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A bipartisan delegation of Turks and Caicos Islands’ leaders recently discussed proposed amendments to the territory’s Constitution with senior British officials from the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office.

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Premier Hon Charles Washington Misick, and Opposition Leader Hon Edwin Astwood led the bipartisan delegation of TCI leaders to further talks with senior British officials from the FCDO- (Office of the Premier photo)

QUARTER THREE IN REAL ESTATE OUTPERFORMS EXPECTATIONS – SOTHEBY’S PAGE  4

TCI RESIDENTS URGED TO RECOGNISE MENTAL HEALTH AS BASIC HUMAN RIGHT PAGE  8

TCI REMEMBERS ICONIC SISTER OF THE SOIL ‘TINA FENIMORE’ PAGE  19

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October 21-27, 2023

Quarter three in real estate outperforms expectations It has been reported by Sotheby’s International Realty that the third quarter of 2023 has outperformed expectations, further indicating that the Turks and Caicos Islands is a year-round market. In its third quarter (Q3) report this week, Sotheby’s related that the TCI is less of a seasonal market insofar as real estate activity is concerned. They reported that while most market followers focus on closed transactions when evaluating real estate markets, brokers, consultants, and developers take an even closer look at conditional and pending transactions. “Conditional transactions are accepted offers not yet under contract (pending) and both are really a harbinger of things to come.” Led by single family performance, conditional dollar volume is up a whopping 443.65% in Q3 2023 over Q3 2022, that is $124,223,600 versus $22,850,000. While pending transactions are up 8.13%, that is $136,524,800 versus $126,257,357. “This sharp rise is a real eyeopener during our typically slowest quarter, so let’s examine

– Sotheby’s why: many of these conditional transactions are on the strength of our new development projects led by Arc, South Bank, The Strand, The Loren, with The Point by Grace Bay Resorts and St. Regis soon to be substantially adding to the mix when their listings officially come to market.” The report noted that the spike in this sector is a result of 75% of new developments posting as closed, 56 new homes at a total sales volume of $288,594,291. Significant sales this third quarter included Beach Enclave Long Bay Villa resale at $7.45M, Bluecay $6M, and La Mer West $5.5M. “So, we should continue to see substantial rises in our conditional sales as our big projects pre-sell and start construction in 2024, with the Hyatt Andaz just breaking ground,” Sotheby’s reported. They said this leads to the biggest differentiator in times of scarcity of (existing) inventory, and that is the new development pipeline, which promulgates sustainable growth and satisfies a market hungry for luxury properties in TCI.

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Regarding closed transactions across all segments of the TCI market, Sotheby’s said Q3, year to date numbers is up 10% over 2022, that is $526,828,182 versus $475,699,009, with average prices up 49.76%, that is $1,572,621 versus $1,050,009 and up nearly 120% over in the single family segment, which is $3,719,694 versus $1,691,633. “This is another wow moment and can be best explained next time you take a ride over to South Bank, The Strand, Peninsula Estate, Beach Enclave North Shore Ph 2 and others and see so many gorgeous new villas either just completed or nearing completion which have contributed to the closed numbers.” The report outlines that with strong demand and very scarce existing condo inventory, this aspect of the market continues to struggle with sales volume down 43.64% year to date, as there is very little re-sale activity and owners are holding on with a tight grip. It outlined: “When we do see quality re-sales come up, they sell quite quickly and often at record numbers. Two recent Shore Club sales are illustrative, as they each sold for over 25% higher than prior markers. “However,… these numbers should normalise as our new projects reach critical mass and start the construction and completion cycles.” The report further noted it is clear that the lack of condo inventory is affecting the sales volume, however with only 21% of the sales volume from new development, it still remains well ahead of 2019 and 2020, with expectations of the sector experiencing new highs in the coming years. In the land sector the third quarter recorded a total of 40 transactions including two land parcels over $1 million with the outer islands again recording many new sales. “It seems after a two year run up in sales the land sector has simmered down, albeit the sales volume is still nearly level to the years preceding the run up in 2021 and 2022.” (DELANA ISLES)

Eugene Otuonye, Director of Public Prosecution

DPP details SIPT Confiscation Orders for Hall and Greene Outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, King’s Counsel Eugene Otuonye, has given what could be his last statement on the SIPT trial, following the sentencing of Floyd Hall and Clayton Greene last week. In a statement issued on Friday, October 13, Otuonye – whose office has headed the prosecution in the past few years – stated: “We note and duly respect these sentences and confiscation Orders of the Hon. Chief Justice. “We will carefully consider them and the related trial of Regina versus Michael Misick and Others before making any further comments, if at all.” Following the conviction of former Deputy Premier Floyd Hall on September 25, the Chief Justice sentenced him to 12 months’ imprisonment. The DPP’s statement on Hall’s sentencing outlines the details of the Chief Justice’s decision, not previously reported in our last issue. He outlined: “The sentence was substantially reduced because of the delays that the proceedings have suffered. “The court also imposed a confiscation order in the sum of $943,295 against Floyd Hall to reflect his benefit from the crime of Bribery of which he was convicted. “Mr Hall is to pay that sum within 21 days of the conclusion of any appeal that he may bring and provided the confiscation order survives an appeal.

“Mr Hall will serve six years imprisonment if he fails to pay the sum of the confiscation order when it falls due.” Otuonye also provided additional details not expressed in court with regard to Clayton Greene’s sentencing. Greene was convicted (also on September 25) of money laundering, being monies he received on behalf of Floyd Hall, some of which he placed into a specially formed client account having also opened a ledger for Hall in a disguised name. He outlined: “Similarly, taking into account the delays the proceedings have suffered, the Hon. Chief Justice sentenced Mr Clayton Greene to a substantially reduced term of six months imprisonment. “The Court also imposed a confiscation order in the sum of $330,021.00 against Clayton Greene to reflect his benefit from the crime of money laundering of which he was convicted. “Mr Greene is to pay that sum within three months of the conclusion of any appeal that he may bring, provided the confiscation order survives an appeal. “Mr Greene will serve five years’ imprisonment if he fails to pay the sum of the confiscation order when it falls due. “Meanwhile, the Court granted Mr Greene bail pending resolution of an appeal which he indicated he will be launching.”

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TCI bipartisan delegation and senior officials from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office at Waterloo, Grand Turk

TCI leaders unite for ‘constitutional reform’ in talks with British officials BY OLIVIA ROSE A bipartisan delegation of Turks and Caicos Islands’ leaders recently discussed proposed amendments to the territory’s Constitution with senior British officials from the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office. In a series of pivotal discussions on the territory’s constitutional future held at Waterloo, Grand Turk from October 16-19, the government and the opposition politicians presented a united front to discuss proposed changes to the constitution designed to give the territory greater autonomy over domestic affairs and to recognise the modern relationship between the Turks and Caicos Islands and

the United Kingdom. The UK’s intervention and decision in 2009 to bypass the elected government, suspending parts of the territory’s constitution and temporarily giving expanded powers to the UK-appointed governor, came in the aftermath of allegations of widespread corruption. During direct rule, the UK shepherded a new constitution in 2011, the territory’s fifth since 1962. Since then, successive governments have had numerous meetings and consultations over the years to discuss possible changes to the 2011 constitution. In what could be considered a significant breakthrough for

Members of TCI’s Youth Parliament meet with FCDO delegation

the TCI, Premier Hon Charles Washington Misick, and Opposition Leader Hon Edwin Astwood spearheaded a bipartisan engagement with a delegation that included Governor HE Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam; Deputy Governor HE Anya Williams; former Premier Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson; Attorney General Hon Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles; Deputy Premier Hon Erwin Saunders and other Members of Parliament on the proposal document which outlines a number of significant changes to the Constitution since it was implemented 12 years ago. Earlier this year, Premier Misick said that as times change the Constitution should also change to

reflect the desires of TCIslanders and must be “flexible enough to respond to the needs of the people”. He stressed that the Constitution should “ultimately create a politically independent country, with a self-assured and confident people”. “We need a modern and active constitution…the constitution provides the framework for decision-making, promotes good governance, and secures human rights and responsibilities”, he added. He then announced that his government would engage the services of a high-powered Constitutional specialist advisor Sir Jeffrey Jowell, KC (King’s Counsel) to review TCI’s

relationship with the United Kingdom, in anticipation of these discussions. As part of the ongoing constitution reform talks, Sir Jowell, the Constitutional Specialist Advisor for the TCI delegation, and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Delegation met with members of the TCI Youth Parliament. A communique from the government said Premier Misick and his cross-party delegation hope to achieve some significant amendments that will have an impact on the territory. PROPOSED CHANGES Several important issues affecting the territory’s socioeconomic development were outlined in the constitutional proposal. Of the many proposed changes the government is seeking to establish clear consultation, notification and discussion processes between the British government and the Turks and Caicos Islands government, especially if the UK is going to implement laws for the territory, the government explained in its statement. The document also spells out the areas that the governor is directly responsible for and the devolved subjects where he/she has no dayto-day jurisdiction. In this vein, the government is seeking to remove the power of the Governor to regulate international financial services. Another proposed amendment is the renaming of the House of Assembly to Parliament, so CONTINUED 

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TCI police charges a second suspected gang member BY OLIVIA ROSE As the Turks and Caicos Islands continue to wage war on gangs in the territory, a second man suspected to be a member of a gang has been charged under the AntiGang Ordinance (2022), following an investigation into a shooting incident on February 5th, 2023. 26-year-old Cydereo Smith of Kew Town, Providenciales, is expected to appear before a magistrate this week to answer to charges relating to ‘being a gang member and discharging a firearm’. According to a statement from the police, the February 5th 2023 incident took place in Grace Bay, where a group of men discharged firearms at another group. However, no one was seriously injured in the attack. The charges came after police officers consulted with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Head of Crime, Safeguarding, and Public Protection Superintendent Dean Holden stated: “This is another example of the police force’s relentless pursuit of those suspected to be involved in gang-related crime, specifically the criminal use of illegal firearms.” He stressed that this latest charge also demonstrates the forces’ continued use of the relatively new Anti-Gang legislation to target individuals who cause harm to our communities. Woody Vincent Jean Baptiste alias “DRACO” of Dock Yard, Providenciales made history earlier this month as the first suspected gang member to be formally charged by members of the Anti-Gang and Drugs Unit. As Turks and Caicos Island continues to experience disturbing and unprecedented levels of gang crime, the Anti-Gang Ordinance (2022) was introduced through collaboration with the RTCIPF and the TCI government along with 11 other national security-related Bills to deter gang activity or involvement of any kind in the TCI. The 2022 Bill makes it a criminal offence for anyone living in the Turks and Caicos Islands to be in or become a member of a gang or to harbour, conceal or recruit gang members. This offence carries a penalty of 10 years imprisonment for a first conviction and a penalty of 20 years imprisonment for any subsequent convictions, while a gang leader would be liable to imprisonment for 25 years. It is also an offence to be in possession of a bullet-proof vest, to participate in or contribute to activities of a gang or to support or invite support for a gang.

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October 21-27, 2023 A Weekly News column that puts you on the spot for your opinions on the issues of the day

SIPT TRIAL AND SENTENCING Chief Justice Mabel Agyemang has sentenced exDeputy Premier Floyd Hall to a one-year prison term and former Speaker of the House Clayton Greene to six months imprisonment. Both Hall and Greene were found guilty of bribery and money laundering, respectively, on September 25. Last Thursday, Hall was remanded into custody until Monday, October 16, when his bail application was heard. He has since been granted bail until his appeal. Greene was also released on bail pending his appeal. The Chief Justice also ordered just under $1m to be confiscated from Hall, to be repaid within 21 days on conclusion of his appeal, or he will have to serve an additional six years in prison for non-payment. Greene is ordered to repay $330,000 within three months following his appeal or serve five years in prison if he fails to pay. What are your thoughts on the trial, conviction and sentencing?

Very lucky

They are very lucky, they could have been spending years in prison for these offenses. I hope they use this time to reform in all possible ways and come out as better gentlemen.

A farce

This embarrassing farce continues and isn’t finished. The Brits, the Governor, and our government must start work to repair our judicial personnel and process.

More jail time for Hall

Slap on the wrist as in the case of the former deputy Premier. He should have been made to pay so much more than that.

Ongoing

To be fair to the “process” it is not possible to comment on these matters while the cases are under appeal to the Court of Appeal and

possibly to the Privy Council in London. Rather unfortunate that the Hon Hall had to spend the weekend in remand because should he prevail on appeal, the entire experience would not have been good for him. Local commentators such as Drexell Seymour lament that for a case to cost over ‘$100 million to go after $155,000 is lamentable’. The verdicts were on Bribery at Common law and Money Laundering under the Anti Money Laundering Ordinance. The Chief Justice advised that she was seeking the lesser of the penalties and fines until regional sentencing guidelines. Noteworthy are the confiscation orders and the order that a million is to be paid by Mr Hall within 21 days of the conclusion of His appeal. What does that mean? If he prevails on appeal would that confiscation order still apply? Or is it only applicable should he not prevail? A bit confusing but that seems to be the tenor of the Court’s order.

Was it worth it?

It is not good when any Turks and Caicos Islander is under this kind of scrutiny and pressure by the legal system. Interestingly

the court found that land flipping was not an offense and that owing to government policy, it was okay. Yet the people of the TCI are “out of pocket”. Land at Middle Caicos worth $350m, mortgaged for $7m gone through an interesting and curious security device to a local bank. $150m gone in Commission of Enquiry and SIPT investigations and most of the land “flipped” is gone. It is also noteworthy that not one “expat developer” or “investor” was pursued as they were able to make deals and remove themselves from the “scene of the crime”. While these SIPT trials are nearing completion, maybe the asset recovery team should give a report on the largesse and where they are with collecting money for the people’s lands! Hall and Greene were considered two of TCI’s great intellectual minds and there is a brain drain from these islands through voluntary migration to the UK. It was good that the letters of support played on the mind of the judge as she considered what to do with the sentencing guidelines. The trends do not feature well for the islands. So much ground was lost because of these investigations. “There is little to say because the process is still playing out”.

Sympathy

As a result of these convictions and sentences that were handed down by the court after over 12 years of investigation, the men got an outpouring of sympathy locally. Social media has been kind to them. In essence “you do not really want to see any of your people go down” for “anything”. It is noteworthy that the Hon Minister of Health in the current PNP government, Shaun Malcolm is being “unfairly targeted for his role as PDM Chairman, being the alleged one who forced the issue of the Commission of Inquiry. The attacks are unfair and should stop. Should the Hon Hall and Greene win their appeals the country must move on. Should they not, people are assured they will be “ok”. This is no time to get petty and to cast blame where it ought not to be. We are dealing with men. There is an outpouring of support for Hon Hall as he was a charismatic political figure with a reputation for helping people as they came to him. All we can do is wish for the country to move on.

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BREAKING BARRIERS:

TCI residents urged to recognise mental health as basic human right BY OLIVIA ROSE Recognising mental health as a universal human right means dismantling the barriers that prevent individuals from accessing care. This was the crux of the Department of Behavioural Health Services’ call for individuals, organisations, and policymakers in the TCI to join hands in creating a world where mental health is recognised as a basic human right. In observance of World Mental Health Day on October 10, the Department of Behavioural Health Services (DBHS), held its 9th Annual Mental Health Conference; a pivotal event dedicated to advancing mental health awareness, education, and advocacy within the region. On the occasion, the department reaffirmed its commitment to the global movement advocating for mental health as a fundamental universal human right regardless of socioeconomic status, cultural background, or geographic

location. The conference was attended by approximately 60 individuals from both the public and private sectors who share a vested interest in mental health. Several esteemed professionals within the mental health field including Dr Anya MalcolmGibbs, Mrs Tonya Greaves and Mr Pius Adeyinka brought remarks at the event. Attendees benefitted from a wealth of information shared on supporting mental health in children, understanding the role of family support in mental health recovery and strategies for improving mental health in the workplace. The Department of Behavioural Health Services (DBHS), in its message on World Mental Health Day, underscored the importance of ensuring equitable access to mental health resources for all. The DBHS stressed that mental health is not merely a medical concern but an inherent right that every individual deserves.

Attendees at the Department of Behavioural Health Services (DBHS) 9th Annual Mental Health Conference

“Imagine a world where mental health is not stigmatised, where seeking support is seen as a sign of strength rather than weakness. “Envision a society where every person, regardless of their background, has equal access to the resources and care they need to nurture their mental well-being. “Unfortunately, the reality is often far from this ideal. Stigma, discrimination, and unequal access to mental health services persist, creating barriers that prevent individuals from seeking the help they need. “Today, we declare that this is unacceptable”, the department stated in its message. The DBHS said it will continue

to take proactive steps to champion mental health initiatives in the Turks and Caicos Islands. This includes promoting awareness through social media campaigns, webinars, and community events, we aim to raise awareness about the importance of mental health, reduce stigma, and encourage open conversations. As well as educating the TCI Public through targeted campaigns and community outreach, with the aim of fostering a deeper understanding of mental health issues, reducing stigma, and promoting open conversations about mental well-being. Coupled with this the Department noted that it will

continue to provide free access to all, regardless of socio-economic status and provide employee wellbeing initiatives, and community collaboration to build a society that respects, protects, and fulfils the mental health needs of every individual. The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilise efforts in support of mental health. The day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.

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members of the House of Assembly would become MPs. Coupled with this, the government is also proposing the creation of parliamentary secretaries who would perform the role of junior ministers and the removal of the UK’s power to disallow bills passed by the House of Assembly. Another major proposal is the formation of an independent Police Service Commission, which will be chaired by the Governor. “The other five members, who cannot be sitting MPs, must have relevant experience in law enforcement, criminal law, or national security. “Two of them are to be nominated by the Premier and one by the Leader of the Opposition. The other two members will be appointed by the Governor in consultation with the Premier and

Leader of the Opposition”, the statement reads. Further, the Commission will have the power to hire and fire senior officers in the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, including the Commissioner, and to exercise disciplinary control, which will also need to be approved by the National Security Council. The return of the role of Cabinet Secretary to better manage the flow and implementation of Cabinet decisions is another key proposal. Back in March this year, Premier Misick revealed that another big-ticket item that will be raised with the United Kingdom is the management, demarcation, and settlement of TCI’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) as the government looks to diversify the economy through offshore fishing. Another main proposal is the “return to trial by jury as a fundamental right” with the defendant having the option to

TCI leaders and British officials from the FCDO

elect to trial by judge alone. Another proposal questioned whether the Attorney General should be a political appointee, run in the elections as an independent, or be jointly appointed by the

premier and the leader of the opposition. While other proposals suggest changes to the parliamentary term, with regards to increasing the period from four years to five

years. Other amendments deal with the legislature, as it relates to the revision of qualifications to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly.

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A young Tina Fenimore with one of her sons as a baby (photo submitted by the Fenimore family)

Mrs. Tina Fenimore with two of her sons, David and Michael

TCI remembers iconic sister of the soil

‘Tina Fenimore’ – “Her kindness, enthusiasm, and spirit will be deeply missed” BY DELANA ISLES “Loving mother and wife, dedicated tourism representative, champion of the less fortunate, and exuberant dancer” are just a few of the words used to describe the remarkable woman that was Clementina Louise Ariza-Fenimore, familiarly known as Tina Fenimore. Tuesday, October 10, was a day the territory was pitched into a sense of grief when news of Mrs Fenimore’s passing travelled like wildfire. For the purposes of this tribute article, and my own familiar connection to her, I will refer to her as ‘Tina’. Reports from her surviving relatives – husband Kit, four sons Ray, Doug, Dave and Mike Fenimore, are that Tina passed away peacefully in her sleep. She is remembered lovingly by all who knew her – as a woman who did not mince words, but was careful with those words, ensuring that they imparted something educational, constructive, and at times, a tad naughty, with a wink to accompany them. Her son, Mike and his brothers shared the following upon her passing last week, at the respectable

age of 86: “Mom touched many lives in the Turks and Caicos Islands and positively influenced many young people, especially young professional women. “Throughout the decades, our mom was a consummate entrepreneur, founding and cofounding numerous businesses, large and small. She, along with her husband Raymond ‘Kit’ Fenimore, our father, founded the Kittina Hotel in Grand Turk, affectionately named after them both. Our family grew with that business, and the warm people they employed became our extended families. “Mom set a tremendous example of success through her hard work ethic and boundless determination. Retirement was never a consideration for our mom. She encouraged youths to follow her example, hold their heads up high, be proud of themselves, and be their best in all endeavours.” From co-founding the Turks and Caicos Reservation Centre, T&C Travel, and the Kittina Hotel to her tenure as the TCI Chamber of Commerce president (twice) she never stopped caring for and promoting the country she loved.

Tina Fenimore and husband Kit as she was honoured by the TCI government for her immeasurable contributions to the TCI’s tourism industry

“Mom is probably best known for her cheerful and exuberant personality. She was mostly upbeat, sharing humorous stories with everyone she encountered, and, if miffed, could unleash her displeasure without mincing words. Tina never pulled any punches but always came from a caring place,” her sons expressed. Tributes also poured in from the Deputy Premier, Honourable Erwin Jay Saunders; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Josephine Connolly and Former Premier, Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson. A TRIBUTE TO TINA FENIMORE FROM MINISTER OF TOURISM, HON. JOSEPHINE CONNOLLY “Today, as we remember and honour the life of Tina Fenimore, let us celebrate her remarkable contributions and legacy. Her accomplishment as the first local woman to build a hotel in Grand Turk in 1972, makes it clear that Tina was a woman of exceptional character and ambition. “Tina was a dear friend to many, known for her warm heart and infectious smile. She touched the lives of those around her with her compassion, generosity, and

support. “Her strong will and determination served as an inspiration to all who knew her. Tina’s pursuit of her dreams, whether in the tourism industry or beyond, was a testament to her resilience and tenacity. She showed us that nothing is impossible when you have the courage to follow your passions. Her entrepreneurial spirit will forever be an inspiration for anyone striving to make a difference. Tina undoubtedly left her mark on the community and the lives she touched. “Her kindness, enthusiasm, and spirit will be deeply missed, but her memory will live on forever. Let us remember Tina Fennimore for her indomitable spirit and the love she shared with all those around her. May her legacy continue to inspire us to pursue our dreams fearlessly and to always cherish the bonds of friendship. “My condolences to her husband Kit, children and the entire family. May her soul Rest in Peace.” FORMER PREMIER, HON. SHARLENE CARTWRIGHT ROBINSON SHARES HER MEMORIES OF TINA “Tina Fenimore is a name synonymous with tourism and

business in the TCI. “Famously known for Kittina, a Boutique Hotel operated on the Island with her husband Kit, Tina became a household name. “In later years, her proven track record of success in business made her a respected voice on the Chamber of Commerce where I dare say TCI saw the real Tina; brilliant, bold and strong. “She said what she had to without apology, and she represented with passion and conviction. “My government was delighted to honour her as the first female to own and manage a hotel. “On that day that she was given a beautiful bouquet of flowers, though advanced in age, she echoed that our act was an encouragement for her to do more. “How inspiring that was for us! She did not like idleness and was a hardworking, ambitious woman who had no fear blazing new trails. “Her legacy is worthy of celebration.” DEPUTY PREMIER, HON. ERWIN JAY SAUNDERS WARMLY REMEMBERS TINA “Tina Fenimore was a star in every CONTINUED 

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TCI Ministers of Tourism and Education pose with the Junior Ministers of Tourism of the 14 CTO member countries

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Some of the Youth Congress participants: Kiaje Williams (TCI), Cam-Ronn Audain (St Kitts), Rayne Harding (Cayman Islands), Jordan Greig (Barbados), Rucha Sharma (Nevis), Terina Bretney (St Lucia), Naomi Onwufuju (BVI), Aroma Davis (St Vincent & the Grenadines), Salome Bolnet (Martinique), Layla Leathen (Bahamas), Deja Bremmer (Jamaica), and Maliah Stuart (Antigua and Barbuda)

Youths shine at CTO’s Regional Tourism Youth Congress BY DELANA ISLES Passion and purpose came together quite eloquently when 16-year-old Naomi Onwufuju, Junior Minister of Tourism of the British Virgin Islands presented her innovative ideas for the development of tourism in her territory at the recently concluded Regional Tourism Youth Congress. Held at the Beaches Resort and Spa last Friday (October 13), the Youth Congress ended the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) in Providenciales. Fourteen CTO member countries and territories participated in the Youth Congress, chaired by the 2022 winner, J’nae Brathwaite of Trinidad and Tobago.

– BVI’s Naomi Onwufuju wins top prize Onwufuju, a student of Elmore Stoutt High School, shared with the audience and her fellow junior tourism ministers three strategies that tourism stakeholders in the BVI could implement to enhance safety, access and enjoyment of the territories’ tourism products to visitors with disabilities. She urged that the islands’ beaches, restaurants and other attractions should be made accessible to all visitors, ensuring inclusivity in the island’s tourism industry. Each junior minister made a three-minute presentation on one

of three topics: Wellness Tourism Beyond the Norm, Accessibility Tourism, and Building a Resilient and Sustainable Tourism Workforce. The student delegates were also asked to identify an interesting, unusual or unique place, person, thing, event or activity from their country or territory which they believed would provide a visitor with a rare and exceptional experience. The TCI’s own, Kiajé Williams, Junior Minister of Tourism and a student of Clement Howell High, delivered a passionate

presentation, sharing his Triple A plan to Wellness Tourism Attraction, Accommodation and Agrotourism. Following the congress, Williams remarked: “Being a part of CTO Youth Congress was a rewarding experience and I was thrilled to welcome my fellow ministers from across the Caribbean to the ‘Beautiful by Nature’ Turks and Caicos. “Congrats to my peers from Tobago, Barbados and British Virgin Islands for placing third, second and first, respectively.” Snagging the second place

prize was 17-year-old Jordan Greig of Barbados, a student at Harrison College. He gave a detailed presentation on how he would address tourism workforce issues facing Barbados’ tourism industry. Trinidad and Tobago’s Junior Minister of Tourism Jael Morgan, a 17-year-old student at Signal Hill Secondary School spoke of strategies the island country could execute to offer visitors unique, sustainably developed wellness tourism experiences. Judging the presentations were Barry Brown, Executive Director of Sales with AFAR Media; Stacey Liburd, Director of Tourism for Anguilla and Petra Roach, CEO of Grenada’s Tourism Authority.

Two men shot and killed near Provo airport Late Thursday afternoon (October 19) residents were alerted via social media to a fatal shooting incident near the Providenciales International Airport. Images and videos were immediately circulated on WhatsApp of a man lying on the ground near a four-door sedan, with the doors all open, even before police arrived on the scene. Initial reports to our news desk are that one of the deceased men

is a known character Jumillo Isma, while the other man was unnamed up to press time. Police reported that the shooting occurred at about 5:52 pm. An ambulance arrived on the scene to transport the second man to the hospital, however, he succumbed to his gunshot injury(s). Police have promised to share further details after investigations into the shooting murders are conducted.

Eyewitness photo of the shooting at the Airport on Thursday afternoon (submitted photo)

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October 21-27, 2023

Keeping our heritage and culture alive

– Thanks to Queenal Missick and team at Kew and Leeward Methodist Church For years, we used to celebrate the second Monday of October as Columbus Day as we were taught that he discovered the “New World.’’ Due to all the controversies surrounding Christopher Columbus, many countries have removed Columbus Day from their calendars. In 2014, the Turks and Caicos Islands government replaced Columbus Day with National Heritage Day. I think this was a great move made by the government so that we can set aside a month to keep our heritage and culture alive. The Turks and Caicos Islands is a melting pot of at least 100 different cultures. With all these cultures and the advancement of technology, and being outnumbered in our own country, our heritage and culture can become easily lost and even discontinued and replaced by other

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.

cultures. Therefore, I want to use this article to highlight and thank Ms Queenal Missick and her team at Kew North Caicos and the Committee members of Leeward Methodist Church in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos for displaying and educating us about our culture on National Heritage Day. One of the lessons we can learn from our heritage and culture is our

humble beginnings where we had outside toilets, tooting water on our heads, cooking outside on coal stoves, using lamps and scrubbing boards. Today, some of us act as if what we have today, we always had it. I am grateful for my humble beginnings. Of course, we have advanced in that there is no need for some of the things we used to have but somehow, we need to pass the spirit of humbleness onto our generation.

The events in Kew showed how the people got together and helped one another. This is part of our culture. We need to help our neighbours and live as a community. There is too much tearing down and fighting. Some of us can help others but we still don’t help. Let’s keep our culture alive by coming together. We did not have much but whatever we had, we made use of it and had fun. We had the rake and scrape. We had so many folk songs. We danced and enjoyed life with the limited things we had. Today, many of us say we are bored and there is nothing to do but, in the past, our culture made us do something with the things we had. We need to maintain our local foods and drinks and pass the tradition on to our generation. It is a great way to distinguish us from others.

The events put on by the people of Kew and the Leeward Methodist Church signify what can be accomplished if we can come together. Too many times we depend on Government for this and that, but the Committees of Kew and the Leeward Methodist Church volunteered their time and money to showcase the heritage of the Turks and Caicos. No matter how much our country has progressed, we must maintain our heritage and culture. It is our heritage and culture that identify us as a people. I think we should identify an area in all communities and have a permanent display of our cultures and heritage. Furthermore, we need to document and have monthly series about our culture and heritage, otherwise, in the years to come, there will be no record of our heritage and culture.

Soaring rents making life unaffordable for residents in Providenciales: Who is checking? In recent times, TCI consumers have been emptying their pockets at the pump and while the RussiaUkraine war rages on food prices have rocketed. And now, a record average rent is rising above the horizon. The big concern is whether renters would face additional surges, as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households in Providenciales. For minimum wage earners, rent is at its most unaffordable point and empirical evidence indicates that sublet prices in Providenciales is growing faster than earnings, which equate to around 47.2 per

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.

cent of gross earnings, forcing many residents to engage in multiple jobs. So what is driving this upsurge? Considering the lack of data, it seems the high demand for

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properties and minimal supplies are escalating prices. This suggests that enough homes were not built by successive Governments and therefore; one of the many solutions, that lawmakers should consider is highrise affordable homes for belowaverage earners. Meanwhile, TCIs tourist sector boom has driven an upswing in short-term lets through the rise of Airbnb – placing more pressure on demand. While all this is going on we’ve seen little action on this front and; therefore, renters are wondering what will be the long-term antidote to counteract these outrageous rates!

Moreover, if the authorities recognize housing and rent costs as key determinants of the standard of living they would pursue rent control measures and; in the interim, debate a housing bill in Parliament designed for long-term rent standards and new tenant rights. And considering how stable the mortgage rate environment is in the TCI, it is the exorbitant prices for lands across the island determined by affluent districts that is slowing the construction of apartments and private homes; and so, low-income tenants are left with increasingly fewer places to rent. So I asked, are these phenomena the reasons, which embolden a landlord to increase rent by 64 per cent? You can be certain when a whopping $700 is added to rent at short notice, suggests inertia and a lack of monitoring from the top. This begs another question, how can a tenant afford this sudden outrageous injunction? Well, the answer is the tenant can’t and; therefore, policymakers must intervene and take tough actions to

alleviate this emerging crisis. Considering these trends leaseholders are adamant – rents will continue to rise above earnings if the supply issue is not tackled and inactions remain the norm. In so doing, they risk getting to a stage, where rent becomes unaffordable. Personally, I am not alarmed or surprised, as the ‘Good Book’ alludes – in Matthew 25:29 – to a time in human history, when the rich will become richer, while financial conditions for the poor will get worse. I believe it is happening right now! I warn you, this is not laughable or merely a loose transition popularized today; it was actually predicted by the Creator and in Proverbs 22:16; it says, those who oppress the poor to increase their wealth or give to the rich, will come to poverty. Therefore, let’s hope that lawmakers confront this unfolding debacle to ensure that everyone can afford to stay in their apartment and pay all their essential bills, while providing incentives for new homeowners.

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Blood on the Holy Land

The world is again tuned in to what is happening in the Middle East with Israel and Palestine. For some, this is another example of oppression and the resistance that it breeds. For others, it’s a murky and often shifting situation that is too complex to understand fully. However, because this struggle involves adherents of the socalled “Abrahamic faiths,” namely Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, it is worth knowing, thinking, and praying through what is happening.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT Several ancient civilizations, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, Assyrians, Persians, and Phoenicians, occupied the area we now refer to as the Middle East. The Hebrews or Jews would have come to the land about 3500 hundred years ago after leaving slavery in Egypt. While these various groups and others lived on the land, civilizations such as the Greeks and Romans exercised rule over the land from time to time. In the 7th century, a new religion, Islam, was formed in the Southern part of the region. It rapidly expanded and eventually brought Islamic control and culture over the land. The Ottoman Empire, which began in Turkey, became the dominant force in the Middle East (and parts of Europe) for

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

hundreds of years until European armies and scientific innovation led to its decline between 1908 and 1922. In 1948, the modernday state of Israel was established in Palestine, a part of the land biblically promised to Abraham’s descendants. As a result of this, Palestinians felt that their land and rights were ignored in this act. Since then, Israel has been in conflict with the rest of the Middle East, which, for the most part, is controlled by the Islamic religion.

peace of Jesus fills our hearts, we can experience peace as brothers. In this peace, men would live in harmony with each other. Flourishing alongside each other rather than being in conflict. Similarly, the Bible encourages believers in Jesus Christ to “pray

for your enemies” (Matthew 5:44). In Ephesians 6:12 it says, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Those who follow Jesus

must be in prayer. For spiritual clarity, the removal of dark forces of evil, and for the leaders and people on all sides of the conflict, seeking God’s guidance and wisdom for a peaceful resolution. And to engage in humanitarian work and support efforts that alleviate suffering and promote reconciliation. There is so much that should be said on this issue. Hopefully, this is the beginning of an informed and prayerful discussion on the issues involved. I can’t reiterate this enough: those who follow Jesus must pray for all that is happening in the Middle East. YOU ARE LOVED.

CONTRIBUTORS NEEDED

BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES In the Bible, there’s a call to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem” (Psalms 122:6). Christians, Muslims, and Jews see Jerusalem as a special place. For Christians, there is no doubt that peace only comes when the heart is filled with love from and for Jesus. As such, praying for the peace of Jerusalem is also evangelistic in that it means that Jesus would dwell in the hearts of those who live there. When the

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OCTOPEN

Gen Z and their contradictions Born between the mid-1990s and mid-2010s, Generation Z, colloquially known as Zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. They approach life in a very bizarre way, they are often open-minded and conservative all at the same time. They think everyone is beautiful and believe everyone should be accepted, yet they spend hours at the gym because they hate their bodies. They don’t care about anyone’s opinion, but have no issue giving unsolicited advice_ Eating meat is just not good for the world and you should stop immediately. They all want to be millionaires, not by actually working_ they just don’t have time to do real work. I guess I am a hypocrite for calling it how it is, but I think I

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

make an exception. No? Well, at least I make the rules here. Here are eight contradictions we live for.

LOVE

We want love. We desire love, but not enduring love. Clingy is just not cute. We enjoy love briefly and tend to sabotage it once it becomes comfortable. It’s

just how it is.

1,000 SELFIES

We capture everything. We pioneered “selfies”, yet rarely print them or keep photoalbums. I mean, who owns an album nowadays. Just go on my Instagram: @daviid.l2. Do follow and like.

WE STAY UP ALL NIGHT

We often find ourselves exhausted, leading to excessive coffee consumption, all the while ignoring that our unproductive days are rooted in sleep deprivation.

IT ISN’T IGNORING_ IT’S MULTITASKING

We can run in front of the Tele, scrolling and eating, while planning a whole vacation. It’s a gift! The other generations can never!

IN THE WORKPLACE

We work hard and play harder. Well you know the truth on that matter.

PROCRASTINATING? YES OR NO?

You’re wrong, the answer is No.

It’s work smart, not hard! Right?

EIGHT-SECOND ATTENTION SPAN ONLY

Take note: The lesson here isn’t that we are not paying attention, you just need to talk faster and provide something interesting and relevant. Otherwise, I am gone!

MONEY

We earn more than any other generation but have less than any other generation. Yes, I do know what inflation and high living costs mean. I personally blame the boomers for spiking the housing market up. Please stop it. What other contradictions can you think of? Happy to hear them all. Send at louisedens@gmail. com

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TCI remembers iconic sister of the soil ‘Tina Fenimore’ CONTINUED FROM 

sense of the word. I first became acquainted with “Tina Fenimore” the brand when she built the Kittina Hotel on Grand Turk. “I was too young at the time to grasp the enormity of such an undertaking, but looking back now and recognising that the

hotel that she built nearly 40 years ago continues to significantly contribute to the economy of the nation’s capital, I can’t help but think she was a woman ahead of her time. “Tina and I became friends, despite the notable age disparity, back when she was the President of the Chamber of Commerce of

Providenciales in 2013, with me as her Vice President. “What I admired the most about her was her ability to ‘speak her mind’ but do so in a manner that wasn’t offensive. “It was more like a mother putting her feet down with her children. Collaborating with her was indeed a delightful

experience. “Tina was a captivating woman—intelligent, witty, humorous, eloquent, spirited, and resilient. Her presence was undeniable. She was the focal point whenever she entered a room. “With Tina’s passing, the Turks and Caicos Islands has lost a treasure, and I will miss her. May

her soul find tranquillity in eternal rest.” Mrs. Clementina ArizaFenimore will be laid to rest on November 18. She is survived by her husband, four sons, four grandchildren, two brothers and sisters, and countless others with whom she shared her beautiful spirit, grace and love.

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Ex-deputy premier Floyd Hall granted bail pending appeal – legal aid process to ensue BY DELANA ISLES Chief Justice Mabel Agyemang has granted bail to Floyd Hall as he awaits his appeal in 2024. Hall currently stands convicted of Bribery, for which he has been ordered to serve one year in prison; a sentence that has been delayed until his appeal is heard and determined sometime in 2024. On Monday, October 16, Hall appeared in court for his bail hearing, after being remanded into police custody over the weekend. His trial attorney, King’s Counsel Earl Witter indicated to the court that Hall will have to apply for legal aid to hire an attorney for his appeal, a process that will take time. The next sitting of the appellate court is in January 2024, and

Floyd Hall

according to the Prosecutor, King’s Counsel Andrew Mitchell that is an acceptable time for Hall’s appeal to be heard. However, both the Chief Justice and Witter contended that while the information contained in the

trial can be compiled easily for a new lawyer, the issue of legal aid can be a prolonged process. Addressing Hall’s lawyer on the issue of date for appeal and bail, the Chief Justice explained: “I have said more than once that this

is a court of justice, and as much as possible I want to attain that end, and so for that reason, while I do not think your appeal has a chance of success I can say this, I do not want to stand in the way of your appeal. “The one year sentence is short enough that he may have finished serving it if we are unable to put together everything that needs to bring the appeal to a hearing. I have no difficulty with the transcripts and the documents because I know that Mr Mitchell and his team are well able to aid the Registrar to compile it within a week. “It’s all ready actually…so that is not the reason for the grant of bail, but I do understand that the defendant has been represented at trial and if the defendant has indicated that he wants to appeal and he wants representation he may either fund it himself or if he is found eligible for legal aid, he will have to go through the process. “When he has an attorney, that attorney will have to have some time to go through the voluminous material that is characteristic of this trial and perhaps listing it

for January may not be possible, perhaps listing it in May, may be possible but I want to give as much room as possible… that is a reason I consider to be exceptional in the circumstance to allow for the grant of bail that you seek pending appeal.” She then granted further surety – in the same amount - to the surety that is already in place for Hall, that is $750,000, and that his passport remains in the custody of the prosecution. Hall will now have to go through the normal channels of applying for legal aid, whereby a decision will be made whether he is even eligible to receive legal aid, sent to a panel for final decision and then to the Registrar for assignment, if approved. Hall’s co-defendant, Clayton Greene - who was convicted of Money Laundering and sentenced to six months in prison – has already indicated his intention to appeal his conviction and been granted bail as he awaits his appeal hearing. Their appeals have been tentatively set to be heard in May 2024.

Port security officers off to UKOTs’ Port Security Symposium BY OLIVIA ROSE Two port security officers from the TCI joined counterparts in the United Kingdom for the inaugural UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies Port Security Symposium. On Thursday, October 12, Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs) Sharonna Walkin (South Dock, Provo) and Keith Simons (South Dock, GT) departed the Turks and Caicos Islands for the United Kingdom to attend the United Kingdom Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code Conference which was scheduled to be held from the 16 – 20 October 2023. Drawn from various United Kingdom Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, Port Facility Security Officers

and representatives from their administrations were expected to learn first-hand how the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code is applied at ports in the UK, operationally ‘on the ground’; and hear from Department for Transport presenters on topics related to the importance of maritime security, a recent invited statement from the Government said. Commenting ahead of the visit, Director of Ports Delton Jones stressed that securing ports is the number one goal of the Ports Authority. He said: “ISPS Code requirements are global and the same for all ports, whether they are big or small. We are truly grateful to the UK Department of Transport for hosting this symposium which allows the officers to learn and share with their counterparts from

Sharonna Walkin in Israel earlier this year- (Facebook photo)

the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.” PFSO Walkin said: “This training builds on earlier training I received in Israel earlier this year. “I am thankful that the Ports Authority is investing in my development as a port security professional.”

Keith Simons

PFSO Simons stated, “I am grateful for the opportunity to meet with my counterparts from the Overseas Territories, I look forward to visiting UK ports to broaden my experience which I will share with my colleagues on my return”. The symposium will also

allow the participants to share best practices, discuss challenges, and build stronger working relationships with each other. Participants will visit several UK cargo and cruise terminals (Eastern Dock, Port of Dover and Southampton) to observe operations.

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THE HEART OF THE MATTER

Graham Greene possessed the remarkable ability to vividly depict conflicts through literature, effectively drawing the reader’s attention to complex situations in an engaging manner.

In ‘Our Man in Havana’, Greene skilfully weaves humour into the narrative, particularly when he playfully ridicules the British intelligence services and their unwavering trust in reports from local informants.

The 1955 novel, ‘The Quiet American’, depicts the breakdown of French colonialism in Vietnam and early American involvement in the Vietnam War.

Would the world be in the mess it is, if we were loyal to love? Turning to Graham Greene in a world gone mad

As the momentum grew in the efforts to establish a world-class fine arts gallery in the nation’s capital, I found it necessary to temporarily step away from my writing for a week. One might wonder what significant events could unfold in just seven days that would demand immediate commentary. While it is true that the war in Ukraine continues to escalate, and global warming recently led to the warmest September on record, it’s worth noting that these issues may not directly impact our blessed archipelago for the next 50 to 100 years, in the case of rising sea-levels, and armed conflicts, while concerning, will not have an immediate effect on us. In the words of the Honourable Arlington “Chuck” Musgrove, Minister of Immigration, “We are a blessed nation, despite the many areas that we all can improve in, personally and collectively…” While not always in agreement with local politicians, he is undeniably correct in his assessment. On Saturday, October 7th, the State of Israel faced an unexpected cross-border offensive orchestrated by the Palestinian terrorist organisation Hamas. Since then, a series of events have

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.

unfolded, revealing the brutality, savagery and inhumanity of the Hamas attackers, which has not only deeply shocked Israel but also garnered global attention. Additionally, the heart-breaking scenes of desperation and suffering among innocent civilians in Gaza have further intensified the gravity of the situation. The history of the Arab-Israeli conflict is undeniably complex, making it challenging to fully address in an 800-word column. However, it’s a consensus among observers, regardless of their specific viewpoints, that the loss of innocent civilian lives, especially children, is a tragic outcome of this ongoing conflict. A writer who, if he were still alive today, would undoubtedly have tackled the narrative of the Arab-Israeli conflict is none other than Graham Greene. I’ve often pondered how he might have approached this daunting

subject. Graham Greene possessed the remarkable ability to vividly depict conflicts through literature, effectively drawing the reader’s attention to complex situations in an engaging manner. Whether it was his portrayal of post-World War II Vienna in the brilliant novel ‘The Third Man’ or his exploration of the events in the late 1950s that eventually led to the Cuban Revolution, in ‘Our Man in Havana’, Greene consistently demonstrated his prowess as both a masterful storyteller and an astute observer. The following is an excerpt from his 1955 novel, ‘The Quiet American’, which depicts the breakdown of French colonialism in Vietnam and early American involvement in the Vietnam War. “I can’t say what made me fall in love with Vietnam - that a woman’s voice can drug you; that everything is so intense. The colours, the

taste, even the rain. Nothing like the filthy rain in London. They say whatever you’re looking for, you will find here. They say you come to Vietnam, and you understand a lot in a few minutes, but the rest has got to be lived. The smell: that the first thing that hits you, promising everything in exchange for your soul. And the heat. Your shirt is straightaway a rag. You can hardly remember your name, or what you came to escape from. But at night, there’s a breeze. The river is beautiful. You could be forgiven for thinking there was no war; that the gunshots were fireworks; that only pleasure matters. A pipe of opium, or the touch of a girl who might tell you she loves you. And then, something happens, as you knew it would. And nothing can ever be the same again”. For those who may not be familiar with the works of Graham Greene, I highly recommend

starting with the three titles mentioned above. They not only deliver compelling narratives but are also delightfully entertaining, with the added benefit of being reasonably concise reads. In the case of ‘Our Man in Havana’, prepare to find yourself bursting into occasional laughter as Greene skilfully weaves humour into the narrative, particularly when he playfully ridicules the British intelligence services and their unwavering trust in reports from local informants. Moreover, Greene’s novels are replete with memorable one-liners, like “Time gives poetry to a battlefield” and “When you feel unable to change your bar, you have become old,” both of which are characteristic of his writing style and are found in ‘Our Man in Havana’. To me though, the one passage from ‘Our Man in Havana’ that kept coming back as I sat watching events in the Middle East unfold, was: “I don’t care a damn about men who are loyal to the people who pay them, to organisations... There are many countries in our blood, aren’t there, but only one person. Would the world be in the mess it is if we were loyal to love and not to countries?” The question was never more relevant.

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TCI hosts successful return of the State of the Industry Conference

The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) return of the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2023, in Providenciales was a tremendous success, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Josephine Connolly said at the conclusion of the event this week. In a statement to the press on Monday, October 16, the minister noted that the first staging of SOTIC since the pandemic saw insightful and informative discussions over two days at the host hotel, The Shore Club under the theme ‘Invest. Innovate. Inspire. A new model for Caribbean tourism growth’. Welcome remarks were delivered by the TCI’s Governor, Her Excellency Dileeni DanielSelvaratnam and Honorable Premier Charles Washington Misick. Honorable Josephine Connolly, in her welcome address, spoke with pride of the carrying capacity study, the TCI is in the process of conducting, making it the first Caribbean country to conduct an in-depth study of the entire tourism industry. “It reflects our dedication to safeguarding our pristine beaches, lush landscapes, and vibrant culture. It embodies our promise to protect what makes the Turks and Caicos Islands unique, ensuring that future generations can revel in the same beauty that has enchanted us for centuries,” Connolly said. In his opening address, the Honorable Kenneth Bryan, Chairman of the CTO Council of Ministers and Commissioners said the “Caribbean is one of the fastest growing tourism regions in the world and in order to keep up with the rapidly evolving pace of change, we have to be willing to do things differently to maintain our competitive edge”. Day one’s theme “Tourism Investment and Financing in the Caribbean” saw keynote speaker Franz Rojas-Ortuste, Director of Water and Sanitation Analysis Division at CAF- the Development Bank of Latin America and the

Caribbean, look at potential areas for investment, urging the region to maximise niches such as festivals and gastronomy to bring in millions of dollars like their Latin American counterparts. The first day also featured a ministerial panel on investment trends, partnership and maximising tourism growth, a message from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on green investments and a panel discussion on strategies for positioning tourism for new investment opportunities. On Day two, under the theme Exploring the Drivers for Caribbean Tourism Growth, keynote speaker Doug Lansky, Global Tourism and Travel expert challenged stakeholders to find creative and innovative ways to incorporate sustainability into their operations and enhance tourist spend. There were robust panel discussions on Aviation Competitiveness in the Caribbean with the thorny issue of interregional travel taking centre stage. There were also panel discussions on Digital Transformation in Tourism, Engaging the Filmed Entertainment Industry to advance Caribbean tourism and a path towards growth of tourism in the context of the Turks and Caicos Islands experience. The week kicked off with a welcome at the Grace Bay Club on Monday night which showcased the culture and cuisine of the Turks and Caicos Islands. There were performances from the TCI songbird Barbara Johnson, David Bowen and TUCA, Mike ‘The General”, the Q Band Lynks and top sound system Prime DJs. The close of the conference saw tourism ministers and delegates immersing themselves in local culture at the popular Thursday night Fish Fry where they enjoyed local cuisine and performances from Provision band, Elroy Simmons and TCI Dolls as well as a Junkanoo display. Outside of the formal activities,

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ministers of tourism were treated to a private dinner at Parrot Cay and the regional and international media experienced tours to North and Middle Caicos, South Caicos and Grand Turk as well as dinner at Crackpot Kitchen and at Kokomos Botanical Resort. The week closed with the Youth Congress at Beaches Resort Villages and Spa in The Bight, which saw the region’s youth

from 14 countries present their plans for the tourism industry in their respective islands. First place went to Naomi Onwufuju of the British Virgin Islands, second place, Jordan Greig of Barbados and third place, Jael Morgan of Tobago. “We would like to thank our major sponsors for SOTIC 2023: The Ministry of Tourism, Experience Turks and Caicos,

the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association, The Shore Club, Beaches Resort and Spa, Fortis TCI, The Bankers Association, as well as COMO Parrot Bay, Wymara Resort and Villas, TKCA, RED Hospitality and Leisure, HAB Group, The Palms Turks and Caicos, Mr. Groupers Restaurant, Seven Stars Resort and Spa, and The Wine Cellar,” the release concluded.

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Sexual enhancers warning – TCI public urged to discontinue the sale & use of several products BY OLIVIA ROSE All local suppliers in the Turks and Caicos Islands and consumers are being urged to discontinue the sale and/or use of several sexual enhancement products.

Several products that have been tested by Health Canada (Photo Health Canada website)

This comes as an advisory from Health Canada, the department of the Government of Canada responsible for national health policy, recently listed a number of unauthorised sexual enhancement products containing dangerous ingredients that may pose serious health risks to consumers.

On Tuesday, 17 October 2023, the Ministry of Health and Human Services (MoHHS) in the Turks and Caicos Islands issued its own advisory cautioning the TCI Public about some of the products that are currently on the TCI market. The products that are unauthorised in Canada - have been tested by Health Canada and are found to have contained active ingredients not listed on product labels (including prescription drugs, that have possibly exceeded the maximum recommended doses) as well as dangerous ingredients single or combined (particularly drugs that should be available only by prescription, or a combination of ingredients that are not permitted because of serious health risks). The public was reminded that prescription drugs should be taken only under the supervision of a health professional because they may cause serious side effects. “Using a product that contains ingredients that the consumer is not aware of increases the chance of dangerous allergies and interactions with other medications and foods,” the Health Ministry said. Some of these products were found to have ingredients such as acetaminophen/paracetamol, levodopa, sildenafil, tadalafil and yohimbine. “Acetaminophen/Paracetamol is a drug that can pose serious health risks if too much is taken. These include serious skin reactions (e.g. blistering) and liver damage. Liver damage may lead to liver failure or, in the most severe cases, death. “Levodopa is combined with other drug ingredients in antiParkinson’s medications. It may interact with drugs prescribed for high blood pressure. “It should not be used by people with narrow-angle glaucoma, with untreated heart, liver, blood, kidney, lung (bronchial asthma) or hormonal diseases and breastfeeding or pregnant individuals. Some of the side effects requiring medical attention include severe

or persistent nausea or vomiting, irregular heartbeat or fluttering in the chest, hallucinations, lightheadedness when standing quickly, or unusual changes in mood or behaviour. Sildenafil and tadalafil are used to treat erectile dysfunction. They should not be used by individuals taking any kind of nitrate drug (e.g., nitroglycerin) as they can cause potentially life-threatening low blood pressure. Individuals with heart problems are at increased risk of side effects such as heart attack, stroke, chest pain, high blood pressure, abnormal heartbeat, abnormal vision and hearing loss. Tadalafil taken in combination with caffeine may increase the risk of serious adverse reactions, including, but not limited to heart attack, stroke, blood pressure changes and abnormal or irregular heartbeat. Yohimbine is derived from yohimbe, a bark extract. The use of yohimbine or yohimbe may result in serious adverse reactions, particularly in people with high blood pressure, or heart, kidney or liver disease. Side effects include increased blood pressure and heart rate, anxiety, tremors, and sleep disorders. The Ministry advised that yohimbine should not be used by people who are pregnant or breastfeeding, those who have liver, heart, or kidney disease, or by people with psychiatric conditions. “The product Inner Man Gold which has been identified on the TCI market is not listed on Health Canada’s list, but its label indicates the presence of yohimbe.” Consumers may contact the Environmental Health Department at 338-2142 for more information on how best to dispose of these sexual enhancers. In addition, consumers should contact their pharmacist, physician or other healthcare provider if they have any questions, concerns, or have experienced any problems related to the use of these sexual enhancers.

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Hon Kenneth Bryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Cayman Islands

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Hon Kenneth Bryan shares a light moment with Honourable Josephine Connolly at the close of SOTIC conference

Cruise tourism’s full rebound and regional travel major takeaways at SOTIC – CTO Chairman shares BY DELANA ISLES Cruise tourism within the Caribbean region has returned 100% to prepandemic levels, while tourist arrivals are 4% behind 2019, but most significantly intra-regional travel is poised to receive a major boost in the coming months. These were the final words shared by the Honourable Kenneth Bryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Cayman Islands at the close of the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2023, in Providenciales. Bryan addressed members of the media on Friday, October 13, at the Beaches Resort and Spa, wrapping up what was a week of sharing better practices and innovative ideas by CTO member countries. Providing updates regarding the Caribbean tourism’s performance, Bryan shared that during the first half of 2023 tourism arrivals in the region continued to rise towards pre-pandemic levels. “International tourists to the Caribbean rose by 19.2% or 2.1 million tourists in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. By the end of the first half of 2023 as a region we were only 4.7% behind pre-pandemic levels, compared to the same period last year we were 20% behind. “In general terms, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECs) countries experienced the most significant surge with a 36.2% increase while international tourist trips to other Commonwealth countries rose by 28.5% and those

to the Dutch Caribbean rose by 14%.” He reported that cruise activity recorded among Caribbean destinations was at an historic high for the first half of the year. It is estimated that cruise visits to the region reached 17.1 million between January and June of this year, double the number in 2022. He added: “This level of cruise visits signals that the regional cruise sector is surely on a path to full recovery, given that the total number of cruise visits was 2.2% higher than it was in 2019.” He said looking ahead to the forecast for the Winter season, according to the World Tourism Organization, travel demands continue to show remarkable resilience in sustainable recovery amid economic and geo-political challenges. “But while tourism is continuing to show resilience, we must also remain cognisant of the geopolitical insecurities, the impact of cost of living, higher interest rates and many others are all factors that can impact our growth,” Bryan reported. REGIONAL AIR CONNECTIVITY In respect of intra-regional travel, an issue that was highlighted throughout the conference by many of the attending delegates, Bryan shared some good news that he said will positively impact travel within the region. He said there has been some CONTINUED 

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South Dock, Providenciales (Photos- Olivia Rose)

South Dock redevelopment will lower the cost of goods in the TCI - Minister Musgrove BY OLIVIA ROSE The modernisation and redevelopment of South Dock will boost efficiency and effectiveness, and triple the Port’s cargo throughput from 485,000 tons annually to 1,300,000 tons by 2037, thereby lowering the cost of goods for consumers in the TCI. The construction of a new berth at South Dock, Providenciales, the territory’s main cargo port is set to get underway before the end of this year and is part of a massive $53m redevelopment and modernisation project funded by the government. Coupled with this, the port is gearing up to implement a fully digitalised system to speed up delivery and lower costs by January 2024, according to Ports Director Mr Delton Jones. Minister of Immigration with responsibility for TCI Ports Authority, Hon Arlington Musgrove speaking at a recent Open day event, explained that South Dock which handles approximately 90% of national port traffic is in dire need of major upgrades and repairs to keep pace with the territory’s rapid growth and development. Musgrove stressed that in its current state, the port is congested with vessels queuing, which creates inefficiencies and higher

Minister of Immigration with responsibility for TCI Ports Authority, Hon Arlington Musgrove

Director of Ports, Mr Delton Jones

operating costs. As part of the government’s efforts to remedy creaking infrastructure and capacity issues as well as safety challenges at the port, the project has been identified as the 1st of 12 transformational priority projects. It will include a new 241ft long by 53ft wide berth and ro-ro ramp which will allow two vessels to operate at the same time as well as the construction of a new container yard for bulk materials. He said: “Those of us who know the port and know the situation we’re in, we only could afford for one ship to come in at a time, so while we have another ship out at sea…then we have raw materials, and of course food products take precedence, but the raw material is still left out there. “And then God forbid, a Haitian

“So by getting a container scanner, ladies and gentlemen, I can tell you that the scanner we are looking at is 99.8% accurate, so everything that comes to our port will be scanned. Another crucial aspect of the modernisation of the port is the redevelopment of the remedial container yard, which will provide a sustainable facility to withstand inclement weather and heavy-duty equipment and improve security, safety, and efficiency. “Now, I’ll tell you how the country would benefit from… the faster turnaround of supplies, that is very important, because when you could get your supplies to come in on time… then your construction can go ahead if it’s not, then you get more cost and then the contractor tries to retrieve it from another contract, so the cost

boat comes in, then everything has to go out and that takes precedence so that drive up the costs of living here, in the Turks and Caicos Islands. “So, if we do these three initiatives, then I will be looking for the Carl Simmons [Director of Cargo Express Services Limited], the SEACOR people, and the Stevedoring people to bring the cost of living down, especially for goods in this country.” Musgrove further explained that phases three and four would deliver dedicated fuel mooring facilities, upgrading storage and security with two efficient container yards and a port container scanner. “It’s imperative and very important that we talk about the scanner…we know in this day and age when the criminals are getting smarter we have to do something to modernise this old situation.

of construction goes up.” Mr Jones said: “Currently with the congested situation at the Port, vessels have to queue to enter the port and we’re a 24-hour port, so the longer the vessels stay the more cost is incurred so essentially there will be a decrease in vessel operating times. “So with the project, we are able to improve the pavement which adds to stevedoring challenges so that we will have fewer breakdowns or mechanical failure, but also with the inefficiencies there that add to the cost as well. “We’re also hoping that with the dredging works we’re doing the ships coming in will have a higher payload and we’re also hoping to attract additional shipping which again will generate competition CONTINUED 

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A new port office complex will be erected where the Ports Authority building currently stands

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and bring the prices down. “So, ultimately we’re hoping that through competition and efficiency, we can lower the cost of living and doing business in Turks and Caicos.” Increase efficiency The digitalisation of ports and shipping can help reduce queues of ships, waiting to dock and unload across the ports faster, allowing consumers to the goods they are waiting for quickly. During an interview with the Weekly News, Director of Ports Mr

Delton Jones and Deputy Director Ms Shawna Lewis weighed in on the situation. Ms Lewis said: “Currently everything is paper, so with the digitalisation of the port operation, we will be able to easily take note of the containers that are coming off the vessel, we would be able to pinpoint where the containers are within the port and track the containers. “So, that will also allow for us to have more accurate statistics because they’re moving away from a paper-based system. “We’ll have better statistics on

what kind of containers are coming, the size of the container, etc.” Mr Jones revealed that the port is currently testing the new digital system with a view of fully implementing the new modules by January. He said: “So we’re testing the system and training the agents that by January we should be digitised. “So really and truly that in itself would be a game changer for us because I believe that we’re the only one in the Caribbean that is still paper-based. Coupled with this, the government also plans to install

new mast lighting, dredge a larger turning basin to a depth of 18 feet, and construct a port office complex (outside of the main port to house the Ports Authority and government departments that operate from the port). A new fire service and electricity system will also be constructed at the facility. South Dock which is a critical link in the territory’s domestic and international trade supply chain will also benefit from facelifts and enhancements such as the paving of the existing container yard: construction of a new entrance,

gatehouse, scale, staging area for freight trucks and internal roadways and installation of plugs for refrigerated containers. Additionally, stevedoring operations will be transferred to a location outside of the main port. Other existing facilities at the berth such as administrative buildings, offices and an engineering workshop will also be remodelled. A feasibility study conducted in 2012, suggested the relocation of the port so that it may be able to handle larger cargo volumes as the country continues to develop.

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positive development regarding this since the CTO last met. “The government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced plans to relaunch Liat in a joint venture with a Nigerian carrier known as Air Peace.” He said initial reports were that the airline will operate with six aircraft with plans to launch this November. “The revival of Liat will undoubtedly enhance the frequency of intra-Caribbean flights and could potentially lead to connectivity between other new destinations not currently being served within our region.” He also announced that the minister of finance of Trinidad and Tobago announced that Caribbean Airlines Limited will be expanding its fleet in order to meet intraregional connectivity demands and fill the gap since Liat exited the market. The airline is also extending its cargo services and will establish bases and hubs across the region to promote efficiency and cost reducing measures. The airline also intends to lease several ATRs and B737-8s aircraft as well as five Embraer E175 regional jets. Bryan also announced that the

Caribbean Development Bank has been working on a comprehensive aviation study looking at airlift connectivity competitiveness within the region. He said that the report has now been completed and although the CTO has not received a copy officially, he was reliably informed that in general terms the CDB has proposed the establishment of a brand-new airline. Bryan said the report has been circulated to OECs countries to determine issues such as financing, structuring and location of where the airline should be located, and upon conclusion of those discussions, the CTO will be informed. Cayman Airways has also started flights to Barbados this Wednesday, the Caymanian minister announced. In closing, the CTO Chairman stated: “It continues to be my pleasure to be chairman of CTO as I believe the organisation provides tremendous benefit and value to its members particularly when it comes to data collection and research and technical assistance on tourism-related matters. “I have to say there has been a noticeable improvement in the level of confidence by the members and what they are showing to the

CTO’s Chairman Kenneth Bryan enjoyed the recently concluded Caribbean Food & Wine Festival in Provo before heading back to the Cayman Islands

organisation. There is much more engagement and healthy dialogue during our meetings and members are supportive of the agreed steps to move forward successfully and sustainably to bring about our collective vision.” Bryan noted that over the past

year, membership has increased with USVI and Bermuda joining the CTO in May, and discussions are underway with other countries. While thanking TCI’s Tourism Minister Josephine Connolly for hosting the event, the CTO stated: “This week has been a testament

of the power of collaboration, innovation and inspiration within our vibrant tourism community.” He also presented Honourable Conolly with tokens of appreciation from his homeland. SOTIC 2024 will be held in the Cayman Islands.

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Bahamas stays on blacklist, says EU used outdated information The Government on Tuesday accused the European Union (EU) of relying on outdated information to keep The Bahamas blacklisted, as a Cabinet minister said: “We’re doing everything in our power to get it right”. Ryan Pinder KC, the attorney general, who had previously voiced optimism that The Bahamas would be delisted this month, told Tribune Business the Davis administration was “rather disappointed but not surprised” that this nation has not been permitted to escape what is a 16 nation-strong tax ‘blacklist’. He explained that the EU based its decision on an April 2023 report by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (OECD) Forum on Harmful Tax Practices, which is now some six months out-of-date and does not include or account for The Bahamas’ subsequent reforms to its economic substance laws, their enforcement and the online reporting portal. Alleged deficiencies in this nation’s “economic substance” regime is what prompted the 27-nation EU to brand The Bahamas a “non-cooperative jurisdiction” for tax purposes in October 2022. However, the EU takes its cue on this issue from the OECD’s Forum for Harmful Tax Practices, given that both bodies’ tax and “economic substance” initiatives overlap to some extent. Given the nature of this relationship, Mr Pinder questioned the “logic” of the EU making its decision, and relying on an outdated assessment, before the Forum on Harmful Tax Practices’ next meeting which is scheduled for later this month. He added that he was “cautiously optimistic” that The Bahamas’ reforms, and progress in implementing them, will receive a “favourable review” from the OECD body which - had it come out earlier - could have influenced the EU to take a different approach to this country with its own blacklist. As a result, he described The Bahamas’ continued blacklisting as “a timing issue”, and hinted at optimism this nation will no longer be viewed as a “non-cooperative jurisdiction” when the EU Council conducts its next review in February 2024. The Attorney General also said yesterday’s events were unlikely to have any further negative impact on the financial services industry and wider Bahamian economy. “We’re not surprised,” Mr Pinder told Tribune Business of The Bahamas’ failure to escape the EU’s clutches yesterday. “We’ve been speaking to them. They made

Attorney General Ryan Pinder

their determination based upon the Forum for Harmful Tax Practices, which is a committee of the OECD. The Forum did their assessment in April and, of course, in April, we were not in a position to be fully compliant.” Given that the EU takes its cue from the OECD Forum on “economic substance”, the Attorney General added that it was “most disappointing” that the 27-nation bloc made its determination in advance of the latter’s next meeting. “If that’s the case, logic tells you they make their assessment after the Forum on Harmful Tax Practices,” he said. “This is a timing issue. We’re rather disappointed that the EU took a decision based on a review done in April. “We fully expect to have a favourable review by the Forum for Harmful Tax Practices and, by the end of this calendar year, will have revised recommendations from the Forum which the EU will take into account in its February meeting. “I am cautiously optimistic that we have done everything in our power and complied with the recommendations of the Forum on Harmful Tax Practices, and they will have a favourable review of us later this month.” Mr Pinder said The Bahamas is in contact with both the OECD Forum and the EU’s Code of Conduct Group, the latter of which leads the “noncooperative jurisdiction” initiative for the bloc. The EU gave little justification for maintaining The Bahamas on its tax blacklist, other than to repeat a previous explanation. “The Bahamas facilitates offshore structures and arrangements aimed at attracting profits without real economic substance by failing to take all necessary actions to ensure the effective implementation of substance requirements,” was the substance’ of its explanation.

‘Economic substance’ is a test that requires companies to show they are doing real, legitimate business in a jurisdiction and are not merely brass plate, letterbox fronting companies acting to shield taxable assets and wealth from their home country authorities. The initial Commercial Entities (Substance Requirements) Act 2018 required all companies conducting “relevant activities” to confirm they are carrying out real business in The Bahamas via annual electronic filings - a requirement that was maintained in upgraded legislation, passed by Parliament earlier this year, to help address the purported deficiencies identified by the EU. The Government has also initiated inspections and enforcement actions to ensure registered agents and their corporate clients are complying with the Act, while BDO - the company that developed the beneficial ownership registry (BOSS) system - was hired to develop a new electronic online portal for economic substance filing and reporting. That portal went live in September, although the deadline for 2022 filings was extended to October. “The level of work has been, and continues to be, rather intense,” Mr Pinder told Tribune Business of the ongoing drive to ensure The Bahamas meets EU and OECD demands. “We have accomplished a lot in the last year. You would note, if you look at the October release by the EU last year, it spoke about deficiencies in the countryby-country reporting mechanism “You would note those are no longer detailed this year. The EU has acknowledged that, in the grand scheme of things, in their review that we have improved.” The implementation of countryby-country reporting under the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative was raised as a concern by the EU in

late 2022. This is an effort to prevent multinational groups with annual turnovers of $850m or greater from avoiding/evading taxes in the jurisdiction in which these monies are earned by shifting them, via transfer pricing or some artificially contrived transaction, to countries where they will be taxed at a lower rate. The Bahamas’ progress in this area was indeed acknowledged by the EU in its February 2023 ‘blacklist’ review, where it said: “The Bahamas was in particular urged to continue to undertake compliance actions and the required exchanges of information with respect to all relevant entities, and encouraged to verify its statistical data.... “Since the general recommendation that was addressed to the Bahamas in the 2021 BEPS Inclusive Framework Action 13 peer review report on country-by-country reporting was removed in the most recent report, the commitment The Bahamas made to the group in January 2022... is deemed fulfilled. The group therefore recommends to delete the reference to this commitment from the entry on The Bahamas.” “All across the board a tremendous amount of work is going on,” Mr Pinder told Tribune Business. “We implemented the new portal in September, passed a whole new piece of legislation and developed detailed guidance notes, and have done extensive consultation with industry. We continue to work very hard as part of the reporting requirements for the Forum on Harmful Tax Practices.” The last step in fully complying with the OECD Forum’s requirements is to provide a year’s worth of economic substance reporting data and filings. To accomplish this, Mr Pinder said

the Government has had to go back in and retrieve data from the old substance reporting portal that was attached to the Department of Inland Revenue, and deemed inadequate, and migrate this to the new one via manual processes. Tribune Business previously reported that deficiencies with the economic substance reporting portal, and an inability to test, analyse and inspect the data, was a critical factor in the EU’s blacklisting decision. “The old portal was completely deficient and did not function,” the Attorney General told this newspaper. “Part of the challenge that we faced, and the work we continue to do, is take the data that was reported historically in that system and review it, reorder it, clean it and make sure that it’s accurate so it can be advanced [migrated] to the new portal. If the former portal was bad, the organisation of the data was equally as bad. “We’re working through that manually. Every report in the old portal we’re manually reviewing, manually assessing and putting in the new portal to complete the reporting by the end of the calendar year. That will be the last piece to be deemed co-operative and compliant with our obligations,” he added. “It’s been a lot of work. The fact of the matter is we have an obligation to get it right even if the former administration got it wrong, and we are doing everything in our power to get it right.” Asked whether the failure to escape the EU’s blacklist in this review will negatively impact financial services and The Bahamas’ status as an international financial centre (IFC), Mr Pinder said he foresees no further fall-out. “You never want to be determined to be non-cooperative,” he said, “but nothing has substantially changed. I don’t think there will be an increased adverse effect. You always want to be determined to be co-operative, and not on any list, and that’s the position we’re working towards.” The EU on Tuesday added Antigua and Barbuda, Belize and Seychelles to its list of noncooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, while also removing the British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica and the Marshall Islands. This keeps it at 16 countries. Besides The Bahamas, the other 15 are American Samoa; Antigua and Barbuda; Anguilla; The Bahamas; Belize; Fiji; Guam; Palau; Panama; Russia; Samoa; Seychelles; Trinidad and Tobago; the Turks and Caicos Islands; US Virgin Islands; and Vanuatu. (Tribune242)

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Dr Jamil Minnis

Bahamas: Son of former prime minister charged with performing abortion The 43-year-old son of former prime minister Dr Hubert Minnis has been released on bail after he appeared in court accused of performing an abortion on a 15-year-old girl last month. A Supreme Court judge on Monday granted emergency bail to Dr Jamil Minnis, who has also been charged along with the minor’s 48-year-old mother and 25-year-old sister. The women faced charges of conspiracy to commit abortion and abortion, while Dr Minnis faced a single count of abortion when they appeared before Senior Magistrate Shaka Serville. The teen’s relatives are accused of conspiring to commit the abortion between September 3 and 4 and Dr Minnis is alleged to have performed the abortion at his clinic on September 4. The three were not required to

enter pleas to the charges as they will face trial in the Supreme Court. Dr Minnis’ attorney, Damian Gomez KC, called for a speedy trial saying the allegations would affect his client’s professional reputation. But the Senior Magistrate remanded them to the Bahamas Department of Corrections because he lacked jurisdiction to consider bail for the charges. But he later directed police to take the accused to the Central Police Station after being informed that they had applied for emergency bail. When they appeared before Justice Gullimina Archer-Minns, for the bail hearing, which was closed to the public, the accused were each granted US$15,000 bail. All three must sign in at a police station in their community once a week.

Less than 24 hours after Premier David Burt said the government would initiate a full inquiry into the cyberattack that severely hampered government information systems in September, the opposition is calling instead for a Commission of Inquiry. Burt had told reporters that in his view “the best place for this to be will be via the parliamentary process so that government backbenchers and opposition members are able to participate”. But Opposition Leader Jarion Richardson has poured cold water on the Premier’s announcement, saying instead a Commission of Inquiry is the best way to deal with the matter. “The people of Bermuda deserve to know the full scope of how the attacker occurred and, most importantly, how can it be prevented from happening again. We have heard how people have been seriously impacted and the full story cannot go undisclosed and unresolved,” he told the Royal Gazette newspaper. Richardson said that the opposition had already called for an independent investigation and has now renewed that call in the wake of the premier’s promise to have legislators conduct a “full inquiry”. Burt told reporters that he would be discussing the matter with the Speaker of the House and the Leader of the Opposition and work with them to establish an appropriate parliamentary committee to look into this matter. But Richardson said to put the

The cyberattack severely hampered government information systems in September

attacker inquiry into Parliament would make it subject to political manipulation, and Bermuda will never know the full story. “This parliament is not equipped to undertake an inquiry of this nature after being hobbled by this government. “The people’s House has been persistently disregarded through diminished chambers and offices, sudden meeting dates, rushed legislation and pushing the boundaries of parliamentary procedure,” he said, adding “the attacker inquiry must be independent to get to the bottom of things”. Earlier this week, Premier Burt told reporters that an investigation into the cyberattack had found circumstantial evidence that personal data may have been exfiltrated. But Burt said that the authorities are still not clear if personal information held on the government’s computer systems

had been obtained by the hackers. “The forensic review of the attack and its impact continues, but there has not been a forensic confirmation of the exfiltration of data,” he told reporters. “Notwithstanding the fact that this has not been forensically confirmed, there is circumstantial evidence that data may have been taken, and we’re working on that assumption with the Government’s privacy team to ensure that impacted parties can be notified,” he added. Late last month, Burt told reporters that any data held on government files did not appear to be compromised even as he acknowledged that there was “a significant amount of data on our systems”. During the latest news conference, Premier Burt would not provide details of the extent or nature of any personal information that may have been exposed to the hackers. (Loop News)

Haiti: Where aid delivery depends on talking to 300 gangs The level of armed violence in Haiti has become so extreme that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has to engage with hundreds of gangs in order to be able to deliver humanitarian aid, ICRC Director-General Robert Mardini says. About 300 gangs are active across Haiti and 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, is under gang control. Many health facilities have stopped operating because of the gang violence. Health staff are often threatened. ICRC Director-General Robert Mardini spoke to the BBC from Port-au-Prince following a twoday visit to the Caribbean nation.

“In my 27 years serving the ICRC, I have rarely seen such a toxic and terrible combination of adverse factors hitting communities living in shanty towns,” he said, describing streets flooded with sewage-contaminated water in the impoverished neighbourhood of Cité Soleil. “With armed violence endemic, people live in constant fear of the next clash, the next kidnapping,” he added. The levels of insecurity have been such that many health care facilities have stopped operating and large parts of the population lack access to essential services. Mr Mardini described speaking to one young doctor at a clinic who

Powerful gangs like the G9 and its leader Jimmy Cherizier control large parts of the capital

was “performing miracles” with just the most rudimentary tools available. With much of the capital fought over by rival gangs, locals are often confined to their neighbourhood and cannot cross the “fault lines” dividing their area from that

controlled by another group. One man described to Mr Mardini how, in order to get his heavily pregnant wife to hospital to give birth, he had had to first push her in a wheelbarrow through the flooded streets to where he could transfer her onto a motorbike,

before finally being able to lift her into a car for the last stretch of the journey. In order to gain access to areas where there is no state control and armed groups roam freely, the ICRC engages in “continuous dialogue” with the gangs.

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Joran van der Sloot admits to killing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway Almost two decades after Natalee Holloway vanished in Aruba, the man long suspected in her death has confessed to killing the Alabama teen in grisly detail, court documents reveal. Joran van der Sloot’s confession was publicized shortly after he pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to extorting and defrauding Holloway’s family. He was accused of trying to sell information about the location of Holloway’s remains to her mother, Beth Holloway, in exchange for $250,000. “It’s over. Joran van der Sloot is no longer the suspect in my daughter’s murder. He is the killer,” Beth Holloway said Wednesday. “After 18 years, Natalee’s case is solved,” she said. “He gave a proffer in which he finally confessed to killing Natalee.” In a proffer, a defendant offers information they know about a crime, often as part of a plea deal. Van der Sloot, 36, admitted

Natalee Holloway was reportedly bludgeoned to death by a cinder block

to killing the teen with a cinder block on an Aruban beach after she rejected his sexual advances, according to a transcript of an interview with his attorney. Van der Sloot said Holloway kneed him in the crotch after he

tried “feeling her up,” and he responded by kicking her in the face and bludgeoning her with the cinder block. He then decided to “push her off” into the ocean, according to the interview transcript. Holloway’s body has never been found. In 2012, an Alabama judge signed an order declaring her legally The deaths of Holloway in 2005 and Stephany Flores, a Peruvian woman, in 2010 – whom van der Sloot previously admitted to killing – prompted Judge Anna Manasco to sentence van der Sloot to 20 years on the federal charges. “I have considered your confession to the brutal murder of Natalee Holloway,” Manasco said Wednesday. “You have brutally murdered, in separate incidents years apart, two beautiful women who refused your sexual advances.” After reading van der Sloot’s proffer, the judge said Holloway’s body would never be found. (CNN)

Supporters of the Venezuelan government last month marched against economic sanctions imposed by the United States

US eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal The United States is easing sanctions on Venezuela after the South American country’s government and opposition agreed to have next year’s election monitored by international observers. Sanctions will be eased on Venezuela’s oil, gas and gold sectors. The next election in Venezuela has been scheduled for the second half of next year. Other sanctions imposed over the suppression of protests and the erosion of democracy remain in place. Washington has cautioned that the relaxation could be reversed if

the electoral pact collapses. A new general license issued by the US treasury department authorised Venezuela, which had been under hefty sanctions since 2019, to produce and export oil to its chosen markets for the next six months. No time limit has been specified regarding the gold sector. The US warned Venezuela that they must “define a specific timeline and process for the expedited reinstatement of all candidates” by the end of November, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. “All who want to run for president should be allowed the

opportunity,” he said, while calling for the release of “all wrongfully detained US nationals and Venezuelan political prisoners”. The deal between the Venezuelan government and opposition was signed in Barbados on Tuesday. The agreement contains 12 points, which include promises to give all candidates access to public and private media, and to guarantee their free and safe movement throughout the country. The two sides have also agreed to update the voter registries, both inside and outside of the country, in order to ensure that the millions of Venezuelans who have emigrated can exercise their right to vote.

Jim Jordan (right) is expected to back a plan that temporarily extends the authority of acting Speaker Patrick McHenry (left)

Jim Jordan pauses House Speaker bid as backup plan emerges Jim Jordan is set to announce he will not seek a third vote for now on his bid to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives, as Republicans look to a temporary backup plan. The Trump-backed, right-wing lawmaker is expected to get behind a plan that allows acting Speaker Patrick McHenry to run the House for a month or more. Mr Jordan decisively lost votes in the chamber on Tuesday and Wednesday. The lower chamber of Congress has been without a leader for the past 16 days. Without a Speaker in place, the House is unable to pass bills or approve an impending White House request for aid to Israel and Ukraine. Following the unprecedented vote to oust Kevin McCarthy earlier this month, he appointed Mr McHenry, a top ally, as the interim Speaker. Members of both parties have floated the option of expanding Mr McHenry’s powers to allow him to preside over urgent legislative matters. But it is far from certain such a plan has enough votes to succeed, with several Republicans having already come out against it. Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene confirmed Mr Jordan’s decision to back the proposal on Thursday morning, calling it “the most disappointing thing”. “He wants to do that, while he continues talking to people and finding a path. I completely disagree,” she told reporters. Matt Gaetz, the Florida congressman who led the coup to remove Mr McCarthy, slammed the temporary installation of Mr McHenry as a “constitutional desecration”. “We need to stay here until we elect a Speaker and, if someone can’t get the votes, we need to go on to the next person.”

Jim Banks, a conservative Indiana lawmaker, predicted that half the party would vote against the measure and said it was a betrayal of Republican voters. As acting Speaker, a succession procedure put in place after the 9/11 terror attacks, Mr McHenry has taken the limited view that he can only preside over floor votes and the permanent Speaker vote. But legal experts argue that, as long as a majority of the chamber is in favour of expanding his authority, the House can function largely as normal. That could potentially enable Mr McHenry to be the person that shepherds through legislation to avert a government shutdown next month, and urgent aid packages for Israel and Ukraine. In a House that Republicans control by a slim 221-212 majority, internal opposition to Mr McHenry makes it almost certain Democratic votes will be needed to advance the idea. The opposition party has not yet announced if it will support the plan, but some Democrats said they were prepared to get on board. “We’ve been without a Speaker for a number of days,” California’s Lou Correa told the BBC. “I’m hearing the rumour is to give him power until January - I’ll take it.” Republicans who support the idea have said the House must move on with its business rather than prolong its internal divisions. “We have to get the conservative agenda back on track,” said Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, who has so far declined to back Mr Jordan. Nebraska’s Don Bacon, another anti-Jordan defector, said: “McHenry has 100% of my support. I love McHenry.” In consecutive votes over the past two days, Mr Jordan has failed to get more than 200 votes. He needed 217 - indicating majority support in the chamber - to earn the gavel.

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Sunak vows to stand with Israel against ‘evil’ Hamas Rishi Sunak has promised the UK will stand with Israel, as its leader appealed for backing for a “long war” against Hamas. Speaking after a meeting with the British PM in Jerusalem, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would need “continual support”. It comes as Israel prepares for a ground invasion into Gaza after the deadly Hamas attack on 7 October. Mr Sunak said the Palestinian militant group represented “pure evil”. “We will stand with you in solidarity, we will stand with your people. And we also want you to win,” he told reporters. Mr Sunak has now landed in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as he continues a two-day trip to Middle Eastern capitals. Israeli warplanes and artillery have been bombarding Gaza since more than 1,400 people were killed in the attack by Hamas earlier this month. Gaza remains under siege, with Israel blocking cross-border supplies of water, electricity, and

British PM Rishi Sunak and Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu

fuel. Downing Street said Mr Sunak had met his Israeli counterpart for two hours of talks, mostly without officials present. Appearing afterwards, Mr Netanyahu said Israel would need “continued support” from allies, warning there would be “ups and downs” and “difficulties” as it

fought Hamas. Speaking alongside him, Mr Sunak told reporters the UK “absolutely” supported Israel’s “right to defend itself, in line with international law”. “I know that you are taking every precaution to avoid harming civilians, in direct contrast to the terrorists of Hamas,” he added.

‘DARKEST HOUR’ Borrowing a phrase from Britain’s leader during World War Two, Sir Winston Churchill, Mr Netanyahu said the Hamas attack represented “the world’s darkest hour”. Mr Sunak echoed the language, adding: “I’m proud to stand here with you in Israel’s darkest hour as your friend”. His visit comes directly after US President Biden’s, as world leaders step up efforts to prevent the conflict spilling into the wider region. Mr Biden said Israel had been “badly victimised” - and had a right to strike back against Hamas. But he cautioned Israelis against being “consumed” by anger, urging them not to repeat the “mistakes” made by an “enraged” United States after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. Mr Sunak also said he appreciated Israel’s announcement on Wednesday it would not stop aid entering southern Gaza from Egypt. However, Israel only agreed to allow food, water and medical supplies - not other much-needed

supplies like fuel. It also says it will not allow any aid to pass through its own territory until hostages taken by Hamas during its attack earlier this month are released. After an earlier meeting with Israel’s president Isaac Herzog, No 10 said Mr Sunak hoped for “further progress” in delivering aid to Gaza. Mr Sunak has declined to back calls from the Scottish National Party and some Labour MPs for a ceasefire to protect civilians, insisting Israel has a right to “act against terrorism”. Speaking to broadcasters, however, he said it was important to stop the conflict escalating regionally. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly told MPs on Wednesday that calls for ceasefires were “all well and good”, but he had seen no evidence that one would be respected by Hamas. Mr Cleverly is on a diplomatic trip of his own, meeting his Egyptian counterpart earlier. He is also due to visit Turkey and Qatar. (BBC)

Jewish activists arrested at US Congress anti-Israel protest amid Gaza war Some 500 people have been arrested during a sit-in at the United States Congress in Washington, DC, where they protested against “Israel’s ongoing oppression of Palestinians”, according to Jewish Voice for Peace, the group that organised the demonstration. The protesters, many wearing shirts emblazoned with the words “Not in our name”, were surrounded by police on Wednesday as they sat on the floor of the lobby of the congressional building, unfurling a large banner that said “ceasefire” as the death toll from Israel’s bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip rises. About 10,000 people also marched for the cause in the streets of the US capital, said Jewish Voice for Peace. “We shut down Congress to draw mass attention to the US complicity in Israel’s ongoing oppression of Palestinians,” the progressive Jewish organisation wrote on X. US police said they had cleared the building of protesters by

Wednesday evening and were processing arrests. Israel has imposed a “total siege” on the Gaza Strip, blocking access to food, water, electricity and medical supplies for its 2.3 million residents after Hamas, the group running the enclave, launched an attack into southern Israel on October 7. Israeli authorities say at least 1,400 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in the attack and 199 others were taken captive. Since the attack, Israel has bombarded Gaza from the air in a devastating campaign that has reduced neighbourhood after neighbourhood to rubble. Palestinian authorities say more than 3,400 people have been killed in the bombardment, a third of them children. The Israeli attacks and siege on Gaza have been criticised as a form of collective punishment and triggered widespread anger across the Middle East and beyond. “It has never been more

About 10,000 people also marched for the cause in the streets of the US capital, said Jewish Voice for Peace

important for Jews and all people in the US to rise up with literally everything we have,” said Jay Saper of Jewish Voice for Peace. “The way that we would have wanted others to rise up for our ancestors.” At the rally, a Jewish protester who said his grandparents had survived the Holocaust told Al Jazeera that he was honouring his family’s history by taking to the streets.

“I see my job as carrying on their legacy as Jews who see their role as standing up for stateless and oppressed people all throughout the world,” Sam Thorpe said. “I see no better way to do that than fighting for a ceasefire and peace in Gaza today.” The US is Israel’s staunchest global ally, providing it with billions of dollars of military aid per year and strong diplomatic support.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Israel, pledging that the US “has Israel’s back” in its war against Hamas. On the same day, the US was the sole country to vote against and veto a resolution at the 15-member United Nations Security Council that called for a humanitarian pause to allow much-needed aid to enter Gaza.

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October 21-27, 2023

Alec Baldwin on the set of Rust

Alec Baldwin may be charged again in fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting A New Mexico grand jury will soon decide whether Alec Baldwin should once again face criminal charges over the 2021 death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. “After extensive investigation over the past several months, additional facts have come to light that we believe show Mr Baldwin has criminal culpability in the death of Halyna Hutchins and the shooting of Joel Souza,” New Mexico special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis said in a statement Tuesday. “We believe the appropriate course of action is to permit a panel of New Mexico citizens to determine from here whether Mr. Baldwin should be held over for criminal trial.”

News that a new case would go to a grand jury was first reported by NBC. Prosecutors said they will present the case within the next two months. “It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has been turned into this misguided prosecution,” Baldwin’s attorneys, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, told CNN in a statement. “We will answer any charges in court.” Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza injured when a gun held by Baldwin fired a live round during a scene rehearsal. Baldwin denied pulling the trigger on the weapon in a previous interview with CNN.

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October 21-27, 2023

The pianist was the subject of a record label bidding war

Yunchan Lim: 19-year-old piano sensation signs record deal A 19-year-old pianist who has been called “classical music’s answer to K-pop” has signed an exclusive deal with the UK’s Decca Records. Yunchan Lim stunned the music world last year when he became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Van Cliburn Piano Competition in Texas. His performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 has since been watched more than 12 million times on YouTube. Decca snapped up the musician after a prolonged bidding war. Yunchan was courted by record company executives in Tokyo, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, London,

New York and Seoul before he finally decided to sign with the 94-year-old British label. “Decca has produced records with excellent sound quality, and has worked with numerous legendary musicians,” he said in a statement. “It’s a record label that one can truly appreciate as a musician.” Seemingly arriving from nowhere, the teenager’s performances have been described as “visceral”, “magnetic” and “poetic”. His blazing rendition of Rachmaninoff’s concerto in Texas moved conductor Marin Alsop to tears.

October 21-27, 2023

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October 21-27, 2023

JOB LISTINGS SERVICES AUTO SALES REAL ESTATE ABOVE THE REST CLEANING 13 Mary Jane Lane, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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ACESTAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT #29 Caicos Depot South Dock, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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ALEX LUMA

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ANTHONY E. HIGGS

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Godet St., South Caicos Is seeking to employ a

Lower Bight Is seeking to employ a

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

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

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

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

Bathing, feeding, medication disposing and keeping the area clean at all times. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

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CARIDA SAJOURS MALCOLM

BLAZE CONTRACTING

C & S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Juba Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

JR MAINTENANCE CLEANING

WATKIN’S VARIETY STORE

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

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces. Salary: $10.00 Hourly

Must be proficient in logistics, keep records and help with inventory control, assist with sales. Salary: $10.00 hourly

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

CONTACT: 232-0071

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

CONTACT: 242-3148

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc. Salary: $12.00 hourly

CONTACT: 331-4408

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CONTACT: 342-1078

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BARMAID PAINTER PLUMBER CASHIER RECEIVING DOMESTIC WORKER BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39143

Whitby, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

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CLERK

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GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI Is seeking to employ a

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

PEDIATRICIAN

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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Must have a Medical Degree from an accredited University. Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a registered Pediatrician. Minimum of 5 years working in a Primary Health Care setting/institution Minimum of 5 years as a fully registered Pediatrician on a register of a recognized Medical Board. • Bilingual. (Must be fluent in English).

MAIN DUTIES

• Patient consultations, examinations, minor surgery • Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illnesses, disease or injury in infants and children. • Diagnosis and treatment of illness/ailments • Prescribing or requesting diagnostic tests • Manage acute and chronic illnesses • Liaise with other healthcare professionals and hospitals • Computer knowledge Monthly salary $7000.00-$8000.00. Belongers only need to apply.

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

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BIG BLUE COLLECTIVE

#2 MARINA ROAD, LEEWARD MARINA, PROVIDENCIALES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SCUBA DIVING/WATERSPORTS INDUSTRY Big Blue is looking for Turks and Caicos Islanders with outgoing personalities and physical coordination to join a team of knowledgeable and experienced guides to conduct educational and environmentally conscious eco-tours and boat charters throughout the Caicos Islands.

SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTORS

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REQUIREMENTS:

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Qualified PADI OWSI or MSDT with 3+ years experience teaching and guiding with high end clientele. Preference will be given to Turks Islanders and those with professional boating experience or Captain’s license. Be living (or be willing to live) on Providenciales and be punctual, reliable and able to work long days, public holidays, and weekends. Experience conducting snorkel tours, guiding kayak and paddleboard tours is an asset. Experience maintaining dive equipment an asset. Ensure in current teaching status with current First Aid qualifications. Marine biology background and experience in eco watersports is an asset. The work schedule is varied and provides up to 6-days work per week. Must have the personality for sales, public relations and desire to grow with the company.

DUTIES:

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Teach and guide diving per the PADI safety standards. Ensure proper daily maintenance and cleaning of all dive equipment. Prep trips with needed coolers and additional items as needed. Conduct snorkeling, kayaking and paddleboarding trips. Maintenance of dive equipment if qualified. Work towards gaining a local captains license. Salary range: $130 to $200 per day depending on previous experience plus gratuities.

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eco guide team. This person must be highly proficient in the water, a strong swimmer with the ability to assist others when needed. A strong passion for the ocean marine world and her protection is a must. An education or goal to work in Marine Biology an asset. Candidates must be able to and have experience with guiding paddleboard, kayak and snorkel while also being available a crew on excursion vessels. Individual must have a strong command of the English language with secondary languages like Spanish or French being very useful. Candidates must have a great work ethic, be flexible and able to perform a wide range of tasks including but not limited to guiding, maintaining, and cleaning all equipment used to perform such tasks. Holding a current Scuba diving certification an asset Knowledge and experience of the eco environment of the Turks and Caicos is an asset. Preference will be given to Turks Islanders

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Greet guests, assist with sign in and payment, guide, and education on all eco tours. • Persons must be available to work on weekends and public holidays throughout the year. Persons are also expected to continue their own development while at the business, using the opportunities at hand to enhance safety, rescue, and crewing skills. • Pay is commensurate with experience and certifications starting at $115.00 per day. Positions are currently help by Turks Islanders.

Positions currently held by work permit holders. Applicants should apply to the email address below.

MARINE BIOLOGIST ECO GUIDE

KITEBOARDING INSTRUCTORS

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REQUIREMENTS:

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Must be a qualified IKO Kite Instructor with 2+ years experience teaching. Preference will be given to Turks Islanders and those with extended teaching experience. Other duties include assisting with sales and conducting kite tours and other watersports activities offered by the company. Experience in kayaking, paddleboarding, SCUBA diving and snorkeling are all assets. Experience in boat handling or holding a captain’s license is an asset. The work schedule is varied and provides up to 6-days work per week. Must be willing to work long days in the sun.

DUTIES:

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Teach kite lessons of all levels. Guide downwinders Repair kite equipment Ensure daily storage and cleaning of all equipment. Ensure kite truck and trailer are clean and well maintained. Run jet ski support. Transport all equipment needed to teaching location. Salary range: 20-30% of course fee (Course rate $175 per hour) plus gratuities. Average monthly income $3000. Positions are currently help by Turks Islanders and Work Permit holders

ECO TOUR GUIDE

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Must have degree in Marine Biology or Marine Sciences Must have experience in tropical water, be able to guide kayak, stand-up paddleboard (SUP) and snorkeling excursions and be at minimum Open Water Certified for SCUBA. Must speak English, additional languages an asset. Genuine interest in the marine environment and a desire to enjoy and protect it. Must have the personality for sales, public relations, and education. Preference will be given to anyone holding a current STCW’95, boat captain license and current First Aid Certificate. Be living (or be willing to live) on Providenciales and be punctual, reliable and able to work long days, public holidays, and weekends. Training will also be provided on the marine and terrestrial environment of the Turks and Caicos, first aid, and general marine and tourism safety. No criminal record and good character references The work schedule is varied and provides up to 6-days work per week.

DUTIES:

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Conduct eco watersport tours in kayaking, paddleboarding, snorkeling with a directive of marine and ecology education. Teach and guide scuba diving if qualified to do so, with the directive of education in marine life and ecology. Conduct lectures and training in marine ecology at schools or other forums as per required. Gain a local captain’s license. Maintain and clean all equipment related to all watersport trips. Salary range: $100-$150 a day plus gratuities depending on previous experience and/or qualifications.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

REQUIREMENTS:

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Big Blue is looking for a young, energetic, ocean loving person to join their

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October 14-20, 2023 DELIVRANCIA JEAN YACINTHE West Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

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DEG DEPOT

Coltion Yard #2, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

DENISHA LORRAINE MOORE Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

MARCIANO ALONZO WILLIAMS GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOSSOU CONSTRUCTION

DREADZ BEAUTY SALON

#5 Load Avenue, South Dock Is seeking to employ a

681 Leeward Highway, IBO Plaza, TCI Is seeking to employ a

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

Style men and women locs, treating and maintaining locs. Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, though they may also provide hair treatments, including deep conditioning. Salary: $9.50 hourly

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

Selling products and providing customer service. Maintain the outlook of a store by cleaning and restocking shelves. Salary: $8.00 an hour

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

CONTACT: 244-5248

CONTACT: 341-8426

CONTACT: 231-5109

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WORKER

DUTIES: Cleaning up various materials, Clearing up debris. Maintaining my property, assisting in other task. Salary: $8.00 per hourly CONTACT: 1(649) 333-1674

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CONTACT: 649-342-2182 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

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38997

NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION Ascendancy TCI Ltd. As Chargee, pursuant to its charge and the Registered Land Ordinance, hereby gives notice that it will cause to be sold the property listed below by Public Auction, to be held at the office of STANBROOK PRUDHOE, Third Floor Graceway House, Graceway Plaza, Providenciales ,Turks and Caicos Islands at 10:00am on October 27th 2023.

BIG BLUE COLLECTIVE

#2 MARINA ROAD, LEEWARD MARINA, PROVIDENCIALES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SCUBA DIVING/WATERSPORTS INDUSTRY

DIVE MASTER REQUIREMENTS:

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Must be a certified Dive Master in current status to lead dives according the PADI safety standards. The DSD designation is an asset. Must have an education in or be working towards a Marine Biology degree. Preference will be given to Turks Islanders and those with professional boating experience or Captain’s license. Experience conducting snorkel tours, guiding kayak and paddleboard tours is an asset. Experience maintaining dive equipment an asset. Ensure in current teaching status with current First Aid qualifications. Must have the personality for sales, public relations, and desire to grow with the company. Knowledge and education of the Turks and Caicos ecology and asset.

DUTIES:

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Guide certified diving tours and assist instructors as needed and required. Maintain dive equipment cleanliness and assist with boat cleaning. Prep coolers and items needed for your tour. Greet guests, help with waivers and payments while maintaining a pleasant and professional demeanor. • Be living (or be willing to live) on Providenciales and be punctual, reliable and able to work long days, public holidays, and weekends. • The work schedule is varied and provides up to 6-days work per week. • Pay will be commensurate with experience between $110-150 per day. Position is currently open. Candidates should apply via email to careers@bigbluecollective.com before the 31ST of Oct 2023 and include a resume and cover letter with a brief description of why they believe they are a suitable candidate to work in the eco-tourism / watersports industry. Preference will be given to Turks and Caicos Islanders. Successful applicant will be required to provide a clean police record and proof of status. Applicants should send a copy to the Commissioner of Labour.

Location

TITLE BLOCK 60501, PARCEL 67, BLUE HILLS AND STAMERS RUN, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

Description

Comprises of House – a two bedroom, one bathroom to the north corner Comprising of Apartment Building – Four, one bedroom , one bathroom apartment Units There is also a storage building, a cistern, a covered work area and a concrete paved yard to the exterior area.

Title

Absolute

Proprietor

George Alexander Seymour

Approximate Area

House: -The approximate gross floor area of this Building is 1,021 sq. ft. with an additional 147 sq. ft. of access walkway areas Apartment Building - The approximate gross floor area of the building is 1,863 sq. ft. with an additional 203 sq. ft. of front deck.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST FROM ASCENDANCY TCI LTD THIRD FLOOR GRACEWAY HOUSE GRACEWAY PLAZA PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 1-844-577-8742 EXTENSION 5100 OR 1-649-946-4300 39082

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36 CLASSIFIEDS 7P MITOU LOVE RESTAURANT Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 342-1792 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

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ALVEDA GARDINER Major Hill, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

October 14-20, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS ANNA MERTILIEN CARETTE Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

ARDINE JOSEPH 23 Starlight Loop, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BEAUTY FLY SALON

VACANCIES

#1 Morris Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER (FIRST TIME)

LABOURER LABOURER CASHIER HAIR DRESSER Cleaning yard, cleaning school bus. Working MondaySaturday. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-7575 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39022

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

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

Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, including deep conditioning, permanents, hair coloring, and weaving. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 342-1012

CONTACT: 246-3409

CONTACT: 649-344-4801

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BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

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BRYADA HOWELL Blue Hills Laundering linen and other housework. Salary: $8.00 hourly CONTACT: 247-3972

RAMBO & LYNDSAY ENTERTAINMENT Five Cays Play and mix records in clubs or bars. Salary: $9.00 hourly CONTACT: 346-6455 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. RENEWAL

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CASSANDRA GARDINER 540 Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

CHIC LASHES & BROWS Mobile Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 1-649-242-3547

EYELASH & EYEBROW SPECIALIST Perform eyelash and eyebrow services. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 341-5535

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CLOVER LEAF AGENCY

COURTELLA ROCKSANNE FORBES

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CONSUELA BEATRICE HANDFIELD-SKIPPINGS North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER (FIRST TIME)

Cleaning Property, moving trash, etc. Rate:$8.00 Per hour CONTACT: 947-0561 39153

Back Salina Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 443-1054

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CIAMANTINA ROSINA SMITH

THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

Boddle Way, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 246-5646 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39175

CYNISHA SMITH Blue hills Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property, waste pickup, trash disposal, cleaning windows, and doorframes. $8.00 hourly

GENERAL WORKER Fix and maintain various items. Plumbing, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 341-5020 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39161

NOTICE Regulation 8 of the Physical Planning (Development Permission) Regulations, 2021

An Application, REGISTERED PR 17103, by MOLO HOTELS (TURKS AND CAICOS) LTD for PROPOSED HOTEL DEVELOPMENT ON BLOCK & PARCEL 60813/17, 18 &32 WHICH IS A COMBINED 5.14 ACRES OF LAND. THE DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERS A EUROPEAN MODEL HOTEL: THREESEVEN STOREY TOWERS WHICH CONTAINS 251 BEDROOMS, SWIMMING POOLS, BARS, HOT TUB, KITCHEN, CABANAS, RESTAURANTS, SPA, GYM, WELLNESS CENTRE, SHOPS AND BACK OF HOUSE FACILITY. THIS CONSTRUCTION TYPOLOGY CONSIDERS THE USE OF A PREFABRICATED MODULAR STRUCTURAL STEEL AND COMPOSITE FLOORING SYSTEM, METAL STUD WALLS FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR COVERED WITH GYPSUM BOARD AND CEMENT BOARD. This application has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development Permission on BLOCK & PARCELS 60813/17,18 & 32 WHICH IS A COMBINED 5.14 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE BIGHT & THOMAS STUBBS, 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. You may also make representation(s) via video conferencing at the sitting of the Physical Planning Board when this application would be considered. If you are desirous so to do via video conferencing, contact the Secretary of Physical Planning Board. Dated: October 18, 2023 39188

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Is inviting applications for the following: APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday 12th November 2023

Applications not accompanied by all required supporting documents, and applications received after the deadline will not be processed. This is a contract position. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The Financial Intelligence Agency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (FIATCI) is a key competent authority within the Turks and Caicos Islands AntiMoney Laundering, Counter Financing of Terrorism and Counter Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) regime. Its main functions are to receive, analyse, and disseminate financial intelligence, to aid in the identification, investigation and prosecution of persons involved in money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing, and associated predicate crimes.

Business Operations Officer LOCATION: Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. SALARY: USD40,800 -45,900 per annum, plus allowance (subject to qualifications and experience).

JOB SUMMARY:

The post holder will be responsible for effective and efficient office administrative functions of the FIA, the Board of Directors and maintenance of the Agency’s finances. The BOO will conduct his/her duties with high professional standards, integrity, and confidentiality. The BOO will conduct his/her functions in accordance with TCI laws, Agency policies and guidelines. The post holder may be required to carry out other duties as may be required within the scope of the administrative functions of the FIA.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance or related field; OR an associate degree in accounting, finance, management, or related field with at least 4 years experience in office administration. • Prior experience as a senior administrative or business operations officer is a plus. • Experience in the preparation, recording, presentation and explanation of budget, payroll, expense, and accounting reports. • Experience preparing, accurately recording and timely processing of accounts payable and proper record keeping. • Efficient preparation of papers and minutes for a Board of Directors, and logistical support for board meetings. • Office management (includes reception and recording of visitor movements, notifying relevant persons of maintenance issues, ensuring adequate office supplies and inventories are procured, maintained and recorded). • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook. • Proficiency the use of QuickBooks. • Valid driver’s license.

TO APPLY PLEASE COMPLY AND SUBMIT:

1. Application cover letter indicating position applied for stating how you meet the job requirements and qualifications; 2. Copy of updated Curriculum Vitae including your contact details; 3. Two recent reference letters showing date (no older than 6 months); one of which must be from a person who can speak to your competencies and professional capacity for the job; 4. Copies of relevant qualifications; 5. Copy of passport Bio page; and 6. A Police certificate of character no older than 6 months. Applications along with copies of your CV and supporting documents are to be submitted electronically to hr@fia.tc by the deadline. Only applicants with the legal, unrestricted right to work in the Turks and Caicos Islands need apply. Shortlisted applicants will be subject to a vetting process. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted

October 14-20, 2023

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EAGLE CLAW SECURITY LTD.

ESAIE DORASTIN

EXANORD LORDEUS

FIDELITY CONSTRUCTION

DOMESTIC WORKER

PAINTER

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 231-4587

CONTACT: 246-2818

39118

39115

Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY OFFICER

EARLE H. FULFORD Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

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

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

CONTACT: 649-947-6909

CONTACT: 343-2710

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39135

GARCIA ABREU BEAUTY SALON & SUPPLIES Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BARBER

Cutting, trimming, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Sterilize scissors and other instruments. $8.00 Hourly

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

CONTACT: 244-8525

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39109

GILLEY’S ENTERPRISES

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 345-6117 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39130

GRACE BAY WATERSPORTS

(GILLEY’S CAFÉ) Is seeking to employ a

#5B SEAGRAPE DRIVE, LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

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

• Physically fit and able to work in a physically demanding environment • Able to work in a range of underwater conditions including extreme depths • Knowledge of commercial diving codes of practice $9.00 Hourly

DISHWASHER DIVER

EMAIL: TATE@GILLEY’SCAFÉ.TC

CONTACT: 332-1280

Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

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

LABOURER Cleaning outside the

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

CONTACT: 244-9828

GRACE MIMA CLEANING SERVICES

GUILENE PERICLESSE

GW CATERING

DOMESTIC WORKER

KITCHEN HELPER

39160

Glass Shack, Paradise Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER • To carry out all general janitorial cleaning and labour services at offices, villas, homes, yards and apartments. • Sweeping and mopping floor, dusting desks, chairs, cupboards, shelves, and yards. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 347-7265

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39117

39116

HAIRBRAIDING BEACH M.P

ISPARKLE THE SALON

J AND A WELDING

JACQUECINA HINSON

#1030 The Bight, Leeward Hwy. Is seeking to employ a

#13 Kishco Plaza, Leeward Hwy Is seeking to employ a

Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels, personal clothing, and other housework. Salary: $8.50 Hourly

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

CONTACT: 946-4472 39152

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

FLOYD FORBES

South Dock, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

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

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39144

Downtown, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 339-6666 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39138

JEAN JUNIOR PIERRE The Bight Is seeking to employ a

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

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 246-3636 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 39136

MART PLUS

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

SALES ATTENDANT

BEAUTICIAN HANDYMAN MAID

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. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Apply makeup, dress wigs, and provide nail and skin care services. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. Salary: $9.00 hourly

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

CLEANER LABOURER

CONTACT: 345-7087

CONTACT: 341-6989

CONTACT: 649-245-8566

CONTACT: 343-2852

CONTACT: 232-1776

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39126

SAFEHAVEN SERVICES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39169

JOEL ALCIDE

KAREN SUE MUSGROVE KIDICK

Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY OFFICER To provide security

LABOURER

services for Various businesses under contract Salary: $9.50 per hour

CONTACT: 242-7292 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39151

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39164

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning property, waste pickup, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $8.00 Hourly

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

CONTACT: 345-6722 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39167

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39106

KATRINA KAVALA BEEN Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

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

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste, trash disposal, cleaning windows and doorframes Salary: $8.50 per hour

CONTACT: 946-4986

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39132

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS JOB 39150

KLASS CONSTRUCTION

L & D AUTO PARTS

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 241-1845

CAREGIVER DOMESTIC LABOURER CLEANER WORKER

Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications. Salary: $8.50 Hourly

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

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

CONTACT: 432-6611 OR

CONTACT: 348-3249

CONTACT: 241-1490

ADMIN@RUSSELLANDASSOCIATESLTD .COM BELONGERS ONLY APPLY 39086

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39165

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39093

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39159

October 14-20, 2023 L & J BARBIELOON Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

HAIRSTYLIST Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, deep conditioning, permanents, coloring, and weaving. $8.00 Hourly

BARBER Cutting, trimming,

shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 245-9125 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39099

LEW & JAN CONSTRUCTION Whitby, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

HOUSEKEEPER

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

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

CONTACT: 232-7317 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39097

MIREILLE JEAN PROPHETE REMY

MERVIN COX

327 Chalk Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

FISHERMAN Deep Sea Fishing & Diving Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-231-6710 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39110

PASSION BEAUTY SALON & SUPPLY Unit #204 Alice & Alice Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

LOCTICIAN Style men and women locs, treating and maintaining locs. $8.00 Hourly

COSMETOLOGIST

Shampooing, styling hair, and treating scalp. Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, nail and skincare services. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-333-1236 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39124

SHAMONE MOORE

2 CAR WASHERS/ LABOURER

LUXURY CAR WASH/LIONEL BARRANCO $8.00 hourly Clean inside & outside cars Kew Town 241-3019

LABOURER

TROPICAL BAR/ RENE GEORGES $8.00 hourly Clean yard. North Side. 241-0426

MECHANIC

RPJ COMPANY/ PAT MOTORS $8.00-$10.00 hourly Fix cars & services 511 Blue Hills. 347-2093

CONTACT: 241-4854 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39157

PATRICK O. EUGENE Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

HELPER Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 346-2674

VACANCY MANGO REEF RESTAURANT Turtle Cove Marina COOKS $10.00 Hourly Preparing meals. PASTRY CHEF $10.00 Hourly Preparing pastries. Renewals MONESKA FORBES Blue Hills, Providenciales DOMESTIC WORKER $8.00 Hourly General cleaning duties. Renewals SHARMEN ROSE GARDINER Blue Hills, Providenciales LABOURER - $8.00 Hourly General cleaning of yard.

CONTACT: 1-649-242-8792

ONLY BELONGERS APPLY. NEW/ RENEWAL WORK PERMIT 39173

EMAIL: BASSET_27@HOTMAIL.COM BELONGERS ONLY APPLY 39145

MOISE HICHER

NEWMOND BUCKLEY/ N.T.A.B

NOBERMAN JEROME

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

642 Bible Street, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39095

DOMESTIC WORKER

South Dock, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning the house, laundering linen and other housework. $8.00 Hourly

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

CONTACT: 346-9415

DOMESTIC WORKER Washing, Cleaning and Ironing Applicant must be honest, reliable and hard working. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 346-1485 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39184

OGARROS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

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

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 331-8346

CONTACT: 345-2351

CONTACT: 231-1719

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

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

RENAE MCPHEE

RONALDSON FRANCOIS

Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Wheeland, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE WORKER

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39171

39162

Lower Bight Is seeking to employ a

MERDEGRACE JOSEPH NICOLAS

Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39094

ROSE MARIE WILLIAMS Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39055

ROSE NICOLE PIERREVIL Wheeland Is seeking to employ a

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

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

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

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

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

CONTACT: 241-9310

CONTACT: 346-7956

CONTACT: 649-341-7471

CONTACT: 346-7269

CONTACT: 649-343-3556

39119

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39131

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39107

TABOO’S 24 HR BAR & RESTAURANT

TANISSAINT AND ABDON CONSTRUCTION

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

STYLE NAIL STUDIO SALON

BABYSITTER

1 HAIRDRESSER

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39122

M & L TIRE SHOP & SERVICES

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

Caicos Café Plaza, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 346-0078

VACANCIES

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

32 Walter Cox Drive, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

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

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

3 NAIL TECHNICIANS Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages and nail fills. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 344-4801

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39096

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39098

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39111

SWIFT MANAGEMENT

T&C SECRETARIAL SERVICES

17 Autumn Lane, Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Cleaning outside the property with a sweeper, pick up trash, clean windows and doorframes Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 232-1643 OR SWIFTDELIVERY@TCIWAY.TC BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39187

Wilson Circle, Blue Hills Acting on behalf of

CLEANER PSALMS 118 V 13 NADOUE STORE $8.00 hourly General Cleaning

CLEANER RASHARD’S CLEANING $8.00 hourly General cleaning

DOMESTIC WORKER ADNER LOUIS $8.00 hourly House cleaning

CONTACT: 649-331-2251 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY 39172

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

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

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

CONTACT: 241-7216

CONTACT: 341-1977

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 39142

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39170

40 CLASSIFIEDS UNIVERSAL SUPER STYLE SALON #2 Spot Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

COSMETOLOGIST Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, nail and skin care services. Salary: $8.00 hourly

VANS TIRE SHOP

MERLYN LIGHTBOURNE

PAINT BY THE SEA

METAL LABOURER CARETAKER ROOFER DUTIES: To assist with Cleaning vehicles after Rentals are returned. SALARY: $8.00 per hour

Duties: To care for a private Property ensuring premises are Kept clean. SALARY: $8.00 per hour.

ARTIST

BABYSITTER Duties: Caring

Duties: To produce scenic Paintings of various areas Of the country. SALARY: $10.00 per hour

for a Young child. Must be willing to work 6 days per week. Salary: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 244-2152

CONTACT: 246-4929

CONTACT: 333-8553

CONTACT: 332-5200

Industrial Drive, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

To enhance our range of services. Should have min. 5 yrs experience in standing seam and gutter installation. Salary base on experience, 6 days per week.

CV DROP-OFF TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT OR OUR OFFICE. THIS IS A NEW POSITION. 39068

CONTACT: 346-6169

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39008

WE GOT YOU DELIVERY

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER LABOURER Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. Salary: $8.50 Hourly

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

CONTACT: 342-7447

CONTACT: 649-341-0664

39052

K & D AUTO RENTALS Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39070

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

39002

NATASHA’S CONSULTANCY Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER BAR HELPER Keep the bar stocked with liquor, garnishes, ice cubes and other products needed throughout their shift. Ensure that glasses, stirrers, and other bartending tools are clean and in the proper position for Bartenders. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 242-0805 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39104

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work. Cleaning yard, cleaning up after guest, taking out garbage, and any other duty’s assigned by supervisor. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-1429 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD.

SHERINA LIGHTBOURNE

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR OFFICE. THIS IS A FIRST TIME APPLICATION. 39072

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS, SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39069

EXPLORER VENTURES

CATHOLIC TEACHERS AND SUBJECT AREAS

CAPTAIN

Requires an experienced

DUTIES: REQUIREMENTS: • Missionary Roman Catholic • Teaching Catholic Religion • Teaching math, science and Teacher • fully initiated Roman Catholic English • experience teaching Roman • Teaching History Catholic SALARY PACKAGE: • Religion • Full knowledge of the United $1200 per month for twelve months, paid as a States compensation package. • National Curriculum

With current 200 Ton (ITC) Master's license with full STCW-95/2010 who is a certified SCUBA diver (Dive master or Instructor preferred). Must have experience on vessels greater than 100 Ft., strong customer service background and fluency in English. Previous liveaboard experience preferred. Starting salary: $2000/month

CONTACT: FR. ORLANDO GONZALEZ (649) 941-5136 HOLYFAMILYTCI@GMAIL.COM

THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. INTERESTED PERSONS SHOULD APPLY BY EMAIL TO JOBS@EXPLORERVENTURES.COM (APPLICANTS WHO ARE ISLANDERS SHOULD COPY THEIR APPLICATIONS TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES).

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39049

BRIAN WELLINGTON SWANN

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

JSF LEAFING LTD.

BELONGERS PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR OFFICE. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39071

Is accepting applications for:

ROSE GARDEN

Acting on behalf of

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY CATHOLIC SCHOOL

YM CAR WASH

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

October 14-20, 2023

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ATTIMI PHOTOGRAPHY

#8 Birdie Lane, Leeward Estate, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a skilled

Regent Village H204, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is seeking a

MAINTENANCE WORKER

$2,600.00 monthly To perform and upkeep tasks such as cleaning, repair, and General Maintenance on assigned equipment, building and facilities including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, heating and cooling, and other building systems. Perform other related job as assigned.

CONTACT: 333-6574

WE ENCOURAGE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDERS TO APPLY

39026

39083

39029

PHOTOGRAPHER & EDITOR

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: • Professional Photographer Degree • A minimum of 8 years experience in portrait and wedding photography • A minimum of 5 years experience as studio manager • Excellent photography softwares knowledge and expertise • Must be available to work on weekend, holidays and at nights as required Salary will be based on experience.

CONTACT: ILEANA@ATTIMIPHOTOGRAPHY.COM 649-431-7191 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY / RENEWAL 39042

TURKS & TACOS

ROBERT’S AGENCY

RESTAURANT MANAGER • Estimate future needs for

BOAT TOUR OPERATION LOOKING FOR:

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

DUTIES: • Coordinating daily restaurant management operations • Delivering superior food and beverage service and maximizing customer satisfaction • Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity CONTACT: 946-5369

Acting On Behalf of

goods, kitchen utensils and cleaning products • Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations • Must be willing to work 6 days per week

DIVE INSTRUCTORS

Must be a Padi professional insured and up to date with teaching and diving status. Remuneration for the different position are based on Skills and Experience, and will be discussed at interview. LA FAMILIA LOOKING FOR:

BARMAID

SALARY: $40k per annum.

Serving, mixing drinks and keeping stock. $8.00 Hourly

EMAIL: COCOBISTRO@TCIWAY.TC

THIS POSITION IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BOAT CAPTAIN/MARINE MECHANIC

Must show proper Cpt licenses, demonstrate proper boats operations and maintenance for Vessel up to 60 ft., understand how to operate all the systems, must know how to swim and snorkel and able to assist guests if needed.

39103

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE THE PROPER SKILL AND EXPERIENCE FOR THESE SORTS OF OCCUPATIONS, PLEASE SEND YOUR RESUME WITH PICTURE TO: ROBERTSAGENCY@OUTLOOK.COM 39102

October 14-20, 2023

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FRIDLIN GEDEON The Bight Is seeking to employ a

GEORGE W HINSON Airport Road, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

GOLD FINGER/MATSON DELANCY Market Place, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

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

LABOURER LABOURER JEWELLER LABOURER REPAIR Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work. Keeping me and my parents surrounding clean, trimming of trees and disposing of all debris. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

CONTACT: 649-345-3797

CONTACT: 347-8287

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

39025

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39039

Repairs broken jewelry. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

CONTACT: 649-242-2604

CONTACT: 649-341-1683

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

39021

39017

FANEL DECEIDE Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

FIVE STARS CLEANING Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

CLEANER

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

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

CONTACT: 343-3053

CONTACT: 649-245-4309

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39038

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39004

ATRIUM MANAGEMENT LTD.

The Atrium, 180 Governor’s Road, Leeward, Providenciales, Is seeking a:

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

WRITERS/ PHOTO JOURNALIST

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

FOR MAGAZINES AND OTHER PERIODICALS GRAPHICS PRODUCTION DESIGNER/ PAGINATOR

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

COURT REPORTER

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

ADVERTISING SPACE SALES PERSON

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

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

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

GARDENER

• Install and maintain plants • Carry out work such as heavy lifting, digging, fertilizing, mulching, edging, weeding, trimming, watering, raking, pruning, leaf blowing and waste removal • Deal with pest problems that could damage plants • Monitor and ensure plant health • Keep gardens, landscape areas, green spaces, and all

other outdoor/exterior areas of the property clear of debris and litter • Monitor irrigation system and report any issues noted to management Salary: $8.00 per hour. Must be able to complete heavy lifting and working on feet for extended periods of time outdoors doing manual and physical labour. Must be willing to work up to 6 days per week, including weekends. Must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19.

CONTACT: 333-0119, EMAIL: THEATRIUMRESORT@HOTMAIL.COM BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER (RENEWAL).

39148

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

Pelican Bay Restaurant and Bar is situated on Grace Bay Beach at the Luxury All-Suite Royal West Indies Resort. Pelican Bay delights guests with exceptional all-day dining; an outstanding variety dinner menu; and the most delectable breakfast and Sunday Brunch

ASSISTANT CHEF • Successful applicant should have at least 8 years of kitchen and restaurant experience including • Knowledge of food costing and controls, monthly inventory, • Knowledge of food hygiene and safety, menu planning, managing and scheduling staff,

• Plus the knowledge and experience of worldwide pastries, desserts and chocolates

The position above requires working long hours nights and days public holidays and weekends. Salary range based on experience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON JOB DESCRIPTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT INFO@PELICANBAYTCI.COM OR 431-1689, PLEASE CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT, BRING ALONG YOUR RESUME AND RESIDENT STATUS 39186

42 CLASSIFIEDS GUERDA PIERRE–TAYLOR Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

SUNSHINE NURSERY

JKJ CARIBBEAN CONTRACTING

Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Grace Bay Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT

PLUMBER Installs pipes and

GUILAINE JOACHIN MERVEILLE

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

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

CONTACT: 344-4837

CONTACT: 242-9120

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39058

GRISELDA GARCIA DIAZ

October 14-20, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39061

JOSEPH DEMESLIEN

Assist with preparing fields for planting and harvesting Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment Feed and tend to livestock, Monitor and adjust crop irrigation. 2 years’ Experience needed. Mon.-Fri 7AM-4:30PM Start $ 8.00hr.

CONTACT: 345-5454 39079

K & J VARIETY

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

J.M.A BEAUTY SALON The Bight Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

STORE CLERK

fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc. $12.00 hourly

HANDYMAN

Selling products and providing customer service. Greet customers and guide them in finding products they want to buy. $8.00 Hourly

CASHIER Greets customers,

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, etc. $8.00 hourly

receive payment, Issue receipts, and change to customers. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 344-8971

CONTACT: 247-1776

39047

39001

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

KANISHA B. CAMPBELL Phase 1, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

ENOCH NELSON

MAINTENANCE WORKER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-333-1237

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39011

LA PAUSE STORE

LATISHA LEON HARVEY

Northside, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays, Back of Paradise Church Is seeking to employ a

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

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

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

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

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

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

CONTACT: 649-244-4587

CONTACT: 347-8002

CONTACT: 342-4704

CONTACT: 344-2344

CONTACT: 331-8154

CONTACT: 341-1097

38998

39018

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Miracle Cl., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC LABOURER BABYSITTER BABYSITTER DOMESTIC LABOURER WORKER

39012

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39044

LIMESTONE CONSTRUCTION

LJ CONTRACTING SERVICES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

Chalk Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER LABOURER Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. Salary: $9.00 hourly

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

CONTACT: 244-2995

CONTACT: 649-331-8546

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39034

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

MERCILIA LIGHTBOURNE

MONAC CHARLES

Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

38992

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

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

LOUINEST FLEURY

MANGOES BAR & LOUNGE

39043

Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

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

38999

MY DEES RESTAURANT

CONTACT: 946-7059

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39003

• Interacting with customers, taking orders and serving snacks and drinks. • Check customers’ identification and confirm it meets legal drinking age. • Prepare alcohol or non-alcoholic beverages for bar and restaurant patrons. Salary: $9.00 Hourly

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc. Salary: $700.00 Bi-Weekly

MCELROY DANIEL DEAN Hospital Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 241-4976

CONTACT: 244-4000

CONTACT: 346-9461

3 Hope Street, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 345-3128

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

KITCHEN HELPER

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39074

MANPOWER SERVICES GROUP LTD.

#22 Morris Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39050

HOSTESS PLUMBER DOMESTIC WORKER

My Dees Plaza, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

mopping, dusting and polishing. Ensuring all rooms inspected according to standards. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC HOUSEKEEPER Performing a variety of cleaning activities WORKER such as sweeping, Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00 hourly

WORKER

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

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39031

CONTACT: 241-3845

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

38995

MYRNA-LISA’S DISPOSABLES AND CLEANING SERVICES 29 Parade Ave., Downtown, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 246-9888

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39075

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39064

N & P CONSTRUCTION

NADJET HAMOU/ASTREL BELLAVOIX

Millennium Highway, Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER CLEANER Responsibilities/ Duties: General cleaning of offices, villas, private homes ensuring cleanliness. Salary/ Wages: $8.00 per hour

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

LIVE-IN NANNY Ensuring a safe

CONTACT: 244-2995

CONTACT: 343-6204

CONTACT: 231-9007

BELONGERS ARE TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39035

BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39009

environment. Preparing and giving meals. Bathing and dressing child. Doing housework. Able to speak Arabic and French Salary: $8.00 THIS IS FOR FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT. BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39028

October 14-20, 2023

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

NATHALIE CAMPBELL South Dock Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 649-348-9342

TATA BEST PRICE SHOP Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work. Keeping the store clean, dusting of goods and surroundings. Stacking bags with debris to be disposed. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-6628

THE ROSE GARDEN 406 Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

CLEANER

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

TREE OF LIFE CHURCH OF GOD

P & D EMPLOYMENT

Lower Bight Is seeking to employ a

JEWELS IN PARADISE

PASTOR Preaching, teaching, song leading, counseling and biblical discipleship. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-1377

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39010

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39000

JUNIOR ETIENNE RIGBY

PROVO SEAFOOD LTD.

R.C. AND M CONSTRUCTION

RODEMIDE JOSEPH

HOUSEKEEPER DUTIES:

FOUR (4) FISHERMEN

LABOURER Cleaning outside the

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39007

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Cooking, cleaning, washing, daily household chores around the house SALARY: $9.00 per weekly

CONTACT: (649) 331-8166

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND RESUMES TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 39080

VACANCIES

RPJ COMPANY LTD 511 Blue Hills. 347-2093 CARPENTERS: $10/ hour Roofing, Install Cabinets. COOK: $8-$10/ hour Prepare food well CAR WASHER: $8.00 hourly Clean inside and outside cars

WMW CONSTRUCTION 354 Blue Hills. 345-6297 TILE LAYER: $10/hour Cut and place tile.

39041

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 241-1429

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $8.00 hourly

Must have some experience with catching marine products. Must be willing to work after normal hours and holidays if needed. Salary: Based on Experience

JOURNEYMAN

CONTACT ERNEST RIGBY ON 649-231-0293

CONTACT: 342-1964

Must have various skills. $8.00 hourly

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

CONTACT: 241-0952 / 242-2545

TRIDENT SECURITY

TRULY NOLEN TCI 198 Long Bay Hills Is seeking to employ a

IRRIGATION SECURITY OFFICE SUPERVISOR TECHNICIAN Supervise BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39053

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39019

ROSELENE BENOIT GRAY Back Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 1-649-348-8986

CONTACT: 343-2491

CONTACT: 244-0556

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39059

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39060

LABOURER

SPRINKLER DRIP IRRIGATION

CONTACT: 341-9122 OR FRANCISGLINTON@GMAIL.COM

38993

STORE KITCHEN DELIVERY STOCKER HELPER SERVICE AGENT

39065

CONTACT: 341-3168

RONY ANDRE

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

SOLID CONSTRUCTION

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39056

To install, test, and maintain irrigation equipment, operating heavy machinery for trenching and install wiring systems. Salary: $1,600.00 Monthly

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39076

SNAP DELIVERY SERVICES

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39006

Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry. Salary: $9.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 332-7777

CONTACT: 649-341-4935

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

SEABREEZE BAR & RESTAURANT

Grace Bay Hill #8 Hope St. Is seeking to employ a

Direct and supervise employees, perform customer service, inventory taking. $12.00 hourly + commission

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

SAMANTHA RETAIL SHOP

ONLY BELONGER APPLY, NEW AND RENEWAL WORK PERMIT.

South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

SALES SUPERVISOR

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. Salary: $9.00 Hourly

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

“S” TIMES FOUR CONSTRUCTION

CONTACT: 341-7375

Assist customers, Computer sales. $9.00 hourly + commission

MAINTENANCE WORKER

CASHIER LABOURER DOMESTIC WORKER

BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39067

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

SALES PERSON

Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

15D Walter Cox Dr., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39036 RENEWAL

LABOURER

Ritz Carlton Resort, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

PATIENCE CONSTRUCTION

Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39037

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

Acting on behalf of

office, answer calls and emails. $9 hourly

CONTACT: 231-0195 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39020

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

#5 JONES HILL, BLUE HILLS Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

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

Assisting in delivery to different addresses. Follow routes and time schedule. Load, unload, prepare, inspect and operate a delivery vehicle. Salary: $8.00 hourly

Duties: minor repairs, cleaning up the premises of debris Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 345-2875

CONTACT: 344-0357

CONTACT: (649) 232-1124

39062

39040

39005

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER BUT BELONGERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE TO APPLY

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

44 CLASSIFIEDS TENDANCE DIVA & BARBER SHOP Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

October 14-20, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

THE GOLDEN DOLLS BAR & RESTAURANT Norway Rd., Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

THE SECRET OF DOMINICAN FLAVOR Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

VANESSA PENN

VAGUY VILMAR

ERIC SMITH

Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BARBER BARTENDER BARMAID LABOURER BABYSITTER LABOURER Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

CONTACT: 649-341-4488

CONTACT: 649-344-9863

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

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

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

CONTACT: 649-346-0002

CONTACT: 232-6605

DUTIES: To perform tasks Involving physical labour SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 231-0167

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39176

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

CONTACT: 241-5256

GENIA LATOUCHE-GANICHE

JULISSA MALCOLM

K & D AUTO RENTALS

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC LABOURER CLEANER DOMESTIC WORKER WORKER

CONTACT: 246-6229

CONTACT: 232-6296

CONTACT: 244-2152

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39178

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THESE ARE FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT 39177 APPLICATION.

VERONIQUE INGHAM

WARD’S CONSULTANCY

WMW CONSTRUCTION

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39089

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

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

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39182

Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

39092

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Regular household chores, And Laundry. SALARY: $8.00 per hour

Acting on behalf of:

LETITIA LOUISE WILLIAMS

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39141

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Duties: To clean rental Vehicles on return. SALARY: $8.00 per hour

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39114

LA FAMILIA CONTRACTORS Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39087

PHILEMON JENNINGS

SUNSHINE GOLF CART RENTALS

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

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

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

DUTIES: To perform tasks Involving physical labour SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 245-9101

CONTACT: 231-9952

CONTACT: 243-5022

Y & B SALON

CLEVELAND ALEXANDRE CLARKE

FROGGIE’S ON THE BEACH

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39180

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39181

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39179

Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. Salary: $14.00 Hourly

Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, deep conditioning, permanents, coloring, and weaving. Salary: $9.00 Hourly

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

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

CONTACT: 241-4693

CONTACT: 333-1060

CONTACT: 649-443-0633

CONTACT: 231-0595

#6 FRONT ROAD, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

KITCHEN CLEANER DOMESTIC CARPENTER HAIRSTYLIST DOMESTIC WORKER Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $10.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 347-4782 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

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SILAFETE PETIT-HOMME Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

HELPER Doing small errands like picking up and dropping off envelopes. Salary: $9.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 341-8123 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS JOB 39090

WORKER

Vacuuming, mopping, sweeping the floor. Salary: $8.00p/h

CONTACT: 347-6103 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER 39154

OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH #1310 Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

CATHOLIC PRIEST Handle all of the necessary sacraments of their parishioners

PASTOR

Provide counsel or support to church members

CHANCELLOR

For TCI, has to be from the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA CONTACT: 1(649)941-5136 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39048

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 39163

P & D EMPLOYMENT Acting on behalf of

FASHION AVENUE Spot Plaza #7, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 232-2001 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39077

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39100

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39185

HELPER

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

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D AND R SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Millennium Highway, Blue Hills, Is seeking to employ

GENERAL WORKER-$8.00 Hourly To provide assistance on various jobs and where help is necessary and needed. HAIR DRESSER-$8.00 Hourly Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, deep conditioning, permanents, coloring, and weaving. STEEL MAN-$9.00 Hourly Build and install iron or steel girders, columns, and other construction

materials to form structures. Cut, position, and bolt down steel bars. CARPENTER-$9.00 Hourly Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. LABOURER-$8.00 Hourly Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

CONTACT: 247-4924 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39137

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SANDS CONSTRUCTION

ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT

Unit #6, 29 Parade Ave., Downtown, Is seeking

BABYSITTER MICHELIN JULIEN 344-0719 Kew Town Salary: $8.00 Caring for my children, monitor them, feed them, wash, cook and iron

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SAM’S SHOP 347-7883 Industrial Park unit D1 Salary: $8.00 Cleaning the shop, stocking the shelves and maintain the cleanliness of he shop

YARD HELPER

FREDERIC PIERRE Sub Division | 332-2295 Salary: $8.00 Assisting with the ongoing construction of my home, such as assist with mason, carpenter, plumbing and tile work.

4 CARPENTERS $14.00 per hour Build walls and install partitions. 2 CARPENTER HELPER - $9.00 per hour Cut timber or lumber. 2 PLUMBERS $14.00 per hour Assemble pipe sections. 2 PLUMBER HELPER $9.00 per hour Assist plumber. 2 LABOURERS-$8.00

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per hour Cleaning jobsite. 2 MASONS $10.00 hourly Repairs and maintains building, laying bricks. STEELMAN $10.00 hourly Fabricating structural steel. STEEL HELPER $9.00 hourly Assist steel man. CONSTRUCTION LABOURER-$9.00 hourly Mixing concrete.

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ENELLE BIEN AIME Kew Town 241-2055 $8.00 Per Hour General cleaning Chores etc

#24 A Line Avenue, Blue Hills, Is seeking to employ

8 CARPENTERS/ DRYWALL FINISH CARPENTER-$14 hourly Build walls and install partitions. 2 CARPENTER HELPER-$9 hourly Cut wood. 2 PLUMBERS-$14 hourly Lay pipes. 2 PLUMBER HELPER-$9 hourly Assist plumber. 2 LABOURERS-$8 hourly Mix concrete. 2 MASONS-$10 hourly Laying bricks. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-$8.50 hourly Answering calls and taking messages.

2 PAINTERS-$10 hourly Priming surfaces. 4 CARPENTER SUPERVISORS-$750 weekly Supervising carpentry jobs. ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR-$1,200 weekly Supervising rebar and engineering lay-out. PROJECT MANAGER/QUANTITY SURVEYOR-$1,200 weekly Plans project resources and prepare budgets. 4 CONSTRUCTION LABOURERS-$9 Hourly Mixing concrete. 5 STEELMEN-$10 Hourly Fabricating structural steel. CONTACT: 333-5559 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 39146 WORK PERMIT RENEWALS

BCQS LIMITED Seeks

A QUANTITY SURVEYOR • Market appraisals • Feasibility studies An annual salary of $36,000.00 plus performance Related commission is offered for this position.

The suitable candidate should be able to work under his own initiative and be able to see through projects Duties will include and candidates from concept to completion. should have experience in: • Pre and post contract Quantity This position is available immediately Surveying duties and closing date for application is 3rd November 2023. QUALIFIED TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS PREFERRED. APPLY IN WRITING TO BCQS LIMITED, P. O. BOX 158, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. CONTACT SIMON TAYLOR ON EMAIL: STAYLOR@BCQS.COM 39189

CLEANER

SAMI VARIETY STORE Kew Town 344-1416 $8.00 Per Hour General cleaning Chores etc

CONSTRUCTION LABOURERS (6) J & W CONSTRUCTION LTD Unit#9 Storage Office Building, Long Bay Road, 231-4519 $9.00 Per Hour Clean construction sites etc

CONTACT: 333-5559 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. RENEWALS

NEW TECH CONSTRUCTION

The successful applicant must possess • Diploma in Building Technology or RICS-Recognised Qualification. • Minimum Two years post qualification work experience. • Computer literate with experience in Word, Excel, MS Project & BQ system software

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ONDA WATER SPORTS LTD H205Regent Village West, Is seeking to employ

1- IKO LEVEL 3 KITEBOARDING INSTRUCTOR Duties include; Setup and maintain equipment. Provide high quality kite/ wing lessons to all levels of students. Manage schedules and bookings

1- IKO ASST. KITE INSTRUCTOR Duties include; Teach beginner kite/

Wing lessons under cert. Instructor supervision. Setup and maintain gear. Support other instructors during their lessons. Operate Jet Ski • Positions are based on commission. • Must be able to work flexible hours • Second language is a bonus!

EMAIL: INFO@ONDAWATERSPORTS.COM BELONGERS ONLY NEED APPLY AND ARE INVITED TO SEND COPIES OF APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD.

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BCQS LIMITED Seeks

A SENIOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR

The successful applicant must possess • MSc/BSc in Civil Engineering. • Five years post qualification work experience. • Computer literate with experience in Word, Excel, MS Project & Procore system software

Duties will include and candidates should have experience in: • Contract Administration • Design Co-ordination • Project & Portfolio Management

An annual salary of $42,000.00 plus performance Related commission is offered for this position. The suitable candidate should be able to work under his own initiative and be able to see through projects from concept to completion. This new position is available immediately and closing date for application is 3rd November 2023.

QUALIFIED TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS PREFERRED. APPLY IN WRITING TO BCQS LIMITED, P. O. BOX 158, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. CONTACT SIMON TAYLOR ON EMAIL: STAYLOR@BCQS.COM 39190

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Wayne Rooney: Birmingham City boss calls salary rumours ‘a load of rubbish’ New Birmingham City boss Wayne Rooney has called rumours of his reported salary “a load of rubbish” as he prepares for his first game in charge. It has been reported that Rooney, who turns 38 next week, is earning £1.5m a year - three times as much as predecessor John Eustace. Rooney’s first game for Blues is against ex-team-mate Michael Carrick and his Middlesbrough side on Saturday. “There’s lots of stuff, especially with it being me,” he told BBC Radio WM. “I understand that. There’s lot of rumours which go round, but what’s been out there is a load of rubbish, to be honest. “As I said last week I came here because I really like the project. “I’ve turned down jobs which

would have paid a lot more but I’ve come here because I want to be successful. And I want to get this club back to the Premier League. “But, as for some of the rumours, I just don’t get involved with it.” Rooney allowed himself a wry smile that his first game should be against Carrick, with whom he played alongside more than any other Manchester United player in their time at Old Trafford. “Michael’s a good friend of mine,” he said. “And he’s doing a fantastic job at Middlesbrough. I’m pleased for him in that respect. “We spoke early last week, but we then said we’d get this game out of the way and speak again after. “To come up against him first time is great but we both want to win.

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COMPLEX BEAUTY SALON

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

SALES PERSON HAIR STYLIST Shampooing, (1 MALE & 1 FEMALE)

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

CONTACT: 243-3904 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

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D & B TILE

South Dock Rd. Is seeking to employ a

cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, deep conditioning, permanents, coloring, and weaving. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 345-8505

Michael Carrick has 22 wins in his 41 games as a Championship manager, while Wayne Rooney enjoyed 24 victories in 81 games at Derby

“I’m looking forward to seeing him. But, over the 90 minutes, it’s Middlesbrough v Birmingham City - and we’ll both be doing our best to win the match.” Rooney says that any trip to Teesside is never easy, especially not now last season’s beaten playoff semi-finalists Boro have got

CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE LIMITED Leeward Palms, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DA CONCH SHACK 51 Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Despite the interruption of his first week in charge being international week, Rooney is content with his first few days on the training ground in Henley-inArden. “We’ve had a few players away,” he said. “And Juninho Bacuna is not back until Friday.

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DAVIS TIRE SHOP & SERVICES

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Windsor Place #895, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc. Salary: $10.00 hourly

Balance tires for all vehicles, order tires for all vehicles in the fleet, order patches and plugs for tires. Salary: $8.00 hourly

2 TIRE CARPENTER COOK PLUMBER REPAIRMAN Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. Salary: $12.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-231-0337

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DAPHNE PENN

DENTAL SERVICES LTD

39 Casurina Cl., South Dock Is seeking to employ a

over their poor start to win four games on the bounce. Carrick also has the edge of being able to claim he is a former Birmingham City employee, having made a couple of appearances in a royal blue shirt on loan from West Ham United under Trevor Francis in February 2000.

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#107 Ocean Club West Plaza, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

• Leading and teaching the team in the kitchen. • Menu planning and ordering food and beverages. • Course control. • Must be willing to work 6 days a week. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 946-8877

CONTACT: 232-5420

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

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

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

DIVINE FAVOR BEAUTY SALON

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Subdivision #33, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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Robinson Street, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

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HYGIENIST/ HAIR STYLIST BABYSITTER TILE LAYER MASON DENTAL BARBER THERAPIST Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, countertops. Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 232-3465 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39129

Masonry work around my home and rental properties. Must be honest, reliable and hardworking. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Required for full time position. Must be registered in USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia or UK. Orthodontic experience necessary Salary commensurate with experience

Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, deep conditioning, permanents, coloring, and weaving. Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-232-1288

CONTACT: 946-4321

CONTACT: 243-4580

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39108

OR DRJO@DENTIST.TC

BELONGERS ONLY NEED APPLY.

39174

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39156

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

CONTACT: 244-9003 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39155

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

CONTACT: 649-346-8047 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39088

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October 21-27, 2023

Nasa probe launches to metal asteroid Psyche An American space agency (Nasa) probe has left Earth to visit one of the most unusual objects in the Solar System. The craft is heading to a metal world - an asteroid called 16 Psyche - which telescopic observations suggest is made from up to 60% iron and nickel. Scientists think it may be the remnant core of a planet-like object that had its outer rocky layers stripped off. The launch of the investigating spacecraft, also named Psyche, took place from Cape Canaveral in Florida. A Falcon-Heavy rocket left the ground at precisely 10:19:43 local time (14:19 GMT; 15:19 BST) to hurl the probe on what will be a six-year, 3.5 billion km (2.2 billion miles) journey to its destination, out between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Scientists expect their quarry to be full of surprises. Of the estimated million and a half asteroids in the Solar System, only nine discovered so far seem to share something of Psyche’s properties - and of those, the targeted body is by far the biggest, at about 280km (175 miles) at its widest point. “The big thrill is that we’re going to go see a kind of world that humans have never seen before,” said principal investigator Prof Lindy Elkins-Tanton from Arizona State University.

“We don’t have any close up pictures of it; we do not know what it looks like. To me, that’s the essence of exploration, that people always want to see what they haven’t seen yet,” she told BBC News. When the spacecraft arrives at the asteroid in August 2029, it will orbit at various distances - the shortest being roughly 75km (47 miles) - to map the metal world’s shape and decipher its internal structure and composition. The pictures are sure to be fascinating. Metal objects hit by the small, high-speed micrometeoroids that zoom around in space are expected to develop a spiky appearance over time. These impacts may even have produced a kind of metal sand that now covers Psyche’s surface. Although scientists have determined the object to be dominated by iron and nickel, telescopes also spy additional components. These could be yellowish-green, sulphur-rich rocks. One bizarre feature could be the presence of metal cliffs that formed as Psyche cooled, shrank and cracked over the 4.6-billionyear life of the Solar System. Deputy principal investigator, Ben Weiss, said there were two leading ideas for how Psyche came to exist. “One is that it’s a core of a body analogous to like what is inside

Artist’s impression. It’s called 16 Psyche because it was the 16th asteroid to be discovered in 1852

the Earth - the molten metallic centre of the Earth and other large planets. But in this case, Psyche had its outer layers stripped off by asteroid impacts in the early Solar System, so we can see its surface today,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor explained. “And the other idea is that Psyche is a kind of primordial unmelted body, basically formed of the very first materials in the Solar System that came together under gravity and it was then preserved in this primordial state ever since.” All four of the 2.7-tonne Nasa spacecraft’s instruments will be needed to establish the true story, but if Psyche really is the exposed core of a failed planet it might be expected to display a “fossil” magnetic field - an imprint from the time when its metal was molten and convecting, behaving just like the dynamo that produces the magnetic field in Earth’s liquid

core today. There are metal meteorites that fall to Earth that are presumed to come from objects like Psyche. Their composition has prompted many people to think we could eventually go into space to mine them. As a resource, Psyche could be worth trillions of dollars. But Dr Helena Bates, a meteorite expert from London’s Natural History Museum, said the emergence of such an industry was a way off yet. “I think asteroid mining is most valuable if you think about it in terms of extending space missions,” she told BBC News. “So you send a spacecraft up to a near-Earth asteroid where it picks up some material that it can convert into fuel, and then it can transfer on to a deeper space mission. That’s where I think asteroid mining could be really important for the future of space travel.”

Psyche is probably too distant, anyway. Even at its very closest, it’s still 250 million km (155 million miles) from Earth, which is three times farther than Mars is at its closest, and when the metal world is on the far side of the Solar System to Earth, it’s 650 million km (405 million miles) away. Nasa will be trialling two technologies on the mission it hopes to make greater use of in the future. One is electric propulsion. The spacecraft will use solar power to excite and accelerate a stream of xenon gas to provide persistent thrust. The other involves the use of laser beams to increase the rate at which data can be transmitted. The mission team is promising to make all imagery of Psyche available to the public within half an hour of it arriving at Earth. (BBC)

Experts call for tighter limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in water Stricter limits are needed on levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in UK drinking water which are potentially harmful to human health, experts have warned. In high doses these pollutants, known as PFAS, have been linked to serious health concerns including cancer and fertility issues. The Royal Society of Chemistry urged the government to toughen regulations in line with other countries. The government said current safety standards were “exceptionally high”. ‘Forever chemicals’ are a group of more than 9,000 chemicals widely used in everyday products from food packaging to make-up because of

Some jackets and clothes are treated with PFAS to make them waterproof

their water-resistant properties. They enter waterways when products such as non-stick frying

pans and clothes, some of which are treated with the chemicals, break down.

In the UK, water companies are required to test for 47 different types of PFAS and if levels considered high-risk by the UK’s drinking water inspectorate are reached it should not be used for drinking purposes although this is only guidance, and there is no legal requirement. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) said that this still exposes people to levels considered medium-risk and does not take into account the thousands of other types of PFAS. The RSC is proposing that the acceptable levels are reduced 10fold, and that all PFAS are tested for. This would bring the UK closer in line with new tighter limits in the US and tougher limits coming

into effect next year in the EU. THE SCIENCE ‘HAS CHANGED’ Stephanie Metzger, policy adviser at the RSC told the BBC that it made this call because the science had changed. “Previous health guidelines showed that 100 nanograms per litre [of PFAS] was protective of human health,” she said. “But there has been more research going on over the years that has shown that perhaps effects to human health may occur at lower levels of exposure.” Currently drinking water in the CONTINUED 

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Eating red meat linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds A large new study by Harvard researchers suggests having just two servings of red meat per week increases risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life, and the risk further increases with greater consumption, according to the study published Thursday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. “The association between red meat and type 2 diabetes has been observed in different populations worldwide,” said the study’s first author Xiao Gu, a postdoctoral research fellow of nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via email. “We keep strengthening existing evidence with improved data and techniques. I hope our study could settle the debate regarding whether we should limit red meat intake for health concerns or not.” About 462 million people worldwide are affected by type 2 diabetes, a rate that has been rapidly increasing, the authors said. “Prevention of diabetes is important because this disease is itself a serious burden, and it also is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and kidney disease, cancer, and dementia,” Gu said. Consumption of red meat has been linked with type 2 diabetes risk in past studies, but the authors of the latest research wanted to improve upon them by adding details about how diabetes diagnoses and related biomarkers were affected by intake over a long period of time. The authors studied 216,695

Consumption of red meat has been linked with type 2 diabetes risk in past studies

people who had participated in the Nurses’ Health Study, the Nurses’ Health Study II and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, all of which recruited participants from around 1976 to 1989. The first two studies investigated risk factors for major chronic diseases among female registered nurses in North America, while the latter study assessed the same topics but for men. Participants, most of whom were White, were age 46 on average at the beginning of the NHS, 36 when NHS II began, and 53 when the HPFS was initiated. All were followed up with through no later than 2017. Participants

reported their health status every other year via questionnaire, and their food intake was also measured every two to four years with questionnaires that asked them to report their average intake of different foods and beverages over the past year. By the end of the follow-up periods, nearly 22,800 people developed type 2 diabetes, and those who ate the most total red meat had a 62% higher risk of developing the disease, compared with people who ate the least. Eating the most processed or unprocessed red meat was linked with a 51% and 40% higher risk of type 2

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UK is categorised as mediumrisk if there are between 10 and 100 nanograms of specific types of PFAS. In this case, water companies are required to continue testing the water but it can still be used. Dr David Megson, senior lecturer in chemistry and environmental forensics at Manchester Metropolitan University, told the BBC: “The overall risk is still what we would describe as relatively low, but it still just doesn’t sit right with me that two different

people can have different water resources and have a different risk of potentially dying from exposure to chemical pollution.” Traditional water treatment approaches cannot remove PFAS so water companies often blend different water sources together to dilute the concentration. Some are also trying out emerging technologies like high pressure membranes. Using data from the openaccess Forever Chemicals mapping project, the RSC estimates that a third of water courses - not final drinking water - in England and Wales have

medium-risk levels of PFAS, and less than 5% qualify as highrisk. Aside from human health concerns, scientists are also worried about the impact of PFAS on wildlife living in water considered to have high levels of the chemicals. Although the high-risk graded water is not used in drinking water, Dr Megson said: “It doesn’t make much sense that for us to drink PFAS is incredibly toxic, but for animals to live in that for their entire life and consume it, it’s all of a sudden less toxic.

diabetes, respectively. Processed meat, the authors defined, included sausage, beef or pork hot dogs, bacon, processed meat sandwiches; one serving equalled 28 grams of bacon or 45 grams of the other meats. Unprocessed meat included lean or extra lean hamburger, regular hamburger, beef, pork or lamb as a sandwich or mixed dish; and pork, beef or lamb as a main dish. Eighty-five grams of pork, beef or lamb constituted one serving of unprocessed meat. “The results of this study, which was extremely comprehensive, confirmed current dietary guidance to limit red meat intake,” said Alice Lichtenstein, Gershoff Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy and Tufts University in Boston, via email. Lichtenstein wasn’t involved in the study. Additionally, swapping a meat serving for nuts or legumes meant a 30% reduction in risk for developing type 2 diabetes, while opting for dairy instead reduced the odds by 22%. “Of note, individuals who reported consuming red meat most frequently within each cohort were more likely to eat less fish (or) fruit and (more) calories, weigh more, and engage in less physical activity,” added Lichtenstein, who is also the director of Tuft University’s Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory. “This suggests they had poorer overall diet quality and were less likely to engage (in) healthy lifestyle behaviours.”

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEAT AND DIABETES The study doesn’t prove that eating red meat causes type 2 diabetes, said Gunter Kuhnle, a professor of nutrition and food science at the University of Reading in the UK. He wasn’t involved in the study. But multiple biological factors could have affected the relationship between red meat and type 2 diabetes, the authors said. For one, saturated fat, which is high in red meat, has been found to reduce insulin sensitivity and functioning of the beta cells in the pancreas, which produce insulin in a regulated manner to manage blood glucose. Additionally, heme iron — the type of iron found in animal foods — can increase insulin resistance, impairment of beta cell functioning and oxidative stress, the imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants in the body. Free radicals, unstable molecules from environmental sources such as cigarette smoke or pesticides, can harm the body’s cells. Elevated use of the amino acid glycine, which naturally occurs in most proteins, has also been observed after red meat intake and is associated with diabetes risk, the authors said. Excess body fat is another risk factor for diabetes, and red meat consumption was one of the dietary factors with the largest association with weight gain, according to the study. Limiting your red meat intake can be done by reducing frequency or portion size, and a combination of both habit changes is best, Lichtenstein said. “Consistently reported, dairy, legumes and nuts are the best foods with which to replace the red meat,” she added. “For the former, given the concern about saturated fat and betacell function, I would recommend fat-free and low-fat products.” Given the findings, limiting red meat consumption to about one serving per week “would be reasonable for people wishing to optimize their health and wellbeing,” said senior study author Dr. Walter C. Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in a news release. Choosing plant-based sources of protein would also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, Gu said, along with other environmental benefits. (CNN)

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October 21-27, 2023

Mediterranean diet with exercise reduces dangerous belly fat and more, study says Older people who followed a lower-calorie Mediterranean diet and minimally exercised up to six days a week gained muscle and lost a significant amount of body fat by the end of a year and kept much of it off for three years, according to a new study. “This study demonstrates that a calorie-controlled Mediterranean diet plus exercise does not simply produce weight loss; it results in a redistribution of body composition from fat to muscle,” said Dr David Katz, a specialist in preventive and lifestyle medicine, who was not involved in the study. In addition to a loss of overall body fat, participants in the study lost dangerous visceral belly fat, which could lead to diabetes, heart disease and stroke. While the findings of the new study are “no surprise,” they extend the benefits of diet and exercise “from mere weight loss to the mobilization of harmful, visceral fat,” said Katz, president and founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative, a global coalition of experts dedicated to evidencebased lifestyle medicine. Visceral fat cannot be seen. It lies behind stomach muscles, surrounding organs deep within the abdomen. If visceral fat is about 10% of your body’s total fat mass, that’s normal and healthy, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Too much visceral fat, however, can create inflammation, contributing to chronic disease. “This study confirms that we can

A calorie-controlled Mediterranean diet plus exercise does not only promote weight loss; it results in a redistribution of body composition from fat to muscle

profoundly change our metabolic status,” said leading nutrition researcher Dr Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. “We now need to provide a supportive environment and resources to help people make this shift because this will benefit both individuals and society as a whole,” said Willett, who was not involved in the study. PART OF A LONGER STUDY The research is part of an eight-year randomized clinical trial in Spain, with 23 research centres testing how diet and exercise can reduce cardiovascular risk in men and women between the ages of 55 and

75. All of the 6,874 participants in the trial were overweight or obese and had metabolic syndrome — high blood pressure, high blood sugar, altered cholesterol and excess fat around the waist. The new study, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Network Open, examined one- and three-year results in a subpopulation of 1,521 people who underwent scans to determine levels of visceral abdominal fat. Half of the group was asked to follow a Mediterranean diet with a 30% reduction in calories and limit the intake of added sugar, biscuits, refined breads and cereals, butter, cream, processed meats, and sweetened drinks. In addition, the intervention group received help from trained dietitians three times a month during the first year, along with training on how to self-

monitor and set goals. That same group was also asked to increase their aerobic exercise over time to walking 45 or more minutes a day along with exercises to improve strength, flexibility and balance, all of which are critical to aging well. “When you cut calories, you lose both lean and fat mass. When you add exercise, it helps to protect lean mass, especially if you add resistance training to build muscle. Generally, the ideal is to lose fat, retain muscle,” said Katz, who led published research on how to use food as preventive medicine. The remaining participants were given general advice during group sessions twice a year and served as the control group for the study. “It would have been much more informative had the control group received a similar high-intention support (even if it only contained generic advice),” said Gunter Kuhnle, a professor of food and nutritional science at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, who was not involved with the study. “Motivation and compliance is very important in studies that investigate behaviour change, and the study design clearly favoured the intervention,” Kuhnle said in an email. MODEST, BUT SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS At the end of one year, people in the intervention group who followed the lower-calorie

India aims to send astronaut to the Moon by 2040 India aims to send an astronaut to the Moon by 2040, the government has said. The country’s space goals also include plans for a space station by 2035. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced these ambitions on Tuesday, and also asked scientists to work on missions to Venus and Mars. In August, India became the first country to land a spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole, and in September it launched a rocket to

study the Sun. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is also working on the Gaganyaan project, which aims to send a human crew to an orbit of 400km (248 miles) and bring them back safely to land in Indian waters. On Saturday, the space agency will conduct a key test in the mission. This will be be followed by another test flight carrying a robot to outer space before the final manned mission takes place before the end of 2024. (BBC)

India successfully landed Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon in August

Mediterranean diet and exercised lost a modest amount of body fat during the first year, but it was significantly more than the control group. However, the intervention group did gain some of the fat back in years two and three as dietary advice and support was removed. The smaller amount of body fat lost by the control group remained stable over the three years. However, “only participants from the intervention group decreased grams of visceral fat mass,” while visceral fat mass remained unchanged in the control group, according to the study. Both groups did gain some lean muscle mass, but the intervention group did have a “more favourable body composition” in that they lost more fat than muscle, the authors said. “What is most profound to me is the 3-year follow-up,” said Dr. Christopher Gardner, a research professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center in California who directs its Nutrition Studies Research Group. He was not involved in the study. “We rarely have studies to cite that were anything longer than a year,” Gardner said in an email. “The magnitude of the 3-year differences are modest, and the trend from 1-year to 3-year suggests that at 6-years the effects may be diminished to insignificance.” Still, he added, “3-year statistically significant differences are impressive!”

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Neymar: Brazil forward to have surgery after anterior cruciate ligament injury Brazil and Al-Hilal forward Neymar will have surgery after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee while on international duty. The 31-year-old was taken off on a stretcher in tears during the 2-0 defeat by Uruguay on Tuesday. He landed awkwardly after a challenge in the first half of the 2026 World Cup qualifier in Montevideo. “It’s a very sad time, the worst,” Neymar wrote on Instagram. “I know I’m strong, but this time I’m going to need my family and friends even more.” It is unclear how long Neymar will be out for but the usual prognosis for recovery from an ACL rupture or tear can be up to eight to 10 months.

“Brazilian and world football need Neymar healthy and recovered, because football is happier when he’s on the pitch,” Brazilian Football Confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues said in a statement. Brazil’s all-time male top scorer, who moved to Saudi Arabia in the summer from Paris St-Germain, has struggled with injuries in recent years. He missed two World Cup games in Qatar last year after he was injured in Brazil’s opener against Serbia. Neymar had also been sidelined for multiple months of his last two seasons with PSG because of different ankle injuries and his final campaign in France was cut short in February

The Las Vegas Aces are the first franchise to win back-to-back WNBA Finals since the Los Angeles Sparks in 2001 and 2002

WNBA Finals: Las Vegas Aces beat New York Liberty to retain crown The Las Vegas Aces mounted a second half comeback to beat the New York Liberty 70-69 and win a second successive WNBA title. The New York Liberty led 39-30 heading into the third quarter, but the Aces hit back with help from A’ja Wilson. The power forward put on 24 points and 16 rebounds to wrap up a 3-1 series win. “To be up here - this one was special because so many people counted us out,” Wilson said. “We fought through so much adversity during the season. We cried together, prayed together, and now we popping champagne together.” Wilson’s sixth double-double of

the postseason saw her named as the WNBA Finals’ Most Valuable Player. New York, appearing in their first Finals campaign since 2002 and chasing a maiden title, set the tempo from the outset with guard Courtney Vandersloot scoring a team-high 19 points, however, an error-strewn second half saw their hopes slip away. Sabrina Ionescu put New York within a point with just seconds remaining but they were unable to clinch victory. “Credit to Vegas, they were down, they found a way,” New York coach Sandy Brondello said “We fought but it wasn’t our best game today.” (BBC)

Neymar surpassed Pele as Brazil’s male all-time top scorer last month

by ankle surgery. “It’s not easy to go through injury and surgery, imagine going through it all again after four months of recovery,” he added.

At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the then 22-year-old broke a bone in his back following a bad challenge by Juan Zuniga in the quarter-final against Colombia.

Brazil won that match but Neymar was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament, with his country going on to lose 7-1 to Germany in the semi-finals. (BBC)

National League side Chesterfield drew 3-3 with Championship club West Brom in the third round of the FA Cup last season, before losing the replay at the Hawthorns 4-0

FA Cup: Reforms to calendar could see third and fourth round replays scrapped FA Cup third and fourth round replays and the two-legged EFL Cup semi-finals are expected to be scrapped as part of reforms to the English football calendar. The changes will also see the FA Cup fifth round restored to a weekend slot. Changes have been triggered by pressure on the domestic calendar such as the expansion of European competitions. It is not yet known when the changes could come into effect, though a new TV contract is set to commence in 2025-26. However, the domestic calendar will feel extra pressure from next season when the Champions

League and Europa League first phases expand to 36 clubs. Subsequent alterations to the Uefa match calendar mean the opening phase will cover 10 midweeks rather than the current six. With Fifa’s international match calendar not due to change until 2026, when the four games currently played in September and October will run across a single 16 day window, it leaves a maximum of 12 spare midweeks for domestic matches to be played if clashes with European club competitions which Uefa frowns upon - are to be avoided. In their ‘invitation to tender’ statement released on Wednesday,

the Premier League confirmed five midweek rounds per season would be part of their offer to broadcasters for the four-year cycle that starts in 2025. That is one more than this season, when matches are due to be played in November, January and April, in addition to the Boxing Day slot. With spare midweeks needed for matches that have to be rearranged due to clashes with the FA Cup sixth round and semi-finals, plus the EFL Cup final - which are all played on weekends used by the Premier League - there is not enough space for the domestic calendar to remain as it is.

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Mohamed Salah played for Egypt in an international friendly against Algeria on Monday

Paula Dunn won two 100m Commonwealth Games medals - silver in 1986 and bronze in 1994

Dunn named interim UK Athletics head coach after Maguire exit Paula Dunn has been appointed interim head coach at UK Athletics. The governing body said on Tuesday that technical director Stephen Maguire had left, nine months before the Paris 2024 Olympics. Britain’s former 200m world champion Dina Asher-Smith said she wants a “full explanation” for the “disappointing decision” over Maguire’s departure. Former sprinter Dunn, 58, will lead the performance programme for next year’s Olympics and Paralympics.

She became UKA’s first female head coach when named Paralympic head coach in 2012. She left that role in early 2022 before being appointed team leader for last year’s World Indoor Championships, World Championships and European Championships. Britain won 10 gold medals at the Para Athletics World Championships in Paris in July and equalled their best haul of 10 medals, including two gold, at August’s World Championships in Budapest. Dunn said: “The results from

Paris and Budapest this summer were excellent and I want to ensure we keep providing world-class support in the approach to Paris and help every athlete perform at their very best. “There isn’t a moment to lose, and I am excited to rejoin UKA and help the team to succeed.” UKA chief executive Jack Buckner said: “Paula has a huge amount of experience in leading athletics and her track record in performance means she is the best person to oversee the performance programme towards Paris.” (BBC)

Mohamed Salah says ‘humanity must prevail’ in Israel-Gaza conflict Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah has called for “world leaders to come together to prevent further slaughter of innocent souls” amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Health officials said hundreds of people were killed by an explosion at a crowded hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday night. Salah, 31, said humanitarian aid to Gaza must be allowed “immediately”. “There has been too much violence, heartbreak and brutality,” he said. Palestinian officials say the blast at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital was caused by an Israeli air strike. But the Israeli military say it was the result of a failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad - an accusation the militant group

rejected. Israeli warplanes and artillery have been bombarding Gaza in response to an unprecedented attack on Israel on 7 October by the main Palestinian militant group, Hamas, which killed 1,400 people. More than 3,000 people have been reported killed by strikes on Gaza. Salah described the scenes from the hospital as “horrifying”. “The people of Gaza need food, water and medical supplies urgently,” Salah said in a video posted on X. “All lives are sacred and must be protected. The massacres need to stop. Families are being torn apart. “I am calling on the world leaders to come together to prevent further slaughter of innocent souls.

Dina Asher-Smith: Team GB sprinter splits with coach John Blackie after 19 years British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith has split with her long-time coach John Blackie nine months before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Asher-Smith, 27, who won 100m bronze at the 2021 Games in Tokyo, had been coached by Blackie since she was eight. She will now be guided by Edrick Floreal and based in Austin, Texas. It comes after disappointing results at this year’s World Championships, where AsherSmith finished eighth in the 100m final and seventh in the 200m. She announced her change of coach with an emotional statement on her Instagram page. “After 19 years, John Blackie and I have ended our coach-athlete

partnership,” Asher-Smith said. “My life changed by meeting him and I will forever be grateful to him. “His intellect, patience and dedication has taken me from an energetic eight-year-old to a world champion with over 20 international medals and many Olympics, World, Commonwealth and European finals. “John and I will, of course, remain close friends. “Thank you to John and thank you to all my team in London whose talents and hard work have helped me realise so many dreams to date. “My next chapter will be led by Edrick Floreal based out of Austin,

Dina Asher-Smith’s last major medal was silver at the 2022 European Championships

Texas. I’m very excited to join his talented training group as we head to Paris 2024.” Under Blackie, Asher-Smith established herself as Britain’s preeminent female sprinter and one of the best in the world. She secured 100m bronze medals at the most recent two Olympics - in Rio 2016 and in

Tokyo five years later - and won 200m gold at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. That was her last major championship title, while she missed out on world 100m bronze in 2022 by 0.02 seconds. After disappointment at this year’s Worlds in Budapest, AsherSmith has opted to make a change

in a bid to boost her hopes of a third Olympic medal. “I’m almost in disbelief. I know myself and I know that I feel good. I came here for a new personal best,” she said following the 100m final in Budapest. “I know I’m in great shape. It doesn’t really happen to me - that’s why I’m so surprised.” (BBC)

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Women’s World Cup: Saudi Arabia wants to host 2035 tournament Saudi Arabia wants to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup, says the technical director of the country’s women’s team. The Gulf kingdom has already lodged a formal bid to host the 2034 men’s World Cup. “I believe it’s a bright future (for the women’s and girls’ game in Saudi Arabia),” said Monika Staab at the Leaders Week conference at Twickenham. Saudi Arabia has been accused of human rights abuses and samesex sexual activity is illegal. There are also concerns over women’s rights in the county. Many women’s football players are open about their sexuality, with several critical of plans for tourism authority Visit Saudi to sponsor the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Those plans were eventually abandoned by Fifa after the host nations expressed their disappointment with the idea. Amnesty International Australia campaigner Nikita White said in February: “It would be quite the irony for Saudi’s tourism body to sponsor the largest celebration of women’s sport in the world when you consider that, as a woman in

In addition to the Women’s World Cup; the Gulf kingdom has already lodged a formal bid to host the 2034 men’s World Cup

Saudi Arabia, you can’t even have a job without the permission of your male guardian.” Saudi Arabia is already in the running to host the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2026 with Australia also bidding for the tournament.

The Saudi Arabia women’s team were formed in 2022 and have not played in a competitive tournament. “I told [the sport’s administrators] it takes time to go to the World Cup. I know they

want to host the men’s World Cup - why not host the Women’s World Cup in 2035?” said Staab. “We’re now getting a team ready to be at least competing at that level.” It is possible any Saudi bid could

be up against England for the right to host the 2035 tournament. Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt told The Times in May that the governing body was considering a bid for the 2031 tournament. However, if the joint GermanyNetherlands-Belgium bid for 2027 is successful, then the FA would have to look at delaying until 2035 because of the rotation of hosting between continents. Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in sport in recent years and has been accused of using events to ‘sportswash’ its reputation. Women’s rights campaigners have been imprisoned, despite some reform under crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, such as an end to the ban on women driving. The death penalty remains a possible punishment for same-sex sexual activity. Several high-profile male players, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, currently play in the Saudi Pro League. Qatar, on the border of Saudi Arabia, came under criticism for its hosting of the 2022 men’s World Cup. (BBC)

Belgium v Sweden: No replay for games abandoned in terror alert says Uefa Sweden’s match against Belgium, abandoned on Monday amid a terror alert in Brussels, will not have to be replayed, Uefa has ruled. The Euro 2024 qualifier was abandoned at half-time for security reasons with the score 1-1. Two Swedish nationals had been shot dead in the Belgian capital earlier on Monday. European football’s governing body said the result at the half-time interval was “confirmed as final”. “Each team is awarded one point with the Group F standings to be updated accordingly,” Uefa added. “Any suspension is considered served and single yellow cards remain valid.” The two victims were in Brussels to watch their national side play Belgium, Swedish football officials said. A third Sweden fan was seriously injured in the attack, which the authorities have said was a “terror attack targeting Sweden

and Swedish citizens”. The 45-year-old man behind the attack was shot dead by police on Tuesday. Monday’s game started while the gunman was still at large because Belgian authorities and police considered the stadium 5km (three miles) from the location of the shooting - “the safest place”. At that point a large-scale manhunt was under way and Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level. The match was halted at halftime once players and staff learned of the shootings, and supporters were asked to remain in the stadium. An evacuation started at about 22:45 BST, with the last fans and staff leaving at 04:00 local time. Some 400 Sweden fans were then placed under police protection in hotels in the city before making their way home. Sweden’s football federation has set up emergency help and support lines for those

Sweden fans were trying to find out details of the shooting as Monday’s game was in progress

caught up in the incident. Speaking after the game, Sweden captain and Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof said there was “no reason” to replay the game as Belgium have qualified for next summer’s Euro 2024 tournament and Sweden can no longer do so. Uefa said on Thursday: “To take the mentioned decision, the Executive Committee took note that it had proved impossible to play the remaining part of the match on the following day. “Both the Royal Belgian Football Association and the Swedish Football Association, given the circumstances, explicitly expressed their desire not to play

the remaining match time and to consider the result at the half-time interval (1-1) as final. “The result of this match does not impact the qualification of Group F since Belgium is already mathematically qualified to the UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament (together with Austria) and Sweden is mathematically eliminated. “The respective fixtures do not allow any date to be used in the upcoming November international window, when the preliminary group stage of the competition must be concluded, to be followed by the play-off draw and final tournament draw.” Meanwhile, the governing

body has confirmed that “no Uefa competition matches shall be played in Israel until further notice” because of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Uefa said: “The Israel Football Association and its clubs Maccabi Haifa FC and Maccabi Tel-Aviv have been requested to propose alternative venues/stadiums (which must comply with all applicable UEFA regulations) outside the territory of Israel for their home matches to be used for as long as this decision remains in force.” Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv were scheduled to play in the Europa League and Europa Conference respectively on 26 October.

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Lapses of concentration undermined a solid TCI performance – Coach Hill

– Home team draw 2-2 with BVI TCI made the needed improvements, but lapses in concentration in the first and last five minutes of the game cost them an overall victory against the British Virgin Islands (BVI), when the two teams battled in the return leg at the National Stadium this week in the 2023-2024 CONCACAF Nations League. Head Coach of the National side, Ricky Hill said that the lapses resulted in two goals against the home side. “We are disappointed not to have gained all three points from the latest game against the British Virgin Islands yesterday (Monday). I felt it was an improved overall performance, but we showed lapses of concentration within the first and last five minutes of the game which ultimately led to goals against [us] being scored. After losing the opening 3-1, TCI had to make the needed changes and according to Coach Hill, “he was happy with the increased tempo and commitment that the players showed”. He said that he was “delighted with their mental resilience after once again going a goal down so early in the game”. That goal was scored by BVI’s Joshua Bertie, who received a pass from Miguel Marshall, who had knifed his way through the TCI defence three minutes into the game. TCI went to work to find an equaliser and were able to draw even, when Billy Forbes produced a perfect pass to Junior Paul, which

led to the latter being fouled by the BVI goalie. Forbes levelled the scores in the 28th minute of play from the penalty spot. TCI’s goalie Sebastian Turbyfield was then able to deny the visitors from taking the lead

by registering two big one-on-one saves. TCI then went ahead in the 75th minute, much to the delight of the home crowd when Forbes curled a free kick into the top right corner of the uprights. Just before the final whistle

TCI footballers continue to improve in all aspects of their game

BVI managed to score a late winner in the clash

(90+5’) Justin Smith received a deep cross and turned it into the back of the net, which catapulted BVI to five points and the top-ofthe-table position. According to Coach Hill, the side has “lots of growth as a team to achieve, and the late goal

experience as difficult to accept as it is, will be a lesson that we aim not repeat, and most certainly learn from in how best to manage the game whilst leading.” TCI will next face Dominica on November 20 in their return clash of the Nations League.

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Chanile Butterfield receives her Female Player of the Year award from Hon Rachel Taylor

Senior national male captain, Billy Forbes collects his Player of the Year award from former English striker Andrew Cole

Over 200 attend inaugural TCIFA Awards Gala – Forbes and Butterfield win Player of the Year awards

Footballers and officials turned in their kits for suits and gowns at the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association’s (TCIFA) inaugural Awards Gala which was held on Friday last at the Shore Club. The event, brought together over 200 supporters, players, administrators, dignitaries, and special guests from international football to unveil the honorees and award winners for the football year. According to information from the FA, the central purpose of the Awards Gala was to also raise “essential funds for continuing the FA’s efforts in developing youth football across the country”. The event kicked off at 7:00pm with a “purple carpet,” welcome reception, and a silent auction where attendees bid on a variety of donated luxury items. Thereafter, doors opened to a stunning ballroom for dinner that included LIVE music, performances, celebrity speakers, awards presentations, continuation of the silent auction and announcement of the annual raffle winners. It was a glorious night filled with poignant stories and uplifting tales of success. Following an introductory video exhibiting the facilities and works conducted by the FA, TCIFA President Sonia Fulford addressed guests, drawing attention to the FA’s growth and progression, and honoured the memories of the dearly

Over 200 persons attended the event

departed Tom Smith - TCIFA’s first President, and Gillian Venice volunteer coach/team manager. This was followed by a video of congratulatory remarks from FIFA President, Gianni Infantino. In attendance were Victor Montagliani - President of CONCACAF and Vice-President of FIFA; Philippe MoggioCONCACAF General Secretary; David Dein - Former Co-Owner of Arsenal, and Andrew “Andy” ColeEx-Manchester United and England Striker, who all participated in the night’s festivities. The FA also recognised and honoured Mr Bengt Soderqvist for

his significant contributions and continuous support over the years. A number of other individual awards were also given, including: Maykey Julessaint, Match Official of the Year sponsored by CSC Insurance (presented by Colin Sterling). Damona Taylor, Match Commissioner of the Year, sponsored by CSC Insurance (presented by Colin Sterling). Dr Yunelsis Rodriguez Baez, Female Coach of the Year sponsored by CSC Insurance (presented by Colin Sterling). Aaron Lawrence, Male Coach of the Year sponsored by CSC

Insurance (presented by Colin Sterling). Rosaria Talbot, Youth Female Player of the Year sponsored by F-Chambers Law (presented by Philippe Moggio, CONCACAF General Secretary). Kristen Howell, Youth Male Player of the Year sponsored by F-Chambers Law (presented by Philippe Moggio, CONCACAF General Secretary). Chanile Butterfield, Female Player of the Year sponsored by F-Chambers Law (presented by Hon. Rachel Taylor, Minister of Sports). Billy Forbes, Male Player of the

Year sponsored by F-Chambers Law (presented by Andrew Andy Cole). Candia Ewing, Employee of the Year (accepted on her behalf by Willandra Elliott, presented by Oliver Smith, TCIFA General Secretary). The event was made possible by the generous support of the FA partners: Accu Diagnostics, AIB Hotel & Restaurant Supplies, Bay Bistro, BCQS International and Turks and Caicos Banking Company, Blue Chip Island Suppliers, Body Holiday, Cargo Express, Catchin’ Caicos, Conservative Architects, Crackpot Kitchen, CSC Insurance Brokers, Equilibrium Spa, F-Chambers Law, First Caribbean International Bank, FLOW, Future Build Consultancy, Hemingway’s On The Beach, interCaribbean Airways, Island Printing, Kool Runnings Prove Chef & Catering Services, Miller Simons O’Sullivan, Missik’s Contracting, Moet & Chandon Champagne, Okeano’s Charters, Omar’s Beach Hut, Opus Wine Bar & Grill, Pelican Bay Restaurant, Royal Jewels, Sport Options, TESS, The Shore Club Turks and Caicos, Spa Tropique, Sun Charters and The Good Ship Atabeyra, The Ritz-Carlton Turks & Caicos, The Tuscany, The Wine Cellar, Tides at Gracebay, Turquoise Wines, and Wymara Resort and Villas.

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