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UK SHOULD PAY
FOR SIPT – Finance Minister
THE COST of the Special Investigation PAGE and Prosecution Team (SIPT) trial of former 5 Premier Michael Misick and other corruption accused should be footed by the UK government.
TC ISLANDERS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CROWN LAND - PDM PAGE 4
BODYGUARD OF FORMER PREMIER TESTIFIES PAGE 6
GOV’T BOASTS $10.3M SURPLUS THIS QUARTER PAGE 7
TAXI DRIVERS FED UP OF ONGOING FEUD
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Leader of the People’s Democratic Movement Sharlene Cartwright Robinson
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Crown land
TC Islanders should have access to affordable Crown land - PDM BY OLIVIA ROSE THE ISSUE of access, ownership and affordability of Crown land for Turks and Caicos Islanders has been highlighted in the House of Assembly by Opposition members who said the laws must be amended to give Islanders a piece of their inheritance. Last week on May 11 in the House of Assembly leader of the People’s Democratic Movement Sharlene Cartwright Robinson brought her fifth motion which was seconded by the member Delroy Williams. The private motion sought to obtain a resolution from the House of Assembly to get the Government to
address and review the Crown Land Ordinance. The Opposition leader told the House that in November 2012 she extended the olive branch to the Premier to work with the Government in the best interest of the people specifically on legislation that was introduced by the interim administration. She said: “In fact, we listed Crown land legislation as top priority in our blue print/manifesto for review and amendment. “Now three and a half years later the law remains unaddressed and we are baffled that it did not receive the priority that it should have from this Government.
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“This legislation when passed was offensive to many and while we understand the background of alleged abuse, misuse and mismanagement of land, we continue to find bits of the legislation offensive and an affront to the people.” Cartwright Robinson said that the country’s small land mass must be managed well. “I believe that the audit of Crown land is a must so that we can ensure as many persons as possible are able to get a piece of their inheritance. “This calls for a comprehensive review and we are happy to hear that the Government for the first time today after three and a half years has addressed this law in the Premier’s ministerial statement. “I had the fortunate experience to speak with a promising young man who shared with me his concerns over the process where he was included in the recent casting of lots
for land. “A whopping 500 plus applicants were said to have applied, and following a screening process the numbers were reduced to about 321 for 36 lots. “The names were placed in a container and persons were invited to draw names. I understand that additional names were drawn in the event that persons do not take up their offer for whatever reason. “They each had to pay a fee of $100 for a chance and this Mr Speaker is a raffle and gamble and our people deserve better.” The PDM leader said her party strongly believes that the ability to own land, a home or a business is an empowerment tool and for the Government to continue on this path is nothing short of insulting and inhibiting. The Opposition leader underscored that while the reform and the law are necessary, certain
provisions that are offensive should be amended. “We believe that the policy and law must be clear, must be followed, must be fair and transparent and it must afford an opportunity in a much more dignified and civil process than what transpires now.” Also weighing in on the motion deputy leader of the PDM and Five Cays representative, Sean Astwood pointed out some of the party’s greatest concerns as it relates to accessibility and affordability of Crown land for Islanders. He highlighted the clause that speaks to the “independence” of Crown land which places land under the Attorney General’s Chambers and the “lottery” approach to the grant of land. Cartwright Robinson said the party is looking forward to the amendments and promised legislation in July as announced by the Premier.
Work permit advertisement requirement NEW rules are in place for employers applying for or renewing work permits for their staff. The Immigration Ordinance 2015 was brought into force on April 1. It established new conditions for advertising jobs which must be met when recruiting new staff or seeking a work permit renewal. The Ministry of Border Control and Employment issued a press release this month detailing the law. The Immigration Ordinance states the following:
The advertisement condition is satisfied if the employer has advertised the position in at least two consecutive issues of a newspaper published in and sold or distributed on the Islands. The advertisement must describe the nature of the position available in sufficient detail to enable persons reading the advertisement to have a reasonable indication of the nature of the work and conditions of employment. It must contain the name of the employer and details of the whereabouts of the office or other
place to which the application is to be submitted together with contact details, including telephone and fax numbers and an email address. It must set out clearly the salary package relating to the position. It must invite prospective applicants who are Islanders to send copies of their applications to the board. And final it must state whether the position is currently held by a work permit holder. More information is available at www.gov.tc/work-permits or email infobordercontrol@gov.tc.
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Finance Minister Washington Misick
Myrtle Rigby Courthouse where SIPT trials are held
UK should fund SIPT costs – Finance Minister BY OLIVIA ROSE THE COST of the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) trial of former Premier Michael Misick and other corruption accused should be footed by the UK government. This sentiment was expressed by Minister of Finance Washington Misick during an exclusive interview with PTV8 News on Monday, May 16. The SIPT and civil recovery process records indicate that the price tag has amounted to some $36 million to date, half of which was paid by the UK government. Six months into the trial and prosecutors are already of the view that the trial could last way into 2017. This realisation has evoked widespread concern about the cost of the SIPT trials. The finance minister said: “My view is that those costs should be borne by Her Majesty’s UK Government.” Misick said that the funds being spent on the trial could be used to further develop the country. “We have a lot of things that we could be spending that money on, but at the end of the day, it says justice must not only be done it must be seen to be done, and sometimes the wheel of justice turns very slowly. “My opinion and the opinion of
the government and I believe the majority of the people of the Turks and Caicos is that, if whatever purported wrong was done, it was done while we have a British Governor here and they were sleep walking. “If they can indeed prove that there’s been wrongdoing they should pay for it. “That is unfortunate and unfair to the people of the Turks and Caicos who have to foot that bill.” According to the 2016/2017 budget statements the SIPT judicial cost was laid at some $5 million under revised statement for 2015 and 2016, while $4 million is slated for 2016/2017. The Myrtle Rigby Health centre renovation for the SIPT trial was funded to tune of $1 million through a UK grant. Since 2009, when they were accused of widespread corruption in the Sir Robin Auld report, Michael Misick and others have awaited their time before the judge. Former Premier Michael Misick and several others are accused of defrauding the Government of millions of dollars. Former Premier Misick, who is named as the main defendant in the trial, has since the beginning of the proceedings against him stated that he is being persecuted by the British government. The SIPT trials began on
December 18, 2015, after an indepth four year investigation into widespread Government corruption. The hearings were expected to last six months but the trial has seen many delays since it began. THE CHARGES Floyd Hall, McAllister Hanchell, Jeffrey Christoval Hall, Clayton Greene, Thomas Misick and Lisa Hall, are alleged to have conspired together and with others to receive bribes between August 1, 2003 and August 31, 2009 to enable Michael Misick, Floyd Hall, Hanchell and Jeffrey Hall to accept inducements by unlawful corrupt payments or other rewards while they were serving as ministers of Government. In another count, Floyd Hall, McAlliser Hanchell, Jeffrey Hall, Lillian Boyce, Clayton Greene and Thomas Misick were charged with conspiring between August 1, 2003 and August 31, 2009 together with Michael Misick and others to defraud the Government and/ or the Belongers of the Turks and Caicos Islands whilst they – with the exception of Greene - were ministers of the Crown by acting in a way that was contrary to the economic interests of the said Government and/or Belongers in respect to Crown land. In this count the Crown alleges that contrary to the Crown Lands Policy, they agreed that Crown land
be sold to particular Belongers at a value or in circumstances that were disadvantageous to the TCI Government and Belongers. The Crown also accuses the six of agreeing that particular Belongers become owners of Crown land at a value disadvantageous to the TCIG knowing that said land was not owned by the particular Belongers on terms consistent with the relevant and prevailing Crown Land Policy. In the same charge, the six are further accused of agreeing to the sale of Crown land at an undervalue thereby reducing the revenue to be obtained from the sale including the stamp duty. The Crown further alleges that they agreed that planning permissions and/or development rights would be granted to prospective developers on terms and conditions adverse to the interests of the TCIG and Belongers. Another count names Floyd and Jeffrey Hall, Lillian Boyce, Samuel Been and Melbourne Arthur. They are accused of conspiring together between January 1, 2004 and June 30, 2006 with Michael Misick and other persons to defraud the TCIG by arranging the transfer of Crown land at North West Point on terms that were contrary to the economic interests of the Crown. A similar count of conspiracy to defraud has been laid against Clayton Greene. That charge alleges that between January 1, 2004 and
July 31, 2008 he conspired with Michael Misick and other persons to defraud the TCIG by arranging the transfer of Crown Land at Juniper Point on terms that were contrary to the economic interests of the Crown. Yet another count of conspiracy to defraud has been laid against Floyd Hall and Thomas Misick. The Crown alleges that between January 1, 2006 and August 31, 2009 they conspired with Michael Misick to defraud the TCIG by arranging the lease of a Gulfstream jet on the basis that this was for the benefit the Government when in fact it was intended that the jet would be for the personal use of Michael Misick. A final count of conspiracy to defraud names Floyd and Jeffrey Hall, McAllister Hanchell, Lillian Boyce and Thomas Misick. They are charged with conspiring with Michael Misick and others between July 1, 2002 and August 31, 2009 to defraud the Progressive National Party (PNP) and its members. In this charge the five are accused of seeking and procuring donations in the name of and for the benefit of the political movement when in fact and truth the donations were applied for their own personal benefit. Alternatively or in addition to that accusation, the Crown alleges that they received and used the donations procured for a purpose which was not for the benefit of the political party.
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POLICE SHUFFLE Gary Lightbourne, ex-bodyguard and driver of former Premier Michael Misick
Bodyguard of former premier testifies GARY Lightbourne, ex-bodyguard and driver of former premier Michael Misick, on Monday (May 17) testified in the SIPT corruption trial of Misick and seven others former government officials. Lightbourne’s testimony was deemed as very prejudicial by Misick’s lawyer, Queen’s Counsel, Ralph Thorne. He said it added nothing of substance to the trial and that it had no relation to any of the many charges against any of the defendants, particularly the former premier. He also protested that the witness could speak nothing to the functions of government. Thorne’s objection on that issue was one of many others, from him and other defence lawyers who felt Lightnbourne’s testimony was irrelevant. The former bodyguard was called to the stand to testify about an alleged meeting Misick had with Salt Cay developer Mario Hoffman in Prague. However, Crown prosecutor, Queen’s Counsel Andrew Mitchell was allowed to proceed with his examination of the witness. The court heard that Lightbourne had accompanied the former premier and other officials to the meeting where Misick met with Mario Hoffman, a wealthy Slovakian investor. However, the former bodyguard told the court, through questioning by the Crown, that he was never in any setting where Misick and Hoffman were discussing business in his presence. He did however tell the court that he had overheard a 30 minute conversation about a casino, between Hoffman and some other people, but was unable to say what casino or where it was located. Mitchell however, asked the witness if a casino was being constructed at that time in Providenciales, to which the witness said yes.
Lightbourne then testified about a meeting between Misick and Galmo Williams, who was also at the Prague meeting with Hoffman. According to Lightbourne’s testimony, there was really bad weather in Providenciales at the time they were in Prague, which had resulted in flooding to many areas. At this point, before the prosecutor could go any further, Queen’s Counsel Malcolm Bishop, lawyer for Thomas Misick the former premier’s brother, protested the line of questioning and where it was leading. Bishop told the judge that the prosecution was going in a direction intended show that Michael Misick had a bad character. His objection was not sustained as the judge stated that the prosecutor should be allowed to ask the question. Further questioning about that meeting with Williams, revealed that Williams had told Misick that Providenciales sounded like it was in trouble. Lightbourne told the court that Misick’s reply to Williams’ concern was: “Well you go.” The former bodyguard then testified that as far as he knew, Williams went back to the TCI, while he and Misick left Prague, then to Monte Carlo where Misick met with a woman. At this point the prosecutor stopped him, stating that the court doesn’t need to know about his personal affairs. Lightbourne testified that while there he stayed in his room. Mitchell then asked the witness about Misick’s living conditions when he became Premier. Lightbourne said that he helped the former Premier to move out from a condo he shared with his brother on the golf course. He was moving to a rented house in Leeward. He told the court that all Misick had was two suits and a few other things in the rental van when he
moved. Lightbourne then told the court about his resignation as Misick’s driver and bodyguard in February 2006, changes to the date of his resignation that he did not do and about his many applications for land. He told the court about two residential conditional purchase leases he was given first by Misick in December 2006 for land in Proggins Bay on Providenciales, and then by the then education minister Lillian Boyce, just a few days after for land in West Caicos. Lightbourne told the court that he had never applied for land at either location. Under cross examination the defence lawyers pointed out some discrepancies in Lightbourne’s witness statement, which he said he recalls signing on November 14, 2011. However, contained in the statement, there is a line that states that Lightbourne gave some documents to a Stephen Hopwood of the Royal Turks Caicos Islands Police Force on November 18, 2011. Repeated questioning by the prosecutor about whether he had signed a pink label that was placed on the documents, elicited from the witness that he could not recall signing the slip. The slip produced in court showed the date November 18, 2011, the name of the officer, and signature purported to be Lightbourne’s. Under continuous questioning, Lightbourne maintained that he could not remember signing the label, or the dates that he visited the Chalk Sound Police Station. The only thing he seemed quite certain of was that he had signed the witness statement on the day that he gave his statements to investigators. That date, Lightbourne said, was November 14, 2011. All the defendants deny all the charges against them. The trial continues.
ACCORDING to a recent police announcement there has been a shake-up at the top, which has resulted in the assignment of new roles and responsibilities for some members of the higher ranks. What are your thoughts?
Appearances
The more things change, the more they remain the same. The Romans had a saying that the best way to appear to be doing something was to reorganise. And this from a force that admits to leaving 75 percent of the reported crimes in this country “undetected” (I presume this to mean “unsolved”), while the United States expresses a serious concern about the role of the TCI in the shipment of drugs to their country. As much as we hate to, we really are forced to admit that all policing in this country is a joke. They could cover a significant portion of their operating expenses by just enforcing the stop signs at the Suzie Turn roundabout, and they can’t even do that! Is it any wonder the public is reluctant to come forth with crimerelated information, only to wonder how effectively or confidentially it will be dealt with by this collection of clowns?
Band aid
This is a start in the right direction but is a bandage. Solution is to retire some of the officers in the interest of the public good and let the ones who really care about this country help to fix the crime problem. A 75 percent un-detection rate is unacceptable in any society the size of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Trust issues
The police department has long been dysfunctional and criminal activity on Provo has reached new highs. There is widespread belief in the Belonger community that corruption is rampant in the department and that members of the rank and file are actually engaging in criminal activities. Whether these issues can be addressed by changes at the top is anyone’s guess, but it can’t hurt.
Getting worse
Hope springs eternal. After numerous changes in the management of the police someday maybe, just maybe, our people will see some improvement. The constant turnover is an indication of the inability to find leaders to organise and manage a police force which has the ability to prevent and solve crimes. This condition also exists in all departments of the civil service which has been seriously underperforming for years. All the problems just keep getting worse.
More changes
We need a governor who has experience with security forces and we need permanent secretaries and ministers with management experience who are inclined to work not play. We are suffering from the Bar Association poorly managed to the police force which is full of corruption down to the government departments that fail to issue a simple birth or death certificate. We are rolling in taxes and surplus budgets but everything from the police force on down are in need of top management changes. Foreign force Yes demote the top and bring in all Canadian, Irish, and British, fully trained police and detectives. Get people with new ideas to curb the increase in crime, ie. stealing, homicides, to make our home a safer place.
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PDM national chairman Douglas Parnell
Twenty-two potential candidates in line for PDM BY OLIVIA ROSE AS ELECTION day approaches, 22 people have signalled their interest to fill the eight candidate vacancies for the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM). According to the party’s national chairman Douglas Parnell all current party position holders must reapply. Parnell told the Weekly News that the application process for potential candidates for the upcoming elections is now closed. He explained that moving forward the Candidates’ Committee, which is led by Carl Been, will shortlist the two at large and six district candidates. Parnell said the bulk of the applications submitted to the PDM for selection reflect vibrant intellectuals whose portfolios demonstrate professionalism and integrity. A public meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 19, in Providenciales at the party’s headquarters will be used as a platform for potential candidates to get acquainted with the committee, which is also staffed with the party’s leader and deputy leader. The PDM’s national chairman said the selection process will be swift although a survey will be conducted
within the electoral districts to ascertain which potential candidates are the preferred choices. Parnell has already signalled his interest in the Cheshire Hall, Richmond Hill district. He said: “We are waging a campaign to win and to put forth candidates who are electable and can win.” The party opened its process for candidate selection on January 25. The party’s constitution makes provision for the selection of candidates and qualifications for elected office in section 24. Candidates were required to, a) be members of the party in good standing, b) be registered voters and c) satisfy the qualifications for membership of the legislature as laid down by the constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Additionally, prospective candidates for elections should be either, a) recommended to the candidates committee in writing by the branch of the party in the constituency concerned, b) recommended to the candidates committee by an affiliated member of the party or c) an individual member of the party in good standing who applies in writing to the Candidates’ Committee.
THE GOVERNMENT can again boast a positive financial position as the fourth quarter financial report recorded a surplus of $10.3 million. A total surplus of $68.6 million was recorded for the year ending March 31, 2016, according to a Government press release on Thursday (May 19). The country’s fiscal position is more favourable than the original and revised estimates for the year. Minister of Finance Washington Misick said that despite the positive results the TCI must not become complacent. “There is still much work ahead of us, as we continue our work in ensuring sustained economic stability and also the continual improvement of the standard of living of all residents of our Islands.” The result was largely due to the extraordinary returns in areas such as import duties, hotel and restaurant tax and stamp duty on land transactions, the release stated. Appropriate legislative compliance measures continue to be enforced and emphasis continued on adherence to both the Public Finance Management and the Public Procurement Ordinances. Fourth quarter results recorded a
surplus $10.3 million resulting in a total surplus of $68.6 million for the year ending March 31, 2016. Recurrent revenue for the fourth quarter totalled $70.7 million. Total recurrent revenue for the year was recorded at $259.8 million. This is a favourable variance of 12 percent ($27.9 million) against the budgeted amount, while realising a growth of five percent when compared to the previous year. Growth in import duties totalled $67.3 million at the end of the fourth quarter - up 12 percent from the budgeted amount. Strong performance was recorded in the real estate sector with stamp duty on land transactions totalling $26.9 million for the year, being 45 percent above budget. Favourable results came from the hospitality sector, recording $58. 2 million at year end for hotel and restaurant tax. Recurrent expenditure made up somewhat for previously shortfalls during the fourth quarter, being up 33 percent ($14.0 million) from the budgeted amount. Full year expenditure however, was six percent ($11.8 million) below budget, while recording a growth of 14 percent over last year’s outturn. The total amount spent on
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capital projects at the end of the fourth quarter was $11.6 million representing a $14.8 million or a 56 percent shortfall from the budgeted amount of $26.4 million. This $14.8 million however, will be retained in the Development Fund to cover the cost of projects that were deemed committed as of March 31. Major projects during the year included $2.2 million spent on Long Bay High School phase two, $2 million spent on repairs to the Causeway Bridge, $0.5 million spent on repairs to the Wellness Centre in Grand Turk, $0.5 million spent in on various Carnival infrastructure projects and $0.4 million spent on Glass Shack road development. Misick said: “With the help of our taxpayers, vendors, civil servants and lenders we have managed to advance many of our projects that focused on infrastructure within the Islands and the education sector, while delivering a budget surplus for FY 15/16.” TCIG’s total outstanding debt as of March 31 was $44.3 million including $28 million borrowed from Royal Bank of Canada in February as part of a refinancing arrangement and a $5 million policy based loan received from the Caribbean Development Bank in March.
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CJ throws out judicial review of magistrate’s decision THIS past week Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale dismissed an application for a judicial review requested by the Director of Public Prosecution John Masters. The matter was heard in the Supreme Court on March 3 and April 15 this year. The parties involved were Masters from the Office of the DPP, and the Attorney General Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles, who represented the respondent, Magistrate Jolyon Hatmin. Queen’s Counsel Ariel Misick, also appeared and made submissions in defence of the magistrate’s decision, on behalf of the Bar Council, which was an interested party in the proceedings. The issue surrounded the magistrate’s decision not to allow Stephen Hill, an attorney from the United Kingdom and who was contracted by DPP’s office, to be heard in his court last July. Hill was contracted by the DPP to appear in court as and when instructed to do so. But on July 24, 2015, when he appeared in the magistrate’s court to represent a matter for the DPP, Hatmin refused to hear him on the grounds that he was not qualified to practice law in the Turks and Caicos Islands. This is because he was not
admitted to practice in the TCI nor deemed admitted under the provisions of the Legal Profession Ordinance which regulates the practice of law within the Islands. In seeking a review of this decision, Masters, who represented the matter in person before the Chief Justice, submitted to the supreme court that Hill was at that time a subordinate officer of the DPP under section 100 (3) of the constitution. He also submitted to the court that Hill was therefore exempt from the provisions of the Legal Profession Ordinance. He was also seeking an order from the Chief Justice directing Hatmin to allow Hill to appear in his court. Masters’ argument was that the constitution gives him unfettered powers to appoint subordinate officers as is the case with Hill, and that the legal profession ordinance does not come into play in these instances. However, the court disagreed, stating that while the DPP is at liberty to make application to the court for the admission of any attorney that he wishes to appear in any cause or matter, the Legal Profession Ordinance provides that it is a matter for the Chief Justice, and not the DPP, to determine whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to be admitted to the Bar. The Chief Justice also found
that while the DPP an independent prosecuting authority established by the constitution that independence is intended to free the DPP from political oversight or interference when carrying out his constitutional mandate to institute, take over, continue and discontinue proceedings. But that it does not free him from due observation of the law or the provisions for appointing public officers set out in the constitution from which he himself derives his authority to act. The judgment read: “Mr Master’s submission that the LPO applies to everybody who practices law in the TCI except the DPP who is not in any event required to be an attorney and who is at liberty to instruct persons who are not attorneys, or persons who are attorneys but are not admitted to the practice here, to appear in our courts, is frankly startling.” It goes on to read that the LPO restricts the practice of law to persons who are admitted to the local Bar and to the Crown law officers who the Ordinance deems admitted under section 14 (1), and that breach of its provisions constitute a criminal offence which would be prosecuted by the Crown Prosecutors in the usual way. The CJ added: “It cannot be
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that the DPP is above the law he is appointed to uphold.” The Chief Justice stated that as an institution of good governance the DPP must uphold the rule of law, and that he cannot give himself the power to appoint officers subordinate to him within the office of the DPP, when constitutionally that power resides solely in the Governor, or his delegate, acting on the advice of the Public Service Commission. She further found that no person is entitled to practice law in TCI unless he or she is admitted to the Bar under and in accordance with the provisions of the Legal Professional Ordinance and that any attorney engaged by him to conduct matters in any of the courts who is not a member of the local Bar or a
Crown law officer must be admitted in accordance with the provisions of the LPO. In her judgment the Chief Justice stated that the Magistrate Hatmin was correct in refusing to hear Hill in his court, as he was not entitled to appear in criminal proceedings before the Magistrate’s Court, not having been admitted to the bar as required by the Legal Profession Ordinance. She noted that had he been permitted to appear, he would have been committing an offence under the LPO, aided and abetted by the magistrate. As such the DPP’s application for a judicial review was refused. She is expected to hear counsels on the issue of costs soon.
Meeting held to discuss increase in Haitian sloops entering TCI BY OLIVIA ROSE
Minister of Border Control Ricardo DonHue Gardiner
IN AN effort to curb Haitian sloops transporting illegal migrants to the Turks and Caicos Islands, Minister of Border Control Ricardo DonHue Gardiner met with the Haitian counsel to discuss possible solutions. The Ministry of Border Control in a recent release explained that there has been an increase in the number of illegal sloops entering the TCI recently. The subject minister met with the Haitian counsel to discuss the issue and to stem the tide of illegal migrants to the Turks and Caicos Islands. Gardiner before the meeting stated that: “The issue of illegal migrants to our Turks and Caicos Islands is an ongoing security concern that requires vigilance and effective policies to deter those who
would transport and smuggle illegal migrants into Turks and Caicos Islands. “We are taking measures to enhance our border security and I continue to work with the Haitian consulate here as well as the Haitian government to address this issue.” Over the next few months, the Ministry of Border Control will be implementing additional security measures to further enhance the protection and integrity of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ borders. According to reports from the ministry three sloops were detected and intercepted within the last seven weeks of which two were intercepted within three days of each other; the combined total was 230 people. The ministry has since cautioned those who would attempt to illegally migrate to the Turks and Caicos Islands that these vessels will be
detected by Turks and Caicos Islands radar systems, and passengers will be repatriated to their homeland. While reminding those in the TCI that might be inclined to harbour illegal migrants that the penalties for harbouring illegal migrants have been increased effective April 1. “If you are caught providing assistance or shelter to an illegal migrant, you are subject to a fine of $20,000 on summary conviction or to a term of imprisonment of four years, or to both, as well as the possibility of revoking your status in Turks and Caicos Islands.” The Opposition last week lambasted the Government for not doing enough to address the issue of illegal entry. Leader of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) Sharlene Cartwright Robinson said real efforts must be made by the Government to
address the entry of illegal sloops into the country. “For a few years the Governor and members of the Government travelled back and forth to Haiti and have reportedly engaged in talks with the Haitian government and other authorities. “As shadow minister for border control, I posed questions over the years on the progress of these talks.” She noted that a few weeks ago the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Border Control and Labour reported that there was a decline in the number of sloops. “And within a week we have seen three, with a report of 12 escapees from the detention centre and one escapee from the airport ranks (a deportee). “We recognise the efforts of the CONTINUED
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Taxi drivers protest outside Beaches Resort and Spa
Taxi drivers fed up of ongoing feud BY OLIVIA ROSE SEVERAL taxi drivers are bemoaning the ongoing feud that has left some of them working and others unable to provide for their families. President of the Turks and Caicos Taxi Union (TCTU) Earle Barranco told the Weekly News that the union is appalled by recent statements released by Unique Taxi and Beaches executives. Taxi drivers recently protested in
front of Beaches Turks and Caicos in Grace Bay, Providenciales, after a small selection of drivers were given contracts by hotels to pick up and drop off guests. Barranco said the statements undermine the services and work ethics of drivers in the industry. He said: “We are group of intelligent hardworking individuals in the tourism industry who have our guests’ best interests at heart. “These accusations that they have
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radar station personnel and are indeed grateful that no one was injured during the escape from the detention centre. “We have not heard the Government on this issue and the people of this country are still wondering whether the talks with Haiti have borne any fruit, whether they remain in progress
and what it is that the Government plans to do address this issue.” The Opposition leader remarked that the high risk of loss of life, the cost to detain and repatriate a detainee, and the high risk of escape or a successful entry by illegal means, should be a cause for concern for the Government.
published are pure lies and smear tactics trying to discredit TCTU drivers because we called them out for undermining and breaking the laws of the Turks and Caicos Islands, the road traffic ordinance to be accurate. “Everyone must abide by the laws of the land, if not we will all end up in the depths of anarchy.” Barranco, who spoke on behalf of the group, said that before getting involved in the taxi industry members of the union were businessmen, managers, supervisors and top staff officials in the hospitality sector. “We’re not Beaches employees, we’re businessmen and want to be treated with utmost respect, the same that is afforded to Butch Stewart and his organisation. “We’re local businessmen and we want to be treated fairly here in our country.” The union president called on Beaches to stop the public campaign, since, he said, it is casting taxi drivers in a bad light. “TCTU is fighting for fairness in the system, we’re protesting to protect all taxi drivers that our government saw fit to place on that taxi line. “We are fighting to end all contracts in the taxi industry so that all can make a living and take care of their families. “Contacts are wrong and must stop now; there are laws in the books that prohibit resorts or hotels and taxi drivers from entering into any contractual agreement.” Barranco explained that these contracts have a devastating impact on the taxi industry since they deprive 80 percent of taxi drivers from making a living. The union believes that the contractual agreement between Beaches and some taxi drivers is depriving them of a decent life.
Earle Barranco, president of the Turks and Caicos Taxi Union
“This is the same as not paying TCIG minimum wage, it’s all about greed, plain and simple. “Greed on Beaches’ part and greed on the part of the drivers who engage in this nefarious act.” The taxi drivers union is calling on the Government’s swift intervention to address the issues and to take immediate action against those who disrespect the laws of the Turks and Caicos Islands. George Lightbourne, Minister of Home Affairs, Transportation and Communication, was present during two consecutive days of the protest in April and spoke to the taxi drivers to get a better understanding of their
concerns. Lightbourne said that they outlined in detail to him what their concerns are and he is committed to looking into them to determine their legitimacy. The taxi drivers also committed to giving him in written form a copy of all of their concerns. “We will be looking at them and analysing them to determine whether or not they are legitimate. “They have a right to protest so I am not here to say to them get away and don’t protest. “We now as the Government have to look at these concerns and analyse them,” Lightbourne said.
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Food for Thought hosts sold out fundraiser MORE than 200 guests attended a buffet brunch at Mango Reef in Providenciales on Sunday (May 15) in support of new charity Food for Thought. The charity’s first fundraising effort was a chance for attendees to learn more about its goals. Food for Thought was founded by sisters Karen and Jeanne Savory in order to provide free breakfast to all children in the TCI’s government schools. The first phase, due to begin in September, will provide a healthy breakfast on every school day to the government primary schools in North, Middle and South Caicos and Salt Cay. The charity has already partnered with Caicos Express Airways, Lew 1 Shipping and Quality Food Centre to bring the food items in and transport to the schools. This means that all fundraising efforts can go towards purchasing nutritious food for the students. On a sunny morning at the popular restaurant Mango Reef guests were treated to a welcome mimosa (donated by Wine Cellar), a wonderful buffet brunch spread prepared by chef Florent Sourmont and his team, a raffle, a variety of fantastic silent auction prizes, quizzes, and face painting for the kids by the lovely Rogdreka Rolle. One of the highlights of the event was delightful steel drum music by the talented Val Kalliecharan. A good time was had by all. Karen and Jeanne thanked everyone who attended and gave their support to the important
initiative. “We are really appreciative of all the community support we have received so far – it was a good feeling when our first fundraiser sold out! “We have already had several people asking when our next event will be. “We are so grateful to Florent, Alexis and the brilliant staff of Mango Reef who really went above and beyond to make sure the event was a success.” The event raised about $8,500 thanks to the generous support of the guests and sponsors. It is estimated that it will cost about $200 per child per year to implement the programme. Presently the charity is about a third of the way towards raising enough funds for the first year. The Savory sisters said that they are pleased with progress so far but acknowledge there is much to do. There have already been multiple requests to widen the programme to include Providenciales and Grand Turk (more 4,500 students in total). “We are encouraged by the community’s support - we have received many kind donations from individuals and small businesses. “However in order to ensure the longevity of the programme we would love to see more support from the corporate sector as part of their social responsibility efforts.” Food for Thought would like to thank the following sponsors of their event Mango Reef, The Wine Cellar, Val Kalliecharan, Rogdreka Rolle of Khye’s Body Art, SURFside Ocean
Guests enjoy a wonderful buffet brunch at Mango Reef
Val Kalliecharan delights guests with steel drum music
Academy, Big Blue, Maison Creole, Goldsmith, Seven Stars, Grace Bay Osteopathy, Flamingo Pharmacy, Davidson Louis, Caribbean LED Lighting, The Palms, Turkberry, Nathan’s Cheesecakes, Jai’s, KB
Home Center, Norma Jackson, Retreat Yoga and Wellness Studio, TCI Coffee Roasters, Scott Loosley, Digicel, Sail Provo, Melt, Swift Delivery Services, Laura, Kevin, Thorn, and of course Richard and
Robin Savory. Information about Food for Thought and how to donate is available by emailing foodforthoughttci@gmail.com or visiting foodforthoughttci.com.
PDM celebrates trailblazers “WE ARE happy to turn the national spotlight on those who continue to set ablaze paths never before trod by Turks and Caicos Islanders.” PDM leader Sharlene Cartwright Robinson issued a statement to press this week highlighting three residents who have led the way in their fields. “The bravery, determination and success of these Turks and Caicos Islanders deserves praise and is
worthy of celebration and national recognition,” she said. The first is Sonia Bien-Aime who the PDM leader said has been “making us proud for some time now” and has been shattering the glass ceiling sounding her success around the region and the world. “We will not weary in congratulating her and do so again on her recent accomplishment, that of being elected to FIFA Council as a result of an astounding and clear
victory. “We remain confident that football will continue to grow under her leadership and that she will equally make an invaluable contribution regionally and internationally.” The next to be recognised was Oriel Selver who has recently graduated as an air conditioning technician assistant. “She is the first woman to be certified in this field and we say
kudos to Oriel Selver as she moves onto another area of study where we are confident of her success and where she is certain to shatter another glass ceiling.” TCI’s first ever holder of a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, Dr Demekos Williams, was next to be recognised. “Dr Demekos Williams has done his country proud after completing his Bachelors and Doctorate studies at Palm Beach Atlantic.
“We are equally proud of Dr Williams and wish him the very best in what we know will be a bright future. “The Turks and Caicos Islands continue to shine from our small corner of the world and I believe that these individuals inspire hope and their lives ought to spur others to action: to dare something different and great. I believe that when one discovers one’s passion, this is the sum total of the result.”
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Political Culture in the TCI
BY DAMIAN WILSON TCI Patriot
WHAT’S the story? This is a question that I have heard so often while I was at university, it is a question aimed to get at the heart of every issue. In the retelling of life this question focuses on ‘the main issue,’ a question that I believe we must now ask ourselves as a people. In exploring the national landscape of the TCI it is important for us to first discover which of our many issues is the most significant, in terms of its impact on other aspects of the TCI society, that one issue at the core of everything. That one issue that could change everything and which most likely needs change itself. For the TCI, I believe that issue is the matter of our political culture, an issue that seems to be the most impactful matter of our time, and one that is the least talked about. After all, the word ‘culture’ by definition isn’t just our past or our future, but it is especially our
present. It is what we are consciously and unconsciously doing because of the past, and what we will continue to do in the future if uninterrupted. While I am no political or cultural expert, I understand that ‘political culture’ describes the characteristics of a democratic society’s political structure. It is the attitudes, beliefs and practices held by a nation or group of people, which gives meaning to the political process and shapes behaviour in a political system. There is no political system without consensus between the politicians and the electorate. In the 1970s the political system shifted significantly. This shift was based on the belief by Islanders that they were entitled to the benefits of the activities of their own society and their willingness to take action in order to change the political system. Since, many politicians and others have manipulated this political philosophy, ingraining a sense of entitlement often without responsibility, thus creating a ‘me
first’ mentality with an attitude of blind allegiance to the political leadership, particularly along party lines. Hence, it is rarely about the country and always about ‘my party’ because we’re next in line to receive. This partisan sense of entitlement has fed political stagnation and senseless bickering that has led to political regression in most instances. The bestowing of all authority to political parties, rather than the enforcement of sensible laws and policies, has caused the TCI to fall into several political ditches over the past four decades. Consensus between government and electorate often being based on large scale partisan political appeasement. While particular appeasements may not be supported by all, as a whole, we often support many appeasements with the hopes of being the next to benefit. Don’t get me wrong, this doesn’t only happen in the TCI; political appeasements of some kind
happens in every country and often lead to problems and deficiencies in regards to national needs. The TCI is no different in this regard, as globally many politicians look at appeasements as ‘playing to your base,’ however, this global attitude still doesn’t make it right. So, how do we change this? I believe that, like every learned behaviour, attitude or belief, the current political culture in the TCI can be changed, as a matter of fact I am already seeing signs that it is already starting to change. The first step is to be aware of what’s happening, take stock of where we are as a nation and begin to hold accountable those given stewardship. The electorate must realise that it holds the real power, but as often said, with great power comes great responsibility. Next, I believe that political parties must change their behaviour, attitudes and beliefs – this can only come from those base supporters within the party, as party leadership will not make significant changes or stand on
principle without pressure from within. Pressure from external forces outside the parties has proven useless in creating sustainable change, as persistent attitudes prevail and win out. Lastly, our acceptance that ‘this is the way things are, we can’t change them and we have to go along with it’ continues to keep the negative aspects of the political culture alive. This is a false narrative that is consistently feed to the electorate in order to keep us pacified. The political culture must change if we wish to truly move ahead and build a society to benefit us all and not just a selected few. Hence, I firmly believe that one thing which may break the stronghold of the status quo is the emergence of credible political parties and/or independent candidates. These must be parties and candidates that seek to positively change the political culture and not benefit from it. Will this happen? That still remains to be seen and elections will tell.
COMMENTARY
Systemic weakness ONE conclusion of the Commission of Inquiry was that the TCI, an overseas territory of Britain, had suffered “systemic weakness”. We found this not only true but a basic fault of the British parliamentary system. In this system, which is a poor fit for a country as tiny and politically partisan as the TCI, the elected government has all the power. It is assumed that the people will pay attention to the opposition’s oversight and not re-elect ministers who are either incompetent or corrupt. This did not work in the TCI because we had a government so allegedly corrupt the entire cabinet had to be charged and taken to court. The entire government
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
including a new cabinet had to be removed and an interim administration installed for three years. Were the voters paying attention? Obviously they were not quite on board. They re-elected the leftovers from the party that was charged with corruption and incompetence. Three new ministers closely are related to the charged leader. Now after four years and $1 billion more gone we are waiting
for a second chance to return to a government of and for the people. It is long past time to complete the allegations of corruption and put aside current incompetence. Then we can start the long term healing which will allow the TCI to fulfil its destiny. Look around you my friends! Puerto Rico, an island territory of the USA but independently run, is now in massive bankruptcy. Most jobs in Puerto Rico are
government jobs. The USA will have to prop up the Puerto Rico economy the way the British propped up the TCI. Brazil, the temporary hideout of our errant leader, is a nation of 220 million and is now ready to impeach its leader because of corruption. Even the USA which has become top heavy in government and which lost its manufacturing value added business structure due to excessive taxation and government regulation is beginning to shake. Crazy politics from nasty Donald Trump to the social-communism of Bernie Sanders. The US is seeking some type of balance from voters so young they never lived through the era of USA self-contained prosperity this old hat enjoyed. The TCI is once again on the
launch pad of true prosperity foreseen by our National Hero PDM’s JAGS McCartney. It is long past time to learn our lesson and turn our backs on the likes of Saunders, Francis, Skippings, Misick(s), and now Rufus Ewing. Where have they left us? Our system assumes cooperation from the elected government with the opposition. The system provides for the opposition’s ‘private members motions’ with at least some support from the government members. “No,” says the PNP leaving the PDM opposition unable to do for the people until after election. Pay attention, petition for immediate election and show that after 13 years of disaster, enough is enough.
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Dwayne Wade flies out local basketball coach
LaDonna Bassett at a Miami Heat game
Dear Bishop Williams, I am an adult female in my midtwenties. I want to get married and have children, but because of the divorce of my parents when I was ten-years-old, I am seriously afraid to get married. Is this fear normal for me? FEARFUL IN NASSAU Dear Fearful in Nassau, Oh yes, the fear is quite normal and must be satisfied as far as possible well before marriage. In the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands and most of the West Indies, well over 50 percent of marriages end in separation and divorce. You need professional and pastoral counselling to address your fears years before marriage. Such counselling should involve all aspects of pre, present and post marriage, compatibility, all aspects of money and money management, health, investments and insurance, the psychology of marriage, the spiritual and scriptural importance and integrity of marriage, the christening of children and church attendance and involvement during marriage. I cannot over emphasise the significance and importance of proper and professional marriage counselling. Remember that Jesus Christ is the counsellor. ______________________ Dear Bishop Williams, I am a twenty-seven-year-old Christian woman who always lived a very good Christian life. God gave me the best Christian husband that anyone would want. We have been trying for the past five years to have a child without success. I have been fully checked by a gynaecologist and all is well, but
NBA superstar Dwayne Wade flew local basketball coach LaDonna Bassett to Miami to attend a courtside Heat Game just before the playoffs. This initiative was a collaborative effort between the Wade’s World Foundation and the Sandals Foundation. Bassett, who is the only female coach with the Rising Stars Basketball Club, met the Miami Heat’s point guard last year when he visited the country to host an Inspirational Summit for TCI youngsters. Impressed by her dedication and commitment to local youth and sports development in the TCI, Wade along with his sponsors invited Bassett and a guest to Miami, Florida, for the ultimate fan experience. Bassett said that this was an opportunity of a lifetime. She said: “I would like to say thank you to Dwayne Wade, his
foundation and Beaches through the Sandals Foundation for this amazing opportunity. “It has always been my passion to give back to youth and sports here in the TCI, and I am glad that Mr Wade along with Beaches Resorts appreciated my contribution and awarded such wonderful gift.” The Wade’s World Foundation paid for airfare, hotel accommodation and court seats for coach Bassett and her guest. “The best part of the experience was coming back to tell all of the young ones who are a part of the basketball camp about the trip, you can tell it made them very hopeful and excited. “It is so important that we continue to find little bits of inspiration like this so the kids have a reason to keep coming to practice and to keep the sport alive,” Bassett said. The coach said that the NBA star
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.
he refuses to get medically checked out by a urologist. I want children, any advice? CHILDLESS IN GEORGETOWN Dear Childless in Georgetown, Sometimes just the fear of knowing that you might be impotent is enough to deter you from seeking medical and other professional advice and testing. Most doctors, laboratories, counsellors and other medical professionals are very confidential, but encourage him to see his pastor or some older experienced person who he has confidence in. Also in matters of this nature, his mother or father are also good to talk to. Explain that you are becoming frustrated and would like a conclusion or direction to the childless state in the marriage. Turning to Jesus is one of the best things both of you can do. ________________________ Dear Bishop Williams, I need an urgent answer. I moved into Nassau six months ago from Jamaica. I am a handsome, well groomed, master’s degree in engineering, professionally careered fully Christian dedicated man of 27. I need this job to save for my PhD. My landlord owns a 20 room
executive style apartment complex in an upper class area. His only daughter is well educated, overweight and ugly. Without any discussion, my landlord told me, “I have great regard for your integrity. Marry my daughter and I will deed this apartment complex to both of you as a wedding gift.” Bishop, I am torn between the money and the woman. Getting Torn more and more in Nassau Dear Getting Torn, Be careful or else you will be torn to pieces. Love for money will lead to separation and divorce and the disintegration of your family. Immediately refuse the offer with caution. If she is ugly on the outside, speak gently but firmly with her to discover her inner beauty and qualities. Nonetheless, it is important that your decision is made on Christian principals of love from your heart and the course of your future. Be truthful with your landlord and with his daughter. Truth will prevail. Remember too that men look on the outside, but join God who looks at our hearts. Marrying for the sake of reward of money is gross wickedness. The love of money is the root of all evil, even in marriages.
is awesome and that he loves what he does. She said: “His story about his childhood is very inspirational and many of our young men can relate to that. “But I always tell them that one day their dreams can come true just like mine did, that is to work with kids in sports and give them opportunities that I didn’t have as a
child and I want to thank the Sandals Foundation for assisting us in so many ways.” The Sandals Foundation has been working with Dwayne Wade’s Foundation for three years for the Game Changer programme, to help raise needed funding to provide underprivileged youths with access to planned sports, recreation, healthy lifestyles and family engagement.
THE CAPITAL NOTE
Lots of love and beat it well -The story of the Grand Turk schnitzel WHETHER you are a resident or visitor to Grand Turk, sooner or later you will find yourself staring at THE signature dish of the Salt Raker Inn, the Grand Turk chicken schnitzel. Once you’ve decided to treat yourself to this culinary delight, ask Ruby (who’s pronunciation of the world schnitzel is so BY TITUS DE BOER perfect that you begin to wonder Titus de Boer, who originally whether she is really from Bottle moved to the TCI from Creek and not perhaps a suburb Germany in 1989, is a of Vienna) what to have with it journalist by training and and by the time your schnitzel, currently works as an art the garlic potatoes and mixed promoter and consultant in veggies arrive, you’ll be hooked. Grand Turk and internationally. Guaranteed. Typically the schnitzel, which originated in Austria, is meat, thinned by pounding it with a meat tenderiser, coated with flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs, and then fried. Depending on where you find yourself in the world, veal, mutton, chicken, beef, turkey, reindeer, pork and even fish is used as the main ingredient and it would appear that not just Grand Turk has staked its claim in the realm of the ‘sniz’. Far from it. From Bolivia, to Bosnia, China, Denmark, Iran, Israel, Sudan and Namibia (the list goes on), countries around the globe celebrate their unique version of the dish, except that Ruby would be serving us a ‘shenitsel’ in Theran, ‘shnitsel’ in Tel Aviv, ‘Zha Zhu Pai’ in Beijing and ‘bife panado’ in Lisbon. Now how exactly did the schnitzel find its way to Grand Turk? As with so many things, it depends who you ask and not surprisingly you can ask the same question a dozen times in the TCI and get a dozen different answers. Not so, thankfully, as far as the schnitzel’s culinary invasion of Grand Turk’s dinner plates is concerned. On this subject (most agree) the credit goes to Erika, manager of the Salt Raker Inn, who moved to the island in 2003. About four years ago, she decided to add the dish to her menu and it wasn’t long until it was the undisputed hit it is today. Says Erika: “Our schnitzel is so successful that it’s now being copied by others, in fact we are locally known as Schnitzelville.” And what’s the secret to making a good schnitzel? Suddenly Erika and team, especially Mitzy the cook, become very tight lipped and I almost feel like I’ve asked for the Coca Cola formula or the White House atomic code. I respectfully back off and ask whether they could at least share a useful word of advice to budding schnitzel fans. “The trick is,” says Mitzy, “to only use quality chicken breast and then put lots of love in it and make sure you beat it well.” The subsequent comparison between the treatment of schitzels and husbands produces a roar of laughter and we all toast Schnitzelville and its team.
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Millipedes GARDENING
Because they’ve got nothing else to do! Actually they are not worms but millipedes. Now you wonder if I’m talking about a millipede or centipede, read on. Millipedes are similar to centipedes but they have two pairs of legs per body segment where centipedes have only one pair of legs per body part. Both have one thing in common, they will both give you goose bumps. The common millipede that we find in the Turks and Caicos Islands is dark brown and reaches one to one and a half inches when fully grown. They are round and elongated, with many small legs. When dead or disturbed, they tend to curl into a tight coil. Millipedes do not bite or pose any danger to humans. They feed on rotting organic matter such as leaves and wood and rarely feed on tender green leaves and roots. They spend almost all their time in moist areas, such as under rocks or dead woods and in lawn thatch. Movement into houses often is sudden and sporadic, and you probably notice that invasions
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often take place shortly after a period of wet weather and end as suddenly as they start. Because millipedes require high moisture, they usually die in a home within a day or two. Chronic problems are associated with damp conditions. Measures taken to dry out moist areas usually are sufficient. The hard body of the millipede, however, remains intact for a considerable time after it is dead. Because millipedes cause no damage in homes other than a minor annoyance, the best way to handle infestations is to wait a few days for the problem to subside, and then vacuum the bodies that remain. Remove debris and other favourable habitats from around building foundations to help reduce problems and seal or caulk openings around the house to reduce future millipede problems. Where problems are persistent and severe, insecticides may help reduce invasions. These may be applied around the house.
Pyrethroid insecticides (e.g. bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, lambdacyhalothrin, permethrin) are recommended for this use. Garden baits that contain carbaryl (Sevin) may also be used to control millipedes in gardens. Insecticides with these active ingredients are widely available at the nursery, sold under various trade names. Usually only shaded sides of the home need treatment. Whole yard treatments are unnecessary and not recommended. However, most sod webworm and white grub treatments applied to lawns will also control millipedes. When millipedes damage garden plants several practices can limit injury. Ripening fruit should be lifted off the soil, on mulch or other surfaces. Fruit that is overly ripe may be left in the garden to divert and concentrate feeding by millipedes. Similarly, millipedes can be concentrated under fruit rinds or moistened newspapers.
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Guests were treated to a three course meal
FLAMINGO PHARMACY
Attendees enjoy a photoshoot
Red Cross raises more than $10k at annual party
Qualified Pharmacy Technician – work permit renewal
• Must have pharmacy technician qualification from an accredited college, including at least 1 year of classroom based learning. • At least 3 years post qualification experience in a busy pharmacy. • Duties will include accurate dispensing, use of dispensary software, maintenance of inventory, NHIP billing, handling OTC enquiries, extemporaneous liquid and cream preparation. • Will be required to pass a pharmacy technician exam paper including calculations as part of interview process. • Willing to work long shifts, weekends and holidays. • $12-$14 per hour depending on experience and qualifications.
Deputy Premier Akierra Missick spoke on the auxiliary role of the Red Cross
Club, Gansevoort, Wine Cellar, Spa Tropique, Anna Bourne, Kenard Cruising, Silver Deep, Blue Whale Tours, Big Blue Unlimited, Gotu-Covered, Island Printing, Precious Memories Forever, InterCaribbean, Digicel, Coco Bistro, Crackpot Kitchen, Graceway IGA, Provo Water, Projetech, TCBC, FSC, Bordier Bank, Regent Ltd, Chrystal ‘Tess’ Charles, Karen Smith, Quinton Dean, David Bowen, Craig Archibold, TCI Red Cross volunteers and individuals and corporate entities that purchased tickets. THE PROCEEDS OF THIS YEAR’S RED AND WHITE BALL GOES TOWARDS THE PURCHASING OF DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES AND THE YOUTH SUMMER CAMP.
Senior Pharmacist – work permit renewal
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Vitamins and Sport Nutrition Specialist – new vacancy
• Bachelor’s degree in science, nutrition, health promotion or related field from an accredited university. • Ability to train and educate other team members to improve product knowledge and grow sales. • Must be a personal advocate of healthy living through nutrition and exercise. • Ability to manage social media, marketing, advertising and promotions. • Willing to work most Saturdays. • Salary from $25-30K plus performance related bonus.
Assistant Pharmacy Manager
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Is looking to fill the following positions:
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Assist with management of wholesale and pharmacy operations. Devise and implement sales incentives and training for sales associates. Manage local & international inventory logistics. Prepare monthly sales analysis. Analyze variances and initiate corrective actions At least ten years relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Proven ability in pharmaceutical sales, marketing and product launches. In depth knowledge of legal and regulatory matters relating to pharmaceutical purchasing. • Fluent in Spanish. • Salary commensurate with experience in the range $40-48K plus performance related bonus.
ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS Must have 3 – 5 years experience. Salary commensurate depending on experience.
CONTACT: 649-344-5798
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in pharmacy from an accredited university. Eligible to register with the TCI Health Practitioners Board and MPS. At least 8 years post qualification experience. Duties will include dispensing, clinical assessment, patient counseling, staff training and inventory management. Proven ability to supervise a busy community pharmacy including team of 10 staff. Exceptional clinical knowledge (will tested during the interview process). Willing to work long shifts including weekends and holidays. Salary $45-55K plus performance related bonus.
Please send resume, copy of qualifications and immigration status to jobs@ flamingopharmacy.com or fax to 649 941 4098 with a copy to the labour department. Turks and Caicos Islanders preferred. Closing date May 31st 2016.
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Quinton Dean brought down the house with his expert playing and his soulful rendition of Prince’s hit, Purple Rain. The impromptu performance of Craig Archibold was a welcomed surprise to the audience. “There was a silent auction and raffles throughout the night with the prizes donated by generous corporate citizens without whom the event would not be such a success,” the release read. “It is therefore fitting to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the following sponsors, donors and entertainers of the evening.” They included The Palms, Beaches Turks and Caicos, Bianca Harvey Joseph, Amanyara Resort, Grace Bay
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THE TURKS and Caicos Islands Red Cross hosted its annual Red and White Party recently, raising $10,000 for the charity. Labelled the event of the season, the party held under the theme, ‘Red, white and gold’ was held in the Palms ballroom. Guests were welcomed with a refreshing strawberry mojito and then led into the beautifully appointed ballroom decorated in the colours of the evening. There they were treated to a delicious three course meal, a press release from the charity said. Attendees were kept entertained throughout the evening by the beautiful and effervescent Bianca HarveyJoseph. Digicel began the night with a bang giving away ten vouchers containing variety of prizes, from cell phones to spa days. Patron of the Red Cross Jill Beckingham was in attendance with her husband Governor Peter Beckingham. Mrs Beckingham brought remarks commenting on the importance of the work of the charity and welcomed everyone to the event. Deputy Premier Akierra Missick spoke on the auxiliary role of the Red Cross to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. The highlight of the night was the performances that had everyone on their feet and having a grand time. The evening began with Sax O’ Pans Serenade who played during the cocktail hour. Guests were then being regaled by the lovely Chrystal ‘Tess’ Charles. Special guest artist Karen Smith wowed everyone with her original entrance, shocking the several people. Her number fever with the dynamic David Bowen held the crowd enthralled and her upbeat numbers got the attendees on their feet and dancing.
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The Bahamas: DNA leader open to FNM coalition DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney on Tuesday confirmed he had been approached “several times” by senior members within the Free National Movement, as well as sitting FNM MPs, to join the official opposition. Mr McCartney said while the DNA will never “fold up” and join a “sinking FNM” he proposed for the two parties to “join forces and work together” to oust the Progressive Liberal Party government. However, Mr McCartney said FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis “is so full of himself and bad at politics” that he refused the offer unless the DNA disbands – something the DNA leader said “will never happen”. “The FNM is in the worst state they have ever been in. They have lost traction, they don’t have any money and they don’t want their leader,” Mr McCartney said. “They have a leader who lost five senators in the last four years, a leader who no one wants, a leader who let the PLP grab his testicles, tie them together and wrap them around his back. Dr Minnis cannot keep his party together and they want the DNA to join them.” “We have been approached but the bottom line is the DNA will not fold up,” he said. “I am not going to the FNM but I gave them a scenario where accommodations can me made. Why would we disband the DNA when the DNA is stronger than the FNM? At the rate the FNM is going, the
President Danilo Medina celebrated with supporters outside his campaign headquarters.
Democratic National Alliance leader Branville McCartney is willing to work with the FNM, but not to disband and join party.
FNM will be the third party after this election. The DNA joining the FNM is like asking someone to change decks on the Titanic.” Mr McCartney said he is open to discussing a coalition between the FNM and the DNA in order to get the PLP out. “We have had some conversation with members of the FNM but ultimately the leader makes the final decision,” he said. “If the FNM is smart and really wants to beat the PLP they would have a real conversation about this. We are open to this, we have spoken about this, but Dr Minnis seems to be stuck on stupid. He is not in his right mind if he thinks he can win on his own.” Mr McCartney said: “Together, we would be the worst nightmare for the PLP and we are willing to do what it
takes to rid the country of the PLP.” Excluding Mr McCartney and DNA Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer - who are expected to challenge Bamboo Town and Nassau Village respectively - the DNA has now confirmed six candidates for the next election. In late February, the DNA announced that Podestra Moore would be the party’s standard-bearer in Elizabeth and spokesperson for social services and women’s affairs. Emily Williams was ratified for Marathon and named spokesperson for culture. Additionally, Bushceme Armbrister was introduced as the candidate in Carmichael and party spokesperson for transport, while Brenda Harris was ratified as the DNA’s candidate for Bain and Grants Town and named spokesperson for financial services. (Tribune242)
Deadly attack on Haiti police headquarters as tensions escalate GUNMEN stormed a police headquarters in southern Haiti on Monday leaving at least six killed in a shootout and a related accident in an apparent uprising attempt days after the volatile country missed a deadline to sign in a new president. The police chief for Haiti’s southern region, Luc Pierre, said gunmen in military fatigues attacked at night in the coastal city of Les Cayes. They seized automatic weapons and killed a policeman before officers shot one of them dead. “Gunmen in military fatigue attacked police headquarters around 2.30 am, they beat several police officers and took away a number of weapons,” Pierre said, adding that several policemen had been wounded, one seriously. Under a political agreement struck in February after the impoverished Caribbean nation failed to hold a runoff election, a provisional
The attack happened in the coastal city of Les Cayes.
president was chosen on condition he held the delayed vote in April and hand over power by May 14. Both deadlines were missed, and an election will only be held after a commission evaluates fraud allegations in the first round, a process likely to take weeks despite
US and UN pressure. Suspicions about Monday’s attack turned to Guy Philippe, a former coup leader wanted by US authorities on cocaine trafficking charges, who this year threatened an uprising against any interim government. Philippe denied any involvement in the attack.
DR’s Medina claims election victory THE Dominican Republic’s President Danilo Medina has claimed victory in Sunday’s election as partial results show him ahead by a wide margin. With 67% of votes counted, Mr Medina had 62%, well ahead of his rival Luis Abinader on 35%. Mr Abinader admitted defeat but accused the president of misusing state resources to win re-election. Mr Medina’s Dominican Revolutionary Party also looked to have kept control of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. At a rally for supporters, President Medina said the people had voted to “continue on the path that we started”. “We have received the support of the majority of the Dominican people,” Mr Medina told cheering supporters at his campaign headquarters in the capital Santo Domingo. Mr Abinader, addressing his
supporters, listed a series of alleged abuses. He accused Mr Medina’s party of paying people not to vote to reduce the opposition and said the governing party had swayed the electorate by being able to grant or remove publicsector jobs. “You should be aware that there were many Dominicans who did not vote for you,” he said in a remark aimed at Mr Medina. Electoral rules were changed to allow the president to run for a second consecutive term. Voting on Sunday was extended for an extra hour after delays caused by technical problems at some polling stations. The Democratic Liberation Party has been in power for 12 years and the economy has been booming, largely thanks to tourism.
Cayman rank third among foreign holders of U.S. debt A CARIBBEAN financial centre favoured by hedge funds is now the third-biggest foreign owner of U.S. government debt. The Cayman Islands, where more hedge funds are domiciled than anywhere else in the world, held $265 billion of Treasuries as of March, up 31 percent from a year earlier, according to data the U.S. Treasury Department released Monday. It was the first time that the U.S. released details of bond holdings among OPEC and Caribbean countries, and it came in response to a Freedom-ofInformation Act request submitted by Bloomberg News. The stockpile makes the British territory, an offshore tax haven with about 60,000 residents, the largest holder after China and Japan. Those nations, the world’s second- and third-biggest economies, each own more than $1 trillion of Treasuries. The surge in ownership of U.S. debt for the Caribbean getaway shows that hedge funds are joining
more traditional mutual fund managers in buying Treasuries amid lackluster returns in other assets, with many global stock indexes posting losses in 2016. Negative bond yields in Europe and Japan are also pushing asset managers into the $13.4 trillion Treasuries market, which is on pace to gain for a third consecutive year. “Most hedge funds are using Treasuries as a way to park assets without taking a lot of risk,” said Donald Steinbrugge, managing partner of hedge-fund consulting firm Agecroft Partners in Richmond, Virginia. About 60 percent of the world’s hedge-fund assets are domiciled in the Cayman Islands, according to a 2014 report by consulting firm Oliver Wyman & Co. “A robust regulatory regime and no or low entity-level taxation allowed the Cayman Islands to build a long-lasting reputation as a global hedge funds hub,” according to the report.
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UN ‘deeply disappointed’ over missed election deadlines in Haiti
Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) conducted an exercise early this month focused on reviewing plans for disaster response in the event of an active hurricane season.
Bahamas already preparing for active hurricane season FORECASTERS are predicting an active 2016 storm season in the Atlantic region, with as many as eight hurricanes forming, of which three are projected to be major storms. Experts suggest that this year’s season - which starts officially on June 1 - would be above average, with the most active forecast since the 2012 storm season. On Tuesday, the Bahamas’ National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) director Captain Stephen Russell told The Tribune he endorsed forecasts published by a number of international meteorology institutions. The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) is predicting 12 to 14 named storms, of which eight are expected to intensify to hurricane strength, with three becoming major storms – category three or higher. The forecast provided by the NHC differs slightly from forecasts being offered
by other institutions but was supported by AccuWeather, which expected the formation of 14 named storms this season, with eight predicted to be hurricanes and four major hurricanes. Global Weather Oscillations (GWO) has predicted the formation of 17 named storms, with nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes. In comparison to the 2015 forecast, this year’s predictions call for two more major storms (0-1 in 2015), at least four more hurricanes (1-4 in 2015) and nearly double the amount of named storms (5-10 in 2015). The 2015 forecast was considered the one of the more calm compared to 30year averages. Experts contend that while there is no direct correlation between prediction and occurrences, in recent history predictions have often proved accurate. Despite its calm forecast, two of the storms from the
2015 Atlantic basin storm season have now been officially retired due to their destruction - Erika and Joaquin. Joaquin devastated the southern islands of the Bahamas last October as a category four hurricane with strong winds and storm surge. The two storms were the 79th and 80th Atlantic storm names to be retired since 1954. The naming list is recycled every six years and Erika and Joaquin will be replaced by Elsa and Julian. The 2016 Atlantic storm names are Alex, Bonnie, Colin, Danielle, Earl, Fiona, Gaston, Hermine, Ian, Juli, Karl, Lisa, Matthew, Nicole, Otto, Paula, Richard, Gary, Tobias, Virginie and Walter. Capt Russell told The Tribune that his office is already working to implement a number of “course corrective measures” throughout many of the Family Islands adversely affected by Hurricane Joaquin last year.
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through violence, the council urged all candidates, their supporters, political parties and other actors to refrain from violence or any action that can further disrupt the electoral process and political stability. The council also urged all actors to resolve any electoral disputes through constructive engagement and the appropriate legal mechanisms, and for the government of Haiti to hold those responsible for any violence accountable. Welcoming the continued efforts of the UN, other multilateral agencies, regional organizations and UN member states in supporting Haiti’s “critical needs,” the council also commended the Haitian National Police, with support from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), for their efforts to maintain peace and protect the civilian population. In addition, the council said it looked forward to the planned field visit of under-secretarygeneral for peacekeeping operations Hervé Ladsous to Haiti. The visit is aimed at “conveying to Haitian actors the sense of urgency expressed
by the Council towards a swift conclusion of the electoral cycle as well as at assessing MINUSTAH’s contribution to the overall situation on the ground, with a view towards this providing options that could inform future steps towards its appropriate configuration,” the statement said. Council members also expressed their intention to continue to follow closely the situation in Haiti. On 14 February, the Haitian National Assembly elected Jocelerme Privert as the island nation’s interim president, one week after former president Michel Martelly demitted office without a successor. On 25 April, UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon said he was deeply concerned that the agreed-upon date for holding elections in Haiti – 24 April – had not been met. That date had been set following an agreement – known as the 5 February Agreement – between Haitian stakeholders to preserve institutional continuity and further the electoral process. (Caribbeannewsnow)
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THE United Nations Security Council has expressed its deep disappointment that Haitian officials have failed to meet the election and inauguration deadlines agreed upon in the February political accord, calling on all concerned to ensure the prompt return to constitutional order. In a statement, the council welcomed, however, the reconstitution of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and noted the establishment of a commission to evaluate and verify the elections held in 2015, stressing the need for the commission to be technical, apolitical, transparent and complete its work within its 30-day mandate. “The members of the Security Council noted the increasing number of challenges Haiti faces; they can be best resolved through close coordination between a democratically elected government, Haitian civil society, and Haiti’s international partners,” the statement said. Reiterating its strong condemnation of any attempt to destabilize or manipulate the electoral process, in particular
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US election: Trump ‘has regrets’ but ‘had to fight campaign’ that way PRESUMPTIVE US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has admitted he “has regrets” about his US election campaign but said he would not have been successful otherwise. He was speaking to Fox News presenter Megyn Kelly, with whom he has had a feud since a TV debate last August. When pressed about why he retweeted “bimbo” jibes about her, he said: “Did I say that? Ooh. Excuse me.” In another interview, he said he was open to meeting North Korea’s leader. The interview with Ms Kelly was largely seen as an attempt to bury the hatchet after months of rancour between the two, with the journalist taking the initiative to set it up. During the August debate, Ms Kelly had probed Mr Trump on his comments about women. Afterwards, he insinuated she had treated him unfairly because she was menstruating. “You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her - wherever,” he said. In March, Fox defended Ms Kelly, saying: “Donald Trump’s vitriolic attacks against Megyn Kelly and his extreme, sick obsession with her is beneath the dignity of a presidential candidate who wants to occupy the highest office in the land.”
Sixty-six people were on board the EgyptAir aeroplane, most of them from Egypt or France.
EgyptAir crash: Plane ‘made sharp turns before plunge’ Donald Trump said that: “If I didn’t conduct myself in the way I’ve done, I don’t think I would have been successful.”
Ms Kelly revisited the issue on Tuesday night, as well as asking Mr Trump whether he regretted certain comments about Senator John McCain and former rival for the Republican nomination Carly Fiorina. He said: “I guess so, but you have to go forward. You can correct a mistake, but to look back and say ‘I wish I didn’t do this or that’, I don’t think that’s good, I don’t think that’s healthy.” He added: “When I’m wounded. I go after people hard and I try and un-wound myself.” Mr Trump said he did “pretty well with real tweets” but that “the re-tweet is really more of a killer”, adding he “could have done without’’ his re-tweet of a post mocking the
appearance of Heidi Cruz, wife of former campaign rival, Ted Cruz. While Mr Trump asked to be excused about the bimbo re-tweets, he also told Ms Kelly she must have been “called a lot worse”. Ms Kelly also asked if Mr Trump had any regrets about his nine-month campaign. He said: “Absolutely, I have regrets... I could have done certain things differently, I could have maybe used different language but overall I have to be very happy with the outcome.” He would not specify what the regrets were. He added: “If I didn’t conduct myself in the way I’ve done, I don’t think I would have been successful.”
AN EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo made two sharp turns before plunging into the Mediterranean Sea, Greece’s defence minister says. Panos Kammenos said the Airbus A320 had “turned 90 degrees left and a 360-degree turn to the right” and dropped more than 6,700m (20,000ft) before disappearing from radar. Sixty-six people were on board, most of them from Egypt or France. A major search is under way in seas south of the Greek island of Karpathos. Greek and Egyptian armed forces are involved in the effort, and France has offered to send boats and planes. Egypt’s Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi told a news conference it was too early to rule out either terrorism or a technical failure as the reason behind the plane’s disappearance. He said search efforts were concentrating on an area of the Mediterranean near the Greek island
of Karpathos, but no wreckage had yet been found. Of those on board, 56 were passengers, seven were crew members and three were security personnel. A Briton was among those on board. Flight MS804 left Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris at 23:09 local time on Wednesday (21:09 GMT) and was scheduled to arrive in the Egyptian capital soon after 03:15 local time on Thursday. EgyptAir said the plane had been flying at 11,300m (37,000ft) when it disappeared from radar shortly after entering Egyptian airspace. Greek aviation officials say air traffic controllers spoke to the pilot when he entered Greek airspace and everything appeared normal. They tried to contact him again at 02:27 Cairo time, as the plane was set to enter Egyptian airspace, but “despite repeated calls, the aircraft did not respond”. Two minutes later it vanished from radar. (BBC)
Huge storm triggers landslides, leaving villages buried in Sri Lanka HUNDREDS of thousands of people have been forced from their homes by floodwaters and landslides after a major storm hammered Sri Lanka. At least 37 people have died and 21 are missing after three days of incessant rains that came just a couple weeks before the monsoon season. Emergency workers have been rescuing people trapped in their homes by rising waters. Fields and streets are submerged throughout the country. The Colombo-based Disaster Management Centre says 223,687 people have been affected by the floods and landslides. Some 200,000 people are currently being housed in hundreds of welfare centre across the country. The northern town of Kilinochchi was struck by 372 millimetres (nearly 15 inches) of rain in just 24 hours -- a quarter of the area’s typical annual rainfall. The downpour caused flash
Alex Neil and Richard Lochhead have been in SNP cabinets for almost a decade
The Colombo-based Disaster Management Centre says 223,687 people have been affected by the floods and landslides.
flooding and destructive landslides across the country. Thirteen bodies were recovered by rescue teams in Aranayake, Kegalle District, after a massive landslide hit a number of villages in the area. According to the Red Cross, 200 families were initially buried by the debris but rescue teams had managed to reach over 180 people.
A second landslide in Bulathkohupitiya killed three, a military spokesperson said, but he added that local villagers said up to 100 people could still be caught in the mud. Workers in areas prone to landslides in the tea-producing district of Nuwara Eliya were evacuated to safe zones. (CNN)
Key ministers quit Scottish cabinet ahead of reshuffle RICHARD Lochhead and Alex Neil have stepped down from the Scottish cabinet. Rural affairs secretary Mr Lochhead signalled his decision to quit ahead of a reshuffle to Holyrood’s top team. Social justice minister Mr Neil also wrote to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon telling her he would no longer continue as a minister. SNP leader Ms Sturgeon, who won
the Holyrood election last week, has now made public her new cabinet. She said John Swinney would become Scotland’s new education secretary. Mr Swinney had previously been Scotland’s finance secretary, as well as the country’s deputy first minister. Former Transport Secretary Derek Mackay has been promoted to Finance Secretary, with Keith Brown becoming the Economy Secretary.
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Sun’s Queen Brexit headline ruled ‘misleading’ This is not the first attempt by Mr Zimmerman to sell the semiautomatic pistol used to kill the black teenager.
Gun that killed Trayvon Martin ‘sold’ in private auction THE handgun used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012 has been sold in a private auction, according to the website that hosted the sale. George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of Trayvon’s murder, auctioned the gun, calling it an “American icon”. Auction host, UnitedGunGroup. com, did not disclose the sale price, but persons are claiming that the final bid was well over $100,000. The sale of the gun has drawn criticism from those claiming Zimmerman was seeking to profit from Trayvon’s death. Gun rights advocates have applauded him for exercising his legal rights under current US law. There were two separate auctions being hosted on UnitedGunGroup. com - one for prequalified bidders and one for the general public.
UnitedGunGroup.com said that the highest public bid of $138,900 (£95,219) by “John Smith” was not authentic. “He was on the fake auction page, we had two auctions going at the same time,” they said in a tweet. Another gun auction website and two other prominent gun auctioneers had previously refused to sell the weapon. Earlier attempts to sell the gun online were hacked and fake bids were placed, causing that auction to be cancelled without a sale. Last week’s highest bid of $65 million was posted by one “Racist McShootFace”. The killing of the black teenager by Mr Zimmerman, who was acquitted after arguing self-defence, helped launch the national Black Lives Matter social movement. (BBC)
Texas man who ran orphanage in Malawi admits sexual abuse A TEXAS man who managed an orphanage in Malawi has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing orphans at the East African facility. Gerald Campbell pleaded guilty before a U.S. magistrate Wednesday in Midland, Texas, to one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. The 66-year-old Odessa man could get 10 years to life in prison. Sentencing hasn’t been scheduled yet. Campbell admitted to sexually abusing eight orphans at the Victory Christian Children’s Home in Malawi between 1997 and 2009. Campbell was general manager of the orphanage. To entice the children, Campbell said he offered access to better accommodations and amenities such as hot water. Campbell also said he sent hush money to some victims. (NYDailynews)
66-year-old Gerald Campbell admitted to sexually abusing eight orphans at the Victory Christian Children’s Home in Malawi between 1997 and 2009.
THE Sun breached press regulations with its front page headline suggesting the Queen was in favour of the UK leaving the EU, the press watchdog has ruled. The headline, “Queen backs Brexit”, published on March, was “significantly misleading”, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) said. Buckingham Palace complained, insisting the Queen was “politically neutral”. Editor Tony Gallagher said he did not accept an error had been made but had published the judgement as required. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We made a judgement that the headline was right and that it was backed up by the story. “We are members of Ipso and we respect the Ipso code and that’s why we publish their judgement in full. You’re asking me if I accept we made a mistake - in all conscience I don’t.” Ipso said the newspaper was ordered to publish the decision “as a remedy”. It appears at the bottom of page two of the paper - although there is also a headline on the Sun’s front page referring to it. The paper also leads its editorial column with its own verdict on the decision, saying that it respects Ipso and understands the Queen’s complaint - but that it stands by all details in its story.
Nick Clegg called the Sun’s story “nonsense”.
It points out Ipso ruled that only the headline had breached its code and tells readers: “Tabloid newspapers like the Sun have long made eye-catching assertions in headlines alongside a smaller headline to qualify or attribute them. It is a standard device.” The original “Queen backs Brexit” headline appeared below a smaller headline, saying “Exclusive: bombshell claim over Europe vote”. There was also a a picture of the Queen in ceremonial dress above the quote “EU going in wrong direction, she says”. In the article The Sun reported that two unnamed sources had claimed the Queen made critical comments about the EU at two private functions. One of the sources said they had witnessed a “bust-up” between the
Queen and pro-EU former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in 2011 which it said left “no room for doubt about her passionate feelings over Europe”. But Buckingham Palace said the headline meant the Queen was a supporter of the Leave campaign in the 23 June referendum - which it said was “misleading, distorted, and unsupported by the text”. Mr Clegg called the story “nonsense” but the Sun said it stood by its story and would defend itself “vigorously”. Mr Gallagher said: “I don’t think were I doing this again tomorrow I would act in any way differently whatsoever, given what I know about the detail of the sourcing and given what I know about the detail of the conversation.
Zika virus may reach Europe this summer THE Zika virus could spread to Europe this summer, although the likelihood of an outbreak is low to moderate, the World Health Organization has said. Areas most at risk are those where Aedes mosquitoes may spread the virus, like the Black Sea coast of Russia and Georgia and the island of Madeira. Countries with a moderate risk include France, Spain, Italy and Greece, while the risk in the UK is low. The UN agency is not issuing any new travel advice at this time. The WHO is calling on countries to eliminate mosquito breeding sites and to make sure that people particularly pregnant women - have information on the potential harmful consequences of the disease. The agency says most countries that could be affected are well prepared to pick up any new cases and deal with them quickly - but others must bolster their ability to diagnose the virus. Zika has been linked to a rise in brain defects in babies and the
Zika has been linked to a rise in brain defects in babies and the virus has been seen in more than 50 countries during this outbreak.
virus has been seen in more than 50 countries during this outbreak. And WHO experts say the risk of spread increases in late spring and summer as Aedes mosquitoes thought to carry the virus - become more active. The report suggests 18 countries are at moderate likelihood of seeing
Zika cases while the UK is one of 36 countries which have a low, very low or no likelihood of transmission. Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, at the WHO, said: “We call particularly on countries at higher risk to strengthen their national capacities and prioritise the activities that will prevent a large Zika outbreak.”
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Is looking for a
Is looking for a
MUSICIAN/ DOMESTIC CARETAKER WORKER CONTACT: 244-9643
CONTACT: 232-7440
11530
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
11501
Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
IWWTT Seeks
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
To work on new septic systems. Duties include installation of septic systems, supervising staff, invoicing. Must have at least 5 years experience in construction trade, be able to drive gear-shift truck, be prepared to work with liquid human waste, inside septic tanks. Salary: $4000/mo + allowances. This is a new position. Islanders are encouraged to send their application to the labour board. All other applications to iwwtt.tc@ gmail.com. 11532
RODNEY JEAN Is looking for a
DOMESTIC WORKER To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
11506
CONTACT: 343-6154
RELIABLE CLEANING SERVICES Provides cleaning with a difference we provide full-time and part-time maid service for residential and commercial cleaning
Contact us at telephone: 649241-4798 or email: judybowenhall@ live.com 11495
ISLAND FARMS Seeks a
FARMER
Duties include purchasing and distributing feed for animals; breeding small livestock; sowing, harvesting and marketing vegetables, slaughtering and butchering animals. Must be able to drive a gear-shift and have at least 3 years experience as a farmer. Wages $250/ week inc. accommodation. Applications in writing to nicholasturner50@gmail.com 231 2366. Islanders are encouraged to send their application to the Labour Board. Position currently held by work permit holder.
11533
37 Cooper Jack Bay Road, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Email: principal@ precioustreasuresschool.com, Tel: 1-649-941-5186
PRECIOUS TREASURES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL INVITES applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the following positions for the 2016/2017 academic school year.
PRINCIPAL/ADMINISTRATOR:
• Must be proficient in the use of computers and technology in teaching and learning environment • Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
• Master of Arts in Teaching • Minimum of 10 years work experience in similar position • Output driven • Possess strong abilities in 21st century teaching methodologies • Possess strong abilities in administration, Training and education • Full in-depth knowledge and understanding of educational best practices and how to secure learning in the 21st Century • Must be proficient in the use of computers and technology in teaching and learning environment • Able to lead a highly motivated and energetic Faculty • Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
TRAINED PRESCHOOL TEACHER:
Qualification must include but not limited to the following:
PRESCHOOL:
PRESCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR/TEACHER: Qualification must include but not limited to the following: • Master or equivalent in educational studies & development • Appropriate Teacher training qualifications • Possess strong abilities in Education and Administration • Output driven • Possess strong abilities in 21st century teaching methodologies • At least Five years’ experience in similar position • Possesses mature, caring and loving disposition • Clean police clearance certificate • Willing to work long hours and on public holidays • Must be proficient in the use of computers and technology in teaching and learning environment • Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
TRAINED TEACHER SECONDARY LEVEL:
Qualification must include but not limited to the following: • Master or equivalent in educational studies & development • Appropriate Teacher training qualifications • Output driven • Possess strong abilities in 21st century teaching methodologies • At least Five years’ experience in similar position • Possesses mature, caring and loving disposition • Clean police clearance certificate • Willing to work long hours and on public holidays
• A Teaching Diploma or Degree from a recognized institution with emphasis on Early Childhood Education; • Output driven • At least five years’ experience in similar position • Possess strong abilities in 21st century teaching methodologies • Possesses mature, caring and loving disposition • Clean police clearance certificate • Willing to work long hours and on public holidays • Must be proficient in the use of computers and technology in teaching and learning environment • Salary commensurate with experience and qualification
PRIMARY:
TRAINED PRIMARY TEACHERS GRADES 1-6
Qualification must include but not limited to the following: • A minimum of First Degree or equivalent in educational studies • Appropriate Teacher training qualifications • Output driven • Possess strong abilities in 21st century teaching methodologies • At least three years’ experience in similar position • Possesses mature, caring and loving disposition • Clean police clearance certificate • Willing to work long hours and on public holidays • Must be proficient in the use of computers and technology in teaching and learning environment • Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
ANCILLARY:
CLEANER:
• Person will be responsible to keep classrooms and Toilets clean at all times • Be willing to work until late evenings and on non-school days if required • Person will be responsible to maintain school surroundings and do minor repairs and maintenance. • Salary $6.50 per hour
COOK:
• Person will be responsible to prepare daily lunches for the Students and Teachers • Candidate must possess a valid driver’s License. • Salary $6.50 per hour
Applications should be submitted to the HR Department no later than May 31st 2016: P.O. Box 293, 37 Cooper Jack Bay Road, Providenciales.
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Possible Prince heirs may have to submit to DNA testing, judge rules LONG-LOST relatives, or those claiming to be, often materialise after the death of a wealthy celebrity, maybe seeking a piece of the proverbial pie. Such is the case with the death of Prince. But in a ruling published Monday, the Minnesota judge overseeing Prince’s estate has said anyone claiming to be the
late entertainer’s heir could be subject to genetic testing. And District Judge Kevin Eide ruled potential heirs will need to pay for the testing themselves. But anyone who really is the Purple One’s descendant could probably get reimbursed for the cost: they would stand to inherit at least part of an estate worth millions of
dollars. A special administrator still trying to find all the assets spread across multiple states and potentially even countries. The decision comes after the special administrator overseeing Prince’s estate, Bremer Trust, asked the court to put in place a procedure to test those who are claiming to be Prince’s heirs. Last week, a man currently
Caption: Prince died without a will to his estate and fortunes.
being held in a federal prison in Colorado claimed he is Prince’s son.Carlin Q. Williams, 39, said his mother gave birth to him after having sex with Prince in a Kansas City hotel in 1976. Also, an attorney who once represented the son of Prince’s late half-brother wrote a letter to the court saying he believed the man may have had a surviving granddaughter who would be Prince’s grand-niece. But, attorney Michael Padden said, he has not been able to reach the girl to
advise her and suggested that the court should appoint a guardian to represent the girl’s potential interests in the case. Prince died April 21 at his Paisley Park estate. With autopsy results still pending, authorities have declined to publicly discuss what killed the entertainer. But law enforcement sources have told CNN that investigators found opioid painkillers on Prince and at Paisley Park after he died. Members of his team had also sought help for him for pain
management and possible opioid addiction, an attorney representing a California addiction specialist told reporters last week. The court documents filed Friday also reveal a report by the Special Administrator that law enforcement has also sought computer and other records pertaining to Prince. Eide also gave Bremer Trust the authority to use legal tools such as subpoenas and interstate depositions to get a full picture of Prince’s estate. (CNN)
Céline Dion says she is trying to be strong for her three children after her husband’s death.
Céline Dion: ‘I lost the love of my life’ Months after the deaths of her beloved husband and brother, superstar singer Céline Dion is trying to be strong. Dion sat down with People for its cover story to talk about her life since she lost both husband René Angélil and brother Daniel Dion to cancer. The singer is scheduled to receive the Icon Award and perform at Sunday night’s Billboard Awards. She will be singing a cover of Queen’s “The Show Must Go On,” at the awards and told People
“René always insisted the show must go on.” “You know what, I’m 48 years old and I lost the love of my life,” she said. “I miss him a lot from when he was great but not when he was suffering. I cannot be selfish. You have to let people go. I feel at peace.” Dion said she is trying to be strong for her three children with Angélil, René-Charles, 15, and 5 year-old twins Nelson and Eddy. The children were not present during her husband’s
final moments, she told People. “I got on my knees and I kissed him,” Dion said. “It was the coldest thing I’ve ever experienced in my life, but it was amazing. I said, ‘Promise me not to worry. I’m fine, the kids are great, we’re gonna be okay. It’s enough suffering. Just go in peace.’ The couple first met when Dion was an aspiring 12-yearold singer and the much older Angélil became her manager. They were married for 21 years. (CNN)
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Craig reportedly ‘done’ playing Bond - will Hiddleston be the next 007? DANIEL Craig, the actor who has played James Bond for four films, has reportedly told studio bosses he is “done” with the role as speculation mounts about his replacement. The 48-year-old is said to have turned turn a £68million offer from MGM studio to return as the British Secret Service agent for two more films. Craig, who last year said he would rather “slash my wrists” than agree to another Bond film, told bosses it “just wasn’t what he wanted” despite bosses throwing “huge amounts of money at him”, a source said. It comes after a bookmaker
suspended betting on who will be named the next 007 after a large bet was placed on British actor Tom Hiddleston taking on the role. Craig, who has played Bond since 2005, has helped secure more than £2billion in box office revenues. He is reported to have been paid a total of £38million for the films in the franchise he has starred in - Spectre, Skyfall, Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale. Craig has now turned down an offer to return for two more films in a £68million deal that would have included
Tom Hiddleston has been tipped as the next James Bond.
endorsements, profit shares, and a co-producing role, an LA film source told the Daily Mail. “Daniel is done - pure and simple - he told top brass at MGM after Spectre,” the source said. “They threw huge amounts of money at him, but it just wasn’t what he wanted. “He had told people after shooting that this would be his final outing, but the film company still felt he could come around after Spectre if he was offered a money deal.” After his comment that he would rather “slash my wrists” than agree to another Bond role, Craig later said he would
agree to it “for the money”. But the source said that a knee injury he suffered during filming for a scene in Spectre had helped him decide that “it was a journey with an ending”. Meanwhile, a flurry of bets have tipped Hiddleston - the star of The Night Manager - to replace Craig, making him the 2-1 favourite. After a particularly big gamble, his odds plummeted to 1-2 and Coral suspended betting. Bookmaker Ladbrokes is among those still accepting bets and it says Hiddleston is the frontrunner to become 007, with punters offered odds of 2/5.
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Rowling defends Trump’s right to be ‘offensive and bigoted’ in the UK AUTHOR J.K. Rowling spellbound gala-goers Monday night with a controversial message: Let Donald Trump talk. The Harry Potter mastermind, referencing an online petition to ban the aspiring blowhard-in-chief from entering the UK, argued that his right to spew hatred protected her own right to call him out on it. “Now, I find almost everything that Mr. Trump says objectionable,” Rowling said during a speech at the PEN Literary Awards Gala in New York. “I consider him offensive and bigoted. But he has my full support to come to my country and be offensive and bigoted there. “His freedom to speak protects my freedom to call him a bigot. His freedom guarantees mine,” she continued. “Unless we take that absolute position without caveats or apologies, we have set foot upon a road with only one destination.” The English writer, accepting a “Literary Service Award” for her humanitarian work, compared “offended feelings” over the presumptive GOP nominee’s rhetoric to opponents of universal suffrage and transgender rights. “If you seek the removal of freedoms from an opponent simply on the grounds that they have offended you, you have crossed a line to stand
Defense attorney Robert Shapiro with client O.J. Simpson at the former football star’s’ first arraignment on June 20, 1994.
Shapiro reveals what O.J. Simpson said after his court verdict was read “I consider him offensive and bigoted,” J.K. Rowling said of Donald Trump. “But he has my full support to come to my country and be offensive and bigoted there.”
alongside tyrants who imprison, torture and kill on exactly the same justification,” Rowling warned. She certainly has exercised her freedom of speech against Trump in recent months, turning her wand against him more than once on Twitter. “How horrible. Voldemort was nowhere near as bad,” she tweeted in December, responding to parallels drawn between the blustering
billionaire and the murderous villain from the Harry Potter books. A month later, she quoted a 2012 tweet from sharp-tongued Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson: “Perfect Obama’s dad born in Africa, Mitt Romney’s dad born in Mexico. Any pure breeds left? #CNNDebate.” “Death Eaters walk among us,” Rowling declared, comparing Pierson to Voldemort’s evil, bloodline-obsessed henchmen.
WHAT did O.J. Simpson say to defense attorney Robert Shapiro after the football star learned he was not guilty of double murder? Shapiro tells Megyn Kelly on the Fox News Channel anchor’s first special, which airs on the Fox broadcast network Tuesday at 8 p.m. Simpson whispered to Shapiro: “You had told me this would be the result from the beginning. You were right.” The special, called “Megyn Kelly Presents,” has drawn attention for having Kelly’s first sit-
down interview with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump since the first GOP primary debate last August. Trump vehemently attacked Kelly online and in TV interviews because he was unhappy with her tough questioning as a debate moderator. But Shapiro is also a “get,” as they say in the TV news industry, because he has not discussed the Simpson trial with a journalist in 20 years. Simpson was acquitted of the 1994 slayings of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
Ukraine’s Jamala wins Eurovision competition UKRAINE’S Jamala has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held in Stockholm, Sweden. The country scored 534 points with its song 1944, about the deportation of Crimean Tatars under Josef Stalin. Australia finished second with 511 points, while Russia - which was the favourite going into the competition - was third with 491 points. Joe and Jake, who represented the UK with their song You’re Not Alone, finished in 24th place with 62 points. Jamala is the first Crimean Tatar to perform at the contest and her song caused controversy because of alleged political overtones. It references the year when Stalin deported almost all of the Tatar ethnic group from its native region of Crimea in what was then the Soviet Union. The song has angered Russia, which annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, as tension between the two countries grew. There have been calls in Russia for a review of her victory after a prankster told Russian TV that Jamala had admitted to him her song
had a political subtext while he posed as an aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. A Russian MP, Elena Drapeko, blamed Russia’s defeat on what she called an “information war” and “general demonisation” of her country. But Mr Poroshenko hailed Jamala’s victory and said her performance had been “incredible”. The juries from Russia and Ukraine did not award each other any points. However large numbers of the Russian public voted for the Ukrainian song, awarding it 10 points, while the Ukrainian public gave Russia’s entry the maximum 12 points. Ukraine confounded the bookmakers and Eurovision commentators who had been convinced that Russia - or possibly Australia - would win. Russia’s CG effects and the brilliance of Australia’s singing weren’t enough to defeat jazz artist Jamala. Russia was the bookmakers’ favourite for so long, possibly because it was so similar to last year’s Swedish winner. Ukraine appears to have slipped past it under the radar. Simon Bennett, head of the
Jamala is the first Crimean Tatar to perform at the contest and her song caused controversy because of alleged political overtones.
International OGAE Eurovision fan club, told the BBC that former Soviet countries that would “normally vote for Russia” sent it a message by voting for Ukraine instead. The singer had dedicated the song to her great grandmother who was forced to leave along with a quarter of a million Tatars, as a
collective punishment for those who had collaborated during the Nazi occupation. It had been expected to finish in the top three but in a surprise result beat favourites Russia, which had been angered by the song. Collecting her award, an emotional Jamala thanked Europe
for their votes, adding: “I really want peace and love to everyone.” Speaking about her win backstage after, the singer said: “It’s amazing. I was sure that if you talk about truth it really can touch people.” A new scoring system was introduced this year, providing separate scores for each country’s jury and public votes, rather than combining them as in previous years. At the half-way point after the juries’ votes had been counted, Australia - which had been invited back to perform after last year’s 60th anniversary celebrations - topped the scoreboard with 320 points and a firm lead over Ukraine’s 211 points. But Dami Im’s Sound of Silence failed to strike the same chord with the public and was voted the fourth most popular song overall. It allowed Poland, which was in penultimate place with seven points from the jury, to leap to eighth when the public’s 227 points were taken into account. It also meant the UK, which had been placed 17th after the jury vote with 54 points, was pushed down to 24th out of 26 when the public’s mere eight points were added.
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Adrien Brody said he is looking: “to collaborate with artistic people and to go into an endeavour without judgment and to hopefully be treated with the same”.
Brody says Woody Allen allegations ‘not something to focus on’ ACTOR Adrien Brody thinks art can be separated from the artist. According to People magazine, Brody offered his thoughts on the controversy surrounding Woody Allen and Roman Polanski during his appearance Monday on Jenny McCarthy’s SiriusXM radio show “Dirty, Sexy, Funny with Jenny McCarthy.” Both Allen and Polanski are celebrated directors who have faced accusations of sexual
assault of young women and both are back in the news recently because of those allegations, as well as the Cannes Film Festival. Polanski was the subject of a rape joke made by French comedian Laurent Lafitte at the festival. The director plead guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in a case involving a 13-yearold girl and fled the United States in 1977 rather than face possible jail time. Allen’s son, Ronan Farrow,
penned an essay titled “My father, Woody Allen, and the danger of questions unasked,” which was published the day Allen’s film “Cafe Society” opened Cannes. In the essay, Farrow discussed his sister’s accusations that Allen abused her -- allegations he has consistently denied. Brody has worked with both Allen and Polanski, and told McCarthy, “Life is very complicated.”
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VACANCIES
Windsong resort is seeking a suitable qualified applicant to fill the following positions:
Mixologist
other areas of operation within the kitchen as needed properly execute all meals with special dietary needs
GENERAL JOB DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
REQUIREMENTS:
• Creating innovative cocktails by utilizing and combining ingredients to create unusual tastes in drinks that will form part of the Windsong’s specialty drinks. • Refining and develop the techniques of the bartenders while managing cost. • Maintaining Standards of and assist with training of bartenders in designated, preparation, glassware and presentation of each drink. • Assisting with the costing and cost control of cocktails and beverages and the bar in general. • Participating in monthly and weekly inventories • Maintaining knowledge of bar and restaurant operations and ensure that Bar is in compliance to HACCAP and the Turks and Caicos Environmental Health Standards. • Assisting with the management and execution of functions and banquet events. • Managing or supervisor restaurant floor and service during the absence of manager. • Ensuring proper cash handling procedure and closing duties are executed.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum of 6 years in the specialized field • Excellent written, communication and mathematical skills • Must be willing to work holidays and weekends • Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment • Salary range - $28,000 - $30,000 per annum
Minimum of 6 years in the specialized field Excellent written and communication skills Knowledge of operating all kitchen equipment Mathematical skills needed to understand measurement, requisition amounts and portions sizes • Perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy. • Salary range - $8.00 - $10.50 per hour
Butler GENERAL JOB DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
• Satisfying the needs of guest as politely and efficiently when it is within the jurisdiction of the concierge department • Providing our guest with an experience that will always be remembered and with the highest level of responsiveness • Providing personal services of the highest level that may include, but not limited, to restaurant reservations, recreation requests, floral orders, shoe shine, etc. • Assuring prompt and positive action on all guest complaints, questions, and concerns, as well as conduct quality assurance follow-up; and respond to inquiries regarding services • Anticipating the needs of the guest so a solution can be offered before being requested
REQUIREMENTS:
Cook GENERAL JOB DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
• • • •
• Ability to work with minimal supervision with good working knowledge of the fundamental of cooking, as well as working knowledge of the HACCAP standards for kitchen. In addition, have knowledge of operating all kitchen equipment i.e., stoves, ovens, broilers, slicers, steamers, kettles, etc. • Basic mathematical skills necessary to understand measurements, requisition amounts and portion sizes. And, to execute recipes and food costing • Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language in order to complete requisitions, read recipes, and communicate with other employees. • Sufficient manual dexterity in order to use all kitchen equipment, i.e., knives, spoons, spatulas, tongs, slicers, etc. • Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry, or otherwise, move or push goods on a hand/truck weighing a maximum of 200lbs. • Ability to perform duties in confined spaces and within extreme temperature ranges. • Ability to butcher fish and/or meats. • Visually inspects, selects, and uses only food items of the highest standard in preparation of menu items - Checks and controls the proper storage of product, checking on portion control, especially in specific cuts of meat, to maintain quality product. • Keeping all refrigeration, equipment, and storage and working areas in clean, working condition in order to comply with health department regulation- Assist with
• Minimum of 6 years in the specialized field • Guild of Professional English Butlers certificate • Strong communication, organizational, decision-making and interpersonal skills. • Butler experience in a luxury or 5 star hotel • Must demonstrate a positive attitude and professional demeanor, serving as an ambassador for the company, and encouraging other employees to do the same. • Project an approachable and professional image in personal appearance, manner, and demeanor. • Salary range - $6.25 - $7.50 per hour
Pool and Beach Attendant • Assure prompt and positive action on all guest complaints, questions, and concerns, as well as conduct quality assurance follow-up; and respond to inquiries regarding services • Anticipates the needs of the guest so a solution can be offered before being requested • Direct guest to beach and pool facilities, ensuring their comfort and needs are met • Maintain complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment • Monitor all guest activity in assigned work area; be alert to any sign of trouble. • Ensure safety of guests and enforcement of pool rules/ beach precautions according to department standards • Responsible for the care and upkeep of all pool and beach equipment
REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum of 4 years in the specialized field • Strong communication, organizational, decision-making and interpersonal skills. • Knowledge of operating pool and beach equipment Hobie cat / rescue boat • Emergency First Aid/CPR certificate • Salary range - $6.25 - $7.00 per hour
Housekeeper GENERAL JOB DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
• Promoting a positive image of the property to guests • Must be pleasant, friendly and able to address problems or special requests • Performing daily deep cleaning of guestrooms, storage areas and laundry areas as assigned by the Housekeeping Supervisor in accordance to the standards and procedures of the resort • Setting up and organizing all furniture and amenities in guestrooms according to the hotel standard • Maintaining the cleanliness, neatness and organization of the housekeeping lounge and office as well as housekeeping carts, buckets and trays • Salary range - $6.25 - $6.50 per hour
REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum of 4 years in the specialized field • Excellent written and communication skills • Housekeeping experience in a luxury or 5 star hotel
Gardener
General job duties but not limited to: • Apply fertilizer to ground to enhance growth • Cleaning and maintaining tools and equipment • Digging, planting and weeding flower beds and borders • Salary range - $6.25 - $6.50 per hour
REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum of 4 years in the specialized field • Excellent written and communication skills
Reservation Agent GENERAL JOB DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
• Maximizing revenue using all sales opportunities when handling enquiries; i.e. up-selling and cross-selling. • Set up proper billing accounts (i.e. sharewiths, room/ incidentals, direct/special billing) and process advance deposits. • Set up group room blocks and book group reservations against the room block. • Process cancellations and no show reservations while issuing refunds or applying penalties where applicable. • Process reservations made by e-mail, telephone, or fax. • Salary range - $8.00 - $9.50 per hour
REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum of 4 years in the specialized field • Strong communication, organizational, decision-making and interpersonal skills.
Email resume and cover letter to office@windsongresort.com
May 21 - 27, 2016
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CARMEN STUBBS Is looking for a
BABYSITTER To work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
CONTACT: 343-2940
VACANCIES Quentin B. Williams, Carrington Williams, Terrell Gardiner, C & L Variety Store, Fidelity Builder, Ambers Grocery, Marie Taylor, Julienne Sagesse, Lycurgus Company Ltd. , ERB Contractor, Habitat Construction, Blue Hills Construction Domestic Worker $400 per month/ $6.25 per hour Cashier $6.25 per hour Mason $8-$10 per hour Carpenter $8-$10 per hour Laborer $6.25 per hour Seamstress $7-$8 per hour
Acting on behalf of our clients: Grace Bay Care Rentals is looking for the following positions:
ACCOUNTS OFFICER DUTIES INCLUDE:
11523 CONTACT: DARLING85@HOTMAIL.COM
FULL-TIME KITCHEN HELPER
is looking for an
EXHIBIT DESIGNER Must be able to create craft exhibits out of wood and metal. Salary $2,300.00 per month must have 3-5 years experience.
CONTACT: 649-232-1473
BRENDA STUBBS Is looking for a
• Maintain the petty cash account on all company databases • Enter daily in Rental Agreements for GBCR Provo & Europcar • Enter daily the repair orders received for the Service Center • Enter the daily Sales for Arts • Enter a daily deposit for credit card payments & cash cheques • Bank account reconciliation process when required • Data entry/ reconciliation process of the Company’s Corporate Credit Card • Process employee payroll • Keep an accurate log of vacation and sick leave • Process employee advances/ loans and paybacks • Process payroll liabilities (NIB & NHIP) and sales Tax • Accounts receivable – ensure that corporate accounts receivable are collected promptly • Account Payable – collect, review and summarize invoices and pay invoices when due • Be able to add an account, payroll item or customer item when required by the business • Maintain an orderly accounting filing system • Provide clerical and administrative support to management as requested • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting • Clean police record
SALARY:
Commensurate with experience
DOMESTIC WORKER To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 246-4436
11539
GEORGE WILLIAMS MUSEUM
11526
DUTIES: Dishwashing Pot washing Kitchen equipment and general cleaning. Must be willing to work 6 days per week. Salary $7.00 per hour
CONTACT: 649-941-3044
BCS/CSCS PLUS & GRACE BAY CAR RENTAL/FNMCS
AUTO SALES\SALES 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 Salary based upon experience $3,000- $4,000 per month.
Please email CV’s to CKLimitedTCI@gmail.com
11538
MECHANIC This position is currently held by a work permit holder • Must be a certified mechanic and have 10-15 years experience
DUTIES:
• Diagnose and repair vehicles powered by gasoline, propane and diesel engine • Perform preventative maintenance work on vehicles and garage equipment including lubrication and oil changes • Fabricate and weld equipment as necessary • Repair cooling fuel, electrical, exhaust system, Tune up engine using standard testing equipment such as: ODC, Genesis, Boss • Must have a Bachelor of Science and Industrial Technology, Major in Automotive • Valid driver’s license • Police record • Must have knowledge of Excel/ PowerPoint and all data system
SALARY:
Commensurate with experience
TIRE TECHNICIAN
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
DUTIES:
• Dismounting, mounting and balancing of all tires sold or bought by private customers • Driving customers vehicles onto the lift adequately securing the vehicle prior to dismounting the tires and wheels and reattaching all tires and wheels to ensure proper safe operation of the vehicle • Must have the desire to perform above and beyond the requirements set forth in this job description • Police record • Good communication skills
QUALIFICATION
• Prior knowledge of the related equipment and tools • Valid driver’s license
EDUCATION
• High school diploma
SALARY
• Commensurate with experience
CAR WASHERS
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
DUTIES:
• Must be able to read and write English • Ensure that car windows and doors are properly secure before dusting and washing • Adjust water pressure in hose to ensure that no damage occurs • Mix soap and water in appropriate quantities • Use cloth or sponge to soap car and wash them when completed • Ensure that windscreen is not scratched during the soaping procedures • Hose down cars properly and make sure that no trace of soap is left behind • Make sure all accessories taken out of the car is put back before handing the car over to the customer
QUALIFICATION:
• High school diploma • 3 – 5 years experience Salary $6.25
LABOURERS/ JANITOR
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
DUTIES:
• Must perform all task giving by manager or supervisor such as: cleaning, lifting, cutting • Must be able to read and write English • must have a clean police record • good communication skills
Drop off all applications to 1216 Leeward Highway, Providenciales before Chinson’s Restaurant or email: frantz@gracebaycarrentals.com or telephone: 649-441-8515
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JOB LISTINGS SERVICES AUTO SALES REAL ESTATE
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May 21 - 27, 2016
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
FOR SALE
Construction scaffold and roof tiles for sale CONTACT: 431-1591 OR 231-3788
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Is looking for
2 TILE LAYERS To work 5 days per week salary $8.50 per hour
CASHIER/DOMESTIC HELPER NEEDED
Individual is expected to work unsupervised, must have great computer skills, customer friendly, willing to work extended hours and holidays as required. Normal Working hours are between 9:00am and 9:00pm Monday – Sundays. Salary is US$6.25 per hour.
NATASHA CONSULTANCY
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons, to fill the post of
The Principal Shining Stars Preparatory School 11 Academy Ave, Downtown, Providenciales To reach no later than July 30th, 2016 Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience
To perform daily maintenance duties; electrical, plumbing and sheetrock repairs; Painting, Light yard work, cleaning gutters and construction site Work six days a week; including holidays and weekends. Hourly wages $6.25 Clean Police Record and three character reference required Email resume to: evt@tciway.tc or Fax: 649.946.5413 Apply before: May 20, 2016 11478
MERCEDES BEAUTY SALON
Is looking for a
HAIR BRAIDERS WANTED
per week salary $6.25 per hour
Must be willing to work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
Acting on behalf of our clients is looking to fill the following positons:
CARIBBEAN CUSTOM LINING
SHINNING FINISH
SALES CLERK
PAINTER
FRESH CATCH RESTAURANT
KENDAL THOMAS
$6.25 per hour Contact: 243-3167
$7.00 per hour
$15.00 per hour Contact: 241-0339
DISHWASHER
SKYLINE DISTRIBUTORS LTD. /SKY INDUSTRIES IS LOOKING FOR A QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED APPLICANT FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION;
OFFICE MANAGER
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, assumes the most senior responsibility for all aspects of the business. This individual will be recruiting staff, performing office and administrative functions, promoting the business activities, customer interaction, vendor relationships. Must have a vehicle, valid drivers’ license and be willing to work holidays and weekends. 4 year college degree with a related field, 5+ years’ experience in a business of this nature or similar to. Safety & occupational health certificate is required. Strong computer/POS, organizational and analytical skills. Detail oriented, excellent communication skills, cooperative attitude, hands on work ethic. Salary: $30,000 + per annum, depending on experience.
STORE CLERK
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, assumes responsibility for all aspects of purchasing and import documentation on international purchases for the Operations, including: costs of goods analysis to comply with budgets, maximizing revenues through price negotiations, maintain inventory and stock control, communicate between management and suppliers on shortages and order fulfillment, coordinate deliveries and shipments, receive and unload shipments, ability to multi task and work under pressure within a fast-paced work environment. Strong negotiation, mathematical, analytical and communication skills. Must have a vehicle, valid drivers’ license and be willing to work holidays and weekends. 5+ year’s experience in procurement. Strong computer/POS organizational and analytical skills. Salary: $24,000 + per annum, depending on experience.
All interested applicants, please send resumes to PO Box 762. Preference will be given to experienced and qualified Belongers. Only those receiving an interview will be contacted. 11449
$7.00 per hour Contact: 232-9700
PAINTER
Contact: 241-9747
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• Applicant must be in possession of a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent • Must also have a loving, caring and cooperative attitude • Applications, along with two references and proof of qualifications must be sent in writing to:
MAINTENANCE WORKER
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Interested parties apply in writing to royann_30@hotmail.com or by hand at Liquor’s Plus/Nique’s Food, North Caicos. Belongers only need apply by 21st May, 2016.
SHINING STARS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER
Seeks to Employ:
Duties are cashing at both stores and cleanings all three of employer’s business properties.
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CONTACT: 346-6830
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NORTH CAICOS
SALON HELPER To work 6 days CONTACT: 342-0395
CONTACT: 241-7989
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STANLEY STAR CONSTRUCTION
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May 21 - 27, 2016
TCMILLWORK LTD. ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORKING, CABINETRY AND DESIGN SOUTH DOCK ROAD, P.O. BOX 238 PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
CNC ROUTER OPERATOR SKILLS REQUIRED:
• 5 years work experience in woodworking, joinery and cabinet making. • Trained to manufacture and finish furniture . Salary at $8.00 per hour
SKILLS REQUIRED FOR POSITION:
• Individual must have previous experience with manufacture, construction, and installation of high end cabinetry. • Must be familiar with operation of all current woodworking machinery and tools with proper safety practices. • Must be able to read Auto-Cad drawings. • English speaking, bilingual preferred.
DUTIES:
Manufacture and finish furniture and cabinets, refinishing, and installation. Assist other employees in general millshop operations and maintenance. Must be professional and courteous.
Please send applications to: tcmillwork@tciway.tc contact person: Stephan 231-4537 11459
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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
GOVERNMENT VACANCIES The following vacancies currently exist within the Turks and Caicos Islands Public Service:
Head of Secretariat
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $41,205.00 per annum This is a senior position responsible for co-ordinating the political and administrative interface between the Minister and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services.
Assistant Scholarship Officer
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $26,650.00 per annum The Assistant Scholarship Officer provides administrative support to the Scholarship Secretariat/Unit. He/she will ensure that correspondence is acknowledged, responded and dispatched in a timely manner. The incumbent in this position will also ensure that accurate and up-to-date information is available to policy and senior decision makers in a timely manner.
Sports Development Officer
– Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $26,650.00 per annum The Sports Development Officer is responsible for the implementation of sporting programs, events and activities in specific islands both competitively and for leisure. He/she will improve and develop interest, awareness and involvement in all sports and physical activities.
Custodian
– Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $14,657.50 per annum The incumbent in this position will follows instructions from the supervisor to ensure that sporting facilities are secure and clean. The holder ensures that order is maintained by users and monitors the entry, exit and compliance of users at all facilities.
Administrative Officers
– Grand Turk and Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $26,650.00 per annum This is an administrative position, which has responsibility for the smooth operation of administrative functions in the office and for dealing with information that is sensitive and/ or confidential. Administrative Officers are needed for the following Departments: • Gender Affairs • Public Prosecutions • Revenue Control Unit
Customs Officers
– Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $26,650.00 per annum The Customs Officer is responsible for general Customs duties, which includes and is not limited to; maintaining Customs Intelligence Database, assisting at the Transit Sheds, Airports,
FBO and Bonded Warehouses; carrying out Post Audit Verifications; as well as monitoring Bond Accounts.
Protocol Officer
– Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $41,205.00 per annum This job provides and coordinates diplomatic protocol courtesies to national dignitaries and provides advice to the Civil Service and the public on matters of protocol and the proper use of the national flag and other national symbols. Key function would be national ceremonial event coordination and management on behalf of the Office of the Premier and District Administration.
areas: • • • • • • • • • • •
Special Education Social Studies and History Visual Arts Science (Chemistry, Biology and Physics) Mathematics English A and B Technical Drawing Physical Education Information Technology Music Home Economics
Clinical Nurse
Administrative Assistants
Emergency Medical Responder/Driver
Clerical Assistant
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $26,650.00 per annum This is a professional nursing position with basic level responsibility for patient /client health care in the Wellness Centre/Special Needs Unit on Grand Turk and South Caicos.
– Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $843.65 bi-weekly The incumbent in this position will respond to emergencies in a safe manner and assist in the extrication, stabilization, care and transportation of the ill and injured as required.
Emergency Medical Technician
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $26,650.00 per annum The incumbent in this position will respond will respond to emergencies in a safe manner and assist in the extrication, stabilization, care and transportation of the ill and injured as required.
Senior Administrative Officer
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $33,415.00 per annum This is a senior administrative position, which has responsibility for the smooth operation of administrative functions in the Office of the Chief Internal Auditor and provides support in resource management of finances, human resources, facilities and purchasing.
Secondary School Teachers
– Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $35,926.25 per annum This is a specialist position that has unit level responsibility for the teaching of one or more of the school’s curriculum subjects to students. Teachers are needed for the following
– Grand Turk and Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $21,935.00 per annum This is an administrative support position, which has responsibility for secretarial and administrative support functions in the office. Administrative Assistants are needed for the following Departments: • Judiciary Administration • Environment and Coastal Resources
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $16,707.50 per annum The incumbent in this position will be responsible for clerical and administrative tasks to support the daily functions of the Office.
Crown Counsel (Commercial/Civil)
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $51,147.50 per annum The job holder in this position must be able to provide legal advice to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government as it relates to a wide range of Government activities, public service matters, and advice to the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force: other than in relation to criminal prosecutions.
Executive Administrator
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $33,415.00 per annum This senior administrative support position will provide an efficient and responsive administrative, organizational and logistical service to the Attorney General.
Senior Land Registry Clerk
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $33,415.00 per annum The incumbent in this position will assist with the technical and administrative functions in the Land Registry Department. He/she will execute the statutory duties as set out in the Registration of Titles Act and the Registration (Strata Titles) Act and the Regulations made thereunder. CONTINUED
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PROVO STEVEDORING
Is looking to fill the following positions:
Is looking for a
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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES LABOURER Education Planner
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $51,147.00 per annum This is a senior professional position which has nationwide accountability for planning and research as it pertains to the development of the T.C.I. Education System. The Education Planner is required to carry out research and analysis of education related statistics, maintain relevant databases, effect policy formulation and recommendation and produce appropriate reports.
Law Clerk
– Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $51,147.00 per annum This To support the judicial officers of the Supreme Court in the areas of legal research, drafting, in the court room and to overall assist the judicial officers in the performance of their legal functions.
Inventory Control Officer
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $21,935.00 per annum This is purchasing support position. It has responsibility for managing all inventory control related activities which includes executing inventory control measures to ensure TCIG minimizes stock holding and maximizes stock system, paperwork accuracy and working with purchasing, goods inwards and dispatch to ensure necessary functions are carried out correctly. The Job holder will provide impartial, accurate and timely information when requested by the Purchasing Manager.
Prison Officer
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $26,650.00 per annum To support the Superintendent of Prisons to maintain security, control, supervision and the safe custody of offenders. The successful candidate will be responsible for looking after Offenders and to help them lead law abiding and useful lives in custody and after release.
Hazard Mitigation Officer
– Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $33,415.00 per annum This Under the direction of the Hazard Mitigation Manager the Hazard Mitigation Officer is responsible for assisting the administration of the Department’s Mitigation & Planning Programme; which involves analyzing hazard data utilizing GIS software, developing hazard maps for the implementation of national pre-disaster planning and prevention measures, and recommend mitigation measures to support sustainable development and planning in the Territory. The incumbent of the post is also responsible for assisting with the implementation of physical and contingency plans and scientific programmes and studies; and ensuring the existence of adequate emergency standards and planning and building regulations for the protection of the public and for reducing the physical impact of hazards on the built and natural
Deputy Director of Environment and Coastal Resources
– Providenciales (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $51,147.00 per annum This post supports the Director of DEMA. It is a senior management position with responsibility to enforce environmental and maritime laws in the TCI. The Deputy Director assists the Director to carry out strategic planning, policy design and make recommendations to government regarding appropriate legislation. The Deputy Director provides support for the daily operations of the Department.
Liaison Officer
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $21,935.00 per annum This To ensure that all public and private vehicles are in compliance with the Road Safety Ordinance and to assist with the processing of vehicle registration, Driver’s License and Data Entry.
Deputy Chief Environmental Health Officer
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $51,147.00 per annum The incumbent in this position will respond Organizes plans, directs and manages public and environmental health programs that are specific to Turks and Caicos Islands; Ensures that everyone in the department is following the Public and Environmental Health Ordinance and regulations; Provides support to the CEHO; Ensures that Public and Environmental Health and Sanitation Standards are adhered to in all areas, both public and private.
Finance Managers
– Grand Turk (Deadline: May 30, 2016) Salary: $51,147.00 per annum This is a senior professional position, which has been established in each Ministry within the government. Each Financial Manager has a responsibility for compliance with the TCI Public Service budgetary and financial policy such as revenue generation, cost containment and delivery of other budget targets. They will provide advice to the Permanent Secretary and Heads of Department on financial matters and ensure that the Ministry’s and Department’s financial and budgeting procedures and practices are appropriate.
Driver/ Premier’s Office
– Providenciales (Deadline: May 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.
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.
Must be able to do Acrylic, manicures and pedicures Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 331-6227
CONTACT: 342-7373
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To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
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GILLEY’S ENTERPRISES Is seeking to hire:
LABOURER DISHWASHER (preferably a male)
CONTACT: 649-946-4536 or email: info@wine.cellar.tc
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May 21 - 27, 2016
LIVEABOARD SCUBA VESSEL, OPERATING OUT OF TURTLE COVE MARINA, PROVIDENCIALES Seeks an experienced
MARINE MECHANIC
who has the ability to repair and maintain all shipboard systems including, but not limited to, MEs, breathing air compressors, RO water makers, generators and A/C units. Candidates must have STCW-95 certification, and Marine mechanic certification. Must speak/write English fluently, have excellent customer contact skills, and must live onboard the vessel, with one day shore leave each week. Previous liveaboard experience preferred. Salary, $2,000/month. Please email CV to diana@explorerventures.com. 11535
KARIB AUTO RENTAL Is seeking an individual to fill the position of
RENTAL AGENT
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The rental agent will be responsible for interacting with and attracting clients. He/ she will be responsible for safeguarding the company’s vehicles and ensure that they are routinely checked and well maintained. Maintain records of income and expenses. Be willing and able to wash vehicles when necessary.
Salary: $200 weekly Contact: Call 331-7373 or send an email to karibarental@gmail.com 11534
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TWA MARCELIN WOLF
CORIATS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Applications are invited from highly motivated, qualified individuals with excellent client relationship skills and with a minimum 15 years’ experience as a Solicitor. Applicants must have extensive real estate, property development, mortgage financing, company law, trust and estate experience together with Canadian tax law due to significant Canadian clientele. Applicants must also be members in good standing of the Turks and Caicos Bar or eligible for admission. Position currently held by work permit holder. Base annual salary will be between USD$60,000 and USD$70,000. Please forward applications with resume including details of qualifications to: TWA, MARCELIN, WOLF, Chancery Court, 1276
Islands.
Leeward Highway, P.O. Box 209, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Phone: 649-946-4261; Fax: 649-946-4410. Turks & Caicos Islanders are invited to send copies of their applications to the
with 10+ years’ experience in management. Must have familiarity with integrated line of business /ERP systems (including ViewPoint) and design of business process workflows. Proven ability to specify, implement, and troubleshoot new systems.
DUTIES TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
• to support the business by offering staff training and guidance on Viewpoint as our primary operating system; • to evolve new functionality and design processes to implement this as required; • to interface with the suppliers of IT support to Coriats (MCS Cayman, UpWork); Salary range $25-35K per annum based on experience. Turks & Caicos Islander preferred; excellent working environment. Applications with full CV to Marcella Malcolm, CORIATS, The Centre, PO Box 171, Providenciales. Fax (649) 946-4850. Email – office@coriats.com
BCS/CSCS PLUS & FNMCS
BAYVIEW MOTORS
acting on behalf of our clients: Grace Bay Care Rentals is looking for the following positions:
Job Vacancy
ACCOUNTS OFFICER DUTIES INCLUDE:
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE MANAGER SUMMARY
The Service Manager is responsible for overseeing the service and repair of vehicles brought to the dealership, The service Manager is responsible for operations, profitability, employee supervision, and customer satisfaction in the Service Department.
JOB REQUIREMENTS.
• Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may also be assigned. • Answer Technical questions about vehicle problems, warranties, services, and repairs. • Main dealer experience preferred • Must be able to identify vehicle parts both on and of the vehicle • Oversee service ordering of parts and tools • Energetic, can work in a fast paced environment. • Team Oriented • Maintain customer satisfaction scores, and look at ways to increase these • Manufacture warranty claims submissions • Oversee training and supervising of service department employees • Set schedules and assign tasks to service department employees • Attend required management meetings • Maintain effective employee relations • Be able to travel abroad for supplier conferences • At least 4 yrs Automotive retail service advisor experience required • Hours of operation 8- 5.30pm Mon-Friday Saturday 9am-1pm • Salary range between 45k-55k • Based on qualifications and experience
VICE PRESIDENT OF AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE DIVISION • Position responsible for the sales and marketing efforts by managing staff and maintaining corporate sales goals and projections • Must have at least ten years previous experience in the automotive industry in a senior management capacity • Salary range between 80k-90k • Based on qualifications and experience
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. 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
IT PROJECT COORDINATOR
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• Maintain the petty cash account on all company databases • Enter daily in Rental Agreements for GBCR Provo & Europcar • Enter daily the repair orders received for the Service Center • Enter the daily Sales for Arts • Enter a daily deposit for credit card payments & cash cheques • Bank account reconciliation process when required • Data entry/ reconciliation process of the Company’s Corporate Credit Card • Process employee payroll • Keep an accurate log of vacation and sick leave • Process employee advances/ loans and paybacks • Process payroll liabilities (NIB & NHIP) and sales Tax • Accounts receivable – ensure that
• • • •
corporate accounts receivable are collected promptly Account Payable – collect, review and summarize invoices and pay invoices when due Be able to add an account, payroll item or customer item when required by the business Maintain an orderly accounting filing system Provide clerical and administrative support to management as requested Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting
MECHANIC
• Must have 15 years experience
TIRE TECHNICIAN PAINTER CAR WASHERS LABOURERS
EMAIL: BRANITZ@YAHOO.COM
EXPERIENCED SENIOR PARALEGAL WANTED FOR BUSY COMMERCIAL
LEGAL OFFICE IN PROVIDENCIALES
Experienced Senior Paralegal required to act as Paralegal to property/commercial partner with at least ten years experience. Dictaphone typing skills (speed and accuracy essential) with a demonstrated ability to type +80 w.p.m. Experience and knowledge of dealing independently with clients and all forms of contracts, commercial and property, security documentation, corporate management, legal accounting systems, commonly used word processing systems, file management systems, and office equipment is essential. Must be able to work unsupervised with excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Must have vehicle and clean driving record. Must be able to work overtime when required. Remuneration based on experience – commencing $40K per annum. Belongers only need apply.
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PLEASE EMAIL ALL APPLICATION TO SYRMONDG@BAYVIEWMOTORS.COM
Apply to the Managing Partner: P O Box 260, Regent House West, Regent Village, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Fax (649) 946-4663, Email: mslaw@tciway.tc 11413
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CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER BA/BSC Degree or equivalent Plus MBA or currently obtaining Computer Degree or equivalent 10 years post qualification experience in real estate development 10 years of international multi-unit property experience Solid training in all areas of Accounting from A/P, A/R, General Ledger, Credit Collections, Audit, Inventory Control Budgeting, Costing • Advanced knowledge and skills in computer systems and report generating software • horough understanding of HOA contracts and Contract Management • ability to design condo/hotel concept and take it through design phase, construction stage and through to opening launch
DUTIES INCLUDE:
Is looking for an
UPHOLSTER
$11.00 per hour RIGBY BUILDERS
TAILOR To work 6 days
per week salary $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 241-7734
CONTACT: 342-5450
GILLEY’S ENTERPRISES
DOMESTIC
CONTACT: 244-7033
Is looking to hire one
LABOURER To work 6 days per week
or email: tate@gilleycafe.tc
WORKER WANTED To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 946-4472
Send CV and references to Del Mar Developments by email to: delmardevelopments@gmail.com Suitable applicants will be contacted for an interview
Is looking for a
LABOURERS $6.25 per hour CARPENTERS $8.00 per hour
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
• Develop condo/hotel concepts, oversee development and open property • Manage day-to-day operations of two (2) real estate developments, including accounting department and corporate property • Production and presentation of detailed financial reports including, budgets, forecast monthly, quarterly and annual revenue streams • Closely monitor corporate performance and introduce changes or rationalize costs in order to achieve monthly, quarterly and annual budgets and forecasts • Actively involved in yield management and revenue enhancement • Introduce internal audits and controls • Construction monitoring and overseeing all aspects of opening of new developments • Accountable for all operational and financial management of developments and resorts • create and maintain strong relationships and positive communications with stakeholder groups, owners, supplies and community members Salary commensurate with experience
ELECTRICIAN
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MAGIC SCISSORS
Is acting on behalf of its clients to fill the following positions:
J & W CONSTRUCTION
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REQUIREMENTS:
THE HELP DESK
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DEL MAR DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
TROPICANA UPHOLSTERY
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May 21 - 27, 2016
CONTACT: 241-9989
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
FURNITURE CONSERVATOR - RESTORER MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES
• Establish and/or implement operating procedures and standards for the restoration department. • Team working, in order to work with a range of other professionals and Managers. • Project management, including the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines. • Organizational and creative problem-solving skills • Be able to work on a number of projects concurrently • Source materials for use in the conservation and restoration process. • Observing and assessing the state of a piece of furniture to decide on the best way to restore or conserve it. • Combining specialist knowledge of furniture with practical techniques in order to prolong and protect the survival of a piece of furniture.
REQUIREMENTS
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Education: High school diploma Experience: Minimum of five years in position is required Experience in AutoCAD, 3D Studio, Sketch Up, Excel, Microsoft Office Conversant with computers Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write briefs, promote and explain complex information clearly. • High Knowledge of types of materials for furniture construction, refurbishment, fabrics, bonding agents • Good drawing skills, including perspective drawing and spatial awareness. Starting salary $33,000.00-$37,000.00 per annum.
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, May 20th, 2016. 11472
We are seeking full-time, enthusiastic and committed
Class Teachers to join our talented and successful team.
A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE:
• • • • • • • • • •
an outstanding teacher hold relevant qualifications from a recognized Faculty of Education knowledge of the British National Curriculum possess secure IT skills experienced across the primary age range committed to differentiation and SEN inclusive practice able to effectively monitor, assess, record and report on pupils’ progress confident in working within & contributing to a supportive team possess a willingness to work collaboratively and plan across the curriculum possess the desire to work closely with parents & to support school events
Please apply with resume and covering letter to ISaunders@internationalschooltci.com including details of 2 references Closing date for applications is Friday May 27th 2016
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BRYANT’S AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION SERVICCE
Mac Motors
Cox Plaza, 15 Five Cays Road, Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands Tel: 649-941-3650 Fax: 649-946-4283 bac@tciway.tc
AUTOMOTIVE PARTS SPECIALIST
SEEKS TO RECRUIT FOR THE FOLLOWING POSTS:
JOB SUMMARY-Responsible for planning, implementing and directing the sales activities of the company in a designated area to achieve sales objectives.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage and support personnel in the day to day operation. • Liaise with the client, attend project review meetings and address client concerns. • Plan, implement and control a production schedule for HVAC projects.
RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in a similar role is essential. • HVAC Technician Certification, Mitsubishi City Multi & Lennox VRF Certified. Project Management Skills. • Ability to represent the company in a professional manner. SALARY-Negotiable between $ 44,000 to $ 68,000 per annum based on education, qualifications and experience.
3 HVAC TECHNICIAN JOB SUMMMARY-Assemble, install, maintain and repair industrial, commercial and domestic air conditioning and refrigeration systems and equipment.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
on education, qualifications and experience.
4 HVAC DUCT FABRICATOR/ INSTALLER
MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.
Hands on store man function Experience in Pastel Partner Experience in preparation of customer estimates / quotes Excellent written & oral communication skills in English. Energetic, resourceful and punctual, with strong business and personal ethics. • Work experience in high volume shops • Willing to be trained and learn new technical concepts and automotive service development. • We are a hard working management team that is looking for equally hard working individuals interested in joining a company that enjoys and rewards success.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Please send all correspondence to: General Manager Mac Motors Ltd., Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Cell: 649 231 3070 Tell: 649 339 3841 Email: service@macmotorstci.com
• Determine project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints& drawings • Maneuver completed units into position for installation, and anchor the units.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALES
RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role is essential. • HVAC Duct Fabricator Certification. SALARY-Negotiable between $ 21,000 to $ 28,000 per annum based on education, qualifications and experience.
First Caribbean 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 31 May 2016. 1. Title No. 60804/157/K31 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Blue Water Production Ltd.
1 LABOURER
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.
JOB SUMMARY -Performs a variety of basic technical tasks related to assisting in the service and repair of all heating and air conditioning systems.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Installation of HVAC units, including electronic and mechanical components • Troubleshoot and repair HVAC units including electronic and mechanical components
RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
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. 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. Each of the units is separately metered and has a restroom and ducted centrally airconditioned system.
• A Minimum of 3 years knowledge of basic HVAC systems. • Knowledge on operating hand tools • Requires the ability to lift, carry medium weights, up to 75 lb SALARY-Wages range between $6.50 to $ 8.50 per hour based on qualifications and experience.
All Interested applicants must submit a resume, contact information, cover letter, two letter of reference(one from a former employer, copies of educational certifications, a police record and a copy of passport photo page to bac@tciway.tc. To request a full job description please email bac@tciway.tc. Interested Turks & Caicos Islanders must also submit copies of their application for the position to the TCI Work Permit Board. All positions currently held by work permit holders. APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 25, 2016
Five (5) years minimum related automotive parts experience Extensive experience in inventory management and control Experience in using Electronic Parts Catalogs such as Microcat, Star Parts, & other Dealer
• • • • •
JOB SUMMARY -Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair duct work products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Includes sheet metal and fiber glass duct installers who install prefabricated ducts used for HVAC.
• design, manufacture, and install a basic duct fitting • Assists HVAC Technician in repairing/ installing mechanical and electrical systems on heating and cooling equipment.
• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in a similar role is essential. • HVAC Technician Certification • Ability to represent the company in a professional manner. SALARY-Negotiable between $ 22, 000 to $ 40, 000 per annum based
REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES;
• • • •
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.
11487
2 HVAC TECHNICIAN/ FOREMAN
Is seeking a
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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May 21 - 27, 2016
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION:
Office of the Complaints Commissioner Office of the Complaints Commissioner Grand Turk
JOB SUMMARY:
This is a senior administrative support position which ensures the smooth operations and functions of the office. The incumbent in this position will provide administrative support to the Complaints Commissioner.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Administers and monitors the financial system in order to ensure that the department’s finances are maintained in an accurate and timely manner.
MAIN ACTIVITIES:
• • • •
Assists with the preparation of budgets. Prepares appropriate documents for approval. Establishes and maintains supplier accounts. Ensures transactions are properly recorded and entered into the computerized accounting system. • Verifies and submits purchase orders, vouchers and invoices for approval. • Maintains financial files and records. 2. Handles administrative services relating to the Complaints Commission.
MAIN ACTIVITIES:
• • • • • • •
The Somerset Resort Management Ltd. is seeking for a dependable, disciplined, self-driven, and efficient Revenue Manager. Applicant should possess the following qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in Business (preferably with focus on hospitality management) a plus • Must be able to perform advanced analytics • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a management role • Exceptional communication skills • Proficiencies in the following computer applications: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint • Outstanding interviewing skills and behavioral methodology when interviewing • Maintains and monitors workflow including checklists and fulfilling daily operational needs
SUMMARY
Reporting to the Resort’s Director of Finance, the Revenue Manager is responsible to grow the business at the hotel through proactive selling, rate & occupancy management and the effective conversion of all bedroom enquiries. To create, review and train the reservation team against the department Standards of Performance and procedures to ensure reservations are handled in the most effective manner. Maintains the rooms inventory for the hotel and responsible for maximizing transient and group revenue. Experience with Wholesaler and Travel Agency contracts desirable. To manage the sales co-ordination team to maximize the sales from the conference and special event segments.
SKILLS & PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
• • • • • •
Demonstrated evidence of strong leadership skills Maintains calm, collective levelheaded approach to all matters Very good listening skills Excellent administrative skills including computer literacy An in depth knowledge of the property management system (Visual One) Ability to prepare Guest and business to business correspondence or presentations
Qualified candidates can complete an application form in person at The Somerset on Grace Bay or submit a resume by e-mail at somerset@thesomerset.com. Tel: 649-339-5900. Fax: 946-5839. The closing date for applications is May 18th, 2016
RESORT BOUTIQUE COORDINATOR
The Somerset Resort Management Ltd. is seeking for a dependable, disciplined, self-driven, enterprising, and efficient Boutique Coordinator. Applicant should possess excellent written and oral communication, effective merchandising and strong organization skills, multi-tasking ability, and be knowledgeable in the products being sold. Applicant must be able to sell effectively and demonstrate a superior level of 5 Star customer service. Must have eye for details. Must be proficient in the use of computers. Be familiar with software such as Visual 1, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook is a plus. Applicants with an undergraduate degree preferred. 3 to 5 years’ experience in a related luxury boutique or retail environment preferred.
Advanced knowledge of office administration. Strong communication, interpersonal and customer service skills. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Good organizational, team playing and time management skills
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
• A Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration/related field or equivalent would be an asset. • An Associate’s Degree in Business Administration/related field or equivalent. • At least three (3) years on the job experience. • Experience in the Public Sector is desirable.
SALARY:
• $26,650.00 per annum.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
• This position is not an Established post within the TCI Civil Service.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Resumes with current contact information must be accompanied by a Cover Letter and two letters of reference (one preferably from a former employer) as well as copies of educational certificates and a copy of the Passport photo page and a Police Certificate/Record. Applications should be addressed to Mrs. Cynthia Astwood, Complaints Commissioner, Tony Clarke’s Building, Waterloo Road, Grand Turk, Facsimile: 946-1092 or sent by email to: Complaints_Commission@gov.tc with the subject line being: Administrative Officer Application. Envelopes should have the subject: Administrative Officer Application clearly marked on the front. Current serving public officers must apply through their Head of Department. Applications without all supporting documents will not be processed.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30th May, 2016
REVENUE MANAGER
The ideal candidate should be professional in attitude and demeanor and must read and speak English fluently. Position requires a flexible schedule. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Administers and maintains departmental records and databases. Manages systems for the filing, storage and security of documents. Oversees the maintenance of office equipment. Arranges dissemination of information. Provides administrative support for meetings. Oversees the travel arrangements for departmental personnel when needed. Manages systems for availability of supplies and equipment.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:
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SUMMARY
Reporting to the Resort’s Front Office Manager, The Boutique Coordinator is responsible for managing Boutique sales, operations, inventory controls and asset protection while ensuring superior customer experience. Optimizing profitability and achievement of sales goals.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
Negotiating and ordering products from vendors. Vendor relations development. Verifying deliveries. Stock / store. Maintain the boutique and storage areas in a clean, organized fashion. Achieve sales and service level targets as set by Management. Recognize sales and revenue trends and merchandise accordingly. Manage customer enquiries. Proactively resolve customer complaints. Handle all sales transactions, collect cash and use credit card machines. Transfer sales into the Resort’s property management system. Compose and deliver all departmental reports as required. Manage Boutique inventory on a daily basis Interact with Resort’s Front Office and Accounting Departments on an ongoing basis. Work self – sufficiently / independently. Recommend new boutique initiatives. Perform other assigned tasks as mandated.
The ideal candidate will be professional in attitude and demeanor and must read and speak English fluently. Position requires a flexible schedule which includes holidays and weekends and. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Must be physically able to lift cases of delivered products and stand for extended periods of time. Outgoing, positive personality is a necessary job component. High ethical standards a must.
Qualified Belonger candidates can complete an application form in person at The Somerset on Grace Bay or submit a resume by e-mail at somerset@thesomerset.com. Tel: 649-339-5900. Fax: 9465839. The closing date for applications is May 14th, 2016.
Is looking for a
T.C. INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD.
SHARKBITE RESTAURANT
ROBERT’S AGENCY
Is looking for a
DOMESTIC 4 WELDERS WORKER 1 ELECTRICIAN
Is looking for a
LABOURER
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
To work 5 days per week salary $10.00 per hour
CONTACT: 946-4114
CONTACT: 231-1205
CONTACT: 941-5090
BARBARA UNDERWOOD NATURES VISIONS LTD
EBEN-EZEN WATER
11459
DEVON WALKIN
CREATIVE TIPS & TOES
Is looking for a
Is looking for a
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
Is looking for the following:
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
3 DOMESTIC WORKERS 1 CASHIER 3 LABORERS 3 DIVE INSTRUCTORS 3 DIVE MASTERS 1 CRAFT WELDER 1 PAINTER 4 GARDENERS Salary $7.00 per hour
CONTACT: 345-1127
LABOURER NAIL TECHNICIAN CONTACT: 241-5559
CONTACT: 241-4161
HYMENAUS MISICK
IMPRESSION’S BEAUTY SALON
Is looking for a
Is looking for a
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
per week salary $250.00 per week
CONTACT: 331-0302
CONTACT: 241-6340
EUFEMIA SMITH AT
MR. GROUPER
PHILIPPE VIXAMAR
THE PINNACLE GRACE BAY
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Is looking for a
LABOURER
LABOURERS GARDENERS
CONTACT: 341-1373
CONTACT: 941-7366
ALBERT’S CLEANING SERVICES
ALTAGARCIA RESTAURANT
for more information
ELITE GAMING
11467
QUEEN OF THE SEA RESTAURANT
May 21 - 27, 2016
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
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36 CLASSIFIEDS
Is looking for a
LEW & JAN CONSTRUCTION
HENRY MORRIS
MR. BIGGS CAR WASH
Is looking for a
Is looking for a
Is looking for a
Is seeking a loyal, dedicated, hardworking individual to fill the position of
PAINTER LABOURER CAR WASHER
CONTACT: 232-7317
CONTACT: 345-1127
CONTACT: 347-3900
EPHRIAM CONSTRUCTION Is looking for a
11458
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
11429
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
11460
To work 6 days per week salary $10.00 per hour
AGNES SWANN is looking for a
CONTACT: 431-1265
Deadline May 30.2016
AGNES SWAN
PLUMBER
DOMESTIC WORKER FARMER
to work 5 days per week salary $8.00 per hour
Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 246-4769
CONTACT: 246-4769
11515
must be willing to work 6 days per week salary commensurate with experience
CONTACT: 242.2780
Is looking for the following positions:
LABOURER/
COMPUTER PROGRAMMER
To work 6 days per week at $6.25 per hour.
To work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
CONTACT: 649-231-3987
11456
Deadline for applications is June 10th
CONTACT: 341-6493
11451
CONTACT 946-5238
EMAIL: ELITETCI@GMAIL.COM
Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
Is looking for a
LABOURER
KITCHEN HELPER
CONTACT: 243-7785
CONTACT: 345-5303
Is looking for a
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
11461
Salary 6.25 per hour
GARDENER COSMETOLOGIST To work 6 days
11457
per week salary $6.25 per hour.
To work 6 days per week evenings, weekends, holidays and shift work salary $6.50 per hour
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
11453
DRIVER To work 6 days
BARMAID
11452
Is looking for a
11462
Must have clean police record Must be willing to work flexible hours and weekends. Holidays and Early Mornings and Nights. Must be able to follow work schedules and work independently
Is looking for a
11456
DOMESTIC WORKER
WANTED Landscape company seeks individual with gardening experience. Must be willing to work with Jack Hammer and other machinery. Must have knowledge of Chemical and Fertilizer applications. Willing to work Holidays and Weekends. 5+ years of experience. $7 per hour.
Applicants send resume to Natures Visions Ltd., bunderwood@tciway.tc
DELIVERY MAN
To make deliveries twice a day must be flexible. And have your own transportation and valid driver’s license.
CONTACT: 946-4894
JAMES COX
Is looking for a
Is looking for a
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour. Must be willing to speak Spanish
CONTACT: 346-1544
CONTACT: 347-5541
PARALEGAL VACANCY
HAIR BRAIDING BEAUTY SALON
Seeks an
AUTO MECHANIC • Must have knowledge of American, Japanese and European vehicles • At least 10 years work experience • Must be multilingual will be an asset Salary $10.00 per hour
CONTACT: 649-941-8438
11470
Is looking for a
JD CARWASH KISCHO PLAZA
D & B AUTO REPAIRS
WARD CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients: Faces and Fingers, Yoshi Sushi Bar, Sharper Image, Ripples Ltd., PJ’s Barber Shop, Southwind Millwork, Complete Construction, E.Y. Construction is looking to fill the following positions:
3 COSMETOLOGISTS 2 LABORERS 1 DINING ROOM SUPERVISOR 1 NAIL TECHNICIAN 1 DOMESTIC WORKER 1 CABINET MAKER 1 SEAMSTRESS 1 ASSISTANT MANAGER Salary $6.50- $7.00 per hour
CONTACT: 345-7212
or email: dnbautoparts@tciway.tc
11466
LABOURER 2 CAREGIVERS
Law Firm has an immediate opening for a Qualified Paralegal. Candidate must have the ability to anticipate Attorney’s needs with limited supervision. Should be professional, detail-oriented and able to multi-task. Excellent Legal Research, analytical, writing and computer skills are a must. Candidates should be flexible as may be required to work additional hours as needed. The ideal candidate will have at least two or more years of experience in a similar role, or a relative degree. Please submit resume and references to Unit 12, La Vista Azul, Turtle Cove, Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands. Tel 941 5905, Fax 941 4754.
11463
GARDENER/LABOURER
FLOWER GIRL LTD.
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Is looking for a
HAIR BRAIDER To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 345-2370
11490
May 21 - 27, 2016
SHOP FLOOR MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB INCLUDE:
• Completes store operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results. • Maintains store staff by assisting in the recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees with Human Resource Department. • Maintains store staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results. • Achieves financial objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions utilizing Building Materials, Ltd.’s internal system solutions (Epicor) • Identifies current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand service requirements. • Ensures availability of merchandise and services by maintaining inventories and planogram. • Recommends pricing policies by reviewing merchandising activities; determining additional needed sales promotion; studying trends. • Secures merchandise by implementing security systems and measures. • Protects employees and customers by providing a safe and clean store environment. • Maintains the stability and reputation of the store by complying with legal requirements. • Maintains operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures. • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
FINANCE MANAGER
RESIDENT MANAGER The Resident Manager will primarily be responsible for the successful operation of all aspects of a multi-faceted venue including, Food and Beverage, Entertainment, and Retail. The Resident Manager operates as the most senior manager on the property management team. Reporting directly to the VP of Operations, the ideal candidate for the position of Resident Manager must display: • A positive upbeat personality – a “Leader of Fun” • Strong corporate strategic planning skills • Professionalism • Initiative • Objectivity • A track record of sound leadership • Excellent motivational, mentoring, coaching and training skills • A passion for excellence
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB INCLUDE:
• collating, preparing and interpreting reports, budgets, accounts, commentaries and financial statements • undertaking strategic analysis and assisting with strategic planning • producing long-term business plans • undertaking research into factors affecting performance • controlling income, cash flow and expenditure • managing budgets • developing and managing financial systems/models • carrying out business modelling and risk assessments • supervising staff • liaising with managerial staff and other colleagues.
Please contact: HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT Address: 1213 Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, BWI Email address: hr@doitcenterprovo.com Telephone Number: 946-4131
MARGARITAVILLE Grand Turk is seeking to fill the position of:
11447
• • • • • • • • •
5 or more years of senior management experience in a high-volume restaurant 3 – 5 years of multi unit management Graduate of an accredited Hospitality Management program or equivalent preferred Ability to manage a large team while delegating tasks and ensuring consistent follow-up Ability to handle difficult and challenging situations and to work under pressure The ability to understand and function within a multi-cultural/diverse environment. Working knowledge of construction Must have proven analytical and resolution skills Financial business acumen required
Deadline for applications: May 31st, 2016. We thank all applicants for their interest in our company, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Other available positions are Chef, Bartenders, Servers, Cost Control Clerk, Retail Captain, Store Clerk, Dining Room Captain, Cook, Stilt Walker and Kitchen Helpers. 11474
May 21 - 27, 2016
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION Scotiabank (Turks & Caicos) Ltd. of Cherokee Road, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands hereby gives notice of its intention to sell by Public Auction the following properties pursuant to its power of sale as registered Chargee under the Registered Land Ordinance of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
LIGHTING SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN
1. Parcel 60715/102 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales. Single storey with three bedrooms, one bathroom, living/dining room and kitchen on 0.54 acre. Registered Proprietor: Livingston Williams
Island Villa Lighting Ltd. operates a lighting company in Providenciales and is looking for a Lighting Systems Technician with at least four years’ experience with the installation and maintenance LED lighting systems. Technician will be expected, as and when required by the business, to install, troubleshoot and maintain sophisticated LED lighting systems, manage business inventory and liaise with sub-contractors with additional installation services. Candidates must possess a strong understanding and working knowledge of LEDs, Low Voltage Energy Circuits, Lighting Controls, and installation techniques.
2. Parcel 60002/262 North West and North Central, Providenciales. Single storey with two bedrooms, one bathroom, living/dining room, kitchen and laundry room on 0.25 acre. Registered Proprietor: Naydean Faurdene Johnson 3. Parcel 60802/57 The Bight and Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales. Split level with main floor consisting of two – one bedroom units, each with one bathroom, living/dining room and kitchen. Second floor has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, one partial bathroom, living/dining room, kitchen and laundry room on 0.31 acre. Registered Proprietor: Ruth Williams
Remuneration based on experience – commencing at $8.25 per hour. This advertisement is required for a work permit application for this position.
The auction will be held at the office of Scotiabank (Turks and Caicos) Limited, Grace Bay Branch, Providenciales at 10 o’clock in the morning on Friday the 3rd day of June 2016.
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!
THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS
Prospective TC Islander applicants are also free to lodge a copy of their applications with the Labour Board.
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A reserved price will be fixed on all parcels and a deposit of 10% is due immediately upon all accepted bids.
All suitably qualified TC Islanders are requested to submit resumes/portfolios to PO Box 560, Regent House West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales, TCI or send by fax to 946 4663.
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!! THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS
VACANCY FOR THE POSITION OF OFFICE ATTENDANT- PROVIDENCIALES SCOPE To perform a variety of office support duties and to carry out the cleaning function of the National Health Insurance board office.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
CIVIL LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION ASSOCIATE JOB DESCRIPTION
We require a Barrister/Solicitor/Advocate with general civil litigation experience. Broad experience of commercial/civil litigation is a requirement and knowledge of employment litigation would be an asset.
Clear and distribute correspondence as required, complete errands on behalf of the office, assist with the preparation of room for meetings, prepare and serve refreshments when required, perform daily cleaning duties to ensure the office is clean and safe for staff and perform any related duties assigned from time to time.
The primary area of work would be commercial litigation, but would include general civil and employment law litigation at tribunal, first instance, and higher court levels. Considerable advocacy and trial experience is required.
SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE JOB
• • • • • •
• Requires walking and extensive use of hands, pushing, bending, lifting, twisting and carrying sometimes heavy items.
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS REQUIRED
• This position requires knowledge of health and hygiene requirements, ability to understand basic materials, must have an eye for details, ability to use modern office equipment, ability to understand and follow simple written instructions and basic time management skills.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Primary level education and at least (2) years’ experience in a similar position may be an asset.
SALARY
Salary will be based on the NHIB salary scale for this position.
Deadline for Submission is May 26, 2016 All Applications should be addressed to: recruitment@tcinhip.tc
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Called or eligible to be called to the Bar of Turks and Caicos Islands or its equivalent Minimum of 6 years PQE Very good oral and written communications skills Must be willing to work independently, under pressure and multi-task. Possess valid driver’s license Computer literate
Salary commensurate with work experience and qualifications All interested and qualified Turks and Caicos Islanders should submit their application details to the Labour Board, Turks and Caicos Islands Government. This position is not presently held by a work permit holder. Applications should be submitted to the address below no later than June 15th 2016.
Misick & Stanbrook Richmond House Leeward Highway, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: +1 (649) 946-4732 Fax: +1 (649) 946-4734 Email: Info@MisickStanbrook.tc Website: www.MisickStanbrook.tc
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38 CLASSIFIEDS
May 21 - 27, 2016
CLASSIFIEDS 39
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS JOHN LIGHTBOURNE NORTH CAICOS
Is looking for a
BARBER To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
11521
CONTACT: 247-0187
DIJA BOUTIQUE
Is looking for a
SALES CLERK/ FARMER CASHIER To work 6 days Is looking for a
per week salary $6.25 per hour.
CONTACT: 246-4747
To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.
CONTACT: 341-9362
11536
PABLO BARBER SHOP
BCQS LIMITED
Seeks
A CHARTERED SURVEYOR The successful applicant must possess - Associate Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or equivalent. - BSc in Urban Estate Management of RICS-recognized qualification. - Five years post qualification work experience. - Computer literate with experience in Word, Excel, MS Project & Quickbooks. Duties will include and candidates should have experience in: - Market appraisals and secured lending valuations. - Development feasibility studies. - Facilities and Asset portfolio Management. An annual salary of $42,000.00 plus performance related commission is offered for this position. The suitable candidate will be aged 33 -45 years old and be able to work under his own initiative and be able to see through projects from concept to completion.
PUBLIC NOTICE
This position is available immediately and closing date for application is 6th June, 2016 Qualified Turks And Caicos Islanders Preferred.
BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION (Section 3 (2) 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(2) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to IRAMISE CHARLES by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.
BLUE HORIZON RESORT MIDDLE CAICOS requires a
GENERAL MANAGER
PETER BECKINGHAM
Responsible for the day to day operations of the resort and restaurant. To develop and manage budgets including responsibility for the property P & L that encompasses employees, supplies and materials for the resort and onsite restaurant. Manage the reservation process and all front office procedures, housekeeping, maintenance, security, recreation for guests and manage the onsite restaurant. Proactively develop & implement capital improvement plans in conjunction with the villa and resort owner. Create and implement all marketing. Accountability: Reports directly to owners Salary: $4000 per month
THE GREAT HOUSE AT SAILROCK
RESERVATIONS
JOB REQUIREMENTS.
The successful candidate will have: • A minimum of 5 years managing and leading hotel properties including a track record of successful communication, budgeting and customer service skills. • 5 years in hotel sales with actual one on one sales experience selling not only a resort but the entire experience of the destination. • Proven success managing budgets in excess $2 million • Skilled problem solver – be prepared to handle the unknown on a daily basis. • Manage the day to day operation of restaurant. Staffing, working with chef to develop and enhance menu, managing food costs ordering and inventory • Working knowledge of operating computer systems for hotel and property operations, logistics, finance and inventory. Proficiency in Micros, QuickBooks and Microsoft • Skilled directing human resources activities including labor relations and staffing requirements • Experience in conference and event planning • Ability to prioritize work with excellent organizational skill including reservations, accounting, staff management, guest relations and maintenance projects • Must be able to reside onsite on Middle Caicos and have a willingness to work long hours, nights and all holidays and be on-call 24 hours a day.
SUPERVISOR
An experienced reservations supervisor is needed for a the Great House at Sailrock, the position will be based in Providenciales EXPERIENCE
5 years as a reservationist in a 5 star resort Proficient in the RDP reservation management system Yield Management experience Experience of working with OTA’s Experience in working with rental villas.
Interested persons should send application and CV to reservations@ bhresort.com. Deadline 30th May 2016. 11512
Contact Grant Noble at gnoble@southcaicos.com
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Apply in writing to BCQS Limited, P. O. Box 158, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands or fax to 946-7184. Contact Simon Taylor on email: staylor@bcqs.com
QUALIFIED TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS PREFERRED 11514
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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
Science & Technology Exercise found to lower risk of 13 types of cancer by up to 42 percent
The rocks containing the fossils have been subjected to Uranium-Lead dating.
Life forms ‘went large’ a billion years ago People who did regular exercises were 42 percent less likely to develop oesophageal cancer, and were 27 percent, 26 percent and 23 percent less likely to develop tumours in their liver, lungs and kidneys respectively.
blood cells) by 17 percent. Physical activity was also found to protect against colon cancer, with a 16 percent lower risk, head and neck cancer (15 percent lower risk), rectal and bladder cancer (both 13 percent lower) and breast cancer with a 10 percent lower risk. The study, which was published by JAMA Internal Medicine, said that overall a higher level of physical activity reduced the risk of developing any type of cancer by seven percent. Physical inactivity is nevertheless common, with 31
percent of people worldwide not meeting recommended levels of exercise, the researchers said. Dr Steven Moore, of the National Cancer Institute in Maryland, said if working-out decreases the risk of cancer this should be relevant to public health officials and anyone involved in prevention of the disease. For the study, researchers pooled data from 12 American and European studies conducted from 1987 to 2004 and compared levels of physical activity with the incidence of 26 kinds of cancer.
RA SHAW DESIGNS LTD.
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• Position involves strenuous physical labor, which requires being able and willing to perform heavy lifting, and other physically demanding functions • Must be able to speak English fluently • Preference will be given to someone with previous landscaping experience • All applicants must be able to present a clean police record • Wage commensurate with experience • Individuals must be willing to work holidays and weekends on a flexible schedule dictated by business demands
measured up to 30cm in length and up to 8cm wide. Some of the specimens revealed fine structure: a closely-packed arrangement of individual cells measuring about 10 micrometres long - which is the same as the width of cotton fibre. Examples of multi-cellular life dating back more than a billion-and-a-half years have been described before. They include Horodyskia, which was shaped like a strings of beads, and Grypania, a coiled, ribbon-like organism. But the diversity of forms and the size of the fossils from Yanshan mark them out. The researchers say the fossils are unlikely to be of agglomerations of bacteria known as microbial mats, and instead are probably early examples of eukaryotic organisms. If so, the organisms suggest multi-cellularity was a feature of marine life a billion years before the so-called Cambrian explosion, a rapid evolutionary event that began 542 million years ago and resulted in the divergence of major animal groups.
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bacteria and other simple organisms convert sunlight into chemical energy. Prof Andrew Knoll, from Harvard University, a coauthor of the paper, said the organism represented by the Chinese fossils was “large but I doubt that it was complicated - an important distinction”. He told me: “You’re a good example of a complex multicellular organism because you have 250 cell types, dozens of tissues, different organ systems. “On the other hand if you go to the beach you will find seaweeds that consist of a sheet of cells that are almost all identical. Most of them can either photosynthesise or be used for reproduction.” The team, including Prof Knoll and Shixing Zhu from the China Geological Survey in Tianjin, found that life in this ancient period had already developed a variety of forms. Of 53 separate specimens, 26 (49%) were linear in shape, 16 (30%) were wedge-shaped, eight (15%) were tongueshaped and three (6%) were oblong-shaped. The marine organisms
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A STUDY of 1.4 million people has found that those who engaged in more physical activity dramatically slashed their risk of 13 types of cancer. People involved in regular physical activity were 42 percent less likely to develop oesophageal cancer, and were 27 percent, 26 percent and 23 percent less likely to develop tumours in their liver, lungs and kidneys respectively. The study found that exercise also lowers the risk of uterine cancer by 21 percent, myeloid leukaemia by 20 percent, and myeloma (cancer of the white
LIFE was already organising itself into large communities of cells more than a billion years ago, according to evidence from China. The centimetre-scale life forms were preserved in mudstones from the Yanshan area in the country’s north and are dated to 1.56 billion years ago. Fossils big enough to be seen by the naked eye became common between 635 and 541 million years ago. But the latest specimens are more than twice that age. The findings by a ChineseAmerican team of researchers appear in the journal Nature Communications. The mysterious organisms from the Gaoyuzhuang rock formation appear to belong to the branch of life known as the eukaryotes, which today includes everything from single-celled amoebae to plants, fungi and animals. The sea-dwelling life forms probably lived on the shelf areas of ancient oceans and bear a superficial resemblance to algae. They also appear to have used photosynthesis, the process by which plants, some
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Science & Technology Mega tsunamis rocked Mars oceans billions of years ago Thomas Manning, 64, received the donated organ three years after his penis was amputated due to penile cancer.
Man receives penis transplant in US A HOSPITAL in Boston has become the first in the US to perform a successful penis transplant, doctors said, calling the operation “a surgical milestone”. Thomas Manning, 64, received the donated organ three years after his penis was amputated due to penile cancer. He is the third man worldwide to have had the experimental surgery performed. The patient is expected to regain normal urination and sexual function in the next few months. The 15-hour operation took place
earlier this month at Massachusetts General Hospital and involved more than 50 doctors from many departments including urology, psychiatry, plastic surgery, and several others. Although penile injuries are not always fatal, “the psychological aspects of such an injury can be overwhelming” hospital officials said in a press release. Mr Manning hopes that by speaking publicly about his experience he will remove the stigma of genital injury and inspire other men to remain hopeful about recovery.
TRACES of tsunamis on Mars are the newest clues yet that the Red Planet once had oceans, which could have supported life, researchers said. These killer waves might have been triggered by giant meteor impacts, scientists added. Although the surface of Mars is now cold and dry, there is a great deal of evidence suggesting that an ocean’s worth of water covered the Red Planet billions of years ago. Since life is found on Earth virtually wherever there is liquid water, some researchers have suggested that life might have evolved on Mars when the planet was wet. Life could survive there even now, hidden underground, some scientists have said. Still, there remains much debate over the existence and extent of ancient seas on Mars. For example, until now, scientists lacked concrete evidence of ancient shorelines cut by waves on the Red Planet. But new thermal images of the northern plains of Mars reveal what may be ancient scars left by two mega tsunamis about 3.4 billion years ago, researchers said. That was
These visible-light views of Mars show lobe-like deposits probably caused by tsunamis (top image) and the bouldery material the huge wave deposited (bottom image).
back when the Red Planet may have possessed a cold, salty, icy ocean. “Our work provides definitive evidence for the presence of large and
long-lived oceans on Mars,” study co-author Alberto Fairén, a planetary scientist at the Center of Astrobiology in Madrid and Cornell University in New York, told Space.com. The scientists examined ancient Martian shorelines for anomalies and discovered lobes modifying portions of these coasts. “Lobes are curved, roundish projections formed by deposits of sediments,” Fairén said. These objects are huge, reaching up to hundreds of miles long and wide, said study lead author Alexis Rodriguez, a planetary scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona. Similar but smaller lobes are seen on Earth after catastrophic waves. The researchers suggested that the Martian lobes were caused by two giant tsunamis, which extended over a wide range of elevations, from gently sloping plains to cratered highlands. The older tsunami inundated an area about 309,000 square miles (800,000 square kilometers) in size, while the younger one drowned a region about 386,000 square miles (1 million sq. km) large, the researchers said.
Scientists warn many popular vitamins and supplements are hazardous to health A JOINT investigation by the New York Times and the PBS Frontline programme has raised concerns about the quality and safety of vitamins and dietary supplements. The report, aired earlier this week, asked leading clinicians and researchers for their assessment of whether products actually did consumers any good. On the contrary, it found that in the multi-billion-dollar industry, some supplements and vitamins could actually be harmful. According to paediatrician Paul Offit, from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: “We love the notion of a magic pill. It’s something that makes it all better. It’s just too seductive.” Dr Offit went on to question why people were taking supplements and vitamins in the first place. “You need vitamins to live. The question is, do you get enough in food? And I think the answer to that question is yes,” he said. “Then you look on the back [of vitamin and supplement bottles] and you find that a number of these vitamins are contained in amounts that are much greater than
the recommended daily allowance (RDA). Now there are studies done showing if you take a mega vitamin, you actually can hurt yourself.” “You actually can increase your risk of cancer, increase your risk of heart disease. I think few people know the risks they’re taking. If you take large quantities of Vitamin E as a supplement, you clearly and definitively increase your risk of prostate cancer,” he added. “And in a better world, in a regulated world, were Vitamin E a regulated product, it should have a black-box warning on it that says just that.” He added pills that contained 1,000mg Vitamin C went “against what nature intends” as people had to eat eight rockmelons to make up that amount. “It’s a dangerous thing to do,” Dr Offit said. The Frontline report also examined the science surrounding fish oil and vitamin D. Fish oil has been widely taken as a supplement in the belief it could prevent heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. But after compiling the best
Researchers claim that taking too much vitamins can do more damage than good. They are also of the opinion that most whole food contains enough vitamins.
studies on fish oil from the world’s most prestigious scientific journals, epidemiologist Andrew Grey, from the University of Auckland, disagreed. “People who are advised to do that, or are doing it, are wasting their time and their money,” Dr Grey said. Dr Preston Mason, from Harvard
Medical School, went further, saying that the process of making fish oil tablets put the main ingredient at risk of going rancid when exposed to oxygen. Oxidised oil contains oxidised lipids and could be harmful. “Oxidized lipid triggers inflammatory responses within our
body, particularly in our cells,” Dr Mason said. “And if we ingest oxidized lipid, we can trigger these inflammatory changes that can lead to things like cardiovascular disease.” One study of fish oil supplements done in New Zealand found 83 percent of fish oils tested had high levels of oxidation and failed to meet the supplement industry’s standards. And when it came to vitamin D, Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Dr JoAnn Manson told PBS Frontline that people were “taking too much.” “The [US] Institute of Medicine recommended avoiding getting above 4,000 IUs daily because that could be associated with adverse events – calcium in the urine, which can be associated with kidney stones, high blood calcium, calcium in the arteries, vascular calcification, as well as soft tissue calcification,” she said. “And there are now studies that show a U-shaped curve that those who have high as well as low blood levels of Vitamin D have higher risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as all-cause mortality.”
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IOC says 31 athletes could miss Rio after positive Beijing drugs re-tests THIRTY one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year’s Rio Olympics after failing dope tests when 454 samples were re-examined from the 2008 Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. The IOC also said it would start re-testing Sochi 2014 winter Games samples after allegations of tarnished samples were made last week by Russia’s former top anti-doping scientist. Some 250 samples from the London Games will also be reexamined. In an effort to crack down on cheats during the Olympics, the IOC said this was targeted re-testing on athletes likely to be at the Rio Games starting on Aug. 5, and those found to have tested positive would not compete. An IOC official told Reuters no names would be made public at this stage until athletes had been informed and a second sample, or B-sample, tested as well. “The aim is to stop any drugs cheats coming to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,” the IOC said. “The (IOC) Executive Board agreed unanimously to initiate proceedings immediately, with the 12 National Olympic Committees concerned informed in the coming days.”
Phil Mickelson was named as a “relief defendant” in the SEC’s civil lawsuit.
The 31 athletes are from six sporting disciplines.
The re-tests, a regular procedure by the IOC as it looks to use newer methods or look for new substances, were carried out in conjunction with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and international federations. The IOC said it had also called on WADA to launch a “fully fledged investigation” into allegations that testing during the Sochi 2014 winter Olympics by the on-site accredited laboratory had been subverted. The former head of Russia’s antidoping agency Grigory Rodchenkov said last week that the Sochi lab had tampered with samples. Russia is at the heart of the
biggest drugs scandal in years, with the country’s track and field athletes currently suspended and the Rio Games hopes in doubt, and their drugs testing lab and anti-doping agency undergoing complete overhaul. “All these measures are a powerful strike against the cheats we do not allow to win. They show once again that dopers have no place to hide,” said IOC President Thomas Bach. “The re-tests from Beijing and London and the measures we are taking following the worrying allegations against the laboratory in Sochi are another major step to protect the clean athletes, irrespective of any sport or any nation.”
Alvarez dumps WBC title to help Golovkin talks Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez dumped his World Boxing Council middleweight title on Wednesday, easing deadline pressure that had surrounded his talks for a showdown against now-undisputed champion Gennady Golovkin. The WBC had ordered a purse bid for the fight if the two sides could not strike a deal by Tuesday, but Alvarez vacating the crown removes that time factor from the negotiations between promoters. “After much consideration, today I instructed my team at Golden Boy Promotions to continue negotiating a fight with Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and to finalize a deal as quickly as possible,” Alvarez said in a statement through Golden Boy Promotions. “I also informed the WBC that I will vacate its title. I will fight ‘GGG’ and I will beat ‘GGG’ but I will not be forced into the ring by artificial deadlines. “I am hopeful that by putting aside this ticking clock, the two teams can now negotiate this fight and ‘GGG’ and I can get in the ring as soon as
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has vacated the WBC middleweight title.
possible.” Alvarez, 25, took the vacant WBC crown last May with a unanimous decision victory over Miguel Cotto and defended the title on May 7 by knocking out Britain’s Amir Khan, boosting his career record to 47-1-1
with 33 knockouts. Surrendering the crown means that Kazakh fighter Golovkin, who holds the interim WBC crown and was a mandatory challenger for Alvarez, will become the WBC champion, adding that title to his International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association crowns. Golovkin, 34, improved to 35-0 with 32 knockouts last month by stopping previously unbeaten American Dominic Wade. It was the 22nd consecutive victory inside the distance for “Triple G.” Golden Boy chairman Oscar De La Hoya backed Alvarez’s move and hoped it would help secure a deal for the showdown. “He is eager to get in the ring with ‘GGG’ to show the world that he is also the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, but we won’t negotiate under a forced deadline,” De la Hoya said. “Now that the WBC title is off the table, I am hopeful that ‘GGG’ and his promoter, K2 Promotions, will come to the table in good faith and get this deal done.” (AFP)
Mickelson not charged in insider trading case, will pay back $1-million LATE in July 2012, Phil Mickelson, one of the world’s most famous golfers, received a phone call from a well-known professional sports gambler, William “Billy” Walters. At the time, U.S. authorities say, Mickelson owed Walters a gambling debt, and Walters had a hot stock tip: buy shares in the food company Dean Foods Co. Four days later, Mickelson owned $2.4 million worth of Dean Foods shares, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A few weeks after that, he reaped a $931,000 profit when the company announced a spinoff that sent its share price skyrocketing. Mickelson then paid off his debt to Walters. On Thursday, U.S. authorities said Mickelson has agreed to turn over more than $1-million in profits and interest as part of an insider trading
case brought against Walters and the former CEO of Dean Foods, Thomas Davis. “Simply put, Mickelson made money that wasn’t his to make,” Andrew Ceresney, the SEC’s enforcement chief, said at a news conference in New York on Thursday. Mickelson, 45, was named as a “relief defendant” in the SEC’s civil lawsuit, a term for someone who is not accused of wrongdoing but has received ill-gotten gains as a result of others’ illegal acts. His lawyers said Mickelson was “an innocent bystander” and in a statement one of them said the golfer feels vindicated that he was not charged. He said Mickelson also takes full responsibility for “the decisions and associations that led him to becoming part of this investigation.”
The last time Federer didn’t compete in a grand slam main draw was at the U.S. Open in 1999, when his fitness wasn’t a consideration.
Federer to miss French Open, ending 16-year grand slam streak OF all the records Roger Federer holds -- they include the most major titles among the men at 17 and 23 grand slam semi-finals in a row -- the one that may last indefinitely is the Swiss’ streak of consecutive appearances at the sport’s four biggest tournaments. But Federer’s run of 65 straight majors came to an end on Thursday when he pulled out of the French
Open. “I regret to announce that I have made the decision not to play in this year’s French Open,” the former world No. 1 announced on his Facebook page. “I have been making steady progress with my overall fitness, but I am still not 100% and feel I might be taking an unnecessary risk by playing in this event before I am really ready.
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Williams happy with improvement
– Clocks 46.22s in Cayman Invitational NATIONAL 100M and 200M sprint record holder Delano Williams was happy with his performance at the Cayman Invitational at the Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town last Saturday. The UWI student ran 46.22s for a fifth place finish—his best time so far this season. “I’m getting better each race. I’m not race fit yet, but my coach is happy because I had a little hamstring issue which I’m sorting out slowly, so I
should be running fast in a couple of weeks.” The Grand Turk born British sprinter has had a relatively calm season, with a lot less races than last year, due mostly to not being 100% fit and because he is in preparation mode for the Olympics trials. “I felt great in the race and I feel confident in my preparation for the [British] Olympic trials in June.” The trials are set for Birmingham, England from June 24-26.
Delano Williams will continue to work on his speed as he prepares for the British Olympic trials in late June.
PABA NIGHT LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS:
Knights and Police looking to close out opponents THE FIVE Cays Knights and the Police Badgers will look to close out their semi-final series against three-time defending champions the GT Stallions and the South Caicos Harbour Ballers respectively. The Knights, who finished eighth in the regular season, have truly morphed into a cohesive unit and look like championship material. After beating the top seeded Flyers 2-1 in the first round they are now 2-0 ahead of the dominant Stallions in the best-in-five series. On Friday last at the Gus Lightbourne Sports Complex the Knights surged to a 90-84 win against the Stallions in game one even without their big men Mike Cumberland and Mark Handfield. Melvin Elsie, was key, the shooting guard fired from all cylinders for a game high 38 points, four rebounds and three steals. Off guard E. Jean also shot the ball well with 27 points and two boards. Levenskay Missick led the Stallions with 27 points and five rebounds, while Clifton Jean, who dominated the first round, added 12. The experience Cumberland continues to impress. In game two, on Saturday night, he scored 22 points, pulled down seven rebounds, dished out six assists and made three steals. Elsie added 20 points, three boards, three assists and three steals. Jean bounced back with 22 points
and four boards for the Stallions. INJURIES In the other series the Badgers are also 2-0 ahead. The dominance of the Ballers in the first half of the regular season is a distant memory. In game three the Ballers however feel they can perform better more so because they have been plagued by injuries so far this series. After losing starting guard Yamarli Amparo, who has since returned home to the DR, the Ballers are without a driving force at point. Additionally the Parker brothers have not been their dominant selves. Alvardo injured his back in game one and since then he has not been able to dominate the post, while big brother Alvin has been down with a stomach virus. Alvin told the Weekly News on Thursday afternoon that he has been working out and is ready to give it his all in game three. In the opening game of the series last Friday the Lawmen romped to a 114-82 win with Eventz Kobe Dubois and Peterson Sylvain leading the charge. Dubois scored 28 points and five assists while Sylvain finished with 25 points and three assists. Rookie Dwayne Simmons chipped in with 16 points. Ehlo Seymour led the attack for the Ballers with 23 points and nine rebounds, while Alvardo added 16 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.
The Knights will look to become the first eight seeded team in the history of the PABA Night League to reach the final.
In game two on Saturday night the Lawmen dominated the glass. Saundro Germain led the Badgers with a big double-double 27 points and 16 rebounds, while Sylvain added 22 points, Simmons 17 points
and six rebounds, K. Doughty 15 points and seven rebounds and Jakie Been 15 points and eight rebounds. Jonathon Paul led the Ballers with 15 points and six boards while Kitchner Penn added 14 points and
seven boards. If either of the games goes to game four, the series will continue on Saturday night at the same venue, but if the semi-finals end on Friday night, the finals will start next Friday.
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Burey fires Academy to Turks Head Cup title RAYMOND Burey scored four goals to lead the AFC Academy to a come-from-behind 5-2 win against rivals Beaches FC in the final of the Turks Head Cup on Saturday last at the TCIFA ground in Providenciales. With both teams in a close battle for the league title, a Cup victory was also a momentum and confidence builder. Beaches took the initiative early as an unmarked Coy Haughton headed in from a corner. The side had another header chance, but that was well saved. The resort team continued to press forward and were the aggressors—until Burey took
control. Using his speed, he converted a through ball from Ras Diamond to equalise and then took his team ahead with a hard left foot shot, which keeper Grant parried, but could not keep out. Beaches began the second half a lot like the first, aggressive and with a lot of energy, and it almost paid off after a couple of good attempts, but it was the Academy team through a Wilkins Sylvain strike that changed the score (3-1). A great through ball by Markenly Amilcar set up Burey to make it 4-1 in the 68th minute, before the teen
struck his fourth with a looping shot over the keeper after a good crossfield assist from Sylvain. Beaches had at least two other
good shots on goal: one was cleared from the line and the other rocketed over the bar. With the game already decided the
eventual second placed finishers got some comfort towards the end when Dwayne Lindsay struck one through the uprights.
Raymond Burey (right) with his AFC Academy teammates.
Otuonye just miss gold medal in final Big XII – Runs PB split in 4X400M relay
Man-of-the-match Robert Johnson finished with 4-17 from four overs.
Quality Super Kings defeat Kishco in cricket opener THE QUALITY Super Kings recorded a six-wicket win over Kishco in the opener of the TCI Cricket Association Summer T20 Cricket Competition last Sunday at the Downtown Ballpark. Medium pacers Robert Johnson and Naga Kuthalingam were outstanding with the ball after the Kings won the toss and inserted their rivals to bat first. The veteran Johnson led the attack with a man-of-the-match performance of 4-17 from four overs, while opener Kuthalingam took 3-14 from 3.1 overs. Jittu Ganlani showed form after leading Kishco with 55
runs (8X4s, 1X6). Whereas Pawan Kumar added 27 as the side mustered 120 before being bowled out in 17.1 overs. When the Kings batted, Odane Ewart led the attack with 44 (4X4s), while Kuthalingam chipped in with 22 (3X4s) as the eventual winners raced to the winning total in 14.2 overs. Smijo Devassey, Lloyd Lynch, Kumar and Vinod Panekar took one wicket each. The T20 tournament which is expected to run until August includes Police, Beaches, the Mitsubishi Electric Tigers and the two teams which played the opener.
Ifeanyi Otuonye also ran a personal best split in the 4X400M relays.
NATIONAL athlete Ifeanyi Otuonye missed defending his Big XII Outdoor title by the smallest of margins when he competed in the long jump event last Saturday at the Lowdon Track and Field Complex, in Fort Worth, Texas. The Kansas State University senior, who will graduate later this year, jumped 7.74M for a silver medal. The first place finisher jumped 7.75M. Otuonye, who won the event last year, was favourite for the title after nabbing the indoor Big XII title earlier this year. “I was blessed to have come out and competed in my last Big XII and was grateful for the opportunity.” An “angry” Otuonye then pulled his team from an eighth rank to fourth place in the 4X400M race. Running the second leg, the national long jump champion (both indoors and outdoors) clocked 46.3s which bettered his previous outdoor best of 46.8s. “I ran pretty angry because of what happened in the long jump. But we ended up finishing 4th which was very good because we came in ranked 8th, so we upset a lot of teams.” Although his Big XII days are over, the 21 year-old is in the thick of his outdoor season, since he has his eyes on the Regional and National university competitions.
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