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DELLIS CAY UP FOR AUCTION But former developer Dr Cem Kinay vows to sue for “unlawful seizure” of lands

The long abandoned Dellis Cay scheme went into receivership in 2009

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Sandals hit with $5 million lawsuit While Beaches announces it will not close in 2021 Attorneys acting for Beaches TCI guests claim thousands of holidaymakers across the region were deceived into paying fees ‘disguised as taxes’

BY GEMMA HANDY A FIVE-MILLION dollar lawsuit filed against Sandals resorts – operator of the TCI’s biggest hotel – claims as many as 10,000 holidaymakers may have been deceived into paying “profitenhancers” disguised as taxes.

Attorneys fighting for compensation, initially on behalf of former Beaches TCI guests, filed the mammoth class action with a Florida court on Tuesday (May 21).

They have now broadened their scope, urging anyone who has stayed at any Sandals-operated resort in the Caribbean to come forward.

Lawyers with Miami-based firm Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina and Winkleman, PA say they are “aggressively pursuing litigation” against Sandals for accommodation taxes “unfairly levied” against guests.

“We think this will be a hardfought battle, but we look forward

to working our hardest to help our clients obtain justice,” Michael Winkleman told the Weekly News.

Sandals rigorously denies the allegations which it describes as “downright false”.

Meanwhile, within days of the attorneys’ initial call to the public being issued on April 29, the Jamaican resort giant announced it would no longer be closing Beaches TCI in 2021.

Earlier this year, it announced plans to close its 750-room Beaches TCI resort, accusing TCIG of raising taxes after previously promising it would not.

The U-turn was disclosed by email to travel agents and confirmed to the Weekly News on Wednesday by a spokeswoman.

The closure has now been “rescinded and will no longer take effect” Gary Sadler, of Sandals’ marketing arm Unique Vacations, was also quoted as saying.

TCHTA president Todd Foss

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Beaches Turks and Caicos

Lawyers with Miami-based firm Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina and Winkleman, PA say they are “aggressively pursuing litigation” against Sandals

welcomed the news and said: “Beaches is a vital part of the overall industry and continues to drive the airlift to Turks and Caicos, benefitting all,” he said.

UPCOMING LAWSUIT The class action names one plaintiff – Vitali Feldman of New Jersey – who stayed with his wife and two young children at Beaches TCI three times between 2017 and 2019.

It acts “on behalf of all others similarly situated” who were “deceived into paying tax that was… being secretly retained by defendants for their own use, benefit and profit”, the court papers state.

While the exact number of members of the class is unknown, it continues, it likely “exceeds 10,000”.

Winkleman claims a decades-long “sweetheart deal” between Beaches and the TCI Government entitled the resort to a 40 percent concession on accommodation tax levied onto local hotels.

But despite only paying the Government a rate just over seven percent, Beaches apparently added the full standard 12 percent onto guests’ bills.

The action seeks a sum topping $5 million, plus interest and costs.

“This lawsuit deals with all current and former guests at all Sandals resorts, including but not limited to Turks and Caicos Islands, St Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, who

were charged a local government tax and/or deceived into paying such tax that in whole or in part was secretly retained by Sandals for their own use and benefit.

“This fraudulent deceptive practice has been ongoing for decades,” the papers state.

The attorneys claim Sandals deceived guests by advertising its all-inclusive packages as including “all taxes”.

A reasonable consumer would believe these were “pass-through” charges paid to the respective governments, they say.

“In fact, the fees are nothing but profit-enhancers disguised as taxes,” amounting to a violation of Floridian unfair trade laws, the document continues.

“Additionally, Turks and Caicos law prohibits the accommodation tax being collected from anyone under 12-years-old.

“All guests under 12-years-old at the Beaches Turks and Caicos resort were fraudulently charged the 12 percent accommodation tax by Sandals, also thereby constituting a violation.”

Sandals has, “through fraud, deception, omission and/or concealment, engaged in a pattern of unlawful profiteering, deceit, and self-dealing” by charging a government tax and retaining a large percentage of it, the class action claims.

The “unethical” and

“unscrupulous” activities are cited as having been the modus operandi in several other islands too.

All guests at Sandals Grande Antigua, Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados prior to January 1 2017 were charged a 12.5 percent sales tax by the company, the lawsuit alleges.

Holidaymakers were not told that the Antigua and Barbuda government allowed the company to pocket a large proportion of the money collected, it states.

“These deceptive charges are used to generate extra profit” at plaintiffs’ expense.

Sandals has been embroiled in vociferous tax spats with regional governments in recent years. In Antigua, the Gaston Browneled administration has forced the company to pay the full sales levy since January 2017.

The class action is the latest headache for the embattled Butch Stewart-owned chain.

Sandals has vowed to fight the Florida lawsuit all the way. The company’s customers are its “top priority”, a spokeswoman told the Weekly News.

“Under no circumstances would we exploit their faith in us. Our valued guests have never been unlawfully charged for taxes and allegations to the contrary are downright false,” she said.

“Not only do we conduct our business with pricing transparency, we meet all of our tax obligations in each of the islands where we call home.

“We take great pride in being the gold standard in the islands where we operate and have spent close to four decades providing guests with the most comprehensive vacation experience bar none.”

The spokeswoman added: “We will of course vigorously defend against these baseless allegations.”

Neither Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson nor Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) chiefs would comment on the lawsuit.

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I have lost both my projects and my reputation due to groundless accusations” - Dr Cem Kinay

The long abandoned Dellis Cay scheme went into receivership in 2009

Dellis Cay up for auction

BY GEMMA HANDY DELLIS Cay – the scene of what was once tipped to be the largest development in the hemisphere and an architectural masterpiece – is to go under the hammer at public auction next month.

More than 350 acres of land on the tiny isle, plus 23 acres on adjacent Little Dellis Cay, will be up for sale at the offices of Saunders and Co in the Town Centre Mall at 10am on June 21.

The long abandoned scheme with its half-constructed buildings has been a blight on the landscape since it went into receivership in 2009.

But while news of its potential sale has been welcomed by some, the developer from whom the land was seized has reacted with fury and pledged to sue both the chargee and the TCI Government (TCIG).

Turkish hotelier Dr Cem Kinay claims he is out of pocket by a quarter of a billion dollars due to the project falling victim, he alleges, to bad press emanating from the Commission of Inquiry a decade ago.

“With potential revenues we lost around $250-300 million,” he told the Weekly News.

“Much more important are the purchasers; they are reputable persons around the world including Michael Douglas. They have lost more than $100 million.”

Dr Kinay says he bought the 560acre island in 2005 for $18 million; 220 acres were purchased from Donatella Zingone, wife to former Italian prime minister Lamberto

But former developer Dr Cem Kinay vows to sue for “unlawful seizure” of lands Dino, and the remaining 340 acres from the TCIG. Actors Michael Douglas and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones were among a slew of affluent clientele who forked out for villas on the resort-style scheme which would also have included condos and a hotel, all managed by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

Sixteen waterfront parcels had been sold when the development went bust. The partially-built residences are not included in next month’s sale.

Designed by several of the globe’s leading architects, including the late Zaha Hadid, the project was slated to cement the TCI’s status as the favoured playground for the world’s jet-setters.

In June 2008, Dr Kinay also bought 200 acres on Joe Grant Cay for $3.2 million and subsequently signed a branding agreement with another luxury hotel operator, this time Bulgari.

But the dream came crashing down when a $500,000 “political donation” to then premier Michael Misick shortly before the 2007 general election became the subject of scrutiny by British prosecutors.

They claimed the cash bore all the hallmarks of a bribe enabling Dr Kinay to secure the lands at heavily reduced rates.

Dr Kinay maintains both Dellis Cay and Joe Grant Cay – sold in 2013 for $4 million as part of the civil recovery process - were unlawfully taken from him. The Governor’s Office did not respond to a request for comment on this up to press time.

“I have lost both my projects based on groundless accusations.

I have lost my reputation due to groundless accusations,” continues Dr Kinay, who holds a PhD from the Medical University of Vienna and is the recipient of a number of highprofile awards in Austria where he has joint citizenship.

He is also credited with being a pioneer in the all-inclusive resort sector in his native Turkey.

“I fully cooperated with the Commission of Inquiry, submitting explanatory letters and volunteered to an interview with the Special Prosecutor’s Office,” the hotelier says.

Nonetheless, an Interpol Red Notice was issued in 2012 for Dr Kinay, by then back home in Turkey.

Effectively an international wanted persons notice, Red Notices are used to alert police across the globe about wanted fugitives in a bid to bring them to justice.

Dr Kinay believes the notice remains in place up to now, restricting his international movements. The

Weekly News was not able to verify this as most Red Notices are not accessible to the public and Interpol’s media office did not respond to requests for confirmation.

“As a result of these very unfortunate events, I have lost all my assets, Dellis Cay, Joe Grant Cay, my reputation, as well as my health.

“However, the most important impact, is that I cannot see my only son, who lives in Miami, for the past seven years,” Dr Kinay says.

“I am a victim of politics ... I have never bribed anyone in Turks and Caicos or elsewhere. It was perfectly legal to make political donations in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“I will go to the European Court of Human Rights. I will sue for unlawful seizure of my property. It is a scandal.”

As well as TCIG, he now plans to sue the registered chargee of Dellis Cay, Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation (TTUTC), the development’s lenders, for at least $250 million.

Dr Kinay says he believes the TCI ultimately lost out too.

“We had around 500 workers on Dellis Cay and, with the opening of Mandarin Oriental, it would have been 1,000 jobs.

“I had very nice times in TCI and I loved the people. I wished to make,

with very famous architects and very good brands, very special projects about which the population would be proud and it would have been huge added value for TCI’s economy and long-term sustainability,” he adds.

Dr Kinay estimates Dellis Cay’s current value to be in excess of $100 million.

The land is being auctioned without planning permission. There is a reserve price on the property and Saunders and Co confirmed it was for sale in its entirety only.

“Individual parcels are not being offered,” a spokesman said.

The low-lying isle is home to rich mangroves, brackish ponds and abundant birds. Narrow channels separate it from neighbouring islands including Parrot Cay. Bernadette Hunt, of Turks and Caicos Real Estate, said she believed a sale would be “wonderful” for the territory.

“It is currently a scar on the landscape for people visiting the outer islands. I hope the reserve set will be one that is reasonable.

“I would imagine if the auction is very well advertised that there should be a lot of interest from developers but we have had so many celebrities visiting our Islands over the last year that it would be wonderful if it sold to a family looking to build their private island getaway.”

Hunt added: “It will be interesting to see who the new owner of a very coveted piece of Caribbean real estate will be.”

For more information email lc@ saunders.tc or call +1 649 941-4500.

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UK SAYS NO TO FAC THE BRITISH Government will not force its territories to enact same-sex marriage laws, or extend voting and office-holding rights to resident Brits, after refusing to accept the controversial recommendations posed by the Foreign Affairs Committee.

What are your thoughts?

Chairman of the Progressive National Party Calvin Green

PNP launches early search for 2020 general election candidates PREPARATIONS for the 2020 general elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands are well underway.

The Progressive National Party (PNP) has started the search for potential candidates for the upcoming elections slated for next year.

According to the party’s newly elected National Chairman, Calvin Green, all applicants will have until May 31 to submit their entries.

Speaking on a video posted on the party’s official Facebook page on May 10, Green updated the public on the fundamental requirements for all prospective candidates.

He said over the past two months, the PNP has been strategizing to rebrand and reform the party to meet the growing demands of the people of the TCI. “In keeping with that trend, we have decided to do our candidates selection early rather than later to give our candidates sufficient time to work with the communities prior to the general election cycle,” Green said.

He stressed that an early start on the candidacy list will allow the process to run smoothly.

Green further disclosed that the executive committee of the PNP has issued specific instructions to all constituency councils to begin the nomination process.

“We ask all persons with an interest in becoming a candidate for the party to submit their application in writing to the secretary general, through the constituency council chair by May 31, 2019.”

The national chairman also reminded prospective candidates that all applications must be endorsed by

ten members of the Electoral District Council before they are submitted.

This is in keeping with Article 26.1 (b) of the party’s constitution, while Article 27.2 (a) dictates that every prospective candidate for the all islands district must apply directly to the secretary general and his/her application must be supported by the signatures of at least 50 voting members from any constituency council throughout the territory.

Anyone with dreams of running on the PNP’s ticket must abide by several stipulations and meet certain standards before being considered eligible.

“The prospective candidate must meet the following criteria: (1) you must be a member of the Progressive National Party in good financial standing; (2) you must be a registered voter in the Turks and Caicos Islands; (3) you must satisfy the qualifications for membership of the House of Assembly under the Provisions of the Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands; (4) not be disqualified from membership of the House of Assembly under provisions in the Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands and (5) you must have satisfied, or undertake to satisfy, the requirements of the Integrity Commission Ordinance, Green informed.”

PNP LEADERSHIP In March the Progressive National Party congress was held at the Shore Club in Long Bay. Hon. Washington Misick, who for two years denied he would be CONTINUED 

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Careless

A wise decision. And it will make dumping the OTs easier in the near future.

Holding the union together is going to be a big enough political challenge without worrying about the little pinpricks dotted around the world.

Be vigilant

The Foreign Affairs Committee report cannot be trusted as it is - typical British racism and imperialism.

The TCI cannot be relaxed as the raging lion of British racism is not asleep. They are still at it, now fronting as sheep encouraging the overseas territories to accept gay marriage.

The Cayman Islands is a harbinger: their constitution, like the TCI’s, defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

Yet in defiance of that law, the Caymanian Supreme Court, through the back door and lacking constitutional basis, sought to legalise gay marriage.

Throughout imperial and colonial history the British have used the court system to water down the immigration laws and the will of the people.

All they need is a court, a liberal judge without morals and without the right legal experience, one who does not know or care about the law and there, the law is changed in defiance of the will and consent of the people.

Cayman is an example and the TCI must be vigilant. We have seen in the past where judges who sat as heads of major companies in the 1980s, when challenged, refused to step aside but went onto rule in cases where they ought not be.

The ‘right’ court or the ‘right’ judge can give them what they want.

The TCI must be vigilant because the adversary will keep at this. The fight to preserve our morals and the security of the TCI’s people remains.

What’s next?

God is still in his heaven and the PM of Britain is a Conservative.

Conservatism supports freedom of choice. The FCO wants to push choices into the hands of the Government.

Same sex marriage however is not a big deal by itself but next will come unlimited abortion and outlawing church and God. When the commies took over Russia, churches were closed. Now they have Venezuela and food and clothing are gone in this oil rich country.

Be careful what you expect from the Government.

Well done

Victory! Goes to show that if men have balls and stand up results are obtained.

Sharlene, where are the men huh?

Different department

My thoughts are that we should no longer be positioned within the jurisdiction of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office - after all, the TCI is neither foreign nor Commonwealth.

Instead, as a British territory, it seems more appropriate that we should be repositioned within the

jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Unity

The fight is real, the British in adversarial mode is relentless. They will try through the courts and the legal system to get their way.

Prevailing TCI political consensus is against gay marriage, Brits exempt from immigration control and forming the Government.

There are sour grapes after the illfated interim Government of 2009 to 2012 marginalised TC Islanders, reduced people to second class citizens in their own country and set back the TCI’s social and economic security.

Kudos to the premier and leader of the Opposition for uniting in the interests of the people on the constitution. Unity is our only option.

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Tropical storm Andrea forms ahead of Atlantic hurricane season ON MONDAY (May 20) a short lived sub-tropical storm formed in the Atlantic Ocean for the fifth consecutive year before the start of the official 2019 hurricane season.

Although the official Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1 and ends on November 30, it is not unusual for storms to form before the season begins.

The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said in an advisory that the low-pressure sub-tropical system, named Andrea, formed Monday evening and was “located hundreds of miles southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph”.

Andrea, the first named storm of the Atlantic Season 2019 formed south of Bermuda in the western Atlantic Ocean around 6.30pm EDT. The system gradually weakened to a subtropical depression by 11am EDT the following morning.

According to Accuweather, the NHC was prompted to send an aircraft to examine the storm after it strengthened and moved north of the Bahamas.

AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski said although the storm was short lived Bermuda still experienced “gusty winds, brief heavy rainfall and rough surf” as a result, marine interests were advised to take extra precaution.

The development the pre-June storm broke the previous record of four consecutive years.

The former record was set from 1951 through 1954.

Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane scientist at the University of Colorado, said the disturbance was very unprecedented.

“I’m honestly not sure what exactly was going on in the 1950s to cause so many storms to be named during that decade,” he said.

Klotzbach said the university will update the seasonal forecast in the coming weeks.

Earlier, he predicted slightly below normal activity in the Atlantic due to a number of factors, including the potential for an El Niño event to increase wind shear and disrupt storm formation.

That would, of course, be most welcome during the heart of the Atlantic season in August, September, and October.

In light of this recent development the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) once again stressed the importance of early preparation.

Via its social media page, the department said in the past there have been four hurricanes on record making landfall in the United States at category five strength on the SaffirSimpson Hurricane Wind Scale and all were at tropical storm strength

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contesting the leadership of the party, emerged as the leader.

The last-minute announcement that Misick would be competing against the three candidates who had thrown their names in the ring by the close of nomination, came as a shock many across the Islands.

Misick received 88 of the votes, while the other three candidates Ricardo Donhue Gardiner, Reverend John Malcolm and Hon. George Lightbourne received 21, 19 and zero, respectively.

Lightbourne’s name was taken off the ballot after he did not show up on the day of the election.

Calvin Green was elected chairman; Lofton ‘Jay’ Morley Jr, deputy chairman; Gordon

Burton, treasurer; Derrek Hall, party whip; Jameka Williams, public relations officer; Bishop Coleta Williams, chaplain and Sonia Williams as secretary general of the PNP. According to the 2019-2020 list of electors which has been posted at 73 locations across the TCI since January 2019, a total of 8,107 citizens are currently registered to vote.

Elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands are carried out at a national level, with the country divided into 15 constituencies.

Each constituency returns one member to the Legislative Council.

Elections must be held at least every four years, in keeping with the territory’s constitution.

(By Olivia Rose)

Tropical storm ‘Andrea’ forms in the Atlantic captured by the National Hurricane Centre

just three days earlier.

“This is a key point that you need to remember - hurricanes can strengthen rapidly, even close to the coastline.

“It’s important to monitor the storm’s progress and check the latest forecast,” the DDME said.

Earlier this month, the department kicked into high gear for the hurricane season ahead, notifying and reminding residents of the precautions they need to take to

ensure life and limb withstand any adverse weather in the ensuing six months of the season.

DDME Director Dr Virginia Clerveaux told the Weekly News that the recent weather system was a bit of an abnormality.

She said that since 2004, the Islands have not experienced such intense conditions prior to the start of the season, and she urged residents to be vigilant throughout the rest of the month.

Under the tree

“While the hurricane season runs from June to November, it is not uncommon to have storms developing outside of the season.

“Therefore in keeping with DDME hurricane preparedness month theme we need to ‘Get ready and stay ready’.

“I therefore would like to encourage all residents to begin preparing for hurricane season 2019 now. Do not wait until the storm is upon us.” (By Olivia Rose)

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Investors from 64 countries signal interest in TCI GLOBAL investor interest in the Turks and Caicos Islands has peaked significantly over the last year.

According to the chief executive officer of Invest Turks and Caicos, investors far and wide are clamouring for the opportunity to be a part of the TCI’s thriving business milieu.

James Bursey was speaking at the 15th annual Turks and Caicos Conference (TACC) recently held at the Shore Club in Providenciales from May 8 to 11.

He underscored the importance of unlocking the territory’s full economic potential.

“Because this is a major tourist destination, we have investors that are coming from all over the world.

“They’re coming from China, they are coming from India, they are coming from the UK, they’re coming from Switzerland, Germany, Sweden; 64 different countries, is the number of investors we are dealing with in our agency in the last 12 months - that’s the world and the

world is coming to TCI.” In recent years, the territory has emerged as one the fastest-growing economies in the region.

Underpinned by a robust financial framework, coupled with its enviable geographic location ambitious investors are constantly eyeing its seemingly endless business opportunities.

Bursey said: “We are the tiny perfect country, we are small but we are perfect because we have the perfect climate, we have a perfect way of life and we have perfectly friendly people.”

The three-day conference brought together local and international stakeholders in the travel and tourism industry, hotels and wholesalers.

He urged attendees to network and conduct important contracting and production business to encouraged their clients to invest in the territory.

“Think of us as the tiny perfect country, this is where you want to bring your clients or better yet, you

should stay here and have them come join you,” Bursey added.

The Invest TCI CEO explained that since all the investors are looking for something different, the territory has to continue to work on diversifying what it offers.

“They are all different, they all have different desires, different wants, different timetables and different financial concerns.

“We also have to think, what is luxury? Luxury changes depending on your age,” he said.

“We have to offer a broad range of services…what we’re going to be doing is expanding our range of services to cover many parts of the economy because no tourist is similar to the next.”

Turning his attention to the need for more technological investment in the territory, Bursey said Invest TCI is examining ways to implement more localised software development.

“The other thing that’s changed

Invest TCI CEO James Bursey speaks at 15th annual Turks and Caicos Conference

and that redefines luxury is the issue of technology, what role will technology play in these islands, quite frankly all of the islands of the Caribbean and countries of the world, because software is now becoming the dominant method by which we manage our day to day activities.

“And we are all waiting, with

bated breath, to see what happens with artificial intelligence.

“So, we have to make reasonable guesses, we put in infrastructure, we encourage the private sector to add to the areas in which government must invest and we try to work out a strategy for infrastructure, for tourism, for transportation.” (Olivia Rose)

UK may try to force gay marriage in the future, PNP leader warns

BY DELANA ISLES

WHILE the United Kingdom will not be forcing its territories to conform to gay marriage and change voting rights to include British residents, Hon. Washington Misick is advising caution about the future.

An “acceptable holding pattern” is how the Leader of the Opposition summed up the UK’s response, during a telephone interview with the Weekly News on Wednesday (May 22).

He believes that London’s current preoccupation with their own affairs - primarily Brexit and impending elections - was a major contributing factor to the UK response.

Last week the formal response to a report by the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) was finally delivered by the Teresa May government “We ought to continue examining our relationship with the UK, ultimately looking at how we could

advance our constitution to maximise our self-determination which should still be our goal.”

He added that he is pleased that the UK recognised that this is an area best left up to the local government.

“But I am not convinced that it will not be revisited in the future when things are a little more settled in the UK, and even maybe with a change in government in the future, I am not sure that they wouldn’t revisit it...

“They can use moral persuasion, so it can very well be revisited in the future in an attempt to cause it, so while it’s gone away for now, I don’t think we should feel too comfortable that it won’t come back, probably in the not so distant future because as we all know the UK is… preoccupied with the Brexit issue and the May government is a minority government so for all those reasons I think their position may have been impacted by their current circumstances.”

Leader of the Opposition, C. Washington Misick

The FAC had hoped to persuade the British government to force territories - all of which are in the Caribbean region - to enact gay marriage laws through an Order in Council.

Their response last week came as a reprieve (however brief) to island nations, many of which proclaimed strong Christian and other beliefs

among their populace as reason why gay people should not be allowed to marry in the territories.

“Our relationship with the overseas territories is based on partnership and therefore, as policy on marriage law is an area of devolved responsibility, it should be for the territories to decide and legislate on,” the UK

statement said.

The statement also read that the UK government is “committed to equal rights, including LGBT rights.

We believe that the strongest, safest and most prosperous societies are those in which all citizens can live freely without fear of discrimination, and where all citizens, including LGBT people, can play a full and active part in society”.

Although they will not be forcing territories to enact gay marriage laws, the UK government did advise that they will continue to “encourage” territories to implement arrangements to recognise and protect same-sex relationships.

As it relates to the FAC recommendation which called for voting rights to be extended to resident British citizens, the UK said that they will continue to impress upon governments in the territories the importance of allowing people who permanently live the territories the ability to vote.

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DDME joins tourism ministry in regional first THE MERGE of the Department for Disaster Management and Environment (DDME) and the Tourism Ministry is a natural and common sense marriage.

A view shared by both Director of the department, Dr Virginia Clerveaux and Minister of Tourism, Environment, Maritime, Heritage and Gaming, Hon. Ralph Higgs.

Last week the two met during a press conference to officially mark the merger and to hand over volumes of the DDME’s policies and bylaws to the ministry.

The department is considered to be one of the hardest working, most dedicated and results driven departments in the Government, both by the Minister of Home Affairs under whom the DDME previously fell, and the wider territory.

Its disaster relief work, preparatory efforts and up to date warnings in times of weather related crises play a significant role in the recovery efforts of the territory and its tourism industry.

This was acknowledged by both the minister and the DDME director.

“Disaster management is one of those cross-cutting things, it

transcends every sector in the society; over the past 10 years we have mainstreamed disaster management into the tourism sector and every other sector,” Dr Clerveaux noted.

A key fact to take into account, she added, is that while tourism may be the TCI’s main breadwinner, it is important that the territory protects its investment - the environment.

“Another major storm, a magnitude like we experienced from Ike, Irma or Maria, can spell a disaster in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“The environment, the tourism and travel industry is one of the most vulnerable sectors that you can think about, not just in the TCI but throughout the world and therefore putting policies in place, working with our tourism sector, working with the environmental agencies, working with maritime and all of those agencies to ensure that we protect our natural resources is one of the best things that we can do in terms of sustainable development management.”

She noted that the merger between her department and the ministry comes as no surprise as

Minister Ralph Higgs accepts the DDME’s policies and bylaws from DDME Director, Dr Virginia Clerveaux as the department officially comes under the umbrella of the Tourism, Environment, Maritime, Heritage and Gaming

it is something that obviously has synergy.

“In fact, colleagues and other persons in the region are complimenting us for this foresight in terms of working closely with disaster management and the tourism sector,” the director stated.

Minister Higgs reiterated the director’s sentiments: “We can now celebrate that we have a complete ministry, as the director said over the years there’s been a lot of collaboration, a lot of synergy, a lot of working together to ensure that in the event there is a disaster, our

number one industry - tourism - is not destroyed beyond repair.”

He added that with this marriage, they will be taking a very proactive approach to ensure that the people of TCI and visitors to its shores, are kept up to date with any and all risks in the event there is a disaster, and that they are made aware of the vulnerabilities to ensure they have measures in place for mitigation.

“I am extremely delighted that my Government had the foresight to merge the DDME with tourism and the other departments under the ministry.”

He noted that it is timely and bold marriage and one which the ministry will endeavour to enhance going forward.

The minister also stated that while there are no immediate plans to boost the staff complement of the small department, there are plans in place to boost productivity in the more immediate future.

Taking a more holistic approach to informing the public of all potential risks and disasters that Turks and Caicos Islands may face, not just hurricanes, is also promised in the coming months. (Delana Isles)

HMP prisoners protest lack of toiletries Special forces summoned to restore order SIXTY-FIVE inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison in Grand Turk refused to return to their cells after they were not supplied with adequate bathroom products.

What started out as a peaceful protest at about 6pm on Friday, May 19, quickly became chaotic.

Prisoners from the two residential wings refused to leave the communal areas and return to their quarters for the nightly lock down.

The Weekly News was reliably informed that the prisoners staged the demonstration to demand soap and toilet tissue that was being withheld from them.

After three days of protests, a team of highly trained police officers, supported by the prison staff, implemented an intervention on Tuesday, (May 21).

A statement from the Government’s press office issued on Wednesday confirmed that even with sustained negotiation, some inmates

chose not to return to their cells.

“Two very disruptive prisoners were removed and secured in a different location within the prison, and remain segregated from the main population.

“This was an outstanding joint operation between the police and the prison.

“They demonstrated bravery, resilience and strength of character to enter an area with 31 prisoners, some of whom have been convicted of very serious offences,” the release noted.

Shortly after the special forces intervened, all prisoners were secured and taken back to their cells where they regained access to meals and other basic supplies.

“Once control of the wing had been achieved, searches of all cells and the general areas were conducted,” the statement said.

Several prohibited items including marijuana, homemade weapons, mobile phones and a sim card were

Her Majesty’s Prison in Grand Turk

seized during the search.

Commenting on the incident Prison Superintendent Grahame Hawkings said normalcy was gradually restored at the prison.

He said: “There are clear challenges working within a prison, but order must be managed.

“In this case, a small number of people sought to try and influence how the prisoners should have access to facilities and sought to deny prison

officers access to their area.

“I am proud of the prison and police teams for their hard work in bringing this challenging situation to a close.”

Hon. Goldray Ewing, Minister of Prison Services, said: “I’m proud of the men and women who performed their duties well, and with a high degree of professionalism and skill.

“No doubt, their service, including those who went beyond the call

of duty to restore order to ensure the safety of inmates, their fellow colleagues and the community at large, is nothing less than commendable.”

Ewing stressed that gross disorderly conduct in the correctional facility will not be tolerated.

“I value the very abled stewardship of Superintendent Hawkins and his team, the police and all those who worked collectively to bring this situation to a swift, uneventful and peaceful conclusion.”

When asked why the toiletries were withheld, Ewing simply told the Weekly News that “the issue has been resolved”.

For years, many prisoners and humanitarian agencies have criticised the conditions inside HMP. Prisoners and concerned parties have repeatedly called on the Government to improve the ‘inhumane’ conditions at the facility.

Last year, the Government announced a number of plans to improve the local prison systems including increasing manpower and improving infrastructure while ensuring prisoners receive basic amenities.

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May 18-24, 2019

THE VIEW FROM EUROPE

Reorienting the Caribbean’s relationship with Europe

IN JUST under a week’s time voters from across the whole of the European Union (EU) will go to the polls to elect a new European Parliament.

The result is expected to alter Europe’s centrist balance, and more importantly contribute to the repositioning of all political parties including those in France, Germany and an already semi-detached Britain.

For nearly a decade, Brexit notwithstanding, far right and populist political groups have been gaining support.

Where once one could reliably predict that citizens in most EU nations would largely vote on economic and national issues, electorates have become less predictable.

Angry with establishment politics and elites, marginalised by de-industrialisation and austerity, large groups of citizens and whole regions have turned to parties that have channelled their frustration by weaponising negative sentiment about migration and the defence of national culture and identity.

The effect has been the rise across Europe of new or reconstructed political groupings including France’s Rassemblement National led by Marine le Pen, Germany’s Alterativ für Deutschland, Vox in Spain, the Brexit Party in the UK, and Liga in Italy.

It has also seen illiberal governments emerge in Hungary, Poland and elsewhere, and the rise of vociferous factions openly expressing views that are

xenophobic, racist, anti-Islam or anti- Semitic.

Most pollsters suggest that in this European election it will be the populist and nationalist parties that make significant gains.

Analysis by Politico suggests an outcome involving a significant shift to the right. The multi-media platform suggests that within the next 751-seat European Parliament, 388 of its members will represent centrist parties, 212 right wing parties, 123 will be left of centre and 28 will come from other parties.

It additionally believes that of those likely to be elected, 465 will be pro-EU, a sizeable minority of 257 will be Eurosceptic, and 29 will have an unclear position.

How accurate such forecasts may be, could additionally depend on the hard to gauge influence of externally financed or directed third parties.

Using social media and panEuropean data bases to discredit facts and rational argument, such groups appear to be seeking the election of radical right-wing parties able to return greater control to individual European states, thereby weakening European coherence.

The expectation therefore is that the May 23 to 26 vote will result in a European parliament that is less consensus driven, more fragmented, and have a smaller pro-European majority.

More will become clear after the new parliament convenes on July 2.

Then, those elected by national ballot will have formed themselves into EU-wide parliamentary political groupings, of which there are

BY DAVID JESSOP

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

presently eight.

They will then play a role in what is expected to be a tense debate that will shape the appointment of Europe’s executive the European Commission, and for the presidency of the Council, the political body that brings together the EU’s member states.

Later as the parliamentary term proceeds, these pan-European political coalitions will influence Europe’s international relations, having the final say, for example, on development policy and the development budget, foreign and security policy, trade agreements, and whatever post 2020 treaty arrangements are negotiated with the ACP and its regions.

Caricom states have always felt confident for historic reasons of their ability to exert political influence in Europe in these and other respects.

However, the EU is on the cusp of change, not just as a consequence of Brexit, but because the balance of political power in each of its institutions is in flux.

The centre right in the European parliament is weakening and may divide, Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel is to step down in 2021, France’s president is seeking

profound change and deeper European political integration, while Italy and some eastern states are interested in fundamental reform and a less federal Europe.

This suggests that the Caribbean will need to think strategically about future relations and to cultivate new high-level political interlocutors who have an interest in the region.

As Europe’s high representative Federica Mogherini recently wrote in the Caribbean media, the EU remains a major investor, trade partner, a provider of development assistance and humanitarian relief, believes in dialogue and the peaceful resolution of crises, supports the need to address climate change and shares the region’s values.

Unfortunately, in recent years and despite the efforts of ambassadors, most Caribbean governments have paid little high-level attention to developing a more strategic relationship with political groups in the parliament, the Council or the higher reaches of the European Commission, preferring to still see the EU as an aid donor.

It is an impression reinforced by the May 13/14 meeting of Caribbean foreign ministers in Grenada.

Despite the recent publication of

a European policy paper setting out the breadth of the EU’s vision for its future relations with the Caribbean and Latin America, there was no acknowledgement of its significance or even its existence in the final communique.

Instead the most prominent references were to the need for Caricom ‘to strategically consider its long-term engagement with the US’, Venezuela, the post Brexit trade arrangement with the UK, Cuba, and concern about the EU’s blacklisting of some regional financial jurisdictions.

To be fair, it is possible that foreign ministers may have considered the issue in caucus when they discussed a presentation on ‘Leveraging the community’s voice in an era of challenge and disorder’, but this is far from clear.

That said, officials in Brussels continue to stress the EU’s genuine desire to broaden its political dialogue with the Caribbean, observing that a mutually arrived at strategic understanding would add long-term value by offering an approach that is different to that of China and the US. Common sense suggests that in a rapidly changing world this is the moment when the region should look over the horizon and recognise that a close political relationship with likeminded groups in Europe’s new parliament and its sovereign states will in future be as strategically important as its transatlantic relations with the UK, a country which postBrexit may take a decade or more to stabilise and reinvent itself.

COMMENTARY

The four letter word, nuts!

THE WORD ‘nuts’ is a clean four letter word. Never before WWII was the word nuts used as an expression.

During the Battle of the Bulge in Europe the Germans marshalled their last big effort to turn the wining momentum of the American army and its allies.

One American unit was trapped and it looked like those Yanks would have to surrender.

The German commander called for the surrender.

Frustrated but stubbornly determined to hold out, the American leader issued a one word answer – “nuts!”.

The Americans won out and now nuts is used when the situation seems to make no sense.

It is obvious that the future economy of the USA and Canada

BY DAVID TAPFER

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

will vitally affect our TCI economy.

The progressive democrat parties in the USA and elsewhere are making proclamations that can only be described as nuts.

According to certain USA progressive democrats we must take immediate action on the elimination of the use of fossil fuels.

They claim at the present rate of use all fuel will be gone in only 10

years. All planes will stop flying, boats will stop moving, cars parked and electricity produced by fossil sources - coal, oil, natural gas - will be gone.

To move to and from the TCI, we must return to the days of sail.

Candles will replace electric lights.

The progressive plan is to spend trillions immediately to produce electricity by very expensive solar or wind. They are not sure about

nuclear.

They advise immediately using straight electricity to power cars. I guess they don’t realise that electricity generation now and for years to come will still use fossil fuel.

China is building cheap dirty coal plants as fast as possible. The last USA government shut down many clean American coal plants.

It takes more fuel to make the electricity to charge the batteries of purely electric cars than if they were gas or diesel powered.

There are many more negatives to this position including the fact that the whole scenario is just not true.

Why then are the progressives pushing this untruth? Because if voters believe them they, the progressive democrats, will be put in charge of all energy production and delivery. They will control the world. Nuts!

We have only begun to use the world’s reserves of fossil fuels.

The cost is going down. We still have a seemingly unlimited supply.

The progressives in the USA and Canada have tried to stop pipelines and tanker ships because of spills.

Millions of gallons of oil leaked and still seeps from the sunken war ships of WWII. Millions spilled into the sea when Iraq set fire and broke the well heads of Kuwait.

No one mentions these spills that far outnumber what little comes from pipeline and tanker leaks.

Next year during the USA election voters could choose these mad alarmists, or will the voters just vote - nuts!

May 11-17, 2019

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OPINIONS 11

Your diet can cause you to die early or live longer WHEN I was a little boy growing up on the island of South Caicos, when we heard the word diet, we always related diet to losing weight.

However, in my third year of high school, my biology teacher who was also the principal, Mr Alan Knight, provided us with the definition of diet and that definition remains with me to this day.

Diet is the type of foods that we consume. Your diet is a crucial part of your health as it can cause you to die early or live longer.

I believe most of us are concerned about the number of people who are sick or who have died due to a number of chronic diseases. Health professionals note that the leading cause of many deaths worldwide is our poor diet.

WATER Growing up, we didn’t have city water, we drank rain water from our

cisterns and apparently rain water is safe water to drink as it contains less contaminants. Perhaps this is why our parents and grandparents live so long.

Today many of us do not use cisterns and we rely heavily on city water and other water that we purchase from the stores.

The city water uses the water from underground or sea and purifies the water by removing the contaminants.

However, it is possible that during the process of purification that some chemicals will remain in the water.

As a result, it can create harm to our body as we use the water to cook with and bathe.

Because we know water is important, some of us drink any type of water especially if we have very little money.

However, some of the water being sold in the stores are not all purified water and will impact your health.

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Not all water is good water.

Therefore, be cautious of the water you drink. Some experts believe the best water to drink is alkaline water.

Some of you perhaps are not even drinking water as part of your diet.

Perhaps you are consuming soft drinks and hard alcoholic drinks on a regular basis, however, your body needs water as your body is made up of more than 70 percent of water.

Your body uses the water to

support the functions of your body and therefore water is used and needs to be replaced.

FOOD We must ensure that the food we eat reflects a balanced diet with the correct nutrients.

One health professional noted that most of the diseases are due to lack of nutrients.

Many of us are consuming a lot of

unhealthy food due to convenience and affordability. In the long run, however, these unhealthy foods will cause you to be sick and eventually die.

The list of ‘bad’ food that we should not consume is increasing every day.

The best thing to do is start your garden and a farm in your backyard.

Eat healthy and live longer.

Do not let your budget or your busy lifestyle determine your diet.

This is one of the reasons I do not support fast food international franchises in the TCI. Ensure that you have a proper diet before it is too late. We will eventually die one day but no one wants to die before their time.

I am not an expert when it comes to health matters but I encourage you to consult with a dietitian on the type of diet you should have.

We have a local certified dietitian, Mrs Tameka Dean, who can provide you with valuable advice.

MILLS MUSES

Overcoming our history: Creating a new order

THE TURKS and Caicos Islands is one of the leading islands of the Caribbean. We have a complex history of twists and turns, which has shaped us into a special and extraordinary people.

And with every challenge we have stood up, faced it and emerged successful.

Even in our modern historical period, we are still experiencing issues domestic and international, but this is because we live in a dynamic environment of continuous change which sharpens our perspective and helps us to grow more vibrant as a country.

We have been independent at various points of our history, including currently.

We controlled our affairs during the Lucayan period until others came and disrupted our lives.

We freely governed ourselves during the presidency period when we had four presidents who generally did well, until nature intervened through several hurricanes, which affected our economy and welfare, in addition to stiff competition for our salt industry because of

BY OLIVER MILLS

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

developments from abroad.

And our system of governance was linked to another country whose system was not as advanced as ours.

With further constitutional advancements, we regained control of our affairs generally, which is reflected in the fact that recently we were officially informed that particular issues which raised our concern were in our power to deal with.

This again shows that when we contest certain developments, we have the skill and wisdom to bend things in our favour.

And the Caribbean region and the UK respect us highly. At almost every point when we felt it necessary to approach the UK with certain matters the outcome has always been

fruitful.

But there are certain lingering ‘left-overs’ from our history that we still have to overcome.

We still tend to have a dependent mind-set feeling others should do things for us.

We also have the attitude that it is the business of others to protect our boundaries and immigration challenges, when we have shown and still are showing we can deal with the illegals, contain them, and ‘see them off’ at the appropriate time.

And we still feel deep down psychologically that others are to be preferred to our own, and this is because of an historical preference for those with a different accent or particular ‘shade’.

We still believe others can do things better than we can, despite our education which should make us think differently.

The social and cultural system we inherited through our heritage left this legacy which we have to confront.

And we are still of the view that only certain families should have certain benefits, and as a result others are kept from receiving what they are rightfully entitled to.

Some of us claim to be very religious, but harbour malice and jealousy towards each other.

We look out for people of our denomination when jobs are available, or any other form of opportunity.

And we form cliques, instead of realising we are all from the same creator.

We smile, then back-chat. Hug each other, then put each other down.

And see our own island as deserving privileged treatment, rather than as part of a group, or family.

A few of our people also feel that some among us have too much, but do not realise that each of us has a legitimate right to reach the highest point we are capable of.

These are only some of the

shortcomings our history has bestowed on us. But we have to overcome them and create a new order.

This new order should be an example of what is best in all of us. And what is good, right, and just about us.

Our institutions should promote and value the people who man them. Provide greater opportunities and serve each of us equally.

The laws, rules and regulations we make should be fair and without prejudice towards any of us, when being exercised.

Counselling should replace the need to crucify. And showing mercy and forgiveness should always be at the front of our thoughts.

We should be tender-hearted and caring towards each other with the knowledge that no one knowingly does wrong.

People commit wrongdoing because they lack the ethical knowledge of what is the right and noble thing to do.

When we promote and live these ideals, our society will awaken, become renewed and reordered.

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May 18-24, 2019

Examining the FCO response to an open letter PART TWO

YOU next catalogue that your auxiliary ship Mounts Bay diverted from its patrol and came into TCI waters for three days ‘successfully acting as a deterrent’, and the Cayman Islands Police Force provided a helicopter for five days.

Madam, you cannot be serious here in stating that Mounts Bay proved ‘a successful deterrent’ for its three-day stint in our waters. What do you base that conclusion on?

This assault has been taking place on our borders 365 days and nights a year, and you say Mounts Bay’s presence and the Cayman Islands Police Force helicopter’s fleeting assistance for five days made a huge dent in this disastrous ongoing state of affairs in the TCI? If you believe that then you, as the responsible FCO desk officer for TCI, have no idea of the gravity of what is unfolding in the TCI. You go on to describe

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visiting teams from the UK who did assessments, made recommendations, and you mention radar repairs, Cayman Islands additional helicopter assistance, and an agreement of cooperation with the Bahamian government on this matter.

What strikes me as odd about this listing is that at every point you reiterate that this is an expense incurred by your government.

In the colonial paradigm, it is standard policy to make the people being colonised feel as that they are ‘dependents’ who should be grateful

to the largesse and goodwill of the colonial authority.

I would hope that is not your intent in reiterating what are your UK government expenses like neon signs.

Because if it is, I have to ask you and your UK government how much did the TCI contribute to the wealth of your Empire with its salt, sisal, strategic geographic location, and the compensation you received for US bases on our shores.

All of this, for the nearly four centuries that we have been tied to you in this colonial relationship?

Even more recently, I have paid tens of dollars twice to have my passport renewed. That document lists me as an ‘Overseas Dependent Territories Citizen.’

My question then is how much of that money has been sent to the TCI Treasury? That is just for me.

Can you provide a receipt for the sum total of all such transactions that have been sent to the TCI Treasury and what has been kept in your UK government treasury?

This will give TC Forum and myself a better idea of what it the TCI depends on you and your UK government for.

I have two suggestions as regards to Lord Ahmad’s effort with the additional Cayman helicopter assist and Bahamian government working with the TCI on this illegal migration problem.

Better solutions should be explored. The Cayman Islands additional helicopter help is not practical, as Cayman is too far

away, in comparison to the brief 90mile dash for the incoming illegal migrants.

Secondly, the Bahamian collaboration would be a waste of time as they have suffered this same illegal migration problem side by side with the TCI from this same neighbour, and have a poor record in being able to deal with this problem.

It would be wasted resources.

In fact, a colleague who visits that country often, reports that similar boats with illegal migrants regularly boldly run ashore right next to their marine branch headquarters. Not too encouraging.

My suggestion is that your UK government not shirk and farm out its constitutional responsibility to protect the TCI’s territorial integrity, just as it does not for the Falkland Islands.

Ms FCO desk officer for TCI, CONTINUED 

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Educational empowerment a key component towards constitutional liberation IN ORDER for a legitimate democracy to thrive, people have to know and be fully acquainted with what the rules are, what their rights and privileges are, what their duties and responsibilities are, and what their government privileges and powers are.

These essential components are an integral part in the education of a citizenry in a legitimate constitutional democracy.

The writer has been concerned that the basic principles entailed in a legitimate constitutional democracy have not been disseminated sufficiently to the people at large and as a result, in moments of crises, the ensuing events stemming from the crises happen according to the powers of the British government whims, as opposed to any constitutional procedure inherent in an abiding and unbreakable TCI constitutional document.

A true and legitimate constitutional document encompasses every possible sovereignty risk and has provisions written in the document that are able to competently deal with every possibility of riot or unrest, insurrection inclusive of war, national emergencies, corruption in the executive branch, judicial or legislative branches of government or in the institutions of the civil service.

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

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

A constitution is a self-contained document that speaks to every possible human event or possibility and lays out a regime of orders that come into effect being enshrined in the covenants and provisions of the constitution.

For example, under the covenants of The Bahamas Constitution Article 52(2) and 45(1) the power of parliament is to govern for the peace, order and good governance of the Bahamas and where parliament fails to execute this mandate, the courts can step in.

At this point I would wish to examine and analyse the difference between a Crown colony and an overseas territory.

When a country such as Britain wins a country in war, the country so won is a Crown colony.

The British did not win the Turks and Caicos Islands in any act of war.

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

At some historical juncture, the then city fathers of the TCI went to Britain and requested the British to formulate a government and agreed to be governed by consent.

Also, historically, the Turks and Caicos Islands was managed by the Bahamas, then Jamaica, then back to the Bahamas and finally under direct British management.

In the Turks and Caicos Islands we have experienced two constitution suspensions and the imposition of direct rule by Westminster.

Out of the first constitution suspension was birthed the 2006 Constitution and during the suspension of the 2006 Constitution many of the provisions were clawed back and the fact that this could happen and the suspension could take place out of the sheer power of the British is a clear indication that TCI really had no real legitimate

constitution to begin with.

This is all in the midst of the British responsibility to govern the Turks and Caicos Islands towards independence.

In 1961 the United Nations General Assembly was charged with monitoring the implementation of the Declaration (General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960) and formed the Committee of 24.

In1963 the Committee of 24 (also known as the Special Committee on Decolonisation) was mandated and exclusively devoted to steer the British toward granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples.

The notion of independence was not a new development in the spirit and heart of the early freedom fighters as independence was mandated by the UN from 1960.

This is a truth that I firmly believe the late Jags McCartney well knew and understood.

The idea of a colony and colonisation is outrageous to the modern sensibility of human rights, freedom of the individual and the right to self-determination and democracy.

As already noted, the proviso was given by the United Nations that Britain govern the people of the TCI and the other territories towards self-determination through the establishment of institutions and a vigorous educational programme.

The late Forbes Burnham of Guyana achieved this for his country after the British imposed direct rule.

The British never had a chance to do it again because he took the country to independence.

It is the writer’s view that there has to be a complete constitutional resettlement with the TCI via a constitutional document that is ratified by the people of the TCI as the first stage of the educational empowerment that is needed to start our ultimate liberation.

The formula of the educational arrangement has to be one that is consistent with the integrity of constitutional documents out of which the people can glean a ‘sui generis’ representation.

May 11-17, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

OPINIONS 13

Where is your mental maturity?

THE OLDER I get the more I start asking why, and I start questioning all the answers. Maybe it’s a remnant of the child in me.

When children are getting to the age of three, they start asking questions. It heralds a sudden upsurge in their intellectual development.

The very youngest will simply accept that things are the way they are, like mother’s milk. Past a certain age the child with a greater degree of mental maturity will want to know why.

You are an adult, where do you stand? Do you estimate that you have mental maturity enough to stop asking questions? Wow, I got you there!

At the age of around three, the process of ‘individuation’ occurs.

Children begin to become aware of themselves as individuals and start to see the gap between how the world is and how they want it to be.

I bet that most of you still see the gap, but what are you doing about it?

Be honest with yourself; most likely nothing!

You do what you need to do and not what you want to do, and that’s how life continues to run smoothly.

Right?

Is that your way or his/her way?

Okay, have it either way if that satisfies you. You see? That is where individuation comes in, and it applies to our private life just as much as to

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business and even industry.

Or, one could just go by the option that what seems to be is better than nothing.

Most of what we do is a bunch of nonsense!

‘Why?’ is not simply about curiosity. It is about asking for a reason.

Ask the why question to people in any kind of activity. Most likely you’ll get the answer that they were told to do so or have always done it that way.

Often the answer to the why is more like - rocks are hard and water is wet.

People really start slipping and sliding with their responses when more why questions are coming thick and fast, and go on like a broken record of whys.

One is becoming subject to be considered a nuisance. Who wants to be a nuisance? And so, that’s where

Bud has written numerous articles and columns for international and regional magazines.

As a specialist in strategic communication, he aims to ensure that the essential information is noticed by the senses, sticks in the mind, and affects thinking, behaviour, or activities of an audience.

the questioning stops most of the times.

What is considered a nuisance here, is where the most brilliant minds keep going on.

People love to quote Einstein because quoting him gives an impression that one also has intelligence. A bit like rubbing off.

What better way to show one’s intelligence, than agreeing with a genius?

It is funny though that there is a quote from the genius Einstein himself that you don’t see much.

He said: “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”

That is what Einstein was all about! That may give you a hint why, where mediocre minds consider questioning a nuisance and the brilliant minds create a new theory and get a Nobel Prize!

INDIVIDUATION IS BEST FOR BUSINESS In business, individuation parallels specialisation and increases efficiency. It serves as a means for individuals to find comparative advantage in their working environment or career.

For businesses, it could create a comparative advantage in the marketplace. Isn’t that what most of us want, be better and make more money?

Let’s think of that kid’s stuff above, put it into place here, and you will see that it is what is needed most in our business and our industry.

It makes you wonder how we forgot what we did at age three.

Keep asking why. Why the heck are we doing this and especially why this way? Why isn’t there a better way?

Individuation is the process through which a person or a business

becomes its true self.

In psychology, it is considered the process whereby the innate elements of personality; the different experiences of a person’s life and the different aspects and components of the immature psyche, become integrated over time into a wellfunctioning whole.

Take a pause, try to digest the bit of psychology and read again, but this time apply it to a business.

Individuation is stabilising a professional’s personality, or a business; it is also a process of establishing a competitive edge!

Understand why the why questions are so valuable and we should not stop asking them?

In fact, we should ask it more because we all know darn well that we ourselves, our society, our business and industry are not perfect.

Stop the world; start asking why!

Yes, I have come to the conclusion that most things we do in life or do in business are just a bunch of nonsense and what is worse is that we keep doing it for no good reason at all.

Some will blame it on the boss, some on the weather, others on childhood or their mother-in-law.

Oh, almost forgot hurricane and recession.

More asking why can make us wiser, more competent and improve our mental maturity.

Examining the FCO response ...

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you conclude your letter by going on to state that: “UKG remains supportive of TCIG and its efforts to combat illegal migration and will continue to explore ways in which UKG can continue to assist.”

I must say that there is little in the track record of your government to convince the TC Forum, myself, and many in the TCI that I have engaged with, that this is the case.

You should know that Governor Gordon Wetherell, one of your past FCO governing choices for the TCI, laid out the welcome mat and encouraged unfortunate souls from this country to come to the TCI when they were devastated by a destructive earthquake some years ago.

An admirable thing to do at that time, and something which TC Forum and I had little issue with, since we in the TCI have a long history of welcoming those less fortunate than ourselves.

But since then, Wetherell has left and returned to the comfort

from whence he came, with no one from your desk, your FCO, or your UK government revisiting and modifying or rescinding this offer when normalcy returned to that country.

This is unforgiveable. How can a man from a country an ocean away, with responsibility for another country and its peoples, welcome struggling migrants from another country then leave without him or his government revisiting the offer?

This is something the United Nations Article 73 Resolution strongly addresses, and something to which your UK government is a solemn signatory. So, in retrospect, your government is partly responsible and liable for this mass migration into the TCI. Ms FCO desk officer for TCI, you have heard my criticism, so now I conclude by giving what I think might be constructive suggestions.

We currently have a US Coast Guard contingent providing help in stemming the flow of this mass

migration crisis in the TCI. Actually, their help is more than you, the self-proclaimed administrative authority, provide.

People who interact with these individuals closely have told me that they have confided to them their wish to establish a permanent base on the TCI to facilitate their maritime duties, and that they have lobbied your UK government to allow them to do so, but have been met with refusal.

Madam this had better not be true, or your UK government could be facing a potential classaction lawsuit, in the face of the disaster the TCI is suffering due to this problem, and your response to it.

Secondly, I have previously recommended that the UK possibly provide a pair of drones to patrol the wide watery expanse of the TCI borders. I once again reiterate this suggestion.

They would be cost effective, cover a wide area with better vigilance and for longer periods of

time, and in so doing quickly stem this overwhelming tide of mass migration into the TCI. This would be much more results-oriented than the avenues being pursued by Lord Ahmad.

An additional plus is that these same drones would prove invaluable in hurricane recovery and checking on the well-being and safety of our TCI citizens scattered over wide stretches of water.

The 2017 hurricane distress revealed such need.

In closing, I suggested in my ‘open letter’ to you that your FCO, FAC, and or parliament consider convening a meeting with our NGO, TC Forum, to discuss this and other pressing issues in the TCI. For some reason, you avoided any mention of this. I would have thought as the FCO desk officer for TCI this would be something that would resonate with you.

But maybe I should not expect any such thinking as, a former bright star in your FCO, Henry Bellingham, expressed a wish and

desire to speak with civil society and NGOs in OTs on pertinent matters in advancing progress.

However, when I contacted him on this, he waxed strangely silent. I sometimes wonder if your country is so caught up in the cobwebs of history that, despite your incessant white papers touting such things as ‘partnership and progress’, ‘shared future’, and ‘transparency’, you might have little capacity or ability to move into any kind of new future with OTs, whose populaces have educated and advanced themselves to a point of possibly being more progressive in their thinking than you, the administrative authority?

If so, then this presents a difficult problem that all your subsequent white papers, decrees, and orders in council will not be able to resolve in any OT relationships going forward.

It is my firm wish that we should aim to get past such glaring sticking points that are hindrances to any meaningful progress. Thank you.

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Gov’t promises increased enforcement in border management

BY DELANA ISLES DURING the new financial year, there will be enhanced management in the areas of border protection, fingerprinting, PRC and residency cards, and a number of other new initiatives.

This was announced by Deputy Premier Hon. Sean Astwood, during the budget presentation for the Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services earlier this month.

Astwood was at the time the outgoing minister.

BORDER MANAGEMENT The deputy premier promised that during the new financial year, his now former ministry will continue to build on the progress it has been making over the past two years.

“As a priority focus, we will continue to place emphasis and resources on enforcement, particularly as it relates to removal of over stayers, prosecutions and intelligence gathering.”

Provision is made in the 20192020 human resource budget for the ministry for the expansion of management capacity within the enforcement unit through the recruitment of an assistant compliance and enforcement manager.

An intelligence manager will also be hired to lead the critical unit.

Additionally, a computer system is being installed at the departure lounge of the Providenciales International Airport to obtain departure details of people to regional destinations, Astwood stated.

This, he said, is part of the initiative to combat overstays and obtain records of returning visa and work permit clients.

FINGERPRINTING Provision is also being made in the 2019-2020 capital budget for the procurement and installation of a fingerprinting system.

The deputy premier said illegal migration continues to be a leading national security matter, as such, critical to enabling proper border management is the ability to identify persons visiting, working and those apprehended for illegal entry through an efficient fingerprinting system.

He added that the current apparatus used at the Detention Centre is manual and time consuming.

In addition, the prints are forwarded to the police for safe keeping and retrieval.

“It is proposed that the Immigration Department will procure a system that is compatible with that used by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force which would enable shared maintenance and other benefits to be derived from a common supplier.”

UPGRADE DETENTION CENTRE Provision has also been made in the new budget to bring the current CCTV system up to the standard expected of international detention centres, as mandated by the UN Refugee Agnecy (UNHCR) and other international laws.

Astwood noted that the Detention Centre in Providenciales is the sole national holding facility for immigration offenders and the new upgrade will give the immigration department the ability to meets its obligation under international laws, improve security for detainees, staff, and private security company.

Provision is also made to upgrade the section of the centre where families and children will be detained.

This will include creating a more children and family friendly setting that is closed off from the other areas of the centre.

The Deputy Premier said this upgrade will aid the Government in their desire and commitment to keeping families together, even while detained.

ELECTRONIC CARDS The Immigration Department will be replacing paper residence permit cards with credit card sized cards to eliminate the risks of fraud and to enhance their quality.

“We have already implemented

this with the work permit cards, and the customers are pleased with the outcome,” Astwood said.

IMPROVED REVENUE One of the areas that will be improved is to align the fees collected from airlines to the cost of operations for the processing of flights outside of working hours.

“These overtime fees are probably under-priced so there is some potential for recovery in cost for the services provided by Government departments at the Providenciales International Airport, in particular through a more userfriendly computation system,” he said, adding that discussions will soon begin.

CITIZENSHIP AND PERMANENT RESIDENCE As part of its commitment to enhancing the service offered by the Immigration Department, on April 1, the Department of Registration and Citizenship implemented a new, secure pocket laminated PRC card, Astwood recalled.

In addition to the holder’s paper permanent residence certificate, the laminated card affords the spouse and dependents the ability to travel in and out the country without hassle.

“I am sure that many PRC holders and their families are doing cartwheels over this,” he said.

Next, he added, the department will commence its long-anticipated

digitisation of records. During the 2018-2019 financial year, this project was tendered and a preferred bidder was identified.

The bidder will be implementing the computerisation and digitisation of the department’s historical records within the second quarter of 2019, the minister said.

“In keeping with ensuring the security of all products, we will be exploring the merits of implementing a laminated secure card in addition to the certificates for, holders of a naturalisation and registration certificates.”

He added that discussions are soon to commence between the Ministry of Border Control and Employment Services and the Governor’s Office in this regard.

IMPROVED COMPLIANCE The Border Protection Department is also working to improve its work permit system by developing better tools for processing and monitoring of the work permit application process, Astwood updated.

He added that this year the freelance permits will migrate to the smaller identification cards and the ministry will work to implement improved products for temporary work permits and business visitors permits.

“We will work with the Immigration Department to ensure connectivity and better reporting of all work permits issued in the TCI.”

Learn to swim for free KIDS and adults can learn to swim for free this June, thanks to a special initiative by the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR).

On June 8, the department will be hosting its fifth annual learn-to-swim initiative in collaboration with the TCI Swim Federation.

World Oceans Day, celebrated the same day, is the motivation behind the event which hopes to encourage young and old to get in the water, a Government press release said on Tuesday (May 21).

Amy Avenant, the department’s environmental outreach coordinator, added: “The motivation for a learnto-swim initiative came from the DECR realising that we cannot ask our community to protect the coral reefs, if they don’t have the ability to fully appreciate them, see them and understand why the reefs are just so very important to our Islands - in terms of economy and safety.”

The initiative will be held at the Bight Kid’s Park, Lower Bight, Providenciales.

Children between the ages of six and 16-years-old can join the session from 8.30am to 9.30am.

Adults of 17-years-old and over can take part from 9.30am to

Kids enjoy learning to swim on the beautiful Grace Bay beach

10.30am.

The event is free, but the DECR does require participants to register with the department as spaces are limited.

Ben Stubenberg, president of the

TCI Swim Federation, said: “It’s always a pleasure to work with DECR on learn-to-swim initiatives, which have become an excellent model for reaching and teaching more adults and kids in TCI.

“We look forward to many more sessions like the one last week.”

More information is available from Amy Avenant on 338-4176 or email environment@gov.tc or avenant.amy@gmail.com

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Five Cays ‘Operation Facelift’ continues unabated

BY DELANA ISLES THE TRANSFORMATION of the Five Cays and Chalk Sound communities continues under the leadership of Deputy Premier Hon. Sean Astwood.

Last week, Astwood - the elected representative for the Five Cays constituency unveiled the second phase of what was dubbed ‘operation facelift’ several years ago, to residents of the Five Cays community and the wider territory.

Over the past few years, work in what is seen as one of the more disadvantaged communities in the territory has been steadily ongoing, with the main focus being road development and repairs.

The most recent work to commence is the redevelopment of Tana Road, a road that leads to the Radar Station and which has been in severe disrepair for quite some time.

Astwood announced on his official social media page last week that this is the first time the critical road will be paved.

“This is Tana Road, some know it as the road to the Radar Station, in my constituency of Five Cays. This is the first

time this road will be paved,” he said.

“This is one of the projects in Phase 2 of Operation Facelift. I will keep you posted as the project’s progress.”

During his budget presentation earlier in May, Astwood updated the House of Assembly on further works that are being undertaken within the communities that fall under his constituency.

COMPLETED WORKS “Last year we started with the grading of Sandbar Road; many residents who live on Sandbar Road now have the opportunity of accessing the main Five Cays Road from Sandbar Road via Robinson’s Street.

“The poor condition of the road that was filled with potholes and rocks has been a constant complaint of the residents for many years, especially those trying to navigate the hill connecting Sandbar Road to Robinson’s Street.”

The elected member added that this grading was done during the first year of his Government, adding: “Now I have big news for those folks,

Artist rendering of what Tana Road in Five Cays, which leads to the Radar Station, will look like upon completion

Deputy Premier Hon. Sean Astwood

your road will be paved this year for the first time ever.”

“Don’t tell me I’m not changing Five Cays,” Astwood boasted.

He added that in keeping with Operation Facelift, a concept he implemented since the PDM was in the Opposition, his office had designed the landscaping and partnered with Amanyara to beautify the entrance to Five Cays and with the Premier’s

in the not too distant future.

These roads are Rigby Hill, Sandbar Street, Fish Plant Road.

Initiatives planned for the new year include the Enid Capron Primary School new block, Chalk Sound green park, Five Cays boat ramp, Five Cays Community Centre renovations, basketball court redevelopment, street lights in all areas and major clean ups, Astwood promised.

Domestic violence safe houses to be renovated soon

BY DELANA ISLES THE SHARLENE Cartwright Robinson Government has stepped up its allocation to the Gender Affairs Department for renovations to the two domestic violence homes in Grand Turk and Providenciales.

Outgoing minister of home affairs, Vaden Williams made the disclosure during his presentation on his former ministry’s budgetary allocation for financial year 2019-2020 earlier this month.

He said that despite its challenges, the department continues to make progress.

“I’m also pleased to say that the genders affairs budget has increased slightly this year, and I hope that this small increase is able to make some difference.

“An additional $350,000 has been budgeted to complete renovations to the two domestic violence homes in Grand Turk and Provo; they were both stalled due to further damage caused by the 2017 hurricanes.”

Williams added that his ministry has worked tirelessly to ensure that all the necessary documentation for the establishment and proper operations of the safe houses are completed.

“As it currently stands, the work of the Department of Gender Affairs covers advocacy as it relates to legislation, domestic violence, political and economic empowerment of women and men, policy development, gender training and intervention strategies.

“The department continues to support victims of domestic violence, through

counselling, assistance with court documentation, restraining orders, among other things.”

He added that the Safe House Policy, domestic violence protocol and domestic violence legislation will go to Cabinet and the House of Assembly shortly, and that work is progressing on a user friendly domestic violence booklet.

Over the past year, the department hosted International Women’s Day celebrations throughout several communities and as well as the Girls Learn and Lead Conference in Grand Turk.

“Gender is an issue that cuts across every area of interest to socio economic policy. More importantly, without gender equality, much of a country’s development would be undermined.

“Every individual, woman and man, must live in a society that respects and protects them and that promotes their fundamental human rights,” Minister Williams noted in his budget address.

The Turks and Caicos Islands has a legal obligation to protect women and girls from domestic violence and sexual violence including sexual harassment.

Since 1999, the Gender Affairs Unit has been in operation, offering protection to all women throughout the TCI, regardless of nationality.

Its objective is to empower women and girls, act as change agent for their safety and protection against all forms of violence, further mobilise communities and influence policy makers that they need to be part of the decision-making process.

Office for Chalk Sound entrance.

“Many residents tell me the sense of pride they feel when exiting and entering these communities.”

He noted that the two communities also enjoy the services of the Mobile Clinic, which gives residents the opportunity to have their basic healthcare needs met, without having to visit Cheshire Hall Medical Centre.

“We have also benefited from CCTVs in our community which help serve as a deterrent to criminal activities.”

NEW AND UPCOMING WORKS “I am happy to announce to the residents of Tana Road, Matilda Way and Granny Hill that paving will begin shortly.”

Also included in this year’s budget are several other roads which are scheduled for upgrade

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Supporters came to last Saturday’s Taste of Tapas event in droves to dine on an array of delectable bites from the island’s leading restaurants and chefs

Taste of Tapas is a sold out hit THE ANNUAL Taste of Tapas culinary showcase, hosted by the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA), was another sold out, fundraising success.

Despite the rainy weather, supporters came to last Saturday (May 18)’s event in droves to dine on an array of delectable bites from the island’s leading restaurants and chefs.

Hosted at the award-winning Shore Club on Long Bay, the Saturday night extravaganza, which featured an indoor and outdoor dining experience, attracted scores of event-goers.

Food enthusiasts came together to help raise $40,000 for the TCI Hospitality Adventure Summer Camps, to aid in Team TCI to travel to the annual Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition, and the continued training of the young people who benefit from these programmes.

In a press release on Wednesday (May 22) TCHTA CEO Stacy Cox said: “We are always grateful for the support we get year after year for our hospitality adventure camps and the TCI culinary team.

“The fact that the event sold out once again goes to show the amount of

committed support we can count on from our TCHTA members and most especially the community.”

The annual Taste of Tapas event has grown each year tremendously, drawing hundreds of supporters.

Notable highlights from the 2019 culinary extravaganza included an edible spoon from the Solana Restaurant, a 67 pound cut of beef from Beaches Resort, and an enormous smoker and live TCI costumed mannequin from the Turks and Caicos Collection.

Coca Cola (TC Refreshments) also debuted one of their premier products, the sparkling Dasani water which was served to guests with a fruit infusion. The water features an environmentally conscious plant-based bottle.

Organisers added a new spin this year, replacing the usual silent auciton with a live one, conducted by popular auctioneer, O’Brien Forbes.

Prizes were provided by a number of resorts and businesses including Sailrock, The Somerset, COMO Parrot Cay, Wymara, Seven Stars, Beaches, Amanyara, Bianca Sands, and the coveted prize, setting the record as the largest prize donation in the

history of this event, came from Turks and Caicos Collection’s Ambergris Cay with a five day stay, valued at $30,000.

“I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our hosts, The Shore Club on Long Bay Beach, the participating restaurants, our silent auction donors, and Prime DJs for entertaining us throughout the event,” Cox said.

“Thank you to Graceway IGA for donating items to the culinary teams and all of the supporters that came out and helped to make the night amazing.”

This year’s event was supported by several resorts including Amanyara, Beaches, COMO Parrot Cay, Infiniti, Northwest Point Resort, Parallel23, Pavilion, Sailrock, Solana, Stellé, SUIREN, and the Turks and Caicos Collection.

North West Point Resort was also a new addition to the annual event; the resort which was closed for a period has now undergone major post-hurricane restoration.

“Every year we depend on these member resorts and restaurants who graciously support their teams with whatever they need to put this fantastic showing of TCI’s culinary skills on display in support of our

programs. We cannot thank them enough.”

Cox is encouraging the community to send their children to participate in the upcoming Hospitality Adventure Camps which will happen during the month of July, and to look out for news on Team TCI as they prepare to represent Turks and Caicos once again in Miami this June.

This year the team will be led by executive chef Jason Heath of the Turks and Caicos Collection and will include chefs Joseph Charles of Grace Bay Club, Martin Wilkiens of Seven Stars Resort, Eversley Rowe of Kalooki’s, Nikita Skippings (representing the Cook Off Chop Off Championship), Walky Gedeon of Solana, Rajaskear Ravindran of The Hartling Group, and junior chefs Kevin Missick from the TCI Community College, and Inga Stubbs, both products of the TCI Hospitality Adventure Lit’l Chefs Camp.

Bartenders Aris Florida of Amanyara and Delorno Mosley of Kalooki’s are the team’s bartenders.

More information on the TCI Hospitality Adventure Camps, is available at the TCHTA office on 339-5787 or visit their social media pages.

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‘Remembering JAGs McCartney’ THOUSANDS of patriotic residents across the TCI will once again celebrate the life of the territory’s first Chief Minister, James Alexander George Smith ‘JAGS’ McCartney.

The National Honours and Awards Committee has invited the general public to attend an annual national memorial service in honour of the TCI’s only national hero.

The National Hero’s Day Memorial Service will be held on Monday (May 27) at the National Memorial Park in Grand Turk and is scheduled to begin at 10am.

A statement from the committee issued on May 20 said this year the service will be observed under the theme, ‘Standing together: Educated, resilient and strong’.

As is customary, presentations will also be made to unsung island heroes and wreaths laid.

The annual Providenciales motorcade will kick off a string of musical performances, dances and other festivities before travelling from Downtown along Leeward Highway.

It will be easily identified by brightly decorated cars and trucks bearing images and quotes of the national hero along with the national flag.

The TCI’s national hero is hailed across the territory as a real change agent - a man who devoted his life to ensuring Islanders had opportunities, education, equality and social justice.

The year 2019 marks 43 years since JAGS McCartney was elected chief minister and negotiated a new constitution which brought selfdetermination for the TCI. The territory’s first chief minister held the position from August 1976 until May 9, 1980, when he died in a plane crash.

Throughout his life he played an integral role in developing politics and was instrumental in the

First Chief Minister James Alexander George Smith ‘JAGS’ McCartney

development of one of the first and oldest hotels, Club Med Turks and Caicos Islands.

His list of accomplishments is hailed as impressive for someone who was born in 1945 in Grand Turk with a serious heart condition.

McCartney moved to Jamaica when still quite young so that he might get medical help.

He could have focused only on improving his health and living a slower paced life, but instead he became active in the struggle he saw all around him.

At 17 he returned to the Islands and created programmes for young people.

In his 20s he worked in the Bahamas where he was actively involved in political events like the

1967 Grand Bahama Hotel Strike to improve workers’ conditions.

McCartney had a burning desire for change in his native country and wanted to be in the very midst of his own people’s struggles.

However, the stalwart’s life was tragically claimed just before his 35th birthday.

Above all else McCartney is remembered by family and friends for his kindness and bravery, his ability to relate to all persons, and his ability to see beyond political affiliation.

His memories and achievements are being passed on from generation to generation each year on National Hero’s Day and through the promotion of heritage and culture events year round. (By Olivia Rose)

TCI National Trust hosts college interns TWO college students have begun a six-week stint with the TCI National Trust where they will learn all about how it works.

The interns are both pursuing a course in hospitality and tourism management and represent the Grand Turk and Providenciales TCI Community College campuses.

During their internship, they will be taught about policies and procedures deployed by the trust in managing heritage tourism sites.

They will also learn the significance of operational

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statistics in relation to the work of the organisation and the importance of reaching for excellence in customer service.

A press release from the trust on Tuesday (May 21) said: “The trust is no stranger to accommodating interns, having hosted interns from the British West Indies Collegiate and US colleges, but is looking forward to this new experience with the TCI Community College and strengthening of the partnership through other initiatives.”

The internships are part of the objectives of the Youth

Empowerment Programme.

“For almost a decade, the Turks and Caicos National Trust has methodically developed a brand that would show case ecotourism through the programmes of the trust, whilst simultaneously protecting, preserving and promoting the cultural, historical and natural heritage of the Turks and Caicos Islands,” the release read.

More information on the trust’s Youth Empowerment Programme and internship opportunities is available at 941-5710 or via email at info@tcnationaltrust.org

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FOMO

IF YOU haven’t seen it used in text lingo by now, FOMO is an acronym for ‘fear of missing out’.

It’s that anxious feeling you get when your peers participate in an activity that you aren’t able to be present for.

You may be unable to join in on something fun your friends are doing because you weren’t invited, your parents disapprove, it goes against your religious beliefs, you have homework, you don’t have enough money or some other understandable reason.

There’s no need to fear that you’re missing out on all the amusement, though. I’m sure you’ve heard this many times before, but it bears repeating, you’ve got your whole life ahead of you!

There’s no need to get all worked up because you missed the raddest house party of the year. There will be many more parties to come in the future.

Sometimes you have to prioritise and sit on the side lines and that’s okay. Here are some tips to help you overcome your FOMO: THINK ABOUT WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU Sure, it’s a bummer if you miss an event but think about what you’d have to sacrifice if you snuck out and went anyway.

Would your parents be able to trust you? Would you put your life in danger?

If hanging out with your friends means creating unnecessary

drama in your life, it’s better to miss out.

CONSIDER OTHER WAYS TO HAVE FUN WITH YOUR FRIENDS Perhaps you aren’t allowed to go to a sleepover. You could ask your parents’ permission to have your friends hang out for a bit at your house or meet up at a local restaurant.

Fun doesn’t have to mean breaking the rules.

TAKE A BREAK FROM SOCIAL MEDIA You shouldn’t stalk your friends’ profiles looking for posts about the event. It will only make you feel worse about being absent.

Watch YouTube videos, play a game or put your phone down if you can’t resist the urge to check social media.

Do something entertaining that distracts you.

You’re not an omnipresent being. Therefore, at some point or another you’ll have to choose between being at two or more places.

The sky won’t fall and the world won’t end if you aren’t able to attend the event you really wanted to be a part of, I promise.

Life will go on and more opportunities will arise in the future for you to have a blast.

When you get older, you may even look back at some of the things you thought were fun in your youth and realise they weren’t that great after all.

Join in on the fun when you can and miss out if you have to.

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Civil service mourns death of director DIRECTOR of Engineering and Maintenance Services Xavier Malcolm has sadly passed away, leaving friends, family and colleagues to mourn.

Deputy Governor Anya Williams said the civil service is grateful for his “exemplary service” over 20 years.

“We are deeply saddened by the unfortunate passing of our dear colleague and friend Xavier Malcolm,” she said in a press release on May 16.

“Xavier was more than a colleague to me. He was a former schoolmate at both the HJ Robinson High School and Florida International University and was a friend and an extended family member.”

She said he began his journey in the civil service almost 20 years ago and was a hardworking and dependent civil servant.

“He gave of himself selflessly and was a key member of the response team in Grand Turk following the passage of hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 and led on numerous key infrastructure initiatives during his tenure.

“His passing will be a great miss

to the civil service and a loss to the entire Turks and Caicos Islands.”

She extended her deepest sympathies to his entire family, most especially his wife Dr Alicia Malcolm, Director of Mental Health and Substance Dependence Department and their children Xavier Junior and Zaleisha.

Further sympathies went out to his parents, former Accountant General Jean Claudette Malcolm and father Keith Malcom, along with his siblings: Director of the National Epidemiology and Research Unit Dr Shandey Malcolm and his brother Shanard Deketo Malcolm.

“We are grateful for Xavier’s exemplary service and we pray that God will strengthen and keep his family during this difficult time, giving you peace and courage to face the difficult days ahead,” Williams said.

“May his memories forever live in your hearts and may his soul rest in peace and rise in eternal glory.”

Following the attainment of his Associates Degree in Architecture, Malcolm joined the civil service on

November 8, 1999, as a draftsman.

He later took study leave in 2000 to pursue a Bachelors’ Degree in Architecture at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, and returned in 2003 to the post of assistant architect which he held for three years before being promoted to the post of project architect in 2006.

In 2006 Malcolm left the service for two years to pursue a Masters’ Degree in Construction Management from Florida International University in Miami, Florida, and on January 1, 2009, was promoted to the post of director of housing.

On September 3, 2012, Malcolm was appointed to the post of Director of the Public Works Departments which was later renamed as the Engineering and Maintenance Services Department.

In his role as Director of PWD/ EMS he had managerial oversight for all divisions under the Ministry of Infrastructure, formerly Government Support Services, which included the project management, maintenance, mechanical, water and other divisions within the ministry.

The late Xavier Malcolm, Director of Engineering and Maintenance Services

Public workers complete demanding training TWENTY-EIGHT civil servants have completed “physically and mentally demanding” training courses hosted by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

On May 13, Deputy Governor Anya Williams hosted an award ceremony to recognise those that successfully completed the Public Policy Analysis and Management (PPAM) and Project Cycle Management (PCM) Certification Programme.

“Sessions were interactive and practical, intense and demanding physically and mentally, time consuming and required work outside normal working hours to complete assignments to fulfil the criteria to be awarded the certification,” Williams said in a press release on Wednesday (May 22).

“We are extremely proud of the success of our staff and know that there is much that they can take away from this programme to apply to their day to day jobs.”

The Caribbean Development Bank since the 1980s has been offering training in PPAM and PCM to its borrowing member countries.

The programmes were developed to assist countries in their efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals, such as quality education, gender

Deputy Governor Anya Williams (front centre) with civil servants

equality and peace, justice and strong institutions.

The TCI civil service commenced the process in 2016 by enrolling in the online course programme offered

through CDB and its partners.

“The success realised from team member’s participation and completion of the online courses paved the way for the face-to-

face training to be implemented in country,” Williams said.

In 2018 the Government in collaboration with the CDB, the Centre for International

Development and Training and DODs training hosted 11 modules in project cycle management and public policy analysis and management.

They took place from March to May 2018 at the HJ Robinson High School auditorium in Grand Turk.

“We express our profound thanks to not only the Caribbean Development Bank for allowing the TCI to participate in this training programme, but also to our own in house training department, our training manager Mrs Thashana Burton and training officer Ms Holly Forbes for their work in the launching of this programme in the TCI, the organisation of the face to face training sessions, the follow up on the online training programmes and their overall commitment in the facilitation and completion of this programme,” the deputy governor said.

“Our vision is to create a wellstructured, properly resourced and professional service that is respected and balances both traditional and modern practices, with a culture of impartiality and integrity.

“The team members through dedication and sacrifice have exemplified each word to the highest standards by being awarded and certified competent in each area of this programme. Congratulations.”

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Jamaicans face jail time if caught wasting water as drought continues PEOPLE who waste water in Jamaica, amid an ongoing drought, could be fined or face time behind bars.

The National Water Commission (NWC) has moved to make it a prosecutable offence to either waste water or use excessive amounts of its potable water for non-essential purposes.

In a prohibition notice published in the newspapers yesterday, which takes effect on Friday, the NWC said that more stringent water conservation measures must now be observed and the limited potable water that is available should be reserved for essential uses such as drinking, cooking, washing, bathing and sanitation.

Some of the breaches of the prohibition order are using NWCsupplied water in drought-affected areas for: watering of gardens, lawns, grounds and farms; refilling of tanks, ponds, or swimming pools and/or for use other than normal domestic services; washing of vehicles by the use of a hose; watering or washing roadways, pavements, paths, garages; and any purpose which may require the use of a considerable or excessive quantity of water.

Persons who break the law may

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Sandals guests say the company charged them a local government tax and then pocketed the money.

Guests at Sandals resorts paid ‘deceptive charges’ billed as local government taxes, lawsuit says The drought has had an effect on the yield of vegetables and fruits.

be prosecuted; and if convicted, they are liable to a fine imposed by the parish courts or imprisonment for up to 30 days if they fail to pay the fine.

NWC Corporate Communications Manager Charles Buchanan said the prohibition order is intended to send a signal to the population that not only is it not right to waste water

from an already limited supply, but it is also now illegal.

“We’re hoping that it will serve to persuade persons to do the right thing and in instances where persons persist in doing the wrong thing, we would have the force of law to support us in taking action against them,” he said.

Without Venezuela’s oil, Haiti struggles to keep lights on WHEN her daughter was 4 years old, Jennifer Jean started a small catering business in Bourdon, a lower middleclass district of the Haitian capital.

Starting with the occasional wedding or corporate meeting, she grew the business into a venture that earned her as much as $1,000 a month, enough to pay bills and send her now-teenage daughter and her 7-year-old son to a good private school.

Then the blackouts started, making it impossible to do basic activities. Without refrigeration, she now has to buy ice on the street to keep her prepared food cool.

“Back in the day you were able to take your car out any time of night, 1 am or 2 am,’’ said Jean, who is thinking of migrating to the United States. “Now all the streets are dark.

You just don’t know what you are going to run into.”

Through the Venezuelan aid program known as Petrocaribe, Haiti once received roughly 60,000 barrels of oil a day under favorable terms that beat anything on the open market.

More than half the costs of the oil, which came at a heavily discounted price, were repayable over 25 years at a 1% interest rate, allowing the government to supposedly use the windfall for economic development.

In exchange, Haiti reliably backed Venezuela against the United States

Jennifer Jean sits with her family in the living room of her home, lit only by camping lantern, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

in regional forums such as the Organization of American States.

But as President Nicolas Maduro’s government has struggled with plunging petroleum production and a cratering economy, Venezuela has stopped sending billions in subsidized oil to countries throughout Central America and the Caribbean, including Haiti, where the end of cheap oil has meant a sharp reduction in power.

Meanwhile, Haiti’s Bureau of Monetization of Development Aid Programs, or BMPAD, quickly ran into its own difficulties. After starting to buy oil on the global market, the

bureau said this year that it had run out of operating funds and stopped regularly delivering fuel needed by power station operators to keep the lights on.

Now, much of Haiti’s population enjoys electricity for just three hours a day.

Nighttime activity has ground to a halt as armed robbers hold up street merchants or break into people’s homes in darkness. Gas stations have gone empty for days, making it nearly impossible for many Haitians to get to work, run errands or take their kids to school. Hospitals are forced to rely on backup generators.

TRAVELERS at resorts run by the Jamaican-based vacation company Sandals say they were charged a local government tax during their vacations that Sandals pocketed for itself.

In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Miami Tuesday on behalf of all current and former Sandals guests, a family from New Jersey alleges Sandals scammed them during their stays at resorts in the Caribbean in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Their lawyer, Miami-based Michael Winkleman, said the company has been pocketing instead of remitting the taxes for years, and is asking a judge to award

former and current guests more than $5 million.

“These deceptive charges are used to generate extra profit at the expense of Plaintiff and others similarly situated, who are deceived into believing the fees are legitimate charges directly related to Sandals’ taxes to the government,” the lawsuit says.

In a statement, Sandals Resorts International called the allegations in the lawsuit false.

“Not only do we conduct our business with pricing transparency but we meet all of our tax obligations in each of the islands where we call home,” the company said.

Andrea, Atlantic season’s 1st named system, weakens less than 24 hours after forming

Andrea kicks off the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season early A LOW-PRESSURE system south of Bermuda was officially recognised as Subtropical Storm Andrea on Monday, the first of the 2019 hurricane season; 11 days before the official beginning of the season.

This makes 2019 the fifth consecutive year that a named storm has formed before the official start of Atlantic hurricane season, which is June 1.

Andrea had a very brief window of

time to exist before it was absorbed by an approaching cold front.

Increasing wind shear — which was disruptive to the storm’s circulation — nearby dry air and low ocean temperatures combined to dissipate the storm within a couple of days.

In fact, by 11:00h on Wednesday, Andrea had been downgraded to a subtropical depression before it dissipated in the afternoon.

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The Bahamas: ‘Sue government if citizenship applications drag on’ PEOPLE waiting more than five years for an answer to their application for citizenship have a right to sue the government, according to retired Justice Rubie Nottage.

Mrs Nottage, former co-chair of the Constitutional Commission, explained how processing delays could contribute to statelessness during a panel discussion at the University of The Bahamas. “(People waiting for deferred citizenship) they have married, had children, some of those children have had children, and now we have statelessness because the person who married first had no status yet. He’s applied, he’s entitled to it, but he has no documentation.

“So let’s say that he then marries a young Haitian woman who has come here without documents. So two undocumented persons have a child in the Bahamas...because both parents are non-Bahamian that child is only entitled to citizenship at the age of 18.”

She continued: “But it has no papers, and if that child then marries or has children, which we’re into that second level of generation already, then you have statelessness confirmed in that third generation because there is no documentation.”

The panel discussion on the Right to Nationality and Statelessness was staged by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at UB. It comes on the heels of concerns raised by another international human rights body - the Inter-

Retired Justice Rubie Nottage with former Prime Minister Perry Christie.

American Commission on Human Rights - over the lack of data on the number of stateless people living in the country due to the lack of documentation and the country’s citizenship laws.

For its part, the government has maintained the number of stateless people is minimal and long sought to differentiate from the categorisation of children born to Haitian migrants in the country - who have to wait until 18 to apply for Bahamian citizenship but have access to Haitian citizenship at birth if registered.

At the IACHR hearing, Minister of State for Legal Affairs Elsworth Johnson argued that the largest number of persons affected by gendered provisions of the constitution are Bahamian men and women and their descendants, not migrants.

At Thursday’s UB panel, United Nations expert Marion Bethel called on the government to fulfill its obligations to carry out mapping and provide documented evidence.

Among panelists was Maha Mamo, a 30-year-old formerly stateless woman who has become prominent global spokesperson for stateless people and the face of the UN Refugee Agency’s campaign to end statelessness by 2024, called #IBelong.

Ms Mamo was born in 1988 to Syrian parents, who had an interfaith marriage that was not recognised in Syria so they fled to Lebanon where they had their children.

The children of a Christian father and a Muslim mother, Ms Mamo and her two siblings were stateless because their parents could not register their births in Syria and

they could not access Lebanese citizenship. They would remain that way until they received refugee status from Brazil in 2016. Ms Mamo became a Brazilian citizen in 2018 ending a life lived, according to her, as a shadow.

“At three years old,” she said, “I was a kid that didn’t realise anything from this life. I had the same uniform, the same education, the teacher like everyone else.

She continued: “But it’s from the smallest things that you do in your daily life, from buying a SIM card you need to present a document, to having a credit card, health insurance, a library card or any type of document that should have your name.

“Even to go to a party and enjoy your night with your friends we always had to worry if I would be accepted or not to enter to the club, because everywhere where they ask you for documents I cannot access.”

Ms Mamo’s brother Eddy died just one month after receiving refugee status in a violent armed robbery in Brazil.

“Life is cruel,” she said, “life is unfair with all of us. Eddie died as a stateless person. He was lucky enough he got his refugee status because we managed to give him the death certificate.”

Ms Mamo continued: “The dignity of human beings with stateless people doesn’t exist. You get born, you don’t have your birth certificate, you live your life, then you die without death certificate.

You’re just like a shadow, you come and you go. No one really knows about your existence.”

During her panel remarks, Mrs Nottage said she hoped the UNHCR would broadcast Ms Mamo’s story locally as her struggle was shared by many people living in the country.

As former co-chair of the Constitutional Commission, Mrs Nottage said it was very difficult to convince affected people to become spokespersons due to fear of being stigmatised; however, she felt it may have positively impacted the gender equality referendum campaign.

During Thursday’s panel discussion, UNHCR Assistant Protection Officer Deneisha MossBalboni made clear a lack of documentation did not confirm statelessness but it was one of the indicators.

However, Mrs Nottage said the number of stateless people living in the country is not a “hidden figure”, and highlighted two at risk groups that officials could focus on to capture a “real number”.

Those two at-risk groups are people who acquire citizenship under Articles 6 and 7 of the constitution, she said.

Under Article 6, children born out of wedlock in the Bahamas to a Bahamian father and nonBahamian mother who cannot confer nationality; and under Article 7, children born in the Bahamas to non-nationals who themselves, are either stateless or unable to confer nationality on children born abroad.

China gaining foothold in the Bahamas FOR over eight years, the US has gone without an ambassador to The Bahamas, the fact China is now taking advantage of an American void explains how US neglect for the island nation has given China a foothold on America’s doorstep.

The Caribbean island nation is small, with a population of roughly 400,000 but it attracts a lot of US tourism and sitting just 50 miles off the coast of Florida.

It’s right in the middle of one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

That fact hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Chinese. China has set its sights on The Bahamas and has invested billions of dollars in building new infrastructure and industry across the country.

New roads, new businesses, new hotels, and booming Chinese immigration has led to many companies being staffed with more Chinese workers than local

Bahamians. Reports show that over 200,000 Chinese are illegally smuggled into the Caribbean every year to open their shops or work at Chinese businesses with many sending their money back to China.

Officials say these practices are crowding out small retailers and by selling inferior goods and using Chinese workers for what amounts to slave labour. They’re putting locals out of business. Chinese state banks are also putting up tens of millions of dollars for building projects like new ports and bridges as well as a vast new Chinese embassy in the heart of downtown Nassau.

The Chinese government even gifted a new national stadium to The Bahamas to the tune of $50 million.

Also, China’s state-owned ExportImport Bank dropped nearly 3 billion dollars to put up the luxurious Baha Mar Resort in New Providence thanks to investments like these.

Some analysts go as far as to say China now owns The Bahamas. These developments paint a grim picture for the future of one of America’s closest neighbours. However, what alternative do The Bahamas have? According to the Bahamian government, they can’t afford to build massive projects like these on their own. So, with China stepping in and essentially colonizing The Bahamas, where does that leave the United States?

Washington is choosing to remain on the sidelines as China swoops in to develop strategic real estate right on America’s front door. Also, now some 55 miles east of Palm Beach, China is building a massive new shipping port a strategic location which could be used for military vessels and submarines.

China already has a military presence in the Caribbean occupying old Soviet bases in Cuba but could Washington soon have to deal with

The Bahamas’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield (right) and the Chinese Ambassador to The Bahamas, His Excellency Huang Qinguo.

the reality of Chinese warships off the coast of Florida? However, China isn’t the only reason the US should be concerned.

The Bahamas is also a major gateway for drugs, weapons and

illegal aliens coming into America, while Mexico comes to mind when many think of US border security.

The Bahamas just received a Tier 1 ranking from the State Department for human trafficking.

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Brexit: Theresa May’s withdrawal bill delayed THERESA May’s Brexit withdrawal bill will not be published or debated until early June, the government says.

The prime minister is under pressure to resign following a backlash from her own MPs against her pledged “new deal” on Brexit.

Andrea Leadsom quit as Commons Leader, saying she could not announce the bill which had “new elements that I fundamentally oppose”.

She has been replaced by Treasury minister Mel Stride.

Theresa May had told the Commons that the Withdrawal Agreement Bill - the legislation needed to implement the agreement between the UK and EU - would be published on Friday so MPs would have “the maximum possible time to study its detail”.

Mrs Leadsom had been due to announce when it would be introduced to Parliament on Thursday, but resigned on Wednesday night.

Standing in for her, government whip Mark Spencer told MPs: “We will update the House on the publication and introduction of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill on our return from the Whitsun recess.”

He added that the government planned to publish the bill in the first week of June.

“We had hoped to hold second reading on Friday 7 June,” he added.

One of the Chagos Islands - Diego Garcia - is home to a US military base/

Chagos Islands dispute: UN backs end to UK control Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote of Conservative MPs in December. Under existing rules, she cannot be challenged again until December this year.

“At the moment, we have not secured agreement to this in the usual channels. Of course we will update the House when we return from recess.”

Second reading is when MPs get a first chance to debate legislation, before deciding whether it should proceed to detailed scrutiny.

Responding, Shadow Commons Leader Valerie Vaz said: “The prime minister has once again put her own political survival ahead of the national interest.

“It is clear that the prime minister does not command a majority in her approach to Brexit and she has failed to accept this political reality.”

US President Donald Trump is

due to make a three-day state visit to the UK from 3 to 5 June.

Asked who the prime minister would be when he arrives, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: “Theresa May will be prime minister to welcome him and rightly so”.

It is possible for Mrs May to quit as Conservative leader before Mr Trump’s visit, but continue as prime minister on a caretaker basis.

Mrs Leadsom said on Thursday she had “no doubts that I made the right decision” adding: “I felt I couldn’t, in all conscience, stand up and deliver the business statement today with a Withdrawal Agreement Bill in it that I couldn’t support elements of.”

Billionaire Robert F Smith to pay entire US class’s student debt A BILLIONAIRE technology investor has shocked graduating students in Atlanta, Georgia, by telling them he will pay off all of their student loans.

Robert F Smith, one of America’s most prominent black philanthropists, was giving an address at Morehouse College, a historically all-male black college.

Nearly 400 students will benefit at a cost of tens of millions of dollars.

The class of 2019 and their teachers were stunned at the news before breaking into applause.

Mr Smith, 56, founded private equity firm Vista Equity Partners in 2000 to invest in software companies, and has a personal net worth of $5bn, according to Forbes.

“On behalf of the eight generations of my family that have been in this country, we’re gonna put a little fuel in your bus,” Mr Smith told the graduates on Sunday.

“This is my class, 2019. And my family is making a grant to eliminate

THE UN has passed a resolution demanding the UK return control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

In the non-binding vote in the General Assembly in New York, 116 states were in favour and only six against, a major diplomatic blow to the UK. Fifty-six states, including France and Germany, abstained.

Mauritius says it was forced to give up the Indian Ocean group now a British overseas territory - in 1965 in exchange for independence.

In a statement to the BBC, the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said Britain did not recognise Mauritius’ claim to sovereignty, but would stand by an earlier commitment to hand over control of the islands to Mauritius when they were no longer needed for defence purposes.

The US, Hungary, Israel, Australia and the Maldives were the states voting with the UK against the resolution.

It comes months after the UN’s high court advised that the UK should leave the islands “as rapidly

as possible”.

Britain purchased the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 for £3m, creating a region known as the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Between 1967 and 1973, it evicted the islands’ entire population to make way for a joint military base with the US, which is still in place on Diego Garcia.

US planes have been sent from the base to bomb Afghanistan and Iraq. The facility was also reportedly used as a “black site” by the CIA to interrogate terrorism suspects.

In 2016, the lease for the base was extended until 2036.

“The joint UK-US defence facility on the British Indian Ocean Territory helps to keep people in Britain and around the world safe from terrorism, organised crime and piracy,” the FCO said.

Before Wednesday’s vote, Mauritian Prime Minister Pravid Kumar Jug-Nauth told the General Assembly the forcible eviction of Chagossians was akin to a crime against humanity.

Sam Little denied that MMS causes illness and said he was acting out of the “kindness of my heart” in distributing MMS in Uganda.

Robert F Smith is one of America’s most prominent black philanthropists.

their student loans.”

The billionaire was at the college to receive an honorary doctorate and had already announced a donation of $1.5m to Morehouse.

The exact cost of Mr Smith’s

latest act of generosity is unclear, as the college has yet to calculate the total debt of the students who will benefit, but it is estimated to be at least $10m (£7.7m) and could be significantly higher.

British man arrested in Uganda after promoting ‘MMS’ bleach as a cure for HIV and malaria BRITISH man Sam Little has been arrested for allegedly distributing a type of toxic bleach he said could cure illnesses including malaria and HIV, Ugandan police told Business Insider.

Little, 25, from Arlesey in Bedfordshire, England, was in

Uganda to promote so-called Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS), which proponents claim can cure almost any medical condition.

Officers said Little had been detained, along with two local men, on suspicion of “intoxicating the public” with MMS.

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EU citizens in the UK say they’ve been denied the right to vote

President-elect Donald Trump along with his children Eric, Ivanka and Donald Jr.

Judge rules Deutsche Bank can hand over Trump financial records to Congress A federal judge dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, ruling that two banks can hand over his financial documents in response to congressional subpoenas.

The Trump family and company sued Deutsche Bank and Capital One last month in an effort to block them from turning over financial documents sought by Congress. The House Intelligence and Financial Services committees had issued subpoenas to several banks as part of their investigations of alleged foreign influence on U.S. elections.

In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said he disagrees with the arguments from the Trump family attorneys that the subpoenas don’t have a legitimate legislative purpose.

Ramos described the subpoenas as “undeniably broad” but “clearly pertinent.”

Ramos issued his ruling after hearing arguments from lawyers representing the Trump and the Democratic-controlled congressional committees.

The Trump family lawyers signaled that they will appeal the ruling, but they did not comment after the hearing.

Deutsche Bank has lent Trump’s real estate company millions of dollars over the years. Capitol One is among the banks that houses Trump’s personal accounts.

In a statement released after the ruling, Deutsche Bank said it won’t fight the judge’s order.

“We remain committed to providing appropriate information to all authorized investigations and will

abide by a court order regarding such investigations,” the statement read.

Capital One did not immediately return a request for comment.

In a statement to NBC News, House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters said she was “very pleased” with the judge’s ruling.

“We believe that we’re on the right track and that no matter what this President is doing to try and impede our ability to have access to information, we’re going to keep going and we’re going to fight and we’re going to get good victories that way,” added Waters, D-Calif.

Trump wrote a $35,000 check to his former personal attorney Michael Cohen from his Capital One checking account in August 2017. The money was tied to the effort to pay off porn star Stormy Daniels, who alleged that she had an affair with Trump before he took office.

Cohen submitted the check to Congress ahead of his testimony in March.

In the lawsuit, Trump’s attorneys argued that the subpoenas were politically motivated and unwarranted.

“The subpoenas were issued to harass President Donald J. Trump; to rummage through every aspect of his personal finances, his businesses and the private information of the president and his family; and to ferret about for any material that might be used to cause him political damage,” said the suit, filed on behalf of Trump, his company and three eldest children — Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka. (NBCNews)

HUNDREDS of EU citizens living in Britain have been turned away at polling stations as they attempted to vote in the European elections on Thursday, campaigners say.

Voters reported confusion with the process for participation in the elections, failings by local councils, and names being crossed off voting lists at polling stations.

Hours after the polls opened, the hashtag #DeniedMyVote began to trend on Twitter as European nationals began reporting they had been turned away.

Campaigners fear the number of EU nationals denied a vote will be in the thousands by the time polls close on Thursday evening.

Maike Bohn, the co-founder of the3million, a campaign group which represents EU nationals living in the UK, told CNN the situation reflects “a serious democratic deficit” on the part of British authorities.

EU nationals who live in the UK can participate in European elections but must make a written declaration, known as a UC1/EC6 form, that guarantees they will not vote in their home country.

It appears that the unplanned delay to the Brexit process has contributed to the confusion.

Britain’s participation in the 2019 European elections was only confirmed last month, after the country’s failure to agree a deal to leave the EU by the original March 29 deadline.

Campaigners accuse British authorities of failing to inform EU citizens that they had to complete an extra step to guarantee their right to vote.

A number of Members of Parliament (MPs) expressed alarm over the reports. Joanna Cherry of the Scottish National Party said on Twitter: “There’s something very rotten at the heart of British politics when EU citizens resident here are being denied their right to vote.”

The Labour MP and shadow foreign minister Catherine West called it a “national scandal.”

“Reports are flooding in of EU nationals being denied the right to vote in today’s elections, despite the fact most of them were registered to vote in local elections that took place a few weeks ago.

I was granted an urgent question back in April, at which I alerted the government to this problem -- they refused to act.”

Three EU nationals who spoke to CNN told of confusion over the process for participating in the poll.

Swedish citizen Lina Dencik, who lives in southwestern city of Bristol, told CNN that she was turned away from the polling booth because the documentation had not reached her before the May 7 voter registration deadline for EU citizens.

Campaigners say hundreds of EU citizens living in Britain have been turned away at polling stations.

“When I went to the polling station this morning, my name had been crossed out on the list and I was told I was not eligible to vote as a European citizen,” she said.

“I challenged this and the patrolling officer provided me with an emergency number to call. I called this number and was told that a form to declare that I would not be voting in Sweden had not been sent out in time and that I am therefore not able to vote.”

Emeline Mimie Morin, a French national who lectures at the University of Stirling in central Scotland, who has lived in the UK for 10 years, said her inability to vote amounted to “disenfranchisement.”

She had also called a helpline number provided, she said.

“The woman on the phone did see me as registered and put me on hold for a while. After a few minutes she explained that there was a form I should have filled in as a EU citizen but hadn’t, and there was nothing they could do,” she said.

“I asked where this form was so that I could fill it and this would not happen again. She did not answer but dismissed my question, staring that there was no point, the form was only for European elections and it was unlikely we would need it again with Brexit.”

The3Million blames Britain’s Electoral Commission and the government for mishandling the issue.

In a letter sent to the head of the commission, it said that the commission had reneged on a 2014 promise to send the form to all registered EU citizens. It also complained of vague and confusing information that did not make it clear that EU citizens had to complete an extra step to register.

“We maintain that the Electoral Commission’s lack of clear guidance has led to an inconsistent approach by local authorities to the registration process for EU27 citizens,” the letter

added.

A spokesperson for the Electoral Commission said it had recommended changes to the process but said it was powerless to act without changes to the law. “The process for EU citizens could be improved and we made recommendations to improve the process following the 2014 European Parliamentary election,” the spokesperson said. But those improvements were “reliant on changes to electoral law, which can only be taken forward by government and Parliament.”

The spokesperson suggested the commission not have time to follow up on its recommendations as the UK government only confirmed it would be taking part in the European elections on May 7.

“I should point out that our recommendations were made before the EU referendum. After the referendum, the UK government was clear that the European Parliamentary elections in 2019 would not take place.”

The spokesperson said that the information about the form could be downloaded from its website, adding that it had also advised council electoral registration officers to identify European voters and send them the form.

Bohn maintained that while the time frame was tight, the commission could clearly see the problem brewing.

“But then they could have run a social media campaign, or tweet a link to the document, they could also email all electoral officers and say please contact EU citizens or please consider extending the deadline,” she said.

“What you have in theory is 3 million people disenfranchised,” Bohn told CNN. “A lot of people [EU citizens living in the UK] proactively found out what to do, but hundreds or thousands of people simply would not have known it and can you blame them?” (CNN)

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Mississippi politician allegedly punched his wife when she didn’t undress fast enough for sex A MISSISSIPPI lawmaker was charged with domestic violence over the weekend after he allegedly drunkenly punched his wife because she wasn’t ready to have sex.

Police responded to State Rep. Douglas McLeod’s around 9 p.m.

Saturday and found him with a glass of wine and two women at the top of the stairs, according to the Sun Herald.

His wife told officers that McLeod “just snapped” after she undressed too slowly when he said he wanted to have sex, according to the police report, The other woman, who was not

identified, said that his wife had come running in with a bloody face and that she had then locked the two of them inside a room. McLeod then allegedly started banging on the door and threatened to “kill her (expletive) dog” if she didn’t open it.

McLeod was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and released on a $1,000 bond Sunday.

In the ensuing days, multiple legislators have called for McLeon to resign, including Sen. David Blount and House Speaker Philip Gunn.

“I have attempted to contact Rep. McLeod to request his resignation, if in fact, these allegations are true,”

Perfectly healthy dog killed so dead owner could be buried with her

Mississippi Rep. Douglas McLeod was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence.

Gunn said in a statement Tuesday.

“These actions are unacceptable for anyone.” (NYDailynews)

A perfectly healthy Shih Tzu mix named Emma was euthanized, then cremated in Virginia because the dog’s owner, who died in March, demanded in her will that the dog spend eternity with her.

Emma was delivered to a Chesterfield County animal shelter on March 8 and put to sleep a couple of weeks later, despite staffers trying to urge the deceased woman’s family to let the dog live, WWBT in Richmond. Va. reported.

“We did suggest they could sign the dog over on numerous occasions, because it’s a dog we could easily find a home for and rehome,” the shelter’s manager reportedly said.

After Emma was killed, the

Emma’s owner, who died in March, demanded in her will that her Shih Tzu be bury with her.

dog’s carcass was brought to a pet cremation center and her ashes were poured into an urn. That container was to be buried next to the owner who posthumously ordered the dog’s death.

NOTICE NOTICE APPLICATION FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND BY PRESCRIPTION This Notice is issued under Section 137 of the Registered Land Ordinance

APPLICATION FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND BY PRESCRIPTION This Notice is issued under Section 137 of the Registered Land Ordinance

TAKE NOTICE that an application under section 135 of the Registered Land Ordinance has been received from HIBERNIAN DIRECTORS LTD., as Director of Turtle Shell Development Limited of Hibernian House, 1136 Leeward Highway, Providencailes, Turks and Caicos Islands by the Registrar of Lands, to acquire all of the property listed below by prescription from the proprietor registered thereon.

TAKE NOTICE that an application under section 135 of the Registered Land Ordinance has been received from HIBERNIAN DIRECTORS LTD., as Director of Turtle Shell Development Limited of Hibernian House, 1136 Leeward Highway, Providencailes, Turks and Caicos Islands by the Registrar of Lands, to acquire all of the property listed below by prescription from the proprietor registered thereon.

Block/Parcel Number 60713/199K10

Name of Owner GEMINI RESOURCES LIMITED

Area claimed 692.28 Sq.Ft.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT I Brandie N. Anderson-Stewart, Registrar of Lands on being satisfied that the applicant has acquired the ownership of land claimed, may allow the application and register him as proprietor of the land claimed, subject to any interests on the register which have not been extinguished by possession.

Date this 21st day of May, 2019

Brandie N. Anderson-Stewart Registrar of Lands Any Objections and/or Responses to this Notice should be addressed and sent to:

Brandie N. Anderson (Ms.) Registrar of Lands Land Registry Department Government Compound, Pond Street, Grand Turk Turks and Caicos Islands. Tel: 338-2351. Fax: 946-1410 Email: bnanderson@gov.tc

Block/Parcel Number 60713/199K12

Name of Owner

Area claimed

FRANCINE BERNHEIM ANNONIER 622.97 Sq.Ft.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT I Brandie N. Anderson-Stewart, Registrar of Lands on being satisfied that the applicant has acquired the ownership of land claimed, may allow the application and register him as proprietor of the land claimed, subject to any interests on the register which have not been extinguished by possession.

Date this 21st day of May, 2019 Brandie N. Anderson-Stewart Registrar of Lands Any Objections and/or Responses to this Notice should be addressed and sent to:

Brandie N. Anderson (Ms.) Registrar of Lands Land Registry Department Government Compound, Pond Street, Grand Turk Turks and Caicos Islands. Tel: 338-2351. Fax: 946-1410 Email: bnanderson@gov.tc

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CLUB MED TURKOISE GRACE BAY ROAD

DOMESTIC WORKERS • Clean and tidy all areas to the standard cleanliness within time limits.

• Deliver excellent customer service.

• Maintain equipment in good condition.

• Ability to bent, lift and walk upstairs.

• Report on any shortages, damages or security issues.

• Handle reasonable guest’s complaints/requests and inform others when required.

• Ability to work independently and remain motivated.

Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field.

To work 6 six days per week rate $6.58 per hour.

DOMESTIC WORKERS • Clean and sanitize production equipment, work surfaces and kitchen according to cleaning schedules and procedures.

• Keep track of cooking materials and utilizes.

• Scrape food from dirty dishes, wash them by hand or place them in the racks to conveyor through the dishwashing machine.

• Set up and breakdown buffet.

• Empty trash containers as required and maintain assign work station in a safe and sanitary condition.

• Maintain cleanliness of work and kitchen areas using proper cleaning chemicals.

• Work cohesively with kitchen cooks, sous chefs and head chef.

Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field.

To work 6 six days per week rate $6.58 per hour.

DOMESTIC WORKERS • • • •

Must be able to lift and bend on a consistent basis.

Collect all dirty lines from rooms.

Prepared and distributed towels, lines and rags to different departments.

Arranged and maintained a sanitary hallway and area outside of the laundry and rooms.

• Load all laundry into washer and add specified cleaning agents.

• Operated liner feeder, and tables’ linen ironing machines.

• Monitored and operated computer driven washers and dryers according to recommended capacity and manufacture guidelines.

Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field.

To work 6 days per week rate $6.58 per hour.

LABOURERS • • • • •

Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them.

Participate in dishwashing, silverware polishing, pot washing.

Gather and empty trash, service, clean, and supply restrooms.

Ability to bent, lift and walk for long periods.

Clean and restore building interiors damages, using commercial cleaning equipment and fixing equipments if damage.

• Clean and polish furniture and fixtures.

• Collect towels from beach and pool.

• Clean windows, glass partitions, mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, furniture, walls, machines and painting.

Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field.

To work 6 days per week rate $6.58 per hour.

Candidates must have the ability to be on time and present for all scheduled shifts and split shifts including weekends and Holidays.

THIS AD IS FOR WORK PERMIT HOLDER.

EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO TURCREHU02@CLUBMED.COM OR CONTACT: 649-946-5500 HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, THE POSITIONS ARE ALL OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS. POTENTIAL TURKS ISLANDERS CANDIDATED MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS LABOUR DEPARMENT. CLOSING DATE WILL BE MAY 31st, 2019.

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VACANCY

SENIOR HFC ENGINEER PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE JOB:

The objective of this position is to manage the HFC infrastructure and services including satellite dish farms.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• • • • •

Contribute to the deployment and maintenance of HFC infrastructure and services End-to-end HFC troubleshooting, from customer premises to Headend Video quality assurance, to include staging and testing of service Video monitoring and channel planning / management Analyze, Maintain, Update, and develop robust, highly scalable Headend interactive systems CMTS, STB, CM. • Interface with vendor to understand existing products and define new features • Collaborate with other engineering teams to ensure successful launches of interactive applications • Support the HE and OSP teams for features and performance tests • Research and stay on top of industrial development of interactive technologies • Maintain satellite dish infrastructure and IRDs • Maintain the Network, service visit and service installation KPI’s in acceptable levels.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE JOB

• A Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering or equivalent.

• At least 5 years’ experience in the management of HFC Headend and outdoor plant planning experience • Knowledge of MPEG 4 / HD / SD • Knowledge of Conditional Access (CAS), Digital Rights Management (DRM) • Experience working With Encoders, Transcoders, Middleware Vendor systems • Strong knowledge in HFC distribution (end to end) • Video/Cable/Satellite experience in an MSO or telecommunications provider environment.

• Testing experience on both analog and digital video equipment used in a traditional headend environment.

• Experience using video testing equipment including RF spectrum analyzers, QAM analyzers and MPEG analyzers.

• Video headend and video hub testing, integration, and operation experience.

• Program stream processing, multiplexing and encryption.

• Arris D5 or Appeartv content grooming experience a plus • QAM modulation and maintenance including MER and BER measurements.

• MPEG standard knowledge and testing experience.

• RF combining network construction and maintenance.

• Optical amplifier (i.e. EDFA) network construction and maintenance.

• RF distortion measurements including ingress, carrier-to-noise, CSO and CTB. • Leakage measurements knowledge.

• Knowledge of video specifications and interfaces to set-top boxes.

• Arris headend/Cisco headend experience.

• Knowledge of RF forward and return path operation between the STB and headend.

• Ability to trouble-shoot issues with LAN/WAN environment.

• Basic networking concepts.

• Optical Engineering Knowledge • Understand Optical Design and Architecture • Cable Network Service Provider Experience • CMTS configuration capable • DOCSIS 3.0 experience • CCNP/CCIE Certification (NICE TO HAVE) • Understanding of IPTV, preferably Mediaroom or Minerva and video compression

DEADLINE:

Ad is for renewal. However, positions open to all suitably qualified applicants.

Interested applicants must forward a cover letter and resume for the attention of the Director Human Resources to hrtci@digicelgroup.com.

The closing date for applications is May 31, 2019

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16611

26 CLASSIFIEDS SANA PLUMBING GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands is looking for a

MASON

DUTIES: Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters Salary- $8.00 per hour, five (5) days per week,

Renewal of contract Contact: (649) 241 3674

16609

May 25-31, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

P&D EMPLOYMENT

CAICOS MARINA AND SHIPYARD

DOCK MASTER/ MAINTENANCE

DOCK MASTER DUTIES: • Oversee operation of Berthing, mooring and storage • Maintain, clean docks • Monitor, sell fuel • Assist dockage clientele

REQUIREMENT: • General maintenance, plumbing, electrical,

painting etc.

• Multilingual, general understanding of boats • Energetic, with exceptional customer service skills • Work schedule: expected to work 5 days per week, including weekends and public holidays • Pay schedule: hourly pay starting at $8.00 per hour

Application: applications are invited from suitable qualified Turks and Caicos Islanders and copies of same should be submitted to the Labor Board Department This position is currently vacant Application must be submitted in writing and delivered to Caicos Marina and Shipyard, Long Bay Highway, Providenciales or send via email to info@caicosmarina.com.

Persons may also contact us via telephone: 649-946-5600

Sam’s Building, Down Town. Contact: 232-2001 Acting on behalf of our clients S.H.A CONSTRUCTION

with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash

PLUMBER-$8.00 PER HOUR

Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids.

Installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation.

MEP SOLUTIONS

POOL TECHNICIAN-$8 PER HOUR Clean pool

ERB CONSTRUCTION

MASON-$8.00 PER HOUR Mix concrete, lay blocks.

PAULA CUMBERBATCH

LABOURER-$6.50 PER HOUR

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property

Clean yard

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are First Times and renewal

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

Take Notice that I, John Freeman, 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 RUSHELL MILLER FARRINGTON by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

Take Notice that I, John Freeman, 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 TAVIA TAMARA GREEN-GARDINER by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

JOHN FREEMAN

JOHN FREEMAN

(Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

(Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

Take Notice that I, John Freeman, 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 ERNST LAVILETTE by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

Take Notice that I, John Freeman, 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 MICHEL ANGE OXIL by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

JOHN FREEMAN

JOHN FREEMAN

(Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

(Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

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May 25-31, 2019

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CAICOS P CONSTRUCTION BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

COMPLEX BEAUTY SALON

DJIMY ANTENOR

DUJOHN FULFORD

2 BARBERS

DRIVER

DOMESTIC WORKER

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER • Cleaning outside the

Cutting, trimming hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments

property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden.

• To work 6 days per week Salary: $6.75 per hour

HAIRDRESSER

Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, deep conditioning, permanents, hair coloring, and weaving Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 241-8141

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

16617

CONTACT: 245-1927 OR 345-8505

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time work permit holders 16615

THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

• Transport materials and goods among manufacturing, distribution and retail centers. Some also perform sales and customer service as part of the job.

• To work 6 days per week Salary: $7.00 per hour

CONTACT: 333-0491

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16614

THE HELP DESK

Clean shop, offload cabinets/materials etc.

MODERN DAY CONSTRUCTION

9 MoonStone Rd, Providenciales Telephone: 241-4108, Email: Mdconstructionn@gmail.com

PRECISION BUILDERS TCI LTD 999 Leeward Highway, unit 2, Providenciales Telephone: 231-7080, Email:dclarke@ precisionbuilderstci.com

CARPENTER SALARY $12.00 PER HOUR

MASON, PAINTER, CARPENTER STARTING

salary $6.25 - $10.00 per hr.

Lay blocks, build walls, rendering, marble Crete, painting, form work Install window/doors, make door jams etc

LESLIE WATTS

Chalk Sound, Providenciales Telephone: 231-6184/231-3739

LABOURER SALARY $6.25 PER HOUR Minor maintenance of property,

• Must have at least 15 years experience working on high-end projects • Must be able to interpret construction and fabrication drawings • Extensive knowledge and work experience with exotic woods such as Teak, Ipe, Mahogany, Balau, Kapur, Bankirai • Fabrication and Installation of Windows, doors, flooring & cabinetry • Must be willing to work on holidays/ weekend as needed

Positions currently held by work permit holders.

Belongers may apply with Labour Department

STORE HELPER

Duties: Clean and dust Shelves and goods, stock Shelves and assist customers. SALARY: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 244-8182

Belongers are encouraged to Submit a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. 16607

JUBA SOUND Is seeking to employ a

ANTHONY FORBES

Of Grand Turk Is seeking to employ an

ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHER

NANNY

Duties: taking care of and feeding kids. Salary: $200 per week

CONTACT: 231-0305

Duties: To assist clients In Photo studio, cut, copy Photos and collect monies. SALARY: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 331-8821

This position is currently held by a work permit holder Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is currently held by A work permit holder. 16603

DONALD KNOWLES

GLAMOUR M & R BEAUTY SALON

16619

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE WORKER

Duties: To fix and maintain Yard Painting and cleaning, Repairs as necessary.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 245-6439

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the labour Office.

16605

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

NAIL TECHNICIAN Duties: to design paint and refill Nails, to do Pedicures and manicures. SALARY: $900 per hour

CONTACT: 242-0957

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to The Labour Board.

16604

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PEARLS VILLA MANAGEMENT LTD. is looking to hire a

is looking for a

MASTER MECHANIC East Bay Resort Ltd. is seeking to employ a Master Mechanic to perform upkeep tasks such as repairs and must have a Master Mechanic background.

REQUIREMENTS: • A minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a Master Mechanic • Hard working with a willingness to work long hours including weekends and holidays.

• Must be familiar with the use of automotive and diesel test equipment,

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16616

CATHRICE WILLIAMS

16620

EAST BAY RESORT

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Inspect vehicles to determine overall condition.

• Repair non-engine automotive or vehicle components.

• Operate transportation equipment to demonstrate function or malfunction.

• Read work orders or descriptions of problems to determine repairs or modifications needed.

• Adjust vehicle components according to specifications.

• Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

CONTACT: 241-4078

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

gardening, off loading grocery Take care of dogs and other menial task Must have a clean police record

LABOURER $6.25 PER HOUR

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 5 days per week.

Salary: $7 per hour

CHANETTE SMITH

Act on behalf off its clients to fill the following positions

BMW CONSTRUCTION LTD Leeward, Providenciales Telephone: 241-1087

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

gauges, hand tools, power tools, instruments, etc.

• Must be proficient with Heavy Equipment and Diesel Engine repair and maintenance.

• Skilled in communicating orally and in writing. Familiar with computers and other office equipment and fleet programs.

Please note that all applications must be submitted with a valid police record, and copies of all educational certifications. Only suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Beginning salary commensurate with experience. Interested applicants should submit their resume with qualifications and experience to: info@saunders.tc and the TCI Employment Services and Labour Department.

Position is currently vacant.

16625

HOUSEKEEPER The position requires the following of the successful candidate (1) high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and tidiness are maintained throughout three high-end villas (2) must be able to evaluate and ensure guest satisfaction and report and solve any guest problem immediately (3) must set and maintain standards of service commensurate with the standing of the villas. (4) managing a stock control and ordering system to ensure availability of stock and cost control to maintain costs to a minimum.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years minimum Housekeeping and Customer Service experience • Strong organizational skills • Must be able to work independently and stand for long periods of time • Must be flexible and able to work on weekends and holidays • Must possess great customer service skills • Salary commensurate with experience

Interested applicants must have a clean police record and submit their applications with a copy of their CV to:info@ saunders.tc or via facsimile at 941-4533 and to the T.C.I Employment Services and Labour Department. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

16621

28 CLASSIFIEDS SHARON SIMONS

SILVER PALMS COTTAGE

LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

SIMEKA BOYCE GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LONG BAY wishes to recruit a

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

• Cleans yard and remove trash from property minor maintenance and repairs and other chores if and other chores if and when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 231-0130

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16555

Candidate must be willing to work weekends and holidays. Salary $7/hr.

Duties will include cleaning, dusting and washing. TCI Islanders are asked to send their resume to the Labour Board. This is a new position.

CONTACT WESLEY AT SILVERPALMSTCI@GMAIL. COM TELEPHONE: 231-1239

16530

TRIPLE J’S GRILL is seeking a

CONTACT: 346-1654

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16509

5 LABOURERS

• Move blocks as the concrete block machines produces them.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

2 CONCRETE BLOCK MACHINE OPERATORS

KITCHEN HELPER

to work 6 days per week at a salary of $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 343-7844

Triple J’s Grill Hilgrove Street, South Caicos

16572

WARD’S CONSULTANCY

Acting on behalf of our client FACES AND FINGERS Leeward Highway

Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands.

Is seeking to Employee an

COSMETOLOGIST

Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.

Salary: $6.25 per hour Contact: 649-941-

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Gathering and entering data into multiple computer programs Maintaining and updating records, files and system data Scanning bar codes, invoices and other information into POS system Processing customer cash, check and credit-card payments Responsible for counting contents of cash registers and safe Processing end of day sales deposit Receiving domestic and export customer orders Implement employee schedules Will perform as a substitute relief for other supervisors Preparing and coordinating schedules in accordance to operational necessity

TAYLOR BUILDING SUPPLIES South Dock Road. Is seeking to employ

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis • To work 5 days per week Salary: $6.75 per hour

S & F WHOLESALE CASH & CARRY LTD

• • • • • • • • • •

May 25-31, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

SOUTHWIND MILLWORK

FINISH PAINTER

Do work with wooden structures, frameworks, and ornaments to the correct specifications.

Salary: $10.00 per hour Contact: 946-5700 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16499

• Must have 5 years’ experience.

• Making concrete blocks • Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $10.00 per hour

CONTACT: 347-1905

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board The positions are First Time work permit holders 16534

DOROTHY BEEN GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a Unskilled Labourer

LABOURER

LYNDON H. LEWIS GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

• To work 5 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden.

• To work 5 days per week.

Salary: $7 per hour

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

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16598

CONTACT: 243-4125

16597

CONTACT: 431-8150

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • •

4-5 years experience in related field of work Must be honest, meticulous, work independently or in a team Must be able to follow direction/instructions Must be friendly and work well with other Must possess knowledge of computer programs e.i. Quick Books, Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook • Must be able to work any day of the week, holidays and work different shift • Must have knowledge of BACKOFFICE POS SYSTEM • Must pass extensive criminal background check Remuneration based on experience.

Belonger are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to labour board.

This position is a fist time work permit holder.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain and update inventory records Review and apply inventory activities , including movements and depletion Develop and implement efficient inventory management procedures Reconcile inventory discrepancies Report any stock issues to management and place product orders as necessary Implement a loss prevention program Compiling balance, price and cost reports Stocking and distributing supplies or merchandise

106594

SERVICES BY EA Is seeking to employ a

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • •

4-5 years experience in related field of work Must be honest, meticulous, work independently or in a team Must be able to follow direction/instructions Must be friendly and work well with other Must possess knowledge of computer programs e.i. Quick Books, Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook • Must be able to work any day of the week, holidays and work different shift • Must have knowledge of BACKOFFICE POS SYSTEM • Must pass extensive criminal background check

Remuneration based on experience.

Belonger are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to labour board.

This position is a fist time work permit holder.

CONTACT: 946-2811

Applicants must be able to work outdoors performing manual and physical labor. They must be able to operate a jackhammer, lawn mower and chainsaw. They will be asked to dig holes, mix and spread topsoil, cow manure and plant. They must be able to speak and communicate in English. Starting salary is $6.50 per hour and may be required on weekends and holidays if needed.

Interested applicants including Islanders/Belongers can bring all applications to SERVICES BY EA located at #65 beechwood Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales or email to mary@environmentalarts.tc. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. These positions are currently held by work permit holders. Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board.

INVENTORY & PRICING CLERK • • • • • • • •

GARDENERS/ LABOURERS NEEDED

16591

LANDSCAPE SUPERVISOR

REQUIREMENTS: • Minimum of five years landscaping experience on large landscape installations with knowledge of plants, on site and soil preparation and chemicals and fertilizer sprays • Must have experience supervising large crews • Proficient in the use of heavy machinery, with the ability to operate machinery would be an advantage

• Certification in Horticulture – preferable • Ability to report on issues and carry out invoicing duties; • Computer literate, able to use and troubleshoot with company software including but not limited to QuickBooks, POS and inventory software • Must be willing to work outdoors with irregular hours, may include weekends and holidays • Starting salary is $4,000.00 per month commensurate on experience

Please bring all applications to Environmental Arts located at #102 Venture House, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales or email to mary@environmentsarts.tc. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. This position is currently held by a work permit holder. 14578

May 25-31, 2019 LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

MECHANIC

• Keeps equipment available for use by inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation and changes, wheel balancing, replacing filters.

• 5 days per week Salary: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 341-0673

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16535

TERRISHA WILSON MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE MAN

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs and heating and air conditioning system. Salary: $275.00 per week

CONTACT: 331-2251

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

16197

VACANCIES

Acting on behalf of our client T&C Sanitation Company South Dock Road

KENDAL SAUNDERS

VACANCIES SPOTLESS CAR WASH - $6.25 per hour Wash cars, vacuum inside, soap, etc.

ERB CONSTRUCTION

- $6.25 per hour Cleaning portable toilets to be ready for clients, etc.

CONTACT: 649-231-0436

Belongers Only Apply Position is currently held by work permit holder 16520

MAINTENANCE WORKER

- $7-9 per hour Assist Mason, carpenter, etc.

THE CHICKEN SHACK

KITCHEN HELPER

- $6.25 per hour Help in the kitchen, seasoning, fix things, etc.

Holders are currently held by work permit holder Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board Contact: 347-2093 Darling86@hotmail.com

Duties: To fix and maintain Mechanical equipment, Buildings and machine, Painting and cleaning SALARY: $9.50 per hour

CONTACT: 232-1400

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the labour Office. 16387

• Pick up passengers from a specified location and quickly and safely deliver them to their drop-off destination • Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $500 per week

CONTACT: 231-0199

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16526

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JOB DESCRIPTION

OWNER LIAISONS REPRESENTATIVE

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Professional Consultancy firm looking for an Owner Liaisons Representative to oversee all local and international marketing and sales efforts and act as a primary liaison with owners, tenants, existing vendors and brokers.

Candidates must have 15+ years’ experience in true 5-star luxury resorts and have a Bachelor’s degree in hospitality management and tourism and a Master’s degree in leadership management. Candidates must have knowledge of the sales process, local laws related to real estate and business analysis. Additionally candidates must have ability and proven record to meet sales goals, engage in negotiation, accommodate customer needs, build relationships and manage processes.

Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office programs is required. Must be fluent in English, German and French and knowledge of Scandinavian languages will be a benefit.

Must be flexible with hours; on call 24 hours per day and works weekends as well as requires minimal supervision to work with good time management skills. Salary $2,500 per month.

Please submit resumes to matt@pronetcapital.com by May28th 2019 16552

HELP WANTED

Tibor’s Machine Shop is looking to fill the following position:

MOULD MAKER/MACHINIST - Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments.

- Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments.

- Fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

- Study sample parts, blue prints, drawings, and engineering information in order to determine methods and sequences of operations needed to fabricate products and determine product dimensions and tolerances.

- Observe and listen to operating machines or equipment in order to diagnose machine malfunctions and to determine need for adjustments or repairs.

- Remain in a standing position for extended periods of time.

- Must have a valid trade specific certifications with at least 5 years working experience.

Wage: $13 per hr.

INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN CONTACT 941-5802/ EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO ancha@tiborsmachineshop.com . Or send resume to the Labour Board.

POSITION HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER; BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY

LEEWARD Is seeking to employ a

TAXI DRIVER

LABOURER

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

VIRGIL’S TAXI

Of Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BLUE HILLS

16521

TCI AUTO PART AND CAR DEALER

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16566

TSI MANAGEMENT

Property Manager SUMMARY The Property Manager is responsible of the general operation, maintenance and record keeping of at least one property, but typically several, which are part of the company’s management portfolio, reporting to the General Manager on a regular basis. Duties with this role include bookkeeping, landscape management as well as all tasks associated with co-ordination of property maintenance, repairs, regulations and inspections. As such mandatory experience for this role includes a minimum of 10 years’ experience in business accounting. Successful individuals working in this role generally possess a diverse skill-set including the ability to negotiate, build relationships with guests and manage records. Additionally, they should have sound knowledge of business and financial proceedings.

DESCRIPTION They are expected to take prospective clients on tours of the properties, prepare agreements and ensure required services are connected. The Property Manager role can be very demanding and the necessary skills are required to handle any problems that may occur. They are also required to have excellent people skills and make not only their clients feel comfortable, but to report regularly to Property owners on all pertinent aspects on the Property rental.

SKILLS • Accounting and Finance back ground ( extensive ), with the ability to use QuickBooks and Excel to provide at least monthly reporting to company management and property owners as required.

• Administrative skills and demonstrable attention to details • Ability to work flexible hours and extended periods, we have a season that can be very busy, the Property Manager is expected to be available to clients 24/7 when they are in-residence, position is a salaried position and after hours work is expected.

• Being positive and courteous to clients EDUCATION Knowledge and proven experience of management, accounting, landscaping, construction and repairs are mandatory, an extensive health and safety knowledge, along with first aid training is also favored.

SALARY: $1,700 per month

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CHHS tourism club collects cash for innovative mascot design

THE Tourism Club of the Clement Howell High School (CHHS) has collected their $2,500 prize money for their winning mascot - an ecofriendly national bird named ‘Peaky’.

Teachers and students from the school’s tourism club collected their prize money last Friday (May 17) during a simple hand over ceremony at the Office of the Premier located in the Hilly Ewing Building in Providenciales.

The prize follows a competition started last November engaging schools around the territory; getting them involved in helping promote the Islands’ Clean by Choice slogan.

The Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board in collaboration with the Office of the Premier launched the competition during the annual Tourism and Environmental Awareness Month last year.

The Mascot Competition, which falls in line with the

TCI’s recently enacted ban on single use plastic bags, concluded in March this year during Youth Explosion where all of the entrants were on display.

Peaky the mascot depicts the national bird of Turks and Caicos Islands, the brown pelican.

The six feet tall mascot is adorned from head to toe in plastic - one of the biggest contributors to marine and land pollution throughout the Islands - the TCI’s ‘beautiful by nature’ logo across his tall hat, and an environmentally conscious message emblazoned on his midsection ‘Help us say no to plastic’.

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson offered congratulatory remarks to the students during Friday’s handover meeting.

“Our whole country relies on our environment for tourism and other cultural reasons,” she said.

“We brag about the beaches,

Winner of the Mascot Competition, the CHHS tourism club collected their cash prize from the Premier and her ministers last Friday at Hilly Ewing building (Magnetic Media photo)

we brag about the seas and we know what plastics are doing to our marine life and the associated health risks of micro plastics in the food chain.”

She noted that the recent ban on plastics has to do with the unsightly mess that mars the streets of the Islands,

communities and beaches.

“We must protect what God has blessed us with. Children and youth are our greatest partners. Thank you to all of the schools that have participated in the mascot competition.

“I saw the photos from the event and they were all great.

“Congratulations and special thanks to the students from Clement Howell High School, their teachers and the environmentally conscious mascot ‘Peaky’ for reminding us all that if we call ourselves

‘beautiful by nature’ then we must be clean by choice.”

On May 1, the total ban on single use plastic bags came into effect, prohibiting its importation, use, sale and distribution in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Acceptable bags include: reusable bag, recyclable paper bag and recycled paper bags, bags used in stores to hold loose produce, bags used by consumer to hold product to deliver such items to the point of sale or check-out

area, laundry or dry-cleaner bags, newspaper bags, bags used to contain or wrap frozen foods such as meat or fish, whether pre-packaged or not, to prevent or contain moisture, bags used to wrap hold or contain medical product, supplies or samples.

As part of its effect to smoothly transition the territory, the Government has reduced the customs import duties to 10 percent on select tariff codes to reflect the alternative. (Delana Isles)

Primary school gets new vice principal ENID Capron Primary School has got a new vice principal - seasoned educator Abigail Delancy said she is “extremely appreciative” to be promoted to the post.

“As I embark on this journey, I would like to express my gratitude to God, my family and wellwishers,” she said in a press release on Tuesday (May 21).

“I look forward to using the skills, knowledge and values gained in promoting, training and developing the lives of our youths in the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

Delancy holds a certificate in Early Childhood Education and an Associate’s Degree in Social Work and Welfare from the University of the West Indies and recently obtained a Master’s degree in Education Management from the University of Bristol.

She began her career as a teacher’s assistant at the

Abigail Delancy is the new vice principal of Enid Capron Primary School

Ashcroft School (now known as the International School), later joining the TCI civil service in 2005 as an early childhood teacher at the Enid Capron Primary School.

Delancy previously acted in the post of vice principal at Enid Capron Primary School before taking study leave to pursue her Master’s Degree in the UK. Deputy Governor and Head of the Public Service Anya Williams extended her

sincerest congratulations to Delancy on her successful appointment.

“It was not that long ago that we were at the Enid Capron Primary welcoming new local teachers as a part of the largest local recruitment batch for some time,” she said.

“As we continue to support and promote locals pursuing the field of education, we were happy to provide financial support to Ms Delancy from the Civil Service Professional Development Fund to assist in the pursuit of her Master’s Degree.

“With over a decade and a half of experience and service to the TCI education sector, Ms Delancy has demonstrated that she is well deserved of this promotion and I have the utmost confidence that she will continue to perform at a high level as the vice principal of the Enid Capron Primary School.”

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Daniel Craig to undergo ankle surgery following Bond injury (L-R) Kevin Hunter, wife Wendy Williams and son Kevin Hunter Jr., in happier times.

Family feud: Wendy Williams’ son arrested after fight with father: report

WENDY Williams’ estranged husband and teenage son reportedly broke out in fisticuffs in a parking lot outside of a store near the family’s home in New Jersey on Wednesday morning.

Family sources told TMZ that Kevin Hunter, who’s headed for divorce court with the talk show host, and the couple’s 18-year old son, Kevin Hunter Jr., got into an argument over his demand for spousal support.

Hunter Sr. reportedly claimed that Wendy Williams

was “brainwashing” their son against him. The father allegedly headlocked his son, who then punched him in the nose.

The celebrity gossip site initially reported that the “cops have confirmed they [were] investigating an incident” between the pair.

Sources said that the argument erupted when the father urged his son to carve out his own path of success and not rely on handouts from his mother, who reportedly has a net worth of $40 million.

ACTOR Daniel Craig is to undergo “minor ankle surgery” following an accident on the set of the latest James Bond film.

It was reported last week that Craig, 51, slipped and hurt himself while filming an action sequence on location in Jamaica.

“Production will continue whilst Craig is rehabilitating for two weeks post-surgery,” said producers.

The as-yet-untitled movie remains on track for the same release date in April 2020.

Still known by the working title Bond 25, the film is Craig’s fifth outing as Britain’s most famous fictional secret agent and is being directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.

The film is also set to star Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek - whose role is being kept under wraps but is suspected to be playing the chief villain.

Craig has said Bond’s notorious womanising will be portrayed with “an eye on” changing attitudes towards relationships and gender

An annotated page from “The Tiger Who Came to Tea” was sold at auction in 2014 in London.

Judith Kerr, author of ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea,’ dies AUTHOR Judith Kerr, best known for the children’s book “The Tiger Who Came to Tea,” has died aged 95.

Kerr was born in Berlin in 1923 and moved to England aged 10 as the Nazi party came to power in Germany.

She worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC in addition to writing and illustrating books.

“Judith Kerr was a wonderful and inspiring person who was much loved by everyone at HarperCollins,” said Charlie Redmayne, CEO of publisher HarperCollins, in a statement posted on Facebook.

“She was a brilliantly talented artist and storyteller who has left us an

extraordinary body of work.”

Kerr studied at the Central School of Art and married screenwriter Nigel Kneale in 1954.

She later left her job at the BBC to raise two children, who inspired her first book, “The Tiger Who Came to Tea,” which was published in 1968.

Daniel Craig had slipped and hurt himself while filming in Jamaica.

politics.

The ankle injury is not the first time the British actor has hurt himself during his tenure as Bond.

In 2015 he had knee surgery after an injury sustained while filming Spectre and picked up a shoulder injury on the set of Quantum of Solace, where he

also sliced his finger.

“It wasn’t as extreme as all that. I lost the pad,” he reportedly told Playboy magazine at the time.

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Entertainment Clarke drew inspiration from Adolf Hitler for her final speech in ‘Game of Thrones’ LET’S hope Emilia Clarke doesn’t thank the man who inspired her dramatic final “Game of Thrones” speech.

The actress who plays Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen told Variety she studied speeches by dictators including Adolf Hitler for her swansong on the HBO series that ended its eight-season run Sunday. According to the 32-year-old English actress, the fiery rhetoric of tyrants comes through regardless of the language they’re speaking.

“You absolutely can understand what Hitler’s f—ing saying,” she said.

“These single-focus orators speaking a foreign language.

So I thought, if I can believe every single word I’m saying, the audience won’t need to be looking at the subtitles too much.”

Clarke’s character delivered a message of dominance and

Ed Sheeran is due to complete his world tour later this year.

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, delivering her victory speech to her army after she destroyed King’s Landing.

conquest to her seemingly unstoppable army in Valyrian and Dothraki, two fictional languages concocted for

“Game of Thrones.” The rhetoric alarmed a couple of her subjects to such a degree, they conspired to kill her.

Though Clarke delivered her speech to a green screen in the studio, she rehearsed by practicing in a window overlooking Dublin, Ireland.

“The window was closed because I didn’t want people to think I was actually barking mad,” she confessed.

The three-time Emmy nominee confessed she was worried about delivering her long, crucial monologue and spent two months working on it. Her hard work paid off.

Ed Sheeran announces surprise new album No. 6 ED Sheeran has surprised fans by announcing a new album of collaborations due for release in July.

The singer revealed the news to his 29m followers in a post on Instagram.

No.6 Collaborations Project is the follow up to Sheeran’s last album Divide, which has sold more than 15.8m units

worldwide.

I Don’t Care, the first single from the new album, which features Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, is currently topping the UK charts.

Sheeran is yet to reveal most of the collaborators on the album but other names include Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock.A

Vanessa Hudgens is reportedly negotiating to become the next Catwoman.

Could Hudges be the Catwoman to Robert Pattinson’s Batman?

FRESH off the news that Robert Pattinson is in negotiations to play the titular hero in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, another integral casting prospect has been revealed: Vanessa Hudgens as Selina Kyle AKA Catwoman.

Hudgens, best known for her roles in High School Musical,

Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch, Spring Breakers and more recently DC Universe series Powerless and Netflix assassin movie Polar was specified as a strong possibility for the infamous cat burglar’s role on The BYO Show, who reported the Pattinson as Batman news back in January.

While Catwoman has played an enormous role in Tom King’s current Batman run, with she and Batman’s wedding shaking up the internet and beyond, it’s not yet known which interpretation of the character will be explored in the upcoming Reeveshelmed film.

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THE DENTIST AND YOU 

GARDENING 

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

Royal poinciana IF YOU are looking for a tree to be the center of attention of your garden, the royal poinciana, also call flamboyant tree (Delox regia) may be the one, with its astonishing red/ orange blooms.

Delonix regia is a species of a flowering plant from the Fabaceae family, noted for its fern look alike leaves and flamboyant display of flowers and colour.

The royal poinciana is claimed to be among the most beautiful trees in the world.

The flamboyant tree is a native to Madagascar and related to the Tamarind and Mimosa trees.

It should be planted in full sun. It is also a fast-growing tree that can reach up to 40 feet.

It spreads widely, giving it an umbrella form which will provide good shade during the warm months.

Be sure to give it plenty of room when you plant it. During winter, it will lose its leaves which will allow the sun to penetrate through.

Once established, it is very drought tolerant, which is why this tree is very popular in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

A downside of the poinciana is that the limbs are susceptible to breakage - they are soft

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wooded and so they take a beating from hurricanes.

Early pruning encourages branch growth and will compensate for the weak wood.

Poinciana flowers give rise to large bean-pod fruit. These pods look like the old-fashioned razor straps seen in the barber shop, 18 inches long and two inches wide.

They hang on the tree throughout the winter and will fall on the ground in spring.

It easily propagates from seeds.

You could just allow the pods to dry on the tree, then open the pods and collect the seeds.

This tree is not aggressively invasive. It is generally spread by planting and rarely by wind or wildlife.

There are no significant pests or diseases of major concern, although sometimes caterpillar infestations can be a problem at one point during the season.

More rare is the yellow poinciana (Peltophorum pterocarpum). The yellow poinciana is a native from Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

It grows a little bit taller than the

original one and can reach up to 50 feet. It is easy to grow and has a beautiful fragrance, but it doesn’t bloom every year on the Islands here.

Royal Poinciana is tolerant of ‘some salt drift’ and not too fussy as to soil. Light fertilisation is recommended.

Plant as a foundation tree or, if you have the land, use three about 20 feet apart in a triangle.

The effect will be a huge protected shaded area suitable for almost all plants and people There is also a dwarf poinciana ‘look alike’ (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) that blooms in spring, summer and fall. It is a shrub growing up to 10 feet tall.

C pulcherrima is a striking ornamental plant, widely grown in domestic and public gardens and has a beautiful inflorescence in yellow, red, pink and orange.

Its small size and the fact that it tolerates pruning will allows it to be planted in groups to form a hedgerow. It can be also used to attract hummingbirds.

By Dr Mark Osmond

How many teeth have you lost?

TOOTH loss can be used as a major predictor to somebody’s life expectancy, according to new research.

The research, published in Periodontology 2000, found that the number of teeth we lose can be a key indicator to our quality of life and that those who have a full set of teeth when they are 74 are significantly more likely to reach 100 years old.

The study shows that there is clear evidence that tooth loss is closely related to stress during a person’s lifetime.

This includes a person’s specific social, emotional, economic and educational experiences as well as health issues such as chronic disease, genetic conditions, nutritional intake and lifestyle choices.

Evidence showed that people who had lost five or more teeth by the age of 65 were also more likely to suffer from other serious health issues such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and osteoporosis which could severely limit a person’s life expectancy.

Many of these illnesses have been previously linked to a person’s quality of life and their socioeconomic status.

With such a close relationship between our oral health and quality of life, leading health charity, the Oral Health Foundation in UK, is encouraging people to ensure they pay close attention to the health of their mouth and visit their dental team regularly to check for any signs of disease which could lead to tooth loss.

Speaking on the issue Dr Nigel Carter of the Oral Health Foundation, said: “There are many reasons why somebody can lose their teeth, it could be down to trauma, smoking or just a continued poor oral health

routine, it can also be related to gum disease which is closely linked to health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.

“What this piece of research suggests is that tooth loss can often be a signifier of a poor quality of other areas of a person’s lifestyle and therefore a higher likelihood of someone having health issues because of this.

“Importantly it also shows that diseases associated with tooth loss, such as gum disease, can also contribute to an increased risk of life limiting diseases.

“It is very evident that what is going on in our mouths can really be a useful window to our overall health.

“It is therefore vital that we take proper care of our mouth and pay close attention to what is happening as it could be a sign of something more serious.”

The charity is urging people to abide by three simple rules for looking after their oral health; brush your teeth last thing at night and at least one other time during the day with a fluoride toothpaste; cut down on the amount of sugary foods and drinks and how often you have them and visiting your dentist regularly, as often as they recommend, by doing so it is possible to help prevent disease, not only in the mouth but the whole body too.

Dr Carter added: “Tooth loss itself comes with its own problems, it can lead to issues with eating and therefore a person’s ongoing nutrition and even create problems with their ability to communicate.

“We welcome more research into this matter as it may be a way to detect and prevent diseases related to tooth loss and other serious systemic diseases.”

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We are in need of a young man to deliver bills, pick up checks and distribute newspapers. Must be honest and have a clean driver’s license.

Contact the Publisher at tcweeklynews@gmail.com

SERVICES BY EA

CREW FOREMAN

REQUIREMENTS • Minimum of 2 years landscaping experience on large landscape installations with knowledge of plants, on site & soil preparation and chemicals and fertilizer sprays.

• Qualification and advanced knowledge and experience with turf grass.

• Proficient in the use of heavy machinery, with the ability to operate machinery would be an advantage.

• Ability to report on issues and carry out on invoicing duties; • Computer literate, able to use and troubleshoot with company software including but not limited to QuickBooks, POS & inventory software; • Must be willing to work outdoors with irregular hours, may include weekends and holidays.

Salary: $3,000 per month; commensurate on experience

CONTACT: 649-941-5579

Please bring all applications to Services by EA, Grace Bay Village, Providenciales, or email to mary@eagrouptci.com. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. Please provide relevant reference from previous employer.

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TCI PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ROLDSON LACCOSADE

NANNY/DOMESTIC WORKER (Care for 4 kids & House chores; cleaning, ironing, cooking, washing) $6.50 per hour, Blue hills, Position is vacant SPRING WATER SERVICE

TRUCK DRIVER

(water Delivery) $7.00 per hour, 6 days a week, Providenciales Tel: 241-7878, Position is vacant JC ROOFING

PAINTER, MASON, PLUMBER & TILE LAYER

who is reliable, trustworthy and want to make some extra cash Delivery times are 11 A.M and 3 P.M Call 231-3788 or 246-7856 for further information

LAUNDROMAT ATTENDANT/ DRYCLEANER ATTENDANT

(Assist customers to wash, press their clothes and things) Commercial and residential buildings) Salary: $6.50 per hour, 2417878

FATHER & SONS CONSTRUCTION

LABOURER

(Assisting with mixing concrete, dumping of trash, cleaning tools & equipment) $7.00 per hour, Five Cays Vacant Position LIFE CHANGING VARIETY STORE

CLEANER

(Cleaning the store daily) $6.50, 241-7878, Airport Road Position is vacant

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OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DELIVERY AGENT

AMERICANCLEAN TURKS & CAICOS

Old Airport Road Vacant Position

Belongers are encouraged to apply only.

Send all resumes to tciprobusiness@gmail.com and the employment Services.

SAMMY’S RESTAURANT

Is looking for a

(Laying tiles, Masonry works, Painting & Plumbing wiring in commercial and residential buildings) $10 per hour, Blue Hills, 2417878 Vacant Position

CLEANER

Duties: Cleaning stoves, Dishes, mopping cleaning Tables.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 243-2928

Belongers are encouraged to Submit a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. 16606

SUSAN GARLAND

V & G SERVICES LTD.

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping, and stocking Store shelves must be willing to work 6 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-1027

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder. 16601

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping office must be willing to Work 5 days a eek. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 946-1957

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is currently held by A work permit holder.16602

38 CLASSIFIEDS A&G VARIETY STORE FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

CASHIER

Receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

A1 BUSINESS MACHINES AND ELECTRONICS

We are currently seeking a qualified applicant to fill the position of a

JANITOR

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

REQUIREMENT: • Minimum of 3 year’s as janitor.

• Efficient with all cleaning tools and techniques.

• Able to perform basic mechanical and electric maintenance.

• Dependable, personal, and dedicated to great customer • Must be available for emergency calls and be able to work at nights and weekends.

• Must be able to speak fluent *- English

• Help in the store, minor maintenance and repairs and other chores if and when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 5-6 days per week.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 946-2597

CONTACT: 241-6565

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

ALVERAY GARDINER

ERIC SMITH

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning of yard.

• Repair damage to fixtures and building.

• Propagate plants for beatification projects • Daily maintenance of vegetable garden • Must have at least 3 years’ experience in agriculture and construction Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 649-243-4234

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GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 231-0167

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16670

C&M WHOLESALE & RETAIL

DOMESTIC WORKER

GLASS CUTTER

1 DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 5 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 344-5751

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16641

appropriate meeting times, booking rooms, and planning refreshments • Manages correspondence by answering emails and sorting mail • Handles expenses and billing cycles • Manages reception area and looks after visitors • Answers phone calls and transfers them as necessary • Maintains stock lists and orders office supplies as needed • Manages staff expense requests • Creates agendas and takes meeting notes • Assists in purchase orders and invoicing • Maintains accurate records for employee holiday requests Salary Range: US$12.00 per hour

All applications must be submitted by May 28th, 2019.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER ABOVE THE REST CLEANING P.O. BOX , BLUE HILLS, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PHONE: (649) 332-1056. EMAIL: RMCPHEE11@GMAIL.COM

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ

• Cut glass in different shapes and sizes.

Measuring glass.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week.

Salary: $7.60 per hour

CONTACT: 2427012 OR 347-9199

Help clean the shop

2 LABOURERS

Help with restocking store items and serving customers. Salary: $6.50 per hour each

CONTACT: 345-0179

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16669

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are First Time work permit holders

16684

LABOURER

Duties/Responsibilities: • Stocking of shelves • Lifting and off-loading containers • Pricing goods • Dusting shelves and goods Salary: $7.50 per hour

Six days per week holidays and weekends included. This application is for a first time work permit holder 16579

CHARLES TIPTON LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work • To work 5 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 244-7929

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

16646

AIRCOOL

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

• Communicates with relevant agencies to produce for business directors and employee events • Arranges meetings by scheduling

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO: • Perform daily cleaning and checks on offices, restrooms and conference rooms.

• Resupplying office breakroom, including refrigerators and microwave ovens.

• Maintain stockroom and ensure supplies are available.

Salary Range: US$10.00 per hour

BLUE HILLS GLASS

We are currently seeking a qualified applicant to fill the position of an

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO:

language

AUGUSTE ST. CYR

ABOVE THE REST CLEANING

• Minimum of 3 year’s as Office experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Able to perform basic QuickBooks • Dependable, personal, and dedicated to great customer service • Ability to multi-task and prioritize projects • Must be available for emergency calls and be able to work at nights and weekends.

• Must be able to speak fluent *English language

Address: Five Cays Providenciales, TCI Contact: (649) 342-9959 Position applying for:

Human Resources Manager - Above the Rest Cleaning P.O. Box , Blue Hills, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Fax: (649) 332-1056.

Email: rmcphee11@gmail.com 16637 BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

In compliance with section 28 of the Immigration Ordinance:

P & K SPENDLESS SUPERMARKET

All applications must be submitted by May 28th, 2019.

166679

REQUIREMENT:

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ELECTRICIAN TECHNICIAN Job Summary: Electrical diagnostics, installation and repairs of ducted and non-ducted air conditioning and refrigeration systems.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Installation of Mitsubishi electric and rheem systems, including electrical and mechanic components.

• Fault code repairs on Mitsubishi electric and rheem systems, including electrical and mechanical components.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in similar position.

• Electrical, refrigeration and air conditioning trade certificates and licenses.

• Must be Mitsubishi electric certified.

• Ability to speak English.

Salary: Negotiable between $25-$42k per annum based on qualifications and experience.

All interested applicants should submit resume, contact information, cover letter as well as three character references (one from a previous employer), copy of certificates and license, police record and a copy of passport photo to office@aircool.tc for further information please email office@aircool.tc This position is currently held by a work permit holder Belongers only need apply Application Deadline 07-06-2019

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May 25-31, 2019 CUSTOM INSTALL TCI LTD. LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER

• Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $8 per hour

CONTACT: 231-7080

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16662

HERITAGE HORSEBACK RIDING South Dock Road

DELICIOUS DISHES DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

SERVER/CASHIER

• Serve customers, receive payment by cash and change due to customers.

Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week.

Salary: $7 per hour

CONTACT: 2442420 OR 333-2550

STABLE HAND Salary-$1,200 per month Must have experience with horses be able to administer treatment.

CONTACT 2321970 EMAIL: HERITAGEHORSE BACKRIDING2015 @ GMAIL.COM 16655

E9’S TAKE OUT CAFE

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• General cleaning, minor maintenance and repairs and other chores if and when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 5-6 days per week.

Weekends and holidays if needed.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 232-6534

EXAMPLE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

FULL TIME PASTOR

Attend church events and preach to church members.

Salary: $800 per month

CONTACT: 242-5459

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16627

EXAMPLE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

MUSIC TEACHER

• Teaching students to play instruments.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $800 per month

CONTACT: 242-5459

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16628

FIVE CAYS MARINE FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

MECHANIC

• Inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation and changes, wheel balancing, replacing filters.

• To work 5 days per week Salary: $10 per hour

CONTACT: 946-8324

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16640

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 16683

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16678

HIGGS CONSTRUCTION LTD

LIZ’S BAKERY & FOOD

BAYVIEW MOTORS

LABOURER

is currently looking to employ the following

Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Work Permit Renewal

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• Removing debris from site, mixing mortar, loading and offloading materials etc.

• Monday-Friday 7am5pm Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 243-2491

Email: n_v_higgs@hotmail. com Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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FIVE CAYS

Sweeping the floor with brushes or dust control mop. Mop the floor with wet mop. Empty waste bins. Transporting waste materials, dust, wash the utensils, clean baking pans. To clean the toilets, hand basins, sinks. Clean the ovens when cold.

SALARY: 6.25 per hour

TELEPHONE: 231-6250

TYPE OF APPLICATION: Renewal, this position is currently held by a work permit holder 16639

Auto Body Technician DUTIES INCLUDE:

• • • • • • •

Repair and replace of body panels/parts Sanding/ priming/ panting of body components Maintenance of the shop tools and equipment.

Application of ant-corrosion treatment Operation of vehicle frame adjustment equipment Training/ supervision of apprentice body-man .

This position is physical demanding, and applicant must be able to work long periods of time on his/her feet and can lift a • minimum of 60lbs.

Salary:$15.00hr

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 from $80 k-$90k Based on qualification and experience.

VACANCY

Showroom Receptionist / Host

FRONT DESK REPRESENTATIVE This is an entry level position that will provide the basis for acceleration into the exciting world of shipping and logistics.

JOB SUMMARY

The Front Desk Representative is the first line of contact for our large customer base and is responsible for the weekly production, notification and delivery of documentation related to customers import of cargo. The individual will liaise closely with Brokerage, Trucking and Warehouse teams to facilitate safe and efficient delivery of customers cargo from Port to property.

The successful individual will need to work at least one weekend each month, compensated at overtime rate.

MAIN DUTIES

• • • • •

Preparation of weekly shipping documents for Customers, Brokers, Warehouse and Port teams Compile daily financial reports for Accounts Team Review and secure appropriate documents before releasing cargo to customers Log data into ASYCUDA system for weekly sailings Track cargo and notify customers of estimated/actual arrival time and provide weekly report on cargo in Port • Inform customers of Tropical Shipping’s Service News Announcements • Assist Customer Service staff when necessary to improve service delivery

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS:

• • • • •

Advanced knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office Skills in written and verbal communication and basic mathematics Skills in organizing and prioritizing in order to meet deadlines Manual dexterity to perform repetitive tasks on a computer for 6 -8 hours daily Ability to frequently bend, twist, reach and climb onto equipment in order to ascertain measurements • Associate Degree in Business Studies and/or High School Diploma

REMUNERATION

$350.00 - $400.00 weekly based on experience

Interested persons should forward resume to bkerr@tropical.com or deliver by hand at 70 South Dock Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.

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You will be dealing with a wide range of admin duties as well as dealing with customers both in person and over the telephone providing excellent customer service.

• Looking for someone that is enthusiastic who also has strong communication and organizational skills and is a good team player.

• Monday to Friday 8am – 5.30pm and Saturdays 9am -1pm • You will be the first point of contact for customers coming into this prestigious car dealership. Being that first point of contact, you are responsible to present customers with a warm welcome, deliver outstanding customer service and ensure that all customers are smoothly directed to the appropriate person whether by phone or walk-in.

THE ROLE:

• Greeting all walk-ins in a friendly manner and ensure they are handed over to the appropriate person.

• Ensure the showroom is well presented at all times and the waiting area is immaculate.

• To answer any overflow in-coming telephone calls and re-directing them • Provide an administration support function for the dealership as directed • Any Ad-hoc duties that may be required to assist the business • Assist with showing vehicles at busy periods • Based in the new Mercedes Benz / Dodge Chrysler Jeep Showroom Who we are looking for: • Will have a professional telephone manner and excellent customer facing skills • Must be friendly and approachable • Passion to deliver high levels of customer service • Previous Hosting experience within any industry is preferred • Be well presented at all times - you are the first impression!

Salary Range $30k to $40k per annum Opportunity to earn sales commission after completion of sales training program and probation.

Please email all application to syrmondg@bayviewmotors.com Only qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Bayview Motors Ltd P.O Box 619, Leeward Highway, Providenciales

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40 CLASSIFIEDS ISLAND DRILLING LTD.

Starting salary $350 weekly Duties include routine maintenance of the company’s vehicles, machines and equipment.

LABOURER

Starting salary $7.00/hr Duties include cleaning and preparing the job site,

loading and delivering materials, and using a variety of tools and machines.

GRADE FOREMAN

Starting salary $10/hr Duties include scheduling, organizing and directing grading, milling and trucking during projects.

PAVER FOREMAN

Starting salary $10/hr • Duties including coordinating and overseeing activities such as; spreading, rolling, tamping, and patching asphalt or similar material to form surfaces such as roads, parking lots, landing strips, and driveways • To work 6 days per week

Contact: 1(649)331-4007. Email: islanddrilling@gmail.com

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

ISPARKLE THE SALON

JACKLYN JONES

JENDERLY’S SALON

NAIL TECHNICIAN

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 6 days per week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

DOMESTIC WORKER

NAIL TECHNICIAN

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

KISHCO PLAZA, Leeward Highway is seeking to employ a

Grand Turk - Is seeking a

MECHANIC

May 25-31, 2019

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KVANAR Ltd is seeking a

Procurement Specialist FOR IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

• Hold a minimum of 2 years experience in the purchasing of construction materials ranging from rough/first fix materials to finish/final fix items.

• Have a concise understanding of all construction materials including, but not limited to, lumber & masonry products, windows, doors, hardware, appliances, cabinetry, electrical & plumbing materials, tiles, drywall, paint etc.

• Excellent written and oral skills and advanced experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Plan swift (or equivalent) and is able to create detailed purchasing schedules, take offs and reports.

• Must have the ability to easily read and understand construction drawings & plans and provide detailed take offs from the same and have a good understanding of physical construction schedules.

• Be willing to seek out new suppliers, negotiate competitive pricing and assist the office with purchase orders and monthly construction claims.

• Have experience in shipping logistics, preparing all necessary documentation to ship, receive and inventory materials ordered.

• Some experience in design build projects would be an asset as the employee will work closely with the design department in the development of future projects.

• Employee must be fluent in written and oral English. Other written and oral languages would be an asset (in particular French and Spanish).

Salary $45,500 per annum, plus company Cell Phone. Annual Bonus Scheme Offered based upon Employee and Company Performance.

Please email résumé and covering letter to info@kvanar.com and also deliver a copy to our main office at the following address: 390 Leeward Highway, Long Bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands (Tel 649 333 2210).

Islanders applying for this positon are encouraged, in addition to providing a copy of their resume and covering letter to the company, to provide the same to the TCIG Labor Board & Immigration Board for consideration.

Deadline for applications June 15th, 2019. Interviews to be held for successful applicants late June 2019.

Applicants should be aware that one of the requirements of the interview for this positon will be for the candidate to provide a live demonstration of their ability to read construction drawings, operate take off software and produce associated schedules.

This position is not currently held by a work permit holder.

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Salary: Based on Experience this position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers are encourage to submit their resume to the Labor Department

CONTACT: 649-341-0363

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CONTACT: 341-2314

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16644

DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

Nail and hand services to customers, such as basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing. Pedicures and the application of acrylic toenails may also be performed. Salary: $9 per hour

CONTACT: 244-5191

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16653

MYSTIQUE CAR RENTAL & TOURS LTD.

PROSPERE CONSTRUCTION

CAR RENTAL AGENT

LABOURER

1. Must be fluent in English with the ability to compose emails etc.

2. Must be Customer Service Oriented 3. Must be computer literate 4. Must be willing to work on weekends, holidays and at nights as required 5. Minimum of 3 years working experience 6. Three references required 7. Age 25 or older 8. Knowledge of TSD rental software would be an asset 9. Have a Valid Driver’s License, a clean Police Record and Valid TCI Status Salary will be based on qualification and experiences Only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview Please forward resume to Mystique Car Rental & Tours Ltd. 72 Old Airport Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Deadline: June 30, 2019 16631

THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 343-9642

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16654

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CONTACT: 333-1236. BLUE HILLS Acting on behalf of our clients

THE GLAMOUR BEAUTY CENTER

Five Cays

BRAIDER-$7 HOURLY

Braid customers’ hair with/without weave.

Contact: 342-0052

GSD RENTAL

Leeward Highway

LABOURER-$6.25 HOURLY

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

Contact: 348-0537 DEEP BLUE CLEANING Leeward Highway

LABOURER-$6.25 HOURLY

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames Contact: 345-5284

DOSSOU CONSTRUCTION

MASON-$10 HOURLY

Mix mortar; lays bricks and stones and/ or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

Contact: 346-7379 SHEMEKA S. SIMMONS

LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER-$6.25 HOURLY

Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Contact: 232-1768 VENEL & WILLIAMS VARIETY STORE Wheeland

DOMESTIC WORKER-$6.25 HOURLY Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves.

Contact: 343-8927

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are First Time and Renewal work permits 16648

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May 25-31, 2019

L&D VARIETY STORE

L&D VARIETY STORE

LABOURER

LABOURER

JUSTO LANDSCAPING LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 342-3818

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16677

$7.50 per hour paid fortnightly • Cleaning outside the property with sweeper.

• Pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows and door frames.

• cleaning of bathroom This is a new position and belongers are encouraged to send resumes to L & D Variety Store/ Djimy Antenor and the Employment Services Department, Ministry of Boarder Control and Employment, Grand Turk Turks and Caicos Islands.

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MARTINEZ AUTO REPAIR

MARINO MIESES

SOUTH DOCK Is seeking to employ a

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER • Cleaning outside the

property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $400 per week

CONTACT: 242-3256

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16668

BLUE HILLS, PROVINDENCIALES IS seeking to fill the following position:

BLUE HILLS, PROVINDENCIALES IS seeking to fill the following position:

GARDENER

• Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week.

Salary: $7 per hour

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MECHANIC

• Inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation and changes, wheel balancing, replacing filters.

• To work 6 days per week Salary: $400 per week

CONTACT: 243-6823

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16656

NATHAN SMITH

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER Follow blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of clients. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials Salary: $250 per week CONTACT: 231-4856

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16629

KECHIE

FIBER WORKS

• Running underground cables. High lines wires and connecting cables to houses & business.

• Must be willing to work in the sun 6 days a week.

2017 RED CONSTRUCTION

MASON-$10 PER HOUR

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/ or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

CLAUDY MANASSE

Kew Town

JUSTAMA APARTMENT Five Cays

WATCHMAN-$9.00 PER HOUR

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PARALEGAL Griffiths & Partners is looking for a legally qualified Paralegal Assistant.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

KENNETH FORBES

• Previous experience as a Paralegal is required.

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

• Experience of court and tribunal filing procedures.

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

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

LABOURER-$7.50 PER HOUR

J&J BUILDERS

J&H PAINTING AND DÉCOR

PAINTER-$9.00 PER HOUR

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

UPRISING TRUCKING Kew Town

Down Town

Transport materials and goods among manufacturing, distribution and retail centers. Perform sales and customer

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry. Obtains help by sounding alarms.

PAINTER-$8.00 PER HOUR

TRUCK DRIVER-$11.00 PER HOUR

CONTACT: 241-7557

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16666

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

• Candidates should have computer proficiency with office software including MS Office.

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $800 per month

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

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

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

• Pre-trial preparation and other trial management assistance.

service as part of the job. Inspecting vehicles for mechanical issues.

DOMESTIC WORKER-$7.50 PER HOUR Cleaning home by mopping, sweeping, etc.

This is a new position and belongers are encouraged to send resumes to L & D Variety Store/ Djimy Antenor and the Employment Services Department, Ministry of Boarder Control and Employment, Grand Turk Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

RESPONSIBILITIES:

MILLENNIUM PLAZA, BLUE HILLS Acting on behalf of our clients who Is seeking to employ the following positions

TECHNICIAN-$10 PER HOUR

$7.50 per hour paid fortnightly • Cleaning outside the property with sweeper.

• Pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows and door frames.

• cleaning of bathroom

MACDONALD WILLIAMS

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

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

CYLIANE VARIETY STORE

Closing date for application is 9 June 2019.

CASHIER-$7.50 PER HOUR

Receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change.

Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are First Time and currently held by work permit holders

JOB EXPERIENCE:

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Apply with Curriculum Vitae to:

Griffiths & Partners P.O. Box 143, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Email: recruitment@griffithsandpartners.com Fax: 649-941-8251 Turks and Caicos Islanders should copy application to the Labour Department This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder

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Health Regulation Authority (Statutory Corporation)

SENIOR EXECUTIVE VACANCY Job Description (Abridged Version)

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

– Health Regulation Authority Duty Station: Providenciales Duration: Two (2) Years (with optional extension) JOB PURPOSE: As a key member of the Senior Executive Team, the CFO will report to the CEO and assume a strategic financial administrative role in the overall management of the HRA. This role encompasses addressing all capital and accounting functions; as well as handling cash management and risk planning activities; in a manner not limited to the following: • Executing, with the general guidance of the CEO, primary and direct, daily responsibilities for: planning, implementing, and controlling the accounting, finance, funds collection, forecasting, strategic planning, institutional financing, property management, negotiating, compliance, and legal financial matters; and directing all HRA financial management related activities; • Managing adequate finance and accounting support staff - to effect the requisite, HRA financial outcomes and accounting transactions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY: The CFO is accountable for the financial, accounting, and risk management administrative operations of the HRA, and is required to: • Develop and maintain financial and operational strategies; policies; quality systems and processes, with apt strategy metrics and the perpetual development and monitoring of control systems (i.e., a comprehensive set of controls and budgets) designed to: o Collect the HRA’s funds; o Preserve the HRA’s assets; o Enable the HRA’s financial viability/corporate sustainability; o Mitigate risk though the utility of apt financial risk management practices; • Establish and maintain an adequate system of accounting records; • Produce periodic, accurate, relevant, reliable and timely HRA financial results/reports including, but not limited to: financial statements; estimates; accounts; audits; and reporting (indicative of the HRA’s governance arrangements and finances) pursuant to the Public Finance Management and Nationals Audit Ordinances; • Ensure that reported results comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles/International Financial Reporting Standards.

QUALIFICATIONS AND ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE • Educated to, at least, the Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree level; and holder of either a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or other recognised accountancy certification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent). Postgraduate qualification of a Master of Science degree in Accounting is required in the absence of the stated, accountancy, certification qualification;

• Demonstrable post qualifying experience of a minimum of ten (10) years in financial management with executive management experience: within the public sector; or for a major company; or division of a midsize to large corporation. Progressively, accountable experience in auditing and reporting is desirable.

Compensation: Salary USD $59,553. per annum; Conditional Allowances ranging up to $15,960. per annum.

Job Description (Abridged Version)

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

– Health Regulation Authority Duty Station: Providenciales Duration: Two (2) Years (with optional extension) JOB PURPOSE: As a key member of the Senior Executive Team, the CIO will report to the CEO and assume a strategic IT administrative role in the overall management of the HRA. This role encompasses addressing all: networking; database data management; hardware; system and software applications; as well as systems administration; in a manner not limited to the following: • Executing, with the general guidance of the CEO, primary and direct daily responsibilities for: researching, planning, recommending, implementing and maintaining hardware, software, network and communication strategic solutions: identifying and solving potential and actual security problems; and directing all HRA data integrity and IT related activities; • Managing adequate IT support staff - to daily effect availability of the requisite, technological applications and infrastructure to support the HRA’s business operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY: The CIO is accountable for the IT and administrative, data processing functions of the HRA, and is required to: • Develop and maintain: operational strategies; policies; quality systems and processes, with apt strategy metrics and the perpetual development and monitoring of control systems (i.e., a comprehensive set of controls and budgets) designed to: o Ensure the delivery of all systems design and development, requisite technology applications, complex computer networks, databases and data security - to support the HRA’s business operations; o Provide enabling support for the HRA’s corporate sustainability through ongoing, appropriate leveraging of relevant MIS, network, ICT and operating protocols technological infrastructure - to: enhance departmental functions; allow easy access to information; and underpin transparency, accountability and control on a cost-effective, technology-centric, service delivery platform; o Mitigate risk by maintaining the highest level of data security via security mechanisms, conditional

access and encryption - to ensure the protection of the HRA’s data; • Provide overall definition and management of all HRA computer systems, data processing and communication activities, via a strategic direction, leadership role in daily IT operations – to facilitate the HRA’s organizational/internal growth path; • Review all computerized and manual systems, data processing and document imaging equipment and software for: acquisition, storage and retrieval purposes; enhanced functionality and key decision-making; • Produce periodic, accurate, relevant, reliable and timely reports detailing, but not limited to, the performance and outcomes of IT functions and related matters including the situational significance of: data integrity and security within the HRA’s computing environment; help desk technical support for hardware and software; communication networks (voice and data); software applications; program development; and Information Systems (IS) operations.

QUALIFICATIONS AND ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE • Educated to, at least, the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems (CIS) or Management Information Systems (MIS) or Business Administration with CIS or MIS concentration; and postgraduate qualification of a Master of Science degree in: IT Management; or Computer Science; or Software Engineering; with valid Database, Networking, and Virtualization or Security certifications training.

• Demonstrable post qualifying experience of a minimum of ten (10) years in broad-based IT operations, with executive management experience, within the public sector or for a major company or division of a midsize to large corporation. Progressively accountable experience in occupations such as systems analyst; programmer/software engineer, network/ database administrator or IT consulting/business manager is desirable.

Compensation: Salary USD $59,553. per annum; Conditional Allowances ranging up to $15,960. per annum.

Job Description (Abridged Version)

Healthcare Standards Development Officer

– Health Regulation Authority Duty Station: Providenciales Duration: Two (2) Years (with optional extension) JOB PURPOSE: As a key member of the Senior Executive Team, the HSDO will report to the CEO and assume a strategic healthcare standards and compliance-oriented administrative role in the overall management of the HRA. This role encompasses: managing the regulations, policy and standards strategy process of consultation, drafting and implementation of all aligned regulations, policies, related documents and CONTINUED 

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Health Regulation Authority (Statutory Corporation)

Mystique Car Rental & Tours Ltd.

ASSISTANT TO THE OPERATIONS MANAGER

SENIOR EXECUTIVE VACANCY written standards; as well as the execution of compliance monitoring activities; in a manner not limited to the following: • Executing, with the general guidance of the CEO, primary and direct daily responsibilities for: researching, collecting and maintaining information on the provision of healthcare facilities in the Turks and Caicos Islands; planning, developing, implementing, managing and controlling all regulatory, healthcare standards development; and directing all HRA compliance management related activities; • Managing adequate standards and compliance support staff - to effect the requisite, HRA: Healthcare Regulations draft guidelines; written healthcare standards development; and compliance functions.

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2.

3.

4.

Must be fluent in English Must be Customer Service Oriented Must be computer literate Must be willing to work on weekends, holidays and at nights as required 5. Mininum of 5 years working experience 6. Assist with adhoc duties including heavy lifting

7. Ability to perform/complete basic vehicle service maintenance, changing tires, batteries, interior and exterior cleaning 8. Age 25 or older 9. Must have knowledge of all types of cars 10. Have a Valid Driver’s License, a clean Police Record and Valid TCI Status

Salary will be based on qualification and experiences.

Only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview Please forward resume to Mystique Car Rental & Tours Ltd. 72 Old Airport Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Deadline: June 30, 2019

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KEY RESPONSIBILITY: The HSDO is accountable for: the focused leadership, design, development and delivery of high quality healthcare facilities and health services regulatory standards; compliance oversight; and related administrative operations of the HRA, and is required to: • Develop and maintain: operational strategies; policies; quality systems and processes, with apt strategy metrics and the perpetual development and monitoring of control systems (i.e., a comprehensive set of controls and budgets) designed to: o Ensure the delivery of high quality healthcare facilities and health services regulatory standards; o Enable the implementation, evaluation and compliance with developed healthcare facilities and health services regulatory standards; o Mitigate future risk through the development of updated and new healthcare facilities and health services regulatory standards in response to dynamic and evolving changes within the entire healthcare system; • Develop and review relevant HRA: Healthcare Regulations guidelines and written healthcare standards to be made via the Minister under the Health Regulation Ordinance; and operations within the confines of the HRA’s vision, mission, policy and standard operating procedures; • Establish and maintain an adequate system of policy-centric information relating to the health practice and regulation in the Turks and Caicos Islands; • Produce periodic, accurate, relevant, reliable and timely HRA reports detailing, but not limited to: regulatory and compliance management matters; and researched data capture relative to the provision of healthcare facilities in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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KVANAR Ltd IS SEEKING A

FINISH CARPENTER FOR IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

• Hold a minimum of 4 years experience in the field of finish carpentry – including, but not necessary limited to, internal doors & frames, baseboards, lumber roof finishes and millwork in general. Some experience in rough carpentry (formwork etc) would be an asset – but not essential.

• Have a concise understanding of all finish carpentry materials and be able to fully interpret, read and understand architectural and shop drawings and have a very high level of finishes experience.

• Employee must be fluent in written and oral English. Other written and oral languages would be an asset (in particular French and Spanish). Employee will also need to be computer proficient as many drawings and schedules being used on site will be computer/tablet based not in the form of hard paper drawings.

• Able to work under own direction and able to manage subordinates. Employee must be willing to work outside of the normal working hours of operation (weekends and public holidays) as may be reasonably necessary to complete any particular task as may be directed by the employer from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS AND ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE • Educated to, at least, the Bachelor of Science in Public Health; and postgraduate qualification of a Master of Science degree in: Health or Healthcare or Health Services Administration; or Medical Management; or Health Planning; or Health Science with a concentration in Healthcare Risk Management, or Patient Safety and Quality.

• Demonstrable post qualifying experience of a minimum of ten (10) years in regulatory healthcare standards development and compliance management with executive management experience: within the public sector; or for a major company; or division of a midsize to large corporation. Progressively accountable experience in overseeing healthcare entities investigations and inspections is desirable.

Compensation: Salary USD $59,553. per annum; Conditional Allowances ranging up to $15,960. per annum.

Salary $15 per hour (subject to overtime and public holiday pay where applicable)

REQUIREMENTS: An application must include: A Cover Letter; Resumes with current contact information; Two Reference Letters - one preferably from a former employer; Copies of Educational Certificates; and Copied Passport Photo Page. Hand delivered and posted applications, are to be addressed to the: Health Regulation Authority, c/o Ministry of Health, Second Floor, Town Centre Mall, Downtown, Providenciales; and applications via email should be sent to: prichardson@gov.tc The vacant position of interest must be clearly indicated on the sealed envelope and in the subject line of the email respectively, Further vacancy/job description particulars can be accessed by contacting Mr. Pierre Richardson at prichardson@gov.tc and telephone number 1(649) 338-5144.

Application Deadline: June 14, 2019

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Please email résumé and covering letter to info@kvanar. com and also deliver a copy to our main office at the following address: 390 Leeward Highway, Long Bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands (Tel 649 333 2210).

Islanders applying for this positon are encouraged, in addition to providing a copy of their resume and covering letter to the company, to provide the same to the TCIG Labor Board & Immigration Board for consideration.

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Deadline for applications June 15th, 2019. Interviews to be held for successful applicants late June 2019.

This position is not currently held by a work permit holder.

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44 CLASSIFIEDS TC AUTO & SALES BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week.

Salary: $200 per week

CONTACT: 346-7799

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16630

May 25-31, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

EXPLORER VENTURES (TCI) LTD.

MARINE MECHANIC

DOMESTIC WORKER

ESCORT & TOUR GUIDE

• General house chores, including laundry and other chores if and when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week. Weekends and holidays if needed.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

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 STCW95/10 certification, shipboard safety, 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. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

Interested persons are asked to apply by email to Nelson Riollano, at jobs@ ExplorerVentures.com (Prospective applicants who are Islanders are invited to also send copies of their applications to the Commissioner for Labour).

Starting salary: $1600/month

CONTACT: 246-5939

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THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

SUN & FUN SEA SPORTS LTD

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

is a liveaboard diving company operating out of Providenciales.

The company requires an experienced

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

STEPHEN BEEN

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16680

is seeking one (1)

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• greeting & escorting guests; • conducting tour excursions, • cruises and sightseeing; • making presentations on • historical facts, familiarizing • guests with various areas and • providing valuable information. salary is $6.85 per hour for a 6 day work week

CONTACT: 946-4873

16635

TCI MARBLE AND GRANITE LTD. INDUSTRIAL PARK

HANDYMAN

In search of a skilled person to work in stone fabrication Starting salary $7.00 per hour • Searching for a person skilled at a wide range of repairs including trade skills, repair work, maintenance work, both interior and exterior • Must be a team player who communicates well in English and can follow directions • Must have 5 years experience in previous handyman position with references Duties: fixing plumbing systems, providing repair guidance, cleaning and remodeling and performing repair assessments.

Must be able to lay out job plans, operate a variety of tools and problem solving.

Please email resumes to accounts@tcimarbleandgranite.com

This Position Reports to the Terminal Manager/Cleaning Supervisor

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POSITION IS BEING ADVERTISE FOR A WORK PERMIT HOLDER APPLICATION FOR QUALIFIED TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS WILL ACCEPTED

TERMINAL CLEANER

• The cleaner performs janitorial duties to include terminal and landside surroundings.

• Cleans building floors by sweeping, moping, scrubbing, waxing and polishing them • Using electrically powered scrubbing and polishing machines to burnish, scrub, polish and spray clean floors (after receiving proper instruction and training).

• Salary: $7.00 per hour

Is interviewing for:

AC TECHINICAN

This Position Reports to the Engineering and Maintenance Manager • Diagnose causes of problems and/or failures in air conditioning systems for the purpose of identifying equipment and/or systems repair and/or replacement needs.

Installs air conditioning equipment and systems for the purpose of providing enhanced and/or upgraded capabilities. Maintains tools and equipment for the purpose of ensuring availability in safe operating condition. Performs routine and preventive maintenance as needed for the purpose of ensuring the ongoing functioning of HVAC systems. Repairs air conditioning systems and/or components (e.g. pumps, motors, air handlers, fan coils, piping, etc.) Responds to emergency situations during or after working hours, not limited to holidays and day offs. Ability to Travel throughout the Turks & Caicos Islands for the purpose of installing, repairing and maintaining HVAC systems at airports located on other islands.

• Salary: $36, 894.00 per annum

GENERAL HELPER/ MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN This Position Reports to Engineering & Maintenance Manager

• Provide services as general helper for maintenance and engineering Department.

Ensuring shrub removal around the fences at various Aerodromes, Ensure the runway is cleared of debris and overgrown vegetation and foreign object as required by regulations.

• Salary: $7.00 per hour These positions are held by work permit holders.

Perspective applicants who are belongers kindly send copies of your application to the TCI Labor Board.

Interest persons must submit their applications on or before June 7, 2019 to: Human Resources Manager Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority Providenciales International Airport Telephone# 649-946-4420, Fax# 9415996.

Email: hrrecruitment@tciairports.com

ASSISTANT MANAGER CANDIDATES MUST HAVE:

• Minimum 5 years Senior Hotel Management/ Supervisor Experience • Experience with all aspects of hotel operations including Housekeeping and Maintenance • Strong Mechanical Aptitude • Auto and Valid License • Experience dealing with subtrades • Candidates must also be personable, customer service oriented, have strong English verbal and written communication skills Salary Commensurate with Qualifications & Experience Resumes can be emailed to

dpapke@portsofcallresort.com or dropped off at resort.

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May 25-31, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

PROVO POOL SUPPLIES

NAPA AUTO PARTS (PROVO AUTO SUPPLY)

#7 1075B, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

is currently looking to employ a

LABOURER

• Who will be responsible for the daily maintenance of the building and its surroundings.

• Must be able to drive a range of vehicles including buses, must be courteous at all time.

• Must have excellent customs service skills.

• Salary $10.00 hour

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STORE SUPERVISOR Duties including maintaining inventory, sales of items, overseeing day to day operations, receipt and pricing of merchandise. Must be prepared to work 6 days per week. 9am to 5pm.

Salary: $10 per hour

• All applicants must possess a valid driver’s license • Willing to work with little or no supervision • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays • Must be able to drive a manual vehicle.

• Belongers or PRC holders preferred

CONTACT: 649-232-7776 EMAIL: HR@PROVOPOOLS.TC

Please email all application to syrmondg@bayviewmotors.com Only qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Bayview Motors Ltd P.O Box 619, Leeward Highway, Providenciales 16687

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16681

ROBERT & TANYA BEEN is seeking to employ a

NANNY

to take care of the children, and to do light cooking and cleaning of the home at $7.00 per hour.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder. Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 16633

THE HEALTH SECRETARIAT, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

THE HEALTH SECRETARIAT, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

CLERICAL ASSISTANT

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Location: The Health Secretariat, Town Center Mall – 2nd Floor, 23 Parade Avenue, Providenciales

Location:The Health Secretariat, Town Center Mall – 2nd Floor, 23 Parade Ave., Providenciales

Town Center Mall - 2nd Floor ◊ 23 Parade Avenue ◊ Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands, W.I. Tel: (649) 338-5140.

Town Center Mall - 2nd Floor ◊ 23 Parade Avenue ◊ Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands, W.I. Tel: (649) 338-5140.

JOB SUMMARY:

To assist the work within the office of the Health Secretariat and its administrative responsibilities, including the day-to-day operations and providing front office services for the Secretariat.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide assistance to the Administrative Officer and the Health Registrar 2. Maintain stocks of office supplies, and undertake general word processing and spreadsheet duties 3. Greet visitors, handle their inquiries, and direct them to appropriate personnel 4. Answer the telephone, provide information to callers, take messages, and transfer the call when necessary to the Health Registrar 5. Maintain the filing systems, including the file registers for the three (3) professional Councils

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

High School Diploma with at least 4 GCE ‘O’ Level passes, including English Language and Mathematics. Qualifications in computer applications.

At least two (2) years’ experience and a good knowledge of, and experience in the preparation of correspondences, documents, and the maintenance of accounts.

SALARY: Grade 3: $16,707.50 per annum

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Resume 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 certified copies of educational certificates and a copy of the passport photo page. National Turks & Caicos Islander Status Card. Shortlisted candidates must submit a Police Certificate obtained within the past year.

Applications should be emailed or delivered to:

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Administer the general office of the Health Secretariat Prepare the Minutes of the monthly meetings of the three (3) professional Councils Receive applications for the registration of health professionals Keep a Register of the health professionals classified within the three professional Councils 5. Conduct due diligence on documents submitted by health professionals for registration 6. Liaise with the Health Regulation Authority and other agencies on matters relating to the licensing of health care facilities and the registration and certification of the health professionals in the TCI

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Associate Degree in Business Administration or related field from a recognized institution. At least three (3) years’ experience in administration.

SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,650 per annum

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Resume with current contact information must be accompanied by a cover letter, two letters of reference (one of which must be from a former employer), certified copies of educational certificates, a police certificate dated within the past year, and a copy of the passport photo page.

Applications should be emailed or delivered to:

The Health Registrar – Health Secretariat, Town Center Mall - 2nd floor, Providenciales, TCI. For a more detailed job description, quickly your request email to: daarons@gov.tc APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 31, 2019

JOB SUMMARY:

The incumbent in this job will ensure the efficient administrative operations of the Health Secretariat by providing assistance for the role, duties and functions of the Health Registrar. The job involves managing the day-to-day operations of the Health Secretariat.

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The Health Registrar – Health Secretariat; Town Center Mall - 2nd floor, Providenciales, TCI For a more detailed job description, quickly email request to: daarons@gov.tc APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 31, 2019.

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

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46 CLASSIFIEDS TCI SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

Blue Hills Acting on behalf of our clients

TEKA ROBEMS GRAND TURK

K&T DISPOSAL SERVICES Five Cays Road

THE CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

LABOURER-$7.50 PER HOUR Yard work and cleaning.

TERMA CATERING DELIGHT SERVICES South Caicos

ASSISTANT COOK$12.50 PER HOUR

Assisting the chef.

All Positions Are First Time work permit CONTACT: 346-9362 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 16647

May 25-31, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: clean, iron, wash.

Salary $6.50 per hour This position is vacant Belongers are encouraged to submit their resume to the Labor Department 16659

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week.

Salary: $200 per week

CONTACT: 241-7341

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16643

VACANCIES ERB CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER/ MASON-$7-12 PER HOUR Assist mason, carpenter/ plaster, place blocks, etc BLUE HILLS CONSTRUCTION

LABOURER-$6.25-8 PER HOUR Clean Yard etc.

THE CHICKEN SHACK

KITCHEN HELPER-$6.25 PER HOUR

Help in the kitchen, seasoning, fix things, etc

Holders are currently held by work permit holder Contact: 347-2093 Email: Darling86@hotmail.com Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the 16642 Labour Board

WARD’S CONSULTANCY

Acting on behalf of our client YOSHI RESTAURANT Grace Bay DINING ROOM SUPERVISOR-$8.50 PER HOUR Supervise the staff, oversee the front and back of house.

Contact: 941-3374 ALICE KITCHEN Five Cays

KITCHEN HELPER-$6.25 PER HOUR Clean work areas, equipment.

Contact: 241-1608

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

16685

S & M CONTRACTING CO.

(ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-20)

• VICE-PRINCIPAL (and TEACHER OF ENGLISH/ICT) Duties include day-to-day running of the school; curriculum planning, management and review; policy-making and administration; spearheading blended-learning initiative; teaching of KS3 ICT; English Language and Literature to IGCSE and Advanced level.

Must be available at all hours, weekends included, 50 weeks of the year. Starting salary $4200 gross per month.

• TEACHER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION • TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS • SCHOOL LIBRARIAN Duties include administration of school library and management of student use; taking of regular inventory; preparing displays. Starting salary $1500 gross per month.

(Above four posts currently held by work permit holders)

• TEACHER OF ENGLISH • TEACHER OF BIOLOGY • TEACHER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ICT (Above three posts are new) Duties of teachers include lesson preparation, teaching, assessment, recording and reporting, from KS3, through Cambridge IGCSE to A-Level. Starting salary $3200 gross per month. Candidates must have at least a bachelor’s degree, teaching qualifications, and a minimum of five (5) years’ recent experience teaching the British National Curriculum and CAIE Examination syllabi. A willingness to be a form tutor, and the ability to contribute diversely and generously to the school’s extra-curricular programme, sometimes on weekends, is also expected.

For the post of Vice-Principal an additional advanced degree in Educational Management and school management experience in an international setting are desirable.

Starting salaries as indicated, commensurate with qualifications, experience, and additional responsibilities.

CV, letter of application, and names of two referees to:

CONTACT: 241-5131

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16661

TOW/DELIEVERY TRUCK DRIVER

Salary/Wages: $9.00 per HOUR

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: • Smooth and Finish Surfaces of poured concrete • Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters, patch voids • Use saws to cut expansion joints in an accurate manner

16700

Salary/Wages: $8.50 per HOUR Responsibilities/Duties: • Lifting vehicles on flat beds to be removed from unauthorized areas • Delivering of goods to customers

This position is being applied for, for a new Work Permit Holder.

Belongers are invited to submit their application to the Labour Board, Ministry of Boarder Control.

16701

Luxury Villa Cook Responsible for the consistent preparation of innovative and creative cuisine of the highest quality. Attention to detail a must, as is demonstrated culinary expertise resulting in outstanding guest satisfaction. Managing a busy kitchen, setting menus, ordering and monitoring supplies.

• Liaise with Concierge for food provision to purchase prior to guest arrival.

• Submit the provision receipts, to Accounting in an accurate report and timely manner • Provide direction for all day-to-day operations in the kitchen.

• Actively involved in menu development.

• Determines how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.

• Ensures practices and procedures comply with food handling and sanitation standards. This includes completing an annual hygiene plan and hygiene inspection prior to guest arrival • Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.

• Ensures all equipment in the kitchen is properly cleaned, maintained and in working order in accordance with local Health Department standards.

• When the villa is vacant, he/she shall work along with the villa team to ensure that the villa is clean and well maintained.

PREREQUISITES:

Must have experience cooking and working in Luxury Villa’s. Displays leadership.

Exemplifies excellent customer service and creates a positive atmosphere for guest relations. Must be Serv Safe Certified.

This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder. Renumeration for this position is $1,500.00 per month.

The Principal, British West Indies Collegiate, PO Box 338, 51 Venetian Road, Providenciales Email: principal@bwic.tc

Suitable candidates will be called for interview.

TCI Islanders are invited to send copies of their application to the Labour Board.

MASON This position is being applied for, for a new Work Permit Holder. Belongers are invited to submit their application to the Labour Board, Ministry of Boarder Control.

CONSTRUCTION HELPER

• Lift materials, mix mud and clean construction site.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per weeek Salary: $6.25 per hour

BLACK BOY & JEAN TRUCKING Address: South Dock Road, Providenciales Contact: (649) 247-7781 Seeking:

Address: South Doci Road, Providenciales Contact: (649) 241-6702

INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSTS

SOUTH DOCK Is seeking to employ a

IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 28 OF THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE:

IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 28 OF THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE:

TCI EDUCATION FOUNDATION

WILLIAMS CONTRACTING

Please address all resume’s to hr@thesource.tc and drop off a copy to The Department of Labour.

16645

16638

May 25-31, 2019 ALPHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

CARE TAKER

• Taking care of children and cleaning.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week.

Salary: $800 per month

CONTACT: 944-4434

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16705

CLASSIFIEDS 47

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS BLUE HILLS GLASS BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

GLASSMAN

D&D CONSTRUCTION

D&D ELECTRICAL SERVICES BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

#84 Missick’s Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

ELECTRICIAN

2 TRUCK DRIVER/OPERATORS

• Install mirrors, showers, glass and windows.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week.

Salary: $7 per hour

Transport materials and goods among manufacturing, distribution and retail centers. Inspecting vehicles for mechanical issues relating to safe operation, and basic repair work.

CONTACT: 347-9199 OR 242-7012

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $13 per hour each

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16710

DELANO’S SEAFOOD & MEATS #84 MISSICK’S PLAZA, AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, restroom cleaning, stock shelves receive and restock products inside the store.

CASHIER

Receive payment, Issue receipts, and change.

Count money to ensure that amounts are correct.

Salary: $6.25 hourly each

CONTACT: 232-5501

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are First Time work permit holders

16707

CARPENTER

CONTACT: 241-5910

CONTACT: 232-5501

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

16706

DOROTHY ODENA Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

CARE GIVER

• To take of a child.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $250 per week

CONTACT: 348-0477

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

16708

Install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems.

Inspect transformers and circuit breakers. Identify electrical problems. Repair or replace wiring, equipment, or fixtures using hand tools and power tools.

Salary: $12 per hour

EPHRAIM LTD. MIDDLE CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER

• Follow blueprints and building plans.

Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials • To work 5-6 days per week.

Salary: $10 per hour

CONTACT: MIKE TERRY 649-333-8421 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16719

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

16717

EMILIENNE BRUTUS Five Cays

CLEANER

His responsibilities are pick up years waste and collect leaves, clean the yard with sweeper, lift garbage bags and cans into garbage truck, pick up yard waste and tree limbs, repair broken furniture and assist with other work when needed.

SALARY: 6.25 per hour

TELEPHONE: 341-3543

TYPE OF APPLICATION: First time 16664

LICELE JOSEPH FORTUNE. Of Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping office must be willing to Work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 242-5990

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board.

16695

EXPERT ROOFING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

whose address is Blue Hills, Providenciales Have an immediate opening for a

MASON

Salary for this position is $10.00 per hour.

Belongers only should submit their Police Record together with their resume/ CV no later than June3rd, 2019 to: MARSHA@ MISICKSTANBROOK.TC FOR THE ATTENTION OF MARSHA BLANCHE TEL: 649-946-4732.

16711

CORIATS TRUST COMPANY LIMITED (‘CORIATS’)

SENIOR TRUSTS OFFICER ROYAL TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS POLICE FORCE

We are looking for an experienced Trust professional who has at least 10 years’ experience in a fast-paced international Trust business. Multi-jurisdictional experience preferred. Coriats use the Viewpoint client and accounting system, so real and substantial experience of using Viewpoint (version 7) is essential for the role, and applicants will be required to demonstrate their abilities with Viewpoint as part of the application process. The role will require experience of managing a team, and working to tight deadlines with international clients and institutions, as well as a strong awareness and significant practical experience of modern Trust legislation and Trustee compliance issues, especially AML, ATED, US and UK FATCA, and CRS. The applicant will also be expected to be financially literate, and able to support the Finance Director and Managing Director in managing performance targets for the business.

The applicant should also have some practical knowledge and understanding of accounting, investments and subscription agreements. Applicants must have the TEP qualification, and significant experience in a large international trust company. Being part of a STEP committee would be an asset. Salary will be according to experience, but will be competitive with other international finance centers, and in a range from US$85,000.00 TO US$100,000.00.

VACANCY NOTICE JOB REFERENCE NO: MRG00004

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT: POLICE LOCATION: To be determined by the Commissioner of Police (travel between Islands will be required which may necessitate overnight stays) SALARY: $87,125.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY:

This a senior professional position working within the Force Executive Team with partial system wide responsibility for safety of the nation, its people and property and the effective management and operation of the Police. He/she is expected to deputize and act for the Commissioner of Police. The Deputy Commissioner is responsible for maintaining disciplinary standards within the force and for monitoring Force Performance.

Qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders are encouraged to submit letters of interest and detailed qualifications to office@coriats.com as well as the Labour Commissioner marked ‘Senior Trusts Officer’ as soon as possible.

Applications without all supporting documents will not be processed.

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Closing date for applications is 9th June 2019. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

Current serving officers must apply through their Head of Department.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only persons selected for an interview will be contacted.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 7TH JUNE, 2019

P&D EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANCY Sam’s Building, Down Town Acting on behalf of our clients

ROBERTS VARIETY STORE

STORE CLERK-$6.50 PER HOUR

receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change.

B&M CONSTRUCTION

FINISH CARPENTER-$8 PER HOUR Building cabinets, etc.

AMANDA MISSICK GARDENER-$7 PER HOUR Soil cultivation, digging, forking, watering, raking, weeding, edging, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting.

JEAN CHARLES LABOURER-$6.25 PER HOUR Clean yard, weed, etc.

These positions are First Time work permit holders

CONTACT: 232-2001

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 16722

RACHELLE SANET DESRONVILLES OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping office must be willing to Work 5 days a week. Salary: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 342-0840

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board.

16697

May 25-31, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

MAGLYN IANTHE ROBINSON OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

SALES CLERK Duties: Greet customers Receive payments by cash, Credit cards and cheques, Issue receipts and change Due to customers. Check And balance cash at the end of the day.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 246-9786

Belongers are encouraged To send copy of their resume To The Labour Board. This position Is currently held by a work permit Holder.16696

SUN & FUN SEA SPORTS LTD

TCI PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES

ESCORT & TOUR GUIDE

L J CONTRACTING SERVICES

is seeking one (1)

Responsibilities include: greeting & escorting guests; conducting tour excursions, cruises and sightseeing; making presentations on historical facts, familiarizing guests with various areas and providing valuable information. Salary is $6.85 per hour for a 6 day work week

CONTACT: 946-4873

16716

CLEANER/DOMESTIC WORKER

(To clean Commercial and residential buildings daily to care of house chores full time). $6.50 per hour, Providenciales. Position is vacant

FIDELITY SHOP

CLEANER/DOMESTIC WORKER

(Clean store on a daily basis) $6.50 per hour, 6 days a week, Blue Hills. Tel: 241-7878, Position is vacant Belongers are encouraged to apply only. Send all resumes to tciprobusiness@gmail.com and the employment Services.

16702

JOB POSITION FOR A

GARDENER

IS NEEDED FOR A PRIVATE RESIDENCE ON PROVO.

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Complete ground work as directed by the property Owner which may include picking up trash, and maintaining landscaping other ground areas • Must have the ability to lift heavy items • Must have the ability to maintain irrigation systems and provide proper upkeep of sidewalk and walkway.

Salary for this position is $10.00 per hr.

Qualified Belonger candidates are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to: Marsha Blanche - Misick & Stanbrook Email: marsha@misickstanbrook.tc Tel: (649) 946-4732 Submissions for this job position should be received no later than May 30th, 2019

16608

48 CLASSIFIEDS

GENARRA JONES OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping office must be willing to Work 5 days a week. Salary: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 431-1664 Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is currently held by A work permit holder.

16698

OCEAN CLUB RESORTS Is looking for qualified applicants for the position of:

GARDENER 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 resort experience.

All applicants must be able to present a clean Police Record if offered a position. Wage commensurate with experience. Individuals must be willing to work holidays and weekends on a flexible schedule dictated by business demands.

This advertisement is for one vacant position and an additional position currently held by someone with a work permit.

Applications available at Ocean Club or Ocean Club West.

Only those receiving an interview will be contacted.

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HERZOG CARIBBEAN LTD. is seeking to employ a

HEAVY EQUIPMENT DIESEL MECHANIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Applicant will be expected to perform Preventative Maintenance, correct defects, prepare equipment for work daily and make possible field calls.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 5 years heavy equipment mechanic experience • Clean Police Record • Valid Driver’s License

SKILLS

• Knowledge of safety issues in the use of tools, equipment and supplies used in the repair of motorized vehicles and heavy equipment.

InterHealth Canada Construction and Services has pleasure in announcing the following vacancies within the Facilities Management Department at Cheshire Hall Medical Centres, Providenciales.

• Skilled in the use of a variety of hand tools.

• Skilled in the use of gas and electric welding equipment.

• Skilled in the use of mechanized tool, jacks and hoists.

• Skilled in the use of a variety of diagnostic testing and tuning equipment.

• Ability to diagnose mechanical, electrical and hydraulic malfunctions.

• Ability to read manuals and schematics.

• Ability to rebuild engines and major driveline components.

• Ability to enter information in fleet maintenance management software.

PORTER TEAM LEADER – PROVIDENCIALES CATERING ASSISTANT – PROVIDENCIALES LAUNDRY ASSISTANT – PROVIDENCIALES Applicants must have relevent experience in the field they have applied for.

Must be able to work 40 hours per week (5 shifts allocated over 7 days and include weekend working and bank holidays).

Excellent customer service, English language skills and literacy are required for all posts.

COMPENSATION

*Salaries dependant on qualifications and experience.

• Based on Experience

Interested candidates please forward your resume to:

POSITION TYPE

• Full-Time

Please submit applications to main office at C 5-6 Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales TCI.

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With the knowledge of the standard practices, materials, tools and equipment used in the repair and maintenance of heavy equipment and engines.

Dpinnock@interhealthcanada.tc For further information and queries, please contact Donique Pinnock on Tel: 941-2800 Ext 71802

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MAVIS WILLIAMS

ERIC SKIPPINGS

FRANKLYN MISICK

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping office must be willing to Work 5 days a week. Salary: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 232-3380

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping office must be willing to Work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 247-2025

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume. To the Labour Board. This Position is currently held

by A work permit holder.

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is currently held by A work permit holder. 16720

DENISE BOVIE

RUTHE CHERENFANT BARTON

16697

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

MASON HELPER

Duties: Repair, Maintain And alter buildings, Retaining and boundary Walls, mix mortar, Plastering, lay Bricks and stone. Salary: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-8527

Belongers are asked to send A copy of their resume to The Labour Board.

16693

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

SALES CLERK

Duties: Greet customers Receive payments by cash, Credit cards and cheques, Issue receipts and change Due to customers. Check And balance cash at the end of the day. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 242-7813

Belongers are encouraged To send copy of their resume To The Labour Board.16694

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: To clean and Maintain premises, paint and Assist where Needed on work sites. SALARY: $7.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 232-0045 Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held By a work permit holder.

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AUSTIN INGHAM C/O JACKSON’S BAR & RESTURANT Over Back, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands

WAITRESS/ BARTENDER

KYLY EWING

THOMAS SWANN

LICELE JOSEPH FORTUNE

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping office must be willing to Work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 331-5959 Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is currently held

by A work permit holder.

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OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: To clean and Maintain premises, paint and Assist where Needed on work sites. SALARY: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 332-1022

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held By a work permit holder. 16692

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping office must be willing to Work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 242-5990

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board.

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Salary: $600.00 a month ($150.00 per week). Days of Work: 5 days (per week)

CONTACT NO.: (649) 344-3480 This position is for work permit renewal however interested Belongers are encouraged to submit their resume to the Labor Department 16731

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WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING A QUALIFIED APPLICANT TO FILL THE POSITION OF

OPERATOR REQUIREMENT:

DIRECTOR, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS RED CROSS Location: Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

The Red Cross helps vulnerable people in crisis whoever and wherever they are. We are looking for a Director to manage the organisation and to provide financial and operational oversight of the organisation’s activities. The Director will also lead the development and implementation of fundraising and income-generation activities by the Branch, with the aim of achieving sustainable programmes and activities.

A detailed Job Description and Application Form may be found on the Red Cross website at: https://www.redcross.org.tc/about/news/job-vacancy-director/ You will need proven experience in project management and financial management and ideally qualifications in the same. You will have experience of managing significant budgets and operating plans and of producing clear and accurate financial and narrative reports.

Salary is in the range of $36,000 – $45,000 per annum, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The completed application forms and supporting documents may be emailed to chairman.tcirc@yahoo.com or they may be delivered to:

The Chairman Turks and Caicos Islands Red Cross Samuel Harvey Building - Downtown, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands The closing date for receipt of applications is June 9th, 2019 and interviews are provisionally scheduled for the week commencing June 17th.

We are committed to welcoming people for the widest possible diversity of background, culture and experience.

• • • • •

Minimum of 5 years experience in Equipment Operating including Crane Operation.

Must be in good health to meet the demands of physically challenging work.

Must be available for emergency calls and be able to work at nights and weekends.

Must submit a clean driver’s license Minimum of high school passes in English and Mathematics or any other technical subject (Preference given to certification in Crane operation) • Must be Crane Inspection and Certification Bureau certified (CICB) • Must be able to speak fluent English language Operate Equipments as directed by the Terminal Manager as it relates to Stevedoring Work at the Port of Providenciales and/or the Port of Grand Turk, including Crane, Top Loader, Reach Stacker, Front Loader, Man Lift, Excavator, Jockey Truck, Fork Lift and Scale.

• Discharge and backload ships using Equipment as directed by the Terminal Manager.

• Discharge cement/blocks from ships using Equipment as directed by the Terminal Manager.

• Discharge of bulk aggregate and sand from ships using Equipment as directed by the Terminal Manager.

• Loading of full container loads (FCL) onto trucks and chasse.

• Stocking palletized cargo.

• Stocking empty units/containers.

• Assisting with the disposal of garbage and debris from ships.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO:

• Discharge and Backload container vessels • Ensure that the equipment is serviced and certified to carry out duties • Carry out all other duties as directed by the Supervisor Salary Range: US$15.00 - $18.00 per hour All applications must be submitted by February 12th, 2019.

Human Resources Manager Provo Stevedoring Ltd. P.O. Box , South Dock Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Fax: (649) 946-4828 Email: cagreene@provostevedoring.com

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BOOKER ODENA FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 4 days per week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 339-0117

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16723

MARC CORNER CAR WASH Airport Road & Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

3 CAR WASHERS

• To wash, scrub and polish vehicles. Perform the following task; vacuum, clean and maintain vehicles.

• To work 5 days per week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 244-6080

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by work permit holders 16728

May 25-31, 2019

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RCO LTD

#353 GRACE BAY Is seeking to employ a

STYLZ ABOVE THE REST SAM’S PLAZA

Is seeking to employ a

DISHWASHER Wash dishes and utensils. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 649-946-5921

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board The position is currently held by a work permit holder 16735

The key goals of the General Manager are to maximize profitability and ensure guest, owner and team member satisfaction.

• Understand every aspect of the world of luxury and have a passion for delivering luxury service • Inspire team members to deliver unique experiences, personalized to every guest • Maintain a laser focus on luxury standards (people, products, services) • Provide strategic and tactical oversight on maintaining property standards • Continue to evolve The Somerset’s service culture to drive service excellence and customer loyalty, driving repeat guest stays and direct bookings • Personally connect with guests, team Members, owners, and suppliers, and have an unfailing ability to apply the correct etiquette to each and every interaction • Lead a cohesive tam of luxury service professionals, who take pride in ensuring every guest experience is exceptional • Is a passionate ambassador of the location and brand, in the industry world wide.

• Bring public relations knowledge and expertise

QUALIFICATIONS

• 15+ years in Luxury Hotel in Senior Management with a multi disciplinary background • 10+ years as General Manager of a 5-star Luxury Resort responsible for budgeting and Forecasting • Experience managing complex owner relationships • Excellent communications skills, public speaking, written and oral, with the ability to customize the message to the audience (guest, team member, owner, and other stakeholders) • Ability to attract, motivate, lead, inspire and direct a talented team • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited and recognized university in Hotel Management, Hospitality and Business Administration.

• Preferred candidate will have a Master’s degree from an accredited and recognized University in Hotel Management Salary: $144,000 per annum. The position is currently held by a work permit holder. Preference will be given to Turks & Caicos Islanders meeting the foregoing qualifications. Applicants are invited to copy the TCI Labour Board, Providenciales with applications.

Please send resume with references addressed to employer, Somerset Resort c/o Twa, Marcelin, Wolf at Chancery Court, 1276 Leeward Highway, Providenciales, via email only to tmw@tmwlaw.tc.

Over Back, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands

2 HAIR STYLISTS

LABOURER

Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, washing, hair coloring, and weaving.

Salary: $800.00 a month ($200.00 per week) Days of Work: 5 days (per week)

2 NAIL TECHNICIAN

Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing Salary: $6.25 hourly each

CONTACT NO.: (649) 344-3480

CONTACT: 649-245-3231

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These are First Time work permit and Renewal work permit holders

THIS POSITION IS FOR A FIRST TIME APPLICANT INTERESTED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT

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THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Resort General Manager The Somerset Resort is looking for a General Manager, Employee will be required to fulfill his duties and responsibilities on an “as needed” basis. It is mutually understood that the standard work week (40 hours) does not apply to this position.

Employee understands he/she is considered to be “on call” at all times when on property, and reachable by senior Resort personnel and Ownership when not on property. Employer further expects Employee to attend various evening, weekend or holiday functions as necessary for the benefit of the Employer.

SYMADIA S. INGHAM C/O RAVEN-SIMONE VARIETY STORE A.K.A. DATSORAVEN VARIETY STORE

16734

50 CLASSIFIEDS

ESTATE MANAGER SANCTUARY LTD

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum ten (10) years experience as a private estate or property manager with high end resorts, properties or other private homes • Must have experience with celebrity clients • Must posses a thorough understanding of all areas of private home management and supervision of design, construction and major renovation • Must be willing to live on property full time especially when property is occupied and during hurricane threats • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays • Must be able to monitor and manage the household budgets • Must be able to work well in stressful and high-pressure situations • Must be computer literate • Must be able to operate Crestron & Sonos systems • Must have F&B and butler service knowledge • Must be able to supervise day to day operations and setup yearly maintenance schedules • Must be willing to travel • Must be able to liaise with worldwide FBOs and jet charter and make travel arrangements • Must be able to work well independently and in a team environment.

• Must have the ability to train and supervise staff.

• Must be willing to sign confidentiality agreement and undergo extensive background (including drug) checks

RESPONSIBILITIES

• • • • • • • • • •

Manage and administrate operations of multiple properties for employer Monitor and manage household budgets System and procedure developments Work with private chef on menu plan and estimate food cost analysis Oversee and monitor household bank account(s) Oversee major renovation, design and land altering projects, in addition as requested act as liaison between employer and contractors Oversee security requirements Oversee all household personnel and scheduling Oversee all ordering, shipping and inventory of supplies Overseeing hurricane preparedness

Starting salary $60,000 per annum THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. Belongers only need apply.

Please send CV/resume to turksandcaicosjob@gmail.com on or before May 28, 2019

May 25-31, 2019

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ANDREW GARDINER Juba Sound, Providenciales Telephone: 244-5638

TRANQUILITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

VENETIAN ROAD Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE MAN

LABOURER Salary $6.25 per hour. Clean yard, wash vehicles etc.

Positions currently held by work permit holder.

Belongers may apply with Labour Department

16732

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CONTACT: 333-1236 Blue Hills Acting on behalf of our clients

CLARA LIGHTBOURNE

LIVE IN HOUSEKEEPER -$300 weekly sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

ALINE BANAMY

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

CONTACT: 344-6893

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board Positions are First Time and Renewal work permits 16623

Basic plumber, fix toilet, sanitary jobs and cleaning inside and outside of property. Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 231-1474

Email: tranquilitytci@ gmail.com Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16727

BARBARA ZAIDAN VENETIAN ROAD Is seeking to employ a

GARDENER

• To be able to live on property • Take care of the dog • Do gardening duty • Wash vehicle Salary: $300 per week

CONTACT: 649-231-1474

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16726

SAM’S BUILDING, DOWN TOWN Acting on behalf of our clients

CARIBBEAN CONSTRUCTION Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/ or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

CARPENTER-$7 PER HOUR

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding.

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and etc.

SITE SUPERVISOR-$10 PER HOUR Watching daily activities on the construction site.

Customer Service Coordinator JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Establishing safety policies, procedures and working conditions that affect the employee on the job.

• Must communicate all safety policies and procedures within their operation.

• Direct and coordinate activities to provide a safe environment for employees while maintaining fast and efficient services.

• Must be able to conduct flight audits, station audits and "at risk" behavior audits.

• Participate in company safety training.

• Able to communicate and instill safety awareness in all employees including new hires.

• Work in conjunction with Customer to determine manpower requirements for group movements, peak travel holidays, out of scope and flight schedule changes.

REQUIREMENTS:

5yrs experience in Customer Service Aviation 4yrs experience in a Supervisor/Management Role Ability to work with a diverse team Must be customer focus Must have a clean Police Record Must be able to travel regional and internationally Must have strong verbal and written communication skills • Must possess computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Suite preferred • Must be able to work weekends and Public holidays Salary Scale: $33,600.00 to $42,000.00 per annum based on qualification and experience

Customer Service Agents/Ticket Agent JOB DESCRIPTION:

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CONTACT: 232-2001

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time work permit holders

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS BASKETBALL FEDERATION

NOTICE THE 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND PABA ELECTIONS Will be held at 6pm Sat. June 1st 2019 at The St Monica Anglican Church Family Centre.

(At the back of the church) Leeward highway, Providenciales

Looking for a challenging and rewarding career? Looking for a career change? Looking for a new and exciting adventure? Looking to work with an organisation that believes in staff training and development? Well look no further as TCA Handling Flight Services Ground Handlers for American Airlines and JetBlue is currently seeking qualified Belongers to fill the following vacant positions.

• • • • • • •

P&D EMPLOYMENT

MASON-$7 PER HOUR

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Responsible for providing Legendary Customer Service to people desiring to travel, by determining and recommending the service that meets the Customers' needs.

• Finalizes sales of contracted Airlines flights, confirms reservations, and provides information regarding ticket purchase and other special services.

• Answers Customer inquiries regarding flight arrivals, delays, cancellations, flight irregularities, facilities, and other general information.

• May be assigned to specialized reservations functions servicing travel agents, groups and tours,

or special accounts.

• May be assigned to specialized duties such as aircraft grooming, assisting and/or lifting disable passengers on or off aircraft.

• Utilizes computerized reservations system including a computerized video display terminal and keyboard on a constant basis to book reservations and retrieve information on flights and schedules.

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • •

Warm and friendly personality Computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Suite Must be able to lift a minimum of 50lbs Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Must have a clean Police Record • Must be able to travel regional and internationally • Must be able to work weekends and Public holidays Salary Scale: $8.50 per hour.

Ramp Agents JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Loading and unloading aircrafts in accordance with the instructions of the crew chief.

• To ensure that all bags are accounted for by the triple A system or any other system that the company may be using.

• The unloading and clean-up of any kind of waste from the aircraft.

• Help in the lifting of passengers that is immobilize, up and down the aircraft ensuring a safe path at all times.

• Able to work nights, weekends, holiday and varying schedules.

• Marshall aircraft on the ramp (e.g. directing assisting and parking all arriving, departing and towed aircraft).

• Observe safe ground-handling procedures and maintenance of ground service equipment including the performance of equipment checks.

• Comply with all safety procedures and airline policies.

• Assist in ramp set up and storage of equipment and baggage.

• Service aircraft as needed (e.g. aircraft lavatories, potable water and any commissary items).

• Constantly communicate with flight crew personnel and other ground personnel.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Warm and friendly personality • Must be able to lift a minimum of 50lbs • Must have a clean Police Record • Must have a valid Turks & Caicos Driver’s license Salary Scale: $8.50 per hour.

Application giving full details of qualifications and experience should be addressed to: The Human Resources Manager TCA Handling Ltd. Town Centre Mall Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI and should reach no later than deadline date goes here, for further information/appointment you can contact us at Tele:649-941-5969/941-5353 and/or email hr@tcahandling.com.

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16725

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WINDSONG ON THE REEF

STUBBS ROAD, is seeking a suitable qualified applicant to fill the following positions:

GARDENER GENERAL JOB DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• • • •

Apply fertilizer and mow and trim all lawns as per established scheduled.

Cleaning and maintain tools and equipment Digging, planting and weeding flower beds and borders Monitor and clean irrigation systems and adjust times, coverage and settings as needed • Assist with beach cleaning as needed • Assist with the maintenance of swimming pool and spa as directed.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 4 years in the specialized field • Ability to communicate effectively • Ability to lift up to 65 pounds • Ability to work alone and to be able to handle a fast-paced environment.

Salary: $6.50 per hr. *This position is currently being held by a Work Permit Holder

MIXOLOGIST GENERAL JOB DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Creating innovative cocktails by utilizing and combining ingredients to create unusual tastes in drinks that will form part of the Windsong’s specialty drinks.

• Refining and develop the techniques of the bartenders while managing cost.

• Maintaining standards and assist with training of bartenders as designated ensuring that the preparation, glassware and presentation of each drink is consistently done per standard.

• 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 complies to HACCAP and the Turks and Caicos Environmental Health Standards.

• Assisting with the management and execution of functions and banquet events.

• Assist the manager and supervise the restaurant floor and service during the absence of the manager.

• Assist with scheduling and other duties as required or requested by manager • Ensuring proper cash handling procedure and closing duties are executed.

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • •

May 25-31, 2019

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Minimum of 5+ 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. This position is currently being held by a Work Permit Holder

OTHER AVAILABLE JOB POSITIONS:

Dish washer/ Kitchen cleaner Room Attendant/ Housekeeper Reliever/Domestic Worker General Helper – job includes deep cleaning around the resort as needed including storage area, garbage housing, public walkway clearing floor. Deep clean kitchen and other areas as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• • Minimum of 4 years in the specialized field. Ability to lift to 65 pounds • • Reading and writing English is a must. Must be flexible with working nights, weekends, and holidays. Salary $6.25 to 7.00 per hour. Some Positions are available on a part-time basis

Prospective applicants who are Belongers are asked to send copies of your applications to the Labor Board. *Some positions are currently being held by Work Permit Holders. Only qualified Belongers should apply.

Salary commensurate with experience. Only Shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Email resume and cover letter to admin@windsongresort. com or drop off resumes Windsong Resort, Stubbs Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales 16724

EDNER ETIENNE GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

CARE GIVER

• Caring for senior citizen, feeding and baths, and other chores if and when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week • Weekends and holidays if needed.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 247-7588

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

16556

ELITE SECURITY OLD AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY OFFICER

• Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry.

Obtains help by sounding alarms.

• Must have over 3 years of experience.

Salary: $7.00 per hour

CONTACT: 649-231-0047

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by work permit holders 16545

ELSIES ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN’S SOUTH DOCK ROAD Is seeking to employ a

2 GARDENERS

• Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $9.00 per hour

CONTACT: 331-7256

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are First Time work permit holders

16583

GRACEWAY SPORTS CENTRE Behind I.G.A. Is looking to employ:

MARTIAL ARTS & FITNESS INSTRUCTOR JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Black belt in Qwan-Ki-Do. • Over 12 years of teaching experience with various age groups and levels.

• Certified as a personal trainer and Group Fitness Instructor • Proficient in Microsoft applications (office package), Photo Shop/ Corel Draw, Social Media apps.

Salary: $3,500 per month

GYM MANAGER JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Certified as a Personal Trainer and Fitness instructor • Degree in Sales/ Marketing with min. 12 years’ experience.

• Proven results in managing businesses in a successful and profitable manner • Proficient in Microsoft applications (office package), Photo Shop/ Corel Draw, Social Media apps Salary: $3,750 per month

CONTACT: 649-442-6348

Please send your application info@gracewaysports.com or drop off a hard copy of your resume at our location on Luker Lane.

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CRAVE TCI

is currently looking to employ a

PROCUREMENT CLERK JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interview potential suppliers prior to contract negotiations, including visiting plants and distribution centers and discussing materials, products and quality standards with vendors • Evaluate current and new suppliers to determine optimal setup for supply contracts, taking into account costs, delivery times, product quality and available inventory • Analyze supply contracts, financial reports and other data using accepted optimization models to determine which vendors best meet company needs and project requirements • Participate in negotiations with vendors, including researching prices, products and other data beforehand and coordinating with suppliers to create optimal purchasing contracts • Maintain current knowledge of existing vendors, industry trends and relevant

pricing by attending trade shows and conferences and reading professional publications • Oversee fulfillment of supply contracts by verifying quantity and quality of incoming shipments, checking invoices for accuracy, ensuring compliance with contractual regulations and working with vendors as necessary to resolve any discrepancies • Create and maintain computerized database of supply purchase orders, paid invoices, goods delivered, product and raw material quality, current inventory and future order scheduling • All application must possess a valid driver’s license • Must be computer literate • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays • Will to work with little or no supervision • Belongers Need only Apply • Salary $2000.00

Candidates can forward a detailed resume to info@cravetci.com or call 649-241-3057

May 25-31, 2019 ESTHER PIERRE LAROCHELLE KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden • To work 4 days per week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 342-3045

EVA HARVEY

GABRIEL UNISEX BEAUTY SALON

LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

CARETAKER

• Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry.

Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications.

• 6 Days Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 333-1655

Sam’s Building, Down Town Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, and other work.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 342-2471

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16557

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16510

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16585

HORTON MANAGEMENT LTD.

HOWARD DICKENSON

JEREMIAH MISSICK

wishes to recruit a

LABOURER

Candidate must be willing to work weekends and holidays. Salary $7/hr.

Duties will include erecting signs, clearing paths and cleaning properties. New Position.

Turks & Caicos Islanders are invited to submit their resumes to the Labour Department.

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping and mopping on a daily basis, dusting and washing down windows etc.

• Do chores if and when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 232-0976

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden • Must be willing to work 5 days per week.

Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 243-0948

CONTACT WALTER AT 9414100 OR EMAIL: WALTER@ TCIBROKERS.COM 16533

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

LATINO CONSTRUCTION

L&M CRAFT MARKET

RAYMOND SIMMONS

2 PAINTERS -$10 PER HOUR

LABOURER

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, and other structural surfaces.

HELPER - $7 PER HOUR

Cleaning the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash.

CONTACT: 332-0771

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are First Time work permit holders 16582

16554

GRACE BAY ROAD Is seeking to employ a

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden.

• To work 5 days a week Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 347-0198

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

16511

GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Aviation Road Units Is seeking to employ a

COMPLIANCE TRAINING OFFICER-$8.00 PER HOUR

• To work 6 days per week • Applicant must write and speak French, Creole, English and Spanish

CLEANER-$6.25 PER HOUR

To work 4 days per week

CONTACT: 649-946-4069

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board All positions are currently held by work permit holders

16513

CONTACT #231-1967

WORK PERMIT RENEWAL

16553

COFFEE SPECIALIST REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience • Diploma in Food & Beverage preferable • Engaging and outgoing personality who enjoys working with the public • Command and broad knowledge of bar

• • • •

managing a coffee shop Comprehensive QuickBooks knowledge Good computer literacy Must have valid driving license Salary commensurate on credentials and experience

Prospective applicants including islanders can bring all applications with two letters of recommendation citing relevant experience in the same industry Lemon 2 Go, W102 West Venture House, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales or email to mary@eagrouptci.com. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview.

This position is currently held by work permit holder Belongers are encourage to submit their resume to the Labor Department

16592

• Computer knowledge, answering telephone, scheduling appointments, action patients results, • Experience in patient care in home and in a clinical situation • Must have experience in sterilization procedures Monthly salary $1500 - $2000 depending on experience.

Belongers only need to apply.

The position is currently held by a work permit holder

Phone: 649-941-5252. Email: iimsadmin@tciway

16542

• Must be able to provide high quality therapeutic Craniosacral Therapy and Orthopedic massage to patients, from full range of medical conditions.

• Comprehensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and SOAP charting in order to communicate with other medical practitioners.

• Minimum off 10 years’ experience at a Medical Clinic or other Therapeutic environment.

• Post-secondary degree or equivalent.

• Must obtain a craniosacral Therapy degree and have a minimum of 5 years’ clinical experience.

• Knowledge of current trends and progression in the field of health and Wellness.

• Experience in developing and implementing preventative injury protocols.

• Must be available to work 6 days a week 8am to 6pm including holidays Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 941-5252

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

16562

CRAVE TCI is looking to employ an

Executive Chef

FOR A PRIVATE CHEF COMPANY INCLUDE:

• Planning and directing food preparation and culinary activities • Modifying menus or create new ones that meet quality standards • Estimating food requirements and food/ labor costs

JOB BRIEF

We are looking for a creative and proficient in all aspects of food preparation, Executive chef. You will be “the chief” and maintain complete control of the Private Chef Services and Catering.

RESPONSIBILITIES

LMN 2 GO

NURSING ASSISTANT

REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES • Certificate/equivalent in NA • Minimum of 5 years work experience in a fast-paced Urgent Care practice • Knowledgeable in setting up for procedures, able to assist doctors with procedures and examination • Must be able to work as part of the Nursing Team with little or no supervision to ensure proper flow of patients

Registered Craniosacral Therapist

GRAND TURK IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A

CLEANUP OUTSIDE OF PROPERTY, DISPOSE OF ALL TRASH. ASSIST WITH MINOR TASKS SUCH AS MENDING FENCES, WINDOW WASHING AND OTHER CHORES WHEN AND IF NECESSARY. MUST BE WILLING TO WORK ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS

Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI Is seeking to employ a

GRACE BAY Is seeking to employ a

16586

LABOURER $6.50 per hour

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER

GRACE BAY MEDICAL

KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

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

SOUTH DOCK ROAD Is seeking to employ

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• Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities • Modify menus or create new ones that meet quality standards • Estimate food requirements and food/ labor costs • Supervise kitchen staff’s activities • Arrange for equipment purchases and repairs • Recruit and manage kitchen staff • Rectify arising problems or complaints • Perform administrative duties • Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards • Keep time and payroll records • Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and

customers

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven working experience as an Executive Chef for a Minimum of 5 years • Excellent record of kitchen management • Ability to spot and resolve problems efficiently • Capable of delegating multiple tasks • Communication and leadership skills • Keep up with cooking trends and best practices • Working knowledge of various computer software programs (MS Office, restaurant management software, POS) • BS degree in Culinary science or related certificate All Applicants must possess a Valid Driver’s License • Must be computer literate • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays • Work with no supervision

Domestic Worker • Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels, and personal clothing and other house work.

This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder.

Salary 7,000.00 Monthly.

Candidates can forward a detailed resume to info@cravetci.com or call 649-241-3057

16573

54 CLASSIFIEDS ACE PLUMBING

#21 BLACK CROW ROAD

ACE PLUMBING

#21 BLACK CROW ROAD

PLUMBER HELPER

3 PLUMBERS DUTIES: INSTALLING, FITTING, CUTTING PLUMBING PIPES MUST BE WILLING TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK SALARY $15.00 PER HOUR THIS POSITION IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL FIRST TIME APPLICANT

CONTACT: 649-245-8046

QUALIFIED BELONGERS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT 16525

CARIBBEAN DREDGING

DUTIES: INSTALLING, FITTING, CUTTING PLUMBING PIPES MUST BE WILLING TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK SALARY $7.00 PER HOUR THIS POSITION IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL FIRST TIME APPLICANT

CONTACT: 649-245-8046

QUALIFIED BELONGERS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT 16587

LABOURER

• To do maintenance work • Must be willing to work 5 days per week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 241-9408

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16547

ADVENTURESCAPE LTD

dba The Web Shop - 202N Venture House, Grace Bay, Providenciales

COMPUTER PROGRAMMER

• Formal university training and significant experience of at least 10 years or more.

• Ability to supervise a variety of outsourced programming projects throughout the world, costing and estimating time to complete projects from implementation to delivery.

• Expert in programming language PHP, HTML5, JavaScript, Ajax, C++, XML and in database engineering.

• Advanced knowledge in graphic design, expert in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

• Expert in online marketing and search engine optimization.

• 40 hour work week • Basic salary of $40 – 48K this position is for work permit renewal. Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to Labor Department

contact: 649-941-4634 Email: admin@adventurescape.com

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

CONTACT: 246-2894

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16569

MARTINE ST. LOUIS

COOK

• Responsible for recipes and planning daily specials • Punctuality and adhering to management schedule • Making sure kitchen is closed properly • Must have 15 or more years if experience • Prepping for meals • Preparing orders as they are place Salary: $34,000 per year. Must be willing to work 6 days per week

Contact: 946-5369. Email: cocobistro@tciway.tc

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder Deadline for application is June 7th, 2019 16551

EARLEAN BASDEN Providenciales is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

A V A I L A B L E

Architect required for the following role:

JOB SUMMARY

• The successful applicant will be expected to undertake the traditional role of a professional Architect.

• This includes detailed architectural design work, planning submissions, preparation of tender documents, construction contract administration, contract cost control and direct liaison with clients, consultants and contractors.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• RIBA/ARB registered Architect or equivalent • Minimum RIBA Part III, Masters or equivalent post-Honours degree qualification • Minimum 4 years professional experience as a Project Architect with direct Client liaison • Minimum 4 years proven experience in contract administration and cost control on JCT contracts or similar • Minimum 4 years’ experience managing an architectural team • A strong background of technical detailing and 3D visualization • Excellent skills in AutoCAD, Photoshop, Sketch-up, In Design, Excel and Word a pre-requisite • Working knowledge of Autodesk REVIT an advantage • Fluent spoken and written English Salary rated according to experience, between $5k & $6k per month.

Interested applicants should contact Mr. C Davies via e-mail

by June 8, 2019 with current, detailed CV to

CONTACT: 1-649-347-9126

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. 16540

info@coasttci.com or in writing to the address below.

16588

MARANATHA RETAIL Address: Lower Bight Road Providenciales, TCI Contact: (649) 343-1848 Position applying for:

NANNY

Salary/Wages: $6.50 per HOUR Responsibilities/Duties: • Bathing, cooking and ensuring children and well maintained • Cleaning of home • Ensuring a safe environment for children This position is being applied for, for a First Time Work Permit Holder. Belongers are invited to submit their application to the Labour Board, Ministry of Boarder Control.

165475

LABOURER/ STOCKER

Duties/Responsibilities: • Stocking of shelves • Lifting and off-loading containers • Pricing goods • Dusting shelves and goods Salary: $7.50 per hour Six days per week holidays and weekends included This application is for a first time work permit holder

16578

COCO BISTRO

GRACE BAY, PROVIDENCIALES Is looking for a

WAITRESS • Must have a clean police record • Must work 44 hours per week • Must have 5 years or more experience • Must be willing to work weekends and public holidays • Salary $8.50 per hour • Taking orders, picking up orders and taking order to table • Cleaning tables Please send resume to The Labor Department, contact: 649-946-5369 This position is held by a work permit holder Email: cocobistro@tciway.tc Deadline for application is not later than June 7th, 2019

16550

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

EBEN-EZEN DENISE SMITH BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

Contact: 333-1236 Acting on behalf of our client.

Doreen Place, Blue Hills

KITCHEN HELPER -$6.25 hourly Preparing the work station for the cook.

CONTACT: 347-6993 Email: easywaytci@ gmail.com

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden • To work 5 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

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

CONTACT: 341-6493

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

16519

CRAVE TCI #320 BLUE WATER VILLA

5 PRIVATE CHEFS Job description and duties are as follows, and you are expected to: • Communicating with Guest Daily Meal Plan • Managing food production for social/ religious guest.

• Creating fresh seasonal meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) on Villa Guest Request • Additional duties and responsibilities as

Only applicants meeting the minimum requirements listed above will be contacted for interview within 5 days of the closing date.

Only suitably qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders need apply. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

Coast Architects, 201w Venture House, Grace Bay Rd, PO Box 941, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.

• General household cleaning: sweeping, mopping and laundry weekly.

• Must be honest, reliable and trustworthy • Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $7.00 per hour

In compliance with section 28 of the Immigration Ordinance:

Address: Five Cays Contact: (649) 343-7305

Grace Bay Road. Is seeking to employ a

PROJECT ARCHITECT P O S I T I O N

16541

In compliance with section 28 of the Immigration Ordinance:

COCO BISTRO

CORDRINA WILLIAMS

MORRIS PLAZA Is seeking to employ a

May 25-31, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

needed and upon request • 6 Day working schedule • Your job description or duties may be changed, amended or increased or you may be assigned new duties from time to time as your employer’s requirements dictate.

Work schedule is directed by the Directors/ Executive Chef, who is the immediate supervisor for all of this agreement.

Salary $4,200.00 monthly

These positions are for work permit renewal qualified Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department. Contact: 649-241-3057

16573

May 25-31, 2019

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In compliance with section 28 of the Immigration Ordinance:

CASTILLO CONSTRUCTION Address: Long Bay Providenciales, TCI Contact: (649) 348-9451

Position applying for:

CARPENTER

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: • Follow blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of clients • Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding • Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials Salary: $10.00 per hour Six days per week This application is for a first time work permit holder 16577

D’ RUDY BEAUTY SALON AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ

2 NAIL TECHNICIANS - $7.50 PER HOUR

Nail and hand services, such as manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing

BARBER-$7.00 PER HOUR

Cutting, trimming, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves.

CONTACT: 346-8003

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board First Time work permit holders

16558

In compliance with section 28 of the Immigration Ordinance:

KESTA LUBIN Address: Kew Town Providenciales, TCI Contact: (649) 343-3275 Position applying for:

LABOURER

Duties/Responsibilities: • Maintaining the cleanliness of the yard • Maintaining the handyman work around the home Salary: $7.50 per hour Six days per week holidays and weekends included This application is for a first time work permit holder

16576

AMINTH PROSPERE KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

HELPER

• Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, assisted other personnel as needed to maintain safety in the packaging area, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store • 6 days Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 343-2261

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16561

• receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is change.

• 6 days per week Salary: $7.00 per hour

CONTACT: 342-0875

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16523

DJIMY ANTENOR

KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

CASHIER

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour

ASSEMBLE IT

ARNOLD SIMMONS

AMOS VARIETY

CONTACT: 2412983 OR 245-9608

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16567

HOUSEKEEPER

• Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards.

• To work 5 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 245-4898

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

16527

VENETIAN ROAD Is seeking to employ a

MASON

• Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

• 5 days per week Salary: $8 per hour

CONTACT: 343-1056

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16514

C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

CADS CONSTRUCTION

Acting on behalf of our client Kevin’s Quality Cleaning Industrial Drive seeking to employ a

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk. Is looking for a

BOOKKEEPER

• Must have 5 to 10 years’ experience.

• Must carry valid driver’s license and able to communicate in English.

• Able to work on weekends and holidays.

Duties and Responsibilities: • Assist with the preparation of financial statements.

• Analyze and reconcile bank statements and general ledgers.

• Post journal entries for accrued expenses and revenue.

• Prepare court mandated annual accounting reports and inventories for clients discharges as necessary.

• Act as a liaison for vendors

to reconcile any billing discrepancies.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficient in ERP systems, including Microsoft.

• Able to multitask and prioritize work effectively.

Salary: $1,600-$2,000 per month

Contact: 331-8837. Email: taurains.globalsolutionstci@gmail.com The position being advertised is new Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

16570

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 6 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 241-5922

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16528

BCS /Grace Bay Car Rental

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

Is seeking to employ

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Auto Mechanics

NOTICE REGULATION 7 OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION) REGULATIONS, 1990 An Application, REGISTERED PR 14020, by TWO Ltd., for the RE-ZONING OF BLOCK/PARCEL 60810/197 FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R4) TO COMMERCIAL (C1) has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development Permission on the subject parcel (60810/197), The Bight & Thomas Stubbs on Providenciales.

DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF TWENTY-EIGHT (28) RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND FIFTEEN (15) COMMERCIAL UNITS. The application as submitted seeks planning consideration for an Outline Development Permission.

Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, within twenty-eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

Date Posted: 26th April, 2019 14020

• At least 10 years or more experience as an Auto mechanic • Must be able to perform all vehicle diagnostics and updates using diagnostic equipment • Able to maintain vehicle functional condition by listening to customer’s/operator complaints, conduct inspections, repair engine failures, repair mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions and replace parts and components according to manufacturer standards • Keeps shop equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies and perform preventive maintenance • Must hold a valid driver license with a clean, insurable, driving record, must be able to drive manual and automatic transmissions.

• Knowledge of tools and equipment required to conduct all repairs.

• Basic wage is $12 per hour • Must be able to speak and write English • All data system knowledge • Must be computer literate

Rental Agent

• Rental Agent is required to handle enquiries involved with renting vehicles. Must have excellent customer service skills. You will also need good communication skills and a basic understanding of vehicle types.

• Salary $6.25 per hour These positions are for work permit renewal Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of our resume to the Labor Department.

DROP OFF ALL APPLICATIONS TO #1216 LEEWARD HIGHWAY, PROVIDENCIALES BEFORE CHINSON’S RESTAURANTS OR EMAIL: FRANTZ@GRACEBAYCARRENTALS.COM OR TELEPHONE: 649-441-8515 16523

56 CLASSIFIEDS LUXURY CAR WASH BUTTERFIELD DRIVE Is seeking to employ a

2 LABOURERS $7-10 PER HOUR

M&A SERVICES LTD LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

CASHIER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis

Receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.

Salary: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 345-4228

CONTACT: 2426989 OR 241-5189

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

16334

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16518

May 25-31, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS MADELINE JEAN BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 346-6169

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

16568

MARIA DE CAPRON BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• To take care of my elderly mother and father in-law surroundings.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 242-0564

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16546

RENISCHKA HALL JUBA SOUND Is seeking to employ a

LEAD INSTALLER RENU ENERGY TCI OVERVIEW:

At renu energy TCI we believe the future of energy in the Turks & Caicos Islands is sustainable, reliable and affordable. We also believe transportation will be electric, clean and shared. Our mission is simple – to accelerate the low carbon transition and to build a more economically and environmentally sustainable Island Nation. To make this kind of island-changing impact, we need passionate achievers to join our team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Lead Installer, you will work closely with the Director to complete residential and commercial solar and energy storage installation projects. You will also guide, coordinate and oversee fellow installers. Responsibilities include: • Installation of ground and roof-mounted solar systems • Racking and solar array assembly • Energy storage installation and integration • Sealing all roof penetrations • Trenching, concrete work and equipment assembly • System troubleshooting, commissioning and sign-off.

QUALIFICATIONS

To take on this important role, you must be a proven leader and problem solver with: • Minimum 8 years previous solar plus energy storage install experience and / or over 5MW installed • NABCEP-certification - PV Installation, Commissioning & Maintenance • Solar (C46) & Electrical (local or C10) contractor licences • Proven experience with LG, Tesla, Schneider, Outback, & SolarEdge Technologies • Prior experience leading teams of up to 20 persons • Electrical and/or roofing experience • Ability to transport materials and equipment to complete assigned job tasks • Valid driver’s license • Excellent documentation skills • Professional appearance and client interaction abilities • Construction related experience.

This new position at Renu Energy is offered to Turks and Caicos Islanders. Renu offers excellent career opportunities, a progressive, collaborative culture and much more.

You’ll also experience the rewards that come from helping homeowners and business save money while dramatically reducing the amount of air pollution and CO2 released into the atmosphere. Join us on our mission to create an island run by renewable sources of Energy.

The starting salary for this position ranges from $66,000 - $78,000 per Annum based on previous experience and qualifications.

Interested applications should email a covering letter and resume to Info@renutci.com, with copies to the labour board.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Website: https://www.renutci.com

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DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 6 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 245-9452

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 66549

Proprietor’s Strata Plan #41 Management Co. Ltd, Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

To work 7 days a week General duties and maintenance duties around the property Schedule work hours: 7 am to 5pm Must speak English Salary - $11.50 per hour Belongers need only apply PLEASE SEND RESUME TO:

Human Resources Manager Proprietor’s Strata Plan #41 Management Co. Ltd. The Yacht Club, Turtle Cove, Providenciales Tel: (649) 941-3082. Fax: (649) 941-3223 Email: mtcl@ticway.tc Along with a copy to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16780

RENISCHKA HALL JUBA SOUND Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 245-9452

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16548

R&C SNACK BAR KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

GARDENER

• Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting.

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $6.50 per week

CONTACT: 241-6307

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

16544

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REAL ESTATE SALES MANAGER NW Hamilton Realty Ltd., Real Estate Agency located at Suite #3, The Arch Plaza, 128 Thompson Cove Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands is looking for an experienced Realtor /Co-Broker to manage and grow the Agency.

The Agency is a full service real estate company whose core business consists of real estate sales, property management & rentals of homes, condominiums, and commercial properties.

The successful applicant should have at least Fifteen (15) years’ experience in Real Estate, sales and management with a proven and quantifiable record of sales experience in the Turks and Caicos or the Caribbean will be useful.

Pay rate: $75K-125K per annum.

Qualified Belonger candidates should send their resumes/ CVs by email to realestate@nwhamilton.tc for the attention of Norman Hamilton Tel: 649-946-4060. Please copy all enquiries to the Labour Board, Turks and Caicos Islands Government.

The closing date for applications is May 29, 2019.

15789

May 25-31, 2019

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NEON HOLDINGS LTD.

#2 Tranquility Lane, Leeward Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Ironing, Moping, laundry, window washing. General upkeep of the house, Dusting and polishing furniture.

• 6 days a week, weekends and some holidays.

Salary: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 649-941-7923

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

16584

NEW TECH CONSTRUCTION

#24 A line Avenue, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER • Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

• To work 6 days per week Salary: $8 per hour

CONTACT: 3335559 OR 341-5534

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16560

PORTS OF CALL RESORT Is seeking the following:

3 HOUSE MAIDS AND 2 HOUSEMEN

OLYMPIC CONSTRUCTION LTD. WATERLOO PLAZA COMPLEX, GRAND TURK, TCI is looking for

• Provide advice to management and support colleagues.

Enabling sound business decisions and prudent financial administration. Undertaking other such reasonable duties as required by the Company.

• Must have at least 10 years experience in construction environment, advance level in computer skills, etc.

• Salary Range: $50,400.00 per annum

LABOURER

• To assist construction and maintenance company with general labour.

• Knowledge and proficiency of power tools.

• Experienced in all general aspects of basic trades to be knowledgeable and helpful on different jobsites.

• Two year’s minimum experience in some sort of construction or maintenance environment. With references.

• Own transportation, Turks and Caicos drivers license.

• $7.50 /hour

These positions are currently held by work permit holders. You can drop of resume’ at the Hotel or email: kparker@ portsofcallresort.com 16565

CONTACT: 432-6622. EMAIL: KAREN@ PPMLTCI.ONMICROSOFT.COM

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This is a work permit renewal.

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SCOTT ALLAN

ROCHELLE BEEN

AIRPORT ROAD Acting on behalf of our clients

BABYSITTER

GRAND TURK, Is currently looking for a

CAREGIVER/ MAID

CAICOS ADVENTURES

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• To work 5 days per week.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 232-3543

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to take care of her son.

Person is required to work 5 days per week, job description: cook, clean and wash, please

CONTACT AT 1-649-241-5130

This position is for A first time applicant Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 16454

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PPML is in need of a

• Applicant must be friendly, personable and able to read and write English • Must be willing to work 5 – 6 days a week including weekends and holidays.

• Starting salary 6.50 per hour plus service charge

ROBERTS AGENCY

LABOURER -$6.50 per hour Cleaning.

EAGLE CLAW SECURITY

SECURITY OFFICER -$9.00 per hour Security guard and check.

CONTACT: 241-2043

These positions are currently held by work permit holders.

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SHA CONSTRUCTION

Maid to Clean, Newtech construction looking for Blue hills, Providenciales. Cell # 331-6858

CARPENTERS, WELDERS, MASONS, PLUMBERS, TILE LAYERS, GARDNERS, LABOURERS, MAID, CLEANERS, CUSTODIANS,PAINTER Must be able to read and understand building drawings; layout and erect brick wall, concrete columns, beams, supports, concrete staircases; concrete floor rendering; layout and build driveways, deck floors, swimming pools, cisterns; highly proficient in gray and coral mortar rendering; competent with masonry tools and working knowledge of imperial and metric measurements; must be a team player.Perform maintenance and minor repairs (replacing broken switches, fixing door handles, minor leaks etc.). Install, measure, cut ,shape. Fabricate and assemble metal structures.ect...

Salaries starting @ $8 -$13.00 per hr. Work 5-6 days a week Qualified belonger candidates should send their application to:

Email: S.H.A group@hotmail.com Dead line May 10th ,2019

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

SUPERVISOR OF ACCOUNTS

CONTACT: Tel: 649-946-1278 / Fax:649-946-1101 / Email: info@olympic.tc BELONGERS are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

PHILIPPE VIXAMAR

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden • To work 6 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 341-1373

CLUB PILLOWS Grace Bay. Seeks

1 CLEANER

Must have at least 3 years experience and able to work with little or no supervision.

Salary start at $300 per week and is based on experience.

CONTACT 941-4034 IF INTERESTED.

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

All Belonger are encouraged to submit copy of their resume to Labor. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

TRIPLE “S”

PIRATE’S DEN

CARPENTER

1 BAR MAID

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DISCOVERY BAY Is seeking to employ a • Must have at least 3 to 5 years’ experience in this field.

• Duties will be reading plans, installing various types of structures and fixtures like doors, moldings, windows etc.

• Work 5 days per week Salary: $12 per hour

CONTACT: 333-0209

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Downtown. Seeks

Must have experience in serving and mixing of drinks, and be able to deal with a crowed and able to work with little or no supervision. Salary starts at $300.00 per week.

Interested persons should

CONTACT 649-941-4034.

All Belonger are encouraged to submit copy of their resume to Labor. This position is currently held by a work permit holder. 16539

NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION DELLIS CAY

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO UNIT TRUST CORPORATION, Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation Building, Endeavour Road, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, hereby gives notice of its intention to sell by Public Auction the following property pursuant to its power of sale as registered Chargee under the Registered Land Ordinance of the Turks and Caicos Islands: PARCELS 61212/36, 47-72 AND 74-78, PARCELS 61213/53, 67, 75, 76, 82, 93, 101-107, 110-116, 118-120, 122-125 AND 127-132, AND PARCELS 61214/15-20, EAST CAYS, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (collectively the “Property”).

The Property constitutes the remaining unsold lands on Dellis Cay and Little Dellis Cay owned

by Turks, Ltd. Some of the parcels contained within the Property have partially constructed buildings on them but most of the parcels constitute vacant land. No infrastructure has been completed on Dellis Cay nor on Little Dellis Cay. Prior to its going into Receivership, Turks, Ltd. sold and conveyed sixteen (16) waterfront parcels on Dellis Cay upon which are currently situated partially constructed residences. Such properties are, accordingly, not included in this offering. The total acreage of the Property is approximately 193.16, 169.68 acres approximately being situated on Dellis Cay and 23.48 acres approximately being situated on Little Dellis Cay. The registered proprietor of the Property is Turks, Ltd. The Property is sold “as is” with no representations as to potential future use nor with any Planning Permission in place for any portion of the Property.

The Auction will be held at the offices of Saunders & Co., Second Floor, Town Centre Mall, 23 Parade Avenue at 10 o’clock in the morning on Friday, June 21, 2019.

A reserve price will be fixed on the Property. A deposit of 10% of the amount of any accepted bid is due within forty-eight (48) hours following the acceptance of a bid, failing the payment of which the bid shall be considered to have not been accepted.

For more information, contact Laurence C. Caroe of Saunders & Co., Town Centre Mall, 23 Parade Avenue, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Telephone: (649) 941-4500.

E-mail: lc@saunders.tc.

Dated this 15th day of May, 2019.

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The Warriors’ 5-year NBA Finals streak is amazing on every level CONSIDER how tough the NBA’s Western Conference has been for two decades.

G.C CONSTRUCTION CHESHIRE HALL Is seeking to employ a

MASON

• Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

• 6 days per week.

Salary: $10 per hour

CONTACT: 345-3216

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Back in the early 2000s, the Sacramento Kings built an all-time team around Chris Webber and Peja Stojakovic.

That team never made the NBA Finals, because the West also had a Lakers team with peak Shaq and a rising Kobe Bryant.

The Kings were succeeded by the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns, who were incredible for six seasons ... and never made the NBA Finals, primarily because of the dominant San Antonio Spurs. The Rockets had Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, and struggled to get out of the first round.

The Mavericks were extraordinary in that decade, but were only eventually redeemed by winning the bizarre, amazing 2011 NBA

championship. The Thunder rose from the dust to become a short-lived power that made all of one NBA Finals. The Spurs then returned to strangle the rest of the conference. The Clippers and Grizzlies had moments, but could never truly break through. The Blazers have bobbed up and down.

In this millennium, there have been so many really, really good teams in the West relegated to the dusty corner of our memory because they couldn’t break through and make the NBA Finals, let alone win it. The Lakers and Spurs dominated the conference the first 15 years of the 2000s: those two franchises represented the West in 12 of the first 15 NBA Finals of this

PM - GAS (TCI) LTD. South Dock Hwy, Providenciales

PM Industrial Gas, a leading producer and distributor of industrial Medical, recreational, and specialty gases, as well as welding And medical products and related equipment, is seeking an experienced and proven leader.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Candidates for the following position:

OPERATION SUPERVISOR

millennium, six for L.A. and five for San Antonio. Dallas picked up two appearances, and Oklahoma City grabbed the last one.

And then came the Golden State Warriors.

The Warriors, who made the playoffs once in the first 13 years of the new millennium.

The Warriors, who hadn’t been to the NBA Finals since 1975, who hadn’t even been to the conference finals since 1976! One of the most tragic, poorly run franchises in all of sports, sitting in a gold mine market with a crazed, loyal fandom that rarely had any reason to cheer.

If you were looking for the next West team to rise up into the void created by the selfimmolation by the Lakers and the shrinking of the Spurs, you were not looking at the Warriors as an option. Yet

here they are, making their fifth straight NBA Finals appearance, aiming at their fourth title this decade.

As you’ve surely been told by now, no other NBA team has been to five straight Finals since the Celtics’ historic streak in the 1960s. Not the Lakers of the Magic and Kareem era, not the Celtics of the Bird era, not the Bulls of the Jordan era, not the Lakers of the Shaq and Kobe era, not the Spurs of the Duncan era, none of the LeBron teams (in fairness, both only had him for four years this decade, not five). To run off this streak in such a competitive conference is just wild. The Warriors survived the end of the Spurs’ dominant stretch, perhaps the best of the Thunder, definitely the best Clippers teams ever, James Harden’s ascendance, the Rockets’ surge, and every

other challenger that stood in their way.

Yes, the Warriors have one of the most stacked rosters ever. The core of it that made those first two NBA Finals and have finished the job in the West this season was entirely homegrown, with value picks from the NBA draft and smart free agent pick-ups. The two previous NBA Finals runs were helped by one of the biggest free agent coups of all-time in Kevin Durant, but this is part of the magic, too. The Warriors, who spent decades running out Todd Fullers and Marc Jacksons and Mike Dunleavys and Speedy Claxtons and Troy Murphys, a franchise whose biggest stars since Run TMC were Antawn Jamison, Jason Richardson, and Baron Davis — that team being good and well-run enough to land Kevin Durant in his prime is a miracle.

PUBLIC NOTICE

*This position is held by a work permit holder

DUTIES OF THIS POSITION INCLUDE:

• Maintenance and repair of Surgical Pendants, Surgical Tables, and Surgical Lighting.

• Maintenance and repair of Medical gases distribution systems.

• Handling, filling and delivery of cylinders; general maintenance of premises and equipment; customer service and quality control; and safety compliance.

REQUIREMENTS:

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

• Knowledge of Cylinder gases and cryogenic gases Code of Federal regulations number 39 for the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.

• Medical Gases compliance certification as per U.S Food and Drug Administration.

• Training related to Best Business management Practices and Regulatory Compliance • National Fire Protection 99 Medical Gas distribution systems compliance.

Salary: $4,000.00 per month.

(Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

Take Notice that I, John Freeman, 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 REGINA ELENE ROLLE ROBINSON by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

Applications comprising a letter, resume, references, Police record etc. should be sent no later than Friday, May 30th, 2019 to:

Marsha Blanche P.O.Box 127, Richmond House Leeward Highway, Providenciales Tel: (649) 946-4732 0r Fax (649) 946-4734 Email: marsha@misickstanbrook.tc

The Golden State Warriors are once again front-runners for the title.

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Hales and Malinga among biggest earners in CPL 2019 draft ENGLAND batsman Alex Hales and Sri Lanka seamers Lasith Malinga and Isuru Udana were among the big gainers in the 2019 Caribbean Premier League draft, bagging USD 160,000 each after being picked up in the first round. Hales went to Barbados Tridents, Malinga to St Lucia Stars, and Udana to St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.

Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo were retained by Jamaica Tallawahs and Trinbago Knight Riders respectively in the first round.

Pakistan legspinner Shadab Khan, who missed CPL 2018, rounded off the first-round picks and will be in action for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the upcoming season.

Shadab is a like-for-like swap for Rashid Khan, who will instead feature as a marquee player in the Euro T20 Slam, which clashes with the CPL. Other CPL regulars such as Brendon McCullum, Luke Ronchi and Chris Lynn have also opted for the Euro T20 Slam over the CPL. Kieron Pollard, who captained St Lucia Stars last season, has moved to his home franchise TKR, and will help fill the void left by the absence of Lynn and McCullum. Nicholas Pooran, who recently played for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL, was picked up by the Amazon Warriors as their marquee player. Chris Gayle will return to his home franchise

Tallawahs as their marquee name while Jason Holder will be Barbados Tridents’ marquee player.

Australia legspinner Fawad Ahmed, who was the highest wickettaker last season, with 22 scalps in 13 games, was drafted in the second round by Stars.

Defending champions TKR retained Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Bravo, USA fast bowler Ali Khan and Khary Pierre. They also added New Zealand seam-bowling allrounder James Neesham and Pakistan tearaway Mohammad Hasnain to their roster. Nineteen-year-old Hasnain hit speeds north of 150kph for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League and was subsequently fast-tracked into the Pakistan squad.

Nepal legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane will move from Patriots to Tridents. A day after he broke into Pakistan’s World Cup squad, leftarm quick Wahab Riazwas retained

by Tridents. Dominic Drakes, the son of former West Indies fast bowler Vasbert Drakes, will turn out for Patriots.

Guyana Amazon Warriors, meanwhile, retained both big hitter Sherfane Rutherford and allrounder Keemo Paul, who had played together for Delhi Capitals in the IPL earlier this year.

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman

Shadab Khan, Lasith Malinga and Alex Hales receive big money deals in CPL 2019 draft.

Niroshan Dickwella, who was ignored for the World Cup, found some cheer, getting a gig with Stars.

Mystery spin-bowling allrounder Mark Deyal, who has been part of Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel before, will team up with Sunil Narine for TKR. Carl Crowe, Narine’s spin coach who also works with TKR and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, has singled out Deyal as an “exciting” talent who can spin the ball both ways with his knuckles.

Deyal had also impressed with the bat during his stint for Winnipeg Hawks in the inaugural Global T20 Canada.

Aside from Ali Khan, four other USA representatives were taken in the draft. They included USA captain Saurabh Netravalkar (Guyana Amazon Warriors), Xavier Marshall (Jamaica Tallawahs), Aaron Jones (St

Kitts & Nevis Patriots) and Hayden Walsh Jr (Barbados Tridents). The only other North American player chosen was Canada’s Nitish Kumar, who was taken by St Lucia Stars having previously played for the same franchise when they were known as the Zouks back in 2016. It means USA batsman Steven Taylor, who has been a part of the CPL since 2015, misses out.

SQUADS Barbados Tridents: Alex Hales, Jason Holder, Asif Ali, Wahab Riaz, Sandeep Lamichhane, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Imad Wasim, Jonathan Carter, Chemar K Holder, Leniko Boucher, Roshon Primus, Raymon Reifer, Justin Greaves, Joshua Bishop, Hayden Walsh Jr.

Semenya to run 3,000m in Prefontaine CASTER Semenya will race in the 3,000m at the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic on 30 June, a distance she can compete at without having to lower her testosterone levels.

Under new IAAF rules, the double 800m Olympic champion can run in events from 400m to the mile by taking medication.

South African Semenya, 28, has said she will not take medication to comply with the rules.

The race will be her first since the rules came into effect on 8 May. Women with higher than normal male hormone levels - so-called “hyperandrogenic” athletes - must now artificially reduce the amount of testosterone in their bodies to be allowed to compete in races between 400m and a mile.

Semenya won the 800m at the Doha Diamond League meeting on 3 May, her first race since losing her appeal against the controversial rule change at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Conte won the 2018 FA Cup against Manchester United in his final game as Chelsea manager.

Antonio Conte: Ex-Chelsea manager set to take charge at Inter Milan

Caster Semenya won 800m gold Olympic at London 2012 and Rio 2016.

Following the outcome, Semenya, said the IAAF “always targeted me specifically”.

Prefontaine Classic meet director Tom Jordan said Semenya’s agent asked if she could race in the 3,000m.

“We were happy to oblige,” Jordan said, adding that he saw “no downside whatsoever”.

Semenya will be an underdog

in a stellar field that is expected to include world 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri, 2016 world indoor 1500m champion Sifan Hassan, and 2018 world indoor 1500m and 3,000m champion Genzebe Dibaba.

“I’m as curious as anyone to see how she will fare against the world’s best distance runners,” Jordan said.

(BBC)

FORMER Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is set to be appointed as the new Inter Milan manager.

Italian Conte, 49, has been out of the game since he was sacked

by Chelsea last July, ending a controversial two years at the club.

Inter are fourth in Serie A and will qualify for next season’s Champions League if they beat Empoli on Sunday.

However, it is understood that will not be enough to keep coach Luciano Spalletti in a job.

Chief executive Beppe

Marotta, who left Juventus in October, hired Conte while he was in Turin and remains close to him.

Conte won the Premier League title in his first season at Stamford Bridge and the FA Cup in his second, but his time at the club was marred by a series of squabbles, which included texting striker Diego Costa to tell him he was no longer wanted.

Prior to that he won three titles in as many season with Juventus before spending two years in charge of Italy. (BBC)

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The TCI team that bounced back to register a scintillating 2-2 draw against BVI in the CONCACAF Nation’s League (CNL) Qualifiers two months ago.

TCI to open CONCACAF Nations League Group Stage at home against Guadeloupe THE Turks and Caicos Islands national men’s team will open the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League at home against Guadeloupe on September 10 from 15:00h.

TCI are in League C, Group D with Guadeloupe and Sint Maarten.

The three teams will play home and away clashes in September, October and November.

TCI’s second game, will be on October 10 under lights (from 19:00h) against Sint Maarten. On November 14 (15:00h), they will return for the home clash against the

Dutch speaking nation.

On November 17, TCI will travel to Guadeloupe for their return clash. That game is scheduled to start at 18:00h.

Female squash players in Spain shocked at tournament prize: leg wax and a vibrator THE athletes who won a championship in Asturias say the award highlights “structural sexism” in sport and have filed a complaint that has led to club resignations.

When they saw the prizes they’d been given as a reward for their achievement in sports, the four women were speechless.

Besides their trophies, the winners in the female category of a squash championship in Asturias, in northern Spain, received a gift set containing two boxes of hair-removal wax, an electric callus remover, and a vibrator. The male winners did not get a beauty pack with their prizes.

The matter is being investigated by the Asturias Women’s Institute, and it has already triggered resignations at the club that organized the competition and at the regional squash federation.

“I felt surprise and indignation,”

says Elisabet Sadó, the top winner in the female category, recalling the gala event held on May 11 in Las Vegas, located in the Asturian municipality of Corvera. The 37-year-old has been competing professionally for more than 15 years. She has been the world champion and is a seventime national champion in a sport with few associated members: 1,550 men and 255 women in all of Spain, according to 2017 statistics.

Sadó, who works with victims of gender violence, says that this kind of attitude is “the foundation for all the structural sexism which, in its most extreme form, ends with women getting killed.”

Two days after the award ceremony, the four women who received prizes lodged a complaint with the federation, calling the gifts “sexist and out of place.”

“Never in our history had anything

like this happened,” says Maribel Toyos, a member of the federation’s governing board, who alerted the Asturias Women’s Institute about the matter.

“This is an affront to women’s dignity. Sport is a tool that should work toward equality,” says the institute’s director, Almudena Cueto.

While current regulations do not include sanctions for this kind of behavior, draft sports legislation will make it mandatory for prizes to be the same for men and women.

The tournament was organized by the Oviedo Squash Club, which has admitted in a release that the presents “were inappropriate and should never have been given out.” The note adds that sponsors sometimes provide gifts, and that in this case, nobody checked first whether they were appropriate.

The absence of women in

The package received by the top four finishers.

squash is one of the reasons why Sadó continues to participate in tournaments such as this one: to encourage girls to take up the sport.

Female squash players had already been dealing with other

forms of discrimination such as lower salaries, fewer promotions and more run-down facilities than those enjoyed by their male counterparts.

But they had never received such a gift pack before.

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Eric Rush has pure sevens pedigree having won many trophies with New Zealand throughout his career.

Rory Best will captain Ireland into the World Cup this September.

Rugby continues to soar as Best and Rush set for Legends dinner

OUR national rugby team’s dominance over their last six international games has made an impression on the rugby world, so it comes as no surprise that one of this year’s visitors for the annual Rugby Legends Dinner is a current captain.

Roby Best, Ireland’s rugby team captain, will be joined by retired New Zealand 7’s player Eric Rush for the annual fundraising feast, which is billed for the Shore Club on June 1.

PRO Tom Greenfield said that the TCIRFU is elated to have the pair

The winners of a friendly clash on the final day of the programme.

this year.

“Having such rugby icons coming to the Turks and Caicos is partially down to the continued success of the TCI rugby Team; having gone from last to 18th in the continent of the Americas is making people turn

heads. That aside, they are coming here to help inspire our existing and future players as our union close off a successful international season.

We are very grateful to host the pair, and we welcome support from TCI residents at the dinner - all are

welcome to see what TCI’s most successful sports team is all about.”

The three-course dinner, welcome drink and memorable speeches by the living legends, will cost $100.

Simon Taylor at BCQS in Salt Mills can be contacted for tickets.

The young cricketers who competed in the programme.

Provo primary school students learn the fundamentals of cricket THE next generation of TCI cricketers were able to learn the fundamental of the sport, when the Department of Sports and the Turks and Caicos Islands Cricket Association held a Primary School three-week Cricket Programme.

On the final day, cricketers had the opportunity to showcase what they had learnt in a friendly competition.

TCICA President, Micheal Pereira said: “this is a good initiative to commence and ensure continuity of cricket in the primary schools in Providenciales and by extension in the other islands.”

There were 49 students who participated in the programme, 34 boys and 15 girls from the three public schools in Providenciales.

Special thanks went to Sports Development Officer, Latoya Skippings for coordinating the programme, to the Cricket association volunteers and to the various PE teachers who allowed their student to participate, a release from the Department of Sports stated.

According to Sport Development officer, Latoya Skippings, “The

Cricket programme was very encouraging due to the students and coaches being equally enthusiastic about the sport. For me, this was exciting, as it is a move in the right direction with the growth and development of our National Sport.

The outcome is proof that if we put forth the effort to work the sport, the kids will reciprocate the interest…

I look forward to the next cricket competition that will involve even more schools!”

If there is anyone who is interested in learning, playing or teaching cricket or any other sport, contact the Department of Sports at departmentofsports@gov.tc and the sport officers will connect you to the relevant National Governing Bodies.

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Bryan never imagined he would score a hat trick for TCI

Lynn Robinson with race organiser Bob Becker.

‘Guts and determination’ helped Robinson to finish another 100-miler A NUMBER of runners who competed in the gruelling Ultra Marathon Races: Keys 100 in Florida over the weekend had to drop out, but for TCI resident Lynn Robinson, her drive and resolve to stay the course helped her to not only finish the race, but place as the best female in the 50-54 age category.

Robinson finished 15th female and 46th overall out of the 134 finishers.

“I have never not finished a race. I’m sure it might happen one day, but as long as I was still able to put one foot in front of the other I wanted to give it my best shot.”

Robinson, who started at 6:25am on Saturday, had to navigate the course until Sunday morning; some 25 plus hours

ALEX Bryan never believed that he would have scored a hat trick for the Turks and Caicos Islands. For him, his most memorable beach soccer clash to date will remain bittersweet, since he did the unthinkable, but his team finished with a loss.

TCI’s final game of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship against the US Virgin Islands was an extremely entertaining and exciting clash.

Although TCI romped to a 4-0 lead in Mexico last Thursday afternoon, the USVI were able to battle back to eventual win the game 8-6.

Bryan and Jeff Beljour did the damage for the TCI as they scored five of the six goals.

Bryan, 25, said he took his opportunities during the game. “I’m a defensive player, so I never get the opportunities, but I was pushed further forward for this game to score goals, which I did.”

For Beljour, putting the ball between the uprights was an amazing feeling. It was his second time scoring for the national team. His first was in the Bahamas two years ago when they played Panama.

Bryan opened the scoring, before Beljour scored the second. Bryan answered with a third, while his scoring partner made it 4-0, but then USVI battled back. Although the US territory played really good football, Bryan felt it was TCI’s game to lose.

“It was tense, especially when beach soccer can be quite unpredictable, we just lost focus and were exhausted and didn’t get the result we deserved.”

Jeff Beljour scored twice for TCI.

TCI did draw even at 6-6 and it was Bryan who scored after Lenford Singh had found the back of the net, but USVI had more in the tank and

later she made her way over the finish line.

She added that it was sheer guts and determination that helped her reach the target.

“There were many times during the night that I just wanted to lay down and sleep.”

The ace long distance runner, who ran her first 100-miler last September as a 50-year-old through Sherwood Forest in England, said that this race was harder.

“This one was much harder due to the heat and constant pavement. I thought I would be running more during the night but blisters and aching legs made me walk more.”

In the end, Robinson finished over six hours before the cut off time.

Alex Bryan scored a memorable hat trick.

scored two more to seal the game.

Prior to that clash, TCI lost 0-6 to Trinidad and Tobago and 1-8 to Panama.

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