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TURKS ISLANDERS ARRESTED IN FLORIDA

by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

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n undisclosed number of Turks and Caicos Islanders were recently arrested in Florida by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in an enforcement action targeting individuals who pose a threat to public safety.

The Turks and Caicos Islanders were among 314 persons nabbed by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers as part of a massive operation.

When contacted by The SUN, Nestor Iglesias, public affairs officer with ICE, said he could not reveal the names of the individuals because of “privacy issues”.

However, The SUN was reliably informed by law enforcement sources in Miami that the individuals are “in the process of being placed in removal proceedings”; which means that they are about to be deported.

Among those arrested

by ICE during the enforcement action, over one quarter had criminal records that included felony convictions for serious or violent offenses, such as murder, attempted murder, child sex crimes, sex offenses, weapons charges and drug violations.

“As this operation makes clear, ICE is committed to prioritizing convicted criminals and those who are public safety threats for apprehension and removal.

Our communities are safer today thanks to the hard work of our officers across the state,” said Marc Moore, field office director for the Miami Field Office of ERO, which oversees

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Moore said sixteen of those detained during the three week enforcement action are previously removed individuals who are being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for felony re-entry after deportation.

During the three week operation, ERO was supported

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Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other federal and local law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the U.S. Marshal’s Service.

The arrests were made in the Florida counties of: Miami-Dade (81), Broward (62), Martin (34), Palm Beach (31), Hillsborough (29), St. Lucie (13), Pinellas (9), Osceola (7), Indian

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Some examples of arrests from the action include: Continued on Page 2

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TURKS ISLANDERS ARRESTED IN FLORIDA

•On Sept. 10, ERO officers arrested a Cuban citizen in Tampa who is a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. In June, the subject was convicted of Lewd and or Lascivious Act on a minor and was sentenced to eight years of probation. The subject is currently pending a removal hearing by an immigration judge.

•ERO officers

arrested a Jamaican citizen in West Palm Beach Sept.

15 who has been a lawful permanent resident since 1972. The subject pleaded guilty for murder, was sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication and placed on community supervision. The subject is currently pending removal proceedings before an immigration judge.

•A Mexican citizen custody pending removal. in the Doral area was •On Sept. 18, ERO arrested by ERO officers officers arrested a Peruvian Sept. 18. The subject was citizen in Hialeah who is a previously convicted in Los lawful permanent resident Angeles for enticement of a of the U.S. In August the minor for prostitution and subject was convicted of procurement for prostitution sexual battery on a minor (pimping) in 2010, The and was sentenced to 10 subject was sentenced to years of probation. The three years’ probation and subject is currently pending served two months in prison. a removal hearing by an The subject is now in ICE immigration judge.

•ERO officers arrested a Mexican citizen in Wauchula Sept. 25. In August, the subject was convicted of lewd conduct and was sentenced to four years of community control.

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Front Street repairs could cost over $5million

better standard.

“But it can very well exceed that amount depends on what

While some are estimating solution is taken. So that is why the that it could cost government up research is important, to actually to $5million to remedy the water- get it right. And once we do that, I undermining situation at Front think we would be able to give a Street in Grant Turk, Xavier better figure. But at this time, we Malcolm, Director for the Public won’t have a clear idea as to what it Works Department (PWD) said it is going to cost,” Malcolm explained. could cost more.

Last week Cabinet approved

Malcolm, who heads a $225,000 an emergency contingency structural engineering team to fund to affect repairs to the huge determine the true cause of the section of the Front Street wall Front Street area beachfront erosion that collapsed during the passage of on the capital island, made the Joaquin. But Malcolm said that the disclosure during an interview with funds are just a temporary measure The SUN earlier this week. geared to buy the PWD time to come

He said that about 1,000 arrive at a long term solution. feet or a little less than 1/5th of a “That is temporary, so we mile of beachfront area has been could give ourselves time to make undermined, as result of the passage proper research to see what is the of Hurricane Joaquin and the recent best solution. The Department is lunar eclipse, known as ‘Super going to study the different waveMoon’, which together triggered action trends to come up with monstrous wave actions and heavy a solution that will remedy the rains respectively. problem, and hope that it can give us

He said that the cost would multiple answers and to determine be predicated on what the final what is the best course of action to solution is going to be. actually take,” he said.

“We have to appreciate the Malcolm explained that the fact that it (the damage) is very wave action is actually eating away long, because it stretches from the at the coastline, and since Front Anglican Church all the way to Street is located on the coast, the the old fish house. It is a very long entire beach was actually eroded. stretch. So I think that the estimate “There is a sort of of $5 million that was being thrown undercutting that actually happens, around was actually what it is to and that is why we find ourselves in replace what was there to a more the situation today where part of the

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wall partially collapsed, and some of it has actually separated from the road.

“And then, the other section, a part of the road actually caved in from the undercutting. The good thing about it is that it is a very small section of the road that actually started to cave in. I would say a maximum of three feet. So I think the temporary fix that we are going to do to it, will buy us sometime to get to the next phase,” Malcolm further explained.

Asked as to what length of time he believes that repairing of the damaged area would buy them before a long-term solution is found, Malcolm said: “We can’t determine what mother nature would do, because we were not expecting this storm, which caused the damage.

And we have to appreciate the moon situation (the Super Moon) that they say is something that we don’t see in thousands of years.

That moon situation played a part in the destruction as well. We have extraordinary high tide as a result.

“The temporary repairs will be resilient to some extent, so I think it would give us the time that we need to actually go out into a proper study. A study like that could probably take a year. I think it would give us enough time, and I think once we are continue to go on this track that we are on, we should have the right solution for the problem.”

A section of the badly damaged Front Street sea wall

Raymano Taylor murder suspect released

The man who was the police took into custody for the shooting death of Raymano Taylor has been released, sending investigators right back to square one in their probe.

Raymano Taylor, the son of popular Providenciales pastor, Dale Taylor, was found dead in the early morning of September 28, 2015 on a dirt road in the Dock Yard settlement, a sub Kew Town community. The SUN understands that his body has a single bullet wound.

On the same day Taylor was murdered, police took a man from the Kew Town community into custody in relation to the murder.

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Information

Officer, Special Constable Audley Astwood, said had confirmed that someone was in custody for the killing.

“I can confirm that the police have arrested one person, and that person is still in custody. He is being arrested on suspicion of murder and the person is assisting us with our investigation,” he said at the time.

Astwood however, told The SUN this week that the man was released. He did not give a definitive reason as to why the investigators set the man free.

Persons close to young Taylor described him as very quiet and good mannerism. They said his death has sent shockwaves not only through his immediate family, but also the Revival

Faith Centre church family, for which this crime situation under control his father is the bishop-elect. because if we don’t, this lovely tourist

Reacting to Taylor’s death, destination, which is the number one local businessman and member of the in the world will easily become like Revival Faith Centre, Shaun Malcolm, some of the other destinations, where said that the murder of the pastor’s crime has riddled their bread basket. son should spur a call to action by “So I plea today to the powers all stakeholders, to arrest the crime that be, the police, those that are in monster that has begun to eat away authority, we need to come together at the fabric of the Turks and Caicos and solve this crime problem,” he said.

Islands.

In the meantime, Astwood

He warned that if the problem pointed out that the police would not is not tackled, we might soon have to rest until they find those responsible kiss the tourism industry goodbye. for the young man’s death. Astwood

“This crime situation in the is also calling on persons who Turks and Caicos Islands is getting may have inside information into out of hand amongst our youth. And the shooting to contact either the we, as a people, as a country, we police or Crimestoppers to relay the have to do what is necessary to get information.

Dead boy’s parents arrested

Crime Sleuths from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force have arrested both parents of the minor who was found dead in is Bottle Creek, North Caicos home on September 29, 2015.

It is understood that both parents were taken into custody bout a day after the boy was pronounced dead.

The boy’s father had initially told the media that he and his wife picked up the six-year from the Adalaide Oemler Primary School, brought him home before showering he and his smaller

male sibling. Both children, according to the father, were napping before he left the house and returned to work.

The father said that when he returned home that night, his younger son was up, but the older one appeared to be still sleeping. His wife, he said, was at church at the time. At that time he said thought the boy was tired and was having a longer than usual nap.

He said that about sometime after 8p.m., attempted to wake the boy but he was unresponsive. He said that he then went to the church that his

wife was attending, and informed her.

After unsuccessful attempts by her to get the child to wake, the father said that they decided to call the pastor of the church to pray for him.

He said after the pastor’s efforts also failed, they decided to call the doctor, which later pronounced him dead.

A source said that teacher at the school often saw bruise marks on the child, and that he often appeared tired and complained of anguish feelings. Such information, though, it is understood, was never passed on to

the Child Services or the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force until after the boy had died.

Police has not confirmed the community’s allegation that the boy might have been sexually assaulted.

A police source said while they will confirm or deny such claim, they are not ruling out any possibility of such occurrences.

In the meantime, The SUN understands that the deceased’s boy’s brother is in protective custody, while the authorities decide where he should end up.

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Several Haitian shacks demolished in Kew Town

By Vivian Tyson

Senior Sun Editor

Close to 20 dwelling houses were bulldozed on Thursday, October 15, 2015, in a squatter settlement at the rear of Dock Yard in Kew Town by a private landowner, forcing a number of families to seek other living alternatives.

The land is owned by local businessman and former Commissioner of Police, Albert Grant.

And Mr. Grant was not available for a comment, Donald Metellus, Founder of the Haitian TCI Organisation, told the media that the exercise was long in coming because the residents were forewarned.

Metellus explained that Thursday’s exercise was mere roadcutting exercise, and not a wide-scale demolition, he though he said another round could take place, but doubt that it would happen.

“I was the one who was dealing with Mr. Grant, because it (demolition) was something that was supposed to be done a long time, say two months ago.

And I had to call him to negotiate with him to give us another two months extension.

“He has been cooperating with the Haitian people, because I understand that the land is family land, and they (squatters) came in and squat like that. I received a call yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) from Mr. Grant to say that this morning he would start doing the road,” Metellus explained.

Metellus said that Gant explained during a meeting that after constructing the road, he would be prepared to sell the land to those willing to purchase.

“What he told me was that

he is going to first build the road, and after that, whoever wants to buy the land, they would be able to have the first choice to purchase the land from him,” Metellus further explained.

While some in the community were upset that things could have been done differently, Metellus, reiterated that someone actually owns the land, and the people who live there enter it illegally, and so they should not be bitter.

“That land is his (Mr. Grant’s) land, I understand that those people went too far, but at the end of the day, things have to be done the right way.

I am not against him; he cooperated well with the people. He came to the consulate and tried to negotiate to give the people first option to buy it,” Metellus said.

Villard Saintville, Pastor of Bible Church of God, was against the action by the landowner, saying that it was not right to bulldoze the houses.

He said that while the road through the community will be a good thing, a number of persons are now homeless

Pastor Villard Saintville the residents were caught off guard even though they were warned months ago of the demolition, explaining that many of them believed that the landowner would not follow through on his demolition notice.

“The people believe that he would change his mind and believe that he wouldn’t do it anymore. So today, when they saw the loader coming, and they realized that the houses are going to be destroyed. If you go to some of to create the passage. the houses the people already moved,

The Road they are trying to but others did not move because they build is good for the community, so believe that the owner was not serious,” when the fire department come in, or Saintville said. if something happened and police need Saintville, who said he to come in, they could come because operated a church in the area, became there is road,” he said. a bit testy when pressed by reporters

He said though that a number to the morals of not condemning the of the persons who dwellings were people to capture that land, which is pushed down, do not have the means to privately owned. He said that if the purchase land and construct another landowner did not object initially when one, neither are they able to rent persons began to squat on the land, he apartments because some of them are should not have said anything when out of jobs due to the downturn of the the land became densely occupied by economy from as far back as 2008. the squatters.

“Some of the people who build “People have to live on the these houses have lost their jobs and earth, because the earth belongs to can’t pay for apartment, because the God. It doesn’t belong to nobody. We economy is not good. And because they will soon die and leave the earth for have lived here so long, they can’t go the next generation. Nobody buy land. back to their country like that. Haiti Don’t let anybody tell you that. The is much worse than here. Some of the owner of the land should be present people who live here have children when they (squatter) put the first back in Haiti who are going to school building, and then to say something. and they need to be here to find work. But people live on the land for 10 years, They try to stay here because Haitian nobody came, they may think that the is worst,” he said. owner may have died or in another

Saintville said that some of country,” he said.

Celebrate migratory birds with the National Trust and DEMA

In a region that seems blessed with eternal summer, one of the most noticeable signs of autumn is the arrival of countless migratory birds.

Leaving their summer breeding grounds in North America, they transform Caribbean wetlands and forests with their colours and songs. Events celebrating these birds and their miraculous migrations are also arriving this month with International Migratory Bird Month (IMBD) 19 October – 30 November, 2015.

The theme of IMBD this year is “Restore Habitat, Restore Birds.” This theme is particularly relevant in the Caribbean, where natural habitats share

limited island real estate with dense human populations and intensive development.

The migratory pathways and overwintering grounds of the Caribbean are an indispensable part of the life cycle of about 350 bird species, from egrets and ducks to hawks and songbirds.

“In keeping with the theme, let us also be mindful of our rich biodiversity, our natural heritage as we celebrate National Heritage Month this October and Tourism Month in November. It is indeed the natural gems, our beaches, coral reefs, habitats of our endemic and migratory birds, the resident flamingos that feed and breed in the wetlands –

these are what attract visitors to our shores” said Ethlyn Gibbs, Director of the Turks & Caicos National Trust.

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“Planting indigenous mangroves and mahogany trees is a fantastic way to beautify your neighbourhood and wetland areas, as well as

serving an ecological function” notes DEMA’s Environmental Outreach Coordinator, Amy Avenant.

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Premier Ewing warns Public Servants

By Todeline Defralien

Premier Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing has warned public servants that he will “call them out” if he thinks they are falling short in their duties.

And he has told Public Servants that he does not expect them to rebut him.

Speaking in the House of Assembly last week, the Premier said: “I am one who normally sticks to addressing issues at the policy level, but where I see blatant shortcomings at the service level, I will call them out, and when I do so, I do not expect a public debate on the matter from public servants and where such situations exists the relevant authority ought to deal with them forthwith for if left unchecked they only serve to support further gross violations of the public service code of conduct. So Mr. Speaker, with that said I do not expect a rebuttal from anyone other than members of this house or persons outside of the public.”

Although the Premier did not state it directly, it is widely believed that he was referring to remarks made

by Director for Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) Dr. Virginia Clerveaux, who publicly defended her department against criticisms from the Premier and members of the public who was said the was inadequate information about Hurricane Joaquin.

On October 1st, Premier Ewing stated: “I note with concern the efforts of the Disaster management and Emergency Services to alert the public to the passage of Joaquin and the likelihood of flooding especially in low lying areas of Providenciales. The Director and staff of DDME should have kept the public better informed of the source of the rains and should have sought information where none was received.”

However, Clearveaux told the media that strict public information protocol was followed during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin

Clerveaux told The SUN that from the time the storm was formed, the DDME began to submit alerts and disseminate information to the public as soon as it received information from the meteorological

Premier Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing office in the Bahamas. The Bahamas gets its information from the National Hurricane Centre.

She said that the DDME could not place the country under a tropical storm watch or warning before The Bahamas made such call.

She said that it was disingenuous for some persons to suggest that DDME personnel should have gone outside during the weather and conducted a forecast.

“I think that is misleading the public to think so, because weather forecasting is very scientific. You don’t just wake up and say it feels windy, therefore we must be under some tropical storm warning. We can’t tell you at this moment that how much rainfall that we had for Cristobal. We don’t know how much rainfall we had for Erica. We don’t know how much rainfall we had for Joaquin.

“We don’t have rain gauges set up through the Turks and Caicos Islands to collect that information that will allow us to say to the public that from this storm, we had x amount of rainfall. We are dependent on the Bahamas to provide us with that information,” she said.

Clerveaux pointed out that since Tropical Storm Erica, her department got the Airports Authority to provide it with some level of weather information. She said though that equipment can only provide

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Director for Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) Dr. Virginia Clerveaux information for Grand Turk and Providenciales.

“The other thing that the airport indicated is that the storm would have to be in close proximity to the Turks and Caicos Islands before their system can pick up, and then they would be able to give us a

wind speed or some temperature or expected rainfall.

“Moreover, within the DDME, we don’t have the skills set, we don’t have the resources, we don’t have the equipment to be able to provide the public with the type of information that they are requesting,” she said.

She said that under the law, the DDME is not allowed to obtain information from any other source except the Bahamas.

The general public can go on NBC, they can go on CBS and ABC, they can go on Storm Pulse and they can pull down this information. We can do that too, but legally we can’t dissemination it. So, it is not that we are unaware of what is happening; legally, we have to wait until we get it from the official source to disseminate the information.

“If we were to change that, we would need a policy directive from the government. If we are going to say that we are going to be issuing information from the Hurricane Centre, the government would still need to liaise directly to give us permission to release it directly from them. But now we fall under the Bahamas.

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Governor and Premier announce New National Security bodies

H.E. The Governor Peter Beckingham and the Hon Premier Dr Rufus Ewing announced on 14 October the formation of a National Security Council and its Advisory Group.

"I am delighted that the Premier has agreed to the formation of these Security Council bodies. The idea originally came from The Police Commissioner, James Smith, as well as a result of discussions I held with the Premier and separately some of my counterparts in other Caribbean Territories", said Governor Beckingham.

"We believe that a Council can take a strategic view of the challenges facing the Turks and Caicos. My colleagues in both the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands have also found that their Councils serve a valuable purpose in addressing the security issues across a range of areas.

"Establishing a new body will not overnight stem crime or violence," he continued. "But I, the Commissioner and Premier are confident that these bodies will help us take a wider approach to some

of our security - related issues. These are not just policing problems, and the new Security Council should begin to stimulate a "whole of society" approach to them.

"Our fervent hope is that by bringing together a much wider group, across the churches, government, business and the family islands, the whole community will begin to focus on addressing, the causes of crime, violence, child safe- guarding and other issues."

The Police Commissioner, speaking to the media after the announcement stated; "I am pleased that the Governor and Government have signed up to this initiative.

It is not going to solve our problems overnight, but in time I am confident we should see a bigger buy-in by key groups to supporting the police, providing information, and bringing greater confidence into the local communities. I look forward to engaging even more with the community at large to consider ways of enhancing the security of Turks and Caicos." The first formal meeting of the National Security

Turks and Caicos Sun Suite#5, Airport Plaza Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: (649) 946-8542 Fax: (649) 941-3281 Email: sun@suntci.com Read us online at www.suntci.com L to R: James Smith (Commissioner of Police), H.E. The Governor Peter Beckingham, Larry Covington (FCO Law Enforcement Adviser for the Caribbean Overseas Territories & Bermuda) Council will take place on Wednesday, 21 October 2015.

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Registered Proprietors: Mark Andrew Knighton and Julie Margaret Knighton 3.Parcel 60004/251 North West & North Central, Providenciales. Single storey with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, living room, kitchen and laundry room on 0.21 acre.

Registered Proprietor: Olivia Loretta Gardiner 4.Parcel 10403/173 East Suburbs, Grand Turk. Single storey with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, living/dining room, family room, kitchen and laundry room on 0.25 acre.

Registered Proprietor: Kaydeen Patriece Miles 5.Parcel 50402/175 Kew Township, North Caicos. Single storey with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, living/dining room and kitchen on 0.32 acre.

Registered Proprietors: Bernice Augusta Been and Melva Olaine Williams 6.Parcel 60400/187 Chalksound, Providenciales. Vacant land located on Chalksound Drive with panoramic views over the waters to the west of Chalksound on 0.58 acre.

Registered Proprietor: Carmen Rochelle Brown The auction will be held at the office of Scotiabank (Turks and Caicos) Limited, Grace Bay Branch, Providenciales at 10 o’clock in the morning on Friday the 30th day of October 2015.

A reserved price will be fixed on all parcels and a deposit of 10% is due immediately upon all accepted bids.

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Premier concerned about certain aspects of work permit laws

holders and a couple that come to mind are businesses like Lime, Fortis, those businesses that are perhaps

The Premier Hon. Rufus listed on a stock exchange, makes it Ewing says that the definition of the an unhappy situation to require all terminology gainful occupation and of those persons as the law currently how it has been applied in the Turks does, to have to get a work permit in and Caicos Islands, causes a number order to have their investments in a of persons who may wish to invest business in the TCI rather than closing in businesses who do not have any them down because they cannot get a intentions of working on the islands or business license." even coming to the islands (under the Ewing added that it may be present law) to have a work permit. wise to change that definition so that

Speaking in the House of persons who wish to invest but do Assembly in Grand Turk on Tuesday not intend to work in the islands or October 13th, 2015, Premier Ewing intend to work on the business in the said: “The definition of gainful islands would be exempt them from occupation...that section in the present the requirement for a work permit, legislation has caused, and is causing, otherwise they will find that the some difficulties for many businesses country will have its back against the that are operating in the islands wall. that are owned or partially owned by Ewing says that on that count persons who require a work permit." alone he would certainly urge that they

He added: "We see that as a expedite the Immigration Amendment most unhappy application of the law, bill because it had a potentially grave and as it would require not only small impact on the economy in the islands businesses but many big businesses going forward and on the ability of that have several hundred share persons to operate legally.

By Brandy Laporte

Graceway IGA Supermarket

invites applications from suitable qualified

Ewing said, “Earlier this year the government sought to implement an exemption order on an application to the minister that would allow him to exempt persons from having a work permit, individuals that would fall under the class of people who would have a work permit that are investors in the islands,. However, Mr. Speaker, given the potential numbers, perhaps the numbers of persons that maybe for example millions of share holders that do not live on the islands or have rights to live in these islands.”

He added: "What this does as well is that it requires a person to retain a minimum investment of a quarter of a million dollars in the islands, and that Mr. Speaker is also an unhappy situation because you may have a person trying to invest 50 thousand dollars in your business, my business or anyone else’s business and the certainly do not intend to work in that business or live on the island. So in particular those are the kinds of businesses that we would wish to grow and wish to have foreign investments

in, but if you have to go and have them pay an additional $9,000 for the privilege of investing in someone else’s business that would then create an unhappy situation."

Premier Hon. Rufus Ewing

Grace way Gourmet is seeking a suitably qualified applicant to fill the position of:

individuals for the position of:

Wholesale Alcohol & Tobacco Account Representative Job Summary: Responsible for achieving sales, service and product distribution objectives of alcohol and tobacco to On-premise and Off-premise accounts within the assigned territory in Turks and Caicos. Also responsible for the compliance of Graceway, standards and policies in all areas impacted by sales, customer service and collections; through the Wholesale Division.

Required Skills and Qualifications •3+ years outside sales experience - Beverage industry experience a plus •Knowledge of On- premises and Off-premise trade, sale & marketing of products in the beverage industry •Proven track record of meeting sales goals •Broad knowledge of wine and understanding of beer and liquor •Exceptional verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills •Excellent organizational and time-management skills •Self starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team •Flexibility to work some weekend and/or evening hours •Strong customer service skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships through attentive service and collections •Experience in the restaurant and / or beverage industry desired •Ability to lift 50 IBS repetitively •Must have a valid TCI Driver’s license and safe driving record •Must be computer friendly with working skill in Word, Excel and Outlook •Maintains professional relationships with vendors through promotional activities and sales calls.

Salary rate will commensurate with experience Deadline for submission of applicants is October 30th 2015 Submit to: Graceway IGA Supermarket main office complex or email: hr@gracewayiga.com

Summary: The Sous Chef will be responsible for producing high quality hot and cold food for the Graceway Gourmet Delicatessen.

The Sous Chef will also be responsible for managing a small team of cooks and assistants and ensuring compliance with stringent health and safety standards.

Main duties and Responsibilities: •Plan creative and appetizing menus •Standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality •Ensure the food is properly prepared and well presented •Involved in pricing •Oversee and ensure proper equipment operation & maintenance •Oversee and assist with special event catering services as required •Be involved in merchandising, signage, product pricing, dating, and ordering of food products •Monitor all the food products produced to ensure that quality standards are consistently being attained •Establishes controls to minimize wastage •Be responsible for the profitability of the food produced •Help Train and develop the staff Required Qualification and Experiences •Successful experience as a Sous chef in a high quality restaurant •The ability to manage in a busy environment with a focus on clients and customer service is essential to success in this role •Previous experience with controlling food and labor cost, demonstration cooking, menu pricing and development of culinary team preferred •Must be able to properly discuss all products, and communicate with customers •The ideal candidates for this post will posses a bachelor’s degree or at least 5 years related culinary management experience as a Sous Chef in a high quality, busy restaurant and/or a 5 star Hotel/Resort •Previous experience in preparing high quality Deli / Restaurant Food •Must be able to work a flexible schedule based on food service and catering needs, which may include working some evenings, weekends and holidays •Fluent in English Salary rate will be based on qualification and experience.

If you possess all of the above, please send a resume and cover letter to: Submit to: hr@gracewayiga.com Deadline for application: October 30th 2015 Please Note: Only short-listed applicants will be contacted to attend interviews

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BAFSL should not have been given licence, says IMF

the average annual fiscal surplus of about US$ 48 million for three years since 2012,” the report added.

The International Monetary The IMF said ensuring Fund (IMF) says BAFSL should not the quality of insurers, agents, have been given a license to operate and brokers is another element to with an initial capital shortfall. enhance policyholder protection in

In a just-released report the Turks and Caicos Islands. of the Financial System Stability “Insurance intermediation Assessment for Turks and Caicos requires a license, but there is no Islands which was prepared by qualification required other than a staff team of the International demonstrating insurance experience.

Monetary Fund and completed in The FSC should evaluate the September 2015, the IMF stated: : requirements of certification for “Critically, TCI policyholders were not brokers and agents to be licensed, properly informed of the transition such as passing an exam. The offsite from (British American Insurance supervision is limited to an annual Company (BAICO) to BASFL and re-registration, and brokers are not were not given opportunity to opt out inspected. A new Guideline requires at the time of acquisition. BAICO’s brokers and agents to submit restricted deposits that should have audited annual financial statements. been kept for policyholders were The FSC should also initiate onsite used to pay fees to the liquidator. inspection of brokers,” said the Credibility in developing long-term report. saving through insurance is at risk The IMF said that the without financial support for a better formerly dormant insurance payout to policyholders.” supervision is “catching up at a fast

The IMF saidthe TCI pace, but several urgent challenges government should consider remain”. financial support for policyholders.

Said the report: “The FSC has

“Currently, the government issued several internal procedures appears to have sufficient fiscal and central Guidelines and has space: even if all policyholders were to begun issuing penalties. Onsite recover dollar for dollar, total funding and offsite supervision of insurers needed is only US$ 8 million—about has started. However, policyholders’ one percent of GDP—compared to protection needs to be upgraded by

by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

strengthening the ability of the FSC to realize assets sufficient to cover all the liabilities to policyholders.

The government should also consider providing financial support to policyholders of the recently failed life insurer in order to protect the credibility of life insurance for longterm savings. Then new IOs should ensure the FSC’s exclusive authority on all dispensation decisions; increase the enforcement power of central supervisory requirements; and maintain the attractiveness of TCI for international insurers.

Supervision should also be extended to agents and brokers.”

The British Atlantic Financial Services Ltd. (BAFSL) was established in 2010, taking over the TCI operation of failed Bahamasbased British American Insurance Company (BAICO). BAICO failed with its parent (Trinidad and Tobagobased CLICO).

BAFSL was licensed to operate, despite an inherited capital shortfall due to lost intragroup claims vis-à-vis BAICO, because an external actuarial report assessed that there was a chance to reduce policyholders’ losses under a new company.

However, losses increased, as BAFSL continued to guarantee returns on investments and a substantial amount of money was transferred

from BASFL’s restricted deposit (which should have been earmarked for protecting policyholders) to BAICO’s administrator.

The FSAP team was led by Hiroko Oura and included Johannes Ehrentraud, Hibiki Ichiue (all MCM), Ernesto Aguirre, Keith Bell, and Rodolfo Wehrhahn (all IMF consultants).

FSAPs assess the stability of the financial system as a whole and not that of individual institutions. They are intended to help countries identify key sources of systemic risk in the financial sector and implement policies to enhance its resilience to shocks and contagion. Certain categories of risk affecting financial institutions, such as operational or legal risk, or risk related to fraud, are not covered in FSAPs. The mission met officials of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) led

by Managing Director Mr. Kevin Higgins, the FSC Chairman, Sir Errol Allen, Governor, Mr. Peter Beckingham, Minister of Finance, Trade and Investment, Mr. Charles Washington Misick, Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Stephen Turnbull, other senior officials, and representatives of the financial industry.

This report was prepared by Hiroko Oura.

Club 2005 knifeman gets 10 years in prison about 36 years old, stabbed Parker, who is believed to be in his bid 20s, in his stomach. As Parker collapsed,

A male party-goer, who the knifeman moved in to inflict launched a brutal attack on a fellow more damage to the already injured patron at Club 2005 in Providenciales man, but his weapon only managed in the early morning of December 27, to cut the victim on one of his hands, 2014, will spend the next 10 years in twice. prison.

The attack, according to

Supreme Court Judge Robert medical examiners, punctured Shuster handed down the sentence Parker’s liver and intestine. Forbes on Emanjoe Forbes, who the police was initially charged with attempted charged for viciously knifing Andrew murder, but prosecutor Clement Parker while he partied at the club Joseph later amended the charge to located along the Five Cays Main grievous bodily harm with intent. road.

The punishment for both charges is

The incident took place on the same. the night that Kenley Walters was Joseph said that it was murdered. Walters was brutally easier to prove that Forbes attacked stabbed by unknown assailants an injured Parker, as against trying while reveling at the club. to establish that he was trying to kill

It is unclear as to what him. triggered the attack, but the court The trial lasted four day – was told that Forbes, believed to be commencing on Tuesday (October 6,

2015) and ended Friday (October 9, 2015). A seven-member mixed jury, comprising five women, convicted Forbes, who was represented by Ashwood Forbes of Forbes and Co.

In the meantime, Kenley Walters’ killer or killers, who remained at large, are said to be taunting his family via social media.

His brother Kenrick Walters, while speaking at the Manpower Community Meeting at the Edward Gartland Youth Centre on July 10, 2015, said that he had obtained a social media posting where the killers made postings akin to jeering the family and the police.

He said that the killers boasted about killing Kenley Walters, also dismissing the police in a derogatory fashion. Walters read the posting, which in part reads: “…

Good thing I kill your ass (referring to Kenley Walters), so you don’t live

to see 2015. Hello, Blood City.”

He said that the deceased man’s family might never get a sense of peace over the matter until his killers are brought to justice.

“This is an example of what the perpetrators continue to post on social media. That is why we can’t get closure, because these folks are taunting the family, they are taunting the friends, they are taunting the community.

“We can never have closure with this kind of thing going on.

There are other examples of things that are posted on social media by folks that are laughing at the police, laughing at the community.

That’s our country now. This is the country we are living in. Where is the outrage? Kenrick Walters said.

He said that each day that Kenley Walters’ killers walk free is another day of injustice to the family.

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Scotiabank staff want new Managing Director recalled he took leave during that time or if he was asked to stay away. Since then, he has been back to work.

Staff at Scotiabank in the The letter which the staff Turks and Caicos Islands are calling wrote was published on the popular for newly appointed Managing Director news blog TCI Affairs and received Sean Brathwaite to be recalled. more than 6000 views.

In a letter that was circulated TCI Affairs subsequently published to Scotiabank's head office in Canada, a letter from a Bahamian law firm the local and regional media and Graham Thompson, asking for an members of the TCI public, the staff apology and for the article to be raised several very serious allegations withdrawn from the site. and concerns regarding Brathwaite's The letter from the lawyers repeated management style, among other things. the allegations made in the letter from The letter stated that morale the staff but did not deny them. among bank staff has declined since When The SUN contacted, Ms. Leah Brathwaite replaced Cecil Arnold Davis, Scotiabank's Senior Manager, earlier this year.

Marketing & Public Relations, for a

The SUN was informed that comment, she stated: "Our employees Brathwiate was formally reported to and customers are important to us; Scotiabank's head office and a team however, as part of our internal policies from the bank's Employment Relations we do not comment on employee Department visited the Turks matters." and Caicos Islands and conducted Brathwaite, a Bahamian, is interviews with several staff members. responsible for the Bank’s local At one point, while the interviews were business strategy and business goals in being done, Brathwaite was absent alignment with International Banking from the office. It is not known whether and Scotiabank’s corporate strategies.

by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Managing Director Sean Brathwaite

He most recently completed an assignment with Global Risk Management as an International Associate prior to which Sean spent fifteen months on a senior management developmental assignment with the Corporate, Commercial & Offshore Banking unit in Barbados.

He joined the Bank in 1981 in The Bahamas and has held progressively senior positions, both inside and outside of The Bahamas, including regional retail assignments with International Banking and in various countries throughout the Caribbean including Barbados, St. Lucia and the United States Virgin Islands. Before leaving The Bahamas in 2012, Sean held the position of Director of Retail Banking.

He holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from The University of The West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, as well as a Certificate of Executive Management from the Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Front Street needs skilled engineering

By Vivian Tyson

Senior Sun Editor

If sound engineering measures are not put in place to stem the rapid erosion of the shoreline in Grand Turk, especially the areas of Front Street, that island could lose large portion of its waterfront area, according to land surveyor and former deputy premier and finance minister Royal Robinson.

In an interview with The SUN, Robinson explained that what is now known as Front Street today, was once the second road to another that sat on the waterfront, but because fierce wave actions caused from a hurricane some years ago, it was swallowed up.

With the passage of Hurricane Joaquin, earlier this month, the fear of losing more land to the sea came into sharp focus after a huge section of the Front Street collapsed due to the ferocious waves unleashed by Joaquin, which also caused a section of the road on Front Street to cave in.

Robinson said the recent

damage to the area is a grim reminder of the past damage that the location suffered, and should spur the authorities to urgently search for a long-term remedy.

“Front Street has been a problem for a long, long time. In fact, where Front Street is currently is, it was the second street. There was another street that was in front of that, that was washed away years ago by a hurricane; I can’t remember which hurricane it was,” Robinson recalled.

He said that since then, whenever there is a storm that triggered intense wave action, the area is impacted negatively. He said that at times, when the waves hit the seawall, vibrations could be felt in some buildings adjacent to the area.

“You can feel the vibration in all the government compounds, from the pounding that the sea has on the seawall,” he said.

He said that after the hurricane, which annihilated the road once located before Front Street, a group of locals was given

responsibility for creating abutments to lessen wave impacts to shore, which he said worked. He said though that after a team of British engineers came in and designed reinforcements through the construction of a wall, things took a downward turn.

“Years ago, people like John Lewis Butterfield and others, used to be responsible for abutments and stuff like that. Sometime ago, we had some engineers from the UK who came down and put in abutment in there, which didn’t last very long because the design wasn’t suited for that area.

“Before, when the abutment was designed by those old people, they had a lift over the extended area, so when the water came up, it rolled out back to sea without damaging anything on shore,” Robinsons said.

Robinson also said that a recommendation was made years ago to create a retaining system in the reef area geared to diminish the level of wave crash that would come ashore, but said that was apparently ignored.

“One of the recommendations from

years ago was to construct buffers and a breaker just by the reef, so by the time the waves reach the shore it dies.

There is momentum after the waves leaves the reef and comes to shore. So it was proposed that a barrier should be placed out by the reef, so that it would slow the momentum of the waves that are coming to shore.

He said that had actions been taken years ago to rectify the quickly deteriorating seafront, the level of damage now sustained would have been far less, adding that it would now take meticulous engineering expertise, to come up with a design that would thwart the current level of erosion.

“I don’t know what they are going to do now, now that the sheet of wall has collapsed. It will take a lot of engineering work to redo it.

Now, who they are going to bring to do it, I don’t know. But I know that the Dutch people – the company that came here that built the stuff for the artificial carol - I think they are the best builders for that,” he said.

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Premier 'at war' against Turks and Caicos Islanders, says Edwin Astwood

especially the lighthouse road and front street and the sea wall, but Mr. Speaker, in relation to the latter, front

Elected member for Grand street and the sea wall, it has reached Turk South and Salt Cay Hon. Edwin a point where a very urgent response Astwood said that the Premier of the is needed.”

Turks and Caicos Islands Hon. Dr. Astwood asked where is the Rufus Ewing is at war against Turks urgent response by the Premier and his and Caicos islanders. government to deal with this situation.

Astwood made the statement during He added: "Mr. Speaker it appears to a House of Assembly meeting that in me that the Premier is at war against Grand Turk on Tuesday October 13, Turks and Caicos Islanders. It really 2015. appears to me like that Mr. Speaker,

He said “Mr. Speaker from especially us here in Grand Turk.” the first month that I came into this Astwood continued: “Mr. Speaker when house, I have been fighting for some the Dominica had their crisis with urgent attention for some four areas their hurricane the Premier and his in particular; that is the high level team was there in a short notice with of unemployment in Grand Turk, the $100,000 to give to them, but now we state of the environment and all of are in need where is the money for us? the garbage and litter all around the Where is our $100,000? Mr. Speaker place, the horrible state of the roads, many people had suffered from flood

By Todeline Defralien

damage. Where is their $100,000? Mr. Speaker where is the $100,000 or any money for the sea wall? We need this right away before this building (House of Assembly) is washed away before the Anglican Church is washed away... all these buildings, the Treasury...we need this money. Where is it?”

Astwood said he used the term "war against the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands" because he thinks the Premier is taking a page out of the Minister of Border Control book where he said that ‘The only difference is he wanted to hunt down and make immigrants life unbearable’.

He added: "But the Premier look like he is trying to make TI people (Turks Islanders) life unbearable Mr. Speaker War against Turks and Caicos Islanders.”

Edwin Astwood Hon. Elected member for Grand Turks South and Salt Cay

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Mega popular Florida talk show host “Duke of Earle” Broadcasts from Beaches TCI

Radio listeners from across South Florida were treated to a slice of the Turks and Caicos Islands this week when popular Talk show host and radio personality “Duke of Earle” broadcast live from Beaches Resort TCI Resort and Spa.

The Jamaican-born United States based self-proclaimed Duke, whose given name is Bevan Earle, is a household name in south Florida on account of his hard-hitting talk show 'Hot Talk' on WAVS Radio 1170, reaching millions in Dade and Broward in South Florida, and The Bahamas, for the past 27 years.

The Duke has won a hatful of awards for his radio programme, which he described, “hot, provocative,

controversial and educational talk”.

His programme hits the airwaves and the internet five days a week from Tuesday to Saturday and is voted one of the most popular Caribbean talk shows in Florida.

The live broadcasts featured appearance from representatives from The Turks & Caicos Hotel & Tourism Associations, Counsel General to Jamaica Alan Hutchinson as well as management and staff at the resort, who all came together to promote the TCI as the premier vacation spot in the Caribbean.

“Turks & Caicos is a beautiful place and I am happy that I get to share my experience with my radio listeners in South Florida as well the

Duke of Earl with General Manager Lucky Kahlon

internet,” Duke said. “This broadcast has been enlightening, it’s amazing to see and speak on the magnitude of the brand and its economic impact in the Caribbean.”

In addition to the exciting interactive itinerary at the resort, The Duke of Earle was able to experience a grand Luxury Included® vacation, enjoying superior accommodations, unlimited gourmet specialty dining; unlimited premium-brand beverages, a wide array of unlimited land and water sports, including daily and nightly entertainment.

“The broadcast was arranged

by Beaches, to bring awareness to the wider international community on the TCI as a destination and what it has

to offer for vacationers. I interview people of concern – those in the local travel industry – how are they going get information across to the wider community to get people visiting the country,” he said.

“I can say that the Sandals Brand has been doing a lot for the TCI, because one of the commercials that I have in my programme, has TCI in it, and I have been doing that commercial for the past three to four years,” he said.

The Duke said that he has done a great of broadcasts from the Caribbean namely Jamaica and Grenada. From the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Duke is scheduled to visit Barbados.

Duke of Earl with F&B Director Michael Blacksteen

NOTICE

Regulation 7 of the Physical Planning (Development Permission) Regulations, 1990 An Application registered PR: 12406 for creation of a SOLAR MICRO-GRID INFRASTRUCTURE have been submitted to the department of planning for consideration of Detail Development Permission by CAICOS RESORT VILLAL LTD. The location is PARCEL 60000/680/681/683, which is on the northwest side of 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, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciiales, within twenty eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

By Conservative Architects Ltds.

LABOURER A Labourer is required for an establishment based in Providenciales.

Duties include but are not limited to: Performing routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly and the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate. Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges. Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment.

Remuneration based on experience.

All applications must be submitted to: Employment Department F Corporate & Management Services Limited 007 Emily House, 1105 Leeward Highway, Providenciales Tel 649-339-6275 Fax 649-333-7777

HAB MANAGEMENT LIMITED

HAB Management Limited is seeking applicants for the following position:

RESERVATION ATTENDANT

Job Description

The successful candidates will be required to welcome and serve guests in a courteous, efficient and friendly manner, both face-to-face and on the phone. The candidates will also be required to take reservations via the telephone, email and walk-in requests. Candidates will also be responsible for promoting the resort at all times.

Requirements Candidates should have five years or more experience as a Reservation Attendant.

Candidates should also have an extensive knowledge of Visual One Property Management System. Candidates must be proficient in Microsoft Office. Candidates will be required to check guests in and out; perform certain accounting procedures, such as preparing bills for guests, performing audit duties, balancing work and preparing paperwork for the following day; present a friendly, outgoing, energetic and guest service demeanor. Candidates will also be required to work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team. Must be able to speak, read and write in English and understand verbal and written instructions. Good presentation and a pleasant, friendly personality required. The salary for this position is $8.00 per hour.

Interested applicants should contact Veronica Rigby via email by October 27th, 2015 at ronnie@habgroup.com or by fax 649-946-5191. Only persons selected for an interview will be contacted by email or telephone to schedule an interview.

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OCTOBER 16TH, 2015 – OCTOBER 23RD, 2015

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LOCAL NEWS

TCI Community College Hospitality students to offer paid service

By Vivian Tyson

Senior Sun Editor

Impressed by the rave reviews that its hospitality students received after performing duties at several events, and recommendations made by those who experienced the service, the community TCI Community College Hospitality Department is to embark on a service catering programme.

Michelle Hosten, Head of the Hospitality Department at the college, told The SUN that such ideas have been on the cards for a long time. However, suggestions made by former head of the institution’s fundraising arm – the TCI Community College Foundation – gave the programme momentum.

On Thursday, during a $500 donation to the college, Clare suggested that, due to the seamless services that the college students had offered at a number of events, including the Mental Health Prayer Breakfast earlier this year and at her husband’s Bill Clare’s 70th birthday celebration, it should consider charging for its services.

“They were so efficient that everyone (the birthday party) was impressed, including the hostess – the function was held at my house. A few months prior to that, these young people made me look good and made Miss Hosten look good when they did the Mental Health Prayer Breakfast.

“You have a skill that I think you can share with the public and get money for it for your department, because, with this kind of performance, you can actually hold your own when there are

Kenlove Taus (centre right), a student t the TCI Community College Hospitality Department accepts an envelope containing $500 from Claudette Clare(centre left). Sharing in the moment are other students of that department. functions out there. And the money Ancy Borisca, another from that can be injected into your hospitality student said he believes programme because I know you need that proposal is reasonable, since not money,” she suggested. only would it reel in funds for the

Clare, said that she felt college, but also whet the students’ compelled to make to donation to the skills for their career. college based on students’ level of “The proposal seems work, plus she wanted to give back to reasonable for the college to do. Since education in the TCI. we are training our students to go out

“I am on a mission to give back there and perform in the real world in to education. This morning (Thursday) the hospitality field. I think it is a I went to the Clement Howell High real good contribution to the college as School and I gave them a respectable well, as it will provide money to buy consignment of books, and that is what equipment. It also provides really good I intend to do, go around and give some experience for the students,” Borisca cheers to the schools,” she said. said.

The students at the college, including Reacting to the donation made by Mrs. Kenlove Taus, said he was ready to Clare, another hospitality student, embrace Clare’s suggestion.

Merline Duverge, deemed it a welcome “Being a private chef is hard work but if gesture because the department is you love what you do you will continue, badly in need of financial assistance. and if you can get paid for what you do, and to be able to assist the college “I am very happy that she came here to would be a good thing,” he said. make a donation to the college, because

we need funds for our events and to buy new equipment for our culinary students, and for our trip that is coming up very soon,” she said, adding that the proposal to work at events for compensation to the college K is a very good idea.

“Usually, what we do is giving our services for free, because it will offer experience to the students so that when they go into the real world they will be ready,” she said.

Jedrick Taylor, another hospitality student, explained that in addition to equipment, the college needs a bigger space.

“I think we need more space, because, working in culinary, I think you need to have the proper equipment and proper space to be able to facilitate these functions. I am very appreciative of what Mrs. Clare has done today because it is very well needed,” he said.

Taylor said also that allowing the students to cater to events, can be an impetus to their career.

Provo Primary School celebrated Department of Early Childhood Education’s ‘The Week of the Young Child’ “Celebrating Our Youngest Learners: – Grow a Reader and Watch them Bloom”, with a variety of extra reading activities last week.

Highlights of the week were when the whole school got together for some ‘Book Buddy’ reading times, with older children reading to younger ones. There was also a ‘DEAR’ session, where upon everyone stops whatever they are doing at a specific time

and Drops Everything And Reads!

Teachers created a parent noticeboard and promoted the event, sharing their photographs on the school website: www.provoprimary.com Principal, Sian Jones, commented, “It was lovely to see everyone enjoying the experience of reading to others, being read to, or both, and how it united us a school, developing closer, caring connections within our Provo Primary family.

Activities like these have many reading skill benefits and are also great for building self-esteem. I would like to

members also visited the public library. Mrs Joan Forbes, the librarian, informed them about how the library encourages all children on the island with their development and enjoyment of reading, and how it supports them with research and homework projects.

The School Councillors returned keen to contribute to, and further enhance this valuable community facility. Embarking on their first community project this year, they organised a collection of children’s books that will be donated to the library later this month.

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praise the Education Department for organising this island-wide initiative, which offered an extremely valuable opportunity for promoting reading in the early years.”

Heidy Williams, Early Childhood Education Officer, was happy to hear that the entire school took part and said that Provo Primary’s ”active participation and support of the activities each year during the ‘week of the Young Child’ meant a great deal to her and the Department of Education.”

During the week, a selection of the Provo Primary School Council

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NOTICE OF DORMANT ACCOUNT

OCTOBER 16TH, 2015 – OCTOBER 23RD, 2015

Name of Financial Institution/TIN of Financial Institution SCOTIABANK (TCI) LTD Address of Financial Institution 88 CHEROKEE ROAD LEEWARD HIGHWAY PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Change of name, if any, of the Financial Institution THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA The public is hereby given notice that (SCOTIABANK (TCI) LTD) holds the following dormant accounts– Account Type

Account Name

Account Type

Account Name

Account Type

Account Name

Savings

Adrian McCarthey

Savings

Daphne Gayle

Savings

George Leylegian

Savings

Adrian Senat

Savings

Darien Dickenson

Savings

Ginsie Dievuleil

Savings

Alanzo/Patricia Mora

Savings

Dario Sands

Savings

Girlie Joseph

Savings

Alberto Vilorio

Savings

Darnall Handfield

Savings

Godgia Robinson

Savings

Alicia Francis

Savings

Dawn Walterhouse

Savings

Goldston N/D

Savings

Altrisha &/or Catherine Robinson

Savings

Dawshawndre Deane

Savings

Guerline Julien

Savings

Ambiorix Bonilia

Savings

Dayna R. Ferriera

Savings

Guintaya H.A. Ellis

Current

Amcas Limited

Savings

Dawn Walterhouse

Savings

Heather Dabbagh

Savings

Andrea Blumentritt

Savings

Dawshawndre Deane

Savings

Hibbert headley

Savings

Andrea Kelly Hughes

Savings

Dayna R. Ferriera

Savings

Holly Hamilton

Savings

Andrew W Shaw

Savings

Decklin A Beresford

Savings

Howard A Stubbs Jr

Savings

Angy Rodney

Savings

Del Pino, Carlos

Savings

Hubert/Giselle James

Savings

Anthon Preston

Savings

Demeika Quant

Savings

Hubertus Stolwerk

Savings

Anthony Costa

Savings

Demetrio Quant

Savings

Hudson L Gardiner

Savings

Anthony Francis

Savings

Demico McDonald

Savings

Ian F Gosling

Savings

Antonio Stubbs

Savings

Deniro Lafrenier

Current

Investments W A View

Savings

April Francis

Savings

Der Torossian Debra

Savings

Irina Feldman

Savings

Arianna Lightbourne

Savings

Dernelle Williams

Savings

Isaac Missick

Savings

Arnelle/Patricia Mora

Savings

Deseanette McDonald

Savings

Isabella Cox

Savings

Arwin Grant

Savings

Devanio Quant

Savings

J/T Tabell

Savings

Asha Lightbourne

Savings

Devon Simmons

Savings

Jacques/Argerome Alexis

Savings

Babara’s Books

Savings

Diane Lemire

Savings

Jadesha S Forbes

Savings

Balden Parker

Savings

Diangelo A Coverley

Savings

Jairo Duran Pineda

Savings

Barabara/John McKee

Savings

Dinyane Sibera

Savings

Jamael Delancy

Savings

Bensheka Wilson

Savings

Donald Richard Miller

Savings

Jamecia Glinton

Savings

Bertram Dean/Simms M

Savings

Donavan Francis

Savings

James Ewing

Savings

Bianca A Thomas

Savings

Donna Marlene E Wint

Savings

Jamesly Prosper

Savings

Billy &/or Louis D Rigby

Savings

Doughty R/ Williams W

Savings

Jaswantrai Doshi

Current

Blue Seas Offshore

Savings

Dulga Gray

Savings

Javiel Montes

Current

Blyth International Ltd

Savings

Earlsalena Robinson

Savings

Jazmin Rodgers

Savings

Brandon O’Neal Forbes

Current

Ecosystem Protection Insurance Company

Savings

Jean E Pierre

Savings

Brandon O’Neil

Savings

Eddiejean Siffrad

Savings

Jean/Emanise Stilmar

Savings

Brent Astwood

Savings

Edith/John Moore

Savings

Jeffrey Chase

Savings

Breon Rigby

Savings

Edwin Spengeman

Savings

Jesly Prosper

Savings

Breyanna Williams

Savings

Elisnet Estephane

Savings

Jesula Prosper

Savings

Brianca Cartwright

Savings

Elliot Cunningham

Savings

Jharel-Anma Ferriera

Savings

Bridget Robinson

Savings

English Freites

Savings

John Forde

Savings

Brittnay Garland

Savings

Enoch Richard

Savings

John Grice

Savings

Cameron Gardiner

Savings

Eric Deknock

Savings

John Wynns

Savings

Candyce Allard

Savings

Eric Schwing

Savings

John/Jacqueline Todd

Savings

Cardinal Handfield

Savings

Eric Story

Savings

Jonathan Burgess

Savings

Carmen Almonte

Savings

Ericka A Rogers/Coralee E Simpson

Savings

Jordan Garland

Savings

Celine G Swan

Savings

Erin E/Ethan C/Ariana Grant

Savings

Jovan Handfield

Savings

Chaine Des Rotisseur

Savings

Ernacio Forbes

Savings

Judith/Mari Oliveira

Savings

Chamel R Sanchez

Savings

Ernequa Hall

Savings

Julliet Marcia Watson

Savings

Charnelle Robinson

Savings

Eugene Gardiner

Savings

Justin Lightbourne

Savings

Chelsea Tipton

Savings

Ezequiel Louima

Savings

Justin P Pettress

Savings

Christopher Williams

Savings

Fouad Mikhael Marjaba

Savings

Kadis Simmons

Savings

Clenae Howell

Savings

Frank Bertrant

Savings

Kandoll N Gardiner

Savings

Corrine Hall

Savings

Frank Jean

Savings

Karen Swann

Savings

Corrine L S Hall

Savings

Future Films

Savings

Kavano Lightbourne

Savings

Daksh Sanj Shingrani

Savings

Garnet Ricketts

Savings

Kaylam Marvin Pratt

Savings

Damian Pereira

Savings

Gary Lalonde

Savings

Kazmaine Been

Savings

D’Andre Hanchell

Savings

Gary Miles

Savings

Keandra Gardiner

Savings

D’Angelo Prosper

Savings

Gaurdvin J Missick Jr.

Savings

Ke-Ara James

Savings

Daniel Blumentritt

Savings

George Anne Bunting

Savings

Keitha Comrie

OCTOBER 16TH, 2015 – OCTOBER 23RD, 2015

TURKS & CAICOS SUN

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Account Type

Account Name

Account Type

Account Name

Account Type

Account Name

Savings

Kelly Demontgny

Savings

Milford Campbell

Savings

Sharnette P Purchase

Savings

Kenardo Penn

Savings

Millicent Ellis

Savings

Shaulene Barwise

Savings

Kendrenna Penn

Savings

Moise Jacques

Savings

Shawn Thompson

Savings

Kenly Taylor

Current

New Jersey Amigo Ltd

Savings

Shawnae Knowles

Savings

Kenville Charles

Savings

New Test. C.O.G Dist

Savings

Shell Trevens

Savings

Kenyetta Grant

Savings

Niurka Santos

Savings

Shequille Grant

Savings

Kezia Ariza

Current

Northcote & Co

Savings

Shermal Francis

Savings

Kimberley Handfield

Savings

Omar Morris

Savings

Soeurette Forbes

Savings

Kimberly Keith

Savings

Orvin F. Williams Jnr

Savings

Srikumaru Sambasivam

Savings

Kindra Blumentritt

Savings

Patricia Chidiac

Current

St. Monica’s Church

Savings

Kiovani Gourgue

Savings

Patrick Coughlan

Savings

Stephen J Stubbs

Savings

Kristina Dietsche

Savings

Patrick G Liddy

Savings

Steve/Tam DresslerKoerner

Savings

L Osterman/Mi Newman

Savings

Paul Little

Savings

Steven Brown

Savings

Ladeika Adams

Savings

Paul Spong

Savings

Susan Blumentritt

Savings

Lakier Grant

Savings

Paula Higgs

Savings

Susan Leslie

Savings

Lamar G Walters

Savings

Paula McKenzie

Savings

Sydney Outten

Savings

Laquad Garland

Current

People’s Auction/Provo Fun

Savings

Sykoria Francis

Savings

Larry Francis

Savings

Quanisha Blaise

Savings

Takuo Hasegawa

Savings

Laura Ali

Savings

Quesny Louis

Savings

Tamyn Banks

Savings

Lebert Ramcharan

Savings

Quinton Harvey

Savings

Tange Williams

Savings

Lemano Lawan Malcolm

Savings

Rakinido/Enid Walkin

Savings

Tanshell P Willams

Current

Lemetik SSSI Limited

Savings

Rashanell Rigby

Savings

Tarado Lewis

Savings

Lev Olevson

Savings

Reinsurance Topper

Savings

TCI Reservations Ltd

Savings

Lind/Sherra Schwiers

Savings

Rhian E A Davies

Savings

Tevan Missick

Savings

Liujee Morris

Savings

Rhondeisha C Gray Rhys E F Davies

Current

The O Caribbean Islands Holding Ltd

Savings

Livie Gerelus

Savings

Ricardo Small

Current

The O Property Collection Ltd

Savings

Lloydeka E Handfield

Savings

Richard Anace

Savings

Thomas Flakstad

Savings

Lloydyanna Stubbs

Savings

Richard Morris

Savings

Trana Mario Jr

Savings

Louis Bielmann

Savings

Richard Stadtherr

Current

Trapp & Associates

Savings

Louis E Grant

Savings

Ricou/Prind Browning

Savings

Travis Rigby

Savings

Lovely Phillippe

Savings

Robert &/or Edline Anace

Savings

Trevante K.M Brown

Savings

Lunneiara Joseph

Savings

Robert Clarke

Savings

Trinee Bethel

Savings

Lunt S/J Hunter

Savings

Roger Harvey

Current Account

Turks Fest Committee

Savings

Malik R Ingham

Savings

Roma Robinson

Savings

Valmir Jacques

Savings

Marco Eygendaal

Savings

Rotel Hall

Savings

Vanilia Etienne

Savings

Maria Olivia

Savings

Rozel Parker

Savings

Vlachos Brooke K

Savings

Mario Rigby

Savings

Sacoya Sade Taylor

Savings

Walter Simmons

Savings

Marlene E Hanchard

Savings

Salaam Fulford

Current

Water Sports Association

Savings

Mary Roney/Bailey

Savings

Samardia Walkin

Savings

Wayne Adams

Savings

Mathew Gardiner

Savings

Sandra Davis

Savings

Wayne Seale

Savings

Matthew Lang

Savings

Satoshi Inoue

Savings

Wesly Chery

Savings

Maurissa Handfield

Savings

Savannah Ewing

Current

West Atlantic

Savings

Maxilien Daceus

Savings

Scott Hall

Savings

Wildano Joseph

Savings

Melia &/or Angleo Harvey

Current

Scott Overseas

Savings

Wilder Dorcius

Savings

Meredith Grimmer

Savings

Sean B Cartwright

Savings

William Smith

Savings

Mervin Cox Jnr.

Savings

Seaview Guest Taylor

Savings

William/Linda Ferguson

Savings

Michael G/ Marlene S Milne

current

Sevens Investments

Savings

William/Margaret Aldridge

Savings

Michael Neehuis

Savings

Shain Empey

Savings

Yefri Williams

Savings

Michael Palmer

Savings

Shanice Swann

Savings

Zanovia Francis

Savings

Michael Valle

Savings

Shaquaille Grant

Savings

Zemnobia Valentine

Savings

Milessa Ali

Savings

Shaquant Penn

The public is also hereby given notice of the following– 1. Unless one or more of the following transactions are effected on a dormant account listed above on or before the (Specify date October 31st, 2015), the monies in the dormant account will be transferred to the general revenue of the Islands without further notice(a) Increase or decrease the amount held or owed in the Financial Institution1; (b) Present the passbook or other record for the crediting of interest or dividends in respect to any general deposit, demand deposit, savings deposit or deposit for a fixed period, made in the Islands; 1 Interest paid, or account fees applied, by a Financial Institution on monies held or owed in the Financial Institution shall not be regarded as a transaction which increase or decreases the amount held in the Financial Institution pursuant to section 4(4) of the Dormant Accounts Ordinance.

(c) Correspond in writing with the Financial Institution concerning the monies; or (d) Otherwise indicate an interest in the monies as evidenced in writing by the Financial Institution.

2. Subject to the Dormant Accounts Ordinance, on the transfer of the monies in the dormant account to the general revenue of the Islands, the dormant account holder will no longer have any right against the Financial Institution to the repayment of the monies transferred, but the dormant account holder will have against the Government such right to repayment of the monies transferred that the dormant account holder would have had against the Financial Institution.

3. Any interested person should contact the Financial Institution mentioned above to establish if that person is a dormant account holder.

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT To provide support to the Manager of Financial Services in the management of the financial, regulatory, parent company and other external reporting. Provide accurate plant financial and statistical data in order for management to make timely and informed decisions concerning financial performance of the business. Manage critical areas in the financial operations on the Work Order Systems, Inventory Management and Fixed Assets to ensure that they are in accordance with established guidelines and procedures.

MAIN DUTIES General Accounting:  Ensure the accurate and timely completion of all account reconciliations and monthly management reports.  Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances in all areas of revenues, expenses and capital.  Ensure that all corporate policy changes are incorporated in the accounting process according to the guidelines set.  Provide major support in financial reporting as regards compliance with US GAAP.  Responsible for providing financial requirements to all stakeholders (parent company, internal, external, financial institutions, CARILEC and other interested parties)  Oversee the preparation of US GAAP compliant financial statements for submission to external auditors and Fortis Inc.  Perform quality assurance review of all financial information before submission to internal and external stakeholders and responsible for all consolidated reports of FortisTCI Limited and TCU.  Responsible for the preparation of regulatory reports and annual government questionnaires  Ensure that the vendor master file is updated and appropriately documented.  Responsible for internal and external audit activities as required.  Ad-Hoc Reporting and Financial Analysis Plant Accounting:  Closely coordinate and provide assistance to key departmental personnel to ensure that all asset acquisition, sale, retirement, and other disposals are accounted for, recorded and fully supported with appropriate documentation and authorization.  Closely coordinate with all heads of department, ensuring that all completed selfconstructed projects are tracked and recorded accurately and in a timely manner.  Actively participate in the annual budget process by ensuring that the provision of capital and depreciation information are updated, complete and based on reliable assumptions and data.  Conduct regular review and evaluation of capital and operational projects and accounts for cost-reduction opportunities  Lead the development of cost standards for material, labor, and overhead for line extension customers.

OCTOBER 16TH, 2015 – OCTOBER 23RD, 2015

 Responsible for the preparation financial information for the annual property insurance renewal.  Responsible for compiling and managing capital project budgets and preparing the monthly capital variance report including leading discussions with project owners in regards to the variances.  Ensure that the Fixed Assets System is reconciled, up to date and maintained.  Ensure maintenance of the Inventory Sub Ledger and provide key participation in the Inventory Count process.  Set up new vendors in the system and ensure that the vendor master file is updated and appropriately documented.  Conduct regular review and evaluation of capital and operational projects and accounts for cost-reduction opportunities.

Enterprise Resource Planning  Serve as Lead person in the ERP migration as it relates to General Ledger, Banking, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Inventory and Work Order Management  Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

CORE COMPETENCY SKILLS:  Must possess excellent team playing and leadership abilities  Demonstrates strong analytical skills with a high level of competence and proficiency in financial analysis;  Must possess strong inter-personal, organizational, multi-tasking and written and oral communication skills.  Must possess high level of professional excellence characterized by sound judgment skills, and drive for results.  Must possess the ability to ability to develop, monitor and maintain management information systems and procedures.  Must possess excellent working knowledge of MS Office software programs, including MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and various databases.  Must possess working knowledge of Bellamy Software and other ERP systems.

Minimum Requirements:  Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.  Must be CPA, CA, ACCA or CMA qualified.  Must have at least 5 years extensive assurance and advisory working experience from the big 4 auditing firms.  Must have extensive utility industry experience Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications Deadline for submission of applications (inclusive of a cover letter, resume and a FortisTCI application form) is Wednesday October 28, 2015: Dr. Kellie-Ann Evans-Hall

Manager, Human Resources FortisTCI Limited P. O. Box 132, Providenciales Email address: hrapplications@fortistci.com or khall@fortistci.com

WATERLOO HOTEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED seeks to fill the following position:

DIRECTOR OF GUEST EXPERIENCE AND OPERATIONS In this key role, you are responsible the smooth operation of the properties including but not limited to: ➢ Front of House of the Resorts, Housekeeping, Laundry, Pool & Beach, Loss Prevention and Maintenance operations ➢ Handle guest concerns relating to experience, service and payments ➢ Attends meetings to determine information and/or activities that have impact on Guest and Hotel operations ➢ Prepares agendas and manages meetings as directed by the General Managers ➢ Develops and implements new departmental policies and procedures to ensure smooth operation; maintains current departments’ policies and procedures ➢ Reviews the payroll and work schedule for each of the departments ➢ Reviews and ensures that all Operations Manuals and logs for each of the departments are maintained ➢ Oversees hiring, training, and supervision of all Housekeeping, Laundry, Front of House and ➢ Troubleshoots problem situations to assure procedures and processes are examined to prevent reoccurrence ➢ Oversees counseling, performance reviews and terminations ➢ Adheres to WHML Standards for Guest Service ➢ Reports and documents any observed or known safety hazards, conditions or unsafe practices and procedures to management immediately ➢ Performs other job-related duties as directed Requirements: ➢ Must possess prior hotel management experience of no less than 10 to 15 years Front Office/Guest Services department head experience ➢ Must possess 5 to 7 years’ experience as a Director of Operations ➢ Must possess excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills ➢ Bilingual preferably English, French and Spanish ➢ Must possess accounting aptitude with the ability to manage payroll and budgetary records. ➢ Must possess a professional, outgoing, guest-service oriented manner ➢ Must possess the ability to interact with a variety of people, and remain calm and professional in stressful situations ➢ Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include overnights, weekends and holidays ➢ Must be friendly, courteous, service-oriented, and flexible and enjoy working with a variety of staff and guests ➢ Must have knowledge of the Engineering and Maintenance department in order to make proper decisions regarding Waste Water Treatment Plants, A/C, Electrical, among others ➢ Must possess working knowledge of computers and software ➢ Must be well versed in all areas of PMS and POS hotel systems, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office, Opera, HotSoS, Micros, Delphi ➢ Must be detail-oriented and work effectively under pressure while meeting all applicable deadlines ➢ Must be able to work independently and productively with minimum supervision;

PROVO WATER COMPANY LTD. We are currently seeking a qualified Turks & Caicos Islander to fill the position of Pipe Fitter:

REQUIREMENTS: o Minimum of 5 years experience in waterworks and piping networks. o Must be available for emergency maintenance calls on evenings and weekends according to rotational schedule.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: • Hot, dusty and wet conditions including open and confined spaces • Active roadways and associated traffic noise levels • Remote locations JOB DESCRIPTION: The Pipe fitter is responsible for installing, repairing and maintaining pipes, fixtures and other plumbing used for water distribution in residential, commercial and industrial connections.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO: 1.Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.

2.Reads and follows installation plans and establish the sequence of pipe installations.

3.Measure, cut, thread and bend pipe to required angle, using hand and power tools or machine such as pipe cutters, pipe threading machines and pipe bending machine.

4.Use hand or powered tools to excavate trenches and ditches 5.Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings, using hand and power tools.

6.Repair and maintain plumbing, replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes.

7.Attend Emergency callout when necessary.

8.Carry out all other duties as directed by the Supervisor.

Salary Range: US$ 12.00 - $15.00 per hour All applications must be submitted September 30th, 2015.

Turks & Caicos Islanders need only apply.

Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please Submit Applications to: cgibbons@wihl.com A copy should also be submitted to the TCI Labour Department.

Submissions to be no later than October 23rd, 2014 Belongers need only apply.

Office Manager PROVO WATER COMPANY LTD. P.O. Box 39, Grace Bay Road Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Fax: (649) 941-8310 Email: K.Clarke@provowater.tc

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Meet with solar vendors and installers Speak with financing specialists

Enjoy free food and refreshments Giveaways and raffle drawing

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 11:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.

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LOCAL NEWS

TWENTY-SIX RECIPIENTS HONOURED AT TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS INAUGURAL NATIONAL HONOURS AND AWARDS CEREMONY

National Heritage Day, The Turks and Caicos Islands Government, under the auspices of the Office of the Premier in collaboration with the National Honours and Awards Committee, held the inaugural ceremony for the Turks and Caicos Islands National Honours and Awards 2015.

The ceremony, which garnered tremendous community support, saw the honouring of twentysix Turks and Caicos Islanders in five different categories.

The event which drew attendants from all across the Turks and Caicos Islands was held at the Parade Grounds in the nation’s capital, Grand Turk, and onlookers where treated to an impressive display of pomp and pageantry by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Band and royal platoon, who led the historic processional march from the Legislative House to the Parade Grounds.

The Prison Wardens, the Cadet Corp., the Boy Scouts, the Cubs, the Brownies, the Girls Brigade, the HJ Robinson High School, Eliza Simons Primary, Ona Glinton Primary School and Newman’s Preparatory School were among those that turned out to honour our well-deserving citizens.

Performances were rendered in voice by Miss Robyn Hinds and Mr. Julian Garland who sang I Vow To Thee My Country and To Dream The Impossible Dream, respectively, and Mr. Jervon Laporte who rendered the soulful melody Flying Without Wings on the saxophone.

The recipients were called off in order of merit and escorted to the honouring dais, where they received the bestowment of their award from the Premier, Dr. The Honourable Rufus W. Ewing, before joining the receiving line for the final honour of a March Past by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and the

uniformed groups promenade.

Those honoured for 2015 were as follows: THE ORDER OF TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS The Most Honourable Williams H. Mills, OTCI (Deceased) The Most Honourable Mary Robinson, OTCI (Deceased) THE PATRIOTIC AWARD – CAYOS MEDAL The Much Honoured Stanley Been, PA The Much Honoured Noel T. Gardiner, PA (deceased) The Much Honoured Sylvia Melhado, PA The Much Honoured Dr. Carlton Mills, PA THE LONG SERVICE AWARD Mrs. Jenniemae Deane-Forbes, LSM Ms. Jestina Delancy, LSM Bishop George Fulford, LSM Ms. Annie Garland, LSM Ms. Jane Garland, LSM The Gospel Pioneers (Member, LSM) Mrs. Marionette Hinds, LSM Mrs. Ismae Pereira, LSM Mr. Michael Simmons, LSM Mrs. Lynette Thomas, LSM Ms. Stephanie Thomas, LSM THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD Mr. Daniel Campbell, MSM Mrs. Claudette Clare, MSM Mr. James Fulford, MSM Bishop Franklyn Williams, MSM NATIONAL YOUNG ACHIEVER’S MEDAL Mr. Elton Dickenson, NYAM Miss Ryesha Higgs, NYAM Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye, NYAM Miss TeAndra Thomas, NYAM Mr. Delano Williams, NYAM

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LOCAL NEWS THE 7TH ANNUAL “IN THE PINK 2015” SOARED TO NEW HEIGHTS RAISING $40,000 FOR THE NATIONAL CANCER SOCIETY! OCTOBER 13, 2015 – Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. On October 10th, The Palms Turks & Caicos and the organizing committee hosted its 7th annual “In the Pink” event to raise money for TCI’s Cancer Society. The event played host to a shopping frenzy, a PINK Poker Tournament sponsored by CasaBlanca Casino and a lavish after-party where PRIME DJ’s rocked The Palms Courtyard well into the night, a silent auction and raffle giveaways. With donations from corporate businesses and individuals, the team transformed The Palms into a shopping paradise, while buyers snagged excellent bargains on a wide variety of new and gently used clothing, shoes, accessories and many designer items. After the shopping, the fun continued with a superb after-party in the elegantly pink-decorated courtyard in front of the famed Parallel 23 restaurant. The after-party included live music and charming “guest bartenders” serving up themed cocktails and raffle giveaways from Jai’s. One of this year’s highlights is the KIA car giveaway raffle, and one lucky winner will be announced on October 31st at the Cancer Society’s annual luncheon banquet.

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HEALTHY

LIFESTYLE

Weight-loss surgery linked to increased suicide risk

Patients may be more likely to harm themselves or attempt suicide after weight-loss surgery, a Canadian study suggests.

Researchers followed about 8,800 patients for three years before and after they had surgery to lose weight. Most of them had a common type of bariatric surgery known as gastric bypass, which helps patients shed excess pounds by reducing stomach capacity from about three pints to the size of a shot glass.

During the first three years after surgery, 111 patients received emergency care for self-inflicted injuries, or roughly 1 percent of people in the study. While small, the risk of these emergencies was 54 percent higher after surgery than it was before.

Most of these incidents of selfinflicted harm happened one to three years after bariatric surgeries,

suggesting that patients may need more long-term behavioral healthcare than they’re getting, said Dr. Amir Ghaferi, author of an editorial accompanying the study in JAMA Surgery. “ Unfortunately, long term postoperative follow-up for bariatric patients is not ideal,” Ghaferi, a bariatric surgery specialist at the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Healthcare System.

“This study should not dissuade patients with mental health problems from seeking bariatric surgery,” Ghaferi added. Instead, it should encourage healthcare providers to target these patients for improved follow-up care, he said.

Surgical weight loss has gained traction in recent years as a growing number of extremely obese patients turn to this option after failing

to achieve significant weight loss through diet, exercise or medication.

Like all surgery, it isn’t risk free, and bariatric operations in particular carry a risk of malnutrition.

These procedures also come with a risk of overdosing on alcohol or drugs because patients’ smaller stomachs and intestines may no longer be able to tolerate the same amounts of libations or medications that they could before surgery.

In the current study, almost three in four of the self-inflicted injuries were identified as intentional drug overdoses.

Most of the time, the patients who harmed themselves had been diagnosed with a mental health disorder at some point in the five years preceding surgery.

The risk wasn’t the same for all of the patients in the study, however. People over 35 were 76

percent more likely to be treated for a self-inflicted emergency after surgery than before, and the risk was more than doubled for lowincome patients.

Rural patients had more than a six-fold greater risk of receiving emergency care for self-inflicted harm after their weight-loss operations, the study found.

One limitation of the study, however, is its use of billing data to identify drug overdoses, which might not be an accurate indicator of whether the act was intentional or accidental, the authors acknowledge.

Even so, the findings add to a growing body of evidence linking bariatric surgery to an increased risk of suicide, lead author Junaid Bhatti, a researcher at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and the Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto.

Wine at dinner safe, possibly beneficial in diabetes

A glass of red wine at dinner is safe and possibly beneficial for people with type 2 diabetes, a new trial suggests.

People who followed a healthy diet and drank a glass of red wine at dinner for two years ended up with better HDL or “good” cholesterol and other good health-related factors than people on the same diet who drank mineral water, researchers found.

But what the findings actually mean for individual patients needs to be interpreted cautiously, and with careful medical follow-up, said Iris Shai, the study’s senior author from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer Sheva, Israel.

The risks and benefits of alcohol use among people with diabetes have been controversial, Shai and her colleagues write in Annals of Internal Medicine. While studies suggest possible benefits to moderate alcohol use, both with diabetes and without it, it’s questionable whether doctors should tell their diabetes patients to drink, they say.

For the new study, the researchers randomly assigned 224 adults with type 2 diabetes, ages 40 to 75, to drink 150 milliliters (about 5 ounces) of either mineral water,

mineral water.

“Although red wine was superior and preferable, we would not recommend to completely stick only to it, but to enjoy from both wines in moderation, and as part of a healthy diet,” Shai said.

She said the next step should be to study rates of illness and death in a multi-center large alcohol randomized controlled trials, which are considered the “gold standard” of medical research.

Dr. Sethu Reddy, Chief of the Adult white wine or red wine with dinner The researchers also looked Diabetes Section at Joslin Diabetes for two years. The participants were for conditions that together make Center in Boston, told Reuters Health previously not alcohol drinkers. As up the metabolic syndrome, which by email that he doesn’t think the part of the study, they also followed a increases the risk of heart disease, benefits to cholesterol, metabolic risk Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes diabetes and stroke. Compared to factors and blood sugar control were plant-based foods, whole grains, participants who drank mineral water, large enough to make a practical legumes and nuts, and replacing those in the red wine group had fewer difference.

And, while he would not have butter with healthy fats. of those conditions, such as a large any major concerns if a patient wanted

Overall, 87 percent completed waistline and high blood pressure, for to add a glass of wine with dinner, he the trial, with 80 percent drinking example. warned that wine itself can impact their daily dose of wine.

But except for a subset of participants people’s blood sugar.

At the end of the study, whose livers processed alcohol “As always, drinking alcohol people who drank red wine with relatively slowly, most people in the dinner increased their “good” HDL study did not have any improvements along with food is a better idea than drinking alcohol alone,” Dr. Reddy cholesterol, which helps removes LDL in their blood sugar levels. or “bad” cholesterol from the arteries.

And the researchers can’t say said. He would also ask the patient “to They also lowered their risk of heart fewer heart attacks or deaths occur check before and after meal sugars to disease, as indicated by a lower ratio among people who drink wine at see if alcohol is having any immediate of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol. dinner, compared to people who drink impact on sugar control.”

Hope Corner

Finding Joy in Autism

You may be going through a lot right now; having a child that has been diagnosed with autism is not an easy thing. People may be saying, "Wow that must be tough" and they are right, it's tough but there is a lot of joy that can come along with having a child with autism. Yes, you read correctly, joy! You see my son Isreal has autism and numerous challenges to go along

with it. When Isreal is unable to do or understand something it's really hard to think about being joyful .Still I remember the day he was finally done with potty training. Or when I learnt that he has a sense of humor and he's a genius! Even after cleaning up 52 letters, capital and small from my tiles, that day I learnt he could write brought a smile to my face! There are

going to be challenges everyday that seem to never end and rest assured, there will be times when you feel like you will lose your mind! And then there will be other days; days that will bring you great joy. As you learn and grow together, make every day count.

Every little success brings your child one step closer to living a happy and independent life. As for me, I count

it ALL joy; success and failures. As I continue this journey with autism and learn with my son, I won't let anyone or anything take our joy away!

Maxcia L. Rigby Isreal's Mommy The Hope Foundation for Autism Awareness TCI Inc

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ALEXANDRA RESORT & SPA is inviting applications for the following position:

HOSPITALITY ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST We are seeking to employ an experienced Hospitality Accounting Specialist who will be reporting to the CFO. Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: •Coordinate the operations of the accounts office and Night Audit at Alexandra Resort and Asu Restaurant •Assist with the Management of the finance function and overseeing the finance team.

•Assist in the preparation of end of Month journals and conducting of the closing process.

•Assist in the installation of any new software – document retention, inventory management, payroll, POS, Opera, HotSos •Prepare End of Month journals and conduct the Closing process.

•Assist in the installation of any new software - document retention, inventory management, payroll, POS. •Preparation of budgets, forecasts, payrolls and cash flows •Maintenance of financial ledgers and accounting processes •Preparation of Monthly P&L and Balance Sheet •Ensuring that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained Qualifications: •CPA Certification (CA, CGA or CMA) •5 to 10 years proven experience in hospitality financial management to include condo management and food and beverage •Proficiency in all areas of PMS and POS hotel systems, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office, Opera, HotSoS, Micros, Delphi with Microsoft Office, Visual One •Verbal and written English/Spanish with good interpersonal skills •Capacity to plan and organize work •Analytical skills and problem solving capacities

Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please Submit Applications to: cgibbons@wihl.com A copy should also be submitted to the TCI Labour Department.

Submissions to be no later than October 23rd, 2015 Belongers need only apply.

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.

Spa Director The Spa Director at Gansevoort Turks & Caicos is responsible for the daily operations, management, and profitability of the spa, along with the highest level of customer service and quality work environment.

Requirements •Oversee the management of all spa positions: front desk, spa technicians and teachers.

•Manage, coordinate, and/or conduct associate meetings and workshops.

•Monitor daily sales activities to ensure that all transactions are completed accurately.

•Ensure the maintenance and cleanliness of spa facility. Control and maintain a high quality of music selection and HVAC. •Ensure spa treatment quality controls, including service, cleanliness, and product usage.

•Manage the preparation of purchase orders for professional treatment and operational supplies.

•Maintain proper inventory levels for all professional and retail products.

•Finalize payroll.

•Maintain expertise regarding all standard operating procedures and policies.

•Assist with special projects, events, and promotions as needed.

•Adhere to all corporate, departmental and spa operational policies and procedures.

•Maintain a high level of guest rapport and service.

•Demonstrate positive attitude and actions through a display of courtesy, service, cooperation, hospitality, sensitivity and professionalism to internal guests.

•Manage department to achieve or exceed desired unit metric goals.

•Increase gross margins of the business through optimal scheduling, staffing pans, and capacity utilization.

•Improve guest service + satisfaction levels through heightened levels of communication and personal presence in the unit.

•Demonstrate equal commitment to exhale’s soulful culture + profitable enterprise.

•Increase gross margins of the business through optimal scheduling, staffing pans, and capacity utilization.

•Improve guest service + satisfaction levels through heightened levels of communication and personal presence in the unit.

The successful candidate must have/be; •Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology or equivalent work experience.

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BLUE HAVEN RESORT

is inviting suitable applications for the following positions: Assistant Restaurant Manager Reporting to the Food and Beverage Director, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: •Consistently offer professional, friendly, hospitable service •Oversee restaurant operations ensuring compliance with departmental standards and meeting / exceeding guest expectations •Knowledgeable of all food and beverage products •Ensure proper staffing and scheduling in accordance to productivity guidelines •Communicate through pre-shift briefings, and departmental meetings all necessary information to support the operation •Train Team members in all job aspects – service, product knowledge and technical skills •Cash handling and daily accounting •Capitalize on revenues by upselling and controlling expenses •Handle guest concerns in a timely and professional manner •Follow resort policies, procedures and service standards •Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety policies Requirements: •Previous Food and Beverage Supervisory experience •Degree or Diploma in Hospitality Management desirable •Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and leadership skills •Fluency in English •Ability to work independently, multi task and prioritize responsibilities •Strong guest service orientation and training skills background •POS experience •Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Blue Haven Resort is alos looking to fill these positions: Housekeepers, Housemen, Public Area Attendants Salary for these positions will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please Submit Applications to: hr@alexandraresort.com A copy should also be submitted to the TCI Labour Department.

Submissions to be no later than October 23rd, 2015 Turks and Caicos Islanders need only apply.

•Experienced in Spa operations with minimum 6 years for a luxury resort, with at least 3 years in management.

•Certificate in MassageTherapy required. Must hold CIBTAC or related certification.

Previous knowledge of SPASOFT/SALONIRIS and MBO software is preferred.

•Current CPR certification. Must be trained in Lymph Drainage and Craniosacral Therapy.

•Atleast two (2) years professional teaching experience for beginning, intermediate and advanced yoga; also fitness training preferably in a high-end and/or hospitality environment.

•Must be enthusiastic, motivated, and a team player.

•Must possess computer proficiency with Windows-based products.

•Must have outstanding experience delivering high-quality customer service.

•Display good organizational, written, and verbal skills.

Labourer : Must have experience in a resort, knowledge of cleaning process and attention to details. Transports, stores and generally maintain all of Food and Beverage areas.

Cook: 2-3 years experience as kitchen helper or cook in luxury hotel or fine dining restaurant.

Able to speak & read English, follow directions consistently, good attendance, good hygiene, likes to cook.

Pastry Chef: Preparing and serving deserts, pastries and other baked foods. Assists the Executive Chef and the Sous Chef in preparing and serving other type of food. Assists the Executive and Sous chef in training and management of the team members. Helps out with the menu planning. Ensures that all deserts, pastries and baked goods are prepared and served in a timely manner. Ensuring that the kitchen remains clean and thoroughly organized at all times. Responsible for ordering supplies used for making of pastries. Ensure a high level of food quality, value, consistency, and satisfaction to the guests. Must have 4- 5 years experience as a Pastry Chef and at least have five star hotel experience.

Sous Chef: A Sous Chef in the kitchen is the second in command, below the Executive Chef and Executive sous Chef. The job of Sous Chef involves significant responsibility, as the Sous Chef must be able to lead other kitchen workers, remain organized and professional, and report vital information to the Executive Chef and Executive sous Chef. If there are times when the Executive Sous Chef is unable to work, the Sous Chef assumes all responsibilities normally assigned to the Executive sous Chef. Must have 4- 5 years experience as a Pastry Chef and at least have five star hotel experience.

Chef de Partie: The Chef de Partie is a direct link between the Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef, sous chef and his/her assigned production areas and outlets. His primary responsibilities are to ensure all communication, standards, policies, and expectations are communicated to his/her team and then executed flawlessly. The Chef de Partie enables his/ her team by ensuring equipment and sanitation standards are always met, supplies and inventories are readily available, expectations are communicated, recipes are current, and training is on-going. He/She is expected to be a “hands-on” supervisor who leads his/her team by example. The Chef de Partie is assigned to be directly responsible for one or more outlets or production areas in the following categories: production, alternative restaurants, buffets, or main galley. The Chef de Partie should expect to be rotated into different areas with or without advance notice in regards business demands and career development. Must have 3 - 5 years experience in a five star hotel or busy hotel.

Interested applicants can contact our Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm on (649)941-7555. E- Mail cover letter outlining your interest and supporting experience in a particular position along with your Resume or C.V. to hr@wymara.com

OCTOBER 16TH, 2015 – OCTOBER 23RD, 2015

The Shore Club is now accepting applications/résumé for the following position.

Only highly self-driven & motivated, personable and professional individuals, whom have the desire to serve others, need apply:

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Requirements: •BA/BS Degree or equivalent.

•Accounting Designation (CA, CMA, CPA) •At least 10 years post qualification experience.

•At least 10 years management/supervisory experience at a property of similar size and quality.

•Experience in Condo Hotel environment, including STRATA Association set up.

•Extensive Resort pre-opening and renovations experience.

•Ability to liaise with investors at high level.

•Advanced knowledge and skills in computer systems, most specifically, Excel, AccPac, Micros, MXP Purchasing System QuickBooks, Opera and Visual One. •Complete understanding of Executive Committee level functions.

•Sound knowledge of both European and American Accounting Plans.

•Solid training in all areas of Accounting from A/P, A/R, General Ledger, Credit, Collections, Audit, Inventory control, Payroll, Budgeting, Costing, P&L preparation and analysis, etc.

•Ability to inspire, develop and train people for promotion.

Responsibilities: •Overseeing the overall finance departments of multiple properties/companies including outside contracts within the organization •Assisting executive management, ownership and related associations with the production of financial reports, detailed analysis and business outlook.

•Directing departments in the preparation and consolidation of financial budgets and projections.

•Prepare, present and provide interpretation of operational reports as they impact group business finances.

•Developing and maintaining chart of accounts and master lists.

•Actively involved in yield management and revenue enhancement.

•Coordinating internal and external audits.

POOL & BEACH MANAGER Responsibilities: •Managing and overseeing the pool and beach staff and providing training •Managing to ensure that the umbrellas, chairs etc. are properly set up at the correct time each morning and properly stowed away each evening.

•Managing to ensure pool and beach areas are clean and well maintained at all times with sufficient clean towels available.

•Trains all incoming staff on The Hartling Group standards.

•Makes sure all opening & closing procedures are followed.

•Continually monitors all staff during the day to make sure our guests are being taken care of according to standards.

•Anticipates guests needs and ready to performing any duty that is required of team members.

•Inventory control of all essential pool & beach needs.

•Attends all meetings that are required of said position.

•Is able to use coaching & counseling techniques with all team members following up with HR. •In conjunction with the GM, monitors the payroll and is able to make the necessary changes.

Requirements: •Must be an excellent swimmer with rescue capability and first aid training •Must be able to operate and teach others to operate catamarans, kayaks other watercrafts •Must be able to be on your feet for long periods of time and able to lift at least 50 lbs •Must be calm under pressure and possess the ability to instill in all pool and beach staff that they are there to serve the guest quickly and courteously.

•Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts.

IT ADMINISTRATOR Duties and Responsibilities •Ensure that the Resort’s technology assets are functioning efficiently, effectively and are properly protected through the daily management of the IT Department and all of its resources.

•Responsible for coordinating end-user support including administration, security, installation, configuration and troubleshooting of hardware and software.

•Developing and maintaining documentation for operation of the computer systems and software licensing.

•Make recommendations for improvements and enhancements to existing systems.

•Will be available to provide after-hours error resolution for property systems as needed, including being on call.

•Execution of network security, stability and survivability directives.

•Manages the Capital Budget process for all system related items.

•Maintain Resort’s PCI compliance status and provide quarterly reports to CFO as required.

•Plan, coordinate and execute special projects as necessary.

•Interacts with Resort Executive Team, Management Team, Staff and Guests to resolve technology related issues and provide guidance on future projects.

•Responsible for all data backup and restoration functions.

•Maintain documentation of all systems, software and hardware.

•Experience in networked computer environment.

•Excellent oral and written communications skills in English language.

•Knowledge of wireless (wi-fi) systems.

•5 years’ experience in a hospitality environment.

•Experience with set-up of CCTV cameras.

•Verify daily all system interfaces.

SENIOR HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR Responsibilities: •Ensures maximum compliance and efficiency in the performance of Housekeeping staff in guest rooms and surrounding areas •Carries out the policies and procedures of Housekeeping Departments Standard Operating •Offers assistance to guests and owners, initiates corrective action on complaints of cleanliness and service to guest rooms •Assists in and conducts monthly Housekeeping Inventories as required •Conducts routine guest room and common area inspections. Provides inspections scores and retrains for success •Assists in and conducts staff scheduling and annual performance evaluations •Maintains inventory and stock controls •Ensure delivery of service excellence to all guests by monitoring staff performance and provides hands-on training and development •Evaluates and updates Executive Housekeeper on staff performance. Makes recommendations for appropriate action in the areas of disciplinary and commendation •Maintains quality controls and assurance •Assists in overseeing Laundry Department as required in service, quality, inventory,

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inspection, scheduling and overall performance Requirements: •High school diploma •Must have supervised a minimum of 25 employees •Most work tasks are performed indoors and outdoors. Temperature is moderate and controlled by hotel environmental systems •Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 3 hours in length •Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis •Must be able to push and pull carts and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis •Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space •Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning tasks •Must have minimum of 3 years supervisory experience in the Hotel/Resort and/or Hospitality Industry •Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language (s) used in the workplace •Must be able to read and write to facilitate the communication process •Requires excellent communication and grammar skills, both orally and written to communicate well to guests and owners •Must possess basic math and computational ability •Must have basic computer skills in Hotel PMS, Word, Excel and Outlook •Must work weekends and holidays POOL & BEACH SUPERVISOR Responsibilities: •Oversees and maintain complete safety in and around pool and beach areas •Follows operating standards in accordance to TCI laws and hotel procedures on job duties and life-safety •Maintains proper levels of service and equipment furniture and maintenance •Assist in the conducting of guest activities in the pool areas •Monitor entire cleaning operations for the cleanliness, health and sanitation of the pools and surrounding area •Assist in every way possible to assure proper customer service is being upheld.

•Enforces pool and beach sanitation and safety rules and requirements •Supervises pool and beach areas for safety and customer service •Monitors and upholds guest areas (No Solicitation policy is enforced and facilities for registered hotel guests only) •Trains new employees on proper protocol and customer service •Ensures all furniture setting are inline, organized and set to hotel resort standards •Complete all tasks for the day and oversee all duties/projects in a timely fashion •Ensure safety precautions are followed in pool area and identify possible safety hazards and reports to management •Monitor supplies and reports all damaged furniture to management •Perform all other duties as assigned by the Property Manager Requirements: •High School Diploma •Must have prior pool/beach supervisory experience •Prior experience at a luxury property or hotel •Life-safety training and certification CPR, AED, First Aid, Water Safety required •Being an excellent swimmer is required period certification may be required •Working with Pool Chemicals is required •Working during inclement weather •Hands on knowledge of non-motorized sports equipment set-up and handling is required •Cleaning and skimming pools is required •Must be able to stand and work outdoors for an extended period of time •Weekend and flexible shifts are a must •Must have excellent written and oral communication •Must have outstanding customer service and leadership skills •Must be reliable and professional •Must be proficient with computers, including Excel, Word and Outlook.

•Must be able to lift 40 lbs.

•Must be able to multitask and follow direction.

•Must be detailed oriented.

HVAC\MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Responsibilities: •To skillfully and professionally perform all scheduled maintenance related jobs.

•Account for time spent on individual work requests/orders and actively seek further tasks when assigned tasks are completed.

•To advise the Engineering Administrator when parts or supplies need to be reordered.

•Perform weekly and monthly physical counts of all inventory stock and tooling and requirements.

•Any other duties assigned and/or as deemed necessary by the Engineering Administrator.

•Reassembling and testing equipment following repairs •Repairing and replacing defective equipment, components in addition to wiring •Laying out and connecting electrical wiring between controls and equipment •Obtaining and maintaining required certifications •Maintain machinery, equipment, and tools •Upkeep, installation, and maintenance of hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, mechanical and electrical systems on all production machines •Performs preventive maintenance and makes repairs to heating, ventilating, air conditioning equipment according to instructions such as replacing belts on motors, changing filters, bearings, etc.

•Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment Requirements: •As a HVAC Technician, you must comply with all applicable standards, policies and procedures, including safety procedures and the maintenance of a clean work area. We are seeking a detail-oriented mechanic with experience in both commercial and residential installation and services.

•Refrigeration experience.

•Must meet minimum professional qualification/certification in Plumbing/Electrical/ Mechanical and A/C related trades.

•Follows proper safety practices and procedures as required of the position.

•Must have minimum of two years hands-on experience working on minor electrical, painting, plumbing and A/C. •Must speak, read, write and understand the primary language (English) used in the workplace.

•Must work weekends and holidays.

•Must work AM and PM shifts as business demands according to the operations policy.

•Must have reliable transportation to get to and from work.

LINE POSITIONS FOOD & BEVERAGE ADMINISTRATOR ENGINEERING ADMINISTRATOR BARTENDER COOKS GROUNDSMEN LABOURER HOUSEMAN ROOM ATTENDANTS LAUNDRY ATTENDANTS POOL & BEACH ATTENDANTS For the above line staff positions, resort experience is an asset but not a requirement. Applicants must have a willing, positive and personable attitude as well as be willing to work holidays and weekends. They should also enjoy serving people and be willing to learn. Turks & Caicos Islands citizens only need to apply to the Assistant Human Resources Manager at The Sands Resort located on Grace Bay Road, Providenciales or e-mail: humanresource@thesandstc.com. Deadline is October 26, 2015.

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LOCAL NEWS

How many other Michaels?

By Jamell Robinson

Having recently attended the First National Honors and Awards ceremony on the October 12th 2015 in Grand Turk, where I had the distinct pleasure of witnessing my Mother and my Uncle Mike receive their awards for long outstanding service in the public sector, the day was a day that we all were proud to stand as Turks and Caicos Islanders showing appreciation for all our honorees. However, I cannot help but to think that while on that day they were both honored the same, they were treated differently on leaving the public service. The former, on her exit from the public sector received a portion of her pension as gratuity as afforded to her by the pension ordinance. The latter, on his exit did not receive an ex gratia by the than Interim Administration. While that payment is not mandatory, it was clearly deserved given his designation as a Long Service Medal recipient. So my first question is how many other Michael Simmons’ has this injustice

been metered out against? My second question is after almost three years of local representation, why has this not been rectified?

Is it unavailability of money?

Can’t be, TCIG has over $77 million in working surplus if not more by now. Also, if the Governor through the CFO can authorize $2.1 million for SIPT body guard protection after more than 5 years of preparation for trials that are not likely to happen anytime soon, given the track record - I am quite sure two million dollars would more than cover the persons who would be eligible for an ex gratia payment who left the Service in 2012.

That being said, what’s the hold up?

Has a paper been brought to Cabinet with regard to this? If not, why not? Is the CFO holding up another program that would benefit the people of the TCI? If so, why haven’t we heard about it? Where is the motion in the House of Assembly by any Member of Parliament to rectify this matter?

MP’s what are you waiting on?

The former General Orders and the new Public Service Handbook

are often used by people in positions of responsibility to hide behind the process and pass the buck, rather than doing what is right. So I now ask, has Uncle Mike’s former Supervisor written a letter of support for the issuance of an ex gratia payment?

What about former Supervisors of other deserving persons? Have respective Permanent Secretaries added their support for persons they deemed worthy? Has the Deputy Governor done the same? Does the Governor have a stack of these types of letters on his desk unexecuted? If none if these steps have been taken, why haven’t they?

Every person who left the Civil Service under the interim administration may not be deemed “worthy” of receiving an ex gratia payment, but I am sure Michael Simmons was because the National Honors and Awards Committee and TCIG Cabinet just told us so. Inaction can be just as bad as taking the wrong course of action. So I end where I began, how many other Michaels are there?

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ISLAND VIBES TOURS IS SEEKING 1 BOAT CAPTAIN 1 OFFICE MANAGER Both must be able to work on holidays and 6 days a week Manager must be able to work flexible hours, have computer skills and must be able to drive.

Starting salary for a Manager $2000.00 Boat Captain $110.00 a day Contact number- 231- 8423

DIAMOND CLEANING SERVICES SEEKS 1 Male Domestic Worker Job includes cleaning windows Must be able to work split shifts 6 days per week Salary $7.00 per hour Contact 241-7600

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Labourers must be willing to work on garbage trucks, cleaning garbage from roadsides and various districts in Providenciales and also my home from time to time.

Salary $6.25 per hour Interested belongers must contact Julie Smith at tel#231-0032 anytime.

SPA NADIA

Michael Simmons

TCI SERVICES LTD SALES CLERK NEEDED

WANTED Salary $6.25 per hour

1 Labourer 1 Plumber 1 Electrician Salary negotiable Must have at least 10 years experience.

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starting wages 6.50us per hour -Job requirement: food handlers permit, experience in food prep. must have own vehicle. computer skills-word perfect/excel. Excellent interpersonal skills, 3 character reference required. Must be available day times, evenings, weekend and holidays. Belonger need only apply. Email resume to -msimmons@tciway.tc before October 30th, 2015.

KADEEN AGENCY

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INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY SALON

Minimum 4 years experience in similar position.

Formal qualifications from an accredited Culinary School.

Experience working in high pressure environments a must.

Qualified Belongers need only apply.

Position requires a six day work week Including holidays and weekends.

Pay dependant on experience and qualifications.

Send resumes to: magnoliaprovo@live.com or PO Box 782, Providenciales, TCI

Seeks 1 hairstylist Salary $6.25 per hour Must at least 10 years experience 6 days per week Contact 232-6390

JEAN ROBERTS THOMAS

MARANATHA ACADEMY (A SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST INSTITUTION)

On behalf of its client is looking for 1 LABOURER Must be hardworking, have a drivers license, be able to work without supervision.

Salary $6.50 per hour Call 231-6565

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NEED

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MONDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS. SALARY IS $6.25 PER HOUR. DUTIES INCLUDE CLEANING

1 Carpenter Salary $12.00 per hour

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SEEKS 1 Labourer Salary $6.25 per hour 5 days per week Contact 346-9013

CLASSROOMS, BATHROOMS AND

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TO CONTACT@MARANATHAHIGH.COM

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Island Printing and Graphics Opens Its Doors

The Turks and Caicos Islands welcomed its newest small business venture on Friday October 9 with the ribbon cutting for Island Printing and Graphics (IPG) located in the Arch Plaza on Leeward Highway, Providenciales.

The grand opening was well supported by government officials as well as the business community.

Island Printing and Graphics (IPG) is a printing, designing and promotional marketing company, geared towards providing quality and affordable service to the people of the TCI.

They specialize in the production of banners, posters, corporate stationary, T-shirt printing and a host of other printed items. IPG also specializes in providing customized promotional marketing products which promote a company’s brand from logoed pens, bags, jump drives, retractable banners, chargers, embroidered uniforms and a host of other items.

With a local team of professionals, Island Printing and Graphics is focused on delivering the highest degree of customer service. A unique element to the business is their loyalty reward programme which gives customers the ability to earn points with each purchase.

A $5 reward is redeemable with every 500 points earned.

Another unique element which gives back to those who need it most is the automatic 10% discount afforded to all schools and churches for printed products. This ensures that the entities that do the most in giving back also receive some form of compensation to assist in their various endeavours.

Managing Director, Ava-Dayne Fulford explains, “Island Printing is a full fledged printing studio which will cater to a variety of needs on island.

Island Printing’s Quality production and affordable pricing saves time and money for persons who would have otherwise sent orders overseas. Plus with our reward programme we have found a way of giving cash back to our customers for their continued business. We also thought it important to give back to our churches and schools, since often times they are in need as well of some form of assistance with their various programmes.”

Open Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM Island Printing is ready to go to work for you to bring your ideas to life. You may follow Island Printing on facebook or instagram @ island_printing or contact by phoning 649 339 9999.

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Rev. Dr. Conrad Howell’s farewell service The funeral service and interment Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. for influential Turks and Caicos Dr. Howell’s body was found in bushes Islander Rev. Dr. Conrad Howell was yards from the road in the Blue held on Saturday, October 10, 2015. Mountain area of Providenciales, not The Service was held at the Paradise far from his home, two days after Baptist Church in Five Cays, while he went missing. The following are the interment took place at the highlights of the funeral service.

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TRAIL ENTERPRISES LTD. Utility Assistant & An Electrician willing to work holidays and weekends starting wages 9.00 an hour must have 5yrs experienceplease send resume to info@trail.tc BUTTERFIELD GOLD GROUP OF COMPANIES POSITIONS AVAILABLE One (1) Electrician Minimum 10 years experience in the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment, including electronic circuit boards. Individual should also posses basic plumbing knowledge and be capable of setting up and implementing a maintenance schedule. Certification required.

Salary: $2,000 per month Application forms available from Butterfield Gold Human Resource Department. Only applicants selected for interview will be notified.

Submit applications to by October 30, 2015 to:

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

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NEWS NEWS

Wyndham Sets Sail for Barbados

Highlighting strong and growing interest in its portfolio of upscale brands in the Caribbean, Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company, has announced plans for further global expansion with the development of the 450-room Sam Lord’s Castle Barbados, A Wyndham Grand Resort.

Located in the parish of St. Philip at the former site of Sam Lord’s Castle--a spot renowned for pirates in the 19th century and one that carries great historical significance in the Caribbean today--the all-new construction resort is being developed with Barbados Tourism Investment, Inc. and will be managed by Wyndham Hotel Group.

In addition to spacious, elegantly appointed guest-rooms, the resort will offer three on-site

restaurants, 20,000 square-feet of state-of-the-art meeting space as well as an expansive luxury spa and fitness center. It will be the first Wyndham branded resort in Barbados.

“The famous buccaneer Sam Lord settled in this area for its beauty and mystique. Today, we believe he selected the perfect location for our continued growth in the Caribbean,” said Paulo Pena, president and managing director, Latin America and the Caribbean for Wyndham Hotel Group. “This new hotel’s spectacular design will surely become an icon for guests in search of unique 5-star offerings and amenities.”

“Each year Barbados hosts more and more visitors as it continues to position itself as a top vacation spot in the Caribbean. The development

of Sam Lord’s Castle Barbados, A Wyndham Grand Resort, will offer guests the beauty of our beaches and access to our distinctive history, merged with the luxurious experience that the Wyndham Grand brand offers to travelers around the world,” said Everton Walters, chairman of Barbados Tourism Investment Inc.

Sam Lord’s Castle Barbados, A Wyndham Grand Resort will be situated along the gorgeous beaches of Long Bay by Sam Lord’s Castle. The site was a beautiful Georgian mansion built in 1820 by Samuel Hall Lord, known as ‘Sam Lord’. It is said that the notorious buccaneer used to hang lanterns on palm trees to attract merchant ships whose captains mistakenly thought the place was a safe harbor.

Police officers among four on fraud charges

ST.LUCIA – Two police officers were among four people who appeared in court on Tuesday following investigations into alleged fraudulent claims made to the NAGICO Insurance Company.

A police statement said that Constables Iker Lubin and Terry Chedy have been charged with the offence of conspiracy while two other men, Dave William and Mathias William faced charges

of conspiracy, perverting the course of justice and attempted to obtain property by deception.

All four men have been granted bail, the police statement said.

Officials seize more than half-ton of coke near Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique — Authorities in the French Caribbean island of Martinique say they have seized 1,180 pounts (535 kilograms) of cocaine destined for Europe.

Officials said in a statement

Tuesday that the drugs were found aboard a Belgium-flagged boat located more than 460 miles (740 kilometers) from Martinique. They said two unidentified suspects have been arrested.

Martinique’s government said it is the fourth such seizure in the past two weeks involving a total of more than 2 tons (1.8 metric tons) of drugs. Authorities have seized more than 8 tons (7 metric tons) of drugs so far this year.

Una Morgan

Morgan Heritage singer Una Morgan on the mend

UNA Morgan, singer with sibling band Morgan Heritage, is convalescing at her Atlanta home after a near-fatal bout with illness while on the recently concluded Catch A Fire tour.

The incident occurred while performing in Virginia early last month.

“The bad feelings started in Virginia at Wolf Trapp (Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts). I was rushed to the Emory University Hospital, midtown in Atlanta, and spent two weeks in hospital,” she told the Jamaica Observer.

M o r g a n , who suffers from hyperthyroidism, went into cardiac arrest and her organs shut down. Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid gland) can accelerate your body’s metabolism significantly, causing sudden weight loss, a rapid or irregular heartbeat, sweating, and nervousness or

irritability.

“Every day, since my release from the hospital, tears have filled my eyes and my heart thinking what life would have been like for my children, family and friends if it was really my time. To all please, please do not take for granted or ignore what your spirit and body is trying to tell you. They will never lead you wrong. I want to say to those who knew of my condition, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers, and to those who are just now hearing, just know that I am blessed and healing every day,” she said.

She has been out the hospital just under two weeks.

Organised by the Damian and Stephen Marley, the Catch A Fire tour in the United States saw performances from the Marley boys, Morgan Heritage, Tarrus Riley, Jo Mersa, and Black Am I.

Vincentian national charged in relation to sex video in BVI

A former member of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Magnus Rickie Latchman, has been charged with one count of Causing Prostitution of a Woman in relation to a widely circulated video, which shows a female performing a sexual act on a man at a business place.

The man’s face was hidden,

but another female called his name.

The video was eventually posted on social media.

The age of the female performing the sexual act is not yet clear to BVI News Online, but members of the RVIPF were trying to ascertain whether she is a minor.

The accused, a native of St

Vincent and the Grenadines, is 48 years old.

Responding to a BVI News Online query this afternoon in relation to the probe into the sex video, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said: “I can confirm now that Magnus Rickie Latchman, 48, native of St Vincent and Grenadines residing East

End, was charged with one count of Causing Prostitution of a Woman in relation to the matter you ask of.”

While noting that no further information can be provided at this time, Drayton stated that the accused will appear in the Magistrate’s Court at the ‘next available time’.

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CARIBBEAN NEWS

UBS shifts fund from Cayman Islands

UBS has shifted a fund of hedge funds onshore to Ireland from the Cayman Islands, delivering another blow to the reputation of the Caribbean tax haven as the domicile of choice for international hedge funds.

The Swiss investment bank says the move comes in response to rising investor demand for more regulated vehicles, a shift that is expected to continue to diminish the appeal of offshore fund centres.

The UBS fund that has been brought onshore, which has $565m of assets, uses a new Irish structure called an Icav (Irish collective asset management vehicle) that was passed into law last February.

Although more than 60 Icavs have been established since then, this is the first time the structure has been used to bring an existing fund onshore.

Pat Lardner, chief executive of Irish Funds, the trade body that represents asset managers in Ireland, expects “hundreds” more funds to make the transition from offshore vehicles to

onshore Icavs in the next six months.

Bill Ferri, head of hedge fund solutions at UBS, says: “The Icav structure has created an opportunity for providers to give a breadth of strategy that was hard to offer before in an onshore fund. We were finding a preference to have funds regulated in the jurisdiction where the investors are.”

While demand from existing investors was a primary driver for bringing the fund onshore, Mr Ferri also sees the transition as a marketing opportunity. “This certainly increases the breadth of sales. It is easier than trying to fit the square peg of a Cayman fund into the round hole of the European market,” he says.

UBS’s decision follows a series of setbacks for the Cayman Islands. In August it emerged that the European Securities and Markets Authority, the regulator, had not even begun to assess whether hedge funds domiciled in the Caribbean tax haven would be granted a pan-European marketing

passport.

Hedge fund managers domiciled in the Cayman Islands, the US, Hong Kong and Singapore continue to face uncertainty over whether they will be granted this passport, which would enable them to sell funds more easily across Europe.

Anthony Travers, chairman of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange, accused Esma at the time of adopting a “fortress Europe mentality”.

A poll conducted last year by UBS and PwC, the consultancy, found that most institutional investors believed the EU’s new Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive, which introduced more stringent regulation of alternative funds, had enabled EU-based funds to take market share from their non-EU rivals.

Brown Brothers Harriman, a fund-servicing company, also posited that Luxembourg and Ireland, which between them are already the domicile of 81 per cent of funds with crossborder investors, will continue to

Jamaica’s Marlon James wins Booker Prize for fiction

LONDON — Marlon James became the first Jamaican winner of the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday with a vivid, violent, exuberant and expletive-laden novel based on the attempted assassination of Bob Marley.

Michael Wood, chairman of the judging panel, said “A Brief History of Seven Killings” was “the most exciting book on the list” and a novel full of the “sheer pleasure” of language. He said it had been the unanimous choice of the five judges.

James was awarded the 50,000 pound ($77,000) prize during a black-tie dinner at London’s medieval Guildhall.

The 44-year-old author said he almost gave up writing more than a decade ago when his first novel, “John Crow’s Devil,” was rejected by 70 publishers.

He said winning the Booker Prize was “surreal,” and joked that he would spend the prize money on a tailor-made suit or “every William Faulkner novel in hardcover.”

He said he hoped his victory would bring “more attention to what’s coming out of Jamaica and the Caribbean, because I think there are some brand-new voices coming out who are exploring contemporary society, who are exploring what’s beyond politics, what’s beyond colonialism.”

“A Brief History of Seven Killings” charts political violence in Jamaica and the spread of crack cocaine in the U.S., and hinges on a 1976 attempt on the life of reggae superstar Marley — identified in the book only as “The Singer.”

The story is told in a cacophony

take market share from offshore fund centres such as the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands or British Virgin Islands.

The Ministry of Financial Services for the Cayman Islands did not respond to a request for comment.

According to Mr Lardner, the Icav structure can be used in three ways. Many fund companies, including Legg Mason, BlueBay and Old Mutual, have used it to set up funds that can be distributed easily across Europe and are also tax efficient for US investors.

UBS is now using the structure to bring funds onshore that were previously domiciled either in the Cayman Islands or the British Virgin Islands. This is likely to be the first of a number of such transactions, according to Mr Carty.

The third phase will be the transformation of existing Irish funds into Icavs, given they have a number of features (primarily tax efficiency) to make them more attractive than the older structures.

In Haiti capital, gunmen kill US missionary in her car

P O R T- A U PRINCE, Haiti — An American missionary who had been working in Haiti for many years was fatally shot by gunmen in the impoverished country’s capital as she sat behind the wheel of her car on a residential street, colleagues and police said Monday.

Haitian National Police spokesman Frantz Jamaican author Marlon James holds the Award after his book ‘A Brief History of said the Seven Killings’ was named as winner of the 2015 Booker Prize 2015 for Fiction, poses Lerebours attackers also kidnapped for photographers following the award ceremony at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, a 4-year-old child from Oct. 13, 2015. Marlon James became the first Jamaican winner of the prestigious missionary Roberta Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday with a vivid, violent, exuberant and expletive-laden Edwards’ car after novel based on the 1976 attempted assassination of Bob Marley. shooting her at close range. of voices — from gangsters off buyers who “like to give the It was not immediately to ghosts, drug dealers to Booker winners to their mother clear if the child was one of CIA agents — and in dialects to read.” the roughly 20 youngsters ranging from American English But he said the novel’s who received foster care at to Jamaican patois. verve and humor would win over the children’s home that

James, who teaches readers. she ran in Port-au-Prince. creative writing at Macalester Wood said although “Investigators are College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, much of the subject matter is working to find the killers said he saw the book as “a novel grim, “a lot of it is very, very and the kidnapped child,” of exile.” funny.” said Lerebours, adding

He said distance from The Booker guarantees the incident occurred Jamaica had given him “a a big boost in sales for the Saturday evening in certain courage to go into topics winner, and can transform the Croix-des-Bouquets like violence and the aftermath writers’ careers. When Hilary district. of violence and sexuality. ... I Mantel won for her Tudor saga The Estes think I needed that distance and “Wolf Hall” in 2009, she went Church of Christ, based I needed that perspective.” from being a modestly successful in Henderson, Tennessee,

Critics have compared novelist to a literary superstar. said the missionary’s car the novel to the stream-of- James beat five was intentionally blocked consciousness novels of William other authors, including two Saturday evening by Faulkner and the hyper-violent Americans: Pulitzer Prize another motorist. Armed movies of Quentin Tarantino, winner Anne Tyler, for the men got out of the car, while James has cited Charles multi-generational family fired into Edwards’ vehicle Dickens as an influence on his saga “A Spool of Blue Thread,” and killed her. multi-character depiction of and Hawaiian writer Hanya The slain society.

Yanagihara for “A Little Life,” American ran the Sonlight Wood acknowledged the story of four male friends, Children’s Home since that the book’s plentiful sex, one of whom is a survivor of 2002, according to the violence and swearing might put horrific child abuse.

Tennessee church that

oversaw her work in Haiti. She also directed a nutrition center that provided two meals a day, five days a week, to 160 poor youngsters, who also received funding for school fees.

Elders from the Estes Church said Edwards was a “light” to many and dedicated her life to bringing hope to the hopeless.

“It is our intention to honor her memory by continuing the battle against Satan in Haiti and pressing on in the work of God’s kingdom,” the group said in a statement posted on their website.

Friends say she was originally from North Carolina, but she had a home in Henderson and regularly returned to the United States from her Haiti base.

Burt Nowers, president of the Healing Hands International religious group in Nashville, said in a phone interview that Edwards was well aware of the challenges of working in Haiti’s capital and owned a handgun for protection.

“She knew it was a dangerous place and she took precautions. It just didn’t work out for her this time,” Nowers said, adding that Edwards first moved to Haiti roughly two decades ago with her Haitian husband, but the marriage didn’t last.

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Former Trinidad PM racked up millions in helicopter rides

Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley is promising Trinidad and Tobago that he only travel in “the air if necessary” after he accused his predecessor of racking up helicopter bills totaling six million dollars.

Rowley, contributing to the TT$62.8 billion (One TT dollar =US$0.16 cents) budget debate in the Parliament on Tuesday night, said that Kamla Persad Bissessar

occupied helicopter riding time of 636 hours, 415 missions at a cost of over six million dollars.

“I give the long suffering people of Trinidad and Tobago the assurance that I will travel on the ground and over water. I will not be in the air unless it is absolutely essential and necessary.”

Prime Minister Rowley said.

“We cannot be wasteful in a time like this,” Rowley told legislators,

Jamaica to debate new cyber crime legislation

The Jamaica parliament will begin debating new cybercrime legislation on Wednesday allowing for new offences such as computer-related fraud or forgery; the use of computers for malicious communication; and unauthorised disclosure of investigation.

The new Cybercrimes Act, replaces the 2010 legislation with the government indicating that it has a number of critical updates including cyber bullying, where persons use online means to harass and intimidate persons.

“We have also strengthened the fines and the penalties for persons, who are engaged in cyber criminal activity,” said State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson.

He said that the government is committed to creating a robust cyber security framework to protect Jamaica’s online space noting that a number of developments have taken place since the launch of the National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) in January this year.

These include the contracting of Jamaica’s first Chief Information Officer to oversee administration of the newly established e-government (e-gov) agency; and the establishment of a unit for cybercrimes in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The Portia Simpson Miller government has also sought to create a uniformed cyber security standard across ministries, agencies and departments.

Robinson said that this will be complemented by the training of all Management Information System (MIS) officers in government entities.

He said the Ministry will be embarking on a public awareness campaign dubbed ‘Stop Think Connect,’ which will sensitise Jamaicans about the threat of cybercrimes. Mr. Robinson said emphasis will be placed on protecting children.

“It is an area that we are conscious of and the public education campaign will definitely focus a lot on that, because, at the most basic level, everybody texts, everybody uses whatspp.

“Many of our students are on social media and I know it’s a concern for parents because the parents don’t always have full access to who (their children) are speaking or interacting with,” Robinson said.

Technical Advisor in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Dr. Moniphia Hewling, said that ‘Stop Think Connect’ is part of an international campaign.

adding that “and I think it is extremely wasteful for the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago to fly for 636 hours in helicopters in this country.

“I am saying that kind of expenditure ought not to be on the backs of the people of Trinidad and Tobago,” he said, wondering if the use of the helicopters by Persad Bissessar was in any way linked to another project involving a contract with Bell Helicopters, for supplying this type of equipment to Trinidad and Tobago at a cost of TT$500 million.

Rowley said that another TT$500 million contract in which a Chinese company was involved saying he did not know exactly what this Chinese company was doing at the building which, “they have covered in barbed wire and chain link or chicken

wire around”.

He said that the unnamed Chinese company is putting in a system that would allow us, “electronically to look on TV screens over the whole of Trinidad and Tobago”.

Rowley, who announced that he would be tightening travel expenditure for his ministers, said there was no money budgeted anywhere for those helicopters but the country was contracted by an officer of state. He said no one could tell him who authorised the procurement.

“So the report I have says the transaction regarding the loan financing was not completed by NHSL (National helicopter Services Limited).

My understanding is not that they did not complete it.

They refused to sign onto it, because it was a questionable arrangement for half a billion

Liquidators talk with stakeholders on Baha Mar project

NASSAU, Bahamas – The liquidators appointed to oversee the controversial multi-billion dollar Baha Mar tourism project say they remain optimistic even though “there is still work to be done” regarding the opening of the project.

The Joint Provisional Liquidators (JPLs) last week held talks with the stakeholders on the US$3.5 billion project including government officials, financial sponsors Export-Import Bank of China, the construction company CCA Bahamas Ltd. and parent company, China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., as well as the resort’s founder and investor, Sarkis Izmirlian.

The JPLs described the talks as “another important step on the road to resolution.

“We would like to thank all parties for their good faith participation in and constructive approach during the meetings.

Whilst there is still work to be done, it is clear that all involved are focused on quickly reaching a viable solution to ensure that the Baha Mar resort is able to open for business for the benefit of all stakeholders, including the Bahamian people.

“We will continue to work with all stakeholders as we explore the best route forward and will issue further updates as talks continue,” the JPLs said in the brief statement.

Earlier this year, Izmirlian, chairman and chief executive officer of Baha Mar Ltd, said in order to complete construction and open the project as soon as practicable, Baha Mar Ltd, and entities associated with it, were voluntarily undertaking the process of Chapter 11 under the US Bankruptcy Code.

But the move was criticized by the Perry Christie government that took the matter to the courts here and sought to reassure Bahamians that the multi-billion dollar resort project will not only open soon but will fulfill its promise as an important new dimension in Bahamian and regional tourism and one that will represent a major contributor to Bahamian employment”.

dollars of helicopter equipment where the state is bound by contract in some dubious way.”

Prime Minister Rowley said the Ministry of National Security is to look into this matter and report to the country “as we go forward.”

Rowley also announced cut down on the use of government vehicles saying that all government vehicles must carry government insignia and the Coat of Arms if possible on them, so that the public must know and identify government vehicles so as to put an end of the abuse.

Rowley also revealed the government will put in place an economic advisory board using the best talent available to the country to ensure that the government gets the best advice in decision making.

Cayman Islands now offering 10-year visa to Jamaicans

GRAND CAYMAN — Repeat Jamaican visitors to the Cayman Islands will be given special treatment under the immigration law, with the option to obtain a 10-year visitor’s visa.

Currently, all other nationalities which require a visa prior to visit the Cayman Islands can obtain only single-entry permission, or permission to enter multiple times within a one-year, threeyear or five-year fixed period.

A Cabinet directive was issued recently to Cayman’s chief immigration officer to add the 10year visitor visa for Jamaicans only.

“Recognising the unique relationship between Jamaica and Cayman ... [this] is an initiative aimed at strengthening our ability to adequately facilitate legitimate visitor travel for qualified Jamaican nationals without jeopardising operations or processes relative to border control,” Ministry of Home Affairs Chief Officer Eric Bush said.

The change in visitor visa rules does not affect the 30-day limit in place for most visitors who do not own property in Cayman. It will also not affect requirements for any non-Caymanians, Jamaican or otherwise, to obtain work permits before they can be gainfully employed in the islands.

Historical and cultural ties between Cayman and Jamaica date back centuries to when the Cayman Islands were part of the British colony of Jamaica. Though Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1962, Cayman eventually opted to remain under the British flag. Jamaican workers have long been the most populous foreign nationality in the Cayman Islands, and many Caymanian families can trace their heritage to Jamaica.

Under the previous United Democratic Party Government, requirements for Jamaican nationals to acquire visas were softened to exclude travelers younger than 15 and older than 70.

In recent years, the number of Jamaican work permit holders had declined steadily from a high point of about 12,000 in 2007. However, in 2015 the islands seemed to buck that trend as the local economy began growing again. This year marks the first time since 2009 that the number of Jamaican work permit holders in the Cayman Islands has exceeded 9,000 at any given time.

The numbers may represent a natural progression due to an overall increase in work permit holders in Cayman within the past year.

According to Immigration department records, there are now around 22,000 non-Caymanians on work permits here.

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Obama doubles back about troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Reversing policy on Afghanistan, President Barack Obama announced on Thursday he will prolong the 14-year-old U.S. military engagement there, effectively handing off the task of pulling out troops to his successor.

Calling it a “modest but meaningful” adjustment to winding down the American presence in Afghanistan, Obama said Afghan forces were not yet as strong as they needed to be given a “very fragile” security situation and the United States will maintain a force of 9,800 through most of 2016.

Obama had previously aimed to withdraw all but a small U.S.embassy based force in the capital, Kabul, before he leaves office in January 2017. Under the new plan, troops will be drawn down to 5,500 starting sometime in 2017 and will be based at four locations - Kabul, Bagram, Jalalabad and Kandahar.

Obama has been under pressure from his military advisers, Republicans, and a bipartisan group of national security experts to keep U.S. forces in Afghanistan, particularly as Afghan forces have struggled in assaults from Taliban militants, who briefly took over the northern city of Kunduz.

On Thursday, Republican critics warned against rushing to cut troops in 2017. John McCain,

President Barack Obama chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the proposed 5,500 U.S. troops would be inadequate to handle both counter terrorism missions and training and advising Afghan troops.

McCain said it was unlikely that senior military leaders and commanders on the ground had recommended this force level, adding, “It would have been far better to halt all further troop withdrawals and allow President Obama’s successor to determine what is warranted based on conditions on the ground.”

At the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Ash Carter rebuffed criticism from McCain and others over

the planned 5,500 troops.

“We do look at it as enough. We did a lot of homework on this,” Carter told reporters. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said U.S. allies would also offer a significant contribution of forces but declined to offer details.

Obama, a Democrat, has faced steady criticism from Republicans on security issues as he has wound down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that he inherited when he took office in 2009.

In his remarks on Thursday, he focused on the rationale for delaying a complete withdrawal, telling Americans that he did not support the idea of “endless war” but arguing

Afghanistan’s stability is vital to U.S. security. Troops would remain out of combat roles, focused on training and advising Afghan forces, and ensuring that any al Qaeda remnants do not threaten U.S. security, he said.

“This isn’t the first time those adjustments have been made. This probably won’t be the last,” Obama said, defending the change of course.

“I suspect that we will continue to evaluate this going forward, as will the next president.”

The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan ended its combat mission at the end of 2014, and since then Afghan troops have been in charge of the country’s security, with help from U.S. and NATO troops.

U.S. military and administration officials have been discussing a slower withdrawal timetable since the March visit to the White House of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. Obama said he spoke to the leaders on Wednesday.

Ghani has been more supportive of the U.S. presence than his predecessor, Hamid Karzai, who left office last year. Obama stressed that he viewed Washington as having a solid partner in the Afghan president.

Ghani praised Obama’s decision, saying the assistance would help his government’s forces fight “a ruthless and cunning enemy.”

Family of sunken El Faro crew member files $100 million lawsuit

The family of a crew member missing from the El Faro cargo ship is seeking $100 million in a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit against the owners and captain of the ship that sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane two weeks ago.

The lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Lonnie Jordan, one of the 33 crew members presumed dead, was filed on Wednesday in Jacksonville, against Tote Services Inc and Tote Maritime Puerto Rico, as well as the El Faro captain, according to court documents.

“Tote Services, negligently permitted the El Faro to sail out to sea despite being in an unseaworthy condition to handle the conditions of a violent storm,” the lawsuit states.

Attorney Willie E. Gary, flanked by relatives of other crew members, told reporters outside the Duval County courthouse, “the ship should have never left dock.”

Gary told Reuters he would be

seeking the ship maintenance records and had heard that it was undergoing mechanical repairs the day it departed as well as having other problems within weeks of the doomed trip.

More lawsuits would follow on behalf of the other relatives, warned Gary, a flamboyant Florida-based personal injury lawyer who has taken on major corporations such as Walt Disney and Anheuser-Busch.

“We’re at war now,” Gary said.

Tote Maritime declined to discuss the lawsuit and a spokesman said the company was “fully focused on supporting the families and their loved ones.”

The El Faro is shown in this undated handout photo provided by Tote Maritime in Jacksonville.

Tote executives have previously said the captain sailed with container ship left Jacksonville on a close to the eye of Hurricane Joaquin, a sound plan and blamed the sinking weekly cargo run to Puerto Rico on the battling 50 foot (15 meters) waves and on engine failure. evening of Sept. 29. It was last heard winds over 100 miles per hour (161 km

Jordan, 33, of Jacksonville, from on the morning of Oct. 1 when the per hour). worked on the ship for 13 years as a captain communicated that the ship The U.S. Coast Guard called cook and at other jobs, his family told had taken on water, was listing at 15 off a search and rescue mission last the Jacksonville Times-Union. degrees and had lost propulsion. week after finding only one body amid

The 790-foot (241 meters)

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Pope asks forgiveness after sex scandals rock Vatican and Rome

Pope Francis asked for forgiveness on Wednesday for scandals at the Vatican and in Rome, an apparent reference to two cases of priests and gay sex revealed this month during a major meeting of bishops.

“Today ... in the name of the Church, I ask you for forgiveness for the scandals that have occurred recently either in Rome or in the Vatican,” Francis said in unprepared remarks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.

“I ask you for forgiveness,” he said before tens of thousands of people, who broke into applause.

The pope then read his prepared address and did not elaborate.

Asked about the comments, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi could not say which scandals the pope had in mind but said Francis wanted to reach out to ordinary people who are “disturbed or pained” when they read about scandals caused by “the Church or men of the Church”.

There have been two scandals involving the Vatican and the Church in Rome in the past two weeks.

On Oct. 3, a Polish monsignor working in the Vatican’s doctrinal office since 2003 held a packed news conference in which he disclosed that he was gay and had been living with another man for years.

The Vatican dismissed Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa, a theologian, from his job there as well as from teaching assignments in pontifical universities in Rome.

A spokesman said at the time that Charamsa’s high-profile coming out on the eve of a meeting of world bishops at the Vatican was “grave and irresponsible”. It accused him of trying to exert “undue media pressure” on the bishops’ debate on family issues, including the Church’s position on gays.

After he was fired, Charamsa gave interviews to Spanish and Italian media in which he criticized the Church’s rule on celibacy for the clergy.

The pope also appeared to be referring to a scandal exposed in the Italian media last week about an order of priests who run a parish in a well-to-do neighborhood in Rome.

Hillary Clinton’s big night on the debate stage

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton delivered a poised, polished performance in the campaign’s first Democratic presidential debate, firmly defending herself against claims that she flip flops for political gain and likely quelling nerves in her own party after a stumbling start.

Her confident demeanor on the debate stage in Las Vegas may also dampen speculation that there is a place in the race for Vice President Joe Biden, who is still agonizing over a decision about whether to mount a late presidential run.

The debate was an important pivot point in the Democratic campaign, which until Tuesday had unfolded largely at arms length between the candidates. The race has been dominated by a perception that once again, Clinton is a leaden candidate who, just as in 2008, is in danger of losing her status as a front-runner to an upstart

always fought for the same values and principles, but, like most human beings, including those of us who run for office, I do absorb new information. I do look at what’s happening in the world.”

Branding herself as a “progressive” who can get things done, Clinton also painted herself as the kind of candidate who could break the Washington gridlock that has some voters turning to outsider candidates in a tumultuous campaign season.

“I know how to stand my ground, and I know how to find common ground,” Clinton said.

While Clinton appeared to have made the biggest splash in the debate, it sometimes takes outsider -- in this case Vermont several days for voter perceptions Sen. Bernie Sanders. to gel. And should Clinton win the

Clinton produced a more nomination, her email situation, convincing rationale for why she the controversy over Benghazi, should be President than she has and her role in some of the foreign done so far, dismissing the idea she policy missteps of the Obama was motivated mainly by restoring administration will come under the Clinton political machine. She much more testing scrutiny from argued she has the vision and a Republican nominee than from experience to enforce change, and her fellow Democratic candidates. drew an analogy between her own She did have a tough moment relentless refusal to admit defeat in the debate when she tried to with the resilience of America explain her recently announced itself as the nation battles back opposition to the Keystone after a tough recession. pipeline by saying: “I never took a

“The issue is not whether position on Keystone until I took a you get knocked down, it’s whether position on Keystone.” you get back up,” said Clinton, But it appeared that who also rejected the critique Clinton, who betrayed few that her changing positions on signs of rust after enduring 25 the vast Trans Pacific Trade deal, Democratic debates during her the Keystone XL Pipeline and 2008 campaign, had satisfied her gay marriage meant she is just a goals of appearing as the most hostage to shifting political winds. presidential candidate on stage - “I have been very and of avoiding any major gaffes consistent,” Clinton said. “Over that could further damage her poll the course of my entire life, I have numbers.

New York teen dies after hours-long beating at church

A New York couple was charged with manslaughter in the death of their 19-year-old son after allegedly beating him for hours during a family counseling session inside the “sanctuary room” of an upstate Christian church, police said on Wednesday.

The victim’s parents, Bruce Leonard, 65, and Deborah Leonard, 59, were arraigned on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty. They were being held in lieu of $100,000 bail each.

In addition, four of the couple’s fellow parishioners were charged with assaulting the teenager’s younger brother on Sunday at the Word of Life Church in Chadwicks, New York, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Syracuse.

“Both brothers were continually subjected to physical punishment over the course of several hours in the hopes that each would confess to prior sins and ask for forgiveness,” Michael Inserra, chief of the New Hartford Police, said at a news conference.

The older brother, Lucas Leonard, died on Monday afternoon after being driven to a hospital by family members, who falsely told doctors the teenager had suffered a gunshot wound, police said. Leonard’s injuries were consistent with blunt force trauma to

his torso and extremities, police said.

New Hartford police and the New York State Police said they launched a joint investigation after being notified about the suspicious death.

Through interviews with church members, police said they learned that Leonard’s 17-year-old brother, Christopher, had also been severely beaten during the counseling session. The sessions are held after church services and are typically led by a pastor or other church member, Inserra said.

Police sent tactical teams some time between Monday afternoon and Tuesday to the three-story, red brick church, where they eventually located Christopher on the second floor.

Christopher was being treated in an area hospital for blunt force trauma to his body and extremities and was in serious condition.

Sarah Ferguson, 33, the victims’ sister, and fellow church members Linda Morey, 54, David Morey, 26, and Joseph Irwin, 26, were arrested on charges of assault in the second degree. They were being held in lieu of $50,000 each.

Several children were removed from the church and turned over

Bruce Leonard, Deborah Leonard, Sarah Ferguson (top L-R), Joseph Irwin, Linda Morey, and David Morey (Bottom L-R) are pictured in this combination of undated booking photos to Oneida County Child Protective Services.

Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara said there was not enough evidence to charge the couple with murder.

Additional charges and arrests were pending, police said.

Investigators disclosed little about the Word of Life Church, which describes itself on the front of its parish simply as a Christian church.

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Princeton economist wins Nobel for work on poverty

Angus Deaton has dug into obscure data to explore a range of problems: The scope of poverty in India.

How poor countries treat young girls.

The link between income inequality and economic growth.

The Princeton University economist’s research has raised doubts about sweeping solutions to poverty and about the effectiveness of aid programs. And on Monday, it earned him the Nobel prize in economics.

For work that the award committee said has had “immense importance for human welfare, not least in poor countries,” Deaton, 69, will receive a prize of 8 million Swedish kronor (about $975,000) from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Deaton’s research has “shown other researchers and international organizations like the World Bank how to go about understanding poverty at the very basic level,” said Torsten Persson, secretary of the award committee.

He becomes the sixth scholar affiliated with Princeton to win the Nobel in economics since it was first given in 1969.

“That lightning would strike me seemed like a very small probability event,” Deaton said at a news conference at Princeton. “There

are many people who are worthy of this award.”

Deaton grew up in a family of modest means. “Not having money can give you a perspective on the world that you don’t get other ways,” he said.

“Most people in my family thought I should be out (working) in the fields, not reading books. Fortunately, my father didn’t think that way.”

For Deaton, who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and holds dual U.S. and British citizenship, everything starts with an analysis of data.

“Thinking about numbers hard is one of the things I think is really important,” Deaton told The Associated Press.

Deaton created tools that let governments in poor countries study how families adjust spending in response to, say, an increase in the sales tax on food.

“He’s an economist’s economist,” said Dani Rodrik, a Harvard colleague.

Deaton has done “very careful, detailed work” on data about poverty at the household level in poor countries “so that one could understand the effects of changes in policies on how people behave,” Rodrik said.

Deaton discovered that India had far more poor people in rural areas than previously thought, a finding that

Angus Deaton speaks at a gathering at Princeton University after it was announced that he won the Nobel prize in economics for improving understanding of poverty and how people in poor countries respond to changes in economic policy Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Princeton, N.J. Deaton, 69, won the 8 million Swedish kronor (about $975,000) prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for work that the award committee said has had “immense importance for human welfare, not least in poor countries. led the government to expand subsidies. way to discover whether families

“Households that were not in poor countries spent less to care defined as poor before can now be for daughters than for sons. Among reached,” said Ingvild Almas, associate other things, he studied how much professor at the Norwegian School of households spent on “adult” items, Economics. “That is a direct result of such as beer and cigarettes, to see Deaton’s research.” whether families consumed things

He also hit upon what the differently depending on the sex of Nobel committee called an ingenious newborn children.

New York’s Times Square ‘Kiss Cam’ back on after groping problems

: People stand in front of a billboard by Revlon that takes their pictures and display them on the billboard in Time Square in the Manhattan borough of New York October 13th, 2015.

Cosmetics company Revlon switched on its “Kiss Cam” in New York’s Times Square on Tuesday, four days after the interactive billboard went dark over complaints that it was attracting gropers.

City and law enforcement officials have been increasingly concerned with the state of Times Square, previously known as New York’s hub for peep shows and other X-rated attractions but cleaned up in the 1990s and transformed into a family-friendly destination.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio this year remarked on the proliferation of topless women and aggressive costumed characters

who pose with tourists for tips, saying it threatened to drag the area back to “the bad old days.”

Last week, New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said the “Kiss Cam” was a new top concern.

“There (are) people coming up and groping people who are so intent on taking selfies of themselves, they don’t realize somebody is grabbing their butt,” Bratton said on Friday at a New York Law School breakfast.

The interactive billboard, mounted to a building in one of world’s most tourist-trafficked crossroads, displays live images taken from a nearby camera of people locking lips and embracing.

A neon pink heart and messages

UK police removed from embassy where Assange holed up

promoting affection overlay the LONDON - British police on Monday shots. removed a round-the-clock guard from outside the

Several men were arrested Ecuadorean Embassy hideout of WikiLeaks founder last month for forcibly touching Julian Assange, saying it wasn’t “proportionate” to women they did not know who keep up the operation when no end to the threewere taking selfie photographs at year stalemate is in sight. the site, police said.

T he Metropolitan Police said the force would

The same day that still do its best to arrest Assange, who sought refuge Bratton spoke about the groping, at the London embassy in June 2012 while facing the display, which was launched extradition to Sweden for questioning about alleged in November as part of Revlon’s sex crimes.

“Love Is On” marketing campaign, The force said that because there is was switched off. “no imminent prospect of a diplomatic or legal

Revlon spokesman Mario resolution to this issue” a round-the-clock police Ruiz said it was shut down presence is “no longer proportionate.” temporarily while the situation Ecuador has granted Assange political was evaluated. He did not asylum, but he faces arrest if he leaves the elaborate on why the company embassy. No police were visible outside the upscale decided to reactivate the screen Edwardian apartment block that holds the embassy on Tuesday but said it took police on Monday afternoon — just journalists and a pizza recommendations into account. delivery man with a box addressed to Assange.

“We are taking the lead of The head of Britain’s diplomatic the NYPD and will continue to do service, Simon McDonald, summoned Ecuador’s so,” he said. ambassador to the Foreign Office on Monday to

Revlon did not disclose express “deep frustration” at the lack of progress in the cost of the electronic billboard, resolving the standoff. but 2012 estimates by the Wall The 24-hour police operation has been Street Journal put Times Square controversial in part because it is so costly. Police advertising space at between $1.1 say the operation cost 11.1 million pounds ($17.6 million and $4 million per year. million) through April 2015.

The billboard, which was The police force said in a statement that previously active 24 hours a day, Assange is still subject to arrest for jumping bail will now click off at night, when and holing up in the embassy while wanted for police say most of the groping questioning over sexual assault allegations in incidents happened.

Sweden. It said if he leaves the embassy, the force

Police said the department will “deploy a number of overt and covert tactics to had urged Revlon to turn off the arrest him.” sign indefinitely.

In August, Swedish prosecutors dropped cases of alleged sexual misconduct against the 44-year-old Australian computer hacker, but still want to question him about accusations of rape made after his visit to the country in 2010.

Assange denies all the allegations and believes extradition to Sweden is merely the first step in efforts to bring him to the U.S. over WikiLeaks’ secret-spilling activities.

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Top beer makers to join forces to face industry challenges

BRUSSELS — The world’s biggest beer maker clinched a deal Tuesday to take over its nearest rival in a bid to stave off the megabrewers’ most serious problems: the surge in popularity of craft brews and weakening sales in the rich markets of the U.S. and Europe.

SABMiller accepted in principle a takeover bid worth 69 billion pounds ($106 billion) from Anheuser Busch InBev in a deal that seeks strength in size. The combined company would control nearly a third of the global market.

Belgium-based AB InBev, already the world’s largest brewer, makes Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Beck’s. SABMiller, based in London, has Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni and Milwaukee’s Best among its 200 or so brands.

AB InBev’s determination to close the deal after five attempts shows how established beer brands know they have to act to adapt to shifting global tastes.

In wealthy countries, people are turning to locally brewed beers or other drinks such as wine. In the U.S., craft beer sales account for 10 percent of beer volumes, compared with virtually nothing a few years ago. The same could soon apply in Europe, said Giulio Lombardi, senior director at Fitch Ratings.

“The global beer market overall is largely flat and in some regions is declining as other beverages such as wine continue to penetrate,” said John Colley, professor at Warwick Business School in England.

“Microbrewers and their highly

differentiated cask ales also continue to make progress.”

In coming years, beer sales are expected to grow most in emerging economies in regions such as Africa, where SABMiller has a strong presence.

The sheer size of the deal, however, is likely to invite resistance from regulators, notably in the U.S. and China, amid concerns that the merger could stifle competition and Drinks sit on the bar in a pub in London, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. The world’s top reduce consumer choice. In two beer makers agreed Tuesday to join forces to create a company that would the U.S., any deal is widely control nearly a third of the global market. AB InBev’s brands include Budweiser, expected to require the sale of Stella Artois and Corona, while SABMiller produces Peroni and Grolsch.

Miller’s stable of beers. because of failure to get the it would be for most deals of

The new company approval of regulators or AB this size,” said Erik Gordon of is expected to be based in InBev shareholders. the Ross School of Business at Belgium, home to AB InBev’s Most analysts believe the University of Michigan. current headquarters, where the two companies are The global market there is a beer tradition dating geographically diverse enough share of AB InBev and back to the Middle Ages. that regulators will not have SABMiller together would be

AB InBev has agreed to scrap the deal outright. about 31 percent, dwarfing to pay $3 billion to SABMiller “Approval will be a bit the 9 percent of Heineken, the if the deal does not close of a challenge but easier than next closest competitor.

Oil slips under $49 on inventory rise

oil fell under inventory

Oil fell under $49 per barrel on Thursday, as selling continued after expectation U.S. government data will show a rise in inventories.

Brent LCOc1 eased 45 cents to $48.70 a barrel by 1131 GMT. On Wednesday it hit a low of $48.71, the weakest since Oct. 5. It was down 7.5 percent this week, on track for its biggest such drop since March.

U.S. crude CLc1 fell 67 cents to $45.97 a barrel after settling down 2 cents at $46.64.

Investors are awaiting inventory data from the U.S. government’s Energy Information Administration at 1500 GMT. A poll of nine analysts predicted a crude stock build of 2.9 million barrels on average in the week ended Oct. 9.

Data from industry group the American Petroleum Institute showed U.S. crude stocks rose by 9.4 million barrels in the week to Oct. 9 to 465.96 million, versus analyst forecasts for a 2.8 million barrels build.

Some analysts pointed to further weakness in the months ahead with a possible eventual interest rate rise in the United States pushing the dollar higher, which makes oil more expensive for holders of other currencies.

“So here is the set up: In

December the Fed will hike rates and OPEC will not cut output. In Q1 of 2016, global oil inventories rise further and oil prices will drop,” Bjarne Schieldrop chief commodity analyst at SEB in Oslo told the Reuters Global Oil forum.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meets in December. The producer group is expected to hold to its policy of maintaining market share, highlighted by Saudi Arabia’s push into Russia’s regional market.

The world’s big oil exporters pumped more than half a billion barrels more crude than needed in the first nine months of this year, industry data gathered by Reuters and major energy market forecasters show.

In the first nine months of 2015, China’s crude imports rose 8.8 percent to 248.62 million tonnes, which some traders said had lent the market support.

“We believe the downside potential for oil prices is limited and expect to see moderately rising prices in the coming weeks and months,” Carsten Fritsch at Commerzbank said.

“After all, there are increasing signs that non-OPEC supply is already decreasing noticeably as a consequence of the low prices.”

Samsung Electronics unveils second Tizen-powered smartphone

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled on Wednesday the second smartphone powered by its own Tizen operating system, its latest bid to increase the popularity of its own software ecosystem.

Samsung said the Z3 will go on sale in India on Oct. 21 for 8,490 Indian rupees ($130.59). While this is more expensive than the 5,700 rupees launch price for its predecessor, the Z1, the new phone offers better hardware including a faster processor, a higher quality screen and improved cameras.

The world’s top smartphone maker is trying to reduce its dependence on Google Inc, whose Android operating system powers Samsung’s flagship Galaxy smartphones. The company has also launched other products this

year powered by Tizen, including the Gear S2 smartwatch and premium televisions.

A person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters in June Samsung plans to launch more handsets running on Tizen this year. Samsung needs to attract more smartphone users to the operating system in order to gain more third-party developer support, analysts say.

The Z3’s low price could attract buyers in markets like India, where smartphone penetration is still relatively low. Researcher Counterpoint said the predecessor Z1 smartphone was Samsung’s bestselling smartphone in India during the second quarter, thanks in part to its low price.

Apple removes some apps from online store over security concerns

Apple Inc said on Thursday that it had removed “a few” applications from its App Store, expressing its concern that the security of some users’ personal data could be compromised in certain circumstances.

The company said the apps threatened users’ security by installing certificates that can expose data to monitoring by third parties. The company did not specify the precise number of apps at issue.

“Apple is deeply committed to protecting customer privacy and security,” an Apple spokeswoman said in a statement.

“We are working closely with

these developers to quickly get their apps back on the App Store, while ensuring customer privacy and security is not at risk.”

Apps with so-called root certificates route user data to servers where it can be analyzed.

That opens the door for network providers to view encrypted traffic, leaving users vulnerable to data breaches.

Among the apps removed was Been Choice, which has attracted attention for its ability to block advertising in apps.

An Apple spokeswoman said the company would release a support page to help users remove the apps in question from their devices.

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Facebook pushes shopping features in move to e-commerce

Facebook’s head of product marketing for commerce.

Among the new features are ads that take a user through a specific brand’s products without redirecting them to another site.

For example, a user who clicks on an ad from a boutique could see an expanded page that displays numerous clothing items.

Businesses on Facebook will also be able to display products for purchase directly on their own pages. And users will be able to purchase products directly on Facebook through a “buy now” button that will be more widely Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during a town hall with Indian Prime available.

Minister Narendra Modi at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California September

The 1.5-billion-member 27, 2015. social network has also added a

Facebook Inc wants its because it is slow and cumbersome, new section on its app that takes users to shop for clothes and other but Facebook hopes to win over users directly to a shopping page products from their mobile phones more ad dollars by smoothing the where they can browse among without ever leaving its app. process. Mobile purchases make numerous brands from a select

In an effort to move up less than 2 percent of all retail group of small businesses that will further into e-commerce and sales, according to research firm gradually expand. compete with Amazon Inc’s retail eMarketer.

“From Facebook’s offerings, Facebook announced “We’re looking to give perspective, they’re addressing Monday it is testing several ad people an easier way to find a pain point for retailers,” said features that allow users to shop products that will be interesting Catherine Boyle, an analyst at directly through its app. to them on mobile, make shopping eMarketer. “They will attract

Few users make purchases easier and help businesses drive serious ad dollars with this on mobile phones sales,” said Emma Rodgers, offering.”

Netflix blames weak U.S subscriber adds on new chip-based cards

Netflix Logo Video-streaming service provider Netflix Inc reported third-quarter U.S. subscriber additions below its own forecast, blaming a transition to chip-based cards for the miss.

Shares of Netflix, known for its original shows such as “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black”, plunged about 15 percent after the bell, before clawing back to trade down 2.4 percent.

U.S. credit and debit card companies have been shifting to chip-enabled cards ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline mandated for the switch.

For Netflix, the switch meant that many of the older cards on its file no longer worked as the companies gave new cards to their customers, leading to “involuntary churn,” as Chief Executive Reed Hastings put it in a letter to shareholders.

“It’s just the dumbest thing I’ve heard,” Wedbush

Securities analyst Michael Pachter said.

FBR Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett said the issue around the chip cards is particularly confusing, given that these cards have been around for a bit.

“It begs a million questions,” he said.

Netflix said on Wednesday it added 0.88 million U.S. subscribers in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with its forecast of 1.15 million.

“The slowdown in U.S. subscriber growth was particularly disappointing because one would expect that since Netflix just raised rates last week, this number would have been strong,” said Crockett.

Netflix increased the subscription rate for some new members earlier this month by $1.00 a month to $9.99 in the United States, Canada and Latin America.

Internationally, Netflix added

2.74 million subscribers, compared with its projection of 2.40 million.

Netflix, which is also battling competition from streaming services such as Amazon. comInc’s Prime Video service and Hulu, has been aggressively building its overseas presence.

The company said it was in the “early stages” of its China entry and said it was “still learning a lot”.

Netflix said in July its plans to enter China in 2016 could be delayed.

Netflix is being “more adventurous” on the news side, company executives said on a post-earnings conference call.

The company added it was not looking at live sports as an offering currently.

“There’s a lot of irrational bidders for sports, we’re not anxious to become another one,” Netflix’s head of content Ted Sarandos said.

“Sports on demand is not as exciting as sports live.”

Court says UK politicians don’t get protection from snooping

British lawmakers are not immune from communications-monitoring, a British court ruled Wednesday, saying a 50-yearold doctrine protecting them from phone tapping has no legal force.

Three politicians complained to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal that their communications were being intercepted by electronic spy agency GCHQ as part of its mass harvesting of emails, Web traffic and other communications data. Details of the surveillance powers of the U.S and its allies were revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Green lawmakers Caroline Lucas and Jenny Jones and ex-Respect Party lawmaker George Galloway argued the datagathering violates the Wilson Doctrine — a rule implemented by Prime Minister Harold Wilson in 1966 that said no lawmaker’s telephone should be tapped except during a national emergency.

The tribunal, which hears complaints about surveillance, ruled that the doctrine applies only to targeted, and not incidental, interception of Parliamentary communications — and that it “is not enforceable in English law.”

They said the doctrine, “which commenced in respect of the tapping of telephones ... was not intended to extend, and could not in practice extend, to prohibit the interception, as part of a very large quantity of communications, of communications by parliamentarians which were not targeted by (a warrant).”

Lucas said the judgment was “a body blow for parliamentary democracy.”

“My constituents have a right to know that their communications with me aren’t subject to blanket surveillance — yet this ruling suggests that they have no such protection,” she said.

Lucas called for legislation to ensure lawmakers could be “a trusted source for whistleblowers and those wishing to challenge the actions of the government.”

German police warn against posting kids’ photos on Facebook

Police in western Germany have issued an urgent appeal to parents: don’t post photos of your children on social media websites for all to see.

The appeal by Hagen police suggests to parents that “maybe you think these photos are cute now, but your child will find them endlessly embarrassing in a couple of years.”

It warns that such photos may be used by bullies or pedophiles and notes that children are entitled to privacy.

A spokesman for Hagen police says the appeal has been shared more than 100,000 times and viewed by more 7 seven million people since it was first posted Tuesday — on Facebook.

Spokesman Tino Schafer said Wednesday that at the very least, parents should adjust their privacy settings to prevent strangers seeing the photos.

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Bolt aiming to crack 19 seconds in 200 metres

KINGSTON - Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt has already started his preparations for next year’s Rio Games and has sent a warning to his competitors -- he thinks he is capable of breaking 19 seconds in the 200 metres.

Bolt’s record of 19.19 seconds for the 200 has stood since Aug. 20, 2009, four days after he set the 100m record of 9.58 seconds, both at the world athletics championships in Berlin.

“I really want to run under 19 seconds,” Bolt told Reuters from his training base at the University of West Indies in Kingston as he began preparations for next year’s Rio Olympics.

“It’s one of my major goals.

“I think it’s one of the toughest ones, because it’s going to be hard to find the right day and sometime the perfect race to get this (200m record).

“It will not be an easy task, but I personally feel I can do it and my coach (Glen Mills) thinks I can do it so it is just about the work and finding the perfect time to do it, so it is one of the things (for 2016).”

Bolt is seeking to become the first man to win three successive Olympic titles in the sprint events and the 4x100m relay in Rio.

The lanky Jamaican shrugged off a nagging pelvic injury this year to win three golds at the Beijing world

Usain Bolt will aim for a new world record at the Olympic Stadium championships in August, which included “So for me, I live to compete and ending American Justin Gatlin’s almost I look forward to my team mate Yohan two-year unbeaten run over both the 100 Blake coming back ... he’s been out for and 200 metres. pretty much two seasons.”

Gatlin has already said he feels The Jamaican, whose initial day he is closing the gap on his Jamaican of training was thwarted by rain, sounded competitor, having only lost the 100m a warning to Gatlin, Blake and anyone final in Beijing by 0.01 seconds. Bolt won else considering trying to stop him at next the 200 more comfortably. year’s Olympics.

“It’s one of the joys to go out there “Justin Gatlin says he’s coming, and to compete against the best because but for me, I’m much more focused,” Bolt when you go out there and beat the best it said. shows that you are the greatest,” Bolt said “I’m starting the season in a much in anticipation of facing Gatlin again next better shape than I did the last one, so it year. is only forward from here.”

Former WI batsman Camacho dies aged 69

Steve Camacho, the former West Indies batsman, has died at the age of 69. He passed away on Friday night in Antigua, the WICB said.

Camacho played 11 Tests for West Indies between 1968 and 1971, scoring 640 runs. He also went on to play 76 first-class matches as a righthanded top order batsman, scoring 4079 runs including seven centuries and 24 half-centuries. Camacho even captained the West Indies President’s XI against various touring teams.

After his retirement as a professional player in 1978, Camacho served as the manager of the West Indies team during the 1980s. He later acted as the secretary of the then West Indies Cricket Board of Control, before becoming the first full-time employee of

the WICB, as the CEO.

Dave Cameron, the WICB president, described Camacho as “a true stalwart, champion and leader of the game” in West Indies. “As a player, he represented Guyana and West Indies with pride and played his part in helping to grow the game. He was a mentor for several younger players in club cricket and played a major role in nurturing their development,” Cameron said.

“He cared about the game and the people around him. He was very professional and hardworking and had the common touch. He kept in tune with the needs of the players, the staff he worked with, all who participated in West Indies cricket, and all those who cared and loved the game he served.”

Steve Camacho

Sir Vivian Richards backs Holder as Test captain

Sir Viv Richards has supported Jason Holder’s promotion to the West Indies Test captaincy, saying the allrounder had the ability and was not too young for the job. Richards’ endorsement came days after Brian Lara also approved of the new West Indies captain, who replaced Denesh Ramdin in the job.

“Well, I have heard maybe that some folks are suggesting that he is too young, but it is better to start at that particular age,” Richards told CMC. “And if he gets lucky enough and we are successful, you have a long successful period of your captain being in place

rather than the chopping and changing on a regular basis.”

Holder, 23, is West Indies’ second youngest Test captain, and has led the ODI side in 12 matches. He showed resilience by scoring a hundred to draw a Test against England in Antigua, and then made a counter-attacking 82 against Australia in Jamaica.

“I believe this individual does have the ability,” Richards said. “Certainly, he comes over very well and you hear about the respect factor you get from other members of the dressing room and that is of vital importance because when you

have that respect, it is amazing.

“When you look and see what’s around him, when you look and see how he would have gone about his business as a batsman, you can see there is some improvement... but certainly the signs are there and I think may be it’s not a bad choice.”

While Holder’s appointment received approval from Lara and Richards, former West Indies batsman Philo Wallace, who like Holder is from Barbados, said it was too early to give him such a responsibility. “

Simmons disciplinary hearing postponed

Phil Simmons’ future as West Indies coach hangs in the balance after the disciplinary hearing against him was deferred to next week.

ESPNcricinfo understands that Simmons had been asked to present himself on Saturday in front of a human resources panel from the West Indies Cricket Board.

On September 30, the WICB had indicated that Simmons’s future would be sorted in a week.

Surprised at the lack of notice period given to him, Simmons’ lawyers responded to the WICB, saying Simmons could not make himself available without an advance alert and requested the hearing be rescheduled to next week. It is learned that the WICB agreed, but no date has been set yet.

S i m m o n s was suspended on September 28 by the WICB, two days after his outburst on external factors affecting the selection of the ODI squad for the Sri Lanka series.

Subsequently, Michael Muirhead, the WICB CEO, clarified that Simmons had not been fired but he would need to face a HR panel to explain the breaches in confidentiality and for bringing the WICB into disrepute.

It is understood that although Simmons did issue an apology for putting the WICB in a difficult position, he never retracted or apologised for what he said. People close to Simmons have revealed he made it clear that his outbursts were not intentional and that is what he apologised for.

At the end of the preparatory camp for the Sri Lanka tour, held in Barbados, Simmons, unprompted, revealed that he was disappointed at not getting the best oneday squad and blamed “interference from outside” as the main reason.

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Oscar Pistorius to be released from jail on Oct. 20

supervision as from 20 October 2015,” the corrections department said in a statement following the meeting of the parole board earlier Thursday.

Pistorius was acquitted of murder last year for the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp, but prosecutors have appealed that trial verdict and In this Friday, October17, 2014 file photo, will seek a murder conviction again at Oscar Pistorius is escorted by police officers South Africa’s Supreme Court on Nov. as he leaves the high court in Pretoria, South 3.

Africa.

The appeal will come just two

Oscar Pistorius, the double- weeks after Pistorius is freed next amputee Olympic runner who shot his Tuesday. If Pistorius is convicted of girlfriend to death on Valentine’s Day murder by a panel of five judges at the 2013, can leave prison and move to appeal, he faces going back to prison house arrest next week, South Africa’s for 15 years, the minimum sentence Department of Corrections said for murder in South Africa, which no Thursday. longer has the death penalty.

A parole board at the prison The spokeswoman for where Pistorius has served nearly Pistorius’ family, Anneliese Burgess, a year of his five-year sentence for said in a text message that they had manslaughter made the decision. It been informed of the decision to release came after an initial ruling to release Pistorius but would not be commenting the athlete in August was canceled at further. the last minute after intervention by Steenkamp’s parents are the justice minister. trying to “move on with their lives,”

This time, the board their lawyer told the AP. “approved the placement of offender “Whether Oscar Pistorius Oscar Pistorius under correctional remains incarcerated or is released, it’s

not going to change anything in their lives,” lawyer Tania Koen said. “It makes no difference to them.”

But, “they still believe that 10 months or 12 months (in jail) is not enough for taking a life,” Koen said.

Pistorius was sentenced to five years after being convicted of culpable homicide, a charge comparable to manslaughter, for shooting Steenkamp, a model and reality TV star. Under South African law, an offender sentenced to five years or less in jail can be released after serving one-sixth — in Pistorius’ case 10 months.

He has maintained he thought Steenkamp was an intruder in his Pretoria home and killed her by mistake. Prosecutors said he shot her intentionally during an argument after she had fled to a bathroom stall.

Pistorius will now be moved to correctional supervision, a form of house arrest, where he will have to live under certain conditions for the next four years. His sentence ends on Oct. 20, 2019.

Pistorius has been informed of those conditions, the corrections department said, although it did

not detail them all. It did say that Pistorius would have to continue receiving psychotherapy while under house arrest and would not be allowed to handle any firearms.

Correctional services department spokesman Manelisi Wolela did not rule out ultimately allowing Pistorius to return to training.

He also said Pistorius would not be required to wear an electronic tagging device.

Pistorius, known as “Blade Runner” for his carbon-fiber running blades, gained worldwide fame when he ran against able-bodied athletes at the 2012 London Olympics, the first amputee runner to compete at the games.

In June, the same parole board had cleared Pistorius to be released from Kgosi Mampuru II Prison in Pretoria on Aug. 21 only for that decision to be suspended by the minister of justice, who ordered a review.

The 28-year-old Pistorius is expected to serve his house arrest at his uncle’s mansion in an upmarket suburb of Pretoria.

Baylor sprinter Trayvon Bromell turns professional with New Balance World championship 100-meter bronze medalist Trayvon Bromell has signed a multi-year endorsement contract with New Balance. The company announced the decision on Wednesday morning.

Bromell, a Baylor University junior, will forego the rest of his remaining NCAA eligibility to turn professional. He is represented by agent Ricky Simms of PACE Sports Management, which also represents short-sprints Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt.

Bromell, 20, became the first U.S. high school athlete to break 10-seconds for the 100-meters before setting the world junior 100-meter record of 9.97 seconds.

With his 9.84-second performance at the U.S.A. Track and Field Championships in Eugene, netting him second place, Bromell became the first U.S. teenager to qualify for the IAAF World Championships in Beijing. In the 100-meter final, Bromell finished tied for third and bronze with Canada’s Andre De Grasse with his 9.92 result.

“I knew after Worlds and medaling, I knew that I could get a good contract, so my main thing was

They have really exciting plans and he’s already met with some of the shoe designers. They want to make a big splash. It will be a very exciting next couple years to see how Trayvon and the New Balance brand develops.”

Bolt is contemplating retirement in 2016 or 2017. World championship silver medalist Justin Gatlin continued to dominate even at the age of 33 by holding the world’s fastest 100-meter and 200-meter times before August. He is a likely candidate for the 2016 U.S. Olympic team but the future is unclear beyond that. De Trayvon Bromell Grasse and Bromell are likely the faces to figure things out with my family,” runners in recent years. New Balance of the short sprints, so it makes sense Bromell told SI.com. “We felt that right also supports world championship that companies were vying for the now was the best decision. We weren’t medalists Jenny Simpson and small commercial space on their racing big on taking chances for next year. In Brenda Martinez as well as Olympic kits. a moment like this, it’s a 50-50 chance steeplechaser Emma Coburn.

“Everyone is looking to build if you decide to go back to school. You Of the four U.S. men’s up to the next Olympics in 2016, 2020 could get injured and your value would sprinters that the United States sent and then 2024,” Simms said. “A lot of drop. We felt like the opportunity was to compete in Beijing, only Bromell the top sprinters at the moment are in our face. It’s a great contract. Great was not sponsored by Nike. getting toward the end of their career. company in New Balance and great “I think it’s a very exciting time We’re looking at the next generation opportunity going into the Olympic for New Balance to get into sprints,” of guys and the shoe companies are year.”

Simms told SI.com. “They’re getting a certainly looking at these guys as well.”

The move is an interesting marquee athlete to communicate their De Grasse has returned to USC for his venture for a company like New message. Trayvon was being watched senior year and not turned professional Balance, which has primarily focused for a while and he became available yet. on sponsoring elite female distance and they really were keen to get him.

Alicia Keys to run 2015 New York City Marathon

Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Alicia Keys will run the 2015 New York City Marathon on Nov. 1.

Keys will participate as a charity runner representing Keep A Child Alive, which aims to provide HIV medications to African children and families who that may not always have access to treatment.

Alicia keys previously ran a marathon in Greece back in 2007 as part of her training to get in

shape for her role in the movie “Smoking Aces.” Keys the Grammy award-winning track “Empire State of never specified a time, but said it “It was kind of long. Mind.” it took me a while. I wasn’t rushing.”

“A few months ago, I was working out and

“A messenger ran from Marathon to Athens minding my own business, and my brother came to shout the news that they won the war,” Keys told over to me and said, “Why don’t you run the New David Letterman in 2007. “But my trainer didn’t tell York City marathon with me this year?” My first me the messenger died.” instinct was to say, “HELL NO!” LOL.” Keys wrote

Keys was present at the 2013 New York City on Refinery29. “But then I thought, This is my city, Marathon as a spectator. She will be running 26.2 so why not?” miles in the same streets that she sings about on

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