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snubbed TCIB and NIB chiefs shun consultative forum hearing on bank collapse

CONSULTATIVE forum plans to grill TCI Bank chiefs over the institution’s collapse were thwarted after bosses refused to attend its meeting. PAGE  5 inside

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Amnesty sees

16 guns

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SIXTEEN guns and 34 rounds of ammunition were handed in to police during ... PAGE  4

UK will listen to ‘national conversation’

BRITAIN will pay heed to the PDMinspired ‘national conversation’ which kicked off this week. PAGE  4

Airline expansion plans grounded by Jamaica

AIRLINE boss Lyndon Gardiner has accused Jamaica of failing to co-operate with its Caribbean neighbours. PAGE  16

Grand Turk man found hanging

FRIENDS have paid tribute after a Grand Turk man was found dead in his home late on Monday evening. PAGE  7

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

December 4 - 10, 2010

NATIONAL

Amnesty sees 16 guns handed in By Gemma Handy SIXTEEN guns and 34 rounds of ammunition were handed in to police during the three-week amnesty, the Weekly News can reveal. The measure aimed at taking dangerous weapons off the streets preceded tough new penalties for offenders which came into force on Wednesday. As of this week, anyone caught in illegal possession of a gun faces at least five years behind bars. Assistant Commissioner of Police Dave Ryder said the 16 firearms turned in included a .32 pistol, a rifle, a .25 pistol, a .380 pistol, a .38 pistol, a 12 gauge shotgun and a number of flare guns. Ammunition ranged from shotgun cartridges to bullets. An additional four guns have also been recovered by police as part of Operation Alpha 2 set up in response to the recent flurry of armed robberies. Mr Ryder said Alpha 2 would remain “robustly” underway. “It will now focus on those persons who continue to take part in violent crime. Those who haven’t turned in their weapons have made their choice. And we will come and get them.” He said the four weapons seized had led to some charges being laid and one offender locked up. Total crime and the number of violent incidents are now said to be at their lowest since August. Last week saw two men accused of a robbery at Jai’s jewellers earlier this year refused bail. Wilkie Arthur and Lorenzo Caesar were further remanded in custody by Grand Turk’s Supreme Court on November 24.

Detective Sergeant Calvin Chase also reported that Richard Romeus, a Haitian national, charged with a robbery at Scotiabank in November last year was sentenced to four years and six months behind bars. Justice Richard Williams recommended he be deported upon release. In addition, Dominique Swann was charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear and Javano Wilson was charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear and also inflicting bodily injury. These charges relate to an incident alleged to have taken place in Grand Turk on November 22. Both men were remanded in custody until December 7.

Assistant Superintendent Kenny Grant, at the helm of Operation Alpha 2, said anyone caught with firearms now the new laws are in place will face the tough minimum five-year prison sentence. He warned would-be offenders: “We will not rest until we take as many firearms as possible off the street – and you with them if you break those laws.” Commissioner of Police Edward Hall thanked all those who handed in weapons during the amnesty. Strict new sentences under the Firearms (Amendment) Bill 2010 will also see anyone convicted of using a gun during an offence imprisoned for at least five years with a maximum sentence of 15 years.

The minimum sentence rises to seven years for possession of a gun or ammunition with intent to endanger life or cause injury to property. A seven-year minimum sentence also applies to anyone convicted of manufacturing, selling, purchasing or possessing a prohibited weapon or ammunition. All gun-related offences will carry unlimited fines. Offences involving guns will now only be tried in the Supreme Court under the Firearms (Amendment) Bill. Bail will also only be given by the Supreme Court under the Firearm Related Offences (Detention and Bail) Bill. The Theft (Amendment) Bill 2010 provides for a mandatory five-

year minimum sentence for anyone convicted of using an offensive weapon during an aggravated burglary, robbery or assault with intent to rob. The changes also allow maximum life imprisonment to be doled out for aggravated burglary while in possession of a gun or other weapon. Meanwhile, the quartet of British officers who arrived in the TCI last week are said to be “heavily engaged” in reviewing a host of unsolved cases. Islanders are being reminded they can supply information to police anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 1800 TIPS (8477). Calls can be answered in English, Creole or Spanish.

UK will listen to ‘national conversation’ By Gemma Handy BRITAIN will pay heed to the PDMinspired ‘national conversation’ which kicked off this week. The Governor’s office is officially recognising the initiative – and has assigned a representative to attend meetings, observe and take notes. The event comprises a series of public pow-wows to gauge the thoughts of ordinary Islanders as the TCI continues to undergo major reform. Crime, education, tourism, the constitution and the economy are among the topics on the agenda with relevant experts also due to attend. The UK-led interim Government has been accused of riding roughshod over the sentiments of indigenous

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people in its attempts to restore harmony and good governance. PDM leader Doug Parnell, who originally called for the ‘national conversation’, told the Weekly News it was time for a “paradigm shift” in the country. The party leader has often been outspoken against the temporary administration and what he views as attempts to sideline the native population. “If the Governor is prepared to accept the invitation to have someone go around and listen to the conversation, I see this as a positive sign,” he said. “Perhaps we are now starting to have more fluid and open conversations to help move the country forward.” Tuesday saw the event’s official launch on Radio Turks & Caicos. This was followed by an interview on the ‘Expressions’ show with former Chief Minister Oswald Skippings on Wednesday. Derek Taylor, Chief Minister from 1995 to 2003, was due to appear on the show on Friday. Other luminaries slated to talk publicly next week include former Chief Ministers Norman Saunders and Washington Misick, former Public Service Commissioner Reverend Conrad Howell, former Deputy Premier Royal Robinson, former PDM leader Floyd Seymour, consultative forum member Dr Linda Williams and Digicel boss EJ Saunders, among others. There will also be confabs with media and Providenciales pastors prior to the open meetings across the Islands in the week beginning December 13. The ‘national conversation’ is being spearheaded by consultative

Governor Gordon Wetherell (above) has assigned a representative to attend the meetings.

forum member Sharlene CartwrightRobinson who said it was time to “match heads with heads instead of butting heads”. “We can’t continue to say ‘no, no, no’ without saying what we do want,” she previously told the Weekly News. “All over the country, everyone is talking and having their own little conversations. We want to pull it all together and take this dialogue somewhere meaningful.” After the meetings have been held, a document will be compiled

and presented to the Governor, British Ministers and the TCI All Party Parliamentary Group. Mr Parnell said the aim was for the document to be a tool for negotiation between Islanders and UK Ministers. “Whether we like it or not we are in a national negotiation with HMG. We must be active participants in placing TCI back on its feet and restoring our democracy.” A spokeswoman for the Governor said representative Dave Morgan would attend ‘national conversation’ meetings as an observer.

December 4 - 10, 2010

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

NATIONAL

Forum snubbed TCIB and NIB chiefs shun consultative forum hearing on bank collapse By Gemma Handy CONSULTATIVE forum plans to grill TCI Bank chiefs over the institution’s collapse were thwarted after bosses refused to attend its meeting. The bank’s two former chairmen – along with NIB chiefs – snubbed a request to come to an open hearing scheduled for this week, dismissing it as a “witch-hunt”. Forum members had hoped to put financiers through the wringer to assess whether anyone was guilty of misdeeds. But their plea to help shed light on what led to the potential loss of many Islanders’ life savings appeared to fall on deaf ears. Financial Services Commission bosses, along with TCIB’s auditor and liquidator – who were also invited to attend – had agreed to do so. Rumours of malfeasance within the country’s only indigenous bank have continued to abound since its demise in April. Suspicion has been exacerbated by the failure to strike a deal with a series of interested buyers which resulted in TCIB being plunged into full liquidation five weeks ago. Forum chairwoman Lillian Misick lambasted the rejection of the invitation for a confab. “The FSC, auditor and liquidator were quite happy to come to the meeting and provide their resumes,” she told the Weekly News. “It was NIB and the two chairmen who said they did not think the forum had any authority to have them come and speak to them.” She said she felt the meeting would have been a vital tool to help Islanders understand what happened to their investments. “There are a lot of people who had money in TCI Bank – both little and big depositors. “Many think they are not going to get anything back. This was an opportunity for those invited to assure people, to help them understand exactly what happened and what they can anticipate now the bank is in full liquidation.” Mrs Misick continued: “I think the public, as contributors to NIB, have the right to know where we are in terms of our money deposited in the bank.” In a statement released to media, Mrs Misick said some parties had “not even bothered to dignify the forum’s invitation with a reply”. “The people of the TCI have a

right to have these witnesses address, in a forthright and transparent manner, the facts and circumstances surrounding this national tragedy.” Mrs Misick is now calling for the Governor to consider beefing up the forum’s authority to enable it to compel witnesses to attend when requested. She said parties’ refusal to show up set a “dysfunctional and dispiriting precedent” for the interim administration. “Not least because there are so many other matters, including the management of the NHIP, that require the zealous public inquiry the forum could provide.” She said allowing the forum “vigilant oversight of the people’s representatives” was important to ensure good governance. “I hope the Governor will now see the wisdom of empowering this body accordingly.” But her remarks have incurred the wrath of NIB chairman Ervine Quelch who accused the forum of “insinuating” guilt. He told the Weekly News he was also angered by the forum’s announcement of the meeting without first contacting the parties invited. NIB had $17.5m in deposits tied up in the bank. As a major TCIB shareholder and creditor, the board had a leading role in negotiations with interested buyers. Mr Quelch said he had sought legal advice on whether the forum had any authority to insist he attend. In an email to Mrs Misick, he quoted his attorney who stated: “The answer is simply no. “There is no power to carry out any kind of investigation such as for the reason for the collapse of TCI Bank. “It seems that the forum has decided to appoint itself as a Commission of Inquiry to examine the failure of TCI Bank.” The attorney said not even the House of Assembly had such authority when it was in existence. Mr Quelch said he had already attended a forum meeting earlier this year where he was quizzed by members. He said he had also made himself available to the advisory council and media and responded to a variety of ensuing “robust questions”. He suggested the forum send its questions to the Governor to answer in consultation with NIB. Washington Misick, former chairman of TCIB’s board of directors,

Norman Hamilton, chairman of TCI’s board of directors, accused the forum of a “witch-hunt”.

NIB chairman Ervine Quelch was angered by the forum’s “insinuation” of guilt.

Former TCIB director Washington Misick said attending the meeting would have “added to the media frenzy”.

said he declined the invitation because he didn’t think it appropriate to have an open hearing when the matter was still before the courts. “I am all for transparency but I think it’s a matter for the court and should be left to the court. “If required to appear before some sort of judicial process of course I am happy to do so. “But TCIB is a private company at the end of the day and I don’t think a hearing in front of the consultative forum really adds any value. “It does not clarify anything, it just adds to the media frenzy.” Former Chief Minister Misick said it was “time for less emotion” in order to get the country “back to normal”. “We are living in a time of global economic meltdown; nothing is the way it used to be and nothing is going to be that way again for quite a long time. “We have to make whatever adjustments we have to make.” He added: “Some of us directors had huge amounts in the bank too. “It’s not like we took out large sums before it went into liquidation, certainly I did not.” Fellow former TCIB director Norman Hamilton, chairman of the board when the bank fell in April, also confirmed he had declined to attend. He said he “deeply regretted” the bank’s failure and its effect on depositors and customers. “Many directors of the bank, including myself, were shareholders, depositors and customers and have ourselves been adversely affected.” But he condemned the forum’s stance as a “witch-hunt” and said claims that TCIB was associated with government corruption were “untrue and without foundation”. “TCI Bank was a victim of a world economic meltdown of September 2008 as were banks all over the world, including some of the largest banks in America, Ireland and England.

“The difference here is that while banks in those countries received the full support of their financial regulatory institutions and their governments, TCI Bank did not.” Mr Hamilton added: “The forum has no legal authority to hold any investigation into the bank and, as a non-representative body, it has no moral authority either.” FSC managing director Kevin Higgins said the organisation remained willing to address the forum even if other parties were not. “I have written to them telling them I will attend alone if no one else is willing to. “The consultative forum is a constituted body, we are a government department and we respect their authority. “If they request us to attend, we

will do so.” Mr Higgins said however he felt a private session would be prudent to prevent disclosure of confidential information. He added that he was not surprised TCI Bank bosses had declined to come. “Obviously they would have faced some hard questions about how the bank got into the position it was in. “As for NIB, they took legal advice which they are entitled to do.” The Governor was asked whether he may consider beefing up the forum’s role. He replied merely: “The functions of the forum are clearly set out in the Order in Council and, within that framework, the forum has a very important role to play in the governance of the TCI.”

Tourist Board jobs axed ELEVEN Tourist Board employees are facing a miserable Christmas after being booted from their jobs this week. The board’s acting director, Ralph Higgs, said the decision had been taken “with sadness”. “This step was not taken lightly, particularly during these tough economic times,” he said in a statement issued on Thursday. “However, it is necessary to improve efficiencies, outputs and affordability in the organisation. “Similarly, it is designed to ensure the longevity and growth of our country’s number one industry – tourism. “The board wishes those persons affected every success in their future endeavours.” The organisation’s current board of directors was appointed in

September 2009 by the Governor. Its mandate was to cut costs to free the board of its crippling $9m debt and resolve several lawsuits that it was facing locally and internationally. Mr Higgs said initial findings revealed that the board’s budget was stretched far beyond sustainability because of excesses in its overseas operations. He described the department as over-staffed and said many of the directives being carried out came with an unreasonable cost. In October 2009 bosses met with staff, informed them of their findings and advised them of steps that would need to be taken, including staff reduction. Mr Higgs said staff had been advised back then to seek alternative employment.

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

December 4 - 10, 2010

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

Confab or claptrap? THE ‘NATIONAL conversation’ kicks off this week to gauge people’s views on the major issues affecting the country. The PDM-inspired initiative comprises public meetings across the Islands with appearances by experts on various topics. British dignitaries are also invited to attend to appraise public opinion amid the ongoing reform process. We asked readers if they’d be attending – and if they thought Britain would take notice of the findings.

Sheer hypocrisy “It seems to me that we already had a ‘national

conversation’ with regard to the constitution, but the meetings were so unruly and dominated by the very politicians and political activists that want the new ‘conversation’, that they were out of control and subsequently cancelled!”

No alternative

“I will attend as many as I can. However, I personally feel that the time for diplomacy has passed and the need for a nationwide demonstration is upon us. “I don’t think that any other alternative is going to get through to the British. As is the popular belief locally, many feel that they simply disregard the wishes of the people and will do what they will anyway.”

Own agenda

“I definitely will not attend. When are these people going to realise that they are wasting their time, the UK will continue on its course. “When you look at the composition of persons engaged in this national conversation, they are the same old persons that have been involved since the beginning and they did not get it right then and they will not now. “Every one of them have, at some time, been a part of either governments and we are no better for it. “When are they going to realise that the people of this country, except for a few, do not want to hear the same old rhetoric, we need new blood and new ideas. We have heard it all already. “When are Linda and Sharlene going to act like professionals and either be a part of the interim administration or resign, please madam chairman take note! “What they are doing is divisive and is undermining the role and functions of the body they sit on. After all it was Linda who was in charge

of the elections office when all the malfeasance took place under the last Government. “It is time for the Governor to review their roles; you cannot continue to fight him and the CEO every opportunity you get all under the disguise of looking out for the people, they are looking out for themselves. “People do not be fooled by all this talk of national conversation; there should have been a conversation when our treasury was being pillaged and our birthright stolen. “What can they say to the people now when they did not bother to speak up all the seven years of PNP tyranny? “See this for what it really is, just like the group that was formed sometime ago with some of the same persons. “They also had a national agenda. Whatever happened to that group? Died a slow death, so will this one.”

People’s praise

“We are anxious to attend; any orderly exploration of the way out of the mess the former administration left us in is important. “One of the biggest shortcomings the interim Government has is its misunderstanding of what is wrong and what is right in the TCI. “The British model will not work here. “It has been said representatives from the interim Government will attend and certainly the FCO and UK MPs will be very interested in what conclusions are reached. “The PDM has long been known as the people’s party and once again they are embracing the people for organised input.”

Off the soapbox “There is nothing wrong with the concept of a

national conversation. It is just a shame that it has to be politicised – led by a principal figure in the PDM and apparently rejected by the PNP leader as being politically driven (see Caribbean News

Now article of November 27 quoting a comment made by Clayton Greene on the ‘Expressions’ show). “The last thing the country needs now is more political posturing and soapbox speeches against the British.”

Long overdue

“I believe that a dialogue with the people fully involved, not being coached, deceived, lied on and misled is timely. “The people of the TCI have been let down twice. In the 1980s with the Blom-Cooper Commission and the loss of the constitution and now with this last Government and the loss of Parliament. “It is time for the people to take ownership of their own country, state what they want, design their constitution, programme a course that will benefit them and not the other way around. “Usually when politicians have ideas, it is the result of meetings with developers who would have funded these politicians and control what they are saying. “The result where the people were left out of the funding of the hospital was that the people are now saddled with paying NHIP towards a project 20 times more than the true value – a massive rip-off. “What if the people designed their own land policy, without the developers and politicians, then the 4,000 acres at North West Point, that Derek Taylor left in 2003, may have been shared between 16,000 Belongers and not 100 persons. “With the people involved, former Ministers would not have been able to give themselves and their developer friends 200 acres of beach land for $1 an acre while charging natives thousands for inland property. “With the people involved in the debate, they would not have sanctioned the destruction of our national park system at Leeward with the Star Island project. “So this dialogue is timely and long overdue. Imagine the people developing an immigration and labor policy that would ensure that natives are trained for high end jobs, get the chance to be educated and come home and get the experience to do those jobs. “With the people involved they could plan their own future and not have politicians tell them what to do and rip them off. “The people would design a policy where they actually get jobs and ban the sale of thousands of work permits, Belongerhips and PRCs. “This is what is perceived as a true national conversation, with the people designing a country and system that would benefit them. Let us come and reason together. “With the involvement of Oswald Skippings, Derek Taylor and Norman Saunders (former Chief Ministers), we harken to the voice of the

past for guidance. “This is good and timely in itself. History is deeply ironic here but let us enjoy the contradictions of showing that the 'cross party culture' really does not exist in the perverted way that Mike designed it to be. “It’s good that direct access to British advisors and the people is being facilitated. It does not matter whether the British take note of the meetings. “If the meetings are well organised, there are no mob scenes, people are not ‘shot down’ because of their views, the result would truly represent an aspect of the voice of the people that the British, or anyone with sense, cannot ignore. “It is unfortunate that the PNP leader described the suggested meetings as politics. What is his fear? “Is he afraid that the public will cry out at these meetings for the banning of politicians who sold their people out and for doing deals like the sale of 2,500 acres on Middle Caicos for less than the true market value?”

Corruption abounds

“The people of the TCI need to let the British do what they were brought in to do – straighten out the country. “I personally feel that the meetings are a way for the PDM to smokescreen the issues and turn the people against the British in hopes of having them leave the country. “The TCI was run by local politicians and we all know now that there is way too much corruption. “It will get worse before it gets better but it is necessary so the Islands can move forward.”

Send them home

“Why are we inviting anyone from Britain to appraise public opinion? Don't we get it yet, that they are the problem? “Why aren’t we telling them to go home and mind their own business. They were never elected by the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands to represent them. “They are treating us like they treated others in the past but they will never win.”

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Island youngsters sailing towards success By Paul Baker TCI’S search for a future sailing champion continues to bear fruit. More than 40 local youngsters have now completed a Learn to Sail and Race Clinic, organised by Provo Sailing Club. Children aged eight and upwards have been put through their paces every Sunday morning on the waters opposite the Bight playground. It’s the second clinic to be held this year and

those in charge have again been impressed by what they’ve seen. Club member and tutor, Tim O’Hanlon, explained: “This second clinic was organised due to popular demand following the first one in the summer. “What we do is teach children everything they need to know from basic sea safety and knot tying, through to how to capsize and right a small Hobiecat dingy. “Once youngsters gain their confidence we then teach them how to actually sail by

themselves and ultimately how to race. “This latest course has been awesome due to the weather conditions, which have made for some fast and thrilling sailing. “We had to cancel a couple of sessions when the sea was just too rough, but apart from that it’s been a blast.” Having completed the course, youngsters are now invited to join the club and progress their skills further. Tim added: “It’s been an absolute pleasure for Provo Sailing Club to host the

event and we’ve seen some real talent on display. “Our aim has always been to nurture and support anyone who wants to take the sport further and hopefully one of these young sailors will go on to race competitively and represent TCI at future major championships.” After handing out certificates to all the young sailors, Tim thanked his fellow club members for giving up their Sunday mornings to act as instructors.

December 4 - 10, 2010

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NATIONAL

Illegal power lines “risking lives” LIVES are being put at risk due to unscrupulous people installing illegal electricity lines across Providenciales, say PPC chiefs. The power firm is to embark on a crackdown on illicit connections they say have already killed a number of animals and hike up bills for the lawabiding majority. Bosses say the practice can result in serious injury or even death, particularly for children playing in unprotected areas, where uninsulated and unearthed wires run across floors and across outdoor swampy pathways. The company has also received reports of animals being electrocuted as a result of exposed illegal wires running from poles to residences. Qualified electricians are said to

be assisting with the connections in some cases. PPC’s CEO Eddinton Powell pledged zero tolerance on those who “blatantly disregard” both the law and people’s safety. “We will continue to monitor these areas while enforcing our responsibilities under the law as we aim to make our communities a safer environment for all to live. “It is unfair to fellow law-abiding citizens who have followed the correct procedures set out by the law and the company for power connections and who pay their share of the fuel cost to have to pay for those who illegally connect to the system and don’t pay for electricity. “That can’t be right.” PPC is urging people wishing

Exposed wires pose a serious risk, particularly to children playing nearby.

to regularise their illegal service to visit its customer service centre where they will be given appropriate instructions. Mr Powell added: “There must be a concerted effort between PPC, the Government and our customers to effectively combat this problem. “For example, it is important that Government give this matter the serious attention it deserves by cracking down on the illegal activities of those electricians and others involved in this dangerous activity. “Sooner or later someone will be seriously injured or possibly killed. We will continue to work with the judicial system, the police and the Electrical Commission to prosecute these offenders with heavy fines in an effort to deter further acts of this nature.”

Donations welcome for school rebuild PUPILS are back in lessons and work has already begun on gathering funds to rebuild Ona Glinton Primary School following a huge blaze last week. On Sunday, November 21, close to 95 per cent of the West Road building was left in ruins after flames rapidly spread through the blocks. Despite efforts of the fire service and residents, nine classrooms were completely destroyed along with chairs, desks, equipment and school work. But members of the community remain positive this week as they unite to raise funds for a new school. According to the Ministry of Education an account has been set up at Scotiabank to allow the public to donate to the rebuild fund. Anyone wishing to contribute can do so by depositing funds into account number 35394. The ministry also welcomes donations of building materials which can be deposited at the Central Purchasing Unit (CPU) in Grand Turk. School supplies and equipment such as books, duplicating paper, ink, CD players, pens, pencil, chalk, computers, photocopiers and printers can be delivered to the Education Department. In Grand Turk the office is located on Mission Folly and in Providenciales it is located at Butterfield Square. Residents in South, North and Middle Caicos can take their donations to their respective District Commissioners’ office. Any community group wishing to undertake a fundraising project is encouraged to do so, but must notify the Ministry of Education.

A spokesperson from the ministry said: “We join with the Ona Glinton Primary School family in extending profound thanks and appreciation to all who have already contributed to these efforts, and others who will offer assistance in the days and weeks ahead.” More than 310 displaced pupils and staff have been accommodated elsewhere and lessons are surging ahead. The youngest pupils from Ona Glinton are taking lessons at the Salem Baptist hall and the others

are sharing Eliza Simons Primary School with current pupils on a shift system. Following the blaze a working group was immediately set up to discuss plans for rebuilding the school. The group comprises of staff from the Ministries and Departments of Education, Finance and Works. They held their first meeting in Grand Turk last week and Permanent Secretary of Finance Delton Jones told the Weekly News that details will soon be released to the public.

DESTROYED: Ona Glinton Primary School was burnt down in a huge blaze

Grand Turk man found hanging FRIENDS have paid tribute after a Grand Turk man was found dead in his home late on Monday evening. David Alleyne, originally from Barbados, is thought to have committed suicide leaving behind a distraught community. Concerns were raised when David failed to show up to his work place of four years, Tropical Shipping, on Tuesday morning. Tropical Shipping boss Carl Simmons told PTV8: “We tried to find out his whereabouts at about 8.30 this morning and we couldn’t get him to answer. “So we had one of his companions check his home to make sure he was OK, and when he checked his home we got the news that he had been found hanging from a ceiling fan.” Mr Simmons said he was “totally shocked” and “distraught” to find out what had happened. “David has not shown any type of depression or any kind of problems whatsoever in the last 24 hours or even the last four years that he’s been

working for us. “He’s been the same person yesterday as he was four years ago. He showed up for work yesterday, took a break or two and never came back.” He described him as a “family man, very mature, a very loving person, very calm and well focused on whatever he did.” “He had a high respect and regard to everybody he came into contact with, and he’s a person that loved being around people.” Mr Alleyne, who was in his mid 50s, worked as a senior customs officer in Grand Turk for close to 20 years. Jane Williams, administrative officer at the customs department in Grand Turk, described him as a joy to work with. “I joined the customs department 23 years ago and I met him then,” she told the Weekly News. “He was a very nice person, you couldn’t find a better person. He was very happy and willing to help,

TRAGEDY: David Alleyne was found dead in his Grand Turk home

always smiling. I never saw him have a bad day.” Ms Williams said that during their 20 years as colleagues he proved himself to be an “excellent worker”. Some friends offered tributes to David on an online forum. One wrote: “David, we never know what is happening in our neighbours’ lives and sad to see what decision they will make but all I can say is David was a lovely person with a beautiful smile. “It just goes to show that smiling is not always happiness. RIP David, you will be missed.” A spokesman for Interhealth Canada TCI said: “We can confirm that a medical practitioner from the Cockburn Town Medical Centre was asked to attend a residential address in Grand Turk on Monday evening at 21.20pm. “Following an extensive examination, the medical practitioner pronounced dead a middle aged man as a result of what appeared to be suicide.”

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December 4 - 10, 2010

NATIONAL

Hospital lights up kids’ Christmas CHRISTMAS came early for Provo Children’s Home youngsters who were delighted to be given the special task of switching on the hospital’s festive lights. Wellwishers, staff and their families turned out to witness the flicking of the switch at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre on Wednesday. Kids were also treated to a visit from Santa Claus who roared up on board a fire truck to dish out goodies and listen to Christmas wishes. Interhealth Canada’s CEO Roger Cheesman said the season was a time for “caring and sharing”. In keeping with that, hospital bosses presented a $500 cheque to the children’s home – a sum matched by Interhealth’s international chief executive George Commander, who reached into his own pocket. Also present at the celebration was PDM leader Doug Parnell who urged Islanders to remember the true meaning of the season. Mr Parnell, who has been

Economics Column

Nutcracker Suite Sullivan and Lisbon – a deadly duet

Provo Children’s Home youngsters were thrilled to meet the bearded visitor.

outspoken against the fledgling social health care programme, described

the facility which opened this year as “stunning”.

Red Kettle drive kicks off

TCI’s Salvation Army launched a countrywide charity drive on Monday to raise buckets of cash for the country’s disadvantaged children and elderly. The Red Kettle fund raising event has helped the humanitarian group to gather funds for local communities across the world for more than 100 years. This week special red buckets were set up across Providenciales and Grand Turk and the public is encouraged to put loose change in them to help fund worthwhile community projects. Captain Matthew Trayler, the group’s local development officer, launched the drive outside IGA on Monday. He said: “The Salvation Army is grateful for the opportunity to collect funds that will enable us to continue meeting needs in the community.” Within two years of setting up in the TCI, The Salvation Army has initiated a number of programmes. These include the Clement Howell High School’s meals programme for special needs children, and a van pick-up service for senior citizens in North and Middle Caicos. The group hopes to use the money raised from this campaign to fund the continuation of these projects. Todd Foss, Salvation Army advisory board chairman, said that there has “never been a greater need for the services of the Salvation Army”. He introduced Ken Burns and Edith Cox from IGA who dropped

John Hartley is a retired CEO. He was educated in economics and econometrics at Manchester University and Harvard Business School. He is an occasional contributor at invitational economics seminars at Brazenose College, Oxford.

PREMIER DONATION: Ken Burns and Edith Cox from IGA drop the first donation of $500 in the Red Kettle

MONEY RUN: Leslie Foss, director of Chrysalis Fitness, donates a $3,300 cheque from a recent fun-run

THE REPORT by Ms Sullivan is the second arm of the nutcracker being applied to the economy by the British. This is not the charming Tchaikovsky ballet to be performed next month by the TCFAF but the powerful pincer jaws of taxation threats on one side, and a constitutional crisis on the other. We now have the final recommendations of the constitutional advisor. It is the parts about citizenship that will crush this country’s economic future. Sullivan’s section on Belongership and PRCs is much more dangerous for the economy than any ballet, comedic or tragic. This is British endorsement for the policy of controlling and limiting the supply of immigrants to the economy. Has it been made clear to the electorate what the consequences of a closed economy will be? This is a policy that chooses exclusivity and comparative poverty over diversity and comparative prosperity. It is notable that as the British close our economy to outsiders, they announced this week a policy of opening theirs to the rich and talented from anywhere. In Britain, if you pass the written examination, it takes five years from arrival to full citizenship of Britain and the EU. Many people loved these Islands as they were before the US bubble swept us temporarily into the ranks of the rich. TCI was an underdeveloped economy based around tourism, with low labour costs, charming fishermen and taxi drivers living in tiny cottages by the sea. The devastating political consequences of the closed door policy are clear: from an economic perspective it doesn’t matter if we are gradually converted from a Third World English-speaking economy into a Third World Creole and Spanish-speaking economy. What matters is that investors and consumers have a choice. They can choose to go to places with lovely climates and a 30 per cent tax burden where they will have equal rights and political certainty. The British are being two-faced about all this. They know the formula for a prosperous economy. Let me give you some examples. The World Bank handbook on reforming old-fashioned licensing controls and charges was written by the British. In the World Bank rankings of inward investment agencies the top positions are filled by places like Wales, Manchester and Scotland. Whilst Ireland is being ruined by over generous bank deposit guarantee schemes, which the British carefully sidestepped, those guarantees are what they propose for the TCI. It is instructive to read Part Four of the Lisbon Treaty. The British top guns are very familiar with it. Recall that the Foreign Secretary has said in Parliament that there is in progress a high level review of the status of the overseas territories. Sullivan’s proposals do not comply with the Treaty. She must know this, so either they are all rubbish, or we are about to be dumped. We comply with Lisbon, or we are on our own. What would you choose? The British are not capitulating to the mob. This is a deliberate policy, they are capitalising on mob behaviour.

the first donation of $500 in the Red Kettle, closely followed by Leslie Foss, director of Chrysalis Fitness, who donated $3,300 from a recent fun-run. Visiting Salvation Army veteran Major Lester Ferguson addressed those gathered. “Christmas is a time for sharing and giving, and I don’t think there could be a better way to start off our Christmas season than with the Red Kettle appeal,” he said. The Salvation Army’s red kettles will be stationed outside various

businesses across the country and will be manned by volunteers from 12pm to 8pm, Monday to Saturday. The Red Kettle fund raising drive will continue until December 23. Manned kettles will be located at the Graceway IGA, Graceway Gourmet, Scotiabank and Providenciales Airport with unmanned counter-top kettles located in businesses across the country. For more information on how you may give charitably or volunteer your time to man a kettle call Captain Matthew Trayler on 431-9711.

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Burglar pleads with Policeman sentenced to three years with hard labour for Tyrone’s death magistrate not to be sent to prison A YOUNG man was this week sent back to prison until December 17 at which time he will know whether he will spend the Christmas holidays with his family or not. Patrick Delancy appeared before Magistrate Clifton Warner charged with burglary and pleaded not to be sent back to prison. “I have a family, Sir, and I don’t want to go back to jail. I want to spend Christmas with my family,” Delancy entreated the magistrate. It was said that on October 25 at Serenity House, Delancy Hill, Turtle Cove, the defendant entered the home of Daniel Johnson and stole a quantity of items valued at $3,411. Delancy had denied the allegations on a previous court appearance but decided to change his plea on December 1 because he was “tired of the up and down”. The facts are that Johnson and his wife secured the premises and went out for dinner around 9.30pm on that date. Upon their return two hours later, Johnson’s wife went into the kitchen to retrieve her cellular phone, which she had left on the counter charging. The phone and the charger were not there. The woman then looked around the house and discovered that other items including a laptop with charger, tools, two USA passports and four televisions were missing as well.

She noticed that the screen of the window of the garage was removed and she immediately reported the incident to the police. Using the GPS tracking technology on the phone, the woman was able to track and pinpoint the location of her missing phone. Acting upon that information, police officers went to an area in Delancy Hill to the home of the defendant and found the stolen phone. The woman identified pictures of herself and family on the phone but Delancy denied stealing the phone. A search of the surrounding bushes yielded a quantity of tools and crime scene investigators found Delancy’s fingerprints on the tools. He was arrested and later charged. “Give me a chance please. Give me a fine,” the accused begged the magistrate. When asked about the whereabouts of the two passports, Delancy explained to the court that he was frustrated and that was why he took them. “I was not looking for passports, I was looking for cash,” he said. “We all make mistakes in life and this is my very first offence,” he added. Magistrate Warner told Delancy to bring his father to speak to the court and adjourned the matter until December 17 for sentencing.

POLICE constable Raphael Sophony, the young Haitian policeman who was charged with the death of Tyrone ‘Tiger’ Williams, was found guilty and sentenced to jail. The trial began on Tuesday in Grand Turk Supreme Court before Chief Justice Gordon Ward and concluded on Thursday. Sophony, aged 27, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and sentenced to three years with hard labour in Grand Turk prison. It was said that on December 20 2008 at 2.30am, near the IGA roundabout, Sophony drove dangerously and caused the death of Williams. “The manner in which you drove in terms of excessive speed and, at that speed, passing a vehicle stationary at the side of the carriageway on

its nearside must be obvious to any competent and careful driver to fall well below the standard expected,” Justice Ward told Sophony before sentencing. The judge felt it aggravating that a police officer who knew the law and the consequences of dangerous driving committed the offence and then attempted to place the blame on the victim for his own death. Justice Ward reminded the young policeman that human life cannot be restored nor can its loss be measured by the length of a prison sentence. “In fact, no term of imprisonment, however long, can reconcile the family of the victim to their loss nor can it cure their anguish,” the judge added. Guy Chapman represented

Police constable Raphael Sophony

Sophony and told the court that this case was a tragedy for both the victim and his family and the accused and his family. “I appreciate the hardship this will cause your family but the difference is that the

deceased’s family’s grief can never be extinguished entirely,” the Chief Justice said. “I bear in mind your previous good character and the effect this will have on what was your chosen career,” the judge said before he passed sentence. Sophony was also disqualified from holding or applying for a driver’s licence in the TCI for four years. This is the second policeman to be linked to causing death by dangerous driving in the TCI. Last year, Assistant Commissioner David Thomas Ryder appeared before Magistrate Clifton Warner and admitted he caused the death of a six-year-old Haitian girl on December 20 2007. Unlike, Sophony, Ryder was charged with driving without due care and attention and received a fine of $400.

Man who invited police into his home busted with drugs EDWIN Williams Jnr was fined $400 to be paid in two weeks or spend one month in prison for one gram of cannabis worth $10. It was said that on November 26 in Five Cays, police officers found the illegal drug in Williams’ home. At his arraignment, Williams denied the charge of unlawful possession of a controlled drug and was granted bail in the sum of $500.

A short while later, Williams indicated to the court that he wished to change his plea and admitted the offence. The court heard that on that day, police officers were in the Five Cays area executing a search warrant on the home of another person when they received other information. They then proceeded to the defendant’s home and asked him if he had anything illegal in the house.

He replied: “No. You can come in and look for yourselves.” The police ranks went into the house and, during a search of the bedroom, they found a transparent plastic bag with the illegal substance on a shelf.

“That is mine. I bought it to smoke,” he reportedly told the police. In court, the defendant told Magistrate Clifton Warner that drugs were not a part of his life and that he did not smoke all the time.

Man jailed for bank attack RICHARD Romeus was last week found guilty of robbing a man of $150 in Scotiabank and sentenced to four years and six months in prison. Romeus was tried in Providenciales’ Supreme Court and convicted unanimously by a seven-member jury panel. The court heard evidence of how the accused hit Wilson Deximo over the head with an object and forcefully robbed him of the cash just after the unsuspecting man withdrew the money in the Cherokee Road bank. “This was a cowardly and disgraceful act and you plainly

put this man in fear,” Justice Richard Williams told Romeus before sentencing him. The judge felt that there was a strong public interest in deterring this sort of crime in public places since it undermines after hours banking. The banking hall should a place where persons can conduct their banking without having to look over their shoulders in case they are robbed, he said. Because the areas around ATMs are particularly susceptible to attack and are easy targets for people who

wish to enrich themselves at other people’s expense, Justice Williams felt that it was the court’s duty to make it clear that inevitably a severe sentence will be imposed. Romeus was represented by Arthur Hamilton, who made submissions on why his client should not be deported to his native Haiti at the expiration of his sentence. The court heard that the felon had been residing legally in the TCI and has a six-yearold child living here also. However, Justice Williams felt that if Romeus remained in the TCI, it would be to the

country’s detriment. “Mr Romeus, you have had the privilege of been granted a work permit,” Justice Williams told the accused. He continued: “What comes with that privilege is the responsibility to behave as a responsible member of the community, abiding by the laws of this country. “You have failed to live up to your side of the bargain by your disgraceful conduct. “I make an order recommending that you be deported at the end of the service of your sentence,” the judge ended.

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Were my eyes deceiving me? Dear Editor, I read it twice! I thought my eyes deceived me! Reinforcements have arrived from London to help the police solve no fewer than eight murders in seven years, and the severity of those crimes demand expertise that would challenge the skills of the entire FBI – so of course I believed it to be a misprint when I read that four members of the police force have been assigned to delve into the crimes. Sixteen were requested – a not unreasonable number – and four were allocated, each of them, presumably, so totally brilliant in their respective fields, and having outstanding

records in dealing with the solution of heinous crimes, the evidence of which has long been destroyed, if it ever existed at all. Were these people screened and categorised according to their skills – or was there a lottery, rewarding the winners with a few weeks of sun and a bit of Christmas shopping? Are they working 24/7, determined to return with files reading ‘case closed’? Will they be with us until Boxing Day? Or perhaps they’re booked on a Christmas Eve flight back to London. Get busy, guys; some of those murders could stump Sherlock Holmes!

Open letter to the Governor

Dear Governor, The present initiative to publish the names of persons who owe back rents on their conditional purchase leases will not result in rents being brought current so the purpose of this exercise is nothing more than an attempt to name and shame the Belonger population. Mr Llewellyn must know there is no chance of this exercise resulting in increased collection and, to the extent that he is giving either yourself or Mark Capes that advice to the contrary, you should reject it. The administration has already issued notices to the Belonger population to pay up arrears or risk their leases being cancelled. Notwithstanding this there remain significant arrears. This is so because there is no money to bring them current and some of the blame for the lack of money must rest at the feet of the administration who, despite repeated urgings, have done nothing to stimulate the economy and with their every uttering are suggesting that the country is by nature corrupt and are therefore deterring the very investment that we need. While Mr Llewellyn is engaged upon this futile exercise let me suggest a few measures that may have positive results or will at least provide us with useful information that the country is desperately interested in knowing and deserves to know.

If transparency means anything to the interim administration then you Sir, ought to welcome the publication of the following information. A list of every expatriate that has joined the civil service since the suspension of the constitution and the name of the office that he or she occupies. In respect of each such person, the details of their relevant qualification and experience to hold the position. State in what media and in what countries the positions they hold were advertised and how many applications were received for the positions. The level of their total remuneration broken down between salaries and other emoluments. In the case of the technocrats and advisors, compare their salaries in this posting with their salary in their immediate past posting and with the salary of the permanent secretary in the Ministry to which they are attached. A declaration from each employee that they bear no relation, family or otherwise, with either Mark Capes, Governor Wetherell or any other of the many advisors. If they as much as knew each other we need to know. The cost of each and every audit that has been commissioned by a private entity (that is an entity other than the Government audit department) since the suspension of the constitution and the findings of the said audit.

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Does the UK find us to be so dim, so simple-minded, that they think we might be comforted by the presence of four additional sleuths, when it’s obvious that these people can’t possibly even gather clues in three weeks? How reassured are we about our own police force which has had close to a year to solve some of these crimes? Let’s be sure to have a report on the effectiveness of The Reinforcements when they’ve left, and let’s hear from whomever okayed this incredible bit of expensive folly. Joan LaFontaine

Whether the salary of Mark Capes was subject to the same 10 per cent cut as was the salaries of all other civil servants. Whether the right sizing exercise has begun and how much notice they propose to give those persons affected by the exercise. In these difficult economic times, when local scholarships are being cut, when payments are not being made to students overseas causing them severe stress emotionally and economically, when the salaries of local civil servants are being paid after those of the advisors and the like, and when the interim administration threatens that more austerity measures are on the horizon we the people demand to know. Until we know how the revenues are currently being spent and are thus able to judge the priorities of the interim administration there should be no further reduction in the salaries of civil servants and the planned redundancies ought not to occur. Until the requested information is published we cannot believe that any negotiations with the interim administration will bear fruit. I call upon the consultative forum to accept that the people of these Islands require the information to be made public and ask that they lend their support to this request. Clayton Greene PNP leader

Response to JA Williams Dear Editor, We found your letter in last week’s Weekly News rather confusing. You end by celebrating the actions of Britain but ignore the fact that it was a British judge who started this whole debacle in 2003 and it was Britain that spent years more ignoring what was going on under the British Governor’s nose. Now, after being here for over two years, our Governor, who I celebrate as an honest and concerned man, is finally figuring out who is who and what is what.

Then you take on Parnell for acting like the loyal opposition after he was part of the tiny opposition which did Britain’s job for them in bringing down a messed up government. You cannot have it both ways. The truth will set us all free. David Tapfer

Consultative Forum request denied Dear Editor, It is fishy that the men of the TCI Bank, the NIS board and the Financial Services Commission all seem to point blank refuse to answer before the consultative forum on the closure of the TCI Bank. So many serious questions arise. In the TCI it would seem that when there is a fatal fall down, the loss of millions, bad administration, corruption, that those responsible dig their heels in, refuse to admit defeat, deny responsibility and refuse to go. The recent turn of events where the chairman of the consultative forum kindly asks questions of the persons in the Financial Services Commission, former directors of the TCI Bank and the current chairman of the National Insurance Board reveals greater embarrassment. Because you have Belongers who refuse to volunteer to tell how the bank failed. They seem to have something to hide. There is talk of a paper trail between the National Insurance Fund, the TCI Bank and Lord Ashcroft’s Belize Bank – now the British Caribbean Bank. If one were Ashcroft or a Tory party Minister in London, one would be concerned as well. But the Governor needs to give the consultative forum the power to demand these persons to attend before the forum and answer questions. There is no reason why he shouldn’t agree to these requests. If he insists on not doing anything, then there may be further reason to suggest a cover up. With so many millions of public funds at stake, so many leaking paper trails, it may also be possible for the

Governor to refuse the request to give the forum powers to subpoena these people. There are possibly too many issues that cannot be released and there is a need to cover-up. Think about it. What if the forum were able to compel people to attend it and be forced to give evidence under sanction of fine, penalty or imprisonment? If the Governor does not consent to the request many of us who read and observe will not be surprised. With an interim government lasting nearly two years, if they wanted mysteries to be solved they would have allowed disclosure and transparency a long time ago. Lillian Misick’s request may be timely, may be critical and important for the small depositor at the TCI Bank with so much to lose, but because of bigger agendas, impossible. Her attempt to get to the bottom of what happened at the bank may actually be what’s needed to solve some mysteries. But maybe that would get in the way of some big guns. Why would certain persons sit in London and allow the consultative forum to open the can of worms? The public interest in finding out what happened to the monies may now fall second to the greater interest of hiding the truth about the movement of monies just before the bank was closed. To be honest and fair, the Governor really has no choice but to allow Lillian Misick her request even if heads will roll all around the world. Samsune Taylor

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Private health insurance a pain Dear Editor, In December of 2008 I signed my wife and myself up with BUPA believing that they were a solid provider of health insurance. In October of 2009 I visited my doctor here on Provo due to hip pain. X-rays were taken and I was advised that the hip was arthritic and that replacement surgery would probably be necessary to relieve the pain.

This was the first ever diagnosis of the pain. As there were no such surgical facilities available in the TCI and I was ‘covered’ by BUPA, I visited the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, FL, in February of 2010 for a consultation with the surgeon there. During the interview with the surgeon I was asked how long the hip had been bothering me. My answer was: “A couple of years.”

Difficulties with the TCI judiciary Dear Editor, My learned colleague, Mr George Missick, wrote an article in the Turks and Caicos Weekly News (Nov 2026, 2010) entitled: ‘Consultative forum gets it wrong’. I respectfully reply that Mr Missick got it wrong, and now state why so. Mr Missick’s letter opens with these words: ‘The consultative forum got it totally wrong last month when it rejected the Judicial Salary Bill which made provisions to improve the independence of the judiciary by ensuring the independence of the judiciary ensuring judges’ security of tenure and doing away with having judges working under contracts.’ There have been severe difficulties, and still are some, with the TCI judiciary. a) The Lloyd Rodney affair in which I was counsel is illustrative of extreme abuse within the justice system of the TCI. b) The renewal of Sir Frederick ‘Sleepy’ Smith’s contract after the finding in Mr Rodney’s favour by then Governor Bradley after Mr Rodney won his case in the Court of Appeal. And when Sir Frederick was found to have sat in conflict of interest in the Cable and Wireless public interest case is indicative of executive structural compromise of the justice system in the TCI. c) The TCI 2003 equivalent of the ‘George Bush election’ is indicative of judicial manipulation. d) Presently giving jurisdictional non-specific discretion to a single judge to decide who he/she tries without a jury is unacceptable in any fair justice system. e) Advocating tenure in a small jurisdiction when only two or three Supreme Court justices exist and two to three magistrates are present is indicative of flawed reasoning. The answers against life tenure might be posed by a set of questions: i) How does one in a small jurisdiction (ie a jurisdiction with less

than six High Court justices, and a total population of less than 100,000 persons) ensure that a life-tenured judge does not become entrenched in factional and/or partisan interests in our small community? ii) How is timely removal of a corrupt or compromised judge assured when such person is tenured for life in a small community? iii) Does a judge tenured for life automatically confer greater societal benefit over having a contractually tenured judge? iv) In response to the last question, I cite as example of both judicial independence and administrative manipulation and malice orchestrated at the highest level, Terence Donegan’s cases for his client United Bank International Limited v Christopher Turner (Governor – sued in his personal capacity) and Edward Brooks (Financial Secretary) and David Geoffrey Lang (Attorney General) - consolidated cases numbers 28 of 1984 and 10 of 1985, as illustrative. By contrast the ‘Rodney Affair’ illustrated judicial corruption. Donegan’s taxed costs were in the region of $80,000, but he was never paid. Commissioner Louis BloomCooper sat on two supposedly independent commissions, the latter recommended by himself to convene the second one to attack Donegan, who was never charged for any dishonesty or corruption. Administrative manipulation? Despite that - it was a principled contracted judge, John Charles Fieldsend, who found correctly against the executive at the trial. Fieldsend was upheld on appeal. A justice of high calibre, not tenured for life, can dispense justice; belying the broad suggestion that judges not tenured for life cannot be truly independent. Next week I will talk about why life tenure for judges is not desirable in the TCI. Courtenay Barnett, Human rights lawyer

Hip replacement surgery was booked for April 15 2010. I contacted my agent here on Provo to inform them of this and asked specifically if I would be covered for this surgery. The answer was an emphatic yes. I arrived in Weston two days before the surgery and went through the pre-op physical exams. On Tuesday, April 14, 2010, at approximately 4pm I was contacted by the Cleveland Clinic International Department and was told that BUPA had declined to pay for the surgery. The reason given by BUPA was that the hip problem was a “preexisting” condition to the date that I had signed up with them. This was based on the fact that I had told the Cleveland Clinic surgeon that the hip had “bothered me for a couple of years”. It was not diagnosed until nearly a year into holding the BUPA policy, but they insisted that it was preexisting to the policy! As I had already arranged a month away for the surgery and rehab, I phoned my doctor on Provo and discussed the situation with him. I was told to contact Brian Hogan at NHIP, which I did, immediately. I explained the situation to Mr Hogan and asked if NHIP would cover any of my expenses on this surgery, despite the fact that Cleveland Clinic was not on their ‘preferred’ list.

He told me to go ahead and NHIP would cover up to what they would have paid their preferred provider. With that information I went ahead with the surgery for the next day, paying Cleveland Clinic out of my own pocket. I also contacted my BUPA agent on Provo and informed him of the situation. After the surgery was completed I was informed by my agent that BUPA had changed their mind and would cover the surgery. At that point I was out of pocket over $34,000 for the surgery. I had a $5000 deductible for the insurance, so the total due from BUPA was over $29,000. My airfare, therapy and living expenses in Florida came to another $4,395. Since that date last April, NHIP has paid me $9395.56 to cover living expenses, airfare and the BUPA deductible. This was paid by NHIP within 60 days of the surgery and within 30 days of submission to them. BUPA finally managed to pay me a partial payment of $23,220 on October 25, 2010. That is over six months for partial payment. As of today’s date I have yet to receive the balance due of $6,870. There is a credit due to me from

Cleveland Clinic of $1,050.85 I am told that there is a cheque “in the post” for $4,923.25 from BUPA. BUPA says that this is all that I will receive, leaving a shortfall of $895.90. BUPA has since sent me a policy renewal with an increase of approximately 20 per cent on it. I wonder if they will be happy to wait six months for the premium payment and then have it short paid? I doubt it. I probably would not be insured. The point of this letter is that private insurance, especially with BUPA, is not all that it is cracked up to be. Remember they are not there to provide you with healthcare, they are there to make money for themselves and their shareholders. The attention to my problem by NHIP was absolutely fantastic. BUPA, not so much! I have since visited the Provo hospital for some follow-up hip x-rays and was extremely pleased with the facilities and the staff (once I got past reception). I would highly recommend supporting NHIP as much as possible. Politics aside they did a great job for me. I am seriously considering whether or not to renew private insurance. Mike St Louis

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Financial doomsday machine THIS retired engineer does not have the knowledge of economics John Hartley enjoys and I will not attempt to propose or suppose any formulas. I ran a business for many years and faced the reality of meeting payrolls and tax bills, creating cash flow schedules and budgeting expenses, managing overhead and marketing expenses. When Governor Wetherell said the Government is running a deficit of $60m this year, I was shocked. If we raise taxes to handle this shortfall we would have to tax the 30,000 men, women and children in this country an additional $166 per month or $665 additional monthly tax dollars for a family of four. Many will leave, increasing the tax on those that remain. This is impossible. We are approaching the sixmonth tourist season and income from revenue will pick up. Will we pay down the accumulated deficit to average out at $5m per month? Who will pay off the new $60m plus debt? How much old PNP debt is left? Last we heard we took out a consolidated loan for $85m just to

By David Tapfer refinance the loans taken out by Misick and pay down some of the millions in left over PNP bills. We understood that $35m of this was to pay off a portion of these old bills - not all the old bills, just a portion. How did we get to this point? When Misick took over from the PDM in late 2003, TCIG had the $12.5m causeway grant plus $16m in the bank. Finance Minister Floyd Hall left us with $135m in unpaid bills and the large loan(s) balance. We are also left with the PNP

health care and hospital contract which requires $60m per year to service for the next 25 years. We were recently told that government salaries total $78m annually. Between these two items our entire government income is consumed. The loans and millions in old bills remain unpaid and debt is growing by $60m! How about expanding the economy? Nikki Beach, Middle Caicos, Ambergris Cay, Dellis Cay, Royal Reef, St Charles, West Caicos and others are all stopped, empty, unfinished, kaput! Who allowed these developers to obtain and sit on the land without adequate financing? Moreover, who will pick up the pieces? Can the world’s economy support the PNP high roller tinsel town economy? It is clear. Misick, Minister Hall and the entire PNP party created a TCI doomsday machine which is now beginning to implode. Broken resorts, TCI Bank and business failures are the first signs this doomsday machine is beginning to go off. Head for the bomb shelters!

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Bay Bistro grabs conch fest trophy for fifth time CHEFS at Bay Bistro restaurant were delighted to win the ‘Best in Show’ award at the popular Conch Festival for the fifth year running this weekend. Their princess conch and mushroom crepe with roasted red pepper pesto and cream sauce stole the show and saw them walking away with another impressive trophy. Chef Craig McNeil told the Weekly News that the team was “thrilled” to take first place again. “We never expected to win five years in a row with so many other tasty conch dishes out there,” he said. “It was a stellar day. It’s great to see so many other creations that other restaurants and individuals come up with. “Our team here at Bay Bistro and Kissing Fish Catering all worked hard together to get the results we did. We support our local fishermen and would like to thank them for all of their hard work in supplying our fresh seafood. “We all enjoy and support the Conch Festival, it’s probably the best annual community event and a great bit of fun.” The seventh annual Turks and Caicos Conch Festival was a cultural and culinary delight and saw more than a thousand people flocking to Blue Hills on Saturday. During the day there was an opportunity to sample the best conch dishes from local restaurants, sip on tasty Mojitos and Bambarra Rum

from the island’s best bartenders, and enjoy cool tunes and fun games that have become a staple of the island’s most popular festival. A host of new participants joined a cast of festival veterans in the marquee ‘conch-e-tition’ but in the end, the conch masters at Bay Bistro at Sibonne Hotel continued their domination winning the ‘Best In Show’ award for the fifth straight year. Interhealth Canada, through their Refresh catering departments in Provo and Grand Turk, came in a close second in their first ever appearance. Interhealth’s Fiona McDonnell said: “We are proud and delighted to have been part of the Conch Festival and coming second in the overall event was a fantastic achievement. “There are a lot of jokes about hospital food around the world, but this just goes to show how good the catering is at both the Cheshire Hall and Cockburn Town Medical Centres and I congratulate our chefs, Keron Waugh, Michael Williams, Anish Thomas, along with all their staff. “Interhealth Canada plays a big part in the community and so we are delighted to have supported and been part of such a special event.” In all 21 restaurants competed and festival attendees came away filled to the brim with dishes made from the delectable mollusc, an icon of Turks and Caicos culture and history.

Crowds turned out for delicious fare and a Junkanoo parade at the seventh annual festival.

Competition winners were judged by an impressive panel of international food writers and local conch experts. Bay Bistro won the best conch salad award with Froggie’s on the Bay and Grace’s Cottage in second and third place. Bay Bistro chef Craig described the salad as “a great twist on the classic” “It’s hard to beat the fresh citrus flavour but a bit of coconut and fresh basil from the garden give it that little extra burst of fresh flavour.” Top conch chowder was O’Soleil, followed by Saltmills Restaurant and Grace Bay Club Restaurants. And finally judges chose Bay

Bistro as the winner of the best speciality dish for their conch crepes, with conch ravioli by Grace’s Cottage and conch tacos from Seaside Café coming in second and third. In the highly anticipated Mojitomaking contest, top honours went to the Somerset/O’Soleil, followed closely by Somewhere on the Beach and Aqua II. Director of Culture David Bowen did his usual brilliant job of MCing the day’s activities, which included a variety of kids’ games, an adults’ tugo-war, and the always entertaining conch blowing contest. This year’s top blower was Bob Cerkawnyk with a continuous note lasting 12 seconds, while James

Toussaint won the kids’ category. Bob said: “I entered the competition for a bit of fun and certainly never expected to win it. But I’m really pleased and surprised. “Again the festival has offered something for all the family and I congratulate the organisers on a great job.” There was also an informative culture quiz that had Naz Missick and Lobrisha Gardiner coming out on top for their local knowledge. A new addition to the entertainment line-up was the Bambarra song competition which asked local musicians to come up with the best ditty about TCI’s favourite spirit. Shawn Parker topped the field with an original tune serenading the popular rum. Professional musicians also kept the crowd entertained with appearances by Lee Forbes and the Force and The Five Cays Under the Tree Ripsaw Band featuring Dennis Penn, and a Junkanoo rush. And of course, Santa Claus himself delighted the kids and adults alike with his annual cameo at the beachside festivities. Canadian tourist Alan Sharpe told the Weekly News: “This is my second visit to TCI and my second visit to the Conch Festival. “It’s one of those fun family events and it shows off all that’s best about this country. “Hopefully I’ll be coming back to make it three visits next year.”

Police recruits debate TV violence FIFTEEN police recruits showed off their newly acquired communication skills during a rousing public debate on Monday. The police men and women recently took part in a Language and Communication Skills Course offered by the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College. During the course they learnt how to clearly present their views, emote and project. To put their skills to the test the recruits gathered at the newly reopened Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force Training School to argue on a moot. The topic of discussion was ‘Be it resolved that violence on television is one of the major causes for the escalating crime in our society.’ Those for the moot included Police Constables Durando Pinder, Chevell McPhee, Ryan Godet, William Lightbourne, and visual and audio presenter Kiyon Doughty. They pointed out that many of the recent crimes being committed in the TCI are quite likely as a result of crimes watched on movies via cable television or through satellite.

The team made mention of the American case where a young boy practiced a WWF wrestling move on his younger cousin and caused her untimely death. They wrapped up their presentation with several video clippings; one included a scene from the cartoon ‘The Family Guy’ where animal brutality was extreme but perceived by the audience as humorous. The members of the opposing team, who triumphed in this debate, were just as spirited. They stood their ground that violence on television is not one of the major causes for the escalating crime in society. The team argued that music has a great impact on human minds and emotions, and that its violent lyrics can influence human behaviour and lead to violent actions. A case in point was made of the teenage boy who was murdered in January 2008 at a New Year’s morning festivity in the TCI while his younger brother was forced to look on. The team noted the similarities of this incident and the lyrics of a

DEBATERS: Police recruits stand out side the training centre with college dean Mrs Smith

‘gansta’ hip hop song and concluded that the murderers in this case must have listened to and been influenced by this song. The opposing team also put forward that the long-term effects of violent video games also contribute to the escalating crime in the TCI. While both teams did an excellent job at presenting their research and views, the opposing team was the

overall champions for the debate. The team members included Police Constables Jordan Sutton, Mikhail Hinson, Glovanni Higgs, Curvalene Skippings, and visual and audio presenter Ahamd Saunders. The winning team received four handsets donated by Digicel while the best speaker Jordan Sutton received a dinner gift certificate for

two donated by Grace Bay Club. Mrs Smith, college dean who delivered the course to the recruits, said: “I am proud of the talent displayed during this debating session. “The time and effort needed to prepare for this debate has taken these officers out of their already confined comfort zones but they have done very well.”

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Festive Maskanoo street show coming soon EXCITEMENT is building across the country as plans for a lively, colourful and flamboyant Christmas festival surge ahead. This month the rhythm and vibe of Junkanoo will be combined with the mystery and colour of masquerade to create a vibrant new community street show. Tourist chiefs hope that Maskanoo will become one of TCI’s cultural highlights and will attract tourists from around the world. The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) and the Cultural Arts Commission (CAC) will be presenting the festival together with sponsors Royal Jewels. David Bowen, director of the CAC, said organisers are

“very passionate” about the potential that Maskanoo holds. “This marriage of TCI Masquerade and Bahamian Junkanoo, which has roots in masquerade, is a necessary cultural display for locals and tourist alike. “It is quite evident that our local traditions are not being passed down from generation to generation as it ought to, hence the need to stage an event such as Maskanoo where we can get the younger population involved while being educated about our cultural heritage at the same time.” The event which is set to take place between 5pm and midnight on Monday, December 27, will be free to the public. It aims to showcase the best of the TCI’s

heritage and culture through a series of live performances and a parade. The parade will follow a route from Grace Bay beach road between the Seven Stars Resort and Saltmills Plaza where there will be tents selling island food and drink, and local arts and crafts. During the evening there will be plenty of live music, dancing and entertainment, and a grand firework finale on Grace Bay beach followed by an after party on Grace Bay Road. The children’s parade will be represented by various school troupes, the hotels’ parade will be led by TCHTA hotel members and the main parade will be made up of members of TCI’s professional Junkanoo groups and performers.

Individuals and community groups are also invited to take part and create their own “organic and natural” costumes and float items out of recycled materials. Karen Whitt, one of the event founders and president of the TCHTA, said that she was “instantly enchanted” with the concept of a public event that celebrates the TCI around Christmas time. “Similarly to the Bahamas which has become internationally famous for their Junkanoo, Rio for their Carnival and New Orleans for Mardi Gras, it will be a truly wonderful occasion for residents, and an opportunity for businesses. “It will put the TCI securely on the annual event calendar in the Caribbean and create yet another

Top student offers words of wisdom

Leading student Rashunda Campbell

PROUD students gathered at Horse Stable Beach in North Caicos recently to receive their CXC award certificates after months of hard work. Formally dressed in gowns and hats the pupils joined their parents, friends, staff, government officials and members of the clergy for the ceremony. During the event, leading student Rashunda Campbell, from Raymond Gardiner High School, offered up some words of wisdom to her peers. “We have done excellent and made ourselves and the country proud,” she said, “and I congratulate you on your accomplishments. “The results were great but I urge you to challenge yourselves in the years following to do even better.

“We have to keep on striving for the best, don’t give up now. This was just a milestone in our lives so let’s not stop here. “We hear this saying over and over, this is just the beginning – so let’s not let our success end here, but follow us wherever we launch off to study.” She continued: “I say congratulations to all of you, my year’s batch mates. We are from all over these islands and we can impact all over these islands as long as we take this as a beginning and determine within ourselves to work hard and take seriously our role as nation builders and nation changers.” Rashunda, the first top national CXC student from North Caicos, said that the day summed up many

hours of hard work and was one of the “happiest” of her life. She gave thanks to God, her principal, teachers, her Baptist family and her parents. Rashunda plans to continue on with her studies in the paediatric field and hopes to one day open day care centres on the different islands. “I believe that I can make a difference but first we must start with the youths of this country,” she said. “Helping them and giving them the opportunity to excel to the best of their ability will result in a brighter future for our country at large. “We are living witnesses that there are children who really want to make a difference so it’s now up to us, you and me to make it happen.”

Tricia takes ten grand DELIGHTED: Tricia Brown accepts a cheque for $10,000 from Providenciales Rotary Club

TOURIST Tricia Brown came away from the Turks and Caicos Islands with more than she bargained for after winning Rotary’s Pot of Gold draw. The lucky holidaymaker was thrilled to secure the grand prize of $10,000 at this Saturday’s annual Conch Festival. Tricia accepted her cheque from Rotary president Art Forbes at Saltmills plaza this Monday. And she instantly made a “very generous” donation back to the organisation to be spent on local

projects. Art told media that the Rotary Club raised close to $5,000 by selling raffle tickets for the draw. He added that the money from Tricia’s donation and the draw would go towards Rotary’s dictionaries for schools project and their eye glasses programme. The Rotary president also announced that the club would be partnering with Provo Children’s Home and helping to support their efforts.

good reason for tourists to visit the TCI.” Caesar Campbell, CEO of TCHTA, added: “We are excited about being able to provide an avenue for TCI’s culture to be on display for our visitors and residents alike, especially during the peak of our busiest tourism season. “We hope to make this event the most memorable cultural experience for all, encouraging visitors to make Turks and Caicos their winter vacation spot, as they look forward to Maskanoo annually. “TCHTA is also very grateful to those individuals and businesses that are committed to making Maskanoo a success!” For more information about getting involved in Maskanoo contact the TCHTA at 941-8434 or email dbowen3@mac.com

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Airline expansion plans grounded by Jamaica AIRLINE boss Lyndon Gardiner has accused Jamaica of failing to co-operate with its Caribbean neighbours. The Air Turks and Caicos (AirTAC) chief is furious after his expanding airline was denied the opportunity to fly a number of new routes in and out of Kingston. AirTAC’s application to operate three brand new services has been turned down by the Jamaica Air Transport Licensing Board following objections from rival airline, Jamaica Air Shuttle (JAS). Gardiner slammed the decision as “naïve” and “short-sighted”. He said: “This is the wrong decision in my opinion. It is an opportunity lost for better northern Caribbean connections and the opening up of trade and tourism opportunities, particularly for Jamaica. “These new routes would have created jobs, increased connectivity with Jamaica to more regional destinations – something that would have undoubtedly meant a huge boost for Jamaican commerce and tourism. “As a leading member of Caricom it shows Jamaica is not really serious

about true Caribbean integration. “Why then is it that North American and European carriers can have greater access to Jamaican markets than a wholly owned Caribbean airline such as AirTAC? “Also it makes a mockery of Jamaican Transport Minister, Mike Henry’s recent statements about pursuing an ‘open skies’ agenda for Jamaica.” He added: “The decision is a blow for Jamaica, TCI and AirTAC. But the biggest blow is to the people of the Caribbean. “When you look at the connectivity we offered, it spanned seven countries with a total population exceeding 30 million and over 15 million annual visiting tourists. “Yet there is no direct schedule services and so persons wishing to travel between the points have to travel through North or Latin America spending countless hours in airports and on aircraft, whilst taking money away from the Caribbean economy and growth opportunities for Caribbean businesses.” The three routes AirTAC were proposing included TCI-KingstonNassau-Kingston-TCI and TCI-

Lyndon Gardiner slammed the decision as “naïve” and “short-sighted”.

Kingston-Port Au Prince-Santo Domingo-Port Au Prince-KingstonTCI. Also applied for was permission to fly between TCI-Kingston-HavanaKingston-TCI. But despite these being brand new services, JAS complained that it should be the airline to operate these routes even though it indicated no plans to do so in the foreseeable future. Mr Gardiner said: “It’s ironic that a negative decision was made on routes

where no services actually exist. “We provided what market data was available and have shown our commitment to develop the route by acquiring additional aircraft to ensure schedule integrity and by pledging to invest in over a year’s worth of operation at a loss to nurture the routes. “The argument JAS used in its objection was that a commercial agreement between two private sector entities – JAS and AirTAC – could not be reached and that the opportunity be preserved for its own future expansion. “That is like saying that the travelling public cannot move around the region economically and efficiently until JAS or some other Jamaican carrier decides and commits the resources to operate the routes, which is wrong.” Gardiner added: “TCI has been very flexible to Jamaican carriers with access to our markets. “Even today any Jamaican carrier can fly from the TCI to all the routes we sought, plus operate cabotage, which is the domestic services between the TCI. “Clearly Jamaica Air Licensing

Board’s decision preserves the imbalance in favour of Jamaican carriers. “We are extremely disappointed about what’s happened and feel unfairly treated.” AirTAC say it will not be lodging an appeal against the decision. “In situations like this the recourse is through the courts for a judicial review,” explained Mr Gardiner. “In such a process, you get the same people making the decisions and it costs a lot of time and money. “As this can produce the same result we feel it’s better to move on and take advantage of other existing opportunities for expansion.” Meanwhile AirTAC confirmed its present services directly between the TCI and Jamaica are not affected by the recent decision. A spokesman for the Jamaican Government told the Weekly News the decision had been made in line with the country’s Civil Aviation Act requirements. “It also fell within the framework of the international air transport arrangements between Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) and its overseas territories.”

Top texter supports school ONE nimble fingered pupil sent more than 80 text messages to Digicel recently in a bid to win her school a huge Christmas bonus. Tracy Alicia Exilus has been busy taking part in the telecoms company’s festive promotion - which will see one of 12 unfinished community projects winning $30,000. Earlier this month Digicel asked supporters to make sure that their favourite project got the attention of the judges, by texting their vote to 5050. And Tracy did just that – boosting Enid Capron Primary School to the top of the rankings. Marketing manager Ava Kerr said: “We’re here at the Enid Capron Primary School because Digicel has launched its community Christmas campaign.

“With that campaign we’re giving a community project the opportunity to walk away with $30,000. “Right now, two weeks into the promotion, Enid Capron is coming out on top and that is all due to this little girl who has texted in the most “She’s really helping her school to win that $30,000 – it’s obvious that they’re serious and the kids are as serious as the adults. “We’re very proud of this little girl and we encourage her to continue.” Now the school is in with a great chance of winning the cash to help them complete their partially built multi-sport court. Pupils will be able to use the fenced court for basketball, badminton, tennis and netball. Principal Rachel Taylor said: “It’s

efforts like these that encourage institutions like Enid Capron Primary School to continue to ensure that our students are not just academically inclined but also able to work in the area of sports.” Competing in the competition are 12 projects, all selected by Digicel over the course of the year, that span all of the major islands in the TCI. They are the NJS Francis Ball Park and HJ Robinson reading room in Grand Turk, the roads in Salt Cay, the salina wall in South Caicos, Horse Stable Beach in North Caicos, Doris Robinson Community Park inMiddleCaicosandKewTownBasketball and Community Park, Long Bay/Juba Sound Community Park, Leeward Palms Community Park, Clementina Walkin Community Park, Enid Capron school park and The Bight Basketball Court in

TEXT TOTAL: Tracy Alicia Exilus (centre) has sent more than 80 text messages to Digicel to help her school win $30,000

Providenciales. Digicel customers are encouraged to log on to Digicel’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/digiceltci to

Beauty princess heads recycling project LITTLE Miss Enid Capron Primary School and her fellow pupils joined forces recently to help protect and save their environment. Over the past few weeks the green team have been busy collecting recyclable rubbish from each of the Five Cays school’s classes and sorting them into separate bins. Akia Guerrier explained: “As Little Miss ECPS I have embarked on a project centred around the environment, and I have selected five students to help me. “The reason for us recycling these items is that so there is less garbage going to the dump being burned and less gas going into the ozone layer

and damaging it.” TCI Waste Disposal, the company that runs the country’s only recycling plant, provided the school with four labelled bins so that pupils could separate the items. The youngsters divided up plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, aluminium cans, and glass bottles and jars. And once a week, staff from TCI Waste Disposal have taken the trash to their Blue Hills factory to be recycled. “So far it has been a success,” Akia said. “We have been doing a programme at the school for the recycling and there are many classes participating.”

GREEN TEAM: Enid Capron pupils are doing their bit to save the environment

Akia and her friends have also been making posters on the environment to place around the school. “I would encourage other schools to practise this programme because

it would be very helpful to us in the Turks and Caicos Islands,” she said. TCI Waste Disposal plans to provide a prize to the class that amasses the most trash.

see the vote codes for each project. The project which receives the most text votes on 5050 will walk away with the $30,000 sponsorship from Digicel. Texts cost 50c each and there is no limit to the number that can be sent. The winner will be announced on December 23 and work will begin on the chosen project in January 2011. In addition there are prizes up for grabs for the biggest supporter of the initiative. To qualify customers are encouraged to upload pictures and videos on Facebook on ways in which they are raising awareness about their project. Media personnel will be watching and assisting in voting on the loudest fans. There will be three finalists and one person will walk away with the ultimate prize of a year’s worth of products and services from Digicel as well as a mega shopping spree from IGA just in time for Christmas.

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Christmas comes early with Nutcracker ballet TALENTED children and arty adults from across the country have joined forces to put on a “stunning, unforgettable and original” dramatic dance show this weekend at Brayton Hall. Tchaikovsky’s famous Nutcracker musical will set the stage alight with dance, drama, creativity and costumes during four Providenciales shows this week. More than 70 local children and adults are taking part in the ballet which also features special guest artists Pages to Pirouettes and the University of Iowa Dance Department. Barbara Pankhurst, of the Turks and Caicos Friends of the Arts Foundation (TCFAF), which is putting on the show, said: “This very special production will feature international dance artists side by side with our own local dancers this December for four spectacular Christmas performances. “Nutcracker will be a Christmas extravaganza for the entire family to enjoy.” The talented TCFAF production team that put together the hilarious A Little Caribbean Mermaid last December has been working hard on this year’s production.

Bank slip up FIRST Caribbean would like to point out that their press release for the story entitled ‘Second hand books given a new lease of life’ was incorrect. The bank donated $800 and not $1,000 to both the Edward C Gartland Youth Centre and Ianthe Pratt Primary School.

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TWINKLE TOES: Children rehearse for this week’s Christmas ballet

With spectacular and glittering sets, props, costumes, and some surprise appearances from pantos past, it’s set to be a fun-filled event for the entire family. The 118-year-old show offers the chance to relive the timeless and enchanting story of Marie and her Nutcracker Prince who battle the Mouse King and his legions. Children will delight as Christmas toys come alive and Marie and her Prince journey into the Snow Forest and the Land of the Sweets. There they will meet many friends including the Sugar Plum Fairy, Spanish Chocolate, an Arabian Princess, Chinese Tea, Russian Peppermint, Marzipan Shepherdesses, Mother Ginger with her little Polichinelles, and Salt Cay Candy. The beautiful and imaginative play is all set to classic music by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Making a special guest appearance as Uncle Drosselmeyer is George de la Peña, a talented dancer, stage and film actor, choreographer, teacher and former artistic director of the Joffrey School. He has invited Jennifer Pray and Steven Gray to dance the roles of Sugar Plum and her Cavalier. Pages to Pirouettes, a not-forprofit Pennsylvania-based dance

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Christmas Card

competition CALLING all budding young artists

Here’s your chance to put your creative skills to the test and bag yourself a prize plus the chance to see your work published in the newspaper. The Weekly News is once again running its annual Christmas card competition which is open to all primary school children with goodies up for grabs for the winning entries. Youngsters are asked to design a Christmas card depicting how the festive season is celebrated in the Turks & Caicos Islands.

this week

Entries will be judged on originality, creativity and presentation. Winners and runners-up will be published in our Christmas supplement. The closing date for entries is December 15. They should be handed in or posted to the TC Weekly News offices (next to the Flowergirl), PO Box 52, Leeward Highway, Providenciales. Entries should be marked ‘Christmas Competition’ and must include the entrant’s name, age and school.

company, has set an abridged story to life. They have incorporated local dancers and brought in their principal dancers Susan Cade as Mrs Stahlbaum and Arabian Princess, Laura McGinty as Marie, Rachel Condello as the Mouse Queen and Marzipan, and Ruben Ybarra as the Nutcracker Prince. Actor Scott Cannon will be the storyteller. The Victorian and Land of Sweets sets and props are spectacular, as designed by David Klinko, masterfully constructed by Mike St Louis, and painted by local artists Lucie Winton Stubbs, Emma Halliday, Alex Skye, Leslie Williams, and David Klinko. Some of the show’s highlights include the Victorian Christmas party, the mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer, the magical growing Christmas tree, the battle between the mice and the toy soldiers, and the delicious Sugar Plum. Shows take place at Brayton Hall on Venetian Road, Providenciales, at 7pm on Thursday, December 2, Friday, December 3, Saturday, December 4, and 2pm on Sunday, December 5. Tickets are on sale at Saltmills Diner and Unicorn Bookstore at $20 for adults, $5 for children (18 and under), $35 for balcony. Tickets for the Sunday show are sold out.

 Come and watch Tchaikovsky’s famous Nutcracker musical from 7pm at Brayton Hall this evening. More than 70 local children and adults are taking part in the ballet which also features special guest artists Pages to Pirouettes and the University of Iowa Dance Department. Tickets are on sale at Saltmills Diner and Unicorn Bookstore at $20 for adults, $5 for children (18 and under), $35 for balcony.

Saturday, December 4  Award winning children’s author and illustrator Donna Seim will be signing copies of her new book ‘Hurricane Mia, A Caribbean Adventure!’ at Turks and Caicos National Museum in Grand Turk this Saturday. Readers can join Mia on an incredible adventure, where she sails the high seas, meets wild donkeys, explores uninhabited islands, and searches for a magical tea. The book signing will take place from 9am and proceeds will go to the Ona Glinton rebuilding fund and the museum’s children’s club.  The Red Cross Christmas fair is taking place at their Leeward Highway location this Saturday. Come along from 11am to 4pm and enjoy lots of fun and activities. There will be plenty of stalls selling items such as toys, designer clothes, books, art, holiday decorations, cakes and food. There will also be tombola, a raffle and lots of prizes to be won. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross to support local humanitarian causes.  Enjoy a carb-loading dinner at Saltmills café on Saturday in preparation for the annual sprint triathlon. Dinner will be served from 6.30pm onwards and menu specials are also available.  Shape those muscle groups you never knew you had during an early morning resistance training session at IGA Sports Centre. The session begins at 8.30am and costs $12 for one or $100 for 11.  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.  Come and watch Tchaikovsky’s famous Nutcracker musical from 7pm at Brayton Hall this evening. More than 70 local children and adults are taking part in the ballet which also features special guest artists Pages to Pirouettes and the University of Iowa Dance Department. Tickets are on sale at Saltmills Diner and Unicorn Bookstore at $20 for adults, $5 for children (18 and under), $35 for balcony.

Sunday, December 5  Enjoy a day of competitive fun in Grace Bay from 3.15pm with the 2010 sprint triathlon. Anyone can enter the competition as

an individual or in teams and run, cycle or swim the course. Entry forms are available at The Athletic Club and Caicos Cyclery in Grace Bay. All proceeds are going to support the TCI Red Cross in local projects.

Monday, December 6  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 331-7176.  Get rid of the Monday blues with an intense non-traditional aerobic routine with Anca Vasile. The exciting class takes place 7pm at IGA Sports Centre and includes fun and interesting choreography. Classes cost $12 for one or $100 for 11.

Tuesday, December 7  Step it up this Tuesday evening with a fun fitness class at IGA Sports Centre. From 6.30pm you will be taken through a number of step combinations mixed with conditioning exercises like squats, push ups and triceps dips. Classes cost $12 for one or $100 for 11.

Wednesday, December 8  The Turks and Caicos National Museum in Grand Turk will be open from 1pm to 5pm every Wednesday throughout November and December. Museum manager Jackie Garbarino said: “We want the museum to be accessible to the divers and local tourists and residents. “If we have a good response then we will consider extending beyond December.” Normal hours are 9am to 1pm Monday through Saturday and on days the cruise ships are in, the museum will be open from 9am until one hour before departure, about 4pm. To check the cruise ship schedule visit www.grandturkcc.com/Scheduling.aspx  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, December 9 Burn off your week’s excesses with an energetic kickboxing class at IGA Sports Centre. The class begins at 7pm and includes 45 minutes of kickboxing drills followed by 15 minutes of conditioning exercises. Classes cost $12 for one or $100 for 11.  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 2460300 or email hls_com@yahoo.com

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EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

Caicos Café Ltd.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION

in Grace Bay is looking for a

Pastry Bakery Chef

• Must be able to work weekends, nights and holidays 6 days per week • Must be able to clean the kitchen after service • Must have at least 8 years experience and have a good knowledge of bakery, sweets and desserts • Must be able to understand and speak English • Must be physically fit, dependable and hardworking Salary is paid based on experience and quality of work

VACANCIES The Financial Services Commission, a statutory body of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government responsible for the licensing and regulation of financial services businesses, is seeking qualified applicants for the following posts:

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All resumes cv’s letters of reference along with a clean police record must be delivered to Caicos Café Grace Bay

PPC LIMITED STAFF VACANCY SUPERVISOR OF CREDIT AND REVENUE PROTECTION

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified persons to fill the position Supervisor of Credit and Revenue Protection in our Customer Services Department on Providenciales.

Description @@ Responsible for structured account collection process through continuous customer contact, follow-up, disconnection and court action for PPC and AEP. @@ Responsible for data collection and dissemination, management of credit controls and direct supervision of cash collection as relates to overdue accounts. @@ Responsible for the Supervision of all aspect of Debt Collection.

1. Insurance Analyst DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES The holder of this position will carry out the following duties: • Assist in developing annual plans for onsite inspections/reviews of insurance entities • Perform off-site reviews of insurance organizations • Monitor and report on trends in the financial performance of insurance entities • Assist in evaluating and processing applications for insurance licenses • Collect, collate and analyze statistical information relating to the insurance industry and licensees • Investigate, as directed, complaints by the public or queries in respect of the policies, practices and procedures of insurance entities • Any other duties as set out in the Job Description of Insurance Analyst or as assigned by the Head of Insurance. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE @@Preferred qualification is a Degree in Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification such as ACII or equivalent. @@Four (4) years related working experience in a senior position in the insurance industry or in insurance regulation, or auditing field. @@This position falls within Grade 6 of the Commission’s pay scale with a range of $35,701 to $$42,651 p.a.

Main Duties • Develop, implement and administer policies to continually streamline and improve receivables management in an effort to minimize bad debt and keep outstanding receivables at a minimum. • Participate in the development of and maintain a process to manage all customer accounts to optimize cash flow and minimize overdue accounts. This will include daily account collection calls and regular automated customer contact processes. • Organize disconnects and reconnections with customer service department as necessary. • Prepare detailed monthly account receivables report inclusion into monthly management reports. • Develop and maintain contacts and relationships with key customers, through internal and verbal written correspondences. • Develop relationships with Government Permanent Secretaries and Treasury to facilitate collection of Government accounts. • Maintain repayment agreements for overdue amounts. • Periodic audit of customer files to ensure compliance with management standards and TCI regulations and ordinance. • Organize resources to perform formal metering audits annually or as required by management. • Cohesively work with the Manager of Customer Service in execution of all departmental goals and objectives. • Prepare monthly report for employee receivables with appropriate follow-up. • Conduct annual Employee Performance Appraisals. • Supervise a Staff of Five. • Perform any other related duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Vice President of Corporate & Customer Services. Minimum Requirements • The incumbent must poses a minimum of 4 years ‘experience as a Supervisor. • The incumbent must have 5 years experience in the credit function in a utility setting and have a well developed understanding of metering & billing systems and processes. • Associate Degree in Business Administration. • 5-6 years in office administration. • Excellent written and oral communications skills. • Excellent team player and team building skills. • Ability to deliver to strict deadlines and to work under pressure. • Goal-oriented. • Self motivated. • Team Player

2. Senior Insurance Officer DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Assist in development of operational plans, budgets, policies and procedures for the Insurance Department • Develop and, upon approval, implement standards and procedures for the Insurance Administration section • Manage the Department in the absence of the Head of Insurance • Contribute to or collaborate on the evaluation of license applications etc. • Ensure that applicable fees are paid by licensees • Any other duties as set out in the Job Description of Senior Insurance Officer or as assigned by the Head of Insurance. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE @@Preferred qualification is a first Degree in Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification such as ACII. @@Six (6) years related working experience, of which at least three (3) must be in a managerial position. @@This position falls within Grade 5 of the Commission’s pay scale with a range of $42,683 to $$51,589 p.a. OTHER INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO BOTH POSTS • The duties for the above posts may be carried out at either of the Commission’s offices in Grand Turk or Providenciales. • Actual salaries payable will be determined by reference to the degree of qualification, experience, knowledge base and other criteria that the Commission may assess.

Applications should be received no later than December 15, 2010 and may be emailed to dmorrison@tcifsc.tc or dstrose@tcifsc.tc or faxed to 649-946-2369/649-941-8379

Compensation • Salary Grade 13: $58,420.00 - $73,030.00 based on qualifications and ability. PPC offers a competitive compensation package for more information contact Human Resources Director

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!! 6064

Deadline for submission of application is December 3rd, 2010. Please submit to:Director, Human Resources PPC Limited P. O. Box 132, Providenciales Email address: jmissick@ppcltd.tc or by fax 941-4304 Website: www.ppcltd.tc

FAX: (649) 946-4661

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Lifestyle... fitness Tip 

Why your dog may be the best workout partner THE SECRET to getting fit could be just a tail wag away. Dogs are great workout partners – they never say no, they never talk you into not exercising and they never sabotage your routine. In fact, a dog shows greater persistence by pestering you for a walk – and he always sees it as fun,

Spinach and strawberry salad THIS recipe gives salad an interesting twist and has a slightly sweet taste that the kids will love.`

Ingredients: • 10 ounces of fresh spinach leaves (wash well and tear into small pieces) • 1 quart of strawberries, sliced • Half cup sliced almonds • 2 tbsps of sesame seeds • 1 tbsp of poppy seeds • Half cup sugar • Half cup of olive oil • Quarter cup white vinegar • Quarter tsp paprika • Quarter tsp Worcestershire sauce Method: • Mix sesame and poppy seeds in a medium bowl along with sugar, olive oil, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Chill for one hour. • In the meantime, mix together the spinach leaves, almonds and strawberries. • Pour dressing over the salad and toss well. Place in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes before serving.

not a chore. Experts often point to a connection between pets and the health of their owners. One study showed that overweight people who walked a dog each day dropped an average of 14 pounds during the course of a year. That’s more success than many people see with an official weight loss plan. Your dog could be your secret workout ally. They put the ‘p’ into play and you’re much more likely to stick to a workout that’s fun. You’ll be hard pushed to find a dog of any kind that doesn’t enjoy a

good walk. Research shows that just a brisk one to two-mile walk four or five times a week can greatly improve your cardiovascular health and even ward off depression. Of course, not every breed is built to run a marathon. Long-legged dogs with leaner physiques, such as Labradors, golden retrievers and greyhounds, can generally handle longer runs. But there are many ways you can get into a workout routine that’s good for both you and your pet. Depending on your dog’s condition, start with a five-minute

That loyal, frisky fella who loves you unconditionally may be the secret to the body you’ve always dreamed of.

walk, gradually working up to 30 minutes or longer. Avoid turning him into a weekend warrior by only working out with

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him on Saturdays and Sundays. Make a date with your dog daily even if you can only spare 10 undivided minutes with them. Devoting some time each day to exercise can reduce both you and your dog’s risk for injuries to muscles and joints. It is best to walk your dog in the early morning or evening when it’s cooler. Remember to bring water for both of you. On hot days, squirt a few jets of water into your dog’s mouth throughout the workout. Dogs won’t always tell you when they’re exhausted and will often run or play fetch until they collapse. Monitoring them is your job and it’s best to stop even before they start showing signs of exhaustion. These may include a drooping tongue, rapid panting, staggered walking, a change in gait, or a glazed, ‘worried’ expression. If your dog is overheated, offer him more water to drink and dip his paws into cool, but not cold, water. So next time you feel in need of a little motivation to kickstart your workout, perhaps you need to look no further than your dog’s leash.

health Tip 

Diet sins

disrupting your blood sugar and insulin levels, which in the end can promote fat storage and lower your metabolism. Both of these lead to weight gain. Eat something every four hours and never let yourself ‘starve’ from one meal to the next.

Common nutrition mistakes – and how to avoid them YOU might read the health articles, buy the vitamins and know the buzzwords to look for on food labels. But nutrition experts say most of us think we are eating a lot better than we actually are. Here are a few of the most common mistakes – and some tips for avoiding them. Assuming your choices are better than they really are: A label that proclaims ‘seven-grain bread’ sounds pretty healthy, right? But unless it also says ‘wholegrains’ it’s not necessarily going to be the healthiest bread choice you could make. Likewise many people think eating a can of vegetable soup is as nutritious as downing a plateful of veggies, not realising how few vegetables are inside and how much of the nutrients are lost in processing. And while fruit juices are certainly healthier than soda they are also concentrated sources of sugar with nowhere near the amount of nutrients you get from whole fruit. Also, if you’re trying to lose weight,

you won’t get the same feeling of fullness from a glass of juice that you will from a piece of fruit. Wherever possible, eat whole, fresh and unprocessed foods. Even when you eat them in smaller amounts, you’re likely to get a wellrounded group of nutrients. Being confused about carbs: The fascination with low-carb diets has many people eliminating carbohydrates from their eating plans in record proportions. Some carbs are very good for you, and some less good, but your brain and body must have some carbohydrates every day. Moreover, because complex carbohydrates (those rich in wholegrains and fibre) keep you feeling full longer, they also help you to eat less. Experts say you should never cut any food group out of your diet - including carbohydrates. Instead, learn which carbs give you the biggest bang for your nutritional buck. Make sure you include carbs such as fresh fruit and veg and wholegrains in your daily diet.

Good’ carbs like fruit, veg and wholegrains should be a vital part of your daily diet.

Eating too much: Many people seem to think they should feel not just satisfied after a meal, but stuffed. People also tend to believe that they can eat larger portions if all the food on their plate meets the guidelines of their current diet - such as low-carb or low-fat. That, of course, is also not true. Remain conscious of portion sizes. Weigh and measure standard portions, at least at first, so you’ll know what the amounts should look like. And never use restaurant portions as your guide - they super-size everything. Not eating enough - or often enough: If you don’t eat at regular intervals throughout the day, you risk

Taking too many supplements: There’s a reason why vitamin pills are referred to as ‘supplements’. They are supposed to complement your diet, not act as a stand-in for the foods you don’t eat. In fact, taking too many vitamins may even sabotage your good health. Every vitamin and mineral in the body works in partnership with one another. You risk knocking that off balance if you take concentrated doses of single nutrients, or even groups of nutrients. Some experts say you should take no more than one all-purpose multivitamin daily. And don’t supplement your diet with individual nutrients without the guidance of your doctor. Excluding exercise: While many people believe nutrition is all about food, it’s also about how your body uses food. And that’s where regular exercise comes in. Without adequate exercise, you cannot maintain a high enough metabolic rate to burn your food efficiently. Make exercise a regular part of your life. Try to fit in some exercise - even if it’s just a little bit - every day.

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Lifestyle... How does your garden grow With our green-fingered guru Denis Belanger

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GARDENING 

Plumbago – perfect for patios A FAVOURITE for butterflies, plumbago also is one of the most popular flowering shrubs in the Islands’ gardens. It is very fastgrowing, has few problems and is almost always ‘smiling’. The white flowered variety (P. auriculata var. alba) and the cultivar, ‘Royal Cape’, has intense cobalt blue flowers. The blue and white plumbago are native to South Africa. The red and pink plumbago (plumbago indica) is a plant originally from India. Plumbago is an evergreen shrub with whip-like, semi woody stems that form a loose, rounded mound three to 10 feet high with a similar spread. Plumbago can be pruned to grow like a vine and scramble over supports, or pruned into a more compact mounded shrub, or left to sprawl with its long, gracefully arching branches. The two-inch oblong leaves are a fresh, light yellowish green colour. The sky blue flowers are one-inch long tubes expanding into five petals spreading about one inch across. The flowers are borne in rounded terminal clusters six inches across and look quite a bit like phlox flowers. Plumbago blooms all year long. Plumbago does best in light, sandy soils with good drainage. Do not add lime to the soil; plumbago likes a slightly acidic pH. The foliage may turn yellow due to manganese deficiency but applying manganese sulfate will cure that. Plumbago should be pruned heavily to keep it neat and within bounds and to make it bushy to maximise the number of flowers. It produces its flowers on the current season’s growth, so you can prune plumbago in late winter and not worry about cutting off flower buds. Light: Full sun. Flowering will be reduced in partial shade. Moisture: Plumbago survives with little watering once established and is considered moderately drought tolerant. Propagation: Propagate plumbago from semi ripe tip cuttings in summer. It can also be grown from seeds. Use plumbago in borders, foundation plantings and for colour massed in beds. Many gardeners use plumbago as a background or filler plant under and in front of shrubs that have stronger frameworks. Plumbago can be pruned as a low formal hedge or used in mixed informal hedges. Its rambling habit makes plumbago highly suitable for use as a flowering ground wave.

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Royal Cape’s bright cobalt blue flowers make it an ideal container plant to brighten up a porch.

Plumbago is also used as a porch or patio container plant that spills

over the sides and showers the air with pretty blue flowers.

Money Tip

With Mary Hamilton of Meridian Trust

Merry Christmas and a happy bank balance YES, it’s that almost that time of year again. Comes around quickly, doesn’t it? But if you’re in a state of denial about your credit card bills or still paying off the summer holiday, the thought of splashing out on Christmas expenses can send you into a cold sweat. Here are some top tips that can help you get through the Christmas season without going into the red. Christmas cards Cut your old Christmas cards from last year in half and send the pretty side as a postcard. It works great, plus you’re being ‘earth friendly’ by keeping new cards out of the garbage dumps. Bluemountain.com offers an excellent electronic card service. For a low annual fee you can send personalised cards by email all year long. For friends and family that live abroad make a brief phone call using a cheap voiceover-internet service provider if you have one - your loved ones would probably much rather hear your voice than receive a card in the mail. Wrapping paper Use pretty magazine pages to wrap small gifts. No need to buy expensive ribbons and bows to decorate your packages; if you hunt around you can find the cheap stuff that will be just as pretty! If you sew, you could also use scrap material to wrap gifts.

Gift tags

Cut up old Christmas cards make wonderful gift tags too! Our family has been doing this for decades. Make your own gift tags by cutting a small piece of matching wrapping paper and folding it in half. Write the “To and From” on the inside of the paper and tape it to the wrapped present.

Get tough on tuna

ONLY purchase tinned tuna labelled as ‘dolphin safe’. But do your research too. There are various different such labels and not all guarantee the fish has been caught without harming or killing dolphins. There is still no universal and independent verification of the dolphinfriendly claims. Also, some labels only cover the by-catch of dolphins while other species, such as sharks and albatross, still suffer greatly from tuna fishing.

Decorations Invest in a good quality artificial tree after Christmas - when they go on clearance sale! Buy good quality because they will last many more years. Save your children’s (or grandchildren’s) holiday crafts

and artwork from school each year; after a few years you’ll have a houseful of free and unique decorations. Food Store brands are great when making casseroles and side dishes. Cook your turkey in a large Reynolds cooking bag and you won’t need to buy an expensive bird - any brand of turkey should turn out great! Stock up while everything’s on sale, just an extra can or box here and there. If you end up with too many bargain buys, donate them to the Rotary Club of Providenciales which organises an annual food drive at Christmas for senior citizens. Entertainment It’s wonderful to take your family to the movie theatre during the Christmas holiday break, but this could also be a good time to catch up on films that have come out on DVD for rental. Have a family gathering to decorate the tree, wrap gifts or bake cookies. Get out the board games, the kids will love spending time with you. If you don’t have many to choose from, maybe you can borrow a new game from a friend or neighbour. Sing, sing, sing! Many churches and groups have caroling get-togethers in December. Purchase a Christmas book and read it together as a family. Presents Don’t go overboard - excess for excess’ sake will only make you feel miserable when the bills come rolling in in January. In the run-up to Christmas ask the children to make a Christmas list, including one really special item that they really, really want - tell them to think about their choice carefully as that will be their main present.

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The properties are proving popular due to their interesting architecture and stylish interiors.

Flamingo Crossing

condos open

First residents move in as developers celebrate second phase completion By Gemma Handy

IN A time where new developments are as scarce as a blue moon and half-finished structures as common as conch shells, one project is bucking the trend. Bosses behind uber-stylish Flamingo Crossing in Providenciales have thrown open the doors to 24 swish, penthouse-style condos. During their three-year construction, developer Beryn Duncanson has ploughed through the recession and a host of subsequent setbacks, striving against the odds to bring the scheme to completion. The 24-unit block – featuring studios and one and two-bed loft and single-storey apartments – is the second phase of the Carib Club Condos, nestled on the south edge of Provo Golf Course. It follows construction of 16 family homes,

which opened in 2006, with another block of 24 condos to come. Flamingo Crossing is believed to be the country’s first ‘rent to own’ programme, giving more people the chance to get on the property ladder. But buyers had better hurry. More than half of the units have already seen snapped up with the first residents moving in this week. Wellwishers and potential purchasers flocked to a celebration on Friday to mark the end of construction and to kickstart a series of open house showings, running until Christmas. Located on the east side of the island in Long

Guests turned out in full force for the 2007 opening of phase one.

Developer Beryn Duncanson (left), project manager/ architect Paul Matthews (centre) and guest Scott Sutherland at Friday’s celebration.

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The 24-unit block includes studios and one and two-bed condos.

Bay, the development boasts stunning views of Flamingo Lake inhabited by the majestic pink birds along with pelicans and ducks. Beryn told the Weekly News the inspiration behind the US-style ‘rentto-own’ programme had been to “make business happen in a very lame economy”. The attorney-turned-developer said: “This lease option to buy, at zero per cent interest, is simply the best value in town. “It’s no more expensive than renting anywhere else on the island. The difference is that every dollar of that rent money goes directly towards the purchase. “It’s also very rare to see upscale accommodation with such a nice view of something other than the sea.” Beryn described the last three years as “emotional”. “It’s a relief and a release to finally see this come to fruition.” He added: “I’m glad so many people were able to attend the opening party and would like to thank the Wine Cellar for their co-sponsorship.” Construction will start on a swimming pool in the new year with another larger pool plus a club house and gym to follow at a later date. Showings are from 9am to 12pm Monday to Friday until Christmas week. No appointment is necessary and complimentary coffee will be served. A bottle of wine is up for grabs for the first viewer to arrive each day. Prices range from $240,000 for a onebed condo to $495,000 for a three-bed house. There are also six house lots for sale. Rentals start at $1,000 per month for a one-bed condo. Call 231 1591 for details. Visit www. caribclubcondos.com to view the properties online.

Developer Beryn Duncanson said it was a “relief and a release” to finally see the project come to fruition.

Assistant Michelle Cal-Cabrera looks forward to welcoming residents in.

Wellwishers flocked to catch a sneak peek of the senior penthouse.

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Lawyer: Assange is being persecuted in Sweden LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange’s lawyer charged Wednesday that the Wikileaks founder is being persecuted by Swedish authorities who have accused him of rape and other sex crimes in a case that prompted Interpol to place him on its most-wanted list. Swedish officials have turned down repeated offers to speak to Assange even as they seek his arrest, attorney Mark Stephens said. Assange’s exact whereabouts are unknown, although he has conducted online interviews with some media organisations. Assange is wanted on suspicion of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion. No formal charges have been filed but Swedish prosecutors say they want him to be detained because he has not made himself available for questioning. Stephens complained that Assange has yet to receive formal notice of the allegations he faces — which he called a legal requirement under European law. Stephens

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2010 file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a news conference in London.

was scathing in his condemnation of Sweden’s Director of Public Prosecution Marianne Ny, saying he’d never come across a prosecutor who has “such casual disregard” for her obligations. “Given that Sweden is a civilised country I am reluctantly forced to conclude that this is a persecution and not a prosecution,” Stephens

wrote in an e-mail. Interpol added the 39-year-old Australian to its most-wanted list on Tuesday. Sweden’s Supreme Court was reviewing Assange’s appeal of the order to detain him. Court official Kerstin Norman, who is handling the case, said a decision is expected late Wednesday or Thursday. Ny was did not immediately return calls seeking comment. She told Swedish news agency TT last month that the lawyers have been provided with the amount of information and time that is typical for these type of cases. The only thing I can say is that we have proceeded with this investigation in the normal way,” she said. Assange’s secret-spilling group has leaked a series of confidential U.S. intelligence and diplomatic reports this year. Stephens, who also represents The Associated Press, said his London law firm was investigating whether the Swedish case was linked to U.S. promises to prosecute those behind the leaks.

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Clinton says WikiLeaks won’t hurt US diplomacy ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — The leak of thousands of sensitive U.S. embassy cables will not hurt American diplomacy, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Wednesday at a security summit. Clinton said she has discussed the revelations published on the WikiLeaks website with her colleagues at the summit in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. The event is the first major international meeting of leaders and top diplomats since the memos began appearing on the website and in international publications this week. The secret memos published by WikiLeaks contain frank details on several leaders attending the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe meeting. One note allegedly written by a U.S. diplomat in Kazakhstan details scenes of hard-drinking hedonism by several senior Kazakh ministers. The same report describes Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev as horse-

obsessed and given to taking refuge from the often-frigid capital at a holiday home in the United Arab Emirates. Other prospective conference delegates described less than flatteringly in the leaked cables include Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. “I have certainly raised the issue of the leaks in order to assure our colleagues that it will not in any way interfere with American diplomacy or our commitment to continuing important work that is ongoing,” Clinton said. “I have not had any concerns expressed about whether any nation will not continue to work with and discuss matters of importance to us both going forward.” Several officials at the summit echoed her comments. British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who met Wednesday with Clinton, released a statement saying the “recent Wikileaks disclosures would not affect our uniquely strong relationship.”

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C&W to buy 51% stake in Bahamas Telecommunications CABLE & Wireless Communications Plc agreed to buy 51 percent of Bahamas Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s Company for $210 million to prop up its ailing Caribbean business. The stock rose as much as 3.6 percent in London trading. The company signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the government of the Bahamas and aims to complete the transaction in the first quarter of 2011, Cable & Wireless Communications said in an e-mailed statement on Thursday. The company and the government will work together to complete due diligence, finalise terms and obtain regulatory clearances. Cable & Wireless Communications on Nov. 4

had its biggest drop in London trading since splitting from its parent company in March after it reported profit and sales that missed estimates. First-half sales in the Caribbean dropped 6.1 percent from a year earlier while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation declined 13 percent. B a h a m a s Telecommunications is the leading mobile-phone, fixedline and broadband operator in the Bahamas, a member of the Caribbean Community trading bloc, and will complement Cable & Wireless Communications’ business in the region, according to the statement. “Cash Generative’ B a h a m a s Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s

“represents a great opportunity to expand our business in a region where we have competitive strength and management capability,” Chief Executive Officer Tony Rice said Thursday. “This opportunity would fit with our strategy to develop the business through market leading and cash generative businesses.” Rice said in November that he does not expect the Caribbean economy to recover during the fiscal year. The acquisition of Bahamas Telecommunications will be funded from existing cash and debt facilities and is expected to be earnings and cash flow accretive excluding restructuring expenses, Cable & Wireless Communications said. (www. bloomberg.com)

Career Opportunities Grace Bay Club is looking for candidates that have most of the requirements listed along with an outgoing professional manner.

Technician - Electrical You must possess the following: • At least one (1) year technical training in the electrical engineering field. • At least three (3) years practical experience in operating, maintaining and repairing electrical equipment. • Ability to complete electrical repair, installation and servicing at an advanced level • Ability to read circuit diagrams. • At least basic computer literacy. • Additional skills in electronic, plumbing and/or mechanical engineering would be an asset. The primary responsibilities of the position are: • Troubleshoot and correct electrical problems throughout the resort • Carry out preventative maintenance activities in various areas as required • Must be willing to accept assignments in other engineering areas as required Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

Beverage Manager Grace Bay Clubs Food and Beverage operation is looking for a Beverage Manager that will be responsible for the management of all aspects and functions of our beverage outlets, in accordance with hotel standards. Requirements: • He/she directs, implements and maintains a service and management philosophy, which serves as a guide to respective staff. • You will have a proven track record of working in a 4/5 star hotel establishments • a minimum of 3 years experience as Restaurant Manager and or Beverage Manager, • Have international experience and be a hotel school graduate. • Your extensive knowledge of beverage will drive sales and the creation of high quality and value for money products. • You will have a high degree of enthusiasm and passion for your work and be customer service driven. Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

Sommelier Requirements: Grace Bay Clubs Food and Beverage operation is looking for a Sommelier that will be responsible of all aspects of the hotels wine program. • He/she directs, implements and maintains a service and management philosophy, which serves as a guide to respective staff. • Ensuring that dining patrons are able to find a wine within their budget that fits their tastes and complements their food. • You will work with the kitchen to find suitable wines to pair with dishes on the menu. • You will also work on the floor of the restaurant, helping customers to decide the exact wine that best meets their needs. You will have at least 2 years experience as Head Sommelier in a 4/5 star establishment, International experience required, been a successful salesman in the previous restaurants you have worked, worked with wine lists that cover all the regions represented in our wine list. (United States, South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Europe) and have a education as Sommelier

Please send application & resume to: Grace Bay Club C/O Human Resources by December 17th, 2010 E-MAIL: veronica.clare@gracebayclub.com FAX: (649) 946 5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

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World News Police net drugs, few arrests in Rio slum raids

Job Opportunities New Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital Are looking for the following positions:-

Financial Planning & Analysis Supervisor

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police showed off piles of drugs and weapons seized during an aggressive takeover of two of this city’s most dangerous slums, even as the search continued Tuesday in homes and even sewers for their real target: the drug gang leaders themselves. Police conceded that many

of the up to 600 drug gang members believed to have been hiding in Vila Cruzeiro and the neighbouring Alemao complex of slums may have escaped. The hunt for those that got away extended Tuesday into Rio’s maze of storm sewers. The tally for a week of gang attacks and police raids included 124 arrested,

148 detained and 51 dead, authorities said in a statement released Tuesday. Police proudly displayed the more than 40 tons of marijuana and 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of cocaine seized in the raids, along with hundreds of motorcycles, 15 cars and weapons ranging from handguns to military-grade rifles.

We are seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Supervisor for our busy finance team. This is a full-time, challenging career opportunity for an individual with good leadership, communication, self-starting and analysis skills. Responsibilities will include but will not be limited to: • Leading the monthly close cycle inclusive of preparing and analyzing the monthly management account reports • Preparing for the annual budget cycle and implementing budgeting tools to ensure accruate monthly reporting • Leading a finance staff towards excellence in data capture, processing, reporting, and analysis

New Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED: • Must be a proactive self-starter, with a strong work ethic, who understands the details within a much larger context and demonstrates good judgment. • Must demonstrate a client-service orientation and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of the organization’s internal affairs • Must exhibit high energy, enthusiasm, positive attitude, poise, and confidence • Able to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment • CPA or equivalent (e.g. Australian's/UK’s ACCA, or Canada’s Chartered Accountant) • Two (2) years progressively responsible experience in Healthcare financial analysis required. • Experience in Visual Dolphin Accounting Software • Dynamic individual who is extremely comfortable interacting with all levels of personnel, including management, clinical, and other support staff within the organization.

Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives in the undermentioned disciplines:-

Are looking for the following disciplines and suitably qualified Belongers are encouraged to apply:-

Chemotherapy Paediatrics Operating Department Intensive Care/ High Dependancy Unit Emergency Department General Medical/Surgical

Salary will commence at $35,000 per annum based upon experience

Initial applications may be made by submitting to Interhealth Canada a comprehensive CV showing qualifications and experience. The CV should be emailed to recruitment@interhealthcanada.tc

Accounts Clerk

Please ensure that a contact telephone number or email address is included in the application

We are seeking an accounts assistant/data entry expert for our busy team. This is a full-time, challenging career opportunity for an individual with good organization, communication, self-starting, and “attention to detail” skills. Responsibilities will include but will not be limited to

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Turks & Caicos Banking Company Limited

- Processing high volume accounts payables and other accounting related paperwork - Handling vendor issues and discrepancies - Reconciliation of accounts - Participating in the month end close/financial reporting process. Other miscellaneous activities may be assigned

Financial Controller

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED: - Experience and/or training in the use of accounting, financial and business software applications, including Excel and Word. - Ability to maintain financial records and prepare clerical accounting reports and statements. - Ability to read and post numerical data rapidly and accurately. - Displays high standards of ethical conduct. - Works and communicates with internal and external clients and customers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous, and cooperative manner. Committed to quality service. - Displays a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently. - CPA or Equivalent training - Experience in Visual Dolphin Accounting Software - Bachelors degree in Accounting Salary will commence at $15,000 per annum depending on experience

Requirements - Masters Degree in Finance or Accounting, ten years of experience in a senior-level finance or accounting position. - Experience in strategic planning and execution. Knowledge of contracting, negotiating and change management. Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Knowledge of federal financial regulations. Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections. Working knowledge of short and long term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets and profitability analysis. - Profound knowledge in banking activities such as Securities, Money Market, Foreign Exchange - Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects. Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings. - Knowledge of SWIFT payment systems - German/French language skills

Preference will be given to qualified persons with ‘Belonger’ status. Applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Interested belongers please submit CV to Human Resources Caribbean Place, Unit 12 PO Box 777, Providenciales services@tcbc.tc Attention Human Resources

PLEASE FORWARD YOUR CV TO recruitment@interhealthcanada.tc by 15th December 2010 Please ensure that an email address or telephone number is included in the application. 6134

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Someone older, something new: Irish marrying later DUBLIN (AP) — New statistics show that Irish people are marrying later in life, and that fewer are getting hitched in religious ceremonies in the once devoutly Catholic nation of 4.5 million. Ireland’s Central Statistics Office said Wednesday that figures show for the first time that the majority of Irish brides are now in their 30s. What’s more, though 74 percent of weddings were Roman Catholic ceremonies, a total of 23 percent were civil services — a huge rise on the 6 percent in 1996, the year before Ireland legalised divorce. The trend away from church-based weddings is partially due to the 1997 change on divorce law — as

those remarrying often hold their nuptials in a registry office. But experts said it is also an indication of Ireland’s loosening bond with formal religion. “There was a very substantial change in the last 10 to 15 years, and partly this is about the secularization of Irish society,” said Pete Lunn, a behavioral economist at Economic and Social Research Institute, a Dublin think tank. “The younger generation is moving away from the church.” Figures showed that on average, Irish grooms marrying for the first time are now aged 32 and brides 30. The data is based on the 22,756 marriages registered in Ireland in 2007.

Including those who have been married before, Irish men now on average marry at the age of 33 and women aged 31. In 1996, men were typically aged 30 and women 28 when they took their vows, the statistics office said. Lunn said the change was typical of patterns across the developed world, where women were having children later — and getting married at an older age as a result. The U.S Census Bureau published data last month showing the average age of first marriages in the U.S. had risen to 28 for men and 26 for women. It said the marriage age had been rising since the mid-1950s. In Britain, men are on average aged 32 and women

aged 30 when they wed for the first time, the country’s Office for National Statistics said. “Marriage is partly being driven by fertility patterns, and women who are more educated are having kids later,” Lunn said. “They’re trying to get reasonably well-off before they have kids.” The Irish data showed several thousand people marrying again in 2007. Divorced men accounted for 6.5 percent of grooms, while 5.6 percent of brides had previously been divorced. Analysts also found some curious regional differences. In Louth, a county bordering Northern Ireland, 91 percent of marriages were between people from the area, while in the county of Roscommon, only 64 percent of men picked a local woman as their wife.

BUTTERFIELD GOLD GROUP OF COMPANIES

POSITIONS AVAILABLE One Assistant Chief of Security • Must be of sound and mature mind, physically fit, honest, disciplined and be capable of working with very little or no supervision. • The applicant must have at least 10 years experience as an ex-police/ soldier or of similar training with impeccable service record, training in the use of firearms with 5 years experience and hold a clean police record. • The applicant must have served at least 5 years in a supervisory or senior position in same field. • Must be responsive to surveillance and undercover duties, have experience in taking statements, writing reports, investigation of incidents, and experience as a legal clerk or worked in collaboration with a legal office an asset, and have the ability to gather evidence and present same in court. • Must be able to assist in formulating and implementing policies as required for optimum performance of junior staff, assist in the supervision, motivation, training and leading by example for the protection of the company, its’ employees and customers as appropriate. • Must be vigilant, conscientious, alert and observant thus having the ability to assist with the detection and prevention of criminal activities/offences • Must have skills in fire prevention and first aid training • Must be prepared to be on call 24-hours 7 days a week with long hours and or night shift when required and work as a security guard when necessary • Must be able to handle, resolve, and deal with situations, problems, fairly and justifiably in the interest of the company and all involved • The applicant must be a licensed driver with clean record.

Is looking for a

Kitchen Helper To work 4 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact 244-3183 Deadline for applications December 23rd, 2010

6133

HORSE EYE JACK Is looking to fill the following positions:

Waitress Bartender Must be able to work 6 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact 343-9202

VACANCIES Kitchen Helper • Kitchen helper required for our food and beverage operations. Weekend, holiday and shift work. Must be able to work late hours. • Wages range $5.00 to $5.50 per hour, plus service charge and tips • Belongers only need apply • Closing date: December 13th 2010

Waiter • Candidates must have a minimum of four years’ experience in Hospitality Industry, in Food and Beverage operations. Service includes fine dining restaurant, pool and beach service. Knowledge of Micros POS is preferable but not essential. • Candidates must be prepared to work extended hours, split shifts and have flexibility with working days/nights/weekends and holidays as required. • Wage range: $5.00 to $7.00/hour plus service charge and tips. • Belongers only need apply • Closing date: December 13th 2010

Gardener • Point Grace is currently seeking a gardener to join its landscaping team. The successful candidate will have several years experience in this position in a luxury boutique setting. • Wages range: $5.00 to $5.50 per hour (commensurate with experience), plus service charge. • Belongers only need apply • Closing date December 13th 2010

Salary $1,800.00 per month Only Belongers apply for these positions. Application forms available from Butterfield Gold Human Resource Department. Only applicants selected for interview will be notified. Submit applications to by December 15, 2010 to:

Please apply in writing to: , Point Grace, PO Box 700, Grace Bay, Providenciales. Email: Manager@pointgrace.com Fax: 946-5097

Butterfield Gold Ltd., Human Resource Department, Town Center Mall, Providenciales. Tel: 649-946-4211 6137

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Providenciales, Cellular: 231-4234. Fax: 946-5166

PRIVATE VILLA COOK & SERVER

Minimum two years experience working in a five star resort or private luxury estate with solid food and beverage service experience. Housekeeping and concierge experience is also necessary. Must be well presented fluent in English and possess the confidence to communicate directly with villa owners and renters. A friendly outgoing yet professional demeanor is required. Must be self motivated, disciplined, flexible and hard working. This is a live in position and extended working hours as well as working on holidays and weekends are required when the villa is occupied. Salary based on experience and qualifications.

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EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

SOREL GERMAIN

ALBERT’S CLEANING SERVICES

Domestic Worker

is seeking 6

Is looking for a

Contact 241-4995

6075

To do regular cleaning, cooking, ironing and babysitting. Salary $5.00 per hour.

Labourers To work in North Caicos. Salary $5.50 per hour.

Contact 946-7051 6069

MARISELEINE HENDFIELD

Agnes Swann

Is looking for a

is looking for a

Domestic

Worker

Domestic Worker

To do regular cleaning, cooking, ironing and babysitting salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact 243-6264

Contact 246-4769 Deadline for applications

6076

TEXACO

December 3rd, 2010

6049

To work in North Caicos must be able to work Monday thru Friday salary $100.00 per week.

A & B COMPUTING Is seeking a

LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is looking for a

Carpenter

needed Clerk Contact 245-4161

6071

To work Monday thru Friday. Salary $12.00 per hour.

To work in Bottle Creek North Caicos on commission basis.

Contact 946-7051 or email: anbcomputing@ tciway.tc

SHINING STARS PREPARATORY SCHOOL

FAX: (649) 946-4661

Career Opportunities Veranda is currently seeking qualified candidates that have the requirements listed along with an outgoing professional manner. Our ideal candidates must love to work with different types of people, meet challenges with a positive attitude and live the standards of our organization.

Director of Accommodation Services

To manage the daily operations of the housekeeping department, promoting a safe environment and quality service to achieve maximum guest satisfaction, protection of assets and minimal expenses Job Requirements: • Experience in initiating and executing purchase orders for the preopening processes of rooms, Public areas and Laundry. • Experience in leading and successfully coordinating and organizing FF&E projects, final set up of rooms including house wares, soft goods and art. • Able to undertake the transition of construction projects to operations with regards to rooms to facilitate the resort opening deadline and existing budget criteria. • Able to create and implement SOPs and standards of presentation and cleanliness for guest rooms and public areas. • Vast experience in recruiting and training room attendants, housemen, supervisors and managers for housekeeping, public areas and laundry and to be responsible for the development and the growth of Staff. • Extensive knowledge in Rooms division operation and revenue oriented. • Manage the daily housekeeping team, Public areas and Laundry department effectively to consistently improve guest satisfaction. • Create and implement in and out of season projects that improved the standards of the hotel. • Able to maintain a high degree of visibility and participation in the daily operation of the departments to ensure a high level of understanding of both guest and colleague issues at all times.

Assistant Food & Beverage Manager

To provide support to the Food and Beverage Manager in the overseeing of all front and back of the house F&B operations including, restaurant, bar, room service, and banquet functions. Job Requirements: • Monitor performance to ensure adherence to all service standards, sanitation standards, productivity standards to ensure exceptional guest satisfaction. • Monitor and control inventories. • Monitor and control labor costs. • Maintain cleanliness and sanitation levels to Health Department required ratings at all times. • Ability to organize multiple projects; manage and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines. • Exhibit a positive and involved team attitude to all and promotes positive relations through an environment that encourages open communications, trust, and mutual respect. • Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and follow-up. • Manage interviewing, staffing, training and development of food & beverage team. Monitor and forecast revenues and expenses to ensure company goals are met on a monthly and yearly basis.

Tandoori chef

To be responsible for the preparation of all marinades and tandoori dishes, ensure quality of service, food and presentation and meet and exceed guest expectations. Job Requirements: • Fully conversant with operating a tandoori oven for cooking, using charcoal • Knowledgeable of tandoori breads, marinate, Indian herbs and cuisine • Able to work individually without any supervision to prepare all dishes on the menu using tandoori and showcase skills in front of guest • Able to prepare menu for Indian Banquets, Buffet and Wedding parties for up to 500 people • Able to introduce new tandoori dishes, create recipes and maintain high quality • To assist the Executive Sous Chef for menu planning and other tasks assigned • Minimum 5 years experience in luxury hotels working as tandoori chef

is looking for

Teachers and Nursery Attendants • Applicants must be qualified for the position • Must love children • Must be hardworking and creative and have a minimum of five (5) years experience. Salary negotiable.

Applications should reach the principal of the school no later than November 30th, 2010

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

Interested persons may contact our Human Resource Manager No later than December 1, 2010 Email: deleria.simms@verandatci.com Or hand deliver to our office at Veranda Resort and Residences Princess Dr. Lower Bight, Providenciales 6077

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Must be able to lift heavy items. Should not be afraid of heights. Clean Character and Driving Records

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Tel: 232-7827

Labourer Wanted

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Is looking to hire 4

is seeking a

Cocktail

An affiliate of A Touch of Love Ministries International Center Accepting Applications

Positions Needed:

Waitresses

Monitor/Teacher’s Assistant Math/Science/Computers/PE Teacher

Kitchen

Monitor/Teacher’s Assistant Duties Include: To assist the Supervisor/Teacher in the general operation of Learning Center as set out in the Accelerated Christian Education’s Procedure Manual. He/She must be discreet, steady, thorough, peaceful and efficient; consistently and diligently supporting the Supervisor/Teacher in the Learning Center.

Supervisor/ Cleaner Salary $5.00 per hour

7078

at 241-2975

To work 7 days per week. Salary $200 per week. Contact 342-4116

Contact Barbara Hamilton

Math/Science/Computers/PE Teacher Qualifications: @@ Bachelors/Masters degree from reputable institution; Advance degree in Math and Science a plus @@ Minimum of 5-7 years teaching experience in secondary education or college/ university @@ Experience with Christian education curriculum

Deadline for applications is December 18th, 2010

BEST DEAL!!!

Both persons must be an active born-again Christian who believes in the work of the Holy Spirit; Please submit resume and three references with telephone numbers and addresses including one from current Pastor. Salaries will be based on qualification and experience. No phone calls

Great Investment! Unique office condo in Caribbean Place for sale. Don’t Rent, own.

6081

Applications should be addressed to:

Attn: Executive Board Champions for Christ International School of Excellence P.O. Box 751, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI Or you may email: info@atolministries.org or Fax: 1-877-580-8743

Tel 941-8006 ext. 26

Details contact 241-4200

LABOURER

Needed to work 6 days per week salary $5.50 per hour 6084

Gardener Wanted

6084

PHONE: (649) 946-4664

December 4 - 10, 2010

Contact 231-1391

6052

CAR FOR SALE In Grand Turk @@1998 Honda Integra 1.6i automatic @@Runs Well, Serviced Regularly, @@Good Condition, Very Economical @@Good Tyres

@@Ice cold A/C @@Sony CD and MD player @@45,000 miles @@Only on the island for 2 years @@$3,495 or best offer

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EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES CHEVETTE MCPHEE

NEEDED FOR DIVE OPERATION

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY THE BIGHT

Is looking for a

DORIS REYES

DUDLEY MALCOLM

is looking for a

Is looking for a

Domestic

Experienced PADI Dive Instructor

All applications must be submitted by December 18th, 2010

C & J Employment Consultancy Services

Contact 241-6206

2 Welders

Is looking for an

Electrician

3 Waitress/ Domestic Worker – salary $5.00 per hour

4 Laborers

– salary $5.00 per hour

Contact 244-0710 6087

Experience required

Contact 243-6087

Contact 346-1887

per week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

To work regular hours. Duties include cleaning cooking, ironing and babysitting. Salary $200 per week.

We are looking for a responsible, energetic and creative person to assist our working family in providing quality care to our children. Must be a reliable and flexible person who can manage the pressures of running a busy household. Must be able to cook healthy meals and do cleaning. Recent practical experience caring for young children, excellent references, current immunizations and physical health checkup, non-smoker, valid drivers license with a clean driving record are also requirements of this position. This person is a competent swimmer. Animal lover required. Must be willing to work overtime and travel with the family on business trips and vacations as required. Salary starts at $7.00 / hour and is commensurate with experience.

To work 5 days per week. Salary $7.50 per hour.

– salary $7.00 per hour

To work 5 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour. Contact 941-8854

Worker

Nanny

BRUSH CONSTRUCTION

Is looking for the following persons on behalf of our clients: C & P Welding, Delicious Dishes, and Kevin Ariza, Williams’s Construction

Contact 941-8283

6104

941-3346 for interview

To work 5 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour. 6113

Please contact Donna at Caicos Adventures:

Labourer

Worker To work 5 days

6109

Submit resume, covering letter and references to: P.O. Box 585, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands or via fax to 941-3161 or to lactci@gmail.com

Job Opportunity International Transfer Company Limited (the exclusive agent for Caribbean Airmail (C.A.M.) in the Turks and Caicos Islands) seeks a motivated

NEW TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS HOSPITAL

Transfer Clerk

TELEHEALTH & HIS (Health Information System)

To be a part of our team in Providenciales

ADMINISTRATOR

TASK WILL INCLUDE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): • Process clients’ transfers in an efficient and timely manner. • Treat customers with respect and dignity and follow up on any claim they can have. • Manage with accuracy and care cash received from transactions. • Apply the company’s AML procedures and policies

The Turks and Caicos Hospital require a Telehealth & HIS (Health Information System) Administrator to manage the provision of a comprehensive support & professional advice to users of Telehealth/HIS systems. The IM&T support team should be aiming to close 90% of helpdesk calls without involvement from other parties. This will include calls that affect single users e.g. user issues, desktop problems hardware and software, Peripheral problems as well as calls that affect multiple staff e.g. server and network problems. The support team will also be responsible for the proactive management of all devices servers & desktops.

REQUIREMENTS: • Applicants must be willing to work on weekends, as well as public holidays as required • Must have basic knowledge of computers • Applicants must have a clean Police Record and have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak Spanish fluently, English and Creole a plus. • Applicants must have good typing skills • Must have high school education and at least (2) years of experience preferably as Teller or in Customer Service.

Requirements:• Experience and knowledge of network protocols, VPN,RDP and Telehealth technologies • In depth knowledge of Windows, Windows 7, Server 2003, 2008, VMware, SQL, Oracle and Linux. • Minimum 7 years experience in IM&T support, with a minimum of 3 years experience of HIS management (e.g. HIS Database Administrator, HIS Project Manager/Administrator)

BELONGERS ONLY NEED APPLY

The salary range will commence at $28,000 Only appropriately qualified persons should apply. Preference will be given to qualified persons with ‘Belonger’ status. Applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR CV TO recruitment@interhealthcanada.tc Please ensure that an email address or telephone number is included in the application. 6112

Human Resources International Transfer Company Ltd. Unit 1, Southern Shores Building, Leeward Highway P.O. Box 398 Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands And copy to: The Labour Department Providenciales/ Grand Turk

6089

Worker

6106

Domestic

6116

• Must have valid insurance & certification • Must have a good personality to work around people • Must have Retail Sales Experience • Flexible hours a must- Holidays & Saturdays & Sundays Required Salary starts at $350.00 per week

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EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

Indian Chef Wanted

Is looking to fill the following positions:

Cashier Salary $5.00 per hour

Salary $6.50 per hour. Must be able to work 6 days per week.

6100

Photographer

To work 5 days per week. Salary $250.00 per week.

Contact 231-1073 or 941-4083

Turks & Caicos Islands British West Indies

Security Positions for The Meridian Club on Pine cay

Is looking for a

NANCY HAIR STYLIST Is seeking a

Domestic

Barber Worker Must have at least 3 years experience. Must be professional and courteous. Must be able to work long hours. Suitable applicant should apply to Nancy at

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

Contact 241-4070

The Meridian Club On Pine Cay

KEITH HOWELL

Contact 231-6399 Belongers only need apply

6099

FAN ART PHOT VIDEO PLUS LTD.

241-1742

6105

POSITIONS AVAILABLE One Carpenter All aspects of carpentry, including both rough-in and finish carpentry. Applicant must have experience in general construction including roof construction, erection, maintenance and repair. @@ Must be able to work with others and direct workflow with helpers for maximum productivity.

@@ Be able to read and work from architectural drawings @@ Have ability to work with minimum supervision. @@ Minimum of eight (8) years working experience based on above criteria. Salary: Commensurate with experience starting from $300.00 per week

Kindly respond to:

WAGE/SALARY: $15.00/hr plus lodging. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Must be comfortable working with and training Police Dogs. At least 5 years prior experience as patrol dog handler, trainer and security worker essential. Must have training in martial arts/self defense and be physically fit and capable of controlling and restraining a large, powerful dog. Must provide satisfactory proof of clean police record. Training in general First Aid. Fluency in English required. NOTE: Must be willing to reside on Pine Cay on a full time basis and work nights, as required. DUTIES: Include security patrols with police dogs; response to security problems as needed; Feeding and caring for dogs; exercising and training dogs: Scheduling, supervising and providing additional training to other security personnel; Supervising and training fire control response team. First responder for medical emergencies.

Dog Handler/Security Level 2 Salary: $7-8.50/hr depending upon experience, training and work record, plus lodging. Qualifications: Must be comfortable working with and training with Police Dogs. Prior experience as patrol dog handler and security worker essential. Must be physically fit and capable of controlling and restraining a large, powerful dog. Must provide satisfactory proof of clean police record. Fluency in English required. NOTE: Must be willing to reside on Pine Cay on a full time basis and work nights, as required. DUTIES: Handles, feeds, exercises and trains security dogs; responds with dog to security problems; conducts periodic security patrols with dog, including night patrols, and serves as member of fire response team.

STARTING DATE for both position: February, 2011 Contact Person and Contact Information: Send resume with references and your contact information (mailing address, e-mail address, phone number) plus copy of police report and passport to Beverly Plachta by e-mail to manager@meridianclub.com or by fax to 941 7010 no later than December 13, 2010 Additional Information: Belongers need only apply. All qualified applicants will be interviewed

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Job Opportunities OCEAN CLUB RESORTS

IS LOOKING FOR QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED APPLICANTS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

JANITOR

Responsible for assisting the Operations Department with cleaning in all areas of the resort. Strenuous physical labour requires one who is able and willing to perform heavy lifting, and other physically demanding functions.

LABOURER

Strenuous physical labour requires one who is able and willing to perform heavy lifting, and other physically demanding functions.

HOUSEKEEPER

Must have previous experience.

WAIT STAFF

Requires previous experience to handle food service in a busy, outdoor, beach-side restaurant. Must be able to communicate clearly in written and spoken English. Tips included. Please drop off resumes at the Ocean Club Front Desk, to the attention of the Human Resource Manager, or via email to diane@oceanclubresorts.tc Only those receiving an interview will be contacted.

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Patrol Dog Handler/Trainer/Security Supervisor

Arthur A. Butterfield, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. Telephone (649) 331-3868

PHONE: (649) 946-4664

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EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES MARTIN ADDERLEY Is seeking a

Sales Girl

needed Must have neat appearance. 6 day a week. Salary $200.00.

Contact Tania Ortiz at 242-1866

Labourer

needed

Fax resumes to 946-7311

5991

To work in North Caicos. Must be able to work 6 days a week. Salary $5.50 per hour. Must know different types of materials.

Is looking for a

Labourer

Contact 345-9808

Contact 231-6060

Deadline for application is December 3rd, 2010

Two Beautiful 1 Bedroom with study fully furnished In beautiful Richmond Hills. Washer and dryer and aircondition. No Children, Adult Village rent less then a thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per month.

Call 231-3788 for more information.

To clean vehicles boats and the premises salary $5.50 per hour. anytime

Bay Bistro Is looking for a

Housekeeper To work 5 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

6050

OVNR CONTRACTING SERVICES

FAX: (649) 946-4661

Kitchen Helper To work 6 days per week. Salary $5.50 per hour. Contact 946-4763

or send resumes to P.O. Box 131

EXPERIENCED SENIOR PARALEGAL WANTED FOR BUSY COMMERCIAL LEGAL OFFICE IN PROVIDENCIALES

Experienced Senior Paralegal required to act as Paralegal to managing partner with at least twenty years experience. Dictaphone typing skills (speed and accuracy essential) with a demonstrated ability to type +80 w.p.m. Experience and knowledge of dealing independently with clients and all forms of contracts, commercial and property, security documentation, corporate management, legal accounting systems, commonly used word processing systems, file management systems, and office equipment is essential. Must be able to work unsupervised with excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Must have vehicle and clean driving record. Must be able to work overtime when required. Remuneration based on experience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; commencing $36k per annum. Belongers only need apply.

Apply to the Managing Partner P O Box 260, Beatrice Butterfield Building, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Fax (649) 946-4663. Email: mslaw@tciway.tc

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EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

PPC LIMITED

2 Kitchen Helpers

STAFF VACANCY

• Minimum 2 years experience • working in a kitchen as dishwasher/cleaner and prep cook. • Pay rate is $5/hr

ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDENT

1 Operations Officer

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified persons to fill the position Electrical Superintendent in our Production and Engineering Department on Providenciales.

• Min 2 Years Experience • Managing a restaurant both BOH and FOH • Must be proficient in Quickbooks, Acclaim POS • Pay $350/week

Description

Responsible for detailed supervision of subordinate employees and contractors, who perform electrical installation and maintenance work at PPC’s generating facilities. Under the direction of the Manger Plant Operations, provide expert decision making assistance in the installation and maintenance of high voltage equipment and electrical control systems in the Plant and in the Substations in a sound technical manner, to ensure the reliable operation and functionality of these equipment, as per design specifications. As a member of the management team, the Plant Control Superintendent must understand and commit to the corporate vision, and successfully gain the support of subordinate employees for and implement of that vision

Please submit Resumes at the restaurant on the beach road in Blue Hills, Providenciales TCI Phone: (649)-946-8877

Duties

• Prepare weekly, monthly and annual work plans and accomplishment reports on the electrical section. • Submit job reports and detailed engineering equipment failure analysis reports • Execute preventative and corrective maintenance to ensure high equipment availability. • Any other related duty as assigned from time to time

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma in Electrical Technology- Power option (3 year program), or an accredited equivalent. • 20 to 25 years’ experience with rotating machinery and high voltage switchgear, preferably in power systems application. • Minimum of 5 years’ experience at mid management level • Proficiency in production and interpretation of electrical drawings is required. • O.A.C.E.T.T. membership is required (or equivalent). • Above average analytical skills in math and electrical theories • Excellence in interpretation of engineering drawings and manuals • Familiarity with PLC trouble shooting and programming is required, as is the ability to train others • Professional competency in written and oral communication skills in English • Experience in working under utility emergency response condition • Experience in high voltage installation, maintenance, and repairs • Ability to function effectively under emergency situations and thinks clearly and effective and deliver within deadlines and to work under pressure • Self-motivated, solution oriented and positive in outlook • Team player

Compensation

• Salary Grade 14: $67,830.00 - $84,790.00 based on qualifications and ability. PPC offers a competitive compensation package for more information contact Human Resources Director

Deadline for submission of application is December 17th, 2010. Please submit to:-

Director, Human Resources PPC Limited P. O. Box 132, Providenciales Email address: jmissick@ppcltd.tc or by fax 941-4304 Website: www.ppcltd.tc

DANZIEL GIBSON

LORIAN General Housekeeping and Cleaning

Main Duties

• Assist in hiring and supervise a knowledgeable and motivated electrical plant work force • Assist the Manager in identifying training requirements and annual training plans and responsible for training and mentoring of the electrical work force. • The use of progressive discipline company approved methods when called for. • Prepare weekly, monthly and annual work plans and associated reports as directed by Manager Plant Operations. • Ensure a high degree of familiarity and profound knowledge of specifications, fundamental operating concepts and operating and maintenance manuals and procedures for all plant assets and equipment. • Prepare work instructions for and supervise the day to day work of the electrical plant technicians with particular regard to safety, efficiency and functionality of the plant. • Prepare layout diagrams and work orders for larger projects as may be assigned and directed. • Prepare cost estimates and material lists for various projects as assigned. • Assist in the preparation of capital and maintenance budgets by the preparation of cost estimates for the electrical section as assigned and directed. • Conduct testing and trouble - shooting of plant equipment in area of responsibility and in the longer term train others to perform these functions. • Be familiar with and adhere to all Company policies and procedures (including those established by past practice) relating to the position and to observe and enforce compliance of subordinate employees to these policies and procedures. • Plan and conduct work in a manner consistent with the company’s commitment to the environment and ensure that subordinate employees are likewise in compliance. • Be familiar with and adhere to the safety and operating procedures of the company (particularly those established by EUSA) and ensure that all personnel in the department follow these procedures. • Maintain and ensure the accuracy of statistical records of plant operations and electrical maintenance activities as required by the company. • Provide calm and competent leadership in response to plant emergencies in a manner that inspires others to do likewise. • Be professional in dress and demeanor as befits the position of management personnel and ensure that a good public image of PPC is maintained at all times. • Perform other duties as may be assigned and/or required by Plant Operations contingencies from time to time.

Is looking to hire a

1 Maid Experience on glass maintenance and able to work with no supervision and in different places on the Island. Salary $5.50 per hour.

Contact Alexandra Parker at 342-9252

Farmer To work 5 days per week. Salary $200 per week.

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664

December 4 - 10, 2010

Contact 242-3318

6126

JOB OPPORTUNITIES Lead Server The position will oversee service in conjunction with other departmental lead personnel. Responsibilities will be, but are not limited to, to focus on training and directing all service staff while managing one’s own service station. Other responsibilities are scheduling, and inspections of side work and checklists. Suitable candidates are required to have EITHER a minimum of a 2-yr Hospitality or Culinary Arts qualification AND a minimum of 2 years experience working at a 5-Star resort or restaurant in a lead or supervisory service position, OR a minimum of 5 years experience working at a 5-Star resort or restaurant in a lead or supervisory service position with a certified training background. • Energetic with excellent customer relations skills • Fluent in English, written and verbal • Previous use of POS and cashier / bank experience

Hostess, Fine DIning This position will be the face of our new restaurant, soon to open! Join the Seven Stars team and lead the way! We are seeking a bright, attractive, outgoing person with strong communication skills and a winning attitude to assist the Sommelier of our new venture. • • •

Evening hours (4:30 pm start) 4-5 evenings/week Previous experience supervising a fine dining room preferred

To be considered for interview, applicants MUST deliver a CV or resume showing the above experience and qualifications to: Alicia Swan Seven Stars Resort

41 FAX: (649) 946-4661

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

REGINALD TALBOT

Resort Manager Required

Is looking for a

Labourer

Successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and often participating in all aspects of resort and guest management. Candidate must have a proven track record of customer service in the hospitality industry. A minimum of five years related experience is a must. Perfect written and spoken English will be expected.

To work 5 days per week. Salary $300 per week. Contact 232-7344 Deadline for applications is December 18th, 2010

Fax resume to 941-4664

Tattoo Artist Wanted The qualified candidate MUST:

EQUIPMENT RENTAL is looking for a

Mechanic

• Have at least 5 years professional experience • Provide proof of up-to-date hepatitis vaccinations • Provide proof of having passed an examination on sterile techniques and universal precautions against infectious diseases • Be willing to work 6 days per week

Must have experience using computer diagnostic equipment. Salary $10.00 per hour.

Remuneration will be commission based and preference will be given to Belongers applications.

Contact 946-4895

Must contain a copy of your portfolio with verifiable references and be addressed to P.O. Box 596 for attention of Dale A. Peters before December 21st, 2010

Call today to advertise

6088

6119

ONLY SUITABLE CANDIDATES WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED

Is looking to employ a

Is looking for a

Labourer

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

Contact 231-3275

Must be able to work 5 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact 345-0259

Vacancies

R & C

Licensed Professional

SHANTA JENNINGS

Rhesa Cartwright

6090

PHONE: (649) 946-4664

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6102

December 4 - 10, 2010

946-4664

OR EMAIL tcnews@tciway.tc

ATTORNEY A local law firm is seeking a highly qualified Attorney-At-Law who has been called to the England Bar with ability to practice in the Turks and Caicos. Must possess a Bachelor of Laws Degree and hold 14 years of practical experience in litigation, commercial law, intellectual property law, corporate law, Property law and internet law with the ability to initiate, thoroughly advise on, prepare and plead litigious matters. Previous extensive experience within the Caribbean required. Salary commensurate with experience.

Dishwashers

@@ Dishwashers required for our food and beverage operations. Weekend, holiday and shift work. Must be able to work late hours. @@ Wages range $5.00 to $5.50 per hour, plus service charge and tips @@ Belongers only need apply @@ Closing date: December 13th 2010

Waiter @@ Candidates must have a minimum of four years’ experience in Hospitality Industry, in Food and Beverage operations. Service includes fine dining restaurant, pool and beach service. Knowledge of Micros POS is preferable but not essential. @@ Candidates must be prepared to work extended hours, split shifts and have flexibility with working days/nights/weekends and holidays as required. @@ Wage range: $5.00 to $7.00/hour plus service charge and tips. @@ Belongers only need apply @@ Closing date December 13th 2010

Maintenance Technician & Labourer @@ Is seeking a well-qualified candidate for the position of Maintenance Technician. We require an all-round Maintenance Technician with experience in plumbing and electrical repairs, painting, pool maintenance, tool and equipment maintenance, Klargester sewage systems, woodwork and general labour. @@ Candidate must be prepared to work weekends and holidays, and be on-call evenings. @@ Pay range: $7 to $10 per hour, plus service charge depending on experience and qualifications.

Belongers only need apply Closing date: December 13th 2010 Please apply in writing to: , Point Grace, PO Box 700, Grace Bay, Providenciales. Email: Manager@pointgrace.com Fax: 946-5097

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WELLINGTON WALKIN Is looking for a

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

Veronica Jennings Is looking for a

UNION BARBER SHOP Is looking for a

Domestic

Worker Domestic Worker

Barber

Contact 344-1082

Contact 242-2824

To wash, cook, clean and iron. Must be able to work 5 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour. Must have a clean police record and must have at least 2 years experience.

Contact 346-5959

6111

December 4 - 10, 2010

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

6107

To work 5 days per week salary based on experience.

R E S ORT

Seven Stars Resort, Grace Bay

Vacancies Is recruiting a Director of Finance. Responsible for overall management of all accounting, purchasing, HR and MIS functions, including, but not limited to, safeguarding all assets, strategic planning/budgeting, and compliance with internal controls and procedures. To provide functional guidance to the Executive Committee and Department Heads, interact with the resorts legal counsel, insurance companies and auditors to effectively control the assets of the business and to provide business support. Suitably qualified Belongers who possess the requirements listed are encouraged to apply. Salary is based on experience and qualifications.

Director of Finance

• Suitable candidates must have a relevant degree plus recognized accounting qualification, ACA/CPA with 7 to 10 years post qualification experience, at least 3 years at Finance Director/CFO level • Must possess a strong IT & HR background • Must be fluent in English

Floor Crystallizing Specialist

Requirements:

• Must have at least 5 years experience as a Marble Floors Crystallize Specialist. • Must have at least 5 years significant experience for handling heavy scrubbing / crystallizing machines. • Wide knowledge of floor crystallize chemicals.

Housemen (Casual)

FAX: (649) 946-4661

SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION Pursuant to the provisions of the Registered Land Ordinance, British Caribbean Bank Limited, Governor’s Road, Leeward, Providenciales HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that I will cause to be sold by public auction the following properties: TITLE DESCRIPTION REGISTERED PROPRIETOR 60902/111 1 residential luxury home Henry Clark Leeward going through and 1 guest house Providenciales on Pinta Lane with canal frontage located on .92 acres of land 60904/216,217,218, 221,222,351,352,514 Leeward going through Providenciales

7.65 acres of adjoining raw Clarke Properties (TCI) Ltd. land located at the entrance of Leeward Development

The auction will be held on Tuesday 14th December, 2010 at 10:00am at the offices of the British Caribbean Bank Limited, Governor’s Road, Leeward, Providenciales. Conditions of sale may be obtained from the British Caribbean Bank Limited and further inquiries may be directed to the Risk Management Unit @ 1-649-941-5028 ext 302

ALL SALES ARE SUBJECT TO RESERVE; 10% DEPOSIT REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUCCESSFUL BID. 6122

GOVERNMENT VACANCY PROJECT OFFICER (NORTH CAICOS) DEPARTMENT: ENVIRONMENT & COASTAL RESOURCES

SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONBILITIES: An exciting opportunity awaits you in the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources for the post of Project Officer. The incumbent in this position is responsible for providing support service to the Project Manager in the implementation of the approved Caicos Pine Recovery Project. The incumbent is expected to assist the Project Manager in providing technical support in nursery and field works related to the Caicos Pine Recovery Project and Seed Collection Project. The successful candidate will also be required to assist the Project Manager in the preparation of work plans and financial plans; as well as draft daily, monthly and quarterly reports in a prescribed format. Other duties include providing guidance and field assistance to visiting researchers/visitors on Pine Tree and Pine Ecosystem and seed collection; support the Project Manager in the collation of all information (historical up to present in printed or digital format) about the projects; educate and build public on the value and status of the projects. The candidate must be willing to learn to photo document field activities, flora and fauna in the wild (nature photography), including taking close-up photos of specimen (macro photography) as well as be willing to learn how to install and operate irrigation systems (mist irrigation, drip irrigation, etc.). The successful candidate must also be willing to learn and use appropriate field gadgets and equipment; keep abreast of Global Positioning System (GPS) and perform other related duties as may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Suitable candidates must have a minimum of 2 years experience working at a 5 Star Resort in a similar role • Must have strong attention to details and exceptional ability to maintain the highest standards of quality required • Assist in all Housekeeping responsibilities, cleaning of guest rooms, stocking amenities and linens • Must have the ability to lift at least 50lbs • Perform any other tasks or project as directed by Housekeeping Management • This position requires flexibility for a maximum period no more than three (3) months

The position requires the incumbent to have a high school diploma or equivalent with CXC passes in Mathematics, English and Science. The candidate must be physically fit and willing to work in very challenging field conditions. He / She must possess a valid driver’s license. The applicant must also have excellent communication skills both written and oral. Successful candidates must be prepared to work in North Caicos, Middle Caicos and Pine Cay and be flexible regarding working hours. Candidates are expected to be hardworking, trustworthy and a team player.

Closing Date : December 10th 2010 Suitable qualified candidates should apply in writing or send resume Monday – Friday 9am-5pm

Please note that this post falls under a Special project that in funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Overseas Territories Environment Programme.

Managing Director, Seven Stars Resort P.O Box 603, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies Email: admin@sevenstarsgracebay.com Website: www.sevenstarsgracebay.com Telephone: (649) 941 - 7777 Fax: (649) 941 - 8601

SALARY: $1,300.00 per month

DURATION OF CONTRACT:

Initially five (5) months but can be extended up to 3 years (up to March 2013), subject to satisfactory performance.

For more information on the Job description Please contact the Office of the Public Service Management Telephone 649-946-2801, Extension: 10321 E-mail: Info@environment.tc. All resumes should include contact information and two letters of reference as well as a Police Certificate and certificates and should be addressed to Mr. Wesley Clerveaux, Director of DECR, Lower Bight Road, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 8th December 2010 ONLY CANDIDATES SELECTED FOR INTERVIEW WILL BE NOTIFIED 6092

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

Sales Clerk is in need of a

PUBLIC AUCTION

To work 6 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

Scotiabank (Turks & Caicos) Ltd. of Cherokee Road, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands hereby gives notice of its intention to sell by Public Auction the following properties pursuant to its power of sale as registered Chargee under the Registered Land Ordinance of the Turks and Caicos Islands: 6082

Contact 946-5378

FAX: (649) 946-4661

NOTICE OF SALE BY

ISLAND SPORTIQUE

Butler Required

1. Parcel 60720/75 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales comprising 1.32 acres of land on which is constructed a concrete two storey apartment building consisting of five apartment units. Registered proprietor: Terrance McNeil Adams and Alecia Leopathra Adams 2. Parcel 61113/59 Long Bay Hills Providenciales comprising 0.50 acres of land on which is constructed a concrete 1 storey apartment building consisting of three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Registered proprietor: Marva Alveica Lightbourne

Successful candidate must have 5 years related experience. Fluent written and spoken communication in English. Tasks include light household maintenance, driving vehicles, picking up supplies at various locations on island. Must be pleasant and sociable. Pay is commensurate with experience.

3. Parcel 60900/73 Leeward Going through Providenciales comprising 0.40 acres of land on which is constructed a two storey three bedroom, two bathroom concrete structure. Registered proprietor: Stanley Marcus Lightbourne and Belinda Venesser Lightbourne

Fax resume to 941-4664

4. 60701/36 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill Providenciales comprising 1.44 acres of land on which is constructed a three bedroom, three bathroom house. Registered proprietor: Kenneth Norman Russell 5. Parcel 60802/58 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs Providenciales comprising 0.23 acres of land on which is constructed a concrete two storey building consisting of four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Registered proprietor: Francina Louise Forbes

POSITION AVAILABLE

6. Parcel 50208/144/K4 Whitby, North Caicos on which is constructed a two bedroom, two bathroom beach front condominium. Registered proprietor: Donovan Lloyd Noble

Audio/Video Editor

7. 60003/121 North West & North Central, Blue Hills, Providenciales comprising 0.26 acres of land on which is constructed a three bedroom, two bathroom house. Registered proprietor: Lydia Louise Handfield

Main Purpose of Job:

Edit daily newscasts, commercials and television shows. Putting together as a sequence raw footage and audio to produce the final product. Essential Duties:

• Editing film/footage to the exact final length • Preparing programs for television including adding advertisements, break titles and graphics • Developing and maintaining footage inventory

8. Parcel 60809/188 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs Providenciales comprising of approximately 0.25 acres on which is constructed an incomplete family home with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Registered proprietor: Brendalee Nancy Harvey

Experience, Qualifications and Skills:

• Certificate or Diploma related to video editing • Eight or more years experience in Television Broadcasting (must possess relevant certification) • Skilful operator of Audio/Video Editing Systems • Knowledge of TV, Camera, and Lighting for Quality Control, Animations • Production experience, good interpersonal skills and creative ability • Ability to meet deadlines • Required to work evenings, weekends and holidays • Ability to work as a part of a team or alone.

9. Parcel 10404/183, Central, Grand Turk comprising 0.47 acres on which is constructed a two storey mixed use incomplete building. Registered proprietor William Jason Francis 10. Parcel 60503/145 Blue Hills & Stamers Run, Providenciales comprising 0.38 acres on which is constructed a single storey building. with a partially

complete Registered proprietor: Sharon Elizabeth Rigby

11. Parcel 60900/230 Leeward Going Through, Providenciales, comprising 0.65 acres of land on which is constructed a two storey residential building consisting of 3 bedrooms and 2 ½ bathrooms Registered proprietor Marvin Prince Albert Stubbs 12. Parcel 60717/102,103,104,105 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales comprising 1.75 acres of land which consists of four adjoining lots, on one of which is constructed a detached single storey residential building. The building consists of three bedrooms, two bathrooms and an outdoor pool. Registered proprietor: Solomon Holdings Ltd and Richard Sankar 13. Parcel 60715/23 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales comprising 0.48 acres of land on which is constructed two two storey apartment buildings, one comprising 8 units and the other comprising 4 units. Registered proprietor: Thomas Chalmers Misick 14. Parcel 61112/50 & 52 Long Bay Hills Providenciales comprising of two adjoining parcels with an existing two bedroom and one bath residential house, plus guest building. Registered Proprietor – Hynetta Lenore Stubbs 15. Parcel 60715/308 Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill Providenciales comprising of residential property on .68 acres of land on which is constructed a one storey two bedroom and one bathroom home. Registered Proprietor –Hugh Marvin Henfield 16. Parcel 60807/172 & 173 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales comprising of two adjoining lots of a total of 1 acre on which is constructed a two storey apartment building with two ground level one bedroom apartments and one upper floor two bedroom, two bathroom apartments. Registered Proprietor – Jacqueline Edna Brown and Latasha Makalia Delancy 17. Parcel 10507/35/K8 South Suburbs Grand Turk comprising of a one bedroom condominium unit at the White Sands Resort, Registered Proprietor – Wilfred Rattey Jr. 18. 60400/172 Chalk Sound, Providenciales comprising of 1.05 acres of land on which is constructed a split-level residential development, with 11 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, pool and concrete deck area. Registered Proprietor – Robert Alexander Been

The auction will be held at the offices of Scotiabank (Turks and Caicos) Limited, Grace Bay Branch, Providenciales at 10:00 o’clock in the morning on Thursday the 9th day of December 2010

Compensation commensurate with experience.

A reserve price will be fixed on all parcels 6086

P. O. Box 230 Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: 649-231-2488 Fax: 649-946-4346

Terms and Conditions of Sale by Auction are available by request from Scotiabank Collections Manager (649) 941-5008 Ext 295 or fax number (649)946-4409

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EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

Is looking for a

Labourer

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$30 PER WEEK CALL 946-4664

Kitchen Helper To work 6 days per week salary $200.00 per week.

Contact 231-0354 6129

is seeking a

Is looking for a

To work 3 – 4 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour. Deadline for applications is December 21st,2010

ANIELA & STINA STUBBS

PROVO

B & B GUTTERING

Contact 242-4528

6130

Dishwasher • Must be able to wash dishes • Must be trustworthy and reliable • Must be able to work independently • Must be willing to work flexible hours Salary $5.50 per hour. Deadline for application December 20, 2010

Contact 241-0777

Stuart Gray

Call today to advertise

Is looking for a

Domestic Worker The Somerset on Grace Bay is seeking Labour Clearance for the positions listed below. Suitably 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.

Executive Chef

Incumbent will possess proven experience supervising, coordinating and directing operations in a fine dining restaurant. Formal culinary training and minimum 5 years previous experience as a Sous Chef and 2 year experience as an Executive Chef is required. Candidates must have extensive experience in special event and banqueting activities. Must be creative and able to organize and direct different and unrelated functions simultaneously. Must possess strong business acumen with proficiency in financial management. Ability to manage budgets, forecasts and inventory controls is required. Must be proficient in Visual One and the Microsoft Office suite.

Cook

Motivated and enthusiastic individual will be responsible for preparing food for breakfast/dinner service. Ability to understand menus, follow recipes, and maintain awareness of ingredients and food groups is required. Food hygiene/sanitation certification necessary. Must be dependable, team-oriented, and able to work evenings, weekends and holidays. Salary - $6.00-$7.50 per hour plus service charge, commensurate with experience, education and training.

Pastry Chef

Trained pastry chef with luxury resort/restaurant experience. Must have a passion for the craft, and possess exceptional creativity and artistry with food and pastries. Ability to prepare, bake and finish breads, create wedding cakes, recreate cake from pictures, pastries, al a carte plated deserts, chocolate and sugar work and other baked goods is required. Culinary training and/or certification is desired along with sanitation certification. Base Salary plus service charge, commensurate with experience, education and training.

Steward

Motivated individual to maintain high level of hygiene, sanitation and cleanliness in the kitchen. This includes the cleaning of common areas, bathrooms, kitchen equipment, supplies and small wares. Must be dependable, capable of working independently and able to work under pressure. Previous kitchen experience and basic knowledge or certification in food hygiene required. Salary - $5.00-$5.50/hr plus service charge, commensurate with experience.

Qualified Belonger candidates are requested to complete an application in person at The Somerset or submit a CV by e-mail at somersethr@ thesomerset.com. Telephone inquiries can be made to Human Resources at 649-946-5900. The closing date for applications is December 30, 2010.

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ADVERTISEMENT OF WINDING UP PETITION Petition No. W-7/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

IN THE MATTER OF THE SOMERSET ON GRACE BAY LTD. AND IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE (CAP 122) BETWEEN:

THE PROPRIETORS OF STRATA PLAN NO. 53 Petitioner - and -

THE SOMERSET ON GRACE BAY LTD. Respondent

A Petition to wind up the above-named company whose registered number is 08182 of P.O. Box 656, Tropicana Plaza, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands presented on 25th October 2010 by The Proprietors of Strata Plan No. 53 of The Somerset on Grace Bay, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands claiming to be a creditor of the company will be heard at the Supreme Court, Dr. Malcolm’s Building, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on Date: Time:

9th December 2010 9:00 a.m. (or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard).

At the above hearing, the Court may: (1) make the winding-up order applied for; (2) dismiss the petition; (3) adjourn the hearing conditionally; (4) adjourn the hearing unconditionally; (5) make an interim order; (6) make any other order it thinks fit. Any person intending to appear on the hearing of the Petition (whether to support or oppose it) must give notice of intention to do so to the Petitioner or its Attorneys in accordance with Rule 4.16 by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 8th December 2010. The Petitioner’s Attorney is MILLER • SIMONS • O'SULLIVAN of The Beatrice Butterfield Building, Butterfield Square, P.O. Box 260, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Dated the 30th day of November 2010.

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Burant unanimously re-elected rugby chief KEITH Burant’s drive to develop rugby locally did not go unnoticed by the panel of voters at the just concluded Turks and Caicos Islands Rugby Football Union’s (TCIRFU) AGM, since he was unanimously re-elected at the helm. Burant was not the only returning decision-maker; the previous executive members were almost all unanimously reelected to their positions. Blair Mason returned as club captain; while Dale Hodgkins (secretary), Paul Jobling (treasurer), Chris Davies (social secretary) and Gareth Butler (public relations officer) were all voted in without opposition. Simon Taylor defeated Pierre Magnier for the vice-captain position. The TCIRFU also elected two

Keith Burant returns as the head of the TCIRFU.

junior development officers: Dorel Williams and Sean O’Neil.

Monster Energy Drink Twenty20 Cricket:

Jaguars maul Jam Turk NUWAN Bodhinayake made batting look easy at the Downtown Ballpark last weekend as the Guyana Jaguars secured their first victory in the Monster Energy Drink Twenty20 Cricket League—and it was by a huge margin over Jam Turk. The wicket-keeping batsman slammed six massive sixes and an equal amount of fours to race to 81 runs (the highest score to date this season). This batting display ensured a victory for the defending PCA league champions with more than four overs to spare. Jam Turk had their moments of glory, like an all-round batting performance when they lost the toss and took first strike. Thirty four runs from Henry Pennant and 32 from Dane Richie led the side to a respectable score of 170-7, but that was undermined by Bodhinayake in quick time. The Jaguars’ skipper

Nuwan Bodhinayake scored an aggressive 81 runs to lead the Guyana Jaguars to victory. (photo submitted)

Sean Khan was left unbeaten on 27. MAMMOTH VICTORY Meanwhile Police chalked up their first win in three games when they overcame newcomers Quality

Supermarket by 133 runs. Batting first the lawmen reached an imposing 219-7 with Calvin Chase ending his batting drought with 44 runs. In reply Quality Supermarket were bowled out for 86 in 17.2 overs.

Federer proud of bouncing back to close 2010 well

Provo Hockey League:

Gators record first win THE Ayers brothers produced a stunning performance with their sticks to carry the Gansevoort Gators to their first victory in the minidivision of the Provo Hockey League (PHL). Bradley fired in five shots while his brother Dylan scored three to lead the side to a 9-6 victory against the Coco Bistro Dragons at the Graceway Sports Centre. It was the Gators’ first victory after four defeats. Orrin Campbell finished with three goals and an assist while Jamie Gray scored two and made one assist. Jaden Robinson scored her first ever goal to round off the scoring for the Dragons. The Dragons went on to lose their second game of the day to drop to three wins in five matches. This time it was to group leaders the Grace Bay Car Rentals and Sales’ Owls. A lone strike by Theo Weldon ended the game at 1-0. PIRATES ATTACK THE TWA MARCELIN WOLF Pirates levelled their series against the J&W Construction Flames with a 7-5 victory in the TCBC (midget)

division of the PHL. The victory has pushed the Pirates, who lost their former leading scorer Kristoff Malcolm to their opponents this season, to two wins in four games—the same as the Flames. Despite three goals from Malcolm he could not stop an all-round Pirates’ attack. Gabriel Saunders slammed in three goals, while Miguel Malcolm and Jeremy Lemoine scored two each. Wellington Williams helped with two assists while Patrick Lemoine was a wall in front of the uprights. BANTAM DIVISION In the bantam division the Saunders and Co Hurricanes lost to the Star Foundation Lightning 3-8 and to The Sands/The Palms Sharks 4-7. Charlie Williams scored three goals for the Lightning while Ricardo Valcin chipped in with two; in the second clash it was Gabriel Diotte-Joly who finished the Hurricanes off with six goals for the Sharks. Kennon Higgs scored two goals each in both defeats for the Hurricanes.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Federer's season began with an Australian Open championship and ended with a victory over rival Rafael Nadal for the title at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Even though he won no major tournaments in between, Federer considers 2010 to have been another great year. "Every time people write me off — or try to write me off — I'm able to bounce back," Federer said Monday

in a telephone interview with The Associated Press while waiting to board a flight to leave England. The 16-time Grand Slam champion acknowledged that Nadal was "supreme" this year, winning three major titles and returning to the No. 1 ranking. But Federer also noted that he was pleased to overcome a midseason dip — quarterfinal exits at the French Open and Wimbledon — and finish strongly. Those losses to Robin Soderling at Roland Garros, then Tomas Berdych at the All

England Club, came after Federer had reached at least the semifinals at a record 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments. "It's special to have the last match of the season against Rafa, because maybe you can enjoy it more instead of just running to the next tournament and playing another match," Federer said. "This one's going to carry me all the way to next season, which is kind of nice." The two best players in the world went 1-1 against each other in 2010; Nadal leads their career series 14-8.

Central Storage Boys’ League:

Leeward Knight on top

Every time people write me off — or try to write me off — I'm able to bounce back – Roger Federer

THE Leeward Knights took a commanding lead in the Central Storage Boys’ Football League with two victories in the penultimate playing day of the season. The side which sits on top of the table with 18 points (eight more than their closest opponents) defeated the Blue Hills Sharks 2-1 and the Long Bay Revolution 5-4. Fred Dorvil scored four goals in the second victory after he had scored one of the two goals against the Sharks. The hero of the day for the side was however, David Jasmin,

between the uprights. Jasmin made a number of incredible saves as goalie including one against the Shark’s Elton Charles which he smacked away with his hands to ensure the victory. Marco Fenelus scored four goals (two each) in the Revolution’s two games to ensure he increased his lead in the goal-scoring department. He now had 18 while Herby Magny and Dorvil have 11 and 10 goals respectively to sit in the second and third positions. The Revolution and the Five Cays FC have 10 points each while the Sharks have nine.

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