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cleared It took a jury no more PAGE 5 than three hours to decide that acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Rodney Adams was not guilty of corruption.

Still time for insurance company bail out

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Historic cash flow recorded PAGE  7

Ladies enjoy fabulous hat fundraiser

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November 22 - 28, 2014

Still time for insurance company bail out – Provisional liquidators appointed JOINT provisional liquidators have been appointed to look into the logistics of winding up one of the TCI’s largest insurance companies.

However British Atlantic Financial Services Ltd (BAFSL), which was declared insolvent, is not yet being fully liquidated and there is still a chance for a restructure or a bail out of the firm.

The case was discussed in Providenciales Supreme Court before Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay Hale on Thursday morning (November 20).

Representatives for both the policyholders and the Financial Services Commission (FSC) made submissions to the court.

Richard Savory QC for the policyholders asked for a six week adjournment of the liquidation hearing while Jonathan Katan for the FSC asked for a provisional liquidator to be appointed or the firm to be wound up.

Following the presentations Ramsay Hale said that appointing a provisional liquidator was a compromise and “doesn’t harm the company’s position”.

She said the hearing for liquidation of the company would be delayed for six weeks until January 9.

Former company administrators Joseph Connolly and David Walker from PricewaterhouseCoopers were appointed as the provisional liquidators.

The control of all assets, the conduct of any business and other affairs have been transferred to them and the directors cease to have any authority.

However at the end of the provisional liquidation, control of the company may either pass back to the directors, or to an official liquidator - depending on the outcome of the winding up application.

COURT HEARING The case was heard at 10am on Thursday and continued for two hours before the Chief Justice.

Katan from TCI law firm Miller, Simons, O’Sullivan explained that since applying for liquidation, the company’s position had not changed.

He said that Savory from TCI law firm Savory and Co had been recently asked to represent about 35

policyholders and a shareholder – but this was just a small percentage of thousands of policyholders.

Katan went on to say that the matter should be concluded the same day and a provisional liquidator appointed.

This would save costs and allow work to start on pay out figures and approval of debts, the court heard.

Savory explained that he had received 35 emails from various policyholders in quick succession asking him to represent them, and the number was expected to grow.

He told the court that he was not in a position to argue against liquidation, as further documents and evidence would be needed.

“We need time to get all the documents, to research the law, to look at various alternatives, to have discussions.”

He suggested that keeping the

company afloat for another six weeks would cost policyholders very little and added that he had spoken to the Minister of Finance Washington Misick who confirmed that the Government is prepared to support the company.

Savory stressed that the two public meetings that were held in Providenciales and Grand Turk were not an accurate way to gauge opinion – and the other populated islands were left out.

And he also argued that provisional liquidation would cause the country reputational damage and was likely to lead to full liquidation.

Katan responded with information on the insolvency of the firm and explained that it had been getting further and further into debt for several years.

He stressed: “There is no future

for this company.”

After examining the arguments Ramsay Hale appointed joint provisional liquidators and set a later court date for trial.

For six months BAFSL has been in administration while financial experts have tried hard to dig it out of debt.

But progress has been lacking and on October 22 following advice from the administrators the FSC declared the company insolvent and filed a petition with the Supreme Court for its winding up.

About 2,600 TCI policyholders some who have invested more than $100,000 in insurance plans - are at risk of losing large chunks of their cash pots in the process.

The company specialises in life insurance, medical insurance and annuities – a continuing payment with a guaranteed return.

Huge rise in hospital emergency visits THE NUMBER of hospital emergency department visits in Providenciales and Grand Turk increased by 45 percent from September to October.

And most of those patients had viral type symptoms, according to InterHealth Canada.

Public relations officer Takara Bain revealed on Thursday (November 20) that acute respiratory tract infection was the most prevalent ailment followed by mosquitoborne illnesses such as dengue and chikungunya.

“There has been a steady increase in the numbers of all three of these conditions since August of this year,” she said.

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From October 19 to November 1 InterHealth Canada reported 41 cases of acute respiratory infection, 37 cases of dengue fever and 31 cases of chikungunya For those suffering from dengue symptoms a qualitative quick test takes place in the laboratory.

However laboratory confirmation of Chickungunya is no longer required, according to CARPHA and the Ministry of Health and Human Services.

“Many healthcare services within the region and including TCI Hospital do syndromic management and reporting,” Bain said.

Syndromic management is based on the identification of a consistent group of symptoms that are easily recognised and the provision of treatment to deal with the most serious organisms responsible for producing them.

Dengue and chickungunya are vector borne diseases and is spread to humans by the aedes aegypti mosquito Preventing the disease can be done by controlling the mosquito population, wearing mosquito repellent, avoiding aspirin and consulting with a healthcare provider if fever is present.

In the House of Assembly on Monday (November 17) Minister of Health and Human Services Porsha Stubbs Smith spoke about virus preparedness and response activities.

She said that funding from the Government is being used to step up efforts to respond to chikungunya and dengue.

Temporary vector control officers have been appointed locally to assist with enhanced vector control activities throughout the TCI. “This is the rainy season so these additional personnel will boost the Environmental Health Departments vector control programme in addition

From October 19 to November 1 InterHealth Canada reported 41 cases of acute respiratory infection, 37 cases of dengue fever and 31 cases of chikungunya

to the purchase of chemicals which are already in country,” Stubbs Smith said.

“The ministry will be doing more to reach out to the general public with messages on what each individual can do to assist us in our efforts to control chikungunya and dengue.

“It is essential that the public joins us in our efforts as we need their assistance to address these vector borne illnesses.”

She explained that the Ministry of Health and Human Services received technical assistance from Kathryn Johnston, a consultant who has a background in communicable diseases and infection control with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), who visited the TCI in October.

The PAHO representative for the Bahamas and TCI, Dr Gerry Eijkemans, also visited and provided additional support.

Further technical assistance has been received from PAHO and the Caribbean Public Health Agency through meetings and workshops to build local response capacity.

The minister concluded: “We have encountered challenges with the numerous public health threats facing the TCI as many of our neighbouring countries have, however we are looking at innovative ways and partnerships to address any

gaps which we have identified to keep the TCI healthy and beautiful by nature.”

There are several ways to prevent mosquito bites and the spread of dengue and chikungunya.

Residents should eliminate any standing water or add insecticides or biological control agents to these areas and wear insect repellent and long sleeve long leg clothing.

Other advice includes shutting windows and use air conditioning or window and door screens, and using mosquito repellents on exposed skin.

People should also properly dispose of any old tires, clear roof gutters of debris, clean pet water and food dishes regularly, monitor and empty children’s toys left out in the yard and repair leaky outdoor taps.

Canoes and boats should be turned over or covered, residents should avoid water collecting on their pool covers, empty water collected in tarps around the yard or on piles of wood and plug tree holes.

Flower pots, vases, bottles, barrels, buckets, open cesspits, tanks, overturned garbage can lids can all collect water and breed mosquitoes.

Where there are large bodies of standing water, residents can notify the Environmental Health Department so that they can treat them on 338-5062 in Providenciales or 338-2143 in Grand Turk.

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Rodney Adams found not guilty of corruption

BY DELANA ISLES IT TOOK a jury no more than three hours to decide whether or not acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rodney Adams was guilty of corruption.

At about 3.40pm on Monday, November 17, the seven member jury brought back a verdict of not guilty on a charge that Adams, while in the performance of his duty, obtained a benefit for his son between April 13 and May 24, 2013.

Adams was accused of not excusing himself from a police investigation into the murder of Kaziah Burke, while his son, Roderick ‘Rico’ Adams was a suspect.

The policeman was also charged with another offence, which Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale gave a directed verdict of not guilty.

As he exited the courtroom after being exonerated, Adams said: “It’s over, I have been vindicated as I stated I would have been 18 months ago.”

High fives, heartfelt hugs and smiles greeted the senior lawman, who has a reputation as a respected member of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and the TCI community.

Adams was placed on administrative leave when he was charged with five counts of corruption under the Integrity Commission Ordinance in April 2013.

Efforts by the Weekly News to ascertain from the Governor’s Office (responsible for the civil service) as to the reinstatement of the acting Deputy Commissioner, or the procedures involved under the circumstances, proved futile.

However, at time of press on Thursday evening, this publication learned that this has not yet been done.

In a statement on Tuesday, Adams again expressed his confidence

that he knew he would have been exonerated.

He said: “This afternoon (November 17) in the Providenciales Supreme Court, I was vindicated when a jury returned a verdict of not guilty on the one count that they were given directions on by the Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“This was the last remaining count that I faced after being charged with five counts of corruption charges by the Integrity Commission alleging interference in a high profile murder investigation on Providenciales in April 2013.

“It is noteworthy that three of the counts never made it to trial and of the two that did, the Chief Justice instructed the jury to return a not guilty verdict on one count before sending them off to deliberate on the one remaining count.

“While I was always confident of my innocence in the entire matter, given the delicate situation involving a shocking murder in our otherwise peaceful country, I can understand why reasonable persons would be concerned.

“In light of these circumstances, I deliberately refrained from speaking out about my charges as I always wanted the legal process to run its course and at the end of the day the results would be there for all to see.

“I never doubted my innocence and I had every expectation that once the court heard the evidence that it would conclude that I likewise was innocent of the charges filed against me.

“I have dedicated my entire professional career to policing since joining the RTCIPF on March 5, 1984.

“I decided to make policing a career because of love for my country and wanted to do my part in ensuring the safety and security of its citizens and those who come to visit and live among us.

“In all my dealings I endeavoured to respect the laws of our country and uphold the decency and integrity of the Police Service.

“Now that this matter has run its course and has been resolved by the court, I will be officially advising HE the Governor’s Office and the Commissioner of Police that I am available to continue my duties as a police officer.

“I do so out of a sense of commitment and duty to my country

Adams was accused of not excusing himself from a police investigation into the murder of Kaziah Burke, while his son, Roderick ‘Rico’ Adams was a suspect

and to the many young officers of the police service who seek a role model to aspire to.

“They need to know that in this life they too will face many challenges, however if you work

hard, be respectful of authority and always do right, you will have nothing to fear.

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Corruption trial and appeal to be heard in 2015

BY DELANA ISLES THE COURT of Appeal will not be sitting in the new week as was expected; instead, the three justices will meet on January 12 to decide whether the corruption trial of Former Premier Michael Misick and nine others will be stayed.

The stay pertains to an application made by defence counsel on October 21 for the commencement of the trial to be delayed until the appeal in the Privy Council has been determined.

Registrar of the Supreme Court, David Chetwynd confirmed this for the Weekly News on Thursday, November 20.

The full court will meet for three weeks in the new year to, among other things, hear the stay application and deliver their reasons for denying the defendants’ appeal this past August.

As such, Judge Paul Harrison, who was set to begin the pretrial hearing on December 1, has proposed a new date in early

February for that session.

Up to press time, the registrar was still awaiting confirmation from the lawyers if a February hearing would be agreeable to all of the attorneys.

The lawyers are petitioning the Privy Council on the issue of impartiality of the judicial tribunal.

Although they cannot appeal to the council on whether the ten accused will be granted a trial by jury, they have a right to appeal on the grounds of the judicial independence.

The appellate court was the last recourse to be sought on the trial without jury aspect of the initial appeal.

They are of the view that the appointment of Harrison was contrary to section six of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ Constitution.

The application for stay of the trial, to be heard in January, is also due to the fact that the Court of Appeal has not yet given their reasons for denying the appeal last August.

They lawyers have all claimed that these reasons are needed and will inform their appeal to the Privy Council.

When the appeal court met last month, only one of the justices was in attendance.

Justice Elliot Mottley had travelled to the Turks and Caicos Islands only to grant authorisation to the defence to apply to the Privy Council. However, the defence took that opportunity to apply for the stay.

But Mottley did not want to make a decision on his own about whether to grant the application for a stay of the trial which was set to begin on December 1.

He was not convinced by arguments from the defence team nor the prosecution that he alone can make such a decision.

He remained convinced that a full court, comprised of President Edward Zacca and the other justice, Ian Forte, is needed to make that determination.

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

Where’s the cash?

LAST week the Government announced that this financial year it has collected millions of dollars above its projected income.

The recurrent revenue to date is $122 million which far exceeds the budgeted collection of $94 million.

Do you think the Government’s success has filtered down to everyone? What should be done to make sure the benefits are felt?

Pay off debts

Use it to pay down the debt incurred by Mike Misick and his administration and the hospital debt.

Without those hanging over our heads we could make real progress in other areas, without accepting 12 story developments and dolphinariums.

Feeling it

We feel the tax every time we go to the store or have a health issue. Our friends are closing their business because of taxes on imports and business licence costs The new taxes are not being spent on school needs or roads. Many we know are considering using their US visa to move to America before the next amnesty is declared.

The TCI will soon belong to the ministers of the Government and rich expats. The Haitians will be the only workers left willing to work for low wages.

All this to pay off the debts of Mike, Piper, Floyd and Jeffrey. Now some of these new

millions will pay for their expensive lawyers.

Yes we are feeling it!

Simple things

Let’s use some of the excess to do three things.

Hire some impartial investigators to finally investigate our $250 million hospital.

Start paying off the nation’s debt.

Put in place a performance bonus for the lower level Government workers to encourage excellence.

Reduce taxes

In the very least this is good news and shows the confidence investors have in the Islands and the Government.

More importantly it shows that we can pay our way out of any crisis, financial or otherwise.

These figures dispel the notion that the TCI needed a tax increase to balance its books in addition to all of the other tax increases.

Value added tax and payroll tax as sound fiscal ideas for these Islands are totally

discredited as viable solutions.

The Government needs to reduce taxes so that there could greater revenues and reduce business licence fees to $100 per head.

There should be budgeting for scholarships, funding of a high school for Providenciales, road works should commence and the Community College for Providenciales should get a campus.

This also adds fire to the constitutional push to the removal of the Chief Financial Officer and for the Minister of Finance to revert to full powers over the treasury.

While this success has yet to filter to everyone, efforts should be taken to speed up spreading the benefits to all.

This good news shows the TCI is poised for growth and that the TCI people can weather any storm whether it be fiscal, financial or provided by a natural disaster.

From our pockets

Yes the results of the Government removing millions more from the economy is being felt by everyone.

Fuel now costs a dollar a gallon more due to PNP taxes.

Three folks we know who were barely earning a living have now closed their businesses because of the doubling of their business licence.

Another contractor relative has downgraded his licence because of costs and lack of business.

Where are these new millions going?

Not to bring in healthcare professionals.

Not to build schools or train or hire teachers.

Not to improve roads. Not to train and reward civil servants.

It is all sinking away into the sinking fund to pay off the PNP’s debts.

Welfare support

that the Government increases taxes and fees on all items without calculating anything.

I would not call it a success but a lack of knowledge in budgeting.

The logical action would be to decrease the burden on people - remove four points on CPF, decrease all custom taxes by 10 points, bring back family work permit endorsement to $100, divide by two the car registration fees.

And use the extra money on needed infrastructure like road paint marking, traffic control systems and welfare support.

It hurts

We sure are feeling the new taxes and it hurts.

Get rid of the Washy Misick economy, the Ewing healthcare and this Government who continues to steal from the people and install a Government who will cut all the PNP taxes, programmes and debts.

First their bank went down now the whole country is dedicated to one goal, pay off the two PNP Premiers’ debts and healthcare system.

Schools and roads

Schools? Roads? Health insurance for those that cannot afford it? Where has it gone?

I think the object is to pay down the loan quickly, which will allow them to go for independence sooner.

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It is positive to have money but it just proves

Tourist arrivals increase by 39 percent STABLE tourist arrivals in the Turks and Caicos Islands were recorded in the first half of the fiscal year (2014/2015) with a 21 percent leap compared to figures for the same period in the last fiscal year.

The first six months of the financial year is marked from April 1 to September 30.

However, figures for just 2014 (January to September) shows a major increase of close to 39 per cent, Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade, Washington Misick has revealed.

The minister announced the impressive figures during his ministerial address to the House of Assembly on Monday (November 17).

According to statistics he presented, cruise ship arrivals for the first half of the financial year increased by 26.9 per cent over the same period last year.

However, in spite of the positive

figures, Misick offered a word of caution related to the industry.

“Competition is real and there are some real threats to what has been a significant growth sub sector in our tourism product.

“There are some potential threats because of new entrants to the south of us – the Dominican Republic is getting ready to open a new port… and Carnival has made it very clear that unless the TCI pulls up its socks we face the real threat of them pulling out.”

He said that every citizen, particularly Grand Turk residents who depend largely on the cruise activity, need to be aware of the threat the country is facing.

He again issued a warning to people who are engaging in deviant behaviour and undermining the livelihood of others, to desist from doing so.

These persons he singled out as those selling drugs and alcohol

on the beach in front of Carnival’s property.

The minister added: “It is very important that we be reasonable; this is not an attempt to prevent anybody from using the beaches.

“This is about livelihood and it is about protecting the ability to put bread on your tables and it’s everybody’s business to ensure that the few bad apples don’t spoil it for everyone else.”

He said people need to be aware that it is important that they conduct their business in a professional manner as well as assist the people who enforce the law.

In this way, Misick added, individuals who are undermining the potential success of the sector are brought to the attention of the regulators.

He further pointed out that the recovery in tourism is based on the recurrent expansion in tourism in major source markets, particularly in

the US. Another area that is expected to show some growth is the construction sector, the minister noted.

“I know some of the major resort projects are delayed but for those of us who live and travel around Providenciales there is a major boom in the construction in villa development all across Providenciales, particularly in the Turtle Cove, Grace Bay and Chalk Sound areas.”

He added that construction activity is expected to increase by approximately four percent in 2014 propelled by foreign direct investment and large scale tourism related and other projects.

These are expected to be complemented by increased public sector spending on capital works such as a number of road works throughout the TCI. (DELANA ISLES)

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Historic cash flow recorded – Misick cautions residents not to ruin the economy with careless talk

BY DELANA ISLES “THE TURKS and Caicos Islands is having the best cash flow the country has experienced in recent history,” Minister of Finance Washington Misick recently declared.

Misick was at the time presenting the House of Assembly with the year to date financial position of the TCI. The first half of the financial year recorded a positive net cash flow of $33.2 million, a positive variance of $28.7 million over the projected amount of $4.5 million, he revealed.

In addition, he said that to enhance the Government’s treasury management the sum of $26.1 million is currently placed in an on call money market account at Scotia Bank TCI, which is earning interest at a rate of 0.4 per cent per annum.

Also, there is $60 million in the sinking fund as of the end of September.

Net public debt at the end of 2014 is expected to be about $107.8 million when the sinking fund is taken into consideration, the minister said.

The national forfeiture fund had a balance of $2 million at the end of September, while the development fund for the same period is $2 million.

The development fund is the total amount spent on capital projects and is funded by capital contributions provided from the consolidated fund.

The minister noted that the $2 million in that fund to date is 47 percent below budgeted amount of $3.7million and is 56 percent below last year’s amount of $4.6million.

“The under performance in the capital allocation is directly related to fewer than expected response to tenders.”

He said that in response to this problem, the TCIG has obtained permission from the United Kingdom government to carry forward unspent development fund expenditure into the next financial year for contracts that are contractually committed by the end of the current fiscal year.

In the area of debt refinancing, the minister advised the House that a team is now in place to ensure that the capital market and major regional banks are kept abreast of the positive financial affairs of the TCI following the successful Standard and Poor’s credit rating.

“As we work towards replacing the UK debt guarantee of $170 million with a replacement bond and or bank facility on a stand-

Digicel Play launched this week INTERNET and cable provider Digicel Play was officially launched this week with special offers for new and existing customers.

Telecoms company Digicel has rebranded the recently acquired WIV Cable TV and promises bigger and better things.

All customers who sign up for high speed home broadband or digital cable television service will get a 50 percent discount for the next six months.

Each new sign up will also be entered into a draw to win the grand prize of a 55-inch smart 3D television and weekly prizes of Android smartphones and shopping vouchers.

A press release from Digicel on Wednesday (November 19) said that Digicel Play “is committed to ensuring that customers get the best of the best when it comes to their broadband and digital cable television experience.”

Digicel Play will offer

customers a range of broadband internet packages which they can select depending on their individual requirements from the entry level 4 Mbps package up to the superfast 16 Mbps package.

The company’s 100 percent digital cable television signal offers superior audio and video quality.

In addition new Digicel Play customers get free installation and a free wireless modem.

With the significant investments in the business over the coming months, Digicel Play customers can look forward to accessing their television subscription from their mobile devices and also a wider variety of Spanish and Haitian content.

The 50 percent off promotion is valid in Providenciales and Grand Turk from November 17 until December 23.

More information can be found on the ‘Current Promotions’ page at www. digicelplaytci.com.

alone basis from February 2016, our positive financial performance during this year and particularly our success in building the sinking fund ahead of budget should be a very positive factor in our ability to refinance successfully.

“But we must continue our prudent policies in this regard to maximise the prospects of a successful refinancing in just over 12 months.”

Basically, the minister is saying that even though the country has money, this should not be reason to go out on a spending spree just yet.

He urged people to be mindful of their public utterances so as not to affect the positive credit rating and the financial atmosphere.

He cautioned people not to jeopardise the country’s prospects for stand-alone facility at an attractive interest rate, come 2016.

“Please don’t say anything to damage the economy,” he implored.

Meanwhile, the operating balance for the consolidated fund in the first six months of the fiscal year shows an operating surplus of $49.9 million.

This is a positive variance of $27.9 million over the budgeted surplus of $16 million and some $32.6 million over last year’s, of only $11.3 million in the first half of the year.

The half year recurrent revenue out turn was a $122.4 million; 18 percent above the budgeted outturn of $93.7 million for the same period last year.

The recurrent expenditure outturn of $76.8 million is 10 percent below the budget amount for this year, but is still four percent above the results for the same amount for the same period last year.

Non-recurrent expenditure of $7.6 million was about four percent below the budget and 25 percent below last year’s result.

GOVERNMENT REVENUE The minister advised the House that a favourable variance of $18.9 million or 17 percent was recorded, when compared to the budgeted out turn, and a favourable variance of $32.8 million or 34 percent compared to the results for the same period last year.

This was due primarily to a better than expected recurrent revenue performance for all major revenue heads, he stated.

Import duties which came in at an impressive 15 percent above the budgeted out turn, and is 22 percent or $28.7 million of the total collected during the first half 2014/2015, he added.

Hotel and restaurant tax also made up 20 percent of recurrent revenue coming in at $26.1 million.

Customs processing fees accounted for $14.1 million, with $12 million recorded from stamp duty on land transactions.

Work permits and residency fees were recorded at $8.8 million; this accounted for some 27 percent of the recurrent revenues.

Under the tree

Expenditure for the first half of the year was $8.9 million or ten percent below the budgeted amount of $93.3 million and just over $200,000 below the results for the same period last year, the minister advised.

Personnel costs accounted for 40 percent of the total expenditure and stood at $33.4 million for the first half.

This amount is four percent below the budgeted amount due mainly to delays in recruitment while being four percent above last year’s out turn, Misick said.

He added that transfers to the National Health Insurance Board (NHIB) and the hospital provisional charges together accounted for a further 25 percent of total expenditure.

Non-recurrent expenditure to date totals $7.6 million, which is four percent below the budgeted out turn of $7.9 million and 25 percent or $2.6 million below last year’s out turn, the minister said.

He further noted that the Strategic Policy Planning Department has indicted that the gross domestic product (GDP) projection of 4.6 percent for 2014 is still on target for the TCI economy.

“The economy of TCI is stable and future projections show signs of continued positive growth and to a large extent people of these Islands have adjusted and are continuing to adjust to the new normal economic conditions, not only in TCI but in the world,” Misick noted.

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November 22 - 28, 2014

‘We are not robots and we are not rubber stamps’ – GSS minister clears the air on parliamentary absence MINISTER of Government Support Services George Lightbourne has shrugged off public criticism that he should be fired because he appears not to be in support of a Government touted bill on immigration.

Lightbourne, who has previously had occasion to publicly declare that his first obligation is to the people who elected him, came under criticism from some sections of society for his absence last month when the Bill was put to a vote.

At the sitting of the House of Assembly on October 16, the Immigration Bill was supposed to be debated after being read a second time.

But due to the absence of two ministers and the abstention from voting by the two Governor appointed members, it did not.

Instead it was voted down by the

Opposition.

The Opposition has consistently called for the bill to be sent back to the people for their input into areas that they were not consulted.

On Monday, November 17, Lightbourne, one of the two absent ministers, called the criticisms on various talk shows around the Islands, pure rhetoric.

“What I would say to those who have an issue with me in particular is if you have an issue with me, call me. Let’s discuss it before taking it to the airwaves and lambasting me.

“Let it be known that I was elected in Grand Turk North to represent a district and by extension the wider Turks and Caicos Islands.

“I work in close consultation with my people on a daily basis,” the minister said in defence of his position.

Minister of Government Support Services, George Lightbourne

He stated that while he respects people’s right to their opinion, in instances where his credibility and loyalty are being questioned then he feels obligated to respond.

“There was a suggestion made that if you are unable to support a bill that is brought by your Government, that you should be fired immediately.

“Times have changed in these

Turks and Caicos Islands; people are far too smart to conform to this sort of ideology.

“Everybody in this honourable House has been blessed with a mind and brain of their own and every one of us has a commitment to our people.”

Lightbourne also pointed out that the decisions made in the House are long lasting ones.

As such, he added, they need to ensure that they can live with these decisions after leaving office.

“We are not robots and we are not rubber stamps.

“I would never attempt to use any one of your minds and I will not allow any one of you to use my mind,” he added.

He also cleared the air that he has never voted against a Government sponsored bill and that he has no intention of doing so.

However, the minister added: “But in the same light I would never vote against my conscience, and before I do that I will pack up and

go home.”

Lightbourne further stated that he has respect for the Premier, and that Rufus Ewing has never asked anyone to vote against their conscience.

“I respect him as Premier of this country and I think that he is doing a stellar job.

“Do we agree on everything; no.

But we agree on most things.”

He also issued a word of caution to anyone who takes it upon themselves to publicly condemn persons, to be careful of the rhetoric they spew.

“People depend on you to educate them and to encourage them to understand the way the processes are working and not to distort the way things happen in this House,” the minister further cautioned.

Meanwhile, the other minister, Portia Stubbs-Smith, whose absence was noted during the October vote on the controversial bill, made no comment or offered any defence for her absence.

Citizens urged to sign up to voters’ register

Governor Peter Beckingham and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Border Control and Labour Clara Gardiner during a recent visit to Haiti

Haiti and TCI finalise MOU THE MEMORANDUM of understanding between the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti has finally been ironed out, agreed to and will soon be signed by representatives from both countries.

On November 13, Governor Peter Beckingham, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Border Control and Labour, Clara Gardiner, and Deputy Commander (Marine Division) Inspector Warrican travelled to Port au Prince at the invitation of the Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The visit was to finalise the long awaited document between the countries and to discuss issues of common interest with the Haitian Government and other representatives in Port au Prince, a

press statement from the Governor’s office read.

“I am pleased to say that the Haitian Government have agreed the final text of an MOU,” the Governor said.

“This will be signed by representatives of the two governments, after which we will release the text, and it will cover economic ties as well as illegal migration and people-to-people links.”

He cautioned that the MOU will not suddenly change the relationship nor immediately reduce illegal migration.

He said it is an indication of the seriousness with which both Governments view the growing relationship.

The TCI delegation also held talks with the European Union, Bahamian, United States and Canadian Ambassadors, the heads of the UN mission in Haiti and the International Organisation for Migration while in Haiti.

Commenting on these discussions, Beckingham noted: “There are a number of other possible initiatives arising from our visit, including registration of Haitians in TCI, which I am sure will assist our country to work more closely and effectively with Haiti and the key regional players.

“Everyone we met recognises the importance of TCI, despite our small population, in the nexus of opportunities and issues in the relationship with Haiti.”

THOUSANDS of citizens who are not yet registered to vote should sign up to the register before the end of this month.

The 2015/2016 Register of Electors is currently being updated and will be published on March 31 next year.

Those who are not on the current register but wish to be included in the new one have until November 30 to contact the Elections Office with the relevant documentation.

Supervisor of elections Dudley Lewis stressed the importance of being on the register in a press release this week.

He said that there are about 10,000 eligible voters in the Turks and Caicos Islands and to date only 7,247 names are included on the current register.

Those who have turned 18 since March 1 this year and those who are over 18 and did not apply to join the register earlier in 2014 can sign up now.

Lewis said: “Eligible voters on the present register of electors do not need to re-apply to be included in the new one.

“They will be automatically included unless they notify the Elections Office that they have changed their name or place of residence, or no longer meet the eligibility criteria.

“This includes being resident in the TCI for at least 12 out of 24 months.”

He added: “An elector’s status as a Turks and Caicos Islander must be verified first by the Ministry of Border Control through the process to obtain TC

Islander status card.

“Therefore, those without status cards should apply for one prior to registration.”

The elections supervisor said that his office will await the completion of the TC Islander status verification process before it will consider a person’s application to be added to the preliminary list and register of electors.

Potential new electors should complete a voter registration application form.

Those who have already obtained the status card, but did not submit an application form are encouraged to prepare and submit it before November 30.

If applicants do not register their names they cannot be added to the preliminary list or register and they will not be able to exercise their democratic right to vote when general elections are called.

Application forms for inclusion on the 2015/2016 Register of Electors may be collected from the elections office in Grand Turk in Waterloo Plaza, in Providenciales in Butterfield Square or the District Commissioner’s office in Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos and North Caicos.

Further information on the electoral registration process can be found by calling 946-2558 or 338-2302 emailing dllewis@gov. tc.

Further information on the verification of TC Islander status and issuing TC Islander status cards, is available at the Ministry of Border Control and Labour on 946-2801.

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Minister seeks cash for hurricane damaged houses

BY DELANA ISLES RESIDENTS who suffered losses of or damages to their homes during hurricane Ike and were denied aid under the $6.25 million European Union housing project may yet get assistance from the TCI Government.

Minister of Government Support Services, George Lightbourne has given assurances that he will be seeking the allocation of monies in the 2015/2016 budget next year, for this purpose.

Lightbourne told the House of Assembly on Monday (November 17), that he has a very serious problem with the way in which the project was handled.

He was responding to queries from the Government Appointed Member, Ruth Blackman as to the status of the project.

Blackman wanted to know if there would a second phase of the project as many people from Grand Turk, South Caicos and Salt Cay who were not approved for help were led to believe.

The minister, under whose ministry the project did not fall, said he had made inquiries into the project and was presented with a report, which he laid on the table of the House.

He stated that what he has gathered from the report, only $3 million of the allocated sum was spent on the project.

In response to a question about what happened to the other three million dollars, the minister said he does not know and that he is not going to speculate.

“I have a serious problem with the way in which the works or lack thereof were carried out in some instances.

“There was a disaster recovery board that was chaired by the Governor, there were members of the community that made up that board and I can tell you that there were persons approved by that board for repairs and rebuild only to have the EU Director (who was responsible for the project) deny the approval of

The first of hurricane Ike damaged houses that has been rebuilt in Grand Turk

those homes.”

Lightbourne said that he takes offence to this move by the director.

“I believe that if you are going to put together a board for the purpose of approving projects and the approvals are being denied because for some reason or the other, there was a dispute between the home owners and the project manager and she can at liberty just deny rebuilt and repairs without accounting to

anybody, then I find that offensive.”

The minister said the director’s attitude makes a mockery of the entire scheme.

As such, he promised: “To those persons who were wrongly denied the opportunity to have their homes repaired; I, in my capacity as minister for GSS, would seek to solicit funding from the Government in the next year’s budget to assist with helping those persons whose

homes were completely destroyed, and others that needed slight repairs and were completely denied.

“I really think that was wrong.”

In September, the first of the homes which were completely destroyed was rebuilt and handed back to the owner, Anthea Beatrice Gardiner of Grand Turk.

The EU fund is set to completely rebuild some 24 homes, and repair 34 others.

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of difficulty they too can overcome challenges and achieve the rank of Acting Deputy Commissioner or higher in an organisation like the RT&CIPF. “I would like to thank my entire family and the many persons in the community who believed in my innocence and supported me throughout this very difficult and challenging ordeal over the last year.

“Thanks to all for your prayers and words of encouragement.

“I equally would like to thank my legal team, the court (including the jury) and the prosecution for conducting this trial with a high degree of professionalism.

“In all our trials let us continue to be thankful to God for his many blessings.

“To him I owe all the glory thanks and praise. May the great God above bless, guide and protect us all and ma y he bless the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

BACKGROUND TO THE TRIAL On November 11, the trial commenced with the selection of a seven member jury and late the same day Police Commissioner Colin Farquhar was called as the Crown’s first witness.

On Thursday, following testimony from several witnesses

from the RTCIPF, the Director of Public Prosecution and the Integrity Commission, the Chief Justice upheld the defence’s application of a no case submission on the second charge.

That charge alleged that Adams recklessly allowed his private interest to improperly influence his conduct.

Adams was accused of obtaining information on the police investigation of Burke’s murder while his son was a suspect.

Although the judge had previously denied the defence’s application that the Crown had no case on this charge for the defendant to answer to, Ramsay-Hale reversed her decision after witness testimony.

The Crown, represented by Queen’s Counsel, Andrejs Berzins, specially appointed to try the case, strongly objected to the reversal.

However, Ramsay-Hale exercised her right as presiding judge and directed the jury to find Adams not guilty of the second offense.

A judge typically orders a directed verdict after finding that no reasonable jury could reach a decision to the contrary.

During the four day trial, the prosecution told the court that Adams involved himself in the investigation even after being relieved of his responsibilities as the officer in charge of investigations

and operations.

His involvement was in relation to a meeting he had with Dorell Williams, a witness to the shooting of Kaziah Burke.

Williams was with Rico at the time Burke was shot dead at about 8.25pm on April 13, 2013 on Airport Road, Providenciales.

Police investigations later led to the arrest of Adams’ son and other people.

Following a brief interview on April 16 with police, Williams left the TCI. He was later requested to return to the Islands for further questioning into the shooting of Burke.

He was scheduled to meet with the investigators at 11am on May 23.

In testimony presented to the court, it was revealed that on May 22 when he arrived in the TCI, Williams requested a meeting with Adams and his wife to talk to about what he saw on the night Burke was shot dead.

The senior policeman and his wife met with the witness and recorded the conversation.

Testimony from Commissioner Farquhar and the investigating officers revealed that the meeting was never disclosed to the cops during the interrogation with Williams on May 23.

The court heard that police found out about the meeting through a rumour, and that when called out on

it by the commission, Adams’ initial response was: “Who?” He subsequently admitted to meeting with Williams and revealed to the Commissioner that he had recorded the conversation.

Adam’s conduct was then reported to the Director of Public Prosecution and the Integrity Commission subsequently laid charges of corruption against him.

In his defence, Queen’s Counsel, Ariel Misick stated that Adams had repeatedly said that he would have no involvement in the investigation into Burke’s murder or into a gun incident in which his son was implicated.

That gun incident took place at the Digicel cinema on Leeward highway during which time the policeman’s son was injured.

The lawyer told the court that his client’s meeting with Williams could not be construed as involvement into the investigations, as the prosecution alleged.

Misick also submitted to the court that there is no proof that Adams knew that Williams was coming back to the TCI for police questioning into Burke’s murder.

He argued that by that time his client was not receiving any reports about the investigations from anyone, neither was he kept abreast of any developments related to the case.

During the trial, the recording of

the conversation between the senior policeman and Dorell Williams was played for the jury.

In the conversation, Williams spoke extensively of what he saw on the night of Burke’s murder.

He told Adams, without any prompting, that he and Rico ran away when they heard the gunshots being fired and that they both thought that they were the target.

He repeatedly told Adams and his wife that Rico had nothing to do with the shooting and that he, Williams, did not trust the two policemen investigating the murder.

Adams could be heard agreeing that he too had a lack of faith in the officers as it relates to his son’s involvement in the case.

Throughout the recording Adams could be heard telling Williams that he needs to do the right thing and tell the police what he saw, while in the presence of his lawyer.

Misick maintained during his questioning of witnesses and during summation that the meeting between Adams and Williams was not standard interrogation technique and as such was not a police interview.

And although the witnesses disagreed with this assessment and staunchly maintained that Adams was still conducting the functions of his office when he met with Williams, the jury was not inclined to follow their logic.

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We welcome letters from all members of the public on a variety of topics Please note that all submissions are subject to editing in keeping with defamation laws and newspaper style. Letters should be accompanied by the author’s full name, location and phone number. Names will be withheld if requested.

Has the blindfold fallen off?

Dear Editor, If one views the image of lady justice she is blindfolded and has a pair of scales and a drawn sword. The blindfold is in place because justice must be impartial.

The Scripture states: “By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.” Proverbs 29vs4.

In our little nation with its British run justice system, it would appear to me that the blindfold of impartiality has completely fallen off.

All of us can observe much partiality, especially in the way the various classes of parties are being treated by the Helen Garlick run prosecution and this partiality is causing great concern among our population.

Let us look at three basic facts: Our hospital built without tender and financed at twice the interest rate, and mentioned by Sir Robin in his inquiry as the first of his corruption concerns has never been investigated and the public has never been told who is behind this whole fiasco.

This is very like our former Premier’s great mansion in Leeward built and financed by, it would appear, an invisible and un-investigated party who we must assume is way

above the law and untouchable?

Next the expatriate business men who paid bribes appear to be given offers by Helen to pay a very, very small percentage of their net worth in fines and by doing this they avoided any prosecution and tarnishing of their image.

The company which paid the largest fine had our Governor quickly come out in the press and speak great words of blessing and honour over this institution and everything to do

with it so that any fine paid would be forgotten by all this positive publicity.

3) Next in line are the local boys, our former political leaders and a few lawyers, to us the general public it is as if no similar mercy whatsoever is shown as these lower lever guys are being made to feel the full weight of the law and I would say that the general population feels that this very unfair and unjust.

I am no lawyer and in truth it should be an expert in justice writing this letter, but they maintain such a deadly silence on this very unjust matter that I feel compelled in my conscience to write you these facts.

I call on one of the officers of our court namely a lawyer or QC or even our Governor to stand up and explain to us the general public how this injustice is allowed to happen in their justice system and why are all our experts in law not demanding publically that the blindfold be put back on lady justice as everyone I talk to in the general public can clearly see that it has fallen off.

I am, John D Wildish, Venetian Road, Providenciales

A labour of love

Dear Editor, The scientific community in our small, but vibrant nation is not a big one.

A mixture of Turks and Caicos Islanders and resident foreign nationals, we do our best to take the actions and produce the information that will better inform TCIG policy.

We do what we do in good faith, following our scientific training, so that we can support the best environmental outcomes possible.

We’re expert in many things, but manatees are not one of them.

Manatees are found in countries where there is ready access to freshwater. Because of our lack of freshwater environments there is no need for DEMA or other TCI science institutions to keep manatee experts on staff.

When a sick manatee turned up in Grand Turk last week this then presented the nation’s scientists with a problem.

Do we let nature take its course and let the animal make its grave in our waters, or do we act to save it?

As scientists we are trained to follow the correct procedure even when we are not experts in the specific field.

Ordinarily that means first searching for experts that can advise us on the best course of action.

West Indian Manatees are listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, an international group of experts charged with assessing the health of all species.

As vulnerable that means manatees need to be conserved wherever possible.

Knowing this, DEMA scientists then contacted the nearest actual manatee experts in Puerto Rico and followed their advice from beginning to unfortunate end.

A number of comments have surfaced on social media which suggest the DEMA scientists acted inappropriately, or that they did not know what they were doing. This is just not the case.

Peer-reviewed science (that refereed by experts in the field) has

shown manatees do need access to freshwater, so this animal could not have survived in the TCI. They can also survive in chlorinated waters, so even if the pool was chlorinated (it wasn’t) this would very unlikely be the cause of death.

Manatees are mammals so they can control their body temperature.

The temperature change from the sea to a pool would not harm a manatee like it would a fish.

As an independent marine scientist not employed by DEMA I just wanted to state my admiration for their work last week, and for that of the volunteers that helped them.

By following the correct scientific procedures they proved that although our national science community may be small, that does not stop it from acting excellently.

Yours sincerely, Edward Hind, PhD The SFS Centre for Marine Resource Studies, South Caicos

Support volunteerism letter to in the TCI –theOpen Governor Dear Governor Beckingham, It has come to my attention that the well-intentioned efforts of a group of volunteers on Grand Turk to rescue the manatee that had unfortunately wandered into these waters is being besmirched by a number of people in Grand Turk.

The accusations being made are not based on any facts, in fact, are based on completely erroneous statements.

For example, the effort was not conducted by a bunch of expats who had no idea what they were doing.

In fact, the volunteers were in constant contact with the experts at the Manatee Rehabilitation Centre in Puerto Rico, who guided them through every step of the process.

It is also untrue that the animal was placed in a chlorinated pool after it was captured.

In fact, the owner of the pool used drained it of chlorinated water and refilled it with non-chlorinated fresh water at her own, not insubstantial, expense.

To see the efforts of the volunteers and of the Department of

Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) officer who took the lead in the rescue effort denigrated in public forums is, quite frankly, disgusting, unacceptable, and dare I say, in some cases even racist.

These people should be thanked for the sacrifices they made in time and even, in some cases, personal income.

This event has clearly demonstrated that the TCI is illprepared to deal with any sort of marine mammal stranding - a situation we hope to rectify using the generous donations received for the manatee rescue effort.

You have previously lauded the volunteer spirit you have observed in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Baseless criticisms from uninformed people of volunteer efforts will do nothing but deter future volunteer efforts.

I hope that you will continue to support volunteerism in the TCI. Don Stark, Chairman Turks and Caicos Reef Fund

Care until the end Dear Editor, For the past several weeks, we have all been following the unfolding saga of the manatee that found its way to our beautiful by nature shores.

Sadly, despite valiant efforts to save it and return it to its natural environment, it did not survive.

I wish now to give a special thanks to the staff of DEMA and all those persons from the community of Grand Turk who assisted in the care and rescue of the young manatee that wondered into our waters.

These individuals attended to the animal around the clock.

I must give special thanks to Ms Katharine Hart, DEMA environmental officer, and commend her for the tireless effort she gave in attending to the manatee’s critical needs, trying to ensure its immediate and long-term survival.

As a result of this occurrence there was much education given to the general public by the staff of the department on manatees.

Also, a wonderfully heartwarming short documentary has been produced on the care and rescue activities that took place for the manatee.

Manatees are very rarely seen in our waters. They are herbivores and eat over 60 different freshwater and saltwater plants, but have been known to eat small amounts of fish from nets.

They inhabit the shallow,

marshy coastal areas and rivers of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, and West Africa.

Some manatees eg. Florida manatees, can move freely between salinity extremes. However, they must have some access to fresh water for proper regulation of water and salts within their bodies.

The freshwater Amazonian manatee inhabits the Amazon River and its tributaries, and never ventures into salt water.

The main causes of death for manatees are human-related issues, such as habitat destruction and human objects.

We can only speculate about the events that led it to wonder into our waters - whether it was the death of its mother, or escaping from human threats.

What we know for sure is that there is no availability of fresh water near our coastal regions for a manatee’s long-term survival.

I was saddened that the young manatee did not survive, even with all the efforts given my Ms Hart and her team of volunteers.

They cared for it down to its end, with the manatee taking its final breath while asleep in the arms of Ms Hart and for that we are most grateful.

Hon Edwin Astwood MP Grand Turk South and Salt Cay Peoples' Democratic Movement

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Scholarship applications welcome now STUDENTS can apply now for scholarships for graduate courses starting in September 2015, according to the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sport and Library Services.

Although the deadline for submission is April 30 next year, the ministry will begin to consider applications immediately.

The National Scholarship Programme is a Government scheme aimed primarily at meeting the development needs of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

A list of priority areas along with the policy document and applications forms will be uploaded on www.gov. tc.

The Government can announce or reserve a block of funds for a particular area in any given year as it did with the area of education for 2014. This is an indication of areas of importance for the country’s needs.

Consideration will be given to

applicants who have applied to schools in the United Kingdom and the Caribbean in particular the University of the West Indies.

For those applicants wishing to study medicine the preferred school is the University of the West Indies.

Recent country contributing status will allow the TCI’s students to qualify for fee discounts and so make it possible for more students to access tertiary level education.

Support for study for medicine in the US and other private instructions will not be considered.

Scholarships will not fund foundation programmes, all applicants must be at degree level.

All awards are up to Bachelors’ level. In some instances other levels may be considered but they are not awarded automatically.

A separate application is needed for each level of study.

Applicants must ensure that their university or college is either on

Still time to apply for Canadian scholarships

THE CANADIAN Government has extended its scholarship deadline to December 1 to allow more young people to apply.

Its Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) launched the Canadian Virtual University (CVU) scholarship project earlier this year.

The scholarship competition originally closed on November 14 but has been extended for two weeks.

DFAIT promotes broader awareness of the scholarships for those living in the Caribbean and

links those who may not otherwise have opportunity with this great learning opportunity.

Courses eligible for funding are the Medical Terminology Extension Certificate offered

by Mount Royal University, the Graduate Certificate in Destination Development offered

by Royal Roads University and the Short Programme in Wildlife Management offered by TELUQ University.

More information about the scholarships can be found at www. cvu-uvc.ca.

the recommended list or are fully accredited schools.

The ministry will conduct research to determine if each school is fully accredited.

There are a limited number of scholarships that will be awarded.

Not all applicants who apply for scholarships are guaranteed an award.

The basic criteria will be used to make a judgment on who receives an award for study.

Given the limited awards, it is expected that some applicants may meet the criteria and still not be able to be granted an award.

Applicants should begin to consider alternative sources of funding in the event that they do not win a full scholarship.

ENERGY issues were highlighted and discussed in the TCI during an international celebration this week.

Caricom Energy Week (CEW) was created to increase awareness of critical energy issues, focusing on the national development of sustainable energy.

The TCI joined the rest of the Caribbean to celebrate the week under the theme: ‘Achieving climate, environmental and economic resilience through sustainable energy.’

George Lightbourne, Minister for Government Support Services, said: “Energy remains one of our greatest challenges in the TCI and the wider Caribbean region; therefore every effort must be made to tackle this issue in a comprehensive manner.

“The cost of living, our economic prosperity and competitiveness are intricately hinged on our ability to successfully address energy costs.

“Increased energy efficiency and the introduction of renewable technologies

A jumbled mess The unreported reason is the 18 percent also goes to pay down the debts of the PNP under Uncle Mike and 10 others who have after five long years once again delayed going to court.

Not reported is how people are disturbed paying the PNP dollar a gallon gas tax or $150 to register their car. Before PNP that tax was $35.

Also missing is that small island businesses are closing down because their business licence prices have doubled while sales have plummeted.

How happy are the resorts now forced to pass along or eat a 10 percent tax increase while advertising 65 percent late and summer season discounts?

Applicants must also be a Belonger and show proof of this at the time of application.

If grade point average is below the acceptable level, students should repeat some of their subjects or find means to improve their eligibility in this area.

The National Secretariat Officers will commence their round of meetings for this year in November to all high schools and the Community College.

Schools, guidance counsellors, parents and caregivers should work with the young applicants when submitting their applications and help to guide them with career choices.

For more information applicants can contact tdoutten@gov.tc or galleyne@gov.tc.

TCI celebrates Energy Week

COMMENTARY

NORMALLY every week hosts a leading story for commentators to analyse.

Last week it was the death of Myles Monroe, his wife and party. Little can be said except to mourn this loss.

Otherwise the news is so jumbled no one except God can figure it all out.

One TCI media house is celebrating that VAT has proven unnecessary because the PNP Government has been successful in obtaining an 18 percent increase in taxation income.

However it is also reported that this Government cannot get anyone to supply ambulances or bid on building a school.

Students must ensure that they have applied to a university and can show at least a conditional acceptance to that school.

For students already on scholarships, extensions to scholarships are not automatic Extensions reduce the availability of funds for new scholarships.

These will be considered in very extenuating circumstances.

The only automatic awards are those awarded to students named National Scholars. These are usually awarded two to three years prior the year of the uptake of the award.

These students must also show proof of being accepted to a fully accredited university in the Caribbean or United Kingdom.

Why is the Integrity Commission taking on the work of the Customs Department over a few dollars duty while ignoring the tainted bankruptcy of the TCI Bank and loss of the savings of 4,000 families and $23 million from the National Trust?

In the USA Democrat leader Debbie Wasserman Schultz pre-midterm election promised Democrats would hold control of the Senate.

Now post-election she blames her party faithful for the serious losses because, she says, they did not vote.

She might find her answer on the reruns of TV's Hogan’s Heroes. That programme’s Schultz repeats: “I know nothing.”

President Obama flies off to China and is caught on camera chewing

into the energy mix as well as the improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of the current operating regime and infrastructure, gives hope of minimizing the energy burdens we face.

“I am confident we are on the right track, in putting the necessary measures in place to ensure a better energy future.”

The official launch took place in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday (November 17) during which Prime Minister Ralph Gonsavles gave opening remarks.

The theme of CEW highlights the role of sustainable energy, particularly within small island development states.

As part of the local celebrations, the TCI Energy and Utilities Department hosted, in partnership with FortisTCI, an energy exhibition at the Clement Howell High School on Tuesday (November 18).

A similar exhibition was held at the Helena Jones Robinson High School on Friday (November 21).

Other activities included the launch a radio programme in collaboration with Radio Turks and Caicos called ‘Energy and You’ and the distribution of energy saving tips flyers.

Malike Cummings, Energy and Utilities Commissioner, said: “Everyone has a role to play in the TCI’s future energy pathway.

“The success of any sustainable energy programme is highly reliant on the participation and engagement of members of the public.

“This engagement can only be meaningful if the public are properly educated and guided by facts, to make wise decisions regarding sustainable energy use.

“We have begun this process by engaging the secondary school students, and will gradually widen the target base to all.”

By David Tapfer

David is a retired mobile hydraulic engineer and business executive. He has been married to Middle Caicos native Yvette Robinson Tapfer for 25 years and has lived in Conch Bar, Middle Caicos, since 2002. David formerly served as branch chairman of the PDM from 2008 to 2011

nicotine gum and wearing Chinese style garb.

Has he been smoking stale Cuban cigars left behind in the White House

by Clinton and Bush?

At a meeting ornery Russian leader Putin ignored Chinese protocol assisting the Chinese first lady in deploying her shawl which she then immediately discarded.

Now reported are Russian military planes roaming the Caribbean!

Will we soon have another Russian sponsored Cuban or Grenada crisis?

American Football teams now

play in London. Will Britain soon host a football conference after the Canadian conference failed?

The USA has replaced manufacturing with soccer games and the TCI still expects upscale tourism while farming out a tourism study to a group who checks with voters not the tourists themselves!

The Opposition party which lost the election with 56 percent of the vote is the only group of parliamentarians doing something not jumbled up.

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The ladies had a wonderful time at the charity luncheon donned in their finest headwear (photos by Paradise Photography)

Ladies enjoy fabulous hat fundraiser HEADWEAR in every size, shape and colour was donned on Saturday (November 15) for a fun and fabulous fundraiser.

Scores of women decked out in their finest attire attended the Ladies Hat Luncheon at the Fire and Ice Restaurant in the Blue Haven Resort, Providenciales.

The event was part of a campaign to raise funds for improvements at Clement Howell High School (CHHS) and sponsorship places at the Holy Family Academy School.

Several dignitaries attended the event which featured delicious food, drinks and competitions with prizes for the best dressed.

The lunch was organised by Hazel Rush, Pauline Barclay and Lydia Fisher with help from Lottie Chapman and Anna Aquino.

Rush explained that the idea to hold fundraisers to assist local schools came about three years ago.

She said that the Holy Family Academy School had run out of space and desperately needed classrooms for their senior students.

“We generated enough funds to assist in building an annex to the school, which is now the high school, enabling the students to complete their final years and prepare them for college and university.”

Rush said the fundraising team went on to contact Minister of Education Akierra Missick to see how they could help with CHHS. “It became clear that we had the same common goals and worked

together as a collaborative effort for this year’s Ladies Hat Luncheon.”

She added: “The event was attended by a fantastic group of lovely ladies, some of whom flew in from far away (and a select few men), expats and local women of influence.

“We came together in a joint effort to raise funds and awareness of this very important part of our community - our children.”

Some of the ladies went all out to win coveted prizes of best hat, best ensemble and most creative.

Winners included Dee Agingu, Mona Beeson, Carol Pease, Bianca Harvey, Kanzy Haginju, Michelle Swann, with honourable mentions to Joycelyn Menzies, Althea Williams and Galmo Williams.

Bishop Peter, former priest of Our Lady of Divine Providence church, who was recently made Bishop of Miami by Pope Francis, flew in for the event.

Also in attendance were Premier Rufus Ewing and his wife Dawn Perry who won an honourable mention for her beautiful fascinator.

Several other ministers, former ministers, education heads and religious leaders were present along with Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay Hale.

“Next year’s date will be announced soon and we may even open it up to men - so gentlemen, get your hats ready,” Rush said.

“We sincerely thank our sponsors, all of them, who assisted in making this such a successful event.”

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Drug and alcohol awareness The Turks and Caicos Drug Prevention Foundation is a non-profit organisation with a mission to create awareness of the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. For more information call (649) 246-2526.

Keeping your children drug free PARENT authority is a compelling force in getting kids to stay away from drugs.

Your child is always watching you. What is he or she learning about your values and behaviours on drugs?

Do you grab a painkiller to try to dull the pain of the everyday headaches of your life? Do you drink a glass of wine every day? Kids notice.

There is a misconception that only troubled teenagers get into drugs, but even young children are vulnerable.

Research has shown that the earlier drug use is initiated, the more likely the child is to develop drug problems later in life.

What you say and do about drugs matters when it comes to the choices they make. They adopt the values you demonstrate through your actions.

Here are tips to help you keep your child drug free:

Get involved. Know their friends and their parents; where and what they are doing; create clear, consistent expectations and enforce them; talk early and often about drugs; discuss the consequences of drug use.

Become educated about drugs and drug abuse. Talk about all forms of drug abuse, including legal drugs, like tobacco or alcohol; the use of illegal drugs, like marijuana and the inappropriate use of legally obtained substances such as inhalants, prescription medications, or over-the-counter drugs.

Discuss how anything you put in your body that is not food, can be extremely harmful, and how drugs interfere with the way our bodies work and can make a person very sick or even cause them to die.

Explain addiction - drug use can become a very bad habit that is hard to stop.

Make sure that your child’s life is structured to avoid drugs, arrange to have your children looked after and engaged in the after-school hours if you cannot be with them.

Encourage them to get involved with youth groups, arts, music, sports and community service.

If your child is unattended for periods during the day make sure they feel your presence. Give them a schedule and set limits on their behaviour.

Give them household chores. Enforce a strict phone-in-to-you policy. Leave notes for them around the house.

Encourage open dialogue with your children about their experiences. Tell your child: “I love you and trust you, but I don’t trust the world around you, I need to know what’s going on in your life so I can be a good parent to you.”

Keep all medications locked up. It doesn’t matter how young or old your child is; it’s tempting for kids to go into a medicine cabinet and get into something they’re not supposed to.

Winner of Most Handsome Male was Dylan shown by owner Mike Robertson (photo by Lisa Adara)

Best in Show was awarded to Buster shown by Nathan Drysdale who accepts the award with Lisa de Costa (photo by Lisa Adara)

Pups take centre stage at annual dog show

By Kathi Barrington DOGS rule, and they did it with style and grace on Saturday (November 15) at this year’s dog show.

The ninth annual Turks and Caicos Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TCSPCA) Just for Fun Dog Show was held under a big tent at Turtle Cove Marina in Providenciales.

The major fundraising event drew a large crowd of proud canine owners, families, kids and contestants.

Dogs of every shape, hairstyle and colour strutted their stuff before the enthusiastic onlookers.

Buster, owned by Nathan Drysdale, took the coveted Best In Show award.

The event was not held last year, as TCSPCA dealt with the loss of long-time supporters Betty and Boots Ludington, TCSPCA Director Sally Winkelman and Santa Paws George Taylor.

They all would have been proud of the event last weekend.

More than 50 dogs were entered in a host of fun competitions, including the fabulous obstacle course constructed by Bob Blehr.

Now famous, the obstacle event kick started the show, with owners actually covering the course themselves, coaxing their dogs up and over, around and through the course.

It was ridiculously funny and in some cases very impressive. I refer to the owners. The dogs were very self-possessed.

The judges had a difficult time making their choices. On the ‘hot seats’ were Heather Forbes from the Potcake Foundation, Jessica Kyle, co-founder of the Potcake Project, Donald Atwood, president of the TCSPCA, and Francis Oyakhire from FortisTCI. Special guests were Daphne Penn from FortisTCI and Ron Burton from the Potcake Foundation.

Once again, FortisTCI was the lead sponsor of the event. They have been avid supporters of the TCSPCA for many years.

The Graceway IGA and Pedigree Dog Food, are also long time main sponsors, providing goodies and dog food to the winners.

The local community kicked in big time, with fabulous raffle ticket prizes.

A weekend at Blue Horizon on Middle Caicos, TCI helicopter ride for three, dinners at Amanyara, Parallel23 and Grill Rouge, SNUBA tour for two, lunch at West Bay Club, a gift bag from Rumeurs and another from Jais, and a sunset cruise on local boat Minx made the $5 tickets a fantastic value.

Kudos also to Power 92 and KISS FM Radio, who publicised the event.

Most of the funds raised for the TCSPCA dog show come from the advertisers in the dog show programme.

Fortis lead the way, and the Alexandra Resort, the Regent Palms, Mango Reef and the Gansevoort were also very generous.

The TCSPCA is grateful for their thoughtful sponsorship. Without this kind of corporate generosity, they would not be able to accomplish six to eight mobile and Providenciales based affordable spay/neuter/vaccination clinics each year, hundreds of on and off-island adoptions, foster programmes, and educational programmes in the schools.

In addition to the Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors, many businesses bought ads in the programme to support the TCSPCA. Director Susan Blehr said that she is so thankful, as she is each year, that small businesses readily dig into their pockets to support the ongoing efforts of the organisation.

Turtle Cove Marina provided the fabulous venue and the Tiki Hut

grilled up hotdogs and more, and served up drinks to all the hungry and thirsty participants.

The TCSPCA dog show really is a joint community effort which benefits all of us.

We are all grateful that the weather cooperated as well. It was a picture perfect afternoon and evening.

Director Blehr’s final words about the event were of thanks, to the core of volunteers who make all the work of the TCSPCA possible.

These women, and men, and children keep giving – they are the truly the voices for the animals of the TCI.

Show results Best In Show Buster owned by Nathen Drysdale Obstacle Course Wisley owned by Keith Pickavance Juno owned by Claire Jardine Buggy owned by Jasmine Young Most Original Potcake Buster owned by Nathan Drysdale Radar owned by Kathi Barrington Nelly owned by Britt Doran Happiest Dog D-Jango owned by Kristen Obenouer Ben owned by Hanna Davies Scouse owned by Delphine Hartshorn Looks Most Like Owner Sophie owned by Brenda Heartwell Gismo owned by Silvia Robinson Dog With The Most Unusual Tail Buster owned by Nathan Drysdale D-Jango owned by Kristen Obenover Brush owned by Jasmine Young Prettiest Female Tinkerbell owned by Uxslene Andre Sophie owned by Alexi Buggy owned by Jasmine Young Most Handsome Male Dylan owned by Kathi Barrington Bear owned by Aj Caston Prada owned by Donte Williams

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Litter pickers hope for less trash to gather ORGANISERS of an annual litter picking campaign hope that this year there will be less rubbish to gather due to an increase in public awareness.

The sixth TCI Shines event will take place across the country on Saturday, December 6, and volunteers are expecting to collect about 200 bags of trash – much less than previous years.

The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) hosts the countrywide event each year.

TCHTA’s executive director Stacy Cox said in a press release on Wednesday (November 19): “Having more volunteers but fewer bags for this year’s ‘TCI Shines’ clean-up campaign will tell us that our litterfree education drive for the past six years has not been in vain.

“We dream of a day when TCI residents would dispose of all litter, be it an empty food container or an old fridge, the right way.

“If every resident picks up and disposes of just one item of litter a day we would see a vast improvement in the cleanliness and appearance of our streets.”

Cox said that it is important that people take pride in their environment and keep it clean for a positive future for the tourism industry.

“With this year's Tourism Environmental Awareness Month’s theme being ‘Tourism is key - unlock its possibilities,’ TCHTA would like to stress the importance of protecting the environment and marine life which will ensure growth in our top industry for years to come.

“Our destination’s growth will be delayed and significantly impacted if residents do not embrace this theme and continue to be complacent, not realising the importance of tourism to our economy and livelihood.”

For the past four years the TCHTA has partnered with the country’s schools with the objective of educating young citizens and future leaders about the importance of correct litter disposal.

“We can only hope that lessons learned during our TCI Shines campaigns stay with them for generations to come,” Cox said.

The TCHTA is encouraging anyone interested in being a part of the clean-up campaign to contact the association on 941-5787 to obtain zone assignment details and additional information.

Gov’t appoints new HR manager KEISHA Bonita Taylor has been appointed the Government’s new human resource manager within the Human Resource Management Directorate.

Deputy Governor Anya Williams made the announcement in a press release on Thursday, November 13, in which she wished Taylor well in the position.

The appointment is part of the new Senior Management Deputy or Understudy Programme.

Taylor said: “I would like to give God thanks and praises. The human resource management discipline is one that I am passionate about and even more so, the Turks and Caicos Islands Government civil service.”

Taylor, who holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in finance with a minor concentration in human resource management, has been a civil servant for over 14 years.

She joined the human resources team in April 2010 and worked in the training unit for some time as a human resource officer attached

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Keisha Bonita Taylor is the Government’s new human resource manager

to the Training and Development Division.

The new manager then left the service for a short while in 2012 during the voluntary severance

exercise.

She returned in April 2013 through the voluntary severance reengagement programme and has earnestly worked to assist the department in its human resources efforts.

Taylor concentrates particularly on the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture which is the largest employment sector in the Government.

“This institution has had a significant impact on the professional I am today,” she said.

“And this appointment is indeed an honourable, rewarding and grand opportunity.

“It will present the perfect platform that will allow me to contribute and assist the team in the rebranding, transforming and development initiatives of civil service.

“Towards this end, I stand committed and I look forward to this journey and will continue to work diligently to meet the objectives of this post.”

More giveaways with annual roundabout competition RESIDENTS now have another opportunity to win amazing prizes during the annual ‘What’s in the Box?’ competition.

Participants have to describe what they think is inside the huge red Christmas box at the roundabout by First Caribbean in Providenciales Carlton Mills, manager for talent growth and local affairs at Grace Bay Resorts, revealed the first clue for the competition which is: ‘It will make you happy’.

The partners involved are Grace Bay Club, West Bay Club, Do It Centre, First Caribbean International Bank/CIBC and Lime.

They will all be present during the official launch of the competition on Friday (November 21).

In order to participate, participants can text what is in the box and ANSWER to 4946 for the cost of $1 per text.

First place prize is a two night stay at the Grace Bay Club, second place a tool compact combo kit, third place a new account at FCIB valued for $500, fourth place prize a smart phone from Lime and fifth place a dinner for two at the West Bay Club.

Mills said that proceeds from this year’s event will go towards purchasing tablets for two adopted schools on North Caico - Charles Hubert James Primary School and Adelaide Omeler Primary School.

The drawing for the competition is scheduled to take place on January 3, 2015.

The Towers of Babel Art is our language

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Lynched crucifix

By Hezron

You were never strong enough to bear your own cross But inked on your flesh you carry one Crosses never used to be fly Until an innocent God died On one And I wonder If the one that bore your cross Is ashamed To see you carry a pale reflection Of him Call that

Taxpayers learn where their cash goes LAST Friday (November 14) taxpayers learnt how their tax dollars were being spent during a special educational event.

The Government’s Revenue Department hosted the first annual Taxpayers Education Day to talk about the various revenue streams administered by the department.

An invitation was extended to the private sector and general public to visit booths at the Town

Centre Mall, Providenciales and Hibiscus Square, Grand Turk from 10am to 3pm.

Other highlights of the day included the launch of the department’s jingle and Facebook page.

There was also an award ceremony in honour of the winner of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) fourth annual essay competition.

Martha Bohlale Rakuone, 15,

from HJ Robinson High School in Grand Turk was given the award during the school’s devotions.

The student and her school received prizes from COTA, the Government and Digicel TCI for her national and regional achievement.

A press release from the Revenue Department said: “We proudly congratulate Ms Rakuone, thank all participants and encourage all students to participate in the next competition.”

White Jesus Gang signs of a spray painted temple And they attended the temple Offerings of gold bullet casings Valuable white powders Hooks of misogynistic praises and a thumping bassline Guillotined off his head As if crucifixion wasn’t enough Replaced his eyes with rubies and diamonds

Lynched him from the necks of a thousand negroes The same negroes taking pride in destroying lives, themselves and each other Gang signs of a spray painted temple And they attended the temple Offerings of death dealers wrapped in white gift paper (and chalk outlines) Nothing to lose Hooks of murderous praises and a thumping bass line.

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Battling bullying at national youth conference “BULLYING is not something that will fly by tomorrow, but will last a lifetime if not treated properly in schools in the Turks and Caicos.”

Those were the words of National Youth Ambassador Donte Francis who delivered a rousing speech during the National Youth Forum 2014 last week.

The second annual event, which took place at HJ Robinson High School’s auditorium on Thursday, November 13, looked at the topic of bullying and how schools should address it.

About 100 young people from across the country attended the event to give their views on the pertinent issue.

Organised by the Department of Youth Affairs, the forum aimed to allow attendees to understand how bullying is affecting the student

population, explored ways to tackle the problem of bullying in school, and reviewed aspects of schools’ social and civic objectives and the cultural and leadership efforts that are currently in place to combat bullying.

Francis said the topic of bullying is one of utmost importance and must be addressed immediately before more children are affected.

“As we know, bullying remains one of the largest problems in schools, with the percentage of students reportedly bullied at least once per week steadily increasing since 1999,” he said.

He explained that “cyber bullying” has become more rampant and has contributed to the suicides of multiple children.

“The internet has unleashed spitefulness to a degree unseen

Public invited to support charity Thanksgiving dinner ALL the proceeds from a popular Thanksgiving dinner held next week will go to support local charity projects.

The 14th annual event held at Sharkbite restaurant and bar in Turtle Cove Marina, Providenciales, on Thursday (November 27) will feature mountains of delicious food.

The turkey meal will all the

trimmings costs $25.99 and all of the cash will go straight to the Salvation Army who will use it to provide food for the country’s less privileged.

American football will be playing for those attending the event from 12pm.

Those interested in attending the event can find out more at 232-2238.

Hundreds attend supermarket fair MORE than 400 people took to the new Quality Food Centre parking lot in Providenciales on Saturday (November 15) for the first Christmas Holiday Fair.

According to event organiser Sabrina Forbes of Once in a Blue Moon Entertainment, it was a fun packed day for adults and children Activities between the hours of 2pm and 12pm included a bouncing castle, games, music by DJ Shakes, raffle and prize giveaways such as gift certificates and household goods.

Forbes said that she was hoping to continue this event every four months.

“We do this just to bring vitality to the community, to usher in the holiday season, to provide a venue

for locals to showcase their goods and it’s a win-win situation for them to make some money for the holiday season and just for the kids to have a great time.”

In attendance at the event was staff from Grace Bay Pharmacy who provided free blood and diabetes tests for the public.

This is the second function organised by Once in a Blue Moon Entertainment in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Forbes told the Weekly News said that the company was formed in 2007 and that they have hosted a number of events.

Part of the proceeds from the funfair went to support the Turks and Caicos Islands Fire Fighters.

before. Thanks to the accessibility to the internet and the affordability of new technology, bullies now have multiple ways to harass their victims.

“The current generation has the added ability to use technology to expand their reach and the extent of their attacks exponentially.”

He said that most school bullying takes place in areas that are less supervised by adults, such as in the student cafeteria or tuck-shop, in restrooms, corridors, and classrooms.

“Schools need to create an action plan to address these spots. I suggest we address these spots by additional adults or using security techniques including closed circuit cameras.”

He stressed that students and parents need to know that the school takes bullying seriously and will take any actions, including arrest to prevent its occurrence.

“Reduce the amount of time students can spend unsupervised.

Because much bullying occurs during the least supervised time, reducing the unsupervised amount of time available to students can reduce the amount of bullying.

“Provide classroom activities and discussions related to bullying and violence, including the harm that they cause and strategies to reduce their incidence.

“Involve students in establishing classroom rules against bullying and steps they can take if they see it happening.

“My fellow people, these are just a few of many ways to address bullying, we must take this is as a

National Youth Ambassador Donte Francis

careful consideration.”

Francis stressed that bullying is not something that will fly by tomorrow, but will last a lifetime if not treated properly in schools in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“As we have this youth forum today let our thoughts, suggestions and skills be aided together in eradicating bullying in such a way that the topic today be rephrased to ‘Eradicate bullying now or never.’

“The youth is our future, as we often say, but bullying leaves no future perhaps not even a brighter day.”

Following the event Nixon Dickenson, Senior Programme Officer in the Department of Youth Affairs, told the Weekly News that

bullying should not be kept private.

He advised: “Talk about it, go to your parents, the principal or anyone that you think you can be comfortable with, because when you keep all of that in and you feel like no one can understand it, it drives you crazy.”

“It helps you feel relaxed when you’re letting out the stress.”

He added: “I think bullying is just a way of some kids to release their anger.

“You don’t have to use your fist to resolve problems, that’s never the right answer.”

A report will be written from the comments made during the event to inform policies on school rules, programmes, and civic awareness campaigns.

Disaster training for volunteers in North Caicos THIS week volunteer emergency responders in North Caicos were taught how to deal with disasters during a basic training course.

The Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies hosted the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Workshop at the Horse Stable Beach Complex from Monday (November 17).

The five day programme educates people about disaster preparedness and hazards that may impact their area.

It also provides the necessary training in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organisation, and disaster medical operations.

A Government press release said: “Using the skills learned in

the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighbourhood or workplace following an event in which professional responders are not immediately available to help.

“CERT members are also encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.”

The focus of the training was on developing CERT members who will be competent in leading and supporting the programme in their respective communities.

Specifically, the objectives of the workshop were to orient participants to community emergency response and disaster management theories,

provide them with a refresher or overview in basic first aid and CPR, train them in light search and rescue, and in fire safety and fire suppression and expose them to problem solving, briefing techniques and teamwork To date the department has carried trained more than 50 people in Providenciales, Grand Turk and South Caicos.

Training in Salt Cay is expected to take place in the new year.

CERT training is intended to increase the capacity of local communities to respond to an emergency before professional services can arrive.

It also enables local communities to be proactive instead of reactive in responding to emergencies impacting them.

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What is diabetes?

EVERYONE’S blood has some sugar in it because your body needs sugar for energy.

When you eat, your body breaks food down into sugar and sends it into your bloodstream. Then, your pancreas makes a hormone called insulin.

The job of insulin is to get the sugar from the blood into the cells to be used for energy needed for daily life.

I like to explain the way insulin works using the analogy of a lock and key. Let’s imagine that the cells in our body are the lock and insulin is the key that opens that lock.

Under normal conditions, you eat a meal, your blood sugar rises but insulin unlocks the cells so the sugar is able to get in and make necessary

energy. Two hours after eating, your blood sugar is back to normal.

However, with diabetes, there is a defect in the lock and key system.

Either the body is not making enough insulin or the cells are not recognising the insulin that it is making.

In both cases, the end result is sugar that is trapped circulating in the bloodstream. Therefore, diabetes is having too much sugar in your blood.

Types of diabetes Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease which means it cannot be prevented. It was once called juvenile onset diabetes because it is usually diagnosed in young children.

Persons with type 1 diabetes must

YOUR DIET 

Tamika has a Master’s Degree in Dietetics and Nutrition from Florida International University and is a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association (ADA). She is currently executive director of Nutrition in Demand, a non-profit aimed at increasing awareness to health and healthy eating. For more information email tamikahandfield@yahoo.com or visit www.nutritionindemand.com. Call 242-3978 or 442-3978.

take insulin injections throughout their life.

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form. Persons usually must take either pills or insulin injections depending on the stage.

Research shows it is linked to many genetic, environmental and behavioural risk factors. Therefore, it can be prevented and/or delayed and controlled.

Gestational diabetes only affects some pregnant women; usually once she delivers the baby she regains control of her blood sugar.

However, gestational diabetes increases her risk of developing diabetes in the future.

People often say “I have a little sugar” suggesting that diabetes is not a serious disease.

Diabetes left undiagnosed or uncontrolled is a very serious disease with many health complications such as kidney disease, blindness, amputations and even death.

It is important to know if you have diabetes and if you do, take steps to better control it so you can live a

normal life.

For more information on this and other topics, ‘like’ my page Nutrition

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in Demand on Facebook, visit our website www.nutritionindemand.com or call for individual consultation.

POLICE SAFETY TIPS

Domestic violence is a crime DOMESTIC violence is a crime that takes many forms including emotional and psychological abuse, intimidation, harassment, stalking, physical and sexual assault, and can include animal abuse targeting pets, and damaging personal or joint property.

It’s the most underreported of crimes because the perpetrator knows the victim intimately through a long-term, close or developing relationship.

The perpetrator relies on developing, during the early stages, a strong bond through friendship, love, trust and loyalty to create a high degree of co-dependence.

The underlying behavioural traits of power and control are then employed as tactics to commit the crime.

The more times a perpetrator commits the crime, the greater the likelihood the affected partner becomes vulnerable to further abuse and violence.

By Audley Astwood

Audley, a former police detective and broadcaster, is currently the press officer for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. His main focus is on crime prevention and community policing. For more information call 941-4448 or visit www.tcipolice.tc.

This can frequently result in the affected person developing feelings of fear, guilt, anxiety, low self-esteem, isolation and feeling trapped in the relationship.

This often results in a cycle of violence.

Parents who remain in a relationship with a perpetrator must understand and accept that the abuse and violence they are experiencing is also having a

significant impact on their children, whether they are physically hurt or not.

Some children are brave and try to stop the perpetrator and often get physically hurt themselves.

Other children may react by copying the perpetrator and begin hitting the victim parent or their brothers and sisters.

These children may frequently engage in bullying at home and at

school as a direct result of learned behaviour from the perpetrator.

Many children continue to live in an environment of abuse and violence and do not receive help to understand why this behaviour is wrong.

Many of these children will go on to repeat this violent behaviour in their adult life within their own relationships and families or, in the cases of a child victim, may later choose a partner who is violent.

In either case, this is repeating the cycle of violence.

If this is your situation and you are staying for the sake of the children then, STOP and consider all the long-term consequences of your decision.

For the sake of the children, you must get help, now!

The police will respond to all reports of domestic and family violence and pursue the perpetrators to hold them accountable for their criminal behaviour under TCI law, by placing them before the courts.

Often time if not always, these cases are tried in closed court away from the public.

No press release is given to the public detailing your matter.

The police respect your privacy and we do our part that enables you to move forward with your life with dignity.

For further domestic and family violence information, please contact your local social services office or police station for more information.

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ECO Tip 

By Dave Keil

Dave, who lives in Providenciales, worked at a chemical waste start-up before studying chemical and mechanical engineering. He then worked in microelectronics manufacturing, small business turn-a-rounds and management consulting. The history of science has been a pet project of his since high school.

Avoiding solution fixation SCIENCE and math have a reputation as being dry and dull subjects. When you look at why science and math have evolved the way they have, they are full of strong egos, battles, and some of the most eccentric characters imaginable clashing to try and prove themselves to the world. These are some of their stories.

As a child, Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 – 1855) was known to be quite disruptive in the classroom, likely out of boredom.

One day, knowing Gauss’ natural interest in math, his teacher gave him a problem which they believed would keep him and the class occupied for a while.

What is the sum of the numbers from 1 to 100?

Other children in the class frantically began adding numbers in the hope of being the first with the answer; not Gauss.

He sat still for a while, thinking. Then he wrote down an answer before most of his classmates were adding into the teens: 5050 The teacher, thinking little Carl had guessed or was cheating, demanded to see his work. Without the need of writing anything down he had visualised the following: 1 + 2 + 3 + …. + 98 + 99 + 100 = ? and then pictured the same sequence backwards.

100 + 99 + 98 + … 3 + 2 + 1 = ?

Adding the series by column instead of row is much simpler, and takes the form: 101 + 101 + 101 + … + 101 + 101 + 101 = ? + ?

Or 100 x 101 = 2 x ? meaning ? = 100 x 101 / 2 = 10100 / 2 = 5050 This is a clever trick for anyone, never mind someone whose age was still in the single digits.

Many of Gauss’ later work can only be described as mind bending, but the core of his approach is here. Gauss avoided something psychologists call ‘solution fixation’.

Given the problem, the rest of the class fixated on the first method of solving the problem they came upon, which was to start adding the numbers in sequential order, and then went with it without thinking of others.

Mathematicians and scientists are often lazy in a special kind of way – they would rather spend hours thinking and developing a different and non-labour intensive way to solve the problem in spite of a clear and long monotonous path to the solution.

It takes place as an argument with yourself; thinking of a solution and then turning around and finding reasons why it won’t work; then turning around again and finding different solutions or fixes to the problems.

This habit is at the root of avoiding solution fixation: Finding as many different working paths to the solution as possible.

Gauss clearly had no interest in grinding numbers out, even though he could. He chose to reorganise the problem into something different that might be simpler to solve, he likely fumbled around with two or three that didn’t work until he found one that did and in doing so took one of his first steps into the pages of history.

Lynn Robinson has lived in the Turks and Caicos Islands for 12 years and works at Big Blue Unlimited as a diving instructor, eco guide and boat captain. She is passionate about the environment and does regular beach clean ups while walking her three potcakes. Her other passion is running and can often be seen training for marathons and ultra-marathons.

By Lynn Robinson

The benefits of hydrogen peroxide WITH more and more people becoming conscious about the safety of products they use in the home, hydrogen peroxide is one safe alternative that can be used for many applications around the house and is also safe to the environment.

It is a common household disinfectant around the world and is sold in the stores with a three percent concentration and should be stored in the original brown bottle as it becomes useless once exposed to light.

Hydrogen peroxide should never be ingested.

Some of the many uses include: Use as an antiseptic to clean and disinfect wounds and prevent infection.

Soak toothbrushes in hydrogen peroxide to disinfect and kill germs.

Spray onto countertops in the kitchen to disinfect.

Use in the toilet bowl instead of bleach or other harmful cleaners.

Disinfect dishcloths and sponges in hydrogen peroxide for 15 to 30 minutes.

Spray onto chopping boards to kill germs and bacteria from raw meat and other foods that have soaked into the board.

Spray fruit and vegetables and let soak for a few minutes before rinsing off to remove dirt, wax and other contaminants.

Clean and disinfect the fridge by spraying and leaving for a few minutes before wiping clean.

Whiten laundry by adding a cup of hydrogen peroxide to your whites and let soak for 15 to 30 minutes.

Use as a mouthwash by mixing with an equal amount of water and swish around the mouth for at least a minute. This will also help to whiten teeth naturally.

Clean tile surfaces by spraying directly onto the tiles to remove dirt and stains.

Mix with an equal amount of warm water to make a foot soak that will naturally soften corns and calluses.

Cure foot fungus by mixing with an equal amount of water and spraying onto feet and between the toes every night.

Fight mould and mildew around the home by spraying hydrogen peroxide onto the affected area and let it sit for a while before wiping down.

Weekly Recipe Sheniqua Outten-Cox is a mother of four who manages a busy household and enjoys cooking authentic island dishes. She has lived on Grand Turk, North Caicos and Providenciales over the last 25 years. Sheniqua credits her grandparents and generations before them for handing down delicious family recipes.

Peas and grits

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups of pigeon peas already boiled but just before it splits (peas will split in final cooking) • 1 lb cured salt pig tail • 1 lb cured salt beef • 1 medium onion, sliced • 1 tsp. thyme • ½ garlic clove • 1/2 sweet pepper, diced • 2 tbsp tomato paste • 4 cups water • 2 1/2 cups grits, 3 cups for stiff grits • 1 tsp salt • 1 hot pepper, do not burst, the seeds have all the heat • 2 tbsp cooking oil

METHOD

• Soak meat overnight to remove salt.

• Boil meat until tender (this can be

done for 30 minutes in a pressure cooker or 60 minutes in a standard pot without a lid).

• Discard salty water and leave meat in large pot.

• In a frying pan, add cooking oil, onion, garlic and sweet pepper.

Sauté lightly.

• Add tomato paste and allow to steam down for approximately five min. Add thyme and hot pepper.

• Pour the mixture into a pot with meat, peas and water. On high heat, allow mixture to come to a rolling boil.

• Add grits, stirring constantly for about 10 min.

• Continue cooking on medium heat for 20 to 30 minutes. This dish is best served with steamed or fried fish accompanied by fried or boiled plantains.

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Haitian group rejects Bahamas boycott THE United Association of Haitians and Bahamians has publicly denounced the “vicious and unfair” comments of a Florida politician and a Haitian-Bahamian activist whom they said were “misinformed” and could not speak for those at the centre of the government’s new immigration policies.

This comes as, Fred Smith, president of the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHRA) branded the policies, which came into effect on November 1, as “institutional terrorism” and “ethnic cleansing.”

On the day the changes came into effect, there was a mass round-up of illegal immigrants, mostly Haitian, in New Providence.

Both civic groups made the separate opposing statements yesterday in the aftermath of the call by Daphne Campbell, a Democrat in the Florida House of Representatives, for tourists and international businesses to boycott the country. She said she became upset after seeing videos of children being led away by immigration officers.

Later Jetta Baptiste, president of the Haitian Bahamian Society in the Bahamas, told The Tribune she supported Mrs Campbell’s calls 1,000 per cent because the Haitian community was “simply tired of all the political games that have been played with (them) over the years”.

However, UAHB administrative assistant Robertson Dieudonne, told reporters that the group was greatly concerned about the damaging

Protesters aid a man who was shot in the leg, left, and another who was shot in the neck, lying on the ground, after clashes broke out at an anti-government protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, earlier this week.

(Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) The press conference hosted by the United Association of Haitians and Bahamians earlier this week.

remarks, adding that neither of the women consulted with the association before making public statements.

He said the controversy has already damaged the perceptions of Haitians living in the United States with some people cancelling travel plans to the country.

The association, which partnered with two other civic associations – Vibes United and Univision - held a press conference at the Victory Chapel on Minnie Street to address the issue. The UAHB said it supported the work of the government in fixing the illegal migration issue.

Mr Dieudonne said: “Neither Mrs Campbell nor Jetta Baptise reside in the Bahamas, and therefore, we do not feel that they have the authority to speak on behalf of Haitians and people of Haitian descent in this country in the tone and manner in which they have spoken.

“While they are free to express their opinions, we wish to make our

position clear that we oppose their suggestions that the Bahamas should be boycotted by Americans and other nationalities via its tourism product.

“We understand their passion for our Haitian brothers and sisters and would have supported them if we felt Mrs Campbell’s accusations were accurate and fair.

“In this case, however, we do not believe that they were properly informed and therefore, their comments were both inflammatory and unfounded. Further, we do not see the wisdom in an international boycott of the Bahamas – there is too much at stake, even for Haitians in the country.

“Here is one example, I have a group of 13 including family members, more than 80 per cent which were born here in the Bahamas who have cancelled their vacation including my siblings,” he said. “I am trying to change their perception coming to the Bahamas as they do annually from the US.”

Cuban doctor in Sierra Leone tests positive for Ebola A CUBAN doctor treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the disease and was being sent to Geneva for treatment, officials said, the first Cuban known to have contracted the potentially deadly haemorrhagic fever.

The doctor, identified by Cuba’s official website Cubadebate on Tuesday as Felix Baez, is one of 165 Cuban doctors and nurses treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone. They have been there since early October.

They are part of a Cuban team of 256 medical professionals sent to West Africa to treat patients in the worst Ebola outbreak on record that has killed more than 5,000 people.

Baez, a specialist in internal medicine, had a fever on Sunday and tested positive on Monday after being taken to the capital Freetown, Cubadebate reported, citing a Health Ministry statement.

He has not shown complications and is “hemodynamically stable,” the

statement said.

“Our collaborator is being tended to by a team of British professionals with experience in treating patients who have displayed the disease and they have maintained constant communication with our brigade,” the statement said.

At the urging of the World Health Organization (WHO) it was decided to send him to a university hospital in Geneva, where he would be treated by experts in infectious diseases, the ministry statement said. His whereabouts in Sierra Leone early on Wednesday were unclear.

The Cuban commitment to treating Ebola patients in West Africa has won international praise as more substantial than contributions from many wealthy countries. Among those recognising Cuba has been the United States, its political adversary for the past 55 years.

Some Cuban 165 doctors and

nurses have gone to Sierra Leone for a six-month mission, with another 53 in Liberia and 38 in Guinea.

Another 205 have undergone three weeks of training, with extensive practice in using protective full-body suits, and are ready to receive an Ebola assignment.

The Communist-run island has practiced medical diplomacy since Fidel Castro came to power in a 1959 revolution.

While Cuba provides disaster relief around the world free of charge, it also exchanges doctors for cash or goods on more routine missions. The island receives an estimated 100,000 barrels of oil per day from Venezuela, where some 30,000 Cuban medical professionals are posted.

In all, there are more than 50,000 health workers in 67 countries.

The latest WHO tally on Nov. 14 reported 5,177 Ebola deaths out of 14,133 cases, mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. (Reuters)

Anti-government protest in Haiti turns violent

AN ANTI-GOVERNMENT protest that snaked through sections of Haiti’s capital on Tuesday turned violent as three people were apparently shot in a volatile neighborhood.

The march began peacefully when a crowd grew to a few thousand people in slums that are opposition strongholds. But as demonstrators walked by an intersection in Delmas 32, the critics of President Michel Martelly’s administration and progovernment residents began shouting and throwing rocks at each other.

As the melee quickly escalated, Associated Press journalists witnessed three people apparently getting hit by bullets. One was hit

in the neck and appeared gravely wounded. The two others sustained wounds to limbs.

As a panic ensued in the denselypacked area of cinderblock houses, officers with the Haitian National Police fired tear gas and most demonstrators dispersed.

Police spokesman Frantz Lerebours and other authorities made no immediate comment about the violence or any arrests.

Even after the violence, nearly 1,000 protesters continued their Tuesday march demanding Martelly’s resignation and a chance to vote in long-delayed legislative and municipal elections.

Cayman Islands are now America’s biggest foreign investor IF YOU were to guess which countries of the biggest investors in US equities you might assume that it would be one of our close economic partners like Canada or the UK, or one of the largest buyers of US government debt like China or Japan. But it turns out that the biggest holder of US equities as the Cayman Islands which holds $628 billion worth of US equities despite having a GDP of less than $4 billion.

Cayman Islands account for a quarter of US asset backed securities Of course the reason for this discrepancy is that it’s not really people in the Cayman Islands who are investing in US equities, as you no doubt already know.

The Caymans rely on financial services for virtually the entire economy, and the foreign holdings represent investments from around the world in hedge fundsand mutual funds located on the island. Still, the Caymans hold only slightly more US equity than Canada which has $617 billion or the UK with $584 billion, compared to more than $5 trillion in US equities in foreign holdings.

Long-term asset-backed securities tell a similar story. Here

the Caymans are still the largest foreign order, but the scale is quite different. $109 billion worth of US asset-backed securities are held in the Cayman Islands compared to $42 billion held by Luxemburg (the second highest) and $403 billion in total foreign holdings. If you restrict it just to mortgage-backed securities, the Cayman Islands hold $86 billion out of the $211 billion worth of foreign-held USmortgagebacked securities worldwide.

Even though the Caymans are being used to invest in US equity and corporate debt, China and Japan are still far and away the largest boners of treasury securities with $1.28 trillion and $1.08 trillion respectively, compared to Brazil which holds $254 billion or Middle East Oil Exporters (Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE combined) which together hold $222 billion in Treasury securities out of the $5.6 trillion worth of U.S. Treasury securities in holdings worldwide. Apparently people don’t go through all the trouble of putting their money in the Cayman Islands just to pick up the risk-free rate of return.

(Valuewalk.com)

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Barbados signs FATCA agreement with US to improve international tax compliance THE government of Barbados, on Monday signed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) with the United States and pledged the implementation of global standards for the supervision and regulation of the international business and financial services sector.

The agreement was signed by Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development, Donville Inniss and US Ambassador to Barbados, Dr. Larry Palmer.

“The signature of this FATCA agreement represents one of the salient pillars in the transformation of how we as an international business and financial services centre interact not only with other jurisdictions on the sharing of vital information, but is an indication of the transformation of how we interact with our clients and apply greater due diligence in an everchanging environment,” Inniss stated.

He however cautioned that the signing was not a deviation from Government’s belief that “businesses and investment must be allowed the flexibility to thrive”.

Palmer welcomed Barbados’ commitment to intensifying its cooperation with the U.S. to improve international tax compliance, and hailed the signing as “a significant step forward in efforts to work collaboratively to combat offshore tax evasion”.

“The FATCA introduces reporting requirements for foreign financial institutions with respect to certain accounts held by U.S. taxpayers. Because access to information from other countries is critically important to the full and fair enforcement of domestic tax laws, information exchange is a top priority for the United States.

“By working together to detect, deter and discourage offshore tax abuses through increased transparency and enhanced reporting, we can help to build a stronger, more stable and accountable global financial system,” Palmer stated.

The signing is the culmination of discussions between Barbados’ Task Force and Negotiating Team, chaired by Secretary to the Board of the Central Bank, Elson Gaskin, and the U.S. Treasury Department. (CMC)

Combating cholera in Haiti by providing clean water (UN Photo/Logan Abassi)

UN: “Haiti cannot wait two generations” to eliminate cholera

SUPPORT for initiatives to combat cholera in Haiti have been “disappointing,” according to Pedro Medrano Rojas, the senior United Nations Coordinator for the Cholera Response in Haiti.

Rojas was writing in the Greek newspaper To Vima.

“We are standing at a tipping point, and the European Union – the world’s largest single donor of development aid – could be a leading actor on this,” he said.

“Haiti cannot wait two generations until

reaching the same levels of coverage as the rest of the region.”

The cholera outbreak, which began in 2010 following the earthquake, has killed more than 8,600 people in Haiti.

By most accounts, it was brought to the country by United Nations peacekeepers from Nepal.

The United Nations has not taken responsibility, and has claimed immunity in a lawsuit seeking compensation for victims.

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“Sort out CARICOM first” before abandoning UK Privy Council – Holness LEADER of the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Andrew Holness, has reiterated his party’s stance on the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), as Jamaica’s final court of appeal.

Just two days before the House of Representatives begins debate on three bills on the CCJ, Holness told supporters at the party’s annual conference on Sunday that the JLP has no interest in abandoning the UK based Privy Council at least for now.

“This is an example of how not to use foreign policy. One of our greatest assets is that our final court is an internationally recognised court of arbitration and appeal and we want to take ourselves from it.”

“We are not serious about investment, things not going so well in CARICOM, our citizens are being treated with disrespect and yet we want to go and further intensify our ties with CARICOM. I say no to that!” Holness said.

He pledged that instead, the JLP would use its foreign policy to influence economic growth and development in Jamaica.

“Mek (let’s) we sort out CARICOM first, mek (let’s) build our economy first before we start

Leader of the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Andrew Holness told supporters at the party’s annual conference on Sunday that the JLP has no interest in abandoning the UK based Privy Council at least for now.

to pretend that we big, bad and politically independent. We must now seek to secure our economic independence because it is in our economic independence that we will truly be able to secure our political independence,” he added.

The statement from the JLP leader follows a call from Foreign Affairs Minister A.J. Nicholson for support towards the island going the CCJ. On the weekend, Nicholson told CMC that the administration of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller would not support the idea of a referendum on the issue.

The JLP had previously called for a national referendum to decide on the country’s move towards the CCJ as its final court of appeal.

Nicholson said the reasons for moving away from the Privy Council “are so relevant, easily understood and everybody ought to have known that.

“But the most important of all is affordability.

In Jamaica and I rather suspect for the rest of the CARICOM, no more than perhaps one per cent of our population can afford going to London to have their case heard at the final level and yet in Jamaica it appears as if our opposition doesn’t seem to understand that.

He said based on the fact that the ruling People’s National Party (PNP) has two thirds majority in the House of Representatives, it’s expected that the bill will be passed. (CMC)

Bahamian PM worried by immigration backlash PRIME Minister Perry Christie admitted this week that he was “worried” about the firestorm of international criticism that the government has been receiving because of its new immigration restrictions.

Mr Christie suggested that the government would start damage control as Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell was expected to travel to Washington, DC, soon to explain the new changes that took effect on November 1.

His comments came the same day that Amnesty International, a global human rights group, expressed concern about the impact the changes will have on immigrants and their children, particularly those of Haitian origin.

Mr Christie told reporters he stood behind the policy changes that were implemented to tackle illegal migration. He spoke on the issue at The College of the Bahamas’ Harry C Moore Library following the unveiling of the government’s national development plan.

He stressed that the government had to do what was best for its citizens by clamping down on illegal migration.

“A long time ago, the policy was (that) everyone coming to the Bahamas before 1985 would be accommodated,” Mr Christie said.

“Successive governments, FNM and

Prime Minister Perry Christie suggested that the government would start damage control as Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell was expected to travel to Washington, DC, soon to explain the new changes that took effect on November 1.

PLP, we have stayed with that policy.

Haitian governments have asked us to bring the dates forward to 2000 to 2005 and successive governments, both FNM and PLP, have refused. We leave it to our discretion but we are sensible in our citizenship policies and we continue to give citizenship.

“Let’s do the math. Let’s look at what goes to the stability of our country. How could any country, through illegal migration, allow its school system to be slowly

dominated by a majority being of the Haitian extraction? It’s sensible for a country always to do the math and to recognise that for its own protection of the civilisation.

“No leadership in the world who has the responsibility of running a country will not do what is best to protect its country. Protecting the country means being able to regulate who is in the country.”

Mr Christie added that it is concerning when there are misunderstandings about government policy. He said it was not his administration’s intent to be perceived as inhumane and unjust.

“You are always worried when people sort of misunderstand our policies and react before they have made an effort to understand what it is because we do not propose to have and be accused unjustly of inhumane treatment,” he said. “That’s not our intention and we do not want that to be seen as the case. We want to be responsible, but at the same time we have the primary interest of protecting the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.”

On the day the new restrictions came into effect, immigration officials took the media along as it conducted raids and apprehensions in New Providence. Images and video of immigration officials apprehending people later flooded social media.

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London student demonstration sees arrests and scuffles POLICE have made 11 arrests after thousands of students marched through London protesting against education cuts, tuition fees and student debt.

Two were held after charging at police guarding the Conservative Party headquarters in central London.

The Free Education march was called to oppose tuition fees of up to £9,000.

The match was not endorsed by the National Union of Students, but was backed by groups including the National Campaign Against Fees And Cuts.

The largely peaceful demonstration ended with a rally in Parliament Square after protesters broke through barriers to gain entry.

Some of them broke off to other parts of central London where there were clashes with police.

A small group pushed a wheelie bin at police at the entrance to the nearby Tory offices where a man and woman were arrested for affray.

The other arrests included two for assaults on police officers, one for criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon and another for violent disorder.

The Metropolitan Police said three officers had suffered minor injuries.

“Various missiles were thrown at the officers and protesters pulled

The largely peaceful demonstration ended with a rally in Parliament Square after protesters broke through barriers to gain entry.

down protective fencing around the grass area in Parliament Square,” the force said in a statement.

Demonstrators chanted slogans such as “books not bombs” and carried banners saying “free education, tax the rich”.

One student, 20-year-old Hannah Stewart from Central Saint Martins college, said: “I’m here because three quarters of students cannot pay their debts off.

“We have no alternative and there is no choice. Voting hasn’t worked, but we have things that work - arts, literature, petitions and protesting.”

BBC education correspondent Sean Coughlan said those gathered

in Parliament Square earlier listened to speeches and chanted slogans.

One group of protesters made their way to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills where they were met by riot police.

A Starbucks coffee shop was also targeted, with demonstrators chanting criticism of the company’s tax affairs.

Demonstration organiser Aaron Kiely said the protest was the beginning of a “major wave of action” running up to next year’s general election.

“We want to end the lifetime of debt which is a massive burden for students,” he said.

Obama to ease immigration rules on millions of undocumented -source U.S. President Barack Obama is poised to give relief from deportation to millions of undocumented immigrants who are parents of U.S. citizens or of permanent legal residents, according to a source familiar with White House deliberations.

Obama has promised to lay out the details of an executive order on immigration. The action could come as early as this week.

The source, who asked not to be identified, said some details were not yet available on which parents of citizens or permanent residents would be included. The Obama administration, the source said, had been looking at options including those parents who have been living in the United States for five years or 10 years.

A top Obama aide is scheduled to have lunch with Senate Democrats on Thursday on Capitol Hill. White House chief of staff Denis McDonough, who will discuss the state of the economy and the post-election legislative agenda, is likely to be pressed on the immigration issue in the closed-door luncheon.

On Monday, in an interview with Univision, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat,

Obama is expected to take actions to allow some undocumented people to live at least temporarily without the threat of deportation and to hold jobs in the United States.

said that Obama should move on immigration “now.”

Obama is expected to take actions to allow some undocumented people to live at least temporarily without the threat of deportation and to hold jobs in the United States. Obama’s executive order could also include further border security steps, according to sources. Obama is expected to stress that he wants to focus efforts on deportations of illegal residents with serious criminal backgrounds. (Reuters)

Virginity tests for female police recruits in Indonesia THE Indonesian police continue to use a “degrading” invasive physical test to check for female recruits virginity, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has claimed.

A manual examination is used to physically check for an intact hymen in the recruits, the report alleges.

It is, according to the report, a long-standing part of the health check that women must undergo to be accepted onto the force.

While the virginity test is not specifically part of the required

“obstetrics and gynecology” examination that female recruits are required to undergo to gain entry to the National Police, senior female officers told the report’s authors that it has long been part of the process.

The National Police website lists the health requirements for female recruits, listing virginity as one of the requirements.

“In addition to the other medical and physical examinations. Women who want to become policewomen are to undergo a virginity test.

“Women who want to become policewomen are to undergo a virginity test. Policewomen must keep their virginity,” the informational page of the country’s police website states.

Policewomen must keep their virginity,” the informational page states. It ends the section with a cheery “thank you” and a smileyface emoticon.

Married women are not eligible to apply for service in the police force.

A police spokesperson told CNN that all recruits, not only female, were subject to thorough medical tests that included examination of genitalia.

“Overall, the medical and physical examination has two main objectives. The first one is to make sure that the candidates’ health and physical condition will not harm them when admitted into police force,” spokesperson Roni Sompie said.

“Secondly, it is to make sure that they do not possess any communicable diseases that will not allow them to perform maximally as trained police personnel,” he said.

“As to the examination of the virginity, it is just a part of the whole medical and physical test, not intended to solely seek for the virginity condition. Or it cannot be put in a perspective for the sake of finding out the virginity, instead, it is for the sake of the completeness of medical and physical examination.”

The infant with four arms and four legs who’s being called ‘God Baby’ and ‘God Boy’ was born in India’s West Bengal state.

Baby with four arms, four legs earns ‘God Boy’ nickname in India A BABY born in India with four arms and four legs has been dubbed ‘God Boy’ by his parents because they say he looks like a god.

Medical experts say the baby’s condition is the result of the legs and arms of the baby’s twin being joined to him in the womb, creating the four-armed, four-legged child, similar in appearance to a certain Hindu god.

“When he first came out we couldn’t believe it. The nurses said

he was badly deformed but I could see that this was a sign from God,” an unnamed relative told a local TV station.

Now thousands of locals are flocking to the hospital in Baruipur, a city in India’s West Bengal state, to catch a glimpse of the tot.

“When we first heard about ‘God Boy’ we were slightly skeptical,” said Chukka Rao, 67, who’s from a neighboring village.

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World News Colombian rebel leaders confirm capture of top general WHY was a Colombian army general traveling deep in rebel territory, out of uniform and without bodyguards?

That country’s largest guerrilla group Tuesday confirmed capturing Gen. Rubén Darío Alzate. The announcement came during a news conference in Havana, where guerrillas and Colombian government officials have been holding peace talks.

Both Colombian government officials and rebel leaders said they did not know what Alzate was doing in a remote area of western Colombia when guerrillas captured him over the weekend.

Colombian media reported he was the highest-ranking officer to be taken prisoner during the country’s blood, five-decades-old civil war.

Alzate commands a 2,500-soldier counterinsurgency group and previously headed the army’s antikidnapping unit.

Leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, said they gained a valuable prize by taking Alzate prisoner.

“We are talking about a general who is one of the most important generals to their concept of counter-

insurgency,” the FARC leader known as Pablo Catatumbo said at the news conference Tuesday.

On Monday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos suspended the peace talks and demanded that FARC release Alzate immediately.

Santos also called on the country’s military to investigate why Alzate had apparently broken protocol by venturing into rebel territory.

According to Colombian government officials, Alzate was traveling by a boat along a river in an area known to be a hub for drug smugglers and rebels when he, an Army lawyer and a corporal were captured. A second soldier traveling with the group managed to escape and told officials that Alzate and his companions had been in the area to inspect an energy project.

But on Tuesday, FARC leaders said no such project exists in that area and that they were also baffled what Alzate’s presence there. FARC leaders would not say whether they would free Alzate so that the peace talks could continue.

“We are willing to find a prompt, calm and just solution to this problem,” said Catatumbo.

Japanese ‘black widow’ accused of poisoning forth husband with cyanide AT LEAST two beaus of a Japanese millionaire have tested positive for traces of cyanide.

Chisako Kakehi is the latest suspected “black widow” killer after having seven of her partners die in the past 20 years, according to Agence FrancePress.

Investigators believe the 67-year-old Kyoto widow may be responsible for each partner’s death and is motivated by lucrative beneficiary funds.

She’s accumulated $6.8 million from each partner combined in benefits and other assets.

Kakehi was arrested on suspicion of her latest husband’s death Wednesday, following a history of mysterious deaths for those that cross her path.

“Given their advanced age, we have to proceed carefully to judge whether their deaths were actually the result of foul play or not,” an investigator told the France-Press.

Her first husband died in 1994 at age 54. The three other husbands died in 2006, 2008 and 2013.

She had two boyfriends who died in 2009 and 2013, in addition to a fiance who died in a motorcycle accident in 2012.

Deadly doses of cyanide, a

Rebel leader: Let’s duel to win Ukraine AFTER thousands of deaths and months of futile attempts to avoid more in Ukraine’s fight with proRussian rebels, leaders on both sides talked past each other Wednesday, with one saying direct negotiations were off the table and another suggesting that the war be settled with a duel.

Igor Plotnitsky, leader of the selfdeclared separatist republic in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region, said he challenges Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to a one-on-one fight to end the monthslong conflict.

Regardless of whether Plotnitsky’s offer was sincere, it reflected a serious reality: A war that has spread misery in eastern Ukraine and heightened tensions between Russia and the West is still going on, despite a supposed ceasefire that the two sides signed two months ago.

“Let’s follow the example of the ancient Slavic leaders and glorious Kazakh chiefs and clash in a fight,” Plotnitsky said, adding that Poroshenko could pick the time and weapons, according to ITAR-Tass.

“The one who wins will dictate the terms to the opposite side.”

Ukraine’s government made no immediate public response.

But Kiev did say that two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and more than a dozen others were

wounded in clashes across eastern Ukraine on Tuesday.

And Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday that Kiev would not negotiate directly with the rebels, arguing that a ceasefire deal already had been made and all that anyone needed to do was follow it.

“Fulfill the Minsk agreement if you want peace,” Yatsenyuk said, according to state-run media outlet Ukrinfom. Minsk is the Belarus capital where the sides reached the deal.

“In order to guarantee reaching peace we need to negotiate in a format accepted by the whole world and, first of all, suitable for Ukraine,” Yatsenyuk said.

Pro-Russian separatists have claimed control of parts of eastern Ukraine since the spring, despite a push by Ukrainian forces to defeat them. From mid-April to September 16 alone, the conflict had killed at least 3,500 people and injured at least 8,100 others,according to the United Nations.

The sides reached a ceasefire agreement in September, but fighting has returned to levels that preceded the ceasefire, a British security source who has detailed knowledge of the matter told CNN earlier this month.

Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of supporting the rebels by sending Russian troops, weapons and supplies. Just last week, U.S. Gen. Philip Breedlove, the commander of NATO forces in Europe, said that his government has seen Russian tanks, artillery, air defense systems and troops heading into Ukraine.

A day earlier, Breedlove said Russia had moved “forces that are capable of being nuclear” into Crimea, which was Ukrainian territory until being folded into Russia on the heels of a government turnover earlier this year. Crimea borders southeastern Ukraine, where much of the current unrest is focused and into which Russian troops allegedly have moved.

The United States and European countries have imposed economic sanctions on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine. Russian officials have frequently denied claims their military has sent forces into eastern Ukraine to bolster the rebels.

Unrest in Ukraine began with protests in the country’s capital last year after pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych, favoring closer ties to Russia, dropped plans to sign a political and economic agreement with the European Union.

World’s tallest man meets world’s shortest man

Chisako Kakehi, 67, accused of poisoning her fourth husband with cyanide, was arrested on Nov. 19 in connection to his death.

poison which starves the brain of oxygen, were confirmed in the toxicology reports for both the latest husband and fiance who died last year.

Kakehi has claimed she did not have access to cyanide, which is an organic chemical found in some seeds, algae and fungi. (NYDailynews)

ONE stands as tall as a red British phone booth. The other is the height of six stacked cans of baked beans.

On Thursday, for the first time, the man with the tallest recorded height in the world and the shortest man in the world met at an event in London, where they posed for photos and stretched for an awkward handshake.

The occasion was the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day, which celebrates record-setting achievements around the globe. The Guinness folks flew the two men, Sultan Kosen of Turkey and Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal, to London for the unique photo op.

Kosen, 31, is a part-time farmer who measures 8 feet, 3 inches tall and can reach a basketball hoop without jumping. He became the world’s tallest living man in 2009, overtaking China’s Xi Shun, who stood a mere 7 feet 9 inches.

Dangi, 74, is just 21½ inches tall and is the shortest adult human ever verified by Guinness World Records.

A weaver who also helps look after buffaloes and cows in his remote mountain village of Reemkholi, he weighs just 32 pounds.

“To be able to finally meet Chandra after all this time is amazing,” Kosen

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, at 21½ inches the shortest adult ever verified by Guinness World Records, poses Thursday in London with the world’s tallest man, Sultan Kosen, who stands 8 feet 3 inches tall.

said at the event. “Even though he is short and I am tall, we have had similar struggles throughout our lives, and when I look into Chandra’s eyes, I can see he’s a good man.”

Kosen also holds the record for largest hands on a living person. His measure 11.2 inches from the wrist to the tip of his middle finger.

Thousands of people took part in Guinness World Records events around the world Thursday, with records tumbling in Australia, France, Dubai, China, Germany, Japan, the UK and the United States.

In Shanghai, 388 people went for a record for the largest communal breakfast in bed. (CNN)

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• Must be able to work weekends, nights and holidays • Must be willing to work 6 days per week, clean kitchen after service • Must have at least 8 years experience • Must have good knowledge of sautéed seafood, shellfish, meat and poultry, grilling, rotisserie, butchery, sauces, broth and dressing • Must be able to speak English • Must be physically fit, dependable and hardworking Salary commensurate with experience and quality of work All resumes CV’s letters of reference along with a clean police record must be delivered at Caicos Café, Grace Bay

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is seeking to employ a

SERVICE TECHNICIAN works to be completed • ONLY CANDIDATES WITH EXPERIENCE EIN SERVICING AND INSTALLING DOORS AND WINDOWS NEED APPLY • Normal hours of work will be 9am- 4pm weekdays (number of hours worked may vary occasionally).

Interested candidates can submit resumes to email: caribglasstci@aol.com 10637

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Mac Motors

VACANCY Salary/Wage: Negotiable Job Category: Automotive / Vehicle Repair Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Location: Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands BWI Status: Full Time, Employee Relevant Work Experience: 15 Years+ Education Level: Qualified petrol & diesel technician.

REQUIREMENTS ۬• Diagnose and repair cars, light trucks, heavy trucks, heavy earth moving equipment.

• Diagnose and repair hydraulic drive systems.

• Working knowledge of diagnostic tools such as GTR, Dealer Connect, IDS, WDS, Starscan, DRB3, NGS & Tech 2.

• Excellent written & oral communication skills in English.

• Energetic, resourceful and punctual, with strong business and personal ethics.

• Qualified professional technician (ASE Certified, Master, L1 and up) • Automotive Service Knowledge • Work experience in high volume shops • Willing to be trained and learn new technical concepts and automotive service development.

We are a hardworking management team that is looking for equally hardworking individuals Interested in joining a company that enjoys and rewards success.

Ph.#: 941-3847. Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands

• Applicant must be able to work outdoors performing manual and physical labor • They must be able to operate a jackhammer, lawn mower 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 • Applicant maybe required to work on weekends and holidays if needed Starting salary is $5.00 per hour Please bring all applications to Environmental Arts located at #65 Beechwood Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales or email to admin@environmentalarts.tc successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview

Is looking on behalf of our clients, B & M Construction, H & VG Construction, Edwin Hernandez, VIP Barbershop, Dominique Beauty Salon the following positions.

With experience door/window and glass

Duties will include: • Serving and installing commercial, residential doors and windows • Installing glass shower panels and glass ballista • Serving and installing screen doors and windows • Visiting job sites for measuring of repair

Gardeners/ Labourers Needed

Hernandez Human Resource & Employment Services Consultancy

CARIB GLASS & SUPPLY LTD.

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2 Hairdresser 2 Labourer 1 Mason 1 Steel 2 Barbers 1 Nail Acrylic Specialist 1 Domestic Worker Salary $ 5.00 - $ 6.00 USD per HR. Dead Line November 24, 2014, Resume at hernandezemploymentservices.8@ gmail.com 10702

MEP Solution Is currently looking to employee the following persons:

1 plumber 1 labourer Must be willing to work with NO supervision. Must be willing to work some weekend and holidays. Must have several yrs of experience. $7.50 hr

Please contact 242-2054 10702

MARIE WILSON

JSS BEAUTY SALON

DSP

DELICIOUS DISHES

Is looking for a

Is looking for the following persons:

Barber Hairstylist To work 6 days per week salary To work 6 days

Hairdresser

Carpenters Masons

contact: 247-0187

contact: 342-5654

Contact: 346-8173

Is looking for a

is looking for a

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per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 2447519 or 342-9957 10682

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$5.50 per hour.

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

Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

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CLAUDE JOSEPH

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Is looking for a

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Cook Is looking for a

;Must ; be able to cook Jamaican food ;Must ; be able to work with little to no supervision ;Must ; be willing to work 6 days per week salary $7.00 per hour

contact: 344-2420 DANIEL FORBES

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PABLO BARBER SHOP

November 22 - 28, 2014

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DOCK DIRECT

is looking for a

Maintenance labourer labourer to work 6 days Mechanic per week salary To work 6 days To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

A property developer on Providenciales has an immediate vacancy for a

contact: 3440609 or 241-2512 10685

Senior Architect / Project Manger

$5.50 per hour

contact: 232-6132

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per week salary $6.00 per hour. contact: 441-6667

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Notice Of Sale By

Senior Architect has a high level of responsibility as he/she oversees a project from inception to completion. Candidates need to have demonstrated a capacity for creativity, excellent technical ability/ knowledge, and strong communication & management skills.

Public Auction

Candidate must:

• be a Registered (RIBA, AIA, ARB) and have at least 15 years of professional experience in designing & project management.

• have excellent communication and presentation skills.

• have proven experience in AutoCAD 2012,- Adobe Photoshop - Sketchup - Adobe and Microsoft Office Suites • have experience in master planning, detailed design, design management and construction of major multi used complex projects; includes extensive experience in the construction of High-end residential properties, Hotel, and Commercia mixed used buildings.

• have knowledge of design and construction management principles; cost control, change order pricing/negotiation and construction techniques, standards and practices.

• have Knowledge of architectural design principles such as building materials, construction methods, and design standards and codes.

• have the Ability to independently prepare 3D architectural sketches, schematic designs and detailed contract drawings.

• demonstrate ability to present complex information to diverse audiences, both verbally and graphically.

• be able to coordinate architectural design efforts with Civil, Structural and MEP design and systems.

• prepare tender analysis report and negotiate with contractors.

• have the Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

• have demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate and record projects.

• be willing to work weekends and holidays when required.

Meridian Mortgage Corporation Ltd. as Chargee, pursuant to its charge and the Registered Land Ordinance, hereby gives notice that it will cause to be sold the property listed below by Public Auction, to be held at the office of Meridian Financial Group, P.O. Box 599, Le Vele Plaza, Grace Bay Road and Providenciales at 11.00 a.m. on Friday, 28th of November, 2014.

Location

Title No. 20206/40 & 45, South Caicos Rural, South Caicos, Turks & Caicos Islands. The subject properties are located at Three Sisters Hill and comprises a total land area of approximately 6.89 acres.

Parcel 40 comprises two completed dwelling houses and one partially completed dwelling house with 8,000 sq. ft. and 4,000 sq. ft. respectively on 1.88 acres of land over looking Bell Sound to the west and The Turks Island Passage to the East.

Parcel 45 comprises 5.01 acres of beach front raw land located to the south eastern section of the development. The land has good elevation with a ridge through the lots North to South.

Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience.

Title Proprietor

Applications must be sent no later than Thursday, November 27th, 2014 to: Misick & Stanbrook Email: info@misickstanbrook.tc Tel: (649) 946-4732

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Approximate Area

Absolute The High Point Organization Holding Company Ltd. 6.49 acres

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OFFICE MANAGER/ EVENTS MANAGER

Ricardo Fulford Consultant Services on behalf of his clients:

TCI Waste Disposal

is seeking employment for the following:

This would be a split position requiring equal time in both areas

1) Waste Collector 1) Labourer

Required Skills: • Fluent in English as well as a second language (preferably French) • Three to five years experience in event planning • Previous experience in customer service and office management • Accounting background in QuickBooks • Payroll experience • Interest in floral, décor and design • Experience in social media for creating and updating Facebook, the company

Interested candidate may contact 431-7889 for further details regarding employment.

Ricardo Fulford Contracting is seeking employment for the following:

1) Carpenter

Interested candidate may apply through ricardofulford@gmail.com for further details regarding employment.

L.M. Variety Store

is seeking employment for the following:

Please email: Teresa Brunner at Tropical DMC tbrunner@tropicaldmc.com Only those qualified will be call for interviews 10610

1) Labourer

Interested candidate may contact 341-1299 for further details regarding employment

PAULAMAE MISSICK Is looking for a

Froggie's On The Beach

is seeking employment for the following

1) Kitchen Helper

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Massage Therapist/ Esthetician

labourer

musician

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

Applicants must be able to write, produce and perform own music, and work as part of a group. Ideal candidates should have 4-5 years’ professional experience.

contact: 232-6546

Please send CVs and demos to eustaceswann@hotmail.com, or call 333-1854 9437

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Job purpose:

Grace Bay Club is looking for a Massage Therapist/ Esthetician who is an enthusiastic team player with excellent customer service.

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The Therapist will be responsible for administering professional facial, massage and body treatments to our guests. They must have a thorough knowledge of the skin with numerous massage modalities, possess a general understanding of body treatments and be willing to train in our spa’s specific facial, massage and body treatment offerings.

They must possess excellent communication skills and be able to learn the product and service knowledge necessary to effectively provide wellness solutions to meet the needs of our guests.

SALES!!!

The therapist will be required to properly care for equipment, perform prep work, clean and restock spa rooms.

The Therapist must be in good physical condition, able to assist in all areas of spa operation as requested by supervisors or coaches.

Be flexible with your schedule, supporting the needs of the spa.

Build respectful and cooperative relationships with colleagues and leaders He/ She must maintain the standards of Grace Bay as found in the standard operating procedures of the department, and as they are amended from time to time.

Education and Experience:

• Secondary level education is required. Good writing, reading, listening and basic computation skills are necessary.

• Previous experience in a 5 star spa is preferred.

• International qualifications (or qualifications equivalent to international standards) are required in Massage therapy.

• Must be certified in First Aid and CPR.

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Qualified Belongers need only apply.

Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later than September 5th 2014 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1050 Email: humanresources@gracebayclub.com Fax: (649) 946-5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, British West Indies

Reef Entertainment Ltd Seeks to employ a

Interested candidate may contact 231-0595 for further details regarding employment

Interested candidate must contact the number advertise for further details regarding employment.

blog, Instagram, Cincopa and Word Press • Proficient computer design skills for creating menu cards, floor plans and other templates • Ability to do heavy lifting and to work weekends • Ability to deal with all types of clients • Must have own care and drivers license Salary $2000 per month Belongers need only to apply

Due to change of season we are selling lots of items at discount prices. Towels, curtains, bathroom sets, bathroom coordinates, napkins, cups and glasses, canisters, mixing bowls, serving trays and much more for your house.

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Been Construction Looking for

Is looking for a

Captain

labourer To work 6 days per week salary $5.50 per hour.

contact: 243-7663

Contact: 231-6920 10656

FIBERWORKS

EXPLORER VENTURES (TCI) LTD. Live-aboard scuba vessel seeks a

10648

10645

HOPEFUL HANDFIELD

contact: 231-6920

10657

10655

To work 6 days per week salary $6.00 per hour. contact: 343-7748

5 years experience work 6days per week $10 per hour.

5year experience work 6 days per week $7 per hour.

Contact: 231-6920

Labourer

Looking carpenter/ softball coach

Domestic worker/ softball Coach

Backhoe, Truck etc. person must have 5 years experience and good knowledge of equipment. Work 6days per week $12 per hour.

is looking for a

Been Construction

Been Construction Looking for a

heavy duty operator

DENISE SMITH

November 22 - 28, 2014

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With a current 500 ton (ITC) Master’s License with STCW-95 who is also a cetified Divemaster or above Must have substantial experience eon vessels greater than 100 ft.

Strong customer service background, maintenance skills and fluency in English are required Previous liveaboard experience preferred

Please email resume to diana@explorerventures.com

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NOTICE Regulation 7 of the Physical Planning (Development Permission) Regulations, 1990

Requires 2

Fiber Technicians The successful candidates must be able to: • Install and maintain fiber and copper cables according to plan • Perform low loss fiber splicing and cable jointing • Perform preventative maintenance and ensure that proper standards are followed • Salary and benefits will be based on qualifications and experience

Applicants should submit a resume to: Director of Fiberworks #46 Stingray Street, Cooper Jack Bay Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Email: clayton@ftechtci.com

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The Help Desk is acting on behalf of our clients

JSMS/PRICE CLUB

Store Supervisor, Merchandiser, Labourers $5.00, Cashier $5.00.

Store Supervisor & Merchandiser salary will be based on experience. Must have 4-6 years experience on related areas. Must be willing to work on Holidays, weekends and long hours.

Interested persons should send resume to:

pricecluboffice@gmail.com , George@igrocers.com or fax to 649-946-4677

ACRES OF DIAMONDS

Providenciales, 941-3112 Labourer $5.00 per hour Must be willing to work holidays, weekends and long hours.

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Cabinets By Bernardo

A Planning Application, registered as GT4569 by the Turks and Caicos Islands Government, Department of Engineering and Maintenance Services, has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of CHANGE OF USE OF JC JAMES BUILDING TO A JUVENILE FACILITY Off Old Airport Road Grand Turk

A MILLWORK COMPANY is looking to fill the following positions:

C & C ROUTER OPERATOR Applicant must have a minimum of 8 years experience in the technical application and programming of different C & C Routers Must have a vast experience with manufacture construction and installation of high end wood work products Must be able to read auto cad drawings

Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, Grand Turk or Providenciales, within twenty eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

Location map to be provided.

Notice dated: 11TH OCTOBER 2014

FURNITURE PAINTER SPECIALIST

Applicant must have minimum of 8 years experience in preparation and painting furniture, cabinets, doors, windows and other wood work materials Must be able to perform various styles of painting and texturing to produce existing formulas and carry quality control procedures 10653

2 CABINET CARPENTERS

Applicant must have a minimum of 8 years experience in high end woodworking, joinery, cabinet making, furniture, doors and windows

2 LABOURERS

Applicants must have the ability to work around wood work machinery Will be responsible for the daily maintenance, cleaning of essential tools and general upkeep of the work areas, stocking of shelves and other duties that may assigned

WOOD CARVER

Applicant must have minimum of 8 years experience in the preparation of all type of hardwood. Must be able to perform various styles of wood carvings

Contact: Cabinets by Bernardo at 649-241-2750

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HOT SPOT CAFÉ AND LIQUORS is looking for the following persons

Domestic Worker Kitchen Helper Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 242-5919

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ACA/ACCA/CA

An opportunity exists for three fully qualified accountants who possess a minimum of three years professional experience gained within a “Big Four” public accounting firm.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

If you wish to be considered for these opportunities please apply in confidence by sending details of your experience and qualifications to either:

is looking for a

Staff Accountant

To join its firm. The candidate should have at least a BA degree in accounting with at least 1 year of experience in accounting.

Bus Driver

Please email your resume to dseymour@hlbtci.com

KPMG Ltd. or The Labour Commissioner, P.O. Box 357 Labour Office The Village at Grace Bay Butterfield Square Providenciales Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands Turks & Caicos Islands

Or fax your particulars to 946-4619

HOLY GHOST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

HLB (TCI) Ltd Requires a

10660

Salary $7.00 per hour contact: 342-2585

10642

NEEDED FOR DIVE OPERATION 4651

Experienced PADI Dive Instructor & PADI Divemaster • With atleast 3 years experience in Watersports instruction • Must have valid insurance & certification • Must have a good personality to work around people • Must have Retail Sales Experience atleast 3 years Flexible hours a must- Holidays & Sundays

Catering Manager

Please contact Caicos Adventures at: 941-3346 for interview

InterHealth Canada seeks a Catering Manager at Cockburn Town Medical Centre Grand Turk.

Base Requirements: Qualifications:

(a) Qualification in Catering. (706 1 & 2 or equivalent) (b) IOSH Health and Safety (or equivalent) (d) Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate essential/Advanced Food Hygiene preferred. (e) I T literate – proficient in excel and word.

KENRO GARDINER

KEVIN TAYLOR

SKY PILOT

is looking for a

Experience:

(a) 5 year proven operational catering management experience (b) Experience of management of special diets and menu formulation (c) Previous management experience within a Commercial (retail) Catering and also Healthcare setting (d) Experience of cost control, budgeting, driving spend per head, through kitchen control and active marketing (e) Management and administration of catering services with an emphasis on compliance and performance monitoring (f) Experience of working within quality accreditation or standard (ISO or equivalent). (g) Sound knowledge of employment conditions, due diligence, HACCP, hygiene, health and safety and other relevant legislation. (h) Able to manage, lead and motivate a team of staff to a high level of performance and have excellent interpersonal skills. (i) To have had previous proven track record of budget accountability and delivery.

is looking for a

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To work 6 days per week salary $5.50 per hour. contact: 243-7047

Role:

5 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 242-7954

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per week salary $6.00 per hour.

contact: 232-3337

Job Opportunity

Reporting to the Assistant Facilities Manager – this role carries professional responsibility for a range of catering services. You will manage directly employed staff associated with Catering department and actively review and improve all services within your remit

Senior Litigation Solicitor

Other:

(a) Based at Cockburn Town Medical Centre on Grand Turk but may be required to travel to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre. Work at Provo may require stays on island of one or more days, including occasional weekends.

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Apply in writing together with an up to date curriculum vitae to: mdawtry@interhealthcanada.tc

Please send application in writing by email to the HR manager at bdw@gtclaw.com or fax to 242-328-1069

10625

A senior litigation solicitor is required for a busy firm based in Providenciales.

The successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor with at least ten years pqe in appropriate litigation disciplines - commercial, corporate, construction, insolvency, negligence, property, admiralty/marine and related matters. Excellent communication skills and ability to manage files and work independently is essential, together with the requisite experience in preparation of cases to instruct counsel and direct client relationships. Experience in mediation/A.D.R. will be considered an advantage as will experience as MLRO / MLCO. Knowledge of legal IT systems and networks is desirable.

Qualified Belongers will be given first consideration.

Salary: Negotiable, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Informal enquires or further information: KBartholomew@interhealthcanada.tc

Is looking for a

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Maintenance Personnel

labourer sales clerk To work to work To work 5 days

November 22 - 28, 2014

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is seeking qualified candidates for an immediate opening of

Is looking to fill the following positions:

STOREKEEPER/WAREHOUSEMAN Applicant must have at least 10 years’ experience as a Storekeeper/Warehouseman on large scale developments, Duties include: Maintaining a complex storage system facilitating for machinery equipment and construction materials. Tracking materials using a computer package, in order to assist with placing and monitoring orders. Applicant must demonstrate knowledge in construction duties, ability to plan and prioritize work to achieve outcome of issuing materials, demonstrate keyboard/data entry/ word processing skills and experience in the use of Microsoft Software packages and other office equipment, e.g. Word, Excel, Access, and have an excellent understanding of supply procedures, programming and logistics for timely delivery of materials. Applicant must be willing to establish permanent residency on South Caicos for duration of employment. Candidates must be able to work well independently and in a team environment, exhibit a positive attitude and an outgoing professional manner. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience.

Qualified candidates should email a CV to tweldon@southcaicos.com on or before December 5, 2014. Inquires will receive a response within 48 hours.

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Is seeking qualified candidates for an immediate opening of

Heavy Equipment Mechanic Applicant must have at least 10 years of experience maintaining and repairing heavy equipment including, loader, excavator, bulldozer and crane. Applicant must have ability to independently troubleshoot, diagnose and repair diesel engines, hydraulic systems, brake systems, transmission/differential systems and other systems associated with heavy equipment. Duties include day-to-day maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of all heavy equipment owned by employer. Applicant must be willing to establish permanent residency on South Caicos for duration of employment. Candidates must be able to work well independently and in a team environment, exhibit a positive attitude and an outgoing professional manner. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience.

Qualified candidates should email a CV to tweldon@southcaicos.com on or before December 5, 2014. Inquires will receive a response within 48 hours.

1 CHEF

labourer To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 3419921 or 241-1261 10684

WINKY’S CATERING

SAILROCK DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

10695

Community Christian Academy Accepting applications for

Grade 1 Teacher Requirements

• Must be a born again believer • Must have at least 5 years teaching experience with a Certificate or higher in Teacher Education from a recognized Educational Institution.

• Familiarization with Abeka teaching program would be an asset.

• Familiarization with Primary Education within the Caribbean.

Grade K Teacher

Requirements

• Must be a born again believer • Must have at least 2 years teaching experience with a Certificate or higher in Teacher Education or Early Childhood from a recognized Educational Institution.

• Familiarization with Abeka teaching program would be an asset.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

K-2 Teacher Requirements

• Must be a born again believer • Must have at least 2 years teaching experience with a Certificate or higher in Teacher Education or Early Childhood from a recognized Educational Institution.

• Familiarization with Abeka teaching program would be an asset.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Suitable applicants may forward resumes addressed to:

The School Board Community Fellowship Centre Leeward Highway, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: 649-941-3484 Fax: 649-941-3482 Email: comassem@tciway.tc 10683

LAS BRISAS RESTAURANT AND BAR

Is looking to fill the following positions:

2 Catering Helpers

Cleaner Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $5.50 per hour.

contact: 243-0577 10698

• Middle to high level culinary skills in Mediterranean dishes • Dependable, proactive, organized, team player • Education from a formal culinary program • At least 7-10 years cooking experience, preparing international breakfast, lunch and dinner in regional cooking environment • Sanitation Certificate • Ability to plan, organize and execute meal plans • Must speak and read English

fluently • Additional languages an asset

BARTENDER

• Must have a minimum of 4 years experience in a upscale restaurant • Must possess excellent verbal and communication skills • Must have experience in stock taking and inventory • Must be a team player Salary commensurate based on qualification and experience

Contact: 946-5306

10667

SAILROCK DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

SNUBA TCI Is looking for a

Certified Boat Captain/ Mechanic Must be willing to work 5 days per week salary commensurate with experience.

Contact: 333-7333

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PROPERTIES FOR SALE OFFERS IN WRITING ARE INVITED FOR PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES BEING SOLD BY PRIVATE TREATY UNDER POWERS OF SALE CONTAINED IN A MORTAGE

LONG BAY-PROVIDENCIALES

1. Parcel 61113/59- Long Bay Hills.

Single Storey Residence.

3-bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Price $150K

2. Parcel 61112/ 52 Long Bay Hills.

2 Residential Buildings.

Single Storey Residence - 2 bedrooms, one bath, kitchen and living area.

Guest house- 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom and kitchen. Price $95K

7. Parcel 60900/147 Leeward Palms,

The main building comprised of a 3 bedrooms, 2 bathroom 1 kitchen, living, dining and laundry room. The guest house consists of two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen.

Price $400K

THE BIGHT & THOMAS STUBBS- PROVIDENCIALES

1. Parcel 60807/90 The Bight and Thomas Stubbs.

Vacant Lot in Long Bay Shore Club.

Price $20K

3 Residential Buildings.

Main house - 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 kitchen and 1 dining room.

Guest House #1 - 2 bedrooms, 1 bath Guest House#2 - 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom and 1 garage. A pool lounge and swimming pool. Price $495K

4. Parcel 61105/65 Long Bay, Providenciales,

2. Parcel 60804/49 The Bight and Thomas Stubbs.

3. Parcel 61112/ 50 Long Bay Hills.

comprising of a vacant lot on 0.9 acres of land in Long Bay area. Price $65K

LEEWARD-PROVIDENCIALES

1. Parcel 60900/59 Leeward

Going Through. 2 storey residence.

The upper floor- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 living, 1 dining area and 1 kitchen.

The lower floor- 1 bedroom apartment unit, 1 living area 1 kitchenette, 1 bathroom. Price $225k

2. Parcel 60900/225 Leeward

Going Through. Single storey residence.

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 1 living, dining and kitchen. Front porch and terrace.

Price $225K

3. Parcel 60900/194 Leeward

2 storey residential building.

Lower Floor- 1 bedroom, 1 living room, dining room and kitchen and 1 powder room.

Upper Floor- 2-bedrooms, 2-bathrooms and an open deck on the second floor level. Also a covered bar area with open deck.

Price $200K

3. Parcel 60809/188 The Bight & Thomas Stubbs.

Single family residence.

2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 kitchen and living area. Price $150K

CHESHIRE HALL & RICHMOND HILLPROVIDENCIALES

1. Parcel 60715/308 Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hills.

Going Through. 2 Residential Buildings.

2 storey building- Upper Floor-3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Lower Floor-3 rental units.

Single Storey building- 3 apartments each comprising of 1 bedroom,1 bathroom, 1 kitchen/dining/ living room area.

Price $240K

Single storey residence.

2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 living/dining area and kitchen. landscaped grounds, front and rear decks, concrete surfaced driveway and parking. Price $300K

4. Parcel 60900/123 Leeward

Single residence.

3 bedrooms, 1 Living, 2 full bathroom a kitchen. Price $340K

Going Through. 2 Residential Buildings.

Main dwelling- 3 bedrooms, 1 Living, 1 dining room, 4 bathrooms and 1 kitchen.

Guest house -1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 living/dining room and 1 kitchen.

Price $315K

5. Parcel 60900/190 Leeward

Going Through. 2 Residential Buildings.

Main dwelling- 4 bedrooms, 1 Living, 1 dining room, 4 bathrooms and 1 kitchen.

Guest house -2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1 living/dining room and kitchen.

Price $300K

6. Parcel 60900/73 Leeward

Going Through, Providenciales comprising of 0.40 acre of land on which a two storey three bedroom, two bathroom concrete structure. Price $260K

2. Parcel 60701/36 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Thompson Cove.

3. Parcel 60718/159 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill,.

2 -Residential buildings. Main residence-3 bedroom 2 bathrooms, 1 living and 1 kitchen.

Two-storey-apartment building; 1 # 3 bed 2 baths unit, 1# 2 bed, 2 bath unit, 5# 1 bed, unit and 2# efficiency units.

Price $600K

4. Parcel 60716//138 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill.

The main residence 2- bedrooms, 3-bathrooms, 1-living area & kitchen.

Guest home 1- bedroom, 1-bathroom & kitchen. Open timber deck, porch, pool, gazebo and storage. Price $425K

5. Parcel 60714 / 159 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hills.

Two Story Duplex. Main floor consist of 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, a kitchen, dining room, living room an entrance and laundry room.

2-floor consists of 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room an entrance and laundry room.

Price $425K

6. Parcel 60805/15/K4, Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill Comprising of a 3 bedroom townhouse in phase 2 of the Flamingo Park. This unit consists of kitchen, living and dining room, 2 full baths and 1 part bath. The communal facilities includes a pool, gazebo, lounge area, paved parking, landscaping, 4 tennis courts and boundary fencing/walls. Price $350K

7. Parcel 60720/20 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill

A single storey residential, comprising of 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a kitchen, living room, and an incomplete bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. Price $330K

8. Parcel 60713/46 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill

comprising of the main building with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathroom 1 kitchen, living, dining and laundry room. The guest house consists of 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a kitchen. Price $450K

Five Cays Providenciales

1. Parcel 60604/20 Norway and Five Cays.

Single storey residence comprising of 3-bedrooms, 1-bathroom, kitchen/dining area and living room.

Listing Price $95K .

2. Parcel 60609/23 Norway and Five Cays

Located on South Dock Road. Two story residence comprising of 4-bedrooms, 2-bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, family room, Office & Storage.

Listing Price $600K

3. Parcel 60610/129 Norway & Five Cays.

The property comprises of a 3-bedroom home and a one bed room unit.

Listing Price $170K

4. Parcel 60611/67 Norway & Five Cays

comprising of a vacant lot on 0.2 acres of land in the Five Cays.

Listing Price $25K

5. Parcel 60602/123 Five Cays Settlements

Comprising of 0.30 acres of land with a 2-storey residential building. Comprising of a 2-bedrooms, 2-bathroom a kitchen, and living, dining and laundry room.

Listing Price $220K

INTERESTED PERSONS MAY CALL 232-3488 OR 339-7088 BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 4:40 P.M. MONDAY TO FRIDAY

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• Must be certified with USA, Canada or UK • Water-ski • Must have 7 years experience teaching all levels • Multiple languages are beneficial • General knowledge of boat mechanical skills required • Must have STCW and local captain license • Good communication skills • Must have the ability to swim in all conditions and know how to drive, handle and dock an inboard and outboard vessel

Resume and CV may be sent to: info@nautiquesports.com 10658

ULYSSE JEAN DELUIS

SEAL SECURITY

PETRO PLUS/CAICOS PETROLEUM

is looking for a

CASHIER, PUMP ATTENDANT and CLEANER POSITIONS AVAILABLE

labourer To work 5 days per week salary $6.00 per hour.

contact: 347-3520

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WATERSKI INSTRUCTOR

Housekeeper for a Private Residence Needed A hard working individual is needed to work six days a week.

Must speak English. Must have a valid TCI driver’s license. Must be fit and able. Required to live on property. Salary is $1,800 a month.

Security Officer

To work 6 days per week salary $6.00 per hour. contact: 442-6220

Contact 9465625 Petroplustci@gmail.com

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RIGBY BUILDERS

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Is looking for an

electrician Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $8.00 per hour contact: 341-9177

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VACANCIES

Applicants must be able to do the following:General Housekeeping Responsibilities: • Stone flooring cleaning and polishing as needed • Daily sweeping, mopping, dusting • Window cleaning • Appliance cleaning, filter changing, oven cleaning • Cleaning floors • Cleaning furniture • Making beds and changing linens • Washing, folding and ironing clothing

If you fit the above qualifications please send via facsimile your resume to 649 946 4663. Belongers only need apply.

;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, $5.50 and $5.00 per hour respectively.

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Supervisory/Management Food and Beverage Manager Senior Landscaping and Engineering Supervisor Owner Relations Manager Housekeeping Supervisor Assistant Retail Manager Duty Manager

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Interested applicants can submit his/her resume to marjorie.dorsett@regenthotels.com or submit to Human Resources department on or before December 6, 2014.

Mac Motors

MW LTD.

VACANCY

Is looking for an

ASSISTANT GALLERY MANAGER

Salary/Wage: Based on Experience Job Category: Automotive Parts Specialist Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Location: Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands BWI Status: Full Time, Employee Relevant Work Experience: Minimum 5 Years+ Education Level: High School or equivalent

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • Post secondary degree in arts or related discipline • Minimum 10 years experience in silks screen printing • Commercial painting and design • In-depth knowledge of materials from screen printing • Impeccable customer service skills • Liaising with suppliers and customers • Office and computer skills (MS Office and Photoshop) • Customer Service • Art Painting • Art Instruction • Bookkeeping • Must be available to work long hours, weekends and holidays especially during the season

Requirements and responsibilities; • Experience (5 years minimum) in Microcat and PAIS, or similar EPC’s • Knowledgeable on auto parts and auto repair processes • Hands on store man function • Experience on electronic / computerized inventory management systems • Experience on Pastel Partner DMS • Experience in management of storage locations on integrated management systems • Experience in preparation of customer estimates / quotes (Topix & Dealer

DUTIES INCLUDE: • Manual Silk Screen Remuneration: $12.00 per hour plus commission Position available immediately Contact: Albert 64-242-4548 for more information 10647

Connect) • Excellent written & oral communication skills in English.

• Energetic, resourceful and punctual, with strong business and personal ethics.

• Work experience in high volume shops • Willing to be trained and learn new technical concepts and automotive service development.

• We are a hard working management team that is looking for equally hard working individuals interested in joining a company that enjoys and rewards success.

Please send all correspondence to: The Personnel Manager Mac Motors Ltd, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Cell: 649 231 3070. Tell: 649 941 3847 Email: service@macmotorstci.com

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Science & Technology

FLOWER GIRL

Wanted urgently

Comet landing: Organic molecules detected by Philae THE Philae lander has detected organic molecules on the surface of its comet, scientists have confirmed.

Carbon-containing “organics” are the basis of life on Earth and may give clues to chemical ingredients delivered to our planet early in its history.

The compounds were picked up by a German-built instrument designed to “sniff” the comet’s thin atmosphere.

Other analyses suggest the comet’s surface is largely water-ice covered with a thin dust layer.

The European Space Agency (Esa) craft touched down on the Comet 67P on 12 November after a 10-year journey.

Dr Fred Goessmann, principal investigator on the Cosac instrument, which made the organics detection, confirmed the find to BBC News. But he added that the team was still trying to

interpret the results.

It has not been disclosed which molecules have been found, or how complex they are.

But the results are likely to provide insights into the possible role of comets in contributing some of the chemical building blocks to the primordial mix from which life evolved on the early Earth.

Preliminary results from the Mupus instrument, which deployed a hammer to the comet after Philae’s landing, suggest there is a layer of dust 10-20cm thick on the surface with very hard water-ice underneath.

The ice would be frozen solid at temperatures encountered in the outer Solar System - Mupus data suggest this layer has a tensile strength similar to sandstone.

“It’s within a very broad spectrum of ice models. It was harder than expected at that location, but it’s still within

NATASHA CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients is looking to fill the following persons:

Waitress

Must be willing to work 6 days per week 11am-7pm Salary $5.00 per hour Contact: 241-0054 Kendall Thomas

Labourer

Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour

Contact: 241-9747

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WARDS CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients: Gigi’s Deli, GT Memories, Ripples Ltd. Restaurant, Southwind Millwork, Villa Del Mar, Shadow Café

Labourer Domestic worker Pool Attendant Barmaid Photographer mixologist $7.00 per hour Salary $5.50-$8.00 per hour

Contact: 346-7512

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bounds,” said Prof Mark McCaughrean, senior science adviser to Esa, told BBC News.

“People will be playing with [mathematical] models of pure water-ice mixed with certain amount of dust.”

He explained: “You can’t rule out rock, but if you look at the global story, we know the overall density of the comet is 0.4g/cubic cm. There’s no way the thing’s made of rock.

“It’s more likely there’s sintered ice at the surface with

LABOURER

WANTED Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $200 per week.

contact: 946-4109

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SUPER SHINE CARWASH Is looking for the following persons:

4 Car Washers 2 Car Tinters

Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $5.50 per hour email: omarmckenzie@gmail. com 10697

more porous material lower down that hasn’t been exposed to the Sun in the same way.”

After bouncing off the surface at least twice, Philae came to a stop in some sort of high-walled trap.

Requirements:

To work 6 days per week salary $150.00 per week.

contact: 3422663 or 341-9570 10580

Call: 231-3788

Turks & Caicos Banking Company Limited

MR. BIGGS CAR WASH

Car Washer

Domestic Worker

Must have thorough knowledge in the floral business with 3-5 years experience.

The compounds were picked up by a German-built instrument designed to “sniff” the comet’s thin atmosphere.

is looking for a

LAMUEL JOSHIA

Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary $5.00 per hour Contact: 243-1678 MACKEY’S CAFÉ

Floral Designer

Chief Operating Officer

- Masters Degree in Finance or equivalent qualification - Minimum of 10 years experience in senior position at a European financial institution.

- Language Skills in French and German - Profound knowledge of private and

commercial banking - Equities, Forex and Metal Trading experience - Strong Leadership and Communication skills - Extensive IT Hardware and Network knowledge - HR Management and Board Position Background

Please submit CV to:

Turks and Caicos Banking Company Ltd. Attn: Human Resources, The Regent Village, Unit H102 Grace Bay Road, PO Box 777, Providenciales services@tcbc.tc

Sushi Head Chef Must have the following experience:

• Maintain the highest standards of Food Hygiene, and adherence with all Health and Safety standards • International experience a must.

• Trained specifically with the high end knowledge of Sushi cuisine • Develop a menu, select quality ingredients, and choose portion sizes and food presentation techniques.

• In charge of creating new and innovative dishes for celebrations or events • Responsible for the overall operation of the catering facility. This involves running the catering facility during an event or when deliveries are requested.

This position is ideal for someone who has been a Head Chef in a Restaurant/Hotel and has the necessary skills it takes to work in a 5 Star culinary environment.

Qualified Belongers need only apply e-mail: savoursaveur@gmail.com

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Head Baker Preparing pastries, cakes, breads, and other baked goods is the responsibility of the Baker. Oversees the Pastry operational area. Also required to have at least 3 year min experience in 5 star luxury property, knowledge of 5 star cuisine.

Train and supervise team members in your department. Proven track record in luxury property with multi out-let experience. Able to organize the pastry department and have leadership qualities. Diploma in Baking and International 5 star Resort and Caribbean experience a must.

Qualified Belongers need only apply e-mail: crustbakerytci@gmail.com

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BAYVIEW MOTORS

Photographer

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN

Duties will include • Weddings • Portraits • Real estate • Underwater • Video production • Office work and editing • Client Sales

Requirements as follows • College Degree

This individual must possess the following: • Adequate tools to perform his duties • Must be able to work with little or no supervision • Must be experience using computerized diagnostic equipment • Must possess a valid driver’s license • Must be a holder of automotive repair certification ASE or equipment Salary commensurate with experience

NEW POSITION

Bayview Motors is looking for a JUNIOR AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE ADVISOR/ CUSTOMER CARE PROFESSIONAL No experience required….we will train • Must be friendly, enthusiastic, detail oriented with excellent communication skills, a positive attitude and some mechanical aptitude (we are an Auto Service facility after all) • Must enjoy a fast paced work environment and meeting new people • This entry level position has amazing long term potential for the right candidate (male or female) in a very steady and stable profession • Receive service customers, prepare quotes, and PROVIDE OUTSTANDING SERVICE • Must possess a valid driver’s license Does this sound like you?

VACANCIES Waiter

Candidates must have a minimum of four years’ experience in Hospitality Industry, in Food and Beverage operations. Service includes fine dining restaurant, pool and beach service.

Knowledge of Micros POS is essential.

Candidates must be prepared to work extended hours, split shifts and have flexibility with working days/nights/weekends and holidays as required.

Wage range: $5.00 to $7.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Labourer

Is seeking a general labourer, this position is responsible for cleaning all common areas (stairwells, patios, public bathrooms etc.), garbage removal and cleaning of garbage areas, general housekeeping duties and laundry assistance. Several years experience in a similar position is required, as well as good communication skills, including excellent English; must have a pleasant and outgoing personality. Must be willing to work evenings, weekends and holidays.

Wages range: $5.00 to $6.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Maintenance Technician

Is seeking a well-qualified candidate for the position of Maintenance Technician. We require an all-round Maintenance Technician with experience in plumbing and electrical repairs, painting, pool maintenance, tool and equipment maintenance, Klargester sewage systems, woodwork and general labour.

Candidate must be prepared to work weekends and holidays, and be on-call evenings.

Wages range: $5 to $9 per hour depending on experience and qualifications.

Belongers only need apply

Please apply in writing to: Human Resources, Point Grace, PO Box 700, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Email: humanresources@ pointgrace.com or Fax: 946-5097. No phone calls.

• 5 years experience in photography • Competent in Photoshop/lightroom • Video and editing • Competent underwater photographer • Dive master and up certified • Work Long hours and weekends Belongers only need apply,

Please send your CV to info@Kaieri.com

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Is looking to employ an experience

Barber To work 6 days per week salary $5.50 per hour.

contact: 341-5823

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Blue Horizons Real Estate dba Coldwell Banker Real Estate Is looking for full time experienced, professional and motivated

Sales Associates

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Please send your resume to: syrmondg@bayviewmotors.com or drop off in person Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm Bayview Motors Ltd. P.O. Box 619, Leeward Highway, Providenciales

WILFREY AND TONY BARBER SHOP Is looking for a

Kaieri Photography

The position requires a minimum of 5 years experience in residential, commercial, condo/strata, freehold/leasehold sales. Applicants must have successfully completed a recognized real estate course and be willing to take (and successfully pass) the TCREA real estate exam. Strong written, verbal and presentation skills, online marketing, database management and advertising experience are required; applicant must be computer literate in all Microsoft Programs including Publisher and Power Point. Own vehicle, cell phone, camera and laptop computer are essential. The position will involve working long hours, including weekends, evenings, and holidays. Compensation is commission only. Position is open until December 2 2014.

Resume to be sent to Louise Peterson, General Manager, Coldwell Banker Turks & Caicos, La Petite Place, Provo, TCI, email: louisepeterson@ coldwellbankertci.com, cell: 231-1988, office: 946-4969.

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Vettel joins Ferrari as Fernando Alonso exits Roger Federer, left, and Novak Djokovic, right, headlined the World Tour Finals in London, but the Swiss star had to pull out of the final due to a back injury. The year-end championships featured eight of the world’s best tennis players.

Djokovic wins World Tour Finals after Federer pulls out ROGER Federer handed his fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka a tough threeset loss in the semifinals of the World Tour Finals on Saturday. But it turns out the nearly three-hour epic also took something out of the 33-yearold.

Federer pulled out of the final against Novak Djokovic on Sunday, marking just the third time in his career he gave his opponent a walkover.

Federer went on court in a track suit to tell the crowd he wasn’t match fit and later on Facebook revealed he hurt his back “late in the match yesterday.”

He disclosed in a subsequent interview with the ATP it happened in the third-set tiebreaker of his latenight 4-6 7-5 7-6 (6) victory over Wawrinka.

“I felt all of a sudden the back was feeling funny,” Federer told the ATP. “I tried to have treatment on it, medication on it, just tried to turn around as quick as possible really,

but didn’t really feel that much of an improvement overnight.”

Federer was plagued by back issues in 2013, largely contributing to a subpar -- for him -- campaign.

He had been in good health in 2014, though, one of the reasons the 17time grand slam champion was able to climb the rankings and finish at No. 2.

“I tried all year to be ready for the ATP World Tour Finals, and I didn’t want it to end this way,” Federer stated to the crowd. “It would be too risky at my age to do this right now and I hope you understand.

“I wanted to come out personally and excuse myself. It’s been a great week for me. I played some great tennis and I love coming to the O2 and to London, and there’s been so many great memories for me here.”

Djokovic thus becomes the first men’s player since Ivan Lendl in 1987 to claim three consecutive yearend titles and his 31-match winning streak indoors remains intact.

World Athletics Championships 2019: Doha wins hosting bid THE Qatari capital Doha will stage the 2019 World Athletics Championships after beating rival bids from Barcelona and the American city of Eugene.

It has been suggested the event runs from 28 September to 6 October to avoid the extreme heat of Qatar’s summer.

Qatari officials say temperatures are lower then than in May, when Doha stages its annual Diamond League event.

“We had a dream for organising such an event for a long time,” said Doha’s bid leader, Dahlan al Hamad.

Doha wanted to stage the 2017 championships but lost out to London.

British marathon runner Scott

Overall backed a potential move for the championships: “Athletes will need to adjust if it’s done in October, but that is an adjustment that is easily done.”

Overall, 31, who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, added: “Doha is gaining more experience each year with the Diamond League. I did the world indoors there in 2010 and the facilities, medical, everything, were great.”

However, the decision to award the championships to Qatar has been criticised by some politicians in Britain.

Labour’s Shadow Minister for Sport, Clive Efford, said: “The IAAF must be aware of the scandal of the treatment of migrant workers in Qatar.

FOUR-TIME world champion Sebastian Vettel has signed a threeyear deal with Ferrari following Fernando Alonso’s exit from the Italian team.

The German’s switch from Red Bull for next season was announced minutes after Alonso’s departure was confirmed.

“When I was a kid Michael Schumacher in the red car was my greatest idol. It’s an incredible honour to get the chance to drive a Ferrari,” said Vettel, 27.

Two-time world champion Alonso, 33, is expected to join McLaren.

The Spaniard still had two more years to run on his contract with Ferrari but he and the Italian team have agreed to part company.

“It was a difficult decision to take, but a carefully considered one from start to finish,” said Alonso.

“My love for Ferrari was a prime consideration.”

McLaren will not announce their two drivers until at least 1 December as they decide whether to retain Jenson Button or Kevin Magnussen alongside Alonso.

The current season has one more race to run, with Britain’s Lewis Hamilton battling Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg of Germany for the title at this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Vettel will partner former world champion Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari.

“Scuderia Ferrari has decided to put its faith in the youngest multiple champion in the history of Formula 1,” said team boss Marco Mattiacci.

Ferrari last won the world drivers’

Sebastian Vettel (left) signed a three-year deal with Ferrari after Fernando exited the team.

title in 2007, when Raikkonen finished top in his first stint with the Italian team.

“Sebastian Vettel is a unique combination of youthfulness and experience,” added Mattiaci.

“He brings with him that sense of team spirit which will prove invaluable when, together with Kimi, they tackle the challenges awaiting us, as we aim to be front runners again as soon as possible.”

Alonso, world champion with Renault in 2005 and 2006, joined Ferrari in 2010 and went on to win 11 times for the Scuderia.

“Without a shadow of a doubt, these five years produced some of the best moments of my career and I also feel that, in leaving the team, it is family rather than friends I am leaving behind,” said Alonso, who narrowly missed out on the world title to Vettel in both 2010 and 2012.

“In the Scuderia Ferrari roll of honour of great drivers, Fernando

Alonso will always occupy a special place,” said Mattiacci.

“We offer him our heartfelt thanks for what has been an extraordinary adventure with the Scuderia, when in the past five years, he twice came so close to winning the world championship.”

BBC Sports chief F1 writer says Alonso may have failed to win a title at Ferrari, it is hard to judge his stay in Maranello as a failure.

“Alonso’s reputation as arguably the most complete F1 driver of all has only been enhanced by his battles against the odds in inferior cars over the last five years,” said Benson.

“Despite being considerably more successful in statistical terms, Vettel is not held in as high regard within the sport.

“But if he can turn Ferrari into winners again - as his childhood hero and friend Michael Schumacher did two decades ago - he could attain legendary status.” (BBC)

Hopkins will fight on despite Sergey Kovalev defeat BERNARD Hopkins says he will not retire, despite losing his light-heavyweight unification match against Sergey Kovalev last weekend.

Hopkins, who turns 50 in January, failed to win a round on any of the three judges’ scorecards in Atlantic City but says he wants one more fight.

“If this is the last time I’m going into the ring, I will not cheat myself,” said Hopkins.

“It will not be a freak show. I will never shortchange my dignity.”

Hopkins, who said he would step down a division, added: “Who will I fight? I don’t know. But it will be somebody I will be an underdog against because I want to be the underdog.”

The Philadelphia-born fighter, who defended the middleweight title a record 20 times from 1995 to 2005 and has never been knocked out,was floored in the first round by Russian Kovalev, a fighter 18 years his junior.

Bernard Hopkins, who turns 50 in January, failed to win a round on any of the three judges’ scorecards in Atlantic City but says he wants one more fight.

However, he is already back in the gym as he prepares for his potential swansong against an opponent he has pledged he will not “cherry pick”.

“Physically, if you see me, you’d think I didn’t have a fight (on

Saturday),” he said. “But inside, trust me, my arms and the back of my head and the top of my head, oh yeah, I was in a fight.

“I’ve been in the hot tub for the last 48 hours.” (BBC)

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World Cup: England hits back FIFA whistleblower Phaedra at FIFA over ‘corruption’ probe Al-Majid fears for her safety FIFA is coming under growing pressure from some of Europe’s leading football federations to take “urgent action” and restore confidence in the world governing body.

Under-fire FIFA has faced heavy criticism over its refusal to publish a key report into allegations of corruption surrounding the World Cup bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments in Russia and Qatar.

England’s 2018 bid was singled out for particular criticism by German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert when he delivered his 42-page summary of Michael Garcia’s report last week.

But the English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has hit back, confirming he will be writing to every member of the FIFA executive committee asking for full publication.

“I am writing to each member of the FIFA Executive Committee on behalf of the FA to urge you to insist on the publication of Mr Garcia’s full report as a matter of some urgency.

“As you probably know the reputation of FIFA was already low

FIFA has been plagued by a series of problems and controversies since Qatar was awarded the right to stage the 2022 World Cup.

in England and much of Europe before the events of last week.”

FIFA had hoped Eckert’s summary would draw a veil over the bidding process, but that hope was scuppered when American lawyer Garcia said the 42-page report was error ridden.

“The failure to publish Mr Garcia’s report and his statement that the summary report which was published contained “numerous materially incomplete and erroneous

representations” has resulted in a further decline in public confidence of FIFA,” added Dyke.

“We cannot go on like this.

Complete transparency is required if the actions of all those who bid, including England 2018, are to be judged fairly.”

Dyke went on to ask members of the FIFA executive committee to think of the greater good for FIFA and football.

FIFA whistleblower Phaedra AlMajid says she will “look over my shoulder for the rest of my life” after making allegations of corruption against Qatar’s successful 2022 World Cup bid.

In a two-year inquiry which cleared Qatar, Al-Majid repeated allegations she made and later retracted in 2011.

She told the BBC her accusations introduced her to “a whole new culture of paranoia, fear and threats”.

In response, Qatar said they “stand by the integrity of their bid”.

The country’s World Cup organising body has always “vehemently” denied all allegations of wrongdoing.

They said a series of allegations about their conduct had been “over a period of years, investigated, tested, considered and dismissed”.

Al-Majid’s allegations that Qatari bid officials offered to pay for the votes of three FIFA members first came to light in 2011. Later the same year she signed an affidavit saying they were false.

She now says she was coerced into changing her statement. “I had no more legal representation,” she said. “When the Qataris approached me, I was alone. I’m also the single mother of two children, one of whom is severely autistic and severely disabled.”

She said officers from the FBI visited her in September 2011 after they became aware of threats against her.

“They questioned me about the Qatari bidding process and they questioned me about all the threats

FIFA whistleblower Phaedra AlMajid said that her accusations introduced her to “a whole new culture of paranoia, fear and threats”.

I had received from the Qataris,” added Al-Majid. “It was decided at that point that I would help them with their investigation and it was planned that I would talk to a senior official at the Qatar bid.

“So when I talked to the official, and the FBI are recording this, he did admit that there was a deal for the affidavit that I would basically say that they had done no wrongdoing.”

Al-Majid, who says she is “tired of FIFA’s culture of secrecy”, provided all her information to Garcia while he was compiling his 430-page report on allegations of wrongdoing in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid process.

But judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, who wrote the 42-page summary of findings released on 13 November, said her evidence contained “inconsistencies” which prejudiced its credibility.

Bravo to miss South Africa tour

Jamaica defeated T&T on penalties after both sides failed to find the back of the goal after full and extra time.

Reggae Boyz defeat T&T to take 2014 Caribbean Cup JAMAICA were crowned champions of the Caribbean Football Union Caribbean Cup after outscoring Trinidad and Tobago 4-3 on penalties in front of a vociferous home crowd at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Tuesday night.

After neither team was able to find the target during 90 minutes of regulation plus 30 minutes of extra time, goalkeeper Andre Blake gave Jamaica the ideal start in the shoot-out when he saved the penalty of Trinidad and Tobago captain Kenwyne Jones.

Jermaine Taylor, Jobi McAnuff,

Demar Phillips and captain Rodolph Austin, who was named man-of-thematch, were on target for the Reggae Boyz, who were winning their sixth title. Teenager Michael Seaton was the only Jamaican player to miss from 12 yards.

It was a courageous effort from the Boyz, who were the better team for much of the game, as they created the better scoring opportunities, but just couldn’t find the target.

It was Jamaica’s first win since lifting the trophy under the guidance of coach Theodore Whitmore in Martinique in 2010.

The Boyz have now qualified for

the eagerly anticipated special edition of the Copa America Centenario, which is the 100th anniversary of the South American Championships.

Under a special arrangement, six teams from CONCACAF plus the 10 South American nations will participate.

The Boyz had earlier qualified for next summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, and after plummeting down the FIFA rankings to 113th, their gutsy performance proved the ideal response, giving German coach Winfried Schaefer his first title since being appointed head coach.

(Jamaica Observer)

WEST Indies have announced that 14 of the 15 players selected for next month’s tour of South Africa have signed their contracts.

Batsman Darren Bravo asked not to be considered for personal reasons and a replacement will be announced.

The Windies pulled out midway through their tour of India in October after a contract dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

The players were given until Tuesday to sign their South Africa tour contracts.

Apart from Bravo, the Caribbean side will be at full strength with Denesh Ramdin remaining as Test captain while opener Chris Gayle returns after injury.

The first of the three Tests starts at Centurion on 17 December, followed by three Twenty20 internationals and five one-day internationals.

Bravo’s half-brother Dwayne was the captain of the Windies one-day squad which flew home midway through the India tour, with one ODI, one T20 international and three Tests still to be played.

West Indies Test squad: Denesh Ramdin (capt & wk), Suileman Benn, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Leon Johnson, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Chadwick Walton (wk).

(BBC)

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Digicel Play PPL kicks off this Sunday THE Provo Premier League (PPL), under main sponsors Digicel Play (formerly known as WIV), will kick off this Sunday.

Eight teams, including new arrival Flamingo FC, are set to battle for championship honours.

For two weeks the action will be at the TCIFA Academy ground on Sundays (17:30h and 19:45h) before it switches back to Saturdays.

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Cheshire Hall FC, Trailblazers FC and Rozo FC will battle for supremacy.

In the opener Trailblazers will meet the Academy while in the later clash Cheshire Hall will play the SWA Sharks.

According to president of the PPL Steve Kendrew the teams will battle in 56 games from this weekend until May 2015.

The team sponsors include: SWA Architects, Trail Enterprises, British Caribbean Bank, Beaches, Caicos Express Airways and NW Hamilton.

Redmond continues dominance in sprint triathlon – Jadot also outstanding

DAN Redmond once again proved that he is the toughest athlete based in the Turks and Caicos Islands when he powered his way through three gruelling events to cross the finish line ahead of all other competitors.

The Provo based athlete defended his title in the TCI Triathlon Sprint Challenge, while Catherine Jadot, who won the inaugural British Caribbean Bank/Yoshi Sushi Road Circuit Race Mountain Bike Division earlier this year, ruled the female division. Both athletes competed in the 30-and-over category in the event which started at the Bight Park on Sunday morning.

Redmond, who has dominated triathlons in the TCI over the last few years, said that the course was a bit challenging. “The organisers changed the course this year to include the hill up to Suzie Turn, four laps on the bike up that hill (12 miles) and one lap on the run (three miles). Last year the course went up to Grace Bay and back, so it was a more challenging course this year.”

Mr. Triathlon, Dan Redmond, was out of the water in 12:24.3 minutes after the ½ mile swim. (Photo compliments of TCI Triathlon Challenge Series Facebook page)

The three-time Race for the Conch” Eco SeaSwim winner said he was generally happy with his swim and bike ride, but was a “little disappointed with my run time, maybe that hill taxed me a little bit more than I expected”.

Redmond was first out of the water in 12:24.3, Jadot was second in 16:01.2; the pair also had a good bike race before a three-mile run for their overall finish 12:22.8 minutes apart.

Redmond finished in 01:09:03.2 while Jadot ended in 01:21:30.0.

Yoshi’s Yoshi Conrad Foluso was the first team to cross the finish line

(1:19:07.5), while Andy Mann was the first over-40 male and Chris Adamo was the first over 50 male across the finish line.

Race Director Kevin Bethel from Run4fun Worldwide said the event was “tremendous”. He said that competitors came to race.

He also thanked the TCI police for managing the traffic and keeping the athletes safe, the T&C Sanitation for toilets, Caicos Cyclery for the tent, Flamingo Pharmacy for arch and give-a-way bags and Court Yard Chiropractic for massages after the race.

Team O’Neill and Hardy on hole number three.

Soccer Scramble golf raises approximately $12,000 THE 9th annual TCI Football Association’s Soccer Scramble has raised approximately $12,000 after a successful golf competition and other fundraising activities recently at the Provo Golf Club.

As in the past funds raised from the event goes towards the TCIFA’s Youth Development Football Programme. This year a youth development football tour of Canada in 2015 will be supported.

The fundraiser which was held two Sundays ago at the highly rated venue had a total of 19 teams (each consisting of four players), of the 76 registered players, two were youth players.

The team of John Landers, Rob Eydenberg and Michelle and Ken Patterson finished with a net score of 56.25 to take the glory. The quartet won two TMAG Jetspeed drivers and two TMAG SLDR Fairway drivers.

Bill Dorward, Agatha Delancy, Charlie Palmer and Mark Fulford were just behind with a net score of 56.38 which rewarded them with four Fairway and Green Polos.

Bradley and Rob Ayer, and Jamie and Stuart Gray rounded of the top three with a net score of 57.00 (four Cutter and Buck Polos).

Seven other teams received prizes, including the foursome of Kenrick Walters, Throy Forbes, Jermaine and Janardo Laporte who received four gift arrangements from Caicos Mart for clocking in the most honest scores.

There were also individual prizes for closest to the pin and the longest drives on selective holes while patrons also took part in a raffle and silent auction.

The TCIFA in a release expressed their gratitude for major partners Bordier Bank and the Provo Golf Club and other sponsors, including: Amanyara, Bay Bistro, Caicos Mart, Club Med, Coco Bistro, Digicel, Fresh Catch, Hemmingways, IGA, Island Com, Jais, Kishco, La Vista Azul, Pennylaine Photo Studio, Point Grace, Smokeys Restaurant, The Atabeyra, The Palms, Regent Grand, Tropical Shipping and Wine Cellar.

A big thank you was also expressed to Mr. Hugh O’ Neill, who individually put up $10,000 to the Soccer Scramble event if any of the players could have made a hole-inone on hole number 4, unfortunately none were successful in their attempts.

KB Homes recorded their first win by ending the unbeaten run of the Jaguars.

KB Homes end Jaguars’ unbeaten streak KB Homes made a grand entrance into the winner’s column last Sunday when they defeated the unbeaten Sunny Foods Jaguars in the Turks and Caicos Islands Cricket Association T20 Cricket tournament at the Downtown Ball Park, in Providenciales.

After disappointing finishes in the last few weeks the Rugby team bounced back after they lost the toss and were asked to field first.

Mark Butler (three wickets) and Blair Mason led the bowling attack as they combined for five wickets for 44 runs in 6.2 overs. The Jaguars could not get on top of the bowling and fell for 114 in the 19th over.

Jettu Ganglani and Pawan Kumar scored 29 each, but none carried on, while Winick Caleb added 17.

KB Homes then breezed to 1153 in 13.4 overs. The ever-improving Paul McKenzie led the charge with 32 runs (2X4s and 3X6s), while the technical Gareth Butler (4X4s) and the eventual man-of-the-match Mason (1X4, 3X6s) added 23 runs each.

Shemroy Vigilance led the Jaguars’ attack with 2-23 from three overs.

JAM TURK WIN AGAIN Jam Turk also had a lot to smile about. After losing the opener a few weeks ago, the side has recorded wins against KB Homes and the ever dominant Police.

On Saturday last, at the same venue, the Lawmen won the toss but could only manage 130-9 before the

overs expired. Vaurice Jarvis, better known for his bowling, had to steer the ship with the bat as he added 22 (2X4s and 1X6), also contributing were Grantley Williams 21 (1X4 and 1X6) and Ian Ganness 20 (1X4, 2X6s). Ironically Christopher McFarlane, who is dangerous with the willow, snarled two wickets in one over (six runs), while Dane Ritchie and Glen Campbell nabbed two wickets each from four overs.

At the middle Anthony McKnight picked up from where he left off the week before. The former Jamaican youth batsman added 79 unbeaten runs (12X4s and 3X6s), to his 104 he had scored against KB Homes, as Jam Turk cruised to 131-1 from 15 overs.

Sidue Hunter also played a stable hand with 42 runs (6X4s and 1X6).

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Need for a sustained national basketball programme – Observations of opening PABA Night League games IF the first game of the PABA Night League is any indication of things to come, fans can look forward to a most exciting and unpredictable finish to this new season.

This first game between the new expansion team: the Hustlers wearing black and white appeared to be getting the better of the veteran team, the Predators.

With two minutes left the veteran Predators seemed to pull away to lead by nine points. Later with 44 seconds left—the Hustlers bounced back to come within one point, but they missed two crucial free throws while the Predators used

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their experience and ended the game with a dunk to finish ahead by three points.

Thus the Hustlers established themselves as a team that would not

be disrespected by anyone in the league.

Actually the game of basketball in the TCI has evolved to a high and most excited level nationally.

What’s left now is for the national level players and those on the periphery to benefit from a sustained national programme to prepare us to be competitive at the regional and international levels.

GAME TWO This game was, in my opinion, a totally lack lustered. It was contested between the defending champions the GT Stallions and last year’s runner’s up the Five Cays Flyers.

Imagine with 5:30 remaining in the third quarter the scores were tied at just 25-each.

Both of these teams lacked game-ready conditioning and in my personal, humbled and unqualified

The BCB Wahoos once again defended their Mixed Tag League title. (Photo by Lloyd Inwards)

Wahoos win Autumn Mixed Tag League THE BCB Wahoos retained their title in the 2014 Autumn Mixed Tag League sponsored by Blue Haven when action concluded last Thursday at the Meridian Field in Providenciales.

In the final Wahoos dominated with an 11-1 win over Nuff Said. Wahoos had defeated Uptown 15-2 in the semi-finals while Nuff Said booked their final spot with a 20-9 win over the Meridian

Marauders.

Public Relations Officer of the TCI Rugby Football Union (TCIRFU) Paul Collis called the league “a huge success”. He added that it brings: “Together all aspects of the club from the youth and women’s programmes to the men’s national senior team.”

In the Bowl final the Marauders defeated Uptown 15-5, while in the Shield final

CASL Seals of Doom edged out the Vix Tipsy Turtles 11-9 and the BCQS Jolly Ranchers got the best of Trail Red Mist 16-14 in the Plate final.

Among sponsors that made the event a success were: Blue Haven Resort, BCQS, British Caribbean Bank, Construction Advisory Services Ltd, Meridian Marauders, Trail Enterprises and the Vix.

opinion either of the teams would have been beaten by sides that played in the first game.

THE INEVITABLE EVENTUALITY It is inevitable that once you sit at the top of a league for a number of years all other competitors are gunning for you. And if the top teams are not eventually beaten, then that particular sport is making no progress in developing its overall programme, thus the enhancement of the national programme is stagnated because of a lack of vision and will need to be revamped.

FOURTH QUARTER The fourth quarter jumps off with the Stallions leading by eight points 40-32. Let’s see how the 4th quarter pans out. Both teams have missed at least 90% of their throws.

With 4:18 left the Flyers went into hibernation. They literally threw away at least 10 balls as unforced errors. With three minutes left the Stallions were ahead 50-41.

EJECTION There were some discrepancies in some of the calls that led to a technical foul plus an ejection.

The game ends with the Stallions winning 58-43.

UNFATHOMABLE/ IMMEASURABLE GRATITUDE It is incumbent upon me to express my indescribable gratitude for the many persons that have assisted me in my medical demise.

By the time that this column comes out, I should be out of the country seeking medical attention.

Please pray for me!

Love Josh

Billy Forbes (with hands in the air front row) celebrates with his team.

Forbes scores as Scorpions lifts first NASL Soccer Bowl trophy NATIONAL forward Billy Forbes led the San Antonio Scorpions to the NASL Championship trophy after scoring against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers at the Toyota Field in San Antonio.

In the championship game it came down to a Forbes’s

goal in the 75 minute which sealed the 2-1 win.

Scorpions coach Alen Marcina called Forbes’s goal “beautiful”.

The 22-year-old, who was nominated as the NASL Young Player of the Year and who led the league in assists said that he picked up his pace in the

second half after a relatively slow start.

Forbes, who has been outstanding in his first season for the club, said that everyone congratulated him and told him “how good he has been all season” and how they were expecting him to do well in the final.

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PABA Night League:

Stallions and Predators record opening wins DEFENDING champions the GT Stallions and the Predators recorded opening victories when the Provo Amateur Basketball Association (PABA) Night League tipped off last Saturday night at the Gus Lightbourne Sports Complex court.

The Predators opened this season’s league with a tough 53-51 point win over new comers the Hustlerz. The new side hustled and looked good on the count, but experience prevailed

as the Predators won 53-51.

Elliot Johnson led the winners with 13 points, six boards and four steals while Troy Saunders had eight points and Ervin Walkin five points and nine boards. Riko Forbes led the Hustlerz with 12 points and six steals while Captain Kirk Adams had an all-round game with nine points, six boards, five steals and four assists.

Prior to the feature clash Alonzo Garland was named the finals MVP

Grand Turk received their championship winnings for a dominant 2013/2014 season.

for 2013-2014 while Bro Will clinched his third coach of year plaque.

The champions also receive their championship rings for the second year.

The Stallions strengthened their squad with the addition of Levensky Missick while the Flyers added veteran Knights players Throy Forbes and Alvardo Hall with

Durado Fulford returning for another stint.

Stallions were able to get the opening win with a 58-41 finish.

Damian Seymour led the winners with 19 points, five boards, five assists and five steals, while Captain Marcusson Lightbourne chipped in with nine points and nine boards.

Missick immediately made his presence felt with nine points, seven

rebounds and four assists.

For the Flyers Fulford scored 15 points and grabbed five boards and three steals while Jordan Garland added nine points, three rebounds and four steals.

Games continue on Friday night when the Flyers battle the Steelers and the Coca Cola Classics take on the Police Badgers. Action tips off at 19:00h and admission is $5.

PABA High School Basketball League:

CHHS Eagles defend title THE CLEMENT Howell High School Eagles bounced back from a six-point deficit after the first quarter to edge out the Turks and Caicos Institute of Professional Studies (TCIPS) Lions in the Provo Amateur Basketball Association (PABA) High School Basketball Development League final on Wednesday.

In a ding-dong battle the Lions came out on top with a 17-11 point lead after one, but the Eagles chipped away at the points and in

Clement Howell High School ‘A’ team successfully defended their PABA High School Basketball League title.

the end managed to outscore their rivals 52-51 to take championship honours.

Fedlor Somera led the scoring with 12 points and four rebounds, while Preki Joseph added nine points and Junior Petiote eight points and five boards.

Daror Francois had a game high 14 points for the Lions, while Garvin Hill added 13 points and Devonte Gardiner nine points and two boards.

The TCIFA and LCIS female football teams.

LCIS Football Academy friendlies:

Visiting coach invites TCIFA junior teams to the Bahamas ATHLETICS Director of the Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) Football Academy out of Nassau, Bahamas, Craig Massey, was impressed with the high calibre of football played by our junior teams and has invited the TCIFA for a few friendly clashes with his school in the near future.

The visiting school brought their U-12 Boys’ team and the U-15 Girls’

side to challenge our U-13 Boys and our U-15 Girls respectively.

The younger boys found it difficult to match our youngsters’ pace and skills and lost the opener 14-2 on Thursday evening. On the other days the U-12 Boys tackled our U-11 Girls in matches designed to maximise play time for both team.

The U-15 Girls however had a keen battle and TCI after losing the

opening 6-2, were able to bounce back to win the second game on Friday evening 2-1, before losing again on Saturday morning (2-5).

The friendlies were completed with some beach soccer.

Massey said the school was delighted to make the trip and he was looking forward to the return visit.

“We want to invite TCIFA to the Bahamas for 3-4 matches and to

reciprocate the wonderful hospitality we’ve received here in the Turks and Caicos. The level of play in the football has been high calibre on both sides, on the first day they were slighted mismatched, but by the second day everything had been evened out and it was a real true contest of good football skills, talent and heart.”

President of the TCIFA Sonia Bien-Aime called the tournament a

success.

“The beauty of the competition was that it provided most of the players with their first experience of an international competition, which is very important in their development stages. It is our plan to continue the relationship with the LCIS and other groups from overseas to create more opportunities of competitive games for all of our youth development teams.”

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