TC Weekly News July 1 - 7, 2023

Hero’s welcome for 18 newly minted police constables

Last weekend, 18 new police officers were welcomed home with open arms and the sounds of junkanoo, having recently graduated from the Bahamas Police Training School following six months of rigorous training.

Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting who was present at the Howard Hamilton International Airport, told the constables after they exited the airport how proud he was of them.

“Having met and interacted with you before your departure six months ago, I had high expectations, and you have exceeded such. I am very proud to call you colleagues and welcome you back home. Public service is the best service you can give.

“We are taking the fight to the criminals, and your arrival coincides with the assistance the Force needs. We will use your newly acquired skills to keep the TCI safe. Your enthusiasm warms my heart and I, along with the Force Executive celebrate your success. Welcome back home and

we look forward to seeing you make a difference in the TCI”.

Commissioner Botting also thanked both the Governor (ag) Her Excellency Anya Williams and Premier the Hon. Charles Washington Misick (both of whom were present at the airport) for the support given to the Force throughout the years.

Williams welcomed home the ranks, saying: “Seeing the smiles and in some cases tears of their family members, friends and wellwishers, as they walked through the arrival doors, touched our hearts in so many ways.

“Oftentimes we forget about the sacrifices that our officers and also their families have to make in putting themselves forward to serve.

“Today and every day I salute our frontline officers as they continue to selflessly serve.”

On June 22, the 18 graduates were part of a joint passing out parade at Rawson Square, Bahamas.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Rodney Adams, who was

present at the ceremony, addressed the officers.

“I wish for you to remember that you are society’s beacon of hope. The decisions you make as officers now will lay the foundation for those that will follow you in the coming years.

“You now represent your organizations, the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. Make us all proud of what you will do daily as you police these wonderful communities.

“As you reflect on the policing principles and standards of

professional behavior, remember you are not masters of society, you are servants, you will be carrying out a critical role in your respective communities.”

DCP Adams added: “I wish to thank all of you for choosing policing. Public service is about making a difference and putting the public’s interest first and ahead of your personal interest.

“Having done this for almost forty years, I can safely say that you have all made a great choice. Bravo Zulu and thanks for the service to the people of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands”.

The theme for this year’s graduation was “One Nation, One Legacy, One Future”. Five officers received awards following their training.

Constables who received awards were: Salvester Harvey received the ‘Baton of Honour’ ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Traffic Award’; Marx Berlyn Jean the ‘Directors Award’; Reny Innocent the ‘Most Physically Fit’ award; Ronaldo Scafe received the ‘Best Drill and Deportment’; Shawna Gray copped the ‘2nd place Defensive Driving’ and Reny Innocent was awarded ‘2nd Place in Firearms’.

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Members of Government were also on hand to welcome home the new ranks (RTCIPF photo)

Several of the new police constables were also awarded for exceptional comportment while training in the Bahamas (RTCIPF photo)

Commissioner of Police welcomes home 18 new police constables (RTCIPF photo)

TCI swears in its first female Governor – crime, security and justice reform top her list

BY DELANA ISLES

Newly sworn-in Governor of the TCI, Her Excellency Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam has promised to tackle – as a matter of urgency – the ‘stark levels of criminality’ in the islands and justice reform.

On Thursday, June 29, at the House of Assembly in Grand Turk, Daniel-Selvaratnam was sworn in as the 16th Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, to an audience comprised of members of the government, the opposition, senior government officials, the armed and uniformed forces, as well as special invitees.

In her first address to the territory, the governor sought to reassure those gathered and the wider public that she is familiar with the issues and concerns of the people of the TCI.

“I am acutely aware of some of the issues on your minds, in particular national security, irregular migration and the economy. My meetings with elected representatives, communities, officials and bodies, over this coming month, will equip me with what I need to focus my priorities to best serve the interests of the Turks

and Caicos Islands.”

She added that tackling the present challenge of ensuring the safety of the islands requires a strong relationship between the police, partner agencies and the community.

“I will be working closely with all involved, including international partners, to address the stark levels of criminality and much-needed justice reforms to tackle this.

“By ensuring the rule of law prevails, we can ensure appropriate protections, continue to welcome visitors and reassure investors that these islands remain safe and prosperous,” she stated.

She also spoke of her dedication to working with elected representatives in support of all areas of the territory’s life.

“In this resolve, I will seek to protect the well-being of all and work to support the advancement of national development of the Turks and Caicos Islands for a more sustainable and prosperous future.”

Delivering the welcome remarks was Premier, Hon Charles Washington Misick, who remarked on the double record that DanielSelvaratnam’s arrival has set for

the TCI.

“As the first female governor of these islands as well as the first Governor of colour, we welcome you. However, you are in good company, for within the ranks of the public service of these islands neither of these matter given the dominance of our female colleagues throughout the service.”

He added: “Excellency what does matter would be your commitment to come to know us and to use your high office in collaboration with the government in the broader sense towards the realisation of the aspirations of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

Misick commented on the Governor’s tour of duty in Anguilla, noting that it gives her insight into the psyche of Caribbean people.

“The status of an overseas territory is fraught with potential for misunderstanding,” the Premier noted.

He said there have been many examples in TCI where the United Kingdom has “misunderstood the ground level realities and made poor judgment calls that have cost, and in some cases continue to cost these islands daily”.

However, the Premier has

acknowledged the increased level of engagement, both directly and through governance, that he said is now taking place on both sides, expressing the hope that this will continue under her tenure.

“I hope you will take the time to understand the vision, aspirations, beliefs and the expectations of our people,” he said, as he presented her with a copy of the government’s Vision 2040 Document.

The Premier also thanked the Deputy Governor, Her Excellency Anya Williams for her stewardship of the Islands’ affairs over the past three months.

Leader of the Opposition, Hon Edwin Astwood made the introductory remarks in which he urged the new Governor to use her office in service of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“While I warmly welcome you to our beloved country, I do not continue to welcome the institution of colonialism, and imperialism, that the Office of the Governor represents,” Astwood stated.

Adding: “It is my hope that you bring a new dimension to the representation of all the people of the country, with newer perspectives and ideas, and also

that there is a sincere respect for the wishes and aspirations of our now indigenous population.

“I am confident that your new journey with us will be a stimulating and productive one.”

Meanwhile, following the formal speeches, the Governor was then taken around the Assembly by Speaker of the House Hon Gordon Burton and personally introduced to each member of the House.

She then stepped outside with members of the house to inspect the guard.

Her Excellency will be spending her first weekend in Grand Turk familiarising herself with the nation’s capital, following which she will begin her tour of the territory, beginning with Salt Cay.

She will also visit each ministry and host a series of meetings with various government officials on key issues including national security, irregular migration and disaster preparedness.

Prior to her current post, Governor Daniel-Selvaratnam served two and a half years as Governor of Anguilla.

As I embark on my Governorship, I will seek to serve firmly the interests of the Turks and Caicos Islands and commit to taking forward my duties with humility, integrity, and openness” –Her Excellency Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam said during the swearing-in.

THE AIRPORT UPGRADES

An ongoing project to alleviate congestion at the Howard Hamilton International Airport (formerly Providenciales International Airport), has been lauded by tourism stakeholders.

In 2022, the TCIAA embarked on an intensive Congestion Alleviation Project at the Howard Hamilton International Airport, an undertaking of over $4m, to offer a better experience for travellers. To date, structural and aesthetic changes at the airport include, a $1.7m upgrade to all restrooms, new air- conditioning for the security and immigration areas, administration offices moved to a new structure to accommodate the expansion of the sitting area, and 1000 additional seats and additional check-in counters.

What are your thoughts on the undertaking?

Not fit for purpose

The Howard Hamilton International Airport is not fit for purpose. Its size and current structure fit the market model established when former Chief Minister, the Hon Derek Taylor, built two International Airports in Grand Turk and Providenciales, without raising any taxes.

That was in 1999, some 24 years ago. Since then, the Islands have expanded on a trajectory of its own. Without governmental leadership or funding, the TCI is now growing at a feverish pace with Air BNB forms of accommodation and five-star facilities. Yet the airport is undersized and looks like a warehouse. Somehow it was decided in recent years to make the airport look like a third-world, back-of-the-woods Caribbean facility. Imagine the Hotel Association, the belated Tourist Board and the "darling DMO" engaged in marketing the TCI to a higher brand of tourism but passengers, must walk 'forever' in degree sun to get to the terminal building.

This should not be in 2023. Greater investment is needed through a public process to enable the public to invest in the airport system. A business plan of $120m is needed to expand and modernise the airport. The figures being discussed will not cut it. Apart from the need for better terminal facilities, there is a need for more restaurants at the airport, and shopping for locals and visitors.

Power to the people

There was the opportunity with the Tourist Board intact for the government if they

wanted to bring the people and the idea of investing in tourism together. Their genuine joint venture could have been created with a public share offering into the expansion of the airport and of course, led by the Tourist Board. That way shares, stocks, bonds and related securities could be offered to Turks & Caicos Islanders.

A further opportunity for investment could arise for the National Insurance Board, NHIP, the community college and the TCI government. The possibilities would be limitless. Without taxing the people to raise $4m here, or $1.7m there, the idea of expanding the airport could have a possible investment pool of a few hundred million dollars. Owing to the long-term growth potential of the airport system in the TCI, a public issue of shares could raise real money, without Grace Bay getting involved.

On the other hand, this piecemeal, uninspired expansion of cosmetics, will not cut it. Yet where they would give the people of the TCI a chance to really be part of the expansion, the improvement would pay dividends for all. Let a properly managed joint venture mare a public offering at say 9-11% annual rate of return, much more than the local banks are offering. Such an offering carries the potential to raise at least $400m and could be sold in less than a month. It would deprive the "usual underthe-table deals" from materialising because the entire thing would be public, and the people would be part of it.

The drawings, concept and business plan would be approved by the public and not supported by under-the-table arrangements. It would not come from the budget nor any raising of taxes. It was possible to keep "Grace Bay" out of this but there's the

More investment needed

The TCI is growing exponentially and without any end in sight. This $5.7m proposal to improve the aesthetic of the airport: the restrooms, air conditioning, security for immigration, offices and sitting areas (the cosmetics) is rather fragmentary, not enough and should be an annual exercise. Hopefully, we are not being "penny wise and pound foolish".

How do you interrupt and disrupt what is going on at the airport, these massive visitor arrivals, and so much traffic? Why allocate less than $10m when the airport requires much more improvement and expansion? To alleviate the congestion there is need for far more investment in bigger buildings and facilities. These are the hallmarks of an illthought-out scheme.

What is needed for the Howard Hamilton Airport is a new building and twice the size of the existing one. Real planning, conceptualising, serious monies, investment and leadership are needed. This minuscule proposal by the government defies common sense and the reality that exists at the airport.

Modern amenities

This is fine, but I will say this, if the new addition and upgrades do not include access for planes to pull right up to a gate on an upper level where the plane connects as it does at Miami Airport, it would be a waste to some degree. The demand is just too

high to not include this feature and it also minimises the wait of having to board or disembark if there is rain. Also kindly add a water fountain.

Permanent repairs

Good news! PLS should follow the example of other important airports, it needs a permanent repair and upgrade programme. By the way, most Americans will think we have Hamilton's given name wrong! I looked up Howard. He is Jamaican, famous for being CEO of She'll Caribbean and a man of the people.

First impression

Any airport, especially an international airport, is used as a yardstick by passengers to analyse the affluence of a country. If we cannot do more, we will be lumped into a ‘just okay’ country.

Our tourism product is not just the beaches or water, but the people and the infrastructure.

The ambience at the airport makes you automatically feel that your vacation has started.

Let’s spend more, to do more.

DMO, a Non-TCI stakeholder, leading the tourism agenda and policy.

Premier urges new Governor to lobby UK on TCI’s behalf for more assistance

BY DELANA ISLES

Mapping out the social and economic landscape of the territory to the new Governor, Premier, Honourable Charles W. Misick observed that the social development of the islands has lagged significantly behind the Islands’ rapid economic growth.

The Premier was speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for Governor Dileeni DanielSelvaratnam, hosted at the House of Assembly on Thursday, June 29.

He said: “You come to us at a time of immense challenges and opportunities. The Turks and Caicos Islands continues to experience a relatively fast pace of economic growth, albeit not nearly as inclusive as the government would like it to be.

“We have achieved a level of economic development over the last 50 years that has taken some countries centuries to achieve. This, in some cases, has been at the expense of our people instead of to their benefit.”

The Premier noted that economic development has brought with it its own set of challenges, including both internal security threats as well as threats to the territory’s borders.

“Social development lags significantly behind economic growth and there is tremendous pressure on our fragile

environment. These growing pain issues and opportunities are part of the business of governing here in the Turks ad Caicos Islands and we welcome your cooperation in helping us and working with us in finding balanced solutions to our work together in the Cabinet of the TCI.”

Over the past year, Premier Misick has met with the Governor prior to her officially taking up her post, most notably in March 2023 when she attended the Northern Caribbean Security Summit as part of the TCI delegation.

Remarking that the Governor

has been briefed on matters relating to the TCI already, Misick stated that the territory has a few legacy public administration management structures that are now in need of restructuring.

He said: “The system in some cases has been wound a little too tightly and is actually preventing agile delivery of services that are critical to the wellbeing of the population and it is something that we will have to fix.

“These have been brought to the attention of His Majesty’s government in the UK, and if we are to effectively and efficiently

deliver the reasonable demands of the taxpayers of the TCI, more flexibility will have to be introduced, and may I dare say, without compromising transparency.

“To this end, we will solicit your help in doing this… you are aware of the ongoing talks to modernise our constitution. We have had collaborations with the opposition and other stakeholders across the islands as it relates to that, and it has been a long time coming.”

Misick said they are encouraged by the more recent talks with the UK government.

“But we also seek your help to advance these initiatives quickly so that the amendments can begin to be implemented before the end of this year.”

He further added that while the TCI appreciates all past cooperation by the UK to advance the changes needed, he hopes that with her professional qualifications, skills and experience in the areas of public policy, law, procurement and strategy together with her network in the power halls of the UK, a way will be found to expedite the changes needed in the Islands.

The Premier noted the Governor’s experience in the areas of illegal immigration, human trafficking, violent crime, creeping corruption and national security saying that there is assistance forthcoming from the UK in these areas, but that more is needed.

“We will expect that our governor would be our ally in pressing the UK to take seriously the security threats and deliver on its obligation to the TCI.”

Meanwhile, following the Governor’s swearing-in, she and the Premier held their first formal bilateral meeting.

“It was an opportunity to discuss key issues affecting TCI, and the start of a good working relationship based on mutual trust and ambition for TCI,” the Governor’s office reported.

CABINET MEETING SUMMARY

Turks and Caicos Islands post Cabinet meeting statement

Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams, chaired the 17th meeting of Cabinet on Wednesday 21 June 2023 at the Premier’s Office on Providenciales.

All Members were present with the exception of the Hon Deputy Premier.

AT THIS MEETING CABINET:

• Approved amendments to the Tourism Regulation and Licensing Bill 2023, including but not limited to introduction of a classification system for premises, licensing of premises providing accommodation, licensing of tourism services, establishment of a register of premises, compliance standards and

a fee increase per bedroom, and for this to be submitted to the House of Assembly.

• Approved the Turks and Caicos Islands Destination Management Fee Bill 2023, including but not limited to introduction of the collection of the Destination Management Fee to part fund the Destination Management Organization and the establishment of a Destination Enhancement Fund, and for this to be submitted to the House of Assembly. Members also discussed urgent steps required.

• Discussed the urgent need to identify a new location to house the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies on Providenciales and the funding required to achieve

this in a timely manner.

• Approved the appointment of Ms Lillian Missick as Chairman of the National Health Insurance Board for a period of three years with effect from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2026.

• Approved the appointment of Mark Fulford (Chair) and Bishop Coleta Williams III as Members of the National Health Insurance Appeals Tribunal for a period of two years with effect from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2025.

• Discussed the securing of accommodation on Providenciales for the Chief Justice and agreed next steps.

• Confirmed approval of an extension of the Census Order 2023 to

September 2023, a tool designed to provide vital statistics for policymakers.

• Agreed on the withdrawal of two bills currently before the House of Assembly concerning the DPP’s right of appeal.

• Was updated on issues related to the Ministries of:

1. Immigration,

2. Health,

3. Infrastructure,

4. Education and

5. Attorney General’s Chambers.

Further information on these matters will be provided by Ministers in due course.

Premier and the new Governor during their first bilateral meeting on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Governor’s Office)

What if it were you?

Be respectful, be sensitive and be kind

I believe we ought to be conscious of how we live our lives and maybe if we do, we will act differently. An easy way to be alert of your actions, is always ask yourself this question, “What if it were you? Always put yourself in the shoes of others.

You heard something but you are not sure it is true, yet you spread it like wildfire. How would you feel if someone did that to you? You would feel awful even if it is not true. Therefore, be respectful, be sensitive, and be kind. If you want to really know what is going on, then try to get the facts. Better yet, some of us just need to mind our business and let people live their private lives and let the dead live in peace. I am quite sure you do not want anyone to go into your business

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so why are you getting into other people’s business.

Speaking about the dead, shouldn’t we give people time to grieve their loss rather than publicly or privately talk about the cause of death? I included privately, because talk brings talk. You may think you are having a private conversation with someone, but that person will tell

someone else and then it goes back to the family you were talking about. Would you want this to happen to you or your family? Of course not, so treat people the way you want to be treated. There are people physically and verbally abusing others. What if it were you? Do you want anyone to abuse you or your children physically or verbally? Nobody

should abuse them so why would you do this to others?

There are also people stealing from others. Some of these individuals work so hard for their money. What if it were you that someone was stealing from? You would not like it so you should not steal from anyone. Be honest and if you need something, borrow it, or ask.

There are some spouses who are cheating in their relationships. However, as soon as their wife or husband does the same thing, they cannot take it. I do believe what goes around comes around. Therefore, do the right thing and be respectful to your spouse.

There are drivers who commit hit-and-run and flee the scene, and no one knows who did it. What if it were you? Would you want that

to happen to you?

Finally, there are people committing all kinds of crimes and some people are very much aware of the perpetrators, but they remain quiet. What if someone does something to you or your family, wouldn’t you want to know who did it so that justice can take place?

If we have empathy towards others and mind our own business, perhaps there will be more peace, love and joy and less gossiping. Now some people make some sincere mistakes. They did not think before they acted. In this case, the best thing to do is to acknowledge your mistakes, ask for forgiveness and do not repeat the mistakes. Always, consider the question, “What if it were you”?

Calling on the Government

Help consumers cope with petroleum price volatility

War for oil is a familiar concept, but war over the price of oil is quite unheard of! Undoubtedly, the crude world is mystified and absorbed by an obscure and technical jargon – a phenomenon, which has often left the ordinary observer baffled.

The current spectacle assent Saudi Arabia, the ruling elite of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries that plan to slash oil production by a million

BY D MARKIE SPRING

barrel a day from July, 2023 and beyond – a financial strategy to lower supply and raise the price.

Ideally, there is no need to review statistical behavior of oil prices to determine this latest approaching price volatility, because it is not the usual inescapable encroaching market dilemma at play; rather, it’s a combination of greed, cosmic economic ambition and a sense of ‘web’ despotism.

Saudi Arabia’s weaponization of its ‘black gold’ is an attempt to increase its $40 billion annual profits to fund the de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salmon’s (MBS) $500 billion futuristic city, Neom, in the Arabian Desert – an ambitious development project to diversify Riyadh economy away from oil. The IMF estimated, oil will be sold at $80.90 per barrel to meet this envisioned spending commitment.

Coupled with this, the highly publicized US-Saudi Arabia political fallout over the 2018

assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident journalist, in Turkey by Saudi Government’s agents – has spurred MBS’s decision to cut oil supply.

And the idea that Riyadh has conspired with the Kremlin to punish Washington D.C with higher oil prices to help Russia’s Dictator President Vladimir Putin with his war efforts in Ukraine after Russia’s economic slump from sanctions by the west.

Cutting energy production in the world’s major oil exporter will certainly impact global fossil fuel economies and the TCI is not immune.

Food, oil and travel inflation would ensue, hitting TCI consumers hard and this time the government is bound to act! Since Russia invaded Ukraine, we’ve witnessed inflationary increases in many sectors and consumers have shouldered the burdens. The question is, what should the Government do to relieve consumers of the impending price hike?

First, do nothing is not an option! Despite the already high prices at the pump, we should expect another price shock and considering extreme temperatures consumers are installing air

condition units and; hence, this will dramatically increase energy bills.

More so, TCI consumers will expect to pay more for foods and air travel prices will surge; therefore, policymakers must intervene.

Lawmakers should adapt price control mechanisms and negotiate a reduction in the fuel surcharge with Fortis, especially for vulnerable households.

If the TCI had a solar farm tied to the national electricity grid – it would play a vital role in reducing fossils reliance, which is used to power generators. However, the Government’s plan to install solarpowered street lamps will definitely help conserve fuel consumption nation-wide.

Had policymakers invested in strategic oil reserves, it would be the ideal time to dip into those reserves to ease the pain that Saudi Arabia is about to inflict.

Economic concerns often matched the political calculus, where the price of oil plays an important role. And while the oil giants are weaponizing crude and hiking prices to unconceivable amounts, we should be planning how to be resilient against these shocks.

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.

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.

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TCI officially dissolves Tourist Board

The House of Assembly officially dissolved the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

The board, which managed the territory’s tourism product for 53 years since its establishment in 1970, will be entirely replaced by ‘Experience Turks and Caicos’, a Destination Management and Marketing Organization (DMMO) which will make its debut on July 1, 2023.

To this end, the House of Assembly passed the Tourist Board (Dissolution) Bill 2023, and a Destination Management Fee Bill 2023, during a sitting on Wednesday.

Minister of Tourism, Hon Josephine Connolly who laid the Bills on the table of the House for debate, lauded the staff and the work of the Tourist Board for enhancing TCI’s discoverability and contributing immensely to the territory's economic prosperity for over 50 years.

She said: “I remember one of the old marketing slogans I believe it was, where on earth are the Turks and Caicos Islands? Now every artist and celebrity knows where the Turks and Caicos Islands are.

“It is a tribute to the work of the Tourist Board, but times move on and Mr Speaker, there’s been lots of changes in the last 50 years, Airbnb did not exist 50 years ago.”

She pointed out that the territory’s salt industry was over 200 years old when the government

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of the day transitioned to tourism in the 1970s.

Connolly said: “This is just another step in this industry, I am sure at that time there were some people crying about losing 200 years of history.

“But we are not a stagnant country and people, we are constantly evolving and as such, there lies the need for an integrated approach to the changing trends and opportunities in the industry.”

Connolly told the House of Assembly that the DMMO will offer all tourism stakeholders in the TCI a seat at the table, and the opportunity to benefit more from the territory’s booming bread and butter sector.

She said: “Mr Speaker, while the tourism business has exploded, so has the sense of our people who have been left out, feeding off the scraps from the tourism economy.

“The building of hotels and cruise ships helps … but why our local entrepreneurs with their small tourist businesses are not enjoying the fruits of the tourist dollar? Who is ensuring that they have a seat at the tourism table?”

She further explained that the Government made the decision to transition to a DMO against this backdrop, to ensure the benefits of tourism trickles down.

In order to do that, Connolly posited that a radical change was needed, which could not have been accomplished by simply expanding the Tourist Board.

Minister of Tourism Hon Josephine Connolly

She said: “We needed a new model which is a partnership with the private sector so that we can ensure our local people who are in the private sector and are involved in the tourism industry can be heard, we needed a partnership model, not a statutory body.”

In a nutshell, the Tourist Board Dissolution Bill 2023 seeks the closure of the Tourist Board and repeals the Tourism Ordinance which was enacted in 1990.

Connolly said: “It is intended to further develop and improve the tourism sector in these islands through the establishment of a nonprofit social partnership, comprised of public and private sector stakeholders and the establishment of the new department under the Ministry of Tourism to regulate the tourism sector.”

The Tourist Board Dissolution Bill was passed in tandem with the Destination Management Bill 2023.

The Turks and Caicos Islands Destination Management Fee Bill 2023, includes but is not limited to the introduction of the collection of the Destination Management Fee to part fund the Destination Management and Marketing Organization and the establishment of a Destination Enhancement Fund.

FINANCIAL MODEL

Back in April, Premier, Hon Charles W. Misick explained that the DMMO’s financial model is based on three main sources of revenue.

“Currently the government makes an allocation to the tourist board that will continue, annual allocation from the private sector, tourism enterprises and others in the tourism value chain… that will be based on a levy per visitor and the self-generation of its own revenues.”

Misick explained that for the long-term sustainability of the DMMO and the importance of the private sector in the decisionmaking process, the financial model is based on the co-financing of the annual budget by both the public and private tourism stakeholders.

He said the generation of revenue through DMMO activities will be an important source of income.

The Premier underscored that the territory will go from normal growth to exceptional performance in the tourism industry.

The increased wealth is estimated at $640m – a sum that considers direct, indirect and induced economic impacts compared to business as per usual without the DMMO.

Out of that $640m, the direct economic impact on hotels and restaurants will be $467m, and a $173m of indirect and induced economic impact, Misick said.

He stressed that these additional revenues from the tourism industry will stimulate new investments, job opportunities and a better quality of life for residents.

The TCI Destination Management and Marketing Organisation (DMMO) is a NonProfit Organisation (NPO) whose governance will be under a Board of Directors. It will be staffed and run on a day-to-day basis by a management team and support staff.

The organization will operate through four different departments namely; marketing, destination development, finance and operations, and quality assurance to implement will activities to benefit all tourism businesses and stimulate the sustainable tourism development of the entire country.

In keeping with the economic development strategy of the government of Turks and Caicos Islands, a decision was made to restructure and modernize the entity responsible for the management and marketing of the tourism sector for decades.

Shhhhhhh!- Nicknames for the office

You might have become accustomed to using nicknames such as Hun, Sweetie, SweetCheeks, Old Man and my favourite… Daddy among your friends. However, in the workplace, using any of these nicknames for co-workers can land you a meeting with the human resources department or worse, unless of course, you are known to be a sweet-name-caller like myself.

For this very reason, you need to learn how to use nicknames in the workplace without causing an uproar.

This week in particular, my social media has been rammed with funny and border-line provocative nicknames. So obviously, I thought I should share these with you. I am sure you will be able to relate to most

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of them.

Go ahead, use them, but be careful. Unemployment isn’t cute or funny, but these nicknames will have you roll off your sliding chair.

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That one colleague who drinks premium liquor whenever he/ she isn’t paying

G-STOP

That one colleague you can never find

THE FRIDGE

That one colleague who works 5 minutes, every hour

ET

That one colleague who always wants to go home

FORESKIN

That one colleague who disappears when things get hard

BLUETOOTH

That one college who doesn’t work unless paired with someone else

BLISTER

That one colleague who shows up, only after the work is done

FLOPPY-DISK

That colleague who has been around since the 90's, but not sure why they are still around today

BISCUIT

That one colleague who crumbles under pressure

LANTERN

Not so bright, always has to be carried

S.A.M

Self Appointed Manager

MILKY WAY

Always staring into space

KITKAT

Always on break

When using these nicknames please be careful to not upset anyone.

After all, you know better than to be caught up in yet another office drama. Be sure to let me in the juice, if you do get in trouble however. I’d love to think that I start an office fire!

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Deputy Governor reflects on extended tenure as acting Governor

BY DELANA ISLES

Business-focused, while also being community centred and engaging is how Deputy Governor, Her Excellency Anya Williams describes her three-month service as acting Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Reflecting on her tenure in the Governor’s office, Williams said: “I am grateful to the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) for the confidence placed in me to allow me to serve in this capacity during the last three months.

“I express my thanks to the Premier, Cabinet, Official Opposition and Public Service for their support and to my family, friends and well-wishers for their continued love and guidance.”

Williams’ extended service in the office of the Governor was made possible by former Governor Nigel Dakin demitting office early to allow her the opportunity to steer the territory as leader, gaining more experience.

She reported: “During the period, I chaired 11 meetings of the

Cabinet and co-chaired alongside the Premier, three special and one regular meeting of the National Security Council; two hurricane state of preparedness meetings, two bilateral meetings with the official Opposition, along with countless other meetings and public engagements.”

“I ensured that I spent time in every island in the Turks and Caicos Islands to interact with the residents to better understand their needs, while working with my Cabinet and public service colleagues to ensure that the objectives of the Turks and Caicos Islands continued to be met,” she stated.

Williams’ service in the office of Governor officially came to an end on Wednesday, June 28, and on Thursday, the new Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam officially took up the post.

Williams stated: “I look forward to working with her as I transition back to my substantive role as Deputy Governor and Head of the Public Service where I look forward to delivering on the ambitious objectives that my office

has set for the year ahead.”

While delivering welcome remarks to the newly sworn Governor, Premier, Honourable Charles Washington Misick expressed his Cabinet’s thanks to Williams for her extended service in the post of Governor.

“For the able and professional way in which she discharged the office of the Governor of the TCI in the last 90 days, we thank you Deputy Governor, we appreciate your commitment and your hard

work, and we know that you will continue to serve the people of these islands with dignity and unselfishly.”

There was also lots of positive feedback from the public on Williams’ tenure.

On her official Instagram page, one commenter wrote: “A monumental and historical three months that has ushered in a new dimension of national pride for TCIslanders watching you (our very own) serve honourably with

grace, humility, confidence and fortitude. Continue to do well DG. You’ve done us proud as Governor (acting).

Another said: “Amazing job DG! I could not be any prouder for showing the fortitude of our islands to govern ourselves lawfully and with dignity and pride, both locally, regionally and internationally.

“Best of luck on the road to your destination along such a great journey.”

Want better wants

I think it is fair to say that we all want to be happy and fulfilled in life. One of the things that affect these twin desires is our wants. We often want things that do not align with our values, or growth or do not positively contribute to our lives. The reason for that is that we need to know how to want better wants. The story of Saul’s ascent to the kingship of Israel as told in 1 Samuel 8-10 is a cautionary tale about the perils of misguided desires or bad wants.

The background story is worth knowing. After a succession of failed leaders, the people of Israel tell Samuel, God’s prophet and the nation’s moral leader at the time, that they want a strong king “like all the other nations”. Samuel at first is hesitant but is convinced by God to give the people what they

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want, a strong, tall, handsome, warrior-type king to lead them. Interestingly, most dictators and tyrants are short in stature (shorter people seem to be more aggressive also. It goes without saying that there have been a lot of really bad leaders who have been over 6 feet in height). Back to the backstory. Samuel finds for the people what they want and his name is Saul. He is exactly what they want. Sadly, he turns out to be a horrendous

leader. There are several reasons why we should exercise caution when chasing after our wants.

1. Selfish ambition often blinds us: When decisions are based on personal gain or gratification they blind us to what truly matters.

2. Ignoring wise counsel leads to bad consequences: Though Samuel warned the people what would happen if they got

what they wanted, they went ahead regardless. When wise counsel says to take another route, heed it because when you disregard it, nothing good comes of it.

3. Short-term satisfaction leads to long-term pain: Many people have had one night of fun and revelry turn into a lifetime of horrors. Be careful, sacrificing lasting blessings and longterm meaning for short-term

gratification ends badly, all the time.

4. Godly alignment is key: Desires that are godly always end in blessings, while ungodly desires are always never fulfilled and end in disaster.

SO HOW DO YOU WANT BETTER WANTS?

1. Seek God’s guidance through reflection, prayer, and attention to God’s Word (Psalm 139:2324).

2. Consider the interests of others, and make decisions that benefit others and not just yourself (Philippians 2:4).

3. Be patient, life is short, but the best things usually take effort and time to materialize. Be patient. You.Are.Loved.

Deputy Governor, Her Excellency Anya Williams – in her capacity of acting Governor at the time, inspecting the guard during the King’s birthday celebration (TCIG photo)

Opposition leader welcomes new governor with talks of independence-determination – says it is ‘high-time’ the TCI governs itself

BY DELANA ISLES

“Your Excellency, while I sincerely welcome you here today in this formal capacity, there are many amongst us who are ready for the master-servant relationship between the UK and the TCI to come to an end.

Likewise, there are some among us who would want the country to be under British rule forever. I am not one of those persons, Excellency.”

These were the words of the Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Edwin Astwood in his introductory speech during the swearing in of the TCI’s new Governor Her Excellency Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam.

Astwood went on to state that the time has come for full confidence to be expressed in the people of the territory to lead it as an independent nation.

“I believe that it is now, more than at any time in our history, that we as leaders must prepare our people for self-determination.

“I am a strong believer that all people should have the opportunity to think freely, communicate freely, manage their own affairs with others freely, choose who their friends are freely, choose whom to like and whom to dislike freely, choose the destiny of the country and the people freely, and not simply be comfortable with relegating ultimate power and control to others, especially to individuals

living half a world away.”

Stating that he does not mean to be contentious or combative, Astwood said: “There is no way in the year 2023, that we should still have the decisions of this honorable House, the decisions of Cabinet, and the decisions of the country to be ultimately signed off on, and approved by those who are not born of here, those who do not live here, those who do not understand the struggles being faced here, and those who do not understand the aspirations of the people living here.”

He said many Turks and Caicos Islanders look forward to the day when their leaders can dialogue with British leaders as equals, and not as subjects, forming voluntary relationships.

“Knowing the story of our people is knowing our existence and the potential that we contain in ourselves. It makes us see ourselves as being empowered and capable in this world, instead of believing ourselves to be forever a dependent and colonised country.

“Therefore, I recognize all those who had occupied this land we call our home, the Turks and Caicos Islands,” the Opposition Leader stated.

PAINFUL EXPERIENCE

Astwood said that for many in the Caribbean, including the TCI, the fight to get to where they are today has been a very painful experience.

“Because the British rule had been carried out with imperialism, dominance, control, and

submission, and many residents of the English-speaking Caribbean are resentful towards the United Kingdom for this history.”

He noted that for much of its early history, the British ruled their empire through terror, with the colonies being run as a military dictatorship, often under martial law, and the majority of colonial governors were military officers.

“Special courts and courtsmartial were set up to deal with dissidents, and those who resist enslavement and oppression.

“These so-called courts handed out rough and speedy injustices. Normal judicial procedures were replaced by rule through fear, resistance was crushed, and rebellion suffocated. There was the absence of law, other than that decreed by a military Governor.”

He observed that a people cannot obtain the freedom of dependency if they cannot generate their own ideas, feelings, and actions by themselves: “A nation that lives by the ideas and words of others, who does what it is told, who shares a textbook ideology, will never be free.”

He said preparing the people of the TCI for independence is the turning point.

“The system that we once accepted from the master’s hands is no longer useful to us and it’s time to look at creating our own.”

He said it is time to unite diverse points of views and generate a transcendental view, resolving the

conflicts of the present, so that they become an organic nature in the near future.

“Therefore, Excellency, while I warmly welcome you to our beloved country, I do not continue to welcome the institution of colonialism, and imperialism, that the Office of the Governor’s represents,” Astwood stated.

He also noted that the territory is entering a critical and futureshaping time, and is hopeful that the new Governor’s knowledge, skills, and special abilities, will be invaluable on this journey.

“I believe that all members of this Honorable House are working towards a common goal, and I believe that your contribution is an integral part of achieving it.

“I am a strong believer that what the Government, the Opposition, and the Governor’s Office can accomplish together is much larger, far greater, and will immensely exceed that of what any of us can achieve alone.”

He said it is time for the people of the islands to rise and fight together to ensure the present and future prosperity of the people and the territory.

“I also believe, Excellency, that the time has come for an elected government, and an elected opposition, to show the people that both can perform their constitutional roles with passion and zeal, while demonstrating that though being different parties, we are One People.”

An inaugural Board of Directors meeting heralds a new era in the tourism industry of the Turks and Caicos Islands, as ‘Experience Turks and Caicos’ takes the helm in shaping the future of destination management in the territory.

This comes as the government officially dissolved the decadesold Tourist Board and ushered in ‘Experience Turks and Caicos’.

The inaugural meeting, on June 26, 2023, marked a significant milestone in the shaping and coordination of the archipelago's burgeoning tourism sector.

The territory’s first destination Marketing Management Organization (DMMO) is

a pioneering public-private social partnership that aims to position the TCI as a world-class destination and ensure the longterm sustainability and continued growth of the tourism industry.

According to the government, the Turks and Caicos Islands with its pristine beaches, vibrant culture, and breathtaking landscapes, are poised to captivate the global tourism market, with ‘Experience Turks and Caicos’ showcasing the destination's unique offerings to the world.

The Board of Directors, consisting of esteemed representatives from both the public and private sectors, convened to

deliberate on strategies and “chart a course that will solidify Turks and Caicos as a premier global tourist destination”, the TCI government said in a statement on Wednesday, June 28.

During its first meeting, the board received updates on the recruitment status for new staff and discussed plans to finalise hiring senior executives for the organisation in the upcoming weeks.

“As a collaborative initiative, ‘Experience Turks and Caicos’, emphasises the importance of partnerships between the public and private sectors in realising the vision of a sustainable and thriving tourism sector.

“By leveraging the expertise and resources of both sectors, ‘Experience Turks and Caicos’, seeks to foster innovation, strengthen destination management, and enhance the visitor experience”, the government stated.

The board also explored new marketing and destination branding

opportunities, acknowledging the crucial role of effective promotion in attracting discerning travellers to the Turks and Caicos Islands. Experience Turks and Caicos will spearhead initiatives that enhance the visitor experience, elevate destination branding, and drive the long-term success of the tourism sector.

Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Edwin Astwood welcomes new Governor H.E. Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam

DMMO board members convened for the first time on June 26, 2023 (TCIG Photo)

‘Experience Turks and Caicos’ holds first Board of Directors meeting

Police Force boosted by eight new, experienced officers

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force has received an uplift in manpower, with the addition of eight new police officers.

The recruitment of additional officers forms part of the force’s efforts to boost its staff complement and put more boots on the ground to help reduce crime, protect communities, and respond to the changing demands on policing.

The officers: Alphanso Graham, Carlando Mcbean, Pernel Leith, Rhoan McKoy, Ricardo Brown, Rory Adamson, Tian Pryce June, and Tyrone Blair took their oaths on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, during a swearingin ceremony held at the Police Headquarters, Providenciales.

The new recruits have been tasked with protecting and serving the citizens and visitors of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Commissioner Botting in administering the oath to officers, called on them to adhere to the principles and statement of values of policing and maintain their integrity at all times, a recent statement from the police force said.

He said: “It was my pleasure to welcome and swear in eight experienced officers, recruited from across the region.

“These officers have specialist skills and extensive policing experience, adding value to the force.

safe.

“They will soon be on the streets and in the communities of the Turks and

Inmates welcomed for Father’s Day service at Grand Turk Methodist Church

In continuing to foster positive relationships between the community and the prison, the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DCR) recently hosted its second quarterly church visit.

On June 18, Minister of Home Affairs, Honourable Otis Morris; Permanent Secretary Bridgette Newman; Head of Secretariat, Shanetta Thompson; joined the DCR Superintendent Michael Woodbine, members of the prison’s senior management team, prison officers, and inmates at the Grand Turk Methodist Church for their Father’s Day Service.

In his address to the congregation, Superintendent Woodbine highlighted the impact of inmates being away from their children on Father’s Day, and public sector workers who often miss significant family celebrations due to their work commitments.

He also spoke about the difficulties of resettlement,

accommodation, employment and community acceptance for former prisoners, asking for community support in embracing those returning to society postimprisonment, to address the occurrence of reoffending and recidivism.

The superintendent spoke of the importance of faith in the prison and the support, hope and opportunities faith offers all.

During the service, an inmate shared his experience and how incarceration impacted his life and family. This was received by the congregation with cheers along with some tears.

Produce from the farm and other food items produced by the inmates were presented to Reverend Claire Robinson for distribution to members of the congregation.

This is one of the rehabilitative opportunities the Department of Correctional Services provides for inmates, preparing them for reintegration into society.

Inmates and prison officers joined the congregation at the Grand Turk Methodist Church for their Father’s Day Service on June 18 (TCIG photo)

(Left) Commissioner of Police, Mr Trevor Botting, and new police officers after the swearing-in (RTCIPF photo)

“Having spoken to the officers, it is clear we have recruited people who know policing and who care about keeping their communities

Caicos Islands keeping

our public safe and secure.” RTCIPF Human Resource Manager Rex Swann also attended the swearing-in ceremony.

“Pay Tourist Board staff their money” –

PDM leader calls on “money-grubbing” government

BY DELANA ISLES

In an open letter to the government this week, Leader of the Opposition, Hon Edwin Astwood called out the government for “reneging on its promises” to the tourist board staff.

Astwood’s scathing statements came after a press release issued by the Minister of Tourism informing of miscalculations in the final separation packages for the redundant workers, stating that in some cases double payments were calculated.

According to the ministry “corrections were made to previous miscalculations and misinformation” and that “in previous letters… proper legal

advice was not sought”.

However, the party leader is not buying the minister’s explanation, submitting that it is an attempt by the “hapless, money-grubbing PNP administration’’ to rob the workers of what is rightfully owed to them.

“We are hearing of many falsehoods and untruths being released by the PNP Government,” he alleged.

“These are our qualified and experienced people. I am not concerned about whom they vote for, or whether or not they vote at all. What concerns me is how a government elected by the people is extinguishing our people and our institutions,” Astwood emphasised.

He added: “If you hire someone

over 20 years, more or less, use them, benefit from them, and then change your mind about continuing to employ them because you think foreign workers who are less qualified than your people are better than your own TCI people, then the least you can do is pay them their benefits.”

He stated that the government should not be listening to “any foreign legal opinion or any Director’s opinion to decide that you, the PNP Government, no longer want to pay the Tourist Board Staff what they are owed, and what they have earned through their years of employment”.

The party leader stated that common sense and decency, or the

minimum concern for your people would lead the Premier and Minister of Tourism to insist that your people be paid what they are owed.

Although in her statement on the issue, the minister had said that they are now complying with the laws and the guidelines set out in the Tourist Board's Staff Policies and Procedures Manual, Astwood believes that it should come down to “caring for your people”.

“This is not a matter of law but really a matter of caring for your people, the same people and their families that you are asking to vote for you.

“Is this the kind of precedent this PNP Government wants to set in the TCI? That after the people

deserving of this money, you promise them the pay, you then go behind their backs, you listen to a legal opinion, you listen to directors, and then say the staff cannot be paid.”

He said this is more than a stab in the back, it is an attack from all sides and “lower than any low this PNP Government continues to aspire to”.

“The PDM Opposition continues to demand that the Tourist Board workers be paid their deserving severance pay and that they be offered first right of refusal for available jobs in the PNP’s DMO, or with other available jobs in government for which their skills correspond to.”

TCI Regiment represented at Senior Leadership course in UK

Captain Francis Glinton of the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment, who recently concluded a leadership course at the United Kingdom’s Defence Academy, said the experience was invaluable and will play a significant role in how he executes his duties.

“The training course titled ‘Building Integrity among Senior leaders’ was very informative and insightful. I wish to extend profound thanks to the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom for such a privilege,” Glinton said.

The aim of the course, held at the Leadership Center, Bekkent House this June, was to raise awareness of the risks of corruption in the defence and security sector and how to mitigate those risks.

The intent is that international senior leaders attend the course as representatives, then return to their home countries to encourage

further engagement with the Building Integrity UK (BI UK) programme.

Glinton said the topics discussed during the training, such

as policing, military risks, interface and leadership in addressing corruption, equipped him with the relevant knowledge and resources to be effective in executing his

duties.

The captain also received informal training on public finance management, fraud, risks and audit, corruption risks in procurement, as well as corruption risks in security complex environments and media strategic communications.

He stated: “I envision that these key components will prove resourceful for the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment as we continue building platforms in our infancy stage, especially throughout the leadership core.”

Glinton said he was grateful for the opportunity to take the course, both as a representative of the TCI Regiment and as an ambassador for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“The shared knowledge and guidance I have received from Senior Law Enforcement Leaders of 18 different countries will surely

remain with me throughout the years.”

The programme has been running since 2013 and operates primarily under the framework of the NATO Building Integrity programme.

The UK course focuses on integrity, accountability, countercorruption and transparency, covering: public financial management including fraud, risk and audit; corruption risks in acquisition and procurement; human resources management (including codes of conduct); gender-specific corruption risks; corruption risks in complex security environments and operations; role of media and civil society in building Integrity; political interface and leadership issues; challenges of change and strategies and plans to help tackle corruption.

Turks and Caicos Islands was among 18 countries represented at this year’s leadership course in the UK

Captain Francis Glinton received his certificate of completion of the leadership course (TCIG photos)

New police records system promises quicker turnaround

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force has launched a beta testing phase a new automated system to improve the turnaround time for residents to obtain police records.

This new system which was launched on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, from 8 pm. is the first phase of testing as the force looks to introduce a one-stop payment system and shorter wait time for residents who have bemoaned the protracted wait periods for important document.

Applicants will now have the option of paying online the $10 processing fee and the $10 stamp fees via debit or credit cards, according to a statement from the Police Force.

The RTCIPF said it has been working, we have continuously over the past months to improve this service in an effort to reduce the waiting period and make the process less cumbersome. With enhancements to the system, the RTCIPF is looking to process applications within five working days.

“Applicants who don’t

have a debit or credit card can continue making payments at the Treasury.

“Kindly note the current system being used, will be offline from 6 p.m. on Wednesday 28th June 2023 to make way for the updated system.

“The live testing phase will end on July 31st and the system will be fully operational from August 01st”, RTCIPF stated.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Rodney Adams expressed his gratitude to the Hon Deputy Premier Erwin J. Saunders and his team for their technical assistance.

He said: “This new system will significantly reduce the timeframe in which records are processed.

“We expect records to turn around within five days initially.

“I wish to thank the Ministry of Finance led by the Deputy Premier and his team and the Information Technology team supporting us .

“The officers within the Records Department and the IT team of the RTCIPF who

have been working around the clock thereby allowing us to reach this milestone, I say thanks.

“I also wish to express my gratitude to the public for their patience. I know at times you were frustrated because of the inconveniences, but there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel”.

The Hon Deputy Premier, who has a background in Information Technology, told reporters on Thursday, June 29, that while the e-government is still under the purview of the Office of the Premier, it was a very vexing problem.

He said: “I decided to use my IT expertise to address it.

“The new application took three months to develop at a cost of US$28,000, with the total process, including procurement, taking six months.

“Going forward, I will seek to strategically use my expertise to solve the most vexing problems, and in doing so, hopefully, save TCIG both time and money.”

He noted that some 65 applications were made

A sample of the police record

and processed in just a few hours after the system was launched and are now ready

to be signed and picked up. Additionally, persons who have already applied for a

police record and are yet to receive a voucher are asked to re-apply.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

A National Quality Policy (NQP) is essential for the Turks and Caicos Islands to focus efforts, establish, effectively resource and then maintain globally recognized quality standards and conformity assessment regimes for goods and services.

The NQP will guide a more efficient and directional development of the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI), which refers to a set of autonomous but related institutions that collectively work to guarantee quality and safety of products and services for local and international use. The NQI also aims to safeguard human, animal, and plant health and safety whilst facilitating the smooth and sustainable flow of trade.

Qualified consultants are invited to apply to support the development of an NQP for the TCI. The scope of work includes developing a short-medium-long term implementation plan for the TCI with the intention of providing strategic and operational direction for the accelerated development of a National Quality Infrastructure along with a suitable technical regulation system. For the comprehensive Terms of Reference, please visit the DTIFC’s website at https://gov. tc/trade/.

Submission of Technical and Financial Proposals are to be forwarded to tradetci@gov.tc by 4:00 p.m. on July 14, 2023. Kindly note that proposals submitted after this deadline will not be considered.

The Department of Trade, Industry, and Fair Competition thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only persons selected for an interview will be contacted.

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY, AND FAIR COMPETITION DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL QUALITY POLICY

That's here. That's home. That's us.

A tribute to curious minds and the joy of reading

We have achieved a new feat and set a record with the shortest comment on a column, which in its entirety read: “F)*(*** Brilliant!”. “History matters”, I wrote in last week’s column, entitled “L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE” and it seems our readers wholeheartedly agreed. Among the numerous texts and emails received, one Salt Cay reader commented, “Probably your best piece to date”. While a devoted reader from Austria wrote, “What an incredible article. Thank you. I learned a lot about the history of Haiti. Here in Austria, you get very little information about the conditions that prevail in Haiti. It is sometimes briefly reported in the news, but no one ever explains the origins of the misery in Haiti”.

This column has undergone a transformation. Initially driven by my curiosity about a variety of subjects, such as history, local anecdotes, or the occasional book reviews, I have recently shifted my focus towards engaging with readers, particularly the younger generation. The feedback I receive has been both encouraging and uplifting. Whether it is the son of a civil servant in Grand Turk seeking guidance on learning chess or the young lady employed at a

BY TITUS DE BOER

retail outlet in Grand Turk who expressed her enjoyment of my latest book review and sought a summer reading recommendation. All these interactions have shaped the direction of my column.

Those who regularly read this column will be aware of my deep enthusiasm for history, art, travel literature and tales of exploration. Today, I want to shift our attention to an author who, despite passing away nearly three decades ago, offers an excellent introduction to the realm of space exploration, particularly to young people. That author is Carl Sagan.

Born in 1934, Carl Sagan revolutionised space exploration by bringing the ground-breaking series “Cosmos” onto the TV screens of the early 1980s. To this day nobody has surpassed Sagan’s ability to explain the grandeur of space and all its bewildering glory. Thanks to YouTube all

13 episodes of “Cosmos” are available for free online viewing. If you haven’t watched it yet, I highly recommend you do so – you are in for a treat. In fact, my first book recommendation is “Cosmos”, which accompanied the TV series and incapsulates it in thirteen chapters that are relatively easy to read. It comes as no surprise that “Cosmos” became the best-selling science book ever published in the English language and was the first science book to sell more than half a million copies.

Carl Sagan was a prolific writer and while I have not had the chance to read all his extensive works, there is one I have read and would add to the list, “Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space”, which was published in 1994. It is the sequel to Sagan's 1980 book “Cosmos” and draws its inspiration from

the famous 1990 “Pale Blue Dot” photograph of Earth captured on 14 February 1990 by the Voyager 1 space probe from a remarkable distance of approximately 6 billion kilometres or 3.7 billion miles.

One passage from the book remains etched in my memory – a poignant moment when Voyager 1, having completed its primary mission and departing our Solar System, was commanded by NASA to pivot its camera and capture a final photograph of Earth across a great vastness of space at the behest of Sagan. “Look at that dot”, writes Sagan, “Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies,

and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilisation, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there - on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam”. Brilliant pieces of writing are rare to come by, and in my humble opinion, this passage stands among them.

Over the years some religious critics have argued that Mr Sagan was an atheist, but I hold a different perspective. Having revisited some of his work, I believe, like so many, he was an agnostic. “An atheist is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God. I know of no such compelling evidence”. When once asked to sum up his view of science and spirituality, Sagan wrote, “Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality”. This column is dedicated to curious minds worldwide. Keep asking questions!

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.

Carl Sagan’s passion for space travel is clear in a drawing of imaginary headlines he made when he was 10 to 13 years old. (Photo: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress)

Shortly after it’s release,‘Cosmos’ became the best-selling science book ever published in the English language, and was the first science book to sell more than half a million copies.

Seen from about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles), Earth appears as a tiny dot within deep space. “Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us.”

(Photo: Voyager 1 Space Probe)

Millennium Highway ‘John Doe’ killed by blunt force trauma, autopsy reveals

A forensic autopsy on the body of a “John Doe” found on Millennium Highway, Providenciales, on June 19th, revealed that he died from blunt force trauma.

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force in a recent statement said the incident remains under “active investigation” by its Serious Crime Unit.

However, the cause of injuries has been ruled inconclusive as investigators remain unsure of how

the trauma was inflicted.

“The man’s death is been classified as suspicious, and officers are conducting inquiries to establish the circumstances.

“A number of possible explanations are being considered, including homicide and a road traffic collision”, RTCIPF said.

The body of the unidentified male was found lying off the shoulder of the Millennium Highway which leads into the Blue Hills community on Monday, June

19, 2023.

Based on preliminary information from the police, a call was placed to the Police Control Room around 6:58 am, indicating that the lifeless body of a male was laying on the roadside.

RTCIPF officers responding to the call arrived at the location and found the bleeding body with what appeared to be a wound to the head.

The victim who was found barefoot, had distinctive marks of

violence on his upper chest.

The body was clad only in black shorts with white stripes on one side. The individual was approximately 5’ 08” feet tall, slim built, about 150 - 160 pounds, and appeared to be between the ages of 18 – 25.

Detectives believe that the victim lived in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and are keen to speak to anyone who believes a friend or relative in Providenciales may have been missing since

Sunday 18th June 2023, or anyone who might know the identity of the victim.

Anyone who has witnessed any event along that stretch of Millennium Highway between 11 pm on Sunday 18th of June and 7 am on Monday 19th of June is being asked to contact 911, the closest police station, or call TCI Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477 and give any information on this incident or any other illegal activity anonymously.

UK health team assesses TCI’s cholera preparedness and response

A UK Health Security Agency recently provided in-country technical assistance to assess the Turks and Caicos Islands' preparedness and response to cholera.

In light of an imported case of the disease, a team from UKHSA (United Kingdom Health Security Agency) visited the TCI on June 15, 2023, to assist the territory.

The UK team was led by Natalie Wright, Health Protection Lead and Consultant in Global Public Health and included Consultant Microbiologist Matthew Dryden, Overseas Territories Technical and Quality Manager, John Lee and Behavioural Scientist, Dale Weston.

During their visit, the team held meetings with a range of stakeholders including government leaders, TCI hospital officials, staff from within the Ministry of Health and Human Services including, the National Public Health Laboratory, Primary Health, Environmental Health, Health Promotion and Advocacy, Chief Nursing Officer, National Pharmacist, ag, National Epidemiologist, Health Emergency Management Unit and Health Policy and Planning.

In an invited statement, the Ministry of Health said that all discussions were fruitful and complemented work that has been ongoing for a number of years under the UKOTs programme which focuses on public health strengthening, through which the Ministry of Health has benefitted from technical support, training, capacity building, equipment and supplies to support public health capacity which were integral to the TCI’s Covid-19 response.

The Ministry informed this publication that site visits were carried out at a number of facilities, including a tour of the TCI Hospital inclusive of the laboratory, National Public Health Laboratory, Blue Hills Community Clinic, Detention Centre and His Majesty’s Prison among other areas.

The group also engaged with community leaders.

As part of the assessment, discussions were held on strategies to strengthen surveillance for cholera and other communicable diseases, to further strengthen laboratory capacity, as well as community engagement.

Minister of Health and Human Services, Hon Shaun D Malcolm described the team’s visit to the TCI as “very timely”.

He said: “I would like to thank the UKHSA team as well as the stakeholders who made time to engage in the various meetings. The TCI remains committed to working with UKHSA which is one of our key stakeholders, to further promote public health in the TCI.”

The Ministry said it will continue its engagement with UKHSA through the UKOTs programme to implement various recommendations, which were made as a result of the visit as well as the support of key departments in their preparedness and response. It added that it looks forward to future follow-up visits which will further enhance the Ministry’s capacity to rapidly detect and respond to public health emergencies.

According to the World Health Organization, cholera is an extremely virulent disease that can cause severe acute watery diarrhoea.

The disease affects both children and adults and can kill within hours if left untreated.

It takes between 12 hours and five days for a person to show symptoms after ingesting contaminated food or water.

TCI’S CHOLERA CASE

A sample from the Turks and Caicos Islands, suspected to contain V. cholera was recently confirmed positive by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).

The Ministry of Health and Human Services) received confirmation from CARPHA that the sample contained Vibrio Cholera 01, Biotype “El Tor,” and

Serotype “Ogawa”, on Sunday, June 11, 2023.

The sample was collected from a patient who recently returned from Haiti and presented to the hospital with vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration and was then sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago on June 6th, 2023, for further testing, confirmation, and characterising.

The news of confirmation is being treated with urgent concern, as the toxigenic strain detected can cause outbreaks.

Although there have been no further cases of suspected cholera in the TCI to date, the Ministry said it remains vigilant in light of the

ongoing outbreak in Hispaniola, with which the TCI has close trade and travel links and is actively developing the capacity to provide in-country confirmation of cholera cases.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

The Ministry has urged residents to practice safety measures; when travelling to countries with confirmed cases of cholera and to seek medical attention immediately if you think you or a member of your family might have cholera. Early treatment is essential.

AT ALL TIMES, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SHOULD:

• Drink water from a safe source

• Wash your hands often with soap and clean water, especially before you eat or prepare food and after using the bathroom.

◦ If no water and soap are available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser with at least 60% alcohol.

• Use clean water to wash dishes, brush teeth, wash and prepare food, and make ice.

• Eat foods that are packaged or freshly cooked and served hot.

◦ Do not eat raw or undercooked meats, seafood, or raw or undercooked fruits and vegetables unless peeled.

• Dispose of faeces in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination of water and food sources.

Cheshire Hall Medical Centre laboratory with CEO Dr BraithwaiteTennant and Laboratory Manager, Carol Robinson

UK team tour the National Public Health Laboratory

UK representative, Dale Weston along with Health Promotion and Advocacy staff and community representatives

THE Cayman Islands can be removed from the global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ‘grey list’ as early as October, should they satisfy the criteria of an onsite visit tentatively scheduled for late August, early September.

The Cayman Islands was placed on the FATF’s grey list in 2021, after it was deemed that the country’s regulatory bodies didn’t have fines and other penalties for financial crimes.

FATF then challenged the Cayman Islands to improve “in the area of sanctions on financial institutions for AML (Anti-Money laundering) breaches” and called on regulators to “show that they penalise those who do not provide accurate up-to-date beneficial ownership information”.

Friday’s meeting of the global financial regulatory body, agreed that the Cayman Islands “have substantially completed its action plan and warrants an onsite assessment to verify that the implementation of the AML/CFT reforms has begun and is being sustained, and that the necessary political commitment remains in place to sustain implementation in the future,” said a statement from the FATF website.

“The Cayman Islands has made the following key reforms, including…applying sanctions that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive, and taking administrative penalties and enforcement actions against obliged entities to ensure that breaches are remediated effectively and in a timely manner”, the FATF website said, adding that the country also imposed “adequate and effective sanctions in cases where relevant parties (including legal persons) do not file accurate, adequate and up to date beneficial ownership

eligible

information.”

The Cayman Islands administration is said to have also demonstrated “that they are prosecuting all types of money laundering in line with the jurisdiction’s risk profile and that such prosecutions are resulting in the application of dissuasive, effective, and proportionate sanctions”.

Financial Services Minister André Ebanks, who led the Cayman Islands delegation at the Paris meeting said: “Satisfying all of the 63 recommended actions is a major step towards the Cayman Islands being delisted”, adding that “as is the case for other listed countries that met this milestone, there is one more step to complete, and all relevant stakeholders need to remain focused.”

Upon the completion of the visit later this year, a report will be presented at the next FATF plenary meeting, scheduled for October, at which the final decision for the delisting of the Cayman Islands will be made.

Attorney General Sam Bulgin said the island is preparing for the visit which he describes as being “rigorous” adding that the purpose “is to ensure that local authorities can effectively deter, detect, investigate and prosecute serious crimes.”

Cayman Finance CEO Steve McIntosh, though acknowledging that there was still work to be done, said he welcomed the FATF announcement and congratulated all who “contributed to reaching this milestone on the road to delisting”.

Cayman Finance Board Chairperson Conor O’Dea said the announcement was a testament to the perseverance of both the government and the private sector.

(Caribbeanloopnews.com)

Former Cayman premier charged with rape and indecent assault

A legislator and former premier of the Cayman Islands was charged Wednesday with rape and indecent assault, according to authorities.

McKeeva Bush pleaded not guilty to charges that police said stem from 2000. Police issued no other comment aside from a brief press release noting that the “senior politician” appeared in court via Zoom.

Bush told The Associated Press in a statement that he rejected, denied and pleaded not guilty to what he called “this evil plot” and “malicious accusation”.

“All I have to say in relation to this, the latest in the series of malicious charges against me is the “Truth will come out,” he wrote. “This is done by someone I have never had any contact with.”

The arrest was the former premier’s most recent brush with the law.

Bush was investigated and found not guilty nearly a decade ago on charges including theft and abuse of office. He also pleaded not guilty to groping a female employee at a casino in Florida in 2017, and the

charges were later dropped.

Bush pleaded not guilty after being charged with indecently assaulting two women last year at a regional tourism event held in the Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory in the western Caribbean Sea. He is awaiting trial in that

case.

Bush stepped down as premier in December 2012 after facing a no-confidence vote. He resigned as speaker of Parliament in October 2022 following accusations of sexual harassment, which he denied. (ABCNews.go.com)

Co-defendants turn state witnesses against ex BVI premier in drug trial

The two persons charged a year ago along with ex British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier Andrew Fahie for allegedly plotting to smuggle large amounts of cocaine from the BVI to the US have copped plea bargains from federal authorities and will turn state witnesses against the former head of government.

Olean Maynard was arrested in Miami 14 months ago in Florida while reviewing a plane at an airport where she had been lured to inspect cocaine and cash as part of the alleged smuggling scheme. Fahie had been arrested hours earlier via the same route and for the same reasons. Maynard’s son, Kadeem, was nabbed at home in the BVI.

As the mid-July trial date for the case neared, the two opted to abandon Fahie and fend for themselves, agreeing to plead guilty to conspiracy to import a controlled substance, leaving the ex-head of government to face a slew of smuggling related charges. The indictment relates to an alleged conspiracy to funnel large amounts of cocaine to the US via unidentified Mexican cartels. The Maynards are expected to collect

a lighter sentence and will testify against Fahie. He has asked for a November trial start date that will allow him, in the meantime, to ferret through hours of audio tape recordings and other evidence as he prepares for his defense.

Of equal importance to Fahie is his request to the court system for the identity of the state’s confidential informant who had worked with investigators to be revealed as this is also key to defense work. “The US government has not yet disclosed the identity of the confidential source. As previously noted, Mr. Fahie contends that he needs the information in order to file certain pre-trial motions. The

court, without objection from the government, previously ruled that such motions could be made any time before trial,” his Attorney Theresa Van Vliet said in court pleadings.

The trio were arrested by agents posing as Mexican cartel members offering to allegedly use the BVI as a transshipment point for cocaine to the US. The agents claimed that the ex-premier had agreed to accept $700,000 in payments as reward for his cooperation and protection, allegations he has denied. His arrest had sent shockwaves throughout the mini archipelago, the wider Caribbean and in Britain, its continuing colonizer.

McKeeva Bush told The Associated Press in a statement that he rejected, denied and pleaded not guilty to what he called “this evil plot” and “malicious accusation”.

Former British Virgin Island Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie

The Cayman Islands was placed on the FATF’s grey list in 2021

Cayman Islands

for removal from FATF ‘grey list’

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UK: Customers withdraw record amount of savings in May

Billpayers dipped into bank and savings accounts at a record level in May, prompting warnings from charities about the ongoing high cost of living.

There was £4.6bn more withdrawn than paid into bank and building society accounts, the Bank of England said.

That was the highest level seen since comparable records began 26 years ago.

The rising cost of living, including grocery bills, mortgage payments, and rent, is putting household finances under strain.

Richard Lane, director of external affairs at debt charity StepChange, said it was vital that people were supported to build up savings to provide resilience against unexpected bills.

“This is the latest in a long line of warnings that more and more people are struggling to cope with the cost of living,” he said.

“Cost pressures are everywhere and eroding people’s financial headroom, leaving them more vulnerable to harmful borrowing and problem debt.”

PRESSURE ON BANKS

The latest figure marks a sharp turnaround from April when net deposits saw £3.7bn added to bank and building society accounts.

When savings held in National Savings and Investment accounts were also included in the total, there was a net withdrawal of £3.8bn made from accounts in May, compared with a £5.3bn increase in April.

Banks have been accused of offering “measly” interest rates to savers, and failing to adequately pass on the higher Bank of England base rate in the returns they offer.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said it was “taking too long” to pass on increases in interest rates to savers.

People with instant access accounts were being particularly hit by the “issue that needs solving”, he said.

UK Finance, the trade body for the banking sector, said: “Savings rates are driven by a number of factors, not just the Bank of England’s bank rate - one key factor is whether someone wants instant access or can deposit money for a longer period of time.”

There was £4.6bn more withdrawn than paid into bank and building society accounts, the Bank of England said

But MPs on the Treasury Committee have raised the issue of savings rates not being raised in line with mortgage costs regularly in recent months.

Alice Haine, personal finance analyst at investment platform Bestinvest, said some savings deals had improved but savers still needed to be on their toes.

“Despite better savings rates on the table, households raided their savings pots. While many may be dipping into savings to meet rising living costs, savers should still shop around for the best deal available to them to ensure their money is working as hard as possible,” she said.

Some households are also paying more in tax. New figures from HM Revenue and Customs

show that there is expected to be an extra 1.3 million income taxpayers this financial year, compared with the previous 12 months, with the majority of these being women.

The chancellor has frozen the income tax personal allowance at £12,570 until April 2028. Basic rate taxpayers do not have to pay any tax on income below this level. Anyone receiving a pay rise that takes their income above this level will then start paying tax.

The chancellor has also frozen the point (threshold) at which people start paying the higher tax rates, and it was reduced for the highest rate in April.

This has contributed to the number of top “additional” rate taxpayers rising from from 555,000 last year to 862,000 this year. The

total paying at the 40% income tax rate rose from 5.28 million to 5.59 million over the same period.

Former pensions minister Steve Webb, now a partner at consultancy LCP, said: “A combination of high inflation and frozen tax allowances means that well over eight million people aged 65 or over are now paying tax, a doubling in the last two decades.”

The Bank of England figures also showed the number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers increased from 49,000 in April to 50,500 in May. Approvals for remortgaging saw a rise from 32,500 to 33,600 during the same period.

However, lenders are continuing to raise the rates they charge for new fixed rate deals. (BBC)

China unveils sweeping foreign policy law as Xi consolidates power

China has unveiled a sweeping foreign relations law enshrining its right to impose “countermeasures” against actions that it deems a threat – in Beijing’s latest bid to bolster its position amid strained relations with the West.

The law, approved on Wednesday and entering into force July 1, comes as China’s authoritarian government pushes back against what it sees as American efforts to suppress its development, following US export controls on some high-tech goods and efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese suppliers in sensitive sectors.

The two countries have entered a period of deep suspicion and tension that marks a low point in their relations, even as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing earlier this month in an effort to stabilise ties.

The new law stresses its right “to take corresponding countermeasures and restrictive measures” against acts that violate international law and norms and that “endanger China’s sovereignty, security and development

interests,” according to a copy of the text published by state media.

It is China’s first foreign policy legislation of this scope and lands as Xi Jinping – the country’s most powerful leader in decades – has seen his drive to amplify China’s

power and influence on the world stage clash with concern from the US and other nations over Beijing’s ambitions and increasingly assertive foreign policy.

The legislation was approved by a top decision-making body within China’s rubber-stamp parliament on Wednesday. Its chairman Zhao Leji hailed the law as having “great significance” for safeguarding the country and supporting “national rejuvenation” – a nod to Xi’s vision for a powerful, modern China.

The release comes “amid new challenges in foreign relations, especially when China has been facing frequent external interference in its internal affairs under the Western hegemony with unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction,” China’s state-run tabloid Global Times said.

It “provides a legal basis for the diplomatic struggle against

sanctions, anti-intervention and long-arm jurisdiction” and enriches the “legal toolbox” to safeguard national interest, the outlet added, citing experts.

In recent months, the United States has blacklisted Chinese companies over their alleged participation in surveillance programs and Russia’s war in Ukraine, pushed allies to restrict semiconductor exports to China, rallied other advanced economies to counter Beijing’s “economic coercion” and “de-risk” supply chains – amid concerns about a security challenge posed by Beijing.

Chinese officials have viewed this as a direct attack. When meeting with Blinken earlier this month, Xi told the US envoy that Washington “must not hurt China’s legitimate rights and interests” or deprive it of its “legitimate right to development.”

Xi Jinping has served as the president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) since 2013

US Supreme Court strikes down use of affirmative action in college admissions

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that two prominent universities’ consideration of race in acceptances violated the U.S. Constitution, effectively reshaping the role of affirmative action in the college admissions process throughout higher education.

In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, wrote that the admissions processes at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

“Because Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions programs lack sufficiently focused and measurable objectives warranting the use of race, unavoidably employ race in a negative manner, involve racial stereotyping, and lack meaningful end points, those admissions programs cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause,” Roberts wrote.

“Many universities have for too long wrongly concluded that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned, but the color of their skin. This Nation’s constitutional history does not tolerate that choice,” Roberts continued.

Because Harvard is a private institution and UNC is a public institution, this decision affects higher education across the board.

The three liberal Justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

Sotomayor wrote the dissenting opinion, and argued that while the equal protection clause “enshrines a guarantee of racial equality,” the Supreme Court “long ago concluded that this guarantee can be enforced through race-conscious means in a society that is not, and has never been, colorblind.”

“In so holding, the Court cements a superficial rule of colorblindness as a constitutional principle in an endemically segregated society where race has always mattered and continues to matter,” she wrote. “The Court subverts the constitutional guarantee of equal protection by further entrenching racial inequality in education, the very foundation of our democratic government and pluralistic society.”

Sotomayor argued that Harvard and UNC ??both “have sordid legacies of racial exclusion.” UNC’s founders included slaveholders and members of the white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan and the university

over the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

resisted integration until it finally admitted the first Black student in 1963, she wrote.

“To this day, UNC’s deepseated legacy of racial subjugation continues to manifest itself in student life,” she wrote, noting that many buildings still bear the names of members of the Klu Klux Klan.

Sotomayor noted that slavery and racial subordination were integral to Harvard’s founding.

“It is against this historical backdrop that Harvard and UNC have reckoned with their past and its lingering effects,” she wrote.

Jackson joined that dissenting opinion but recused herself from the Harvard portion of the decision.

Jackson participated in the debate of the UNC case but not the Harvard case because she is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and recently sat on the Harvard Board of Overseers, which is one of the two governing boards for Harvard University.

The decision stems from a 2014 lawsuit against Harvard College and a separate lawsuit against the University of North Carolina. The two suits sought to overturn Grutter v. Bollinger, which is currently how universities use race-conscious admissions.

Harvard and UNC have argued that race is one of the many factors that the universities consider in admissions, along with socioeconomic status and extracurricular activities, and they make admission decisions within the guidelines set by Grutter.

Both suits were filed by a group called Students for Fair Admissions, which is funded by Edward Blum, a conservative legal activist who has launched multiple lawsuits over what he sees as racial preferences in school admissions.

For the Harvard case, the group alleges that Harvard violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act because Asian American applicants are less likely to be admitted compared to similarly qualified Black, Latino or Indigenous applicants. Title VI bars institutions that receive federal funding from discrimination on the basis of race.

The UNC case argues that because the university takes into consideration race in its admissions process, it violates the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause.

Federal courts rejected Students for Fair Admissions’ arguments and sided with the universities. Affirmative action stemmed from the civil rights movement of the 1960s, when President Lyndon B. Johnson issued an executive order barring discrimination in the workplace based on race, religion — and later gender — by those entities that received federal contracts and subcontracts.

There are nine states that have banned race-based affirmative action from being implemented in public institutions: Florida,

California, Michigan, Nebraska, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Idaho. Washington state rescinded its ban on affirmative action in 2022.

‘MY

HEART BREAKS’

Current and former lawmakers and leaders released statements and posted on social media their reactions to the decision.

Less than an hour after the decision, former President Barack Obama, the nation’s first Black leader to hold the office, and former first lady Michelle Obama released statements that included links to scholarship funds and organizations focused on college access for minority students.

“So often, we just accept that money, power, and privilege are perfectly justifiable forms of affirmative action, while kids growing up like I did are expected to compete when the ground is anything but level,” Michelle Obama said.

“So today, my heart breaks for any young person out there who’s wondering what their future holds — and what kinds of chances will

be open to them. And while I know the strength and grit that lies inside kids who have always had to sweat a little more to climb the same ladders, I hope and I pray that the rest of us are willing to sweat a little, too,” she continued.

Former President Obama said affirmative action “wasn’t perfect.”

“But it allowed generations of students like Michelle and me to prove we belonged. Now it’s up to all of us to give young people the opportunities they deserve ?—? and help students everywhere benefit from new perspectives,” he said.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York called the decision “misguided” and said it “has put a giant roadblock in our country’s march toward racial justice.”

“The consequences of this decision will be felt immediately and across the country, as students of color will face an admission cycle next year with fewer opportunities to attend the same colleges and universities than their parents and older siblings. These negative consequences could continue for generations, as the historic harms of exclusion and discrimination in education and society are exacerbated,” Schumer said in a statement.

Former South Carolina governor and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley hailed the decision.

“The world admires America because we value freedom and opportunity. The Supreme Court reaffirmed those values today. Picking winners and losers based on race is fundamentally wrong. This decision will help every student — no matter their background — have a better opportunity to achieve the American Dream,” she said in a statement issued immediately following the decision. (NCnewsline.com)

Honduras brings in curfews after night of violence

The president of Honduras has declared an immediate curfew in a town where 13 people were shot dead on Saturday.

Xiomara Castro described the killings in a pool hall in Choloma as a “brutal and ruthless terrorist attack”.

The victims, who were at a birthday party, were 12 men and one woman.

Separate murders in the northern Sula Valley region brought Saturday’s death toll to

at least 20, authorities said, and are thought to be linked to drugtrafficking gangs.

The curfew comes in from 21:00 local time (04:00 BST) to 04:00 from Sunday and will run for at least 15 days.

It will be extended to nearby San Pedro Sula - the central American country’s second-largest city - on 4 July.

Ms Castro said the measures were being put in place in response to “the brutal and ruthless terrorist

attack by hired killers trained and directed by drug lords” in the Sula Valley.

“Multiple operations, raids, captures and checkpoints are initiated,” she said.

The Honduran government has also said 1,000 additional security officers will be sent to the area and is offering a reward of around $33,000 (£26,000) for help identifying and capturing those responsible for the Choloma shootings.

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An Application, REGISTERED PR 16953, by PIER HOTELS (TURKS AND CAICOS) LTD for DETAILED DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION for THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOTEL DEVELOPMENT CONTAINING THIRTYTWO (32) HOTEL ROOMS, GYM, OFFICES, RETAIL SPACE, STAFF CANTEEN, COFFEE SHOP, BUSINESS CENTER, HOUSEKEEPING, BACK OF HOUSE AND ANCILLARY

FACILITIES. This application has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Detailed Development Permission on Block & Parcels 60813/35 and 36 which is 1.12 acres of land located at the intersection of Forbes Road and Lower Bight Road, Providenciales. Two existing buildings are located on the subject parcels containing twelve (12) hotel rooms each.

The proposed development is to be constructed of a modular construction building system.

Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, within twenty-eight (28) days of publication of this Notice. You may also make representation(s) via in person or video conferencing at the sitting of the Physical Planning Board when this application would be considered. If you are desirous so to do via video conferencing or in person, contact the Secretary of Physical Planning Board.

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• Supervises management of resort assets and preventive maintenance programs to ensure property is in ‘Like New’ operation to support the highest of luxury standards.

• Assists in overseeing management of the physical plant including equipment and safety systems.

• Ensures equipment is maintained and operated at optimum effectiveness, efficiency and safety.

• Manages assets to meet CAPEX and improvement budgets and project expenses as well as the associated maintenance contracts.

• Monitor asset procurement and inventory controls (equipment, supplies, costs and furnishings).

• Assist in inspection and evaluation of the physical condition of facilities in order to determine the type of work required to maintain.

• Review and manage controllable expenses such as tools, equipment, uniforms, property supplies,

• Analysis of consumption of power and water and develop methods for cost and energy savings with Engineering.

• Supervises the day to day management of FF&E.

• Provide weekly and monthly reports and recommendations to executive management on overall management of property assets.

• Provides estimates and issues work orders to meet project budget and deadlines.

• Creates standards and procedures and researches data and selection of products required for resort to maintained to the highest standards.

• Collaborates and works closely with Senior Management and other colleagues in the planning, development and completion of improvement projects.

• Must demonstrate supervisory skills and be able to direct and secure the cooperation of the staff and contracted personnel and vendors.

• Ability to work well in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment.

• Collaborates with vendors/contractors and monitors work product to ensure quality standards are consistent with the requirements of a luxury resort.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities, and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or he can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

• B.A or equivalent preferred, from an accredited university in Civil Engineering.

• 8 years’ experience in the engineering and maintenance or related professional area.

• Procurement management experience.

• Knowledge and high skill level of Microsoft Office applications to include spreadsheets and databases, project management and presentation software.

• Considerable knowledge of mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) necessary to interpret electrical, mechanical and building systems.

• Considerable knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems with the ability to analyze their design intent and performance. Considerable knowledge of construction and building systems.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in the English language

• Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry or otherwise move goods weighing a minimum of 50 Ibs.

• Ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, kneeling, walking and standing for an extended period of time.

• Due to the nature of the business, the incumbent may be required to do other duties and special projects and other duties as assigned by Management. Compensation: $35k - $45k per annum

*CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Responsible to the board of directors, Condo Unit Owners, Owners’ representatives and Stakeholders. The CEO provides directives on strategic planning, major company decisions, managing the overall operations and resources of a company. Supervise and control all strategic and business aspects and creating a vision for success. The CEO ensures the financial well-being of the business actions to enhance the company’s financial position while keeping the human factor in perspective. Setting and executing the organization’s strategy, allocating capital, and building and overseeing the executive team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Develop and direct Organizational strategy, synthesizes results and decide on the long-term plans of a company.

• Build trusting relationships with key partners and stakeholders and act as a point of contact for the board of directors, Villa owners, Condo Unit Owners, Owners’ representatives and Stakeholders

• Maintain a deep knowledge of the markets and industry to be able to diversify and elevate the company product.

• Overseeing all operations and business activities to ensure the desired results are met and are consistent with the overall strategy of the company.

• Make high-quality investing decisions to maximizing the business financial performance.

• Develop, implement and enforce policies and procedures that improve the financial operation and effectiveness of the company.

• Prepare, analyze, interpret and communicate financial results to the board of directors, Villa Owners, Condo Unit Owners, Owners’ representatives and Stakeholders.

• Facilitates all AGM meetings.

• Oversees all group companies and incorporation process of new subsidiaries.

• Participating in all regular operational meetings and in the formulation of strategic business plans.

• Overseeing internal and external financial and audit processes and

Wymara Resort and Villas is a contemporary luxury full-service boutique resort on Grace Bay Beach. We are looking for driven and energetic professionals with Five Star experience and who are committed to achieving excellence by ensuring Five Star standards and services are continuously delivered.

JOB ADVERTISEMENT

organizes information required by outside examiners/ auditors.

• Analyze challenging situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company sustainability and growth.

• Oversees the hotel’s IT infrastructure and software systems, ensuring that systems are safeguarded and properly maintained.

• Maintain and uphold team and property to Forbes Standards.

• Lead on all company legal matters.

• Maintains and facilitates all insurance coverage to minimize company exposure.

• Holds all team members accountable to company standards.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities, and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or he can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

• 10 years’ experience in a luxury resort environment with minimum 5 years managing a Financial function within a luxury resort/hotel environment.

• Proven experience as CEO with excellent business acumen.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field, or equivalent combination of experience and education. CPA or ACA designation essential.

• Prior experience working in a 4- or 5-Star Forbes rated property and very knowledgeable of Forbes 5 Star Standards.

• Exceptional organizational skills and aptitude for numbers.

• Experience in developing profitable strategies and implementing vision.

• Strong understanding of corporate finance and performance management principles.

• Familiarity with diverse business functions such as marketing, PR, finance etc.

• Deadline oriented with the ability to multi-task and establish priorities.

• Natural leadership qualities with the ability to give clear, concise instructions

• High level of integrity, exceptional deportments.

• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in the English language.

• Must be able to work on weekends and holidays where required.

• Professional appearance and demeanor. Compensation: $120K - $160K per year.

*CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Responsible to the board of directors, Condo Unit Owners, Owners’ representatives and Stakeholders. The CEO provides directives on strategic planning, major company decisions, managing the overall operations and resources of a company. Supervise and control all strategic and business aspects and creating a vision for success. The CEO ensures the financial well-being of the business actions to enhance the company’s financial position while keeping the human factor in perspective. Setting and executing the organization’s strategy, allocating capital, and building and overseeing the executive team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Develop and direct Organizational strategy, synthesizes results and decide on the long-term plans of a company.

• Build trusting relationships with key partners and stakeholders

and act as a point of contact for the board of directors, Villa owners, Condo Unit Owners, Owners’ representatives and Stakeholders

• Maintain a deep knowledge of the markets and industry to be able to diversify and elevate the company product.

• Overseeing all operations and business activities to ensure the desired results are met and are consistent with the overall strategy of the company.

• Make high-quality investing decisions to maximizing the business financial performance.

• Develop, implement and enforce policies and procedures that improve the financial operation and effectiveness of the company.

• Prepare, analyze, interpret and communicate financial results to the board of directors, Villa Owners, Condo Unit Owners, Owners’ representatives and Stakeholders.

• Facilitates all AGM meetings.

• Oversees all group companies and incorporation process of new subsidiaries.

• Participating in all regular operational meetings and in the formulation of strategic business plans.

• Overseeing internal and external financial and audit processes and organizes information required by outside examiners/auditors.

• Analyze challenging situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company sustainability and growth.

• Oversees the hotel’s IT infrastructure and software systems, ensuring that systems are safeguarded and properly maintained.

• Maintain and uphold team and property to Forbes Standards.

• Lead on all company legal matters.

• Maintains and facilitates all insurance coverage to minimize company exposure.

• Holds all team members accountable to company standards.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities, and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or he can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

• 10 years’ experience in a luxury resort environment with minimum 5 years managing a Financial function within a luxury resort/hotel environment.

• Proven experience as CEO with excellent business acumen.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field, or equivalent combination of experience and education. CPA or ACA designation essential.

• Prior experience working in a 4- or 5-Star Forbes rated property and very knowledgeable of Forbes 5 Star Standards.

• Exceptional organizational skills and aptitude for numbers.

• Experience in developing profitable strategies and implementing vision.

• Strong understanding of corporate finance and performance management principles.

• Familiarity with diverse business functions such as marketing, PR, finance etc.

• Deadline oriented with the ability to multi-task and establish priorities.

• Natural leadership qualities with the ability to give clear, concise instructions

• High level of integrity, exceptional deportments.

• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in the English language.

• Must be able to work on weekends and holidays where required.

• Professional appearance and demeanor. Base Range: $120K - $160K per year.

Fit and study garments to determine required alterations, Sew garments, measure clothing.

CONTACT: 342-5450

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

CONTACT: 346-9099

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. $12.00 hourly

CONTACT: 348-0099

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

CONTACT: 343-9892

TCI delegation attends SIDS NonCommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conference

A delegation from the Ministry of Health recently joined over 32 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Barbados to discuss NonCommunicable Diseases and Mental Health challenges and solutions in the region

The delegation led by the Hon Shaun Malcolm, Minister of Health and Human Services included Senior Health Officials from within the Ministry of Health, Ms Renessa Williams Deputy Permanent Secretary, Dr Alicia Malcolm, Director

of the Department of Behavioural Health Services, Dr Raven Saunders, Medical Officer within the Primary Health Care Department, and Head of Secretariat Mrs Marah Smith.

The SIDS Ministerial Conference was held in Bridgetown, Barbados from 13th - 16th June 2023.

The high-level meeting welcomed Ministers of Health and other high-level delegates from the Caribbean Region, the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean Regions

Ministry of Heath officials and other Ministerial delegates at the conference

to discuss NCDs and Mental Health priorities, review progress and solutions to ongoing problems, and exploring opportunities to advance the fight against NCDs and mental health with equity in the SIDS.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, attendees of the conference were welcomed by the Minister of Health and Wellness of Barbados Hon Dr Jerome Walcott.

Dr Walcott was followed

by remarks from the Director General of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The keynote speaker for the evening was Hon Mottley, who called on countries to take “Bold action for our climate, good health, and well-being”.

This she said relies on redressing and reorganising global financing to unlock billions in investment while making it less punishing for developing countries to pay

their debts.

She said: “Funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the most vulnerable countries is also key, with non-communicable diseases and mental health accounted for.”

On June 15th, the 2023 Bridgetown Declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health was launched, to address some of the world’s deadliest diseases in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which are especially at risk.

SIDS are disproportionately impacted by NCDs – which cause 74% of all deaths globally – due to their reliance on imported food, commercial influences and the climate crisis.

Dr Ghebreyesus in his address, said: "The challenges faced by Small Island Developing States are interconnected and multifaceted. Climate change, environmental degradation, social and economic inequalities, and the commercial determinants of health exacerbate the burden of NCDs and mental health conditions.”

He added that despite their limited resources and geographical constraints, these nations have shown remarkable resilience in the face of adversity.

“Together, we must forge a path that is based on equity, resilience, and sustainability. We must strengthen health systems, enhance prevention and early detection measures, and prioritize the integration of NCD and mental health services into primary health care."

The Director-General also pledged that WHO would work to mobilize financial resources to develop climateresilient, environmentally sustainable healthcare facilities in the SIDS. WHO will also continue to advocate for ‘loss and damage’ funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation investments in lower-income countries.

The conference showcased specific commitments by SIDS on NCDs and

mental health, including improving access to mental health care in primary care facilities; updating tobacco control legislation to cover e-cigarettes and vaping; and reducing populations’ salt and sugar intake. These commitments align with WHO’s “best buys” – a set of cost-effective, evidencebased interventions to tackle NCDs.

SIDS countries have a track record of driving global decision-making, their Port of Spain and SAMOA pathway agreements paved the way for the first-ever UN political declaration on NCDs in 2018.

Commenting on the conference, Minister of Health & Human Services, The Hon. Shaun Malcolm said: “The Ministry of Health along with the Primary Health Care Department and Department of Behavioural Health Services will work assiduously towards achieving the goals set out in the 2023 Bridgetown Declaration in order to achieve our vision of a healthier nation.”

A new WHO report shows that eight of the 15 countries with more than a 30% risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease are SIDS.

The 10 countries with the highest obesity rates globally are all SIDS in the Pacific, where over 45% of adults live with obesity.

The WHO’s report further revealed that mental health conditions are common in SIDS countries, affecting an estimated 15.2% of the population in the Caribbean and 11.2% of the population in the Pacific.

People with mental health conditions face a higher risk of premature mortality, including from unaddressed physical health conditions and from suicide.

Stigma, specialised staff shortages and the impact of climate change contribute to a challenging situation in SIDS that requires immediate attention.

TCI SWEARS IN ITS FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR

A foodie’s paradise, Taste of Tapas 2023 did not disappoint (Weekly News photos)

Taste of Tapas 2023 was another hit

The annual Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association’s (TCHTA) Taste of Tapas culinary showcase returned last week, with several delectable offerings from 10 restaurants in the Islands.

Once again an amazing array of Top Chef’s creations of delectables tapas in the most suave setting was hosted at the

award-winning Shore Club on Long Bay Beach, on Saturday, June 24.

The Saturday night extravaganza, which featured an indoor and outdoor dining experience, attracted scores of eventgoers as the food enthusiasts came together to help raise funds for the TCI Hospitality Adventure Summer

Camps and the National Culinary Team.

Among those displaying their goodies were: Amanyara, Beaches, COMO Parrot Cay, Harsha’s, Infiniti (Grace Bay Club), Parallel 23 (The Palms), Seven Stars, Sui-Ren (The Shore Club), TCI Private Chef Group, The Ritz-Carlton and Wymara.

DOMESTIC WORKER

BODYWORK/ WELDER

Joining metal and assembling metal structures and equipment. repairing rusting parts of dump trucks, and spraying.

CONTACT: 346-2311

CARETAKER

Greets customers and receives payment, issues receipts , and changes due to customers.

$8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 241-7032

CONTACT: 346-0924

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

MAINTENANCE PERSON

OSPREY

SPECIALIST SECURITY AND CLOSE PROTECTION TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Salary $3,000.00 per

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.

IS URGENTLY LOOKING FOR A FLORIST CONTACT: 231-3788

This role requires extensive experience supported by strong formal qualifications in Police Tactical and Close Protection operations and training, related risk assessment and in the training of others. In addition to professional qualifications, it is essential that the successful candidate holds a recognized teaching qualification.

The successful candidate will hold a Qualification as a former Police National Instructor and have experience of training the police or military personnel in the use of force, conflict resolution, tactics, and firearms knowledge for a minimum of ten years.

The role also requires the post

holder to hold a recognized Police or Military qualification in Close Protection and to have significant practical experience in providing such services in both domestic and international environments.

Successful applicants must also have experience of conducting risk assessments in critical matters including operational deployment in high-risk environments, preferably obtained through police or military experience.

The trainer, as well as classroombased training must be able to deliver specialist practical training to officers in the field, in Close Protection and other services.

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

$9.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 346-9919

ACCEMA J. EXPORT

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

Clean the store in the morning, get items from storeroom, clean customer bathroom, remove trash, assist when needed.

Salary $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 342-9699 37158

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

ENIDE BEAUTY SALON & SPA

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Cutting & Trimming. Shape Eyebrows. Trimming beards

Salary: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 342-9699

OLD/NEW, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

Fabricate and assemble metal structures and equipment using welders, cutters, and shapers and measuring tools.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-347-6432

ALIYAH J. JOSEPH

NANNY

Cares for my children, maintains the house clean, wash dishes, cleans bedroom, and bathroom, wash & iron.

Salary $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-7032 37225

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

ERB CONSTRUCTION

Smooth out concrete in segments to ensure the concrete poured in level. Arrange the concrete forms. Rub cement in with sponge-rubber float or burlap.

Salary: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 331-3017 37161

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

LTD is seeking a SENIOR ESTIMATOR

POSITION OVERVIEW

Management of all construction Estimating and Tendering activities, responsible for overseeing the preparation and development of all Tender proposals based on company standard procedure. Liaising with the Managing Director regarding all work winning strategies and initiating the initial procurement of any secured projects. Develop all necessary procedures and processes to ensure the Tendering and Procurement departments operate efficiently and effectively in order to achieve their objectives. To contribute to the development of the company’s corporate strategy and to lead, motivate & develop the Estimating and Procurement Team and to develop and maintain relationships with key Clients and other relevant bodies to maximise the company’s potential.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Conduct Initial tender document studies, identify the tender requirements, and conduct initial tender risk review with management for taking the decision to participate in the tender.

• Assign responsibilities and finalise the actions required for the preparation of the tender as per the tender requirements.

• Manage the process and ensure the assigned responsibilities are being performed as planned such as site visits, pre/mid bid meetings, tender queries/clarifications, requesting and receiving of quotations/prices from suppliers/subcontractors, quantity take offs etc.

• Organise and conduct interim tender review meetings with management to re-assess the information with focus on the specific Tender strategy.

• Review and verify the procurement packages, quotations from suppliers/subcontractors both technically and commercially and in line with the scope of work and Tender/Project requirements.

• Review and analyse all components of the cost estimate, and advise management of discounts and mark-up to complete the estimate.

37168

ONE TRAINEE ASSOCIATE

Applicants are required to have a graduate degree or other qualification that will allow them to commence professional accounting examinations, the costs of which will be borne by GT.

START DATE: SEPTEMBER 2023

Applications can be sent to contact@tc.gt.com

Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands no later than July 15, 2023 TURKS

• Identify risks and risk mitigation to be included within the estimated price or qualify the risk items in the tender.

• Prepare the ‘Bid Finalisation’ for final management review and adjudication along with details and backups of the estimate buildup.

• Attend and chair the Tender adjudication meeting to agree the final Tender strategy and

Tender Sum.

• Ensure the preparation and submission of the bid including the priced BoQ, Commercial and Technical Tender clarifications incorporating the decisions of the Tender adjudication meeting within the tender final closing date.

• Receive and manage responses for post tender clarifications and conduct value engineering exercises where required.

• Conduct/conclude all post-tender negotiations with management.

• On award of Contract(s) organise, conduct and chair the Tender handover meetings with the Operations/Project Management Team.

• Conduct review meetings with both the Estimating and Operations team in order to identify the reasons for major deviations from the tender figure and the new figure agreed during IFC and Contract Document review.

• Establish and maintain the procurement plan for the initial buy-out of project materials and placing of subcontract orders.

• Assist with the joint procurement process (i.e. Contractor/Client expenditure of Project Provisional Sums).

• Record the lessons learnt and maintain a cost database with KPI’s for reference and feedback for future Tenders.

QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

• Hold a minimum of 15 years experience in the field of construction estimation, biding and tendering. Caribbean and remote project Experience an Asset.

• Have a concise understanding of all construction materials and methodology.

• Excellent written and oral skills and advanced experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Take Off and Candy (CCS) Estimating Software.

• Must have the ability to easily read and understand construction drawings & plans and provide detailed take offs and bills of quantities for pricing from the same and have a good understanding of physical construction schedules.

• Be highly skilled and experienced in building up construction rates from first principles (not relying upon historic rates).

• Employee must be fluent in written and oral English.

Salary $90,000 per annum, plus company Cell

Phone. Annual Bonus Scheme Offered based upon Employee and Company Performance.

GRANT THORNTON TURKS & CAICOS LTD (“GT”)

Is seeking to employ a

GENERAL PRACTICE SURVEYOR

THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT MUST POSSESS

• MSc / BSc in Real Estate (RICSrecognised qualification).

• Three years post qualification work experience.

• Computer literate with experience in Word, Excel, MS Project & Argus.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE AND CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE EXPERIENCE IN:

• Market appraisals and secured lending valuations.

• Development feasibility studies.

• Facilities and Asset portfolio Management.

An annual salary of $42,000.00 plus performance related commission is offered for this position.

The suitable candidate will be able to work under his own initiative and be able to see through projects from concept to completion.

This position is available immediately and closing date for application is 7th July 2023.

QUALIFIED TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDERS PREFERRED. APPLY IN WRITING TO BCQS LIMITED, P. O. BOX 158, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS OR FAX TO 946-7184. CONTACT SIMON TAYLOR ON EMAIL: STAYLOR@BCQS.COM

EASYWAY EMPLOYEMENT SERVICS

WILNER ELUSMA

941-4750

June Hills Blue Hills

HELPER

$8.00 hourly

Pick up waste and maintaining upkeep of apartments and property.

WILSON’S GROCERIES

346-5872

Five Cays

LABOURER

$8.00 hourly

unloading container, assist with transporting goods, assist customers in out of the store with merchandise.

ALL THINGS WOOD

South Dock

341-3168

LABOURER

$8.00

ASSIST CARPENTER Performing set up and clean up tasks at the job site. Climbing to heights and conducting work with proper safety restraints.

PASSION BEAUTY SALON

ALICE & ALICE

3331236

BOOK KEEPING

$10.00 HOURLY

Keep inventory of products, receive payment, give change, monitor and maintain the salon needs.

MONIQUE GILLETTE

231- 1824

South Dock

LABOURER

$8.00 hourly

Pick up waste and maintaining upkeep of apartments and property.

REELZ PLUMBING

241- 3247

Kew Town

LABOURER

$8.00 hourly

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER

PRACTITIONER WITH SPECIAL INTEREST IN ER MEDICINE AND ANESTHESIOLOGY

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Practitioner must speak and write English, Spanish, French and Creole

• Must have a medical degree from an accredited University

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a Primary Health Care, Secondary Health Care institution

• Certificate in ER Medicine, Anesthesiology

• Minimum of 3 years as a fully registered Medical Practitioner on a register of a recognized Medical Board.

EMAIL: CYNTHIA@GRACEBAYMEDICAL.COM

MAIN DUTIES

• Patient consultations, examinations, minor surgery

• Diagnosis and treatment of illness/ ailments

• Manage and triage trauma patients, acute and chronic illnesses

• Order laboratory, diagnostic tests, x-ray

• Liaise with other healthcare professionals and hospitals

• Computer knowledge

Monthly Salary $6500.00. Belongers only need to apply. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

649-941-5252

649-946-8243

37200

REGISTERED NURSE

REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES:

machine.

BRUTUS LANDSCAPING

2436653

Road Longbay GARDNER

$8.00 hourly

Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting

NATACHA RAHMING

346-7365

Rigby Hill, Five Cays

HAIR BRAIDER

$8.00

Braiding men and women hair, styling all type of hair, braids children hair.

VOYNEL A. GRAY

247-6382

Five Cays LABOURER

$8.00 up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, layout tools, pouring of concrete foundation and assist with ongoing construction.

C & M WHOLESALE RETAIL STORE

333-1236

Kew Town STORE HELPER

$8.00

Cleaning the stores, shelves, countertop, adding products on shelves daily.

VONA LIGHTBOURNE

Snake Hills 343-6068

LABOURER

$8.00

HOURLY

Assist my husband with on going construction on our property and clean fish for my store

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing

• Current registration with the Health Professions Authority in TCI

• Minimum of 5 years work experience in a fast-paced Urgent Care practice and hotel setting

• Practical skills to include but not limited to IV therapy, venipuncture, injections, vitals, dressings, ECG, sterilization protocol and how to operate the

EMAIL: CYNTHIA@GRACEBAYMEDICAL.COM

• setting up for, assisting doctors with procedures and examination

• able to work with little or no supervision to ensure proper flow of patients

• Computer knowledge, action patients results, update and maintain patients EMR file Monthly Salary $3000.00 to $4000.00 depending on experience. Belongers only need to apply. Position currently held by work permit holder

PHONE: 649-941-5252 FAX: 649-946-8243

PUBLIC NOTICE

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS APPLICATION

( SECTION 4(3) OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS ORDINANCE)

Take notice that I, Nigel Dakin, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands in exercise of the powers conferred in me by Section 6(4) of the Turks and Caicos Islander Status Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Turks and Caicos Islander Status to Sheryl Althea JamiesonGardiner by virtue of marriage to a Turks and Caicos Islander.

Laying up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, layout tools, pouring of concrete foundation.

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER

Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI, Is seeking to employ a

TCMILLWORK LTD.

A RCHITECTURAL WOODWORKING, CABINETRY AND DESIGN

South Dock Road, P.O. Box 238 Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

MACHINERY TECHNICIAN

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• 5 years work experience in maintaining, adjusting, tuning and repairing woodworking machinery. Such as 5 heads molder machine, hydraulic press, planner, shaper, thickness sander, etc.

• Trained to fit this position. Salary at $11.00 per hour

Position: Carpenter/Finisher

Skills Required:

• 5 years work experience in finishing for woodworking, joinery and cabinet making.

• Trained to prepare, sand, spray on high end finishes to cabinets, doors, furniture.

Salary at $9.00 per hour

SKILLS REQUIRED:

FURNITURE FINISHER

• 5 years work experience in finishing for woodworking, joinery and cabinet making.

• Trained to prepare, sand, spray on high end finishes to cabinets, doors, furniture, all visible faces.

Salary at $10.00 per hour

FURNITURE CARPENTER-FINISH CARPENTER

Skills Required:

• 5 years work experience in manufacturing furniture, woodworking, joinery and cabinet making.

Salary at $10.00 per hour

SKILLS REQUIRED:

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Respond quickly in the event of an emergency, notify appropriate personnel and follow safety protocol

• Conduct maintenance of electrical systems

• Survey buildings and repair mechanical systems to ensure they are consistent with health and safety regulations

• Support the setup of ventilation, refrigeration and other systems and conduct repairs when necessary

• Aid in budget development and ensure it is followed

• Maintain heating and plumbing systems to ensure functionality

• Inspect alarm systems such as carbon dioxide and fire protection and quickly schedule repairs when needed

SKILLS:

• Previous working experience as a Maintenance Technician for (5) year(s)

• High school diploma/ Reference letters

• Any additional relevant certification will be considered an advantage (HVAC, CMRP etc.)

• Advanced understanding of electrical, hydraulic and other systems

• In depth knowledge of general maintenance processes and methods

• Applicable knowledge of tools, common appliances and devices

• Manual dexterity and attention to detail

• Problem solving aptitude Good physical condition

• Language Skills

Wages start $9-$13. Six days a week,holidays,weekends.

LABOURER

• 5 years work experience in woodworking, joinery and cabinet making.

• Trained to help cabinet maker, furniture carpenter

• Cleaning the shop, offload materials, stack materials Salary at $10.00 per hour

SKILLS REQUIRED FOR ALL 6 POSITIONS BELOW:

• Individual must have previous experience with manufacture, construction, and installation of high end cabinetry.

• Must be familiar with operation of all current woodworking machinery and tools with proper safety practices.

• Must be able to read Auto-Cad drawings.

• English speaking, bilingual preferred.

DUTIES:

Joinery, manufacturing, finishing and or re-finishing of furniture, cabinets and woodwork in general including installation. Assist other employees in general millshop operations and maintenance. Must be professional and courteous.

PLEASE SEND APPLICATIONS TO: TCMILLWORK@TCIWAY.TC. CONTACT

PERSON: STEPHANE GAUDET 231-4537. BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF RESUME TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT. ALL POSITIONS

SOKOL

LTD 217 Long

JOB SUMMARY:

To undertake cleaning in areas as directed to ensure the rooms and residences is kept in a clean and hygienic condition in order to provide a professional and customer friendly service to guest and owner.

RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to the residences Property Manager and Housekeeping Supervisor.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Clean and set up all guest rooms for opening

• Laundry services for residences and guest

• Understand residences layout and be able to give directions

• Reporting maintenance issues to Property Manager.

• Clean and maintain guest units while keeping up with standards set by the residence’s property manager and housekeeping supervisor.

• Work in a team environment and take directions from property manager & housekeeping supervisor.

• Be prepared to bend and lift items in order to properly make beds, clean bathrooms, and vacuum.

• Be prepared to walk to and from other residence

• Ensure high level of customer service is always maintained.

• Assist guests with all questions and reasonable requests.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must work well with a partner daily

• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, kneel, lift, grasp, stretch, and use a vacuum and carry other equipment’s.

• High school diploma education or equivalent.

• Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others understand.

AND

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

CONTACT: 246-3897

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

CONTACT: 243-1343

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc.

CONTACT: 244-3572

HAIRSTYLIST

Shampooing, wash and rinse, cutting and styling hair, and applying hair care products and colours, like treatment oils and masks.

Basic Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS CAN APPLY!

DOMESTIC WORKER

To assist in all basic cleaning, mopping, sweeping, and dusting. Laundering Clothes and preparing meals.

Basic Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-344-9033

BELONGERS CAN APPLY!

To plan, prepare, and cook food items to ensure the highest quality service and experience. Help keep the kitchen organized.

CONTACT: 649-347-4782

BELONGERS CAN APPLY!

To

scuba diving and guide underwater tours. This is a tourism related position and includes working weekends and public

CALL TO ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW: 946-5040

EMAIL: DIVEPROVO2020@GMAIL.COM

Responsible

MAINTENANCE MAN

Perform general maintenance around store.

Basic Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: (649) 333-1237

BELONGERS CAN APPLY!

EMASE L. GIBSON

DOMESTIC

Must be honest, reliable and hard working. Taking care of child, washing, cleaning and ironing.

Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 649-348-2232

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

$9.50 per hour

CONTACT: (649) 246-7824

MAINTENANCE

BOAT CAPTAIN

Responsible for the safe operation of vessel and ensure that it is operated according to both company and legal guidelines.

CONTACT: 244-3450

CONTACT: 649-241-9801

CONTACT: 332-9257

Salary:

CONTACT: 347-5253

CONSTRUCTION BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS

37404 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD

37356 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD Cleaning the house,sheets,laundering towels and personal clothing and housework.other Salary: $8.00 Hourly DOMESTIC WORKER The Bight Is seeking to employ a JUANA YUDELKIS CABRAL CONTACT: 348-3959 37405 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels, personal clothing, and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly DOMESTIC WORKER Five Cays Road Is seeking to employ a KECHIE T&C PLUMBING HARD ROCK CONSTRUCTION 37408 Dig holes for plumbing, help with assembly of pipes, etc. $8.00 hourly Lifting of heavy materials. Washing of tools after daily work. Renewal. $8.00 Hourly GENERAL WORKER HANDYMAN Acting on behalf of Bronze Lane, Long Bay Tel: 341-4752 #128 Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Tel: 244-3939 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY KHEMISHA DICKENSON CONTACT: 246-9026 37381 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc. Applicant must be honest, reliable and hard working. Salary: $8.00 hourly BABYSITTER Long Bay Is seeking to employ a LINDA A. WILLIAMS 37335 Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework Salary: $8.00 hourly DOMESTIC WORKER Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION CONTACT: 232-2399 LORANZO FRANCIS CONTACT: 442-0116 37334 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL Cleaning property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.00 Hourly LABOURER Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LOUISE STUBBS

KITCHEN

Salary:

$8.00 hourly

PAINTER

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to walls, new buildings, homes and other structural surfaces. $9.00 hourly

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/ or concrete sidewalks. Repair various items. $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-331-9854

• Must have at least 3 years of experience

• Salary $8.00 Hourly

• Duties: Cook and prepare strict diet

• Must have a clean drivers license.

CONTACT: 649-232-2137

Uses equipment like nets, fishing rods, and traps, to catch fish and other marine life that will be consumed by humans/used as animal feed or bait.

CONTACT: 649-231-0293

SANDS CONSTRUCTION

Stocking

WORKER Shore Club Rd., Providenciales Is seeking to employ a BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION

FARMER Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning, tractor driving, general handiwork, tending to livestock, ploughing, planting and harvesting crops.

37339 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

SHINE

MASON Unit #6, 29 Parade Ave., Downtown Is seeking to employ a BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION CONTACT: 333-5559 SANDY ROUSSEAUX CONTACT: 244-6853 37313 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly BABYSITTER 35 Matilda Road, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a SANTCHINE DENOR CONTACT: 341-4128 37314 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly DOMESTIC WORKER Five Cays Is seeking to employ a SAURICIO MILLS 37395 Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CAR WASH 37414

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work. Carpentry on all countertops, ceiling, partitions and cupboards.

CONTACT: 332-8501

CONTACT: 341-1977

DRIVER/ DELIVERY MAN

forResponsibletransporting

CONTACT: 246-1721

Setting

with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

CONTACT: 241-5256

THOMAS

2 CLEANERS

dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom

346-0002

Help patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications.

CONTACT: 347-5761

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning

QUALITY FOOD WORLD

Five Cays Road, Providenciales TCI

Telephone: 941-7937

Is now hiring:

STORE CLERKS

• Welcoming customers, showing items and making recommendations

• Attending to customer queries, requests, and complaints

• Packing shelves, arranging promotion displays.

• Handling deliveries and unpacking the new stock

• Assisting in stock takes and keeping store rooms organized and tidy

• Promoting products and informing clients about deals and specials

• Ability to stand, bend, twist, reach, push, pull and regularly lift 25 lbs., and occasionally lift 50lbs.

• Availability on work nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Wages start at $8.00 per hour.

• For first time work permit holder

JANITORS

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

$8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 332-1022

MAINTENANCE WORKER

and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

• General cleaning of the building and keeping it maintained.

• Collect and dispose of trash.

• Complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision.

• Keep cleaning supplies in stock.

• Ability to manage your time efficiently.

• Ability to lift at least 25 pounds.

• Able to work safely with a variety of cleaning supplies.

• Wages start at $8.00 per hour.

• For first time work permit holder

LABOURERS

• Responsible for doing Manual work

• Loading and unloading Container

• Assisting in stocking shelves

• Should be physically fit to lift products 50lbs. or more.

• Being able to work at heights

• Committed to work flexible hours, days, nights, weekends and holidays.

• Salary starts at $8.00 per hour.

• For first time work permit holder

• Must have a clean police record

• Must work 44 hours per week

• Must have 5 years or more experience

• Must be willing to work weekends and public holidays

• Salary $8.50 per hour

• Taking orders, picking up orders and taking order to table

• Cleaning tables

2 MASONS

2 STEEL MEN

2 CARPENTERS

VILLA ATTENDANT

Meet guests when they arrive and getting them settled. Anticipate guests’ needs by learning their preferences, allergies, dislikes, etc. Communicate with housekeeping to ensure rooms are cleaned at the most convenient time for guests run errands for guests when necessary. Work Mon- Fri holidays, weekend Salary: $10/hr.

CELL # 231-6887

GENERAL MAINTENANCE OPERATIVE

• Carry out a variety of planned and reactive building maintenance tasks, which include general building, joinery, tiling, plastering, painting, paving, external works or groundworks, drainage works and plumbing.

• Ensure the proper use of all tools for cutting, bending and welding of equipment.

faulty parts on vehicles.

• Undertake general facilities support tasks, including furniture building, site clearance, refrigerators, air conditioners, ventilations, locks, alarms, electrical system inspection and repairs.

• Use relevant IT systems.

• Able to speak English and Russian.

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

• Undertake regular repair or replace BELONGERS

Salary: $2,500.00 Monthly JSWC

CONTACT: 1-519-717-6476

NATASHA’S CONSULTANCY

ASSISTANT MANAGER

• Must have knowledge and experience in wholesale and retail business.

• Must have knowledge in computer and experience working with Quick Books, Microsoft Office and POS.

• In-charge for the employee schedule, sales tally, deposit & orders.

system entry and pricing.

• In-charge for the payables (Health Insurance, Utilities, Payroll.)

• Supervise container unloading and merchandising display.

• Must have skills and knowledge in forklift operation.

• Min. of 10 year experience in a wholesale & retail business.

Salary: $1,000 Weekly

CAMCO ENTERPRISES LTD.

231-2363

COOK

$8.00 Hourly

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

DRAGON BAR

242-0805

KITCHEN HELPER

SUPERVISOR

$10.00 Hourly

Plans, monitors, and appraises job results. Conducts training. Implements and enforces systems, policies, and procedures. 5 years’ experience running a local bar.

R&C CAR WASH & MOBILE

243-6016

CAR WASH CLEANER

• In-charge for the merchandise THIS

$8.00 Hourly

Preparing the workstation for the

$8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-3761 EMAIL: PRICECLUB99@HOTMAIL.COM

P & D EMPLOYMENT

3 CARPENTERS - $15 hourly

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials

TILE LAYER - $9 hourly

Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, countertops. Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood.

TILE SETTER - $8.50 hourly

Install materials on floors, walls,

TEL: 946-5907

ceilings, countertops. Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood. MASON - $9 hourly

37382

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

LABOURER - $9.00 hourly Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY / RENEWAL

Wash inside and outside of vehicles.

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/WORK PERMIT RENEWAL

Is seeking to employ a

37411

PROJECT MANAGER

Preferred applicants should be able to demonstrate suitable experience as a Project Manager on large commercial and residential building projects, together with a suitable professional qualification in Construction Management. A proven track record demonstrating the ability to complete projects

on time, within budget, to a high standard of quality, and all within a demanding schedule must be shown. Strong leadership, communication and organization skills are essential, together with experience with very high quality finishings. Experience with Construction Management Software packages such as Procore, UDA, or similar would be an advantage.

CONTACT: (649)941-3508

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

Acting

Acting on behalf of CARIBBEAN CONSTRUCTION BUILDERS, #999 Leeward Highway

ONE (1): BOOKKEEPER

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Diploma in Accounting and Bookkeeping. Experience of QuickBooks and Office Management beneficial.

DUTIES IN RESPECT OF SERVICES TO CLIENTS:

• Preparation and maintenance of primary accounting records and key reconciliations

• Preparation of payroll records and related national insurance

and national health insurance submissions

• Preparation of bank deposits and bank payments

• Development and maintenance of orderly financial filing systems

• Compilation and provision of financial reports

Salary range: $25,000 - $30,000 per annum

APPLICATIONS CAN BE SENT TO CONTACT@TC.GT.COM

PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS NO LATER THAN JULY 14, 2023

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS HOLDERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

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.

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.

GRACEWAY SPORTS CENTRE

TENNIS INSTRUCTOR

He/She must be internationally certified and have a minimum of 15 years of experience in running and developing junior and adult tennis programs. He/She will give daily tennis group and private tennis lessons and manage the tennis department. Computer skills (word, excel, powerpoint, etc.) are required for the administrative duties.

Remuneration commensurate with certifications and experience starting at $24,000 per annum.

Please send your application at info@gracewaysports.com or leave a copy at Graceway Sports Centre located on Luker Lane (behind IGA Supermarket).

Contact: (649)442-6348.

WORK PERMIT RENEWAL. BELONGERS WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD AND WILL BE PREFERRED. ONLY APPLICANTS WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS.

BUTTERFIELD

Butterfield Motors Ltd is looking for an experienced applicant for the following position

TWO (2) SERVICE ADVISORS

JOB DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Identify client service requests and create work orders in Peartree Dealer Management system (PDM).

• Assist with Technician’s Daily Work Schedules (DWS) by ensuring parts are available and pulled for the days jobs.

• Receiving and addressing customer concerns/issues through incoming phone calls and other means.

• Assistant Service Manager in diagnosing customer problems, recommend corrective services and sell additional services over the phone as well as face to face when appropriate

• Creating estimates, communicating those estimates with the customer, selling the jobs, and tracking the status of repairs in PDM.

• Obtain customer signature on every work order, and collect payment for work prior to releasing vehicles

• Contacting past due accounts and collecting monies owed as required.

• Working with the Parts Manager/Supervisor to ensure job specific parts are ordered and delivered in a timely manner.

• Works with the Asst. Service Manager to revise DWS when needed and make phone calls to advise clients and provide prompt, detailed and timely flow of all paperwork.

PHONE/EMAIL

• Answer incoming calls in a professional manner, returning all customer calls prior to close of business each day.

• Handle all customer calls within your capacity.

• Make calls to advise and confirm with clients the day before their scheduled service.

• Route calls elsewhere as needed.

• Perform phone and/or email surveys/inquiries as needed.

• Return incoming emails from customers and keep up with all email communication daily.

• Promote the sale of additional labor services, parts and accessories in a professional manner for each customer.

Competitive Salary commensurate with work experience and qualifications.

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Working hours include holidays, late nights, and weekends.

degree or equivalent.

5 years restaurant supervisor experience required.

CONTACT: (649) 941-7331

To build and install iron girders, columns, and other construction materials to form buildings, bridges, and other structures.

CONTACT: (649) 331-6926

DOMESTIC

Cleaning, laundering sheets, towels, personal clothing, and other housework.

Hourly

Cleaning property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

CONTACT: 345-7090

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE

DOMESTIC WORKER

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-332-5690

CONTACT: 246-6482

CARPENTER

Follow blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of clients. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials

$15 hourly

CONTACT: 343-6128

Serve

Washing and cleaning vehicles using a variety of tools and cleaning products, vacuuming and scrubbing the interior of vehicles, and polishing the exterior. Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 649-946-8302

CONTACT: 649-344-4801

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

CONTACT: 342-2414

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 343-8322

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL

Help patients get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 232-6653

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

STEELMAN D & B TILE

Follow blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of clients. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and materials.other

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-231-0337

Making crafted pieces using steel. $8.00 Hourly

Selling items. Renewal. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 343-2348

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

APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

37259

Help patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications.

Discovery Bay Road Is seeking to employ a DAVIS CONSTRUCTION CONTACT:

TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning

37133 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

Leeward Highway Bld. #704 Is seeking to employ a DENISE PREMISE SMITH

outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves,

dispose

$8.00 Hourly

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER

PEDIATRICIAN

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Must have a Medical Degree from an accredited University.

• Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a registered Pediatrician.

• Minimum of 5 years working in a Primary Health Care setting/institution

• Minimum of 5 years as a fully registered Pediatrician on a register of a recognized Medical Board.

MAIN DUTIES

• Patient consultations, examinations, minor surgery

• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illnesses, disease or injury in infants and children.

• Diagnosis and treatment of illness/ ailments

• Prescribing or requesting diagnostic tests

• Manage acute and chronic illnesses

• Liaise with other healthcare professionals and hospitals

• Computer knowledge Monthly Salary: $7000.00-$8000.00. Belongers only need to apply.

EMAIL: CYNTHIA@GRACEBAYMEDICAL.COM PHONE: 649-941-5252 FAX: 649-946-8243

MAC MOTORS LTD.

DOMESTIC WORKER LABOURER

• Clean Showroom & Bathrooms

• Clean kitchen, takeout garbage

• Must be willing to work on weekends/holidays

• Must have a clean TI police record and a driver’s license

Starting Wage: $9.00/hour

• Clean work shop & yard

• Clean stores area, takeout garbage

• Wash and detail vehicles

• Must be willing to work on weekends/holidays

• Must have a clean TI police record.

Starting Wage: $9.00/hour

THIS AD IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL. HOWEVER, THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS. DROP YOUR RESUME OFF AT MAC MOTORS LTD. 1089 LEEWARD HIGHWAY, PROVIDENCIALES TCI OR CONTACT US ON 649-339-3841 OR EMAIL AT JODELL@CLAYMORE.TC

DOMESTIC WORKER/ HOUSEKEEPER

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-441-1984

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

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: 347-7899

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 341-1039

Responsible carrying out a number of maintenance duties around property. Knowledgeable in operating hand power tools

Basic Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: (649) 243-5384

TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD.

Responsible for weeding yard, cleaning windows and veranda.

Knowledgeable in operating hand power tools.

Basic Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: (649) 347-2608

DOMESTIC WORKER

Must have at least 3+ years’ experience. Duties include but are not limited to household duties. Salary starts at $8.00 hourly.

CONTACT: 241-4243

Grant Thornton Turks & Caicos Ltd.

37228

CONCH & COCONUTS LTD.

1 COOK 1 KITCHEN HELPER

• Ensuring that all food is of excellent quality and served in a timely manner.

• Planning the menu, keeping in mind budget, and availability of seasonal ingredients.

• Coordinating kitchen staff, and assisting them as required.

• Training staff to prepare and cook all the menu items.

• Enforcing safety and sanitation standards in the kitchen.

• Creating new recipes to keep the menu fresh.

• Receiving feedback and making improvements where necessary. Salary is $8.00 - $12.00 p/hr

• Preparing meal ingredients for the cook, which includes washing, peeling, cutting, and slicing ingredients.

• Properly washing and drying all dishes, utensils, cooking instruments and cutting boards.

• Neatly putting away all utensils and equipment in their respective places.

• Packing take-out orders as needed.

• Removing garbage, replacing garbage bags, and washing garbage cans.

• Mopping and sweeping the kitchen areas as required.

• Storing ingredients and food items according to food safety standards.

Salary is $8.00 p/hr

ONE (1) ACCOUNTING SERVICES MANAGER

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, CPA or ACMA

• Minimum of 5 years’ post qualification experience

• Extensive knowledge of QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online

DUTIES:

• Lead a team of bookkeepers and senior associates to deliver accounting services to a broad portfolio of clients

• Prepare and maintain financial records for clients and prepare financial reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

• Liaise on accounting issues with vendors, banks and Government bodies on behalf of clients

• Identify and implement efficiencies in the upkeep of accounting records, including automation of processes

• Act as key liaison with clients

• Evaluate internal controls identifying weaknesses therein and making appropriate recommendations to management for improvement

• Coach staff by providing candid, timely and constructive feedback, and act as a counsellor for assigned bookkeepers and senior associates

Salary range: $60,000 - $80,000 per annum

This position is currently held by a work permit holder, Turks & Caicos nationals encouraged to apply

Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI, Is seeking to employ

Grace Bay Market. Allegro Road. Providenciales. Turks & Caicos Islands is looking to hire:

KYLE SMITH

37288 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD

LANDSCAPER EMMANUEL VILFRANCHE

ELSIE’S ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS

GERALD LIVINGSTON SIMONS

IRIS BAUTISTA

Cut the lawn using tools, trim and edge around walks, flowerbeds, and walls. Planting various shrubs.

$8 hourly

Soil cultivation, digging, mulching, watering, raking, weeding,, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting. $8 hourly

CONTACT: 332-4404

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. RENEWAL

etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly CLEANER Five Cays Road Is seeking to employ a VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!! THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

DOMESTIC WORKER

Salary: $8.00

Hourly

CONTACT: 000-0000

37187 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD

37180 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD

37249

ARTIST/ PAINTER

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to accessories, etc. Develop creative ideas or new methods for making art. Create sketches, templates, or models to guide their work.

THE SOURCE LTD

203W Venture House, Grace Bay

LIVE IN VILLA COOK/VILLA COOK REQUIRED

Responsible for the consistent preparation of innovative and creative cuisine of the highest quality. Attention to detail a must, as is demonstrated culinary expertise resulting in outstanding guest satisfaction. Managing a busy kitchen, setting menus, ordering and monitoring supplies.

• Liaise with Concierge for food provision to purchase prior to guest arrival.

• Submit the provision receipts, to Accounting in an accurate report and timely manner

• Provide direction for all day-to-day operations in the kitchen.

• Actively involved in menu development.

• Determines how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.

• Ensures practices and procedures comply with food handling and sanitation standards. This includes completing an annual hygiene plan and hygiene inspection prior to guest arrival

• Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.

• Ensures all equipment in the kitchen is properly cleaned, maintained and in working order in accordance with local Health Department standards.

• When the villa is vacant, he/she shall work with the villa team to ensure that the villa is clean and well maintained.

PREREQUISITES:

Must have experience cooking and working in Luxury Villa’s. Displays leadership. Exemplifies excellent customer service and creates a positive atmosphere for guest relations. Must be able to prepare Kosher food and be Serv Safe Certified.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. RENUMERATION FOR THIS POSITION STARTS AT $2,000.00 PER MONTH. INTERESTED PERSONS ARE ASKED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO HR@THESOURCE.TC AND SEND A COPY TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. 37174

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a GRACE BAY ADVENTURES 37148 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

#5B Seagrape Dr., Long Bay Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Sweeping the house, mopping The floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, Kitchen, living room, laundering Sheets, towels and personal, clothing And other housework. Salary: $8.00/Hourly

LABOUR BOARD

CLEANER

Clean the store in the morning, get items from storeroom, clean customer bathroom, remove trash, assist when needed. Salary $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 342-9699

NEW, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST

GIVEN

FIRST

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Sweep the house. Mop the floor. Clean the bathroom. Clean the doors and windows. Clean the ceiling and walls and empty waste baskets. Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 342-9699 37166

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

37156

InterHealth Canada Construction & Services is currently recruiting for a Key position within TCI Hospital. Successful candidates will be offered excellent packages depending on qualifications and experience.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT/RELIEF RECEPTIONIST

– CHESHIRE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE, PROVIDENCIALES

Applicants must be able to work 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, weekend off.

Excellent customer service skills, communication skills, and good standards of spoken and written English are required for all posts.

Appointments will be made based on successful interviews, positive reference checks, and a clear Police check. *Previous experience is required for the post.

For full Job Specifications, Qualification Requirements, Package Details, and any application queries, please contact Ms. Vielka Fulford on Tel: 9412800 Ext 71803.

Belongers Only Are Invited to Apply Salary: 26K per annum

37271 YVON’S ONE STOP SHOP

CONTACT: 342-9699

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: 649-232-8066

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL

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: 343-0353

DOMESTIC WORKER

Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 342-1520

MARTIN GRAY

LABOURER

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

CONTACT: 232-3037

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

PRIVIOL CHERY

DOMESTIC WORKER

Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels, personal clothing, and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 343-9184

Duties will include cleaning outside, sweeping, picking up yard waste and disposing of trash. To work 5 days a week $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 1-649-243-4690

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning, Mopping, Ironing and other domestic chores.

Salary: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 649-243-4598

UNLIMITED CONSTRUCTIONS

(2) MASON HELPERS (1) CARPENTER HELPER

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices.

Mixes mortar lays bricks and stones, makes and repairs steps and plasters.

1 Position held by work permit holder

Salary: $9.00 per hour weekly

Follow blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of the clients. Install structures and fixtures such as windows and molding. Measure, cut or shape wood, plastic and other materials. Position held by work permit holder.

Salary: $9.00 per hour weekly.

PHONE: (649) 232-4204

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: 231-5109

MALCOLM ALEXANDER SMITH

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 342-8061

BELONGERS ARE

furniture frames, upholstery, springs and webbing to repair furniture and frames. Salary:

CONTACT: 332-6996

1 DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning the house, laundering linen and other housework.

5 FARMERS

Cleaning, tractor driving, general handiwork, tending to livestock, ploughing, planting and harvesting crops.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 246-7583

DOMESTIC WORKER

ONE LABOURER

Must be able to drive a stick-shift truck, have experience driving large commercial vehicles, and have basic mechanic knowledge to keep truck running. Must be prepared to work with human waste: cleaning portable toilets and emptying septic tanks. Job involves heavy manual labour. Salary $7 - $10/hr commensurate with experience. 40 hrs per week.

EMAIL: BLUELOOSLTD@GMAIL.COM BY 30 JUNE OR WHATSAPP 231 7448.

POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY PERMIT HOLDERS.

37227

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

CONTACT: (649) 231-0088

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 244-3135

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

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

CLOVERLEAF AGENCY

MECHANIC

AUTO BOX

Bottle Creek, North Caicos

Rate: $1500.00 monthly

Description: Service vehicles, Change oil and clean cars. (Renewal)

DOMESTIC WORKER

Sweeping

Sweeping

CONTACT: 649-344-6932

SHARINGTON

GUSTAVUS FORBES

Bottle Creek, North Caicos

Rate: $8.00 per hour

Description: Making beds, Cleaning, babysitting. (New)

BRENTON SMITH

Bottle Creek, North Caicos (Renewal)

Rate: $8.00 Per hour

Description: Cleaning Property, moving trash, etc.

CONTACT: 947-0561

37170

The suitable candidate must have 5 years of experience, have strong English verbal and written communication skills.

Salary starting at $8.50 per hour. Resumes can be emailed to tlewin@portsofcallresort.com / abarnett@portsofcallresort.com or dropped off in person at 11 Sandcastle Road. Tel: 946-8888

Cleaning

GARDINER

Care for the garden, water plants including soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, raking, weeding, edging, seed sowing, cleaning the yard, Pay: 8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 342-9699

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

GENESIS CASTILLO PENN

MUSICIAN

Provide musical accompaniment for services, events, and other activities in a Church, playing appropriate music for each service.

SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 331-3017

FIRST TIME, BELONGER TO 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

CONTACT: 244-1220

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

37137

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER

#30 Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI Is seeking to employ a

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Must speak and write English

• Must have a degree in clinical psychology from an accredited University

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Primary Health Care, Secondary Health Care institution

• Minimum of 5 years as a fully registered clinical psychologist on a recognized Medical Board.

• Proficient with planning and performing psychological interventions.

MAIN DUTIES

• Knowledge of human behavior, performance; individual ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders,

• Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, and cultures and their history and origins

• Counsels’ clients and patients, individually and in group sessions

• Evaluates clients physical or mental condition based on review of client information and monitoring for safety in a restrictive environment

• Develops and implements treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge

• Updating and maintaining patients EMR files, maintains confidentiality of records relating to client’s treatment

• Liaise with other healthcare professionals and hospitals

• Making assessments and interpretations based on biopsychosocial evaluations, psychometric tests, semi-structured interviews, therapy sessions, and neuropsychological assessments.

• Employing various treatment methods such as psychotherapy, hypnosis, behavior modification, stress reduction therapy, and psychodrama.

• Measuring the effectiveness of interventions and implementing changes where required.

• Computer knowledge

Monthly salary $7000.00. Belongers only need to apply.

Email: cynthia@gracebaymedical.com Phone 649-941-5252. Fax 649-946-8243 37202

TWO TEACHER’S ASSISTANTS

MONITOR/TEACHERS’ ASSISTANT QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree or Certificate from reputable institution; Minimum of 3-5years teaching

• experience in primary and/or secondary education. Experience with Christian

• education curriculum.

• Requirements:

• Qualified applicants for all positions must be a born-again Christian, active in their church, known to their Pastor and believe in the work of the Holy Spirit; Must be of good moral character and reputation; Must have excellent communication skills and the

ability to adapt to a flexible working environment; Must be enthusiastic and creative with an excellent work ethic, and a willingness to build character and Christian values in students

Please submit resume and three references with telephone numbers and addresses including one from current Pastor.

Salary packages start at - $1,400.00 per month

Positions are held by work permit holders. Interested islanders should submit copy of resume to the Labor Board.

No phone calls please

NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

Scotiabank (Turks and Caicos) Ltd. Of Cherokee Rd, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands hereby gives notice of its intention to sell by Public Auction the following properties pursuant to its power of sale as registered Chargee under the Registered Land Ordinance of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

• Parcel 10308/158 Central, Grand Turk – Four-bedroom, two bathroom house approximately 2045 sq. ft located in Palm Grove, Grand Turk

Registered Proprietor: Dudley Moore

• Parcel 60717/107K2 Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill, Providenciales –One bedroom, one bedroom condominium unit approximately 448 sq. ft located near Five Cays, Providenciales.

Registered Proprietor: Celo Celeste N Lightbourne Powell

• Parcel 60809/82 The Bight and Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales – Fourbedroom, four-bathroom house approximately 3150 sq. ft located in Juba Sound, Providenciales

Registered Proprietor: Brennan Missick

• Parcel 60717/107K8 Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill, ProvidencialesOne bedroom, one bedroom condominium unit approximately 448 sq. ft located near Five Cays, Providenciales.

Registered Proprietor: Donvonno D Cox

The auction will be held at the office of Scotiabank (Turks and Caicos) Limited, 88 Cherokee Road, Providenciales at 10 o’clock in the morning on Monday, the 10th day of July 2023.

A reserved price will be fixed on all parcels and a deposit of 10% is due immediately upon all accepted bids. Conditions of Sale available upon request or at the Auction.

ERNEST FORBES SNR

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

CONTACT: 346-9617

BABYSITTER

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: 348-7095

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

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 333-8687

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: 341-6154

MECHANIC/ LABOURER

Inspecting and testing vehicles, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire changes, wheel balancing, and replacing filters. Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste, trash disposal.

Salary: $15 per hour

CONTACT: 247-2082

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

WIDELINE BENJAMIN

Sweeping outside the building, removing dirt and hazardous waste, cleaning the door frames and windows, cleaning the outside wall, Salary: $ 8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 343-3786

APPLICATION, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

KENTRELL-OLEDIA PROSPERE

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: 242-9445

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED

LABOURER

To clean the yard, clean the gutters, trim down the trees in the yard, and remove debris from outside.

$8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 333-5032

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

KEREN BRAIDS

HAIR BRAIDER

Braiding clients’ hair in different styles.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-2029

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

Sweep the house. Mop the floor. Clean the bathroom and replace tissue. Clean the doors and windows. Clean the ceiling and walls. Salary starts at $8.00

CONTACT: 231-3323

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

KESMART SECURITY

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: 347-9463

BELONGERS

Washes dishes and keeps kitchen area clean.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-348-5281

1 ELECTRICAL AUTO MOTORIST

• Service, identify and repair faults on electronically controlled vehicle systems such as electronic fuel injection, electronic ignition, anti-lock braking, cruise control, automatic transmission, airbags and air conditioning

• install electrical equipment such as gauges, lighting, alternators and starter motors in vehicles

• install electrically operated accessories such as radios, heating or demisting equipment, air conditioners, driving lamps and anti-theft systems

• refer to circuit diagrams, and use meters and test instruments to find electrical faults

• adjust engine control systems and timing to ensure vehicles are running at peak performance

• test, recondition and replace faulty alternators, generators, starter motors and related items such as voltage regulators and batteries

• repair or replace faulty ignition, electrical wiring, fuses, lamps and switches

• use hand tools, specialized electrical tools, instruments and machines, including drills, grinders, presses and lathes

• solder or weld when repairing electrical parts

• install, repair and service air conditioning systems.

Salary is $12.00 p/hr

(Renewal) Belongers are encouraged to apply

1 CAR WASHER

• making sure they are in the best condition possible before being returned to guests. Keen eye for detail.

• washing and cleaning vehicles using a variety of tools and cleaning products, vacuuming and scrubbing the interior of vehicles, and polishing the exterior.

• Check the condition of the car, including checking the tires and other parts, and report any issues to the supervisor.

• ensure that all safety guidelines and regulations are met while cleaning the vehicles. Salary $8.00 p/hr

(Renewal) Belongers are encouraged to apply

Science & Technology

Climate Change Committee says UK no longer a world leader

Government backing for new oil and coal, airport expansion plans and slow progress on heat pumps show that the UK has lost its leadership on climate issues, a government watchdog warns.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) described government efforts to scale up climate action as “worryingly slow”.

It was “markedly” less confident than a year ago that the UK would reach its targets for cutting carbon emissions.

The government said it was committed to its climate targets.

Committee chairman Lord Deben, a former Conservative environment minister, was particularly critical of the government’s policy on new coal and oil projects.

The decision to approve the UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years in Cumbria last December was “total nonsense”, he told the BBC.

Lord Deben was also damning about plans for a major new oilfield off the coast of Scotland. Approval for Rosebank, which could produce an estimated 300 million barrels of oil in its lifetime, is expected soon.

“How can we ask countries in Africa not to develop oil?” Lord Deben said. “How can we ask other nations not to expand the fossil fuel production if we start doing it ourselves?”

The UK has set legally binding targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, meaning the country will no longer contribute any additional greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.

At the COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow in 2021 then prime minister Boris Johnson vowed to cut emissions by 68% on 1990 levels by the end of the decade.

The CCC report warned “continued delays in policy development and implementation”

Plant more trees - one of the report’s recommendations

meant reaching them was “increasingly challenging”.

The Committee highlighted a “lack of urgency” across government and a “worrying hesitancy” by ministers to lead on the climate issue.

‘NO MAGIC BUTTON’ Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Graham Stuart said in response to the report that the government had met all its carbon targets to date and was confident of doing so in the future.

Responding to criticism for continued support for oil and gas projects, he stressed that despite an unprecedented role for renewables, the UK would remain dependent on these sources for power generation for the foreseeable future.

“There is no button I can press tomorrow, and as we will be dependent on oil and gas for decades to come, even as we move to net zero, it makes sense that we should produce it here,” he told journalists.

Regarding the new coal mine in Cumbria, he stressed that it would produce coking coal for making steel, not for energy production and that there was currently no alternative.

Rebecca Newsom, head of politics for Greenpeace UK called the report “a pitiful catalogue of Rishi Sunak’s climate failures”.

“This report exposes the catastrophic negligence shown by this government which has left Britain with higher bills, fewer good jobs, our energy security

weakened, and the climate emergency unaddressed,” said Labour’s Shadow Climate and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband.

The chair of the COP26 summit, Alok Sharma, agreed the UK was at risk of losing what he called its “international reputation and influence on climate”.

He said the country risked falling behind without a response to initiatives like the US’s vast subsidies for green industries.

“Resting on our laurels is definitely not the answer industry is seeking,” he said, one of the sharpest criticisms the Conservative MP has made of the government’s climate policy.

More needs to be done to encourage us all to install heat pumps, insulate our homes, reduce

how much meat we eat and fly less, the Committee said.

At the same time, it said, the switch to renewable power needs to be ramped up, industry needs more help to decarbonise and there needs to be a huge increase in the numbers of trees planted and the speed of peatland restoration.

The report acknowledged that glimmers of the Net Zero transition can be seen in growing sales of electric cars and the growing renewable power sector.

But it warned the government continues to rely on unproven technological solutions rather than “more straightforward” encouragement of people to reduce high-carbon activities.

The Committee says the government should be doing more to encourage us to fly less rather than relying on the development of sustainable fuels to reduce the carbon emissions from aviation, for example.

It pointed out that lots of UK airports are planning to expand capacity despite a CCC recommendation that there should be no net airport expansion. Seven out of the 10 major UK airports have plans to expand, according to BBC research.

Lord Deben, whose second and final term as chair of the CCC ends this month, said that one of the government’s biggest failures was not putting net zero at the heart of the UK’s planning system.

“If you pass laws in order to do something and then don’t provide the means, then you’re failing,” he told the BBC.

He said he was sad his final report “does not show satisfactory progress”.

UK greenhouse gas emissions have fallen 46% from 1990 levels, the CCC says, largely thanks to a massive reduction in the use of coal for electricity and the growth of the renewable power sector. (BBC)

Climate change: China’s green power surge offers hope on warming

Wind and solar power are booming in China and may help limit global carbon emissions far faster than expected, according to a new study.

Solar panel installations alone are growing at a pace that would increase global capacity by 85% by 2025.

The report says the country’s green energy targets for 2030 look set to be exceeded five years ahead of schedule.

But coal plants are also increasing, partly as backup for all the new wind and solar farms, the

authors say.

China is often seen as the key to the world’s efforts to rein in the carbon emissions that are the root cause of climate change.

The country is the world’s biggest user of coal, mainly for making electricity. The use of coal is responsible for around 69% of China’s emissions of carbon dioxide.

But this new study shows that China is fast building up capacity to generate power from wind and solar, which could have a

significant impact on limiting the impacts of rising temperatures.

The research has been carried out by Global Energy Monitor (GEM), an independent research group whose work is often used by the World Bank, the International Energy Agency and governments.

The report looks at China’s current installed green energy capacity, but also makes projections on what’s been announced and in construction over the next two years.

It finds that right now China has more solar panels installed in large-scale projects than the rest of the world combined. On wind energy, the country has doubled its capacity since 2017.

But this appears to be only the start. According to GEM, China is expanding this sector rapidly and will more than double its capacity for wind and solar by the end of 2025.

This would see China increase the global wind turbine fleet by 50%, and increase the world’s

large-scale solar installations by 85% compared to current levels.

This current surge is the endproduct of plans dating back over two decades.

In that time China has become the world’s leading supplier of solar panels, driving down costs all across the supply chain. That has helped make solar and wind installations in China economically competitive.

Subsidies have played their

Science & Technology

Fossil reveals human ancestors butchered one another for reasons beyond ritual

NINE cut marks on a fossilized shin bone suggest that ancient human relatives butchered and possibly ate one another 1.45 million years ago, according to a new study.

The fossilized tibia was found in the collection of National Museums of Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum by Briana Pobiner, a paleoanthropologist at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC.

Pobiner was studying the collection, looking for bite marks from extinct animals that might have preyed on ancient hominins, when she came across cuts that looked like they had been made by stone tools.

“These cut marks look very similar to what I’ve seen on animal fossils that were being processed for consumption,” Pobiner said in a news release.

“It seems most likely that the meat from this leg was eaten and that it was eaten for nutrition as opposed to for a ritual.”

WHAT THE CUT MARKS REVEAL

Study coauthor Michael Pante, a paleoanthropologist at Colorado State University, created 3D models based on molds of marks on the bone. He compared the shape of the cuts with an existing database of 898 individual tooth, butchery

and trample marks created during controlled experiments.

Pobiner had not told him she thought the cut marks were made by stone tools, but his analysis came to the same conclusion.

The cut marks are all oriented in the same direction, making it possible that a hand wielding a stone tool could have made the marks one after another without changing grip.

It’s not clear what species of ancient hominin the shin bone belonged to — because a leg bone doesn’t offer as much taxonomic information as a cranium or jawbone. The fossilized tibia was initially identified as Australopithecus boisei and then in 1990 as Homo erectus.

The emergence of sophisticated stone tools is linked with the emergence of the Homo genus that includes our own species, Homo sapiens, but more recent research has suggested that other ancient hominins may have used stone tools even earlier.

HOMININS EATING HOMININS

By themselves, the cuts do not definitively prove that the ancient human relative who inflicted the damage also made a meal out of the leg, but Pobiner said it was possible. The marks are located

where a calf muscle would have been attached to the bone — a good place to cut if the aim was to remove flesh.

“The information we have tells us that hominins were likely eating other hominins at least 1.45 million years ago,” Pobiner said.

“There are numerous other examples of species from the human evolutionary tree consuming each other for nutrition, but this fossil suggests that our species’ relatives were eating each other to survive further into the past than we recognized.”

Silvia Bello, a researcher in human origins at London’s Natural History Museum, said that cannibalism might have been more common in the past than previously thought, noting that evidence for the behavior had also been found at archaeological sites associated with Neanderthals and early modern humans.

For example, Neanderthals living 100,000 years ago in what’s now France practiced cannibalism, perhaps because a warmer climate made food harder to come by.

The latest study, published Monday in the journal Scientific Reports, is “significant because this new find suggests that cannibalism might have been practiced, at least occasionally, a long way back in our ancestral history,” said Bello,

Shown here is a view of the fossilized shin bone, left, and the magnified area, right, that reveals cut marks

who was not involved in the research.

Her colleague Chris Stringer, research leader in human origins at London’s Natural History Museum, said the shin bone was probably not the oldest known example of human relatives butchering one another. He said cut marks were reported on the cheek bone of a hominin fossil found in

Sterkfontein, South Africa, in 2000 that could be about 2 million years old. Pobiner, however, said the source of the cut marks in that case was disputed.

“This new evidence looks quite convincing and adds to the evidence for cannibalism in very early, as well as the considerable evidence from later, humans,” said Stringer. (CNN) CONTINUED 

Climate change: China’s green power surge ...

part, as have regulations requiring each province to hit green energy targets.

While over half a trillion dollars was spent worldwide on wind and solar last year, China accounted for 55% of that.

Back in 2020, President Xi Jinping said that China would install over 1,200 gigawatts of solar and wind power by 2030. This new report says this target will be surpassed five years ahead of schedule.

“We believe that the surge in building renewables certainly provides a basis for peaking [China’s] carbon emissions earlier than 2030,” said Martin Weil, one of the report’s authors.

But while this could be significant news for limiting global

warming, China’s coal use remains a major challenge.

In 2022, China built approximately two new coal fired power stations every week - many of these were located on new solar and wind parks, often to provide back up power and to ensure continuity of energy supply.

“The big issue going forward is how will these coal plants actually be deployed,” Mr Weil said.

“One hopes that they’re deployed in a way that that puts the ratio of renewables to coal as high as possible.”

Other key indicators will be the development of battery storage and the growth of hydrogen - both will be important in helping China transition successfully away from coal. (BBC)

Four-time Olympic champ Biles set to return to competitive gymnastics

Four-time Olympic gold medallist

Simone Biles is set to make her return to competitive gymnastics at the 2023 US Classic in August.

The 26-year-old, who has not competed since the delayed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, took a break from the sport to work on her mental health.

The American withdrew from five of her six finals in Tokyo over mental health and safety concerns.

It is not yet known if she will compete at next year’s Olympics in Paris.

The US Classic from August 4-5 is a warm-up event to the national championships.

“Registration... does not guarantee participation,” USA

Gymnastics said.

Biles made her Olympic debut at Rio 2016, where she won all four of her Olympic titles as well as a bronze medal.

After a hiatus in 2017, nine more world titles followed in 2018 and 2019, and she was expected to win more golds at Tokyo 2020postponed to 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

But Biles pulled out of the Olympic women’s team final after completing her vault and subsequently withdrew from five of her six finals.

She later explained she had the ‘twisties’ - a dangerous mental block in which gymnasts lose their orientation in the air.

Returning star Wozniacki eyes US Open title as Serena Williams backs comeback

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki is returning to tennis, three years after retiring - and believes she can claim glory at the 2023 US Open.

The Dane won the 2018 Australian Open among 30 WTA Tour-level titles and spent 71 weeks on top of the rankings.

The 32-year-old retired in January 2020 but now plans to return after giving birth to her two children.

“I’m too competitive to show up and not feel like I’m going to be one of the best players out there,” she said.

In an interview with Vogue, Wozniacki said she wants to play at the Canadian Open in Montreal in August, before travelling to the

Wimbledon 2023: Security plans ‘uplifted’ after Ashes protest

Security plans for this year’s Wimbledon have been “uplifted”, says the championships’ organiser.

Just Stop Oil activists have interrupted the rugby union Premiership final, the World Snooker Championship and the Grand National this year.

On Wednesday, they disrupted the first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.

“We have plans in place to mitigate the risks,” said Michelle Dite, operations director of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, which stages Wimbledon.

“Should an incident occur, the appropriate specialist teams will

respond.

“The safety and security of all our players, colleagues and visitors is paramount.”

Dite says the AELTC has been working in partnership with specialist agencies and the Metropolitan Police, as well as liaising with organisers of other sporting events, including the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), to refine best practices.

“Based on what has happened at other sporting events, and on the advice from our key partners, we have reviewed our security plans, which have now been uplifted for the Championships accordingly,”

Dite added.

Two people entered the Lord’s field on Wednesday, attempting to spread orange powder, and three people were charged with aggravated trespass on Thursday. The AELTC’s conditions of entry were updated in April 2023 and include guidance on prohibited items and disruptive behaviour.

Glue, cable-ties, chains and padlocks are all on the prohibited list for Wimbledon, which runs from 3 to 16 July, as is chalk dust.

“Any breaches of these conditions will be dealt with in accordance with our code of conduct,” Dite said.

US Open, where she reached the final in 2009 and 2014.

Soon after Wozniacki’s announcement, the US Open said Wozniacki has already been handed a wildcard for the event, which begins on 28 August.

She will also aim to compete at the Australian Open and the Paris Olympics in 2024.

“Am I nervous? Not really,” Wozniacki said. “I’m coming back to something I love.

“Can I win the US Open? I think so. Can I win the Australian Open? I think so. That’s why I’m doing this. And I guess we’ll see what happens.

“If I didn’t believe in myself, I wouldn’t be doing this: I’m too competitive to just show up and

not feel like I’m going to be one of the best players out there.”

‘SERENA PAVED THE WAY FOR SO MANY OF US’

Wozniacki has been inspired by 23-time Grand Slam singles winner Serena Williams, who gave birth to daughter Olympia in September 2017 and then returned

to competition. Williams, who Wozniacki counts as a close friend, then reached the Wimbledon and US Open finals in both 2018 and 2019.

Caroline Wozniacki beat Simona Halep 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-4 to win the Australian Open in 2018

Simone Biles has a combined total of 32 Olympic and World Championship medals

On Wednesday, ‘Just Stop Oil’ activists disrupted the first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground

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‘The sky is the limit’ says Hughes after breaking British 100m record

British sprinter Zharnel Hughes says “the sky is the limit” after breaking the 30-year British men’s 100m record, with his next target securing a place on the World Championships podium.

Hughes, 27, ran 9.83 seconds to take 0.04 off Linford Christie’s long-standing mark in New York on Saturday.

That time is the fastest time in the world this year, and the second fastest ever by a European athlete.

“It was a surreal moment,” European 200m champion Hughes told BBC Sport.

“I’m just so happy to achieve a

major milestone in my career,” he added.

“It is something I have been working towards but my main focus wasn’t to go there and break the record, it was to execute my race properly.”

Despite the British record not being his primary aim, remarkably Hughes did predict his exact time, which he wrote down prior to his race accompanied by the words “have faith”.

“I wrote it down but you still have to go there and do it,” Hughes said.

“When I saw that exact time

Zharnel Hughes won 200m gold and 100m silver at the European Championships in 2022, along with world 4x100m relay bronze

come up on the board, it was surreal. I wrote 9.83 down and now I’m seeing it.

“I’m still in shock about it, manifestation is real!”

Christie set his former record in becoming Great Britain’s first - and to date only - world men’s 100m champion in Stuttgart in 1993.

The 1992 Olympic gold medallist is no stranger to Hughes, who he

assists in training whenever the Jamaica-based athlete is in the UK.

“It feels good because every time I’m over in the UK Linford will catch my times for me, but we never actually spoke about the record,” Hughes said.

“I’m looking forward to being in the UK next week, shaking his hand and giving him a big hug. We have a really good relationship.”

He described Mills, head coach of the Racers Track Club in Kingston which was also the home of Yohan Blake, the second fastest man in history, as a “perfectionist”.

N’Golo Kante will join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad on 1 July

N’Golo Kante purchases Belgian third-tier side Royal Excelsior Virton

N’Golo Kante has purchased Belgian third-tier club Royal Excelsior Virton.

The France midfielder, 32, will take over from Flavio Becca as chairman of the club based near the Luxembourg border on 1 July.

It is the same date he will join Saudi Arabia Pro League side Al-Ittihad from Premier League Chelsea.

“Flavio is obviously extremely happy to be able to hand over the keys of the club to N’Golo Kante,” said the club in a statement.

“[He is] a player of great class, not only for his footballing qualities but also and above all for his unanimously recognised human qualities.”

The Belgian side are in the process of regaining their professional license, and will play

in the Belgian National Division 1 in the 2023-24 season.

This division is two steps below the country’s top tier, the Belgian Pro League. No details have been released on whether Kante has paid a fee to purchase Excelsior Virton.

The club say they are debt free, and a board of directors will be set up in the coming days.

Kante began his career in France’s amateur divisions in Boulogne, before being spotted by Caen in 2013.

He helped Leicester City win the Premier League in the 2015-16 season before moving to Chelsea. At Stamford Bridge, Kante won the Champions League, Premier League, Europa League and FA Cup.

He also played a key role in France’s World Cup success in 2018.

Joe Joyce (left), 37, lost his unbeaten record in a shock defeat by Zhang in April

Heavyweight rematch between Joyce and Zhang set for 23 September

The rematch between British heavyweight Joe Joyce and China’s Zhilei Zhang will take place at Wembley’s OVO Arena on 23 September.

Joyce, 37, lost his unbeaten record in a shock defeat by Zhang in April.

The referee stopped the fight in the sixth round after Joyce’s swollen eye had twice been inspected by the ringside doctor.

“I’m coming back to take back what’s mine. No compromises. No under-estimating my opponent,” Joyce said.

“Nothing, but a win. Last time out I lost my undefeated professional record.

“It was hard to take. But after the dust settled, all that will do is make me better. I’ve learned lessons. I’m ready. And I am coming for everything.”

Joyce was undefeated in 15 fights with 14 knockouts before losing to Zhang at the Copper Box Arena in London.

He activated the rematch clause in May and posted on Twitter: “Rematch clause activated. Taking back what’s mine.”

Promoter Frank Warren added: “Joe will acknowledge that Zhilei did a number on him at the Copper Box and he has a lot to work on to put it right.”

JOYCE LOOKS TO RECLAIM WBO MANDATORY STATUS

‘Juggernaut’ Joyce was on the cusp of a world-title shot before losing to underdog Zhang. The Londoner was staggered several times by the 40-year-old southpaw before the fight was halted.

Hughes is coached by Glen Mills, the man who helped retired Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt, holder of the 100m world record, achieve his eight Olympic medals.

Police and Beaches to meet in cricket final

As has become a norm in the cricketing circles, Police and Beaches are the best teams in the TCI and when the final of the Senior Men’s T20 Cricket Competition is played this weekend, they will battle again.

Police, who won the 2022 Turks and Caicos Islands Cricket Association (TCICA) T-20 Cricket Competition title last December, have managed to pull ahead, but both teams are talented and can surge to victory on any given day.

Their skills were on display last Sunday when the semi-finals of the Senior Men’s competition took place and both registered comfortable wins.

Police won by five wickets and Beaches by 23 runs.

POLICE VS JAGUARS

The Lawmen easily disposed of the

Jaguars in their final four battle.

Jaguars won the toss and opted to bat, but only Terrance Thomas showed fight. He made a run-aball 27. The only other batsman to reach double figures was Randy Laulys with 14.

In fact, six of the Jaguars’ batsmen fell for under two runs, including the hard-hitting Nuwan Bodhinayake (1) and Earl Henry (0), which resulted in the side succumbing for 83 in 13.3 overs.

Damian St-Ange, who trapped Bodhinayake LBW, finished with 3-25 from four overs to lead Police’s bowling attack.

Support came from Haiden Spring who nabbed 2-15.

In reply, Police lost a few wickets but were able to chase down the total in a relatively quick time.

St-Ange, batting at number four,

Beaches have a point to prove in the final

struck four fours in a top score of 22, while opening batsman Garvin Bruno added 19 and Phillip Smith, 13. Bowling for the Jaguars, fast bowler Daniel Bourne brought some excitement to the game when he got the wickets of St Ange and two other middle-order batsmen, but the damage was already done and the Lawmen were able to reach the target in the ninth over.

Bourne, who struggled to find his line in the first two overs, was able to make the adjustments to finish with 3-31 from four overs. Kirtley Charlery, who got the wicket of Bruno, caught behind, finished with 2-29.

BEACHES VS GK FOODS

Beaches’ match proved more competitive.

Beaches won the toss against GK Foods and opted to bat first. Led by a patient innings by Anthony McKnight, they were able to reach 167-5 before their overs expired.

McKnight, who opened the batting, led the attack with 40 runs (5X4s, 1X6), while Hunter batting at three scored 28 runs from 23 balls (4X4s, 1x6).

For the third wicket, the pair added 74 runs. When Hunter fell, the run rate decreased.

In the end, Beaches were pushed to 167-5 after a quick-fire 32 not out from Jerome Daley.

Daley took eight balls to get off the mark, but when he did, he scored rapidly.

In his 19 balls, he struck five fours and a six.

The wickets were evenly shared

among the GK Foods bowlers.

In reply, opener Gareth Butler hit three fours and a six in a 19-ball 22, but no one played the big score that was needed.

Naga Kuthalingam added 19 (3x4s) and Smijo Devassy 16 (2x4s) towards the end, but they both lost their wickets which left the side short at 144 before they were bowled out in 19.2 overs.

Hunter and Claude Williams stifled the bowlers. The former finished with 2-21 from four overs and Williams with 2-14 from four overs.

With McKnight getting time in the middle (he made a duck in the last game against Police), and the other batsmen playing well, the final between Beaches and Police should be an exciting clash.

Damian St-Ange won the man-of-the-match award for Police

Police will look to win back-to-back competitions

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Dolphins storm to FortisTCI U17 football title

The Grand Turk Dolphins won the 2023 FortisTCI U-17 Elite Youth Co-ed Football League after finishing a clear three points ahead with a final-day win.

The Dolphins were in control of their own destiny going into the final round of the league last Saturday and a win against the North Caicos Seals ensured an overall victory.

The Provo Lions won both of their final-day games to finish with 20 points and the second-place

– Talbot wins MVP, Bobb wins Golden Boot and Green wins Golden Glove

trophy, while the Provo Falcons emerged in third place with 19 points.

National youth footballer

Rosaria Talbot of the Provo Jaguars again won the Most Valuable Player award, while 17-year-old

Kaidan Bobb, playing in his last tournament, received another Golden Boot award.

Bobb, a left-wing/centre midfielder, finished with eight goals.

Provo Lions’ goalie Leishawn Green again won The Golden

Glove award.

The league opened on May 20, 2023, with six teams and over 120 players and coaches.

Last year, the league welcomed female players to its ranks, and this year, the tournament was staged in

Providenciales, North Caicos, and Grand Turk, expanding its reach to youth footballers and football fans on the Sister Islands.

Technical Director of the TCI Football Federation (TCIFA), Dane Ritchie thanked FortisTCI “for always inspiring the future of sport of the Turks and Caicos Islands”, while he noted that he was “truly inspired by the level of talent and competitiveness of our male and female athletes”.

The GT Dolphins finished with a season-high 23 points

Rosaria Talbot is a back-to-back MVP award winner

Kaidan Bobb from the Provo Falcons won the Golden Boot award

Leishawn Green also won the Golden Glove award for a second consecutive time

The league had over 120 players and coaches this season