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Political leaders criticise new constitution POLITICAL leaders this week came out strongly with criticism for the new 2011 Constitution which came into effect on Monday.

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Being born outside of TCI is not grounds for disqualification SINCE the release of nomination packs last week, there has been much controversy over the grounds on which candidates can be disqualified for running in the upcoming elections ...

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Political leaders criticise new constitution

BY VANESSA NARINE

POLITICAL leaders this week came out strongly with criticism for the new 2011 Constitution which came into effect on Monday.

Possibly the most vocal critic was deputy leader of the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), Mrs.Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, who made clear her thoughts at the party's manifesto launch on Monday evening at the party's headquarters.

The deputy leader categorically stated that the PDM "objects strongly" to several provisions in this constitution.

DISREGARD She said, "This new constitution sets the stage for the continuance of we,as a people, to be dismissed.

“Though advanced in many respects, it is regressive for an elected government, a confrontational type of governance.

"Whilst we recognise that there are positive things to celebrate, like the Equality Bill, the British have slipped in one or two things that make the entire document seem taboo.

"The personalities with the new constitution will make it more difficult than it has to be.

“We have under this constitution given wide discretionary powers to a Governor that has no good working relationship with the civil service, political leaders, the private sector nor the clergy, having at one time or another publicly disregarded them."

The PDM deputy leader cited several areas of contention including the Privy Council Order, the Crown land legislation, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) legislation and the stated powers of the United Kingdom appointed Governor.

She said that the powers of the Governor allow him to "attempt to interfere with ministerial initiative, micro-manage the process, and make ministers a part of his extended staff."

Cartwright-Robinson said,

PDM Deputy Leader Mrs. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson

PNP Leader Mr. Rufus Ewing

PPP Deputy Leader Mr. Zhavago Jolly

Governor Ric Todd

"There are now instances where the Governor may not consult cabinet and, in the case of section 37, he may decline to do so in the 'public interest'."

She questioned, "What is the public interest? Who is the custodian and provider of the public interest?

“Can the Governor define or the constitution define what the public interest is?

“And can he invoke any principle and call it the 'public interest' in an effort to thwart the role of the elected government and the will of the people?"

The deputy leader added that the PDM is concerned by section five where the Governor by regulations may change any law within 12 months to update them to bring them in line with constitution.

It is important that he does this with an elected government and not on his own.

She added that the Governor's discretion to consult the Secretary of State is also a point of concern.

Cartwright-Robinson said, "While in part one could envision why, in the context of bad governance and emergency matters, the Governor may be competent to consult the secretary of state, it appears to be expanded in section five, so that all decisions of the cabinet are suspended on his consultation which can operate as an effective ‘veto’ over ministerial discretion.

“This presents the possibility that the response can be lost in the woodwork and the business of government on certain areas may be held up indefinitely."

The deputy leader also pointed to what she termed "a new clog on the constitution", the empowerment of the Integrity Commission to decide on the tenure of government ministers.

She said, "The role of the integrity commission should not operate in these areas of a nation’s life."

"The commission is a political entity having been appointed by the government, opposition and Governor...the commission can still 'get it wrong' and in many cases its findings may remain debatable for a long time but because of its role...a ministerial tenure may meet an unnecessary and untimely demise."

Cartwright-Robinson maintained also that the CFO’s powers set the stage for an untenable situation.

She said, "The most recent development is where the Minister of Finance is to prepare the budget and the Chief Financial Officer is to ‘approve’ it.

“In fact an elected government can pass an Appropriations Bill and the CFO can advise the Governor not to sign it.

"This is insulting and untenable. It cannot be allowed to endure. And a PDM government will do as much as we can as fast as we can to remove the need for a CFO." Turning to Crown land, the deputy leader noted that the status quo currently is that the decisions on Crown land are a function that rests with the Attorney General (AG).

"On November 9 Crown lands need to be returned to ministers entirely," she stressed.

However, even as the deputy leader outlined her party's concerns, she acknowledged that there are some parts of the new constitution that the party welcomes, including the separation of the Deputy Public Prosecutor's function, the expanded Bill of Rights and the retention of the Turks and Caicos Islander Deputy Governor, among others.

powerful Governor understands that an elected government must have powers and work with the people’s elected representatives.

“We wish to advise HMG (Her Majesty's Government) that in determining now the Statement of Good Governance Principles, we will see how cooperative it intends to be and we wish to remind them already that the government and opposition members will be elected voices of our people.

"A PDM government will address the contents of this constitution and wish to remind HMG of her obligations to ensure that the Overseas Territories are not regressing but are progressively moving towards being self-governing.It is not a tough balancing act.

"The grant of more powers to a Governor who failed in his role many times in these islands before and more recently before the suspension is unacceptable.

"We prefer to see fair built-in systems and not single empowered individuals such as the Governor."

The deputy leader noted too that the PDM does not intend to engage in a confrontational relationship with the UK. "We will put them on notice that we intend to be a strong elected voice and will hold you, HMG into account for its international obligation to its Overseas Territories," she stressed.

According to the PNP leader, October 15 is the day that the British, in the 21st century, have legitimised the further “subjugation and social and economic enslavement” of the people of the TCI. Ewing said, “Our right of selfdetermination was stripped from us with the suspension and invalidation of the 2006 Constitution, a document crafted by our people to serve and protect all who reside on our shores regardless of race, creed or country of origin.

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REPRESENTATION On that note, Cartwright-Robinson, said a PDM government will make representation to address the concerning elements of the constitution.

She said, "It is important that the

UK NOT READY Leader of the Progressive National Party (PNP), Dr. Rufus Ewing, stated that the elements of the new constitution are indicative that the UK is “by no means ready to further the development of our people and our country in a manner beneficial to this and future generations.”

He said, “This behaviour runs contrary to the United Nation's Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, a declaration which was made some 52 years ago.

“It is therefore crucial that on November 9 we remember to vote for our future, we must remember to take that first step that will return us to self-government and selfdetermination.

“We must choose as our leaders, those whose plans and visions have been clearly outlined and organised and we must stand together ready to move our country forward towards progress.”

CONTROVERSIAL Deputy leader of the People Progressive Party (PPP), Mr.Zhavago Jolly, said, “There are things we like about the new constitution, things like putting parties in forced positions of integrity, transparency and fiscal responsibility, which assured us of that there will be no form of corruption in government.

“But there are aspects that we are not too happy with, such as the rules against individuals with dual citizenship from running.

“I think it is too vague of a rule because it excludes some of our best top tier talent from representing our country.

“Being a public servant is a huge sacrifice that an individual makes. What this law does is put a burden on individuals who were born elsewhere to Turks and Caicos parents, individuals who did not have a choice in the matter.

“This like other elements are some of the problems we have with the new constitution and we are hoping for some amendments to be made.”

START OF THE END The Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011 being proclaimed into effect by Governor Ric Todd, marks the beginning of the end of the three year UK-led interim administration.

The interim administration took over the running of the country following the suspension of parts of the previous 2006 Constitution.

This followed the Sir Robin Auld Commission of Inquiry which stated that there was “a high probability of systemic corruption in government and the legislature and among public officers in the Turks and Caicos Islands in recent years”.

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Feisty exchanges at historic political debate

BY VANESSA NARINE THE first political debate in the Turks and Caicos Islands, on Thursday night, was feisty, substantive and had interjections of humour.

It also saw history being made with it being the first such engagement in the history of politics in the Caribbean.

However, most importantly, the debates saw political contenders getting down to the basics of representative democracy, where candidates addressed the issues close to the hearts and ‘pockets’ of voters in the Islands.

The leaders of the three political parties and their deputies fielded questions from a Chamber of Commerce panel, the Christian Council, the National Youth Parliament and from members of the public who sent their questions to the local television station WIV Channel 4, which organised the debate.

The debate had two one-hour segments, one for the leaders and one for parties’ deputies.

More than 200 people gathered at the TCI Digicel Cinema to listen to the debates and at the end ranked deputy leader of the People Progressive

Party (PPP), Mr.Zhavago Jolly, the best speaker in his segment.

Deputy leader of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), Mrs. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, was judged a close second, followed by deputy leader of the Progressive National Party (PNP), Mr. Carlos Simons.

In the segment that saw the ‘heavyweights’ advance their platforms and bid for the electorate’s support, the audience judged PNP leader, Dr. Rufus Ewing, as the most articulate of the evening, followed

by PPP leader, Mr. Harold Charles, who aroused the audience with bits of humour throughout the debate.

PDM leader, Mr. Oswald Skippings, followed third, with many in the audience contending that his undoing was his approach coupled with the fact that he failed to get up from his seat to field questions.

Moderators, Ms.Tremmaine Swann-Harvey and Mr.Kenrick Walters, performed well in keeping the speakers in line with their time limits, with the exceptions of the PPP leader and PNP deputy leader who at times clashed with the moderators in a battle for more time.

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being brought into effect, said, “Today marks the culmination of a huge amount of work to get the country to this point where it is significantly more transparent, accountable and financially better run.

“I would like to thank colleagues and stakeholders, both here in the Turks and Caicos, the UK and elsewhere for all their efforts in making this possible.

“We now have a modern constitution that is the result of wide consultation including a Turks and Caicos delegation who visited London in the summer of 2011 to help ensure that it reflects the wishes of both the citizens of the islands and ministers in London.

“Since former UK minister Bellingham announced this summer that sufficient progress had been made against the milestones to allow elections, I have been meeting regularly with the political parties and have been impressed by their diligent preparations.

“I would also like to thank the elections supervisor and his team for all their detailed work in preparing for the poll.

“We have experienced international observers coming to our islands for the elections.

“They will be here to ensure that November 9 passes off as intended as a free and fair democratic election.

“I welcome their presence and look forward to receiving their reports over the weekend after polling day.

“The government’s work does not now stop until after the election results are announced and a new administration is in place.

“There is much to do and we will continue in our efforts to improve the services offered to the citizens of the TCI, although, of course, no more legislation can now be passed until the new administration is in place.

“The new constitution will help to ensure that the incoming administration governs this nation fairly and transparently, and in tandem with the other legislative enhancements put in place, will bolster transparency and good governance for the citizens of the Turks and Caicos.

“I look forward to the remainder of the political party campaigns, and trust they will continue in the same spirit that has so far been demonstrated.”

The Governor maintained that the building blocks for successful elections and return to democratic rule are now in place.

TCI’s government. In good humour, Charles continued to refer to a PPP government.

Before the end of the evening the party leaders also severely criticised the three years of interim admisntration rule.

A section of the audience at Thursday's debate

PLATFORM PITCHES In two hours the politicians tackled questions related to the economy and employment, immigration and labour, education and healthcare.

On the issue of improving the business environment for small businesses, Simons made it clear that her party will implement policies and programmes to improve conditions.

Jolly pointed out that the PPP is “fully aware of the people’s plight” and is a party that represents public private partnership, ‘PPP’, and more importantly will support the nation’s engine of growth – the private sector.

Cartwright-Robinson addressed the issue of unnecessary red tape and stressed that her party will be open for business from day one.

Addressing the employment challenge for locals, Jolly stated that his party is proposing the establishment of a database that links the Education Ministry, Labour and Immigration to ensure that locals secure employment for which they are qualified.

He added that his party will also support the transition from school to work.

The PDM deputy leader connected with many when she referenced her own personal situation, her being unemployed for three years while foreign workers held posts she was qualified for.

According to her, a database is not enough, but has to be coupled with enforcement and creation of development opportunities for locals.

She also took a swing at the PNP with their endorsement of a development agreement that allowed Beaches Resort to import labour, even with the presence of qualified locals.

Simons stressed that if elected, his government would enforce the law that protects the welfare of locals.

The three concurred that locals had to be given the opportunities and the tools to compete in the job market.

National security was the next issue up for debate, with CartwrightRobinson making it clear that a PDM government would ensure that the United Kingdom is held accountable for its responsibility to protect TCI’s

borders.

She added that, since border control affects internal security, the PDM will engage neighbouring countries and other stakeholders to address this problem.

Simons agreed, noting that the PNP will fight the UK on this issue.

Jolly, while concurring that it is a big problem, made it clear that the PPP is a party of doers and pointed to the fact that the party has already begun engaging other countries, in particular Haiti, to bear the cost of repatriation.

The point was also raised by Simons that TCI is not a sovereign state and cannot transfer the responsibility from the UK to the TCI, but noted that there are measures a local government can take.

On education, all three leaders agreed on the need for a technical vocational programme, as well as focus on special needs education.

Healthcare was a touchy issue, but the candidates agreed on the need for more affordable healthcare.

Simons for his part stressed that the InterHealth Canada debacle was due to maladministration by the interim administration.

CALLED OUT The positions on these issues did not differ much when the party leaders took the stage.

The new comments were the fact that all three leaders committed to reviewing Value Added Tax (VAT), clamping down on illegal immigration with very strong enforcement, pledged increased investment in education and healthcare and environmental protection, including the pursuit of green energy.

These comments were interspersed with moments of heated exchange; one in particular between the PDM and PNP leaders who called each other out on past errors and returned with defences when challenged.

The PPP leader’s continuous reference to a PPP government saw Dr. Ewing challenging him to first have a complete slate of candidates before contemplating becoming

FINAL BIDS In their closing statements the party leaders made a final bid to sway the support of the electorate in their favour.

Skippings said, “I would just like to urge young people to understand that we are at a crossroads in our destiny.

“In the Turks and Caicos and we have to vote wisely, we have to vote for our children, we have to vote for our future and in so doing we must look back and see who it is that has... we must understand that the PDM never left office disgracefully, we never embarrassed this country, we never let this country down broke... and we never let this country in a situation that we're not proud of.

“We were the ones who demonstrated responsibility, fiscal responsibility. We were the ones that had transparency. We were the ones that practiced in government justice and justice for all.

“We would like when you come to the polls you must vote wisely…too much is at stake in this country.

“We've got to take our country back and preserve what we have... and regain what we have lost and fix what is broken.”

The PPP leader ended by saying, “The PPP will transform the Turks and Caicos forever.

“We know what it's like when persons cannot get a job a family struggles to pay their electricity bill.”

In what was agreeably the most dynamic of the closing statements, Ewing said, “Our people come November 9, you'll have a very important and critical decision to make…make a decision that will benefit our people who are right now at the lowest they have ever been.

“We need to vote for a government that is capable of leadership and vision, integrity and that's capable of running a country.

“The gentleman to my left (Skippings) has had two chances at running a country…the first time it was left in shambles and the party was not voted in again.

“The second time when the going got tough they call it quits, during circumstances just like this.”

He stressed that the people deserve a government with a vision and a plan, and more importantly the capabilities to implement that plan.

Another two-day debate for the leaders and deputies, as well as the other At-Large candidates and independents, has been organised by a grassroots group called ‘Country at Heart’ and is scheduled for Monday.

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

ELECTION HOLIDAY?

DECLARING Election Day a public holiday is up to Governor Ric Todd, who is not inclined make the announcement, according to the Elections Supervisor, Mr. Dudley Lewis.

TC Islanders and residents have argued that the Queen’s birthday and the royal wedding were holidays, and the elections should be given the same importance.

What are your thoughts?

Best practice

In some countries noted for employing best practice in the elections process, designating polling day a holiday has worked well.

Casting a vote can take a few hours and for small businesses with a handful of persons employed letting persons go for a minimum two hours can affect businesses.

Employers are obliged by law to give ‘reasonable time’ but in the interest of best practice, elections day should be designated a holiday,

Not necessary

Why?

You all need to get with the rest of the world!

Why must TCI have a public holiday when the rest of the world goes right ahead with voting without one?

Why not?

As was pointed out, the Queen’s birthday and the royal wedding were holidays in the TCI, so why not such a defining day in TCI’s history?

Four-hour minimum

I donot think a holiday is necessary; we have too many holidays already in the TCI. The important thing is to ensure that everyone votes on that day and employers give ample time for their employees to go to the polls to vote.

As in many other countries, we should be given a minimum of four hours before the polling stations close, but we already have too many holidays here.

The civil service would, of course, shut down at noon the day before, thus losing another half day on top of the day.

It only takes half an hour at most to cast a ballot!

Since election only comes about every four

years and is so important why not declare the holiday.

In favour

We have yearly holidays for things as insignificant as Boxing Day, so why not elections day.

Obviously due to the mess the country was left in from two short terms of the PNP party the next government will have to fight to get anything accomplished.

We have gone from being trusted with no oversight to never being trusted with 110 per cent oversight.

This is reflected in the Governor’s point of view on election day -he feels it just does not matter.

No need

Hmm what next? For me I could use the extra holiday pay, but there is no need for that.

Every milestone is important, but that does not mean it has to be declared a public holiday.

If we keep going that way, we would have 200 holidays and 165 workdays in the next few years.

Election Day is important The Governor seems more interested in the system than the results. His dawning of a new day is to see all of these new laws work.

He knows that he and his CFO will be holding the purse strings and the next

government will only be able to control petty cash.Therefore, Election Day is not important to him.

It is important to the PNP to get their hands on the country’s fat salaries and expense accounts again.

It is important to the PDM to get their hands on anything at all.

This is where Derek blew it, he felt his policies would be enough but the PNP never followed any policy, law or rule, running rough shot over anyone and everything in their own interest.

Now we are left with the bills. Had Taylor passed at least some of these laws the forthcoming prosecutions would be easier.

If Britain stays long enough to make sure the laws are working the PNP will surly fail.

Even Ms.AkierraMissick already forgot where she was born and voted in the USA and claimed she was born in Grand Turk – a gross error she later said was a typo. It should be noted that she is an attorney!

No wonder the Governor feels this is not important.

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PDM unveils blueprint for TCI

BY VANESSA NARINE

THE People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), on Monday, unveiled their ‘blueprint’ for the Turks and Caicos Islands titled ‘The Blueprint for Empowerment: Youth our Focus’.

The party is the first of TCI’s three political parties to make public its plan to chart the way forward in the lead up to the elections.

And party leader, Mr. Oswald Skippings, maintains that the people have strong representation with the PDM, a party that will take the TCI in the right direction with a blueprint that will restore the nation.

He said, “It would appear that we have reached rock bottom and even this bottom is about to fall out.

“But the innovative and ambitious policies and programmes outline the way this party will propel into a position where every single individual will realise his or her worth and come into his or her destiny, as we progress and grow from strength to strength…and move this country in the right direction.”

The party’s plan outlined a detailed ‘how-to’ in several developmental areas, including strategic imperatives for growth and

development, good governance, a supportive business environment, social, human and infrastructural development and gender and special needs.

Under these areas a cross section of pertinent issues are addressed: education, healthcare, jobs, housing, tourism, agriculture, local government, the public service, immigration and labour, illegal immigration, foreign affairs, national security, the justice system, juveniles, disaster management and the environment, among others.

The PDM also tackled legislative reforms and committed to reviewing the entire parliamentary and administrative function in government and to implement reforms where necessary.

Notable too was the blueprint’s mention of independence.

According to the document, the PDM will pursue independence and acknowledges that independence is inevitable, but according to the party’s blueprint, TCI is not ready for self-determination.

YOUTH CONTRACT A major part of the blueprint, reflective of the document’s title ‘The Blueprint for Empowerment:

Youth our Focus’, is youth.

The blueprint commits the party to: providing job opportunities, advancing sports, developing a sense of belonging and participation for youth, promote youth development through social and education programmes, provide funding for national youth programmes, promoting volunteerism in youthbased programmes and continuous engagement.

The PDM also proposed the development of a National Youth Service, to engage young people in a government sponsored programme that will encourage youths to give back to TCI society.

More importantly, the PDM pledged to exercise strong fiscal management policies and not to place future generations in huge debts as a result of irresponsible behaviour.

DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS The PDM’s blueprint, in addition to outlining its plans for the nation, pointed to the differences between the PDM and the Progressive National Party (PNP), making clear that the PDM’s legacy is one of national pride, economic prosperity and sustainability, youth and gender

PDM leader, Mr. Oswald Skippings, hails the party’s manifesto as the “blueprint that will restore” the TCI.

empowerment, well-informed and defined national plans and cultural consciousness.

Skippings said, “The recent former governments have allowed forces of evil to prevail…we will restore progress and prosperity as we propel the TCI in the right direction.”

He stressed that the PDM is ready, willing and able to foster the right kind of environment for development that will see the TCI prosper, as it had years before under previous PDM administrations.

“The inclusive nature and practice

of this PDM will ensure that everyone living and working in this nation will get an equal opportunity…equality and justice has always been the hallmark of a PDM government, of the people, for the people and by the people,” he said.

The PDM leader made it clear that the current state of affairs is unacceptable.

The party’s blueprint contains both the leader and the deputy leader’s bids for the electorate to afford them the opportunity to serve and take the TCI in the right direction.

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Being born outside of TCI is not grounds for disqualification – AG clears the air on running rules

BY VANESSA NARINE SINCE the release of nomination packs last week, there has been much controversy over the grounds on which candidates can be disqualified for running in the upcoming elections, particularly on the issue of candidates’ place of birth.

Section 49 of the new constitution says, “No person shall be qualified to be an elected member of the House of Assembly who, on the date of his or her nomination for election (a) is, by virtue of his or her own act, under any acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience or adherence to any foreign power or state…”

However, the Attorney General (AG), Mr. Huw Shepheard, on Wednesday, said, “The clause is written so that an Islander born in another country is not automatically disqualified for standing for election in the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

He acknowledged that a significant numbers of Islanders are born elsewhere for purely practical reasons, such as the availability of specialised medical care.

Shepheard said, “I understand that these individuals may, without their choosing, find themselves to be citizens of the country that they were

Attorney General Mr. Huw Shepheard

born in as well as being a Turks and Caicos Islander.

“In today's international environment, they are very likely to have to be issued a passport by the country in which they were born to enable them, even as babies, to return home to the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

BY VIRTUE OF ACT However, important to note, according to the AG, are the words “by virtue of his or her own act,” which means that allegiance to a foreign power would be judged based on individual’s actions.

Shepheard said, “The important words (by virtue of his or her own act)...they can only mean that the clause applies where they have been fully legally responsible for their own actions after the age of 18 when they become adults in law.”

The AG noted that difficulties arise because, as a matter of

Health department warns of possible E. coli contamination THE Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Education is advising Turks and Caicos Islanders to be careful in their purchase and consumption of beef and beef products imported from North America, specifically Canada following reports of illnesses due to Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157.

Several cases of E. coli O157 have been diagnosed in Canada and have been linked to consumption of beef products from XL Foods Inc, a facility that ships beef and beef products to several countries including the USA. The Public Health Agency of Canada has reportedly been working with its health and food safety partners on an investigation into E. coli O157 illnesses that have been linked to the food safety investigation at XL Foods Inc. TCI’s Public Health Department is advising that products contaminated with E. coli O157 can pose a serious public health risk and cause severe illness.

Symptoms may vary from person to person; however, they often include: severe stomach

cramps; diarrhea (often watery and may develop into bloody stools); vomiting; and fever (generally not very high—usually less than 38.5˚C/101˚F).

Around five to 10 per cent of those who get sick from E. coli O157:H7 overall and about 15 per cent of young children and the elderly develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which can be fatal. HUS may also cause people have seizures or strokes, some may need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis, others live with side effects such as permanent kidney damage.

The local Heath Department is also advising anyone who think that they might be sick with an E. coli O157:H7 infection, to a healthcare professional. Young children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk.

Residents are also reminded that proper hygiene, safe food handling and food preparation practices can prevent or minimise the spread of food borne illnesses, including E. coli.

Hand washing is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of food borne illness.

Common Law, getting a passport from another country constitutes an acknowledgement of allegiance to a foreign state.

He said, “This was decided by the House of Lords in the case of Joyce in 1946.

“If an Islander then obtains a passport from a foreign state after he or she attains the age of 18, whether by application for the first time or by renewing a passport from that country issued when the Islander was under 18, he or she is disqualified for election to the House of Assembly until he or she cancels his or her allegiance to that foreign country.

“An additional problem affecting some Commonwealth citizens is that Her Majesty the Queen, in right of the Turks and Caicos Islands is not, in law, the same person as the Queen in right of a Commonwealth country.

“This means that, for example, Canada and the Bahamas are foreign countries as far as the laws of the Turks and Caicos Islands are concerned.

“This was clearly set out by Lord Justice May in R v Foreign Secretary, ex parte Indian Association of Alberta [1982] QB 892 and his view of the law has been accepted as accurate by the High Court of Australia in two significant cases, Nolan and Sue v Hill.

“How one cancels, or renounces, one's allegiance to a foreign country depends on what the law of that other country says.

“Generally speaking, to be effective, a renunciation ought to be a public record and in a form acceptable to the laws of the country concerned; it is impossible to advise on individual cases without assistance from a lawyer qualified in the foreign country concerned.”

Shepheard stressed that the provision made in section 49 of the new constitution is not new, since it was also in the 2006 Constitution.

“It is, therefore, not entirely new, nor an imposition,” the AG posited.

PDM’s Mrs. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Mr. Sonny Forbes and Mr. Oral Selver in the Bahamas on Wednesday to renounce what could be construed as allegiance to their country of birth.

RENOUNCING ALLEGIANCES Public relations officer for the Progressive National Party (PNP), Mr. Justin Misick, told the Weekly News that only two candidates of the 15 fielded by the party were born outside of the TCI. PNP candidate for the Bight, Mrs. Portia Stubbs-Smith, was born in the Bahamas; and candidate for the Leeward district, Ms. Akierra Misick, was born in the United States of America.

Last week, the Leeward candidate said, “I am a US citizen, but I do not consider myself holding allegiance to the United States.”

In 2008, she made public the fact that she was returning to the US to cast her vote for incumbent leader, President Barrack Obama.

On Wednesday, Misick told the Weekly News that she was in the process of renouncing her citizenship.

The AG told the Weekly News that, according to US law, Title 8 United States Code (Chapter 12 #1481), “…accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of any office, post, or employment under the government of a foreign state or a political subdivision thereof…” are grounds for loosing US citizenship.

Attempts to contact Mrs. Portia Stubbs-Smith for comment proved futile.

In the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) camp, five of the 15 candidates on the party’s ticket were born outside of the TCI. On Wednesday, PDM’s deputy leader,

Mrs. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson; PDM candidate for the Bight, Mr. Sonny Forbes; and Oral Selver, PDM’s candidate in the Cheshire Hall district, were in the Bahamas to renounce what could be construed as allegiance to their country of birth.

PDM’s candidate for Grand Turk North, Mr. Derek Rolle, was born in the Bahamas, but he told the Weekly News that he never held a Bahamian passport.

Mr. Sean Astwood, PDM’s candidate for Five Cays, told the Weekly News that he was born in the Bahamas and held the country’s passport as a child, but has held his Turks Island passport since 1979.

When contacted, deputy leader of the People Progressive Party (PPP), Mr. Zhavago Jolly, said he could not comment on which candidates may face a challenge because of the law, as the party was in talks with the AG. The Weekly News, however, understands that Jolly was born in the United States of America and Mrs. Dorell Delancy was born in the Bahamas.

The other party member born outside of the TCI is PPP leader, Mr. Harold Charles, who was born and spent his early years in Haiti.

Charles told the Weekly News that he does not hold a Haitian passport, but is a Turks and Caicos Islands Belonger and has held the country’s passport for over 30 years.

Candidates from all three parties have until October 25 to ensure that they meet the criteria to qualify as contenders for public office.

TCI invited to join Caribbean Basin Initiative

TRADE discussions, involving the United Kingdom Embassy in Washington and United States counterparts, on Wednesday, have secured the Turks and Caicos Islands an invitation to join the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI).

The CBI is a scheme that allows members to enter into tariff concession agreements with the United States.

This follows on from the situation this summer where it was thought incorrectly that the TCI would lose its import waivers to the US for conch and other fish products, following an announcement by President Obama.

These discussions between TCIG officials, the Governor’s Office and British embassy in Washington with US trade officials revealed the opportunity to TCI of joining the CBI. Governor Ric Todd, at the end of July, conveyed a letter to the US trade representative to request that

TCI be able to join the CBI. The CBI tariff concession mechanism is applicable to a wider range of goods than the existing Most Favoured Nation (MFN) mechanism, and includes access for manufactured items.

In joining this second mechanism, TCI would be seen as putting in place a further building block to stimulate a wider range of business activity in the territory, when the largest trading partner is inevitably going to be North America.

Over half of the other Caribbean countries are already in the CBI. The MFN mechanism would also continue and still give existing TCI products, such as conch and lobster, tariff concessions into the USA. The process to enter the CBI is now underway. On October 11, the US trade authorities gazetted a notice in the US Federal Register requesting public comments on the

granting of CBI benefits to the TCI. Additionally, the US has asked the TCI to undertake a contributing public consultation to gather the views of businesses, stakeholders and the public here in the TCI as to their views on the benefits of joining.

Director of strategy in the Governor’s office, Mr. Philip Rushbrook, said, “We have written to the Chambers of Commerce on Providenciales and Grand Turk and other business bodies inviting their comments “I am also inviting the views of the political parties and the general public. Thereafter, we will prepare with TCIG colleagues a portfolio of the comments received and send them, via the British embassy in Washington, back to the US trade authorities by the US Government deadline of November 9.”

Comments are invited via GovernorGT@fco.gov.uk by Monday, November 5.

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Final say on Leeward dredging up to Planning Minister, Governor Todd

BY VANESSA NARINE THE final say on the dredging of the Leeward channel will be left up to the Planning Minster, according to Governor Ric Todd in an interview with the Weekly News.

The Weekly News understands that an application has been made to the Planning Department to allow the dredging.

The dredging proposal has met strong opposition from many in the local community, who insist that Blue Haven Marina and Resort not dredge the Leeward channel, lest it affect marine life in the area, particularly the reefs.

The Governor, who is currently Minister of Planning, said, “There is a planning process…if the planning process is completed before elections then the decision will be made by me.

“If it is not then it will be for the next Minister of Planning to decide what to do.

“The Minister of Planning has to ensure the integrity of the process…because the Minister

has the role of ensuring the integrity of the process; the minister cannot get involved in that process early on…the process will be followed.”

Todd added that given the fact that issues like dredging arouse strong emotions among stakeholders, there is a need for an honest process.

He said, “There are many decisions that a government faces, where you have to balance different interests…. there is a planning process that is independent.

“This is a question that crystallised important choices.”

CLIMATE CHANGE LINK On the note of choices, the nexus can be made to climate change.

The recently released 2012 World Risk Report, led by the Alliance for Development Works, United Nations University, and The Nature Conservancy, note that the coral reef crisis across the globe threatens nature’s ability to help countries deal with climate change.

In addition to assessing the

countries most at-risk globally through the World Risk Index, this year’s report focused on the role of the environment in reducing risk and the effects of environmental degradation on increasing risk to people.

The report maintains that coral reefs, oyster reefs and mangroves offer flexible, costeffective, and sustainable risk reduction benefits.

According to it, reefs have a huge impact on the force of waves reaching coasts - reefs reduce wave energy by more than 85 per cent - making them natural breakwaters and the first line of coastal defence for communities.

In addition, reefs and marshes offer other benefits like healthy fisheries and tourism that sea walls and artificial breakwaters will never provide.

Another study, published last December, the Caribsave Climate Change Risk Atlas (CCCRA) study, uncovered that even the smallest rise in sea level could wipe out a large proportion of TCI’s beaches, with Grand Turk’s sea fronts being most at risk.

According to the study, a sea level rise of 0.5m would see more than half of the beach area in Grand Turk lost; the West Shore would be reduced by 53 per cent and the historic Cockburn Town by 65 per cent The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has confirmed that small, low-lying coastal developing states like the Turks and Caicos Islands are the most vulnerable to global climate change, and accompanying sea level rise.

The Turks and Caicos Islands’ Climate Change Green Paper, presented in February 2011, noted that despite a lack of long-term climate data for the Turks and Caicos Islands, it can be inferred that based on the data from the region that by extension the TCI will be affected by climate change.

The Green Paper was part of an effort by the Ministry of Environment and District Administration in collaboration

with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and the United Kingdom’s Department For International Development (DFID) to develop a National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan and a Climate Change Public Education and Outreach Strategy.

According to the Green Paper, the TCI is reliant on a relatively stable climate and it is vulnerable to minor climate changes.

It added that the pattern of development in the TCI is concentrated in the coastal zone where impacts from climate change such as stronger intensity and more frequent hurricanes, storm surges, sea level rise and flooding will be strongly felt.

CONFIDENT Blue Haven Marina and Resort appears confident that its application will be approved, in light of the fact that it recently

announced that by summer 2013 it will be able to cater to yachts up to 180 feet.

According to a report by Sarah Bensimon for ‘All at Sea Caribbean’ Blue Haven Marina and Resort intends to make its summer 2013 idea a possibility through “plans for maintenance dredging” that will bring its capacity to 12 feet, which is projected to be completed by winter 2013.

Once completed, Blue Haven Marina and Resort is expected to offer: 51 berths for yachts up to 180 feet, initially with a max draft of 5.5 feet; marina concierge will cater to crews and guests with exclusive itineraries and planned activities; and highly secured marina docks to ensure privacy.

According to widespread speculation, Blue Haven Marina and Resort was initially the Leeward Marina, which was once owned by Lord Michael Ashcroft.

NIB avoidance leads to big fines TAXI driver Oscar ‘Steed’ Carter, operator of ‘Big O Taxi’, was charged with one count of failing to pay NIB contributions on Tuesday (October 16).

He appeared before Magistrate Kally Cheema in Grand Turk Magistrate’s Court on October 16, Carter was charged with failing to pay additional charges for the period May 2010 to September 2012 totalling $1,488.23.

He pleaded guilty to both

offences and was given seven months to pay the total outstanding contributions in full.

He was also fined $100 on each charge to be paid in full by November 13, 2012, or serve three months in prison.

Self-employed restaurant operator Rostand ‘Mac’ Malcolm of Mookie Pookie Pizza Palace was also charged with one count of failing to register as an employer.

He also failed to pay NIS

contributions for the period December 2010 to September 2012 totalling $4,433.76.

Malcolm pleaded guilty to the offence was ordered to register with the NIB the same day.

He was fined $50 for the offences and was ordered to pay the NIB $500 per month commencing November 9 until the debt is paid in full.

Legal Officer John Ewing and Compliance Officer Arthur Ashton appeared on behalf of the NIB.

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1. Why did you apply for the post?

I applied for the role of Deputy Governor because I am both happy and proud of the accomplishments that my team and I have recently achieved in the Ministry of Finance, in terms of putting in place a strong management structure, developing a new Public Financial Management Ordinance and reforming the country’s finances and as I would deem that the Ministry of Finance can now be seen as a success story.

I would like to develop this success to work with my Permanent Secretary colleagues to work to support their work to improve across all the other Government ministries and departments as well.

2. What do you bring to the post, given your experience, in particular given your work across different sections of government ministries and bodies?

My previous roles have enabled me to gain a thorough understanding of the operations of Government. I understand that finance is the key to all progress, development, and that along with human capital, it is the engine that allows departments to operate efficiently and effectively.

With my background in Finance, I bring a different, but much needed perspective to the role, particularly as not only the management of the civil service falls under my remit, but also the management of Investment and Procurement Unit, which all have financial implications.

3. What do you hope to accomplish as Deputy Governor?

The Deputy Governor has five core responsibilities: the Public Service; the Investment Unit; the Procurement Unit; Internal and External Communications and Democratic Services.

As the head of the civil service, my platform as Deputy Governor would be to: ensure that progress continues to be made on the reforms that have been carried out across Government over the past few years; that ministries and departments are kept abreast of the new policies and programs within Government, including the various pieces of new legislation, such as the: Public Service Ordinance; the Integrity Commission Ordinance and the Public Financial Management Ordinance that affects every person in public life; work with the Human Resources Directorate to develop a proper staff training and development program that would assist in building capacity in ministries and departments and would also improve the delivery of services and lastly as performance is often tied to rewards.

I intend to work to progress the implementation of the pay and grading reform program so that existing staff can be adequately compensated for their work. Government should be rightfully an employer of choice.

I will work along with the Investment Unit, the Contract Management Unit, the press office and Democratic Services.

4. Given the oftenconfrontational relationship with political parties and the Interim Administration, how do you foresee future engagement?

I am certain that going forward there will be differences of opinion along the way and reasonably so, but recognizing that both the elected Government and the Governor’s Office will have a very important role in play in furthering the development and proper management of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the fact that this can only be done by working in partnership with each other.

I am certain that the elected Government and the Governor’s Office will work to build a better relationship going forward.

5. As head of the public service, with your primary role being to ensure good governance and effective financial management, what do you foresee as a major challenge going forward?

The country has made great strides over the past few years in terms of good governance and effective

financial management, but the major challenge going forward will be to ensure continuity and adherence to the policies and programs that have been implemented.

Another major challenge may also arise in prioritizing the key areas that the new elected government will want to focus on.

The current fiscal strategy affords a very high priority to the repayment of debt, whereas an elected government’s priorities may lie in implementing new programs or increasing funding in other areas. The challenge here will be in striking a balance between the objectives of the previous interim administration versus that of the newly elected Government.

6. As an Islander, many expect that you will take up a more active role in representing the local interest, particularly on hot topics. How do you see your role in representing the local people?

As a Turks and Caicos Islander, I will certainly do my best to represent the interest of my people by working to provide locals with equal access to employment opportunities in both the public and private sector.

Investment is key to the development of the Turks and Caicos Islands and locals must be able to benefit directly from these investments.

Taking into account the issues in the past, surrounding developers being able to import a significant level of foreign versus local labour to advance their projects, a decision was taken recently that concessions on immigration work permits would be removed from Development Agreements. It was agreed that all developers going forward would have to individually apply for work permits on a case-by-case basis. This is quite important.

As for hot topics, I can assure the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands that any and all decisions made by me will certainly be in the long term interest of the country.

7. Your endorsement of Value Added Tax (VAT) as PS has come under fire, especially given the major opposition.

Moving forward, what is your response to issues like these?

The decision to implement VAT was announced by the previous CFO and I in the Budget Address of 2011/2012 because of the findings of the Revenue Study conducted that year, which concluded that TCIG needed to implement a form of direct taxation in order to diversify its tax base and protect itself against external

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A series that seeks to act as a medium for the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands to engage prominent personalities on current issues, including politics, development and the environment, among others affecting the nation.

New Deputy Governor talks frank NEWLY appointed Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Ms. Anya Williams, talked frank with the Weekly News this week on her new role.

The United Kingdom’s (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Member of Parliament, Mr. William Hague, made the appointment last Friday, which became effective on Monday.

The Deputy Governor is Head of the Public Service, a non-voting member of Cabinet and acts as Governor when the latter is absent from the territory. The Deputy Governor is also the line manager of the Permanent Secretaries and will chair a Permanent Secretaries’ committee that will prepare legislation and decisions for Cabinet.

The position of Deputy Governor has been vacant since September 2009.

Williams was selected from 11 applicants, five of whom were shortlisted.

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functions required of the office and advancing the programs that fall under my remit. I will seek to provide advice and support to not only the Permanent Secretaries, but also the Governor and the elected Government and will work to ensure the success of the TCI.

and other shocks.

During my tenure as PS Finance, I worked to progress the implementation of the scheme and was quite frank in my 2012/2013 Budget Address that without a sustainable revenue base.

Governments’ revenue totals would continue to shift each year and this would have a negative knock on impact on expenditures.

I certainly do not support the notion of having to make significant reductions to expenditure each financial year as this is not sustainable and severely impacts Governments ability to provide much needed services to the people.

My stance remains that it is imperative that TCIG works to diversify its revenue base and put in place more sustainable revenue streams that would yield increased collection, as this is the only way the next elected Government would be able to deliver its objectives.

8. You have come under fire as a favourite of the Interim Administration because of your consensus on many controversial issues. How will you address going forward, since you are not responsible for a ministry, but have responsibility at a much higher level?

First and foremost, I do not see myself as being a favourite of the Interim Administration, but rather a hardworking, committed and dependable employee, who has served at a very senior level for the past 9 years.

Having worked with both previous elected governments and the interim administration, I would argue that it is my proven abilities over the years and not my stance on controversial issues that has propelled to me where I am today.

The reforms implemented over the years that I have been privy to, have been hard, but they were necessary as they helped the country to quickly turn around to where it is today.

My stance is and will always be that decisions often unpopular have to be made, but once they are in the long-term benefit and sustainability of the country I am fine with supporting those decisions.

Being a good leader requires the ability to reason, to think strategically and make firm decisions.

I will treat my role as Deputy Governor the same as I did the Permanent Secretary Finance. I will commit myself to carrying out the

9. How will you inspire confidence among locals as Deputy Governor, given the anti-British feeling and the fact that you will be working closely with TCI’s British Governor?

In my opinion, the anti-British feeling arose in the TCI not because of personal reasons, but because of the firm decisions that were taken by the interim administration.

Many of these decisions were required to rebound the country from where it was to where it is today and I believe in time once persons start to see the benefits of these decisions their feelings will come around.

The Deputy Governor, like the PS Finance is appointed by and reports directly to the Governor, but is also required to work closely with the elected government to ensure that the civil service works to progress the elected governments agreed priorities.

My track record has proven that I am committed and that persons can have confidence in my abilities.

It is imperative that the Governor, Deputy Governor and the elected Governor work to build a good working relationship and this is something that I am committed to.

10. What was the take away from the Heads of Overseas Territories Public Services meeting, which you attended in the UK this week, and how will it influence your work here?

The Heads of Overseas Territories Public Services meeting was attended

by Deputy Governors and Heads of Civil Service from countries such as the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Bermuda, Cayman Islands and TCI to name a few.

The objectives of the meeting were for territories to be able to identify and share best practices on key issues, share plans and experience on public service reform and to build a peer network between heads of public service.

During my visit, I also had the opportunity to personally meet with the newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Honourable Mark Simmonds and the new Director for Overseas Territories Peter Haynes to provide an update on the progress made in TCI and my priorities in taking on this new role.

11. As Deputy Governor you will be a non-voting member of Cabinet, do you see this hindering your input?

Although not a voting member of the Cabinet, the Deputy Governor will still play a key role by providing advice and support to the Cabinet and will preside over Cabinet in the event the Governor is absent from the territory.

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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.

Dredging of Leeward Channel Dear Editor, I am writing to you to express my concern with and opposition to the proposal to dredge Leeward Channel again.

I have been in the water sports industry in Providenciales for the last 17 years and had the great misfortune of witnessing the previous illegal dredging of the channel in order to build Mr Misick’s/Ashcroft’s folly, the very unused and obtrusive marina.

When the channel was last dredged, the resulting sand and silt runoff smothered the reef in Grace Bay bringing it to the very edge of extinction, and some four or more

years later it is putting up a valiant fight but is still very far from recovered.

Over 80 per cent of the world’s reefs are in critical condition and TCI is the proud owner of the world’s third largest barrier reef.

Our reefs are the tropical rain forests of the ocean and essential for all life within the oceans and ours is a treasure we should cherish.

I believe that further dredging of the channel will result in the irreversible choking to death of the reef in Grace Bay with a knock on effect to the reefs downstream of Grace Bay that rely partly on the annual spawning of Grace Bay for

their own health and survival.

A dead reef in Grace Bay will drastically effect tourism to the islands and bring the water sports industry to its knees affecting many livelihoods.

Nobody wants to spend thousands of dollars coming to Providenciales to dive and snorkel in a wasteland marvelling at the nothingness of it all and fishermen both local and tourist don’t want to drive around in circles all day burning gas for nothing.

I would also like to point out that in the proposal I have read, it is claimed that the dredging is for maintenance.

This I believe is nonsense.

Undeniable facts

Dear Editor, I am writing to you to inform you and the readers of your fine publication of some undeniable facts about the controversial dredging for Leeward Marina, formerly known as Nikki Beach, soon to be known as Blue Haven Marina.

The marina is within Princess Alexandra National Park, and as such limitations to this development may exist.

As stated in an October 3 press release by IGY Marinas, the future owners of the marina plan to dredge the Leeward going-through from a minimum depth of currently around six feet to a new depth of 12 feet.

Now as we all know, Nikki

Beach and the new mega yacht marina initially opened in April 2007 when the dredging of the going-through was just completed.

At the Nikki Beach opening renowned mega yacht ‘Lady M’ from Belize docked at both the marina and at Nikki Beach.

Built by Hakvoort Shipyard in 1994 in the Netherlands, Lady M features a steel hull and 164 ft in legth. She has a draft of 10.2 ft.

This should be sufficient evidence that in April 2007, the going-through was dredged to at least 12 feet of minimum depth.

We have sufficient evidence that after the illegal dredging to 12ft depth in 2007, it took five years for the going-through to fill the ocean

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bed with sand to significantly reduce the minimum depth to the current levels.

In those five years, an additional 5ft to 6ft of sand washed up and accumulated in the ocean bed of Leeward going-through.

Now, should the Blue Haven Marina commence operations, we can conclude that they will need to dredge on a continuous basis at least every three years to remove at least 3ft to 4ft of newly deposited sediment.

Proponents of the marina will cite the economic benefits of this highend operation such as additional jobs, revenues and prestige. Without any doubt the development would fulfil these expectations.

However, the $100 million question is: Can the Grace Bay reef, already damaged by the 2007 dredging, take continuous ‘maintenance dredging’ every other year?

It is a $100 million question because if the reef cannot take the silt and deposits from on-going dredging, then it will die leaving the world’s best beach subject to massive erosion.

This may lead to the collapse of the country’s highest profile developments and one of the main drivers for its tourism and government revenues.

Of course, this question should not diminish the fact that the National Parks Ordinance still applies to the marina development.

There are the facts. You are now informed. Make your own decision.

Yours, Fact Checker

SPACE IS LIMITED!

Since the last illegal dredging the channel has not filled in to any noticeable degree.

The channel remains at the depth they set it at when they last illegally dredged.

At the very least, the marina needs to prove it adds some value to the island before we destroy the jewel that is our reef and which has been entrusted to us to keep safe for future generations.

Five years in and the marina has caused a great deal of controversy, anger, division and ecological harm but has yet to make a single dollar.

It is with the greatest respect to the Planning Department that I urge them first and foremost to deny this proposal for the sake of the planet

and the future generations expected to live on it.

Secondly, on behalf of the great many people in these islands who make their living on and in these waters and those within the service industry who rely on tourists for their income.

Thirdly, I would urge them to not to allow the destruction of Grace Bay, a supposedly protected area within a national park and nature reserve, in the hopes that a folly and an eyesore might actually one day attract a boat for a night or two.

Sincerely, Paul S. Roach, Providenciales

The PNP campaign has a new guest Dear Editor, It would seem that the PNP has a new guest in the form of the former Premier Michael Misick who is coming out of hiding to destroy what’s left of the TCI. For the better part of his six years in office he spent it enriching himself and plundering the Treasury.

Higher taxes did not begin with the British. During the years of the Misick regime, his Minister of Finance and PNP party treasurer Floyd, increased gas taxes to $.50 per gallon.

Many other taxes were raised and they found creative ways of siphoning those tax revenues from the Treasury to themselves.

Most of what Mike Misick recited as achievements are also found in the PNP’s manifesto and these feats of doing projects for the benefit of PNP ministers are remarkable.

The South Caicos Airport is one where $6 million was taken from the Treasury but less than $500,000 was spent on the airport.

Just like a series of National Insurance NIS audit reports where the auditors found that the accounts had to be ‘cooked’ so that the bank reconciliation could be balanced.

He cites the scholarships where many persons were placed on scholarships who did not finish high school, could not get into a respectable college and in most cases did not pass.

Yet the public-you and me- were made to pay for these ingenious

tactics in campaigning with public funds.

The people of the TCI need to bury the Mike Misick past and embrace a new future. He is reckless, immature and irresponsible.

These taxes, this VAT, can all be traced back to the hospital scam, the monies siphoned from the Treasury and the people of the TCI are being told they must pay for what Mike Misick did.

Definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

This letter from Misick shows that he is free to destroy, plunder and pillage.

He can hide in a hole like Saddam Hussein but we the people are left to pay the bill and suffer for the things he did.

The PDM campaign and the PPP all need to call on Rufus Ewing and the PNP campaign to denounce these lies, mistruths and mostly made up statements.

The people of the TCI are now free to vote their conscience.

Ironically, thanks to the British, votes cannot be bought, liquor cannot flow, so a voter is now free to focus on the issues, ignore the lies and petty rhetoric.

Listen to the speeches, read the manifestos and vote for the right party.

Yours truly, Samsune Taylor, Providenciales

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Man sentenced for illegal fishing A 29-year-old Dominican national, Mr. Randi Severino, plead guilty for taking marine products without licence and use of unlicensed vessel for commercial fishing, in Grand Turk on Tuesday.

Severino, was the captain of the vessel ‘Anguila Blanco’ (White Eagle), which was found within the fishing limits of the Turks and Caicos Islands by Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police’s (RTCIP) Marine Branch last Saturday.

On board at the time of the seizure was the captain and 12 crew members along with a quantity of fish which weighed a total of 4,418 pounds.

According to the police, the fishing vessel was within the Fisheries limit of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and had onboard a quantity of fish.

The vessel along with crew members were escorted to South Dock on Grand Turk, where members of the crew were taken to the Grand Turk Police station for questioning and detention while further investigation were carried

out.

Assistant Superintendant, Mr. Pascal Bacchus, the Officer in Charge for the Marine Branch, said, “Poaching is illegal, persons must have the relevant licence to fish in the waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands. This licence can be obtain from the Department of Environmental and Martime Affairs (DEMA).”

Before passing sentence Magistrate Kally Cheema told Mr Severino, “It is unfair for anyone to enter the waters of somebody else’s country to take their Marine products to another country to be sold. A fine will not be suitable for this serious offence, therefore I will give you a custodial sentence of 6months for each offence which will run concurrent.”

The 12 crewmembers had their charges were withdrawn. They will be repatriated back to the Dominican Republic.

A court order was made for the vessel and the marine products are to be auctioned later.

Hit and run suspect remains at larg

POLICE, last Saturday, responded to a complaint of a Hit and Run Accident.

Reports are that during a car show in the parking lot of Automotive Art located on the Leeward Highway a vehicle entered the parking and began driving in what was reported to be an aggressive, dangerous manner. The vehicle struck a vehicle participating in the Car show and, in an attempt to flee the area, struck three bystanders who sustained serious injuries.

The suspect vehicle is described as a white Nissan 300 Z car.

Police Sergeant Glinton said, “A person who drives their vehicle in a

such a manner, where members of the public are gathered, is expressing a don’t care attitude in regards to how dangerous this type of driving is.

“It is a serious offence and imagine how tragic the scene could have been as a result of this person’s reckless driving.”

The injured bystanders were taken to the hospital where two were later released.

The third person remains in hospital in stable condition.

The driver of the said vehicle remains at large and the police are seeking the assistance of the public to find him.

Election countdown begins in earnest

BY VANESSA NARINE THE new Constitution came into effect on Monday and, with it, the countdown to the November 9 elections has begun in earnest.

In addition to signing the order to reinstate the Constitution, Governor Ric Todd issued Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Writ of Election, on Tuesday.

The writs have been issued to all 10 returning officers of the respective electoral districts for which Members of the House of Assembly are to be returned, as well as one to the All Islands returning officer.

On Wednesday, the formal nomination period commenced.

Prospective candidates are required to obtain, read and complete a nominations pack and satisfy themselves they meet the nomination requirements.

FREEDOM of information is guaranteed according to section 129 of the new 2011 Constitution.

Part ten, headed miscellaneous, says, “An Ordinance shall provide for a right of access to information held by public authorities, for the conditions for the exercise of that right, and for restrictions and exceptions to that right in the interests of international relations, the security of the Islands or the United Kingdom, public safety, public order, public morality or the rights or interests of individuals.”

The Constitution became effective on Monday, October 15.

Prior to the enforcement of this legislative framework, At-Large candidate for the Progressive National Party (PNP) and former Chief Minister, Mr. Washington Misick, told the Weekly News that the Freedom of Information Ordinance will be a priority of a PNP administration

The ‘Biggies’

By David Tapfer what we had in 2007, where 14 per cent of the popular vote picked 80 per cent of the representatives. We know the cards were stacked in favor of the ‘Misickites’.

People voted where they did

The nomination packs have to be submitted together with their deposit of $500 on Nominations Day, Thursday, October 25.

The At-Large candidates have to lodge their nomination papers with a Returning Officer in any electoral district, along with their Treasury deposit receipt and photo identification.

For the district candidate, their Nomination papers and Treasury receipt have to be lodged with the Returning Officer for the distinct in which they intend to stand for election on 25 Oct. This process is scheduled to only happen between the hours of 10:00am until 1:00pm, and then 2:00pm until 4:00pm on 25 Oct 2012.

The locations of the Returning Officer for each district on ‘Nomination Day’ are:

ED 1 Anglican Church Dillon Hall – Grand Turk; ED 2 Education Department Conference Room – Grand Turk; ED 3 Community Centre – South Caicos; ED 4 Community Centre – Middle Caicos and Bottle Creek Public Library – North Caicos; ED 5 Hope Missionary Baptist Church – Long Bay Providenciales; ED 6 Ianthe Pratt Primary (Auditorium / Library) – Providenciales; ED 7 Disaster Management Centre; ED 8 and ED 10 Clement Howell High Auditorium / Library Providenciales; and ED 9 Felix Morley Community Centre – Five Cays.

With just over two weeks to polling day, stakeholder in the political arena and community members agree that the upcoming elections will be one of the most defining in the history of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Freedom of information guaranteed under new Constitution

COMMENTARY

POSSIBLY the most important aspect of this years election is the ‘At-large’ candidates being fielded by the parties this year.

Voters will not choose their party by selecting only one candidate in their district, but they will be able to chose up to five ‘biggies’.

The simple choice is the district choice and that must be based on who you believe will do a better job for your local area.

In the next group, ‘the biggies’, is the next premier, and leader.

The Brits hope the At-Large field will dilute things and prevent a landslide similar to

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not live for a person who could not represent their actual residence.

That era is over.

Let us look at the leaders. Doctor Ewing was Director of Medical Services for many years. According to Ms. Delancy’s sworn statement and the Brits, he was the doc that choose the hospital builder and the health care provider. He worked closely with Floyd Hall and Lillian Boyce. After two years who believes Ewing’s NHIP is a good deal.

Oswald Skippings was JAGS deputy. He cut his political teeth under JAGS and has been a political force for many years. An outspoken and a mature politician, the manly

Developing countries across the Caribbean have recognised the role of a free media in the democratic.

In the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda (2004), Belize (1994), Jamaica (2002), and Trinidad and Tobago (1999) have passed access legislation and several countries including the discussing their own draft legislation.

Freedom of Information laws

mainly have an overall objective of mitigating corruption and provide the general public with the ability to request documents and other materials held by all government agencies and other agencies receiving public funds.

The exemptions identified under the laws are usually based on ensuring national security.

(VANESSA NARINE)

Man sentenced to 9 months for cocaine possession

A 49-year-old Bahamian, Willy Germain, appeared before the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday and plead guilty to possession of cocaine.

He was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment.

Germain, scheduled to travel to the Bahamas on Sunday,

Skippings is a mature force.

Deputy-wise we have the most celebrated and experienced woman in the TCI, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, we could easily write two or three articles about this gal.

Carlos Simons was for years the calm and collected PNP voice but it seems as soon as he donned that yellow shirt and cap he lost his cool.

Queen’s Counsel aside, he is not qualified to light a candle for Sharlene.

Royal says he did not have the dough to fix the dump but he sure got his honorarium for hiring Chinese hospital builders. Meanwhile the leader he and they supported spent mega millions on himself, their planes, his mansion and Lisa Raye.

Sam Harvey another who JAGS mentored laid out a proper causeway and port but lost to Jeffrey who built the bridge from dirt and ignored Middle Caicos. Not one new development in 12 elected years.

was arrested for possession of cocaine at the the Providenciales International Airport.

The man was taken in custody after being searched by security officers at the airport and was found to be in possession of 55grams of cocaine, which has a street value of $1,000 was found.

Jeff now faces SIPT. We need Sam back!

Sorry Washy, we do not know why you try again. You already lost to Derek for eight long years then you lost the savings of 4,000 families and $20m in pension funds. Now your real estate firm has trouble.

Wayne turned his head and let Mike spend the tourist millions we are now being taxed to pay back.

Josephine Connolly offers a fresh look.

The toxic endorsement from Mike in a spider hole, the PNP’s supportive yellow family member, last week tells the whole story.

Like Meg Munn, Turner and Tauwhare, see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil.

My apologies to the ‘orange folks’ but they are not really in the running.

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The Dentist and you  Mark Osmond BDS (Lond) LDS RCS (Eng). Mark Osmond Dental Clinic - (649) 432 3777, drmosmond@gmail.com or Find us on Facebook

Your diet and your teeth

WITH Halloween (and candy!) just around the corner, it is the perfect time to think about our diet and the impact it has on the health of our teeth. We all know that candy is not the best thing for teeth because of its high sugar content but you may be surprised to find out that some of the other foods and drinks that you regularly consume can also be potentially harmful to your teeth.

The message here is not necessarily to cut out all foods which contain sugar (this would be pretty challenging), but being informed about what the food you are eating contains and making sure that you follow a good oral hygiene (tooth brushing) routine.

Kiwi Fruit Salsa

Dr Mark Osmond

Sugar and Teeth When you eat or drink sugary foods, the naturally occurring bacteria in your mouth use the sugar to make acid. This acid attacks the teeth and creates tooth decay and cavities. Your mouth becomes an acid environment for about 30 minutes before your saliva balances (buffers) the acid and you mouth returns to a more neutral state. If you then eat further sugar, the 30 minutes will start again.

You might be surprised to know that it is not just candy that is high in sugar. Energy drinks like Gatorade and sodas like Coke are all high in sugar, as is the so-called ‘healthy’ breakfast/ granola bars, many breakfast cereals, tomato ketchup and other sauces or dips. It is definitely worth reading the packaging.

Acid and Teeth Some foods and drink may not be high in sugar but can be as damaging to your teeth as they contain acid, which can go to directly attack your teeth.

Diet sodas are a good example as they are sugar-free but are high in acid.

If you drink an acidic drink, for example fruit juice at breakfast, do not brush your teeth immediately afterwards. This might sound counter-intuitive but this is because the acid causes the tooth enamel to de-mineralize (soften) and immediate brushing can brush away the softened enamel. Waiting 30 minutes will enable the enamel to remineralize and then you can safely brush.

Tips to help care for teeth When it comes to candy- and this

is especially true for the children at Halloween- eat what you want in one ‘sitting’. This is much less harmful to teeth than constant grazing throughout the course of the day.

Once the candy has been consumed, wait around 30 minutes and then brush the teeth.

As much as possible I would recommend you cut down on sugary drinks and view them as a special-occasion treat rather than an everyday occurrence. The format of a liquid means that the sugar easily swills around the mouth and very effectively coats the teeth. A drinking straw can be a useful tool here as it directs the drink straight to the back of the mouth, helping it to avoid contact with the teeth.

However, drinking a glass of water is even better.

Fruit and vegetables contain

valuable nutrients that support good gum health and the action of eating raw fruit or vegetables (eg. an apple or carrot) massages your gums and helps to prevent plaque forming on the teeth. Just be aware that fruit does contain fructose, a sugar and some fruits, such as grapefruit, have a high acid content.

For babies who take milk from a bottle, never let them go to sleep with the bottle in their mouths. The milk pools in their mouths and stay there attacking the teeth as they sleep. Never put any type of juice, sugar water or flavoured milk into a baby’s bottle.

Following these steps will allow you and your children to enjoy the occasional treat without compromising the health of your teeth.

Happy Halloween!

I give honour to God for being my refuge and strength.

And this week I leave you with

wise words from Helen Keller, who said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

health Tip 

Mild onion, kiwi, banana and orange are spiced with a chopped pepper in this refreshing summer salsa. Try it with chips, or as a side to grilled meats and fish.

Ingredients: • 1 cup balsamic vinegar • 1 Spanish onion, finely chopped • 1 banana, peeled and chopped • 2 oranges - peeled, seeded and chopped • 4 kiwis, peeled and chopped • 1 serrano pepper, chopped Directions 1. Heat 1/2 balsamic vinegar in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Slowly cook and stir onion until soft.

2. Stir in banana. Use remaining balsamic vinegar as needed to keep the mixture moist. Stir in oranges, kiwis and serrano pepper.

3. Cook and stir until all ingredients are soft.

Kiwifruit is a little fruit holding great surprises The fuzzy kiwifruit is native to Southern China. Originally known as mi hou tao, or yang tao, it was declared as the national fruit of China.

The most common species of kiwifruit is 'Actinidia deliciosia' commonly known as Hayward kiwi.

Kiwifruits are available throughout most of the year.

The fruit also has high levels of a number of Vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and phytonutrients.

Vitamins A, K, E, niacin, riboflavin, copper, calcium, zinc, iron, glutathione, manganese, magnesium, lutein, dietary fiber, folic acid. Kiwifruit seeds contains omega-3 fatty acids. In

By Phillip Simmons

addition kiwifruit has twice as much Vitamin C as there are in oranges.

Kiwifruit helps to prevent: hypertension, heart attack, macular degeneration, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, asthma, constipation, autism, skin, lung, and prostate cancer.

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How does your garden grow

YOUR DIET

ASK TAMIKA

BY TAMIKA HANDFIELD

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

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

The Barbados cherry

THE Barbados cherry is a large, bushy shrub or small tree attaining up to 20 feet in height and an equal breadth; with more or less erect or spreading and drooping, minutely hairy branches, and a short trunk to 4 inches diameter.

Its evergreen leaves are elliptic, oblong, obovate, or narrowly oblanceolate, somewhat wavy.

The flowers, in sessile or shortpeduncled cymes, have 5 pink or lavender, spoon-shaped, fringed petals. The fruits, borne singly or in 2's or 3's in the leaf axils, are oblate to round, cherry-like but more or less obviously 3-lobed; 1/2 to 1 inch wide; bright-red, with thin, glossy skin and orange-colored, very juicy, acid to sub acid, pulp. The 3 small, rounded seeds each have 2 large and 1 small fluted wings, thus forming what are generally conceived to be 3 triangular, yellowish, leatherycoated, corrugated inedible "stones".

Fruits develop to maturity in less than 25 days.

The Barbados cherry is native to the Lesser Antilles from St. Croix to Trinidad, also Curacao and Margarita and neighboring northern South America as far south as Brazil. It has become naturalized in Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico after cultivation, and is commonly grown in dooryards in the Bahamas and Bermuda, and is becoming more and more popular in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The tree does well on limestone, marl and clay, as long as they are well drained. The Barbados cherry tree will grow and fruit fairly well with little care.

For best performance, a fertilizer formula of 8-8-13 twice a year.

On the Island limestone soil, sprays of minor elements–copper,

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Avoiding osteoporosis OSTEOPOROSIS is one of the lesser talked about chronic disease when compared to diabetes or hypertension. October 20 is being recognised as Osteoporosis Day so this week we will be answering questions concerning this disease.

What is osteoporosis and am I at risk?

Osteoporosis is a disease where bones become thin and brittle over time due to a loss of vital minerals—mainly calcium and vitamin D but other nutrients are involved as well.

It is the most common disorder of bones. Women get osteoporosis more often than men, however, men can still develop the disease.

Persons who are thin, have poor diets, indulge in excessive amounts of smoking, alcohol and caffeine usage are at greatest risk.

Caucasian and Asian women have a higher risk than other races. Age is another risk factor. Up until age 30 we are building bone mass (strong bones). However, after age 30 we start to slowly lose bone mass which speeds up after menopause.

It is like a bank account—make large calcium deposits to your bones early in life so when it’s time to make withdrawals (bone loss) we can safely do so without going in the red (developing osteoporosis).

How can I treat osteoporosis?

zinc, and sometimes manganese will enhance growth and productivity.

Young trees need regular irrigation until well established; older trees require watering only during droughts. Mature plants will bear better if thinned out by judicious pruning after the late crop and then fertilized once more.

Barbados cherries are eaten outof-hand, mainly by children.

For dessert use, they are delicious merely stewed with whatever amount of sugar is desired to modify the acidity of the particular type available.

The seeds must be separated from the pulp in the mouth and returned by spoon to the dish. Many may feel that the nuisance is compensated for by the pleasure of enjoying the flavorful pulp and juice.

Otherwise, the cooked fruits must be strained to remove the seeds and the resulting sauce or puree can be utilized as a topping on cake, pudding, ice cream or sliced bananas, or used in other culinary products.

Wine made from Barbados cherries in Hawaii was found to retain 60 per cent of the ascorbic acid.

The best treatment for osteoporosis is prevention! Even after diagnosis of osteoporosis, there are still some measures you can take to help maintain your bone mass and density.

Eating a healthy diet with adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D is very important to prevention. In addition to these, vitamins and minerals such as vitamins A and K, phosphorous, magnesium and manganese are also very important.

Engaging in weight-bearing exercises such as light weight-lifting or brisk walking is essential.

You may benefit from a calcium supplement, however, it is imperative that you consult your dietitian to assess your calcium intake or physician before starting any supplementation.

If you have specific questions, please contact me for an appointment so we can design a plan that’s right for you.

‘Like’ my page, ACCU Medical Nutrition – Nutrition in Demand – on Facebook and receive up to date nutrition information.

ACCU Medical Nutrition is based in Graceway IGA Plaza, Providenciales.

Call 946 8308, 242 3978 or 442 3978.

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this week

Friday, October 12 to Friday, October 19 Friday, October 19  INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY (Public Holiday)  Danny Buoy’s is Provo’s premier live music and sports destination, serving lunch and dinner daily from 11:30am.

It is the perfect place to escape from the heat and hang with friends, all in smoke free airconditioned comfort.

Happy Hour specials from 4-7pm Monday-Saturday

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

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

Saturday, October 20  2012 Provofest: Enjoy a variety of Oktoberfest style beers to sample as well as Provofest food available from some great local restaurants.

There will be music by DJ Viper for the adults, and a bouncy castle for the kids as well as fun family games to be played for adults and kids. All are welcome to come along to this fun-filled family event.

Entry is $5 for adults and children are free. Proceeds from the event go to the National Cancer Society.  Cancer Society’s Walkathon in North, South and Middle Caicos starts at 5:45 am.

 The Weekly Community and Farmers’ Market organized

by TCI Red Cross is on at the organization’s headquarters, opposite Lime on the Leeward Highway in Providenciales, from 10am to 2pm.

Persons will be able to purchase freshly grown produce and locally sourced items.

For more information on the Weekly Community and Farmers’ Market call (649) 247-8911. With regard to the TCI Red Cross’ services or how you can volunteer or donate, contact our Provo office on (649) 941-8056 or email redcrossprovo@tciway.tc OR for Grand Turk call (649) 946-2761 or Email:tciredcross@tciway.tc  If you’re looking for a serene and relaxed way of starting your weekend, bring your yoga mat at Graceway Sports Centre every Saturday at 9am and let David Bowen lead you into the wonderful world of yoga!

Amazing fees for an amazing class! More info at 442-6348”  Mums and Tots Dance Party classes are held every Saturday at Graceway Sports Centre for mothers and their little ones.

Mothers, bring your little ones to dance, jump, twist and shake! Children have fun learning movement basics to fun music and mums get a light exercise while spending quality time. Mums and Tots classes begin at 10am and cost just $10. Dads are welcome!

Call Shara Bowen on 244-1103 for more details.

The PPP’s slate of candidates, from left, Dr. Edward Smith, deputy leader, Mr.Zhavago Jolly, leader, Mr. Harold Charles, Mrs.Dorell Pratt Delancy and Mr.Wendall Wilson.

PPP draws important nexus for business community

BY VANESSA NARINE

realise our full potential.”

THE People Progressive Party (PPP) was the last party to outline its platform to the business community, at a Chamber of Commerce meeting on Monday evening.

And in their favour, the party managed to draw an important nexus between their platform and the needs of the business community.

Although the meeting was poorly attended, the PPP’s slate of five candidates each took on particular issues, linking them with the success of the business community.

According to party leader, Mr. Harold Charles, who is running in the Five Cays district, economic development, environmental protection, education and training are all inter-lined in the improvement of the situation of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“There are so many markets that we are not tapping into,” he said.

He said, “The PPP has a plan to change the state of things. We can make a difference. We care about our people.”

Charles stressed the note of transparency and accountability to protect the integrity of a government.

“I am sure we realise that where we are today is because we failed in this area. We the people have failed to hold the government accountable for what they did.”

The PPP leader called for the next government to be held accountable by the people.

He said, “I trust that we can depend on you on November 9, we need your support…so we can

PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP The party’s candidate for Wheeland and deputy leader, Mr.Zhavago Jolly, in making his remarks, assured the chamber that the PPP is a public private partnership.

According to him, the focus of such a partnership must be to cultivate local resources, market those resources and generate revenue.

Jolly explained that by tackling issues like immigration, the need for a database that links labour, immigration and education, advancing agriculture and employing new technologies in areas like environmental protection, the PPP will be able to improve the business environment and opportunities for Islanders.

He stressed that there are many untapped resources, such as fishing, which has the potential to bring millions into the local economy.

“The PPP is an innovative government,” Jolly said.

The deputy leader pointed out that through innovation and engagement the TCI and Turks Islanders can prosper.

“The PPP is a government of today…we have taken a proactive approach to tackling the issues affecting Turks and Caicos Islands,” he stressed.

Dr. Edward Smith, candidate for Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill, stressed the party’s commitment to education and training to be better able to address the need for skills in the local business community.

The party’s candidate for the Bight, Mrs.Dorell Pratt Delancy, echoed similar sentiments, turning

her attention to healthcare.

According to her, working on improving the economy will create employment, as well as raise the resources and opportunities for broader needs of the TCI to be addressed, through partnership with the private sector.

Blue Hills’ candidate, Mr.Wendall Wilson, pointed out the sad state of affairs in the areas of housing and social services, but stressed that the PPP has a plan to address these.

“Help is on the way,” he posited.

During the question and answer session, the PPP committed to repealing Value Added Tax (VAT).

Another sensitive issue that came up was the pay scales for public and private sector employees.

While it was agreed that public sector employees’ salaries need to be increased, it was acknowledged that the pay scales in the two sectors could never be on par, given the different dynamics in the sectors.

The question was also raised about what the PPP would do if it failed to secure major support in the upcoming elections, particularly given that the party has only fielded five candidates.

The deputy leader noted that whatever type of government is formed, majority, minority or coalition, at the end of the day every party wants to work in the interest of the people and engagement with counterparts going forward would be beneficial.

The party leader confidently said, “We will have enough candidates to push through our policies.”

The PPP, TCI’s third party, was officially launched in midSeptember.

Scholarship website launched Tuesday, October 23  The Secret is Out! - pass it on to your friends and family - in support of the Youth Enterprise - every Tuesday night are having ‘All U Can Eat Spaghetti Night’ at HorseEye Jacks.

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TCI students in search of a fully funded postgraduate scholarship in the UK can now register their interest online.

On Wednesday the Governor’s office announced that a new website has been set up for requesting scholarships for the school year 2013/14.

The site, www.chevening. org, gives details of Chevening Scholarships, the UK government’s global scholarship programme.

The scholarships, which are funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and

partner organisations, operate in over 100 countries worldwide, and this year will support about 700 students, including two places from the UK Overseas Territories.

Awards are typically for a oneyear Master’s degree, in any subject and at any UK university.

Governor Ric Todd said, “By registering their interest in advance, candidates will receive alerts at key stages in the process, including when applications open, and find out more about the process and priorities.”

He emphasised that the

scholarships are aimed particularly at high quality candidates who are likely to assume leadership roles in their future careers.

“There are no age limits but candidates who have already demonstrated leadership potential will be particularly welcome.”

In addition to giving details of the Chevening application process, the website provides updates about latest developments in the scheme worldwide, and important information on applying for higher education courses in the UK more generally.

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TCI People's Referendum Committee petitions UN

BY VANESSA NARINE

Baka People, chaired the session.

THE Turks and Caicos Islands People’s Referendum Committee, last Tuesday, petitioned the United Nations (UN), at the 67th session of the UN’sAssembly.

Co-chair of the committee, Mr. O’Brien Forbes, presented a petition before the UN’sSpecial Political Committee for Decolonization and made clear the causes for, substance of and findings from the TCI People's Referendum.

In particular he noted what he described as “the anti-democratic spectacle” that has seen Value Added Tax (VAT) being implemented.

The committee is the newest group opposing the implementation of the VAT and is a grassroots movement that has amassed overwhelming support.

According to Forbes, some 300 representatives, media and observers from 270 nations were present at the UN’s session in New York.

Mr. Nelson Messone, UN Ambassador for the Permanent Mission of Gabone, the land of the

ANTI-DEMOCRATIC Forbes, in his presentation, said, “We, the Committee of the Turks and Caicos Islands People’s Referendum, take the view that Britain acts reasonably when its officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands act in its own interests; rather than those of the people of Turks and Caicos.

“And this very fact and the British impulse driving it serves to underscore how necessarily pernicious colonialism is in all of its manifestations.

“The People’s Referendum came about because of the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Turks and Caicos, in the face of public consternation, on the one hand, and outright opposition on the other.

“In this process, the British have shown a surprising willingness and intention to impose upon us policies and rules which from their perspective limit their risks, rather than advancing the potential of Turks and Caicos, even where the people are set against those

$70m hotel, casino and marina gets thumbs up AN ESTIMATED 300 to 400 jobs will be created through a new multimillion dollar development which was given the first stamp of government approval this week.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the developers of the$70m hotel, casino and marina complex and TCIG was signed by Acting Governor Patrick Boyle on, Friday (October 12).

This is a critical first step in a process which will see Circle Holdings Ltd., construct a low density, high-end hotel at the site of the former Third Turtle Inn, on the north shore of Providenciales.

Boyle said, “It is terrific news that someone with such a proven track record right here in the TCI wishes to combine forces with seasoned real estate investors and bring his knowledge and experience to a new development.

“Growing the economy here is a balance between established businesses investing and reinvesting and attracting overseas investment.”

The government has, in accordance with its published Investment Policy, concluded that the development is ‘A’ ranked, due to its proposed 300 to 400 direct jobs and anticipated revenues of around $9m per year, as well as its social benefits.

The project will spearhead a new type of development around Turtle Cove offering a public promenade along the marina featuring a casino, boutique, and restaurants.

The marina intends to rival the best in the region and to put Providenciales back on the map for top yachting and fishing enthusiasts.

The site, recently acquired out

of receivership, has 17 acres with 775 feet of frontage on the Third Turtle beach, 1,300 feet of marina frontage, and an elevated bluff with spectacular ocean views.

The site was originally the location of the Third Turtle Inn, the first hotel and restaurant bar in Providenciales, reputable for its entertainment and the best port of call south of the Bahamas. The Inn has been closed since 1989.

The MOU was signed under the Turks and Caicos Islands’ new Investment Policy.

Circle Holdings now has until December 13, 2013, to apply for Outline Planning Permission for the construction of the development, which must be completed within 40 months of approval.

Vasco Borges, managing partner of the development, has resided and worked in real estate development and hospitality in the Turks and Caicos Islands since 2005.

He said, “I am very excited with this project, no less by the unequivocal support it has received from all quadrants of the society, particularly from neighbours and business owners at Turtle Cove, and from the TCI Government.

“When one walks the site, it is evident why the first developers on Providenciales chose the Third Turtle beach as their home.

“It is unique in combining a halfmoon white powder beach with marina facilities.

“We will now take the necessary time to design a property that best conserves and enhances nature’s beauty, and is well within the existing height and density restrictions”.

policies.

“This has left a sense that we, the people, have little sway over who governs us or how we are governed.

“There are specific incidences, which confirm this, many of which stand athwart the Declaratory Act (1799), which extends English law to the colonies, whether those laws are enacted in the territory or not.”

Forbes stressed that it is critical to remember in reflection on this referendum, that the TCI is not a Crown Colony, won in conflict or acquired by purchase.

He said, “The British overseership was to be conditioned by consent of the people of Turks and Caicos.

“However, recent experience has shown, and the public statements of British officials have confirmed, that those officials have been incautious enough to insist on their judgment against the public, even in a situation where those officials are the sole, undemocratic power in our country.”

UN TRUSTEESHIP The committee’s co-chair called for the mechanism of a UN Trusteeship to be revived in the case of the TCI. The Trusteeship Council is authorised to examine and discuss reports from the administering authority on the political, economic, social and educational advancement of the peoples of trust territories and, in consultation with the administering authority, to examine petitions from

and undertake periodic and other special missions to trust territories.

The Trusteeship Council suspended operation on November 1, 1994, with the independence of Palau, the last remaining United Nations trust territory, on October 1, 1994.

By a resolution adopted on May 25, 1994, the council amended its rules of procedure to drop the obligation to meet annually and agreed to meet as occasion required by its decision or the decision of its president, or at the request of a majority of its members or the General Assembly or the Security Council.

The Trusteeship Council was established as one of the main organs of the UN and was assigned the task of supervising the administration of trust territories placed under the trusteeship system.

Major goals of this system were to promote the advancement of the inhabitants of trust territories and their progressive development towards self-government or independence.

The Trusteeship Council is made up of the five permanent members of the Security Council: China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and United States.

The aims of the trusteeship system have been fulfilled to such an extent that, to date, all trust territories have attained self-governance or independence, either as separate states or by joining neighbouring

independent countries.

TAKE AWAY Forbes told the Weekly News that the take away from the meeting was that both the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) were supportive of the petition.

“They will be advocating for the TCI and to an extent they did at the meeting,” he said.

He noted that during the session, the United Kingdom representative, though pressed severely by other nations, was resoundingly silent on the matter.

The committee’s petition of the UN comes after the conclusion of a nationalreferendumon the question of the introduction of VAT in the TCI. On September 12 to 17, the referendum was carried out across the entire country.

The co-chair said an experienced international observer saw the referendum process, and ballots were secured by a ballot safe, the combination to which was held by the Royal Turks and Caicos Police (RTCIP).

According to Forbes, counting started on Thursday and the results will be made public soon.

The interim administration rule has been met with severe criticisms from the local community since the country’s constitution was suspended in 2009.

British rule is the extended legacy of the PNP, Cartwright-Robinson

BY VANESSA NARINE

DEPUTY leader of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), Mrs. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, has charged that the British rule to date is the extended legacy of the Progressive National Party (PNP).

She said, “Two of the greatest atrocities continued. We saw the sale of our assets to balance the budget and fake surpluses and total disregard to our future and the true empowerment of our people…this country needs a PDM government to take it in the right direction.”

According to her, transparency was a “watch word” and the fight for a Freedom of Information Ordinance ended in a dead end discussion.

“The lack of real transparency persists throughout,” she said.

The deputy leader pointed out that after three years of interim administration rule, the civil service is in a shambles, with many local qualified and experienced Turks and Caicos Islanders being “coerced out of the service and because they were seeing their benefits robbed before their very own eyes” through changes to laws, policies and conventions.

Cartwright-Robinson said, “Education has fallen far from being a priority. Scholarships have been

sacrificed on the altar of extravagance and schools fall into great disrepair.

“Healthcare remains problematic with no satisfactory effort to deal with the costs associated or the care received at the facilities.

“Even after having British ‘experts’ and an advisor for two years, Immigration and Labourisbroken and sorely understaffed.

“Our people remain out of work even though the former CEO says that the economy was growing as evidenced by the jets on the runway and the fact that work permit holders were leaving.

“We have seen our National Insurance Fund robbed of $10m.

“We have seen our Department of Environment attacked as it were and many of our skilled and trained Turks and Caicos Islanders transferred out and our waters and fishing industry have suffered…. our local heads have once again been moved….we have been buried under taxes under austerity measures with little to no effort made to bring in inward investment or to encourage the expansion of local government.”

She noted that rather than engage local stakeholders, British advisors have “come in and locked themselves away”.

MISTRUST The deputy leader pointed out that the common trend seen with the passage of legislations was the clear indication of mistrust.

She said, “We have seen laws passed with one common thread that of mistrust and the belief that we are all dishonest and corrupt….we saw an interim government that drew from a very small pool of appointees and we have been blown away by many of the appointments made.

“We are yet to see any real consultation with the private sector or experienced Turks and Caicos Islanders who understand the dynamics of this country….we saw the appointment of two bodies that were advisory and often times disregarded.”

According to her, the interim administration ignored the successes of good, responsible and mature past governments.

She said, “We as a people must refuse this imputation on us. There remains many honest men and women who are quite capable of serving and managing our affairs well.”

Cartwright-Robinson maintained that the TCI is yet to see the recommendations of Sir Robin Auld completed in full.

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Youths have to take initiative, RBC launches children’s Youth Parliament leaders mental health project

BY VANESSA NARINE

THE consensus from the leaders of Turks and Caicos Islands’ Youth Parliament is that the islands’ young people have to step up and take initiative to influence the changes they want to see.

In an interview with the Weekly News, the Youth Parliament’s Premier, Ms. Andresha Gardiner, explained that the Youth Parliament strives to be a voice for the youth – a medium through which young people can have their concerns and ideas shared at a more visible level.

According to her, the group has representation in Providenciales, Grand Turk, South Caicos and North Caicos.

“We have video conferencing as well as meetings so we keep connected,” she said.

Gardiner pointed out the group also tries to engage youths across the islands so that the Youth Parliament becomes truly representative.

Deputy Premier,Mr. Kirkley Parker Jr., pointed out that the Youth Parliament has a web page set up and individual members use other means of social media to engage other youth.

Parker Jr. explained that getting involved with the Youth Parliament is a simple matter of applying, though the Turks and Caicos Islands Government’s (TCIG) Youth Department.

“You apply and then there is an interview and when you are selected you have three days of training and your colleagues vote you in as a particular member of the Parliament,” he said.

The Deputy Premier noted that

From left, the Youth Parliament’s Premier, Ms. Andresha Gardiner, Deputy Premier, Mr. Kirkley Parker Jr. and Leader of the Opposition, Ms. Kanthal Capron

the tenure is usually for two years, but those who wish can go through the process again to serve a second tenure.

Leader of the Opposition, Ms. Kanthal Capron, stated that taking initiative is very important.

She pointed out that the Youth Parliament works closely with the Youth Department and its Director, Ms. Angela Musgrove.

Capron stated that the Youth Parliament articulates its views

IN commemoration of World Mental Health month, which is celebrated in during October, RBC last week announced the introduction of the RBC Children’s Mental Health project.

The RBC Children’s Mental Health Project was launched in 2008 in Canada and raised awareness about mental health issues amongst youth.

This year the Project was expanded to include the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and wider Caribbean region.

RBC’s Branch Manager, Toure Holder, said, “Through the RBC Children’s Mental Health Project, RBC hopes to partner with other organizations to enable children diagnosed with mental health disorders to overcome issues and focus on a positive future.”

The Project’s goal is to provide funding to community-based and hospital programs that are dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of children. Although only 5 years old, the RBC Children’s Mental Health Project has

committed more than $16 million to support early intervention and public education programs. Public education is an important factor in reducing the stigma associated with mental illness.

Mr. Holder said, “RBC provides assistance to a range of programmes dedicated to the development of ‘the whole child’.

“The importance of healthy mental and physical development for children cannot be overestimated. Ensuring the well-being and emotional health of children throughout our communities is a priority for RBC through this programme.”

RBC is interested in organizations whose education programmes increase understanding, awareness and provides access to credible information in order to reduce the social stigma about children’s mental health issues.

To that end, RBC is also inviting non-governmental organizations and charitable organizations to submit proposals for funding.

The deadline for the submission of proposals is October 31, 2012.

on issues and discusses them with Musgrove, who on some occasions gives the group a head up on areas they may be interested in.

The team concurs that the Youth Parliament’s ultimate goal is to effect change and make a difference in their country, where the youths are the future.

The Youth Parliament’s next session is scheduled for Wednesday, October 12.

Automotive Art hosts successful car rally AUTOMOTIVE Art successfully hosted their second car rally, last Saturday, under the theme ‘Bling Fest 2012’.

October’s event followed up an extremely successful previous event held earlier this year where over fifty vehicles were on display.

The goals of the rallies are to give proud owners, of all types of vehicles, the opportunity to display their hard work and efforts to the general car appreciating public.

Another emphasis was on offering parents and their children the rare chance to view, touch, and sit in various types of automobiles ranging from antique vehicles, such as a the 1952 Chevy on display Saturday night, to the Harley Davidson motorcycles also at the rally.

One of the many highlights of the event featured a fantastic performance by local budding rap artists ten year olds, Cartier Smith and Tyrese Elisee, who entered the rally waving out of the sunroom of a beautiful Automotive Art painted Avalanche truck on twenty eight inch wheels sitting on a flatbed

President Ingham and President Skippings

TCICC’s Student Guild execs sworn in

One of the cars on display at the car rally

tow truck to give the performers a perfect raised stage. The duo put on a spectacular concert of Cartier’s self-written lyrics that was greatly appreciated and enjoyed by the large crowd.

Several local restaurants were onsite offering traditional TCI cuisine for the crowd of over 250 young and old car enthusiasts from all nationalities represented here in Turks and Caicos.

THE Executive Committee of the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College (TCICC), in Grand Turk, was sworn in last Tuesday during a short ceremony held at the college’s auditorium.

The new Executive Committee includes by Mr. Candre Skippings, its President; Ms. Andreesha Gardiner, Vice-President; Ms. Dixie Smith, Public Relations Officer; Ms. Delricia Wilson, Treasurer; and Mr. Maxiely Pierre, the Secretary.

The Student Guild’s President said, “The first item on our agenda is to make use of the Students’ Common Room on campus.

“We plan to fully assess the facility and put plans in motion for refurbishing and occupying it”, he continued. “I am confident that my team will work hard and provide a more exciting college experience

while in office. We will build on what is already in place and do our part in contributing to a better TCICC.” The newly appointed President of the College, Professor Lee Ingham, adding his bit, said, “I congratulate the newly elected President of the Student Guild and the Executive Team.

“I look forward to working with them to achieve their goals and objectives, which I believe will only strengthen the College and provide the students with an opportunity to collaborate with me, the faculty and staff to make this a student centered institution – achieving academic excellence.

Past President of the Guild, Mr. Leshun Missick, delivered the charge to the newly elected group, “You have been elected to serve this noble institution and to uphold the purpose of the Guild.”

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Community Focus

By Nicole Cox

Charity brokers OFTEN times initiatives that seem small or relatively inconsequential can carry the largest impact.

The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) is a small nation population wise. However, we possess all the same needs as nations ten times our size. We boast a wide range of charitable organizations and community service groups that strive endlessly to meet the needs of our residents.

Needless to say, the difficulty lies in finding practical ways to raise funds in an already stretched financial environment.

However, with careful thought, sustainable methods can be produced that allow each resident to feel as if they are doing their part without sacrificing more than their budgets would allow.

The Graceway IGA Supermarket has been a staple in Turks and Caicos for many years. Besides being a reliable source for a variety of grocery items, they have slowly gained a reputation for giving back to the community in somewhat innovative ways.

Located directly next to each of their cashiers is a clear, inconspicuous box, slotted at the top to receive change. This “change box”, small though it may seem, has proven capable of generating large amounts of money for the community at large.

Each month, a different organization is selected to be the recipient of all monies placed in the box by customers checking out their groceries.

The cashiers are each educated on the chosen charity of the month and are able to explain to customers what the purpose of each organization may be in order for them to make informed decisions on their donations.

The change is collected at the end of each business day and set apart from the store’s daily intake. Carefully monitored by surveillance cameras for full transparency, the employees painstakingly count the change donated and tally the amounts for the organizations.

This is time taken out of their IGA workday.

These monies are then secured and held until the month has expired.

At the close of the month, IGA then takes the collected amounts and cashes out the change for the organizations as to allow them convenience in picking up the funds. In this manner, donations from the community go directly and efficiently into hands of the organizations designed to benefit the community.

In 2011 alone, this system generated $16,000 for organizations such as The Red Cross, The Salvation Army, The Diabetic Association, The Aids Foundation, The Kidney Foundation, The Heart Association, Kiwanis and so many more.

To date, IGA already looks to surpass their record as they have generated $20,000 from the community, for the community! Soroptimist Club and Rotary were the past two recipients and the positive energy was flowing as representatives showed up to collect the funds with grateful smiles on Friday, October 12.

Store representative, Portia Clarke, said, “This is just a small way IGA helps our islands help themselves. Organizations can feel good about receiving these funds as they come straight from the hands of the people, not from some random bank account. This goes on all year long, so it is also a source that organizations can depend on. People will always have change to spare for a great cause.”

IGA proves that the simplest ideas are often the best. By turning their employees into brokers for the community, they make it easy for persons to donate. Giving starts with the gentle opportunity to do so.

What can we do to help it grow?

If your church, charity or community service organization would like to be featured in Community Focus, please contact Nicole Cox at nicole.cox.tci@gmail.com

Beaches leads in visitor arrivals for 2012

BEACHES Turks and is on target to welcome 98,112 guests in 2012, which represents nearly a third of all visitor arrivals to the destination according to data released by TCI late this summer.

The number represents a three per cent increase in guest arrivals to Beaches Turks and Caicos year over last, a significant gain that is in sharp contrast to the seven per cent decline in total visitor arrivals to Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), as confirmed by the destination.

Chairman and founder of Beaches

Resorts, Mr. Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, said, “We have a phenomenal product and one of the best, most highlytrained staffs at Beaches Turks and Caicos that together, consistently deliver value to our customers and the numbers demonstrate that.

“We are proud of our success and what we’ve been able to accomplish together. This economy has made us fierce competitors, and we are always mindful of our responsibility to our employees and to the impact Beaches Turks and Caicos has on the health of tourism in TCI, our adopted home.”

'In the Pink' rakes in more than $20,000 THIS year’s ‘In the Pink’ charity event hosted by the Regent Palms was a remarkable success, raising more than $20,000 - an amount that strikingly surpassed previous years.

Hundreds of women, many clad in shades of pink, along with some men and a few children flocked the fourth annual event on Saturday, September 13, in support of raising funds for TCI’s Cancer Society.

Organiser and Regent Palms general manager Karen Whitt said that she was thrilled with the turnout and the participation far exceeded their expectations.

Funds from the evening’s event were accumulated from a fashion sale, raffle tickets sales, auctioned items and an exquisite after party at the Plunge Bar. Room hostesses, MaryLou Vanderheide, Foluso Ladejobi, Josephine Connolly, Lucille Lightbourne, National Cancer Society president, and their friends transformed five suites into a shopping paradise.

The layout allowed buyers to snag excellent bargains on a wide selection of new and gently used clothing, shoes, accessories and even some designer items.

All articles on sale were gathered through donations from members of the public, as well as private enterprises.

Contributions from Parrot Cay, The Regent Palms, Seven Stars, Grace Bay Club, Blue and Hidden Treasures made possible an additional sale room which was dedicated to new items.

Patrons received a complimentary drink and finger foods while browsing the racks and were able to bid on fabulous items in a silent auction including a two night stay at Amanyara, a couples massage voucher at the Regent palms and a handmade necklace with hematite and moonstone beads from Atelys Adrian.

After shopping, supporters were invited to the after party which included charming guest bartenders,

Room hostess MaryLou Vanderheide (second left) zealously exhibits a sale item as shoppers browse about

Patrons search through the large selection and styles of clothing and accessories available for sale

great music, and the presentation of 12 fabulous raffle prizes including a pink limited edition Movado watch, pink cross journal and pen, pink swatch watches and perfumes - all donated by Jai’s.

The success of the event has energised the team, already prompting them to brainstorm for In the Pink 2013.

Whitt said, “So many persons and companies came on board and donated very generously to make In the Pink possible this year and it

shows that persons are eager to assist with the fight against cancer.

“The difference their donations make to persons living with cancer and their families is massive.

“On behalf of the Regent Palms and the National Cancer Society we would like to say a big thank you.”

Supporters agreed that the event was “marvellous”; one saying, “It is a perfect evening; shopping, music, drinks and great prizes to be won all while we raise money for such a worthy cause.” (KH)

Conch season begins – Government introduces quota AS THIS year’s conch season begins the government has announced a quota for the landing and export of the sea creature.

The Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) and Ministry of Environment and Home Affairs on announced the opening of the 2012 Conch Season on Monday (October 15).

Although not yet a signatory to the Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), the TCI is required to report all catches and implement a management plan if it intends to continue trading conch.

DEMA has been charged with establishing a quota for harvest in accordance with CITES rules.

Director of DEMA Kathleen Wood, said, “TCI has an obligation to report our catch and to establish management plans if we intend to engage with CITES signatory countries such as the US, our primary queen conch export market.

“The past two conch seasons have resulted in lower-than-anticipated catches.

“In 2010 to 2011, the catch was only approximately 25 per cent of previous years’ catch levels at 395,433 pounds.

“Last season, the situation had only marginally improved with a catch of 500,239 pounds.”

DEMA has therefore taken a precautionary approach to conservation of the Queen Conch stock due to the unavailability of

stock studies in the form of a visual survey since 2001.

The department is currently seeking funding to carry out the annual study which is critical to maintaining the conch fishery.

Given the absence of critical data indications are that conch stocks in the TCI are in serious jeopardy.

The Scientific Authority Committee (SAC) and the Fisheries Advisory Committee (FAC) lowered the conch quota for 2012 to 2013 to 800,000 pounds of landed conch, with 500,000 pounds going to export and 300,000 pounds for local consumption.

DEMA estimates that a total quota of 800,000 is equal to the approximate value of conch that was landed last year.

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Gertrude Saunders-Forbes is TCI’s unsung hero GERTRUDE Saunders-Forbes was awarded the prestigious title of TCI CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Unsung Hero 2012 in a presentation ceremony at the Carambola Conference Room on Wednesday (October 17).

A surprised Saunders-Forbes was greeted with the good news upon arriving, and was emotional and shocked to be selected from the seven other nominees.

The Unsung Heroes programme has made a mark across the Caribbean since it launched in 2003, recognising and honouring citizens who do extraordinary things to benefit the society.

CIBC FirstCaribbean’s country manager Larry Lawrence said that Saunders-Forbes is a true testament to the type of person who ought to be recognised as being selfless because she gives of her time and resources to improve the lives of the less

fortunate in the community.

Saunders-Forbes is very active in the community through her work with the Girl Guides and is known for doing a multitude of charitable deeds.

She has made a significant impact on many lives in the TCI by volunteering her time with the children and elderly while also taking care of her aging mother who is an amputee.

Presently the Girl Guides leader with Wesley Methodist Church of Christ has been involved with the association for about 10 years, grooming young girls between the ages of five and sixteen and imparting valuable knowledge to make them well-rounded adult citizens.

Saunders-Forbes was presented with a $6,000 cheque for the Girl Guides Association as well as a personal gift.

The elated winner thanked God and CIBC for recognising her and

Leader of the Girl’s Guide Association TCI and now CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Unsung Hero finalist Gertrude Saunders-Forbes receives a $6000 cheque from country manager Larry Lawrence

her cause and said the money will do much good in paying outstanding bills and afford them to better help the girls by providing materials for activities.

She said, “ I have a soft heart and love to care for people…what I do

is not to get anything in return but I believe that God has placed me in a position to help others.”

“I just like to help people, to make them happy the best way I can with whatever little I have, because that’s

what God wants us to do - to be kind and share what we have with others.”

The TCI front-runner will be competing with 21 other finalists from across the region for the title of CIBC Unsung Hero 2012. (KH)

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Entertainment Megan Fox announces birth Sylvia Kristel, star of of son Noah Shannon Green Emmanuelle, dies HOLLYWOOD star Megan Fox has finally revealed the birth of her son, nearly a month after it happened.

The actress confirmed the boy, named Noah Shannon Green, was born on 27 September.

Fox is married to the baby’s father, US television actor Brian Austin Green.

“We have been very lucky to have had a peaceful few weeks at home, but I would like to release this myself before others do,” a statement on her Facebook page said.

“I gave birth to our son Noah Shannon Green on September 27th. He is healthy, happy, and perfect.”

Fox, 26, appeared in two Transformers films as well as movies Jennifer’s Body and Jonah Hex. She and husband Green, 39,

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green have announced the birth of their son.

married in June 2010 in Hawaii after a four-year engagement that included a brief split in 2009.

Green is best known for his role as David Silver in 1990s TV series Beverly Hills 90210. (BBC)

Turkey tries pianist Fazil Say for insulting Islam WORLD-famous Turkish pianist Fazil Say has appeared in court in Istanbul charged with inciting hatred and insulting the values of Muslims.

He is being prosecuted over tweets he wrote mocking radical Muslims, in a case which has rekindled concern about religious influence in the country.

Mr Say, who denies the charges, said recently he was “amazed” at having to appear before judges.

Rejecting an acquittal call, the court adjourned the case until 18 February.

Prosecutors brought the charges against Mr Say in June. He faces a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison although correspondents say any sentence is likely to be suspended.

The indictment against him cites some of his tweets from April, including one where he says: “I am not sure if you have also realised it, but if there’s a louse, a non-entity, a

DUTCH actress Sylvia Kristel, who starred in the 1974 erotic French film Emmanuelle, has died aged 60.

“She died during the night during her sleep,” her agent, Marieke Verharen, told the AFP news agency.

The actress, who had cancer, was admitted to hospital in July after suffering a stroke.

Emmanuelle, which told the story of a sexually promiscuous housewife, spawned numerous sequels and played in a cinema on the Champs-Elysees for 11 years.

Released in 1974, the soft-focus French film was one of the first erotic movies to be shown in mainstream cinemas.

Kristel herself attributed its success to the changing censorship laws of the era.

“In a lot of countries the light went on, and that contributed very much to the success,” she said.

In the UK, however, the film was eventually given the restricted

The convent-educated actress was arguably the first star of adult cinema.

X-rating, having suffered heavy cuts.

The unedited version did not appear in the country until 2007.

Kristel went on to star in several Emmanuelle sequels, as well as more mainstream films - many of which, like Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Mata Hari, played on her reputation as an erotic film star.

Lady Saw to pay helper J$1.5m after dog attack

Fazil Say is seen here performing in Davos, Switzerland, in 2009

lowlife, a thief or a fool, it’s always an Islamist.”

Dozens of the pianist’s supporters gathered outside the courthouse with banners, one of which called on the ruling Islamist-based AK Party to

“leave the artists alone”.

Mr Say has played with the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and others, and has served as a cultural ambassador for the EU.

DEEJAY Lady Saw will now have to fork out over J$1.5 million in damages to a 62-year-old day’s worker who had to be hospitalised for a month after being mauled by dogs at her upper St Andrew home three years ago.

Dorothy Wilson was awarded the sum with interest by Justice Leighton Pusey during an assessment of damages hearing last Wednesday in the Supreme Court.

According to Wilson’s witness statement that was submitted to the court as part of her lawsuit, she was attacked on September 29, 2009 after completing a day’s work at the

Law Saw’s had to pay the money since her dogs (approximately 10) bite the 62-year-old woman over 20 times.

Chancery Hall, St Andrew, residence of Lady Saw, whose real name is Marion Hall.

Flavor Flav arrested on assault, battery charges FORMER rap star Flavor Flav was arrested Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and battery in a case involving his fiancee of eight years, police said.

Police were called to their house on the city’s south side at 3:30 a.m., according to a domestic battery report issued by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which offers the following account of events: Flav, whose real name is William J. Drayton, 53, was arguing with the woman, Elizabeth Trujillo, 39.

The two had gotten into a “verbal altercation due to Drayton cheating on Trujillo,” it said. The argument continued in the downstairs bedroom,

Two and a Half Men’s Ashton Kutcher (top earner) and co-star Jon Cryer (seventh) both feature on the list.

Kutcher becomes best paid actor on US television Flavor Flav also threaten his finacee’s son with a knife.

where “Drayton became physical.”

“Trujillo stated Drayton grabbed her by the shoulders, stomach and arms, and threw her to the ground

two separate times,” it continued, adding that Trujillo said an earring was ripped out of her ear during the incident.

ASHTON Kutcher has become the best paid actor on US television, having earned an estimated $24m (£14.8m) in one year for his role on Two and a Half Men. Not only did he replace Charlie Sheen in the lead role on the hit show, he also replaced him at the top spot on the Forbes TV earnings

list.

Last year Sheen, who was fired from the CBS show, was paid a reported $40m (£24.8) for playing Charlie Harper.

He is now in Anger Management but does not earn enough to get into the top 10. Current co-star Jon Cryer earned $13M.

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World News Obama given edge in second debate A display of medical instruments and cleaning and sterilisation products at the exposition held by the Medical Device Reprocessing Department at InterHealth Canada.

Team members from the Medical Device Reprocessing Department: Denwell Cox, Hildred Gray, Bridget Williams and head of department David Banton.

Hospital holds reprocessing expo THE Medical Device Reprocessing Department at InterHealth Canada TCI held a small exposition on Tuesday, October 16.

The showcase was set up to advance awareness and educate the public and other staff members on the measures taken in care and cleaning of medical instruments.

It was all in acknowledgment of an internationally recognised Medical Device Reprocessing Week celebrated from October 14 to 20.

Throughout the day, members of the department exhibited different devices, explaining various processes undertaken to make sure the instruments are safe and sterile.

Head of department, David Banton, said that the exercise was also intended to demonstrate the high standards the department upholds and should help potential patients feel more comfortable with having any procedures done at the hospital.

Daily sterilising of instruments is done by the department for both the Cheshire Hall Hospital and the hospital on Grand Turk since there is no sterilisation unit located at the latter.

Banton said, “It is good to know that we have never had an infection within the hospital because of a dirty instrument… we feel proud and good to have this display and to share this information with the public.”

He explained that the hospital follows strict procedures and guidelines and ranks high in standards, recently receiving the Canadian accreditation in diamond the highest possible honour.

Those curious about the instruments learnt interesting facts and put their new knowledge to the test in a fun jeopardy game featuring questions in the categories of sterilisation, contamination and quality control. (KH)

US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney have returned to the campaign trail, a day after their fractious televised debate.

Sparks flew as Mr Obama took the fight to Mr Romney from the very start of Tuesday’s encounter in New York.

But the former Massachusetts governor fought back assertively, hammering away at his rival over the fragile economy.

Post-debate audience polls gave the edge to Mr Obama, who was widely judged to have lost their first head-to-head.

BBC North America editor Mark Mardell says Mr Obama has stopped the panic in his camp.

What the president’s campaign would have dreaded was anything that contributed to a narrative of decline and defeat for the Democrat as he reaches for a second term, our correspondent adds.

BRUISING EXCHANGES With 20 days to go until the 6 November vote, the race is deadlocked.

Mr Obama travelled to the key swing states of Iowa and Ohio on Wednesday, while Mr Romney held campaign events in Virginia, another potentially crucial election battleground.

The true impact of Tuesday night’s encounter will not become clear for a couple of days once opinion pollsters have conducted national and stateby-state surveys.

Mr Romney made gains nationally and in swing states after an assured performance during his first debate against a listless Mr Obama two weeks ago in Denver, Colorado.

But it was a much more firedup president who appeared for the town hall-style forum at Hofstra University on Long Island to take questions from an audience of 80 undecided voters.

Mr Romney, however, ceded little ground, setting the stage for a series of bruising exchanges that crackled with tension.

Obama and Romney clashed on the debate floor over energy policy.

The two candidates stalked the stage, frequently interrupting and intruding on each other’s personal space.

OBAMA’S REBUKE One major flashpoint revolved around last month’s assault on the US Libya consulate, which Mr Romney said amounted to an “unravelling” of the president’s foreign policy.

Mr Romney said his rival’s administration had quibbled for too long about whether to label it a terrorist attack. But Obama said he had described it as such the day afterwards at the White House.

The moderator, CNN’s Candy Crowley, interrupted Mr Romney to back the president’s account, an intervention that has sparked uproar among conservative commentators.

Mr Obama glared at his challenger as he rebuked him, saying it was “offensive” to suggest that he had played politics with an attack that claimed four American lives.

Mr Romney aggressively returned Mr Obama’s fire, accusing him of a litany of broken promises and a record of failure.

He delivered a series of stinging attacks on the president over the economy, charging him with failing to curb high unemployment or ballooning deficits.

“The president wants to do well, I understand,” Mr Romney said. “But

the policies he put in place have not let this economy take off as it could have.

ZINGER He added: “If the president were re-elected, we’d go to almost $20 trillion of national debt. This puts us on a road to Greece.”

But Mr Obama claimed Mr Romney’s economic proposals amounted to a tax cut for the wealthy at the expense of working families, forcing his multimillionaire opponent to make repeated denials.

Mr Obama produced one of the night’s few zingers, about the Republican’s wealth.

Mr Romney was defending his investments in China through a blind trust when he asked his rival if he had checked his own retirement plan.

“You know, I don’t look at my pension,” the president said. “It’s not as big as yours.”

The two candidates made repeated pitches for the all-important female vote, but Mr Romney’s choice of words as he described his support for equal opportunities prompted online ridicule.

The Republican said that while he was Massachusetts governor he once had “binders full of women” candidates for cabinet jobs.

The third and final presidential debate is scheduled for 22 October in Boca Raton, Florida. (BBC)

96 year-old man becomes Israeli parliament dissolves, schedules early election world oldest father

A MAN believed to be the world’s oldest to father a child has sired another at the age of 96.

Ramajit Raghav of Kharkhoda village, near Sonepat, Haryana, close to India’s capital New Delhi, became a father for the first time in 2010 when he was 94.

Last week became a father for the second time when his young wife bore him a son.

His record-breaking virility was reconfirmed on Tuesday as politicians in neighboring Punjab claimed an increase in alcohol consumption and drug use was

weakening sperm count in the state.

Raghav attributes his own virility to a teetotal lifestyle and a diet rich in fruit and dairy.

“We had planned for another baby after my first son was born in 2010.

It’s a blessing to have a baby at now and I am enjoying fatherhood at this age.

“I have led a very simple life. I didn’t marry for long and followed a strict diet. I’ve taken milk, butter and fruits everyday since my childhood.

We are absolutely delighted to have another member in the family. It’s a great feeling for both of us,” he said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the opening of the winter session of the Knesset on Monday, October 15.

ISRAEL’S parliament has voted to dissolve itself and schedule an election in January, setting the stage for the beginning of an intense political campaign in the Middle Eastern nation.

The election is set for January 22, moved up from October 2013, according to a statement on the Knesset website Tuesday.

Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the early election after failing to agree on a budget with his coalition partners, saying the vote should be held “as soon as possible” for the good of the country.

He said the election was necessary

to ensure “a responsible security and economic policy” in the face of the economic downturn and threats to Israel’s security from Iran and elsewhere.

“It is my obligation as the prime minister to put the national interest above everything else,” Netanyahu said. “So I have decided that it is in the best interest for the state of Israel to go to elections now and as soon as possible.”

The Israeli Prime Minister said he had concluded after talks with the heads of the other parties in his coalition that it was not possible to pass a “responsible budget with a long-term outlook” for Israel.

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Brama Kumaris

October 20 - 26, 2012

946-4664 Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

Website: tcweeklynews.com

BEAUTY & BEYOND Is looking for a

Raja Yoga FOR RENT

3-bedroom apartment $1100.00 per month it will be available May 1st.

contact: 946-4664

Meditation Centre Turks and Caicos Islands

Telephone 946-4760 & 332-4101 www.bkwsu.com Email: bkwsu@tciway.tc

FOR SALE

Hairstylist To work based on commission must be willing to work 6 days per week.

Contact: 941-8928 or 346-5064

7323

Construction scaffold and roof tiles for sale CONTACT: 431-1591 OR 231-3788

October 20 - 26, 2012 Is looking for a

Housekeeper To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour

contact: 243-5655

WARD’S CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients Villa Del Mar, Coyaba Restaruant, Complete Construction, Ripples Ltd., J & W Construction is looking to fill the following positions:

Gardener Labourer Kitchen Helper Domestic Worker Carpenter Salary $5.00 -$6.00 per hour

Contact: 345-7512

7345

WELMA SMITH Is looking for a

Labourer To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 243-0792

Amazing Value!

Lot for Sale

In Gated/Planned Community in Long Bay. Flamingo Crossing lot comes with full set of House Plans, all underground utilities, etc.

$49,999 o.b.o.

Call 231-3788

PRICE SLASHED $175,000

7329

ROBERT FULFORD

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Professional Sales Person Professional Watch Sales Person • At list 5 years sales experience (mandatory) • At list 2 years sales experience with watches and/or Jewelry (mandatory) • Remarkable teamwork skills • Excellent service awareness • At list two impeccable references

CVS send to fax: 946-1183

JENNIFER LIGHTBOURNE

Is looking for a

Domestic

Worker To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact: 3434559 or 344-0864

7355

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!! the largest readership in the turks & caicos

Chief Executive Officer InterHealth Canada is seeking a CEO for its subsidiary company, InterHealth Canada (TCI) Ltd.

The Post: Managing a team of clinical and support staff providing secondary care service to the Turks & Caicos Islands. The hospital is on two sites with the larger centre being on Providenciales and the smaller on the capital island, Grand Turk. In total this modern hospital 30 beds but expansion plans exist which will more than double this number.

The Hospital is a full service centre with advanced diagnostics including CT and MRI. It is also served by additional visiting consultants in sub-specialist disciplines in order to bring services to the islands and limit the number of patients having to travel overseas for treatment. It treats both public and private patients and is developing health tourism.

The hospital is fully accredited by Accreditation Canada (in 2012) at the highest, Diamond, level The Person: • It is unlikely that anybody with less than 20 years experience in the healthcare delivery arena will have the level of experience for this post.

• The specific healthcare background may be clinical or non-clinical but must demonstrate extensive knowledge of all operational requirements of a modern, acute care hospital, whether clinical or not.

• Prior executive management experience in an acute setting is essential as is experience in the overall management of an acute hospital facility, preferably as CEO / chief administrator or COO. • The successful candidate will be as much a business person as a healthcare executive and be comfortable with budgets, P&L and other financial documentation.

• The position calls for a leader and innovator with extensive change management skills and experience in the acute care setting.

• A practical knowledge of accreditation requirements internationally and experience of working through accreditation processes is essential as is a verifiable background in strong governance.

• It is an imperative that the position holder has a demonstrable background in partnership development with other public and private organisations or bodies.

• Above all, the candidate must be patient-centred and be prepared to develop further the work conducted to date on ensuring that the patient remains at the centre of everything the hospital does.

Qualifications & Experience: • You will educated to at least first degree level • Membership of an internationally recognised management or healthcare management institute would be a distinct advantage • Must have recent (within 3 years) acute care hospital experience at executive level of at least 5 years duration.

Remuneration to be negotiated depending on professional background and experience.

Please forward CV‘s with email and telephone contact to llawrence@interhealthcanada.tc The closing date for application is Monday 22nd October 2012

October 20 - 26, 2012

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

JIMMY AMOS Is looking for a

Domestic Worker

PABLO BARBER SHOP

PRITON DEVELOPMENT LTD.

Financial Controller

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

• Must have at least 10 years experience. Must have a degree in Business Studies. Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel and Quick Books. Must have good knowledge of construction and able to manage a large team of construction workers.

• Must be able to work on holidays, weekends and any overtime required by management.

• Salary is based on experience.

Contact: 243-6772

NOTICE Regulation 7 of the Physical Planning (Development Permission) Regulations, 1990

1 Nail Technician Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

Dolphin Park, containing one main building, floating boat docks, commercial Island huts (Souvenir’s) emergency holding tank,

7352

Contact: 247-0187

TCMillwork ltd.

Architectural woodworking, Cabinetry and Design South dock road, P.O. box 238. Providenciales. Turks & Caicos Islands

Furniture Carpenter/ Furniture Finisher Skills Required: • 5 years work experience in woodworking, joinery and cabinet making.

• Trained to manufacture and finish furniture .

Salary at $8.00 per hour Skills required for position: • Individual must have previous experience with manufacture, construction, and installation of high end cabinetry.

• Must be familiar with operation of all current

An Application, REGISTERED PR 11370, by for the development of Proposed

woodworking machinery and tools with proper safety practices.

• Must be able to read Auto-Cad drawings.

• English speaking, bilingual preferred.

Duties: Manufacture and finish furniture and cabinets, refinishing, and installation. Assist other employees in general millshop operations and maintenance. Must be professional and courteous.

Please send applications to: tcmillwork@tciway.tc contact person: Mario 231-4537

parking spaces and vegetated pathways, has been submitted to the Department of Planning by. Dolphin Cove (TCI) Ltd. For consideration of Outline Planning Permission on PARCEL 60721/67, 68, 69 DISCOVERY BAY, PROVIDENCIALES Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Downtown, Town Center Mall, Providenciales, within twenty-eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

Notice dated: October 16, 2012

3 Barbers

Interested persons should be dependable and send applications via fax at (649) 941-4034 C/o Alliance Realty Ltd, Deadline for applications is October 24th 2012. Only persons chosen will be contacted.

Is looking to fill the following positions:

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7360

QUICK SALE House and ½ Acre land Richmond Hill

1 Bedroom 1 Bath Fully furnished

Regulations 7 of the Physical Planning (Development Permission) Regulations, 1990 An Application, REGISTERED PR 11354, by SAADET LTD. for the development of Rezoning from Residential Development to Tourism, Has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development Permission on PARCEL 60901/101, 117, 114, 115, 56, 57, 58, 116, 107, GRACE BAY, PROVIDENCIALES. Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Downtown, Town Center Mall, Providenciales, within twenty-eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

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Call: 231-3788

October 20 - 26, 2012

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ACCU DIAGNOSTICS We are seeking suitable applicant to fill the following openings:

REGISTERED NURSE

wishes to recruit a

Worker To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

• Masters Degree (MA/MBA) • Clean criminal record • Knowledge & experience with Gsi system • Knowledge in operating surveillance cameras and DVR systems • Ability to generate and interpret financial reports • Knowledge & experience with Quick Book, excel and word • At list 2 years experience in negotiation with vendors and government agencies • At list two impeccable references

CVS send to fax: 946-1183

7356

ALIX PRINCE Is looking for a

Worker Labourer Candidate must be willing to work weekends, holidays and long hours.

Salary $6/hr. Duties will include cleaning/office maintenance.

Contact Steve at 941-3508 or Email- info@projetech.tc

R & B TIRES Is looking for a

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

contact: 343-2261

NEEDED FOR

DIVE OPERATION

Driver To work 6 days per week salary $200 per week.

Contact: 242-7417

7370

Merchandiser & back office

contact: 345-5761

Domestic

7363

Domestic 7361

Tel: 649-946-8303

is looking for a

Projetech Construction Management & Services Ltd.

Suitable applicant must have expertise in phlebotomy, chemotherapy and ability to perform all nursing duties and willing to work emergencies after hours and travel locally ad internationally at short notice Salary is $24,000.00 per annum

Application deadline November 3rd,2012

DJIMY ANTENOR

ANN FRANCIS

Is looking for a

Tire Repairman To work 6 days per week salary $5.25 per hour must work weekends.

@@Experienced PADI Dive Instructor @@Must have valid insurance & certification @@Must have a good personality to work around people @@Must have maintenance & retail experience @@Flexible hours a must- Holidays & Sundays Required

Send resume to P.O. Box 477 7369

Please call 941-3346 for interview All applications must be submitted by October 29th, 2012

Salary starts at $350.00 per week

Spa Tropique is looking for a fabulous

Assistant/ Receptionist Please DO NOT respond to this ad unless you meet the following requirements: high school diploma or higher, able to speak, read and write English fluently, must have TERRIFIC phone and people skills and be available on weekends and holidays, must have own car with a clean, driver’s license, computer skills are required, a sense of urgency, a happy smile and a willingness to work very hard in a growing company. You will also be assisting the owner with clerical duties and general managing of the day to day activities. If you have already responded to this as please do not respond again. Only Belonger need apply.

Please send your resume to relax@spatropique.com by October 31st, 2012 pay is hourly and based on experience level.

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VACANCIES

WET BEAUTY SALON is looking for a

Hairdresser To work 6 days per week salary based on commission.

BCS-CS/FPN-CS-GRACE BAY CAR RENTAL/ GOLDEN SCISSORS,SILVER DEEP, MAC MOTORS AND G & J CONSTRUCTION ARE LOOKING FOR:

Contact: 231-0882

Domestic Worker/Labourers/ Mechanics/WELDER/Painter/ Tailor/ Sales Person/Airport Greeter/Host • Must be willing to work 6 days per week • Must have a valid drivers license • Must have a clean record • Salary $5.50 per hour

Please send your resume @branditz@yahoo.com 7327

VACANCY

FRESH FISH

MACKEY’S CAFÉ

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

Sales Person

Waitress

To work 5 ½ days per week salary $5.50 per hour. MUST speak English Spanish and Creole and must be willing to clean fish when necessary.

Contact: 241-5678

Specialized AutoCAD Draftsman

7332

7316

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

contact: 941-3640

Engineering Design Services (EDS) is seeking an experienced qualified professional to fill the post of AutoCAD Draftsman.

Minimum Qualification :- associate degree in structural or civil or construction engineering.

- AutoCAD drafting certificate from a recognized institution.

Minimum Experience :- 10 years in Structural & Civil Detailing - 5 years in seismic Detailing - 5 years (construction) field experience - knowledge of architectural concept and design

Job Vacancy

Please Send Resume to eds@tciway.tc Belongers only may apply for this post.

7336

Community Fellowship Centre

Salary Range - $55,327 - $71,593

Accepting applications for

Music Teacher Requirements

ABOUT THE JOB: As the Credit Manager you are responsible for the delivery of credit products to both new and existing clients and for the development and deliverance of high quality credit solutions and applications. You are to act as the credit specialist nominated relationship managers, working with a defined portfolio of clients and acting as the conduit to the CRMB for sanctioning purposes (outside of the discretionary limits of the RM). You need to develop and maintain knowledge of clients, industry and regulatory issues, economic/political trends in order to develop appropriate credit solutions. You will be held accountable for the effective delivery of governance, risk management, controls and compliance within their area of responsibility.

ABOUT YOU: • Well-developed analytical skills. Must be able to analyze financial statements and lending risks • Excellent verbal and written skills • Significant experience in lending roles demonstrable by years experience as a Bank Manager • In-depth understanding of Corporate Business and financial issues • Graduate with ACIB or accounting/professional qualification

• Must be a born again believer • Must have at least 5 years teaching experience in music • Must have a complete mastery of their specific field and general knowledge of other instruments and music areas • Direct the choir, church Musicians orchestra, as well as give group and private lessons • Teaching different musical skills to either individuals or groups

ABOUT OUR OFFER: • You will have a challenging, diverse experience with opportunities for professional growth. Our compensation and reward package is attractively structured and performance bonuses are offered.

• • Benefits include Life Insurance, Health Insurance and preferred rates on banking and services commensurate with qualifications.

Salary will commensurate experience.

Suitable applicants may forward resumes addressed to: The Chairman Community Fellowship Centre Church Board Leeward Highway, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: 649-941-3484 Fax: 649-941-3482 Email: comassem@tciway.tc

Credit Manager

Applicants are requested to submit their resume with a cover letter Via email by October 29th, 2012,

7330

to: larry.lawrence@cibcfcib.com Tel: 649-941-1601/941-1616 (Only Turks & Caicos Islanders/Belongers need apply) ONLY qualified candidates will be contacted for interview

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MAGASANI ATELIER & UPHOLSTERY

MILAGROS GARDINER Is looking for a

Is looking for a

Domestic Worker To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 241-9105

2x3

LABOURER

NESSY RESTAURANT Is looking for the following persons:

Bartender

– salary $6.00 per hour

General labour

Domestic Worker – salary $5.50 per hour

Able to work with little or no supervision, be physically fit, dependable and hard working Must be self motivated and able to understand, read, write and speak English fluently

MAJOR BEAUTY SALON

Landscaper

To work 5 days per week.

Salary $6.00.

contact: 343-3123

7344

Paradise Ltd

Is looking for the following persons:

Nail Technician

– salary $5.50 per hour

Cosmetologist

Send inquiries to:

–salary $6.00 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week.

JC’S Salon and Beauty Supplies, Whitby

Contact: 343-4540

North Caicos, Turks & Caicos Islands Telephone: 649-231-4885 7325

AGNES SWANN

JENNINGS WILBERT

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

Security Officer

Is seeking:

Two Store Clerks • Must have 10 years of experience in a retail/clerical position and proof there of.

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in business. Degree in marketing preferred.

• Demonstrate computer proficiency and in-depth knowledge of QuickBooks, Excel, Adobe and Microsoft Word.

Labourer

Position Requirements: • Excellent command of English language, secondary language of Spanish preferred.

• Ability to work early mornings, late nights, weekends and holidays.

• Clean police record.

• Organized detail oriented team player with excellent communication skills.

Belongers need only apply.

Salary will commensurate with experience.

Applicants please apply to paradise.provo@gmail.com.

Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

to work 5 days per week salary $6.00 per hour.

To work 6 days per week. On North Caicos. Salary $5.50 per hour.

7337

Baci Ristorante

Contact: 231-1000

contact: 246-4769

7349

7326

October 20 - 26, 2012

Position available at

Payless Warehouse Ltd.

TURTLE COVE PROVIDENCIALES

MANAGER

EXECUTIVE CHEF/ ASSISTANT MANAGER

10 years experience in Italian traditional cuisine, Russian table service, fresh pasta production, pastry, Italian regional dishes, cost reduction, balance sheet analysis, word, excel, explorer knowledge, good language skills: English, Italian, French and Spanish an asset, pay based on performance and documented experience, must be available 6 days and weekends, ready to work in a very fast paced environment, food preparation and inventory, team player, menu planning, able to coordinate 10 staff in the kitchen with relevant working schedules.

Candidate must have at least 2-3 years experience in the field or in a related area

RESTAURANT MANAGER:

Must have through knowledge of the following:

Minimum 10 years experience in the role, planning, forecasting, budgeting, banking, accounting, cost effectiveness, cost analysis, able to manage more than 10 staff in a fast paced restaurant, fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian to deal with the suppliers Administration experience, strong leader capabilities, manager experience in culinary arts, training and development experience, available on cal 24 hours Pay based on performance and documented experience

• Advanced knowledge and skills in computer systems, most specifically QuickBooks Pro 2007, Microsoft Excel, Inventory control management • Extensive knowledge of SMS Front & Back Office POS System • Extensive knowledge of NCR 7456 POS • Assist in the planning and directing of the day-to-day operations of a grocery store • Assists in developing strategies to improve customer service, drive store sales, and increase profitability • Ensures customer needs are met, complaints are resolved and service is quick and efficient • Assists in the forecasting of staffing needs and develops a recruiting strategy to provide optimal staffing in all areas • Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices and procedures relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals • Candidate must be multilingual Work schedule will include weekends, holidays as required to meet the demands of the position

SOUS CHEF

Experience in working in a European kitchen environment Must have good knowledge of basic cooking skills Formal education in culinary arts preferred Italian cuisine experience preferred Able to work in a fast paced environment 6 days a week and weekends availability Pay based on performance and documented experience Knowledge of food cost analysis

WAITER/ WAITRESS

English is a must, experience in a fast paced environment Must have good knowledge of service techniques Weekends and 6 days a week schedule Pay based on performance and documented experience

Salary $2,000.00 per month Only Belonger need apply

PIZZA MAKER

With experience pay based on performance and documented experience

Contact: 941-3044

Interested person should email resume to: paylestci@gmail.com 7347

7234

Domestic Worker

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

Contact: 243-0744 or 231-2122

7338 7338

3 Domestic Workers 3 Gardeners 3 Laborers 2 Painters 2 Nail Technicians Salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact: 343-0572

7343

PIZZA PIZZA

SECURITY COMPANY

ASSISTANT

ONE DOMESTIC WORKER NEEDED Salary $5.00 per hour, Mon. – Fri. 8am – 6pm.

Contact: R. Watkins @ 231-2167-41097339

The Meridian Club on Pine Cay

MANAGER • 3 years bar and restaurant managing experience • Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills • Experience in inventory control measures • Knowledge in Micros POS System & Manager functions • Knowledge of QuickBooks • Capable of multitasking • Self motivated with outgoing personality • Ability to work until 4am, weekends and holidays Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

Contact: 941-3577

SECURITY OFFICER

Standard qualifications include: Background in military, police force or other law enforcement agency with experience in weapons handling and marksmanship, formal training in martial arts or self defense is required. Must be able to work long hours, unsupervised, alone or with a team. Be physically fit, posses the ability to handle stressful situations, make threat assessments in security operations and defuse dangerous situations or aggressive persons must be proficient in English, speech and writing, computer literate, excellent communication skills, honest, dependable, self motivated and flexible with work schedule.

Starting pay: us $6.50 per hour Send credentials & CV-Resume with phone/email contacts to: P.O. Box 1084, Providenciales Belongers only need apply

7331

RENT A BUGGY Is seeking to hire 2

Labourers

The Meridian Club, one of the Turks and Caicos Islands' original and most unique resort experiences is now seeking a

Financial controller With IT experience to over see all aspects of accounting and finance for the Club.

Responsibilities: • Day to day administration of all functions associated with finance and accounting.

• Managing working capital requirements.

• Supervision of staff.

• Financial analysis • Implementation and monitoring of internal controls • Cost management and control, including developing and implementing inventory systems, time management, theft analysis and financial security measures.

• Coordination of new IT systems and related programs • IT Development-supervision and training of Club office and supervisory employees in IT and related programs.

• Miscellaneous bookkeeping and payroll functions.

• Troubleshooting overpayments to vendors, collection of unpaid bills, processing customs clearance of shipments, tracking orders and assistance with budget preparation Requirements: • Completion of a recognized accounting designation or work experience equivalent with a particular interest in setting up systems of internal control • Self motivated and hands on individual.

• Computer skills proficiency.

• Strong interpersonal skills. Able to work well with individuals with diverse personalities.

• Positive attitude.

• Excellent communication and time-management skills • Minimum 5 years in management level accounting position • Minimum of 5 years experience developing and implementing IT systems Note: The position is based on Pine Cay but the successful candidate will be able to commute from Provo or North Caicos. Permanent housing is not provided. However, overnight stays will be required several times per month. Holiday and Weekend availability also required.

• Annual Salary: Based on qualifications and experience. From US$45,000 • Position available: Dec 2012 • Applicants should submit resumes that must include educational background, work history plus 3 references with telephone numbers and description of how you know that person. A telephone contact for applicant must also be on cover letter or resume.

Qualified candidates will be called within 2 weeks of receipt of application

Please send letter of interest and resume along with a copy of passport to

Beverly Plachta via email: manager@meridianclub.com or fax: 649-941-7010 or fax to 649-941-7010.

Is looking for qualified

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week • Must be trustworthy and reliable • Salary $250.00 per week • Hours are 8:00am-4:00pm

Missionary To work 4 days per week. Salary $6.00 per hour.

Contact: Nikimo at 946-4158

7374

POT FOR GOLD is looking to fill the following positions:

CRANDELL LIGHTBOURNE Is looking for a

Waitress

– salary $5.50 per hour

Bartender – salary $6.00 per hour Contact: 243-6772

THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT Is looking for a

Contact: 245-7557

7383

Is looking for a

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

SILVER DEEP Is looking for 3

Labourer Labourers To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 343-1056

7372

RAYMOND MONPREMIER

October 20 - 26, 2012

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To work 6 days per week.

Salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact: 946-5612

7382

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Legal Executive – Litigation/Commercial

Legal Executive required with a minimum of 5 years experience and with the following additional qualifications: - Law degree from a Commonwealth Jurisdiction - Ability to work in a team, including liaising with fellow professionals from courts, legal practices, banks and accountancy firms; - STEP member or willingness to sit requisite exams; - must have proven willingness to work long and sometimes late hours at short notice as needed in a pressured environment subject to inflexible deadlines; - International experience in complex legal matters; - Proven ability in, and willingness for, training of junior colleagues; Belongers are particularly encouraged to apply.

7350

Apply in writing, with CV and cover letter to fax at (649) 941-4754 or, with a copy to the Labour Office, Providenciales.

7336

CFS LTD

Is looking for a

New Era Petroleum

Cox House, Cherokee Road.

Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

With at least 10-15 years experience in engineering Monday thru Friday 7am4pm salary $8-$10 per hour.

Contact: 232-4336

7328

Working hours: 8 hours per day.

Wages: $5.50 per hour. Must be able to clean yard, wash vehicles, small maintenance around the property, operate small machines (lawnmower, cutter, blower). Work on weekends if necessary

Contact: Neon Holdings Ltd. Tel: 649-941-7923 During working hours 7327

QUICK STEP SHOE REPAIR/ORAL SELVER

Down Town, Providenciales

TRAGO BAR Is looking for a

Professional Chartered Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION * Professional Chartered Accountant designation required in good standing with International Institute. * Minimum of 10 years professional accounting experience * Must possess advance skills in spreadsheet, word processing and accounting software. * Compensation is variable starting at $50,000 per annum.

LABOURER Salary $5.00 per hour.

Must be willing to work on holidays & short notice

PLEASE FAX APPLICATION TO:

946-5166

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

Reservation Manager

7334

Engineer

DOMESTIC WORKER

Service Station Airport Road, Providenciales

Telephone: 946-4524

7333

ONE LABOURER

NEEDED Must be willing to work on weekends and public holidays. Work includes general on-the-job assistance. Salary $5.00 p.h.

Labourer/Shoe

Delivery

Salary at $5.00 per hour

to work 5 days per week salary $6.00 per hour.

Repairman

Telephone: 941-4800 7335

Driver

contact: 244-3204

LABOURER WANTED Ceramex is looking for a labourer to work lifting boxes. With years of experience maneuvering forklift. 6 days per week.

Salary $6.00 per hour.

Contact: William

941-4561

7342

T HOLDING LTD.

Civil

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Contact: 941-8453

by October 25 2012

7331

October 20 - 26, 2012

Job Overview To control the resources, manage the processes and cultivate the understanding of Sales throughout the resort ensuring that revenue targets are met.

Responsibilities • To maximize occupancy of rooms, rates, yield and average spends • To understand the construction of budgets and how to influence profit and loss results.

• To assist in the preparation of budgets.

• To generate new business for the hotel being aware of selling all services.

• To actively seek all sales and revenue opportunities both internal and external to increase the profile of the hotel.

• To be creative in our selling style.

• To ensure that billing and credit agreements are managed and controlled.

• To manage all room, meeting enquiries follow-up and deal with all related administration.

Requirements • Five (5) years luxury resort/hotel experience as a manager or director in the field of sales, marketing or Reservations • Proven track record on contracting and working on-site with corporate groups, meeting, incentives and weddings • Multi-year experience working with luxury travel partners like Virtuoso, signature, Ensemble Direct, Classic Vacations, Air Canada Vacations and Travel Impressions • Extensive experience working with Opera property management system • Multi-year experience working with STAR (Smith Travel Research, Inc.) • In-depth Sales knowledge of the US, Canadian and UK markets • Experience working with American Fine Hotels and Resorts and Leading Hotels of the World programs would be helpful • A second language would be an asset • Must be flexible, able to work weekends, nights and holidays Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

Only persons selected for an interview will be contacted

Only Belongers Need Apply to Human Resource Manager No later than October 31, 2012 Email: deleria.simms@verandatci.com Or hand deliver to our office at Veranda Resort and Residences Princess Dr. Lower Bight, Providenciales

Engineering Supervisor Interhealth Canada Construction and Services (ICC&SCo) are currently recruiting for an experienced Engineering Supervisor, responsible for the M&E and FFE of the two hospital facilities at Providenciales & Grand Turk; but primarily based at Grand Turk @@ The successful candidate must have a minimum of 7 years’ experience in Healthcare Engineering @@ Must be willing to work nights, weekends, and public holidays as required Post Minimum Requirements / Qualifications or equivalent: @@ City in Guilds Electrical Qualification, Masters Degree, or equivalent in engineering @@ IHEM (Institute of Healthcare Engineering & Estate Management) @@ Certified AP (Approved Person Medical Gas Pipe Line systems) @@ L8 Certified – Plumbing Engineer experience @@ Good knowledge of computer applications @@ Salary is based on qualifications and experience

Please forward CV‘s with email and telephone contact to

llawrence@interhealthcanada.tc the closing date for application is Friday 19th October 2012 7351

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PROVO BEVERAGES LTD. is looking for a

STAFF VACANCY

Sales Supervisor The candidate must have integrity, able to multi-task, and work long hours. A minimum of 6 years experience in the sales environment within the water purification industry is required

SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

Responsibilities: • Accountability and posting daily sales • Control outgoing and incoming deliver items • Have the ability to look for additional market opportunities • Supervise production and oversee inventory • Maintaining and servicing water dispensing machines • Prioritize and schedule deliveries • Respond to customer needs in a courteous and efficient manner

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified individuals for the position of Senior Human Resources Officer in our Human Resources Department, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.

Objectives and Purpose of the Job: The Human Resources (HR) department serves as a link between management and employees.

The department’s goals are to foster positive relationships, to increase job satisfaction, and to ensure all customer or clients’ needs are met by providing specialized services to employees.

Main Duties and Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities: • Be familiar with all laws pertaining to labor management and ensure that the Company complies and that managers are kept abreast of changes affecting the company.

• Responsible for ensuring that all FortisTCI employees are in compliance with all government national schemes. (ex: NIB & NHIB) • Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual HR Department reports.

• Maintains employee database and employee rosters; • Develops, prepares, generates and analyzes ongoing and ad-hoc special reports pertaining to employee personnel information and data, absenteeism, staff turnover, benefits, staffing levels, applicant tracking, promotions, etc.

• Participates in the development of goals and objectives for the HR department and policies and procedures for the Company • Plays a leading role in the implementation and maintenance of the Human Resource Information System (HRIS).

• Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the performance appraisal system and its processes.

• Responsible for the training of all FortisTCI staff on the policies and procedures of the performance appraisal system.

• Designs and conducts surveys; makes recommendations based on data extrapolation and analysis.

• Uses specialized knowledge to support one or more human resources functions (recruitment, compensation, employee relations, etc.)

• Vets/prepares routine, specific or adhoc employee/HR releases to employees.

• Performs key reconciliations of employee data.

• Designs forms and procedures to facilitate human resources processes.

• Responsible for the administration of compensation and benefits program by playing the leading role on the job evaluation committee and ensuring the FortisTCI compensation module is updated periodically.

• Effectively utilizes information technology for the efficient running of the department.

• Other duties as assigned by Director, Human Resources or Vice President Finance and CFO.

Contact: 941-3637

JOB ADVERTISEMENT Gansevoort Turks + Caicos is a contemporary luxury full service boutique resort on Grace Bay Beach. We are looking for driven and energetic professionals with Five Star experience and who are committed to achieving excellence by ensuring Five Star standards and services are continuously delivered.

Servers

Provide guests with food and beverage service – restaurant, bar, room service, beach & pool. Able to work on feet all day, good math skill, experience in fine dining service an asset.

Salary range $5.00 – $8.00 hourly

Security Agents

Perform protective and enforcement functions in a courteous and restrained manner in coping with emergencies, undesired conduct, disturbances and threats to life and property.

Maintain a safe and secure environment for guests, visitors, and colleagues. Excellent communication skills. Observant at all times. Experience in investigations and dealing with challenging situations. Good customer service skills. Salary range $7.00 t0 $10.00 hourly.

Prior law enforcement or security experience preferred.

Academic/Technical/Management: Experience and Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in HR management, Business or its equivalent • At least five years’ experience in HR management or related field in a senior position • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Ability to work with minimum supervision • Knowledge of human resources programs and systems • Ability to maintain confidentiality • Ability to lead change processes.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs, including spreadsheet applications.

• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships internally and externally

Steward

Clean, transport, store and generally maintain all kitchen cookware and restaurant service utensils. Clean floors, windows, walls, ceilings and equipment associated with Food & Beverage operation or as otherwise directed by supervisors. Salary range $5.00 t0 $8.00 hourly

Abilities; Skills; Experience; Aptitude and Judgment: • Excellent team player and team building skills • Excellent written and oral communication skills • Ability to meet strict deadlines and to work under pressure • Goal-oriented • Self-motivated

Public Area Attendant/Room Attendant

Loves to clean. Clean and maintain guest rooms and general areas. Clean and replenish amenities as per the resort standards. Salary range $5.00 - $8.00 hourly Successful applicants must have the following attributes requirements: @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@

External Contacts (Level): • Internal and external customers Compensation Grade: 12 (Range US$51,420.00-US$64,270.00 per annum) Deadline for submission of applications is October 26, 2012.

Good communication skills Flexibility to work hospitality shifts PC skills a must Team Player Motivated English Language a must

Interested applicants can contact our Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm on (649)941-7555. Closing date for all application is October 31st 2012.

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Kindly submit applications stating qualifications and work experience to: Director, Human Resources FortisTCI Limited P. O. Box 132, Providenciales Email address: hrapplications@fortistci.com fax: 649-941-4304

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E- Mail cover letter outlining your interest and supporting experience in a particular position and, along with your Resume or C.V. to hr@wymara.com

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Cruz becomes first boxer to come out as gay reveal he is gay.

Cruz, 31, competed in the 2000 Olympic Games and is

COCO BISTRO

Labourer

on the verge of a world title fight with the WBO. “I’ve been fighting for more

than 24 years and as I continue my career, I want to be true to myself,” said Cruz, who has

GEORGE WALKIN

JOHN BRUBAKER

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

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

Contact: 946-5369 deadline is November 3rd, 2012

Is looking for a

Domestic

Worker Housekeeper

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To work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour

Contact: 241-6390

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Chinson Restaurnt Group

VACANCIES Chinson Restaurnt Group invites applications from suitable qualified persons to immediately fill the following positions:

to work 6 days per week salary $5.00 per hour.

contact: 242-2228

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PUERTO Rican featherweight Orlando Cruz has become the first active boxer to publicly

INVITES applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the following positions:

PRESCHOOL:

PRESCHOOL SUPERVISOR

Qualification: • A Teaching Diploma or Degree from a recognized institution with emphasis on Early Childhood education • At least Five years experience in similar position • Must be able to train other staff under her control • Mature and possess a caring and loving disposition • Clean Police record

LaboUrers

• General cleaning and maintenance of the three locations • Preferable male candidates with excellent physical health record

BAKERS

• Must be able to obtain sanitation certificate • Must have at least four (4) years experience in the preparation of Jamaican pastries to include all bread products

Primary:

PASTRY CHEF

• Successful applicant must have at least (5) years experience in culinary arts • Must be familiar with the production of Jamaican Pastries especially wedding and birthday cakes and decoration using air-brush technology • Caribbean Cuisine Cooks • Must be able to obtain sanitation certificate • Must be able to cook without supervision Jamaican and other Caribbean Cuisine.

PRESCHOOL TEACHERS

Trained Primary Teachers Grade 1-6 Qualification must include but not limited to the following: • At least three years experience in similar position • Appropriate Teacher Training qualifications • Possesses mature, caring and loving disposition • Clean Police Record • Willing to work long hours and on public Holidays

CLEANERS

CASHIERS

• Person to keep the classroom and toilets clean at all times • Be willing to work until late evenings and on non school days if required

Must be able to work remain calm and work under pressure Ability to multi-task is essential Must be very honest Must enjoy customer service

COOK

• Person will be responsible to prepare daily lunches for the students and teachers • Candidate should possess a valid drivers license

CHINESE COOK

Must have at least 5 years experience in preparation of Oriental Cuisines Must be able to obtain sanitation certificate Must be willing to work on weekends and public holidays Salary is commensurate with experience and qualification

LABOURERS

• Person will be responsible to maintain the school surroundings and do minor repairs and maintenance

Please apply in writing with full resume to:

Please apply in writing with full resume to:

The Administrator Precious Treasures School P.O. Box 293. Providenciales

The CEO Chinson Restaurant Group P.O. Box 293. Eden Courts, Leeward Highway, Providenciales Applications should reach no later than October 31st, 2012

champion Emile Griffith came out as bisexual in an interview with Sports Illustrated magazine, but his admission came after he had retired.

In Britain, only Surrey cricketer Steven Davies, footballer Justin Fashanu, who took his own life in 1998, and dual-code rugby international Gareth Thomas have come out during their careers.

VACANCIES

• General cleaning of Kitchen and Pastry rooms and some prep work

• • • •

Featherweight Orlando Cruz has won 18 of his 22 bouts.

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won 18 of his 22 contests.

“I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man.”

The revelation comes two weeks before Cruz takes on Jorge Pazos for the WBO Latino featherweight crown in Florida, a bout that could propel him towards a world title fight.

Cruz has had two victories since being stopped by Cornelius Lock - his first professional defeat - and knocked out by former world champion Daniel Ponce de Leon in successive bouts.

Cruz added: “I want to try to be the best role model I can be for kids who might look into boxing as a sport and a professional career.”

Former two-weight world

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Nadal targets Australian Open return

Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal hasn’t played since being knocked out in the second round of Wimbledon in July.

RAFAEL Nadal has admitted he is unlikely to play again this year as he set his sights on a return from injury at January’s Australian Open.

The former world No. 1 has been sidelined with tendonitis -- inflammation in the knee -since withdrawing from July’s Olympic tournament and has not played since losing to

PROVO BEVERAGES

Labourers Is looking for 2

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

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

unseeded Czech Lukas Rosol in Wimbledon’s second round.

Eleven-time grand slam winner Nadal refused to rule out playing in Spain’s Davis Cup final match against Czech Republic in November, but admits it could be difficult to force himself into the team after a three-month absence.

“My biggest goal is to compete at Australian Open,” the 26-year-old Spaniard told CNN Espanol, referring to the first grand slam of 2013.

“About the Davis Cup final, of course I would love to take part in it, but first I have to see if I will be ready technically and physically.

“We would have to ask whether I am the right choice to compete in a Spanish team that has been long preparing for this important tie considering also the months I have spent without playing. But that’s a decision that it’s not mine.”

Nadal has won the Davis Cup on three previous occasions, in 2004, 2009 and 2011, but missed out on Spain’s 2008 triumph with a previous knee complaint.

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PROVO SEAFOOD LTD.

GULF INSURANCE LIMITED

Is looking for a

(IN ADMINISTRATION)

This is to advise the general public that Gulf Insurance Limited has been placed in Administration by The Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands with effect from October 10, 2012. Mr. Desmond Morrison and Miss Abria Henry were appointed as Joint Administrators to administer the affairs of the said company.

The Joint Administrators wish to advise the public and policyholders that the entity will not be accepting new or renewal business from or within the Turks and Caicos Islands but will continue to service policies which are in force and which pertain to the Turks and Caicos Islands’ book of business.

Policyholders who wish to contact the Joint Administrators may do so at 649-941-8834 or may visit us at Unit D7/D8, Caribbean Place, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Contact may also be made via email at dmorrison@tcifsc.tc or ahenry@tcifsc.tc.

By order of: Joint Administrators Gulf Insurance Limited (In Administration) Dated this 17th day of October 2012

Preferably a high school graduate with extremely good writing skills. Applicant must be proficient in English and should have a keen interest in the language. Assignments will include political rallies, the courts and general community activities. Must must be neat and well presented, must be able to drive and use a camera. A working knowledge of computers is a must. Only Belongers need apply.

Boat Captain To work 6 days per week salary $8.00 per hour.

Send resume to the publisher, Weekly News, tcweeklynews@yahoo.com.

contact: 346-4727

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Josh for Sports

Chess anyone?

Part 1: The fundamentals John Terry made 76 appearances for England over a nineyear period before retiring from international football.

Terry decides against appealing FA racism verdict CHELSEA captain John Terry has opted not to appeal the English Football Association’s verdict that he racially abused Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand.

Former England captain Terry was fined $356,000 and banned for four matches after English football’s rule makers found him guilty earlier this month.

Terry apologised for the expletives he used during the match at QPR’s Loftus Road stadium in October 2011, when he used the words “f*****g black c**”.

“After careful consideration, I have decided not to appeal against the FA judgment,” the 31-year-old

said in a statement released by his management company.

“I want to take this opportunity to apologise to everyone for the language I used in the game against Queens Park Rangers last October.

“Although I’m disappointed with the FA judgment, I accept that the language I used, regardless of the context, is not acceptable on the football field or indeed in any walk of life.”

Terry was cleared of any criminal charges by a London magistrates’ court in July, but the FA uses the “balance of probabilities” as its standard of proof as opposed to the “beyond reasonable doubt” used in English law.

AS a high school student growing up in the Bahamas, I always heard of national, high school and primary school chess competitions. There were a few persons who became perennial champions at the various levels.

There were such persons such as Mr. Warren Seymour, a high school teacher and his daughter Antionette, who was dominant at the school level—primary and high school.

She later became the Bahamas’ national champion. These players also represented the Bahamas in international competitions.

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC I became an avid chess follower when Russian Boris Spasky battled American Bobby Fisher decades ago.

GOOD PLAYER I learned to play chess in Canada back in 1979 and I’m still a good player, but it’s hard to find good competition. My game maybe is a bit rusty, but what you forget you never did know.

LEARN TO PLAY CHESS Chess is a wonderful game for two, and the better you can play it, the more you enjoy it. Some people think that it’s the best game ever invented.

There are six different pieces in chess. They all move in different ways. Learning about the way they

Poland’s Kamil Glik headed home a second-half equaliser to secure a deserved draw against England in Warsaw.

England held by Poland in Warsaw ENGLAND’S FIFA World Cup hopes suffered a setback after it squandered the advantage to finish level at 1-1 with Poland in Warsaw.

Wayne Rooney’s 31st minute strike gave the visitors the lead against the run of play before Kamil Glik headed Poland level in the second-half.

It was no less than Poland deserved after it dominated the rearranged fixture.

With Tuesday’s original match postponed because of a waterlogged pitch at the newly-constructed $650million stadium, the contest was in danger of being overshadowed by Polish officials’ refusal to use the retractable roof.

But those worries were soon washed away as Poland produced

a performance full of energy and enthusiasm, which nearly resulted in three points.

Only some desperate defending

by Glen Johnson prevented the home side taking the lead as England continued to look vulnerable.

But with the home side firmly on top, England struck with the first real effort on the Polish goal as Rooney diverted Steven Gerrard’s corner into the net with his shoulder.

While Poland dominated possession, England created the better chances with Rooney and Jermain Defoe both failing to hit the target.

And the visitors were punished with 19 minutes remaining when Glik beat England goalkeeper Joe Hart to the ball and nodded Ludovic Obraniak’s corner into the empty net.

Each row up and down the board is called a file (think of single files).

By Joshua Gardiner

move is essential to playing the game.

WAR Chess is a game of war between two armies: the black pieces and the white pieces. You are the general commanding one army, and your opponent leads the other army.

The objective of the game is to capture the enemy’s king.

If the king is captured, the game is over. It does not matter how many pieces are left on the board.

BATTLE-FIELD The battle takes place on a chessboard. We say black and white squares when one set of squares are darker than the other. The board used in a checkers game is identical to that used in chess.

There are eight rows of squares and each player has a white square in his right-hand corner. It is most important to remember this. Notice that both armies use all the squares on the board, black and white squares.

Each row across the board is called a rank. There are eight ranks.

THE ARMY -THE PAWN Pawns are the foot-soldiers. The name comes from the Latin word meaning “foot” and means “the walkers”. As in real armies, there are more of them than any other kinds of soldiers.

HOW IT MOVES Pawns move up the board one square at a time. They move slowly because they go “on foot”.

There are two odd things about these foot-soldiers of yours.

(1) They can move only forward, never backwards. They are soldiers that do not know how to run away!

(2) The first time you move any pawn, you can move it two squares forward, but only the first time. This is in place to get at the enemy’s army as soon as possible.

So remember, you can never move your pawn back and the first time you move any pawn, you have the option to move it either one square or two squares forward.

For the rest of the game, pawns move one step (or square) straight ahead.

HOW PAWNS CAPTURE Any pawn can capture any enemy soldier or even the enemy’s queen and in some cases can end the game by being a part of a good combination attack on the opposing king.

The pawn captures by moving one square forward at an angle (left or right) on the tile next to its own.

Continue next week.

Lance Armstrong dropped by three sponsors over doping evidence LANCE Armstrong has lost three of his main sponsors as the fallout continues from the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s report into doping.

Sportswear giant Nike, cycle maker Trek and Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch will cut ties with the former cyclist.

Armstrong, 41, who has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, has also stepped down as chairman of his cancer charity Livestrong.

The three companies pledged to continue to support Livestrong.

Nike said in a statement “due to the seemingly insurmountable evidence that Armstrong participated in doping... we have terminated his contract”.

Anheuser-Busch will not renew its sponsorship deal with Armstrong

Lance Armstrong’s legacy continues to fall apart.

when it finishes at the end of 2012, while Trek is ending its long-term relationship with the American with immediate effect.

Another of Armstrong’s sponsors, sportswear firm Oakley, said: “As we have stated in the past, Oakley does not approve in any way the use

of illegal substances for enhancing performance in sports.

“Our policy with our athletes is to support them until proven guilty by the highest governing body of sport or court of law. We are reviewing the extensive report from the Usada, as well as our relationship with Lance, and will await final decision-making by the International Cycling Union.”

The decisions come a week after the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) released a report containing accusations of widespread doping by Armstrong and his teams.

It contains sworn statements from 26 witnesses, including 11 former team-mates.

Usada ordered 14 years of Armstrong’s career results to be erased. The American has always denied doping, but gave up his fight against the charges in August.

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WFL teams ready for battle Red Devils impressive after FIFA’s donation Sailrock U-15 Girls’ Youth League:

THE Women’s Football League (WFL) was opened last Sunday to good news from the local body, the TCI Football Association, and the world governing body FIFA since each of the four teams received football kits to use during the season.

Each team in the WFL was equipped with shirts, shorts, boots, shin-guards and balls in an aim to ensure that all teams can become more professional in their organisation. TCIFA president Chris Bryan was delighted with FIFA’s generosity: “FIFA have recognised our commitment to ensuring well organised structured development of women’s football in the TCI and have rewarded us for our efforts”.

The TCIFA has moved from one women’s league (with only three teams) a few years ago to three senior and three junior leagues to go with four school tournaments.

Added to this is the Women’s Beach Soccer League.

General Secretary Sonia BienAime was equally appreciative: “The TCIFA is very grateful to FIFA for its donation of the much needed equipment to assist with the development of the women’s leagues.

I’m certain that the clubs and teams will appreciate and cherish the goods just as much as we do”.

WFL president Candace Hanchell said: “The Women’s Football League is both elated and grateful for FIFA’s generous donation of the new kits. Ensuring that every player has the necessary gear and equipment is a vital element to every sport.”

Even the coaches showed their gratitude. Coach of Revolution FC Paul Collis said his club was delighted with the donation.

“Being a team of wide ranging ages and abilities, having more quality equipment, and especially a large number of balls at our disposal, allows us to work a lot more on technique based training sessions and allows the players to get more

on opening day

These young girls were excited about their new gear.

touches of the ball.’

SKILLS CHALLENGE TCIFA Executives Paula Garland and Hanchell were on hand to support the fun day opener alongside BienAime who made the presentations to the four teams. As soon as the preliminaries were over, it was time to get down to business as the players competed in a series of skill tests. The first event was the juggling competition which was dominated by players in the TCIFA Girls’ U-15 and U-12 Centre of Excellence programmes. Jenny Fluerenvil won the event with Shinaydine Pluviose, Monae Gooden and Sydnee Campbell following close behind.

Net Rockers’ veteran Carmela Giordano proved she still knows how to strike a ball as she claimed the shooting and penalty challenge titles narrowly beating Alyssa Laing and Gaya Smith. The most coveted award went to 12-year-old Arleigha “Deasia” Ewing whose speed and agility saw her complete the obstacle / agility course in blistering pace, narrowly defeating Strikers teammate Yarileny De la Cruz.

The evening finished off with a series of friendly games with the Strikers team pulling off some impressive performances as their “A” and “B” teams beat defending WFL champions Net Rockers FC

5-0 and 3-0. Revolution FC tied 0-0 with Hurricanes “B”, before going down 1-0 to Hurricanes “A”. The Strikers “A” pulled off a 2-1 win against Hurricanes “B” to round off an impressive performance for the youngest team in the league. However, the day was not about results, it was just about having fun and the WFL will no doubt be more competitive when all the teams are at full strength.

Technical Director Matthew Green was very pleased with the festivities: “The enthusiasm for women’s football was there for everyone to see today. We have invested a lot of time and effort in developing the women’s game and we are seeing that hard work pay off. It was great to watch players of all ages having fun competing against each other and we are indebted to FIFA for making today’s event happen. Clearly they see that we are an association that is serious about developing women’s football. We have already hosted an international tournament this summer and we are preparing for a Beach Soccer Festival in December with visiting teams from the Bahamas and Puerto Rico. We are also hosting a FIFA Women’s Coaching course this week in an effort to raise the standard of coaching in our association so that our players will benefit even further.

Thanks to all those involved in women’s football in our country for making it become so popular.”

TCICA T20 Cricket Competition:

John stars with bat and ball in Police’s opening win SABUTON John followed up an aggressive half century with three wickets to send Police to a big win over Jam Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands Cricket Association (TCICA) T20 Cricket Competition.

At the Downtown Ball Park last Saturday John belted two sixes and eight fours to push the Lawmen to 206-9 in 17.5 overs. Kavin Mars and Garvin Bruno added 23 runs each.

Glenn Campbell spun his way to 3-29 from 2.5 overs while Dane

Ritchie and Leon Clare added two wickets each.

Jam Turk were restricted to 133-9 in reply.

On Sunday Kishco mauled KB Homes by 163 runs. Kishco batted first and scored a massive 227-5 with Winston Callum scoring an unbeaten 45 (7X4s) and Vinode Panikair and unbeaten 42 (6X4s, 1X6). Pawan Kumar added 40 (6X4s, 1X6) and Alston Byfield added 36 (4X4s, 1X6).

Man-of-the match Sabuton John scored a half century and took three wickets for the Lawmen.

Bowling for KB Homes, Neil Coles bagged 3-47 from four overs.

In reply, KB Homes were skittled out for a paltry 64 runs from 13.3 overs after Sanjay Fatnani bagged four wickets for six runs from 1.3 overs.

THE TCIFA Sailrock U-15 Girl’s Youth League started last weekend as six teams took to the field. The Red Devils made an impressive start to the season and currently are on top of the table after playing undefeated in three games. Monae Gooden scored to give them a slender 1-0 victory against the Purple Panthers in their opening game. Gooden scored again in a 1-1 draw with the Striking Cheetahs before Trincy Reid scored a hat-trick against the Yellow Jaguars in an impressive 3-1 win.

The Striking Cheetahs find themselves in second place with a win and two draws. Jenny Fleurenvil ensured the scores were even against the Red Devils with a well taken goal and Tanealsha Huggins scored twice against the Titans in a 2-1 win. The Cheetahs then played out a 0-0 draw against the Green Dragons. The Dragons made a steady start despite losing their opening game against the Yellow Jaguars.

Makayla Ellis opened the scoring for the Dragons, but goals from Briandie Brooks and Yarielca De la Cruz proved to be decisive. The Dragons then tied 1-1 with the Titans with Maiya Madden scoring for the Dragons and Evnisha Saintverlu for the Titans.

In the remaining games the Yellow Jaguars tied 1-1 with the Purple Panthers 1-1 before falling 3-1 to the Red Devils. Ericka Jean Guy found the back of the net for the Jaguars and

Cydnee Campbell for the Panthers in their draw and Yarielca De La Cruz scored a consolation goal in their 3-1 loss to the Devils. The final game of the day was the most exciting as the Titans claimed a 3-2 win against the Panthers. Yarileny De La Cruz scored twice for the Panthers but it was not enough as Evnisha Saintverlu (2) and Shinaydine Pluviose gave their team victory with three well taken goals.

Technical Director Matthew Green was pleased with the opening games: “The teams seem to be well balanced and this will push the players to work harder. This league is a great opportunity to see how our younger players cope with competitive football so that we can look at some of them getting more involved with our Academy and national programmes as well as senior leagues”. He added “our girls programme continues to produce many talented players such as Cydnee Campbell, Makayla Ellis, Trincy reid, Guerine Hall and Monae Gooden who are all 12 years old and younger and yet they are able to compete with much older players in the WFL. They all have a very bright future ahead of them and I am sure will go far in the sport”.

MVP for week one was Makayla Ellis of the Green Dragons, who attends Wesley Methodist School and plays for AFC Strikers in the WFL.

TCIFA Sailrock Boys’ Leagues:

Yellow All Stars and Green Dragons ahead in U-12 division THE TCIFA Sailrock Boys’ Leagues started last week and judging by the results the leagues promise to be closely fought with lots of skill on display.

In the U-12 division, the Yellow All Stars and the Green Dragons are levelled on four points each after they both recorded a win and a draw from their opening games. The All Stars defeated the Red Devils with goals from Theo Weldon whilst Shadown Sainjour had scored for the Devils in their losing effort. The Green Dragons managed to overcome the Devils by a solitary goal from Jack Small before they tied 1-1 with the Blue Sharks with goals coming from Evance Joseph and Zarek Swann respectively. In the opening fixture the Sharks had drawn 0-0 with the All Stars.

With five weeks of competition remaining it promises to be a very closely fought league.

In contrast, the U-15 Boys division was full of goals as several high scoring games enabled many players to get on the score-sheet.

The Grasshoppers opened their account with a comfortable 3-0 win against the Eagles with goals coming

from Kevin Simon (2) and Wilkins Sylvain. The Golden Retrievers defeated the Tigers 4-2 in a close match before going on to defeat the Grasshoppers with a one sided 4-0 win. The Retrievers goals came from Jackson Pierre (2), Jules Jennings (2), Jamesly Louis (2), Gilbert Tilus and Adner Davilmar. Despite losing to the Retrievers the Tigers managed to salvage a 4-4 draw against the Eagles in a tense and exciting final game of the day. Jefty Desvales (2), Ras diamond and Grayson Behlmaier found the back of the net for the Tigers whilst Raymondo and Renaldo both score twice for the Eagles.

The Retrievers currently find themselves at the top of the table but they will have to play at their best to keep this position as there are no weak teams in the league. U-15 Boys coach Paul Collis was full of praise for the boys. “The quality of football was high, as was their work rate and commitment. Special mention must go to Ras Diamond, Jefty Desvales and Renaldo for putting in great performances and scoring some spectacular goals”.

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Provo Softball League:

Silver Deep teams win male and female championships SILVER Deep male and female teams defended their softball titles when the Provo Softball League came to an end last weekend at the Downtown Ball Park.

The female side, the Cruisers, defeated the Lady Panthers 4-1 to claim their sixth championship title (second consecutive), while the male side, the Sharks, also registered a 4-1

win when they played Kishco in their championship series.

The Panthers had won the regular season, but in the Playoffs it was Kia Rulay that pushed the eventual champs. That series ended 3-2. The Sharks made little work in their Playoff series against the Coco Cola Braves with a 3-0 win.

NACRA 2013 Caribbean Championship:

TCI to face Jamaica in first round HISTORY will take place in January when the first International Rugby Board (IRB) sanctioned Senior Men’s 15s match is held in Providenciales.

The TCI Flamingos would have to bring their ‘A’ game when they go up against Jamaica in the North American Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) 2013 Caribbean Championship opener.

Club captain Sean O’Neill called the game (set for the 19th), “the biggest in the history of the TCIRFU”.

Jamaica is ranked ninth regionally,

while TCI is ranked 13th.

The drawing of the championship was held earlier this week and it was also announced that the winner of the TCI/Jamaica clash would play at home in February against the winner of the Mexico vs. USA South contest.

The TCI has been placed in the Northern Zone with Bermuda, the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, USA South, Mexico and Jamaica. The winner of this zone would go on to play the winner of the Southern zone in the Caribbean Championship final in June 2013.

The Silver Deep Cruisers recorded victory number six this season.

It’s two in a row for the Silver Deep Sharks.

HAB scored a whopping 95 points in their latest victory.

Hartling’s unbeaten run ends MONEYGRAM ended Hartling’s unbeaten run in this season of the Filipino Basketball League when action continued last Sunday at the Gus Lightbourne Sports Complex court.

The defending champions looked like a shadow of their former self as they lost 67-76.

Both star players Jai Cabrera and Richard Sanchez finished with 11 points for Hartling.

Cezar Lorenzana led the attack for the defending champs with 16 points, including 11 in the second quarter.

Renato Ranchez scored 13 of his 24 points in the last quarter for Moneygram, while JP Alcala added 20 and Junel Baybay 16.

HAB registered the highest score on Sunday to beat Islandcom in the opener. King Otero buried

six three pointers (the most so far for this season) to push HAB to a 95-86 point victory.

Otero scored 16 of his 41 points (another first for this season), in the fourth quarter. Jojo Salvacion added 22 for the winners. For Islandcom Perez scored 32 points (12 of which were scored in the fourth quarter).

Allied Management Services scored another easy win when they tackled Digicel. The game ended 88-66 with Eddie Reyes leading the attack with 25 points.

Mark Micabalo added 13 points, 12 boards and three blocks. Don Isaiah Dela Rosa scored 14 of his 18 points in the fourth for Digicel.

Prior to the start of the games the Filipino Basketball League donated two basketballs to the TCI Basketball Federation.

Defending champions the Flyers are ready for all opponents.

Biggest ever PABA League tips off ELEVEN teams, two more than last year, will battle for the title of best club in Providenciales when action in the Provo Amateur Basketball Association tips off on Friday evening.

The league which welcomes the Grand Turk Stallions, the North Caicos Spartans and the Top Shottas will be played on Fridays and Saturdays at the Gus Lightbourne Sports Complex court.

Players will also be battling for a ring and a big MVP prize of $500.

Entrance fee: adults-$6, high school students-$4 and primary school students-$3.

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