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CONSTRUCTION RESTARTS – with strict health and safety measures

Construction workers returned to work on Monday (May 11) with new health and safety measures in place following a near two-month hiatus.

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Precautionary measures have been implemented at Ritz Carlton Residences, Grace Bay due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Construction industry reopens with strict health and safety measures

BY OLIVIA ROSE CONSTRUCTION workers returned to work on Monday (May 11) with new health and safety measures in place following a near two-month hiatus.

The reopening of the sector is part of the Government’s phased approach to easing lockdown measures which Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson announced on April 30.

Monday marked phase 1B which also saw essential public services

open along with office based small businesses and restaurants for takeaway services.

It forms part of the Government’s plans to reopen supply chains in the industry and allow residents to prepare for the impending hurricane season.

Hon. Sean Astwood, Deputy Premier and Minister of Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development, warned that guidelines must be followed for safe resumption of the sector.

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and registration processes must be strictly adhered to,” he said in a statement on May 7.

“Failure to comply will result in your site being shut down and penalties being applied.”

The Ministry of Infrastructure in collaboration with the Ministry of Health developed a comprehensive final draft of operating procedures for the construction industry.

A summary of the draft was posted to the Government’s website at www.gov.tc/construction It stated that construction sites operating during the Covid-19 pandemic need to protect their workforce by implementing measures to minimise the risk and spread of infection.

Cleaning, disinfecting and other maintenance and security services performed by building service employees are critical to protecting the public health, the document stressed.

Employers and employees are also urged to adhere to strict practices prior to and during their work shifts.

This includes wearing masks, screening for temperatures and enforcing social distancing rules at work sites.

The document said: “Employers should measure employee’s temperature and assess symptoms prior to them starting work.

“Ideally, temperature checks should happen before the individual enters the facility.

“Regular monitoring: As long as the employee doesn’t have a temperature or symptoms, they should self-monitor under the supervision of their employer’s

Hon. Sean Astwood, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development

occupational health programme.

“Wear a mask: The employee should wear a face mask at all times while in the workplace for 14 days after last exposure.

“Employers can issue facemasks or can approve employees’ supplied cloth face coverings in the event of shortages.

“Social distance: The employee should maintain six feet and practice social distancing as work duties permit in the workplace.

“Disinfect and clean work spaces: Clean and disinfect all areas such as offices, bathrooms, common areas, shared electronic equipment routinely.”

During a visit to the Ritz Carlton Residences, Grace Bay construction site on Monday, the Weekly News observed that many of these measures were being implemented.

Building workers were subjected to temperature testing and mandatory mask wearing, while hand cleaning stations were also erected throughout the compound.

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TCI among Caribbean nations that have flattened the curve

BY DELANA ISLES THE CARIBBEAN has attained coronavirus containment with many countries flattening the curve - but caution should still be taken about reopening borders for these tourism dependent destinations.

This is the view of Dr Clive Landis, pro-vice-chancellor for undergraduate studies and research, and professor of cardiovascular research at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill campus in Barbados.

Dr Landis is also the chairman of the UWI Covid-19 task force - whose aim is to leverage the university’s knowledge and experts to assist the Caribbean in its readiness and response to the virus outbreak, mindful that the region’s best defence is a coordinated and collaborative approach.

He led the research into the progress of the virus in the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom), as well as the British overseas territories.

At the time of this disclosure, Dr Landis was a guest on this week’s Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) podcast, ‘Covid-19: The unwelcome visitor’.

He cautioned that containment does not mean that the region is out of danger.

“The bottom line for the whole Caribbean is that the Caribbean has avoided the kind of outbreak, the kind of epidemic that we’ve seen in many European countries…and north America. We’ve avoided that.”

Significantly, countries have either already flattened the curve or are well on their way to doing so, Dr Landis said.

“When you look at the growth trajectories, they are basically flat [in virtually all the countries].”

Those countries are Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad, St Vincent, Bermuda and all of the British overseas territories - Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Monserrat, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands.

Guyana and Haiti, which the professor said they were worried about, are now both beginning to report better numbers and it looks like they are flattening the line as well.

However, the UWI researcher insists that containment does not mean the virus has been wiped out in the region, adding that the

Caribbean will have to learn to live with its threat for another year.

“I want to stress that when you have achieved containment…you are looking to find cases in clusters and having a cluster, there’s nothing wrong with that. That actually shows you are doing your surveillance.

“We map how each Caribbean country has done from the first case and we can say quite confidently that these countries have achieved containment.”

He also advises that before opening their borders to international travel, every Caribbean destination should have public health nurses who are trained in detecting acute respiratory illnesses in every hotel and all areas of potential risk.

Landis also addressed a range of subjects including what countries must look for in order to determine whether or not they’ve reached their peak, the projections for the region and the future of travel, which he said will likely include immunity passports and health certificates.

BALANCING THE ECONOMY AND HEALTH

The UWI researcher’s warnings

Dr Clive Landis heads the University of the West Indies Covid-19 task force are ones being heeded by the Turks and Caicos Islands in particular.

Appearing on a Caribbean broadcast ‘The Week That Was’ on YouTube on Monday (May 11), Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson insisted that the economy will not come before the health of the country.

She was referring to the opening of the Islands’ borders to accommodate incoming tourists, which the TCI’s economy depends on to a large extent.

“The economy will not come first, health will come first, we are a very small country - even first world countries are challenged in their health capacity and being able to deliver all - so we are not going to take unnecessary chances without mitigating the risk.”

She noted that while the TCI’s numbers are still low, the Government is aware that the virus

is not dead, and that the territory and the world at large will have to learn to coexist with the virus.

The premier once again explained that June 1, is just a positional date and does not necessarily nor definitively mean that airports will reopen at that time.

According to the premier, a lot more work is still to be done to prepare the territory for reopening - work involving hotels, airlines, the villa sector, transportation sector and several other sectors.

“But looking first at our airports and how we can receive guests… we are victims of a really good tourism industry, and achieving social distancing even in our airports is going to be a challenge.

“So we are stepping up our screening protocols there at the airport to make sure that [it] is not a breeding ground for persons arriving or working there.”

Above-normal hurricane season predicted THE 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to be above normal with four to 18 tropical storms of which seven to nine are forecast to reach major hurricane strength.

This is due to the absence of El Nino and warm sea surface temperatures, according to weather experts at Colorado State University (CSU).

El Niño tends to increase upper-level westerly winds across the Caribbean into the tropical Atlantic, tearing apart hurricanes as they try to form.

On April 2, the university said four of the hurricanes will become major storms of category three to five on the Saffir/ Simpson scale, with sustained winds of at least 111mph.

“We anticipate that the 2020 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have above-normal activity.

“Current warm neutral ENSO conditions appear likely to transition to cool neutral ENSO or potentially even weak La Niña conditions by this summer/ fall.

“Sea surface temperatures

averaged across the tropical Atlantic are somewhat above normal. Most of the tropical Atlantic is warmer than normal.

“We anticipate an aboveaverage probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline and in the Caribbean.”

The university urged hurricane prone states and countries in the Caribbean basin to begin storm preparations early.

The CSU team will issue further forecast updates on June 4, July 7 and August 6.

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TCI residents urged to be more proactive this hurricane season

BY OLIVIA ROSE WITH the start of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season mere weeks away, residents in the TCI are being urged to be more proactive with their preparations this year.

Researchers at Colorado State University have warned of a potentially active Atlantic hurricane season, beginning on June 1 – as the region continues to battle the coronavirus.

Dr Virginia Clerveaux, Director of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME), has called on residents to make an even greater effort to be storm ready.

“In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and a looming active hurricane season, as a country, it is even more important for us to be proactive and begin to prepare for a possible impact.

“We must begin now to take steps to ensure that our homes, businesses and families are well prepared for this year’s hurricane season.

“Let us begin to update our business continuity and family emergency plans and develop comprehensive response platforms.

“We have to be proactive in preparing and not wait until something happens to begin to put measures in place.”

She said last year’s hurricane season, and in particular hurricane Dorian which struck the Bahamas, should serve as a stark reminder of how devastating and destructive storms can be.

This year’s Hurricane Preparedness Month got underway

on May 1 under the theme, ‘Be proactive not reactive’.

Throughout the month the DDME is hosting a series of events including a national day of prayer for a safe hurricane season, a refresher training course in shelter management, damage and needs assessment preparations, radio communications and logistics supply systems.

There will also be virtual press conferences, a schools’ hurricane preparedness (art and poetry) competition and a virtual town hall meeting.

On Wednesday (May 13), DDME’s training and education specialist Latoya Jones spoke on a radio programme about Hurricane Preparedness Month.

She explained that the activities slated for the month were developed to reinforce social distancing while educating the populace on what they should do to be prepared.

Commenting on the refresher training course for shelter managers, Jones explained that the DDME has shortened the course to suit an online audience.

“Shelter managers are those persons who have the responsibility for preparation, the day to day management and operational management of the emergency shelters, so they are the persons who will lead the shelters when they’ve been activated.”

She said the training will focus on sharpening the skills of existing shelter managers while educating new managers.

“The refreshing part is that people won’t have to come into the office, they can do the training in

the comfort of their own homes, wherever they have a strong wifi connection they can sit and get the training done.

“It’s actually a refresher because we will not be able to do a full two to three days normal training that we usually do. It has to be brief and we’ve had to make some adjustments.”

Jones stressed that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing measures at shelters would pose a new challenge for shelter managers.

She said the course would educate shelter managers on these necessary procedures.

“We want to reinforce the whole issue of organisation, administration, the spacing now we know with social distancing being in effect we would have to be able to space the shelters adequately so that we can be operating under the law.

“So shelter managers would need to be brought up to speed where that is concerned.

“We have to bring in those best practices and marry it with the Covid-19 protocols.”

The Royal Navy began training for the approaching hurricane season in the Turks and Caicos Islands last week.

A simulation exercise, which ran from May 7 to 10, took place on West Caicos and Ambergris Cay in the TCI. According to the Royal Navy, training involved RFA Argus and HMS Medway, as well as Merlin and Wildcat helicopters and specialist personnel.

The teams practised their skills

DDME’s training and education specialist Latoya Jones in surveying islands that were previously impacted by hurricanes as part of the training.

The exercise saw military personnel bringing in aid using helicopters and boats, and repairing damaged infrastructure.

A series of ongoing virtual meetings are also being held biweekly with the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME), UK military personnel, the governor and the premier.

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Standard operating procedures for construction sector during Covid-19 The standardised protocols outline the best practices in order to maintain the health and safety of all workers required to perform duties during the Covid-19 crisis.

They include prevention, detection and response measures are aimed at minimising the impacts of the crisis to ensure business continuity in the construction industry.

The guidelines say that all employees should: - Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

- When coughing or sneezing: Cough or sneeze into a tissue or the bend of your arm, not your hand.

- Dispose of any tissues you have used as soon as possible in a lined waste basket and wash your hands afterwards.

- Non-medical face-coverings (such as homemade cloth masks) should be worn as a potential mitigant to catching and transmitting the virus, but are not to be treated as substitutes for proper handwashing, physical distancing, and other protective measures.

- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces, including all reusable personal protective equipment (PPE).

- Do not share personal items or supplies such as phones, pens, notebooks, tools, PPE, etc.

- Use and remove PPE with care, being mindful of which surfaces may be contaminated. Individuals must clean their hands after handling any used PPE. - Avoid common physical greetings, such as handshakes.

- Maintain a minimum physical distance of two metres from others.

- Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds after using the washroom, before handling food, after blowing nose, coughing, or sneezing, and before smoking.

- If hands are not visibly soiled, and soap and water are unavailable, alcohol-based hand sanitiser can be used.

Management should consider the following: - Develop and implement a site transportation protocol.

- Parking arrangements for additional vehicles and bicycles.

- Providing hand cleaning facilities at entrances and exits. (This should be soap and running water wherever possible or hand sanitiser, if soap and running water are not available).

- Plan for staff absences due to a number of reasons (personal illness, ill family members, looking after children if schools close, government authorizing quarantine or self-isolation, etc.).

- Staff absences due to illness should be monitored and any increases should be reported to the public health department.

- Prepare a Covid-19 response plan to identify processes for dealing with suspected and confirmed Covid-19 cases.

- Communicate the site expectations and prevention measures to all workers and contractors.

- Provide adequate PPEs (personal protective equipment) for staff if required.

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resumption of work.

They were asked to submit a list of requirements including planning application number and name of the project, site location including block and parcel number, a copy of building permit, copy of business licence, number of people that will be present on site and proof of application number displayed on site.

Any company that has not yet begun operations can still register with the department on email at dpcovid19@gov.tc and arrange a site inspection.

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UK delivers testing machine, ventilators and medical supplies

BY OLIVIA ROSE A SECOND Covid-19 testing machine, six ventilators and personal protection equipment for frontline workers arrived from the UK this past weekend.

The large shipment of essential medical supplies to help the territory combat the coronavirus was delivered by the Royal Air Force (RAF).

On Tuesday (May 12) Governor Nigel Dakin wrote on his Instagram page: “The military team on island and colleagues from the Ministry of Health dealt with accounting for it and will ensure efficient distribution as guided by the ministry.”

He explained that the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine, a leading-edge device which detects the virus using genetic material, had to be moved in dry ice.

The gold standard machine which increases the capability to test for the disease locally was hailed as “significant” by the governor.

He said: “It’s arrival, for the Ministry of Health, is significant; it’s the hardware that allows significant on island testing.

“It’s not plug and play - it requires serious staff training, laboratory conditions and calibration of the results but it’s a significant capability that TCI have lacked and it’s now here.”

The territory is set to receive a Cepheid testing machine soon which has the advantage of operating with or without the use of nasal swabs, which are often hard to come by.

“The PCR delivers to a clinical standard but it does require clinical

skill to use it,” Dakin said.

“However the Cepheid (and this is the only way I can easily describe it) is the Nespresso equivalent of a full fat PCR. “Drop a cartridge in and get a fast result - very quick - you just can’t use it to mass test.

“With these capabilities complimenting each other the Ministry of Health should be in a good place.”

The Cepheid test which is said to have high rates of accuracy was recently given the greenlight by the US Food and Drug Association.

The governor expressed gratitude to the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Crown agents and the RAF for assisting the territory during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We thank the FCO for funding this plus all the other medical supplies that have arrived from the UK, for the UK’s Crown agents using their global purchasing power to secure hard to acquire technology, and to the RAF for delivering it to our door.

“Over to the Ministry of Health to make best use, as I know they will.”

On May 7, the UK government announced £5 million for the Caribbean and overseas territories to help contain the spread of Covid-19.

According to a statement from Caricom, £3 million will go to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) for the provision of essential medical supplies to help public health systems around the region combat the virus.

Caricom said £2 million will be used to scale up assistance for the

UK Royal Navy jet offloads medical supplies in the TCI

most vulnerable households, and to help counter domestic violence against women and children during and after the pandemic.

UK Minister for the Caribbean Baroness Sugg reiterated the UK’s commitment to supporting the Caribbean through the global crisis.

She said: “We all face unprecedented challenges with Covid-19 and UK assistance is supporting vulnerable health systems in the Caribbean and across the world - to save lives, protect vital services and reduce

the risk of future waves of infection globally.

“In addition to our multi-million funding to UN agencies and the WHO that benefits the Caribbean, this direct regional support will help Caribbean countries to cope with the coronavirus crisis, mitigate the wider social and economic impacts and protect the most vulnerable.

“The UK stands with you in these difficult times.”

As part of its wider response to Covid-19 in the region, the

UK is reallocating resources from its £400 million development programme to tackle the crisis and support at-risk countries.

Technical and financial support is also being provided to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency.

Additionally, the UK also has two naval ships, which include helicopters, in the region - HMS Medway and RFA Argus - which are tasked with supporting the British overseas territories through the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

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First tourism workers receive $1,200 stimulus grants

BY OLIVIA ROSE THE FIRST set of tourism and hospitality workers who were eligible to apply for the Government’s $1,200 stimulus grant received it into their banks accounts last Friday.

The financial relief was introduced to mitigate the effects of the economic downturn caused by territory-wide lockdown measures for controlling and minimising the spread of Covid-19.

Nadidja Parker of the Office of the Premier told the Weekly News that the total number of workers who have received the grant will not be made public at this time.

A statement from the Office of the Premier on May 9 said payments will roll out on a

continuous basis over the next few weeks, as the required vetting processes are completed.

“Persons receiving early payments would have submitted complete information, resulting in a seamless process to pay out,” it read.

“Every step towards validation has been automated, so the names of applicants benefitting, flow randomly through the system.

“Where there is an anomaly, human intervention may be necessary, but solely for the purpose of contacting an applicant and asking him/her to clarify a matter or provide additional information.”

The Premier’s Office went on to say that the Compliance Team will be contacting those applicants with issues.

A significant number of applicants provided information that was erroneous, or incomplete, resulting in extensive vetting, it added.

“There were also many duplicated applications, and even in the duplicating, applicants provided dissimilar information resulting in the need for even further vetting.

“We encourage persons who have not yet submitted to recheck their application forms to verify the accuracy of the information.

“The extensive vetting of submissions highlighted many errors such as incorrect bank accounts, wrong names, etc.

“This resulted in additional compliance issues.

Accurate information allows for smoother

processing and payments.

“We likewise encourage persons to submit information that is factual as there are a few verification levels and the system will be able to detect false submissions.”

Despite these challenges the Office of the Premier said processing teams are working assiduously to ensure that payments go to the bank accounts as soon as possible.

However, some residents took to social media to argue that the process should not have been divided into batches.

Karen Forbes of Providenciales said: “Why weeks? When the previous press statement said the May 8. So many poor people were looking forward to the 8th.”

She added: “If they need help,

I’m willing to work for free and bring along my wisdom, knowledge and understanding to speed things up.

“I’m so hurt for these people who were looking forward to this and qualified and didn’t get it.”

TCI resident Jervane Musgrove called the setback “unacceptable”.

“Why wait until now to explain this? Why not tell the people in advance? If your team saw discrepancies you’ll could’ve contacted people weeks ago and tell them their faults.

“This is unacceptable and a complete run-around.”

Another resident Cin Cox suggested that the Government should have allowed employers to pay their employees and reimburse the employers.

‘Mad Max’ gets life sentence for Judah Gail’s murder

BY DELANA ISLES TWENTY-FIVE-year old Kendal Dean aka ‘Mad Max’ will spend no less than 30 years confined to Her Majesty’s Prison in Grand Turk for the murder of Judah Gail.

Dean was sentenced on Monday (May 11) by Judge Shiraz Aziz for the shooting of Gail outside the popular $5 Bar on Aviation Drive in Downtown, Providenciales, on August 3, 2018.

Police and paramedics turned up to the scene not long after 9.30pm and discovered the 35-year-old lying dead on the ground. Two other men were also shot in the barrage of bullets.

Dean was formally arrested on August 21, 2018, and was found guilty of Gail’s murder on March 2 this year by a 12 member jury.

He was convicted chiefly on the evidence of a witness whose identity and face were hidden during the giving of evidence in the court.

That witness fingered Dean as the person who shot Gail multiple

times about his body in the presence of several people.

The concealment of the identity of the witness is seen as a positive step towards witnesses feeling less fearful about coming forward with information to help the police fight crime.

The prisoner appeared in court via video link, in line with the new Covid-19 measures in place for court hearings.

His sentence is the first to be made under the amended Parole of Prisoners Ordinance passed in January.

The new amendment states that when sentencing a prisoner to a term of imprisonment for life, a trial judge has to specify the period of incarceration the prisoner must serve before the prisoner is eligible to be considered for release on licence (parole).

For murder convictions, which carry an automatic life sentence, the prisoner must serve no less than 30 years before being eligible for parole, unless there are exceptional circumstances, in which case the

court may impose a lower period of incarceration.

The period specified by the judge has to be appropriate to satisfy the requirements of retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation.

Another amendment in the ordinance provides the court with the ability to sentence a prisoner to life without parole in specified circumstances - multiple murders, a substantial degree of premeditation or planning, the murder of a child, or in the case of a person who has been previously convicted of murder.

Prior to these amendments being made, the Parole of Prisoners Ordinance empowered the parole board to make a recommendation to the Governor to order the release of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment for life after that person had served no less than 10 years of his life sentence.

But with this now being changed, it means that Dean will be well into his 50s before he can approach the parole board for conditional release.

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PNP leader claims to be vindicated by economic report

BY DELANA ISLES AN ECONOMIC report which showed substantial job and revenue losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic aligned with predictions from the PNP leader just week’s earlier, he has said.

Leader of the Opposition Washington Misick stated that he feels vindicated by the recent KPMG report after Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson accused him of “doomsday predictions”.

The survey concluded that upwards of 44 percent of the current tourism industry workforce will be unemployed at least temporarily as a consequence of this pandemic.

There will also be a potential fall in economic activity of $150 million plus per quarter beginning from April 1, 2020, up until

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January 2021, it predicted.

In a video press conference on Monday (May 10), Misick said that as indicated in his budget address last month, he had estimated upwards of a 40 percent decline in the territory’s GDP. “The premier in her rebuttal to my contribution to the debate accused me of doomsday predictions.”

The party leader outlined various parts of the KPMG report that aligned with his statements during the debate.

In relation to accommodation tax, Misick had predicted an eight percent drop in accommodation tax from July 2020 to March 2021.

The KPMG report stated that the onset of the pandemic saw cancellations at unprecedented levels at local resorts.

It also reported that these resorts have also had greater difficulty

collecting receivables from similarly impacted tour operators, and that such receivables included significant accommodation tax components.

In terms of the length of the economic crisis, Misick had stated that the effects of the pandemic would be “disastrous”, lasting into early 2021, with revenue from accommodation tax and other tourism taxes dipping to $200 million or below.

KPMG reported that should the pandemic continue into 2021 there could be a $460 million cumulative fall in economic activity for the country.

As it relates to unemployment, the PNP leader had stated that the 25 percent projected employment contained in the budget was a fantasy, and that the money budgeted to assist workers was

Leader of the Opposition Washington Misick woefully inadequate.

The KPMG report puts expected unemployment at 44 percent for tourism workers, at least temporarily, with 14 percent being unemployed permanently.

Similarly, with the economic effect of the pandemic on the entire territory, Misick said the budgetary allocations and predictions were nothing but pure fantasy and would end up being detrimental for the people of the Islands.

He had called for the budget to be completely overhauled using a prudent and conservative approach, rather the approach taken by the Government which he said was “driven by political imperatives and wishful thinking”.

“In 2013-2014, a tough year after the banking crisis but with nowhere near the problems of a

worldwide lockdown, we had $200 million in recurring revenue, this budget projects $261 million.

“This is a fantasy in the mind of the Minister of Finance...which will turn into a nightmare for the people of this country,” Misick had stated in his April budget address.

KPMG reported: “The impact on TCI’s economy will be devastating.

In April alone the reduction in base pay alone will lead to a $25 million fall in economic activity.

“Once we move into May the impact will be much worse.... and the period April to January [2021] represents a cumulative fall (including April) in economic activity of approximately $460 million.

“No economy the size of TCI’s can sustain such dramatic falls in economic activity.”

Grand Turk garbage truck destroyed by flames

Grand Turk’s only garbage truck is badly damaged in a blaze

THE ONLY refuse collection truck in Grand Turk went up in flames on Sunday (May 10) completely destroying it and leaving the island without any means to collect rubbish.

The truck was spotted on fire at about 4.30am and the domestic fire service were called and managed to extinguish the blaze by 5.28am. The cause is unknown.

The Environmental Health Department is now seeking quotations from refuse collection contractors to collect refuse in Grand Turk to prevent vector borne disease outbreaks.

In the meantime, residents are encouraged to use the drop box available at the Grand Turk solid waste site.

In a statement on Wednesday (May 12), the department thanked the fire service and other stakeholders who assisted to suppress and quickly extinguish the fire.

“We wish to assure the public that we are committed to safeguarding public health while also creating an environment that is healthy and aesthetically pleasing to both residents and visitors to enjoy.”

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Non-native MSMEs feel left out of Government relief rentals and construction companies, the cost of vehicle registration will be a high year-end cost.

This affects many MSME contractors, rental companies, and public service operators. Businesses will have to renew and registrations granted as normal.

BY DELANA ISLES THE GOVERNMENT has been presented with yet another report, this one gleaned from a survey of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The survey, conducted by the Providenciales Chamber of Commerce, solicited responses from the chamber’s members which then informed a sixpoint economic relief proposal to the Government.

Ronald B Saunders, president of the Providenciales Chamber of Commerce, stated in the report that the intention of the survey was to hear from members, specifically the MSME sector, what they needed to survive this crisis and ways in which the Government could help businesses.

Respondents believe that the Government’s failure to support nonTurks and Caicos Islander MSMEs will result in companies failing, with individuals across the territory losing their jobs, adding to the already expected unemployment problems.

These businesses felt that they should be included in the MSME Business Stimulus Grants.

The chamber report said its membership feels that the Government should also reach out to the business community to advise them of proposals and provide sufficient time for both feedback and implementation.

The report outlined that every business polled reported significant impacts, with 75 percent having seen their revenue drop by more than 90 percent.

The primary concerns facing business, in terms of expenses, are wages (85 percent share this concern), utilities (75 percent), payroll taxes such as National Insurance and National Health Insurance (65 percent), rent (65 percent) and loan repayments (30 percent).

Customs duties are a concern for only 10 percent of these businesses, the report said, as such most businesses may not feel any relief under the duty waivers and exemptions.

The six proposals included in the report are: ADJUSTMENT OF SEVERANCE REMUNERATION TO REFLECT REALITY It is recommended that businesses are allowed to lay off staff without requiring them to pay severance, if they are provided with a guaranteed specific rehire date for a term of no less than six months.

If an employee is laid off between March 15 and December 31, 2020,

TOURISM TAX CREDIT FOR MSME INDEPENDENT TOURISM OPERATORS It is likely that many MSME tourism businesses are not going to survive this crisis.

MSMEs registered for tourism tax, classed as Independent Tourism Operators, should receive a credit for the first $1,000 monthly in tax due, instead of being tax exempted if their monthly revenue is $4,000 or less.

This is proposed to be a permanent, rather than temporary change, to support and encourage entrepreneurship in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

severance is deferred until July 31, 2021.

If the employee has been reemployed for a period of six months before July 31, 2021, the employee is no longer eligible for severance.

Most businesses will be unable to pay severance as outlined in the Employment Ordinance.

If businesses are forced to pay, such as through complaints lodged via the Labour Tribunal, this increases the likelihood of many MSMEs failing and ceasing operations.

Tourism is unlikely to resume in June, July and August of 2020 to any significant extent.

If businesses are forced to start paying out severance, they will fold and employees will be unemployed.

Starting a new business can take months and years of planning, and it is critical to keep these businesses operational to provide continued employment.

SECOND ROUND OF STIMULUS GRANTS If any funds remain in the $10 million allocated to MSMEs by October 31, 2020, the remaining funds should be distributed (in equal proportion) to past grantees which met and continue to meet the criteria.

This is instead of returning funds to the Government’s consolidated fund or Treasury.

Not all businesses will qualify based on the eligibility criteria, and considering that the $10 million has already been allocated, this would be a welcome relief

for businesses which would have survived until October 31, 2020.

WORK PERMIT FEE DEFERRAL AND REDUCTION For some MSME businesses, the cost of work permits can represent a significant year-end expense.

These businesses should be given the opportunity to generate this money in December, January, February and March in order to retain staff and continue offering their services.

The post will need to be advertised to Islanders as usual, the only difference is a reduction in fee, and if approved, a deferred payment date.

Businesses will have to apply and be granted a work permit in the normal process, this includes advertising for the position as currently required.

However, if the work permit is granted, there will be a 33 percent reduction in the cost, and the payment is due April 30, 2021, in order to give the business time to accrue the necessary revenue.

EXTENSION OF VALIDITY FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS Commercial vehicle registrations, including those for rental cars, public service vehicles, and heavy equipment, where registration expires on December 31, 2020, would have either their validity extended through April 30, 2021, or a reduction in fees of 33 percent and a deferred due date of April 30, 2021.

For some businesses, such as car

CHANGES TO DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY FOR TRADING WHILE INSOLVENT Some businesses may technically become insolvent during this crisis, as directors attempt to ‘weather the storm’.

Under the law, these directors can become liable for debts incurred by the company.

Considering the current economic situation, the laws regarding trading whilst insolvent and the liability of directors should be suspended.

FURTHER CONCERNS The chamber’s report outlined that some of the respondents that indicated they would seek assistance under the Government’s Business Stimulus Grant Programme have since approached the chamber.

This is upon learning that they do not qualify based on the eligibility criteria, namely the majority-Turks and Caicos Islander ownership criteria.

These businesses, the report says, have put forward arguments that they pay high work permit fees ($9,500 for selfemployed), many of them employ Turks and Caicos Islanders, and simply that they need assistance as well.

MSMEs pay many of the same taxes as their larger counterparts (such as business licence fees and incorporation fees), and the Government hasn’t waived these fees, instead deferred them.

Many of these businesses are expected to pay Government licences and fees shortly which far exceed what would be received under the stimulus grant.

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We can reduce the crime rate if all of us do our part

WE ARE barely in the fifth month of the year 2020 and there are already eight homicides.

In 2019 there were 13, in 2018 there were eight and in 2017 there were four.

What do you see from this picture? The numbers are growing and the sad thing is, we are not capturing these murderers which means there are murderers on the loose in our country.

Perhaps we are passing them every day but don’t know who they are.

In a country with a population of approximately 40,000 people, one murder is too many.

Innocent people are being murdered causing broken hearts for families and friends. The reputation of our country as a safe place is now questionable.

We may not be able to eliminate crime completely but I believe our crime rate can be reduced if all of us do our part in carrying out our roles including the governor, the Government, the police and the community.

BY DREXWELL SEYMOUR

Drexwell Seymour is a certified public accountant and is the managing partner for HLB TCI. His favourite hobby, however, is writing. He has a personal website, www.drexwellseymour. com, where all of his writings are posted. He also has a YouTube channel where you can find inspirational videos. Drexwell has a BA in Accounting and an MBA in Finance.

THE GOVERNOR

The governor is responsible for the national security. I know since he came, a National Security Strategy was implemented and a permanent secretary position was created for national security.

While this is a step in the right direction, I believe we will not really the see the benefits of these initiatives in the short term.

Resolving crime is an urgent matter and I hope the governor implements some short-term solutions to reduce crime similar to the steps that are being taken to address Covid-19 crisis.

Both the crime rate and Covid-19 crises are negative for this country.

I know we do not want the criminals and potential criminals to know exactly what is being done to eradicate crime, but the public must be kept abreast on updates on crime and we must show that something is being done.

Hopefully with the UK soldiers on the ground we will get the extra help we need and shortly see some tangible solutions to our criminal situation in our country because at the moment, the murder rate is increasing and the murderers are getting away with murders.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE OPPOSITION

While

in

Opposition,

some

politicians have the answers for everything including resolving crime.

However, when these same politicians become the Government, they are quick to say that crime falls under the role of the governor.

We did not elect the governor.

We elected a Government that campaigned on crime and therefore we must hold them accountable to deal with crime.

Our Government is responsible for all of the financing to deal with crime and for the enactment of laws.

I know resolving crime is a challenge but whatever it takes to resolve, it needs to be reflected in the budget and some of our laws have to be updated.

I believed efforts are being made to modernise the law. Even if the crime is not resolved as a result of the budgeted items and updated legislature, at least they can say they try.

THE POLICE

I believe we have had three new commissioners of police for the past nine years and crime continues to

escalate.

In the private sector when the company goals are not being achieved, the board normally removes the CEO. However, the other management team normally remains and the results really do not change even with a new CEO. If poor leadership is the reason why the crime is not being resolved, then I say we should not only ask the commissioner of police to resign, but we should also ask the entire leadership team in the police force to resign as each of them has various roles to play.

I know a lot has been provided to the police department to assist with crime such as CCTV, vehicles and many additional human resources.

However, something is not right.

Does the police department need more resources, training and equipment to deal with crime?

If so, let the Government know so they can budget whatever is needed as this must be a priority.

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COMMENTARY

Round two may be underway SOON the wraps will come off all around the world, restrictions relaxed and marshal laws pulled back.

While everyone wants things to return to normal, none of us expect normality to pop back into place.

What could happen next could be worse than what the world has already experienced.

During this lockdown, the virus has spread. Governments have separated people so they don’t spread the germs as fast.

The germs started with elements from the body of Chinese bats combined with humans - Chinese humans.

It was late by the time the

government’s separations took place.

This business started in January and if we did not hide behind our countries’ and households’ doors one can only wonder what percentage of the world’s population would already be dead, in the afterlife.

I believe the Chinese not only covered up what came out of that lab but they resisted halting Chinese outbound flights loaded with infected citizens.

This broadened the base of virus carriers. Many infected folks carry the virus with no symptoms until is too late.

Now we hear rumours of another virus, something new again. We are

hard at work to design a vaccine to protect every human from this Covid-19.

This, they say, will take the better part of a year. If we have yet another virus to deal with then what? England itself has already suffered 28,000 deaths.

Consider this, as Christmas approached there was no bat virus occupying the population of the world save maybe China.

Now it is everywhere, hundreds of thousands dead and maybe millions infected.

We are about to open the door to the world with this thought in mind. Round two could send the whole world reeling.

Will returning to normal life

BY DAVID TAPFER

David is a retired mobile hydraulic engineer and business executive. He has been married to Middle Caicos native Yvette Robinson Tapfer for 30 years and has lived in Conch Bar, Middle Caicos, since 2002. David formerly served as branch chairman of the PDM from 2008 to 2011

expose newly infected thousands to others already out there?

In a shopping mall or manufacturing centre one infected person can infect many in a day.

Then those newly infected can infect many.

Hospitals and health centres overloaded. Plants, retailers and of course resorts, closed. When will they reopen next time?

China, which claims to have its own control for the virus, also has the huge population to sacrifice.

Their communist leaders don’t care. As long as they stay safe and have their country emerge winners - so what?

Chinese ships are manoeuvring in the South China Sea. American

vessels are being anchored because thousands of the crew are Covid-19 infected. How did this happen in such a short time frame?

I am writing a bad scenario which may not be this bad.

I pray, by the grace of God it does not get this way.

The elements are there and the landscape was set a long time ago. I am concerned about my children and grandchildren in Canada, Florida, Texas, Cleveland.

My relatives and friends in the TCI and all the world. We must all be concerned about the whole world. Round two is underway!

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When the pandemic is over A DAY will come when a vaccine is available, the World Health Organisation confirms there are no new coronavirus cases and our lives return to normal.

When this will be is uncertain, but as the effects of the pandemic start to ease, governments and businesses everywhere have begun to consider how to rescue once buoyant economies.

Some nations, like Germany, are taking a cautious step-bystep national approach that seeks to balance the resumption of commerce and daily life against the continuing requirement to preserve public health.

Others like the US administration want, for political reasons, to rapidly upend the lockdown.

Elsewhere, the positions taken by global outliers raise wider questions.

These include Brazil, which has a president who is a pandemic denier, and Russia where infections and deaths continue to surge because of an initial slowness to react at high levels.

For the Caribbean, where national restrictions are being gradually eased, the challenge of economic recovery will be considerable.

BY DAVID JESSOP

David Jessop is a consultant to the Caribbean Council. He has worked on Caribbean issues for over 40 years. David is the editor of Caribbean Insight and Cuba Briefing publications. He can be contacted at david.jessop@caribbeancouncil.org

Before the pandemic struck, most Caricom economies were heavily indebted.

Now, according to a recent World Bank report, debt-to-GDP ratios could in 2022 reach 80 percent or more in some nations.

Moreover, the narrow base of most Caribbean economies other than the Dominican Republic, means that recovery will depend to a significant extent on factors beyond the region’s control, including weak global demand for oil, gas, commodities and minerals, and uncertainty about how tourism will recover.

Speaking about this recently in her capacity as chair of Caricom, Mia Mottley, Barbados’ prime minister, told CNN that when the burden of the pandemic is added to these factors, it has the ability to cripple the economies of region.

There was a pressing need, she said, for a global leadership initiative to repurpose international institutions, to develop “a plan that protects not just the strongest amongst us, but also the most vulnerable”, and for the international community to recognise the region’s vulnerability.

Having as an objective the reframing of international institutions so that they are more equitable and people-centric are worthy tasks, and issues which all Caribbean heads of government must pursue.

However, obtaining a single international consensus on the future role of global institutions or what constitutes vulnerability will prove hard in a world in which some nations now regard multilateralism as only valid if it enhances their national interest.

We can reduce the crime rate ...

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more visible throughout the communities. The community needs to be able to trust the police and the police needs to trust each other.

The murderers need to get caught and sentenced to jail thus sending a lesson to others.

We need some undercover cops to get into these communities and join the gangs to gather the evidence that appears to be lacking.

For a population of our size, why are we are not able to resolve crimes?

COMMUNITY

I believe one of the biggest obstacles in resolving crime is the lack of support from the community.

Somebody other than the murderer knows who is committing these acts but that somebody is not saying anything.

As a member of the community, I want to ask you these questions: How can the police solve

crimes without evidence?

How many of us know about crimes and are not reporting them?

How many of us are harbouring criminals in our homes? Be careful before they turn on you.

How many of us refuse to help others with employment opportunities?

How many of us are using Crime Stoppers to provide information? This call is being answered by individuals in Miami that you do not know and furthermore it is anonymous.

What is happening in our country is not normal. Some of these individuals have mental and spiritual issues that must be addressed.

Are we helping them to deal with their spiritual and mental issues?

The Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence has a programme to help you to deal with mental issues.

Are we utilising the services of the department and encouraging

our friends and family to do so?

We blame the church for a lot of things and many of you do not even want to come to church.

Some churches are aware of this and come to you in your neighbourhood and some of you do not embrace this either.

CONCLUSION

I believe that crime can be reduced.

The governor has his role to play.

The Government has its role to play. The police have their role to play and we in the community have our roles to play.

If we all do what we are supposed to do, we can address crime effectively.

We just cannot expect one arm of the country to resolve the crime, especially if the community is aware of the crime and withholding the information and evidence that the police needs.

Resolving crime is everybody’s business. Don’t be afraid to do your part because the criminals are not afraid to commit the crimes.

For this reason, a more immediate and pressing regional task once the steps for national economic recovery have been identified, should be to outline a plan that pays particular attention to the region-wide structural shortcomings that the pandemic has shone a light on.

Most of the regional failings that Covid-19 has highlighted should come as no surprise as they have been the subject of multiple conferences and reports over decades, but have remained unaddressed for a wide variety of intra-regional reasons including national self-interest, inaction or a lack of financing.

At its most obvious, the pandemic has pointed to the absence of a region-wide integrated approach to food security, and despite being able to feed itself, the Caribbean’s continuing dependence on food imports which by 2022 are expected to cost the region somewhere between $8billion and $10billion.

It has also indicated the continuing failure to address the logistical challenge of having efficient intra-Caribbean shipping and air transport links that could have enabled food, public health related requirements, and manufactured and other items produced in the region to be traded and shipped intra-regionally quickly and cheaply.

The pandemic has demonstrated too the shortcomings in the region’s IT infrastructure and connectivity.

It has highlighted the need to act decisively to encourage investment in the infrastructure necessary to ensure nations and a geographically fragmented region are fully prepared to operate in a world in which e-commerce and e-governance are central to future competitiveness, efficiency and any future crisis.

The coronavirus crisis has additionally highlighted many other issues such as the need for region-wide procurement and inter-operability in relation to public health, as well as sector

specific or geopolitical issues that a better integrated region ought to be able to respond to in a unified way.

Caribbean governments are already well advanced in developing phased post Covid-19 exit strategies, recognising the need for a disciplined gradualist approach that encourages common purpose while balancing public health considerations and economic recovery.

However, the overall tendency is still to focus on a return to ‘normality’ and restoring the way the world and Caribbean was at the end of 2019, rather than considering whether new thinking may be required if tourism, agriculture and the regional economy are to evolve in ways that are sustainable.

The outcome of ‘business as usual’ may not be on offer when the pandemic is over as much will have changed globally, requiring industry and government in the Caribbean to think differently.

For this reason, prime minister Motley’s previous analysis and her continuing commitment to vigorously engage her fellow heads on what is required to make the CSME work is of particular importance post-virus.

It offers a chance to change the way the region thinks practically about delivering solutions, integration and competitiveness.

As this column observed in February, the pandemic will pass, but more telling will be how the region responds to the impact of a virus-induced global recession in what had promised to be an economically positive year for the Caribbean.

If, when this is all over, governments, business and civil society allow fragmented nationalism to continue to determine the response to the messages the pandemic has delivered, the economic consequences will bedevil growth, future prosperity and opportunity.

The Covid-19 pandemic clearly demonstrates the need to broaden functional integration and Caribbean interdependence.

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Inbound flights to TCI for sale online

BY REBECCA BIRD FLIGHTS into the Turks and Caicos Islands are already available to buy online – despite no official confirmation of when international travel will be resumed.

Passengers from New York, Miami and Fort Lauderdale which boast some of the highest Covid-19 infection rates in the US – are being sold flights to enter the territory this June.

Lavern Skippings Reynolds of the TCI Airports Authority confirmed they were up for sale, saying it is “a standard for aviation to plan for flights”.

This is because they have been “advised by the Government that the lockdown would come to a close as they have indicated”, she told the Weekly News on Wednesday (May 13).

“This was done with the initial reopening date then changed accordingly. Should the Government extend the closure, they would have to follow suit accordingly.”

On announcing the easing of lockdown restrictions on April 30, Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson said international travel would remain closed until at least June 1.

Appearing on a Caribbean broadcast ‘The Week That Was’ on YouTube on Monday (May 11), Cartwright Robinson explained that the June 1 date is still under

review.

“The economy will not come first, health will come first,” she stressed in her interview on the CaribUpdateChannel.

“We’re a very small country - even first world countries are challenged in their health capacity and being able to deliver all they need - so we are not going to take unnecessary chances without mitigating the risk.”

She explained that the date given for the opening of the territory’s boarders is tied to the emergency powers which have been extended to that day.

“The opening of the boarders requires quite a bit of work. Not just Government through the preparation of the airport, it’s also the airlines, it’s also the hotels and villa sector, and of course transportation is key, all of the cleaning services, all of those things are key.

“It’s a whole lot of work so that date remains under review – and we continue to say that to airlines that

that date remains under review.”

She said that first the Government is looking at the TCI’s airports and how they can receive guests.

“We are victims of a really good tourism industry, and achieving social distance even in our airports is going to be a task.

“So we’re stepping up our screening protocols there at the airport to make sure that that is not a breeding ground for persons arriving or working there.”

The Government is fully guided by the Ministry of Health in terms of cleaning of the airport to sanitisation of vehicles, occupancy numbers at hotels, the premier added.

Skippings from the Airports Authority said: “Our team is on hand to work along with them and institute their recommended standards like social distancing signage etc.”

The airlines have been given the opportunity to apply for passenger departure flights which JetBlue is taking on currently, she added.

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Seven Stars lets go of 70 staff members SEVENTY employees from Seven Stars, made up of both local residents and ex-pats, were let go this week as the resort faces financial difficulties from a lack of visitors.

The remaining 211 staff members have been retained on half pay and are receiving two meals a day and benefits, thanks to “goodwill” funding from the resort ownership.

Ken Patterson, CEO of Seven Stars Resort and Spa, spoke to the Weekly News on Thursday (May 14) about the tough decision that had to be made.

“We had to find a way to operate that would enable our guests to feel safe and that is done through reducing guest interaction and that means reducing the number of staff that we employ,” he said.

“This is not a decision we took lightly and had never imagined being in this position as we pride ourselves on our five-star personalised service levels.”

Twenty-seven ex-pats will be sent home when the airport reopens and 43 TC Islanders have been laid off – but “no-one has been dismissed”, Patterson said.

“Generally, expatriates will be released in order to retain local staff and all staff will receive full notice pay and redundancy, if applicable.

“When we start hiring again, these local employees being released will be first on the list to be brought back and we look forward to having them back as soon as possible.”

The local employees that are being made redundant worked in the Kid’s Camp, the restaurants, pool and beach, turn down service and room service.

These jobs “no longer exist in

the new Covid-19 World we all find ourselves in,” Patterson said.

Seven Stars Resort and Spa has had no income for the past two months and “no-one foresees tourist numbers to return to normal levels for at least two to three years,” the CEO added.

The resort ownership, a consortium of condo owners, are continuing to financially support staff at “significant personal cost to them”.

They are paying to retain the management company along with 80 percent of the staff on 50 percent pay with full benefits.

Every employee has been receiving two meals daily at a cost to the ownership of $100,000 per month.

And every employee is being health screened to identify and protect those at higher risk from hypertension, diabetes or other underlying conditions, Patterson said.

Five TC Islanders are being promoted to fill positions that were recently held by expatriates.

Patterson expressed his strong support for a coronavirus staff retention programme recommended in a recent economic report by KPMG. This scheme, which has been put forward to the Government by the TCHTA, involves the administration paying a wage to employees and is “vital” according to the CEO. “This can be topped up by the owners, to ensure that employees receive a living wage until they are able to return to normal work and pay when guests return to TCI. “We would certainly support such a scheme and hope that this public private partnership is something that happens soon.”

We must not forget our overseas students SINCE the designation of the spread of Covid-19 as a pandemic, the main focus was required to be on combating the virus from a health perspective.

A secondary focus has been to look at the economic fallout due to local and world economies being closed in response to the disease.

As we are finding our way in this new normal in which we co-exist with the daily threats of Covid-19, we must begin to mitigate other essential factors related to the well-being of Turks and Caicos Islanders.

One of these essential factors is our students abroad. What is being

done and what can be done for our students that are living abroad at this time who did not have a chance to return home before borders across the world were closed?

I am aware that a letter was sent to students on March 19 by the Ministry of Education giving 24 hours to indicate if they were interested in returning home.

Clearly every student did not or was not in a position to take up that offer.

Almost two months later, and with a clearer view of the type of long game this will be, with some colleges and universities already planning to enter virtual semesters

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in the fall, it’s essential that we revisit what is being done for our students overseas during this pandemic.

As many students will likely have stretched their subsistence funds as far as they can go, we must be mindful that term allotted subsistence is likely on their last leg.

This is the usually a time that students would be taking final exams, and able to come home or stay abroad at their own cost.

This option is not available because our borders are not open plus other countries borders are not open.

The solution is to ensure additional funds are sent to students that are still overseas to be able to maintain themselves adequately while in a foreign country.

Additionally, another solution would be to piggyback on the number of special flights, such as JetBlue, that are coming in country empty. If students live near these hubs, they should be allowed to board, come home and be quarantined for 14 days, and then return to their homes.

If it has not been done as yet, a plan must be developed to ensure our students overseas are taken care of.

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Several government departments reopened this week with new health and safety measures in place

Key government departments reopen THE TURKS and Caicos Islands entered phase 1B of the easing of lockdown restrictions on Monday (May 11) and with it key government departments reopened.

The offices received extensive deep cleaning prior to reopening and protective glass was installed to protect staff and the public while providing critical services.

On Tuesday, Anya Williams, Deputy Governor and Head of the Public Service, recommended that where possible people continue to use online payment and

other systems.

“If you are required to visit a government office we ask that you strictly adhere to the protocols issued by the Ministry of Health.”

They include the use of facial masks or coverings as well as social distancing protocols that require a minimum of six feet distance between customers.

Because of these rules, only a limited number of people will be allowed access to services at a time.

“We therefor ask for the public’s cooperation and

understanding at this time,” Williams said.

She thanked staff that have “worked diligently” during the pandemic to ensure that critical services continue to be provided.

“Your work has been exemplary and is much appreciated.

“As we move into our first phase of reopening we ask for the public’s cooperation and support as we seek to provide service in the safest means possible during this Covid-19 pandemic.”

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Just some of the Turks and Caicos Islands dedicated nurses

Nurses thanked for immeasurable dedication and commitment WHILE celebrations for this year’s International Nurses Day have been put on hold due to the pandemic, TCI officials made sure to thank nurses for their tireless work for the territory.

The dedicated day is observed around the world each year on May 12 - the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth - to mark the contributions that nurses make to society.

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has led the celebrations for the event since 1965, and this year chose the theme, ‘Nurses: A voice to lead - Nursing the world to health.’

The day was set to be extra special because the World Health Organisation (WHO) had designated 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and Midwife.

It marked the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing’s, birth.

However, it all had to be cancelled because of the spread of Covid-19 across the globe.

On Wednesday (May 13), Deputy Governor Anya Williams said: “I join with persons around the world in expressing thanks and appreciation to nurses around the globe for your selfless dedication and commitment to assisting in the care of others.

“…2020 will forever be recorded as the Year of the Nurse, as nurses in the face of this pandemic have truly demonstrated the importance of their roles and have indeed led in nursing the world to health.”

She described nursing as a “noble, invaluable profession” which deserves to be recognised, celebrated and appreciated.

“As the head of the TCI public service I would like to specially recognise all nurses here in the Turks and Caicos Islands including our primary care, public health, wellness centre and all other nurses.

“I appreciate each and every one of you for your invaluable contributions and wish to commend you for the amazing jobs that you continue to do.”

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson joined to thank nurses for their “skill and commitment to saving lives”.

“As the world faces this horrendous pandemic, we are reminded of the important role of nurses in our society.

“They form an essential part of the global solution to Covid-19 by putting their lives on the line daily for the health, safety and protection of the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

She described them as “unsung heroes” and said the celebrations could not possibly show the extent of appreciation they deserve

for their hard work and dedication.

“To the nurses around the world and in the Turks and Caicos Islands especially, we love you, we salute you, we are grateful for you and for your sacrifices; it cannot and does not go unnoticed.

“We pray that God continues to bless, strengthen and protect you as you continue to put the needs of others before your own.

“Your skill and commitment during the coronavirus pandemic makes a lifesaving difference every day.”

‘A PERSONAL SACRIFICE’

On Tuesday, Minister of Health Hon. Edwin Astwood thanked nurses for all they are doing in communities throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“Your work and outreach goes beyond those encountering our healthcare facilities, but to all comers of our society. “…I want to pour out great appreciation and a special thank you for seeing many of you putting your lives on the line in the battle with Covid-19.”

He said that is especially relevant when caring directly for patients suffering with, and those who are suspected of having the virus.

“Despite the many new challenges this novel coronavirus presented, you have

stepped forward, face fears, and learned new skills to masterfully lead in this unprecedented time.

“Our people and our country could never repay you and other health professionals for what your duty called you to do, and for your own personal sacrifice.

“Your strength and dedication for patient care and community wellness have been on display for all to see.

“I honour you and salute you, and want you to continue to stay strong.”

Primary Health Care Manager Alrisa Gardiner added: “In 2020, we boldly set out to prepare for a year of excitement, to revitalise the profession that we all love.

“Little did we know that this was truly going to be the year of the nurse; the year for us to remind the world of our value.

“Globally and right here at home, we all picked up our lamps like our founder Florence Nightingale and with diligence, great humility and respect, we set out to tread the road ahead.

“We are truly thankful for the clients who have expressed their appreciation and to the community and well-wishers who have prayed for us and express their thanks.

“Your kindness has truly been the guiding light. We are eternally grateful.”

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These two foster kittens were adopted recently

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TCSPCA volunteer Madelaine is fostering a new pup

Funds needed to help support animal welfare ANIMAL welfare organisation, the TCSPCA, is seeking funds to help it to continue to provide vital care for pets and their owners over the coming months.

The organisation, which remained active throughout the territory-wide lockdown and reopened its offices on Monday, is unable to host fundraising activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

TCSPCA’s Kathi Barrington spoke to the Weekly News this week about the support the organisation has offered over the past weeks and why it needs help.

“We humans are dependent upon animals for food, livelihood and companionship,” she said.

“It is our responsibility to prepare and care for animals during disasters, whether they are natural or manmade.

“During this Covid-19 pandemic, many people in the Turks and Caicos have stepped up to the plate when it comes to animal welfare.”

The TCSPCA was granted essential services status just three days after the March 28 lockdown, allowing members to continue to help animals in distress and pet

owners.

Director Susan Blehr met with pet owners in the IGA parking lot in the Animal Bus throughout the lockdown to hand over supplies and pet products.

“It was good to know that owners were still looking for supplies for their pets despite the restrictions imposed during the emergency lockdown,” she said.

“These actions confirmed our belief that TCI residents really do care for their pets.”

Blehr has been answering calls about injured animals and has provided care for owned animals after they had surgery.

“One of her first lockdown calls was about an owned dog wearing collar and rabies tag that had been dumped. Perhaps because it had been injured. That dog is now safe,” Barrington said.

Although the TCSPCA office was not open, her volunteers continued to help, fostering kittens and puppies.

Among the volunteer fosterers is Pauline who has been caring for two Potcake pups that had been rescued from Grand Turk a week before lockdown, and

a stray kitten Volunteer Madelaine has taken in a flea and tick ridden black pup that followed her friend home from the Bight.

“The now vermin free ‘Onyx’ has made herself completely at home, lolling on her back in the living room.”

Fosterer Melanie continues to watch over and feed kittens at Beaches, as she has done for many years.

And another kitten foster mum, Amy, had a houseful little kittens which provided hours of entertainment for her and her husband Ben. Three have now been adopted.

“Ariane has assisted Susan every day, in whatever capacity is required,” Barrington added.

Dog carers Pampered Paws was also deemed an essential service at the beginning of lockdown.

Currently, the TCSPCA has four older dogs and four puppies in care at Pampered Paws, where owner Donna Doran and her daughter Jasmine are looking after 17 dogs.

Luckily, the TCSPCA arranged for eight other pups and kittens to be adopted off island just prior to the lockdown.

The organisation’s office opened on Monday but owners are being asked to stay outside while their pets are seen.

“It will not be business as usual for a long time to come,” Barrington said.

“In view of that, the financial resources of the not-for-profit animal welfare organisation are in dire straits.

“The TCSPCA will approach their new landlord this week to ask for a rent reduction, which many commercial landlords have granted during this precarious time. That would help.”

She added that the society has always relied on fundraising activities in addition to donations but those activities are not possible this year.

“For the sake of all the animals of the Turks and Caicos, and for your own humanity, now is the time to dig deep and help the TCSPCA continue doing what it does best, caring for animals and upholding their motto, ‘The voice for those who cannot speak’.”

Anyone who would like to help the TCSPCA can visit the website at www. tcspca.tc to find out more.

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THE WRITING NOOK  Creatively accessing your words through knowledge, vision and wisdom

Publishing your writing

BY TATIANA HANDFIELD

Tatiana Handfield is a trained English language and literature high school teacher, an author and a poet who enjoys teaching and nurturing young people to embrace and enhance their creative abilities.

Handfield has penned two book series and a magazine: Merilla City (a children’s adventure story), the TCI Word Search Puzzle Book and the Let’s Create TCI Youth Magazine.

She was recently shortlisted for the London Book Fair Trailblazers Award 2020.

As the owner and creative director of local independent publishers Cyril and Dorsie Publishing, she hopes to gather and share the stories of the TCI with the world.

PART ONE SELF-PUBLISHING has recently become a popular and reliable method for authors to share their work with the world.

Self-publishing is defined as: “The act of publishing media, especially a creative work of art, as the author or artist without the use of a publishing house or company.” (Hartgers, 2019) As it relates specifically to book publishing, Hartgers explains that this refers to when “an author writes a book and completes the entire publishing process themselves, such as editing, designing and formatting the book without the aid of a traditional publishing company”.

If you are interested in starting your self-publishing journey, here are some useful tips: EDITING Often overlooked, it is vital to have a professional editor review your book. One of the biggest criticisms of self-published books is their lack of editing.

PAY FOR PROFESSIONAL COVER DESIGN

In this day of ‘do it yourself’ many self-publishers do not consider the negative impact a poorly designed cover may have on sales.

Professional cover design will get you noticed as a legitimate player in the industry. Check out our custom cover design

portfolio.

another is wordpress.com

INSTRUCT HOW TO PURCHASE MORE BOOKS

RESEARCH SOCIAL NETWORKING

Adding a short form to the back of the book or a few lines on the copyright page with payment and contact information will make it easy for buyers to purchase additional copies.

JOIN SELF-PUBLISHING ORGANISATIONS

Why reinvent the wheel? New authors or publishers can learn from fellow publishers to make the process easier.

You’ll find more information about distribution and wholesale services with organisations like Independent Book Publishers Association or The Association of Publishers for Special Sales.

MARKETING TIPS FROM AN EXPERT

Pick up other tips for getting your book noticed from book marketing expert Penny Sansevieri at amarketingexpert. com.

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

Send letters to tcweeklynews@gmail.com

START A BLOG

These free online sites allow you to create a blog for posting information about the subject matter of your book, yourself and/or upcoming events.

One example is blogger.com,

Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest are free, popular and fairly easy to use in getting the word out about your book.

Penny Sansevieri, a publicist with offices in San Diego and New York, has a great book called ‘Red hot internet publicity’, a quick and easy guide on how to use these sites for self-publishing.

FACEBOOK PAGE This free online site is a fastgrowing mecca of people around the world. Unlike a blog, your notices or blurbs are limited to smaller chunks of information.

You can add a cover image of your book, links to your website or information about your topic.

TWITTER ACCOUNT What is Twitter? Think of it as news radio in real time, all the time in tiny, short bites of information only 280 characters long.

Each time you post or tweet something it goes out into a cornucopia of information that people can access on their computers or cell phones. A wellinformed bio is important.

LINKEDIN Develop a presence at the place for professionals to develop business contacts. Discuss topics with other authors and small publishers.

COMPANY LOGO Have a logo designed for your publishing company. Place it on every piece of correspondence, your web page and on social networking sites to spread the word.

CREATE A WEBSITE Obtain a domain name for your company, book title or your name.

Have a website created that showcases information about your book, including excerpts, an image of your book cover and a way for book orders to be submitted back to you via the web.

We recommend a company like americanauthor.com that can do the setup work for you.

If you would like to find out more about self-publishing your work, feel free to contact Tatiana Handfield for consultation.

More tips to come in part two next week.

Sources gorhamprinting.com and selfpublishing.com

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THE SALT CAY NOTE

Coming down from the mountain

Salt Cay observes the gradual reopening of the TCI economy “YOU can’t rush the science, but when the science points you in the right direction, then you can start rushing,” said the good Dr Anthony Fauci.

And with that sentence many of us (myself included) realised that while the facts should always matter, at no time was that awareness more important than in the midst of a pandemic.

When the virus initially arrived on US shores Fauci also noted that: “What I like to see is when people look at what we’re doing and say, ‘You’re overreacting.’

“For me, the dynamics and the history of outbreaks is you’re never where you think you are.

“If you think you’re in line with the outbreak, you’re already three weeks behind. So you got to be almost overreacting a bit to keep up with it.”

I remember listening to this and wondering whether the Turks and Caicos Islands would step up to the plate and ‘overreact’ as a government, a people, a nation.

Shortly after we were in lockdown. We had collectively risen to the challenge. We had overreacted.

Coming down from the mountain. As I write this we have entered the 1B phase of the gradual reopening of the TCI economy.

Some office based businesses with up to four persons are allowed to reopen, essential public sector bodies have commenced to serve the public once again and restaurants can provide take away service to their customers.

These are small but important steps. Add to that the lifting of the daytime restrictions on exercise,

BY TITUS DE BOER

Titus was born in Hamburg and has lived in the Turks and Caicos Islands since 1989.

He works as a general business consultant and has been based in Salt Cay since 2016.

the opening of the beaches and permission to hold church services for groups of up to 10 persons (provided parishioners practice physical distancing), and one can sense that gradually the TCI is edging towards the much acclaimed ‘new reality’.

And yet, as British prime minister Boris Johnston stated in his otherwise annoyingly bumbled address to the nation on Sunday (May 10), coming down the proverbial mountain is often much trickier than reaching the summit.

On that point I agree with him. And having done a good job, generally, at staying home, thus preventing the spread of the virus, the TCI

must continue to err on the side of caution, for therein we also have a chance to come back much stronger, eventually.

More on that in a future column.

In a recent survey, the operators of the Salt Cay Ferry asked the residents of the island the following question on their Facebook page: “As we approach the halfway point of this highly unusual year, which of the following would you view as Salt Cay’s number one priority in the coming months?”

There was a choice of three answers: 1) Ensure that Salt Cay remains a Covid-19 free island, whatever it takes, health comes first.

2) Open up Salt Cay to the rest of the TCI (preferably to the rest of the world) as fast as possible, so some business activity returns.

3) Focus on developing a long term, sustainable tourism product on Salt Cay, maximising opportunities of the ‘new reality’.

Dozens of persons (which is a lot for Salt Cay) took part in the survey and the results were an interesting indicator as to how people view the future on the ‘blessed isle’.

59 percent of respondents felt that the priority should be to look at the long term prospects, while 36 percent felt that indeed health comes first.

In other words, even as people on Salt Cay are hurting financially and businesses struggle, as they do all over the archipelago, they nevertheless seem to feel that a rush to reopen in haste for (questionable) short term gain, would be fool hearted and potentially have devastating long term consequences. I, for one, happen to agree.

Contributors needed Do you have a subject of interest that you’d like to share with our readers?

Perhaps you’re a great cook and have created lots of delicious recipes that use local ingredients.

Maybe you have ideas on how to save money when shopping and know where to find all the latest bargains.

Or are you an entrepreneur who would like to share tips on setting up a new business?

We need regular contributors of 400 word articles on a variety of topics for our

Lifestyle pages.

Get in touch with us at the Turks and Caicos Weekly News and pitch your idea for a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly column.

You will have your name in print along with your business contact details if requested.

It’s a great way to share your knowledge and promote your business or start-up.

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Canada, U.S. are likely to extend travel restrictions until June 21 CANADA and the United States appear likely to extend a ban on

non-essential travel until June 21 amid the novel coronavirus

pandemic, a Canadian government source and a top U.S. official said

this week.

The two neighbours had agreed

on April 18 to extend border restrictions until May 21 as cases of the disease continued to rise in both nations. Canada is now pressing for the measures to remain for another month.

“It’s too early to lift the restrictions, so we’re working toward an extension,” said one Canadian government source, describing the talks with Washington as positive.

Chad Wolf, acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary, said later on Wednesday that restrictions across the borders with Canada and Mexico would likely be extended.

Speaking to reporters in San Diego, Wolf said officials from Canada and Mexico were willing to continue the measures “at least in the short term.”

Separately, a Mexican government source said an extension for a limited period seemed likely.

On Tuesday, the chief Canadian public health officer said the United States – where cases are increasing steadily – presented a risk.

News of the request for a 30day extension was first reported

by Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper.

The agreement allows the flow of goods across a border that stretches 5,525 miles (8,891 km) and is a crossing point for one of the world’s largest bilateral trading relationships.

The United States takes 75% of all Canadian goods exports.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said talks about the border “are going well and we’re confident about being able to continue to keep Canadians safe.”

The total Canadian death toll edged up by just over 3% to 5,209 from 5,049 on Tuesday, official data showed on Wednesday. The data are another sign the outbreak in Canada is slowing whereas the situation in parts of the United States is more challenging.

The Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec neighbor the state of New York, a U.S. epicenter of the disease. Canadian officials have been repeatedly pressed about the potential risk posed by arriving truck drivers.

Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said on Tuesday the coronavirus “could take off rapidly” unless extreme caution was exercised about relaxing the ban.

“The United States being one country that still has cases and is still trying to manage outbreaks … presents a risk to Canada from that perspective.” (Reuters)

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Coronavirus: UK Government faces WW2-sized bill for tackling virus THE cost of the government’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic has risen to £123.2bn, according to latest estimates from the government’s independent economics forecaster.

The Office for Budget Responsibility’s previous estimate was £103.7bn. The increased cost of the government’s furlough scheme is the main cause.

It now expects annual borrowing to equal 15.2% of the UK economy.

That would be the highest since the 22.1% seen at the end of World War Two. The extra spending has pushed the deficit identified for 2020-21 in the OBR’s reference scenario, which it says is not a formal forecast, above the 15% in 194546, which included VE Day. Borrowing for this year is calculated to be £298bn, up £26bn on the first attempt to calculate the impact of the pandemic a month ago.

This is mainly because of the extra costs of extending the

and shutdowns - is a £127bn hit to the money that government takes in, mainly expected tax revenues, and £119bn in extra spending to support the economy over the year, our editor adds.

WHY IT MATTERS

The UK has been hit hard by Covid-19.

furlough scheme to the end of July.

Including the extra extension of a modified scheme until October could add an additional £20bn, depending on the as yet unannounced details of the scheme.

WHAT OTHER COSTS ARE THERE?

The OBR also reckons that taxpayers could end up footing a big bill for bad bank loans.

Some £5bn in taxpayer cost from unpaid loans to banks is included in this financial year.

An extra £1bn is already earmarked for the cost of welfare, mainly spiralling claims for

Universal Credit.

The OBR’s last official forecast at the Budget anticipated annual borrowing by the government of £55bn, rather than £298bn, says BBC economics editor Faisal Islam.

The difference in just two months - the result of the pandemic

As Paul Dales, chief UK economist at Capital Economics, explains, the extra spending is “fantastic good news” for ordinary people at the moment, because it means that the government is paying many people’s wages when they might otherwise be struggling.

But he adds: “Beyond that, there’s a point at which people will have to start thinking, ‘How do we pay for all this?’

“That’s when it becomes relevant in a bad way further down the line. We will have to pay for it, either by taxes going up or by spending being cut.

“It’s a two-step process. In the near term, it’s helping people out, but there will be consequences in the future.” (BBC)

Ahmaud Arbery mum ‘believes there will be justice’ THE mother of Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed while out for a jog near his home in Georgia, believes “there will be justice”.

The 25-year-old was shot by a white father and son in an attack his family say was clearly racist.

“He was African-American, he was jogging in a predominantly white neighbourhood - he was targeted for the colour of his skin,” says Wanda Cooper-Jones.

Gregory and Travis McMichael were charged with murder last week.

It was the first time any arrests had been made in the case, despite Ahmaud being killed on 23 February. The McMichaels admitted to killing Ahmaud in the initial police report, claiming they acted in self-defence.

Given the time that had passed, the arrests surprised Wanda.

“In the very beginning, when it first occurred, I thought it was going to be covered up. Everything was working in that direction. If we didn’t find the right resources to push the issue we wouldn’t have an arrest today.”

She adds: “They visited a crime scene where there was a man

Wanda Cooper-Jones (left), Ahmaud Arbery’s mother, and his sister, Jasmine (right).

dead. And all parties that were responsible were able to return home while my son was taken to the morgue.”

The Glynn County Police Department says it has “sought justice in this case from the beginning”.

‘HE LOVED LIFE’

Ahmaud, from Brunswick in Georgia, was “humble, happy and well-mannered”, according to his mum.

“He loved life. He was love.

To know Ahmaud was to love Ahmaud.”

He had dreams of being a “very successful electrician, like his uncles are”.

“Ahmaud was young. He loved - so I’m quite sure he dreamed of having a wife and kids.

“All that was taken away.”

Wanda says it’s been “long, stressful and hopeless” trying to get Ahmaud’s name out there in the months since his death.

Ordinarily with cases like this we would expect to see pictures of demonstrators out on the streets. But Ahmaud was killed as coronavirus began its spread and the lockdown started.

“I really was getting to a point where I never thought I would receive justice.”

The family set up the #RunWithMaud Facebook page, which encouraged people to dedicate their workouts to the 25-year-old and share the hashtag.

But it was a video of the shooting going viral that changed things. It was filmed from a vehicle following Ahmaud and shows him jogging towards a stationary truck ahead of him. He tries to bypass the truck and is seen struggling with a man carrying a shotgun.

There is muffled shouting and three gunshots.

Two days later the first arrests came.

“I haven’t viewed the video, but I think it’s good that it came out,” says Wanda, who was “really surprised” by the arrests.

Lawyer for the family Lee Merritt says “we shouldn’t have needed a video” for an arrest to

be made, adding that it’s “not something that should be for this kind of public consumption. I don’t think it’s helpful for the AfricanAmerican community”.

“If nothing else, that video has angered, frightened, and stirred up emotions in a lot of different people... it obviously was a catalyst to get us to justice,” he says.

William Bryan, who filmed the video, is being investigated.

THE PROSECUTORS

In America, district attorneys are the people in charge of prosecuting people in different counties.

Ahmaud’s case is now on its fourth, which lawyer Lee says is unheard of.

Two district attorneys removed themselves from the case due to professional connections to Gregory McMichael. The 64-yearold is a former police officer who also worked as an investigator for the local district attorney for years and had retired in 2019.

Jackie Johnson and George Barnhill’s handling of the investigation is now being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

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World News Arthur, the first named storm of the hurricane season, could form this weekend

FORECASTERS are pointing to a possible named tropical system off the southeastern US coast this weekend.

There is a 70% chance of tropical development over the next five days and only a 40% chance over the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center

THE PINNACLE GRACE BAY Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning

outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

• Be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $7.00 per hour

CONTACT: 941-7366 Email: manager@ pinnacleongracebay.com

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

is forecasting.

This could be the sixth consecutive year with a storm forming before June 1 -- the official start of hurricane season.

If the system were named, it would be Arthur, the first name on this year’s Atlantic hurricane list.

Development is likely to happen just northeast or right over the Bahamas.

As the storm gets its act together it could come close to the East Coast early next week before getting pulled back out into the Atlantic Ocean.

The most significant threats to land will be probable tropical storm-force winds, heavy rainfall and dangerous surf.

“If the system were to develop, it would likely be a subtropical depression or subtropical storm,” CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen says. “A subtropical storm is a hybrid between a regular area of low pressure (cold core)

There is a 70% chance of tropical development over the next five days the National Hurricane Center is forecasting.

and a purely tropical system (warm core).”

The NHC began giving subtropical storms a tropical cyclone name in 2002.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1981 OF BERMUDA and

For a subtropical storm to become a hurricane, it has to become fully tropical by establishing a warm core and then strengthen to hurricaneforce winds.

“This potential storm is not likely to become a full hurricane,” CNN meteorologist Chad Myers says. “Still, with ocean temperatures above normal most of the year, the middle of May will likely become the new start of tropical storm

IN THE MATTER OF CGI INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED

Dated: May 2020, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Miller Simons O’Sullivan Attorneys for the Company

CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT Sea surface temperatures continue to remain above average across the Atlantic -- except for the cooler North Atlantic.

Warm surface temperatures are the fuel needed for hurricane development.

FLAMINGO PHARMACY

VACANCY

(the “Company”)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 132G(2)(d) of the Companies Act 1981 that the Company intends to discontinue under the laws of Bermuda and continue in the Turks and Caicos Islands as if the Company had been incorporated under the laws of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

season.”

“Although the eastern half of North America has been cold the last few days and coastal waters are cooler than normal, the offshore area of likely development is still 2 degrees above normal,” Myers says.

It is these sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Niña forming that have most seasonal forecasters calling for an active, possibly even extremely active, Atlantic Hurricane season.

La Niña is the cool phase of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern -- a naturally occurring phenomenon that involves fluctuating ocean temperatures in the Pacific.

La Niña is the opposite of El Niño, which is the warm phase of the cycle. If La Niña forms in the Pacific, it can significantly increase the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic because it creates a more favorable wind environment.

There are over a dozen early forecasts published. And even though the official forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration won’t come until May 21, a strong consensus in the forecasts across the industry indicates the Atlantic is in for an active season. (CNN)

ASSISTANT PHARMACY MANAGER – WORK PERMIT RENEWAL

- - - - - -

Assist with management of wholesale and pharmacy operations.

Devise and implement sales incentives and training for sales associates.

Manage local & international inventory logistics.

At least ten years relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Proven ability in pharmaceutical sales, marketing and product launches.

In depth knowledge of legal and regulatory matters relating to pharmaceutical purchasing.

- Fluent in Spanish.

- Salary $40-48K plus performance related bonus.

PLEASE SEND RESUME, COPY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND IMMIGRATION STATUS TO JOBS@FLAMINGOPHARMACY.COM OR FAX TO 649 941 4098 WITH A COPY TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDERS PREFERRED. CLOSING DATE APRIL 20TH, 2019.

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World News One in 400 people in England has coronavirus, tests suggest ONE in 400 people in England has the Covid-19 virus, a survey of nearly 11,000 people in households suggests.

They were asked to carry out swab tests over the two weeks up to 10 May. This indicates about 148,000 people in England could be currently infected 0.27% of the population.

But those tested did not include hospital patients or people living in care homes, where rates of Covid-19 are likely to be much higher, Office for National Statistics figures show.

Just 33 of the 11,000 people - in only 30 of more than 5,000 households - tested positive in this snapshot survey.

And those 30 households

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were several times more likely to include health or care workers than those in other sectors.

This is a pilot study of households which will grow to test 25,000 people for the virus in private households over time.

It will also be expanded to include people from all four UK nations.

The study is important for estimating how many people have a coronavirus infection at a given point in time, with or without symptoms.

The figures will also help health officials estimate the rate of transmission of the infection, or how many people one infected person is likely to pass it onto, also called the R number. (BBC)

NINJA CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Leeward Palms, Provo. Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER General maintenance duties Salary $6.25 hourly Must be willing to work 5 days per week 7:00am – 3:00pm Belongers are encouraged to send copy of resume to Labour Board Contact: 649 231-0538 This position is held by a work permit holder

NINJA CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Leeward Palms, Providenciales. Is seeking to employ a

MECHANIC Heavy Duty Equipment Salary $15.00 hourly Must be willing to work Six (6) day a week

Belongers are encouraged to send resume to the Labor Board and copy to: Human Resources Manager 298A Palm Circle, Leeward Palms Providenciales Email:ninjaconstructionltd@gmail.com Telephone 649 231-0538

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (TCICC)

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE TCICC

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following fulltime positions at the TCICC for the Fall Semester commencing Monday, August 24, 2020.

1. FACULTY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT (HTM): • 3 Positions: o Culinary Arts o Food & Beverage o Hospitality Management

2. FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCE (NAS):

• 1 Position: o Nurse Educator Lecturers are required to teach across different academic levels from the G.C.E. Advanced level, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency and up to the Associate and Bachelor Degree levels. Multidisciplinary candidates are particularly encouraged to apply for these positions.

The ideal candidate must have knowledge and skills obtained through collegiate preparation resulting in a Master’s degree (Doctorate preferred) which must include eighteen (18) graduate semester hours in the area being applied for, from an accredited and recognized institution plus a Teaching Diploma or Postgraduate Diploma and no less than three years post qualification teaching experience. A Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of a second class honors or other postgraduate qualifications, teaching certificate/Diploma and experience in teaching at Tertiary level may be considered.

NURSE EDUCATOR

TCICC needs a Nurse Educator who will help prepare the next generation of nurses in classroom settings. The ideal person should be able to provide guidance and mentoring to nursing students, showing them how to deliver the best healthcare possible. He/she will combine clinical abilities with responsibilities related to: • Designing curricula, courses and programs of study that reflect contemporary healthcare trends, • Creating healthcare environment in classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings that will facilitate student learning and the achievement of desired cognitive, affective, and psychomotor outcomes.

• Teaching classroom and clinical courses • Advising and guiding students • Using a variety of strategies to asses and evaluate student learning in classroom, laboratory and clinical settings,

• Documenting the outcomes of the educational process.

• Advising students • Engaging in scholarly work • Participating in professional associations • Contributing to the academic community through leadership roles • Engaging in peer review • Maintaining clinical competence • Writing grant proposals

THE IDEAL PERSON WILL:

• Have excellent communication skills • Be creative, and have a solid clinical background • Be flexible and possess excellent critical thinking skills.

• Have a substantive knowledge base in his/her area of instruction and the skills to convey that knowledge in a variety of ways to student nurses.

• Have a strong knowledge base in theories of teaching, learning and evaluation • Be able to design curricula and programs that reflect sound educational principles • Be able to assess learner needs • Be innovative; and enjoy teaching.

• Adapt curriculum and teaching methods in response to innovations in nursing science and ongoing changes in the practice environment.

• Have advisement and counseling skills, research and other scholarly skills, and an ability to collaborate with other disciplines to plan and deliver a sound educational program.

At a minimum, the ideal person should have a graduate-level degree, such as a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a specialization in Nursing Education; and should be a Registered Nurse (RN) with advanced clinical training in a healthcare specialty.

Salary is in the scale Level I: US$27,399.90 - $39,102.30 per annum.

Level II: US$40,210.00 - $43,488.40 per annum.

Entry point will depend on qualifications and experience. In the case of staff recruited from overseas, appointment is on contractual terms for an initial period of two years. A gratuity is payable at the end of satisfactory contractual service at the rate of 10% of salary drawn during the period of service.

A housing allowance is payable at existing rates.

Applications with copies of qualifications (including official transcripts), two character references, a police record and a recent testimonial from current place of employment should be sent to the:

PRESIDENT, TCI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, P.O. BOX 236, LIGHTHOUSE ROAD, GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FAX 649 946 1661, TELE 649 946 1163 EMAIL president@tcicc.edu.tc | copy: dean@tcicc.edu.tc

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A&W CONSTRUCTION #3 Norway Road, Kew Town Is seeking a

CARPENTER

• Follow blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of clients. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $9 hourly

CONTACT: 244-1698

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

ALEXANDRA MISSICK

BARBARA ADAMS

HOUSEKEEPER

STORE CLERK

Apt #1 Chick-o-willy Cl, Juba Sound. Is seeking a

• Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 246-9511

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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21277

#5 Spot Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

Greets customers, receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Restock products inside the store Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 243-4350

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

21254

CHARLES BARBER SHOP

CAICOS CAFÉ LTD. Governors Road, Grace Bay

CHEF DE PARTIE • Must be able to work weekends, night and holiday 6 days per week.

• Must have at least 8 years’ experience, good knowledge of sautéed seafood, shellfish, meat and poultry, grilling, rotisserie, butchery, sauces, broth and dressing.

Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 946-5278 EMAIL: CAICOSCAFE@TCIWAY.TC

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder21279

#15 Back Road, Millennium Highway Is seeking to employ a

BARBER

• Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

Contact: 347-2093

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

21247

BONE FISH UNLIMITED

BRANDFORD HALL

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis.

• 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

(231-0133). Leeward Highway, Providenciales

Salary $6.25 per hour Cleaning, general house chores, etc.

Airport Road, South Caicos Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

CONTACT: 3483581 OR 243-1051

CHARITE ALCY #066 SOUTH DOCK ROAD, FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

DIVER

Diving for fish and selling fish. Salary: $6.25 hourly CONTACT: 241-7834

POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD

BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND RESUME TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT 21301

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

CUSTOM INSTALLS TCI

ELIE’S LANDSCAPING

FERMIN’S DELICACIES

#18A Sisal Road, Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 231-7080

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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21252

21274

#10 BAY ROAD, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE MAN

• fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs and heating and air conditioning system.

• 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 232-7124

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

21271

Down Town, Behind the ball park Unit #2, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

STORE CLERK

Organizes merchandise, makes purchases for the assortment of the cafeteria, records maintenance and has its own transport.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 331-0818

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21289

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS CASABLANCA CASINO 226 Grace Bay Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is looking for the following Full Time Positions

PO Box 452, 23 Parade Avenue, Town Centre Building, Town Centre, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. O: 1 (649) 946-4367 F: 1 (649) 941-3338

Dice Dealer

FAMILY MEDICINE DOCTOR QUALITIES

• Graduate from an accredited school of medicine, as an M.D., M.B.B.S. or the equivalent.

• Specialist in Family Medicine (completion of an accredited residency).

• Candidate must have no less than 4 years post graduate experience as a licensed physician.

• Candidate must be fluent in English, with knowledge of a 2nd language being an advantage (SPANISH/ CREOLE).

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide high quality primary patient care for outpatients.

• Refer patients for specialty care and hospitalization as clinically indicated.

• Maintains effective communication and positive relationships with staff, referral physicians and other members of the medical community in the TCI and most esp patients.

• Responsible for accurate, timely, and complete documentation in patient records.

• Assist in business development for practice.

Please Email your CV’s and supporting documents to care@ carolinamedcentre.com or Fax: 1 (649) 941-3338. Thank you.

Renewal of work permit.

Salary: $12 hourly • All candidates should have at least 5-7 years’ experience in the same field, excellent full knowledge of all casino table games and excellent knowledge of Dice Table game.

• Carry out specific tasks in the gaming operation to the highest standard efficiency and customer service, in accordance with gaming policies and procedures laid down by the company and gaming laws.

Casino Night Auditor

Salary: $10 hourly • All candidates should have at least 8-10 years’ experience in the same gaming industry field, excellent full knowledge of all casino table games, excel, word, POS system, slot system. Job summary: carry out specific tasks in the gaming operation to the highest standard effiency day to day data – all table games, slots, bar-transaction recording, re checking, analyzing in accordance with gaming policies and procedures laid down by the company and gaming laws

CONTACT: 941-3737

21265

Email: casablancacasino1@gmail.com Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

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EVA HARVEY

#48 Tower Drive, Deep Water Lane, Long Bay Is seeking a

CARETAKER Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry. Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 333-1655 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21255

JUSTINA HANCHELL/IGLESIA DE DIOS IMPACTO DE GLORIA Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

ASSISTANT PASTOR

To assist with church services and Sunday school weekly.

Salary: $6.25 hourly CONTACT: 241-1651

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21250

MARIE JOSEPH Granny Hill, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

HAIR DRESSER

• Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, deep conditioning, permanents, hair coloring, and weaving.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 343-3595

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21248

GOOD TASTE WHOLESALE & RETAIL #87 Walkin Plaza, Five Cays

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store.

• To work 5 days a week Salary: $350 weekly

CONTACT: 345-2061

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. The positions are currently held by a work permit holder

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KATIUSCA RODRIGUEZ #69 Airport Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 242-9063

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21257

MARIE SHOP

Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 344-3710

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

21246

MARTINEZ AUTO REPAIRS

Alsie #20, South Dock. Is seeking to employ a

AUTO MECHANIC • Keeps equipment available for use by inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation and changes, wheel balancing, replacing filters.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 243-6823

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21272

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $300 weekly

CONTACT: 244-1490

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21258

IODA STUBBS

#79 Lower Bight, The Bight Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 345-1011

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21276

JEAN-CLAUDE DEMILUS TIRESIAS Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking a

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 245-3160

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

HYACINTH BEEN

104 Walter Cox Drive, Kew Town Is seeking a

Regulating with Honesty, Integrity and Transparency

8 May 2020

NOTICE PHASED RETURN OF IN-OFFICE SERVICES AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION Effective 11 May 2020, the Financial Services Commission will commence a phased return to work at its offices located at Waterloo Plaza, Grand Turk, and Caribbean Place, Providenciales. Please check the News/Notices page of the Commission’s website at www.tcifsc.tc or contact the Commission at fsc@ tcifsc.tc or (649) 946-5314/946-2550 for details on its protocol for dealing with clients during this phased return to office period.

We thank you for your continued patience, understanding and support as we navigate the new normal of operating during the COVID-19 pandemi.

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES (APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31st MAY 2020)

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-1

Senior Administrative Officer

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services DEPARTMENT: Social Development LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415.00 JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior administrative position, which has responsibility for the smooth operation of administrative functions in the office and provides support in resource management of finances, human resources, facilities and purchasing.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-2 and CFB1-20-66

Administrative Officer

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services and Ministry of Immigration, Registration, Citizenship, Labor & employment Services DEPARTMENT: Social Development & Ministry of Immigration, Registration, Citizenship, Labor & employment Services LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 5.1 - $26,650.00 JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative position, which has responsibility for the smooth operation of administrative functions in the office and for dealing with information that is sensitive and/or confidential.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-3

Truancy Officer

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social & Library Services LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: GRADE 4.1 -$21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: To ensure that all students between the age of 4 – 16 attend school during school hours, etc.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-4

Grounds Maintenance

Worker

Administrative Assistant

JOB SUMMARY: This is a general support services position, to assist with cleaning and maintenance of assigned facilities and grounds so that they are clean and ready for use.

JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative position, which has responsibility for the smooth operation of administrative functions in the office and for dealing with information that is sensitive and/or confidential.

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social & Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education Department – Iris Stubbs Primary School LOCATION: South Caicos SALARY: $499.98 bi – weekly

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-5, LWB1-206, LWB1-20-7, LWB1-20-8, LWB1-20-9, LWB1-20-10

Graduate Secondary Teacher

Visual Arts, Social Studies, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Integrated Science), Music, Mathematics and Industrial Arts MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education Department LOCATION: Providenciales (Long Bay High School) SALARY: $35,926.25 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This is a specialist position which has unit level responsibility for the teaching of one or more of the school’s curriculum subjects to students.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-11

Vice Principal

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education Department LOCATION: Providenciales (Long Bay Primary School) SALARY: $43,111.50 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior professional position which has responsibility for assisting the Principal with the administration of the daily operations of the primary school.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-12

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture and Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education LOCATION: Providenciales (Long Bay Primary School) SALARY: Grade 4: $21,935.00 per annum

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-13, LWB120-16, LWB1-20-19

Graduate Primary Teacher, Music Teacher, Physical Education Teacher DEPARTMENT: Education Department MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services LOCATION: Providenciales (Long Bay Primary School) SALARY: $35,926.25 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a professional position which has responsibility for the instruction and supervision of students in primary schools.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-14

Assistant Teacher

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education LOCATION: Providenciales (Long Bay Primary School) SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This is a paraprofessional position which has responsibility for working under a teacher’s supervision to give students additional attention and instruction.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-15

Guidance CounsellorPrimary School

DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES and Library Services LOCATION: Providenciales (Long Bay Primary School) SALARY: $35,926.25 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This is a professional position which provides independent and confidential guidance and counselling services to students.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-18

School Warden (Primary School)

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social & Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education Department LOCATION: Providenciales (Long Bay Primary School) JOB SUMMARY: This is a supervisory position responsible primarily for the safety of pupils crossing the road at a designated point or points on their journeys to and from school and ensuring that pupils remain in class while school is in session.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-19

Special Education Needs Teacher

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education LOCATION: Providenciales- (Long Bay High and Ianthe Pratt Primary School) SALARY: $35,926.25 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This is a professional position which has responsibility for the instruction and supervision of students in primary schools.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-20

Watchman

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture & Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education Department – Marjorie Basden High School LOCATION: South Caicos SALARY: $563.75 bi – weekly JOB SUMMARY: To ensure the safety and security of the students, staff, and the school buildings during Assigned work hours.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-21

School Security Officer

MINISTRY: Education, Youth, Culture, Social & Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education Department

LOCATION: Grand Turk (Helena Jones Robinson High School) SALARY: SALARY: $642.50 bi – weekly JOB SUMMARY: To ensure that the school operates in an environment which is conducive to students’ learning and that staff and students are safe and secure while school is in session.

JOB SUMMARY To provide support service to the Primary Health Care Department personnel to maintain the cleanliness of buildings, moving of clients, supplies and materials.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB1-20-26

Community Health Aide

Emergency Medical Technician

JOB SUMMARY: This is a practical position, with basic level responsibility for ensuring that culturally diverse populations and underserved communities receive proper medical attention.

JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in this position will respond to emergencies in a safe manner and assist in the extrication, stabilization, care and transportation of the ill and injured as Required.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB1-20-22

MINISTRY: Health Agriculture and Human Services DEPARTMENT: Primary Health Care Department LOCATION: Salt Cay SALARY: Grade 4 - $21,935.00 per annum

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB1-20-23

Clinical Nurse/Midwife

DEPARTMENT: Health, Promotion and Advocacy Unit MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture and Human Services LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY This is a professional nursing position with responsibility for HIV/AIDS/STI patient health care in the HIV Prevention Unit, Primary Health Care clinics and the community at large.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB1-20-24

Public Health Nurse

DEPARTMENT: Primary Health Care MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture and Human Services LOCATION: Providenciales and North Caicos SALARY: Grade 7 - $41,205.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in this position will be required to deliver effective comprehensive primary health care services focused on disease prevention, health promotion and maintenance in the clinic, homes and communities through the utilization of the nursing process.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB1-20-25

Porter

DEPARTMENT: Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU) MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture and Human Services LOCATION: South Caicos SALARY: $499.67 Bi-Weekly

DEPARTMENT: Emergency Medical Services MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture and Human Services LOCATION: Various SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB1-20-27

Medical Technologist

DEPARTMENT: National Public Health Laboratory MINISTRY: Health, Agriculture and Human Services LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 6- $33,415.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: Medical technologists, also known as clinical laboratory technologists, perform and analyse the results of complex scientific tests on blood and bodily fluids.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB01-20-28

Registrar of Lands

MINISTRY: Attorney General Chambers DEPARTMENT: Land Registry LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 9 $59,552.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: Organizational management of the Land Registry and more specifically for checking, approving, registration, and safe custody of land title and fulfilling the duties, responsibilities and functions of the Registrar of Land in accordance with the Registered Land Ordinance and Stamp Duties Ordinance.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB01-20-29

Senior Land Compliance Officer

MINISTRY: Attorney General Chambers DEPARTMENT: Crown Land Unit LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 $33,415.00 per annum

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Land Compliance Officer is a middle level post in the Crown Land Unit. The Senior Land Compliance Officer and subordinate Land Compliance Officer(s) are responsible for monitoring use of all Crown Land in the area to which they are assigned other than protected areas.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB01-20-30

Senior District Surveyor MINISTRY: Attorney General Chambers DEPARTMENT: Survey and Mapping LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 $33,415.00 per annum

design of all Government Civil works, across the islands, and is required to oversee and monitor their construction, and to conduct regular inspections to ensure quality assurance and quality controls procedures are maintained.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB01-20-34

Contracts Coordinator

DEPARTMENT: Public Works Ministry: Infrastructure, Housing and Planning and Development LOCATION: GRAND Turk SALARY: Grade 7 $41,205.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in the effective execution of the Surveying and Mapping operations and functions, within the assigned District, which includes Grand Turk, Salt Cay, North and South Caicos, and neighbouring Cays.

JOB SUMMARY: The Contracts Coordinator is responsible for preparing and maintaining spreadsheet databases of Public Works Projects, Tenders, Contracts, Contractors and Consultants to ensure the proper management of Contracts by PWD as well as required by Government Financial and Audit regulations.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB1-20-31

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB1-20-35

Assistant Land Registration Officer

DEPARTMENT: Land Registry Department MINISTRY: Attorney General Chambers LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 4 $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative support position for the Lands Division. The job holder will undertake clerical and administrative tasks to support the day-to-day operations of the assigned unit.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB01-20-32

Chief Valuation Officer DEPARTMENT: Valuation Office MINISTRY: Attorney General’s Chambers LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 9 $59,552.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior managerial position with national responsibility for shaping the land development, acquisition, disposal, and valuation policy of the TCI.

Deputy Director

MINISTRY: Office of the Premier & District Administration LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 9 - $59,552.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a Senior Management position with responsibility of assisting the Executive Director for the effective and efficient management of the affairs of the Office of the Premier, Local Government, Community Affairs and TCI-London Office and provides the critical interface between the Premier’s Office and the TCIG, TCI Business Organizations, Non-Government Organizations, Legislative Assembly and Cabinet.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-38

Training Officer

DEPARTMENT: Department of Emergencies and Disaster Management MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster and Gaming LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum

MINISTRY: Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8.1 $ 51,147.50 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: Reporting to the Training and Education Manager (TEM) The Training Officer will assist in identifying training needs, plan, and design and implement training programmes, develop, implement and sustain a vibrant comprehensive disaster management (CDM) public education outreach programme and conduct evaluation of training programmes.

JOB SUMMARY: The Civil Design Engineer is responsible for the

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-40

JOB REFERENCE NO: CBB01-20-33

Civil Design Engineer

Disaster Operations Manager

DEPARTMENT: Disaster Management of Emergencies MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster and Gaming LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 7 – $41,205.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent will be responsible for the administration and management of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies’ policy and Plan Development program.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-41

Public Information and Media Manager DEPARTMENT: Department of Disaster Management of Emergencies MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster and Gaming LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 7 - $41,205.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: To develop Public Relations Campaigns, write press releases, conduct radio interviews, produce television programs, develop and manage social media presence and other related functions to increase public awareness of disaster threats and the measures that should be adopted to cope with them.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-42 JOB TITLE: Deputy Director MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Disaster, Maritime and Gaming DEPARTMENT: Disaster Management and Emergencies LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8 - $51,147.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY The post holder is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, controlling and coordinating the functions of the work and staff of the Department and Emergency Operations. Assists in the effective implementation of measures for the effective management of the operational programme, and operational readiness of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) through the integration and collaboration of other sectors.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-43

Policy and Programme Manager DEPARTMENT: Emergencies and Disaster

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES Management MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster and Gaming LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 7 - $41,205.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the administration and management of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies’ policy and Plan Development program.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-44

Community Preparedness Officer

DEPARTMENT: Emergencies and Disaster Management MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster and Gaming LOCATION: South Caicos & North-Middle Caicos SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The job holder assists in managing the Department’s Community Preparedness, Shelter and volunteer Management Programmes in collaboration with government departments, private sector and voluntary organizations.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-45

Director of Gaming

MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster and Gaming DEPARTMENT: Gaming Inspectorate LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: $101,000.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The job holder is the head of the Gaming Inspectorate and is responsible for its management and for overseeing the performance and service delivery standards in the Department.

JOB REFERENCE NO:

CFB1-20-46

Environmental Outreach Coordinator MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster and Gaming DEPARTMENT: Environment and Coastal Resources LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The post has island-wide and national significance but with emphasis in Grand Turk, Salt Cay and South Caicos, mandated to plan, direct, promote and implement DECR’s

interpretive and educational programmes in order to achieve the goals of the Department.

petroleum and dangerous substances in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-47

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-51

MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster and Gaming DEPARTMENT: Environment and Coastal Resources LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 5 $26,650.00 per annum

DEPARTMENT: Road Safety Department MINISTRY: Home Affairs Public Utilities and Transportation LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum

Conservation Officer

JOB SUMMARY: This is a mid-level post, with national responsibility for the enforcement of all pertinent environmental, fisheries and maritime laws in TCI. JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-48

Energy and Utilities Commissioner

MINISTRY: Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation DEPARTMENT: Energy and Utilities LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 10 $73,185.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This senior level management position is responsible for the nationwide multi sector regulatory oversight of the Energy and Electricity, Water and Sewerage and the Petroleum Sectors of the TCI. JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-49

Energy Analyst

MINISTRY: Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation DEPARTMENT: Energy and Utilities LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8 - $51,147.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: Provide research and analytical support to the Energy and Utilities Department by conducting effective analysis of conventional and nonconventional energy generation and energy use in the TCI. JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-50

Fuel Officer

DEPARTMENT: Energy and Utilities Department MINISTRY: Home Affairs Public Utilities and Transportation LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 8 - $51,147.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a statutory post established in the Petroleum Ordinance for the regulation of

Liaison Officer

JOB SUMMARY: To ensure that all public and private vehicles are in compliance with the Road Safety Ordinance and to assist with the processing of vehicle registration, Driver’s Licenses and Data Entry.

JOB REFERNCE NO: CFB1-20-52

Plumber

MINISTRY: Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation DEPARTMENT: Water Undertaking LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The post holder is responsible provide support to the Water Undertaking in dealing with all jobs associated with the pipe distribution network.

JOB REFERENCE: CFB1-20-53

Senior Immigration Officer

DEPARTMENT: Immigration MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour & Employment LOCATION: Grand Turk SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a middle management position which has departmental responsibility for the supervision of junior Staff at the office, airport and field duties JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-54

Intelligence Manager

DEPARTMENT: Immigration Department MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour & Employment LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: Grade 7 - $41,205.00 JOB SUMMARY: This position is to support the Department in the key areas of tactical employment, training, administration, personnel management, maintenance, force protection, and sustainment of the Intelligence Team.

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GOVERNMENT VACANCIES JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-55

Compliance and Enforcement Manager

DEPARTMENT: Immigration Department MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour & Employment LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 7 - $41,205.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY To support the Department in the key areas of tactical employment, training, administration, personnel management, maintenance, force protection, and sustainment of the Taskforce Team.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-56

Radar Operator

MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour & Employment DEPARTMENT: Coastal Radar Department LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: GRADE 5.1 - $26,650.00 PER ANNUM JOB SUMMARY: To monitor Radar targets and radio communications.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-58

Immigration Officer

MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour & Employment DEPARTMENT: Immigration Department LOCATION: Various SALARY: GRADE 5 - $26,650.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a Law Enforcement position which supports the Senior Immigration officers and by extent the Border control and Enforcement (Immigration Department).

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-59

Network & Wiring Specialist

MINISTRY: Finance, Trade and Investment DEPARTMENT: CITU LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: GRADE 7.1 $41,205.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This position will seek to address the need for permanent IT personnel presence and support on the island of Providenciales to service the IT needs of Government Offices.

JOB REFERENCE NO: LWB1-20-63

Clerical Assistant

MINISTRY:Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services DEPARTMENT: Education Department LOCATION: Providenciales (Enid Capron Primary School) SALARY: Grade 3.1 $16,707.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in this position will be responsible for clerical and administrative tasks to support the daily functions of the office.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-64

Customer Service Clerks

DEPARTMENT: Customer Service Center MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services LOCATION: Grand Turk and Providenciales SALARY: Grade 4 - $21,935.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: Customer services is an integral part of the Department of an organization, especially one like the Ministry of Border Control Customer Service Department known as the One Stop Shop.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB1-20-65

Citizenship Caseworker

DEPARTMENT:Registration and Citizenship MINISTRY: Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services LOCATION: Grand Turk & Providenciales SALARY: Grade 5 $26,650.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative support position which has departmental responsibility in assisting the department of Registration and Citizenship in the execution of various documents.

JOB REFERENCE NO: KHB1-20-67

Head of Secretariat

MINISTRY: Office of the Premier LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 7- $41,205.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior position responsible for coordinating the political and administrative interface between the Minister and Permanent Executive Director in the allocated Ministry.

VACANCIES EXISTING WITHIN STATUTORY AGENGIES JOB REFERENCE NO: HSB1-20-01

Clerical Assistant

MINISTRY: Health Secretariat LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 3.1 $16,707.50 per annum & Allowances JOB SUMMARY: To assist the work within the office of the Health Secretariat and its efficient administrative responsibilities.

JOB REFERENCE NO: HSB1-20-02 JOB TITLE: Board Secretary MINISTRY: Health Secretariat LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in this job will attend all meetings of the Board, the three professional Councils, and the Health Appeals Tribunal, prepare the Minutes of all the meetings, and keep a record of the proceedings and the decisions made.

JOB REFERENCE NO: HSB1-20-03

Health Professions – Investigating & Compliance Officer

MINISTRY: Health Secretariat LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 8 - $51,147.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in this job will ensure the efficient investigating and monitoring operations of the Health Secretariat, in support of the role, duties and functions of the Health Registrar.

For full details regarding this position please visit our website at https://www.gov.tc/government-vacancies Please note: (Applications that are not accompanied by all required supporting documents will not be processed).

(APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31st MAY 2020)

May 16-22, 2020

S & F WHOLESALE CASH & CARRY LTD

ISLAND DRILLING LTD. Industrial Drive, Grand Turk

MECHANIC

Salary: $9.00 hourly Duties include routine maintenance of the company’s fleet of vehicles.

LABOURER

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Salary: $7.00 hourly Duties include cleaning and preparing the job site,

loading and delivering materials, and using a variety of tools and machines.

Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands.

smooth surface for laying asphalt.

Is seeking to Employee an:

PAVER FOREMAN

Salary: $9.00 hourly Duties include spreading, rolling, tamping and patching asphalt or similar material to form surfaces of roads, driveways and parking lots.

GRADER FOREMAN

Salary: $9.00 hourly Duties include direct grading, milling and trucking to create a

These positions are currently held by work permit holders

Contact: 649-244-4007. Email: islanddrillingltd@gmail.com

Applicants who TC Islanders should send a copy of their application to the Immigration Board.

SEASIDE BEACH CAFE

SHARKBITE

#1 Ocean Club East Plaza, Grace Bay. Is seeking to employ a

#10 Bridge Road, Turtle Cove Marina. Is seeking a

• Measure and mix raw ingredients, bake and decorate items, and ensure that all raw and finished goods adhere to quality and food safety standards.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

• Washing dishes, pots, pans, and flatware, and resetting dining areas.

Preparing dining areas and kitchen for next shift by cleaning and restocking dining areas and cook stations.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

BAKER

DISHWASHER

CONTACT: 946-5885 OR 231-4242 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

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CONTACT: 941-5090

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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INVENTORY & PRICING CLERK JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and update inventory records • Review and apply inventory activities , including movements and depletion • Develop and implement efficient inventory management procedures • Reconcile inventory discrepancies • Report any stock issues to management and place product orders as necessary • Implement a loss prevention program • Compiling balance, price and cost reports • Stocking and distributing supplies or merchandise

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • •

5-6 years experience in related field of work Must be honest, meticulous, work independently or in a team Must be able to follow direction/instructions Must be friendly and work well with other Must possess knowledge of computer programs e.i. Quick Books, Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook • Must be able to work any day of the week, holidays and work different shift • Must have knowledge of BACKOFFICE POS SYSTEM • Must pass extensive criminal background check Salary range $ 7.00 – $8.00 per hour , commensurate with experience.

CONTACT: 941-8112

This Position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of the resume to the Labour Department.

Projetech Construction Management & Services Ltd., wishes to recruit a

Projetech Construction Management & Services Ltd., wishes to recruit a

QUANTITY SURVEYOR

PROJECT SITE ENGINEER

(2 positions) Applicants must be able to demonstrate at least ten years suitable experience as a Quantity Surveyor on large commercial and residential building projects, together with a suitable professional qualification in Quantity Surveying. General duties will include preliminary budgeting, the preparation of detailed Bills of Quantities, project estimating, the procurement of materials, labour and subcontractors, financial forecasting and reporting, managing all contractual and legal issues, and general commercial control in all aspects. A proven track record demonstrating the ability to manage all commercial aspects of construction projects must be shown. Strong leadership, communication, organization and presentation skills are essential. The successful candidate must be prepared to work flexible hours, including holidays and weekends.

Salary starts at US$60k per annum, based on qualifications and experience.

Applications must be made in writing and should include career history and the names and contact details of at least two references. Position currently held by work permit holder. Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders should also submit copies of their application to the Labour Department. All applications will be properly reviewed and suitably qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. Applications should be received by 31st May 2020 and sent to:

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Applicants must be able to demonstrate at least fifteen years suitable experience as a Project Site Engineer on large commercial and residential building projects, together with a suitable professional qualification in Construction Technology. A proven track record demonstrating the ability to complete projects on time, within budget, to a high standard of quality, and all within a demanding schedule must be shown. The main role of this position is to accurately provide line and level for the trades and the successful candidate must be fully conversant with modern setting out techniques using GPS, Total Station, Theodolite etc. Strong leadership, communication and organization skills are essential, together with experience with very high quality finishings. The successful candidate must be prepared to work flexible hours, including holidays and weekends.

Salary starts at US$50k per annum, based on qualifications and experience.

Applications must be made in writing and should include career history and the names and contact details of at least two references. Position currently held by work permit holder.

Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders should submit copies of their application to the Labour Department. All applications will be properly reviewed and suitably qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. Applications should be received by 31st May 2020 and sent to:

Steve Thompson Projetech Construction Management & Services Ltd. Project House 930 Leeward Highway, Providenciales Tel: 941 3508. Fax: 941 5824. Email: info@projetech.tc

Steve Thompson Projetech Construction Management & Services Ltd. Project House 930 Leeward Highway, Providenciales Tel: 941 3508. Fax: 941 5824. Email: info@projetech.tc 21281

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STEPHANE GAUDET

Requires a Certified

#3 Bougainvillea Dr, Leeward, Providenciales. Turks and Caicos Islands, BWI

SKILLS REQUIRED:

ELEVATOR SUPERVISOR

NANNY

• Responsible and experienced nanny to take care of 2 elementary aged children • Minimum 5 years of experience in childcare or education • The applicant must be responsible, respectful, reliable, trustworthy and punctual • The applicant must be CPR certified • The applicant must be able to drive and have a current TCI Drivers License • The applicant must be able to swim

DUTIES:

• Care of children, including educational learning and play • Outdoor activities including taking them on walks, bicycle rides, and swimming • Preparing healthy meals and snacks • Cleaning and general housekeeping while children are in school • Driving children to and from school activities on a per need basis Salary: $7.25/hourly

Please send applications to gaudetstephanetci@gmail.com or 231-4537

Belongers are encouraged to send copy of resume to Labour Department. Position is held by a work permit holder.

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TROPICAL IMAGING

• Must have at least 10 years of experience in elevator installation, repair and troubleshooting with Otis, Kone, ECC, and Jrt Controller with at least 10 years’ experience at supervisory level, making budget knowledge of QuickBooks payroll • Must speak English and French • Must be willing to meet clients and present sales pitch • Must be willing to work after hours, holidays and weekends Salary $30.00 per hour This position is for work permit renewal Applicant should send resume to:tcielevator@hotmail.com deadline is July 26th, 2019 qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

TROPICANA UPHOLSTERY #708 BANANA BOAT, TURTLE COVE Is seeking to employ a

363 Grace Bay Road, Provo. Seeking a full-time qualified and experienced

JOURNALIST

To write for a high-end video and storytelling company on Providenciales. Applicant must have at least 10 years of experience at a minimum of 3 different publications. Bachelor’s degree in journalism required. Experience in journalism research, community reporting and editing is necessary. Applicant also must have experience working in a fast-paced office environment and ability to produce content on deadline.

Applicants should be technology-savvy and comfortable working in a high-tech and fast moving environment. Working weekends, public holidays and long hours is not uncommon.

Salary $24,000 per annum. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

Email all resumes, references and previous work to the email address below and submit application to the Labour Department: preston@tropicalimaging.com

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DOMESTIC WORKER

Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, and other work necessary.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 649-244-7033

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

21259

TRANQUILITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Sailfish Lane, Venetian Road Is seeking a

CLEANER

3 years’ min experience working with villa turnover protocols, evening and weekend work is a must.

English and Spanish required. Live in. Car required.

Salary: $1,085 monthly CONTACT: 231-1474 EMAIL: TRANQUILITYTCI@GMAIL.COM

P.O. Box 433, Providenciales Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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UNIQUE TOURS & RENTALS

TROPICANA UPHOLSTERY

708 Banana Boat, Turtle Cove Is seeking to employ a

Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

UPHOLSTERER

• Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs and webbing to repair furniture and frames.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $9 hourly

CONTACT: 244-7033

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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ZOO KEEPER

• Arrange vet visits.

• Maintain safety for animals and visitors.

• Setting up feeding schedules.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 441-8687

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 21290

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS The Law Firm of

SUNNY FOODS RETAIL & WHOLESALE LTD

STANFIELD GREENE

Is seeking to Employee an :

MERCHANDISER

is seeking one (1) suitably qualified

ATTORNEY

JOB DESCRIPTION

Applicants should have at least 15+ years of practical experience with emphasis in the field of litigation at both the trial and appellate level; general knowledge of legal principles and precedents of statutory and constitutional law, civic, criminal administrative, employment, contract and procurement law and should possess good writing skills and have an eye for details.

An annual salary package of approximately US$80,000.00 (is negotiable and based on experience).

Applicants should apply by sending their resume or CV to:

STANFIELD GREENE PO Box 481, Graceway House, Building A, Suite 201 Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands ATTENTION: Clayton S. Greene Tel: (649)-941-3101. Fax: 941-3102. Email: csg@stanfieldgreene.com Only those Applicants that will be interviewed will be contacted.

The position is currently being held by a work permit holder.

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• Must be trained in merchandising and item categorization and posses certificate • Must be posses a minimum of 6- 8 years of job experience in merchandising and outfitting • Must be willing to work extended hours daily/weekly • Must be proficient in Sams 4s SPT-4740 Reflections • Must be available to work different shifts day, evening and night • Must be available to work variable schedules • Must be willing to work in different environments (coolers, freezers, warehouse) • Must be proficient in Back Office Implementation Ordering System • Must be familiar or possess relationship with local and out of country suppliers and ordering systems.

• Must be proficient in: Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Backoffice • Must be willing and able to work in a team setting or as an individual Salary range $ 7.00 – $8.00 per hour , commensurate with experience.

CONTACT: 941-8112

This Position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of the resume to the Labour Department.

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The successful candidate will be responsible for the firm’s civil and criminal litigation.

May 16-22, 2020 Requires a Certified

ELEVATOR TECHNICIAN

• Must have at least 10 years of experience in elevator installation, repair and troubleshooting with Otis, Kone, ECC, and Jrt Controller • Must be capable of reading and understanding factor level • Must be self-motivated, punctual and able to work autonomously • Must be willing to work after hours, holidays and weekends Salary $20.00 per hour This position is for work permit renewal Applicant should send resume to:tcielevator@hotmail. com deadline is July 26th, 2019 qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

VACANCIES

Acting on behalf of our clients B&J RESTAURANT BAR

#17 Wheeland, Providenciales

LABOURER - $6.25 HOURLY Clean, fix items in storage.

Contact: 341-7165

COWDREY LIGHTBOURNE

#46D Paradise Road, Glass Shack

LABOURER - $6.50 HOURLY Clean Yard, clean car, etc.

Contact: 431-2338

BLACK BOY AND JEAN TRUCKING

LABOURER - $6.50 HOURLY Loading in and off truck, etc.

Contact: 242-3631

RENEWAL WORK PERMITS 21262

ALDARRO CONSTRUCTION CO. Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises, dispose of garbage and any other duties as necessary.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 331-1625 Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held By a work permit holder.

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GOODMARK JEWELLERS

Duties: to manage a Jewellery Store, to keep Strict management of Inventory and sales.

SALARY: $40.00 per hour

LIVE-IN BABYSITTER Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 332-5690

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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#2 Shirley Cl., Boddle Way, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

TECHNICIAN

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Greet customers Receive payments by cash, Credit cards and cheques, Issue receipts and change.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

EMINTHE PROSPRERE Leeward Highway, The Bight Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 241-8035

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

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CONTACT: 241-2179

CONTACT: 247-4924 OR 347-1511

FRANKLYN MISICK Church Folly, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises, dispose of garbage and any other duties as necessary.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 232-0045

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work Permit holder. 21296

MECHANIC

SALES PERSON

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

• Install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

ZOOM ZOOM TOURS

CONTACT: 241-7860

#87 MARBY DRIVE, JUBA SOUND Is seeking to employ a

#76 Tampa Road, Blue Hills. Is seeking to employ a

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Belongers are encouraged To send copy of their resume To The Labour Board. These positions Are currently held by work permit holders.

21294

ALEXANDER FREITES

TEKORAH PRATT HAYLES

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

GRAND CRUISE CENTER, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

SALES MANAGER

TECHNICAL CLEANING SERVICES REPAIRS & SUPPLIES

Duties: To Fixing and/ or repair vehicles and Ensuring they are in road worthiness Standard and any other duties as assigned By management.

SALARY: $10.00 per hour

CONTACT: 247-9212

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is currently held by a work permit holder.

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PROVO STEVEDORING

Port Administration Building, P.O. Box 427, South Dock Is seeking to employ a

STEVEDORE

• Discharge and Backload all vessels • Mooring and Unmooring of all vessels • Carry out all other duties as directed by the Supervisor.

Salary: $13.78 hourly

Contact: 649-9418975/9418890/9418891

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21288

21264

TCI ELEVATOR SERVICES LTD.

Belongers only apply

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Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

21260

KERMITT A. WILLIAMS Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Assisting with cooking and any other chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-7211

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This position Is currently held by a work Permit Holder. 21292

THE PINNACLE

#296 GRACE BAY ROAD, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

• Be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $7.00 per hour CONTACT: 941-7366 EMAIL: MANAGER@PINNACLEONGRACEBAY.COM

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21245

TCMillwork ltd.

Architectural Woodworking, Cabinetry and Design South Dock Road, P.O. Box 238. Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

CNC Operator - CNC Router

Labourer SKILLS REQUIRED:

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• 5 years work experience in woodworking, joinery and cabinet making.

• Trained to help cabinet maker, furniture carpenter • Cleaning the shop, offload materials, stack materials Salary at $7.00 per hour

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Skills required for all 8 positions below: • Individual must have previous experience with manufacture, construction, and installation of high end cabinetry.

• Must be familiar with operation of all current woodworking machinery and tools with proper safety practices.

• Must be able to read Auto-Cad drawings.

• English speaking, bilingual preferred.

• 5 years work experience in manufacturing furniture, woodworking, joinery and cabinet making.

Salary at $10.00 per hour Position: Furniture Carpenter-Cabinet Maker-Finish Carpenter-Carpenter • 5 years work experience in manufacturing furniture, woodworking, joinery and cabinet making.

Salary at $9.00 per hour

Machinery Technician SKILLS REQUIRED:

• 5 years work experience in maintaining, adjusting, tuning and repairing woodworking machinery.

Such as 5 heads molder machine, hydraulic press, planner, shaper, thickness sander, etc.

• Trained to fit this position.

Salary at $9.00 per hour

DUTIES:

Joinery, manufacturing, finishing and or re-finishing of furniture, cabinets and woodwork in general including installation. Assist other employees in general millshop operations and maintenance. Must be professional and courteous.

Please send applications to: tcmillwork@tciway.tc.

Contact person: Stephane Gaudet 231-4537.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of resume to Labour Department. All positions are held by work permit holders.

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IJ BAR RESTAURANT

Back Road, Blue Hills. Is seeking to employ a

C OO K

Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment. Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

Salary: $7.50 hourly

Contact: 241-0576 or 342-8641

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21306

ROSELEE MISICK

#93 Leeside Ave., Long Bay. Is seeking to employ a

Domestic Worker

IRVCO/ M&A SERVICES LTD.

Maintenance Worker - $7.25 hourly

SITE MANAGER - $2,500 MONTHLY

fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs.

Labourer - $7.25 hourly

Set up equipment, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, set up forms for the pouring of concrete foundations, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. These positions are currently held by work permit holders

TILE SETTER - $10 HOURLY

Overseeing daily operations, scheduling time management, monitoring progress and update cliental

Cutting tiles, applying mortar on tile, tile alignment.

SPRAY PAINTER - $10 HOURLY

Laying Tiles.

Utilize spray gun and apply paint with all specifications, employ heat or oven paint drying techniques for special purpose finisher.

Contact: 242-6987

TILE LAYER - $10 HOURLY MASON - $10 HOURLY

Laying blocks, plastering.

Finish Carpenter - $10 hourly Building cabinets, vanities, etc.

Carpenter - $10 hourly Building roofs.

21305

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. These positions are currently held by work permit holders 21311

SEAFOOD HAVEN RESTAURANT

OVANDO CONSTRUCTION

HELPER/CLEANER

VACANCIES

#101 Grace Bay Court, Grace Bay, Providenciales

#12 Musgrove Cl., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, assisted other personnel as needed, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 231-5170

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 21286

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

P&D EMPLOYMENT

Acting on behalf of Caribbean Construction Builders #999 Leeward Highway. Tel: 946-5907

#489 Leeward Highway. Is seeking a

CONTACT: 346-3791

- - - -

Finish Carpenter

Follow blueprints/building plans; Access/calculate materials needed daily; Must be able to meet with clients to go over any changes to design concepts; Manage all structural installations and installation of windows, mouldings (interior/ exterior) and intricate finishing works.

- Precision/High-end finished carpentry a must; - Wages $10 per hour (6 days a week and holidays).

Maintenance Worker

- Must be able to repair/install sheetrock, tiles or any maintenance requests; - Repair plumbing/minor electrical issues; - Calculate materials needed, inspect properties for leaks or damages and prepare list for weekly repairs.

- Clear construction debris, garbage and clean gutters/windows.

- Wages $8 per hour (6 days a week and holidays)

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

CONTACT: 946-5855 -OR- 344-8971 EMAIL RESUME: HELLO@THEKFORCE.COM

The positions are currently held by work permit holders. Interested Belongers are encouraged to send resume to the Labour Board.

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HORIZON CONSTRUCTION LTD. #7 THE VENETIAN, VENETIAN RD. PROVIDENCIALES. T:431-2971 IS LOOKING FOR A QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED APPLICANT FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION;

Le Vele Plaza, Grace Bay Road, #E103. Providenciales

Owner Liaisons Representative Professional Consultancy firm looking for an Owner Liaisons Representative to oversee all local and international marketing and sales efforts and act as a primary liaison with owners, tenants, existing vendors and brokers.

Candidates must have 15+ years’ experience in true 5-star luxury resorts and have a Bachelor’s degree in hospitality management and tourism and a Master’s degree in leadership management. Candidates must have knowledge of the sales process, local laws related to real estate and business analysis. Additionally candidates must have ability and proven record to meet sales goals, engage in negotiation, accommodate customer needs, build relationships and manage processes.

Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office programs is required. Must be fluent in English, German and French and knowledge of Scandinavian languages will be a benefit.

Must be flexible with hours; on call 24 hours per day and works weekends as well as requires minimal supervision to work with good time management skills. Salary $2,500 per month.

Please submit resumes to matt@pronetcapital.com by May 31st 2020

All interested applicants, please send resumes to info@ho2group.com. Qualified belongers are encouraged to submit resume to the Labour department, Providenciales. Only those receiving an interview will be contacted.

PROJECT ENGINEER MANAGER Plans and directs all aspects of engineering activities within the organization. Ensures all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with the organization’s established policies and objectives. Demonstrates expertise in a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Leads and directs the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Reports to top management.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or higher, fifteen [15] years’ experience in managing projects, Fellow or Chartered Member of an industry related professional body, Competent in the use of Microsoft Project, MS Office; AutoCAD drawings and other technical drawings.

Starting Salary $52,000 per annum This position is being advertised for a work permit renewal.

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Science & Technology

Enzyme makes men more vulnerable to coronavirus

– interferon may improve treatment The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

Men’s blood contains more of enzyme that helps coronavirus infect cells A study from 11 European countries may help explain reports that the new coronavirus seems to attack men more often and more severely than women.

Researchers have found that men have higher blood levels of the enzyme that helps the virus infect cells. The higher levels of “angiotensinconverting enzyme 2,” or ACE2, in men’s blood might mean their organs have more of the ACE2 “receptors” the virus uses to get into cells, researchers suggest in a paper published on Monday in European Heart Journal.

Their study involved more than 2,000 elderly men and women with heart failure but no coronavirus infection, many of whom were taking common blood pressure drugs that block the effect of this enzyme, known as ACE2 inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs).

The researchers emphasize that study participants receiving these medications did not have higher levels of ACE2, which adds to earlier evidence that the drugs do not increase people’s risk for coronavirus infection.

Adding interferon may boost effectiveness of coronavirus treatment Adding interferon-beta to a cocktail of the antiviral drugs lopinavir, ritonavir and ribavirin helped alleviate symptoms and shorten the duration of viral shedding (contagion) and hospital stays of mildly or moderately ill COVID-19 patients, according to results of a small randomized trial conducted at six hospitals in Hong Kong. The time

it took for at least half the patients to have negative coronavirus tests was seven days with add-on interferon, compared to 12 days without it, researchers reported on Sunday in The Lancet.

Overall, 86 patients received the interferon-containing combination and 41 got the antivirals without interferon.

When the study started, half the patients had already been symptomatic for more than five days. The combination that included interferon “also alleviated symptoms completely within four days – a significantly shorter time than the control,” researchers said, adding that a larger trial to confirm these results is needed.

PREGNANCY AND COVID-19

Meanwhile, UK coronavirus study reassures pregnant women; Swedish study says don’t downplay risks.

Pregnant women in Britain are no more likely than other women to become severely ill with COVID-19, but most expectant mothers who do develop serious illness tend to be in the later stages of pregnancy, according to a preliminary study. The study, which was posted online on Monday on the MedRxiv website but has not yet been peer-reviewed, found fewer than 0.5% of all pregnant women were hospitalized with the disease, and only around 10% of those women needed intensive care.

Most pregnant women who were admitted to hospital were more than six months pregnant, the study also found.

A separate study from Sweden, however, found pregnant women there do appear to face higher risks.

Swedish national registry data, published on Sunday in the medical journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, showed that compared to nonpregnant

According to the studies, Men’s blood contains more of enzyme that helps coronavirus infect cells.

women infected with the coronavirus, similarly aged pregnant women with the virus were more than five times as likely to need intensive care and four times more likely to need invasive mechanical ventilation.

The authors of an editorial accompanying the study advise that, “on the basis of available data…the risk of COVID-19 in pregnancy should not be down-played to avoid falsely reassuring SUN AND SEA PROPERTY SERVICES Sams Building, Downtown Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE Repairs, plumbing, drywall.

Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 232-2001

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healthcare professionals and the public. Women should

be advised to take necessary precautions to avoid

infection during pregnancy.”

(Reuters)

CHARTER COMPANY SEEKING EXPERIENCED

CAPTAIN

Seeking professional captain and fishing first mate for the position of first mate and relief captain on board 50ft sportfishing vessel.

Applicant must have a minimum of 10 years experience in offshore and inshore fishing as well as a minimum of 5 years experience operating vessels 50ft and over. The position requires extensive knowledge and experience working the cockpit of a professional sportfishing charter vessel, rigging lures, repairing and maintaining reels, vessel systems, as well as handling fish and working alongside novice and experienced guests alike. The applicant should have good knowledge of vessel maintenance and upkeep. Valid STCW and Captain’s license required. Hourly wage up to $15/hr. based on experience and qualifications.

Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders can also submit copies of their application to the TCI Labour Department. Position currently held by work permit holder. Qualifications and references should accompany CV. Applicants should apply in writing by May 22nd 2020 to:

Panoply Sport Fishing & Luxury Charters Project House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. captain@panoply.tc

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Sports National

Sonics’ coach O’Neill takes part in NCAA D1 online coaches clinic PRO-ACTIVE basketball coach Ciaran O’Neill, benefitted from a NCAA Division One coaches clinic, which was held on Saturday via Zoom.

The HAB Sonics head coach, who has been responsible for getting a number of his players into schools abroad, said that the clinic was a welcomed initiative.

“It was a real great learning experience. I’m always looking to attend clinics in the US but being able to attend one on Zoom is a huge advantage.”

Head Coach Michael Martin

and his coaching staff at Brown University hosted the online event. Almost 50 coaches, most from the US, participated.

“It was a Slob/Blob Series sideline and baseline out of bounds plays….During the clinic we were allowed to ask questions and coach Martin would play videos from their season breaking down each play.”

Meanwhile the TCI Basketball Federation was also scheduled to host a similar clinic on Thursday for local coaches.

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HAB Sonics’ Ciaran O’Neill (top left) during the clinic.

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ROSELEE MISICK

SUNNY FOODS RETAIL & WHOLESALE LTD

#12 Musgrove Cl., Kew Town, Is seeking a

#93 Leeside Ave., Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER • Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 231-5170

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Domestic Worker - $6.25 hourly Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store

Labourer - $6.50 hourly

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

Is now interviewing for the following positions:

Purchaser - $8.00 hourly Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; obtaining recommendations from suppliers for substitute items.

Technician - $10 hourly

Install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems

CONTACT: 342-2511

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

These positions are currently held by work permit holders

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LABOURER

• Responsible for doing Manuel work • Loading and unloading Container • Assisting in stocking shelves • Should be physically fit to lift products 50lb or more • Being able to work at heights • Committed to work flexible hours, days, nights, weekends and holidays.

Salary $7.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 941-8112

This Position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of the resume to the Labour Department.

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Simmons also has good ball-handling skills.

Dwaine Simmons is a dominant force in the paint.

College basketball is a character builder ACE basketball player Dwaine Simmons said that college ball has helped to shape his life and build his character.

In a release to the local media this week, the Grand Turk native opted to share some of his experiences playing in North America.

“College basketball has really been a fulfilling experience for me.

It has been nothing less than fun and rewarding. I thank God every day for blessing me with this rare opportunity.”

The 25-year-old, who last played for the University of Rio Grande (Home of the Red Storm) noted that being a college basketball player is very challenging.

“It’s hard waking up for 6am practices, going to 8am classes, keeping mentally tough and focused all day to tackle 4pm practice. Although hard, it only makes me better; and realising my strength, it motivates me to push harder. College basketball has caused me to realise that success does not come easy.

– Dwaine Simmons working his way up to pro-level “My mom always reminds me that I must be disciplined, determined and dedicated to the cause if I want to succeed. This experience has really proven this statement true.”

Simmons, who started his basketball career at high school in the Bahamas, noted that although college is taxing, reaching that level involved commitment.

“I started my basketball career at Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy where I graduated High School. I then moved on to Texas and Canada where I enrolled in Basketball Preparatory Schools.

Here I received formal basketball training and exposure to coaches around the regions. As a result of this, coupled with the assistance of Mr. Mervyn Forbes and the Rising Stars Association, I was awarded a scholarship to Dakota College at

Bottineau (DCB), North Dakota.

Here I studied for an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts, focusing on Business Management. I also gained my first college basketball experience. This is where I learnt what it means to be a real student athlete.”

Simmons added that he is indebted to the coaches at DCB, who worked with him to improve his game.

“I built on the fundamentals of basketball and developed my talent. My performance became noticeable and awarded me more than fifteen offers from colleges and universities across the United States of America. I accepted the offer to study for a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management at the University of RIO GRANDE, Ohio, a Division 2 NAIA institution.

LIVING HIS DREAMS

According to the 6’6 player, he had his best college experience at Rio, “traveling state-to-state weekly with a team that formed an unbreakable bond, teachers and coaches that would do whatever it takes to help you succeed and the intense basketball games are unforgettable.

At RG I got my first taste of the big lights. We played two Division 1 schools on ESPN. This was a dream of mine for years. On many occasions, while practicing on Palm Grove court. I remember imagining and wishing I was under the bright lights on ESPN not knowing it would be a dream come true. This is another reason why I continue to dream big. My time at Rio Grande is another success story for me.”

NEW STEP ON PRO DREAM

Simmons’s

dominance

and

commendations from coaches resulted in offers from other colleges and universities and he accepted one.

“I will be attending Missouri Valley College, a Division 1 Basketball Institution. I am approaching this adventure with God as my lead, a mind focused on hard work and the drive to become a Professional Basketball player.

My career journey would not be a success without God as my Guide; the strong support of my Mother Juliet Arthur- Thelwell and my entire family circle. Ray Evans, Mervyn Forbes and the Rising Stars Team, Ciaran O’Neill, Jarrett Forbes and other sports advocates in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

All of my mutual friends and supporters in the Turks and Caicos Islands and around the world. Your words of encouragement has been a continued source of motivation.

Thanks for taking this journey with me and believing in me. I will continue to play hard and with heart.”

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