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The government is celebrating the Supreme Court’s ruling in PAGE 5 its favour that an application for a judicial review into alleged flawed consultation and decisions by parliamentary members was brought too late and exceeds the court’s purview.

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Former Grenadian Top Cop to lead RTCIPF Edvin Martin, a 37-year veteran of the Royal Grenada Police Force will in February 2024 assume the position of Commissioner of Police of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF). This was announced by HE Governor Dileeni DanielSelvaratnam on Monday, December 11. According to the Governor, Martin’s appointment follows a rigorous open recruitment campaign that included a stakeholder panel, separate community panel and consultation with the Hon Premier Charles Washington Misick. “Mr Martin brings a strong set of leadership skills and regional operational experience having led the Royal Grenada Police Force.” She added: “With a distinguished career and commitment to public safety, I am confident that Mr Martin will lead our force with integrity, innovation and a firm focus to build trust with communities across our islands. “I would like to thank Commissioner Trevor Botting for his dedicated service to the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands over the last six years.” The incoming commissioner of police served in a lateral post in the sister Caribbean island until he retired in June 2023, having served five years as chief of police.

Incoming police commissioner, Edvin Martin served the Grenada Police Force for decades (Photo: TCIG)

Commenting on his appointment, Martin said: “It is with excitement; I accept this prestigious position to lead the RTCIPF as its Commissioner of Police. I look forward with optimism to leading the men and women of the RTCIPF in confronting the law enforcement

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challenges and applying practical, proactive strategies to ensure the safety and security of all citizens and visitors to the shores of Turks and Caicos Islands. “I am honoured to take forward this tremendous opportunity to serve the people of this beautiful nation by leading the police force into an era of modern policing.”

Martin said he is fully aware of the “dynamic, complex, diverse, and multi-dimensional nature of the local and global criminogenic environment”. “This era demands a police force that must ensure safety and security by working collaboratively with colleague officers, and stakeholders to ensure that communities are free

of the fear of crime. Be assured I am committed to delivering on this intention.” According to information posted to the Royal Grenada’s Police Force website, Martin was enlisted in the Royal Grenada Police Force on July 1, 1986, progressing through the ranks over the next 37 years, he attained the position of Commissioner of Police (acting) on July 2, 2018, and was later confirmed Commissioner in December 2020. “He holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree with honours in Business Administration and a Master’s of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice. He also attained a number of certificates and diplomas in policing and Criminal Justice during his career. “He is also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy (FBI) and the Centre for Hemispheric Defence Studies. He also served as an instructor with the Regional Security System for a number of years.” Martin currently serves as lead of the CARICOM Crime Gun Intelligence Unit as part of the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security. He is a former President of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police and obtained his Masters from Durham University in 2016 where he studied under the UK Chevening Scholarship programme.

Parliament passes $10m Supplementary Budget – year ends with $243m in cash reserves

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BY DELANA ISLES The House of Assembly has approved several more millions of dollars for essential work to be carried out in multiple areas, as the calendar year winds down. Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Erwin Jay Saunders presented the Supplementary Appropriations Bill No. 2 to the House on Wednesday, December 13, outlining several key areas where the money will go towards fulfilling his government’s mandate. The additional funds were taken from the Consolidated Fund, amounting to $5,788,222.23, and from the Development Fund, an

amount of $4,765,850, Saunders told the House. He noted that the revision will elevate total expenditure to $443.4m, thereby increasing the government’s planned deficit to $25.6m, which will be funded from the cash reserves. “As of October 31, 2023, I am happy to say that our cash reserves stood at a robust $343m,” the Finance Minister revealed. Saunders said the supplementary money will address areas across government and the country that require immediate attention and investment. ALLOCATIONS Two point four million dollars

will go towards technical support for land management, specifically reforming the Crown Land Unit. The minister explained the money will go towards reforming the way Crown Land is distributed and managed, as the current model is unworkable and unfair. Another allocation of $800,000 will go towards the development of water resources through investment in a reverse osmosis plant in Grand Turk. The renovation works at the Bambarra Beach Vendors Market, in Middle Caicos will see an injection of $800,000. Two million dollars will CONTINUED 

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Govt calls Supreme Court’s ruling ‘landmark’ – parliamentary sovereignty upheld The government is celebrating the Supreme Court’s ruling in its favour that an application for a judicial review into alleged flawed consultation and decisions by parliamentary members was brought too late and exceeds the court’s purview. In the ruling this week, Judge Chris Selochan said the court did not have the ability to quash Ordinances – namely, in this matter the Tourist Board (Dissolution) Ordinance 2023 and the Destination Management Fee Ordinance 2023. The Ordinances were the centre of the application put forth by the PDM for a judicial review into decisions and steps taken by the government to establish the Destination Management and Marketing Organisation. Responding to the decision this week Attorney General, Honourable Rhondalee Braithwaite Knowles KC called the decision an affirmation of parliamentary sovereignty. She said: “This is a significant and positive court judgment affirming the fundamental principle of parliamentary sovereignty. The decision underscores the paramount status of parliamentary decisions within our legal framework.” She stated that under the Constitution, procedures in the House of Assembly are governed by the Standing Orders and the Speaker of the House acted within the powers provided to him by

and Caicos will propel the Turks and Caicos Islands’ tourism to unprecedented economic growth as the government remains committed to the country’s development.” She lauded the legal team for their acumen and persuasive arguments to the court that the opposition’s application should be denied. “The Attorney General’s Chambers’ diligence, legal acumen, and dedication to upholding fundamental constitutional principles have contributed to this favourable outcome,” Connolly said.

Attorney General, Hon Rhondalee Braithwaite Knowles

virtue of those Standing Orders. The AG added that the judgment upholds the sovereignty of elected representatives and reinforces the democratic foundation upon which TCI’s legal system stands. “This judgment is not only a victory for the Government and the Speaker of the House of Assembly, but also a reinforcement of the democratic values that form the bedrock of our nation. “It emphasises the significance of respecting the legislative process and the accountability of

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Josephine Connolly

elected representatives in shaping the laws that reflect the will of the people,” she said. While the application for review was denied, Judge Selochan did state that had the application been timely, the court could have reviewed the evidence to determine whether the consultation process was properly and adequately done. He also stated that the government submitted evidence to the court that it had conducted proper and adequate consultation;

another factor in his determination to refuse the application. Also welcoming the outcome was Minister of Tourism, Honourable Josephine Connolly, who said the establishment of the DMMO, was the right decision for the Turks and Caicos Islands. She stated: “The court’s decision provides certainty around the legal framework and supports the ongoing implementation of this new framework which is significant and timely. “I believe that Experience Turks

BACKGROUND In a court filing in September – heard in November - the official opposition applied for a judicial review into decisions made by the Premier, the Minister of Tourism, and the Speaker of the House regarding the introduction of two Bills, mentioned above. They took issue with the Minister of Tourism’s presentation of the Bills to the Assembly, without having - in their estimation - conducted proper consultation. The party also wanted a judicial examination into a decision by the Speaker of the House to allow a motion by the Premier to fast-track the bills through the House in one sitting. On the latter issue, the Judge was firm in his ruling that the court does not have the jurisdiction to conduct such a review. (DELANA ISLES)

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go towards upgrading and resurfacing the west and eastbound lanes between Suzy Turn and Scotia Bank on Providenciales. Another $600,000 has been allocated to the Boundary Commission and claims against the government. A sum of $297,000 has been plugged into ensuring public service efficiency, in the Department of Motor Vehicle, and the Probation and

Rehabilitation Department, Saunders told the House. He said: “With these investments our government is taking the necessary steps towards modernising government services, thereby ensuring that they are efficient and effective.” Provision is also made for $800,000 to be plugged into community enhancement and environmental sustainability efforts. Other areas of allocation are in education for furniture and

equipment for schools $410,000; law enforcement resources (additional police vehicles) $276,000; national security improvements (the hiring of a strategic lead) $250,000, and maritime security enhancement which will see the purchase of a third sea patrol vessel at $180,000. Explaining what his government intends to achieve with the allocations, the Deputy Premier stated: “Our government is focused on developing world-class infrastructure,

including efficient transportation systems, state-of-the-art water management, and robust housing policies. “When we collectively decide that we are ready to independently make our way through this world, our good government will have the country ready to do so.” He said some of the funding for the items in the Supplementary Budget is being made available through a combination of savings and an increase in the budget deficit by $2.4m. “This Supplementary

Appropriation Bill demonstrates our commitment to fiscal responsibility and economic resilience. “While we are projecting a deficit budget for this financial year, we are confident in our ability to return to a surplus in the medium term. “Our debt sustainability remains well within the targets agreed upon with the UK Government,” Saunders said. The Supplementary Budget was passed in the House without incident.

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SALARY INCREASE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS The news of the week is undoubtedly the long-awaited salary increases for civil servants, following the conclusion of an independent pay and grading review, but the government is not done there. On Monday, December 4, Premier Charles W. Misick and the Deputy Governor, HE Anya Williams, broke the news of the pay increases, which implements a minimum of 10% increase on employees’ net pay effective December 1, 2023. In announcing the $18.2m investment in manpower the government has made, Premier Misick said: “A promise made and a promise kept”. The announcement was live-streamed on the Premier’s Facebook page, receiving much positive feedback from citizens and residents. The consensus was that it was long overdue, much-needed, and a step in the right direction for ensuring proper remuneration for workers, not just in the public service but in the private sector as well, which will certainly now be in competition with the government for the recruitment of workers. What are your thoughts?

Is it enough? While I applaud the much-deserved increase for civil servants, the increases for the Premier and elected officials were exuberant. A raise yes; but not so much; and what is that, allowance for house upkeep? When can that amount build a struggling family a home?

The private sector must respond Let’s hope this helps to improve the quality of the civil service. The private sector must also respond. Price increases have been crushing people.

Inflated cost of living It is an oft and faithful saying that “ungratefulness” will not get one very far but that need not be the case when “you’re spending my money’ or “our money”. Not enough of a salary increase in a country where inflation is high, food prices are “through the roof” and people can’t make ends meet. Prices in the TCI are already

simply too high. It is a situation where the shipping arrangements at South Dock Providenciales, affect the entire nation. Cargo vessels must dock ‘offshore’, goods are then loaded onto the vessels and taken ashore. This exercise created a ‘knock-on” effect and caused the “cost of Living in the TCI” to be inflated for an entire generation. Then the Ports Authority Administration came along and added to the cost of importing goods into the TCI. Then the Customs processing fee is added to the cost of importing goods. It makes no difference whether the fee is now $5 and no longer $7. The country is unsustainable for the average man and the cost of living is simply unmanageable. So, the real issue emerges. These increases are not about helping people with the cost of living or inflation but really to pad the pockets of the ministers. Everyone should join the Cry of the Hon Edwin Astwood, PDM leader of the Opposition to have them ‘take it back’-we have too much’. Excellent. Once the Bill goes to the committee stage the Leader of the Opposition can move a motion to remove the increases from his salary, the Premier, ministers, and MPs because as he stated, ‘this increase was not about you but the ministers…It plays into the narrative he states, ‘that politicians are here for themselves’, the Opposition leader states

because it is for the “wrong reasons” and he is 100% correct. The increases are for the ministers, the Premier, and politicians. He is correct, it is too much. Feed the children but give me the crumbs are his words. This is excellent and the Leader of the Opposition is throwing down the gauntlet. This is a very impassioned and powerful speech for the downtrodden and is speaking “truth to power” and ministerial ‘selfishness”.

False and unsupported narrative In his address the Minister of Finance, EJ Saunders and heir apparent to the throne, to succeed the Premier, is really spinning a yarn, where he claims that these ‘so-called’ increases will make the civil service the best in the region and will enable it to attract new talent from the private sector. This is contradictory to the age-old stance of the current Premier, to reduce the payrolls in the public service as they ‘take up too much of the budget’. Now, however, this Premier is stating that expenses for security are eating up the fiscal budget. It is clear there is no coherent plan or policy for the civil service, and this is part of the reason the rollout of the ‘salary increases’ for the top levels of the service and the ministers were bungled. There is a notable and emerging tension between the offices of the Premier and the Minister of Finance. There is no tension on the government benches where everyone is cheering the increase in the largesse. There is little and no debate on that side of the house to say, ‘This is too much for us, take it back”.

Weak salary structure It opens a debate about certain realities that the government doesn’t seem able to grasp. This “lack of vision”, care, or concern is seen in the reality of how the salary increases were laid out. The persons working at the lower level of the civil service, make ‘little to nothing” and incomes vary between $1,200 and $1,500 etc. There is no way a single person or single parent could live off such incomes. It leads to depression, weak family structures, incompetence on the job, and lack of caring for anything because people are literally “catchin hell” and in survival mode. Keeping people on low incomes while prices are going up has created a weak social structure. Truancy can and has resulted. Endless cycles of poverty persist. This is what happens when the government adds a mere 10% to people who literally have to borrow just to eat and pay bills. It

just does not make any kind of sense.

Unfair and discriminatory There is a ton of ‘doublespeak’ in this salary layout proposal. How is it that the civil servants at the top of the employment chain are getting huge percentage increases? While people at the lower ends of the chain, who “can’t really make it” are getting the lower end of the salary increase? Peanuts. Locally, the “politicians of old” in the TCI would say the government is trying to “Mama-Guy” the people. Giving a “six for a nine” and playing politics with the people’s money. In an election year that must be called by February 2025 and quite plausibly to November or December 2024, depending on how the Premier sees “his fortunes” at that time, they are making a political gamble with taking all of these monies for themselves. It is likely these increases will have little to no impact on voters because people are already “under-water”, the increases benefit the few at the top and leave the poor still having to face crushing bills and obligations. This may be seen as an attempt to ‘buy the election’ but the reality is that the people need more and much more to survive. So to the scale of priorities being faced by the people and who cannot pay their Bills, the Premier is coming off quite well. His basic salary is likely to be US$195,000.00 per annum and his housing allowance will be $234,000 plus housing and upkeep of $145,000. Given these proposals and if the Premier wins a second term, he can either build himself a residence for over a million dollars and or have the people of the TCI build an official residence for the Office of the Premier. It would be ok and fair to the people of the TCI where the Premier and His Ministers would say to Parliament, following the lead of the Leader of the Opposition, i.e. to the People, “We have enough, we won’t accept these increases, let us add these monies onto the salaries of the people in the Public service, working at the lower end of the salary scale”!!!

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PDM’s ‘ill-timed’ request for judicial review denied BY DELANA ISLES The Opposition’s concerns with the consultative process surrounding the establishment of the Destination Management and Marketing Organisation (DMMO) may be valid, but they were raised too late, and the court does not have jurisdiction over the legislature. That was the judgement delivered by Justice Chris Selochan this week on an application for a judicial review into procedures taken by the government which led to the dissolution of the Tourist Board in favour of the new DMMO. The judge did not find that there was an arguable case put forward by the PDM for him to extend the time for the application for the judicial review to be conducted, as such he found that their application was late. The Supreme Court’s inability

– court says ‘no jurisdiction and too late’ to enquire into Parliamentary proceedings and its inability to quash Ordinances as well as the delay in bringing the application were named as reasons for refusal of leave. The bills at the centre of the controversy are the Tourist Board (Dissolution) Ordinance 2023 and the Destination Management Fee Ordinance 2023 – both of which are now laws. The PDM’s core issue surrounds the consultation process undertaken by the government to introduce the bills to the country – which they deemed wholly inadequate – as well as decisions taken by the Hon. Premier Charles W. Misick, Tourism Minister Hon. Josephine Connolly and Speaker of the House Hon. Gordon Burton in

Parliament. The PDM strongly contends that if the consultation was flawed everything that came after it would automatically fall away; and in that manner the judge would have jurisdiction to hear their case. Attorney George Missick represented the applicants in court – PDM’s Hon. Edwin Astwood and Hon. Alvin Garland - while Principal Crown Counsel Clemar Hippolyte represented the respondents: the attorney general, the premier, minister of tourism and speaker of the house. Delivering his judgement, Selochan said the bills in question are now primary legislation, as such the court does not have the power to quash them, and no breach of the Constitution was put

Continued history where people were prepared to give the government kudos for “trying to help the public service out” but then we get to see what they are about to pay themselves at the expense of the people. They are taking care of themselves first. So, the model of a kingdom or a government, from Biblical times plays itself out today in the usual predictable way. The people in the time of Samuel demanded a “king”. The Lord warned them that the king would take their lands and wealth and share it with his people-not you the people. The king will take a tenth, i.e. a tax. The same thing is happening here. We are paying high taxes “at the dock”, and customs processing fees, and the Premier is taking care of himself and his ministers first. The debate that must emerge from all of this is a focus on what are a nation’s priorities. Do we need to continue paying ministers, premiers, permanent secretaries, and directors all of these high salaries while the people at the lower end of the “totem pole” continue to be deprived? How hungry or caring is this king? There are some critical questions that must be addressed. There is a need for improvement in the output and delivery of the civil service. Pressure needs to mount on the permanent secretaries, ministers, and directors on issues of accountability.

A good start There might be politics behind it and many who

are in positions of comfort might argue about the nitty gritty aspects of the increase, but for ordinary workers, it’s a good start. Maybe next year we can get better systems in place.

forth. Addressing the PDM’s delay in applying for the judicial review, the Judge affirmed Crown Counsel Hippolyte’s arguments that the opposition failed to bring their request within the stipulated threemonth timeframe after the bills were taken to the House. He pointed out – as did the Crown – that the Bills were taken to the House on June 28, and the PDM brought their application for judicial review in September. He said the arguments to justify the delay by the party were inadequate. The judge also considered the third-party prejudice arguments put forward, stating that by the September date the Tourist Board had already been dissolved, its former employees compensated, and the DMMO was in place. On the issue of the House Speaker’s decision to allow the Premier’s motion to have the bills fast-tracked, Justice Selochan said the court does not have jurisdiction to review same, stating that the opposition did not provide a proper explanation why it did not move to the Privileges Committee when it could have on this matter. However, on the issue of the Privileges Committee, according to the Standing Orders “the Committee is to consist of the

Speaker and five other members with the Speaker as the chairperson. A quorum of the committee is the Speaker and three other members.” The current members of the Privileges Committee are the House Speaker, leader of the opposition, elected member for the Bight, elected member for Wheeland, elected member for Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hills and the Governor’s first appointed member. The PDM has two parliamentary members. When reached for comment on this potential conflict, House Speaker Gordon Burton told the Weekly News: “Yes, I would have recused myself and the Deputy Speaker would have chaired the committee.” Meanwhile, according to the judge, the Crown provided the court with evidence that the government had conducted adequate and proper consultation. Justice Selochan did point out that had the application been brought in a timely manner, the court would have been able to consider the issues raised and examine the evidence provided to make a determination on whether proper consultation was done. He contended that had this been done, there may have been arguable grounds for a judicial review. The judge is expected to deliver a written decision soon, outlining his reasons for the refusal in detail.

They pulled a fast one This is really seeking to “Pull the Wool over the Eyes of the People”. One can take the efforts of the Deputy Governor as genuine she was literally seeking to improve the lot of her people in the public service but the ministers have a different agenda here. It is clear that the proposals are backed by ‘little and nothing’ in the context of real policy change. Where are the training and efficiency reforms in the civil service? Where are the changes to recruitment methods where the Public Service Commission (PCS) has routinely hired the “unemployed from other countries”? Where are the increased scholarships for civil servants? We are dealing with over 2000 people here and why are most of them only getting 10%? Most recently a Native Turks and Caicos Islander was interviewed for a top position in government, he was ready, willing and qualified. As far as all could see “no one else” applied but days later someone from another nation was recruited. Where are the changes to this kind of discrimination, Mr Premier? You have always taken care of yourself but what about the people?

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Pensioners 20% increase fast-tracked – Gov’t deliver civil servants’ increases in December pay packet BY DELANA ISLES Two hundred and eight-three (283) public service pensioners are having a Merry Christmas, thanks to a fast-tracked approval of an across the board 20% increase in their monthly pension. Delivering the good news was Premier, Honourable Charles W. Misick on Wednesday, December 13, during a sitting in the House of Assembly. The news of an imminent increase was revealed last week when Government announced pay hikes for all civil servants, which were delivered in their December pay packets on Wednesday. During that announcement on December 1, the Premier revealed

that the consultants who carried out the Pay and Regrading Review exercise – Ernst & Young Services Limited – were currently carrying out another one for former civil servants with a mandate to have it completed by the end of the 2023/2024 financial year (March 31, 2024). This increase – which targets pensioners who joined the public service before 1992 - was to have been retroactive and effective from December 1, 2023. In the House this week he said: “Thanks to the hard work of the Deputy Governor and her team we were able to fast track that review, and I can say to pensioners, check your account today (Wednesday), the money is in your account

Deputy Premier Hon E. Jay Saunders

now.” He added: “We weren’t sure we would be able to get all the work done in time for the pensioners to be given their uplift in time for Christmas, but I’m very happy that we have been able to do so… with an across the board increase to hardworking pensioners of 20%.” The Premier also addressed his previous remarks about his government pursuing an annuity through the National Insurance Board (NIB), for indigent or vulnerable persons over 70 years of age to receive a $1000 monthly government subvention. He said that work is ongoing and when completed they also hope to make that payment retroactive to

December 1, 2023. The increase in pensions represents a one million dollar addition to the government’s expenditure in the annual budget. In a statement on the increases, Deputy Governor and Head of the Public Service, Her Excellency Anya Williams said this is recognition of the value, hard work and dedication of both current and former public servants who would have made invaluable contributions to the government. “I am pleased that alongside the recent pay and grading review, our 283 public service pensioners have today, as a part of the December payroll, received a significant increase in pension pay,” Williams said.

Government said the allocation reflects a tangible investment in the well-being of the nation’s retirees, marking a significant milestone in their efforts to enhance the quality of life for its citizens. The government has also stated that the move forms part of the Citizen’s Contract made to the people before they were elected. “My government came to office with a mandate to lift the standard of living for pensioners and older people. Our Citizen’s Contract outlined that we want those who have devoted so much to public service and our country to live out their days comfortably,” the Premier is quoted in the statement.

Participants of the National Cyber Risk Assessment Workshop

TCI hosts National Cyber Risk Assessment workshop In a proactive approach to cyber security on a national level, the TCI government, in collaboration with the UK government, hosted a National Cyber Risk Assessment (NCRA) workshop on Wednesday, 6th December 2023, at the Shore Club in Providenciales. Acknowledging the everchanging nature of the global cyber

threat landscape, the government said it recognises the imperative of sector awareness to ensure that TCI keeps pace with advancements, ensuring the compatibility and protection of vital systems. The seminar sought to establish a foundation for understanding the current cyber risk environment in TCI and define the parameters for charting TCI’s national cyber

security repositioning in line with future national aspirations. Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon E.J Saunders, in the keynote address, assured that the TCIG fully supports a national approach to cyber security. The minister, whose responsibility includes TCI’s technology and innovation, said: “As the Turks and Caicos Islands continue to grow

as a global hub for tourism (and finance in the future), the need for a robust, national cyber security strategic plan has never been more paramount.” The workshop saw representation from various critical IT sectors, both government and private: banking, tourism, national security & emergency services, health, utilities and

fuel, telecommunications, private security and transportation, and emphasised the need for a robust cyber community amongst all stakeholders, with continued engagement aimed at building the envisioned national cyber security posture. This assessment is the first phase in a series of initiatives towards building a cyber-safe TCI.

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Judge ignored central consultation issue in judicial review refusal – PDM may appeal BY DELANA ISLES The Opposition may have lost the war, but they intend to win the battle for the people when it comes to being properly consulted by the government on matters that affect them. This week, the PDM lost what is for them their first legal attempt to hold the government accountable to the people in respect of the controversial Destination Management and Marketing Organisation (DMMO). On Monday, December 11, Justice Chris Selochan, the judge who heard the application on November 17, delivered his decision. He essentially stated that the application was brought too late, that he did not have the jurisdiction to pronounce on matters of the House of Assembly and neither does he have authority to quash legislations. He thereby denied their application for a judicial review into decisions taken by the

Leader of the Opposition, Hon Edwin Astwood

Premier and Minister of Tourism to introduce the Tourist Board Dissolution Ordinance and the Destination Management Fee Ordinance without conducting proper consultation. Also denied was the court’s intervention into the decision taken by the Speaker of the House to allow the bills to go through the House in the manner it did. The opposition is not satisfied with the court’s ruling, stating in correspondence from the party executive that Selochan ignored the central issue in their application – that of proper consultation. That correspondence reads:

“The PDM contends that the judge’s decision appears to rest on a misconception of lacking jurisdiction to grant the remedy of a quashing order, a finding of undue delay on the PDM’s part, and the assertion that an alternative remedy was available in respect of challenging the decision of the Speaker of the House to fast track the Bills. “In particular, the PDM maintains that the judge failed to adequately address the central issue of lack of adequate consultation, a fundamental aspect that should have played a pivotal role in the judge’s exercise

of discretion.” The party pointed to the judge’s rejection of the government’s argument questioning Hon Edwin Astwood and Hon Alvin Garland’s legal standing to bring the claim against the government as an important aspect of his decision. They said they await a written decision from the judge outlining his reasons behind the denial of leave, and while they acknowledge the judge’s decision, the PDM firmly believes that there are grounds for appeal, based on its assessment that the judge exercised discretion erroneously.

“In light of these developments, the PDM is committed to pursuing all available legal avenues to address the perceived shortcomings in the judgement. “The Opposition remains steadfast in its belief that the lack of consultation, a core element of its application, warrants further consideration and that the judge’s decision did not adequately address this crucial point,” the party contends. The Opposition said it holds paramount its obligations to be a voice for each Turks and Caicos Islander who was left out of the consultation process contrary to their fundamental rights or those who were sent home after years of committed service to the Tourist Board.” They have also committed to working closely with their legal team to analyse the forthcoming written decision and assess the viability of an appeal. “The PDM is confident in the strength of its case and remains committed to upholding the principles it believes are vital to upholding the rule of law and fairness.” The party has been ordered to pay two-thirds of the government’s legal costs.

‘Get involved, report corruption and keep TCI corruption free’ This Saturday, December 9, the Integrity Commission joins with its sister agencies around the world in observing International Anti-Corruption Day, under the theme ‘Uniting the world against Corruption’. Each year, the day marks the anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2003, a significant milestone in the global fight against corruption. International Anti-Corruption Day is an annual event that emphasises the need to tackle corruption and its far-reaching consequences. Corruption undermines trust in institutions, hampers economic development and erodes social justice. The day seeks to mobilise individuals, governments, and organisations to take a stand against corruption. The 2023 International AntiCorruption Day (IACD) seeks the participation of country leaders and key stakeholders to participate in the day by taking

– Integrity Commission encourages their time to raise awareness about corruption, promote transparency, and support anti-corruption initiatives. The Integrity Commission has listed a number of ways action can be taken. Namely: raise awareness using social media, educational forums, and community discussions about the negative impacts of corruption and the importance of combating it. Also, support anti-corruption organizations by contributing or volunteering with entities working to combat corruption locally or internationally; advocate for transparency and accountability in government and business practices; and support efforts to improve transparency in your community or workplace. Citizens and organisations can get involved by reporting corruption, the Commission encourages: “If you encounter

corruption or unethical behaviour, report it through the appropriate channels. Whistleblower protection laws exist in many countries to safeguard those who report corruption”.

They can also familiarise themself with anti-corruption laws and conventions in the Turks and Caicos Islands and around the world, so they know their rights and responsibilities.

The Commission said that to achieve the goal of eradicating corruption in TCI, they welcome all stakeholders to collaborate and partner in the fight against corruption, “not just simply by ticking a box, but with heart, tact and compassion, to be successful, we are all needed to play our part, united we can”.

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The sudden death of a loved one is so devastating Words cannot explain the feeling

This article is in honour of the late Eucebia Carmichael who was our church sister (Community Fellowship Center Assembly of God) and a special friend to me and my wife. I still cannot believe that Eucebia is no longer with us. Words cannot explain the feeling, but I know what I am feeling must be grief and every day I think about Eucebia. I just did not expect to receive this news because she was young and healthy. Eucebia Carmichael was born in Guyana almost 48 years ago. She was married to Kevin, and they had two sons namely Jevon and Levon. She was also the grandmother of Levi. She also left behind her sister, mom and many other relatives. Eucebia and her family migrated to the Turks and Caicos Islands about twenty years ago.

BY DREXWELL SEYMOUR

Drexwell Seymour is a certified public accountant and is the managing partner for HLB TCI. His favourite hobby, however, is writing. He has a personal website, www.drexwellseymour. com, where all of his writings are posted. He also has a YouTube channel where you can find inspirational videos. Drexwell has a BA in Accounting and an MBA in Finance.

Prior to her arrival in Turks and Caicos, she was a banker at the National Co-operative Bank in Guyana and continued with that journey in Turks and Caicos with First Caribbean International Bank. She later left banking and pursued a career in the telecoms industry eventually becoming the CEO of Telecoms Solutions. Eucebia was a jovial and loving person. Whenever you saw her, her face was always full of smiles.

She was an encourager. She was an active member of our Praise team. She was also a great dancer. She also loves trucks. She was proud to be a Guyanese, however, she assimilated with the people of the Turks and Caicos and made it her second home. On November 24th while on dialysis, I received the news that Eucebia died suddenly in Guyana early in the morning. I could not believe or process what I was

hearing. I did not want to continue with the treatment because I did not want to get a panic attack and, furthermore, I wanted to go to her house immediately to show support where her husband and one of her boys resided. Losing someone is so painful but it is worse when someone dies suddenly, especially when that person is young. You feel so empty and sometimes you are in denial because you cannot accept the fact that that person is gone. You cannot sleep well or not sleep at all. Throughout the day and night, you are wondering why. You cannot work well. You are in so much sorrow and all you want to do is see that person again and so you spend a lot of time crying and grieving. There are different ways of coping with the sudden death of a loved one. What may work for

you may not work for someone else. However, what you can do is cherish the memories of your loved one and think about the legacy and the impact that person has made. Take your time in grieving over your loved one no matter how long it takes. Grieving is part of the process. Don’t be concerned about what people say about your grieving process. At the same time, people need to be very careful what they say to you and about you. Sometimes, it is best to be quiet. I don’t want to experience this feeling anymore, but I know all of us will one day die but we just do not know when it will take place. I offer my condolences to everyone who has lost a co-worker, friend or family member. Use the rest of your time in some tangible way to honour that co-worker, friend, or family member.

Is it a pay raise or a drop in the bucket? While a large number of people in low-income countries, regionally, continue to live in abject poverty, civil servants across the TCI are now enjoying unprecedented affluence, owing to the government’s recent pay raise. Noteworthy, high-level living standards are often precipitated by economic growth, which is imperative to reducing poverty. Despite the recent private sector minimum wage hikes, wage earners are still unable to keep up with inflation and seemingly, workers’ pay cheques are shrinking relative to real purchasing power. Rather than driving up inflation, wages reduce inflationary pressures; however, there is an underlying economic problem that lawmakers should know. Pay raises impel entrepreneurs to raise their prices above the increase in costs; hence, profit-price inflation. In doing so, they catapult the cost of components, labour, and materials to justify the increase of the already high prices consumers are facing in Providenciales especially – engendering higher profit margins. More so, empirical evidence

BY D MARKIE SPRING D Markie Spring, a TCI resident of 15 years, is an expert in law enforcement. He worked as a detective in the Royal TCI Police Force and was director of security at Beaches Turks and Caicos.

suggests that industries across the TCI have become concentrated, and considering the absence of accountability and minimal competition, enterprises within these industries are using their leverage to increase prices, while facing no legal troubles or losing even a customer. Seemingly, this is one of the reasons grocery prices are so high, because one grocery store sets the price, and everyone else follows. It seems too, auto dealers are enjoying sizeable profits through the increases in retail prices for automobiles, although the government granted concessions on important vehicles. Meanwhile, other companies are constantly raising their prices because they can with impunity.

Nonetheless, the recent pay raises across public sector jobs have placed more money in the hands of consumers. Certainly, this would stimulate consumer spending and in the absence of price regulation, business firms would respond to this wage increase by raising their prices on goods and services. For these reasons, policymakers must take drastic direct actions against profit-price inflation and stop influential businesses from paving the way and charging the burden of increasing inflation on average wage earners. Additionally, strong antitrust enforcement is requisite to deter businesses from raising prices higher than the costs incurred. Too, lawmakers can introduce a temporary windfall profit tax

on price increases, which exceed the price index cost of importing consumer goods. And these price controls should serve as a safeguard against any losses. Policymakers are reminded that the current inflation the TCI and the world around us are experiencing, which emerged after the COVID-19 pandemic, is analogous to the post-World War 2 inflation. During this period many experts championed interim price controls to delay and tame supply bottlenecks while thwarting corporate racketeering. Fast-forward today, rising crude oil prices emanating from the geopolitical conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, have forced the power

company to hike electricity rates. Corporations are using rising costs as an excuse to increase their prices even higher, resulting in record profits, and limited price control is necessary to break this cycle. Hence, if lawmakers allow business enterprises to execute ‘business as usual,’ then the recent salary raise is pointless. Former US Secretary of Labor and professor of public policy at the University of California, Robert Reich, puts it this way, “Corporate greed, not wages, is behind inflation. It’s time for price control.” If price is not regulated, the recent pay increase could be just a ‘drop in the bucket!’

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UNVEILING THE UNSUNG HERO OF CHRISTMAS:

The innkeeper and his unexpected role

Recently, new light has been shed on the idea that Jesus was born in a stable. An article by Ian Paul, an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, asserts that Jesus was not born in a stable. The writer arrives at this point by examining the text’s original language in Luke 2 and the culture of first-century Palestine. You can find the entire article at - https:// www.psephizo.com/biblicalstudies/ jesus-was-not-born-in-a-stableand-it-really-matters/ - since I would only be getting into one part of it here. The article makes this point, “most families would live in a single-room house, with a lower compartment for animals to be brought in at night, and either a room at the back for visitors or space on the roof.

KENYATTA E. LEWIS Kenyatta Lewis is the pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, a growing church committed to taking followers of Jesus deeper and going further in their faith. Besides loving, serving, and helping people he has watched the extended Director’s cut of the Lord of the Rings trilogy multiple times.

The family living area would usually have hollows in the ground, filled with hay, in the living area, where the animals would feed.” Add this imagery to the fact that Joseph, being from Bethlehem, would likely have had relatives there whom he would have gone to stay by, and a very particular picture comes into mind. “It means that many, like Joseph and Mary, have travelled to Bethlehem, and the family guest

room is already full, probably with other relatives who arrived earlier. So Joseph and Mary must stay with the family itself in the main room of the house, and there Mary gives birth. The most natural place to lay the baby is in the hay-filled depressions at the lower end of the house where the animals are fed.” You may or may not agree with this perspective. I admit it is intriguing, but it does not change the fact that Jesus came

Eva D. Isaacs

The death is announced of Eva D. Isaacs, who died on Friday last, less than three weeks before her 83rd birthday

Eva D. Isaacs aka Delorious (Dreamer) was born in Bottle Creek, North Caicos, Turks & Caicos Island on December 26, 1940, to Richard and Eliza Clarke, was married to Thomas Green, and had two sisters Pearl Clarke and Josephine Prosper who all preceded her in death. For many years Delorious lived in Freeport Bahamas, where she was deeply involved in the Gospel Ministry at Calvary Baptist Church; worked for British Fidelity Insurance and raised her children. In 1976, she moved to Providenciales, Turks and Caicos where she attended Pentecostal Baptist Church. Delorious was selfemployed; she utilised her creative skills in straw weaving and later owned and worked as a beautician. In August 1993, she relocated to the United States to be closer to her children and later got remarried. Delorious enjoyed being around her family, streaming gospel services, playing games such as dominoes and checkers, fishing, and watching her favourite soap operas. She loved dogs and was a wonderful mother. Delorious was the strongest woman you would have ever met. She was a fighter. Over the years she had several illnesses

but endured dialysis for 15 years. In March 2023 she fell and became bedridden. Thursday, November 30, 2023, was her last dialysis treatment, and continued care was provided at her home. On Monday, December 4th, 2023, Delorious was admitted to the hospital. During her final days, she was visited and comforted by all her loved ones who would sing, pray, and fellowship with her until the very end. On Friday, December 8, 2023, she lost her battle and quietly slipped away on the wings of an Angel to be with her Lord. Delorious leaves to mourn her passing a loving husband Wilfred H. Isaacs; eight children: Absolom Green, Deniece Coleman (Neville), Petrice Wheeler, Alvirna Green, Paulamae Green-Saddler (Bruce), Bernadette Green, Eric Green, and Everette Green (Josephine), a stepdaughter Linda Green, twenty-two grandchildren, and sixteen Great Grand Children. She was also blessed with four stepchildren Julian Isaacs, Joanne Lawrence (Paul), Jennifer Isaacs, and Jackie Isaacs, as well as a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She was expected to be buried on December 15 at the Fort Lauderdale Memorial Park.

into our world, bringing salvation from the bondage of our sins, peace within and with God the Father and others, hope for the future, and joy no matter what. So what makes the “innkeeper,” who may or may not have been a relative, a hero of the Christmas story? In a world that often emphasizes grand gestures, extraordinary acts of heroism, and me-focused generosity, the innkeeper’s story reminds us that sometimes, the most significant

and powerful contributions come in quiet acts of kindness and compassion. Even amid his challenges, his willingness to extend a helping hand highlights the power of selfless service and the profound impact that seemingly small actions can have. God can work through the small, seemingly insignificant acts of no-named people to fulfil his divine plan. Despite his inability to help in a way he may have wanted to, he still showed hospitality and became an example for us to do likewise. Just as Jesus meets our need for kindness and compassion, let us strive to emulate his spirit of generosity and compassion, extending kindness and assistance to those in need. Jesus loves you. With his help, love others.

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Teachers from several schools in the TCI attended the launch of School Census Day

School Census Day launched to support a data-driven government Education institutions in the TCI united on School Census Day to submit vital data to the Ministry of Education. The inauguration event for the Ministry of Education’s School Census Day initiative witnessed the attendance of 45 education-based individuals, including principals, vice principals, teachers, education officers and ministry officials. Hosted by the Policy and Planning Unit (PPU) within the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Social Services, the successful launch occurred on Tuesday, December 5, 2023,

at the Blue Haven Resort in Providenciales. School Census Day, now integrated into the academic calendar and scheduled annually for October 31st, signifies a pivotal milestone in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) educational landscape. This initiative is at the heart of the Ministry’s ongoing mission to ensure an inclusive and equitable quality of education and lifelong learning opportunities for every child and youth in the TCI. Accurate data collection is paramount in fostering educational excellence,

and the School Census Day is a significant step in this direction. The PPU’s goal, as it pertains to School Census Day, is to “empower education through data”. This goal signifies our commitment to utilising the information gathered on School Census Day to make informed decisions, develop effective policies, and implement programmes that enhance the quality of education and benefit students, parents, teachers and communities. By harnessing the power of data, the PPU aims to drive positive changes in the education system and create a more

informed, transparent, and efficient educational environment. The Minister of Education, Hon Rachel Taylor, expressed, “On School Census Day, we embark on a journey that transcends mere data collection; it’s a journey towards empowerment and improvement. Each data point provided is a commitment towards a brighter, more inclusive, equitable, and prosperous future for every child in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The launch of School Census Day is a testament to the government’s unwavering dedication to fostering an educational environment that

empowers and uplifts every child, ensuring that no one is left behind. Moreover, this initiative aligns seamlessly with the government’s overarching goal of building a datadriven governance framework, emphasising comprehensive, accurate, timely data collection, analysis, and informed decisionmaking. Therefore, I invite all principals to pledge to submit their school data to the Ministry every year by October 31 (School Census Day). Let this be a tradition, a symbol of your unwavering dedication to enhancing education in the TCI.”

Wymara announces partnership with Turks and Caicos Reef Fund Wymara Resort + Villas announced its partnership with the Turks and Caicos Reef Fund, which it stated will provide an avenue for its valued guests to contribute to the preservation efforts of the island’s reef system - the third largest in the world. A press release noted that Wymara is furthering its commitment to environmental sustainability and conservation. It noted that since November 2023, guests of Wymara Resort + Villas have had the opportunity to donate $2 per night of their stay to the TC Reef Fund, an anticipated annual contribution of $50,000. The TC Reef Fund is a non-governmental organisation whose focus is the protection of the ecosystem around the islands. Since

2010, the organisation has worked tirelessly to preserve, protect, and restore the marine environment of the Turks and Caicos Islands through education, research, advocacy, and inclusion. “We are grateful for the team at Wymara who have joined other resorts and companies in supporting our conservation efforts. It takes a village to create tangible and equitable change for the better and we are so thankful that Wymara has joined ours!” commented Alizee Zimmermann, Executive Director of the Turks and Caicos Reef Fund. “Wymara is proud to facilitate such a sizable contribution toward the conservation of the reef, ensuring that future visitors and

L-R: Elisha Jennings, Director of Owner Relations - Wymara; Shelley Rincon, Chief Executive Officer – Wymara; Alizee Zimmermann, Executive Director – TC Reef Fund; and Laureen Debrosse, Director of Operations – Wymara.

residents alike will be able to enjoy the ‘Beautiful by Nature’ reefs and beaches that are synonymous with the Turks and Caicos experience,” says Shelley Rincon, Chief Executive Officer at Wymara Resort + Villas. She continued “It is important for all of us to play

our part and Wymara is leading the charge, ensuring that our guests are educated about the importance of the reef and take an active role in its protection”. Wymara Resort + Villas’ sustainability programme was launched officially in early 2021

and has included eliminating the use of all single-use plastics and introducing environmentally friendly, cruelty-free products in all areas of the operation. Wymara Resort + Villas remain committed to giving back to our beautiful islands.

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TCI showcased to Europe’s luxury travellers at trade show in France A delegation from the Turks and Caicos Islands recently promoted the TCI at a trade show in France, to further position the destination as a preferred choice for luxury travellers in the United Kingdom and Europe. With the launch of a twiceweekly, non-stop Virgin Atlantic flight from Heathrow, London to Providenciales and appeals to guests looking for ease of travel, the gateway to those markets has opened up significantly. Against this backdrop, TCI’s delegation which included representatives from Experience Turks and Caicos and seven hoteliers from the Turks and Caicos Islands attended the ILTM Cannes which ran from December 4-7, 2023. ILTM Cannes is a leading trade show for luxury travel and brings together travel specialists with hoteliers and tourism agencies from luxury destinations worldwide. Mrs Candesha Mills, Product Development Manager, Experience Turks, and Caicos, represented the organization at the four-day trade show at Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France. The trade show focused on one-on-one appointments and networking sessions which allow tourism stakeholders from the Turks and Caicos Islands to meet, and do business with influential Travel Advisors in the luxury market to increase visitation and spending on the island, a statement from Experience Turks and Caicos said. Ms Racquel Brown, Change Manager and Interim CEO, Experience Turks and Caicos, said the participation of Experience Turks and Caicos at ILTM Cannes was, therefore, a great opportunity to ensure the Turks and Caicos Islands is at the top of mind for Luxury Travel Advisors when recommending luxury destinations to their clients for 2024 and beyond. “By emphasising our new marketing thrust in the UK and Europe as a multi-island destination we will increase visitation beyond Providenciales and thereby expand economic opportunities for our communities and stakeholders in our sister islands through day tours and overnight stays which

increases time spent on island,” she said. During the trade show, Ms Mills met with travel advisors from several European countries, “I was privileged to engage with distinguished representatives from Armenia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Turkey, The Netherlands, USA, UK, and Ukraine. It was a collaborative effort dedicated to highlighting the richness and uniqueness that the Turks and Caicos Islands offer to travellers worldwide,” she said. Mr Kashmie Ali, Managing Director of Sailrock Resort was part of the delegation. He said: “We’ve been thrilled to be a part of the Turks and Caicos team at ILTM and are honoured to bring Sailrock and South Caicos to such a premier and prestigious global stage. The feedback from the agencies we have been meeting with is not only encouraging but exciting for the entirety of the Turks and Caicos Islands.” Mr Grant Noble, COO of Beach Enclave also expressed satisfaction with his experience at ILTM Cannes, “We had a wonderful experience at ILTM Cannes, the premier luxury travel show – especially exhibiting with our colleagues on Turks & Caicos Islands. “Appointments were quite productive, giving us the opportunity to present our unique product to both existing and new agency partners. We look forward to attending 2024’s ILTM with Turks and Caicos,” he said. The delegation to ILTM Cannes also comprised Ms Sara Burnett, Marketing Sailrock Resort; Ms Rebecca Sajous, Director of Leisure Sales, Beach Enclave; Mr Ling Riley, Director of Sales, The Palms Turks and Caicos; Ms Karen Whitt, VP Sales and Marketing, The Shore Club Turks and Caicos, Ms Victoria Crammer, Paradise Promotions, The Shore Club Turks and Caicos; Ms Francine Stewart, Director of Sales and Marketing, Ambergris Cay; Andreas Naegele, VP of Hospitality, Turks and Caicos Collection; and Ms Melina Farla, VP Branded Operations, Sales and Marketing, Salterra Resort, South Caicos.

Experience TCI representatives at the event

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TCI celebrates Universal Health Coverage Day

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The Ministry of Health and Human Services joined the global community in celebrating Universal Health Coverage Day on December 12 by emphasising the importance of accessible and equitable healthcare for everyone. Universal Health Coverage Day is observed annually to advocate for universal access to healthcare and to highlight the importance of health coverage as a key component of sustainable

development. December 12 marks a significant milestone in advancing the goal of ensuring that all individuals and communities have access to essential health services without facing financial hardship. This year’s theme, “Health for All: Time for Action,” resonates strongly with the Ministry of Health and Human Services’ commitment to promoting universal health coverage. The campaign is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3, which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, at all ages. Building upon the insights shared by PAHO on Universal Health Coverage Day, the Ministry of Health and Human Services underscored the following key principles: 1. Equity in Access: the Ministry of Health and Human Services echoes PAHO’s call for equitable access to healthcare, regardless of socio-economic status, geographic location, or other determinants of health. We believe that access to quality health services should be a universal right, not a privilege. 2. Primary Health Care as a Foundation: Recognising the pivotal role of primary health care in achieving universal health coverage, the Ministry of Health and Human Services supports and advocates strategies that strengthen primary health care systems. This includes promoting communitybased approaches, preventive measures, and integrated health services. 3. Collaborative Partnerships: Emphasising the importance of collaborative partnerships, the Ministry of Health and Human Services aligns with PAHO’s vision of fostering cooperation among governments, nongovernmental organisations, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders. By working together, we can address health challenges more effectively and create sustainable solutions. 4. Health as a Human Right: the ministry reaffirms its dedication to the belief that health is a fundamental human right. Ensuring universal health coverage is not only a matter of social justice but also a key driver of sustainable development. Meanwhile, the Minister of Health, Hon Shaun D Malcolm calls on all key stakeholders to “redouble their efforts in ensuring that health services are accessible, affordable and of high quality for every individual, leaving no one behind”.

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THE HEART OF THE MATTER

British tanks on the streets of Hamburg in 1945. Despite being bombed and later occupied by the British, Hamburg’s relationship with Britain intensified rapidly after the end of hostilities in 1945. (Photo: National Army Museum, London)

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is enormously picturesque, with an architecturally diverse city centre, large green spaces, more canals than Venice and Europe’s third largest harbour. (Photo: Carol Anne)

A perfect country, run by a perfect people Hamburg, Britain, and the creation of childhood delusion Born in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, I’ve always been captivated by its unique charm. As Germany’s secondlargest city, Hamburg houses around 1.9 million residents, offering a comfortably spacious urban experience by international standards. Remarkably resilient, the city emerged beautifully from the extensive bombings of World War II. Unlike the eclectic buzz of Berlin, Hamburg exudes a serene beauty, characterised by its architecturally varied city centre, expansive green spaces, a canal network surpassing Venice, and Europe’s third-largest harbour. The city’s historical wealth, intrinsically tied to its trade and international relations, is reflected in its status as a global hub, hosting more foreign consulates than even New York City In the grand lexicon of citynamed residents, Hamburg offers its own humorous twist. Just as a “Frankfurter” can imply a resident of Frankfurt or a wellknown sausage, and a “Berliner” denotes either a citizen of Berlin or a jelly-filled doughnut, a native of Hamburg is dubbed a “Hamburger”. In the local vernacular, however, residents prefer “Hamburgians”, while the old patrician families hold on to the title “Hanseats”, harking back to the venerable Hanseatic

BY TITUS DE BOER Titus de Boer was born in Hamburg and spent his formative years in the West Indies. After a formal education in Germany and subsequent training as a journalist, he moved to the TCI in 1989. These days he works as a residency consultant for Titan Services. (www.titanservices.biz). Readers wishing to contact Titus with ideas and/or suggestions for columns, can to so on tdbtci@aol.com.

League. The city’s sense of identity is so ingrained that there’s even a Hamburg equivalent to the TCI’s “Belongership”, known as “geborener” Hamburgian. This term is reserved for families who have been part of the city’s fabric for at least ten generations. In the eyes of my maternal grandmother, anyone whose roots in Hamburg don’t run that deep might as well be an accidental visitor, humorously likened to “those dropped by a galloping donkey in the city.” Hamburg stands out not only as Germany’s most anglophile city but arguably as the frontrunner in all Northern Europe. A whimsical local saying captures this sentiment perfectly: “When it rains in London, the umbrellas open in Hamburg.” This affinity goes beyond mere fondness; it’s a source of pride for the Hanseats. Their deep-rooted commercial and cultural ties with Britain manifest in everyday life. English tea isn’t just a beverage here; it’s a tradition. English

tailored suits aren’t merely clothing; they’re a fashion statement. This Anglophile culture is further ingrained through fluent English language skills, membership in the prestigious Anglo-Hanseatic Club, and almost a rite of passage – a gap year spent in the U.K., with London being the destination of choice. Hamburg has maintained a longstanding commercial relationship with Britain since 1266, starting with the Hanseatic League’s trade at London’s Steelyard. Presently, the UK remains a top export destination for Hamburg, with around 1,000 local companies engaged in business with Britain. Additionally, Hamburg is home to over 3,000 British expatriates and annually attracts approximately 350,000 British tourists. Hamburg’s relationship with Britain underwent a remarkable transformation following World War II. Despite the city’s devastation from bombings and subsequent British occupation,

the bond between the two not only survived but also strengthened significantly after 1945. This resurgence of goodwill echoed Winston Churchill’s famous ethos: “In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Good Will.” The Hanseats embraced this spirit wholeheartedly, leading to a rapid restoration of civil society and the revival of pre-war friendships and commercial connections. The British occupiers and Hamburg’s citizens worked together to rebuild the city from its war-torn state, symbolising a renewed partnership and mutual respect. My grandfather, who was a prisoner of war in a British POW camp for three years, always spoke highly of the British, a sentiment echoed by his Hanseatic peers. He often said, “Die Engländer sind ein feines Volk” (“The English are a fine people”), instilling in me, from as young as six, an idealised and somewhat unrealistic image of

Britain and its people. According to his generation’s view, every Briton spoke the King’s English, was impeccably dressed in tweed, partook in high tea at four o’clock, and ended their day with a dram of whiskey and cigars. They believed that the British Navy was unrivalled, British cars were the world’s finest, and the monarchy was of German descent. To them, Britain was a perfect country inhabited by a perfect people – “Ein feines Volk”. I vividly recall my first journey to the U.K. at the age of seven. My grasp of English was elementary, yet even then, I noticed that the British people didn’t quite match my grandfather’s descriptions of impeccable manners and tweed attire. This early experience was a gentle revelation that contradicted the rose-tinted image I had been taught. Little could I have imagined then, as a young boy, that my future would involve living in a U.K. Overseas Territory or the directions Britain itself would take — a topic perhaps for another column. Returning from my initial trip to London, I was greeted by my grandfather at the Hamburg airport. His eager query, “How did you like it?” was met with my earnest, if somewhat naive response, “You were right, the English are a “feines Volk.”

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Turks and Caicos Islands Community College celebrates 28th annual graduation ceremony- (TCIG photos)

TCICC churns out 99 graduates at the 28th Annual Convocation BY OLIVIA ROSE The Turks and Caicos Islands Community College churned out a whopping 99 exceptional graduates this year at its 28th Annual Graduation Ceremony. The convocation ceremony, held on December 7, 2023, was observed under an inspiring theme, “From Vision to Achievement: Making Strides towards Excellence in Education and Training”. The auspicious event saw the graduation of 45 Associate degree recipients, 11 Bachelor’s degree recipients, and 43 Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Certification recipients. The momentous occasion also saw the graduation of inmates and staff from the Department of Correctional Services with certifications in Commercial Food Preparation and Customer Service, marking a historic accomplishment in rehabilitation and capacity building. Several distinguished guests, including Mr Edgar Howell, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, and Social Services, delivered greetings on behalf of the Minister of Education, Hon Rachel Marshall Taylor, who was unable to join due to her House of Assembly commitment. Hon Taylor’s message conveyed her heartfelt congratulations to the graduates, emphasising the theme’s resonance with the transformative journeys undertaken by each graduate and the profound impact on the community and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Dr Barbara Ambrister, Chair of the Board of Governors, lauded the graduates and the institution’s progress, highlighting the transformative changes underway at TCICC. She emphasised the

college’s commitment to achieving excellence in education and training. The ceremony featured a compelling video commencement message from Dr Candice Williams, President and CEO of TCICC. In her speech, Dr Williams reflected on the college’s vision to become the first choice for education and training in the Turks and Caicos Islands and beyond. She showcased the progress made in various key program strategies, underscoring TCICC’s commitment to academic excellence, partnerships, and international collaborations. She highlighted the comprehensive Organisational Review of TCICC, led by the Ministry of Education and Dr Barbara Ambrister, resulting in a strategic placement of key personnel to ensure academic

excellence. She stressed that TCICC achieved notable progress in TVET programmes, securing initial accreditation status from the National Centre for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). This positions TCICC to offer toptier technical programmes aligned with industry standards. She further pointed out that the TCICC signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with nine international institutions, fostering collaboration and providing students and faculty with valuable opportunities for exchange programmes, research, and credit transfers. She explained that the TCICC invested in staff capacity building through specialised courses and highlighted achievements, such as faculty members obtaining doctoral degrees and upgrading their qualifications and the College

showcased its commitment to research and innovation, winning the “Blended Challenge Competition” and presenting papers at regional and international conferences. Dr Williams further noted that the TCICC celebrated a 29% increase in enrolment, expanded reach through satellite sites, and achieved success in student support services, including the hiring of a student support officer. In conclusion, Dr Williams expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Education, the board of governors, external stakeholders, students, and the dedicated faculty and staff who contributed to TCICC’s success. She emphasised that the journey from vision to achievement is continuous, requiring ongoing self-assessment and improvement. During the graduation ceremony, Salutatorian Ms Kaymia Reid took the stage with grace to introduce

our esteemed guest speaker. The event included powerful addresses from Valedictorians, Mrs Antonique Wright-Todd, and Ms Donnell Simmons. Both speakers shared inspiring narratives, recounting the triumphs and challenges faced by themselves and their fellow graduates throughout their academic journeys. Mrs Wright-Todd underscored the resilience of the students in the face of the pandemic’s challenges, emphasising that these experiences have uniquely equipped them for any future hurdles. She conveyed that success transcends innate talent or luck, underscoring the importance of tenacity and the ability to rise after a fall. Ms Simmons, in her address, highlighted the transformative power of dedication, passion, and the right opportunities, asserting that anyone can forge their path in any industry. Her words served as a testament to the boundless possibilities that training and skill development can unlock, resonating with the graduates as they embark on their diverse and promising futures. In a poignant moment, Ms Kayon Cox, Registrar General in the Ministry of Home Affairs and TCICC Alumnus, delivered a keynote address. Ms Cox presented a roadmap for success, encouraging graduates to develop a clear vision, harness the strength of passion in their academic pursuits, and allow that passion to fuel their dedication to education and achieving greatness. TCICC continues to make strides towards excellence in education and training, the institution remains committed to its vision of becoming the first choice for education and training within the Turks and Caicos Islands and beyond.

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Activities during this year’s Christmas tree light-up ceremony (Photos: Seven Stars Resort and Spa social media)

Seven Stars Resort lights up for holiday season Seven Stars Resort & Spa shared the spirit of the season with guests and the community during its Christmas tree light-up ceremony, an annual holiday tradition for the destination. This year’s tree lighting event kicked off with performances by the children’s choir from Precious Treasures

International School, led by music teacher Mr Hamilton. The celebration welcomed Mr and Mrs Claus as well, who were delighted to distribute candy and pose for photographs alongside the children. With the help of the children, Mr and Mrs Claus lit the Christmas tree,

the display accompanied by stunning fireworks overhead. “We cherish the opportunity to share in the delight of lighting the Christmas tree each year with these exceptional children,” commented Santa Claus. “We’ll be back soon to bring them their presents!

“On behalf of Seven Stars Resort & Spa, the staff and team wish everyone a Happy Holidays! To learn more about Seven Stars Resort & Spa or book a future stay, visit the website or call 1-866-5707777.” CONTINUED 

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A photo of all the participants from the recently concluded Antimicrobial Stewardship Workshop in Anguilla

TCI health delegation attends Antimicrobial Stewardship seminar in Anguilla A delegation of health officials recently represented the Turks and Caicos Islands at a three-day Antimicrobial workshop (AMS), which was held in Anguilla. The seminar, from November 29th to December 1st, 2023, saw a combined team of Ministry of Health and Human Services (MoHHS) and TCI Hospital personnel in attendance. The team included Mrs Winsome Hayles-Parker – Lead Medical Technologist in Microbiology, TCI Hospital, Mr Andre Morgan National Pharmacist, MoHHS and Ms Arlene Siebs - Director of the National Public Health Laboratory, MoHHS. The workshop was well attended by physicians, pharmacists and laboratory personnel who hailed from the United Kingdom, St Helena, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman and Montserrat. The workshop involved both laboratory and non-laboratory sessions. The laboratory sessions were practical sessions that were geared toward the diagnostic technologies used by the various UKOTs in the detection of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens and the use of BioFire in diagnostics. Most territories are now equipped with the BioFire Assay Technology, which forms part of the laboratory setup for molecular resistance markers, according to a statement from the ministry. The non-laboratory sessions

From L-R: Ms Arlene Siebs, Director of the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), MoHHS; Mr Andre Morgan, National Pharmacist, MoHHS and Mrs Winsome Hayles-Parker, Lead Medical Technologist in the Microbiology Department, TCI Hospital

Mrs Winsome Hayles-Parker (left) and Ms Arlene Siebs at one of their hands-on laboratory sessions at the Princess Alexandria Hospital in Anguilla

included parallel professional development sessions on topics including AMS, the use of the MicroGuide antibiotic prescribing App, antibiotic surveillance, situational analysis of AMS in the UKOTs and AMS accreditation. Importantly, the attendees were able to discuss case presentations on clinical management and infection prevention and control. In providing comments, Ms

of value in helping us in the TCI to uphold the standards on AMS and in the long term with the fight against AMR. As we move forward as change agents, we are better able to assist with safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the people of the TCI.” Mr Morgan concluded that “the three-day workshop was a major success and I am excited to utilise the information acquired in

Siebs stated, “Medical Laboratory Scientists must continue to improve their skills and competency as we work together in combatting AMR through laboratory services. I was thrilled at having the opportunity to compare disc susceptibility testing with automated analysers for the detection of antimicrobial resistance in microorganisms.” Mrs Hayles-Parker believes that “the information gathered will be

strengthening the TCI’s National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance, which will, in turn, develop and strengthen antimicrobial stewardship in the Turks and Caicos Islands. I hope that these advances will continue to safeguard against this emerging AMR global threat by implementing strategies that will ensure sustainable pharmaceutical care for the present and future.”

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Jamaica, Canada partner to help rebuild Haitian Police Force The Jamaican government has joined forces and is partnering with the Canadian government to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Haitian National Police (HNP). Jamaica’s National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang announced this agreement while addressing the closing ceremony and presentation of certificates at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine last Friday. Chang said already the first 16-member cohort of the Haitian National Police was equipped with security screening interview techniques during a recently concluded one-week course at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ). He further stated that a second batch of participants have arrived in Jamaica since Dec. 9, and several training sessions for the Haitian National Police are to be undertaken over an extended time. The national security minister said that among other things, the Haitian National Police specialized training programme, was intended to assist in establishing a selfsustaining, fully functioning police

Jamaica’s National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang

force with the capacity to conduct a wide spectrum of policing functions as a critical tool to creating long term sustainable solutions to Haiti. He noted that the recently concluded training program seeks to “strengthened the capabilities of members to conduct effective security screening interviews. This enhanced capacity will undoubtedly play a pivotal role in improving security responses by

helping to identify and neutralize potential threats before they escalate,” Chang noted. In further expressing the desired intentions of the partnership, Minister Change notes, “we will continue to play our part in supporting the multinational security support mission to Haiti, to help rebuild and standardize the security infrastructure, the local electoral system, health and the social and political arrangements

in the country,” he stated. In her support to the partnership between the Canadian and Jamaican governments, High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Emina Tudakovic, said the training program is part of the shared priorities of the governments of Canada, Jamaica, and CARICOM countries to restore peace and stability in Haiti. Tudakovic said Canada remains steadfast in its dedication to collaborating with its international partners to collectively strive to create a world that is safe, just and free of threats that undermine social order. “Our sincere appreciation goes to the national security in Jamaica for their engagement, demonstrating once again our shared commitments to the regional goals of stability and security. This collaborative effort reinforces the importance of partnerships in addressing complex security challenges,” she highlighted. Commissioner of Police Major,

Antony Anderson hailed the participants for their successful completion of the training programme and noted that the Jamaica Constabulary Force stands ready to assist with other areas of capacity development. “There are certainly opportunities for expansion into other areas of policing. We are quite willing to share some of the policing tools we have been using as well as the support structures such as our legislative resources that better enable our policing efforts. We will continue to support the program and look forward to the gradual impact this initiative will have on Haiti’s security landscape and by extension the region,” he noted. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is facilitating the training program in collaboration with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Global Affairs Canada-Central America and the Caribbean and other stakeholders. (Caribbeanlife)

Witnesses, extensive evidence presented against former BVI premier A head of the start of the drug and money laundering trial against former Premier Andrew Fahie, in January the prosecution has disclosed a list of six persons expected to take the stand. Fahie, 53, is charged with one count of conspiracy to import a controlled substance, conspiracy to engage in money laundering, and attempted money laundering. This is in addition to a subsequent charge of interstate and foreign travel in aid of racketeering that was added last year. Former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Pickering Maynard heads the prosecution’s list and is expected to offer critical testimony against Fahie after she was offered a plea agreement and a chance at a reduced sentence for her role in the scheme that shook the territory last year. Maynard admitted in her plea agreement that she introduced a US Drug Enforcement Agency informant posing as a drug cartel member to Fahie and together they used their authority to facilitate a secret cocaine-smuggling plan. The former Premier was arrested on April 28, 2022, at the Miami-Opa Locka airport after a

Haiti is overrun by gangs

UN, US slap sanctions on four Haiti gang leaders Former BVI premier, Andrew Fahie

sting operation along with his coaccused, Pickering Maynard. Maynard’s son Kadeem Stephan Maynard aka Blacka was arrested on the same day in the US Virgin Islands. Earlier this year, Kadeem pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to import cocaine and was recently sentenced to 57 months in prison. Pickering-Maynard will be followed on the witness stand by US Drug Enforcement Administration agents Jossue Dominguez, Shad Aschleman and Brian Witek, along with Jon Adams and William Cortes from the US Customs and Border Protection. The prosecution also released

an extensive list of exhibits to be presented at trial, including recordings and transcripts of phone calls between Fahie and the government’s confidential source on various dates in March and April 2022. The defence team, led by attorney, Theresa Van Vliet, has made repeated attempts to have the name of the informant disclosed ahead of the trial. Additionally, there are WhatsApp message logs, a handwritten ledger from an April 27, 2022 meeting, call logs for various phone numbers, surveillance videos, a lease document for a property in Miami, and images of Fahie’s co-accused.

The United Nations Security Council said it had approved the addition of four suspected Haitian gang leaders to its sanctions list, a long-awaited addition as the Caribbean nation faces a worsening humanitarian crisis. The U.N. slapped sanctions on Renel Destina, believed to be the main leader of the Grand Ravine gang; as well as Vitel’homme Innocent, understood to head the Kraze Barye gang; Johnson Andre of 5 Segond; and Wilson Joseph of 400 Mawozo. The U.S. Treasury Department earlier on Friday announced fresh sanctions against the same four individuals. Survivors have identified Andre and his gang as directly responsible for 1,035 cases of sexual violence in 2022 alone, the Treasury Department said in a statement.

The Treasury said Destina, a key ally of Andre, was responsible for killings, robberies, rapes, looting and burning down homes, and has also been indicted for kidnapping U.S. citizens in 2021. Joseph and Innocent are both indicted for roles in the kidnapping of U.S. citizens in October last year, it added. “Criminal gangs now reportedly control approximately 80% of (Haiti’s capital) Port-au-Prince,” the Treasury said in a statement. “Kidnapping, rape, robbery, murder and sexual violence are daily threats for Haitians, including children.” Rights groups have meanwhile called for sanctions to target those funding the gangs and for a clampdown on arms trafficking, believed to come largely from small-scale traffickers shipping guns and ammunition from Florida.

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Ingraham: Rebels want new leader In a rare and fascinating joint interview with Dr Hubert Minnis on Monday, Hubert Ingraham said “rebels” in the Free National Movement are unnecessarily pushing the party to hold a convention, but he still has confidence in the team Michael Pintard leads and does not want FNMs to be distracted. Mr Ingraham, standing next to Dr Minnis, spoke bluntly even though many believe Dr Minnis’ faction opposes Mr Pintard’s leadership and that Dr Minnis is the most likely person to challenge the Marco City MP if the FNM calls a convention. After Dr Minnis presented Mr Ingraham with a copy of his new book, “The Power of Determination,” the two former FNM prime ministers also discussed their strained relationship, with Mr Ingraham saying the Killarney MP grew distant from him when he became prime minister. Dr Minnis countered that he needed to create his own path. In a recent open letter, former Deputy Prime Minister Desmond Bannister urged Mr Pintard to call a convention “at the earliest possible date,” saying a delay would diminish confidence in his leadership amid divisions in the party. Mr Ingraham, however, said the FNM has never consistently held conventions every two years as its constitution mandates, and one is not needed now. “The FNM has conventions

Former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis presented a copy of his new book, “The Power of Determination”, to Hubert Ingraham

when the leadership of the party believes it’s time to have a convention,” he said. “The constitution says every two years, but the council has frequently voted to move that date to another date, and I assume, therefore, that will be the case this time. “I don’t believe that there’s a call for a convention. I think that there’s a leadership challenge they want to launch against Mr Pintard’s leadership, and they are cloaking it in this thing called convention.” Mr Ingraham said nothing has happened to cause people to lose confidence in the FNM’s leadership team unless they have a “special kind of agenda”. “They still have my confidence,

and I expect them to have a convention when they think the time is right to do so, to put forward their programme to the public, The Bahamas, and prepare the FNM for the next general election,” he said. “And this call for a convention by Desmond, who like me, is not active, not active at all, doesn’t go to meetings, hardly, and to wake up one morning and decide, have a convention, please don’t do that to us. “A convention should be held when they have some reason and purpose to have it, not because there are some rebels within the party who want to have a convention. It’s very expensive exercise, etc.

“So there’s no urgent need for convention. That’s a made up story by whoever’s making it up, and I’d like to urge FNMs not to be distracted.” Dr Minnis recalled that two conventions were held when he was leader of the Opposition. “As a matter of fact,” he said, “I had one convention within the first ten months of leadership and then I would have had another one, as you know, I think, in 2016. That answers your question. As opposed to governance, I would have been tied up with Dorian. I would’ve been tied up with COVID.” The FNM, he said, has faced challenges before and overcame

them. “I have no doubt that the FNM will get over whatever challenges they have and subsequently go on and defeat the PLP because the PLP is not good for the country,” he said. “They’re not doing a good job. The FNM has always been great at governance. The PLP has always been excellent at Opposition.” Reflecting on their relationship, Mr Ingraham said Dr Minnis was close to him before he became prime minister. “He was very close to me, very close to me,” he said, adding that Dr Minnis often visited his house and the two went out together often. “After he became prime minister, he was a different man altogether, but I never lost my respect for him,” he said. Dr Minnis countered that he needed to chart his own course. “There comes a point in time, especially when you get certain positions, you try your best to carve a direction for you,” he said. “But if you find yourself in challenges, problems, then of course, you always return to your mentor or the more knowledgeable one and ask for opinions. “But you will find that as you have your children, they too will carve their way, but they will always come back and ask questions, your recommendation, etc. So it’s not that they distance themselves, but it’s the reality of the world.” (Tribune242)

Preparations to deploy Kenyan police to Haiti ramp up The head of Haiti’s national police visited Kenya Thursday, as local authorities prepare for the deployment of Kenyan police to the Caribbean nation plagued by gang violence. Kenyan authorities said Thursday that Frantz Elbe, on a factfinding mission, met Kenyan police chief Japhet Koome Thursday. Elbe “is on a three-day official visit to Kenya for bilateral security discussions between the two law enforcement agencies,” a statement from Koome’s office said. No more details were given. In October, the UN Security Council approved the deployment of a Kenyan-led foreign armed force to Haiti to help bring gang violence under control. More than 1,230 killings and 701 kidnappings were reported across Haiti from

July 1 to September 30, more than double the figure reported during the same period last year, according to the UN. Elbe’s visit comes days after a Kenyan team flew to Haiti for discussions with authorities there. Kenyan police would lead a UN-backed multinational force to Haiti, but the proposed deployment has proved controversial as it faces a legal hurdle at home. Kenyan officials told the AP that the first group of about 300 officers is expected to be deployed by February, with authorities still awaiting the verdict in a case that seeks to block the deployment. A decision is expected in January. The planned deployment was first blocked by the High Court in Nairobi in October. The court’s decision came hours after Kenya’s

FILE - Nertil Marcelin, leader of a community group, distributes machetes to residents in an initiative to resist gangs seeking to take control of their neighbourhood, in the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 13, 2023

parliament passed a motion allowing the deployment of the security officers. The total deployment would

eventually rise to 1,000 officers as part of a multinational force of 3,000 sent to Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital. Jamaica, the

Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda are among the countries pledging to contribute troops. (Loopnews Caribbean)

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EU to open membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova European leaders have decided to open EU membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova and to grant candidate status to Georgia. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the decision, made at a summit in Brussels, as “a victory” for his country and Europe. A spokesperson for Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, said that agreement was unanimous. Hungary has long opposed talks starting with Kyiv, but did not veto the move. Prime Minister Viktor Orban left the room momentarily in what officials described as a pre-agreed and constructive manner, while the other 26 leaders went ahead with the vote. He then distanced himself from his colleagues with a video message on Facebook: “EU membership of Ukraine is a bad decision. Hungary does not want to participate in this bad decision, and therefore stayed away from the decision today.” Mr Zelensky was delighted

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the decision

by the EU’s announcement: “This is a victory for Ukraine. A victory for all of Europe. A victory that motivates, inspires and strengthens,” he said on X. Ukraine and Moldova applied to join the EU after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. They were both

given candidate status last June, while Georgia was passed over at the time. Moldovan President Maia Sandu said it was an honour to share the path to EU accession with Ukraine. “We wouldn’t be here today without Ukraine’s brave resistance against Russia’s brutal

invasion,” she wrote. Talks on joining the European Union can take years, so Thursday’s decision will not guarantee Ukraine membership. People in Ukraine know that the path to full membership is a long one, but this decision in Brussels will be a boost for morale. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised his fellow leaders for showing a “strong sign of support”, adding that it was clear that both Ukraine and Moldova belonged to “the European family”. This was some much-needed good news for Ukraine, after almost 22 months of Russia’s war and a continuing struggle to secure Western military and financial aid. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said it was a historic moment and an “important message of hope” for the citizens of Ukraine and Moldova. Mr Zelensky travelled to the US earlier this week in a vain attempt to persuade the US Congress to push through $61bn in military funding, blocked by Republican lawmakers.

Ukraine’s counter-offensive against Russia’s occupying force has ground to a halt at the start of winter. Earlier on Thursday, President Vladimir Putin mocked Ukraine and claimed Western support was running out: “Excuse my vulgarity, but everything is being brought in as a freebie. But those freebies could run out at some point.” But President Zelensky will at least now be able to point to this political win as proof that Ukraine is not steadily being abandoned by its partners. Many in Kyiv see their fight against Russia’s invasion as a defence of European values and they firmly view their future as an active and effective member of the European Union. Ukraine’s 2014 “Revolution of Dignity”, toppling its pro-Kremlin president, was rooted in a desire to move away from Russia’s political orbit and towards Europe. President Putin reacted by sending troops into eastern Ukraine and Crimea and then staging a far wider invasion in 2022. (BBC)

Rudy Giuliani avoids testifying in defamation case Rudy Giuliani has abandoned plans to testify in his own defence as his multi-million defamation case enters its final stage. Ex-poll worker Ruby Freeman, 64, and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss are suing Mr Giuliani over his false claims they played a role in election fraud. The pair testified that they had to flee and feared for their lives. Mr Giuliani has already been found liable, leaving only the penalties in question. Ms Freeman and Ms Moss are seeking between $15m and $43m (£11.9m to £34m) in damages, which Mr Giuliani - Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer - claims he cannot afford. Mr Giuliani’s lawyer said the damages they are seeking are the “civil equivalent of the death penalty”. The former mayor of New York City was due to testify in court on Thursday, but his lawyers said during an early morning press conference that he was no longer taking the stand. They later said in court the decision was made because “we feel like these women have been through enough”.

In courtroom testimony in Washington DC on Wednesday, Ms Freeman recounted having to flee after a group of Trump supporters gathered at her home and the FBI told her she was in danger. The incident happened after Mr Giuliani shared a video of them, which he falsely alleged showed evidence of ballot tampering. “I took it as though they were going to hang me with their ropes on my street,” Ms Freeman said. “I was scared. I didn’t know if they were coming to kill me.” Mr Giuliani has previously acknowledged in a court filing that he made defamatory statements about the pair. Ms Freeman said that she was left isolated by Mr Giuliani’s actions. Friends and acquaintances became afraid to be linked to her, and she has been forced to live a life of seclusion because of lingering fears she will be recognised publicly. “It’s so scary, any time I go somewhere, if I have to use my name,” she said. “Now I don’t have a name, really.” Lawyers for Ms Freeman and her daughter rested their case on

Outside of court, Rudy Giuliani has continued to repeat baseless clams about Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea Moss

Wednesday. Mr Giuliani played a significant part in Mr Trump’s attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He amplified the former president’s claims that the election was fraudulent. Northwestern University Professor Ashley Humphreys, a trial witness and sociologist who specialises in consumer behaviour, testified on Wednesday that Mr Giuliani’s defamatory statements were seen up to 56 million times. The judge in Ms Freeman’s case has forbidden Mr Giuliani from arguing the debunked election fraud claims in court. Outside the court, however, he has continued to claim that the baseless allegations he said about

Ms Moss and Ms Freeman were true. On Monday, he said he didn’t regret his earlier statements and promised the public would “get the whole story” once he testified, which will no longer happen. Michael Gottlieb, attorney for Ms Freeman and Ms Moss, said Mr Giuliani “has shown over and over again he will not take our client’s names out of his mouth”. He said: “Facts will not stop him. He says he isn’t sorry and he’s telegraphing he will do this again. Believe him.” Mr Gottlieb told the court Mr Giuliani’s purpose was to “overturn an election and have these statements rocket around the world millions and millions of times”.

Mr Giuliani’s attorney argued that right-wing outlet Gateway Pundit was the first to publish the video of the pair - not Mr Giuliani. Before closing arguments began, Mr Giuliani’s lawyers requested a motion to dismiss some of the evidence, as well as some of his defamatory statements and tweets. The judge rejected the measure, saying that “these statements made by Giuliani again and again and again were totally false… these same lies [told] up to the very first day of trial”. Mr Giuliani is facing separate charges in Georgia stemming from his part in an alleged conspiracy to overturn the election results alongside Mr Trump and others. He has pleaded not guilty. (BBC)

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Russia-Ukraine war: Putin tells Russia his war objectives are unchanged Russian President Vladimir Putin has said peace with Ukraine will only take place “when we achieve our objectives”. He was fielding questions from journalists and ordinary Russians in his first marathon news conference since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. Much of the largely choreographed event focused on what he calls the “special military operation in Ukraine”. He insisted the situation was improving throughout the front line. The “direct line” programme, televised for more than four hours by most major channels, began with President Putin telling Russians: “The existence of our country without sovereignty is impossible. It will simply not exist.” He added that Russia’s economy was strong for a time of war and the topic of conversation quickly moved to Ukraine. ‘617,000 RUSSIANS FIGHTING IN UKRAINE’ Mr Putin said that “there will be peace [in Ukraine] when we achieve our objectives”. Those “objectives do not change”, he said, listing “denazification, demilitarisation and its neutral status”. These are

themes he has highlighted from the start of the war. At one point he revealed that Russia currently has a total of 617,000 troops fighting in Ukraine. He also claimed that on top of 300,000 people called up for service last year, another 486,000 have signed up voluntarily as contract soldiers. “The stream of our men who are ready to defend the interests of the homeland with weapons in their hands is not diminishing,” he said. “Altogether there will be just under half a million men by the end of this year. Why do we need a mobilisation?” He gave no number of military losses, but disclosed that children of people within his “close” circle have fought for so-called private military companies, and a number of people “close to me” have died. A classified US intelligence report estimated this week that 315,000 Russian soldiers had been either killed or wounded since the war began - which it said was almost 90% of Russia’s military personnel at the start of the invasion. Aside from the spontaneous questions put to Mr Putin by Russian and international journalists, a reported two million

The marathon event, cancelled last year, combines carefully vetted questions from ordinary Russians as well as journalists in the studio

questions were submitted for the event by ordinary Russians and carefully vetted beforehand. A war reporter for Russian daily Izvestia based in occupied Luhansk in eastern Ukraine tasked Mr Putin about Ukraine’s recent foothold on the Russian-occupied east bank of the Dnipro river. Describing Ukraine’s military success in a “small area” as a lastditch attempt by Ukraine to break through to Crimea, President Putin explained that Russian forces decided to withdraw several metres into wooded areas “to save our lads”. He went on to suggest Kyiv’s main motive is to show the West that it needs more military funding. “I don’t know why they are doing it, they are pushing their people to get killed, it’s a oneway trip for Ukrainian forces.

The reasons for this are political, because Ukrainian leaders are begging foreign countries for aid.” Mr Putin said support for Ukraine from its allies was running out. “Today Ukraine produces almost nothing,” he said. “Excuse my vulgarity, but everything is being brought in as a freebie. But those freebies could run out at some point. And it seems that they are gradually running out.” While the Russian leader was speaking, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gave a news conference at alliance headquarters in Brussels where he warned: “If Putin wins in Ukraine, there is a real risk that his aggression will not end there.” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the EU summit that Mr Putin would use indecision

regarding the Ukraine war against them. “People in Europe won’t see any benefit if Moscow receives a pass from Brussels in the form of negativity towards Ukraine. Putin will surely use this against you personally, and against all of Europe,” Mr Zelensky said via videolink. Mr Putin went on to claim that Russian forces had the upper hand across the front line in Ukraine. “Practically along the entire line of contact our armed forces are improving their situation, to put it modestly,” he said at his marathon news conference. There has been very little movement on the front line in recent months, but Russia is targeting two eastern towns in the Donetsk region, Mariinka and Avdiivka.

Venezuela highway in flames as lorry ploughs into crash site At least 16 people have been killed in an accident on the outskirts of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, officials say. A lorry ploughed into several cars which were stopped on the highway after being involved in an earlier accident. One of the vehicles appears to have been transporting a highly flammable liquid. Videos from the scene show the highway, which links the cities of Guarenas and Caracas, engulfed in flames. One woman told local radio that she had lost her parents, two of her brothers and a sister-in-law in the accident. “They told me they were all dead,” she said. Firefighters and emergency services were deployed from Caracas to extinguish the fire and

At least 17 vehicles caught fire, the state governor said

tend to the injured. The deputy minister of risk management, Carlos Pérez Ampueda, said 17 vehicles had

been involved in the incident. Footage shared on social media showed a burnt-out passenger bus lying on the highway.

Mr Pérez Ampueda, described how the tragedy had unfolded. “There was a minor crash involving a lorry and three cars

on Caracas-Guarenas carriageway, where old asphalt was being replaced,” he told local radio station Unión Radio. He said that a lorry then ploughed into this crash site. “The first accident happened at 07:00 and the second at 07:15,” he explained. He added that the driver of the lorry might not have been able to see the site of the first accident because of “poor meteorological conditions”. But locals took to social media to complain that road maintenance had been neglected in many parts of the country during Venezuela’s economic crisis. Some also pointed out that poorly serviced heavy goods vehicles had been involved in a number of recent accidents. (BBC)

28 CLASSIFIEDS E AND V CONSTRUCTION Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

CONSTRUCTION HELPER Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, cleaning work site, etc.

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EAGLE CLAW SECURITY LTD.

EDWINE PIERROT ROUSSEAUX

Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY OFFICER

MAID

ELBERT’S CLEANING SERVICE Pelican Beach Drive, Whitby, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

ELIE’S LANDSCAPING CLEANING SERVICES Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

2 LABOURERS LANDSCAPER

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cut lawn using hand, power or riding mower and trim and edge around walks, flowerbeds, and walls. Planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-947-6909

CONTACT: 649-241-3886 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39964

CONTACT: 649-341-1683

CONTACT: 232-7124

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39999

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 40033

ERIC DELANCY

EZ CLEAN LAUNDRY

Wheeland, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays5A SOUTH DOCK ROADeking to employ a

NANNY

LAUNDRY ATTENDANT

MASON HELPER

Mixing concrete, cleaning tools, moving and handling blocks, etc. Salary: $10.00 Hourly CONTACT: 232-1268/ VENANTE3@GMAIL.COM

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 333-6628

Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry. Salary: $10.00 Hourly

Applicant must be honest, reliable and hard working. Attending to the washing machines, assist in loading of washing machines, etc. $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 242-6121

ER CLEANING SERVICES LTD. 28 Oyster Lane, The Bight Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, restroom cleaning etc. $8.00 hourly

HOUSEKEEPER Performing a variety of cleaning activities. $8.00 hourly

2 DOMESTIC WORKERS Linen laundering and other housework. $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-333-1246

39998

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39984

FELA MINI MART SHOP

FLAMINGO NAILS

FLASH SECURITY SERVICES

FLEURIDOR MOTORS LTD.

DOMESTIC WORKER

NAIL TECHNICIAN

CLEANER Stocking and supplying

MECHANIC

Walter Cox St. Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 331-0792

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

Behind Mara, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, and nail polishing. Pedicures and the application of acrylic toenails. $8.00 Hourly

HAIRDRESSER Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, permanents, coloring, and weaving. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 344-5632

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39992

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

40036

40004

39861

FORBES SECURITY

GIORDANI PHANOR

GLENROY GARDINER

16 Hopeland Close, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Parrot Cay Is seeking to employ a

HS BARBERSHOP AND BEAUTY SALON

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

Back Rd., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, mopping, restroom cleaning etc.

2 DOMESTIC WORKERS Cleaning outside the property, waste pickup, trash disposal, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 333-6575/346-8047

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

40003

Five Cays Road Is seeking to employ a

Keeps equipment available for use by inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tuneups, oil changes, tire changes, wheel balancing, and replacing filters. Salary: $8.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-7341

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 40024

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

BELLEVUE LUNCH TO GO

LUCAS CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED/ LUCAS J REGINALD

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

39950

Grand Turk, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY OFFICER

CARPENTER LABOURER CASHIER COOK CLEANER

Guarding and securing properties. Must be able to work 6 days a week. Salary: $12.00 hourly

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. Salary: $300.00 Weekly

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 243-8383

Greets customers, receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-347-1124

CONTACT: 649-243-0449

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39865

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39955

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39965

CONTACT: 649-343-9679

AUDELIN CHARITE

CHERY WATER SERVICES

ENID BEAUTY SALON & SPA

JUDITH GUERRIER

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER LABOURER Clean the yard and take out the trash. Trim down trees and water the plants. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Clean the trucks, clean water tanks weekly, clean the delivery equipment and water hoses and refill the generators with diesel when needed. Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 346-2311

CONTACT: 649-342-9699

40018

40015

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

OLD/NEW. BELONGER TO APPLY.

Millennium Hwy., Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BARBER

Cutting & Trimming. Shape Eyebrows and beards, giving shaves. $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY 40025

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Setting up workstations with all need ingredients and cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc... Cooking food in various utensils and grillers. Salary $10hr.

To Performs general, routine custodial duties, to include dusting, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning restrooms, and restocking paper and soap supplies. Performs routine maintenance to custodial equipment and supplies. Salary $ 9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 231-6858

CONTACT: 231-6887

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

LAS BRISAS RESTAURANT & BAR

LAWANDA BASDEN

40022

Chalk Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

40021

Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

JANITOR DISHWASHER DOMESTIC WORKER

Salon cleaning, scrubbing, mopping, garbage removal and replacing tissue. $8.00 hourly

Gathering and removing rubble, dirt, and hazardous waste outside the plaza, sweeping outside the building, cleaning the doors, frames, and windows, cleaning the outside wall. $8.00 per hour.

Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils. Wash dishes. SALARY: $7.00 per hour

Sweep the house. Mop the floor. Clean the bathroom and replace the tissue. Clean the doors and windows. Clean the ceiling and walls, empty waste baskets. Salary starts at $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 649-342-9699

CONTACT: 332-4320

COSMETOLOGIST Braiding, massaging, treating scalps, coloring, styling, shape eyebrows, remove facial hair. $8.00 hourly

CLEANER

BELONGERS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE RENEWAL 40011

FIRST-TIME APPLICATION, BELONGER TO APPLY. 40014

RENEWAL/OLD NEW. BELONGERS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE. 40050

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE. 40019

December 16-22, 2023 ONE MAN STANDING CONSTRUCTION #3&4 Grace Plaza, Millennium Highway, Providenciale Is seeking to employ a

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS PIERRE BODELET AUGUSTIN Providenciales, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

SOLID CONSTRUCTION LTD. Glass Shack, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

W2-JT BUILDER

New Airport Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CLASSIFIEDS 29 ISLAND LANDSCAPING South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

ISLANDE SAINT-VIL Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

JANITOR

LANDSCAPER DOMESTIC CARPENTER LABOURER MASON WORKER Clean the yard Measure, and take out the trash. Trim down trees and water the plants. $8.00 per hour.

cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. Pay: 8.00 per hour

Smooth out concrete in segments to ensure the concrete is poured in level. Arrange the concrete forms. Rub cement in with sponge-rubber float or burlap. Salary: $8.00 per hour.

Cut lawn using hand, power or riding mower and trim and edge around walks, flowerbeds, and walls. Planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 346-2311

CONTACT: 342-9699

CONTACT: 649-342-9699

CONTACT: 649-443-1677

40013

40012

OLD/NEW. BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE, RENEWAL.40016

CONTACT: 348-6953

QUALITY UPHOLSTERY

KARAOKE BAR & GRILL

Gathering and removing rubble, dirt, and hazardous waste outside the plaza, sweeping outside the building, cleaning the doors, frames, and windows, cleaning the outside wall. $8.00 per hour

RENEWAL, BELONGER TO APPLY.

JEFFREY FORBES South Dock Is seeking to employ a

RENEWAL, BELONGER TO APPLY.

Industrial Dr., South Dock Rd Is seeking to employ a

NEW APPLICATION. BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE. 40017

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

KLEAN AND KUTE KNAILS

L.A.F CONSTRUCTION

Francis Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

40029

Norway, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work. Washing, cooking, ironing, cleaning, general housework. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 347-4057

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39973

LANDO MAINTENANCE CLEANING SERVICES Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

4 NAIL HANDYMAN UPHOLSTERER BARMAID TECHNICIANS PAINTER HOUSEKEEPER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 344-0689 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39994

LISETTE COMPERE-WILLIAMS

Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs and webbing to repair furniture and frames. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-342-4655 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 40009

To greet customers, take orders, serve drinks and keep the bar well stocked and clean. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-442-4050

40035

39957

CUSTOMER SERVICE ATTENDANT

CONTACT: 341-7432

CONTACT: 244-2327

1267 Market Place, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

Greets customers, receive payment, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and be in charge of office. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 244-2327

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39962

39981

MENOU VARIETY STORE

MONIQUE DEAN

NADIUSKA RODRIGUEZ GARCIA

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

#28 Timber Cres Street, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

CARETAKER

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

39972

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

CASHIER Greets customers, receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts. $8.00 hourly

STORE STOCKER Maintain the outlook of a store by cleaning and restocking shelves. $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 244-2864 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE 39997 LABOUR BOARD

Help dressing patient, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-2831

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39993

CONTACT: 331-5872

39951

CUSTOMER SERVICE ATTENDANT

Maintain the outlook of a store by cleaning and restocking shelves. $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 343-6168

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

SHELF STOCKER

Greets customers, receive payment, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and be in charge of office. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing. Ensuring all rooms inspected according to standards. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

LUX RENT A CAR

1267 Market Place, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 332-6772

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces. Salary: $12.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

LUX RENT A CAR

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing. Pedicures and the application of acrylic toenails. Salary: $8.00 hourly

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-245-8677 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 40002

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39859

MARIO RENE

MARK GARLAND

MASON

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

CONTACT: 241-4976

CONTACT: 345-3480

CONTACT: 649-245-9352

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39954

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39947

NAOMIE AGENOR

NATIVE ARTS & CRAFT SPECIALTY

Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

NAUJIK MAINTENANCE & CLEANING

Wheeland, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Down Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

LABOURER

MANPOWER SERVICES GROUP LTD. 3 Hope Street, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/ or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters. Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39989

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 346-5152

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 40010

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 243-6469/343-6031 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39996

Breezy Bay, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Cleaning outside the property, yard waste pickup, trash disposal, clean windows, and doorframes. $8.00 hourly (First Time)

CLEANER Stocking and supplying designated areas, sweeping, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. $8.00 hourly (Renewal)

CONTACT: 331-5822 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39977

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Braugher: Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Captain Holt dies aged 61 Andre Braugher, the star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Homicide: Life on the Street, has died aged 61 following a brief illness. Braugher often portrayed police officers during his career, performing both in dramatic and comedic roles. He won two Emmy Awards, from a total 11 nominations across his career, for his roles in Homicide and Thief. Terry Crews, who played Terry Jeffords in Brooklyn NineNine, paid tribute to Braugher’s “irreplaceable talent”. “I’m honoured to have known you, laughed with you, worked with you and shared eight glorious years watching your irreplaceable talent,” Crews posted on Instagram. “This hurts. You left us too soon. You taught me so much. I will be forever grateful for the experience of knowing you. Thank you for your wisdom, your advice, your

kindness and your friendship. “You showed me what a life well lived looks like.” Born in Chicago, Braugher graduated from Stanford University before attending The Juilliard School for drama. He was nominated for 11 Emmy Awards - including four for his role as Captain Raymond Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He won in 1998 for his role in Homicide: Life on the Street, and in 2006 for his performance in Thief, in which he played the leader of a heist crew. Braugher’s breakthrough came in the 1989 film Glory, where he played a soldier in a black Union regiment in the American civil war. Directed by Ed Zwick, the film also starred Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington - who won his first Academy Award for his supporting role in the film. Braugher’s television career

Andre Braugher often portrayed police officers during his career, performing both in dramatic and comedic roles

flourished playing detective Frank Pembleton in the gritty Baltimore police show Homicide: Life on the Street. He most recently starred in She Said, the biographical drama which saw Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan play the investigative journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein story. He played Dean Baquet in the film, the New York Times

executive editor who oversaw the two reporters. The actor’s other film credits include Primal Fear, which saw him star opposite Richard Gere, Salt, with Angelina Jolie, and City of Angels, alongside Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage. But many will remember him best for his role as Captain Ray Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which saw Braugher co-star with Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Lo Truglio and Melissa Fumero, playing New York police officers in Brooklyn’s fictional 99th Precinct. David Simon, whose non-fiction

book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets inspired the show Homocide: Life on the Street, said Braugher’s death was “too damn soon”. “I’ve worked with a lot of wonderful actors. I’ll never work with one better,” Simon, who also created The Wire, said on X. Actor Marc Evan Jackson, who played Braugher’s on-screen husband in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, shared a picture of the pair hugging while on set, wearing their wedding rings. He captioned the post on X: “O Captain. My Captain.” (BBC)

Cardi B and Offset have had a turbulent relationship since marrying in 2017

Cardi B reveals she has split with husband Offset Cardi B is hoping for “a new beginning” after splitting from her husband Offset, the rapper has revealed. Addressing fans in an Instagram Live clip shared by a pop culture account, The Bongos rapper confessed: “I’ve been single for a minute now... I want to start 2024 fresh.” It means the couple may be calling time on their five-year marriage. Migos rapper Offset has not yet publicly commented on the split

with his wife. Speaking to her followers on Sunday night, Cardi B said: “I don’t know if you guys have been getting clues from me, from my lives or from my stories when I put certain music or find my unfollowings... “I’ve been single for a minute now... I just don’t know how to tell the world.” The Bodak Yellow rapper added: “I want to start 2024 fresh, open. I don’t know, I’m curious for a new life, new beginning.

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Oprah Winfrey shouts out to a member of the crowd, during her portrait unveiling ceremony at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington on Wednesday

Painting honouring Oprah Winfrey unveiled at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Shawn Michael Warren can thank a mural for connecting him with his very famous muse. Three years ago, the Chicago artist painted Oprah Winfrey’s image as part of a mural in the city’s West Loop neighbourhood, curated by the B_Line Projects to honour the media mogul whose famed talk show and production company had been based in the area. In a video Warren shared on Instagram at the time, Winfrey said when she first saw the mural it took her “breath away.” “I was so impressed by Shawn Michael Warren’s artistry, the creativity, the way he was able to capture a feeling of hope and inspiration and strength,” she said of his work. Fast forward to Wednesday in Washington, DC, where the artist and Winfrey were together to unveil a new portrait Warren painted of her for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. The painting shows Winfrey looking resplendent in a purple dress, holding an olive branch. In the audience were Winfrey’s best friend Gayle King, friend and director Ava DuVernay and Winfrey’s longtime love Stedman Graham, watching as the former talk show host appeared joyous when Warren unveiled her portrait and she saw it for the first time. While sharing context for the portrait, Winfrey told the crowd that the color purple “has been seminal” in her life. Her role in the 1985 film “The Color Purple” helped make her a movie star and she’s a producer on the upcoming film version of “The Color Purple” musical. She referenced her favourite bible verse, Acts 17: 28, which states in part: “For in him we live and move and have our being.” That scripture came to her mind, Winfrey said, when she was recently struck by the beauty and

light outside a window of her home in Montecito, California. “I thought ‘I am moving and breathing in the space that is God right now,’” Winfrey recalled. “And I am living in this dream that God had for me. ‘Cause I don’t know how I got from [her birthplace in] Mississippi to Montecito.” It was her Montecito home which provided the backdrop for her portrait. In an interview with CNN, Warren said he and his friend Darius Carter, a Los Angelesbased photographer who is originally from Chicago, travelled to Winfrey’s house and shot about 600 images of her in Winfrey’s most sacred of spaces, her prayer garden. And while he helped suggest the dress she wore, Warren said he gave Winfrey free rein to move as she saw fit for the portrait session. “I usually tell my models how to pose, but because it’s her, I said to her verbatim ‘I don’t have to tell you how to pose. You’ve been in front of a camera for as long as I’ve been alive,’” Warren said. He thanked Winfrey during his remarks on Wednesday, calling her his “friend and muse.” “You could have chosen anyone, but you saw fit that an artist from the place you called home during your rise to prominence should be given this honour,” Warren said of Winfrey. “Thank you for your kindness, your trust, your playfulness, welcoming us into your home, and allowing us to capture your portrait.” In her speech, Winfrey got emotional as she referenced other notable people throughout history whose portraits also hang in the gallery, including Harriett Tubman, Frederick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, Ida B. Wells, former first lady Michelle and President Barack Obama, Lena Horne and President John F. Kennedy.

December 16-22, 2023

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Classifieds

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Website: tcweeklynews.com

MANUEL HERNANDEZ

CLEANER

DOMESTIC WORKER

CLEANER LABOURER BABYSITTER JOURNEYMAN Must have

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 341-3579

CONTACT: 242-7162

CONTACT: 344-3710

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. $8.00 Hourly

MAINTENANCE MAN General repairs, plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. $8.00 Hourly CONTACT: 343-3784 OR MAIDFORTCI@GMAIL.COM

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39856

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39829

MARTIN CHARLES

MONTE’S PORK SHACK

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

3 KITCHEN HELPERS AND 2 SERVERS

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39886

MR. GROUPER RESTAURANT #73 Princess Drive, Lower Bight Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Working hours include holidays, late nights, and week-ends Previous experience min 1 year required Salary $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 342-4436

CONTACT: (649) 941-7331

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39824

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39869

MAINTENANCE WORKER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, heating, and air conditioning system. Salary: $10.00 per hour

CONTACT: 649-345-0308 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39885

MARIE CONTRACTING

Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

MAID FOR TCI

Cooper Jack, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MARIE ANDRE HINSON

946-4664

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

MARIE MATHE LORDEUS

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39905

OVANDO CONSTRUCTION #101 Grace Bay Court, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

MASON

Applicant must be honest, reliable and hard working. Taking care of my children, washing, ironing and cleaning. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-245-8948 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39825

P & D EMPLOYMENT Acting on behalf of

various skills. Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 341-5064 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39877

PATIENCE CONSTRUCTION Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

MEP SOLUTIONS TCI LTD.

999 Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

PROJECT MANAGER

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters. $9.00 Hourly

8-10 years’ experience in relevant position. $25.00 per hour

CONTACT: 649-331-9854

CONTACT: 946-5907

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

MARIUS CELUCIEN After Menzies, Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

Mop, sweep and clean working areas. $8.00 per hour BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39934

39878

JOURNEYMAN Must have various skills in the construction field. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-341-4935 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39882

KUBERA LIMITED DBA GOLDSMITH

IS URGENTLY LOOKING FOR A

FLORIST Applicant must have experience as a Floral Assistant or Florist. Must have extensive knowledge of tropical flowers, foliage and potted plants, including their names, seasonal availability and lifespan. Candidates must have experience using current styles in floral design while at the same time understanding the traditional use of certain flowers for weddings, funerals etc. salary commensurate with experience.

CONTACT: 231-3788

JEWELER

$14.00 per hour Must have excellent knowledge and skill for jewelry and gemstones. Must be able to repair clasps and links on Gold and Silver Jewelry. Must be able to identify precious and semiprecious gems and metals

SALES MANAGER

$20.00 per hour Must be able to achieve growth and acquire sales goals. Designing and implementing a strategic sales plan that expands company’s customer base. Also, be able to work in team environment.

STORE CLERK

$10.00 per hour Must be able to provide assistance to customers and handle various duties such as operating the cash register, greeting customers, helping customers find products, doing paper work, stocking shelves, and maintaining the store clean and organized.

CAREGIVER

$10.00 per hour Assisting elderly person with personal and house duties such as cooking, cleaning and other related chores

These positions are currently held by work permit holders. Belongers are encouraged to drop off resume to the store. Providenciales: Central Square and The Regent Village Grand Turk: Goldsmith Building Front Street Tel: 649 946 4100/332-4100. Email: goldsmithtci@gmail.com Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

40049

36 CLASSIFIEDS GERALD VIP MOBILE CARWASH Club Sodax Is seeking to employ a

CAR WASH ATTENDANT Wash inside and outside of vehicles. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 347-5225 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39913

GOOD TASTE WHOLESALE & RETAIL Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

December 16-22, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

GILLEY’S ENTERPRISES (GILLEY’S CAFÉ) Is seeking to employ a

GLEN ADOLPHUS WILLIAMS Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

JANITOR HELPER

DISHWASHER KITCHEN

CONTACT: 246-5189

CONTACT: 946-4472

39900

39899

39863

HANDY GUY CONSTRUCTION

HARSHA’S RESTAURANT & CAFETERIA

GRACE BAY WATERSPORTS Mango Reef, Turtle Cove Marina Is seeking to employ a

Airport Rd., North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

COOK COOK

CONTACT: 246-3137

CONTACT: 946-4472

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

Kishco Plaza, Airport Rd. Is seeking to employ a

GOOD TASTE RETAIL & WHOLESALE Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning, mopping, sweeping, and disposing of debris, etc. Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Setting work station. Preparing ingredients, Chopping and peeling vegetables Cutting and cleaning meat.Cooking food in various utensils/grill Salary: $10.00 per hour

EMAIL: TATE@GILLEY’SCAFÉ.TC

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Setting up workstations. Preparing ingredients, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. Salary: $9.00 Hourly

To work 6 days per week Salary: $8.00 per hour

EMAIL: TATE@GILLEY’SCAFÉ.TC

GOOD TASTE RESTAURANT

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

Setting up workstations. Preparing ingredients, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 246-5189 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39846

HYGIMPS CONSTRUCTION Blue Hills, Back Road Is seeking to employ a

39826

JACQUELINE MATHIUS OSIAS FERDINAND Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER WAITRESS LABOURER BABYSITTER LABOURER PARASAILING CAPTAIN Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 246-5189 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

Duties include preparing boat/ equipment for flights, taking care of passenger’s needs, delivering safety briefings, maintaining vessel as needed. Salary: $10.00 hourly

CONTACT: JUDITH NOEL AT 333-2626 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

Church Ave., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Take orders and serve food and beverages. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $10.00 hourly

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 347-6106

CONTACT: 649-232-8738

CONTACT: 247-1864

CONTACT: 242-0330

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39887

39822

JKJ CARIBBEAN CONTRACTING

JOSE LUIS OVANDO SOTO

39847

JACQUES PHANOR

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape materials. Salary: $9.00 Hourly

Walter Cox St., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

DRYWALL FINISHER Responsible for installing wallboards and applying plaster. $10.00 hourly

CARPENTER Follow blueprints and building plans. Measure, cut, or shape materials. $12.00 hourly

CONTACT: 344-8971

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39921

KERVIN CONSTRUCTION

Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Soil cultivation, digging, and forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

(RENEWAL)

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39821

39843

KIN KHAO RESTAURANT IBO Plaza, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

LAS BRISAS RESTAURANT & BAR Chalk Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

GARDENER LABOURER COOK COOK

CONTACT: 244-3548

Description: Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Pay: 8.00 hr

CONTACT: 000-0000

Setting up workstations. Preparing ingredients, cutting meat etc. Must have 3 to 5 years’ experience in cooking Thai food. To work 5-6 days a week. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Setting up workstations. Preparing ingredients, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. SALARY: 8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 332-4320

39851

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39886

CONTACT: 649-343-3661

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 39920

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39830

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 39888

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39862

LIFE CHANGING VARIETY STORE

LIONEL & YOLETTE BASSETT

LOUNES VIRGILE

LUMPY CONSTRUCTION

LUXURY CUTS AND BRAIDS

MADOCHE MEME

CONTACT: 649-345-4527 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

New Airport Rd., Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE WORKER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 347-3520

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39912

#15 Juba Sound Is seeking to employ a

CARETAKER Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-247-0801 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39872

Back Road Is seeking to employ a

#26 Tana Road, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Grants Plaza, Upstairs Next to Sweeties Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER LABOURER BARBER BABYSITTER Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Applicant must be very good at caring for children. Feeding, bathing, washing and keeping their sleeping areas clean. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 341-9193

CONTACT: 241-2478

CONTACT: 241-2550

CONTACT: 649-443-1050

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39914

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39907

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39820

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39840

December 16-22, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

38 CLASSIFIEDS SECURITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD.

SIMONS MAINTENANCE & CLEANING

#14 TDMG Building, Five Cays, South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

South Dock Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY MAINTENANCE WORKER OFFICER Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work in different business places 6 days a week when asked to do so. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-331-7678 39827

SUPREME MAINTENANCE Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

KT'S CONSTRUCTION Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

REASA LOUIS

South Dock Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

WANDA MAE VASHITA HIGGS Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER CLEANER JOURNEYMAN DOMESTIC WORKER

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Must have various skills in the construction field. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-331-0686

CONTACT: 345-5150

CONTACT: 243-6860

BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39910

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

December 16-22, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39880

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS B & S SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED #78 Five Cays Access Road Industrial Park, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Island. Contact No. 9418112

IS LOOKING FOR:

SECURITY GUARD (10) Join our dedicated team of professionals and play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and security of our clients! Apply today and become a Security Officer at B & S Security Services.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Patrolling assigned areas to ensure the safety and security of personnel, visitors, and property. • Enforcing company policies and regulations to maintain a secure Environment. • Monitoring surveillance equipment and reporting any suspicious activities or incidents. • Responding to alarms and emergencies promptly and effectively • Conducting thorough inspections of premises and reporting any potential security breaches or hazards. • Providing exceptional customer service by assisting visitors and addressing their inquiries. • Writing incident reports and maintaining accurate and detailed records

REQUIREMENTS:

• Previous experience in security or law enforcement preferred. • Strong observation and problem-solving skills. • Ability to work independently and as part of a team. • Basic knowledge of security systems and protocols. • Physically fit and able to stand or walk for extended periods. This Position is for first time work permit application Wages start at $9.00 per hour.

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to jobstci@alliedcaribbean.net. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

INTERESTED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. 39894

Cleaning and keeping the surroundings clean, taking out the garbage and other household chores. SALARY: $200.00 weekly

CONTACT: (649)241-7438

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO LABOUR BOARD. 39898

POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. BELONGERS AND RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39902

CONTACT: 344-0942

R & C CAR WASH

REGCO CONSTRUCTION

RENANDE JULIEN

CLEANER MASON

BABYSITTER

Wash inside and outside of vehicles. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cleaning construction site with sweeper, pick up yard waste, dispose of construction debris. Salary: $12.50 Hourly

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc. Salary: $300.00 Weekly

CONTACT: 649-331-6927

CONTACT: 649-342-0255

CONTACT: 242-4504

Granny Hill, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39849

PROVOLI PIZZA Grace Bay Market, 2nd Floor, Grace Bay, Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Stocking and supplying designated facility area. Wiping tables, chairs, windows, cleaning property exterior and interior. Sweeping, mopping and other cleaning, sanitization tasks. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 345-2540, INFO@PROVOLIPIZZA.COM BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39889

Discovery Bay, Providenciales TCI Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39875

QUALITY CAR RENTAL

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39850

Venetian Road Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39915

QUEEN OF THE SEA

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

MECHANIC COOK Keeps equipment available for use by inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation etc. Salary: $12.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 946-4510

Setting up workstations. Preparing ingredients, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-5109

39876

BELONGERS SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39884

RENARD PIERRE

ROSE HALL-MICHEL

RUBIEE ALLIDEE FORBES

CLEANER

NANNY/ DOMESTIC BABYSITTER WORKER

Back Rd., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

To take care of a Toddler. Bathing and dressing toddler. Feeding and preparing meals. Doing baby laundry etc. Salary $8.00 Hourly.

CONTACT: 346-9158

CONTACT: 649-242-5236

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39839

39870

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-347-1207 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY 39879

December 16-22, 2023 AL MODA

ALEX HENRIQUEZ

NAIL TECHNICIAN

HANDYMAN

5 Academy Way, Eddie LaPorte Plaza, Downtown Is seeking to employ a

Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail repair, etc. $8.00 hourly

2 HAIR STYLISTS Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, etc. $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-347-9343 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 40005

BEAUTIQUE SALON & SPA Unit #7, Provo Plaza Is seeking to employ a

CLASSIFIEDS 39

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Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

• Clean facilities by sweeping, dusting, etc. • Assist tradespeople with electrical repairs. • Paint and fill gaps on sidewalks, etc. • Undertake duties as assigned, etc. Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-947-6909 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 40039

BELLE COMERE VARIETY STORE Blue Hills, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

ALTINA AMILCAR

AMINTHE PROSPERE

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

AFTER NELL'S, THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

BABYSITTER

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-341-3152

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-348-7631

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 40034

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

BLUE HILLS CONSTRUCTION

BON MARCHE

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

40030

CONTACT: 346-0002

CONTACT: 346-7174

Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 246-4090

CONTACT: 649-342-6745

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39982

39953

CECELIA CLEMENTIA SAINTIL Behind Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 345-7819

CINDY COX

Cleaning property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 40031

CONSTRUCTION TROPIC Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Flamingo Road, Long Bay, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 232-4612/231-5564

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, layout tools, pouring of concrete foundation. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 243-8144

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 39983

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39952

40049

DE PATRONES BAR & GRILL

DENESIA GRAY

DESERENE LEWIS AUGUSTIN

DOMESTIC WORKER

Behind The Ball Park, Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

WAITRESS Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons. Ensure customers are enjoying their meals and correct any problems. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-346-1125 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39963

Prospect #10, Cooper Jack Is seeking to employ a

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-244-8820 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39980

in logistics, keep records and help with inventory control, assist with sales in store. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Leeward, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-244-2830

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39970

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

CHILD CARE WORKER

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 348-3497 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39945

• Strong verbal communication, teamwork and listening skills • A Sensitive and caring nature • Understanding other people feelings and reactions • Physically capable Salary : $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-3403/247-0582 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39985

CAYA RENTALS

122 Palm Circle East, Leeward Palms Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER PAINTER Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 243-0599

• Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces. • Must be willing to work 6 days a week. Salary: $20.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-343-4663

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

40026

39860

CLOVER LEAF AGENCY

CONSIST CONTRACTING

39995

Acting on behalf of:

LABOURER LABOURER

Down Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Majorie Hill, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

RECEIVING CLERK Must be proficient

BABES N TOTS

Mary Jane Lane, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

CAICOS WATERWAY EXPRESS

Bible St., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

NAIL LABOURER LABOURER TECHNICIAN Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

ARSENE LIMPREVIL

LABOURER EMPLOYER: TEE’S CONSTRUCTION Bottle Creek, North Caicos Rate: 8.00 Per hr Description: Cleaning Property, moving trash, etc. (First Time)

DOMESTIC WORKER EMPLOYER: CAICOS ISLE MANAGEMENT Providenciales Rate: $ 8.00 Per hour Description: Cleaning house and Maid Services. (First time)

South Dock Rd. Is seeking to employ a

Snake Hill, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 242-1287

CONTACT: 242-7457

CONTACT: 947-0561

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

DIEUDON MONDELUS

DIVINE HEART WEDDING

40028

40051

Kew Town, Provo Is seeking to employ a

CORIELAN SMITH

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39858

WILSON CASIMIR Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WEDDING 2 LABOURERS Digging WORKER ASSISTANCE Duties: pits, disposing Applicant must be honest and reliable. General housework, washing, ironing, cooking and cleaning. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 347-5669

HELPER

Needs to be able to assist with the setting up of wedding venues. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

of waste, maintaining property appearance. Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 1-649-241-5149 OR

CONTACT: 649-333-1674

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

THALIANYACHARLES@GMAIL.COM BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39976

39956

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO APPLY, A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 40048

40 CLASSIFIEDS NBM CONSTRUCTION Granny Hill, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

December 16-22, 2023

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NORMA SAUNDERS Aswood Rd., South Caicos Is seeking to employ a

OBED CONSTRUCTION Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

ILANE HAMUTAL HANDFIELD Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

PROVO STEVEDORING LIMITED Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

RAYNADO HEAVEN Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER KITCHEN STEELMAN FARMER STEVEDORE DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-8969

HELPER

Preparing the workstation for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Build and install iron or steel girders, columns, and other construction materials to form structures. Cut, position, and bolt down steel bars. Salary: $9.00 Hourly

DUTIES: Fertilizing soil, planting and keeping crops SALARY: $8.50 Per hour weekly

CONTACT: 343-1420

CONTACT: (649) 242-0425 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND RESUME TO LABOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 39897

ROULMON MERTILIEN

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 40000

CONTACT: 332-3826 39949

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39971

ROCHELIN DONA

ROSENELLE CAPRON

VALUABLE POWER SERVICES

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

The Bight, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Millenium Highway Grant Plaza Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

QUALIFICATIONS Clean Police Record Valid Driver’s License COMPENSATION $10 per Hour POSITION TYPE Full-Time

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO MAIN OFFICE AT PROVO STEVEDORING LIMITED, SOUTH DOCK PORT PROVIDENCIALES TCI. TEL: 1(649) 941-8975 OR EMAIL: ACCOUNTS@PROVOSTEVEDORING. COM 39979

SCOOTIE & JOSE MECHANICS & BODY SHOP Old Airport Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-348-4662 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 40032

SHISHA LOUNGE

Grace Bay Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

STORE CLEANER LABOURER ATTENDANT MECHANIC CLEANER Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary $8.00 Hourly

General duties, Basic Salary: $600.00 bi-weekly

Inspecting and testing vehicles, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire changes, wheel balancing, and replacing filters. Salary: $10.00 Hourly

Cleaning of tables, floors and any other duties assigned by supervisor Applicant must be honest, reliable and hard working. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 244-0113

CONTACT: 231-3639

SUNSET BAR #2

VANESSA T. JOSEPH

COOK PLUMBER HANDYMAN MECHANIC BARTENDER

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-244-4241

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39944

40023

BELONGER’S ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR BOARD. A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39967

SMITH ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING

SPARKI SPARKLING HOUSEKEEPING

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 649-341-6010

SIP SIP TCI LTD Somerset Resort, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 347-1799/346-8047

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

• Clean facilities by sweeping, dusting, etc. • Assist tradespeople with electrical repairs. • Paint and fill gaps on sidewalks, etc. • Undertake duties as assigned, etc. Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-345-8069

CONTACT: 649-345-3914

CONTACT: 649-947-6909

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39948

40038

VENEL CONSTRUCTION Wheeland, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

VERNANDO DELANCY South Dock Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 242-7012

STANLEY MARCUS LIGHTBOURNE

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39990

Glass Shack, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Setting up workstations. Preparing ingredients, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39958

Selling products and providing customer service. Greet customers and guide them. Maintain the outlook of a store by cleaning and restocking shelves. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

LESHUN MISSICK Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Inspecting and testing vehicles, engine tuneups, oil changes, tire changes, etc. $8.00 hourly

SALES CLERK Greets customers, receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts. $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 232-2267 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39986

MAVIS SIMMS Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC LABOURER LABOURER DOMESTIC WORKER WORKER Clean workstation, lift heavy materials, empty garbage, etc. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 347-1700

CONTACT: 649-242-1287

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39943

40027

Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

DUTIES: To perform tasks Involving physical labour, to Assist skill workers SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 232-9541

CONTACT: 341-9309

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 40045

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 40044

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39946

Airport Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Uphold customer service, Maintain Bar, Mix and serve drinks Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39975

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work. Keeping the store clean, clean outside lunch area, utensil washing, dishwashing, and general housework. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 231-6318

CONTACT: 345-6998

39959

39974

STEPHANIE BEAUTY SALON

CLINTON T. SIMMONS

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

NAIL LABOURER TECHNICIAN Duties: Design paint and refill Nails, to do Pedicures and manicures. SALARY: $9.00 per hour

Duties: To perform tasks Involving physical labour And other chores as assigned. SALARY: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-5785

CONTACT: 232-0926

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 40046

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 40042

December 16-22, 2023 LUIS PENA

JOHN L. GODET

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

NATE LIGHTBOURNE Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

WIKENSKI RENE & ERNSTLY REGIS

Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 241-1529

CONTACT: 245-2869 BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 40040

WILSON GIBSON PROSPECT 10 COOPER JACK BAY Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $ 8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 243-0137

Duties: To employ carpentry Skills on various building project. Salary: $10.00 per hour

CONTACT: 241-2579 BELONGERS ARE ASKED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT 40043 HOLDER.

ERCO LTD.

BUTLER

MAINTENANCE MAN Fix and maintain equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair, etc. $9.00 hourly (New)

HOUSEKEEPER/ DOMESTIC WORKER Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, etc. $9.00 Hourly (Renewal)

CHEF

Setting up workstations with needed ingredients and cooking equipment. Prep and cook food. $9.00 hourly (New)

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39991

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

Serve drinks at the bar or table, maintain bar cleanliness and well stocked. Give advice on drinks, glass collection and wash up. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CLEANER

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-947-6909 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

CONTACT: 241-3556

CONTACT: 348-1832

40001

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 40037

Whitby Highway, Whitby, North Caicos, TCI, Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 242-1063

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

WILLY & MONICA CONSTRUCTION

CAICOS CACTUS MANAGEMENT

#18 The Village, KPMG Building, Grace Bay, Is seeking

Answer calls, greet guests, event planning assistance, and serve drinks and food. $8.00 Hourly (Renewal)

WILLIMAE PENNE DENNIE Lower Bight Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER CARPENTER BARMAID Duties: To perform tasks Involving physical labour And other chores as assigned. SALARY: $8.00 per hour.

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 40041

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

DOMESTIC WORKER Domestic Worker consists of cleaning, Laundry and organizing rooms Able to work with little or no supervision, be physically fit, dependable,hardworking. Must be self-motivated and able to understand, write and speak English fluently. Salary: $300.00 per week.

ALL EXPERIENCED AND INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS CAN SEND INQUIRIES TO CAICOS CACTUS MANAGEMENT TEL: (649) 231-4885 EMAIL: INFO@CAICOSCACTUSMANAGEMENT.COM THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39987

R & S FUNERAL SERVICES/ RICARDO MISSICK 94 Yellow Flowers Street, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

SECRETARY Answering calls, taking messages and handling correspondence Prioritizing work load Maintain diaries and arranging appointments Salary: $9.00 hourly (Mon-Fri)

CONTACT: 649-330-7513 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

40007

39597

COCO BISTRO

#22 Morris Plaza, Airport Rd., Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

40066

FIBERWORKS

#10 Oak Avenue, GRACE BAY, Providenciales, Is seeking to employ a

#10 Oak Avenue, GRACE BAY, Providenciales, Requires

PASTRY CHEF 1 FIBER TECHNICIAN • Manages all day-to-day operations of the pastry and bakery section of the kitchen. Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread etc. following CONTACT: 946-5369

traditional and modern recipes. • Make recipes for daily special desserts • 3 years experience • Salary: $38,000 per annum

EMAIL: COCOBISTRO@TCIWAY.TC

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES MUST BE ABLE TO: • Install and maintain fiber, copper and COAX cables according to plan. • Perform low-loss fiber splicing and cable jointing. • Perform preventative

maintenance and ensure that proper standards are followed. Salary is $12.00 per hour (negotiable), 5 or 6 days per week depending on workload RENEWAL WORK PERMITS/QUALIFIED BELONGERS CAN SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39966

APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT A RESUME TO: DIRECTOR OF FIBERWORKS #46 STINGRAY STREET, COOPER JACK BAY, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS EMAIL: CLAYTONFW@GMAIL.COM CONTACT: 333-0980 39988

SHA CONSTRUCTION, MAID TO CLEAN, NEWTECH CONSTRUCTION, SIESTA

TCI ELEVATOR SERVICES LTD.

Looking for:

CARPENTERS, WELDERS, MASONS, PLUMBERS, TILE LAYERS, LABOURERS, FABRIC, PAINTERS, TRADEMAN, STEELMAN, CARPET LAYER, CLEANERS, COOK, MAINTENANCE WORKER. Must be able to read and understand building drawings; layout and erect brick wall, concrete columns, beams, support concrete staircases; concrete floor rending, layout and build driveways, deck floors, swimming pool, cistern, competent with masonry tool and working knowledge of imperial and metric measurement. Perform maintenance and minors repairs (replacing broken switches, fixing doors handles, minor leaks, cut and polish rocks, install, measure, cut and shape. Salaries started @$8-$13 per hr. Work 5-6 days a week.

#03 SHRUB CL, BLUE HILLS. CELL: 231-6858

40020

Requires an

ELEVATOR TECHNICIAN • Must have at least 10 years punctual, pay attention to work experience in elevator detail, and be able to work installation, repair and autonomously; troubleshooting with Otis, • Be willing to work after hours, Kone, and JRT Controller; holidays, and weekends, as • Must be able to read and required; understand factor levels; Salary - $20.00 per hour. • Must be self-motivated,

SUITABLY QUALIFIED ISLANDERS AND RESIDENTS WITH RIGHT TO WORK SHOULD SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST TOGETHER WITH CERTIFICATIONS TO TCI ELEVATOR SERVICES LTD, PO BOX 657, PROVIDENCIALES, OR BY EMAIL TO TCIELEVATOR@HOTMAIL.COM, AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT COPY TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION. 39969

42 CLASSIFIEDS

TC TRIPLE POWER CMR Granny Hills, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

BCQS LIMITED seeks a

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CHARTERED QUANTITY SURVEYOR THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT MUST POSSESS

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or RICSrecognised qualification. • Full Membership of RICS (MRICS) • Ten years post qualification work experience. • Computer literate with experience in Word, Excel, MS Project & Planswift.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE AND CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE EXPERIENCE IN:

December 16-22, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

• Pre and post contract Quantity Surveying duties • Market appraisals • Feasibility studies An annual salary of $42,000.00 plus performance Related commission is offered for this position. The suitable candidate should be able to work under his own initiative and be able to see through projects from concept to completion.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39904

Cooper Jack, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Sweeping the

BOOKKEEPER CLERK • Use QuickBooks to input all data • Prepare accounts receivable • Prepare statement of account for corporate and government accounts • Excellent knowledge in bank reconciliations Salary: $500.00 weekly

house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, etc. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-6920 BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39844

CONTACT: 246-5189

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39918

WILKENDY BREVIL

KECHIE

South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

Acting on behalf of

PLUMBER

This position is available immediately and closing date for application is 5th January 2024. Qualified Turks & Caicos Islander Preferred. Apply in writing to BCQS Limited, P. O. Box 158, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands or fax to 946-7184 or email to staylor@bcqs.com

CONTACT: 347-6850

WALKIN AGENCY

VIKAS VELAYUDHA NAIR

40050

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

CLEANER

HARD ROCK CONSTRUCTION #128 Millennium Highway, Blue Hills TEL: 244-3939 Installs pipes and fixtures. $9.00 Hourly / Renewal

KKS CLEANING SERVICES Millennium Highway, Providenciales TEL: 244-3939 Cleaning of homes etc. $8.00 hourly / Renewals

TICORE SEYMOUR Phase #2, Providenciales TEL: 247-2241 Taking care of children and doing housework. $6.50 Hourly

NORMA GOODRIDGE Palm Circle E, Leeward Palms TEL: 431-6672 Running errands, taking Care of pets and home while owner is away or at work. $6.25 hourly

CLEANER Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $8.00 hourly

LIVE-NANNY GENERAL WORKER

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

CONTACT: 346-6113 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39923

40065

D AND R SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Millennium Highway, Blue Hills. Seeking

TRADESMAN

- $8.50 Hourly Skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper.

PO Box 329, Graceway, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies Tel 649 333 5638 Email: info@provoprimary.com Website wwwprovoprimary.com

GENERAL WORKER

MUSIC TEACHER You will be responsible for teaching music to children throughout the primary and middle schools. Applicants should hold a Teaching Degree and have previous experienc teaching music. Salary range s commensurate with experience, from $36,000 – $43,000 per annum based on 40 hours per week).

EARLY YEARS TEACHING ASSISTANT Your responsibiities will nclude supporting the classroom teacher in caring for, preparing for and teaching a class of Early Years children. Applicants must have experience working in a primary school or in an Early Years environment and/or hold an Early Childhood Certificate. Salary range is commensurate with experience, posts of responsibiity and qualifications, from $ 19,000 $26,000 per annum based on 40 hours per week). We invite prospective applicants who are Turks Islanders to send copies of their applications to Providenciales Primary & Middle School and to The Immigration Board.

Please send a full resume, letter of application, certificates and police check, together with the names and phone numbers of two referees, to Toby Barkworth-Knight at toby.bk@provoprimary.com.. The closing date for applications is 29th December 2023.

-$8.50 Hourly Responsible for various manual tasks such as digging trenches, unloading building materials and preparing job sites.

MASON HELPER

-$8.50 Hourly Assist a mason who might be working with stone, brick, or tile. Carry the tools and materials needed for the job and set the location up.

HANDYMAN

-$8.50 Hourly Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair, electrical repairs, etc.

LABOURER

-$1,200.00 Monthly Cleaning property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

BABYSITTER

-$1,200.00 Monthly Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework.

DOMESTIC WORKER

-$1,200.00 Monthly Cleaning, laundering sheets, towels, personal clothing, and other housework.

CAREGIVER

-$1,200.00 Monthly Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry.

CLEANER

-$1,200.00 Monthly Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc.

JANITOR/CLEANER

-$1,200.00 Monthly Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc.

CONTACT: 247-4924 40048

Belongers only apply/Renewal

39883

December 16-22, 2023 SW CAFE

Ports of Call Plaza, 11 Sandcastle Road, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

WAITRESS Take orders and serve food and beverages. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 231-2397 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39833

CLASSIFIEDS 43

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS ELIBEHT K. ARACENA Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

JENNY WILLIAMS CASTILLO Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 348-8000

CONTACT: 245-1980

Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39927

Duties: Regular household chores, Sweeping, and mopping and laundry. SALARY: $8.00 per hour

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39475

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!! THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

BY ERIC LTD

Le Vele Plaza, Providenciales, Looking for

MIXOLOGISTS

• Responsible for ensuring combining elixir and creating that their bars run smoothly extraordinary cocktails and efficiently. • Must be willing to work • Beverages, costing and weekends and holidays revenue management of the • Starting salary 9-15$ per hour bar is essential based on qualifications and • Must have a passion for experience CONTACT: 649-333-1049 / ERIC@PROVENCEBYERIC.COM BELONGERS SHOULD SEND RESUMES TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT OR DROP RESUME AT PROVENCE BY ERIC RESTAURANT – LE VELE PLAZA POSITION ARE CURRENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDERS 39925

KITE PROVO

42 Garden Loop, Grace Bay (Teaching location is on Long bay Beach), Is seeking to employ

2 CERTIFIED KITEBOARD INSTRUCTORS

POSITIONS AVAILABLE The Turks and Caicos Islands oldest and leading publishing house is in need of additional staff to fill the following posts:

WRITERS/ PHOTO JOURNALIST

Candidates must have at least five (5) years’ experience working full-time for daily newspapers and/or news/features magazines, reporting on hard news, features and parliamentary/court proceedings. Salary paid weekly will commensurate with experience.

FOR MAGAZINES AND OTHER PERIODICALS GRAPHICS PRODUCTION DESIGNER/ PAGINATOR

This position requires someone with at least five (5) years’ experience working with Macintosh or PC computers. Must be skilled in the make-up of advertising and pagination. Proficiency using InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop software for print is essential. Some technical, networking and web design knowledge an asset. Salary paid weekly will commensurate with experience.

• Must be a certified Kiteboarding instructor from an accredited association such as IKO, PASA BKSA or equivalent • Must be able to teach Kite Hydrofoil and Wing Foiling • Must be able to teach

beginner to advanced level kite boarding • It would be an asset to be bilingual • Pay is hourly, based on lessons taught, and is commensurate with experience, starting at $35/ hour

CONTACT: 649-232-5483

SUBMIT RESUMES & REFERENCES BY E-MAIL: RESERVATIONS@KITEPROVO.COM QUALIFIED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THE CURRENT POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER

EASYWAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT

HELPER JOAZILE M. HUGUETTE

LABOURER YVLISE HUTCHINSON

TEL: 242-5126 The Bight, Dalancy drive Assisting with the ongoing construction of my home, such as assist with mason, carpenter, plumbing and tile work. $8.00 per hour

TEL: 346-9395 South dock Assisting with the ongoing construction of my home, such as assist with mason, carpenter, plumbing and tile work. $8.00 per hour

E. G. CLEANING SERVICES TEL: 331-7188 Long Bay Cleaning villas and condos. $9.00 per hour

TEL: 246-6382 Five Cays Pick up waste and maintaining upkeep of apartments and property. $8.00 per hour

2 MAIDS

LABOURER VONEL ALEXANDER GRAY

COURT REPORTER

College or high school graduate with at least five (5) years’ experience in community reporting. Ability to drive and use a camera a desirable asset. Salary paid weekly will commensurate with experience.

ADVERTISING SPACE SALES PERSON

Candidates must have had actual hands-on experience selling advertising space for newspapers and magazines. Ability to assist clients with the writing of copy for ads and gathering of collateral an asset. Salary is commission based.

FORWARD APPLICATIONS TO: THE PUBLISHER DUNCANSON PUBLICATIONS LTD. EMAIL: TCNEWS@TCIWAY.TC NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Preferences will be given to Belonger and Legal Residents

39867

39935

OCEAN CLUB RESORTS

Is looking for applicants for the following positions:

HOUSEMAN (VACANT) ROOM ATTENDANT (VACANT) All positions involve strenuous physical labour, which requires being able and willing to perform heavy lifting, and other physically demanding functions. Must be able to speak English fluently. Preference will be given to someone with previous resort experience.

All applicants must be able to present a clean Police Record if offered a position. Wage commensurate with experience. Individuals must be willing to work holidays and weekends on a flexible schedule dictated by business demands.

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT OCEAN CLUB OR OCEAN CLUB WEST, OR EMAIL: HR@OCEANCLUBRESORTS.COM ONLY THOSE RECEIVING AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.

39895

44 CLASSIFIEDS 7P MITOU LOVE RESTAURANT Fellowship Cl., Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

December 16-22, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

A TASTE OF ITALY Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

ALFRED HURBERT STUART Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

ALL TIME CONSTRUCTION Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

ANA INES SANTOS DIAZ Walter Cox Street, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BABES N TOTS Down Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER CARETAKER LABOURER KITCHEN 3 KITCHEN DOMESTIC WORKER HELPER HELPERS Preparing the workstation for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-347-0729 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

Working hours include holidays, late evenings, and week-ends. Previous experience min 1 year required Salary $8.00 per hour

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: (649) 941-7331

CONTACT: 243-4019

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39873

39868

39917

BLACK BOY & JEAN TRUCKING

BLAZE CONTRACTING

C&S PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT

17 Ralph Close, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Juba Sound Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

CARPENTER Follow blueprints and

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 242-3631 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39906

DANY BENJAMIN LOUIS Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER • Caring for young children collecting them from school/ nursery school, babysitting, and pet feeding. • Garden duties, Dinner preparation, cleaning and housesitting for employers, etc. Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-947-6909 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39864

plans. Install structures and fixtures. Measure or cut wood, and other materials. $8.00 Hourly

39841

South Dock Rd. Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 341-9538

Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications. Salary : $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-3403/247-0582

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39919

39909

CARLANDE ETIENNE PARKER

DALS CONTRACTING

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER 2 LABOURERS LABOURER CLEANER

CONTACT: (649) 241-5563

CONTACT: 649-347-6376

HELPER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site. Salary: $10.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-3494

CONTACT: 341-1629 39848

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD.

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39871

39854

39828

DERVENT CLEMENT STANLEY A. QUANT

DESIGN BUILDERS ASSOCIATION LTD

DMR GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER 4 MASONS DOMESTIC WORKER PAINTER

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39831

Leeward Palms Is seeking to employ a

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, etc. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-5194 BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39845

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

CANDESHA ALCY

CONTACT: 232-0071

PAINTER

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc. Salary: $8.00 hourly

39855

Apply paints, stains to walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces. $8.00 Hourly

BABYSITTER

CONTACT: 649-242-4324

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $8.00 hourly

ESTHER DUVEAU

Applicant must be very good at caring for children. Feeding, bathing, washing and keeping their sleeping areas clean. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-345-2694

Dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping and cleaning room. Complete routine cleaning tasks in assigned area and any other task assigned by supervisor. Salary: $8.00 hourly

EMMANUEL DESRONVIL Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

181 Uncle Paul Circle, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $9.00 hourly

South Dock Is seeking to employ a

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 341-4543 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 3998

Unit 204, The Regent Village, Grace Bay Road Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-7139

Unit #6 Queens Landing, Grace Bay Road Is seeking to employ a

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; make steps and plasters. $9.00 hourly

AUTO MECHANICS Inspecting vehicles, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire changes, and replacing filters. $9.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39924

CONTACT: 332-2067 / 241-0148

EXANORD LORDEUS

FRANKLIN PINTURA T.C.I

#39 Tower Drive, Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39853

Leeward, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DURESTON BESSARD Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

ELIE’S LANDSCAPING CLEANING SERVICES #10 Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-6362

CONTACT: 232-7124

FUN CRUISES

GENELIA FORBES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39823

Blue Haven Marina Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39832

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

HANDYMAN LABOURER BOAT BUILDER BABYSITTER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-244-9428 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

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Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Repair boat, paint and repair fiberglass. To work 6 days a week. To work from 9am-5pm. Salary: $10.00 Hourly

Applicants must be honest, reliable and good with handling children. Caring of two small children, feeding, bathing, washing etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-343-7291

CONTACT: 333-1505

CONTACT: 344-5031

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SUNNY FOODS BLUE HILLS

THE WINE ESTABLISHMENT LTD

Providenciales, TCI, Is looking for:

103W Grace Bay Court, Providenciales, Is looking to hire:

FROZEN FOOD STOCKERS TWO (2) WINE STEWARDS

• Physically able to reach, • Ability to lift 50 pounds. stretch, bend, and walk • Availability on work nights, during work hours. weekends, and holidays. • Ability to stand for long • Ability to multitask, prioritizes, periods of time in the and manages time efficiently. Freezer Environment (Minus • Wages star at $8.00 per hour. 10 degrees Fahrenheit or • Held by the work permit minus 23 degree Celsius) holder.

EMAIL YOUR RESUME AT JOBSTCI@ALLIEDCARIBBEAN.NET. INTERESTED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT 39892

NATIONAL COMPANY SERVICES 6 Parade Ave, Butterfield Square, Providenciales, TCI, Is looking to hire:

JOB DESCRIPTION: • Greet guest and pour wine according to established wine tasting procedures. • Suggest and sell wine, wine tasting experiences, wine clubs and non- wine products. • Monitor wine inventory and evaluate report to ensure consistency in wine menus. • Maintain display shelves and ensure appropriate labeling of all bottles according to company policy. • Ensure appropriate storage of wine for serving and restock as

required. • Follow department policies, procedures and service standards. • Other duties as assigned. REQUIREMENTS: • Must have extensive knowledge of various brands and quality of wine. • Existing relationships with new and old-world producers. • Must have sales and customer service experience. • Must be able to work 60 hours weekly. • Fluent in English, French and Italian. SALARY: $15.00 hourly

INTERESTED APPLICANTS MAY SUBMIT THEIR RESUME WITH QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE TO SALES@WINEESTABLISHMENT.TC AND THE TCI LABOUR DEPARTMENT. BOTH POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDERS. 39978

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CORE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Ensures the growth and profitability of the Company within risk parameters as established by the Board of Directors (2) Oversees the strategic and daily operations of core and supporting areas of the business and ensures the effective management of risk, quality, time and cost. (3) Ensures the growth in profitability of the Company within risk parameters as established by the Board of Directors (4) Implements, monitors and reviews Company policies, and operating processes and procedures where necessary, and in a timely manner. (5) Ensures that all departments within the Company operate efficiently and effectively, in accordance with industry standards, processes and procedures, with a view to maintaining the lowest fixed cost per disbursed loan in the industry. (6) Prepares and submits monthly reports, financials, and other information to the Board of Directors, in an efficient and timely manner. (7) Manages relationships with key clients, partners and vendors. (8) Ensures that all stakeholders are aligned and informed of strategic issues impacting the business. (9) Represents the business as a liaison to the media, regulators, industry associations, and other agencies, as required. (10) Fulfils any other duties as may be assigned from time to time. QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE: (a) Have Ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of experience in a senior management position, within a Micro-Finance or credit-based organization (b) Experience writing and implementing policies and procedures related to micro-finance business operations (c) Experience in micro-loan collections and arrears management (d) Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development (e) Keen understanding of the business’ core and support functions including but not limited to Credit, Money Services, Finance, Operations, HR Management, and Information Technology (IT) (f) Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operations metrics (g) Working knowledge of IT/ Business infrastructure and MS Office (h) Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or relevant field, from a recognized tertiary institution. SALARY: $48,000.00 YEARLY PLUS OTHER ALLOWANCES PLEASE EMAIL APPLICATION LETTER AND RESUME TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NATIONAL COMPANY SERVICES, 6 PARADE AVE, BUTTERFIELD SQUARE, PROVIDENCIALES, TCI EMAIL: HR@NCSFSG.COM. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 30, 2023. SUITABLE CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN INTERVIEW.

B & S COOLING SERVICES

#78 Five Cays Access Road Industrial Park, Providenciales, TCI Contact No. 9418112

Is looking for

EXPERIENCED AUTO MECHANIC JOB DESCRIPTION:

We are currently seeking an experienced Auto Mechanic to join our reputable automotive service team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience in diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining various types of vehicles.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform routine automotive maintenance tasks, including oil changes, tire rotations, filter replacements, and fluid checks. • Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical issues on a variety of vehicles, including cars, trucks, and SUVs. • Utilize diagnostic tools and equipment to identify and resolve complex vehicle problems efficiently. • Conduct thorough inspections and provide accurate estimates for repair work. • Complete all job orders and service documentation accurately and in a timely manner. • Maintain a clean and organized work area, ensuring all tools and equipment are properly stored.

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • • • • • • •

Minimum of 10 years of proven experience as an Auto Mechanic. Proficiency in computerized diagnostic tools and equipment. Strong knowledge of automotive repairs, maintenance, and systems. Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment. Team-oriented attitude with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Certifications are preferred and mandatory. High school diploma or equivalent. Technical or vocational training is a plus. This Position is for first time work permit application Wages start at $750.00 per week.

EMAIL YOUR RESUME AT JOBSTCI@ALLIEDCARIBBEAN.NET 39968

Interested Belongers are encouraged to submit their resume to the Labour Department

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TROPICAL PALMS VILLA MANAGEMENT

#18 Oxford Close, Cooper Jack Bay, Providenciales, Is seeking to employ

ONE (1) HOUSEKEEPER The applicant must have 3 years' experience in clearing and preparing villas after guest's departure and before guest's arrivals. Successful applicants must be able to work independently, be reliable and have a valid driver's

license. Normal working hours are from 10.00am to 4:00pm weekdays and Saturdays- (30mins for Lunch) (number of hours worked may vary occasionally depending on our work demand). Rate of pay is $9.00 per hour

INTERESTED CANDIDATES PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME TO US VIA EMAIL: AUDLEYAGW@GMAIL.COM THIS AD IS FOR NEW WORK PERMIT HOLDER. OFFER EXPIRES JANUARY 31, 2024.

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PARALEGAL GARLAND & CO.

Garland & Co is seeking to recruit a highly motivated professional for the role of Paralegal. KEY RESPONMSIBILITES

• Providing legal and administrative support to Attorneys with due regard to the sensitivity and confidentiality of the information handled. • Conducting legal research and preparing advisory reports and/or summaries. • Assisting in the drafting, reviewing, and cross referencing of legal documents. • Attending meetings and corresponding with clients, organising and reviewing documents, and general case file management. • Compiling court bundles, tracking key court deadlines, and the filing of legal documents. • Recordkeeping and timekeeping

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• The successful candidate will hold a qualifying law degree as well as a postgraduate legal qualification from a leading University • At least three years of experience as a Paralegal in a law office or legal department is necessary

SKILLS

• Excellent written and oral communication skills as well good interpersonal skills • Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with clients and colleagues • Confident with the ability to work on own initiative and as a part of a wider team • Excellent research and analytical skills and ability to make sound recommendations based on legal research • Excellent organisational and time management skills • Proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of products

REMUNERATION

Garland & Co will offer a salary commensurate with experience and the level of qualification.

To apply, submit Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter and two references to: Garland & Co. E 202 Le Vele Plaza, Le Vele Plaza, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales.

Turks and Caicos Islanders should submit a copy of their application to the Labour Department. 40006

BOAT MECHANIC

Requires a minimum of 10 years experience in marine maintenance. Responsible for maintaining, repairing and testing all resorts and homeowner’s Vessels, observing equipment and diagnosing potential problems and repairing them, document inspections and maintenance on all watercraft. Boat Captains License, Driver’s License and a certificate from a brand of outboard engines (emphasise on Yamaha) or marine engineering school is required. The Position requires staying on Pine Cay. Salary is 30,000 per annum.

K-9 SECURITY/ K9 SECURITY DOG HANDLER

Patrol Cay with K9 security dogs. Train and care for the dogs. Security baggage checks at the docks. Check-in contractors. Monitor and review security cameras. Respond to incidents at all hours. Work weekends, holidays and evenings. Must have emergency first responder training and firefighting training. Utilize K9’s to search for, apprehend and safely detain persons involved in or attempting criminal behavior. Protect all property of island, homeowners and guests. Minimum of 5 years’ experience in military or law enforcement. K9 handler training from a government approved training facility. * Ability to read, write, understand and speak English to ensure comprehension and effective communication with others. Good health and physical condition. Have a good employment record and a clean police record check. Ability to work with and learn computer software. Salary 22k annual

PURCHASING CLERK

5 years’ experience in a luxury resort environment. Must have P.O.S. experience, be able to track and manage purchasing orders, develop budgets, evaluate inventory, compile orders. Maintain/ reconcile inventory records. Must have clerical, communication skills and must have experience in accounting night audit or accounting software. Second language preferred but not mandatory. Computer skills and excellent customer service is essential. Should pay attention to detail and be a team player. Must be able to reside on Pine Cay for scheduled shifts. $12 per hour.

RESERVATION SUPERVISOR

Minimum 5 years’ experience working in Luxury Resort. The reservation supervisor must maintain a friendly and efficient atmosphere for the guests, homeowners, and staff members. To maintain accurate guest reservations, records, and bills. To serve as the communication focal point for the hotel and club. Must complete daily reservation duties and follow ups. Keep track of revenue management with fact sheet and packages updates. Following up with the IT technician on website maintenance, OTA’s websites updates and Relais & Chateaux updates. Following up on regular rooms and villa bookings. Salary 36k annual.

SOUS CHEF

Maximum of 5 years’ experience in a formal luxury resort kitchen. Help in preparing the menus and producing high quality dishes both in design and taste. Order supplies and ingredient to stock inventory properly. Effectively manage the kitchen staff, motivate them and assign duties. Manage and train kitchen staff, assist in establishing working schedules and assess staff’s performance. Must possess exceptional culinary skills and have a passion for food creation. Must be detailed orientation, well organized with advanced verbal and written communication skills, adapt quickly, multitask and work under pressure. Up to date knowledge about food preparation, food handling, health and safety standards and nutrition. Proficient in restaurant management software. Salary $30,000 per annum.

LABOURER

3 years experience in a luxury resort environment. Must be able to work outdoors and operate small machinery, Maintain the beauty and health of all plants, flowers, outdoors grounds and trees, responsible for designing, producing, renewing and preserving outdoor spaces as well as responsible for minor repairs and keeping the compound clean from debris. Must be able to take direction, pay attention to detail and be a team player. Skills in painting, carpentry, landscaping and gardening would be an asset. Salary is $8.00 per hour.

Interested Applicants can submit their Cover Letter and Resume to: RECRUITMENT@PINECAY.COM ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED. ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A VALID POLICE RECORD WHEN APPLYING. SOME POSITIONS MAY REQUIRE YOU TO LIVE ON PINE CAY.

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December 16-22, 2023 ANDREA CABRERA Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

J O B

O P P O R T U N I T I E S

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Reporting: Maintenance Manager Department: Maintenance Starting Date: As soon as possible

JOB PURPOSE:

Under the supervision of the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing diversified duties to troubleshoot, install, repair and maintain all resort facilities, parking lots, vehicles, equipment and water works.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Perform daily maintenance tasks as assigned by the Maintenance Manager or other authorized individuals, manage time responsibly and actively pursue new tasks as appropriate. 2. Respond to maintenance inquiries, issues, concerns, requests, procedures and projects and take immediate action to resolve/ provide solutions. 3. Repair defects in facilities, appliances, machinery and equipment and report same to supervisor, relevant owners, management and co-workers. 4. Complete work order requests as assigned and submit completed forms, detailing time and materials, to supervisor or authorized persons; ensure work orders are given priority and completed timely with the highest quality standards. 5. Conduct pre-arrival room checks 24 hours prior to arrival or as soon as practical. 6. Test, record and/or service health and safety systems, physical plant, utilities, pools, waste water treatment plants, fitness equipment, laundry equipment, lighting, the Resort and related equipment on a regularly scheduled basis. 7. Perform special projects as assigned by the Maintenance Manager or other authorized individuals. 8. Report inventory shortages prior to depletion; submit purchase order requests to supervisor or authorized person; maintain inventory control procedures and participate in physical inventory as required. 9. Keep maintenance work areas, workshop and storerooms neat, tidy, organized and in compliance with TCIG health and safety regulations. 10. Maintain a proper set of work tools; keep company tools in good working order; keep tools/equipment secure and in proper storage areas. 11. Keep supervisor and relevant co-workers informed/ advised of projects and provide progress reports on guest/owner issues. 12. Remain flexible to accommodate customers and respond to emergency calls as needed when off duty. 13. Complete assigned Checklists and Work Orders in a timely manner and submit to supervisor for approval. 14. Follow safety and cleanliness standards in the completion of all maintenance tasks. 15. Take ownership/responsibility for issues that require maintenance attention and respond quickly and appropriately. 16. Maintain knowledge of the resort, its operations and relevant inventory. 17. Maintain professional, courteous manner with guests, owners, contractors and co-workers at all times. 18. Manage and monitor the standards of performance and work of vendors/contractors in the absence of the supervisor. 19. Comply with OCR’s policies, procedures and guidelines. 20. Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or any other person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

1. To perform this job successfully, individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 2. High School Diploma, appropriate resort or building industry trade certification, plus relevant education and 2-3 years general maintenance experience, preferably in a resort environment. 3. Experience in general trades: plumbing, electrical, AC, carpentry, appliance repair, painting, masonry, drywall. 4. Thorough knowledge of hotel maintenance procedures, operations and equipment, including pool and waste water treatment plant testing. 5. Self-motivated and dependable with a strong work ethic and good trouble-shooting skills. 6. Good communication skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in English language. 7. Professional appearance and cooperative demeanor. 8. Heavy lifting, use of multiple types of electronic and manual equipment and tools, ability to work in varied weather conditions.

POOL & BEACH SUPERVISOR

DOMESTIC WORKER Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 346-1146 BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39930

TRIPLE S CONSTRUCTION Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

MASON Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters. Salary: $9.00 hourly

Location: OC or OCW Department: PROPERTY SERVICES Position Type: FULL TIME Reporting Supervisor: Resort Manager Starting Date As soon as possible

CONTACT: 333-0209

JOB DESCRIPTION

KENDALL JENNINGS

Job Purpose: Under the supervision of the Resort Manager, the Pool & Beach Supervisor is responsible for performing diversified duties to maintain the cleanliness and order of the beach and pool areas, while providing excellent customer service to guests and owners.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Clean the pool(s) daily, and if necessary, twice daily. Report any changes in clarity, cloudiness, etc. to the Resort Manager. THE CONDITION OF THE POOLS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. 2. With the assistance of other Pool & Beach staff, ensure that the following tasks are assigned and completed daily: • Set out appropriate numbers of beach towels. Remove any dirty towels from pool and beach area and deliver to laundry area. • Maintain a presence at the beach and pool areas throughout shift to assist with any guest needs. • Remove trash from receptacles at beach and pool as needed. • Clean and maintain the areas surrounding the pool and beach, including bathrooms. • Remove any broken beach or pool furniture from rotation and notify Supervisor.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

1. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 2. High School Diploma, plus 3-5 years relevant experience, preferably in a resort environment 3. Thorough knowledge of property services procedures, operations, and equipment 4. Self-motivated and dependable with a strong work ethic and good problem-solving skills. 5. Strong communication and people skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in English language. 6. Professional appearance and demeanor with solid customer service background 7. Essential First Aid and CPR training and valid certification. 8. Strong swimmer.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

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Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 241-2516 BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39931

KENYA PARKER Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 242-1522 BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39929

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ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS IRRIGATION LTD

WHITE SANDS HOLDINGS LTD.

Irrigation Technician

PASTRY CHEF

• Knowledge of the installation and operation of irrigation systems and components. • Knowledge of work methods, tools, equipment and materials used to maintain and repair irrigation systems • Knowledge of electronically controlled irrigation systems and programming functions • Knowledge of drip irrigation systems • Skill in reading construction drawings, blueprints, plans and specifications • Skill in maintaining records of the installation and maintenance of irrigation systems • Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot irrigation problems • Ability to work both independently and with others • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions • Ability to fine tune irrigation systems to optimum operating potential • Ability to troubleshoot pumping systems and remove and install pumps. • Ability to install and replace faulty valves and solenoids

• Repairs of piping of all types • Direct, train, and evaluate subordinate personnel. • Coordinate, assign, and review the work of assigned maintenance personnel • Review work orders and schedule personnel and equipment in accordance with job requirements • Plan and recommend materials needed for work projects; order approved supplies and materials • Prepare and maintain maintenance logs of work performed • Order supplies; keep time sheets; assist with budgeting; complete written records of work performed, material/labor estimates and training • Respond to inquiries from company client’s • Safely operate and maintain a variety of related tools, power, and agricultural related equipment • Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other contractors employees and the public using principles of good customer service

SALARY 8/HR THIS IS FOR A RENEWAL CONTACT 649-941-5579

39890

Applicant must have prior experience, speak English, have a valid TCI driver’s licence and is needed to work six days a week.

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Preparing a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies and bread following traditional and modern recipes. • Prepare, clean and organize ingredients for use in the kitchen. • Monitoring supplies and ingredients. • Creating new and exciting deserts to regularly update the menus. • Ensuring compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations. Salary commences at $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT JOSE NOJADERA BY TELEPHONE – 244 6415 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND IN ORDER TO SUBMIT RESUMES. Prospective TC Islander applicants are also free to lodge a copy of their applications with the Labour Board.

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PRADDO SKILLED CARPENTERS That can construct, erect, install and renovate structures made of wood and other materials, ranging from kitchen cabinets to building frameworks. Salary $9.00-$14.00/hr commensurate on Qualification & experience

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK encompassed in the position.

SKILLED MASONS

REQUIREMENTS:

• College Graduate with degree on any 4 year Course. • With atleast 5 years of work experience. • In an 8-hour workday: stand or walk between 6-8 hours • Flexible schedule including working nights, weekends, and holidays as needed • A positive attitude. Show up on time • Being flexible on what days and hours you can work • The willingness to do any job that is needed even if it’s not “technically” part of your job description

FOR FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT HOLDERS. WAGES START AT $8.00 PER HOUR. INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN EMAIL THEIR RESUME TO WENDY@ BASICESSENTIALSTCI.COM OR SEND RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. Belongers need only to apply.

An experienced pastry chef is needed for a private residence in Long Bay, Providenciales.

Seeking

We are looking for the following:

• Will prepare orders for shipment complete all paperwork, obtain the best rate quotes, and ensure accuracy of the order to ship. • Adequate knowledge of computer systems and comfortable using them; • Duties include but are not limited to, receiving in, storing, and distributing all deliveries, as well as stock and restock items in their proper locations as needed. • Employee will pick customer orders per pick ticket and ensure the accuracy of selected items and quantities. • Safety, organizational and housekeeping responsibilities are

Is seeking to employ a

39938

that can use bricks, concrete and concrete blocks, and natural and manmade stones to build walls, walkways, and other structures. Salary: $10.00-$15.00 commensurate on Qualifications and Experience

SKILLED STEEL FIXERS

that can follow engineer plans utilize hand and power tools. Able to cut and bend steel bars also mesh for connecting rebar with wire clips or welds to build up sections. Salary $9.00-$14.00/hr commensurate on Qualification & experience All applicants must be trustworthy, dependable, able to think independently, also flexible and open to working Saturdays.

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO: PRADDOCONSTRUCTIONTCI@GMAIL.COM

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AQUA SCUBA LTD

DOROTHEA MALCOLM

E AND V CONSTRUCTION

SOUTHSIDE MARINA, Is seeking to employ an

295 Palm Circle E, Leeward, Providenciales, Is seeking to employ a

Grand Turk, Is seeking to employ a

EXPERIENCED SSI SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTOR

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties include: Teaching all SSI dive courses, guiding certified divers, all other boat and dive center duties as required. A second language is an advantage. Salary starts at $125 per day but will be based on experience and qualifications.

CONTACT: 649-432-2782

LABOURER To work 6 days a week at

General household chores: cleaning, mopping, washing, dusting, sweeping and any other related chores as needed. Salary: $8.00 per hour

$8.50 an hour. Duties include ensuring that premises are clean and tidy, collecting and removing all debris and any other duties assigned.

CONTACT: 247-1554

SEND RESUMES TO: AQUATCIINFO@GMAIL.COM BY 20 DECEMBER 2023 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39936

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39940

EG CONSULTING LTD

ERIKA MEP SALES & SERVICES

GERTRUDE FORBES

7 Grouper Court, Turtle Tail, Providenciales, Is seeking to employ a

Long Bay, Providenciales, Is seeking to employ a

Leeward Palms, Providenciales, Is seeking to employ

KITCHEN HELPER HELPER • Must be willing to work weekends and Holidays • Hardworking individual ready to be part of our team • Duties to include

general cleaning of bakery • Salary $8.00 per hour • - Must have legal status to work in the TCI

CONTACT 333-1049 / E-MAIL – ERICVERNICE@ME.COM POSITIONS OPEN TO QUALIFIED BELONGERS. BELONGERS SHOULD SEND RESUMES TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT OR DROP RESUME AT PROVENCE RESTAURANT – LE VELE PLAZA 39926

GOLDEN SCISSORS

Fit and study garments on customers. Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines. Measure parts such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines. Salary based on commission

CONTACT: 242-7485

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39901

LABOURER

Cleaning of all rooms in house, sweeping, mopping, washing, ironing and any other related household chores. Salary: $8.00 per hour

Cleaning the grounds of the property - collect trash, debris and other waste to keep the site clean and safe. Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 231-4307

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#76 Kenneth Prospere Building, Airport Road, Is seeking to employ

TAILOR & SEAMSTRESS

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Load and offload materials from company containers & vehicles. • Dig trenches underground conduit installations. • Clean equipment and work areas. • Pack materials into containers • Salary: $8.00 hourly CONTACT: 242-0101/ P0LKA.D0TZ@YAHOO.COM

THIS IS A POSITION HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. PERSON ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND COPIES RESUMES TO THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND CALL 242-1358 39942

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. WORK PERMIT HOLDERS CURRENTLY HOLD THE ABOVE POSITIONS.

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K & T DISPOSABLE SERVICES

UNION BARBER SHOP

KENTRELL O. PROSPERE

MECHANIC

Down Town Is seeking to employ a

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BARBER BABYSITTER

49th Industrial Drive, Is seeking to employ a

Inspecting and testing vehicles, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire changes, wheel balancing, and replacing filters. $8.00 hourly

TRUCK DRIVER Transport materials and goods among manufacturing, distribution and retail centers. Inspecting vehicles for mechanical issues. $8.00 hourly

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Millennial women are facing the first decline in well-being since the Silent Generation, report says Things are not necessarily better for American women today than they were for their mothers and grandmothers, according to a new report. In recent years, the most important markers of women’s safety and health have declined, the data showed. The Population Reference Bureau created an index of women’s well-being, identifying the factors that best indicated the general status of poverty, education, incarceration, political representation, physical and mental health, and participation in the labour force. The index was created to compare the status of different generations of US women at the same stage of life – around ages 25 to 34. “While there have been some areas of generationto-generation improvement, millennials are the first generation of women since the (so-called) Silent Generation who are seeing declines in overall well-being based on our index,” said a lead author of the report, Sara Srygley, a research analyst at Population Reference Bureau, a nonprofit organization that collects population data on health and well-being. (The Silent Generation was born between 1928 and 1945, living through the Great Depression and World War II.) Affordable, quality health care is particularly a problem in rural communities for women such as Tyler Azure, a 28-year-old mother of the Chippewa Nation raising six children — three biological children, a stepchild and her two sisters after the death of their mother — in Havre, Montana. Often, doctors will come into town to pay off their student debt and then move on to a bigger city, she said. And mental health care is hard to find. “You can’t really build

a relationship with doctors that are continuously cycling out,” Azure said. As a young, Indigenous women, she feels she is often overlooked and not taken seriously, she said. Declines in health and safety did not align with where millennial women ranked when it comes to education and employment — many of those numbers went up from previous generations, according to the report. “This isn’t a question of whether today’s young women are working hard enough or trying to improve their lives,” Srygley said. “They’re obtaining higher education. They’re entering more competitive fields such as STEM fields and business ownership. They’re doing the things that they’ve really been raised to believe will lead to a better life. “Despite their best efforts, these are very real challenges,” she said. And the report showed the challenges are even higher for some women. “What really stood out was that there was even less progress among young people of color,” said Dr. Jamelia Harris, senior director of research at the Justice and Joy National Collaborative, a nonprofit

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Blood test shows if organs are ageing fast or slowly Similar to doing an MOT on a car, scientists believe they can run a blood test to check how fast a person’s internal organs are ageing, and even predict which ones might soon fail. The Stanford University team say they can monitor 11 major body parts, including the heart, brain and lungs. They tried it on thousands of adults, mostly middle-aged or older. One in five reasonably healthy adults aged 50-plus might have at least one fast-ageing organ, the results suggest. And one to two in every 100 might have several organs that test older than their birthday years. While the idea of the checkup might be scary, it could be an opportunity to intervene and change course, the researchers say. Knowing which organs are in rapid decline could help reveal what health issues may be looming, the researchers say in the journal Nature. ORGAN AGE GAP For example, an “old-for-its-time” heart increases the risk of heart failure, while a rapidly ageing brain might be more prone to dementia. In the study, having one or more organs ageing fast was linked with a higher risk of certain diseases

One in five reasonably healthy adults aged 50-plus might have at least one fast-ageing organ, the results suggest

and death over the next 15 years. The body parts they checked include: Brain, Heart, Liver, Lung, Intestine, Kidney, Fat, Blood vessels (arteries), Immune tissue, Muscle and Pancreas. The blood test looks for levels of thousands of proteins to give clues on which organs are ageing at different rates. The pattern of proteins detected appeared to be specific to particular organs. Researchers trained a machinelearning algorithm to make the predictions using lots of blood test results and patient data. One of the investigators, Dr Tony Wyss-Coray, explained:

“When we compared each of these organs’ biological age for each individual with its counterparts among a large group of people without obvious severe diseases, we found that 18.4% of those aged 50 or older had at least one organ aging significantly more rapidly than the average. “And we found that these individuals are at heightened risk for disease in that particular organ in the next 15 years.” The university has now submitted the paperwork to patent the test, in case it can be used and sold in the future. More studies are needed to check how good it really is at

predicting organ age and health before that though. Some of Dr Wyss-Coray’s earlier work suggests the biological ageing process is not steady but comes in bursts, with some rapid accelerations in people’s mid-30s, early-60s and late-70s. Prof James Timmons, an expert in age-related health and diseases at Queen Mary University of London, has also been studying blood markers of biological age. His work focuses on detectable gene changes, rather than proteins. He said the latest findings by Dr Wyss-Coray were impressive, but needed validating in more people,

particularly younger ones from diverse ethnic backgrounds. “Is this ageing or a new way to detect early age-related disease biomarkers? The authors favour the former, I don’t think the latter is ruled out,” he said. Dr Wyss-Coray said: “If we can reproduce this finding in 50,000 or 100,000 individuals it will mean that by monitoring the health of individual organs in apparently healthy people, we might be able to find organs that are undergoing accelerated ageing in people’s bodies, and we might be able to treat people before they get sick.” Prof Paul Sheils, an expert in the biology of ageing at Glasgow University, said it was still important to look at the whole body, not just individual organs, to build the most accurate picture of a person’s health. Caroline Abrahams from the charity Age UK said it while it was great that science was exploring earlier detection of serious age-related diseases, consideration was needed about how people might feel living with the knowledge. Should it become a reality, she said people would want emotional and clinical support alongside the test results and that the NHS would need to be ready for that - and have the funding to provide it. (BBC)

A23a: Monster iceberg just shy of a trillion tonnes Scientists now have good numbers to describe the true scale of the world’s biggest iceberg, A23a. Satellite measurements show the frozen block has a total average thickness of just over 280m (920ft). Combined with its known area of 3,900 sq km (1,500 sq miles), this gives a volume of roughly 1,100 cubic km and a mass just below a trillion tonnes. The iceberg, which calved from the Antarctic coast in 1986, is about to drift beyond the White Continent. It has reached a critical point in its journey, researchers say, with the next few weeks likely to decide its future trajectory through the Southern Ocean. To put the new thickness data in some context, London skyscraper 22 Bishopsgate is 278m tall bettered, in the UK, by only the 310m Shard tower. But A23a is also more than twice the area of Greater London, giving it an overall profile much like that of a credit card. The measurements of A23a come from the European Space

Agency’s CryoSat-2 mission. This veteran spacecraft carries a radar altimeter able to sense how much of a berg’s bulk is above the waterline. Using information about the density of ice, it is then possible to determine how much must be submerged. “Altimetry satellites like CryoSat-2, which measure the distance to the iceberg surface and to the sea surface, allow us to monitor iceberg thickness from space,” Dr Anne BraakmannFolgmann, from the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, told BBC News. “They also enable us to watch the iceberg thinning as it gets exposed to warmer ocean waters. “And together with knowledge of the sea-floor topography, we know where an iceberg will ground or when it has thinned enough to be released again.” Born in a mass breakout of bergs from the Filchner Ice Shelf, in the southern Weddell Sea, A23a was almost immediately stuck in shallow bottom muds to become

Satellite measurements show the frozen block has a total average thickness of just over 280m (920ft)

an “ice island” for more than three decades. And the CryoSat data can now explain why. The berg is not a uniform block some parts are thicker than others. CryoSat indicates one section in particular has a very deep keel, which in 2018, had a draft - the submerged portion of an iceberg -

of almost 350m. And it is this section that anchored A23a for so long. Satellite images show crevasses directly above the keel. “This is likely the surface expression of the damage that was caused when A23a hit the seabed,” Prof Andrew Shepherd,

from Northumbria University and the Natural Environment Research Council Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM), said. And in the years that followed, A23a gradually lost mass to eventually free itself and start moving. “Over the last decade, we have seen a steady 2.5m per year decrease in thickness, which is what you would expect given the water temperatures in the Weddell Sea,” Dr Andy Ridout, a CPOM senior research fellow from University College London, explained. A23a has now reached the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, where there is a convergence of various streams of fast-moving water that turn clockwise around the continent. How it interacts with these and the westerly winds that dominate in that part of the world will control where the behemoth goes next. But it is expected take a track called “iceberg alley” that points in the direction of the British overseas territory of South Georgia. (BBC)

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Hyperemesis: Scientists make pregnancy sickness cure breakthrough Scientists say they have discovered why some women become extremely sick during pregnancy, bringing them one step closer to a potential cure. Babies produce a hormone that can cause severe sickness, known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), according to a study. Exposure to the GDF15 hormone ahead of pregnancy could be a new treatment. Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, from the University of Cambridge, said: “The more sensitive a mother is to this hormone, the sicker she will become.” He added: “Knowing this gives us a clue as to how we might prevent this from happening.” Between one and three in 100 pregnancies are thought to be affected by HG. It can threaten the life of the foetus and many women need intravenous fluids in hospital to prevent dehydration. Some mothers report being sick up to 50 times a day throughout their pregnancies. Susie Verrill, 35, who is engaged to Olympian Greg Rutherford, said her experience of HG was so traumatic it made her consider a termination. The mother-of-three, who lives in Woburn Sands,

Buckinghamshire, had HG for two out of her three pregnancies and is contacted by women suffering from it every day. “I had a real sense of an inability to exist, I couldn’t be around my family,” she said. “I considered not carrying on my pregnancies because it was so terrible and that is really common when you have HG. “I couldn’t breathe without retching and I was stuck in my bedroom for five months both times. You have to make your world very small to survive and Greg became my carer. “It affects everything and you are just trying to get through each day before the baby is born.” The Princess of Wales famously suffered with HG during all three of her pregnancies and was admitted to hospital during her first pregnancy. Previous studies suggested pregnancy sickness could be related to GDF15 but researchers said the “full mechanistic understanding” was “lacking”. The new research, published in Nature and involving scientists at the University of Cambridge and researchers in Scotland, the USA and Sri Lanka, found that the degree of sickness was related to

Between one and three in 100 pregnancies are thought to be affected by HG

the amount of hormone produced in the womb - and prior exposure. They studied women at the Rosie Maternity Hospital in Cambridge and found those with a genetic variant putting them at a greater risk of HG had lower levels of the hormone, while women with the blood disorder beta thalassemia, which causes very high levels of GDF15 prior to pregnancy, experienced very little nausea or vomiting. Preventing the hormone from

accessing its “highly specific receptor in the mother’s brain” will “ultimately form the basis for an effective and safe way of treating this disorder,” Prof Sir Stephen, director of the Medical Research Council metabolic diseases unit at the University of Cambridge, said. Mother-of-two Vivienne Kumar from Bedford was sick 10 times an hour during her pregnancies and the only time she was not vomiting was while she was asleep. “It’s not just morning sickness,

it is debilitating,” she said. “Once you go through it you never really recover, it stays with you forever. “I felt really shut off from the world and like I was in my own bubble. I didn’t see the end point. It is really hard to leave the house. “I was so lucky to have the support of my husband and mum, without them I may not have been as motivated to continue.” When she became pregnant for a third time she was admitted to hospital for eight days and went on to lose the baby. “I was under a lot of different medications and I was given steroids which didn’t work and unfortunately the baby didn’t survive that,” she added. Charlotte Howden, chief executive of the charity Pregnancy Sickness Support, which supports women with HG, said the health issue had been neglected for too long. She said: “I’m so grateful for the dedication of the researchers, because this isn’t a condition that really ever made the headlines until the now Princess of Wales suffered with it. “It wasn’t an area of research that people were really interested in. It was just morning sickness why should we care?” (BBC)

Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a computer glitch that’s causing a bit of a communication breakdown between the 46-year-old probe and its mission team on Earth. Engineers are currently trying to solve the issue as the aging spacecraft explores uncharted cosmic territory along the outer reaches of the solar system. Voyager 1 is currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth at about 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) away, while its twin Voyager 2 has travelled more than 12 billion miles (20 billion kilometers) from our planet. Both are in interstellar space and are the only spacecraft ever to operate beyond the heliosphere, the sun’s bubble of magnetic fields and particles that extends well beyond the orbit of Pluto. Initially designed to last five years, the Voyager probes are the two longest-operating spacecraft in history. Their exceptionally long

of ones and zeroes. But Voyager 1’s flight data system now appears to be stuck on auto-repeat, in a scenario reminiscent of the film “Groundhog Day.”

Voyager 1 is currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth at about 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometres) away

lifespans mean that both spacecraft have provided additional insights about our solar system and beyond after achieving their preliminary goals of flying by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune decades ago. But their unexpectedly lengthy journeys have not been without challenges.

Voyager 1 has three onboard computers, including a flight data system that collects information from the spacecraft’s science instruments and bundles it with engineering data that reflects the current health status of Voyager 1. Mission control on Earth receives that data in binary code, or a series

A LONG-DISTANCE GLITCH The mission team first noticed the issue November 14, when the flight data system’s telecommunications unit began sending back a repeating pattern of ones and zeroes, like it was trapped in a loop. While the spacecraft can still receive and carry out commands transmitted from the mission team, a problem with that telecommunications unit means no science or engineering data from Voyager 1 is being returned to Earth. The Voyager team sent commands over the weekend for the spacecraft to restart the flight data system, but no usable data has come back yet, according to NASA.

NASA engineers are currently trying to gather more information about the underlying cause of the issue before determining the next steps to possibly correct it, said Calla Cofield, media relations specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which manages the mission. The process could take weeks. The last time Voyager 1 experienced a similar, but not identical, issue with the flight data system was in 1981, and the current problem does not appear to be connected to other glitches the spacecraft has experienced in recent years, Cofield said. As both Voyager probes experience new trials, mission team members have only the original manuals written decades ago to consult, and those couldn’t account for the challenges the spacecraft are facing as they age. The Voyager team wants to CONTINUED 

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Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. It belongs to a pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorised the oceans about 150 million years ago. The 2m (6ft 5in)-long fossil is one of the most complete specimens of its type ever discovered and is giving new insights into this ancient predator. The skull will be featured in a special David Attenborough programme on BBC One on New Year’s Day. “OH WOW!” There are gasps as the sheet covering the fossil is pulled back and the skull is revealed for the first time. It’s immediately obvious that this pliosaur is huge and beautifully preserved. There isn’t a specimen anywhere else to match it, believes local palaeontologist Steve Etches. “It’s one of the best fossils I’ve ever worked on. What makes it unique is it’s complete,” he tells BBC News. “The lower jaw and the upper skull are meshed together, as they would be in life. Worldwide, there’s hardly any specimens ever found to that level of detail. And if they are, a lot of the bits are missing, whereas this, although it’s slightly distorted it’s got every bone present. The skull is longer than most humans are tall, which gives you a

sense of how big the creature must have been overall. You can’t help but focus on its 130 teeth, especially those at the front. Long and razor sharp, they could kill with a single bite. But look a little closer - if you dare - and the back of each tooth is marked with fine ridges. These would have helped the beast to pierce the flesh and then quickly extract its daggerlike fangs, ready for a rapid second attack. The pliosaur was the ultimate killing machine and at 10-12m long, with four powerful flipperlike limbs to propel itself at high speed, it was the apex predator in the ocean. “The animal would have been so massive that I think it would have been able to prey effectively on anything that was unfortunate enough to be in its space,” says Dr Andre Rowe from Bristol University. “I have no doubt that this was sort of like an underwater T. rex.” Meals would have included other reptiles such as its longnecked cousin, the plesiosaur, and the dolphin-like ichthyosaur and fossil evidence reveals that it would have even feasted on other passing pliosaurs. How this fossil skull was recovered is extraordinary. It started with a chance find during a stroll along a beach near Kimmeridge Bay on southern England’s famous World Heritage

Steve Etches has the skull. Now he wants the rest of the animal’s body

Jurassic Coast. Steve Etches’ friend and fellow fossil enthusiast Phil Jacobs came across the tip of the snout of the pliosaur lying in the shingle. Too heavy to carry, he went to fetch Steve and the pair rigged a makeshift stretcher to take the fossil fragment to safety. But where was the rest of the animal? A drone survey of the towering cliff face pinpointed a likely location. The problem was the only way to excavate it was to abseil down from the top. Removing fossils from rock is always painstaking, delicate work. But to do this while dangling on ropes from a crumbling cliff, 15m above a beach, requires another order of skill. The courage, dedication, and the months spent cleaning up the skull, have certainly been worth it. Scientists from across the globe will be clamouring to visit the Dorset fossil to gain fresh insights into how these amazing reptiles lived and dominated their ecosystem. Palaeobiologist Prof Emily Rayfield has already examined the

large circular openings at the rear of the head. They tell her about the size of the muscles operating the jaws of the pliosaur, and the forces generated as its mouth snapped shut and crushed its prey. At the top end, this comes out at about 33,000 newtons. For context, the most powerful jaws in living animals are found on saltwater crocodiles, at 16,000 newtons. “If you can generate a really powerful bite, you can incapacitate your prey; it’s less likely to get away. A powerful bite means you’re also able to crunch through tissue and bone quite effectively,” the Bristol researcher explained. “As for feeding strategies: crocodiles clamp their jaw shut around something and then twist, to maybe twist a limb off their prey. This is characteristic of animals that have expanded heads at the back, and we see this in the pliosaur.” This newly discovered specimen has features that suggest it had some particularly acute, and very useful, senses. Its snout is dotted with small pits that may have been the site of

Voyager 1 stops communicating with ... consider all of the potential implications before sending more commands to the spacecraft to make sure its operations aren’t impacted in an unexpected way. Voyager 1 is so far away that it takes 22.5 hours for commands sent from Earth to reach the spacecraft. Additionally, the team must wait 45 hours to receive a response.

KEEPING THE VOYAGER PROBES ALIVE As the aging twin Voyager probes continue exploring the cosmos, the team has slowly turned off instruments on these “senior citizens” to conserve power and extend their missions, Voyager’s project manager Suzanne Dodd previously told CNN. Along the way, both spacecraft have encountered unexpected

issues and dropouts, including a seven-month period in 2020 when Voyager 2 couldn’t communicate with Earth. In August, the mission team used a long-shot “shout” technique to restore communications with Voyager 2 after a command inadvertently oriented the spacecraft’s antenna in the wrong direction. While the team hopes to restore the regular stream of

data sent back by Voyager 1, the mission’s main value lies in its long duration, Cofield said. For example, scientists want to see how particles and magnetic fields change as the probes fly farther away from the heliosphere. But that dataset will be incomplete if Voyager 1 can’t return information as it continues on. The mission team has been creative with its strategies for

glands to help it detect changes in water pressure made by prospective prey. And on its head is a hole that would have housed a parietal, or third, eye. Lizards, frogs and some fish alive today have one of these. It’s light-sensitive and might have helped in locating other animals, especially when the pliosaur was surfacing from deep, murky waters. Steve Etches will put the skull on display next year at his museum in Kimmeridge - the Etches Collection. It has some vertebrae poking out at the back of the head but trailing off after just a few bones. They are a tantalising clue that more of the fossil might still be in the cliff. Steve is keen to finish what he started. “I stake my life the rest of the animal is there,” he tells BBC News. “And it really should come out because it’s in a very rapidly eroding environment. This part of the cliff line is going back by feet a year. And it won’t be very long before the rest of the pliosaur drops out and gets lost. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.” (BBC)

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extending the power supply on both spacecraft in recent years to allow their record-breaking missions to continue. “The Voyagers are performing far, far past their prime missions and longer than any other spacecraft in history,” Cofield said. “So, while the engineering team is working hard to keep them alive, we also fully expect issues to arise.” (CNN)

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Barcelona and Spain’s national team midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the 2023 Women’s Ballon d’Or trophy The 2024 Summer Olympics will open in Paris on 26 July and close on 11 August

Bonmati, Haaland and Messi on Best Fifa player shortlists IOC boss defends move to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutrals Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi have been shortlisted for the men’s player of the year at the 2023 Fifa Best awards. Aitana Bonmati, Linda Caicedo and Jennifer Hermoso are the finalists for the women’s award. Julio Enciso, Guilherme Madruga and Nuno Santos have been chosen as the final three for the Puskas award, which is for the best goal of the year. The winners will be announced on Monday, 15 January in London. Norway and Manchester City striker Haaland, France and Paris St-Germain forward Mbappe, as well as Argentina and Inter Miami forward Messi, were chosen from an initial list of 12. Barcelona and Spain midfielder

Bonmati, 18-year-old Colombia and Real Madrid forward Caicedo, as well as Spain and Pachuca forward Hermoso, were shortlisted from 16 players. The women’s award is for performances from 1 August 2022 to 20 August 2023 and includes Spain’s 2023 World Cup victory. The men’s award is for between 19 December 2022 - a day after the men’s 2022 World Cup final - to 20 August 2023. National team coaches, captains, journalists and fans make up the list of voters. Best Men’s player shortlist: Erling Haaland (Norway/Man City); Kylian Mbappe (France/ Paris St-Germain) and Lionel Messi (Argentina/Inter Miami).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) head, Thomas Bach, has defended a decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutrals. “Individual athletes cannot be punished for the acts of their governments,” he said at a forum in Geneva, Switzerland. Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. This was, he said, “one war among 28 wars and conflicts going on this world and all the other athletes are competing peacefully with each other”. Last week, the IOC said individual athletes from Russia and and its ally Belarus who had

qualified for the Paris summer games would be allowed to compete without flags, emblems or anthems of their countries. The athletes had been earlier barred from taking part. That ban remains in force for teams representing the two nations. The IOC added that athletes and support personnel who actively supported Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine must remain excluded. It also reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ukrainian athletes “in every way possible, in order to see a strong team from the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine at the Olympic Games Paris 2024”.

Mr Bach was speaking exclusively to the BBC at the UN Global Refugee Forum in Geneva on Wednesday. Olympic sports federations had asked the IOC to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete but with no affiliation to their nations. This was despite a number of countries - including the US and UK - calling for an all-out ban amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. Ukraine itself suggested it might boycott the games, with President Volodomyr Zelensky saying Russian athletes “cannot be covered up with some pretended neutrality.”

Ronaldo scores 50th goal of 2023 as potential Messi clash is announced Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th goal of the calendar year on Monday as Al Nassr advanced to the semifinals of the Saudi King Cup with a 5-2 victory against rival Al Shabab. Ronaldo netted his team’s fourth goal with a powerful strike in the 74th minute, continuing his impressive scoring rate since playing his first game in Saudi Arabia in January. “Great victory and I’m thrilled to announce my 50th goal in 2023, all thanks to the unwavering support of my teammates, fans, and my family!” Ronaldo wrote on Instagram. “There’s still room for a few more this year.” Al Shabab had a chance to take an early lead in Riyadh but Yannick Carrasco slipped while taking a penalty and could only watch as his effort flew over the bar.

Ronaldo dribbles the ball in the match against Al Shabab during the King Cup quarterfinal

Seko Fofana gave the visiting side the lead soon after before Carlos Júnior equalized with a powerful header from a corner.

Al Nassr responded well, however, as former Liverpool and Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mané finished off an excellent

counterattacking move and Abdulrahman Ghareeb tapped in from Marcelo Brozovic’s cross right before halftime. Ronaldo made it 4-1 in the second half but Al Shabab pulled one back in the final moments as Hattan Bahebri scored from a rebound. It made no difference to the result with Mohammed Maran completing the scoring in stoppage time with a simple finish. According to ESPN, the last time that Ronaldo scored 50 goals in a calendar year was in 2017 while he was playing for Real Madrid. Last week, the 38-year-old forward played the 1,200th game of his professional career, scoring a league-leading 16th goal in the Saudi Pro League this season. It was also announced on

Monday that Ronaldo is likely to face long-time rival Lionel Messi once more when the Argentine’s Inter Miami side tours Saudi Arabia next year. Inter Miami and Al Nassr will face each other in Riyadh on February 1, which will potentially be the 36th time that Messi and Ronaldo have faced each other throughout their careers. Prior to that, the MLS side will play against Al-Hilal. “This is another major opportunity to create lasting relationships with passionate fans,” said Xavier Asensi, Inter Miami’s Chief Business Officer. “We are excited to connect with new supporters in Saudi Arabia, and also hope people all over the world will be tuning in to see a pair of dream matches like these.” (CNN)

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The NBA said it had taken into account Green’s history of “unsportsmanlike acts” when issuing him an indefinite ban

Draymond Green: NBA star suspended indefinitely after Jusuf Nurkic clash

Lionel Messi scored two goals and converted from the spot during the penalty shootout as Argentina beat France in the 2002 World Cup final

Six of Messi’s shirts from 2022 World Cup sell for combined £6.1m Six of Lionel Messi’s shirts worn during the 2022 World Cup sold for a combined $7.8m (£6.1m) at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. Messi captained Argentina to victory at the tournament with his country beating France on penalties in the final. The six jerseys were from the first half of the final, semi-final, quarter-final, last-16 tie and two group games. The record for a game-worn

football shirt is Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ jersey, which sold for £7.1m in 2022. Messi, an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, became the first player in World Cup history to score in the group stage, last 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of a single tournament. He played in all seven of Argentina’s 2022 World Cup matches, but only two of the three shirts Messi wore during the group stage will be auctioned, after

Heart of Midlothian’s Australia international Cammy Devlin swapped shirts with the former Barcelona forward during the tournament. Sotheby’s said: “A portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to Unicas Project, led by Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona Children’s Hospital with the support of the Leo Messi Foundation, to meet the needs of children suffering from rare diseases.” (BBC)

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely after striking Phoenix Suns player Jusuf Nurkic in the face. Green was ejected for a third time this season in the Warriors’ 119-116 defeat. The NBA said it had given him a rare open-ended ban because of his “repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts”. The league said the 33-year-old would be “required to meet certain league and team conditions” before he is allowed to return to play. An indefinite suspension is an almost unheard of sanction by the NBA, which more commonly issues bans for a fixed number of games. Referees ruled Green’s swinging arm into the face of Nurkic in the

third quarter as a flagrant foul 2 - defined as “unnecessary and excessive contact” - which leads to an automatic ejection. The four-time NBA champion later apologised to Nurkic, saying he had accidentally struck the Bosnian after swinging his arm to try to win a foul call, believing he had been illegally held back. However, the Suns player remained unhappy, saying: “What’s going on with him? I don’t know. Personally, I feel like that brother needs help.” The incident is the latest in a long line of disciplinary incidents involving Green. He was given a five-game ban for putting Minnesota Timberwolves centre Rudy Gobert in a headlock on 14 November.

PSG scrape through to Champions League last 16 Paris St-Germain scraped through to the Champions League knockout phase after 17-year-old Warren Zaire-Emery’s goal earned a priceless draw at already-qualified Borussia Dortmund. With Newcastle and AC Milan ready to pounce on a slip-up by PSG, Dortmund led when Karim Adeyemi steered in. But Zaire-Emery drilled home five minutes later and it was enough to put the French champions into the last 16. PSG’s spot was secured by Milan fighting back to win at Newcastle. German side Dortmund finished top of Group F with 11 points, while PSG join them in the pot for Monday’s draw after ending up with eight points. PSG have long targeted winning the Champions League as a symbolic triumph of their

Warren Zaire-Emery demonstrated his outstanding talent in a performance capped by his first Champions League goal

transformation under Qatari ownership, and this result ensures their place in the knockout stages for a 12th successive season. However, winning the trophy

has continued to elude them. The nearest the Parisians have come to achieving their ultimate goal was four seasons ago when they lost to Bayern Munich in the 2020 final.

While they have been shorn of mercurially-talented pair Neymar and Lionel Messi this season, PSG still can rely on Kylian Mbappe to provide match-defining moments

as they aim to finally win Europe’s premier club competition. Only an incredible sliding block from Dortmund defender Niklas Sule stopped Mbappe putting the French side ahead before the break, while Bradley Barcola hit the post and Randal Kolo Muani twice fired wide in one-on-ones with Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel. Dortmund also had chances through Marco Reus and Adeyemi in an entertaining first half which somehow remained goalless. Adeyemi made amends for his glaring miss when he swept in Niclas Fullkrug’s pass shortly after the restart and, with Newcastle beating Milan, PSG were on course to face a chastening groupstage exit. But Mbappe’s brilliance helped get them back level in Dortmund and ultimately keep their Champions League dream alive.

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Rebecca Welch to become Premier League’s first female referee Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee for a Premier League fixture when she officiates Fulham’s match against Burnley on 23 December. Welch, 40, began refereeing in 2010, and in January became the first woman to referee a men’s Championship game. Sam Allison will also take charge of a top-flight match in December, making him the Premier League’s first black referee for 15 years. He will oversee Sheffield United’s match against Luton on 26 December. Uriah Rennie - the league’s last black referee - retired from officiating in English football’s top four divisions in 2009. The EFL’s last non-white referee - Jarnail Singh - retired in 2010.

“These are pivotal moments for Rebecca and Sam, who are two officials of real quality,” referees’ chief Howard Webb told BBC Sport. “They deserve their opportunity.” In July, the Football Association laid out plans to recruit 50% more referees from “historically under-represented” backgrounds by 2026, targeting an increase of 1,000 women referees and 1,000 black or Asian referees at all levels of football in three years. Currently, 8% of officials are of black or Asian ethnicity, but only 3% in professional football. No black or Asian referee has taken charge of a Premier League game since Rennie’s final match in 2008. Former firefighter Allison,

Welch and Allison will take charge of Premier League matches over the Christmas period

who has previously spoken about encouraging more officials from under-represented backgrounds, was promoted to the Football League in 2020 and was moved up to the Championship earlier this year. Welch has also refereed in the Championship this year, as well as taking charge of Women’s Super League and Women’s Champions League matches and refereeing at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in the

summer. She was the first woman to take charge of an FA Cup third-round tie in 2022 after being added to the EFL’s national list for men’s football, which oversees both League One and League Two fixtures. Welch made history in November when she became the first woman to be involved in the Premier League in a refereeing capacity, taking up the role of fourth official when Manchester

United beat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage. “Rebecca has been exposed to some big games and I am really confident she will deliver a game in the Premier League and be a really good model for women and girls to think refereeing is for them,” said Webb. “Sam deserves his chance as well. Maybe that will serve as a role model for other young people who maybe previously thought refereeing might not be for them.

Cameron Green has played in all three formats for Australia and was in the squad for their recent World Cup win

Cameron Green: Australia all-rounder suffering from Turkey referee punch: Turkish FA chronic kidney disease says referee is not going to quit Australia all-rounder Cameron “So I have got to keep my Halil Umut Meler was punched by Ankaragucu’s president Faruk Koca

Green has revealed that he has chronic kidney disease. The 24-year-old was diagnosed with the condition at birth, with doctors telling his parents there was a chance he may not live beyond the age of 12. Green has since gone on to play in all three formats for Australia and was in the squad for their recent World Cup win. “I’m still trying to learn as much as I can about it,” Green told Channel 7. “Basically, my kidneys don’t work as well as other people’s and don’t filter the blood very well.

salt and my protein quite low, which isn’t ideal as a cricketer but around games I can pick that protein intake back up because I spend so much of it out on the ground. “It’s just about finding the best ways to look after me.” Green said his kidney function is currently at about 60%, which puts him at stage two with stage five being the most severe. “I have always done everything right, eating and drinking in a professional way so I did have to make that quite clear, but it is a work in progress,” he added.

There is “no possibility” referee Halil Umut Meler will quit after being punched in a Turkish topflight match, says the country’s football federation chief Mehmet Buyukeksi. Ankaragucu’s president Faruk Koca was arrested on Tuesday after he ran on to the pitch and struck Meler following Monday’s 1-1 draw with Caykur Rizespor. All leagues were suspended but the TFF say they will resume on 19 December. Meler was released from hospital on Wednesday with a swollen eye.

The 37-year-old is one of Turkey’s top referees and officiates international games for Fifa. He is also on Uefa’s elite referee list and Buyukeksi said in a news conference on Wednesday that he still expects Meler to officiate at Euro 2024 in Germany. “We expect Halil Umut Meler to take part in Euro 2024. There is no possibility of him quitting refereeing right now,” said Buyukeksi. Turkish football bosses suspended all leagues following the incident but Buyukeksi added: “We had decided to postpone the matches in all leagues indefinitely.

With the decision we took today, all leagues will restart on Tuesday, December 19.” Buyukeksi said the football federation’s disciplinary committee would “do what is necessary and announce its decision on Thursday”. “There is never any room for violence in the game. What happened in the match is in no way acceptable,” he said. “We will show zero tolerance for any similar incident on or off the field, and we will not tolerate any action against our referees and the refereeing institution.”

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Joswin Jose finished with a goal and three assists for the Canadiens

Jacob Been continued his dominance with five goals for the Canadiens

Emeric Gula scored two goals and made two assists for the Tibor’s Sharks

Nicholas Comert is having a dominant season for the Islanders

Islanders register big win in PHL THE GBCR Islanders registered a 10-2 win over the Design Studio Jets when action in the Novice Division of the Provo Hockey League (PHL) continued at the Graceway Sports Centre. Nicholas Comert continued his dominance for the Islanders with four goals and two assists. He was well supported by Marco Gallardo, who scored a hat-trick. Walter Stipa and Tejas Gururaja

also scored goals. The Jets had two secondperiod goals off the stick of Aiden Boutoulle and Tyler Wake Forbes. In the other Novice clash, Wyatt King fired a hat-trick and Dylan Garland a brace and two assists to lead the Saunders and Co Greyhounds to a 6-3 win against the Projetech Pirates. The Pirates were led by Lennox Losinske who scored twice and

made an assist, and Diana Arnth Jensen, who finished with a goal and an assist. In the Bantam Division, Emeric Gula scored two goals and made two assists, while Lucas Emery added two goals and an assist to lead the Tibor’s Sharks to a 6-2 win against the Parrot Cay Canucks. Damian Rutherford and Charlie Davies also found the back of the

net for the winners. The Canucks were led by Felix Amth Jensen, who scored both goals. In the Junior Division, Jacob Been continued from where he left off the previous week with another dominant performance when his team, the LHeureux and Co Canadiens defeated the Kvanar Oilers 10-5. Been scored five goals and made

an assist, while Liam Redstone added a hat-trick and made two assists. Support also came from Aiden Bromley and Joswin Jose (three assists) with a goal each. Alexie Gula finished with two assists. The Oilers were led by Nathan Affleck, who scored twice. Estheban Couture (an assist), Adelle Fulton, and Brock Pollon also scored.

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