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Fortis OFFERS GREEN energy Fortis TCI, the country’s lone electricity provider, has introduced two new renewable energy programmes aimed at making green power more affordable to the public. PAGE  5

Juvenile centre officially completed

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Former Minister of Home Affairs Amanda Missick and new Minister of Home Affairs George Lightbourne

Small businesses to get technical and financial support PAGE  7

InterCaribbean introduces three new routes

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A cultural explosion in North Caicos

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Juvenile centre officially completed A NEW juvenile centre designed to house young offenders has opened its doors on Old Airport Road in Providenciales.

The Government funded the renovation, retrofitting and furnishing of the building at a cost of about $240,000, according to a press release on Thursday (November 12).

The facility can accommodate at least 12 juveniles (sex males and six females) in two separate sleeping quarters with shared social spaces.

A house mother and eight juvenile officers will manage the day to day operations of the centre, with the Department of Social Development and Gender Affairs and Her Majesty’s Prison providing additional support where necessary.

The contractor Olympic Construction handed over the building to the Public Works Department, Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning on September 29.

Former Minister of Home Affairs Amanda Missick then handed over the keys to the new Minister of Home Affairs George Lightbourne.

Missick said: “I am elated to see this project finally completed and ready for use, it will certainly make a difference in many lives.

“It is my aspiration that persons will positively benefit from the services provided and use the opportunity afforded to them through this home, to better their circumstances and re-join society as upstanding young men and women.”

The juvenile centre was born out of a need to find suitable housing which could provide supervised accommodation for lower to medium risk juvenile offenders, the release read.

It will provide interventions and options for society in specialised juvenile justice interdiction for offending patterns as an alternative to custody.

Presently young offenders are accommodated at Her Majesty’s Prison and although they are isolated from the general prison population, this is in contravention of international conventions and raises a number of human rights concerns.

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The keys handover takes place outside the centre

The alternative to this situation was to send juvenile offenders abroad where they would be accommodated at appropriate facilities.

This would prove to be quite costly and may have caused them additional anxiety and subsequently further rebellion.

Minister of Home Affairs at the time, Amanda Missick, put all her efforts into seeing the project take flight and painstakingly worked with her team to bring this much needed facility to fruition, the release stated.

The building belongs to Josephine James.

Former Minister of Home Affairs Amanda Missick and new Minister of Home Affairs George Lightbourne are shown into the building

TCI reps attend regional conference on relevance of parliament TWO TCI parliamentarians visited Hamilton in Bermuda recently to attend a conference on the relevance of parliament across the Caribbean.

Josephine Connolly, Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, and clerk Tracey Parker joined representatives from 12 other Caribbean countries from October 25 to 29.

The event was the 17th Biennial Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

According to a Government press release on Wednesday (November 11) the theme of the conference was ‘Relevance of parliament in today’s society’ and each country was assigned a different topic.

The topics included: ‘The role of the speaker: Initiating strategies and outreach programmes to enable the public to understand his/her role and responsibilities’ Trinidad and Cayman Islands.

‘Is adversarial politics sustainable in small islands: Implementing successful strategies in managing contentious house debates to protect the integrity of parliament’ - Jamaica and St Kitt’s and Nevis.

‘The role of social media inside and outside the chamber: Promoting youth engagement and interaction with civil society organisations (CSOs)’ - Barbados and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

‘The critical role and effectiveness of parliamentary committees in smaller legislatures: What are some of the benefits and challenges’ Bermuda and the Bahamas.

‘Building the professional capacity of parliamentarians: Strengthening and enhancing the basic fundamentals of parliamentary procedure and the importance of fostering partnerships with each other’ - Guyana and Anguilla.

‘Developing codes of conduct and conflicts of interest mechanisms to improve good governance, accountability and public confidence’ - St Lucia and Montserrat.

Following the TCI’s contribution on the topic, Connolly said they were well received.

“The conference was informative

and very useful and I learnt a lot from my Caribbean colleagues,” she added.

There was also a special meeting held for clerks which Parker, clerk of the House of Assembly, said she found useful and rewarding.

“The establishment of an Association of Clerks for the region will be a tremendous benefit to all clerks within the region as it speaks to training and networking among colleagues,” she added.

“I firmly believe that this association will play a critical role in the sound governance of our country as it speaks to professionalism and impartiality displayed by clerks and how vital it is to the smooth conduct and development of parliament.”

Public feedback urged on elections bill THE DEADLINE for public feedback on the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2015 is this Friday (November 13).

In a press release on Monday (November 9) Supervisor of Elections Lister Dudley Lewis urged everyone to have their say.

People can respond by email

to dllewis@gov.tc, in writing to Supervisor of Elections, Elections Department, Waterloo Plaza, Waterloo Road, Grand Turk, or Elections Department, Butterfield Square, Providenciales, or to the District Commissioner’s Office in Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos and North Caicos.

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Director of customer service Aisha Laporte

Urban Green Environmental display wind and solar energy model

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Alan Robinson, vice president of customer and corporate services at Fortis TCI

FortisTCI introduces renewable energy programmes

By OLIVIA ROSE FORTIS TCI, the country’s lone electricity provider, has introduced two new renewable energy programmes aimed at making green power more affordable to the public.

Customers with residential or utility scale solar power systems will now be able to interconnect with the electricity grid – with plans for wind power to be included in the future.

The programmes dubbed ‘Customer Owned Renewable Energy’ (CORE) and ‘Utility Owned Renewable Energy’ (UORE) were launched at a simple ceremony on Wednesday (November 11) at FortisTCI’s main office in Providenciales.

Vice president of Fortis TCI customer and corporate services Alan Robinson at the launch said: “Today is a tremendous day for us here at FortisTCI and indeed an important day for Turks and Caicos islands.

“Today we step into a new paradigm in our industry offering for the very first time renewable energy programmes that will allow our customers to interconnect to what is known as the electricity grid.

“This has been a goal not only set by FortisTCI a few years ago but also a goal of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government as announced in their draft energy policy in 2014.”

Robinson expressed optimism that the renewable energy programmes will set the bar for green energy

initiatives to become a part of the country’s integrated energy system.

“We are proud to offer a green energy option to our customers.”

He noted that the parent company Fortis Inc has been extremely supportive in the local company’s push for green energy and its environmental efforts.

“We are also looking at ways how the company can further reduce its carbon footprint while also helping our customers to achieve their personal goals through energy and electricity usage.

“From operation efficiencies to utilising recycling programmes, promoting and educating our stakeholders about the importance of electricity conservation, offering services like home audits.”

Director of customer service Aisha Laporte underscored the importance of the new imitative and how it will positively impact the lives of customers.

She noted that significant time and research went into developing the CORE and UORE programmes.

“We announced in February of 2014 that the company was embarking upon a solar panel project.

“Then in September of 2014 we announced the results from an interconnection study that was conducted by a company named Litos, letting us know where exactly and how much renewable energy we could interconnect onto the grid.

“We have finally made it to this

place where we are now offering renewable energy programmes.”

Laporte reminded that while the programmes are only open to customers who are interested in solar photovoltaic (PV), once the company is able to test wind technology that will also be available.

She noted that electricity tariffs will not be increased as a result of the introduction of the new renewable energy sources.

“As you can see our CORE and UORE programmes have a fair and balanced foundational approach.”

Director of engineering Don Forsyth outlined one of the major challenges encountered during the engineering of the programmes.

“We recognised that the need from an environmental perspective to do something about infusion of renewable technology throughout the Caribbean as a matter of fact, but the true deal is that the technology is still very expensive.

“So we had to find a programme which would not buzz the budget of all the people who participated but still give something that is fair to all parties concerned.

“And that has been probably our biggest challenge in terms of how design the programme to make sure that there is something in it for everybody who’s willing to participate.”

Meanwhile a mini renewable energy expo was held in the FortisTCI compound aimed at

showcasing several solar and wind energy services and products offered by on the Islands.

Speaking to the Weekly News, Jay Bennett president of Urban Green Environmental, the company FortisTCI partnered with for the pilot phase of the project, said: “Fortis’ move allowing grid tie is the last item in the solution to make renewable energy affordable for all because off grid systems are quite costly.”

In August 2014 after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Urban Green

Environment, FortisTCI embarked on industrial-sized solar energy test to assess the renewable energy potential on the island.

The study also determined how much of this renewable energy can be supplied to the grid without compromising integrity and reliability, and without increasing cost.

The company’s approach to the introduction of renewable energy sources is to carefully accommodate both utility scale and small scale residential solar power systems that can interconnect to the grid within proposed limits.

Free spay and neuter clinic for island cats and dogs PETS and stray animals can be spayed and neutered free of charge next week during a Government run clinic.

The Department of Agriculture has teamed up with the Animal Welfare Committee and Pets Without Vets, a not-for-profit organisation from the USA, to conduct the third spay and neuter event.

The clinic will be held at Atlantic Stones Systems, South Dock Road, Providenciales, from November 16 to 20 between 8.30am and 5pm.

There will also be free pick-

ups for those who may not have the time or access to a vehicle for transportation.

Residents wishing to use this service can call 946-5801 or 432SPAY. According to a Government press release on Wednesday (November 11): “The Department and the Animal Welfare Committee are strongly urging residents to make use of this opportunity to partner with us as we aim to reduce the number of stray dogs in the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

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A Weekly News column that puts you on the spot for your opinions on the issues of the day

Minister urges high standards for media

MINISTER of Communications George Lightbourne has urged the local media to uphold professionalism, integrity and decency in the discharge of their duties.

He charged them to “inform and educate the public and adhere to the highest standard of moral integrity”.

What are your thoughts?

Unqualified to answer

After three years of learning to be a minister at our expense is this the best we can get from our unqualified ministers?

We wonder what media minister George is talking about. Is he thinking of two media owned, published and edited by a member of his party and a man about town.

Their internet blog uses fictitious names to take snipes and promote their not so secret

agenda.

Their printed media never paid their NIB responsibilities and had to answer to the court.

Silence from ministers

George Lightbourne in one of his usual reckless and wild tirades in the House of Assembly blurted out that the Leader of the Opposition controls the media.

He said that they continue to interview

members of the Opposition who continue to say: “I don’t know.”

This was met by laughter and huge support from his colleagues - front and back benchers alike.

I know for a fact that it is painful trying to get in touch with ministers let alone get information.

The ministers have stayed away from the people and worse the media.

The media cannot educate unless they have information.

He and his colleagues must realise that they have a role to play in helping the media to do its job as educators.

Like the media though, the PDM can ask questions in the House, they have a difficult time getting answers out of this Government.

Have we forgotten how Minister Porsha tried to walk out of a press conference with cameras rolling and how after three years the Premier and his ministers show up in town hall meetings to try and evoke anger from the people over the money for SIPT? The media are being professional and decent and are maintaining high standards.

If this lot of politicians were in another country, the media would be able to destroy them. CNN would kill them one by one.

They talk to no one and this is why we need a Freedom of Information Bill.

Integrity?

Watch word When

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InterCaribbean introduces three new routes

BY DAISY HANDFIELD LOCALLY and regionally established airline InterCaribbean Airways is introducing three new routes in the Caribbean, giving their customers more variety of destinations to choose from.

During an interview with Trevor Sadler, chief executive officer (CEO) for the company on Thursday (November 12), he said that as of winter the airline will start flying to Santiago de Cuba, Antigua and the British Virgin Islands (BVI).

He explained that the expansion has been in the works for several months now, but the agreement between the airline and these countries was only finalised sometime last week.

Only after the finalisation was the company able go ahead and make the official announcement to their customers and to potential customers.

Aside from the new routes, Sadler said that the company will also be adding nonstop routes, connecting Port au Prince, Haiti to Kingston, Jamaica and connecting Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Port au Prince, Haiti.

Although everything will not be done simultaneously, the CEO said that they will all roll out within a two weeks window of starting up.

“We are entering into a market where there are limited or no air services today.

“We are very happy to expand into the eastern Caribbean for the first time and create new connections across our network and especially pleased to introduce new services to Cuba,” Sadler said.

When asked about prices, Sadler said that the public is enthused about the prices and are looking forward to the visitation of these countries.

The company introduced the Cacique awards in January which enables customers the opportunity to earn points for flights and for other rewards as the programme continues to develop.

Sadler said that with the addition of the three new destinations, customers have the chance to

earn more miles and also redeem them.

In conclusion, Sadler also took the opportunity to mention that the airline has rolled out the second edition of their inflight magazine, Cacique, which is now available on all of the aircrafts.

The magazine features information on all of the islands that the company fly to.

InterCaribbean Airways, based in Providenciales, connects the Turks and Caicos Islands to the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.

International services also connect Jamaica to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico.

Domestic flights are operated in the Turks and Caicos Islands and Jamaica.

Lightbourne discover integrity? That is not the watch word of his party.

As the Minister of Communications he needs to inform the citizens how the Government changed over to Digicel without a bid tender.

Now the majority of us who have Lime phones can’t reach minsters or the Government without paying through the nose.

Where is our sleeping Integrity Commission on this issue?

Hypocrite

A request for “moral integrity” from a TCI politician? He must be kidding!

Perhaps if more evidence of this were seen in the workings of, and disseminations, from our Government, press reporting would not need to be so deservedly harsh!

Revenge?

Our Ministers have not been practicing integrity and suffered proper reports from the media.

Is this Minister Lightbourne’s weak attempt at revenge?

Opposites

Politicians hold no moral authority over journalists.

Politicians and truth are diametrically opposed.

Follow up stories

Since most of the news that is of concern to readers is about what the Government is doing or is not doing, it seems to me that the Government information services should be better staffed, with professional communicators who are capable of writing press releases which actually have understandable, useful information in them.

And yes, it would also be refreshing if all journalists (instead of the few) who are writing stories for the newspaper, TV and radio verified their facts, (if indeed there are ANY facts in their story.)

Repeating ‘he said, she said’ is boring and often harmful.

Follow up stories, especially in the newspapers, would be interesting too.

If you cannot answer who, what, where and when in a story, it is not ready to be printed.

The why of a story is often opinion, so professional opinions, backed up by fact or science would be nice.

Regarding the subject matter of a story and how it is illustrated - it is the editors who decide what goes to press or on the air.

If they have no restraint or compassion then there is nothing we can do about it as readers and viewers except to stop supporting them.

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Small businesses to get technical and financial support

BY OLIVIA ROSE LOCAL micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) will benefit from technical and financial support which will intrinsically foster greater development in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

This comes as the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a $100.8 million loan for the Turks and Caicos Islands for the period 2015 to 2018.

The loan which will be expended under a drawdown agreement is aimed at addressing social, economic and environmental challenges facing the country.

As part of the agreement MSMEs will have increased access to finance and provision of business

development services to boost their competitiveness and strengthen their technical and management capacity.

During a press conference held at the Premier’s Office on Thursday (November 5) CDB’s Director of Economics, Dr Justin Ram, said MSMEs across the country will benefit immensely.

“We have a unit in the bank called the Caribbean technical consultancy services.

“They will be visiting TCI quite regularly to have workshops, to assist the owners of MSMEs to help them to understand how to write business plans, to understand how to market their products.

“What the CDB also brings to the table is our knowledge of the regional markets as well.”

PDM rep attends symposium on care of juveniles in St Kitts EDWIN Astwood of the PDM party was the sole TCI representative at a regional conference on the care of juveniles, the Leader of the Opposition stated.

According to a press release from Sharlene Cartwright Robinson on Tuesday (November 10), he jetted out to St Kitts to participate in the Child Rights Symposium for Parliamentarians earlier this week.

The OECS Commission organised the event and assumed the full cost for participants.

The commission’s invitation letter stated: “This symposium supported by the UNICEF is intended to promote greater application standards of human rights policy, law and programme formulation with special reference for children and adolescents in conflict of the law.”

In her statement Cartwright Robinson said: “Having kept the issue of juvenile care alive for the past three years I could not see us allowing this opportunity to pass without someone attending.

“We have therefore considered and have agreed for a member of our team to attend and participate in a seminar of this sort.”

She explained that Edwin Astwood is the nominee in attendance and will be the sole TCI representative.

“While I am disappointed that following the receipt of an invitation, a notice for parliament was sent out to be held at the same time, we believe this workshop important enough to allow a member from our parliamentary team to attend.

“We must understand the

importance of proper juvenile care and the important task of rehabilitation and intervention to ensure that all of our citizens are given the best opportunity to become productive citizens.

“As I always say, with our small numbers we cannot afford to lose the contribution of any of our people.”

She said that the hosting of such a symposium to discuss this issue at a regional level among parliamentarians speaks much for what the PDM have been saying all along.

“We cannot afford to side line and ignore our youth who run into conflict with the law – they require special care and attention.”

The symposium took place on Tuesday and Wednesday (November 10 and 11) and was attended by 10 OECS member states, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

It saw participants from the OECS staff, two parliamentarians serving the child protection sector particularly juvenile justice, UNICEF, USAID and other development partners interested in the juvenile sector in the region.

Before attending the event Astwood said: “I am elated to be able to attend this important symposium and will be sure to gain as much information as I can to help to ensure that we do all we can in the juvenile sector.

“I am honoured to be a part of this historical first when this sector receives the attention that it will get and that it deserves.”

Minister of Finance Washington Misick, Premier Rufus Ewing and CDB’s Director of Economics Dr Justin Ram

He underscored the importance of MSMEs in countries like the TCI, understanding economies of scale and how they could position their businesses to reap colossal benefits.

“They need to think about the economies of scale and to think about selling their products beyond the domestic market and we will bring to them our knowledge of the Caribbean region, of the Caribbean markets.

“And assist them in being able to sell their products abroad first of all the regional market and then if they are successful there, there are opportunities for them to then sell their products internationally.”

Dr Ram said the overall aim is to foster an environment for MSMEs to thrive locally, regionally and internationally.

“So it’s really about trying to create the space for MSMEs to grow to build their business so that they can have access to more markets but to also understand the technical concepts about running a business.”

The technical assistance, he emphasised, will bring local MSMEs on par with the rest of the MSMEs in the Caribbean through improved marketing, packaging and exporting techniques.

Premier Rufus Ewing at the same press conference said: “The Government will provide direct cash grounds for small start-ups and concessions through its own budget.

“In addition to that we will be providing subventions through the Centre for Enterprise Development (CED) so that there will be some

Under the tree

surface level agreement to support business support organisations.

“So the technical experience from CDB will be able to support small businesses.”

Over the years small businesses have contributed significantly to the gross domestic product of the TCI through job creation.

In the context of fostering greater private sector involvement in the development of Turks and Caicos Islands, CDB will also assist the Government to adequately structure engagements with the private sector, through public-private partnerships (PPP).

Earlier this year, CDB launched the first phase of the Regional PPP Support Facility, designed to assist its borrowing member countries in the implementation of PPP policies, programmes and projects.

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Caicos pine interpretive trail launched in Middle Caicos A NEW nature trail will be launched in Middle Caicos on December 4 to show the public the beauty and importance of the indigenous Caicos pine.

The trail, developed by the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a 0.45 mile long ramble with 16 stopping points.

It takes visitors through the Caicos Pine Yard and is guided by interpretive information signs, a Government press release on Monday (November 9) said.

Bryan Naqqi Manco, Caicos Pine Recovery Project manager, explained: “While historically the pine yards were often visited for agriculture and resource extraction, few people visit them nowadays and the habitat is as much at risk of becoming out-of-sight, out-of-mind as it is from its other threats.

“The Caicos Pine Yard trail is a result of seven years of fieldwork with our project partners to increase public awareness about our national tree and the unique habitat in which it exists.

A group congregating at the entrance of the trail, familiarising themselves with their surroundings

“The national tree ramble presents a new opportunity to experience the ecosystem and its wildlife, most notably the iconic Caicos pine first hand.”

Each stopping point is related to the corresponding text in the trail guide brochure, providing an explanation about the plants, animals, habitat, threats and conservation measures.

The trail can be self-guided (brochure available on site) or guided tours by local ecotourism companies and local guides can be arranged contacting DEMA’s office

in Providenciales.

The Caicos Pine Recovery Project was launched in 2008 after it was found that the TCI’s national tree was under threat of extinction due to a severe infestation by the nonnative pine tortoise scale insect.

This scale insect has killed over 90 percent of pines in the TCI, devastating the local pine yards in the past 10 years, and few live healthy trees can be seen nowadays.

The Caicos pine is now listed in the IUCN Red List of threatened species as vulnerable.

Fun run to promote unity and benefit youth centre PROCEEDS from the second annual fun run hosted by the Filipino community (FILCOM) in the TCI will benefit the youths of the Edward Gartland Youth Centre in Providenciales.

The run will take place on November 21 from the Bight Kids’ Park to the Somerset roundabout and then back to the park, starting at 5.30am that day.

On Wednesday (November 11) president of FILCOM Alfonso Palatino said that what he considered to be special about this year’s event, was the fact that it was all about colours, which represented the different nationalities.

Participants will either run or walk with colourful balloons in their hands.

He said: “It is going to be a worthwhile event because we have a good cause because it is going to benefit the youth of the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

Palatino said that the target goal is to raise about $3,000, but the community are also looking for sponsors to alleviate the cost of the expenses which will include the powder that they will use, the balloons, food, beverages and the tent which had to be set up.

“We believe in acknowledging the vision of the youth centre, which is parallel to our advocacies, engaging the community and making a positive impact on the youth.

“In our own little way in giving back to the TCI which we call our home now.

“We wish to support the youth centre in bringing new and interesting programmes to youngsters of the TCI who are the future of this great

President of the Filipino Community (FILCOM) in the TCI

country,” Palatino said.

In efforts to further promote the event, the president said that officials from FILCOM will be at IGA supermarket on Leeward Highway on November 15 between 11am and 4pm and at the Gus Lightbourne Sports Centre from 6pm to 9pm that same day.

At these locations, those interested have the opportunity to register for the event.

The cost of registration is $15 and includes a complimentary t-shirt.

Those who may not be able to make it to either of these locations

can contact the president, Alfonso Palatino on 232 4456 to register.

The mandate of FILCOM is to establish and maintain a group of Filipinos in the TCI to foster friendships and a close-knit community.

They also aim to formulate and implement programmes for the benefit and welfare of Filipinos in the TCI and to serve as an information advocate for the Philippine Trade and commerce, tourism and other agencies to help and promote their unique Filipino culture, arts and values.

DEMA’s Amy Avenant at the entrance to the Caicos Pine Yard Trail, Middle Caicos

Five Cays residents speak out at town hall meeting DURING a town hall meeting in Five Cays this week residents talked about changes and improvements they would like to see in their community.

Representative for Five Cays Sean Astwood hosted the event on Tuesday (November 10) at the Felix Morley Community Centre.

He sent out a press release following the event in which he said it was well attended.

Astwood explained that he unveiled a plan to erect a muchneeded entrance gate and wall to the Five Cays cemetery to the delight of those in attendance.

“They all loved the graphic representation of what the new entrance will look like. Persons committed themselves to assist with this project.”

The member of parliament also revealed that he has been pressing the Government to reform the Cemetery Ordinance to address the lack of management and control of public cemeteries.

This will help to bring comfort to those whose love ones are buried around the islands especially in Five Cays, he said.

“Cemeteries in this country are not properly legislated for. The only legal public cemetery is in Grand Turk.”

Other matters discussed were community projects such as the Five Cays welcome sign that was erected recently, plans to erect a welcome sign in Chalk Sound and Sapodilla Bay next year, requests for more street lights for areas in Five Cays and South Dock, and how to use the community centre effectively.

Attendees also discussed the upgrading of the basketball court which the Sandals and Dwayne Wade Foundation have committed to doing early next year.

Other matters of interest included repairs of the lights on the basketball court, a clean-up campaign held on October 31, a

job preparedness workshop which will be scheduled for early next year for residents of Five Cays and others in Providenciales who are in need of or seeking a job, and a Christmas tree lightning and social which is scheduled for December 12, where there will be snack and gifts for the children.

During the meeting residents also expressed their frustration over the lack of attention paid to the area by the Government, Astwood said.

A main concern is to fix the roads in the community especially in the south of Five Cays where subdivisions have been left in an unusable state.

The town hall heard from one member who detailed that a large sinkhole had appeared but nothing had been done to address the dangerous road conditions.

Residents also spoke of their concerns over nasty standing water in an area that Government had refused to pump because of a policy not to use Government resources on private land.

“The outcry from the residents over this policy was loud and boisterous against the Government decision,” Astwood said.

The representative then detailed his multiple requests to Government over the matter but promised to raise the Government neglect in parliament the following morning.

The lack of drainage infrastructure dominated the concerns of residents.

One said: “We need to have drainage that takes the water from where it settles after the rain and out to the sea.”

Astwood told the gathering that he is determined to change the conversation about Five Cays to a positive one.

The town hall ended on a celebratory note with the unveiling of the winning trophy from the Heritage Day Parade celebrations in October.

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Intl technician train medical staff on proper use of CD4 count machine

BY DAISY HANDFIELD RENOWNED technician, Marlon Calderon from Colombia was recently in the Turks and Caicos Islands training officials from the blood bank at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre in Providenciales on the proper use of the recently donated CD4 count machine.

During one of the training sessions at the hospital on Friday

Resort’s culinary team get top training THE CULINARY team from Seven Stars Resort received comprehensive training from a top chef recently.

Chef Aaron Sanchez of Chef’s Helping Chef’s International conducted a series of training sessions for Seven Restaurant’s staff on a variety of food topics.

A total of 23 employees were certified on proper food handling techniques, basic cooking techniques, communication, customer service and chemical safety.

The Seven Culinary team, led

by Executive Chef Edwin Gallardo, is ranked in the top ten Caribbean restaurants by TripAdvisor.

Gallardo said: “I am proud of our team and what they achieve each and every night at Seven Restaurant.”

Chefs Helping Chefs started assisting cooks and chefs in 2003 in the process of both initial and continuing training.

Their team is a dedicated group of individuals with various levels of experience and certification to bring commercial kitchens the latest information and developments within the culinary field.

The aim is to keep staff educated and aware of vital components necessary for a successful restaurant.

In a press release on Monday (November 9) Seven Stars Resort CEO Ken Patterson said: “With continuous training and certifications, our staff continues to raise the bar on the excellent guest service offered at Seven Stars Resort.

“Chef Edwin and his great team are endlessly inspired to reach for the stars when creating new menus for our guests.”

(November 6) the Weekly News spoke to coordinator for the TCI Aids Awareness Foundation (TCAAF), Anansa Jervis, who said that the foundation consulted the National HIV Prevention Unit earlier in 2015 and they highlighted that they had to outsource CD4 count in patients.

She said: “They either have to send it to the Bahamas or to the US. “We asked them to provide us with a quotation and let us know how we can make it easier instead of having to outsource all these CD4 count tests.

“The technician coming down was a part of the donation package.”

The training sessions included training the technicians at the blood bank on the proper use of the machine, the maintenance of the machine and also education on troubleshooting problems.

Jervis said that the CD4 count machine will be stationed at the blood bank because that is where the senior technician, Peggy Samuels, is positioned.

Staff at the blood bank in the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre test out the new CD4 machine on each other

She said: “We want her to be the one who has primary control over the machine.”

In conclusion she said that she considered the sessions to be very informative and that she felt that the blood bank definitely benefited from the workshop.

The coordinator said that TCAAF remains committed to those who are living with HIV or Aids in the TCI and that they look forward to putting their best foot forward when dealing with individuals battling with the virus.

During the workshop coordinator for the HIV Prevention Unit, Aldora Robinson reiterated that for a long time they have been testing people

for CD4, but this was done overseas.

She said: “It’s a part of the treatment to do CD4, but when you have a person diagnosed with HIV, you want to know where they are at and if they need to start medication, so this is one of the tests that we would do.”

Robinson said that patients can now be provided with their CD4 count results during the time of HIV testing.

If in fact a test may come back positive, the fast response may improve a patient’s compliance and commitment to care and treatment.

It also gives health officials the ability to monitor a patient’s reception to medication.

The donation of the PIMA-CD4 machine was made to the National HIV Prevention Unit by the TCAAF during a handover ceremony at the Pelican Bay restaurant in Providenciales on October 29.

The machine is essential for the monitoring and provision of an absolute CD4 count to patients living with HIV or Aids in the TCI. The TCAAF is a non-profit organisation which was founded in December 2003 by a group of individuals who lost friends and/or family to Aids.

The blood bank falls under the remit of the Ministry of Health and is located in the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre.

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Global warming, another look RECENTLY speaking by phone to my lifelong friend Bill up north in the USA, he informed me that after two nasty long cold winters, November is warmer this year.

On the Great Lakes you must haul your boat out of the water during the winter. When that fresh water freezes solid it could damage your boat.

I remember over 35 years ago hauling my full keel sailboat on Thanksgiving Day the third Thursday of November. Perhaps we are returning to those warmer days.

Very cold winters have been sending a few thousand additional tourists to Turks and Caicos Islands the last few years just when we needed the extra income to pay down at least some of the accumulated progressive party debts.

If the world experiences enough of a warming trend we could get back to the climate of the 20th century.

With TCI experiencing a

By David Tapfer

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

very fragile economy any warming trend in the northern USA and Canada could seriously affect the Government’s income and the TCI could slide backwards into the 1970s and 1980s. Our financial minister will face yet another bankruptcy.

Very few people are aware that the large population of cattle is a serious cause of global warming.

Cattle emit methane which is much more powerful than CO2 as a greenhouse gas.

The cattle eat lots of grass and grain. Methane gas in copious amounts exit the cattle just under their tails.

Pigs eating corn are their partners

in methane production. Then we have to add in sheep, goats, donkeys and horses not to mention dogs and cats who now eat processed food made from grain.

Cloe did emit some bad gas!

The scientists now tell us animals are a more serious cause of global warming than the entire transportation industry.

More serious than all the world’s cars, trucks, trains, planes and ships put together!

Perhaps this is what caused the warming that melted the glaciers of thousands of years ago.

Glaciers dug the Great Lakes, the largest source of fresh water in

the world. Eons ago earth had giant dinosaurs and hundreds of years ago we had hundreds of thousands of buffalo roaming the western plains, eating grass and emitting gas.

Those giant glaciers over the northern US melted. We did not have cars, trains or planes and we had a small population building campfires and using pot belly coal stoves making CO2.

Since 1950 the world’s population has soared!

Now all over the internet and television, governments say red meat is bad for humans.

It occurred to me that maybe governments want to reduce the number of cattle.

The US government and many American woman now call abortion a “right to health” while Britain and the USA push gay rights.

With less new humans born and less cows and pigs emitting gas, hooray, global warming is solved!

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Youth centre celebrates seven years IN COMMEMORATION of the Edward C Gartland Youth Centre’s seventh year anniversary a talent show was held on the centre’s grounds in Providenciales on Saturday (November 7).

During the festivities young people were able to showcase their talents among family and friends and enjoy an unforgettable night of fun, laughter and entertainment.

Programme manager Wisland Toussaint said in a statement that she was thrilled that the event was such a great success having worked so hard putting the evening’s entertainment together.

The talent show was hosted by the TCI’s very own Miss Teen TCI 2015-16, Amber Hall and judged by three empowering role models from the community; Chrystal Charles, Dulcine Hall and Niki Flowers.

There were performances from the centre’s very own dance group and then crossed over to poetry and later on renditions of the latest songs.

There were a total of six contestants and three local entertainers who

Youngsters perform a dance piece

The judges diligently watch the performances

participated in the show.

The night was supported by members of the centre, along with parents, schools and other members of the community.

First place went to Tommy Louis, second place Jamerson Charitable and third place Kristina Toomer and T’avion Bain.

According to a statement from the director for the centre, Roxann

Wake-Forbes next year the Edward C Gartland Youth Centre hopes to incorporate the schools into the show as well.

She said: “We urge the community to come out and support events, better yet, come out and support our youth.

“They truly are amazing young people who with our help can grow to achieve so much.”

Miss Teen TCI 2015-16 presents Tommy Louis with the winning trophy

MILLS MUSES

Perceptions of tourism TOURISM has been a part of our economy over a long period and this has resulted in an extensive hospitality industry which has received international accolades for its quality in terms of the service provided, and the physical features which make us beautiful by nature.

It has produced additional jobs, a multicultural society, further training and development for locals employed by the industry and enhanced our landscape.

It has also exposed the TCI to the world scene where we are now more widely than before.

And we are being given the kind of international awards which certify the high standards we uphold.

Many employees have also received promotions at high levels in the sector.

I was therefore surprised to hear a member of a panel say that you do not need a degree to be in the tourist industry.

This panel member seemed to think that if you wanted to know about tourism, all that is required is to get a job in the sector, where you learn the tricks of the trade.

This is an old-fashioned view of tourism, which sees the area as washing dishes, cooking, making up beds, and cleaning in short, as domestic work.

Tommy Louis performs his piece

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. He currently writes a Column for the TC Weekly News.

But tourism is a highly sophisticated enterprise. Even the areas just mentioned require training and professional skills.

This entails formal learning and its practical application, because of the health and dietary issues involved.

And, there are various areas and levels of management for which high level training is required. This means training at degree level.

The degree course provides the subject matter for the industry, along with areas such as professionalism, ethics, customer service, cultural diversity and dispute resolution.

There is also heritage tourism which looks at the history and heritage of a country as assets of attraction. These require a high level of knowledge, reasoning, and the ability to communicate.

The Provo campus of the TCI Community College offers a highly recognised Bachelor’s degree in tourism and hospitality.

A degree course in hospitality studies means a successful applicant will be placed in a managerial role without having to begin at entry level.

Of course, further professional development will be required.

To say then that a degree is not required for tourism is being out of touch.

Tourism is an expanding industry requiring knowledge and skills at every level and is central to the TCI’s economy.

It fosters economic growth and reaches into every area of the country. It provides economic security for many and benchmarks by which the quality product is measured.

Tourism is everybody’s responsibility and everyone’s business. And positively shapes the progress of every country with an open-minded attitude towards it.

Great progress in gender equality - Governor GOVERNOR Peter Beckingham lauded the Turks and Caicos Islands’ progress in gender equality this week.

“TCI has set a notable pace in women here reaching senior positions. With the Deputy Premier, two other Cabinet ministers, the Leader of the Opposition, Deputy Governor and AG all women at or near the head of their careers, Turks and Caicos Islanders have a record that they can be proud of,” he said.

According to a press release on Wednesday (November 11), the Governor was speaking at a workshop arranged by UNICEF and the Ministry of Home Affairs the same day in Grand Turk.

It was aimed at members of the social development department, teachers and other community workers, and was supported

by UN Women and the UK’s Department for International Development.

The number of women in senior positions in the public sector is also notable, the Governor said during the event, and compares positively to UK government departments.

“But there is no room for complacency, especially in the area of child protection.

“This is a topic which will be on the agenda of the Overseas Territories’ Joint Ministerial Council next month, when UK ministers will be discussing with premiers the strength of child safe-guarding.

“Turks and Caicos, like the other territories, will be expected over the next year to demonstrate that it has all the necessary measures in place in schools and Government departments.”

Beckingham spoke with sadness about the recent death of a six-year-old in North Caicos, which is currently a case under legal and administrative review.

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New voters must register before end of month ANYONE who is not on the current voters register but wishes to be included in the new Register of Electors has until November 30 to contact the Elections Office with the relevant documentation.

That’s according to Supervisor of Elections Lister Dudley Lewis who sent out a press release on Monday (November 9) with the reminder.

Lewis stressed that voter registration is a continuous process and the current Electors Register is being updated.

A new register is to be published on March 31, next year In his statement Lewis said that people who have turned 18 since March 1, 2015, and those who are over 18 and did not apply to join the register earlier in 2015 should come forward.

Anyone who attained the age of 18 after November

30 and anyone who has been granted status as a Turks and Caicos Islander after November 30 who has applied will also be added to the register provided it is not less than 30 days before the date of the poll.

The supervisor said: “Eligible voters on the present Register of Electors do not need to re-apply to be included in the new one, they will be automatically included unless they notify the Elections Office that they have changed their name or place of residence, or no longer meet eligibility criteria.

“This includes being resident in the TCI for at least 12 out of 24 months.”

During this process residents do not have to wait for the approval of status cards

by Ministry of Border Control to submit voter registration applications.

Lewis said that people can complete and submit applications in conjunction

with status card applications.

“Potential new electors should complete a voter registration application form.

“Those who have already obtained the status card, but did not submit an application form are being encouraged to prepare and submit it before the deadline November 30.”

Application forms for inclusion on the TCI Register of Electors can be collected from the Elections Office in Grand Turk, Waterloo Plaza above Scotia Bank, or Providenciales, Butterfield Square, or the District Commissioner’s Officers in Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos and North Caicos.

For further information on the electoral registration process, residents can contact the Elections Office, Grand Turk on 338-2302 or 946-2558 or Providenciales Elections Office on 338-4681, or email dllewis@gov.tc.

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East Caicos contest for high school students HIGH school students are being asked to talk about unpopulated island East Caicos for a competition this month.

As part of Environmental Awareness Month, the Turks and Caicos Reef Fund (TCRF) has launched a contest for Marjorie Basden High School students in South Caicos.

The contest focuses on what East Caicos means to the students.

According to a press release from TCRF on Wednesday (November 11): “East Caicos plays myriad roles in the culture and lives of the people of South Caicos, and TCRF believes

it is important to understand these roles before any decisions regarding the island’s fate are made.”

The entries can be an essay, a poster or artwork, but should reflect what the students know and believe about East Caicos.

They should be delivered to the School for Field Studies no later than Monday, November 30.

Chairman of the TCRF Don Stark said: “East Caicos is the largest uninhabited island left in the Caribbean and the most pristine example of what all Caribbean islands looked like at one time.

“It is important that we understand

and appreciate the value this island has and develop ways to capitalise on it without destroying it.

“We thought that by having the students on South Caicos tell us what they think of when they think of East Caicos it will be useful in understanding perceptions of the local population about this valuable asset.”

The top two efforts will be judged

by TCRF staff, a local ecologist and the director of the School for Field

Studies.

The winners will be given a guided tour of East Caicos and be part of a short documentary about the island.

Stark said: “The contest winners will have a chance to see for themselves what East Caicos is really like with the tour conducted by a local ecologist who has been studying the island.

“They will also be interviewed about what they learned about the

island during their tour by a local television station.

“We hope that all the students at Marjorie Basden High School will enter the contest.”

Founded in 2010, the Turks and Caicos Reef Fund is a volunteerrun organisation that provides funding for education, research and conservation programmes to individuals, organisations and agencies that help to preserve and protect the environment of the TCI.

Ministry of Tourism launch book and introduce TCI bumper stickers

By Daisy Handfield THE MINISTRY of Tourism in collaboration with the Tourist Board has launched a revised version of the ‘Know your TCI’ guide in celebration of 2015 Tourism Month.

The announcement was made during a press conference at the Tourist Board in Providenciales on Tuesday (November 3), where other activities relating to tourism month were discussed.

During the launch Minister for Tourism, Porsha Stubbs Smith said that aside being excited about launching Tourism Month with all of their other Caribbean brothers and sisters, they were also excited about the launch of the guide.

She said: “This guide is used here in the Turks and Caicos Islands for the training of all persons within the hospitality area and any other

person who is interested in knowing some facts about Turks and Caicos Islanders.

“If you are in our country and you do not know anything about the Turks and Caicos Islands, I would encourage you to stop by at our Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board and purchase one of these guides for a small fee.”

Stubbs Smith said that this guide contained valuable information and that a lot of knowledge and time has been put into it by their training department at the Tourist Board.

The ministry alongside the tourist board also launched bumper stickers that stated that the Turks and Caicos Islands was the number one destination in the world, a title recently proclaimed by Trip Advisor.

The bumper stickers can be collected at the tourist board, free of charge.

Minister of Tourism, Porsha Stubbs Smith sticking on her ‘TCI is number one destination’ bumper sticker on government vehicle

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Swift shakes off copyright lawsuit Snoop Dogg launches line IF you sue Taylor Swift, just remember her lyrics might be used against you.

That’s what a California judge did Tuesday when she dismissed a copyright lawsuit against the pop star that accused her of stealing another artist’s lyrics for her hit song “Shake It Off.” United States District Court Judge Gail Standish cheekily quoted lyrics from other Swift songs as she tossed the suit filed by musician Jessie Braham. He claimed that his song “Haters Gone Hate” had the same 22-word phrase that Swift used in her song. Braham said he copyrighted “Haters Gone Hate” in February 2013.

Braham claimed in the lawsuit that 92% of Taylor Swift’s song came from his song.

Swift’s song has the lyrics: “Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play. And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate,” as well as “And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.” It was included on her hit album “1989,” which she released in 2014.

Braham’s song has the lyrics “Haters gone hate, playas gone play.

Watch out for them fakers, they’ll

of cannabis products

Taylor Swift won the lawsuit for hit song “Shake if Off”.

fake you everyday.”

In her dismissal, Standish invoked Swift’s 2012 hit “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”

“At present, the Court is not saying that Braham can never, ever, ever get his case back in court. But, for now, we have got problems, and the Court is not sure Braham can solve them.”

Braham filed the suit in federal court himself without an attorney. He also asked the court to waive various filing fees, saying he last had a job

in 2006. He was seeking $42 million in damages from Swift and Sony, her record label. Braham also wanted to be given a songwriter credit.

Standish went on to write, “As currently drafted, the Complaint has a blank space -- one that requires Braham to do more than write his name. And, upon consideration of the Court’s explanation ... Braham may discover that mere pleading BandAids will not fix the bullet holes in his case.

At least for the moment, Defendants have shaken off this lawsuit.”

R&B legend Allen Toussaint dies aged 77 US musician Allen Toussaint has died at the age of 77, Spanish authorities have confirmed to the BBC. The award-winning artist was known for songs like Working In The Coalmine, Southern Nights and Fortune Teller.

He suffered a heart attack shortly after coming off stage at Madrid’s Teatro Lara on Monday night, reported Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

He was found in his hotel and resuscitated - but suffered a second heart attack en route to hospital.

The mortuary at the Madrid’s Hospital Fundacion Jimenez Diaz confirmed his death to the BBC. A legend of New Orleans R&B, Toussaint worked with some of music’s biggest stars - including Paul McCartney, Irma Thomas, Aaron Neville, Joe Cocker, Glen Campbell and Elvis Costello.

He had been due to play the London Jazz Festival this weekend.

Toussaint was born in 1938 in the working class neighbourhood of Gert Town, New Orleans.

He began learning piano at the age of seven, influenced by the likes of Huey “Piano” Smith and Ray Charles, and got his big

Toussaint was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

break when he was asked to fill in for an absent Fats Domino at a recording session.

In 1960, Toussaint was hired by Joe Banashak’s Minit record label and masterminded many of the company’s biggest hits - including Irma Thomas’s Ruler of My Heart (later recorded by Otis Redding as Pain in My Heart) and Benny Spellman’s Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette).

Drafted by the military in 1963, he continued to make music on service leave, but scored his biggest hits after his discharge in 1965.

His most successful collaborations

were with singer Lee Dorsey, who recorded Toussaint’s compositions Ride Your Pony, Get Out of My Life Woman, Working in a Coalmine and Everything I Do Gon’ Be Funky.

Many of his songs became famous through cover versions, with the likes of The Who, The Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, Bo Diddley and The Doors reinterpreting his songs.

He also produced Labelle’s signature hit Lady Marmalde in the 1970s, and released a collaborative album with Elvis Costello in 2006.

HAS there ever been a more natural union than Snoop Dogg having his own line of pot products?

The rapper has announced Leafs

By Snoop, a branded line of cannabis products. It includes edibles (foods infused with cannabis extracts), hand-weighed marijuana flowers and concentrates that are now on sale in several medical and recreational dispensaries in Colorado, which legalised recreational marijuana use in 2013.

“It’s a true blessing that I can share the products I love so much with y’all today,” Snoop said in a statement. “From the flower, to the concentrates, and edibles - it’s all hand-picked by yours truly so you know it’s the hottest product out there. It’s the real deal and you gotta get out to Colorado to try it first!”

Snoop has long been open about his love of weed, though it’s caused him some legal issues. He even claimed to have smoked pot in the White House.

According to the news release, the rapper was deeply involved in the development of the products that bear his name (we can only imagine).

The flowers come in eight strains: four indica-dominant hybrids, three sativa-dominant hybrids and one high-cannabidiol strain that he

Snoop Dogg has long been open about his love of weed.

personally selected based on their taste, effect, aroma and bud structure.

The edibles include handmade, fairtrade premium chocolate bars made with activated cannabis oil, peanut butter gems, gummies, drops and fruit chews.

The new line is just the latest venture for the star, who also acts, produces and appears on reality TV. In September, Snoop launched a pot-focused media company called Merry Jane. (CNN)

The Oscar-winning trilogy’s soundtrack triumphed over Schindler’s List and Gladiator in the Classic FM poll.

Lord of the Rings voted ‘best movie soundtrack’ MUSIC from The Lord of the Rings has been voted the best soundtrack of all time for the sixth year running.

The Oscar-winning trilogy’s soundtrack triumphed over Schindler’s List and Gladiator in the Classic FM poll.

John Williams’s compositions for Star Wars and John Barry’s Out of Africa rounded out the top five.

Williams’ music featured eight times in the top 30, including Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark. The top 100 movies were included

in the hall of fame based on listener votes.

Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, told Classic FM music played a “huge part” in the identity of films.

He added: “I think film scores are always extremely important with regard to the atmosphere and the emotional connection that you have to a film.

“Those pieces of music - you think about the Hobbiton theme they’re really iconic.

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Queen named ‘living legends’ at Classic Rock awards

Rihanna has embarked on several new projects recently.

Rihanna launches beauty agency WHILE everyone was freaking out over the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, Rihanna casually announced that she started her own beauty agency, complete with celeb hairstylists, makeup artists, manicurists and photographers.

RiRi’s beauty agency, Fr8me, is just one of the many new projects she’s embarked on, including her photo agency, A Dog Ate My Homework.

With sell-out collaborations with MAC and several of her own fragrances (including her newest

addition, RiRi by Rihanna), the singer is no stranger when it comes to the beauty world. But instead of making the beauty products, her new company will focus on helping artists book everything from editorial shoots and ad campaigns to red carpet events.

“Hair, makeup and styling play an important role in creativity,” Rihanna told The Hollywood Reporter. “I am very involved with that part of my process, so this agency was an organic thing for me to do.”

QUEEN have been honoured with the Living Legends award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards in London.

Guitarist Brian May collected the award at Classic Rock magazine’s 11th annual ceremony at The Roundhouse in Camden.

Queen recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of one of their biggest hits, Bohemian Rhapsody, and will headline 2016’s Isle of Wight Festival.

Other winners included Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Foo Fighters, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper and Noddy Holder.

Queen, who originally consisted of May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, still perform live despite the death of singer Mercury in 1991.

Previous recipients of the living legend award include Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Motorhead’s Lemmy, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop and ZZ Top. Other winners on the night included Nils Lofgren - who plays guitar in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band as well as having a solo career - who was honoured with the evening’s

Queen’s Roger Taylor (left) and Brian May (right) currently perform with Adam Lambert and will headline Isle of Wight Festival together next June.

outstanding contribution award.

AC/DC, currently touring their latest album Rock or Bust around the world, were named band of the year.

The album was the first in their 40year career not to feature founding member Malcolm Young who is suffering from dementia.

Iron Maiden won the album of the year award for The Book Of Souls.

It was released in September after being delayed to allow singer Bruce

Dickinson time to recover from treatment to remove a cancerous tumour at the beginning of the year.

Led Zeppelin won reissue of the year for the re-release of their back catalogue in a deluxe box set.

Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highways documentary, which saw them touring recording studios around the US to make an album, won them the award for film or DVD of the year.

(BBC)

Modigliani nude painting sells for $170.4m in New York

Lana Del Rey and Francesco Carrozzini were together for 18 months.

Del Rey and boyfriend split after 18 months together IT wasn’t “Summertime Sadness,” but singer Lana Del Rey and boyfriend Francesco Carrozzini have split after 18 months together.

Multiple sources tell us the pair ended things around two weeks ago, with one insider saying the troubled 30-year-old singer was ready to move to the next level but her photographer beau was not.

“They love each other, but she’s wanted to settle down for over a year now and he’s just not there yet,” said a source.

It has been a bumpy ride for the pair, which began dating in June, 2014, as Confidenti@l reported.

We also reported in January that they were spotted having

a “screaming fight” at LAX, with a spy telling us, “Lana was completely in tears, crying her eyes out” and that she “looked completely stressed out and upset.”

A source says the pair has broken up briefly a couple of times since — but not for as long a stretch as this time.

Carrozzini — the son of Vogue Italia editor-in-chief Fraca Sozzani and has shot stars including Beyonce and Nicki Minaj for Vogue Italia, Roberto Cavalli and Vanity Fair — recently put his Greenwich Village townhouse on the market for $16 million and has since snapped up a $5.4 million house in Beverly Hills.

A PAINTING by Italian artist Modigliani was sold at auction on Monday for $170.4m (£113m), the second-highest price ever for a work sold at auction.

Nu couche (Reclining Nude) was sold at Christie’s in New York to a Chinese collector.

It had never been sold at auction before, having been in the same private collection for about 60 years.

The top price achieved for an art work at auction was Picasso’s Les femmes d’Alger which sold for $179m (£118.5m).

That was also sold at Christie’s in May this year.

Nu couche, painted during 1917 and 1918, was estimated to fetch more than $100m before the auction took place. The price achieved was also a record for the artist.

Chinese billionaire Liu Yiqian confirmed to the New York Times that he had purchased the painting.

About half a dozen bidders competed for the Modigliani at the sale, which also included 33 other works, such as Paul Gauguin’s sculpture Therese, which sold for $30,965,000 (£20,502,440).

Roy Lichtenstein’s Nurse, fetched $95,365,000 (£63,123,067), a new world auction record for the artist and was the second-biggest seller of the night.

The sale took an auction total of $494.4m (£327.3m) but it was not all

Nu Couche had never been sold at auction before.

good news - nearly 30% of the works up for grabs went unsold, including Lucian Freud’s Naked Portrait on a Red Sofa, which was estimated at as much as $30m (£19.85m) but failed to sell.

Jussi Pylkkanen, Christie’s global

president said the sale of Nu couche was “well-deserved recognition for the artist to have realised a price $100m higher than any other (Modigliani) work previously offered at auction”.

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Bridal bouquet THE WHITE frangipani (Plumeria pudica) also known as ‘bridal bouquet’ this long time blooming plant is a gem for gardens in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Plumeria pudica displays beautiful clusters of luminous white flowers and unusually shaped evergreen leaves.

Bridal bouquet is a semievergreen small tree native to Columbia, Panama, Venezuela and Curacao.

The branches and stems are thin for a frangipani, weak and tend to break in high winds.

The multiple stems form close to the ground and have an upright shape. The bark is tender and when cut or broken exudes, sticky, white sap which is an irritant.

Leaves are not as large as the other frangipani - fiddle or spoon-shaped, almost sessile, without a stalk and hold on the trunk for a full plant.

The large flowers are held in branched clusters at the stem tips.

Individual flowers are funnel-shaped ending in large, petal-like lobes which overlap to the left.

The tubular part of the flower is long and attached to a thick flower

stalk.

Bridal bouquet flowers are waxy and unlike other frangipani are not fragrant. The colour is pure white.

The fruit is a two-part follicle with winged seeds inside.

It grows best in well-drained, rich soil and regular watering except during winter when you can water less.

Full sun or high, shifting shade is best for growth and flowering. Give it several hours of very bright light a day for flowering.

Use bridal bouquet as an accent tree, a patio container tree and the

blooms to make famous Hawaiian leis.

Often considered the only evergreen frangipani, bridal bouquet will lose some foliage in winter time.

For the most part, this plant requires little or no special care once it reaches maturity.

Some gardeners prefer to keep it pruned and manicured, encouraging and exploiting its natural umbrella shape; but, in fact, pruning can be completely ignored once the tree reaches a decent height (maximum of about 15 feet).

Although this plant is not

commonly susceptible to disease, there are a couple of pests that may find it too good to pass up.

Mealy bugs may occasionally be a problem, the frangipani caterpillar (Pseudosphinx tetrio) is also an occasional visitor, and will eat the leaves.

About the size of an adult finger, these caterpillars are easily spotted and can be removed by hand before they do too much damage.

I am sure that this plant, once it becomes better known, will take its place in your garden or as a street tree in many parts of the island.

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Investing quality time in your children THERE’S a currency that never fluctuates in value that’s never traded on the international monetary exchange - that currency is ‘quality time’.

Parents must view themselves as investors and their children as investments.

How much quality time that’s invested in their children will determine the return that they get on their investment.

The current economic state puts many single parents at a disadvantage who have to juggle two or as many as three jobs to make ends meet which leaves little or no time to spend with their children.

In some cases, children are literally raising themselves. This is

no way to get a good return on your investment.

Other investors such as the peers of children or adults with bad habits in the community are left to invest time in your children and believe you me; it’s a currency with no face value.

Parents should teach their children to have scruples and be productive citizens within the community.

Adequate time needs to be invested and with consistency. Too many children have told me that they seldom speak to or spend any time with their parents.

Respect for law and authority was never taught and the police are seen as the enemy. It’s no surprise that many of these same

children eventually embrace a life of criminality.

Children need proper guidance and should never be left unsupervised for long periods of time and especially done so with great frequency.

Just like in the world of business, where an investor cannot manage a business on his own, the inclusion of partners is heavily sought after.

Parents should call on other relatives to chip in to ensure that quality time is invested in their children.

The police have initiated the DARE programme and the Youth Department has re-launched the Cadet Programme. There are other programmes launched by persons from within our community.

All of these positive and time

By Audley Astwood Audley, a former police detective and broadcaster, is currently the press officer for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. His main focus is on crime prevention and community policing. For more information call 941-4448 or visit www.tcipolice.tc.

engaging programmes are excellent sources for ensuring that quality time will be invested in your children.

Some of these programmes are in need of adequate funding and you don’t have to be a parent to make a difference.

In some cases the situation can be a bit more complex but we must ensure that more children don’t fall by the way side.

Let us all agree to start investing more quality time in our children.

I will conclude this topic next week with examples of investing quality time in your children and the benefits of those examples.

This weekly column is written as part of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force’s crime prevention initiative.

For more crime prevention tips, security awareness tips and home safety reminders, please log on to www.tcipolice.tc or www.facebook.com/RTCIPF.

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Second hand smoke and your child’s teeth

Give time not stuff HOLIDAY season is almost upon us once again and people will be spending far too much money and potentially building up debts to keep up with the pressure of gift giving and bargains from Black Friday sales.

This year the popular US outdoor store REI was the first to announce that they will be closing all of their 143 stores on Black Friday and paying their staff to ‘get outside’ instead to enjoy the beauty of nature and doing things with their families instead of having to fight off hordes of crazy bargain hunters.

They will also be closing on Thanksgiving and this has encouraged many other stores including Costco, Petsmart, Bed, Bath and Beyond and Barnes and Noble to follow suit so families can enjoy the holiday together.

A recent video circulating around the internet shows children writing their Christmas present list to Santa requesting their favourite toys and games.

The same children were then asked what presents they would like from their parents.

After a little thought, every child stated that they wanted to spend more time in the company of their parents doing things and playing together outside.

When then asked if they had the choice of presents from Santa or time with parents, which would they choose, they all asked for the latter, which goes to show that time and experiences spent in the company of those that you love greatly outweigh any amount of presents given.

We have grown up in a society full of consumerism and commercialism and are constantly bombarded with

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adverts enticing both adults and children to buy more and more stuff that we don’t really want or need.

Most of this stuff will eventually end up in landfills or carelessly discarded, adding to the growing problem of waste in our throwaway society, not to mention all the unnecessary packaging that will also be discarded.

This holiday season think carefully about what matters the most to your loved ones and give them the precious gift of your time and life experiences that will last much longer than stuff that will just clutter up your homes and lives more and more.

Live simply so that others may simply live.

EXPOSURE to second hand smoke at four months of age is associated with an increased risk of tooth decay at age three years, concluded a study published in the British Medical Journal recently.

There is a high level of dental decay (caries) in deciduous (baby) teeth in developed countries, at a rate of 20.5 percent in children aged two to five in the US and 25 percent in children aged three in Japan.

While caries prevention in young children generally focuses on sugar restriction, oral fluoride supplementation and fluoride varnish, some studies have suggested that second hand smoke plays a role.

Caries can result from various physical, biological, environmental and lifestyle factors.

Causes include poor diet, inadequate salivary flow, insufficient exposure to fluoride and poor oral hygiene.

Second hand smoke detrimental to oral health

Second hand smoke may directly affect teeth and microorganisms in a number of ways, including inflammation of the oral membrane, damage to the salivary gland function and a decrease in serum vitamin C levels, as well as immune dysfunction.

Children that are exposed to passive smoking display

differences in their saliva that promotes to the formation of dental plaque and caries.

This would suggest that reducing second hand smoke among children could help prevent caries, although it has not been proven.

A team of researchers based in Japan set out to investigate smoking during pregnancy and exposure to household smoke in infants at four months of age as risk factors for caries in deciduous teeth.

Compared with having no smokers in the family, exposure to tobacco smoke at four months of age was associated with an approximately twofold increase in the risk of caries.

As the study was only observational, no conclusions about cause and effect can be

drawn.

However, despite the limitations, the researchers conclude: “Exposure to second hand smoke at four months of age, which is experienced by half of all children of that age in Kobe City, Japan, is associated with an increased risk of caries in deciduous teeth.

“Although these findings cannot establish causality, they support extending public health and clinical interventions to reduce second hand smoke.”

This is surely just another piece of evidence showing the detrimental impact of second hand smoking, especially around children.

I would urge any parent who is a smoker to consider their smoking habits and do everything they can to limit their children’s exposure to the harmful smoke

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The Bahamas: Wilchcombe: murder record is a disgrace TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe conceded that the Progressive Liberal Party made crime a political issue, but said the party has learned from that experience and realises now that everyone must work together to combat crime.

During an interview with The Tribune, Mr Wilchcombe said instead of pointing the finger at politicians for the increase in murders, Bahamians should “get angry and march against it.”

Mr Wilchcombe also told The Tribune that the new murder record is “disgraceful.“ However, he said, while the rise in murder has not impacted the tourism industry thus far, the country needs to “reverse this negative trend” before the Bahamas’ brand is negatively affected.

On Sunday, the country recorded its 128th murder for the year after a teenage boy died in hospital hours after he was stabbed at a party on Prince Charles Drive.

The previous murder record came in 2011, which saw 127 killings that year. The PLP, which was in opposition at the time, used the problem of crime and murders as an election tactic.

The party campaigned on the platform that it had the solution to lower violent crime while the Ingraham administration did not.

However, since coming to office, the Christie administration has been grappling with the same issue.

“The murder rate is a domestic

concern and we are doing all that we possibly can, and must continue to work assiduously to reverse the numbers, to reverse the trend that has unfortunately taken hold in some of our community areas,” Mr Wilchcombe said. “If we want a great country we have (to have) individual responsibility, we all play a role. That’s what’s missing.”

“We politicise things too often.

Yes, we understand that the PLP did that and I think we’ve all learned from the experience because truthfully crime has been a nemesis to our nation for a long time and if we’re going to blame the politicians, something is wrong with that picture, the blame ought to be placed on persons perpetuating the crime.

“They ought to feel as though they are not welcome and their behaviour is not accepted. We are blaming others, calling it a record number - it’s not a major achievement and it’s disgraceful, it should not be celebrated. These people should not be able to enjoy the havoc they wreak in this country. We should get angry, but we seem to have this notion against marching. To march is not just to walk around the corner, but to generate the anger required to fight against it. How is the outside world supposed to take us seriously if we don’t stand up for what’s wrong in our country? We have to collectively begin to shoulder the responsibility and fight. It will obviously be used for political hay, political spin given

the season we’re entering, but this has been going on for years and we need to confront it.”

On the issue of crime affecting the tourism industry, Mr Wilchcombe said it has not yet, but will if “we continue to ignore the problem”.

“It’s not hurting the brand, but it could hurt the brand so why wait until it happens? Let’s deal with it now while we know the public has not stopped coming to our shores, while there has been no campaign to stop visitors from coming,” Mr Wilchcombe said.

“We have been doing good. The numbers are good but we can’t rest on our laurels. We have to do more to ensure we reverse this negative trend and get back to peace and hospitality. It’s not good when visitors feels unsafe or when cruise ships warn to be careful where you go, we don’t want that, we can do without that but the only way that it can happen is if we work together to stop it.”

His comments came after Anglican Bishop Laish Boyd said crime is not the fault of the government and the way forward is for all of the stakeholders to “get together around the table, including the government.”

Bishop Boyd said: “The level of criminal activity and violence in the Bahamas has been too high for far too long, and it is getting worse especially in the areas of murder and domestic violence. There is no ‘silver bullet’ that would instantly reduce this level except for everyone to come together.” (Tribune242)

CTO chairman urges tourism stakeholders not to be complacent AS the region celebrates Caribbean Tourism Month, with arrival figures outpacing other parts of the world, Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Richard Sealy is urging stakeholders in the sector not to be complacent.

In a message to commemorate the month, Sealy noted that the region was performing well and attracting visitors at a greater rate during the first half of the year than any other region in the world.

“During that period, the Caribbean outpaced the global average by 1.7 per cent, and we were the only region to register growth of five percent – our 5.8 per cent rise being nearly a full percentage point above Europe, the next best performing region,” he said.

But Sealy, who is also Barbados’ Minister of Tourism and International Transport, insisted it was imperative that tourism players not rest on their laurels.

“We ought not to be satisfied

Richard Sealey said: “The Caribbean outpaced the global average by 1.7 per cent, and we were the only region to register growth of five percent – our 5.8 per cent rise being nearly a full percentage point above Europe, the next best performing region.”

because growth in the second quarter slowed somewhat to 4.9 per cent, compared to the six per cent growth experienced during the first quarter.

We ought not to be satisfied, because despite outpacing the rest of the world, our share of the world market is approximately 2.8 per cent,” he pointed out.

“We cannot be satisfied because there is still so much left to be done in

the areas of product development, the facilitation of travel to and through the Caribbean, taxes, partnerships, and innovation in order to be competitive. We certainly cannot be satisfied until we become the world’s most desirable year round, warm weather destination, and until every citizen of the Caribbean is positioned to benefit from tourism,” Sealy asserted.

Supporters of LAPEH, Fanmi Lavalas and Pitit Dessalines parties march in the street in Port-au-Prince, on November 11, 2015, protesting against the Haiti election results (AFP Photo/Hector Retamal)

Thousands protest in Haiti over ‘electoral coup’ THOUSANDS of people aligned with the political opposition demonstrated in the Haitian capital on Wednesday against President Michel Martelly, accusing him of orchestrating an “electoral coup d’etat.”

The protest comes after seven presidential candidates called Monday for an independent investigation of initial vote results that determined Jovenel Moise, backed by Martelly, drew 32 percent of the ballots on October 25.

Moise will go into a runoff on December 27 against Jude Celestin, of the Lapeh party, who garnered 25 percent of the vote.

The election is the latest attempt in the Americas’ poorest country to shed chronic political instability and work toward development.

But Assad Volcy, spokesman for

the Pitit Dessalines party, hit out at what he called an “electoral coup d’etat,” as the opposition rallied through Port-au-Prince.

“We do not trust the electoral courts and the CEP,” Volcy said, referring to the provisional electoral council.

“Our only recourse is the streets.”

The demonstration was attended

by Maryse Narcisse, who is legally challenging the results of the poll.

“I’m here to accompany the Haitian people, who demand respect for their vote,” said Narcisse, who came fourth in the vote.

More protests by the opposition were expected to take place in the capital on Thursday and Friday.

The CEP is expected to announce final results of the first-round vote “in the next week,” a spokesman said. (AFP)

The Bahamas ranks sixth on global obesity list THE Bahamas has been ranked the sixth most obese country in the world based on 2014 statistics from the World Health Organisation.

An obesity rate of 36.2 per cent pushed the country ahead of regional counterparts like Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, who ranked 12 and 13 on the top 25 list that was published

by Yahoo News.

The United States came in ninth on the list.

Bahamian women had a significantly higher rate of obesity than men, according to the data compiled by HealthGrove, a health research firm that sourced WHO data from countries with populations that exceeded 150,000.

The obesity rate was calculated as the rate of people with a body

mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 as of 2014.

The island nation of Samoa claimed the title of the most obese country in the world with a rate of 43.4 per cent. Samoa has a population of 195,476. Arab countries Qatar and Kuwait came in second and third respectively.

According to the report, the Bahamas’ obesity rate jumped nearly three percentage points from 2010 when the rate was 33.5 per cent.

The obesity rate for Bahamian women was recorded at 42.5 per cent and Bahamian men at 29.7 per cent.

However, the rate for men showed the largest increase from the 2010 figure of 26.4 per cent.

The rate for Bahamian women in 2010 was 40.2 per cent.

(Tribune242)

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US Embassy issues Jamaican woman jailed in US for carrying travel alert to citizens out fatal penis enlargement procedure on crime in Barbados BARBADOS is the latest Caribbean country to be hit with a travel advisory because of crime.

In a security message for American citizens, the Embassy based in Bridgetown today advised of “a recent surge in robberies involving the use of firearms and high levels of violence”.

“These robberies were directed against local businesses with multiple employees that pay salaries in cash, for example construction sites, bars, and convenience stores. Criminals are targeting these establishments on Friday afternoons and evenings when most businesses of this type pay their staff. In all reported cases, the criminals wielded firearms,” the notice said.

It pointed out specific incidents, including: a mugging in the South Coast community of Hastings, in which multiple assailants violently attacked pedestrians strolling after dark before escaping in a waiting vehicle, noting that “it is not the first mugging of this type in the neighbourhood”; reports of men

posing as maintenance workers to gain access to homes, mostly in the Pine Gardens area, a residential neighbourhood near the US Embassy; as well as reports of groups of men attempting to lure vehicles into stopping, by pretending to have vehicle troubles or by placing a baby in a car seat by the side of the road, and then beating and robbing the vehicles’ occupants.

The Embassy acknowledged that the potential for criminal activity specifically targeting US citizens remains medium to low in Barbados, but advised them to take appropriate steps to enhance their personal security.

Last month, the UK embassy issued a travel advisory after a British-born lawyer Richard Wheeler and his Trinidadian wife Grace were killed at their home.

In September, against the backdrop of escalating crime in The Bahamas, the US Department of State issued a warning, following the British and Canadian governments’ advisories the previous month. (Caribbean360)

Old Bermuda coin fetches $70,500 at auction AN almost 400-year-old Bermuda coin fetched more than $70,000 at auction recently.

The coin, a rare Sommer Islands sixpence popularly known as “hogge money”, was one of a collection of coins sold at auction in New York on October 28. The event, presented

by Heritage Auctions, featured the Eugene H Gardner Collection.

The sixpence, which dates back to 1615 or 1616, was described as being the finest reported of its type. At the end of bidding, the coin had fetched a total of $70,500.

Hogge money was reportedly introduced to the Bermuda economy in 1616 — just less than ten years after colonisation began — under the leadership of Daniel Tucker, who served under the auspices of the Bermuda Company.

Brass pieces were introduced in denominations of twopence, threepence, sixpence and a shilling with Roman numerals representing their value. While they were used as currency, tobacco remained the main medium of exchange for larger transactions.

A description of the auction coin states: “This exceptional example of the Sommer Islands sixpence retains some of its original silver wash and

Hogge money: the rare Sommer Islands sixpence.

much of the design motifs.

“It is the rare small portholes variant, with substantial detail remaining on the sailing ship motif on the reverse. Three of the four portholes are visible. The obverse ‘hogge’ is sharply visible, as are the ‘SOMMER ILANDS’ legend and denomination. The never cleaned surfaces exhibit beautiful red and green oxidised patina that attest to this coin’s originality.”

While only worth a few pence in their day, hogge coins can now be worth anywhere from $1,000 to $100,000. (Royal Gazette)

A Jamaican woman has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for carrying out a penis enlargement procedure that led to the death of a 22-year-old man.

The sentence was in line with what prosecutors had recommended in a plea deal with 38-year-old Kasia Rivera who pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter and said she accepted responsibility for her actions.

She will receive credit for nearly eight months of time served and will serve slightly more than four years before becoming eligible for parole.

Rivera, a bartender who had no medical training, injected silicone into Justin Street’s penis when he visited her home on Glenwood Avenue in East Orange, New Jersey.

The silicone went directly into Street’s bloodstream, shutting down his organs, and he died the following day.

A medical examiner later determined Street died from a silicone embolism, and his death was ruled a homicide.

38-year-old Kasia Rivera, who pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter, said she accepted responsibility for her actions.

Rivera had also been charged, in unrelated cases, with injecting silicone into another woman’s buttocks and breasts up to four times

and possession of a stun gun.

Under the plea agreement, those charges have been dismissed.

(Caribbean360)

Does Montserrat’s volcano hold the key to its future?

MONTSERRAT’S devastating volcano - which has left two-thirds of the Caribbean island an exclusion zone and the former capital city buried deep in ash - may now hold the key to its future.

Multi-million dollar tests carried out by Icelandic experts indicate promising potential to power the British territory using geothermal energy.

The cheaper, greener electricity would not only slash bills for householders - currently the highest in the Caribbean - but could stimulate external investment by ending decades-old problems of prohibitive utility costs and an unreliable supply.

Hopes are also high that switching to renewable, low-emission energy would increase the number of holidaymakers to the “emerald isle” by cementing its status as an eco-haven.

In 2013, two exploratory wells were drilled to depths of up to 2,900m (9,500ft), striking temperatures of 260C. The £8.5m ($13m) initiative was funded by the UK Department for International Development (DfID) which has now agreed to pay for a third well to further the project.

A tender process is currently under way, with works due to start in early 2016.

The two existing wells are thought to be capable of producing 1.5 megawatts of power each, says Dr

Soufriere Hills has been one of the world’s most active volcanoes over the last 20 years.

Graham Ryan, an expert helping with the research.

“Together that’s much more than the 1.7 megawatts the island uses,” he told the BBC. “But there’s a catch environmentally, best practice is to re-inject spent geothermal fluid back into the reservoir. This means using one of the wells for that purpose.

“An extra well would allow the current energy requirements of the island to be met and potentially give room for expansion.”

Montserrat has been looking into geothermal energy since the 1970s, “but it’s risky to spend several million dollars drilling a well to then find it doesn’t produce fluid,” he added.

Geothermal energy is produced when hot molten magma - driven by plate tectonics - rises, warming surrounding rocks.

Rain and seawater running through the cracks and pores in the rocks several kilometres underground, in turn, absorb that heat.

As the hot fluid rises it can be tapped by drilling wells and the pressurised steam it produces used to rotate turbines and generate electricity.

Montserrat would not be the first Caribbean country to make use of its volcano in such a way.

St Vincent, St Lucia, Nevis and Dominica are among those making significant headway in the sector.

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Roberts: George Clooney is a “better” prankster since getting married

George Clooney and Julia Roberts have been friends for a long time.

JULIA Roberts insists marriage hasn’t really changed George Clooney.

The Ocean’s Eleven costars recently wrapped Money Monster, a dramatic thriller directed by Jodie Foster.

Roberts didn’t hesitate one bit when she was asked at the premiere of Secret in Their Eyes if Clooney has “mellowed” since he and Amal Clooney tied the knot.

“No!’ she said. “When you get married, you don’t change.

You just become the evolved fabulous person of who you are. That’s what your person does—you just create the extreme wonderful insides.”

Then Roberts flashed her signature smile. “That’s really

sappy.”

Clooney is legendary in Hollywood for pranking his co-stars. Roberts did say that the actor has been pulling off “better pranks” these days.

But she politely declined to say how he got her on Money Monster. “I can’t,” she laughed. “I will later. It’s a really good one.”

Roberts also filled us in on how she prepared for Secret in Their Eyes. She plays an FBI agent who discovers that the victim at a gruesome murder scene is her daughter.

I asked if she met with real moms of murdered children to gain greater insight.

“You’re the only person who has asked me that

question and I’ve only been asked 37,412 and a half questions,” Roberts said.

“That’s a really good question, but I didn’t, because I don’t think I could have handled that, quite frankly. But I did listen to interviews like radio conversations and things about this unmentionable topic so I did feel like I had some tangible investment in the very particular grief and pain of that. I could hear what it sounded like in someone’s voice...I almost forgot I did all that work until you asked me that question.”

Secret in Their Eyes, which co-stars Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor, is in theaters Nov. 20. (EOnline)

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Shane in action at Marks and Spencer, Ealing Broadway, London

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Shane receiving the Moet and Chandon scholarship

From valedictorian at high school to expert at wine school

By Trish Flanagan

IT’S OVER 12 years since Shane Jones left his position as Registrar of Lands in the Turks and Caicos Islands to attend university in London.

Since then he has changed careers and established himself as a wine educator.

It has been quite a journey from valedictorian at HJ Robinson High School to wine expert at the North London Wine School.

The son of the late Hattie Francis (Miss Hattie) and William Jones (Jones), Shane was born in Grand Turk in 1978.

He talks affectionately of his happy childhood growing up in Overback.

“We lived closed to the salt ponds.

I played in the trenches - collecting bird eggs, making boats out of cork, and playing down in the sea.

“We were always doing something related to the water.”

He had an early introduction to alcohol as his mother Hattie ran a small rum and sweet shop. He learned how to measure Brugal rum and Gilbey’s gin.

“Many of the customers came from the nearby Public Works Department. They would bring back the empty bottles to be refilled.

“Technically speaking I shouldn’t have been handling alcohol as I was underage. But if my mother was busy I would serve them,” he says.

His parents put a big emphasis on education, sending him to the fee-paying Grand Turk Christian Academy. He went on to attend HJ Robinson High School.

Despite coming top of the class each year, and being valedictorian in his final year, Shane wasn’t clear about his career.

His father wanted him to be a lawyer but he wasn’t interested.

Instead he took a gap year and worked at Radio Turks and Caicos.

From there he attended the University of the West Indies in in Cave Hill, Barbados. He read economics and accounting, graduating in 1999.

While there he served as president

of the Turks and Caicos Students’ Association, among a group of illustrious future graduates.

“I was a contemporary of the current Attorney General, Rhondalee Braithwaite and Khalila Astwood, Principal Crown Counsel.

“Kenisha Astwood-Bacchus is now legal counsel to the FSC, and Andre Malcolm practises as an attorney with Twa, Marcelin and Wolf.”

Upon his return to Grand Turk he took up a position with the Department of Ecomonics and Statistics, with Delton Jones. Twelve months later he was headhunted to serve as the Registrar of Lands.

Keen to build on his experience in the Land Registry, he decided to study for a postgraduate degree in London at the Cass Business School.

“Although it’s extremely difficult to get a place there, I chose the course at London City University because it was the leader in the field of property valuations.

“The plan was always to go back to Turks and Caicos.”

Realising he could gain experience in an international setting like London, Shane decided to stay on and work with a number of property companies.

His clients included investors in the Turks and Caicos Islands, St Lucia and Antigua, and latterly in France and Croatia.

The French and Croatian work afforded him the opportunity to visit vineyards on business trips abroad.

His first experience of wine dates back to the 1980s.

“It didn’t make a huge impression on me at the time. I can’t remember the particular brand – it was maybe an American brand like Gallo or Paul Mason.

“I do remember that it was at the Salt Raker, which was then owned by Jenny Smith, and it was Ivy Basden who encouraged me to try wine.

“Chilled Rosemount Shiraz was the trend of the day,” he recalls.

It took Shane nearly 20 years take wine seriously. In 2007 he enrolled in a lunchtime wine appreciation course near where he working in the

Shane being presented with the Vintners’ bursary

city of London.

Five years later he signed up for his first professional course, the level three certificate in wines and spirits at the Wines and Spirits Education Trust.

“The course taught me how to taste wine, how to pair different foods and wines. I learned about the world’s major wine regions and tasted wines from all of them.”

Ever the high achiever, he won the top scholarship – the Vintners’ Bursary – after a presentation and blind tasting challenge.

This allowed him to visit the wine region of his choice. He spent ten days in the German Ahr Valley to build his expertise on Pinot Noir wine. He then progressed to the WSET diploma.

“This was more challenging, he says, “I had to be more critical, take a position and justify it.

“I had to carry out a lot of research to appreciate wine qualities and provenances.

“I read specialist publications and attended trade events to understand the wine business in its entirety.”

Awarded a diploma with merit, he won the Moet and Chandon scholarship for top marks in the sparkling wine exam.

He recently travelled to France to study the production of rosé champagne.

“Pink champagne is enjoying increasing popularity. I’m fascinated by the process of adding red wine to create rosé champagne.

“The quality has improved considerably over the past decade,” he says.

His wine-related jobs to date have given him a great insight into the industry.

He has worked with one of the largest UK wine retailers, Oddbins, and with the UK’s only consumer wine magazine, Decanter.

He was also employed at various annual fine wine encounters, and provided memorable customer wine experiences at Vinopolis – London’s consumer wine destination.

For any Turks and Caicos Islanders travelling to London he’d recommend the champagne experience on the London Eye. “You enjoy six different champagnes with an incredible view.

Whenever I hosted it I just felt really lucky.”

With the WSET diploma qualification he can, among other options, work with wine importers or manage portfolios of producers.

Alternatively he could be a wine journalist, brand ambassador, marketer, sommelier, or work as an auctioneer in an auction house like Christie’s.

But Shane wants to teach people about wine.

“I love the subject, and I want to impart this passion to other people.

“Wine is a great way of bringing people together and creating wonderful memories. I want to share that,” he enthuses.

He’s not shy about standing

up in front of groups of people.

He acted as MC at various school and church events over the years in Grand Turk, culminating in cohosting the Queen’s golden jubilee celebrations, at Waterloo, with Claudia Coalbrooke, in 2002.

Alongside his love of wine lies his passion for food. With great access to fresh fish, Shane grew up appreciating good food.

“My mother Hattie was a great cook. She was famous for her sous on Saturdays, her buds and rice, and her homemade ice-cream.

“Wine really complements great food. I’d love to show people how a great local dish can be improved with a good wine.”

He talks about how the wine scene has changed in Turks and Caicos since he was young.

People know more and have travelled more widely. He’d like to train staff to offer a better wine experience.

“I’d like to think that customers could be guided to be more adventurous when ordering wine and enjoy the experience even more.”

He’d also like to gather a roomful of old friends from the Turks and Caicos and share a special wine experience with them.

Finally, his advice is to step outside your comfort zone with wine. “Just try it,” he says.

His students at the North London Wine School are doing that every week, learning from the skilled palate of this master.

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A cultural explosion in North Caicos

By Marguerite Anderson NATIONAL Heritage Month celebrations climaxed this past weekend with its two day festivities held at Horse Stable Beach Complex in North Caicos on Saturday, October 24, and on Sunday, October 25.

The theme, ‘Living our culture Securing our heritage’ was mirrored in the entertainment, the cuisine, the craftwork, the music and other aspects of the weekend’s festivities.

District Commissioner for North and Middle Caicos, Cynclair Musgrove, spearheaded what has been labelled as the best heritage celebrations ever.

Caribbean Cruisin’ ferry service, in addition to other privately own boats, docked at Sandy Point and at Horse Stable Beach respectively on Saturday morning with countless visitors who came from the various islands to join in on the celebrations.

Premier Rufus Ewing was among those who came to witness North Caicos’ display of culture at its best.

The visitors docked at 10am in Sandy Point and were greeted by cultural character, Smyles, the Turks head cactus.

Also by the cheerful smiles of Liesha Smith and North and Middle Caicos’ District Commissioner, Cynclair Musgrove, both of whom were dressed in national costume.

Singer and songwriter Lovey Forbes complemented the welcoming party with live island music as guided bus tours awaited to take the guests on an entertaining, educational tour to historic sites such as Cottage Pond, Wades Green Plantation and finally to Flamingo Pond.

The tour ended with a visit to the farmers’ market where there was a rich display of the produce grown on North Caicos, the garden island of the TCI.

Corn Shock Rushers give a stunning junkanoo parade

This was just the topping as what followed next was an explosive festival of arts at the Horse Stable Beach Complex where students from the various schools in North Caicos celebrated the richness of TCI’s culture through drama, song, dance and speech.

Among these were the Charles Hubert James Primary School, Adelaide Oemler Primary School and Raymond Gardiner High School.

The Performing Arts Club of the Raymond Gardiner High School presented a skit which explored the past and the present, taking the audience on a nostalgic journey into the life of the typical child who had to rise early each morning to mill the corn, gather wood/coal, tote water, and carry out other customary duties before going to school.

There was maypole dancing done by students of Adelaide Oemler Primary School and the jubilee heightened with the Corn Shock Rushers giving their usual riveting,

Sarah Forbes recites a beautiful poem

pulsating Junkanoo parade.

Patrons also had the opportunity to drop in on the various stalls with a variety of displays such as jewellery, paintings, food, island spices, medicinal plants, and souvenirs.

North Caicos native and painter Israel Forbes was among those who showcased their work at the cultural stalls.

Forbes spoke of his passion for painting and how he got started in the nineties when he did more widescale paintings.

Many of his canvasses capture images of the flamingo and other native creatures.

His art depicts sceneries of the unspoilt ‘Beautiful by Nature’ Turks and Caicos Islands.

Smyles is another native of the island, who showcased his work at Saturday’s cultural event held at the Horse Stable Beach Complex.

His works of art and craft are intricately woven or sculpted from natural and organic products of the

Clifford Gardiner, one of the honourees at the gospel concert, receives his award from Cynclair Musgrove

Turks and Caicos Islands.

In an interview with Smyles, he voiced that he would love to inspire and to inculcate in students a passion for the rich resources at their fingertips so that they, in turn, will do something for themselves as young aspiring entrepreneurs.

AWARDS CEREMONY The heritage festivities culminated in a grand gospel concert on Sunday, October 25.

At this event ten natives of North Caicos were given special recognition for their contribution to the community.

Among these honourees was pilot Donnie Gardiner who was awarded posthumously.

Other honourees were Lewellyn Handfield, Courtney Missick, Curline Phillips, Yvette Handfield, Albert Higgs, Mac Campbell, Clifford Gardiner, Pauline Henfield and Rhoda Jones.

The concert featured the Gospel

Pioneers, the oldest gospel group in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

There were also musical selections from Pastor Courtney Missick, from students of the Raymond Gardiner High School’s performing arts club and also from the music department.

The show opened with a song from a group of boys from the Charles Hubert James Primary School.

Their thrilling vocal rendition set the stage for an evening of amazing entertainment from students and adults in the community.

Worship, being so largely engrained in the culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands, took wings when the Gospel Pioneers had patrons on their feet, dancing to the line-up of songs performed on Sunday night.

Cynclair Musgrove must be commended on a job well-done.

The festival was without a doubt a cultural explosion and those who missed it are still left with regret after being regaled with a colourful account of the two-day festivities.

Spay and neuter clinic a success FOR the sixth time this year the Turks and Caicos Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TCSPCA) has hosted a successful spay and neuter clinic.

The clinic, which was held in Providenciales from November 2 to 6, means that all of the family islands have been visited by the team in 2015, a press release from the society read.

Dr Meghann Kruck with her vet techs Andrea Burgeson and Kandace Akervik from Kindest Cut, a low cost high quality spay and neuter programme based in Minnesota, performed 107 surgeries during the five-day clinic.

This team spayed 41 dogs and 13 cats and neutered 42 dogs and 11 cats.

They also performed two eyelid tacking surgeries and ran numerous heartworm blood tests.

In addition to all the Providenciales animals, dogs and cats were shipped from North Caicos and Grand Turk to see the vet and have procedures done.

This was the sixth visit to the TCI by Kindest Cut this year.

A team ran a clinic in Grand Turk in January and September plus another team was in North and Middle Caicos in April and another in South Caicos in May – a grand total of more than 600 surgeries for all the islands.

According to the release: “Dr Kruck is committed to arranging multiple visits a year to the TCI to provide professional vet care for the

animals of the islands.

“The Department of Agriculture provided identifying microchips which were implanted during surgery, and all dogs were licensed.

“Dr Mark Butler, Chief Veterinary Officer, is very supportive of the ongoing collaboration between government and the TCSPCA to provide spay/ neuter surgeries for owned dogs and cats throughout the TCI. “Also, the newly appointed Director of Agriculture Wilhelmina Kissoonsingh paid a visit to the clinic to meet the vet team and to thank them for their ongoing support by providing these much needed veterinary services in the TCI.”

The TCSPCA spay and neuter programme is a crucial part of animal control in the TCI and pet owners throughout the communities are making appointments for their animals to have the surgery and to keep their vaccinations up to date.

“The Provo clinic would not have been possible without the support of local businesses and restaurants and the dedicated TCSPCA volunteers who made all the appointments, manned the phones, prepared paperwork, cleaned surgical instruments and cages,” the release from the TCSPCA read.

“Also, Donna Doran owner of the boarding kennel Pampered Paws provided before and aftercare for some of the animals having

surgery.

“Special thanks to Blue Haven for providing wonderful accommodation for the vet team and to Potcake Project for providing roundtrip airline tickets from the states.

“Also, thank you to Sharkbite, Top of the Cove and The Landing for the delicious lunches.

“The vet team really enjoyed the festivities at the weekly Fish Fry at the Lower Bight Park.

“We all look forward to Dr Kruck’s return to our islands in 2016.”

If anyone has a pet that has not yet been spayed or neutered they can contact the TCSPCA at 9418846 to book an appointment for the next clinic.

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50 Cent addresses Vivica A. Fox’s comments on his sexuality BEFORE Vivica A. Fox told Andy Cohen that rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson – her former beau – was gay, she told Meredith Vieira that he was the love of her life.

“When I heard that, I was like, woah, wait a minute,” Fitty tells Confidenti@l of Fox’s on-

air confession about her love.

“I was pretty surprised, but I didn’t say anything. I had one love of my life, my Grandma.

Not Vivica. That’s it.”

He hadn’t given it much thought until Sunday, when during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live”

to discuss her role on the hip-hop soap opera “Empire” as Cookie’s trouble-making sister, Fox bizarrely implied Fitty was gay, backtracked and then said, “He just seems like he’s got something that’s not quite clear.”

The rapper and

entrepreneur, who recently launched the new collection for Frigo, his luxury underwear line, says he’s confused.

“We haven’t been together for years. No idea why she’s still thinking about me and talking about me all the time,” he says.

Rapper Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jacksons says he has ‘no idea why’ his ex Vivica A. Fox is ‘still thinking’ about him all the time.

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Trump defends plan to deport millions of illegals in US DONALD Trump has defended his hardline stance on immigration, a day after it was attacked by fellow Republican presidential candidates on national TV. His plan to deport the estimated 11 million people living illegally in the US was decried as impractical during an election debate in Wisconsin.

But he said on Wednesday it was cheap, “doable” and humane.

Democratic President Barack Obama wants to lift the threat of deportation to millions of undocumented people.

But his plan to allow about four million people to apply for work permits has been hindered by legal challenges.

Mr Trump, a billionaire New Yorker who has been leading in the polls, defended his plan to build a wall on the US-Mexico border and deport all the people living illegally in the US. “You’re going to have a deportation force, and you’re going to do it humanely,” he told MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

Mr Trump claims he will send people out of the country “humanely”.

“You have millions of people that are waiting in line to come into this country and they’re waiting to come in legally.”

Senator Ted Cruz backed Mr Trump during the debate, condemning any form of “amnesty” because illegal immigration kept wages low for American workers.

But his fellow Republican, Ohio Governor John Kasich, said

that mass deportation was a “silly argument” that could never work and would split families.

The issue has exposed the diverging views within the party, and Florida Senator Marco Rubio clarified his stance on Wednesday.

He described his position as a “very long path” to citizenship when people had spent at least 10 years on a work permit. (BBC)

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Two-thirds of Mexicans against decriminalising marijuana – poll TWO-THIRDS of Mexicans are against decriminalizing marijuana, ac-cording to an opinion poll published yesterday, just days after a Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to an eventual legalisation.

Some 66 per cent of people polled in the telephone survey by El Universal newspaper opposed the legalising the drug. But 63 per cent said they backed a wideranging debate on marijuana legislation in Mexico, which has suffered a decade of vicious drug violence that has killed tens of thousands. Last week, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled to allow four plaintiffs to grow and smoke pot recreationally in a decision that could open the door to legalization.

However, even if it comes, any legalisation is still likely years

away. It would take four more consecutive decisions of the same kind, or eight of the 11 permanent justices to agree, for the Mexican Supreme Court’s ruling to set an official precedent and force the government to review the law.

On Monday, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said he was not personally in favour of legalization as he believed it could lead people to taking harder drugs.

However, he asked the Interior Ministry to bring together specialists, in-cluding academics, doctors and sociologists, to debate the future of weed regulation.

El Universal’s poll was the first nationwide survey on the debate published in a major newspaper since the Supreme Court decision, and was conducted between November 6 and 7.

Prince Charles urges people to buy British food THE Prince of Wales has urged people to buy British food to support family farms and help save the countryside.

Writing for Country Life magazine, Prince Charles said farmers made a “huge contribution” to the UK’s “food security, environment and prosperity”.

He said farmers and rural communities were facing a “grave situation” but added people “really can help by buying British food whenever we can.”

The heir to the throne wrote the piece to mark turning 67 on 14 November.

He and the Duchess of Cornwall are currently on an official 12-day tour of New Zealand and Australia where they have visited a number of rural communities and met local producers.

In his article Prince Charles wrote: “On a sufficient scale the purchasing decisions of individuals can and do change markets.”

He said buying British food meant customers were “more likely to be getting fresh, high quality produce from a known and trusted source, offering good value for money”.

He added: “It seems to me that the key is to make it as easy as possible for people to know when they are

Derek Medina shot 27-year-old Jennifer Alfonso eight times during an argument in their home, officials said.

Prince Charles said that farmers and rural communities were facing a “grave situation”

buying British - and why that is a good choice.”

The prince suggested many people were perhaps overlooking the importance of farmers to the UK. “The rural economy is largely invisible to many people,” he said.

“So, it is perhaps worth spelling out, especially to those who - whether by choice or necessity - live largely urban lifestyles, that we rely on farmers to make a huge contribution to our nation’s food security, environment and prosperity.

“And in all three respects, we live in an increasingly uncertain world.

That is why we need to do everything we can to keep our farmers farming.”

The prince concluded: “This may be considered merely romantic

but, to me, our living, breathing, working countryside is one of the great glories of this country. I think we should treasure it, including its people, while we still can.”

Mark Hedges, Country Life’s editor, welcomed the prince’s “romantic” view.

“There’s nothing wrong with having a romantic view. It’s not going to be particularly romantic when it’s all gone,” said Mr Hedges.

He added: “The prince has a powerful message where we can all make a difference. By buying British food, we will all be playing a vital part to safeguard the future of our precious countryside and everyone who works and lives in rural communities.” (BBC)

Florida man killed wife, posted photo of corpse on Facebook A MAN claiming self-defense in the 2013 fatal shooting of his wife — whose bullet-riddled body he posted a photo of on Facebook — had nothing to fear from her and killed her because she was threatening to leave him, a Florida prosecutor told a jury Tuesday.

Assistant State Attorney Leah Klein said in an opening statement Tuesday that Derek Medina shot 27-year-old Jennifer Alfonso eight times during an argument in their home. Klein said Medina was an undefeated, 200-pound amateur boxer who was much larger than his 5-foot-6 wife and would never let her leave him.

“He never lost a fight. He wasn’t

going to lose to his wife. He wasn’t going to lose by letting her leave as she said she was going to do,” Klein said.

The Facebook posting, she added, was his way of claiming that victory.

Medina, 33, also admitted the shooting in that posting, adding that his wife had assaulted him prior to the killing.

“He did what people do when they win,” Klein said of the posting.

“He did what was good for him.”

Defense attorney Saam Zanganeh deferred an opening statement. The defense focuses on claims Alfonso abused drugs, battered her husband and was involved in Satan worship, causing Medina to fear her, which led to the shooting.

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Tennessee lawyer pleads guilty to trying to kill his wife three different times, apologises A MEMPHIS-area attorney pleaded guilty to trying to kill his wife three different times and offered his apologies Tuesday.

Collierville, Tenn., lawyer Fred Auston Wortman III, 39, admitted he poisoned his estranged wife’s toothpaste, hired an undercover investigator to murder her and later attempted to bribe a fellow inmate to carry out the deed, according toprosecutors in Shelby and Fayette counties.

He took the opportunity to say he is sorry to his wife Staci Wortman and others while copping to two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of solicitation to commit first-degree murder.

“No apology I offer will be sufficient to all who I have disappointed, let down and hurt. I do apologize to Staci, the Joneses, my parents, my family,” Wortman said in court, according to WMC-TV. “Most of all I apologise to my three precious children.”

The guilty pleas in two county courts follow a probe by the Collierville Police Department and a sting by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation that resulted in his June 5 arrest. A Fayette County prisoner reported in July that Wortman had offered $10,000 and his 1998

Fred Auston Wortman III, shown in court on Monday, entered guilty pleas over consecutive days in two different counties in an arrangement that netted a 30-year prison sentence.

University of Tennessee Volunteers NCAA football championship ring which Wortman earned as a member of the scout team - in exchange for killing his wife, according to The Commercial-Appeal of Memphis.

The woman is looking forward to finishing up the divorce proceedings she had started by the time of the first attempt at her life, she told reporters after the hearing. Staci Wortman nearly broke down as she addressed her husband, who goes by his middle name Auston, during her victim’s statement, WMC reported.

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Two arrested for allegedly making terrorist threats amid University of Missouri turmoil TWO teens were arrested Wednesday for allegedly making terroristic threats -- including at least one that was racially charged -- in the wake of rising racial turmoil at the University of Missouri, police said.

Hunter Park, 19, was arrested at 1:50 a.m. for making a terrorist threat, the University of Missouri Police Department said in a statement. Park posted the threats on the social media app Yik Yak. The threats allegedly said “I’m going to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person I see” and “Well tomorrow mizzou will really make national news. Don’t go to campus tomorrow,” police reported earlier.

Park, who is white, was arrested in the town of Rolla, Mo., located about 90 miles south of the University of Missouri campus in Columbia.

Park is a student at Missouri University Science and Technology, according to the school. The campus is located in Rolla.

“Threats of violence of any kind are not tolerated,” Missouri S&T Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader said in a statement released by the school.

The school’s statement said Park was arrested inside the Thomas Jefferson Residence Hall in Rolla and no weapons were found during an investigation.

He was being held on $4,500 bond at Boone County Jail in Columbia.

Meanwhile, a Northwest Missouri State University student was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly making terrorist threats, according to the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department.

The 19-year-old student, from Blue Springs, was picked up at a residence hall on campus about 11 a.m.

Anonymous threats, like the one pictured via Yik Yak, were made on various social media platforms around the University of Missouri.

They come amid a wave of racial controversy on campus.

“University Police had received a report that the suspect made threats on Yik Yak, a social media application, to harm others, and police immediately began to investigate,” Northwest Missouri State University said in a statement.

The exact nature of the alleged threats was unclear.

In a statement, Yik Yak blasted the use of its system to make threats.

“Let’s not waste any words here: This sort of misbehavior is NOT what Yik Yak is to be used for,” the company said in a statement. “It is not condoned by Yik Yak, and it violates our Terms of Service.”

Earlier this morning, there were also reports that members of the KKK were on campus and at least two campus buildings were locked down

-- including the Black Culture Center -- but university officials have since given the all-clear and confirmed that there is “no immediate threat.”

This incident comes just a day after racial tensions reached a boiling point, forcing the university’s president, Tim Wolfe, to resign over the handling of what students called “institutional racism” on campus.

Melissa Click, an assistant professor in the university’s communications department, resigned her courtesy appointment with Missouri’s School of Journalism after she was caught on video demanding that Tim Tai, a student journalist, leave a demonstration celebrating Wolfe’s resignation.

Click released a statement Tuesday apologising for her actions.

UK unemployment rate falls to lowest since April 2008 Opinion polls suggest Catalans are evenly divided on secession from Spain.

Catalonia vows to continue independence bid despite court ruling PRO-INDEPENDENCE leaders in Catalonia have vowed to press ahead with plans to break away from Spain, despite a decision by the Constitutional Court to suspend the secession process.

Catalan Vice-President Neus Munte said it was the political will of the regional government to carry on with plans for independence in 18 months.

Spain’s government earlier appealed to the Constitutional Court to intervene.

The court warned Catalan leaders they needed to comply with the order.

“If they fail to comply with the suspension, they may commit disobedience,” read the ruling by the Madrid-based high court.

Catalonia’s regional parliament on Monday passed a motion to start the secession process, stating an aim of independence within 18 months, and giving 30 days to start legislation on a Catalan constitution, treasury and social security system.

The UK unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low of 5.3% in the three months to September, new figures show.

It was the lowest jobless rate since the second quarter of 2008, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

The number of people out of work fell by 103,000 between July and September to 1.75 million.

There were 31.21 million people in work, 177,000 more than for the April-to-June quarter and 419,000 more than in the same period a year earlier.

In the same labour market statistics report, the ONS revealed that the number of EU nationals working in the UK had increased by 324,000 in the past 12 months.

ONS statistician Nick Palmer said: “These figures continue the recent strengthening trend in the

labour market, with a new record high in the employment rate and the unemployment rate still at its lowest level since spring 2008.”

The ONS also said the total earnings of workers, including bonuses, in the three months to September were up 3% from a year earlier, the same rate as in the three months to August.

In September, total wages rose by 2.0%, down from 3.2% the previous month and the weakest increase since February.

Excluding bonuses, average weekly earnings growth slowed to 2.5% in the third quarter and 1.9% in September, both the weakest since the first quarter of 2015.

Chris Williamson, chief economist at research firm Markit, said: “The UK labour market continued to tighten in September, as unemployment fell more than

expected and employment rose sharply. Pay growth remained surprisingly weak, however, despite further evidence of growing skill shortages, which normally leads to higher salaries.

“Pay growth remains central to policymaking, and interest rates are likely to stay on hold for as the official data show pay growth remaining subdued. Today’s data therefore support the Bank’s current projections that there will be no need to raise interest rates until 2017 due to persistent low inflation.”

It comes after the latest Bank of England inflation report, released last week, indicated it was unlikely to raise rates soon.

The Bank voted 8-1 to keep rates on hold, and said inflation was only expected to pick up slowly, staying below 1% until the second half of 2016.

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For a private property in Providenciales A hardworking person needed to work six days a week. Must speak English. Must be Fit and able. Required to work 6 days a week. Salary is $4,000.00 a month. Required to live on property.

Applicants must be able to do the following: • Assist with general maintenance of the property • Assist with general custodial needs and carpentry needs • Assist with general maintenance emergencies as needed • Contribute to verbal and written evaluations and communication as requested • Ability to use and safely operate tools and machines common to the building trade • Understand and follow written and oral instructions • Possess valid driver’s license with clean record

If you fit the above qualifications please send via facsimile your resume to (649) 946-4663.

An experienced Belonger is required for this position.

Deadline for Resumes is 31 July 2015

Domestic Worker To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 232-1001

HOME CARE SPECIALIST for immediate placement. Must be reliable, independent and past experience helping seniors, able to communicate well in English and have a valid Driver’s License and clean Police Record.

TCI Belongers Preferred; Please apply with full CV to Marcella Malcolm, CORIATS, The Centre, P.O. Box 171, Providenciales. Fax (649) 946-4850. E.Mail office@coriats.com

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DANIEL WILLIAMS

PALM GROVE HOTEL LTD.

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

domestic worker To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 232-3728

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Property Manager/ Maintenance Foreman Needed

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Hairdresser/ Cosmetologist To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 243-1018

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MERCEDES BEAUTY SALON

MARIA JOSEPH

Cashier

Is looking for a

Domestic Worker To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 347-0198

11536

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International Transfer Company Limited (C.A.M.) in the Turks and Caicos Islands) seeks to employ a

is looking for the following:

Hairdresser Nail Technician Salary $6.25 per hour.

Contact: 343-4440

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Applicants must – •have at least one year’s experience as a Cashier •be willing to work on weekends/holidays and shift duties when required •have basic knowledge of computers •have excellent

communication skills •have good typing skills •have good interface with clients •produce a clean Police Record BELONGERS ONLY NEED APPLY

Please send all applications to: Stanfield Greene, Graceway House Building A, Suite 201, Leeward Highway Providenciales 11535

ESTEL PLUMBING LTD. Is seeking a

Plumbing Supervisor

Requirements: • 15 years in commercial, residential and industrial in this position • Trades qualification ticket • Class B gas ticket • Must be able to provide job quotations • Capable of plumbing

designs • Computer skills • Ordering materials • Liaise with architects, consultants and clients • Must have excellent leadership and communication skills • Salary $2,500 per month

Contact: 243-4179

REGISTERED LAND ORDINANCE, CAP 9.01

NOTICE LOST LAND CERTIFICATE TITLE NUMBER SECTION ISLAND 60504/78 BLUE HILLS & STAMERS RUN PROVIDENCIALES Whereas, MARA ALTINY EWING-RIGBY of Blue Hills, Providenciales, has declared that the Land Certificate for the above mentioned title number(s) registered in his/her/their name was inadvertently mislaid and cannot be found.

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

Dated this 26th day of October 2015 Signed .............................................................................................

Registrar of Lands

Is looking for an

ASSISTANT GALLERY MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • • • • • • • • • • • •

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

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

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

• Budgeting, Financial planning and Financial Analysis

Academic Qualifications & Functional Skills

Witnessed .......................................................................................

MW LTD.

VACANCY

Post secondary degree in arts or related discipline Minimum 10 years experience in silks screen printing Commercial painting and design In-depth knowledge of materials from screen printing Impeccable customer service skills Liaising with suppliers and customers Office and computer skills (MS Office and Photoshop) Customer Service Art Painting Art Instruction Bookkeeping Must be available to work long hours, weekends and holidays especially during the season

• • • • • • • •

ACA/ACCA/CPA qualification with IFRS experience At least 6 years accounting experience with at least 3 years PQE Telecommunications experience a distinct advantage Experience in dealing with auditors, both internal and external Experience in reporting, balance sheet analysis and budgeting/financial planning Experience in a dynamic fast-paced multinational environment desirable Excellent communication skills Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, experience in Microsoft Dynamics GP, and Business Objects essential • Flexible and adaptable to an ever changing set of responsibilities, constrained by tight deadlines

DEADLINE:

Interested applicants should forward their Resume and Cover letter to hrtci@ digicelgroup.com on or before November 23. 2015

Only Belongers need apply – Salary Based on Experience

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DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Manual Silk Screen

Remuneration: $12.00 per hour plus commission Position available immediately Contact: Albert 649-242-4548 for more information 11555

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ISLAND ESCAPES Is looking for a

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HARD DRIVE CONSTRUCTION

Is looking for a

G-SPOT BAR

G-spot Bar & Grill.

Is looking for a

PALM GROVE VARIETY Is looking for a

D.N.M. CONNECTION Is looking for a

Mason worker Helper To work 6 days

Store Bar maid bartender customers barber Someone with Clerk To work 6 days skills.

contact: 232-3901

contact: 432-1169

Oren Walkin contact# 649-3458450 0r 344-4022

contact: 242-3005

contact: 347-3117

LAS BRISAS BAR & RESTAURANT

RIGBY BUILDERS

SKY PILOT

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

SANDRA JEAN COALBROOKE

Cook Bartender

labourer

gardener

Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary negotiable

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

boat captain

Contact: 946-5306

contact: 341-9177

contact: 333-3000

contact: 941-4562

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The Bassett Family of South Caicos Is looking for a

Domestic Worker

11547

Is looking for the following:

minimum wages @$6.25.

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NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION Scotiabank (Turks & Caicos) Ltd. of Cherokee Road, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands hereby gives notice of its intention to sell by Public Auction the following properties pursuant to its power of sale as registered Chargee under the Registered Land Ordinance of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

1. Parcel 60004/251 North West & North Central, Providenciales.

Single storey with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, living room, kitchen and laundry room on 0.21 acre.

Registered Proprietor: Olivia Loretta Gardiner

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Interested persons, please contact 331-8788 or 232-2235

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• Must be an independent thinker who can take the initiative of the needs of the home and can work unsupervised.

• Must speak English and be settled within the age range of 35-50 years.

• Must be organized with the ability to cook healthy meals.

• Must be willing to reside in South Caicos.

• Housing is provided and salary is negotiable.

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to look after a Senior Citizen

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

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

11546

Is looking for a

to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

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

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Ricardo Fulford Consultant Services On behalf of his clients:

Jacquelin Desronvil is seeking employment for the following:

2. Parcel 10403/173 East Suburbs, Grand Turk.

Single storey with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, living/dining room, family room, kitchen and laundry room on 0.25 acre.

Registered Proprietor: Kaydeen Patriece Miles

1) Labourer

3. Parcel 50402/175 Kew Township, North Caicos.

Interested candidate may send their application through ricardofulford@gmail.com regarding employment.

Single storey with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, living/dining room and kitchen on 0.32 acre.

Registered Proprietors: Bernice Augusta Been and Melva Olaine Williams

4. Parcel 60503/64 Blue Hills & Stamers Run, Providenciales.

Flamingo Cafe & Take Out is seeking employment for the following:

Single storey with seven bedrooms, three bathrooms, living/dining room, kitchen and laundry room on 0.35 acre. Registered Proprietor: Cecily Elaine Ewing

1) Labourer

5. Parcel 60611/40 Norway & Five Cays, Providenciales.

Single storey with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, living/dining room and kitchen on 0.22 acre. Registered Proprietor: Reasa Sherelle Louis

Interested candidate may send their application through ricardofulford@gmail.com regarding employment.

The auction will be held at the office of Scotiabank (Turks and Caicos) Limited, Grace Bay Branch, Providenciales at 10 o’clock in the morning on Friday the 20th day of November 2015.

A reserved price will be fixed on all parcels and a deposit of 10% is due immediately upon all accepted bids.

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Ricardo Fulford, Immigration and Labour Consultant, President of Ricardo Fulford Consultant Services, ricardofulford@gmail.com 1(649) 346-1125

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To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour. contact: 442-1349 or 231-3171

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per week salary $8.00 per hour

to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

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maintenance

Job Vacancy One (1) Front Desk Staff One (1) Houseman Person must be able to work holidays and weekends and be willing to work as a part of a team.

Resume can be email to info@ portsofcallresort.com.

Belongers will be given first preference; proof of status is required.

LEW & JAN CONSTRUCTION

J.I.D. BARBER SHOP Is looking for the following:

KAADEN AGENCY acting on behalf of our client: Tibor Machine Shop Ltd. Is looking for an experienced

Is looking for a

labourer To work 6 days per week salary $7.00 per hour.

contact: 232-7317

PRITON DEVELOPMENT LTD. SEEKS

(2) Carpenter

Must have at least 3 years experience and be able to work with little supervision. Salary start at $6.50 an hour and is based on experience. Deadline for applications is November 20th, 2015. Must be able to work weekends and holidays if deemed necessary.

Interested persons should be dependable and send applications via fax at (649) 941-4034. C/o Alliance Realty Ltd.

Patience Food Pick Up

(1) Domestic Worker Must have at least 3 years experience and be able to work with little supervision. Salary start at $6.50 an hour and is based on experience.

Deadline for applications is November 20th, 2015. Must be able to work weekends and holidays if deemed necessary.

Interested persons should be dependable and send applications via fax at (649) 941-4034. C/o Alliance Realty Ltd.

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SUNNY REEF LTD. Sunny Reef Ltd. is looking for suitable qualified Belongers. All positions require standing on your feet. Must speak, write and comprehend fluent English. Preference will be given to persons with previous hotel/restaurant experience. Individual must be willing to works weekends and holidays on a flexible schedule. Must know how to prepare French, Asian cuisine.

• DISHWASHER • BUSINESS COORDINATOR • BUSSER • KITCHEN HELPER

Send resume to Po. Box 811 or mangoreef @Hotmail.com

Nail Technician Hairdresser Must be willing to work 6 days per week.

Salary $6.25 per hour

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Ports of Call Resorts

• PASTRY CHEF • SERVER • LABOURER • COOK

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Contact: 346-1611 or 341-6502

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BOOKKEEPER Must have 5-10 years experience. Salary commensurate with experience. Contact: 231-6565

The Chartered Architectural Practice, ‘Sterling Property Consultants’ Is looking to hire a qualified Building

Thermographer Capable of conducting building energy audits. The qualified person should have an internationally recognized building thermography qualification and have suitable Caribbean experience in building energy audits and networking. The suitable candidate will be paid on a commission basis.

Applicants should send their Curriculum Vita to info@ SterlingPropertyConsultants.com

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Property Manager Needed For a private property in Providenciales.

;;A hardworking person needed to work six days a week. ;;Must be fluent in English and Spanish and have a working knowledge of Italian. ;;Must be Fit and able. Required to work 6 days a week. ;;Salary is $4,000.00 a month. Required to live on property.

Applicant must be able to do the following:

• Assist with general maintenance of the property • Liaise with tenants on housing matters and be responsible for regular collection of rents • Assist with general custodial needs and carpentry needs • Assist with general maintenance emergencies as needed • Contribute to verbal and written evaluations and communication as requested • Ability to use and safely operate tools and machines common to the building trade • Understand and follow written and oral instructions • Possess valid driver’s license with clean record

If you fit the above qualifications please send via facsimile your resume to (649) 946-4663.

An experienced Belonger is required for this position.

Deadline for Resumes is 26 November 2015

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NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION PEOPLE STATE BANK of c/o 122 Blue Mountain Road, P O Box 127 Richmond House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands hereby gives notice of its intention to sell by Public Auction the following properties pursuant to its power of sale as registered Chargee under the Registered Land Ordinance of the Turks and Caicos Islands: Parcel 20502/162 Ambergris & Fish Cays South Caicos comprising 0.46 acres of vacant land.

Registered proprietor: Ambergris Investments Ltd

Must be able to operate a forklift. Driver’s license and ability to drive a manual delivery truck preferred. Casual work / available as needed.

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Terms and Conditions of Sale by Auction are available by request from Misick & Stanbrook (649) 946-4732 or fax number (649) 9464734.

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MerAngel Ecological Services Is looking to hire a Research Assistant for a small, local company that performs Environmental Impact Assessments, marine monitoring and mitigation works, environmental education programmes, artificial reef and underwater restoration projects.

Job description

The research assistant position requires multiple skills both in and out of the water.

This includes the ability to dive/snorkel/swim and operate boats; proficient use of various equipment such as a GPS (and associated mapping programs), turbidity meter, velocitometers, underwater photography, various water sampling gear and laboratory equipment; proficiency with computers and multiple computer programs, including web design and support services, and excellent writing skills.

Expectations

Work often involves long hours snorkeling and diving under harsh conditions including on holidays and weekends. As all company services are performed on a project-by project contractual basis, the position is not full-time, but may require long subsequent days for extended periods of time. Salary is based on a per day rate commensurate with skill level and tasks performed during that period.

Requirements

CHARLIE’S CONSTRUCTION Is looking for a

Cabinet Maker To work 6 days per week salary $12.00 per hour interested person can contact: Mr. Charlton Gardiner at 649-231-6966 between the hours of 9am-5pm.

ONE LABOURER NEEDED Must be willing to work on weekends and public hoidays. Work includes general on-thejob assistance. Salary US$7.00 per hour’

Contact: William 941-4561

DEE’S HAIR SALON Is looking for a

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

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contact: 241-4070

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PETRO PLUS/CAICOS PETROLEUM

CASHIER, PUMP ATTENDANT and CLEANER POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Applicants must be pleasant, customer service oriented, honest, reliable and computer literate. Applicants must be willing to work on a shift basis, holidays, weekends and evenings.

Salary based on qualifications and experience.

Email Resume: petroplustci@gmail.com 11587

Minimum bachelor’s degree Verifiable work history of proven performance on deadlines Strong technical writing and design for reports, proposals and presentations PADI certified diver with at least 5 years experience and own equipment Experienced boat operator Photography including underwater with own equipment Proficient in Adobe Photoshop Advanced knowledge of Windows 7 operating system and own PC laptop Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, Access and Excel for data analysis ArcGIS or equivalent mapping experience and software CPCe or equivalent experience and software Web design and support Small business accounting experience Experience in artificial reef construction and coral transplant preferred

Contact: 649-941-8001 or 431-7031

WAREHOUSE HAND NEEDED

Email: sales.fareasternimports@tciway.tc

The auction will be held at the offices of Misick & Stanbrook, 122 Blue Mountain Road, Providenciales at 10:00 o’clock in the morning on November 16th 2015 at 10am.

A reserve price will be fixed on all parcels.

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ULYSSE JEAN DELUIS Is looking for a

labourer

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

Contact: 347-3520

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Currently seeking qualified candidates to join our Marine Department on Pine Cay as

Marine Captain Requirements: Knowledge:

• Thorough knowledge of Marine life, environment and conditions • Knowledge of handling/operating of small-medium sized vessels • Knowledge of maintenance and upkeep of small-medium sized vessels

Skills/Abilities:

• Experienced fisherman with competence in Bonefishing, Reef fishing and deepsea fishing.

• First Aid and Marine rescue experience required • Competent in the operating and maintaining small-medium vessels in a variety of conditions • Skilled in basic marine maintenance/mechanical issues Salary dependent on experience, training, work record and capability.

Send your resumes to Debbie Keller, Island Manager. manager@meridianclub.com Fax to 941-7010 or drop-off at TCR Sotheby’s in Salt Mills area- Provo

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TAKERA FRANCIS Is looking for a

domestic worker

PRCIOUS SEWING CENTER Seeks a

seamstress

To work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour must be willing to work holidays and weekends please fax all Cv’s to 649946-4433 deadline for applications is November 27th, 2015

To sew for men, women and children salary negotiable contact: 649-941-5858

Ricardo Fulford Consultant Services on behalf of his clients

Le Bouchon Du Village

is seeking employment for the following: 1) Kitchen Helper

Christophe Orthniel Forbes

is seeking employment for the following: 1) Labourer

Rita Jennings

is seeking employment for the following: 1) Labourer

Flamingo Cafe & Take

Out is seeking employment for the following: 1) Labourer

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MANAGER, COMPLIANCE AND LEGAL SERVICES Job Grade: A80 Full-Time Managing Director’s Office, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Island The Manager, Compliance and Legal Services is responsible for providing support in the coordination of the overall Anti-Money Laundering regime for Turks and Caicos Islands and supporting Management in fulfilling their compliance responsibilities by promoting adherence to Scotiabank Guidelines for Business Conduct, the Group Standards for Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-terrorist Financing and any supplemental policies, procedures, guidelines or codes of conduct applicable to the TCI; as well as protecting the interest of the Group in legal matters; anticipating and advising on legal issues that may affect its operations.

I. Specific Accountabilities

• Assist in the maintenance of an adequate Compliance Network that will ensure that the units within Scotiabank TCI are operating within the regulatory framework applicable to their business activities, personnel practices and premises.

• Provide support in ensuring that regulatory requirements are considered, identified and addressed with regards to the development of new products, programs or business initiatives.

• Provide support in developing and carrying out review programs that will confirm compliance to regulatory requirements is in place.

• Provide support in reviewing, on an annual basis, plans developed by support groups to monitor operational risk. Assist the Corporate Manager in periodically consulting with support functions and ensure plans have been executed and documented, and coordinate the submission of information, of an exception nature, to Sr. Management and the board of Directors where warranted.

• Provide support in ensuring that adequate policies, practices and procedures have been defined and implemented to enable ongoing compliance to applicable local regulatory requirements .

• Provide support in ensuring that adequate training programs are developed to support the reliable implementation of regulatory requirements.

• Provide support in ensuring the instances of non-compliance to regulatory requirements are being identified, appropriately reported and adequate action plans are developed to ensure corrective action and non-recurrence.

• Provide support in ensuring that all required reporting activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner as prescribed.

II. Complexity of Position

In order to perform the functions of the position, the following competencies are required: • Formal training in law (to deal with documentation/other complexities involved in the business and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the field; • Formal training in Compliance and membership in a recognized professional compliance association (e.g. Association of Certified Anti-Money laundering Specialists-ACAMS or International Compliance Association-ICA), and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the field; • Good knowledge of business activities undertaken by Scotiabank TCI; • Thorough knowledge of the regulatory/supervisory structure of the local financial markets, current banking regulations and industry standards; • Sound knowledge of the Bank’s policies, procedures, operations, organization, internal controls and the Scotiabank Group compliance process; • Excellent communications skills, both written and oral, as well as analytical and negotiation skills, • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to prioritize/delegate and deal with the workload to meet deadlines, • Ability to establish rapport and maintain effective working relationships with local regulators, external auditors and management personnel; • Ability to review complex documents and material and effectively absorb relevant content and assimilate this in a practical and coherent way; • High degree of computer literacy.

The incumbent operates independently within the guidelines, policies, directives and established precedents.

Please forward your application no later than Friday, November 13, 2015 to:

Alexandria Missick - Manager, Human Resources Scotiabank (TC) Ltd. Providenciales, TCI E-mail: alexandria.missick@scotiabank.com

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Sanitation Ltd.

ADVERTISE

Looking for

6 Sewage/Cesspet

Workers

Salary of $7.00 per hour and contact info. Mr. Lewis E Astwood III, cellphone: 649-231-0436.

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$33 PER WEEK

CALL 946-4664

PRITON DEVELOPMENT LTD.

SEEKS

Inventory Controller Site Supervisor • Must have at least 3 years experience and be able to work with little supervision.

• Salary is based on experience.

• Deadline for applications is November 13th 2015 • Must be able to work weekends and holidays if deemed necessary.

Interested persons should be dependable and send applications via fax at (649) 941-4034. C/o Alliance Realty Ltd.

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PUBLIC NOTICE BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION (Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

Take Notice that I, Peter Beckingham, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(2) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to MARIE GERVESNA WILLIAMS by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

Peter Beckingham

PUBLIC NOTICE BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION (Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

Take Notice that I, Peter Beckingham, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(2) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to ANGELIQUE CELICOURTBELIZAIRE by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

Peter Beckingham

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DIRECTOR OF PORTS Reporting Officer: Minister/Board of Directors | Salary Grade: 8 The Ports Authority of the Turks and Caicos Islands is seeking an outstanding professional for the role of Director of Ports.

Overview The Ports Authority of the Turks and Caicos Islands is a self-supporting public statutory body established in 2008 for the management of maritime affairs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Director of Ports will provide leadership and direction to enable the Port to achieve sustained growth. The position will be responsible for developing and executing the strategic plan for revenue, profitability, and growth of the Port.

He/she will oversee Port operations to ensure efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources and personnel.

Specific tasks, in no particular order, encompass: • Developing, executing, and updating a multiyear strategic plan to increase revenue, profitability, and organizational growth • Ascertaining new business opportunities outside the Port’s existing geographic and vertical markets • Initiating and closing new business deals by developing and negotiating contracts and integrating contract requirements with business operations • Building, developing, and managing a corporate and operational senior leadership team capable of executing desired business strategies; maintain a management personnel succession plan for all operations • Building and maintaining strong relationships with current tenants/users and potential future tenants/users; including operators of businesses on Port property • Building and maintaining strong relationships with the Port’s represented employees including general service and maritime employees • Establishing and maintaining stakeholder relationships; serving as the Port’s liaison for other key relationships with stakeholder groups locally and internationally • Working with international bodies • Collaborating simultaneously with a wide variety of business/economic sectors • Identifying internal organic growth opportunities and ensuring that existing assets are being optimally utilized • Support financial and operational objectives • Promoting the Authority through local, regional,

national, and international entities • Reducing environmental impacts on protected species or habitat • Reviewing (for approval) operating summaries and detailed reports (as required) for presentation to the Board of Directors • Supporting operating initiatives for improvements in safety, quality, cost, and employee relations • Evaluating performance of managers for compliance with established policies and objectives of the Ports Authority and contributions in attaining objectives • Leading and directing the processes that monitor, measure, evaluate, and report on performance • Monitoring and reporting on industry trends; leveraging industry best practices and applying these to internal systems and processes Qualifications and Experience The minimum qualifications required for this position include a Master’s degree from a recognized institution of higher learning plus a minimum of 10 years of senior management experience.

Previous management experience should be in business organizations or public agencies involved in Property Development (commercial, public, and retail), marketing, and/or the Port/ Maritime industry.

He/she must have proven experience in dealing with public sector processes. Candidate should have depth of understanding and experience in working with government and administrative processes. This unique individual must be able to quickly garner confidence, respect, and trust with all internal and external stakeholders. There should be evidence of leadership skills along with the ability to mentor and develop organizational skills.

The successful candidate should be a creative and innovative thinker regarding new projects and new roles of the Port, but seeking counsel as necessary. He/she should have highly developed and sophisticated negotiating expertise.

Required Attributes Candidates considered for the Director of Ports role should possess a strong combination of the following attributes: • Change agent experience to move the

organization to a high-performance organization.

• A passion for port real estate and land development.

• Strong acumen for developing a strategic plan.

• A bias for action/sense of urgency and outsidethe-box thinker.

• Experience interfacing with government entities and working with multiple clients.

• Proven ability to resolve complex problems positively and professionally.

• Highly developed business, governmental, and relationship development acumen and leadership.

• Experience in mentoring and developing staff.

• Board presence and the ability to proactively communicate with fellow Board members.

• High awareness, sensitivity, and empathetic disposition as it relates to staff, culture, and community.

• A demonstrated track record of unquestioned integrity and ethics.

• Proven experience in driving and growing a business.

• Demonstrated ability to form, lead, and develop high-performing and accountable teams.

• A strong work ethic, energetic, and highly engaged.

• A broad understanding of the transportation service/maritime industry.

• Strong organizational skills in order to balance a large group of diverse projects simultaneously for a large multi-user base.

• Stellar interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), and presentation skills.

• Strong analytical skills with a solid understanding of finance and economic issues.

Other Requirements: 1. Fluent English 2. Willingness and ability to travel by air, land and sea.

3. Qualified Belongers, either living in the TCI or abroad, are encouraged to apply.

4. Willingness to work outside normal office hours as needed from time to time Salary and Allowances: Salary is $103,000 annum.

Application Procedure

Interested persons should submit a resume, along with their contact information, cover letter, two letters of reference (one preferably from a former employer), copies of educational certificates, a Police Certificate and a copy of the Passport photo page.

Applications should be addressed to: Chairman, Ports Authority of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and can be delivered to the Turks and Caicos Islands Ports Authority, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands or emailed to: boardsecretary@ ports.tc by the deadline date. The subject line in the email should read “Director of Ports”. Envelopes should have the subject “Director of Ports” clearly marked on the front.

Deadline: Monday, November 30, 2015 We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only persons selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Science & Technology Scientists warn that frying, barbecuing or grilling meat may double kidney cancer risk Hot on the heels of a World Health Organisation report warning that the consumption of processed and red meats is more dangerous than previously thought, another study has shown that people who eat more meat have a high risk of cancer. This time, it’s kidney cancer, American researchers reported on Monday.

Worse, it’s not just people who eat red meat, as many other studies have shown.

People who eat more so-called white meat, such as chicken, have the higher risk, too, NBC News reports.

Dr Xifeng Wu and colleagues at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston studied 659 patients just diagnosed with kidney cancer and compared them to 699 cancer-free people.

The scientists wanted to uncover the link and pin down the factors that might explain it. They looked at what kinds of meat people ate and how they cooked it, as well as their genetic makeup to see if certain genes made them more susceptible.

Those who said they ate the most grilled meat, including

Experts have long known that grilling or barbecuing meat can make it carcinogenic. Burning or charring meat creates cancer-causing substances.

chicken, had a higher risk of kidney cancer, they reported in the journal Cancer. Those with two genetic mutations that already put people at higher risk of kidney cancer were most affected by the grilled meat risk.

Experts have long known that grilling or barbecuing meat can make it carcinogenic.

Burning or charring meat creates cancer-causing substances.

In this case, the two culprits Dr Wu’s team looked for were 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo(4,5-b) pyridine (PhIP for short ) and amino3,8-dimethylimidazo(4,5-f) quinoxaline (MeIQx for

short).

Their results showed that people who consumed the most chemicals present in charred meat were nearly twice as likely as those who ate the least to develop renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer in adults.

“Our study provides additional evidence for the role of red meat and white meat in renal cell carcinoma, and is the first study to suggest an association with the chemicals commonly created in grilling, barbecuing, and pan-frying meats at high temperatures,” Wu said.

Earlier studies had found a link between charred meat and cancers of the colon, stomach, prostate and pancreas.

Kidney cancer is among the 10 most common cancers in men and women and its incidence is increasing, according to the American Cancer Society.

“For reasons that are not totally clear, the rate of new kidney cancers has been rising since the 1990s, although this seems to have levelled off in the past few years,” the Cancer Society said in a statement on its website.

“Part of this rise was probably due to the use of newer imaging tests such as CT scans, which picked up some cancers that might never have been found otherwise,” the statement added.

Dr Wu’s team also wonders whether an increase in eating meat might explain some of it.

“The American/Western dietary pattern consists largely of red and processed meats, and the results of the current study suggest that the association between this dietary pattern and cancer may be in part explained by exposure to meat cooking mutagens,” they wrote.

Exercise releases chemicals in the body that may boost elderly brains, say the scientists, in the journal Gerontology.

Fit legs equals fit brain, study suggests OLDER women who have strong legs are likely to fare better when it comes to ageing of the brain, a decade-long study of more than 300 twins suggests.

The King’s College London team says leg power is a useful marker of whether someone is getting enough exercise to help keep their mind in good shape.

Exercise releases chemicals in the body that may boost elderly brains, say the scientists, in the journal Gerontology.

But they say more research is needed to prove their hunch.

It is difficult to untangle leg strength from other

lifestyle factors that may have an impact on brain health and the study did not look specifically at dementia, experts say.

The researchers tracked the health of more than 150 pairs of twin sisters aged between 43 and 73 at the start of the study.

Leg power was measured (at the start of the study) using a modified piece of gym equipment that measured both speed and power of leg extension, while brain power was measured (at both the start and the end of the study) using computerised tasks that tested memory and mental processing skills.

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Science & Technology Asthma risk reduced in young children with pet dogs, says study INCLUDING a pet dog in your new family may help your child breathe a little easier in the future, a large Swedish study has found.

The findings, published in JAMA Pediatrics, support the idea that pets can bolster the immune system and reduce allergies.

“Earlier studies have shown that growing up on a farm reduces a child’s risk of asthma to about half. We wanted to see if this relationship also was true for children growing up with dogs in their homes,” study author Dr Tove Fall said in a statement.

“Our results confirmed the farming effect, and we also saw that children who grew up with dogs had about 15 per cent less asthma than children without dogs.”

Dr Fall and her colleagues analysed the medical records of over one million Swedish children born from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2010, and cross-referenced them with information about their families’ medical history and pet/farm ownership in the first year of life, among other potential risk factors for asthma.

They then observed the rates of asthma among preschool children from ages 1

to 5, as well as schoolchildren at age 6.

“Because we had access to such a large and detailed data set, we could account for confounding factors such as asthma in parents, area of residence and socioeconomic status,” said Fall, who is an assistant professor in epidemiology at the Department of Medical Sciences and the Science for Life Laboratory at Uppsala University in Sweden.

Rates of asthma were similar between both age groups, hovering around 5 per cent, though only about 8 percent of school children were exposed to dogs compared to around 14 per cent of preschool aged children.

Farm life was particularly protective against later asthma, with the risk of asthma cut by around half in both groups, but dog ownership offered a buffer as well.

Notably, this preventive effect was similarly strong in children whose parents had asthma versus those who did not, as well as among firstborn children.

“Our findings are in accordance with the hygiene hypothesis, which links a favourable maturation of the immune system with exposure

to microbes in childhood,” the researchers wrote.

“It has been shown that dog exposure is associated with altered bacterial flora in house dust and that mice exposed to such dust have alterations in their gut flora composition, as well as fewer allergic reactions.”

The scientists noted that previous studies have found evidence for and against pet ownership as a risk factor for childhood asthma or other allergies, but believe that their study has the advantage over previous research efforts,

According to the study results confirmed that children who grew up with dogs had about 15 percent less asthma than children without dogs.”

for associations in large populations but do not provide answers on whether and how animals could protect children from developing asthma,” said senior author of the study Dr Catarina Almqvist Malmros.

“We know that children with established allergy to cats or dogs should avoid them, but our results also indicate that children who grow up with dogs have reduced risks of asthma later in life.”

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Athletics doping scandal: Russian federation to admit some charges RUSSIA’S athletics federation is planning to admit to some of the charges made against it by the World Anti-Doping Agency commission in order to avoid a ban from competition.

A Wada independent report accused Russia of “state-sponsored” doping.

The International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) decision on the matter is expected on Friday.

The Russian federation’s acting president Vadim Zelichenok says it will “admit some things” in its response.

“We admit some things, we argue with some things, some are already fixed - it’s a variety,” Zelichenok told the Associated Press.

If Russia is banned, the country’s track and field team could be excluded from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Sports minister Vitaly Mutko says Russia will not boycott next year’s Olympics, even if the suspension is applied.

“Russia is against a boycott.

Russia is against political interference in sport,” he added.

Wada says London 2012 was “sabotaged” by “widespread inaction” against athletes with suspicious doping profiles, while the IAAF - whose former president Lamine Diack is being investigated

by French police - was also implicated.

Manny Pacquiao will fight another two years according to trainer Freddie Roach.

Russia’s Sports minister Vitaly Mutko says Russia will not boycott next year’s Olympics, even if the suspension is applied.

Both he and President Vladimir Putin have appealed for Russia’s track and field team to be allowed to compete.

The report also recommended that five athletes and five coaches should be given lifetime doping bans.

The Kremlin dismissed the accusations, describing them as “groundless”, while Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into the claims.

Mutko and Putin have both appealed for Russia’s track and field team to be allowed to compete, arguing that a blanket ban would unfairly punish clean athletes.

“It will be painful for those athletes with clean consciences who could compete, that’s the first thing,” said Mutko.

“And the second thing is that it

goes against the spirit of the Wada code. The commission itself writes about it in its report. It’s about protecting the athletes with clean consciences.”

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday his organisation had “no authority” to ban countries from the Games, and the matter was solely for the IAAF to deal with.

During the Cold War, the United States and allies did not compete at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in protest against the Soviet Union, and there was a Soviet-led boycott of the Olympics in Los Angeles four years later. (BBC)

Roach don’t expect Pacquiao to retire soon PACQUIAO’S successful surgery on his torn right rotator cuff, trainer Freddie Roach says he’s interested in seeing a rematch between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2016 if Mayweather decides to stage a comeback. I don’t think it would matter if Pacquiao is 100 percent healthy or not for a second fight against Mayweather.

The problem is Pacquiao doesn’t handle movement very well, and he’s too crude with the way he attacks his opponents. He’s still very primitive with the way he comes forward, and you can’t fight like that against a guy

like Mayweather unless you’re built like a tank.

Marcos Maidana was able to walk Mayweather down, because he was so big and strong in their first fight. Pacquiao doesn’t have Maidana’s size or power, so he won’t be able to do that no matter how healthy he is.

Roach believes Mayweather will be coming back at some point in pursuit of his 50th win of his career.

Roach doesn’t believe Mayweather will stay retire, because he sees him wanting to make more money and also to win his 50th fight.

Puskas Award: Messi vs. Ball for ‘most beautiful goal award’ LIONEL Messi, Carlos Tevez, Carli Lloyd and... David Ball.

That’s right, Fleetwood Town’s Ball -- a 25-year-old footballer playing in English football’s third tier -- is up against the four-time World Player of the Year, a Champions League and Copa Libertadores winner and a World Cup winner to take the FIFA Puskas Award for 2015.

And for one night only, all four -- plus six other nominees -- will be in contention for an award which is handed out to the scorer of the most beautiful or aesthetically pleasing goal of the year.

“It’s fantastic just to be amongst those names,” said Ball, who was shortlisted for his sublime chip against Preston in March.

“Playing League One football in England and to be able to be recognized with such names is fantastic.

“I’ve tried it a few times in training. I’ve done a bit of skill to get past a couple of players and seen him

Jessica Ennis-Hill will head to the 2016 Games as favourite to defend her Olympic gold medal after winning a second World title in August.

David Ball faces stiff competition for the much-coveted prize, including fine individual efforts from the aforementioned Messi and Tevez, as well as Lloyd’s long-range strike in the final of the Women’s World Cup.

(the goalkeeper) off his line and gone for the dink into the far corner -- and luckily I’ve managed to pull it off.”

The delicately floated chip was reminiscent of a goal scored by Eric Cantona for Manchester United against Sunderland in a 5-0 win in December 1996, and Ball says the Frenchman’s skill provided the

inspiration for his effort.

“There was quite a lot (of Cantona influence) because it’s such an iconic goal,” said Ball, who was part of Manchester City’s youth academy, though he never played for the club. “You see Beckham scoring the halfway line goal and people trying it, it’s such an iconic goal.

Jessica Ennis-Hill: I will make retirement decision after Rio HEPTATHLON world champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has said she will wait until after the Rio Olympics to make a decision about her retirement.

She will head to the 2016 Games as favourite to defend her Olympic gold medal after winning a second World title in August.

And she could prolong her career and bow out at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London.

Ennis-Hill, 29, told BBC Sport: “I’ll see how my body holds up.”

She added: “My focus is on Rio at the moment and they will be my last Olympics as I’ll definitely be too old by 2020.

“I want to enjoy this next year and make the most of it and make a decision on my future after Rio.” Ennis-Hill, mum to toddler Reggie, said she would like to have more children once she retires.

And she rejected claims she was a “super mum” after winning the world title 13 months after giving birth.

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FIFA Ethics Review clears five candidates to succeed Sepp Blatter

Ricky Ponting (41 off 16) tore apart the equally celebrated Blasters’ bowling attack as they smashed 262 for five in 20 overs.

Cricket All Stars Series:

Warne’s Warriors seal series

SHANE Warne’s Warriors walloped Sachin Tendulkar’s Blasters by 57 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Cricket All Stars Series on Thursday.

Tendulkar’s decision to put the opposition in to bat backfired as game’s heavyweights Kumar Sangakkara (70 off 30), Jacques Kallis (45 off 23) and Ricky Ponting (41 off 16) tore apart the equally celebrated Warriors’ bowling attack to smash 262 for five in 20 overs.

The likes of Tendulkar (33 off 20), Virender Sehwag (16 off 8), Shaun Pollock (55 off 22) Brian Lara (19 off 21) and Sourav Ganguly (12 off 12) enthralled a sizable crowd with their brief knocks at Minute Maid Park, otherwise a Baseball venue, but it was not enough to scale down

the mammoth target, ending at 208 for eight in 20 overs.

The ‘legends’ now travel to Los Angeles for the final game of the series on Saturday. The opening match, won by Warne’s men convincingly, was played in New York on November 7.

Though the match’s outcome was not that significant considering the games are a mere exhibition, the famed former cricketers from both teams displayed fierce competitive spirit.

The competitive zeal was evident when the dream opening pair of Tendulkar and Sehwag walked into the middle. What made the contest more mouthwatering was Wasim Akram opening the bowling for Warriors and swinging the ball in from the word go.

FIVE of the seven men hoping to succeed Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, have passed an internal ethics review and have been formally cleared to run in a February election, the group’s electoral committee announced on Thursday.

The electoral committee rejected the candidacy of Musa Bility of Liberia, “in view of the content of the integrity check report relating to him,” but declined to be more specific, saying it had explained its decision to him privately.

The seventh candidate, Michel Platini of France, the head of the European confederation UEFA, submitted paperwork to enter the race on Oct. 8, only hours before he was provisionally suspended by FIFA amid a corruption investigation by the Swiss authorities.

The chairman of the electoral committee, Domenico Scala, has said he will not consider the candidacy of Mr. Platini, who was once regarded as the favourite to replace Mr. Blatter, or perform an ethics review of him until the suspension is lifted. Mr. Platini has denied any wrongdoing.

But the announcement regarding the remaining five candidates was also not without controversy.

The organisation approved Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim alKhalifa, president of the Asian

Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, president of the Asian soccer confederation, is the most controversial of the five selected.

soccer confederation and a member of Bahrain’s royal family. Rights activists have accused him of playing a part in the jailing and torture of soccer players from Bahrain who peacefully demonstrated against his family’s rule during the Arab Spring in 2011.

Sheikh Salman has long denied the allegations, calling them “nasty lies” in an interview with the BBC last month.

Rights advocates have held firm.

“If FIFA has any hope to move past corruption and scandal, it must begin by disqualifying Sheikh Salman from the presidential race,” Husain Abdulla, executive director

of Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, said in an email.

With the help of a private investigative firm, FIFA prepared detailed files on all candidates in recent months; they included background checks and information on financial and criminal histories.

A three-person review board, led

by Mr. Scala, studied those files and voted on each candidate.

In addition to Sheikh Salman, FIFA approved the candidacies of Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, Jérôme Champagne of France, Gianni Infantino of Switzerland and Tokyo Sexwale of South Africa.

Former Sunderland keeper dead at 32

Chris Paul is 15th on the all-time assists list.

Paul becomes fourth fastest in NBA history to reach 7000 assists CHRIS Paul needed five assists to become the fourth fastest player in NBA history with 7,000 for his career.

It only took one quarter Wednesday night in Dallas.

Paul assisted on three of the Clippers’ first four baskets of the night. The only one of those four baskets he didn’t assist on, he hit a 19-foot jumper.

Six minutes into the game, Paul already racked up four assists by

sharing the wealth, finding Blake Griffin once for a jumper, DeAndre Jordan once for a dunk – complete with boos – and J.J. Redick twice, including one for a 3-pointer.

Then came career assist No. 7000, as Paul found Griffin inside for the layup and the foul. By the end of the first quarter, Paul already racked up eight assists and finished the night with 11.

“I had no clue,” Paul said when told he hit the mark.

EX-SUNDERLAND and Ipswich goalkeeper Marton Fulop has died at the age of 32.

The former Hungary international had a tumour removed from his arm in 2013 but was cleared to continue his career.

He played 47 times for the Black Cats between 2006 and 2010 and last appeared for Town in 2011, making 38 appearances for the Suffolk club in all.

“It’s desperately sad when we lose a Sunderland family member but to lose one so young in such circumstances is heartbreaking,” the Black Cats said.

Fulop also played for Tottenham and West Brom and had loan spells at Chesterfield, Coventry, Leicester, Stoke and Manchester City.

Scotland Under-21 coach Ricky Sbragia,who managed Fulop at Sunderland, said the goalkeeper was “different class”.

He added: “Marton was a lovely man - you talk about being a good friend and doing everything for you and being there.

“He was great for me as a manager, he did everything I asked and kept us in the Premier League at a time when Craig Gordon was injured.

The former Hungary international had a tumour removed from his arm in 2013.

“He was a big focal point in the team and I’ve got great memories of him.”

Ipswich Town tweeted: “Our thoughts are with Marton’s friends and family at this immensely difficult time.”

Paul Jewell, Fulop’s former manager at Portman Road, told the club website: “I worked with him for a short time at Ipswich and he was a great pro.

“He was a gentle giant and a very

respectful person. He was just a good bloke and he was liked by all his team-mates. It’s tragic news and my condolences go out to his family and friends.”

West Brom keeper Ben Foster, who trained alongside Fulop when the Hungarian was at the club between 2011 and 2012, tweeted: “Rest in Peace Marton Fulop, one of the good guys and taken way too early. Thoughts and love go to the Fulop family.”

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Stallions bounce back from opening defeat DEFENDING champions the GT Stallions bounced back from their opening defeat to last season’s runners up Police Badgers on Friday night, to beat the Hustlerz 76-64 on Wednesday evening at the Gus Lightbourne Sports Complex court.

The win was new coach Avi Adams’s first with the team.

With last season’s finals MVP Tamaurri Lightbourne returning, the team had added presence inside the paint.

Point guard Kino Williams, led with 16 points and five boards, while Ray Harris finished with 15 point and six rebounds. Lightbourne and Damian Seymour added 10 points each.

Kirk Adams led the Hustlerz with 15 points, while Tori Jackson made 11.

On the opening night, the Badgers’ Evenz Dubois scored 16 point to go with three boards and four steals, while new addition to the team Jakie Been added eight points and six boards. Marcus Lightbourne led the Stallions with eight points and four boards, while Deron Williams pulled down 12 boards to go with his seven points.

The new season tipped off with the Flyers defeating the Predators.

The Flyers lost a number of key players this season, but power forward Dorado Fulford and small forward Jordan Garland stepped up big time. The pair combined for 36 of their team’s points in the 7668 win. Fulford led the attack with 21 points, while Garland added 15

Darly Francois led the Sonics with 23 points while teammate Ranguel Suero added eight points in Wednesday night’s win against the Steelers.

points and three boards.

Troy Saunders led the Predators with 17 points, eight boards and three assists, while Mervin Forbes added 12 points and 13 boards.

On Saturday night the Harbour Ballers returned to the league with a win over the much-improved Nazarene Kings.

Arvio Parker scored 11 points to go with eight boards, while teammate Georgie Penn had nine points and eight boards.

Randy Rigby led the Kings with 22 points.

In the other clash the Knights succumbed to the onslaught of a renewed and revitalised North Caicos Spartans 67-57. Devon Williams scored 23 and Trevente Williams had 17 for the winners.

Wednesday evening opened with the HAB Sonics getting the better of the Steelers. Darly Francois led the attack with 23 points, 14 boards and four steals, while Gavin Hall added 15 points, six rebounds and three assists for the winners. Zachary Rigby scored 22 point and five rebounds for the Steelers.

TCIFA President and FIFA Executive Committee Member Sonia Bien-Aime, with the Sports Travel Award.

Sports Travel Awards:

FIFA’s Bien-Aime collects for Women’s World Cup

Flyers win softball female title

The Flyers won the Softball Fast Pitch League female title with a 4-1 win in a best in seven championship series against Mervco Katz. Flyers won the opening games, but then lost to the Katz before winning their last two recently at the Downtown Ball Park.

TCIFA President and FIFA Executive Committee Member Sonia Bien-Aime, attended The Sports Travel Awards to collect an award on behalf of FIFA for the Best Professional Sports Event Series or Circuit, presented to the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Canada.

The Sports Travel Awards have been given out since 2003 and honour the best in sportsevent management.

Each year, readers of the magazine nominate events in amateur, collegiate and professional sports categories. They give out awards in each category for a single-sport event, a multisport event and a series or circuit. After readers nominate

events, they then place the top nominations on a ballot for them to vote for a winner.

“It is an absolute honour to receive this award from experts of the game, and to have been voted the best from amongst the other dominating sports events,” says Bien-Aime. “A huge thank you to the Sports Travel readers for rewarding the FIFA Women’s World Cup and to the Canadian Local Organisation for their hard work hand in hand with the FIFA administration. To all the volunteers involved in the tournament who contributed hugely to the success of the tournament and to the fans, the ones who made the tournament a success.”

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Redmond to defend triathlon title – Will also compete on Saturday evening DAN Redmond played down expectations of dominating this Sunday’s TCI Triathlon Challenge Series event, but nevertheless promised to put in a solid performance.

The defending champion, who is known for his dominance in endurance races both in and out of the water, indicated that he will also compete in the Wrightfully Fit 10K race this Saturday.

“It’s going to be a tight schedule with a run in the evening and a triathlon early the next morning, so I’m trying to stay relaxed as possible rather than having high expectations of fast times.”

The former Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim three-time (onemile male division) champion, said work restriction has kept him from

optimum training.

“It’s also been a very busy year with work commitments, which is a good thing except for finding time for training, which has been far less than ideal. I’m hoping to be able to put in a solid performance in both events, but not breaking any records, but just enjoying the occasion and knowing that my entry fee has made a small contribution to charity.

“You never know who is going to show up at these events, but this year being part of both occasions is more important than winning.”

The triathlon, which is organised and hosted by Run4fun Worldwide Ltd, had 10 teams and 15 individuals (inclusive of residents, TCI natives and a few tourists) up to mid-week.

Organiser, Providenciales resident, Kevin Bethel, who revitalised the sport in 2012, said that athletes will gather at the Bight Park from 6:00h to complete registration, upon which time they will receive their numbers for the different sections of the race.

After a warm up at 6:30h, action is set to get underway with the start of the half-mile swim from 7:00h at the Bight Park beach, before competitors are tasked with cycling 12 miles (four laps around a prescribed route: Bight Park to Tiki Hut, up Suzy Turn, onto Leeward Highway and left to Prat’s Road, down to Bight Park). Finally the athletes will make one lap on foot (three miles).

The event which raises funds for charity has added Hope Foundation for Autism to its list this year.

Robinson to compete in Ironman Texas 2016 – Aims to build on Footsteps 4 Good win Endurance athlete Lynn Robinson is looking to build on her recent form to be in peak shape for next year’s Ironman competition which is slated for Texas in May. Robinson, who won the Footsteps 4 Good race, finishing at least seven minutes ahead of her closest male competitor, aims for a solid performance this weekend when she competes in the Wrightfully Fit 10K on Saturday evening and the TCI Triathlon Challenge Series event on Sunday morning.

“I came first a couple of years ago in the sprint triathlon here. It all depends on who else is competing.

I not a fast swimmer but can sometimes make up for it on the bike and run.”

The 47-year-old is confident that she will be at her peak in a few months for the Ironman (2.4 miles swim, 112 miles bike ride and a full marathon of 26.2 miles).

Robinson, though, is no stranger to lengthy events. “I have the stamina to go longer distances, such as the 56 mile run Comrades in South Africa I did the last 2 years.”

Editor’s note: Although Robinson won the Footsteps 4 Good walk/run event, she was inadvertently left out of a recent Weekly News article on the race, which focused on top male runner, national 100M and 200M record holder Delano Williams (who

Mr. Triathlon, Dan Redmond, promises another solid performance this year. (Photo compliments of TCI Triathlon Challenge Series Facebook page)

Davis-Thompson for 3rd annual Women in Sports Gala Awards

Lynn Robinson (right) won the recent Footsteps 4 Good event, while British sprinter Delano Williams was the first male finisher.

was the first male finisher, and not the overall winner as was stated).

Weekly News sincerely apologises for this lapse.

FORMER Bahamian Olympic gold medallist Pauline DavisThompson will make her second visit to the TCI next month for the third annual Women in Sports Gala Awards Sparkle Banquet.

The event, which will be held in Grand Turk on December 12th, will have the former 200M Olympic gold medallist as the feature speaker.

The Bahamian had finished behind Marion Jones at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but in 2007 when Jones admitted taking performance enhancement drugs, she was stripped of her title; a few years later Davis-Thompson was officially awarded the gold medal.

Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games Association, Rita Gardiner, who was recently inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame for decades of service in sports, said that the Sparkle Gala Awards will be held under the patronage of First Lady,

Pauline Davis-Thompson first visited the TCI in 2007 for the CARIFTA Games.

Dr. Dawn Perry-Ewing this year.

The now 49-year-old DavisThompson, who currently sits on the IAAF Council, first visited the TCI in 2007 for the CARIFTA Games.

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