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Former PNP Minister, McAllister Hanchell, is the second in a string of public officials to appear before the courts to answer to charges stemming from alleged corrupt practices involving Crown land during the Michael Misick administration.

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Blue Haven Marina and Resort opens

BY VANESSA NARINE

THE PROPOSAL to dredge the Leeward Channel was refused by the Planning Board on March 28, but that has not dented the plans of Blue Have Marina and Resort, which officially opened on Wednesday (June 5).

In an interview with the Weekly News, general manager, Adam Foster, noted that while the official opening was on Wednesday, the establishment has been operational since early April and has been engaged in staff training in preparation for the official opening.

The marina caters to yachts up to 220 feet long with no height limitations.

As part of the Blue Haven Resort, marina guests have access to a wide

selection of amenities the resort and marina have to offer including a 34-condominium hotel with an infinity pool, private beach and gym.

Blue Haven Marina and Resort also offers its guests the use of a conference room with complimentary wifi, showers, work stations, a volley ball and horse shoe court, and is also located only minutes away from Provo Golf Course, one of the leading golf courses in the Caribbean.

Customised itineraries for both on and off shore activities are created upon request, together with the resort and marina concierge.

Also, SALT, a brand new crew bar and grill at the marina has recently opened, and an elegant dining experience, is set to welcome diners later this year at the resort.

The marina is currently running the IGY Million Dollar Sportfish Challenge, where vying anglers compete to break the IGFA alltackle world record, fishing the island’s Atlantic waters from May through October 2013 for wahoo, dolphin fish and Atlantic blue marlin.

Asked about the limitations of the resort’s services given that the dredging proposal was refused, he said: “At the moment we are restricted with the type and size of vessel we can accommodate.

“The largest vessel we have had was about 165feet, but it really depends on the draft (the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull) of the vessel, not necessarily the size….right now we have an eight feet draft at mean

low tide.

“But it would be much better if we could have the channel (the Leeward Channel) at the depth the marina was designed for, which is 12 feet.”

A vessel’s draft determines the minimum depth of water a ship or boat can safely navigate and the Blue Have Marina and Resort was designed to cater to vessels as large as 220feet.

The general manager noted that there are a few dredging projects on-going in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“Dredging is done all over the world…at the end of the day what is proposed is removing sand that is less than what would be created by a storm,” Foster said.

He maintained that the proposal

to dredge the Leeward Channel is an “environmentally friendly” one.

Foster said: “We plan to comply with laws at highest level, given that we are in an environmentally sensitive area…what we are focused on is becoming the most environmentally friendly marina in the Caribbean.”

Asked if efforts will continue to pursue the dredging proposal, the general manager said he is not in a position to comment on what the next step will be.

The laws in the Turks and Caicos Islands prevent dredging in a protected national park and if the Leeward development is one that is approved, it will require a change in legislation, which would have to be debated in the House of Assembly.

AG and DPP have final say on prosecutions

INVESTIGATIONS being conducted under the Civil Recovery Programme (CRP) and the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) are subject to decisions of the Attorney General (AG), Huw Shepheard, and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), JoAnn Meloche.

When asked the AG, through the Governor’s Spokesperson, Neil Smith, confirmed that the final say on whether the civil and criminal matters are prosecuted are with the AG’s and DPP’s offices.

The AG decides on whether or not to pursue civil recovery cases, particularly since the majority of the matters deal with land and the Crown Land Unit falls under the remit of his office; and the DPP has the final say on

pursuing criminal matters.

Smith explained that SIPT is working with the DPP’s office and Edward Wildman Palmer, the international firm undertaking TCI’s CRP, was awarded the contract by the AG’s office and as such the firm is working with the AG. He said: “It is not a case where they [the CRP and SIPT] will not look into particular matters, but the cases that become public are ones that they think are in their favour…if they think they cannot win a case, they will not pursue it, which is the best use of taxpayers’ money.”

One of the main criticisms of the CRP and SIPT investigations, aside from the costs, is that certain cases that should be pursued are being overlooked.

(VANESSA NARINE)

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Minister of Environment, Home Affairs and Agriculture, Amanda Missick (centre in front row) poses with some of those awarded for their service and commitment to keeping the TCI environmentally friendly

Environmentally friendly practices lauded THE TURKS and Caicos Islands joined with the rest of the world on Wednesday (June 5) in celebrating world environment day with a reception and awards ceremony for those who have continuously striven to ensure the beauty of the Islands is preserved.

Minister of Environment, Home Affairs and Agriculture, Amanda Missick, presented certificates to the awardees that were in attendance at the National Environmental Centre in Providenciales.

Those acknowledged included Fortis TCI, Provo Water Company, Zero Tolerance Committee, Sands Resort as well as a several other resorts, individuals, media outlets - including Weekly News - and public and private organisations and companies.

Missick told the gathering that her ministry along with the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) thought it fitting to recognise those members of the

community who have unselfishly taken the time to keep the country beautiful.

The Minister said: “We also know that during these tough economic times the Government cannot take care of the country all by itself, so we appreciate your help and we want to thank you for your service and your commitment.”

She further encouraged more local involvement in these efforts: “The expat community shows more interest and I would like to invite Turks and Caicos Islanders to take pride in our environment because this is what we have, this is ours.”

DEMA Director, Kathleen Wood, also expressed her heartfelt thanks for the support by the public in the department’s efforts to ensure a clean and well preserved environment.

For any individual or business that might have been forgotten in the award, Wood assured that their support is very much appreciated.

Wood said: “We are recognising

the people who regularly contribute to our efforts here and we are going to start making it an annual event so next year we will be able to recognise the people who help out during that specific year.

“It might cut down on the numbers a little but I doubt it because we have great community here and without the community we could never do the work that we do.”

She added that she is satisfied with the support: “I think that people are so busy with their day to day lives that they often forget to give or to become a part of something, but the people who are represented here have all gone above and beyond what is normal public duty.”

For this year’s observances, United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon focused on global hunger and the reduction of food waste.

He said: “On this World continued 

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Hanchell faces SIPT in court FORMER PNP Minister, McAllister Hanchell, is the second in a string of public officials to appear before the courts to answer to charges stemming from alleged corrupt practices involving Crown land during the Michael Misick administration.

During the week June 3 to 7 lawyers for the parties involved - Ariel Misick for the defendant and David Phillips of the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) - appeared before Judge Margaret Ramsay-Hale in the Supreme Court in Providenciales.

The plaintiff alleged that the former Natural Resources Minister owed the TCIG fiduciary duty, that he breached that duty by failing to report the undervalue of land he purchased or the possibility of the land being undervalued, that the defendant (a company owned by Hanchell and his brother) received the benefit of the transfer of the land, that it knew of Hanchell’s breach of duty and that it knew that the breach enabled it to acquire the land at an artificially low price.

These stipulations are set out in one claim - that of knowing receipt.

This relates to granting of leases over and the subsequent sale of Crown land at an under value.

The second claim relates to nonpayment of rent, however, the arrears have since been paid and the claim is now limited to the recovery of the interest due on the late payment of rent.

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The parcels of land are in South Dock, Providenciales; these are described as land initially owned

by Hanchell and additional land he acquired. The third parcel involves leasehold land on South Caicos.

The Crown also has an alternative claim of unjust enrichment. This claim arises only if the court finds that the company did not have notice of Hanchell’s breach of duty.

Phillips in his arguments stipulated that it is clear that the defendant was enriched, that this enrichment was at the Government’s expense and that the defendant knew the sale price was calculated at what the Government believed to be the true value of the property and knew that valuation was in fact undervalued.

He put forth in his arguments that the plaintiff was proceeding on the basis of a mistake and that the company and Hanchell were aware of this mistake and as such exploited it to their own advantage.

The relief sought by the plaintiff includes a judgment of $675,000; interest on this sum from November 13, 2008, until judgment or sooner payment, compounded annually at a rate of six per cent; a declaration that the defendant is liable to account to the plaintiff for the value of the development enabled by the defendant’s ownership of the unpaid proportion of the land less the cost of developing the land; a declaration that the defendant is liable to account to the plaintiff for the operating profits made by its use of the unpaid proportion of the land, namely 74 per cent of those profits, and that the defendant holds the initial land and the additional land on trust for the plaintiff for payment of the sums due

to it.

Alternatively, based on the unjust enrichment claim, the plaintiff seeks judgment in the sum of $224,800 and interest on that sum from December 8, 2006, at an annual rate of six per cent.

The Crown further stipulates that it is entitled to judgment in the sum of $2,436.88, this being interest at an annual rate of six per cent on the arrears of rent on leasehold land from the date that the rent fell due until payment.

The Crown in its case claimed that the impropriety of Hanchell’s conduct is set out in a letter dated October 21, 2006, which was written by him in his capacity as Minister of Natural Resources and addressed to himself in response to his [Hanchell’s] request to purchase the freehold of initial land which Hanchell held under a Conditional Purchase Lease (CPL).

In the letter, he stated the open market value to be $100,400; a figure which Phillips submitted Hanchell knew was an under value.

He stipulated that Hanchell was therefore writing to himself, telling himself something that he knew to be untrue.

However, Misick, in his examination of his client, brought out that Hanchell has never in his experience in the post of the Natural Resources Minister, had a case whereby when a private valuation is more than the Government’s, that this was brought to the attention of the Government.

Phillips, in his cross examination, also addressed this point, pressing the former Minister to say what a person in his position - owing fiduciary duties to the Crown as such

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- would do in such a scenario.

Hanchell repeated his claim that this has never happened during his tenure, and that he can only speculate as to what course of action should ensue.

Not satisfied with this response, Phillips reiterated his question, stating that he does not have to speculate.

He asked him if he, Hanchell, as a government Minister knew someone was getting land at an under value what would he, as a Minister, do.

Finally answering the question to Phillips’ satisfaction, Hanchell said this would have been communicated to the Cabinet and the valuation department would have been asked to review it.

Asked if he considered it appropriate to write to himself from himself, as he did in the October 2006 letter, Hanchell answered “no”.

He explained that he was advised to put the request to transfer the land to the company in writing to the Permanent Secretary and the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Misick in his closing arguments, submitted that the Crown did not

prove unjust enrichment and that the claim is doomed to failure.

The lawyer also argued that Leroy Charles, Director of Lands and Surveys at the time, who also testified in the trial, in his testimony stated that it was the practice at the time of not seeking new land valuation if one was already in the database.

He further stated that if the Executive Council indeed knew of this practice, as Charles testified it did, then they took the risk that the value of the land was the correct one and consented to Hanchell and other Belongers acquiring land at values shown in the database.

Misick stipulated throughout his day long closing arguments that the overriding power was with the Executive Council, which approved the contracts even if Hanchell as a government minister owed any duty.

He told the court that if it were to find liability on behalf of the defendant, then it ought to have a proper valuation of the land done.

The trial continues on Friday (June 7). (DI)

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Environment Day, I urge all actors in the global food chain to take responsibility for environmentally sustainable and socially equitable food systems.

“The current global population of seven billion is expected to grow to nine billion by 2050.

“But the number of hungry people need not increase. By reducing food waste, we can save money and resources, minimise environmental impacts and, most importantly, move towards a world where everyone has enough to eat.”

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is ‘Think. Eat. Save’. (DI)

MY White Cloud’s captain to know his fate soon PROSECUTION and defence summed up their arguments in the trial of the captain of the M.Y. White Cloud on Tuesday (June 4).

Benjamin Cameron, 39, is charged for anchoring a vessel greater than 60 feet in length outside an approved anchoring zone in the Northwest Point Marine National Park and three charges associated with causing anchor damage to coral reef structures on April 1 and 2.

Both teams were in Providenciales Magistrates Court last Thursday, May 30, where Director of Public Prosecutions

(DPP), JoAnn Meloche, completed her examination of the ninth and final witness she called, Andy Cox, a consultant and instructor with Marine Protected Area (MPA) International.

Cox was involved in the matter as a result of an expert report he complied at the request of the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA).

Cameron’s lawyer, Martin Green, also cross examined the witness.

The defence lawyer submitted that there was no case for the defendant to answer.

The magistrate presiding over the matter, Jolyon Hatmin, dismissed the submission and the defence proceeded to present their case.

If Hatmin had accepted Green’s submission Cameron could have been acquitted.

Because the magistrate dismissed the no case submission, the defence presented their evidence in the case.

The vessel’s captain, as a result, took the stand last Thursday.

The magistrate will announce his decision in Providenciales Magistrates Court on July 30.

(VANESSA NARINE)

Captain of the M.Y. White Cloud Benjamin Cameron

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Thoughts on Todd

PETER Beckingham has been appointed the new Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands and will replace Governor Ric Todd who will be transferring to another diplomatic service appointment.

What are your thoughts on Governor Todd’s stint in the TCI as Governor?

The Wetherell mould

These islands need a Governor of the Wetherell mould who will stay out of ministerial business and restrict his actions to ensuring good government.

Ministers need some breathing space to decide and expand the economy.

Hopefully we can return to proper government. No country and people should be subject to stalling and playing around.

It is best that Ministers, whatever their party, get to do what they do best and that is to govern.

I have no comment on the former Governor but hope that the next one is better when it comes to ministerial relations etc.

Out of touch

Governor Todd was totally out of touch with the people of the TCI, making him the worst Governor the country has ever had.

We will not miss him.

Good and bad

Governor Todd had his good points and his bad points.

In our view the good came with the man.

Yes he was perceived as being arrogant, but this we believe was a false charge.

He carried himself well and after all he is the Governor. He spoke his mind and made a special effort to visit all the islands frequently.

Like Wetherell he was misled by the civil servants installed by the Misick-Hall-Hanchell administration. Therefore he made some illadvised decisions.

However as we have learned better to have that problem, than Misick-ism.

What seems to be another problem, which may haunt Beckingham, is the undermining of the country with loans from the Belize Bank.

Needed

The British needed to stay as an interim

government until after the prosecutions and until they paid off the loans.

Now we are left with a bunch of stones called Ministers and a novice for Premier who takes his orders from a jail cell in Brazil.

God save us!

One-sided

Modern day British people from the heart of England pride themselves on being open minded, anti-racists, non-racists and accepting of people from different backgrounds and races.

Where that may be the case and we don't have to bunch all people in the same boat, this Governor Damian Ric Todd certainly defied that reality and totally destroyed what was left of that.

Since he became Governor he seemed to to have taken his orders from certain expat developers and became one of them.

Native businessmen, native developers grew the impression that he was holding up the islands for one set of people, the Brits, the Canadian Mafia and his boys.

Actions like supporting Leeward after they destroyed valuable reef show his support for his boys.

His defiance of the people, defiance of public opinion, forcing VAT despite public objection speaks also of a racist trend.

Good riddance

Todd has to go and he should be gone, good riddance and be off with him.

When he goes his record must be seen as

Solution by summer’s end on National Stadium dispute - Akierra Missick THE LONG standing dispute between the TCIG and the Education Foundation on the National Stadium could see a solution being reached before the end of the year, Minister of Education, Akierra Missick, has said.

“Right now we are hoping that the matter is settled by the end of the summer,” Missick responded when a question was put to her by the media recently.

She advised that the matter is with the lawyers for the parties, and that there is pressure on both sides to come to an amicable solution by this period.

The dispute has been on-going for some six years between the British Collegiate (BCHS) and the Government.

BCHS owns the land the Government-funded stadium was built on in 2007.

The TCI Education Foundation, which manages BCHS, took proprietorship of the stadium some years ago to force an agreement between itself and the Government about ownership and management of

Education Minister Akierra Missick

the property.

When the dispute arose, the foundation had expressed its wish to put in place a formal and fair arrangement, which recognised the interests of both the public and the foundation, as well as ensured transparent management of the stadium.

It had also announced that such an arrangement would include a provision giving the Government the option to buy the land if it wanted to.

Missick told the media her ministry hopes to have “free and

unfettered” access to the property when the long awaited resolution is achieved.

She said: “So that we can host more meets locally as well as possibly bid for a small international meet before we look forward to Carifta style competition again in the Turks and Caicos.”

The stadium, which hosted the April 2007 hosted Carifta games, had been hailed as one of the best tracks in the region.

However, its present condition leaves much to be desired and money needs to be allocated to get it back up to acceptable standards.

When asked about any allocation for this year, Missick advised that none has been budgeted for 2013/2014, but that it is something the Ministry of Government Support Services and the Sports Ministry are discussing.

The Minister said: “To see how we can get the track back to IAAF standing, how we can fix the facility where we can find sponsorship and maybe where we can have a corporate TCI section here…” (DI)

follows: cloak and dagger racist public policy, destroyer of an economy, and country killer.

Monumental failure

The career of this Governor is a monumental failure.

One can only lament that the world no longer uses tactics as were used in the guillotining days of the French Revolution.

British people should consider this because he has certainly given them a bad name and this is so unfair.

Not all Brits are the same but he certainly was bad for us all, TCI people, British ones, all the same.

Disrespectful

Governor Todd was very disrespectful to the people of these islands. He was ostentatious and thin skinned. He often came across as a racist.

Additionally he was not diplomatic or transparent in his dictatorship which I’m sure has made him the most unpopular Governor to date.

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Parade in Grand Turk for Queen’s birthday GOVERNOR Ric Todd, on Wednesday, announced arrangements for Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday celebration which will take place on Monday.

A parade in the nation’s capital, Grand Turk, will feature participants from the TCI uniformed services, local schools and youth organisations accompanied by music from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force band.

In addition to the police, staff from HM Prison, customs and immigration officials, firefighters, the Ex-Serviceman Legion, boy scouts, girl guides, pathfinders and children from schools across Grand Turk will take part.

The parade will start at 5pm at the Parade Ground, North Back Salina, Grand Turk, and last for about an hour.

It will conclude with a royal salute taken by the Governor.

Following the parade the Governor will present long service awards to key members of the uniformed services in

recognition of 18, 25 or 30 years of service to the Crown.

As is traditional in the TCI, the Governor’s office will provide free refreshments to all participating in the parade, and there will be a reception at Waterloo immediately after the parade for invited guests.

Commenting on the Queen’s birthday parade celebration the Governor said: “After all the jubilee celebrations last year, it is notable that these celebrations to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday happen just after the occasion of the 60th anniversary of her coronation.

“Her remarkable reign has spanned a historic period of time that has seen amazing social and political developments across the world.

“I know from my two years here that this is one of the key highlights in the TCI social calendar as we come together to celebrate and give thanks for Her Majesty, our Queen.”

Monday (June 10) is a designated public holiday in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Gov’t efforts have to be strategic, Premier – Says unemployment concerns are not unheard

BY VANESSA NARINE THE WORK of the current administration has to be strategic, according to Premier, Dr. Rufus Ewing, who said that unemployment concerns are not going unheard.

At a press conference last Thursday (May 30), he said: “Those are the things that we are trying to do.

“You have to do it strategically because we are not only dealing with the Governor, we are dealing with the UK Government, we are dealing with DFID; we are dealing with the FCO. “And there are many tough decisions that we have to make, and sometimes we have to be able to move on.”

Ewing pointed out that there are many things to consider in addressing the concerns of Islanders.

He said: “We know that we are doing our best under the guidelines and under the regulations that we intend to operate, in terms of the financial management systems that are in place, the various aspects of government that are not within our control, the various decisions we have to make that may not find favour with people in general or certain select groups that are vocal in not knowing the overall impact that it will have.

“It is not easy to turn this economy around to get the level of employment that people are looking for.

“And because the state of the global economy, because of the various financial restrictions that we are restricted to, it doesn’t look well for us to have to commit to put $40 plus million into a sinking fund to pay down a loan when we can barely find funds to put in the capital budgets, so that we can actually able to stimulate the economy by creating jobs that we would like to create with those funds.

“We can’t do that; we are not allowed to do that.”

According to him, efforts are being made to allow the Government more flexibility in terms of its finances.

Ewing said: “I welcome the criticism by individuals, especially from those who may be unemployed and whose pocket may not have the extra cash that they are looking for. But it [change] is not going to happen overnight.

“I told individuals even on the

campaign trail that the road ahead is not easy; it is not going to be easy.

“But I have hope based on our outlook and based on our plan that we will turn it around and persons would be better off in the next short while.”

He maintained that much work is on-going “behind the scenes” to realise the goal of economic prosperity for the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Premier said: “I know some persons would like to see what you called fight. The fight in you meaning that you object to everything, but sometimes objecting to everything doesn’t get you anywhere moving forward.

“And you have to look at investor confidence. Investor confidence in the jurisdiction when you object to everything is not welcoming to investors.

“You have to have a sense of some political stability going forward, at the same time while having fiscal prudence and proper fiscal management.”

He stressed that the current focus is getting the budget approved by UK Ministers and passed in the House of Assembly so that more can be done.

REAL EFFORTS Border Control and Labour Minister, Don-Hue Gardiner, adding his bit, made it clear that real efforts are being made by his Ministry to

Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing

Border Control and Labour Minister, Don-Hue Gardiner

address the unemployment issue.

He noted that the Immigration Board has been instructed not to approve any “unwarranted work permit” applications for posts that unemployed and under-employed locals can fill.

Gardiner said: “I am satisfied that the Labour Department has done the job fairs that they needed to do. They have registered the persons that they have had to register.

“It is now incumbent on the Immigration Board to ensure that persons who are applying for work permits satisfy every criterion that would make that application a legitimate application, considering the level of unemployment that we have… and, in their discretion, determine whether there are Turks and Caicos Islanders who are ready, willing and able to do this work.”

Asked about the current unemployment levels, the Minister

said there are approximately 900 unemployed persons in the TCI who are registered with his Ministry.

He said: “In the Ministry of Employment Services, we have actually taken the issue of Turks and Caicos Islanders seeking jobs extremely seriously.

“We, over the last several months, have been seeing how best we can work with employers in accommodating as many Turks and Caicos Islanders as is possible.

“However, we feel that for the most part, employers in particular, have not been doing all that they could to ensure that Turks and Caicos Islanders and those that have the right to work in this country without the need for a work permit, have the first crack and the first opportunity at employment opportunities.”

He agreed that the Immigration Board is on the “front line” and they

need to be more vigilant.

“They need to ensure that persons, who apply for work permits, apply for them where there are legitimate needs.

“And when there are not legitimate needs, which they ensure that Turks and Caicos Islanders are placed in those positions,” Gardiner said.

The Minister also acknowledged the problem of full employment.

He said: “The only way that we are going to ensure that there is a situation of full employment is by growing the economy.

“Rome was not built in a day.

Persons cannot expect that a government coming into office in November of last year, having gone through all of the uncertainties and the by-elections and the court challenges and the distractions that have been brought about would, be able to deliver on the things set out to achieve.

“And even with the best of efforts, even if we had walked into office on November 9, with a portfolio of proposals, the mechanisms through which we have to go before we could actually put shovel in the ground are legion.

“And so, persons would have to temper their urgency of their need for employment with the reality that it takes time for things to happen.

“You have to understand where we are coming from over the last three years. There has been a major erosion of the apparatus that is available in Government for tracking these figures.”

Gardiner reiterated the Premier’s sentiments and maintained that the concerns of the people are not unheard, but change takes time.

Transfer of historical sites to be addressed soon ATTORNEY General (AG), Huw Shepheard, promised to look into applications for the transfer of historical sites to the National Trust during the May 15 sitting of Parliament.

The announcement came after a question from the Opposition Leader, Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, regarding their status.

In an invited comment the AG noted that a paper on the matter is being prepared for Cabinet’s consideration soon.

Executive director of the trust, Ethlyn Gibbs-Williams, told the Weekly News that the news of the AG pursuing the issue is welcome.

She explained that formal applications were filed in 2006 and it was considered, but those considerations were never acted on.

Gibbs-Williams said during 2009 and 2010, while she served with the Consultative Forum under the interim administration, the applications were resubmitted and were approved by the Consultative Forum, but not much was done.

“What happened was that some of the sites needed to be surveyed again and that was done, but nothing more,” she said.

According to her, the delays in transferring the historical sites have been unnecessarily drawn out ones.

The executive director said: “We are pleased to hear that the AG is seriously moving forward to assist in the transfer of these sites.”

CULTURE FACTOR Gibbs-Williams stressed

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importance of having local historical sites registered under the National Trust, particularly as it relates to the protection of local culture.

She said: “We are going to be at a loss if we do not work to protect and make our young people aware of their local culture.”

The executive director added that once the sites are registered under the National Trust, it should be able to access funding easier that will go towards upgrading the sites to make them more accessible to the public, as well as ensure the sustainability of the trust’s efforts.

She pointed out too that the funding could also support a scholarship programme for young people interesting in pursuing cultural preservation studies.

“There is much we can do for the

young people in the Turks and Caicos Islands,” Gibbs-Williams said.

However, she made it clear that this type of progress is being thwarted by the non-transfer of the sites.

“Our funding partners need to know that these sites are owned by the National Trust before they commit to any project,” GibbsWilliams said.

“These sites need to be transferred to the National Trust yesterday.”

The Middle Caicos caves, the Haulover Plantation and Crossing Path Trial in Middle Caicos; the Wadegreen Plantation in North Caicos; and the Cheshire Hall Plantation in Providenciales, are some of the sites that are expected to be transferred to the National Trust.

(VANESSA NARINE)

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Illegal dwellers still squatting IT IS one month since eviction notices were handed out to illegal dwellers in the Five Cays area and there has been little to no movement by either the Crown Land Department or the squatters to move from the area.

Last month the department moved into the area and demolished a number of buildings after advising the owners that the illegal unoccupied structures would be taken down.

At the time the department advised that it would not be demolishing occupied structures, but that these persons had to move from the area.

On Thursday, June 6, one month since notices were given to the squatters, the Weekly News visited the area and spoke with a number of residents who seem to have dug in their heels until some provision is made for their removal.

One man (name withheld) said the Government cannot come in and destroy people’s homes, like they did to one woman during the May demolition exercise, when they do not have anywhere else to go.

Pointing to the area where the woman’s building was; the resident said the crew broke down the house while there were items inside of it even as they said they were not going to destroy the houses.

Director of Crown Lands, Leroy Charles, had told this publication in May that the department will be making all possible conditions to have these persons moved within a timely fashion before final action is taken.

At the time, he did not rule out eviction of the dwellers.

When contacted on June 6, the Government press office advised that some of the residents have called the Lands Unit to request more time so that they can relocate.

These requests, the press office said, are presently being considered by the Attorney General’s office.

Weekly News was told that the Government’s practice is not to demolish people’s homes or make people homeless without there being measures in place for their safe removal.

In an official response to a question posed as to what action the TCIG will be taking given that the one month has expired, a TCIG press office spokesperson said the Government is not in a position at this time, to determine how those requests for additional time will be handled.

“During our last ‘containment’ operation, we took steps to ensure that any place that was then in use as

Illegal structures erected in Five Cays

a home was not demolished, since it was not the desire of TCIG to make anyone homeless as a result of the actions we have taken.

“However, the Government is

urging those persons who continue to be in illegal occupation of Crown land to make alterative arrangements, as soon as possible, since such illegal occupation cannot continue

Wheeland resident robbed Blue Hills woman spots robber TWO residents in Wheeland were robbed on Monday (June 3).

One is missing a Turks and Caicos Island passport, a United States of America passport and a silver Cross wristwatch after being robbed on Monday between 7.30am and 3.30pm.

The other is missing a sum of cash and the incident is said to have occurred between 7am and 5.20pm.

The residents reported the incidents to the police and the Criminal Investigation Department is carrying out further investigations into this incident.

Police question person of interest in theft investigation Police are also investigating a theft, which was reported on Monday (June 3) at 8.06pm.

An owner of a business place in the Downtown area told officers that cash was discovered missing over a

certain period of time.

A person of interest is assisting police with this investigation.

The Criminal Investigation Department is carrying out further investigations into this incident.

Masked man flees after attempted robbery A MASKED man fled the scene of an attempted robbery at home in Kew Town on Tuesday (June 4).

Reports are that the complainant contacted the police at approximately 6.09pm after seeing a tall masked man trying to enter the home through a window.

Multiple units responded within approximately five minutes, but the

suspect fled.

On Thursday (June 6), another resident reported a robbery, which police say occurred between 10pm on Wednesday and 2.40pm on Thursday.

Missing are several bottles of perfume and a quantity of jewellery.

Investigations are on-going by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police into both incidents.

trying to access her home

POLICE are investigating an attempted burglary, which occurred at a home in the Blue Hills area on Wednesday (June 5).

The complainant, a woman, contacted the police at approximately 4.22am after seeing a male wearing a white shirt and dark coloured pants trying to remove her A/C unit to gain entry into the home.

The suspect fled the scene after

noticing that he was seen trying to enter the home.

Multiple units responded within five minutes and officers then searched the nearby area for any signs of the suspect fitting the description given, but were unable to locate him.

Investigations by the Criminal Investigations Department are continuing.

South Dock business vandalised A BUSINESS office along South Dock Road was robbed and vandalised between 6.48pm on Tuesday (June 4) and 8.30am on Wednesday (June 5).

A sum of cash was reported missing and the Criminal Investigation Department is carrying out further investigations into the incident.

Grace Bay home robbed A RESIDENT in Grace Bay reported a burglary on Wednesday (June 5) and police have determined that the incident occurred between 8.20pm and 9.15pm that day Missing are a grey apple Mac

Book Pro, a black laptop, Native instruments (DJ equipment) black in colour and a pair of silver Technic headphones.

The Criminal Investigation Department is carrying out further investigations into this incident.

indefinitely.”

The spokesperson added that unplanned settlements are not only an eyesore; they are a danger to those who live there. (DI)

Two homes in Belglades Garden ransacked in separate robberies ROYAL Turks and Caicos Islands Police are also investigating two separate residential robberies that occurred in Belglades Garden, Phase One, which were reported on Tuesday (June 4).

Both homes were ransacked.

Missing from the first home was a black 42” Panasonic television, a black Bose system, a silver and black iPod touch, a grey and white XBox with two controls and ten games, a gold chain with a gold ball with orange and green stones, a gold bracelet with diamond stones.

The owners of the second home reported that a Beats headphone, a black Casio camera, a sum of coins and a black 42” LG Television were the only items missing.

According to the police, the first robbery occurred between the hours of 9am and 6pm, while the second occurred between 10am and 7pm.

The Criminal Investigation Department is carrying out further investigations into this incident.

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Lobbyists and policy lines

BY VANESSA NARINE IN ANY debate the most vocal and most represented view becomes the face of that particular debate.

And in the past months the incumbent administration’s policy lines have been influenced largely by public opinion.

For example, a town hall meeting was convened before the decision to endorse the Dolphin Cove project in Grand Turk.

Also, on the issue of the application by from Sandals Resorts International (SRI) to lease the access point between Beaches TCI and the newly acquired Key West Village, formerly the Veranda, the Premier, Dr. Rufus Ewing, has suggested that those in opposition start a petition.

The danger in this approach, while understandable, cannot be ignored because at the end of the day access to resources explains the difference between which lobbying groups are successful and which ones are not.

And interestingly enough, those resources have to overcome the position or status quo assumed by key players in the fight at hand.

More often than not, the

lobbying group reflects the views of a particular group and this results in the balance of power remaining ‘out of balance’, so to speak, not reflecting the views of the average man on the street.

Take Value Added Tax (VAT) as a case in point; majority of your average Turks Islanders did not understand the complexities of the new tax system, but agreed with the group of businessmen leading the VAT fight that more tax was not what they wanted, not fully understanding completely what it was they were opposing.

Leaving aside the arguments on whether or not VAT was right for the TCI, the point here is that the balance of power is not balanced in lobbying plays and the loudest (and most wellresourced) person at the debate is the one that is heard.

REGULATIONS? It should also be noted that the TCI has no lobbying by-laws that would inform how this practice should be executed.

More importantly, if it going to be a regular practice of Government to rely on the weight of public opinion to guide their policy, rather than take the lead and go through the motions

Amendments to the NIB Ordinance to be tabled soon THE HOUSE of Assembly is expected to debate new amendments to the National Insurance Board (NIB) Ordinance soon.

Finance Minister, Washington Misick, at the last Cabinet meeting on May 28 presented a paper detailing the changes based on the recently completed actuarial review.

Another review is due and the amendments will be finalised

once that is completed.

The changes reportedly addressed the contribution ceiling and whether a person should be charged while unemployed, among other issues.

Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing, last Thursday, May 30, at a press briefing, when asked about a possible amnesty given the number of people in arrears, said this was not being considered.

Customer robbed while at restaurant ROYAL Turks and Caicos Islands Police are also investigating a theft, which was reported on Wednesday (June 5) at 08.20pm.

While at a restaurant located on Airport Road, the complainant

discovered that a Samsung galaxy tablet, a cell phone and other items were stolen out of a backpack.

The Criminal Investigation Department is carrying out further investigations into this incident.

of informing the public of the pros, cons and justifications of a particular decision, then regulating the practice of lobbying is something that needs to happen.

Why is it needed? For the simple reason that there must be clear guidelines to avoid manipulation of public processes, such as the procurement process, for example.

Earlier this year, the City of Toronto obtained its first conviction for breach of the lobbying bylaw.

A report released by the lobbyist registrar said a lobbying group head pleaded guilty to illegally communicating in relation to a procurement process.

The four-page report said the individual communicated with the mayor’s office and members of council about an active procurement process, even after he had been warned to stop.

It added that the group wished to bid on the purchase of automated external defibrillators, but their product did not meet the specifications set out in the request for quotes.

It says the group’s head sent several emails to the mayor’s office starting in December, 2011, in an attempt to be included in the

procurement process.

That said, we can look at another defining fight in the TCI, one where the more resourced party has not put up much of a fight, not yet at least.

Blue Haven Resorts officially opened on Wednesday and are offering the same services that they initially announced when developers proposed dredging the Leeward Channel.

While the proposal was refused by the Planning Board, it is clear that the developers intend to try again.

If regulation were in place it could require that contact with civil servants, Members of Parliament or appointed officials be clearly stated for what it is, among other guidelines to avoid undue influence of public processes.

NOT A VACUUM It is accepted that no Government can create policies in a vacuum and not take on board the views of the people.

However, if the Government is taking the approach of allowing public opinion to lead policy making, then efforts must be made to: Ensure there is wide public education about the issue at hand; Ensure that particular interest

groups do not exclude the voices of your average man and woman in the Turks and Caicos Islands; and, more importantly; Ensure that lobbyists’ actions are regulated to ensure that nothing is done covertly, with the intention of buying influence.

These are real concerns with real repercussions, particularly accountability and transparency is the order of the day.

Even the UK, dealing with lobbying scandals of its own, has recognised this.

David Cameron, in 2010, talked of the overly cosy relationship between politics, business and money, and of Westminster as a place where “money buys power, power fishes for money and a cosy club at the top makes decisions in their own interest” – not the best practice.

Bottom line is lobbying groups will be in faces of local politicians, who have been elected to serve all the people of these Islands, not just a particular group reflecting one particular status or the other.

And if public opinion is what will lead policy decision in these Islands then there must be scrutiny of whom and what is trying how and where to seek influence.

Governor to sign MOU for local medical university A MEMORANDUM of Understanding (MOU) is expected to be signed by Governor Ric Todd soon, another step towards seeing the establishment of a medical university in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing, last Thursday, May 30, at a press briefing, explained that the MOU sets out the terms and conditions under which the institution is to be set up.

He added that the MOU was reviewed by Cabinet at its last meeting on May 29 and agreed to the contents of the document.

In April, Avant Garde Partners Limited was given conditional approval by the Planning Board to set up the university.

First introduced last year as the Global University Schools of Medicine and Public Health (GUMED), the establishment’s starting investment is approximately $8.4m.

GU-MED has already received interim accreditation from the Caribbean Authority for Accreditation in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP),

to complete the construction and development of its first university facility on Providenciales.

Ewing said that the university has to receive further accreditation from higher education bodies, including from the United States of America, from where students are also expected to be attracted.

The university was the brainchild of Dr. Raul R. Cuadrado, chairman, founder, rector, dean emeritus and distinguished Professor of Public Health, in an effort to meet the urgent need for primary care practitioners and experts in public health.

The university’s facilities are expected to include housing space for administrative offices, classrooms, seminar rooms and a library.

It will also house an integrated basic sciences laboratory, a communication and clinical skills lab, and a center of excellence and research.

All classrooms and seminar rooms will be equipped for videoconferencing and electronic systems which will allow for realtime demonstrations and interactive

teaching and learning.

The university will offer a four year allopathic medical course leading to the award of a Degree in Medicine (MD); an innovative Advanced Standing Programme for issuance of MD; degrees for qualified Physician Assistants (PAs), Nurse Practitioners (NPs), as well as qualified International Medical Graduates (IMGs) from approved World Health Organisation (WHO) schools; and masters and doctorates degrees in public health.

Clinical rotations are also expected to be conducted in accredited hospitals in the United States of America, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom.

The school, with an accommodation capacity of 100 annually, is also expected to keep its rates competitive, set within the region of approximately $28,500 annually, compared to rates in the United States, which range closer to $40,000.

The university was initially scheduled to open in autumn this year. (VANESSA NARINE)

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Swimmers must look out for jellyfish

Flags of Overseas Territories flown in London THE Overseas Territories flags were flown in Parliament Square to mark Trooping the Colour, a celebration to mark the Queen’s birthday, for the first time on Wednesday (June 5).

Trooping the Colour is carried out by fully trained and operational troops from the Household Division (Foot Guards and Household Cavalry) on Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, watched by members of the Royal Family, invited guests and members of the public.

RECENT reports of jellyfish stings at the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) have resulted in warnings to swimmers in the Grace Bay area.

On Sunday (June 2) and Monday (June 3) three swimmers in Grace Bay near Club Med were stung by jellyfish. The victims were treated at the Myrtle Rigby clinic and released. DEMA officers swam the area where the incidents took place on Tuesday (June 4), but were unable to locate any jellyfish.

However, the department is urging swimmers in the Grace Bay area to enter the water with caution

until further notice.

Jellyfish vary in size from approximately one inch in diameter to up to 12 inches.

The stings come from tentacles that can drag as much as 36 inches from their bodies.

Swimmers are therefore advised to avoid jellyfish whenever they see them and report any sightings to DEMA at 941-5122.

Jellyfish problems in near shore areas usually resolve themselves in a few days as tides take the animals back out to sea.

DEMA is requesting the cooperation of visitors and the public in this matter.

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Stand up to the madness – Open letter to elected Members of Parliament Dear Editor, Hon Ministers there are some fundamental and far-reaching questions that we as a people face and we look to you for critical answers.

Now the British did what they could to shove Value Added Tax (VAT) down our throats.

The most important issue being that it would severely increase the cost of living, send prices up, cause suffering and starvation, wreck what was left of the TCI’s economy and pose a critical national and economic security threat to our growth and future.

Never before as a people and an economy have we been so attacked and challenged.

Recently the Hon Minister of Finance announced that the Government was to implement a 15 per cent tax on imported goods and we are understanding it as a trade-off between that and VAT. A number of points must now arise. (a) Why 15 per cent and why so high? (b) VAT was being posed down our throats at the rate of 11 per cent and as such there is now a three point difference.

(c) You are giving us a measure, higher than VAT, not being forced because you are all duly elected. (d) British could not do it at 11 per cent but you, Hon elected Ministers of the people, are seemingly getting to do what VAT could not?

One must ask the following questions: 1. Why 15 per cent?

2. Why so high?

3. Is this better or worse than VAT? 4. Owing to you all being elected should we accept this and treat this measure as not having the impact of wrecking our economy or posing a vital national economic security threat?

5. The past Chief Financial Officer (CFO) held town hall meetings, engaged the public, told the public that he was going to impose VAT, appreciated that it would wreck the economy but insisted on pressing on.

Why have you, Hon elected Ministers, decided not to hold public meetings and deal with the impact of this new across the board and potentially inflationary tax?

6. With the already six per cent customs processing fee and this added to 15 per cent now, 21 per cent

across the board and at the dock, how is this new tax better than VAT? 7. Again, Hon Ministers how is this 21 per cent better than the 11 per cent?

8. Please say if these are things that you all campaigned on and faithfully promised the people?

9. If not, Hon Ministers was this something that the British and the Governor forced on you and can we in the public square go around and blame the British for?

If this was forced on you, Hon elected Ministers, and if you are against it because it will hurt our people and our economy, why have you not all resigned and told the Governor to implement it himself?

10. Who do we blame?

Now Hon Ministers, we are aware that some serious issues face us as a country.

Why is it that despite public warnings this Governor is insisting on racking up more debt and liability?

Why are you allowing him to add to our potential tax bill by fighting the Conch Farm which threatens to create jobs and supporting other projects?

Why are you allowing the Governor to place the people and the

islands in the way of another $100m in losses and debt to the Conch Farm?

Many of us in the TCI do not agree that we need more taxes. We know of the refusal to investigate the hospital deal and its rationale for high spending causing the need for higher taxes. A multibillion dollar bill.

Hon Ministers, people see these taxes as a means of making somebody in the UK richer and a source of impoverishing our people and our economy.

People expect for you to stand up to this madness.

This letter is addressed to both parties to avoid the issue becoming political.

The Opposition has already warned that VAT is coming but many of us did not expect it to come like this.

Each week people watch with anticipation and expectation for the post Cabinet releases where projects are announced such as West Caicos Resort being resumed, the Marriott coming, Veranda sold, marina for Grand Turk.

We ask with this kind of economic expansion planned and coming why the higher taxes?

Would these new projects have the effect of expanding the economy and getting around the need for

COMMENTARY

Another tax surprise THE announcement by Washington Misick of the new 15 per cent tax on the freight and insurance of incoming goods is another very unpleasant surprise. He tries to pass it off with an exemption on fuel.

Where is the exemption on food, light bulbs and other things like toilet paper; the essentials of life.

I guess he figures people have already had their electricity shut off so coal oil lamps replaced light bulbs.

Fish, crabs and farming now leave IGA and Island Pride to the tourists and rich folks. Can corn cobs, catalogs and the TCI Sun replace that other vital material?

By David Tapfer Where was the consultation with the people of this country on this and other new taxes? Where was the campaign promises to raise taxes?

The truth is since 2003 taxes have gone through the roof. If you are working, you are paying that 14 per cent tax. Everyone is paying with high

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prices which include the taxes the supplier and grocers are paying.

Let us look at Health Care for an example. Workers are now paying six per cent of the paychecks for their NHIP card. However, it is well known that this six per cent falls short of paying the planned one third cost of health.

Where then is the other two third or 67 per cent plus of the cost coming from? From the 75 cent tax on fuel and the service charge on imports and the duty itself plus the raised stamp duty, the licenses and work permit fees?

All paid indirectly by employers and charged to their customers.

On and on taxation goes and becomes what is known as a higher cost of living.

Now we need to ask ourselves

is Ewing-care an improvement over what we had before? Is Jamaica and Nassau a better choice than Miami's Jackson Memorial? We appreciate the hospitals but they alone are costing millions per year for the next 20 plus years. The interest alone has more than doubled the 120 million dollar cost.

The cost of 10 years of Progressiveism has made TCI an overtaxed and underemployed mess.

Ministers are drawing down their 11 thousand dollars per month plus perks which include travel allowance, cell phones and fuel. They are not the least concerned about the new 15 per cent tax. They are eating their perks. Porsha is not handling health care costs and Amanda passed off dog catching to the pot-cake lovers.

higher taxes?

Or we ask whether these new taxes give rise to more flight of capital and a decision from new developers to hold off until we get our fiscal act together?

Fiscal act or the need for a reduced taxed appetite: fix the hospital deal, remove the billion dollar obligation, leave the Conch Farm alone, cut spending and we are away from the need for higher taxes.

Take note Ministers that this is not a good development and it is a very bad idea.

It will hurt our country and your legacy.

You are being asked to stop this madness and to really lower taxes and cut spending.

Start with the hospital deal and investigate the artificial high costs of that project which is taking over $5m a month from the Treasury and directly causing higher taxes.

Deal with the Governor on the Conch Farm issue and tell him because the public will be asked to pay, that it is really and truly none of his business!

People need to ask why are you allowing the Governor to have his way with the Conch Farm lawsuit while you sit by idly.

Are you running the country?

You will also know that if the case is lost and the bill comes in to the Government at $100m people will be wondering if taxes will go up any further. But why stop a project that will bring in more jobs? Why are elected members sitting by idly and continued 

It is the ordinary citizen who is hurt by this and the other PNP taxes.

We now are being charged for the excesses of 2003 through 2009 that have now been reinstated.

The new government is coll ecting huge goodies and salaries.

They insist on special privileges and those others on the PNP payroll are determined to treat them like royalty.

It is time to evaluate their performance.

Did they hit the ground running or are they as usual hitting us and the tourists for more taxes?

The answers are now clear.

One would of thought that a government who lost the popular vote by a wide margin would tread carefully.

Our Premier in a recent press conference was asked what are the overall budget figures? He said he did not have the answer off the top of his head.

Not really a surprise.

Please keep your letters to a maximum of 450 words or we may not be able publish it.

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The forgotten scholars Dear Editor, With graduation hype in the air everyone is concerned about who passed, who is the valedictorian and whose getting various awards.

I personally want to congratulate the successful students and do hope that you continue your studies and develop careers needed to build the Turks and Caicos Islands.

My heart goes out however to the forgotten scholars.

There are three sets that come to mind. The first are the students from forms one to four in secondary school who either place first, second or third position in their classes.

These students are not recognised or rewarded for their achievements which I think is not right.

After working hard all year to achieve outstanding grades, if even the students are given certificates indicating their accomplishments, it should be done.

This will encourage the achievers to continue and also the other classmates to strive for continued progress.

This brings me to my second point of concern, most improved students.

There are scholars who would have risen tremendously in their academics, having previously been underachievers. They also go unrewarded for their amazing feats.

To show our students that we are proud of their accomplishments, they should receive some sort of recognition.

This would no doubt; seek to encourage them to continue to press on.

The third and final area I wish to bring to your attention is that of the school leaver or the scholar who does not graduate or get a high school diploma for any number of reasons.

It is my understanding that these students have either failed the examination pass marks, had poor attendance or poor behaviour.

Let us consider the fact that

should the reason be based on examination results, even in college and universities persons are allowed to re-sit examinations.

Also I personally feel that the option should be open to repeat the year. To send the students out as is, would be setting them up to fail.

They will not be able to seek gainful employment, to continue their studies at a college or university level or even the community college since they would not have obtained their high school diplomas.

I can’t help but to be concerned that some students are passing through our institutions and exiting at a secondary level that cannot read nor do basic mathematics.

Something is inherently wrong with the system. We are failing to capture them at the foundation level or there may exist serious learning disabilities that are not diagnosed or corrected due to lack of specialised teachers.

Such an occurrence could lead to behavioural problems due to frustration.

It doesn’t profit us any to lose these minds in a developing country.

We are all guilty of adding to the vicious cycle of poverty by not addressing the problems at hand.

If we truly care about the future of this country and the stakeholders who are the children, let us commit to a no child left behind strategy.

Let us never make our precious human resource feel that they are forgotten for any reason.

Let us raise our standards to be the envy of the Caribbean and the world.

Yours, Euwonka Selver

Concerns for condo owners Dear Editor, This letter is with regard to a recent headline - a reported statement from the Premier will have caused great concern to many condo owners here in the TCI. It would appear that TCIG has invited the Turks and Caicos Resort Economic Council (TCREC) to make representations to the Attorney General which, if adopted, may compromise the property rights of every condo owner in the TCI by the imposition of restrictions on their use.

Inviting TCREC to participate in any such discussion is of course part of the democratic process and hopefully all the stakeholder groups, including the Real Estate Association, Chamber of Commerce and the legal profession will be asked for their input, and there will be extensive consultation and discussion on any proposals that are forthcoming from the Attorney General's chambers before presentation to the legislative assembly.

The initiative by TCREC is perceived by many residents and condo owners as little more than an attempt by a self interest lobbying group to eliminate competition in the operation of vacation condos and create a management monopoly for its members.

This would not be in the interests of the TCI brand or product which has been, and should be, allowed to develop within a rapidly changing, competitive travel industry, one which has undergone great changes with the expansion of the world wide web.

VRBO (Vacation Rentals By Owner) has a world wide web presence with particular relevance to the North American market and is a valuable selling tool available to both owners and more recently to

management companies.

It facilitates a very personal relationship between buyer and seller and has produced very good business for the TCI. TCI tourism has been built predominantly on the investment by high net worth individuals in beachfront condos.

These same investors have shared the pain of the TCI during the economic depression of the last five years and their contribution to the local economy should be neither underestimated nor undervalued.

Their returns on capital invested have often been non-existent and their remittances to the TCI economy by way of strata fees and assessments have lessened to some degree the effects of the collapse of the construction industry.

These condo owners’ continued faith in the value and security of their investments continues to support jobs and small businesses within the islands.

The introduction of fractional ownership legislation (long overdue) will introduce a new class of investors to the TCI. It would be counterproductive to court adverse publicity by introducing any legislation that

would impair or restrict existing property rights.

Hopefully, our elected members will take the time to fully discuss and consider this issue.

They would also do well to refer to the history of our neighbours in the Bahamas.

During the 1970s and 80s the government there introduced restrictive legislation in relation to business and real estate activity which proved very damaging to their economy for around 20 years until repealed.

Most relevant to the issue under discussion was the 1981 Immovable Property Act which imposed restrictions on property and, in the words of the Nassau Institute “ended foreign investment in Bahamian Real Estate”.

If TCIG imposes any legislation to restrict the property rights of condo owners here in the TCI those same condo owners will step in line to exit the TCI with disastrous results for both the real estate and tourism industries, and thus the entire economy.

Sincerely, Concerned condo owner

Stand up to the madness continued 

letting this happen?

This paints a bad picture and is bad for our economy: ‘An increase in the previous 11 percent hospitality tax and a tax on water sports joins massive increases in licence fees. Even the police have entered the tax business, raising firearms licence fees from $400 to $800 per year. Passenger vehicle licences have risen from $35 in 2003 to upwards of $175 currently. There is, in addition, a 10 percent tax now on insurance costs.

Many observers are now saying the tax increases will continue to prove counterproductive. Black markets and diminished imports will be joined by continued emigration of islanders, thus reducing the revenue

actually collected from these increased taxes.

The tax increases, which represent a heavy burden for islanders and which have resulted in an economic contraction, began under former finance minister Floyd Hall, who also anticipated a property tax and increased income taxes. He imposed the first tax on fuel and began the increases in licence fees.

Despite the tax increases, the Progressive National Party (PNP)led government of 2003-2009 continued to overspend and hide unpaid bills and costs.

This led to the current debt level of a reported $180 million, plus $120 million for the two small hospitals, making the TCI debt now in excess of $300 million.’

Finally, Hon Ministers: Please

lower taxes, what you are doing is bad policy. First you are condoning past wrongs and increasing our taxes to pay for what the former Government did. Also the Billionaire in England is directly benefiting from these increased taxes. You are also making the islands less attractive as a place to invest and do business. Tourism will suffer and monies will leave the islands. Please consider your actions, Hon Ministers and stop Gov. Ric Todd in his tracks.

We ask again. Are you forcing these taxes, are these your ideas or do ‘they’ have a proverbial “gun to your heads”?

Is this what you campaigned on?

Sincerely, Ingrid Williams

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Friday, June 7 to Saturday, June 15 Friday, June 7

 Ashcroft PTA presents a Marvellous Masquerade!

Come join the fun at the brand new venue Blue Haven in Leeward Marina for a Marvelous Masquerade Party to raise funds for the Ashcroft School PTA and the Red Cross.

Time: 7pm - Late.

Tickets $60 each, or buy 9 tickets and get one free - ask us about getting your company's name featured at the event. Ticket price includes complementary mask, welcome drink and delicious food, local DJ and lots of dancing.

Tickets available from the school office.

There will be luxury bid items from resorts in the silent auction and an exciting new raffle game.

Graceway Sports Centre every Saturday at 9am and let David Bowen lead you into the wonderful world of yoga! Amazing fees for an amazing class! More info at 442-6348.

Mums and Tots Dance Party classes are held every Saturday at Graceway Sports Centre 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.

Monday, June 10

Tuesday, June 11

 Get into the weekend mood with the intense and electrifying Tae-Bo class at Graceway Sports Centre from 6pm to 7pm. Free for fitness members, $12 for non-members.

Visit www.gracewaysports.com for more information or call 4426349.  Craig Archibold gets the party started at the Regent Palms from 7pm on Friday nights with the sound of classic Caribbean and Motown tunes. Call 946-8666 for details

Islandcom lands Charge Anywhere app ISLANDCOM recently partnered with a mobile solution company, Charge Anywhere, to allow business owners in the Turks and Caicos Islands the opportunity to charge customers via an app.

The app is similar to a credit card machine; instead of businesses swiping customers’ credit cards, they can simply charge them through the app and the funds are taken from the customer’s account and transferred to the merchant’s account.

Marketing specialist for Islandcom in the TCI, Chandra Craigg, said: “Through Charge Anywhere, customers will be able to use their handsets within their business operations to complete credit card transactions by way of an application installed on their Smartphone or tablet.

“Small business owners will be able to use the app for all POS transactions while providing in the

moment payment services for their customers.

“This application completely connects the customer to their banking facilitator and replaces wired credit card terminals.

“This partnership will increase productivity within the business community of the Turks and Caicos and connect them to the world.”

Owner of Lupo restaurant in Grace Bay, Mark Dillon, who has been using the app in his business for about two months now, shared his experience with the Weekly News.

He said: “There were a lot of kinks at the beginning but with my reports and feedback they have made some bug fixes and it is operating fairly well at the moment.

“The app itself is very good and saves quite a bit of time. All transactions are closed immediately at the table so it avoids the end of night reconciliation which can be

tedious.

“People tend to enjoy the experience and find it very advanced, and are amazed to find it here in Turks.

“The app was originally built for an iPhone but you can magnify it on an iPad so clients can see the transactions better.

“I first used the iPhone, but in a commercial setting it was not well received and anywhere over 50 complained they couldn't see a thing.

“Transactions are instantaneous, however you need to have full wifi reception. The moment a few bars fall, the wheel just spins and it becomes stuck.

“However this is not an issue directly related to the app, more a technical problem with making sure you have a router with a wide range.”

Other business owners have expressed similar sentiments about the new programme. (DAISY HANDFIELD)

Scotiabank launches Premium Banking  Public Holiday - Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday 2013

 Danny Buoy’s is Provo’s premier live music and sports destination, serving lunch and dinner daily from 11:30am. It is the perfect place to escape from the heat and hang with friends, all in smoke free airconditioned comfort. Happy Hour specials from 4-7pm MondaySaturday

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 Every Tuesday - sweet fingers at Horse Eye Jacks' Fish House & Real Beach Bar Fun starts from 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Come out for the best in classic rock, blues and R&B music on the island.  POINT GRACE presents Native Cuisine Night with music by local artist Correy Forbes. Satisfy that longing for native food in an elegant setting, accompanied by live local music.

Saturday, June 15  23rd ANNUAL Fool's REGATTA Join the fun on the beach for food, fun, sailing and sunshine (hopefully!).

Starts at 10:00am and proceeds to aid PSC Kids Sailing Programme.

Activities include the Big Boat Race, Team Tug-o-War, The Great Raft Race and Hobie Wave Racing.

Saturday, June 8 If you are looking for a serene and relaxed way of starting your weekend, bring your yoga mat at

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SCOTIABANK launched its newest product Scotiabank Premium Banking last Thursday, May 30.

The service is designed for clients looking for a personal banking relationship, priority service, and a tailored suite of products to meet their unique needs.

Managing director of Scotiabank Turks and Caicos, Cecil Arnold, said: “We’re excited to bring Scotiabank Premium Banking to clients in Turks and Caicos who are looking for a more personalised banking experience.

“Premium Banking is designed to provide our clients with the products, services and professional advice they need all through a relationship officer who understands their financial goals.”

He added that as Scotiabank continues to evolve its services to align with being in a premium destination and said he was delighted for the ideal opportunity that this product presents in providing high level service to the bank’s clientele.

Arnold said: “From a service perspective this product will be great for our business as Scotiabank continues to cement its name in the market for producing an excellent experience to our clients when they do business with us.

“Meanwhile, from a financial standpoint, this product will also assist us in improving the business we do as it expands our range of products and helps us to focus the mass affluent niche which was previously underserved.”

Through Scotiabank Premium Banking clients will have access to priority service, a designated Premium Banking relationship officer and team of specialists.

They will also have priority processing and teller services, dedicated branch space and a Premium Banking contact centre available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Preferred products will include a specialised Premium Banking package with a deposit account, ScotiaCard card and a credit card.

Exclusive privileges will include an annual priority pass membership with four annual complimentary

passes to more than 600 lounges around the world and invitations local events.

The managing director said: “The Scotiabank Premium Banking offer is focused on clients who want a more personal service and who need more tailored products and solutions.

“The goal of every Scotiabank Premium relationship officer is to understand their customers’ financial goals and find the solutions to help them discover what’s possible.”

Health Minister to attend third Pan-American conference MINISTER with responsibility for Health and Human Services, Porsha Stubbs-Smith, left the Turks and Caicos Islands on Wednesday (June 5) for Aruba.

There she will attend the third Pan-American Conference on Obesity, with Special Attention on Childhood Obesity (PACO III).

PACO III is supported by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and aims to identify regional actions to prevent childhood obesity and promote regional cooperation on the prevention of childhood obesity in interested countries.

The meeting is expected to provide ministers and delegates with an increased awareness of the importance of preventing childhood obesity as well as a compilation of technical documents on practical activities

to promote physical activity and healthy food.

It will run from June 5 to 8, and cover the development of partnerships to conduct activities with communities and families; procedures to conduct physical activity and for food culture at the population level; identification of indicators to evaluate the training/ intervention; and development of healthy environments in the community, schools, and workplaces.

One of the objectives of this meeting is to increase well qualified human resources and health educators to prevent childhood obesity in countries participating in this project.

Minister Stubbs-Smith will be accompanied by TCIG epidemiologist Dr. Terese Maitland.

The Minister will return to the TCI on June 9.

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Seafarers must be more responsible ASSISTANT Superintendent of the police Maritime Division, Pascal Bacchus, stressed the need for higher levels of responsibility from seafarers.

In an interview with the Weekly News, he said: “Persons, especially persons leaving Turks and Caicos to go to countries in the international circuit, need to make sure to check the weather before leaving and make sure that they have all the necessary safety equipment on board.

“Let persons know where they are going, let people know when they arrive and make sure that they have adequate fuel before they depart because sometimes vessels would leave here just to South Caicos and they would run out of fuel and we have to risk our lives to rescue them.

“They need to be responsible with their own lives because when they are asking us to assist them, we are risking our lives to do so.”

His comments follow a rescue

operation involving two people, a man and woman, who were en route to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic on a boat named Anita B, and were stuck at sea due to battery failure.

When rescued they were reported by the police to be fine and in good condition.

Bacchus said: “A report was made on May 28 [Tuesday] that a boat departed from Turks and Caicos, South Dock to go to the Dominican Republic.

“The report was filed on Thursday night stating that the boat left on Tuesday.

“On Friday morning I activated a search and rescue plan to search for the boat and having got some initial information from the agent and persons who would have known these people and would have known where they were going and so forth and we [officials from maritime division] got involved and got the US coast guard to assist with two helicopters along with our local

Vessel Anita B

police planes.”

Bacchus explained that the search continued into Sunday morning, which was when they had a solid lead into the couple’s whereabouts.

He said: “On Sunday afternoon we got a call from Tropical saying that one of their vessels that had left Puerto Plata to go to Palm Beach, Florida, found this boat drifting between West Caicos and Little

Inagua, Bahamas.

“Having got that information we launched the helicopter again, well, we alerted the helicopter because it was actually searching through that area where they were found.

“They were in good condition because they would have had food and water and what we were told was that they had some battery problem.

“They were assisted with a battery by the boat from Tropical and after getting the battery they started their engine and they came in to Providenciales around Sunday evening about 5.15pm to 5.30pm and this matter was closed.”

Instead of continuing their journey to the Dominican Republic, they were returned to the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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fitness Tip 

Dr. Joe LeMoine, is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine physician. He has worked with many international athletes and at many sporting events on the world stage. He currently practices in Providenciales, at Prime Sports Medicine.

Supplements, fitness and sport performance FOR the most part supplements are taken by athletes hoping to obtain an advantage. Very few supplements have been proven to have benefit and these are in very specific circumstances.

Most have been found to have no proven benefit. For example, Dr. Edzard Ernst, the world’s first university chair in complementary medicine (at the University of Exeter), who dedicated his life to establishing an evidence base for these therapies, has estimated that fewer than five per cent of the thousands of treatments he’s studied have a measurable benefit over

Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine physician Dr. Joe LeMoine

placebo.

Before discussing a few that can help in specific sports and conditions there are a few things to remember.

Supplements do not replace proper nutrition and training. Until you have established maximum conditioning and balanced diet there

is little to be gained. These nutritional supplements work to assist an already optional metabolism, not replace it.

The manufacture of supplements in not controlled like the pharmaceutical industry. Often the chosen supplement can be contaminated with banned substances. A study where one in six supplements ordered off the Internet were found to have contained traces of anabolic steroids; enough to result in banning from competition for life.

A further testing series showed that even the same supplement from the same manufacturer could vary in contamination from batch to batch.

The handful of supplements that

have been found beneficial are in very specific circumstances. And the benefits are well-nourished well trained athletes.

A popular supplement, creatine, has been used by many individuals, but its effect is only beneficial for small gains in the already trained athlete. It is shown to make slight improvements in sprints, especially repeated sprints.

Most people who take it are not taking it for the proper reason and are unaware of the health risks.

A more recent supplement, beta alanine has also been shown to help in neutralizing the effect of lactic acid accumulation. But lactic acid accumulation is only a factor

health Tip 

Pineapples Pineapple carpaccio with a fruit daiquiri sauce Ingredients:

• 1 medium pineapple, peeled cored and 'eyes' removed • 2 ripe bananas, peeled • 125g/4oz ripe strawberries, hulled • 3 tbsp low-fat Greek yoghurt • 2 tbsp dark rum • 1 tbsp honey • 4 sprigs of mint

Preparation method

1. Using a sharp knife, cut the pineapple into paper-thin slices and arrange them so they cover the base of four large plates.

2. In a liquidiser, blend together the bananas, strawberries (reserving four for decoration), yoghurt, rum and honey until smooth.

3. Slice the four reserved strawberries. Drizzle the fruit sauce over the pineapple and decorate with the strawberries and mint sprigs.

PINEAPPLES have exceptional juiciness and a vibrant tropical flavor that balances the tastes of sweet and tart.

Pineapples are loaded with vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium. It is also rich in fiber and calories. On top of it all, this fruit is low in fat and cholesterol. All the nutrients it contains promote good health.

Since pineapples are rich in vitamin C, it can fight off viruses that cause cough and colds. Even when you are already infected with such ailment, pineapples can help you.

These fruits have bromelain, which is effective in suppressing coughs and loosening mucus. Eating pineapples while taking the right medications prescribed by the doctor for your continued 

in exercise performance in one particular level of activity, which requires one to four minutes of peak performance, such as a 1500 meter run or a mid-distance swim. They have no benefit in sprint events or endurance events.

These supplements can be important at the very top level of competition where the difference of a fraction of a second makes the difference of winning and losing, but not so in amateur sport.

Unfortunately many amateur athletes strive to mimic the elite in their sport, and the slight benefit that they provide is not realized and not worth the cost or risk.

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GARDENING 

How does your garden grow

A taste of desert garden IF you are one of the people who think of the term "desert garden" as contradictory, it's time to reconsider and push the images of barren sand dunes out of your mind. Beautiful gardens can exist in the desert, and many desert gardens are incredibly vibrant and full of plant life. Turks and Caicos is an ideal place to create a desert type of garden.

When designing an amazing cactus garden, you have to think about what things you want to put in your cactus garden and how to rearrange them so that they work together. Here are some helpful tips to think about when you're preparing to design your own cactus garden!

For a special cactus garden design, you will want to think about using potted cacti or planting them in the ground (or both). Planting them in the ground will look more natural and you can create a good replica design of a real desert, but using potted cacti can spice up your garden, especially if you have funky designs on your pots.

Think about shapes and unique layouts for how your cactus plants will be arranged to make for a unique design. Creating an outline of a geometric shape with your cactus plants will surely make your cactus garden stand out, and using a good layout for your cactus plants will allow them to come together in harmony to create a beautiful cactus garden.

Rocks and sand give your cactus garden that desert feeling while the sand helps to drain the soil and the rocks help to keep the soil moist. Rocks and sand also go well with cacti because of the contrast created when they all come together.

Pineapples continued 

sickness can help you recover more quickly.

Pineapples are also popular for their ability to build and maintain strong bones. This is because these fruits contain manganese, which is a trace mineral that your body needs to build bones and connective tissues. In fact, if you consume a cup of pineapple, you can already get 73 percent of your total body requirement for manganese.

People are always very concerned with their teeth that they sometimes fail to give importance to the gums, which are equally essential since they hold the teeth in place. If a person has unhealthy gums, his/her teeth would be in bad condition,

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Consider this guideline and with all the options available you can create several great cactus garden designs. And remember to create some contrast with colors and try and create a unique design to make your cactus garden extra special!

The area does not have to be perfectly level, you just don’t want any big bumps that will make your garden uneven or any foliage that will prevent proper drainage.

One of the first steps in building your garden is to cover the ground with the strip of black mat. This will help prevent weeds from spreading into the garden bed.

Some of Turks and Caicos native cacti, including the Turk head are very beautiful, but not necessary easy to keep alive. Beside from cacti you can choose, agave, aloes, succulent, Mexican silver dwarf palm, frangipani, bromeliads or anything which is drought tolerant.

Your cacti garden will need very little maintenance. Watering at first until the root system is well established and then the rainfall will be enough (except for dry season). Feeding your cacti with 10-10-10 fertilizer once a year in the spring is the only thing you will need to do.

and eventually will fall out. Eating pineapple will strengthen your gums that will help keep your teeth healthy and strong.

Pineapples are known to prevent different kinds of ailments. One example is macular degeneration.

This disease, which is the primary cause of vision loss in adults, is caused by damage to the retina.

Reading, recognizing faces, and doing daily activities can become a lot more difficult because of this problem. Including pineapple in your diet can lower risk of this disease by as much as 36 percent.

This is because this fruit contains beta carotene that is good for our sense of sight.

Since these fruits have antiinflammatory qualities, eating

pineapples can greatly alleviate the pain of arthritis while at the same time improve the condition by strengthening the bones. Apart from arthritis, it can also improve other similar conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and gout.

Bromelain found in pineapples work to neutralize fluids to ensure that they are not too acidic. It also helps regulate the secretions in the pancreas to aid in digestion.

Apart from that, since bromelain has protein-digesting properties, it can keep the digestive track healthy.

More importantly, pineapples are very healthy and nutritious. It is no wonder many people who want to have a healthy lifestyle include these fruits in their diets.

YOUR DIET

ASK TAMIKA

BY TAMIKA HANDFIELD

Tamika graduated from Florida International University in Miami with a Masters degree in Dietetics & Nutrition. She is a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and licensed to practice medical nutrition therapy in the state of Florida.

Email Tamika via tcweeklynews@gmail.com or tamikahandfield@yahoo.com with your healthy eating questions.

Father’s Day

JUNE marks that we are already half way through another year, but it is also known as a time when we celebrate Father’s Day and Men’s Health.

As a child growing up, I remember my father was the one out front, but my mother was definitely the quiet storm always keeping things safe and secured on the home front. This is true of so many women; in fact, women have been dubbed the “gatekeepers” of good nutrition and health in the home.

So this week as we celebrate Men’s Health week (June 10–16) and Fathers’ Day (June 16), I would like to highlight the role of the woman in ensuring the men in her life stay healthy for a long time.

Women tend to frequent doctors’ offices much more so than men for a variety of reasons. Therefore, the chances of a woman detecting a problem and getting a solution are much higher. It’s important that wives encourage their husbands to go to the doctor when they are having unusual symptoms and even if there is no symptom.

Men have been told for so long that ‘big boys don’t cry’ that they are very reluctant to tell a doctor about any medical problem.

One of the most common types of male cancers is prostate cancer.

The prostate is a walnut size organ that sits at the bottom of the bladder and one of its main functions is to produce semen which helps to transport sperm. Much scientific research has been done in this area proving that foods high in lycopene can help to protect the prostate against cancerous cells. Lycopene is part of the carotenoid family—the phytonutrient that gives food its red-yellow color.

Tomatoes, but especially cooked tomato products, are very high in lycopene. This includes pizza sauce, tomato paste, and ketchup.

Other foods such as watermelon and guava are also good sources of the antioxidant lycopene.So, ensuring that the refrigerator and cupboards are stocked with healthy foods should be a top priority.

So ladies as we paused to celebrate the men in our lives who are being awesome dads this Fathers’ Day, lets also help them to celebrate every day they are blessed with by reminding them to get regular check-ups and ensuring they eat foods that support good health. Men are known for their love of meat but high consumption of red meat has been linked to a variety of cancers. Let’s gently try to steer them away from these foods and offer healthier alternatives along with lots of fruits and veggies.

Happy Fathers’ Day!!

ACCU Medical Nutrition is based at Provo Plaza (old Pizza Pizza Building) No. 5, Providenciales.

Call 946 8308, 242 3978 or 442 3978.

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Caribbean urged to be prepared for Caribbean tourism “barely “very active” hurricane season keeping its head above water”

THE 2013 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on Saturday June 1, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Management Agency (CDEMA) has urged Caribbean people to be prepared for a very active season.

Noted hurricane forecasters Dr William Gray and Philip Klotzbach of the Colorado State University have predicted an above-average season with 18 named storms, nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes likely to occur during the six-month period.

The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting between 13 to 20 named storms, six to11 hurricanes, and three to six major hurricanes.

CDEMA executive director Ronald Jackson said these predictions are well above the season averages.

Cayman Islands premier will also head affairs of the home and community.

Cayman premier will head home and community affairs CAYMAN Premier Alden McLaughlin named his new Cabinet on Tuesday at his government’s first press briefing.

McLaughlin himself will hold the portfolio of Home and Community affairs, while Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell will have the portfolios of District Administration, Tourism and Transport.

Marco Archer is the new Minister of Finance and Economic Development; Wayne Panton will serve as Minister of Financial Services and Osbourne Bodden is Minister of Health, Sports, Youth and Culture.

Kurt Tibbetts has been named Minister for Planning, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure, while the new Education Minister will be Tara Rivers.

All the major forecasters are predicting a very active season.

“The message is clear. The extent to which we could be impacted will depend on the level of investment we put into preparing for and preventing as best as possible the negative consequences of this hazard.

“We are advocating that there be significant efforts taken to boost sector level, business, family and individual readiness, a message being promoted by the national authorities.

In this regard I wish to commend the many NDMAs (National Disaster Management Agencies) which have initiated their national campaigns,” said Jackson.

Jackson, former head of Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), took over the operations of CDEMA last month, replacing Jeremy Collymore. He said that several initiatives have been taken to bolster

operational readiness at the national and regional levels.

“The regional level readiness has been built on the readiness for all hazards concept. We have revised the regional coordination plan elaborating more clearly the roles of our subregional country focal points and the mechanisms for activating their subregional coordination centres.

“We have also conducted and scheduled exercises which will test key aspects of the regional readiness.

Exercise “First Step” has already been completed and plans are far advanced for the Region Rap and Exercise Tradewinds. Training and equipping of our CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit has also taken place through support from the US Southern Command thereby sharpening the tip of the spear of our response architecture.”

Criminal will not take the Bahamas hostage – Opines PM after murders AS THE shock of two murders within hours of each other lingered Tuesday, Prime Minister Perry Christie said his government will not allow a small group of criminals to ruin the chances of the majority of Bahamians.

Mr Christie explained that the ongoing spate of killings have shown a “wanton disregard for human life” that has manifested itself too often.

With that, the Prime Minister said his administration is “tasked” with finding a formula that will not only sustain law and order, but inspire young Bahamians to understand their heritage.

He was speaking at the official count down launch of the country’s 40th day of independence at Rawson Square in downtown Nassau.

“When you do the things some young people are doing,” Mr Christie said, “you are manifesting, whether you like it or not, know it or not, hatred for your country. The Bahamian people cannot and will not

allow a few to ruin the chances of the majority of people in this country.

“Young Bahamians do not know (our great history) and we cannot make the mistake, having recognised, continuing to allow that. Particularly as we have this wanton disregard for human life that manifests itself, now seemingly egregious of people killing each other, two today (yesterday).

“In this country and at this time, we have to find the formula, not just to apply sustained law and order policies, but to somehow inspire a generation of Bahamians to understand why their pride should lead to patriotism. And their patriotism into loyalty to their country and to their fellow citizens of this country.”

He said a great deal of effort must be exercised to recognise the significant works of national heroes, a task that successive government have failed to do.

A SENIOR official of the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Tuesday warned that the Caribbean “is barely keeping its head above water” amid predictions that the sector will record a slight increase in tourist arrivals in 2013.

CTO Director of Research and Information Technology, Winfield Griffith, told a workshop that forms part of the Caribbean Week activities here, that the figures show the region did not outperform areas such as Asia and the Pacific last year.

He said overall, worldwide, there had been a 3.8 per cent increase in visitor arrivals in 2012 and that “Asia and the Pacific, they were ahead of Africa slightly and the Caribbean followed in third position”.

He said five years ago, the Middle East, which was a major competitor to the Caribbean and other destinations “had fallen back due to what is happening in those areas.

‘We know that these areas are quite politically unstable and it reflects in their numbers,” he said.

But Griffith told the workshop attended by representatives from the National Trust Offices (NTO’s), the Caribbean was losing its “a bit of market share” with regards to stay over arrivals even when the figures were showing an increase globally.

He said French Caribbean islands recorded a decline between 201112, while the United States and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean were recording significant increases.

He said Cuba and the Dominican Republic continue to be front runners and that they were continuing to “do so even though they are not showing the numbers at the beginning of the year”.

But the director of tourism for the Americas in Martinique, Muriel Wiltord-Latamie told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that a turnaround is on the horizon.

“In Latin America and South America the numbers are improving, we a quite satisfied with the numbers for the USA, we have (seen) a notable increase and we were able to put more transportation between Miami and Martinique.

“From Canada we have also improved airlift to the island. We had an increase for 2012 of 14 per cent which is a good number for us but we don’t have any numbers for 2013 as yet. We are doing good, we have to a lot to improve of course we want to make progress, we had a significant year in terms of airlift,” she added.

Griffith said that for the first quarter of this year, “the region did not do every well” with arrivals actually declining by 0.5 per cent for the entire Caribbean.

“When you look at the CARICOM region it declined by 3.4 percent so it was not a bright start for the Caribbean this year.”

In addition to the poor start, the Caribbean has had to deal with Britain’s Air Passenger Duty (APD that regional governments say make the region much more expensive to visit.

“The United Kingdom visitors are taking shorter trips, the length of stay is not as long as it used to be, so that has compounded the issue in addition to the APD. So overall we are taking about a situation where stay over arrivals are under severe pressure from out of Europe (and) it is counter balance from some improvements from the US market.”

Regarding the cruise industry, Griffith said “there has not been a lot of increase activity in cruise either.

“Cruise has been rather stagnant in the last few years. Between 2009 and 2010 it showed some increase which we were hoping would be sustained but thereafter it has not moved much, the growth has been very flat.

IRISH teen cleared on Guyana president death threat charge An Irish teenager charged with threatening to assassinate the president of Guyana has had the case against him dropped.

Prosecutors announced on 30 May that they were dropping the charges against gap year student Cillian Crosson, 17, from Lambtown, Ardee.

He had been working as a volunteer teacher in South America.

He was out at drinking at a festival when he made “a misplaced joke” that he would

shoot the president in the head.

However, he was arrested on 29 March at Tabatinga in Lethem and charged with threatening the head of state.

A defence lawyer argued that his client was drunk and was not accustomed to local alcohol.

Mr Crosson had taken a year off before heading to university to study maths and English.

He was teaching children in Lethem and has remained in the country to finish the teaching year. (BBC)

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US security agency ‘collecting Verizon phone records’ THE US National Security Agency is collecting the telephone records of tens of millions of Americans, according to the Guardian newspaper.

The British paper published what it said was a secret court order directing the Verizon company to hand over electronic data on all its customers on an “ongoing daily basis”.

Civil liberties groups said the details of the report were “stunning”.

The US government and Verizon have not commented on the report.

The US Center for Constitutional Rights said it appears to be “the broadest surveillance order to ever have been issued”.

The document published by the Guardian was signed by Judge Roger Vinson of the secret Intelligence Surveillance Court on 25 April and lasts until 19 July.

It requires Verizon - one of the largest phone companies in the US - to disclose to the NSA the details of all calls it processes, both domestic and international.

The data includes telephone numbers, calling card numbers, International Mobile Subscriber Identity numbers (IMSI), International Mobile station Equipment Identity number (IMEI) as well as the time and duration.

The contents of the call, nor the names, addresses or financial information of the callers are not required.

The order also contains a gagging order, requiring that “no person shall disclose to any other person that the FBI or NSA has sought or obtained tangible things under this Order”.

The Guardian said the document “shows for the first time that under the Obama administration the communication records of millions of US citizens are being collected indiscriminately and in bulk regardless of whether they are suspected of any wrongdoing”.

The paper said the NSA, the White House and the Department of Justice had all declined to comment.

A spokesman for Verizon, Ed McFadden, told the Associated Press the company had no comment.

British government to make Mau Mau apology THE UK government is to apologise and pay compensation to those tortured during the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in the 1950s, the BBC understands.

Foreign Secretary William Hague is expected to announce compensation in the region of £14m ($20m).

More than 5,000 Kenyans say they were mistreated - some through torture - by the 1950s’ British administration.

The British fought a bitter battle with Mau Mau insurgents who were demanding land and an end to colonial rule.

Victims have been fighting for compensation from the UK government for a number of years.

The BBC understands Mr Hague will express “sincere regret” to the victims while announcing the compensation package in the Commons.

The government had initially argued that all liabilities for the torture by colonial authorities had been transferred to the Kenyan Republic upon independence in 1963 and that it could not be held liable now.

But in 2011, the High Court ruled that three claimants - Paulo Muoka Nzili, Wambuga Wa Nyingi and Jane Muthoni Mara - did have “arguable

The Kenya Human Rights Commission says 90,000 Kenyans were executed, tortured or maimed, and 160,000 people were detained in appalling conditions during the Mau Mau uprising.

cases in law”.

Their lawyers allege Mr Nzili was castrated, Mr Nyingi was severely beaten and Mrs Mara was subjected to appalling sexual abuse in detention camps during the rebellion.

After the ruling, the case went back to the High Court to consider a claim by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) that the actions had been brought outside the legal time limit.

The FCO said it had faced “irredeemable difficulties” in relation to the availability of witnesses and documents.

Cat caught smuggling cell phones into Russian prison camp Submerged cars peak out of the flood in Deggendorf, Germany.

Flood waters threaten cities in Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia SURGING rivers in the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia caused widespread flooding Wednesday in the region.

Heavy rains had swelled the Elbe, Danube and Vltava rivers over the weekend, along with smaller rivers and tributaries.

The flooding prompted the evacuation of about 25,000 people in Germany and about 20,000 in the Czech Republic, where about half of the country’s regions were under a state of emergency, officials said.

Eight people have died as a result of the floods in the Czech Republic, fire service spokeswoman Nicole Zaoralova said.

The floods are thought to be the worst since August 2002, when

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swaths of Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Russia and Romania were submerged.

MUD CLEARING A state of emergency has been declared in about half the regions of the Czech Republic, the European Emergency Response Centre said.

The Czech fire service was moving heavy equipment to regions at risk, Zaoralova said.

In some areas of southern Bohemia, the focus was shifting to cleanup, with equipment deployed to clear mud.

Nearly 23,000 firefighters, including volunteers, were deployed across the Czech Republic, she said.

(CNN)

A CUNNING cat who smuggled contraband into a tough Russian prison camp has been busted.

The sneaky feline was caught climbing a fence with two cell phones, batteries and chargers strapped to his back Friday evening.

He had been trying to sneak into Penal Colony No. 1 near the remote far north Republic of Komi’s capital Syktyvkar.

“Two packages were taped to the animal’s back,” the Republic’s penitentiary service department said in a statement posted on its website, reports the Moscow Times.

“When the packages were unwrapped, guards found objects prohibited in the penitentiary facility — two cell phones with batteries and chargers,” it added.

Images of the black-and-white courier being held up by the scruff of its neck were released by the state prison service.

The photographs also showed the package of illegal items still stuck to his fur.

“They have foiled various attempts to smuggle banned objects

But in October last year, the court ruled the victims had established a proper case and allowed their claims to proceed to trial despite the time elapsed.

At the time, the lawyer for the three claimants said they would be pressing for a trial “as quickly as possible” but they would also be pushing for the government to reach an out-of-court settlement.

Ms MacKenzie appeared at lottery HQ in Tallahassee with her son but did not speak to media.

Florida woman, 84, scoops $590m lottery win

The cat (not in picture) was caught climbing the prison fence with two cell phones, batteries and chargers strapped to his back.

into Prison Colony No. 1 before,” the prison service statement also said.

“But in the case of the cat, the prison colony is at a loss: nothing like this has happened in the prison’s history,” it added.

The fate of the cat is unknown.

(NYdailynews)

AN 84-year-old Florida woman has won the largest unshared jackpot in US lottery history - a prize of $590m (£383m).

Mother of four Gloria MacKenzie, who retired to Florida from Maine, bought the ticket in Zephyrhills on 18 May. She opted to take a single lump sum of about $370m rather than the full amount spread over 30 years.

She appeared at the lottery HQ in Tallahassee with her son but did not speak to reporters.

But in a statement she said she bought the ticket in a Publix supermarket after another buyer “was kind enough to let me go ahead in line”.

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Provo Water raises funds for Diabetic Association EARLY last month Provo Water Company celebrated 2013 Drinking Water Week and one of the initiatives for the celebration was a walk-a-thon in efforts to raise funds for a nonprofit organisation in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Prior to the walk, the company decided that this year the proceeds raised from the event would be donated to the Turks and Caicos Islands Diabetic Association.

On Tuesday, the water company presented a cheque of $1,495 to the Diabetic Association at the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) headquarters opposite the kid’s park in The Bight.

Officer manager for Provo Water Company, Kneshia Forbes, said:

“Each year during our Drinking Water Week celebration, Provo Water Company Ltd selects a local charitable organisation and hosts a fundraising event in their honour.

“On May 11 we hosted a walk-athon in aid of our 2013 recipient the Turks and Caicos Islands Diabetic Association, and we are delighted to handover this check for all proceeds received from the walk-a-thon.”

As well as the cheque, the association was also presented with 100 One Touch Ultra-Mini and Contour blood glucose monitoring systems as the company’s community project initiative.

Forbes said: “Thank you for allowing us to assist you and we hope these funds and blood glucose monitors will aid the association

with turning diabetes around through awareness, prevention, detection, management and the search for a cure.”

Treasurer for the TCI Diabetic Association, Angela WilliamsValerio, noted that the funds donated will be used to assist people in the community suffering from diabetes in getting diabetic supplies, especially the outer islands North, Middle and South Caicos where the supplies are limited.

She added that the association is also interested in bringing a specialist to the Turks and Caicos Islands to treat some of the diabetics that have complications relating to the disease.

The treasurer commended Provo Water Company for its generosity.

She said: “Diabetes affect

Officials from Provo Water and Diabetic Association pose for picture with check donation

many people here in the Turks and Caicos Islands and for Provo Water Company recognising our association is a sign that people in the

community are aware and willing to join in the fight to eradicate diabetes in the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

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Caribbean officials gather in New York MORE than a dozen Caribbean governments gathered in New York City on Wednesday for the third annual Invest Caribbean Now Forum.

Two premiers, a chief minister, a governor; seven ministers of governments and two commissioners joined more than a hundred delegates, including from China; the U.S. government and the private sector, for the forum, held at the Radisson Hotel in midtown, Manhattan.

The event comes on the heels of Tuesday night’s opening reception for speakers, sponsors and VIPS, which was hosted by the Turks and Caicos Islands Investment Agency and the TCI Government at the Yale Club in NYC. The Invest Caribbean Now initiative, put on by Avalon Partners, is one of the events that Premier, Dr. Rufus Ewing, and a stakeholder team from the TCI are in New York for; the other event being the Caribbean Tourism Organisation Caribbean Week.

Last Thursday, May 30, at a press conference, Ewing said that in addition to the TCI being the featured country at Invest Caribbean Now, the other event will be a good opportunity for the TCI to

market itself to potential investors.

He said: “We will also have the opportunity to have lots of networking with many investors that may be there and several side meetings and luncheons and dinners to meet with several investors.

“We intend to have lots of private sector input to better explain to individuals at the conference why TCI is the best place to invest.”

In brief remarks at Tuesday night’s reception, the Premier reiterated his country is ready and open to boosting investment in the TCI. Other governments in attendance at Wednesday’s session included Dr. Orlando Smith, Premier of the British Virgin Islands; Chief Minister of Anguilla, Hubert Hughes; Governor John De Jong, Jr. of the United States Virgin Islands; Minister of Tourism of Trinidad Stephen Cadiz; Minister of Tourism of Antigua, John Maginley; Minister of Tourism, Nevis, Mark Brantley; Minister of Tourism, Sports & Culture, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Cecil McKie; Minister of Tourism & International Transport, International Trade, Industry, Commerce & Consumer Affairs of St.

Dr. Rufus Ewing, second from left, with Avalon Partners managing director, Grace Lappin

Invest Caribbean Now founder Felicia Persaud, right, with Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing, centre, and Li Li, managing director of the Chinese American Business Development Centre

Premier, Dr. Rufus Ewing, asks a question of the China and the Caribbean panel at the Avalon Invest Caribbean Now forum

Dr. Rufus Ewing with One Caribbean Television, Brian Lilly, left, news anchor Kara Coleman, second from right, and Bob Misculich, right

Kitts, Ricky Skerritt and Minister for Tourism, Heritage and Creative Industries, St. Lucia, Lorne Theophilus; Commissioner of Tourism for the US Virgin Islands and Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization,

for the signing of the United States-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, (TIFA) and the first visit to Trinidad and Tobago by the Chinese President Xi Jinping, which will took place from May 31 to June 2.

Invest Caribbean Now is organised annually

by The Caribbean Tourism Organisation and digital media solutions company, Hard Beat

Beverly Nicholson Doty; Commissioner, St. Eustacius, Nicholas Sneek and Assemblyman Tracy Davidson-Celestine, Deputy Chief Secretary and Secretary, Division of Tourism and Transportation of Tobago were among governmental dignitaries.

The Avalon Invest Caribbean Now Forum comes on the heels of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's Caribbean trip on May 28

Communications, during Caribbean Week in New York.

Invest Caribbean Now 2013 is sponsored by marquee sponsor Avalon Partners; gold sponsors, the Turks and Caicos Islands Investment Agency and Royal Caribbean Cruise, Ltd; bronze sponsor, One Caribbean Television and supporting sponsors, the Chinese American Business Development Centre, the American Chinese Commerce Development Association and No-Jet-Lag.

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Helena Jones Robinson High School’s rugby team

Lime assists school rugby team TELECOMS company Lime sponsored tickets to assist the Helena Jones Robinson High School’s rugby team to make their debut recently.

The team came second in a recent rugby tournament; just one point separated them from the top spot.

Austin Dickenson, leader of the HJ Robinson’s team, said: “This team was put together to get students to do something positive with their free time.

“Many of them had not even played the game before but they were excited about being a part of the team.

“I decided that I would step up and be a part of this because someone took time out to be there for me and I felt the need to do the same.”

The team came in second in a field of about 20 teams. Two of the players were chosen to be on the national team and will be travelling to a game that will be held in Trinidad

and Tobago.

Lime’s general manager, Drexwell Seymour, said: “This is what it means when a contribution is more than dollars and cents.

“It is when our young people get an opportunity to move forward and progress.”

He added: “Lime has always been active in contribution to the area of sports in the Turks and Caicos Islands and the company is very pleased of this outcome.”

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The Almighty Hurricane of 1866

By Candy Herwin THE year is 1866 and Queen Victoria is dressed in black, still mourning the death of

her husband Prince Albert. It has been eighteen years since the Queen had granted a royal charter permitting the Turks and Caicos Islands to become

an independent colony under a Council President.

The salt merchants were relieved that they were no longer under Bahamian

authority and subject to their heavy taxation on salt exports.

The American Civil war had ended the year before.

By Saturday, September 29, unbeknown to the islanders, a monstrous hurricane was rolling towards the islands.

President Alexander Moir was residing in “Waterloo” Grand Turk contemplating agricultural plans for the Caicos settlements.

Nine miles away on the island of Salt Cay, seasoned mariners Anthony Basden, Peter Bowen and Charles Seymour were concerned about the weather and skilled pilots, Vose Lightbourne and John Frith were already securing boats and barking orders to the men.

Fisherman, William Swann rushed homeward and spread the word to button down the houses, and told the women folk to cook their pots and gather kindling wood in preparation for the impending storm.

Salt merchants, Alexis Harriott, James Wilson.

William Astwood , Nathaniel Harvey, Anthony Talbot and George Jones feared that gale force winds and rain would destroy the thousands of bushels of salt heaped in the open, and were scurrying to safeguard the machinery, livestock and sloops.

Labourers, Thomas Been,

Anthony Walkin, Augustus Bassett and Salimus Wynns were worried about their more delicate wooden homes and schoolmaster, R.G Wint closed the doors of the public school and helped the Blacksmith James Frith lock down the store and mule stables.

Local magistrate, Samuel S Garland, patrolled the veranda of Government House and issued orders to the jailor, Joseph Lusher to send the prisoners home and wait out the storm with their families.

By early Sunday morning, the winds were raging and by sunrise Salt Cay was caught in the middle of a ferocious maelstrom. Fear was palpable; the wooden, raker homes collapsing like matchsticks.

The winds battered the seawalls and pulverized the boats. Screaming could be heard and brave rescue attempts were to no avail. By evening the island of Salt Cay was unrecognizable.

A dazed community was distraught over their losses and obliged to pull together immediately to find food and shelter.

Wharfs, boats, and quantities of salt had been swept away. The Salt Cay M.T. Association lost 8000 bushels of salt, lumber and shingles.

The blacksmith lost his shop, bellows and tools. The planters, David Mullings and Thomas Arthur lost their crops and most every home was damaged or destroyed including the outhouses and water catchments.

Seamstress, Janet Harvey and Mrs James Robinson went to work making much needed clothes.

Fortunately, the building of Jennison Morgan suffered less damage and she quickly reopened her dry goods store.

Men desperately searched for their boats but many had already sunk to the bottom of the ocean.

The British schooner ‘Elizabeth’ had been found wrecked on the East side of Salt Cay with only one survivor.

And further down the coast by South creek the British schooner ‘Henry’ was stranded.

Overnight, the community of Salt Cay had been plunged into a nightmare of chaos and ruin. It was soon learnt that Grand Turk and the whole Bahamian chain had shared a similar, devastating fate.

With little foreign aid, the Presidency soon incurred heavy debts and seven years laterin 1873, an Act of parliament declared the Turks and Caicos Islands a part of the Crown Colony of Jamaica.

And so begun a new era on Salt Cay.

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Michael Jackson’s daughter allegedly attempts suicide THE pressure of testifying in the high-stakes legal showdown over Michael Jackson’s death drove Paris Jackson to attempt suicide by slitting her wrist, sources close to the family told the Daily News.

The King of Pop’s only daughter was due to take the stand by the end of the month in the billion-dollar wrongful death lawsuit pitting the Jackson family against AEG, the promoter of his doomed run of concerts.

But rehearsals for the testimony have worn on the 15-year-old who watched her superstar father become a shell of himself before he died, a source said.

“Every time she speaks about Michael, she tears up,” said the source, referring to the teen’s interactions with family lawyers.

“She’s just a wreck. She was getting more and more emotional about having to take the stand as the day gets closer,” the source added. “This is a plea for help. She is broken.”

That source said that Paris cut one of her wrists multiple times early Wednesday at her Los Angeles area home following a series of ominous tweets. A second source confirmed

Police in India are claiming that Jiah Khan committed suicide due to heartbreak.

Bollywood actress allegedly commits suicide

Paris Jackson has visible marks on her arm and wrist as she salutes photographers. The daughter of Michael Jackson reportedly attempted suicide at the Jackson family home.

she had cut her wrist.

A person close to the Jackson team of lawyers said she was mentally prepared for the trial.

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Brigida was also recognised in ‘Who’s Who’ in American Colleges and Universities, which marks a pinnacle of scholastic achievement.

She was awarded membership in the Psi Chi International Honour Society in psychology, which was founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating and maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the science of psychology.

Brigida attended the Ashcroft Primary School, her junior high years at the British West Indies Collegiate and received her High School diploma from the Brook Hill High School in Bullard Texas, USA. She was accepted into grad school and plans to pursue her MS Degree in Professional Counseling in the fall semester of 2013.

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“She wanted to testify. She willingly gave her deposition under subpoena by AEG and was graceful and articulate,” the legal source said.

“She thinks these people (AEG) killed her father!”

Now it’s unlikely that Paris will be called to the stand by her family’s lawyers — though AEG also has her on a list of witnesses.

“The plaintiff’s side wouldn’t even consider putting her in harm’s way,” the legal source said.

But Paris may have knowledge key to determining whether AEG was negligent in hiring Michael Jackson — and his drug-pushing doctor, Conrad Murray.

“She saw everything that went on between his managers, the concert promoters, Murray and her dad,” the family source said.

“There are things Michael told her about these people. This was all mounting on her.

“What she has got to say is going to contradict and embarrass a lot of people. She is going to call out a lot of people.”

Court documents show that the promoters of the tour were concerned with Jackson’s mental state during preparation for a hotly anticipated run of concerts in London in 2009.

The trial began in April and has already been a grueling affair that has detailed the King of Pop’s chemical dependency.

As the trial grinds on, choreographer Wade Robson, who worked with the pop sensation as a child, has come forward and leveled new accusations of child molestation against Michael Jackson.

Lawyers for the Jackson family did not dispute the notion that the loss of Paris Jackson’s father may have also played a role in the attempted suicide.

YOUNG actress Jiah Khan allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself. Police claimed that she was heartbroken after a failed relationship with the son of an actor couple which possibly drove her to take the step at her home last night.

The body of Jiah, 25, was found hanging at her ‘Sagar Sangeet’ residence in Juhu last night where she lived with her mother and sister who were not present when she ended her life.

Preliminary investigation has

revealed that she was in a relationship with Suraj, son of actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab for nearly a year. Jiah was said to be under depression after coming to know of Suraj’s new love interest, who supplied jewellery to the Pancholis.

Investigators said the actress, who made her dream debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Varma’s 2007 film ‘Nishabd’, prima facie took her life due to her strained relationship with Suraj, a student at an acting institute.

Michael Douglas is now more than two years clear of cancer.

Douglas ‘did not say oral sex caused his cancer’ HOLLYWOOD actor Michael Douglas did not say he developed throat cancer because of oral sex, his publicist has said.

Douglas, diagnosed with cancer three years ago, was quoted as telling the Guardian his strain of cancer had been caused by HPV (human papillomavirus).

But in a statement to the BBC, the 68-year-old actor’s spokesman sought to clarify that Douglas was not talking about his own cancer.

The World Health Organisation says HPV can cause cancer of the head and neck.

In his emailed statement on Monday, Allen Burry said: “No. He

[Douglas] did not say oral sex was the cause of his cancer.”

The publicist referred to medical evidence linking oral sex to head neck cancer, adding “but [Douglas] did not say it was the cause to his specific cancer”.

The Guardian stood by its story, releasing audio of the interview.

In the British newspaper’s article on Sunday, Douglas was asked if, given his illness, he regretted his years of smoking and drinking.

The actor was quoted as saying: “No. Because without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV, which actually comes about from cunnilingus.”

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Pinkett Smith rules out infidelity as cause of possible break up JADA Pinkett Smith has found her happy place in marriage, motherhood and with her career.

The confident motherof-two tells Redbook in its July cover story how despite rumors of a troubled marriage, the devotion and happiness between her and husband Will Smith, 44, is no illusion.

“What is the thing that Will could do to make me not love him? That would make me abandon him? I can’t think of one,” she says. “I’m sorry.”

Not so fast.

Like any protective mother, the former “Hawthorne” actress does in fact have one reason she’d cut ties with Smith after 15-years of marriage.

“Except if he did something bad to the kids,” she adds.

“Now we’ve got a problem.”

But the couple seem to share in their undying love for their children - - Jaden, 14, and Willow, 12 - - and revel in the small things that make life so grand.

“We tend to find magic in the mundane,” the 41-yearold actress, singer and activist describes. “Picking Willow up from her girlfriend’s house at 9:30 p.m., and enjoying that ride together, then stopping at 7-Eleven to get some ice cream as a family.”

Regardless of what negatives may come with fame, Pinkett Smith is secure in her relationship with her family and, more specifically, her husband.

“I have been affected by gossip, and I know people who

have been to,” she says. “I’ve seen marriages destroyed by gossip. It is cruel. At the end of the day, all that matters is: Do you love what you see when you look in the mirror? That is it, baby.”

But that isn’t it for the

career.

Pinkett Smith will produce the upcoming talk show “The

Queen Latifah Show” for her 1996 “Set It Off” co-star and longtime friend.

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Sting ‘to release new album of original songs’ POP star Sting is to release his first full-length album of original material since 2003, the New York Times reports.

The Last Ship, due in September, will feature songs the Tyneside-born artist has written for a stage musical about shipbuilding in the north of England.

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Starting Salary $380 - $500 per week based on experience and qualifications.

Contact David Volkert at 946-4232 or info@provoturtledivers. com Positions available starting June 8, 2013. Please submit applications before June 5, 2013

E.V. CONTRACTORS Is looking for a

Barmaid To work 6 days per week salary $6.00 per hour.

Contact: 343-1984

8215

Is looking for a

8259

BAY BISTRO

BEACH BAR LTD.

LOSE 2-3 DRESS SIZES IN 10 MINUTES

Is looking for a

KITCHEN HELPER REQUIRED

BEEN MEP CO. LTD.

8256

CHARLES TIPTON

8245

EBS

Is looking for a

Joiner/ Roofer To work 5 days per week salary $15.00 per hour.

Contact: 231-2783

8196

GRANTS TEXACO

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8201

Seeking a

sales Person who has:

- Atleast 1 year experience in the sale of Jewelry and Watches - Atleast a college degree of some sort - Fluent in English - Must be customer service orientated - Clean Police Record - Salary given on level of experience Please contact us at royaljewels@ tciway.tc or 649.946.4699

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Ananda Ltd

SAURICIO MILLS

job vacancies

Is looking for a

4 Store/Warehouse Supervisors

• To take responsibility for specific areas of activity from day to day • To ensure that all areas of the shop floor are adequately staffed and that customers receive the highest standard of service • Maintaining a presence on the shop floor to assist staff in problem solving and customer service • Motivating staff to fulfill company customer service requirements both through personal example and through individual guidance • Perform the task of financial controller, managing all the books and records for the firm’s suppliers and clients as well as daily sales reporting and balance sheets • Manage all the accounting aspects of the firm, including performing weekly auditing of the sales and expenses performed (and syncing to Quickbooks) • Manage the employees in the departments mentioned above • Manage the inventory along the different locations and take control of transfers throughout

Additional Skills Required:

• Must have at least 7 years experience in the retail industry • Must be bilingual in English and Spanish, fluent in

• • • •

French and any other language will be an asset to interact with customers Must know how to operate Business Management System (BMS) Must have management and leadership skills Must have sharp analytical skills and be willing to work at any point of any day to high quoted text responsibilities Salary $1500.00 to $2000.00 as per qualifications

6 Sales Assistants:

• Must be friendly and an outgoing person able to deal with customers on a one-to-one basis • Must be willing to cooperate and work as a joint team with other staff members • Must be computer savvy especially be able to opearate POS systems • Must be willing to learn new ideas • Must be willing to work extended hours, weekends and holidays • Knowledge of speaking and writing in different languages always an asset • Must have 3-5 years experience in retail trade • Salary $5.00 per hour

ROUSSEAUX LOUIS Is looking for a

NEW STAR BARBER SHOP & SALON Is looking for a

Domestic worker Tile Layer To work 5 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 332-1831

8667

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

contact: 241-0386

8240

Barber

Salary $225.00 per week.

Contact: 346-3918

PROVO BEVERAGES is looking for a

Labourer

6 Labourers

Must be willing to work 6 days per week. Must be trustworthy and reliable. Salary $5.00 per hour. Hours are from 8:00am-4:00pm.

• Must have 3-5 years experience • Salary $5.00 per hour

CONTACT: Ananda Ltd, P.O Box 1151, Providenciales Tel: 339-4663 e-mail: jobs@anandaltd.com

Contact: Serge Tuyssuzian at 941-3637 or fax: 649-941-3637

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALES TCI BANK LIMITED (in Liquidation) as Chargee, pursuant to the Registered Land Ordinance HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that it will cause to be sold by public auction the scheduled properties at the Bank’s Board Room, F203 Regent Village, Providenciales at 11:00 a.m. on the 24th day of June, 2013.

SCHEDULE

Title Number Section Island 60804/65 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs Providenciales The parcel is developed land with an auditorium and an attached restaurant. It is approximately 1.38 acres and it is located in The Bight and Thomas Stubbs area of Providenciales.

The parcel is registered in the name of Hugh Marvin Handfield.

Title Number Section Island 60713/302/K4 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill Providenciales The parcel is a condominium unit located in the Yacht Club and it is approximately 2015 square feet including the porch areas. It is located in the Turtle Cove area of Providenciales. The unit has three (3) bedrooms, one of which can be lockout, three (3) bathrooms, storage room, kitchen, laundry room, dressing room and a covered balcony.

The parcel is registered in the name of Garin Bescoby. itle Number T Section Island 10405/162 East Suburbs Grand Turk The parcel is undeveloped land that is approximately 0.14 acres and it is located within a residential area of Grand Turk.

The parcel is registered in the name of Doreen Coalbrooke.

Title Number Section Island 60503/304 Blue Hills & Stamers Run Providenciales The parcel is developed land that is approximately 0.55 acres and it is located in Blue Hills, Providenciales. The building consists of three (3) one-bedroom apartments each comprising covered balcony, kitchen, living, dining area, bedroom and bathroom. The building has a gross floor area of approximately 2,161 square feet plus a front covered balcony of approximately 425 square feet. Additionally, there is a two-bedroom detached house adjacent to the apartment complex.

The parcel is registered in the name of Melvin Swann.

8255

Title Number Section Island 60503/305 Blue Hills & Stamers Run Providenciales The parcel is developed land that is approximately 0.55 acres and it is located in Blue Hills, Providenciales. There is a triplex apartment development on the property in addition to a single story structure comprising living room, kitchen, two (2) bedrooms and one (1) bathroom. The building has a gross floor area of approximately 332 square feet.

The parcel is registered in the name of Movin Alexander Swann.

Title Number Section Island 60900/193 Leeward Going Through Providenciales The parcel is developed land that is approximately 0.49 acres and it is located in the Leeward area, in the established Government subdivision. The building is a single story structure comprising living room, kitchen/dining room, two (2) bedrooms and one (1) bathroom and has a gross floor area of approximately 616 square feet.

The parcel is registered in the name of Michelle Stubbs.

Title Number Section Island 10302//69 Central Grand Turk The parcel is developed land that is approximately 0.22 acres and it is located in Overback, Grand Turk. The parcel is located within a residential sub-division.

The building is an incomplete block work structure.

The parcel is registered in the name of Shawn Ingham.

Title Number Section Island 60003/75 North West & North Central Providenciales The parcel is developed land that is approximately 0.25 acres and it is located in the North West and North Central area of Providenciales. The parcel is located within a residential sub-division and it is accessed directly from Millennium Highway.

The building is a single storey residential dwelling with three (3) bedrooms, two (2) bathrooms, a kitchen and living/dining area and has a gross floor area of approximately 1200 square feet.

The parcel is registered in the name of Arthur Wesley Hamilton Jr.

Full particulars may be secured from The Liquidator, TCI Bank Limited (in Liquidation), F203 Regent Village, Providenciales. Address all enquiries in writing to the Liquidator, TCI Bank Limited, F203 Regent Village, Providenciales for the attention of Mrs. Eunice Sands, Liquidator’s Agent. Mark the envelope “Auction Sales” or otherwise you can contact Mrs. Sands via email: e.sands@kikivarakis.com

8236

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ALBERT HIGGS

FOUNTAINHEAD CONSTRUCTION

NORTH CAICOS Is looking for a

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Bryant’s Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

LEW & JAN CONSTRUCTION NORTH CAICOS

Is looking for a

Is seeking employment for:

is looking for a

per week salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact: 431-2464

8264

contact: 243-7785

8258

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

With the following qualifications:

Engineering Degree. 15 years experience. Must be willing to work long hours

Must have Knowledge of Mitsubishi A/c equipment (VRF systems, City Multi systems) & Air cool & water cool chiller systems.

Capable of repairing minor & major brands of equipment.

2 Domestic Worker & 2 Labourers

Applicants must have a minimum of five years experience.

Must be able to understand, speak & write English. All Applicants Must have a valid driver’s license. Salary based on experience.

1 Maintenance Helper

Able to do general repairs (Masonry, plumbing, painting, and electrical wiring etc.

Contact: 232-7317

8232

Labourer Labourer To work 5 days

Construction Manager

2 A/c Technicians

Please fax or email resume to Fax: 946-4283 Email: bac@tciway.tc Suitable applicants will be contacted for an interview.

8229

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Hertz / Mystique Car Rental Tel# 649-941-3910

Vehicles for Sale Make/Model

Year

License #

Nissan March Nissan March Nissan March Nissan March Toyota Vitz Toyota Vitz Toyota Vitz Toyota Vitz Ford Focus Hyundai Accent Hyundai Accent Hyundai Accent Hyundai Accent Hyundai Accent Hyundai Accent Hyundai Accent Hyundai Accent Ford Taurus Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla Jeep Wrangler Jeep Wrangler Jeep Wrangler Town & Country Dodge Caravan Town & Country Town & Country Town & Country Town & Country Town & Country Dodge Caravan Town & Country Dodge Caravan Ford Expedition Ford F150 Ford Escape Daihatsu Terios Ford Explorer Mazda CX5 Ford Explorer Ford Explorer

2007 7724 2007 7725 2007 7727 2007 7728 2007 7738 2006 7739 2007 7742 2007 7743 2007 7018 2009 7654 2009 7501 2009 7652 2009 7653 2009 7526 2009 7656 2009 7657 2009 7658 2006 6790 2006 6889 2006 6900 2007 6897 2007 6853 2007 6890 2006 6793 2006 6798 2006 6869 2005 6693 2005 6695 2005 6694 2006 6800 2005 6698 2006 6789 2005 6697 2004 6867 2009 7703 2007 7012 2008 7332 2009 7593 2014 2013 2013

Colour Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Light Blue Blue Silver Burgundy Silver Dark Gray Dark Grey Silver Light blue Dark Grey Dark Grey Dark Grey Silver White Silver Grey Blue White Navy Blue Baby Blue Gold Gold White Silver Navy Blue White Blue Gold Tan White Tan White Silver Black Black Red

Price 8000.00 9000.00 10000.00 8000.00 9700.00 9000.00 10200.00 9500.00 7500.00 12000.00 9500.00 12000.00 12000.00 12000.00 12000.00 12000.00 12000.00 6500.00 10000.00 10000.00 20000.00 20000.00 20000.00 8500.00 9000.00 8500.00 8000.00 7500.00 7500.00 8500.00 8000.00 9000.00 9500.00 12000.00 29900.00 16000.00 16000.00 30500.00 39900.00 55000.00 55000.00

Newer vehicles are available for information please call the Office 941-3910.

Ocean Club Resorts is looking for qualified, experienced applicants for THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

GARDENER

– Must be physically capable of hard manual outdoor labour. Previous experience required.

GARDENING SUPERVISOR

– Requires individual with previous gardening and supervisory experience, able to keep up a physically demanding pace while managing a multinational team.

All applicants must be able to present a clean Police Record if offered a position. Starting wage for all positions is commensurate with experience.

Individuals must be willing to work holidays and weekends on a flexible schedule dictated by business demands. Must be able to speak English.

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.

REGISTERED LAND ORDINANCE, CAP 72

NOTICE LOST LAND CERTIFICATE TITLE NUMBER

60901/34

SECTION ISLAND LEEWARD GOING THROUGH PROVIDENCIALES

Whereas, WADE G. COURVILLE as Director and Authorized Signatory for COURVILLE AND COMPANY of 1043 First Avenue, Rankin Square, Columbus Georgia 31902, has declared that the Land Certificate for the above mentioned title number(s) registered in his/her/their name was inadvertently mislaid and cannot be found.

Take notice that I, Paul Madgwick Registrar of Lands, shall issue a new land certificate for the said title within six weeks of the date of the first publications of this Notice in a local newspaper and the Gazette.

Dated this 23 day of April 2013 Signed ..............................................................................

Witnessed ..........................................................................

8671

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ISLAND SPORTIQUE Located in Regent Plaza Is seeking a

LUXURY CAR WASH

K.P.S.

Is looking to hire a

Is looking for a

Car Washer To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

MASSAGE THERAPIST YOGA/AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR Contact Padma:

332-4101

Sales Clerk Sales Clerk To work in a store salary $5.00 per hour must be able to communicate well with all customers.

contact: 946-5378 or 941-8233

8238

To work 6 days per week from 7am-2pm

contact: Yvon Petit contact: 242-77488200

CASABLANCA CASINO

CASABLANCA CASINO

Is looking for a

Is looking to fill the following positions:

2 Croupiers – salary $12.50 per hour

Waitress To work 6 days contact: 941-3737

8681

per week salary $10.00 per hour.

Contact: 342-8684

1 Waitress – salary $9.00 per hour

Must have 3-5 years experience.

Must be able to work flexible hours including weekends and holidays Interested persons can contact: 244-4665 between the hours of 9am-4pm Monday - Friday

PORTS OF CALL RESORT & PLAZA Is seeking an experienced

ASSISTANT RESORT MANAGER Applying candidates must have the following qualifications: ;;Turks and Caicos Citizenship ;;Hotel & tourism diploma from recognized college ;;Minimum 5 years hotel or related experience ;; Strong people, communication and organizational skills ;;Strong mechanical aptitude and experience dealing with trades ;;Own automobile

Send resume before June 15th, 2013 to dpapke@portsofcallresort.com

Labourer

Needed Bonded Warehouse facility requires a labourer to do general cleaning, maintenance and movement of cargo. Salary: Starting at $6:00 per hour for 40 hour work-week.

Contact Cargo Express Services, in person, at 70 South Dock Road or fax application to 941-5525 Application deadline: June 7, 2013

8669

8243

REGISTERED SENIOR ARCHITECT • Applicants must be fully qualified RIBA Part 3 and • registered ARB and RIBA with a minimum of 15 years • post-qualification experience, with the ability to • travel freely throughout the Caribbean, USA and Europe.

SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT

• Applicants must have a minimum of BA (Hons) in • Architecture degree, RIBA Part 1 status and 10 years • practical experience, with the ability to travel freely • throughout the Caribbean, USA and Europe.

• Salaries commensurate with experiences

Qualified applicants please apply in writing to:

P O Box 315, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Tel: 649 946 5911 or e-mail info@swa.tc Qualified Belongers only need apply.

Office Coordinator Successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and managing web design projects, and must have at least 10 years’ experience in web based services. Candidate must be proficient with database engineering and maintenance including SQL, CMS, Drupal and MYSQL. Candidate must be proficient in programming with PHP, CSS, Flash, Java, C++, and programming software such as Macromedia Flash, Fireworks, Shockwave, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Image Ready, Corel Draw and 3D Studio MAX.

Send resume to jobs@adventurescape.com and forward a copy to Department of Immigration and Labor.

MASSAGE THERAPIST Applicant must have a minimum of 3 years hands on experience in 5 Star Resort and at least 3 years working as a therapist Must be trained and CERTIFIED by an accredited school in ALL of the following: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Prenatal, Lymphatic Drainage, Reflexology, Facials, and Manicures and Pedicures and Waxing Applicant must be certified in all the previous areas in addition applicant must be available for work ALL weekends, and public holidays and be available from 8am-8pm Must have own vehicle and current, clean drivers license Must have GREAT customer service skills and be up-beat and positive Pay is commission based

Please send resume to: relax@spatropique.com Please do not apply to this ad unless you can meet all of the above requirements.

Deadline for applications is June 7th, 2013

LEW 1 SHIPPING

seeks the following persons:

2 BOAT MECHANICS

• • • •

to work on diesel engines Must have knowledge of hydraulic system Must have knowledge of air starting system Must have 10-12 years experience

DECKHAND

• Must have STCW 95 Certificate • Must be willing to live onboard vessel

Contact: 649-941-5707 Y.A.3.B. CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients John C. Walkin, Johnson Rigby, A & M Jewelry Repair, Reychell Nail Studio, Ada Howell is looking to fill the following persons:

Bartender – $6.00 per hour

Domestic Worker – $5.50 per hour

Jewelry Repairman – $6.00 per hour

Massage Therapist – $6.50 per hour

Domestic Worker – $6.00 per hour

Contact: 344-4540

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Location: Cheshire Hall Medical Centre Providenciales, TCI

Requirements include: at least 5 years relevant experience, a clean police record and driver’s license with a successful drug screen; excellent health mobility, allowing for the handling and delivery of heavy cylinders; at least a high school diploma; possess a good employment track record with demonstrated superior customer service skills, supervision of plant workers and delivery drivers; importing of cryogenics; knowledge of U.S. pharmacopeia standards.

Salary: commensurate with experience.

Applications comprising a letter, resume, references, Police record etc. should be sent no later than June 14, 2013 to:

The Manager C/o P.O.Box 127, Richmond House Leeward Highway, Providenciales Tel: (649) 946-4732 0r Fax (649) 946-4734 Email: marsha@misickstanbrook.tc

Is looking to fill the following positions:

Must be willing to work 5 days per week salary $5.50 per hour.

Contact: 242-3256

Contact; 343-3123

CARIBBEAN CRUISIN

T.C.I. CENTRAL CONSULTING Acting on behalf of our clients is looking to fill the following positions:

2 Labourers 1 Yardman Salary $5.00 per hour

contact: 241-4838 8213

QUALITY SUPERMARKET Providenciales Telephone: 941-7930

DIVER

Salary $250.00 per week

TILESETTER

Salary $7.50 per hour

Labourer

Must be willing to work over time. Salary $5.00 per hour. Belongers only need apply. Application deadline is June 1st, 2013.

DOMESTIC WORKER Salary $5.50 per hour

DIVER

Salary $250.00 per week

HANDY PRO MAINTENANCE LTD.

Contact: 346-8896 IVAN BARBER SHOP

OSCAR TALBOT

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

Plumber To work MondaySaturday 7am-4pm salary $10.00 per hour.

Contact: 231-2763

LABOURER Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary Starts at $5.00 per hour.

DOMESTIC WORKER

Salary $5.50 per hour 8228

8691

Fax: 649941-8388

HANDYMAN

Salary $6.00 per hour

Barber Labourer To work 5 days To work 5 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 331-1977

8675

per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 232-8324

8674

Duties of this position include: handling, filling and delivery of cylinders; general maintenance of premises and equipment; customer service and quality control; and safety compliance.

NATHANIEL GARDINER

PROVO DISCOUNT PHARMACY Seeking one

Sales Clerk Salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact: 649-946-4844

SECURITY OFFICER Must have at least 1 year experience in police training and experience. Must have a pleasant and positive personality. Must be willing to work split shifts. Salary $6.00 per hour.

Contact: 231-0242 or email: islandsolutions@tciway.tc Deadline: May 31st, 2013

8668

Operation Supervisor

Greenskeeper Domestic worker

Is looking for a

Please address your resume showing qualifications and experiences to:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Candidates for the following position:

Finish wood

8106

Requirements: All applicants must have a High school diploma and two (2) years experience in customer service. Applicants should have excellent organizational skills, interpersonal communication skills and the ability to function independently.

The ability to speak read and write Spanish and /or Creole is highly desirable.

PM Industrial Gas, a leading producer and distributor of industrial Medical, recreational, and specialty gases, as well as welding And medical products and related equipment, is seeking an experienced and proven leader.

Is looking to fill the following positions:

Must be willing to work 5 days per week salary commensurate with experience.

Duties include but are not limited to: ;;Meeting and greeting patients at all access points. ;;Schedule clinics daily and confirm appointments. ;;Review records as needed for special audits, peer review and research ;;Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures

PM - Gas (TCI) Ltd.

Is looking for the following persons:

Labourer

InterHealthCanada (TCI) Ltd wishes to appoint a healthcare professional to the post of Patient Services Associate reporting to the Patient Administration Manager. The post holder will be responsible for Initiating electronic medical records and working closely with patients, all medical personal and health care providers.

Recruitment@interhealthcanada.tc Closing date: Deadline: Friday 7th June 2013

A & M CLEANING

8160

Patient Service Associate

B & M CONSTRUCTION

8673

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WARD’S CONSULTANCY

WIDELINE FERVIL Is looking for a

BRIAN BAIN

Mortgage Network Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“in Voluntary Liquidation”) Registered No. E30266

Is looking for a

Acting on behalf of our clients: GT Memory and O’Soleil Restaurant is looking to fill the following positions:

Waitress Photographer Domestic

Worker Domestic

To work 5 days per week salary $5.00 per hour. contact: 242-6980 8695

Worker

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

contact: 342-2782

8688

8227

Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary range $5-$7 per hour.

Contact: 345-7512

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Sommelier Needed

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to Section 133 of the Turks and Caicos Islands Companies Ordinance, that, pursuant to a written resolution of the shareholders of Mortgage Network Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“the Company”), on 25th day of February 2013 it was RESOLVED that the Company be wound-up voluntarily and that a Liquidator (“the Liquidator”) be appointed for the purpose of such winding up.

NOTICE is hereby given that creditors of the Company, which was located at The Village at Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, are required, on or before 5 July 2013, to send their names and addresses with particulars of their debts and claims, to the Liquidator of the Company by e-mail to mortgagenetworkliquidator@tciway.tc or by calling 302 351 8435. and, if so required by notice in writing by the Liquidator are, by their Attorney’s or personally, to come in and prove their said debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice, or in default thereof they may be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved.

Applicants require an extensive knowledge of Italian, Spanish and French wine varietals and growing regions. Must have at least 5 years experience with Italian cuisine. Be fully capable to work with chef to pair wines with menu and create wine lists. Should be able to educate staff on the various wine regions and characteristics. Must be able to assist clientele in their selections, while working in the parameters of patrons budgets and preferences. Needs to work closely with suppliers for purchasing, costing, pricing, promotion and marketing.

Must have excellent employment history in the industry complete with references. Position requires a person willing to work irregular hours, shifts and long late hours. Applicants without complete references need not apply. $12/hr based on qualification. Contact Global Services at (649) 331-1809

Dated the 24th day of May 2013 Liquidator, Mortgage Network Reinsurance Company, Ltd.

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The Meridian Club On Pine Cay

8690

Turks & Caicos Islands British West Indies Email: manager@meridianclub.com Ph:649-941-7011 Fax: 649-941-7010

Labourer

Needed Bonded Warehouse facility requires a labourer to do general cleaning, maintenance and movement of cargo. Salary: Starting at $6:00 per hour for 40 hour work-week.

Contact Cargo Express Services, in person, at 70 South Dock Road or fax application to 941-5525 Application deadline: June 21st, 2013

LABOuRER Position Available

NEEDED To work 5 days per week salary $5.00 per hour contact: 243-3310 or 231-9501 Belongers will be given first preference

8689

WIDELINE FERVIL

BEAUTY AT THE BEACH TELEPHONE: 946-5093

Is looking for a

8689

Cashier To work 5 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact: 242-6980

8696

;;Must have at least five years experience ;;Must be able to perform Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Thai Massage, Shiatsu, Pregnancy Massage, Stone Massage Body Scrub & Rituals ;;Must possess a clean valid drivers license ;;Must be available to work over a six day per week showing flexibility of time ;;Must have managerial skills ;;We are a full service salon so Esthetics, Manicures and Pedicures ;;Waxing skills would be an advantage

Salary: $10-12/hr or more depending upon training, experience, work record and capability.

Duties: must be able to create a large variety of tasty desserts, breads and pastries from scratch (4-5 different dessert offerings must be available each day for lunch and dinner and pastries for breakfast). Must be able to do other food preparations and assist in meal preparation. Must assist Executive Chef in overseeing and training kitchen staff, as needed.

Qualifications Required:

Is seeking an exceptional

Massage Therapist

Executive Pastry Chef at The Meridian Club on Pine Cay

• Must have degree in culinary arts from an accredited college or university • Minimum of 3 years experience as Pastry Chef in 5 star restaurant. (or equivalent) • Must be skilled in handling all duties specified.

• Must be willing to reside on Pine Cay, a small private island on a full time basis.

• Must furnish health certificate or be willing to undergo medical examination to ensure freedom from communicable disease.

• Must be willing to work weekends, nights and holidays Starting Date: October 2013 Contact Person and Contact Information: Beverly Plachta, Resort Manager. Fax to 649-941-7010 or email to manager@meridianclub.com a copy of resume with your contact information (mailing address, e-mail address, phone number) Resume must include min. of 3 references with contact information and how you knows these people. Also include copy of passport, police report. All qualified applicants will be interviewed within 2 weeks. Please submit applications no later than June 30, 2013 8693

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Manager and Assistant Manager Needed for a Gift Store on Grand Turk

Successful candidates must have a minimum of (5) five years work experience as a Manager and (3) three years work experience as a Supervisor; must be responsible for managing all aspects of the business with ability to build and maintain customer relations. Proficiency in MS Word and MS Excel and QuickBooks Pro as well as POS Systems and must be willing to work holidays and weekends Starting salary $450 per week for the Manager and $350.00 per week for the Assistant Manager Application must be submitted no later than June 21st, 2013 to:

Jahmal Misick Misick & Stanbrook Tel: 946-4732 Fax 946-4734. Email info@misickstanbrook.tc

8718

SCUBA DIVE MASTER REQUIRED Needed:

• A hardworking person who has the skills and qualifications to perform the duties of a Scuba Dive Master aboard a vessel.

• Must be a certified and currently licensed and insured scuba dive master as will need to guide dives for both certified and noncertified divers. Must be excellent in guest relations and a good swimmer for guidance in water activities, snorkeling etc.

• Must be prepared to travel frequently aboard vessel and work long hours and holidays.

• Must speak English.

• Salary is $19,000.00- $22,000.00 a year based on experience.

• BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY.

GARDENERS/ LABOURERS NEEDED ;;Applicants must be able to work outdoors performing manual and physical labor ;;They must be able to operate a jackhammer, lawnmower and chainsaw ;;They will be asked to dig holes, mix and spread topsoil, cow manure and plant ;;They must be able to speak and communicate in English ;;Starting salary is $5.00 per hour and maybe required to work on weekends and holidays if needed

Please drop all applications to Environmental Arts located at #65 Beechwood Street, Grace Bay (at the back of Lemon Café) or emailed to environmentalarts@tciway.tc c/o Natalie Zaidan successful applicants will be notified by phone or interview 8702

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Funtastic Tours Company Limited is actively seeking persons to fill the following posts:

Tour Operators • Dispatcher • Labourers Tour Operators must hold a valid Driver’s License with at least three (3) years driving experience. Persons must also be well versed in the rich history of the islands. Experience working in the industry would be an asset. Successful applicants will go through a rigorous training program. Persons must be residing in Grand Turk. Remuneration package would be discussed at the interview process. All applicants should submit their resumes to Mr. Joseph Swan, Director at funtastictourscompany@gmail.com.

If you fit the above qualifications please send your resume to the following address:

PO Box 560, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.

PM - Gas (TCI) Ltd. 8713

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Archway Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“in Voluntary Liquidation”) Registered No. E37078

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 133 of the Turks and Caicos Islands Companies Ordinance, that, pursuant to a written resolution of the shareholder of Archway Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“the Company”), on 24th day of April 2013 it was RESOLVED that the Company be wound-up voluntarily and that a Liquidator (“the Liquidator”) be appointed for the purpose of such winding up.

NOTICE is hereby given that creditors of the Company, which was located at Butterfield Square, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, are required, on or before 13 August 2013, to send their names and addresses with particulars of their debts and claims, to the Liquidator of the Company by e-mail to archwayliquidator@tciway.tc or by calling 302 351 8435. and, if so required by notice in writing by the Liquidator are, by their Attorney’s or personally, to come in and prove their said debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice, or in default thereof they may be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved.

Dated the 24th day of May 2013 Liquidator, Archway Reinsurance Company, Ltd.

PM Industrial Gas, a leading producer and distributor of industrial, Medical, recreational, and specialty gases, as well as welding, And medical products and related equipment, is seeking an experienced and proven leader.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Candidates for the following position:

Operation Supervisor Duties of this position include: handling, filling and delivery of cylinders; general maintenance of premises and equipment; customer service and quality control; and safety compliance.

Requirements include: at least 5 years relevant experience, a clean police record and driver’s license with a successful drug screen; excellent health mobility, allowing for the handling and delivery of heavy cylinders; at least a high school diploma; possess a good employment track record with demonstrated superior customer service skills, supervision of plant workers and delivery drivers; importing of cryogenics; knowledge of U.S. pharmacopeia standards.

Salary: commensurate with experience.

Applications comprising a letter, resume, references, Police record etc. should be sent no later than June 14, 2013 to:

The Manager C/o P.O.Box 127, Richmond House Leeward Highway, Providenciales Tel: (649) 946-4732 0r Fax (649) 946-4734 Email: marsha@misickstanbrook.tc

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CASHIER and PUMP ATTENDANT POSITIONS AVAILABLE • Applicants must be pleasant, honest, reliable and computer literate.

• Applicants must be willing to work on a shift basis, holidays, weekends and evenings.

• Salary $6.00 per hour and $5.50 per hour respectively • Closing date June 22nd 2013

The National Health Insurance Board wishes to request the following persons who are registered as “Self-Employed Persons” to visit the Office of the National Health Insurance Board, Salt Mills Plaza, Providenciales between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from June 11th, 2013 until June 21st, 2013.

Fax/Tel 649 946 4717/ 649 946 5625 8712 SYLVIA BLACK MISICK

LESLIE WATTS

Chalk Sound Providenciales Telephone: 241-7734/ 231-3739

Is looking for a

Labourer CARPENTER 8699

Salary $7.00 per hour.

Only Turks Islanders need apply.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE OF JEWELRY REPAIR Is seeking employment for a

Professional Jewelry Repair/ Supervisor

contact: 242-5098 or 332-5098 8708

OJ CAICOS GLASS Providenciales Telephone: 231-6260

LABOURER

Salary $5.00 per hour.

Only Turks Islanders need apply.

8700

ALTAGRACIA RESTAURANT

ALTAGRACIA RESTAURANT

is looking for

is looking for the following persons:

Waitress To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

Kitchen Helper

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

8711

contact: 345-5305

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

Contact: 345-5305

8710

contact: 649-244-2907

8709

To work 6 days per week salary $6.00 per hour.

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NURSERY MANAGER

Global Tardiff Elevator Services (Turks & Caicos)

• Applicants must have knowledge of finance, accounting, cash flow projection and proficient in using POS Systems for landscape, chemical and fertilization inventory • Ability to analyze financial data and prepare automated financial reports, statements and projections • Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to deal with customers and suppliers • Must be willing to work long hours, weekends and holiday if needed • Preference will be give to applicants who completed Bachelors Degree in Accountancy, Finance or Business Administration • Excellent reference from previous employers a must • Salary $600.00 per week

POSITION AVAILABLE Global Tardiff Elevator is seeking suitably qualified applicants to fill the position of:

Two Elevator Technician

Please drop all applications to Environmental Arts located in Grace Bay or email to environmentalarts@tciway.tc and address them to Environmental Arts c/o Natalie Zaidan successful applicants will be notified by phone for an interview 8703

Daily task will include installation and maintenance of elevators.

Suitable person must have the following qualifications: • 2 years experience of installation of MRL technology elevators; • 5 years minimum service, maintenance and troubleshooting experience on ECC and JRT control systems; • International Union of Elevator Constructors certification or equivalent.

QUALIFIED PADI/OPEN WATER SCUBA INSTRUCTORS NEEDED Successful candidates must have a minimum of (2) two years experience with current membership and insurance in good standing; must be able to speak French and English and have knowledge of boat operation. Equipment and compressor maintenance would be a plus.

Starting salary $400-$500.00 per week based on experience and qualifications.

Salary: $20.00 per hour Closing date for applications is June 22nd, 2013

Applications must be submitted to: Karen Simmons Missick & Stanbrook Leeward Hwy, Providenciales Tel: 946-4732 * Fax: 946-4734 Email: Karen@misickstanbrook.tc

Application must be submitted no later than June 21st, 2013 to:

Marsha Blanche Misick & Stanbrook Tel: 946-4732 Fax 946-4734 Email marsha@misickstanbrook.tc 8705

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WARD’S CONSULTANCY

Is looking for a

Acting on behalf of our clients: O’Soleil, Elite Gaming Ltd., EY Contractors, Complete Construction, South Wind Millwork, PJ’s Pioneer Management Ltd., P.J Barber Shop

Labourer To work 5 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 243-0948

8697

CLEAR VIEW WINDOW CLEANERS Is looking for a

Barmaid Waitress Seamstress Mechanic Environmental Assistance Cosmetologist Must be willing to work 6 days per week. Salary $6.00 -$7.00 per hour

AMANYARA

PROVIDENCIALES TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGER/ ASST MANAGER

Oversee operations of all Food and Beverage outlets in a 5 star luxury resort, including room service and banqueting. Solid wine experience, strong people communication and organizational skills. Minimum 5 years previous experience in a related role.

LAUNDRY MANAGER

Contact: 343-7512 MANDY THOMPSON Is looking for a

Minimum 5 years’ experience managing the laundry department in a luxury resort. Previous opening experience at a 5 star hotel.

Must have good organizational skills and attention to details.

Solid experience in managing and controlling linen and chemicals inventories and good computer skills. Must have proven experience in training laundry and housekeeping staff and a hands on leadership approach. Must know all safety guidelines in terms of hazardous chemicals used in the industrial laundries and a solid understanding of the mechanical side of industrial equipment.

VILLA HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR

Labourer Labourer To work 5 days per week salary $5.00 per hour. contact: 243-3443

8718

contact: 231-0001

8706

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

KITCHEN LABOURER

NEEDED

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years experience in the restaurant industry • Ability to work on line and prep all types of foods • Ideal applicants will have experience in highpressure situations with the ability to work independently and as part of a team • All applicants must be willing to work 7 days per week including weekends and holidays • Salary $5.50 per hour

Please send detailed resume and cover letter to bistroshannon@yahoo.com only applicants that send a resume will be considered 8717

BEAUTY AT THE BEACH TELEPHONE: 946-5093 Is seeking an exceptional

Massage Therapist • Must have at least five years experience • Must be able to perform Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Thai Massage, Shiatsu, Pregnancy Massage, Stone Massage Body Scrub & Rituals • Must possess a clean valid drivers license • Must be available to work over a six day per week showing flexibility of time • Must have managerial skills • We are a full service salon so Esthetics, Manicures and Pedicures • Waxing skills would be an advantage 8689

Minimum 3 years experience as Senior Supervisor in the Housekeeping Department of a luxury resort. Must have good organizational and communication skills and detail orientated.

Solid experience in managing and controlling inventories good computer skills. Friendly outgoing professional demeanor and immaculate presentation have proven experience in training housekeeping staff and a hands-on leadership approach.

VILLA F & B SUPERVISOR

Minimum 2 years experience as a Senior F & B average supervisor in a 5-star/luxury resort. Must have good organizational and communication skills and be detail orientated. Friendly, outgoing, professional demeanor and immaculate presentation. Solid experience in managing and controlling inventories and good computer skills. Must have proven experience in training F & B service staff and organizing special events/functions. A hands-on leadership approach is required along with a sound knowledge of wines and spirits. This position requires working extended hours including all holiday periods.

SALES AND RESERVATION ANALYST

Amanyara is seeking a suitable qualified individual to fill this position; to identify and maximize all potential revenue opportunities for the hotel, specializing in luxury accommodation.

This includes the analysis of revenue potential generated by the FIT, transient and group market segments as well as the market segmentation within transient and group. One will combine this with catering and space utilization as well as other revenue considerations (i.e.: F&B, spa utilization, packages, etc.) in order to determine the appropriate mix of business to achieve revenue potentials.

Expert and familiar with Hotel Revenue Management systems.

(SAR), Corporate Reservations Policies & Planning and Opera.

Ability to produce statistical forecast, market planning and reports for business growth analysis. Individual will report to Reservations Manager and EAM Manager.

NATURLALIST

A naturalist that has experience who can demonstrate a genuine commitment to conservation and the protection of the nature center ecosystem. Requirements individual must have a college degree in one of the natural sciences such as biology, geology, environmental studies or horticulture. Be prepared to work in historical areas must have required course work in one of the social sciences such as history or geography. Naturalists must be good communicators and enjoy working with people and teaching

students of all ages. This position requires the naturalist to work outdoors and be in good physical condition, a deep appreciation for the preservation of our natural resources. A big plus is having previous eco-tourism experience in the Turks Caicos Islands.

GUEST ASSISTANT

Minimum 2 year’s previous experience working at the Front Desk or Guest Relations team of a luxury/5 star resort. Well organized and detail oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be well presented and possessing of a pleasant, outgoing and professional demeanor. A team player able to work under pressure and multi-task, speak English as a second or preferably a third language used by our guests to include French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian or German and good computer skills; requires and previous knowledge of Opera beneficial. Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include evenings, weekends and holidays.

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Minimum 3 years supervisory experience, preferably within a luxury resort environment. Previous experience in electrical engineering with maintenance of air-conditioning units, kitchen/ laundry equipment and desalinization plant and diesel gen-sets required. Must have good communication skills and be a team player. Valid driver’s license and computer skills a plus.

SPA THERAPIST/ SUPERVISOR

Minimum 5 years previous experience with working in a spa, preferably in a 5-star resort, providing massage and beauty treatments as well as manicures and pedicures. Must be physically fit and in good health. Immaculate presentation and fluency in English is also required.

WAIT STAFF/ BARTENDER

Minimum 2 year’s previous food and beverage service experience in a luxury/ 5 star resorts. Excellent verbal communication skills, immaculate presentation and friendly, professional demeanor.

Micros skills advantageous, be a team player and able to work under pressure.

Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends, holidays and evenings.

PRIVATE VILLA COOKS/ KITCHEN HELPER

Minimum 3 years experience as a Chef de Partie, Demi Chef, Commis Chef and Pastry Chef in a luxury resort, cruise ship, private estate or 5-star restaurant. Possess a working knowledge of Asian and Mediterranean cuisines. This is a live-in position. Extended working hours required when villa is occupied.

PRIVATE VILLA HOUSEKEEPERS/ HOST

Minimum 2 years experience working in a 5-star resort, private estate or luxury motor yacht with solid food and beverage service experience. 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 selfmotivated flexible and hard-working this is a live-in position and extended working hours are required when villa is occupied.

LABOURER

Must be reliable, strong, able to help clean ponds and swimming pools, hard working and willing to work under the sun all day.

Should be able to speak reasonable English. Previous experience beneficial.

All positions require a flexible schedule (which may include holidays, weekends and evenings) and extended hours on occasion. Salaries based on experience and qualifications. **These positions will be available for the upcoming season which starts in earlier November.

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE WEDNESDAYS ONLY 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM. E-mail mstubbs@amanresorts.com 8704

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Tsonga stuns Federer in bit to make French Open history JO-WILFRIED Tsonga is two victories away from becoming the first local male player to win the French Open in 30 years after he dismantled Roger Federer in a stunning 7-5 6-3 6-3 victory in Tuesday’s quarterfinal.

The 28-year-old must now beat Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer, who saw off compatriot Tommy Robredo in a 6-2 6-1 6-1 win, in the semifinal if he is to replicate Yannick Noah’s 1983 triumph.

Only one Frenchman has reached the men’s singles finals at Roland Garros since, with Henri Laconte beaten by Mats Wilander of Sweden in 1988.

Sixth seed Tsonga was in irresistible form on Tuesday as he atoned for the intense disappointment of his quarterfinal exit against Novak Djokovic last year, when he lost despite creating four match points.

“It’s extraordinary to be here and to have won,” he said.

“I could not have dreamed it any better. I played superbly and I beat a champion who has won everything.”

When Federer took an early break in the first set, it seemed as though the Swiss would be coasting to yet another grand slam semifinal but the 28-year-old Frenchman rallied in superb form.

Tsonga will play David Ferrer in the semifinals as he bids to end France’s 30-year wait for a men’s champion at Roland Garros.

The first Frenchman into the last four since Gael Monfils five years ago, Tsonga has reached his first semifinal at Roland Garros without dropping a set.

Meanwhile, 31-year-old Federer -- who was bidding for an 18th grand slam title -- struggled to find any rhythm on a surface where he has never convinced.

The defeat means the former world number one has failed to reach the semifinals of a grand slam for only the fifth time since 2004.

Only one of his 17 grand slams has come in Paris, with the Swiss having won the Australian Open four times,

the U.S. Open on five occasions and Wimbledon in seven different years.

In a performance littered with 34 unforced errors, the demise of 2009 champions Federer came in just one hour and 51 minutes to the delight of those watching courtside at the Chatrier stadium.

“I thought he played great today,” Federer said. “He was, in all areas, better than me today. That’s why the result was pretty clean.

“I was impressed by the way he played today. I think I struggled a little bit everywhere. To be honest, personally, I’m pretty sad about the match and the way I played.”

Kidd retires from NBA after 19 seasons JASON Kidd, a 10-time All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, retired from the NBA on Monday after 19 seasons, ending a likely Hall of Fame career as one of the greatest point guards in league history.

Kidd, who won an NBA title with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, signed a three-year deal with the New York Knicks before this season. But he struggled mightily in the postseason shortly after his 40th birthday and decided to hang up his sneakers with two years and more than $6 million left on the contract.

“My time in professional basketball has been an incredible journey, but one that must come to an end after 19 years,” Kidd said in a statement released by the Knicks. “As I reflect on my time with the four teams I represented in the NBA, I look back fondly at every season and thank each and every one of my teammates and coaches that joined me on the court.”

His announcement comes two days after fellow 40-year-old Grant Hill announced his retirement. In 1995, the two shared Rookie of the Year honors.

Kidd averaged 12.6 points, 8.7 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 steals for his career. He ranks third all-time in triple-doubles (107) and 3-pointers made (1,988) — a specialty he

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Brazil slip to 22nd, Dutch now fifth in FIFA rankings

WORLD Cup hosts Brazil have slipped three places to 22nd in the FIFA world football rankings, while the Netherlands have improved four places to fifth.

The rankings released on Thursday by the world governing body show no changes in the leading four, with world and European champions Spain still top ahead of Germany, Argentina and Croatia.

Brazil will go into the Confederations Cup on home soil next week out of the top 20 in the rankings after two years of playing only friendlies.

The Confederations Cup will give the Selecao the opportunity of improving their ranking.

FIFA said the Netherlands,

who did not play last month, have benefited from the devaluation of older matches.

The Dutch move up at the expense of Portugal, Colombia and England, who are down two places to ninth.

Outside the top 10, Belgium are up three places to 12th, and Bosnia-Herzegovina climb six places to 15th, both their highest positions.

FIFA rankings (leading 10): 1. (1) Spain 1614 points 2. (2) Germany 1416 3. (3) Argentina 1287 4. (4) Croatia 1222 5. (9) Netherlands 1158 6. (5) Portugal 1137 7. (6) Colombia 1123 8.

(8) Italy 1097 9. (7) England 1095 10. (10) Ecuador 1066.

(Hindubusinessline)

Pele: Mourinho is ‘good for Chelsea’

Pele backs Mourinho to succeed at Chelsea

Jason Kidd who won an NBA title with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011 is a 10-time All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medallist.

developed after being deemed a poor perimeter shooter upon his arrival in the league.

He was named to the All-NBA first team five times and finished second on the career list in assists and steals, behind John Stockton.

Kidd, who was drafted second overall by the Mavericks, changed the fortunes of every team he played for, most notably the New Jersey Nets, which he led to two straight NBA Finals in 2002-03. Though in the twilight of his career, he also

played a major role in the Dallas Mavericks’ 2011 championship run.

In his lone season with the Knicks, the franchise won 54 victories and its division title since 1994 — the year before Kidd was drafted — as well as its first playoff series victory since 2000.

Dirk Nowitzki, a teammate of Kidd’s on the Mavericks’ championship team, called him was “one of the best point guards ever and one of the fiercest competitors I have ever played with.”

LEGENDARY Brazilian footballer Pele believes Jose Mourinho’s return to Chelsea will benefit the London club but he has warned there is no guarantee the Portuguese can deliver success.

Mourinho made his long-awaited return to Stamford Bridge on Monday, after cutting short a threeyear tenure at Real Madrid despite having another three years left on his contract.

The 50-year-old won the 2012 league title with the Spanish giants, and the Copa del Rey the year before, but failed in the club’s primary objective -to win a 10th European crown.

The relative lack of success in the Champions League, where Mourinho guided Real to the semifinals in each of his three seasons, may underpin Pele’s comments about his reappointment at the home of the 2012 European titleholders.

“Mourinho’s return is good for Chelsea because he’s a good coach,” Pele told CNN’s World Sport.

“He is talented and very honest. I know him personally. But football is a box of surprises.

“He has to have a bit of luck because in football, sometimes the best doesn’t work. I wish him good luck.”

During his first stint in charge of Chelsea from 2004-2007, Mourinho delivered the club’s first English title in half a century before adding another Premier League crown, an FA Cup and two League Cups as well.

While he was away, the former Porto manager won his second Champions League with Inter Milan in 2010, a year when he won the league title for the second time with the Italian club.

Desperate to win the Champions League for the first time since 2002, Real Madrid turned to Mourinho just days after he ended Inter Milan’s barren 35-year run in the competition.

But even with the goalscoring ability of star player Cristiano Ronaldo, the semis proved an insurmountable barrier as successive exits at the hands of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund followed.

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Premier League revenues to rise by 25%, says Deloitte

Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates a point during her win over Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia during the women’s singles quarter-final match June 4.

Serena overcomes 2009 nemesis Kuznetsova in toughest match to date SERENA Williams avenged her 2009 French Open defeat against Svetlana Kuznetsova when beating the unseeded Russian 6-1 3-6 6-3 in a gripping quarterfinal.

Kuznetsova lifted the trophy at Roland Garros in 2009 but was unable to repeat her success despite breaking the world No. 1’s serve for the first time in the tournament.

Williams cruised to the first set in 28 minutes but that was an inaccurate barometer of what was to come, with the remainder of the match taking an hour and a half.

Despite Kuznetsova taking an early break in the third set, Williams found another level to reach the French Open semifinals for the first time since 2003.

The 31-year-old may have 15 grand slams to her name but she will be conscious that only one of those came in Paris, back in 2002 when beating sister Venus in the final.

“I was so determined to get through that match, and I really, really, really wanted it more than anyone, I think,” she told reporters afterwards.

“I was really just fighting, giving it everything I had out there. I’ve been able to come back a lot throughout my career. I don’t think anything really changed.”

Victory extended Williams’ record winning streak to 29 matches, a run that has only been bettered by her sister Venus (35) and Belgium’s Justine Henin (32) this century.

(CNN)

India IPL team owner’s passport seized POLICE investigating allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League cricket tournament say they have seized the passport of a team owner.

Raj Kundra, who is British, owns the Rajasthan Royals team and is married to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.

He was questioned for several hours by the police on Wednesday and has been ordered not to leave India.

Last month, three players from his team - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - were arrested.

The players were accused of spot-fixing which involves illegally rigging parts of a match, for example by timing the delivery of a deliberate wide or no-ball, to benefit bookmakers or those betting on matches.

Sreesanth has denied the charges and has proclaimed his innocence.

The families of Chandila and Chavan have also said they are innocent.

The players remain in custody and have been suspended by India’s cricket board and their IPL team. The arrests have shocked many Indians.

Raj Kundra, who is British, owns the Rajasthan Royals team and is married to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.

On Thursday, Delhi police chief Neeraj Kumar said Mr Kundra had admitted to betting.

“He has admitted to betting and has said that he placed bets on his own team through bookies. He also said that he lost huge sums of money in the process,” Mr Kumar told a news conference.

Gambling on cricket is illegal in India.

Mr Kundra has not yet commented.

His office told the BBC that they would soon issue a statement.

PREMIER League clubs’ revenue reached a record £2.36bn in 2011-12, according to football finance experts at Deloitte.

It estimates revenue grew to £2.5bn in 2012-13, and will grow by a further £600m, or 25%, in 201314, when the league’s new broadcast deal kicks in.

Deloitte says this should take the projected revenue of Premier League clubs above £3bn for the first time.

It says this cash, plus new spending rules, “could provide huge benefits to the long-term development” of football.

“Despite operating in a challenging economic environment, English club football’s profile, exposure and increasingly global interest have continued to drive revenue growth for the top clubs,” said Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte.

Across English football, the revenue of the top 92 clubs exceeded £3bn for the first time in 2011-12.

However, worries remain about the proportion of revenues being spent on player wages.

Almost 75% of the Premier League clubs’ revenue increase in 2011-12 was spent on wages, which increased by £64m, or 4%, to £1.7bn.

It meant the overall Premier League

The rise in Premier League revenues was mainly down to sponsorship deals signed by the two Manchester clubs.

wages-to-revenue ratio remained at 70%.

“It is the age-old picture; revenues continue to be healthy and wage levels continue to be a concern,” said Mr Jones.

In the second tier of English Football - the Championship spending on wages increased by £53m (13%) to £476m in 2011-12.

Deloitte says this was driven in part by the number of clubs being in receipt of parachute payments from the Premier League and the change in the mix of clubs.

“Championship clubs continue to

overstretch off the field as they seek playing success to reach the Premier League,” Mr Jones said.

In the summer of 2012, the Premier League clubs had a total debt of £2.4bn.

Of that, some £1.4bn was in interest-free soft loans from owners (2011: £1.5bn), of which around 90% related to three clubs: Chelsea (£895m), Newcastle United (£267m) and Queens Park Rangers (£93m).

The remaining £1bn interestbearing debt was equivalent to about 40% of total annual revenues.

Judge in ‘Blade Runner’ case warns of ‘trial by media’ DURING a swift pre-trial hearing Tuesday, a South African judge delayed Oscar Pistorius’ murder case for two months -- and warned that misconduct in the media could delay the process even longer.

The hearing in Pretoria lasted only about 10 minutes. The magistrate granted the prosecution’s request to postpone the case until August 19 to allow for more time for the investigation.

The judge addressed concerns Tuesday about the “sanctity of judicial processes.” He said there appears to be a trial by media, which could result in contempt of court.

The judge’s comments came days after photos of the bloody scene from Pistorius’ home were leaked to the media.

The Olympic and Paralympic track star made his first public appearance in months during the hearing Tuesday. The judge ordered Pistorius re-released on the same bail conditions he had before.

The double-amputee sprinter is charged with premeditated murder for killing Reeva Steenkamp, a model and law school graduate, on Valentine’s Day. The date for the murder trial could be announced on August 19 -which, incidentally, would have been Steenkamp’s 30th birthday.

No one disputes that Pistorius killed

The double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is charged with premeditated murder for killing Reeva Steenkamp, a model and law school graduate, on Valentine’s Day.

his girlfriend; the point of debate is whether he intended to kill her.

Pistorius has said he thought an intruder was inside his house. He said he ran on his stumps to the bathroom, where he shot through a door four times. It was only upon returning to his bedroom, Pistorius said, that he realized Steenkamp was not in bed and that she was actually the one in the bathroom.

But prosecutors said the act was a premeditated murder -- that Pistorius had an argument with Steenkamp, put on his prosthetic legs, walked to the bathroom, and shot through the door, intentionally killing his girlfriend.

The high-profile case against the Olympic athlete has strained the nerves and patience of some South Africans.

“They’ve had so much time to prepare the case against Oscar, and now we are expecting nothing more than a postponement,” Gabi Zaharieva said shortly before the hearing. “They really have to get going on this.”

Pistorius has been living at his uncle’s house in Pretoria for the past three months. He has grown a beard because he doesn’t want to be recognized and has surrounded himself with photos of Reeva Steenkamp, his uncle said.

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HAB Group Senior Men’s T20 Cricket Competition:

Beaches record another comfortable win BEACHES have won their second consecutive game, and comfortably so, in the HAB Group Senior Men’s

T20 Cricket Competition. This time it was against the hapless Jam Turk side who are yet to find their

Heineken Pizza Pizza Mixed TAG League:

Trail Harriers hold slim lead after Week Six THE Trail Harriers held a slim lead going into the final regular season round of the Heineken Pizza Pizza Mixed TAG League on Thursday at the Meridian Field. With nine wins, (one loss and two draws) the Harriers had amassed 20 points. Their closest

rivals, the Wahoo, also on nine wins, but three loses were second on 18 points with the Meridian Marauders third with 16 points.

The Vix Typsy Turtles (14 points) and the BCQS Jolly Ranchers (10 points) round off the top five.

bearings.

Jam Turk won the toss and batted; but despite 47 runs from skipper Dane Ritchie the side could only muster 138-8 from 19.5 overs.

Ritchie hit five fours and a solitary six during his stay at the middle. Two other batsmen Jeffrey Bascoe (21) and Douglas Brown (20) had starts, but none could hold on.

Ancel Williams and S. Hunter took two wickets each for the winners.

With former Police player (Police did not field a team in this competition) Kareem Jack leading the charge Beaches were able to ease to victory with 20 balls and six wickets to spare. Jack scored 54 runs with nine fours while Hunter hit two sixes and three fours for his 34.

Delano Hall took 2-35 from four over for Jam Turk.

Jareem Jack scored 54 runs for Beaches.

Josh for Sports

Baseball for women At first, women were meant to watch, and not play the game of baseball. By virtue of women’s mere presence at these games male spectators and players alike were inclined to exhibit their best behaviours. Some women, such as Annie Glidden of Vassar College, insisted on playing all along. In 1866, at Vassar College, first year women formed the Laurel and Abenakis baseball clubs with the support of a female physician who strongly believed that physical exercise would lead to better health in women. Other colleges soon followed suit, but women’s college baseball did not last long.

The teams were formally disbanded owing to complaints from disapproving mothers after a student had injured herself while running between bases. College women did not re-organise themselves again until 1880 at Smith, where the players were again told the game was far too violent for young women and they were forced to disband.

Meanwhile showmen began fielding female barnstorming teams as novelty acts. The first were the Springfield (Illinois) Blondes and Brunettes.

The exercise was a flop, possessing

By Joshua Gardiner only the merit of being a novelty, with its objective of making money out of a curious public. The Springfield team folded after just four games.

In 1883, two Philadelphia promoters fielded a pair of women’s teams: the Red Stockings and the Blue Stockings. The billing claimed that the players were selected with tender solicitude from 200 applicants, variety actresses and ballet girls being positively barred.

To boost attendance women were admitted free—until 500 of them turned up for a game in Camden, NJ. After that they were charged the children’s price of 15 cents.

By 1890, Barnstorming “Bloomer Girls” played up and down the country—sometimes including a man or two wearing women’s

One of the Bloomer Girls’ team which travelled up and down the USA in the 1880s.

clothing. In 1898, Ed Barrow, the president of the Atlantic League sought to boost spectators by advertising that a young pitcher named Lizzie Arlington would actually appear with his Pennsylvania Men’s team club.

More than 1000 fans turned out to see her, including 200 women. She pitched just part of the ninth innings and gave up two hits and a walk,

but no one scored a run against her.

The local newspaper wrote: “Miss Arlington might do as a pitcher among amateurs, but the sluggers of the Atlantic League would soon put her out of business. But for a woman, she was a success.”

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? Before the local governing softball

body was able to influence the male student population to participate in softball, they were successful in acquiring the participation of the females.

Perhaps creating a TCI women’s baseball team is the way forward.

This would be a novelty for the entire Caribbean. Why can’t we jump the gun and set the trend?

Let’s do it.

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Captain Marvin’s Women’s Beach Soccer League:

Pink Mermaids retain title after thriller

THE Captain Marvin’s Women’s Beach Soccer League came to a dramatic finale last Sunday as the Pink Mermaids scored in the last ten seconds of extra time to defeat the Purple Pirates and claim the title for the second year running.

The game, which ended 5-4, could not have been more exciting and after an excellent season of football it was fitting that the competition ended with such drama. The game started at a frenetic pace with both teams exchanging goals to go in at the interval locked at 3-3. Monae Gooden opened the scoring for the Pirates, but two goals from Gaya Smith and one from Kadine Delphin saw the Mermaids take an early lead. However, Sarah Cenary scored twice to ensure the scores were level. The second period was very tight as Cenary scored again to give her team a 4-3 lead which they held until two minutes from the final whistle. Yarileny De La Cruz who had been playing in a more defensive role pushed forward and converted Guerline Hall’s well placed pass. Both teams continued to fight hard for a winning goal and Cenary twice saw her shots come of the post and Alande Rosima pulled off some great saves to give the Mermaids a chance of victory.

With the game looking like it would head into a penalty shoot-out De La Cruz broke the hearts of the Pirates as she got away from her marker and turned and fired off a powerful shot

The finalists: eventual winners Pink Mermaids and runners up the Purple Pirates.

into the back of the net.

MARLINS’ THIRD PLACE TRIUMPH Earlier in the day the Great White Sharks pushed the Blue Marlins all the way before they ended up losing 4-2. The Blue Marlins deserved the overall third place as the likes of Patrice Senior, Briandie Brooks

and Trincy Reid had played some attractive football. Jacinda Alfrena and one of the league’s most improved players, Maniella Pierre scored for the Sharks, but goals from Trincy Reid, Rosemaine, Maiya Madden and an own goal ensured a final day victory for the Marlins.

Technical Director Matthew Green was delighted with the final

day of games. “The league has been a great success this season. Thanks to our sponsors (Captain Marvin’s), coaches, referees, fans and players who have all played their part in a wonderful season. The standard of play was excellent and the level of competition was a big increase from when we started in 2011. It was shame that there had to be a losing

HAB Group Senior Men’s T20 Cricket Competition:

Quality Kings beat Jaguars despite Henry’s efforts THE Quality Kings bounced back from their loss to Beaches to take down the rampant Guyana Jaguars when action continued last Saturday in the HAB Group Senior Men’s T20 Cricket Competition at the Downtown Ball Park.

The victory was achieved despite a good all-round performance from Water Henry, who scored 35 unbeaten runs before he took four wickets for the Jaguars.

Batting first, after winning the toss, the Jaguars’ top order did not dominate like they did in the two previous matches.

Christopher McFarlane scored a boundary laden 23 (5X4s), but it went no further. In fact it was Henry (4X4s) and Mark Henry with an unbeaten 30 who

brought some respectability to the total (163-9).

Lyndon Tyson led the Kings’ bowling attack with 3-24 from four overs while Naga Khutlingham and Erion Charles took two wickets each.

DOMINANT BAPTISTE The aggressive Ira Baptiste, who has scored the only century this season (100 against KB Homes), blasted his way to 58 runs. He spanked four sixes and seven fours in his innings.

Earl Henry added an unbeaten 30 (5X4s) and Charles scored 29 (3X4s) as Quality won with six wickets and four balls to spare.

Walter Henry’s four wickets were captured in 3.2 overs for the loss of 27 runs.

The Quality Kings stopped the Jaguars’ mini-winning streak.

team, but the Pirates were incredible today and were seconds away from winning the final before Yarileny De La Cruz came up with those late goals. However, football can be a cruel sport, but it is pleasing to see players responding under pressure and rising to the occasion. Hopefully Beach Soccer will continue to grow in popularity over the coming years”.

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