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LISARAYE BREAKS DOWN AT SIPT TRIAL
Tears flowed from the reportedly duped eyes of US actress LisaRaye McCoy at the end of the first day of testimony in the SIPT trial. Her breakdown came seconds after she was asked about her connection with Z&M Media Production which managed ‘Hip Hop Weekly’ magazine. PAGE
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WEEKEND OF FUN TO HELP HEAL TCI
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SCORES OF ILLEGAL HAITIAN MIGRANTS PAGE ARRESTED 7
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Electricity restored to 10,000 across the TCI – But Grand Turk still largely without power BY OLIVIA ROSE ELECTRICITY has been restored to more than 10,000 customers across the Turks and Caicos Islands. Most homes in North and Middle Caicos have been reconnected, while service in South Caicos is expected to be back by the end of the week. However, the majority of residents in Grand Turk are still living without power. Following the massive destruction left by hurricane Irma, FortisTCI has been working around the clock to restore service to the islands severely affected by the storm. According to the company, it has made significant progress in its restoration drive after suffering extensive damage to poles, power lines, and transformers across the territory. FortisTCI in a press release issued on October 17, reported that progress has been rapid on the islands of North and Middle Caicos which saw service being restored to all of the customers able to take electricity. Unfortunately the few customers whose homes received extensive damage are still unable to be connected. The company credited the successes achieved on North and Middle Caicos to the joint efforts of local based personnel and the emergency Fortis crews from
Fortis utility employee is seen gathering electrical wire in Grand Turk, used to rebuild the transmission and distribution network
Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) in Grand Cayman and UNS Energy in Tucson, Arizona, USA. The release further revealed that the underwater cable between Providenciales and North Caicos was successfully reenergised. “This transmission cable from Heavin’ Down Rock on Providenciales delivers electricity to the inlets and cays between Providenciales and North Caicos, and onward through to Lorimers, Middle Caicos. “Progress is also being made on other islands. On South Caicos, it is expected that service will be available to all customers that can be
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connected by the end of this week. “On Providenciales, over 80 percent of customers have electricity available to them and service is expected to be restored to all customers by the first week of November,” the release stated. However, on the capital island, Grand Turk, the damage sustained to the electricity grid was as much as 90 percent and about 60 kilometres of transmission, distribution, and service lines have to be rebuilt. According to FortisTCI, a lack of available accommodation for emergency workers, and the complete lack of communication in the nation’s capital in the days immediately after hurricane Irma have compounded the restoration efforts on the island. “Despite these challenges, the company has restored power to almost 500 customers to date. “The initial focus was to restore power to key and essential services like the airport and control tower, the FAA facility, the water plant, and hospital. “More than 40 utility workers are currently assigned to help rebuild and restore the system on Grand Turk, and these workers will be joined shortly by additional manpower.” The release further noted that progress on Grand Turk is expected to increase over the next couple of weeks. A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT President and CEO of FortisTCI, Eddinton Powell, said considering the scale of the devastation caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria, it is a great accomplishment to have restored electricity to more than 70 percent of the territory in less than
FortisTCI lineman helping to restore service to customers in Grand Turk
The below restoration plan (subject to change) details continued restoration dates on Grand Turk: LOCATION ESTIMATED DATE OF RESTORATION Sections of Pond Street October 18 Breezy Brae October 25 Waterloo Road (From Power Plant to Governor’s Beach) October 27 South School Lane October 27 East Suburbs October 27 Sections of Palm Grove October 27 Sections of Hospital Road October 27 Pillory Beach October 27 Sections of Back Salina November 3 Front Street November 3 Church Folly November 3 Sections of Osbourne Road November 3 Over Back November 10 Lighthouse Road (From Clock Tower to TCICC) November 16 Cork Tree Beach November 23 North Creek November 23
six weeks. Powell noted that while significant work has already been done, much is still left to be accomplished. He said: “We will not relent in our efforts to restore power to every single customer as quickly as possible. “We know how important electricity is to our customers and to the overall economy and we are applying all available resources to this effort.” The utility company reiterated that the process of restoring electricity begins with getting power to essential services such as hospitals, water plants, and airports. Then crews are working on repairing and restoring main power
lines that will provide electricity to large groups of customers. Following this, the focus will move to restoring smaller service lines that feed particular streets and cul-de-sacs from the main power lines. Finally, the crews will address individual customers with damage or disruptions affecting their particular service. As restoration of electricity service continues across the TCI, the company is reminding its customers to turn off breakers, unplug appliances and equipment and turn off wall switches. Customers are also encouraged to consult a licensed electrician before undertaking any electrical repairs.
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Tears and a shaky memory mark LisaRaye’s testimony BY DELANA ISLES TEARS flowed from the reportedly duped eyes of US actress LisaRaye McCoy at the end of the first day of testimony in the SIPT trial seconds after she was asked about her connection with Z&M Media Production which managed ‘Hip Hop Weekly’ magazine. McCoy, who split and eventually divorced from former premier and now chief defendant in the corruption trial Michael Misick shortly before Misick was first fingered by investigators in corrupt dealings, finally testified in her exhusband’s trial this past week. She was led in her testimony in chief by lead Crown Prosecutor Andrew Mitchell QC after having to be summoned by a US court to testify. As Mitchell got to the questions about Z&M Media Production, McCoy teared up and had difficulty controlling her emotions, forcing the presiding Judge Paul Harrison to call a halt to the first day of the
witness testimony at a few minutes to 6pm. Asked by the judge if anything was wrong, the actress answered: “No.” However, a halt was called to the proceedings and McCoy, who had previously admitted to having a “bad back,” was excused for the day. Z&M Media Production, a company based in New Jersey, had produced the magazine in which both McCoy and Misick had invested in and which was managed by David Mays and other partners. The following day, McCoy continued with her testimony, stating that AK Benzino produced the magazine, but upon further questioning said could not recall how long their investment lasted. She did however remember that it ended up in a US court, with her and Misick losing a lawsuit they filed against Mays and Scott. The Misicks’ involvement with the publication began in 2006, when it was started by US entrepreneurs David Mays and Raymond ‘Benzino’
Scott. Legal documents in a New Jersey court by Mays and Scott stated that McCoy and Misick agreed to invest in Hip Hop Weekly in 2006 as minority shareholders to create “the bible of the hip-hop industry”. The investment in Hip Hop Weekly was made through My Way 2 Productions, a company controlled by Misick. In court this past week, McCoy was asked about the company, to which she recalled very little of its financial dealings – debits and credits. The civil lawsuit claims the firm made some $800,000 in capital contributions into Hip Hop Weekly’s holding companies in return for a 25 percent stake. The lawsuit accuses Mays and Scott of fraud and embezzlement. In a countersuit, Mays and Scott said Misick was trying to unlawfully seize control of Hip Hop Weekly and sell it to fund his defence of a “likely criminal prosecution by the British government”.
Gov’t to inform on country’s budgetary position next week THE GOVERNMENT is getting set to provide a full report on the country’s budgetary position for the rest of the financial year sometime next week, starting October 23. This was revealed in the post Cabinet statement from the Government’s press office on Thursday (October 19). All ministers were present at the meeting held on Tuesday, at the Hilly Ewing building in Providenciales. Chairing the meeting, as usual, was Governor John Freeman, who was provided with the Government’s financial report for the month of September. Dr Freeman was advised by Cabinet members: To approve several items on the agenda, among which was a reduced provision from the National Forfeiture Fund for the hosting in the Islands of Pre-Assessment training in October and Financial Action
Task Force Standards training in November by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force. To approve the tabling of a bill recognising the offices of the Supreme Court Registry in both Grand Turk and Providenciales. To approve the tendering of Crown Land Parcel 60603/18. To approve the regularisation of fees for services being rendered by the Survey and Mapping Department to the general public. To approve extended repayment terms for salary advances paid to public officers under the Hurricane Irma Salary Advance scheme. Details will be provided to the Public Service separately. And to approve Planning Applications NC 1109 and SC 760. Members were also presented with several updates and reports from fellow Cabinet members during that sitting.
The Attorney General presented an information paper on Crown land holding in TCI, as requested by the Premier. The Deputy Governor provided an update, as requested by the Premier, on TCIG’s Annual Recruitment Plan for the Financial Year 2017/2018, including an update on critical current vacancies and efforts to fill them. The Minister of Tourism provided a report on the arrest of a vessel caught poaching in TCI waters. The Deputy Premier updated Cabinet on the two recent sloops intercepted and the repatriation process. While the Premier provided two reports on the visit to the TCI last week of the UK Recovery Advisory Team, on discussions held with them and on a meeting she held with the Caribbean Representative of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean team.
LisaRaye McCoy, who split and eventually divorced from former premier and now chief defendant in the corruption trial
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A Weekly News column that puts you on the spot for your opinions on the issues of the day
WHAT TO DO ABOUT PRICE GOUGING?
IN THE wake of the two hurricanes, some people have complained about a rise in the cost of essential items in food and hardware stores in the Islands. In a statement on this matter Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson stressed that price gouging will not be tolerated by the Government. Is this only lip service, since no system is in place to monitor or prevent these abuses taking place? What are your thoughts?
Scarcity
Price control doesn’t happen overnight. Plus prices don’t hike starting in the TCI. It starts from the overseas supplier. When questioned about the hike in price they respond that it was difficult to have items delivered. Scarcity. Everybody is trying to buy so prices go up from USA. Ask me. After Ike my first shipment of items came in almost double. God bless the duty concessions given on products. Most retailers hardly made 10 percent over cost, freight and processing fee. I’ve experienced it.
As easy as ABC
There is very obvious price gouging taking place. The simple answer is: A. Pass the laws to prohibit price gouging. B. Enforce the law. C. Make no exceptions and make the gougers suffer to the maximum of the penalties. Of course, it is not going to happen, but it really is as easy as ABC.
No evidence
I have not seen any evidence of this happening. Only comments on social media, without any evidence, or details supporting the accusations.
Lip service
It is absolutely lip service. The premier and her cabinet have been very reactive. Lip service is their only action every time there is public outrage over any issue. Illegal shanty town redevelopment, lip service! Price gouging. Lip service! We have consumer protection legislation
passed last year by the previous government but the body and director that would be responsible for enforcement has not been set-up or hired. To announce that your government won’t tolerate it when you have no means of ensuring this is putting the cart before horse. There is inadequate manpower in the Planning Department to monitor developments and enforce the law, so to say that you will be enforcing the law before adequately staffing the department is again, putting the cart before the horse. All the shanty homes will be rebuilt before the hiring process in the TCIG starts. I’ve come to expect nothing more than talk from this Government. The premier is blessed with the gift of gab and is a woman of many words and no action!
Not really happy
something meaningful and worthwhile, they might have something to be proud of. It’s a sad indictment of the times we live in now, that unscrupulous companies and individuals take advantage of other peoples misfortunes. Shylock doesn’t just want his pound of flesh, but the blood as well!
Horrendous
This is lip service unless she says that they will be prosecuted, charged and/or spend time in prison. This is horrendous. Cost of living and prices are already high. Just why are they trying to kill people? Depriving families of being able to provide nutritious food and necessities for their family.
Fancy image
It is lip service but not because there is no system in place to monitor prices, but because they want the island to be a high end one.
Thinking more about a fancy image than the local people.
No heart
Laughable. Of course it is only lip service. Only when it is written into law will that kind of statement be active. But we as consumers need to boycott or spend less with any business that has done that at a time when persons really were hurting financially. They have no damn heart. Just shameful.
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Yeppy damn skippy - lip service all day!
No teeth
It’s much reminiscent of the UK, when the prime minister says the rip off antics of the banks and utility companies won’t be tolerated. It’s purely to curry political favour. As to the miscreants their reaction is: “So what, you and whose army?” especially when they have to appear before parliamentary committees, as they know they have no teeth. Truth is and as far as can be figured out, there are no anti-usury laws here. That’s also why people lose their properties under punitive mortgage schemes. If they stopped rubber stamping such mindless foreign motivated regulatory legislative garbage here and passed
Response from Premier Cartwright-Robinson I have committed to use the only tool of consumer awareness which is the consumer price index (CPI). In an earlier statement I spoke to the fact that there is no price control mechanisms and that the time seems right to revisit the abandoned national dialogue relating to price control. This is contained in Speeches forwarded to your Media House. This you will know with any major shift in Policy
requires consultation and a legislative framework. What I have repeatedly done is decry the actions of unscrupulous merchants. To say I will not tolerate it gives the impression that I have current powers to do something that is not in Law. It is in my opinion misleading in its premise. I remain open to interviews as always. Premier Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson
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US court summons unwilling ex-first lady to testify in TCI court TAKING the witness stand on Monday (October 16) was former first lady of the Turks and Caicos Islands and ex-wife of Michael Misick, LisaRaye McCoy. McCoy was summoned to testify before a TCI court in the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) trial that is currently underway, but had initially refused to cooperate with the prosecutors. However, under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) between the United States and Turks and Caicos Islands, McCoy was summoned by a US court to give testimony in the SIPT trial. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties allow generally for the exchange of evidence and information in criminal and related matters. The MLAT was enforced in this instance. As such, McCoy appeared for three days of direct testimony and cross examination by defence lawyers this past week, via audio and video link from Los Angeles to the Providenciales courthouse. McCoy had previously been called to testify, and had complied, in the Sir Robin Auld Commission of Inquiry in 2009, where she provided testimony about her life as the first lady of the TCI and wife of ex-premier Michael Misick. Misick and seven others are currently being prosecuted for
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McCoy recalls little about Czech billionaire Hoffman BY DELANA ISLES
LisaRaye McCoy was summoned to testify before a TCI court in the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team Trial
several corruption related offences they allegedly committed while Misick was the premier of the TCI. He and his co-defendants have all pleaded not guilty to the charges, and have been standing trial since 2015. The prosecution, headed by Queen’s Counsel Andrew Mitchell, is expected to conclude next month, where after the defendants will get an opportunity to present a defence against the charges. (DELANA ISLES)
FROM all indications during LisaRaye McCoy’s testimony in the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team’s (SIPT) trial this past week, Czech billionaire financier and “gangster capitalist” Mario Hoffman is very forgettable. Called on to recall when she met him, who she was with other than her ex-husband Michael Mick, or why she was at that particular location when she finally recalled meeting Hoffman, the former Mrs Misick was hard pressed to provide any pertinent details to the lead prosecutor Andrew Mitchell’s questions. McCoy took the ‘witness stand’ in a Los Angeles, California legal office and her testimony was transmitted via video link to the Supreme Court annex, on Leeward Highway, Providenciales, in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Among the many individuals she was called on to recall meeting or having interactions with, was Mario Hoffman who was himself investigated by authorities in his home country for his suspected involvement with TCI politicians in bribery and corruption during Michael Misick’s tenure as premier. Hoffman figured prominently in the 2009 Sir Robin Auld commission of inquiry into government corruption in the TCI with J&T cofounders Ivan Jakabovič and Patrik Tkáč, partner Peter Korbačka and former TCI premier Michael Misick.
Mario Hoffman
He was alleged to have bribed the former premier and other TCI Government officials to secure favourable treatment in relation to a $600 million luxury golf resort on Salt Cay, which J&T Banka arranged. Misick is alleged to have orchestrated a deal granting to Hoffman’s company the land on which the resort and golf course was to be built on a 99-year lease at a nominal or peppercorn rent. Asked in court this past week to recall where she met Hoffman, Misick’s ex-wife told the court that while she remembers meeting him, she could not recall where, whom she was with at the time other than her ex-husband or how she was introduced to him. Through a series of questions, several of which were objected to by Misick’s lawyer Reginald Armour,
McCoy finally remembered that she met Hoffman in France, that he was a developer in his 30s, that she and Misick went car racing while there but could not recall who else joined them. McCoy further testified that while her ex-husband told her who Hoffman was and that he was interested in investing in the TCI, she was not told on which island he was interested in investing. She further stated that she met Hoffman less than 10 times and that she could not remember anything about Misick and Hoffman’s personal relationship. Misick’s involvement with the Czech billionaire has figured prominently in the trial which has been ongoing since December 2015. Back in August 2006, Salt Cay Golf Club was set up as the company that would own and operate the golf club. Fifty percent of the shares in that company were held by Hoffmann’s Cyprus-based holding company and the other 50 percent was given to a holding company of which Michael Misick’s brother, Chalmers ‘Chal’ Misick, was the owner. The transaction was allegedly concluded at a meeting between Misick and J&T Bank officials in Prague in 2005, which Hoffmann organised. According to detectives, Hoffmann and J&T Bank representatives had tried to cover up the fraud, it was reported at the time of the Auld COI.
Scores of illegal Haitian migrants arrested – Second group in less than a week BY DAISY HANDFIELD ABOUT 57 illegal Haitian migrants were captured and detained as they attempted to enter the Turks and Caicos Islands through French Cay on October 17, according to sources. Government officials have yet to release a statement on the interception. Just last week on October 11, more than 150 illegal Haitian migrants were apprehended on the island of West Caicos after making landfall in the TCI. From last week’s group, 81 people were apprehended and ferried to Providenciales for processing and more than 80 more illegal migrants were still on West Caicos awaiting transportation to the processing unit
in Providenciales. Women, men and children were found around the waters and the island of West Caicos by local authorities. In a statement last week, the Department of Immigration warned the public that harboring illegal migrants is a crime and such people can now face a fine of $20,000 on a summary conviction or to a term of imprisonment of four years, or both. Deputy Premier and Minister of Border Control, Sean Astwood, commented on the matter in a previous interview, reiterating that there would be serious consequences for those harboring illegal migrants and for those migrants captured. He added that they would be charged, deported and added to the
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Immigration Stop List. “I am also appealing to the Haitian diaspora and persons who have connections with Haiti, to assist us with discouraging persons from attempting this journey. “As a Government, we remain committed to zero tolerance approach to human trafficking and through this media I am sending a very strong message to persons involved in human trafficking and illegal migration, that when discovered you will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law,” he said. In addition, people who have acquired status other than by birth that are convicted of such an offence, face the possibility of having their status in the islands revoked, thereby making them liable to deportation.
Some of the illegal Haitian migrants on board a vessel
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‘Climate change is real’ – Premier BY OLIVIA ROSE “Climate change is real and we’re not a Government that is going to deny it.” These sentiments were expressed by Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson in response to a question posed by reporters on the Government’s position on climate change. Climate change refers to a broad range of global phenomena created predominantly by burning fossil fuels, which add heat-trapping gases to the Earth’s atmosphere. These phenomena include the increased temperature trends described by global warming, but also encompass changes such as sea level rise, ice mass loss in Greenland, Antarctica, the Arctic and mountain glaciers worldwide, shifts in plant blooming, and extreme weather events. This global trend has been blamed for intensifying hurricane Irma which wreaked havoc on many Caribbean countries and territories including the Turks and Caicos Islands. Speaking at a recent press conference, the country’s leader maintained that the Government is keen on formulating strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change
locally. She said: “Our position is: it is real, something is changing something is happening, and while we can’t duck and dodge or ignore it we have to build a resiliency towards it. Cartwright Robinson added that over the last few months, staff of the Ministry of Public Works attended training sessions on climate resilience hosted by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) which has its headquarters in Barbados. “At those seminars they would’ve done some training in building roads in resilience to climate change. “Also in our last meeting in the House of Assembly we passed what was a motion for a loan from CDB to look at restoring and rebuilding seawalls to be resilient to climate change. “So we have already taken action showing that we believe that climate change is real unlike some heads of government.” She emphasised that in order to protect the socioeconomic gains and make development efforts in the territory sustainable, efforts to build climate and disaster resilience are essential. “We believe that it is real and we will have a firm policy where critical
Climate change causes severe drought for some places
departments which serve on that committee, headed by Mr Ronlee James of my office, will play a role in how we build our resiliency.” Several economists from the CDB have argued that rising disaster and climate risk, in addition to high vulnerability to seismic events, is threatening to undo much of the territory’s impressive development over the last few years. PROTECTING THE TCI’S COASTLINE A feasibility study and designs for coastal protection works in Grand Turk, North, Providenciales and Salt Cay are expected to be carried out soon. A shoreline management plan will also be created to protect the Islands’ coastlines using climate-resilient approaches. This project will be supported by a $440,000 loan, a $50,000 grant allocated from resources provided by the European Investment Bank under the Grant Facility for Climate Action
Support to CDB, and counterpart funding of $289,000 from the TCI Government. The provision of the loans and grant come directly on the heels of the CDB’s 47th annual flagship event held in the Turks and Caicos Islands in May this year. According to O’Reilly Lewis, the chief of economic in the infrastructure division of the CDB, coastal defence is important in sustaining the TCI’s tourism industry. He said: “Tourism is the main pillar of TCI’s economy, with its coastal and marine resources as the basis of the sector. “The loss of critical beach assets due to coastal erosion, as well as the other anticipated changes resulting from climate change, would potentially have significant negative implications for settlements, tourism sites and livelihoods resulting from the reduction in coastal and marine economic activity.” Lewis pointed out that the feasibility study and designs derived
from the technical assistance project will provide the TCI Government with viable designs for climateresilient infrastructure solutions to safeguard social and economic development, economic growth and livelihood security. The shoreline management plan will strengthen the TCI’s capacity to sustainably monitor and manage the country’s beaches and related coastal assets. It will also assist the Government with the development of a more comprehensive integrated coastal zone management plan. The intervention is consistent with the CDB’s strategic objective of supporting inclusive growth and sustainable development within its borrowing member countries. It also aligns with the bank’s corporate priorities of promoting disaster risk management and climate change mitigation and adaptation, and improved protection and sustainable management of natural resources.
Tension reported among UK staff and local prison guards AS PART of the United Kingdom’s continued assistance to the Turks and Caicos Islands, the UK recently dispatched 22 staff to join the TCI’s prison ranks - but there are now reports of mounting tension among the local and foreign prison workers. Reliable reports reaching the Weekly News this week, are that at least one local prison guard is currently under investigation after one of the UK guards saw him hitting a prisoner. The matter was allegedly reported to the superintendent of prison. Sources said that the rank is now facing possible suspension from duty within the coming weeks. The 22 Serco public service workers include middle and senior managers as well as prison officers, all of whom are working to boost the operations and restore order to the Grand Turk prison. Serco is an international service company which provides justice services across Australia, New Zealand and the UK that help to
make communities safer by holding prisoners securely and working to reduce reoffending. The staff are currently working to implement new systems, processes and procedures to improve safety, security, care and opportunity at the TCI facility. They are also providing an additional focus towards assessing and challenging those in custody who do not behave in accordance with expectations, and are also coaching local ranks on implementation and enforcement of operational instructions. Sources said that the UK workers are performing their jobs quite well, but that the execution of their duties is resulting in tension among the local guards and prison personnel. Efforts to contact Superintendent of Prisons, Steven Barrett on Thursday (October 19) for a comment were all unsuccessful. Meanwhile, more information reaching the Weekly News’ news
The SERCO prison guards from the UK working at Her Majesty’s Prison in Grand Turk met with the Governor
desk is that while prisoners are still not being transported to Providenciales to stand trial and
attend hearings since the country was hit hard by two hurricanes, the local judges and magistrates have been
travelling to HM Prison to conduct bail and other hearings in the prison compound. (DELANA ISLES)
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Banshee wailing in paradise – PART TWO AFTER Irma tore through the Caribbean, British PM Theresa May announced that £32 million would be provided in assistance for all of their impacted overseas territories. Can you believe this? Yes, £32 million pounds to be shared between British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, and the Turks and Caicos Islands for recovery. What do they expect these islands to acquire with this pittance? Maybe a bag of chips. Horrendous! Get this. In their most recent capital expenditure budget Britain allotted £175 million through DFiD to their military branch for maintaining the territorial integrity of the Falkland Islands. So they earmark hundreds of millions of pounds to an overseas territory in a long-running dispute with Argentina, but three other territories are hit by dual hurricanes and the most they can let go of from their cold, clammy hands is £32 million pounds. How does that arithmetic compute? Or does this even have anything to do with arithmetic? The Falkland Islands is an exclusively white population, while all the hurricane-hit territories are majority black. Is this not a clear-cut case of bold-faced racial preference and prejudice? Moreover, since another
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hurricane of the same force, Maria, came along after PM Theresa May’s announcement, to lay waste what had not already been ruined, does arithmetic not dictate that her original amount should double or triple, or does this line of logic not apply? One must remember that throughout its history of connection with Britain, the Turks and Caicos Islands have been a goldmine to that colonial enterprise. Proceeds from TCI salt, the best in the world, filled their coffers for centuries. A pretty penny prior to the days of refrigeration. But besides salt, the TCI sisal production in the Caicos Islands provided the world with high-quality rope. But who benefited from this mostly? Britain, of course! As the leading maritime nation, its navy and merchant marine relied on rope like a fish relies on water. So the TCI was a goldmine here as well. But that is only the natural resources. In the days of wooden
ships, when Britain ruled the seas, the Turks and Caicos Islands was their most strategic possession. From these Islands, with their coves and hidden beaches, their privateers would lie in wait and replunder the Spanish of the gold they had plundered from Mexico and Central and South America when they reached their trans-shipment depots in Puerto Plata and Puerto Rico, just a stone’s throw away. No wonder Britain, and the world powers of the day, France, Spain, and the Dutch, were always back and forth in battle for possession of these Islands. It was a most invaluable asset. Now today, in 2017, the TCI is in dire straits from a natural disaster, doubled, and Britain decides that all it can muster is a piddling £32 million to be shared among other territories, also desperately in need. A shame and a disgrace of monumental proportions! But if that were not enough now hear this, because it gets worse.
MISSING AID A BBC article from September 13, 2017, reveals that there is a £13 billion aid budget that Britain has access to for overseas but it cannot be used because the TCI, as well as all of these sister territories hit by hurricanes Irma and Maria, are classified as too rich to qualify for assistance. Now try not to have a coronary on hearing this. Presumably it is OECD rules, of which Britain is a member, which does not permit spending of this pot of money on these territories. It is not clear whether this money is OECD money jointly or exclusively British money. But be that as it may, these ‘too rich’ island territories have been hit by, not one, but two massive category hurricanes in a fortnight. An unprecedented event that calls for an unprecedented solution. But the OECD, Britain, and these champions of the colonial era are stolidly sticking to precedent. Absolutely outrageous! But should this be a surprise when colonialism, in its purest form, is solely geared to bleeding the colonial entity of everything that is of value, while providing them with as little as possible? Maybe in this unprecedented time those champions should experience an epiphany in realising that the overriding source for their
accumulated wealth and quality of civilization they now enjoy is from the abundance of these same territories now facing dire straits. As it concerns the TCI, and it probably applies to the other hurricane-impacted locales as well, here are two things worth mentioning. Prior to the British interim government takeover of local affairs in the wake of the last commission of inquiry, the TCI stood on two financial legs. It generated its monies from tourism and offshore banking. Immediately upon this takeover Britain, along with major European nations and the United States, rammed down the Turks and Caicos Islands’ throat legislation severely curtailing offshore banking in this territory on the grounds that it was tied to global financial criminal activity, facilitated terrorism, and drained them of legitimate income worth billions. They really pulled out all the stops. It was so suspect that the consulting firm evaluating the losses sexed up the report, much like Tony Blair’s WMD fiasco to get Britain into the Iraq war, to come up with a colossal figure of financial losses at $6 billion. Once the legislation was passed and the deed was done this firm came CONTINUED
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Taxes, right and wrong THE DEMOCRACIES of the world are in trouble economically. In the USA the debt rose from $8 trillion to $18 trillion during the 20082016 US administration. This is not due to low taxes. USA taxes are very high. Each city, town and county charges property taxes. Some cities and states also charge income and sales taxes. States charge employers unemployment, workman compensation, and pension taxes. The federal government collects pension, healthcare income, sales and numerous regulatory and other taxes levied on people and companies. Taxes, taxes and taxes! The US federal government, many states, counties and cities are in fact bankrupt. The governments are paying out more than they are collecting.
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 27 years and has lived in Conch Bar, Middle Caicos, since 2002. David formerly served as branch chairman of the PDM from 2008 to 2011
The federal government simply prints more money and borrows more and more dollars. Soon the interest alone on the USA debt will exceed the federal government’s income. The debt is growing faster than the economy. One political party wants to raise taxes even more and one wants to stimulate the growth of the country’s overall economy and therefore collect more taxes from economic growth. The future is at stake. Citizens
take home income is no longer adequate. In the TCI from 1995-2003 the economy was in a growth position. Resorts were approved and none failed. Starting 2003 growth stopped. Resort after new resort failed. Existing resorts had their agreements tampered with. Government ministers raised their salaries, pensions and benefits. Then the 2012-2016 Government faced tremendous
debt that had to be addressed. Minister Washington Misick raised citizens and resort taxes to pay down the debt of his brother’s administration, his party’s leaders and minister’s perks. Less than 12 months into the 2016 ‘change’ Government, infrastructure needs ignored from 2003-2016 had to be addressed. Then along came Irma and Maria. This will be a test of this new Government. It is not time to be critical but cooperative! We hear the cries for extended duty free and agree. Agree only if the duty is not charged because the materials will be definitely be used for hurricane repairs and future protection. Can the TCI ever get by without duty? Duty raises the cost of living for every man woman and child. Our hospitality industry brings us tremendous income. Income to support our infrastructure. We could
not and should not afford jet planes, mansions, Hollywood starlets and huge pensions for premiers and ministers. How about former one term chief ministers? Ask yourself, why did a former one term chief minister collect a huge retroactive pension? While he was not retired he granted himself $500,000. Meanwhile the little people were trying to live on pensions of $75 a week. It all boils down to what is right and wrong. Government leaders in this democracy are elected and voters who wanted nothing but conservative honest government voted for change. Those who lost or won by winning by a slim, slim margin over a youthful beginner need to retire or go back to trying to earn an honest living, if they can.
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TWI accuses AG of muzzling Gov’t Thankful to God – As company collects $400k on last arbitration ruling BY DELANA ISLES CHAIRMAN of Trade Wind Industries (TWI) Richard Berke has accused the Attorney General of encouraging the sitting PDM and past PNP governments not to engage with the company even when it is to their mutual benefit to do so. Berke also accused AG Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles of ‘special interest’ alleging that she is advocating on behalf of Lord Michael Ashcroft. The outspoken chairman expressed these strong sentiments during an interview with the Weekly News last month. It came shortly after the company was granted the final award in the long running arbitration of a seven year dispute involving former Governor Ric Todd and the past PNP government. Berke said the following: “It is my personal opinion that Rhondalee is advocating now for the largest land owner, that would be Lord Michael Ashcroft.
“I believe she is advocating for him because there is no other excuse for her to have spent the last seven years refusing to even have a discussion with TWI. “Instead she chose to spend somewhere between $10 and $13 million of taxpayers’ money fighting TWI and the point is that today we have every legal right we have sought, except the Government is still refusing to talk to us. “The arbitrators have said that TWI is plainly the successful party but the Government refuses to talk to us. “We ask why have you refused to talk to us, and they say because the attorney general says we can’t.” He further questioned: “Where in the world is refusing to meet with your adversary considered an acceptable means of resolving a problem? “Rhondalee doesn’t want this Government to meet with us because she does not want this problem solved, she has never wanted it solved.”
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out and said that their figure was in error and that the amount lost to those economies to offshore banking was actually only $2 billion. What a joke! Who pays an economic forecasting and accounting entity for such unreliable services? Well, anyone who is seeking a windfall would. The second thing is this, and it applies almost exclusively to the Turks and Caicos Islands, as it is almost certain this situation does not exists in any of the other British territories mentioned in this article. The TCI pays the British Governor, a man sent by the Queen as an agent of the Crown, a monthly salary for his governing duties (someone from our Treasury Department please fill in what that monthly salary is). This surely turns out to be a substantial amount, in terms of the TCI’s financial wherewithal. Now imagine that. We pay a man a handsome salary who we never asked for, whose qualification to do the job we
are unaware of, and who does not represent the interest of the Islands, but rather that of those who sent him. Other than this being an atrocious and non-beneficial arrangement for the TCI, it translates into an accumulated source of what must me millions of dollars paid to him that could have been directed to our hurricane relief effort for our now-stricken people. Is it not obscene that a fledgling hurricane-prone country like the Turks and Caicos Islands is paying the representative from a wealthy so-called ‘overseeing authority’ presumably to ‘oversee’ their affairs? The TCI must see that this ends now! The fact that this even takes place should be an embarrassment to the British in the eyes of the civilized world. It seems that the sooner these territories put away their long spoons and get away from this dining table arrangement the better they will be. Otherwise they will forever be in dire straits.
The problem being referred to by Berke involved TWI and the former governor. The company’s 2010 development which allowed them to farm fish, conch and stone crab was in dispute, with the governor and the attorney general claiming that the company did not have those rights, and accused TWI of trying to add the rights to farm fish after the development order was already agreed and signed. As a result, in 2012, TWI instituted action against the Government and former Governor Ric Todd for breaches of leases, breach of the development agreement (dated May 28, 2010), malicious falsehoods, defamation and interference by unlawful means. In 2014, the company had offered to settle its $100 million claim against the Government, but not the former Governor. They also proposed to terminate all legal costs and exposure to the TCIG if it would agree to honour the terms and conditions of the existing development agreement and amendments that the Conch Farm operators signed with the TCIG, former Governor Gordon Wetherell and the Crown in 2010 and 2011. ARBITRATION The legal battle culminated in an arbitration hearing, whereby the panel, presided by three British senior counsels, decided that the company did have the rights they initially said they had, and ordered the Government to pay a significantly reduced claim and the company’s legal fees. In July, TWI won $255,010 in damages, interests on that sum, and now the final award of $400,000 of its legal costs. On September 19, the Government was ordered to pay 80 percent of TWI’s legal costs, and 80 percent of the tribunal costs since the second award was delivered. Recounting the long legal process, TWI’s chairman observed: “Governor Todd admitted in his testimony under oath in February 2016 that within 60 days of making that statement he knew he was wrong. “He admitted under oath that within two months of making that statement and refusing to correct the defective development order he knew he was wrong. “TWI attempted for five years to have a meeting with the attorney general or the Government, they have consistently refused to meet CONTINUED
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Dear Editor, Having just survived the traumatic experiences of hurricanes Irma and Maria, we are thankful to God that not one life was lost. When we look at hurricane Irma’s flattening of so many other countries, we have to give thanks that our infrastructure did not suffered the same fate and know from our heart, head and gut, that God favoured us. We can look at what buildings stood, identify the roofing materials that best withstood the effects of category five hurricane and ensure that becomes our new standard. We can use this to look at investing $1 million per month for the next two years to do a proper underground communications, water, sewage and power setup programme.
REBUILDING WITH INSURANCE Since the departure of the troops, the Government have been less visible and vocal on updating the country on the recovery. A lot of questions are left unanswered. But the most significant one that we have not heard anything about is how the insurance money of $13.6 million is going to be spent. In 2008, we received a pay-out of $6.3 million from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and those funds were put to immediate use in the rebuilding exercise. Given that CCRIF’s mandate is to pay its claims in 14 days, will the Government say if they have received the funds and how will it be used? This is a real opportunity for the TCI to take care of the TCI through the receipt of these funds from our insurance policy. The Government would have to, upon receipt of the insurance policy proceeds, deploy those funds immediately without red-tape to the hardest hit areas and infrastructure like our schools countrywide. Construction is yet to start on key infrastructure – two months on. The Government also needs to waive any procurement and tender rules that are going to prohibit the swift rebuilding of our key infrastructure.
SPEEDY TOURISM RECOVERY Tourism is our lifeblood and it is all we have, so we cannot allow it to be in limbo as to if we are open for business or not, or have prebooked guests wondering whether they should change their already scheduled Thanksgiving vacation from the TCI to another island. The pace needs to be sped up on how the TCIG is responding to restoring the TCI to becoming beautiful by nature again. This industry and by extension the country is suffering millions daily without information being communicated to our industry partners on our tourism recovery efforts. There remains an opportunity for us to enhance our Tourism Brand stronger than before not just by uttering the words on Facebook about #TCIStrong but rather by the Tourism Ministry putting its money not the private sector money where its hashtag is and by strategically implementing a plan to do so. Here is what I suggest the TCIG should do to lead the marketing of the TCI worldwide: -Pass an immediate Hurricane Irma Recovery Bill that sanctions the demarcation of $10 million for tourism marketing and promotion. -Hire the best marketing and consulting firm in Canada and the United States. -Instruct those firms to organise 15 minute spots on all the leading morning shows and late night shows for the Minister of Tourism on every US and Canadian TV station to promote that we are open for business. -The minister needs to be on the road worldwide now more than ever. Remember we are in this together, and we won’t be in this long, once we all put our hands together and work to help return TCI to its former glory. You can rest assured that I am doing everything I can in my power to garner things necessary to help restore the TCI. Mark A Fulford, Managing partner at F Chambers, Providenciales
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THE AFTERMATH
One of the most dramatic post-Irma destructions. Pictured here is the missing front portion of the roof at the Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Providenciales
Destroyed bus stop on Leeward Highway, Providenciales
A house in the Bight, Providenciales, lost its three of its four walls
Kid’s play equipment at one of the many national parks in Grace Bay, Providenciales, was wrecked during the recent hurricanes
Chinsons Grill Shack – A popular hangout spot for locals and tourists alike sustained extensive damage following hurricane Irma’s passage. Reconstruction works and upgrades are currently being undertaken at the Leeward Highway island hang before its November 17 re-opening
A number of gas stations across Providenciales suffered extensive damage to their pumps due to hurricane Irma
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IRMA AND MARIA Capsized boat at Turtle Cove marina
Residents drive through the flooded streets in Turtle Cove after hurricane Irma
Downtown Provo was flooded, with lots of destroyed poles and structures following hurricane Irma
Long Bay Highway had a significant amount of downed power polls following hurricane Irma
Leaning light pole on Leeward Highway, Providenciales, after Irma’s passage
Beaches TCI sustained significant aesthetic damages, forcing the major resort’s closure until December 14 so that repairs can be carried out
Downed power poles in front of Sam’s Building in Downtown Provo
A house in Long Bay lost more than half of its structure during hurricane Irma, leaving the residents’ possessions strewn across the yard and roadway
Residents take a stroll along Grace Bay’s main promenade amid the rubble from hurricane Irma’s passage
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TCI to benefit from CDB’s poverty reduction programme BY OLIVIA ROSE THE TURKS and Caicos Islands is one of several nations to benefit from a $40.8 million grant as part of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) poverty-fighting flagship programme. The CDB has unveiled an ambitious plan for its ninth cycle of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), a fund which aims to provide resources to deprived Caribbean communities to improve access to public services, enhance employability, and reduce socioeconomic vulnerability. The programme is CDB’s main vehicle for tackling poverty in the region, through the provision of basic infrastructure and skills training towards improving the livelihoods of beneficiaries in participating countries. According to a release from CDB, the bank has negotiated more funds for the BNTF and taken steps to improve the programme’s efficiency and effectiveness, while strengthening partnerships with the private sector. These innovations will be outlined to BNTF stakeholders during a series of project launch workshops, which are taking place in the nine participating countries, where stakeholders will also receive guidance on implementing the new cycle. CDB’s acting portfolio manager for the BNTF, George Yearwood, said the countries and territories stand to benefit from a grant allocation of $40.8 million, which could be boosted by funding secured
through private sector partnerships. “CDB has negotiated increased contributions for the Special Development Fund, to secure grant resources for BNTF sub-projects to tackle poverty in the region. “Also, the bank will seek to leverage additional resources through partnerships with the private sector, charities and other civil society organisations,” said Yearwood. He also noted that country projects found to be performing well during the mid-term review may be in line for additional funding. “The funds from BNTF are to be carefully targeted through an evidence-based country policy framework or action plan which responds to poverty, particularly in rural areas. “CDB has set aside an incentive amount of $ 5.2 million, which will be distributed at mid-term based on project performance,” added Yearwood. Other changes designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the BNTF programme and to accelerate social transformation include restructuring of implementing agencies in some countries, expansion of the areas of support to include livelihoods enhancement, shortening the process flow from identification to implementation, increasing the upper limit of a sub-project’s cost to $1 million, improving CDB’s internal processes for sub-project appraisal and approval, and introducing new tools for enhanced monitoring and evaluation. The project launch workshop was held in Saint Lucia on October 4 and
CDB staff and BNTF stakeholders at the project launch workshop in Guyana
5, and in Guyana on October 9 and 10. Other launches already scheduled include Jamaica on October 17 and 18, Belize on October 23 and 24, Grenada on November 7 and 8, and Suriname on March 30 and 31, 2018. BNTF’s ninth cycle was approved in March 2017, and will run until December 31, 2020. Under the eighth cycle, BNTF allocated $12.388 million for supporting projects in Turks and Caicos Islands, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines. The CDB held its 47th annual meeting of the bank’s board of governors in Providenciales on May 24 this year.
Toddler falls to death THE LIFE of a four-year-old boy tragically came to an end after he fell into a sewage well at his home in The Bight, Providenciales, on October 13. A police press release stated that at about 11.53am, police officers and emergency services responded to the scene where it was reported that the deceased and his twin brother were outside playing when he fell into the hole in the yard. The details are still vague,
however, according to a police statement, an investigation has been launched to ascertain the circumstances that led to the death of the young boy. A police official told the Weekly News that they are unable to provide the media with any additional information. However, they added that investigations are ongoing and further details will be provided once available.
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Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Philip 'Brave' Davis (third from left),led a delegation of Bahamian politicians to the TCI during a post-hurricane inspection tour of the islands last week. Here he is photographed with Senator Jobeth Coleby, a member of the delegation, who is a former student of Clement Howell High school, Stephanie Duncanson of the Flowergirl and Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson
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with us. Because they refused to meet with us we had no option but to file an arbitration.” He stated that the Government went into the arbitration and they first tried to deny that TWI had a development order and a development agreement, and when every excuse failed the attorney general finally admitted to being responsible for the defective order. “And through a series of Rhondalee’s testimony she acknowledged that TWI was entitled to a development order, that we had an active development agreement, we had the right to farm fish. “Because of the Government’s admission to that, the arbitrators turned to us and they asked are you still asking for total enterprise value or would you accept a partial award?” He explained that TWI told the arbitration panel that they would accept a partial award. He further stated: “The attorney
general has run around trying to make it seem like she won a big case, like the case was for $200 million, when it was just for a few million. “The reason it was just for a few million was because she represented that the Government was going to do the right thing but the Government didn’t do the right thing and she has continued to tell Cabinet and to tell the elected ministers of PDM not to meet with TWI. “They have been told not to meet with us and not to engage us, so at the very moment that she was able to lower the Government’s exposure by misrepresenting her intent, here for nine months we have been trying to meet with this Government.” The chairman claims that he has it on good authority that the Government is prepared to meet with them, but that they are being blocked from doing so by the attorney general.
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Flow TCI still working to restore services to all islands FIXED services, phone and internet from Flow TCI have been restored to several communities in Providenciales over the past few weeks, while work continues to get coverage to the entire territory up and running. This is according to an update from Flow TCI this past week. The utility company says that since September 10 it has been diligently working to have services restored. In Providenciales, services have been restored to Leeward Gates, Leeward Palms, Provo Golf Club and Grace Bay. In Long Bay services have been restored to Long Bay High, Technology Drive, Shore Club, Flamingo Crossing. Partial services have been restored to Juba Sound, Tropicana Plaza, Leeward Highway, Lower Bight, Flamingo Park, Richmond Hill, Turtle Cove, Glass Shack, Cherokee Road, Plantation Hills/Thompson Cove, Cheshire Hall, Industrial Park, Blue Hills, Roundabout Downtown (Butterfield Square east and west). On Airport Road, partial services have been restored to Downtown roundabout to Kishco Plaza, TCI International Airport, Old Airport
Road, Aviation Drive (FBO, Club 2005, Oral Selver Plaza. Kewtown, Blue Hills (Stammers Run, Millennium High Way – Partial and Phase II) now have services. Customers who are not receiving Flow services in any of the listed areas are being asked to report a fault by dialling 611 from any Flow mobile or visiting their nearest Flow store. The following areas were expected to be restored during this week, from Monday (October 16) to Sunday (October 21) at Juba Sound (Long Bay High School to Juba Sound, Venetian Road (Rubis roundabout – British West Indies Collegiate), Blue Mountain, Downtown (Complete),and complete restoration of services to Millennium Highway. For all other areas not mentioned, the company stated that the delay in restoration in services in these areas is due mainly to their network’s fibre and cable in some instances being damaged and vandalised during residential and commercial restoration and clean up exercises, and also commercial power not being restored to their equipment. Flow further states that to date,
services have been restored to all settlements on the island of North Caicos. Again, customers in North Caicos who are not receiving services are being encouraged to report a fault by dialling 611 from any Flow mobile. On the island of Middle Caicos, services have been partially restored to Bambarra Conch Bar. Customers in Grand Turk, South Caicos and Salt Cay have not been forgotten, according to Flow. On the islands of Grand Turk, South Caicos and Salt Cay, services will be restored to customers as soon as the distribution cables have been reinstated, the company says. “Due to the extent of the damages sustained to our network during the passage of the two recent category five hurricanes, Irma and Maria, in Grand Turk, South Caicos, and Salt Cay, the fixed lines will be rebuilt as quickly as possible,” the company assured. For all fixed lines services, bills for the month of September and October have been waived for all sister islands. There will also be subsequent updates as the restoration process continues, Flow promised.
FREE WIFI Since the passage of the recent storms, Flow continues to provide critical office space to 911 emergency services at its central office in Providenciales and CIBC First Caribbean Bank to provide banking services at their central office in Grand Turk. “We have also accommodated customers at our central office in Providenciales during and after store closing hours to charge their handsets and devices, and use the free wifi services to connect with family and friends, both locally and internationally,” the company further stated. The Weekly News has since reached out to a number of businesses and residents for their reaction to the restoration efforts of both communication and electrical efforts. Manager of ABC Printing Eroll Guthrie said: “Service was restored in a timely manner; our phone lines were not damaged but because we didn’t have electricity we were unable to access some services, but as soon as the electricity was restored in this area our lines were back up and running.”
Staff of AVIS Car rentals said: “Our lines were down for a few weeks after the hurricane, we had a rep from Flow come and inspect our telephone lines to determine if they were damaged, shortly after that our wifi and main telephone lines were working.” A Do- It- Centre representative said: “The company’s wifi and telephone services have all been restored, we contacted the providers and they sent someone over to carry out a damage assessment, approximately two weeks now we`re receiving internet.” A resident of Kewtown said: “We haven’t had internet connection since the storm. Digicel and Flow now connecting in this area, most of our phone lines were destroyed so I’m not sure when again we will get that.” Meanwhile a resident of Five Cays said: “Hurricane damaged all of our poles and wires, we only just got back power and in some cases water. “Flow and Digicel were in the area only last week I saw them doing some work, so at least that gives us some hope. It’s over a month, we ain’t had internet.” (DELANA ISLES)
Premier welcomes international partners offering assistance OVER the past weeks Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson has been welcoming many regional and international partners who are offering assistance and support in the country’s recovery efforts. This is according to a press release issued by the premier’s office on Thursday (October 19). In it she stated: “The level of assistance being offered is unprecedented and we are grateful that in this climate where many countries around the world are affected by recent disasters, our country is being considered favourably in our early framing days of our recovery strategy. “We have a few more critical assessments to complete and we are pleased that the various offers of assistance can be factored in for consideration in our Strategic Recovery Framework.” She added that people are eager to learn what, if anything, the
Government is able to do in terms of housing repairs, business support and rebuilding. “We are closer to that date and we are pleased with the critical work done thus far.” She stated that last week she was pleased to welcome the DFID/ FCO reconstruction team which comprised of critical skills and posts. The team led by Chris Austin, Barbados based head of the UK Joint Task Force in the region, comprised of David Barlow, Consultant on Emergency Planning, Alex Stevens, Head of OT Governance Team, DFID, John Bowker, Infrastructure Advisor, DFID, David Woolnough and Miriam Sachak, head of Economic and Financial team, DFID, FCO. The team was able to meet with the governor, premier, ministers, senior public service management and critical department heads. “I was pleased with the dialogue
DFID/FCO reconstruction team with premier and governor
and was satisfied with the initial feedback received in the debriefing at the end of the visit,” Premier Robinson stated. “The team will report to the UK ministerial group and formal dialogue will follow on our country’s needs and the UK’s commitments. “I was likewise delighted to
receive a courtesy call from a Bahamian delegation led by the Hon Philip Brave Davis, Leader of the Opposition and which included Member of Parliament, Hon Paiswell Forbes and Senator the Hon Jobeth Coleby Davis.” This past week, she also welcomed Caribbean representative,
Diane Quarless for UN ECLAC. “At my invitation, a full delegation will travel to TCI the first week of November to continue the critical damage and loss assessment report. “The work of UN ECLAC is critical in assessing our economic loss and recommendations for recovery efforts,” she added.
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Politician, pilot and historian among National Award winners BY OLIVIA ROSE PAUL HIGGS, Conrad Howell and Bill Clare are among 37 outstanding individuals from various fields who were given National Awards for their outstanding service and sterling contributions to national development. The ceremony which was set to coincide with the observance of National Heritage Day on October 9 was delayed due to the hurricane aftermath. The awardees appeared on an extensive list which was published in the October 3 Gazette. They were selected through a nomination process that allowed the public to recommend individuals they considered worthy of receiving the auspicious awards. The late Paul Stephenson Higgs who was one of the first political representatives for North Caicos was honoured posthumously. Higgs, who was known as an industrious and candid politician and a visionary among his people, received the highest honour, the Order of Turks and Caicos Islands. The other award given posthumously went to the composer of the TCI’s National Song, this ‘Land of Ours’ the late Rev Dr Conrad Howell. Rev Dr Conrad Howell received the patriotic award Cayos medal
Paul Higgs was an advocate for the rights of Turks and Caicos Islanders
Rev Dr Conrad Howell received the patriotic award Cayos medal posthumously
along with Bill Archie Clare, Mervin Cox, Mark and Barbara Pankhurst for demonstrating a keen sense of national consciousness and for rendering exceptional sacrificial service to the islands. The long service medal was awarded to 19 people for their outstanding and exemplary public service to the Islands and its people for a minimum of 20 years. Among those receiving this award were tourism lecturer Blythe
The National Young Achievers medal was granted to six youths between the ages of 12 and 25 for performing exceptionally well on a national, regional or international level in the areas of culture, academia, performing arts and sports. Among the young achievers were entrepreneur and popular designer Wellington Williams, former junior Tourism Minister Willandra Elliot and PTV’s broadcast journalist Nadidja Parker. The Honours and Awards
Clare, veteran fireman George Penn, Captain Lyndon Gardiner, Captain Harold Williams and Captain Richardson Arthur. The Meritorious Service medal was granted to Edison Brooks, Lee Sutton, Marion Williams and Clifford Gardiner, the TCI’s first pilot and North Caicos hotelier, for their sacrificial and meritorious service in a field that is inherently challenging or has performed a brave or humane act whether in the Islands or abroad.
Chamber of Commerce hosts Business Recovery Expo BY DAISY HANDFIELD THE CHAMBER of Commerce will be hosting a Business Recovery Expo for establishments affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria. The initiative will be held at their head office on Leeward Highway in Providenciales on Saturday (October 21). Sessions will run from 10am to 5pm and will feature expert speakers, who will address topics such as ‘Banking and how to work with your financial institution to stay afloat,’ ‘Business property and revenue interruption insurance claims’ and ‘Mental health of the business owner and employees’. President of the Chamber of Commerce, Kyle Smith welcomed business experts to participate in the event.
President of the Chamber of Commerce, Kyle Smith
He said: “Many businesses have been impacted by the recent storm and are working to get back to preIrma levels of business. “The Provo Chamber of Commerce is hosting a full day business recovery expo at the Digicel location on the
highway to provide information to businesses impacted by the hurricanes. “The session is open to all businesses small, medium and large affected by Irma. “This is an awesome and informative environment for business owners to meet and be informed on how to move forward post Irma.” Food and drinks will be provided. Anyone interested in participating can call 332-6418 or email provochambertci@ gmail.com to secure a space. The mission of the Providenciales Chamber of Commerce is to ensure a strong, viable economic climate in Providenciales and the TCI and to be the principal advocate for businesses before the Government.
Ordinance provides that an honour or award may be revoked if an awardee allows people to whom the award was not granted to wear his insignia or commits an act the committee sees as bringing the honours system into disrepute. Honours and awards are a particularly important means of recognition that can show not only how much the contribution of individuals are valued, but also can provide inspiration to others to perform to the standards.
‘Shovel ready’ initiative launched to fast-track investments INVEST Turks and Caicos is looking to attract more local and foreign investment into the country’s economy through a newly formed initiative dubbed ‘shovel ready’. The ‘shovel ready’ initiative is being developed as part of the agency’s efforts to pre-package a number of investment opportunities to streamline and expedite the process of investment in the TCI, the agency revealed on Thursday (October 19). Angela Musgrove, acting CEO for Invest TCI, stated: “We are confident that this initiative will add momentum to the flow of investment into the Turks and Caicos Islands. “Our goal is to gather all ‘shovel ready’ projects that are seeking financing and assist in matching projects to interested investors. “Once an investor expresses interest in a project that is
predesigned and permitted, there should be a quicker turnaround time for the project to move through the phases of development.” The agency is thereby inviting people to showcase their ‘shovel ready’ projects which will be featured in Invest TCI’s investment opportunities catalogues at regional and international conferences, roadshows and industry events. The projects will be presented to an audience of international buyers, sellers, lucrative investors and industry professionals with an opportunity of attracting investors and fast tracking and progressing the projects To be deemed ‘shovel ready’ Invest TCI has provided a list of criteria which can be found on the agency’s website at www. investturksandcaicos.tc or social media pages @investtci
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NGO donates pharmaceuticals to TCI Hospital BY DAISY HANDFIELD PHARMACEUTICALS worth $30,000 were donated to the Turks and Caicos Hospital recently to benefit their patients and also shared with the Ministry of Health. The donation was made by a US based nonprofit medical relief and health assistance organisation called Direct Relief. A press conference was held at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre in Providenciales on Monday, October 16, where InterHealth Canada handed over a portion of the supplies to representatives from the Ministry of Health. Those supplies will be used to support the Primary Healthcare Department’s inventory. Dr David Bernado, a medical officer within the Primary Healthcare Department, accepted the supplies on behalf of the ministry. CEO of InterHealth Canada, Daniel Carriere commented on the donation, stating that collaborations such as this one were important, especially during such a time of need. He said: “In any natural situation like the hurricanes that affected our country and many other countries in the Caribbean and in the US, the only way you get through these events is through collaboration, cooperation and communication. “We are very happy today to say that we want and will continue to cooperate and collaborate with the Ministry of Health and this is just an example of what you can do when organisations get together at the end of the day for the benefit of the people that really count… that’s our potential patients.” Pharmacy manager for InterHealth Canada, Tony Wilson, reiterated that the donation was much needed and that it included many items that people would need, especially those who still have no electricity and water.
Some of the pharmaceuticals that were donated
Also in attendance was Chief of Medical Services, Dr Denise Braithwaite-Tennant. InterHealth Canada corporate board referred the international charity to the Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital following the passage of hurricane Irma. Director of TCI’s Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies also provided guidance. The donated pharmaceuticals will be provided to patients free of charge and will not be billed to the National Health Insurance Plan. Direct Relief is dedicated to serving the poor and victims of natural disasters and civil strife in the United States and throughout the world.
TCI Hospital split $30,000 worth of pharmaceuticals between the hospitals and the Ministry of Health
The Bight residents clean their district BY DAISY HANDFIELD A MUCH needed facelift was given to the graveyard area in The Bight, Providenciales, over the weekend. Members of the community gathered at the cemetery, just off the road to the side of Ianthe Pratt Primary School to clean up the garbage and debris left after hurricane Irma. The cleanup was orchestrated by the Bight Community Awareness Association. Elected representative for the district, Porsha Stubbs participated
in the initiative, in an effort to show support to her district. Stubbs emphasised the importance of keeping the cemetery and its surrounding areas clean. She said: “A lot of it is the debris, since the passing of Irma. And then a lot of it is because persons did not take away items responsibly after their funerals… “This cemetery has been in existence for quite a number of years. It is not only used by the residents of The Bight, it is used by the entire Turks and Caicos and so, in order to preserve it we have to keep it clean.”
She added that those who refused to adhere to the laws pertaining to littering will have to suffer the consequences. “I will ensure that the Government waste collectors collect your garbage. I would like to preach that you need to store your garbage properly, or else I will have the Environmental Health Department inspectors come in and enforce the law, especially since The Bight is in the tourism district of the Turks and Caicos Islands. “Yes, we have some persons who have been falling down on
that, but we are working with them to help to keep their surroundings clean. “I hope that individuals would consider being a part of further initiatives, such as educating persons on the environment and cleanliness of their personal space,” she said. Following the hurricanes, residents were instructed by the Government to gather their garbage and place them in a pile or bin at the end of their property, accessible to the garbage collectors to be taken away. Stubbs mentioned that she will
ensure that the Government lives up to its promise. She said: “We are still waiting for the Government to come in and do what they are supposed to do, in terms of moving some of that debris that they have done so in most of the constituencies here in the island of Providenciales… “I am just hoping that the Government would remember that The Bight still has some debris left. “Persons have done excellent jobs in cleaning their yards, we are just waiting for the debris now to be moved from the side of the streets.”
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Tourism Minister Ralph Higgs, Blythe Clare and Zaria Ingham
TCI’s tourism team attends CTO’s conference in Grenada
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TOURISM Minister Ralph Higgs lead a delegation to the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) annual State of the Industry Conference in the ‘Spice Island’ recently. During the five day conference, held from October 9 to 13 in Grenada, a number of high profile speakers delivered remarks on best practices, current trends in tourism and what vacationers are looking for now and in the future. This year’s conference was held under the theme, ‘Super-charging the Caribbean brand: Meeting the needs of the new explorers.’ According to a press release from
the ministry, following the passage of hurricanes Irma and Maria which affected several countries and territories across the region, the CTO added to its programme a special session which focused on recovering and rebuilding. These sessions zeroed in on the economic cost of disasters, employment, the cost to rebuild and the recovery time from leading experts. A staple on the programme was the highly anticipated Caribbean Tourism Youth Congress during which the TCI was represented by Zaria Ingham, Junior Minister of Tourism. Commenting on the visit Higgs said: “Although we did not secure
the top prize in the competition, Miss Ingham did an amazing job representing Turks and Caicos. “I must commend her on an outstanding performance, she was well-prepared and poised presenting on the indigenous rock iguanas.” He noted that this year’s conference came at a particularly significant time since the region recently endured two devastating hurricanes. “It was important for us as policy makers and tourism professionals to assemble in an effort to share our stories and garner support,” he said. “Like some of our neighbours, we also used the opportunity to spread the message, that we are open for business.”
The TCI’s delegation, which consisted of Minister Higgs, Head of Secretariat Mellisa Ariza, Training Manager Blythe Clare and Junior Minister of Tourism Zaria Ingham, participated in various sessions. They included Spicing up the Caribbean Brand, Active Engagement-Riding the Technological Wave, and Identifying the New Explorers. The Caribbean Tourism Youth Congress featured the National Junior Ministers of Tourism comprising of students between the ages of 14 and 17 from several CTO member countries. Participants debated on prominent tourism issues, sharing their vision for the future direction of regional
tourism. CTO’s State of the Industry Conference is the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s annual assembly where Caribbean tourism practitioners, policy makers and strategic partners, at the highest levels, gather to discuss issues, identify solutions and generally develop courses of action that will benefit the tourism industry in the Caribbean. The organisation provides specialised support and technical assistance in sustainable tourism development, marketing, communications, advocacy, human resource development, event planning and execution, and research and information technology.
FilCom helps to rebuild community BY DAISY HANDFIELD THE FILIPINO Community (FilCom) has donated time and contributed financially towards a number of projects to help rebuild the Turks and Caicos Islands. Since hurricane Irma the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources in conjunction with the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association have organised a number of cleanups throughout Providenciales, which FilCom has also participated in. President of FilCom, Alfonso Palatino said that he and other Filipino natives were honoured to be given the opportunity to participate in these cleanup campaigns. Palatino stressed that Filipinos remain committed to serving the TCI community. He further encouraged its members to serve individual employers with full dedication and commitment and remain
FilCom assists in clean-up campaign at Oseta Jolly Primary School
Founder of Ashley’s Learning Centre, Angela Williams, receives cheque donation from president of FilCom, Alfonso Palatino
people that can be relied upon, at all times. “I am always proud of my fellow Filipinos who have shown the spirit of volunteer service in the Turks and Caicos Islands; the place where we also call our home. “Being part of these clean-ups,
including our employers and those ‘thank yous’ from them that show that we are making a difference.” Prior to hurricane Irma and Maria, FilCom, through its saving programme, conducted a ‘Win a Car’ raffle, with proceeds donated to the Ashely’s Learning Centre.
especially since hurricane Irma and Maria, gives everyone a sense of wholeness with the Turks and Caicos community, especially being a part of rebuilding the country. “It is always a good feeling when we are helping, but it is the smile from locals and tourists alike,
Angela Williams, founder of the centre gratefully accepted the donation of $2,000. She said that the funds would be used to improve the Ashley’s Learning Centre, more specifically, in implementing its audio-visuals facility.
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UK government establishing task force to help reconstruction in hurricane-hit islands The United Kingdom (UK) government will set up a private sector task force to help longterm reconstruction in countries and territories hit by last month’s Hurricanes Irma and Maria. International Development Secretary in the Department for International Development (DFID), Priti Patel said the task force will mobilize private sector support to rebuild critical infrastructure such as roads and power supplies essential to get economies up and running again, and better withstand future natural disasters. It will look at ways in which support from the private sector, both financial and technical, in industries such as construction, insurance, banking and tourism, can be used to help reconstruction on the three UK Overseas Territories worst hit by last month’s Hurricane Irma: British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The team of top business leaders, with experience in the Caribbean, will sit on the task force. The announcement about the task force was made last Friday at a meeting to discuss the response to the hurricanes and how to enhance global crisis preparedness and response, hosted by the World Bank in Washington D.C. Patel will convene a meeting in London in November to discuss how best to maximize the contribution of the private sector.
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis speaks in the House of Assembly. (Photo: Terrel W Carey/Tribune staff)
The UK has already donated millions of dollars and much needed aid to several Caribbean countries hit by hurricanes, including Dominica which is struggling to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria’s direct hit last month. (Photo credit: DFID)
The UK government has already committed over £62 million (US$82 million) towards the immediate relief effort, and has delivered or procured nearly 180 tonnes of aid for the region. It also established a UK Joint Task Force, led by DFID’s Chris Austin, in the immediate aftermath of the hurricanes, to deal with the humanitarian crisis on the ground and the initial relief effort as well as to carry out assessments to identify both short and longer term needs. The focus of the private sector
task force will specifically be the long-term reconstruction on the affected islands. “No small island can reasonably be expected to recover and rebuild from a catastrophic disaster that undermines their entire economy without international support,” Patel said. “They need businesses to step up. The private sector is key to reviving the region’s economies and must play a central role in the reconstruction of these islands, helping them to build back better.”
Fresh UN mission on the ground in Haiti with new mandate The UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), which comprises 1,275 police officers and 350 civilians, began its tour of duty on Monday dedicated to supporting the rule of law. It replaced the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) which ended its operations in the French-speaking Caribbean nation after 13 years. MINUSTAH had been aimed at bringing stability to a politically chaotic Haiti. UN officials say MINUJUSTH, a much smaller successor mission that is going to assist the government on security issues, will consolidate the progress achieved by MINUSTAH, particularly by ensuring that the Haitian National Police can function independently. It will also work on some major new projects in the area of the rule of law, such as combating impunity, strengthening the judiciary’s
The UN flag is raised at the opening ceremony for the new United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). (Photo credit: Logan Abassi/MINUJUSTH)
professionalism and independence and establishing a prison system that is compatible with the country’s needs and respects the rights of prisoners. MINUJUSTH will also have to work closely on the ground with
the United Nations country team, which from now on will be the actor in the forefront in dealing with the country’s other challenges, especially where the Secretary-General’s new approach to combating cholera is concerned.
Bahamas looking for ways to fund increased repatriation exercises IMMIGRATION Minister Brent Symonette and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest are looking at how to fund the increased repatriation exercises that will come in response to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’s goal of more stringently enforcing the country’s immigration laws. Speaking in the House of Assembly last week, the prime minister called for all illegal nationalities to leave by yearend, adding that Bahamians and residents who employ these illegal persons have the same timeline by which to either regularise them or cease employment. He stressed that people who employ illegal migrants after this time will be prosecuted, and implored Department of Immigration officials to execute their duties in a professional and humane manner. “We must be a country that abides by the rule of law,” Dr Minnis said during the wrap up of a resolution thanking Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling for reading the Speech from Throne in May. “Those migrants who are here illegally must leave by December 31, 2017. After which period they will be aggressively pursued and deported. This applies to all nationalities. “Those Bahamians and residents who employ illegal migrants have until December 31, 2017 to regularise these individuals or to stop employing them. “I implore Immigration Officers to execute their duties in a professional and humane manner. “Those who illegally employ such migrants are legally liable and they will be prosecuted. We must be a country of law and order.” During his appearance on Guardian 96.5fm on Monday, Mr Symonette told host Quincy Parker that $1.4 million has already been allocated in the 2016/2017 budget
for repatriation exercises. However, “that figure if we are going to do (repatriating exercises) stringently, is going to go up,” he said. “The Deputy Prime Minister and I are in conversations at the moment about how we are going to fund this process and that’s a work in progress so I don’t want to go any further than that,” he said. Mr Symonette floated the possibility that work permit fees, which haven’t been raised in years, may be raised to fund the increased repatriation activities. During a wide-ranging interview on immigration, Mr Symonette reiterated his view that the administration will be humane in how it deals with people who may have run afoul of immigration laws. In response to assertions from some that the Minnis Administration’s new immigration policy is more a reflection of his wishes than Dr Minnis’, he said: “The policy is a policy of the Prime Minister.” Mr Symonette also said that for people who have been in the country a long time, he would support a mass regularisation type of process. “I do a swearing in like I did last week,” he said. “These people have been waiting 20, 33, some cases 40 years to be regularised. They have an entitlement as far as they are concerned to be regularised as a citizen of the commonwealth of the Bahamas. They feel frustrated, angry, whatever word you want to use. So if we’re going to do a mass regularisation of them, I see nothing wrong with that. If you been waiting in a country 20 years, you feel like you belong.” Mr Symonette highlighted the problem of fraudulent documents turned into the Department of Immigration, adding that foot printing may be necessary to address the issue.
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Security forces get special powers in crime-ridden community in Jamaica’s capital The World Bank’s Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean Carlos A. Végh. issued the projection in the wake of two powerful category 5 storms in the region.
World Bank says region on course for modest growth DESPITE the recent impact of natural disasters, the World Bank says the Latin American and Caribbean region remains on course to record modest economic growth for the first time in six years. The bank’s Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean Carlos A. Végh issued the projection last week in the wake of two powerful category 5 storms, Irma and Maria, which devastated Anguilla, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica and St Martin last month. With these islands currently struggling to get back on their feet, he said the Bank was still anticipating regional growth for 2017. “After a growth slowdown that lasted six years (including a contraction of 1.3 per cent last year),
the Latin American and Caribbean region is finally expected to resume positive growth in 2017, with market analysts forecasting real GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth of 1.2 per cent for 2017 and 2.3 per cent for 2018,” Végh said in his presentation, entitled ‘Between A Rock and A Hard Place’, to the annual general meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. However, he noted that the resumption of positive growth was mainly due to the recovery in South America, which is expected to grow by 0.6 per cent in 2017 and 2.2 in 2018 after two consecutive years of negative growth in which real GDP fell by 1.2 per cent in 2015 and 2.9 per cent in 2016.
IN a tough crack down on crime in the West Kingston community of Denham Town, the Jamaica government has declared the area its second zone of special operation (ZOSO) in just over a month. Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced the move during a news conference on Tuesday, 46 days after Mount Salem, St James was the first community to get the designation. Under the Zone of Special Operations legislation, security forces are given special powers. According to Holness, rampant gang warfare, which had resulted in murders and other crimes, had forced authorities to take what he called “strategic” action. “The selected zone was deemed to have met the first order criteria for being considered and declared a zone,” Holness explained. “Those first order criteria would be ongoing gang warfare, rampant criminality, escalating violence and murder, and a threat to rule of law.” Police Commissioner George Quallo disclosed that there were 12 gangs currently operating in the volatile community. “The ongoing gang feud has resulted in increased violence in the area which directly affects the free movement
According to police there were 12 gangs currently operating in the volatile community.
of residents and also has a negative impact on economic and social activities within the communities and surrounding areas,” he said. The top cop added that perpetrators were generally dons and top-tier gang members who dominated the communities through illegal activities such as extortion, armed robbery and contract killings. “In 2014, there were nine incidents resulting in 10 victims;
in 2015, there were nine incidents resulting in nine victims; in 2016, there were 12 incidents resulting in 12 victims; and so far this year, there have been 17 incidents resulting in 17 victims as it relates to murders,” Quallo shared. The first phase of Denham Town’s ZOSO saw a curfew being imposed in the area and a police-military team will take control of the area. (Caribbean360)
Caribbean countries urged to monetise intellectual property
The Bahamian government is reported to have made an offer to the Hutchison Whampoa to purchase the Grand Lucayan properties.
Offer on table for Grand Lucayan THE Minnis administration has made an offer to the owners of the Grand Lucayan Resort to purchase the properties in Grand Bahama, press secretary Anthony Newbold said this week. Although he did not provide the details of this offer, Mr Newbold said it was in keeping with Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ commitment to not only keep the resort open, but to ensure present jobs at the hotel are maintained. He said the prime minister will
only make an announcement when he has something to report. However, he will not make a grandiose statement about what could happen. “The government has made an offer to the Hutchison Whampoa to purchase the Grand Lucayan properties,” Mr Newbold said on Tuesday during his weekly press briefing. “As you know the prime minister made a commitment to not only keep the properties open, but to ensure that the present jobs are maintained as well.
JAMAICA’S Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports Olivia Grange, has urged Caribbean countries to place greater emphasis on monetising intellectual property (IP). Addressing the recent Association of Caribbean Copyright Societies (ACCS) Regional Conference at the Royalton Negril Resort, she said only a targeted multidisciplinary approach to monetizing IP, which includes the public and private sectors, will help Caribbean economies increase value-added and gain a greater share of the global economy. “Hosting these intellectual discourses signal on the part of Government and the Collective Management Organizations (CMOs), the importance placed on Intellectual Property rights in Jamaica. We are operating in a time and space when monetising intellectual property related to our creativity has become an imperative,” Grange emphasized. The minister noted that as the
Caribbean’s traditional export sectors – sugar, banana and bauxite – have stagnated in large part due to lack of economies of scale, increased competition in the global market, and/or high production costs, “our creativity has increased, yet we earn a mere pittance from those earnings.” Turning to the issue of copyright and royalties in Jamaica, Grange said although there have been modest increases in the collection of distributable royalties by the Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP) over the last few years, most of the funds have to be paid over to foreign entities, due to the high level of usage of non-Jamaican material. “It is interesting that $50.8 million was paid out to foreign societies, whereas only $19.1 million was paid to JACAP members based locally and overseas,” she noted. The minister said although alarming, the imbalance in royalty
payments represents both a challenge and an opportunity to decrease consumption of foreign content in the country’s tourism product, on the airwaves and in public spaces, while offering an opportunity to increase local content through quotas. She also expressed concern about the impact technological advancement in the digital environment has been having on music, and urged the ACCS to be advocates and vanguards in the challenging technological environment. “In 2016, US streaming revenue represented 51.4 per cent of music industry revenue. Digital downloads and ringtones represented 24.1 per cent, physical sales amounted to 21.8 per cent and sync sales 2.7 per cent. Globally, streaming income represented 50 per cent of total music industry revenue and overall, digital revenues increased by 17.7 per cent in 2016. Some 432 billion songs were streamed on demand in 2016,” she said.
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Catalonia crisis: Spain moves to suspend autonomy SPAIN is to start suspending Catalonia’s autonomy from Saturday, as the region’s leader threatens to declare independence. The government said ministers would meet to activate Article 155 of the constitution, allowing it to take over running of the region. Catalonia’s leader said the region’s parliament would vote on independence if Spain continued “repression”. Catalans voted to secede in a referendum outlawed by Spain. Some fear the latest moves could spark further unrest after mass demonstrations before and since the ballot on 1 October. Spain’s supreme court declared the vote illegal and said it violated the constitution, which describes the country as indivisible. Article 155 of the constitution, which cemented democratic rule three years after the death of dictator General Francisco Franco in 1975, allows Madrid to impose direct rule in a crisis but it has never been invoked. BBC Madrid correspondent Tom Burridge says that for Madrid this is about upholding the rule of law in Catalonia, protecting the Spanish constitution and disciplining what it sees as an unruly, disobedient devolved government. However, the central government wants to minimise the risk of large-scale demonstrations, our correspondent says. Civil servants and government lawyers have thought long and hard about what measures to adopt and when and how they should be implemented. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy had set a deadline of 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) for Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to offer a definitive answer on the
Mrs May spoke of her desire for a future partnership with the EU as she arrived in Brussels.
There are fears that the latest moves could lead to unrest in Catalonia.
independence question, and called on him to “act sensibly”. When it passed, the Spanish government accused the Catalan authorities of seeking confrontation. “The Spanish government will continue with the procedures outlined in Article 155 of the Constitution to restore legality in Catalonia’s selfgovernment,” it said. “It denounces the attitude maintained by those in charge of the Generalitat [Catalan government] to seek, deliberately and systematically, institutional confrontation despite the serious damage that is being caused to the coexistence and the economic structure of Catalonia. “No-one doubts that the Spanish government will do all it can to restore the constitutional order.” Mr Rajoy is due to attend an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday afternoon. On Saturday the government will be expected to draw up a list of specific measures under Article 155 of the constitution, launching the transfer of powers from Catalonia to Madrid.
The article says: “If a selfgoverning community does not fulfil the obligations imposed upon it by the constitution or other laws, or acts in a way that is seriously prejudicial to the general interest of Spain, the government... may... take all measures necessary to compel the community to meet said obligations, or to protect the above-mentioned general interest.” It is thought the measures implemented could range from taking control of the regional police and finances to calling a snap election. Spain’s Senate, controlled by Mr Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party (PP) and its allies, would then have to approve the list. Analysts say Article 155 does not give the government the power to fully suspend autonomy, and it will not be able to deviate from the list of measures. Mr Puigdemont said in a letter to Mr Rajoy on Thursday morning that the independence declaration remained suspended but this could change.
Brexit: May demands urgency on citizens’ rights THERESA May has called for “urgency” from EU leaders on the issue of citizens’ rights after Brexit - and said “concrete progress” was being made in negotiations so far. Arriving at a key summit in Brussels, the PM also promised “continued cooperation” on defence and security. Earlier she sought to reassure EU citizens living in the UK about Brexit. Campaigners welcomed her message but said it seemed more aimed at persuading the EU to progress Brexit talks. Mrs May was expected to address EU leaders at the summit. The leaders of the other 27 member states were then set to consider the overall progress in the talks so far. At a meeting on Friday, at which the UK will not be present, they are expected to conclude officially that “insufficient progress” has been made on the first topics for discussion to move
onto the second phase of trade discussions. Mrs May spoke of her desire for a future partnership with the EU as she arrived in Brussels. “At the heart of that remains cooperation on the key issues and dealing with the shared challenges that we face,” she said. She added: “We’ll also be looking at the concrete progress that has been made in our exit negotiations and setting out ambitious plans for the weeks ahead. I particularly, for example, want to see an urgency in reaching an agreement on citizens rights.” European Council President Donald Tusk has said there will be no “breakthrough” at the twoday summit, but progress could be achieved by the next scheduled meeting of EU leaders in December. As well as citizens’ rights, agreement has yet to be reached on the UK’s financial obligations to the EU and the border in Northern Ireland.
Nineteen US states sue to keep Obamacare cost-sharing measures A COALITION of 19 US states has asked a federal judge to force the White House to continue Obamacare cost-sharing payments to insurance companies. Last week the White House said it would end the payments - aimed at reducing costs for low-income customers - after determining them to be illegal. A bipartisan deal to extend the subsidies has soured within a day of its announcement on Tuesday. President Donald Trump at first praised the deal before saying he opposed it. The 19 Democratic state attorneys general asked a federal judge in northern California on Wednesday
to quickly issue a ruling, requiring the White House to keep the costsharing payments. Republican Senator Lamar Alexander, the chairman of the Senate health committee, and Senator Patty Murray, the panel’s top Democrat, said on Tuesday they had reached an agreement to temporarily continue the funding. The payments - which the White House chose to end last week after Mr Trump’s Department of Justice ruled against them - would continue for two more years under the proposal. Mr Trump offered mixed opinions on the deal, at first appearing to take a share of the credit for the deal.
“The solution will be for about a year or two years, and it will get us over this intermediate hump,” he told reporters at the White House. But in the following hours the proposal came under fire from members of his Republican party. By Wednesday morning the president tweeted: “I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the process, but I can never support bailing out ins co’s who have made a fortune w/ O’Care.” Mark Walker, who heads the influential Republican Study Committee, earlier described the bipartisan compromise. Tom Cole, a Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma, said: “None of our
guys voted for Obamacare.” “They’re not very interested in sustaining it,” he told the Washington Post. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan showed no interest either. “The speaker does not see anything that changes his view that the Senate should keep its focus on repeal and replace of Obamacare,” his spokesman Doug Andres told Reuters news agency. Critics have warned that Mr Trump’s decision last week to end the payments would destabilise the healthcare markets by leading to higher premiums. They argue it would leave more
people uninsured and cause some insurers to abandon unprofitable markets. The bipartisan compromise would allow states more flexibility to waive some Obamacare policy requirements so consumers can buy cheaper plans, say its adherents. Last week, the president also signed an executive order to allow the sale of insurance plans that are exempt from some Obamacare regulations. The directive allows small businesses and some individuals to band together and form associations to sponsor coverage across state lines. (BBC)
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New Zealand to be led by 37-year-old Ardern Former Tulsa officer Shannon Kepler was convicted of manslaughter in the death of his daughter’s boyfriend.
Oklahoma ex-officer convicted of killing daughter’s boyfriend after three mistrials AN Oklahoma ex-cop has been convicted of killing his daughter’s boyfriend in a verdict that came after three previous attempts to put him in prison. Shannon Kepler was off-duty in August 2014 when he shot and killed 19-year-old Jeremy Lake, the young Tulsa man who had been dating his daughter Lisa. The 57-year-old police officer has said that he was acting in selfdefense, saying at trial that he believed Lake had a gun and that “it was either him or me.” No weapons were found on Lake or at the scene of the shooting. Lake’s aunt said that her loved one was extending his hand for a shake when he was shot.
Three previous trials over the past year failed to reach verdicts on murder charges, with frustration over the resulting mistrials leading to criticism that the juries had a low number of black members. Lake was biracial but identified as black, and Kepler is white with partial Muscogee Nation heritage, according to the Tulsa World. Kepler was convicted of manslaughter late Wednesday night after a judge repeated the decision from a previous trial allowing the jury to consider the less serious charge instead of murder. The jury recommended that he serve 15 years in prison, though sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 20.
A MINOR party holding the balance of power in New Zealand threw its support behind 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern’s bid to become prime minister on Thursday, ending the center-right National Party’s nineyear grip on power. Ms. Ardern, the leader of the Labour Party, will take over from Prime Minister Bill English, reversing Labour’s long-flagging fortunes and giving the country its youngest leader in more than 150 years. Ms. Ardern’s ascension represents a remarkable rise for a woman who just months ago became Labour’s youngest leader ever, setting off “Jacindamania” among the party’s followers. Unconventional and described by colleagues as intensely focused, she has defied the norms of New Zealand politics and refused to be pinned down on whether she has considered having children, saying no male politician would be forced to answer that question. Ms. Ardern said Thursday that she believed in building an economy that worked “for all New Zealanders” while working to protect New Zealand’s environment and clean up its waterways. The announcement that a coalition had been formed came after
Jacinda Ardern is poised to become the new prime minister of New Zealand.
a tumultuous campaign in which the National Party won 56 seats — more than any other party — but failed to capture the 61 needed for a parliamentary majority to govern in New Zealand’s political system. Labour Party won 46 seats, and its left-leaning allies the Greens won eight, giving the left bloc a total of 54. The close result set off a scramble between the two groups to win the favor of New Zealand First, a populist party that won nine seats —
enough to put either National, or the Greens and Labour, over the line in forming a government. In the kingmaker position was New Zealand First’s leader, Winston Peters, an eccentric veteran politician who has long campaigned on cuts to immigration, curtailing foreign ownership of New Zealand land, and securing pensions and other benefits for retirees, who make up a large percentage of the party’s base of support.
UK banks ‘exposed to money laundering in South Africa’
The move would make Scotland the first part of the UK to outlaw the physical punishment of children.
Smacking to be banned in Scotland SMACKING children is to be banned in Scotland, the Scottish government has confirmed. The move would make the country the first part of the UK to outlaw the physical punishment of children. Ministers had previously said they did not support parents using physical chastisement, but had “no plans” to bring forward legislation of their own. But the government has now confirmed it will ensure a bill lodged by Green MSP John Finnie will become law. And it is understood that ministers
will work with Mr Finnie to implement the bill in practice. His proposals, which were out for consultation over the summer, would give children the same legal protection as adults. At present, parents in Scotland can claim a defence of “justifiable assault” when punishing their child - although the use of an “implement” in any punishment is banned, as is shaking or striking a child on the head. There are no bans on smacking in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, where parents are currently allowed to use “reasonable chastisement”.
UK financial regulators and the Serious Fraud Office are to review if banks HSBC and Standard Chartered are linked to a South Africa corruption scandal. It comes after Lord Peter Hain said the banks may “inadvertently have been conduits” for laundered money. The Labour peer told the House of Lords that up to £400m of illicit funds may have been moved by the banks. His concerns relate to links between South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma and a wealthy business family, the Guptas. The peer has written to the Chancellor Philip Hammond, telling him a whistle-blower had indicated the banks “maybe inadvertently have been conduits for the corrupt proceeds of money”. Lord Hain told the BBC he named 27 people in the letter, in addition to companies, adding that any person or firm linked to alleged corruption in South Africa is “going to be badly contaminated”. The Treasury has asked regulators, including the Financial Conduct Authority, and the SFO to look into the allegations. A Treasury spokesman said:
Many protesters are highly critical of the Gupta family.
“We take allegations of financial misconduct very seriously, and have passed Lord Hain’s letter on to the Financial Conduct Authority and relevant UK law enforcement agencies, including the National Crime Agency and Serious Fraud Office, to agree the right action,” a spokesperson said. The BBC’s correspondent in Johannesburg, Andrew Harding, said Lord Hain’s letter was “a new twist in a giant corruption scandal that is shaking the South Africa state, and damaging the reputations of a
number of global companies”. Mr Zuma and the Guptas strongly deny wrongdoing, and say they are victims of a “politically motivated witch-hunt”. But leaked emails and official investigations have fuelled claims that the Guptas have bought influence in government in order to loot state enterprises. In South Africa, the scandal has already ruined British public relations company Bell Pottinger and damaged auditors KPMG, which removed its top executive team in the country.
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Entertainment Court refuses to revive defamation suit against Bill Cosby A FEDERAL appeals court refused Wednesday to revive a defamation lawsuit filed against Bill Cosby by a woman who said he raped her decades ago. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld a lower court ruling dismissing Kathrine McKee’s lawsuit against Cosby. The former actress said Cosby defamed her in a letter that his lawyer sent to the New York Daily News demanding a retraction of a 2014 story about McKee’s rape allegations. The judge who dismissed McKee’s case said the letter was protected by the First Amendment. McKee, who said Cosby raped her in a Detroit hotel room in 1974, was among dozens of women who came forward with allegations against the actor once known as “America’s Dad” for his TV role as Dr. Cliff Huxtable. Cosby has denied all allegations of wrongdoing. Alan Greenberg, an attorney for Cosby, said in an email that they are pleased
A separate defamation lawsuit filed by seven other women is pending in Massachusetts, where Cosby owns a home. The 80-year-old has filed a counter lawsuit accusing those women of defamation.
with the appeals court’s “wellreasoned decision confirming that there was no defamation.” An attorney for McKee did not immediately respond to an email on Wednesday. McKee’s lawyer argued earlier this month that McKee does not have to prove actual malice because she is not a public figure. To show actual malice, she would have to prove Cosby knew statements in the letter were false or entertained serious doubts as to whether they might be true. But the appeals court said
McKee became a public figure when she went public with the rape allegations in the newspaper. “McKee took concerted steps meant to influence the public’s perception of whether Cosby was, in fact, a sexual predator,” Judge Sandra Lynch wrote for the panel. A separate defamation lawsuit filed by seven other women also is pending in Massachusetts, where Cosby owns a home. The 80-yearold has filed a counter lawsuit accusing those women of defamation.
The Pussycat Dolls in a release said that they have “always and will always stand for female empowerment and sisterhood”.
Pussycat Dolls deny former band member’s ‘prostitution ring’ claims THE Pussycat Dolls are firing back at claims the group was a prostitution ring after countless women have come forward with their experiences of sexual harassment. “The Pussycat Dolls has always and will always stand for female empowerment and sisterhood,” the group said in a statement Wednesday, according to Entertainment Weekly. “We stand in solidarity with
all women who have bravely spoken publicly of their horrific experiences of abuse, harassment and exploitation. However, we cannot stand behind false allegations towards other group members partaking in activities that simply did not take place,” the statement read. The ladies — Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta and Melody Thornton —
shared their side of the story after fellow former band member Kaya Jones made accusations on Twitter that the women had to “sleep with whoever they say.” “If you don’t they have nothing on you to leverage. Yes I said leverage. Meaning after they turn you out or get you hooked on drugs they use it against you,” she wrote. “Correct. Victimizing the victim again.”
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Weekend of fun
THE HARTLING Group hosted two fun events at The Shore Club last weekend to help raise money for the posthurricane recovery of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Relaxed revellers enjoyed a cocktail evening under the stars while energetic partygoers took to the pool where they were entertained by two popular DJs. “Turks and Caicos residents have all been greatly affected
by Irma and Maria, two of the worst storms on record and strongest cyclones to ever make landfall,” a press release from The Hartling Group read. “While we take time to count our blessings, The Hartling Group has stepped up to lead the push for donations to help those in great need. “Last weekend, The Shore Club featured two creative
events which provided the opportunity for residents to have some fun while supporting the movement to ‘Heal Turks and Caicos’.” ‘Illumination at the Courtyard’ featured TCI’s own Tess Charles and international DJ Sandy Duperval performing together while guests enjoyed cocktails and tapas and some of the TCI’s best entertainment.
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to help heal TCI
‘Beats and Bites’ was a day of fun in the sun at The Shore Club pool with music from local DJ Dayoh and Montreal’s DJ Sandy Duperval. Event organiser Karen Whitt said: “We all must continue to do everything we can, together, as we work to restore not only the infrastructure of the island but also
the human spirit. “The storms have impacted everyone and we will continue our efforts of fundraising and providing opportunities for persons to help each other and have some fun during these trying times.” Whitt shared details of other upcoming events including
Pink Sunrise Yoga and Beach Powerwalk at The Shore Club on November 11 for the National Cancer Society, and the ever-popular In The Pink event on November 18 at The Palms. Proceeds from this year’s event will be split between The National Cancer Society and hurricane relief.
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Entertainment
Sheeran cancels Asia tour dates after breaking arm ED Sheeran says he is “unable to perform live concerts for the immediate future” after breaking his arm in a cycling accident. The star came off his bike, reportedly after being struck by a car, at the weekend. “A visit to my doctors confirmed fractures in my right wrist and left elbow,” he said on Instagram, alongside a picture of his arm in a cast. So far, dates in Taipei, Osaka, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong have been affected. “I’m waiting to see how the healing progresses before we have to decide on shows beyond that,” the star said. “Please stay tuned for more details.” The 26-year-old has a further eight dates scheduled this year, including sold-out concerts in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Jennifer Lopez and boyfriend Alex Rodriguez helped to raise the money along with ex-husband Marc Anthony (not in photo).
Lopez, Anthony, Rodriguez raise $35M for Puerto Rico relief
The star came off his bike, reportedly after being struck by a car, at the weekend.
JENNIFER Lopez, her ex-husband Marc Anthony and her current boyfriend Alex Rodriguez have raised more than $35 million for Puerto Rico hurricane relief. A spokeswoman said in a statement Tuesday that the two singers and the retired baseball superstar raised the money in donations, pledges and their own contributions. About $9 million was raised via the Oct. 14 benefit show “One Voice:
Somos Live! A Concert for Disaster Relief,” which the trio hosted. Most of the rest came from corporate donations and pledges. Lopez and Anthony’s parents both came to the United States from Puerto Rico, and Rodriguez’s family is from the Dominican Republic. The two singers were married in 2004 and divorced in 2014. Lopez has been dating Rodriguez since early this year. (NYDailynews)
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Lawrence had to stand in ‘naked lineup’ before being told to lose 15 pounds
On Nov. 30, Rihanna will join Prime Minister Freundel Stuart for a two-hour ceremony that will include the unveiling of Rihanna Drive.
Rihanna getting Barbados street named after her WESTBURY New Road located in St. Michael, where the singer grew up, will be renamed Rihanna Drive. With a laundry list of accomplishments tucked away in her stacked resume, Rihanna can finally say that she has a street named after her. According to the Nation News, Rihanna’s home of Barbados plans on honoring her with her own street named Rihanna Drive.
“The Government of Barbados will on Independence Day, Thursday 30th November, 2017 officially change the name of Westbury New Road located in St. Michael to Rihanna Drive in honour of Barbadian superstar Ms. Robyn Rihanna Fenty who grew up in Westbury New Road,” the Ministry of Tourism announced in a statement.
JENNIFER Lawrence had a disturbing early experience in Hollywood when a female producer “humiliated” her about her size. The “mother!” star said the bizarre incident happened when she was just starting out in her career and was ordered to stand naked in a line-up with other actresses so that a female producer could judge her body size. “During this time a female producer had me do a nude line-up with about five women who were much, much, thinner than me. We are stood side-by-side with only tape on covering our privates,” she added while speaking at Elle’s 2017 Women in Hollywood Awards. “After that degrading and humiliating line-up, the female producer told me I should use the naked photos of myself as inspiration for my diet.” Lawrence shared that prior to the humiliating experience, she had been told to lose 15 pounds in two weeks and learned that other actresses before her were already fired for not losing the weight fast enough. Lawrence, now 27, tried to stand
A female producer told Jennifer Lawrence that she should use the naked photos of herself as inspiration for her diet.”
up for herself by telling another producer that the weight loss demands were wrong. “He said he didn’t know why everyone thought I was so fat, he
thought I was ‘perfectly f--kable,’” the actress told the audience. She added that she acted a certain way because she thought she had to for the sake of her career.
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Email: tcnews@tciway.tc
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ALIX PRINCE
LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a
B&B SERVICES Acting on behalf of our clients who are seeking the following
RCO LTD
LABOURER
Salary: $250.00 per week
CONTACT: 332-9037
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16021
C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Acting on behalf of Oreta Doring- Been Is seeking to employ a
BARTENDER $6.25 per hour CHEF $7.00 per hour KITCHEN HELPER $ 6.25 per hour GARDENER $6.25 per hour DOMESTIC WORKER $6.25 per hour AC Technician $7.00 per hour
CHIC ‘N’ SASSY
COSMETOLOGIST $7.00 per hour
CONTACT: 245-6962
These positions are currently held by work permit holders 16008
C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Acting on behalf of Vernouse Previl Nicholas Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER
DOMESTIC WORKER
CONTACT: 241-5922
CONTACT: 241-5922
Salary: $6.50 per hour
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16066
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This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16065
BLUE HILLS CONSTRUCTION Is seeking to employ a
CARPENTER Salary: $10 per hour Must be willing to work 5 days per week
CONTACT: 346-0002
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16077
CAICEDO PUB HOUSE KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a
BMW CONSTRUCTION Is seeking to employ a
BONE FISH UNLIMITED Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER LABOURER Salary: $200 per week
Salary: $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 241-1087
CONTACT: 231-0133
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16067
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16059
TOUCH OF CLASS AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER
Salary: $6.75 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week
CONTACT: 244-0469
Held by a work permit holder
16158
CRANDEL LIGHTBOURNE
CARIBBEAN WATER ADVENTURES
Is seeking to employ a
Seeking a qualified professional to
JOIN OUR CONCIERGE AND SERVICES TEAM
WAITRESS Salary: $7.00 per hour
CONTACT: 332-0771
16054
The right applicant must hold qualifications in the kiteboarding industry. Other qualifications in water based activities are beneficial. Driving license essential and minimum of 10 year supervisor experience a must. Comprehensive computer skills essential. Salary will be dependent on experience.
PLEASE CALL 649-244-1711
16061
LABOURER Salary: $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 343-1056
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16060
NEEDED URGENTLY Senior Reporter Reporter/Sub-Editor
We are looking for an experienced all-round reporter to join our small team. The successful applicant would have run the gamut of covering community events to court and parliamentary reporting. The ideal candidate should be able to copy edit and be able to write eye-catching headlines, as well as proofread. He or she will be responsible for ensuring that copy is accurate; has correct grammar and follows house style. Applicant should be computer-literate and should know how to use a camera. Please send application to the publisher at Turks & Caicos News Ltd. (The Weekly News) tcweeklynews@gmail.com, or P.O.Box 52, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.
We are looking for a qualified reporter who has strong news gathering and writing skills, as well as the ability and enthusiasm to help keep the country’s leading newspaper ahead of the pack. The position is available for immediate start and the successful candidate will be joining a small, dedicated team covering a wide range of news and features across the islands of the Turks & Caicos. Local knowledge is preferred but not essential, but the successful applicant would have had wide experience in community, court and parliamentary reporting. A working knowledge of computer and photography is essential. The salary for this position will be dependent on experience. Write or email the publisher at tcweeklynews@gmail.com No phone calls please.
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SCOTTIE GRAY FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a
BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ
A-! AUTO TACT – SAMUEL HARVEY Is seeking to employ a
TO WORK IN PRIVATE VILLA A chef is required to work in a private villa. This is a live-in position and accommodation is provided for the individual possessing the following skills.
VILLA CHEF
• Preferably at least 5 years’ experience in a luxury hotel, restaurant or as a personal cook in a private residence. • He/She must possess the ability to prepare a range of international cuisines (Asian, fusion cuisine, French, Italian), as well as cater to guest individual dietary preferences that includes vegetarian, vegan, kosher, organic diets etc. • Full ability and responsibility to take on menu planning and food preparation for house parties, BBQ’s, business meetings. • Maintain the cleanliness and proper sanitations of kitchen at all times including deep cleaning of appliances, pots and pans, kitchen tools etc. • Exercise good cost control, presenting monthly monitoring and replenishment of stocks and supplies • Computer literacy would be an advantage but not essential with the ability to record and present invoices and purchases in an accurate manner.
THE CANDIDATE MUST ALSO
• • • • •
• • •
Be willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays etc. Be able to work within a team, be reliable and trustworthy Be extremely well presented and have a command of English. Must possess a clean driver’s Turks and Caicos Islands driver’s license in order to run errands Must be prepared to carry out other duties when guests/owners are not in house as is requires with regards general property upkeep. Preferences will also be given to individuals who have worked within a 5-star luxury environment Salary dependent $2500 per month Note this is a live-in position only
LIVE-IN VILLA HOSTS
• A live in Villa Host in a Luxury Private Villa. The Villa Host must above all be extremely well groomed, well mannered, courteous and above all confidential. Since he/she is responsible for everything that concerns our guest experience he/she must be well versed in personal care and valeting. Exceptional housekeeping and F&B skills are therefore essential to this position. • Roles and Responsibilities- The List is endless, but their roles can include any or all of the following: • Managing the smooth running of villa together with the villa chef • Ensuring that all areas of the Villas are cleaned and maintained to the highest standard. • Ensuring area such as pools patios and gardens are clean • Provide first class Food and Beverage Service • Ensuring dining setup properly for each meal • Food and Beverage are prepared and served on time • Ensuring Villa is setup properly prior to Guest’s arrival • Coordinating special request for Villa Owner’s or Villas Rentals; Honeymoon turndowns etc. • Assisting in other villas or areas as requested by Manager • Maintaining an inventory for all items in the villa as necessary • Working with the chef to ensure necessary orders and inventories are in place for all Villa F&B stock • Ensuring that guest F&B bills are updated daily and check for accuracy • Assist with the preparations and service for all Villa functions and parties when required • Make regular checks on all equipment and furnishing & report any damage or breakage immediately to Villa Manager and ensure repairs are followed up • Be Present or regularly check on maintenance/outside contractors working in the villa to ensure that there’s no damage or theft in the villa • Be knowledgeable with regard to villa facilities, island activities and on island excursion especially boating activities. • Work with concierge to ensure you are updated on guest daily activities and remind guests on a daily basis. • Assist guest with packing and unpacking • Use initiative to anticipate Guest’s needs • Available at any time to take care of guests • Be available or contactable for guests anytime so flexibility is essential
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
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Preferably at least 5 years’ experience in a luxury hotel or resort] Possess an exceptional eye for detail and standard with regards housekeeping service Be able to work well under pressure Be flexible to deal with last minute requests/bookings Experience in handling prominent guests Since this is a new villa, experience in pre-opening an establishment would be a significant advantage
Suitable qualified candidates must apply in writing with resume details to Griffiths & Partners, P.O.Box 143, Providenciales or Email: ar@griffithsandpartners.com These are new positions and are not currently held by anyone. Interested candidates are encouraged to lodge a copy of their application with the Labour Department. Closing date for application is Friday, 27th October 2017
WAITRESS 3 HELPERS PAINTER Salary: $6.25 per hour
Salary: $150 per week
CONTACT: 432-1169 Position is held by a work permit holder
16090
CONTACT: 242-7796
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16089
Salary: $7.00 per hour Must be willing to work 5 days per week
CONTACT: 231-0098
16093
CARGO EXPRESS SERVICES LTD
Labourer Needed
GENERAL DUTIES: • Cleaning and maintenance of the environment & equipment used inside/outside of warehouse facility • Manual & mechanical movement of dry and chilled cargo from containers to/from warehouse • Assisting customers with loading/ unloading cargo from/onto vehicles • Basic Requirements: • Ability to use engage in physical activities for approximately 8 hours
daily • Ability to work well with others in a fast paced non-climate controlled environment • Excellent communication skills in English with the ability to write legibly • Assist Port Teams overnight and early mornings at South Dock location • Salary: $8.00 per hour for 40 hour work-week.
Please contact Cargo Express Services, in person, at 70 South Dock Road or email application to bkerr@tropical.com Application deadline: October 25, 2017
16095
LINE COOK NEEDED SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
Cook eggs and other breakfast items to order to customer’s specification. Cook lunch and dinner items to order to customer’s specification to include, but not limited to: • Cooking meats to temperature such as hamburgers and steaks • Produce salads, sandwiches, tacos, quesadillas, burritos, fajitas and other • Tex - Mex items that appear on the menu at Somewhere Café and Lounge. • Assist with prepping foods for service by following recipe standards, strong knife skills and • proper sanitation to produce high quality food that accurately represents the Café. • Work with other kitchen staff members to execute food, prioritize steps, and contribute to the overall • team atmosphere of the kitchen. • Participate in daily cleaning duties as per scheduled by the Chef to maintain a clean safe environment for all employees to work in. • Cook on the line, during service in a high pressure environment, executing food to order in an ala minute • kitchen according to the ticket in a timely manner. • Be able to stand on ones feet for 8 hours and be comfortable lifting 25 pounds or more without physical restrictions. • Be available to work holidays and weekends with a flexible schedule. Belongers given preference Pay - $6.25/hour or commensurate with experience Position currently held by permit holder
Submit resume, certifications and current police record in person to be considered to: chefamy@somewherecafeandlounge.com Somewhere Café and Lounge Coral Gardens Resort. Telephone: 941 8260
16087
October 21-27, 2017
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JOB ADVERTISEMENT DOMESTIC WORKERS • Clean and tidy all areas to the standard cleanliness within time limits. • Deliver excellent customer service. • Maintain equipment in good condition. • Ability to bent, lift and walk upstairs. • Report on any shortages, damages or security issues. • Handle reasonable guest’s complaints/requests and inform others when required. • Ability to work independently and remain motivated. To work 6 six days per week rate $6.47 per hour. Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field.
SERVICES BY EA
SEEKS
GARDENERS/ LABOURERS Applicants must be able to work outdoors performing manual and physical labor. They must be able to operate a jackhammer, lawn mower and chainsaw. They will be asked to dig holes, mix and spread topsoil/cow manure and plant. They must be able to speak and communicate in English. Starting salary is $6.25/hour and may be required to work on weekends and holidays if needed. Interested applicants including Islanders/Belongers can bring all applications to Services by EA located at #65 Beechwood Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales or email to mary@environmentalarts.tc. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.
16073
KITCHEN HELPERS
• Prepare ingredients to use in cooking (chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc.) • Ensure great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served. • Ensure all food and other items are stored properly. • Proven experience as kitchen helper. • Experience in using cutting tools, cookware and bake ware. • Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.) • Very good communication skills. Minimum 1-2 years in the specialized field. To work 6 days per week rate $6.47 per hour.
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LABOURERS
Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them. Gather and empty trash, service, clean, and supply restrooms. Ability to bent, lift and walk for long periods. Clean and restore building interiors damages, using commercial cleaning equipment and fixing equipments if damage. • Clean and polish furniture and fixtures. • Collect towels from beach and pool. • Clean windows, glass partitions, mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, furniture, walls, machines and painting. Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field. To work 6 days per week rate $6.47 per hour.
LABOURER
• Carry and label guest’s luggage with tags to rooms. • Ability to bent, lift and walk upstairs. • Sweep and mop floors and vacuum carpets. • Ensure building entrance is free of clutter at all time. • Direct guests to the reception areas or the appropriate rooms/office. • Arrange taxi service upon request. • Collect beverages from the bar for guests at arrivals. • Report damages, call technicians and monitor repairs. • Follow evacuation rules in case of emergencies. Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field. To work 6 days per week rate $6.47 per hour.
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LABOURER
Must be able to lift 20 pounds on a consistent basis. Ability to bent, lift and walk upstairs. Collect all dirty lines from rooms. Prepared and distributed towels, lines and rags to different departments. Arranged and maintained a sanitary hallway and area outside of the laundry and rooms. • Load all laundry into washer and add specified cleaning agents. • Operated liner feeder, and tables’ linen ironing machines. • Monitored and operated computer driven washers and dryers according to recommended capacity and manufacture guidelines. Minimum 2-3 years in the specialized field. To work 6 days per week rate $6.47 per hour. Candidates must have the ability to be on time and present for all scheduled shifts and split shifts including weekends and Holidays.
THIS AD IS FOR WORK PERMIT HOLDER. EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO TURCREHU02@CLUBMED.COM OR CONTACT: 649-946-5500 HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, THE POSITIONS ARE ALL OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS. POTENTIAL TURKS ISLANDERS CANDIDATED MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS LABOUR DEPARMENT. 16039
TC AGGRESSOR II Is seeking to employ a
Head Chef
• Must have a cheffing experience in menu planning • Prepping and presentation of three meals daily, with snack in between • Experience in special dietary requirements • Follow Captain’s instructions with regard to daily boat maintenance/ administration/ paper work/ safety drills • Living and working on board the vessel up to eight weeks before vacation is allowed • Working seven days a week including holidays and Sundays Starting salary is $400 Belongers need only apply Contact: 941-7825 Email: cladaggressor@gmail.com
16064
TC AGGRESSOR II
WANTED ONE GARDENER
to work 6 days per week 7 hours per day. Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT MANAGEMENT AT 941-3312 The Proprietors, Strata Plan No. 38 The Grandview on Grace Bay Held by a work permit holder
16057
SNIP & CLIP Is seeking to employ a
Is seeking to employ a
SCUBA DIVE INSTRUCTORS/ ENGINEERS • Must have PADI/SSI Dive Instructors Membership and liability insurance • Must have Specialty Ratings • Knowledge of underwater Film and photography • STCW Complaint • Follow Captain’s instructions with regard to daily boat maintenance/ administration paperwork
• Computer Literate • Living and working on board the vessel up to eight weeks before vacation is scheduled • Working seven days a week including holidays and Sundays • Knowledge of boat mechanics Salary $700 per week Belongers need only apply
Contact: 941-7825 Email: cladaggressor@gmail.com
BARBER Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 231-7047 16065
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PROVIDENCIALES Requires an
ASSISTANT TUTOR & RECRUITER This is a part-time position for a highly motivated and self-driven individual. A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience of 2-5 years, proven effective teaching and recruiting strategies, and customer service skills. Hospitality Industry knowledge and experiences certification as a Food Handler Instructor, and a working knowledge of College Administrative Operating Systems a plus. Salary: Hourly, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Send resume to hr@ucp.tc
16072
Position held by a work permit holder
16091
PASSION BEAUTY SALON & SUPPLY AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a
HAIRDRESSER Salary: $150 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week
CONTACT: 333-1236
Held by a work permit holder
16009
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HOUSEKEEPER/ CARETAKER
Assist with general housekeeping duties and hosting visitors, maintaining exterior of the property, maintaining and repairing equipment, general gardening, working with contractors/vendors.
KC HOMES LTD.
PRITON DEVELOPMENT LTD.
SEEKS
1 CARPENTER
For a residential property in Providenciales $6.25 per hour. Overtime expected. Belongers only need apply. Position currently held by a work permit holder.
Please send applications to DSW International Ltd at – karensavory@savory-co.com, or fax 946 4848 and invited to provide your application to the Secretary of the Board dlglinton@gov.tc
Must have at least 3 years experience and be able to work with little supervision. Salary start at $8.50 an hour and is based on experience. Deadline for applications is October 23rd, 2017 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.
16078
JOB OPPORTUNITY Electronics Repair Technician Purpose: Troubleshooting and Repairing of consumer electronic devices. Hardware Component Level 3 and Software Services for Smartphones, Tablets, Desktop and Laptop Computers, and more. Education: A Degree or Diploma in Electronics or Computer or Vocational course with TESDA accreditation. Minimum of 3 years’ experience.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Proficient in reading Block and/or Schematic Diagrams Able to identify and utilize correct parts and board components Ability to do line tracing on PCB’s and do Line modification Able to rework on any Ball Grid Array IC Able to use various Mobile Software Applications properly Excellent (English) Written and Verbal Communication skills A Team Player, can work under pressure and with little Supervision Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays
Salary payable based on qualifications and experience. Send all applications to jafooe@gmail.com no later than October 31st 2017.
Computer Repair Technician Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field Work Experience: Not Less than 5 years working in the same industry.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Working knowledge of modern networking devices, Wi-Fi Networks and printers • Demonstrated ability to read and understand technical manuals and schematics • Highly skilled in installing, repairing and troubleshooting computer hardware and peripheral including Windows-based PCs and Macintosh Apple platforms • Proven ability to manage multiple troubleshooting tasks simultaneously while maintaining the quality of results • Extensive experience in backup and image management software • Expert user of Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access) • Able to configure VPN and server/client-side hardware and software • Proven record of managing time and priorities effectively Salary payable based on qualifications and experience.
Send all applications to jafooe@gmail.com no later than October 31st 2017.
16081
SEEKS
1 LABOURER
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 October 23, 2017 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.
16082
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Villa Room Inspector REPORTS TO: Property Manager POSITION SUMMARY: The Room Inspector ensures that the company meets all cleanliness and condition requirements. Responsibilities include recording inspection results, resolving guest complaints and maintaining accommodations standards. Their role also involves purchasing supplies and controlling inventory. At times developing and training other housekeeping staff. Additional duties may vary by Property Manager. He/she must be able to handle many duties and should be excellent communicators.
ROOM INSPECTOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Room inspectors examine the villa prior to guests arriving. • Room inspectors conduct inspections upon guest departure to ensure that no personal items have been left and assess if any damages have occurred. • Identify and report items that require maintenance. • Room Inspectors count and distribute linen and amenities. • Room Inspectors help to clean rooms when needed • Protect company’s property and staff by maintaining a safe and secure environment • Room Inspector should be able to perform First Aid or CPR • To work with the staff of the Villa and the Villa Management Company. • Maintain a “sunny disposition” at all times. Must be properly attired in uniform.
PREREQUISITES:
Room inspectors must be self-motivated, hardworking, possess excellent organizational skills and be detail-oriented. Being able to work in a fast-paced environment, make sound decisions and utilize good judgment in this position. They need to be able to multi-task, establish priorities and communicate well with others. Having knowledge of computers and software programs, such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word, helps with this job. and adheres to The Management Company’s Standard Operating Procedures. Must be willing to assist in any area deemed by Management.
Please send application to hr@thesource.tc
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16080
October 21-27, 2017
CLASSIFIEDS 35
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS WILSON VALBURN Is seeking to employ a
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER The assistant general manager (AGM) must possess a broad range of skills and be multifaceted. The ideal candidate will execute a variety of daily duties including but not limited to placing orders, receiving deliveries, accounting, maintaining inventory, and executing the Café’s wine program. Candidate must be forward thinking and use preventative measures to maintain the infrastructure of the Café. The AGM will handle daily cash sales and receipts. They will work to promote specials created by the kitchen and work closely with bar staff to market specialty cocktails and drinks. The AGM will have expert knowledge/ sommelier training in oenology as it pertains to the Café, ie., service, pairings and training of staff. He/she will be attentive to resolve customer complaints about food or service. They will monitor and govern customer behavior to ensure conduct is becoming of the Café’s high standard. The AGM will support the General Manager by participating in the disciplining of staff, hiring, and creating schedules to properly staff the establishment. They will oversee the training of staff to ensure all service standards are met, and that they remain adhered to by staff. The candidate will possess certification in Quick Book accounting, Microsoft Office programs and have extensive knowledge of Micros POS systems and will be required to utilize these skills on a daily basis. The AGM will be able to effectively read, and decipher profit and loss statements, and demonstrate strong accounting skills through daily analysis of trade. Candidate will possess problem-solving abilities and be quick to respond in a fast paced-high pressure environment. Candidate must be able to climb stairs and be prepared to lift heavy boxes that are inherent in the local and type of business.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Work with management to estimate beverage consumption, place orders with suppliers and schedule delivery of beverage and non-food related items. • Resolve customer complaints regarding service or food. • Direct cleaning of dining areas to maintain sanitation standards and keep appropriate records. • Monitor actions of staff and guests • Proficiently operate computer software to assist with the implementation of inventories, track staffing, and record keeping tasks as they are instructed by the General Manager or Ownership • Maintain stock of supplies such as table ware, paper goods and cleaning supplies as deemed applicable • Assist with the weekly and monthly maintenance and repair of equipment and other services • Ensure total receipts and balance against sales at end of day and be able to lock facility • Recruit, hire, and oversee staff and on going training • Schedule work hours for servers and bar staff • Opening and/ or closing of the establishment ensuring all is ready for daily trade or secure for closing
OTHER DUTIES:
• • • • • • • • • • • •
Maintain relationships with guests and staff Update and use job related knowledge Schedule staff work hours and activities Evaluate health and safety practices against standards Organize, plan, and prioritize Make decisions and solve problems quickly and efficiently concerning staff and guests Process and analyze information when scheduling and budgeting Record information about inventory and health practices Implement creative promotional ideas working with vendors and staff Guide, direct, and train staff Coordinate the work and activities of staff Communicate with customers, sales reps, and suppliers Submit resume, certifications and current police record in person to be considered to: chefamy@somewherecafeandlounge.com Somewhere Café and Lounge Coral Gardens Resort. Telephone: 941 8260
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16085
THE TUSCANY RESORT is looking for a
LABOURER Salary: $6.50 per hour
Spa Therapist
CONTACT: 242-1197 Position held by a work permit holder
16094
To work 6 days a week, Salary is $6.00 per hour Contact: 941-4667
16079
SOUS CHEF EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
• Post secondary degree in Culinary Arts or 8 + years industry equivalent experience. • Computer literate, functional on Excel, Ms-Word and Quickbooks and Micros. • Fluent in English both written and oral with a fundamental understanding of French and Spanish • First Aid Training
SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
Be able to assist the Executive Chef in all capacities to include: • Work in a high pressure environment with calm, effective leadership • Planning and execution of special events. • Precise knife skills • Assist Chef in the preparation and execution of all desserts. • Produce all breakfast, lunch and dinner items with expert precision. • Cook entire menu on the line during service, including meats to temperature specifications. • Execute a proper sanitation procedure to insure that high quality food is served that accurately represents the Café. • Prepare and execute specials based on the Café’s Tex-Mex cuisine. • Be versed in a large variety of cooking techniques to include: braising, sautéing, frying, steaming, poaching, and sauce making. • Receive food orders from various vendors, checking for quality and pricing. • Be able to stand on ones feet for 10 hours and be comfortable lifting 50 pounds without physical restrictions. • Be available to work holidays and weekends with a flexible schedule.
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGERIAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Assist Chef in the training of kitchen staff to encourage growth in a positive environment. • Be sensitive to the needs of staff members and maintain a professional demeanor • Assist Chef in the ordering of food through a variety of vendors • Assist Chef with weekly and monthly inventory of items and work with the Chef to calculate food costs • Maintain a positive environment in the kitchen to encourage growth and diversity within the workplace The Sous Chef should be a natural leader who is seeking to assist others in improving their cooking ability, and also to develop strong people skills. An ambitious person who is a comfortable communicator with a confident skill set. The Sous Chef needs to be a self starter that can lead the kitchen in the Chefs absence. The right candidate should be able to open the kitchen in the morning, or be the last to leave the kitchen at night. Prioritizing and executing prep items based on the restaurants needs. He or She will assure that foods are properly labeled with the date and prep item name and consistently rotated, and stored for future use. Oversee and participate in daily cleaning duties as per scheduled by the Chef to maintain a clean safe environment for all employees to work in.
Submit resume, certifications and current police record in person to be considered to:
chefamy@somewherecafeandlounge.com Somewhere Café and Lounge Coral Gardens Resort. Telephone: 941 8260
16086
36 CLASSIFIEDS
TCI PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES
BAYVIEW MOTORS LTD.
Acting on Behalf of our clients who are seeking the following
Is seeking to employ an experienced
AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN DUTIES INCLUDE:
• • • • • •
Repair and replacement of auto body panels/parts Sanding/priming/panting of auto body components Maintenance and handling of shop tools and equipment Application of anti-corrosion treatments Operation of vehicle frame adjustment equipment Training/supervision of apprentice Auto Body Technician and Auto Body Painter
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
• • • • •
October 21-27, 2017
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
CLAUDE CONSTRUCTION
KVANAR LTD
$6.50 per hour
2 LABOURERS
COMPLEX BEAUTY SALON
LABOURER $6.50 per hour
$6.50 per hour
DOMESTIC WORKER $6.25 per hour
FRANK JEAN
LABOURER
$6.50 per hour
RONEL CHARLES
$6.50 per hour
LABOURER
GEORGIO CHAMBERS
$6.50 per hour
FR CONSTRUCTION
LABOURER
LABOURER $6.50 per hour
JULMISTE PIERRE
$6.50 per hour
IRMIDE PIERRE CHERY
LABOURER
High School diploma or above Valid TCI Driver’s License Clean police record Ability to drive manual transmission 5+ years’ experience in auto body repair
MARTINE SAINT LOUIS
LABOURER
LABOURER
YVON PETIT/ L.P.S
$6.50 per hour
LABOURER $6.50 per hour
JOSIANE DUNCAN Is seeking to employ a
16092
KRYSTAL MALCOLM PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a
Salary range from $17.00 - $19.00 per hour commensurate with experience. Please email all applications to syrmondg@bayviewmotors.com Only qualified applicants who meet the minimum job requirements will be contacted for an interview.
Bayview Motors Ltd, P.O Box 619 Leeward Highway, Providenciales
16083
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!
Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER
DREADZ
Is seeking to employ a
COSMETOLOGIST
Salary: $200 per week
Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week
CONTACT: 232-7946
CONTACT: 342-2182
NEEDED CALL 649 441 3296
THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS DERIK GRANT
ENTERTAINER
Position not held by Work Permit Holder
DRS BUILDING Is seeking to employ a
ISNAMENE TIMENY Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER LABOURER Salary: $6.25 per hour
Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 242-5334
CONTACT: 346-9349
BABYSITTER
Applicant must be honest, reliable and hardworking Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 441-0377 Position is held by a work permit holder
16113
JEAN PIERRE DEMONTIGNY Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $800 per month
CONTACT VIA EMAIL: KRISSY. MALCOLM87@GMAIL.COM
16130
JOHN PETER RELIS FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ
1 HELPER
GARDENER Salary: $6.25 per hour
1 DOMESTIC WORKER Held by work permit holders
1 NANNY Salary: $6.25 per hour
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
CONTACT: 431-0821
CONTACT: 343-2165
JULENE BELLUNE
OTHER PEOPLES AFFAIRS
R&R ENTERPRISE
RAINBOW CONSTRUCTION
SAMUEL HARVEY
TIMOTHY NASH
16074
Is seeking to employ a
NANNY
Salary: $150.00 per week Must be willing to work 5 days per week
CONTACT: 342-1055 Position is held by a work permit holder
16076
16056
seeks a two (2)
STORE ASSISTANTS SKILLS NEEDED: Retail Sales Exemplary customer service delivery Detail Oriented Self-Motivated Team player mindset 6 days a week Salary commensurate with experience
Email your resume to castwoodtull@gmail.com
16072
16062
SOUTH DOCK ROAD Is seeking to employ a
WELDER
Salary: $12.00 per hour
CONTACT: 243-1320
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16058
16071
Is seeking to employ a
16069
Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER LABOURER Salary: $6.50 per hour Interested candidate may contact the employer at 246-3197 for further detail regarding employment. This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16058
Salary: $200 per week
CONTACT: 231-0098 This position is currently
held by a work permit holder
16075
16070
Is seeking to employ
2 DOMESTIC WORKERS $150 per week
1 MAINTENANCE MAN $200 per week
CONTACT: 242-7715
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16054
October 21-27, 2017
7 INSPIRED MEN LTD BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a
APRIE BEAUTY SALON
BARBARA ZAIDAN IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
CACTUS KRAFTS
CATCH THE WAVE
IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
GRAND TURK
COSMETOLOGIST
AUTO MECHANIC Salary: $8.00 per hour
CONTACT: 341-1373
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
15995
CLASSIFIEDS 37
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
SALARY: $6.25 PER HOUR MUST BE WILLING TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK INTERESTED APPLICANTS MAY SEND A COP OF THEIR RESUME TO
Email: apriebeautysalon@ outlook.com or fax to 941-3988 POSITION HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER
16107
LEEWARD
SALES CLERK
DOMESTIC SALES WORKER PERSON
SALARY: BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
CONTACT: 231-1474 POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD
CONTACT: 941-3042 POSITION HELD BY A
SALARY: $6.50 PER HOUR
BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER
16104
SALARY: $6.25 PER HOUR
CONTACT: 332-0800
16106
JAMES PROSPER
ERIKA MEP SERVICES
THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a
Is seeking to employ an
ELECTRICAL BUYER
WORK PERMIT HOLDER
16102
JENNY L. DOUGLAS
IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
EBEN EZEN DENISE SMITH
IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
DRIVER SALARY: $300 PER WEEK
CONTACT: 341-6493 POSITION HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER
16109
JOCELYN NARCIUS THE BIGHT
IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
JOB SUMMARY:
• Procure electrical materials in a timely order • Provide specs on electrical drawings • Other duties as assigned by management
QUALIFICATIONS:
• 3-5 years’ experience in Electrical Industry • Proficient in Excel and Word • Diploma in business studies Salary in accordance with experience
CONTACT: 946-9710
CONTACT: 231-1968 POSITION IS HELD BY A
Salary: $6.25 per hour
16128
Please send resume to: p0lkadotz@yahoo.com
OR CALL ERICA 649-242-0101
WAITRESS LABOURER
DOMESTIC WORKER
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
16111
PRIVATE CHEF
A chef is required to work in a private villa resort. The successful candidate must possess the following skills: • Preferably at least 5 years’ experience in a luxury hotel, restaurant or as a personal chef in a private residence • He/she must possess the ability to prepare a range of international cuisines (Asian, fusion cuisine, French, Italian), as well as cater to guests individual dietary preferences that includes vegetarian, vegan, kosher, organic diets etc. • Full ability and responsibility to take on menu planning and food preparation for house parties, BBQs, business meetings • Maintain the cleanliness and proper sanitation of kitchen at all times including deep cleaning of appliances, pots and pans, kitchen tools etc. • Exercise good cost control, presenting monthly monitoring and replenishment of stocks and supplies • Computer literacy would be an advantage but not essential with the ability to record and present invoices and purchases in an accurate manner.
Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 5 days per week
CONTACT: 241-5942
16116
SALARY: $6.25 PER HOUR
WORK PERMIT HOLDER
16126
BABYSITTER SALARY: $150 PER WEEK
CONTACT: 345-2228 POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER
16118
EXPERIENCED SENIOR LITIGATION PARALEGAL WANTED Experienced Senior Litigation Paralegal required to act as Paralegal/Professional Support Executive to a commercial litigation team. At least 5 years prior experience working in a commercial litigation environment is required. Candidates must also have a Law Degree or Graduate Diploma in Law as well as having passed the Legal Professional Course or equivalent. A Master’s Degree in law will be a distinct advantage. Must demonstrate experience and knowledge of having dealt independently with all matters relating to contentious practice, litigation, employment law dispute resolution and alternative dispute resolution. Must have excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Must have vehicle and clean driving record. The applicant must be able to work long hours and at weekends when required. References will be required.
Remuneration is based on experience – commencing $40k per annum. Turks and Caicos Islanders only should apply to the HR Manager, GrahamThompson, Attorneys, by email: jsg@ gtclaw.com or fax: 242-328-1069 and by sending a copy of the application to the Work Permit Board, Providenciales. This post is currently held by a work permit holder.
THE CANDIDATE MUST ALSO:
• • • • • •
Be willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays etc. Be able to work within a team, be reliable and trustworthy Be extremely well presented and have a good command of English Must possess a clean driver’s license in order to run errands Must be prepared to carry out duties when guest are not in house Preference will also be given to individuals who have worked within a 5 star luxury environment This position reports directly to the Resort Manager Remuneration - Salary is $3,000.00 a month This AD is for a work permit. However, this position is open to all qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders. Potential Turks and Caicos Islands candidates should also submit copies of their application to the Labor Board.
Please apply in writing to Human Resources, Beach Enclave, G202 Regent Village, Providenciales, email: jasmine@beachenclave.com, 1 649 941 8887
Senior Litigation Attorney A senior litigation attorney is required for a busy firm based in Providenciales. The successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor with at least ten years pqe in appropriate litigation disciplines - commercial, corporate, construction, insolvency, negligence, property, admiralty/marine and related matters and have been admitted to the Turks and Caicos Islands Bar. Excellent communication skills and ability to manage files and work independently is essential, together with the requisite experience in preparation of cases and advocacy. Experience in mediation/A.D.R. will be considered an advantage as will experience as MLRO/MLCO. Knowledge of legal IT systems, networks and accounting systems is desirable. The position requires working long hours and at weekends. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Turks and Caicos Islanders only should apply to the HR Manager, GrahamThompson, Attorneys, by email: jsg@gtclaw.com or fax: 242-328-1069 and by sending a copy of the application to the Work Permit Board, Providenciales. 15962
This post is currently held by a work permit holder.
16111
38 CLASSIFIEDS KYLE LANCE WILLIAMS
KRYSTAL MALCOLM PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a
October 21-27, 2017
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
GRAND TURK
LA BOTIJA SPORTS S.R.L LTD Is seeking to employ a
LUNIA JEAN Is seeking to employ a
MALCOLM’S WIRING SERVICES IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
TECHNICIAN
PRECIOUS SEWING CENTER Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER
SALARY: $6.25 PER HOUR
LABOURER LABOURER Salary: $6.25 per hour
DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.25 per hour
Contact via email: krissy. malcolm87@gmail.com
CONTACT: 232-5934
CONTACT: 4313207 OR 342-0758
CONTACT: 346-0673
ROBIN COX FOSTER
SALOMON ALTIDOR
SALOMON ALTIDOR
DOMESTIC WORKER
LABOURER
LABOURER 2 LABOURERS
CONTACT: 242-8477
CONTACT: 231-6432
CONTACT: 231-6432
THE PATTY PLACE
WILSON’S GROCERIES ENT
ANNETA SMITH
Salary: $800 per month.
16130
16117
NAUTIQUE SPORTS We are looking for an experienced
INSTRUCTOR
16114
KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a
SALARY: NEGOTIABLE
CONTACT: 232-6179
16131
GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER
16119
GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
SEAMSTRESS Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 342-7161 Position held by a work permit holder
16115
SAMUEL WILSON Is seeking to employ
who meets the following requirements:
• Valid TCI Driver’s License • Certified Wakeboard/Waterski Instructor from an internationally recognized organization • Minimum of 7 years teaching experience • Inboard/Outboard Mechanical knowledge • Very strong swimming skills
For more information contact us via email info@ nautiquesports.com
SBA GLOBAL (TCI) LTD Is seeking to employ a
TABRINA RESIAS IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
RECEIVING CLERK Salary: Negotiable
CONTACT: 332-8896
16108
C&J CONSULTANCY
Acting on behalf of our clients George Salon, Raw Deal Fishing, House of Miracle, ERB Construction, Maid to Clean
DIVER
$6.25 PER HOUR
CLEANER
$6.25 PER HOUR
PASTOR
1 PROPERTY CARETAKER 1 LIVE-IN NANNY SALARY: $6.25 MUST BE WILLING TO WORK 5 DAYS PER WEEK
CONTACT: 232-1440 POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER
16105
15975
GRACEBAY
Salary: $6.50 per hour
16132
IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
Is seeking to employ
LABOURER
1 CLEANER 1 LABOURER
SALARY: $6.25 PER HOUR
CONTACT: 331-4188
16120
Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 346-5872
15958
DENTAL SERVICES LTD Leeward Highway, is seeking to employ a
DENTAL HYGIENIST/ THERAPIST
$6.25 PER HOUR
TILE LAYER $8-10 PER HOUR
LABOURER
16148
$6.25 PER HOUR
Dental Services Ltd 946-4321 or drjo@dentist.tc
16133
GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
Salary: $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 342-2511 Held by work permit holders
16129
BOTOLOPH MARC HENRY Grand Turk is seeking to employ a
LABOURER LABOURER Salary: $6.50 per hour
Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 341-9981
CONTACT: 242-5055
Position is currently held by a work permit holder
16136
Position held by a work permit holder 16134
ENID BEAUTY SALON
DIANA’S BAR & RESTAURANT
MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a
BARMAID
COSMETOLOGIST
CONTACT: 246-3267
CONTACT: 231-9209
Salary: $200 per week
16141
DOMESTIC WORKER
Salary: $6.50 per hour
Is seeking to employ a
A Dental Hygienist/ Therapist is required to work full time. Must be registered in USA, Canada or UK. Orthodontic experience necessary. Salary to be negotiated depending on experience. Belongers need only apply
$500 PER MONTH
Held by work permit holder Contact: darling86@hotmail.com
16124
Salary: $200 per week
Position is held by a work permit holder
16148
Salary: $6.25 per hour
Position is held by a work permit holder16144
October 21-27, 2017
FLOWER NIGHT
IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A
LABOURER
SALARY: $6.25 PER HOUR
CONTACT: 345-5507
16155
LANIE ROCK JEAN BAPTISTE GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 242-7174
Position held by a work permit holder 16135
CLASSIFIEDS 39
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS GOD’S INSTRUMENT MINISTRY BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a
GRACITA VIVIANNE QUELCH GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
NORTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a
TEACHER DOMESTIC WORKER
Salary: $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 342-1465 Position is held by a work permit holder
16145
HENRIETTA DELANCY
Salary: $300 per week
CONTACT: 241-2588
16147
JULENE BELLUNE Is seeking to employ a
KEITH JENNINGS GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
NANNY LABOURER LABOURER Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 243-2789 Held by a work permit holder
16156
FOR QUICK SALE ONE BRAND NEW WASHER CALL 231-3788
Salary: $150.00 per week Must be willing to work 5 days per week
CONTACT: 342-1055
Position is held by a work permit holder 16076
RUDOLPH HANDFIELD Is seeking to employ a
CONTACT: 231-4279 Position is held by a work permit holder
16137
S. WALKIN & SON BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER GARDENER Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 4 days per week
CONTACT: $333-0875 Position is currently held by a work permit holder
16147
Salary: $7.50 per hour Must be willing to work 5 days per week
CONTACT: 946-4411
Position is held by a work permit holder 16139
TC AGGRESSOR II Is seeking to employ a
SERVICES BY EA Is seeking to employ a
LANDSCAPE SUPERVISOR
SCUBA DIVE INSTRUCTORS/ ENGINEERS
Applicants must possess a minimum of 10 years’ experience, with knowledge of plants/ chemicals and fertilizer sprays, be able to work with minimum supervision. Applicant must be knowledgeable in propagation and greenhouse climate. Must be proficient in computer trouble-shooting and knowledgeable in in QuickBooks for Point of Sale Transaction and Inventory software. Applicants must be willing to work outdoors and irregular hours. Salary based on experience.
Interested applicants including Islanders/Belongers can bring all applications to Services by EA located at #65 Beechwood Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales or e-mail to mary@environmentsarts.tc. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16140
• Must have PADI/SSI Dive Instructors Membership and liability insurance • Must have Specialty Ratings • Knowledge of underwater Film and photography • STCW Complaint • Follow Captain’s instructions with regard to daily boat maintenance/ administration paperwork
• Computer Literate • Living and working on board the vessel up to eight weeks before vacation is scheduled • Working seven days a week including holidays and Sundays • Knowledge of boat mechanics Salary $500 per week Belongers need only apply
Contact: 941-7825 Email: cladaggressor@gmail.com
16065
TCI MARBLE AND GRANITE LTD Is seeking to employ a
STONE FABRICATOR In search of a skilled person to work in Stone Fabrication Starting salary: $12 per hour • Must have 5 years’ experience and show proficiency with cutting and polishing natural and manmade stone • Must be able to fabricate marble and granite slab products according to specifications and schedule • Must be able to assist the foreman in charge at warehouse and on job sites • Must be able to read blueprints, lay out job plans, operate all tools associated with stone fabrication, rally other coworkers and follow directions from supervisors Please email resumes to lisegula37@gmail.com
The Flower Girl will be closed for 1 week to complete renovations 16103
POSITION IS BEING ADVERTISED FOR A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. APPLICATIONS FOR QUALIFIED TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED
NOTICE We look forward in servicing you with the best prices on Island and the Freshest Floral Arrangements
40 CLASSIFIEDS
TIBOR’S MACHINE SHOP Is looking to fill the following positions
MACHINIST WELDER
Must have valid trade specific certifications with at least 5 years’ experience. Wage: Based on Applicants experience and qualifications
INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN CONTACT 441-5802 or EMAIL YOU RESUME TO ancha@tiborsmachineshop.com. BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY 16099
CLIFFORD GARDINER NORTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a
October 21-27, 2017
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
WALKIN FUEL BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a
ANDERSON DESSAPES LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a
D&B AUTO PARTS
Auto Parts Specialist
LABOURER Salary: $7.50 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week
CONTACT: 946-4411 Position is held by a work permit holder
DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 341-3094
Position held by a work permit holder 16175
16138
Salary: $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 246-7382
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Interested persons should send application to dnbautoparts@tciway.tc NORTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ
1 LABOURER $6.50 per hour
duncansonlaw@gmail.com duncansonlaw.office@gmail.com 649-941-4444/ 649-245-1314/649-348-5744
Held by work permit holder
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GILBERT BENJAMIN BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER
1 CARPENTER
Salary: $6.50 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week
CONTACT: 231-6676
Held by a work permit holder
$8.50 per hour
DUNCANSON & CO BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
• Advises customers or internal users on appropriateness of parts, supplies or materials requested • Determine replacement parts required • Prepare sales slips, quotations, or sales contracts • Inventory count • Minimum of ten year experience • Applicant must be willing to work weekends and holidays • Salary US$9/hr
FULLER GARDINER
CALL OR EMAIL US AT
CARETAKER
VACANCY
16173
CONTACT: 345-6118
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BAYVIEW MOTORS is currently looking to employ a
Junior Automotive Service Advisor/Parts Person No experience required….we will train!
• Must have some knowledge in automotive service and repair field. • Must be friendly, enthusiastic, detail oriented with excellent communication skills, a positive attitude and some mechanical aptitude. • Must enjoy a fast paced work environment and meeting new people. • This entry level position has amazing long term potential for the right candidate (male or Female) in a very steady and stable profession. • Receive service customers: prepare quotes, and provide outstanding service. • Must possess a valid driver’s license. • Does this sound like you? • Salary range from $12.00 per hr.
Accounting Assistant QUALIFICATION
• • • • • • •
Degree in finance, Commerce or Accounting (or equivalent). Excellent written, verbal and communication skills. Previous experience in automotive dealership preferred. Duties & Responsibilities: Daily input of transaction to accounting software. Preparation of financial statements and in-house-reports. Bank ,A/R and A/P reconciliation, bank deposits, petty cash management. • Purchase and billing audit. • Salary range from: 15.00 per hr.
Please email all application to syrmondg@bayviewmotors.com. Bayview Morots Ltd P.O Box 619. Leeward Highway, Providenciales
SOUTH CAICOS, TURKS & CAICOS
EXECUTIVE SOUS CHEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
• Manage the day to day kitchen operations in conjunction with the Executive Chef. • In conjunction with the Purchasing Department, to supervise all food ordering in line with company policy • Monitor the performance of the food outlets and to ensure that standards of food production, presentation and service are maintained • Co-ordinate the production of all products ensuring specifications, quality targets and delivery timetables are met • Meet the company’s food cost target as set out in its plans through implementing and maintaining prudent and established costs • In conjunction with management, to create menus for all outlets having regard to customer demand and company margins • In conjunction with management and the kitchen team to develop and achieve the departmental goals and strategies • Develop and enhance the culinary reputation of East Bay Resort through product improvement, effective PR and participation in local and international culinary competitions • In conjunction with Food and Beverage, to devise and organize food promotions as appropriate • To be fully conversant with current Health and Safety legislation affecting food preparation and service area and to ensure that the laid down requirements are met.
REQUIREMENTS:
5 years experience as an Executive Sous Chef • Understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures • Excellent record of kitchen and staff management • Working knowledge of various computer software programs (MS Office, Restaurant Management Software, POS) • Certificate/ degree in Culinary Science or related certificate would be a plus Must be prepared to live full time in South Caicos, beginning salary commensurate with experience
Interested applicants may submit your resume with qualification and experience to: info@saunders.tc and the TCI Employment Services and Labour Department. Position is currently vacant 16101
October 21-27, 2017 HERODE PIERRE
FIVE CAYS, SOUTH DOCK Is looking for a
LABOURER to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 649-344-9806 This position is for work permit renewal
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IMPRESSION BEAUTY SALON DOWNTOWN Is seeking to employ a
HAIRSTYLIST Salary: $250 per week
CONTACT: 231-3987 Position held by a work permit holder
JOE JANNY WALKIN
KEW TOWN, PROVIDENCIALES Is looking for a
NANNY
to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 346-348-3326
16170
This position is for work permit renewal
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GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work Monday- Friday 9A.M TO 4 P.M
CONTACT: 946-1081
16166
Is seeking to employ an
OPERATIONS MANAGER GENERAL
Performs various functions in ensuring effective planning and supervision of construction projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work hand-in-hand with the project team to create a mutual understanding of the project strategy based on the requirement of the job • Conduct in-depth reviews and analysis of all project or contract documents so as to be familiar with every detail and/or requirements • Work with safety units in a bid to plan and manage safety programs for each project and make sure that all aspects of safety are reached • Help project managers and engineers in the arrangement and analysis of projects and scheduling of reports on projects • Oversee projects as they are being carried out to make sure that the work is done according to outlined specifications, and that they also conform with project timetable • Convey project needs from the project manager to the management of the firm. • Assist in the maintenance, development, and enhancement of the company’s relationship with contractors in a bid to produce strategic partnership • Train and mentor employees in areas of project management and estimating.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering OR at least 10 years on-the-job experience in a similar role or in any other construction capacity • Clean Police Record • Valid Driver’s License
SKILLS
• Knowledge of the local customers, materials and specifications is strongly preferred. • Good and effective communication skills • Good analytical and organizational abilities are of great importance • Possess good leadership ability, as well as ability to work as part of a team or even lead a team when called upon • Ability to read and interpret specifications • Ability to be proactive and also to foresee events and react appropriately towards them • The ability to multitask and strategize in different situations is also relevant • Ability to work and carry out projects within a stipulated time frame or deadline
COMPENSATION
• $70K - $80K per annum
POSITION TYPE
• Full-Time
Please submit applications to main office at C 5-6 Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales TCI.
LILLIAN MISICK
MARINO MIESES
LEEWARD HIGHWAY is looking for a
KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a
PAINTER LABOURER to work 5 days per week salary $8.00 per hour this position is for work permit renewal
Salary: $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 242-3256
CONTACT: 649-345-6136
Held by a work permit holder
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FINANCIAL CONTROLLER REQUIRED
A long standing integrated Financial Service & Commercial Group requires a very experienced financial controller to assist the director in the following areas: • We are looking for a financial services PASTEL accounting professional (CA/CPA/CGA/AMA) with at least 15 years experience to administer our financial and accounting function. • The individual must possess proven experience in establishing and implementing auditing and control systems and procedures. • accountable for practice management and development, including client billing and recovery of receivables and expanding fee base of existing clients. Management of ad hoc assignments such as cash flows, budgeting and due diligence • hours of work will vary with job demands and future growth of the business • compensation will be determined upon the chosen candidate’s relevant work experience and professional qualifications. Interested and qualified persons should forward resumes in strictest confidence to:
TCIndustrial Services Ltd. Providenciales. Ph.#941-4051
MILLS INSTITUTE
Is seeking to employ a
TEACHER TEACHER’S AIDE Submit application to millsinstitute@ gmail.com 16152
OCEAN OUTBACK Is seeking to employ a
CERTIFIED DIVE MASTER
• Must be a holder of SEASCH – 196/359/363/53 • Must have a clean driver’s license • Must be willing to commute daily to Chalk Sound • Must be willing to work nights, weekends and holidays Salary $9.00 per hour
Belongers need only apply. Currently held by work permit holder
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16159
MYRIAD MANAGEMENT GROUP
Is looking for
CONTACT: 231-0824
16160
LP CONTRACTOR
PAUL F. GEDEON THE BIGHT Is looking for a
MECHANIC $10.00 per hour
LABOURERS $7.00 per hour
MASON $10
• Must have Mechanic/ Technician Qualifications • Must have a clean driver’s license • Must have at least 5 years’ experience Salary is negotiable based on experience
Contact: 339-6974 Belongers need only apply. Currently held by a work permit holder
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SHARINTON FORBES PROVIDENCIALES
Is looking for a
CAREGIVER HANDYMAN
to work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour this position is for work permit renewal.
CONTACT: 649-341-1865
16151
to work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 649-243-3204 this position is for work permit renewal
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PELICAN DESIGNS
ARTIST NEEDED
• Must be computer literate • Must be able to speak English • Must have experience in sign production and installation • Must be willing to work outside of work hours. • Salary $6.50 per hour • Monday to Friday
CONTACT 941-5689
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SUNNY FOODS RETAIL & WHOLESALE LTD Providenciales
IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A:
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN TY Currently seeking candidates for the position of sous chef. Person must be able to speak & read English. Qualified individual will have had at least 5 years' experience on the line. Baking & catering knowledge. You must be able to multi-task with a pleasant demeanor,work weekends & holidays.
Please apply with resume or email resume to catering@skycatering.tc
LABOURER Salary $6.50 per hour
Please Call 941-8112 16122
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SOKOL LTD IS LOOKING FOR A SKILLED
East Bay Resort Ltd. is looking for the following
JOB VACANCIES Bar Supervisor
PRIVATE CHEF JOB SUMMARY:
must be deft in moving around the kitchen and apt in multi-tasking. Experience in using various ingredients and cooking techniques is also important. Must be able to create new menus, work independently, available to work seven (7) days a week.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Bar Supervisor will have to assist the Bar Manager in the day to day operations and development of a constantly evolving multifunctional bar. The post holder will run shifts in the bar, overseeing all bar staff, customer service and operations ensuring that the bar runs smoothly and that excellent service is provided to all visitors.
• Ensure great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served • Keep a sanitized and orderly environment in the kitchen • Grocery shopping for kitchen menu items
The successful candidate will be required to provide a courteous, professional, efficient and flexible service at all times, following East Bay Resort Standards of Performance. To be fully conversant with all services and facilities offered by the hotel. To perform opening and closing procedures established for the Place of Work as assigned. To have a thorough understanding and knowledge of all Food & Beverage items in the menu and the ability to recommend Food & Beverage combinations and up sell alternatives. To ensure that the Place of Work and surrounding area is kept clean and organized at all times. To monitor operating supplies and reduce spoilage and wastage. To handle guest enquiries in a courteous and efficient manner and report guest complaints or problems to supervisors if no immediate solution can be found and assure follow up with guests.
• • • • • •
Front Office Manager
The Front Office Manager will have overall responsibility for supervising Guest Service Agents, Night Auditors, and Bell staff to ensure guests satisfaction. The successful candidate will be required to provide a courteous, professional, efficient and flexible service at all times, following East Bay Resort Standards of Performance. To have a full working knowledge and capability to supervise, correct and demonstrate all duties and tasks in the assigned Place of Work to the standard set. To meet and greet guests at South Caicos Airport on arrival, and accompany guests to the resort. To be fully conversant with all services and facilities offered by the hotel. To perform opening and closing procedures established for the Place of Work as assigned. To have a thorough understanding and knowledge of all Rooms related service and product and the ability to up sell alternatives. To ensure that the Place of Work and surrounding area is kept clean and organized at all times. To monitor operating supplies and reduce spoilage and wastage. To handle guest enquiries in a courteous and efficient manner and report guest complaints or problems to supervisors if no immediate solution can be found and assure follow up with guests.
Guest Relations Manager
This position requires the successful candidate to assist with all guests check in, issuing room keys and answering any questions guests may have. It also involves handling mail and messages for guests. The successful candidate must be fully conversant with all services and facilities offered by the hotel. Must be able to perform opening and closing procedures established for the Place of Work as assigned and will be required to provide a courteous, professional, efficient and flexible service at all times. Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills are also a must. All positons require a minimum of 5 years’ experience and a certificate or degree in the respected field is a plus. All Applicants must be prepared to live full time in South Caicos, beginning salary commensurate with experience.
Interested applicants should submit their resume with qualifications and experience to: info@saunders.tc and the TCI Employment Services and Labour Department. Positions are currently vacant.
REQUIREMENTS
A minimum of 6 years’ experience in a 5 star restaurant or hotel. Proven experience as a Private Chef. Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods. Very good communication skills. Excellent physical condition and stamina. Certificate in culinary a MUST.
Please note that all applications must be submitted with a valid police record, and copies of all educational certifications. Only suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview. Beginning salary commensurate with experience. Interested applicants should submit their resume with qualifications and experience to: info@saunders.tc and the TCI Employment Services and Labour Department. The position is currently held by a work permit holder.
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NOTICE Regulation 7 of the Physical Planning (Development Permission) Regulations, 1990
An Application, REGISTERED PR 13180, by Chiraag Ltd for the development of a Commercial Building has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development Permission on Parcels 60906/184, 190 Leeward Going Through on Providenciales. The application as submitted seeks Planning consideration for a Commercial Development with Nineteen (19) Commercial Spaces (Retail/Office/Restaurant), with Service Yard, Site Managers’ Office and Forty-One Parking Spaces. Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, within twenty-eight (28) days of publication of this Notice. 27th September 2017
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Sports Interational
Olympic gymnast Maroney says team doctor repeatedly molested her OLYMPIC gold medalist McKayla Maroney said she is a longtime victim of sexual assault at the hands of her former USA Gymnastics doctor. Maroney identified convicted sex offender Larry Nassar as her repeat abuser in a statement inspired by the “Me too” movement, which encouraged women to say they are victims of harassment or sexual assault. The abuse began at a Texas training camp when she was just 13 years old, Maroney said, and continued for at least seven years — when she retired from gymnast competitions. “It seemed whenever and wherever this man could find the chance, I was ‘treated,’” Maroney wrote. “It happened in London before my team and I won the gold medal, and
McKayla Maroney says she was repeatedly molested by Dr. Larry Nassar
it happened before I won my Silver.” She said the worst of the abuse took place during the 2011 world championships in Japan, when she became a
breakout star. She said Nassar gave her a sleeping pill on the flight to Tokyo and she woke up in his hotel room, once again “getting a ‘treatment.’”
“I thought I was going to die that night,” she wrote. Maroney, now 21, said her 2012 Olympic victories — a gold and silver medal — were marred by his abuse. She remembered watching the 2004 Olympic games in Athens as an 8-year-old and said she had hopes of one day competing. And while she fulfilled her dreams, she lamented the abuse she suffered along the way. “Sure, from the outside looking in, it’s an amazing story. I did it. I got there, but not without a price,” she added. Nassar has been accused
Applicant must be fully qualified RIBA Part 3 or equal with a minimum of 10 years post-qualification experience; with the ability to travel freely throughout the Caribbean, USA and Europe.
TURQUOISE LANDSCAPING LONG BAY Is looking to hire
• Pay- $6.25 per hour • Must have previous gardening experience and be familiar with landscaping, equipment such as lawn mowers, trimmers etc. • Must be willing to carry out work such as heavy lifting, digging, weeding, trimming and plant waste removal. • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays. • Must have a clean Police Record and provide Employer References on request. • This is a new Gardener position and a work permit renewal
Please email turquoiselandscaping@tciway.tc or call 332-4280 to arrange an interview 16172
Qualified applicants please apply in writing to:
PUBLIC NOTICE BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION (Section 3 (2) of the Immigration Ordinance)
Take Notice that I, John Freeman, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(2) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to FRANCESKA ETHEART PARKER by virtue of marriage to a Belonger. JOHN FREEMAN
RICHMOND MANAGEMENT SERVICES Is seeking to employ a
LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER (North Caicos) Salary: $200 per week Must be willing to work 5 days per week
CONTACT: 244-8174
16181
GARDENERS
SENIOR ARCHITECT/ URBAN DESIGNER
PO Box 315, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: 649 5911 or email info@swa.tc Qualified Belongers only need apply.
of molesting dozens of young athletes associated with USA Gymnastics and his Michigan State University clinic. He is being sued by more than 125 women claiming he sexually assaulted them under the pretense of medical treatment. It’s unclear if Maroney is a plaintiff in the federal lawsuit against Nassar. FBI Agent Rod Charles testified in his 2016 child porn case that Nassar targeted victims as young as six. He would tell his victims that the sexual abuse, which often involved digital penetration, would help treat hip or back pain, according to court papers.
SAMUEL FORBES LEEWARD PALMS Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER Salary: $7.00 per hour
CONTACT: 231-6370
This position is currently held by a work permit holder
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VILLA DEL MAR RESORT 16129
RESORT OPERATIONS MANAGER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Managing the daily operations of all the hotel division within a set budget, including training and developing team members • Hotel room revenue management and maximization • Preparing and holding to budgets • Frequently walking up stairs and around hotel property • Carrying out room inspections • Managing Reservations Department, Front Desk. Housekeeping, Security and Human Resources, including hiring, discipline and terminations • Weekly staff scheduling • Provide excellent Customer Service • Proactively solve problems and mitigate risks
QUALIFICATIONS:
• • • • •
5 years experience in similar role or capacity Experience with Hotel Reservations Systems Experience with OTA’s, wholesales, tour operations and travel agents Excellent time management, organization and leadership skills Experience and understanding of Revenue Management in the hotel environment Beginning salary commensurate with experience.
Interested applications can submit your resume with qualifications and experience to: infor@saunders.tc and the TCI Employment Services and Labour Department. Position is currently vacant
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PUBLIC NOTICE The public is hereby given notice that FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Limited holds the following dormant accounts– Account Type Account Name The public is also hereby given notice of the following– 1. Unless one or more of the following transactions are effected on a dormant account listed above on or before December 15th 2017, the monies in the dormant account will be transferred to the general revenue of the Islands without further notice(a) Increase or decrease the amount held or owed in the Financial Institution 1 ; (b) Present the passbook or other record for the crediting of interest or dividends in respect to any general deposit, demand deposit, savings deposit or deposit for a fi ed period, made in the Islands; (c) Correspond in writing with the Financial Institution concerning the monies; or (d) Otherwise indicate an interest in the monies as evidenced in writing by the Financial Institution. 2. Subject to the Dormant Accounts Ordinance, on the transfer of the monies in the dormant account to the general revenue of the Islands, the dormant account holder will no longer have any right against the Financial Institution to the repayment of the monies transferred, but the dormant account holder will have against the Government such right to repayment of the monies transferred that the dormant account holder would have had against the Financial Institution. 3. Any interested person should contact the Financial Institution mentioned above to establish if that person is a dormant account holder. Dated this 30th day of September 201
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Sports Interational
Gordan Hayward underwent surgery to repair a dislocated left ankle and a fractured tibia in Boston on Wednesday night, a procedure that was labelled a success.
Hayward unlikely to return this season after surgery on leg CELTICS All-Star forward Gordon Hayward is unlikely to return during the 2017-18 season, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hayward underwent surgery to repair a dislocated left ankle and a fractured tibia in Boston on Wednesday night, a procedure that Bartelstein labelled a success. “We expect him to make a full recovery and return to his All-Star form,” Bartelstein said. Earlier Wednesday, Hayward taped a video message to Boston fans from his hospital bed, and it aired to thunderous applause before the Celtics’ home opener on Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden. Marcus Smart, the longesttenured Celtic on a team that returned just four players from last season, was scheduled to deliver an address before the game. Smart instead directed attention to the video board for Hayward’s message. Wearing a hospital gown, Hayward told fans he’ll be “all right” and said it pained him not to be with his teammates in Boston. “What’s up, everybody? I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has kept me in their thoughts and prayers,” Hayward said. “I’m going to be all right. It’s hurting me that I can’t be there for the home opener; I want nothing more just to be with my teammates and walk out onto that floor tonight. I’ll be supporting you guys from here. I wish you the best of luck. Kill it tonight.” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said before Wednesday’s 108-100 loss that Hayward was “down” after the injury that occurred a little more than five minutes into his Boston debut. “I was [at the hospital] for a minute last night and also again today for an hour or so. He’s down,”
Stevens said. “Obviously, there’s a physical pain to it, but I think it’s also doubled by the emotional pain of, you know, he put a lot of effort into trying to start this, his career, out well in Boston. “But this is a setback; we’re expecting a full recovery. And we know there are going to be a lot of tough days ahead on that recovery but, at the same time, hopefully he’ll improve day to day. But it’s been tough. It’s been tough for him.” Stevens noted how his players’ thoughts are on Hayward. “I think the biggest thing is they really care about Gordon,” Stevens said. “He’s made a big impact on them. He’s an easy guy to play with. He’s a guy you want to play with on both ends of the floor. So certainly you miss that -- and that camaraderie. But one of the tasks that we have now is to pick up steam for him, and guys that get opportunities that [they] may not have [had before Hayward’s injury] or guys that get opportunities from a more minutes standpoint need to be ready to take advantage of those.” Stevens said the Celtics will begin looking at how best to fill Hayward’s vacancy, including a potential roster addition. “I think that we will probably look at the roster spot,” Stevens said. “We are bringing [rookie] Jabari Bird back and using one of his [G-League] two-way days today. I think we will at least be actively looking for that roster spot, just because, obviously, the standpoint of the youth, but also because you lose one of your better shooters and more versatile players. A guy who can put the ball in the basket for you. “We’ll see how that works itself out. We haven’t really gotten into it too much because we have our hands full tonight.”
Trinidad & Tobago made their debut at the FIVB World Grand Prix debut this year, now they are heading to the FIVB World Championship.
T&T Women create history, reaches FIVB World Championship TRINIDAD & Tobago Women became the first English-speaking Caribbean nation to book a place at an FIVB World Championship. Though they went down to Mexico in a five-set thriller in the NORCECA Group C Women’s World Championship qualifier on Sunday, they had already secured a place following strong performances in the preceding matches in the tournament at the National Cycling Centre. “We’ve accomplished a lot this year,” T&T captain Krystle Esdelle said. “Fighting as we did means we have moved a step further. We used to think about beating Costa Rica as a goal and we have done it in this tournament and now our goal will be
to beat Mexico in the future, but this was an exciting final match.” The Mexicans defeated T&T 2521, 25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 15-9 in a title match full of exciting and long rallies to clinch their spot to the World Championship for the eighth time. T&T trailed throughout the first two sets, but they came storming back in the third and fourth sets in a scoring party. The home team however, could not sustain the effort and Mexico finally clinch the tie-break set, winning their second consecutive NORCECA qualifier. “We proved that our team and sport is worth investing in,” said T&T head coach Francisco Cruz.
“Volleyball is the only sport that qualified to world’s this year. Funding should come to us. “Our improvement has been so much with so little support. Imagine what we can accomplish with more money. I am positive we could have won, but we failed with too many serves and some players weren’t concentrating enough.” Trinidad & Tobago led in aces 6-5, as the both teams finished with 55 attacks, but they conceded 37 errors and benefitted from 33. Channon Thompson of T&T scored a match-high of 24 points on 20 impressive kills, two blocks and two aces; teammate Darlene Ramdin added 15 points, all by kills, and Esdelle scored 12 points. (CMC)
Ellington still in pain after crash BRITISH sprinter James Ellington says he still experiences “a lot of pain”, 10 months after the motorbike accident that nearly killed him. Ellington suffered a fractured tibia, fibula and pelvis when he and training partner Nigel Levine were hit by a car in Tenerife in January. He has since undergone three surgeries and spent time in a wheelchair. Ellington cannot yet put enough pressure on his damaged leg in order to run as the bones are still not fused, but he is hopeful of being pain-free next month. The Croydon Harrier became the first professional athlete to have a carbon-fibre rod - fixed with screws at the top and bottom of his shin inserted in his leg. The rod is strong, but not as stiff as most traditional metal implants, so it works more like a natural bone and is expected to speed up recovery.
James Ellington wants to return to his former athletic self.
“It’s physically and mentally tough, because I’m used to being so active,” the 32-year-old told BBC Sport. “But I’m definitely going in the right direction. I’m not going to be satisfied until I know I’m a competing
athlete again.” “Rehab is going as well as it could be, but I’ve had little stages where I’ve plateaued,” said Ellington, who also has a metal plate in his pelvis that pulled it back together when it fractured.
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Sports Interational SA football boss Jordaan reportedly ‘raped singer Jennifer Ferguson’ SOUTH African singer and ex-MP Jennifer Ferguson has accused the country’s football boss Danny Jordaan, 66, of raping her nearly 24 years ago. He “overpowered” her and “painfully” raped her in a hotel in Port Elizabeth city, she has alleged in a blog. Mr Jordaan, who organised the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, has not yet responded to a request for comment. Now living in Sweden, Ms Ferguson said she had been moved by the #MeToo campaign on social media to speak out. She said the attack took place when she was “high and happy” following her unexpected nomination by Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC) party to serve in South Africa’s first democratically elected parliament in 1994. Mr Jordaan, a prominent member of the ANC and president of the South African Football Association, came to her hotel suite after she had given a performance at a dinner. “He overpowered me and painfully raped me. It must have been
Carlos Nuzman is accused of organising the payment of a $2m bribe.
Danny Jordaan is a prominent member of the governing ANC party.
over in about 20 seconds although it felt like a lifetime,” she alleged. “He left immediately without saying a word.” Ms Ferguson said she had been “bewildered” and in a state of “complete shock”. “Not sure what to do, I washed and left the hotel and began to walk. I reached the beach and sat there a very long time trying to process what
had happened,” she said. “The thought of going to the police felt intolerable. What would I say? Should I have screamed louder? Fought him off harder? Had I been complicit in some way? All these questions raged in my mind. I wept.” She accused the football boss of using her as “an object for his sad need for power and twisted gratification”.
Rio Olympics head Nuzman charged with corruption PROSECUTORS in Brazil have formally charged the former head of the country’s Olympics committee with corruption over the Rio games. A payment of $2m (£1.52m) was allegedly made to secure votes for the Rio bid. Carlos Nuzman denies running a criminal organisation, money laundering and violating currency laws. Lamine Diack, a Senegalese former head of the global athletics
body, and his son Papa Massata were also charged, and also both deny wrongdoing. Mr Nuzman was arrested on 5 October. According to the indictment, he and the former governor of Rio state, Sergio Cabral, “directly solicited” the $2m payment from Brazilian businessman Arthur Soares. At the time, Lamine Diack was an influential member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
LAND FOR SALE In beautiful Bottle Creek, North Caicos
.46 acres overlooking the creek, spanning King Road and Windsor Road
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Flashback: The Meridian Marauders won the 2017 Spring Tag Rugby League this year.
Flamingos RAN sevens trip to Mexico called off – Tag rugby to start next week Dwaine Simmons is counting down the days until his college season tips off.
Simmons excited to start college season TCI’s basketball player Dwaine Simmons is excited about his upcoming season that tips off on November 4. The Grand Turk born player, who now attends the Dakota College at Bottineau said that his team has been training two hours per day on the court and an hour in the gym leading up to their opener and have been pumped up after their coach describing them as his “most talented team” at the college. “I’m very excited for this season, because I believe we can win it all if we work hard enough for it and I’m looking forward to showcasing my talent to other coaches and fans.” The hybrid forward, who is also a member of the TCI Rising Stars Basketball Club was very appreciative of the RSBC. “They were the ones who got the connections for me to come here. They helped me with my training all summer to get me in the best shape I can before I came here and I am very thankful and
appreciative for all the time they spent on me.” The 22-year-old said that the club has had a few practice games leading up to the start of the National Junior College Athletics Association League. He was set to travel to Canada with his team on Friday. In terms of his role, the 6’6 player, who attended the HJ Robinson High School before the Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy in Freeport, Bahamas and prep school in Texas, wants to focus on his all-round game. He wants to become more than a mid-range shooter, who can drive to the basketball. He also wants to continue hitting the boards hard and to develop into an elite defender. Simmons is already one of the main rebounders on the team. Outside of basketball, the Business major said that school is going great. “My midterm grades are As and Bs and I’m quickly learning how to balance ball and school.”
THE Turks and Caicos Islands Rugby Football Union (TCIRFU) will focus on rebuilding and restarting programmes after Hurricane Irma and not on international fixtures PRO Tom Greenfield told the Weekly News on Thursday. “Due to the hurricane, and the repairs to the field, we will not be travelling to Mexico for the 7’s.” The Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens tournament is set for November 25th and 26th in Mexico City. The new PR head added that the TCIRFU would re-focus its attention on the men’s game from early next
year. TAG RUGBY With most of the lights back up at the Meridian Field, emphasis is on the start of the tag season. On Thursday evening, new and returning players (both males and females) were expected to register into teams for a next Thursday start. “Newbies, seasoned, young old, men, women are all invited. We are looking to make this the biggest tag league so far.” Due to the late start, the season would likely run into 2018 with breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Women’s rugby training has already began and will continue every Wednesday evening from 18:30h. According to Greenfield, women’s captain Tiandra “is especially keen for new players to join. It’s a great way of keeping fit for free and improving those coordination skills for better dance moves.” Clifton Simeon is set to start Junior rugby this Saturday. New players are welcomed. The TCIRFU has also decided on a date for its Fall Ball. The event would take place on November 11 at a villa in Blue Hills.
Woods gets green light from doctor to ‘do as much as he needs’ TIGER Woods has suffered a number of setbacks getting his career back on track but the latest medical update on the golfer offers a more optimistic assessment of his recovery from his most recent bout of back surgery. According to the American’s agent Mark Steinberg, doctors have cleared him to “do as much as he needs to do.” “He got a nice report and is allowed to proceed,” Steinberg told ESPN. “He can do as much as he needs to do. Tiger is going to take this very, very slowly. This is good, but he plans to do it the right way.” Steinberg did not immediately
respond to CNN’s request for comment. The 14-time major champion hasn’t played a competitive tournament since his withdrawal from the Dubai Desert Classic eight months ago, and has undergone four back operations in the past three years. Woods hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since the 2013 WGCBridgestone Invitational and told CNN Sport in February he feared he’ll “never feel great again.” But on October 15, the 41-yearold posted a video of himself on Twitter hitting a promising drive
with the words “making progress.” Woods’ former coach Hank Haney went as far as to tweet: “That’s a swing he could win with, it’s not across the line and stuck inside coming down, a little stiff looking but it’s good enough.” Woods has previously only been able to hit 60-yard pitch shots and, as recently as May 2017, couldn’t even twist, let alone strike the ball at his full capacity. “I could no longer live with the pain I had,” Woods wrote on his blog. “Even lying down hurt. I had nerve pain with anything I did and was at the end of my rope.” (CNN)
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Forbes becomes first San Antonio FC player to score double-digit goals in single season NATIONAL football captain Billy Forbes broke the San Antonio FC single season scoring record when he found the back of the net against Rio Grande Valley FC on Saturday night at home in a United Soccer League Western Conference clash. Forbes’s 29th minute strike was his 10th of the season, one more than previous all-time leader Rafael Castillo in the club’s young history. The pumped up 26-year-old, who called the win “great” has found form in the last few weeks, having scored in three of his last five matches. Scoring is not the winger’s only skill; he is also a wonderful passer. He assisted teammate Ever Guzman in scoring his second goal in the 3-1 win. The assist was Forbes’s eighth for the season, another San Antonio FC record. It also ties his 2014 performance with the now defunct San Antonio Scorpions. San Antonio FC, who finished with the second best record in the conference, will meet the number seven seed Tulsa Roughnecks FC in the Western Conference Quarterfinals at Toyota Field (home ground) on Saturday evening.
Billy Forbes is now San Antonio FC’s single season record holder (Photo credit: @soy_saf)
Bien-Aime confident that football will recover from the hurricanes PRESIDENT of the TCI Football Association (TCIFA) Sonia BienAime is confident that football will return to normal on the islands. She told the Weekly News that the association is still recovering from the damages of the destructive hurricanes, but that programmes were restarting. Youth development programmes on Provo and North/Middle Caicos have restarted while the FA is assessing South Caicos and Grand Turk. REPAIRING AND REBUILDING “The storm has impacted many of us throughout the TCI,” the FA head said. “Our organisation is now focused on repairing and rebuilding our infrastructure and programmes to provide that outlet for our players
and stakeholders to help them get back to normalcy. We will also be putting on a relief aid initiative to help our players and families who were affected by the storms. This will be done on all of the islands where we currently have programmes and the dates will be announced soon.” The FIFA executive member said that the artificial pitch surface has sustained damages from flying debris and that all lights were destroyed. “We’re unable to use the full pitch until it’s repaired, and we wouldn’t be able to use it at night until the lights are replaced, but we can use sections to carry on with our grassroots programmes.” BEACH SOCCER Beach soccer is also affected and
Bien-Aime feels it might be a few months before the sport returns, since the association would have to refill the sand pitch and replace the beach soccer nets. Some competitions were also pushed back, including the InterIsland Youth Football Festival. The U11 competition would now take place early next month, while the U13 is set for December. Bien-Aime added that prior to Hurricane Irma, the association was getting ready to host the Barbados Men’s National team in early November, but because of the damages to the facility and due to the host hotel and other hotels on the island closing, Barbados cancelled. The associations are now negotiating a new date.
Sonia Bien-Aime said that the TCIFA is now focused “on repairing and rebuilding our infrastructure and programmes”.
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