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The United Kingdom “will want to further support” national security and justice sector strategies, according to UK government representative Sir Simon McDonald.

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‘Green’ pledges from sewagedumping Carnival Cruises

BY GEMMA HANDY CARNIVAL Cruises which last year made headlines for a catalogue of environmental offences including in the TCI, is to invest $48 million to curtail the dumping of sewage into the region’s seas.

The company said the money - to be spent over the next two years will be used to upgrade its vessels’ water treatment systems.

The news was announced on Wednesday (February 12) at a press briefing in the Bahamas where a galling 450,000 gallons of treated sewage was unleashed into its waters in a single month in 2017.

It comes just weeks after the Bahamas vowed to take legal action against the world’s biggest cruise line for what it dubbed “environmental savagery”.

Carnival Cruises also ferries thousands of visitors into Grand Turk each week. Two accidental discharges of waste in the TCI’s waters in the space of a fortnight were listed among 800 worldwide infractions committed by Carnival over a 12-month period, made public in a report last summer.

The cash injection might be viewed by some as a drop in the ocean for a firm which recently reported another record-breaking

year.

Carnival’s total revenues for 2019 were $20.8 billion, significantly higher than 2018’s $18.9 billion.

Spokesman Roger Frizzell told the Weekly News the company was ploughing funds into new green technology too.

“We are investing millions of dollars, perhaps more than any company in the broader maritime industry, to install next-generation clean technology across our fleet, ranging from experimental fuel cells and large battery storage systems to new high-tech bio-digesters, electrical shore power, advanced air quality systems and new LNGpowered ships,” Frizzell said.

Carnival has also recently created a new board-level committee, focused on environmental compliance.

Each of the nine independent cruise companies that come under Carnival’s umbrella now reports directly to chief compliance and ethics officer Peter Anderson, in a bid to “instil a compliance culture”.

The latter did little to appease TCI environmentalists who have long decried the cruise industry’s hefty environmental impact on the Caribbean’s precious and fragile marine ecosystems.

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The company said the money - to be spent over the next two years will be used to upgrade its vessels’ water treatment systems

Providenciales-based research body SWA Environmental.

“If environmental protection was Carnival’s top priority, they wouldn’t have to ‘instil a compliance culture’.

“This basically admits that the baseline culture is one of noncompliance,” she said.

“It’s good that they are attempting to green their fleet, but they should also be working with their partners, such as TCI, to demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection.

“TCI and the other regional countries where they make their millions have multiple environmental

needs they could help with to make a meaningful difference,” she added.

Carnival also says it is “dramatically reducing plastics” along with food waste, and boosting its recycling capabilities.

Last June, Carnival was hit with a $20 million fine for continuing to pollute oceans while on probation for similar offences.

Critics were quick to point out it was often more profitable to break the law and pay fines than take the necessary action to run an environmentally responsible company.

Three years earlier, Carnival had

pleaded guilty to several felonies relating to the illegal dumping of oil and a subsequent cover-up.

The company agreed to a $40 million fine - the largest ever imposed for vessel pollution crimes - and five years of probation which began in April 2017.

Grand Turk’s 18-acre cruise centre was opened by Carnival Corporation at a cost of $42 million in 2006.

More than 800,000 passengers and 300,000 crew visit each year.

The industry’s total economic contribution to TCI for the 20172018 cruise period was estimated at $86.5 million.

TCI world’s 15th most expensive for broadband Telecoms Commission admits it is ‘excessive’ RESEARCH analysts and broadband price comparison experts from Cable.co.uk have placed the TCI as the 15th most expensive nation in the world for fixed-line broadband.

It recently released its 2020 Global Broadband Pricing Study detailing the cost of broadband in 206 countries.

On publication of the report, the TCI ranked fourth in the study, listed only below Eritrea, Yemen and Mauritania as the world’s most expensive.

However, the TCI Telecommunications Commission realised there was a mistake in the ranking and quickly contacted the analysts to rectify the error.

Despite the subsequent correction, the territory still remains as one of the globe’s most expensive for internet.

Kenva Williams, director of technology at TCI Telecommunications Commission, agreed that the broadband rate for the TCI is “excessive for such a small

market”.

“However, this is due to many factors, primarily because of convergence of telecommunications and broadcasting and voice over internet protocol services, which have changed the telecommunications business model and how regulations should be applied.”

He said that despite this the commission will continue to encourage the services providers to lower their broadband rate and examine ways to implement an efficient price cap regime to that achieved for voice services.

“The commission remains committed to its mission statement ‘to ensure all consumers and businesses in the Turks and Caicos Islands have access to quality telecommunications services, at reasonable rates, in a fully competitive marketplace’,” he concluded.

The average cost of a fixed line broadband package per month in US$ is listed at $134.99 in the TCI. It ranges from $93.99 for 10Mbps to $295 for 72Mbps.

The most expensive is Eritrea at $2,666.24 while the cheapest is Syria at only $6.60 per month.

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson did not respond to requests for comment, however Opposition Leader Washington Misick said it was due to “corporate exploitation”.

“There might be legitimate reasons for this and someone from the industry should weigh in on it.

“However, without explanation this may be symptomatic of a pervasive culture of corporate exploitation in the TCI that must be addressed through social economic policy, starting with the enforcement of the Consumer Protection Legislation since voluntary corporate social responsibility seem to be generally lacking.”

Cable.co.uk also released a report detailing the world’s fastest download speeds in which the TCI ranked 74th at 8.78 Mbps.

Digicel TCI did not respond to requests for comment on the report by press time.

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UK rep gets clear vision of TCI’s security challenges

BY DELANA ISLES THE UNITED Kingdom “will want to further support” national security and justice sector strategies, according to UK government representative Sir Simon McDonald.

The Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service at the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office was on island for a one day visit on Tuesday (February 11).

His arrival in the TCI came shortly after the Governor’s Office announced that Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon postponed his trip “due to matters beyond his control”.

Commenting on his first visit to the TCI, Sir Simon said: “The new governor has kept myself and others in London well briefed about the challenges the Islands face and this is what I came to see.

“I return to London with a clearer idea of the type of support that is needed.

“I go back impressed by the quality of the people that are out on the front-line while also knowing that there are now well considered national security and justice sector strategies that plot a clear way forward and which the UK will want to further support.

“I also sense a strong bond between the premier, governor and commissioner to work together, for the good of all.

“Being myself a member of the UK’s national security community that unity of leadership, above all

Governor Nigel Dakin, Leader of the Opposition Charles Washington Misick, Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson and Sir Simon McDonald

other things, makes the difference and gives me confidence.”

According to the Government, the visit was initiated by the UK so they can form an understanding of the challenges the Islands face in terms of both serious crime and protecting its maritime borders from mass illegal immigration.

Just last week, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force revealed that 530 illegal immigrants were nabbed in January alone - a

record number - two murders already for 2020, and several burglaries and home invasions all in the space of less than two months.

Sir Simon spent time with the Maritime Police, with whom he discussed the pressures they were under and the skill and professionalism required to take a fully loaded sloop under tow at night, without causing capsize and loss of life, a release from the Governor’s office on the visit stated.

It added, that in seeing three recently intercepted sloops at South Dock, Sir Simon heard how government departments and the police were increasingly working together, and also as one team with the US Coastguard.

The result of this collaboration has seen a significant increase in their collective success rate in intercepting sloops.

“Given the National Security Strategy called out the need to tackle the cause (the underlying criminal endeavour and network) rather than just the symptom (ever better interception of the sloops) Sir Simon was also briefed by the RTCIPF senior investigating officer on a global human trafficking investigation, with a significant footprint in TCI, involving international partners. He was told arrests had been made,” the release read.

Accompanied by the Police Commissioner Trevor Botting, Sir Simon toured Dock Yard and given a first-hand glimpse of the societal impact that mass immigration had caused.

He was also briefed on the present levels of crime and the changes the police were observing in terms of the demographics of the offenders and methodologies employed.

According to the governor’s release, this included the ubiquitous use of guns.

The UK representative was also

apprised of the police response to crimes, their future growth and the capabilities that were being developed including those where direct support from the UK was being provided or was being requested.

He then had a broader meeting with the criminal justice sector - this included the acting chief justice, attorney general, director of public prosecutions, chief magistrate, police commissioner, prison superintendent and the UK’s criminal justice advisor.

The meeting, the release stated, allowed Sir Simon to understand challenges in the justice sector and how the sector is set to move forward in accordance with the guidelines set out in the National Security Strategy.

Thanks were given by the heads of the local justice sector for support already given by the UK, and more was requested.

A final round of meetings saw Sir Simon spending time with the premier and the leader of the Opposition, during which time he discussed with them their reasons for jointly taking forward a conversation with the United Kingdom on constitutional reform.

The proposals themselves, he was told, would be presented in London in late March.

According to the Governor’s Office, the visit has allowed Sir Simon to return to the United Kingdom with the context he needs to understand the challenges here, and also a good sense of the practical support the Islands need.

Sloop interception has ‘significantly increased’ THE PERCENTAGE of sloops intercepted in TCI waters has significantly increased over the last few months, according to the National Security Council (NSC).

On February 4, Governor Nigel Dakin and Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson co-chaired the latest NSC meeting at the Hilly Ewing Building in Providenciales.

According to a February 7 statement summarising the meeting, the “overall numbers of sloops heading towards the TCI had reduced”.

However, the territory has seen an increase in the number of people arriving on each sloop,

statement added.

“There was…an increase in the numbers of people each sloop was now carrying, thereby amplifying the danger to those being trafficked through risk of capsize.”

During the meeting Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting provided an overview of the investigations of illegal migrants who sought to transit through the TCI onto other countries.

“The police described the excellent engagement received from international partners who have been cooperating closely with the RTCIPF.” Members of the NSC were also updated on recent sloop interceptions, processing arrivals, current detainees, repatriation and

Members of the National Security Council at the latest meeting

pending court cases.

Issues relating to the Detention Centre were also discussed.

Last week, Botting disclosed that some 530 illegal migrants were captured so far for the year.

He credited the successful

operations to the collaborative efforts of the force’s Marine Branch and the Coastal Radar Station.

He said: “The successful detection and arrest of 530 subjects is testament to RTCIPF’s resolve to safeguard our territorial waters,

despite many challenges.”

The commissioner’s comments came after a staggering 453 Illegal Haitian Migrants were captured in TCI’s waters during one week. (By Olivia Rose)

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Citizens ‘slowly’ taking advantage of lucrative community cab business

BY OLIVIA ROSE MINISTER of Home Affairs and Transportation Hon. Goldray Ewing has urged TC Islanders to tap into the “lucrative” community cab business.

Speaking on Radio Turks and Caicos on Monday (February 10), Ewing said citizens are “slowly” entering the industry, which was implemented specifically for their benefit.

Last year the Government rolled out the community cab initiative to replace cheap illegal jitneys and to make public transportation safer for commuters.

Unlicensed taxi cabs, mainly operated by Haitian nationals, have caused contention for some time especially in Providenciales with reports of sexual assaults, robberies and violence.

Some tourists have complained that ‘jitney cabs’ are not only unlicensed but uninsured, poorly driven, and that drivers sometimes charge tourists inflated rates.

However, the newly introduced business, limited to Turk and Caicos Islanders only, is slowly gaining momentum but is not as popular as envisaged by the Government.

Minister Ewing said this is due in part to a lack of funding from those wishing to take up the opportunity.

He described it as a “very needed service” especially in Providenciales, adding, “it must be regularised, it must be regulated”.

“We looked at different modes of transportation because we do have a lot of problems arising from the illegal jitney service.

“We came up with a plan to reduce and eradicate that type of operation by introducing the community cab.

“So far I must say that that opportunity is being slowly taken up by Turks and Caicos Islanders because the ordinance speaks to a reserved category.

“That’s a reserved category of business for Turks and Caicos Islanders only.

“And we found out that even though it’s reserved there’s still Turks and Caicos Islanders who want to get into the business but don’t want to drive.

“And they are finding drivers who are not Turks and Caicos Islanders and this is posing a problem for the transportation sector.”

The minister emphasised that the public transportation business is limited to Belongers to ensure they are given opportunities for gainful employment while fostering entrepreneurship.

He said: “The ordinance and the amendments were drafted along that line to make sure that we give opportunities to TC Islanders who want to get into that business, because it’s a very lucrative business.

“It’s a lot of money to be made in there, even more than running a taxi, and persons out there who are really interested in it should really look at

Minister of Home Affairs and Transportation Hon. Goldray Ewing

that sector and see how they can help themselves.”

A PROFITABLE BUSINESS Ewing said the community cab initiative could become as profitable as Uber taxi service in the United States.

“We look at the rest of the world that runs a similar service like the Uber system and it works very well.

“Right now Uber is one of the biggest shareholders in the stock market and we need to look at that.

“The community cabs could be modelled after that same business concept, and people who want to get into that business, they don’t have to rely on just one cab, they could have numerous cabs under their licences.

“But the key in that business is finding Turks and Caicos drivers.”

FRONTING IS A BIG PROBLEM Ewing said the Government will examine measures to make it easier for Islanders to tap into the business “We will be taking a second look at the legislation and see if we can work with Turks and Caicos Islanders who want to be in the business.”

The transportation minister acknowledged that many Islanders simply do not have the means to enter into the business.

He explained that due to a lack of resources, some investors are offering capital for Islanders to get into the business which is not ideal.

“The main thing is fronting.

Fronting is a big problem in our country. The average Turks and Caicos Islander may not have the funding to do such a thing.

“Then they get these investors who lend them the money and push them in front to do it and then the TC Islander disappears from the scene physically but on the books their name still remains.

“And those are the things we are afraid of. If we change the legislation to allow certain things to be relaxed those are the key areas that we will keep an eye on.

“Because obviously, we do not want that foreign influence with a huge capital to enter the market and make it an unfair playground.

New community cabs launched by the Government

“If there’s competition we want to keep the competition amongst TC Islanders so that they will have a fair opportunity to compete and to make an honest business.”

ERADICATING JITNEYS The minister added that regulations alone are not effective in cutting down on the number of jitneys in the TCI. “But in order for us to eradicate the jitney business and services we have to get the number out there from TC Islanders who are willing to get into this service.

“That alone will drive them out, but to actually go and enforce the law right now and force them out, I see it as trying to fix a problem without having a solution.

“So the solution is to make sure that we saturate the market with the community cab business and eventually that will drive out the illegal jitney service.

“But that doesn’t mean that we will not enforce it, but for us to really enforce it we have to replace that with something else,” Ewing said.

For those wishing to apply to run community cabs, application forms are available from the Road Safety Department.

The forms are replete with a number of regulations and requirements that each driver must follow in order to be registered.

In keeping with this, community cab drivers have to register their vehicle, keep it insured and licenced and display a photo ID among other requirements.

The registered drivers will also have to operate white sedans with vibrant turquoise strips which will make them easily identifiable.

According to the application form, each applicant must have a business licence from the TCI Business Licence Office to operate a public service vehicle.

The driver will be required to display their licence on the rear-view mirror inside of any public service vehicle they operate and must provide details of the licence to any passenger who asks.

The fee for community cabs is $420 per year.

TCI NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING S U M M A R Y ILLEGAL immigration, the Detention Centre and crime statistics were all discussed at the latest meeting of the TCI National Security Council (NSC).

Governor Nigel Dakin and Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson co-chaired the meeting on Tuesday, February 4, at the Hilly Ewing Building in Providenciales.

In attendance as members were Deputy Premier Sean Astwood, Hon. Vaden Delroy Williams, Minister of Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services, Deputy Governor Anya Williams, Attorney General Rhondalee Brathwaite Knowles, Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting and National Security Advisor Tito Lightbourne.

Desmond Wilson, Permanent Secretary of Border Control and Employment Services, Althea Been, Permanent Secretary of Home Affairs, Superintendent of HM Prison Grahame Hawkings and Assistant Superintendent of Police Willet Harvey were invited to make presentations.

A statement from the Governor’s Office on Friday, February 7, said that at this meeting the NSC was: -Updated on issues relating to HM Prison in Grand Turk.

-Updated on the issue of illegal immigrants, including recent sloop interceptions, processing arrivals, current detainees, repatriation and pending court cases.

Trends in sloops were reviewed. The percentage of sloops interdicted had significantly increased. The reduction in overall numbers of sloops heading towards TCI had reduced.

There was though an increase in the numbers of people each sloop was now carrying, thereby amplifying the danger to those being trafficked through risk of capsize.

-The police provided an overview of investigations of illegal immigrants who sought to transit TCI onto other countries, next steps and described the excellent engagement received from international partners who have been cooperating closely with the force.

-Updated and discussed issues relating to the Detention Centre.

-Updated on crime statistics, in particular aggravated burglary, gun crime and the changing profile of individuals apprehended.

Plans to increase the tactical capacity, current deployment of officers and public messaging, in particular around false and alarmist information circulated on public media.

Plans by banks to reduce risk to their customers and enhance their own security procedures.

-Updated on the benefits of Crime Stoppers 1-800-8477 and the anonymity it provides callers with information related to crimes.

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Power firm to reduce diesel use by 10m gallons, report says Cost of system may be reduced by $115.2 million

BY DELANA ISLES FORTISTCI says it is well on a path of integrating renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The power company has earmarked the next 22 years for increasingly producing electricity from renewable energy sources, principally solar.

This is outlined in The Resilient National Energy Transition Strategy (R-NETS), the roadmap for renewable energy integration developed and agreed by the TCI Government, FortisTCI and Rocky Mountain Institute.

The recently released January 2020 issue of the FortisTCI Energy Report discussed the importance of the R-NETS, and the company’s efforts to integrate renewable energy to the grid to meet emissions targets, while maintaining system reliability

and resilience.

The R-NETS highlights four main priorities and strategic objectives for future energy production and delivery, namely least cost, reliability, resilience, and environmental sustainability.

According to the report, R-NETS and FortisTCI’s own strategic plans are in place to help the company and the territory achieve the agreed renewable energy integration and carbon emissions targets.

The R-NETS envisions a reduction in diesel use of 10.3 million gallons annually, or 12.3 percent relative to a business-as-usual case.

“This can be achieved through diversification of electricity sources by increasing renewable energy penetration to 33 percent of total energy production, over the 22-year period covered by the R-NETS,” the report outlines.

It noted that reducing dependence

on fossil fuel for energy production and making the transition to more renewable forms of energy is key to environmental sustainability.

To achieve more renewable energy, the R-NETS recommends that FortisTCI scale up its utility owned renewable energy (UORE) and customer owned renewable energy (CORE) programmes to “accelerate uptake of distributed solar up to three megawatts over the next five years.”

But none of the goals and benefits of R-NETS can be achieved without the right enabling legislation and regulations.

Nevertheless, the report states, action to accelerate uptake of distributed solar is well underway. In 2019, FortisTCI added another halfmegawatt of solar energy generation to its grid in Providenciales, with three rooftop solar installations under the UORE programme.

The company has now installed

The power company has earmarked the next 22 years for increasingly producing electricity from renewable energy sources

one megawatt of rooftop solar PV in partnership with nine customers through its UORE programme.

These installations have helped to avoid 1.5 million pounds of CO2 equivalent emissions.

In addition, the R-NETS recommends that FortisTCI should undertake additional utility-scale solar PV projects and install up to seven magewatts of distributed solar

PV systems across the TCI within the next four years.

“The company has plans to install one magawatt of solar at locations in Providenciales, North Caicos, South Caicos and Grand Turk in 2020,” the report revealed.

The R-NETS also calls for a reduction in total emissions, with a 12 percent decrease over the 22 years versus 2018.

The R-NETS also identifies opportunities to increase system resilience to external shocks, by incorporating distributed and flexible energy sources.

In addition to lowering emissions, reducing the use of diesel fuel and increasing renewable energy integration, the R-NETS contains another win-win for the energy sector in the TCI, the report continues.

“The R-NETS projects that the total electricity system costs can be reduced by $115.2 million by 2040, thereby helping to achieve an energy system that is least cost, reliable, resilient, and environmentally sustainable.”

FSC must conduct more background checks on real estate professionals

BY OLIVIA ROSE THE FINANCIAL Services Commission (FSC) has been urged to enhance its due diligence for condominium developers, auctioneers and others that provide real estate services.

This recommendation was recently made by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) last month, CFATF, the Caribbean’s antimoney laundering watchdog, published its Fourth Round of Mutual Evaluation Report on the TCI on January 20.

The 235-page document provided a summary of the anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in place in the territory.

They date back to the period covering the on-site visit from September 10 to 21, 2018.

The report analysed the level of compliance with the Financial Action Task Force 40 Recommendations.

It also assessed the level of effectiveness of the TCI’s AML/CFT system and provided recommendations on how the system could be strengthened.

CFATF said designated nonfinancial businesses and professions,

particularly the legal and real estate sectors, should be included in robust suitability and vetting checks by the FSC. “Condominium developers and their employees, auctioneers and other professionals that provide real estate services without being registered to do so, should be brought within the scope of national AML/ CFT requirements,” the report said.

CFATF stressed that the representatives, such as high value dealers, were unable to understand how their businesses could be susceptible to financial crime risks.

It said the National Risk Assessment (NRA) also did not assess microfinance businesses and was therefore not useful in helping the sector’s understanding of its risks.

The anti-money laundering body said the extent of the understanding of AML/CFT requirements among the professions varies greatly in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“Lawyers demonstrated greater understanding, though not to an adequate level. The real estate representatives demonstrated insufficient understanding.

“The jeweller representative had no understanding of AML/ CFT obligations and car dealers,

and microfinance businesses have marginal appreciation, which was limited to knowledge of basic customer due diligence measures.”

The task force further explained that in a good number of cases in the TCI, the understanding of AML/CFT obligations among certain professions is general and not sufficiently granular to ensure appropriate measures are developed and implemented.

“One example is the sector’s limited interpretation of a politically exposed persons to domestic politicians and their families and limiting the application of the required enhanced due diligence measures to only management approval.

“Similar limitations in the interpretation of a beneficial ownership and the associated due diligence required were also evident.

It added that most of those professions were also minimally knowledgeable about updates and changes to the obligations occasioned by recent legislative amendments to TCI AML/CFT laws.

The task force warned that this gap is particularly problematic given that the sector, prior to the amendments, already exhibited low levels of AML/CFT compliance.

Chairman of the TCI Financial Action Task Force Committee, Attorney General Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles summarised the findings of the report at a press conference on January 20.

The attorney general said the report noted that TCI has a fair understanding of its money laundering risks based on its national risk assessment prepared in collaboration with the private sector since the last mutual evaluation in 2008.

She said the territory has progressively advanced its legislative framework to address gaps in the country’s AML/CFT framework since that time.

“Proceeding the CFATF visit in September 2018, the TCI made a significant number of investments to its money laundering - CTF laws and subsidiary legislation and issued guidance notes and more than 15 pieces of legislation were implemented.

“In terms of technical compliance the report recognises that the legislative measures implemented by the TCI has significantly enhanced its technical compliance framework and the TCI has been rated compliant on 15 recommendations, largely compliant on nine recommendations

and partially on 16 of all the 40 recommendations for the CFATF.” In the report the anti-money laundering body outlined several pertinent recommendations for the FSC to help improve its due diligence and enhance the territory’s anti-money laundering systems.

It urged the FSC to prioritise its focus on real estate and the legal sectors.

“The country should also conduct risk assessments to develop a deeper understanding of the risk of terrorist financing, taking into consideration cross-border movement of cash including wire transfers and the movement and cash and BNI through customs.

“The FSC should be provided with the necessary resources needed to conduct its functions,” it added.

The FSC should conduct targeted outreach and training to Financial Institutions and real estate professional on an ongoing basis.

There should be outreach and guidance to the non-profit organisation sector on how TCI should take steps to have a fuller understanding of the money laundering risks associated with legal persons, and all categories of real estate professionals, the report added.

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Criminal suspects to be named in new police policy

Chairman of CDB’s board of governors Peter Turnquest (left) and CDB’s president Dr William Warren Smith

Caribbean’s resilience needs funding, says Bahamas deputy PM DEPUTY prime minister of the Bahamas, Kevin Peter Turnquest, has called on Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to help countries in the region to build financial resilience.

Turnquest, who is also the Bahamas’ Minister of Finance and chairman of CDB’s board of governors made the call this week while speaking at a meeting at the bank’s Barbados headquarters.

He stated that in an environment where the region is challenged by unilateralism abroad, the CDB should invest in initiatives to make Caribbean countries more resilient and self-sufficient.

“One of the issues that we face as individual nations is that there is a move towards more unilateralism throughout the global community

and that is making it more and more difficult for our countries to operate and do business as usual,” Turnquest stated.

Against this backdrop, he argued that regional countries need to rely more on each other and their regional institutions such as CDB. “If we invest more with each other, we have tremendous opportunity to control much more of our destiny, to be able to stimulate and reinvest our monies within this region for our communities.”

He added: “We mustn’t just look at investments just from a returns perspective but we must look at how we make wise investments that will produce benefit and the opportunity for our economies to become more self-sufficient.”

He said the Bahamas’ recent experience with hurricane Dorian underscored the need for more financial resilience in the region.

“One of the things they tell you is, before a hurricane take some cash out so you can buy things [afterwards].

“But it didn’t matter. The cash washed away with everything else, and so people were left vulnerable.

“We learned we need to figure out how to digitise our currency so that we can be up and running and conduct commerce as soon as cell phone service comes up after the storm,” the deputy prime minister said.

He stated that the Bahamas recently piloted a digital currency, the sand dollar, which is one step toward helping the country build such financial resilience.

PEOPLE arrested or charged with serious crimes will be named in press communications, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force has announced.

The new policy, which has received “overwhelming public support” will begin next Monday (February 17), a police press release said on Tuesday.

The crimes are serious sexual offences, aggravated burglary, firearms offences, and also when serving police officers are charged with criminal offences.

The decision, which will be made on a case-by-case basis, will help with prevention or detection of crime or for a matter of public interest and build public trust, the release added.

The names will be released with the authority of the Force Executive Team.

Commissioner of Police, Trevor Botting said: “We would like to

thank the public for their support in the introduction of this new policy.

“The executive team believes that this decision will assist in generating further intelligence or information regarding the potential offending by the individuals named.

“It will also encourage further witnesses to the offences the individual has been arrested for or charged with, and further provide a level of public reassurance in the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and its response to serious crime.”

In the United Kingdom, police are encouraged to name anyone who officially charged with a crime but are advised not to name those arrested except in “clearly identified circumstances”.

The College of Policing advice follows a debate about releasing information in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry.

Man killed in early morning car crash A THIRTY-two-year-old man died when the car he was in crashed on Leeward Highway in Providenciales early on Sunday morning (February 9).

The incident, involving a grey Nissan car, took place in the vicinity of the Felix Morley roundabout shortly after 3am, according to the police press office.

Emergency medical technicians, fire officials and the police Traffic Unit responded to the scene where they found the car with extensive damage. The man was pronounced dead at 3.58am.

Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting said: “This is a tragic incident and the thoughts and prayers of the officers and staff of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are with the man who died, his family and his friends.

“Officers from the force’s Traffic Unit are actively investigating the circumstances of the crash and I would ask any person who may have witnessed it to contact the RTCIPF.” Anyone with information on this incident can call 911 or the Chalk Sound Police Station on 338-5901 or 941-8084.

Solving an old Crown land quarrel

Dear Editor, Today I write with serious concerns, venting my frustrations, questioning myself as to who are we really building this country for?

Friday, February 7, I received a call from a small business owner in Wheeland. The owner of a recent start up ‘Tranquilsea Restaurant and Beach Bar’, which is a very lovely and relaxing atmosphere catering to both residents and tourist alike.

The establishment is the brainchild of a young interracial couple, whom I have the greatest respect, admiration and time for TC Islander Timeko Parker and his Mestizo fiancée.

It serves a unique Lenca, Spanish, Caribbean and African cuisine. You can find a variety of local cocktails, frozen cocktails and cocktails native to Honduras with a

Honduran flare.

I’m a regular patron to this business and I’ve watch it birth over the last months to a place where the clientele has grown beyond the expectation of the owners and myself.

I am indeed proud as to what they have accomplished thus far with this start up.

Tranquilsea Restaurant and Beach Bar sits on block and parcel 60501/195 located in Wheeland across from Mr Sygnal Parker’s apartments on Bay Road by the beach side.

That parcel is one of the most unique beach fronts on the entire strip of Blue Hills/Wheeland.

It is that way because dating back to 1982, after that parcel was a quarry/sand pit, Mr Sygnal Parker, then an employee of TDM

Development Company (a company which to my understanding built one of the very first resorts here in Providenciales), took over the maintenance of that property and made it what you see today.

Mr Parker spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on that property over the years, maintaining it, filling it with quarry, rocks, conch shells and gravel, hence the reason why the property enjoys a wider and firmer beachfront than any other in the area. Many local residents can attest to this.

Fast track to 2007 under the then PNP administration, Mr Parker applied for a piece of Crown land and was awarded that parcel and paid a survey fee in which he has a receipt.

He was told to return in two months where he would be in receipt of an offer to execute the

lease hold and eventually obtain the freehold.

He repeatedly visited the Land Survey office to be told come back it wasn’t ready. Back then the property’s block and parcel number were 60501/167.

I call on the Crown Land Unit, the Attorney Generals’ Chambers for which Crown land falls on, to sit with Mr Sygnal Parker and get this matter rectified in an expeditious manner.

I call on you to come to an amicable solution where both parties are satisfied.

Mr Parker has invested tens of thousands into this property, he should be able to occupy it and should be awarded it.

I have spoken to him and he’s willing to pay a fair cost to obtain the property.

A young couple resigned from their various jobs wanting to be entrepreneurs, invested in their business and this is the end result?

Are you trying to encourage them to take the streets and commit crimes?

People are crying out for representation every day in our country. Proper representation has so quickly become a thing of the past.

I call on His Excellency Governor Nigel Dakin to intervene in this matter and to resolve this with Mr Sygnal Parker who is a well-respected pillar in the Wheeland community.

If we’re not building our country for us as Turks and Caicos Islanders, then my question is to whom are we building it for?

Dameko Dean, Providenciales

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CABINET MEETING SUMMARY ENHANCEMENT of radar capability, a National Maritime Policy and the Blue Flag programme were all discussed at the latest meeting of the Cabinet.

Governor Nigel Dakin chaired the third meeting of the year on Wednesday, February 12, at the Hilly Ewing Building, Providenciales.

All ministers were in attendance.

At this meeting Cabinet: -Were given a presentation of the recent draft Population Policy (Dec 2019), briefly discussed its findings and how the country might address some of its recommendations.

-Noted an update on the contract with InterHealth Canada and next steps.

-Agreed on a recommended option and next steps to progress on the issue of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Tax (HRTT) for Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort and Spa. -Approved Supplementary Appropriation Bill No 2, covering cost neutral changes for submission to the House of Assembly.

-Approved a proposal for the partial write off of a portfolio previously managed by TC Invest, for submission to the House of Assembly, and next steps.

-Approved the procurement of repeaters to enhance radar capability in tackling the threat of illegal immigration and human trafficking.

-Approved funding from the National Forfeiture Fund for the enhancement of radar capability.

-Were informed of ongoing work around a new TCI Public Service Pensions and Terminal Benefits programme.

-Approved amendments to the National Health Insurance Ordinance and a draft National Health Insurance Amendment Bill for submission to the House of Assembly.

-Approved a draft National Maritime Policy and supporting Action Plan ensuring TCI complies with the International Maritime Organisation and TCI’s National Security Strategy.

-Approved amendments to the Register Land Ordinance to permit the subdivision of leased parcels with the consent of the lessee.

-Approved a settlement agreement with S and C Services for services rendered between September 2017 and October 2019.

-Approved a draft Sports Commission Bill for re-enactment and additional board members for submission to the House of Assembly.

-Approved a business licence application under the restricted category for Xander’s Fishery to provide fresh seafood products to the Providenciales community.

-Approved a business licence application under the restricted category for the expansion of Prudhoe Caribbean.

-Endorsed the reintroduction of the Blue Flag programme as an international standard for the protection and promotion of beaches, marinas and environment in TCI. -Approved Planning Application PR 14440 for the rezoning of parcel 61111/8 to enable the construction of retail units and apartments on Long Bay Hills, Providenciales.

-Noted the recommendation of the Procurement Board to award a contract for PN 005519, Morgue for South Caicos (TR 19/58).

-Approved a lease agreement for the relocation of the Public Works Department on Grand Turk.

-Approved the Civil Procedures Fees Order 2020 which will come into effect on February 17.

-Approved the re-appointment of members of the Informal Settlement (squatters) Task Force with the Director of the Crown Land as chair and the Director of Planning as deputy chair.

-Approved amendments to the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2019 and for submission to the House of Assembly.

-Approved a proposed Financial Institution Resolution Bill to be drafted by AG Chambers and funding from the Financial Services Commission to assist with this process.

-Approved a proposed International Insurance Bill to be drafted by AG Chambers and funding from the Financial Services Commission to assist with this process.

-Approved amendments to the Notary Public Bill for submission to the House of Assembly.

-Were updated on the Health Ministry’s web seminar with PAHO/ WHO and all ministers of health in the Caribbean and South America on the coronavirus outbreak and had confirmation of no cases being reported in the TCI. -Were informed of travel by Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson and multi-disciplinary teams to Bermuda on the issue of tackling crime and Barbados to attend Caricom.

-Were updated on the Chance for Change initiative.

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Gibson murder charge reduced to manslaughter TWO-time convicted murderer, Clifford Gibson Junior, is now serving time in prison for manslaughter on a reduced sentence.

The decision to reduce the murder charge came after Gibson’s appeal was heard in the recently concluded session of the Court of Appeal, with a judgement delivered on January 30.

The murder charge was quashed and the sentence for life was set aside by the three appellate justices.

In its place, a conviction of manslaughter was substituted and a sentence of 15 years imposed instead, taking into account time served.

The appellate court found that the chief justice erred in not giving the jury manslaughter by reason of provocation as an alternative count upon which to convict Gibson.

Gibson had won a previous appeal for the murder of 16-year-old Lesley Orelus.

His conviction and life sentence were set aside and another trial was held, at the conclusion of which he was again convicted of murder and sentenced to life behind bars.

Some seven years later his second appeal was finally heard, with the new result being an amended charge and less time in prison.

The crime occurred in the early hours of January 1, 2008, in the Downtown area of Providenciales during the annual Junkanoo parade.

Prosecution witness, Constable Carissa Ingram testified during the trial that while attending the Junkanoo event, she saw three young

men approach the main road.

She said the young men appeared to be fighting or playing, when she noticed one of the men fall to the ground.

Ingram told the court she saw one man with an ice pick and another with a knife. The one with the knife stabbed the victim twice in his back while the other man kicked the fallen man.

As he attempted to get up, the victim was then stabbed again in the stomach and chest by the knifewielding Gibson. The assailants then ran away after the attack.

Constable Ingram said she approached the fallen man and identified herself as a police officer (acting sergeant at the time).

The cop testified that the injured man then gave her a dying declaration of who stabbed him - it was the appellant. This person was identified as Gibson during the trial by the police officer.

Gibson’s co-accused was acquitted and he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.

In its recent decision on the case, the appellate court stated that

in his summation to the jury, the chief justice, in dealing with the issue of manslaughter, restricted his summation to the act being an unlawful one without the necessary element to kill.

The appeals judges found that the chief justice therefore limited his summation in respect of manslaughter to lack of intent to kill, however he did not direct the jury on the issue of provocation.

“It is the appellate court’s opinion that the issue of manslaughter as a result of provocation arose on the evidence of woman constable Carissa Ingram,” the court’s ruling read.

The court said the prosecution did not seek to have the witness clarify what she meant when she said she saw three men approaching her and at the time they were fighting.

It added that the concept of fighting meant that what the witness saw would involve blows passing between the three men.

The witness did not say what they were doing to each other, nor was she able to say how the fight started.

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Six years’ imprisonment for illegal gun and ammo conviction ALEXANDER Cuesta, one of three men involved in the armed robbery and death of businessman Gary Meade, will now only serve six years in prison with time served on remand deducted.

The decision was handed down by the Court of Appeal on January 30.

While Cuesta won his appeal for a reduction in his sentence on the firearm related charges last September, a new sentence was reserved until the appellate court’s next sitting - this January.

The appellate court also decided that the two years and four months that Cuesta served in prison while on remand awaiting trial should also be deducted from the six-year sentence.

The appellant was previously sentenced to serve eight and a half years for illegal possession of a gun

and ammunition.

The appeals court had quashed the sentence last year following persuasive arguments by Cuesta’s attorney, Sheena Mair.

Mair had argued that her client’s sentence was excessive and that the trial judge Shiraz Aziz was wrong to impose such a harsh sentence.

The mandatory minimum sentence for firearm related offences is seven years.

The gun the appellant had admitted possession of, belonged to the owner of Slots-O-Fun casino, the deceased victim Gary Meade.

Meade was robbed, then shot and killed in the early morning hours of September 30, 2016, when he was approached by Cuesta and two other men who demanded cash.

A scuffle ensued, and Meade’s weapon was wrestled from him by

the men - Cuesta, Carlos Pena and Joselito Campusano - one of whom then shot and killed him.

Cuesta was initially charged with conspiracy to rob the casino owner, but that charge was later dropped by the DPP in exchange for his guilty plea to the firearm and ammo charges.

He subsequently led police to where the gun was hidden.

Pena who was first charged with murder and conspiracy to rob, but struck a deal with the Crown for the lesser charge of manslaughter in exchange for his testimony against Campusano.

Campusano alone is now charged with concocting the robbery scheme that led to Meade’s death.

Pena is currently serving 15 years on a manslaughter charge, while Campusano is awaiting trial on a charge of conspiracy to rob.

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Don’t take life for granted - it is short, uncertain and fragile “WHAT is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” James 4:14 This article is in honour of the late Ms Elizabeth Goff whom I have known since I was 11 as she was my high school Spanish teacher.

She became one of my favourite persons and I believe I was one of her favourite persons. In fact, she considered me as a son.

Because we were like family, we never lost in contact with each other.

Our relationship was indescribable.

I know without a shadow of doubt that she is in eternity with God. She lived her life to please God and the life she lived demonstrated that.

What about your life? If you were to die today or tomorrow, where will you spend eternity? What will be your legacy? What will truth say about you?

The Bible describes ‘life’ in James 4:14 as mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

Therefore, life is short, uncertain and fragile but it is gift from God. However, the one thing that is certain

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.

in life is death.

On February 5, Ms Goff told her sister that she was not feeling well so she went to her bed to get some rest.

Little did we know that would be her last time alive.

While I am in still a state of shock over the passing of Ms Goff, a comforting factor is that she died peacefully.

She had no health issues but she die.

This alone confirms that life is a mist.

Many times, we expect persons who are old, persons who the doctor diagnose with health issues to die first but sometimes these individuals

are around longer than those who are healthy.

We do not know how we will die but we know for sure that one day we will die unless the rapture takes place before we die.

Because life is not certain and we do not know what will happen tomorrow, it is important that we commit to God. If we commit to God, we know for sure where we will go.

Too many of us are boasting about riches and arrogant schemes but when we die, we will not take those riches with us.

It is okay to aim to be rich but do

not compromise your time and life with God in the pursuit of wealth.

There are so many things I want to do but the sudden death of Ms Goff has allowed to reflect on my life.

I will not get any additional loans because if anything happens to me, my family will be left with debt.

I will spend more time in God’s word and I will be obedient to his word.

What about you? Even though I don’t want to die now primarily because of my family, but if I do die now, I need to be ready to spend eternity with God. I don’t want to go to hell so I will do my best to live right. You too should look at life differently if you

have not done so already.

The death of Ms Goff has given me a different perspective of life.

You see my dad was sick and so we expected him to die. My mom was sick and we expected her to die.

My sister Carol was sick. Her death too was a shock because we thought she was getting better but she died after spending so much time in the hospital.

We live our lives not thinking about death. We are here today but may not be here tomorrow.

The best thing to do is to be ready to meet the Lord for we do not know when we will die but we do know for sure one day we will die.

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Impossible impeachment OUR important neighbour, the United States, had a constitution written when their founding fathers declared their independence from Britain.

It includes a method of removing an elected president.

This was included because in the USA once a person is elected president by voters, he is given strong executive powers.

If, however, he proves to be a crook, stealing from the people, a traitor acting for another country or ruling for something less than the good of all the people, the two houses of congress and both parties can act in majority to remove him.

In the 240 plus years of the USA’s existence, impeachment has now been attempted four times, always unsuccessful.

This first happened in the case of president Andrew

Johnson (1865-1869), who became president after president Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.

Then president Richard Nixon (1969-1974) and president Bill Clinton (1993-2001).

As the current president Donald Trump’s impeachment proceedings happened, the USA economy has been rebounding and growing.

Further, terrorism has been in retreat.

The beginning of the impeachment was made possible because the House of Representatives fell into the hands of the Democratic Party by a small majority.

All of the four impeachment attempts were weak and restricted to the lower house of congress.

They ended when they reached the US Senate.

Nixon however resigned before the Senate considered his case. In an overview, it appears that the US general public may have disagreed

with all the impeachments as being political and unnecessary.

Nixon may be the exemption to this and Clinton remains a strong disappointment because of his spoiling of the USA White House legacy due his sexual affair with intern Monica Lewinsky.

Impeachment had remained dormant for 100 years and only re-emerged when president Nixon tried to cover up the antics of elements of the Republican Party who broke into rooms rented by Democrats at the Watergate hotel.

The cover-up was considered worse than the break-in because Nikon fumbled it. He denied his cover-up saying: “I’m not a crook.”

This was the case also with Clinton. First he denied his affair with Lewinsky saying: “I did not have sexual relations with that woman,” and then eventually admitted it.

In the Trump case, it is unclear

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

what he was charged with. The Democrats spent $35 million investigating the possibility that Trump’s campaign people worked with Russian operatives to turn the US election to Trumps favour. This investigation turned up empty.

Throughout the Trump administration unfounded claims were made of Trump’s mistakes by the Democrat leaders. Interesting, all three of these leaders are from California.

Going all the way back to the Andrew Johnson years, these

impeachments have been more base politics than the history books reflect.

Johnson had inherited the presidency from assassinated Lincoln who had just freed the slaves.

The impeachment was pushed by the southern Democratic Party who held control of the southern states and the slaves.

They started then lost the notorious and bloody American Civil War.

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Combating crimes in the TCI: Core policing roles PART FOUR CRIMES will always exist and law enforcers will never be able to prevent or solve them entirely and considering its anonymity, combating crimes in the TCI is the new battleground and brings with it new challenges.

However, the police must strategize to mitigate against these unwanted atrocities.

In this final episode of combatant strategies, we’ll explore a few other methodological designs; infiltrating phenomena, mostly as a pre-emptive initiative and to some extent, a curative measure.

Ideally, mentoring programmes boast proven results in overcoming many risk factors, plaguing today’s youths. The aim is to reduce delinquency outcomes, alcohol and

BY D MARKIE SPRING D Markie Spring, a TCI resident of 15 years, is an expert in law enforcement. He worked as a detective in the Royal TCI Police Force and was director of security at Beaches Turks and Caicos.

drug abuses.

Not withholding, improving school attendance, academic grades, peer relationships and social skills.

I believe, police as mentors is the next cogent stride in the community policing continuum, which can be undertaken as an essential structure of inculcating legitimacy to the law enforcement profession.

Past narratives and empirical reviews of literature examined the effectiveness of special ‘hot spot’

operations which can drastically reduce crimes focusing attention on deviant districts.

Studies in some jurisdictions suggest significant clustering of crimes in hot spots generates half of all criminal events and considering the Government’s budget cuts, deploying mobile police stations are ideal.

Still, the police should continuously monitor those areas and demonstrate some form of control and authority. Neglecting those areas

Got guns?

THE GUN toting, home invading robbers of the TCI, who assault our people and brutalise our visiting tourists, continue to increase the frequency and severity of their brutal assaults, with no end or solutions in sight.

Our people are frightened. We no longer feel safe in our own homes.

Victimised tourists are recounting their horrifying experiences in great detail online, and some prospective tourists with families are now questioning the safety of visiting the TCI, venturing out on our streets at night or renting private homes and villas without uniformed security guards.

Something must be done now to stem the gun violence here.

The authorities in New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, California and many other American cities pay rewards to people who provide confidential information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons illegally in possession of a firearm.

American law enforcement agencies have a long history of offering rewards in an effort to solve crimes.

The FBI’s ‘Ten most wanted’ list has been up and running since 1950, when the agency first teamed up with a news wire service to publicise the toughest criminals it was trying to

BY SHAUN MALCOLM capture.

The FBI offers rewards up to $100,000 for information leading to a direct arrest of certain persons sought by the FBI. I propose that our Government follow suit and immediately develop a programme to pay a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone illegally possessing a firearm in the TCI. A ‘We Tip’ gun programme could be developed here in conjunction with ‘We Tip USA’ (in Miami) to guarantee that all persons reporting from the TCI to the ‘We Tip USA’ Miami, will remain totally anonymous.

Neither the TCI police nor the TCI Government would know the identity of persons making reports

of illegal firearms possession in the TCI. Paying cash rewards is an effective psychological strategy for turning these criminal pariahs against each other.

You would be surprised how quickly criminals betray other criminals when there is big money at stake, and $10,000 is big money.

Honest, law abiding informants and criminal informants can be motivated by many reasons that include self-interest, selfpreservation and conscience.

However, according to FBI statistics, the number one reason for informing is financial reward, and we should take advantage of that fact.

We have been told that there is a large budget surplus in the TCI Government that presently exceeds $200 million. A commitment of $1 million would remove 100 guns from the streets and homes of the TCI. Think about it. Failing to curb gun violence here has the potential to devastate our tourism industry and cost us far more than a million dollars.

Budget surpluses in Government are intended as a resource for funding emergencies. If we don’t consider the murder of our citizens and the brutalisation of our tourists to be emergencies, we must ask ourselves why.

after having control would reinvent past events.

In examining the predictive policing model, enforcers must consider the convergence of two structural developments: the heightened surveillance phenomenon and rise of big data in the hyper connected world.

The current age of technology provides investigators with ample possibilities to generate data at every instance of time.

Secondary research methodologies in successful police institutions detailed that big data analytics simply spurs earlier surveillance practices and fundamental transformations in surveillance activities.

Ideally, discretionary risk assessments are augmented using quantified risk scores. The data collected are probed for predictive, rather than reactive purposes.

Nevertheless, the proliferation of automated alert systems allows for possible methodical surveillance of an unparalleled number of people.

A keen eye must be on suspicious persons, repeated offenders and troubled areas.

Suggestively, the police must sometimes plan stakeouts and sting operations to gather independent intelligence.

CCTV, monitoring strategic

areas, where police might not be able to patrol for 24 hours is advantageous.

Additionally, police are required to develop relationships with foreign-based enforcement agencies and securing a network to collect and dispense information on suspects and convicted criminals, or even fugitives and deportees.

Identifying the valuable resources the institution possesses and devising strategies to effectively employ them is highly advisable.

Each unit is required to operate efficiently and maximise all its resources to provide the highest level of service to the public.

Similarly, the police department must maximise the true potential of its human resources, monitoring and ensuring compliance of budget, maintaining physical assets and making full use of all information available to them.

If these mechanisms are employed, the combined synergies will certainly allow the institution to function effectively.

However, combatant strategies alone cannot acquire desired results; hence, in the next episode we’ll explore the non-combatant strategies, to wit the Government’s obligations to fighting crimes.

TCI Airport Authority pays tribute to esteemed employee THE TURKS and Caicos Islands Airports Authority issued a statement on Thursday (February 13) following the sudden death of one of its employees.

It read: “It is with deep regret the Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority acknowledges the passing of Mr Kalyn Thomas.

We have lost a dear friend and valued colleague.”

“Mr Kalyn Thomas was employed as chief apron controller since 2007 and he was an esteemed employee that loved his job as well as aviation on a whole.”

CEO John T Smith said: “We grieve with heavy hearts not only as a work family for a tremendous individual, but we also grieve for his young family.

“Prior to his passing, his zeal for work and family was most evident in every conversation.

His imprint on our team will live on in his memory and he will surely be missed.”

Chief apron controller Kalyn Thomas passed away this week

The statement continued: “Our hearts, prayers and sincerest condolences go out to his friends and family during this time.

“We were deeply honoured and blessed to have had him as a part of our work family. May his blessed soul sleep in peace.”

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Misick calls on UK for more engagements locally and globally LEADER of the Opposition Washington Misick has called on the United Kingdom to re-examine the territory’s pathway to citizenship and to initiate talks with Haiti.

The call came during Tuesday’s (February 11) visit by Sir Simon Gerard McDonald, Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service at the Foreign Commonwealth Office.

During his visit, Sir Simon joined the governor, the premier and the Opposition leader for an hour-long lunch meeting at the Governor’s Office, Providenciales.

Hon. Misick noted that given the compressed time, the conversations on the various topical challenges facing the TCI were brief.

But it was an opportunity nevertheless to speak directly to the most senior civil servant in the FCO, he said, through his lens as a TC Islander and the leader of the alternative to the current Government.

Matters discussed included illegal immigration, boarder security and crime, expansion of the franchise, and the environment.

In a press statement on Thursday, Hon. Misick outlined the engagements he had with the FCO representative.

“I reiterated the PNP’s position on all of these matters and in the strongest terms expressed that current pathway to citizenship needs to be re-examined in light of the declining proportion of the TCI Islander proportion to overall population numbers.

“TC Islanders currently make up between 35 to 37 percent of the total population and it is estimated that under current trajectory this number will decline to between 24 to 26 percent by 2027.

“I also called on Her Majesty’s Government to engage with Haiti at the highest level in partnership with the US by using its international clout to effect democracy” This should be done in the interest of the TCI and other vulnerable micro states in the region in the same way they have attempted to do so in many unstable resource rich countries, he said.

He added: “Crucially, the discussion did not include constitution advancement. That matter is the subject of a dedicated meeting with the minister and FCO technocrats towards the end of March 2020 to which Hon. Akierra Missick will be attending.”

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THE SALT CAY NOTE

Over the past years, lots of ideas and concepts have been drawn up for the development of Salt Cay

‘Be careful what you wish for’ vs ‘something is better than nothing’ IT WAS just a question of time. And so there landed an Invest TCI team, together with a North American developer on Salt Cay this week, to discuss a proposed project for the island.

Residents were invited to a town hall meeting to listen to the representatives of the investment agency and the developer, and to study drawings, maps and site plans on display.

This, the audience was informed, was merely a proposal which now had to go back to Cabinet, after which there would be further meetings with the community.

With an official press release not having been issued at the time of the writing of this column, I think it would be premature to go into the details of the proposal- also because at this juncture the real question, or rather the key question is, how do native Salt Cay islanders envision the future of their island?

“Be careful what you wish for,” were the almost prophetic words articulated by Governor Nigel Dakin during his inaugural visit last October, as he expressed his concerns regarding too rapidly developed islands- no doubt with Provo and its current struggles with crime fresh on his mind.

His was a valid point and no doubt anyone who lives on Salt Cay and/or has an interest in it must be thinking of its future and how to shape it.

Over the past years, lots of ideas and

concepts were articulated and drawn up for Salt Cay. Luxury Villas, a marina development, a golf course, a five-star resort, a cruise port - the list goes on.

Everyone has their preferred concept, their vision for the island. That’s human nature. Clearly, not everyone will agree on the same thing.

So, it’s hardly surprising that with this most recent development proposal, as with any proposal, there were mixed reactions.

From those who are not enthusiastic at all to those who were quite enthusiastic, and finally those who take the pragmatic view that in order for a small island to survive and have a sustainable economy some form of development has to take place.

As one young lady entrepreneur in the audience, seated next to me, noted: “Something is better than nothing.”

I see what she means. People have been waiting for something to be announced for a long time. And so, my general impression of the town hall meeting is just that: While clearly with any proposal the proverbial devil is in the details and while it’s still very early days, the majority of the native Salt Cay business persons and citizens appear to be willing to give this proposal a chance and look forward to further discussions with the developer in the coming weeks and months.

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.

Temet nosce. Know thyself. At the end of the day a decision regarding any development on Salt Cay comes down to native islanders agreeing amongst themselves, more or less, what kind of development and ultimately what kind of island they want. That’s paramount.

Yes, there are those of us who live here full time and those who come to Salt Cay a few weeks/months out of the year and I have no doubt everyone’s concerns, suggestions and visions are genuine and sincere but the final word has to be with the Salt Cay Islanders. Full stop.

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PNP seeks two more candidates to fill slot for general elections

Some of the money will go towards a floating dock at Little Water Cay

HAVING recently lost two of its candidates to contest the upcoming general elections, the Progressive National Party (PNP) is reaching out to qualified members of the public to join their efforts to seize the next government.

The vacancies are for Electoral District 2 - Grand Turk South, and Electoral District 10 Wheeland.

The two positions were previously held by Pedro Ariza and Dameko Dean, respectively.

Back in January, PNP Leader Washington Misick revealed that Ariza had resigned his candidacy for personal reasons.

Ariza had gone uncontested in the September primaries, and was subsequently nominated to represent the constituency.

Dean, on the other hand, had withdrawn his hat from the ring due to criminal charges being brought against him.

He is currently charged with 11 counts of uttering forged documents with intent to deceive or defraud, in relation to a report

that was made on February 14, shortly after the PNP’s claims and objections hearing.

He was formally charged on January 10 and is expected back in court soon.

Deen, who ran in the 2016 general elections, defeated James Parker (17) and Finbar Grant (0) in the September 2019 primaries for the Wheeland constituency.

The criteria for prospective candidates are that they are a member of the PNP in good financial standing, a registered voter and that they satisfy the qualification for membership of the House of Assembly under the Constitution of the TCI. Anyone who can check off all of these boxes can apply in writing to the secretary general of the party, through the constituency council of two respective electoral districts no later than February 29.

Each application must have 10 signatures from members of the constituency council of both electoral districts. (By Delana Isles)

Online programme to train Caribbean climate change activists

BY OLIVIA ROSE The office at Conch Bar Caves in Middle Caicos will be connected to the power grid

Natural attractions get financial boost TWO of the TCI’s most popular natural attractions will be given much needed enhancements thanks to cash allocated by the Government.

The TCI National Trust will be putting the money towards a floating dock at Little Water Cay and power at the Conch Bar Caves in Middle Caicos.

The dock is vital to the operations of the site as it ensures a safe location for tour operators to transport and drop-off visitors, the trust said in a statement on Tuesday (February 11).

“It can adjust to the rising and falling water levels, making it easier to get on and off the watercraft, hence, benefitting tour partners and the visitors themselves.”

Conch Bar Caves’ challenges with electricity at the reception and office facility will be mitigated once FortisTCI has connected it to the grid.

“Power installation at this site is of utmost importance to better serve the visitors, as well as improve the day-to-day working condition of the staff,” the

statement said.

The TCI National Trust hopes the improvements will encourage more guests to visit the sites and elicit support towards accomplishing its mission to safeguard the cultural, historical and natural heritage of the TCI. “By creating service culture and providing infrastructural improvements, the organisation vows to continue providing memorable moments and warm interactions for the visitors experiencing TCI,” it said.

CLIMATE change advocates in the TCI and throughout the Caribbean will have a new opportunity to learn how to effect positive action against climate change.

Global climate organisation 350.org has launched ‘Imagine Caribbean’ - a free programme dedicated to coaching those who want to lead community efforts against climate change.

The programme will be held entirely online to ensure the accessibility of people in different islands and countries and will get underway in March.

350.org’s spokesperson Amira Odeh-Quiñones in a statement on Wednesday (February 12) said: “In the face of climate change, more and more people are concerned about the effects they will see in their daily lives.

“From drought to sea level rise, the Caribbean is at the forefront of this moment in history and many people are interested in taking action but unsure on how to proceed.

“For this reason 350.org has launched the Imagine Caribbean programme.

“This is an online programme, open to new and existing leaders of any age who wish to work on climate change related issues.”

Participants will receive training, coaching and direct support to start their own groups, campaigns or grow their existing efforts, free of cost.

Advocates can work towards achieving renewable energy, creating climate disaster plans, preparing for climate adaptation, climate reparations and much more.

The programme includes topics such as climate justice and starting to mobilise, campaign planning, volunteer recruitment, reaching your climate organising goals, best practices and campaign ideas.

In addition, participants will be coached on individual and group sessions weekly in March and April in online video conferences, following with coaching along the rest of the year.

Interested people are encouraged to apply at: https://forms.gle/ eaBxyi32PojYQ2ZP7.

350.org is a global organisation dedicated to standing up to the fossil fuel industry to stop all new coal, oil and gas projects and build clean energy for all.

February 15-21, 2020

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Developers officially unveil plans for four-star boutique hotel

BY DELANA ISLES DEVELOPERS of The Bight by Dream Hotel Group - a $43 milliondollar investment - say they will expand the hotel offerings to include culture, the arts and more moderate income levels.

During a launch party on Tuesday evening (February 11) at The Sandbox, invited guests were familiarised with the scope of the new development.

Outlining his vision for the project was Ryan Jones, who along with his wife Natalie Zaidan, is part of a dynamic team bringing the new investment to the Islands.

“Natalie and I, we live in the Bight, it’s our home, we love the country, we love it enough that we made our lives here.

“What we want to do is… share the Turks and Caicos experience that people have when they come here and they never leave…we want to share that with people,” Jones said.

Jones added that the process to bring the hotel to the TCI started seven years ago, after looking at the market and realising that the five star market was already being ably served by “a whole bunch of guys” who have done an amazing job.

“So, we said the market that really needs to be addressed is the four star, boutique market with culture, design and art... an experience that is an adventure… we wanted to align it with our lives every day. “...and we were looking for the right partner and we found that partner in the Dream Hotel Group… a great lifestyle and boutique brand, and they share our values,” Jones said.

The project - classified a boutique condotel - will at final build include a farm-to-table restaurant, onsite permaculture vegetable garden and eco farm, a Lemon-to-go-café, a bar, a rum distillery, a kid’s club and a 140-capacity event space, 66 suites

Artist rendering of the soon to come The Bight hotel

and several other amenities.

On hand to bring comments at the launch were Joe Zahm, president of Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty, and Jeff Donnelly, vice president of development at the Dream Hotel Group.

Zahm said: “When Ryan and Natalie pitched The Bight by Dream Hotel Group to me… they were taken aback by my wild level of enthusiasm.

“The one thing I was excited by

Artist rendering of inside the soon to be built Bight Hotel

the most was I just felt there was a glaring need, a gap in the marketplace for a good four star property that was lifestyle design driven.”

Zahm observed that the four star price point is currently not being served in the real estate market or the resort, and the need is there and it is great.

“The Bight Hotel is really more designed for us, than the international market, it’s ours,” said the TCI Sotheby’s president.

The New York-based Dream Hotel Group first made its name in New York City in 1999 with the debut of The Time on W 49th Street in Manhattan, the first of the group’s Time hotel brand.

Since then, the group has created lifestyle brands by investing in luxury dining and nightlife options inside its hotels Jeff Donnelly, the hotel group’s representative at Tuesday’s event, said the company is very proud of

the partnership they were able to form in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“We’re confident in the partnership, and we really feel the elements that Joe and Ryan have mentioned in terms of trying to differentiate are really critical...back in New York there is a lot of excitement… for this project,” Donnelly said.

Ground breaking for The Bight by Dream Hotel Group is estimated for Spring 2021, with project completion

by Summer 2022.

Jeff Donnelly, vice president of development, Dream Hotel Group; Natalie Zaidan and Ryan Jones, Developers, EA Group; Joe Zahm, president of Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty and Richard Sankar, director of Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty

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

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.

Tips on how to write well WRITING is a unique journey which can bring much enlightenment to our daily lives.

Once that writing becomes available to the public it can also become meaningful to readers.

In a modern world where everything can be shared at the snap of a finger it is important to ensure that your writing fulfils its creative destiny.

Here are five tips and pieces of advice, compiled from professional writers: UNDERSTAND YOUR AUDIENCE ‘Write for yourself; rewrite for others’. This is one of the greatest writing tips for beginners anyone could give you.

Know your audience better than they know themselves. Act as if you are speaking to one person and write accordingly to create an emotional tie with your readers.

One great way to do that is to connect with your readers to learn their perspective, their side of the story.

BE CONSISTENT Writing consistently is one of the worst struggles writers face in their daily lives. Even the most skilled writers find it arduous to stay consistent and keep the words flowing regularly on paper.

Notch up a few hundred words every day to keep your writing skills sharp.

Like any other skill, your writing prowess slowly rusts if not put to practice consistently.

ENJOY WRITING Writing is magic, quite literally. You create something out of nothing.

Something you write today can be found and read in a thousand years

GARDENING 

Palm tree care mistakes PALM trees are very easy to grow but even easier to kill if you don’t know what you are doing.

Here are the most common palm tree care mistakes that owners make:

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NOT ENOUGH WATER

If you don’t provide your palm tree with enough water, the tips of the leaves will start turning brown.

Most of the palm trees like moist and well-drained soil.

ROOT DAMAGE

Adding fertiliser to the soil when planting a palm is a common mistake. Palm tree roots are very fragile, and adding fertiliser so close to the root ball could damage it.

A palm tree with damaged roots is more likely to get diseases and in worst cases it will die.

New planted palms should not be fertilised for the first three to four months. Give them some time to establish.

FERTILISER BURN

Burning palm tree with a fertiliser by putting it too close to the trunk.

It’s very easy to burn the palm tree trunk.

Once the trunk is damaged it is harder for the palm tree to battle diseases. Keep a two foot distance from the trunk when fertilising.

and it can still be relatable to readers.

This is magic.

The best way to do justice to writing is to love it. Once you start enjoying the process of writing, words will come naturally to you and you’ll look forward to writing every day.

READ, READ, READ The first thing you must do is read as though your life depended on it. Read in your genre, outside your genre, and everywhere in between.

The more you read, the more you inform your own writing. Read other writers and see what they have to say. Blogs like ‘Writing Populist’ can help you out a lot.

WRITE FOR YOURSELF When you first start out don’t worry about what other people want from you. For now, just write what you want to write.

Get the words down on paper first and you can polish it up once you’re done. Just concentrate on the story you want to tell.

Don’t forget the most important reason why you write as well, to tell your stories to the world!

Sources: www.writerstreasure. com and www.projectlifemastery. com

NOT FERTILISING YOUR PALM TREE

Your palm tree needs nutrients for a healthy growth. We take vitamins every day to be healthy, just like palm trees.

They need their vitamins to get stronger, grow faster and fight pests and diseases. You need to fertilise your palm trees during the warm months two to four times a year.

BAD SOIL

Not providing a palm tree with good soil will mean the palm tree root will not develop properly.

Keep the soil moist so your palm gets enough water and it provides good drainage.

People often asked what is the best soil. Peat moss, compost and top soil is best. A cheap soil equals poor results.

WRONG CLIMATE

Planting a palm tree in the right climate. Some gardeners get palms without checking if they can grow in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

For example, tropical palm trees that like humid weather don’t do well in here.

Just get a different palm tree.

There are many palms that can

There are several common palm tree care mistakes that owners make tolerate the weather here. All you need to do is to check which palms grow in your weather conditions.

SUNBURN

Planting a very young palm tree in the full sun without providing a cover. The palm leaves will start turning yellow and might look colourless in some areas.

If you don’t cover your palm, the leaves will begin to dry and turn brown.

If your palm tree (or any other plant) is from a greenhouse or shade-grown environment, it is not used to full sun.

You need to acclimatise it first.

OVER-PRUNING

I keep seeing articles online that tell people to cut the brown part of the leaf because it will save the palm tree from wasting nutrients on the dying leaf.

Makes sense, right? Wrong.

Palm trees need dying leaves

for nutrients, and when you cut them off your palm tree doesn’t like it. Palms move nutrients from the older fronds to the new growth.

Palm fronds should be cut when they are as close as possible to the trunk. Do not remove any fronds that grow at 45-degree angle or greater.

If your palm tree looks like a rooster tail, you have over-pruned it.

HURRICANE PRUNING

It is not unusual during hurricane season to see the people saying that removing extra weight from your palm tree will save it during hurricane. Makes sense, right?

Wrong.

Your palm trees need all the leaves they can get to protect the new growing fronds from wind.

February 15-21, 2020

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Contagious children’s disease moves to Grand Turk SEVERAL cases of a contagious virus that mainly strikes children under five-years-old have been reported in Grand Turk, two months after the first cases were seen in Providenciales.

Hand, foot and mouth disease can cause painful sores in the mouth, rashes on the hands and feet, fever, headache and a general feeling of being unwell.

It is mostly a mild and selflimiting illness lasting for a few days, however more severe strains do exist although are much less common.

These are associated with neurological complications as a result of meningitis (associated with fever, headache, and neck stiffness) and encephalitis (resulting in paralysis).

The Ministry of Health, Agriculture Sports and Human Services first announced the outbreak in Providenciales on December 5,

and again in Grand Turk on Thursday (February 13).

The Primary Health Care Department is in the process of collecting specimens to be sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency for confirmatory testing.

In the meantime, the department has embarked on an enhanced surveillance and education campaign to ensure that suspected cases are identified as quickly as possible.

It also aims to make sure that schools and day care facilities are educated on proper implementation of prevention and hygiene measures.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is transmitted by direct contact with nasal secretions produced by coughing or sneezing, saliva, fluid from blisters and stool of infected people.

It is most prevalent in child care settings due to frequent contact with soiled diapers and children putting

their hands in their mouths. It also occasionally occurs in adolescents and adults.

There is no specific treatment for hand, foot and mouth disease.

Symptom control, such as the use of paracetamol (Panadol or Tylenol) for fever and pain relief is often all that is necessary. Symptoms usually resolve within ten days.

In some cases, it can cause a sore mouth and throat which makes it difficult to swallow.

It is therefore important to maintain adequate fluid intake to avoid dehydration that could result in hospitalisation.

Anyone who may have the disease should stay away from work, school or day care and report to a healthcare provider to obtain guidance, including when to return.

Affected persons can sometimes be contagious for days or weeks after the symptoms have ended.

Hand, foot and mouth disease can cause painful sores in the mouth, and rashes on the hands and feet

THE DENTIST AND YOU 

Dental care - back to basics

By Dr Mark Osmond Mark Osmond BDS (Lond) LDS RCS (Eng). Mark Osmond Dental Clinic - (649) 432 3777, drmosmond@gmail.com or Find us on Facebook

IT’S never wasted time to stop and review how the choices we make in our lives impact on our health and well-being.

After the excesses of the holiday period, new year is a time when many of us might start a diet, try to reduce our alcohol consumption or increase the amount of exercise that we take.

The start of a new year is also a good time to have a think about our dental health and consider if the current practices we and our family are following are ideal in ensuring that our teeth and gums are staying in great shape.

It can be all too easy when we are busy with work and family life to slip into bad habits and neglect some of the basic steps involved in maintaining good dental health.

To help with this, I would like to go back to basics and highlight the steps we should all follow to look after our teeth and gums.

Following these steps will also help keep your breath smelling good too!

Remember, it’s not tough, it’s not expensive and it doesn’t take much time.

BRUSHING TEETH This is the single most important thing you can do to care for your teeth.

You should brush at least twice a day - when you get up in the morning and the last thing before going to bed at night.

Use a toothbrush with a small head as this makes it easier to get into hard-to-reach places in the mouth.

I recommend a fluoride toothpaste as fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, can reverse early decay and help reduce sensitivity.

Gently brush the outside, inside and chewing surface of each tooth.

Two minutes is enough time to thoroughly brush an adult’s teeth.

Now that really isn’t much, is it?!

Also, keep an eye on the health of your tooth brush. If the bristles are splaying out and flattening, it’s time to invest in a new one - usually every three months.

In the case of younger children, it is often better that the adult does at least some of the brushing.

I do not want to discourage children from brushing their own teeth but from experience with my own children I know that if I leave them to brush unassisted they

generally just eat the toothpaste and then chew the toothbrush for a few seconds before announcing that they’ve finished.

FLOSSING It is recommended that adults floss once a day. I recommend flossing after you have brushed your teeth in the evening.

MOUTH WASH AND RINSE Some people like to use a mouth wash. While this is not completely necessary for people with good oral hygiene it can be a final finishing touch and give a fresh, clean sensation in the mouth.

Specifically, the foaming action/ bubbles of a peroxide mouth wash can be effective in lifting any remaining food particles from the teeth.

I strongly recommend a mouth wash that is alcohol-free.

REGULAR VISITS TO THE DENTIST Six monthly check-ups with the dentist will ensure that any problems are detected early and corrective action can be taken.

You can have cavities or gum disease without necessarily having pain; bad breath, bleeding gums, a white or light brown mark on the

teeth can all be signs of potential problems or you may have no obvious symptoms at all.

Early detection and correction of dental problems will mean less chance of dental pain, less chance of requiring emergency or complex treatment and less chance of losing teeth.

Professional cleaning will also ensure that teeth are given a thorough, deep cleaning and any calculus - which regular brushing at home cannot remove - is scaled away.

These simple, back-to-basic steps will go a long way to keeping your teeth strong and healthy.

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Corbyn brings up UK PM’s past in latest row over Jamaica deportations JEREMY Corbyn has suggested Boris Johnson could have been deported to the US because he “dabbled in class A drugs” and “conspired” to beat up a journalist when he was younger, as he questioned the government’s decision to deport foreign criminals to Jamaica.

There was furious reaction from Tory benches when the Labour leader asked if there was “one rule for young black boys from the Caribbean and another for white boys from the United States”.

Mr Corbyn, referring to a flight which took 17 convicted criminals to Jamaica on Tuesday, said the deportation showed the Government had learned “absolutely nothing from the Windrush Scandal”.

Mr Johnson - who was born in New York - hit back, saying Mr Corbyn had conflated the Windrush generation with what he described as “foreign national offenders”.

The Government says it is legally obliged to order the deportation of foreign criminals who had received sentences of 12 months or more in prison.

But campaigners say some of those due on the flight were sentenced for one-time drug offences when they were young and came to the UK when they were children.

Some 33 people due to be deported were spared after a last-minute legal battle between the Government and human rights campaigners.

On Tuesday, ministers including Home Secretary Priti Patel, defended the deportation saying those on the flight were foreign criminals who committed serious offences.

But campaigners, supported by more than 170 MPs, say many on the flight are “British in every meaningful way”.

Shane Gibson is suing the current government for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment.

Some persons in the UK have been protesting the deportation

Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Corbyn asked Mr Johnson if he thought a person who entered the UK aged five “and was the victim of county lines grooming and compelled to carry drugs, released five years ago and never re-offended, deserves to be deported?”

Mr Johnson replied: “I think the whole country would agree that, while I cannot comment on individual cases, it is entirely right that foreign national offenders should be deported from this country in accordance with the law.”

Mr Corbyn said the Government was misleading the public by claiming all those on the flight were serious offenders.

To groans from the Tory benches, Mr Corbyn added: “If there was a case of a young white boy with blonde hair who later dabbled in class A drugs and conspired with a friend to beat up a journalist, would

he deport that boy - or is it one rule for young black boys from the Caribbean and another for white boys from the United States?”

Mr Johnson fired back: “Mr Corbyn demeans himself and by the way besmirches the reputation of the Windrush Generation who came to this country to work in our public services, to teach our children in this country, to make lives better for people in this country.

“He has no right to conflate them with those foreign national offenders that we are deporting today.”

Members of the Windrush Generation came to the UK from Caribbean countries - many on the boat HMS Empire Windrush - and were given a legal right to work in the UK following World War II. The Windrush scandal relates to those who were wrongly detained, denied legal rights, threatened with deportation and wrongly deported from the UK by the Home Office.

Former cabinet minister in the Bahamas sues government on heels of being acquitted A FORMER minister under the previous Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) administration is suing the current government for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment, three months after being acquitted of several bribery charges.

Shane Gibson, who beat 15 bribery charges last November, has named the Attorney General, Commissioner of Police (COP) Anthony Ferguson, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Garvin Gaskin, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Debra Thompson and contractor Jonathan Ash – from whom he was accused of accepting $280,000 to expedite the approval of $1 million in payments owed by government for cleanup work done in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in 2016 – in the suit.

He is seeking damages for false imprisonment on August 2 and

3, 2017; damages for malicious prosecution arising out of multiple charges of extortion, bribery, misconduct in public office laid maliciously and without reasonable or probable cause; aggravated damages; exemplary damages; costs and further relief.

In addition to filing his lawsuit, Gibson has written official complaints to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, the Bahamas Bar Association and the chairman of the Police Service Commission seeking disciplinary proceedings against ASP Thompson, the top cop, DPP and Ash’s attorney, Alicia Bowe.

Gibson’s complaints to Prime Minister Minnis and the Police Service Commission point to the controversies arising from his trial, including the revelation that ASP Thompson met with key witnesses to synchronize their testimonies.

Jamaican deportee laments leaving three kids behind in Britain “THEY know what they were doing. I will be all right”, was all one man, the first to walk out of the Harman Barracks processing centre in Kingston, had to say before he was warmly embraced by his crying mother, Ann-Marie Williams.

She hugged him tightly then both walked towards a waiting car parked a few metres away. His only respite from the ordeal, she puts it, is that he will be cared for.

Earlier, Williams lambasted the Jamaican Government for allowing planned deportations such as yesterday’s to take place. She called for more dialogue on a procedure that she said was ripping families, add double punishment for the convicted.

“I am sure they can say to England

that they are not willing to accept these releases, because if these people are there since age three, four and five, the Government should say they are not welcomed here,” she said of the Jamaican Government.

One of the “involuntary returning residents” spoke to The Gleaner via telephone on condition of anonymity shortly after being released.

He said he had been charged with manslaughter and spent five years in a UK prison before he was released but disagrees with being sent back to Jamaica, having left the island at age nine. He is now concerned about the three children he has left behind in Britain.

“I won’t say I was innocent. I won’t say I never hurt people, but I did my time. It’s punishment on

Some of the deportees left families behind in the UK.

more punishment,” he said, adding that he was “petrified” at the thought of no longer being able to see his

children.

“In prison, I was dad who was incarcerated, but at least they could

me see me. Now I am dad, thousands of miles away. It’s impossible. I am paying twice all over for my mistakes.”

The Evelop Airliner with 17 confirmed deportees on-board departed the Doncaster Airport in Sheffield, England, early Tuesday morning and arrived just after noon Jamaica time, before being bussed to Harman Barracks.

The British Home Office had said that the deportees had committed serious crimes such as murder, manslaughter, rape, violence, and dealing in Class-A drugs.

Originally it was reported that 50 people were expected to be sent back, but an eleventh-hour court ruling spared more than two dozen others. (Jamaica Gleaner)

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EU to put Cayman on tax blacklist next week THE European Union is set to place the Cayman Islands on its list of uncooperative countries in tax matters at a European Council session next week. The move comes less than a month after the UK has exited the EU. According to diplomats, cited by the Financial Times, EU27 ambassadors on Wednesday took a decision to place the Cayman Islands on a list of nine territories that do not effectively cooperate with the European bloc. European finance ministers are set to confirm the decision at a meeting on Tuesday, 18 Feb. In order to avoid inclusion on the tax blacklist, the Cayman Islands government had agreed last year to address EU concerns over the economic substance of collective investment vehicles before the end of 2019.

The Legislative Assembly passed

amendments to the Mutual Funds Law and a new Private Funds Law reforming the registration, administration and supervision of funds at the end of January 2020.

Whether the delay in passing the legislation has caused the move is not clear.

According to unnamed officials quoted by the Financial Times, the Cayman Islands “did not pass legislation that adequately addressed concerns about companies who claim tax advantages but do not have a sufficient economic presence on the island”.

An EU official said the Cayman law was found to be “deficient”.

Given that EU finance ministers are expected to make the final decision next week, the Cayman Islands government said it has not received official confirmation of a blacklisting.

In a statement issued on

Trinidad: Father beats 8 yearold daughter to death with cutlass for wetting the bed Eight-year-old Makeisha May­ nard’s life end­ed when she was planassed to death by her fa­ther for a bed­wet­ting in­ci­dent. Her fa­ ther, Michael May­ nard, was lat­er found hang­ing at their Ca­ roni home.

Po­lice said they were told by the girl’s ten-year-old broth­ er that Makeisha reg­u­lar­ly wet the bed and on Sat­ur­day night when May­nard woke up to find his pants soaked in urine, he sent the girl to bathe be­fore beat­ing her with a cut­lass. When he re­alised that she was not re­spon­sive, he dressed her, combed her hair and placed her on a bed.

The boy told po­lice his fa­ther was cry­ing and kept say­ing he could not live with him­self for what he did to Makeisha. He then locked him in the house and left promis­ing to re­turn but nev­ er did. At about 6 pm on Sun­day, when the boy re­alised his fa­ther had not re­turned, he jumped out of a win­dow and alert­ed neigh­ bours.

May­nard was found hang­ing from a tree near his small gal­ va­nised shack at Boysie Trace, Kel­ly Vil­lage.

The house was de­stroyed by fire on Monday evening. Po­lice sus­pect ar­son as the rea­son.

Makeisha’s moth­ er, Mayso­ nia Thomas, said she ran from a life of abuse with May­nard. She claimed that when Makeisha was just six days old, the in­

Wednesday, the government said, “We believe that we have introduced the appropriate legislative changes to enhance our regulatory framework, in line with the EU’s requests.

“Over the past two years, the Cayman Islands Government has adopted a number of fundamental legislative changes to enhance tax transparency and cooperation with the EU, fully delivering on our commitment to strengthen our regulatory regime and addressing the concerns reflected in the EU Council conclusions of 12 March 2019. The Cayman Islands Government has offered to make itself available for further dialogue or clarification with the Commission and the EU Ministers of Finance,” the statement said.

The EU is targeting Cayman and two other British Overseas Territories – Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands – as well as the Bahamas for enabling structures that attract profits without having corresponding economic activity locally.

In response, all four territories introduced domestic legislation that requires certain companies, which want to take advantage of the zero- or low-tax regimes in these jurisdictions, to demonstrate they have a sufficient level of management, staff, offices or

expenditures in the territories.

Cayman adopted the International Tax Cooperation (Economic Substance) Law in December 2018. In March 2019, the EU Council said Cayman, the Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands committed to addressing the concerns relating to economic substance in the area of collective investment funds. While the three jurisdictions had engaged in a positive dialogue with the EU Code of Conduct Group on Business Taxation and have remained cooperative, the EU Council said at the time, they will “require further technical guidance” and “were granted until end [of] 2019 to adapt their legislation”.

Bermuda was briefly blacklisted and then removed from the list last year after the territory passed additional amendments to its Economic Substance Regulation and thereby resolved an issue highlighted by the EU regarding the wording of core income-generating activities for intellectual property assets.

Paul Byles, director of consulting firm FTS, said the Cayman Islands had done “an extraordinary job” in the area of addressing concerns and perceptions in relation to its anti-money laundering and counter-

terrorism financing regime.

“This blacklisting relates more to tax-competition issues which are susceptible to more discretion by overseas bodies and commercial politics between countries,” Byles said.

He added, “Without reading the analysis that led to the EU blacklisting, it is hard to comment on the tax issues, but it is surprising that Cayman would be blacklisted given the amount of effort and resources we have invested into that area as well.

“If we consider the extent of crossborder cooperation that has been in place for decades, plus the recent legislation on economic substance, as well as beneficial ownership, it is hard to conclude that we belong on such a list.”

The current list of countries that are deemed uncooperative in tax matters exempts EU members. Since the first EU blacklist was published in December 2017, it has been revised 10 times.

Only eight countries are currently blacklisted. Most of them have virtually no financial relations with the EU. They are American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Oman, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, the US Virgin Islands and Vanuatu. (Cayman Compass)

Caribbean Public Health Agency says its ready to respond to a coronavirus outbreak in the region

Makeisha Maynard, 8, pictured with her father Michael Maynard.

fant was hit on the head dur­ing an in­ci­dent where she was be­ing beat­en by May­nard. She said, as a re­sult, the girl suf­fered de­vel­op­ men­tal de­lays.

“I left him when my daugh­ter Makeisha was three months old and my son was three years old,” Thomas said.

She said Makeisha could iden­ ti­fy num­bers, colours and shapes but “her brain not con­nect­ing to the hands for her to write.” She said Makeisha and her broth­ er lived with their step­fa­ther un­til last year Feb­ ru­ ary when May­ nard took them away.

THE Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has assured that in the event of an outbreak of the new coronavirus – 2019-nCoV – in the region, its reference medical microbiology laboratory (CMML) is ready and fully equipped to test samples of suspected cases of the virus.

There are no direct commercial flights to the Caribbean from China, and travellers to the region are screened multiple times prior to their arrival. However, the global situation is changing rapidly and CARPHA is therefore monitoring to determine if sustained transmission of the disease occurs outside of China.

“The Agency is equipped to investigate and manage communicable diseases. In the event of the suspicion of an outbreak in the Region, Member States have specific protocols to follow in their investigation process which includes sending the samples to CARPHA. We are prepared to receive and test samples of suspected cases of the 2019-nCoV with immediate effect,” said Dr Joy St John, CARPHA Executive Director.

The reference laboratory is accredited by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) to the international

The Caribbean Public Health Agency is equipped to investigate and manage communicable diseases.

standard for medical laboratories, ISO 15189:2012. Additionally, all laboratory technicians are certified to handle and transport infectious samples in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidance on Regulations for the Transport of Infectious Substances which was developed with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Head of the CMML, Dr Gabriel Gonzalez-Escobar said “all systems are in place”.

“CARPHA will only receive and test samples from the national referral medical laboratories in Member States. Results for all samples tested at the CMML will be sent electronically to the national referral medical laboratories, who will then disseminate to the health care provider,” he explained.

He further stated that test results for the 2019-nCoV should be provided within 48 hours, but turnaround time is subject to receipt of a sample in a timely manner.

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February 15-21, 2020

Cabinet reshuffle: Sajid Javid resigns as chancellor SAJID Javid has resigned as chancellor as Boris Johnson carries out a post-Brexit cabinet reshuffle.

Mr Javid rejected an order to fire his team of aides, saying “no selfrespecting minister” could accept such a condition.

He has been replaced as chancellor

by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak - who just seven months ago was a junior housing minister.

Mr Javid had been due to deliver his first Budget in four weeks’ time.

The former home secretary was appointed chancellor by Mr Johnson when he became prime minister in July.

His resignation follows rumours of tensions between Mr Javid and the prime minister’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings.

“He has turned down the job of chancellor of the exchequer,” a source close to Mr Javid, who had been expected to remain in place, said.

“The prime minister said he had to fire all his special advisers and replace them with Number 10 special advisers to make it one team. The chancellor said no self-respecting minister would accept those terms.”

In other reshuffle moves: § Paymaster General Oliver

The WHO has said a vaccine will likely be found but it will take time.

The former home secretary Sajid Javid (right) was appointed chancellor by Mr Johnson when he became prime minister in July.

Dowden is the new culture secretary, replacing Baroness Morgan § Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith and Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom have been sacked § Housing Minister Esther McVey and Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers are also out of the government § Attorney General Geoffrey Cox was asked to resign by the PM § Priti Patel remains as Home Secretary § Dominic Raab remains as

Foreign Secretary § Michael Gove remains in his role as minister for the Cabinet Office Health Secretary Matt Hancock is staying in his post, and Liz Truss will carry on as international trade secretary and minister for women and equalities.

International Development Secretary Alok Sharma has been appointed business secretary and minister for the upcoming climate conference COP26, in Glasgow.

Brexit: EU Parliament makes tough demands for talks THE European Parliament has approved a tough opening position for talks with the UK on its future relationship with the EU. MEPs called on the UK to follow EU policies in a host of areas as the price for an ambitious free trade deal.

These range from chemicals regulation to climate change, food labelling and subsidies for companies.

This should be with “a view to dynamic alignment” - code for the UK adopting European rules as they are introduced.

The wide-ranging resolution also called for measures to ensure that Brexit does not cause gender discrimination, for a crackdown on tax havens with links to the UK, and for a joint UK-EU position at the upcoming UN climate conference in Glasgow in November.

It’s an attempt to influence the detailed instructions for the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier - “the mandate” - currently being discussed by the European Commission and the governments of the EU’s 27 member states.

The UK officially left the EU on 31 January but until the end of 2020 they are following a Withdrawal Agreement.

It’s also the latest example of the mandate being toughened up as it passes from institution to institution in the EU. When Mr Barnier published a first draft in early February, there was no mention of alignment and definitely not the automatic kind.

Then a new version emerged that

had been tweaked by diplomats from national governments.

It had extra references to the need for a level playing field - commitments by the UK to fair economic competition to prevent European businesses being undercut by their British rivals. And those commitments would have to evolve over time.

Coronavirus: Sharp increase in deaths and cases in Hubei SOME 242 deaths from the new coronavirus were recorded in the Chinese province of Hubei on Wednesday, the deadliest day of the outbreak.

There was also a huge increase in the number of cases, with 14,840 people diagnosed with Covid-19.

Hubei has started using a broader definition to diagnose people, which accounts for most of the rise in cases.

China sacked two top officials in Hubei province hours after the new figures were revealed.

Until Wednesday’s increases, the number of people with the virus in Hubei, where the outbreak emerged, was stabilising.

But the new cases and deaths in the province have pushed the national death toll above 1,350 with almost 60,000 infections in total.

Meanwhile Japan has announced its first coronavirus death - a woman in her 80s who lived in Kanagawa, south-west of Tokyo.

The woman was confirmed to have the virus after her death and had no obvious link to China’s Hubei province, Japanese media reported.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is seeking “further clarity” from China about the changes to how cases of the virus are being confirmed.

China has been accused of suppressing the full extent of the outbreak in the past, says the BBC’s Nick Beake in Hong Kong.

David Heymann, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: “What has happened in China is that they have changed the definition of what the disease really is - now they are taking people who have lesser symptoms.

“The deaths are quite worrisome, there is an increased number of deaths reported, but if you look overall at the total number of deaths and the total number of cases, the fatality ratio is about the same as it has been but it is still high, as high as the death rate in influenza.”

Only Hubei province - which accounts for more than 80% of overall Chinese infections - is using the new definition to diagnose new cases.

Meanwhile, the Communist Party secretary in Hubei, Jiang Chaoliang, has been replaced by the Shanghai party chief, Ying Yong, according to state media. The party chief of the capital city, Wuhan, has also been relieved of his duties.

It is the first major change of Hubei party officials since the outbreak began.

Earlier this week, a number of health officials were “removed” from their jobs.

The province now includes “clinically diagnosed cases” in the number of confirmed cases.

This means it includes those showing symptoms, and having a CT scan showing an infected lung, rather than relying only on the standard nucleic acid tests.

Of the 242 new deaths in Wuhan, 135 are such “clinically diagnosed” cases.

That means, even without the new definition, the number of deaths in Hubei on Wednesday was 107 - a new high for the province.

The province’s 14,840 new infections include 13,332 clinically diagnosed cases.

Overall, the province now has 48,206 confirmed infections. § In the UK, officials are attempting to trace the contacts of the latest person to be diagnosed with coronavirus. The woman, who flew into London Heathrow from China a few days ago, is the ninth case to be confirmed § Australia has extended its ban on people coming from mainland China for another week, to 22 February from 15 February § Hong Kong’s most high-profile sports event, the Rugby Sevens, as well as the Singapore Sevens, are expected to be postponed § China said it would stagger the return of children to school. Several provinces have closed schools until the end of February

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Australia fires: New South Wales blazes all ‘contained’ Bernie Sanders has a real shot at becoming the Democratic nominee.

Trump: I’d rather run against Bloomberg than Bernie PRESIDENT Trump took aim at Democratic candidate for president and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for “buying his way” into the election and for “crying” in his apology for supporting the controversial stopand-frisk policy.

At a press availability Tuesday, the president also called Bloomberg a bad debater as well as a “lightweight” and said he’d rather face Bloomberg than Bernie Sanders because Sanders has “real followers” that post an electoral threat.

“Frankly, I would rather run against Bloomberg than Bernie Sanders, because Sanders has real followers, whether you like them or not, whether you agree with them or not,” Trump said. “I happen to think it’s terrible what says. But he has followers.”

He added: “Bloomberg is just

buying his way in.”

Trump also commented on Biden’s presidential campaign.. saying Biden never has achieved 1% in a presidential primary until former President Obama took him off the “garbage heap.” However, the president said he believes Biden still has a chance to make a comeback.

“It’s mumbling. It’s stumbling.

Not pretty. But we’ll see how he does, you never know. You never know,” Trump said of the Biden campaign. “The only time you knew for sure was when it was the Trump campaign. Trump was going to win.”

“He can always turn it around,” he continued. “I think it’s not going to be easy. I think he can turn it around, yeah. I think he has a shot. He’s got probably almost as good as a shot as anyone but he’s going to have work very hard. Much harder than he thought.”

ALL of the bushfires in New South Wales (NSW) are now considered contained, say fire officials in the Australian state.

The NSW Rural Fire Service said it was “great news” after “a very traumatic, exhausting and anxious” time.

The development is thanks in part to heavy rain, which has lashed the state since last weekend.

But the severe storms led to flash flooding in Queensland where a 75-year-old man is reported to have died.

Record rainfall caused chaos in Sydney, and the weather woes are set to continue, with further storms expected along the east coast over the next few days.

Flood warnings have been issued for NSW and for southern Queensland.

Ex-tropical cyclone Uesi will bring winds of up to 130km/h to the tiny Lord Howe Island, about 600km off the east coast.

Residents and tourists on the island have been warned to seek shelter from the “destructive winds”.

While there was still some fire activity in the south of the state, said the RFS, emergency workers could now “really focus on helping people reboot”.

Australia has always had a fire season, with naturally occurring blazes sparked during the dry summer season, but this year’s

The development is thanks in part to heavy rain, which has lashed the state since last weekend.

season has been unprecedented in the scale and intensity of the fires.

Across the country, fires have killed at least 33 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the past few months.

More than 11 million hectares of land - an area comparable to the size of England - has been affected across all states and territories.

NSW has been the worst-affected state. Two blazes alone - the Currowan and Gospers Mountain fires - each burned about 500,000 hectares.

But both were declared out after rains earlier this week, along with

dozens of smaller fires.

Further north, heavy rainfall in Queensland on Wednesday and Thursday led to flash flooding and power outages across the state.

A record 232mm of rain was recorded in 24 hours at Sunshine Coast airport.

A 75-year-old kayaker was reported missing on Sunday after heading out on Mary River.

On Thursday, Queensland Police said a body had been found.

A 26-year-old woman has also been reported missing and the search for her is being impeded by the poor conditions, according to police.

Student’s dad charged for sex trafficking her roommates A MAN accused of abusing his daughter’s university roommates has been arrested in the US and charged with extortion, sex trafficking and forced labour.

Prosecutors say Lawrence “Larry” Ray extorted some $1m (£771,000) from students at New York’s Sarah Lawrence College, abusing them “emotionally, physically, and sexually”.

The charges were prompted by a story in New York magazine, which detailed the alleged workings of Mr Ray’s “cult”.

Mr Ray, 60, has denied the allegations.

He was arrested on Tuesday in the state of New Jersey.

“For the better part of the last decade, we allege there was no limit to the abuse Ray’s victims received, and there is no way of knowing the amount of damage he may have caused them in the years to come,” said FBI Assistant Director William Sweeney.

According to New York

Prosecutors say Lawrence Ray extorted some $1m (£771,000) from students at New York’s Sarah Lawrence College by abusing them “emotionally, physically, and sexually”.

magazine, the abuse started when Mr Ray showed up at his daughter’s university in 2010, after being released from prison, where he had been serving time on charges related to a custody dispute.

The publication said his daughter described him to friends as a “truthteller” who had been unjustly imprisoned. A former FBI informant, Mr Ray had been a close associate of former New York police chief Bernard Kerik. The pair fell out and

Mr Ray cooperated with authorities in a high-profile corruption case against Kerik.

Mr Ray moved into his daughter’s dormitory, where prosecutors say he presented himself as a father-figure and began conducting “therapy” sessions.

During the sessions, he allegedly learned intimate details about the students’ private lives and mental health struggles. He alienated several of them from their parents, persuading some to move into a Manhattan apartment and convincing them that they were “broken” and needed his help.

After gaining their trust, prosecutors say Mr Ray subjected his victims to interrogation sessions in which he falsely accused them of harming him by attempting to poison him or damage his property.

He allegedly demanded confessions, using tactics including sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation and physical violence.

On one occasion, after accusing

a male victim of damaging his property, Mr Ray brandished a knife and threatened to dismember the victim with it, forcing a false confession, the indictment says.

He is accused of using the false confessions to extort money, which the victims attempted to pay by draining their parents’ savings and opening credit lines, among other means. Authorities say he collected more than $500,000 from one woman after forcing her into prostitution, while several were forced to perform unpaid labour.

In total, he is accused of extorting about $1m from at least five victims.

Authorities say he laundered the proceeds of his crimes through an internet domain business.

Manhattan US Attorney Geoffrey Berman said: “College is supposed to be a time of self-discovery and new-found independence. But as alleged, Lawrence Ray exploited that vulnerable time in his victims’ lives through a course of conduct that shocks the conscience”.

February 15-21, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

JABAR KENNEDY

WANTED

NORTH BACK SALINA, GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

BARMAID FOR GASHET BAR

DOMESTIC WORKER

Fitz Street, Back Salina, Grand Turk.

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

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

Must be willing to work weekends and bank holidays. $6.50 per hour. Duties include serving drinks and keeping bar area clean and tidy.

CONTACT 343 2098

CONTACT: 649-242-4861

This position is currently held by a work permit holder. Interested TC Islanders should submit their application to the Labour Board.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20522

20535

JERICHO BAPTIST

WAINRIGHT MISSICK. 5 Dragon Fly Lane. Richmond Hill

DOMESTIC WORKER Duties include but not limited to:

Laundry, housekeeping, yard work. Saturdays and Sundays required. $6.25 per hour.

THIS IS A NEW POSITION. BELONGERS ONLY NEED APPLY. CONTACT WAINRIGHT MISSICK - 231-0195 20513

CHURCH 57 Royal Ave, Providenciales is seeking a

KEYBOARDIST/ MUSIC DIRECTOR

Duties will include playing of Piano Keyboard, Training for Music Department, Weekly vocal training for Praise Team, Choir, Music class.

Work hours include the following every church service, special functions and Events. Week work schedule must be flexible, salary base on experience.

CONTACT NUMBER 941-4840

205000

HERZOG CARIBBEAN LTD. is seeking to employ a

ASPHALT HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS RESPONSIBILITIES

• Control and guide machines to lay asphalt.

• Fill tanks or hoppers with paving materials.

• Spread stone, concrete, or asphalt on roadbeds.

• Smooth out stone or concrete using special attachments.

• Ensure all machines are well-oiled, serviced, and inspected.

• Coordinate materials at job site.

• Shovel and remove blacktop.

• Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.

• Operate other machines such as loaders, dump trucks, and distributor trucks.

• Push dump trucks to maintain flow of asphalt into hoppers.

• Drive or attach machines onto tractor trailers.

• Install dies or cutters to screeds.

• Break up pavement with machines

using hammers.

• Light burners on machines and regulate screed temperatures.

• Ensure uniform thickness of mat in accordance with job specs • Operate other construction equipment • Assist Foreman in various construction activities

QUALIFICATIONS

TREVOR WATKINS West Road, Grand Turk Is seeking a

LABOURER

LABOURER

• To ensure that the premises is well kept, dispose of trash and leaves, water plants when necessary, minor maintenance and repairs.

• Must be willing to work 5 days weekly.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 231-1289

#999 Sam Lightbourne Building, Leeward Highway Is seeking 2 LABOURERS - $6.25 HOURLY

Cleaning the property.

DOMESTIC WORKER - $6.25 HOURLY

General cleaning.

HEAD CHEF - $10 HOURLY Preparing ingredients and cooking food.

CARPENTER - $10 HOURLY Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

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

CONTACT: 946-5333

MAMA VARIETY STORE

MERVIN INGHAM

20416

#366 Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• To ensure that the premises is well kept, dispose of trash and leaves, water plants when necessary, minor maintenance and repairs.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week Salary: $6.50 hourly

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 232-1243

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume 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 holder20518

GOT YOU COVERED

CONTACT: 343-0353

20504

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

20515

Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• To ensure that the premises is well kept, dispose of trash and leaves, water plants when necessary, minor maintenance and repairs.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week Salary: $6.50 hourly CONTACT: 241-2401

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20516

BUILDING MATERIALS/HARDROCK/ DEFINITIVE DESIGN Leeward Highway- 946-4131 Seeking for the following positions. Salary starts at 9.00 to 12.00 per hour Please drop the resume at Building materials office

ACCOUNTING

Responsible for month-end general ledger closings, record journal entries, accruals, payroll, and intercompany transactions. Reconcile bank statements ensuring all transactions are recorded and documented accurately. Prepares financial statements and variance analysis.

Prepares monthly expense forecasting.

MASTER CHARGE CLERK

Receiving credit return materials and supplies from production by verifying materials code and lot number quantity and place materials in stock. Prepares finished stock loading for shipment by identifying pulling packing crating loading and securing product.

COOK

Cleans food preparation areas as determined by law and company policy, prepares foods to the specifications of the client, prepares food before the arrival of guest, makes adjustments to food items to accommodate guests with allergies or specific diet concerns, manages other employees in the kitchen.

• Minimum 3 years asphalt crew experience • Must have own vehicle to travel to work

SALES ASSOCIATE

SKILLS

• • • • • •

HUBERT FULFORD

Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Receive credit return materials & supplies from production by verifying materials. Code & lot number quantity and placing materials in stock, prepares finished stock for shipment by identifying, pulling, packing, crating, loading and securing product.

Able to recognize drainage issues Good physical strength Good physical stamina Good manual dexterity Great attention to detail Works well as part of a team

SUPERVISOR

Organize workflow and ensure that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks.

Monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback and coaching Receive complaints and resolve problems. Maintain timekeeping and personnel records. Pass on information from upper management to employees and vice versa.

COMPENSATION

• $40K - $52K

POSITION TYPE

PRODUCTION MANAGER

• Full-Time

Please submit applications to main office at C 5-6 Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales TCI.

20511

ensure that manufacturing processes run reliably and efficiently. Responsibilities for planning and organising production schedules, estimating, negotiating and agreeing budgets and timescales with clients and managers.

20560

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FRANKLYN VIRGIL Front Street, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

• To ensure that the premises is well kept, dispose of trash and leaves, water plants when necessary, minor maintenance and repairs.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 241-2238

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20517

West Road Central, Grand Turk. Is seeking a

acting on behalf of our clients

SUNRISE CAFE

LABOURER

SUNNY FOODS CASH & CARRY

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT Five Can across from Granny Hill 242 2495

KITCHEN HELPER

432-8459 350 weekly First time

ASSISTANT STORE SUPERVISOR

AD RENTAL LTD

First Time Salary $ 300 weekly work 6 days a week

Blue Water Village, Turtle Cove 332-3433

PIERRE BORGELLA

Keep property clean at all times, assist with on going construction, plumbing and painting work.

Floor repair, light carpenter work and light repair to units $7.00 hourly First time

Stammer Hill, Blue Hills

LABOUR

cleaning outside the property, sweep, pick up waste, minor maintenance and assist with on going construction

• Assist in managing staff including cashiers and others working on the floor. Formulate pricing policies, coordinates the shipping of merchandise etc.

• Maintain inventory and ensure items are in stock.

• Must be willing to weekends and holidays.

Salary: $7 hourly

MAINTENANCE MAN

CONTACT: 946-2811

20534

FLAMINGO PHARMACY

• • •

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (RENEWAL)

Pelican Beach RD, Whitby North Caicos

2 LABOURERS

Weeding and cleaning yard, washing windows New work permit Rate: 6:50hr

QUINBY JIMMYLEE GRAY Kew, North Caicos

LABOURER

Weeding and cleaning yard, washing windows Work permit is a renewal Rate: 6:25hr 20493

Description: Assist with tour scheduling, check-in, data entry, and accounting. Salary: Starting at $450 /week INTERESTED BELONGERS PLEASE SEND RESUME TO RESERVATIONS@ CAICOSDREAMTOURS.COM OR CALL 1-649-231-7274.

THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD

BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER 20496

MJ’S RESTAURANT & BAR #99 WALTER COX DRIVE, KEW TOWN Is seeking a

CARETAKER/DOMESTIC WORKER

training and inventory management Proven ability to supervise busy community pharmacy Exceptional clinical knowledge Willing to work long shifts including weekends and holidays Salary $80k p.a.

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: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 331-8531

jobs@flamingopharmacy.com or in person to Flamingo Pharmacy, Cabot House, Graceway Plaza, Leeward Highway. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date 21 February 2020. This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

Qualified Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to lodge an application with the Labour Department.

20498

Please send cover letter, resume and copies of qualifications to:

DUFRY GRAND TURK LTD

WAITRESS

• Take orders, serve food and drinks to patrons inside the establishment.

• Make sure that guests are being attended to and are satisfy.

• Must be courteous and respectful.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

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

20528

CONTACT: 242-3910/232-7348

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20525

Company dck Projetech, Ltd. Project

IS LOOKING FOR A

Name of Project: Hyatt Andaz Address: (do not have actual address) Turks & Caicos Contact information: dck Projetech, Ltd., Phone: 412-384-1000 When responding, please send resumes to resumes@dckww.com and refer to TCI ad.

GENERAL MANAGER APPLICANT’S REQUIREMENTS INCLUDES: • Duty free/retail experience with at least 10 years at management level • Knowledge of the Retail or Consumer goods industry • Experience in logistics procedures. Transport & warehousing background, knowledge of current customs legislation • Demonstrated ability to build effective teams and motivate employees • Analyze the KPI’s if any issue in the shop might be affecting the sales, and take corrective actions if needed.

• Proficiency in Business Accounting / HR • Advanced knowledge and skills in computer systems, most specifically, Microsoft Dynamics Navision, Microsoft Excel, and Inventory control management.

• Candidate must be multilingual.

• Work schedule will include weekends, holidays, as required to meet the demands of the position.

Remuneration/Benefits commensurate with experience.

Resumes should be delivered directly to the store.

Deadline for applications is February 29th, 2020 This position is currently held by a work permit holder

ELBERT’S CLEANING SERVICE / ELBERT HIGGS

MANUELLA PRATT

PHARMACIST •

20519

CAICOS DREAM TOURS

The Alexandra Hotel, Grace Bay, Providenciales Phone: 1.649.231.7274

Apt#21 Norway, Kew Town. Is seeking to employ a

VACANCY

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in pharmacy from accredited university • Eligible to register with TCI Health Practitioner’s Board and MPS • At least 5 years post qualification experience • Duties will include dispensing, clinical assessment, patient counselling, staff

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

CLOVERLEAF AGENCY

Acting on behalf of our clients is looking to fill the following positions. 246-7382

20495

PROCUREMENT / LOGISTICS ENGINEER Annual Salary Range – $40k-$42k New Position

JOB DESCRIPTION

Plan, coordinate, lead and control the procurement and logistics function ensuring timely delivery of all equipment and all materials. Coordinate engineering submittal phase of procurement. Establish and maintain procurement schedule. Communicate and facilitate all deliveries with all groups involved throughout the project cycle.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: requirements include 4 year degree in environmental, mechanical or civil engineering, construction management or equivalent. An advanced degree is highly preferred, plus 2 or more years of experience in environmental assessments and/or remediation activities. Individual must be able to apply current and technically sound approaches to project planning, execution, and data interpretation. Effective use of computer software, CMIC, Bluebeam, PlanGrid, SharePoint and both standard spreadsheet and word processing as well as industry standard technical programs are expected. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential.

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

20531

February 15-21, 2020

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NORTH CAICOS CONTRACTING Bottle Creek, North Caicos.

231-3069

EDGE CONSTRUCTION LTD

ARNOLD GARDINER Major Hill, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

Requires a skilled

HELPER

• Cleaning, dusting, sweeping, mopping, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, assisted with other work.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 241-4990

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20505

SUNSET RIDGE HOTEL #26 Aviation Drive, South Side Plaza, Providenciales Is seeking a HOUSEKEEPER - $6.50 HOURLY Sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing. Ensuring all rooms are inspected according to standards.

LABOURER - $6.50 HOURLY Cleaning the property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

CONTACT: 242-3173

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder20409

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MASON With 10+ years’ experience in the construction industry.

Must be available to work flexible hours and weekends; SOME DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • Preparation of surfaces • Fabricates, alters, repairs, and maintains walls, sidewalks, street curbs, floors, bathroom showers, sink counters, partitions,

• • • •

manholes, and other related structures or surfaces; Lays blocks or bricks following blueprints, plans, or drawings; Lays out work using chalk lines, plumb bobs, tapes, squares, and levels; Mixes cement using hoes, cement-mixing equipment, and/or hand tools; Cuts or breaks bricks and concrete using hammers,

powered abrasive saws, paving breakers, drills, and/ or hand tools; • Molds expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge; • Operate equipment.

Salary ranges between $7.00 to $100.00 per hour commensurate with experience.

Qualified Belongers are encouraged to apply in writing to Edge Construction, 175 Cooper Jack Bay Road, Mobile – 232-9432.

SARAH BELIZAIRE

#1 Reese Street, Blue Hills 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.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 348-3973

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20506

NORDIA GRANT KENNEDY 32 BACK ROAD, MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Clean house, laundering sheets, towels and clothing and cook.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 245-3101

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20488

MECHANIC

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Servicing the company vehicles, test and systems to ensure that they are working properly, identify mechanical problems, repairs and maintenance work on each vehicle, inspect and repairs rental machines, engine tuneups, oil change Salary starts at $9.00 per hour.

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

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LANDSCAPING

#65 BAY SHORE ROAD, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

LAWN CARE TECHNICIAN

• Cleaning and trimming lawn, other work needed.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 3431963 OR 232-7124

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20492

TURQUOISE LANDSCAPING

LONG BAY EXPRESS

3 GARDENERS

LABOUR/PUMP ATTENDANT

#8 LEEWARD DRIVE, LONG BAY, PROVIDENCIALES

• Must have previous gardening experience and be familiar with landscaping equipment such as lawn mowers, trimmers etc.

• Must be willing to carry out work such as heavy lifting, digging, weeding, trimming and plant waste removal • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays • Must have a clean police record and provide employers references on request • Pay - $6.50 - $7.00/hr depending on experience

Contact: 649-332-4280 or email: turquoiselandscaping@tciway.tc

To arrange an interview Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are for 3 work permit renewals

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#404 Long Bay Road Is seeking to employ a

• Dispensing fuel to customer vehicles and/or containers.

• Provide air, water, lubricants.

• Collect payments.

• Stocking items to the shop floor.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly CONTACT: 232-8554 EMAIL: LONGBAYEXPRESS@GMAIL.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 20507

QUALITY FOOD SERVICE QUALITY FOOD WORLD / QUALITY FOOD SERVICES A PRIME TRADING COMPANY

5 Cays Access Rd 649-941-7939 QualityFS@alliedcaribbean.com

QUALITY FOOD SERVICES @ 5 CAYS IS NOW INTERVIEWING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION:

5 Cays Access Road, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. (649) 941-7939

Are now interviewing for the following positions:

STORE MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Manages , leads and directs a team of more than 60 associates.

• Conducts regular associate meetings.

• Responsible for achieving sales and expense goals according to management objectives.

• Job Requirements: • Minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s Degree in Management • Must have 10 years within Retail Grocery Management Experience • Must have 10 years within Food Service Management/Purchasing Experience • Must have experience managing over 60 employees • Must have food safety certifications • Must be available to work weekends, nights, holidays and extended hours.

• Must have experience with word, excel and Quickbooks.

• Must have extensive purchasing experience both locally and overseas.

• Must have drivers license.

Please apply in person, or via email QualityFS@alliedcaribbean.com or 939-7937.

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FOOD SERVICE FREEZER COORDINATOR JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have a minimum of 5 years experience in a Food Service Operation.

• Must have 3 years experience in a Food Service Supervisory role, managing 30+ employees.

• Must have knowledge of all types of Food Service products; both perishable and non-perishable.

• Must have experience in Quality Control.

• Must be willing to work in extreme temperatures, including frozen coolers (-10 Fahrenheit or -23 Celsius) for an extended period of time.

• Must have experience managing and routing deliveries for 6+ company vehicles and drivers.

• Must have a minimum of 3+ years experience managing a team of customer service associates, food service order pickers and warehouse associates.

• Must be proficient with Quick books, Micro Soft Word and Excel.

• Must have financial management experience.

• Required to work extended hours, nights, holidays and weekends.

• Must have experience and preferably certified in operating manual and electric pallet jacks as well as an LP operated forklift.

• Able to lift up to 60 Lbs.

Please apply in person at 78 Industrial Road, 5 Cays (next to Smithco) P-941-7939 E- QualityFS@alliedcaribbean.com

February 15-21, 2020

TCI DREAMS CONSTRUCTION

LAVADO SIMMONS

Blue Hills, Provo. Is seeking to employ a

South School Lane, GRAND TURK IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY

CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR

BAKERY ASSISTANT

• overseeing job sites and managing employee work • Hard labor required on site • Must be skilled in all areas of construction Labor work and knowledgeable about proper building techniques • 5 year proven history

of managing workers and job sites timely and efficiently is required • Must be able to produce record of work completed in timely fashion • Salary: $6.50 hourly, • To work on short term jobs, schedule will vary, weekends may be required

CONTACT: 247-2525

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the labor board

DESSAMICE OSSE #1 Ralph Cl, Blue Hills 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.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 242-7569

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20491

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DUTIES:- BAKING BREADS, CAKES AND OTHER SWEETS. SALARY:- $7.50 PER HOUR

CONTACT: 243-2869

Belongers are encouraged to Submit a copy of their resume To the Labour Department. This a first time work permit application. 20565

Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

SALES CLERK

Duties: Greet customers, Assist customers, Dust and assist with displaying new stocks.

Salary: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 341-1674

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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A.M SERVICES

BOHIO DIVE RESORT

HOUSEKEEPER / CHAMBERMAID DUTIES INCLUDE: • cleaning public areas, guest rooms, laundry and kitchen • washing floors, walls, windows, washrooms and toilets • daily cleaning of guest rooms including washing floors, walls, windows, washrooms, dishes, toilets and showers • laundry service for all items including bedding, towels,

NEWMAN MOORE

uniforms and guest laundry • must have pleasant personality and ability to adjust to guest’s needs • must be able to lift 30 lbs. laundry bags • English - verbal and written • must be able to start at 6 am, hours based on weekly schedule Wage $6.25 per hour This position is for work permit renewal

Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labour Department 20574

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

BLACK CROW RD, KEW TOWN, APT #24, #5 Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• To work 5 to 6 days a week.

• Cleaning houses and offices.

• Hours-8am to 5pm.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: ALFREDO 441-0237 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

TOMELIA’S SALES

ALEX CLEANING SERVICES

STORE CLERK

DOMESTIC WORKER

Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Greet customers Receive payments by cash, Credit cards and cheques, Issue receipts and change.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 231-6584

Belongers are encouraged To send copy of their resume To The Labour Board. This a First time work permit application.

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MARBY DRIVE 87, JUBA SOUND Is seeking to employ a

Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, and other work needed.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 332-5690 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

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WARD’S CONSULTANCY ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT

ARTHUR ALVERT ASHTON

SCOODIE CONSTRUCTION

Blue Hills, Provo Tel: 2315173

#2 Moon Stone Rd, Blue Hills tel: 243-4905

$6.25 p/h taking care of two kids.

-8.00 p/h Provides assistance in the preparation of tile and stone surfaces.

BABYSITTER

COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION

MASON HELPER

SWANN CUTS HAIR STUDIO

#53, P. O. Box 68, Blue Mountain, Provo, tel: 649231-0337

A102 Graceway Plaza, IGA Leeward Hwy 345-7347

-$8.00p/h Cut tiles and shape them.

-$6.25 p/h Cut, perm, bleach and style hair.

TILE LAYER

COSMETOLOGIST

These position is currently held by work permit holder. Belonger are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the labour board.

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QUALITY FOOD SERVICE

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

5 Cays Access Rd 649-941-7939 QualityFS@alliedcaribbean.com

Are now interviewing for the following position:

FROZEN FOOD SERVICE ORDER PICKER

CAICOS EXPRESS AIRWAYS LTD.

• Must have at least (2) years experience working with both Dry and Perishable Food Service Products.

Must be able to identify these products, including, but not limited to, different cuts of meat such as pork, chicken, beef and as well seafood and other frozen and dry food service products. Must be able to read and write English and to be familiar with the different pack sizes and brand names as well.

• Must have a sense of urgency and be able to work under limited time constraints.

• Picks orders regularly throughout the day for Food Service Customers, mostly restaurants.

• Must be able to lift 65 pounds or more regularly throughout the shift.

• Must be willing and able to work extended periods of time in a FREEZER ENVIRONMENT up to 70% of the time, temperature is minus (10) degrees Fahrenheit or minus (23) Celsius.

• Must be willing and available to work extended hours, including all and/or any holidays, nights and weekends. The majority of the work schedule will consist of evening, weekend and holiday hours as this is when our business is servicing the most amount of customers.

• Must be able to stand the majority of the day.

REQUIRES A

THREE PILOTS With the following minimum qualifications: • Total time 1200 hours minimum • 600 hours multi-engine • 200 hours on Type C402 • License: Commercial Pilot • Multi-engine and Instrument ratings • Radiotelephone license

• First Class medical certificate • Should be between 25 – 40 years old • Salary ranges between $2,300.00 - $3,200.00 commensurate with experience • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays

PLEASE DELIVER COVER LETTER, RESUMES AND QUALIFICATIONS TO HEAD OFFICE AT SOUTHERN SHORES BUILDING, LEEWARD HIGHWAY, FAX RESUMES TO (649) 941 3864.

Deadline for receiving resumes is Monday, 18th February 2020. Only shortlisted persons will be contacted.

These positions are currently held by work permit holders. Interested Turks & Caicos Islanders are encouraged to make application with the Labour Department.

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Please apply within @ Quality Food Service, 78 Industrial Road, 5 Cays or contact 941-7939 for more information. Only Belongers or PRC Holders need apply.

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Social policy specialist to give advice on protecting the vulnerable

BY OLIVIA ROSE A CONSULTANT conducting an assessment of the TCI’s social protection programmes is set to make policy recommendations to enhance the system by late spring.

Tamsin Ayliffe, a social and economic policy specialist, began working for the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) in October.

She is currently carrying out a consultation process set to last a further three months after which she will produce a report.

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson and ministers met with the consultant and Unicef technical advisor Maya Faisa on Monday (February 10) at the Hilly Ewing building in Providenciales.

A statement from the Office of the Premier said: “With support from Unicef, the Government of Turks and Caicos Islands, and in particular the Minister Hon. Karen Malcolm who holds responsibility for social services, is seeking to strengthen the national social protection system to better respond to the needs of people, families and children in the TCI.” A job description for the consultant posted last year on Unicef’s website outlined the purpose and scope of the

work to be undertaken.

It said assessing social and economic vulnerabilities will require in-depth analysis as part of exploring sustainable solutions to break the cycle of intergenerational cycle of child poverty.

This includes enabling the system to adequately prepare for, withstand and respond to shocks in the face of increasing vulnerability to climaterelated events, it read.

This process requires a comprehensive, step-by-step approach that aims to fill existing information gaps and provide guidance to complement national key policy reforms across sectors.

These are expected to inform the Government how to ensure an integrated, coherent and complete social protection system.

It will ensure the system effectively addresses multiple vulnerabilities through gender and age-responsive, equity-focused policies and programmes.

In addition to social vulnerabilities, equally important is economic vulnerability which is a key driver of child poverty.

Unicef said: “A chronic lack of income or temporary loss of income due to shocks such as illness and unemployment underpins monetary

Tourism chiefs discuss health and disease control at Blue Haven Marina

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson and Government ministers speak social protection with Unicef consultant Tamsin Ayliffe and technical advisor Maya Faisa

poverty and is strongly associated with multidimensional poverty.

“A child living in a monetary poor household is more likely to be out of school, lack access to health services and adequate nutrition.”

As such social protection has significant positive impacts for poor and vulnerable children and their families, it continued.

The Turks and Caicos Islands Development Strategy has outlined development priorities, which includes delivering quality social services especially to low-income people and the most vulnerable.

The Government is also prioritising and investing in

a child safeguarding national framework with the development and implementation of the Child Safeguarding National Action Plan (CSNAP) that is in its final stages of approval and adoption.

The CSNAP is a central contribution to the provision of quality and accessible social services for all children and their families and other vulnerable groups in the TCI. The Government is also currently implementing the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, a first for the OTs in the region.

This survey will capture the socio-economic situation of children and their families in the TCI, while

generating first time data on social transfers, water quality, domestic violence, child disability, parental involvement, and learning outcomes of children.

The provision of social protection is explicitly articulated in the Sustainable Development Goals.

Unicef said: “There is also widespread and convincing evidence that long-term, inclusive, social protection systems can address poverty, vulnerability and inequality, across a wide variety of dimensions.

“Social protection assessment will support not only the national development priorities but also complement the CSNAP.”

Several agencies gather as part of the TCI Tourism Health and Safety Programme

Tourism chiefs discuss disease control TOP players and decision makers in the tourism sector gathered recently to discuss health and disease control as part of a wider regional programme.

The steering committee of the TCI Tourism Health and Safety Programme met on January 28 at Blue Haven Marina in Providenciales.

The meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services, and the Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Gaming and

Disaster Management.

Also in attendance were representatives from the TCI Tourist Board and the TCI Hotel and Tourism Association, a Government press release said on Tuesday (February 11).

The TCI Tourism Health and Safety Programme promotes the six features of tourism - safety, security, service, sun, sand and sea - under the TCI CARE National Initiative.

It is part of the Regional Tourism and Health Programme created by

the Caribbean Integrated Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to promote fewer, less costly outbreaks of disease.

This includes a real time early warning and response system where negative health events in the tourism industry can be rapidly addressed.

The programme also builds health safety and environmental sanitation protocols, standards and certification, and an intense training and education initiative.

During the meeting Minister of

Tourism, Hon. Ralph Higgs, said he was grateful for the continued efforts by all agencies involved.

He added that it is true stewardship in action as there are lots of behind the scenes efforts that both the public and private sector carry out daily to produce a quality product.

Minister of Health, Hon. Edwin Astwood, thanked all participants for their support since the start of the programme in 2016.

He expressed gratitude to CARPHA for guidance and said the

project will benefit the TCI from a health surveillance standpoint.

CARPHA serves 24 member Caribbean countries and territories and is mandated by heads of government to prevent disease, promote health, respond to public health Emergencies.

In partnership with the Caribbean Tourism Organisation and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, it established the Regional Tourism and Health Programme in 2014.

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Sailors donate $3k to kidney disease screening TCI Boat Club has donated $3,000 towards the launch of a community kidney disease screening programme spearheaded by InterHealth Canada.

The cash will be used to cover overheads associated with clinical testing supplies, a press release on Monday (February 10) explained.

The cheque was handed over to the healthcare management company on Wednesday, February 5, at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre.

During the event, medical experts gathered to provide an overview of the first-time initiative.

They explained that the kidney disease screening clinic will provide free and open access on a designated day in March. Quarterly pop-up clinics will be held once funding permits.

Participants will receive a free nephrologist consultation, which includes a urinalysis and on-the-spot kidney function test.

This allows people within the community to bypass the hospitalbased appointment booking system and receive fast-tracked service. No referral or NHIP coverage is required.

The screening is expected to last 15 minutes per person depending on the clinical findings and dietary counselling will also be offered.

Nephrologist, Dr Vancelee Forbes said: “The incidence and prevalence of chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease are increasing within the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“For the size of our population, there is a significant number of persons reaching end stage renal failure and requiring dialysis in order to survive.”

She stressed that kidney failure is a life changing diagnosis and if untreated, is a fatal condition.

“Therefore, it is important for us to detect kidney disease early and also to prevent kidney disease in the first place.

“The purpose of the screening is to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease, the need for early detection and prevention to improve the health of our population overall.”

TCI Boat Club has been in operation for nearly six years and has demonstrated good corporate responsibility since inception, making donations to the local Kidney Foundation.

President Albert Williams said:

“This is something we have always looked forward to doing, and putting our name and stamp on something so significant.

“It gives us great pleasure to partner with you to get the kidney screening process underway and we look forward to many more partnerships.”

Remarks were given by TCI Boat Club vice president Johnson Stubbs and treasurer Soley Williams, and InterHealth Canada chief of allied services Eleanor Hall.

Chief of medical services Dr Denise Braithwaite-Tennant expressed her gratitude to the TCI Boat Club for the donation.

“We are reminded that a healthy nation is a productive nation. We are also reminded of the fact that Government does not have to fund everything.

“We as good corporate citizens can also participate and support, and we are so immensely grateful that the TCI Boat Club is supporting the community in this way.

“There are several patients on dialysis whose treatment impacts their earning capacity and travel expenses, above their NHIP stipends.

“To have the TCI Boat Club donate to us and support the Kidney Foundation to assist patients is very commendable.”

Chronic kidney disease is kidney damage that has been present for at least three months. The kidney function tends to deteriorate over months to years eventually leading to kidney failure.

Once the kidneys fail, an individual requires dialysis or a kidney transplant in order to survive.

In early chronic kidney disease, there are usually no symptoms. An individual can lose 70 to 90 percent of their kidney function before they begin to experience symptoms.

Chronic kidney disease, if detected early, can be treated in order to delay or prevent the progression to kidney failure.

However, at least half of patients diagnosed with kidney failure at TCI Hospital and started on dialysis were not previously aware that they had kidney disease.

Chronic non-communicable diseases are the number one contributor of rising healthcare costs worldwide.

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Representatives from TCI Boat Club and InterHealth Canada gather for the donation

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CDB to streamline funding for critical projects CARIBBEAN Development Bank (CDB) plans to improve its payouts so borrowing member countries can implement critical projects and programmes.

On Tuesday (February 11), the bank hosted its annual regional press conference in Barbados, during which it shared an overview of the 2019 regional economic performance and its forecast for 2020.

Also discussed were the main challenges facing CDB’s borrowing member countries (BMCs) and recommendations for driving transformation in the region.

According to CDB’s director of the projects department, Daniel Best, the lending institution disbursements rose by eight percent in 2019. The bank, he said, disbursed $305 million last year.

He emphasised the work the bank has done to ensure approved project funding can be accessed efficiently.

“Development does not happen without implementation, and the eight percent increase in disbursements over 2018, is again the result of our renewed emphasis on supervision and providing much needed technical support to our BMCs to implement projects approved,” he said.

Several major projects funded by the bank were completed or under implementation in 2019.

Highlights included the construction of four schools serving over 1,200 students in rural Haiti, expansion of an early flood warning system in Jamaica’s Rio

Cobre area and installation of over 200,000 energy efficient LED streetlights in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and St Kitts and Nevis.

On the approval front, in 2019 the bank gave the greenlight for funding several major projects, including $29.8 million to Barbados to rehabilitate its South Coast sewage system and $6.8 million to Belize to connect the island of Caye Caulker to the mainland electric grid.

The bank also approved a $10 million line of credit mainly for small business financing in Trinidad and Tobago.

Looking ahead to 2020, Best signalled a major focus on building climate resilient infrastructure,

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stating that major road and bridge infrastructure projects were programmed for Saint Lucia, Belize, Dominica, and Guyana.

A $10 million technical and vocational education and training project along with a $7.5 million renewable energy project is also planned for Haiti.

GROWTH IN 2020 As it looks cautiously to the future, CDB is projecting regional economic growth to increase to 4.1 percent in 2020 from one percent in 2019, powered largely by stratospheric growth in Guyana where oil production begins this year.

President of the bank, Dr William Warren Smith noted that this growth will be uneven, and urged the BMCs of the bank to pursue policy reforms conducive to sustainable rates of growth.

Dr Smith said: “Economic growth

will remain lopsided and below the sustainable rates needed for longterm resilience.

“BMCs like Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica and St Kitts and Nevis must stay on course with their home grown socio-economic reform programmes.

“Others should join the bandwagon and commence, with alacrity, implementation of their own adjustment programmes,” he urged.

The Bank’s president reported on the progress of several BMCs that have implemented economic adjustment programmes, noting improved fiscal performance and debt ratios.

He pointed to Barbados’ progress in bringing its debt ratio down from 127 percent of gross domestic product in 2018 to under 120 percent last year.

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OBITUARY

André Prévost lived life with a smile on his face and a Presidente in his hand

André Prévost - 1937 to 2020

IT IS with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dear André Prévost - a father, friend and grandfather.

André passed away February 2, 2020, at the age of 82. He is survived by his sister MariePaul Prévost, his daughters Sylvie Prévost (Charles Manuel) and Linda Prévost, and his granddaughter Jade PrévostManuel.

André’s work in mechanics took him from Quebec, Canada, all the way to Senegal.

He eventually settled on Providenciales in 1990, where he was a proud member of the French-Canadian community (lovingly nicknamed the ‘French Connection’) and a positive light in the lives of many.

André lived life with a smile on his face and a Presidente in his hand. Though he spoke little English, he made friends everywhere he went.

His genuine interest in the stories of others could not be confined by a language barrier.

André was rich with kindness and an unfailing zest for life.

You may remember him from the Tasty Temptations’ counter by his infectious laugh, free spirit and iconic moustache.

He will be missed dearly by all who knew him.

At his request, his ashes will be returned to Abitibi, Quebec, where a celebration of his life will be organised in the spring.

Condolences can be forwarded to sylviemanuel@ hotmail.com

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Green iguana have arrived in Providenciales and they are spreading

Green iguanas and spreading rats threaten TCI rock iguana GREEN iguanas do not belong in the Turks and Caicos Islands, according to Jonathan Sayao of the Turks and Caicos National Trust.

“Outside of their native range, they can breed quickly and can reach plague proportions if left unchecked,” he said in a press release on February 4.

The alien species have arrived in Providenciales and they are spreading, Sayao revealed, and the last remaining places supporting the native rock iguana are under threat.

“They can cause impacts to landscaping, infrastructure and will threaten the Turks and Caicos rock iguanas which are only found in the TCI and are an important tourist attraction therefore important for the economy,” he added.

In the Cayman Islands, the government is struggling with the pressure of more than one million green iguanas and has recently launched a £8.6 million programme to control them.

Green iguanas are not currently believed to be established in the Turks and Caicos Islands, however,

worryingly three sightings of green iguanas were confirmed in November 2019.

Two were seen in Providenciales and one in Grand Turk.

“It is urgent that the likelihood of future arrivals of green iguanas is reduced, and when they do arrive that the Government is able to respond quickly,” Sayao said.

Meanwhile, in the past few months, mice have reappeared on Big Ambergris Cay making it the fourth invasion of rodents in the last two and a half years.

Rats have also reinvaded Pine Cay, Sayao added, despite efforts costing in excess of $500,000 to fully remove them to protect the iguanas.

“For the Turks and Caicos National Trust to be able to fight the tide of alien invasions, to protect its natural assets and to ensure the islands remain ‘beautiful by nature’, the Government needs to have effective measures and appropriate resources in place.

“These are clearly currently inadequate to meet the challenge,” he concluded.

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that CDB is determined to assist its members in reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

He cited the work which CDB did in 2019 to assist its member countries in meeting these goals through modernising infrastructure and economic reform.

Highlights included a $110 million loan and £25.6 million grant from the CDBadministered United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Fund to St Vincent and the Grenadines for port modernisation.

Also a $75 million policy based loan to Barbados to support its ongoing fiscal reforms and a $50 million policy based loan to the Bahamas to assist with recovery post hurricane Dorian and the continuation of the

government’s economic reform programme.

The CDB head noted that even as the bank focused on helping its borrowing member countries to improve and modernise, it is also striving to “become better equipped to partner with BMCs” through its ongoing internal transformation programme which started in 2019.

“Some immediate tasks call for deepening our customer relationships and becoming more responsive to BMC needs, supporting capacity and institution building, and ramping up the pace of disbursements so that the projects can deliver, even faster, the promised development impacts,” Dr Smith stated. (By Delana Isles)

National Cancer Society director of public relations Elena Patrick, CIBC FirstCaribbean country head Larry Lawrence and National Cancer Society president Rosemary Jolly

Bank donates $24k to National Cancer Society CIBC FirstCaribbean has donated $24,000 raised during a fundraising walk to the TCI National Cancer Society.

The simple handing over ceremony took place on Tuesday (February 11) at the bank’s Grace Bay branch.

CIBC TCI country manager Larry Lawrence presented the cheque to National Cancer Society president Rosemary Jolly and public relations director Elena Patrick.

Lawrence said the funds were raised from CIBC’s annual charity fundraiser event, ‘Walk for the Cure’.

He said: “We’re presenting this cheque to the association to help with their cancer prevention and detection programmes and those battling the disease.”

Jolly expressed gratitude to the bank for its unwavering commitment to fighting cancer in the TCI. In 2019, CIBC also donated $24,000 to the National Cancer Society.

CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Walk for the Cure campaign is the region’s largest cancer fundraising and awareness event.

The event has attracted thousands of walkers across the likes of the

Bahamas in the north, Trinidad in the south as well as the bank’s other Caribbean territories.

It has spawned a regional network of sponsors that has grown yearly.

The funds generated from the walk go towards assisting with the purchase and maintenance of equipment used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients.

They are also used to provide assistance, care and counselling to patients and their families as well as to raise awareness, and stress the importance of early detection through educational campaigns across the region.

Public invited to vote for exceptional woman WOMEN in the TCI who show excellence in one of ten different categories can be nominated for an award in a few easy steps online.

Members of the public are invited to register their choice for year’s International Women’s Day Awards before February 28 at www. surveymonkey.com/r/D8J8PX8 Categories include ‘Women in culture and art’, ‘Women in sports’, ‘Women protecting our environment’, ‘Women in law enforcement’ and ‘Women in science and maths’ among others.

Following nominations, a shortlist will be created and then winners will be selected by a panel of judges.

They will be awarded at the International Women’s Day Awards and Honours Banquet 2020 on Saturday, March 7, hosted by Hon. Karen Malcolm.

The Department of Gender Affairs put together the awards in collaboration with the International Women’s Day Committee.

It is all part of several events being held in the TCI to celebrate International Women’s Day held globally on March 8.

This year’s theme is, ‘Each for equal: The will to lead the foundation to empower’.

A department press release on February 4 said: “An equal world is an enabled world and women throughout the region, including the TCI, have shattered many glass ceilings.

“However, despite the progress made for the advancement of gender equality, there are still some underlying issues that remain.

“The will to lead and the foundation are symbolic of progress,

where organisations and individuals remain vigilant in support of gender equality through multitude of initiatives, causes and actions.”

International Women’s Day is annual commemoration to celebrate women from all walks of life.

“Our goal is to inspire and mentor others to think of ways for reducing gender inequality and to amplify women’s voices as they share their stories, learn from one another, and impact the next generation to take action towards an ‘each for equal’ future,” the statement added.

Along with the banquet, on Sunday, March 8, there will be an ecumenical church service held at 11am simultaneously across the territory.

On Monday, March 9, the celebrations will conclude with a ‘Sip and Paint’ event in South Caicos.

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JOB LISTINGS SERVICES AUTO SALES REAL ESTATE

Classifieds TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

February 15-21, 2020

946-4664 Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

Website: tcweeklynews.com

FLOWER GIRL

WANTED URGENTLY

FLORAL DESIGNER

Must have thorough knowledge in the floral business with 3-5 years experience.

Call: 231-3788

GET LEGAL HELP ON YOUR INSURANCE CLAIM

DELIVERY BOY

CALL OR EMAIL US AT

We are in need of a young man to deliver bills, pick up checks and distribute newspapers. Must be honest and have a clean driver’s license.

duncansonlaw@gmail.com duncansonlaw.office@gmail.com 649-941-4444/ 649-245-1314/649-348-5744 DUNCANSON & CO BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS 16121

Contact the Publisher at tcweeklynews@gmail.com

PALM GROVE, GRAND TURK. Is seeking a

CASHIER

IDALIA ASTWOOD

WEST ROAD, GRAND TURK. Is seeking to Employ a

HELPER

Receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.

Salary: $7.00 hourly

- to take care of toddler - must be experienced with caring for kids of all ages - must be able to work 6 days a week, weekends and holidays Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 231-3116

CONTACT: 243-0591

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

20501

RASHARD’S CLEANING #41A Discovery Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $1,200 monthly

CONTACT: 342-0255

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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Belongers are encouraged to send a resume to the Labour Board. This is for a First time work permit application

20533

Interested persons should drop a resume off at the labor department or contact 1649 341 6627. Belonger need only apply. This is a new position.

20540

DOMESTIC WORKER

COSMETOLOGIST - $6.50 HOURLY

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 244-1451

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This position is for work Permit renewal application.

20510

ELEMENTARY TEACHERS

REQUIREMENTS: • Be a committed born again Christian preferable of Baptist faith.

• Must be trained with a valid teacher’s certification or diploma in education Compensation: $1350-1500 monthly

JANITOR/ CLEANER

To provide janitorial services at the school 5 days per week at $7.00 per These positions are currently being held by work permit holders

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions currently held by work permit holders Deadline for applications is February 22nd, 2020

SHANTA RIGBY

CARPENTER • Follow blueprints and building plans.

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: $2,000 monthly

(Cleaning the store daily) $6.75, Airport Rd, Robin Plaza Unit 1 Vacant Position, 347-3520

(cut grass, shaping trees, remove dead leaves)$7 hourly, 4324271 Villa MaryJane, Blue Mountain, Azure Ct #1 Position held by work permit Holder

CACTUS CAFÉ

2 CHEFS

(Food Preparation) $9 hourly, 432-4271 Employer’s: #54 Sam’s Building, Downtown, Provo 1Vacant Position/1Position held Work permit Holder

F.F.F CONSTRUCTION

LABOURER

(mix concrete, lift heavy tools) #1New Subdivision, Five Cays $7 hourly 246-3163

20524

CONTACT: 242-3547

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20513

INTERESTED BELONGERS PLEASE SEND RESUME TO RESERVATIONS@ CAICOSDREAMTOURS.COM OR CALL 1-649-231-7274.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

20496

28 Dolphin Lane, Long Bay Hills, Providenciales. infor@caicoscatalyst.com 649-431-6287

FIRST MATE/ KITEBOARD GUIDE • Minimum of 4 years kiteboarding experience • Exemplary employment/work record with organizational skills/experience.

• Valid driver’s license and own vehicle.

• Fluent in English, spoken and written, and excellent communication and customer service skills.

• Salary/Hourly compensation: $30,000 per annum or $15/hour.

• Preference will be given to Turks Islanders meeting the foregoing qualifications. Applicants are invited to copy the TCI Labour Board, Providenciales with applications. This is a new position.

20499

ALPHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Kishco Plaza, Leeward Highway

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CONTACT: 344-4528

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

GARDINER

CONTACT: 241-4464

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

2 LABOURERS

Lifting and stocking items.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

(RENEWAL) Description: Assess, repair, and maintain all boats.

Extensive experience necessary.

Salary: Starting at $14 /hr

Please send resume with references addressed to employer, Caicos Eco Safari, c/o 28 Dolphin Ln, Long Bay Hills, Providenciales Attn. Mathew Slattery or via email to info@caicoscatalyst.com.

TCI PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES

CLEANER

BARBER - $6.50 HOURLY

Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves.

CAICOS DREAM TOURS

The Alexandra Hotel, Grace Bay, Providenciales Phone: 1.649.231.7274

BOAT MECHANIC

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: • 4 years’ experience in tourism industry • Valid STCW • First aid and CPR certification • IKO Level 3N certification or higher

42 Chandelle Drive, Venetian Road, Providenciales. Is seeking to employ a

MARSHA LIGHTBOURNE

Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair. Makeup, dress wigs, hair removal, nail and skin care services.

NAIL TECHNICIAN - $6.50 HOURLY Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing. Pedicures and acrylic toenails.

CAICOS CRAFTS

#11 CULTURAL MARKET, GRACE BAY ROAD Is seeking to employ a

FIRST MATE/ KITEBOARD GUIDE - required for a well-established watersports company in Providenciales.

This position entails working as a first mate between 3 boats as well as guiding back country/ downwind kite safaris.

Other duties include: boat maintenance, supply run, stocking of boats and delivery of advertisement materials. Employee will be expected to work flexible long hours and on holidays.

Email: info@provochristianschool.com Phone: 941-5775

LIFE CHANGING VARIETY STORE

Unit #12 Spot Plaza, Airport Road

CAICOS ECO SAFARIS

PROVO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

SERGE ALCEMIS

to preform house duties.

Person should be tidy,honest,reliable and hardworking. A second language will be a plus.

Salary starts at $7 per hour and a 5- 6 day work week.

BEAUTY PALACE

19 Bible Street, Blue Hills, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. Invites qualified applicants for the following:

Blue Hills, Providenciales, is seeking a

BABYSITTER/ DOMESTIC HELPER

NICODERME AUGUSTIN

HOSPITAL ROAD, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

20526

ANTHONY’S VARIETY STORE

CLASSIFIEDS 33

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Alpha Christian Academy is seeking qualified

Primary and Secondary School Teachers Newly qualified teachers and experienced teachers are welcome to apply.

Vacant Position

WELMA E. SMITH

HANDYMAN

(Clean up yard & run errands) $7 hourly, 441-5122 198 Bay Rd, Wheeland Position held by work Permit Holder

KVANAR LTD

MAINTENANCE

(Maintenance work in properties) $ 8 hourly, 3441778 #390 Leeward Hwy, Provo Vacant Position

QUALIFICATIONS - Must be a Christian Believer.

- Hold a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Teaching (Secondary) - Associate Degree minimum requirement for Primary.

- Be an enthusiastic and committed Primary Teacher to join a dedicated, well-established team of teachers within our successful school to - (Experience using the A Beka Curriculum a plus but not required) In fulfilling the requirements of the post, the successful candidate will

20536

demonstrate essential professional characteristics and in particular will: • Inspire trust and confidence in students, parents and colleagues.

• Ensure consistent high quality curriculum delivery and learning outcomes for students.

• Maintain high standards in planning, classroom delivery and the use of assessment.

• Be committed to creating a stimulating, learning environment for the students.

• Be ambitious about young children and their education.

• Promote the wider aspirations and values of the school.

Salary Range -$ 15,000K – 23,000K

Candidates should submit their resume to via email to:nikkihanna545@hotmail.com

20514

February 15-21, 2020

34 CLASSIFIEDS A&G VARIETY STORE

A&J GROCERIES SUPPLIES

#102 Granny Hill, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

The Bight, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

CLEANER

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

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 241-6565

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20651

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 344-6639

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20642

AA PALMER CLEANING

MILLENNIUM HEIGHT, PHASE 2, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping, Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 331-2703

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This a First time work permit application.

20644

“EAGLE PAINT & BUILDING SUPPLIES

Location: South Dock Road, Providenciales Is seeking a Yard Attendant/

HANDY MAN Duties include cleaning common area, fixing furniture and other equipment, doing minor carpentry, assisting with loading customer supplies assist with weekly inventory.

Must be willing to work 6 days per week.

Salary $2,000.00 per month

PLEASE CONTACT: 6499461278 20659

ENOCK SIMMONS

is seeking to employ a Paint Specialist at a Wage of $14.5 per hour.” Call: 649 243 2851” # 179 South Dock Road, Providenciales, TC

PAINT SPECIALIST • Knowledgeable about paints and surfaces • Application of paint • Mixing of paint • Be able to sell paint to customers and guide them as to which paint to buy

ERB CONSTRUCTION LTD

NORTH SIDE CLOSE 10B, MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

MASON

CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR

CONTACT: 346-7316

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20605

GIBSON DESIGN BUILT

Prospect 10 Cooper Jack Bay, Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands Tele: 649-243-0137

CARPENTER

SALARY: $8.50 PER HOUR MONDAY - FRIDAY 5 DAYS PER WEEK WORK PERMIT RENEWAL

TREVOR MUSGROVR/T HOLDING LTD

UNIT 106 OCEAN CLUB PLAZA GRACE BAY PROVIDENCIALES TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS Tele: 649-231-4336

PAINTER

• Be able build network of potential buys • Must be able to use Excel and Word • Must be able to send to manage email database and profiles

The ad indeed is for a first time work permit.

“Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board” 20614

554 SUNNY APT., LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices.

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters Salary: $14 hourly

February 15-21, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

• Lay out, managing sites and looking after construction crews.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $15 hourly CONTACT: 231-4162 OR 331-1067 ERBCONTRACTOR@TCIWAY.TC

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20601

SALARY: 8.00 PER HOUR MONDAY - FRIDAY RENEWAL - WORK PERMIT

DESIGN BUILD ASSOCIATES LTD

The RA Shaw Group P.O Box 112 Unit h 204 2nd floor, The Regent Village Brace Bay Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands Email: www.RAShawGroup. com Tele: 1649-941 4394

PLUMBER

SALARY: $8.50 PER HOUR MONDAY – FRIDAY FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT 20592

EXCEL AGENCY Acting on behalf of

POSH CONTRACTOR 15 Aviation Drive, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MASON

Lay blocks.

Salary: $8 hourly

CONTACT: 331-7424 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20631

KEVIN’S QUALITY CLEANING #43 Industrial Drive Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets and other work.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 941-5291

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

20617

AFFINITY MANAGEMENT LTD 34 Grace Bay. Is seeking a

LABOURER

3 to 4 years of experience in working in the property management sector; Must be flexible; Excellent facility with common hand and power tools; Must be able to lift and bend.

Salary: $1,200 monthly

CONTACT: 649-247-4109

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20603

DEREK ASTWOOD WEST ROAD, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping, Dusting, sweeping and, Polishing and other household, Chores.

Salary: $7.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 244-4452

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This is a first time work Permit application.

20651

DEREK ASTWOOD West Road, Grand Turk 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 • To work 5 days per week Salary: $7.00 per hour

CONTACT: 244-4452

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is vacant 20652

DR. LINDA WILLIAMS Good Street, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• General labourer chores, minor maintenance and repairs.

• Must be willing to work 5 days weekly.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 232-2049

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20635

EXCEL AGENCY

Acting on behalf of TORTILLAS #10 Cillotte Plaza, Blue Hills Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DISHWASHER

Wash dishes Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 331-7425

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20630

Destination Turks and Caicos Ltd., #8 La Petite Place, Grace Bay, Providenciales Tel: 649-946-5855. Seeks to employ

TAILOR • Design/create wedding arch drapery; • Tablecloths, chair covers, arbor tents/draping.

• Repair canvas, voile or organza décor and

draping; • Install draping and décor and make necessary adjustments.

• Salary: $8.50 per hour

This ad is to facilitate a work permit application. Belongers are encouraged to send their resume to Labour Department or Email: hello@thekforce.com this position is vacant 20646

GABRIEL UNISEX BEAUTY SALON #3 FIRST FLOOR, SAM’S BUILDING, DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

HAIR BRAIDER

• Braiding clients’ hair.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 3348849 OR 341-3517

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20592

LAS BRISAS RESTAURANT AND BAR – 533 Chalk Sound Drive, Chalk Sound, Providenciales – is looking to hire a

UNIT #204 LAVELE BUILDING, GRACE BAY Is seeking a

LABOURER

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, set up worksites, and even hand tools to workers, clean worksite, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 333-4829

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20530

L&A TOURIST SHOPPING TRADE Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

SERVER Cook salary: $1500.00 monthly, plus housing– must have at least 5 years’ experience and be willing to work six (6) days a week.

Duties: take orders, seat customers, serve customers, take payments

CONTACT: RACHEL AT: 946-5306 This positon is vacant Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labour Department

GARLANDS CONSTRUCTION

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping, mopping the floor, and other work.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 346-3659

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20654

20594

February 15-21, 2020 TOMMY CONSTRUCTION

PALM GROVE, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean and Maintain premises by raking And cleaning windows and Doors.

SALARY: $7.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 231-3116 Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is position is currently held By a work permit holder.

20650

DESIGN BUILD ASSOCIATES LTD The RA Shaw Group P.O Box 112 Unit h 204 2nd floor, The Regent Village Brace Bay Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands Email: wwwRAShawGroup. com Tele: 1649-941 4394

PLUMBER

SALARY: $8.50 PER HOUR MONDAY – FRIDAY FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT

20594

GODET JOHN LEON Back Salina, Grand Turk 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: 241-1529 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20604

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS B BEAUTY BOX

18 Old Airport Road, Providenciales. Is seeking a

COSMETOLOGIST

• Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Apply makeup, dress wigs, hair removal, nail and skin care services.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week Salary: $6.50 per hour CONTACT: 649-946-4351 EMAIL: KITCHANDRA_ PENN@HOTMAIL.COM

BEAUTY SALON MERCEDES #4 Old Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

HAIR STYLIST Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, including deep conditioning, permanents, hair coloring, and weaving.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 242-963

CECELIA RITCHIE 317 Millennium Heights, Blue Hills, Providenciales 341-9755. Seeking a

236 C, Leeward Highway, Providenciales. 247-6323 Seeking a

CASHIER

DOMESTIC WORKER

MAINTENANCE WORKER

Acting on behalf of Watkins Variety Store #1 Vicky Court St., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Receive payment by cash, checks and credit card, issue receipt and changes.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 241-8642

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20641

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

DEDRA HARVEY

DANNERIS HALL

COOLING ZONE AIR-CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION #3 Club Sodax, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

Moore Lane, Juba Sound, Providenciales is seeking to employ a

Carrighton Williams Apt#3 Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets , kitchen, living room, laundering sheet, towel and personal clothing and other house work. Salary $6.50 hourly.

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

THIS POSITION IS VACANT BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT

CONTACT: 342-0049

20595

DUCT MAN - $10 HOURLY

Building and installing duct.

SERVICE MAN - $10 HOURLY

Service system, troubleshoot and repair air-conditioning and refrigeration systems.

LABOURER - $7.50 HOURLY Cleaning sites and fix stuff in shop.

6 days a week at $6.50 providing care for a child, housecleaning, laundry, running errands and cooking.

6 days a week at $10.00 repairing, servicing and up keep of all the units and systems of a facility

THIS POSITION IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

THIS POSITION IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

LEONARD HIGGS

FNM VARIETY

20655

Lower Bight, Providenciales 941-3966. Seeking a

GARDENER

6 days a week at $6.50 trim lawn edges for neatness, remove lawn clippings, and clear other debris from the ground using rakes, brooms, and powered leaf blowers; prune Trees and Shrubs....

CONTACT 243-0180 20609

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20621

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

THIS POSITION IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

GRACE BAY SUITES

HERITAGE HORSEBACK RIDING

HMJ CONSTRUCTION

KADINE DELPHIN

353B Grace Bay Road Grace Bay, PLS TKCA 1ZZ Contact number is: 649-231-7050 First time for positions.

EMAIL: allnewgracebaysuites@ gmail.com

GENERAL LABOURER Duties: chores, minor maintenance and repairs Salary: $7.00 per hour plus service charge, 6 days per week

HAIR STYLIST

Duties: perms, cutting, styling, braiding, loc Salary: $7.00 per hour plus service charge, 6 days per week 20647

#357 South Dock Road

STABLE HAND

Riding and horse handling (training, grooming, tacking up, cleaning tack, cleaning stalls, and lunging).

Salary-$1,200 per month must have experience with horses be able to administer treatment.

CONTACT 2321970

heritagehorsebackriding2015@ gmail.com

this position is vacant Belonger are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

20653

CONTACT: 232-3261

20593

Norway RD., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER

• Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, set up forms for the pouring of concrete foundations, and clean worksite, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 247-5812

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20586

LUIS A. FREITES

#87 Marby Drive, Juba Sound Is seeking to employ a

InterHealth Canada Construction and Services has pleasure in announcing the following vacancies within the Facilities Management Department at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, Providenciales.

• LEAD FACILITIES ASSISTANT WITH SEAMSTRESS SKILLS • PORTER TEAM LEADER • HOSPITAL PORTER

LABOURER

• Applicants must have relevent experience in the field they have applied for. Must be able to work 40 hours per week (5 shifts allocated over 7 days and include weekend working and bank holidays).

• Must have excellent customer service, English language skills and literacy are required for all posts. *Salaries dependant on qualifications and experience

Interested candidates please forward your resume to: Dpinnock@interhealthcanada.tc.

For further information and queries, please contact Donique Pinnock on Tel: 941-2800 Ext 71802 20645

CLAYKEA’S ON CALL

C&S PROFESSIONAL

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

20632

CLASSIFIEDS 35

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

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 343-6168

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20618

20658

#1 Residence Yard, Five Cays, Providenciales 243-5992

NANNY

care for my children, supervise while am at work, maintain the house clean, wash dishes, clean dining & living room, wash and iron Salary starts at $6.25 per hour.

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

20637

MAGASANI ATELIER & UPHOLSTERY #20 Bible Street, Blue Hills Is seeking a

ELECTRICIAN

Install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems. Inspect electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers. Identify electrical problems with a variety of testing devices. Repair or replace wiring, equipment, or fixtures using hand tools and power tools.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 244-4542

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

20602

20657

Leeward Highway, Providenciales. 242-9472

SEEKING SALES PERSON

6 days a week at $7.00 Selling products and providing customer service to consumers on the shop floor.

THIS POSITION IS FOR RENEWAL OF WORK PERMIT BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

20656

J&C INTERNET CAFE

#14 BEHIND BALL PARK, DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

SALES PERSON

• Selling items.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $7.30 hourly

CONTACT: 341-1021

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20620

JOANEL TAILOR SHOP 704 The Bight, Leeward Highway. Is seeking a

TAILOR

Fit and study garments on customers to determine required alterations. Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines.

Measure parts such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 347-3638

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

20626

36 CLASSIFIEDS

NANNY/ HOUSEKEEPER

#33 Timber Crest, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

JOB DESCRIPTION – Cleaning the house, doing the laundry, Ironing, child care. Must be able to cook.

Salary - $6.50 per hour Number of days worked – 5 days a week, must be willing to work on weekends and holidays when necessary.

• Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters • To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $500 weekly

CONTACT NUMBER – 343-5218

CONTACT: 232-3007

19 Millennium Highway, Providenciales

State if first time or renewal – First time

20649

MOISE FINAL

ONE STOP MINI MART

#1 The Bight, Stubbs Road

MASON

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20611

CASHIER

Receiving payment by cash, check, credit card, count money in cash drawers, clean, sweep, fix shelves. Salary: $7

CONTACT: 432-3447 Belonger are encouraged to apply

20639

89 PALM GROVE BUILDING LOWER BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

OUTREACH MINISTRIES OF LOVE INC. Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

• Taking in inventory.

• 6 days per week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 243-4141

CONTACT: 331-7425

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board 20629

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

20634

Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

PASTOR

Preaching to church.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 345-8265

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20610

52 Universal Drive, Providenciales, TCI

BOTTLED WATER PLANT PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

1. Dispensing prescription medication, checking dosage, giving advice and instruction on the usage of over-the-counter medicines and medical appliances.

2. Patient counseling on health matters especially relating to managing hypertensive and diabetic patients.

3. Liaising with doctors about prescriptions and new medication 4. Managing, supervising and training pharmacy support staff.

• Maintenance of machines (Ozone calibrations, filter changes, RO membrane replacement, etc.)

• Ensuring quality standards in water produced including in-house testing as well as third party testing.

• Ensuring equipment manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedule is adhered to (lubrication, seal replacements etc.)

• Parts replacement and repairs of machine when needed • Maintaining written records of maintenance on machinery preformed, production totals etc.

• Ensure packaging standards are kept • Supervision of water packaging production crew (ensuring safety standards, cleanliness, procedures adhered to etc.

This position pays $50,000 per annum.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

1. A minimum of three years experience within the Retail Pharmacy business will be an asset.

2. Certification from a reputable institution as well as proof of current pharmacist registration.

3. Good communication skills, and keen attention to details 4. Proficient in the English Language however a second language (Spanish or French Creole) will be an asset.

5. Knowledge of the Kroll pharmacy computer program or similar 6. Must be willing to work flexible hours, including holidays and weekends in rotation.

Applicants must have prior experience in packaging operations, and be familiar with general food and beverage quality control standards.

Ad is for permit renewal however position is open to all suitably qualified applicants. Salary ranges from $36,000.00 to $42,000.00.

Applicants to submit resume to: dave@turksheadbeer.com

Pharmacy Technician Required

THIS IS A NEW POSITION

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

1. Assist pharmacist in labeling and filling prescriptions as well as enter prescriptions into the computer 2. Assist patients in dropping off and picking up prescriptions 3. Compound oral solutions, ointments, and creams under Pharmacist supervision 4. Medication ordering 5. Work with insurance carriers to obtain payments and refilling authority Skills required: 1. Previous experience working as a Pharmacy Technician 2. Certification from a reputable institution as well as proof of current Pharmacy Technician license.

3. Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

4. Understanding of medical terminology and calculations 5. Proficient in the English Language however a second language (Spanish or French Creole) will be an asset.

6. Must be willing to work flexible hours, including holidays and weekends in rotation.

Ad is for permit renewal however position is open to all suitably qualified applicants. Salary ranges from $22,800.00 to $25,200.00.

20645

IN THE SUPREME COURT CL 44/10 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS CIVIL

BETWEEN:

MARJORIE GRANT -ANDPLAINTIFF

GARVEY GRANT DEFENDANT

NOTICE OF HEARING TAKE NOTICE that this matter shall come up for hearing before the Hon. Mr. Justice Ventour on Friday 21st February, 2020 at 10:00am at Court room #5, Graceway Plaza, Providenciales.

Domestic Worker position is open to all suitably • qualified applicants. Salary $7.00 per hour

Dated this 6th day of February, 2020

20648

All applicants should apply to the Managing Director, Grace Bay Pharmacy, Box 1276, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands or email jobs@gracebaypharmacy.com.

INVENTORY/STORE ATTENDANT CLERK

• General church chores including teaching.

• Must be willing to work 5 days weekly.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

PHILADELPHY BAPTIST CHURCH OF SAINTS/ BISHOP DR. EMMANUEL INNOCENT PRESIDEND

PROVO BEVERAGES

Community/Retail Pharmacy located on the Island of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, is seeking 3 fulltime pharmacists.

Needed for retail business.

Must be willing to work Weekends and Holidays Ad is for work permit renewal however

ONE STOP MINI MART

SEXTON/ CREOLE TEACHER

Pharmacist Needed

• • • •

February 15-21, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

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Registrar Supreme Court 20612

February 15-21, 2020 PREPARING LITTLE MINDS

RICARDO CONSTRUCTION

Gusman Plaza, Door #2, Blue Hills

Apt#7 Cherry Tree, Kew Town

DAYCARE WORKER/AID

Run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, set up worksite, clean worksite, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Supervise infants.

• Make sure they are fed, clean and put down for rest.

• Change infants/babies for pick up by those parents who pick up times is 4:00 pm and thereafter Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 333-1114

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

20600

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

LABOURER - $6.50 HOURLY

CARPENTER - $7 HOURLY

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials

CONTACT: 348-0099

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

20509

EVARDNE WILLIAMS #303 GOLD AVENUE, MILLENIUM HIGHWAY, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping, Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-5980

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This position is for work Permit renewal application.

20675

ANANDA LTD DBA KB HOME

Located on Leeward Highway, Providenciales, has an immediate opening for

Two (2) STORE CLERKS These positions are held by Work Permit Holder.

JOB SUMMARY AND QUALIFICATIONS: • Responsible for sales activities; Assist and interact courteously and professionally with customers.

• Experience and Qualifications: High School Graduate; previous experience

as a Store Clerk would be as asset.

• Salary: $2000. Per month BELONGERS ONLY are encouraged to send their resume, clean police record and reference to:

Ms. Judy Missick Human Resource Manager - Ananda Ltd. Leeward Hwy, Providenciales. Tel: 9418155 Email: judy.missick@kbhomecenter.com 20561

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

SHA CONSTRUCTION,MAID TO CLEAN,NEWTECH CONSTRUCTION #03 SHRUB CL,BLUE HILLS. Cell : 432-3447 looking for:

CARPENTERS,WELDERS,MASONS,PLUMBERS,TILE LAYERS, LABOURERS,PAINTERS, STEELMAN, STONES FABRICATORS, CLEANERS, BUTLERS, CUSTODIANS Must be able to read and understand building drawings;layout and erect brick wall, concrete columns, beams, supports concrete staircaises; concrete floor rending,layout and build driveways, deck floos, swimming pool, cisters,competent with masonry tool and working knowledge

of imperial and metric measurement.

Perform maintenance and minors repairs( replacing broken switches,fixing doors handles, minor leaks, cut and polish rocks, install,measure, cut and shape.

Salaries started @$8- $13 per hr. Work 5-6 days a week.

Qualified belonger candidates should send their application.

email: shagroup@ hotmail.com Dead line January 24th for renewal and new work permit

20640

PROVO PONIES 32 Dolphin Lane, Long Bay Hills

STABLE HAND/TRAIL GUIDE WANTED Full time/$14 per hour • Must be able to organize a ride, guide and supervise inexperienced riders on trail rides. Must have own transportation and phone. Must weigh less than 155 pounds. Must speak English fluently, second language an asset.

• Willing work weekends and holidays.

• Applicant must have a minimum of 10 year experience in all aspects of stable maintenance. This includes: • Riding and horse handling (grooming, tacking up, cleaning tack, cleaning stalls, and lunging) • Knowledge of Equine Nutrition • Must have experience in teaching English lessons jumping.

Teaching adults and children (mainly tourists) basic riding skills.

• Trimming hooves and basic equine veterinary care including IV/ IM shots • Experience in breaking and training young horses and handling spirited horses an asset.

• Have knowledge in basic accounting is a bonus, Quickbooks, Excel. Further computer experience is an asset.

20607

MARLIN LIMITED Seeks a talented

COMPANY ADMINISTRATOR To join our team TO SUCCEED IN THIS POSITION, YOU MUST POSSESS:

• 2 years experience in corporate, banking, legal or accounting services • An undergraduate degree or diploma • The ability to think independently and proactively • A willingness to learn and grow on the job • Dedication to excellent customer-service • The ability to work to tight deadlines • Excellent knowledge of Word and Excel • Team spirit with a cooperative approach to your work • Turks Islander status or permanent residency

EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN ASSET:

• Company secretarial work • Document management • Anti-Money-Laundering and customer due diligence collection If you believe this position would suit you, please forward your resume and references to:

resumes@marlintc.com

or deliver in person to our offices at Suite A210, Regent Village.

Salary will be very competitive and commensurate with experience.

PROVO BEVERAGES 52 Universal Drive, Providenciales, TCI

BOTTLED WATER PLANT PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR • Maintenance of machines (Ozone calibrations, filter changes, RO membrane replacement, etc.)

• Ensuring quality standards in water produced including in-house testing as well as third party testing.

• Ensuring equipment manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedule is adhered to (lubrication, seal replacements etc.)

• Parts replacement and repairs of machine when needed • Maintaining written records of maintenance on machinery preformed, production totals etc.

• Ensure packaging standards are kept • Supervision of water packaging production crew (ensuring safety standards, cleanliness, procedures adhered to etc.

This position pays $50,000 per annum.

CONTACT: 941-8850 Applicants must have prior experience in packaging operations, and be familiar with general food and beverage quality control standards.

Applicants to submit resume to: dave@turksheadbeer.com Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Department

20625

38 CLASSIFIEDS SHAPHAN HINSON

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER

LABOURER • Cleaning outside the

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

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $400 weekly

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

• Must be willing to work.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 245-1811

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20616

CAICOS CAFE

Governors Road, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

• Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, and other work.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

DOMESTIC WORKER

Mopping, cleaning of walls, sweeping and polishing.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 232-4980

CONTACT: 441-0237

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20667

ASSISTANT CHEF

• Assist chef.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 246-6237

THIS POSITION IS FOR RENEWAL BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

MASON HELPER

Helping mason.

Salary: $700 bi-weekly

CONTACT: 231-0360

FRANKLYN WILLIAMS

PELICAN BEACH HOTEL

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

20661

20676

Back Salina, Grad Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• To clean house and do laundry.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 244-3638

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20671

Act on behalf of its clients:

CHEKINA SHOP

SALES CLERK

Salary $6.25 per hour Greet & assist Customers, ring up customers items etc

J & W CONSTRUCTION LTD

Unit#9 Storage Office Building Long Bay Road, 231-4519

LABOURER & CARPENTER

- Starting Salary $6.50 - $9.00 per hour

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

20643

Clean construction sites, form-work, install doors & windows etc All positions are currently held by work permit holders.

Qualified Belongers may apply with Labour Department.

OJ CAICOS GLASS

Industrial Park, Providenciales, Phone:231-6260

LABOURER & GLAZIERS

-Salary $6.25 - $8.00 per hour Clean shop, load truck, Cut & install glass, window screens etc

Positions are being advertise for work permit holder.

Qualified Belongers may apply with Labour Department

20674

35 Fellowship Cl., Millennium Highway, Blue Hills. Is seeking a

MAINTENANCE MAN

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

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7.50 hourly

CONTACT: 247-4924 EMAIL: COOLRAY2010@ HOTMAIL.COM

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20638

Turtle Cove Marina. Is seeking to employ a

DIVE PROFESSIONAL • Valid PADI/SSI.TDI membership and liability insurance • Certified open water Scuba Instructor or Dive Master • Working Knowledge of underwater camera/ video and editing • Computer Literate • STCW95 Compiant • Follow Captains instructions with

regard to daily boat maintenance / administration/ paper work/ safety drills • Living and working on board the vessel for 24/7 up to eight weeks, including weekends and holidays before vacation is allowed • Starting salary $400 • Experience in Hospitality industry Belongers need only apply

CONTACT: 343-2691 EMAIL: CLADAGGRESSOR@GMAIL.COM

ISLAND BARGAINS

#7 Center Mews, Leeward Highway

HEAVY DUTY TRUCK DRIVER Driving heavy duty delivery trucks.

BAY BISTRO RESTAURANT

#2 Princess Drive, The

2 KITCHEN HELPERS Helping with the preparation of food for services, clean all food handling.

2 DISHWASHERS

Ensuring the availability of clean dishes by bussing tables, washing dishes, pots, pans and flatware.

Belongers can also apply to the Labour department.

Contact: 242-8792

Kew Tow, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

To maintain cleanliness in the premises every day after work. To assist the masons and carpenters as needed.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 343-0445

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20664

20674

MARCIA GLINTON

Bight

EMAIL: BASSET_27@HOTMAIL.COM $6.25-$10.50 HOURLY

RJT CONSTRUCTION

THE HELP DESK Shrub Cl , Millennium Highway, Phone:242-5666

CONTACT: 649-331-0818

DUTIES:

DIANA BAR & RESTAURANT

#4 MARKET PLACE, LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

House work, sweeping, mopping, cleaning bathroom, kitchen, laundering personal clothing.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

TECHNICAL CLEANING SERVICES REPAIRS & SUPPLIES

TURKS AND CAICOS AGGRESSOR

WALKER CONSTRUCTION

Regent House, Suite F206, Regent Village, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20606

-246-7382 Whitby, North Caicos

MAINTENANCE

20613

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20669

CLOVERLEAF AGENCY

Fix and maintain building, and machines.

LABOURERS

DOMESTIC WORKER

Interested candidate may contact the employer at 1 (649) 241 1252 or the Employment Services, Labour Department, Providenciales, (TCI) regarding employment

CONTACT: 242-8145

ADJACENT TO KEW PLAZA, KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

36 subdivision Five Cays, Providenciales, (TCI) - Seeking employment for the following:

23 Parade Ave, Town Centre Building, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Salary is $6.50 per hrs. Hours of work is 8hrs per day and 5 days per week.

Applicant duties are cutting grass, trees and cleaning yards etc on a daily.

Positions are vacant and Belongers are encourage to apply for the positions.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20622

A.M SERVICES

SPOTLESS CLEANING SERVICES

SKY SPRAY

SHARON SWANN

Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

February 15-21, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

20665

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• General Labour chores, minor maintenance and repairs.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 244-5627

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

20672

MJ’S RESTAURANT & BAR

#99 Walter Cox Drive, Kew Town. Is seeking a

WAITRESS • Take orders, serve food and drinks to patrons inside the establishment.

• Make sure that guests are being attended to and are satisfy.

• Must work 4 days a week Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 242-3910/232-7348 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20525

February 15-21, 2020

MERVIN COX

327 Chalk Sound Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands

GARDENER

Able to maintain the landscaping and cleaning of yard.

Belongers are encouraged to send resumes to the Labour Department as this position is currently held by a Work Permit holder. $6.50per hour 649-231-6710 MERVCO.ACC@GMAIL.COM

20636

VENICE GRAY 22 Long Bay Road 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.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly CONTACT: 243-9961

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

20627

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS THE NANA HAIR CENTER BOUTIQUE & SPA

THOMAS PARKER Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

#3 Swann Apt., Black Crow Rd., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

NAIL TECHNICIAN

• Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing. Pedicures and the application of acrylic toenails.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 344-3138

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20619

TROPICAL TASTE

31E Airport Road. Is seeking a

WAITRESS

• Take orders and serve food and beverages.

Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 342-8841

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

20587

DESTINATION TURKS AND CAICOS LTD., Seeks to employ

TAILOR • Design and create wedding arch drapery; • Repair canvas, voile or organza décor and draping; • Design and create a variety of wedding or

special events décor: i.e. tablecloths, chair covers, arbor tents and draping.

• Install all draping and décor and make necessary adjustments.

This ad is to facilitate a work permit application. Belongers are encouraged to send their resume to Labour Department or, Destination Turks and Caicos Ltd., #8 La Petite Place, Grace Bay, Providenciales Tel: 946-5855 Email: hello@thekforce.com 20591

TREVOR MUSGROVE/T HOLDING LTD UNIT 106 OCEAN CLUB PLAZA GRACE BAY PROVIDENCIALES TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS Tele: 649-231-4336

LABOURER • General labourer chores, minor maintenance and repairs.

• Must be willing to work 5 days weekly.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 347-0522

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20633

TIKI HUT

#136 Turtle Cove Marina Is seeking to employ a

RESTAURANT CAPTAIN

• Arrange schedule, placing orders and supervise staff.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 941-5341

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20628

LUXURY VILLA – BUTLER We are looking for an honest, hardworking, self-motivated individual with keen organizational and communication skills to join our team. The butler must be knowledgeable about services offered and serve as an attentive liaison between guest and staff. Please note this position requires the applicant to be on call 24/7.

BUTLER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

PAINTER SALARY: 8.00 PER HOUR MONDAY - FRIDAY

RENEWAL - WORK PERMIT

20593

• • • • • • • • • •

Inspect villa before and after guest arrival Greet guest upon arrival, unpacking and packing guest suitcases/bags Anticipate and meet guest needs See Guest off upon departure Unpacking and packing guest clothing Ironing clothing and pressing linen Serve meal & prepare cocktail and other beverages Run errands (must have valid driver’s license) Must clean rooms and assist with the upkeep of the villa Assist with replenishing inventory, including cleaning supplies, dishware, etc.

BUTLER REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

NATIVE ARTS & CRAFT SPECIALTY

LAS BRISAS RESTAURANT & BAR 533 Chalk Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

#23 The Bight

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cook, clean house and work in store.

(Renewal application)

KITCHEN HELPER

JERKEYS’S CATERING & PRIVATE CHEF

Preparing work stations for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

Before New Grants Gas Station, Millennium Highway

KITCHEN HELPER

Preparing and preparation of food.

CONTACT: 331-4328

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20663

R&M APARTMENT

LASER CUT CONSTRUCTION

#4 R&M APARTMENT, SHRUB CL., BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

#13 Walter Cox Drive, Kew Town. Is seeking a

DRYWALL WORKER

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.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

• Responsible for installing wallboards to ceilings or to interior walls of buildings and applying plaster. Smooths out imperfections with trowels and shackle. Applies coats of compound after panels are mounted to walls or ceiling.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $10 hourly Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

CONTACT: 432-3447

20660

CONTACT: 343-1402

EMAIL: BASSETT_27@HOTMAIL. COM BELONGERS CAN APPLY TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT CONTACT: 242-8792 FOR FURTHER DETAILS 20666

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20662

• • • •

Certification in Safety Management or Food Safety Minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a butler at a luxury villa/resort Must have a sunny disposition and must maintain a positive attitude Ability to adapt to fast paced-paced environment

Please note that renumeration for this position ranges from $1500.00 to $2500 per month based on qualifications and experience. Interested persons are asked to send a copy of their resume to hr@thesource.tc and send a copy to The Employment/Labour Department.

A LIVE IN TECHNICIAN/CARETAKER FOR A PRIVATE VILLA The successful candidate will work closely with the Property manager and is expected to assist with the upkeep and maintenance of the villa.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• • • •

Attention to detail Excellent written and verbal communication skills Must be Pro active Must have certification in Electrical & Plumbing Installation and the ability to read MEP Plans • Must have technical experience working on Irrigation Systems, Water pumps • Must have experience in General Maintenance & Carpentry • Must be able to maintain Creston Audio Visual Systems

TECHNICIAN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Please note this position requires the applicant to be on call 24/7.

• Must be willing to work with the team and assist in training and delegating maintenance staff • Applicant must have a good command of the English Language • Computer literacy is required in order to access equipment and part replacement information and ordering • Must possess a clean driver’s license and police record Please note that this position is held by a work permit holder. Renumeration for this position ranges from at $1700.00 to $2500 per month. Interested persons are asked to send a copy of their resume to hr@thesource.tc and send a copy to The Employment/Labour Department.

20623

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

February 15-21, 2020

IMMEDIATE OPENING Spa Manager * REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as spa manager at luxury spa of similar size and status • Post-secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Strong written and verbal skills with documented responsibility for promotions sales and marketing.

• Merchandising/visual skills; experience with retail products and apparel goods.

• Knowledge of current trends in luxury spa facilities and services • Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Manage the day to day operations of the Fitness Center and Spa Facilities • Maximize profitability by increasing sales of products and services and by managing effectively • Ensure high quality of facility and services to meet international luxury and brand standards and earn global recognition and awards • Experience developing and implementing effective preventative maintenance programs • Demonstrated experience in development budgets and cost saving measures Starting salary $50,000 per annum not including service charge.

Landscaping Project Manager* REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing the landscaping department of a 5-star Luxury Caribbean Resort.

• Post-secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Expert knowledge of Zone 9 Caribbean landscaping.

• Vast knowledge in horticulture, native plant species and chemical usage towards the prevention of plant disease and insect control.

• Must have extensive experience with Irrigation systems and landscape maintenance.

• Must be able to give direction and expertise in areas of basic landscaping, tool safety, chemical usage and operation of lawn equipment.

• Must be able and Willing to work all shifts and days DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Impeccable maintenance of grounds and landscaping.

• Assists in supervising and participating in grounds work.

• Ability to identify areas for improvement and keeps abreast of latest trends in regards to plants, irrigation, landscape maintenance and chemical applications.

• Ensuring proper utilization and maintenance of equipment.

• Managing overall cleanliness of work, storage and space areas. Starting salary $40,000.00 per annum

A/C Technician* REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as an IT Technician • Post-secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Must have experience working with Opera and Visual One, Mitel Phone System, Cisco CCTV System, Fiber Optic Music System (fiber optic),

Micros, Data Works and Premier Spa • Must be able to respond quickly and effectively to diagnose and resolve hardware and software problems for all systems, and document tracks and reports on deficiencies, progress and follow-up • Must read, speak and write English fluently • Must be able to work all days and shifts and be on call for emergency service request DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Installing/configuring computers/telephones and point of sales equipment and other systems equipment.

• Installing, maintaining and repairing wifi system equipment • Installing/maintaining/repairing CCTV System • Repairing/upgrading hardware and software.

• Troubleshooting printers/scanners/copiers.

• Maintaining inventory of equipment and supplies.

• Maintaining server room(s) and ensuring proper security for such.

• Completing system backups according to required schedule.

• Providing infrastructure support Starting at $8.00 per hour

Waiter/Waitress* DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Serve food and beverages to guests in a prompt manner and anticipate guest needs.

• Knowledge of food and beverages on the menu included mix drinks and be aware of any menu items which are not available.

• Prepare and arrange food or drinks that are attractive and appetizing to the guests.

Starting wages $6.25 per hour plus service charge.

Furniture Conservator - Restorer Manager* RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and/or implement operating procedures and standards for the restoration department.

• Team working, in order to work with a range of other professionals and Managers.

• Project management, including the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.

• Organizational and creative problem-solving skills • Be able to work on a number of projects concurrently • Source materials for use in the conservation and restoration process.

• Observing and assessing the state of a piece of furniture to decide on the best way to restore or conserve it.

• Combining specialist knowledge of furniture with practical techniques in order to prolong and protect the survival of a piece of furniture.

REQUIREMENTS

• • • • •

Education: High school diploma Experience: Minimum of five years in position is required Experience in AutoCAD, 3D Studio, Sketch Up, Excel, Microsoft Office Conversant with computers High Knowledge of types of materials for furniture construction, refurbishment, fabrics, bonding agents • Good drawing skills, including perspective drawing and spatial awareness.

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IMMEDIATE OPENING • Starting salary $33,000.00-$37,000.00 per annum.

Laborer* DUTIES INCLUDE:

• General laborer duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager.

• Willingness to work varying schedules, split shifts, nights, weekends and holidays.

Salary $6.25 an hour not including service charge.

Mechanic Technician* The chosen candidate must have knowledge and experience in repair and maintenance including preventative maintenance to prevent down time on commercial laundry equipment including 250lb washer, flat ironer, folding machines, steam dryers, valet equipment, boilers, 150hp boiler feed tank, steam water heater and chemical injection system.

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Maintain proper preventative maintenance to laundry equipment and boilers.

• Maintain proper inventory on designated parts to avoid down time.

• Maintain proper amount of chemical injection on boiler feed tank and proper conductivity at boilers.

• Preventative maintenance to steam traps and steam lines. Starting salary $7.00 -$9.00 per hour plus service charge

Financial Controller

Commensurate with Experience, Training & Education

International Procurement Manager* REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years’ experience in international purchasing in a luxury hospitality environment; while negotiating domestic and international contracts, increasing total quality of the goods, and fully organizing proper container shipments.

• Post-secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience.

• Must be Computer literate, Microsoft Office, MXP, etc.

• Must have advanced knowledge of Food & Beverage quality standards, health compliances and specifications.

• Must have product knowledge of food, beverage and hotel consumable/ durable items.

• Knowledge of Marine Exchange Procurement is an advantage.

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

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• • • •

Maintain procurement management database.

Upgrade regularly Marine Exchange Procurement software.

Liaise with brokers and support customs clearances.

Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices • Monitor inventory control and spending in order to make recommendations and identify areas for possible savings.

• Conduct physical inventories of the storerooms and prepare requisitions for all departments to bring items up to par stock levels.

• Supervising and training of Purchasing and Warehouse employees.

Starting salary $40,000 not including service charge.

REQUIREMENTS:

• CPA or CA equivalent with at least 10 years’ experience as Financial Controller or Assistant Financial Controller.

• At least 5 years management/supervisory experience of 5+ accounting staff members at a property of similar size.

• Experience and in-depth proven understanding of Rental Pool Agreements, HOA (Strata) Management Agreements, by-laws.

• Internal and External proven audit experience.

• Understanding of full insurance policies, Property, General Liability, D&O Liability, BI • Complete understanding and proven experience +5 years of Executive Committee level functions.

• Advanced knowledge and skills in computer systems, most specifically, Excel, Oracle/Opera, Micros, Spa Booker, SAGE ERP, ADP, Timesaver, MXP. Experience in most of these software systems will be a basic requirement.

• Demonstrated understanding of interdepartmental relations and expectations in the luxury hotel market • Solid training proven in all areas of Accounting from A/P, A/R, General Ledger, Credit, Collections, Audit, Inventory control, Payroll, Budgeting, Costing, P&L preparation and analysis, etc • Duties Include: • Managing the day to day operations of the accounting department and overseeing all accounting, IT and Purchasing staff.

• Assisting executive management, ownership and related associations with the production of financial reports.

• Directing departments in the preparation and consolidation of financial budgets and projections • Prepare, present and provide interpretation of operational reports as they impact the business finances • Developing and maintaining chart of accounts • Monthly balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany accounts • Budgeting • Maintain relations with banking and insurance institutions Salary $60,000 –

Spa Therapist/Technician* REQUIREMENTS:

• Diploma in massage therapy or equivalent.

• Prior experience in a 5-star luxury environment.

• Extensive knowledge of Eastern style massage, wraps, facials and other treatments.

• Proficiency in English.

• Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Providing spa treatments to resort guests and day spa guests.

• In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be “required to perform a combination of support functions Starting salary $6.25 per hour not including service charge, commission

Kitchen/ Laundry Mechanic * REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience of experience.

• Post-secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience.

• Knowledge and experience in repair and maintenance including preventative maintenance of property systems and equipment.

• To be an independent kitchen laundry mechanic, able to analyze problems, to read technical data sheets and diagrams for mechanical and electrical equipment and to formulate plans to get work done quickly, including procurement of materials, parts, etc., and necessary scheduling arrangements with a high degree of quality.

• Ability to speak effectively with customers and associates read and write and interpret documents and technical wiring diagram information sheets

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IMMEDIATE OPENING as well as safety rules (lockout tag out), safety awareness information (MSDS) operating and maintenance and instructions manuals.

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Maintain proper preventative maintenance to laundry equipment and boilers.

• Maintain proper amount of chemical injection on boiler feed tank and proper conductivity at boilers.

• Preventative maintenance to steam traps and steam lines Starting salary $7.00 per hour not including service charge.

Executive Housekeeper* REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have minimum 10-12 years’ experience as an executive housekeeper in branded luxury hotel/resort • Post-secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Must have knowledge of Opera (Fidelio) hotel operating system • Must have knowledge of laundry operations • Must have experience managing large • Department (50 or more employees) • Ability to train coach and counsel staff • Ability to determine appropriate staffing levels based on anticipated business, and create staffing schedules which optimize the balance between desired profitability, and guest demands • Thorough understanding of the elements and components of luxury services, set-ups and supplies • Must have financial knowledge and ability Analyze P & L statements, develop operating • budgets, forecasting and capital expenditure • Good communication and relationship building skills to interact effectively with managers and Unit owners.

• Must be able and willing to work all • shifts and days DUTIES INCLUDE:

• • • • • •

Develops and implements business strategies for the housekeeping department Develops annual operating and capital expenditures budget for department Directing the operation of the housekeeping department including guest rooms and public space areas and overseeing management staff • Oversees inventory, purchasing, disbursement, cost control for all linens, cleaning supplies and guest room supplies • Adheres to brand marketing, sales and quality standards • Coordinates room availability with the Front Office Manager and room maintenance with Director of Engineering Starting salary $40,000-$60,000 per annum not including service charge.

Sous Chef* REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 6 years cooking experience in a luxury hotel environment.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Sous Chef in a luxury hotel

environment.

• Post-secondary degree or equivalent qualification by experience • Must have strong knowledge of kitchen inventory and ordering process, staffing, expediting and ability to supervise the staff and kitchen operations under the direction of the Executive Chef • Excellent culinary technique and ability to work the line during all meal periods • Exceptional customer service orientation, complying with company service culture • Must be willing and able to work all days and shifts • Management skills DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Recruit and select qualified candidates, provide training and communication performance expectations • Coordinate the inventory, purchasing and disbursement of all supplies with the purchasing manager • Inspect and ensures the proper set up and readiness of each item on menus • Supervise daily food preparation for assigned areas.

• Ensure that the level of quality, portion control, and plate presentation is adhered to consistently • Work closely with staff to exceed guest expectations • Maintain product consistency by conducting inspecting or seasonings, portion and appearance of food Starting salary $28,000.00 per annum, not including service charge.

Houseman*

February 15-21, 2020 TCI PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES CARTER’S CLEANING SERVICES

LABOURER

(Clean Condos, Villas, Hotels, Roofs…) $7 hourly, Millennium Hwy, Miracle Cl, Apt #1 241-1439, Position held by work permit holder

MCP BAR & RESTAURANT

CHEF

(Food Handling & Preparation Blue Hills, Cylotte Plaza Unit #3, $9 Hourly, Vacant position, 3426310 20675

TRAVOR GARLAND #7 Front Road, Blue Hills 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.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 346-4492

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20668

REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work with heavy cleaning machinery.

• Must be able and willing to work all days and shifts DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Ensuring that standards of cleanliness and organization are met at all times in assigned areas.

• Responsibility for care and maintenance of all equipment and machinery • Restock linens and amenities on carts • Run needed items to guest floors • Assist housekeepers as required Starting salary $6.25 not including service charge.

HVAC Technician* The chosen candidate must be a licensed/certified refrigeration technician with knowledge of different types of refrigerant including R22, 134A and 404A. Must have experience maintaining and repairing low temperature refrigeration, walkin freezers and coolers, ice machines and direct expansion air conditioning systems.

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance and corrective repair on all refrigeration equipment.

• Upgrading equipment as required.

• Maintaining inventory of parts needed for designated equipment to avoid down time.

Starting salary $7.00- $9.00 per hour plus service charge.

*POSITIONS MARKED WITH (*) ARE POSITIONS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER.

Interested applicants can apply in person at The Palms’ Human Resources Department on Monday through Friday between 9am – 5pm. Please bring along with you an updated resume that will be attached to your completed application form.

Applicants can also email their resumes to careers@thepalmstc.com, no later than end of day, Friday April 5th, 2019. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at 946-8666.

ANNA ROSE AUGUSTIN South Back Salina Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 341-7172 Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This is a First time work Permit application.

20686

BARBARA LIGHTBOURNE Front Street, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping, Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 946-2981

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This a Position is currently held be a work Permit holder.

20684

February 15-21, 2020

ASSOCIATED MEDICAL

5A Windwood Drive, Leeward Highway

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaner required for medical clinic.

Hours: 36 per week to suit needs of business. Wages: $10.00 per hour This position is for renewal however interested Belongers can submit a copy of their resume to the Labour Department

EMAIL: AMP@TCIWAY.TC OR FAX: 649-946-4942 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Closing date March 2, 2019

T.N.F. CONTRACTING

West Road, Grand Turk.

Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER HELPER

Duties: To assist in Install Structures and fixtures, Doors, Windows, must be Able to use electrical tools. Salary: $8.00 per hour

20677

HUGHETTE ASTWOOD

BERKYS ALTAGRACIA PENA

CLYDE HOLIDAY

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

South Back Salina Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: Cleaning mopping, Dusting, sweeping and, Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 347-4646

MEOSHI SMITH

CLYDE HOLIDAY

20683

Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

STORE HELPER

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 243-4791

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 347-0951

Belongers are asked to send a copy of their resume to The Labour Board. This is a first Time work permit applications.

20672

Belongers are asked to submit a Copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit Application.

20673

TREVOR JUNIOR WATKINS

WARREN WILLIAMS

JON ROBINSON

Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

East Suburbs, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises, pick up waste and Collect leaves dispose of trash any other duties as necessary.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

Duties: Cleaning mopping, Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 344-5314

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This is a first time work Permit application.

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

20667

ALEXANDER FAMILIA MORENO #378 SOUTH DOCK Is seeking a

PLUMBER

Interprets blueprints and building specifications to map layout for pipes, drainage systems, and other plumbing materials. Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids. Installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 247-6320

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

20705

CONTACT: 246-1419

20681

AYA CONSTRUCTION

#12 MUSGROVE HILL, KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

• Cleaning.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 247-1413

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20703

CONTACT: 243-5281 Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This is a First time work Permit application.

Hospital Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DUTIES: To assist with open and Prepping store for the days activities set out merchandise for customers to view, to offer assistance and ensure shelves are fully stocked.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This a First time work Permit application.

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Position is currently held by a work Permit holder.

20682

CONTACT: 245-7228

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20685

SOUTH BACK SALINA GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

MECHANIC

Duties: To Fixing and/ or repair vehicles and Ensuring they are in road worthiness Standard and any other duties as assigned By management.

SALARY: $12.00 per hour

CONTACT: 243-5281

G&G CONSTRUCTION

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume ToThe Labour Board. This is A first time work permit application.

20671

Hospital Lane, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

#4 Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

• Manual labor, minor maintenance and repairs.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

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

Salary: $8 hourly

DECIUS ALCIUS

South Suburbs, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

PLUMBER

Duties: Read blueprints Install, fit cut Plumbing pipes. Must be will to work. Six days a week.

Salary: $12.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 231-6013

Belongers are asked to Send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is Currently held by a work Permit holder. 20669

CONTACT: 232-1762

CONTACT: 241-2962

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

20678

STEPHANIE DUNCANSON

Carvel Dr., Leeward Estates, Providenciales 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 • Must be willing to work 5 days a week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 231-3788 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

Moxey Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises, to clean up job Sites at days end, to assist Skilled workers and any other duties as necessary.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-5759

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

20668

LLEWLYN WILLIAM SR. East Suburbs, Of Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

FISHERMAN Duties: To take boats out to Fishing locations to haul pots, On a daily basis, to sell the Catch of the day and to account For all monies from sales.

SALARY: $9.00 per hour

CONTACT: 245-3530 Belongers are asked to send a Copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This is a first work work permit application. 20670

G&J CONSTRUCTION Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER PAINTER

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20670

FERGUSON WILLIAMS

JEAN LAURENT

#18 Shrub Cl., Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

DRIVER

To do delivery.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 649-244-9287

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

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 341-9945

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

20676

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20679

ROBERTS AGENCY

ODETTE PEARL BERNADIN

Acting on behalf of

PALM GROVE HOTEL

Level 2 Levele Plaza, Grace Bay Road

#49 Juba Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

- $6.50 hourly Cleaning rooms and surroundings.

941-3082

SUNSHINE NURSERY

3 Sunshine Crescent, Grace Bay Road

LABOURER

- $6.50 hourly Plant maintenance. Trans planting

GARDENER

- $6.50 hourly Plant maintenance, trans planting 946-5443

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20698

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning and…

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 649-242-5606

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20677

44 CLASSIFIEDS LUCIENE FREDIC Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

MASON - $8 HOURLY

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

2 LABOURERS - 7 HOURLY

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

CONTACT: 342-2986

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20701

LAURENT JEAN #18 SHRUB ROAD, MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

MASON

• Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $350 weekly

CONTACT: 232-6492

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20707

JERMAINE LAPORTE

#13 LONG BAY HEIGHTS, PROVIDENCIALES

DALE A. GRANT

JENIFER MASICLAT 65 Hope St., Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk. Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

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.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly CONTACT: 245-2851

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20704

PART-TIME LABOURER

DUTIES: CLEANING AROUND PREMISES SALARY $300.00 PER WEEK

CONTACT: 232-3037

THIS POSITION IS VACANT. BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT

20708

HANDYMAN

• responsible for the upkeep of all equipment of the property • ensure that all work areas are properly maintained at all times • surroundings are kept in a clean and orderly

condition e.g. cleaning of pool, and other equipment, raking and sweeping of yard and other areas along with other related chores • must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board (this position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder) 20712

GRACE BAY PAINT & SUPPLY LTD. Is seeking a qualified individual for the following position. Only candidate who meet minimum qualifications and requirements will be considered. Applicants may be required to pass a written skills test. Qualified Turks Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labour Department.

Coating Specialist

CONTACT: 241-1652

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: 941-4562

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

20700

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

LEVEL & SQUARE DESIGNS SERVICES 35 Fellowship Cl., Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ

2 STEEL MEN - $9.50 HOURLY

Build and install iron or steel girders, columns and other construction materials to form buildings and reinforce concretes fabricating steel bars.

2 CARPENTERS - $9.50 HOURLY

Building structures forms following blueprints preparing

ground for concretes & cleaning work area after works.

2 MASONS - $9.50 HOURLY

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick & stone laying repairing walls and other.

Monday to Friday 7am to 5:30pm Saturday 7am to 2pm

CONTACT: 649-247-4924 EMAIL: COOLRAY2010@HOTMAIL.COM

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20702

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS TSI MANAGEMENT 382 Grace Bay Road

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position is responsible for supporting the customer service and sales offers at Grace Bay Paint and Supply Ltd. Through specialized knowledge of coating products and their installation. The ideal candidate will be able to fluently educate customers on the benefits of each coating and translate of using these products. This candidate must also have prior certification, experience, and factory-sponsored training with the installation of specialized coating, including Llumar film coatings. This person must also be able to accurately estimate coating jobs, schedules, and properly install Llumar film coatings. This position is also seeking to expand sales of products in new customer markets.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION:

CONTACT: 343-4599

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20699

LABOURER

CONTACT: 231-4043

• Customer service skills, including problem solving and dealing with difficult situations.

• Must be able to write and speak in English fluently and have good written and verbal communication skills.

• Must be able to retrieve material from shelves and carry up to 50 lbs.

• Must be able to operate a computer and point of sale system and communicate via the telephone.

• Must have a valid driver’s license, access to reliable transportation.

• Must be proficient in mathematics with

Taking care of child and cleaning the house.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

Long Bay Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Chalk Sound, Providenciales, 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: $6.25 hourly

LIVE-IN NANNY/ DOMESTIC WORKER

SANDRA COALBROOKE

ISLAND HIDEAWAY

LOVE MORLEY

#18 Butterfly Cl., Parrot Cut St., Cooper Jack Is seeking to employ a

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ability to calculate surface area and estimate jobs accordingly.

• Must have prior experience and certification in the factory-sponsored training of Llumar film coatings.

• Must have certified installation training in residential and commercial film coatings.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficient in Microsoft office applications.

• Able to speak a second language.

• Experience working in the construction industry.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma or GED required.

• Certification in Safety Management or Food Safety a plus.

• At least Two years of experience in hospitality, customer service or related field.

• Must be able to maintain a positive attitude under stressful work conditions.

DUTIES:

• Answer calls to the household phone, greet guests at the door, assist in the planning of events and dinner parties, oversee table settings, and serve drinks and food.

• Communicate with housekeeping to ensure rooms are cleaned are the most convenient time for guests.

• Run errands for guests when necessary.

• Ensure guests’ room are clean and tidy up when necessary.

• Recommend and arrange amenities for guests.

• See guests off when they check out.

• Remain well-groomed at all times.

• Keep up-to-date on all hotel policies on safety and hygiene.

• Perform all duties with discretion, professionalism and a pleasant demeanor.

Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 441-8515

CONTACT: 649-441-8515

Applications can be submitted directly to dylan@ gracebaypaintandsupply.com or in person at 1216 Leeward Hwy.

BUTLER

20709

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

20706

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SECURITY OFFICER

ONE STOP CONSTRUCTION Unit # 6, Town plaza, Industrial drive, Providenciales. Is seeking a

With 10 years+ experience.

GUTTER/METAL ROOF INSTALLER

Duties: Maintains safe and secure environment for customers and employees by patrolling and monitoring premises and personnel. Security / Safety Training Certification from a recognized institution. Fluent in at least two languages: English, Spanish, French Creole, Tagalog. Must be available to work at any location in TCI between the hours of 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, Sunday – Saturday & Public Holidays. Salary $6.25 -$12.00 per hour (based on qualification & experience).

Candidates should be honest, reliable, hardworking, not scared of heights, understand the operation of roofing & guttering equipment. Salary commense with experience. Working 5-6 days per week.

Interested candidates should submit their resume along with a police record to the labor department or drop off to our office.

This is a new position Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

20539

BELONGER NEED ONLY APPLY.

SUNNY FOODS RETAIL & WHOLESALE LTD Is now interviewing for the following positions:

• 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.

20502

JEAN BAPTIST JOSEPH

Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises, to assist customers With water sports apparatus and any other duties as necessary.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 247-7588

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises after work each Day, to assist the skilled Workers and do any necessary Repairs.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT:347-5445

CONTACT: 231-2029

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

20438

GERDORTE ROCK West Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises after work each Day, to assist the skilled Workers and do any necessary Repairs.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 345-1531

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

THE HELP DESK

WILLIAM FULFORD

STEVENSON GRANT

241-6380 Stingray Lane, Glass Shack

CARPENTER

20436

Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises after work each Day, to assist the skilled Workers and do any necessary Repairs.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

Starting Salary $8.00 Formwork, install doors etc

DANIEL HANDFIELD (242-2240) Norway, Kew Town #5

LABOURER

- Starting Salary $6.25 Clean yard, vehicle, minor upkeep of property

CONTACT: 244-3135

20475

All positions are currently held by work permit holders.

Qualified Belongers may apply with Labour Department

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

20346

20437

Moxey Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises after work each Day, to assist the skilled Workers and do any necessary Repairs.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 242-2406 Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

20349

MBA CONSTRUCTION

RENTAL AGENT

1. Must be fluent in English with the ability to compose emails etc.

2. Must be Customer Service Oriented 3. Must be willing to work on weekends, holidays and at nights as required 4. Minimum of 3 years working experience 5. Knowledge of computer

software 6. Three references required 7. Age 25 or older 8. Have a Valid Driver’s License, clean Police Record and Valid TCI Status Salary will be based on qualifications and experiences Only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview

Please forward resume to Mystique Car Rental & Tours Ltd. 72 Old Airport Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Deadline: February 15, 2020 20508

LABOURER

Duties: To clean maintain Premises, to assist customers With water sports apparatus and any other duties as necessary.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

act on behalf of its clients:

Is Seeking to Employ a

BATS BETA WATERSPORTS

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

20439

MYSTIQUE CAR RENTAL & TOURS LTD.

Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

MARIE ETIENNE

Apply to: National Company Services, 6 Parade Avenue, Butterfield Square, Providenciales TCI tcihrstaff@gmail.com by February 10, 2020. The position is currently held by work permit holders 20380

CLASSIFIEDS 45

NATIONAL COMPANY SERVICES (NCS)

CONSULTANT

DUTIES: The Credit Union Consultant will be responsible for advising Board of Directors on the requirements for managing all aspects of the formation of the new entity including, satisfying the requirements for licensing, preparation and execution of the business plan, procurement of the core processor and other critical computer hardware and software, hiring of management staff, policy and procedure development and the training of volunteer and staff.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION: The job requires a credit union professional with at least ten(10) years’ experience as the General Manager of a credit union and well-developed communication skills necessary for communicating essential information to the Credit Union staff, Board of Directors, and government regulatory agencies, as well as projecting a positive image as representative for the Credit Union.

The work requires extensive knowledge of finance and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) In order to effectively advise the Board and supervising the staff. Proven Experience in market analysis and financial forecasting, advanced knowledge in staff supervision and human resource management is also required. Proven knowledge and support of the Credit Union movement policies and procedures is expected as well as knowledge of applicable Government laws and regulations. These characteristics are normally acquired through completion of a high school education plus and at minimum a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, management, economics and a MBA or MSc. in Accounting or related field. SALARY $36,000-$48,000 per annum.

Apply via email to: The CEO, National Company Services, 6 Parade Ave, Butterfield Sq, Providenciales TCI - tcihrstaff@gmail.com

by February 17, 2020. Suitable candidates will be contacted for interview. The position is being advertised for a Work Permit hol 20532

46 CLASSIFIEDS

CAICOS TOURS

GRAND TURK. Is looking for a

Turtle Cove Marina

• to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour contact: info@ bohioresort.com • Duties: cleaning up around the surroundings and maintenance • This position is for work permit renewal Interested Belongers are asked to forward a copy of their resume to the Labour Department 20573

MERMAID WANTED • To care for and entertain quests above and below the water • Must have the ability to hold their breath and swim underwater while wearing a costume.

• Must have a good understanding of Reef Ecology and First Aid • Must have a current STCW 95 • A captain’s license would be useful

House work and taking care of children.

LOLITA WILLIAMS

DOMESTIC WORKER

• To clean house, and do laundry.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 348-7455

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20553

MARIE JEROME CAPRON Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

STORE CLERK

• Providing customer services.

• Greeting customers and guiding them to finding the products they want to buy.

• Responsible for sales.

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 347-1743

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20554

HARD ROCK CONSTRUCTION

#128 Millennium Highway

PAINTER - $9 HOURLY Painting walls.

CARPENTER - $8 HOURLY Carpentry work.

Contact: 244-3939

DOMESTIC WORKER - $7 HOURLY Cleaning the house 241-5286

MR. GROUPER

RESTAURANT LABOURER

• Greeted and seated guests on a regular basis.

• Delivered beverages and food to guest tables.

• Assist with cleaning and arranging tables t beginning and end of shift.

Salary: $6.75 hourly

CONTACT: 241-5563

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20487

20559

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

Salary: $7.50 hourly

R GRAY CONTRACTING

DRYWALL FINISHER - $10 HOURLY

W&J BRAIDING AND STYLES

New Subdivision, Five Cays

CONTACT: 333-1505

HAIR BRAIDER - $7 HOURLY Braiding and styling hair.

342-5665

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

73 Princess Drive, Grace Bay Road. Is seeking a

20550

PAINTER

Taking inventory, selling items and etc.

232-9370

Completion of interior walls with rock sheet.

441-0268

TRACY PARKER

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

#93 South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

#13 Cultural Market, Grace Bay Road

FINISH CARPENTER

Take orders, serve food and beverages. Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems.

DOMESTIC WORKER - $6.25 PER HOUR

• Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, kitchen, and other work.

• To work 6 days a week

CONTACT: 946-4343

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board Renewal work permits

TOP BRAS SECURITY 830A Leeward Highway Providenciales. 232-1189

SECURITY ALARM TECHNICIAN

STORE CLERK - $8 HOURLY

DOMESTIC WORKER - $7 HOURLY

Tower Drive, Long Bay

2 WAITRESSES - $6.25 PER HOUR

DOMINICAN IMPORTS GLOBAL LTD

Duckling Lane, Juba Sound

Cleaning the house.

341-4752

TILE LAYER

#128 Bay Road, Blue Hills

PAULA ELLIOT

#12 Bronze Lane, Long Bay

EY CONTRACTORS

#28 Timber Crest, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Acting on behalf of

N.H CLEANING SERVICES

Unit #6 Nina Building, Behind Ball Park, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, and other work.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 344-7593

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20547

BABYSITTER - $6.50 HOURLY

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

FLAMINGO CAFÉ

J.D.S CONSTRUCTION

KECHIE

20577

NOOKIE HILL ROAD, GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

MASON - $9 HOURLY

GRANT CONSTRUCTION

CONTACT: 441-0237

These positions are for work permit renewal qualified Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department. Contact: 649-241-3057

36 Behind Mara, Blue Hills Is seeking a

CONTACT: 331-7203

CONTACT: 232-1220

Install Floors, walls, ceilings, countertops, patios, and roof decks. Because tile and marble must be set on smooth, even surfaces, installers often must level the surface to be tiled with a layer of mortar or plywood.

Salary: $2,700 monthly

NANNY - $7 HOURLY

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

Black Crow Rd, Kew Town, Apt.#24, #5. Is seeking a

as needed and upon request • 6 Day working schedule • Your job description or duties may be changed, amended or increased or you may be assigned new duties from time to time as your employer’s requirements dictate.

Salary $4,200.00 monthly

4 CLEANERS & 2 LABOURERS

121 Man O’war Road, Long Bay Hills, PLS Is seeking to employ

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20484

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

#320 BLUE WATER VILLA

ELITE CONTRACTING/ LYNCO WILLIAMS

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20544

Contact: 432-0007. Belongers only need apply

CRAVE TCI

Job description and duties are as follows, and you are expected to: • Communicating with Guest Daily Meal Plan • Managing food production for social/ religious guest.

• Creating fresh seasonal meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) on Villa Guest Request • Additional duties and responsibilities

• An extremely professional working attitude and ability to communicate with guests of all ages • Must be willing to work Monday- Saturday including bank holidays.

• Hours are 8:30am until boat is cleaned after the last tour of the day • Additional hours may be required on occasion Salary: $800 monthly

20490

LABOURER

ELC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

20557

BOHIO DIVE RESORT

5 PRIVATE CHEFS & EXECUTIVE CHEF

February 15-21, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20546

ORKIN TURKS AND CAICOS Unit #3 Provo Plaza, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 343-1420

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20485

CONTACT: 331-7256

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20556

TCI WASTE DISPOSAL

# 138 Millennium Highway Providenciales. 241-7279

LABOURER

Install, maintain, or repair security systems, alarm devices, or related equipment, following blueprints of electrical layouts and building plans. Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.

Repair electrical components.

Salary starts at $9.00 per hour.

Arrange materials and other industrial equipment require for collecting junk, collecting garbage from various location, clean spills from floor of collecting area, clean garbage containers, using rank or broom the clean to clean waste location, load up truck whit junk drive to waste plan.

Salary starts at $6.25 per hour.

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

ORKIN TURKS AND CAICOS

REELZ HILLS PLUMBING

EXPERIENCED EXTERMINATOR

• Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids. Installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation.

• To work 6 days a week Salary: $10.00 per hour

20575

UNIT #3 PROVO PLAZA, LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

20576

#59 BUTTERFIELD CLOSE, KEW TOWN Is seeking a

PLUMBER

PLUMBER

Interprets blueprints and building specifications to map layout for pipes, drainage systems, and other plumbing materials. Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids. Installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

• 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: $10 hourly

Controlling pests Salary: $15 per hour

CONTACT: 946-5663

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a currently held by a work permit holder 20549

CONTACT: 241-3247

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

Renewal work permit

20543

February 15-21, 2020

CLASSIFIEDS 47

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

P&D EMPLOYMENT

SHINING STAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Acting on behalf of

BELIZAIRE DELIVERY FOOD

South Dock Road, South Dock

COOK - $7 HOURLY

HOURLY

ERICA BILINDA HANDFIELD

Cleaning property.

231-2757

Electronic Building, South Dock Road, Five Cays

REALITY VARIETY STORE

Industrial Park, Five Cays

CLEANER - $6.25 HOURLY Cleaning 344-1567

CLEANER - $6.25 HOURLY Cleaning the store.

345-1036

LABOURER - $6.25 HOURLY Cleaning yard and other work.

231-0658

2 LABOURERS - $6.25

Creating lesson plans and teaching those plans to an entire class, track students’ progress and present the information to parents; and etc.

TELISHA LATAVIA ADAMS

2 CAREGIVERS - $1,400 MONTHLY

Cleaning the house.

244-0548

C&S PROFESSIONAL

Regent House, Suite F206, Regent Village, Grace Bay Is seeking a

Acting on behalf of TERRELL C. GARDINER #4 Oyster Lane, The Bight, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MASON

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices.

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 231-0360

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20548

DOMESTIC WORKER

Clean House, Sweeping and mopping the floor, washing and cooking food.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR - $1,850 MONTHLY

Preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc.

Contact: 232-5512

CONTACT: 243-1358

20483

CARIBBEAN PERIODICALS & EDUCATION

GRACE BAY PLAZA, LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

DRIVER

• Deliver books.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 331-2881

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

20542

CONTACT: 344-9542

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20581

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. These positions are currently held by work permit 20552 holders

HIGGS CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Planting and taking care of garden.

241-1052

Plastering and laying blocks 241-9541

CAICOS FISHERIES LTD

Fishing Lane, South Caicos

LABOURER

PAINTER

• Removing debris from site, mixing mortar, loading and off-loading materials etc.

• To work MondayFriday 7am to 5pm Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 243-2491 EMAIL: N_V_IGGS@HOTMAIL.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

20583

QUICK FIX HOME IMPROVEMENT

#2 Taylor Residence, Millennium Highway, Blue Hills

2 TILE LAYERS - $8 HOURLY Lay tiles

CARPENTER - $8 HOURLY Carpentry work.

332-1114

TURKS & CAICOS ELECTRONICS

Unit #1 Bishop Clarence Building, Providenciales CELLPHONE REPAIRMAN - $7 HOURLY

Repair phones and electronics

SALES CLERK - $6.50 HOURLY Sell store items.

344-9863

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 20585

QUANTUM DEVELOPMENT CO.

TIRE TECH MECHANIC

Cleaning kitchen and assisting chef.

3 KITCHEN HELPERS - $6.25 HOURLY

Cleaning.

649-332-3826

7 WAITRESSES - $6.25 HOURLY

BEACH HAIR BRAIDING

3 CASHIERS - $6.25 HOURLY

Serving drinks and food.

Cashing out customers and counting money.

Braiding tourist hair.

241-5678

2 CLEANERS - $6.25 HOURLY

EL RANCHO RESTAURANT

Norway Road, Kew Town, Provo

General Work.

333-8217

Cleaning kitchen and assisting chef.

241-5678

#12 South Dock Road, South Dock, Provo

SAMUEL BEEN

Plastering and laying blocks

POOL ATTENDANT - $6.25 HOURLY

Painting

Cleaning the store

MASONS - 6.25 HOURLY

Chalk Sound, Provo

PAINTERS - $6.25 HOURLY

Pool maintenance 231-0011

CARPENTERS - $6.25 HOURLY

LANDSCAPE TCI

Assisting other worker

GARDENER - $6.25 HOURLY

Cleaning worksite 333-8217

Planting and taking care of garden.

242-5646

20582

Y-A-3B

Acting on behalf of

GENERAL WORKER - $6.25 HOURLY

SPOT BAR & GRILL/ EVERYTHING STREET CONVENIENT STORE

CLEANER - $6.25 HOURLY

Leeward Palms, Provo

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

CONTACT: 346-3568

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. This positions is currently held by work permit holder 20538

• At least 10 years or more experience as an Auto mechanic • Must be able to perform all vehicle diagnostics and updates using diagnostic equipment • Able to maintain vehicle functional condition by listening to customers’/ operator complaints, conduct inspections, repair engine failures, repair mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions and replace parts and components according to manufacturer standards • Keeps shop equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies and perform preventive maintenance • Must hold a valid driver license with a clean, insurable, driving record, must be able to drive manual and automatic transmissions.

• Knowledge of tools and equipment required to conduct all repairs.

• Basic wage is $12 per hour • Must be able to speak and write English • All data system knowledge • Must be computer literate

#12 South Dock Road, South Dock, Provo

KITCHEN HELPER - $6.25 HOURLY

CONTACT: 333-1505

BAKER

Baking fresh loaves of bread. Setting out the patties and preparing fresh bread and other baked goods for the following day.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

AUTO MECHANICS

MASON - $6.25 HOURLY

Peeling conch and cleaning conch

HAIR BRAIDER - $6.25 HOURLY

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

Salary: $6.50 hourly

Unit #103 Alice & Alice Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

#1216 Leeward Highway, Providenciales. Is seeking

CONCH PEELER - $6.25 HOURLY

Beaches Beach, Provo

J.D.S CONSTRUCTION

THE ANGELA RESTAURANT

GRACE BAY CAR RENTAL

RIGBY’S BUILDERS

#6 Norway Road, Five Cays, Provo

GARDENER - $6.25 HOURLY

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20555

#28 Timber Crest, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Acting on behalf of

Long Bay, Provo

LABOURER

• General labourer chores, minor maintenance and repairs.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

TCI AGENCY SERVICES DAVE MELHADO

SOUTH SCHOOL LANE, GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 241-3674

Maintenance duties around building.

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board WALKER CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Watch feed, and bathe children.

BABYSITTER - $6.25 HOURLY

SONNY FORBES

MEP SOLUTIONS TCI

DOMESTIC WORKER - $6.25 HOURLY

Tropicana Drive, Lower Bight

554 Leeward Highway

#999 Leeward Highway

2 TEACHERS - $2,000 PER MONTH

Kitch Apt., Old Airport Road

MARITA STOP SHOP

Preparing meals.

342-8445

#11 Academy way, Down Town

SIDNEY GARLAND

Cutting and shaping wood.

LABOURERS - $6.25 HOURLY

CLEANERS - $6.25 HOURLY

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

• • • • • •

Must have 5 years’ experience Identify the tire size and ply and inflate tire Must be able to service vehicles to maintain functions accordingly Remount wheels onto vehicles, install vehicles parts or accessories Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicle using lugs Replace wheels on balance machines to determine counters weights required to balance wheels.

• Must be able to speak and write English.

• Salary: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 649-441-8515 20578

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Email: frantz@gracebaycarrentals.com 20579

48 CLASSIFIEDS

February 15-21, 2020

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

MERLINE ULYSSE HENDFIELD

STANLEY M. LGHTBOURNE

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER Cleaning outside the

• Domestic Worker consists of cleaning and Laundry • Able to work with little or no supervision, be physically fit, dependable and hard working.

• Must be self-motivated and able to understand, write and speak English fluently.

Salary :$210.00 Weekly The position is currently held by a work permit holder

21B Boodleway, Apt#4 Blue Hills, Providenciales. Is seeking 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 6 days a week Salary: $6.25 hourly

#7 STINGRAY STREET, GLASS SHACK Is seeking to employ a

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: $7.50 hourly

CONTACT: 232-2267

CONTACT: 649-344-1691 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

20584

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 20580

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

TSI MANAGEMENT #1216 Leeward Highway, Providenciales

PROPERTY MANAGER

ALL EXPERIENCED AND INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS CAN SEND INQUIRIES TO:

Norway RD., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER

• Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, set up forms for the pouring of concrete foundations, and clean worksite, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 247-5812

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 20586

SUMMARY

The Property Manager is responsible of the general operation, maintenance and record keeping of at least one property, but typically several, which are part of the company’s management portfolio, reporting to the General Manager on a regular basis. Duties with this role include bookkeeping, landscape management as well as all tasks associated with co-ordination of property maintenance, repairs, regulations and inspections. As such mandatory experience for this role includes a minimum of 10 years’ experience in business accounting. Successful individuals working in this role generally possess a diverse skill-set including the ability to negotiate, build relationships with guests and manage records. Additionally, they should have sound knowledge of business and financial proceedings.

DESCRIPTION

They are expected to take prospective clients on tours of the properties, prepare agreements and ensure required services are connected. The Property Manager role can be very demanding and the necessary skills are required to handle any problems that may occur. They are also required to have excellent people skills and make not only their clients feel comfortable, but to report regularly to Property owners on all pertinent aspects on the Property rental.

SKILLS

• Accounting and Finance back ground ( extensive ), with the ability to use QuickBooks and Excel to provide at least monthly reporting to company management and property owners as required.

• Administrative skills and demonstrable attention to details • Ability to work flexible hours and extended periods, we have a season that can be very busy, the Property Manager is expected to be available to clients 24/7 when they are in-residence, position is a salaried position and after hours work is expected.

• Being positive and courteous to clients

EDUCATION

Knowledge and proven experience of management, accounting, landscaping, construction and repairs are mandatory, an extensive health and safety knowledge, along with first aid training is also favored.

SALARY: $1,700 per month Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

CONTACT: BRANITZ@YAHOO.COM TEL: (649) 246-0775

20588

46A Airport Road, #4 Ossle Simons Building next to Caicos Coin Laundry Is seeking 4 NAIL TECHNICIANS - $6.25 HOURLY

Manicures, gel nails, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing.

Pedicures and acrylic nails.

4 HAIR STYLISTS - $6.25 HOURLY

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

CONTACT: 347-3121

Elizabeth Owen 20 International Drive, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands. Tel: (649) 332-5583

HMS CONSTRUCTION

ROXY BEAUTY SALON

20589

C&S PROFESSIONAL

Acting on behalf of Edwine Deius Oxce Sherwin Rigby Building Apt #4, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

Taking care of my children and my house, hardworking and very good with children.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 344-2225

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

20591

Belongers are encouraged to apply at The Labour Board These positions are work permit Renewals 20529

SAMUEL HARVEY #13 Parade Ave, Down Town Is seeking a

MECHANIC - $10 HOURLY

• 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 CONTACT: 231-0098 EMAIL: SAMHARVEY96@ HOTMAIL.COM

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

20551

PEARLS VILLA MANAGEMENT IS LOOKING FOR A

PRIVATE CHEF JOB SUMMARY

Must be deft in moving around the kitchen and apt in multitasking.

Experience in using various ingredients and cooking techniques is also important. Must be able to create new menus, work independently, available to work seven (7) days a week.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• • • • • •

Prepare ingredients to use in cooking.

Ensure great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served.

Keep a sanitized and orderly environment in the kitchen.

Ensure all food and other items are stored properly.

Check quality of ingredients.

Grocery shopping for kitchen menu items.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of six (6) years’ experience in a 5-star restaurant or hotel.

• Hard working with a willingness to work long hours including weekends and holidays.

• Fluent in French and Spanish are essential.

• Proven experience as a Private Chef.

• Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods.

• Very good communication skills.

• Excellent physical condition and stamina.

• BS degree in culinary science a MUST. Please note that all applications must be submitted with a valid police record, and copies of all educational certifications. Only suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Interested applicants should submit their resume with qualifications and experience to: info@saunders.tc and the TCI Employment Services and Labour Department.

The position is currently held by a work permit holder.

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STANLEY E. WILLIAMS Waterloo, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ

2 LABOURERS

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: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 649-946-2475

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

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY A vacancy exists at the Turks and Caicos Islands National Insurance Board for an

ACCOUNTANT

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APT#7 CHERRY TREE, KEW TOWN

Industrial Park, Providenciales

CERAMIC ARTIST ASSISTANT

LABOURER - $13 HOURLY

Clean, glaze and paint ceramics. You will need to wear a mask for safety. 6 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

Contact 431-3014 Interested applicants can email applications to clayvoyage@hotmail.com

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Run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, set up worksite, clean worksite, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

CARPENTER - $18 HOURLY

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials

CONTACT: 348-0099

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

These positions are currently held by work permit holders

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AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF

APPLICATION FOR REISSUE OF LOST LAND CERTIFICATE TITLE NUMBER 60503/56

THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD

SECTION BLUE HILLS AND STAMERS RUN

ISLAND PROVIDENCIALES

I, ALBERT ALEXANDER GRANT of Blue Hills, Providenciales, being duly sworn make oath and say as follows: 1. That I am the registered proprietor of parcel 60503/56 located in Blue Hills and Stammers Run, Providenciales 2. The land certificate issued on the 4.2.1971 registered in my name cannot be found since the hurricane destroyed my home. Further, I have carried out a full search and I’m unable to locate the original land certificate.

3. That I make the Affidavit in support of an Application for a New Land Certificate.

4. That I make these statements from my own knowledge, information and belief.

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At its Head Office in Grand Turk. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Turks and Caicos Islanders to fill the post.

ROLE AND CORE FUNCTIONS OF JOB

• Supervision of staff in the Finance & Accounts Department.

• Preparation of Monthly Financial Statements.

• Reconciliation of Balance Sheet and Income Statement accounts, which includes the various Schedules, with the General Ledger • Compilation and reconciliation of monthly investment report from all investment managers • Review and assist with the compilation of payroll data.

• Ensures the reconciliation of various bank accounts.

• Provision of financial support services to departmental managers across NIB. • Assistance with the preparation of annual budgets.

• Ensures proper accounting and security of cash.

• Ensures the completion of the Fixed Assets Register • Assisting with asset management.

• Assistance with the training and the development of staff in the department.

• Assisting with the development and implementation of financial management systems to protect the resources of the Board.

• Acts as Financial Control in her absence • Perform such other duties and responsibilities as may be determined by the Financial Controller from time to time.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIRMENTS

This position requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent professional qualification and four (4) years post qualification-practicing experience.

Knowledge and skills must also include the following: • Project management skills • Highly developed communications skills • Business Writing and Financial reporting skills • Computer and Information technology application for financial data management, analysis and reporting • Investigative skills • Human and financial resource management skills and team building skills • Budgeting • Development of internal control systems This position requires the frequent use of analytical reasoning and visual dexterity especially when incumbent is: • Assisting with the development of financial management systems to ensure the security of NIB’s assets.

• Reconciliation of Balance sheet and Income Statement Accounts • Reviewing of Fixed Asset Register and assisting with asset management • Assist with the preparation of the budget.

• Assisting with the training and development of staff in the accounting department.

The salary scale for the position is $40,000 to $65,000 and is subject to negotiation.

Applications giving full details of qualifications and experience should be send to the Deputy Director Corporate Services, National Insurance Board, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands to reach no later than Friday, February 21, 2020. All prospective applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the Labour Department in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Tokyo 2020 chief executive Yoshiro Mori says cancelling the Games “has not been considered”.

This will be Devin Booker’s first All-Star selection.

Booker to replace Lillard in 2020 NBA All-Star Game and MTN DEW 3-Point Contest PHOENIX Suns guard Devin Booker has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard on Team LeBron in the 2020 NBA AllStar Game, which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the United Center in Chicago. Booker will also replace Lillard in the 2020 MTN DEW® 3-Point Contest on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the United Center.

Booker has earned his first NBA All-Star selection in his fifth season, becoming the Suns’ first AllStar since Steve Nash in the 2011-12 season. The 6-5 guard is averaging 26.4 points (10th in NBA), 6.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds while posting

career highs in field goal percentage (49.6) and free throw percentage (92.0).

Booker, the 2018 MTN DEW® 3-Point Contest champion, joins an eight-player field that includes 2019 champion Joe Harris of the Brooklyn Nets and 2020 NBA All-Star Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks.

Lillard, who ranks fourth in the NBA in scoring (29.5 ppg), will miss the 2020 NBA All-Star Game after suffering a groin strain in a game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Feb. 12. He was named an All-Star for the fifth time this season.

According to NBA rules, when a player selected to the All-Star Game is unable to participate,

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the Commissioner shall choose a replacement from the same conference as the player who is being replaced. Booker and Lillard both play for Western Conference teams.

The 69th NBA All-Star Game – Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis – will air live on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.

ET on TNT and ESPN Radio in the United States. The MTN DEW® 3-Point Contest is part of State Farm® All-Star Saturday Night, which also features the Taco Bell® Skills Challenge and AT&T Slam Dunk. All-Star Saturday Night will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio in the United States on Feb. 15 at 8 p.m.

ET. (NBA.com)

Coronavirus: Cancelling Tokyo 2020 Olympics ‘not being considered’ CANCELLING or postponing the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus outbreak “has not been considered”, says 2020 Games chief Toshiro Muto.

The outbreak in China has already led to the cancellation of a number of sporting events, including April’s Chinese Grand Prix.

The Olympics are due to begin on 24 July in Japan’s capital city.

On Thursday, the coronavirus death toll in China rose above 1,350 - with almost 60,000 infections in total.

Several qualification events have been impacted by the virus.

Speaking at a news conference in Tokyo, Muto said: “I want to again state clearly that

cancellation or postponement of the Tokyo Games has not been considered.”

Muto said earlier this month that organisers were “extremely worried in the sense that the spread of the infectious virus could pour cold water on momentum for the Games”.

International Olympic Committee member John Coates said he was looking forward to hearing from organisers on how they were working with the Japanese government and the World Health Organisation “to ensure that all of the athletes, and all of the people who come to Japan for the Games are not going to be affected, and that all the necessary precautions are being taken”.

Inaugural class at LeBron James’ school to receive free tuition to Kent State THE inaugural class of LeBron James’ I Promise School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, has received some amazing news.

All 193 students, who are high school juniors, will be receiving free tuition to Kent State University. The kids, who were visiting the Kent State campus, erupted in cheers when they were told of the news, while their parents, watching from a live feed in a separate room, burst into tears. Video of the announcement was released on Wednesday by the LeBron James Family Foundation.

On Wednesday, after the Lakers defeated the Nuggets in overtime in Denver, James told reporters that his school has a great relationship with Kent State and the University of Akron. When the school opened in 2018, plans were announced to promise free tuition to the University of Akron when the students graduate.

“We have so many options, and I just know that so many kids in my community just don’t have many

The class was shocked at the news.

options,” James said. “So for me to be able to be in a position where I

can give these kids options to decide what they want to do with their

future, it’s probably the best thing I’ve ever done.”

According to a press release, the students will be guaranteed free tuition for four years as well as one year of a free room and meal plan.

The students will be eligible for the package as college freshmen for the 2021-2022 academic year. To be eligible, they must be admitted to Kent State, fill out required financial aid forms and have completed a required number of community service hours each semester.

To remain eligible, students need to remain in good academic standing, take part in a required number of community service or volunteer hours and complete a minimum number of credit hours per year.

“We are so pleased to take our partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation to this next level and welcome these students fully into the Kent State family,” said Kent State President Todd Diacon.

“Kent State looks forward to the time when our campus is teeming with I Promise students.” (CNN)

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Billie Jean King: Allowing coaches to signal from stands a ‘no brainer’

Woods said Tuesday he had been approached by the fledgling Premier Golf League (PGL) and has been digesting the details with his team.

Tiger Woods mulling details of proposed lucrative global golf tour He says it is a “natural evolution” but Tiger Woods is wary of jumping ship to a proposed new world golf tour.

Woods said Tuesday he had been approached by the fledgling Premier Golf League (PGL) and has been digesting the details with his team.

The British-based World Golf Group hopes to lure the biggest stars to a highly lucrative global circuit to rival the PGA Tour and the European Tour -- the game’s two major leagues.

The suggested format is for 48 of the top players to compete in 18 tournaments a year -- each with a purse of $10 million -- starting in 2022. The new tour would reportedly offer a total prize fund of $240 million.

“Have I been personally approached? Yes, and my team’s been aware of it and we’ve delved into the details of it and trying to figure it all out, just like everyone else,” Woods told reporters ahead of the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

“There’s a lot of information that we’re still looking at and whether it’s reality or not.”

‘IDEAS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN’ The PGA Tour is the premier professional circuit in the United States with about $341 million in prize money available across 46 official events, according to its website. The European Tour organizes events in Europe and around the world, outside the US, with about $230 million up for grabs.

The four majors -- the Masters,

the PGA Championship, the US Open and the Open -- are separate entities but are co-sanctioned, as are the four World Golf Championships events. Eligible players can compete on both tours as long as they fulfill a minimum requirement of events on their home circuit.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and European Tour chief Keith Pelley have refused to discuss “hypothetical” plans for a global circuit but have warned players they would have to choose between the old tour and any new iteration.

But Woods pointed to the World Golf Championships, which began in 1999 as a way of getting the top players together more often outside of the four majors, and suggested closer alignment between the established tours is a likelihood in the future.

“I think that just like all events, you’re trying to get the top players to play more collectively,” added the former world No.1, who has won more than $120 million on the PGA Tour since turning pro in 1996.

“And so this is a natural evolution, whether or not things like this are going to happen. But ideas like this are going to happen going forward, whether it’s now or any other time in the future.”

Woods, the 15-time major champion, is chasing a recordbreaking 83rd PGA Tour win in California this week.

He made his PGA Tour debut as a 16-year-old amateur at Riviera in 1992 but has never won in 12 tournaments at the venue. (CNN)

BILLIE Jean King says allowing coaches to signal instructions to players during Women’s Tennis Association matches is a “nobrainer”.

The WTA is to trial a system at this month’s Dubai Duty Free Championship whereby coaches can signal to players during the match.

King believes this coaching will create media interest and talking points.

“I have always been for it [coaching on the court],” said King, a winner of 12 Grand Slam singles titles.

“Look at baseball. They have a first-base coach and a third-base coach, the coaches are giving all these signals, squeezing their nose or whatever and making all these signals. It’s fascinating for people,” added King, who also won 16 Grand Slam titles in doubles.

“They make documentaries on these coaches. It’s just a story to promote our sport and anything we can do to promote it is a good thing, it’s a no-brainer.”

Players on the WTA tour are only permitted to summon their coaches during a changeover once per set and not in Grand Slams - while the men’s ATP Tour does not allow it at

Tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King won 12 Grand Slam singles titles during her career.

all.

Currently, players can receive a code violation for taking ‘coaching’ from the stands, as occurred during the 2018 US Open final when the umpire deemed that Serena Williams’ coach had made a gesture.

King, who was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award for

her services to tennis in 2018, wants the sport to encourage coaches to become “part of the narrative” in comparison to other disciplines where “every coach is a story”.

“We want more people to go into coaching, and you have to see it to be it,” the 76-year-old American said.

“If they are sitting up in the stands no one knows who they are.”

The Vietnam Grand Prix will feature a street circuit, with part of the track being constructed beside the My Dinh stadium in Hanoi.

Vietnam Grand Prix set to go ahead despite coronavirus concerns, says Ross Brawn THE Vietnam Grand Prix is expected to go ahead on 5 April despite concerns over the coronavirus, says Formula 1’s managing director Ross Brawn.

Vietnam’s inaugural race is being held in Hanoi, 100 miles from the border with China, the centre of the outbreak.

The Chinese GP, which was scheduled for 19 April, was

postponed on Wednesday.

“For Vietnam, all the feedback we are getting is rather like the UK. There have been some cases but not a level that would concern us,” said Brawn.

Speaking to Reuters at an event in Canada on Wednesday, Brawn added: “The advice we are getting is that it can go ahead there.”

On Thursday, Vietnam

announced that it had quarantined 10,000 people in the commune of Son Loi, 30 miles north-west of Hanoi, because of fears over the spread of the disease.

A Health Ministry statement said: “As of February 13, 2020, we will urgently implement the task of isolation and quarantine of the epidemic area in Son Loi commune.

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Tottenham Hotspur condemns new dictionary definition of ‘Yid’ ENGLISH Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur says it’s unhappy that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has included an updated definition of the word “Yid” to include “a supporter of or player” of the club.

The word has inoffensive origins within the Jewish community, but it took on a new meaning in the 1930s -- especially in the UK -- when it was used as a derogatory term for a Jew or a person of Jewish origin.

A north London-based club, Tottenham is known for having a large number of Jewish supporters and Spurs fans, both Jewish and non-Jewish, have adopted the words “Yid,” “Yiddo” and “Yid Army” as a proud self-identifiers in an attempt to nullify the derogatory meaning.

The club, however, has distanced itself from the term and does not support use of the term owing to its historically racist connotation.

“As a club we have never accommodated the use of the ‘Y-word’ on any club channels or in club stores and have always been clear that our fans (both Jewish and Gentile) have never used the term with any intent to cause offense,” said a Spurs statement.

“We find the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of the word misleading given it fails to distinguish context and welcome their clarification.”

The Oxford University Press, which publishes the OED, issued a

statement in response, saying: “As a historical dictionary, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) records the usage and development of words in the English language.

“We reflect, rather than dictate, how language is used which means we include words which may be considered sensitive and derogatory.

These are always labeled as such.

“The entry for YIDDO n. is labeled as offensive and derogatory and our reference to Tottenham Hotspur is a reflection of the evidence for the word.

“As we state at the closely related word YID n., Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is traditionally associated with the Jewish community in north and east London, and the term is sometimes used as a self-designation by some Tottenham fans.

“We will ensure the context for this connection is very clear in both definitions.”

Jewish groups have appealed to the club in the past to take action over fans’ use of the word, though other prominent members of the Jewish community, who are also Spurs fans, have differing views on the matter though.

Stephen Pollard, who is editor of the Jewish Chronicle, tweeted: “Not controversial among many of the Jewish Spurs supporters, such as myself, who are proud to be Yiddos.”

Writing in the Jewish Chronicle last year, Spurs fan Gerald Jacobs

Some see fans’ use of the term as a “reclamation” of the word and its meaning.

said: “In the mouths of Spurs fans, it is all positive. Once the crowd greets a player with the cry of “Yiddo,” he knows he has made the grade and/or had hero status conferred upon him.

“Quite apart from the fact that Yiddish is the everyday language of many Charedim, and that in mainstream Jewish life its currency is mostly confined to senior circles, do we really want to ban, say, klezmer musicians from playing Yidl Mit’n Fidl, or when your bubbe

[grandmother] talks about a “nice Yiddishe” boy or girl, are you going to tell her not to?” added Jacobs.

Last year, the club carried out a survey focused on use of the Y-word to which 23,000 fans responded, of which 11% were Jewish.

Some 94% of respondents acknowledged the Y-word can be considered a racist term against a Jewish person and 33% of respondents said they use the word “regularly” in a footballing context,

with 12% of respondents admitting to using the word outside of a footballing context.

The survey also showed that 18% of respondents do not use the term in a footballing context, considering it “offensive,” with the number rising to 35% among Jewish respondents.

Less than half of all respondents said they would prefer to see supporters choose to chant the Y-word less or stop using it altogether. (CNN)

England in South Africa: Eoin Morgan says his team have ‘lessons to learn’ ENGLAND have plenty to learn in the run-up to the Twenty20 World Cup after their one-run defeat by South Africa, according to captain Eoin Morgan.

The tourists failed to chase 178 in the first of a three-match series in East London.

“We should be winning that 10 times out of 10,” Morgan told the Test Match Special podcast.

“It’s about learning, going through a process we’ve gone through over a number of years to try to get better.”

After winning the 50-over World Cup last July, England will look to become the first men’s side to hold both global limited-overs trophies simultaneously at the T20 World Cup in Australia in October and November.

On Wednesday they recovered from a poor start with the ball and in the field to limit the home side to 177-8.

They were coasting the chase when Jason Roy was making 70 from

38 balls, only to lose three wickets in four overs.

Even then, Morgan’s 52 took them to needing seven from seven balls, before the captain was caught at long-on from the final delivery of the 19th over.

“Getting out off the last ball of the 19th over was horrifically bad for me, given my experience and how many games I’ve played,” said the Irishman.

From there, England needed seven from the final over and after Lungi Ngidi had Tom Curran caught at deep mid-wicket, Moeen Ali was bowled, leaving Adil Rashid to get three from the only ball he faced, the last ball of the match.

He was run out coming back for a second that would have forced a super over, leaving England with their first one-run defeat in a T20 international.

“I know recently we’ve played in a lot of tight games, but we want to

The second T20 international in the series is in Durban on Friday.

play in as many of these as we can because we want guys exposed to as much pressure as they can be,” Morgan added.

“You cannot replicate the pressure you’d have in the World Cup, but in situations like that we have to find a

way to get over the line.”

Morgan also defended the omission of batsman Dawid Malan, who made a century in his last T20 international in New Zealand in November, likening it to the time Jonny Bairstow spent time out of the

one-day team before forcing his way into the World Cup-winning side.

“Malan is an exceptional player and given the success of the whiteball team over a short period of time, he’s a bit of a victim of that,” said Morgan.

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Global Capital named title sponsors of upcoming Masters League

Lynn Robinson will look to make her mark in Sao Tome.

Robinson tops age division in Parkrun, ready for six-day 120-mile race TCI’s top long distance athlete Lynn Robinson made good on a Goole parkrun competition in preparation for her next six-day race, which starts this Sunday in Sao Tome.

In her recent warm-up race, the seasoned runner stormed to a first place finish in her age division and as the seventh faster female at the event. The avid athlete also proved her endurance by finishing as the

first Vegan to cross the finish line in the 5K race.

On Thursday, Robinson left for Sao Tome, where she will compete in a 120-miler over a six-day period.

Last December, the Provo resident finished 14th overall and fifth fastest female in the Cambodia multi-day event, which saw endurance athletes racing 138 miles over six days.

THE 2020 Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) Masters League will have Global Capital as title sponsors this year.

At a recent ceremony, the lending company handed over a cheque valued at $5000 to the league.

Victor Lowe, founder and CEO, was elated with the partnership. ““We are indeed proud to be the 2020 Brand Sponsor of the TCIFA Masters League….Investing in sports activities means investing in people and the communities in which we operate - this embodies the backdrop of what this company was founded on, so it’s important that we keep the promise alive of ‘helping people to help themselves.”

Rochelle Brown, Managing Director of Global Capital, added: “by sponsoring athletics, arts, music, education and more, we are supporting the goals of our customers and employees. Last but by no means least, we wish to recognised our very own Sonia Fulford-Missick, Executive Committee Member of FIFA, Mr. Oliver Smith, General Secretary, TCIFA and their team for the great work being done through sports, not just here in the TCI but on the international arena. To the players, we wish them all the best.”

Smith, who represented the FA, noted that the TCIFA seeks to promote football at all levels. “Global Capital’s sponsorship of the Master’s League provides an opportunity for our veteran players to showcase their talent in a competitive and familial

L-R: TCIFA Technical Director Andrew Edwards, Global Capital Managing Director Rochelle Brown and TCIFA General Secretary Oliver Smith.

atmosphere. All with the mutual objective of developing, promoting and increasing the visibility of the sport of football on the island.”

According to information from the TCIFA, the Masters League specifically targets and promotes football for men over 35 years old.

The 2020 season will kick off on March 1, with triple-headers being played on Sunday evenings leading up to the finals on April 29.

The seven-a-side league will consist of six teams, each with a maximum of fifteen players.

There will be two equal playing periods of 25 minutes each, and a 10-minute halftime. All games will

be conducted at the TCIFA National Academy turf field.

Fixtures will be released on February 20.

Global Capital TCI is a nondeposit taking financial institution that provides an array of lending services to everyday people who need fast and seamless loan application processes, which traditional banks do not provide. Global Capital prides itself in offering “hassle-free” loan processing with an unbelievably fast turnaround.

The company was initially branded as ‘TCIPayDay Loans’ when it was initially launched on Providenciales in 2015, and was later rebranded to Global Capital Ltd.

Valentine’s Day Cup set for Saturday THE Turks and Caicos Islands Sailing Association (TCISA) in collaboration with the Valentine’s Day Cup Committee will be hosting the 19th Annual Valentine’s Day Cup at the Bambarra Beach in Middle Caicos on Saturday.

The event, which sails off from 11:00h will have fun activities for the entire family.

According to information from the organisers, along with the model sailboat races, music and games are added attractions.

“The Valentine’s Day Cup highlights the ethos of the TCISA by promoting Community Sailing in the TCI and by also promoting Sailing as a Heritage Sport in the TCI.” Up to earlier in the week, some 30 boats were already entered and according to information from the TCISA, persons new to the sport are welcomed to compete.

For more information, call 231-0624 or visit the Turks and Caicos Islands Sailing Association Facebook page.

Turks & Caicos Tourist Board’s sailboat going through its final preparation.

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Zaidan-Jones leads Pirates to comefrom-behind win against Greyhounds MADDOX Zaidan-Jones scored three second half goals to lead the Projetech Pirates to a 5-4 victory against group leaders the Saunders Co. Greyhounds when action in the Provo Hockey League Midget division continued on Tuesday at the Graceway Sports Centre.

The Greyhounds scored twice in the first half. Both came off the stick of Maximilian Scholar, but in the second period, Zaidan-

Jones answered to even the game, before Ronin Maclaren took the Greyhounds ahead. Zaidan-Jones completed his hat-trick and Samuel French scored twice to propel the Pirates comfortably in front.

A late goal from Jack Blain was not enough for the Greyhounds who are currently on eight wins in 12 games (16 points). With the victory, the Pirates are within one point of the Greyhounds with six

Several players excelled on Saturday and when the divisions played extra games on Tuesday and Wednesday.

wins and three draws in 12 tries (15 points).

In the other Midget Division clash, Reggie Monuma, Olivia Park and Harry Schofield (also three assists), scored two goals each to hand the Villa Del Mar Flyers a 9-3 win against the Turkberry Hurricanes.

Jake Whent scored a pair for the Hurricanes.

On Wednesday, both Novice clashes were drawn. In the opener, the Grace Bay Car Rentals Islanders drew 3-3 with the Twa Marcelin Wolf Lightning. Jack Crawley led the Lightning with all three strikes, while Adrian Penn scored a pair for the Islanders.

The Design Studio Jets and the

Temple Financial Canucks then battled to a 2-2 draw. The Canucks led 2-1 at the half.

In the Bantam Division, Jemima Osmond and Jacob Been led the TCI Marble and Granite Sharks to a 10-3 win against the LHeureux Co. Canadiens. Osmond scored five goals, while Been added four.

In the other Bantam clash, the CBMS Cougars maintained their unbeaten record with a 5-3 win against the Kvanar Oilers. Jordan Gedeon scored three goals and Aiden Norman Doherty Trinidad a pair for the winners. For the Oilers, Makarii Lightbourn scored all three goals.

Hakim Ziyech has been directly involved in 166 goals scoring 79, assisting 87 - since his Eredivisie debut in 2012.

Hakim Ziyech: Chelsea reach agreement to sign Ajax winger

Carlly Noel is set to join the college in August.

Noel signs full basketball scholarship with South Georgia Tech HAB Sonics’ Carlly Noel is heading to NJCAA Division One team South Georgia Technical College.

According to information from the Sonics’ coach Ciaran O’Neill, the 6’3” shooting guard/small forward is set to start the college in August.

“Carlly’s exciting game style is similar to Vince Carter,” O’Neill stated.

The pro-active coach added that he had spoken to several coaches until head coach of the college Travis Garrett made Carlly an offer.

“Coach Garrett is very excited

about Carlly he can’t wait until he arrives.”

Carlly, who is a great motivator to his teammates, had an incredible season for his club last year. He led the U20 HAB Sonics to back-toback titles. His performance also earned him the MVP award.

CHELSEA have reached an agreement with Ajax to sign the Dutch club’s winger Hakim Ziyech this summer.

The 26-year-old was a January transfer target for Chelsea boss Frank Lampard.

Ajax were unwilling to sell the Morocco international in the transfer window as they chase the Eredevisie title.

Ajax have confirmed they have accepted a fee of 40m euros (£33.3m) - potentially rising to 44m euros (£36.6m) - with the

move subject to Ziyech agreeing personal terms.

The signing is the first by Lampard following Chelsea’s transfer ban.

The Premier League side were linked with a number of signings in January, including Paris StGermain forward Edinson Cavani and Napoli striker Dries Mertens.

Lampard’s apparent frustration with a lack of new arrivals is understood to have stemmed from clubs refusing to sell rather than any problems with Chelsea’s recruitment strategy.

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WIS adds new members after successful meeting SEVERAL new members were added to the popular and pro-active body, the Women in Sports (WIS) when members convened for the Annual General meeting on Saturday last in Grand Turk.

According to information from president Angela Brooks, the event was “one of the most successful and well attended meeting in a number of years”.

Brooks stated that over 25 women from various professions and diverse cultures gathered at the Eventz Lounge to discuss matters touching and concerning the development of the organisation and its future plans.

She said that letters of invitation were extended to women in the community and eleven ladies joined the organisation.

“This was a great encouragement for the group and persons were motivated and excited about our plans for 2020.”

“One of our signature events is the annual Gala at the end of the year where we honour and recognise the contribution and developments of athletes from yesteryear. We are now happy to include another major event to our WIS calendar coming this June with a sporting fashion show

Women in Sports continues to grow.

and a wet fete. We will continue with our usual events such as “mother –daughter” walk, “kick Back to a Healthy lifestyle”, “Mother’s day walk” and “Get Movin Now”. We like to encourage the communities across the TCI to participate in the

activities sponsored by WIS and come out and make a difference.”

Among the elected officials were: PRO - Deajah Smith & Kendra Malcolm Treasurer - Cleon Astwood

Secretary - Christine Clarke Asst. Secretary- Cheryl Foreman Event Planner Fundraiser - Rosanna with committee: Mrs Astwood, Mrs Shanika Fulford, Mrs Claudelle Miller, Bianca Morris and Claudia Smith.

TCIRFU opens new clubhouse The TCIRFU recently hosted an appreciation night for the major contributors to the extensive renovation and rehabilitation of the TCIRFU Clubhouse.

The clubhouse completion project was spearheaded by Dave Doherty from Waratah Construction who undertook most of the civil works for the new bathroom block and existing clubhouse, with Blair Mason from Aircool Installing a state of the art Mitsubishi AC system, Pierre Magnier providing all the bathroom and plumbing equipment, Tibor Gula the large solid stone bar top and Bruce McLaren donated furniture for the expansive new deck. TCIRFU is a non profit organization that has promoted the development of rugby in the TCI over the past 20 years.

The completion of the Clubhouse is the culmination of years of hard work by the members of TCIRFU

with no assistance from TCIG or World Rugby. TCIRFU acquired 3 acres of land from Frank Coggins, in the Village of Grace Bay 15 years ago, and cleared the land, installed an irrigation system, Harry Turbyfield constructed the clubhouse and with the assistance of Provo Golf course a grass field was planted. Over time the TCIRFU field matured and when the first International Rugby match was played against Jamaica in 2013 the International Rugby Board officials declared the field the best in the Caribbean. Since that time the TCIRFU has sought to improve the facility in order to properly promote and develop rugby.

The TCIRFU has enjoyed huge success in International matches with the U19 Youth team winning the country’s first ever Gold medal at an International team tournament.

The Men’s team has won the last six consecutive international matches and has climbed from 39th to 18th

(L-r) Pierre Magnier, Tibor Gula, Harry Turbyfield, Bruce McLare, David Doherty and Keith Burant at the opening.

in the Americas rugby standings.

None of these accomplishments would have been possible without the unwavering support of the local business community that has assisted the TCIRFU over the years.

As TCIG has provided so little support for most sports in the

TCIRFU and World Rugby provides no money to the TCI for domestic development the TCIRFU has been innovative in fund raising activities in order to develop the rugby program. Rugby is now in the school curriculum and the twice annual inter-island school tournaments is

one of the largest sporting events hosted in the TCI. TCIRFU is hopeful that TCIG will support a bid

by TCIRFU to host an international rugby tournament here in the TCI in the near future. The TCIRFU is willing to rent the rugby facility to companies and sporting groups.

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

February 15-21, 2020