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Driving fines soar Massive hikes to speeding penalties, plus seatbelt and parking offences

penalties for unscrupulous motorists have soared – some by as much as 500 per cent – as the Government continues to battle to procure vital revenue. PAGE  5 inside

Loss of an icon

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An inspiration, a cultural hero and a champion for young people, Wesley ‘Tanka’ Williams died in the Bahamas on Sunday of heart disease aged 50. Tanka’s tireless devotion to sports and keeping culture alive through Junkanoo touched the lives of countless youngsters in the TCI and beyond. Named the Weekly News’ People’s Choice Person of the Year 2007, his larger-than-life legacy lives on through the many sports organisations he founded. In Tanka’s own words, his dedication came “from the heart”. Photo by Tropical Imaging.

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Four men Runway Dengue fever remanded completed hits TCI for Blue Hills murder FOUR young men accused of the killing of 29-year-old Santa Suarez Ramirez, a barmaid on duty at the Sailing ... PAGE 

DIRECT transatlantic flights – touted as heralding a major tourism boost – moved a step closer with the completion of Providenciales’ new runway. PAGE  4

THREE cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in the TCI following an outbreak in neighbouring Bahamas. PAGE 

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The longer runway will accommodate direct transatlantic flights

Runway completed By Samantha Dash-Rigby

DIRECT transatlantic flights – touted as heralding a major tourism boost – moved a step closer with the completion of Providenciales’ extended runway. Phase one of the massive redevelopment of Providenciales International Airport has been completed three months ahead of schedule and will officially open some time in September. So said CEO of TCI’s Airport Authority John Smith at the opening ceremony on Tuesday. The extension, which cost $80m, brings a total of 3,000 additional feet to the runway, 240 meters of runway end safety area (RESA), perimeter fencing, apron expansion, taxiway

reinforcement, drainage and lighting among other key features. Smith explained how the project began. “With the acquisition of full ownership of the Providenciales International Airport in April 2010, the TCIAA embarked on an ambitious redevelopment and rehabilitation project in keeping with the master plan developed in November 2007,” Smith said. The project consisted of four overlapping stages that would evolve the existing 7,600ft six aircraft parking stand facility into a 9,200ft nine aircraft parking stand aerodrome. The new facility was to be fully capable of accommodating larger aircrafts as well as offer enhanced

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John Smith, boss of the country’s Airports Authority

security, environmentally friendly drainage systems and a complete set of a new air-ground lighting system. Executive aerodromes manager for the TCIAA Floyd Ingham was tasked with carrying out a full and comprehensive risk assessment analysis endorsed by the TCIAA, the regulatory arm of the Aviation Authorities, and the project was approved for commencement. Now, one year after the first turning of sod, the project has been completed on time and on budget. The RESA has been extended to 240m to meet international civil aviation organization (ICAO) stipulations. Some 25,000ft of 9ft high vinyl covered chain link fencing has been installed and is supported at the base by a reinforced concrete curb that bars animals and humans from entering the aerodrome. Security is enhanced with the addition of rows of barbed wire and curled razor wire at the top. This

Governor Gordon Wetherell (right) and public service chief Mark Capes attended Tuesday’s ceremony

new fencing meets and exceeds the Department for Transport’s (DfT) requirements for perimeter fencing. Forty-nine thousand square meters of land were cleared in preparation for the expansion of the new west apron, soft shoulders and general service equipment (GSE) parking areas. The construction of the new 37,000sq meters of apron space required stripping and clearing of vegetation, and the evacuation and removal of approximately 34,000 cubic meters of existing dead material and saturated water catchment areas to bring it to sub-grade elevation. This acreage was then levelled using the salvaged limestone from the OLS outcropping and an eightinch stabilised base poured on the freshly levelled surface which was then topped with 14 inches of steel reinforced poured concrete panels.

This new apron is designed to support the weight and size of Code E aircraft e.g. Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777-300ER. Initially, there was to be an asphalt overlay of the existing runway. However, as the overlay progressed, it became essential to mill the surface to remove the old asphalt to provide better adhesion of the new asphalt. “Discussions are underway with a range of airlines and I hope we will soon be in a position to announce additional services to Providenciales from new markets,” Governor Gordon Wetherell addressed the gathering. “To make the best of these opportunities before us we must follow in the completion of phase one and turn our attention fully in ensuring that phase two gets underway as soon as we are able,” he said.

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Driving fines soar Massive hikes to speeding penalties, plus seatbelt and parking offences By Gemma Handy FINES for unscrupulous motorists have soared – some by as much as 500 per cent – as the Government continues to battle to procure vital revenue. Drivers who speed, don’t wear seatbelts, have heavily tinted windows, or park illegally are among those targeted under the new nononsense penalties. Anyone caught exceeding the speed limit by as little as 10mph will now have to cough up a whopping $350 – in place of the former $150. And that rises by another $350 for each additional 10mph, or part thereof. For example, someone intercepted driving at 71mph in Leeward Highway, which has a 40mph limit, would have to fork out $1,400 under the tough ordinance amended this month. Meanwhile, failing to wear a seatbelt now carries a $250 fine, increased from $60. The penalty for windows tinted more than the legal limit has sky-rocketed from $60 per window to $250. People who fall foul of strict parking laws – such as outside Providenciales airport – will have to pay $250, in place of the former $50. And litter bugs who throw garbage out of windows while driving will be stung with a $350 fine, instead of $80. The amendments come amid an impending traffic enforcement programme which aims to curtail the country’s appalling number of road smashes, while also cracking down on illegal jitneys and people who fail to keep insurance and licences up to date. Inspector Willet Harvey, spearheading the initiative, told the Weekly News the move would see more officers taking to the streets for increased speed and road checks. The first stage will see the launch of a public education campaign – via media in English, Spanish and Creole – plus “refresher” training for officers on everything from legislation to investigating a car accident. “We have a major problem with speeding, illegal jitneys and the number of accidents,” Inspector Harvey said. “One accident is one too many but for our size and population we

should not have the amount we are having; a lot of the time it’s simply human error.” The programme will see police join forces with road safety officials, insurance companies and 911 personnel, among others. “We are trying to be proactive to make our streets safer, reduce crime and improve the quality of life in neighbourhoods. “The general public is our biggest partner; we want to ensure they get the service they deserve. “Fines, for example, have been amended and the public needs to know that. “It’s not all about acting with a heavy hand. When we give someone a ticket we need to make them aware of the law.” Officers are also set to visit schools to teach children how to stay safe when walking near highways. Police admit they can’t put a figure on the number of illegal jitneys in operation in the Islands. As complaints continue to mount about the recklessness of their drivers, there are many who acknowledge the service they provide for cash-strapped Islanders living in remote areas. Inspector Harvey said beefed up legislation was needed to deal with them – and revealed that eventually, some who meet prescribed criteria, may be regulated to enable them to operate legitimately. “There’s nothing really in place to govern jitneys. If they are caught and we can prove that’s what they were doing then we can take action.” Current penalties – for those charged with driving an unlicensed public service vehicle – are $1,000 for a first offence and $2,000 for subsequent violations. “They are a nuisance, particularly for the manner in which they drive. Most are not licensed or insured, and even if they are insured, they are not covered for that activity. “They often have accidents and just abandon their cars.” Inspector Harvey was once himself the victim of a jitney driver who did just that. Unfortunately for the driver, an illegal immigrant, the intrepid cop gave chase on foot through the bushes, catching the villain and bringing him to justice. “People need to seriously consider taking jitneys. If you get in an accident and it can be proved

Commissioner Colin Farquhar said the traffic enforcement programme followed widespread public complaints of road violations.

the car was being used for hire, the insurance company is not obligated to cover you. “There are public service vehicles which are licensed and I would encourage people to utilise those as much as possible. “The use of jitneys is not acceptable; when taking one, it’s at your own risk.” People who speed past schools will also be targeted in the campaign. Officers will be on patrol in school zones – where the limit is 10mph – with hand-held detection devices. “People don’t understand the seriousness of speeding,” Inspector Harvey continued. “It’s one of those events where

a lot of things come into play such as panic; you lose control of your vehicle and you can end up killing yourself or someone else. “They say speeding kills and it honestly does.” Long lamented taxis who fly up and down busy roads at breakneck pace will come under the magnifier too. “Speeding taxis are a concern. I would urge taxi drivers to remember they are in the public transport business. You are responsible for the people you carry as passengers and you need to ensure they get to their destination safely. “The island is small; no one needs to be in a haste.”

Inspector Harvey said there had been two recent road smashes involving taxis with passengers on board. He also urged all motorists to keep insurance up to date, plus car and drivers’ licences, expiration of which can invalidate insurance. “Insurance is a serious issue. While the loss of a family member can never be replaced, without insurance you can’t get any compensation or payment in the event of an injury.” The inspector added: “Accidents do happen. You can be driving the best you can, it just takes someone else to not be paying attention.” Speed limits in the TCI are 20mph in residential areas with some main roads designated as 40mph. School zones are subject to a 10mph limit. In Providenciales the only roads with a 40mph limit are Leeward Highway, Millennium Highway and South Dock Road. Commissioner Colin Farquhar told the Weekly News the traffic enforcement programme followed widespread calls from the public. “Public complaints of reckless driving, speeding, vehicles that are not roadworthy, impaired driving, underground taxis etc are constant,” he said. “The police service needs to address these concerns to protect pedestrians and other motorists. “We are committed to improving traffic control and ensuring that all roads, on all islands, are safe.”

(See tables on page 15 outlining the penalty changes in full)

Fed-up with high power bills? Comments and concerns now being sought as power probe moves forward a gear SCRUTINY of electricity services in the TCI is gathering impetus with Islanders invited to send their concerns and comments to consultants leading the probe. Experts from European firm Oxera, tasked with heading a two-month review into the way the sector is regulated, met up with government officials, power providers, and Chambers of Commerce representatives this week. They are now seeking views and suggestions for reform from the general public who have five weeks to submit them to a special email address or directly to District Commissioners. Sky-high power bills in the Islands – exacerbated by the controversial hefty ‘fuel factor’

– have long caused misery for householders and business owners. Last week the Government announced an independent review of operations amid widespread complaints about the crippling monthly demands. Responses collected will set the tone for a more in-depth assessment by the Oxera team later this month. Submissions on the following questions are especially welcome: 1. Do you find the existing system of regulation of electricity services clear and understandable? If not, how could transparency be improved? 2. What do you see are the main issues to reform in the existing system of electricity regulation? 3. Do you believe the existing provisions within the current

regulatory framework for the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies are effective? Comments must be emailed to TCIregulatoryreview@oxera.com before September 9. Alternatively, contact District Commissioners as follows: North Caicos – McLean Handfield. Office: 946-7108, fax: 946-7305, email: mhanfield@gov. tc South Caicos – Emily Malcolm. Cell: 232-1300, office: 946-3211, fax: 946-3483, email: emalcolm@ gov.tc Salt Cay – Almaida Wilson. Office: 946-6985, fax: 946-6911, email: awilson@gov.tc Middle Caicos – Dottis Arthur. Office: 946-6100, fax: 946-6100.

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A Weekly News column that puts you on the spot for your opinions on the issues of the day

Electricity under scrutiny EXORBITANT power bills have long seen TCI customers forking out some of the highest rates in the world. The Government has now enlisted the help of independent consultants to scrutinise the way electricity services in the Islands are regulated. The experts are set to meet with public officials, power providers and consumer groups in Provo and Grand Turk this week. We asked you for your thoughts on the probe – and how it should proceed.

Insult to injury

“The price of electricity is holding back the whole country and increasing the cost of living. It was always expensive but now it is out of control and, to add insult to injury, you now have to go and pay your sky high bill in a palace! “It is insulting to us all when you see the new building they have built with the money we have to pay them and then they keep putting bills up. “Anyone looking in to the electricity rates is very welcome but I would guess they have an iron-clad contract that cannot be broken. “The government should however pass laws that anyone building any new building should have to install solar panels on it. After all we must be one of the best countries in the world for solar power and yet we still pay some of the highest power bills in the world!”

Questionable contracts

“The probe is a very welcome step. Hopefully, it will be conducted objectively. “Something needs to be done and soon, but the probe is only an initial step. The recommendations must be acted upon and that takes political will. “Corporations with monopolies are motivated by the profit factor first. Public welfare is a very distant second. “The country continues to suffer the fallout from questionable special dispensations passed out by previous administrations.”

Unhealthy monopoly

“Fortis Inc has long taken the taxpayers of the Turks and Caicos for a ride. This is a company that never operates a loss, as all costs are simply passed on to customers. “It’s an unhealthy monopoly and more needs to be done to supervise its business practices. “Additionally, with so many Islanders trying to go green and maximise on the wonderful climate for solar power, it’s a disgrace that this cannot be tapped into without approval from PPC. “What world are we living in when

corporate bodies can dictate to governments and citizens in this way? “Who the hell sits in these contractual meetings for the Government?”

Excellent service

“First, PPC and now Fortis TCI have been absolutely the tops when it comes to solving problems and getting us all back on the grid. “Especially PPC has (in the 25-plus years I’ve lived here) always been out there fixing things moments after the storms have passed. “Hats off to all of them. Many say they are far better than Stateside utilities. “On the other hand, we do pay a huge price for that excellent service. If anybody can discover a way to reduce the cost, without reducing the service, I am all for it.”

End the monopoly

“The Government should’ve done something about this already. Fortis or PPC has a monopoly in the TCI. “That’s been the case for decades and that is why they charge such exorbitant prices for their less than stellar services. “Had they any competition, things would have been far different. ‘Fuel factor’ is just a euphemism for ‘extortion’! “It’s absurd that we are paying them two months’ bills for one month.”

Are meters accurate?

“I believe this probe is long overdue. For too long the Government has allowed Fortis TCI, formerly PPC Ltd, to take advantage of the TCI customers by charging us the highest rates in the region. “In addition to the high rates, the actual bills do not appear to reflect actual usage. As it currently stands, it does not matter how much you reduce your power usage, the power bill continues to increase. I truly wonder if meters are accurate. “I would like to see the removal of the fuel surcharge from the power bills, a reduction in electricity rates and power bills that reflect actual usage. “There should be some independent

mechanism in place to ensure that Fortis’s meters are accurate.”

Diesel fuel discrepancy

“Who, exactly, has been auditing PPC/Fortis for years to determine how they come to their alleged 17.5 per cent net profit? The answer is: no one! “Let us also keep in mind that that net profit is entirely tax free as well! “The past governments have been unable to audit their own finances, let alone those of PPC! “I have trouble believing that we are not the victims of a total scam. We are being screwed completely and regularly. “Let’s ask how much money and at what interest rate they borrowed from the parent company to build the ‘Power Palace’ on Leeward Highway. “Any interest paid comes right off net profit and right into the parent company’s pocket anyway! “Let’s ask why the cost of diesel generation is what it is, compared to Florida Power & Light at a quarter of what we pay. “FPL uses diesel generators too! Florida power bills are a fraction of ours! Who is making the deals on diesel fuel? “Did you know that our cost of electricity is one of the highest in the western hemisphere? “Hopefully the consultants will do a forensic financial audit as the first order of business.”

Probe profit margins

“It is about time that somebody takes these bandits to task. They are charging me and my fellow TIs a 75 per cent fuel surcharge which is totally ridiculous as we are already paying 300 plus per cent more than neighbouring Florida and the USA and we pay more than anyone in the entire hemisphere. “Nobody in these Islands can afford these ridiculous prices and I wonder if the government of these Islands are finally taking a serious approach to throwing these bandits out of the country and nationalising the electric company or at least placing the services out to a worldwide bidding process. “Take away the outlying islands to start with, meaning Pine Cay, Parrot Cay, North and Middle Caicos, and then watch them squirm and hurry to reduce rates in order to salvage whatever else they still retain rights to such as Provo. “New power generators will provide four times the power at half the cost and the government would be wise to invest in this equipment before it’s too late. “Attention should also be placed on inspection of the possibility of sweetheart deals with the previous administration that had its hand in just about everybody’s pocket. “Has the interim administration even thought to check into this possibility? “Check the shareholders of Fortis TCI to see what shares were issued and to whom since they have taken over. “I am an expat of over 30 years among you and, for the first time, I am considering selling off my holdings in the TCI because I will not continue to shed my blood and tears to make Fortis TCI fat.

“Nobody can stay in business with this strangling noose hanging over their heads. I have invested millions in these Islands because of my blind and unyielding faith in our people and its future. “These people are creating a sink hole that will force many of us to walk away rather than let this cancer eat us. “They have a ‘licence to steal’ and have no concern for our welfare and continued existence as a tourism destination or as a retirement community and certainly not for our citizens and Belongers who are already struggling in this worldwide recession. “Licences should be made available to all of us who care to explore solar power and wind generated power. Only then will you see a reduction in power costs. “Competition has always been good for the soul and maybe the only way to get these people to see the error of their ways? “The first thing that should be done in how to proceed is to have independent auditors review their books and see just what the actual profit margins are that Fortis is enjoying and this will lead to a more defined exploration of costs incurred that dictated a 75 per cent fuel surcharge that will eventually wipe out our local economy. “They will of course plead temporary insanity and cite higher fuel and equipment costs that should be amortised out of a realistic period of time rather than whatever they can realise over the shorter period because they don’t have a watchdog appointed to oversee the rape and pillage of our tiny island nation.”

Slap in the face

“What is happening with Fortis TCI had to be expected. We will never know why the last administration approved the fuel charge. It was suspicious when the former Premier denied knowledge that PPC was being sold to Fortis when he had to sign off on the buy out according to law and the contract. “We must remember that both the previous and current governments have a love affair with Canadians. “The ability to add the fuel factor on our bills has destroyed all incentive for the power company to purchase cheaper fuel and operate efficiently. They are able to pass all their costs along to their customers. The previous government and this government just did not care. “Fortis slaps residents in the face with a fancy three-storey multi million dollar office building for their office workers and executives, fully air conditioned, while people swelter and struggle to pay the exhortation bills. “The British government ignored the pleas for help from the people they are charged with representing. Again they just did not care. continued 

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Dengue fever hits TCI By Gemma Handy THREE cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in the TCI following an outbreak in neighbouring Bahamas. Health chiefs are warning Islanders to step up mosquito protection measures – and remain extra vigilant to areas where the pests thrive amid the wet weather. The three adults infected are all imported cases – two from the Bahamas and one from St Lucia. They have been instructed to stay indoors to avoid being bitten further by mosquitoes which could potentially spread the virus. Dengue fever is transmitted when an infected person is bitten and then someone else is bitten by the same mosquito. Hundreds of people in the Bahamas have flooded hospitals over the last three weeks showing symptoms of the illness. Around 30

were admitted to hospital with the majority treated and later discharged. TCI’s chief medical officer, Dr Rufus Ewing, told the Weekly News Islanders should seek medical attention if they develop high fever with pain behind the eyes, or joint or muscular pain. “People should protect themselves from bites by using repellents and nets too where necessary. “They should reduce the mosquito population around their homes by removing things such as tyres and cans etc which can collect water, particularly during storms. “If people find they have a lot of mosquitoes around and they don’t know where they’re coming from, they can call the Environmental Health department for assistance.” Dr Ewing added: “People don’t need to be overly concerned; our main effort is to halt the spread.” Dengue fever is a viral illness transmitted by the mosquito aedes

aegypti. Typically, people infected do not have symptoms and others may only have mild symptoms such as uncomplicated fever, headache, bone and joint pains, and eye pain. Children with dengue exhibit symptoms similar to the common cold or gastroenteritis. Mild symptoms can be easily treated at home with bed rest, fluids and painkillers containing paracetamol or acetaminophen but not aspirin. There are currently no restrictions on travel to and from the Bahamas. Islanders are urged to help minimise the spread of dengue fever by avoiding mosquitoes and reporting their travel history to their doctor if they show any signs of the illness. Tips for prevention include eliminating mosquito-breeding sites such as stagnant water. Clogged gutters can be prime targets as they often go unnoticed, so ensure you

continued Who paid the former Premier’s electric and water bills? Who pays the Governor’s electric bill? “The wake up call for the Governor came when Fortis TCI shut off power to government embarrassing Mr Wetherell. Now the Governor reacts as he has done before when his management has been questioned. He hits them with a paid expert. “When poor and struggling Islanders were being punished by this utility this government’s answer was to advise them to use less power. “The Fortis financial statements show that if Fortis TCI (PPC) had continued charging the original agreed on rate they would have made a profit more in line with what Fortis makes in Canada. That original rate was still allegedly more than twice what Fortis charges in Canada. “No other utility charges commercial customers a higher rate than residential. While the CEO of Fortis TCI complains about the firm’s small size he allegedly generated more profits per customer by hundreds of dollars than any other Fortis owned utility. “In Canada Fortis is audited and regulated but not in TCI. When we hire an outside consultant from Europe to fly over to just stop in and be welcomed by Fortis we have zero confidence that proper regulation of this monopoly will ever come to TCI. “A slap on the Fortis TCI wrist and maybe a hand shake and the paid consultant will go home and residents and businesses will be left with the extra high charges. Tiny TCU is just going along for the ride and enjoying the profits.”

Who cares about us?

“What can we say or do? How long have we been taken for granted and no one seems to search deep enough to find out the facts. We

are captives in our own homeland. “There are no representatives, no real leaders who want to do right by the common people. “Fortis has the power and they have taken it to their advantage. But who really cares besides me and the other common people? “The finger is pointing right back at you and the poor get poorer and just can’t pay their bills. We are far passed help, we can only call on Jesus Christ.”

Consumer protection agency

“This review is both timely and necessary. Something went radically wrong when the last owners sold the company to Fortis. I recalled vividly that the then Premier was livid when the heard that a sale was pending and after a few rants and raves he went very quiet and the fuel contract was apparently given to a then Minister of Government who was in that business. “The time has certainly arrived for all future governments to institute a consumer protection agency. “As for PPC, now Fortis, we need to break and end this monopoly on electricity production and distribution. “Research shows that all regional governments are either seeking to break or have already done so this kind of monopoly, as they have concluded that high electricity cost is the single greatest inhibiting factor to sustainable development. “It is said that an effective fuel diversification programme in which renewable and alternative fuel sources, including liquefied natural gas, is linked to reducing energy costs and would improve energy security, reduce generation costs, mitigate the volatility of oil prices, and reduce vulnerability to external shocks.

Dr Rufus Ewing urged Islanders to protect themselves from mosquito bites.

check your gutters. Avoid leaving drums/barrels of water uncovered. Use mosquito repellents on skin and clothing. Wear clothing that covers your body when outdoors during the time mosquitoes are biting. Avoid heavily populated residential areas and stay in airconditioned or screened areas when indoors, using bed nets if sleeping

“The performance of this kind of electricity industry is crucial because of the high degree of correlation between electricity consumption and gross domestic product. “It is further believed that electricity consumption is the single best physical indicator of overall economic activity, whether official or unofficial. “In most industries or sectors a huge part of their productivity growth is due to technical advances that are facilitated by electricity consumption. “In addition, for these industries and sectors, productivity growth is generally greater the lower the real price of electricity, and the converse is also true.”

Deadline for competition

“This news of a review of the electrical monopoly in the Turks & Caicos Islands is overdue, timely and brilliant. “All of the members of the interim government, the advisory council and the consultative forum must be congratulated for this. “PPC Limited, lest we forget, now Fortis, have imposed on the poor consumers of this country high bills, passed on all of their costs to us, seen and unseen, the cost of the new gigantic, over the top building, on to the public, and most of all the inefficient use of energy sources. “These Islands are long overdue to fall in line with its tourism mantra, being an ‘ecotouristic’ destination. Hence a review of the sources of electricity. Public pressure to force the now ‘Fortis’ to move to alternative sources will be welcomed by the public. “These Islands will truly market a touristic product that’s real because its sources of energy supply would come from a green one. Hence the need to fund research and support wind energy, solar energy. “Reference may now be had to the Electricity Ordinance which currently

areas are not screened or airconditioned. Tightly close windows and doors and be sure to screen windows and doors to prevent indoor mosquito invasions. The Environmental Health department can be reached via the government switchboard on 946 2801 extension 50311/2.

provides that the crushing monopoly does not apply to wind and solar energy generation. “This legislative policy, already in effect for many years, must now be implemented. The review must also take into account the pollution that is affecting residents of the area, residents who have been suffering under the smoke and exhaust of Fortis’s power generation. “The new rules must compensate victims of the area because Fortis/PPC had a long time to correct this problem and the polluter must pay. “One could not imagine that the last government agreed with them to keep their power generation facilities on Leeward Highway, in the middle of the community and right near to where many persons live and work. “I trust these consultants will assist in the design of laws that will cement duty free importation of green materials for solar and wind energy and advise on international aid sources to fund these initiatives. “This review should have taken place a long time ago and the former government should be embarrassed for not having looked into this. “It took the interim government to fight for the rights of the people. It is time that the pressure mounts and by way of the review to pass a law to remove the monopoly. “When PPC came in the population was small and there was perhaps a need to protect a monopoly. “But now the country has grown, PPC allegedly earned far more than its guaranteed 17.5 per cent rate of return on income and the time has come to remove this albatross of an inefficient monopoly off of the backs of the people of the TCI. “It is time for PPC to compete. The review should examine the market and fix a suggested deadline for competition. “The review should also work with the government to design emission control standards for the TCI and develop a clean air policy. “A lot of this work has already commenced and the government’s website of www. enviroment.tc is a brilliant reference.”

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The police band in full swing

Seventh Day Adventist Path Finders Club soak up the atmosphere

Grand Turk marks Emancipation Day CITIZENS in Grand Turk were awakened on August 1 by the music of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Band. Neatly dressed in their band uniforms, led by band leader Kenny Grant and followed by the Girl Guides and Brownies, they set the tone for Monday’s Emancipation Day festivities. Hosted by Pastor Marilyn Forbes and the congregation of the Revival Faith Center Potter’s House, the ecumenical service lasted until midday. The Seventh Day Adventist Path Finders Club, made up of about 50 persons in their beautiful attire, were in attendance and onlookers said there was no one word to describe their entry into the church as they did their flag drills and Christian pledges. The group led the church into the singing of the national anthem, which was followed by the singing of the national song led by Minister Huntley Forbes. Pastor Barbara Parker chaired the service, doing a splendid job of officiating and keeping the crowd entertained. Dynamic Youth Pastor Termard Handfield was the key speaker. He spoke on the topic of ‘Divine Emancipation’, encouraging the

congregation to seek the freedom he said could only be found in Jesus Christ. Brief remarks were given by Angela Freites on behalf of the Cultural and Arts Commission. She expressed the need for “more appreciation” of the occasion because it was based on “triumph over oppression”. Representing the Dominican Brethren were Pastor Elizabeth Hanchell and her members who sang a song about freedom in Spanish. In the congregation was His Excellency Governor Gordon Wetherell who sang along and said how delighted he was to be present and to share in such an occasion. Also present were members of the consultative forum, Lillian Misick, Bradley Coalbrooke, and Dr Linda Williams who said a soul-touching opening prayer for the people and the nation as a whole. In her remarks, forum leader Mrs Misick said that she expected more uniformed groups to be at the service and expressed the need for citizens to appreciate the day more. At the end of the service the uniformed groups marched out of the church down Mission Folly and up Front Street to the Odd fellows Lodge. The police band led the march

The crowd outside the Odd Fellows Lodge

followed by the Girls Guides and Brownies, then the Seventh Day Adventists Pathfinders Club with their beautiful display of flags flying in the wind, as other citizens marched and danced. At the Odd Fellows Lodge the crowd was blessed by renditions from the band, performances by the Path Finders Club and an inspiring poem entitled ‘Slave Blood’, written and performed by former Chief

Minister Oswald Skippings. Introducing his brother as keynote speaker was former Chief Minister Derek Taylor. Rev Richard Taylor gave an inspiring and informative address. He spoke on the topic ‘Slavery and Emancipation’ and the concept of mental slavery. The celebration finished at about 2pm with additional performances staged by the Seventh Day Adventist

Governor Gordon Wetherell joins the march along Mission Folly

Uniformed groups formed a colourful parade

Pathfinders Club. The celebrations this year were by far the biggest and the best to date, participants said. Over 200 Islanders supported the event as well as a number of bystanders who followed the parade to the Odd Fellows Lodge. The Cultural and Arts Commission extended thanks to all who came out to make the event a success through their support and participation.

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& CrimeCourt Four men remanded for Blue Hills murder WITH Samantha Dash-RIGBY

SHOT DEAD: Santa Suarez Ramirez

Jasario Robinson

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Lavardo Smith

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FOUR young men accused of the killing of 29-year-old Santa Suarez Ramirez, a barmaid on duty at the Sailing Paradise Bar & Restaurant on June 20, have been remanded to prison.

Renego Missick, 22, Collin Delancy Jnr, 27, Lavardo Smith, 18, and Jasario Robinson, aged 20, appeared before Magistrate Clifton Warner in Providenciales Magistrates Court on Thursday.

They were all charged with murder, robbery, conspiracy to rob and possession of an unlicensed firearm with intent to rob. Defence attorneys Mark Fulford, Guy Chapman, Finbar Grant and Noele Skippings, who was absent, represented Robinson, Smith, Delancy and Missick respectively. Before the charges were read to the defendants, Magistrate Warner dealt with an application made by the prosecution to have DNA samples taken from the defendants. This was in accordance with the law, which stipulates that DNA samples can only be ordered by the court while the defendant is still in police custody. Fulford and Chapman did not oppose to the harvesting of their respective client’s DNA but Grant fought hard to convince the court that, in respect to his client, it was not necessary. He informed the court that the affidavit produced by the prosecution affirmed that Delancy was not on the scene. Instead, he was the “mastermind” who picked up the co-defendants, dropped them off at Sailing Paradise and later returned for them. And, he did this in his personal vehicle, it was said. He reportedly admitted to police that the vehicle belonged to him. Therefore, there was no need to take his DNA sample for comparison at the crime scene as he was never on the scene. Also, it made no sense to take “his blood to test against his own vehicle,” Grant thought.

The attorney argued that the court could not grant the prosecution’s application for the sake of just granting it. “There has to be a purpose,” he

Teenager remanded with two co-accused A TEENAGER was among three men remanded to prison for robbery and possession of an imitation firearm recently. Omar Harris, 20, and Michael Penn, 19, along with a 17-year-old young man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, faced Magistrate Clifton Warner in Grand Turk Magistrates Court on Wednesday August 3.

A police source revealed that the men were charged in connection with an incident which occurred on Sunday July 31 in Grand Turk. The men were not required to plea and were all remanded in custody at Her Majesty’s Prison in Grand Turk. They are slated to attend the Grand Turk Supreme Court for a sufficiency hearing on October 7.

Woman charged for forging medical prescription A WOMAN appeared in Providenciales Magistrates Court for forgery and presenting forged medical prescriptions at Flamingo Pharmacy in Graceway Plaza. Estelle Stubbs was arraigned before Magistrate Clifton Warner on Tuesday for allegedly committing these offences earlier this year. It was said that on February 2 she forged a prescription which she purported was issued by a doctor at Medical Care Associates in Miami, Florida.

She then presented the forged document at the Flamingo Pharmacy in exchange for prescription drugs. It was also said that on April 27 Stubbs presented another forged prescription at the pharmacy. The charges were all indictable and the accused was not required to plea. Defence attorney Clayton Greene appeared for Stubbs. She was granted $3,000 bail and is set to attend the Supreme Court for a sufficiency hearing on October 7.

challenged. Magistrate Warner agreed and added that once there is a reasonable connection between the accused and the crime, then that is the basis for DNA samples to be taken. However, Grant insisted that it was absolutely unnecessary to take his client’s DNA. In the end, Magistrate Warner ordered that the four defendants be taken to the Cheshire Hall Medical Center and DNA samples be taken from them. The men were then returned to court at which time the charges were read to them. They were not required to plea since the charges were all indictable. Magistrate Warner refused the four men bail and remanded them to prison until Friday October 7 when they are scheduled to attend Grand Turk Supreme Court for a sufficiency hearing.

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Loss of an icon By Kin-z Francis

The larger-than-life Bahamian was a Weekly News Person of the Year in 2007. Photo by Tropical Imaging.

WESLEY Williams, dearly known to many as ‘Tanka’ or ‘Coach’, was iconic across the TCI and Bahamas. A mentor and a teacher of all sorts, he died in Inagua, Bahamas, on Sunday of heart disease at the age of 50. In 2007 he received special recognition as the Weekly News’ People’s Choice Person of the Year, but those who knew this great man can surely say that he was a man for all seasons. Best known for his association with Junkanoo, Tanka was a breathing symbol of national as well as cultural pride. In an interview with a Weekly News journalist he once said: “It’s very important

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to keep your own culture rather than just absorb others. If we don’t protect it, it will die.” Those words are now alive more than ever in the hearts of those such as the ‘Predators’ Junkanoo group who helped him keep his dream alive. When he spoke, he commanded respect not by rough or abusive language but by words that allowed the listener to see that he was a learned man that never spoke anything he did not believe. A man whose countless experiences in life allowed him to view a situation from different angles, tear it apart and re-construct it so that it no longer appeared to be the same thing. “Coach Tanka taught me more than basketball, he taught me some of the most important fundamentals in life and I thank him for that,” said Guillaume Lange, a member of the BWIC Spartans where Tanka served as a PE teacher. Despite his involvement with basketball teams, Tanka was a die-hard softball advocate. Captain of the ‘Lil Giants’ softball team, Daniela Carroll, said on behalf of her team mates: “We express our deepest sympathy to our coach Tanka’s family on such a big loss. Coach was more than a coach; he was a mentor, a teacher and most of all a role model. “He will be missed by the entire team and school at large. We will continue to, in his words, to close our eyes and examine what we see. “‘No excuses! Stay focused! You never know what you had until it’s no longer there!’ Tanka’s legacy will live on forever. He had a family outside his own, a sports family and a mentoring

Tanka was devoted to keeping culture alive through Junkanoo. Some of his happiest times were the hours he spent creating the colourful costumes.

Tanka during a softball game last year in Providenciales.

family. “He will truly be missed,” comments Devonte Smith on the Facebook account dedicated to the legend’s memory. President of the Turks and Caicos Softball Association, Godfrey Been, extended his deepest condolences to the family. “He was a real sportsman and he had a unique style of coaching. “He coached in a no nonsense method and got across the message that you

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were there to win. “We had our differences but we had immense respect for one another. Tanka helped grow softball in the Islands and he will always be remembered.” Mr Been spoke of a softball tournament that will be held on July 4 each year in honour of the late Tanka. “I’m going to ensure that this tournament goes on as long as I live,” said Mr Been. Don Porter, of the International Softball Association, also offered condolences to the family for their loss. Tanka’s accomplishments range from being a teacher, a coach, a mentor to a representative of the people, he said. A kindred spirit who definitely etched his mark in the Islands and in the hearts of the people who knew him. He is indeed irreplaceable and will forever remain an example of how to stand up for what you believe in and how to be as unique as possible in anything you set out to do.

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August 6 - 12, 2011

We welcome letters from all members of the public on a variety of topics.

Letter of the week

Our best days are ahead

Dear Editor, Thank you for allowing me a small space to discuss issues expressed on the Expressions Show, on July 25, which was held in Middle Caicos with its host Robert Hall. As is customary, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I try my very best to tune in and hear what’s happening in my beloved country. I must applaud Mr Hall always for such informative shows and also for travelling to Middle Caicos as his first official road show, thereby giving the voices of that community a chance to express their cries and grievances. I listened attentively from start to finish, most times with teary eyes as I learned of the troubles and grievances that the residents (especially the senior citizens there) are facing. We as a community need to come together putting aside petty politics

and assist this community as much as possible. I want to challenge large corporate entities on the island to partner with Llewellyn Handfield of Lew Shipping and get a few 40ft containers to that island with canned goods, staples and other basic essentials as soon as possible. Let us be our brother’s keepers. I must admit that I had no idea the people of Middle Caicos are experiencing so much pain. We need to get aid there immediately. I want to challenge the National Insurance Board to set up an agency in that island whereby, monthly, the residents’ benefits can be paid directly to them in cash. This can save the long costly ride residents pay going into North Caicos to get their cheques cashed. Also, to challenge the government to put the roads work programme back into existence and also, eventually, to

seek a fairly large development there where employment opportunities can be created. The citizens/senior citizens of Middle Caicos are very active people; let them get back to making a few dollars. The great Ronald Reagan, America’s 40th President, in his 1984 State of the Union address, said that America’s best days and democracy’s best days lie ahead; we are a powerful force for good, with faith and courage we can perform great things. Well indeed Turks and Caicos, do not be dismayed. Quoting Senator Edward Kennedy: “The work begins anew, the hope rises again, and the dream lives on,” Turks and Caicos people, our best days lie ahead. Dameko Dean

Our hands are tied Dear Editor, I have often said that Her Majesty’s Government is unlike any mother that I know. I have often said that, as was the case with the Arawak Indians and later the African slaves, that Her Majesty’s Government doesn’t know, show or care about what happens in their territories. Here today we see confirmation as our cries for justice, equality and transparency go seemingly unheard in the UK. It is not only the TCI that is affected, but others as well by bad administration by our British rulers. As is the case in Mau Mau recently, where four Kenyans have taken to the courts for representation after being raped and tortured by British authorities. UK Ministers should have been embarrassed about the atrocity, instead of going to the international press to confirm that the UK Government is not responsible for the actions of the colonial administration. If this lack of responsibility is their general perception in the UK

with regards to the way their territories are being administered, then we are in for a long and hard road ahead. With no set date for election, a sole Governor passing the budget, lack of transparency as it relates to public funds and contracts, increases in taxation, unemployment and crime, it would seem pointless to cry out. Now that we know there is no mother to cry to, or certainly not one who is responsible for us, what are we to do? There has to be checks and balances. I would say we should go for independence if this situation worsens further, but they have conveniently left out a provision for a referendum in our final constitutional draft. As it stands our hands are tied until we are able to go to the polls. God help us! Euwonka Selver

Is Ashcroft still running the TCI?

Dear Editor, Has a deal been struck with the Conservative Government to speed up TCI democracy and to let Lord Ashcroft and others ‘off the hook’? I refer to the so called rumblings from TCI politicians and their concern with democracy in the TCI. I have no issue with these politicians and the rumblings but many questions about where democracy was must be asked, ie, the 2003 to 2006 period when all concerned in the TCI were pleased to allow a mindless dictatorship to prevail. Yet it seemed so inspired by major figures and controlled to the point where these developers have benefitted and the locals pay the price. Future voters must be mindful that when there are attempts to clamp

down on press freedom, individual rights, attacks on freedom of speech, those Governments such as Mike Misick’s had sponsors, in the likes of Lord Michael Ashcroft and big developers. One must continuously ask the Foreign Affairs Committee, Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nicholas Clegg and the British House of Commons whether a deal has been struck with Lord Michael Ashcroft to let him off. A trend of passing the buck, signing secret deals, advising that the deal must be secret and closing down debate on the ‘deal’ is emerging. One can see signals early in the process where somebody in the FCO must have instructed the Governor to sign a secret deal with Stan Hartling of the Hartling Group while the

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investigation and prosecution of two TCI natives continues. Did the FCO tell the Governor to continue a suit against TCI natives, Clyde Robinson and Richardson Arthur, whilst allowing the investors in the Hartling group to get off? In fact this group gets to benefit from a deal and a secret one at that but one is secure in the thought that this is no ordinary double standard. We are not seeing where these developers are getting sued and the same trend seems to be afoot with Lord Ashcroft. The question must be asked, ‘is he still running the TCI?’. Did the new Conservative Government make a deal with him and whether letting developers off while prosecuting the locals will be the future trend of these Islands?

The people of the TCI are always grateful to the Foreign Affairs Committee when it pays attention to these points and stepping in at times when the FCO would declare there is no corruption. In Cayman today there is the Meg Munn parallel where a call for a Commission of Inquiry is rejected, I presume, ‘because there is no evidence of corruption’ there. There is, in the TCI, evidence of a ‘united push for democracy’ from the former PNP dictatorial regime and Mike Misick’s compromise candidate, Clayton Greene, Lord Michael Ashcroft and others. In the case of Greene, it seems that after all that has happened that nothing much has changed. One must ask whether these men are working on a united agenda to

end the Helen Garlick process. Where does Ashcroft get the gumption to call for elections, attempt to define the profile of the new Governor and exercise a new level of initiative in the TCI? Has the giant been awakened? Is he back? Has the goodly Foreign Affairs Committee taken note that a deal may have been struck? Are Ashcroft and others bigger than the British Government? One must these questions because billions of dollars in the TCI are missing and public funds are diverted to places and banks where they ought not be, whilst poverty stricken people are paying for all of this in higher taxes. One can only ask the goodly committee to continue doing its job. Samsune Taylor

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Letters Time to speak up and out Dear Editor, The officials at the education department, parents, teachers and students in the high school system must lobby for the Government to build a junior school in Providenciales. The current student teacher ratio needs to be lowered. We cannot expect to raise the national grade point average if we do not seek to improve overcrowding in our schools in the TCI. And while they are at it, they should look into shortening the school year to end the second week in June as opposed to dragging it on until July. Hours could be compensated by extending the school hours on Fridays to 3 pm. Provo Christian School and other schools on island do not have proper school zone or speed humps in their vicinity. Planning Department, EMS and the local school board officials need to work together to have this gross negligence of signage remedied. Most private affluent schools in the Islands have proper signage; government schools should not be less. The Road Traffic department will lose each speeding ticket case

that presents itself in court for lack of proper road signage. Most of the signs noting speed limits are inconspicuous. The biggest problem with the signs is that they do not indicate if the limit is in miles per hour or kilometers per hour. The Attorney General, EMS, Road Traffic department and Planning must address this. The streets of Providenciales would be a lot cleaner if businesses such as the Wine Cellar, Kishco and gas stations allowed a spot on their property to be used as a depot for drop off of used bottles. The recycling plant is not doing enough in the area of glass bottles. If persons dropping off cases of empty, intact beer bottles were compensated monetarily, we would have a lot less bottles on the sides of the roads. The burglary situation in Blue Hills, Glass Shack, Kew Town and Priton Homes has exploded in recent weeks. Unfortunately, police officials fail to advise the public on the alarming amount of incidents that occur daily. We want monthly statistics produced. CrimeStoppers should be giving crime tips in the media. CrimeStoppers’ membership

should be lowered to $5 per person which would benefit them in two ways: the cost would be affordable and more persons would be prompted to join which would increase membership. The crime wave in Providenciales is out of control. Computer shops, cash for gold/silver and the pawn shop need to be more vigilant in the goods they receive. We need to be our brother’s keepers. Each island needs one canine per district to assist the police in fighting crime. Providenciales, with its population explosion, needs at least five canines to sniff out stolen merchandise, drugs and more drugs. The residents of Blue Hills, Glass Shack, Kew Town and Priton Developments need more police patrols. The affluent areas in the Islands are being monitored; time for the police to patrol areas most at risk or the areas where blacks live. When will the Planning department step up to the plate and enforce the laws of the land? Many developers have failed to provide adequate road surface. The government of the TCI must also be held accountable for placing

COMMENTARY

Faith, Hope and Charity IT WAS a year ago that Ma Charity, a pillar of Middle Caicos, was taken from us. She was not ill. Her life was snuffed out by a disturbed teen. Typical of British justice, nothing has been resolved in the case. No closure for her large family and the host of friends. We wonder if the TCI justice system has any priorities. Let us revisit the life of this remarkable woman and her legacy. Charity not only was a mainstay of Middle Caicos but was also well known in Grand Turk, North Caicos, Provo and beyond. She was not a wealthy woman nor was she active in politics. Why then was she so well known? Ma Charity was first a mother then a teacher, seamstress and farmer. She eked out a living while she buried three husbands. She was never on the dole and never sought special favours from government. Never politically active, she was still proud of her son’s elected government role. Charity’s legacy lives in her children. I have her oldest daughter under contract, a

By David Tapfer marriage contract we celebrate every day. My wife is a hard working, God fearing person, as are all of Ma Charity’s children. These children, who were all raised in similar circumstances, have become productive adults of different pursuits. One is in the Bahamas and some have become citizens of the USA and will never return home to stay. This family reflects the Turks and Caicos. Businessmen, fishermen, entrepreneurs, a nurse, policeman, lawyer, business managers and a former respected minister of government populate this well known family. Ma Charity had closed the door on four score of years and no doubt

was headed for many more. Hard work and her faith in God and herself were her mainstays. During the most difficult times of her life she never let those challenges get her down. She always expressed hope. How many times she expressed her faith in the future of the Turks and Caicos Islands to me. When my mother passed away in 2002 she took on that role. That challenge made her happy. Yvette and I would often hear her knock early in the morning as she came to deliver some goody. When it was her turn to speak in church she would study over the assignment for hours. She would save electricity by burning only one bulb and save gas by using wood she carried out of the field. We were concerned when she disappeared all day long only weeks before she died. She was working 12 hours straight in a remote field. Now the corn is not being planted and the cats have left her back door. Her family remains to celebrate the faith and hope of Ma Charity’s life.

the lives of many commuters who utilise Millennium Highway and Leeward Highway at risk. Leeward Highway needs massive improvements. The lack of adequate turn-offs makes it very user unfriendly. Major areas that need to be addressed include proper road signage at Suzie Turn, Windward Road, Cherokee Road and Venetian Road junctions. We need more turn-off to access businesses such as Fortis TCI, the Red Cross, Building Materials and WIV. Residents are forced to waste precious gasoline and pass their destination on the opposite side of the roadway when driving to their final destination. If one police officer was stationed to monitor traffic on Leeward Highway at least four days a week, dark illegal tints, unlicensed motor vehicles, vehicles with noxious fumes and sound, motorists failing to yield, motorists without valid licences and insurance and speeding – especially by taxi drivers – would net at least $1,000 per day in violations. Why have foundations and civic organisations turned their backs on the most impoverished settlement in the TCI? Why is the largest constituency a cesspool for derelict vehicles, boats, burglary, murder, drugs? Why have the authorities allowed illegal squatting, illegal buildings and illicit drugs to run rampant in Blue Hills? Why? Is it perhaps that most of the residents are impoverished and persons of colour? The next MP for Blue Hills should

have the drive now to canvass the area and bring about change now. People should be on the streets, organising clean-up campaigns, working with Immigration to detect and capture illegal immigrants. He/she should be advocating for improvement to the schools in the area. They should be working with the DECR and the National Trust to improve the beach in the area. They should be instrumental in setting up a crime watch in the area. The DECR manager has to address the problem of the invasive lionfish. A more aggressive approach needs to be adopted if controlling this fish is to be achieved. Fees, fees and more fees. The Financial Services Commission needs to find more creative ways than adding the 10 per cent banking fee to generate funds. They should be getting a commission of the current fees the banks collect, not tack a fee to the fees. Consumers need to speak up and out. This must change. Here is revenue leakage that the government needs to examine more closely – vacation home/condo ownership. How is that individuals are allowed to purchase second homes or vacation homes in the TCI then turn around and rent it out without paying for any business licence or paying any head tax. Turks and Caicos Islanders should not have to compete with this market for rental property. Vacation homes/ condos should be just that. Not for profit! Devita Davenport

Requel wins Rihanna tickets REQUEL Woodside is the excited winner of VIP tickets to see Rihanna live in concert tonight in Barbados. Requel revealed that she would be taking her daughter as her guest. Customers entered to participate by either purchasing a BlackBerry device, signing up for a new BlackBerry plan, upgrading their current BlackBerry data plan or by texting ‘Rihanna’ to LIME. Requel, who won via the text method, said: “I have always been a LIME customer and I am so excited to have won this prize. “My daughter Rashadia would be celebrating her 18th birthday around that same time so this will be the perfect birthday gift for her, thanks to LIME! Thank you LIME!” She added: “I am looking forward to having a lot of fun at the concert.” LIME TCI customers were not the only ones who had a chance to win the trip to Barbados. There was also an internal competition that took place. Staff participated in a separate ‘text to win’ draw during which

Rihanna fan Requel Woodside

Delleriece Hall and Timothy Quant were randomly selected as winners. Delleriece said: “I really wanted to go and I believed that I would get the chance and I am so happy that I was selected to attend.” Tim said: “I look forward to representing my business unit at the Rihanna concert and to have a wonderful time there too.”

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First native PADI course director By Kin-z Francis GUSTAVO Simons Martinez has made dive history as the first TC Islander (by descent) to obtain certification as a PADI course director. Mr Martinez, whose roots come from the island of Salt Cay, grew up in the Dominican Republic where he first fell in love with underwater diving. “I am ecstatic to be the first Turks and Caicos Islander and Dominican to be certified as a PADI course director,” expressed Mr Martinez. Drew Richardson, president and chief operating officer of PADI, personally thanked Mr Martinez in a letter for the “pivotal role” he played in the organisation. A letter from Mr Richardson stated that Mr Martinez’s certification numbers places him in the “top percent of PADI instructors in the Americas”. Being a member of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) for the past 18 years is what Gustavo describes as being an “exciting and rewarding process”. PADI has given him the opportunity to complete dive courses, seminars, tradeshows as well as workshops in Mexico, Las Vegas, Key Largo, Dominican Republic as well as here in Providenciales. “Becoming a PADI course director has placed me in a strategic

Gustavo Simons Martinez

Mr Martinez examining coral

position to promote and increase enrollments in PADI instructor courses here in the Turks and Caicos Islands. “A benefit for the tourism industry would be that persons wishing to be dive instructors could travel here to receive certification. “My certification allows me to instruct a variety of PADI pro level courses,” noted Mr Martinez. In the past he has worked closely with the DECR, assisting in the reef ball restoration site near the Alexandra resort and has also undergone training to capture invasive lionfish.

He has also led initiatives like Project Aware Coral Watch and organised shoreline and underwater beach clean up campaigns. Mr Martinez also possesses membership of the TCI Environmental Club as well as the TCI Red Cross as a first responder. When asked what he hopes to achieve with his new qualification he says: “My goal is to increase the number of local dive instructors. I want to conduct high quality training and try my best to produce the best professional divers. “With the growth in tourism and the growing interest in scuba diving,

Ambitious Kenya plans return to TCI SHE might be just a teenager, but Kenya Jones knows exactly what she wants to do with her life. The Grand Turk youngster is determined to work at one of the new TCI hospitals. It’s an ambition the 17-year-old has held since the Interhealth Canada facilities opened last year and she’s well on her way to achieving it. The former HJ Robinson High School pupil, who is now at college in England, has just completed a two-week internship at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre in Provo. And the hands-on experience has proved a huge inspiration to the budding Doctor Jones. “It’s been fantastic,” said Kenya. “I, just like so many other people, didn’t realise what amazing facilities and services are available at the hospitals here in TCI. “My time at Cheshire Hall has been really interesting and I’ve been able to experience so much from the emergency room through to the

Kenya Jones says it’s her dream to serve her country in the medical field.

laboratory.” Kenya, who is the daughter of TCI’s permanent secretary of finance, Delton Jones, is planning to attend university in the UK after completing her A’levels next year. She added: “I originally wanted to do something in business but I then became really interested in medicine

and science. In particular I have an interest in haematology and so I am hoping to go on and do medicine at university. “It was tough going to England to study when I left school because it was a huge culture shock and I didn’t know anyone. But now I have lots of friends in Kent where I’m based and there is also a large TCI community in London. “Hopefully I will be successful in my studies and my dream is to come back to TCI and serve my country by working at the hospital.” If Kenya does return to work in her homeland, she’ll be following in the footsteps of her role model, Dr Denise Braithwaite, Interhealth Canada’s emergency department head. “Dr Braithwaite is a real inspiration to me and others,” added Kenya. “She too is from Grand Turk and returned to work in her own country and I would love to follow in her footsteps one day.”

many dive enthusiasts want to establish diving as a career. “I hope that my achievement will encourage and inspire others to pursue and advance their diving careers as far as possible.” Gustavo Martinez received his certification on June 29 and is now qualified to conduct classes within the requirements of this rating. Other achievements of his include the completion of a basic safety training programme in July 2009 from

the College of Nautical Knowledge that helped developed skills such as basic firefighting, personal survival techniques, personal safety and social responsibilities, first aid and CPR. Mr Martinez has also completed an emergency first response instructor course that allows him to conduct instructor courses in first aid. He can be contacted at buzoazul@ hotmail.com or on 346 4883.

Cruise ship passengers can now marry in TCI CRUISE ship ‘lovebirds’ will now have the chance to tie the knot in the TCI thanks to a new law allowing same day wedding licences. The amendment to the Marriage Ordinance further cements the Islands’ reputation as an idyllic wedding destination. The move – signed by Governor Gordon Wetherell and effective from July 22 – allows people visiting the country for just a few hours to apply for the special licence and wed immediately. It is being lauded as a welcome economic boost for the nation. A Tourist Board spokesman said: “This will have a significant impact on the destination and the variety of activities and services the Grand Turk Cruise Center and the Turks and Caicos Islands can offer cruise visitors. “With the granting of same day wedding licences and marriages, the Turks and Caicos Islands will reap a number of rewards, particularly economically, on the island of Grand Turk. “This new measure will create an incentive for persons to operate their own businesses geared towards same day weddings while on the island. “Further, this new amendment

The new law is being lauded as a welcome economic boost for the TCI and its cruise industry.

will allow our cruise partners and us to further add to the marketing of this destination as a great place, not only to honeymoon but also be married.” Director of Tourism, Ralph Higgs, said it would help promote both the Islands and the cruise industry which was growing by “leaps and bounds”. He added: “This is great news for the Turks and Caicos and the Cruise Center and we look forward to working closely with them on this new initiative.” The Marriage (Amendment) Ordinance 2011 allows for same day marriage licences to be granted to people arriving strictly by cruise and departing the same day. Visit www. turksandcaicostourism.com for more information.

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Using or permitting to be used on road Using vehicle which gives out excessive motor vehicle or trailer for which licence or obnoxious smoke, fumes, noise or odour 49(1)(f) $50 has not been issued or has expired 5(2) $150 Using horn or other audible warning Driving vehicle at excessive speed 36 device excessively or to cause unnecessary discomfort 49(1)(g) $50 (a) up to 10 miles per hour in excess of speed limit $150 (b) for every further 10 miles per hour or part thereof $150 Using spotlight or flashlight to endanger or dazzle 49(1)h) $30 (c) maximum penalty $150 Obstructing or failing to give way to emergency vehicle 49(1)(i) $80 Using or permitting to be used on road a dangerous vehicle 37 $100 Failing to give ample clearance to school vehicle 49(1)(j) $50 Failing to conform with indication given by police Overtakings school vehicle engaged in officer, traffic sign or r traffic signal 38 $100 setting down or picking up passengers 49(1(j) $80 Friday, August 5 Parking and obstruction 39 $50 Leaving vehicle unattended with engine running 49(1)(k) $30  The timeless tale of star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet is being Loading and overcrowding vehicle 40 $50 Bringing or driving motor vehicle on to beach or other staged tonight at the Edward C place intended for exclusive use of pedestrians 49(1)(l) $80 Gartland Youth Centre in downtown Causing or permitting vehicle to be on road Providenciales at 6pm. without carrying and exhibiting prescribed lights 41 $80 Parking vehicle on carriageway of road at The production is the result of night without rear lights and, in case of vehicle summer workshops on Shakespeare Tinting of windows and windscreen 42 $60 other than motor cycle, sidelights, illuminated 49(1)(m) $50 run by Scott Cannon and Susan Cade from Philadelphia. Driving on incorrect side of road 43 $50 Causing or permitting vehicle to stand Meanwhile, workshop activities or lie on road or footpath so as to cause continue over the weekend. Failing to stop in case of accident 44 $150 unnecessary obstruction or danger 49(1)(n) $50 Youngsters can make new friends and learn about Shakespeare with Failing to produce documents 45 $100 Leaving or permitting vehicle to be left on acting games, music and dance. or in immediate vicinity of road in such a manner Call the youth centre on 331-9602 Driving or riding in motor vehicle in and for such length of time as to cause for more information. contravention of seat belt regulations 46 $60 complaint to remove vehicle 49(1)(o) $50  Get into the weekend mood with Driving a motor vehicle in Breaching any construction and use regulations 49(1)(p) $80 the intense and electrifying Tae-Bo contravention of seat belt regulations 47 $50 class at Graceway Sports Centre from Parking vehicle other than taxi-cab or 6pm to 7pm. Free for gym members, Using vehicle without proper identification plate 49(1)(a) $50 omnibus in taxi-cab or omnibus rank 49(1)(q) $50 $12 for non-members. Holding on to vehicle on road Failing to give way to pedestrian For more information call 442for the purpose of being towed 49(1)(b) $50 using pedestrian crossing 49(1)(r) $80 6349 or email info@graceway.com Throwing object at vehicle or at a person in vehicle 49(1)(c) $50 Parking vehicle within 45 feet of pedestrian crossing 49(1)(s) $50  Craig Archibold gets the party started at the Regent Palms from 7pm Throwing object from vehicle while vehicle is in motion 49(1)(d) $80 Parking or unloading vehicle upon road in on Friday nights with the sound of contravention of section 22(d) of the Ordinance 49(1)(t) $80 classic Caribbean and Motown tunes. Missing or defective muffler or silencer 49(1)(e) $30 Call 946-8666 for details.

Using vehicle which gives out excessive or obnoxious smoke, fumes, noise or odour

49(1)(1)

$250.00

 Kids can enjoy a Friday night camp out each week at Grace Bay Club from 5pm to 9pm. For $45 per child, youngsters can tuck into dinner under the stars and s’mores, take part in activities and watch a movie. Email morgan@gracebayclub.com or call 231-KIDS (5437) to reserve a space.

Using hom or other audible warning device excessively or to cause unnecessary discomfort

49(1)(g)

$250.00

Saturday, August 6

NEW TICKET OFFENCES AND FINES OFFENCES SECTION FINES $200.00

OFFENCES SECTION FINES

Using or permitting to be used on road motor vehicle or trailer for which licence has not been issued or has expired

5(2)

Driving vehicle at excessive speed (a) up to I 0 miles per hour in excess of (b) for every further 10 miles per hour or part (c) maximum penalty

36 $350.00 limit $350.00 thereof $1500.00

Using or permitting to be used on road dangerous vehicle

. 37

Failing to conform with indication given by police officer traffic sigl!or traffic sigil_al

$300.00

Parking and obstruction

$250.00

Loading and overcrowding vehicle

$300.00

Causing or permitting vehicle to be on road without carrying and exhibiting prescribed lights

$300.00

other place intended for exclusive use of pedestrians

49(1XO

$350.00

Tinting of windows and windscreen

$250.00

Driving on incorrect side of road

$350.00

Parking vehicle on carriageway of road at night without rear lights and, in case of vehicle other than motor cycle, sidelights, illuminated

49(1)(m)

$300.00

Failing to stop in case of accident Failing to produce documents

44 45

$350.00.. $200.00

Driving or riding in motor vehicle in contravention of seat belt regulations

$250.00

Causing or permitting vehicle to stand or lie on road or footpath so as to cause unnecessary obstruction or danger

49(1XnJ

$300.00

Driving a motor vehicle in contravention of seat belt regulations

$250.00

$300.00 a

Using spotlight or flashlight to endanger or dazzle 49(I)h)

$300.00

Obstmcting or failing to give way to emergency vehicle

49(1)(i)

$350.00

Failing to give ample clearance to school vehicle 49(1)(i)

$350.00

Overtaking school vehicle engaged in setting down or picking up passengers

$350.00

49(l(i)

Leaving vehicle unattended with engine running_ 49(l)(k) Bringing or driving motor vehicle on to beach or

$200.00

Leaving or permitting vehicle to be left on or in immediate vicinity of road in such a manner and for such length of time as to cause complaint to remove vehicle

49(l)(o)

$300.00

Using_ vehicle without proper identification plate 49(1)(a)

$300.00

Breaching any construction and use regulations

49(l)(p)

$300.00

Holding on to vehicle on road for the purpose of being towed

49(l)(b)

$300.00

Parking vehicle other than taxi-cab or omnibus in taxi-cab or omnibus rank

49{l)(q)

$250.00

Throwing object at vehicle or at a person in vehicle

49(1)(c)

$300.00

Failing to give way to pedestrian using pedestrian crossing

49(I)(r)

$350.00

Throwing object from vehicle while vehicle is in motion

49(l)(d)

$350.00

Parking vehicle within 45 feet of pedestrian crossing

49(1XsJ $350.00

Missing or defective muffler or silencer

49(l)(e)

$200.00

Parking or unloading vehicle upon road Ill contravention of section 22(d) of the Ordinance

49(tXtJ

$200.00

 Revel in the sound of smooth jazz by talented performer Perry Delancey on Saturday nights from 7pm at the Regent Palms. Call 946-8666 for details.  Mums and Tots Dance Party classes are held every Saturday at The Athletic Club in Saltmills Plaza for mothers and their little ones. Mothers, bring your little ones to dance, jump, twist and shake! Children have fun learning movement basics to fun music and mums get a light exercise while spending quality time. Mums and Tots classes begin at 10am and cost just $10. Dads are welcome! Call Shara Bowen on 244-1103 for more details.

Friday, August 5 to Thursday, August 11 Pillows opposite the Veranda resort in Grace Bay.

Monday, August 8  Start your week with a fun and calorie-burning Tae-Bo class at Graceway Sports Centre from 6pm to 7 pm. Free for gym members, $12 for non-members. For more information call 4426349 or email info@graceway.com

 Girls and boys aged 11 to 19 years old are invited to take part in a fun singing group. The TCI Youth Chorale rehearses every Monday at 6pm at the Edward C Gartland Youth Centre, downtown, Providenciales. For more information call 3317176.

Tuesday, August 9

 Correy Forbes and DJ Cliff will be providing entertainment at Mango Reef Restaurant at the Alexandra Resort this evening. Come along between 6.30pm and 9pm for some great island tunes.

 Come and hear the Island Boys duo play at Opus restaurant in Ocean Club East this Tuesday from 7.30pm to 10pm.

Wednesday, August 10

 Enjoy the easy listening sounds of live duo NaDa at the Regent Palms on Wednesdays from 7pm. Call 9468666 for details.  Are you in need of inner peace? Interested in a healthy lifestyle and a toned and flexible body? Then you need David Bowen’s yoga classes at The Athletic Club in the Saltmills Plaza. Come along on Monday, Wednesday or Friday at 7am, Tuesday and Thursday at 6.30pm or Saturday at 9am. Call 941-8686 for more details.

Thursday, August 11

Sunday, August 7  Feeling lucky? Win cash at the Rotary Club’s weekly bingo night every Sunday from 7pm at Club

 Celebrate good health with wellness coach Benneth Williams every Thursday evening. Come along to Williams Block, suite number six, on Lower Bight Road, Providenciales, from 7pm. There you will get a free wellness consultation and an hour of fun. For more details call Benneth at 246-0300 or email hls_com@yahoo. com

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

August 6 - 12, 2011

fitness Tip 

Sand & water exercises – to spice up you beach time WE LITERALLY live on the beach here in Turks and Caicos and whether sunbathing or swimming to cool down, going for a walk to wake up or enjoying a beautiful sunset, most of us end up spending some time on our beautiful white stretch of sand. Sometimes alone and other times accompanied by family or friends. Whatever the reason you’re there, you can hit two birds with one stone by adding some exercises. It will bring you benefits such as de-stressing, calorie burning, inhaling some healthy air or just having some fun.

Bean burritos

Ingredients:

• 4 burrito-sized tortillas (8 -10 inch) • 1 cup refried beans • 1 roma tomato, diced • 2 cups chopped lettuce • Quarter cup chopped cilantro • 1 cup guacamole or chopped avocado • Half cup sliced black olives • Half cup shredded non-dairy or dairy cheese • Half cup non-dairy or dairy sour cream • Any kind of salsa, hot as you like it • Optional: canned hot peppers • Optional: cooked brown or white rice

Method:

• Heat the beans. Heat the tortillas in a frying pan or on a griddle. • Spread quarter cup refried beans on one half of each tortilla. • Top each tortilla with everything you want in your burrito. • Fold in the side of each tortilla, then fold over the opposite sides to make an envelope.

FITNESS EXPERT Anca Vasile

Because sand is an unstable surface it activates more muscles and joint stabilisers and so from a regular forward lunge, for example, you will reap more benefits doing it on sand. Water, on the other hand, provides extra resistance and lowers the impact on your joints. So here are some drills you can do and you don’t have to do it for long (one minute for each exercise with 30-second breaks and then repeat a couple of times).

On the sand: 1. Walking Lunges: Take a long straddle forward with one leg and bend your knees until you are able to touch the sand with one hand, then bring your back leg until you are in a straight up position and continue stepping forward with it, and so on. The leg which was in the back becomes the leading leg in the next lunge. As a tip to remember, if you want to recruit more glutes, bend your upper body forward from your hip and try to touch the sand with both hands in front of your forward knee. 2. Alternate Single Leg Side to Side Jumps: Imitate a speed skater moves. 3. Bear Crawl: Imitate a bear walk 4. Crab kicks: Great exercise

Crab kicks in the sand are great for toning

for your core arms and legs. Support yourself on your hands and feet with your body facing towards the sky, as in a table position. Start kicking your legs in the air as fast as you can. That will give you a good cardio burst as well. In the water: 1. Single Leg Forward Kicks: Stand in water above waist level,

and kick forward with one leg for one minute, trying to stay grounded and keeping your balance. 2. Running in Place 3. Self Hug: Stay in water, chest to neck deep, and arms extended to your sides. Imitate giving yourself a hug but at a fast pace. The water will create resistance for your arms in both ways.

health Tip 

Beans beans, good for your heart WHEN I think about green beans I think about ‘Mar’ – and for those of you who know me, you know the rest of the story. Oh that sweet lady ‘Mar’ was Mrs Evers E Gibson, now deceased. She might be gone from this earth, but not from my heart. According to research, green beans (string beans) have the same nutritional benefits as other common beans such as lima beans, mug beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, and navy beans. Beans are low in fat and offer an excellent source of protein, fibre, and complex carbohydrates. They are also a very good source of folic acid and molybdenum. They provide significant amounts of iron, phosphorous, magnesium, manganese, and potassium. The major health benefit of common beans is their ability to lower cholesterol due to their rich source of fibre. Studies have shown that the fibre they contain prevents blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal. This makes beans an especially good choice for individuals with diabetes, insulin resistance, or hypoglycemia.

By Phillip Simmons Beans promote heart health due to their vitamin B6 content which helps to lower levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that is an intermediate product in an important metabolic process called the methylation cycle. Elevated blood levels of

homocysteine are an independent risk factor for heart attack, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. These elevated blood levels are found in 20 to 40 per cent of patients with heart disease. Research has indicated that beans are also protective against cancer. Studies conducted by the US Department of Agriculture, revealed that richly coloured dried beans offer a high degree of antioxidant protection. Small red kidney beans are rated the highest, just ahead of blueberries.

TIGHTWAD

Tip

Cooking with syrup?

Green beans have the same excellent nutritional value as other common beans.

FED up of wasting expensive syrup when cooking? Whether it’s chocolate, maple, honey, caramel or agave, you won’t lose any if you first dip your measuring cup in flour. The mixture will slide right out instead of sticking to the container.

August 6 - 12, 2011

Lifestyle... GARDENING 

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

How does your garden grow

Preparing your property for a hurricane HURRICANE season runs from June 1 and officially ends November 30. You need to make sure you are prepared in case a hurricane is headed into the Islands. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center expects to see an above-normal hurricane season this year in the Atlantic. NOAA predicts a 70 per cent chance of 12 to 18 named storms, which includes six to 10 hurricanes, three to six of which are expected to become major hurricanes. NOAA recommends that those in hurricaneprone regions begin preparations for the upcoming season now. In addition to preparing yourself and family for a hurricane, you will need to take some steps to prepare your house and yard for a hurricane. You should cover all of your windows with plywood rather than tape. The tape will not keep the glass from breaking and it is not the best choice for use in a hurricane. Plywood is a much better choice. During the year, you should make sure to keep an eye on your trees by removing any damaged or dead limbs. By doing this the dead or damaged limbs will not fly around during the storm. Bring indoors any lawn chairs, tables and umbrellas. Do not forget the kids’ outdoor toys, lawn decorations, and the trash cans. All

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Stormy weather can wreak havoc on vegetation

of these can be picked up by the wind and blown around. Many pool owners believe that draining their swimming pools or spas before a storm hits will keep it from overflowing and flooding their property. Wrong. Properly built or installed pools should be equipped with overflows that will drain excess water. If you want to slightly empty the water level, lower it no more than one to two feet. Otherwise, the hydrostatic pressure can be too strong, possibly causing the pool to

Make-up Tip 

About face WATCH my lips! – and hopefully, you won’t see the lipstick and gloss tracing a path upwards or downwards, settling into little vertical grooves that seem to intensify with time. But wait! No need to be a victim of products that are heavy creamor grease- based, and with a bit of practice, your lips can retain an early-morning application of colour for many hours. Well, maybe not all day, but at least preventing multiple mirror checks and reapplications. I’ll give advice on how to purchase your best colours in another article. Sponge-coat lips with a thin wash of water-based (not oil-based) foundation, or if this isn’t available, blot with several puffs of pressed powder foundation.

(Powder is the base for all cosmetic, and everything will last much longer over powder than when just applied to naked skin. This works with eye makeup and blush, as well as lip products). ‘Thin’ coat is key – and a follow up with a not-too-creamy lipliner. The more cream in a product, the faster it dissolves. A coat of your favourite lipstick, blending edges with a lip brush, then a flash of gloss. Bear in mind that the least expensive gloss will have a high ‘jelly’ content, and easily transfers to napkins, forks, clothing and other lips – so try to buy the best brand you can afford, in a tube or wand. Just a dab in the middle of your lower lip will suffice – you don’t want to slather!

‘float’ or ‘pop’ out of the ground, according to the official Broward County hurricane preparedness guide. The water in your pool serves as a kind of shield, protecting your pool’s finish from the effects of flying debris. Turn off the circuit breaker to the pool equipment (pump, motor, lighting, chlorinators, etc). Remove the motor and relocate it to a high and dry place inside, away from water and flooding. Another solution for saving the pump’s motor: tightly wrap it with plastic and strapping tape or rope. Make sure that you also fill your gas tank with gas and that you have taken some cash out of the bank before the storm hits. Once the storm is over, banks and gas stations might not have power for a week or so and if you are able to leave your house you will need to make sure you have enough gas and money to go to another location. Once the hurricane is over you should listen to the local radio stations for information. Preparation and planning is the key to any storm.

By JOAN LAFONTAINE

ASK TAMIKA

YOUR DIET

BY TAMIKA HANDFIELD

Tamika graduated from Florida International University in Miami with a Masters degree in Dietetics & Nutrition. She is a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and licensed to practice medical nutrition therapy in the state of Florida. Email Tamika via tcweeklynews@gmail.com or tamikahandfield@yahoo. com with your healthy eating questions.

THIS week I have a few questions for you the readers. Do you snack on foods during the day? How do you know if those snacks are helping or hurting you? Below is a quick quiz to help you. 1. Snacks:

a. Are like ‘mini-meals’, containing smaller amounts of what I eat at meals and full of nutrients b. Kill my diet—by stopping snacking, I could lose a few pounds c. Help me satisfy my sweet tooth between healthy meals 2. How many hours do you usually go between eating?

a. 2 hours or less b. About 4 hours c. 6 hours or more

3. Before a party, which are you most likely to do?

a. Eat a small snack, such as a banana with peanut butter, to tide you over b. Eat whatever you want all day c. Try not to eat anything to save up your calories

4. Where do you eat most of your snacks or meals?

a. In the car b. In front of the television or computer c. At the kitchen table

5. I usually snack when: a. My stomach is growling b. I know that I will not eat a full meal for quite some time c. I am feeling stressed or tense

Answers:

1. A (2) b (3) a (4) c (5) b If your score is a four or five, you are a smart snacker! If your score is three or less, keep the following tips in mind: • Try to eat something every four hours – fruit and yogurt parfaits, fruit or vegetables dipped in hummus or a highfibre cereal with milk. • People eat more when they are distracted so try to focus only on your food. • Do not look at snacks as a ‘diet sin’. Snacks will keep your metabolism running and help you to avoid over eating later in the day.

ACCU Medical Nutrition is based in Graceway IGA Plaza, Providenciales. Call 946 8308, 242 3978 or 442 3978.

beauty expert

A thin coat of colour is key

Another dab on the top lip, patting gently across your mouth. None of your makeup should hold anyone’s attention during a conversation, especially high-gloss lips! You want to look healthy, not radioactive! No need to be seen aglow at 50 paces.

Vintage clothes

THE TREND for anything vintage is everywhere. For clothes, this generally means garments made from the 1920s to early 1980s. Fashion doesn’t often go green, but vintage does tick this box - it’s essentially recycling great quality clothes. Try charity shops, car boots, eBay, or specialist online retailers and shops.

Regional News

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

August 6 - 12, 2011

Man bites pre-teen private part in Guyana AN 11-YEAR old girl, who climbed a tree to escape the sexual advances of a 59-year old man, was bitten on her privates after the man failed to have sexual intercourse with her. The man of Cumberland Village, Berbice, Guyana was taken into police custody, while investigators await advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). Police were told that the incident occurred on July 25 at the girl’s home at another Corentyne village. The laws

The plane snapped in two in Guyana, but there were no causalities.

prevent disclosure of the alleged perpetrator or their specific addresses in order to protect the girl’s identity. When the intoxicated man arrived at the girl’s home, she told him to leave as she was alone. He, however, persisted and when she escaped up a tree, he pursued her. The man allegedly took her into her house, stripped and tied her up. When he failed to have sexual intercourse with her, he allegedly bit her private area. (Demerara Waves)

Caribbean tourism could be affected by plane crash – T&T´s PM Fifty five Haitian children rescued TRINIDAD and Tobago’s Prime “I was stunned by what I saw such damage control as we can,” she in five days on DR border Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and to know that there were no added. arrived in Guyana less than 24 hours after a plane from her country’s national carrier, Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL), ran off the runway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and snapped in two with some 157 persons on board. The PM was accompanied by a high-level team said to include her Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Transport and Commerce. Persad-Bissessar said she was stunned by what she saw and added that the incident will no doubt have an impact on the airline and the tourism industry.

casualties, that there was no fire, that there was no explosion so, again, I say thank God for all his mercies,” she told a news briefing at the CJIA. Damage control, she added, would have to be done because of the obvious impact the accident would have on the Caribbean’s largely tourism-dependent economies. “It would not just be Caribbean Airlines, it may affect tourism visitors too to the CARICOM nations and to the areas that Caribbean Airlines serves. We would have to assess that impact and, therefore, do

Both the PM and CAL officials expressed hope that the insurers would cover the cost of the US$38M aircraft which the airline bought in 2007. The investigators from the United States National Transportation Safety Board and Boeing aircraft manufacturers, she said, would determine whether it was pilot error or aircraft malfunction with the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The Trinidad and Tobago leader expects a report very soon to assist in avoiding future incidents. (Demerara Waves)

More dengue fever cases in the Bahamas THE NUMBER of confirmed cases of dengue fever has more than doubled in the past two days, according to Health Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, who confirmed that up to Sunday there were 195 cases. On Tuesday, the number of confirmed cases stood at 90. Minnis held a press conference over the weekend at the Ministry of Health to give an update on the outbreak. In recent days, public and private hospitals and clinics have been flooded by people showing symptoms of the virus. Over the past two weeks, nearly 600 people have shown up to those medical facilities with dengue fever-like symptoms, according to Stephanie Dean, senior nurse at the Public Hospitals Authority. Symptoms include fever, headache, eye pain and joint pain. Minnis indicated that the demand placed on the hospital is a result of the “concern and fear” surrounding the outbreak. While hundreds of people have turned up to the facilities with symptoms, infectious disease

specialist Dr. Perry Gomez said only 27 people had to be admitted to the hospital. The remainder were treated and discharged. “This outbreak is manageable and the resources are available in both the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of the Environment and other governmental agencies and departments,” Minnis said. He said people with mild symptoms can be easily cared for at home, as long as they get a lot of rest, drink fluids and take painkillers such as Panadol or Tylenol for fever, headache and joint and muscle pain. However, Minnis added that if symptoms get worse people should seek medical attention. Minnis said the Elizabeth Estates and Flamingo Gardens clinics will be open on Saturday while the Fleming Street Clinic and South Beach Health Center will be open on Sunday, both between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. specifically for the treatment of dengue fever. Dengue fever is transmitted through the bite of the aedes aegypti mosquito. The Department of Environmental Health Services

said last Wednesday that fogging had commenced throughout New Providence and some of the Family Islands in order to reduce the mosquito population. The department’s director Melanie McKenzie said yesterday that fogging exercises are being carried out on a daily basis. Minnis said individuals should take steps to reduce mosquito breeding grounds around their homes by removing all standing water in discarded cans, bottles, and tires and draining water from the base of planters. “We can only manage to contain this outbreak with the assistance of each and every community throughout The Bahamas participating in the removal of breeding sites for the mosquito,” he said. Minnis added that people should also use approved household insecticides and ensure that windows and door screens around their houses are properly sealed except during the times when fogging is being carried out. He added that long sleeved clothing can also reduce chances of infection.

SANTIAGO.The authorities heightened security checks along the northern border with Haiti to deal with the increasing traffic of undocumented Haitians called alarming, many of them children “used criminally as human shields,” official sources quoted by EFE affirmed today. The Border Security Guard (Cesfront) said at least 55 children have been rescued in the last five days when they were being taken to Santiago. At dawn Saturday, 17 Haitian children were rescued when they were transported on a vehicle on the highway that links the country’s second biggest city with the border zone. Felix Manuel Ureña, 10th Army

Battalion commander in northwest Dajabón, affirmed Monday that a public transport bus was retained with a group of Haitians traveled, with 24 arrested, while the others escaped. Border civilian and military authorities quoted by news source elnacional.com.do say the new modality used by the people traffickers who operate in Haiti and Dominican Republic merits concern. “They are now taking them from one place to another on motorcycles. They take up to six children, many of them newborn, drive a fast speeds then the military can’t do anything (...) because they criminally take innocent creatures used as human shields.”

Mexican drug cartel admits to ordering 1500 killing POLICE in Mexico say a suspected cartel leader they arrested on Friday has confessed to ordering the murder of 1,500 people in northern Chihuahua state. Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez, 33, is also suspected of masterminding the attack on a US consulate worker and her husband in Ciudad Juarez last year. Officials say Mr Acosta Hernandez is a key figure in the Juarez cartel. Juarez is Mexico’s most violent city, with more than 3,000 murders in 2010. The suspect, who is better known as El Diego, is accused of being the leader of the La Linea gang, whose members work as hired killers for the Juarez cartel. The cartel controls some of the main drug smuggling routes from Ciudad Juarez into the United States. Police believe El Diego was also

behind a car bomb attack which killed four people in the border city, the first such attack in Mexico’s spiralling drug-related violence. Head of Mexico’s federal police anti-drug unit Ramon Pequeno said Mr Acosta Hernandez had also admitted to ordering the killing of 15 people, most of them teenagers, at a party in Ciudad Juarez last year. The Mexican government had offered 15m Mexican pesos ($1,275,000; £778,000) for information leading to his arrest. US prosecutors said they wanted to try him in the case of the 2010 killing of US consulate employee Lesley Enriquez, her American husband Arthur Redelfs, and the husband of another consular worker, Jorge Alberto Salcedo. They were shot dead in their car after leaving a social event in the city.

August 6 - 12, 2011

Regional News

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Justice for newlyweds shot down in paradise

Four foreign nationals were killed in a bus accident in Jamaica.

Foreigners killed in Jamaican bus accident BRACO, Trelawny — Four foreign nationals were killed earlier this week while four other people — including three UK residents —remained in hospital following a terrible motor vehicle accident involving a minibus and a pickup along the Braco main road here in Trelawny. Police identified the dead as Kathleen Rawlinson, 45, of a UK address; Talia Jones, a Canadian living in the UK; 17-year-old Caisie Mulla and the driver of the minibus, 49-year-old Gary Banford, also of the United Kingdom. Those admitted in hospital in serious condition have been listed as Josie Branford, 25; Owen Mulla, 15; and Luke Evans — all of UK addresses, and Bryan Clarke, 36, of Silver Sands in Trelawny. Police say about 12:30 am, Branford was driving a white Mitsubishi minibus along the Braco

main road towards Rio Bueno when it collided with a Ford Ranger pickup travelling in the opposite direction. “Upon reaching the vicinity of Braco Farms Limited, the Mitsubishi bus which was transporting seven foreign nationals swerved to the right of the road into the path of a Ford Ranger and collided, causing severe damage to both vehicles,” the police said. The Ford Ranger, the police said, was being driven by Clarke, who is company director of Worthy Park Estate in St Catherine. Rawlinson reportedly died on the spot, while the three others who died in the crash were pronounced dead on arrival at the Falmouth Hospital. At the Rio Bueno Police Station, just over a mile from where the accident occurred, firefighters were seen combing the mangled minibus for personal items belonging to the occupants of the ill-fated bus.

Pregnant woman among three dead in the Bahamas

THREE PEOPLE, including a pregnant woman, were killed in an apartment on Montgomery Avenue off Carmichael Road, in the Bahamas on Saturday morning, not far from where a double homicide took place earlier this month. Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said police made the discovery sometime after six o’clock this morning. The deaths bring the murder count so far for the year to 85. It also marks the seventh homicide recorded so far for the week. According to Ferguson, the assailants busted in the door of the small apartment, shot both women in the head and shot the man in the back. There were also four young children in the home at the time, said Ferguson, who added that one of the children had a hand injury as a result

of this incident. All the children were taken to the hospital. Neighbours reported hearing gunshots earlier in the morning, but the bodies were not discovered until after dawn, said police at the scene. Ferguson said two of the bodies were found in a bed in one room and another was found lying on the floor of another room. Ferguson said police are also exploring the possibility of a connection between this morning’s incident and the July 12 double homicide. Earlier this week, Serrano Adderley, 30, of Montgomery Avenue, off Cowpen Road, was accused of the shooting deaths of Kevin Forbes, 40, of Miller’s Heights and Alwayne Leslie, 28, of Jamaica at a shantytown near the Montgomery Avenue apartment.

TWO MERCILESS thugs hid their faces as they were convicted of murdering British newlyweds Ben and Catherine Mullany on their fairytale honeymoon in Antigua. Robbers Kaniel Martin and Avie Howell were found guilty three years to the day after they blasted the couple to death at their Caribbean hotel. But after seeing Martin, 23, and Howell, 20, brought to justice, the couple’s parents told in a poignant statement how they found “no joy – only relief” in the verdict. Mrs Mullany’s parents, David and Rachel Bowen, and her inlaws Marilyn and Cynlais Mullany, hugged each other and wept as the decision was read out. They added: “After three years of waiting, there is justice for our children. We will never be able to comprehend the senseless nature of their deaths, the total disregard shown for human life, and that no remorse has ever been shown. “Ben and Cath will live in our hearts forever. They made our lives happy beyond measure and enriched every day that they were with us.” The families expressed sympathy for Woneta Anderson, 43, a local shopkeeper shot dead by the killers two weeks after the honeymoon murders. Martin, who uses the street name Sample Dan, and Howell, dubbed Shaka, denied all three murders. The case was adjourned for sentencing in September, and police were forced to quell angry protests from the defendants’ families and friends. During a two-month trial, the jury was told the Mullanys, both 31, and from Pontardawe, south Wales, were attacked in the early hours.

Ben and Catherine Mullany were murdered on their fairytale honeymoon in Antigua.

Ben, a physio, and his bride, a doctor, had been married for just two weeks, and were on the final day of their stay at the Cocos Hotel on the west coast of the paradise island. The killers entered hotel grounds while the security guard was asleep and broke into the couple’s villa. Both victims were shot once in the back of the head. It was never established in court whether Martin or Howell, or both, fired the fatal shots. After ransacking the property, they fled with a small amount of cash, a camera, a mobile phone and a few other belongings. Mrs Mullany put up a fight, but died instantly after being shot. Her husband survived and was flown back to Wales for treatment but died a week later at Swansea’s Morriston Hospital. Scotland Yard sent a team

of detectives from its Serious Crime Squad to help with the investigation. Martin could receive the death penalty but it is unlikely to be carried out because of changes to the appeals system. Howell, a juvenile at the time, is expected to receive a life sentence. Detective Superintendent Keith Niven, who led the British team, said: “Howell and Martin stole relatively cheap mobiles, an inexpensive camera and a small amount of cash. “It leads me to believe the murders were their primary objective and that theft was a secondary intention.” The couple’s memory is being kept alive via the Mullany Fund, a charity to assist young people seeking careers in medicine. Patrons are the Duchess of York and excricketer Sir Vivian Richards who comes from Antigua. (express.co.uk)

Chavez in middle class appeal THE VENEZUELAN President, Hugo Chavez, says he wants to open up his socialist political project to the middle classes and private sector. Mr Chavez said his government had to convince Venezuela’s middle classes they were needed. Speaking by telephone on state television, he said he was entering a more reflective period of his life. Mr Chavez recently underwent cancer treatment in Cuba, but plans to stand for re-election next year. The Venezuelan leader made his comments a day after he celebrated his 57th birthday, when - appearing in yellow rather than his characteristic red shirt - he told a rally of cheering supporters that he was in no mood to leave office in the near future. In Friday’s telephone interview,

Mr Chavez said the treatment to remove a tumour had led him to radically change his life towards a “more diverse, more reflective and multi-faceted” period. He told his supporters to eliminate divisions and dogma, and end what he called the abuse of symbols such as the term “socialist”. “Why do we have to always have to wear a red shirt?” said Mr Chavez. “And the same goes for the word ‘socialism’.” The president cited the example of a mayor in the governing party who inaugurated a “Socialist Avenue”, which Mr Chavez described as “stupid”. “We need to reflect and introduce changes in our discourse and in our actions.”

Mr Chavez, who came to power in 1999, said the private sector and the middle classes were “vital” to his political project. He said it was a shame that attempts to be more inclusive of these groups in society had been criticised by some in official circles in Venezuela. “Raul Castro is leading a process of self-criticism,” said Mr Chavez, hinting that Venezuela could learn from the reforms being undertaken by the president of Cuba, who has made some concessions to the private sector since taking over from Fidel Castro in 2006. Mr Chavez said his government needed to correct the perception that small businesses would be taken over by the state.

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Fat Joe drops 100 lbs Fat Joe is done being fat. After losing seven friends last year to heart attacks – all in their 30’s, and six of whom were overweight -Joseph Antonio Cartagena has lost over 100 pounds. Through a revamped diet and a rigorous exercise programme, the Bronx native has lost a monumental amount of weight. But he is not yet done. When asked if he had reached his goal, Cartegena said: “I’m not even nowhere near. I’m gonna go from the guy you know as Fat Joe for 16 years to a whole different, transformed person.” Fat Joe’s Puerto Rican and Cuban background makes many wonder if he still eats the same Latino foods that he and many other Hispanics indulge in daily, but that can be rich and diet-averse. Cartagena says he “loves lechon, been eating pork for 16 years. I love all the normal stuff every Spanish person eats but I just stopped the carbs. I’ll eat my lobster, I’ll eat my fish, but with vegetables, I’m not eating carbs.” Restaurants, he said, can be anathema to eating the right foods. “They give you like a pound of rice, they think they’re looking out for you but they’re killin’ you,” said

Cartagena, who is about 6’ 2” tall, and before switching to a healthier lifestyle weighed more than 350 lbs.“That’s why people are dying young, we’re eatin’ fried foods and a lot of rice, we just gotta scale back.” In an interview earlier this year, he depicted poor eating as a kind of plague. “The biggest killer of people is food,” he said. “It kills more people than AIDS or gun violence or war, anything you can name.” Fat Joe, who is 40, is not on a specific diet, but simply follows basic steps for eating foods that are nutritious and not artery-cloggers. Working out has become part and parcel of his weekly routine. Cartagena, who recently showed off his slimmer frame in a video called “Drop a Body,” does about a half hour of cardio exercise, then hits the weights and then wraps it all up with another half hour of cardio. And he’s taking his new-found passion for diet and fitness, and turning it into a cause, advocating for healthy living. Among the fitnessrelated projects in the pipeline is a new cooking show that will feature Cartagena alongside fellow rap artist and entertainer Queen Latifah focusing on healthy dishes. He is also spreading the word

A slimmed down Fat Joe arrives at the BET Awards ceremony held at the Shrine Auditorium in June, 2011 in Los Angeles. Fat Joe has dropped 100 lbs. and says he is not yet done losing weight. (Getty´s image)

about eating well through media interviews. “I’m goin’ off what you know and what I know,” he said. “Carbs is what’s givin’ you the diabetes, and what’s givin’ people heart attacks. We can’t be carb dependent.”

Fat Joe at 88 lbs

Don’t think for a minute, though, that he’s feeling deprived. Despite cutting back on carbs and restructuring his daily diet, Fat Joe still thoroughly enjoys what he eats. “I eat great food, I eat great salads, I love what I eat.” Fat Joe feels that being an advocate for weight loss and selfimprovement regarding health may be his calling. He sees a kind of Divine Intervention at play in his new epiphany. He wonders, “God, why do you continue to bless me if I’m a sinner?

Maybe God, this is what he wanted me to do, become a role model. If I encourage five people, maybe 1,000 people, to lose weight and live, that’s a big accomplishment.” When asked if the name Fat Joe would stick despite the weight loss, he said: “Absolutely!” “They try to give me Slim Joe, Wacko Flacko,” he said with a laugh, but added in no uncertain terms that he will always answer to the name Fat Joe, no matter how many clothes sizes he has dropped. (Foxnews. com)

DiCaprio tops Forbes male Hollywood rich list Drake asks Stevie Wonder for help

Drake enlists Stevie Wonder’s help for album DRAKE’S upcoming album is already making “Headlines”: the artist revealed to MuchMusic over the weekend that icon Stevie Wonder had a hand in creating his soon-to-bereleased “Take Care.” Drake calls the heralded singer a close friend, and said that he relied on Wonder to give him some feedback. “He helped me out with a lot of the music, just came and sat with me...told me where I could add a couple things to make it more sonically appealing,” the 24-year-old star said. “Not only that, but we actually are writing together, which is an incredible experience.” Fans got to see the two teamup at the OVO Music Festival in Toronto this past weekend, as Drake brought Wonder along to perform with him.

LEONARDO DiCaprio and Johnny Depp have topped a list of Hollywood’s highest-earning actors, according to Forbes.com. The pair earned $77 million (£47m) and $50 million (£30m) respectively to the year ending on 1 May. Comedian Adam Sandler, who earned $40m (£24m), captured third spot while Will Smith and Tom Hanks were close behind, making $36m (£22m) and $35m (£21m). Forbes described Sandler as one of the surest things in Hollywood. They added that even if his films were not loved by critics they were popular with the ticket-buying public. Although Smith has been focusing more on his family lately, he still managed to be among the top five best-paid actors. Hanks’ film Larry Crowne was a flop but the actor also voices Woody in the Toy Story films. The third Toy Story movie was the highest-grossing animated film of all time. DiCaprio, who moved from fifth to first place, had two box office hits last year, Shutter Island and Inception, which between them earned more than $1 billion (£614m). In his next films he’ll play FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover and the title

Leonardo DiCaprio earned $77M last year.

role in The Great Gatsby. Depp, last year’s top paid actor, continues to sell tickets as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Forbes compiled the list based on earning after speaking to agents, lawyers, producers and industry insiders to estimate what each actor earned for the year that ended 1 May. (BBC)

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Lopez’s first post-split interview: “marriage is hard” JENNIFER Lopez may have three failed marriages behind her, but that doesn’t mean she’s giving up on love. Lopez is opening up like she’s never done before. She’s not only talking about fighting with Marc Anthony, but she’s even hinting that her return to work (and the spotlight!) may have been the final straw... “This was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to face,” Lopez says in the new issue of Vanity Fair (on newstands this week). “I really wanted this family to work. That was my biggest dream, and I worked hard at it. We both did. Sometimes it doesn’t work—and that’s sad. But I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love...It’s still my biggest dream.” Most of writer Lisa Robinson’s interview with Ms. Lopez actually took place before she and Anthony announced their split. But it sounds like Lopez knew the end was near. “We try, we try,” she said when asked about balancing

their work life, their children and their marriage. “[But] it’s getting increasingly harder. When we were [first] married, most of the time, and even before the babies were born, we were able to go everywhere together. I wasn’t working as much. So we kind of had that. I went on tour with him a few times in the first few years of our marriage, and we did a film [El Cantante] together. It’s hard, and we’re figuring it out. It’s tough. “And,” she added, “everything is ramping up in a way. Like I said, we had the first three years of our marriage just for us. I wasn’t working, it was mainly about him. Then we got pregnant. Then it became about the kids. And then I started working again.” She said she and Marc fought about everything. “Marriage is tough,” she said. “It’s not going to be perfect...It’s definitely challenging.” Love aside, Lopez also reveals she tried using nannies for twins Max and Emme, but “it wasn’t for

me.” Instead, family and friends help with the kids. The American Idol judge insists she didn’t have fertility treatments (“Twins run in my family,” she said). She also said hasn’t had any plastic surgery. “But I don’t know how I’ll feel about it when I’m 50,” she admitted. She also admits that she knows she’s not the best of singers. “I think I’m a really great performer,” Lopez said. “I think I’m a really great actress. I feel confident in those things—that’s a better way to say it. I’m not as gifted a vocalist as some of the girls that are out there, but I know I communicate.” And sells a ton of records. Her eight albums and numerous hit singles have a sold a combined total of—ready for this?— 55 millions copies. She will get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. “It’s like all that hard work and now something permanent is going to be there,” Lopez said. “I made my mark.” (eonline.com)

Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony have called it quits after years of marriage.

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Plastic heart gives dad new lease of life

A 40-YEAR-old father who was dying from heart failure is set to leave hospital after receiving an artificial heart. Matthew Green is ready to go home and await a transplant after surgeons at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire replaced his heart with an implant. His new plastic heart is powered by a portable driver in a backpack, which he said had “revolutionised” his life. It is thought to be the first time a UK patient has been able to go home with an entirely artificial heart. Around 900 similar operations have been carried out around the world. Mr Green said: “It’s going to revolutionise my life. Before I couldn’t walk anywhere. I could hardly climb a flight of stairs and now I’ve been up and I’ve been walking out and getting back to a normal life. “I went out for a pub lunch over the weekend and that just felt fantastic, to be with normal people again.” Consultant cardiothoracic surgeon Mr Steven Tsui said without the device Mr Green, from London, might not have survived the wait for a heart transplant operation. “At any point in time there may be as many as 30 people waiting for

Mr Green says he is excited about playing in the garden with his son

a heart transplant on our waiting list at Papworth, with one third waiting over a year,” he said. “Matthew’s condition was deteriorating rapidly and we discussed with him the possibility of receiving this device, because without it, he may not have survived the wait until a suitable donor heart could be found for him.” He said for the first time a patient was walking the streets of Britain without a human heart. Mr Green, who is married and has a son, had been suffering from

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a heart muscle disease that results in arrhythmia, heart failure and occasionally sudden death. His health had declined over recent years, meaning the only option available to him was a heart transplant. Earlier, he thanked the Papworth staff for making “it possible for me to return home to my family”. “Two years ago I was cycling nine miles to work and nine miles back every day, but by the time I was admitted to hospital I was struggling to walk even a few yards,” he said. “I am really excited about going home and just being able to do the everyday things that I haven’t been able to do for such a long time, such as playing in the garden with my son and cooking a meal for my family.” The SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart Mr Green received is used as a bridge-to-transplant for patients dying from end-stage biventricular heart failure, where both sides of the heart are failing. The device works in the same way as a heart transplant in that it replaces both failing ventricles and the heart valves they contain, thus relieving the symptoms and effects of severe heart failure. However, it is not suitable for long-term use. (BBC)

Oxygen molecules discovered in deep space for first time ASTRONOMERS can finally breathe a sigh of relief: A team of scientists has discovered the first oxygen molecules in deep space, capping a nearly 230-year search for the elusive cosmic molecule. The oxygen molecules were detected in a star-forming region of the Orion nebula, roughly 1,500 lightyears from Earth, by the European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory. The observatory used its large telescope and infrared detectors to hone in on the species, which is thought to be common in the cosmos, but has so far been hard to find. Individual atoms of oxygen (called atomic oxygen) are common in space, particularly around massive stars. But molecular oxygen, which is formed of two bonded oxygen atoms and makes up about 20 percent of the air we breathe on Earth, has eluded astronomers until now. Astronomers searched for the elusive oxygen molecules in space for decades using balloons, as well as ground- and space-based telescopes. The Swedish Odin telescope spotted the molecule in 2007, but the detection could not be confirmed.

The discovery by the Herschel team has been confirmed, cementing the existence of molecular oxygen in space. Goldsmith and his colleagues suggest that oxygen is actually locked up in water ice that coats tiny dust grains. They think the oxygen detected by Herschel in the Orion nebula was formed after starlight

warmed the icy grains, releasing water, which was converted into oxygen molecules. “This explains where some of the oxygen might be hiding,” said Goldsmith. “But we didn’t find large amounts of it, and still don’t understand what is so special about the spots where we find it. The universe still holds many secrets.”

The Herschel space telescope found the molecules in a dense patch of gas and dust adjacent to star-forming regions in the Orion nebula. (ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Red wine now has more health benefits.

Drinking wine could prevent sunburn and even skin cancer LOOKING to go out in the sun? Drinking wine may protect your skin, according to a new study. The study was recently published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and the research team was led by a biochemisty major at the University of Barcelona. The study states that a certain compound found in grapes or grape derivatives may protect your skin from ultraviolet radiation. It was found that the grape derivatives, called flavonoids (found in red wine), can stop the chemical reaction when the sun hits your skin that causes cells to die and cause skin damage. This, in turn, can help protect the skin from sunburn that many experience while out in the sun at this time of the year. It has been even linked to possibly even prevent skin cancer.

With the new study in place, Marta Cascante, the biochemist that led the study, is encouraging those that develop skin cream products to incorporate the grape derivatives with the newly-found results. “This study supports the idea of using these products to protect the skin from cell damage and death caused by solar radiation, as well as increasing our understanding of the mechanism by which they act”, Cascante said. For those that aren’t a big fan of drinking wine, or simply can’t, Cascante says that simply eating grapes can be just as effective. Previously, drinking wine in moderation has also been linked to preventing cavities, fighting Alzheimer’s, and preventing prostate cancer. (etidbits.com)

Mideast HIV epidemic emerging as sex between men fuels disease, study says SEX BETWEEN men is responsible for more than a quarter of new HIV infections in parts of the Middle East and North Africa, according to a study that shows epidemics of the AIDS-causing virus are emerging in the region. High-risk sex between truck drivers in Morocco and Pakistan, prisoners in Lebanon and street children in Egypt are fueling the spread of HIV among those groups, researchers in Qatar found in a study of data from 23 nations published yesterday by the Public Library of Science in its journal PLoS Medicine. The survey is the first to describe the state of HIV among gay and bisexual men in a region where same-sex intercourse is often criminal and the stigma associated with it can hinder efforts to prevent transmissions, the researchers said. They hope the findings will spur governments to curb the epidemics, said Laith Abu-Raddad, an associate professor of public health at the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar who led the study. “Only a few countries have started in the right direction,” AbuRaddad said in a telephone interview from Doha, citing Morocco, Pakistan

and Lebanon. “The majority of countries still haven’t really acted.” He declined to say which nations are lagging behind, saying the matter is sensitive. New HIV infections in the Middle East and North Africa more than doubled to 75,000 in 2009 from 36,000 in 2001, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, or UNAIDS. Reliable data on epidemics in the region are scant, the Geneva- based agency said on its website. Abu-Raddad and colleagues compiled data from 95 studies and articles. In most countries, fewer than 10 percent of gay and bisexual men have HIV, they found, less than western nations such as the U.S., where the rate is 21 percent. Infections were highest among a group of male prostitutes in Pakistan, where 28 percent have the virus. Sex between men was responsible for more than half of Lebanon’s new HIV infections in 2008, compared with 13 percent of all infections in that nation since the first cases were detected. Gay sex accounted for 20 percent of new infections in Egypt, and at least a quarter in Oman and Syria, the study found.

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Woman lured girls in the UK Norway attacks: Breivik makes ‘unrealistic’ demands to be raped by three men

THE MAN who has confessed to killing 77 people in Norway has made a list of “unrealistic” demands, his lawyer says. Anders Behring Breivik wanted the government to resign and Japanese specialists to assess his mental health, Geir Lippestad told reporters. The far-right extremist admits killing eight people with a bomb in Oslo and shooting dead 69 on Utoeya island. Meanwhile, the leader of the rightwing Progress Party has warned that Norway still faces a serious Islamist threat. “All the debates that we had prior to 22 July will come back. All the challenges that Norway was facing and the challenges that the world was facing are still there. Al-Qaeda is still there,” Siv Jensen told the AFP news agency. “The new thing is that we have been in a horrible way reminded of the fact that terrorism can come in many different forms, with different rhetoric behind it, with different crazy ideas behind it.” Ms Jensen also said in another interview that the anti-Muslim views of Mr Breivik, who was a member of the Progress Party between 1999 and 2006, were “perversely unique” and that it was not aware of his plans. “It was impossible for us to foresee at the time. He obviously changed in recent years without anyone knowing,” she told the Associated Press. Mr Breivik blames the governing Labour Party for increased immigration in Norway. Its youth wing was on Utoeya for a summer camp when the attack took place, while the bomb was set-off near government buildings.

Mr Breivik has linked his demands to his willingness to share information about other alleged cells.

Mr Lippestad said Mr Breivik’s list of demands was “far from the real world” and “completely impossible to fulfil” and showed “he doesn’t know how society works”. “His demands here includes the complete overthrowing of both the Norwegian and European societies,” he told the Associated Press. “But it shows that he doesn’t understand the situation he’s in.” The 32-year-old had linked his demands to his willingness to share information about other alleged terrorist cells, Mr Lippestad said. Norwegian police have previously cast doubt on Mr Breivik’s claims that he was part of a broader network but said they would investigate them. A court has appointed two psychiatrists to try to examine Mr Breivik’s actions, with a mandate to report back by 1 November. Mr Lippestad said Mr Breivik had asked that he also be examined by Japanese mental health specialists as he believes “the Japanese understand the idea and values of honour” and would understand him better than

Europeans. The lawyer has previously said his client is probably insane. Mr Lippestad added that a second list from his client requested items like cigarettes and civilian clothes. Mr Breivik has been charged under the criminal law for acts of terrorism. The charges include the destabilisation of vital functions of society, including government, and causing serious fear in the population. At a court appearance on 25 July, Mr Breivik admitted carrying out the attacks but did not plead guilty to the charges. He was remanded in custody for eight weeks, with the first four to be in solitary confinement. The attacks on 22 July traumatised Norway, one of the most politically stable and tolerant countries in Europe. The government plans to set up an independent “July 22 Commission” to examine the attacks, including investigating whether police reacted too slowly to the shootings at Utoeya. (BBC)

Italian committee approves face veil ban bill

AN ITALIAN parliamentary committee has passed a draft law which will ban women from wearing veils which cover their faces in public. The bill, which has the backing of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s central-right coalition, would prohibit the wearing of a burka, niqab or any headwear which covers the face. The bill will go to a parliamentary vote after the summer recess. Belgium and France have already banned the full-face veil in public. If passed, those who defied the ban would face a fine of 150-300 euros ($213-426; £130-260) and some kind of community service, according to Ansa news agency. For those who forced someone else to wear the covering, the penalty would be 30,000 euros and up to 12 months in jail, Ansa reports.

Lawmaker Barbara Saltamartini, from Mr Berlusconi’s People of Freedom party, said she welcomed the move. “Final approval will put an end to the suffering of many women who

are often forced to wear the burka or niqab, which annihilates their dignity and gets in the way of integration,” Ms Saltamartini said in a statement. The opposition voted against the move. (BBC)

The bill will be debated and voted on by parliament after the summer recess.

A WOMAN has been convicted of plotting to lure two girls on a night out so they could be raped by three men. Stephanie Knight, 19, told the 16-year-olds they were going out clubbing in Lancashire in December 2009. But instead the girls were raped by brothers Amjad Hussain, 34, Shahid Hussain, 37, and their cousin Tanveer Butt, 39. Knight and the three men were convicted of rape offences following a trial at Burnley Crown Court. The girls were given alcohol and drugs and taken to an empty terraced house in Accrington with no electricity where the three men subjected one of the girls to a “terrifying ordeal”, jurors were told. Amjad Hussain then raped both girls and drove them home to Blackburn. The prosecution said the victims had known Knight for up to a week and had not previously met any of the other defendants. After she lured them out for the evening, Knight was heard to say “got them” in a mobile phone conversation and named the girls, the court heard. She denied there was any agreement for the sexual assaults to take place. Knight, who has been in care since the age of 11, said she first met Amjad Hussain six months earlier when he pulled up beside her in the street and asked for her mobile phone number. They went on to have a sexual relationship and she said she later

Stephanie Knight was convicted of conspiracy to rape and aiding and abetting rape.

fell in love with him. In the months that followed Amjad Hussain persuaded her to perform a sex act on his brother and cousin, she said. The court heard that Knight herself was currently being supported by Engage, a multi-agency initiative set up to tackle child sex exploitation in Blackburn. Amjad Hussain claimed that sex with both girls was consensual. The other men denied having met the girls. Knight, formerly of Queen Street in Rawtenstall; Amjad Hussain, of Sharples Street in Accrington; and Butt, of St Albans Street in Rochdale, were all convicted of conspiracy to rape. Knight and Butt were also found guilty of aiding and abetting rape, while Amjad Hussain, Shahid Hussain, of Drake Street, Rochdale, and Butt were all convicted of rape. They are all due to be sentenced on 2 September. (BBC)

Breast ironing tradition targeted in Cameroon EVERY morning before school, nine-year-old Terisia Techu would undergo a painful procedure. Her mother would take a burning hot pestle straight out of a fire and use it to press her breasts. With tears in her eyes as she recalls what it was like, Terisia tells CNN that one day the pestle was so hot, it burned her, leaving a mark. Now 18, she is still traumatized. Her mother, Grace, denies the incident. But she proudly demonstrates the method she used on her daughter for several weeks, saying the goal was to make her less desirable to boys -- and stave off pregnancy. A study found that one in four girls in Cameroon have been affected by the practice. The U.S. State Department, in its 2010 human rights report on Cameroon, cited news reports and said breast ironing “victimized numerous girls in the country” and

in some cases “resulted in burns, deformities, and psychological problems.” There are more than 200 ethnic groups in Cameroon with different norms and customs. Breast ironing is practiced by all of them. Some mothers use hot stones or coconut shells to flatten their daughters’ breasts. Doctors believe improved diets have resulted in young Cameroonian girls going through puberty early. Many of them are also becoming pregnant early. Terisia became pregnant at 15. Her child died at birth. She told CNN that breast ironing doesn’t work. She hates the practice and wishes her mother had instead talked to her about sex and preventing pregnancy. Grace Techu argues that if it weren’t for the breast ironing, Terisia would have become pregnant at an even younger age.

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Spain PM postpones holiday as debt fears hit record SPAIN’S Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero has been forced to postpone his holiday as investors continue to flee his country’s debt. Mr Zapatero had been due to leave for south-west Spain. But on Tuesday, the yield on Spanish bonds reached 4.04 percentage points more than German debt - a record since the euro was introduced in 1999. The so-called premium to hold Italy’s debt also hit a record. “The prime minister has postponed the start of his holidays,” Mr Zapatero’s spokesperson said. “He is keeping an eye on the international economic situation.” The latest spike in yields comes at a bad time for the Spanish government, which had plans to raise as much as 3.5bn euros ($5bn, £3.1bn) in a bond auction on Thursday. On Tuesday, the euro reached a record low against the Swiss franc. The Swiss currency is usually considered a so-called safe haven in times of turmoil. Meanwhile, Spain’s main stock index fell for the second day in a row, closing down 2.2% after tumbling 3.2% a day earlier. Italy’s index fell 2.5%. Despite another bailout for Greece last month, the eurozone is struggling to contain fears that more countries will not be able to repay their enormous debts. The Irish Republic and Portugal

have both been bailed out, and Greece has been rescued twice. Now there are concerns about the economic health of Cyprus. As the bond yields rise, Italy and Spain have seen their borrowing costs rise sharply in recent weeks. Italy’s 10-year bonds rose above 6% on Tuesday - a rate considered unsustainable. The premium over the equivalent German debt also reached a record spread of 3.74 percentage points. Italy has the largest sovereign debt of any European country. As a percentage of output, Italy’s debt is second only to Greece in the eurozone - whose huge debts have led to two bailouts. Representatives from the Italian central bank and stock regulator Consob were set to hold discussions on “the sovereign debt market situation and implications for the banks and the economy”. As their countries’ bond yields rise, it becomes more expensive for governments to sell more debt, which leads to a vicious circle as the old debt comes due for repayment. On Tuesday, Germany - the biggest economy in Europe - saw its bond yield drop below the inflation rate for first time since reunification. This suggests that investors are now so scared, they are willing to sacrifice a return on their investment to hold the least risky bonds in Europe. (BBC)

Obama signs debt bill, calls for longer-term plan PRESIDENT Barack Obama on Tuesday called for more longer-term measures to spur economic recovery after the approval in Congress of the bipartisan agreement to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. A “balanced approach” will be required to reduce the deficit in the long term and this approach includes tax reform such that the rich “pay their fair share,” said Obama from the White House Rose Garden just prior to signing the debt-limit legislation. “This compromise guarantees more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction. It’s an important first step to ensuring that as a nation we live within our means,” the president said. “Yet it also allows us to keep making key investments in things like education and research that lead to new jobs, and assures that we’re not cutting too abruptly while the economy is still fragile.” The bill passed by Congress “requires that both parties work

together on a larger plan to cut the deficit, which is important for the long-term health of our economy,” he said. “And since you can’t close the deficit with just spending cuts, we’ll need a balanced approach where everything is on the table,” Obama said, repeating his request to eliminate subsidies for oil companies and the loopholes that allow billionaires to pay taxes at a lower rate than teachers and nurses. The Senate, where Obama’s fellow Democrats are in the majority, approved the debt bill on Tuesday by a vote of 74-26, after the Republicancontrolled House of Representatives had done so the previous day. The accord, passed on the day that the Treasury Department had said the United States could have gone into default on its debt obligations, includes an increase in the debt limit authorized by Congress and government spending cuts over the next decade. (Foxnews.com)

Murdoch crisis: HCL ordered to trash emails RUPERT Murdoch’s News International issued instructions for the mass deletion of hundreds of thousands of emails from its computer system in the past 18 months, MPs have been told. The news has prompted concerns that vital evidence may have been lost to police and other authorities investigating the phone-hacking scandal. The extent of the deletions was revealed in a letter sent to the Commons Home Affairs Committee by lawyers acting for a technology company, HCL, which manages data for News International (NI). A shocked Keith Vaz, chairman of the committee, said: “I’m very surprised that so many emails and information appears to have been deleted since the start of this year. This will raise further questions which I’m sure we will want to probe further but it’s surprising that such a large number of messages have been deleted. Several thousand emails is a lot of emails.” He said staff from HCL may be called to give further evidence before the committee. Stuart Benson, a Reading-based law firm acting for HCL, detailed nine instances since April 2010 when NI had requested the deletion of emails. The first three requests were made within weeks of a Commons committee having castigated the company’s executives for their “collective amnesia” over the extent of hacking by the News of the World. In one of the requests, NI asked for the deletion of more than 200,000 pieces of correspondence. Another

request, made the following month, asked for the deletion of 21,000 messages said to be “stuck in the outbox”. All of the requests for deletions could be due to standard practice in managing an IT system though other similar businesses said last night that they retained email archives for much longer. Two of the requests made references to “public folders” and investigators will want to be sure that these are not ruses used to disguise the identity of the user. Scotland Yard detectives, who are examining the NI information systems for evidence of phonehacking and illicit payments to police, are likely to be angry at any attempt to interfere with the archive, particularly since January this year when NI stated publicly that it was doing everything in its power to cooperate with the inquiries. Three of the requests for email deletions were made in 2011. MPs who have led the campaign for a full investigation into hacking expressed their concern on Monday night. Tom Watson, the Labour MP for West Bromwich East, said: “Sadly this is not a surprise but it’s a shocking revelation and casts further doubt on the leadership of the previous investigation by the Metropolitan Police. I sincerely hope this means the police will now consider News International an unco-operative partner in trying to crack the cover-up of hacking.” Chris Bryant, Labour MP for Rhondda, said: “Some of us called

from the very beginning for the Met to go in and seize the whole of the IT system. From what we have heard it seems we may never get to the bottom of how News International ..., in the words of the police, ‘deliberately thwarted the investigation’.” In his letter to the committee, HCL’s solicitor, Stuart Benson, said: “It is of course a matter entirely for News International, the police and your committee as to whether there was any other agenda or subtext when issues of deletion arose and that is a matter on which my client cannot comment and something which you will no doubt explore direct with News International.” Earlier this week, News International made no comment on the letter. News of the deletions follows a report in The New York Times that Harbottle & Lewis, a London law firm working for NI, had redrafted more than once a letter it sent to the Commons Culture Committee in May 2007, in effect clearing the company over further involvement in hacking. The Harbottle & Lewis letter said “no reasonable evidence” had been found that senior editors knew about the reporter’s “illegal actions”. Next Monday victims of hacking by the News of the World who are bringing civil actions against the publishing company are due to be given disclosure of all the information held on them on the company’s databases. (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)

Relatives charged in murder of 10-year-old found locked in box FOUR MEMBERS of an Arizona family have been charged with murder in the death of a 10-yearold girl whose body was discovered locked in a box outside her family’s house. She had suffocated. The charges were filed Thursday, a day after Phoenix police arrested the four. Police released a statement saying the four relatives of Ame Deal had been entrusted with caring for her. The arrest came after police said they learned that the family routinely confined her inside the box when she misbehaved. John and Samantha Allen, both 23, were charged with first-degree murder after confessing they had locked Deal in the box July 12, the statement said. Cynthia Stoltzmann, 44, and Judith Deal, 62, were charged with

child abuse and kidnapping after both admitted they had locked the girl in the box on previous occasions, it added. CNN was not able to reach Judith Deal’s attorney; it was not immediately clear whether the remaining three have retained counsel. Stoltzmann was the victim’s aunt and legal guardian, according to police spokesman Sgt. Trent Crump. Deal’s and the Allens’ relationship to the girl was not clear. “When we initially responded to the scene, we filed it as an unknown death,” Crump said. When first questioned, the family members told police that Deal had climbed into the box and suffocated while playing hide-and-seek, police said. That was the account Stoltzmann

gave to CNN affiliate KNXV-TV on July 13, the day after family members reported finding the body. “I don’t break down well in front of other people, but when I’m by myself, I can lose it real easy,” Stoltzmann said. “She was an awesome hider, let me tell you. ... There were places she would squeeze into that I didn’t think my dog could squeeze into.” But Crump said that, after investigating the incident, police came to believe the girl was killed. Crump said Thursday that the case has troubled even veteran detectives. “This child died at the hands of those who were supposed to love and care for her. ... This case has turned the stomachs of some of our most seasoned detectives,” he said. (CNN)

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BRAND NEW TIRES + PLUS RIMS. HONDA SIZE 2456517 5 LOGS 17 INCH

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Must be willing to work flexible hours, weekends and holidays. Salary $5.00 per hour. Belonger only.

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• Coordinates all service beverage of the restaurant and work with the management team and chef regarding food and beverage cost • Must be able to work weekends, nights and holidays 6 days per week • Must have at least 8 years experience • Must be able to understand, speak and write English, physically fit, dependable and hardworking Salary is paid based on experience and quality of work Suitable qualified candidates should apply in writing or send resume to:

Management Caicos Café. P.O. Box 1023, Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands Email: caicoscafe@tciway.tc 5383

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• Must be able to work weekends and holidays • Must have at least 2 years experience • Must have a fabulous personality and be incredible outgoing • Must have a license from an accredited school

Please send your resume to relax@spatropique.com by August 31st, 2011

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Vacancy for Gardner Private Villa is looking for one person to clean the grounds and keep the garden in good order. Job requires heavy lifting, trash removal, mowing grass and trimming hedges, cleaning pools, feeding 4 dogs, etc. Must be able to work some weekends, holidays and under minimum supervision. Salary $5.50 per hour. Previous experience required. Knowledge of pest spray treatment and appropriate fertilizers for varied plants over 2.5 acres is required. Belonger preferred.

Send applications to P.O. Box 196, Providenciales

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International Transfer Company Limited (C.A.M.) in the Turks and Caicos Islands) seeks to employ a

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The Somerset on Grace Bay is seeking a suitable qualified Belongers who possess the requirements listed are encouraged to apply. Ideal candidates should possess luxury resort experience, be professional in attitude and demeanor and must read and speak English fluently.

LABOURER

Responsibilities: • Complete ground work as directed by the Property Manager which may include picking up trash, sweeping curb and dumpster areas and maintaining landscaping beds and other ground areas • Must have the ability to lift heavy items weighing up to 150lbs. • Must have the ability to maintain irrigation systems and provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, and other grounds features Requirements: • Must be a team player with a desire to deliver excellent customer service to our guest • Must have clear English communications skills (written or oral) • Previous experience in this area would be an asset Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience Qualified Belonger candidates are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

JOP OPPORTUNITY Chief of Clinical Services

Applications are invited for the post of Chief of Clinical Services at the Turks & Caicos Islands Hospital, British West Indies: The position becomes vacant at the end of September 2011.

The Post. The post holder will be accountable to the Chief Executive for the provision of services on both sites within nursing, midwifery, imaging, physiotherapy services, dialysis, clinical nutrition and infection control. The primary base will be on Providenciales but some travel to Grand Turk will be required as will occasional overnight stays. The Post Holder The successful candidate will be a professional from within one of the services directed with a professional level nurse possibly having an advantage. The candidate must have: 1. Managed a similar range of services in an acute general or specialist hospital in the recent past, preferably with a Board level responsibility. 2. Worked within a successful commercial, for profit environment, providing healthcare to a client that is either a government or a government agency / body 3. Been budget responsible / accountable within such projects 4. Considerable experience of working with others in program planning and development, preferably at an international level. 5. A business management qualification at degree level would be a distinct advantage. Although the post is at the Turks & Caicos Islands Hospital, the post holder must be prepared, when requested, to provide input (which is within his / her qualification / expertise / experience) into other corporate projects elsewhere in the world. Salary $70,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. Closing date is August 26th, 2011

Send resumes to: pnicholson@interhealthcanada.tc

Submissions for this job position should be received no later than August 20th, 2011

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Aleisa Musgrove Strata Operations Manager The Somerset Resort on Grace Bay amusgrove@thesomerset.com

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EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES Advanced Remedial Massage

Therapist Wanted

Real estate opportunity Two-bedroom, one bath home in the centre of phase one of Priton Developments in Wheeland.

Beautifully maintained, substantially improved, fully furnished. Situated on 0.25 acre lot, it’s close to Blue Hills and has interior open plan living/kitchen/dining room, and central air throughout. Offers over $155,000. Motivated seller.

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IRUNDA BEAUTY SALON & SPA

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Contact: 332-0057 or 231-6293

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MERVIN COX

NORTH CAICOS Is looking for a

To work 6 days per week salary $7.00 per hour.

Contact: George Hinson

Labourer

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BAYVIEW MOTORS

CHALK SOUND, PROVIDENCIALES Is looking for a

Gardener To work 7 days per week salary $5.50 per hour. Belongers only need apply

Contact: 946-5754

DERRY HANDFIELD

Is seeking a

• The individual would be employed by Next Baber shop, Salon & Spa and would be working out of the Company’s Head Office located on Pond Street, Grand Turk. • The successful applicant must have 8 years experience in advanced remedial massage therapy. • The successful applicant must have a Diploma in advanced remedial massage therapy • MUST be able to work from Monday thru Friday • Salary negotiable

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SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC AUCTION 10+ acres of beach-front property North West Point, Providenciales FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Ltd, as the holder of a registered first charge, hereby gives notice that it intends to cause the following property to be sold by public auction pursuant to the Registered Land Ordinance of the Turks & Caicos Islands.

Title:

Parcel 60000 / 77, North West & North Central section, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Description: Vacant land of approximately 10.36 acres with approximately 410 feet of beach frontage

BODY SHOP MANAGER looking for a hands-on manager with 15+ years management experience in running a very high quality, paint and collision department. Must have hands on experience in all aspects of current paint and collision repairs; estimation (both manually and with electronic estimating programs; must be computer literate; must have experience with computerized garage management systems and parts ordering systems; excellent communication skills (both written and oral); must be able to manage, schedule and direct shop workflow and understand fully the policies and procedures of insurance claim submissions and approvals Please submit all application between 9am-5pm Monday – Friday

BAYVIEW MOTORS LTD.

LEEWARD HIGHWAY, PROVIDENCIALES OR EMAIL: mariec@bayviewmotors.com Belongers only need apply

Royal West Indies Resort ROYAL WEST INDIES RESORT, is looking for motivated proactive individuals to joins its ‘Resort Team’ and contribute to this growing Condominium Resort. Candidates MUST want to actively participate in creating an excellent and professional guest experience.

Houseman

• Must speak English • Must be customer friendly • Greet and escort guests to room • Daily replenishment of room items and restocking of closets • Daily cleaning of buildings • Must be able to work on weekends and public holidays Wages $5.50/hr All resumes and applications must be forwarded to:

Proprietor:

NWP 6000 Ltd, a Turks & Caicos company The auction will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday 12 August 2011 at the offices of Savory & Co., Lawyers, 2nd level, Town Centre Mall, Town Centre, Providenciales. For further particulars, please send an email with reference code 2738 in the subject heading to reception@savory-co.com. The sale of the property is subject to (1) bids reaching the reserve set by the Bank in its discretion, and (2) the successful bidder (a) making a cash deposit of 10% of the sale price at the time the bid is accepted, and (b) agreeing to the other the terms and conditions of sale set by the Bank 2738

Royal West Indies Resort P.O. Box 482, Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands You may also fax to: (649)946-5008

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EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

Female Driver With own transportation must be able to work from 9am – 3pm

contact 231-3788

Is looking for a

Domestic Worker To work 5 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact: 347-0591

DRY CLEAN USA

WOODLAND ENTERPRISE LTD.

Is currently seeking a

Is looking for a

Domestic Worker Must be willing to work 5 days per week. Must be trustworthy and reliable. Hours are 8am-4pm. Salary $5.00 per hour Applicants should contact:

Office Manager Dry Clean USA Providenciales Or fax: 946-5627

Labourer To work 6 days per week. Salary $200 per month.

Interested persons can contact: 946-4291 5407

Is looking for a

DELROY SPENCER GIBBS

5404

FLOWERGIRL

Deadline for applications is August 13th, 2011

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Weekly News the national newspaper of the turks and caicos islands

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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 JOURNALISTS 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. Position available March 1, 2010

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. Position available March 1, 2010

REPORTER TRAINEE Preferably a High School graduate or someone with an extremely good command of the English language for court and community reporting. Ability to drive and use a camera a desirable asset. Salary paid weekly will commensurate with experience. Position available March 1, 2010

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. Position available June 30, 2011 Forward applications to: The Publisher Duncanson Publications Ltd. P.O. Box 52, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Email: tcnews@tciway.tc NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Preference will be given to Belongers and Legal Residents Closing date for applications is November 14, 2008

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EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

Masseuse Email to: alliedmanagement@usa.net or 946-5866

Is in need of 2

C & J Employment On behalf of our clients: C&J Variety Store, Sweet T’s Restaurant, C&P Welding, Danny Buoy’s, Casa Blanca Casino, Robert Forbes, Spence Security

3 Laborers – $5.00 per hour

5 Domestic Workers – $5.00 per hour

4 Waitresses – $5.00 per hour

2 Security Officers – $6.00 per hour

Contact: 941-8283

DES ELECTRICAL NORTH CAICOS

Islandcom Telecommunications

Security Officers To work 6 days per week salary $5.50 per hour.

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Islandcom, the exciting mobile phone provider in the Turks and Caicos Islands, is looking for high quality, motivated candidates for the following positions.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND BILLING MANAGER

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The Customer Support and Billing Manager, manages all facets of Islandcom’s Customer Support Departments, including training, escalated customer questions, complaints, billing inquiries and oversees the processes and transactions in connection with activation of new customer accounts. Develops customer retention programs to meet company goals, manages the billing systems and associated data base including development of new pricing strategies, programs and policies. This manager must have strong marketing skills and the ability to analyze consumer trends and apply that knowledge to future products and offers.

SHAMRACK PLAZ, INDUSTRIAL PARK TEL: 941-8438 FAX: 649-941-7387 EMAIL: dnbautoparts@tciway.tc We are presently seeking for a

Sales Clerk/

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITES

Accounts Receivable The candidate must be:

• Able to speak, read and write English and Spanish fluently • Computer literate • Have 5+ years of experience with Japanese Auto Parts • Team player and have good communication skills Salary $8.00 per hour Belongers Only Need Apply

Is looking for a

Positions available

Contact: 231-6121

D & B AUTO PARTS

ROSE-ME DESAMOUR

FAX: (649) 946-4661

NOBEL SECURITY LTD.

REQUIRED FOR RESORT PROPERTY

• Must have certificate/ diploma in Massage Therapy • Must be willing to work evenings and weekends • Must be honest, hardworking and reliable • Ability to read, write and communicate in English • Salary $7.00 per hour

ALL SAINTS EVANGELICAL INC. Is looking for a

• Manages all aspects of the Customer Support Department • Supports the Authorized Dealers and Corporate Customer and Agents • Trains, mentors and assist the Customer Support team to be a world class Call Center and achieve Islandcom’s customer retention goals • Manager the Billing process and monitor for accuracy of bills and oversee billing aspects of new products • Pro-actively review customer plans to ensure maximum value and satisfaction for the customer • Liaise with Central Billing Services on issues resolutions and system enhancements • Complete required training to stay abreast of product, service, and policy changes • Strike a positive and cooperative tone with both customers and coworkers • Looks for additional opportunities to improve customer satisfaction

Required Knowledge and Skills • • • • • • • •

Knowledge of commercial communications billing systems and platforms Knowledge of industry products and services Ability to conceptualize customer opportunities that will result in a positive outcome Ability to train and mentor employees and create a customer experience Knowledge of the technical aspects of the wireless telecommunications industry Manage one’s own time and the time of others Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing Ability to multi-task in a fast paced team environment

Compensation commensurate with qualifications and experience

DIRECTOR OF NETWORK OPERATIONS Is looking for a

Store babysitter Domestic 6 days Worker Clerk perTo work week. Salary To work 6 days per week. Salary $250.00 per week.

Contact: 245-1239 Wards Consultancy Acting on behalf of or client: Ioda Stubbs

$5.00 per hour. Contact: 342-2399

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To work 3 days per week. Salary $50.00.

Contact: 241-4586

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EVAN HARVEY Is looking for a

Responsible for the technical operations of the company, which includes the design, administration, and maintenance of the cellular and office networks. Report directly to CEO.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide leadership, direction, and management for daily operations to ensure consistency with company’s business plan. • Oversee all cellular network installations. • Ensure all aspects of network business operations are properly executed. • Work with management team to implement weekly and monthly reporting. • Actively seek out opportunities to improve operational efficiency and customer quality. • Monitor network quality to ensure that performance and quality targets are met. • Manage carrier relationships. • Maintenance and upgrading of networks and ancillary equipment. • Design of contingency plans due to system failure and national emergencies. • Assure compliance with all technical regulatory requirements. • Oversee all existing sites and new site acquisitions. • Keep abreast of advances in wireless telecommunications technology. • Maintain and monitor the IT and back office systems.

Required Qualifications & Skills

1 Domestic

Worker Salary $5.00 per her To do household work such as washing and cleaning.

Contact: 332-5533

Truck Driver To work 5 days per week. Salary $5.50 per hour. Contact: 231-6153

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• • • • • • •

5-10 years of telecommunications operations experience, particularly in the wireless area. Ability to manage projects and staff. Experience with Nokia switching, IP based networks, Microwave and RF technology. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Strong commitment to world class customer service. Strong decision making, change management and negotiation skills. Highly proficient in desktop applications; including Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint To apply for the position, send cover letter and resume to cv@islandcom.tc by August 12th, 2011

Islandcom Telecommunications Ltd. P.O. Box 1122, Graceway House A-108 Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI

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LABOURER WANTED

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VACANCY

Security Personnel

Cleaning, washing etc. Salary $5.00 per hour 8am-5pm

Applicants must be honest, diligent and willing to work on weekends and public holidays Salary $6.00 per hour

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SUNNY REEF LTD. WAITER

• 3-5 Years experience in an upscale restaurant. Applicant must be a High School Graduate, Mathematics is a must, ability to remember, recite and promote pleasant personality. Ability to read and speak English Language, excellent communication skills and to sit and/or stand and work continuously in confined space.

COOK/PASTRY CHEF

• Applicant must have the following: 5-7 years experience working in a restaurant and or hotel • Ability to read and write the English language and to stand and work continuously

KITCHEN HELPER

• 5-7 years working in busy kitchen restaurant or hotel • Basic preparation of dressing, salad, pizza ETC. • Ability to speak and write English language and to stand and work continuously.

HEAD CHEF

• 10 plus years experience in Hotel or restaurant • Degree in culinary arts and in cost control management • Ability to speak and write English language • Must be able to cook French cuisine All Qualified applicant are kindly requested to respond to the following address:

Sunny Reef Ltd. PO.Box 811, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Island

Contact: 231-8423

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Treasures S & S Gift Shop is looking for 2 female

work areas and perform other duties as directed Salary $5.00 per hour Working hours are 7am5pm

LABOURER WANTED

Vendor Assistants

4 Gemologists Skills and knowledge in Jewelry Salary $1,500 per month Working hours are from 9am-7pm

to assist Customers in Vendors’ business. 2 days per week. Salary: $6.00 per hour.

Contact: 332-5533

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WANTED

Acting on behalf of our clients: Kubera Ltd. / Goldsmith, Shiva TCI Limited, Calvin Williams, Complete Contractor

Domestic Worker

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LABOURER

WARD CONSULTANCY

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Labourer

Treasures S & S Gift Shop is looking for a Labourer to assist with lifting boxes and stocking shelves. 2 days per week. Salary: $6.00 per hour.

Contact: 241-5584

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SHINING STARS PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Contact: 243-1358 or 941-4819

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Is looking for a general

@@For a private home in Providenciales. @@A hardworking person needed to work six days a week. @@Must like animals. Must speak English. Must be Fit and able. @@Wages $5.00 a hour @@Belongers Apply. If you fit the above qualifications please send your resume to the following address:

PO Box 560, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.

ISLAND VIBES

ROBERT FORBES

GARDENER NEEDED

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664

August 6 - 12, 2011

Contact 231-1162 5408

Diamond Development Ltd is looking for a Labourer for yard maintenance. 3 and half hours per day Monday to Friday. Salary: $6.00 per hour.

Contact 232-7827 5409

DANNY BUOY’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT

NEW POSITIONS LINE COOKS

• At least 5 years experience • Must be extremely hard and fast worker • Ability to work hands on, fast and well under pressure & stress of busy kitchen • Must have knowledge of meats, seafood, pasta & local cuisine • Excellent cooking knowledge • Prepare orders, prep, stock, clean • Maintain waste control • Must be willing to work nights, weekends & holidays Pay $7.00 - $9.00 per hour Drop off all resumes with CV’s, letters of references to: Danny Buoy’s Irish Pub, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales Or email: Dannybuoys@yahoo.com

PRITON DEVELOPMENT LTD.

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SEEKS

2 AC Specialist, 2 Carpenters, 3Masons

Must have at least 3 years experience and be able to work with little supervision. Salary start at $5.50 an hour and is based on experience. Deadline for applications is August 10th 2011. Priton Development Ltd. also seeks a

Site Supervisor

• Must have at least 5 years experience.. Must have good knowledge of construction. • Must be able to work on holidays,

must be able and willing to lead a large construction team. • Salary is based on experience

Interested persons should be dependable and send applications via fax at (649) 941-4034 C/o Alliance Realty Ltd.

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EDS LTD.

SITE SUPERVISOR

RE S T A U R A N T I N G R A C E B A Y

COMING TO DANNY BUOY’S THIS FALL

EXECUTIVE CHEF/ KITCHEN MANAGER

To oversee civil/ structural aspect of construction for a large development 2 – 4 years experience in seismic design/ detailing and the production of structural general arrangement drawings primarily in the building structures field using AutoCAD, computer literate, experience in producing both general arrangement and reinforced concrete details in the building structures is essential. The candidate must be a team player with the ability to work alone and meet deadlines. Ideally the successful candidate should have a diploma in Civil/ Structural Engineering or equivalent.

NEW POSITION

• Must have at least 5 years experience as Head Chef • Degree in culinary arts from an accredited college preferred • Proven track record with references • Must have knowledge of meats, seafood, pasta & local cuisine • Menu planning and portion control • Ability to work hands on, fast and well under pressure & stress of busy kitchen • Must have good knowledge of wines and food paring • Ability to manage and train kitchen and wait staff • Knowledge of inventory procedures, waste management, proficient in MS Excel • Must be willing to work nights, weekends and holidays Salary to be negotiated based on training, experience, work history and leadership capabilities

Danny Buoy’s Irish Pub, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales Or email to dannybuoys@yahoo.com

email: eds@edstciway.tc

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Subject:

Government Vacancy PERSONAL SECRETARY TO SUPREME(Providenciales) COURT JUDGE SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

An exciting opportunity awaits you in the Turks & Caicos Islands Government Service for the post of Personal Secretary to a Supreme Court Judge, within the Judicial Department (Providenciales). The incumbent in this position must be able to provide the necessary administrative and secretarial support to the Judge to enable him/her to discharge his/her duties effectively and efficiently. The successful candidate will be expected to make appointments for the Judge; handle all telephone calls and inquiries, receive, stamp and distribute all incoming and outgoing faxes and mail. He/ She will have key responsibility to type Judgements and Rulings from the Judge; transcribe notes from drafts/existing documents or dictation; maintain the Court’s computerised Library; as well as prepare bundles for the Court of Appeal sittings. The incumbent will also be required to assist the Senior Deputy Registrar in the management and operation of the Supreme Court Registry and perform any other duties as may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

The position requires a Diploma in Business with at least (3) three years’ experience. The applicant must also possess a high level of self-confidence, tact, discretion and confidentiality as well as be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

REMUNERATION PACKAGE:

SALARY: $21,060 - $22,680 PER ANNUM ISLAND ALLOWANCE: $2,160 PER ANNUM For more information on the Job description, please contact the Office of the Public Service Management Telephone 649-946-2801, Facsimile: 649-946-1582 Extension: 10318, E-mail: recruitment@gov.tc. All resumes must contain contact information as well as be supplemented by two letters of reference and a police certificate. It should be addressed to the Permanent Secretary/ Office of the Public Service Management, Church Folly, Grand Turk. Serving Officers should apply through their Heads of Department. Belongers only need to apply.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5th August 2011 ONLY SUITABLE CANDIDATES WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED

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Delinquent Contributors The National Insurance Board hereby wishes to remind all employers and self employed persons that in accordance with Section 51 (1) of the National Insurance Ordinance, it is a criminal offence for any employer or self employed person to fail to pay national insurance contributions within the prescribed time. Accordingly, in keeping with the Board’s policies to ensure compliance with the Ordinance, the National Insurance Board hereby advises all contributors that the names of all employers and self employed persons throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands with outstanding contribution arrears due to the National Insurance Board in excess of 90 days as at September 1, 2011, will be disclosed on local radio, television and newspapers with effect from September 1 thru 30, 2011and subsequently referred for criminal prosecution in the Magistrate’s Court if not settled in full by October 31, 2011. This will include employers who have sponsored or registered employees who are holders of Work Permits. Contributors who are currently guilty of this offence are strongly encouraged to visit their nearest National Insurance Board Office and have their delinquent accounts settled in full to avoid this course of action available to the NIB. WFL Gardiner Acting Director

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If you are interested in applying for this role, please email your Cv’s to

Drop off all resumes with CV’s, letter of references to:

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Labourer

CARIBBEAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Carpenter

contact: 244-8375

Labourer • Applicants must be comfortable working in close proximity to dogs and cats • Must have at least five (5) years hands-on canine development experience is required • Must have the ability to also clean up after a large number of animals is also required • Applicants must have their own insured vehicle • Job also requires heavy lifting • Must be available 7 days per week and manage long hours

Salary $5.00 per hour Contact careers@hartlinggroup.com Tiersa Smith

is looking for a Skilled

Salary $5.50 per hour Contact: 431-1119

Deadline –August 15th Only Belonger Applications will be accepted.

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Quincy & Carlton Thomas

Is looking to fill the following positions:

Is looking for a

Houseman

To supervise a construction site. Must be able to work 6 days per week. Salary $9.00.

RAFAEL CASTILLO Is looking for a

FAX: (649) 946-4661

PAMPERED PAWS SPA

Salary $5.00 per hour

is looking for a

P Y SALON

August 6 - 12, 2011

5424

TCI Middle School

PO Box 1139, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies Tel 649 331 1519. Email: learningcentre@express.tc

Hairdresser

– to work 6 days per week salary $7.00 per hour

LaboUrer

– to work 5 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact: 341-7731

5394

Carpenter Labourer To work 6 days

To work 5 days per week salary $350.00 per week. Contact: 243-2437

per week salary $5.50 per hour.

VACANCY

Contact: 346-7354

Queen Angel Condo Resort Turtle Cove, Providenciales

General Manager Duties:

• Resort Management • General Maintenance • Requirements: • MBA Degree from a recognized university • 5 years experience in top managerial position in resort management • General knowledge of Waste Water Management • Minimum of 2 languages (fluent) • Great interpersonal skills • Salary based on experience • Belongers only need apply Contact Janusz Bukala at 242-4479 for appointments and interview or send CV to: bukalajanus@yahoo.ca Closing date August 20th, 2011

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TCI Middle School requires for September 2011, a teacher for this newly developed school.

Full time/ Part time teacher – Form Tutor for Yr. 8 or 9, with responsibility for teaching specialist subjects to Yr. 7, 8 & 9. Please state areas of specialism. An exciting opportunity to be part of developing a new school on the island, leading it towards International Baccalaureate status in the future. Applicants will need to

- be dynamic, enthusiastic and creative teachers. - have an excellent working knowledge of the National Curriculum for England and Wales Guidelines - Have Qualified Teacher Status with at least 2 years teaching experience - Be flexible and adaptable in their approach to learning - have expertise in one or more of the subject areas. We can offer

- a small team atmosphere working together to further develop a new school - the opportunity to extend your experience in a very different learning environment - a maximum class size of 12 students The initial teaching contract will be for a period of two years. Salary will be negotiable according to experience. Closing date – 19th August 2011

Please Email CV or letter of application with a recent photograph and contact phone number together with the names and phone numbers of referees to: Mark Dunbavand at the above address.

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Ace Plumbing

B & B SERVICE STATION

Is looking for a

BOTTLE CREEK, NORTH CAICOS

Contact 245-8046

Pump Attendants Contact: 231-5164

5425

CATHERINE WILLIAMS

Is looking for a

Labourer To work 5 days per week. Salary $5.50 per hour.

To work 6 days per week salary $250.00 per week.

Contact 346-9809

Contact: 246-4219

WALLEYE CORP LTD.

Kitchen Helper Is looking to fill the following positions:

Requirements:

At least three years lead kitchen experience and be able to accomplish the following: • Menu Planning • Expediting • Ordering • Scheduling • Staffing • Inventory & Portion Control Starting salary 25K per year

LINE COOK

• Must be able to work all shifts • Must have experience + resume required

Contact: 441-3466

IS LOOKING FOR A

Contact: Mrs. Marice Simmons 342-1583 DOREAN WILLIAMS Is looking for a

WAITRESS Labourer Labourer TO WORK 6 DAYS PER WEEK. SALARY $5.50 PER HOUR

5427

Cosmetologist

To work 6 days per week salary $5.50 per hour

Must be able to work Sundays & public holidays. Salary $5.00 per hour. Belongers only need apply

NEILAN LUCIENNE ROBINSON

Is looking for a

2 Labourers 2 Sales Clerks

Requires two (2)

5428

To work 40 hours per week at $ 6:00 per hour

M & S CRAFTS Is looking to fill the following positions:

CONTACT 241-2212

OR EMAIL: KATHERINE.625@ HOTMAIL.COM

5341

Labourer TOUCH OF CLASS BEAUTY SALON

FAX: (649) 946-4661

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

5426

PHONE: (649) 946-4664

To work 5 days per week. Salary $5.75 per hour.

Contact: 242-3747

Needed to work 5 days per week. Salary $5.50 per hour. Must have plumbing, electrical and gardening skills.

Contact Mrs. Forbes

@ 243-8071

5382

August 6 - 12, 2011

Notice of Marriage

ADVERTISING DEADLINE FOR ALL ADS IS 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY CALL 946-4664 OR EMAIL tcnews@tciway.tc

Labourer To perform all aspects of BOH work to include: washing, cleaning and maintaining bathrooms, grease traps, and cleanliness of the entire restaurant. Must be able to lift 75lbs at a minimum and be able to multi-task. Labourer will be responsible for setting up and taking down sitting and positioning table to for the operation. Must be multi-faceted and eager to work hard. Must be able to work holidays, evenings or day.

Please apply in person @ Somewhere Café, Coral Gardens Resort. Belonger only.

5411

Please take note: I, Nicole Marie Therese Stava, will be getting married to Mr. Daniel Peterka on September 10, 2011 in Czech Republic Please submit all concerns or queries Regarding this marriage to the Registrar General Office in Grand Turk

WARD CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients: Wymara, Brid M. Benjamin

Receptionist

– salary $6.00 per hour shift hours

Duties:

Include providing secretarial, clerical and administrative support in order to ensure that municipal services are provided in an effective and efficient manner

Domestic Worker

– salary $5.00 per hour to work 8am-5pm

Duties:

May include domestic chores, including cleaning, cooking and child rearing, etc.

Contact: (649) 332-5533 5431

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Woods says he does not regret sacking caddie Zealander. “I felt it was time for a change,” said Woods, now world number 28. “He is a hell of a guy and has helped my career but I think I’ve helped his as well.” Williams was dismissed after Woods was reportedly upset by the caddie choosing to work for Australian Adam Scott without seeking his

employer’s permission. Woods revealed that he informed the Kiwi of his decision in the clubhouse at last month’s AT&T National tournament in Washington, which the 14-time major winner attended to promote his charity foundation. A furious Williams later said he had “wasted two years” but Woods told a news conference: “That’s what he says and what he feels. I felt it was time for a change. Stevie and I have had an amazing run - Stevie’s an amazing caddie. “We had a nice conversation,” he said. “It was a tough conversation, but we said what we needed to faceto-face and man-to-man.” The new man on the bag for Woods at the WGCBridgestone Invitational in Ohio will be childhood friend Bryon Bell, who also caddied for him in the 1999 Buick Invitational. “Bryon and I go way back,” said Woods, who confirmed Bell’s appointment was just an “interim” measure, adding “we are very comfortable on the course”. Woods, who won the most recent of his majors in 2008 and

has not won any tournament since November 2009, was last seen in competitive action at the Players Championship. He aggravated knee and Achilles injuries sustained at the Masters in April on the first tee and withdrew after nine holes, having limped through the outward half in a six-over-par 42. The 35-year-old American had won seven times in nine appearances at the Firestone course and was second and fourth on the other two occasions, but last year finished joint 78th out of 80 on 18-over-par as details of his much-fabled divorce were being finalised. “The docs gave me the clearance, so here I am. I started practising a couple of weeks ago, which was nice, and I was close to playing last week, but again the doctors advised me that maybe I should take another week,” said Woods “I started pushing it pretty hard and I feel good now. Some of the things I’m working with [coach] Sean [Foley] are starting to make sense. I can see what he’s trying to get me to do.”

Jose Joyeria Is looking for a

LABORER

Laborer

NEEDED To work 6 days

To work 5 days per week salary $5.00 per hour

per week salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact 241-9194

contact: 244-3204

NATURES SPLENDOR

Two gardeners with the following skills:

• Landscaping installation • Garden irrigation • Garden maintenance • Salary commences`at $7.00 per hour Qualify person please submit application to:

The Director P.O. Box 417, Providenciales, TCI

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Tiger Woods said he felt it was time for a change.

FORMER world number one Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf on Thursday insisting he has no regrets about sacking caddie Steve Williams. Woods, who last played in May, is in the WGCBridgestone Invitational field. He ended a 12-year partnership with Williams last month, prompting an angry response from the New

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Klinsmann promises new style for U.S. football

Man-of-the-match Stuart Broad takes India’s final wicket

England destroy India in second Test ENGLAND beat India by a crushing 319 run margin with a day to spare in the second cricket test at Trent Bridge to take a 2-0 lead in the fourtest series. Tim Bresnan was the hero, taking five wickets after hitting a brutal 90 to set India a near-impossible target of 478 runs to win the match. The fourth day started with England in a commanding position, having turned the test on its head. At one stage India had reduced England to 128-8 during the first innings, but it was the home side that went on to dominate the next two days with both bat and ball. Bresnan’s quick-fire 90 in the morning session helped England reach a huge second innings total of 544 runs. And with such a big score

to chase India needed to start well, which they failed to do. Bresnan dropped India’s opening batsman Abinhav Makund first ball, but it didn’t mark a change in fortunes for the visitors. After tea they had slumped to 129-8 when Harbhajan Singh, whose 46 was one of the few bright spots of the Indian innings, was caught off Bresnan. But it was down to man-ofthe-match Stuart Broad to bowl Sreesanth for the final wicket. After two emphatic victories England will be confident of becoming the best test side in the world, a position currently held by their opponents. England will overtake India if they win the third test at Edgbaston next week. (CNN)

FORMER Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann made his first public appearance as coach of the U.S. men’s football team, and immediately vowed to bring some style to the job. Klinsmann, who won the 1990 World Cup as a player and took the German national team to the semi-finals of the 2006 tournament, was announced as Bob Bradley’s replacement on Friday, 24-hours after the American was sacked. Monday saw the former striker, who enjoyed successful spells as a player at Tottenham Hotspur, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, face the press for the first time as he set out his agenda for the national team. “This is exciting,” he told reporters. “One of my challenges will be to find a way to define how the U.S. represents its country and its style of play.” As well as defining a new style for the U.S. national team, Klinsmann promised to look far and wide to uncover new talent, delving into America’s soccer-crazy immigrant communities to unearth an American Lionel Messi. “We need to dig into where to find more talent,” he said. “Maybe we can find somebody kicking the ball around the street and develop him, but this will come with time. I hope we find a way to find a

Jurgen Klinsmann promises to improve US´s football

Lionel Messi in the United States. That would be awesome.” Klinsmann is no stranger to the country. The 47-year-old, who lives in California and has an American wife, was linked to the post on two previous occasions and has seen U.S. soccer grow up fast in recent years. “You build on what was built before. Soccer in the USA has come a long way,” he said. “The awareness is getting bigger and bigger. It’s growing. You can’t stop soccer any more in the country... It’s amazing to talk to foreign

coaches about what’s happened in the USA. They admire how far soccer has come.” The new coach won’t have long to get settled in to the job. His first match in charge will be a friendly against rivals Mexico on August 10. The two last faced each other at the CONCACAF Gold Cup final in June. Despite going into a 2-0 lead, the U.S. lost 4-2. It was Bradley’s last match as coach. “I know already most of the players from watching them,” Klinsmann said. (CNN)

Vucinic completes Juventus switch

England last faced Brazil in a friendly in Qatar in 2009.

Brazil hope England friendly will open World Cup venue ENGLAND could face Brazil in a friendly designed to mark the reopening of one of the 2014 World Cup’s stadiums. An upgrading of the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte will be finished by 2013 and the region’s state secretary thinks England would be ideal first opponents. Sergio Barroso said: “We want England to play Brazil in a friendly in the opening match of the new stadium.” England’s last match in Belo Horizonte was their infamous 1-0 defeat to the United States at the

1950 World Cup. The stadium is undergoing reconstruction work to transform it into a state-of-the-art 65,000 capacity venue capable of staging the opening match of the 2014 World Cup. But there are concerns that Brazilian FA President Ricardo Teixeira may not allow such a warmup friendly to take place, given his recent comments about England and its media. Teixeira, who also sits on Fifa’s executive committee, said the English “were pirates who could go to hell”.

ITALIAN Serie A outfit Juventus have completed the signing of Montenegro striker Mirko Vucinic from rivals Roma. Vucinic, 27, had been in the Italian capital since 2005 and has signed a four-year deal with Turinbased Juve. The former Lecce forward is Juve’s fourth new arrival of the offseason, following the acquisitions of Chile’s Arturo Vidal, Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo and Switzerland duo Stephane Lichsteiner and Reto Zeigler. The two-time European champions have also completed permanent deals for Italy quartet Fabio Quagliarella, Simone Pepe, Alessandro Matri and Marco Motta, who spent last season on loan at the Stadio Olimpico. “I’m both excited and happy to be playing for Juventus,” Vucinic told the club’s official web site. “AS Roma was in my heart but it’s over now. I’m very happy to be here playing for Juventus.” Juve begin the 2011-12 season with a trip to Francesco Guidolin’s Udinese on August 28. Despite losing Vucinic, Luis Enrique’s Roma announced the

Montenegro’s Mirko Vucinic arrived at Roma from Lecce in 2006.

arrival of Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg from Ajax on Monday. The 28-year-old, who was part of the Dutch squad which reached the final of 2010 FIFA World Cup, has also signed a four-year contract. Stekelenburg made 191 appearances for Ajax after making his debut in 2002 and has 40 caps for Bert van Markwijk’s national side. Elsewhere, Barcelona’s Jeffren Suarez will hold talks with Sporting

Lisbon over a move to the Portuguese club. Jeffren was part of Spain’s under-21 squad which recently won the European Championships and has left Barca’s tour of the U.S. to discuss the transfer. The 23-year-old made eight appearances for the Spanish champions last season and scored one goal -- in Barca’s 5-0 thrashing of arch rivals Real Madrid in November. (CNN)

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Button records landmark win in Hungary JENSON Button recorded a dramatic victory during a rain-affected Hungarian Grand Prix to toast the 200th race of his Formula One career in style. On an action packed afternoon the British McLaren driver opted for the right set of tires to negotiate a late burst of rain, while teammate Lewis Hamilton, who led for long periods, toiled. A drive-through penalty put pay to Hamilton’s hopes of winning as Button crossed the line ahead of championship leader Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. On the track where he won his first ever grand prix, Button’s victory was his second of the Formula One season, though Vettel heads for the mid season break with a lead in the drivers’ championship of 85 points. “It’s a great moment, all round a major weekend. For some reason I like these conditions. This is the first place where I won a grand prix, in 2006, in these sorts of conditions,” Button told reporters. “I’m always lucky with these conditions. You are not always going to make the right call in these conditions but I feel I’m pretty good at making the right call when it comes to tire choices -- but I’m not the only one. “We had good pace today and I was able to make the soft tires last. The reason why we won today was because we were quick. If it didn’t

Jenson Button won his 200th Formula One race

rain it wouldn’t have made any difference.” On a wet track Vettel soon relinquished the lead after running wide on a corner and Hamilton opened up a gap over the rest of the field as he successfully handled the first two pit stops. But on his third stop he opted for soft tires, with the track now dry in most places, while Button followed the lead of Red Bull’s Mark Webber by taking on prime tires. The difference proved crucial 20 laps later as a shower heralded a return to the slippery conditions seen earlier in the race. Button and Hamilton wrestled for the lead, and it changed hands several times before Hamilton returned to the pits to change to intermediate tires for more grip. And although Hamilton was ordered to observe a drive-through penalty for spinning in front of the Force India car of Paul di Resta, he

used his fresh tires to good effect as he battled past Webber to finish the race in fourth place. “Jenson was pushing me hard the whole race and the better man won today,” said Hamilton. “I was struggling a lot with the graining on my left front tires. I don’t know whether that was my fault by pushing too hard.” Vettel struggled with brake problems and slid off the track on several occasions but dug in to claim second and go into the mid-season break as the favorite to retain his world title. He said: “It was more important to bring the car home but all in all it’s fair to say that Ferrari and McLaren on race pace in the last couple of events have made a step forwards.” There was also drama for Nick Heidfeld as his Renault caught fire and exploded shortly after he left the pits. The German managed to leap out of his car unharmed. (CNN)

Serena Williams won the Stanford Classic.

Serena ends trophy drought at Stanford SERENA Williams captured her first title in over a year as she breezed past Marion Bartoli in the Stanford Classic in California. The 13-time major champion was twice a break down in the opening set but battled back to take the game 7-5 6-1 in one hour and 22 minutes. A foot injury and then a blood clot in her lungs kept Williams out of action for almost a year but her 38th title win means she is in good shape with the U.S. Open approaching. After her win she said: “I’m shocked. I loved the support -- it’s been so cool, so awesome. I’m so happy to be back.” Asked what was going through

her mind as Bartoli served for the first set she said: “She has a really good serve and is such a good player so I was thinking ‘No matter what, I got this far and I may as well try to relax.’” Williams gained revenge for her fourth-round defeat at the hands of Bartoli at Wimbledon but struggled in the early stages. Bartoli, the third seed, was serving for the set at 5-4 but Williams broke back and went on to take the set. She then won the first five games of the second set before Bartoli finally got a game on the board. But it was only a temporary reprieve as Williams held serve to take the match. (CNN)

Phelps claims third gold as Cielo doubles up in 50m free MICHAEL Phelps claimed his third gold of the world swimming championships in Shanghai Saturday but then admitted he was short of peak fitness. The American superstar won the 100m butterfly ahead of Poland’s Konrad Czerniak and compatriot Tyler McGill in 50.71 seconds. It was his sixth medal of the meet in his return to China where he took an unprecedented eight gold medal tally in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Phelps, who has been overshadowed by teammate Ryan Lochte in Shanghai, said he would be looking to improve with next year’s Olympics in London his target. “I’m not in the right shape physically. I want to be faster. It’s a tough race,” Phelps told AFP. In other action Saturday, controversial Brazilian star Cesar Cielo earned his second sprint title in the men’s 50m freestyle with a winning time of 21.52 seconds. Olympic champion Cesar was only cleared to compete in the championships when a special hearing of the Court of Arbitration in Sport let him off with a warning after he tested positive for a banned diuretic in May. His appearance at the championships has drawn criticism

Yani Tseng has now won five majors at the age of 22 after retaining her Women’s British Open crown. The effort shows on Michael Phelps’ face after winning the 100m butterfly in Shanghai.

for fellow swimmers and Cielo admitted it had taken its toll. “For now, it’s a big relief for me. I’ve had a crazy month and it’s good to finish with a gold,” he told AFP. “I think that shows a lot of mental control. I think I became a more mature person. Even though I’m 24, I feel like I’m 44 right now. It was definitely the biggest challenge of my life.” Missy Franklin of the United States, who is only 16, showed she will be a force at the London Games with another two gold medals. Franklin took the women’s 200m

backstroke from Australian Belinda Hocking and then helped the U.S win their first 4x100m medley in more than a decade. Britain’s double gold medal winner from the Beijing Games, Rebecca Adlington took her first world title as she edged out Lotte Friis of Denmark in the final length of a thrilling women’s 800m freestyle with America’s Kate Ziegler third. Dutch swimmer Inge Dekker was an upset winner of the women’s 50m butterfly to claim her first individual world title. (CNN)

Tseng makes history at Carnoustie TAIWAN’S Yani Tseng retained her Women’s British Open title at Carnoustie on Sunday to secure her fifth major at the age of 22 and a place in the record books. No other player in the women’s game can boast such a haul of major titles as such a young age. Two shots behind Germany’s Caroline Masson going into the final round, Tseng shot a 69 in Scotland to finish four shots ahead of Brittany Lang, from the United States. Tseng, the world number one, has now won seven Tour titles this season and added to her emphatic 10-shot victory at the LPGA Championship

in June. “I was very nervous before we started, my stomach was hurting,” she told the tournament’s official web site. “Normally, when I come from behind, I don’t feel nervous, but today was different. Last year helped a lot though. I felt like I was able to learn from my mistakes. “I think I have done really well to be patient and to control the whole round today.” She added: “This feels very special. I am very happy and very appreciative. I mean it’s wonderful, especially winning on this golf course, in the home of golf.

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USVI win second CBC crown

Usain Bolt (center) proved a class apart as he eased to victory in the 200m at Stockholm

Bolt cruises to victory as Merritt makes track return

WORLD and Olympic champion Usain Bolt cruised to a comfortable victory in the men’s 200m at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Friday. In his last race before defending his world 100m and 200m titles in Daegu, South Korea, next month, Bolt clocked an impressive time of 20.03 seconds into a strong headwind. It was the Jamaican’s first-ever victory in the Swedish capital after two previous defeats in the 100m. The other big story saw Olympic 400m champion LaShawn Merritt return to the track for the first time since being banned for 21 months for doping violations. Merritt clocked a time of 44.74 seconds to finish second to Jamaican Jermaine Gonzalez, who won in a season’s best time of 44.69. The 25-year-old told reporters: “I wanted to come out and get a race,

knock off the cobwebs. I feel good physically and I now want to get ready for the world championships. “I am clean. My mother and my team believed in me and they will keep believing in me. Now I will go home and work on a few things and get ready for the worlds.” World and Olympic champion Merritt tested positive for the anabolic steroid DHEA in three tests between October 2009 and January 2010. In other events, women’s 800m world champion Caster Semenya of South Africa slumped to a disappointing eighth in her favored event behind another Jamaican winner, Kenia Sinclair. Meanwhile, women’s 5000m world champion Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya warmed up for the defence of her title by clocking the fastest time in the world this year. (CNN)

Bermuda and T&T set for qualifying clash BERMUDA will have to top a group that includes Trinidad, Barbados and Guyana to advance to the semi-final stage of the region’s 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. Caribbean powerhouse Trinidad who were not among the top six seeded Concacaf teams which included USA, Jamaica and Mexico will start as the red-hot group favourites. But Bermuda will be able to draw strength and confidence from their famous 2-1 victory in Trinidad during the 2010 qualifiers, courtesy of a John Barry Nusum brace. They lost the return leg 2-0 at the National Sports Centre (NSC), to bow out 3-2 on aggregate. Of the four teams, the Gombey Warriors are the lowest in Fifa’s world rankings in 185th place, although they will be more than optimistic of punching above their weight against Barbados and Guyana. Trinidad are 88th in the rankings, while Guyana are 114 and Barbados 145. More than 5,000 fans flocked

to the NSC to support Bermuda against Trinidad three years ago, and Bermuda Football Association president Larry Mussenden is hoping for similar bumper crowds for this year’s home qualifiers. “I’m happy to see the group that Bermuda have been drawn in. We will take nothing for granted and prepare seriously for each match,” said Mussenden. “We will have to get every point that we can in order to advance and so I ask everyone to support our matches at home and if possible away. “The Bermuda Hogges campaign was vital preparation for the Bermuda national team and we now support the coaches and players in their preparation for the World Cup qualifying campaign. “We look for support at every level and we remind Bermuda residents to plan to make the stadium as full and as exciting as the last match against Trinidad a few years ago. We need to do that for every match.”

IT WAS a tale of two halves this week at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium, as The Bahamas’ senior men’s national basketball team looked totally clueless in the first half before storming all the way back in the second. They fell behind by 23 points in the second quarter, and trailed 53-33 at the half, but gradually chipped away at the lead in the second half. In the end the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) proved to be too fundamentally sound though, as they held on for a 91-89 wire-to-wire win, taking the gold in this year’s Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships. “They were very good in the first half. They made almost every shot they put up and you have to give them credit for that,” said Team Bahamas Head Coach Larry Brown. “On defense, they handled our pressure well and got some open shots. We got back into the game, but just came up short tonight. I’m happy with the way they fought, but I can’t be happy with the result. We’re warriors and we want to win. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to do so tonight,” he added. With the loss, The Bahamas settled for the silver. Jamaica claimed the bronze, taking the third place game, 55-54, over the British Virgin Islands. All three qualified for next year’s Centrobasket Championships in Mexico. Rony Cadeau and Mitchell Johnson carried the team on their shoulders as they led the frantic rally in the second half. Cadeau finished with a team high 22 points, knocking down all four of his three point shots in the second half. He hit one at the buzzer at the end of regulation but it was too little too late for Team Bahamas. The closest they got in the second half was five points, until he knocked down his fourth three point shot of the game at the final buzzer. Johnson scored 16 points, point guard Alonzo ‘CJ’ Hines contributed 13 and Jaraun ‘Keno’ Burrows and

Mitchell Johnson drives to the basket against two Jamaican defenders during the tournament.

Jamal Douglas powered in 10 apiece. “First of all, I just have to give thanks to God. We played hard and were able to escape without any major injuries,” said Team Bahamas’ starting two-guard Rony Cadeau. “I think we started off very lapsed in the first quarter and that haunted us for the rest of the game. We never gave up though. We battled hard in the second half and just barely came up short. We weren’t nervous - our energy just wasn’t there. We tried to respond in the second half, but I think we got a little tired at the end. Overall, I think that the coaches did a very good job of picking this young team and we showed that we could play with the big boys. Only good things could happen for us in the future,” he added. Kevin Sheppard led the USVI with a game-high 28 points. Cuthbert Victor scored 19 points and pulled down 10 boards, and Walter Hodge contributed 18. “It was a great game for us and we’re very happy to pull it off,” said USVI Head Coach Milton Barnes. “We knew that The Bahamas was

going to be a tough team and they gave us a battle all the way through. Well, we knew that we needed to get off to a good start - we couldn’t let the crowd get in the game. I got a lil’ worried in the second half, but I knew that if we just hung in there and played solid basketball we would be fine in the end.” It was successive three point shots from Cadeau which got The Bahamas going in the second half. His second pulled the team within 70-58 with 1:31 remaining in the third quarter. The Bahamas closed the quarter down 72-61, and continued to battle back in the fourth. They kept chipping away at the lead, pulling within five twice, but could get no closer. The USVI got two free shots from Phillip Jones and a three point shot from Hodge to take a 84-74 lead with 2:39 remaining; and all hope seemed lost for Team Bahamas. They got back within five points in the final minute of the game, but weren’t able to get any closer until Cadeau’s three point shot at the final buzzer. (nassauguardian)

Former J’can Jumper struggles to make British team MONTEGO BAY, St James — Despite winning the long jump at the British Trials on Saturday and placing second in the triple jump on Sunday, former Jamaica and Wolmer’s Boys School representative Julian Reid is still short of the B qualifying standard in both events and his place in Britain’s team to the next month’s IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea is still up in the air. On Saturday Reid won the long jump event held at the Birmingham Alexander stadium with 8.06m, beating JJ Jegede who jumped 8.04m for second place and Dan Bramble who was third in 7.65m, both personal bests.

Reid, who turned his back on Jamaica to compete for Great Britain, has a personal best of 8.08m done at the Jamaican Trials last month but needs to get at least 8.10m for the B qualifying standard. Depending on the deadline for making the Great Britain team, Reid will have to seek competition soon as he is not listed on the start lists for either event at this weekend’s Aviva Grand Prix in London later this week. His switch had caused some amount of controversy both here and in Great Britain. The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) had not released him but he was cleared by the IAAF, the world’s

governing body for the sport as his last competition for Jamaica was at the IAAF World Championships in 2009. Colin Jackson, a former Great Britain sprint hurdler, had criticised the British track body for going after athletes with British passports to bolster their team. Reid’s winning jump in the long jump on Saturday came on his second to last attempt after he had a best of 8.04 (2.0m/s) on the previous try. Britons Christopher Tomlinson and Greg Rutherford, who have already attained the A qualifying standard, did not take part in the championships.

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August 6 - 12, 2011

Over eighty youths learn football skills The Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) held its first Football Skills Summer Camp recently and over 80 children were put through their paces. The camp, which was split into four groups led by TCIFA coaches and national under-20 and senior players, was a great success as participants were given the opportunity to develop their skills during a week of intense activities. In order to make the camp as fun as possible players competed in many different events and games including penalty shoot outs, an assault course, a cross bar challenge as well as several chances to try and outplay their coaches.

The camp ran from 10am until 3pm and players received MVP awards on a daily basis. Awards were also given out to the players that were best dressed, had the best attitude and the best behaviour. On the last day the players competed in a mini-Olympics in the morning session, followed by a World Cup tournament in the afternoon. Each player received a certificate of attendance as well as an evaluation of their skills. Information from the TCIFA indicated that the young players relished the opportunity to develop their skills and despite the heat were full of enthusiasm. Shinaydine

Several awards were handed out during the closing presentation which included the following: U-8 MVP - Winners - Jared Robinson / Aaliyah Charite Runner Up - Luke Heyward U-10 Boys’ MVP - Winner- Pendieno Brooks Runner Up - Charlie McKnight / Sebastien Turbyfield U-15 Boys’ MVP - Winners - Mackenson Cadet / Idlin Belony Runner Up - Kevin Simon / jackson Pierre U-15 Girls’ MVP - Winners - Makayla Ellis / Evnisha Saintvertu Runner Up - Jenny Fleurenvil / Sydnee Campbell

Pluviose, a member of the U-14 Girls’ Centre of Excellence said: “I just love playing soccer and would do it every hour of the day if I could”. It is great to be able to learn from the young national players that have been coaching us, hopefully I can be as good as them one day”. What made the camp more special was that an ESPN TV crew was at the TCIFA Academy to interview coaches and players about the development of football in the country. The ESPN Soccer NET Press Pass programme was scheduled to be aired last week and was expected to focus on the development of youth football

in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Technical Director Matthew Green was pleased with the week-long camp: “Not only was it a great experience for our young players to train in an intense manner, but I am pleased that so many of them will see themselves on TV, which will be shown around the world!” Our young players were a credit to the association and the country and the ESPN team were very impressed with their attitude, enthusiasm and ability”. The ESPN Soccer Net Team will be returning to the islands this month with ex-World Cup stars Robbie Earle and Shaka Hislop. Green added: “The fact

that this programme will be aired around the world is great for the TCIFA and the country. It goes to show that we are on the right track with our development plans and that by investing in youth we have a bright future ahead of us”. Many of the young players were excited about being in front of the camera and did an excellent job when interviewed. ESPN reporter Jo Ankier commented on how well spoken and enthusiastic the TCI children were: “In many places in the Caribbean it is hard to get much out of young children who often get shy, but this was not the case with the kids here in the TCI”.

“More than Ball” Youth Basketball Clinic bounces off on Saturday FROM this Saturday until the last Saturday in September young basketball enthusiasts will have a chance to better their skills at the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex in a clinic dubbed “More than Ball”. Organisers stressed that the clinic is geared to also build children’s self esteems, “More than Ball Youth Basketball Clinic for kids stresses safety and positive reinforcement to build a child’s confidence and selfesteem. Our coaches are carefully screened and selected on the basis of athletic achievement, skill level, and character and our staff /volunteers dedicate themselves to providing

a safe, positive, fun experience that your child will love,” a release stated. The clinic would also deal differently with the varying age groups. “More than Ball Youth Basketball Clinic offers different levels of the basketball clinic experience based on age and skill. Small children between the ages of five and seven learn the very basics, while older kids up to the age of twelve master and hone the skills they have already acquired. The emphasis is on improving a child’s game while nurturing enjoyment of the sport and teaching important life skills

that the child can use off the courts. Our youth athletes meet new kids in their age groups and make new friends that can last a lifetime. Registration fee is $50 with each additional sibling asked to pay $40. Persons desirous of enrolling their children at the camp can contact the TCI Sports Commission 9417702 or email: tciyouthclinic2011@ yahoo.com. One of the requirements is that the participant’s NHIP number must be on file. Ages 5-7 years old will be called to practice between 8-9:30am while from 9:30am-11am the older players (8-12) will be on show.

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Maximum effort for maximum results IN THE realistic world of competition sports, there are no such things as luck or excuses. Life as well as the physical laws of nature consists of what we call balance, equals and opposites and resultant forces. It is impossible to plant corn and reap potatoes; every true sportsman/ sportswoman has a basic will to win, but possessing the mere will to win does not necessarily guarantee that one would win the deciding factor that guarantees victory which is exercising the will to prepare to win. The proof is in the pudding— what you put into it you would get out of it. TOTALLY ILLOGICAL After coming such a long way in so

By Joshua Gardiner

little time I was very proud of the TCIFA and its phenomenal progress across the whole strata/cross section of society. Their programme appeared to be well balanced. The exuberant enthusiasm spread like wildfire throughout the schools of the TCI, encompassing all ages.

They only have not yet considered implementing a geriatric league in which persons, like myself can participate. TCIFA gained the distinction of being the first country in the Caribbean to create a beach soccer league (concluded a few weeks ago); what added to its importance is the fact that both males and females had their own divisions. Prior to the first home-and-away World Cup Football Qualifying Game between the Bahamas and the TCI we were ahead of our opponents in the FIFA rankings, this is why it baffles me as to why the margin of defeat was so great. There are, in my opinion, no excuses for the trouncing that we received at home before the eyes

of the world. I would send the coaches off to special courses for a prolong period of time to elevate their level of training so we as a nation could yet again climb the ladder of success. If it were up to me I would also weight the idea of bringing in experts proven and qualified through experience to help elevate us to the next level. REACH PEAK I see and foresee that the coaching staffs have reached their potential as it relates to their level of instruction/certification/training/ experience. They need to acknowledge this fact and seek help from FIFA. To me the way forward is for

the TCIFA to hire someone, say from Brazil, England, Germany and Argentina among other big footballing nations who has proven world class experiences as a coach to assist our national team. WHAT’S WRONG WITH ALINUS In my opinion Alinus is the best goalkeeper in the TCI. Whatever problems exists need to be ironed out in the best interest of TCI national football. In closing I trust that my analytical objective critical analysis will be taken in the right vein. It’s not too late to correct whatever needs correcting. All’s well that ends well.

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Panthers Track and Field Classic:

CARIFTA gold medallists dominate individual events

CARIFTA gold medallists Domanique Missick and Delano Williams continued their fine form by dominating their individual events in the Panthers Track and Field Classic last Monday at the National Stadium in Providenciales. The Green Machine Track Club athlete, Missick, who leaped 2.15M in Jamaica to solidify himself as

the current best junior jumper in the region, made light work of the high jump event with a winning spring of 2.10M. Williams on the other hand was just shy of his personal best in the Boys’ U-20 200M. He ran 20.76s (PB 20.73s). The 17-year-old Williams, who represented the Pistons’ Track Club, then won the Men’s 100M

Delano Williams sparked the TCI crowd after thrilling Jamaica and the rest of the region for the first half of 2011.

Open in 10.76s (PB 10.51s). Despite Missick’s dominance in the event Kivarno Handfield produced a noteworthy performance with a leap of 2.05M to take second place. Kevin Smith from the Panthers Track Club won the other men’s field events: 11.83M in the men’s shot put and 44.87M in the javelin. Shylon Parker, Panthers, showed improvement after clocking 10.96s in the Boys’ U-20 100M, while Roshano Cox, also Panthers, won the Men’s 200M Dash Open with a time of 22.32s. In the Men’s 400M Open Jamal Moss (47.06s), representing the Bahamas, edged out countryman Andretti Bain (47.31s), while in the Men’s 800M Open Jovanio Fulford (Green Machine) won with a time of 2:13.76. The Men’s 1500M Open was won by Merlin Bowe (Panthers). The Pistons pulled one back with Alvirto Smith winning in the 110M Hurdles Open (18.06s), but the Panthers had the last laugh in the oldest age group with wins in the Men’s 400M Hurdles Open (Tanikko Clarke (1:11.64)) and the Men’s 4X100M Relay Open. In that race the Panthers’ ‘B’ team got past their ‘A’ side 44.20s to 43.88s. The real showdown took place in the Boys’ U-20 100M run and the Pistons brought it. They set the bar high with a time of 41.61s; the Panthers finished second in 44.97s. The organising club rallied to victory in the Boys’ U-20 4X400M relay in 3:43.98, the Boys’ 400M Hurdles U-20 (Kendino Adderley 1.05.08), the Boys’ 110M Hurdles U-20 (Adderley in 17.28s) and the Boys’ 400M U-20 Run (Teray Smith in 49.15s). The Pistons took three of the five U-17 individual titles with CARIFTA athlete Junior Fils-Aime winning the 200M (23.07s) and the 400M (51.40s) and Hubert Prospere winning the 110M hurdles (16.40s). The Panthers’ Larmar Walters won the 100M Dash (11.86s), while the Green Machine’s Woodens Corvil took the 800M (2:13.86). The Panthers then took both the 4X100M and the 4X400M team events with times of 47.50s and 3:58.67 respectively. The Panthers also did well in the U-11 and U-13 boys’ age divisions. Victories were recorded in the Boys’

Domanique Missick proved he is TCI’s best high jumper with another jaw-dropping performance.

U-11 Dash (Keison Dean 15.11s), the Boys’ 200M U-11 Dash (Dean 30.47s), the Boys’ 100M U-13 Dash (Keishawn Ewing 14.53s), the 200M Dash in the same age division (Toushaurn Capron 28.67s), the 400M (Javante Duncan 1:08.33) and the Boys’ 4X100M U-13 relays (58.18s). The club’s only loss in the junior boys’ division was in the U-11 4X100M Relay which was won by Enid Capron Primary School ‘A’ (1:04.37). MOST INDIVIDUAL WINS The Pistons took three of the five boys’ U-15 events after a sterling performance from Darly Franscio, who won the 100M (12.51s), the 400M (59.71s) and the Boys’ Long Jump (4.83M) to finish with the most individual wins for the day. The other two events were won by Enid Capron’s Samardio Walkin (25.20s) and the Panthers 4X100M relay team (53.01s). ENID CAPRON’S FEMALE DOMINANCE Enid Capron dominated the younger age group female division. The young girls showed their prowess

with wins in the Girls’ 100M U-11 Dash (Marantha Luma 16.97s), the Girls’ 200M U-11 Dash (Luma 35.01s), the Girls’ 100M U-13 Dash (Christasha Dossou 14.71s), the Girls’ 200M U-13 Dash (Dossou 30.60s), the 4x100M U-13 Relay and the Girls’ 200M U-15 Dash (Franztci Jolibois, 29.01s). In the U-15 100M the Panthers’ Onilia Richards raced to victory in 13.86s, the club also won the Girls’ 4X100M U-15 Relay (55.94s), but fell short in the older age divisions. The Green Machine dominated the U-17 girls’ events with wins in the 100M (Jatavia Howell 13.68) and the 200M (Howell 27.95s). In the older age group, the U-20 division, the Pistons did the same with wins in the 200M U-20 Dash (Dixie Smith 31.88s), the 200M Open Dash (Yanique Haye 31.10s) and the Women’s Long Jump (Mauqueita Carter 4.48M), but the side could not stop the Green Machine as their older females recorded victories in the Women’s 1500M Open (Phiginie Desir 6:26.69), the Women’s Shot Put Open (Varlene Francis 10.83M and the Women’s Javelin Throw Open (Francis 20.87M).

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