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Government earmarks $30m to bring back gratuity and pensions for public servants The Turks and Caicos Islands Government has committed a whopping $30m to reinstate the pensions and gratuity plan for civil servants. This comes as the House of Assembly on Thursday, March 17, unanimously passed the Public Sector Employee Fund Bill 2022 and Pension (Amendment) Bill 2022. The reintroduction of the pension scheme is one of the Progressive National Party Government’s ambitious goals outlined for their first year in office. As such, in the new fiscal year commencing April 1, 2022, the Government will allocate the whopping sum for the delivery of terminal benefits for current public sector employees, as part of the pension plan. These funds will be used to initiate the first phase of the plan, to provide complete contributions of both employer and employees. In short, the Public Sector Employee Fund Bill provides for the establishment of a defined contribution Pension Plan for Public Sector Employees whereby 6% of employees’ salaries will be paid into a pension plan for their benefit upon departure from the public sector through all circumstances including resignation, dismissal, redundancy, disability and also retirement, according to a statement issued by the Office of the Premier. The Pension (Amendment) Bill also reinstates the option for civil servants – employed prior to April 6, 1992 – to elect to receive gratuity payments and a reduced pension
Premier Hon Charles Washington Misick and Her Excellency Anya Williams, the Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service upon retirement. Amendments also secured the right to a pension for all employees who complete a minimum of 30 years of service in the public sector, eradicating the requirement to retire at the age of 60 in order to secure their pension. MAJOR MILESTONE Her Excellency Anya Williams, the Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service spearheaded the finalisation and initial design of the plan, and the Attorney General’s Chambers drafted the policy and legislation. Commenting on the
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reinstatement of the plan, Williams called the passage of the bill a “major milestone” for the public service. She said: “The public sector plays an integral role in supporting the government of the day in carrying out its mandate in all facets of society, including education, healthcare, security and safety in these islands. “We are grateful to public sector staff across the Turks and Caicos Islands for the important roles that they play and believe that it is every public servant’s right to not only be provided with the tools that allow them to appropriately carry out the roles that are recruited to do, but that they also receive fair compensation and benefits for doing so.” She continued: “We are extremely pleased, not only to be able to reinstate the ability of pre-1992 employees to elect to receive a gratuity and a reduced pension but also to implement a new pension plan for post-1992 employees. “We are grateful to the government for supporting this initiative which we hope will not only change the lives of public servants across the islands but will also help to attract more persons to employment within the public sector.” The Deputy Governor stressed that a considerable amount of work was required to bring this initiative to fruition. “I express my thanks to the members of the Benefits Committee for their hard work, dedication and stewardship, you should all feel proud to be a part of
this major accomplishment. “On now to our next task in setting up the administration and to widening the programme to facilitate the participation of the wider private sector.” Premier Honourable Charles Washington Misick who underscored the return of gratuity and terminal benefits for the public service said this is a “significant investment”, in the welfare of public servants. He said: “I encourage you, civil servants – as the backbone of the government – to take pride in your work, to provide a high standard of delivery for the achievement of the objectives of the government and for the benefit of the people of these islands. “Investment in this new pension and gratuity programme marks the single largest investment in the public service of these islands and follows on from a $15m investment during my last term in office as Minister of Finance, when $15m was directly invested into public servants’ pay through the reinstatement of the 10% pay-cut in February 2013; the implementation of the Pay and Grading Review in April 2015 amounting to $9m and a 2.5% salary increase in April 2016, providing a further $4m for public servants. He added: “As a former police officer and civil servant, the wellbeing of the civil service will always be a priority for me and my government, demonstrating our commitment to improving the lives and livelihoods of public servants; and will continue to weigh high on our agenda.”
Civil Service Association President, Mr Demarco Williams who also commented on the passage of the bill said: “The Civil Service Association Executive Body, my Vice President and I are overjoyed to have played such a vital role in a historic day in this country. “ The re-implementation of terminal benefits has always been one of our priorities, and we are elated to see it come to fruition. “We would like to publicly thank the Deputy Governor for being relentless, year after year, to see this through and of course to the Government for sharing in our vision and funding such a noble initiative. We look forward to many more positive collaborations, all to the benefit of public servants.” Fifty-five thousand ($55,000) dollars was initially allocated to the DGO to kickstart consultations and an additional $2m was allocated in the 2021-2022 budget as ‘seed’ investment in the pension fund. DISCONTINUED The Turks and Caicos Islands is the only British Overseas Territory that does not offer a pension or gratuity programme for its staff, according to the Deputy Governor. The TCI Government’s pension and gratuity programme was discontinued in 2012 due to financial hardship. Previously, a pension was provided to all employees that joined the public service prior to 1992, when the National Insurance Scheme was introduced. This programme allowed for 25 per cent of a worker’s pension to be converted to a lump sum gratuity payment. Anyone that joined the service after 1992 was not entitled to a TCIG pension, but upon leaving the civil service were paid a gratuity for their years of service. Under the current arrangements, those that joined the service before 1992 are still entitled to receive a pension, but no gratuity. While those that joined after 1992 are not entitled to a public service gratuity or a pension. She explained that the discontinuation of a pension and gratuity programme after 1992 has caused significant concerns. Those that remain in the service are not entitled to the same benefits as some of their previous and current colleagues. And even pre1992 employees that remain in service have expressed difficulty in being able to transition into retirement at the age of 60 as there is no longer the option to receive a lump sum gratuity payment to assist as was previously the case.
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Homeowners to benefit from $50,000 Stamp and Import Duty concessions FIRST-time property buyers and people renovating their homes after 10 years will receive $50,000 in Stamp Duty and Import Duty concessions, from April 1, 2022. In mid-February, 2022, Cabinet approved amendments to the First Time Homeowners Policy, aimed at assisting in promoting homeownership for Turks and Caicos Islands Status Holders and British Overseas Territory Citizens (BOTCs). According to the Minister of Finance Investment and Trade Honourable Erwin Jay Saunders, the old policy was “unattractive” and littered with red tape which prevented many Turks and Caicos Islanders from benefitting. “We took a Red Pen to First Time Homeowners Policy, when we got to the restrictions that punished our people for wanting to own nice property, we told the Technocrats to “take it out!!!” “As a matter of fact, Mr Speaker, I didn’t even wait for them to do it, I took it out myself”, Saunders proclaimed in the House of Assembly last Thursday. The policy was first rolled out in 2019 by the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) but unfortunately had a low uptake. The Finance Minister explained
that from April 2019 to January 2022, the Ministry of Finance received approximately 100 applications, with 80 being approved for concessions totalling $570,000. “The breakdown of the concessions awarded are: 31 Stamp Duty Waivers for a total of $441,035 and 49 Import Duty Waivers for a total of $129,897. “Mr Speaker, the previous Government had this policy in place for 34 months, and during that time, less than three persons per month benefited from it, with the average payout being approximately $17,000. “Our enhancements remove many, if not all, of the nuisances and obstacles that made the old policy unattractive.” In short, amendments to the policy increased the concession amount from $20,000 to $50,000. The changes also allow concessions to be applied to both Stamp Duty and Import Duties rather than one or the other. Restrictions limiting concessions to land purchases of $150,000 or less, and land + building purchases of $500,000 or less were also removed. He said: “Imagine that, the old
Minister of Finance Investment & Trade Hon Erwin Saunders said: “Our Government wants Turks & Caicos Islanders to live their best lives policy actually had restrictions that limited the concessions to land purchases of $150,000 or less, and land + building purchases of $500,000 or less. “Mr Speaker, as the previous Government crafted and/or signed off on this policy, this is tantamount to them intentionally punishing Turks and Caicos Islanders for
wanting to own nice property. “The old policy basically said to Turks and Caicos Islanders that if they could afford to buy land worth more than $150,000 or land + a building worth more than $500,000, that the Government didn’t think that they deserved the concession.” In keeping with the
Government’s aim to make homeownership more affordable and attainable for citizens, the zero-rated transactions under the Stamp Duty Ordinance were also increased from $25,000 to $100,000 for Turks and Caicos Islanders. Saunders said: “Our Government wants Turks and Caicos Islanders to live their best lives…our desire to empower Turks and Caicos Islanders through property ownership didn’t stop at the First Time Homeowners Policy. “Going forward, Turks and Caicos Islanders who purchase property worth $100,000 or less will pay zero (0) Stamp Duty. And those who purchase property for greater than that amount on: the islands of Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, North Caicos and Middle Caicos, will pay a Stamp duty rate of just 4%, and Providenciales and elsewhere in the Turks and Caicos Islands, just 6%. “With these policies, our Government just made private land as affordable for Turks and Caicos Islanders as Crown land. Mr Speaker, we said that we will have people living their best lives, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.”
2022 Census will help Govt improve the lives of its citizens – Nationwide survey to be conducted soon The government's decennial census project is returning this year and residents are being urged to cooperate with enumerators. In this vein, planning for the upcoming 2022 Census has already begun, with leadoff activities scheduled to start soon. Minister of Finance, Honourable Erwin Saunders, while delivering remarks in the House of Assembly on Thursday, March 10, called for persons to adhere to the important activity. “I am encouraging everyone to cooperate with the census takers (enumerators) – i.e. those persons who will go out into the field to collect the data.” Traditional face-to-face interviews with selected members of the public will be conducted by the Department of Statistics. He emphasised that the 2022
Census will help the Government to better understand the conditions under which the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands live, in an effort to improve the quality of their lives. “To properly help our people, our Government needs to know how many of us are there, how many persons are permanently living in the country, where people are living, the ratio between young and old, and other socioeconomic factors, such as education and employment.” He explained that the Turks and Caicos Islands population has grown and the islands have seen rapid development over the years. He said the United Nations Statistical Commission recommends that all countries carry out a population and housing census at least every ten years. “ I am sure you are aware, the
last census that was conducted in the Turks and Caicos Islands was in 2012. “And since that time, new houses have been constructed, the population has grown, and other changes in the makeup of our islands have taken place. “The information obtained from the 2022 Census will be used to determine the location, number and types of schools, the demand for housing, water supply, and other amenities that are required to give everyone living in our Beautiful by Nature country a decent standard of living.” Saunders further pointed out that the statistical data collected from the 2022 Census will also help the Government to determine how many special education teachers are needed in schools or forecast the number of students likely to
The Department of Statistics will conduct traditional face-to-face interviews, when they visit homes. live on each island over the next five to ten years. “The 2022 Census will also give information on the number of school dropouts, a situation that contributes to crime and other social problems, thereby allowing our Government to proactively address them.” The Minister underscored that human capital is the most important capital in any society. Adding that: “Assessing the quantity and quality of this capital
at small area, regional, and national levels is an important component of modern government. “We are a modern progressive Government Mr Speaker, and human capital development is one of our flagship priorities.” The population of the Turks and Caicos is 44,543, according to the 2020 estimate by the Department of Statistics. The last census was in 2012 which reported a population of 31,458 people.
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THE GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES Leader of the Opposition Hon Edwin Astwood described the Governor's decision to appoint two members of different ethnicities to the House of Assembly as a “slap in the face” to native Turks and Caicos Islanders. What are your thoughts ? Get a grip
One world. Get a grip.
Posturing
Full of...Why didn't the assumed concerned respond, reply, challenge or even marginally speak at the time that the alleged 'monster' first showed its face? What do we now then now call it - totalBS posturing!
A direct slap in the face
This issue is a serious issue of Turks & Caicos Islanders being in fear of losing their lands, country, culture and futures. It resonates in all the right places because the Leader of the Opposition is representing the feelings of native born Turks & Caicos Islanders. To a large extent TCIslanders have assimilated well with their friends who have come in from abroad and through purely legal means. It is with these former migrant communities: the Jamaican, British, Canadian, American and wider English speaking countries, real family relationships have evolved. No mention need be made of the Bahamas because our people are there and their people are here-One Culture, art-forms, music, food and way of life. Taking the essence of the language from His Parliamentary speech – he is saying “they are us and we are them”. The message comes without the usual redmeat and politically inspired xenophobia. TCIslanders have long learned that no man is an island and we must all seek to dwell together in harmony. It is upon this precipice of hope that the Statesman in the Leader of the Opposition emerges. The Hon Leader of the Opposition
states, "All one has to do is ask any Turks and Caicos Islanders "where your family from,” and you will get a wide variety of responses like "My grandmother is from the Dominican Republic, my grandfather is from Haiti, my parents are from the Bahamas, my father is from Barbados, my mother is from St Lucia, my great-grandparents are Jamaicans, I have uncles that are from Haiti, or my aunts are from Guyana.” There is the possibility of hope and unity in these words. One may daresay that His Excellency overstepped his hand and role. There was no need for the Governor to attempt to social engineer the TCI legislature for his bleeding heart liberal agenda. This mea culpa on the Governor’s part does not help to heal and blend the rifts in TCI society amongst the various cultures and nationalities that reside here. It is a direct slap in the face.
Ousted and marginalised
One can “almost” understand, from a guarded position, where the Governor is coming from. Britain has had a long history of deep-seated, rampant and evil racism and some of it has been most recent. It was a difficult task to get Margaret Thatcher to remove tacit support of the South African apartheid regime in the 1990s. Closer to today, it was this current Tory Government that sought to deny the Windrush residents of their hard earned UK statuses. The last persons to try and correct TCI social and political issues should not be a British Official or the Queen’s Representative. First of all he would not know what he is doing and he cannot possibly understand the will of Natives to the TCI who already feel ousted and marginalised in their own country. His eyes are directed on the illegal
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migrants and their "plight". Had the Governor properly consulted on who to appoint to the TCI Parliament it would have been drawn from a contingent of native born Turks & Caicos Islanders. It is quite obvious that he took his cues from the Haitian, Dominican and other expatriate communities. On coming to these islands it is alleged that His Excellency has been quietly lobbying for the rights of persons who came here illegally and to get scholarships for the offspring of these illegal immigrants. There is no way that TC Islanders could accept these arrangements. The Honourables Harold Charles and Willin Belliard are not illegals. As the leader of the opposition stated, the Hon Belliard is his cousin. There is no acrimony here but the Governor is not clear on what he is doing. One may ask where did the Governor get these ideas and who told him to make these appointments? He is deft at dipping into issues that are local, political and in areas duly assigned to ministers. One would like to know where he got the notion.?
TCI is being invaded by illegal immigrants
.In a most recent sitting of the House, the Hon Charles made strong advocacy for persons drawn from the Haitian Community. He got kudos from the social media community of the TCI and native TCI political leaders were admonished to stand up for their people like that. TC Islanders feel that we need more leadership and representation for TCI causes and issues. It is not an easy task. Globally there is emerging an international public policy where if one opposes the will and agenda of illegal migrants, that is somehow racist or xenophobic. What is wrong with standing up for one's people, especially if the Hon Charles is able to represent his people, why can’t TCI leaders stand up for theirs and not be
labelled “xenophobic”?. Most of the Haitians and Dominicans who live here in the TCI are illegals. Many others are legal and are well integrated into the community but why do people who are largely illegal need representation in this country? It is best that the Governor use his Office, being responsible for Foreign affairs to lobby, direct, agitate and seek foreign financial aid for those countries. If he gets his UK Government to do these things it would turn those countries around, bring economic stability and an exodus of the illegals from the TCI back to their homelands. These communities are over represented in the TCI. They have the bleeding heart liberal expatriate communities, the Governor’s Office, the Haitian Consul, while the TCIslander is looking on at his country being taken from him. None of this Could happen in the Cayman Islands or the Bahamas. In Cayman there is zero tolerance for illegals and no way would persons, though legal, would be deemed legitimate to represent persons drawn from largely illegal migrant communities. TCI is being invaded by illegal immigrants and it is a foreign affairs function to police this but the Governor is falling down on his job. Just like the UK is taking Ukraine nationals in fleeing from the war they should take in the illegals in the TCI drawn from Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Let the appointees liaise with the Governor to organise this effort. CONTINUED
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Correct call As the Leader of the Opposition spoke to this issue, he garnered a healthy consensus of opinion on the floor of Parliament and in the wider community. The heavy banging on the table drew support from the PNP 14 seat overarching membership of the House. A remarkable feat to take the lead on such an important issue and to get the Government side’s consent. It is not a political issue and he was careful not to turn it into political theatre. What the Governor did was indeed a slap in the face. Being a super diplomat, a skilled politician, this Governor is skilled at splitting issues, “triangulating”, debating from both sides of the isle and making something he did utterly wrong look right. The Hon Leader of the Opposition was correct to call this subterfuge out. He stated skillfully, "I am already representing them if they are citizens of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Other parliamentarians are representing them as Turks and Caicos Islanders, past Parliamentarians have been representing them as Turks and Caicos Islanders. "The "they” are us, and we are the "them”, they are our families, we have been blended as one in past years. "There should not be a direct action taken that further separates us as a people, and to put our people into different ethnic groups.”
A national leader
The Leader of the Opposition has emerged into a truly national leader. He is correct on all points. It is time for the Governor to take heed to TC Islander policy, the current assimilation of natives with their English Speaking Caribbean brothers and sisters. The islands are small and TC Islanders have already who they want in this country and who they want to go into the future with. Would the Governor want to signal to the illegal immigrants that “you have a place in the TCI”? This is the only message that can come from these appointments. While the Hons Belliard and Charles are not illegal most of their communities reside here illegally, were never properly processed and will never be processed. So it is 100% right for someone to “speak truth to power”.
Racism is alive
At the same time as the rest of the world is trying to deal with the issue of racism, it is alive and well in TCI.
An apartheid policy It's apartheid. Does he recognise that?And an apartheid policy will follow the same path as in other countries. TCI should tread there with great care.
A melting pot
It's not where you come from but where you are going. TCI is a melting pot. What the Honourable Member should be addressing is how government need to lift first time work permits for new construction companies even if they limit it to five new workers. What he needs to address with TCIG is the need for more categories for full scholarships. What we should be concerned with is how slow it is at migrant health and how much red tape one has to deal with when opening a new business ... go to planning.. go to environmental dept go here go there .... can't we streamline the process? You promised us no more lines.... now deliver.
Get real
Dubai has about only fifteen per cent of its population which is indigenous. It also happens to be veery rich. How are the hotels and essential services to be populated and supported if not with persons from overseas to TCI. For any sensible person analysing this situation - it is a matter of a trade-off between the demographics and the economic growth. Take your choice - then please - don't thereafter complain.
Our heritage and status are sacred
I was surprised to see that this topic was again in the forefront of the media , I thought it would have been put to rest a year later but perhaps the fact that it is still creating front page news is an indication of the passion and feeling that Islander Status rightly invokes in Islanders. In the same week as one paper published the article from the Hon Leader of the Opposition, the other online paper published for the first time 60 pictures of persons who had applied for Islander Status in 2021. Now is the time that indigenous Islanders need to express their feelings about the grant of Islander
Status to those persons. You cannot wait until after persons have been given Islander Status to complain that they have been appointed to positions that Islander should hold, by that time it is too late they are already Islanders. You HAVE to object to the grant of Islander Status in the first place! I am filled with a flood of emotions when I look at the pictures of the persons applying for Islander Status the vast majority of who I have to say I do not know, have not heard or and have not come across. They are simply people who are here, presumably living and working here. I assume they remain here because they are making a better living here than where they originated from and want to do better for themselves by remaining here taking advantage of the few remaining advantages that Islanders have. I am angry that by mere being here and living within their own communities seems to let people think that they should be given Islander Status, the same status and entitlements as I have, that my ancestors who struggled to pick out a means of survival on these Islands allowed me to have? NO I do not think that is right, fair or just. We MUST right in and object to
Leader of the Opposition Edwin Astwood
the grant of Islander Status now, our heritage and status should not lightly be bestowed on anyone, especially not persons who are merely here working for their own betterment! I encourage you all to look at the applicant and consider if you
really think they should have the same status as you or your children have as Islanders. If you do not then I encourage you to write or send an email to the Secretary of the Islander Status Committee at: tcistatuscommission@gov.tc do it now before it is too late!
Under the tree By Benneth Williams
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The journey matters more than the goal – The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps While I encourage individuals to rise up and take their positions, I would also encourage them to take their time. You see if you rush, you may overlook so many important steps and you may also compromise your health as your body needs rest. Well, last week Wednesday, my health was compromised. It was a scary time for me and my family. The medical team advised me to take some rest as there is only so much your body can take. The thing is I work non-stop and I don’t know how many more wakeup calls I need, but I think I have finally accepted the fact that I need to take my time and so I want to use this article to encourage myself and each and every one of you
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.
to take your time as you strive to achieve your purpose in this world. Rome is known for its great architecture but it took 400 years to complete. I am not saying that what you are doing will have to take many years but what I am saying is that we should take our time. Some projects will take
longer than others but there is no need to rush. When you rush, you may impair the quality of your work, you may also be forced to borrow a lot of money because you want to quickly accomplish what you set out to do. You see when you take your time, you may discover as you
work on your plans that you may want to alter them but if you rush and complete them, then you may have to leave them as is or spend money to change them. Some people are also anxious about relationships. They rushed into marriage and then later realised they made a mistake. Take your time and don’t be anxious about anything. Sometimes we may discover our passion so late in life that we may be tempted to do things quickly because we feel like we've wasted so much time. However, even if you are mature in age, you still don’t need to rush. Learn to be patient. By being patient, you may save yourself from a lot of grief and harm.
Everybody needs rest. God has demonstrated that to us, for he rested on the seventh day. However, many of us including myself are preoccupied all day and night without getting any rest. When you don’t get any rest, you can compromise your health. When your health deteriorates, it interferes and delays what you were called to do. However, you can avoid risking your health by getting some rest. You don’t need to be working all day and night. Everything takes time and the good news is when you take your time, you are able to think better and clearer. I am not suggesting that you procrastinate, all I am saying is you should take one day at a time and take it easy.
TCI could suffer economically from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine The backdrop of global, and domestic inflation in the TCI was already worrying. Today, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to make the situation worse. Energy experts signalled that the conflict has riled global markets, causing stock market turmoil with both major oil benchmarks trading currently above $110 per barrel, which constitutes a 15 per cent surge in prices. The impact of this rise is enormous and considering that Russia is one of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers, analysts say that the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries are ransoming over 60 million barrels per day from their strategic reserves—equivalent to 12 days of Russian exports—to help stabilise petroleum availability while keeping prices firm. History shows, however, the outcome of such a strategy is usually short-lived and has a limited impact on prices. What is released today, must be replenished quickly to sustain the market.
BY D MARKIE SPRING D Markie Spring, a TCI resident of 15 years, is an expert in law enforcement. He worked as a detective in the Royal TCI Police Force and was director of security at Beaches Turks and Caicos.
Notably, oil giant Saudi Arabia refused to pump more oil to increase supplies and stabilise market prices. This is consequent to US President Joe Biden releasing classified information about Saudi Arabia Crown Prince’s alleged role in the murder of a journalist in Turkey, causing political dissension. Meanwhile, Europe, led by Germany, is searching for alternative energy sources and markets to reduce its reliance on Russia’s energy. If successful, this move will gravely impact Russia’s exports and its economy. In response, reports indicate that Russia is also seeking new markets for most of its energy by offering a
$15 to $20 discount. Additionally, some governments are opting to cushion consumers from this hike by lowering the taxes on diesel and gasoline. Unfortunately, this cost is levied on the backs of consumers. Despite these drawbacks, the TCI has options. The government must transition its energy sector. After all, the status quo should push the government to renew its energy agenda and rethink its reliance on fossil fuels and capitalise on the abundance of its renewable energy sources. I believe, too, that both consumers and the industry have key roles to play in energy
transition. TCI residents should adjust their car-driving patterns to average levels. However, this would be difficult to achieve without an established public transportation system. EU citizens have adapted this strategy and such an approach has allowed Hungary to become less reliant on imported energy from Russia. Subsequently, they’ve improved energy security, cut carbon emissions and dwarfed the key source of income of the Russian economy. It is difficult to speculate, which direction the situation and markets will turn; nonetheless, it seems, the TCI is poised for a spell of rising energy prices, driven by war and
coalesced with unyielding market fundamentals. What we do know is, high oil prices will spill over to consumers at the pump and in their cooking gas and electricity bills. Furthermore, this will increase the cost of virtually all imported goods and overall balance of payment and further fuel inflation expectations for the TCI. We’re observing an energy price shock and financial market shock. The more we consume, the bigger our responsibilities. So, make calculated choices and create demands for better products. Ensure you’re ready to pay for the alternative, which drives the change you require.
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UK Overseas territories denounce Russia’s military action against Ukraine Overseas territories are in solidarity with the UK and the international community in denouncing Russia’s military action against Ukraine. This is according to President of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA), Hon Charles Washington Misick. On 24 February 2022, Russia began a military invasion of Ukraine, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that had begun in 2014. Following the invasion, countries around the world including the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada have imposed economic sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Misick, who recently assumed the presidency of the association, said the Governments of the United Kingdom (UK) Overseas Territories have “followed with horror” Russia’s invasion of the sovereign democratic state of Ukraine. “In response to Russian military action against Ukraine, the UK Government has imposed a series of sanctions against Russia, targeting its financial sector and the assets held by Russian politicians and oligarchs”, he said in a statement issued on Friday March 18. He added that: “The Overseas Territories have acted swiftly to fully implement the UK sanctions against Russia that have been extended to them, through Orders in Council or applied through domestic legislation.” Misick stressed that overseas territories are committed to continuing to uphold the highest international standards of transparency and accountability. Premier was elected President of UKOTA Political Council during the Annual General Meeting (AGP), held on Thursday, 10 February 2022, according to a statement issued by the Government on Wednesday February 23. At the same meeting UK representatives of the British Overseas Territory (BOT) Governments elected Ms Tracy Knight, who represents the Turks and Caicos Islands at UKOTA meetings, as Chairman. The UKOTA represents the collective view of the Overseas Territories through dialogue and contact with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and other UK Government Departments; both at official and Ministerial level.
The Territories represented on UKOTA are: Ascension Island, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland
Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
President of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA), Hon Charles Washington Misick
OCTOPEN
So what’s the big deal about bio foods anyway?
Here’s the thing… “eating organically” has been ringing in our ears for quite some time. A food buzzword among the processed-foodbashers, fitness-enthusiasts, marketeers, health-consciousmoms and everyone in between_ it is everywhere! Healthy nuts are going nuts and the price of organic bananas is actually bananas. So what is the big deal about bio foods anyway? It’s 9:30 PM in Nice, and the subject of organic foods has yet again emerged in our conversation. But if you haven’t sold your parent's restaurant which released spare cash to buy organic cashews like Flo, here’s something you need to know. Some fruits and vegetables are less likely to be contaminated with pesticide residues, so you can feel good about buying them conventional if you are trying to stick to a budget. Eating more fruits and vegetables_ organic or not, is better than eating none at all anyway. While most of us would love to be able to buy organic products all the time, the reality of it all is that it can be expensive. Thankfully, each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, releases a Shopper’s Guide to pesticides that identifies fruits and vegetables with the highest and lowest pesticide residues. So take note, the following fruits and vegetables do not need to be organic to be good for you. You can thank me later!
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
AVOCADO
Good news, guacamole lovers! Avocados once again top the clean 15 list. Of the conventional avocados tested, fewer than 1 percent contained pesticides (with only one pesticide found). So go on, make your guac with all the avocados your wallet allows, and if you can get them when they are ripped and reduced, you’ve hit the jackpot!
CABBAGE
A large majority (86 percent) of conventional cabbage tested had no pesticide residues, and only two of more than 700 cabbage samples contained more than one pesticide residue. So what now? If you are a cabbage lover like I am, here’s something you can try. Try a melting cabbage with added cheese, cumin and garlic as it simmers in a broth (of your choice) in the oven. Serve it alongside roasted pork or chicken. Yumm!
PAPAYA
A large majority (80 percent) of papaya tested had no pesticide residues. However, a small amount of papaya is produced from genetically modified seeds, so opt for organic papaya if you want to be sure to avoid genetically modified produce. Organic or not,
try blending it with condensed milk_ Bob’s your uncle!
ONIONS
Of all the conventional onions tested, less than 10 percent tested contained pesticide residues. Go on, try a pissaladière: a dish that celebrates onions. It is often compared to pizza. It sits on a pastry with black olives, anchovies and a lot of caramelized onions. It is one of my favorite summer dishes to have in Nice during the summer.
CORN
When it comes to pesticides, sweet corn is one of the cleanest conventional foods you can buy (less than 2 percent had any detected pesticide residues). A small amount of sweet corn is grown from genetically engineered seeds, so if you choose to avoid genetically engineered crops, opt for organic corn. It has nothing to do with the level of pesticides added during the growing stage of corn. Bring on the beach barbecues this summer_ corn for everyone!
PINEAPPLE
Almost all (90 percent) of conventional pineapples tested had no pesticide residues. Enjoy
this sweet, refreshing salad alongside grilled meat or fish to cut through the richness and refresh the palate. If you like a little heat, adding jalapeño will give you the kick you crave. So have it on your Pizza with ease, just don’t tell the Italians.
FROZEN SWEET PEAS
A large majority (80 percent) of conventional frozen sweet peas tested had no pesticide residues, with no more than two pesticides detected. Instead of cooking pasta in a huge pot of water, here try using just 3 1/2 cups for this one-pot pasta recipe. When the pasta is al dente, most of the water has evaporated and the bit that's left is thickened with the starch that cooks off the pasta. With just a few add-ins like lemon and Parmesan cheese you have a delicious silky sauce. Want to use up your veggie stash in the freezer? Swap in 8 ounces frozen spinach for fresh.
BROCCOLI
90 percent of those tested had no pesticide residues. So you are in luck if you enjoy broccoli. A healthy side dish recipe couldn't be simpler--or more delicious. Roasted broccoli until brown and crispy, then topped with Parmesan cheese and balsamic vinegar for a savory and sweet flavor combination that can't be beaten. Try this quick vegetable dish along with chicken, fish or really any main course. What are your viewpoints on the above? Do tell on louisedens@gmail.com
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THE HEART OF THE MATTER
The day MV Ocean Revenge met MV Brittany Leigh
The Dominican vessel MV Ocean Revenge comes to the aid of the Salt Cay Ferry.
– A story of exemplary seamanship and triumph over adversity 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.
“The man who has experienced shipwreck,” the Roman poet Ovid once wrote, “shudders even at a calm sea.” The first time I ever read those words, I was acutely reminded of a conversation I had had with my maternal grandfather, John de Boer, during which he told me the story of one of our seafaring, Frisian ancestors, who would regularly sail from northern Germany to Brazil, in the latter decades of the 19th century. By my grandfather’s accounts, this humble, hardworking Captain de Boer had carved out a nice little niche for himself, introducing ‘exotic’, Brazilian goods to the Northern European market. “He enjoyed the warmer climates of South America,” John would explain, “and also really liked the people in Brazil.” Himself not exactly a shining example of matrimonial monogamy, there was always a slightly mischievous twinkle in my grandfather’s eyes when he spoke of our seafaring forefather, and I have often wondered whether the word ‘people’ wasn’t really just a reference to South American women. On his deathbed the good Captain, who survived three shipwrecks in the North Sea, is supposed to have firmly stated that no heir of his was ever to go to sea professionally again! I often think about my seafaring ancestor, as I daydream aboard the Salt Cay Ferry, on my weekly commute to Grand Turk. When you live in Salt Cay, as most of my readers know by now, going to sea, in order to buy provisions and take care of other
business in Grand Turk, is our traditional weekly routine. Every week, the MV Brittany Leigh, aka The Salt Cay Ferry, makes the 9-mile sea voyage on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Even though it is a regular part of the Salt Cay routine, no trip on the Salt Cay Ferry is quite the same as the last. On some days, the sea is calm, on other days our sea legs and stamina are severely tested. On any given ferry day you are likely to see at least one breathtaking display by Mother Nature, be it a stunning rainbow, dolphins jumping joyfully alongside the Brittany Leigh or even a humpback whale appearing on the surface. For anyone who enjoys the sights and sounds of seafaring, with other merchant vessels, pleasure craft, cruise ships and fishing boats offering sufficient distraction, there’s always much see and experience aboard the Salt Cay Ferry! And yet, probably the most rewarding observation is the seemingly effortless routine with which Captain Alan Dickenson and his crew manage the transport of passengers and goods between the nation’s capital and the charmed isle, week after week, year after year. So well-organised is this operation that one is tempted to overlook the fact that this is a ‘vintage’ vessel, built in 1978 and, as with all things mechanical, occasionally even the best maintained piece of machinery will have a hiccough! It is Wednesday, the 18th of March and the Salt Cay Ferry is making its way to Grand Turk. The sea is still turbulent but not as much so as the previous day,
when the trip was cancelled due to ‘rough seas’, a not too uncommon ‘winter’ occurrence. ‘Safety first’ is always the order of the day for Captain Dickenson and for good reason. As we approach Grand Turk on this Wednesday morning we pass the familiar sight of the Dominican merchant vessel, MV Ocean Revenge, anchored offshore. This ‘Dominican Boat’ is indeed a regular visitor, transporting to the TCI a variety of items such as agricultural goods, building materials and water from the Dominican Republic and returning with items sourced in the TCI. The crew will occasionally wave to the Salt Cay Ferry passengers, and sometimes will hop aboard for a quick chat, to drop off some fruits or to go ashore after leaving their row boat tied to the ferry. On this Wednesday the relationship between crew and passengers of the Salt Cay Ferry and the MV Ocean Revenge was about to adopt a new dimension. It is Wednesday afternoon and time to make our way back to Salt Cay. Having sacrificed the Tuesday to rough seas, Captain Dickenson has agreed to a later 2.30 pm departure. As residents make their way back to the ferry and the last pieces of merchandise are loaded onto the vessel, I observe the ‘Dominican Boat’ anchored no more than 30 feet away from us and have often wondered how arduous a journey it is aboard the MV Ocean Revenge having, over some years, taken dozens of photos of this curious, floating warehouse. No sooner has the ferry cast off and travelled a few hundred yards,
The MV Ocean Revenge tows the MV Brittany Leigh back to Salt Cay.
All’s well that ends well. Passengers and crew of the Salt Cay Ferry return safely to the charmed isle. than everyone aboard instinctively knows, something’s not right. There appears to be a loss of power. The engine shuts off, Governor’s Beach is seemingly within close reach and, instantly, out goes the sea anchor! The captain and crew calmly open up the engine compartment and go to work. Various parts and components of this massive engine are inspected, and, as we soon learn, to no immediate avail, offering no quickfix option. The MV Brittany Leigh is laden to maximum capacity with passengers and cargo and must somehow make it back to Salt Cay. The MV Ocean Revenge is now too far away to hear a shout for help and no one has a number for them. “Call so-and-so on the dock and ask her to tell them to
assist us.” the captain asks his first mate. The call is made and we wait. Suddenly, the crew of the Dominican vessel leap into action, colourful instructions in Spanish being heard as she proceeds to steam towards us and to pull up alongside the MV Brittany Leigh. In no time at all we are heading towards home, competently towed by our Dominican rescuers. The most remarkable aspects of this story are how little fuss was made combined with the comforting calm and professionalism of our captain and crew. To them and to the crew of the MV Ocean Revenge a big Thank You - Gracias ! This truly was seamanship at its best. No doubt my great-greatgreat-grandfather, Captain de Boer, would agree.
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‘Bite is greater than the Bark’ – says Finance Minister
– As TCI placed on the EU's tax “grey list” The Turks and Caicos Islands Government is working assiduously to be fully compliant with the European Union’s international tax legislation and practices to be removed from its grey list. The territory was recently greylisted by the EU for not complying with all international tax standards. This comes as the European Council recently published its biannual list of non-cooperative jurisdictions (black list) and an (Annex II – so-called “grey list”) for jurisdictions that have met some but not all of the benchmarks. According to the EU, the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes is a tool to tackle tax fraud or evasion: illegal nonpayment or underpayment of tax, tax avoidance: use of legal means to minimise tax liability and money laundering: concealment of origins of illegally obtained money. Although the territory is not on the non-cooperative list, it was placed on a “state of play” list pending reform. Speaking on the issue in the House of Assembly last Thursday, Deputy Premier and Minister of
Finance, Investment and Trade Hon Erwin Saunders explained that once the jurisdiction meets all its commitments, it will be removed from the annex. He said that is the objective of the government. “The EU has a programme to address what they deem as ‘harmful tax practices’ by countries. “The EU’s aim is to have countries comply with a set of objective tax good governance criteria, which include tax transparency, fair taxation and implementation of international standards designed to prevent tax base erosion and profit shifting. “On 24 February 2022, the European Council ruled on the revised EU list of Non-Cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.. “Countries on the list are described as encouraging “… abusive tax practices, which erode [EU] member states' corporate tax revenues”. He continued:“What happens when a country is put on the list of Non-Cooperative jurisdictions Mr Speaker? “Well according to the European Council website, its member states
This map reflects the current situation as of February 2022- European Union website “will act together to put pressure for reform”. Saunders stressed that the ramifications of being placed on the “non-cooperative” list could be ruinous to the territory’s reputation. He said: “I am sure you’re aware, this is one of those rare times when the bite is greater than the bark, I’ve been told that it’s really not in a country’s best to end up on that list. “I want to take this time to congratulate the Ministry of Finance team, particularly Mr Henry Saunders, Director, Financial Transactions Information
Exchange, and his team; and the PS of Finance, Mrs Athenee HarveyBasden and her team; who worked very hard to ensure that we met the requirements to be included on Annex II, and who are working very hard for our jurisdiction to be removed from the Annexes altogether.” According to the EU’s website, the aim is not to name and shame countries, but to encourage positive change in their tax legislation and practices, through cooperation. The EU’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes adopted by the Council on 24
February 2022 includes American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Palau, Panama, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands and Vanuatu. Following this latest revision twenty-five jurisdictions were placed on the grey list including Anguilla, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, the British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Hong Kong, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Malaysia, Montserrat, North Macedonia, Qatar, Seychelles, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands and Vietnam.
Queen’s baton heading to TCI for island-wide tour
The Relay began on October 7, 2021, when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (left) placed her message to the Commonwealth into the Baton- Birmingham live photo
The Queen’s Baton will arrive in the Turks and Caicos Islands next month as part of its epic journey to 72 nations and territories of the Commonwealth. The Relay began on 7 October 2021, with Her Majesty The Queen placing her Message to the Commonwealth into the Baton. The Baton is on its 269- days long journey to every corner of the Commonwealth containing the Queen’s Message for the athletes of the 22nd Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham, United Kingdom from July 28- August 8, 2022. It will arrive in the TCI on April 6, 2022 at the Providenciales International Airport at 10:55 a.m.via InterCaribbean Airways JY271 from the Bahamas, according to the Minister of Education, Labour and Employment Honorable Rachel Taylor. H.E. The Governor, H.E. Deputy
Governor, Honourable Premier, Minister of Sports, Minister of Tourism, Leader of the Opposition, President of the CGA, Executive Members and other Dignitaries will receive the Baton. School children, civic organisations and residents will also be in attendance. During her ministerial statement on Thursday, March 10, Taylor said billboards were unveiled on every inhabited island simultaneously on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 to commemorate the baton’s arrival in the territory. She said: “This unveiling kicked off the local media interest and awareness drive for the entire month of March, until the Baton’s arrival.” The Queen’s Baton Relay is a Games tradition that celebrates, connects and excites communities from across the Commonwealth during the build-up to the Games. The international route spans
an impressive 269 days, spending between two and four days in each nation or territory, covering approximately 90,000 miles (140,000 kilometres), with over 7,500 Baton Bearers trusted with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to carry the Baton in their community. During the visit, each nation and territory will host events and activities that showcase untold stories from Batonbearers, athletes, and young people who are striving for change in their communities, as well as showcasing a project that addresses one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Baton will witness moments of celebration, visit local schools and explore iconic landmarks. Over the course of the Relay, the Baton has spent Christmas Eve in Seychelles, brought in the New Year in the Maldives and will be in Jamaica over the Easter weekend.
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Students excel at first-ever moot court Students from four high schools and one youth organisation recently participated in the first-ever moot court organised by the TCI Bar Association in collaboration with the education ministry and the judiciary. The participants - aged 14 to 17 - came from the British West Indies Collegiate, Edward Gartland Youth Centre, Helena Jones Robinson High School, Marjorie Basden High School and Precious Treasures International School. The event was held on Saturday, March 19, and aired live on Youtube from the Beaches Resort and Spa with several impressive presentations from the students. During the 4 1/2 hour-long hearing, they argued a hypothetical constitutional question, considering the Education Ordinance and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child before three appellate judges which consisted of a member of the judiciary, a member of the Public Bar and a member of the Private Bar. The judges were: Resident Magistrate Kerri Ann Kemble, Desiree Downes Principal Legislative Drafter at the Attorney General's Chambers, and Oliver Smith QC, respectively. The Edward Gartland Youth Centre, Marjorie Basden High, Helena Jones Robinson High School and Precious Treasures International School have all moved on to the semi-finals, which will be held on April 2, at the Supreme Court in Providenciales.
In the semi-finals, Precious Treasures will present their appeal and the Marjorie Basden High will be the respondent in moot one, and in the second moot the Edward Youth Centre will be the appellant while Helena Jones Robinson High will respond to their arguments. At last Saturday’s event, the best advocate on the day was judged to be Chelsea Been of the Helena Jones Robinson High School. Finalists will compete, not just for trophies and prizes, but for internships at law firms and an intimate mentorship lunch with high ranked members of the judiciary, such as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Minister of Education Rachel Taylor - who was in attendance at last Saturday's event and gave a charge to the students - pledged her ministry’s full support, saying she looks forward to the competition growing from strength to strength. She said it provides an indispensable opportunity for students interested in law, critical thinking, public speech, and debate to hone their skills in live rounds of quick-thinking oral advocacy. She noted: “One of the most attractive features of moots as a tool for human rights and constitutional law education is that participants must argue both sides of the case.” This, she said, helps them appreciate the multiplicity of perspectives and differences of opinion. Pointing to the newly introduced Youth Policy, the minister said it
Minister of Education, Hon Rachel Taylor with some of the students who participated in the moot court last weekend
Attorney Tony Gruchot with some of the student advocates adopts a rights-based approach and embodies the fundamental principles of social inclusion, inclusive and active youth participation with the overarching goals being youth empowerment. “Through inclusive and active participation for our young men
and women, opportunities present themselves to develop knowledge on human rights and citizenship and how to promote active citizenship.” Minister Taylor said she hopes that with the private sector on board, they can provide access to these opportunities for enhanced
youth participation. “It is my hope that even more learners from all high schools should be encouraged to participate in the competition next year so as to promote constitutional imperatives and the Global Human Rights Education agenda.”
More marines, headquarters, weapons for TCI Regiment in 2022 The TCI Regiment is expanding its numbers, having selected an additional 20 new recruits for training. Training is expected to get underway soon with a training team from the United Kingdom, same as with the first batch of 40 in 2020. This week, Captain Francis Glinton and Captain Adrian Parker returned from Bermuda where they were undergoing further operational development,
alongside officers from other Overseas Territories’ Regiments. Governor Nigel Dakin revealed this week that another group of marines will be sent off to Bermuda for additional training, then on to a US Marine Base in North Carolina, to be trained to become Non-Commissioned Officers (Sergeants and Corporals) in the Regiment. He said: “It’s these NCOs who are the backbone of any military force and leading small agile
teams, able to support police, immigration and DDME tasks, on sea or land, day and night, is where we need to get to. “The development of junior leadership is vital in this area.” The government announced last year that they intend to build a headquarters for the Regiment, and this week the governor said that land has been purchased. He said: “The land for the Regiment’s HQ has been purchased, an impressive suite
of modern weapon systems is inbound, by the end of this financial year the Regiment will have the vehicles and fast boats that will take it up to the next level.” He stated that the build-up of the Regiment is deliberately incremental. “So we don’t run before we can walk, although I’d say we are well ahead of where I hoped we would be at this point, and that’s down to the Marines’ commitment and team ethos”.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, three marines - Earl Henry, Jahiem Glinton and Dixie Smith - will have their passing-out parade at the Royal Academy Sandhurst where they have been undergoing intensive training for the past few months. The trio had left for training in late January and is the second batch to have received the specialised training. The first batch included Captains Parker and Glinton.
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‘DDME ALERT’ App is now live – download now Months before the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season starts, the Department of Disaster Management and Emergency (DDME) is digitising the flow of information. Last Friday, March 18, the agency launched a comprehend new application (App) called ‘DDME ALERT’, a preparedness mobile application, at The Shore Club. The intent is to encourage residents to be prepared and protect themselves in the event of a disaster. The App was funded through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Mark Wilkinson, Radio Communications & Telecommunications Specialist at DDME gave a live presentation on how the application works, encouraging those in attendance to download it as he took them through a real-time situation. The App includes a module that will help community members create and share personalised family emergency plans and identify and gather the necessary supplies. Residents will be able to receive instant notifications should an emergency strike. In addition to benefiting from the App’s many interactive
DDME staff at the last Friday launch of the ‘DDME ALERT’ App features, app users will have access to a wealth of emergency preparedness information and resources, including up-to-date details on emergency shelters and interactive risk maps. In attendance at the launch were Minister Arlington Musgrove and Governor Nigel Dakin, both of whom made remarks. In urging persons to download the app, Hon Musgrove said the App serves as an important part of the TCI’s early warning system and is another means of allowing them to reach the masses. Governor Dakin reflected on the digitisation of the twoway information flow between government, residents and visitors
through the DDME ALERT App, noting that this is a big step forward for the 2022 hurricane season. “While no one wants to have experience of disasters we are in one sense fortunate that we have both a population and a government who do have this experience and so introducing an App that has the capability to keep both public and government informed, before and after a disaster… allows both to make smart choices and decisions in real-time,” the Governor explained. The App is a national warning system, geared to help residents prepare themselves, their families and their homes. It also identifies known hazards and shelters;
keeps residents updated on what is happening throughout any disaster and allows them to send in damage reports such as photos and videos to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC). The Governor said that in the NEOC there is a dashboard that will keep emergency personnel up to date with what and where the issues are. The 911 control centre will have access to this information as well. “This is so we can see patterns and use what will always be finite resources effectively. “We will be able to know in five minutes what might have taken us five days to know; that, of course, requires our people to both have
the App and report what they see,” Dakin stated. He added that all of this requires mobile internet to be working post-Hurricane, noting that after last year’s preparations - which included hardening work by Digicel and Flow, plus arrangements that see both providers being able to work off of each other’s towers - the resilience of mobile connectivity seems more secure. “From this season the most remote communities, and the most remote islands, are as linked to this two-way information flow as the most populous.” According to the Governor, the App is generating strong interest from others across the region. “Being experienced in disaster management is not something any Island wants to actively seek but if you are, then you have the opportunity to properly prepare, innovate and know what’s needed so you may as well capitalise on that hard-won experience,” he stated. The DDME is encouraging all residents to download the App and share their views on the usability of the app via email at ddme.tci@ gmail.com. The App is free and available to everyone using an iOS or an Android device.
TCI strengthens ties with the Dominican Republic on health matters The Turks and Caicos Islands is working to strengthen its relationship with the Dominican Republic and will soon be signing two important proposals to solidify recent agreements. The proposals to be signed, outline the new relationship between the two countries regarding the changes to the TCI’s treatment abroad arrangements with reference to the emergency travel documents, and how the return of human remains of TCI residents who succumbed to Covid-19 in the DR will be handled. Leading the charge to spark discussions on these issues were the Minister of Health, Hon Jamell Robinson and Minister of Home Affairs, Hon Otis Morris, alongside several members of their ministries and the governor’s appointed member, Willin Belliard, who is of Dominican lineage. During the two-day visit March 14 and 15 - the delegation met and held discussions with the Minister of Consular Affairs Dr Jatzel Román, and Minister of Health Dr Daniel Rivera. On Monday, March 14, Minister Morris led discussions between Dr Jatzel Roman, Deputy Minister for Consulate Affairs on their
acceptance of emergency travel documents from the Turks and Caicos Islands for treatment abroad patients. This document provides a single journey, which allows the bearer to return home or, exceptionally, to another destination, in the event they do not have access to their regular travel document, because it was lost or stolen. This was the first-time issues of this nature were discussed between both countries. A proposal will be presented to the Government of the Dominican Republic for review and further discussions. In a press statement following the visit, Minister Morris, whose ministry holds the main responsibility for travel documents, said they will continue to do their utmost to bring about change whilst assisting with treating abroad matters. He stated: “As a country, we remain cognisant that while emergencies can happen at any time, the emergency travel document will only be used to facilitate persons travelling without being in possession of a valid passport.” He said his ministry will continue to communicate further with the Ministry of Consulate
The TCI delegation to the Dominican Republic with their counterparts in the DR (TCIG photo) Affairs in the Dominican Republic to further advance their acceptance of the emergency travel document. The following day, March 15, Hon Minister Jamell Robinson led discussions with the Minister of Health, Dr Daniel Rivera concerning the return of human remains of individuals who would have succumbed to Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic. Discussions were also held regarding the strengthening of a better relationship between the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands for the betterment of healthcare and services being offered to the people and residents of the Turks and
Caicos Islands. The statement advised that a line of communication will be established and an agreement presented for review, consultation and finalisation between the two countries. Commenting on the visit, Minister Robinson said the mission to the Dominican Republic was a huge success as they were able to come to an agreement in principle regarding the handling of human remains of residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands who passed with Covid-19. “I would like to thank Hon Dr Daniel Rivera, Minister of Health and his team for receiving our
delegation consisting of myself, team health, Hon Otis Morris, team Home Affairs, and Hon Belliard who played a pivotal role in organising the visit. “The discussions were fruitful and both countries have a better understanding of each other. " The delegation consisted of Ministers Robinson and Morris, Hon. Willin Belliard, Permanent Secretary Desiree Lewis, Deputy Permanent Secretary Fredrico Johnson, acting Deputy Permanent Secretary Cynara John, acting Head of Secretariat Gardé AlleyneJones and Deputy Chairman of the National Health Insurance Board Carla Blake-Thomas.
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Sugarcane at the HMP farm (photo taken Governor’s instagram)
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Fat pigs, the prison farm is well known for them (photo taken Governor’s instagram)
Governor boasts of a ‘disciplined prison’ – Farming, education and textile production keeping prisoners positively engaged From pigs and goats to sugarcane, papaya and so much more, the farm at Her Majesty’s Prison in Grand Turk continues to thrive. While the prison has had its share of problems in recent years chiefly to do with violence among inmates and against staff - it has stayed out of the headlines for the past several months due mostly to new management and more structure. This week, the prison is getting coverage for all the right reasons and it has to do with its thriving farm–one of a number of rehabilitative efforts introduced some years ago. On Wednesday, March 23, Governor Nigel Dakin shared that he visited the penitentiary this past week, and saw significant improvement at the farm. The Governor said this is due in no small part to the funds he procured from the United Kingdom for just this purpose. “The staff and prisoners have done an amazing job at generating a model farm; rearing livestock and growing fruits and vegetables. “As well as feeding the inmates, we intend to launch a farmers market in the grounds of Waterloo where theirs and others produce can be sold.” Joining the Governor on the tour was the Minister of Agriculture, Hon Josephine Connolly and Dr Kevin Brown, Chief Veterinarian who supports the animal husbandry at the prison. “Before this, myself and the ministers for both home
and infrastructure with their permanent secretaries and the permanent secretary of education had worked with the prison and probation leadership on how we can build off the establishment of the halfWay house to provide genuine employment opportunities, linked to government, to give those leaving prison a soft landing on release,” the Governor said. He pointed out that they have now proposed a way forward, which will be announced in the coming months. “The great news is that others are playing their part - two hotels have recently employed previous inmates. Thank you.” He said there has been the construction of rehabilitation workshops at the prison, in which Anya Willique has been collaborating with his wife Mandy to produce a range of bags and totes to be made in the prison out of kites donated by Big Blue and H2O. “If all goes to plan Anya has a place secured at London fashion week in September.” The Governor said that for the reopening of Waterloo on Tuesday evening, two prisoners were selected to help at the function. “They’ve been brilliant in helping us prepare and we have ambitious plans going forward linked to training those leaving the prison for the hospitality sector using the fantastic industrial kitchen we have in Waterloo.” As it relates to educational
provision for prisoners, Dakin said that representatives from the community college have already been to the prison to scout out how they can support, additionally, one of the inmates is
presently working on day release as a mechanic. “From education through agriculture to mechanics to textile production to hospitality we’ve started, and we can do that because
Just some of the produce (photo taken Governor’s instagram)
the prison is now a disciplined place,” the Governor said. He noted that the present inmates are our future neighbours and stopping recidivism is in everyone’s favour.
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Over 11000 Islanders receive stimulus; 1,324 applications deferred Over 11000 Turks and Caicos Islanders have received a $500 stimulus payment from the Government. As the Turks and Caicos Islands and the rest of the world continue to reel from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government on the 27th January 2022 committed $6.5M in its Citizen Inflation Adjustment Stimulus to help ease the economic burden on residents. Subsequently, a web portal was opened for applications on February 2nd, and the first cheques were delivered to recipients one month later. According to the Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade Honourable Erwin Saunders a whopping 13,094 (100%) applications were received and of that figure 11,481 (88%) were approved. However, some 1,324 (10%) applications were deferred as proper documentation was not submitted, 222 (2%) duplicate applications were received and 67 (0.5%) applications were declined, Saunders revealed during an update on the stimulus process in the House of Assembly on Thursday
March 17. He said; “While I am happy to say that approximately 88% of applicants have already been approved for the stimulus, which is a phenomenal achievement, it would be remiss of me if I didn’t express my disappointment that 1,324 applications have been deferred pending further documentation.” Saunders stressed that the 1,324 deferred applications were not due to a flaw in the system, but rather because applicants were not registered for important Government programmes and services. He said: “I am not sure why some persons choose not to register to vote, or even why they choose not to sign up for TCI Status Card, but whatever the reasons are, I want to encourage them to rethink their position, as persons having the right documentation(s) will make it easier for government to identify and verify them, and most importantly provide support for them in time of need. “I’ve been told many times, and I’ve seen it posted many places that students are being asked to provide utility bills in their names, or that
they must have an active NIB number, to qualify for the stimulus, and that it is unfair to them. “However, what I don’t hear is that those persons also have the option to provide a TCI Voter's Registration number, but they’re unable to because they have so far opted not to get registered to vote”, he added. Addressing concerns raised by some applicants (particularly students) who do not have all of the required documents, and as a result, have had their applications deferred, Saunders made it clear that “deferred is not the same as declined”. He said; “We have a process that we will use to go through the deferred applications in order to help many of those applicants to receive a stimulus, so I want those persons to know that we have not forgotten them.” The government is also making provisions for qualified applicants who are disabled or confined to their home (in Turks & Caicos Islands), the Treasury will provide a cheque delivery service to them. The stimulus expenditure is being funded through a reduction in the Contingency Fund - $2.0M,
Residents wait at the Treasury, downtown Providenciales to uplift their stimulus cheques a reduction in the allocation for property acquisition - $3.5m , a reduction in the allocation for works programme -$1.069m; and a reduction in the allocation for Development Finance $200k. STIMULUS REQUIREMENTS In order to qualify for the Citizen Inflation Adjustment Stimulus, Turks and Caicos Islanders and British Overseas Territory Citizens (BOTC) are required to submit the following documents. 1. Submit a completed application form on the Portal, 2. Provide proof of documentation of Turks & Caicos Islands Status Holder (or British Overseas Territory Citizenship), which could be Any of: a. A Turks & Caicos Islander Status Card; OR b. A Copy of the Applicant’s TCI birth certificate, along with a copy one or both Parents’ TCI status Card; OR
c. A Copy of the Applicant’s TCI birth certificate, along with a copy of one or both Parents’ birth certificate; OR d. A copy of the applicant’s TCI birth certificate along with Islander Status Card/Island Status Certificate of one or both of his/her parents; OR e. A Copy of BOTC passport (if passport is expired the expiration date could be no later than 31st March 2020; OR f. A Copy of BOTC Certificate. 3. Proof that the Applicant is 18 years or older, 4. Proof that the Applicant lives in the Turks & Caicos Islands, which could include Any of: a. Active NIB number; OR b. TCI Voter's Registration number; OR c. A copy of a utility bill displaying the applicant's name, which was issued in the TCI during the last 12 months.
Field Studies students experience the beauty of North and Middle Caicos
Students tour North and Middle historic sites Students from the South Caicos campus of the School for Field Studies were treated to a one-day tour of the twin-island recently. The tour was conducted by the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) on Monday, March 21,
with the students exploring the islands of North and Middle Caicos, exploring Kew settlement’s Wade’s Green and Conch Bar Caves of Middle Caicos while having some fun at Mudjin Harbour. The tour was conducted by the DECR’s
Assistant Director of Research and Development B Naqqi Manco who was assisted by Environment Officer Dodly Prosper. The DECR's team shared history pertaining to the sites and associated
traditions and folklore. After sundown, the tour ended with a bonfire, a bit of stargazing and by watching the buffy flower bats ravage the ripened fruits of the nearby sapodilla trees as they danced across the sky.
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‘Waterloo’ reopens its doors Four years after extensive damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, ‘Waterloo’, the Governor’s Residence on Grand Turk has reopened its historic doors. On Tuesday, March 22, Governor Nigel Dakin and his wife Mandy hosted guests at the newly repaired and renovated residence. Since being pounded by the 2017 hurricanes, the historic house has been uninhabitable. “A gem of a house, constructed in 1815, it’s seen 207 years of TCI’s history,” Governor Dakin posted to his Instagram account. “Back in 2019, in my inauguration speech, I said I hoped to both preserve and improve, and I hope this wonderful property proves to be an analogy of that. “Like TCI it’s bounced back stronger from the adversity of the last few years.” Work on the building started in early 2020, but slowed down due to the pandemic, with initial hopes that it would have been completed in the Summer of 2021.
Waterloo - a Bermuda-style structure - was named after the Napoleonic battle of June 18, 1815. It is one of the most important and historic buildings in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Prior to its destruction, the house was regularly used for meetings with the premier, the official opposition, overseas investors, church leaders, community groups, charities and school children were regularly taken on tours of the property. Governor Dakin informed that the fabric of the building has been strengthened, making it better to survive future disasters, but that the integrity of the design remains true to the original. He assured that those visiting will not notice serious change. “But if the exterior celebrates the past, Mandy and myself hope the interior speaks to a bright optimistic future for TCI. “Local artists are exhibited on the walls (their paintings available to purchase) and the voluminous
Newly remodelled and ready to be occupied (photo credit: screenshot taken from Governor’s instagram)
Waterloo reopens its doors this week (photo credit: screenshot taken from Governor’s instagram) space created by removing false ceilings, and paying respect to the workmanship in the timbers, helps lift your spirits.” He said the historic dining room table remains but the furniture is there to be minimalist, relaxing and hopefully puts people who are visiting at ease. “The gardens, always beautiful, have been tidied and the amount of foliage slightly reduced to provide light and space but framed with verdant green and vibrant colours.
“I said in my short address that I wanted the house to be ‘sweated’. “It should be seen as a national asset and so we now look forward to hosting all those organisations and groups who once held events there and indeed increasing the number who have access to it.” He encouraged: “If you have a cause that is designed to help others and improve their wellbeing, for youth, adults, or our senior citizens, let’s use Waterloo to help you achieve your
charitable goals.” The Governor further stated: “In our final year we can now spend far more time in the nation's capital and use Waterloo to help others generate a whole host of activities which we hope can enrich the Island’s social life. “An enormous thank you to all those who breathed new life into an old building. “You did a great job, and thanks to last night’s guests who simply sparkled.”
Four years later the historic building is renovated after being severely damaged by Hurricane Irma and Maria in 2017 (photo credit: screenshot taken from Governor’s instagram)
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Aglow International aims to expand to all islands of TCI – Calls on men to join Issachar group, looking to build youth groups Aglow is back, says Judy Missick who currently serves as President of the organisation formerly known as Women’s Aglow Fellowship. The change of name to Aglow International carries significance as men are now invited to join the once ladies-only group. The interdenominational organisation of Christian women and men has more than 200,000 members meeting together each month through local Aglow groups in over 170 nations. Aglow has been dormant in the TCI for a number of years but in March 2019, the National Director of the Northern Caribbean, Mrs Phyllis Thompson visited the Turks and Caicos Islands to revive the local chapter. A meeting was held with the women on Providenciales in relation to Aglow being reinstituted and about soliciting persons to accept leadership roles. After much prayer and consideration, persons came forward and pledge their commitment to serve on the Providenciales Aglow board. The board usually consists of four members, however, there are currently only two board members namely, Ms Judy Missick as President and Ms Frances Maynard as treasurer. According to information from Ms Missick, the Turks and Caicos Islands are blessed to be a part of this movement. She said that this group of men and women advocates “biblical principles as solutions to the challenging issues of our time”. They envision the propelling of the Kingdom forward through the elevation of the knowledge of God.” The Mission Statement posted on the Aglow International website states that: it is a Transformational Kingdom Culture with mindsets not of this world. As a Kingdom Movement, Aglow is “committed to seeing God's will done on earth as it is in Heaven by raising up champions and warriors across the earth who will bring freedom to the oppressed while providing opportunities for everyone in our spheres of influence to grow into radiant relationships with each other, as well as, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” After discussions at the Aglow Headquarters, it was decided that the men of Aglow would be called Men of Issachar. The title was derived from the passage of
Ms Frances Maynard is treasurer of the Providenciales Aglow board.
Judy Missick wants to see Aglow Lighthouses established in the islands of the Turks and Caicos.
scripture in 1 Chronicles 12:32 which speaks of men of Issachar who understood the times. "Today, God is calling for men who understand the times – men who will pray with godly authority for heavens kingdom to invade the kingdoms of this world. Such men are found in Aglow!" The Men of Issachar prayer network is now an intricate part of Aglow International. With a discerning and understanding of the times, men are invited to join together and bring a godly influence and change into their sphere of influence by being a carrier of His Presence on the earth. The Aglow Lighthouse is encouraging local men to join the Men of Issachar group. They are currently seeking a leader for the group who will report directly to the National Director in Nassau,
Missick said that it is also their desire to see Aglow Lighthouses established in all of the islands of the Turks and Caicos. She said that they are partnering with their fellow spiritual leaders by bringing forth the gospel of Jesus Christ by touching hearts and changing the nation. “Aglow will be reaching out to the less fortunate; like those who have been forsaken and cast aside, the orphans, the widows and our young men who need to find their way.” The Providenciales Aglow Lighthouse membership had been coming together for a general monthly fellowship and prayer from 2019 up to the beginning of 2020. Since the pandemic started, all meetings were being conducted via zoom and will continue until further notice. The Aglow Lighthouse is looking to enhance
Bahamas. Aglow recognises the need to raise up leaders to move the ministry forward in the area and region. This is a great treasure and it must be handed to the next generation, Hence the establishing of Aglow Generations as an integral part of Aglow International with a focus on bringing forth fresh, new growth in the fertile spiritual ground that has been tilled in Aglow International for 50 years. The heart of Aglow Generations is young people being active and empowered in the Aglow ministry. The wisdom of the older is needed as well as the zeal of the younger. Aglow is inviting young persons to come and be a part of the generations group and look forward to establishing a Generation group in the local Aglow Lighthouse very soon.
its membership and is open to men, women and youths who may want to work outside of the four walls of the church and commit to joining Aglow in its mission. Missick said that there are open invitations for persons to “come alongside us, so together we can fulfill the mission of the work of Aglow Int’l in our communities.” Membership is open to all who would like to be a part; the fee is $30 annually. “The fee is not a must, but signifies a commitment to the work.” The Provo Aglow Lighthouse meets for prayer via zoom on Thursdays, forth-nightly at 6-7 am. If you are interested in being a part of the Aglow Providenciales Lighthouse, please contact Ms Judy Missick at 649-231-4210 or Ms Frances Maynard at 649-3337222.
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Jamaica to begin process of removing Queen as Head of State JAMAICA will begin the process of removing Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state after Prince William and Duchess Kate leave the country this week, BAZAAR. com has learned. It comes amid the Cambridges’ royal tour, which palace sources have described as a “charm offensive” to win over people of the Caribbean, where the queen remains the reigning monarch of eight countries. As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wrapped up their final engagements in Belize, sources in the Parliament of Jamaica disclosed that the government is starting the process of becoming a republic— with a completion goal of August 6, the date of the country’s 60th Independence Day. “It’s a long and arduous process, but having already put the wheels in motion, it will be full steam ahead in the coming weeks and months,” a senior government official told BAZAAR. A second political insider added that though there has been “some pushback” from certain parliament members, it is not the majority. And there are no plans for a referendum, both sources say.
Britain’s Independent also reported that a senior figure within the Jamaican government has already been appointed “with the primary intention of seeing the nation through the process of transitioning to republic status.” On Tuesday, William and Kate’s RAF Voyager plane touched down at Jamaica’s Norman Manley International Airport at 2:20 p.m. local time, just as a four-hour rally—calling for the British monarchy to apologise for their history of colonialism and make slavery reparations—wound down in the capital city of Kingston. Though it’s not the first time protests have hit royal tours in Jamaica, on Tuesday’s demonstration outside the British High Commission comes at a time when the country’s politicians and leaders have frequently spoken about following the path of Barbados, which ended its ties to the royal family and became a republic last November. Last summer, Jamaica’s youth and culture minister, Olivia “Babsy” Grange, announced that the Caribbean island plans to seek “reparatory justice in all forms”
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday. for Britain and the monarchy’s involvement in the slave trade over hundreds of years. “Our African ancestors were forcibly removed from their home and suffered unparalleled atrocities in Africa to carry out forced labour to the benefit of the British Empire,” she said in July. “Redress is well overdue.” And just days before the Cambridges’ arrival in Jamaica, a coalition of 100 politicians, business leaders, academics, and doctors signed an open letter to the couple, urging them to apologize on behalf of the royal family for their role in the slave trade. “We are of the view that an apology for British crimes against humanity, including but not limited to, the exploitation of the indigenous people of Jamaica, the transatlantic trafficking of Africans, the enslavement of Africans, indentureship and colonialisation,
is necessary to begin a process of healing, forgiveness, reconciliation and compensation,” the letter reads. “We encourage you to act accordingly and just ‘sey yuh sorry!’ Boldly lead a youthful generation in the hope that it is possible to create a future where: the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned … and where basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race.” Professor Rosalea Hamilton, the first to sign the letter, told BAZAAR she hopes the message will encourage the royal family to take accountability. “There’s been a crime against humanity,” she said. “The British monarchy and the royal family have directly benefited from the institutions of slavery and colonisation.” Grammy Award–winning
dancehall star Beenie Man told Good Morning Britain that young people across Jamaica are now eager for change. “Jamaicans don’t want the queen, me can tell you that. … If Harry [was coming], people would react different. People would go and meet Harry. But William, nobody wants to see that,” he said. The subject of the royal family’s links to the slave trade has seldom been addressed by the institution. It was the queen’s ancestor Elizabeth I who gave a ship to slave trade pioneer Sir John Hawkins in 1564, having allegedly been impressed with his previous capture of 300 Africans. And in 1660, King Charles II and several other royal family members founded a company called Royal Adventures into Africa, which transported more than 90,000 slaves from Africa to British-owned plantations in the United States and the Caribbean.
Christie: Right move to avoid referendum PERRY Christie thinks Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis is correct to try to avoid a referendum on gender and human rights issues and instead focus on legislative changes. Mr Christie, a former prime minister, was asked about the move yesterday after Hubert Ingraham, another former prime minister, presented him with a copy of a book of his speeches. The Ingraham book in entitled: “I say what I mean and I mean what I say.” This week, Attorney General Ryan Pinder said his ministry has compiled “a suite of legislation” to meet the country’s international human rights obligations, which includes laws addressing genderbased violence and marital rape. He said the laws would also address matters relating to citizenship, asylum and good governance.
Former Prime Ministers Perry Christie and Hubert Ingraham. The former Centreville MP showed support for the initiatives being brought forth. “We are now enjoying the experience of a lot of new people in public life for the first time,” he
told reporters at his West Bay Street home. “They reflect the thinking of the new Bahamian, so to speak. No matter how new or old we are, there’s a right way to do things and there’s a right way for public
policy. Many of the issues that can be classified as social issues or issues that affect the person, marital rape, many of those issues become important because of a class of people who are victims. “The government is obliged to have under constant review the social situation in our country with a view to always ensuring that it is able to remediate, it’s able to fix some of the problems. It’s able to boldly address problems. When there is a major division in the country, the government has to make a decision on that. “The government has to make a decision and be prepared to stand or fall on that decision and so I’m very supportive of them in these major social initiatives that Mr Ryan Pinder is bringing forth for his colleagues or the colleagues bring forth for themselves to look at. I’m hoping, therefore, that they
simply continue to demonstrate the courage of their conviction, the courage of their belief in that.” This comes amid heated public conversations about marital rape. Asked this week if he thought the Davis administration would finally criminalise marital rape, Mr Ingraham said he had no doubts it would. Mr Christie said his administration held a constitutional referendum on gender equality based on advice. It was thought that the people ought to make a decision on important issues of that kind. The majority of people who voted in that exercise rejected all four questions. A referendum which also sought to address gender inequality, among other issues, failed during a previous Ingraham administration. Mr Christie applauded Mr Davis’ path to making the changes.
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Haiti: UN agencies warn of ‘unabated’ rise in hunger WHILE humanitarian assistance has been successful in averting a catastrophe, Haiti is experiencing a persistent rise in hunger levels, with many citizens suffering acutely, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Alerting that 4.5 million Haitians are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, WFP pointed to lower-than-expected humanitarian food assistance and continued fallout from the last August earthquake as key drivers. “Hunger levels are rising unabated as persistent political instability, growing inflation and recurrent disasters continue to conspire against the people of Haiti”, the agency advanced. Briefing the media in Geneva from the Caribbean island nation, WFP Country Director Pierre Honnorat noted the situation is worrisome, “being the worst registered since 2018”.
SEVERE HUNGER “Haiti forms part of a ‘ring of fire’ encircling the globe where climate shocks, conflict, COVID-19, and rising costs are pushing vulnerable communities over the edge”, he said. According to recent projections, 45 per cent of the population will be in severe hunger from March to
A woman prepares a meal in Haiti. June, and of those, more than 1.3 million are estimated to be in the emergency phase of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). The ongoing economic crisis in Haiti, characterized by a weakening currency against the US dollar, soaring inflation, and a hike in fuel prices in previous months, has reduced the purchasing power of many poorer households, making basics like food, unaffordable. UKRAINE EFFECT Furthermore, global food prices are at an all-time high, with the Ukraine crisis continuing to have a direct impact on food security. UN humanitarians in Haiti
warned that it would likely continue to hurt vulnerable people in the highly import-dependent island nation. Mr. Honnorat reminded that 70 per cent of goods in Haiti’s stores are imported, and said the food insecurity “situation can only worsen if we don’t support Haiti”. “This is also fueling insecurity, migration and sexual exploitation”, he added, calling for more international support. “It’s everything about those coping mechanisms that the population has to go for. And it’s different, they have to change their diet, they have to reduce their meals; but it also brings them to
violence, it also leads some of them to prostitution”, Mr. Honnorat explained.
flood, as well as around 1,000 ready-to-eat meals in five days across six shelters.
PRICES RISING WITH INFLATION Detailing the situation in Haiti, Patrick David, Senior Programme Manager at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), also briefing from Port-au-Prince, spoke further on the Ukraine crisis’s impact in perpetuating food insecurity. “Haiti imports lots of food and fertilizers and the increase of prices in these products will contribute even more to inflation, which is already high in the country”, Mr. David said. Mr. Honnorat added that the wheat that Haiti imports “is mainly coming from Russia and then coming from Canada as well...so if the wheat flour is going up, you will see a problem and the price has already multiplied by five in two years. So, we can only expect that it will multiply again.” The northern region is also reeling from the aftermath of heavy flooding in late January, which resulted in deaths and injury with nearly 3,500 people seeking refuge in temporary shelters. WFP distributed dry rations to 8,000 people impacted by the
EMERGENCY RESPONSE Looking at long term solutions for a country that continues to struggle with multiple crises, WFP said it is strengthening national social protection and food systems by using rights-based transfers, income generation activities and community-level disaster risk reduction solutions. To accelerate the return to school and resumption of school feeding activities in the earthquakeaffected areas, WFP engineers are also in a race against time to rehabilitate schools. ## Limited room for optimism WFP reported an improvement in areas in the south of Haiti, attributed to continued food assistance following last year’s major earthquake. In its aftermath nearly a million people were left severely food insecure in the affected areas. The UN emergency food agency has reached more than 355,000 beneficiaries with food and cash assistance worth US$ 8.2 million. However, it warned the situation has deteriorated in other areas in the south where the emergency response has been limited.
Bahamas: Royals ‘must reckon’ with reparations THE Bahamas National Reparations Committee said the British Royal Family must reckon with its devastating legacy of slavery, death and colonisation not be treated with a trip funded in part by Bahamian taxpayers. Local critics have joined their counterparts in Jamaica and elsewhere in emphasising the complicated legacy of the British monarchy as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tour Caribbean countries this month. Prince William and Kate Middleton were expected to arrive in the country on Thursday and remain there until Saturday to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. This comes as members of the local Rastafarian community plan to protest the trip on Thursday over reparations. Meanwhile, the reparations committee said in a statement: “There is no doubt that the organising committee (has) done a stellar job in accommodating the British Royal Family, and by many standards this trip to accommodate the Royal Family will be seen as a resounding success. “However, once William and
Kate have passed over the newly paved roads, driven by the freshly painted walls, and waved to the schoolchildren who have been pulled out of their classes to stand and watch them go by, what will the Bahamian people be left with?” The reparations committee was formed in 2013 in accordance with the CARICOM reparations committee. The body advocates for reparations from former colonial powers. The committee chair, Dr Niambi Hall Campbell-Dean, met Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell in February to update him on its work. Mr Mitchell said reparations are important for the country. This week, the committee said the first point of the CARICOM commission’s ten-point reparations plan is for European governments to give a full and formal apology for their “crimes against humanity”. “The Duke and Duchess may not be compelled to make such a declaration during their visit to our shores. They may not be able at this time to speak on behalf of the Queen and their government at this time. However, they can no longer ignore the devastation of their
Britain’s Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, pictured last Thursday ahead of the couple’s tour of Central America and the Caribbean, including Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas. heritage. They and their family of Royals and their government must acknowledge that their diverse economy was built on the backs of our ancestors. And then, they must pay,” the committee said. “We, the members of the Bahamas National Reparations Committee (BNRC), recognise
that the people of The Bahamas have been left holding the bag for much of the cost of this extravagant trip. Why are we footing the bill for the benefit of a regime whose rise to ‘greatness’ was fueled by the extinction, enslavement, colonisation, and degradation of the people of this land? Why are
we being made to pay again?” Villagers in Belize opposed the visit of the Royals earlier this week. In Jamaica yesterday, some people protested the Royal couple’s trip. Over the weekend, the committee responsible for planning the Royals’ trip said their arrival will boost exposure to key local issues and will be an opportunity for the country to change the way it is viewed internationally. However, the local reparations committee said yesterday: “This visit commemorates 70 years since Queen Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne of imperialism - more years than The Bahamas has been a sovereign nation. The BNRC asserts that we as Bahamians must have a clear understanding of what this trip truly means. We are not beholden to the British monarchy in any way and we do not owe them a debt of gratitude for anything - not for our culture, religion, or system of governance. Instead, the monarchy has looted and pillaged our land and our people for centuries, leaving us struggling with under-development, left to pick up the pieces.
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Madeleine Albright: First female US secretary of state dies MADELEINE Albright, a Czech immigrant who went on to become the first female secretary of state in US history, has died aged 84. A long-time foreign policy veteran, Albright became America’s top diplomat in 1997 during the Clinton government. Often hailed as “a champion of democracy”, Albright was instrumental in efforts to end ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. Her death from cancer was confirmed by her family in a statement. “She was surrounded by family and friends,” the statement said. “We lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend”. Among those to pay tribute to her after the announcement of her death were former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, who later followed in her footsteps as Secretary of State. “Few leaders have been so perfectly suited for the times in which they served,” the Clintons said. “Because she knew first-hand that America’s policy decisions had the power to make a difference in people’s lives around the world, she saw her jobs as both an obligation and an opportunity.” Nato’s current Secretary
Often hailed as “a champion of democracy”, Albright was instrumental in efforts to end ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. General, Jens Stoltenberg, said after the announcement that Albright “was a force for freedom” and an “outspoken champion of Nato”. Former US President George W Bush said that Albright “understood first-hand the importance of free societies for peace in our world”. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss tweeted that the world “needs to stand by” Albright’s values “more
than ever”. Born Marie Jana Korbelova in Prague in 1937 - in what was then Czechoslovakia - Albright was the daughter of a Czechoslovak diplomat who was forced into exile after the occupation of his country by Nazi Germany in 1939. She moved to the United States in 1948, the same year her family applied for political asylum, arguing that they were unable to
return home as opponents of their country’s communist regime. She became a US citizen in 1957. Albright went on to work at the White House during the Jimmy Carter administration and later as foreign policy adviser to a number of vice-presidential and presidential candidates. Soon after Bill Clinton was inaugurated in 1993, Albright was appointed ambassador to the United Nations - her first diplomatic posting. In 1997, she became secretary of state, overcoming opposition from what some later termed the “anything but Albright” faction of the White House. She became most famous during this time for her efforts to push the Clinton administration to intervene to stop ethnic cleansing in Kosovo being carried out by the Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic. Some critics termed the subsequent Nato bombing campaign “Albright’s War”. “I take full responsibility... for believing it was essential for us not to stand by and watch what Milosevic was planning to do,” she said at the time. “We cannot watch crimes against humanity.” Kosovo eventually declared its independence from Serbia in
2008, nine years after the allied intervention. Its President, Vjosa Osmani, said on Wednesday the country had lost an “invaluable friend”, adding that Albright’s “contribution to our freedom and democracy will never be forgotten”. In 2012, then-President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest award available to a civilian - for her work in the Balkans. Paying tribute on Wednesday, Mr Obama lauded her “trailblazing career”. Just a month ago, on the eve of the invasion of Ukraine, Albright stepped back into the public spotlight with a New York Times editorial taking aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom she first met soon after he took office in 2000. “Ukraine is entitled to its sovereignty, no matter who its neighbours happen to be. In the modern era, great countries accept that, and so must Mr Putin,” she wrote. “This is the message undergirding recent Western diplomacy. “It defines the difference between a world governed by the rule of law and one answerable to no rules at all.” (BBC)
Ukraine war: Ukrainian fightback gains ground UKRAINIAN troops are counterattacking Russian forces in some areas of the country, with reports that they have gained ground near the capital, Kyiv. Local authorities in the town of Makariv, west of Kyiv, said Ukrainian flags were flying there once more. A US defence spokesman said Ukrainians were also reversing momentum in some parts of the south. In the small southern town of Voznesensk, Russian forces were pushed back and an armoured convoy destroyed. And in Kherson, close to the Crimean peninsula and the first city to fall to Russia, Ukrainian forces are also trying to recapture territory. A UK defence analyst told the BBC the fightback could force Moscow to change its tactics. However, the latest assessment from the UK Ministry of Defence says Russian troops in Ukraine are
moving in from the north and south to “envelop Ukrainian forces in the east of the country”. The note says “Russian forces are likely reorganising before resuming large-scale offensive operations”. Russian forces are also continuing to bombard the southern port city of Mariupol, although the port area itself is said to have suffered relatively little damage. Justin Bronk, from the UK defence and security think tank the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi), said the Ukrainian pushback came as the Russians were trying to compensate for their lack of progress so far. “The Russians have quite visibly failed to take the whole of Ukraine across multiple positions of advance,” he told the BBC. “So now they are trying to pull their resources back and consolidate them and concentrate them on one push at a time - in particular around Mariupol and the
Ukrainians continues to defend their country. south.” He said that if the Russians took Mariupol, which has been besieged for weeks and is low on supplies, then they might look to redistribute troops and ammunition, first to Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region and then perhaps to the north-eastern city
of Kharkiv. But as Ukraine pushes Russian troops back around Irpin, about 20km (12 miles) from Kyiv, and other suburbs along with Makariv, it could hamper Moscow’s plans to capture the capital, he added. “Essentially, what [Ukrainian forces] are trying to do is cut off
an entire side of the attempted encirclement of Kyiv, which would force the Russians to either try to break north and abandon those positions, or for Russia to reroute significant combat power to try to break through and release their own forces there.” (BBC)
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Australian megachurch founder steps down amid allegations of misconduct BRIAN Houston, the founder of Australian megachurch Hillsong, stepped down from his role as global senior pastor amid an internal investigation into allegations of misconduct towards two women, the church announced on Wednesday. “We would like to advise you that Pastor Brian Houston has resigned as Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church, and the board has accepted his resignation,” the church said in a statement. “We acknowledge that change is needed. We have committed to an independent review of our governance structure and processes,” it continued. On Friday, Hillsong issued its first statement on the matter, saying the founder had “breached” the church’s “Pastor’s Code of Conduct” following an investigation into harassment complaints from two women. The first incident occurred “approximately a decade ago” according to the church and “involved “inappropriate text messages from Pastor Brian to a member of staff, which subsequently resulted in the staff member resigning.” Hillsong claimed that at the time of the incident Houston was “under the influence of sleeping tablets, upon which he had developed a
Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston speaks on stage during the Hillsong Atlanta grand opening at Hillsong Atlanta on June 06, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. dependence.” “He immediately apologised to the person. We also worked closely with Pastor Brian to ensure he received professional help to eliminate his dependency on this medication, and this was achieved successfully,” Hillsong’s statement said.
According to Hillsong’s Global Board the second complaint was received in 2019 when Houston entered a woman’s hotel room after a Hillsong conference. “It was found that Pastor Brian became disoriented after a session at the Hillsong Conference, following the consumption of
anti-anxiety medication beyond the prescribed dose, mixed with alcohol. This resulted in him knocking on the door of a hotel room that was not his, entering this room and spending time with the female occupant,” the church said. “Although all parts of the complaint were unable to be sustained, important elements of the complaint were sustained and the conduct was of serious concern,” the statement continued. In a video conference shared with the Australian media, Houston’s interim replacement Phil Dooley said the church didn’t know whether the incident had involved any “sexual activity.” CNN has not been able to independently verify the video. “The truth is we don’t know what happened next. The woman has not said there was any sexual activity. Brian has said there was no sexual activity, but he was in the room for 40 minutes,” Dooley said. Hillsong’s public relations team did not comment further on Houston’s resignation when contacted by CNN. Houston had already temporarily stepped aside as Hillsong’s Global Pastor in January of this year, to “vigorously defend” against charges that he allegedly concealed the sex abuse of a young man in the 1970s.
Houston was charged last August with concealing child sex abuse by his late father, Frank Houston, an allegation he strenuously denied. Australian authorities said last year that Houston allegedly knew information relating to the sexual abuse of a young male in the 1970s and failed to bring it to the attention of police. Houston is one of the most influential religious figures in Australia and a friend of Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who regularly attends the Hillsong national conference, and gave the opening address at the event in 2019. In December of 2019, Houston was invited to a faith briefing with religious leaders at the White House, where he prayed for thenPresident Donald Trump in the cabinet room. Hillsong was founded in 1983 by Brian Houston and his wife Bobbie in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Today, it operates churches in thirty countries -including the US -- and markets itself as a “contemporary Christian” place of worship. It is known globally for its record label Hillsong Music, which produces Christian pop-rock with groups including Hillsong Young & Free, Hillsong Worship and Hillsong United. (CNN)
Nicaraguan ambassador turns on own government A TOP Nicaraguan official condemned President Daniel Ortega’s government on Wednesday, calling it a “dictatorship” that is stifling civil and political freedoms in the Central American nation. Speaking in a video address to the Organization of American States (OAS), Nicaragua’s Ambassador to the OAS Arturo McFields said, “I speak for more than 177 political prisoners and more than 350 people who have lost their lives in my country since 2018.” “Denouncing my country’s dictatorship isn’t easy, but remaining silent and defending the indefensible is impossible,” he said. McFields, who took office in November 2021, said he was speaking out despite being afraid. “I must speak although my future and that of my family is uncertain,” he said. “Since 2018, Nicaragua has become the only country in Central America that has no print newspapers. There’s no freedom to publish a simple tweet, [of
posting] a simple comment on social media. There are no human rights organizations... They’ve all been closed, expelled, or shuttered. There are no independent political parties, there are no credible elections, no separation of powers.” CNN was unable to reach the Nicaraguan government for comment. However, Nicaraguan state media posted a letter to Twitter saying that McFields does not represent Ortega’s government and that the country’s ambassador to the OAS is Francisco Campbell Hooker, who has been “duly accredited.” CNN has reached out to the OAS for comment. Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans have fled their homeland to avoid persecution since 2018, when Ortega’s government cracked down on widespread anti-regime protests, killing hundreds of people, injuring thousands and arbitrarily detaining many, according to Human Rights Watch. Ortega claimed a fifth term as president last November. In June
Daniel Ortega was described as a “dictatorship” by his ambassador. 2021, his government began using a vague national security law as justification to lock up opposition presidential candidates, opposition leaders, journalists, human rights
activists and others ahead of the November election. At least 40 opposition figures have been found guilty of conspiring to undermine national
integrity and financial crimes, CNN reported on Tuesday. This includes former presidential candidate Cristiana Chamorro Barrios, who was sentenced on Monday to eight years imprisonment for financial crimes, according to a Nicaraguan human rights nongovernmental organization. As he approached the end of his address, McFields said he was hopeful because people inside and outside of the government “are tired of the dictatorship and of its actions.” “People can be deceived for some time but not all the time,” McFields said. “God sometimes takes his time. But never, Mr President, God never forgets.” In a tweet, OAS President Luis Almagro said he valued McFields’ courage. “This is the ethically correct position,” Almagro said. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also applauded the ambassador’s comments, saying in a tweet, “We commend Amb. McFields’ courage in giving voice to the millions of fellow Nicaraguans hoping for a return to democracy.” (CNN)
22 CLASSIFIEDS ABEL CHARLES JOSEPH Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.50 Hourly
CONTACT: 344-3323
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B & M CONSTRUCTION
BELLA ROSE
#1 PROVO STORAGE, COOPER JACK ROAD Is seeking to employ a
Unit # 6 Kishco Plaza, opp Scotia Bank, Leeward Highway, Provo TCI Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER
NAIL TECHNICIAN
Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, layout tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site. Salary: $7 hourly
CONTACT: 242-3256
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
CONTACT: 649-247-4090
BLUE HILLS EVENTS Before Froggies, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER
Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $7.00 Hourly
CONTACT: 244-2223
BLUE WATER MANAGEMENT LTD
BRUTUS LANDSCAPING
HOUSEKEEPER / ROOM ATTENDANT
CLEANER
Coral Gardens, The Bight Is seeking to employ a
Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing. Ensuring all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards. Salary: $6.25 hourly
CONTACT: 432-1480
61 Sisal Street, Long Bay Rd., Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a
Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $6.25 Hourly CONTACT: 649-243-6653
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29437
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29417
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29440
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29422
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29452
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29448
DE PATRONES BAR AND GRILL
E.L CONSTRUCTION
FLOYD A. BETHEL
R & M APARTMENT
GRACE VARIETY STORE
J&S CONTRACTING
STORE CLEANER
CARPENTER
Behind The Ball Park, Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
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. Salary: $6.25 Hourly
Behind Mara, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
MASON
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: $10.00 Hourly
CONTACT: 331-7203
Bryan Cox Yard, Five Cays 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: $6.25 Hourly
CONTACT: 246-5593
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29412
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29429
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29446
JEAN CLAUDE TIRESIAS
JHERRY SEIDE
JOCELIN JEAN LOUIS
CONTACT: 649-346-1125
Blue Hills, Ralph Cl. Is seeking to employ a
TRADESMAN A skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession. Salary: $6.25 Hourly
Rigby Hill, Five Cays 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: 347-9401
Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
MAINTENANCE WORKER
Needed for inspections, preventive maintenance, repairs, and routine inspections of building infrastructure, including walls, ceilings, doors, windows, hardware, and roof, cleaning and care of floors, walls, bathrooms, etc.). $8-13 per hour.
CELL # 2316858
CONTACT: 341-5647
KAREN COX
LANDSCAPE TCI LTD.
LEVELT JULIEN
Five Cays Is seeking to employ a
Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
LANDSCAPER
LABOURER
29426
DOMESTIC WORKER
Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work To work 5 days per week Salary: $6.25 per hour
CONTACT: 242-6174
29443
Mow lawn using a lawnmower or hand. Cut lawn using hand, power or riding mower and trim and edge around walks, flowerbeds, and walls. Planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes. Salary: $8.00 Hourly
CONTACT: 332-5246
CONTACT: 245-3160
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29414
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29441
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29416
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29418
MAGIC UPHOLSTERING SHOP
MARILYN WILLIAMS
Grants Plaza Down Town #4 Is seeking to employ a
North School, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
MIRACLE WORKERS
PATRICK HARVEY Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
Parker Ave, Phase 1, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
UPHOLSTERER
DOMESTIC WORKERS
CLEANER
DOMESTIC WORKER
Fixing, chair and sofa bed. Salary: $7.00 Hourly CONTACT: 342-5450
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29455
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
Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $6.25 Hourly
CONTACT: 348-1774
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29421
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29453
CONTACT: 232-9700
CONTACT: 344-0648
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29433
LABOURER
Leeward Highway, Long Bay Is seeking to employ a
Follow blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of clients. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. Salary: $9.00 Hourly
RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.
SCHOOL HILL, FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a
CONTACT: 343-8180
Clean the store every morning, upheld safe and clean working environment, clean customers bathroom, replace tissue, remove trash from the store and bathroom, assisting owner when needed. Salary starts at $6.25 per hour.
Airport Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Belongers are encouraged to apply. Monday to Saturday, weekend and holidays.
Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a
Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $7.50 Hourly
Front Road, Blue Hills Providenciales 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. To work 6 days a week. Salary: $6.25 hourly
CONTACT: 247-0097
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29449
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: 331-0091
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29431
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29454
PPML
RICARDO MISSICK
LABOURER/MAINTENANCE
CLEANER
To assist construction and maintenance company with general labour. Knowledge and proficiency of power tools. Experience in a general aspects of basic trades, to be knowledgeable and helpful. Salary: $7.50 hourly
CONTACT: 432-6611
EMAIL: PPMLTCI@GMAIL.COM Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29419
Long Bay Is seeking to employ a
Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $6.50 Hourly
CONTACT: 331-7513
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29432
March 26 - April 1, 2022
SHERON STURRUP
SAMMY’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
SANDY LIGHTBOURNE Wheeland, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
LIGHTHOUSE ROAD GRAND TURK, TCI Is seeking to employ a
COOK
DOMESTIC WORKER
DOMESTIC WORKER
Long Bay Is seeking to employ a
Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. Salary: $8.00 Hourly
CONTACT: 341-0900
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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: 332-6963
SPEND WISE VARIETY STORE Kew Town Is seeking to employ a
General Domestic Cleaning And Tidying. Mopping Floors And Other Surface. Dusting And Polishing Furniture. Cleaning Bathrooms, Toilets, Kitchen, Living Room and Bedrooms. Laundering Sheets, Towels, Personal Clothing And Ironing To Work 3 Days Per Week Salary: $6:50 Per Hour
CONTACT: 243-0313
CLEANER Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $7.00 Hourly
CONTACT: 348-2026
SUN AND SEA PROPERTY SERVICES
SUNSHINE TRUCKING
MAINTENANCE
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. $450.00 Weekly
Sams Building, Downtown Is seeking to employ a
Repairs, plumbing, drywall. Salary: $10 hourly
CONTACT: 232-2001
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29435
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder. 29442
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29439
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29451
T&C SECRETARIAL SERVICES
PIYAY VARIETY STORE
TABOO’S 24 HR BAR & RESTAURANT
TERRENCE HIBBERT
Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a
North Creek, Grand Turk Aprt#5 nb 123 Is seeking to employ a
THREE K’S HANDYMAN SERVICE
COOK
BABYSITTER
LITTLE ANGELS DAYCARE 3 BABYSITTERS - $10.00 Hourly Ensuring a safe environment, preparing meals, bathing and dressing children and housework. GEORGINA CASTILLO JOURNEYMAN - $10.00 Hourly Must have various skills. SAMUEL OWUSSY MAINTENANCE MAN - $10.00 Hourly Maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. P AND K SPENDLESS TRADESMAN - $10.00 Hourly Skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession.
CONTACT: 649-331-2251 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY
29361
VINCE PM CONSTRUCTION Bay Road, Church Ave. 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: $7.00 Hourly CONTACT: 649-243-5137 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29434
Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a
PURCHASER
Down Town Is seeking to employ a
MAINTENANCE
Responsible for purchasing products, materials, and services. Duties include assessing the market, ordering new products, and keeping accurate records. Salary: $8.00 Hourly
Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. Salary: $7.00 Hourly
Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary. Salary: $300.00 Weekly
Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, heating, and air conditioning system. Salary: $400.00 Weekly
CONTACT: 343-2348
CONTACT: 241-7216
CONTACT: 1-649-332-9532
CONTACT: 348-5661
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29611
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29415
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29436
MRVL SPA One Season Plaza, Grace Bay Road, 649-246-3031
TO TEACH MATHEMATICS, BUSINESS/ECONOMICS, ART & DESIGN, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT IGCSE AND ADVANCED LEVEL.
Salary starts at $3,500 and is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
CV, letter of application and names of 2 referees to be sent in writing to: The Principal,
British West Indies Collegiate PO Box 338, Providenciales or Email: principal@bwic.tc SUITABLE CANDIDATES WILL BE CALLED FOR INTERVIEW.
WORK PERMIT HOLDERS
NOTICE THE RIGHTFUL OWNERER IS HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE TO SETTLE OUTSTANDING ACCOUNT REGARDING THEIR BOAT STORAGE AT EXPRESS EQUIPMENT BY THE END OF THIS MONTH OR BOAT WILL BE SOLD TO COVER EXPENSES. BONNER 31 OPEN FISH JOHN DEERE DIESEL ENGINE.
29450
TOUR MANAGER $4,000.00 monthly Ensure all parts of the tour are operation effectively in terms of staff and equipment. TREATMENT SPECIALIST $1,600.00 monthly Providing facials and body treatment.
29444
SPA MANAGER $5,000.00 monthly Oversee spa operation and employees LEAD FACIALIST $5,000.00 monthly Consulting the clients to assess their requirement, assist them to select appropriate treatments ALICE KITCHEN S. Dock Rd. Providenciales aandltrucking28@gmail.com KITCHEN HELPER - $6.25p/h clean kitchen areas and wash dishes.
BELONGER ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THESE POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT
Responsible for transporting either cargo or passenger safely from one location to another. $450.00 Weekly
CONTACT: 331-8154
BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 29430
TREE OF LIFE CHURCH OF GOD Rigby Hill, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a
CLEANER
Cleaning of the bathroom, floor, office and the picking up of all trash outside. Salary: $6.25 Hourly
CONTACT: 344-5950
Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29420
BAY BISTRO RESTAURANT
ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT
GRADUATE TEACHERS
Suitable candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree and teaching qualifications, a minimum of five (5) years experience teaching the British National Curriculum and Cambridge International Examination syllabi.
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29413
WARD’S CONSULTANCY
REQUIRED FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023
2 MECHANICS
1 DRIVER
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29438
Wilson Circle, Blue Hills Acting on behalf of
Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
29613
#2 Princess Drive, Grace Bay, Providenciales (2) KITCHEN HELPERS Helping with the preparation of food for services. (Work Permit Renewal)
RONAL SAINVILUS
#28 Five Cays, Providenciales JOURNEYMAN A skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession. (New Permit) EMAIL APPLICATIONS TO BASSET_27@HOTMAIL.COM $6.25-$8.00 HOURLY WORK PERMIT RENEWAL
CONTACT: 1-649-242-8792 FOR FURTHER DETAILS BELONGER ONLY APPLY 29482
G&P CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.
SHA CONSTRUCTION, MAID TO CLEAN, NEWTECH CONSTRUCTION, SIESTA
COMPANY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR
CARPENTERS, WELDERS, MASONS, PLUMBERS, TILE LAYERS, LABOURERS, FABRIC, PAINTERS, TRADEMAN, STEELMAN, CARPETLAYER, STONES FABRICATORS, CLEANERS, COOK, TECHNICIAN, MAINTENANCE WORKER.
Is looking to hire a
The Applicant should ideally have some experience of company administration, and familiarity in dealing with the Financial Services Commission, the KRegistry, and Viewpoint software. The Applicant should have a minimum of a High School Diploma, an ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally written, and computer skills (Microsoft Office - Outlook, Word, Excel & Power point, and ideally Viewpoint). The position offers opportunity for training, professional development, and promotion within GPCSL as part of the growing G&P Group Compensation – Based on experience PLEASE APPLY BY EMAIL WITH A CV TO MILLICENT GRANT AT MG@GANDPCSL.COM 29425
#03 SHRUB CL, BLUE HILLS. Cell: 231-6858 looking for:
Must be able to read and understand building drawings; layout and erect brick wall, concrete columns, beams, support concrete staircases; concrete floor rending, layout and build driveways, deck floors, swimming pool, cistern, competent with masonry tool and working knowledge of imperial and metric measurement. Perform maintenance and minors repairs( replacing broken switches, fixing doors handles, minor leaks, cut and polish rocks, install, measure, cut and shape. Salaries Started @$8-$13 Per Hr. Work 5-6 Days A Week. QUALIFIED BELONGER CANDIDATES SHOULD SEND THEIR APPLICATION. EMAIL: SHA.GROUP.CO@GMAIL.COM 29427
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CRAVE TCI #320 BLUE WATER VILLA 15 PRIVATE CHEFS JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES ARE AS FOLLOWS, AND YOU ARE EXPECTED TO: • Communicating with Guest Daily Meal Plan • Managing food production for social/religious guest. • Creating fresh seasonal meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) on Villa Guest Request • Additional duties and responsibilities as needed and upon request • 6 Day working schedule • Your job description or duties may be changed, amended or increased or you may be assigned new duties from time to time as your employer’s requirements dictate. • salary $4,200.00 monthly
DOMESTIC WORKER • Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels, and personal clothing and other house work. Salary: $7 hourly
BUTLER We are searching for a butler to take over the day-to-day management and running of our property. In this role, you will be charged with household upkeep, supervision of staff, and hosting of guests. You will also manage budgeting, the hiring and dismissal of staff, and ensuring the pristine maintenance and running of the household. To ensure success as a butler, you should remain professional and attentive to detail in matters regarding household management. A top-notch butler will have a thorough understanding of hospitality protocols, and will exhibit knowledge on a wide range of topics related to dining, event planning, valeting, and household management.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Ensuring that cleaning and household chores are completed. • Answering telephonic and written communications on behalf of the employer. • Greeting guests in a professional manner upon their arrival. • Sourcing and training new staff, preparing and communicating staff schedules, and running payroll. • Coordinating the maintenance and preservation of the estate's artworks, antiques, and silverware. • Assisting with the management of important assets, including wines, cigars, books, and automobiles. • Overseeing monthly budgeting and security, as well as household inventories for the property. • Assisting the employer and other household staff with the planning of events. • Overseeing the smooth running of hosted events, parties, and dinners. • Performing all duties and obligations with decorum, tact, and unwavering professionalism.
REQUIREMENTS:
• A high-school diploma or GED qualification. • An indication of relevant learning or training, such as a diploma in hospitality, catering, or culinary arts. • An apprenticeship with a butler or experience as a footman or under footman. • Knowledge about wines, cookery, and dining protocols. • Proficiency in planning, purchasing, and maintaining supplies and inventories. • Impeccable organizational and planning skills. • The ability to delegate activities and manage others. • Attention to detail and the ability to multitask. • Outstanding client-relations skills and professionalism. Salary: $2000 monthly
CONTACT: 649-241-3057
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board WORK PERMIT RENEWALS 29506
SARAH WILSON The Quarry, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
CARETAKER
Duties: To care for an elderly. Person must be willing to work long Hours including Saturdays and Holidays. Applicant must be kind and gentle, honest and reliable. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.
CONTACT: 344-0851 Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Employment Services Office.A work permit holder currently holds this position.
29626
PROVO’S QUALITY BUILDERS
MARC S. SALOMON
CARPENTER
DOMESTIC WORKER
Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
Duties: To Install Structures and fixtures, Doors, Windows, install roofing System and must be able to use electrical tools. Salary: $8.00 per hour
CONTACT: 347-8000
Middle Street, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Duties: Regular Cleaning, mopping sweeping, and dusting and any other chores as needed. SALARY: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 347-9595
Belongers are asked to send a copy of their resume to The Labour Board. This position is Currently held by work permit holder. 29620
Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. ThIs is A first time work permit application. 29621
Waterloo Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Front Street, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
E9 TAKE OUT
CYNARA JOHN
LABOURER
MAINTENANCE MAN
DOMESTIC WORKER
ERIC SKIPPINGS
Duties: To clean and maintain premises By removing all trash and debris inside And outside at job sites and assist skill workers and any other duties as may be necessary. SALARY: $7.50 per hour
CONTACT: 247-2025
Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held By a work permit holder.
29625
Duties: To fix, maintain Building problems and yard. Maintenance as necessary. SALARY: $7.50 per hour
CONTACT: 94602981
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their Resume to the Employment Services Office. This position Is currently held by a work Permit holder. 29627
East Suburbs, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Duties: Regular Cleaning, mopping sweeping, and dusting and any other chores as needed. SALARY: $6.50 per hour CONTACT: 232-4251
Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. ThIs Position is currently held by A work permit holder. 29622
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!
THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY • Associate Attorney required for busy law firm in Providenciales. The successful candidate should have reasonable experience in the following areas; • Residential and commercial conveyancing, including leases • Property Development • Contract drafting and negotiation • Probate, administration of estates and Trusts. • The successful candidate should be an admitted member of the Bar of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Applicant should have good communication skills, an ability to work under minimal supervision, the ability to fit into a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment and a drive to improve. Absolute preference will be given to holders of Islander status in the Turks & Caicos Islands. Salary commensurate with qualifications, experience and earning capacity.
SUBMIT RESUME BY E-MAIL ONLY TO TCIATTORNEY@GMAIL.COM.
29456
March 26 - April 1, 2022
THE SOURCE LTD
NATASHA’S CONSULTANCY
203W Venture House, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
Acting on behalf of
C&S PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
LABORER-CLEANER, MAINTENANCE MAN
• • • • •
A Laborer-cleaner and a Maintenance man is needed to work along with our maintenance team. Duties include but are not limited to: basic maintenance Cleaning the outside of the villa and • Must be able to repair leaks, fill in gaps property as required on walls Collect and dispose of garbage and debris • Floor repairs and upkeep including removing leaves • Must be willing to take instructions and Assist with carrying watersports work along with the team equipment to and from the beach • Must have a clean police record Set up/disassemble equipment as • Compensation for these position starts at necessary $6.25 per hour. Assist with trim carpentry and perform
THESE ADVERTS ARE FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL RESUME’S TO HR@THESOURCE.TC. RONALDSON FRANCOIS Glad Shark, Stingray St. Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.25 Hourly
CONTACT: 649-343-2764 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29604
GREEN DIAMOND SALON & BAR Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
HAIRSTYLIST NAIL TECHNICIAN RECEPTIONIST BARTENDER WAITRESS Duties: As befitting the job. Salary: $7.50 per hour.
CONTACT: 231-5562
ROLSON LACOSSADE Snake Hill # 12, Millennium Highway Is seeking to employ a
LIVE IN NANNY Caring for my children, prepare their meal, wash their clothes, monitor them, washing, ironing, folding clothes, cooking and cleaning the house.
CONTACT: 342-2707 BELONGERS ONLY
29630
FREDELINE WELLINGTON Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER
FASHION TOO
Unit #2 Alice & Alice Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a
CLEANER
Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $6.25 hourly
CONTACT: 342-6745
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29582
FRANKLYN MISICK Church Folly, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER
Duties: Regular Cleaning, mopping sweeping, and dusting and any other Chores as needed. SALARY: $6.50 per hour
Duties: To clean and maintain premises By removing all trash and debris inside And outside at job sites and assist skill workers and any other duties as may be necessary. SALARY: $7.50 per hour
CONTACT: 342-8357
CONTACT: 232-0045
Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. ThIs a First time work permit application. 29623
Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held By a work permit holder.
CHRISTOPHER & REBECCA DAVIES
TCI TECHNICAL CENTER
T&C SECRETARIAL SERVICES
2 TRADESMEN
CLAYTON THOMAS TRADESMAN $10.00 Hourly Skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession.
Leeward, Providenciales Tel: 941-8743 NANNY - Salary $450.00 weekly Care for twins, general house chores etc
MARIO CAMPBELL
Leeward Highway, Providenciales Tel: 333-1331 DOMESTIC WORKER $6.25 per hour General house chores etc
GOLDEN PELICAN VILLA
Whitby, North Caicos - Tel: 243-1257 CLEANER - $6.25 per hour Making beds, cleaning, folding linens etc POSITIONS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND RESUME TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT 29597
Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a
A skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession. Salary: $10.00 Hourly CONTACT: 343-2348
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29612
29624
Wilson Circle, Blue Hills Acting on behalf of
REGINALD STUBBS JOURNEYMAN $10.00 Hourly Must have various skills. LE COMPTON FRANCOIS COOK $10.00 Hourly Setting up workstations with all needed cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.
CONTACT: 649-331-2251
Belongers are to apply to the Labour Board 29581
Guests office person, and emails.
TOUR REPRESENTATIVE
Blue Hills - 231-7363
PERSONAL CHEF
- $10.00 Hourly Setting up needed cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking. Cooking in various utensils or grillers. SALE AGENT - $10.00 Hourly Present, promote and sell products/services. Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
RECEPTIONIST
- $10.00 Hourly Answers telephone calls, Assist
- $10.00 Hourly Planning and selling transportations, accommodations, insurance and other travel services.
MY TIME TOURS Long Bay - 246-8463
BOOKKEEPING CLERK
PAINTER - $10.00 Hourly
Apply paints, and coatings to walls, new buildings, and other structural surfaces.
DRYWALL FINISHER
- $10.00 Hourly Responsible for installing wallboards to ceilings or to interior walls of buildings and applying plaster.
ERODE VARIETY STORE
- $10.00 Hourly Responsible for maintaining an organization’s key accounting records etc.
Five Cays Road - 343-6204
BOOKKEEPING CLERK
- $10.00 Hourly Responsible for maintaining an organization’s key accounting records etc.
LOGWOOD CONTRACTORS Long Bay - 241-1072
BELONGERS ONLY APPLY.
29511
Belongers are asked to send A copy of their resume to The Labour Board. These positions are Currently held by a work permit Holders.
29619
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GOOD QUALITY STORE
GT PETRO
Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
East Suburbs , Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
PURCHASER
LABOURER
Responsible for purchasing products, materials and services. Basic Salary: $7.50 hourly CONTACT: (649) 247-1776 Belongers are encouraged to submit their resume to the Labour Board. This post is for work permit holder 29585
Duties: To clean and maintain premises by removing all trash and debris inside and outside at job sites, assist skill workers and any other duties as may be necessary. Salary: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 231-4445 BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD.
29607
29615
K&A STRUCTURAL STEEL Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
• • • • •
STEEL ERECTOR
Reviewing technical plans. Planning project assembly. Cutting and shaping steel. Installing and fixing steel. $9.00 Hourly
TRADE MAN
• Ensure measurement is correct. • Build structures and frame work. • Utilize wood; metal install cabinets shelves install molding. • $9.00 Hourly
CONTACT: 649-242-8346 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29598
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!
THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS ALIVE AND WELL RESORTS
NOW HIRING GARDENERS
Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Agriculture Technology. Has experience with propagating, planting of all landscape stock, perform regular scheduled maintenance of all flora and fauna, application all fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides, trimming, weeding and pruning; be knowledgeable with all types of local and imported flora and fauna to provide guests with tours of the gardens. Must be proficient in speaking English. Salary: $6.50/hour - $6.75/hour.
GROUND MAINTENANCE KEEPER
Applicant must be pleasant and have good working comprehension of the English language. Must have basic understanding of grounds keeping and native vegetation. Performs custodial duties such as sweeping, raking of grounds, garbage removal, and ensures ground are up to resort standards. Willingness to work long hours; evenings, weekends and holidays. Must have experience working in a luxury resort property. Salary from $6.50/hour. Work permit holders currently hold these positions.
31 DOWNWIND STREET, PROVIDENCIALES, TEL: (649) 941-3121 COPIES OF RESUMES CAN BE SENT TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY. DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS: APRIL 4TH, 2022 ALL RESUMES CAN BE EMAILED OR DELIVERED TO: HR@ALIVEANDWELLRESORTS.COM 29473
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TOMLINSON SKIPPINGS
THE HEALING MEDICAL CENTER
Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Downtown, Providenciales Is looking for:
LABORATORY ASSISTANT
SAFETY & FIRE OFFICER
To prepare samples for testing using various laboratory equipment. Maintain all laboratory records. Comply with the correct procedures, policies, and health and safety regulations. Conduct laboratory tests, analyze results, and document your findings. CONTACT: 231-6858
March 26 - April 1, 2022
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
PLUMBER
Inspect premises and the work of personnel to identify issues or nonconformity. Oversee installations, maintenance, disposal of substances etc. Stop any unsafe acts or processes that seem dangerous or unhealthy. SALARY BASE ON EXPERIENCE. FLEXIBLE WORKER INCLUDE WEEKEND, HOLIDAYS ECT...
BELONGER IS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
29428
Duties: Read blueprints. Install, fit cut Plumbing pipes. Must be willing to work Six days a week. Salary: $7.50 per hour.
CONTACT: 231-6584
Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. ThIs position is currently held by a work permit holder. 29501
RAYMOND SIMMONS
QUIDNI GROUP
LABOURER
VIDEO PRODUCTION
Moore’s Alley, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Duties: To clean and maintain premises By removing all trash and debris inside And outside at job sites and assist skill workers and any other duties as may be necessary. SALARY: $7.50 per hour
CONTACT: 242-9751
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder. 29497
Leeward, TCI
Responsibilities include capturing and editing video. Must have arts diploma or comparable certification and at least 10 years’ experience. Proficiency in MS Office applications along with Final Cut Pro is required. Equipment required underwater, drone, and DSLR cameras, as well as a computer that is able to render highresolution video. Must have a reliable car. Salary $10.00 hourly. QUALIFIED CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF A RESUME TO JOB2022@QUIDNI.GROUP ALONG WITH A COVER LETTER AND REFERENCES. BELONGERS ONLY APPLY 29457
AL’S HAULING & EQUIPMENT LTD.
BRUNEL HILLAIRE Five Cays Bld. #34 Is seeking to employ a
Providenciales, Blue Hills Bld. #8 Apt 2 Is seeking to employ a
MECHANIC ( RENEWAL )
HOUSEWIFE WORK
DOMESTIC WORKER
#80 Saturn Drive, South Dock Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
AUTO BODY REPAIRMAN ( RENEWAL ) • Repaint and restore heavy equipment including handling, sand blasting equipment, cleaning and any prep work involve in restoration projects • Must be willing to work 6 days per week • Salary: $12.00 per hour
WELDER ( RENEWAL )
• Must be willing to work 6 days per week
in restoring heavy
• Diagnostic Mechanical Repairs maintenance
equipment and mig/tig welding etc.
• Electrical
• Must be willing to work
troubleshooting
on weekends
• Salary: $12.00 per hour
CONTACT: 649-941-4015
• Must have experience
• Salary: $12.00 per hour
EMAIL: ALSHAULING@YAHOO.COM
BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD
LMN 2 GO
29445
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: 344-2557
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29468
CALVIN SIMMONS
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: 341-0126
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29464
Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
MASON
SAI CUBAN CIGARS LTD One season, Grace Bay 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: $8.50 Hourly
Must have at least 3-5 years working experience in cigars industry. Must have knowledge of all cigars to maintain and sell the cigars. Salary $6.25 per hour Monday to Saturday
CONTACT: 346-2537
CONTACT: TRACY PARKER 649-241-5286 OR EMAIL: ACOOLGRAY@HOTMAIL.COM OR CONTACT LABOR DEPARTMENT
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29487
29475
Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary. 6 days a week Salary: $6.25 Hourly
CONTACT: 649-242-6357 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29459
GARDENER
Prospective applicants including Islanders can bring all applications with two letters of recommendation citing relevant experience in the same industry to:
Services by EA located at 65 Beechwood Rd, Grace Bay Village, Providenciales or e-mail to yvonne@eagrouptci.com. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for an interview.
A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION.
EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT
EDDIE NIXON LAPORTE
VARLDYSHA COLLECTION
LABOURER
Acting on behalf of
SALES PERSON
BABYSITTER
Blue Hills Bld. #24 Is seeking to employ a
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGER
DEF CONSTRUCTION
12 Pelican Road, Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
DARYL T. BAXTER #101 Venture House, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a
REQUIREMENTS: • Minimum 5-10 years international experience as a Food and Beverage Manager at a highend hotel/resort. • Experienced event planning in order to promote, market and use social media creatively. • Willing to work irregular, long and late hours; holidays and weekends • Command a broad knowledge of Menu planning; liquor ordering, and inventory control. • Exceptional POS experience is necessary. • Engaging and outgoing personality who enjoys working with the public; • Must have a valid driver’s license; and College level degree in hospitality or tourism • Accreditations: Wine product and service Training and Food Safety and or Menu Training • Salary approximately $800 per week dependent on experience
CONTACT: 649.941.5621
COLEEN CHANG
COMPLEX CENTER 2, LEEWARD HIGHWAY 345-8326 UPHOLSTER-$359 WEEKLY Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs and webbing to repair furniture and frames.
ELIE LANDSCAPING AND CLEANING SERVICES
87 Snake Hills, Blue Hills Millennium Highway 232-7124 TRADEMAN-$350 weekly A skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession. BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 29471
Academy 5, Cheshire Hall Is seeking to employ a
Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $6.50 hourly
CONTACT: 241-5563
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29490
29445
ERNST DESTINE #8301 Steme Run, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER
Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. To work 6 days a week. Salary: $6.25 hourly
CONTACT: 344-5658 OR 345-1852 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29460
Soil cultivation, digging, and forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting. Salary: $6.25 Hourly
CONTACT: 347-8803
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29467
F&A MILL WORK & CONSTRUCTION Five Cays Is seeking to employ a
CARPENTER
Follow blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of clients. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. Salary: $8.50 Hourly
CONTACT: 346-9102
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29489
March 26 - April 1, 2022 F&G OFFICE SUPPLIES PRODUCTS AND REPAIRS Five Cays 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: $7.00 Hourly
FABIEN THOMAS
GEORGE GLINTON
Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER
MECHANIC HELPER
Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $7.50 Hourly
CONTACT: 243-7488
Inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tuneups, oil changes, tire rotation and changes, wheel balancing, replacing filters. Salary: $6.50 Hourly
CONTACT: 344-1567
CONTACT: 346-2537
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29484
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29485
PHILIP CAPRON
REAL CLEAN CAR WASH
#20B Liney Ave, Wheeland 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. To work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.50 hourly
CONTACT: 241-0968
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29469
T&C SECRETARIAL SERVICES Wilson Circle, Blue Hills Acting on behalf of
TC TECHNICAL CENTER TRADESMAN - $10.00 Hourly Skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession. LLOYD HANDFIELD TRADESMAN - $10.00 Hourly Skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession. LUCKSON LOUIS JOURNEYMAN $10.00 Hourly Must have various skills. ESTEL PLUMBING JOURNEYMAN $10 hourly Must have various skills.
CONTACT: 649-331-2251
BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 29423
Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
CAR WASHER Wash inside and outside of vehicles. Salary: $6.25 Hourly CONTACT: 343-3564
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29465
THE HELP DESK
Hemingways's Restaurant 941-8408 The Sands, Grace Bay, Providenciales
KITCHEN HELPER
Salary $6.25 -8.00 per hour Assist kitchen staff, offload delivery truck, takeout garbage etc.
S & G CONTRACTING 11 Macaw Close, Cooper Jack, Telephone: 333-1199
CONSTRUCTION LABOURERS
Salary $6.25 - $7per hour Clean sites, tools, dig trenches etc. POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND RESUME TO LABOUR 29474 DEPARTMENT
DOMESTIC WORKER
DOMESTIC WORKER
CONTACT: 649-243-2233
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: 333-2037
OVERBACK CORNER STORE
MOLIANE JACK
Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, heating, and air conditioning system. Salary: $7.25 Hourly
LABOURER
Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. To work 6 days a week at $7.50 an hour.
OSPREY SECURITY SOLUTIONS LTD
LUXURY CONSTRUCTION
Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.50 Hourly
Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
N&P CONSTRUCTION
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29108
DOMESTIC WORKER
LADIQUA HANDFIELD
South Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29494
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29483
MAINTENANCE
JULIET ARTHUR-THELWELL
North Backsalina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
CONTACT: 347-9345
CONTACT: 341-1377
Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
HASSEN MARTIAL
A work permit holder currently fills this position. Person are encouraged to send copies resumes to the Employment Services Department 29470
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29486
Millennium Highway, Snake Hill House #17 Is seeking to employ a
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Millennium Highway, Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
STEEL MAN
Build and install iron girders, columns, and other construction materials to form buildings, bridges, and other structures. Cut, position, and bolt down steel bars to reinforce concrete. $9.00 Hourly
LABOURER
Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $7.00 Hourly
CONTACT: 343-6204
BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 29488
SHELL KING
Kew Town Plaza, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a
CASHIER
Greets customers, receive payment, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change. Salary: $7.00 Hourly
CONTACT: 331-2251
123 Long Bay Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
SECURITY OFFICERS
Responsibilities - To maintain a safe and secure environment for customers/clients. Patrolling, deterrence, monitoring and securing properties and business establishments. Surveillance Skills, Deals with Threats, exercising excellent Judgment, Objectivity, Dependability, Conflict Management, Integrity, Safety Management, Professionalism, Reporting Skills, CCTV and Security Alarm knowledge are desirable. Salary $7:00 hourly plus benefits
CONTACT-333-6577
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 29479
SHERON STURRUP LIGHTHOUSE ROAD GRAND TURK, TCI Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER GENERAL DOMESTIC CLEANING AND TIDYING MOPPING FLOORS AND OTHER SURFACE DUSTING AND POLISHING FURNITURE CLEANING BATHROOMS, TOILETS, KITCHEN, LIVING ROOM AND BEDROOMS SALARY: $6:50 PER HOUR
CONTACT: 243-0313
Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
STORE CLERK
Selling products and providing customer service. Greet customers and guide them in finding products they want to buy. Salary: $6.25 Hourly
CONTACT: 245-5949
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29493
SHINING STAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL
CONTACT: 243-1358
TROPICAL BAR AND GRILL
South Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Blue Hills Bld. #13 Is seeking to employ a
CONTACT: 341-8650
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29495
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29461
CONTACT: 331-0091
WORK PERMIT RENEWAL 29481
SUNSET CAFÉ BAR & GRILL
STORE CLERK
TJ’S CONSTRUCTION LTD.
LABOURER
CALL: 649-431-1689
MAINTENANCE WORKER Maintenance duties around building and cleaning the yard.
THELINORD RALPHAEL
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
LABORER
• Cleaning Outside the property with Sweeper. • Pick up yard waste and collect leaves. • Dispose of trash, clean windows doors frames • Must be able to move 40lbs boxes. • Speak English and French. • Salary - $6.25 an hour • 6 days’ work week
31B Loney’s Place, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a
Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder
A skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession. Salary: $7.00 Hourly
PELICAN BAY
#11 Academy way, Down Town Is seeking to employ a
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder. 29442
TRADESMAN
CONTACT: 246-1618
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29507
Royal West Indies, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29463
Ralph Close, Blue Hills 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
29462
WAITER
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. Salary: $6.25 Hourly
CONTACT: 341-6778
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29466
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 A work permit holder currently holds this position 29491
ABRAHAM PENA Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
HELPER
Duties: To Clean Fish, Conchs, and Boats SALARY: $6.50 per hour CONTACT: 342-6750
Belongers are encouraged to To submit a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time application.
29504
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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
March 26 - April 1, 2022
Justin Bieber has strongly denied the accusations.
Justin Bieber files to dismiss defamation lawsuit over assault claims
Jah Cure’s legal team may choose to appeal the ruling in the Netherlands Court of Appeal.
Jah Cure gets six years in prison REGGAE star Jah Cure was convicted of attempted manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison in the Netherlands on Tuesday. The Behind These Prison Walls singer was found not guilty of attempted murder by the court, which rejected his self-defence claim. “The 43-years old man was sentenced to six years in prison - with credit for time served - for attempted manslaughter. The court finds him not guilty
of attempted murder. His claim of self-defence was rejected by the court,” Franklin Wattimena, press officer of the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service, told OBSERVER ONLINE. Jah Cure’s legal team may choose to appeal the ruling in the Netherlands Court of Appeal. “Both the 43-year old man and the prosecutor can appeal to the Court of Appeal within two weeks if they disagree with the court’s ruling,” Wattimena said. He was arraigned in a Netherlands
court last year, and spent his 43rd birthday as well as Christmas and New Year’s Day behind bars. Jah Cure, whose given name is Siccaturie Alcock, is facing attempted murder, attempted manslaughter, aggravated assault or attempted aggravated assault in relation to an alleged stabbing incident involving event promoter Nicardo ‘Papa’ Blake on October 1 at Dam Square, in the city centre of Amsterdam. Jah Cure was in Amsterdam for a performance. (Jamaica Observer)
JUSTIN Bieber is dropping a $20 million (£16.2m) defamation lawsuit against two women who accused him of sexual assault. The singer, 28, was accused by two social media users in 2014 and 2015. He strongly denied the claims and at the time called them “outrageous lies” that were “provably fabricated”. Last week, his lawyers requested for the case to be dismissed, according to documents obtained by the PA news agency. It’s not clear whether a settlement between Bieber and the women has been agreed.
The first allegation came from a woman who claimed she was assaulted by Bieber at a hotel in Austin, Texas on 9 March 2014. In response, Bieber shared screenshots from news articles from the day the alleged assault took place, which show him with his then-girlfriend Selena Gomez. The second allegation was tweeted by a woman who claimed Bieber sexually assaulted her in a New York hotel in May 2015. Bieber later filed the $20 million lawsuit which said her accusations were false and made “out of her desire for fame and attention”. (BBC)
Schwarzenegger labelled a ‘predator and an enemy’ by state-friendly Russian media
Arnold Schwarzenegger recorded a video last week to the Russian people.
THE Russian propaganda machine is lashing out against actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who recorded a video last week telling the Russian people that what they’re hearing about their country’s attack on neighbouring Ukraine shouldn’t be trusted. According to The Daily Beast, a handful of Russian TV pundits have voiced displeasure over the “Red Heat” star’s claims that, while he’s always great reverence for the Russian people including his weightlifting childhood idol Yury Vlasov, they’re being conned by media puppets beholden to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “He, in California, will tell us, who live here… the ‘truth?’” raged TV host Vadim Gigin. Russian powerlifter Maryana Naumova reportedly referred
to Schwarzenegger’s body of work while appealing to him in a tabloid report Monday. “Do you remember how in the second part of the ‘Terminator’ your hero goes back in time to prevent the creation of Skynet, which would bring the death of all mankind?” she asked. “Russia’s special military operation does not aim to destroy the Ukrainian people. It is aimed at the neoNazi Skynet, which over the years has completely subjugated Ukraine and was about to turn into an uncontrollable monster, dangerous for all of its neighbors, not only for us.” Putin has told his constituents that Russian forces are liberating Ukraine from Nazi control, despite the fact Ukraine’s democratically elected president is Jewish. The Daily Beast also reports
that Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin has used social media to claim that characters played by Schwarzenegger have killed Russian adversaries and reminded the public that the actor’s dad served with Germany’s Nazi forces in World War II. Germany invaded Russia in 1941. In the video being referenced, Schwarzenegger asked people all over the world to use whatever platforms at their disposal to get through to Russians getting their information from the Kremlin. “I’m sending this message to various different channels to reach my dear Russian friends and the Russian soldiers serving in Ukraine,” he began. “There are things going on in the world that have been kept from you — terrible things you should know about.” (NYDailynews)
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Chrissy Teigen revealed the attempt to Entertainment Tonight at the seventh annual Hollywood Beauty Awards.
Teigen has finished a round of IVF as she tries to conceive third child after losing baby in 2020 MODEL Chrissy Teigen recently finished a round of IVF treatment, in hopes of conceiving that third child she has been trying to have with singer husband John Legend. Teigen, 36, revealed the attempt to Entertainment Tonight at the seventh annual Hollywood Beauty Awards. “Everything is good. I finished my IVF part, so I feel so much healthier and so much better with that,” Teigen told “Entertainment Tonight” on Saturday. At the end of 2020, she and Legend lost a son, Jack, at 20 weeks. Since then, for a second time, she has gone completely sober – it was six months in January, she told “ET” – and she is now navigating her first alcoholfree awards season. “I’m so used to getting so hammered at these things,” Teigen said, adding that she did not miss the cringeworthy aftermath of trying to remember possible gaffes committed while under the influence. “Awards season, I very much connect to enjoying yourself and having champagne, but I also connected with those feelings of immense regret or stupid moments.” Teigen and Legend’s first two children, Luna Simone, 5, and son Miles Theodore, 3, were also conceived via IVF. After losing Jack, who was conceived naturally, Teigen said she would never be pregnant again but was moving on.
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The 1997 biopic starring Jennifer Lopez as late Tejano music superstar Selena Quintanilla will return to movie theatres next month to commemorate the film’s recent 25th anniversary.
‘Selena’ starring Jennifer Lopez returning to theatres for 25th anniversary The one-time child star was placed under the legal guardianship - similar to that of Britney Spears - in 2013, while undergoing psychiatric care.
Amanda Bynes: Judge ends former actress’s nineyear conservatorship FORMER actress Amanda Bynes has been released from her nine-year conservatorship by a judge in California. The one-time child star was placed under the legal guardianship - similar to that of Britney Spears - in 2013, while undergoing psychiatric care. Bynes, now 35, was known for The Amanda Show and films like What a Girl Wants, She’s the Man and Easy A, but suffered drug and mental health problems. On Tuesday, Judge Roger L Lund said the conservatorship was no longer required. “She’s done everything the court has asked over a long period of time,” he said, according to the New York Times. A conservatorship is granted by a court for individuals who are unable to make their own decisions. Under the arrangement, Bynes’ mother supervised her daughter’s financial and personal affairs including her medical decisions. In a statement to People, Bynes thanked fans “for their love and well wishes during this time”. “I would also like to thank
my lawyer and my parents for their support over the last nine years,” she said. “In the last several years, I have been working hard to improve my health so that I can live and work independently, and I will continue to prioritize my well-being in this next chapter.” Bynes’ drug use started with marijuana at the age of 16, but her problems deepened when she started taking Adderall, a prescription medicine used to treat people with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). She retired from acting in 2010, and the conservatorship came about after Bynes was taken to hospital for a mental health assessment, having thought to have started a small fire in the drive of a home in California. There had also been erratic behaviour and brushes with the law including charges of drinkdriving, hit and run and driving with a suspended licence. She was eventually sentenced to three years probation. Bynes also made headlines for her Twitter rants, which she later said left her “ashamed and embarrassed”.
THIS should be music to the ears of “Selena” fans. The 1997 biopic starring Jennifer Lopez as late Tejano music superstar Selena Quintanilla will return to movie theatres next month to commemorate the film’s recent 25th anniversary. Cinemas throughout the United States will begin showing “Selena” on April 7, according to an announcement on the official Facebook page for Quintanilla. “Mark your calendars and rediscover the incredible story of one of America’s brightest stars,” the announcement reads. The Texas-born Quintanilla was 23 when she was fatally shot by the
former president of her fan club in 1995. She was nicknamed the Queen of Tejano music for her massive influence on the genre, which is characterized by its inspirations from both the Mexican and U.S. music scenes. The singer, who won a Grammy for best Mexican-American album for “Live” in 1994, is known for songs such as “Como la Flo,” “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” and “Dreaming of You.” The “Selena” movie came out March 21, 1997. On Monday, Lopez acknowledged the anniversary in an Instagram post. “Today we celebrate and honour
Selena’s legacy and music,” Lopez wrote. “This movie means so much to me … Selena and her family mean so much to me, and I was so lucky to be chosen to play her. I’ll never forget this time in my life and it’s an honour as an artist to have been part of the magic that is this movie.” Last year, “Selena” was preserved in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. It’s the latest film to receive a re-release in theatres this year. “The Godfather” returned to cinemas last month ahead of the mobster movie’s 50th anniversary. (NYDailynews)
Cyrus confirms plane made emergency landing after being hit by lightning A PLANE Miley Cyrus was on was struck by lightning and forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday. The “Malibu” singer, 29, posted a video on Instagram early Wednesday of the “major unexpected storm” the plane found itself in en route to Paraguay for the Asunciónico festival, which she was supposed to headline later in the day. The aircraft was then “struck by lightning,” said Cyrus. “My crew, band, friends and family who were all traveling with me are safe after an emergency landing.” “We were unfortunately unable to fly into Paraguay,” Cyrus added. “I LOVE YOU.” Celebrities, including fashion designer Jeremy Scott and model Alton Mason, expressed their relief that the former child star is OK. “THANK GOD YOU ALL ARE
The “Malibu” singer, 29, posted a video on Instagram early Wednesday of the “major unexpected storm”. SAFE,” commented Scott. Mason posted emojis of prayer hands and a heart. Held in Asunción, the festival is a two-day event. Other artists
scheduled to headline this year include Machine Gun Kelly and the Foo Fighters, according to Asunciónico’s official website. (NYDailynews)
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JOB LISTINGS SERVICES AUTO SALES REAL ESTATE A&G ELECTRICAL #56 Long Bay Hills, Long Bay Is seeking to employ a
ELECTRICIAN
Install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems. Inspect transformers and circuit breakers. Identify electrical problems with a variety of testing devices. Salary: $10.00 hourly
CONTACT: 231-4619
ALCIUS JULIEN Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER
ALEXANDRA MISSICK
Apt #1 Chick-o-willy Cl, Juba Sound Is seeking to employ a
HOUSEKEEPER
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
Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing. Ensuring all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards. To work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.25 hourly
CONTACT: 344-1177
CONTACT: 246-9511
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29541
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29524
Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder.
MYRNA-LISA’S DISPOSABLES AND CLEANING SERVICES
NATHOU’S VARIETY STORE
VALERI STORE
29 Parade Avenue, Downtown, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a
CARPENTER
Duck Yard, Kew Town, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a
29568
Duck Yard, Kew Town, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a
STORE SUPERVISOR
BUTCHER
DUTIES: Construct, repair, and install building frameworks and structures made from wood and other materials. RATE OF PAY: $308.00 PER WEEK
DUTIES: Overseeing cashiers, shelf stockers and other employees, managing finances, keeping records of expenditure, sale figures and employee performances. RATE OF PAY: $350.00 PER WEEK
DUTIES: Cut and trim meat from larger, wholesale portions into steaks, chops, roasts and other cuts. RATE OF PAY: $308.00 PER WEEK
CONTACT: (649) 246-4882
CONTACT: (649) 343-6127
CONTACT: (649) 341-1406
These applications are for a Renewal Work Permits. Belongers with the qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply at the Labour Department, Providenciales, TCI.
29517
This application is for a FirstTime Work Permit. Belongers with the qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply at the Labour Department, Providenciales, TCI. 29518
This application is for a FirstTime Work Permit. Belongers with the qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply at the Labour Department, Providenciales, TCI. 29513
IS URGENTLY LOOKING FOR A
FLORIST Applicant must have experience as a Floral Assistant or Florist. Must have extensive knowledge of tropical flowers, foliage and potted plants, including their names, seasonal availability and lifespan. Candidates must have experience using current styles in floral design while at the same time understanding the traditional use of certain flowers for weddings, funerals etc. salary commensurate with experience.
CONTACT: 231-3788
ABIGAELLE BARBER & SALON
946-4664 Fax: 946-4661
Email: tcnews@tciway.tc
Website: tcweeklynews.com
BRUTUS LANDSCAPING
F & S QUALITY CLEANING SERVICES
Sam Harvey’s Building, Downtown, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a
#61 Seaside Road, Long Bay Road, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a
BEAUTICIAN
2 LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS
CONTACT: (649) 246-6125
CONTACT: (649) 343-1420
CONTACT: (649) 341-7375
ALL STYLE HAIR CUT BARBER SHOP
ART CONTRACTING
BEAUTY SECRET LOUNGE
BARBER
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DUTIES: Curls, cuts and colors hair, make-up application, eyebrows tinting, manicures and pedicures. RATE OF PAY: $300.00 PER WEEK These applications are for FirstTime Work Permits. Belongers with the qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply at the Labour Department, Providenciales, TCI. 29515
#7 Black Crow, Kew Plaza, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a
Cutting, trimming, shampooing, or giving shaves. Sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments. $7 hourly
COSMETOLOGIST
Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, nail and skin care services. $7 hourly
CONTACT: 441-3791
BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWALS 29512
DUTIES: Design attractive and functional public parks, gardens, playgrounds, residential areas and commercial spaces. RATE OF PAY: $308.00 PER WEEK
These applications are for FirstTime Work Permits. Belongers with the qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply at the Labour Department, Providenciales, TCI. 29516
121 Man O’War Road, Long Bay Hills, PLS Is seeking to employ a
Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Must be willing to work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.25 hourly
CONTACT: 232-1220
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29531
Oasis Road, Long Bay, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a
CLEANING SUPERVISOR DUTIES: Scheduling and coordinating staff, performing specialized services to ensure all areas and equipment are clean. RATE OF PAY: $308.00 PER WEEK
This application is for a FirstTime Work Permit. Belongers with the qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply at the Labour Department, Providenciales, TCI. 29514
Unit #8B, Cinema Plaza, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a
BARMAID
Taking food orders, serving customers. Taking beverage orders from customers or wait staff and serving drinks as requested, paying extreme attention to detail. Salary: $6.50 Hourly
CONTACT: 231-0640 / 247-1957
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29567
NOTICE REGULATION 8 OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION) REGULATIONS, 2018 An Application, REGISTERED PR 15987, by Molo Hotels (Turks and Caicos) Ltd. for the development of a European Model (EP) Seven Story Hotel Development containing: 207 Bedrooms, Swimming Pools, Bars, Hot Tub, Kitchen, Cabanas, Restaurants, Spa, Gym, Wellness Center, Shops and Back of House Facility. A Modular Construction System Structure will be used for the Bedroom Units, has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Outline Development Permission on parcel 60813/17&18, The Bight, Providenciales. Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, within twenty-eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.
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FAMILYCARE MEDICAL IS HIRING! We are looking for qualified candidates to fill the following roles in Providenciales:
CASH POSTING COORDINATOR (CASHIER) ABOUT THE ROLE: We are seeking a Cash Posting Coordinator (Cashier) to join our growing team. This role will be responsible for the daily reconciliation of payments made to our clinic. The Cash Posting Coordinator will support the business segment(s) from an accounts receivable perspective. The position’s primary focus is to ensure prompt and accurate cash applications, assist in collection efforts and create reports & analyses to minimize accounts receivable outstanding.
RESPONSIBILITIES: • Responsible for collecting the correct payment amount on outstanding accounts. • Collaborate with Finance Manager to manage receivables. • Post all cash from financial assistance and patient payments. • Communicate with carriers, payers, clients, and facilities to get the maximum payment on accounts. • Research, identify and resolve incorrectly processed claims. • Achieve a complete resolution on denials, underpaid or refund requested accounts. • Correctly respond to all health care correspondence within 72 hours. • Correctly and timely appeal under unpaid claims. • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
appointments and arranging other ancillary support services. • Maintain and updates customer information as necessary. • Ensures that supplies are sufficient to perform their duties, maintains equipment in proper place after usage, and maintains workspace in an orderly fashion.
REQUIREMENTS: • 3+ years of experience in a customer service or sales position. • Strong organizational skills. • Customer-centric orientation. • Strong verbal and written communication skills. • A high degree of empathy. • A “solutions-oriented” mindset. • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. • Medical knowledge/experience is preferred. • Comfortable with continuous process improvement and change as our company grows and evolves. • Strong computer navigation skills. Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience To be considered for this position, please email CVs to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
REQUIREMENTS: • 2+ years of experience as a Cashier / Cash Poster. • Experience in general accounting. • Knowledge of accounts receivable. • Ability to evaluate options and to make efficient decisions. • Organizational skills sufficient to maintain consistently accurate records. • Computer skills that include proficiency with spreadsheets and use of the internet, as well as word processing, and efficient use of the internet and e-mail. • Prior experience in a medical environment (preferred.) • Associate degree in accounting (preferred.)
FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST
Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience
RESPONSIBILITIES:
To be considered for this position, please email CVs to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT/OFFICE ADMIN ABOUT THE ROLE: We are seeking a multi-talented and customer-focused person to provide support for our patients. This role will be a mix of customer service and office management responsibilities, providing top-notch service to all visitors and assisting with day-to-day office duties. The Customer Service Agent will act as a point of reference to our patients. The ability to provide exceptional customer service will truly make a difference in the lives of our clients. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide solutions and guide patients through the clinic’s processes. • Perform office management tasks on own initiative as well as under the direction of the office manager. • Resolve customer questions, complaints, and collections inquiries in a professional, helpful manner. • Respond to and resolve, on the first call or email, customer service inquiries, and issues by identifying the topic and type of assistance the caller needs. • Supports patients with care coordination, such as scheduling doctors’
ABOUT THE ROLE: We are seeking a unique, enthusiastic individual with excellent communication to join our team as a Front Desk Receptionist. The Receptionist will be the face of the organization. As a master multi-tasker with excellent communication skills and an upbeat attitude for our medical practice, this role will assist the members of the management team and all visitors by handling office tasks, providing polite and professional assistance in-person, by phone, mail, and e-mail, and generally being a helpful and positive presence in the workplace. • • • • • • • • • •
Run the operations of the front desk and show initiative in doing so. Ensure high-quality customer service. Schedule and confirm appointments and follow-up visits. File all patient records daily and pull patient files for the next day’s appointments. Take initiative and design solutions to various issues. Keep reception area tidy and presentable, with all necessary stationery and materials. Assist with billing and claims. Assist other administrative staff with support overflow work, including word processing, data entry, and Internet research tasks. Run errands as needed. Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS: • 1-2 years of experience as a Front Desk Receptionist or Administrative Assistant. • Ability to follow directions. • Punctual and reliable. • Experience with customer service. • Professional, well-kept appearance. • Prior experience with administrative work. • Proficient computer knowledge. • Ability to be resourceful and proactive when issues arise. • Maintain a positive attitude. CONTINUED
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FAMILYCARE MEDICAL IS HIRING! CONTINUED We are looking for qualified candidates to fill the following roles in Providenciales: Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience To be considered for this position, please email CVs to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
OFFICE MANAGER ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a full-time Office Manager to join our growing team. The Office Manager will oversee all aspects of the administrative operations of our ambulatory care facility. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: • Support medical practice operations by maintaining office systems and supervising all non-clinical staff and processes. • Collaborate on the development, implementation, and monitoring of business operation plans. • Establish and monitor business processes to support effective and efficient clinical operations applying evidence-based quality improvement methods as necessary. • Management of financial, personnel, equipment operations. • Develop, implement, and oversee systems for the purchase of materials and equipment, evaluate the need for additional and replacement capital equipment related to operations. • Collaborate with unit heads to manage the delivery of world-class medical services in the facilities. • Develop and implement key performance indicators, policies, and procedures to achieve organizational goals. • As the organization grows, you may be required to build and manage a team. REQUIREMENTS: • Master's degree in health care administration, public health, business administration, or another relevant area. • 3-5 years of experience in the administration of a health care organization • Strong financial acumen, analytical, organizational, and communication skills • Knowledge of Health and Safety laws and best practices • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced ever-changing environment and work well under pressure Salary: $50,000pa To be considered for this position, please email CVs to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
OBSTETRICIAN/GYNAECOLOGIST ABOUT THE ROLE: We are seeking an experienced OB-GYN who is passionate about caring for women and treating their medical needs. As an OB-GYN, this role will test, treat, diagnose, and monitor disorders and illnesses related to women's health and their reproductive systems. The OB-GYN will perform exams and procedures, counsel patients, and treat women through their entire pregnancy terms and beyond. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Interview new patients to assess their symptoms, needs, or problems; record and utilize their medical history for diagnosis. • Perform minor surgical procedures in the procedure room. • Perform well-women exams that include pap smears, pelvic, and breast exams. • Conduct follow-ups with patients to monitor and track their condition.
• Counsel patients on safe sex practices and preventative medicine practices. • Monitor and treat patients during pregnancy and childbirth, including prenatal advising up to delivery and postnatal care for non-complicated pregnancies. • Order and analyze necessary tests, screenings, biopsies, scans, etc. to effectively diagnose a problem. • Direct, advise, and supervise medical staff in the clinic. • Advise patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for the prevention of disease. • Refer patients to a medical specialist or another practitioner for specialized treatment. • Continue personal education on current medical practices and innovations by reading medical journals, attending conferences, etc. Requirements: • Doctor of Medicine degree. • 4-year OB-GYN residency. • Valid license to practice in current jurisdiction of residence. • 2+ years practicing medicine in a hospital or private practice. • Proficient at patient charting and knowledgeable in relevant charting computer programs. • Compassionate and personable with an exemplary bedside manner. • Sound judgment and expert decision-making abilities. • Ability to discuss sensitive information with patients and families. • Ability to provide a calm presence for patients in distress. Salary: $66,000pa To be considered for this position, please email CVs to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
PEDIATRICIAN ABOUT US: Founded in 2010, FamilyCare Medical Services is one of the largest private healthcare providers in the Turks and Caicos Islands. We offer a full range of primary and preventative healthcare services to thousands of residents and visitors yearly. We are currently expanding and innovating to serve our community in new and interesting ways. You are invited to join our small (approximately 15 persons) but rapidly growing team during this exciting period. By developing our capacity within your area of expertise and partnering with others on the team, you will have the opportunity to help us build a world-class service in new and interesting ways. ABOUT THE ROLE: We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Paediatrician to be a part of our team. The Paediatrician will be responsible for providing complete, comprehensive clinical care for infants, children, and teenagers. The Paediatrician will provide clinical care services including diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care, preventative, and health care maintenance. This role will work collaboratively with all providers as a multi-disciplinary team to provide comprehensive, compassionate health care to our younger patients. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide care from birth to early adulthood for the health of infants, children, and teenagers. • Diagnose and treat a variety of ailments specific to young people and track patients' growth to adulthood. • Prescribe and administer treatment plans, including medications and therapies. • Administer vaccinations. • Perform professional services in an outpatient setting as well as through CONTINUED
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FAMILYCARE MEDICAL IS HIRING! CONTINUED We are looking for qualified candidates to fill the following roles in Providenciales: home visits. • Prescribe and interpret tests and other diagnostic procedures as needed. • Work with different health care workers, such as nurses and other physicians, to assess and treat children with various ailments and dayto-day illnesses that are common to children-minor injuries, infectious diseases, and immunizations. • Offer consultation and education to the families, caregivers, and guardians to minimize the impact of any medical condition on the patient. • Expands and maintains rapport with the medical community in the service area. • Actively seeks to broaden our referral network.
REQUIREMENTS: • Doctor of Medicine degree. • 4-year Paediatrician residency. • Valid license to practice in current jurisdiction of residence. • 2+ years’ experience as a Paediatrician. • In-depth knowledge of children’s epidemiology and infectious diseases. • Up to speed knowledge of drugs/medication appropriate for children and their side effects. • Proficient at patient charting and knowledgeable in relevant charting computer programs. • Compassionate and personable with an exemplary bedside manner. • Sound judgment and expert decision-making abilities. • Ability to discuss sensitive information with patients and families. • Ability to provide a calm presence for patients in distress. Salary: $66,000pa To be considered for this position, please email CVs to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
GENERAL PRACTITIONER ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a passionate General Practitioner/Internist/ER Physician to join our growing company. This position will be responsible for providing primary care services to patients by taking a history, doing physical examinations and diagnoses as well as prescribing and administering treatment. The General Practitioner will help develop and implement population health programs as well as lead/collaborate in other initiatives to help serve the community. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide initial and continuing medical care. • Provide diagnosis, treatment, and help prevent common diseases that occur in the general population. • Create preliminary diagnoses and refer patients to specialists if necessary. • Create plans for health programs, implement prevention and treatment for patients' common diseases. • Provide home visits. • Take on-call duties as scheduled. • Promote health education, hygiene, and disease prevention. • Intake records and maintain patient information, for diagnostic and referral as needed. • Requests laboratory tests and procedures as an aid in diagnostic procedures. • Educate patients and significant parties about procedures and test results. • Stay updated on recent medical developments. • Provide public health services using a community development model to enhance health outcomes, improve services and infrastructure.
REQUIREMENTS: • MBBS or equivalent. • Current registration in current jurisdiction of residence. • 2 to 4 years of experience as a General Practitioner or Family Medicine. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Always displays a professional and approachable demeanor. • Maintain superior “bedside manner” and patient/customer service skills. • Basic computer skills. Salary: $60,000pa To be considered for this position, please email CVs to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
GENERAL REGISTERED NURSE ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) who is compassionate, hardworking, and ready to join our growing team by serving our patients. The RN will be a responsible and well-trained professional who gives the best nursing care with little supervision. The RN will follow health and safety guidelines faithfully and consistently delivering health services the FamilyCare Way. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Assess and evaluate patient needs for, and responses to, care rendered. • Monitor reactions and patient progress. • Educate patients and/or caregivers on disease process and medications. • Demonstrate proper infection control techniques and follows universal precautions. • Schedule follow-up appointments for patients. • Notify the physician and other personnel of change in the patient's condition. • Update clinical records according to policy and procedures. • Update knowledge and skills by attending in-service programs, continuing education programs, seminars, and self-study programs annually. • Adhere to safe nursing practice standards. • Collaborate with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for residents. • Maintain professionalism with patient and client staff. • Maintain inventories of medical supplies and medicines. • Provide a holistic approach to health care that includes care planning and case conferencing with patients who have a chronic disease. REQUIREMENTS: • Proven experience as a registered nurse (R.N.) with a current license in current jurisdiction of residence. • Prior experience as a Midwife or in the ER setting. • Excellent knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures. • Work positively and favorably with patients, families, and staff. • Knowledgeable about medications to be administered. • Responsible and compassionate. • Dialysis training is an asset. Salary: $42,000pa To be considered for this position, please email CVs to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com BELONGERS ONLY APPLY
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EASY WAY Five Cays #88 342-7447
DELIVERY MAN
$350 weekly Pick up & delivering construction material to job site such as water, gravel, sands, cement, blocks, rebars, lumber jack, pick up workers, assist with loading, deliver goods & water
GLAMOUR GIRLS
Leeward Highway Next to flower girls 342-0052
BOOKEEPING CLERK
$7.50 hourly Keeping records of products, sales in the salon, managing the salon assist with the salon when busy such as doing hair & nails, must speak English, creole & Spanish
TRINITY VARIETY STORE 348-2721 Behind Paradise church, five Cays
BUBBLE SHINE CLEANING SERVICE
C&S PROFESSIONAL
CANDESHA L MILLS
CLEANING
DOMESTIC WORKER
LABOURER
Franci Plaza Airport Road Unit #3 Is seeking to employ a
Acting on behalf
WE GOT YOU DELIVERY
March 26 - April 1, 2022
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TRADES MAN
Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. $7.00 Hourly
$300.00 weekly Unload containers, lift well for display morning & evening outside, keep inventory of stock and manage the warehouse
MACHINE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL Fix and maintain mechanical equipment and machines. $7.00 Hourly
GENERAL CLEANING PERSON
Y & B SALON
Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, and laundry. $7.00 Hourly
333-1060 Cox Drive # 78, Kew Town
CONTACT: 649-248-7102 OR BUBBLESHINETCI@GMAIL.COM
BOOKEEPING CLERK
BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 29525
$350.00 weekly Keeping records of products, sales in the salon, managing the salon assist with the salon when busy such as doing hair & nails, must speak English, creole & Spanish
CARLOS BLAKE
#59 South Dock Rd., Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
CHEF
Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. Salary: $7.00 Hourly
J & J BEAUTY SALON LOW BIGHT ROAD
HAIR DRSER
$300 WEEKLY RENEWAL Braiding hair, shampooing, cutting and styling hair, provide hair treatments, includes deep treatments, permanents hair coloring and weaving.
CONTACT: 241-5256
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29535
Acting on behalf of Thomas Parker Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
Breezy Brae, Grand Turk 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. $6.50 hourly
Duties include: Cleaning of yard, caring of plants and maintenance of buildings. Hours of work: 9:00a.m to 5:00p.m. Monday-Friday
CONTACT: 241-5922 / 348-9270
CONTACT: CANDESHALMILLS@GMAIL.COM Belongers are kindly asked to submit application to the Labour Department/Board.
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29536
CHINOU STORE Dock Yard Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER
29520
D’DIVA SALON
OLD AIRPORT ROAD, DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a
BARBER
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
Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments. Salary: $300.00 Weekly
CONTACT: 649-344-0317
CONTACT: 1-649-345-8242
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29565
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29544
BELONGERS ONLY
GRACE BAY CAR RENTALS & SALES
GRACE BAY CAR RENTAL
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
#1216 Leeward Highway, Providenciales. Is seeking
AUTO MECHANICS
• At least 10 years or more experience as an Auto mechanic • Must be able to perform all vehicle diagnostics and updates using diagnostic equipment • Able to maintain vehicle functional condition by listening to customers’/operator complaints, conduct inspections, repair engine failures, repair mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions and replace parts and components according to manufacturer standards • Keeps shop equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies and perform preventive maintenance • Must hold a valid driver license with a clean, insurable, driving record, must be able to drive manual and automatic transmissions. • Knowledge of tools and
equipment required to conduct all repairs. • Basic wage is $12 per hour • Must be able to speak and write English • All data system knowledge • Must be computer literate Salary: $12.50 per hour
FLEET SUPERVISOR
• Must have 5 years’ experience • Planning and managing logistics rentals, dispatching and customer services. • Meeting, optimizing and coordinating with rental agents liase with managers and negotiating discount on rentals. • Full knowledge rent centric, software’s, excel, Europcar, QuickBooks, and computing • Ensure all rentals are properly cleaned in and out before they are sent to the airport. • Ensure all vehicles are properly repaired mechanically and body repaired. Salary: $1367.59 bi-weekly
The Grace Bay Car Rentals & Sales accounting team is seeking a full-time Senior Accountant. This role will be central to all accounting activities and will report to the Financial Controller. This position has a wide range of responsibilities including traditional month-end and year-end procedures, preparation of financial reporting. Duties also include various day-to-day accounting functions to ensure each reporting period is closed in a timely and efficient manner.
RESPONSIBILITIES Inventory Management. Bi-Monthly Payroll. Accounts Receivable & Payable. Preparation & Filing of Government TAX, NIB & NHIP Monthly Submissions. Inter-Company Account Reconciliation. Management of Fixed Asset & Prepayments schedules. Reconciliation of Petty Cash, Credit Card & Bank Accounts. Perform daily, month-end and year-end closing activities. Prepare Monthly & Year-End Financial Statements for Owners. Assist with Annual Budget preparations. Other tasks as assigned.
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REQUIREMENTS Work Experience in accounting and finance operation (3-6 years). Working knowledge of QuickBooks & QuickBooks Point of Sale. Strong customer service orientation. Intellectual curiosity enjoys learning new tools, new approaches. Ability to work well on deadlines and manage multiple priorities. Excellent verbal and written skills and strong attention to detail. Strong proficiency in MS Excel, skilled in all MS Office suite. Experience with TCI Government filings (NIB, NHIP & Tax).
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The ideal candidate must possess, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree in Accounts/ Financial Management/Business Administration or ACCA Level 2 or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
CONTACT: 649-441-8515 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD EMAIL: FRANTZ@GRACEBAYCARRENTALS.COM
29530
Salary - $40K to $55K based on experience.
PLEASE FORWARD CV TO ACCOUNTING@GRACEBAYCARRENTALS.COM
29558
March 26 - April 1, 2022
203W Venture House, Gracebay, Providenciales
THE SOURCE LTD
ISLAND PHARMACY BUILDING 5A, WINDWARD DRIVE
TEMPORARY SERVICE TRAINER
PHARMACIST
Is looking to employ a Temporary Service Trainer who understands the business operation and the decision-making process with a keen interest in producing targeted and tangible results by creating an effective and efficient workforce. THE TRAINERS DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: • Identify and assess the training needs of the organization through job analysis, career paths and consultation with managers. • Develop individualized and group training programs that address specific business needs. • Assist with developing training manuals that target tangible results. • Implement effective and purposeful training methods. • Evaluate employee performances to ensure that training is meeting business needs and improving performance. • Assess employee skills, performance, and productivity to identify areas of improvement. • Drive brand values and philosophy through all training and development activities. • Keep abreast of training trends, developments, and best practices.
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Bachelor’s degree in human resources A minimum of 5 years related field training in Luxury Villas and Hotels. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Excellent track record in developing and executing successful training programs. Critical thinker with innovative problem-solving skills. Great Organizational and time management skills. Meticulous attention to detail.
This is a new position. Compensation for this position is starting at $2,800/pm. Interested persons are asked to email their resumes to hr@thesource.tc.
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SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Must have certification from accredited university/institution and valid professional licenses through valid and acceptable regulation authority • Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a Retail Pharmacy environment • Skilled at interacting with customers of all socioeconomic backgrounds • Ability to operate Point-of-Sale and Kroll software programs • Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Competent and reliable professional, committed and experience • Salary is based on qualifications and experience POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER.
BELONGERS ONLY NEED TO APPLY, QUALIFIED APPLICANTS MAY APPLY VIA EMAIL TO: ISLANDPHARMACYTCI@ GMAIL.COM. ADDRESSED TO THE ATTENTION OF BUSINESS MANAGER, MRS. MELANIE DELANCY QUALIFIED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT
29605
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SKYLINE DISTRIBUTORS LTD. /SKY INDUSTRIES IS LOOKING FOR QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED APPLICANTS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS;
All interested applicants, please send resumes to PO Box 762. Preference will be given to experienced and qualified Belongers. Only those receiving an interview will be contacted.
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OPERATIONS MANAGER
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, assumes the most senior responsibility for all aspects of the business. Previous proven experience, including recruiting staff, marketing and sales, budgeting, performing office and administrative functions, promoting the business activities, customer interaction, vendor relationships required. Full control of costs of goods analysis to comply with budgets, maximizing revenues through price negotiations, maintain inventory and stock control, communicate between management and suppliers on shortages and order fulfillment, ability to multi-task and work under pressure within a fast-paced work environment. Strong negotiation, mathematical, analytical and communication skills. Must have a vehicle, valid drivers’ license and be willing to work holidays and weekends. Must have a 4-year college degree with a related field and/or 5+ years’ experience in a business of this nature. Strong negotiation, accounting, mathematical, computer/POS and analytical skills. Detail oriented, excellent communication skills, cooperative attitude, hands on work ethic. Salary: $39,000 + per annum, depending on experience.
IS INTERVIEWING FOR:
2 GARDENERS The suitable candidate must have 5 years of experience, have strong English verbal and written communication skills. Have Gardening skills and experience. Salary starting at $8.25 per hour
STORE CLERK
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, assumes responsibility for promoting the business activities, customer interaction, maintain inventory, stock control, communicate between management and clients on shortages and order fulfillment, coordinate deliveries and shipments, receive and unload shipments, ability to multitask and work under pressure within a fastpaced work environment. Detail oriented, excellent communication skills, cooperative attitude, hands on work ethic. Must have a vehicle, valid drivers’ license, forklift experience and willing to work holidays and weekends. 5+ years’ experience. Strong POS, organizational and analytical skills. Salary: $30,000 + per annum.
RESUMES CAN BE EMAILED TO
tlewin@portsofcallresort.com/ abarnett@portsofcallresort.com or dropped off in person at 11 sandcastle road. Tel 9468888 prospective applicants who are Turks Islanders are encouraged to send copy of their resume to labor board. Position is currently held by work permit holder.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Serves patients with kind and caring disposition • Prepares medications • Counsels and monitors patients drug therapies • Gives pharmacological advice and information to multidisciplinary health care team, • Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physicians orders • Detects and resolves therapeutic incompatibilities • Provides pharmacological advice and information via phone and in person to patients and health care professionals.
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EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT An exciting opportunity awaits you in the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board in the post of Executive Assistant. This position is based in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. The successful candidate will provide technical and administrative support to the Director of Tourism in the execution of his duties; and the office management functions of the Providenciales office.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Support the Director of Tourism in undertaking any of his executive functions at the technical level, to include writing of reports, undertaking research, preparation of presentations and speeches, liaising with relevant tourism and tourism related entities etc. • Support the Director of Tourism, with respect to administrative functions to include typing/word processing, filing, coordination of mail and answering of correspondence. • Managing travel arrangements, liaising with staff etc. • Look after the maintenance of supplies, furniture and office equipment in the Providenciales office • Supervise and coordinate all front office activities including reception, mail, purchasing, facilities, office services and meeting arrangements/preparation • Ensure reception area is adequately covered and maintains a professional image at all times; supervise the housekeeping of office facilities • Arrange and participate in staff meetings and record minutes and attend other meetings and seminars as required. • Maintain employee directory • Participate as needed in Tourist Board activities/projects • Supervise the Visitor Receptionist, Office/Visitor Receptionist, and Office Cleaners, and delegate duties as appropriate • Asst with HR duties when necessary • Comply with the policies, procedures and guidelines of the TCI Tourist Board • Perform other duties as directed by the Director of Tourism • Any other duties as directed by the Director of Tourism
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
• A Degree in Business Management or related discipline from an accredited university, with at least 3 years work experience in a business environment • Ability to maintain highest levels of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive data and situations • Ability to communicate sensitive information to management and employees • Ability to act as recording secretary as required for management/staff meetings • Proficiency in Microsoft Office - Word, Excel and PowerPoint • Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills • Strong organizational skills • Attention to detail • Excellent social and interpersonal skills • Good health and high energy level
THE LODGINGS
POOL MAINTENANCES GUY
– to be held by a work permit holder • Test pool waters pH and chlorine levels • Provided any needed chemicals such as chlorine, acid, etc. to correct water pH and chlorine levels • Replace bulbs in underwater light fittings • Repair leaks and creaks on pool surface framework • Repair and fit pipes for pools and spas • Fix and service broken pool cleaning equipment • Test and service pool water system; pump and filters • Properly handle paperwork and reporting of each pool task.
• Be efficient and thorough on every pool maintenance and service. • Rate $15.00 per hour
MAX’S MINI MART
CASHIER
– to be held by a work permit holder • Process sales transactions • Accept payments • Calculate and return change when required by the payment method • Maintain adequate change denominations in the cash drawer and request additional change • Answer customer questions about products or services • Reconcile cash drawers and sales receipts • Rate $6.25 per hour
WILLIAMS PLAZA, OLD AIRPORT ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. CONTACT 946-4726 RESUMES CAN BE FAXED TO 941-3425 AND THE LABOR DEPARTMENT, PROVIDENCIALES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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ASSET MANAGER Applications are invited for the position of Asset Manager for a luxury resort development on Providenciales. This position is held by a Work Permit Holder.
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS FOR THIS ROLE:
• improving financial performance of the operations, revenue management, staffing strategy and cost controls • running feasibility for capital expenditure projects, recommend priorities and develop project timelines and budgets • working closely with the brand management; liaising with key stakeholders on owner’s behalf • developing investment strategy recommendations • performing extensive financial review and analysis, operations strategy, and coordination
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION:
Educational: • a 4 year Bachelor’s degree at an accredited university • an Masters of Business Administration degree focused on hotel real estate or a related field as part of a 2 year full time graduate program with an accredited university
PROFESSIONAL:
WORKING CONDITIONS: • A dynamic work environment • Interface with relevant government ministries and departments and tourism private sector entities • Goal accomplishment within an environment of change and flux • Work hours may extend to evenings, weekends and holidays
• 8+ years working in both hotel real estate and operations globally • proven experience working on behalf of both owners and operators with a variety of ultra-luxury brands and independent properties • must have overseen assets in multiple continents but also with an emphasis on multiple luxury assets in the Caribbean region
SALARY: Salary for this position is set at $40,200 annually and allowances
• must be well versed in financial statements and analysis • comfortable running projections, feasibility studies and ROI calculations • can build and manage operational and capital budgets and hotel revenue management tools • oversee revenue management and sales and marketing strategy, and cost management • have a global perspective but a solid understanding of the Caribbean ultraluxury market
For consideration please submit the following documents to Human Resources HR@turksandcaicostourism.com • Cover Letter • Current Resume • Two (2) reference letters • Current Police Record • Resident Status ONLY PERSONS SHORTLISTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED IN THIS REGARD. APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, 30TH MARCH 2022
SPECIFIC SKILLS:
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE POSITION OF ASSET MANAGER FOR A LUXURY RESORT DEVELOPMENT ON PROVIDENCIALES. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER.
March 26 - April 1, 2022
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RENTAL SALES AGENTS FOR AVIS AND PAYLESS
Looking for a promising career in a fast-paced, customer-driven industry? Avis and Payless Car Rentals are currently seeking to employ Rental Sales Agents for immediate openings. This role is to provide unparalleled customer service by:
TIBOR’S MACHINE SHOP LTD.
22 Cooper Jack Bay Rd, Industrial Park, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands BWI, is looking to fill the following positions:
WELDER HELPERS • Assist lead welders in performing welding, brazing, thermal, and arc cutting operations • Use hoists, wrenches, and hammers to lift, move, and clamp work materials into position or onto tables • Oversee the scheduled maintenance of welding and fitting equipment to ensure they are operational • Evaluate workpieces to ensure they are free of defect and conform to set specs • Cleans work pieces to remove impurities, such as slag, rust and grease using hand tools such as wire brush, portable grinder, hand scraper or chemical solutions to ensure smooth surface. • Connect hand torches to fuel gas cylinders or electric power source • Maintain good knowledge of welding techniques and processes • Read and interpret blueprints for a welding project. • Experienced in SMAW / GMAW / GTAW & oxy-fuel welding / cutting • Must have a valid trade specific certification Wage starts at: $6.25 per hr.
• Greeting and assisting customers and prospective customers. • Completing car rental and return transactions. • Selling of programs and services to customers and prospective customers at the counter. • Assisting with fleet management and vehicle prep. • Following established sales procedures and techniques. • Identify and report vehicle damage. • Displaying the ‘We Try Harder’ spirit at all times.
ALL INDIVIDUALS MUST POSSESS THE FOLLOWING: Exceptional customer service skills Valid Turks & Caicos Driver's License Ability to work weekends and holidays Computer literacy (previous experience with reservations software is a plus) • Self-motivator with the ability to work with little supervision • • • •
Salary begins at $8.00 per hour (commensurate with experience and qualifications) with the potential for additional earnings through our commissions program. Belongers/PRC holders preferred.
CERTIFIED WELDERS
ADMIN ASSISTANT
• Lay out, fit, and fabricate metal components to assemble structural forms using knowledge of welding techniques, metallurgy, and engineering components • Operates drill presses, power saws, grinders, metal lathes and a variety of welding equipment and hand tools • Analyze sample parts, blueprints, engineering drawings and specifications to plan welding operations • Remain in a standing position for extended periods of time. • Experienced in SMAW / GMAW / GTAW & oxy-fuel welding / cutting • Must have a valid trade specific certification with at least 5 years working experience. Wage starts at: $8.00 per hr.
Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the departments and the TCI Auto Group as a whole. He or she supports Executive and Department Heads through a variety of tasks related to organizing and collating Management reports, departmental auditing, back office and secretarial administrative and basic accounts work.
MOULD MAKERS/ MACHINISTS • Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. • Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. • Fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures. • Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, and engineering information to determine methods and sequences of operations needed to fabricate products and determine product dimensions and tolerances. • Observe and listen to operating machines or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions and to determine need for adjustments or repairs. • Remain in a standing position for extended periods of time. • Must have a valid trade specific certification with at least 5 years working experience. Wage: $10 per hr.
INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN CONTACT 941-5802/ EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO ANCHA@TIBORSMACHINESHOP.COM OR SEND RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. POSITIONS FOR RENEWAL WORK PERMIT HOLDERS. BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY
Salary begins at $8.00 per hour (commensurate with experience and qualifications) with the potential for additional earnings through our commissions program. Belongers/PRC holders preferred. Salary ranges from $28,000 to $30,000 per annum.
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a. Communicates scheduled meetings with all concerned and ensure that attendees come on time. b. Prepares Minutes of the Meeting and forwards to all concerned copies after each meeting. c. Ensures the timely submission of identified reports by the Department Heads for Directors’ review. d. Keeps and organizes copies of the Minutes of the Meeting and Department Heads’ reports for future reference. e. Responsible for the efficient filing system - creating and maintaining folder files per project or per department for both hard and soft copies. Answers emails and phone calls professionally and promptly. f. Responsible for the security of Shared Folders and cloud-based drive, its updates and backup copies. g. Maintains accurate inventory of office supplies in the designated room and ensuring that all are properly labeled and organized h. Monitoring of office supplies consumptions per department i. Submits Office Supplies orders on a periodic basis j. Answers emails and phone calls professionally and promptly. k. Updates and maintains contact lists database for future use. l. Performs other tasks that may be assigned by Management from time to time.
BAYVIEW MOTORS, LTD. NAPA AVIS CAR RENTALS PAYLESS CAR RENTALS
Email Address: hr@tciautogroup.com Address: 1063 Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Phone #: 946-4114 29510
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SENIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
An exciting opportunity awaits you in the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board in the post of Senior Public Relations Officer. This position is based in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. The successful candidate will plan, design and conduct or coordinate the public relations and communications programs, to promote the work of the Tourist Board and raise awareness of key issues nationally and to promote the TCI as a destination internationally.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Press work: • Conduct research and identifying press stories • Drafting press releases, liaising with journalists, organizing press visits and familiarization trips. • Work along with the international PR firm to coordinate press trips and other activities. • Responding to press enquiries. • Devise and coordinate photo opportunities, • Produce promotional videos, films, multi-media productions etc. Advertising/marketing: • Write advertisement for promotions including magazines • Negotiating with magazines • Liaising with graphic designers, general public, the media and other strategic • Propose appropriate publications and assess proposals of representatives and agents Publicity/website management: • Management of the Tourist Board’s website including develop original content for website, write weekly blogs, update and add business listing, update event calendar and continuously ensure the website has accurate and updated information • Manage the Tourist Board’s guest blogger initiative by promoting the program and editing entries received, among other tasks. • Respond to website queries including advertising requests • Produce an in-house publication and monthly newsletters. • Manage and update the Board’s contact database through Constant Contact • Develop and update the Tourist Board’s social media pages on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and engage with visitors and potential visitors and promote the destination in creative and unique ways • Supports the Board’s Tourism Awareness efforts through the development and dissemination of relevant tourism information to schools, institutions and communities, and make presentation about tourism as requested in conjunction with the Training Division • Project work such as environmental awareness, eco-tourism, cruise ship industry • Represent the Tourist Board at national and international events • Write or edit speeches for key representatives of the Tourist Board. • Host and source guest for Let's Talk Tourism bi-weekly talk show on Radio Turks and Caicos • Plan, develop and implement local public relations strategies that are link to and support the annual Marketing Plan of the Board • Manage the public relations budget on a quarterly basis • Collate and analyze media coverage, including social media, locally, regionally and internationally, and maintain the Board of Tourism’s media archives • Organize press briefings/conferences to publicize any major newsworthy activities in which the Board is engaging
• Respond to requests for information about the Board of Tourism’s activities • Be involved in managing crisis communications for the destination and the Board • Source and manage speaking and sponsorship opportunities • Foster good community relations through events such as opens days, involvement in community events, corporate sponsorships etc. • Attend to administrative details with respect to destination marketing and PR activities on island • Comply with the policies, procedures and guidelines of the TCI Board of Tourism • Any other duties as directed by the Director of Tourism
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS • Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following areas: Communication, Business Management, Marketing, or Tourism Management, with at least 5 years relevant work experience including 2 years or more at supervisory level is desirable • OR a Associate in Mass Communications with at least 5 years relevant working experience, including supervisory or management level experience • Sound knowledge of local tourism products and services. • High level of computer proficiency • Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills. • Excellent time management, organization and scheduling skills. • Well developed, analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to interface effectively with all internal and external stakeholders including Government Ministries and departments • Ability to work with minimal supervision. • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications. • Ability to Travel • Must be able to work extended hours, weekends and holidays WORK ENVIRONMENT
• The job is performed in an office environment most of the time and other time, out in the field • Results-driven environment • A dynamic tourism environment • Goal oriented environment within an environment of change and flux
SALARY:
Salary for this position is set at $44,067 annually and allowances For consideration please submit the following documents to Human Resources HR@turksandcaicostourism.com: • Cover Letter • Current Resume • Two (2) reference letters • Current Police Record • Resident Status
ONLY PERSONS SHORTLISTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED IN THIS REGARD. APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, 30TH MARCH 2022
March 26 - April 1, 2022 DELBERT DON MISSICK
10 Grand View CL, Long Bay, Providenciales (TCI) Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER To clean the yard, water the plants, take out the garbage on a daily basis etc. Hours of work is 8hrs per day and 5 days per week. Salary is $6.25 hourly CONTACT: 1-649-246-3402 Belongers are encourage to apply for the positions. Work permit holder holds position. 29571
DELLA COLLYMORE Front Street, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
CAREGIVER
Duties: Light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands. To work 6 days a week. SALARY: $6.25 per hour.
CONTACT: 232-5157
Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a renewal of work permit application. 29577
DIEUFRANC FENELUS The Bight Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work. To work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.25 hourly
CONTACT: 343-3925
Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder
29529
BONDY FIDELE VARIETY STORE Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a
RECEIVING CLERK
Must be proficient in logistics, keep records and help with inventory control, assist with sales in store. Salary: $6.50 Hourly
CONTACT: 344-4561
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29539
March 26 - April 1, 2022
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VISITOR RECEPTIONIST
An exciting opportunity awaits you in the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board in the post of Visitor Receptionist. This position is based in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. The successful candidate will provide exceptional customer service and accurate tourism information to guests arriving by cruise ship; to respond to communication inquiries and requests as well as visitor complaints; to maintain the TCI Tourist Board’s presence at the Grand Turk Cruise Center, and to assist in the development of new tourism products for the destination, with special emphasis on the cultural tourism product.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Manage Board of Tourism Cruise Center booth and greet visitors arriving by cruise ship • Provide accurate tourism information on accommodations, tourist sites, culture, activities, dining, transportation, and any other relevant information • Distribute TCI tourism information including brochures, magazines, CD’s, etc. • Stay alert to guest concerns and complaints related to arrival; keep supervisor promptly and fully informed of all problems and unusual matters of significance, and make recommendations for how common complaints can be addressed • Maintain favorable working relationships with tourism partners, including cruise ship personnel, immigration and customs officers, taxi drivers, and car rental agents • Assist as needed in completing all functions necessary to ensure positive guest reception at the Cruise Center • Regularly research tourism information to ensure information provided is accurate, timely and up to date • Maintain high level of awareness of TCI tourism products, programs, activities and events • Monitor information queries and complaints about the TCI tourism product and/or services and respond promptly; report such complaints to supervisor or relevant authorities as appropriate • Assist in resolving poor customer service situations and report incidents to supervisor with a view toward minimizing repeat incidents • Act as front Office Clerk on non ship days • Recommend ways to enhance the customer experience at the cruise terminal, looking at all of the services provide • Comply with the policies, procedures and guidelines of the TCI Tourist Board • Perform other duties as directed by the Deputy Director of Tourism and the Director of Tourism
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS • High School education, two years of relevant experience, and thorough knowledge of the Turks and Caicos Islands tourism product • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills • Exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility and leadership • Ability to be flexible in approach towards assignments and ambiguous guidelines • Excellent social and interpersonal skills • Problem-solving skills • Good health and high energy level WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Work location may be split between the Board of Tourism office and the Grand Turk Cruise Center • Interface with tourists arriving to TCI, relevant government agents and departments, and tourism private sector entities • Ability to travel locally between office and Cruise Port, and regionally and internationally as needed • Ability to work flexible hours which may include early mornings, late nights, weekends and holidays
SALARY:
Salary for this position is set at $28,800 annually and allowances For consideration please submit the following documents to Human Resources HR@ turksandcaicostourism.com or submit to The Chairman, Turks and Caicos Tourist Board, Regent Grand, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands: • Cover Letter • Current Resume • Two (2) reference letters • Current Police Record • Resident Status
ONLY PERSONS SHORTLISTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED IN THIS REGARD. APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, 30TH MARCH 2022
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!
THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS
CLASSIFIEDS 43 BLS MULTISERVICES AGENCY
BLUE PARROT
Acting on behalf of Prosper Construction, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a
Unit #1 Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a
MAINTENANCE WORKER
DOMESTIC WORKER
Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, heating, and air conditioning system. To work 6 days a week. Salary: $7.00 hourly
CONTACT: 345-5113
Belongers are to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position. 29554
Cleaning office complex. Work hours are Mon-Fri, Weekends when call. 8am - 5pm. Salary: $6.25 hourly
ALL RESUMES SHOULD BE SENT VIA EMAIL: INFO@DEMPSEYANDCOMPANY
CONTACT: 649-946-4344
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29526
CLOVERLEAF AGENCY – 246-7382 On Behalf of our Clients
BEAN AND LEAVES COFFEE SHOP
Gracebay, Providenciales PASTRY CHEF (New Position) Salary range: $24,000.00 annually Preparing bake good for the restaurant Must have at least 5 years’ experience Co-ordinate baking schedule to produce bread, cakes, pastries and other goods Must be able to work under pressure and detail oriented.
THE PELICAN BEACH HOTEL Bottle Creek, North Caicos LABOURER (Renewal) Salary: Salary pays $7 per hour A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Labourer with a resort or rental property. The individual has prioritization and time management skills with the ability to work with little supervision.
BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO APPLY
29407
DOC UWIN
Acting on behalf of
BRADLEY LOUIS
133 Aqua Marine Drive, Phase II - Providenciales is seeking to employ a TRADESMAN Responsible for carrying out a variety of maintenance duties. Must have experience in handling hand power tools. Basic Salary: $10.00 hourly Contact: (649) 347-1237
DAREN HINSON
House #20, New Subdivision, Five Cays Road is seeking to employ a TRADESMAN Perform general maintenance in and around the home. Knows how to operate hand power tools. Basic Salary: $8.00 hourly Contact: (649) 246-5942
BELONGERS ONLY THESE POSTINGS ARE FOR WORK-PERMIT HOLDERS.
29590
L & L TRUCKING
#3 SEA SAGE ROAD, LONG BAY, PROVIDENCIALES
MECHANIC
• Inspect vehicle engine and mechanical/electrical components to diagnose issues accurately • Inspect vehicle computer and electronic systems to repair maintain and upgrade • Conduct routine maintenance work • Schedule preventative maintenance • Repair or replace broken or dysfunctional parts • Provide accurate estimates for repair/maintenance job • Keep logs on work and issues • Maintain equipment and tools in good condition THIS AD IS IN SUPPORT OF A WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND THEIR RESUME TO LABOR DEPARTMENT AND HELLO@THEKFORCE.COM
CONTACT: 946-5855
29569
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March 26 - April 1, 2022
FAMILY CARE MEDICAL IS HIRING! We are looking for qualified candidates to fill the following roles in Providenciales:
MARKETING OFFICER
FACILITY MANAGER
ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a passionate storyteller to join our growing company. This position will be responsible for driving end-to-end storytelling that impacts business culture and success. In addition to the usual marketing functions, this role will be responsible for uncovering, capturing, and building storytelling assets for each organizational function (case studies, social marketing, leadership keynotes, etc.). The marketing officer will support leadership in using narrative to connect the organization’s past, present and future.
ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a Facility Manager to join our company full time. The Facility Manager will ensure the continuity of the infrastructure services in the hospital and enable an environment for quality health care.
RESPONSIBILITIES: • Oversee and design consistent messaging across all brand channels and tailoring messaging for different audiences and strategic goals. • Harness and tell the stories of employees, partners, and customers in a way that contributes to a strong culture. • Design, build, and land stories that resonate to influence loyalty and affinity for the company and its products/services. • Capture and interpret the patient feedback to inform strategic and operational designs. • Help patients navigate difficult problems and work with the organization to provide solutions. • Create and implement Marketing plan within budget, in conjunction with overall business strategy. • Manage major projects such as PR events, launches and marketing campaigns • Liaise with and manage all external agencies, such as PR, Creative, On-line, Media Buyers, Medical Publications. • Translate leadership visions into easily consumable employee messages. • Train internal leaders and teams in the key organizational narratives. • Ensuring effective, branded marketing communications including the company website, social media, print communication, and advertising. • Maintain awareness of competitor activity and general healthcare updates. REQUIREMENTS: • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in marketing. • 3 years of experience in marketing in the healthcare industry. • A passion for story, narrative structure, and the creative arts. • A great eye for design. • Prior experience increasing employee and customer engagement. • Strong written and verbal communication skills required. • A proven ability to translate business requirements across divisions, languages, and cultures. • In-depth understanding and knowledge of the following: • Digital and mobile marketing practices • Sales, pitches, presentations, persuasion • Modern media, including social, key content distribution channels and SEO/SEM • Modern metrics across owned, earned and paid: Conversion, amplification, ROI/economic value of investments, etc • Advertising • Branding • Traditional media, including radio, TV, print, packaging, OOH Salary: $50,000 To be considered for this position, please email CV’s to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: • Prepare, implement, and assure follow-up of structure maintenance strategy • Create and implement safety plans, and efficiently manage resources. • Manage and coordinate of work projects for the construction, renovation, and ongoing preventive maintenance of the buildings of the organization. • Manage actual construction activities in coordination with architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors. • Perform regular inspection of facilities for repair and maintenance purposes, the planning of work required, and estimates of material costs and man-hours required. • Maintain liaison with all departments to ensure that their support service needs are met in these areas. • Perform work with considerable independence in accordance with prescribed rules and regulations. • As the organization grows, you may be required to build and manage a team. REQUIREMENTS: • Degree in engineering or equivalent or degree in facility management. • 3+ years of experience in an engineering role/facility management. • Well-versed in technical/engineering operations and facilities management best practices. Salary: $50,000 To be considered for this position, please email CV’s to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
FINANCE OFFICER ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a reliable Finance Officer that will manage daily financial activities and lead the organization’s ongoing and future financial plans. ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: • Develop and maintain a strategic financial plan and annual operating and capital budgets. • Perform financial analysis of new programs, acquisitions, and business development. • Revenue management. • Prepare of the financial statements, in accordance with financial management and techniques appropriate to the health care industry. • Decision support and cost accounting. • Oversee disbursements and receivables processes. • Oversee patient admissions processes. • Maintain contacts with outside consultants, associations, and government agencies. • As the organization grows, you may be required to build and manage a team. • Other duties as assigned. REQUIREMENTS: • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or equivalent discipline is required.
March 26 - April 1, 2022
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FAMILY CARE MEDICAL IS HIRING! We are looking for qualified candidates to fill the following roles in Providenciales:
• 3-5 years of prior experience as a Finance Manager. • Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns. • Proficient user of finance software. • Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. • Ability to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used. • A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles. • Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations. • Master’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration OR CPA preferred. • Experience in the healthcare industry will be considered a plus. Salary: $40,000 To be considered for this position, please email CV’s to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIST/ADMINISTRATOR
TALENT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: • Perform ultrasound and x-ray procedures • Ensure that the equipment is in proper working order, coordinate preventive maintenance, and ensure that documentation is done to the appropriate international and institutional standards. • Collaborate with relevant team members to ensure efficient and effective scheduling by monitoring the scheduling access and determining priorities for the performance of examinations considering patients’ conditions and examinations being requested. • Determine procedural frequencies to ensure optimum productivity of equipment while still allowing sufficient time to complete examinations. • Coordinate with suppliers and Technologists to facilitate purchase, installation, and maintenance of equipment. • Coordinate with telehealth radiologists to ensure prompt and accurate reporting of studies. • As the organization grows, you may be required to build and manage a team.
ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a Talent Development Officer to join our rapidly growing team. This role will find, develop, motivate, and retain our team. As a champion for the company culture, the Talent Development officer will be responsible for all human resources activities and support all company executives and team leaders, allowing the company to develop and grow quickly. This position is a key strategic role in the company helping to grow the business and allowing us to build a unique and strong peopleoriented culture. You will help us build a modern and progressive people management strategy. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Partner with all areas of the company to help our build our team. • Drive recruitment of the best talent, coaching on team leadership, helping to resolve employee relations issues, and managing programs that help develop staff. • Develop and implement a People Operations plan that aligns with the overall mission and strategy of the organization, resulting in a high-performing culture of success, accountability, transparency, and collaboration. • Gain an understanding of the organization and participate fully in all relevant strategic and business decisions. • Develop relationships with the employees and become someone who is sought for advice and counsel on HR, cultural, and organizational issues. • Counsel, coach, and guide managers and staff in addressing concerns and complaints to assure fair and equitable treatment while ensuring compliance with local labor regulations and practices. • Proactively manage resource allocation and maintain a competitive approach to recruiting and assimilating high-potential talent throughout the company. • As the organization grows, you may be required to build and manage a team. REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or related field required. Masters Preferred. • Passionate about the company’s mission, enthusiastic about the challenges confronting the organization, and dedicated to achieving its goal. Salary: $50,000 To be considered for this position, please email CV’s to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for an Imaging Technologist/Administrator to join our team to perform imaging x-ray and ultrasound exams following established procedures for patient care and safety. The Imaging Technologist / Administrator will perform all the duties related to proper film identification, storage, and reporting functions. When not actively performing procedures, the candidate will perform basic clinical, administrative, and housekeeping duties necessary for the effective and safe functioning of the service. Because the service is still in its early stages, this position plays a crucial role in the development of the service.
REQUIREMENTS: • Graduate of a Radiology/Medical Imaging school. • Certification by appropriate Radiology/Medical Imaging body. • Excellent interpersonal skills. • Proven ability to perform patient assessments. • Familiarity with medical terminology. • Working knowledge of a wide variety of radiographic equipment. Salary: $42,000 To be considered for this position, please email CV’s to t.bewaji@ familycaretci.com
MEDICAL LAB TECHNOLOGIST/ ADMINISTRATOR ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a full-time Lab Technologist/Administrator to join our team. This role will perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. When not actively performing procedures, the position will perform basic clinical, administrative, and housekeeping duties necessary for the effective and safe functioning of the service. Because the service is still in its early stages, this position plays a crucial role in developing the service. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: • Ensure that the equipment is in proper working order, coordinate preventive maintenance, and ensure that documentation is done to the
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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
FAMILY CARE MEDICAL IS HIRING! We are looking for qualified candidates to fill the following roles in Providenciales:
appropriate international and institutional standards. • Collaborate with relevant team members to ensure efficient and effective scheduling by monitoring the scheduling access and determining priorities for the performance of examinations considering patients’ conditions and examinations being requested. • Determine procedural frequencies to ensure optimum productivity of equipment while still allowing sufficient time to complete examinations. • Coordinate with suppliers and technicians to facilitate purchase, installation and maintenance of equipment.
REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor or Master’s in Life Sciences, Microbiology, Immunology, Bio- chemistry, Haematology or Medical Laboratory Technology. • Holder of professional active practicing certificate of registration from country of training/origin. • 2-4 years of experience in a similar role/ setting is preferred. Salary: $42,000 To be considered for this position, please email CV’s to t.bewaji@familycaretci.com
LEAD PHARMACIST ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a full-time Lead Pharmacist to join our team and be responsible for the operations of our pharmacies. This role will follow pharmacy professional practice and manage regulatory requirements, quality assurance, customer service, personnel management and development, inventory management, financial profitability, and loss prevention. The goal of this role will improve the overall health of the communities we serve by providing clinic pharmacy leadership to ensure quality patient care and financial viability. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Daily management, staffing, and operation of all aspects of pharmaceutical service delivery. • Manage all drug and consumables procurement, storage, prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of utilization and adverse drug reactions. • Consult with patrons and clients as well as lead the customer satisfaction experience and product sales • Gather customer feedback and provide recommendations for addressing concerns • Coordinate with other team members in areas such as prescribing practice, procurement management, and wholesaling
of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. • As the organization grows, you may be required to build and manage a team.
REQUIREMENTS: • Minimum Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree (BPharm) • 4+ years of pharmaceutical experience post internship • Prior experience in a community pharmacy setting is required Salary: $50,000 To be considered for this position, please email CV’s to t.bewaji@familycaretci.com
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a System Administrator to provide sound technology leadership in all aspects of our business. The System Administrator will be responsible for managing the day-to-day delivery of technical infrastructure services and operational support that meet the needs of internal and external end-users. This role will have the opportunity to try exciting new ideas as we work to deliver superior value to our customers. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Install and configure software and hardware. • Manage network servers and technology tools. • Set up accounts and workstations. • Monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements. • Troubleshoot issues and outages. • Ensure security through access controls, backups and firewalls. • Upgrade systems with new releases and models. • Develop expertise to train staff on new technologies. • Build an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals and IT policies. REQUIREMENTS: • Masters Degree in Computer Science or other relevant courses of study. • 5+ years of experience in a similar role. • Strategic thinking skills and strong business acumen are required. • Well-versed in the current software and hardware technological trends and familiar with a variety of business concepts. • Prior experience with startups is preferred. Salary: $50,000 To be considered for this position, please email CV’s to t.bewaji@familycaretci.com
APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON APRIL 4, 2022
ALONZO MALCOLM A & B DRAFTING Moxey Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
PLUMBER
Duties: Read blueprints Install, Fit Cut Plumbing Pipes. Must be willing to work Six days a week. Salary: $7.50 per hour.
CONTACT: 231-0181
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder. 29500
DEBRA SIMMS
CAREY SKIPPINGS North Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER Duties: Regular Cleaning, mopping sweeping, and dusting and any other chores as needed. SALARY: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 242-0192
Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. ThIs position is currently held by a work permit holder. 29502
NICOLAS PIERRE
North Creek Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Cockburn Harbour, South Caicos Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER
DOMESTIC WORKER
Duties: To clean and maintain premises Remove all trash and debris to the dump, and any Other chores as assigned. SALARY: $7.50 per hour.
CONTACT: 241-1915
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder. 29496
Duties: Regular cleaning, mopping sweeping, and dusting and any other chores as needed. SALARY: $6.50 per hour
CONTACT: 341-4730
Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. ThIs position is currently held by a work permit holder. 29503
XENIA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 254 Cooper Jack, Providenciales Is looking for a
BUTLER
Duties: • Responsible for all aspects of guest care during stay • Assist guest with their needs and expectations • Knowledgeable of all in house services • To work 6 days a week including weekends and holidays • Salary is $10.00 per hour PLEASE CALL 649-231-9208 OR EMAIL A RESUME TO GEORGEHALL231@GMAIL.COM THE POSITION IS NEW INTERESTED APPLICANTS WHO ARE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SHOULD ALSO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD
29509
WC SECURITY SERVICES JOB FAIR FOR SECURITY OFFICER POSITIONS SATURDAY 2ND APRIL 2022 10AM TO 2PM WC SECURITY SERVICES OFFICES LONG BAY ROAD (OPPOSITE THE STORAGE PLACE)
If you are interested in becoming a security officer and have the necessary skills, qualifications and attitude, please come along. Bring your Passport, references and a Police Record if you have them and be prepared to complete an application form and undergo an interview. If successful applicants will be required to work shifts across 24/7 and be prepared to work outside in various weather and sometimes adverse environmental conditions. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 649 333 6577 TURKS ISLANDERS ONLY NEED APPLY
29478
March 26 - April 1, 2022
EASY WAY Acting on behalf of COX & GABRIELLE FISHING
BELONGERS ONLY APPLY
GABRIEL'S TIRE SHOP
331-5918 Blue Hills Beach COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN $400 weekly Using equipment to catch fish and other marine life.
FISH & THINGS
331-5918 Across Paradise Baptist church, Five Cays JOURNEYMAN - $340.00 Weekly Balance and installing tires for all vehicles and repairing tires.
ALL STARS BAR & RESTAURANT 344-0775 Downtown across Sweety’s & Leeward Highway COOK $400 (New) Setting workstation, preparing ingredients and prepare food for the restaurant.
WILNANA VARIETY STORE
VENEL CONSTRUCTION
PICK ME UP BAR & RESTAURANT
# 72 Residence Five Cays 347-1700 TRADESMAN - $350 weekly (New) Perform a variety of maintenance of services around the premises
342-9278 Five behind Gas Station #6 COOK $400 (First Time) Setting workstation, preparing ingredients and prepare food for the restaurant.
MASON
OUTBOARD MARINE MECHANIC
CONTACT: 347-0480
29499
Diagnostic and troubleshooting the following engines Suzuki, Evinrude, Johnson, Mercury, Seadoo. Must be willing to work a minimum of 44 hour per week, holidays and weekends if necessary salary will commensurate with experience (10 – 15 years) and performance. Salary: $15.00 per hour CONTACT: SHERLOCK WALKIN TELEPHONE: 946-4411 FAX RESUMES TO: 649-946-4945 OR EMAIL: WALKINMARINE@TCIWAY.TC THIS POSITION IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL INTERESTED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT
29508
Whitby on the Highway Central Square, North Caicos 243-3204 2 COOK $400 WEEKLY (New) Setting workstation, preparing ingredients and prepare food for the restaurant.
PORTS ATLANTICS CONSTRUCTION # 57 Residence Five Cays 241-8978 TRADESMAN $350 weekly (New) Perform a variety of maintenance of services around the premises
29424
Duties: To prep and layout Foundations, lay blocks, pour belt beams, plaster finishes on buildings, form and pour concrete Salary: $8.00 per hour.
CONTACT: 244-2802
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder. 29498
THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS
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
CHAMPIONS FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
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.
Accepting Applications Positions Needed:
GENERAL STUDIES TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelors/Master’s Degree from reputable institution; Minimum of 5-7 years teaching experience in primary and/or secondary education. Experience with Christian education curriculum. Specialties in Mathematics and Science is a plus REQUIREMENTS: Qualified applicants for all positions must be a born-again Christian, active in their church, known to their Pastor and believe in the work of the Holy Spirit; Must be of good moral character and reputation; Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt to a flexible working environment; Must be enthusiastic and creative with an excellent work ethic, and a willingness to build character and Christian values in students Please submit resume and three references with telephone numbers and addresses including one from current Pastor. SALARY PACKAGES START AT - $1,500.00 per month
FOR MAGAZINES AND OTHER PERIODICALS GRAPHICS PRODUCTION DESIGNER/ PAGINATOR
This position requires someone with at least five (5) years’ experience working with Macintosh or PC computers. Must be skilled in the make-up of advertising and pagination. Proficiency using InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop software for print is essential. Some technical, networking and web design knowledge an asset. Salary paid weekly will commensurate with experience.
COURT REPORTER
College or high school graduate with at least five (5) years’ experience in community reporting. Ability to drive and use a camera a desirable asset. Salary paid weekly will commensurate with experience.
ADVERTISING SPACE SALES PERSON
Candidates must have had actual hands-on experience selling advertising space for newspapers and magazines. Ability to assist clients with the writing of copy for ads and gathering of collateral an asset. Salary is commission based.
No phone calls please Applications should be addressed to: Attn: Executive Board Champions for Christ International School of Excellence 1041 Leeward Highway, P.O. Box 751, Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI Or you may email: championsforchristtci@gmail.com Tel. 649-332-4903 Fax: 1-877-580-8743 POSITIONS ARE HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDERS. INTERESTED ISLANDERS SHOULD SUBMIT COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOR BOARD.
Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!
S. WALKIN & SONS
#658 MILLENIUM HIGHWAY, BLUE HILLS Is looking for an
Belongers are asked to send A copy of their resume to The Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.
TITAN BUILDING CONTRACTORS
MASON
SHADO’S CAFÉ
#48 Kew town 344-3858 TRADESMAN - $300.00 weekly Unload containers, lift goods, keep inventory of stock and manage the warehouse.
Hospital Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
Duties: To prep and layout Foundations, lay blocks, pour Belt beams, plaster finishes on buildings, form and pour concrete Salary: $8.00 per hour.
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FORWARD APPLICATIONS TO:
29476
THE PUBLISHER DUNCANSON PUBLICATIONS LTD. EMAIL: TCNEWS@TCIWAY.TC NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Preferences will be given to Belonger and Legal Residents
48 CLASSIFIEDS DIEUSEUL ST. VIL Blue Hills, 36 Lonely Way, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER
KIRK'S ELECTRONIC & AC REPAIR Blue Hills Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
PURCHASER
Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.50 Hourly
Responsible for purchasing products, materials and services Must be willing to work on weekends Basic Salary: $7.00 hourly
CONTACT: 649-247-0171 OR STVIL@GMAIL.COM Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29553
CONTACT: (649) 346-6485
FOOTPRINT VACATION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
GHISLAINE PLACIDE STUART
Belongers only apply This post is for work permit holder 29559
ELIE’S LANDSCAPING CLEANING SERVICES #10 BAY ROAD, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a
MAINTENANCE WORKER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, heating, and air conditioning system. 5 days a week. Salary: $9.50 hourly
CONTACT: 232-7124
Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position. 29549
GREGORY DEANE South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a
#5 Hibiscus Lane, Leeward Palms Is seeking to employ a
28 Villa Amore Thompson Cove Is seeking to employ a
COOK
LABOURER
DOMESTIC WORKER
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
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: 243-1854
CONTACT: 242-1642
Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. Salary: $10.00 Hourly
CONTACT: 343-0643
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29573
KATIUSCA RODRIGUEZ 46 Reese St., Five Cays Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER
March 26 - April 1, 2022
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
ELITE GAMING 2A COURTYARD PLAZA Is seeking to employ a
BARTENDER/BARMAID
Uphold customer service Maintain Bar Mix and serve drinks Clean and organize all areas including bathrooms TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK, WEEKENDS, HOLIDAY AND SHIFT WORK SALARY: 6.50 PER HOUR CONTACT: 244-8400 OR EMAIL: ELITEGAMEROSCHAD@GMAIL.COM Belongers are encourage to send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This Position Is Currently Held By A Work Permit Holder. 29552
HANDY GUY CONSTRUCTION Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a
ESSENCE OF BEAUTY PLUS / RAYCAL HANDFIELD
F&G OFFICE SUPPLIES PRODUCTS AND REPAIRS
DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning and etc. To work 5-6 days a week. Salary: $6.25 hourly
PAINTER
Millennium Heights Is seeking to employ a
CONTACT: 649-241-2228
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 29527
JP & AC LANDSCAPING Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
HANDYMAN
LANDSCAPER
Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, heating, and air conditioning system. Salary: $7.50 Hourly
Responsible for maintaining gardens and lawns for both residential and commercial properties. Basic Salary: $7.50 hourly
Five Cays Is seeking to employ a
Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces. Salary: $7.00 Hourly
CONTACT: 341-1377
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29483
KALL’S KICKIN’ KITCHEN Long Bay Is seeking to employ a
COOK
Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. Salary: $6.50 Hourly
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29533
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29521
CONTACT: 345-0174
CONTACT: (649) 332-1776
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29532
KENNETH & SON GARBAGE COLLECTION
LATISHA & SHERLICIA SHOP
LEW & JAN CONSTRUCTION
LILUCE TILE CONTRACTING
M & E RESTAURANT
Whitby, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a
#28 Millennium Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER
PURCHASER
CLEANER
TILE LAYER
COOK
DISCOVERY BAY ROAD, PROVO 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
Pick up waste, dispose of trash, ETC. Applicant will work from Mon-Fri. Salary: $6.25 hourly
CONTACT: 242-9063
CONTACT: 649-242-8558
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29542
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29528
M&M SALON TIPS & BEAUTY SUPPLIES
Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
Responsible for the purchasing of products and services Basic Salary: $7.50 hourly
Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $7.00 Hourly
CONTACT: (649) 332-1776
CONTACT: 232-7317
Belongers only apply This post is for work permit holder 29561
Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, countertops. Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood. Salary: $7.00 Hourly CONTACT: 649-346-1897
CONTACT: 346-4243
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29545
Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
Responsible for preparing and creating meals following a set menu. Basic Salary: $7.50 hourly CONTACT: (649) 332-1775
Belongers only apply This post is for work permit holder 29560
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29551
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29523
MARC PROFESSIONAL CLEANING SERVICES
MARIE CARMELLE SIMMONS
NMS BEAUTY SALON
P AND D CONSULTANCY
PASSION HAIR BOUTIQUE
#4 Francis Building, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a
Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
Glass Shack, Paradise Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
HAIRSTYLIST
TRADESMAN
BABYSITTER
CASHIER
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
Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, deep conditioning, permanents, hair coloring, and weaving. Salary: $6.25 hourly
CONTACT: 346-4928
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently 29566 holds this position
Responsible for carrying out all maintenance duties on a contractual basis Basic Salary: $7.50 hourly
CONTACT: (649) 333-8280
Belongers only apply This post is for work permit holder 29562
#7 Sams Plaza, Down Town Is seeking to employ a
COSMETOLOGIST
Acting on behalf of Fan-Art Photo Video Plus Ltd. Airport Road Is seeking to employ a
To carry out and assist with all babysitting duties such as caring for my little daughter during my absence when I am at work; and off and on minor house chores when and where needed. Salary: $6.25 Hourly
Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, nail and skin care services. Salary: $6.50 hourly
Greets customers, receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.
CONTACT: 347-7265
CONTACT: 345-8665
CONTACT: 331-4778
Position for first time work permit workers and belongers are encouraged liaise with Labour Employment department.
29538
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently 29543 holds this position
Belongers are to apply to the Labour Board Work Permit Renewal
29550
Belongers only apply This post is for work permit holder 29563
Travelers Stay, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a
HELPER
CONTACT: 244-3964
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29540
March 26 - April 1, 2022 REASEAM GEORGINA CUNNINGHAM KNOWLES Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
DOMESTIC WORKER
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS SEJOUR MEDGINE Five Cays, Residence #4 Is seeking to employ a
CARETAKER
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
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
CONTACT: 649-243-0761
CONTACT: 649-346-7241
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29574
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29546
TURKS WAVE CAFE
VACANCIES
21 ridge Road, Turtle Cove Is seeking to employ a
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. Communicate with customers to ensure satisfaction. To work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.50 hourly
CONTACT: 649-339-5010
Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29570
A1 PREMIUM CLEANING SERVICES #8 Stingray Street, Glass Shack, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
CLEANER
Acting on behalf
BLUE HILLS CONSTRUCTION STEEL MAN: $8-12 Hourly Install iron or steel girders, columns etc. 11Wilson Cl. Blue Hills Tel: 649-346-0002 DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS LABOURER: $6.25 Hourly Patch tires, fix tires, etc. Blue Hills opposite to Fortis Plant Tel: 649-347-2093 WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION TILE LAYER: $ 6.25 Hourly Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, etc. Miracle Cl., Millennium Highway Tel: 241-5138 ONLY BELONGER APPLY & RENEWAL WORK PERMIT 29265
ADNER LOUIS Behind Mara, Blue Hills, Bible Street Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER
Cleaning upholstery, carpets, pressure cleaning, etc. Salary: $7 hourly
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: 343-4902
CONTACT: 231-0845
SPEND WISE VARIETY STORE Kew Town Is seeking to employ a
SUNSHINE TRUCKING Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
2 MECHANICS
CLEANER
Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. $6.25 Hourly
STORE CLERK
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. $450.00 Weekly
Selling products and providing customer service. Greet customers and guide them in finding products they want to buy. $6.25 Hourly
Responsible for transporting either cargo or passenger safely from one location to another. $450.00 Weekly
CONTACT: 348-2026
CONTACT: 331-8154
BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO 29548 THE LABOUR BOARD
1 DRIVER
BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 29430
CLASSIFIEDS 49 T & G COIN LAUNDRY SERVICE Five Cays, Bar Plaza #1 Is seeking to employ a
TECHNICIAN
Install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems. Salary: $6.50 Hourly CONTACT: 649-343-8802 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29547
MASON
DOMESTIC WORKER
DOMESTIC WORKER
Cleaning of house, laundry and other duties. Salary: $6.50 Hourly
Applicant must be honest, reliable and hard working. Block laying, interior and exterior plastering on buildings. Salary: $8.50 Hourly
Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work. Must be willing to work 6 days a week. Salary: $6.25 hourly
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: 649-946-2475
CONTACT: 649-231-6601
CONTACT: 241-9128
CONTACT: 241-9743
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29522
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29575
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29534
ALL SERVICES TCI
BLUE HILLS CONSTRUCTION Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
D&H CONSTRUCTION
CLIFTON KING
Acting on behalf of YUNIQUE GIFTS
Supervising the tourist shop. Plans, monitors, and appraises job results. Conducts training. Implements and enforces systems, policies, and procedures. Salary: $8.00 Hourly
SUPERVISOR
6 TRADESMEN A skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession. Salary: $10.00 Hourly
TRADESMAN A skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession. Salary: $9.00 Hourly
DOMESTIC WORKER
CONTACT: 346-6466
CONTACT: 649-346-0002
CONTACT: 341-8493
Mary Jane Lane, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a
JOHN GODET
L.M VARIETY STORE
GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
BACK SALINA GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
DENIECE OWUSY
1 LABOURER 1 DOMESTIC WORKER
LABORER
1 LABOURER 1 DOMESTIC WORKER
DOMESTIC WORKER
Cleaning outside the property with a sweeper, picking up yard waste and collecting leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. To work 5 days a week. Salary: $7 per hourly
Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work. General housework, washing, ironing and cleaning. Salary: $6.25 Hourly
CONTACT: 341 12 99
CONTACT: 243-3431
29595
CONTACT: 245 64 39
Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position. 29592
Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 29572
DONALD KNOWLES
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.
29537
DOMESTIC WORKER
CRAIG ARCHIBOLD
CONTACT: (649) 241 84 60
Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labour Department. This position is for renewal work.
WILL-DELLO SEYMOUR
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29609
DUTIES: Cleaning outside the property with a sweeper, picking up yard waste and collecting leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. To work 5 days a week. Salary: $7 per hourly
CONTACT: (649) 339-8243 EMAIL: HR@TCIDIST.COM
WENDEL EWING
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29610
His job is to sweep the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, living room, and laundering sheets. Salary: $6 per hourly
Must be versed in logistics, keep records, assist with inventory control and sales inquiries. Foodservice experience. Experience with QuickBooks, FreshByte and Microsoft Office Valid driver’s license, police certificate and current passport. Salary: $6.50 hourly
162 Robinson Road, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a
WARESTON L. STUBBS
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29614
DOMESTIC WORKER
RECEIVING CLERK
Leeward Palms, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29608
Back Salina Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a
South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a
Discovery Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
VELMA VIRGIL
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29618
GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
TCI DISTRIBUTORS
Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. To work 5 days a week. Salary: $7 per hourly
CONTACT: 241 15 29
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.
29596
Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position. 29593
Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29602
GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a
His job is to sweep the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, living room, and laundering sheets. Salary: $7.50 hourly CONTACT: (649) 348-9099
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.
29591
ESTEL PLUMBING #24 Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a
LABOURER
Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. To work 5 days per week. Salary: $6.25 hourly
CONTACT: 241-0397
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder
29601
50 CLASSIFIEDS
MARKENLEY AMILCAR
TDMG CONCORDIA LTD
B9 One Season Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a
Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
CARPENTERS
LABOURER
• Installing wooden structures such as roofing frames, rafters, partitions, joists and stud work. • Designing and installing cabinets, shelving, fitted furniture, drywall and insulation. • Adding fixtures and fittings such as door handles, locks, hinges and closures. • Calculating the number of fasteners required for each job. • Liaising with clients, suppliers and other construction professionals.
Responsible for carrying out all labourer duties around property Basic Salary: $6.50 hourly
WORK HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM. MONDAY TO SATURDAY $9-17 PER HR.
CONTACT: (649) 247-1776
QUALIFIED BELONGER CANDIDATES SHOULD SEND THEIR APPLICATIONS TO INFO@TDMGLTD.COM AND LABOUR DEPARTMENT
CONTACT: 649-941-3445
MARIE BELLE WILLIAMS
DEADLINE: APRIL 1ST, 2021
29576
Belongers are encouraged to submit their resume to the Labour Board. This post is for work permit holder 29586
MARIE SOLANGE WILLIAMS
Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a
Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a
CARETAKER
HELPER
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
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: 241-5980
CONTACT: 344-0981
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29616
March 26 - April 1, 2022
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS MEP SOLUTIONS
999 Sam’s Building, Leeward Highway Unit #2 Is seeking to employ a
POOL CLEANER Clean Pool. Salary: $6.25 hourly CONTACT: 946-5907
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder
29584
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29617
DOMESTIC WORKER $6.75 Hourly Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.
SUPERVISOR - $8.00 Hourly Plans, monitors, and appraises job results. Conducts training. Implements and enforces systems, policies, and procedures.
MAGIC UPHOLSTERY SHOP
• • • •
Providenciales is seeking to employ an UPHOLSTER Examined furniture frames, upholstery, springs, and webbing to locate defects. Fitted, installed, using hand tools, power tools, glue, or staples Measure and cut new covering materials. Basic Salary: $8.50 hourly Contact: 332-1776
CAICOS VARIETY
Providenciales, is seeking to employ a PURCHASER • Responsible for purchasing goods/products and services. • Basic Salary: 9.00 hourly • Contact: 247-1776 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO APPLY
29603
Industrial Drive, Opposite Pioneer's Cleaners, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
IS LOOKING FOR
3 MECHANICS
and tire rotation. • Repair and replace brake pads, wheel bearings, sensors, and other parts. • Perform routine maintenance and general mechanic work on vehicles. • Prepared to get the additional certification as needed. • Willingness to learn with hands-on training. • Help keep repair shops clean and organized. • Keep a professional appearance. • Pay set @ $15 per hour
CONTACT: 6492414156 OR 649 941-4263 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. THESE ARE FOR RENEWALS.
29578
CASHIER
• Manage transactions with customers using QB. • Scan goods and ensure pricing is accurate. • Tend to customers query. • Issue receipts, refunds, change or tickets. • Cross-sell products and introduce new ones. Assist with inventory management
• Rate $8/hr SALES OPERATIONS ANALYST • Minimum 3 yrs experience as sales Analyst. Expert at using QB is a must. Duties include: Analyse and track company reports, business projections and department metrics, etcetera. • Identify customer needs and implement strategies
NTAB CONTRACTOR
CARPET LAYER
A FINISH CARPENTER IS REQUIRED • • • • • • •
Responsible for removing and installing carpets in homes, offices, and public buildings. Salary: $15.00 Hourly
as teak, ipe, mahogany, balau, kapur, and bankirai Twenty years’ minimum experience Prepare schedules and take offs for processing material orders Inventory analysis of stocks Quality control of high end finished materials Electric vehicle maintenance Painting experience Salary range between $2,500.00 - $2,800.00 per month
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. ONLY SHORT-LISTED PERSONS WILL BE CONTACTED.
29306
Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
On Behalf of our Client Love Pumpkin Ltd, Parrot Cay
Sound knowledge of commercial construction, tools, and materials Profound knowledge of carpentry tools and equipment for finishes Exceptional ability to interpret construction and fabrication drawings Supervise application of coatings to finished products Analyze carpentry work and carry out site alterations Establish appropriate dimensions of wood stock required for finished products • Proven experience for working with other technicians • Extensive knowledge and work experience with exotic woods such
• Develop and evaluate current business processes and implement operational improvement plans. • Provide financial management support. • Track, measure and resolve performance issues and risks. • Salary: commensurate with experience/qualification.
CONTACT: TEL: 649-946-1278 / 1275 FAX:649-946-1101 / EMAIL: INFO@OLYMPIC.TC BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD
RUSSELL AND ASSOCIATES • • • • • •
29564
WATERLOO RD, GRAND TURK, TCI
GENESIS AUTO MOBILE REPAIRS
• Hours of Work Monday to Friday 7 am -5 pm & Saturday 7 am to 3 pm • Perform maintenance and repair on customer vehicles. • Identify problems with vehicles using the diagnostic equipment. • Explain automotive repairs and issues and provide great customer service. • Plan repair procedures using chart manuals and experience. • Test the functionality of parts and systems • Perform basic auto care and maintenance tasks such as oil changes, fluid level checks,
Belongers are to apply to the Labour Board Work Permit Renewal 29600
Acting on behalf of
LABOURER - $6.75 Hourly Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames.
BELONGERS ONLY APPLY.
CONTACT: 649-941-3910 / 649-332-0012
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 29583
DOC UWIN
NEMOURS SHELL AFFAIRS
CONTACT: 346-6466
• Must be able to drive multiple types of vehicles • Must be able to work on weekends, holidays and nights • Cleaning of car rentals • Full gasoline tank • Have a Valid Driver’s License • Salary: $6.25 Hourly
CONTACT: 649-333-0888
LOUISE STUBBS
DISHWASHER - $6.75 Hourly Washing dishes, pots, pans, and flatware, and resetting dining areas. Renewal
VEHICLE PREP WORKER
Read Plans install fixtures, cabinets, windows and hang doors. Salary: $8 hourly
Acting on behalf of
BUGALOOS
72 Old Airport Road, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a
CARPENTER
ALL SERVICES TCI
2 KITCHEN HELPERS $6.75 Hourly Preparing the workstation for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times. Renewal
MYSTIQUE CAR RENTALS & TOURS LTD.
M.S CONSTRUCTION
1B TDMG Building, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a
CONTACT: 649-246-3151 29472
Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 29599
March 26 - April 1, 2022
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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
Science & Technology
A birth control pill for men could start human trials this year SCIENTISTS are still racing to create the first male contraceptive that isn’t a condom or surgery. In new preliminary research, a team says they’ve developed a non-hormonal form of male birth control, one that kept lab mice sterile for four to six weeks with seemingly no side effects. Early human trials of the pill are expected to begin by the end of the year. The proposed contraceptive is the product of researchers at the University of Minnesota, who say it works by targeting how our bodies interact with vitamin A, known to be essential to fertility in mammals. Diets deficient in vitamin A have been linked to sterility, for instance. After a lengthy search, they found an experimental compound that blocks a protein responsible for binding to a form of vitamin A (retinoic acid) in our cells, known as retinoic acid receptor alpha
The proposed contraceptive works by targeting how our bodies interact with vitamin A, known to be essential to fertility in mammals.
(RAR-a). RAR-a is one of three proteins with a similar function, and the hope is that its selective blocking is enough to induce longlasting but reversible sterility while causing little to no offtarget effects elsewhere. There are other potential male birth control treatments closer to fruition in clinical trials already, though it’s been a long and difficult road to get there. Most of these proposed options work by targeting testosterone,
which could come with unwanted side effects like higher cholesterol or lower sex drive. The UMN team thinks their treatment could skate past these concerns, which could make it a more appealing option, according to lead researcher Md Abdullah Al Noman, a graduate student in medicinal chemistry at the university. “Since men do not have to suffer the consequences of pregnancy, the threshold for side effects from birth control
pills is rather low,” Noman told Gizmodo in an email. “That’s why we’re trying to develop non-hormonal birth control pills to avoid hormonal side effects.” So far, the compound— dubbed GPHR-529—seems to work as intended. In new data presented Wednesday at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, the team found that male mice dosed with the treatment for four weeks consistently experienced a sharp drop in sperm count and became sterile. Overall, GPHR-529 was estimated to be 99% effective in preventing pregnancy, with no noticeable side effects. And about four to six weeks after they stopped taking it, the male mice were no longer sterile. Other research of theirs in animals has similarly shown that inhibiting RAR-a should be safe and effective at inducing temporary male sterility. “This all looks promising
so far. But clinical trials are the definitive test for the safety of any drug candidate,” Noman noted. The team has since licensed GPHR-529 to the company YourChoice Therapeutics for further development, and should things go as planned, they hope to start early-stage
clinical trials in people by the later half of the year. The UMN team is also still working to identify other promising candidates, both in case GPHR529 doesn’t pan out and to improve on their existing concept, which could allow them to get the same contraceptive effect at a lower dose.
DOC UWIN
Acting on behalf of
ISSAKA BASHIRU
55 Long Bay Road, Providenciales is seeking to employ a TRADESMAN Responsible for carrying out a variety of maintenance duties. Must have experience in handling hand power tools. Basic Salary: $8.00 hourly Contact: (649) 232-9700
TURKS WAVE CAFE
Walter Cox Drive, Kew Town is seeking to employ a COOK Responsible for preparing meals following a set menu Must be able to work in fast-paced environment Basic Salary: $7.00 hourly Contact: (649) 347-4782
BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUMES TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THESE POSTINGS ARE FOR WORK-PERMIT HOLDERS.
29587
MARLIN LIMITED Requires a
COMPLIANCE/LEGAL EXECUTIVE Duties include but not limited to: • Preparing firm policy manuals and keeping up to date • Compliance audits • Reviewing regulated entities for compliance with AML and company legislation • Liaising and consulting with Government departments and FSC with regard to legislative proposals • Liaising with outside counsel on behalf of clients and the firm itself • Training staff in new legislation, regulation and compliance matters • Ensuring new policy and legislation is appropriately implemented • Researching proposed legislation and regulation and preparing comparative analyses • Improving efficiency of operations • Business development • Some aspect of supervision/training of junior staff
Some requirements include: • Law degree or Legal executive qualification • Minimum 5 years of proven experience in a professional position with a reputable firm where legal analysis was a key part of your duties • Strong, proven legal research skills • Excellent legal drafting skills • Attention to detail • Highly organized and able to prioritize tasks • Professional and capable of discretion • Administrative and IT skills • Must have own car • Travel up to 4 times per year to U.S. and Europe • Salary at $6,000/month
ISLANDERS OR RESIDENTS WITH RIGHT TO WORK WILL BE CONSIDERED. QUALIFIED PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND APPLICATION TO MARLIN LIMITED, UNIT A210, REGENT VILLAGE EAST, GRACE BAY ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 29629
Looking to advance your career? Join one of the fastest growing companies in the Caribbean. Island Bargains of Turks & Caicos is currently seeking qualified applicants for the following positions.
FULL TIME BOOKKEEPER • Applicants must have proven experience in QuickBooks and high-volume bookkeeping, including payroll and banking • Applicants must be able to work well with others and be able to follow direction and systems • Must have good attention to details • **Experience is a must, please do not reply if you don’t have proven experience
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR • Applicants must have proven experience in driving and operating a SemiTruck and HammarLift • Applicants must possess and provide the proper driving permit for operating Heavy Equipment and have a clean driving record • Must work well with others and always practice proper safety procedures • **Experience is a must, please do not reply if you don’t have proven experience
WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE • Applicants must be prepared to work in a fast-paced environment and must pay close attention to detail • Applicants must work well with others and maintain a positive attitude PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME TO: NIKKI@ISLANDBARGAINS.COM **PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP IN PERSON TO APPLY**
29519
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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
Science & Technology
March 26 - April 1, 2022
Climate change: Extreme weather warning systems for all ‘in five years’ EARLY warning systems to protect the entire world from extreme weather and climate disasters should be rolled out within five years, according to the UN. Right now, around one-third of the global population has no cover while in Africa 60% of the population is unprotected. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) will put together a plan on how this can be achieved by November. Around $1.5bn will be needed to finance the development. Over the past 50 years, a weather, climate, or water-related disaster has occurred on average every day. As the world warms, these weather related extreme events are on the increase, going up five-fold over the past half-century. But better warning systems have ensured that the number of people killed in these floods and storms has fallen significantly in the same period. However, the scale of improvement depends very much on where you live. Last year, when Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, it was the fifth strongest such storm to hit the continental US. Thanks to effective forecasting and early warning, tens of thousands of people were mandated to evacuate and overall
Cyclone Idai brought dramatic flooding to Mozambique and other countries in the region.
deaths were less than 100. Contrast that with Cyclone Idai which hit Southern Africa in 2019, leaving around a thousand people dead across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe and millions more in need in humanitarian assistance. While warnings were issued, the dissemination of the information, particularly in rural areas was not effective. “This is unacceptable, particularly with climate impacts sure to get even worse,” said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in a video statement to launch the new plan.
“Early warnings and action save lives. We must boost the power of prediction for everyone and build their capacity to act.” The UN has now asked the WMO to develop a scheme so that early notifications of these type of extreme events can cover everyone on the planet within five years. The greatest need is in parts of Central and West Africa, in the Caribbean and in small island developing states in the Pacific. The WMO will look to put in place the technology that will involve real-time monitoring of the atmosphere so that people in these
areas are made aware that a flood, a heatwave, or storm is on its way. Crucially, the systems should also help inform governments, communities, and individuals on how to act to minimise damage. The WMO estimates that it will cost around $1.5bn to improve the meteorological warning systems and build the knowledge in the least developed countries. The money will be raised from funding institutions like the World Bank and the Green Climate Fund. “It will not be easy, it will be challenging, but when one looks at the potential costs of mobilising the
resources to make this a reality, it’s a mere fraction, a mere rounding error of the $14tn mobilised by G20 countries over the last two years to recover their economies from Covid-19,” said a senior UN official. Experts say that this type of spending repays itself in a very short time. According to the Global Commission on Adaptation, an investment of $800m can result in avoided losses of as much as $16bn, which is 20 times the initial outlay. Campaigners have welcomed the idea of better warning systems but believe it’s the least that the richer world can do for countries that are living with the impacts of a warmer climate. “The early warning systems are vital in saving lives but we must not stop at just preventing deaths,” said Mohammed Adow from the campaign group Power Shift Africa. “If people survive a climate disaster but then are left to fend for themselves with their homes and livelihoods destroyed, it’s a meagre blessing. “The global community needs to ensure the victims of climate catastrophes are helped to thrive, not just survive.” The WMO proposals will be unveiled at COP27 in Egypt in November. (BBC)
‘New type of ultraviolet light’ kills 98% of airborne microbes in a room A ‘NEW’ kind of ultraviolet light kills almost all microbes in a room and could help avoid another lethal pandemic, a new study shows. Researchers say ‘far-UVC’ light emitted from ceiling lamps can kill bacteria, fungi and viruses, including coronavirus, without causing damage to the human skin. In experiments, far-UVC took less than five minutes to reduce the level of indoor airborne bacteria by more than 98 per cent. Even as microbes continued to be sprayed into the room, their level remained very low as long as the far-UVC lights were on. According to the research team, you’d be just as likely to catch a pathogen in a room with far-UVC lamps as in an open outside space with a fresh breeze. Far-UVC lamps are already commercially available, although a Which? analysis last year warned that some may be shoddy products.
The new study was conducted by scientists at the University of St. Andrews, University of Dundee, University of Leeds, and Columbia University in New York. ‘Far-UVC rapidly reduces the amount of active microbes in the indoor air to almost zero, making indoor air essentially as safe as outdoor air,’ said study author Professor David J. Brenner, director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University. ‘Using this technology in locations where people gather together indoors could prevent the next potential pandemic. ‘Far-UVC light is simple to install, it’s inexpensive, it doesn’t need people to change their behaviour, and above all it’s a safe way to prevent the transmission of any virus, including the Covid virus and its variants, as well as influenza and also any potential future pandemic viruses.’
Researchers say ‘far-UVC’ light emitted from ceiling lamps can kill bacteria, fungi and viruses, including coronavirus, without causing damage to the human skin.
Ultraviolet light is separated into three classifications depending on wavelength – UVA, UVB and UVC. UVC, the shortest-wavelength ultraviolet light, is the most germicidal in the UV spectrum, meaning it’s the best at killing
germs, but also at damaging human skin. UVC light has been used for years to help destroy bacteria and viruses in commercial and industrial locations such as hospitals, factories and water treatment plants.
However, conventional UVC light cannot be used directly to destroy airborne viruses in occupied indoor spaces because it is a potential health hazard to the skin and eyes. Thankfully, far-UVC is safe on human skin. (Dailymail.co.uk)
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High cholesterol and blood sugar in your 30s raises Alzheimer’s risk HAVING high cholesterol and blood sugar in your 30s may raise your risk for Alzheimer’s disease decades later in life, according to a new study. “We have shown for the first time that the associations between cholesterol and glucose levels and the future risk of Alzheimer’s disease extend much earlier in life than previously thought,” senior study author Lindsay Farrer, chief of biomedical genetics at Boston University Biomedical Genetics, told CNN. “This study gives us more fuel for the fire that we need to start as early as possible in the fight against Alzheimer’s,” said Dr. Richard Isaacson, director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic in the Center for Brain Health at Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine. Isaacson was not involved in the study. A TYPE OF CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD SUGAR People ages 35 to 50 who had high levels of triglyceride, a type of cholesterol found in blood, and lower levels of the “good
cholesterol” called high-density lipoprotein were more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease later in life, the study found. “In the early age group (35-50 years) only, an increase of 15 mg/ dL (milligrams per deciliter) in triglycerides was associated with an approximate 5% increase in Alzheimer’s disease risk,” Farrer said via email. The association was not seen for older age groups, perhaps because older adults are treated for cholesterol more aggressively, he said. “Alternatively, it could reflect that high triglycerides in early adulthood may trigger a cascade of metabolic events that over time initiate processes that directly lead to Alzheimer’s disease,” Farrer said. In people ages 51 to 60, it was higher blood sugar levels that raised the risk for Alzheimer’s, according to the study. “For every 15 points that your blood sugar goes up, your risk of Alzheimer’s goes up by 14.5% later in life,” said Farrer, who is also a professor of medicine, neurology,
In people ages 51 to 60, it was higher blood sugar levels that raised the risk for Alzheimer’s, according to the study.
ophthalmology, epidemiology and biostatistics at Boston University School of Medicine. “Having high cholesterol may not cause Alzheimer’s, but it presses the fast-forward button on the disease pathology and cognitive decline,” Isaacson said. “There’s also a relationship between diabetes and the development of amyloid pathology.” Beta amyloid plaques in the brain are one of the hallmark signals of Alzheimer’s, along with tangles of a protein called tau. “Just like any chronic disease of aging -- high cholesterol, heart attacks, strokes -- they all start silently decades before they show up. Alzheimer’s disease is no different,” Isaacson said. “Targeting them early on is the best recipe for optimal brain health as we age.” RAISING HDL HELPS The study, published Wednesday in Alzheimer’s and Dementia:
The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, followed people enrolled in the Farmingham Heart Study, a government-supported study that is now in its 74th year. “What’s unique about the study is the large sample of individuals that are examined every four years or so, starting at age 35, and followed into the age when an Alzheimer’s diagnosis may occur,” Farrer said. There was some good news from the study: People 35 to 50 could lower their Alzheimer’s risk by 15.4% if they raised their highdensity lipoprotein, or HDL, by 15 milligrams per deciliter. People between the ages of 51 and 60 who raised their HDL reduced their risk by 17.9%. High-density lipoprotein is called the “good cholesterol” because it gathers up the bad stuff floating in the bloodstream and takes it to the trash (the liver), where it is flushed from the body. The US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention states that high HDL levels can be protective against heart disease and stroke. Levels of HDL should be at least 40 milligrams per deciliter for men and 50 milligrams per deciliter for women, according to the Cleveland Clinic. People who wish to tackle their cholesterol should work carefully with a preventive cardiologist and neurologist, as there are many nuances to how to measure blood lipids and which medications are best, Isaacson said. “The take-home message is that people who are in their 30s and early 40s need to have their lipids and blood sugar measured. That’s the only way you’ll detect any issues,” Farrer said. “But many people that age feel they’re healthy and say, ‘Why do I need to see a doctor all the time?’ So it’s encouragement for people to start having regular checkups at that period of your life,” he added. (CNN)
How long Covid concerns are ramping up progress on other chronic diseases AS Covid-19 infection rates fall, doctors and patients are sifting through the wreckage of symptoms left behind. Shortness of breath, heart palpitations, chest pain, fatigue and brain fog — those are just some of the ongoing complaints of a growing number of people, many of whom had only mild cases of acute Covid-19. “Long Covid,” also known as post-acute sequelae of Covid-19, is associated with a whole host of problems involving multiple body systems, much like other chronic diseases that often go unrecognized and undiagnosed. Today, doctors and scientists are seeing epic spikes in immune dysregulation following Covid-19. The complex and confounding nature of chronic illness is all too familiar to poet and author Meghan O’Rourke. In
Medical recognition of post-Covid conditions is driving new research into the long-term effects of infection.
her new book, “The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic
Illness,” O’Rourke integrated her experiences of coping with
undiagnosed, incurable long-term sickness with reporting on the
role of chronic illness in Western medicine. O’Rourke’s call for medical system changes could help not just the 24 million to 50 million people in the United States already struggling with chronic illness but also the increasing ranks of those affected by long Covid. Estimates of the frequency of long-term symptoms and conditions after Covid-19 infection range from 5% to 80%, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The World Health Organization’s estimates range from 10% to 20%. Whatever the final numbers, medical recognition of postCovid conditions is driving new research into the long-term effects of infection. These findings, O’Rourke argued, could advance diagnosis and treatment of other chronic diseases as well. (CNN)
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Florida governor Ron DeSantis refuses to recognise transgender swimmer’s win FLORIDA governor Ron DeSantis has signed a proclamation acknowledging runner-up Emma Weyant as the winner of a women’s college swimming event after she lost to a transgender athlete. Lia Thomas beat Ms Weyant by 1.75 seconds in the 500-yard freestyle last Thursday in Atlanta to become the first transgender National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion in Division I history. But Mr DeSantis believes the NCAA was “trying to undermine the integrity of the competition” and said University of Virginia freshman and Olympic silver medallist Ms Weyant is the deserved winner of the event. “She had the fastest time of any woman in college athletics,” DeSantis said of Ms Weyant during a news conference. “Now the NCAA is basically
taking efforts to destroy women’s athletics, they’re trying to undermine the integrity of the competition and they’re crowning somebody else the women’s champion and we think that’s wrong.” ADVERTISEMENT The NCAA did not immediately respond when asked to comment by Reuters. Transgender rights have long been a controversial and politically divisive issue in the United States, from sports to serving in the military and even what bathrooms people are allowed to use. The NCAA Board of Governors in January voted in support of a sportby-sport approach to transgender participation that it said “preserves opportunity for transgender studentathletes while balancing fairness ... for all who compete”.
Lia Thomas, Emma Weyant, Erica Sullivan and Brooke Forde pose with their medals after the race.
In February, USA Swimming unveiled a new policy to allow transgender athletes to compete in elite events by setting out criteria that aims to mitigate any unfair advantages. The issue gained some level of urgency given the emergence of Ms Thomas, who competed on the University of Pennsylvania men’s team for three years before transitioning and moving to the women’s team and setting multiple
records. According to Mr DeSantis, the NCAA is making a mockery of its championship given the organisation’s stance on transgender athletes’ participation. “We need to stop allowing organisations like the NCAA to perpetuate frauds of the public. And that’s exactly what they are doing,” said Mr DeSantis.
“They are putting ideology ahead of opportunity for women athletes and I think that there are just some people that are afraid to speak out and say what they are doing, but that is what they are doing.” Mr DeSantis is a Donald Trump ally who is widely seen as a leading presidential contender in 2024. (newssky.com)
Daryll Neita: British sprinter says she felt UK Athletics ‘blackmailed’ athletes BRITISH sprinter Daryll Neita says she felt UK Athletics “blackmailed” athletes in removing funding from those who did not cut ties with Rana Reider. US coach Reider is the subject of an investigation into multiple complaints of sexual misconduct against him. Neita left the Florida training group to join Italian Marco Airale in Padua. UK Athletics reiterated that athletes working with Reider could not be supported “given confirmed complaints of sexual misconduct against him”. Reider has indicated through his lawyer that he intends to defend himself against any allegations. Laviai Nielsen and Adam Gemili were removed from UK Athletics’ World Class Programme in December after opting to stay in Florida with Reider, who is under investigation by US Safe Sport. While Gemili continues to work with Reider’s group, Nielsen has since returned to Britain. Neita, who said her move was not “due to the federation” added: “I don’t actually agree with the
Usyk holds the Ukrainian flag aloft after his victory against Britain’s Anthony Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September.
Usyk v Joshua: Heavyweight champion leaves Ukraine to start training
Britain’s Daryll Neita reached the semi-finals of the women’s 60m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in March.
way they handled the situation, to be honest.” The Olympic 4x100m relay bronze medallist added: “If you’re worried about the safeguarding of athletes you shouldn’t be blackmailed with funding. I think that’s two completely different things. “It kind of felt like the federation just wanted to cover their backs
in a way, which I completely understand. I just feel it’s like‚ ‘do you care if I stay? Do you actually care?’” Before the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade this month, Neita told BBC Sport that she “left because I need to be in an environment where the energy feels right so I can focus on what I need to do”.
HEAVYWEIGHT champion Oleksandr Usyk has left his native Ukraine to prepare for his rematch with Anthony Joshua. Usyk, 35, has been helping to defend his country from the Russian invasion after enlisting in Ukraine’s military. He beat Joshua in September to become the unified heavyweight champion and is set to face the Briton again in June. Usyk will now begin his training camp but, contrary to some reports, the BBC understands the camp is not in neighbouring Poland. April had initially been
mentioned as a potential date for the rematch, but Joshua’s search for a new trainer and prolonged talks with WBC champion Tyson Fury forced a delay. After Joshua decided against stepping aside from the fight to face Fury, his promoter Eddie Hearn said May was a target. But Joshua’s bid to win back the WBA (Super), IBF and WBO belts was pushed back further when Russian troops invaded Ukraine at the end of February. Usyk is one of several former and current Ukrainian boxers who have come to the defence of their homeland.
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Ashleigh Barty: World number one makes shock call to quit tennis WORLD number one Ashleigh Barty has shocked the sporting world by announcing she will retire from professional tennis at just 25. The Australian made the announcement on social media on Wednesday, saying she was leaving to “chase other dreams”. She said she was “absolutely spent” and “physically I have nothing more to give”. “I’m so happy and I’m so ready. I just know at the moment in my heart, for me as a person, this is right,” she said. “I know that people may not understand it. I’m OK with that. Because I know that Ash Barty the person has so many dreams she wants to chase after that don’t necessarily involve travelling the world, being away from my family, from my home, which is where I’ve always wanted to be.” Barty won three Grand Slam
singles events, including this year’s Australian Open in January. In doing so she became the first home player to win the Australian Open men’s or women’s singles title in 44 years. She says her success in becoming 2021 Wimbledon champion “changed my perspective” because after achieving her ultimate personal goal in the sport, she still “wasn’t quite fulfilled”. Barty’s first singles Grand Slam arrived at the French Open in 2019 and she became world number one in the same year, a position she has held for 114 consecutive weeks since. Only Steffi Graf, Serena Williams (both 186 weeks) and Martina Navratilova (156) have enjoyed longer streaks as world number one in the women’s game. Williams is the only other active female player to have won major
The Australian made the announcement on social media on Wednesday, saying she was leaving to “chase other dreams”.
titles on clay, grass and hard courts, and at the time of her retirement, Barty has collected $23.8m (£17.9m) in prize money. “I am so thankful for everything this sport has given me and leave feeling proud and fulfilled,” added Barty, who also won a Grand Slam doubles title alongside American
CoCo Vandeweghe at the 2018 US Open. “I know how much work it takes to bring the best out of yourself. I’ve said it to my team multiple times, ‘I just don’t have that in me any more.’ Physically, I have nothing more to give. I’ve given absolutely everything I
have to this beautiful sport of tennis, and I’m really happy with that. “For me, that is my success. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way. I’ll always be grateful for the lifelong memories we created together.” (BBC)
Japan have qualified for the World Cup for the seventh successive time.
Vettel must return a negative test by Friday.
Vettel a doubt for Saudi Arabia race due to Covid-19 FOUR-TIME world champion Sebastian Vettel could miss the second round of the Formula 1 season because of Covid-19 after his Aston Martin team confirmed that he is yet to travel Saudi Arabia for this weekend’s race. The German missed last week’s Bahrain Grand Prix after testing positive. He is yet to return a negative
result that would allow him to travel and race. Nico Hulkenberg is again on standby to deputise and could race in Jeddah. Hulkenberg, Aston Martin’s reserve driver, stood in for Vettel in the season-opening race in Bahrain, finishing 17th. Aston Martin have given Vettel, 34, until Friday to return a negative test. (BBC)
Japan qualifies for World Cup after dramatic win over Australia JAPAN booked their place at this year’s Word Cup in Qatar with a dramatic victory against Australia that also confirmed Saudi Arabia’s qualification for the tournament. Two late goals from substitute Kaoru Mitoma in Sydney sealed Japan’s place in Qatar with a game to spare. Victory lifted Japan top of Group B of Asian qualifying, above Saudi Arabia who are four points clear of Australia. Australia now face a play-off campaign to reach a fifth successive World Cup. The Socceroos next face Saudi Arabia in Jeddah in what is now a dead rubber on Tuesday, before
going on to face the country that finishes third in Group A in a playoff game on 7 June. With two group games to go, the United Arab Emirates are third in that group, three points ahead of Lebanon, while Iraq are a further point adrift. The winner of that tie goes on to a play-off against the fifth-placed team from South America. MITOMA DELIVERS LATE FOR JAPAN Japan needed to beat Australia on home soil for the first time since 1998 to progress, and appeared to be heading towards a frustrating draw against a Covid-19-hit
Socceroos side before Mitoma came off the bench to break the deadlock in the 90th minute. Takumi Minamino had hit the crossbar twice in the first-half, and then had an 80th-minute effort from six yards cleared off the line by Trent Sainsbury. Winger Mitoma replaced the Liverpool forward in the 84th minute and pounced on a cutback pass soon after to beat goalkeeper Mat Ryan and spark wild celebration from the visitors. Mitoma then put the result and qualification beyond doubt five minutes later when he skipped through the tiring Australia defence and beat Ryan again. (BBC)
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Kamila Valieva will return to competition at the Channel One Trophy in Saransk, Russia, this weekend. Federico Martin Ambaru was shot dead in Paris on Saturday.
Federico Aramburu: Suspect in ex-rugby star’s murder held at Ukraine border THE main suspect in the murder of an Argentine former rugby player in Paris has been arrested on the Hungarian border with Ukraine, authorities said. Loïk Le Priol, a former soldier who reportedly has links to the far right, told Hungarian police in Záhony he was going to Ukraine to fight. Three combat knives were found in his vehicle, said police in a statement. His name has been on a French police watchlist since the deadly shooting of Federico Martin Aramburu on Saturday. Mr Aramburu, a winger with 22 Argentine caps, had come to Paris with clients of his travel agency to watch the Six Nations FranceEngland rugby match.
In the early hours of Saturday morning Mr Aramburu, 42, and a companion were reportedly involved in an argument in a bar in the Saint-Germain quarter of Paris, AFP news agency reports. On their way home to their hotel, the two were accosted by three people in a car, AFP adds. One of them fired several shots at Aramburu, killing him. Mr Le Priol, the suspected shooter, is expected to be handed over to French police by Hungarian authorities in the coming days. Another man and a woman have also been arrested in France, according to local media. France Info reports that the other man - who also reportedly has links to the far right - was arrested on Wednesday morning.
On Tuesday a 24-year-old woman, who is believed to have driven the car, was charged as an accomplice to murder, adds France Info. Mr Le Priol, a former marine commando, is thought to be a member of the Union Defence Group (GUD), local media report. The far-right organisation was active in certain universities in the 1970s before gradually losing influence and being dissolved in 2017, according to French newspaper Le Figaro. Mr Le Priol was already due to stand trial this year for violent assault on a former colleague, Le Figaro adds. He is also the founder of a brand of clothing aimed at far-right nationalists. (BBC)
Russian figure skater Valieva set to compete after Beijing 2022 doping controversy RUSSIAN figure skater Kamila Valieva, who was embroiled in a doping scandal at Beijing 2022, will return to competition at the Channel One Trophy in Saransk, Russia, this weekend. The ongoing controversy around her positive drugs test is yet to be resolved but the 15-year-old is free to take part in the domestic competition which will be held between March 25-27. It comes just after a month since Valieva became the face of the Games, but for all the wrong reasons. The teenager had been touted to dazzle and she initially did -making history as the first woman to land a quad jump in the Winter Olympics as she helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) win gold in the team event.
But she was then suspended after it was discovered that she had tested positive for banned heart drug trimetazidine in December 2021, though the result was only analysed and reported to the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in February. RUSADA lifted Valieva’s suspension the next day but the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Skating Union (ISU) filed an appeal against the lifting of the ban. But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that it should remain lifted and Valieva was free to compete in the individual figure skating event, where the youngster fell multiple times and left the ice in tears, finishing in fourth place.
Ada Hegerberg ends Norway exile and named in squad for World Cup qualifiers FORMER Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg has ended her five-year exile from the Norway team. The 26-year-old Lyon forward stopped playing for the national side because of a perceived lack of respect for female players in Norway. She has been included in the squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Poland in April. Hegerberg, who has 38 goals in 66 games for Norway, may play at this summer’s European Championship in England. “It feels incredibly good to be back,” she said.
“I will do my part to help us achieve great things, both on and off the field - for football, for Norway, but not least for the next generation.” Hegerberg, who spent 20 months out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury before returning in October 2021, is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the women’s game. She has won five Women’s Champions League titles, six Division 1 Feminine titles, the French Cup five times and the Norwegian Women’s Cup. She was named Uefa’s Best Women’s Player in Europe in 2016,
won the inaugural Women’s Ballon d’Or in 2018 and was named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year in 2017 and 2019. HEGERBERG EAGER TO ‘GET A NEW STORY STARTED’ Norway coach Martin Sjogren described Hegerberg as “one of the best” in the world and said her return meaning “a lot to the national team”. “For the most part, we have talked about how we see the future together and not what has happened,” he said. “It was mostly to do with Ada’s
Ada Hegerberg, who has 38 goals in 66 games for Norway, may play at this summer’s European Championship in England.
role and how we can make the team even better. The conversations have been very good.” The Norwegian Football
Federation (NFF) had made several unsuccessful attempts to encourage Hegerberg to return to international football.
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Defoe: Sunderland’s ex-England, Tottenham & West Ham striker retires SUNDERLAND’S former England, West Ham, Tottenham and Rangers striker Jermain Defoe has retired from professional football at the age of 39. Defoe, who re-joined the Black Cats in February, scored 304 goals in 762 career club games and added 20 goals in 57 England appearances. He also spent time at Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Major League Soccer club Toronto during his 22year career. “It’s been a really tough decision,” Defoe wrote in a statement.
“I made my professional debut at 17-years-old in 1999, and I feel now is the right time to bow out.” Diminutive forward Defoe scored 162 Premier League goals, making him the ninth highest scorer in the league since its formation in 1992-93. He is also 15th in the appearances list, having played 496 games in England’s top flight. Defoe’s Sunderland return was marked by a late night social media unveiling on January’s deadline day, in which the veteran striker described the return as “special for many reasons”.
Jermain Defoe’s became close with Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery as he battled neuroblastoma.
However, he failed the reach the heights of his first spell, making just seven appearances - of which just two were starts - and failing to score for the League One promotion-chasers. While a prominent international, to many non-football fans Defoe will be best known for his friendship with terminally ill Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery, who died in 2017, aged six, after a
long cancer illness. His work through the Jermain Defoe Foundation also brought him an OBE in 2018 for services to charity. “Football will always remain in my blood and it gives me great pride and satisfaction to look back on the blessed career I’ve had,” Defoe added. “I now look forward to spending some quality time with
my friends and family before moving forward on this next chapter in my career.” Defoe thanked fans, coaches, team-mates and staff at all his clubs for “playing such an integral part” in his career, while also paying tribute to those closest to him. “Lastly I want to say thank you to my mum, you gave me a ball at two years old and made me believe my dream could happen.” (BBC)
World Athletics Indoor Championships: Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins 60m title ITALY’S Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs edged out American Christian Coleman to claim gold in the men’s 60m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade. Jacobs, who claimed a shock win at Tokyo 2020, clocked 6.41 seconds to beat defending champion Coleman by 0.003 seconds. He is the first reigning Olympic 100m champion to win the indoor 60m title. American Marvin Bracy ran 6.44secs to take the bronze medal. Britain’s Adam Thomas finished fifth, in 6.60secs, behind Estonia’s Karl Erik Nazarov. Jacobs set a new European record with his winning time, which was eventually confirmed after the athletes endured a nervous wait for the official results to appear. “I am so tired now but I am so, so happy,” Jacobs told BBC Sport. “It’s very fantastic after two Olympic golds [also the 4x100m relay], now gold at the indoor championship is amazing. Now I can’t wait to go to the outdoors and run.” On his competitors, he added: “They are great sprinters, great athletes. I’m very happy to compete with them. I will see them in the outdoor season and we will try to run fast again.” Coleman had been aiming to become the second man to win
Lamont Jacobs, who claimed a shock win at Tokyo 2020, clocked 6.41 seconds to beat defending champion Coleman by 0.003 seconds.
back-to-back world indoor 60m titles - and the first since 1995. The American was able to compete in Serbia after his twoyear ban for missing three drug tests was reduced by six months following an appeal and ended in November. “I feel good. It was a season’s best. I executed a good race. I’m still getting back into the swing of things so I’m excited about the outdoors,” said Coleman, the reigning 100m world champion outdoors. “I feel like I more have something to prove to myself. I think highly of myself and my talent speaks for itself. I want to be the best. I’ll just keep working.”
GB’S HODGKINSON WITHDRAWS Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson withdrew from the 800m heats with a quad injury on Saturday, as GB’s wait for a medal continued. The 20-year-old was a strong medal favourite, having won Olympic silver in the discipline in Tokyo last year, and had also been due to compete in the 4x400m relay. “It was quite upsetting for me,” Hodgkinson said. “I’ve never had to pull out of a race before so to come to my first indoor world championships and do that is not nice. It’s about looking at the bigger picture.”
Hodgkinson set a new British record of one minute 57.20 seconds in her 800m victory at the Muller Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham in February. Her team-mate Jenny Selman narrowly missed out on Sunday’s 800m final, finishing third in her heat in two minutes 02.00 seconds - as Canada’s Lindsey Butterworth ran one hundredth of a second quicker to take the final qualification spot. In the men’s 1500m, Britain’s Neil Gourley won his heat in three minutes 42.79 seconds to qualify for Sunday’s final, however compatriot George Mills, 22, missed out as he finished seventh in his race in a time of 3:47.41. Andy Robertson qualified for the men’s 60m semi-finals but just missed out on a final place, finishing third in his race. Elsewhere, Megan Marrs was unable to qualify for the women’s 60m hurdles semi-finals, finishing sixth in her heat in 8.19 seconds, and Scott Lincoln finished 16th in the men’s shot put. Miller-Uibo dominates to take 400m title Double Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo added the world indoor 400m to her collection of titles with a dominant display in Serbia. The Bahamian athlete led throughout, winning in 50.31 seconds, as the Netherlands’ Femke Bol took silver and Jamaican
Stephenie Ann McPherson finished in bronze. Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards prevailed in the men’s 400m - a championship record run of 45.00secs ensuring he finished narrowly ahead of American Trevor Bassitt, with Sweden’s Carl Bengtstrom in bronze. Spain’s Mariano Garcia claimed gold in the men’s 800m, winning in a time of one minute 46.20 seconds to finish clear of Kenya’s 17-year-old Noah Kibet and the United States’ Bryce Hoppel in the podium places. The Women’s 1500m saw a clean-sweep of the medals for Ethiopia, as world record holder Gudaf Tsegay won the title in three minutes 57.19 seconds, and was followed by compatriots Axumawit Embaye and Hirut Meshesha. In the men’s heptathlon, Canadian Olympic champion Damian Warner clinched gold in the competition’s final event - the 1,000m. Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer had moved into first place for the first time after six events, leading by 23 points after the pole vault, but Warner comfortably overhauled the deficit with a strong final run. French 21-year-old Cyrena Samba-Mayela was crowned women’s 60m hurdles champion with a time of 7.78secs, with the Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton in second and American Gabriele Cunningham finishing third.
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Presidents top Captains in first RUGBYX series On a windy Friday night at the Meridian Field, the Presidents side, led by Kadis Simmons, topped Bobby Moxon’s Captains team in their best-of-three series. The two teams, familiar with each other, were honours even after the first game with Teray Smith scoring a hat-trick for the Captains, while Stanley Haven scored a brace to level the scores at 25-25. In the second match of the series, the Presidents started stronger, with Hendricks Joseph breaking the line to set up Jaquan Brooks and Simmons for tries. As the Captains regrouped,
they changed their game plan and distribute the ball more aggressively. After pumping up the field, Moxon took contact before unloading to the oncoming Matt Dodd for a clean line break and a try. Discipline further caught the Presidents side as Sean O’Neill took advantage of a penalty near the line to barrel over for a try, but the Captains still fell short of catching the Presidents’ lead. The game ended 30-15. With one game left, the fitness of the Presidents side saw them take advantage of handling errors
The first RUGBYX series was well attended.
on their opponents. Cruising out to a 20-0 lead that would not be caught. That game ended 25-15. Female players also took part in an exhibition tag rugby clash.
The Series is acting as a fundraiser for national team member Anderson Alexander who was injured in a car accident last year.
Anderson showed up at the venue to resounding applause from the spectators and players alike. To help donate to the fundraising effort please go to www.rugby.tc
2022 “Race for the Conch” set for June 25 TCI’s premier international swim event, “The Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim,” is set to take place on June 25, 2022. The annual competition will feature 2.4 mile, 1 mile, and 1/2 mile races, as well as a 100-metre Children’s Swim for youngsters 10-and-under. Rickie’s Flamingo Cafe on Grace Bay will once again be the venue for the start and the finish. Co-Founders/Directors Ben Stubenberg and Chloe Zimmermann said they expect this year’s event to be the biggest ever with around 130 swimmers based on early online registrations. Ben noted, “We’ll see 80-90 swimmers entering from the US and Canada, and about 40 swimmers from TCI. The race gives our local youngsters a great opportunity to compete against some excellent competition in a globally recognised event.” Chloe added, “With competitive and learn-to-swim programmes increasing here, we anticipate a greater local turnout as well. The ‘Race for the Conch’ is also now an established sports tourism niche that annually brings in hundreds of thousands of dollars in tourism revenue.” Event organisers had to cancel the event in 2020, but managed to hold a shortened version in 2021 with strict COVID mitigation measures in place. While COVID restrictions are now being lifted, Race Directors
The annual competition will feature 2.4 mile, 1 mile, and 1/2 mile races, as well as a 100-metre Children’s Swim for youngsters 10-and-under. (Paradise Photography photo)
are prepared to implement them for swimmers and volunteers if necessary to ensure maximum safety. The Race Directors were excited that the event was nominated by the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) for the coveted award of Event of the Year 2021. In making the nomination, WOWSA noted the friendly atmosphere, the ease of navigating the course, the clear,
calm turquoise water venue, and the unique conch trophies (created by local artists Stanford Handfield and Lucie Stubbs). “While we did not win the award, just receiving the nomination is a huge honour in view of so many outstanding open water swims around the world and leaves us a bit humbled,” they said. “All of TCI can take pride in this and credit goes to the many
incredible volunteers, generous sponsors, the Sports Commission, Tourism Board, and DECR who all helped make this happen over the years since the first swim in 2010.” The directors noted that race organisers take seriously the “Eco” part of the name by minimising the ecological impact by, for example, requiring that swimmers only use reef-friendly sunscreen. “In fact, the brand Stream2Sea
will be available to all participants to use on the beach. Special discount rates apply for TCI residents entering the race. Watch for news and posters on sign-ups as race date approaches.” The “Race for the Conch” is a TCI non-profit that donates proceeds to the Provo Children’s Home and other local charities. Details on the race can be found on the race website www.ecoseaswim.com.
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The cycling season is picking up speed in the TCI.
Registre wins Breath Taker Time Trial SEASONED cyclist Fred Registre recorded his second consecutive win when he competed in the 2022 Breath Takers Time Trial over the weekend in Providenciales.
The Masters cyclist finished just ahead of Sean Rodgers overall and as the Masters winner. Over half a dozen riders competed in the event, which
spanned a distance of 8.5 miles. Registre clocked 20:51 (twenty minutes and 51 seconds), while Rodgers finished just behind at 20:52. Third place was registered by
Athletes made their mark by excelling in North Caicos over the last two weekends.
Omard Gardiner who finished in 23:23. In their respective categories, Registre finished ahead of Kavin Ewing (23:24) and Daniel Redmond (24:19) in the Men’s
Masters, while Rodgers won the Men’s Elite ahead of Gardiner. Matthew Williams with a time of 24:58, placed first in the Men’s Masters II while Kenneth Grant finished second.
Athletes will compete on the renovated track at the National Stadium.
All systems go as Sports Commission and TCAAA host CARIFTA trials TURKS and Caicos athletes will take to the renovated track at the National Stadium on Friday and Saturday to take part in the 2022 CARIFTA trials, which is being powered by Flow with support from interCaribbean. According to Director of Sport Jarrett Forbes, the event is long overdue. He said that after CARIFTA 2020 was cancelled, players were hoping to compete last year, but although a trial was held in TCI and a team selected by the Turks and Caicos Amateur Athletics Association (TCAAA), the regional Games were cancelled for the second consecutive time. “The last two years have been quite difficult for our athletes as they continued to train with
uncertainty. For graduating seniors, they were impacted the most, having not been able to compete when they believed that it was their time to shine.” CARIFTA 2022 will be hosted in Jamaica from April 16-19 and the TCI is hoping to unearth its representatives from this weekend’s meet. “We are happy for our athletes and wish them all the best as they compete to make Team TCI.” The two-day event will also see elite athletes competing, including TCI’s first Olympian Delano Williams, who is expected to open his season with the 100M and 400M. During a press conference, hosted jointly last week by the TCI Sports Commission and the
(TCAAA), it was disclosed that fans will be allowed to enter the venue. Ticket costs will be $10 for adults and $5 for children. TCAAA President, Edith Skippings has said that she was elated that the “pandemic has quieted down a bit”, to host the games. “I’m looking forward for you to come out and cheer our athletes forward. TCI support your athletes, the athletes of Turks and Caicos are the future of this country.” The Sports Commission’s Sports Programme Manager, Judith Robinson had also spoken at the Press Conference and noted that young athletes need to bring their A-game and should feed off the energy of the country’s elite
Expect the times to be fastest at the CARIFTA Trials
athletes. “If you are selected to be a part of the squad, do your best. You would be competing in the same environment with our elite athletes that alone should give you drive.” It was also announced that Flow has also teamed up with schools to host the $1000 Athletes’ Choice Award. Since the announcement,
schools have been submitting the names and photos of male and female athletes, who have good academic standing, great character and are strong athletes. The athletes (male and female) with the most votes will win the purse. According to elite athlete, Ifeanyi Otuonye, the idea is to promote our home-grown athletes in the TCI.
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March 26 - April 1, 2022