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‘SAD AND ANGRY’ – CEM KINAY MAINTAINS THAT DELLIS CAY WAS TAKEN ILLEGALLY

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The 560-acre uninhabited isle looks set to see the creation of a luxurious Waldorf Astoria

NEW RECRUITS PAGE  18 ACED WEEK TWO OF BASIC MILITARY TRAINING

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CHIEF JUSTICE RULES CORRUPTION DEFENDANTS HAVE CASE TO ANSWER

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ISLANDERS WELCOME $1K ‘STIMMY’ AMID RISING COST OF LIVING

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Class action lawsuit against Meridian

BY SYANN THOMPSON LEGAL REPORTER

A class action lawsuit against an alleged predatory lender is the first of its kind in recent history with hopes to set precedence in the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Caribbean region for the financial services industry.

Legal documents filed in the Supreme Court on July 14th, 2022 reveal that lead attorney Beryn Duncanson and others have brought a class action lawsuit against Meridian Corporation Mortgage Limited, the Meridian Trust Company Limited, the Meridian Mortgage Fund and the trust company’s Managing Director Keith Burant for their alleged predatory lending practices for single and multi-family properties including homes, condos and apartment buildings.

During an interview, Mr Duncanson outlined that the lawsuit is petitioning the court to demand that the Meridian Group produce their accounting information for all their mortgage lending and give restitution to the Plaintiffs.

“Additionally, the lawsuit wants the court to order that Meridian pay back all monies due to the Class of Borrowers and also investors in the Meridian Mortgage Fund.

It does not matter whether it is past or present; it is all of those borrowers and investors who fit into this class action lawsuit,” said Mr Duncanson.

According to the attorney, central to the claim is an alleged illegal shortfall between what is accounted to the investors and accounted to the borrowers in the fund.

“Imagine having to pay interest

Lead attorney, Beryn Duncanson rates of 17.86% to 33.3%. This is what the Plaintiffs are claiming is illegal usury. Usury in law prohibits lenders from charging borrowers excessively high rates on interest on loans. The actual amounts Meridian accounts for and pays to the fund investors is reportedly only 5% to 6% according to Meridian's own website.

At common law Trustees are strictly required to account for all trust assets which come into their hands and cannot make a secret profit,” said Duncanson.

This lawsuit comes at a time when there is a great surge in public opinion in the UK against the 'loan sharks' industry. There is a very active crackdown now happening in the UK to protect consumers from loan shark activities, according to recent Reuters and BBC reports.

The Principal Attorney of Duncanson & Co. criticises the

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lack of fundamental legislation to protect the consumers of Turks and Caicos Islands when it comes to this type of lending. Duncanson stated that there are legal remedies but they require testing in court at great expense and delay, and he is adamant that relevant and hard-hitting financial services legislation now must be enacted to combat corporate institutions and lending sharks from violating consumers whether they are individuals, families, business owners or investors in such a fund.

Mr Duncanson laments that unscrupulous lending practices that the Turks and Caicos Islands are accustomed to, would be considered not only against the law and therefore unenforceable but also a criminal offense, in first-world countries as in the UK, Canada and most states in the United States.

“An action of this nature has great importance for the Turks and Caicos Islands and generally for the wider Caribbean region.

We do not have the necessary regulatory oversight and regulatory framework at all when it comes to consumer protection and lending of this nature and financial services is egregious when it comes to these matters. Here in the Turks and Caicos we have next to zero consumer protection. The couple pieces of legislation, all of about five to 10 pages long, they have no teeth. It is negligible and laughable.

We are accustomed to banks and lending institutions conducting practices in this manner in the country, but it would simply be illegal in first-world countries like the United States, England and Canada,” said Mr Duncanson.

Mr Duncanson further stated, "A simple base at which TCI government might start is to outlaw the Owners and Directors of lender companies from having serious conflict with their Borrowers and Investors by simultaneously

Meridian Mortgage Fund and the trust company managing director Keith Burant engaging in local industries like the Hotels Trade and Real Estate Development, whether openly or secretly."

Meantime, the Writ of Summons filed in the Supreme Court last week against the Meridian Group gives the company 14 days to either satisfy the claim or acknowledge whether they intend to contest the legal proceedings. Failing to do so would give Plaintiffs the right to pursue the action and judgment can be entered against the Meridian Group without further notice.

The Meridian Group is also being accused of burying the real cost of their loans in additional management fees, on top of very high-interest rates. Duncanson explains that at the Privy Council level when interest rates and the total fees of lending institutions are exceedingly high; judges have made rulings calling these interest rates offensive, and at the point of being "harsh and unconscionable", which is the legal test applied by a judge in order to find that an effective interest rate is illegal.

“We’re not saying these lending facilities and institutions can’t be in business, they have every right to make money. But there comes a point where lending practices become insidious and there must be aggressive legislation that protects consumers from that. This is at the point where a noteworthy lender and their practices are becoming alarming to the community in the Turks and Caicos,” said Duncanson.

Even though last month the Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade, the Honourable Mr Erwin Jay Saunders stated that the government is working to get banks and other lending institutions in the Turks and Caicos to ‘open up’ to local businesses; some of the main issues brewing in the financial services industry remain ‘questionable’ lending practices of these institutions which can hurt

consumers.

Nevertheless, there is some current legislation in the Turks and Caicos Islands that regulate banking and lending institutions including the Banking (Amendment) Regulations 2021, the Banking (Amendment) Ordinance 2021, International Financial Institution Ordinance and Banking Special Provisions Ordinance.

Up to press time, Managing Director of the Meridian Trust Company Limited, Keith Burant nor any senior representative of the group returned any comments to refute the allegations or outline the policies of their company including the checks and balances that may be in place when it comes to their lending practices.

Attorney and legal advocate, Mr. Duncanson is campaigning for consumers in the Turks and Caicos Islands who fall prey to such alleged lending actions to come forward and join what he calls a ‘historic’ class action lawsuit. If successful in court, Duncanson believes that this would represent a milestone in the financial services industry and begin to raise the standard for lending practices in the Caribbean region.

“At the end of the day, the voices of consumers throughout the Turks and Caicos need to be heard loud and clear. Practices like this cannot continue in our financial services industry. It is one of the premier industries in the country and we cannot allow predatory corporations and institutions to take advantage of consumers.

Persons out there who have loans and or invested in the Meridian Group whether in the past or present, ought to come forward,” said Mr. Duncanson.

Persons interested in joining the class action lawsuit, whether as a borrower or investor in the Meridian Mortgage Fund can email duncansonlaw@gmail.com or call 649-941-4444.

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Waldorf Astoria has properties in 37 locations worldwide with more, including this one in Cancun, Mexico, under development (Photo courtesy Hilton)

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Dellis Cay had been set to see a Mandarin Oriental-branded resort development before the land was seized in 2009 (Photo courtesy Charterland)

‘Sad and angry’

– Cem Kinay maintains that Dellis Cay was taken illegally The 560-acre uninhabited isle looks set to see the creation of a luxurious Waldorf Astoria

BY GEMMA HANDY “Angry, tired and disappointed.”

Those are the words from Turkish hotelier Dr Cem Kinay after the Cabinet approved the sale of land on Dellis Cay of which he has long maintained he is the rightful owner.

Earlier this month it was revealed that the company behind the Ritz-Carlton in Grace Bay had sealed a deal to buy the prized uninhabited isle to develop another luxury resort.

Dr Kinay from whom the cay was seized 13 years ago amid corruption allegations previously pledged to continue a legal crusade to recoup it "at any cost”.

"I am sad, I am disappointed, I am angry, I am tired,” he told the Weekly News.

“I am a victim of politics. I had a dream, a big dream. Now finally there is somebody, he has believed this dream and he is ready to follow up and realise this dream. I wish all the best for them,” he added.

Cabinet announced on July 8 that it had given the green light for negotiations to take place between the government and Desarrollos Hotelco which has developed a number of high-end resorts across the region from Aruba to Venezuela.

The company recently said it was excited to revive works on the isle it described as “magical”.

Desarrollos is also set to purchase several of the cay’s partiallyconstructed properties left abandoned after the site went into

receivership in 2009.

While the agreed sale price arranged through local real estate firm Engel and Volkers TCI has not been disclosed, 193 acres on the island, including adjacent Little Dellis Cay, had previously been listed for $42 million - more than double the amount Dr Kinay bought the entire 560-acre island for in 2005.

Hamilton Real Estate had looked close to selling land on the cay in 2020. But that didn’t materialise, resulting in a major coup for Engel and Volkers in which Premier Washington Misick is a partner.

Misick declined to comment on the sale, explaining that he is not involved in the firm’s decision-making or management activities. But the company, formerly Prestigious Properties, counts multi-million dollar parcels of land in some of the Islands’ most exclusive settings among its listings, including a nine-acre oceanfront stretch on Parrot Cay. The high-end resort destined for Dellis Cay now is believed to be the Waldorf Astoria – the flagship brand of Hilton Worldwide, offering supreme facilities and service. The brand currently has properties in 37 locations worldwide.

Dellis Cay had once been the scene of what was tipped to be the largest development in the hemisphere and an architectural masterpiece.

Dr Kinay bought the island in 2005 for an apparent $18 million, intending to transform it into a

Dr Cem Kinay has maintained the island was taken from him unlawfully (Photo courtesy Acunn) Mandarin Oriental-branded resort development, to include private villas and condos. Actors Michael Douglas and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones were among a slew of affluent clientele who paid up for a property.

In 2008, Dr Kinay also bought 200 acres on Joe Grant Cay for $3.2 million and subsequently signed a branding agreement with another luxury hotel operator, this time Bulgari.

But both sites were seized from him in 2009 after a $500,000 "political donation” to then Premier Michael Misick shortly before the 2007 general election became the subject of scrutiny by British prosecutors investigating corruption claims.

Prosecutors claimed the

donation bore the hallmarks of a bribe enabling him to acquire the sites at heavily reduced rates.

Joe Grant Cay was sold in 2013 for $4 million as part of the civil recovery process.

In June 2019, more than 350 acres on Dellis Cay went under the hammer at the offices of Saunders and Co but failed to secure a buyer.

Dr Kinay has consistently claimed the seizure of the land was unlawful and vowed to fight to get it back via the European Court of Human Rights.

In a statement sent to media in January from Istanbul, he again asserted he had been victimised by politics and called on Premier Misick and Governor Nigel Dakin to step in and prevent Dellis Cay being sold.

The hotelier estimated that, with potential revenues, he was left out of pocket by as much as $250-300 million.

This week he said he also believes that an Interpol Red Notice issued against him in 2012 remains in place restricting his travel.

Effectively an international wanted persons notice, Red Notices are used to alert police across the globe about wanted fugitives in a bid to bring them to justice.

A spokesperson for Interpol told the Weekly News that he could not disclose if the notice is still in effect.

But Dr Kinay added that he looked forward to it being lifted so he could once again visit TCI – and Dellis Cay – a place for which he retains much affection.

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ASHLEY’S LEARNING CENTRE

Ashley’s Learning Centre, a special needs school in the TCI, is struggling to keep its doors open due to financial difficulties.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, July 7, Founder and Principal Angela Williams, surrounded by parents and teachers said the private learning institution, which provides educational opportunities to 17 students with various disabilities including autism, would be forced to close as the Ministry of Education has failed to honour its financial pledge to the school.

Williams, who was overcome with emotion at the briefing explained that the school needs an urgent bailout and upwards of $400,000 annually to sustain its operation. She said: "I am hoping that when people hear of the Ashley’s Learning Centre they don’t see me, they should see a little boy that is blind, children who are seven and eight years old that haven’t said their first word as yet, children who are physically impaired and can’t walk and talk and that they see some of the children that are so brilliant and gifted.

What are your thoughts?

Fills a huge gap in the TCI Private schools in the Turks & Caicos Islands are an important part of the Policy Framework of the Education Ordinance.The Constitutional mandate notwithstanding, these private schools serve as an adjunct to the Government’s obligation to provide quality education and related facilities in the Turks and Caicos Islands. In so many ways private schools do the things that Governments “cannot do”, will not do or simply refuse to do.

Owing to its proper structuring under the Education Ordinance, the Government retains a public responsibility to adequately budget and provide public funding for private schools. Education has always been “private”, and it is only in latter days that Governments were obliged to fill gaps to provide public school facilities.

The gaps that private schools fill comes to their founders at great pain, sacrifice and in many cases loss. It is not a profitmaking exercise but at the end of the day, there is no rule that they may not make a little something off their sacrifices. Ashley's Learning Centre founded by its visionary Angela Williams fills a huge gap in the TCI. They serve the blind child, autistic ones and those that have special needs.

The pledge, commitment and sacrifices made by Angela are all innumerable and she is deserving of National Honours. There is no possibility with the country awash with cash for the past five years and growing, the Government giving out stimulus cheques, declining to draw down on an $80m loan facility, for there to be any hint of mention that a school of this critical importance could not be funded.

Think about it, $400,000 is “nothing” when it comes to the needs of children with special needs. Will the Government now take on these functions to provide quality care for those with special needs and fill the role that Angela has been performing all these years?

A modern-day Florence Nightingale

While Angela Williams (Angela) is making those sacrifices to provide proper schooling for the special needs youth, the government, ministers, permanent secretaries and education officers have so many things to do, that demand their attention.

The youths also need attention. What Angela is doing is nothing less than the valiant image of Florence Nightingale.

Yet there are so many issues that claim

the attention of ministers, how could they possibly provide for this critical issue? The TCI Government has been budgeting over $100m a year for the Interhealth Canada project but cannot find $400,000 for the special needs youths. Over $125m for the SIPT trials and the Special needs school must do without?

How about if Ministers stop travel and hold meetings and summits with other Governments over Skype, Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Whatsapp Video call, just to raise that $400,000.00. In the great scheme of things, given the economic boom, the Islands are going through, there should be no issue of finding the money or giving Angela “no choice” but to close the school.

There is no rhyme, reason or excuse for this. The TCI is awash with cash.

Recognise the pioneers

There needs to be a shift in change on how private schools like the Ashley Learning Centre may be viewed. Private TCI Schools are quality institutions and the government must set aside more money than they have in the past for these schools. Find the “fiscal space”. There are a few huge and pioneering examples like Angela Williams, which cannot go unnoticed.

For many years, Mrs Lilieth Allen founded and pioneered the Turks & Caicos Business College in Grand Turk. Students from all over the country came to the “Business College” and got their start.

This led to successful careers in the private sector, government and politics.

Private Schools like Precious Treasures in Providenciales under the Leadership and firm hand of Mrs Yvonne Hutchinson, have blazed a trail, set high standards and produced quality students.

Against all odds, their students are in demand by the tertiary level schools. Mrs Norma Goodridge as founder of the Turks & Caicos Institute of Professional studies, laboured on, fought the odds, and sacrificed just to provide quality education to those in need of it. There are so many others like these visionaries, like Angela who has fought, gone without, laboured because they had the vision to fill the gap and provide the needs. Sacrifices like these should never go unnoticed in the TCI. Not only should they be given special honours—the funding should be there, without question to finance their operations.

The Ashley Learning Centre should get its

funding. The needs of private schools are just as important as any other Governmental entity or policy priority.

Its doors must be kept open

Some say education is a “thankless job”, but true educators see their rewards in the success of the youths they prepare for the working world. Some special effort needs to be made for the Ashley Learning Centre and its funding.

It cannot be allowed to die. Its founder Angela Williams made selfless acts of giving, providing and raising funds for the school. Over the years the school received excellent responses from the private sector. In filling a vital gap for the special needs youths, Angela has given it her all.

Serious efforts should be made to assist in the restoration of the school, funding it and continuing the great work started by Angela Williams. It cannot be allowed to die a natural death just because someone in the government forgot to budget for the school.

Misused funds

Typical. TCIG prefers to spend money on big limos, chauffeurs, first-class flights and hotels at useless conferences.

For these people, "special needs" means their luxurious privileges and big paychecks in exchange for spending a few hours a week in boring meetings.

Serving a purpose

We cannot claim to be a developed society if we don’t cater for persons with special needs. It is imperative to keep this school not only functional but growing. We cannot allow a blind eye to be turned on the students who need this school.

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Chief Justice rules corruption defendants have case to answer Former deputy premier, Floyd Hall, ex-government minister Jeffrey Hall, and local attorneys Clayton Greene and Melbourne Wilson will see their trial to the end, the chief justice has ruled.

On Monday, July 18, Chief Justice Mabel Agyemang dismissed the defendants’ no case submissions, which were submitted to the court at the conclusion of the Crown’s case against the men.

The four men – who are before the court on corruption and money laundering charges - do have a case to answer, the chief justice found.

In March, the prosecution concluded its case against the four men. The defense lawyers were then given a month to prepare no case submissions to the court, to which the Chief Justice presented her decision on Monday.

The defendants are now tasked with presenting a defense to the charges against them starting August 31 before the chief justice who is serving as judge and jury in the trial.

Following the conclusion of this trial, the chief justice will then hear the case against the remaining three defendants, former premier Michael Misick, his brother Thomas Chalmers Misick

Chief Justice Mabel Agyemang and former government minister McAllister Hanchell.

At the conclusion of both trials, the chief justice will render a verdict in the cases. The office of the director of public prosecution still expects that the retrials will wrap up by the end of 2022– after having ran the first time for five years.

That first trial ended with the death of the trial judge in 2021, sending the entire case into a tailspin, leading to a separation of the charges and two retrials being held.

CHARGES In this trial, the four defendants are facing three conspiracy to defraud charges, one bribery charge and another of concealing the proceeds of criminal conduct.

Three different land deals are named in these counts - Water Cay, North West Point and West Caicos.

The conspiracy to defraud charges allege that the accused men conspired with others to transfer Crown land at these three locations on terms that were contrary to the economic interests of the Crown, the TCI Government and Belongers.

In this trial, Hall - who was also the minister of finance in the Misick government - is named as the chief defendant.

In all three of the conspiracy charges defendant Floyd Hall is alleged to have conspired along with former Premier Michael Misick to defraud Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Crown has alleged that Hall conspired with Misick and McAllister Hanchell in two of the three charges - the Water Cay and West Caicos land deals. Also named in the West Caicos deal is Harold Charles.

The West Caicos land deal looks at the purchase of land by Logwood Development Company for a proposed development. Among the directors are Alan Lisenby, Matt McDonald and Scott Boatman.

The Crown alleges that some $4.2 million passed hands from developers to government ministers through middleman Charles, under suspicious circumstances for purchase of the land for deeply discounted prices.

The Water Cay land deal looks at property owned by Alden Smith, which was proposed for sale in a land flipping scheme at Belonger discounted price to Peter Werhli.

In one of the three charges Floyd Hall, Jeffrey Hall and Melbourne Wilson allegedly conspired with Michael Misick, Lillian Boyce, Samuel Been, Quinton Hall and Earlson Robinson in the North West Point land deal.

In this land deal, ex-minister Jeffrey Hall is alleged to have used a company name Urban Development to purchase land and then sell it immediately to Canadian developer David Wex. The Crown alleges that the funds from Wex were channelled via attorney Melbourne Wilson to four other belongers named in the count. Meanwhile, in the bribery count, Floyd Hall is alleged to have accepted inducements directly or indirectly from Richard Padgett and related and connected entities by unlawful corrupt payments or other rewards while he was a minister of government.

Padgett was at the time the developer of a luxury hotel at Third Turtle. Padgett has since pleaded guilty to this charge and was sentenced.

The fifth count names Clayton Greene, alleging he concealed or disguised the proceeds of criminal conduct committed by Floyd Hall.

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Authorities concerned about “intentional fires” at Providenciales landfill site JUST days after firefighters battled a raging fire at the Providenciales landfill site, authorities reported another blaze at the facility.

On Saturday, July 16, 2022, the Environmental Health Department (EHD) informed that the Providenciales landfill site was closed to the general public as the department was made aware of back-to-back fires at separate locations at the site.

The EHD in a statement noted that it is “deeply concerned” that these ongoing fires may be due to malicious intentions by unknown persons entering the site.

“The gate to the site will only be opened to allow persons assisting the department with mitigating the fire and authorised contractors for the management of the dump site and waste collection services access.

“The department is seeking the community's patience and understanding during these unfortunate and challenging times.

The department said the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force was notified of this recent development.

“We wish to assure the public that we are committed to

Firefighters struggle to contain the blaze on Monday afternoon safeguarding public health while also creating an environment that is healthy and aesthetically pleasing to both residents and visitors to enjoy.”

Minister of Health and Human

Services, Hon Jamell Robinson who was on the ground with multiple response teams that worked for hours on end to contain the massive fire at the landfill site on Monday, July 11,

warned residents that malicious fires to properties carry harsh penalties.

He said: “In the islands, the harshest sentences are reserved for persons who unlawfully and

maliciously set fire to property.

“Under the Malicious Injuries to Property Ordinance, such persons are liable to penalties ranging from three years imprisonment to life imprisonment”.

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Islanders welcome $1k ‘stimmy’ amid rising cost of living – $16M for inflation stimulus package rollout

BY DELANA ISLES Two years, three months and counting of a global pandemic and other economic shocks around the world, the TCI economy continues to experience serious growth, but the small man continues to suffer.

Amid rising food costs and fuel prices, out-of-control rent increases, skyrocketing food costs, and while salaries remain stagnant and many still do not earn a living wage, the PNP administration has stepped in with another stimulus package.

The announcement of a $1,000 direct stimulus distribution last Thursday, July 14, was met with mixed reactions by residents – some welcoming the slight relief, while others question why residents still cannot afford basic necessities and still need government assistance in a country that is performing well.

One commenter, Eugene Taylor, wrote on a local social media page: “When will TCI voters know their

worth? $1,000 stimulus when prices are out of control? $1,000 stimulus when minimum wage is not a living wage? $1,000 stimulus when a gallon of gas cost more than minimum wage? Any TCI that knows their worth KNOWS that this $1,000 stimulus ain’t It!” While Taylor’s view has been shared by many throughout the past year, last week’s announcement was met with relief by many others, many of whom pointed out that most of the money will go towards the astronomical electric bills they received from FortisTCI on July 1.

In presenting the $16 million stimulus package - $12 million of which is going towards direct disbursements - Premier, Hon. Charles Washington Misick said his government has considered the current state of affairs and felt it necessary to provide additional relief to the people of the TCI. He said his government has acknowledged the rising costs of food, electricity, the prohibitive

The announcement of a $1,000 direct stimulus distribution last Thursday, July 14, was met with mixed reactions by residents cost of rent and other living expenses, all combined with rising inflation - currently at 9.1%.

“Bills are increasing at such a fast pace that salaries can’t keep up, households in the lower income brackets are disproportionately washed off because the majority of their earnings are spent on rent, food and electricity and they have very little wiggle room to cover the buffer and further increases.”

He added: “While the government is aware anecdotally that resident rent has increased especially in Providenciales… and data shows that food has reportedly

increased by 38%, and electricity bills by 23%... the government, through initiatives to proactively track the rising cost of fuel at the pumps in TCI since March 2022, has seen the rising trends.”

The premier said that as they have done in the past, and they promised to do at any time when it is required, his government has made provisions to alleviate the current inflationary pressure, with a three-tiered price inflation stimulus package.

The package also includes a waiver of customs duties and customs processing fees on

imported staple food items from August 1 to November 30; a further two-million-dollar injection in the works programme to assist with providing more jobs for Islanders, and a $600 exemption for returning residents on purchases imported on non-business-related trips.

The latter is a $200 increase on the current $400 exemption put in place months ago.

The Premier said the $1,000 disbursement is to provide relief to homeowners who require assistance with rental or mortgage payments, utility bills, loan payments, transportation expenses and groceries.

“Your government understands how important it is to give this assistance now.”

He also announced that the previously approved list of stimulus applicants will be used to distribute stimulus cheques, as such those persons who had applied and received the last $500 stimulus cheque will not be required to apply again, as the process of disbursement is now automatic.

At the same time, those who were not approved for the stimulus grant during the last delivery, can reapply for approval.

CABINET MEETING SUMMARY Turks and Caicos Islands post Cabinet meeting statement Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams, chaired the 22nd meeting of Cabinet on Thursday 14 July 2022 at the Premier’s Office on Providenciales.

All Members were present with the exception of the Hon Minister for Health.

AT THIS MEETING CABINET:

• Approved the release of funds from the National Forfeiture Fund to the Financial Intelligence Agency and the Financial Crimes Unit of the RTCIPF to procure essential resources to support work undertaken to address national priorities.

• Approved an increase in the personal exemption allowance for arriving passengers for the importation of accompanying personal items from a maximum of $400 to a maximum of $600.

• Approved the cessation of the requirement for Customs Arriving Passenger Declaration forms at all International Airports (excluding FBOs) below the personal exemption allowance of $600.

• Approved the exemption of Customs Import duties in line with the Investment Policy, on various commodities imported by Ocean Breeze Resort, located in Bottle Creek North Caicos, a "European" style resort, with individual guest rooms and suites.

• Approved for the Telecommunications Commission to hire a consultant to prepare a business case and related studies for a national fibre-optic cable spanning from Providenciales (via the family Islands) to Grand Turk, to provide enhanced communications services.

• Approved a $16m Inflationary Economic Support Package adjustment to cushion the impact of the global rise in the cost of living in the Turks and Caicos Islands. This includes: A payment of $1,000 to all persons previously approved in the March 2022 Citizen Stimulus Relief Program, with agreed criteria for persons not previously included in that batch.

Reduction in CPF to zero percent on an agreed list of food items.

Additional financial injection into the Works Programme.

• Approved the naming of a government building on South Caicos as the “Hon. Norman B. Saunders Sr. Complex” which will house Customs, Immigration, Treasure and Public Works Departments.

• Agreed for the Ministry of Health to rescind its 12th July 2022 public notice and to prepare a medium term solution around the concerns raised about the Migrant Health Evaluation Process to be presented to Cabinet as a matter of priority.

• Approved the appointment of Pedro Ariza (Chair and private sector representative) for three years effective from 1st August, Seamus Day (Deputy Chair and President, National Museum Foundation), Patricia Bradley (private sector representative), Alonzo Malcolm (Leader of the Opposition nominee), Permanent Secretary Finance or representative, Attorney General’s Chambers representative, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Premier, Permanent Secretary

with responsibility for Culture and Heritage, the President of the Grand Turk Chamber of Commerce, Director, National Trust as Board Members of the Grand Turk Community Enhancement and Sustainability Agency for two years effective from 1st August.

• Approved urgent external technical assistance and a medium-term increase in human resources in the Energy and Utilities Department to address priority issues.

• Members were presented with digital copies of the 2021 revised laws of the Turks and Caicos Islands which comes into effect on 18th July 2022.

• Was updated on issues related to the Ministries of: 1. Finance, 2. Infrastructure, 3. Education, 4. Home, and 5. Attorney General’s Chambers, and 6. Office of the Deputy Governor.

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

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Strong growth in TCI’s economy for first half of 2022 – Premier Misick

The Turks and Caicos Islands economy has shown “strong growth momentum” in early 2022 and all major Government revenue streams have been performing near or exceeding pre-Covid levels.

Premier Honorable Charles Washington Misick made these remarks during his address to the nation before announcing a new $16 million stimulus package for citizens on Thursday, July 14.

He said: “TCI’s economy is buoyant, inflation pressures are very high, and the government understands the predicament of diminishing purchasing power of earnings, and we are here to help.”

He explained that momentum in the government public sector investment program will foster a near-term boost to the job market and provide opportunities whilst growing public capital stock.

“You will recall that estimates of revenues and expenditure for the financial year [2022/2023] was

Premier Charles Washington Misick approved in the House of Assembly on May 5, 2022.

‘The quarterly report for the first quarter ended June 30, 2022, it is

not due until the 28th of July 2020.

“However, we can report all major revenue heads have been performing near or exceeding that of pre- Covid levels”, he added.

Misick pointed out that Hotel and Restaurant tax recorded a revenue intake of $10.7 million, while import duty raked in $7.9 million for public finances.

He said: “Stamp duty on land transaction of $6.5 million, customs processing fee of 3 million and work permits of $1.7 million and these are numbers to the end of May given that the financial year started April 1.

“So the year-to-date actuals at the end of May is $81.5 million and surpasses both budget and prior year by $12.2 million respectively.

“Due to the outstanding performance in Hotel and Restaurant tax, year-to-date, total expenditure came in at $43.5 million which trailed the approved budget by some $19.1 million outstanding public debt that's

stood at a half a million dollars, cash and cash equivalents total $243 million at the end of May 22”, he added.

In this vein, Misick stressed that as tourism is the territory’s bread and butter, trends in tourism arrivals and occupancy rates are generally used as an indication of the overall activity in the economy.

He said: “According to Turks and Caicos Islands Tourism Association, properties that are hotel rooms are registering rates average between 60 and 70%.

“Some are surprisingly as high as between 80 and 90% and that is currently occurring even now in July.

“And I have been reliably informed that the rates are expected to continue through the end of August.”

Misick underscored that based on this trajectory and the continuous attraction of foreign direct investment, “the economy looks and remains strong”.

Construction of world-class Provo Airport terminal to begin next year – Premier The construction of a new worldclass terminal at the Providenciales International Airport will get underway in February 2023.

As the TCI government moves full steam ahead with its plan to build an airport that will rival others in the region and accommodate the growing demand for travel to and from the destination, Premier Washington Misick recently reported that the Providenciales International Airport Redevelopment Consultancy Project is in progress.

“It is well on track with the culmination of phase one of its timeline occurring within a couple of weeks”, he said at a press conference on Thursday, July 14.

He explained that phase two of the consultancy will involve the preparation and release of the tender process, which will

invite submissions to vet for the construction of the terminal.

“The consultants will be on island next week to conduct a series of workshops with the advisory committee and with cabinet and will further meet with industry stakeholders to present their data findings and a proposal for moving forward with the redevelopment of the airport terminal.”

The territory’s leader added that his Government intends to construct a terminal that will be able to comfortably service the needs of Turks and Caicos Islands' growing tourism industry “for the next 20-30 years and beyond”.

“It anticipates that consultancy will conclude and the selection of the contractor and the breaking of the ground for the terminal will start no later than February 2023.

“A lot of work, as I said has

The current terminal at the Providenciales International Airport already been done and we are extremely encouraged by what we see.”

Although the Premier did not reveal the estimated cost of the project, he noted that the construction of the new terminal will require a substantial investment.

He said: “This is going to be a major investment of literally hundreds of millions of dollars and so we have had to be very, very careful about the steps we take to make sure the end product is something that we can be proud

of because it will be around for several decades.

“The whole idea of improving our transportation system is very important and it is how we can help to facilitate investment by the private sector. So it's very important that we make these investments.”

The consultancy will provide a full suite of options to the Turks and Caicos Islands government and the Airports Authority on moving forward with the location of the new airport, the development of the present facility, as well as

options for financing.

It will also explore ownership of the airport, whether it will be fully owned by the government or a public-private partnership.

The government was given three separate presentations from unsolicited proponents seeking to redevelop the airport facility on Providenciales, at a Cabinet meeting in September of last year.

These presentations were made by PSA Management-KTDevelopment Company Ltd, Aecon Group Inc. and the Vinci Group.

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It is time to be more vocal – Are we going to continue to give consent by being silent?

I know many of you feel if you become vocal, you will be victimised and furthermore you feel that things will be the same because no changes will take place. The truth is the more we remain quiet, we are giving consent. Therefore, I encourage all of us to be more vocal.

Being vocal does not necessarily mean you have to be rowdy or rude.

I experienced something recently from an establishment. I called in advance and placed my order and was given the time to pick it up, however, I came 10 minutes later. My order was not prepared because the person that took the order lost the paper. I reported this incident to the boss. I don’t know what the boss did, but I knew he dealt with the issue. You see if I

BY DREXWELL SEYMOUR

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

had remained quiet, that employee may not appreciate or understand her unacceptable behaviour and may continue to do so without any conscience.

By remaining quiet, we are allowing individuals to get away with “murder”.

What would you do if you knew the person that committed a crime?

Are you going to remain silent, or will you report it? What if you are aware of someone being abused?

Are you going to remain silent and don’t report it? What if that person dies at the hands of their abuser? How would you feel when you could have made a difference?

Why do we remain quiet about the political issues in the country?

Ironically, many of us are vocal about the affairs of other countries but not ours. Most times, it is just a few people who are vocal and because these individuals are few in number, their opinions are not taken seriously. Therefore, more of us need to be more vocal.

Some of you are being taken advantage of and you remain silent about your situation. Do not let anyone take advantage of you. Be vocal. Some people are very vocal in spreading all kinds of doctrine that are contrary to the word of God, but many Christians have remained quiet. We must be more vocal and speak the truth which is the word of God. Speaking about Christianity why are we not hearing more people being vocal about the private members’ bill

that Lord Cashman introduced in the UK House of the Lords that will allow same-sex marriages in the United Kingdom. I don’t believe your silence means consent in this regard but if we remain quiet, the UK may think that our silence may mean consent. Let us be more vocal.

I believe if more people in our country become vocal, we will observe many things taking place for the better. The people who say they cannot do anything will end up finding the ways and means to do something when they are confronted and surrounded by people who are vocal. You have power in your mouth. Use it to stop the injustices, inequalities, mediocrities and disrespectfulness that are taking place.

For Erdogan the failed coup was a “gift from god” Perhaps nothing has changed Turkey’s domestic and international trajectory since the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923 than the failed military coup of July 2016, which gave Erdogan an unprecedented opportunity to satisfy his insatiable lust for power.

RIGHTING THE WRONG On July 15, Turkey’s President Erdogan “celebrated” the sixth anniversary of a failed military coup—’a major victory’ that presumably protected the Turkish constitution and its democracy.

Erdogan himself characterised the coup as a “gift from God” because it provided him with the ‘justification’ to declare a national emergency; less than a year after the coup attempt, he held a referendum to transform Turkey’s parliamentary democracy into an executive presidency, which he had been seeking for more than two decades. He mercilessly used his newly-acquired, near-absolute power to ‘cleanse’ the country of its domestic enemies and rule largely by decree, with little or no opposition to stop him.

One of Erdogan’s biggest shortcomings is his sense of insecurity which led him to embark on the greatest purge in Turkey’s modern history, while promoting Islam in order to cement his power without being challenged.

BY DR. ALON BEN-MEIR

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU. He taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies for over 20 years.

Although he projects himself as self-assured and publicly exhibits confidence and assertiveness, his insecurity emanates from five different concerns: He believed the military, which was assigned at the time the new Republic was created to safeguard Turkey’s democracy, was a threat to his unrestrained rule. The military toppled three governments before Erdogan’s rise to power—in 1960, 1971, and 1980—because they deviated from the constitution, and Erdogan was determined to emasculate the military and subordinate it to his whims. It is no wonder then that following the coup, he prosecuted over 23,000 military personnel for their presumed part in the insurrection.

Political rivals have always been a major concern, and his chosen opponent is Fetullah Gülen, whom he accused of being behind the coup. He stopped short of nothing to dismiss more than 100,000 public sector workers, including nearly 4,000 judges and prosecutors, from

their jobs; over 321,000 have been detained since 2016 on suspicion of being followers of Gülen. To this day, Erdogan is trying to extradite Fetullah Gülen from the US but to no avail, as he repeatedly failed to produce evidence to prove Gülen’s culpability in the coup.

Gülen sternly denies the charges against him and insists his Islamic Hizmet movement promotes peace and education.

The press was and still is one of Erdogan’s main targets. He shut down just about every single newspaper that dared to question any of his policies. As a part of his purge, he arrested more than 300 journalists, accusing them of bogus offenses. Nearly 180 of them continue to languish in jail, not knowing when or if they will ever be released. Thousands of academics and lawyers who likewise had nothing to do with the coup attempt were also imprisoned.

The Kurdish community is another source of deep concern to Erdogan, which he has and continues to persecute while

denying them much of their inherent right to live in accordance with their tradition. The failed coup only deepened Erdogan’s concerns over the Kurdish community, as he remained fearful that the Kurds have never given up on their drive to seek autonomy, and incarcerated thousands of them as a part of his sweeping purge.

To this day, he continues to wage a merciless war against the PKK, which he considers a terrorist organisation and vows to hunt every PKK member until the last one is captured or killed. He even invaded Syria in 2016 in an effort to prevent the Syrian Kurds from establishing their autonomous rule, killing hundreds of YPG militia members whom he accused of being supportive of the PKK. Since the failed coup six years ago, Turkey continues to suffer greatly on a number of fronts: Turkey suffers persistently from high inflation and the Turkish lira lost nearly two-thirds of its value against the US dollar in the first five years after the coup attempt.

As a result, millions have joined the ranks of the very poor and the forecast for economic recovery in the foreseeable future remains dim at best.

The Turkish public remains extremely sceptical and deeply concerned about the future of the country as there seems to be no

relief in sight from the pressure and the oppression that have become routine. The people are living in fear as they are being constantly watched and listened to by his intelligence and security apparatus.

The relationships between Turkey and the US and EU have not recovered as yet as the US in particular remains deeply concerned about Erdogan’s conduct, especially his unabated human rights abuses and violation of the sanctions imposed on Iran.

Furthermore, his purchase of the Russian S-400 air defence system remains a bone of contention between Tukey and NATO. The public’s trust in the government, the courts, the execution of the laws, the absence of justice, the rampant corruption of top officials, the Islamic AK Party’s devolution to being simply a rubber stamp for Erdogan’s every whim, and the government’s inability to address the people’s needs, have reached its nadir.

Tens of thousands of young Turkish citizens, especially from the academia, who feel robbed of their dignity and unable to freely engage in scholarly discourse about domestic and foreign policy, are leaving the country in search of a better future.

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FAITH IN ACTION

Great leaders multiply leaders

Have you ever heard of the Pay Pal Mafia? They are an elite group who have impacted our world in multiple ways. Some of them are household names who have become legends. Others work in the shadows, unknown to many, but are powerful players behind the scenes. So, who are these people?

They are over 20 former employees of Pay Pal who have gone on to start enterprises such as Youtube, Tesla, and LinkedIn or invest in start-ups like Airbnb and Facebook. Why and how did this happen? Some have said it was pure coincidence, it was the early days of the tech start-up world and the best and brightest only had a few options to choose from and Pay Pal was one of those companies so they all went there. Others have spoken about the hiring practices of the company, rather than hiring for specific roles, Pay Pal looked for talented, innovative people and added them to the team. The true reason may never be fully known.

But one thing is clear, multiplying leaders is an exceptional skill

KENYATTA E. LEWIS Kenyatta Lewis is the pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, a growing church committed to taking followers of Jesus deeper and going further in their faith. Besides loving, serving, and helping people he has watched the extended Director’s cut of the Lord of the Rings trilogy multiple times. with widespread implications. If the Turks and Caicos Islands is to experience sustained, equitable growth for its people, one of the things it must become is a leadership multiplication factory.

And one of the places it should look to for the blueprint for doing something like this is not Pay Pal, but the Bible.

Barnabas was the type of person who would be the first to put his arms around weary shoulders and share an encouraging word. He did this so often that he became known as the “Son of Encouragement”.

His ability to see the best in others was truly a blessing to many.

Leaders who multiply other leaders must be gifted in identifying

leadership character and skills in others, skilfully merge both, and bring them to the fore.

Paul was the opposite of Barnabas, confrontational, fearless, sharp-witted, and brilliant. His writing fills the New Testament, his arguments are the foundation for legal practice and his work is the inspiration for missionaries and church planters. But he needed Barnabas to see beyond what others saw and come alongside him to bring his purpose into reality.

Without Barnabas in his life, Paul would never have become the Paul we know today.

Though Paul and Barnabas

went different ways after an argument, both continued the work of multiplying leaders. Barnabas took a young, irresponsible, fearful young man named Mark and nurtured the latent gifts that resided in him. Mark is known today as the writer of one of the four biographies, called Gospels, of Jesus Christ.

Paul imitated what Barnabas did in his life. He looked for others who showed potential and integrity and poured resources, energy, and time into helping them live their purposes. One such young man was Timothy. After coaching him for years, here is what Paul said to him, “Pass on what you heard from me … to reliable leaders who are competent to teach others” (The Message Bible). In other words, find and multiply leaders. From Barnabas to Paul to Timothy.

Leadership multiplication at its finest.

If you are a leader reading this, find a Paul and train a Timothy.

You are Loved.

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Fifty life rules for men OCTOPEN

A few things will always stick with me, for they have such a deep influence in my life. Some, I’ve learnt from my old man, and the rest, I have scrapped along these twenty seven years on this plane.

They, nonetheless, have helped in contributing to the man that I am today.

I dislike a weak handshake, dirty white shoes and people who take forever to make up their minds… surely these are not hard to remedy. Fellas, this one is for you_ here are some fifty things that I ought to share with you. They should not make you immortal, but give you a wholesome first impression_ you can quote me on this one.

1. Never shake a man’s hand sitting down.

2. Don’t enter a pool by the stairs.

Go for it. Dive right in.

3. The man at the BBQ Grill is the closest thing to a king. Let him be.

4. In a negotiation, never make the first offer.

5. Request the late check-out, always.

BY DAVIDSON LOUIS

Rachel Wolchin once said: “If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have had roots instead of feet.” On this quest to self-discovery, TC Islander Davidson Louis vowed to travel, write, paint, laugh and forgive. Subsequently, he hopes to find himself and or, leave behind a few pieces of himself. Contact him at hello. octopen@tcinews.tc

6. When entrusted with a secret, keep it.

7. Hold your heroes to a higher standard.

8. Return a borrowed car with a full tank of gas…. maybe half full. Things are tough!

9. Play with passion or don’t play at all…

10. When shaking hands, grip firmly and look them in the eye.

11. Don’t let a wishbone grow where a backbone should be.

12. If you need music on the beach, you’re missing the point.

13. Carry two handkerchiefs. The one in your back pocket is for you. The one in your breast

pocket is for her.

14. You marry the girl, you marry her family.

15. Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like crazy underneath.

16. Experience the serenity of travelling alone. Who cares!

17. Never be afraid to ask out the best-looking girl in the room.

18. Never turn down a breath mint. Nine out of 10 times, you really do need it.

19. A sport coat is worth 1000 words.

20. Try writing your own eulogy.

Never stop revising.

21. Thank a veteran. Then make it up to him.

22. Eat lunch with the new kid.

23. After writing an angry email, read it carefully. Then delete it.

24. Ask your mom to play. She won’t let you win.

25. Manners maketh the man.

26. Give credit. Take the blame.

27. Stand up to bullies. Protect those bullied.

28. Write down your dreams.

29. Take time to snuggle your pets, they love you so much and are always happy to see you.

30. Be confident and humble at the same time.

31. If ever in doubt, remember whose son you are and REFUSE to just be ordinary!

32. In all things lead by example not explanation.

33. Dress how you want to be addressed.

34. Listen attentively…. then speak. And speak firmly and clearly. Don’t ever mumble.

35. Always tip your barber.

36. Call your mom and take her out for lunch_ just because.

37. Keep a stack of “Thank You” notes in the house.

38. Keep your white shoes clean.

39. Always make your bed in the morning, it is your first achievement of the day.

40. Never get too drunk on a first date.

41. Speak slowly but firm and clear.

42. Iron your shirt, even if you are going to the grocery store. You never know who you’d meet.

43. When you say “No”_ say it firmly.

44. Try to get to know everyone in your community_ personally.

45. Brush your teeth before you go to bed. Every night!

46. Scroll back on your phone once in a while, and respond to the messages you had forgotten about.

47. Keep a picture of your mother on your phone.

48. Take your pastor for lunch, sporadically.

49. Book that holiday you’ve always wanted to take.

50. Pray and give thanks whenever you feel a slight despair.

Hope that helped you a bit.

Anything else you’d like to share?

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TCI Judiciary commissions Mediation Centre

BY DELANA ISLES

The judiciary recently commissioned a Mediation Centre which will serve as an avenue for persons who wish to have their disputes resolved in a safe environment away from the intimidation associated with courtrooms.

The centre, which is located at Emily House, on Leeward Highway, Providenciales, will also serve as an avenue for victims and other persons impacted by crime to seek support.

On Friday, July 15, Madam Chief Justice, Mabel Agyemang along with several members of the judiciary, the Acting Governor, HE Anya Williams and other members of government officially declared the centre open.

The centre will provide comfort for those who seek out its use, allowing for meaningful mediation of disputes as well as the facilitation of the restorative justice process.

Provided for the use of mediators,

facilitators and parties are two conference rooms equipped with electronic capabilities, an office for a mental health practitioner, office space for mediators, an office for the administrator of the centre, a notice board that will provide dates of mediation, bathroom facilities, lunchroom, and shortly a disabled access at the back of the building.

The chief justice said it is important for residents to note that although the centre is on Providenciales, it is for the entire Turks and Caicos Islands and all mediators can access it whenever needed.

“Persons with disputes may now go to the court, not to have their matter heard by a judge or magistrate, but to request mediation. Others may have their matter referred to mediation by the court as necessary and now they have a comfortable place to air their grievances and work towards resolution of their disputes.”

Mediation is a recognised alternative method of dispute

resolution achieved through a negotiation facilitated by a neutral third party who assists the parties to arrive at a settlement.

Restorative justice is a system by which parties achieve reparations, which is now in effect in the TCI after the introduction of the Alternative Sentencing Ordinance.

The chief justice explained: “This is a form of mediation which employs a reparative approach to criminal justice by emphasising the repairing of harm caused to victims and persons affected by crime, as well as finding positive ways forward, after the devastating effects of crime, by encouraging meaningful engagements”.

She added that all of this is done without sacrificing the accountability that should accompany the commission of crime and noted that traditionally restorative justice has achieved the multiple purposes of preventing a repetition of the criminal conduct, bringing healing and closure to victims of and persons impacted

by crime as well as repairing relationships.

Training for mediators and restorative justice practitioners commenced a few weeks ago and is expected to be completed by the end of July.

The chief justice reported that so far 42 persons have been trained in mediation and 26 in restorative justice, all paid for by the Judiciary of TCI. Among the persons trained are attorneys including Queen’s Counsel, a member of the house of assembly, a psychologist, active public servants, retired public servants and members of the public, as well as three ministers of gospel.

The chief justice said that while Friday marked the official launch of these processes in the TCI, the judiciary has already made some strides which augur well for entrenching the system into the territory’s justice delivery.

“It is my hope that I would be in a position to apprise you of

the gains of the new system at the opening of the new legal year 2023.”

She said presently there are 11 certified mediators on the roster, with 10 pending applications for trained persons to be added to the roster.

The approval process for certified mediators to be placed on the roster is being undertaken by the mediation committee, comprised of Judge Tanya Lobban-Jackson as chairperson, Chief Magistrate Jolyon Hatmin, Registrar Renee Mclean, and President of the Bar Council Selvyn Hawkins.

The registrar also serves as the administrator responsible for the administration of both mediation and restorative justice sessions.

So far of the 26 persons trained and certified in restorative justice, only one has applied to be placed on the roster. The chief justice thereby called on all others who have since been trained and certified to apply for placement on the roster so they can begin work.

Maritime challenges addressed at Red Ensign 2022 Conference The challenges of maritime and coastal state responsibilities and recommendations were under the spotlight at the annual Red Ensign Group (REG) Conference.

Challenges of the sector include recovery of maritime following the pandemic, environmental and coastal concerns, as well as commercial competition.

The conference which oversees and upholds maritime safety standards across the 13 British Shipping Registers met this week in the Isle of Man to discuss best practices and to look at ways of improving the performance of the British Registers internationally.

It is the first time the conference has met in person since the global pandemic took hold in 2020.

The Turks and Caicos Islands was represented by Thecla Joseph, Director of Fisheries and Marine Resources Management, Henry Wilson, Deputy Director of the Fisheries and Marine Resources Management, and Delton Jones, Director of Ports.

The event also included sessions

on the roles and responsibilities of coastal states and tackled issues such as decarbonisation, counter pollution and environmental concerns.

His Excellency, Lieutenant Governor, Sir John Lorimer opened the ceremony on Tuesday, July 19.

Katy Ware, Director of UK Maritime Services at the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the UK’s Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organisation co-chaired the event.

In her presentation, Ware said that the world is a very different place than it was when the group last met in person for conference, and the challenges are now very real.

She urged that as a group, they must continue to stand firm on the safety and well-being of all seafarers.

“We know that seafarers' lives can be incredibly hard, and we remain determined to work to provide ways of supporting them whether it’s through mental

The TCI was represented at the conference by Mrs Thecla Joseph, Director and Mr Henry Wilson, both of the Fisheries and Marine Resources Management Unit, along with Mr Delton Jones, Director of Ports. health provision or through regulation which protects them in their working life,” the UK representative said.

Meanwhile, co-chair Cameron Mitchell, Director of the Isle of Man Ship Registry observed that the Red

Ensign Group is a powerful force for good in that it works, and the conference demonstrates just what the territories can achieve together.

He noted that they all have a responsibility to those in maritime, whether it’s the seafarers spending

long months at sea or the industry trying to rebuild in the aftermath of the global pandemic and the current economic challenges.

The 33rd Red Ensign Group Conference was held from July 1921.

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“Stimulus Row” – Higgs does not want stimulus, Green says give it away

BY DELANA ISLES Chairman of the PNP, Calvin Green has defended his government’s new stimulus package, after former minister Ralph Higgs slammed it as foolish spending.

Last Thursday, July 14, the government announced another stimulus package to the tune of $16m, $12m of which will go towards direct disbursements to Islanders and British Overseas Territory citizens.

But some are not impressed with the package, with one notable voice among the chorus, that of former Minister of Tourism under the PDM administration, Ralph Higgs.

In a scathing statement on July 16, the former minister insisted that the money should be put to better use, as some 15 to 20 percent of the population do not need the money, himself included.

While brushing aside the 85 to 80 percent of the population who are struggling to survive due to the high and rising cost of living - rent, food, and utilities – amid rising

Former Tourism Minister, Ralph Higgs inflation, Higgs stated that “many companies, firms, businesses and individuals in our islands are raking huge profits during this crisis”.

As a result, he proposed: “A wise

ministry of finance and government would establish/develop some sort of system to ensure that stimulus monies are not available to these entities and individuals which are making large profits at this time.

“If every eligible voting TCI Islander needs a $1000 stimulus, something is wrong; we are failing as a people and will never be able to build a nation at that rate.”

He suggested that the stimulus should not be made available to the 20 percent who do not need it; saving the country millions that should then be poured into scholarships, special needs programmes, classrooms, and border protection initiatives among other things.

“Our people shouldn’t be fooled

by these acts of kindness by this government, you will pay for it, one way or the other. Cash stimulus is not sustainable,” Higgs insisted.

He added: “Give our people incentives and opportunities which will impact them positively, for a lifetime and not for the weekend.

Show that you appreciate your taxpayers more by using the public funds more wisely than giving it to some people who don’t need it.”

Give the stimulus to a family in need if you don’t need it – Green tells Higgs In a rebuttal of Higgs's arguments, chairman of the PNP Calvin Green said the former minister should have taken his suggestions to his former party leader and premier, Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, none of which Green alleged was implemented when they were in government.

“It would appear that the former delusional administration remains and is more acute than initially diagnosed.

“The former minister of tourism has truly lost his way, when he can attempt to attack a Government, any Government, for helping its people.”

The party chairman said the government is “fully aware” of the plight of the people, the growing inflation rates the world over, and the rising costs for food and fuel, which continue to bear a burden on them.

He related that in assessing this problem, the government did not see a stimulus as the solution, but rather as more of a relief, in a time when there seems to be none.

He said additionally, they continue to implement and

consider other measures that would ease the effects of inflation in the long run, and work for the people who elected them to office.

“What is surprising, however, is that a former minister of the Cartwright-Robinson administration has the nerve to stand up in a cloud of insincerity to dupe the people and to attack the efforts of this government, when they did absolutely nothing to help the people when they had the chance to,” the chairman claimed.

Speaking to the suggestions by the PDM official, Greene stated that his government has not only increased scholarships, but they have also made the community college tuition-free; are now actively funding access to special needs programmes and will continue to invest in schools and the strengthening of the territory’s borders.

“It is heartening though, nevertheless, that the former minister acknowledges that he continues to see high profits from his businesses, profits gained on the backs of our people, through the consumption of fuel.

“His admission obviously means that he has not even considered a smaller markup margin to lessen the burden on the people, and as a result, as he has further admitted, he doesn’t need a stimulus.

“So, here is our suggestion to the former Minister, you have one of two options, you can choose not to collect a stimulus, or you can collect it and gift it to a family that is in need, after all that is what those of us who genuinely care about our people do,” the PNP Chairman suggested.

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objective to have zero problems with neighbours ended up with Turkey having problems with just about every neighbour—from Greece and Cyprus to Israel, Armenia, Iraq, Iran, and even Georgia.

He is now desperately trying to improve relations with many countries that he has alienated with very limited success, as he remains reviled for his ruthlessness at home and untrustworthiness abroad.

To be sure, given how much power Erdogan has been able to amass, it also leaves him vulnerable because much of what is going wrong now is attributed to him, as by centralising control he has no one else to blame for the public’s suffering.

Next year, Erdogan will be presiding over the

hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Republic. He is desperately trying to portray himself as a new Atatürk (father of Turkey)—who founded the Turkish Republic in 1923 with significant Western orientation. In fact, Erdogan did not create a “new Turkey” and a sound democracy as he claims, but an autocracy that does nothing but continues to suppress the people and rob them of their dignity and future.

This is the legacy of the failed coup.

Erdogan may still believe that the failed coup was a “gift from God.” I wonder how many of his countrymen share his wickedness and self-deceit.

This article was originally published in KOHA Ditore as “Për Erdoganin, dështimi i puçit ishte një “dhuratë nga Zoti””.

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Schools must be regulated, should not be “babysitting clubs” – Education PS Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Mr Wesley Clerveaux said the Ministry is holding steadfast to its responsibility to regulate schools in the TCI to ensure students are receiving quality education in a conducive learning environment.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, July 8, Clerveaux stressed that as new learning institutions continue to crop up across the Turks and Caicos Islands, it is imperative for the Ministry of Education to regulate these places to ensure they are on par with the standards set by the Ministry.

He said: “We've been working to establish and ensure that we have a proper effective educational system in the Turks and Caicos Islands. “ As our population has been growing we also noticed an increase in the number of schools that are being established in the Turks and Caicos Islands, we're talking about special needs schools, regular schools, early childhood schools, high schools, and the like.”

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Mr Wesley Clerveaux Recognising the increase in the number of schools, the ministry, and relevant departments have a mandate and a responsibility to properly modulate these institutions, he stressed.

“To ensure that when you

the parents send your student to these schools, you are rest assured that the students will come out with something—they will learn something. “ We want to make sure that these schools are not babysitting

clubs, that when students go in there, after a year or two, they have something to show that they are getting the professional service that they deserve, we owe that to our students” “We continue and we are open to receiving support to provide support to anyone that wants to partner with the ministry towards meeting the needs of our students.

“However, we want to emphasise that in doing so there are standards that must be met.”

To this end, Clerveaux informed that over the past couple of years, the Ministry has developed national standards to guide and regulate the performance of schools.

He said: “We have it for a slew of areas …positive discipline policy, positive behaviour policy that speaks to the children behaviours, we have early childhood policies, we have school standards, special needs policies, a slew of them, I just showed you these to give you an example of some of the work we've been doing.”

Turning his attention to special needs education, he explained that specific standard documents

were developed to guide schools established to provide aided education.

He said: “The special needs documents speak to, and I'll read one section of it… students with special needs should have access to educational programmes based on empirically validated hierarchies of instruction.

“One of the issues that we have here is that when we are regulating schools, we hold the school to improve their performance in delivering the educational requirements.

“And that is no different from any special needs school... established in the TCI. “One of the issues here is that we have been working with the Ashley Learning Centre for years to bring them up to the national approved standards of the special needs standard.”

He stressed that it is of paramount importance for schools both public and private to adhere to the standards and guidelines implemented by the Ministry to give each child the best opportunity to succeed.

$53m for redevelopment of South Dock port The government has committed a whopping $53m for the redevelopment of the South Dock port in Providenciales over the next three years.

To this end, tenders for the construction of a port office building are currently being finalised for Cabinet’s approval, according to Premier Hon Washington Misick.

“In the interim, a project for maintenance grading of the container yard has commenced,” Misick revealed during a press conference on Thursday, July 14.

He stressed that upgrades and maintenance of the ports are critical as they support domestic trade, and commerce, as well as increase the competitiveness of the Turks and Caicos Islands economy.

“The ports authority continues to make progress in rebuilding the entire port system, with projects ongoing on all islands of the Turks and Caicos and sustainable work plans are being implemented.

“The cabinet recently approved the port's authorities 2023-2025 strategic plan, which balances security, safety, resilience, sustainability and effective partnership”, Misick added.

The TCI’s port's infrastructure has been poorly maintained over

South Dock port on Providenciales the years and is in need of major rehabilitation and investment to support the developmental thrust of the country.

It is widely acknowledged that South Dock is currently operating beyond its capacity and in need of redevelopment, modernisation and general improvements to keep pace with economic developments taking place on the island.

The South Dock port is the main international port for the TCI,

through which more than 90 per cent of imports and exports take place.

Coupled with this, a number of new projects and rehabilitation works are ongoing on ports throughout the island.

“With a combined investment of just under $3m, the Bellefield landing welcoming centre and Bellefield landing dredging are going ahead and should be completed by the end of the

summer, 16 boat slips and a new ferry landing will be constructed at Bellefield landing as part of the civilian safety project, which was approved by Cabinet in June.”

Misick further explained that the government has acquired additional land around Bellefield landing to ensure it has adequate space for future expansions.

“And if some of you have been to North Caicos recently, you will see that the building of a new terminal

building there at the facility is nearly completed and South Caicos port is being rehabilitated with an investment of around 2m.”

He pointed out that these projects are expected to be completed by the end of summer.

“An investment of about $2m tendering for the rehabilitation of the Grand Turk Port office building and dredging of South Caicos port will both commence shortly”, he added.

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An observation on the use and misuse of social media.

BY TITUS DE BOER Titus de Boer was born in Hamburg and spent his formative years in the West Indies.

After a formal education in Germany and subsequent training as a journalist, he moved to the TCI in 1989. These days he works as a residency consultant for Titan Services. (www.titanservices.biz). Readers wishing to contact Titus with ideas and/or suggestions for columns, can to so on tdbtci@aol.com.

A few days ago I was the butt of a joke, shared between two users in a Facebook group. I should probably rephrase that sentence, as I really enjoy a good joke, even if it is at my own expense, especially if it’s witty, clever, or both. This was neither. Instead this was a rather puerile exchange between what turned out to be a Facebook user I had never heard of and someone I once knew, or thought I knew, commenting on a political diatribe, in a Facebook group. It was really rather odd and not being a member of this group I probably wouldn’t even have known about it, had a friend on Salt Cay not spotted it.

As I write these lines, I still haven’t got the foggiest idea why my name was featured. “Who cares?” I hear you say, dear reader, and you’re absolutely right, for at its worst, this was a somewhat unsophisticated exchange between two seemingly shallow individuals,

that did no serious harm. And yet this must inevitably lead to the next question; what if it had been defamatory or malicious?

The aforementioned Facebook group boasts more than twenty thousand members and, while I am the first to stand up for free speech, I do worry that all too often individual grievances are aired in this very public forum, in a manner that will do more harm than good.

Sadly, I speak from experience.

In 2014, in England, I was the victim of ‘Social Media Defamation’, when someone who felt they had a grievance against me, created a fake LinkedIn profile using my name and photograph.

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profile was extremely derogatory and malicious, LinkedIn initially refused to remove it. However, it was eventually removed after a successful intervention by the police in the U.K., citing, among others, the Defamation Act 2013, which had come into force on 1 January 2014. The perpetrator, having admitted that he had created the fake profile, was eventually cautioned, after I decided not to press charges. And that was the end of it. I must confess that I hadn’t thought about that past saga for a while, until, a few days ago, when I saw my name ‘used’ in a Facebook post. And yes, it brought back bad memories, even if this latest episode is comparatively trivial.

Still, I think that a meaningful conversation about what we say about others on social media outlets, and how we say it, may be useful, especially when addressing those users who may not necessarily grasp the severity of the potential impact of a carelessly posted defamatory statement.

According to a study conducted in 2020, there were over 3.6 billion people using social media worldwide, which was a 12.3% increase in usage from the previous year. The average person spent two hours and twenty four minutes per day using social media in 2020, which was a 38% increase over the past five years. With social media becoming so instrumental in how we now interact with one another daily, it is imperative to explain, to our young people especially, that

There were approximately 35 900 Facebook users in the Turks and Caicos Islands in June 2022.

(Source: napoleoncat.com) any deliberate attempt to harm an individual’s reputation on social media can have very real, farreaching and sometimes tragic, effects.

As I was thinking about the role and impact of social media on our island society, especially over the past decade, I couldn’t help but reflect on a conversation I overheard in Providenciales a few months ago. Seated at a table of a well-established Provo café, were two expats, together with their local ‘partner’, pitching their services to a seemingly impressed and impressionable couple from North America. After a lot of name dropping, and declaring “We’re in and out of Honourable So-andso’s office constantly,” one of the expats pointed to his collaborators, blurting out, “Of course, between the three of us, we can destroy

anyone here by just posting something online.” I must confess that while the blustering was somewhat exasperating to have to listen to, I really did not pay too much attention to it. Until today. Is Social Media Defamation actually becoming a business ‘tool’?

The Italian novelist Umberto Eco wrote, “Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community. Then they were quickly silenced, but now they have the same right to speak as has a Nobel Prize winner. It’s the invasion of the idiots.” For the sake of civil discourse in the Turks and Caicos Islands, I truly hope that the ‘idiots’ do not permanently take over social media outlets but rather return to the bars - and cafés.

Cheers to that!

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Government looking to establish special needs school- says Education PS As the number of students diagnosed with physical, learning, and developmental disabilities increases, the Government is looking to establish a special needs school in the TCI. “Right now we have a proposal on the table that we're working on to develop a special needs school, which would house upwards of 60 or more students”, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Mr Wesley Clerveaux said.

Clerveaux, who made this disclosure at a press conference earlier this month, explained that the public special needs school is an ongoing initiative within the Ministry as it continues to provide support to special needs students across the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The school when brought into fruition will be considered a national centre to provide aided education or (special

needs education) in a way that accommodates the individual needs of students with different disabilities.

The teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials will be organised in an accessible setting designed to help students achieve a higher level of personal self-sufficiency and success at school, which may not be available in a typical classroom setting.

Clerveaux made it pellucid that the Government is not resting on its laurels as it relates to providing quality special needs education in the territory.

He said: “We refute any perception or allegation that the government has not or the ministry has not been doing anything in the area of special needs.

“We have close to 200 students diagnosed with special needs, most of these students are in our classroom or in our public schools, we have significantly increased the

number of special needs teachers in our public schools to meet their needs.

“Is it enough? No, we will always say that we need to do more. And we agree we accept that. And we are doing more.

“We are open to receiving support to provide support to anyone or any partner that wants to partner with the ministry towards meeting the needs of our students.

“However, we want to emphasise that in doing so there are standards that must be met… we continue to have reports of schools, in particular, parents complaining that their students are not getting the proper support that they need.”

The Education Officer with responsibilities for special needs, Mr Jasmin Walkin said although the Ministry is working assiduously to establish the centre, it will take time for it to become a reality.

He said: “We all have a

The Brightening 12-hour cream won gold in Organic Anti-Aging products.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Wesley Clerveaux responsibility to continue to advocate for special needs and to continue to make provision for it.

“There are some big plans in the pipeline, for special needs…I have gotten the minister's commitment that is going to happen, and I look forward to it.”

Walkin stressed that the national centre is a flagship initiative for the Ministry as it will help to transform the lives of many students.

“The national centre, that is something that we are desperately waiting for, when I say we, I'm

talking about those of us who have a personal investment in this as well as those of us who are working to make it happen, but it's not going to happen overnight.”

In clinical diagnostic and functional development, special needs refer to individuals who require assistance for disabilities that may be medical, mental, or psychological.

Special needs can include many different medical or mental impairments from autism to epilepsy to visual impairments.

Wildflower creates skincare products by combining exotic and rare actives with organic local flower extracts grown in the Turks & Caicos Islands.

TCI skincare brand wins international awards For the first time ever, a home grown Turks and Caicos skincare brand has gone up against the best in the world and come out on top.

At this year’s Global Green Beauty Awards, the recently launched skincare business faced stiff competition with over 400 entries from Green and Clean Brands but was thrilled to be chosen #1 in the field in the coveted “Best Organic Anti-Aging Product" and both Gold and Bronze in the “Best Organic Moisturiser” category.

Winners were chosen by a panel of six beauty experts on two factors - the products themselves and how they worked on the panel of judges,

and secondly how their products' green and clean credentials fit the category. Winners in other categories included the likes of Molton Brown, Flora & Cur, Paul Mitchel, REN, P’URE, Elvis + Elvin and many other top brands in their respective categories.

Wildflower’s innovative approach to creating skincare products by combining exotic and rare actives with organic local flower extracts grown in the Turks and Caicos Islands won over the judges in two of the most competitive categories. Their Brightening 12 -Hour Cream which won gold in Organic Anti-Aging

products features locally grown flamboyant flowers (also known as Flame Tree or Royal Poinciana) which were harvested from their botanical gardens in Grace Bay. Their Verdant Day Cream which also won gold, harnesses the power of yellow elder and their bougainvillaea Day Cream made with fuchsia bracts closed out the top three with bronze in the Organic Moisturiser category with flowers grown on Providenciales.

Beyond their existing range, the Wildflower Skincare Lab offers personalised, 100% natural skincare formulations at their newly opened lab in Grace Bay.

The new venture was the brainchild of Rosa Gargano, a commercially trained and now award-winning organic skincare formulator, who combined her passion for flowers and skincare to create a one-of-akind range of products that capture the essence of the Turks & Caicos one flower at a time.

“Over the past 20 years spent making a life with my family in the Turks & Caicos Islands I’ve been enamoured by the incredible flowers growing naturally all around us. It became my passion to harness the power of these local beauties in natural skincare to show the world what the islands

have to offer beyond their beautiful beaches and people. It’s truly an honour to be recognised by the Global Green Beauty Awards panel and showcase the incredible potential of locally grown products in a country that is renowned for being beautiful by nature”, Gargano stated.

While their range is normally only available to residents and guests of the Turks & Caicos Islands, international shipping can be arranged upon request. For more information check out their website www.wildflowerskincarelab. com and social handles @ wildflowerskincarelab.

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New and old recruits of the TCI Regiment are on week two of their UK training (Photo credit: Office of the Governor)

New recruits aced week two of basic military training

New and senior recruits of the TCI Regiment are wrapping up week two of their training with the Royal Dragoon Guards and 24 UK Commando Royal Engineers.

Since the start of training last week, several government officials are paying keen interest in the exercises, visiting the training grounds to show their support and appreciation for the hard work, commitment and sacrifice of young people to their country.

Last Thursday, Premier the Hon Charles Washington Misick and Leader of the Opposition Hon Edwin Astwood visited the campgrounds at the Louise Garland Tomas High School in Long Bay where the Marines are being moulded.

They both saw first-hand what the training is like, while congratulating the senior marines and new recruits.

This week, Governor Nigel Dakin visited the men and women as they entered week two of their training when they also spent their first night out in the field.

During the Governor’s visit, the recruits built rural observation posts to provide over-watch of beaches and maritime approaches, and set up the field hospital, which was gifted to the TCI last year.

The Governor noted that the UK Commando Engineers who are imparting specialist knowledge to the Marines recruited last year, are linked to the TCI’s response to a disaster.

They are from the same unit

who will be the first UK responders if disaster strikes the territory, making the interoperability between the two a force multiplier, Governor Dakin observed.

He added that based on training in Bermuda and North Carolina, the TCI has also generated a junior leadership cadre with nine initial recruits becoming Corporals or Lance Corporals, able to lead small teams effectively, and give structure to a unit that needs hierarchy to grow and develop.

In addition to this and the incountry training, four members of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands and the Regiment have since returned from ship-rider training in the Bahamas.

This training is linked to legislation passed recently that provides for the Bahamas Navy to operate in support of shared counter-migration and serious crime objectives with the TCI. The Governor said that following the return of a team from the US and Bahamas in August to develop joint operational plans further, he hopes to see the collaboration set in motion.

Meanwhile, Governor Dakin also reported that the UK has started the formal procurement process to provide TCI with an airborne surveillance aircraft. The aircraft will consist of sophisticated optics and sensors that will allow local officers to cover the approaches to TCI far over the horizon, giving Maritime Police and Marines increased time to react.

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Beaches Resorts and Sandals Foundation launch Community ‘Compost and Grow’ programme With demand for local farm produce currently exceeding supply across the islands, the Sandals Foundation and Beaches Resorts have collaborated to launch the first community compost training to strengthen food security and increase solid waste management.

Speaking at the recent launch ceremony on Tuesday, July 12, James McAnally, General Manager of Beaches Resorts TCI, shared that while the company strives to protect the environment and cater to its guests, it is of equal importance that Beaches Resorts strengthen the capacities of the surrounding communities.

“This Compost and Grow programme aims to strengthen food security across the Turks and Caicos Islands. It will introduce farmers to composting; bolster their capacities to increase produce yields; and reduce solid waste and greenhouse gas emissions.”

McAnally continued: “Teaching today’s farmers is critical, but sharing that knowledge with the next generation will be key to ensure sustainability. We are thrilled to have our Beaches team members leading this effort and sharing best practices with the communities.”

Sandals Resorts International, the operators of Sandals and Beaches Resorts, already sources over 90% of its food supply locally and is increasing its investment in agriculture and institutions, training the next generation of producers.

The Turks and Caicos Islands have a wide variety of soil quality and quantity spread across its many islands and cays. This has resulted in the concentration of the farming of produce to some islands more than others.

Courtney Missick, a wellknown farmer in North Caicos, expressed the potential impact that this programme will have on food security and communities.

“If we continue to invest in the agriculture sector here in the Turks and Caicos Islands, I am certain that one day we will be able to feed the entire population on our home grown natural produce, Missick

stated.

Hon Josephine Connolly, Minister of Tourism and Agriculture, who attended the ceremony, spoke to the national policy directive to strengthen the capacity of the citizens to eat more of what they grow.

Minister Connolly observed that the new Compost and Grow programme will hold numerous benefits for the island’s food security.

Georgia Scarlett, Environmental Coordinator at Sandals Foundation related that the programme will be two-pronged, providing an opportunity for students and farmers from surrounding communities to learn, participate, and share the acquired knowledge and practices with their communities.

“Phase one will see organic waste in the form of fruit and vegetable remains being separated by within the Resort’s kitchen.

These will then be collected by the Grounds team to complete the compost production process by the addition of sand, along with periodic mixing and water.”

The compost produced by the family all-included resort will be used to fertilise gardens on the property adding nutrients to the adorning plants like ixoras, hibiscus, bougainvillea and more.

SCHOOLS TO JOIN COMPOST TRAINING In addition to the workshops geared towards enhancing the capacity of farmers to produce and use compost, the programme will also engage several schools in the waste management practice.

Kyle Brinovcar, Assistant Grounds Manager at Beaches Resorts explained: “Phase two of the project will see members of the grounds team training students and farmers. Theoretical and practical compost production principles will be shared with the trainees to increase organic farming production in the island.”

The Compost and Grow programme builds on the islands Farming in Schools Programme, reducing not only solid waste but also greenhouse gases caused by

Beaches Resorts and Sandals Foundation launch Community ‘Compost and Grow’ programme to strengthen food security (photo provided by Beaches Resort and Spa) carbon sequestration.

Hon Rachel Taylor, Minister of Education, emphasised the importance of the programme environmental education component as a key feature to sustainability.

Farming and agriculture support is one of the Sandals Foundation six key areas of intervention as it implements 40 key sustainable community projects in honour of its parent company’s 40th anniversary.

Other areas of intervention are conservation efforts and tours, supporting local artisans, small business and community market support, hospitality training and certification, and music education and entertainment.

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Bahamas: Verdict threatens resort’s $100k private club model A BAHAMIAN resort developer this week moved to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that threatens to undermine the $100,000 “entry fee” business model for its private club by giving nearby homeowners free access to multiple amenities.

Chub Cay Realty, in papers filed with the Court of Appeal, is asserting that the June 8, 2022, ruling by Justice Indra Charles that effectively grants non-member homeowners and their guests including potential vacation rental clients - “free use of the private club facilities” without paying a cent in membership fees or towards their upkeep.

The developer, which is owned

by Texan billionaire George Bishop, is alleging that the verdict “is an abuse of the judge’s power to act judiciously” by giving the three Chub Cay homeowners who brought the claim “the benefit of the free use of the facilities of the exclusive club without any financial burden”.

Justice Charles described her ruling as “no doubt a groundbreaking judgment” for The Bahamas, as the action initiated by three homeowners - all nonmembers of the Chub Cay Club - raised “a novel question” as to whether a 2004 Grant of Easement gave them the right to access and use facilities regardless.

She ultimately found in favour of the trio - Richard and Pamela Escobar, Charles Vose and a corporate entity, Msairnsea LLC - by granting the declaration they desired, namely that they have the same access as that enjoyed by club

Chub Cay Realty is alleging that the verdict “is an abuse of the judge’s power to act judiciously”. members and hotel guests to the bar, restaurant, club, hotel, beach and common areas and pathways.

Chub Cay Realty, recognising that the ruling upends its business model by granting non-members free access to the private club’s facility, argued in its appeal filings: “This case has substantial implications for the Law of Easements and the Law of Property and Conveyance in The Bahamas, and raises important issues of public interest and policy....

Ship spills 30,000 gallons of oil in The Bahamas SOME 30,000 gallons of oil have reportedly spilled into the ocean in The Bahamas from a ship delivering fuel, government officials reported on Wednesday.

The environmental disaster occurred in Exuma waters overnight on Tuesday, according to Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper.

Mr Cooper said that the spill was caused by The Arabian, a vessel contracted for Sun Oil, as it was offloading fuel at the Old Navy Base in George Town, The Nassau Guardian reported.

“It is being assessed and cleaned up as we speak. The exuma sailing [club] is located in the immediate area but will not likely be affected much,” he added.

Officials in The Bahamas were visiting the site of the spill on Wednesday morning and an update would be forthcoming, a government representative told The Independent.

George Town is located on the island of Great Exuma in The Bahamas, where the local economy relies heavily on tourism. (Independent)

“If for no other reason, the importance of this decision should be ventilated at the Court of Appeal as it sets new precedent by expanding and introducing a new species of recreational easements into Bahamian law.”

David Renaud, Chub Cay’s general manager, did not respond to Tribune Business voice and text messages seeking comment last night. However, the developer is far from alone in wanting to overturn the original verdict impacting the resort island located in the Berry Islands chain.

For the three homeowner themselves are also appealing Justice Charles’ decision, namely her refusal to include the club’s recreational and sporting facilities among the amenities they can access for free. She found that such access was “not contemplated” by the 2004 Grant of Easement, and excluded the swimming pool, golf course, tennis and squash courts from the facilities they can use for free.

And, in a sign the trio want all or nothing, their July 15, 2022, appeal is also bidding to overturn the Supreme Court’s finding that it “is not an unreasonable requirement” that they pay fees in return for using these facilities.

They are arguing that the Grant of Easement gave them “a single comprehensive right to use a complex of facilities” including the sports and recreational amenities, and not just the bar, restaurant and others where they were given free access.

The homeowners are also

arguing that Justice Charles failed to take into account that Chub Cay and its real estate “have long been marketed by its developer from time to time in promotional material as being a recreational resort, or that the developer agreed that its facilities would be available for public use in exchange for the Hotel Encouragement Act’s tax breaks and other incentives.

“Successively, for nearly 30 years and continuing, Chub Cay benefited under the statutory framework of the Hotels Encouragement Act intended to promote the development of hotels and resorts within The Bahamas by means of conferring tax concessions,” the homeowners’ appeal asserted.

“Further in exchange for dutyfree concessions, the developer expressly agreed that the developer’s facilities and amenities would be ‘available to members of the general public’. Moreover, the fact of such facilities being open to the public renders them within the scope of facilities under the Grant of Easement which may be accessed and used by the plaintiffs as grantees.”

Chub Cay Realty, meanwhile, recognising the implications for itself and other Bahamas-based private members’ clubs with similar circumstances, is arguing that Justice Charles interpretation of the Grant of Easement “as too wide and vague”.

“The facilities of the private club are available for the exclusive use of members and their guests,” the developer said. “The judge’s

interpretation allows non-members of the private club and their guests the free use of private club facilities...

“Furthermore, the judge, by expanding the use of recreational facilities to non-members under the guise of the facilities being a utility and benefit to the dominant tenement in their enjoyment of the land did not give any concern to the eligibility of persons who deliberately choose not to become a member of the club, bypassing the procedure and vetting requirements.”

Chub Cay Realty and Mr Bishop are thus urging the Court of Appeal to overturn Justice Charles’ verdict, and declare that the Grant of Easement does not give the homeowner to access and free use of its private members’ club facility. They are also seeking an injunction to stop them from “future interference and trespassing” on the private members’ club’s land.

The Grant of Easement was designed to pave the way for Chub Cay’s sale to Kaye Pearson’s investor group in 2005. It allowed the homeowner trio and other lot owners “to use that portion of the club and other facilities.. which are open to non-members of the club and to guests of the club (including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the bar, restaurant, club, hotel, beach and common areas and pathways) in the manner in which the club is intended to be used”.

The Pearson group’s acquisition failed, and Mr Bishop acquired the Chub Cay resort development and club on July 25, 2014, purchasing it from Scotiabank (Bahamas) and removing it from receivership.

The developer then executed a new declaration of covenants, easements and restrictions on June 30, 2019, but the three homeowners declined to sign-up to this.

In response, the developer wrote a July 5, 2019, letter saying access to the private members’ club would be limited to paying members and resort guests only.

And it denied the trio use of the club and its facilities on the basis that agreeing to the 2019 declaration was mandatory.

This triggered the homeowners’ legal action seeking to determine whether the Grant of Easement gave them a right of free access to the facilities, and Justice Charles ruled that they cannot be forced to sign-up to the 2019 declaration.

Carlson Shurland QC, of Shurland & Co, is representing the developer, while former attorney general, John Delaney QC, of Delaney Partners, is acting for the homeowners. (Tribune242)

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UN decries rising death toll, rights violations in Haiti THE United Nations human rights office has expressed concern about rising violence around Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, saying 99 people have been reported killed in recent fighting between rival gangs in the Cite Soleil district alone.

The warning over the weekend came hours after the UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution renewing the mandate of a UN office in the Caribbean nation and calling on all countries to stop the transfer of small arms, light weapons and ammunition to anyone there supporting gang violence and criminal activity.

UN humanitarian agencies said they were ready to help embattled communities once it is safe to do so.

“We have so far documented, from January to the end of June, 934 killings, 684 injuries and 680

kidnappings across the capital,” Jeremy Laurence, spokesman for the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees, said on Saturday.

In addition, “Over a five-day period, from 8-12 July, at least 234 more people were killed or injured in gang-related violence in the Cite Soleil area of the city.”

He said most of the victims “were not directly involved in gangs” but were targeted by them.

Separately, the UN’s humanitarian affairs office reported that 99 of the recent casualties in Cite Soleil were deaths.

Laurence called on gangs to halt the violence while also urging Haitian authorities to ensure that fundamental human rights are “placed at the front and centre of their responses to the crisis”.

“The fight against impunity and

Gang violence is seriously affecting Haiti. sexual violence, along with the strengthening of human rights monitoring and reporting, must remain a priority,” he said.

The Security Council resolution drafted by the United States and Mexico was approved 15-0 on Friday. It demanded an immediate cessation of gang violence and criminal activities — a point stressed by China.

“The heavily armed gangs are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their actions, conducting simultaneous, coordinated and organised attacks in different areas,” Laurence said.

The government, he said, has a duty to protect citizens’ right to life even from threats that come from private entities.

The UN agencies said some gangs even deny access to drinking water and food in order to control the population, aggravating malnutrition.

US Deputy Ambassador Richard Mills said the new resolution will allow the UN mission to promote political dialogue and bolster the capacity of the Haitian National Police to control gang violence and protect human rights.

A year after the unsolved

assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, gang violence has grown worse and many Haitians have tried to flee a country that seems to be in economic and social freefall.

Attempts to form a coalition government have faltered, and efforts to hold general elections have stalled.

The UN has been involved in Haiti on and off since 1990, and the last UN peacekeeping mission was in the country from 2004 until October 2017. The political mission now there advises Haiti’s government on promoting political stability and good governance. (Aljazeera)

Former Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark Vanterpool.

BVI doing constitutional review with “gun to its head” Digicel Chairman announces reparations plan for Caribbean countries Denis O’Brien challenged Britain and other countries “to atone for the horrors”.

FOURTH District Representative Mark Vanterpool said the BVI is negotiating the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report’s recommendations with a proverbial gun to its head.

Vanterpool insisted that because of this, there should be no negotiations between the BVI and the United Kingdom (UK) regarding a move towards a constitutional review – which forms part of the COI recommendations – until there is no threat of direct UK rule.

Vanterpool was at the time arguing in the House of Assembly (HOA) for a debate over the COI

report.

While insisting that the BVI was already under direct British rule because of a looming Order in Council in the UK parliament, Vanterpool called the COI report a serious matter.

“We have a Commission of Inquiry that says that we can’t run our own country and we let it go by like that?” Vanterpool asked.

“If the Governor of the country isn’t satisfied with anything that the Cabinet does or the House does, he has a right to institute the rule right away; without even asking anybody,” the legislator asserted.

THE billionaire founder of an international mobile phone network and home entertainment provider operating in over 33 markets across the Caribbean and Central America has announced a plan to deliver reparations for slavery to Caribbean countries.

Denis O’Brien, the Irish-born founder and chairman of Digicel Group, made the announcement while delivering the keynote address at CANTO 2022 at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami on Tuesday, according to Loop

News.

According to O’Brien, the Repair Campaign reparations project will see former European colonising countries creating an investment funding arrangement for each of the Caribbean countries affected by slavery.

The fund will be used to promote major projects in agriculture, health and education among other sectors over 25 years.

Last year, at a lecture at Cambridge, O’Brien said: “I learned about the world from my

parents- the world of justice and injustice… the world of business and politics and…the world of right and wrong. Not surprisingly I suppose, I developed an interest in history to find out what had happened in the past… and why… history is such a very important subject because it gives everyone – children and adults – a context to the world in which we live and an insight into how events moulded thinking… attitudes… actions…AND prejudice.”

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Conservative leadership: Liz Truss says Tory economic policy choked growth THE economic policies of previous Conservative and Labour governments over 20 years have not delivered growth, Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss has said.

Ms Truss has criticised tax increases introduced by her rival Rishi Sunak, arguing they “choked off” growth.

But ex-chancellor Mr Sunak has promised to cut taxes and unleash economic growth once inflation came down.

Tory MPs chose the pair to enter the run-off to be the next prime minister.

Economic policy has become the main battleground as the rivals battle to win over the party’s members, who will vote for their preferred candidate from next month.

The party’s roughly 160,000 members will vote online or by post, with a final result due in September, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson will leave office.

The head-to-head leadership contest is intensifying, as Ms Truss made her pitch in an interview with the BBC, describing herself as someone who would “drivethrough change”.

She said: “We have had a consensus of the Treasury, of economists, with the Financial Times, with other outlets, peddling a particular type of economic policy for 20 years. It hasn’t delivered growth.”

Ms Truss and those in the

Treasury - where she once worked under a Conservative government “do have economic orthodoxy and they do resist change”.

“What people in Britain desperately need now is change,” Ms Truss said.

Ms Truss said she would have liked Mr Johnson to continue as prime minister despite promising to depart from his economic platform.

She said her plan for an emergency budget to reverse the National Insurance rise, scrap the planned corporation tax increase, and suspend the green levies on energy bills was “not a gamble” and would not drive up inflation further.

Meanwhile, Mr Sunak made his case in the Daily Telegraph, pledging to deliver “a set of reforms as radical as the ones Margaret Thatcher drove through in the 1980s”.

“The best way to achieve economic growth is cutting taxes and bureaucracy, and boosting private sector investment and innovation,” he said.

Mr Sunak has previously said the tax burden needed to be reduced but not immediately, saying it was a matter of “when not if”. He is expected to set out further policies in the coming days.

Ms Truss and Mr Sunak emerged as the final candidates after Ms Truss overtook Trade minister Penny Mordaunt, at one point the

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are battle for the Tory leadership. favourite, to secure second place in the final ballot of Tory MPs. Mr Sunak, who consistently led among MPs, topped the ballot with 137 votes. But polls suggest he is less popular among the Conservative Party membership.

The two finalists will now set out their stalls at 12 hustings to be held around the UK. The first will take place in Leeds on 28 July, while the last will be in London on 31 August.

In her first broadcast interview of the leadership campaign, Ms Truss told the BBC she was “wrong” in the 2016 Brexit referendum, when she backed Remain.

“Some of the portents of doom didn’t happen and instead we have actually unleashed new opportunities [after Brexit],” she said.

The political track record of

Ms Truss - who was previously a member of the Liberal Democrats has come under scrutiny during the leadership campaign.

Challenged on her conviction as an MP, and whether she would change her mind in the future, Ms Truss said she had developed her ideas as a politician throughout her life.

She has positioned herself as a “tax-cutting, enterprise-boosting, business-friendly” Conservative, in the mould of her political icon, former Tory Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

But in the BBC interview, she sought to distance herself from Lady Thatcher, who was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, insisting “I am my own person”.

In his Telegraph column, Mr Sunak insisted he was a “Thatcherite” as he attempted to

convince Tory members of his Conservative credentials.

Mrs Thatcher’s trademark policies were tight control of the money supply to tame inflation, privatisations of state-owned companies, and tax cuts to boost enterprise.

The former chancellor has insisted the tax burden - the highest for 70 years - is the result of the pandemic and the unprecedented levels of government intervention required to steer the country through a public health emergency.

Mr Sunak wrote: “My values are Thatcherite. I believe in hard work, family and integrity.

“I am a Thatcherite, I am running as a Thatcherite and I will govern as a Thatcherite.”

Former housing minister Robert Jenrick - a supporter of Mr Sunak - said the former chancellor would be a “Thatcherite candidate”, as he raised concerns about Ms Truss’s economic policies.

“It is the antithesis of Thatcherism to be going around making unfunded tax pledges merely to win a leadership contest,” Mr Jenrick said.

But backbench Tory MP Michael Fabricant - who has backed Ms Truss - said the foreign secretary had some “very good ideas on the economy”.

He said: “In that respect, while Rishi seems to have some good ideas, why didn’t he put them in place during the 12 months or more that he was chancellor?” (BBC)

Italian PM Mario Draghi resigns after week of turmoil A YEAR-AND-A-HALF after he was appointed as Italy’s unelected head of a unity government, Mario Draghi has resigned as prime minister.

He told President Sergio Mattarella he was standing down after three parties in his government refused to back him in a confidence vote the night before.

The president asked him to remain as caretaker leader and early elections are expected this autumn.

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni is already being tipped to win.

Mr Draghi, 74, was a popular choice as prime minister, dubbed Super Mario for his handling of

the eurozone crisis as head of the European Central Bank.

In February last year, he was given the task of guiding Italy through the Covid pandemic and economic recovery, bolstered by a big EU package conditional on major reforms.

Before heading to the presidential palace, the Quirinale, Mr Draghi was given a round of applause in the lower house of parliament. “Even central bankers have their hearts touched sometimes. Thank you for all the work done in this period,” he told MPs. He first tendered his resignation a week ago when a populist party

Giorgia Meloni and other leaders on the right have an early election in their sights. in his broad-based government refused to back an economic package for businesses and families.

President Mattarella had asked him to stay in the post and, after days of silence, Mr Draghi told the upper house of parliament he would

continue - if the political parties were prepared to back a strong, cohesive government: “Are the parties and you parliamentarians ready to rebuild this pact?”

For several hours, Italians waited with bated breath for the answer, before three of the parties

decided they would not back him in a vote of confidence.

The Milan stock market fell for the second day in a row. Another key indicator closely watched in Italy, called the spread, was up more than 7%: that is the gap between Italian and German 10-year bonds.

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Nord Stream: Key Russian pipeline resumes pumping gas to Europe RUSSIA has resumed pumping gas to Europe through its biggest pipeline after warnings it could curb or halt supplies altogether.

The Nord Stream 1 pipeline restarted following a 10-day maintenance break but at a reduced level.

On Wednesday, the European Commission urged countries to cut gas use by 15% over the next seven months in case Russia switched off Europe’s supply.

Russia supplied Europe with 40% of its natural gas last year.

Germany was the continent’s largest importer in 2020, but has reduced its dependence on Russian gas from 55% to 35%. Eventually, it wants to stop using gas from Russia altogether.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February sent wholesale gas prices soaring in Europe, with a knock-on impact on consumer energy bills.

The European Commission

says retail electricity prices for households in EU capitals were up by 44% in May 2022, compared to May 2021. The highest rises were in the Netherlands (up 167%), Austria (up 122%) and Italy (up 118%).

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has sought to play down fears, promising that state gas firm Gazprom would fulfil all its contractual obligations. His spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, denied that Russia was using gas for political blackmail.

But the pipeline is only delivering 40% of its capacity, and the head of Germany’s network regulator warned that the resumption of gas flows was not a sign that tensions were easing.

“The political uncertainty and the 60% cut from mid-June unfortunately remain,” Klaus Müller said on Twitter.

Gazprom cut the flow of gas

Nord Stream 1 runs under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. through Nord Stream 1 last month, blaming the delayed return - due to sanctions - of a key piece of equipment which had been serviced in Canada.

The turbine is now believed to be on its way back to Russia, but President Putin recently said that if it is not returned, supply would have to be reduced further.

He has also pointed out that another machine is due to be sent for service soon, according to Russia’s Tass news agency.

The continued reduction in gas

supply through Nord Stream 1 is likely to make it more difficult for countries to replenish their stores before winter, when gas usage is much higher.

Gazprom has cut gas supplies altogether to Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Poland, over their refusal to comply with a Kremlin order to pay their bills in roubles, instead of euros or dollars.

European countries have been looking for alternative suppliers of gas, for example LNG from the US, which can be transported by

ship.

But building the infrastructure needed to import gas from new suppliers can be expensive and time-consuming, which makes it unlikely that Russian gas can be replaced completely before the coming winter.

Instead, it may be necessary to cut gas consumption, and on Wednesday the EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, announced a voluntary target for all EU countries to reduce their gas use by 15%. (BBC)

Ukraine war: CIA chief says no intelligence that Putin is in bad health THERE is no intelligence that Vladimir Putin is unstable or in bad health, the director of the CIA has said.

There has been increasing unconfirmed media speculation that Mr Putin, who turns 70 this year, may be suffering from ill health, possibly cancer.

But William Burns said there was no evidence to suggest this, joking that he appeared “too healthy”.

The Kremlin has again dismissed the reports of Mr Putin’s ill-health as “nothing but fakes”.

It came as the US announced it would provide Ukraine with more long-range weapons.

Earlier Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia’s military focus in Ukraine was no longer “only” the east and implied Moscow’s strategy had changed after the West supplied Ukraine with such weapons.

‘BELIEVER IN CONTROL’ “There are lots of rumours about President Putin’s health and as far as we can tell he’s entirely too healthy,” Mr Burns said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.

There has been increasing speculation that Putin may be in ill health.

Responding to laughter, he added that this was not a formal intelligence judgement.

The Kremlin dismissed the rumours of the president’s illhealth on Thursday.

“In recent months, Ukrainian, American and British socalled information ‘specialists’ have thrown around various fakes about the health of the president. But it is nothing but

fakes,” Mr Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on Thursday.

Mr Burns, who served as ambassador to Moscow, said he had been observing and dealing with the Russian leader for more than two decades.

Mr Putin is “a big believer in control, intimidation and getting even” and these traits have hardened over the last decade as his

circle of advisers has contracted, the CIA chief said.

“He is convinced that his destiny as Russia’s leader is to restore Russia as a great power.

He believes the key to doing that is to recreate a sphere of influence in Russia’s neighbourhood and he cannot do that without controlling Ukraine.”

Mr Burns travelled to Moscow in November to warn about the serious consequences for invading Ukraine following intelligence the US had collected about Russia’s plans. But the CIA director said he left “more troubled than when I arrived”.

The Russian president’s plans were based on “profoundly flawed assumptions and some real illusions especially about Ukraine and the will to resist”, Mr Burns said.

“Putin really does believe his rhetoric. I’ve heard him say this privately over the years that Ukraine is not a real country.

“Well, real countries fight back.

And that’s what the Ukrainians have done.”

The US estimates that Russian casualties in Ukraine so far have

reached around 15,000 killed and perhaps 45,000 wounded, Mr Burns said.

He added Russia’s current concentration of forces in the Donbas suggested the military had learned hard lessons.

Russia invaded Ukraine in February, claiming falsely that Russian-speakers in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region had suffered a genocide and needed to be liberated.

Five months on, Russia has occupied parts of the east and south of the country, but it failed in its original aim of capturing Kyiv and has since claimed its main objective was the liberation of Donbas.

The US has accused Russia of preparing to annex parts of Ukraine.

But earlier on Wednesday the Russian foreign minister implied the US supplying long-range weapons could broaden Moscow’s military focus in Ukraine.

Despite Mr Lavrov’s apparent warnings, the US on Wednesday announced it would provide Ukraine with more long-range weapons.

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Gooding-Edghill explained that the samples from the patient were sent to the Best-Dos Santos Public Health Laboratory, and the results, which came back in 24 hours, revealed a positive case of monkeypox.

The patient is currently in isolation and is under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health.

“I am confident that the Ministry’s speedy announcement of this case will, as has occurred with our response to COVID-19, get from the Barbadian public the same level of cooperation in our ongoing management of monkeypox health issue,” he said.

“The Ministry of Health and Wellness has commenced contact tracing as a responsible public health measure. Let me assure the public that the Ministry of Health and Wellness is fully prepared to handle any cases of monkeypox in our nation.”

George said that there was no need to panic and that anyone who was

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Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka sees new president sworn into office SRI Lanka’s Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as president, amid hopes that he will pull the country out of its economic suffering.

The 73-year-old took his oath at the tightly-guarded parliament complex on Thursday.

Mr Wickremesinghe - the former prime minister - is seen as deeply unpopular with the public, but some protesters have said they will give him a chance.

Sri Lanka has seen months of mass unrest over an economic crisis.

Many blame the Rajapaksa administration for mishandling the nation’s finances, and see Mr Wickremesinghe as part of the problem. But there were few

demonstrations on the streets the day after Mr Wickremesinghe won the parliament vote.

“He is here - and we will see what his actions are. If we don’t get any food, any medicine, we’ll be on the streets,” one woman who had joined protests last week told the BBC. Mr Wickremesinghe - who won a majority among lawmakers with the backing of the Rajapaksa’s ruling party, the Sri Lanka’s People’s Front (SLPP) - took pains to distance himself from the old leaders.

“I am not a friend of the Rajapaksas. I am a friend of the people,” he told reporters on Wednesday after defeating his main rival - a dissident SLPP MP - by 134 votes to 82.

On Thursday, the opposition signalled they would be willing to work with Mr Wickremesinghe.

Local media is reporting that his cabinet is likely to include opposition MPs. However, many protesters have expressed despair and disappointment over a Rajapaksaallied politician’s victory.

“I am absolutely disgusted at the result… I cannot believe that 134 people - MPs that are supposed to represent the people - have completely disregarded the wants of the people,” activist Jeana De Zoysa told the BBC. Mr Wickremesinghe is aiming to restore political stability so the country can resume negotiations with the International Monetary fund for a bailout package, estimated to be about $3bn.

Sri Lanka has been wracked with protests for months because the country is effectively bankrupt and facing acute shortages of food, fuel and other basic supplies.

Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new president of Sri Lanka by the Chief Justice in parliament.

Tens of thousands of protesters had last week marched in the streets of Colombo calling for the ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mr Wickremesinghe to resign.

Mr Rajapaksa fled the country in

the early hours of 13 July after the protesters stormed and occupied his political residence. He flew to the Maldives and then Singapore, from where he issued his official resignation. (BBC)

Women have been holding protests against Mexico’s high number of femicides but the numbers continue to rise.

Mexican woman who had reported threats dies after being set on fire A WOMAN who was doused with alcohol and set alight in a park in central Mexico has died of her injuries.

Luz Raquel Padilla, 35, had sustained burns on 90% of her body in the attack in Zapopan on Saturday.

Her killing has caused outrage in Mexico both for its brutality and the fact that she had alerted the authorities months before the attack.

The case is being investigated as a possible femicide, a murder in which a woman is killed because of her gender.

Mexico has seen a surge in the number of femicides in recent years, registering a record 1,004 in 2021.

Prosecutor Luis Joaquín Méndez said witnesses had described three men and a woman launching the attack against Ms Padilla in a park in Zapopan. The four fled the scene.

Ms Padilla, whose 11-year old son has autism, was a member of a group of people caring for relatives with disabilities called “Yo cuido

México” (I care for Mexico).

The group said Ms Padilla had received multiple threats from a neighbour who had objected to the noise her son made.

In May, she had posted photos on Twitter of graffiti sprayed onto the walls of her building’s staircase which read: “I’m going to burn you alive”.

She tweeted: “How much longer will I have to live in fear, dreading that something will happen to me and my family, while my aggressor continues to roam the city with the possibility of doing more harm.”

Mr Méndez from the prosecutor’s office confirmed Ms Padilla had reported a neighbour accusing him of threatening her and causing bodily harm.

He added that said neighbour had come to the police station of his own accord but that there was currently no evidence to place him at the scene of the crime.

Mr Méndez said witnesses had not identified the neighbour as being among the four people they had seen attacking Ms Padilla.

Mansfield told a 999 call operator he had slit his wife’s throat and injured himself.

Hale man cleared of terminally ill wife’s murder A MAN who cut his terminally ill wife’s throat in a suicide pact has been cleared of her murder.

Graham Mansfield, 73, said he slit his wife Dyanne’s throat at their home in Hale, Greater Manchester, in March 2021 in an “act of love”.

He told Manchester Crown Court he had agreed to end her life before taking his own, but it had “all gone wrong”.

Mansfield who denied murder and manslaughter was convicted of the latter by a jury on Thursday.

He pleaded not guilty to manslaughter on the grounds his actions were “undertaken through duress of circumstances”.

Mr Justice Goose said sentencing of the “unusual case” would take place at 15:00 BST. Mansfield said he killed his 71-year-old wife, who had cancer, months after she asked him to take her life “when things get bad for me”.

The retired airport baggage handler told the court they were the

“saddest words he had ever heard”, but agreed to his wife’s request as long as he could kill himself too.

A jury of 10 men and two women took 90 minutes to find Mansfield not guilty of murder and guilty of manslaughter.

Mansfield was found lying in a pool of blood at their home in Canterbury Road on the morning of 24 March last year, while the body of Mrs Mansfield was slumped in a chair at the bottom of their garden.

Emergency services attended the semi-detached property after Mansfield dialled 999 and told the operator he killed his wife of 40 years the previous evening before trying to kill himself.

Mrs Mansfield had bled heavily from a 6in (16cm) “gaping incised wound” and her windpipe had been severed.

Three knives and a lump hammer were found near her body.

Mansfield was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and later underwent surgery for wounds

to his neck and both wrists.

The court heard when police spoke to the couple’s family, friends and neighbours after his arrest, they spoke favourably about the defendant and his “unswerving devotion” to his wife.

Mansfield told the trial his wife, a retired clerk, was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 1999, which led to the removal of a kidney in 2004, but had enjoyed years of uninterrupted good health.

That came to an end in September 2020, when Dyanne was told she had lung cancer, which had spread to her lymph nodes, the jury heard.

He said a week later, they were told the cancer had reached stage four.

‘HAPPY LIFE TOGETHER’ The court heard Mansfield had written a note which read: “We have decided to take our own lives”.

It also contained instructions on where to find the house keys and how to contact his sister.

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Queen’s Greatest Hits sells seven million copies, breaking UK chart record QUEEN have made UK chart history by becoming the first act to sell seven million copies of an individual album.

Their first Greatest Hits collection, from 1981, is now owned by one in every four households in the UK, said the Official Charts Company.

The record, which features classic singles like We Will Rock You and Bohemian Rhapsody, has been a perennial best-seller for years.

It recently spent its 1,000th week on the UK album chart.

Queen guitarist Brian May called the latest achievement “joyous news”.

“No album has done this before in history,” he said in a statement.

“Thank you, we appreciate it.”

Drummer Roger Taylor added: “The British public and their infinitely-great taste have made this the biggest-selling album in history.

“Thank you very much; we’re

humbled and honoured. We salute you!”

Queen’s Greatest Hits leads the all-time album chart by almost a million copies, ahead of Abba’s 1992 compilation album Gold.

“When it was released for the first time in 1981, career-spanning packages such as Greatest Hits were relatively rare, the preserve of only the very biggest acts,” noted Martin Talbot, chief executive of the Official Charts.

“There is no doubt that its massive success has done as much as any other release to turn hits packages into the omnipresent album concept that they are today.”

Queen’s second Greatest Hits album, released in October 1991, a month before the death of singer Freddie Mercury - is also the UK’s tenth biggest record, with sales around the four million mark.

Back in 2014, Queen’s Greatest Hits became the first album to surpass six million sales in the UK.

Queen’s Greatest Hits is a perennial best-seller.

At the time, the chart only counted “pure” sales - ie vinyl, cassette, CD and downloads.

A year later, audio streams were incorporated into the calculations, with every 1,000 song streams converted into one album “sale”.

Since then, Queen’s Greatest Hits has accumulated 1.26 billion total UK streams, equating to roughly 1.26 million sales (the actual figure will be lower, due to balancing measures applied by chart compilers).

The album’s most-streamed track is Bohemian Rhapsody, which boasts 240 million UK streams and counting, the chart company said.

The band’s back catalogue received a massive boost from the release of the Oscar-winning Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018.

On Spotify, Queen are currently the 31st most-streamed act in the world, ahead of other classic artists like The Beatles, who place 44th, and Michael Jackson, who is 68th.

NEW ARTISTS SUFFERING? According to the accounts filed by the band’s company, Queen Productions Ltd, sales and streams of their music generated £39m in royalties in the last financial year.

However, Sir Elton John has

warned that the constant presence of greatest hits compilations on the album charts is starving newer acts of opportunities.

“The albums chart is full of things like me, Abba and Queen,” he told Music Week.

“The odd thing comes through, like Sam Fender or Harry Styles, or you get a new artist coming in at number three and then disappearing.

“It’s depressing - there are a lot of good albums that deserve to be in the albums chart, like Juanita Euka, Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen. What I want to know is, why aren’t they there? Because of people like me!” (BBC)

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ continues its box-office dominance in second weekend

Love and Thunder has made hundreds of million worldwide.

MARVEL’S latest “Thor” film continued its heroics at the box office, adding $46 million in North America over the weekend to lead all movies.

It’s the second consecutive box-office victory for “Thor: Love and Thunder,” which electrified theaters with a franchise-best $144 million debut last weekend.

Directed by Taika Waititi, the

fourth standalone “Thor” movie has now made $233 million in the United States and Canada since its July 8 release, and $498 million worldwide.

“Love and Thunder” stars Chris Hemsworth as the titular Marvel god and Natalie Portman as his exgirlfriend, Jane Foster, who obtains superhuman abilities and becomes the hero The Mighty Thor. They

team up with Tessa Thompson’s warrior Valkyrie in a quest to defeat the villainous Gorr the God Butcher, portrayed by Christian Bale.

The solid second weekend for “Love and Thunder” was enough to remain atop a crowded box office that features a mix of highprofile holdovers and multiple new releases.

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Netflix loses almost a million subscribers AFTER enjoying a long reign as the king of streaming, Netflix faces a tough fight to keep its crown.

It lost almost a million subscribers between April and July as more people decided to quit the service.

The streaming giant has now lost members for two quarters in a row, but the drop was smaller than it feared.

Asked what slowed the exodus, the firm’s boss Reed Hastings, said: “If there was a single thing, we might say ‘Stranger Things.’”

The new season of the hit drama has been a phenomenal success, and may have helped stem the exodus of Netflix customers.

The company reported its first subscriber loss since 2011 in

April, news that was followed by hundreds of job cuts and a sharp drop in its share price.

Rivals are challenging its dominance, while price hikes have taken a toll.

The subscriber losses reported on Tuesday were the biggest in the firm’s history, with the US and Canada seeing the highest number of cancellations in the past three months, followed by Europe.

Guy Bisson, executive director at Ampere Analysis, said it was “inevitable” that Netflix would start to see its grip on the market loosen.

“When you’re the leader, there’s only one direction to go, especially when a large amount of competition launches, which is

what Netflix has seen in the last couple of years,” he said.

It is a stark change for Netflix, which enjoyed years of seemingly unstoppable growth, as it revolutionised the way people around the world consumed entertainment.

Its position as a global giant was cemented when the pandemic hit in 2020 and people, stuck at home with few other options for entertainment, flocked to monster hits like Squid Game and The Crown.

But as pre-pandemic habits return, Netflix has struggled to attract new sign-ups - and maintain the loyalty of existing members, especially as the rising cost of living leads to people cutting back.

In 2021 Squid Game became the mostwatched series globally in Netflix history.

The company also faces fierce competition from the likes of Apple TV, HBO Max, Amazon Prime and Disney+. Netflix was once the disruptor, making video rental stores like Blockbuster redundant.

But the disruptor is fast becoming the disrupted.

Netflix’s move to make its service more expensive has also put off some customers.

PRICE HIKES MORE ‘RISKY’ A “standard” plan in the US which allows people in the same home to watch on two devices simultaneously - now costs $15.49, up from $14 in January and just $11 in 2019.

In the UK, basic and standard plans have both increased since January by £1 a month to £6.99 and £10.99 respectively.

“At some point, yes, they’re going to reach a threshold where a significant number of people say enough is enough,” Mr Bisson said. “Because of the additional choice... price hikes are a more risky strategy.”

For now, surveys suggest that Netflix is managing to lure back a higher share of deserters than its rivals. Many households also continue to identify it as the streaming option they would retain if forced to have only one.

In all, the company had roughly 220 million subscribers at the end of June - still well north of its closest competition.

But the company, long accustomed to posting double digit growth, is grappling with its most serious slowdown in years, with revenue in the April-June quarter of $7.9bn, up just 8.6% year-onyear.

The firm’s share price has dropped more than 60% so far this year, as investors sour on its prospects.

“Netflix’s subscriber loss was expected but it remains a sore point for a company that is wholly dependent on subscription revenue from consumers,” said Insider Intelligence analyst Ross Benes.

“Netflix is still the leader in video streaming but unless it finds more franchises that resonate widely, it will eventually struggle to stay ahead of competitors that are after its crown.”

Shares climbed more than 7% in after-hours trade on relief that the losses were not larger. The firm had warned it could lose as many

as two million subscribers.

Netflix has said it will jumpstart growth with a new ads-supported service and by clamping down on password sharing - which one study estimated was costing Netflix $6bn a year.

It is already charging more for sharing accounts in some countries in central and South America.

It hopes to replicate this model around the world.

However, the company has known about problems with passwords sharing for years, and has so far failed to find a solution.

In its shareholder update, the company said it was “encouraged by our early learnings and ability to convert consumers to paid sharing in Latin America”.

It said it expected its less expensive, ad-supported option to launch in early 2023, starting in “a handful of markets where advertising spend is significant”.

“Like most of our new initiatives, our intention is to roll it out, listen and learn, and iterate quickly to improve the offering,” the company said.

The ad service has the potential to attract both existing customers inclined to cancel over price hikes, as well as new households hesitant to commit to a subscription, Mr Bisson said.

It should be possible for Netflix to make the same amount of money - or more - per user than it did by relying on subscriptions, he added.

STRONG CONTENT CRITICAL “Assuming they get it right - and by getting it right I mean the price ... and the amount of advertising on it - then it’s potentially a strong strategic move for them,” he said.

But he said Netflix’s most critical task is ensuring it has strong material for people to watch - a job that has grown harder as it pushes to reach an increasingly broad audience.

New sign-ups in the US, for example, are coming from an increasingly older crowd, with different tastes than the younger viewers who were early streaming converts.

“They’re increasingly competing for that generalist audience, so the breadth of content that is needed becomes much wider and that’s why I think people are saying ‘there’s now a lot of stuff I don’t like’,” Mr Bisson said. “It’s a very big challenge.”

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Classifieds

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JOB LISTINGS SERVICES AUTO SALES REAL ESTATE SUNSET BAR #2

DESTINATION TCI LTD.

946-4664 Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

Website: tcweeklynews.com

RENT A BUGGY

ADVERTISE

26 Aviation Dr, Southside Plaza Is seeking to employ a

299A La Petite Place, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Is seeking to hire a

1081 Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BARTENDER

PRIVATE VILLA BUTLER • Serve as personal assistant

CAR WASH GUY (LABOURER)

Mix drinks and cocktails ensure bar inventory and beverages are kept up to par.

Salary: $6.50 hourly CONTACT: 231-6318

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31621

• Handle telephone calls and pre-stock groceries • Unpack and pack luggage, and arrange transportation • Specialize in event planning and organize household parties and events for families • Assist private chef Salary: $8.00 hourly THIS AD IS TO SUPPORT A WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. BELONGERS MAY APPLY AT LABOUR BOARD OR EMAIL: INFO@DESTINATIONTCI.TC CONTACT: 946-5855

COCO BISTRO

31625

JOB DESCRIPTION: • Cleaning of vehicles for arriving guests • Check vehicle oil, tires, etc.

• Keeping premises and rental area clean • Able to drive and

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

COCO BISTRO

#10 Oak Avenue, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

#10 Oak Avenue, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

COOK

CONTACT: 946-5369 EMAIL: COCOBISTRO@TCIWAY.TC

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

CONTACT: 231-3788

CALL 946-4664

31586

JANITOR

CONTACT: 946-5369 EMAIL: COCOBISTRO@TCIWAY.TC

IS URGENTLY LOOKING FOR A

$33

PER WEEK

Is seeking suitable candidates for the following position:

• Responsible for recipes and planning daily specials • Punctuality and adhering to management schedule • Making sure kitchen is closed properly

• Must have 15 or more years if experience • Prepping for meals • Preparing orders as they are place Salary: $34,000 per annum.

Must be willing to work 6 days per week

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD WORK PERMIT RENEWAL

ONLY

BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents in the restaurant, restroom cleaning etc. To work 6 days per week. Salary: $7.00 per hour BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 31595

assist with guests luggage if needed • Able to lift and move heavy items • Work 6 days per week (holidays and weekends) Salary: $8 Hourly

IN THIS SPACE!

31594

Be able to work in and around the church also the up keep of the premises. Working hours are 7:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday. Salary: $6.25 hourly CONTACT: 649-941-4803 / 941-5632 APPLICATION CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT BETHANY’S BAPTIST CHURCH OFFICE, 250 BAY ROAD, BLUE HILLS, PROVIDENCIALES. OR EMAIL: BESTINSTITUTE@TIWAY.TC, COPY ALL ENQUIRES TO THE LABOR BOARD, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 31619

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 Jose Antonio Martinez Garcia by virtue of marriage to a Turks and Caicos Islander.

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MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER Apply paints, stains,

and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

Salary: $1,200.00 Biweekly

ALTAGRACIA RESTAURANT & CAFETERIA

2 CLEANERS

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly CONTACT: 244-3581 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 31700

LONG BAY EXPRESS

LUC SAINT JEAN

LABOUR/PUMP ATTENDANT

• Dispensing fuel to customer vehicles and/or containers.

• Provide air, water, lubricants.

• Collect payments.

• Stocking items to the shop floor.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly CONTACT: 649-941-8111 EMAIL: LONGBAYEXPRESS@ GMAIL.COM

Belongers only apply. Renewal

31718

ANTONIO CLARKE

Missick Apartment, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 243-8307 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31693

#404 Long Bay Road Is seeking to employ a

107 Leeward Highway, The Bight. Is seeking

LABOURER Cleaning outside the

property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-7995

Belongers are to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Renewal

31695

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ

CHILD CARE TAKER

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-343-4420

SOUTH DOCK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 348-5921

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board 31692

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have knowledge in POS system • Must have knowledge in bookkeeping • Must have knowledge in OPW Monitoring Systems • Must be capable to maintain and willing to work long hours, weekends and holidays.

• Excellent communication skills in both written and oral form.

• Salary commensurates with experience.

Applicants should send a copy of their application to:

Longbayexpress@gmail.com or call 941-8111 And send a copy of your application to the Labour Board 31719

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

GERMAN CIGAR PUB GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 649-348-4897

Belongers only apply Work Permit Renewal

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board 31685

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Renewal 31687

ORTEGA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

PORT ATLANTIC CONSTRUCTION

SAMANTHA SHANTELL CHARLES

31686

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

2 LABOURERS Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $300.00 Weekly

CONTACT: 244-3319

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board 31691

WENDY SEYMOUR GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Duties: To clean and maintain premises and Other chores as assigned. SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

31758

updating, report generation. Gilbarco fuel pumps and console maintenance and overall configuration.

FRANSDINE ROUSSEAUX

CONTACT: 347-3696

Belongers kindly submit a copy of your resume to the Labour Board.

This position is filled by a work. Permit holder.

TECHNICIAN

Renewal

Shampooing, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, nail and skin care services.

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 243-0692

404 Long Bay. Is seeking to employ a

RESPONSIBILITIES:

2 COSMETOLOGIST

MARIE C. PIERRE LOUIS WILLIAMS

31688

LONG BAY EXPRESS

Bookkeeper - Invoicing, bill payments, cheques printing and overall reconciliation.

Monitors fuel levels on tankers and underground tanks using OPW Monitoring system and perform unloading of necessary fuel. Social Media marketing – posting products, services and promotional items.

Email & website maintenance and graphics development for the company. PointOf-Sale system maintenance, product

Shop #4, Unit #22 Morris Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ

CONTACT: 346-8881

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Technician is responsible for the day to day operation of the Service Station.

DIVAS HAIR AND BEAUTY SALON

Belongers are to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

SUMMARY:

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YVON PETIT YARD, FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

Salary: $8.50 Hourly.

CONTACT: 346-6622

Belongers only apply Renewal 31690

FIVE CAYS RD. Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

- $6.25 HOURLY Cleaning property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

DOMESTIC WORKER - $6.25 HOURLY Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

CONTACT: 649-242-2545 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31689

SALVATION ARMY

ONE (1) ENVOY

• Must be a member of the Salvation Army • Must assist the Commanding Officer • To execute all duties as a clergy minister for the Salvation Army • To provide spiritual care and social welfare community service.

• Faithfully perform all duties without discrimination and adhere to the highest quality Salary $1,000.00 monthly Position held by a work permit holder APPLY BY JULY 26, 2022, TO THE FOLLOWING: THESALVATIONARMYTCI@YAHOO.COM LABOR COMMISSIONER EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SAMUEL BEEN BUILDING AIRPORT ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES

31748

NAOMIE BEEN

GENO DAMES

CRISMARKIS DIAZ

DOMESTIC WORKER

CARETAKER

BABYSITTER

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Regular household Chores and some cooking.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 242-1993

Belongers kindly submit a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is held by a work Permit holder. 31752

South Dock Rd. Is seeking to employ a

East Circle, Leeward Palms Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

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

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 243-8413

CONTACT: 247-9250

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31674

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31673

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BON MATCHE #2 Behind Mara, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

PURCHASER

Responsible for purchasing products, materials, and services.

Duties include assessing the market, ordering new products, and keeping accurate records.

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 346-7174 BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31661

CANPELA GROSSERIE

ET CONSTRUCTION

CLEANER

CARPENTER

Five Cays Road Is seeking to employ a

Rigby Road, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 343-9184

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board Work Permit Renewal 31650

KENNRICK GARDINER

LESTER DAVID WARD

LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Cherokee Rd., Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

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

Salary: $280.00 Weekly

CONTACT: 241-1532

CONTACT: 231-4845

Belongers are to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31660

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31653

SAZENIE BEAUTY SUPPLY & MORE

SNIP & CLIP BARBERSHOP

NAIL TECHNICIAN

BARBER

South Caicos Is seeking to employ a

Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing.

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 344-0029 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31664

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures.

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly CONTACT: 649-344-2634 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31656

LOUDWIGE GARCON South Dock, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly CONTACT: 649-344-9588 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31658

Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments.

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-7364 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 31652

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 244-6932 31663

LUNISE BELIZAIRE #19 MARY JANE, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

CONTACT: 242-7211 BELONGERS ONLY RENEWAL

31654

BOARD. RENEWAL

31655

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 344-6634

CONTACT: 243 55 22 ERIKAFALLER1@GMAIL.COM BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER

31523

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31684

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL

Hilgrove Street, South Caicos Is seeking to employ a

To work 6 days per week at a salary of $6.50 per hour.

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY BOARD. RENEWAL

CONTACT: 343-7844

31659

LABOURER

31676

31665

TWO (2) KITCHEN HELPERS

#12 Musgrove Hill, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 333-0606

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

MASON

SAMUEL WILSON

Keeps equipment available for use by inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire changes, wheel balancing, and replacing filters.

Salary: $400 weekly

CONTACT: 344-0029

TRIPLE J’S GRILL

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR

MECHANIC

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

WALKIN CONSTRUCTION

CONTACT: 246-5189

NAIL TECHNICIAN

Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing.

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31651

CONTACT: 245-5471

DOMESTIC WORKER Clean rooms, patios, balconies and sitting areas, wash laundry.

Must be able to lift heavy loads.

Work long hours, Week-ends and Holidays Salary: $6.25 per hour

DOMESTIC WORKER

Belongers kindly submit a copy of their resume To the Labour Board.

ThIs Position is held by a Work Permit holder. 31640

Unit #1 Club Sodiax Bldg., Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 31662

BABYSITTER

Duties: Regular household Chores and some cooking.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour

TENDRA MUSGROVE

Millennium Highway Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 341-8332

South Caicos Is seeking to employ a

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

Salary: $7.00 Hourly

Y & B SALON

TILE LAYER

Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, countertops.

Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood. $10.00-$12.00 hourly

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 345-1178

OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. $10.00-$12.00 hourly

SAZENIE BEAUTY SUPPLY & MORE

CONTACT: 244-9287 BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY

#6 Across the Dump, Wheeland Is seeking to employ a

MYRLIENNE VILVERT

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

SALT RAKER INN Duke Street Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

31657

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

Salary: $6.50 hourly

DOMESTIC WORKER

TAILOR

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BOARD. RENEWAL

JA’SAMS CONSTRUCTION

CARPENTER

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 649-331-5613

2 DRESSMAKERS

12 years’ experience required.

Measure parts such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pinfold alteration lines.

Salaries based on commission

South Dock Rd., Chalk Sound Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY

NICOLA KENNEDY

12 years’ experience required.

Create made-to-measure dresses, skirts, trousers and blouses. Cut, trim, and sew clothing.

JAH CONSTRUCTION

OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR

THREADS

Unit #2 Alice & Alice, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

107 The Bight Is seeking to employ a

GEORGE WORRELL

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $6.25 hourly

31527

PHARAH LAURENT MIDI Beach St., Thompson Cove Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $6.50 hourly

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 342-2511

CONTACT: 341-0690

Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, kitchen, living room, laundry and other housework. $6.25 hourly BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL

31677

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. $6.50 hourly BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL

31669

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BUTTERFIELD MOTORS LTD

1045 Leeward Highway Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands BWI Phone: 649-339-2277 Fax: 649-339-2286

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

Two (2) Service Advisors KEY FUNCTIONS:

Receive payments for products and services sold by the dealership. Greet showroom customers professionally and friendly and determine the nature of their visit as needed. Supports activities for the dealership. Duties may include fielding telephone calls, receiving and directing visitors, banking some bookkeeping functions, word processing, and filing.

JOB DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Greet showroom customers in a friendly and professional manner and determine the nature of their visit.

• Refers customers who have questions to the appropriate department/ individual.

• Handle customer concerns by directing them to the correct department, notifying the appropriate individual, or assisting them personally to resolve their problem.

• Respond to customer complaints with integrity and poise and, when necessary, refer dissatisfied customers to the appropriate individual for resolution.

• Enter data into Peachtree Dealership Management System/sales tracking system and prepare delivery reports for management review.

• Interact with multiple departments to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Receive and process customer cash/check payments.

• Receipts all monies received from vehicle sales and services, ensuring that payment received agrees with the invoice.

• Provide refunds to customers for returned merchandise as authorized by management.

• Reconcile and balance cash drawer daily.

• Disburse petty cash for miscellaneous parts and other purchases as authorized by management • Balance petty cash vouchers against petty cash draw bi-weekly.

• Follow up with accounts receivable customers ensuring all outstanding payments are received as agreed.

• File all cash receipts records.

• Close Charge Account invoices to accounts receivables as directed by the manager.

• Follow up with accounts receivable customers ensuring all outstanding payments are received as agreed.

• Responsible for shipping company/customs processing for the receipt of new vehicle inventory and paying relevant invoices and fees.

• Assist with vehicle registration and licensing process where required.

• Process bank deposits and wire transfers.

• Process vendor checks as directed by the Finance Manager.

• Assist with reconciling bank accounts and other internal accounts.

Competitive Salary qualifications.

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commensurate

with

work

experience

and

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YUJAR CAICEDO THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ

LABOURER Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 242-3257

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Renewal 31694

TROPICANA UPHOLSTERY Windsor Plaza, Leeward Highway. Is seeking

DOMESTIC WORKER

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-244-7033

ACCEMA J EXPORT

AGNIESZKA BARNETT

DOMESTIC WORKER

GOVERNESS

New Subdivision, Five Cays. Is seeking

-$6.50 HOURLY Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

CLEANER

- $6.50 HOURLY Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc.

24 CHANDLER DR. Is seeking to employ a

Previous experience working with children with ADHD and Dyslexia. Preparing daily lessons and organizing timetable for tailored coursework.

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 345-4689

CONTACT: 649-342-1055 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

UNITY ONLINE SERVICES

VANS RIMS TIRES

31716

Industrial Drive, Providenciales

HELPER

Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store. Salary: $6.25 hourly

INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE WORKER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. Salary: $10.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 232-7177 Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

Belongers are to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Renewal

CONTACT: 232-7177

DERIK GRANT

CHARNITNA C. E. CRAIG

#24 John Grant, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

of Blue Hills is seeking to employ a

of blue hills are seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

TECHNICIAN

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31711

CONTACT: #344-3066 31727

CONTACT: 341-3489

ISLAND BLOOMS

MARCEL DIEUVILLIEN

MARITA STOP SHOP

LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

31696

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 232-7946

Landscaping of blue hills is seeking to employ a

- Assist with cleaning of job site - Assist with trimming the trees, shrubs and hedges Basic Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: (649) 331-7154

31739

Belongers only apply

31698

all basic cleaning in and around the house including, mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting.

Washing and folding clothes. Basic Salary: $6.50 per hour

of the bight is seeking to employ a

- perform all domestic duties around the home - must be able to work on weekends.

Basic Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: (649) 343-9381 31743

31697

I FIX IT

- Repair electronic devices such as: phones, tablets, laptops etc.

- install security systems for commercial and private properties Basic Salary: $10.00 hourly

31742

OF FIVE CAYS IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A

RECEIVING CLERK

- clean and maintain supplies - mark items using identification tags - pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves. Basic Salary: $7.50 hourly

CONTACT: (649) 345-1036

31740

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OLD OAK MILL WORK

MANGO REEF LABOURERS-Cleans and polish restaurant.

WAITERS-Takes orders serve drinks and meals.

BUSSER-Clean tables, utensils, and drinkware.

DISHWASHER-Cleaning dishes.

Salary: $6.25 Hourly RENEWAL

4 FINISH WOOD CARPENTERS Cutting and trimming wood for cabinets and other furniture. $9 hourly

BAY BISTRO RESTAURANT

2 PAINTERS

#2 Princess Drive

Apply paints and coating to furniture, interior and exterior walls. $9 hourly

CHEF-Preparing a variety of food items.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly RENEWAL CONTACT: 1-649-244-7137 EMAIL: BASSETT-27@HOTMAIL.COM BELONGERS APPLY TO LABOUR 31637 DEPARTMENT

CONTACT: 333-5559 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWALS

MAGIC SCISSORS & PRESSING

TURTLE COVE MARINA

South Dock Road, Unit #9 Caicos Depot Is seeking to employ a

31671

ALKENIAH STUBBS

ALMARS AUTO ACCESSORIES Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

The Bight, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Clean yard,

AUTO ELECTRICIAN Daily diagnostic of electrical conditions to operate, install and maintain electrical parts, systems, wiring while servicing, purchasing, repairing electrical systems, and parts on vehicles.

Salary: $10.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 244-2855 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31672

wash windows, etc. $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 241-3922

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD WORK PERMIT RENEWALS

31682

GORDON ELECTRIC

#3 Bar Joe Plaza, Airport Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR – held by a work permit holder

CLEANER

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 342-5450

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31675

• Lead, motivate, monitor and oversee a team of electricians to ensure they produce quality work.

• Provide technical guidance regarding the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical systems.

• Ensure all safety standards and compliance codes are upheld, schedule and train workers, and maintain equipment.

• Troubleshoot electrical problems and plan and improve electrical and circuitry layouts. Purchase supplies, ensure adequate inventory, plan budgets, prioritize purchases, prepare cost estimates and document their purchases.

• Keep records of electrical operations, payrolls and timesheets.

• Willing to work weekends and Holidays • Rate $16.00 per hour and up

LEGISTER W. MISSICK

PLUMBER SUPERVISOR

Handfield Yard, Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

– to be help by a work permit holder

LABOURER

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 345-2426

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31670

• Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in assembly, installation, and repair of pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water supply, and waste disposal systems for buildings: Trains new workers.

• Inspects work in progress and completed work to determine conformance to specifications.

• Interprets blueprints and building specifications to map layout for pipes, drainage systems, and other plumbing materials • Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids • Installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation • Assembles fittings and valves for installation • Modifies length of pipes, fixtures, and other plumbing materials as needed for a building • Rate $12.00 per hour and up

JSWC LTD.

PLUMBER

Next to Island Bargain, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

– Position to be help by a work permit holder

FRONT SHOP SUPERVISOR

• Supervisory experience.

• Mathematics skills to handle money and give cash back at tills.

• Ability to be proactive and results driven leader.

• Ability to handle multiple demands with high attention to detail and accuracy.

• Calm under pressure.

CONTACT: 241-3761

• Excellent relations skills & positive attitude.

• Communications skills: good listening and clear instructions skill.

• Full availability – Flexible time.

• Excellent written and verbal analytical skills.

• Able to lift 50 pounds.

Salary: $8.00 per hour

EMAIL: PRICECLUB99@HOTMAIL.COM

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

31667

JSWC LTD.

Next to Island Bargain, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE

• Conducting routine inspections of premises and equipment.

• Performing preventive maintenance.

• Handling basic repairs and maintenance.

• Overseeing contractors when professional repairs are

CONTACT: 241-3761

necessary.

• Diagnosing mechanical issues and correcting them.

• Repairing machine, equipment, or structures as necessary.

• Help re-stocking the shelf on busy time or as needed.

Salary: $10.00 per hour

EMAIL: PRICECLUB99@HOTMAIL.COM

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

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31666

DUTIES

• Interprets blueprints and building specifications to map layout for pipes, drainage systems, and other plumbing materials • Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids • Installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation • Assembles fittings and valves for installation • Installs water heaters • Tests plumbing systems for leaks and other problems • Analyses problem and identifies appropriate tools and materials for repair • Performs inspections of plumbing systems to identify and replace worn parts • Rate starting at $9 - $13 per hour

ADDRESS: 34 WILLIAMS PLAZA , OLD AIRPORT ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS . CONTACT 946-4726 RESUMES CAN BE FAXED TO 941-3425 AND DROP OFF AT THE LABOR DEPARTMENT, PROVIDENCIALES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

31726

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36 CLASSIFIEDS

THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY J O B

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T

CLERICAL OFFICER

JOB PURPOSE:

This is a key office support position. The individual will be the first point of contact for the company and will provide clerical/administrative support across the organization. The employee will handle the flow of people through the organization and ensure that all clerical/administration tasks are completed accurately and delivered with high quality and punctuality.

Location: Providenciales Nature and Span of Control Reports to: Office Administrator Position reporting to: Cleaning staff

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERTISE/SKILLS: • This position requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills • High School Diploma with external pass in English • Capable of typing at a reasonable word-per-minute rate • Ability to be resourceful and proactive in dealing with issues that may arise • Ability to organize, multitask, prioritize and work under pressure REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of one year formal work experience preferably in a professional office environment • Efficient in use of office equipment and IT

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Incumbent works approximately 35-40 hrs. weekly, occasionally having to put in additional hours to meet deadlines.

• Hours of work: Regular government hours • Work is performed in an executive office environment but entails occasional courier duties, hence the employee must possess a valid driver’s licence

ACCOUNTABILITY/RESPONSIBILITY FOR INDEPENDENT ACTIONS • Receiving and registering incoming correspondence.

• Registering and dispatching outbound correspondence.

• Communication- receiving incoming calls or other information that needs dissemination.

• Attention to Detail - Performing data processing, writing letters, Scanning/ Photocopying, faxing, courier, sorting mail, and filing documents.

• Maintaining archive files • Assessing and managing office miscellaneous items.

• Managing the notice board.

TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES

• Must be proficient with computers and comfortable with using office equipment including fax machines, copiers, scanners, and multi-line phone systems.

• The incumbent is required to use basic office equipment and software

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA The incumbent is effectively performing her duties when: Office is manned at published hours/times Cleaning staff is properly supervised Mails are delivered or picked-up in a timely manner Filings are done in a timely and satisfactory manner Duties are carried out in a timely and satisfactory manner

• • • • • •

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

5th August, 2022

SALARY

Scale grade 1: $24,540.00

APPLICATIONS GIVING FULL DETAILS OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR, CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY, COURTYARD PLAZA UNIT 1B, LEEWARD HIGHWAY, PROVIDENCIALES OR EMAIL: ATHOMAS@TCICAA.TC 31721

TIBOR GULA SR.

CLINTON SIMMONS

DELCIENNE AUGUSTIN

MAINTENANCE WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

Long Bay, Providenciales Is Seeking to employ a

General building and grounds upkeep, by cleaning, repairing, repainting and installing new items. Repairs equipment, bathroom fixtures and, repair broken furniture. Service pool. Maintain pet accomodation. Pay rate: $8.25 hourly.

CONTACT: 431-0565

Belongers will be given preference.

31731

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Regular household Chores and some cooking. SALARY: $6.50 per hour CONTACT: 232-0926

Belongers kindly submit a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

31757

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Regular household Chores and some cooking.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 242-1173

Belongers kindly submit a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This Position is held by a work permit holder. 31755

JONELLE GLINTON

LEXA CLEANING SERVICES

DOMESTIC WORKER

CLEANING SUPERVISOR

Duties: Regular household Chores and some cooking. SALARY: $6.50 per hour

Duties: To supervise a cleaning Crew on various jobs sites.

SALARY: $10.00 per hour

CONTACT: 241-8384

CONTACT: 332-2559

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Belongers kindly submit a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This Position is held by a work Permit holder. 31756

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is held by a work permit holder.

31753

THE SOURCE LTD

- 203W Venture House, Grace Bay, Providenciales

LIVE IN SOMMELIER REQUIRED

The successful candidate will work closely with the private villa chef, he/she is expected to assist the chef with other duties and possess the following experience, qualities, and qualifications: • Experience in Five Star F&B is essential.

• Expansive wine knowledge in order to assist private chef with wine parings for dining.

• ServSafe Certified • Serving and bar tending experience is also essential since the sommelier will be expected to serve dinner and drinks.

• Butler experience and or training would be an advantage • Assist private chef in maintaining the cleanliness and proper sanitation of the kitchen • He/she must be willing to work flexible and long hours (weekends, & especially holidays) when the family and friends are in residence.

• He/she must be able to work within a team and be willing to perform other duties to assist other staff as required.

• He/she must be extremely well presented and have a good command of English.

• A clean driver’s license is also required as the Sommelier would be expected to assist the private chef with shopping.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. STARTING SALARY FOR THIS POSITION IS $1800.00 PER MONTH. SUITABLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SHOULD APPLY TO HR@THESOURCE.TC AND SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE EMPLOYMENT/LABOUR DEPARTMENT. 31734

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BUTTERFIELD MOTORS LTD

1045 Leeward Highway Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands. BWI Phone: 649-339-2277 Fax: 649-339-2286

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

TWO (2) SERVICE ADVISORS KEY FUNCTIONS:

Receive payments for products and services sold by the dealership. Greet showroom customers professionally and friendly and determine the nature of their visit as needed. Supports activities for the dealership. Duties may include fielding telephone calls, receiving and directing visitors, banking some bookkeeping functions, word processing, and filing.

JOB DUTIES AND TASKS: • Greet showroom customers in a friendly and professional manner and determine the nature of their visit.

• Refers customers who have questions to the appropriate department/ individual.

• Handle customer concerns by directing them to the correct department, notifying the appropriate individual, or assisting them personally to resolve their problem.

• Respond to customer complaints with integrity and poise and, when necessary, refer dissatisfied customers to the appropriate individual for resolution.

• Enter data into Peachtree Dealership Management System/sales tracking system and prepare delivery reports for management review.

• Interact with multiple departments to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Receive and process customer cash/check payments.

• Receipts all monies received from vehicle sales and services, ensuring that payment received agrees with the invoice.

• Provide refunds to customers for returned merchandise as authorized by management.

• Reconcile and balance cash drawer daily.

• Disburse petty cash for miscellaneous parts and other purchases as authorized by management • Balance petty cash vouchers against petty cash draw bi-weekly.

• Follow up with accounts receivable customers ensuring all outstanding payments are received as agreed.

• File all cash receipts records.

• Close Charge Account invoices to accounts receivables as directed by the manager.

• Follow up with accounts receivable customers ensuring all outstanding payments are received as agreed.

• Responsible for shipping company/customs processing for the receipt of new vehicle inventory and paying relevant invoices and fees.

• Assist with vehicle registration and licensing process where required.

• Process bank deposits and wire transfers.

• Process vendor checks as directed by the Finance Manager.

• Assist with reconciling bank accounts and other internal accounts.

Competitive Salary commensurate with work experience and qualifications.

ALL INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT AN UPDATED RESUME

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BUGALOOS CONCH CRAWL Five Cays

3 KITCHEN HELPERS @6.75 an hour

1 DOMESTIC WORKER @6.75 an hour

LANDSCAPE TCI LTD Grace Bay

1 LABOURER @ 7.00

CONTACT 332-5646

31759

COURIER CAB

#13 EDEN LANE, THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

CURTIS BEEN

LONG BAY, PROVIDENCIALES TCI is seeking to employ a

LABOURER BABYSITTER Cleaning cars and office. Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-3980 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 31710

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

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT:247-2046

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board 31751

WILLIAM K. MCCOLLUM

C & S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

LABOURER

KEVINS QUALITY CLEANING

11, Universal Drive, Industrial Park is seeking to employ a

To paint tanks, repair fence Clean property, cutting and Removal of bush and garbage From property and gardening. Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 339-6100

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 31723

Acting on behalf of

#43 Industrial Drive Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-0801/241-5922 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 31725

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATOR COMPANIES ORDINANCE 2017. SECTION 237 Notice is hereby given that WILLIAM STEVEN ROSS of M&S Trust Ltd., Regent House, West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands was appointed as the voluntary liquidator of KROSS LIMITED (solvent liquidation) on the 11th day of July 2022.

All enquiries should be directed to the voluntary liquidator’s attorney Miller Simons O’Sullivan, Regent House West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turk and Caicos Islands for the attention of Jonathan Katan – jk@mslaw.tc, by 12th August 2022.

31745

38 CLASSIFIEDS ACE PLUMBING #21 BLACK CROW ROAD Is seeking to employ a

2 PLUMBERS

DUTIES: INSTALLING, FITTING, CUTTING PLUMBING PIPES. $15.00 PER HOUR

PLUMBER HELPER DUTIES: INSTALLING, FITTING, CUTTING PLUMBING PIPES. MUST BE WILLING TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK. $9.00 PER HOUR

CONTACT: 649-245-8046 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 31593

RODEMIDE JOSEPH Five Cays Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

To assist in cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

To prepare and cook fresh meals for the household.

Basic Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 649-348-8986

AMERI CLEAN DRY CLEANERS Old Airport Road, Down Town Is seeking to employ a

LAUNDRY/ DRY CLEANING ATTENDANT Washing and pressing laundry.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 649-246-9066

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31609

Build, repair and install wooden cabinets, furniture and fixtures, sand cabinets to prepare for finish and spray with paint or other materials.

Salary: $10.00 Hourly

DOMESTIC WORKER

Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels, personal clothing, and other housework.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 343-8180 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 31600

Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

30 Reo Drive Limited, Juba Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

SECURITY OFFICER

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

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 442-0110 31569

GENERA SANTA RIGBY

CABINET MAKER & SPRAY FINISHER

56 Timber Crest, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

ELITE SECURITY

31587

#6 AIRCOOL BUILDING, INDUSTRIAL DRIVE Is seeking to employ a

ANNETTE BIEN-AIME

EDUARDO ENRIQUE REYES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

FS DESIGNS

Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry. Obtains help by sounding alarms.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 649-231-0047

EMAIL: ELITESECURITY@TCIWAY.TC BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31608

GEORGE GLINTON

45 Reese St., Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

CARPENTER LABOURER

CONTACT: 245-6959

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels, personal clothing, and other housework.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

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

CONTACT: 347-9345

JOHN EDWARD HILTON

JOHN LENARD WILLIAMS

LAVISH BEAUTY SPA & SALON

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

43 Industrial Drive, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

NAIL TECHNICIAN

CONTACT: 241-1019 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY 31557

Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Applicant will be cleaning property, cleaning windows, doors disposing of garbage, trash, planting and caring for trees, plant etc.

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 246-5310 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31572

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31582

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 244-7337

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31596

BELONGERS ONLY

31553

CARL ANDERSON GARDIMET

DA CONCH SHACK 51 Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Saltmills Plaza, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

KITCHEN HELPER

2 PADI SCUBA INSTRUCTOR

Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-1153

CONTACT: 946-8877

To teach scuba diving and guide underwater tours.

This is a tourism related position and includes working weekends and public holidays.

Salary: $130 per day CALL TO ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW: 946-5040 EMAIL: DIVEPROVO2020@GMAIL.COM BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 31580

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 31579

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 31570

ELSA M. RIGBY

ERIKA (MEP) SALES AND SERVICES

EVETTE HALL

ELECTRICAL PURCHASER

DOMESTIC WORKER

179 South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

2C Courtyard Plaza, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Must be able perform the following: Meal Preparations General Cleaning Laundry.

Salary: $7.5 per hr.

• Order electrical materials on a timely basis.

• Periodic inventory taking.

• 5 years of on-the-job experience.

• Holder of a Business Accounting Certificate.

Salary: $10.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-242-2313

CONTACT: 649-241-0101

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31574

BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31562

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 247-1196 BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 31584

D&D CONSTRUCTION

JEAN JOSEPH AND VIRGINIE JOSEPH

JOCELYN JEAN LOUIS

MASON

BABYSITTER

HELPER

540 Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

SOUTH DOCK ROAD Is seeking to employ a

Smooth concrete in segments, poured in level. Arrange the concrete forms.

Rub cement with sponge-rubber float or burlap.

Salary: $9.00 per hour

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 232-5501

CONTACT: 342-5808

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE 31589

LILUCE TILE CONTRACTING #28 Millennium Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

TILE LAYER

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

Salary: $6.50 hourly

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

Salary: $7.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 244-2128

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31575 RENEWAL

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31576

Preparing the workstation for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times.

Salary: $7.00 hourly

DIVE PROVO

CONTACT: 649-346-1897

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31563

LIZ’S BAKERY AND FOODS

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly CONTACT: 649-242-2846 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

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MARC JANVIER

By Paradise Church, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

KITCHEN HELPER

Assist the cook and dishwasher and stock workers, Ensure the line is set up and all foods are held and served at a proper temperature.

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-232-3266 BELONGERS ONLY RENEWAL

14B Oyster Lane, The Bight Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 342-1198 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31578 RENEWAL

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS Acting on behalf of Danny Buoy’s / Skull Rock / Cabana Bar #353 GRACE BAY ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES

RCO LTD. COOK

Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment.

Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. $6.50 hourly

BEACH ATTENDANT Set up beach chairs and umbrellas for cruise ship passengers, to offer and sell drinks to customers.

WAITRESS

Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishment. Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems. $6.50 hourly

DISHWASHER

#24 A Line Avenue, Blue Hills

CHEF

Preparing food for guests. $6.50 hourly

KITCHEN HELPER Preparing the workstation for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean. $6.50 hourly

Washing dishes. $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 946-5921

NEW TECH CONSTRUCTION

LABOURER

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2 PLUMBER HELPER $9 hourly Assist plumber.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $8.50 hourly Answering calls and taking messages.

2 PAINTERS $10 hourly Priming surfaces.

PROJECT MANAGER / QUANTITY SURVEYOR $1,200 weekly Plans project resources and prepare budgets.

4 CARPENTER SUPERVISORS $750 weekly Supervising carpentry jobs.

4 CONSTRUCTION LABOURERS $8 Hourly Mixing concrete.

CONTACT: 333-5559

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY WORK PERMIT RENEWALS

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THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS SERVICES BY EA Is seeking to employ a

NURSERY ASSISTANT

Minimum 2 years of experience of cultivation/nursery assistant role Excellent English written and verbal communication skills Excellent computer skills, including MS Word and Excel Comprehensive experience using QuickBooks for financial accounting, generation of financial reports Responsible for assisting with all aspects of the company's cultivation operation including general labor, vegetative, flowering and may assist in monitoring and documenting plant growth. Willing to work outdoors and irregular hours including weekends and holidays if needed Understanding of plants in indigenous environmental application Salary $8 per hour commensurate with education and experience.

INTERESTED APPLICANTS INCLUDING ISLANDERS/BELONGERS CAN SEND APPLICATION TO SERVICES BY EA BY E-MAIL TO YVONNE@EAGROUPTCI.COM. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY PHONE FOR INTERVIEW. 31634

BETHANYS EDUCATIONAL & SOCIAL TRAINING (B.E.S.T.) INSTITUTE INC. Is seeking suitable candidates for the following positions:

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

PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

• Applicants should possess a trained Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment teacher’s diploma of certificate with would be an asset6 3 or more years’ experience in the • Have adequate knowledge and classroom. experience of working with the Primary • Applicants with first degree besides School Curriculum of the TCI Education their Teacher’s diploma/ certificate will System have an advantage • Salary $20,400.00 to 24,000.00 per • Applicant must be energetic and annum creative and a good team player • Positions are currently held by Work • All applicants should be a born again Permit Holders.

Christian preferably of the Baptist Application can be dropped off at B.E.S.T. Faith Institute Office, 250 Bay Road, Blue Hills, • Capable of teaching students with Providenciales. Or email: bestinstitute@tiway.tc, multi-cultured background copy all enquires to the Labor Board, • Teachers with experience with (CPEA) Turks & Caicos Islands

CELLPHONE: 649-246-4802

2 PLUMBERS $14 hourly Lay pipes.

ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR $1,200 weekly Supervising rebar and engineering lay-out.

2 MASONS $10 hourly Laying bricks.

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

TELEPHONE: 649-941-4802

2 CARPENTER HELPER $9 hourly, Cut wood.

2 LABOURERS $7 hourly Mix concrete.

Cleaning. $6.50 hourly

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY / RENEWALS

8 CARPENTERS $14 hourly Build walls and install partitions.

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

Salary paid weekly will commensurate with experience.

ADVERTISING SPACE SALES PERSON

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

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

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Communication Specialist We are looking to employ a communications specialist with exceptional public speaking and writing skills. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced environment. Should be innovative, organized, and self-motivated with a keen interest in driving strategic messages to key internal and external role-players.

RESPOSIBILITIES

• Help business by managing all internal and external communication and represent the company to the outside world.

• Facilitate the resolution of disputes with external role-players.

• Brainstorm content ideas and support of various brand initiatives.

• Translation/interpreter from and into English, French and Spanish.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field (essential).

• A minimum of 1 year experience in communications strategy development • Highly computer literate with capability in email, MS Office, and related business and communication tools.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Accountancy experience preferred.

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On Behalf of our Client WARATAH CONSTRUCTION We are seeking to employ:

SIX (6) CABINET MAKERS TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Using hand tools and woodworking machinery for cutting, trimming, and shaping wood • Making use of adhesives for fitting different cabinet components • Applying polish or stain to ready furniture • Sanding surfaces to remove any unevenness • Repairing old furniture • Reading and interpreting blueprints • Outlining and cutting wood as per the dimensions • Developing work completion timeline • Assembling cabinet components using screws and hammers • Ensuring all dimensions are correct

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• High school diploma or equivalent • Training program in cabinet making preferred • Proven work experience in cabinet

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making or the construction industry • Familiarity with woodworking machineries like Bandsaw, drill press, and bench grinder • Basic knowledge of different types of materials • Know-how of the latest trends and styles in cabinet making • Good analytical skills • Good communication skills • Strong technical skills • Ability to lift heavy items • Ability to work for long and flexible hours

EXPERIENCE:

At least five (5) years of experience.

Must have extensive knowledge and experience working with wood such as Teak, Ipe, Cumaru, Oak and Mahogany.

Salary $ 12.00 per hour Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED PERSONS SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO RUSSELL AND ASSOCIATES (2004) LTD., 229 PRESTIGE PLACE, GRACE BAY ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS OR CONTACT US VIA EMAIL: DELTHIA@RUSSELLANDASSOCAITESLTD. COM; TELEPHONE: 649-244-3572. APPLICANTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ON OR BEFORE 28TH JULY 2022. ONLY SHORT-LISTED PERSONS WILL BE CONTACTED.

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

BUTTERFIELD MOTORS LTD

1045 Leeward Highway Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands. BWI Phone: 649-339-2277 Fax: 649-339-2286

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

RECEPTIONIST/CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE KEY FUNCTIONS:

Receive payments for products and services sold by the dealership. Greet showroom customers professionally and friendly and determine the nature of their visit as needed. Supports activities for the dealership. Duties may include fielding telephone calls, receiving and directing visitors, banking some bookkeeping functions, word processing, and filing.

JOB DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Greet showroom customers in a friendly and professional manner and determine the nature of their visit.

• Refers customers who have questions to the appropriate department/ individual.

• Handle customer concerns by directing them to the correct department, notifying the appropriate individual, or assisting them personally to resolve their problem.

• Respond to customer complaints with integrity and poise and, when necessary, refer dissatisfied customers to the appropriate individual for resolution.

• Enter data into Peachtree Dealership Management System/sales tracking system and prepare delivery reports for management review.

• Interact with multiple departments to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Receive and process customer cash/check payments.

• Receipts all monies received from vehicle sales and services, ensuring that payment received agrees with the invoice.

• Provide refunds to customers for returned merchandise as authorized by management.

• Reconcile and balance cash drawer daily.

• Disburse petty cash for miscellaneous parts and other purchases as authorized by management • Balance petty cash vouchers against petty cash draw bi-weekly.

• Follow up with accounts receivable customers ensuring all outstanding payments are received as agreed.

• File all cash receipts records.

• Close Charge Account invoices to accounts receivables as directed by the manager.

• Follow up with accounts receivable customers ensuring all outstanding payments are received as agreed.

• Responsible for shipping company/customs processing for the receipt of new vehicle inventory and paying relevant invoices and fees.

• Assist with vehicle registration and licensing process where required.

• Process bank deposits and wire transfers.

• Process vendor checks as directed by the Finance Manager.

• Assist with reconciling bank accounts and other internal accounts.

Competitive Salary commensurate with work experience and qualifications.

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ALL INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT AN UPDATED RESUME BY E-MAILING SWILLIAMS@BUTTERFIELDMOTORSLTD.TC & LABOUR COMMISSIONER EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SAMUEL BEEN BUILDING AIRPORT ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

July 23-29, 2022

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WEALTHY SAUNDERS

EDWIN DICKENSON

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean and maintain premises and Other chores as assigned. SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-1155 Belongers kindly submit a copy of your resume to the Labour Board. This position is filled by a work Permit holder.

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Grand Turk, TCI. looking for

ASST. HOUSEKEEPER

Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and presentation of general house works.

Familiar with all household operations display critical thinking and analytical skills.

Oversee and train other domestic workers.

Work 6 days weekly Salary: $9.00/hr

CONTACT: TEL: 649-946-1278 / FAX:649946-1101 / EMAIL: INFO@OLYMPIC.TC

BELONGERS are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 31735

FAMILY CHOICE PHARMACY

121 Blue Mountain Rd, Horizon House Unit B, Providenciales

PHARMACIST

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: MAIN DUTIES: • Must have a B-Pharm degree from • Oversee preparation of all medicines. an accredited University.

• Dispense prescription medicines to • Must have a minimum of 3 years’ customers with proper advice. management experience in retail • Advise customers on the treatment of pharmacy. minor ailments using OTC medicine.

• Must have a minimum of 5 years as • Inventory control and management. a registered pharmacist.

• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reports Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

TEL: 649-941-5202

MANAGING DIRECTOR EMAIL ADDRESS: DIRECTOR@FAMILYCHOICEPHARMACY.COM POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER.

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Diploma in Accounting and Bookkeeping, Experience of Office Management

Qualified ACA, ACCA, CPA or ACMA

DUTIES:

• Plan and execute audits in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA) or US GAAS for a wide range of clients.

• Review financial statements and accounting records to ensure they are in compliance with (IFRS), (IFRS for SMEs) or US GAAP. • Identify and communicate auditing and technical matters to senior team members and the client.

• Examine and report on the design and implementation of internal controls within the organisation.

Salary range: $40,000 - $50,000 per annum

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

DUTIES:

THESE POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDERS, TURKS & CAICOS NATIONALS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY APPLY TO CONTACT@TC.GT.COM OR TELEFAX: 649-946-4892, NO LATER THAN AUGUST 5, 2022 PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

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GRACE BAY CAR RENTAL

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Applicant must have a minimum of 10 year’s experience cooking & working in luxury resorts providing a private club experience. Has experience with POS and inventory control systems; must be proficient in written and spoken English; be responsible for the consistent preparation of innovative and creative Authentic Chinese and Western cuisine of the highest quality; able to manage a busy kitchen, setting menus, ordering and monitoring supplies; submit provision receipts to Accounting in an accurate report & in a timely manner; provide direction for all day-to-day operations in the kitchen; has experience with menu development; applicant must be well groomed with excellent people skills, willing to work long hours, on weekends and holidays. Salary Range: $22,000 - $24,000. New Position

HOUSEKEEPER

Applicant must ensure the cleanliness and orderliness of the assigned rooms, work areas and equipment. Willing to work outside of normal hours, weekends and holidays; has experience using sanitation equipment such as extractors & floor polishers. Has experience maintaining necessary inventory system. Must be able to stand for long periods of time, climb stairs, and carry up to 20lbs.

Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a luxury 5-star hotel/resort. Must be fluent in English with the ability to read and write. Salary range: $15,000$17,000. Position currently held by work permit holder.

All resumes can be emailed or delivered to: HR@ALIVEANDWELLRESORTS.COM 31 DOWNWIND STREET, PROVIDENCIALES, (649) 941-3121 COPIES OF RESUMES CAN BE SENT TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY. DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS: JULY 25TH, 2022

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We are looking for a skilled Welder to cut and join metal and other materials at our source center. You will operate appropriate equipment to put together mechanic structures or parts with a great deal of precision. Your job is important as it provides the foundation for strong infrastructure.

Must be competent in using potentially dangerous equipment following all safety precautions. The ideal candidate will also have a steady hand and great attention to detail. Knowledge of different kinds of metal and their properties is essential.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements.

• Set up components for welding according to specifications (e.g. Cut material with powered saws to match measurements) • Operate angle grinders to prepare the parts that must be welded.

• Align components using calipers, rulers etc. and clamp pieces.

• Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions (vertical, horizontal or overhead) Salary: $10 hourly

CAR WASHER

• Must be able to read, write and speak English • Perform tasks involving physical labour.

• Must be able to clean area properly • Check the fluid and water levels, tires, Salary: $7.50 per hour THESE POSITIONS ARE FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF OUR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT.

DROP OFF ALL APPLICATIONS TO #1216 LEEWARD HIGHWAY, PROVIDENCIALES BEFORE CHINSON’S RESTAURANTS OR EMAIL: FRANTZ@ GRACEBAYCARRENTALS.COM OR TELEPHONE: 649-441-8515

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42 CLASSIFIEDS SADRAC VALERY OF KEW TOWN

FIDELITY CONSTRUCTION TCI LTD.

LABOURER

MASON

CONTACT: (649) 345-5916

CONTACT: 231-4587

DOMESTIC WORKER

MOISE JOSEPH

MONTE RESTAURANT

Working hours are from Monday- Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m.7:00 p.m. Wages are based on the minimum wage and paid on a weekly basis. Applicant's are to provide their resume and any accompanying documentation to the following:

DOMESTIC WORKER

MISICKS BAKERY CHURCH FOLLY GRAND TURK (649)231-0890 31728

CONTACT: 342-0052

PROVO DRY GOODS STORE

OF BLUE HILLS IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A

LABOURER

- Assist with offloading items off delivery truck - Assist with unpacking items to be shelved - Any other duties assigned Basic Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 331-8546 31741

is seeking to employ a

Airport Road, Down Town

- ensure the cleanliness of the yard, weeding grass and removing trash - wash the veranda and windows Basic Salary: $6.50 hourly

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters. Salary: $2,800 monthly

Belongers only apply Renewal 31714

31744

BLUE HILLS BLD. #10 Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.25 Hourly Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

31715

12, AIRPORT ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

WAITRESS Working hours include holidays, evenings, and week-ends. Previous experience 2 years required. Salary $6.50 per hour. Belongers are encouraged to apply

CONTACT: (649) 941 7331

Currently held by W/P Holder 31737

EASYWAY EMPLOYEMENT SERVICS ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT

TCI TECHINICAL CENTER

343-2348 #4 Long Bay storage, Heaven Down Rock

AC REPAIRMAN

$8.00 hourly includes testing system for proper functioning, performing emergency repairs ASSOCTATION RETAIL & WHOLESALE

348-3992 # 11 Robinson Road, Five Cays

STORE HELPER

$ 6.25 stocking the refrigerator & freezer, stocking shelves, restock products inside the store, assist customers with heavy lifting

7IM MOTORS

331-7188 Millennium Highway

LABOURER

$290.00 stocking the refrigerator & freezer, stocking shelves, restock products inside the store, assist customers with heavy lifting

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

MONIQUE G. BOUDOL 231-1824 Chalk Sound # 44

LABOURER

$300.00 Cleaning and maintaining apartment complex

BLUE HILLS CONSTRUCTION Blue Hills # 86 346-0002

STEELMAN

$900 WEEKLY build and install iron, steel girders, connect steel column

MONA SAINT A. OUTTEN

344-1103 Five Cays behind Paradise Church #76

DOMESTIC WORKER

$280.00 Doing house chores, wash, iron & cook

JEAN CLAUDE AUGUST 342-0275 Bay Road, Blue Hills

DOMESTIC WORKER

$290.00 Doing house chores, wash, iron, cook & care for my newborn

BELONGER ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO LABOR BOARD. THESE POSITION ARE NEW OR HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDER 31762

JOB OPPORTUNITY

GARDENER

On behalf of our client Josephine Millspaugh a Gardener is required. To work 6 days per week, must be hardworking and dependable. Must be able to speak English and like animals. Main duties include maintain flowers and trees, including fruit and vegetable garden, general upkeep of property. Salary at $6.25 per hour.

HOWEVER, SUITABLE AND INTERESTED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT RESUMES TO GRIFFITHS & PARTNERS, PO BOX 143, 82 CHEROKEE ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES OR FAX TO 941-8250.

PROSPECTIVE ISLANDERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS OR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IS AUGUST 1, 2022.

A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION.

NAUJIK MAINTENANCE & CLEANING

LEEWARD PALMS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 331-5822

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board 31709

OBED CONSTRUCTION Long Bay at Sisal Road #61 ,Providenciales, TCI is looking for one

(1) MASON

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ONE STOP SPORTING/ DEDRICK HANDFIELD NORTH CAICOS Seeks to employ

LABOURER

To work from Monday to Saturday. Duties: Laying blocks, building walls and plastering. Salary: $ 6.25 per hour

to clean boats to accommodate guest, clean yards and assist in any other activities going on. Salary : $6.75 hourly

INTERESTED APPLICANTS PLEASE CONTACT US AT THIS NUMBER: 649-343-1420 Only belongers need to apply. 31683

CONTACT: 241-8121

SMART SOLAR LTD.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy o their resume to the labour Board. 31736

IS SEEKING A

RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLATION AND DESIGN TECHNICIAN

THE SUITABLE CANDIDATE MUST:

• Be a fully qualified time served industrial electrician with a minimum of 10 years’ experience • Hold an Advanced qualifications in Renewable Energy (North American Solar Academy Solar Power Certification, USSI PV201, and/or NABCEP PV Associate) • Have hands-on experience of installing grid tied, grid interactive and off-grid renewable energy systems • Hands-on experience of renewable energy systems design • Be familiar with CAD and be able to create and read engineering drawings • Have forklift, crane, arc, flash and shock training experience and certification.

• Have a full clean drivers’ license.

• Be a proven leader with a track record of supervision, mentoring and training • Be computer literate and be able to operate Word, Excel, Outlook and other Microsoft office software suites

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the procurement and logistics of delivery of renewable energy systems.

• Responsible for the design, installation and commissioning of renewable energy systems.

• Oversee and maintain renewable energy systems.

• Review and research alternative new forms of renewable energy, suitable for this market.

• Perform a mock-up installation of a renewable energy system.

• Liaise with clients, consultants, and suppliers.

• Supervision and training of employees and sub-contractors.

SUITABLY QUALIFIED TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER APPLICANTS TO SEND RESUMES TO: ADMIN@SMARTSOLARLTD.COM WITH A COPY TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SALARY: COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE STARTING FROM $1,250/WEEK.

July 23-29, 2022

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INDIRA ROBINSON NORTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

HELPER Clean, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning.

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 247-4109

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board 31706

JEANRICK AGENOR

Five Cays, Providenciales 342-9699

MASON

LAS BRISAS/ NEPTUNE VILLA CHALK SOUND PROVIDENCIALES 332-4320

Smooth concrete in segments, poured in level. Arrange the concrete forms.

Rub cement with sponge-rubber float or burlap.

Salary: 9.00 per hour.

MAINTENANCE

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE

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

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MRS. MELLISA ROLLE-ARIZA

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MELIANIE BAPTISTE

is seeking employment of

Phase 2, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

CARETAKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

Location: Home in Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Hours of work: 8:00a.m to 5:00p.m. MondayFriday (may work some holidays) Remuneration: $7.00 per hour Duties include: Care of four children to ensure baths and meals are prepared, general house chores, dishwashing, sweeping, cleaning.

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.25 hourly.

CONTACT: 241-6915

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CONTACT: 649-441-8054 OR MROLLE4@HOTMAIL.COM THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. BELONGERS ARE KINDLY ASKED TO SUBMIT APPLICATION TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT/BOARD.

To service, clean the building attentively by sweeping, scrubbing, vacuuming, mopping.

Repairs equipment, bathroom, repair broking furniture. Pay: 7.00 to 9.00 per hour

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. Renewal 31713

KINGSLEY OUTTEN of Providencialesis seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

to cleaning the house, laundry sheets, towels, personal clothing and other housework. Salary at: $7.00 hourly.

CONTACT: 243-3152.

The position is for a work permit holder but belongers are encouraged to apply.

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MANGO REEF

-Turtle Cove Marina

COOK-ASSIST CHEF with preparing meals.

PASTRY CHEF -preparing varieties of pastries.

Renewal-Salary: $8.00 Hourly

ROBERT JOHNSON

DOMESTIC WORKER

-Cooking and cleaning.

Renewal-Salary: $6.25 Hourly

TAMARA LEMOUNT

-13a Moses Ave., Blue Hills

DOMESTIC WORKER

-Cooking and cleaning.

Renewal-Salary: $6.25 Hourly

-5 Kew Town, Providenciales

EMAIL BASSETT-27@HOTMAIL.COM BELONGERS APPLY TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT CONTACT 1-649-244-7137 31508

MART PLUS

MANPOWER SERVICES

MAINTENANCE WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

3 Hope Street, Grace Bay, Providenciales. Is seeking

Of Blue Hills, Providenciales. Is seeking to employ a

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment and machines. Must be willing to work on weekends and Public Holidays. Salary: $7.50 per hour

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT 946-4986

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board a permit holder currently holds this job

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CONTACT: 241-4976 Belongers only apply

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R & C VARIETY STORE

JEM HOSPITALITY LTD

WATERLOO RD, GRAND TURK, TCI IS LOOKING FOR

East Bay Resort, South Caicos

MAINTENANCE MAN

The Maintenance man takes instruction to maintain the facilities of the resort on a day-to-day and larger project-level basis. Our Resort Maintenance staff attends to the immediate maintenance needs of the property, and carries out typical maintenance-related duties and tasks. Tasks include but are not limited to; Carpentry, HVAC repair and maintenance, Plumbing, Painting, Reverse osmosis water treatment, Preventative maintenance on equipment, guest room appliances and fixtures and public areas. Reporting to a Maintenance Supervisor effectively on job progress and working with a front desk; responding efficiently to guest requests in keeping with thecompany's standards and service philosophy. Must be able to safely operate and comfortably handle all maintenance equipment and tools.

QUALIFICATIONS & ABILITIES

2+ years experience in a Maintenance/Carpentry/Plumbing position. Valid driver’s license with no evidence of driving infractions in the past year. A positive, outgoing, and buoyant attitude. Standing for most of duration of shift, frequent heavy lifting and cleaning, use of power tools. Ability to lift 50 pounds and ability to work in a variety of outside conditions for long periods of time.

Working knowledge of sanitation procedures.Ability to follow written and verbal instruction from Supervisor. Salary Range – $10.00-$14.00 per hour depending on experience.

All applicants arerequired to produce a clean police record. All positions require fully flexible hours during working days, nights, weekends and public holidays.

Employment includes enrollment in national health insurance and national insurance as specified by Law.

APPLY WITH RESUME A APPLY WITH RESUME AND COVER LETTER VIA EMAIL TO: MARSHA@MISICKSTANBROOK.TC – TEL: (649)946-4732 31738

LABOURER Duties: cleaning common area, assisting with loadng customers supplies, checking off inventory.

Must be willing to work 6 days per week. Rate $7.50/hr

CONTACT: TEL: 649-946-1278 / 1275 FAX:649946-1101 / EMAIL: INFO@OLYMPIC.TC BELONGERS are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 31733

ROBERT LUKER

Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking a

HOUSEKEEPER

Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms inspected according to standards. Salary: $1,200 per month

CONTACT: 9464684 OR 231-0262

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board 31701

ROCKEFELLER HIGGS Whitby, North Caicos Seeks to employ a

LABOURER

to keep surroundings of all homes clean and to assist with maintaining buildings when needed.

Salary: $7.50 hourly

CONTACT #: 245-2291

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. 31729

FIVE CAYS ROAD, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces. Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 342-1964

Belongers only apply Renewal 31708

STEPHEN ALEXANDER BEEN Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

- $6.25 HOURLY Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

HELPER

- $6.25 HOURLY Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc.

CONTACT: 249-5939

Belongers only apply31702

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MARIE C. PIERRE LOUIS WILLIAMS

Bible Street, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Teremy, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

CARETAKER

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

Salary: $7.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-0062 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31558

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

Salary: $350 weekly

CONTACT: 343-4554 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31599

MELODY DELANCY Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

CAREGIVER

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

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 232-1189 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31564

ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION

ROLYN ALMONTE

#10 Princess Dr., The Bight Is seeking to employ a

#43 Juba Sound Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 241-0136

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31604

CONTACT: 231-0327

CONTACT: 242-4542

THE CONCH SHACK

CLEANER

SERVER

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 348-3298

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31605

WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION

Miracle Close, Millennium Hwy Is seeking to employ a

3 LABOURERS

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

Salary: $7.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-5138 ONLY BELONGER APPLY/RENEWAL WORK PERMIT 31581

#51 Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31607

CONTACT: 241-1377

YOEL SANCHEZ Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 31561

ANTOINE VARIETY STORE Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

STORE KEEPER

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 347-4855

CONTACT: 346-7956

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31577

CONTACT: 345-8631

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31597

ROUSTA REMILIEN #53 Lower Bight Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 242-4614

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

31603

PLUMBER

CONTACT: 946-8877

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 31626

CAREGIVER

CONTACT: 232-2272

PASTOR

Preaching, teaching, song leading, counseling and biblical discipleship.

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

Granny Hill, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

TRENT D’ARBY DICKENSON

Serving food and drinks to customers.

Salary: $7 hourly

PHILLICIA TAKESHIA LIOYD

• Must work weekends • Applicate will be digging holes, jackhammering.

Planting and caring for shrubs and trees.

• Jobs are outside • Driving license, a must.

Salary: $7.00 hourly

THE TREE OF LIFE CHURCH OF GOD INC. South Dock Is seeking to employ a

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently 31567 holds this position

LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, layout tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

SIGRID LIGHTBOURNE Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Bible St., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 31602

NATURES VISIONS LTD

#8 Ketch Court, Discovery Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

RICHARD KENDALL FORBES

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

July 23-29, 2022

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BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31565

MERCEDES B SALON & SUPPLIES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31560

CLAUDETTE PEDOR The Bight Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $600.00 Bi-Weekly

CONTACT: 341-6353 Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position

31616

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 31571

S & S BEAUTY SALON & SPA

COSMETOLOGIST/ ESTHETICIAN

Must be certified in all aspects of beauty care, beauty treatment, shampoo and conditioning treatment, hair stylising, manicure and pedicure, skin care, cosmetics, and salon treatments. Must have excellent customer service skills.

Salary $6.25 Weekly

CONTACT: 342-0395 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY 31588

Transport materials and goods among manufacturing, distribution and retail centers. Inspecting vehicles for mechanical issues relating to safe operation, and basic repair work.

Salary: $300 weekly

CONTACT: 244-7337 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31566

VACANCY HOUSEKEEPER (NEW)

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 242-4504

1 COSMETOLOGIST

MECHANIC

CONTACT: 333-8553

Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels, personal clothing, and other housework.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

Unit #43 Saltmills Plaza, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

#41 Butterfield Drive, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

Salary: $7.00 Hourly

DOMESTIC WORKER

Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

UPRISING TRUCKING

Airport Rd., Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

RENANDE JULIEN

#26 behind Menzies, Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

CLOVERLEAF EMPLOYMENT AGENCY Whitby, North Caicos Rate: $1,200.00 monthly Attending to guest, making beds, Cleaning

PLUMBER (RENEWAL) AGNES SWANN Rate: $8.00 per hour Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets.

MAINTENANCE WORKER AGNES SWANN Whitby, North Caicos (Renewal) Rate: $8.00 hr Fix and maintain building, and machines

CONTACT: 000-0000

31203

With a least 5 years’ experience in facials treatments, laser hair removal, lash enhancement, permanent makeup.

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 332-2122 / 332-2121 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD WORK PERMIT RENEWAL 31568

VERONICA BEATRICE PENN Lower Bight, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 241-1156

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently 31559 holds this position

DANNERIS DEL CARMEN CUETO D HALL Close to Lapels, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 342-0049 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31636

July 23-29, 2022

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DORINE S. BOTTEX Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

IJ BAR & RESTAURANT

CHEF

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 348-9876 Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position

31624

PROVO STEVEDORE South Dock Port, Providenciales 941-8975 STEVEDORE $12.95 Hourly Load and unload freight from cargo ships to docks; cargo imported and exported from United States.

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

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31618

PROVO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning outside the property, basically windows and doors pick up trash around the property, ensuring property is kept clean at all times.

Salary: $6.50 Hourly CONTACT: (649) 946-432-6622 Position currently held by Work Permit Holder Belongers are to apply to the Labour Board 31615

TIKI BIKINI HUT Wheeland next to Froggies Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 242-2133 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31617

CARETAKER

SECURITY ALARM TECHNICIAN

CARETAKER WORKER

CONTACT: 241-0576 OR 342-8641

CONTACT: 232-6538

CONTACT: 232-1189

FIRST TIME. BELONGERS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

LUCY FRITH

MANGO REEF Turtle Cove Marina COOK assist chef with preparing meals.

PASTRY CHEF preparing varieties of pastries.

Renewal

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31628

31612

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

South Dock Rd. Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

DUTIES: HOUSEHOLD CHORES Salary $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 231-2134 THESE POSITIONS ARE FOR RENEWALS BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31638

SOUTHSIDE SEAFOOD

#26 Aviation Drive, South Side Plaza Is seeking to employ a

• Greet customers.

• Receive payments ensure inventory is kept up to date.

• Must be trustworthy • Able to manage money and count.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 231-6318 BELONGERS ONLY RENEWAL

31622

TCI TECHNICAL CENTRE Quality Road, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

CLEANER

830A Leeward, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Help the patient around the house and complete light housekeeping duties, monitor meals, and medication, run errands, Salary: 6.25 per hour

SALES CLERK

LABOURER

JOSEPH O. CAZI

Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

Salary: $8.50 hourly

L & G VARIETY STORE

KECHIE

Acting on behalf of

TOP BRAS SECURITY

Leeward Palms, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

MARCUS A. FORBES

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

Salary: $7.00 Hr

CONTACT: 343-2348

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently 31611 holds this position

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

Salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 344-7751 BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL

31631

WGS CONSTRUCTION Walter Cox, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Install, maintain, or repair security systems, alarm devices, or related equipment. Salary $9.00 per hour.

31613

ROBERT JOHNSON 5 Kew Town, Providenciales DOMESTIC WORKER Cooking and cleaning.

Renewal TAMARA LEMOUNT 13a Moses Ave., Blue Hills DOMESTIC WORKER Cooking and cleaning.

Renewal EMAIL: BASSETT-27@HOTMAIL.COM $6.25-$8.00 HOURLY

CONTACT 1-649-244-7137 BELONGERS APPLY TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT 31508

LABOURER

CONTACT: 341-6578 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31635

TCI LUXURY CONCIERGE SERVICES Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BARTENDER Making cocktails.

Work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7.00 Hourly CONTACT: 649-348-8156 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31610

CONTACT: 649-345-3216 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31627

MANGO REEF Turtle Cove Marina LABOURERS Cleans and polish restaurant.

WAITERS Takes orders serve drinks and meals.

BUSSER Clean tables, utensils, and drinkware.

DISHWASHER Cleaning dishes.

Salary: $6.25 Hourly RENEWAL BAY BISTRO RESTAURANT #2 Princess Drive CHEF Preparing a variety of food items.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly RENEWAL

CONTACT 1-649-244-7137

EMAIL: BASSETT-27@HOTMAIL.COM BELONGERS APPLY TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT 31637

STORE HELPER • Assisting customers with locating items • Hanging/folding clothes, dusting and stocking shelves • Putting items out for display • Keeping the store and surroundings clean Starting salary: $6.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-341-8420 OR EMAIL: JUDSCRAFTANDSOUVENIRS@ GMAIL.COM BELONGERS SHOULD APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31614

MATT FLAVORS 59A Norway, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BARTENDER

Uphold customer service Maintain Bar Mix and serve drinks $6.50 Hourly

4 BARMAIDS

Taking food and beverage orders, serving customers. $6.25 Hourly

CONTACT: 341-2124 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 31630

PROVO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

MCELROY PENN

ACHARO HARVEY

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $7.00 Hourly

Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry. Plan, prepare and monitor meals.

Run errands, remind patients of medications.

Salary: $275.00 Weekly

JUD’S CRAFT & SOUVENIRS

#3 Grace Bay Market, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Regular household Chores and some cooking.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour

Duties: Regular household Chores and some cooking.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 245-5471

CONTACT: 246-9888

Duties: To clean and maintain premises and Other chores as assigned.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 347-9990

Belongers kindly submit a copy of their resume To the Labour Board.

ThIs Position is held by a Work Permit Holder. 31640

Belongers kindly submit a copy of their resume To the Labour Board.

ThIs Is a first time Work Permit application.

31641

Belongers kindly submit a copy of your resume to the Labour Board.

This position is filled by a Work Permit Holder. 31642

T&C SECRETARIAL SERVICES

SUNSET CAFÉ BAR & GRILL

SUNSET CAFE BAR & GRILL

BARMAID

STORE CLERK

Wilson Circle, Blue Hills Acting on behalf of

LAF CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE WORKER $10.00 Hourly Maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

JOHN LIGHTBOURNE LABOURER-$10.00 Hourly Cleaning the property TERRISHA WILSON MAINTENANCE WORKER $10.00 Hourly Maintain equipment, buildings, etc.

MARSHA LEWIS MAINTENANCE WORKER $10.00 Hourly Maintain equipment, buildings, etc.

CONTACT: 649-331-2251 BELONGERS ONLY / RENEWAL

31629

26 Aviation Drive, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

To ensure the bar area is kept clean at all times.

Mix and serve drinks to the customers.

Salary: $350 weekly CONTACT: 231-6318 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL 31620

31B Loney’s Place, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

Selling items to customers and keeping inventory.

To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 231-6318 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 31623

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July 23-29, 2022

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On Behalf of our Client WARATAH CONSTRUCTION We are seeking to employ:

SKILLED MASONS RESPONSIBILITIES (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)

IS INTERVIEWING FOR:

• • • • • • • • •

Prepping of surfaces.

Lay Blocks and bricks following plans and drawings, Lay out work using chalk lines, tapes, squares and levels.

Mix cement and mortar.

Operate equipment such as wet saws.

Cut or break blocks, bricks and concrete using hammers, power saws, drills and hand tools.

Molding expansion joints and edges using jointers, straightedges and edging tools.

Fabricate, repair, alter and maintain slabs, walls, curbs, sidewalks, pavers, conc.

Countertops etc • Must have ten years’ experience.

Salary $12.00-$15.00 commensurate on Qualification and experience.

FRONT OF THE HOUSE MANAGER Responsible for Assisting and Overseeing Front Desk, Handling Office Administration Duties and Managing Resort during Manager or Asst Managers Absence

INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED PERSONS SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO RUSSELL AND ASSOCIATES (2004) LTD., 229 PRESTIGE PLACE, GRACE BAY ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS OR CONTACT US VIA EMAIL: DELTHIA@RUSSELLANDASSOCAITESLTD. COM; TELEPHONE: 649-244-3572. APPLICANTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ON OR BEFORE 28TH JULY 2022. ONLY SHORT-LISTED PERSONS WILL BE CONTACTED. 31649

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF:

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• • • • •

3 years hotel related exp related college or higher degree supervisory experience office admin experience a friendly, customer service oriented personality • strong English (verbal and written) communication skills.

• Willingness to work flexible schedule incl some wknds and holidays • Limited use of personal auto

CORAL GARDENS RESORT

Lower Bight, Provideciales, TCI. Telephone: 649 941 8260

KITCHEN LABOURER SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be consistently punctual for work.

• Maintain a clean work station throughout shift.

• Must maintain a clean, well kept appearance upon arrival and through out shifts.

• Must be able to multi task in a fast pace, high pressure environment.

• Be able to stand on one’s feet for 8 hours and be comfortable lifting 50 pounds or more without physical restrictions.

• Be available to work days and nights, holidays and weekends with a flexible schedule • Must be able to take direction from superiors • Clean all floors in front and back of house at opening and closing • Must be able to communicate in English • Understanding of fundamental math with ability to effectively measure and or weigh ingredients as per recipes.

SALARY DETERMINED BY QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • Estimated Range incl SC 35k – 45k /yr plus • Mileage and Phone Allowance • Monthly Bonus Plan

DUTIES:

• Work with staff members to assure that the restaurant is clean and well maintained throughout the duration of their shift.

• Participate in daily cleaning duties as per scheduled by the Chef or other Management personnel to maintain a clean, safe environment for all employees to work in.

Wages: $7/hour. This is a permit renewal ad.

Email resumes to abarnett@portsofcallresort.com 31639

Applicants are to apply in person with a CV at Somewhere Café located at Coral Gardens Resort or email to: tbayley@ somewherecafeandlounge.com Tel: 649 941 8260

31590

July 23-29, 2022

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PUBLIC NOTICE

On Behalf of our Client WARATAH CONSTRUCTION We are seeking to employ:

SITE SUPERVISOR

TASKS: Plan and supervise a wide range of construction projects from start to finish.

The applicant must have experience in managing large scale vertical construction projects. Applicants will be expected to organize and supervise the construction teams and procedures to ensure they are completed in a timely and efficient manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinating with the engineers and manager to ensure the project is delivered in time and within budget.

• Set contractor schedules and delivery dates for different elements of the project.

• Planning and supervising field staff which will include a logistics plan, staffing levels, material and equipment procurement, etc.

• Completing daily progress reports and writing up RFIs • Allocate staff responsibilities.

• Supervise the construction team members and give guidance when needed.

• Must be able to read and follow plans thoroughly.

• Must be familiar with Ms office, Bluebeam and Autocad.

• Must also be proficient in setting out and operating set ou equipment such as total stations and levels.

• To laison with designers, subcontractors, estimators and traderspeople to ensure the work complies with drawings, specs and schedules.

• Lead and ensure all work all working groups are properly guided and properly equipped.

Salary $6,000.00-$8,000.00 commensurate on Qualification and experience.

INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED PERSONS SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO RUSSELL AND ASSOCIATES (2004) LTD., 229 PRESTIGE PLACE, GRACE BAY ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS OR CONTACT US VIA EMAIL: DELTHIA@RUSSELLANDASSOCAITESLTD. COM; TELEPHONE: 649-244-3572. APPLICANTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ON OR BEFORE 28TH JULY 2022. ONLY SHORT-LISTED PERSONS WILL BE CONTACTED. 61646

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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 Hilary Jules by virtue of marriage to a Turks and Caicos Islander.

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On Behalf of our Client WARATAH CONSTRUCTION We are seeking to employ:

On Behalf of our Client WARATAH CONSTRUCTION We are seeking to employ:

SITE ENGINEER TASK: to plan and supervise a wide range of construction projects from start to finish. Must have experience in managing large scale vertical construction projects.

Candidate will be expected to organize and supervise the construction teams and procedures to ensure they are completed in a timely and efficient manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with architects, etc to determine the specs of the projects.

• Determine needed resources such as manpower equipment and materials from start to finish with special attention to monetary and time constraints.

• Read and Understand Plans and drawings thoroughly.

• Must be about to use equipment such as laser levels, total stations and theodolites.

• Wil be required to lay out building foundations, slabs, walls and all other features.

• Will be required to lay out external works such as pools, pavers, walkways and driveways accurately according to the plans.

• Evaualte progress and prepare detailed progress reports.

• Ensure that all health and safety standards are always met onsite.

• Outstanding communication skills.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Team player with great leadership skills.

• Must be familiar with software such as Autocad Salary $6,000.00-$8,000.00 commensurate on Qualification and experience.

INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED PERSONS SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO RUSSELL AND ASSOCIATES (2004) LTD., 229 PRESTIGE PLACE, GRACE BAY ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS OR CONTACT US VIA EMAIL: DELTHIA@RUSSELLANDASSOCAITESLTD.COM; TELEPHONE: 649-244-3572.

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Biden unveils $2.3bn plan to fight climate change US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has announced $2.3bn (£1.9bn) to help build infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather and natural disasters.

But he stopped short of formally declaring a climate emergency, which would grant him further powers.

Mr Biden spoke in Massachusetts as a heatwave brings extreme weather to Europe and North America.

Tens of millions of people in the US, across more than two dozen states, are living under heat warnings this week.

“Climate change is literally an existential threat to our nation and to the world,” the president said in Wednesday’s speech, which was delivered outside a former coal-fired power plant in the town of Somerset.

“The health of our citizens and our communities is... at stake. So we

have to act.”

He said the funding would go to expanding flood control, shoring up utilities, retrofitting buildings, and helping families pay for heating and cooling costs.

The money comes from an existing Federal Emergency Management Agency budget and will be prioritised for disadvantaged communities, said the White House.

It includes $385m to help states fund air conditioning units in homes and community cooling centres.

The administration also plans to provide additional support for offshore wind and energy development in the Gulf of Mexico, and enforce new workplace standards to help protect workers from extreme weather.

While Mr Biden said that he will treat extreme climate conditions as “an emergency”, he stopped short

of formally declaring a federal emergency.

The president has been under mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and environmental groups to do so after West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin - a conservative Democrat - last week said that he would not support legislation aimed at addressing climate change, dealing a significant blow to Mr Biden’s agenda. Mr Manchin raised concerns about inflation.

The president said on Wednesday that since Congress “is not acting as it should”, he plans to announce additional executive actions in the coming weeks.

“Our children and grandchildren are counting on us,” he said. “If we don’t keep [climate change] below 1.5C, we lose it all. We don’t get to turn it around.” (BBC)

The US President stopped short of formally declaring a climate emergency.

UK heatwave: Why is it so hot?

Why are persons in the UK seeing such brutal temperatures?

Climate scientists say the answer is climate change.

The Met Office estimates that the extreme heat we are seeing has been made ten times more likely because of it.

We are being warned it can pose a life-threatening risk to even normally healthy people, and just look at the impact it is having in our hospitals, schools and transport systems.

Now remember, this is happening when average world temperatures have only risen just over 1C beyond levels seen before many parts of the world became industrialised.

One degree doesn’t sound much, does it? But we’re living in the hottest period for 125,000 years, according to the UN’s climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

We know what’s behind this - the greenhouse gas emissions caused by our burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas, which trap heat in our atmosphere. They have helped push the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to the highest levels seen for two million years, according to the IPCC. SO WHERE IS OUR CLIMATE HEADED? The target set by the UN is to limit global temperature increases to 1.5C higher than pre-industrial levels. It says that should avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change.

To do that, emissions need to have

The Met Office estimates that the extreme heat we are seeing has been made ten times more likely because of it.

peaked by 2025 - yes, in only two and half years.

CO2 emissions from energy increased by 6% in 2021 to 36.3 billion tonnes - the highest ever level, the International Energy Agency estimates.

They need to virtually halve by 2030 - we need a minimum 43% reduction by the end of this decade, according to the IPCC. Then the world needs to scale back emissions to net zero by 2050.

That means cutting greenhouse gases as much as possible and finding ways to draw CO2 out of the atmosphere to make up for any that remain.

It is a huge challenge - many people believe the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced.

Remember that big UN conference in Glasgow last year? If all the promises governments made there were actually implemented, then we’d be looking at temperatures rising by something like 2.4C from pre-industrial levels by the end of the century.

But the truth is even if we do succeed in reducing emissions to that really ambitious 1.5C target, UK summers will continue to get hotter.

“In a few decades this might actually be a quite a cool summer,” says Professor Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London.

We should expect more and longer heatwaves in the future, says Professor Nigel Arnell, a climate

scientist at Reading University.

We will be seeing more heathealth alerts, more heat-stress days days when it is too hot to work - and damaging heat extremes to increase, he warns.

So what is the UK doing about it?

Nowhere near enough, is the stark conclusion of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), the government’s advisors on climate change.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the world was at “one minute to midnight” on climate change in his speech opening the Glasgow climate conference.

But in a report on the UK’s progress towards net zero the CCC warned that his government’s current policies are very unlikely to do the

job.

It said the government has set a lot of targets and put a lot of policies in place but warns there is “scant evidence” these goals will be delivered.

And the country is not doing enough to prepare itself for the more frequent and intense heatwaves climate change will bring.

Heatwaves caused an additional 2,000 deaths in 2020, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

That figure is likely to triple in coming decades without government action, according to Baroness Brown, deputy chair of the Climate Change Committee.

“We’ve been telling the government for over 10 years that we are nothing like well enough prepared in the UK for the really hot weather we are seeing now,” she says - particularly the extreme heat many people experience in their homes.

It is a “disgrace” people are dying of heat - or for that matter cold - in the UK, says Professor Hannah Cloke of the University of Reading.

Most UK buildings and infrastructure were not designed to cope with the kind of temperatures we are seeing this week and much more needs to be done to adapt them, she says.

“We have made great strides in forecasting extreme weather and climate conditions in recent years.

Now we need the systems in place so that people and governments act on the warnings we can provide, whether three hours, three days, or three decades in advance.” (BBC)

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Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola.

It says both patients died recently in hospital in the southern Ashanti region.

Their samples came back positive earlier this month and have now been verified by a laboratory in Senegal.

Health officials in the West African nation say 98 people are now under quarantine as suspected contact cases.

These include relatives, medics and mortuary workers who came into contact with the two patients.

This is the second time that Marburg has been identified in West Africa. There was one confirmed case in Guinea last year, but that outbreak was declared over in September, five weeks after the case was discovered.

The World Health Organization (WHO), which is supporting Ghana’s health authorities, has praised the

country’s swift response.

“This is good because without immediate and decisive action, Marburg can easily get out of hand,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO’s Africa director.

“There’s a whole multidisciplinary team in the field trying to ensure that we are able to unearth the real source of this,” Dr Patrick Kumah-Aboagye, the head of Ghana’s health service told BBC Focus on Africa radio.

Contact tracing and strict infection control measures have been introduced to prevent more fatalities.

Teams are also going into communities to make them aware of the symptoms and to ensure they alert health authorities if any suspected cases emerge.

No treatment yet exists for Marburg - but doctors say drinking plenty of water and treating specific symptoms improves a patient’s

The Marburg virus was first detected in the city of Marburg in Germany in 1967.

chances of survival.

The virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads between humans through the transmission of bodily fluids.

Those at highest risk of getting infected include family members and hospital staff caring for someone who is sick.

It is a severe, often fatal illness

with symptoms including headache, fever, muscle pains, vomiting blood and bleeding.

Ghanaian officials are warning people to keep away from caves and to thoroughly cook all meat products before eating them.

Beyond West Africa, previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, the

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, the WHO says.

The virus killed more than 200 people in Angola in 2005, the deadliest outbreak on record according to the global health body.

The first ever Marburg outbreak was in Germany in 1967 where seven people died. (BBC)

Satellites will act as thermometers in the sky IT’S one of the “hottest” tickets in the UK’s space start-up scene today.

Satellite Vu is attracting a lot of interest with its plans to fly a network of spacecraft to map heat signatures across the planet.

Such observations have long been made, but not at the resolution (3-4m) and frequency (several times a day) that the London firm is promising.

This will allow Satellite Vu to map the temperature profiles of individual buildings, offices and factories.

If you want to know where the most inefficient housing stock is in a city, where energy is being wasted, where you could best target insulation expenditure - the new thermal data-sets will tell you.

The information could make a significant contribution in helping the country meet its net-zero commitments.

Satellite Vu will sign a contract on Wednesday at the Farnborough Air Show for a second spacecraft.

It’s already got one about to go into build with Guildford manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). A second will get Satellite Vu one-quarter of the way to an eventual eight-platform constellation in the sky by the end of 2025.

The spacecraft will sense the ground at mid-wave infrared wavelengths (3.7-4.95 microns).

That’s light beyond what most Earth observation satellites and our eyes can discern, but it’s where the heat

Artwork: Satellite Vu is purchasing a second spacecraft on Wednesday.

energy retained in structures will show up.

“With infrared, what you see in daytime, you can see at night.

And whereas most other Earth observation data-sets are looking at the outside of buildings, we can even get an inference of what’s going on inside - whether there’s activity in that building, whether a house is occupied, whether there’s productive machinery in a factory,” said Anthony Baker, CEO and cofounder of Satellite Vu. The company has so far raised

£20m in funding. It has been flying a version of its satellite sensor on an aeroplane, to test data processing algorithms and to demonstrate to potential customers what can be achieved.

The applications are broad, and Satellite Vu is working with UK universities and running hackathons to devise new ways to exploit the information.

As well as describing the heat profile of buildings, the satellites will quickly identify the structures and open spaces that exacerbate the urban

heat island effect. These include the large car parks at retail centres that pump up the temperatures in towns and cities. Planners would get an idea of where best to plant trees to cool the environment.

The data will also provide intelligence to the financial and insurance sectors - and even the military - by showing how temperatures in a scene have changed. It’s possible, for example, to see that planes recently left an airfield from the cool “ghost images” they leave behind having earlier

shadowed the ground from the Sun. “This kind of data-set has not been available commercially before, not at this resolution,” said Andrew Cawthorne, the director of Earth observation at SSTL. “Who’d have thought you could monitor the ocean for plastic pollution, but in the infrared you can.

These ‘islands of plastic’ you hear about will show up as hotspots.”

Satellite Vu chief technology officer and co-founder, Tobias Reinicke, reckons one of the company’s key applications will be in checking the efficiency of the giant solar farms now springing up around the UK. “The hotter the solar panels are, the more problems they’ve got.

Drones will obviously be used to see failures on centimetre-scales, but that’s quite expensive. We can routinely monitor the farms to detect failures in long strings of panels,” he told BBC News.

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) recently gave a grant to Satellite Vu to help with the development of the infrared sensor.

“Earth observation is a really interesting commercialising sector.

There are some great companies out there, and whether they are headquartered in the UK or not, they all want to work in the UK,” said UKSA CEO Paul Bate.

Satellite Vu will launch its first satellite early next year. (BBC)

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Venus Williams last played at the mixed doubles event alongside Jamie Murray at Wimbledon.

Venus Williams to make singles comeback in Toronto

Robert Lewandowski was in Florida for Barcelona’s pre-season friendly against Inter Miami on Tuesday.

Poland striker Lewandowski completes move from Bayern Munich to Barcelona BARCELONA have signed Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich on a four-year contract worth 50m euros (£42.6m).

The 33-year-old had one year left on his contract with the German champions but in May said: “My story with Bayern is over”.

He has joined his new team-mates in Miami as part of Barcelona’s fourmatch tour of the United States.

“I’m finally here. I’m delighted to be at Barca,” Lewandowski said.

“The last few days have been very long, but the deal is done and now I can focus on a new chapter and challenge in my life.

“I’ve always wanted to play in La Liga and for the big clubs.

“I’m here to help Barca get back to the top and win as many titles as possible.”

Lewandowski, who has a buyout

clause of 500m euros (£425.9m), joined Bayern on a free transfer in 2014 after his departure from Borussia Dortmund.

He scored 50 goals in 46 games last season as he helped Bayern win a 10th straight Bundesliga title.

Lewandowski has scored 344 times in 374 games for the club and is their second-highest scorer of all time behind Gerd Muller.

He has won the league in all eight of his seasons at Bayern and also won the Champions League in 201920.

Lewandowski is Barcelona’s fourth signing of the summer following Brazil winger Raphinha joining from Leeds United in a deal worth up to £55m, while Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie and Denmark defender Andreas Christensen have arrived on free

transfers after their respective contracts with AC Milan and Chelsea came to an end.

France winger Ousmane Dembele has also signed a contract extension with Barcelona this summer.

In August 2021, Barcelona president Joan Laporta revealed the club’s “very worrying” 1.35bn euro (£1.15bn) debt.

Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann said Barcelona is “the only club in the world that has no money but can buy every player”.

He added: “It’s kind of weird and kind of crazy for me but at the end they find solutions. I don’t know how.”

Meanwhile, Bayern have signed the Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus on a five-year contract in a deal worth 77m euros (£65.6m). (BBC)

FORMER world number one Venus Williams will make her singles comeback after being awarded a wildcard for next month’s WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto.

Williams has not played in a singles tournament for nearly a year but she will join her sister Serena in the main draw for the National Bank Open.

Her most recent return to court was alongside Britain’s Jamie Murray, reaching the second round in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon.

The tournament begins on 6 August.

The 42-year-old last played a singles match at the Chicago Women’s Open in August 2021, where she was beaten in the first round by Hsieh Su-Wei. Meanwhile, 23-time grand slam singles champion Serena, 40, continues her comeback after playing in her first singles tournament for a year at Wimbledon.

DJOKOVIC ON US OPEN ENTRY LIST Serena was also was included on

the entry list for the US Open on Wednesday along with Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic.

Serbia’s Djokovic will not currently be able to compete at Flushing Meadows, however, as the fact he is unvaccinated against Covid-19 will prevent him from entering the United States.

Djokovic, 35, has won the Grand Slam, which begins on 29 August, three times. He lost to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in last year’s final.

“Per the Grand Slam Rule Book, all eligible players are automatically entered into the men’s and women’s singles main draw fields based on ranking 42 days prior to the first Monday of the event,” said a statement by the United States Tennis Association.

“The US Open does not have a vaccination mandate in place for players, but it will respect the US government’s position regarding travel into the country for unvaccinated non-US citizens.”

(BBC)

Everton boss Lampard warns team about relegation battle after 4-0 friendly loss

Lampard was appointed Everton manager in January.

EVERTON boss Frank Lampard has told his players “they have to be better, I have to be better” if they want to avoid another relegation battle this season.

Lampard was speaking after his side’s 4-0 defeat by Minnesota United on their pre-season tour in the United States.

Everton secured Premier League safety last season with a win against Crystal Palace in their penultimate game.

“The players have to understand that we were in a relegation battle for a big portion of last season,” said Lampard.

“We had an amazing night [against Palace] and an amazing run which was great historically for the club but, as soon as that finished,

I put it to bed very quickly so the players better put it to bed as well.

“We were in that fight for a reason and, if we don’t want to be in that situation again, they have to be better, I have to be better.”

Everton’s defeat by Major League Soccer side Minnesota United followed a 2-0 loss to Arsenal in the first game of their US tour.

They play at Blackpool and host Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv in further pre-season games before starting their league campaign at home to Chelsea on 6 August.

“Lots to think about, lots of work to do,” said Lampard. “What matters is where we are at in two and a half weeks.

“If there is to be good to come out of this, the players and the

dressing room have to understand that they have just put in a very poor performance individually and collectively and been well beaten.”

Everton have sold winger Richarlison this summer and signed defender James Tarkowski on a free transfer after his contract with Burnley expired.

Lampard says “there is a void in forward areas”, while “through the team, there are things that I want to strengthen”.

He added: “The lads have trained well out here. They have trained hard as they should do but that performance should give them a real something to think about on the plane home because it has certainly given me something to think about.”

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Fraser-Pryce says intense spirit of competition pushes her into realms of greatness THERE is no great secret behind her success, says five-time World Championships women’s 100m winner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

She believes her success comes from hard work and divine giftings.

Fraser-Pryce led the Jamaican women to a sweep of the medals in the 100m at the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday, running a championship record 10.67 seconds, the third time she has run that time this year.

The sweep of the medals by the Jamaicans was historic as it had never been done at the World Championships.

Shericka Jackson, who won

the double at the Jamaican championships, took the silver with a personal best 10.73 seconds, while two-time double Olympic Games sprint champion Elaine ThompsonHerah won her first World Championships 100m medal, taking the bronze with 10.81 seconds.

“The secret behind my successes is that I am a competitor; I love to compete and I believe that God has given me a gift and I somehow feel special,” Fraser-Pryce said in a postrace interview on Sunday.

“I always want to compete and show the work that I have been doing. I am hard-working and driven and I am always hungry to do more because I feel there is more to be

Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce celebrates after winning gold in the women’s 100m.

done and I definitely believe I can run faster — and once I have that belief, I am not going to stop until I do.”

Ominous words for her competitors as in that sublime 10.67 seconds, just enough time for mere mortals to stretch, Fraser-Pryce added significantly to her incredible legacy as arguably the greatest female sprinter of all time.

It was a record-equalling fifth individual gold at the World Championships, breaking the 10.70 seconds set by disgraced American Marion Jones and at the same time becoming the oldest person to win a World Championships gold medal at age 35 years and 201 days.

The fifth gold also made her the leader in most medals for the

event, breaking a tie with American Carmelita Jeter and Jamaican Merlene Ottey, who both won four medals.

This was the third sweep of 100m medals at a global championships that she was involved in, after the 2008 Olympics in Beijing when Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart tied for silver behind her, and last year at the Tokyo Olympics when she was second to ThompsonHerah with Jackson third.

The sweep, Jamaica’s response to the American men on Saturday, “was always on the cards and I am glad that I was the one that finished first in the sweep, so I am glad for that”.

“I am glad the other ladies were able to come through and we were able to celebrate a 1-2-3. And [there

is one thing] I want to say is that all three of us are coached by three different individuals in Jamaica, and it just speaks to the depth that we have and if you are in Jamaica and if you decide that you want to go anywhere, it can happen — and I am grateful for that.”

Fraser-Pryce — who has a personal best 10.60 seconds, has run 10.80 seconds or lower a mind boggling 27 times, and has won major medals in three different decades — said, “Winning the 100m here is definitely very special and I am doing it at 35 — yes, I said 35 — and I am grateful for that. I have always trusted myself and my coach and believed in my abilities, and once I am healthy I am going to compete.” (Jamaica Observer)

Djokovic won the Wimbledon title by beating Nick Kyrgios in the final.

Djokovic unlikely to play US Open with Grand Slam to ‘respect’ government vaccine rules NOVAK Djokovic is unlikely to play at the US Open after organisers said they would “respect” American government rules over travel for unvaccinated players.

The US requires non-citizens to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter.

Djokovic is not vaccinated and missed the Australian Open earlier this year for that reason.

The 35-year-old Serb won the Wimbledon title in July and said that he would “wait hopefully for some good news”.

The tournament in New York takes place from 29 August to 11 September.

Three-time US Open champion Djokovic has been named on the entry list for the final Grand Slam

of the year but that is routine, rather than an indication that he will be allowed to play.

A statement from the tournament, which does not have its own vaccination rules, read: “Per the Grand Slam Rule Book, all eligible players are automatically entered into the men’s and women’s singles main draw fields based on ranking 42 days prior to the first Monday of the event.

“The US Open does not have a vaccination mandate in place for players, but it will respect the US government’s position regarding travel into the country for unvaccinated non-US citizens.”

Djokovic’s win at Wimbledon took him to 21 Grand Slam titles, one behind Rafael Nadal on 22. (BBC)

England remain unbeaten in 18 matches under Sarina Wiegman.

England register exciting victory against Spain in European Women’s Championship ENGLAND are through to the semifinals of the European Women’s Championship after coming from behind in dramatic fashion to beat pre-tournament favourites Spain in extra time.

Georgia Stanway sent the Amex Stadium into delirium when she thumped in the winner after Sarina Wiegman’s side had trailed up until the 84th minute of normal time.

A rendition of Football’s Coming Home broke out in the stands as Stanway sprinted over to the corner to celebrate, with England leading for the first time after 95 minutes.

Substitute Ella Toone had volleyed in Manchester United team-mate Alessia Russo’s flickon to cancel out Esther Gonzalez’s opener, setting up a nervous ending in stoppage time.

England had momentum on their side and capitalised as the crowd in Brighton were on their feet, while Spain continued to threaten until the final whistle.

Eventual victory for the hosts ensured they reached a fourth successive women’s major tournament semi-finals and their impressive unbeaten run under Wiegman extends to 18 matches.

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Yulimar Rojas produced the sixth-furthest jump of all time to triumph at the World Championships.

World Athletics Championships:

Rojas wins third straight Tour de France: Former winner Chris Froome triple jump world title Former Team Sky rider Chris Froome won the Tour de France in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

withdraws after testing positive for Covid BRITAIN’S Chris Froome has been forced to withdraw from the Tour de France after testing positive for Covid-19 before Thursday’s stage 18.

The four-time champion had shown signs of a return to form as he aims to get back to full fitness after being seriously injured in a crash in 2019.

Israel Premier Tech rider Froome, 37, was placed 40th overall with four

days of the 21-stage race remaining.

He finished third on stage 12, which was won by fellow Briton Tom Pidcock.

Froome had been in contention for a first stage win on the Tour since 2016 before Pidcock claimed a famous win on the Alpe d’Huez.

But it was by far his best performance since the high-speed crash that left him with injuries including fractures to the neck, legs,

ribs and back.

He said he was “really disappointed” that he would not be able to ride into Paris for the final stage on Sunday after he had “found his legs again” over the course of this year’s Tour.

“I’m going to head home now, switch off for a few days and refocus on being ready for the Vuelta a Espana later this season,” Froome said on Twitter.

VENEZUELA’S Yulimar Rojas won her third straight triple jump title at the World Athletics Championships.

The Olympic champion, 26, posted 15.47m on her second jump to beat Jamaican Shanieka Ricketts by 0.58m.

Rojas, who shattered the world record by jumping 15.74m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade in March, is targeting 16m.

“It still hasn’t sunk in yet - this is a special competition for me,” Rojas said after winning in Oregon.

“I came with the goal to get closer to my world record. The wind affected my run-up.

“I tried to adjust but the most important thing was to win the medal and stay consistent over 15m.”

Three-time world indoor champion Rojas began with a 14.60m jump and leaped 15.24m and 15.39m either side of two fouls.

Tori Franklin claimed the United States’ first world medal in the event by taking bronze with a jump of 14.72m. (BBC)

Chinese tennis events for 2022 called off because of Covid-19 restrictions THE Shanghai Masters is one of four 2022 men’s tennis tournaments cancelled in China as the country continues its strict Covid-19 restrictions.

China hosted the Winter Olympics in February but most other international sporting events in the country have been cancelled or postponed in 2022.

The women’s tennis tour has no events scheduled in China this year as it seeks a resolution over Peng Shuai.

Chinese authorities remain committed to a zero-Covid policy.

As a result, men’s tennis’ governing body the ATP said events

in China, typically held in September and October, would be cancelled for a third year.

As well as the Shanghai Masters, the Chengdu Open, Zhuhai Championships and China Open will not take place, with six ATP 250 tournaments elsewhere filling the gap in the 2022 calendar.

Women’s governing body the WTA is not holding events in China while it continues to seek answers about Peng.

In a November 2021 social media post, Peng claimed she was forced into having sexual relations with a former Chinese party leader. She then disappeared for weeks.

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev won the Shanghai Masters in 2019.

Her disappearance prompted global concern, but in February

Peng said there had been a “huge misunderstanding” in a newspaper

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County Championship: Will Jacks’ 150 gives Surrey lead over Essex WILL Jacks hit eight sixes in a remarkable 150 not out against Essex to spearhead a stunning Surrey recovery on day two of their County Championship match at The Oval.

Jacks, 23, batted with a maturity beyond his years to turn a superb contest on its head as Division One leaders Surrey - 112-7 at one stage - reached 319 all out in reply to Essex’s first-innings 271.

In six overs’ batting before the close, Essex then lost Alastair Cook and Sam Cook, both for four, while staggering to 19-2 - a deficit still of 29 runs.

Dan Worrall, fresh from his first innings 6-56, had former England captain Alastair Cook caught from a ball angled across him and nightwatchman Sam Cook well held at second slip.

Jacks’ spectacular late onslaught will be long remembered at The Oval and included leg-spinner Matt Critchley being plundered for 26 in an over and off spinner Simon Harmer 23 more from another.

Jacks, having got to three figures, scored his third fifty from just 16 balls with six sixes and three fours.

Coming in at 88-4, he took 105 balls for his half-century and 167

Kemar Roach and Will Jacks put on 85 for Surrey’s ninth wicket.

balls to reach his third first-class hundred, but this was clearly the best and most eye-catching innings of his burgeoning career.

In all, Jacks batted for more than four hours, facing 184 balls and hitting 10 fours besides those eight sixes.

But Surrey’s dramatic rally, and Jacks’ tour de force, also owed much to the resilience of the tail, with Tom Lawes, Kemar Roach and last man Worrall featuring in stands of 55, 85 and 67 for the eighth, ninth and 10th wickets.

Roach, in particular, batted with the assurance of a top-order player for his 29 from 92 balls, also negotiating the second new ball

with aplomb until he was bowled by a lovely looping off break from Harmer as he pushed defensively forward.

Fast-medium bowler Shane Snater was the pick of Essex’s attack with 3-35. He even had figures of 3-8 from his first 12 overs and the Essex attack initially combined superbly to put the squeeze on Surrey.

But that was before Jacks, aided by his tailend partners, first guided Surrey towards parity with measured batting and then, once Roach was dismissed, accelerated to go first from 84 to 96 with two leg side sixes in three balls off Harmer.

Then came six more, three each off Harmer and Critchley from a collection of slog-sweeps, pulls and effortlessly struck shots down the ground that fully showcased Jacks’ power.

It was all so different from the day’s earlier events. Resuming on 24-1, Surrey first lost their captain Rory Burns for 24 in the second full over of the morning.

Hashim Amla, beaten twice by Snater but having batted carefully to reach 12, then mishit a pull at Jamie Porter’s medium pace and saw Nick Browne hang on to a diving catch at mid wicket at the second attempt.

Ollie Pope had only reached 26 when he lobbed a checked drive

at Snater to mid off, where Tom Westley dived forward to take the catch.

And, after lunch, Surrey’s top order continued to find ways to get out against Essex’s disciplined bowling when Ben Foakes limply cut the first ball he faced after the interval, a short one from Snater, straight to cover point.

That left Surrey 95-5, and it soon got worse for the home side as Cameron Steel was bowled for five by a fine ball from Snater.

Then, aiming an expansive smear through extra cover, Jamie Overton - also on five - was undone by a cleverly-flighted off break from Harmer which turned through the gaping gate to hit his stumps.

Jacks, in what proved to be the day’s pivotal moment, had already been dropped low down by Alastair Cook at first slip on nine off the metronomic Snater, but was clearly determined to make the most of his escape and began to rebuild the innings from the depths of 112-7.

Lawes, the 19-year-old allrounder, impressed but, after reaching 19, he was distraught to loft a drive at Critchley straight to extra cover. Roach, however, dug in alongside Jacks and a wonderful day’s cricket, eventually, belonged to Surrey. (BBC)

Sebastian Vettel has described talk of him replacing Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren as “rumours”.

Vettel says he has ‘clear intention’ to extend Aston Martin contract Patrick Bamford: Leeds United will Bamford (left) joined Leeds from Middlesbrough in 2018 and signed a new five-year contract with the club in August 2021.

Sebastian Vettel says he wants to continue in Formula 1 next season.

The four-time world champion, 35, is out of contract with Aston Martin at the end of the year and there has been speculation about his future.

Speaking before this weekend’s French Grand Prix, Vettel said: “I am talking to the team. There is a clear intention to keep going. We’ll soon see where we stand.”

Aston Martin want Vettel to stay for a third season, BBC Sport has learned.

Vettel has demonstrated a new focus on environmental and political matters in recent years, and said he considered his future in F1 during last year, before signing up for a second season with Aston Martin in 2022.

The German has also been mentioned in connection with McLaren, where there have been questions about Daniel Ricciardo’s position despite the Australian being under contract for 2023.

Asked about McLaren, Vettel said: “I know some people there but I think it’s just rumours.” (BBC)

still ‘entertain’ fans this season LEEDS United fans can still expect to watch an entertaining team this season, says striker Patrick Bamford.

For the first time in five years, Leeds are going through pre-season without Marcelo Bielsa guiding them.

It is impossible to overstate the influence Bielsa had at Elland Road - one fan in Fremantle, Australia at a public training session before Friday’s friendly with Crystal Palace

had the Argentine’s face tattooed on his shin.

However, after stepping in for the remaining 12 games of last season and dragging Leeds out of the relegation zone with a final-day win at Brentford, manager Jesse Marsch is putting his own imprint on a much-changed squad.

England star Kalvin Phillips and Brazilian playmaker Raphinha have left for Manchester City and

Barcelona respectively. In their place have come seven new signings, the latest promising teenager Sonny Perkins from West Ham. “We’ve retained our Premier League status and the squad’s changed a lot,” 28-year-old Bamford said.

“We’ve had time to work on what Jesse wants and understand his tactics and work on them. I think this year will still be an entertaining Leeds United - but slightly different.”

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School Liaison (Grand Turk), Ms Metessa Adams

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School Liaison (Providenciales), Ms Shamone Moore

Public Relations Officer, Ms DeAjah Smith

SIMONS ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF TCI WOMEN IN SPORTS

The local cyclists have competed in a number of battles this season.

Rodgers wins Elite and Registre wins Masters at Coca-Cola Classic TCI rivals Sean Rodgers and Fred Registre claimed respective victories in the Men’s Elite category and the Men’s Masters in last week’s Champion of Provo

Coca-Cola Classic, which was held over a distance of 65 miles.

The event peddled off from the Long Bay Express Parking Lot. In the Men’s Masters,

Registre finished ahead of Daniel Redmond, while in the Men’s Masters II Matthew Williams placed first with Kenneth Grant in second.

SHARON Simons was elected as the new President of the TCI Women in Sports (WIS) Association, when the body held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday.

The event was held via Zoom and in person at the Eventz Lounge in Grand Turk and the TCI Commonwealth Office in Providenciales.

In attendance were 40 members from around the country.

The Co-Founder of the organisation, Carolyn Dickenson gave a warm welcome to the members and the founding members gave brief remarks.

Aldora Robinson was voted in as Vice President, while Mrs Chrissy Williams was selected as secretary and Allie Durham as Treasurer.

DeAjah Smith will serve as Public Relations Officer, while Metessa Adams and Shamone Moore were selected as the school liaison for Grand Turk and

Providenciales respectively.

In her acceptance speech, the newly elected President said, “thanks for giving me the opportunity to serve you. I will do my best to continue on with the goals of moving the organisation forward with God’s guidance and your help. Once again thank you and I look forward to an exciting year”.

The newly elected Vice President, Mrs Aldora Robinson in her acceptance speech said, “thank you for the opportunity to serve you as Vice President of this noble group of women. As a woman of action, I commit to working with our President and Team and aim to add more value and strategies that will assist us to fully realise our mandate.

We look forward to your support as we embark on this new chapter”.

The outgoing president, Mrs Symadia Ingham-Wallace also gave remarks about the accomplishments and challenges over the last year.

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TCI’s athletes and swimmers set for Commonwealth Games THE Turks and Caicos Islands Commonwealth Games Association will be sending a strong track and field athletics team and two seasoned swimmers to the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which is set for Birmingham, England, from July 28 to August 8.

The track and field team includes the likes of TCI’s most dynamic female athlete Yanique Haye-Smith, who is a 400M hurdles specialist.

She will be joined by arguably the country’s best female middle distance runner, Rebecca Bernardin, who will compete in the 800M and 1500M. Haye-Smith, who competed at the World Athletics Championships this week, will aim to make her mark. She finished with a time of 57.99s, which is short of her season best of 56.95s and her personal best of 55.58s.

The seasoned athlete ran her season best last month and should be in top form to emulate that time.

The male squad would be led by the country’s most decorated record holder Ifeanyi Otuonye and include several seasoned athletes.

Otuonye, who has dominated the long jump in the TCI for a number of years, has constantly broken its national record. He also holds several relay records.

In Birmingham, he is expected to compete in the long jump, the 4X100M relay and the 4X400M relay.

Former 400M record holder Angelo Garland is also expected to compete. He will take part in the 400M, the 4X100M and the 4X400M relay. Middle distance runner Ken Reyes will mirror Garland’s events, while the resurgent Courtney Missick, who continues to improve, will also compete in the relays and the 100M. The other athlete is former CARIFTA Octathlon (eight events) gold medallist Wilkenson Fenelon.

He is expected to run the 100M, compete in the long jump and take part in the relays.

Two swimmers have been selected for the event, including Arleigha Hall and Rohan Shearer.

Hall would swim in the Women’s 50M backstroke, the 50M butterfly and the 50M freestyle, while Shearer is carded to compete in the Men’s 50M freestyle, the 100M backstroke, the 100M freestyle and the 50M backstroke.

Initially, efforts were in place to send a cycling team to the event, but the cyclists did not qualify.

Courtney Missick continues to improve in the sprints.

Ifeanyi Otuonye will look to make his mark in the long jump and relays.

Rebecca Bernardin holds both the 800M and 1500M national records.

On a good day, Yanique Haye-Smith can compete with the best in the world in the 400M hurdles.

Rohan Shearer won TCI’s first-ever medal at CARIFTA Aquatics Championships in 2019.

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