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‘We will get to it, when we get to it’ – Gov’t on Freedom of Information Bill An Opposition-led Freedom of Information motion was passed in the House of Assembly on Monday (September 14), with no support from the Government benches.

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Rev Dr Conrad Howell was discovered dead last Saturday, a short distance from his house in Blue Mountain

Howell’s death deemed suspicious PAGE  4

Poachers caught in TCI waters near Seal Cays PAGE  9

Women urged to take up breast PAGE screening  10

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Police established a crime scene upon discovering Howell’s lifeless body in bushes close to his home

Howell’s death deemed suspicious

BY DAISY HANDFIELD THE LIFELESS body of Conrad Howell was discovered in bushes in Blue Mountain, Providenciales, on Saturday (September 12) during a nationwide search by the police and scores of community members.

Howell was reported missing by relatives on Friday, September 11, and was last seen on Thursday, September 10.

Howell’s wife, Brikell Howell said that she awoke at about 2am that Friday morning and discovered that

her husband was not at home.

She took to social media saying that this was out of character for husband not to be in contact with his family, who had not seen him since that Thursday night.

In a Facebook post, Howell shared: “He was wearing a black pants, white singlet and socks…”

It is alleged that members of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) had conducted a search the evening that Howell was reported missing, but were unsuccessful in uncovering any clues

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that could lead them to the pastor.

However, the body was only discovered after a second search was organised by community members in conjunction with the RTCIPF. He was found in bushes near to his home in Blue Mountain by a dog named Cocoa.

Present during the search, Premier Ewing expressed his condolences to the family and assured the general public that he would play an active role in getting the heinous crime solved.

During a police press conference on Monday (September 14) at the police headquarters in Providenciales, Acting Commissioner of Police Rodney Adams said that until the autopsy is conducted, police were not classifying Howell’s death as a murder.

He said: “I would also wish to say to the public and make it clear that at this time we have not and I repeat, we have not classified this matter as a murder, as being speculated within the communities of the TCI. “It remains a suspicious death investigation.”

The autopsy was conducted on Wednesday (September 16) by a pathologist who was flown in for the job.

There has still not been any revelations by police on the results.

Adams began the press conference by offering his sincere condolences to the family of the late Howell, on behalf of himself, the RTCIPF and his family.

He ensured the public that police are working on solving this case, and clarified details.

“There has been a lot of misinformation, some of you have already formed your opinion about

what has happened.

“However, we are committed to clear up the misinformation. We will be as transparent as possible.

“At this time we cannot release too much information as this is an active investigation and we would not want to compromise it by releasing information prematurely.”

Adams said that police were aware that the entire Turks and Caicos Islands was mourning as he spoke.

However, he encouraged the public to take confidence knowing that the Lord is close to the broken hearted and serving those who were crushed in spirit.

He said that he along with his team would move as timely as possible to determine exactly how and why Howell’s death occurred.

“I ask that we as a country allow

the investigation to run its full course. We will without prejudice seek the truth and uncover the facts.

“We are conscious of the fact that our beautiful by nature Turks and Caicos Islands are on edge and we are committed to restore calm and peace to these beautiful by nature Turks and Caicos Islands.

“We have a tedious task ahead. We have some long days ahead, however, we are prepared to follow the evidence and go just where it leads us.”

Rev Howell was a pastor, preacher and a television and radio show host.

He sat on several significant Government boards and was the son of school namesake, the late Clement Howell.

Howell was arguably most known as the author of the country’s national song: ‘This land of ours.’

Bight Park will close at 7pm daily

TIME restrictions have now been placed on the use of the Bight Park by the Department Of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA).

The move is to ensure safer access to Bight Park, a Government release stated.

The public is hereby advised that the park will now only be accessible between 5am and 7pm, seven days per week.

Exceptions will however be made on Thursday evenings to facilitate the Island Fish Fry event.

People are being urged to cease all activities at the location by 7pm and all vehicles must vacate the premises.

Anyone who fails to adhere to these new time restrictions will face the risk of having their vehicles locked inside the park until it is reopened the following day, DEMA advised.

Applications for the use of the park are available from Sheryl Williams, at the National Environmental Centre, DEMA, Lower Bight Road, Providenciales.

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‘We will get to it, when we get to it’ – Gov’t on Freedom of Information Bill AN OPPOSITION-led Freedom of Information motion was passed in the House of Assembly on Monday (September 14), with no support from the Government benches.

The motion sparked heated debate at times, with Minister of Border Control and Labour, DonHue Gardiner pointing out to the Leader of the Opposition, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, who presented the motion, that the PDM does not direct the Government’s agenda.

The contention, which was stated by the Opposition leader and later denied by the Government, was that the introduction of the bill was a promise made on the campaign trail in 2012 and one not kept to date.

Gardiner along with Premier Rufus Ewing denied this allegation and both stated that the Government “will get to it, when they get to it”.

While the Government has not refused to introduce the bill to the House for the enactment as law later on, they contend that there are mechanisms to be put in place for the smooth introduction and effective use of such a bill, and that they are not there as yet.

This point was supported by the Governor’s appointed member, John Phillips who agreed that proper human and other resources need to be in place before the introduction of such a law.

However, the other Governor’s appointed member, Lillian Missick scolded the Government benches for the comments made about the motion, stating that the introduction of such a law is a constitutional requirement.

In July, the motion was first introduced in the House, although it was not debated then.

At the time Cartwright Robinson had told the Weekly News about her intentions with taking the motion to the House.

“Both political parties campaigned on it; we campaigned on it because it is so important in the country we are in to be as transparent as possible.

“We are even more annoyed it has not been done – I know the media cries out about the situation – but we are in the same boat.

“I think that as a courtesy, certain information beyond what they [the Government] decide to put out ought to be public information.”

She stated that one of the things that inspired the motion – aside from the fact that the PDM gets no information from Government – is that the public cannot get any information at all on the numbers of PRC holders or how many have been issued since the PNP took office.

She said: “A PRC holder with the right to work is a permanent resident and they can’t come back and tell people that they are not allowed to give that information.

“You want to tell me that they don’t know how many people are legally allowed to hold PRCs in your country; that it is private?

“I think if you don’t force this Government to give information that they can give, you will always be in the dark.”

She added that this is one of her greatest problems with the Government - accountability and transparency - them only giving the bare necessities, when there is nothing wrong with going a little deeper.

“And what it has done in this climate is to spark unnecessary rumours; I know the struggle that people have even with the police.”

The party leader noted that even with a Freedom of Information Ordinance, there will be mechanisms to protect sensitive things because of national security risks, and this they fully support, but basic information ought to be accessible to the public.

“Any government should want that transparency and accountability,” she added.

In her motion to the House, Cartwright Robinson outlined that the introduction of a Freedom of Information Ordinance is provided for in the Constitution Order of 2011.

Premier Rufus Ewing

Leader of the Opposition, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson

This states as follows: “Freedom of information - Subject to this Constitution, an ordinance shall provide for a right of access to information held by public authorities, for the conditions for the exercise of that right, and for restrictions and exceptions to that

right in the interests of international relations, the security of the Islands or the United Kingdom, public safety, public order, public morality or the rights or interests of individuals.”

Back in 2012, while still on the campaign trail, the now Minister of Finance, Washington Misick told

this publication that the Freedom of Information Ordinance will be a priority of a PNP administration.

At that time he said: “One of the things we have to do is find out what legislations have been drafted and prioritise them.

“We can only move as fast as the legal resources allow us, but definitely the Freedom of Information Ordinance is important.

“I cannot say it will happen in the first 100 days, because we have a large number of important legislations, such as socially related legislations that we have to address, but it is something we must deal with.”

Premier Rufus Ewing, also in an invited comment to this publication at the time, had stated that there will be continuous collaborations with Turks and Caicos Islanders so they are involved in the process and will be able judge the party’s administration of the nation’s affairs.

He promised that the public will know what they are doing “every step of the way”.

TCI’s London Office officially opens its doors THE TURKS and Caicos Islands Government, this September, officially began operations of its London Office, joining the presence of the other overseas territories of Anguilla, BVI, Cayman and Bermuda.

The London Office, an extension of the Office of the Premier under the directorship of Althea Been, is being headed by Tracy Knight and Kimo Tynes, a Government press release read.

The office will be the primary interface between the Government and European bodies such as United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) and Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA).

Among its main responsibilities, the London Office will promote inward investment and identify and access funding from UK and

European donor agencies.

The London Office will also be the source for first-hand information for the diaspora living in the UK and Europe.

A key feature of the office, which is located at 83 Baker Street, is the new consular services which will offer assistance to visiting Government officials and help people intending to visit the country from Europe with VISA and immigration processes.

The consular office will also be organising an official Turks and Caicos Islands Association for the students and residents living abroad as a support and information mechanism for the promotion of unity.

Students and residents will be invited to register with the London Office to assist with the formulation of a database of people, addresses

and contact information.

Premier Rufus Ewing, during his first annual Turks and Caicos Islands reception at the Dorchester in London last December, had announced Government’s plans to open a London Office that would offer services beyond the traditional tourism and marketing initiatives to include the promotion of foreign direct investment and consular support services.

The official mailing address and contact number for the TCIG London Office is as follows: Turks and Caicos Government, London Office, 83 Baker Street, London, W1U 6AG, 020-70347845.

In coming weeks the London Office will be launching an official website for real time updates, promotions, news and bulletins.

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Suicide is no secret –Part one

This two part series of articles was submitted by Dr Patrick Prince, PhD, clinical psychologist, Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence.

AS THE Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence took charge in the observance of World Suicide Prevention Day last September 10, under the theme ‘Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives,’ there are a few things we need to keep in the forefront of our minds.

First of all, suicide is not a secret, and anyone experiencing suicidal ideation/thoughts of killing or harming self, SHOULD seek help, and today!

Most persons who committed suicide didn’t want to die, and those who attempted suicide wished they didn’t.

They just wanted to rid themselves of the emotional agony, pain, and suffering they have been experiencing.

They had reached a point, when such emotional anguish became so overbearing, it overwhelmed them.

To most, the only way out was to take themselves out of the equation – they believed that they have caused enough problems or have been a burden to their families and loved ones, and they believed the only way out was ‘to take themselves out’ literally.

To most observers looking at the person who attempted or committed suicide to be selfish or a sin. But, this is not usually the case.

Suicide is a side effect or symptom of many underlying medical conditions, which do not respect your creed, ethnicity, nationally, or socio-economic status. If you are human, then you are susceptible.

The following will highlight or discuss suicide attempts, completion, and behaviours including the facts, definition, effects, possible causes, risk/protective factors, signs/ symptoms, assessment, coping, and getting help.

Facts about Suicide Attempts and Completions The World Health Organisation (WHO), National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Mental Health, and other international, researched-based agencies and organisations have reported that: -Well over ¾ of million people die annually by suicide worldwide.

-Three out of four persons, who commit suicide, had a physical illness.

-Nine out of 10 persons, who commit suicide, have a diagnosable mental-health problem.

-Although firearms are the most common way people complete suicide worldwide, trying to overdose on pills is the most common means by which people attempt to kill themselves.

-In the United States, 10 to 14-year-old boys commit suicide twice as often as their female peers; 15 to 19-year-old male teenagers commit suicide five times as often as their female teenage peers; and 20 to 24-year-old men commit suicide 10 times as often as their women peers.

-In the United States, homosexual and other sexual minority youth are more at risk for thinking about and attempting suicide than heterosexual teen peers.

-There is a higher frequency of completed suicides in males than females across the life span.

-Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people 15 to 29 years of age.

-Many people, who complete suicide do not tell any health professional of their intent in the months before they do so. If they communicate a plan to anyone, it is more likely to be a close friend or close family member – and, it’s not always a clear-cut message.

-Men are more likely to choose violent methods, such as shooting themselves – as a result, suicide attempts by men are more likely to result in death.

-Most common means of suicide by method worldwide are firearms, overdose of medication, selfhanging, and self-suffocation.

-Most suicide attempts do not result in death – these attempts are often a cry for help.

-People, who attempt suicide often mistakenly believe that they are doing their family and friends a favour by taking themselves out of the world.

-People, who commit violence against others and self-mutilation (eg, slitting one’s wrists and other body parts, or burning oneself are more likely to attempt and commit suicide).

-Self-mutilation is the act of deliberately hurting oneself without meaning to cause one's own death, even though it could lead to death.

-Some people attempt suicide in a way that is less likely to be fatal, such as poisoning or overdose.

-Suicide, among children and teens, are usually associated with bullying and being bullied.

-There are gender, age, ethnic, and geographical risk factors for suicide, as well as those based on family history, life stresses, and medical and mental-health status.

What is suicide and suicidal behaviour?

According to the US National Library of Medicine: ‘Suicide is the act of taking one's own life on

purpose’ and ‘Suicidal behaviour is any action that could cause a person to die, such as taking a drug overdose or crashing a car on purpose.’

What are the effects of suicide?

Although suicide or suicidal behaviour is a ‘self-centred’ act, its aftershock impacts the community as a whole. Its effects on loved ones, family, and friends are often emotionally devastating.

A person or suicide survivor, who loses a loved one to suicide, usually becomes preoccupied with the reason for the suicide.

The survivor usually wants to deny or hide the cause of that loved one’s death, and wonders if s/he could have prevented it.

The survivor usually blames self for the problems that led to the suicide, and s/he feels rejected by their loved one, and stigmatised by friends and acquaintances.

The suicide survivor may experience a myriad of emotional conflicts about the deceased, from intense emotional pain and sadness about the loss of life, feeling helpless to prevent it, longing for the person s/he lost, and anger at the deceased for taking his/her own life – even if it were to relieve the years of physical or mental suffering and pain.

The suicide survivors, the family members left behind by the loss of a loved one tend to experience complicated grief in reaction to that loss.

This is usually the case, since the person they are grieving is at the same time the victim and the perpetrator of the fatal act of suicide.

Suicide survivors usually

experience intense emotion and longings for the deceased, severely intrusive thoughts about the lost loved one, extreme feelings of isolation and emptiness, avoiding doing things that bring back memories, new or worsened sleep problems, and having no interest in activities that they (survivors) used to enjoy.

What are some possible causes of suicide?

To help us prevent suicide, it is prudent that we first understand the reason(s) why people attempt or ultimately commit suicide.

Statistics has shown that people, who attempt or commit suicide, usually experience or have a predisposition to one or more of the following:

-Bipolar disorder.

-Borderline personality disorder.

-Depression.

-Drug or alcohol use.

-Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

-Schizophrenia.

-Stressful life issues (eg, serious family, financial, or relationship problems).

People, who attempt suicide are seeking relief from:

-Feelings of being a burden to family, loved ones, and friends.

-Feelings of being a victim.

-Feelings of guilt.

-Feelings of loneliness.

-Feelings of loss.

-Feelings of rejection.

-Feelings of shame.

People attempt suicide, when they are often trying to get away from a seemingly impossible

and overwhelming situation such as:

-Aging (the elderly have the highest rate of suicide).

-Death of a loved one (higher risk, if loss to suicide).

-Drug or alcohol use.

-Emotional trauma.

-Serious physical illness.

-Unemployment or money problems.

Suicide risk factors in teenagers include:

-Access to weapons (especially guns).

-Family member or loved one, who committed suicide.

-History of hurting self on purpose (ie, self-mutilation).

-History of being neglected or abused (emotionally and physically).

-Living in communities, where there have been recent outbreaks of suicide among young people.

-Romantic breakups.

What are the risk and protective factors for suicide?

Common worldwide statistics shows that:

-In North America, specifically, the United States of America has the highest suicide rates occur in non-Hispanic whites and Native Americans (ie, American Indians), while the lowest rates are in nonHispanic blacks, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics.

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Rev Howell hailed as a man of integrity and good humour – Many still in disbelief at his sudden death THE UNEXPECTED discovery of the lifeless body of the Reverend Dr Conrad Howell continues to stun and aggrieve many in the Turks and Caicos Islands, days after his death.

Condolence messages poured in over the past week from the Government, the Governor, the Opposition and countless others over social media, with everyone praising the late Reverend on a life well lived and dedicated to the betterment of his fellow citizens in the Islands.

Shortly after Dr Howell’s body was discovered on Saturday morning (September 12), the Premier, Rufus Ewing and other ministers held a press conference to express their sincere regrets and sadness at his passing.

“He is someone who I have much respect for and love for and he will be dearly missed,” the Premier told the media, when asked how he felt personally about Howell’s death, which, up to press time, had not been ruled a murder.

The late Reverend is hailed as a statesman, someone who had a voice on radio and television, on Speak Your Mind, one of the prominent members of the National Honours and Awards Committee, a representative for the TCI to the United Nations Committee for decolonisation, among many other things.

At the time of his death he also served as the Chaplain of the Progressive National Party (PNP).

Reverend Howell’s body was discovered in the early morning hours by a dog, in the presence of police and several people who had joined an early morning search party to locate the missing man.

His lifeless body was found lying in bushes down a slight hill at a side road in the Blue Mountain community, some 200 to 300 yards from his home.

He was reported missing on Friday by his wife after she had last seen at about 12 midnight on Thursday.

According to the Premier, when he was discovered, his body was clothed in “house type” clothing.

Ewing said: “Dr Conrad Howell’s death comes as shock to all of us because he is one who represented what Turks and Caicos ought to be and is all about – someone who loved this country, someone who fought for the values that this country was built upon, someone who served in many capacities in championing and fighting for the rights of his fellow citizens, fighting for the rights of a free Turks and Caicos.”

The Premier added that Howell “was known to be a man of God, a

family man and a gentle giant in his own right”.

He added that with all of his accomplishments, patriotism and spirit, Howell will be deeply missed by all in the TCI. Reverend Howell’s death comes at a time when the country is being challenged and troubled by the increasing number of crimes and violent crimes in the society, Ewing noted.

“It comes at a time when we are finding ourselves not having answers to these crimes.

“It comes at a time when we require individuals, Government and the British Government, the Governor and everyone else to step up to the plate to address these concerns in our society.”

He observed that the Reverend’s death is just another death in the string of “so called murders in our beloved Turks and Caicos Islands” over the past several years to which no closure have been brought.

“Where families across the Turks and Caicos Islands are still grieving because no closure has been brought to the circumstances surrounding their [relatives’] deaths. His death, like the others, is one death too many.”

The Premier further encouraged residents to come out and give information to the police force to solve this and the other unsolved cases.

He added: “From Prince Smith, to Robbie Been, to Dorset Gardiner, to Quincy Gardiner, to Robert Martinez, to Kenley Walters, to Kevino Smith whose cases still remain unsolved.

“I am looking forward to you, our residents to come forth and do your part, while I continue to impress upon the Governor and the Commissioner of Police to do their part, to step up. If you need resources, let us know what resources you need, let us know.”

He called on the British Government and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to provide whatever assistance they can, possibly a special team with special skills to help solve the unsolved murders.

Ewing gave assurances that he will spare no effort in Cabinet and the House of Assembly in appropriating whatever resources are available to solve the murders.

Meanwhile, up to press time, the pathologist who performed the post mortem on Howell’s body on Wednesday had still not submitted his report to the Police Commissioner.

However, Deputy Police Commissioner Rodney Adams told the press on Monday that the situation

The late Rev Dr Conrad Howell

is being treated as a suspicious death investigation in the meantime.

Police further denied that there were gunshot wounds about the late Reverend’s body.

The entire TCI Government on Monday offered condolences to the

family and friends on the death of the late Reverend Howell.

A release from the TCIG read: “Our nation has suffered a tremendous loss today Rev Howell, as he was known to many, was a true patriot to our country and a soldier

Under the tree

for our people.

“During his lifetime, he has made an invaluable contribution to the development of our society we are truly blessed to have known the late continued 

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Father-of-three gunned down in Five Cays

BY OLIVIA ROSE A FORTY-six-year-old man died after he was shot several times a few yards from his home in Five Cays, Providenciales, on Wednesday evening (September 16).

No motive has been established for the brutal murder of father-ofthree Marielus Maximin, a former employee of Fortis TCI. Speaking to the Weekly News, daughter of the deceased Cindy Maximin said that at about 8pm, while completing her household chores, she heard neighbours

bellowing at her to come at once.

She quickly rushed to see what the commotion was.

Recounting the overwhelming experience Maximin said: “I hurried over to the bush where plenty people were gathered, not too far from here and saw my father’s body lying, lifeless in the grass and I started screaming.”

She said that her father had no known enemies and was a peaceful, easy-going individual who was a highly-regarded member of the community.

The visibly shaken young woman

said: “This tragedy meets my family at an already difficult time in our lives since my father was the sole bread winner.”

The family has pleaded with other members of the community who may have any information on Maximin`s shooting to come forward and assist the police with their investigations.

He leaves to mourn, his wife Florence, who is also six months pregnant and three children, aged 13 and nine, and 22-year-old Cindy.

Police are appealing to anyone with information about this crime to

call Crimestoppers on 1-800-8477 or use the Crimestoppers online reporting page www.crimestoppers. tc.

Information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

KILLED: Marielus Maximin

Solar power LAST month, FortisTCI announced its plans for a large scale solar system with the signing of a memorandum of understanding with a local company.

The utility company will soon be launching renewable energy programmes for residential customers, with the hope of making energy supply in the TCI more cost-effective.

What are your thoughts?

Huge undertaking

Alleged murder site

Suicide is no ... suicide rates.

-Elderly Caucasian males have the highest suicide rate.

Common worldwide geographical patterns of suicides indicate that:

-People, who live in rural areas versus urban areas are at higher risk for suicide.

-People, who live the western United States versus the eastern United States are at higher risk for suicide.

-The majority of suicides are committed during the spring.

Common worldwide statistics shows that:

-Women continue to attempt suicide more often than men.

-Men tend to complete suicide more often than women.

Common risk factors statistics

for people attempting suicide include:

-A family history of attempting suicide.

-A history of being physically or sexually abused.

-A personal history of suicidal thoughts, threats or behaviours.

-Low income.

-Mental illness.

-Single marital status.

-Unemployment.

Common risk factors statistics for methods of attempting suicide show that:

-People who attempt suicide by jumping from a height like a bridge may be more likely to be single, unemployed, and psychotic.

-People, who attempt suicide by using firearms may more often have a history of legal issues, alcoholism/drug addiction, and

My thoughts are, who is the local company FortisTCI is working with?

Because some are definitely better than others.

Having gone solar already, (an extremely pleasant and quite costly experience) I know of several others who have not had such a positive experience, and this is going to be a massive undertaking.

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certain personality disorders.

Common risk factors statistics for mental illnesses indicate that persons experiencing one or more of the following increase the probability of suicide attempts and completions:

-Depression/manic depression.

-Eating disorders.

-Schizophrenia.

-Severe anxiety.

-Substance abuse.

Common risk factors statistics for people, who commit murder-suicide include:

-Access to firearms.

-Alcohol/drug abuse addiction.

-Depression.

-Male gender.

-Older caregiver.

-Separation or divorce.

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Another stunt

Very few utilities are using solar panels because they are not efficient enough for full scale generation.

They do work on residential applications when the customer is willing to spend tens of thousands.

Fortis is fully aware of this.

They are spending thousands of our dollars to put on a public relations campaign.

Now they will spend more of our exorbitant bills to prove solar will not work.

The truth is they are billing us a very high fuel charge today when oil is selling for less than in 2006 when they did not bill for a fuel surcharge.

Every year they buy another generator which uses less fuel so they can send tens of millions of our dollars back to their headquarters in Canada.

They paid off their investment years ago.

Nothing but PR

This is more PR. Why does a utility company, given a monopoly and the right to charge any price they want by the Government nine years ago, need all this PR? Premier Rufus and our Governor need to explain why we do not have a non-political commission for oversight over FortisTCI, Lime, Digicel and Provo Stevedore.

While he is explaining, why is Digicel now the Government’s phone agency without a bid tender and who in the Government profits as a result?

Great decision

Excellent! Good decision. All we have is God given sun, why not use it!

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Poachers caught in TCI waters near Seal Cays TWO Dominican men are facing multiple charges after marine officers caught them transporting 35 pounds of illegal catch on Sunday (September 13).

The arrest was made at around 10am after officers from the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) observed suspicious activity two miles off of Seal Cays, in TCI’s waters.

The Seal Cays are about eight miles south of the Ambergris Cays, and one of the southernmost patches of ground in the Caicos Islands group.

Upon investigating, officers discovered that the poacher vessel contained illegal parrot fish and lobster and that the men were in possession of an illegal spear gun and

breathing apparatus, a Government release read.

DEMA Director Dr John Claydon said: “The weather conditions were against us for an operation of this kind, but we are very grateful for the effort of both the police and DEMA officers that were involved.”

He added that: “Although there were more poachers that we could not apprehend safely, the officers were very professional in the way they handled the situation.”

Dr Claydon further advised that this type of illegal fishing is the biggest threat to the TCI’s fisheries and a strong message needs to be sent to foreign poachers that it will not be tolerated.

The poachers are charged with breaching the Fisheries Protection

No more cash collections at Customs Department CASH collections at the Customs Department’s main offices in Grand Turk and Providenciales will be discontinued as of October 13.

This announcement was made by the Ministry of Finance this past week, via a press release.

All money payable to the department will now be made at the Treasury, Front Street in Grand Turk or Town Centre Mall, Downtown, Providenciales.

The mains offices of the Customs Department will however continue to collect by way of Visa and Master Card denominated debit/credit cards, cheques, bank drafts and cashiers cheques.

Payments can also be made

by Visa and Master Card denominated debit/credit cards at Road Safety Department in Providenciales and Revenue Control Department in Providenciales and Grand Turk.

The ministry advised that

until further notice, all other collection points such as the Post Office, customs operations at the seaports, airports and warehouses, and Immigration Department at the airport will continue to collect cash.

This new measure is aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing potential security risk to employees and the public, the ministry said.

The public is being reminded that all returned cheques will attract surcharges to cover the cost of bank and handling fees.

In addition, all violators will be place on a watch list at the Treasury and cheques will no longer be an acceptable means of making payments to TCIG for those in breach, due to insufficient funds.

At the sole discretion of the Accountant General Department, violators may be reinstated and allowed to pay by cheques after a waiting period of at least 12 months.

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Upon investigating, officers discovered that the poacher vessel contained illegal parrot fish and lobster

Ordinance, taking marine product without a licence, taking marine product using breathing apparatus, possession of a spear gun, taking marine product by use of a spear gun, use of an unlicensed vessel, possession of egg-bearing lobster and possession of parrot fish.

The men are currently in custody and are expected to appear before a magistrate soon.

DEMA is urging the public to report any suspicious fishing activity

observed in the TCI’s waters.

The issue of illegal poaching was recently condemned by Minster of Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Culture Porsha Stubbs-Smith.

“It is important that all potential violators understand that we will not stand by, while our waters and natural environment is abused.

“Anyone that insists on malicious efforts similar in kind to these will be caught and prosecuted to the full

extent of the law,” Stubbs-Smith said at the time.

Last July, 28 poachers together with 14 unlicensed vessels were apprehended and fined.

The Fisheries Protection Ordinance stipulates that anyone who is found to be in contravention of any of the regulations will be subject to pay a $50,000 fine, 12 months’ imprisonment or both.

The ordinance also prohibits the catching of parrot fish at all times.

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Rev Dr. Conrad Howell and he will be greatly missed.

“As the host of the popular Radio Talk Show, Expressions, Rev Howell also stirred dialogue and national debate on some of the most controversial topics of our time but one of Rev Howell's most notable national accomplishments is the penning of the National Song This Land Of Ours.

“Our prayers are with the family and friends of Rev Dr. Conrad Howell. May God be your source of comfort during this difficult time.

May He strengthen you and keep you and may He bless these Turks and Caicos Islands.”

The Governor, Peter Beckingham, issued the following statement: “I was deeply upset to learn of the untimely passing of Dr Conrad Howell at the weekend.

“A beacon of light in TCI has been extinguished, and I join the Premier, leader of the opposition and many others in mourning his tragic death. His passing is in every respect a bleak day for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“As I said to Conrad Howell’s wife in a note to her on Saturday, I had the good fortune to meet Conrad on several occasions.

“His good humour and wit were much in evidence, even when we were the most-friendly of sparring partners on his hugely popular radio broadcast.

“I also mentioned to Mrs Howell how struck I was by Conrad’s powerful presence at the National

Hero’s Day commemorations just a few months ago in Grand Turk.

“Our country has this weekend lost one of its own national heroes, whose contribution to religion, broadcasting, education and the community at large will be deeply missed.

“But at least his presence will stay with us forever in the beautiful words of the National Hymn.”

The Opposition, PDM, also offered their condolences and words of comfort to the bereaved family and nation.

“The Turks and Caicos mourns the loss of the Rev Dr Conrad Howell, a prominent Turks and Caicos Islander.

“As a people we have been flung into a state of grief and shock over his sudden and tragic demise.

“In the midst of what seems to be an air of grave uncertainty, our hearts and thoughts are immediately turned towards his wife, Brickell, his children, Angelica, Conrad Jr, Cristin and Courtnee, his siblings and wider family.

“Anyone who knew Rev Howell knew that his family was a close knit one and the part of his life that he celebrated.

“We extend our sincerest and deepest condolences to them and pray that they will allow the God of Peace to envelope and comfort them at this time.

“The Late Rev Dr Conrad Howell was well known throughout these Islands for the many roles he played or was playing in these Islands at the time of his passing.

“Perhaps more notable of these is his current role as host of the Radio

Show ‘Expressions,’ host of PTV’s Show ‘On Your Mind,’ a serving member of the National Honours and Awards Committee, PTA president at the country’s largest secondary school and the school named for his father Clement Howell, president and joint owner of the University College of Providenciales, immediate past president of the Providenciales Ministerial Fellowship and author of ‘We Salute This Land of Ours’.

“A citizen who chose to be a participant in his country’s affairs through various means, he was a constant voice in the national dialogue. His life is therefore worthy of celebration.

“We pause to also celebrate the unity we saw displayed by members of the public on the Island of Providenciales for a cause that was bigger than what too often divides us.

“The partnership between the police and the people was an encouraging breath of fresh air.

“We are grateful for this and to all of you who answered the call to be brave and caring citizens, the best kind, we say thank you. May God bless you and your homes.

“I wish to also use this opportunity to encourage members of the public especially those on social media to be responsible in their comments and to allow the family time to grieve and the police time to investigate.

“In circumstances of this sort, it is wise to wait on the official release from the police.

“Today we mourn, we celebrate but we should also give thanks for the life and contributions of the late Rev Dr Conrad Howell.”

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General manager Karen Whitt holds a copy of the t-shirt designed for the event

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In the Pink team pose for a group photo

Women urged to take up breast screening

By OLIVIA ROSE AS THE world turns pink in October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the National Cancer Society (NCS) of Turks and Caicos Islands is urging women to focus on their breast health through regular self-examination and screening.

During a press conference at the Regent Palms on Thursday

(September 17) general manager of the Palms, Karen Whitt, emphasised the importance of breast screening for women.

She said the seventh annual ‘In the Pink’ fundraiser event, held to raise awareness of the terminal disease, will place even more emphasis on encouraging more women on the island to “get screened”.

Echoing her call for early

screening was Rosemary Jolly, president of the National Cancer Society.

Jolly said: “The organisation during the month of October will be feverishly advocating for more women aged 40 and over to pay attention to their bodies, adopt healthier lifestyles through diet and regular exercise.”

She said that more screening

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would result in the detection of earlystage breast cancer and would make way for the application of lifesaving early treatment interventions.

Jolly, quoting statistics from the NCS database, noted: “We do have a number of persons here fighting the disease; here on the island we have approximately 191 persons on record today, they are still persons who prefer not to be recognised.”

The NCS president said the organisation is continuously seeking ways to assist these people through

various means.

“We want to give them financial and moral support so we are pairing with other NGOs which will give more support to the National Cancer Society.”

Speaking to the magnitude the event and the impact it has made in the lives of those battling the illness Jolly said: “This event is huge!

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The other side of politics POLITICS is concerned with the best way to govern, to realise the needs of the people.

It is about institutions, their democratic function, and how, through their policies, they advance the welfare of all citizens, without favour.

Some people, who only know of one way politics operates, see it as a ‘dirty business.’ But politics is a moral activity and those who get involved should be people of integrity.

And most people with ethical values avoid contesting office because of the abuse they fear their family would suffer or they shudder about what the activity of politics might demand of them which could soil their character.

It is these very persons that politics needs most to change behaviours and introduce new systems that would restore dignity to the process.

In relation to this, one political thinker said that: “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”

Traditional politics selects close supporters to run for office.

It deals in deception and seeks the welfare of the politician, despite what is said about being for the people.

BY Oliver Mills

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

With this kind of politics, constituents rarely see their representative. Have no consistent evidence of what has been done to benefit the constituency as a whole, except periodic clean up campaigns for media exposure purposes and whatever is done in addition, is often exaggerated.

But the involvement of significant others is not mentioned.

This is the style of politics we have come to know. But some elected members do their best within the limits of the system but do not sufficiently pressure it to work on behalf of the people.

This is why many voters see politics as having no purpose and interpret the behaviour of some politicians as being only interested in the perks of office. This is not a totally accurate picture.

But this is the penalty a society endures when capable people with good intentions refuse to participate

in politics.

The country ends up being governed, many times ineffectively, by those lacking the skills to move it on its proper course.

The other side of politics is where people of proven competence get involved with no ulterior motive. Their objective is the good of the country and its citizens.

These persons have an unwavering commitment to transform the system and shape its institutions to deliver for every sector of society.

Such persons are driven to become politically involved because of their values, and their leadership results in a more responsive and responsible society.

Because of this new political ethic, ‘government by inferiors,’ if it existed, is replaced by those fit to govern.

Rest in peace Rev Howell Dear Editor, As a nation we deeply mourn the loss of a Turks and Caicos Islands’ pioneer, a good-hearted human being and someone who has shown humility, generosity and passion for peace and prosperity.

Throughout his lifetime, Reverend Dr Conrad Howell stood tall and strong against poverty and agitated for greater social justice and equality amongst men.

He touched and inspired many of us with his humble persona, morality, wisdom and statesmanship and has left a mark on our country’s history in a way that very few of us will be able to accomplish in our own life time.

The Reverend has become a symbol of good governance, freedom and justice in Turks and Caicos and was called on to support countless initiatives in favour of the same ideals, which often, he could not resist.

His extraordinary dedication and

life ideals will continue to inspire us, for greater inclusiveness and shared prosperity. Indeed, his work will continue to be inspiring within this great (is) land of ours.

Rev Conrad Howell, the man has gone home and we have lost one of the most influential and profoundly good human beings that many of us will share time with in these beautiful Islands.

It falls to us to move forward as best as we can with the example that he set, to make decisions guided not by hate but by love, to never discount the difference that one person can make and to strive for a future that is worthy of sacrifice.

Let us pause to reflect and give thanks for the life of Rev Dr Conrad Howell.

May God bless his memory and keep him in eternal peace.

Benneth Williams, Providenciales

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contribution for the last seven years is close to $25,000.”

This money, she explained, goes directly to fund overseas surgeries and other medical expenditure for people who have no alternative as it relates to financing.

Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly Josephine Connolly said: “In the Pink is a great event because it brings together the community and it’s all for a good cause, so I want to invite all of you to come and support.”

She acknowledged the importance of the public’s support for the worthy cause since it demonstrates solidarity for those living with the disease.

The team of ladies all adorned in pink highlighted several upcoming events, scheduled for each Saturday in the month, and appealed for full support from the local community.

One of the major highlights and fresh aspects for this year is the creation of a unique design which is touted to be the eye-catcher of the event.

The design, which will be placed on t-shirts, captures the spirit of the Islands in a distinct fashion, which takes the form of a conch shell depicting several landmarks on the island.

The annual ‘In the Pink’ breast cancer fundraiser will be held at the Palms on October 10.

The event plays host to a shopping frenzy and a lavish after party, and pink poker tournament at the palms courtyard with music featuring local DJs, as well as silent auction.

With donations from corporate business and individuals, the team intends to transform several of the suites into a shopping paradise, allowing buyers to snag bargains on a wide selection of new and gently used clothing, shoes and accessories.

The annual walkathon will be held on the first Saturday in October, at 5.45am from IGA Gourmet in Grace Bay to the International School of the Turks and Caicos (formerly The Ashcroft School).

In the Pink, a powerful and inspiring event, was created six years ago to honour breast cancer survivors, and to raise awareness about steps individuals can take to reduce the risk of breast cancer.

In recent years, the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre and the National Cancer Society have seen an increase in cancer cases in the Turks and Caicos Islands, especially in breast cancer.

Data shows that about 50 percent of the 191 cancer cases are breast cancer cases, typically in women over the age of 40.

Much work has been done locally to ensure that people have access to requisite treatment.

Most medical experts remain convinced that mammograms save lives and that women should continue having them.

Screening mammograms remain the only statistically proven method for reducing deaths from breast cancer.

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REAL TALK

Should citizenship be established by an ordinance?

– Or enshrined in the constitution?

I AM a firm believer in democracy and the people’s right to exercise their franchise and elect their representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

Nevertheless, there are certain decisions that I am careful in entrusting to representatives to make on my behalf. One such decision is the issue of citizenship.

I have spent a great deal of my life examining the documents which govern several neighbouring countries to better understand them and the reasons why their cultures are the way they are.

In my reflection, I have concluded that the authors of their constitution chose to include provisions in their document to safeguard the survival of their ethnicity and future generations.

For these reasons, 90 percent of those countries’ constitutions have established the conditions upon which an individual becomes a citizen.

Additionally, the constitution is not a document that should be altered and amended every time a

government policy change or a new government is elected.

Hence, the provisions in the constitution is supposed to safeguard the people against political nepotism, corruption and even parliamentarians who seek to abuse power and make decisions that are not in the interest of the people who elect them.

Nevertheless, this country is about to have its conditions for citizenship established by an immigration ordinance.

I welcome the establishment of such a provision in this country because we have been operating with blinders on for quite a while in regards to how someone can become a Belonger.

However, I believe it should be established in the constitution of this country and not by an ordinance.

First and foremost, Ordinances are drafted and decided on by elected legislators.

At the rate we change legislators in this country and the level of political immaturity that has plagued this country over the years, I am not enthused about citizenship being determined by legislators in this country.

By Jas Walkin

BIOGRAPHY: Jas was born with a physical disability and diagnosed with a mild form of muscular dystrophy. His early childhood was characterised with trying to fit in in a regular school environment unequipped to cater to special needs students. With support from family, teachers and the community he graduated as valedictorian of Raymond Gardiner High School and has been a graduate teacher for the past last nine years.

I do not want every time we have a new parliament, that we have a new citizenship policy.

Secondly, ordinances are driven by policies and campaign promises.

Citizenship should not be decided by policies and campaign promises.

It needs to be decided by the direct, expressed will of the people through a referendum and the results should be cemented in the people’s constitution.

Finally, the very idea of giving the immigration department an added responsibility to safe guard a vital aspect of this country’s national security is traumatising to me.

Many of our current immigration ordinances were and are not being enforced in this country and have led us to the dilemma we now have in

regard to citizenship, illegal and legal migrants.

Hence establishing an immigration ordinance to rectify the situation is not giving me a boost of confidence.

I fear that every time we recognise the impact of not enforcing immigration laws and policies of this country our response is to make new laws.

However, making new laws and legislation in this country has never been our biggest problem.

Effectively and consistently enforcing those laws has been the challenge for this country.

Will this current immigration bill be any different? I know what I think, but I will keep those thoughts to myself.

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Total frustration

IT WAS only a few years ago when we were part of a mission to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London petitioning for return to internal government.

Rev Conrad Howell was part of our small group. We appreciated that association. During that trip we found him to be a quiet and contemplative gentleman. Now he is gone.

Every advanced music student we have in Middle Caicos has been taught how to play ‘This land of ours’.

They all know the lyrics from school lessons. This is the legacy of Conrad which will live on.

Now everyone connected with the TCI is in mourning. Mourning for Conrad and for the country.

Homicides have touched every family. Years ago the first premier’s daughter’s remains were found in Long Bay. At that time there were few of these terrible unsolved crimes.

By David Tapfer

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

Not long ago our family was affected. My mother-in-law was murdered in her house.

The disturbed young man confessed his actions were part of a plan to obtain an automobile. What brought him to this point at 14 years of age?

The last 10 years have seen an escalation of attacks on the basic fibre of the society of the TCI and in the last three years crime is almost a daily occurrence.

It has touched everyone, so many families. What are the reasons behind these crimes?

What are the motives? Is it frustration?

Then what is behind the frustration that causes people to act out these terrible crimes?

Frustration is everywhere. Every Government function is stalled and without the patience of Job it is easy to get frustrated. Those without patience can lose control.

Despite all the crimes only a few criminals have been apprehended and forced to face justice.

The number one top priority of each and every government in the history of mankind has been to protect its society from dangers from the outside and other dangers from within.

In recent years TCIG has failed.

Without a safe environment nothing else matters. Do we all need to change the law and start carrying guns for personal protection?

Very recently our Premier has said he is not concerned about the security of the TCI and refused to fund additional protection during the coming trials. Trials to test the innocence of his party members.

In Grand Turk the Premier indicated security was not his top priority. Amazing!

In the TCI safety, basic morality and the ability to thrive are now out of the control of this Government and we are in the hands of God. Hopefully by the time this column reaches the streets, God will guide the people charged with justice to locate the criminals, discover their motive and advise the public.

A family man, a man of God has now gone down and the public needs to find out why!

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Gwendolyn L. (Resident) presented her prize by General Manager, Delleriece Hall

General Manager, Delleriece Hall, presenting, District Commissioner, Cynclair Musgrove with a complimentary handset

Elizabeth G. (Resident) presented her prize

by General Manager, Delleriece Hall

Lime visits North and Middle Caicos LIME customers in North and Middle Caicos were recently given the opportunity to purchase credit and prepaid handsets as well access a multiplicity of services offered by the company.

During a visit by a technical team to the Islands on September 8, residents were briefed on several upgraded services, a release from the company read.

At the event, held at the Paul Higgs Building Complex where the team met with District Commissioner Cynclair Musgrove, residents were in high spirits to know that Lime

remembers the citizens, more specifically senior citizens.

According to the release Gwendolyn Laborde, a customer who is also a senior citizen, said: “I feel wonderful with Lime being here.

“I know I was going to get something. That’s why I am happy. I wish they can come every day.”

Laborde won a new Alcatel C7 smart phone during the Lime trivia segment.

Elizabeth Gardiner, another trivia winner, expressed gratitude for copping a new prima 3G handset.

Among other winners in the

trivia segment in North Caicos were Brandon Williams and Nadine Forbes.

As the day progressed and the team decentralised their outreach to other nearby communities, several residents of Middle Caicos were afforded the same opportunity to purchase their handsets at a special price and win some extra credit.

Delivering brief remarks at the outreach, Lime general manager Delleriece Hall said: “Every opportunity we as a team get to reach out to our valued customers we take advantage of it.

“We want to resound the simple message to our customers that Lime cares, and in order to remain number one in the market, it takes their trust, their commitment and their support, to drive that success day by day, month by month, year after year after year.”

Hall added: “We were more than happy to be on the ground in North and Middle Caicos to hear and to see and to get a better understanding of the needs and opportunities that existed for these islands.”

Meanwhile, District Commissioner Musgrove, while thanking the company for reaching out to their

customers, stated: “We were very, very, happy to have Lime here.

“It brought out not only the senior citizens, but it brought out all sectors of the community and they were excited because it is not often that we have something given to us.

“So we appreciate it and I am sure everyone is leaving here smiling. So, thanks to LIME for making what would’ve been an ordinary day, extraordinary.”

One of the major highlights of the day was the $500 in giveaways to many smiling customers, the release added.

Autistic classroom a success thus far

BY DAISY HANDFIELD JUST two weeks into the new school year Maxcia Rigby, director and chairman of the Hope Foundation, said that she is impressed with speed at which the children at the new autistic classroom are learning.

On Wednesday (September 16) Rigby told the Weekly News that the group has received a positive response from the community and even some international exposure.

“We have had numerous inquiries from more persons that have come forward requesting assistance, so we have seen an increase in numbers of persons that we have that are autistic in the Turks and Caicos Islands,” Rigby said.

In partnership with the Mills Institute in Long Bay, Providenciales, the autistic classroom is currently catering to five students with the assistance of one teacher and a teacher’s aide.

Rigby said that for the past two weeks the students have been engaging in centred learning, working on behavioural skills such as attending, following instructions and on their sign motor skills.

What differentiates this classroom from a normal classroom is that in a normal classroom the students are all taught with a general curriculum while in this classroom each student is taught with an individual educational plan.

Each students is taught based on their specific need.

The founder of the classroom said that at the moment children between the ages of four and seven are being accepted because that is the developmental age for kindergarten up to the first grade.

She said: “We are very excited about the classroom being opened.

“We have put in a lot of hard work and we were committed to fulfilling the promise to the people of the Turks and Caicos to have the classroom opened by September 2015.

“We appreciate all the support that we have gotten for the foundation.”

The classroom operates during normal school hours at the Mills Institute and aftercare is provided up to 5.30 pm during school days.

Last April the Hope Foundation was launched in the TCI to cater to the needs of autistic children.

The foundation will have their

The Hope Foundation Autism classroom

Panorama view of the classroom

annual back to school workshop, an ongoing training workshop for parents, teachers and the community

at large commencing on October 3.

Rigby said that they will continue to raise awareness in the

public about autism and will also continue to raise funds to keep the classroom ongoing.

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Officials of the Department of Social Development display school supplies.

Pupils get back to school supplies EIGHTY-five backpacks and other school supplies were recently donated to children in Grand Turk, South Caicos, Salt Cay, Providenciales and North Caicos by Scotia Bank.

The donation was made in partnership with the St Monica’s Young Adults Ministry (CONNECT) in an effort to make the new school year brighter for both parents and students.

The donation, which was made through the Department of Social Development and Gender Affairs,

included composition textbooks, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, calculators, dictionaries and scissors.

The department also received school uniforms and school shoes among other essential school supplies, a press release read.

Social Development Director Tiffany Thomas-Browne, who received the donation on behalf of the schools, said: “This act of kindness will help to lighten the burden of many parents who are experiencing financial problems in preparing their children for school and it will

definitely assist the children in their learning and scholastic experience.”

She added: “We are happy that the business community and faith based organisations have seen it fit to partner with the TCIG in bringing good cheer to our children’s academic development.

“We look forward to partnering with other companies and agencies in the future.”

Several social workers and the Director of Social Development and Gender Affairs were present to receive the donations.

High school gets gifts from basketball superstar

By Marguerite Anderson RAYMOND Gardiner High School (RGHS) in North Caicos was showered with gifts on Tuesday (September 15) when representatives from Beaches and Sandals resorts paid a visit.

The occasion was to donate basketball footwear to the school’s basketball team, a gift promised a year ago by NBA star, Dwyane Wade, who had visited the Turks and Caicos Islands in September 2014.

In an interview with Elanor Krzanowski, public relations manager for Beaches Turks and Caicos, she explained that Beaches and Sandals resorts have a philanthropic arm known as the Sandals Foundation and that it is mandatory that the organisation adopts schools across the Caribbean.

Krzanowski indicated that RGHS is not one of the adopted schools but that due to the resorts’ partnership with education, it chose to reach out to the school in giving environmental and educational support .

Wade is expected to make another visit to Providenciales by the end of the coming week and Sandals Foundation has extended an invitation to five members of the RGHS basketball team to visit Providenciales for an opportunity to meet the basketball superstar on Saturday, September 26.

During Wade’s visit a year ago, the Sandals Resort embarked on a partnership with Wade’s World Foundation which is spearheaded by Dwyane Wade himself.

Through this partnership, an agreement was made with the foundation to build ten basketball courts across the Caribbean.

Already, plans are in effect with contractors to build a court in Five Cays, Providenciales.

The erection of these sporting arenas will include a range of Dwyane Wade’s props.

Wade’s upcoming visit is a follow-up to the one last year at a ‘Game Changer’ event which saw the basketball icon interacting with RGHS’s coach, Donavan Garvey

and a number of final year studentathletes from the school, all of whom graduated in July 2015.

The basketball superstar had promised, then, to donate three hundred Dwyane Wade branded basketball shoes to the TCI. Despite delays, Wade has kept his word and has donated these to the Sandals Foundation.

Sandals felt that the footwear should not just be given to underprivileged kids but to school teams.

Krzanowski explained that they saw it fit to give these gifts where they would be used to further the skills of players, to promote the love of the sports and to make basketball teams better.

A presentation to the 12 team members of the school’s basketball team was made by Krzanowski and

by Mickey Clare who visited the school’s campus on September 15.

Other basketball teams in the public schools across the Turks and Caicos Islands will also benefit from gift donations in this form.

Tamika Handfield, registered dietician and organiser of annual move-a-thon fundraiser

Campaigning for Move-athon TCI 2016 in the works

BY DAISY HANDFIELD ORGANISER of the annual Movea-thon fundraising initiative, Tamika Handfield has already started promoting the event which is geared at encouraging residents to make ‘health’ a lifestyle and not a hobby.

The event is scheduled to take place at the Children’s Park in the Lower Bight, Providenciales, at 5.30am on January 9, 2016.

Participants have the option of participating in the 5km, 10km or half marathon, all of which can be done either by walking, running or biking.

There will be medals for those finishing first, second and third in each category. The park will be the finishing point for all categories.

In an interview with Handfield on Tuesday (September 15), she clarified that this fundraising initiative was a non-profit event put on by Nutrition in Demand annually.

She said: “All funds raised, help carry out the programmes of the non-profit in the community.

“These programmes include providing nutrition education workshops for churches, schools and other community groups, culinary classes for children and physical activity and nutrition camps.

“This event will also help persons’ kids start their healthy resolutions for the New Year as it is right after the holiday season.”

Handfield said that her and her team are expecting a great turnout

as always, for this year’s event.

“The community has always given us great support and we asking for the same this time around.

“Also asking for the support from the corporate community.

“Thanks for the continued support we have gotten from everyone,” Handfield said.

According to Handfield, one of the main goals of this event is to make it an international one that attracts world class runners from around the world.

She said that it is known that sports tourism is a big deal in other countries and she believes that the same can be true for Turks and Caicos Islands.

Handfield said that adults will be charged $20 to enter while children aged 11-years-old and younger will be charged $10.

Groups of 10 participants or more will pay $20.

Following the event is a huge health fair with people from all medical fields. Free food and drink will be available.

More information is available at www.nutritionindemand. com, where participants can also register.

Nutrition in Demand is a non-profit organisation aimed at raising awareness of health and healthy eating through a variety of projects including disease prevention and management workshops and nutrition and physical activity summer camps for children among many other projects.

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Second annual Miss Teen Turks and Caicos events announced

THE EVENT of the summer is finally here, as the five contestants of the second annual Miss Teen Turks and Caicos competition prepare to showcase their personality, poise, finesse, grace and charm.

Three days of exciting activities were announced by the Miss Teen organisation on Thursday (September 17), which will conclude on Saturday, September 26 at Brayton Hall on Venetian Road, Providenciales.

The “fierce five,” as they are known: Shanise Laurent, Miss Teen Grand Turk; Gessica Williams, Miss Teen Middle Caicos; Arielle Neely, Miss Teen North Caicos; Leanndra Pratt, Miss Teen Parrot Cay; and Amber Hall, Miss Teen Providenciales, are prepared to leave their talents, skills and hearts on the stage in their quest for the title of Miss Teen Turks and Caicos.

The young ladies have been training for two months and are all equally ready to wear the crown.

Organisers say they have put together a series of activities and

events that they hope will leave a great lasting impression on attendees.

“We hope to strengthen our production and improve upon our time management for this year’s event.

“If all goes well, we would like to give the audience a show that is filled with drama, awe and excitement; similar to what we usually see when watching Miss Universe or Miss America on television.

“We want the audience to feel fully immersed in the experience as they cheer their favourite contestant along,” Oehleo Higgs said; President and Creative Director of the Miss Teen Turks and Caicos Organisation Inc. On Thursday, September 24, all roads lead to the Island Fish Fry as ‎the Miss Teen Turks and Caicos contestants greet locals and visitors during their grand motorcade.

The public is invited to join the contestants, bring their flags, rags and dress in their national colours.

The motorcade starts at 6pm from the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board

Gov’t announces UK scholarship opportunity THE MINISTRY of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services on Thursday (September 17) announced a scholarship opportunity for a Commonwealth Scholarship for 2016 in the United Kingdom.

All candidates must apply using an Electronic Application System (EAS) and the EAS application form must be submitted by November 19 to the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services for the

nominating country to submission applicant name to the United Kingdom.

Full details of the scholarship and information on how to apply are available for candidates at http://bit. ly/cscuk-scholarships-developingcw.

Also for any further information on invitation please contact Deborah Bennett at deborah.bennett@cscuk. org.uk.

Gaming policy open to public feedback THE MINISTRY of Tourism, Culture and Environment is inviting public feedback on the proposed Turks and Caicos Gaming Policy 2015.

A copy of the policy document, which can be found on the Government website, details the key provisions and amendments that are being proposed to address in the public debate.

The consultation period will run from September 15 to October 9.

Ways in which people can respond are as follows.

By email to: gamingconsultation2015@gov. tc or in writing (hard copies) to

Turks and Caicos Islands Gaming Consultation 2015, Gaming Inspectorate, Butterfield Square, Providenciales.

People can also visit the office at Turks and Caicos Islands Gaming Consultation 2015 NJS Francis Building, Pond St, Cockburn Town, Grand Turk to make their contributions, or at the District Commissioner’s Office on the Islands of North, Middle and South Caicos and Salt Cay. Face to face engagements with stakeholder groups, please submit requests via the email address provided above to make appointments.

The five Miss Teen Turks and Caicos contestants

office.

The route extends through Grace Bay, turns right at the Seven Stars roundabout, right along the Leeward Highway to the Bight Children’s Park.

On Friday, September 25, the teens will partake in the National Youth Day activities as well as compete in the preliminary interviews lead by a professional panel of judges and auditors.

Finally, on Saturday, September 26, the public is invited to attend the second annual Miss Teen Turks

and Caicos final competitions and coronation.‎ Hosted by former Miss Universe Turks and Caicos, Easher Parker and the noted entertainment director David Ellis.

The night will see the five radiant contestants vie in national costume, talent, swimwear and evening gown competitions before facing the dreaded on-stage question.

The organisers will also bestow the Icon Award upon a well-respected and deserving youth deemed to be an example of excellence for others to

follow.

Doors will open at 7pm for preentertainment and red-carpet photos; the main event begins at 8pm with a stirring opening number.

Tickets for the final competitions and coronation night are available at Grace Bay Pharmacy and Homie’s Restaurant. General admissions are $55, VIP: $75.

To date, the Miss Teen Turks and Caicos 2015 partners and sponsors are interCaribbean Airways, Blue Haven Resort, University College of Providenciales, Wrightfully Fit Fitness Center, Grace Bay Pharmacy, Josh and Nina Green, Gilley’s Enterprises, the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board, Orkin TCI, Provo Travel, the Department of Youth Affairs, Turks and Caicos Community College, Rent-ABuggy, Island Vibez Tours, Precious Memories Forever, Paradise Smile, Goldsmith, LIME TCI, Grace Bay Club, West Bay Club, Windsong Resort, Seven Stars Resort, Graceway IGA, Turks and Caicos Sun, Turks and Caicos Cultural Department, Caya Hico Media, Jeritt Jermel and Konk Apparel.

The new Miss Teen Turks and Caicos will compete at the Miss Teen Universe pageant scheduled for February 23 –to29, 2016 in Costa Rica.

Beaches helps sous chef pursue higher education THE SANDALS Corporate University recently granted Chris Johnson, a sous chef at Beaches Turks and Caicos, the opportunity to earn a certification which completed half of his associate’s degree.

According to a press release issued by the resort, last month Johnson spent five days with nine other Beaches and Sandals team members at the Liaison College in downtown Toronto, Canada participating in the Advanced Culinary Skills Programme.

“This has been a great culinary experience and have definitely given me the edge and the international exposure that I needed to pursue my career,” Johnson said.

“As a sous chef, I work with over 30 cooks on given day and I am excited to share what I have learned with my team.”

The chef began his career with Sandals in 2004 as a line chef.

He has been with the company since 2009 and is currently working in a managerial position as a sous chef.

The programme was funded entirely through Sandals Corporate University.

After the programme Johnson was

Chris Johnson, a sous chef at Beaches Turks and Caicos is more qualified in his field, thanks to the Sandals Corporate University

awarded a scholarship to complete his associate’s degree from the Western Hospitality Institute.

He said: “Before this programme I didn’t have a degree.

“Now, thanks to the generosity of Sandals Corporate University, I have begun my degree and I was even recognised for a scholarship that will help me complete this portion of my education.”

The first two days the Advance Culinary Skill Programme was spent cooking.

On the first day of the programme the group was trained by Michael Elliot, a culinary instructor at the college.

Elliot gave the class instruction on basic cooking and plating designs.

The second day was spent creating six different types of bread.

On the third day Johnson and the other team members participated in a seminar about the yield formula.

The formula is used in kitchens to predict the amount of food the kitchen needs.

This new knowledge helps the team members lower the amount of waste they produce and keeps food costs down.

It will also help these team members understand more about menu planning, changing the menu and organising the menu.

The fourth day of the programme the group went to China Town in Toronto to learn about food quality.

The final day was spent tasting wine and visiting Niagara Falls.

“I’m really excited to bring everything I learned back to my kitchen and my staff,” Johnson said.

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Science & Technology

Portion size key in tackling obesity, says study REDUCING the portion sizes offered in supermarkets, restaurants and at home would help reverse the obesity epidemic, say researchers.

They say their review of 61 studies

provides the “most conclusive evidence to date” that portion size affects how much we unwittingly eat.

The team at the University of

The Towers of Babel Art is our language For more information email towersofbabel101@gmail.com or visit www.towersofbabel.weebly.com

Our beloved

By Holly M

We shed tears knowing that you are no longer with us You have gone to another paradise, No longer will you be near; We are left here wishing we could have seen that last smile in your eyes; Dearly departed!

The tragedy of your passing Left us all in shattered pieces Never have we thought of letting you RIP from our tender care, The blood that once flooded your bones And replenished your soul Is now flourishing the earth; You’ve returned home; By an unexpected surprise, Your presence was diminished From the loud outcries of your voice No one was there to hear In your time of fear Your life was meaningless to your brother Cane He showed you no mercy As he ripped you from your limb Anti-Christ like As a lion, you should have conquered But weapons on the battlefield left you outnumbered Tirelessly you fought, until there was no more fight left in you; Roses pour at your feet In remembrance As the thorns crown the streets And hailing them as kings The walking dead is what they're celebrating You’ve returned home!

As they flee the scene; And just as they have haunted you So shall they be haunted; No white flags shall be drawn, For those who have declared war on God’s temple No longer shall they chant in solitude For victory shall be yours Now that you have returned home.

Dedication to Kevino ‘Bah’ Smith ...you are missed dearly!

And to all those who lost their lives to senseless violence - may your souls rest in peace.

Cambridge also said smaller plates, glasses and cutlery helped people eat less.

Experts said people were “reluctant” to leave a plate with food on it.

Their data, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, shows that when people are offered more food they will eat it.

And the team warns that in recent decades portion sizes have been increasing.

About two in three adults in the UK are either overweight or obese, which increases the risk of heart problems, type 2 diabetes and cancer.

The findings, which are based on 6,711 people taking part in a wide range of clinical trials, suggest that eliminating “large portions” could cut up to 279 calories a day out of people’s diets.

Dr Ian Shemilt, from Cambridge’s Behaviour and Health Research Unit, told the BBC News website: “This is the most conclusive evidence to date that people consistently consume more food and drink when

The findings, which are based on 6,711 people taking part in a wide range of clinical trials, suggest that eliminating “large portions” could cut up to 279 calories a day out of people’s diets.

given larger portions, packaging or tableware.

“Consumers do have a role to play - for example, all of us can reduce the size of plates or glasses we use and put pressure on the pubs and restaurants we visit by asking for a smaller portion.”

The team also says government measures to force smaller packs to offer better value for money and upper limits on the size of energydense foods would help people lose weight.

Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health

England, said: “This study clearly demonstrates that reducing portion sizes is a successful way to cut calories.

“It’s important to keep an eye on portion sizes when cooking, shopping and eating out to avoid overeating and help maintain a healthy weight.”

Prof Brian Ratcliffe, emeritus professor of nutrition at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, said: “People seem to be reluctant to leave or waste food and so consume what they are served or find larger portions more attractive.

Study finds marijuana smokers may be more at risk of developing pre-diabetes MARIJUANA users may be more likely to develop pre-diabetes – a condition in which blood sugar levels are abnormally high – than those who have never smoked it, a new US study has found.

Data collected from a group of more than 3,000 people in the United States showed that adults who currently used marijuana were 65 per cent more likely to have poor sugar control which can lead to type 2 diabetes.

Those who no longer smoked the drug, but had used it 100 times or more in their lifetime, had a 49 per cent greater chance of developing the condition.

The group of more than 3,000 Americans are now in their 30th year of a study called the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults.

They were 18-30 when they were recruited in 1985 and 1986.

The percentage who self-reported current use of marijuana declined from over 28 per cent in 1985-1986 to 12 per cent in 2010-2011.

Authors of the study, led by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health’s Mike Bancks, said: “Marijuana use, by status or lifetime frequency, was not associated with incidence or presence of diabetes after adjustment for potential confounding factors.

“However, marijuana use was associated with the development

Data collected from a group of more than 3,000 people in the United States showed that adults who currently used marijuana were 65 per cent more likely to have poor sugar control which can lead to type 2 diabetes.

and prevalence of prediabetes after adjustment. Specifically, occurrence of prediabetes in middle adulthood was significantly elevated for individuals who reported using marijuana in excess of 100 times by young adulthood.

Previous studies looking at marijuana use had found that users had lower rates of diabetes compared with nonusers, said Bancks.

In those studies, however, both marijuana use and diabetes were assessed at the time, meaning it was unclear whether people were using

the drug before they developed diabetes, or afterward, he said.

Additionally: “It’s unclear how marijuana use could place an individual at increased risk for prediabetes, yet not diabetes,” the scientists wrote.

The researchers offered several reasons to explain this observation.

For one, it’s possible that people who were more likely to develop diabetes were left out of the study, because in order to be included, people had to be free of diabetes at the start of the follow-up period.

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How does your garden grow 

BY DENIS Belanger - NATURE SPLENDOR

Denis is a passionate landscape architect who enjoys the creative process and his clients’ joy when projects come to life. Contact Denis at Nature Splendor for your landscaping, installation or garden maintenance needs.

For more information call 332-3381 or email denis@naturesplendor.net.

Yellow elder YELLOW elder grows as a densely branched shrub or small tree. It has bright green opposite leaves, which are pinnately compound.

Common yellow elder (Tecoma stans var stans) is a Central and South American tree that can grow up to 25ft.

It has bright yellow flowers and dense, lushly green foliage that is evergreen. Common names include yellow trumpet bush, yellow bells, yellow elder and ginger-Thomas.

Tecoma stans comes from desert shrub lands and dry forests in the region from Texas and Arizona southward to Argentina.

It has become established in many parts of the Pacific and is naturalising in the Turks and Caicos Islands. In some places, it invades dry disturbed sites.

Yellow elder will grow on a wide variety of soils, including sand and lime rock.

The plants can be cut to the ground for rejuvenation in the early spring or carefully sheared during the growing season to control shape and size and promote new flushes of flowers.

The flowers attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

The yellow elder needs full sun and likes well drained soil. Potted plants should be given minimal water when not in active growth.

Fresh seeds germinate readily in sandy soil in the spring. Cuttings root easily under mist in the summer (choose vigorous young semi-woody branch tips and not old woody stems or fresh green shoots).

Yellow elder may have a rather awkward shape, so it is best set among

more consistent shrubs where it can contribute colour to a border or screen.

The yellow blooms are spectacular behind blue agave or a lower hedge of bougainvillea.

Since this species drops its abundant blossoms before they wither, it can advantageously be placed where the fallen blossoms will form a pool of gold on the ground.

Yellow elder has been used for a variety of purposes in herbal medicine. Its primary applications

have been in treating diabetes and digestive problems.

Extracts from Tecoma stans leaves have been found to inhibit the growth of the yeast infection, Candida albicans.

Yellow elder also contains several compounds noted for their catniplike effects on felines.

Yellow elder is just beginning to get the horticultural recognition it deserves. This is an easy to grow and gloriously floriferous plant that has great potential in the nursery

industry.

The yellow elder is the official flower of the US Virgin Islands, where its cheerful yellow blossoms have long been appreciated for their contribution to tropical colour.

In the Islands it seems only moderately invasive, but readily establishes naturalised colonies on some parts of the Islands.

Notice that it has become a serious problem in French Polynesia, where it forms dense stands that inhibit regeneration of other plant species.

POLICE SAFETY TIPS

Know how to report suspicious activities AS THE additional ‘eyes and ears’ of law enforcement, citizens can help to reduce crime, improve safety and increase the quality of neighbourhood life by knowing what to report and how to report it.

Now more than ever, citizens are needed to come forward and provide valuable information.

Remember, don’t be shy – your job is simply to report, and police will take your call seriously and check out the situation.

What you see and report may be invaluable and may save lives.

It can be confusing about what to report and when to report it.

Suspicious activities can refer to incidents, events, individuals or circumstances that seem unusual.

Some common examples

of suspicious activities include a stranger loitering in your neighbourhood or a vehicle cruising the streets repeatedly, someone peering into cars or windows, a high volume of traffic going to and coming from a home on a daily basis, someone loitering around schools or secluded areas, strange odours coming from a house or building, open or broken doors and windows at a closed business or unoccupied residence, sounds of breaking glass, gunshots, screaming or fighting; strangers removing licence plates or loading valuables into vehicles from a residence.

A quick and accurate description of events, vehicles, and persons can make all the difference in apprehending a potential criminal.

Any type of activity or

circumstance that seems unusual should be reported.

Citizens should generally report suspicious activities, people and vehicles, illegal activities, unusual events or incidents and dangerous situations.

By reporting these types of suspicious activities, citizens can help police make their communities safer and more secure, reduce violence, minimise victimisation, reduce crime and violence and improve the overall quality of life.

When reporting suspicious persons, provide as much detail as possible. Start with the basics and get more specific.

One reliable method to consistently make good suspect descriptions is to begin at the head and work your way down.

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

When reporting suspicious vehicles, provide as much information as possible about the vehicle, its occupants, the licence plate or any identifying marks or characteristics, its activities and direction of travel.

If you have a pen and paper handy, write down the information so you can read it to the police.

When reporting locations of suspicious activities, provide as much information as possible.

An exact location and specific address is always best if possible.

Provide landmarks that can be recognised by police. Describe the location with as much detail as possible.

Calling the police to just say that there’s a suspicious person on my street does not constitute dispatching an officer.

You need specific, timely and relevant information so that the appropriate response can be achieved.

For more information, please visit www.tcipolice.tc.

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

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BY Dr Craig Zavitz

Say so long to being sedentary STANDING for a few minutes while at work can have lasting health benefits.

Whether we’re watching TV, driving to work or on the computer at our workplace, we’re doing it.

The ‘it’ is sitting, and it’s becoming a big problem, according to health experts.

We may not consider sitting to be as detrimental to one’s health as puffing on a cigarette but the harmful effects of sitting can wreak havoc on the body just as smoking can.

According to Mayo Clinic endocrinologist Dr James Levine, the majority of people spend a whopping 10 to 15 hours a day sitting.

From sun up to sun down many activities that are part of our daily routine involve this sedentary action.

Just how bad is sitting?

A recent analysis suggests: “There are many chronic diseases and conditions associated with excess sitting.”

Those who sit for prolonged periods of time may be at greater risk of obesity, type two diabetes, heart disease or even cancer.

Time to turn off the TV As TV watching is one of the more popular activities we engage in while sitting, it might be time to

turn it off.

In a study of 8,800 adults, reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, Australian researchers discovered that each hour spent watching TV daily “is associated with an 18 percent increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease”.

Keep your body moving You don’t have to succumb to the sitting disease. Here are some easy

ways to get moving: For 10 minutes of every hour get up and move around.

Stretch your legs.

Stand up during meetings or conduct walking meetings.

Walk to see your co-workers instead of emailing them.

Use a standing desk or a treadmill desk.

Always choose the stairs.

care Because prolonged sitting can cause or worsen back or neck pain and contribute to poor posture, we encourage you to visit us for care.

Chiropractic may be just what you need to improve posture and reduce neck and back pains.

Consider chiropractic

Dr Zavitz will be in Providenciales from October 5 to 10.

before ladling the soup into eight serving bowls to serve.

• From Mary Spencer of Taste: A Cook’s Place, Northville. Tested

by Susan Selasky for the Free Press Test Kitchen.

• Analysis per 11/2 cups serving

using no-salt-added tomatoes and sauce: • 159 calories (17% from fat), three grams fat, 18 grams carbohydrates, 15 grams protein, 248 mg sodium, 35 mg cholesterol, three grams fibre.

Weekly Recipe

Stuffed cabbage soup INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound lean ground beef (labelled 93% to 96% lean) • Salt to taste • 1 large white onion, finely chopped • 3 garlic cloves, peeled, minced • 11/2 teaspoons sweet paprika • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme • 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) petite diced tomatoes • 1 can (8 ounces) regular or no-salt-added tomato sauce • 5 cups unsalted beef broth or stock • 4 cups chopped green cabbage

• Freshly cracked black pepper • 1 cup cooked brown rice

METHOD

• In a large soup pot set over high heat, season the ground beef with salt and cook, using a potato masher to break the meat into small pieces as it browns.

• Drain any fat from the pot and reduce the heat to medium low.

Add the onion, garlic, paprika and thyme and cook until the onions are soft, five to seven minutes.

• Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef stock and cabbage, and season with the remaining salt

and black pepper to taste.

• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until the cabbage is soft, about 35 minutes.

• Add the cooked brown rice and simmer for five more minutes

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Baha Mar’s Chapter 11 case thrown out THE Delaware Bankruptcy Court’s decision to throw out Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case on Tuesday has validated the Bahamian government and “disappointed” the Cable Beach resort.

Prime Minister Perry Christie said that the US ruling advances the government’s objective and recognises that the interest of the involved Bahamian entities would be best served in this country.

The effect of US Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Carey’s ruling is to remove the last potential obstacle to the Bahamian Supreme Court and its joint provisional liquidators taking full control over the stalled $3.5bn mega-resort. And Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian is faced with a stark choice: either reach a deal with the China Export Import Bank (CEXIM) and China State Construction (CCA) and government on far less favourable terms before the November 2 winding-up petition hearing in Supreme Court, or face losing his family’s $850-$900m equity.

Judge Carey said on Tuesday that if he were convinced that denying the dismissal motions would have the effect desired by the debtors - bringing CCA, CEXIM and the government back to the bargaining table, he might consider denying the dismissal motions. However, he said the evidence did not reflect this and he was not convinced this would happen “in short order”.

The ruling read: “The Dismissal Motions are denied as to the chapter 11 case of Northshore Mainland Services, Inc and pursuant to Bankruptcy Code 305 (a), the Dismissal Motions are granted, without prejudice as to the Debtor’s remaining chapter 11 cases.”

The effect of US Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Carey’s ruling is to remove the last potential obstacle to the Bahamian Supreme Court and its joint provisional liquidators taking full control over the stalled $3.5bn mega-resort.

Northshore is an American affiliate company of Baha Mar which does its business in the US. In a statement on Tuesday, Mr Christie said: “The government welcomes the decision today of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court to dismiss the Chapter 11 proceedings against the Bahamian Baha Mar entities. In so doing, the Bankruptcy Court agreed that the future of the Baha Mar resort should be determined in the proceedings in the Supreme Court of the Bahamas, in which Justice Winder has appointed provisional liquidators.

“The government’s primary objective is, and has always been, to see the resort completed, opened and operating as soon as possible. The Delaware Bankruptcy Court’s decision advances that objective and recognises that the interests of the Bahamian Baha Mar entities and their creditors will be best served by the Bahamian proceedings and by negotiations.

“The Government therefore

invites all parties to join it in cooperating with the provisional liquidators to bring about a prompt resolution of this matter in the interests of the Bahamian people.”

However, Baha Mar maintained that the ruling would have no effect on its priority to ensure that the West Bay Street is property completed and opened as successfully as possible.

It pledged to work with the Supreme Court-appointed provisional liquidators with a view to resolving the issues which have prevented the resort from opening without delay.

“Baha Mar is disappointed that the motions by China State Construction and The ExportImport Bank of China to vacate Baha Mar’s Chapter 11 process have been granted by the US Court,” a statement from the resort read, “with the exception of the Chapter 11 case of Northshore Mainland Services.

Accordingly, Baha Mar will explore its alternatives with respect to today’s Court decision.

Emergency protocols activated after nurses in Jamaica stage sick-out THE Ministry of Health in Jamaica has activated emergency protocols following a sick-out by registered nurses at several health facilities across the island.

The ministry said the level of absenteeism was 52 per cent.

The nurses are reportedly taking the action, which they began this morning, to protest government’s delay in giving them retroactive pay from a reclassification exercise. The money has been outstanding since 2013.

While there has been no official notification of industrial action by the executive of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) the ministry said it has alerted the

Ministries of Finance and Planning and Labour and Social Security.

Minister of Health Dr. Fenton Ferguson says the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has been activated and emergency protocols are in place to ensure that operations at health facilities are not severely hampered during the sick-out action.

“The Regional Technical Directors have all been alerted and directed to monitor the situation at the local level. The EOC team has been contacting all hospitals and health centres to ascertain the extent of the problem,” he said in a statement issued by his ministry.

The EOC will ensure the ongoing

monitoring of attendance of nurses and the impact on service delivery, provide central direction and guidance to the Regional Health Authorities and service delivery points and determine the nature of the intervention that may be required.

It will also maintain close contact with all service delivery points including Regional Health Authorities, Parish Health Departments, Hospitals and Health Centres, oversee the redeployment of staff if needed based on the emerging situation, and periodically advise the public of measures being taken and of any changes to service delivery.

(Caribbean360)

For his efforts on religious tolerance and defending the Creole language, the Haitian government posthumously made Beauvoir an officer of the national order of Honour and Merit.

Haiti pays tribute to late voodoo chief OFFICIALS and dignitaries representing all of Haiti’s different religions paid tribute to the “rare unifying genius” of Max Gesner Beauvoir, the supreme leader of the voodoo faith.

Beauvoir, trained in the United States and France as a chemist, dedicated his life to defending Haiti’s voodoo culture and community.

He died on Saturday at the age of 79.

“He was a brave man who fought for respect, tolerance, and honor of our ancestral values,” said Roman Catholic Bishop Pierre-Andre Dumas.

Dumas lamented the fact that voodoo “has long been misunderstood, stigmatised and demonised.”

Beauvoir worked hard to fix that, countering negative stereotypes and explaining the religion to foreigners, including opening the religion’s temple to the public during important religious ceremonies.

Although voodoo, brought to

Haiti by African slaves, has always been part of the country’s culture, it was banned during French colonial rule in the 17th and 18th centuries and only recognized as an official religion by the government in 2003.

While it incorporates elements of other religious beliefs, including Catholicism, voodoo has been historically attacked by many Catholics. More recently, it has been the target of some Protestant churches and Evangelical preachers.

For his efforts on religious tolerance and defending the Creole language, the Haitian government posthumously made Beauvoir an officer of the national order of Honour and Merit.

After the 2010 earthquake, which killed more than 200,000 people in Haiti, Beauvoir co-founded the Religions for Peace interfaith group that has repeatedly served as mediator in the electoral crises that have paralysed the country’s government.

Cayman Islands: Man charged for gross indecency with five-year-old Bail was withheld on Monday for a 25-year-old air-conditioner repairman charged with two counts of gross indecency involving a 5-year-old girl.

The man was working in the child’s home last week when the alleged offenses occurred, the Summary Court heard.

Senior Crown counsel Tanya Lobban told Magistrate Valdis Foldats that the girl was home with her mother and a nanny and had gone to her bedroom to change her clothes.

The defendant was working on an A/C unit in the girl’s room. The court

heard that the man asked the child if they could play a game. The game involved the touching of her private parts, Ms. Lobban said.

When the nanny approached the room, the man jumped up on his ladder as if he was working.

The child immediately told the nanny what had happened and she in turn told the girl’s mother, who called police, the court heard.

The mother’s car was blocking the man’s vehicle, so he was unable to leave.

The man was arrested initially for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. (Cayman Compass)

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More than 2000 drop out of school each year in Jamaica Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro (right), in this file photo with Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit at the alba summit earlier this year, will visit the storm-hit island over the weekend.

Venezuela promises 300 homes for Dominica storm victims VENEZUELA’S president Nicolás Maduro is due to visit Dominica this weekend as his government announced it would provide 300 houses for people affected by Tropical Storm Erika.

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Dominica has accepted the offer.

“The Venezuelans brought in over the weekend one such structure to be erected, because we expect the President of Venezuela to come to Dominica on Saturday where he will have the symbolic handing over of this one home and, of course, making a pronouncement on the 300 homes for those affected by Tropical Storm Erika,” he said.

“We expect the first 50 homes will be here in the next couple weeks and the Ministry of Housing . . . will advise the Cabinet on where we go about erecting those homes so we are trying to move as quickly as possible.”

Skerrit made the announcement as he also disclosed that government was relocating 94 people, currently living in shelters since Erika’s rains caused flooding and landslides in some communities, to more comfortable accommodation.

“We are in discussions with some private property owners, some guest houses, who all have indicated their willingness to help accommodate those residents, albeit at a cost, and the State will cover the costs associated with housing and food . . . at those guest houses. We are hoping that we can finalize the costs with two of the properties. One has been finalised in terms of what the person is demanding and what the government has agreed to pay and the two others . . . they will send us a proposal so that Cabinet would be in a position to ratify the approval of the Minister of Finance in respect to that,” he explained.

OAS supports October 25 presidential elections in Haiti The Organisation of American States (OAS) says it supports the holding of the first round of presidential elections in Haiti on October 25.

It said that the director of the Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation (DECO), Gerardo De Icaza, has since travelled to the Frenchspeaking Caribbean Community country as preparations continue for the polls.

The OAS said that De Icaza will hold high-level meetings with the electoral authority and political actors in Port-au-Prince in support of the holding of the upcoming elections.

In addition, the Chief of the Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to the elections, former Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim will make a preliminary visit to Haiti on September 21, during which he will be accompanied by the Deputy Chief of Mission Cristobal Dupouy.

“Moreover, to continue strengthening the electoral process ahead of the first round of voting in the presidential elections, the EOM/OAS has delivered recommendations of an operational nature based on observations during the August 9 elections to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP),” the OAS said.

At least 54 candidates are seeking to replace the outgoing President Michel Martelly, who has been ruling the island by decree since January after the parliament failed to hold scheduled elections.

A number of candidates have accused the CEP of not being able to conduct free and fair elections and have been calling for the resignation of its leadership.

Meanwhile, the candidates for the political party, VERITE, have endorsed a decision to withdraw from the electoral race in protest against the CEP.

JAMAICA Ministry of Education figures show that close to 2,160 students between grades eight and 10 drop out of high school each year.

The figure, which represents 1.8 per cent of the grade cohort, is even higher in western Jamaica where lotto scamming is rife. There, it is three per cent.

It is a situation the ministry says it is will no longer countenance as, besides rendering the students unemployable by virtue of being without academic qualification, it puts them at increased risk of social ills, among them crime and unplanned pregnancy.

Speaking at this week’s Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange, Education Minister Ronald Thwaites outlined three broad initiatives through which his ministry will be seeking to curtail the problem this school year.

“We are instructing our principals and our guidance counsellors, ‘Go out and go after the child!’,” he said emphatically.

“We have appointed social workers in each region, and I want to multiply those appointments so

that we can have the appropriate link between the school and the home.

“We’re going further to say to the police, ‘We don’t want you to arrest the parent or the child. You must come with us when we need you because it needs the full authority of the State to ensure that education is not an option. Education is, in fact, an absolute necessity for children between the ages of four and 18, and especially at those critical age groups where we know the drop outs are taking place,” Thwaites said.

The minister said the list of reasons contributing to the drop out rate included students’ inability to find bus fare and lunch money, weak parental support, bullying, teenage pregnancy, limited prospects on the job market even for qualified candidates, uninteresting teaching methodologies, and the “lure of other things”, suggesting criminal get-rich-quick schemes.

Conventional practice is to strike students off the register once they’ve been absent from school for four consecutive weeks, but Thwaites said that will no longer be allowed to happen.

“Minister [Peter] Bunting has statistics to say that if a young person stays in school, even if they are not achieving passes, it reduces by 40 per cent the likelihood that they are going to find themselves in a gang or in some criminal activity,” Thwaites said.

Bunting is the national security minister.

In terms of teenage pregnancy, Thwaites said preliminary data suggest that the number is falling.

However, work is ongoing to confirm that and to ascertain what is happening to teen parents.

He stressed that this is the first year the ministry has recorded the data on dropouts and said it was in tandem with the ministry’s wider scope of work.

“If there’s one thing we’ve done at the ministry is that we’ve become data-driven. Education, and any enterprise, has to be data-driven. We are resolute in that because we’re not going to work on feelings, on anecdotes, on hunch anymore. Data is going to dictate our policy and our expenditure and our evaluation of each other.

USVI government files lawsuit against US oil company THE US Virgin Islands (USVI) government has filed a lawsuit charging Hess Corporation, accusing the oil company of serious violations of the territory’s law after the company abandoned operations at one of the largest gas refineries in the western hemisphere nearly a decade before its legal obligations were complete.

The complaint against American integrated oil company was filed in court on Monday.

The government is seeking damages of at least US$1.5 billion to cover US$150 million per year in benefits to the people of the USVI over the 10-year period from 2012 to 2022 that Hess was obligated under the law to continue operating the refinery. The damages triple under Virgin Islands law.

“This is not about a business disagreement. It is about Hess breaking the law,” said Governor Kenneth Mapp.

“The territory of the Virgin Islands expect that the law is followed by every entity that does business here. Hess violated the law and its obligations to the people.

There are consequences to breaking the law and Hess must fulfill its legal obligations to the Territory.”

The Hess oil refinery was established in the mid-1960s as a long-term commercial relationship based on mutual obligations and

The USVI is seeking damages of at least US$1.5 billion from Hess Corporation.

benefits, involving the construction, maintenance and operation of a large, world-class refinery on St. Croix, the largest of the four main islands in the US Caribbean territory.

The agreement, which included significant tax benefits for Hess, was enacted by the Virgin Islands legislature. The agreement was renewed most recently in 1998 with a legal obligation through 2022.

John Hess, the CEO of the Hess Corporation, notified the government in January 2012 that the company would shut down the refinery within a month, violating the law that dictated

operations through 2022, a statement from the USVI government said.

“As a result of the shutdown of operations at the plant, thousands of jobs were lost as well as income and other benefits for government and people of the Virgin Islands.

The refinery provided more than a quarter of the private income on the island of St. Croix. In addition to the economic hardship, there were significant environmental consequences related to the plant shutdown, for which Hess was fined US$40 million. Those fines have not yet been paid,” the statement added.

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Union says women receive ‘shame’ for picking careers over having children ONE of Hollywood’s leading actresses says women are looked at differently for picking business over babies.

“Bring It On” star Gabrielle Union opened up to Redbook magazine about how much some women must sacrifice to make it professionally – and how it’s often met with unfair backlash.

“There’s a certain amount of shame that is placed on women who have perhaps chosen a career over starting a family younger,” she told the magazine. “The penance for being a career woman is barrenness.

You feel like you’re wearing a scarlet letter.”

Union, 42, is married to NBA star Dwayne Wade, 33. She’s the stepmother to his three children, but she doesn’t have any kids of her own.

The accomplished film star implied that, while it hasn’t happened yet, she wants to have children of her own with the Miami Heat guard “So far, it has not happened for us,” Union confessed. “A lot of my friends deal with this.”

That said, she realises that being a mother comes with a tremendous set of challenges for working women.

“The reality is that women are discriminated against in the workplace for being mothers,” Union said. “As much as there are strides

As the top finisher Paul Zerdin wins $1m and the chance to headline his own Las Vegas show.

British ventriloquist wins America’s Got Talent Gabrielle Union, 42, is married to NBA star Dwayne Wade, 33. She’s the stepmother to his three children, but she doesn’t have any kids of her own.

being made - you get pregnant, your career takes a hit. You can’t have a bad day.”

“Don’t you dare cry at work,” she continued. “Don’t raise your voice.

Especially if you’re a black woman in corporate America - now you’re ‘the angry black woman’.”

The bombshell also opened up about her relationship with Wade, who she married last August.

Even though they’re nearly a decade apart in age, Union says they make it work.

“I realised his friends, his teammates, were conceived when I was, like, a senior in high school,” she joked. “I was in high school at the same time as their parents!

Sometimes he’ll be like, ‘Oh, my God, he’s so old!’ about someone who’s 35.”

BRITISH ventriloquist Paul Zerdin has won this year’s America’s Got Talent.

The 43-year-old Londoner said he was “totally speechless” and “bowled over” to beat nine other acts in the final.

Two other British acts, Stevie Starr - the Professional Regurgitator - and magician John van der Put, who performs as Piff the Magic Dragon, also made it through to the final 10.

Zerdin wins $1m (£645,000) and the chance to headline his own Las Vegas show.

Stammering comedian Drew Lynch was the runner-up, while Starr finished fourth.

Zerdin was the early favourite to win the talent show following his performances in the initial

rounds.

After his performance in the final on Tuesday, judge Howard Stern praised the ventriloquist, saying: “There’s a reason Paul breezed through every single time he came on, because he is a master at what he does.

“He’s taking the art of ventriloquism to new heights.”

Fellow judge and former Spice Girl Mel B added: “You’re a well polished act, you’re flawless.”

Zerdin is already a successful, established performer in the UK, having appeared at the Royal Variety Performance three times since 1997.

He is also no stranger to talent shows, having won ITV’s The Big, Big, Talent Show - hosted by Jonathan Ross - in 1996.

In memoir Nobel ex-secretary regrets Obama peace prize THE decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama in 2009 failed to live up to expectations, the committee’s ex-secretary has said.

In his memoir, ‘Secretary of Peace’, Geir Lundestad said the committee expected the prize to be a boost to Mr Obama.

Instead, the decision was met with criticism in the US. Many argued he had not had any impact worthy of the award.

Mr Obama himself said he was surprised and even some of his supporters thought it a mistake, Mr Lundestad said.

The US president apparently considered not going to pick up the award in Norway’s capital, Oslo, with his staff enquiring whether other winners had skipped the ceremony.

But they found that this has happened only on rare occasions, such as when dissidents were held back by their governments.

“In the White House they

Elton John thanked the fake Putin and called the conversation and the day the “ most wonderful of my life”.

Russian Elton John prankster admits ‘Putin call’ Geir Lundestad stepped down in 2014 as secretary of the Nobel committee.

quickly realised that they needed to travel to Oslo,” Mr Lundestad wrote.

Mr Lundestad served as the committee’s influential, but nonvoting, secretary from 1990 to 2015.

He has broken with the tradition of the secretive committee, whose members rarely discuss proceedings.

The book also gives other insights into the activities of the committee:

§ According to Mr Lundestad, Jonas Gahr Store, then Norway’s foreign minister, tried in 2010 to dissuade the panel from awarding the prize to a Chinese dissident, fearing it would strain the country’s relationship with Beijing. The Nobel committee ignored the warnings and honoured Liu Xiaobo.

A RUSSIAN prank caller has said he and a colleague tricked Sir Elton John into thinking President Vladimir Putin had called him to discuss gay rights.

“He really believed he was talking to the people we said we were,” said Vladimir Krasnov, known as “Vovan”.

Sir Elton praised Mr Putin, having earlier criticised his “isolating and prejudiced” attitude.

But the Kremlin firmly denied the president had contacted the singer

and hinted the call could have been a hoax.

Vovan has now admitted his involvement, telling the BBC and Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda that he made the call with his sidekick Alexei Stolyarov, known as “Lexus”.

“Alexei has excellent English so he played (presidential press secretary) Dmitry Peskov and translated our conversation. And I was Vladimir Putin,” ‘the prankster told the newspaper.

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Johnson, girlfriend Hashian expecting first child together: report DWAYNE Johnson is getting ready to welcome a new addition to his family.

The “San Andreas” star and his longtime girlfriend Lauren Hashian are expecting their first child together, Us Weekly reports.

Johnson and Hashian, a singer-songwriter, have been in a relationship for nine years.

The movie star is already a proud dad to Simone, 14, his daughter with ex-wife Dany Garcia.

The actor gushed about his girlfriend and daughter in a recent interview in Esquire, and said he wished he was asked more about his personal

Dwayne Johnson and girlfriend Lauren Hashian have been together for nine years.

life in interviews.

“We do these stories and we talk so much about the business end, the success end, but then Lauren isn’t mentioned and my daughter

isn’t mentioned,” he said.

“I always like making sure we find the balance and my home life is in there and Lauren Hashian is in there and my daughter is in there.

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Davy and Bonas: The fight for Prince Harry’s heart IT’S a royal conundrum.

Prince Harry and his corporate lawyer ex-girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, secretly rekindled their romance, as multiple reports have claimed over the last few months but to add more complication to Harry’s love life, his former flame Cressida Bonas is newly single could also be vying for his heart. “[Harry and Chelsy] decided they would like to give their relationship another chance,” sources close to the prince told Us Weekly in this week’s cover story. “They still have strong feelings for each other.”

Davy, 29, and the gingerhaired royal, who just turned 31, dated on and off from 2004 to 2010. The South African-born blond left the United Kingdom last year to work in her native country, but recently began a London job

Recent reports have linked Prince Harry to ex-girlfriends Chelsy Davy (left) and Cressida Bonas (right).

search, Us reported.

The exes first sparked rumours of a reconciliation after their reported meet up during his three-month tour of Africa last month.

For her part, the 26-yearold Bonas was “unsettled” by the news that Harry and Davy could once again be back

together.

“She still holds Harry dear and always felt he was The One, even though she ended the relationship to focus on her acting career,” a source told the Sun. Bonas reportedly split from actor Edward Holcroft last week after six months of dating.

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‘Star Trek: Voyager’ actress charged with indecent exposure AN actress best known for “Star Trek: Voyager” was arrested on September 3.

Jennifer Lien, who played Kes in the first few seasons of the “Star Trek” spinoff series, has been charged with indecent exposure.

According to CNN affiliate WATE, Lien was arrested in her home in Harriman, Tennessee.

Neighbor Carey Smith told WATE that Lien came by her home to comment on how Smith’s children were being raised and started using vulgar language.

“All of a sudden, here come the shirt up,” said Smith.

“She started flashing and, ‘Woo hoo,’ and I said, ‘And what respect is that for kids?’ There was none. And then she turned around and dropped her pants.”

According to the affiliate, Lien was found naked on her couch by deputies and resisted walking to the patrol car after threatening to kill the officers.

Lien was clothed and carried

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Jennifer Lien reportedly stripped in front of children under the age of 13.

out to the car.

The actress’ character on “Voyager” was Kes, an alien from a mentally advanced race with only a nine-year lifespan.

The series aired from 1995 to 2001 for seven seasons.

The Harriman Police Department also said that Lien has a record that includes aggravated assault, domestic assault, resisting arrest, evading arrest and reckless endangerment.

‘League’ star Steve Rannazzisi apologises for 9/11 claims COMEDIAN and star of “The League” Steve Rannazzisi, who has often told the story of how he escaped from the World Trade Center on 9/11, now says he was not in the Twin Towers when the terrorist attacks happened and has apologised for his claims.

“As a young man, I made a mistake that I deeply regret and for which apologies may still not be enough,” he said, beginning a series of tweets.

“After I moved with my wife to Los Angeles from New York City in 2001 shortly after 9/11, I told people that I was in one of the World Trade Center towers on 9/11. It wasn’t true.

I was in Manhattan but working in a building in midtown and I was not at the Trade Center on that day,” he continued.

“I don’t know why I said this.

This was inexcusable. I am truly, truly sorry. ... (I)t is to the victims of 9/11 and to the people that love them -- and the people that love me -- that I ask for forgiveness.”

The misrepresentations in Rannazzisi’s story were revealed in

Steve Rannazzisi had lied about being in the World Trade Center during the 9/11terrorist attacks.

an article in Wednesday’s New York Times.

For years, Rannazzisi -- a native of Long Island -- has maintained he was working for Merrill Lynch on September 11, 2001, on the 54th floor of the South Tower. In actuality, according to The Times, not only was he not in the World Trade Center, he wasn’t working for Merrill Lynch, which has no record

of his employment.

In a 2009 interview with Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast, Rannazzisi told his story.

“The first tower got hit, and we were jostled all over the place,” he told Maron. “I went downstairs walked outside, saw all pandemonium, and then five, six minutes later, bang,” he said of the second plane hitting the South Tower.

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Grande’s single ‘Focus’ to release on October 30 ARIANA Grande has announced her upcoming single “Focus” will release on October 30.

The singer announced the date during her visit to Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show”, reported Aceshowbiz. “My first single off my new album is coming out on October 30,” she told Fallon.

Grande then shared the news with her Twitter followers following her appearance on the late-night show. “Focus 10.30.15,” read her tweet.

Grande said earlier this year

Ariana Grande made the revelation on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

that her upcoming third studio album would be titled “Moonlight”. Still having no exact release date, the project will come as a follow-up to

2013’s “Yours Truly” and 2014’s “My Everything” which both debuted at No 1 on Billboard 200. (India Express)

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T.I. says he’s done working with Iggy IT’S official. Iggy Azalea and T.I. are no more.

In an interview with Hot 97, the “Paperwork” creator said he tried to fix some of the mistakes made by Iggy, but often times she didn’t take his advice.

“After the Q-Tip thing,” he said, after being asked when he decided to walk away from the Aussie rapper.

If you recall, Azalea blasted the A Tribe Called Quest frontman after he kindly gave her a hip-hop history lesson last year. Afterwards, T.I. tried to repair things.

“After I kind of had smoothed it over and was like ‘Okay, what was really meant to be said here is’ ... Then everything was cool and they kind of came back and undid what I just did,” he explained.

“I’m a loyal partner and if I rock with you I’m going to rock with you. If we right, wrong, we’ll discuss that in the car. We going to get out of here right now, though.

That’s just how I am. Right now I’m going to block the bullets, now go. Now when I say ‘Go’ [really] go. Don’t stand around and talk while I’m blocking bullets. You slowing me down,” added T.I. In addition, the 34-year-old spitter said he still has faith in Iggy, despite distancing himself from her. T.I. says

that Ms. Azalea has a lot of people on her team who run her career, and they have all the necessary tools to get her music back on track.

Clearly, it’s been an uphill battle for the “Fancy” rapper, who rose to fame just as fast as she fell into obscurity.

Some accused Iggy of benefitting from hip-hop culture but not respecting it or it’s elders, which seemed to hit a peak when she dissed the legendary Q-Tip. Other folks dissed her rap skills and was confused why she was so famous without having strong lyrical content.

Then there was Azalea Banks, who poured her heart out to Ebro during a Hot 97 interview.

In a sit-down that went pretty much viral, the Harlem MC shed tears while accusing the music industry of slighting black artists.

What did Iggy say in response?

Instead of trying to empathize with Banks or at least try to see any of her points, she blasted the fiery rapper and said she had a “piss-poor attitude.” That of course rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.

Reportedly, Iggy is currently in the studio working on her sophomore album but there’s no telling when it’ll drop. (Designntrend)

T.I says that he and Iggy Azalea do not see eye to eye on certain issues.

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Corbyn rules out fighting for Britain to leave EU JEREMY Corbyn has said he cannot envisage the circumstances in which he would campaign against Britain staying in Europe as he battled to maintain shadow cabinet unity across a range of policy issues.

In a round of television interviews following his first appearance at prime minister’s question time, Labour’s new leader sought to clarify his positions following public disagreements over welfare policy, the singing of the national anthem and Northern Ireland, as well as Europe.

Asked if he could see a situation in which Labour campaigned for a British exit from the European Union if the prime minister negotiated a bad deal, Corbyn said in a BBC interview: “No, I don’t see that position because I think we are going to be working with trade unions and social groups all across Europe as well as social groups in this country.

“What I was opposed to is the idea David Cameron could give to give up workers’ rights and environmental rights. Europe has an interesting twin track up until Maastricht, signed in 1992, there was a growth in the social Europe. Post-Maastricht, it has been a free market approach. I want to see something different”.

Labour under Ed Miliband supported the UK’s continued membership of Europe, but Corbyn’s policy has been less clear. One former shadow cabinet member voiced concerns that “Corbyn is going to set an impossible bar for a successful negotiation and then next year when he feels stronger impose an anti-European policy. We need clarity now”.

Jeremy Corbyn has sought to clarify his positions following public disagreements over welfare policy, the singing of the national anthem and Northern Ireland, as well as Europe.

Corbyn’s media round came after a novel, and largely successful performance at PMQs, which acted as a firebreak against early criticisms over his leadership style. He asked a series of low-key questions on housing, mental health and welfare drawn from nearly 40,000 emails and suggestions sent to him by the public. “Many told me they thought prime minister’s question time was too theatrical, that parliament was out of touch and too theatrical and they wanted things done differently, but above all they wanted their voice heard in parliament,” Corbyn said.

Some MPs believe voters will warm to the serious and untheatrical tone, but others feared the format would allow Cameron to evade scrutiny. The prime minister

allowed himself to be drawn into Corbyn’s format, saying the event amounted to “a more genuine exercise in asking questions and answering questions”.

Corbyn also clarified his position on welfare, telling Channel 4 that he wanted the party to oppose the government’s benefits cap of £20,000 a year outside London, saying it had led to social cleansing in cities. But he accepted that welfare spending would have to be kept within the government envelope of £120bn.

He said: “The policy is that we work within the total budget of £120bn. My proposal, which the party will have to discuss – and they will – is that we should not impose the current benefit cap.” But he accepted he would have to “live with it” if his opposition to the cap was rejected by the party. “I am a democrat,” he said.

However, Owen Smith, the shadow work and pensions secretary, contradicted him, telling the Guardian that the question of opposing the whole benefits cap was not agreed and that it was only under review. “We remain in favour of a mechanism that allows us to have some constraints on how much families can draw down,” he said.

Also on Wednesday, the shadow Northern Ireland secretary, Vernon Coaker, disassociated himself from remarks by the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, honouring the heroism of leading figures in the IRA. Coaker has met senior figures in the Democratic Unionists party to promise a bipartisan approach will be retained despite the Irish Republican politics of Corbyn and McDonnell.

Jeb Bush wants Margaret Thatcher on $10 note US Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has picked the UK’s former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, as his choice for the face of the $10 bill.

The former Florida governor made the surprise suggestion during a televised debate for the top Republicans vying for the presidential nomination.

All 11 candidates were asked who they would choose, now the US Treasury has announced plans to put a woman on the redesigned note.

Mr Bush’s choice drew applause.

“I would go with Ronald Reagan’s partner, Margaret Thatcher,” he said, noting it was “probably illegal” and unlikely to happen because she is not American.

But he added: “A strong leader is what we need in the White House, and she certainly was a strong leader

A number of people - both migrants and police - were injured in the clashes.

Migrant crisis: UN ‘shocked’ over clashes in Hungary UN Secretary General Ban Kimoon has said he is “shocked” after Hungarian police fired tear gas and water cannon to force migrants back from its border.

Mr Ban said such treatment of asylum seekers was “unacceptable”.

Hundreds of migrants were involved in the clashes at the border between Hungary and Serbia on Wednesday, trying to break through a razor-wire fence.

Many of them want to reach Germany, amid divisions within the European Union over how to deal with the crisis.

Hungary defended its action, saying that 20 police officers were injured as migrants tried to break

through a gate, and a spokesman accused migrants of using children as “human shields”.

At least two migrants were also injured, Hungarian and Serbian officials said.

Hungary closed its entire border with Serbia on Tuesday after making it illegal to enter the country or damage the border fence. The country’s courts have started fasttrack trials of arrested migrants.

More than 200,000 people have already crossed into Hungary this year to enter the EU’s Schengen zone, which normally allows people to travel between member countries without restrictions.

More than 1,600 women in the U.S. were killed by men in 2013, a new study shows. South Carolina had the highest homicide rate.

South Carolina has highest rate of women murdered by men in US

Jeb Bush says: “a strong leader is what we need in the White House, and she (Margaret Thatcher) certainly was a strong leader that restored the United Kingdom into greatness.”

that restored the United Kingdom into greatness.”

He was not the only Republican to pick a foreigner to grace the new note, which comes into circulation in 2020.

Mother Teresa was the choice of Ohio Senator John Kasich.

Two candidates picked civil rights heroine Rosa Parks, while rising star Carly Fiorina dismissed the question as gesture politics. (BBC)

South Carolina has the highest rate of women murdered by men in the country, a new study shows.

The southeastern state saw 57 female homicides in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available, according to the Violence Policy Center. Its rate of 2.32 per 100,000 women was more than double the national average.

The shocking statistics, released Tuesday, come ahead of national Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.

“Women are dying every day as a result of domestic violence, and our state and federal laws are insufficient

in the face of this crisis,” VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand said.

More than 1,600 women across the nation were killed by male offenders in 2013, according to the study, which culled data from the FBI’s supplementary homicide report.

The majority of the victims — 94 percent — were murdered by someone they knew. More than half of them were the killers’ spouses, exwives or girlfriends.

The most common weapon used was a gun, said Julia Wyman, executive director of States United to Prevent Gun Violence.

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World News Giant snakes slither into toilets in Australia YOU can’t flush away these fears.

Giant snakes have been somehow slithering their way into toilets in Australia, shocking photos show, as scientists say they’ve discovered a highly venomous new species in the country.

Snake catcher Elliot Budd fished out a 10-foot python out of a toilet in a Townsville basement late last week, posting several images of the massive reptile coiled up inside the porcelain throne to Facebook.

“I hoped my days pulling snakes out of toilets were over,” Budd wrote, adding that the carpet python “thought he found the perfect place to cool down.”

“Another large carpet python in a toilet in North Ward,” the 26-year-old added. “Needless to say I had a good shower when I got home.”

The sneaky serpent, which is harmless and a familiar sight to Australian locals, tried escaping down the toilet when Budd reached his hands in to grab it.

“He decided to be difficult and went down the toilet through the u-bend,” Budd said. “We couldn’t unbolt the toilet so I just had to hold onto him for a while until he relaxed and came out on his own accord.”

The python was released to a “suitable habitat” outdoors, Budd

Snake catcher Elliot Budd fished out a 10-foot python out of a toilet in a Townsville basement in Queensland, Australia late last week.

told Buzzfeed. It likely entered the bathroom through an open door, he said.

In the same week, another Townsville snake catcher scooped out a nearly 8-foot long snake out of toilet in Kelso, 7 News reported.

The scary news comes as a Natural History Museum scientist says he found a new species of highly venomous snake in the Kimberley area.

Zimbabwean President Mugabe reads wrong speech ZIMBABWEANS generally don’t laugh or get excited about President Robert Mugabe’s speeches, given the level of poverty and reported human rights abuses in the southern African country.

But an unprecedented slip-up in a speech by the 91-year-old leader on Tuesday has changed the mix.

Instead of a speech officially opening Parliament, Mugabe read his State of the Nation Address, which he had already delivered on August 25.

After the incident, his spokesman George Charamba issued a statement saying: “There has been a mix-up of speeches resulting in a situation where His Excellency the President delivered the wrong speech.

“The mix-up happened in his secretarial office therefore the delivery in Parliament should be set aside. The error is sincerely regretted and corrective measures are being considered.”

But commenters on social media would not let it go that easily.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, seen in a photo from 2013, will turn 92 in February.

“What if Mugabe had been given a speech about his resignation?

We could be far by now,” reads a message from Tomaz Madhuku he says he got from a WhatsApp group he belongs to.

Jonathan Moyo, former minister of information, struggled to defend his boss. He said U.S. President Barack Obama had had the same thing happen to him.

Chile quake triggers mass evacuation and high waves ONE million people have been evacuated in Chile after a powerful earthquake hit the country’s central region.

At least eight people died when the 8.3-magnitude quake hit. One person is still missing.

Residents of Illapel, near the quake’s epicentre, fled into the streets in terror as their homes began to sway.

In the coastal town of Coquimbo, waves of 4.7m (15ft) hit the shore.

A tsunami alert was issued for the entire Chilean coast but has since been lifted.

Tsunami waves also hit the coast further north and south of the quake’s epicentre, with waves half a metre higher than usual as far north as La Punta.

The quake lasted for more than three minutes and there have been dozens of aftershocks.

Gloria Navarro, who lives in the coastal town of La Serena, said people were “running in all directions”.

Maria Angelica Leiva from Navidad, also on the coast, described how she fled her home.

“It’s been awful. We ran out of the house with our grandchildren and now we are on a hill hoping it will be over soon,” she told the Reuters news agency.

“It is all very dark, and we just hope the sea hasn’t reached our house,” she added.

Officials said 1,800 people in Illapel were left without drinking water.

The city of Illapel was among the worst hit

Electricity providers said hundreds of thousands of their clients in the worst-affected Coquimbo region had no power.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor struck off the coast of Coquimbo, 46km (29 miles) west of the city of Illapel at 19:54 local time (22:54 GMT).

The USGS said it was at a depth of 25km, while Chilean seismologists calculated its depth at 11km.

The quake that rocked Chile on Wednesday was five times more energetic than the one that devastated Nepal back in April. And yet the early indications are that the death toll will be a fraction (perhaps a thousandth) of what it was in the Himalayan nation.

In large part, this is simply down to preparedness. This was

Chile’s third massive quake in five years; the region all too frequently experiences magnitude 8 events. As a consequence, the building codes are strict and generally well enforced.

What is more, the people themselves are well versed in how to react during and after an event.

It is not perfect. In 2010, an 8.8-magnitude quake witnessed failings on the part of the monitoring network and the system for alerting people to the imminent tsunami threat.

Since then, the Chilean government has spent millions upgrading the country’s seismic network of sensors, and made improvements to telecommunications systems that share critical information and warnings.

Egypt attack: Mexico minister visits injured survivors MEXICO’S foreign minister has visited six survivors of an Egyptian army attack in which eight Mexican tourists were killed after being mistaken for militants.

Claudia Ruiz Massieu met the survivors in hospital in Cairo, and said they were doing well.

She called for a thorough investigation into the incident, which happened on Sunday in Egypt’s western desert.

The exact circumstances of the attack remain unclear.

A Egyptian prosecutor has issued an order banning journalists from reporting details of the investigation now taking place.

Egypt says its forces had been pursuing Islamic militants in the Western Desert and mistook the Mexican tourists for the militants.

It has apologised, but has insisted the group were in a restricted area.

Local sources deny the claim.

Egypt has been battling Islamist militants for years, with attacks escalating since the 2013 ousting of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

Until recently, most of the fighting

The Mexican Foreign Minister, Claudia Ruiz Massieu said Mexico is extremely concerned and shocked by what had happened.

has taken place in the Sinai Peninsula with occasional attacks taking place in Cairo and other cities.

The tour group had been travelling in a convoy of four 4x4s near the Bahariya oasis, a popular tourist location. The organisers said they had stopped for a picnic when the group was attacked.

The interior ministry said an Apache helicopter targeted the

tourists “by mistake”.

Egypt’s ambassador to Mexico City, Yasser Shaban, said the tourists’ 4x4 vehicles resembled those used by the militants the security forces were chasing.

Ms Ruiz Massieu said she hoped to be able to return home both the injured, their families and the bodies of those who had died in the next few days. (BBC)

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Job Listings Services Auto sales real estate

Classifieds TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

September 19 - 25, 2015

946-4664 Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

Website: tcweeklynews.com

FLOWER GIRL

Wanted urgently

Floral Designer

Must have thorough knowledge in the floral business with 3-5 years experience.

Call: 231-3788

FOR SALE

Construction scaffold and roof tiles for sale CONTACT: 431-1591 OR 231-3788

September 19 - 25, 2015

GLENN WILLIAMS

labourer labourer Maid To work 6 days To work 6 days To work 6 days Is looking for a

contact: 241-7710

11368

11351

contact: 946-4180

per week salary $6.25 per hour

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 345-2403

FLAMINGO TRUCKING

LABOURER

WANTED to work Monday Cleaner Wanted – Saturday 8am- To work 6 days

Labourer To work Monday – Saturday 8am-5pm salary $6.50 per hour.

contact: 649-232-6664

11360

Is looking for a

5pm salary $6.50 per hour.

contact: 649-331-2716 11362

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 345-2403

DMR GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Seeks to fill the following positions

THREE (3) LABORERS

• Interested person must be willing to work hard, must be responsible, reliable and trustworthy • Must be willing to work with little or no supervision • Scheduled work hours are 7am- 5pm • Applicant must be willing to work on holidays and weekends Salary $400.00 per week

• • • • •

HOUSE OF STYLE

Is looking for a

is looking for a

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

COCO BISTRO

AUTOMOTIVE HELPER

Individual must possess the following: Must have own adequate tools to perform duties Must be able to work with little to no supervision Must be familiar with both OE and Generic Diagnostic tools Proficient diagnostic abilities in all areas of automotive (electrical, A/C, drivability, transmission etc.)

• Must be a holder of an automotive certification or other engine or machine certification • Must have a minimum of 2 years progressive experience • Must have excellent communication skills and work habits • Must be willing to work on holiday and weekends Salary $400.00 per week

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN

The individual must possess the following: • Must have own adequate tools to perform duties • Must be able to work with little to no supervision • Must be familiar with both OE and Generic Diagnostic Tools • Proficient diagnostic abilities in all areas of automotive (electrical, A/C, drivability, transmission etc.)

• Must be a holder of an automotive repair certification i.e. ASE or equivalent certification • Must have a minimum of 5 years progressive experience • Must have excellent communication skills and work habits Salary $450.00 per week Submit applications to: DMR GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED C/o Family Care Medical Clinic Horizon House Unit B, Blue Mountain Rd. Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Or email: dmrgroupholdingslimited@gmail.com

Domestic Worker • Must have a clean police record • Must be willing to work weekends, holidays and nights • Duties: • Make sure the surroundings is clean and tidy Salary $6.25 per hour Contact: 649-946-5368 deadline for application is October 10th, 2015

Is looking for a

sales clerk To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 333-1236 11279

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!! the largest readership in the turks & caicos Club Pillows Seeks

1 Labourer Must have at least 3 years experience and able to work with little or no supervision. Salary start at $6.50 per hour and is based on experience.

Deadline for application is September 24th 2015

Interested persons should send application via fax to 649-941-4034 c/o Alliance Realty Ltd.

11375

Is looking for a

CARIBBEAN NURSERY

11373

JACQUELINE CESAR

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COCO BISTRO

is looking for a

SOMMELIER Successful candidates must be confident and at ease during fast paced services and enjoy a bustling environment while maintaining an informal and accessible approach in line with our dining standards. Extensive wine experience and knowledge in a restaurant environment is essential and preferable certified by WSET or equivalent sommelier qualification, but not essential

Requirements: • Ensure the highest level of wine service to all guest • Be an excellent communicator with previous experience in a restaurant environment • Assist the GM with stock control and staff training • Good command of the English language is essential • Well groomed appearance • This role may require an element of manual handling and some heavy lifting This role is a full-time position Salary 35k per annum Contact: 649-946-5369 deadline for application is October 15th, 2015

11384

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MEP SOLUTIONS LTD. Is looking for a

NATASHA CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients Delroy Lightbourne

Domestic Worker Is looking for a

layer housekeeper Tile To work 6 days contact: 243-7021

contact: 242-0521

11317

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

11359

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

September 19 - 25, 2015

– $6.25 per hour Contact: 242-1078

Cicily Robinson

Domestic Worker – $6.25 per hour Contact:346-0615

Alexander Williams

Gardener

Contact: 346-8090 11346

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!! the largest readership in the turks & caicos

CHEF DE PARTIE Reports to: Executive Chef and Sous Chefs Responsible for: All subordinate kitchen staff Liases with: Store room, purchasing and all back of house staff

Responsibilities/duties: To ensure that all:

• stocks are kept under optimum, condition • mise-en-place is always freshly prepared and on time • dishes are being prepared to the correct recipe and to the correct quantity • dishes reach the hot plate or passé correctly garnished, the correct portion and size, presented on the correct serving dish in the prescribed manner

To ensure that:

• his/her section is being kept clean and tidy at all times • junior chefs and trainees receive the right training and guidance • any shortages are reported promptly to the sous chefs\

• no horseplay is allowed in his/her section • he/she attends all training classes required • Language skills required: read, write and speak English

Education and/or experience:

• Formal training in culinary arts considered highly desirable • Food and wine knowledge and creativity • At least 4 years practical culinary experience

Physical demands:

• Talk and hear.

• Stand and walk, stoop, bend or crouch.

• Occasionally lift and/or move to 50 pounds • Close and distance vision

Contact Human Resource Department at 9465050

PARALEGAL

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

the largest readership in the turks & caicos

Due to current high levels of work, Griffiths & Partners is looking for a Paralegal Assistant.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting attorneys in legal research in a variety of work including judicial review, commercial litigation, corporate real estate and trust • Assisting in the drafting of pleadings, statements and other documents for Court cases.

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

• Pre-trial preparation and other trial management assistance.

Job Qualifications:

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

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

Job Experience:

• Previous experience as a Paralegal.

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

• Experience of court and tribunal filing procedures.

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

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

Terms of Employment:

Griffiths & Partners offer very competitive remuneration for this role. We will also offer training, mentoring and support to help professional development, and a friendly and collegiate work environment.

The requirement is urgent. Closing date for application is Friday, 25th September 2015

Apply with Curriculum Vitae to: Griffiths & Partners P.O. Box 143, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Email: recruitment@griffithsandpartners.com Fax: 649-941-8251

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER RE: PROPRIETORS STRATA PLAN NO. 39 WHEREAS The Proprietors Strata Plan No. 39 a Proprietors Strata Plan duly registered on 21st Day of August 2002 under the laws of the Turks & Caicos Islands, c/o Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands, (hereinafter termed “the Corporation”), is the transferee of a Deed of Charge dated 29th Day of October 2001, recorded as instrument number 1228/01, (hereinafter called “the Charge”) in favour of Meridian Mortgage Corporation Limited having its principal office at Level 2, Le Vele Plaza, P.O. Box 599, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands (hereinafter termed “the Lender”) as security for borrowings as recited therein.

WHEREAS the Corporation is in default of its obligations under the terms of the Charge NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the terms of the said Charge THE LENDER HEREBY APPOINTS Keith Burant, of c/o Meridian Trust Company Limited, Level 2, Le Vele Plaza, PO Box 599, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands To be the receiver of all assets and income charged by the said Charge Dated this 2nd day of September 2015.

To: the Executive Committee Proprietors Strata Plan # 39 Grand Turk Turks & Caicos Islands

11825

11341

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is looking for a

carpenter

Labourer • General Labor • Able to work with little or no supervision, be physically fit, dependable and hard working.

• Must be self motivated and able to understand, write and speak English fluently.

• Must be able to work alone • Must be able to verify skills Salary $10.00 per hour

All experienced and interested individuals can send inquiries to:

Contact: 649-431-1928

Norstar Group Ltd., Courtyard Plaza Unit 2C Leeward Highway, Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands. Tel: 649-941-3500/3600

11324

G & J CONSTRUCTION

PROVO BEVERAGES

Is looking for a

Is looking for:

Labourer

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week • Must be trustworthy and reliable • Salary $6.25 per hour • Hours are from 8:00am-4:00pm

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

11364

contact: 941-3937

EPHRAIM CONSTRUCTION MIDDLE CAICOS Is looking to fill the following positions:

LaboUrer 5 days per week Salary $6.25 per hour

Foreman 6 days per week Salary $16.00 per hour

Contact: 649-431-1265 Deadline for applications is September 30th, 2015

Mason Carpenter Salary $10.00 per hour

Contact: 331-6364

Painter – $7.00 per hour

Mason

BAR MANGER/ MIXOLOGIST WANTED Must have at least 4 year’s experience Must have worked with Veloce POS System Salary commensurate with experience.

– $8.00-$10.00 per hour

Carpenter – $8.00-$10.00 per hour

Labourer – $6.25 per hour

Store Clerk – $6.25 per hour

Store Cleaner – $6.25 per hour

Contact: 649-347-2093

Position Available:

LABOURER

Please drop resume at Lemon2go Coffee Shop U102 Venture House, Grace Bay Road or contact: 649-941-4059 11348

E.L. CONSTRUCTION

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

contact: 441-7122

Seeks to Employ

Sheet Metal/Steel Erector Worker - Able to read blueprint for interior designs; - Assemble and Installation of sheet metal; - Assemble and Installation of metal studs and tracks; - Interior finishing and designs; - Light plumbing and electrical.

Email resume info@pioneertci.com Please fax copy to TCI Labour Office: 649-946-4164

Is looking for the following:

labourer

Horizon Construction Ltd.

• General cleaning; yard, vehicles, equipment & building.

• Must be able to manage hot working conditions.

• Must be in good health as physically demanding work.

• Night shifts and on-call as required.

• Must be fluent in English, be a team worker & reliable.

• Pay rate: $7.00/hour

Please email resume to: evt@tciway.tc before September 30, 2015.

PROVO AUTO SUPPLY

Is looking to employ an experienced

BODY SHOP MECHANIC Duties include:

Welder – $8.50 per hour

Labourer – $6.25 per hour Must be able to work 6 days per week.

contact: 231-6153

11387

KPW CONSTRUCTION

– $6-$8 per hour

Shelf Stalker

is looking for the following:

Barmaids Waitresses Salary $6.25 per hour

Teacher

contact: North Cote 649-941-4521 10279

Is looking for a

11321

CARIBBEAN CAFÉ/ PEARL’S RESTAURANT & BAR/ DOLPHIN’S SPORTS BAR/ KEW TOWN BAR & GRILL

11320

SERONOWDLA FORBES

– $6.25 per hour

Contact: Serge Tuyssuzian at 941-3637

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

C & J CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients: United Multi-Cultural Institute, C & J Variety Store, Williams Construction, Breeze Construction is looking to fill the following positions:

DOMESTIC WORKER

11357

NEAL’S CABINETRY & SUBCONTRACTING

• Repair and replacement of body panels, parts • Sanding/ priming/ painting of body components • Maintenance of shop tools and equipment • Application of anti-corrosion treatments • Operation of vehicle frame adjustment equipment • Training and supervision of apprentice bodyman

All applicants MUST have:

• Work experience in related occupational field • Valid TCI Driver’s license • A clean police record • Must be able to drive manual transmission This position is physically demanding and applicant must be able to work long periods of time on his/her feet and be able to lift a minimum of 60lbs Salary is commensurate with experience

Please email your resume to: hr@tciautogroup.com or drop off in person at Bayview Motors Ltd. ONLY BELONGERS NEED APPLY

11332

September 19 - 25, 2015

September 19 - 25, 2015

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Is seeking to employ a:

Radio Announcer/ Disc Jockey • Applicant must have knowledge of computers, sound system, music industry, radio & audio engineering systems.

• A minimum of seven years experience is required.

Must be able to understand, speak & write English.

Must have a valid driver’s license.

• Must be a Christian. Salary based on experience.

Please email resume to jmorley@roj.tc Suitable applicants will be contacted for an interview.

11333

JAMES PROSPERE Is looking for a

ENTOMOLOGIST NEEDED

labourer

Parkway Pest Solutions is looking for an Entomologist with a Board Certification from the American Entomology Society for over 15 years. The successful candidate must possess a Bachelor of Science Degree in Urban Entomology and Industrial Pest Management, and be highly experienced in Termite, Ant & Rodent Control (Extermination), Chemistry and Biochemistry, Taxonomy, Vertebrate Pest Management, Pesticides and Hazard Analysis Control including their relation to building construction/design and affects on food/plants/ animals. A valid driver’s license is required at all times in fulfillment of the duties required. Work experience is required in business management and administration. This position requires sales calls and marketing, as well as performing pest control analysis, and taking on pest control projects including carrying out onsite exterminations for homes and businesses. Salary will be commission based, to be discussed.

contact: 241-5942

The qualified candidate must submit their resume with copies of certifications to info@karammissick.com on or before September 30, 2015. A copy of that submission may be lodged with the Labour Department. ONLY BELONGERS NEED APPLY.

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

11326

ROCK OF JESUS MINISTRY

Club Pillows Seeks

1 Sound Technician Must have at least 5 years experience and able to work with little or no supervision. Salary start at $8.00 per hour and is based on experience.

Deadline for application is September 11th 2015

Interested persons should send application via fax to 649-941-4034 c/o Alliance Realty Ltd.

11367

WARD’S CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients: P.J. Barber Shop, Complete Construction, Jasmine Pierre, South Wind Millwork, J & W Construction, Faces and Fingers is looking to fill the following positions:

Craftman Labourer Domestic Worker

Carpenter Cosmetologist Masseuse

Salary $6.50 - $10.00 per hour.

Contact: 345-7212

11393

People’s Television Ltd. (PTV8); is looking for

The person we seek must have

• Strong feature writing and news skills.

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

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

• Your job will be to report with speed, clarity and accuracy. The intellect to distinguish a story and objectivity will be very important in this role.

• Participate in the conceptualization of new and creative ideas with the team.

• Be involved in all aspects of creative copywriting for assigned projects.

• Have an attention to details and proofreading skills.

• Be able to work at a fast pace and keep within deadlines.

• Diploma or degree in Journalism/Mass Communications/English Language • At least 5 years of relevant experience • A flair and passion for writing and reporting • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills • A second language is an added bonus • A good team-player for a growing News Production team • Proactive and able to work independently • Knowledge of PC applications a must An attractive salary is offered and will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant.

If you feel you have what it takes; please send CV to info@ptv8tci.com or P.O. Box 230, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 11342

is looking for the following

STONE MASON/ CARVER Must be able to work 5 days per week salary $7.00 per hour.

contact: 343-0476

Is looking for the following:

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

contact: 341-3374

Milestone

BRUCE TRETHEWEY

2 Reporters

WINE & SPRITE NIGHT CLUB

11369

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11401

Y.A.3.B. CONSULTANCY

HVAC fabricator and installer Metal duct fabricators Copper pipe soldering /brazing VRF vacuuming and recharging systems Able to read Mechanical drawings Rate - 9.5 per hour.

Contact number 332-2200

11380

LYNEAL A. GIBSON Is looking for a

Acting on behalf of our clients:

E.R. CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Stock Room Clerk – $7.00 per hour B & M CONSTRUCTION

Labourer – $7.00 per hour ADA HOWELL

labourer

Labourer

– $6.25 per hour ACCENT OF BEAUTY PLUS

Nail Technician Hair Dresser – Salary $6.25 per hour

Contact: 345-4540

11967

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour. contact: 343-3398 11383

is looking for a

contact: 333-1199

11386

11287

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

Is acting on behalf of its clients CULINARIA LTD

Genesis Auto Mobile Repair (241-4156)

Kitchen Helper, Server, Domestic Worker

• Must have a valid drivers license from A-H. • Must be able to work holidays and weekends.

• Must be able to understand computer systems, program and diagrams.

• Applicants must call 241-4156 Monday Saturday 7:45 to pm.

Pay set $10.00/$12.00/$14.00 per hour.

Salary $6.25 per hour Busy Restaurant (9418408)

Dish Washer/ Kitchen Helper/ Server

Salary $6.25 per hour.

KST WATER SPORTS Is looking for a

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

contact: 331-9801 J.B.S. SALON Is looking for a

hair dresser To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

11391

contact: 341-9177

FAN ART PHOTO

Is looking for a

Is looking for an

farmer

labourer To work 6 days

domestic worker

Artist To work 6 days

contact: 243-7768

contact: 345-6884

contact: 431-2858

contact: 242-0521

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

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

PASSION BEAUTY SALON AND SUPPLY

The Help Desk culinariatci@gmail.com

Is looking for a

GEORGE HALL

Mechanics

Is looking for a

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

contact: 333-1236

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

Goldie Forbes

INDIAN BAZAAR is looking for a

Is looking for a

Farmer

sales person

To work in North Caicos must be willing to work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 246-5437

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

11316

Massage domestic worker Therapist To work 6 days

EVAN CLARE

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

contact: 941-8053

11392

Is looking for 2

Must have at least 5 years experience Must be willing to work 6 days per week including weekends and holidays Salary $6.25 per hour.

Email:info@equilspa.com

ALVERIA DUNCOMBE

11387

Is looking for a

11374

E.R. CONSTRUCTION

11280

EQUILIBRIUM SPA

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11390

September 19 - 25, 2015

PASSION BEAUTY SALON AND SUPPLIES

MRS. JARETT

Hair Dresser

domestic worker

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

the largest readership in the turks & caicos

Tibor’s Machine Shop is looking to fill the following positions.

Applicants interested should meet the requirements listed below. We are looking for energetic personnel eager to contribute and to reach their potential in their job fields

Labourer

• Must start early and leave late • Clean metal works • Positive attitude and eager to assist • Miscellaneous painting • Clean and maintain a clean shop, machines, equipment and any incoming jobs • Assist in repairs/welding/machining when required.

• Operate specific equipment in a safe and efficient way according to supervisor instruction • Able to operate power and hand tools • Provide manual labor assistance on various tasks and assignments • Salary negotiable

Mechanic

• Must be able to diagnose mechanic related problems • Must have theoretical knowledge and practical experience of complete brakes, gasoline and diesel engines, automatic and manual transmissions, steering and suspension components, exhaust and basic electrical.

• Must be punctual and willing to work late hours when called upon • Maintain company vehicles, equipment, various machinery & make necessary repairs • Have experience in welding and perform welding tasks • Must have a valid trade specific certifications with at least 5 years working experience.

Wage: Based on applicants experience and qualifications

INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN CONTACT 941-5802. EMAIL COVER LETTER OUTLING YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORTING EXPERIENCE IN A PARTICULAR POSITION ALONG WITH your resume to tibor@TIBORSMACHINESHOP.COM

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour. contact: 649-333-1236 11372

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour please send resume to: 1zionconsult@gmail. com 11366

LEW 1 SHIPPING SEEKS THE FOLLOWING PERSONS:

One (1) Captain

Applicant must have 12 years’ experience as tug and barge captain. Master’s license for a 450 ton tug, STCW Certificate

Two (2)- work boat mechanics on diesel engines Must have 10 -12 years’ experience, knowledge of hydraulic and air starting system

One (1) Labourer - to work five (5) days per week.

11377

CONTACT : 941-5707

11388

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

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

Clinical Psychologist

Providenciales (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $49,900.00 per annum The incumbent in this position will be responsible for providing effective and quality psychological services to clients with mental health disorders.

Customer Service Quality Assurance Supervisor

Providenciales (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $32,600.00 per annum The incumbent in this position will provide reliable and efficient customer service support to the Turks and Caicos Islands Business Environment.

Environment Health Officer

Various Islands (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $32,600.00 per annum The incumbent in this position will ensure that Public and Environmental Health and sanitation standards are adhered to in all areas, both public and private.

Health Research Officer

Grand Turk (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $40,200.00 per annum The incumbent will assist/support the Chief of Epidemiology and Research to plan, develop and implement epidemiologic and research programmes under the auspices of the National Epidemiology and Research Unit (NERU) to ensure collection, analysis, and interpretation of data about health effects and risks in TCI and disseminate this information locally, regionally and internationally as appropriate to be utilized in particular to promote evidence-informed decision making in health in TCI.

Refuse Collector

Grand Turk (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $487.50 biweekly The job holder is required to collect refuse from collection points at residential, business and community locations and ensure that it is appropriately disposed.

Audit Principal

Providenciales (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $49,900.00 per annum The Audit Principal is responsible for conducting detailed planning, fieldwork, reporting, wrap-up and close out of all financial and value for money audits to which he/she is assigned so as to achieve the annual audit objectives of the NAO. The incumbent in this position will conduct special audits as directed by the Auditor General to ensure timely completion of the audit programmes and is expected to conduct external audits of ministries and statutory bodies.

Deputy Auditor General

Providenciales (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $78,000.00 per annum The role of Deputy Auditor General (DAG) is a significant leadership appointment with wide-ranging responsibility. As a member of the National Audit Office (NAO) management’s team, the Deputy Auditor General is responsible and accountable to the Auditor General for providing leadership and managing individual audits assigned from the annual audit work plan.

Deputy Director of Crown Land

Providenciales (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $49,900.00 per annum The Deputy Director of Crown Land is a senior management post and provides support to the Director of Crown Land with the day-to-day operation and management of the Department, and with direct responsibility for the supervision of staff in Providenciales. The post holder will act in the place of the Director during his absence from official duty, and will also serve as his principal assistant in the assessment and analysis of applications for crown land for commercial (including agricultural and industrial) development.

Deputy Director of Road Safety

Providenciales (Deadline: September 25, 2015) Salary: $49,900.00 per annum The Deputy Director has responsibility for the administration of the Road Safety Department and the enforcement of the Road Safety Ordinance throughout TCI. The job holder will oversee the daily operations of the Providenciales office, oversee and advise on policy and strategy to ensure the effective delivery of the enforcement of the Road Safety Code, educate the public and liaise as required regarding amendments to the Road Safety Ordinance. The job holder will also be expected to make recommendations through the Director to the Permanent Secretary on issues within the Road Safety Department.

Director of Survey & Mapping

Grand Turk (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $58,100.00 per annum This is a senior management position with nationwide responsibility for the administration of the Survey and Mapping Department and enforcement of the Survey Regulations under the Land Survey Ordinance throughout TCI. The job holder will oversee the Department's daily functions, manage the staff, and ensure the enforcement of the Survey Regulation under the Land Survey Ordinance.

Exchange of Information Officer

Providenciales (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $49,900.00 per annum The incumbent in this position will report to the Director of Exchange of Information and will be responsible for assisting with the full range of competent authority functions, including the implementation of new agreements, the execution of requests, the making of judicial applications, and the handling of legal issues arising from any aspect of the competent authority’s work. Aspects of the post will also include the consideration of both legal and practical implementation issues relating to new and ongoing international developments, such as the proposed expansion of the EU Savings Directive, the OCED Peer Review process, and other initiatives including the implementation of FATCA – Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act – US.

Driver/Concierge

Providenciales (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $15,270.00 per annum The job holder is primarily responsible for assisting the Aide de Camp in providing transportation services and general assistance to the Premier and the First Family and the Acting Premier in performing their official duties.

Air Conditioning Supervisor

Grand Turk (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $26,000.00 per annum The post holder responsibilities include the installation, maintenance and repairs to all air conditioning and refrigeration units in government buildings. Working along with the electrical supervisors, the A/C supervisor will assist in determining work programmes, job costing and in carrying out joint inspections with user departments prior to undertaking work.

Director of Trade

Grand Turk (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $58,100.00 per annum The Director of Trade will serve as a member of the leadership team and will function as a technical professional within the Ministry of Finance, Trade and Investment. The successful candidate will be required to work with trade importers, exporters and a number of strategically important small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in a variety of industries and/or sectors. The Director of Trade will be responsible for analyzing foreign trade information, evaluating market and economic factors that may impact trade and will play a leading role in the TCIG’s developmental programs.

Clerk of Works

Grand Turk (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $58,100.00 per annum The job holder's responsibilities include ensuring value for money for TCIG by checking the installation, specification and workmanship in government contracts and ensuring that they meet the contractual requirements. Ensuring Works are to high standards, to time and budget and to the satisfaction of facility users. Assisting with the preparation and implementation of routine and periodic maintenance programmes relating to government buildings.

Deputy Attorney General

Grand Turk (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $103,800.00 per annum This managerial position has system wide responsibility for the efficient administration of the Attorney General’s Chambers and resolution of complex legal matters arising in the area of or connected with the Public Service, civil litigation (including Judicial Review) and International Mutual Legal Assistance.

Providing supervision to other professional and clerical staff, the Deputy Attorney General is expected to generate satisfactory results when the qualitative and quantitative output of the staff is at a high level, the expenditure of the Attorney General’s Chambers is within the limits of the budget, and credible legal advice is provided to the Government in a timely manner when necessary.

Labourer (Agriculture)

Providenciales (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $487.50 Bi-weekly The incumbent is responsible for providing labour assistance in all aspects of animal (canine) control as directed by supervisor; works may be carried out alone as well as in a small team approach in some instances.

Farm Labourer

Providenciales (Deadline: October 2, 2015) Salary: $487.50 Bi-weekly To support works on the Government farm, the Plant Health Service and Animal Health Service as assigned by supervisor.

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

September 19 - 25, 2015

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School For Field Studies, South Caicos

Manager Position – Local Interior Design Firm Available Immediately

Dive Safety Officer / Marine Operations Coordinator

Requirements

- Applicant must have a minimum of 8 years experience in the Interior Design field - Ability to manage multiple projects on a deadline schedule - Must possess strong leadership, organizational, communication skills and be able to work independently - Be proficient with Auto Cad, Excel, Word, Quick Books and Photoshop - Have experience and knowledge in the recruitment of prospective clients and projects - Must be prepared to supervise the container offload and install of client furnishings - Must be prepared to work some holidays, weekends and nights as required - Applicant must own a vehicle and carry a valid Turks and Caicos Drivers License.

- Salary (U.S.$2,000 per month plus commission).

- Center for Marine Resource Studies

Job Summary: Coordinate/Manage Academic SCUBA program.

BS degree, PADI Instructor, EFR, O2 Provider certifications required. Small boat handling and maintenance experience required. AAUS Scientific Diving Certified preferred.

Resumes can be sent to: Faye Ellingson of Design Studio E-mail address: faye@designstudio.tc

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Send CV to hhertler@fieldstudies.org by Sept 19, 2015. Start Date October 2015

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RBC ROYAL BANK (BAHAMAS) LIMITED

DUFRY GRAND TURK LTD.

Is presently considering applications for:

Is seeking

ONE SALES MANAGER Relationship Manager • High school diploma (or equivalent) is required • Two year degree or above is strongly preferred • A minimum of 5 years retail experience • Three years’ experience in Duty Free/ tax Free Cruise ship passenger arena • Five years’ experience in fine jewelry retail • One year experience in customs and logistics

– Business Banking Turks & Caicos Islands

The successful candidate should possess the following qualifications: • 3 or more years banking experience • ABIFS/AICB Diploma or a degree in banking or a related field would be an asset • Previous experience as a Lending Officer is mandatory

Required Skills

Send resume by fax to: 649-946-1331 11331

is looking for a

domestic worker contact: 242-2548

11399

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

WANTED! BOAT CAPTAIN With scuba experience for sailing operation Must be: • RYA and MCA accredited • Hold a MCA Yacht Master (Sail) Certificate • MCA AEC Certification desirable • Willing to work holidays and weekends, spend long hours in the water and work on the high seas in bad weather conditions • 10 years of experience in high sea yachting • Remuneration: commission based

For details send CV’s and a cover letter to P.O. Box 385

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F.R. CONSTRUCTION

School For Field Studies, South Caicos

Marine Ecology Lecturer – Center for Marine Resource Studies

Job Summary: Resident lecturer in the area of Marine Ecology. PhD, prior university level teaching experience required. Certified scuba, divemaster, fisheries experience preferred.

Please send your CV to hhertler@fieldstudies. org by Sept 19, 2015. Start Date October 201511319

• Negotiating/Selling Skills • Problem Account Management • Knowledge of Financial Analysis and risk assessment • Critical Thinking • Time Management • Relationship building/Planning/Organizing/Closing Sales • Effectively manage risk • Impact and Influence • Ability to manage multiple priorities • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills • Microsoft Office Proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Responsibilities Include:

• Responsible for retaining and growing relationships with Business Banking (BB) clients, contributing to the strategic priorities of Sales Volume and Revenue Growth and improving the Client Experience.

• Responsible for the on boarding of products and services for existing and new clients, identifying, referring and fulfilling on new opportunities as appropriate, promoting collaboration amongst Business Banking relationship team and partners.

• Providing direct support to Business Banking clients with all lending and non-lending activities.

• Developing a strong knowledge of client’s operational requirements in order to provide financial solutions (primarily Cash Management and Deposit Solutions) that add value to the customer’s needs and goals, while driving revenue growth.

• Providing credit and sales support for Relationship Manager (RM) to enable the identification, planning and delivery of solutions for client and prospect needs.

• Effectively supports the RM with their assigned portfolio of accounts and participation in all aspects of portfolio credit management including, but not limited to, preparation of annual reviews at an acceptable level of risk and assisting with the compilation of documentations required in the origination/booking of deals. Responsibility and accountability for final sign off will rest with the RM with regard to the completion of BBTR/RAF. • Being the service champion for BB clients including coordination of the service team, focusing on ensuring the client experience in delivered effectively through appropriate service partners.

• Acting as the Problem Resolution champion leveraging appropriate partners to resolve client concerns.

A competitive compensation package (base salary & bonus) will be commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications.

Interested persons should apply by September 19, 2015 and follow the steps below: • Go to jobs.rbc.com • Type Turks in the search by location box • Then select Search Jobs • Select the role you wish to apply for 11349

Labourer Salary commensurate with experience.

Is looking for an

Contact: 245-6962

contact: 344-0038

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Certified Boat Captain/ Snorkeling Guide

Assistant Pastor Salary $300.00 per week.

contact: 344-5950

Is looking for the following persons

Retail Nail Technician Helper To work 6 days To work 6 days

SNUBA TCI is looking for a

• Must be willing to work 5 days per week • Must be able to swim • salary commensurate with experience

Contact: 333-7333

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FRAMING & ART

Is looking for a

2 Domestic Workers 2 Laborers Hair Dresser Maintenance Worker Painter Salary $6.50 per hour.

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Contact: Adrian Enriquez 244-4829

WANTED

BARRY’S FASHION SHOP

Is looking for a

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 343-2559

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Is looking to fill the following positions:

WILFREY & TONY SALON

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TURKS AND CAICOS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT LTD.

THE TREE OF LIFE CHURCH OF GOD

September 19 - 25, 2015

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Salespersons Domestic Worker framer

To work 6 days per week

contact: 231-4101

A local water sports company requires a charismatic

Swim Teacher To build and manage a swimming program for local children and adults in Providenciales T.C.I. The candidate must have both their sun Bronze Cross and Bronze Medallion and • Weekends and holidays have held these certifications for at least • Have knowledge of Water Safety 10 years sailing and windsurfing Instructor Rescue Diver, Scuba, Sailing, Kayaking, experience a must. Scuba Diving and willing to go into the ocean daily experience is a plus.

• Positive, friendly and must speak, read and write English BEACH ATTENDANT Salary is commensurate with experience • Must be willing to work long hours in the

Please submit application along with copies of qualifications to swiftdelivery@tciway.tc

Decco (TCI) Ltd

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Project Director Decco (TCI) Ltd. has a requirement for a professionally qualified and experienced Project Director to join our team for the construction of a high quality, condominium resort development project in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, BWI.

The Somerset Strata Management Co Ltd, is seeking a suitable qualified Belongers who possess the requirements listed are encouraged to apply. Ideal candidates should possess luxury resort experience, be professional in attitude and demeanor and must read and speak English fluently.

The Project Director will be responsible and accountable for the overall management, control and administration of a new project, and the construction team, from mobilization to the successful completion and hand over of the Works. Such responsibility and accountabilities will include:

POOL ATTENDANT

• • • • • • • • • •

Responsibilities:

• Maintain Pools to five star standards, including cleaning and maintenance • Maintain and treat chemicals levels of pools • Trouble shoot problems with pools • Interact with guests, by handing out pool towels and collecting them for laundry • Maintain clean pool decks

Mobilization and site establishment; Master Schedule and progress reporting; Procurement; Value and Cost reporting; Overall contract administration; Change management and co-ordination; Document Control; Oversight of project health and safety procedures; Oversight of site based QA/QC systems; Oversight of works testing, commissioning and hand over.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will require a proven track record in similar projects and a combination of knowledge, skills and experience, as follows: • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Building Construction discipline.

• Minimum 15 - 20 years post-graduation experience in Project/Construction, with at least 10 years spent in Management at a senior level.

• Chartered member of an internationally recognized engineering or building professional institution.

• Demonstrated financial management and control experience including cost and value reporting.

• Extensive experience in the successful completion of high quality hotels and/or condominium resort developments in the Caribbean region.

• Strong team building and leadership skills and capabilities.

• Salary based on experience.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a team player with a desire to deliver excellent customer service to our guest • Must have clear English communications skills (written or oral) • Must have Basic First Aid/CPR/AED Certificate • Previous experience in this area would be an asset Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience

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Qualified Belonger candidates are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

Joanna Ivasiuk The Somerset Resort on Grace Bay Jivasiuk@thesomerset.com

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Submissions for this job position should be received no later than September 21, 2015

Written applications with personal details and a full current resume showing education, qualifications and career experience to date should be sent by facsimile to (649) 946 4663 and no later than 2 October 2015.

September 19 - 25, 2015

SIMEON CAMPBELL Is looking for a

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SNIP & CLIP

Properties available for Private Sale

Is looking for

Barber labourer To work 6 days To work 6 days 11315

contact: 241-9626

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 245-7364

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per week salary $6.25 per hour.

SMITHCO

BOOKKEEPER

• Set up Intuit QuickBooks Accounting Tool • Use QuickBooks to input all data • Prepare accounts receivable and payable • Prepare balance sheet, profit and loss, owner’s equity, yearend inventory of asset, graduate of B.S.C. major in accounting • Excellent knowledge in bank reconciliations and payroll preparations • Excellent knowledge in Microsoft Word and Excel • Excellent knowledge in QuickBooks and Retail Plus Point of Sale Software • 15 years experience in accounting and audition system

Email: smithcotci@gmail.com or telephone: 649-946-5819 11292

Labourer Needed ;Bonded ; Warehouse facility requires a labourer. ;Duties ; include general cleaning, maintenance and movement of cargo. ;Salary: ; Starting at $6.25 per hour for 40 hour work-week.

Please contact Cargo Express Services, in person, at 70 South Dock Road or fax application to 941-5525 Application deadline: September 25, 2015

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Y.A.3.B. CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients:

CLUB CODIACE Driver $6.25 Delivery Driver $6.25 per hour TRAGOS BAR 2 Bartenders $6.25 per hour 2 Waitresses $6.25 per hour 1 Dj $6.25 per hour MED SOLUTIONS

Plumber $7.00 per hour M.B.A. CONSTRUCTION Stock Room Clerk $7.00 per hour PHILILPINO BAR 2 Bartender $6.25 per hour 2 Waitresses $6.25 per hour

Contact: 649-344-4540

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For more information please contact the Realtors listed below: Deirin Longmire # 649-246-2526 or Denise Cox # 649-244-4284 or Deborah Vieria # 242.1991

Chalk Sound, Providenciales.

1. Parcel 60400/172 Chalk Sound.

0.05 acres, a split-level residential development. 11 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, pool and concrete deck area.

Price $400,000 listed w/ Denise

2. Parcel 60400/302 Chalk Sound.

Vacant lot is 1.01 acres with panoramic views over the waters of Chalk Sound. Some improvements include: imported trees, timber stairways and foot paths, entry gate and partial fencing.

Price $350,000 w/ Denise

3. Parcel 60400/311 Chalk Sound, Providenciales.

2-storey residence consisting of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen and dining area. The parcel has a size of 0.99 acres of land.

Price $360,000 w/ Dierin

Norway & Five Cays Providenciales.

4. Parcel 60609/23, Norway & Five Cays, 0.77 acres of land.

2-story residence comprises of 4 bed rooms, 2 bathrooms, a dining room, living room & office area. Price $480,000 w/Dierin

5. Parcel 60610/129 Norway & Five Cays, Providenciales.

A duplex residence located on 0.34 acres of land. The property comprises of a 3-bedroom home and a 1-bed room unit.

Price $170,000 w/ Dierin

6. Parcel 60604/20 Norway and Five Cays.

Single storey residence with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, kitchen/dining area and living room, an unfinished deck and an above ground cistern. Price $55,000 w/ Dierin

7. Parcel 60602/123 Five Cays Settlements.

0.30 acre of land with a 2- storey residential property.

Comprising of a 2-bedrooms, 2-bathroom 1- kitchen, living, dining and laundry room. Price $190,000 w/–Denise The Bight, Providenciales.

8. Parcel 60807/90 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs.

0.98 acres of land with 3-bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms in the main house. With 2 guest houses: One with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and the other comprising of 1 bedroom and 1 bath. A garage, lounge and swimming pool The parcel size is Price $400,000 w/ Dierin

9. Parcel 60809/188 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales

single family residence with 2-bedrooms, 2-bathrooms, a kitchen and living area. It sits on 0.25 acres of land. Price $129,000 w/ Denise

10. Parcel 60807/170&171 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs.

0 .26 acres with 3-bedrooms, 2-bathroom and an efficiency unit attached. Price $340,000 w/ Denise

Single storey residential on 1.33 acres. With 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a kitchen, living room, and an incomplete bedroom & bathroom attached.

Price $230,000 w/ Denise

15. 60715/308 Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hills.

Single storey on 0.67 acres of land. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living/dining, kitchen, rear decks, driveway and parking.

Price $245,000 w/ Denise Cox

16. Parcel 60718/158 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill,

3-bedroom residence and 2-storey apartments ; #1- 3 bed 2 baths , #2- 2 bed, 2 bath unit, #3- 1 bed, and 2 efficiency units.

The lot is 0.66 acres with distant ocean views. Price $540,000 w/ Denise Cox

17. Parcel 60714 / 159 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hills.

2-Story Duplex on 0.19 acres. The main floors consist of 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, The second floor consists of 2 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms. with kitchen, dining room, living room and laundry.

Price $240,000 w/Denise

18. Parcel 60720/130 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill.

2-Story Duplex on 0.07 acres. The main floors with 2 bedroom and ensuites. The second floor with 3 bedrooms and ensuites.

Including a kitchen, dining room, living room and laundry. Price $450,000 w/ Denise

19. Parcel 60715/171 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill.

3 single storey structures on 0.51 acres of land. It includes 15 rooms with 3 communal bath facilities. Price $60,000 w/ Dierin

Long Bay 20. Parcel 61112/52 Long Bay Hills. 0.5 acres of land.

The main house contains 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, kitchen and living area. The guest house contains 1 bedroom, bathroom & kitchen/living.

Price $70,000 w/ Dierin

21. Parcel 61113/59 Long Bay Hills.

The property sits on 0.50 acre of land. It comprises of a 1-storey building consisting of 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

Price $140,000 Dierin

Leeward, Providenciales 22. Parcel 60900/190, Leeward Going Through.

Single story residence and a guest house on 0.50 acres. Main; 4 bedrooms 4-bathrooms, 1-kitchen/dining room & 1-laundry.

Guest; 2-bedrooms 2-bathrooms and 1-kitchen/dining/living room.

Price $300,000 w/Denise

11. Parcel 60809/168 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs, Moores Lane-Juba Sound.

23. Parcel 60900/170 Leeward

12. Parcel 60804/88 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs Fourplex

24. Parcel 60900/147 Leeward Palms.

0.71 acre comprises a triplex with two 1-bedroom units and one 2-bedroom unit, with bathroom, open kitchen/living/dining.

Price $230,000 w/ Denise

includes two 2-Bedroom and two 1- Bedroom units.

Price $500,000 w/ Denise

13. Parcel 60807/04 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs.

Single storey on 0.45 acres of land. With 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen, living room, dining room and laundry. Price $182,000 w/ Dierin

Cheshire Hall, Providenciales.

14. Parcel 60720/20 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill.

Going Through. 0.73 acres of land with a single storey residence with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathroom, laundry, living/dining, kitchen and two-door car garage.

Price $440,000 w/ Dierin 0.60 acres with a main residence and a guest house. The main building comprised of a 3 bedrooms, 2 bathroom,kitchen, living, dining and laundry. The guest house consists of 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a kitchen.

Price $350,000 w/ Dierin

25. Parcel 60900/366 Palms Circle, Leeward.

0.60 acres of land with a single storey residence with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms one kitchen, living, dining, family room and laundry. Price $250,000 w/ Denise

26. Parcel 61004/28& 33 Juba Salina, Turtle Tail

.39 acres of land characterized by private medium to high end residential developments. Price $70,000 Dierin

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TRAVELLER’S REST

SMITHCO

TOP END MILLWORK

Set up Intuit QuickBooks Accounting Tool Use QuickBooks to input all data Prepare accounts receivable and payable Prepare balance sheet, profit and loss, owner’s equity, year-end inventory of asset, graduate of B.S.C. major in accounting Excellent knowledge in bank reconciliations and payroll preparations Excellent knowledge in Microsoft Word and Excel Excellent knowledge in QuickBooks and Retail Plus Point of Sale Software 15 years experience in accounting and auditing system

skilled finish carpenters/ furniture

Must be able to read drawings salary $7.00 per hour.

Email: smithcotci@gmail.com or telephone: 649-946-5819 11292

Contact: 247-4065 between the hours of 10am-3pm 11381

is looking for a

BOOKKEEPER labourer to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour. contact: 246-6144

PORT ATLANTIC CONSTRUCTION

Electrician Must be willing to work 5 days per week salary $7.00 per hour.

11371

•

Richmond Hill Preparatory School

• •

Is looking for a trained

•

primary school teacher

VINCENT D. GARLAND

With a minimum of ten years’ teaching experience.

Please apply in writing to richhillprep@yahoo.com

contact: 3439724 or 941-4034

11371

is looking for a

carpenter Applicant must be honest, reliable, fluent in English and hardworking

contact: 346-6336

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Is looking for an

• • • •

Is looking to hire 5

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Notice of Sale by Notice of Sale by Public Auction Public Auction Meridian Mortgage Corporation Ltd. as Chargee, pursuant to its charge and the Registered Land Ordinance, hereby gives notice that it will cause to be sold the property listed below by Public Auction, to be held at the office of Meridian Financial Group, Le Vele Plaza, Grace Bay and Providenciales at 10.00 a.m. on Friday 2nd of October, 2015.

Location Description

Title No. 61113/386, Long Bay Hills, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.

The subject property is located in the Long Bay Hills section of Providenciales between Leeward Highway and Long Bay Beach. The lot is vacant land covered in light to medium native vegetation, located on a paved road within the subdivision. The property is a short drive from the Grace Bay area, the Conch Farm and Heaving Down Rock. Sporadic residential developments nearby.

Title

Absolute

Proprietor

Julian Garland

Approximate Area

0.43 acres

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST, FROM MERIDIAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION LTD.

Meridian Financial Group P.O. Box 599 Le Vele Plaza Grace Bay, Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands, B.W.I Tel. (649) 941-3082 Fax (649) 941-3223

Meridian Trust Company Limited. as Chargee, pursuant to its charge and the Registered Land Ordinance, hereby gives notice that it will cause to be sold the property listed below by Public Auction, to be held at the office of Meridian Financial Group, Le Vele Plaza, Grace Bay and Providenciales at 10.00 a.m. on Friday 2nd of October 2015.

Location Description

Title No. 60719/136, Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hills, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.

The subject property comprises 0.45 acres with a single storey, private dwelling home constructed in 2000 of concrete walls with a roof of asphalt shingles located at Discovery Bay, Boggy Sands Drive on the canal, with Three bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms, kitchen, dining/living area.

Title

Absolute

Proprietor

Loften and Alice Morley

Approximate Area

0.45 acres

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ARE AVAILABLE

BY REQUEST, FROM MERIDIAN TRUST COMPANY LIMITED.

Meridian Financial Group P.O. Box 599 Le Vele Plaza Grace Bay Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands, B.W.I Tel. (649) 941-3082 Fax (649) 941-3223

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES Is now accepting applications/résumé for the following position. Only highly self-driven & motivated, personable and professional individuals, whom have the desire to serve others, need apply:

HORTICULTURIST\ LANDSCAPING MANAGER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides professional advice on the selection, ordering, planting, and maintenance of trees, shrubs, ground covers, and turf grasses on property.

• Plans and designs annual garden plans/planting layouts and perennial flower beds.

• Establishes and maintains high horticultural standards and practices; providing direction, training and motivation for the horticultural staff, interns and volunteers • Is a hands-on leader, actively working in the daily horticultural tasks in the exterior gardens and greenhouses • Works with garden volunteers/docents developing long-term productive relationships and growing the size of the program overtime • Manages and supports overall plant health and soil nutrition strategies for all gardens to include sustainable gardening practices and integrated pest management in the outdoor and indoor gardens • Establishes and oversees a systematic plant records policy, including direction of the plant collection policy and design aesthetic in coordination with The Shore Club’s master plan, mission, and strategies • Coordinates heating and cooling of greenhouses, irrigation systems and maintenance of horticultural equipment collaboratively with Grounds and maintenance • Responsible for the operational department budgets, budget monitoring, strategic planning, and any horticultural capital projects as needed (i.e, installation of new gardens) • Grows potted plants and nursery stock and maintains records on the growing operation.

• Trains and supervises subordinate personnel in greenhouse operations and in the proper methods and techniques of planting ornamental plants.

• Trains ground personnel in the techniques of pruning, wound dressing, cavity repair, and the cabling and bracing of trees and shrubs.

• Prepares orders for various types of plants and seeds.

• Inventories, maps, and labels trees and shrubs on campus for instructional and maintenance purposes.

• Preparation of maintenance programs for the control of plant diseases and insects.

• Prepares fertilizer programs for various types of plants.

• Confers with landscape architect and other personnel in the selection of plants.

• Supervises with the operation of the Departmental Greenhouse.

• Performs related duties as required.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of the growth, development and protection of plants, and use of plants for food, leisure, sports, social and environmental benefits • An understanding of horticultural plant production systems and how their components are integrated and managed in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner • Thorough knowledge of ornamental horticulture in all phases.

• Thorough knowledge of plant propagation and culturation.

• Considerable knowledge of the principles of nursery management.

• Knowledge of the principles of supervision and management • Knowledge of the elementary principles of landscaping.

• Ability to supervise the work of others.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university in an appropriate curriculum and considerable experience related to this class of work; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in horticulture, botany, natural sciences or a related field • Minimum of ten years’ experience as a professional horticulturist • Minimum of four years’ experience in management position

MAINTENANCE MANAGER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish goals, measurements and results for the department along with the General Manager.

• Involvement in the preparation of the Maintenance Operating and Capital budgets.

• General operational and preventative maintenance of systems including: Boilers and heating systems; Make up air and HVAC systems; Pool facilities; and General plumbing issues.

• Maintain hotel guest rooms and public areas by performing routine maintenance jobs and repairs.

• Troubleshoot and perform minor repairs on heating, cooling and ventilation systems.

• Troubleshoot and perform minor repairs on plumbing systems, electrical systems and appliances.

• Maintain the hot tub by ensuring a safe chemical balance through frequent testing.

• Organize, implement and track all maintenance projects for guestrooms and public areas.

• Monitor and revise as needed, departmental health & safety tools including training programs, policies and

practices.

• Ensure a safe work environment is maintained at all times and that all colleagues are committed to working safely.

• Partner with Front Office Manager to ensure safe guest evacuation during emergencies (i.e. Fire Alarm).

• Motivate, train and lead maintenance personnel by personal example with a philosophy of work conduct, enthusiasm and personal development that leads to maximum performance and job satisfaction.

• Effective scheduling, vacation planning and department productivity to budget.

• Effective and timely interaction with all Hotel & Restaurant departments and positively impact guest experience by effectively and efficiently resolving maintenance concerns.

• Effective and timely interaction with HR regarding payroll (i.e. set up new hires, etc).

• Occasional maintenance to staff residence as required.

• A positive contributor to the leadership team of the hotel.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Prior Maintenance Management and/or supervisory experience within a operation equal in size and facilities.

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Proven ability to motivate and lead employees in a busy, high quality environment.

• Background in electrical and or plumbing are essential.

• Good English communication skills (both written & oral).

• Ability to respond quickly in a dynamic and changing environment. Ability to handle multiple requests in a fast-paced environment.

• Good training, coaching and mentoring skills are essential.

• Proven experience with budgets and payroll process is essential.

• Completion of high school and technical training required.

• Majority of work shift requires standing or walking 90% of the work day • Many tasks require sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, and/or positioning to accomplish tasks • Able to lift and carry up to 50+ lbs. is common and up to 150 lbs with assistance • Reaching is required at all levels throughout the work period • Climbing of stairs is required and may require up to 50% of the time • Previous hotel maintenance experience preferred • Able to work efficiently under time constraints • Able to work independently and with others

Applicants must have a willing, positive and personable attitude as well as be willing to work long hours, holidays and weekends. Turks & Caicos Islands citizens only need to apply to the Assistant Human Resources Manager, Sheena Smith at The Sands Resort located on Grace Bay Road, Providenciales or e-mail: humanresource@thesandstc.com. Deadline is September 25, 2015.

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ALTAGRACIA RESTAURANT is looking for a

laboUrer to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

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contact: 345-5305

BETHANY’S EDUCATIONAL & SOCIAL TRAINING (B.E.S.T. ) INSTITUTE

DOMESTIC WORKER The individual should meet the following requirements: • Possess a valid food handler’s permit • A born again Christian preferable of the Baptist faith • The ability to read and write English • Must be able to assist in the preparation of healthy meals on a daily basis for over 100 students • Be able to manage the stock and prepare orders, handle cash effectively to ensure all checks and balances Application can be dropped off at B.E.S.T. Institute Office, 250 Bay Road, Blue Hills, Providenciales or email: bestinstitute@tciway.tc

Bryant’s Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Is seeking to employ:

Three A/C Technicians

One Labourer

Understand and follow oral and written instructions. Required routine lifting of heavy objects. Must be able to multi-task.

One Handyman

To perform general maintenance and repairs in the organization to ensure that facilities and equipment is kept in good shape.

Applicants must have a minimum of seven years experience. Must be able to understand, speak & write English. All Applicants Must have a valid driver’s license Salary based on experience.

Please fax or email resume to Fax: 946-4283 Email: bac@tciway.tc Situable applicants Will be contacted for an interview.

11337 DS VARIETY STORE Is looking for a

laboUrer contact: 243-8236

11999

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

CAMEO/ OASIS HOTEL

D & B AUTO PARTS

Is looking for a

Naeo’s Meat and Butcher Shop

laboUrer To work 6 days

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Must have Knowledge of Mitsubishi A/c equipment (VRF systems, City Multi systems) & Air cool & water cool chiller systems.

Capable of repairing other major brands of equipment.

BUSINESS FOR LEASE

BLUE HILLS CONSTRUCTION

per week salary $6.25 per hour. contact: 346-002

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CAICEDO PUB HOUSE & Night Club Is looking to fill the following positions:

• The position requires a minimum of eight years’ experience in purchasing Japanese, European and American auto parts.

• Must speak fluent Spanish and English • Applicant must be willing to work weekends and holidays Interested persons should send application to: dnbautoparts@tciway.tc

Rent With License: $ 2,500.00/monthly Contact: 649-231-0423 11338

CASABLANCA CASINO Is looking for the following positions

DICE DEALER

Kitchen Helpers

Salary $11.00 per hour

WAITRESS

– Salary $6.25 per hour

Bartender Salary

Salary $9.00 per hour

PAINTER

– $12.00 per hour

With excellent color scale mixing • Salary $6.25 per hour • All candidates must have at least 3-5 years’ experience in the same field • Must be willing to work on weekends, night shifts and holidays

Chef Salary – $12.00 per hour

Store Keeper Salary – $6.25 per hour

Email resumes to martin.t.gray02@gmail.com

Please drop of your CV’s at the Casablanca Casino, addressed to HR

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seeks a

PURCHASING CLERK

88 Walter Drive, Kew Town Fully equipped with: Walk-in freezer 2 each 5 doors Reach in Display Freezer 1 Deli Display Cooler 1 Butcher Saw Standby Generator

CORIATS (CARIBBEAN) LIMITED LICENSED TRUST COMPANY TRUST & COMPLIANCE OFFICER ;;With at least 3-5 years of Company Management, Trust Admin and/or Compliance experience. ;;High academic capability, good computer and verbal/written skills. ViewPoint experience would be an asset.

TCI Belongers Preferred; excellent working environment.

Applications with full CV to Marcella Malcolm, CORIATS, The Centre, P.O. Box 171, Providenciales. Fax (649) 946-4850.

E.Mail office@coriats.com

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Caribbean Place Owners Association

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CLAYMORE GROUP LTD. Is seeking one

ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS

CLAUDIA JOSEPH Is looking for a

Is looking for a

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

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contact: 242-0521

To work 5 days a week salary is $440.00 per week.

The contact number is 941-3082 11340

Is looking for the following

DOMESTIC WORKER To work 5 days a week interested persons please

contact us on 339-6100

Landscaping Supervisor Irrigation Supervisor Salary commensurate with experience.

Contact: 242-0521

Maintenance Technician

Salary $8.00 per hour. contact: 345-7969

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Receiving Agents

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Is looking for 2

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Miller tops list of Bahamian athletes in IAAF rankings Lydia Ko of New Zealand holds the trophy aloft after winning the Evian Championship in France.

Ko makes history after stunning final round of 63 NEW Zealand’s Lydia Ko rewrote the golfing record books again by becoming the youngest winner of a women’s major after a triumphant final round of 63 to claim the Evian Championship in France Sunday.

Ko finished on 16-underpar 268 -- six shots clear of American Lexi Thompson with China’s Feng Shanshan in third place -- a further two strokes adrift.

It was a dominant display from Ko, who aged 18 years and 142 days, takes the record from American Morgan Pressel, who was 171 days

older when winning the Kraft Nabisco back in 2007.

Pressel had started the final round tied with Ko on eight under -- two shots adrift of overnight leader Mi-Hyang Lee -- but slumped to a final round 75 as her old record was broken.

“I can leave my name a little bit in the golf history books,” said Ko after sealing her victory.

South Korea’s Lee also suffered a last day hiccup to card a three-over 74 as the final round firmly belonged to New Zealand’s remarkable teenage prodigy Ko.

Eugenio Figueredo is accused of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars relating to Copa America tournaments, Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice said.

FIFA bribery suspect Figueredo faces extradition to US SWITZERLAND says it has approved the extradition of a Uruguayan football official accused of taking bribes.

Eugenio Figueredo was one of seven officials with FIFA, world football’s governing body, who were arrested in Zurich on 27 May. He is accused of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars relating to Copa America tournaments, Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice said.

He has 30 days to appeal against his extradition to the US. Mr Figueredo is a former vice-president of the

South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and was a vice-president of FIFA. The Swiss statement said he is accused of: § Taking bribes from a Uruguayan sports marketing company over the sale of marketing rights to the Copa America tournaments in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2023 § Gaining US citizenship “fraudulently by submitting forged medical reports in 2005 and 2006” Mr Figueredo had earlier contested attempts to extradite him.

WITH the completion of the IAAF Diamond League grand finale over the weekend in Brussels, Belgium, the track and field season ending rankings have been released with some Bahamians sitting in pretty good positions.

Heading the list is IAAF World Championship silver medallist Shaunae Miller, who ended up in that same position in the standings with a personal best of 49.67 seconds to trail American world champion Allyson Felix, who posted the world’s fastest time of 49.26.

Miller has also recorded times of 49.92, 50.12 and 50.17, all ranked in the top 10.

Christine Amertil, the veteran quarter-miler who ran extremely well on the women’s 4 x 400 metre relay this year, had the next best showing by a Bahamian with

Shaunae Miller took the nod for her personal best (49.67s) in the 400M.

52.32 that she ran in San Jose, Croatia, on August 7 to place just outside the top 100 at 108.

In her double duties, Miller also posted a seventh placing in the women’s 200m in 22.14 for a national record in Kingston, Jamaica on

May 9. She also did 22.50 in Clermont, Florida, on April 18.

Anthonique Strachan, before she got a season ending injury, was 32nd in 22.69 in Doha, Qatar, on May 15.

The highest ranked male is

IAAF World Championship bronze medallist Jeffery Gibson, who was fifth overall after he lowered his national record to 48.17 in the men’s 400m hurdles in Beijing.

Gibson, by the way, lowered his national record four times this year with times of 48.37, 48.51 and 48.72.

The only other Bahamian to make the top 100 on the list was Patrick Bodie with a time of 49.63 that was done on April 3 in Gainesville, Florida.

The men’s 400m had the most activity with Stephen Gardiner leading the parade in eighth place in his new national record of 44.27 that was set at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Open Track and Field Championships at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium on July 26

Forbes: Cowboys by far most valuable NFL franchise, NFL values go way up THE Dallas Cowboys haven’t won a Super Bowl in a long time, but they’re an unstoppable dynasty in one important competition: franchise value.

Nobody comes close to the Cowboys in terms of how much money they’re worth.

Not among NFL teams, and not among any sports team in the world. Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys are worth $4 billion,

KETTLEY PARKER

according to Forbes’ latest list.

That’s almost $750 million more than any other sports team in the world. Real Madrid came in second at $3.26 billion, according to Forbes.

The New England Patriots are second among NFL teams and tied for third with the New York Yankees among all sports teams, at $3.2 billion. Last year the Cowboys generated

The Dallas Cowboys are worth $4B, almost $750M more than Real Madrid, which comes in second.

$620 million in revenue, a record for a U.S. sports team, Forbes said. The Cowboys haven’t won a championship on the field since the 1995 season, but Dallas has been the top NFL team on Forbes’

franchise value list for nine straight years.

So make fun of Jones all you wish, but he’s winning on the scoreboard a lot of owners care deeply about. And it’s an absolute blowout victory, too.

KVANAR Ltd

Is seeking a

Construction Manager For a 12 (twelve) month contract commencing early October, 2015.

Is looking for a

labourer To work 6 days

per week salary $6.25 per hour. contact: 649-345-2174

11323

• Qualifications/Experience needed: • Skilled at reading, interpreting and understanding Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Drawings • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project & Outlook • Must be very well presented and have fluent written and oral skills in English • Able to work under own direction and able to manage direct and sub contract labor and have

a comprehensive understanding of project management methodologies • Possess the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment • Able to carry out own take offs and material orders, produce regular progress reports, purchase reports, process payment applications & variations orders and the like • Have a very high level of finishes experience

Please email résumé and covering letter to info@kvanar.com Deadline for applications Sep 25, 2015. Interviews to be held for successful applicants on Sept 28, 2015 Remuneration package commensurate with experience and qualifications

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Dwayne Wade Foundation donates sneakers to Marjorie Basden basketball team THE Dwayne Wade Foundation through logistical help from Beaches made a donation of over a dozen Dwayne Wade sneakers to South Caicos Marjorie Basden High School basketball team this week.

Head coach of the team and Sports Development Officer of South Caicos Camiko Lewis thanked the NBA player (who was not present) for his generous donation and promised that the youngsters will make full use of the sneakers.

Historically the Marjorie Basden Knights have been a powerhouse in high school basketball in the TCI.

Head coach of the Marjorie Basden Knights basketball team Camiko Lewis (left) will some of the students who benefitted from the donation.

The players and officials at the conclusion of the clinic this week.

Digicel NBA Youth Jumpstart Basketball Clinic:

Five players to represent TCI in T&T Elite Camp OF the 50 young basketball players who competed in a three-day Digicel NBA Youth Jumpstart Basketball Clinic this week, five have been selected to represent the Turks and Caicos Islands at an Elite Camp from next Thursday in Trinidad and Tobago.

The high school players selected were: Wilkins Sylvain, Shadarno Clarke, Karl Shand Jr., Brendan Handfield and Willcan Seymour.

A release from Digicel stated that the clinic, which concluded on Tuesday at the Graceway Sports Centre in Providenciales, was a huge success and pointed to the partnership between the NBA and Digicel as “the first of its kind in the Turks and Caicos”.

On the court, the young players were put through gruelling drills and practice games, which really improved their playing abilities.

Digicel Head of Marketing, Trina Adams, said: “This basketball clinic was an amazing experience and a wonderful opportunity, not just for the players and local coaches but for

us at Digicel as well. Our partnership with the NBA has created something special for our youth.” Adams went on to say: “All fifty (50) players worked extremely hard and we wish we could send all but we had to select only the five best in the end. We know the guys will do well in Trinidad, and possibly move on to the final NBA camp in the US. Hopefully this inspires other youth to train and prepare for the possibility of next year.”

Christopher Ebersole and Adrian Alveraz, senior coordinators and coaches with the NBA’s International Basketball Operations, hosted the clinic and remarked that it was an awesome experience being in the TCI for the first time and conducting the first camp of its kind. Both coaches said that they definitely want the Digicel NBA partnership to continue for next year and beyond.

According to local coaches from the Provo Amateur Basketball Association (PABA) and the Rising Stars Basketball Club, who volunteered for coaching training

and to assist with the camp, “it was a tough few days but a great experience”. At the end of the camp Digicel donated all of the NBA certified equipment, including balls and other items, to both basketball organisations. This will ensure that local players continue to have access to the best equipment beyond the camp.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are one of six nations that were selected to host clinics. The top eight players from the Elite Camp in Trinidad, as determined by NBA Coaches and an NBA legend, will have the opportunity to attend an NBA game in the U.S, tour an NBA arena and be put through their paces at an NBA facility.

The Elite Camp and camper trip to the U.S. to attend an NBA game will be shared with Digicel customers online, digitally and through mobile and will be aired on Digicel Sportsmax, which brings NBA fans closer to their favourite teams through its live coverage of the NBA season, which tips off Oct. 27.

Ifeanyi Otuonye, who copped a bronze medal in August at the NACAC Senior Championships, was outstanding this season.

Otuonye gets IAAF rankings – 101 in legal jump and 32nd in wind assisted TCI’S national long jumper Ifeanyi Otuonye’s personal best this year has placed him just outside the top 100 by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), in its end of season rankings.

Our best long jumper was tied with eight other jumpers from around the world at 101 for his 7.87M jump in late May, which is the national record of the TCI. In the wind-assisted category the Kansas State University student shared the 32nd spot with

US jumper Ventavius Sears after both had made 7.98M jumps.

Otuonye’s jump made in early May at the Rock Chalk Classic had+2.7 wind assistance.

The former Munro College student knocked at the door this season after making several jumps over 25 feet. In practice he jumped over 8M, while in August he copped a bronze medal (7.71M) in the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Senior Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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HAB Group/TCICA T20 Cricket League:

Bodhinayake’s unbeaten ton leads Super Kings to final IF he had a few overs to spare Nuwan Bodhinayake could have reclaimed his most runs record. At the end of their allotted 20 overs the wicketkeeping batsman had slammed his way to an unbeaten 140, 25 runs short of Garvin Bruno’s national record.

Despite not breaking the national record, the Sri Lankan born lefthanded batsman did enough to propel his current club team, the Quality Super Kings, to a surprising victory over one of the favourites for the title this year, Mitsubishi Electric (Rugby team).

The rugby players were unstoppable early in the league and were undefeated in their first five

games, but they had no answers for the former Sri Lankan club player.

The Super Kings won the toss in semi-final one at the Downtown Ball Park last Sunday and with Bodhinayake going all guns blazing, they were able to race to 221-3.

The left handed opener smashed 122 of his 140 unbeaten runs for boundaries. He hit 14 fours and 11 sixes in his innings off 67 balls. One of his sixes went onto the roof of the Gus Lightbourne Sports Complex.

The score was his third highest in T20 cricket and the fourth highest overall for all local club cricketers (Only Bruno with his 165 has done better).

The national cricketer Bodhinayake now has four centuries

Michael Jordan is now worth $1B.

Jordan made more money in 2014 than in his entire NBA career MICHAEL Jordan made a ridiculous amount of money in his basketball career for NBA sides Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards, but it pales in significance to his earning power today.

According to an infographic compiled by Lisa Overton from PBS, Jordan made $94 million in a decade and a half as a player.

In 2014 alone, he netted a cool $100 million.

Jordan’s affiliation with Nike and the exponential growth of his brand Air Jordan officially made him the highest-paid retired athlete in the world last year.

When Jordan, now 52, first entered the NBA as a No. 3 draft pick for the Bulls in 1984, he was on a salary of less than $US1 million, but year

on year, his pay packet bulged - he eventually finished earning $US33 million in 1997 before the salary cap was implemented. His last game was in 2003.

Off the court, Jordan revolutionised not only the shoe industry, but the idea that athletes could earn a fortune by endorsing companies and their products.

His relationship with Nike helped grow the brand above the rest of the pack to become the largest and most powerful athleticwear company on the planet, creating an unprecedented amount of revenue.

In March, Jordan came in at 1741st on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people, with a $US1 billion net worth. (SMH)

in the shortest format of the game (130, 140, 147 and 150), an unmatched feat.

Naga Kutalingam was next on the scoreboard with 28 runs (3X4s and 1X6).

Needing to score at 11.1 runs per over, Mitsubishi Electric fell 63 runs short after they were restricted to 158-8. Dane Ritchie scored 47 (4X6s), while Gareth Butler added 44 (6X4s).

Bowling for the Super Kings, medium pacer Robert Johnson nabbed 3-20 from four overs.

The Super Kings will now await the winner of this Sunday’s second semi-final clash between powerhouse Police and Kishco.

Nuwan Bodhinayake scored 140 unbeaten runs to lead the Super Kings to the T20 cricket league final.

The members of the new TCIRFU executive committee. Reelected president Keith Burant stands at extreme left.

Rugby body re-elects long serving president KEITH Burant who has been instrumental in transforming rugby from a past time for expats to a legitimate sport in the TCI, has been re-elected as president of the Turks and Caicos Islands Rugby Football Union (TCIRFU).

The pro-active official was returned to the helm for the eighth consecutive time, when the TCIRFU AGM and elections were held on Tuesday evening at the Meridian Club.

There were a few changes from the 2014 executive body. Joe Ryan stepped down as male captain. He

was replaced by Simon Taylor.

Taylor vacated his position of social secretary, which was filled by Levardo Talbot. Other newly elected officials were female captain Olivia O’Connell and youth development officer Tom Fielding. Courtney Tinkler will also serve as rugby development officer (a three month contract). Gareth Butler was reelected as treasurer, while Nik Hight will serve another term as secretary.

Dan Willis, who replaced Paul Collis as public relations officer during the year, has been re-elected to that position.

Meanwhile in an effort to spread the game the new executive body will start their youth programme from this Saturday onwards at the Meridian Field. Fielding and Tinkler will coach.

Both boys and girls with little or no experience from ages 6-15 can join the programme. There will be under-8s and under-12s in action from 10:30h to 11:30h while the U-15 boys and girls will take to the field from 11:30h to 12:30h.

The programme is free and parents and players will also get free BBQ for attending.

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