4436

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As a Hartling Group Cluster Reservations Manager, you will be responsible for achieving occupancy targets/ levels as identified in the annual budget and marketing plan for Reservations. The Reservations Manager will work with the Sales and Events Teams to develop future and repeat business opportunities. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

per week salary $6.25 per hour

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RESERVATIONS MANAGER

To keep the surrounding clean must be able to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

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The Sands at Grace Bay is now accepting applications/résumé for the following position. Only highly self-driven & motivated, personable and professional individuals, whom have the desire to serve others, need apply:

June 25 - July 1, 2016

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

RESPONSIBLE. RELIABLE. PROFESSIONAL

PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY LTD. THE PREMIER SECURITY COMPANY

Our growing and professional company is seeking the employment of individuals that are looking for an exciting and rewarding career in the Security Industry.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: SECURITY OFFICERS NIGHT SUPERVISOR & SHIFT LEADERS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• • • • • • • •

Excellent team player, Basic personal safety training, Demonstrate written and verbal communication in the English language, Ability to work shifts and long hours, Valid driver’s license Starting rate for security officers at $7.00 per hour, Shift Leaders, & Night Supervisor, compensation based on experience.

_______________________________________ BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. Applicants can submit their resume & identification to our office: #8 Southern Shores Building, Leeward Highway, Tel: 649 232 1007, email: admin2@presidential.tc

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

COXCO CONSTRUCTION LTD

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER Coxco Construction Ltd has a requirement for a Senior Project Manager.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for the completion of high end Residential Projects in Leeward Providenciales. Their responsibilities and duties will include: • Reporting directly to and in full liaison with the Company Directors.

• Preparing and monitoring construction programme and procurement schedule.

• Supervise construction activity to ensure timely completion and quality control.

• Checking design documents.

• Overseeing, Supervising and managing of Subcontractor and Work Packages.

• Ensure timely procurement of materials.

• Arrange hire and off hire of plant and equipment.

• Site Engineering and checking accuracy of work.

• Setting out Construction Works.

• Supervise construction activity to ensure accurate engineering, timely completion and quality control.

• Liaise with Owners, Owners Representatives, Purchaser, Consultants, Site Personnel, Staff, Employees, Subcontractors and Suppliers.

The successful Candidate will have a proven track record in completing large projects to an extremely high quality within budget and to tight deadlines.

The person we seek needs to have over 25 years of experience in civils and infrastructure services work including 10 years experience in high end residential and resort construction.

Salary based on experience

Written Applications with personal details and a full current resume showing education qualifications and experience, should be sent FAO Mr Mervin Cox by email to Raceinecoxco@tciway.tc .

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RA SHAW DESIGNS Is in need of a

SENIOR ARCHITECT

With experience in architectural design and detailing. It is imperative that interested individual must be proficient in Autodesk Revit 2016 Software and Navisworks 2016.

• Successful applicant must possess a comprehensive understanding of building science and architectural design, with good communication skills and team attitude, and with a minimum of 8 years in the industry in addition must haves: • Minimum 15 years drafting and design experience • Revit Architecture 2016, Navisworks 2015 and Autodesk 2015 Building Design Suite • Strong knowledge in residential design, construction and Architectural Technology • Strong knowledge in local building codes, international codes, ADA Compliancy • Responsible for creating and maintaining AutoCAD Revit standards, procedures and details • Capable of designing and creating BIM Models and managing the detail library of such models and drawing archives • AutoCAD Certified Associate • Revit Certified • Ability to meet project budgets and schedules • Proficient in SketchUp, Lumion and Layout Software Salary commensurate with experience, position currently held by Work Permit Holder

RA SHAW DESIGNS, Project House, Leeward Highway Telephone: 649-941-4394 ext 102, Email: ron@rashawdesigns.com

CBMS

CARIBBEAN BUILDING MATERIALS & SERVICES LTD.

Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI Phone 649-941-3400 Fax 649-941-3401

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Applicant will be responsible for maintenance and repair schedule of company’s fleet of equipment, including heavy equipment, trucks and company vehicles and batch plants. Applicant must be able to identify and assess equipment problems, coordinate and delegate repairs within the mechanic department, implement stock/parts computerized inventory program, schedule regular and preventative maintenance and keep repair records. Applicant will be responsible for all Fleet Service purchases, including parts, tools and liaise with overseas suppliers. Ensure that all equipment is completely inspected annually for government standard inspection and registration.

Applicant must have excellent communication skills to communicate between the various departments within the company. Applicant must have 10-15 years minimum experience and at least 10 years as an equipment manager. Advance computer skills are required. Wages start at $78,000 per annum.

CONCRETE TESTER

Applicant must have at least ten years’ experience with concrete testing. Applicant will be required to test concrete in the field on a variety of construction sites. Applicant must have experience with concrete testing, preparing test reports, basic computer knowledge, must be prepared to work late days, evenings, weekends and holidays on occasions as the job dictates. Must have valid driver’s license. Wages start $65,000 per annum.

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

Applicant must have at least seven years’ experience with concrete equipment, hydraulics and heavy equipment. Applicant must be able to provide their own tools. Applicant must be prepared to work late days, evenings, and weekends as the job dictates. Wages start at $13.50 per hour.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Applicant will report to and assist the President and Vice President in all facets of the concrete company. Applicant must have an Administrative Assistant Certificate. Applicant must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the concrete industry. Applicant must demonstrate professionalism, resourcefulness and independence with strong organizational, management priority setting and multitasking skills. Knowledge of a foreign language would be an asset.

Applicant must have a valid driver’s license. Salary starts at $700 per week.

Please reply with reference and clean police record to: CBMS Ltd. 941-3400

June 25 - July 1, 2016

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

SCHOOL FOR FIELD STUDIES, SOUTH CAICOS

SEASHELL BREEZE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. #1136 LEEWARD HIGWAY PROVIDENCIALES

CENTER DIRECTOR - CENTER FOR LABOURER MARINE RESOURCE STUDIES Is looking for a

Is looking for a laborer to trim trees and hedges, maintenance and to keep surroundings clean Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

JOB SUMMARY:

Coordinate all operations, academic, facilities, etc. at the South Caicos field station Qualifications: PhD, prior university level teaching experience required.

Certified scuba instructor, marine lab management experience preferred.

To Apply: Please send your CV to hhertler@fieldstudies.org by August 15, 2016.

Start Date: Sept 2016 11688

WANTED WANTED

CONTACT: 241-4070

CONTACT: 241-4070

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Is looking for a

LIVE IN NANNY

PAY: $400/week base salary

This position is not NOT currently held by an expatriate worker.

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

CONTACT: 649-431-4022 Deadline June 24th, 2016

R.C. CONSTRUCTION KEW TOWN, PROVIDENCIALES

SCOOTER ADVENTURES LTD. We are seeking suitable applicants to fill the following openings:

PLUMBER To work 6 days per week salary $8.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 941-8887

CONTACT: 649-331-3887 Deadline for application is July 15th, 2016 11711

MECHANIC • Must have valid drivers license from A-H • Belongers only need apply • Must have 5 years or more experience • Must be willing to work extended hours ( holidays and weekends) Salary is negotiable

FAX: 649-941-3886

Application deadline July 5th, 2016 11715

NAPA AUTO PARTS

LABOURER Is currently looking to employ a Labourer who will be responsible for the daily maintenance of the Building stocking of the shelves and any other duty that may be assigned.

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Contact Morgan at morgan@surfsideoceanacademy. com, or 231-5437. Deadline to apply is July 15, 2016.

Deadline for application is June 24th, 2016

Is looking for a

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

ALSO REQUIRED:

CONTACT: 232-3037

To work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour

MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATIONS:

• at least 10 years teaching experience in watersports and swimming • able to work long days, in the sun, and Holidays • must have a passion for teaching, the environment and a desire to work with the community • able to maintain 100% safety on and under the water • experience maintaining and repairing watersports equipment and engines • knowledge in kayaking, SUP, snorkeling

To work 6 days per week salary $8.00 per hour

HOUSEKEEPER

FOR SURF SIDE OCEAN ACADEMY

IKO Kiteboard Certification National coaching certification for Waterskiing Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross for Swimming FINA Open Water Coaching Certificate STCW and Boat Captains License Valid TCI Drivers license

GRANITE & MARBLE INSTALLER

Is looking for a

Salary negotiable interested persons can

WATERSPORTS TEACHER

CONTACT:

Is looking for a

SANDRA GARLAND

OF NORTH CAICOS

CONTACT: 431-2035

Cosmetologist/Hairdresser $6.25 per hour Domestic Worker $400 per month/ $6.25 per hour Cashier/ Sales Clerk $6.25 per hour Mason $8 - $10 per hour Plumber $8 - $10 per hour Carpenter $8 - $10 per hour Labourer $6.25 per hour Seamstress $7 - $8 per hour darling85@hotmail.com

CARPENTER

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To work 6 days per week to iron, wash and clean the house salary $6.25 per hour

11661

To work 6 days per week to keep area property clean salary $6.25 per

JAMES GOLOB

Terrell Gardiner, C & L Varitey Store, fidelity Builder Ambers Grocery, Marie Taylor, Julienne Sagesse, Lycurgus Company Ltd., ERB Contractor, Habitat Construction, Blue Hills Construction, Gold Star Nail Center, Brucelee L. Pratt, L & M Craft Marker

Y & R CONSTRUCTION SOUTH DOCK PROVIDENCIALES

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HOUSEKEEPER

Deadline for application is July 1st, 2016

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GARDENER

CONTACT: 441-2519

VACANCIES

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THE INDIVIDUAL MUST POSSESS THE FOLLOWING:

• Adequate tools to perform his duties • Must be able work with little or no supervision • Must be computer literate • Must be able to work weekends • Must possess a valid driver’s License Hourly rate $7

Please email all application to syrmondg@bayviewmotors.com

June 25 - July 1, 2016

Sports Interational

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Rose traded from Bulls to Knicks

One of the heroes in the series Kyrie Irving opted to walk along parts of the parade route, where he could interact with the thousands of fans.

Cavaliers draw huge crowd for first victory parade in 52 years THERE’S no raining on this parade!

NBA champions Cleveland Cavaliers took the city’s streets by storm on Wednesday as they rode through town, celebrating the franchise’s first win in 52 years.

Seated in a luxury convertible along with his wife and three children, Lebron James – who promised the city a ring upon his 2014 return – enjoyed a cigar and waved to fans, as his sons threw beads to the crowd.

Meanwhile Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving got a bit more up close and personal, opting to walk along parts of the parade route, where

he could interact with the thousands of fans.

Last Sunday, the Cavaliers took on the Golden State Warriors, pulling out a historic win as they became the first team to ever come back from a 3-1 deficit, and claim victory.

Their recent win also broke a years-long dry streak for the city, whose last championship win was in 1964.

“The people of Cleveland deserve this more than any other people I’ve ever seen or met or felt,” owner Dan Gilbert said. “No group deserves this more. No fan base deserves this more. I’m speechless and proud of everybody.” (People. com)

Derrick Rose was once writing a great NBA story, the hometown kid leading the Chicago Bulls to their greatest heights since Michael Jordan.

Then injuries set in, and Rose may never again play at that dazzling level.

The player he is now could still be an upgrade for the New York Knicks.

The Knicks acquired Rose from the Bulls on Wednesday, hoping the former NBA MVP can be their answer at point guard.

New coach Jeff Hornacek said recently the Knicks needed a point guard and Rose was one of the NBA’s best before multiple knee injuries slowed the former No. 1 pick’s career. He played in 66 games last season, his most in five years, and averaged 16.4 points.

“This is an exciting day for New York and our fans,” Hornacek said in a statement.

“Derrick is one of the top point guards in the NBA who is playoff battle-tested. He adds a whole new dynamic to our roster and immediately elevates our backcourt.”

New York sent centre Robin Lopez and guards Jose Calderon and Jerian Grant

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND RISK MANAGER A vacancy exists for a Business Development and Risk Manager with minimum 15 years industry experience in the areas of General Insurance, Risk Management, Coverholder, Underwriting, Marketing and Production. The successful applicant should be 35 years of age or older with a professional qualification such as ACII, AIIC or equivalent and possess a high degree of technical ability. The position is a Regional one and requires demonstration of a successful track record in the areas of Sales and Business Development. The selected applicant will oversee the development of business for the Turks & Caicos Islands, The Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. Salary will be $55,000. Preferably TCI Belongers only need apply.

Applications providing full particulars of personal history and experience should be sent to J.S. Johnson, 34 Collins Ave., Box N-8337, Nassau, Bahamas with a copy to the Turks and Caicos Islands Labour Board, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.

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to the Bulls in the deal. The Knicks also received guard Justin Holiday and a 2017 second-round pick, and waived point guard Tony Wroten.

Rose, 27, struggled just to get on the court over the last four years, and the Bulls dealt him on the eve of the NBA draft with a year left on his contract.

“Derrick has meant a lot to this organization and to this city and to this team and has had to overcome a lot

The Knicks acquired Rose from the Bulls on Wednesday, hoping the former NBA MVP can be their answer at point guard.

over the years with all the injuries to get back to the point he was,” Bulls general manager Gar Forman said.

“But in putting our plan together, we felt as a first step this really made sense for us.”

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 JERMAINE OMAR WILLIAMS by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

PETER BECKINGHAM

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 JOSEPH PATRICK CHARLESTIN by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

PETER BECKINGHAM

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June 25 - July 1, 2016

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

James to get less than elsewhere with one-year Cavs deal LEBRON James stands to make less money on a one-year contract resigning with the Cleveland Cavaliers than he could earn by going to the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks or Miami Heat.

It’s an example of the “unintended consequences” that commissioner Adam Silver has discussed of the salary-cap jump coming to the NBA ahead of the 2016-17 season.

James removed doubt about his intentions on Wednesday when he told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, “I love it here in Cleveland. I have no intentions of leaving. There are some technicalities to take care of I’ll leave up to my agent. That’s right from the horse’s mouth.”

Those technicalities include perhaps leaving $3 million on the table if he wants what is his nowcustomary one-year contract plus a player option with the Cavs, as he’s signed the past two summers.

James is not expected to pick up his player option for next season, which is $24 million.

If James takes another one-year contract from the Cavs, he would make $27.5 million for next season.

This is because the Cavs don’t have salary-cap space and don’t have James’ full Bird rights, which limits the size of the raise he can get.

Another team with cap space --

Gina Mambrú and Annerys Vargas of the Dominican Republic defy Berenika Tomsia of Poland at the net.

LeBron James says he intends to remain with the Cavaliers after delivering a championship to Cleveland. (Reuters/Aaron Josefczyk)

and there are more than 20 of them -- could give James $30.8 million for next season.

The reason for this is complicated in contract language and math.

Summarized, the salary cap is leaping so much -- $24 million -that the increase in the max-contract parameters exceeds the 20 percent raise the Cavs can offer James.

As is the case with almost everything else involving NBA numbers this summer, this is a new situation.

The only way James could get $30.8 million next year from the Cavs is if he took a two-year deal

under league rules. In this case, he could sign for two years and $64 million.

James has been planning to take one-year contracts until the summer of 2017, when an even higher salary cap and potential new collective bargaining agreement rules would enable him to sign one of the largest deals in professional sports history if he wanted to.

In the meantime, if James sticks to his plan of taking one-year deals, a veteran player such as Al Horford could pass him in salary. Horford is expected to get max contract offers from several teams. (ESPN)

Dominican females win FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 2 The Dominican Republic defeated Poland to become the proud winners of FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 2 on Sunday. Their success came despite Group 2 top scorer Berenika Tomsia adding 29 points to her total.

Poland’s leading scorer Tomsia was on target throughout the final weekend in Group 2, scoring 25 points in her team’s victory against Bulgaria in the semifinals and 29 points in her team’s loss to the Dominican Republic in the final.

Those performances helped Tomsia to a total of 167 points but were ultimately not sufficient to push

Poland to victory in Group 2 despite her team winning the first two sets against the Dominican Republic in the final. Great teamwork and 24 points from Brayelin Martínez combined well to qualify the Caribbean team for World Grand Prix Group 1 next year.

Tomsia scored a total of 67 points over the first weekend of play in Group 2 (23 points against Canada, 15 points against the Czech Republic and 29 points in her team’s five set defeat to Puerto Rico) and followed that up with 47 points in the second week (31 points in her team’s victory against Argentina and 16 in their loss to Puerto Rico).

World Cup flops England seal historic series win over Wallabies ENGLAND’S revitalised rugby union team stunned the Australian Wallabies Saturday with a 23-7 victory in Melbourne to seal a historic first series win in the southern hemisphere.

It followed a 39-28 win in the first Test in Brisbane last weekend to move into an unassailable 2-0 lead in the best-of-three series.

The triumphs have come just eight months after England crashed out as hosts of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in the pool stages, with defeat to Australia sealing its fate.

But under new coach Eddie Jones, who took over from Stuart Lancaster after the global showpiece, England has enjoyed a remarkable turnaround in fortunes, first winning the Six Nations title and grand slam and now lifting the Cook Cup Down Under for the first time.

Owen Farrell, switched to inside centre by Jones, proved the visiting hero with 18 points from a late try, two conversions and three penalties.

Skipper Dylan Hartley put his side ahead with an early try off a rolling maul, converted by Farrell, who made it 10-0 with a penalty.

Ronaldo twice equalised for Portugal in a frantic contest against Hungary.

Owen Farrell is congratulated by Mike Brown and his teammates after scoring the winning try in the second Test against Australia.

Home skipper Stephen Moore crossed for a converted try as England led 10-7 at the half, but magnificent defence ensured there was to be no further scores for the Wallabies.

Late on, Farrell rushed to touch down Jamie George’s kick forward for a try under the posts and he rubbed it in further with a penalty on the final buzzer.

Jones praised his side’s defense and singled out James Haskell and

man of the match and former captain Chris Robshaw for particular praise.

“They are outstanding team men,” he said.

“I’ve never seen a team so pleased for Robbo to get his 50th cap and win man of the match.”

His side moves to second in the world rankings behind World Cup winners the New Zealand All Blacks, who earlier Saturday clinched its three Test series over Wales with a 36-22 win in Wellington.

Ronaldo scores as Portugal advance in Euro 2016 AFTER a morning in which he threw a reporter’s microphone into a lake, Cristiano Ronaldo made another big splash at Euro 2016 by firing Portugal into the European Championship’s knockout stages.

Having previously failed to score in the tournament, Ronaldo netted twice as Portugal came from behind three times in the 3-3 draw with Hungary in Lyon.

The result was enough to secure third place in Group E for Portugal

-- despite Fernando Santos’ team drawing all of its three games.

It means Portugal will now face Croatia in the next round in Lens on Saturday.

Hungary hadn’t been tipped to make it through to the last 16, but took five points from its three matches to top the group and edge Iceland into second.

With both teams abandoning any notion of defense, Portugal and Hungary went head-to-head for 90 minutes in a thrilling contest.

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Jamie Vardy agrees to a new deal with Leicester

HANGTIME: Bahamas men’s national team eventually lost down the stretch to the Dominican Republic 87-80 on day three of the CentroBasket Tournament in Panama.

DR gets 87-80 win over Bahamas in CentroBasket Tournament AFTER getting blown out in the first half, the Bahamas men’s national team regained their composure in the second half and cut the deficit to two before eventually losing down the stretch to the Dominican Republic 87-80 on day three of the CentroBasket Tournament in Panama.

The Bahamas, who fell behind by as much as 18, never led in Tuesday’s game to drop their win-loss record to 1-2 in the week-long tournament.

The Dominican Republic, who remained undefeated in two games, opened the first quarter on a 23-17 spurt and extended their lead to 4336 at the half.

Before he fouled out, David Nesbitt led the Bahamas with 18

points and five rebounds. Leon Cooper also fouled out, but left with 16 points and Tehran Cox, the only other player in double figures, also fouled out, scoring 14 points with four rebounds and six turnovers.

Ayton stepped up big defensively with 15 rebounds and three blocks, while finishing with nine points, all coming in the fourth quarter.

The Bahamas, coached by Mario Bowleg, Norris Bain, Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson and Wayde Watson, now sits in third place in Group B behind Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

The The Bahamas lost their opener 82-74 to the British Virgin Islands on day one of the tournament on Sunday, but bounced back to rout Costa Rica 82-58 on Monday. (Tribune242)

Former India cricket captain Kumble named as new head coach INDIA have appointed former captain and leg spinner Anil Kumble as their new head coach on a oneyear deal.

Kumble, 45, has no international or first-class coaching experience but is India’s leading Test wicket taker with 619 wickets in 132 games.

India have been without a head coach since Duncan Fletcher left the role after the 2015 World Cup. Former team director Ravi Shastri has overseen India’s recent World Twenty20 and Asia Cup campaigns.

Kumble previously served as the cricket committee chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2012 to 2016 after retiring from cricket.

A panel comprising former players Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly made the decision to appoint Kumble after an 18-month search.

India won the 2013 Champions Trophy under Fletcher but suffered a

Anil Kumble has previously mentored IPL sides Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.

3-1 defeat in their last Test series in England in 2014 and failed to defend their World Cup title.

Under Shastri’s guidance they reached the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in March, with captain Virat Kohli becoming the ICC number-one ranked T20 batsman.

(BBC)

ENGLAND striker and Arsenal target Jamie Vardy has agreed a new deal with Premier League champions Leicester.

The Foxes said the 29-year-old, whose goals helped the club claim a shock title success last season, will sign an extended four-year contract.

“Both parties hope this announcement will end recent speculation regarding Jamie’s future,” a club statement said.

Vardy was the subject of a reported £20m bid from Premier League rivals Arsenal before the start of Euro 2016.

That bid activated a release clause in his contract, with the Gunners offering him a deal reported to be worth £120,000 a week.

Leicester responded with an offer said to be worth £100,000.

Vardy, who joined the Foxes from non-league Fleetwood Town for £1m in 2012, had already signed a new threeyear deal with the club in February.

Former Leicester defender Matthew Upson, who also played for Arsenal, said some might view Vardy’s decision as a “strange” one.

“Having played for Arsenal, when that club comes calling, it’s a big decision to turn it down because it is such a fabulous club,” Upson told BBC Radio 5 live’s Sports Panel.

However, the ex-England centre-

The Foxes said the 29-year-old Jamie Vardy, whose goals helped the club claim a shock title success last season, will sign an extended four-year contract.

half said that Arsenal’s style of play might not have suited his former team-mate.

“When you look at how both teams play, there is such a contrast in style,” said Upson. “Arsenal have a very methodical build-up, they like to play through the middle, on the floor, break lines with passes and are very clever and intricate.”

Leicester, added Upson, played in a way that enabled Vardy to shine and become the star he is now.

“He’s played some fabulous football in a team that really does cater to his strengths,” said Upson.

“So I can really understand the decision he made.”

Upson added that Leicester had “laid a marker down” by holding on to Vardy and said it might convince other key players, like winger Riyad Mahrez and midfielder N’Golo Kante, to stay, too..

The news Vardy had decided to stay also delighted Gary Lineker.

Australian Olympic team demands security after Rio paralympian mugged AUSTRALIAN Olympic authorities say they want greater security for athletes in Rio immediately, after a gold-medal winning paralympian was mugged in the city at gunpoint.

Six-time Australian Paralympics athlete 47-year-old Liesl Tesch had her bike stolen at a bus stop near her hotel on Sunday morning by two men, who threatened her and sailing team member Sarah Ross with a pistol.

In a statement Tuesday, Australian Olympic team Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller said the mugging was a “major concern” and called for extra police and security for athletes.

“The Paralympic sailors were confronted by the men in broad daylight, it was 7.30 in the morning, and right near their accommodation.

There were people around but noone came to their assistance,” she said.

Questions have previously been raised over whether Brazil is ready to host the Olympic Games in August, asviolence, governmental chaos and the worries about the Zika virus continue to plague the event.

Liesl Tesch had her bike stolen at a bus stop on Sunday morning near her hotel.

A 100,000 member security force is due to start work by the opening ceremony on August 5, but Chiller said she had written to the Rio organizers asking for them to be mobilized sooner.

“This is not an isolated incident, athletes have been mugged while training and competing in Rio test events and we want our athletes

protected,” Chiller said.

Also on Sunday morning, 20 masked gunmen raided Rio de Janeiro’s Souza Aguiar hospital attempting to free an alleged drug kingpin. In the shootout, one person was killed and two others injured.

It is one of five designated hospitals which will treat tourists during the summer Olympics. (CNN)

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TCI U20 can become competitive in Caribbean within two to four years

– Opines TCIFA Technical Director

TCI U20 football team had little to show for their efforts last week in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U20 Qualifying Tournament Group 2, but Technical Director Daz Meehan is optimistic about the team’s development in the next few years.

He said that the teenage team is about two to four years from becoming competitive at the regional level.

TCI lost all their games, but were not comprehensively beaten; in fact they held St. Lucia, who finished join top of the group, 0-0 in the first half before conceding two goals in the second.

TCI had a difficult time with former overall winners and hosts Trinidad and Tobago, but the 11-0

The TCI team that attended the CFU U20 Regional Qualifiers.

loss was against the 53rd ranked nation in the World at that level. In the final game our teenage boys lost to Guadeloupe 5-0.

“It was an excellent experience for our young players and will make

the team stronger going forward,” Meehan told the Weekly News.

One way of assessing the development of the junior squad was the result in the St. Lucia game.

When TCI played the side two years

ago, we lost 17-0—a goal different of 15.

Meehan said that a lot of the players held their own, but he signalled out central defender Jepthe Francois. Also coming for praise was

“The Hammer” promises to knockout Bahamian fighter next month JIMKELLY “The Hammer” Joseph will put his unbeaten record on the line next month when he faces Bahamian boxer Levi Missick in the Turks and Caicos Islands Boxing Federation (TCIBF) “Summer Rumble”.

The heavyweight, who has been out of the ring for a few years, is confident of stopping the visiting boxer in the main bout of the July 16 card.

The event, which will have other fights, will take place at the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex.

“I know for a fact I will be victorious, and this fight would be his worst nightmare.”

Joseph said that although he is confident of a victory, he will not fight stupidly since he knows that

Missick is a capable boxer.

“I never fought him before, but I know he is good because I’ve seen him fight bigger persons and he took them to decision—but I don’t do decisions, I do knockouts.”

The 12-0 Joseph, with a perfect knockout record, was expected to fight another Bahamian, Amsolym Sturrup last December, but the fight never happened and Joseph was left waiting for another challenger.

Chinson is one of the main sponsors for the bout, which is also expected to help raise funds for a young female cancer patient from the Clement Howell High School.

At the moment “the Hammer” is training hard for the fight, which he said he will dedicate to the 16-yearold.

Jimkelly “The Hammer” Joseph is confident of a win next month.

midfielder Ras Diamond.

The Technical Director added that all the shortcomings including fitness and technical ability of the players will be addressed by the coaches in the coming months.

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Melvin Elsie Jr., who dominated the post season, was voted as the MVP.

Calvin Williams presents the championship trophy in his honour to the Five Cays Knights.

PABA NIGHT LEAGUE:

MVP Elsie credits unity for Knights’ championship title

TEAM unity and unselfish basketball were the reasons that the Five Cays Knights stormed to victory in the Provo Amateur Basketball Association (PABA) Night League Championships, claims this season’s most valuable player Melvin Elsie Jr. The young point guard, who stomped his name in Turks basketball in only his second season in the league, led his team to a clean sweep over the Police Badgers in the PABA finals last weekend.

TOTAL TURNAROUND Towards the latter stage of the season only diehard fans would have

TCIFA South Caicos Football Fiesta set for next Wednesday EIGHT teams will battle in a TCIFA South Caicos and ISPS organised seven-a-side one-day football competition dubbed “Football Fiesta” next Wednesday at the Iris Stubbs Primary School ground.

The young players will compete in 15-minute games for prizes and surprises.

The general public is encouraged to attend; refreshments will be on sale.

supported the eight seeded Knights, who had just managed to make the Playoffs. They were way below par and according to the twenty-year-old Elsie it was due to disharmony in the camp.

“In the regular season we were arguing and fighting amongst ourselves, but as the season went on we were getting stronger; and as we made the eighth seed we made a vow that every team that made the playoffs are just the same as us—all records were even.”

Each player knew his role and led

by Coach Phil Roker they executed with precision.

After beaten the number one seeded team, the Flyers, in the first series of the post season, the Knights then ended the run of three-time defending champions, the Grand Turk Stallions. They were then clear favourites and although the Police were finalists last year, they were playing against their former guard Elsie—and he was unstoppable.

DESIRE TO SCORE Elsie scored 23 points in game 1, when they had defeated the Police team by a single point 87-86, while in the second game which they had won by 24 points, 101-77, he led all scorers with a game high 35. In the third and final game last Friday evening he was again in shooting mode, as he chalked up 29 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in his team’s 89-87 win.

“I was unstoppable because of my speed and my desire to score,” he told the Weekly News. “They had to spread the floor because of our 3pt shooting and that was where I was able to attack the basket.”

Knights’ players and fans celebrate being the first number eight seeded team to win a PABA title.

Elsie spoke highly of centre Mike Cumberland and game-one heroes: back up power forward Harry Copper and guard Andujar Gardiner.

Although all the players played their part, the trio had “stepped up big”.

Cooper and Gardiner had scored critical basketballs in the dying moments of the first game—the

former had scored six unanswered points, while Cooper buried a threepointer to seal the win.

In game three the Badgers attempted to extend the series, but as game one, they again failed to close out. Gardiner and Cooper were both in double figures for the winners. Gardiner scored 14 points

to go with five assists and four steals, while Cooper finished with a double double 13 points, 11 rebounds and three assists.

Saundro Germain and Dwaine Simmons led the Lawmen with 26 points and eight rebounds and 25 points and three rebounds respectively.

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