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Could TCI and other British territories be forced to introduce corporate income tax to help curtail the billions of dollars PAGE  5 multinational companies avoid paying each year? FORTISTCI PROMISES MORE  16 RELIABILITY IN THE FACE OF CONSTRUCTION BOOM PAGE

POORLY PERFORMING PUPILS SHOULD BE HELPED, SAYS FORMER MINISTER PAGE  4

BAN ON POLYSTYRENE COMES INTO FULL EFFECT NOV 1

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Poorly performing pupils should be helped, says former minister BY OLIVIA ROSE FORMER minister of education Akierra Missick has called on the Government to implement a rescue programme for students who did not perform as expected in the GSAT exams. In a statement issued on Wednesday (June 19), Hon. Missick placed the blame at the Government’s feet for taking a slothful approach towards repairing storm-damaged schools which, she said, severely affected the pass rate. Based on the results revealed by the Ministry of Education on Wednesday, the national pass rate for the GSAT examination declined for the second consecutive year. Of the 535 students who wrote the exam in 2019, only 363 were successful which means that 172 students will have to remain in the primary education system as they have not passed the government high school standard admission test. This year, the national pass rate was 67.85 students, compared to the 2018 national pass rate at 75.56 students who qualify for high school. The ministry said the 2017 hurricanes, which wreaked havoc on most schools in the territory, brought new challenges. “The Government has expressed its commitment to rebuilding stronger more resilient schools, and to ensuring that all learners have the tools needed to be successful. “The ministry will continue to make professional development opportunities available to all staff, continuously upgrade facilities in

primary and high schools and expand the ICT inventory in schools.” The 2019 GSAT performance is the second lowest in ten years. The ten-year low was recorded in 2009 when only 64 percent of the students sitting the exams at that time passed. The former education minister who first congratulated the students and hardworking teachers said the Government schools with low GSAT pass rates are mostly the ones that have not been repaired in a timely manner following the storms. “The Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results are upon us and it has to be greeted with bitter-sweet acceptance,” she said. “While most schools performed well it is interesting to note that the children that attend schools left in shambles following the hurricanes two years ago did not perform as is customary for their institutions.” She called on the Ministry of Education to implement a summer programme that would give the students a second chance. She said: “As former minister of education I believe that the results have warranted an immediate call to action as we must act and act immediately to save those who have fallen. “They have not fallen to failure but in my view, they have fallen to the failure of the Government and the failure of the system. “I call upon the minister of education and her technical staff to immediately implement a GSAT rescue programme that will run through the summer break to offer additional support and coaching for

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Former education minister Akeirra Missick says no child should be left behind

the affected students and allow them to re-sit the exam in August.” LET NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND Missick pointed out that following the September 2017 storms, she wrote to the Minister of education offering bipartisan support to assist in rapid repairs of the schools. She said: “In my recommendations I listed the $4 million that is

budgeted for in this financial year from the previous administration’s successful grant from the European Development Fund 11 (which could) be renegotiated quickly, to be utilised to repair all primary schools in the TCI which were affected, and in some instances, expand them where they can be expanded. “I predicted the consequences would be experienced then that we are seeing today.” Missick said to date her recommendations have fallen on deaf ears and the schools, which were left open to the elements, have drifted further into disrepair. She added that: “Some estimates indicate that the cost of repairing the schools have now increased ten-fold in some instances due to exposure to the elements and water and moisture over time. “Our students, left without proper facilities, have now fallen victim to the Government’s failure as this administration led by the self-

proclaimed ‘best man’ has failed them. “In my view, these students for all intents and purposes did not fail but the system and their Government has failed them. “Imagine being a student forced to function in small cramped classroom space and still be expected to perform on a national level and compete with others who are learning in approved and well-kept environments.” Misick said no child should be left behind. “I know that there are those who may say that these students need to go back to primary school for another year and re-sit the exam but I in my heart of hearts believe that there are those among these students who deserve another shot and deserve that shot sooner rather than later.” She further argued that to have in excess of 100 students repeat grade six in the Government’s schools, will place an enormous burden on the already affected schools.

Suspects open fire on cops in Kew Town A BRAZEN shootout between bandits and cops in Providenciales last Friday has prompted soon to be police chief Trevor Botting to condemn the act as an attempt to harm his officers. What is reported to have been a routine traffic stop in Kew Town at about 3.50am on Friday, June 14, soon turned into a chase and a shootout initiated by the occupants of a fleeing car. Police reported that while officers were on patrol in the Downtown area, they attempted to stop a silver Honda Accord driving along Airport Road. The suspects refused to pull over to the side of the road when urged by police, and sped off. The cops gave chase and the vehicle eventually pulled over, but instead of complying with police instructions the occupants exited the vehicle and opened fire on the officers, who retaliated. The suspects eventually escaped on foot, abandoning the vehicle. No one was injured during the shootout and the vehicle was taken into custody for processing. In a statement on the matter, Botting, who is currently Acting Police Commissioner warned the

Acting Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting

suspects that the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force will track them down and prosecute them to the full extent of the law. “I want to speak on behalf of the brave men and women who are working the streets across the territory every single day and putting their lives on the lines,” he said. “This is a warning to the suspects involved this morning and to anyone who thinks that it is okay

to attack my officers - we will track you down and we’re going to make sure you are held accountable.” He added: “All we’re trying to do is protect this community. My officers are trained and will use any force necessary to protect themselves.” Police are urging anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers at anonymously at 1-800-8477 or 911.

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The UK’s “tax haven network” accounts for over a third of the globe’s corporate tax avoidance risks, researcher Moran Harari said

UK ‘should force’ extra taxes on overseas territories Corporation tax among recommendations to claw back billions in avoided duties worldwide BY GEMMA HANDY COULD TCI and other British territories be forced to introduce corporate income tax to help curtail the billions of dollars multinational companies avoid paying each year? That’s what a heavyweight transparency watchdog is urging the UK to do after a recent report cited the OTs as being the world’s biggest enablers of corporate tax avoidance. Analysts from the Tax Justice Network (TJN) – which last month released its eye-popping Corporate Tax Haven Index – told the Weekly News that London should adopt a far tougher stance. The UK’s “tax haven network” accounts for over a third of the globe’s corporate tax avoidance risks, researcher Moran Harari said. “Britain has full powers to impose or veto lawmaking in its dependencies and territories. As such, it should first require them to introduce corporate income tax which currently is nil in most. “Once that is in place, those territories should also adopt regulations which include limitations on the deduction for interest, royalties and services payments, an obligation to report on aggressive tax schemes, controlled foreign company rules and more,” she continued. In May, the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and Cayman were named as the world’s top three “most corrosive” places respectively, responsible for facilitating much of the $500 billion dodged by firms annually. The TCI was 32nd on the list of 64 jurisdictions but came under heavy criticism for failing to ensure companies maintain thorough accounting data and submit it to regulators for scrutiny. Harari pointed out that the TCI earned the highest haven score of 100, based on how aggressively a

country uses things like tax cuts, loopholes and secrecy, and its low position in the index compared to its regional counterparts was mitigated only by its small share of foreign direct investment. “One of the key ways to reduce the scale of tax avoidance is to ensure all companies keep proper accounting data, submit their annual accounts to authorities and make these accounts accessible to the public at large,” she said. “As of 2019, TCI seems to be very far from that.” Corporate income tax, also known as corporation or company tax, is a direct levy on the income or capital of companies incorporated in a country or doing business there. It might also apply to foreign firms with a permanent base in the jurisdiction or deemed to be resident for tax purposes. The TJN’s recommendations were met with dismay from local financial experts who said such a levy would deter companies from setting up operation in the Islands. The absence of duties like corporation, personal income, capital gains, property and inheritance tax is precisely why the TCI is a draw to investors, accountant and businessman Drexwell Seymour said. Corporation tax would “severely impact” territories’ economies. “To date, we are doing well without any corporate taxes and to introduce them would disrupt our economic model,” he continued. “I understand there is concern about tax avoidance in overseas territories. However, corporations are moving from the US because of their high tax rates. “If the US and the UK want to circumvent tax avoidance, then perhaps those governments need to reduce the corporate tax rate so that they can retain businesses there.

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson said any levy is “a matter for local government”

Britain has full powers to impose or veto lawmaking in its dependencies and territories – Tax Justice Network researcher Moran Harari

“If not, companies will continue to seek other countries where either the tax rate is very low or there is no tax at all.” Seymour also expressed concern that additional duties would adversely impact Islanders’ wallets. “Most of the overseas territories have a high cost of living and to introduce more taxes would further increase that as the cost would be passed onto consumers,” he added. The London-based TJN has no power to enforce its recommendations but as a global, non-partisan expert network, its views carry weight.

Any move to act on its corporation tax demands in the TCI is likely to encounter strong resistance from Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson who told the Weekly News that the introduction of such a levy was a “matter for local government”. The TCI is “not heading in that direction”, she added. The British government has been under mounting pressure to beef up financial scrutiny of its well-heeled Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, along with its 14 remaining territories. Harari said the UK had waged “a

tax war against the world for decades through its network of satellite jurisdictions - often referred to as the ‘spider’s web’.” An impending measure is the controversial 2023 implementation of public registers revealing the owners of companies based in overseas territories. But this will only expose “tax shenanigans” if all companies are also obliged to publish their annual accounts in the public arena, Harari said. This unhindered access would allow authorities to double check locally submitted information, and enable journalists and civil society groups to assess companies on fair trade, environmental protection and human rights, she added. A bone of contention regarding public registers was an exemption for the Crown dependencies, causing regional OT leaders to accuse Britain of unfairly targeting the Caribbean. On Wednesday (June 19), Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man announced plans to voluntarily implement fully public registers by 2023, although the TJN lambasted the long timeframe. The dependencies ranked seventh, 15th and 17th most corrosive places on the Corporate Tax Haven Index. A British government spokeswoman told the Weekly News “tackling tax avoidance, evasion and unfair outcomes” was a priority. “We’ve been at the forefront of international action to reform global tax rules, using our presidency of the G8 in 2013 to initiate the first substantial renovation of international tax standards in almost a century,” she said. She added that the 2015 introduction of a diverted profits tax to counter aggressive tax planning techniques used by multinationals had safeguarded $250 billion which would otherwise have gone unpaid.

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DENIAL BY UTILITY FIRM

FORTISTCI’s boss, Eddington Powell has trashed rumours that the recent island-wide blackouts were payback for the Government’s refusal to allow their company to increase electricity rates. “Anybody who says that does not know this company,” he told the media on Friday, June 7. “We are going through a…case with the Government, that is fine, that is understood, but in terms of service to our customers, in terms of service to this country, we don’t do that - never. We would never do that.” What are your thoughts?

Retailers across the country are being urged to import paper straws and cardboard food boxes as a more environmentally-friendly alternative

Ban on polystyrene comes into full effect Nov 1 BY OLIVIA ROSE THE IMPORTATION of all polystyrene products and plastic straws will be prohibited in the Turks and Caicos Islands in five months’ time. Cabinet recently approved a ban on Styrofoam food packaging, takeout containers, cups and straws and other products made with polystyrene. Although the import ban will take full effect on November 1, vendors using these products will have until April 2020 to get rid of all of their merchandise in stock. Products including single-use plastic cups, cutlery including plastic knives, forks and spoons, stirrers, straws, plates, egg trays - both plastic and Styrofoam - and Styrofoam containers used in the culinary retail industry are all on the extensive list of banned items in the TCI. Retailers across the country are being urged to import paper straws and cardboard food boxes as a more environmentally-friendly alternative. The TCI has now become the latest country in the region to join the growing worldwide effort to ban plastics. Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson spoke at the recent 15th annual Turks and Caicos Tourism Conference on May 9. She said the Government is determined to preserve the TCI’s famously beautiful natural landscape

while creating a more climateresilient nation. Her remarks came just a few days after the Government successfully implemented a nationwide ban on single use-plastic bags on May 1. “As a community, we do not take Mother Nature’s gifts for granted,” she said. “Our commitment to remaining ‘beautiful by nature’ is genuine and we have made tremendous efforts to preserve the natural beauty throughout the length and breadth of this nation for residents and visitors for generations to come.” The premier underscored the role of every individual in helping to advance the territory’s tourism industry by eliminating certain practices that harm the environment. “We are all stakeholders in the Turks and Caicos Tourism industry,” she said. “As we move forward into 2019 and beyond, let the beauty of these Islands and the spirit of its people inspire us to do all that we can to share this great destination with the world and propel us to higher heights.” PROTECTING MARINE LIFE Plastics, Styrofoam and polystyrene are some of the most visible signs of the pollution problem that extends across the Turks and Caicos Islands. They can be seen sticking out of every garbage pile across the nation. These non-biodegradable products tend to last for thousands of years

as they are resistant to photolysis, or the breaking down of materials by photons originating from a light source. They ultimately break into tiny pieces, contaminating soil, waterways and oceans and entering the food web when eaten by animals. Premier Cartwright Robinson ushering in the ban on single-use plastics said: “The volume of trash in the Islands is more than just an eyesore; it brings a myriad of environmental and public health issues. “The pristine marine environment that surrounds TCI is threatened. The litter from the streets has both indirect and direct effects on the ecosystem. “Marine organisms ingest toxins from the trash and these toxins make their way into the food chain, affecting multiple organisms,” she added. Trash not only threatens the local eco-system; it can adversely affect the human population since the buildup of garbage in communities often promotes disease and pestilence. The Government’s push to protect the environment goes hand in hand with the territory’s commitment to protecting itself against future natural disasters. The ban on various disposable single-use plastic products is also a vital part of the Government’s beautification project which aims to re-establish and clean-up communities.

Spending money

Obviously someone at FortisTCI is embarrassed about the way they treat their customers. This is proven because FortisTCI, a monopoly, spends money, our money, to advertise how wonderful they are - full page advertisements. Who are they trying to convince?

The power

It is strange that all of a sudden there are blackouts. They have the power, literally, to hold the country hostage. That is the major problem with monopolies as they know that we the consumers do not have a choice. Hopefully, this administration has the fortitude to actually fight for its people as the costs of living is already too high in these isles.

Market reform

“We’d never do that,” is a bizarre and pre-emptive ‘mea-culpa’. The greater issue with constant power disruptions is market reform, not rate increases. To compete in tourism globally, the TCI cannot seriously consider electricity rate increases. Adopting a competitive business model by FortisTCI will lead to greater efficiencies such as advance purchase of critical supplies, possible rate decreases and insurance for hurricanes. Rate increases, constant power disruptions, threatens the TCI’s economic viability. The TCI’s global positioning is greater than FortisTCI is prepared to consider. Another energy provider, new competition, will help.

Too dangerous

Randomly denying supply to customers would be dangerous to their monopoly.

My guess is that they have worked that out.

No accusation

Prior to the 2017 hurricane season, FortisTCI as the state sponsored monopoly in energy, was obliged to obtain insurance for its plant and equipment. They didn’t. The result, FortisTCI and the consumer suffered untold losses. Must the consumer pay again? Function as ‘insurer of last resort’ and sustain a rate increase? This is not a proper use of the Electricity Ordinance, by passing the cost of FortisTCI’s omissions onto the consumer. They seek to dominate the alternative energy sector of wind and solar, which has always been open to all. The governor in council was right to veto that application. Finally, if you didn’t do anything why insist that you didn’t. No-one accused them of anything.

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TCHTA looks to shed ‘Grace Bay boys’ label, encourages local membership BY DELANA ISLES ‘WE ARE not just for the Grace Bay Boys’ is the message the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) would like to convey to the native business community as the association looks to bump up its numbers of members. Neither are they an association just for hotels, chief executive officer of TCHTA, Stacy Cox, said during a press event on Thursday, June 13, at Beaches Resort and Spa. Cox was addressing one of the weaknesses as identified by the SWOT analysis contained in the association’s five year (2017-2022) strategic action plan - low numbers of new members. The weaknesses of the TCHTA as outlined in the strategic plan are the association’s inability to influence the Government, the perception of its members as ‘The Grace Bay Boys’ banding together versus a team committed to the best result for all, shyness when it comes to self-promotion, its financial stability, connection with community, time to commit to the association, low new member recruitment, the fact that TCI is often seen as just being Providenciales and low involvement from the local business community, the analysis read. As part of the TCHTA’s plan it is looking to lure new members, and during the event the CEO outlined the many benefits to being a member for non-hotel related businesses. Cox said: “Often people look at the association as just the hotel association, but… the truth is that it is a direct and indirect organisation because we do have independent restaurants, we do have insurance companies, we do banks, we do have independent water sport operators, we do have car rental companies as part of the association. “Part of the mandate for us and our allied members (which covers everyone outside of hoteliers or the accommodation sector) is to put forward a plan that will give information on what are the benefits and why you should be a part of this organisation.” She appealed to potential members to join as it gives them a voice that they may not otherwise have. “It gives you a voice to Government and not just to Government… it also gives you an opportunity to participate in local initiatives from the clean-up

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campaign to our culinary camp; just being a part of a civic organisation that has an outreach into the community.” To date the TCHTA has 101 allied members and 49 hotel members. Cox stated that membership opens up many platforms for businesses such as destination guide listings, social media networking and being part of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Organisation which by extension opens up access to the regional market. She added that the association is also working on a number of discounted rates for new members and other things to incentivise new membership, as they strive to take the TCHTA from good to great. Executive member Malaika Wint Williams pointed to the active nature of the organisation. “The public doesn’t really realise what this board has done… you hear TCHTA, but it doesn’t mean anything to you, but now there is a realisation that they did this, is doing this, and this group actually gets things done, so why not be a part of a group that gets things done?” she encouraged. Former TCHTA president Nikheel Advani acknowledged that while new membership is a challenge for the association, it is not one that is

The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association’s 2019 board members

peculiar to the Turks and Caicos Islands. He stated that the TCI is seen as and considered to be one of the shining stars of the hotel and tourism industry around the Caribbean and that status is due primarily to the work, efforts and leadership of the

TCHTA. Advani said the membership issue is more a case of the organisation wanting to do better, wanting to include more members to join and reap the opportunities that are made available. As outlined in the five year

strategic plan, the TCHTA will be working over the next five years to enhance the tourism industry’s prosperity through strong member representation and engagement, effective government advocacy, and the provision of value added programmes and services.

WHY JOIN TCHTA? The association sells itself as an important advocacy group, a marketing apparatus, and an outstanding career incubator for young Turks and Caicos Islanders desiring a life-long profession in the tourism industry. Its stated goal is to represent the entire spectrum of hotel and tourism offerings through its membership network of about 5,000 keys representing hotels, condo-hotels, resorts and villas. Its members are reportedly responsible for approximately 85 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, and the association plays a critical role in the economic growth and success of the territory. Members provide capital investment, human resource development, and opportunities for small local businesses supplying products and services to the tourism sector. “The TCHTA is the leading marketer of the Turks and Caicos Islands with its members combining to spend over $25 million dollars annually promoting our country around the world. “In a nation reliant solely on the single industry of tourism, there is nothing more important than a

strong hotel and tourism association working hard to protect and grow the industry and increase the standard of living for all citizens,” the action plan reads. Membership offers a sound investment with many valuable benefits including networking, marketing support, effective lobbying and staff training opportunities. “Through involvement and cooperation with tourism partners the TCHTA is dedicated to the achievement of sustainable growth in tourism for the benefit of its members and the wider community, while protecting and enhancing the unique character and environment of the Turks and Caicos Islands. “Membership allows for one voice in communicating with Government on issues and is also a great way for businesses to promote services among other members and international travel partners through our monthly TCI Style newsletter and social media pages,” the plan stated. Among the businesses who can join are firms or corporations legally operating in or outside of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Residents urged to attend FortisTCI rate increase public inquiry RESIDENTS in the Turks and Caicos Islands are being advised to attend a public inquiry for FortisTCI’s rate variation on July 2 and 3. The utility company in a statement on Thursday (June 20) informed residents in the TCI of guidelines to attend and participate in the inquiry. It is slated to be held at the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sport Complex, Providenciales, from 4pm to 8pm. The company said: “If you wish to make an oral presentation at the inquiry your intention should be communicated to Mr J Paul

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Morgan, and should include a reference to your specific concern as it relates to the reasonableness of the proposed variation of the prescribed rates of tariff by FortisTCI Limited and Turks and Caicos Utilities Limited, on or before June 26. “Please note that oral presentations at the inquiry shall be limited to 15 minutes per person. “If you wish to make a written presentation, it should be submitted on or before June 24. “All written submissions must be emailed to the following addresses jeffreypaulmorgan@ gmail.com or jason.abraham@

avisobviconsulting.com with the caption, ‘Submission to the FortisTCI Proposed Rate Variation Inquiry’,” Fortis said. Last year the company applied to the Government for a 6.8 percent increase, across the board, on electric bills for all consumers in the TCI. This application was not approved. Subsequently, the company applied to Governor John Freeman for a variation of the prescribed rate of tariffs under section 40 of the Electricity Ordinance. The Governor has since appointed J Paul Morgan, under section 39 of the Electricity Ordinance, to inquire into the

reasonableness of the proposed variation of the prescribed tariff of rates. FortisTCI president and CEO Eddinton Powell last year described the rate variation application as “reasonable and warranted”. He said the company’s financial position was weakened by the cost of the restoration of electricity following hurricanes Irma and Maria. He stressed that the company’s total expenditure was $63 million, and that the TCI company bore the entire cost of the restoration for the Islands after hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

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Director of Tourism Ramon Andrews and senior public relations officer Elisha Jennings with Alexander Britell, the editor in chief of Caribbean Journal

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Grace Bay emerged as winner of the Caribbean’s Best Beach category among nominees which included Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman, Eagle Beach in Aruba, Pink Sand Beach in Harbour Island, the Bahamas, and Grand Anse Beach in Grenada.

Grace Bay named Caribbean’s best beach GRACE Bay beach in Providenciales has once again been awarded ‘Caribbean’s Best Beach,’ this time, by the Caribbean Journal Travellers’ Choice Awards 2019. The announcement, which was made on May 27, came after months of online voting open to the thousands of subscribers of the Caribbean Journal - one of the

world’s largest websites covering Caribbean travel and tourism. Grace Bay emerged as winner of the Caribbean’s Best Beach category among nominees which included Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman, Eagle Beach in Aruba, Pink Sand Beach in Harbour Island, the Bahamas, and Grand Anse Beach in Grenada. In a press release on Wednesday

(June 19) Director of Tourism Ramon Andrews said: “Grace Bay Beach has done it again! “We’re excited to add yet another award to the list of accolades that our destination has accumulated over the years. “This award is particularly significant because it was won by popular vote among frequent

Caribbean visitors who recognised the ‘best of the best’ in Caribbean tourism. “We should all be proud that our country is home is such an amazing beach and likewise take collective responsibility to protect and preserve it.” TCI Tourist Board representatives Ramon Andrews and Elisha Jennings were presented with the award by

Alexander Britell, the editor in chief of Caribbean Journal, on June 6 during the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s Caribbean Week in New York. The Sands at Grace Bay won the Caribbean Journal Travellers’ Choice 2019 award for Best Family Resort and The Shore Club on Long Bay captured the award for Best Luxury Hotel.

TCI is an ideal destination for wellness travellers, says tourism chief BY DELANA ISLES

Chief executive officer of the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association, Stacy Cox

TOURISM officials are off to Miami for a wellness event that will see the TCI joining other top destinations around the Caribbean for two days of interactive discussions. On Wednesday (June 19), Stacy Cox, chief executive officer of the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA), spoke with media about the Wellness Mastermind Meeting, hosted by Caribbean Wellness and Education (WE). “It is an opportunity for wellness practitioners from around the Caribbean to sit in one room, share best practises and opportunities that they are able to take back to their respective islands on how they can grow wellness and meshing it with tourism in their industry,” Cox explained. The second annual conference will bring together spa and wellness professionals, hoteliers, heads of state and spa suppliers. They will strive to improve the standards in the Caribbean through professional development, continuing education and networking opportunities - the end

goal of being to capture high-yield wellness travellers from all parts of the world to the Caribbean. As it relates to possible improvements to the local wellness product the Turks and Caicos Islands offers, Cox said the local product is at a good place. She added that the conference is a chance to learn and grow and hopefully transform the TCI into an ideal wellness location for the discerning traveller. “I do believe there are opportunities not just for Turks and Caicos but for the Caribbean as well to sell our destinations as a wellness destination. “We have amazing vegan restaurants here. We have some of the top spas in the world in Turks and Caicos. “Now the question is, how do we bring that to the forefront of our marketing plan for the destination to say ‘come to Turks and Caicos for wellness, for spa, for healthcare and all of these things combined to make your vacation that Caribbean wellness event’,” Cox said. The WE organisation believes, like the TCHTA chief executive, that the Caribbean is the “world’s

spa” and has been working for a number of years to make this a reality. Founder and CEO Of WE is Stephanie Rest. Rest was also the creator and chair of the first Turks and Caicos Islands’ Hospitality Adventures: Spa Camp. This led her to found WE, an organisation that cultivates wellness programmes, professional events and educational courses for spa and tourism professionals. She has also been influential in creating new facilities and reinvigorating existing spas to meet the challenges and opportunities of the new waves of spa development. The event is just one of four Caribbean tourism events currently underway in Miami. Representatives from member countries of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) will be hosting their executive meeting there. There is also an educational forum for hoteliers sponsored by CHTA, and the annual and highly anticipated Taste of the Caribbean event, at which the TCI is once again represented by its stellar culinary team.

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PDM retains same leadership and executive MEMBERS of the ruling party, the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), gathered at their Providenciales headquarters to elect party candidates ahead of the 2020 general elections. The party’s slogan at last weekend’s annual event was ‘On the road to change’. Members gathered for an evening of socialising on Friday night (June 14), then they got down to the business of the party on Saturday. Included in the business sessions were a review of the party’s constitution and the election of officers to the various posts. On Monday, the party reported that it came out of the two day convention stronger and more resolved to further their mission of bringing change to the Turks and Caicos Islands. “The Government party is firmly ‘On the road to change’,” a party statement read. All of the officers who previously held positions in the party were unanimously re-elected to serve for another term. Those officers are: Sharlene Cartwright Robinson as party leader, Sean Astwood as deputy leader and Douglas Parnell as national chairman. Karl Bain and Patricia Saunders were also returned as vice chairpersons of the PDM, Gladys Kennedy was returned as assistant secretary general, Robert Been Jr as assistant treasurer, Whitney Bain as party whip, Charles Garland as national chaplain, Ashwood Forbes as secretary general, and Derek Taylor, Llewelyn Handfield and Princie Harris as trustees.

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson flanked by Cabinet members and other members of the People’s Democratic Movement during the social night of the party’s 2019 convention

Premier and other members of the Government and the PDM discuss the business of the ruling party during their annual convention

Teenager locked up on gun and ammo charges AN 18-YEAR-OLD man was this week arrested detectives of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force during a stop and search exercise. The arrest was carried out on Tuesday (June 18) and later that day the man was charged with carrying a firearm and ammunition. The charges followed the recovery of an illegal firearm and five rounds of ammunition during a routine stop and search of a silver Nissan Teana car by cops on Monday (June 17). The man was not granted bail and was expected to answer to the charges later in the week. Two other men - 25 and 28-yearsold - who also occupied the same vehicle, were also arrested and charged with the same offenses.

They were both released on $3,000 bail each and were expected to return to the police station on Thursday for further questioning. Earlier this year Broward County Sheriff’s Office arrested a TCI man Alvin G Hegner and booked him on a felony charge. Hegner was arrested on Saturday, April 6, by Airport Police Department and was booked into the Broward County Jail system in or around Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The charge is that of theft conversion, a felony offence. Theft by conversion occurs when a person lawfully obtains possession to the personal property or funds of another, and then converts the property into funds for their own use and without the person's permission.

Cops seize drugs and ammo from North Caicos home AN IMITATION rifle, illegal drugs and one round of ammunition were recovered from a North Caicos home earlier this week when cops executed a search warrant. The search was carried out Tuesday (June 18) by detectives and Tactical Unit officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. While carrying out the warrant, the items were located and seized for investigational purposes and a 45-year-old woman and a 26-yearold man were arrested as a result. Reports to the Weekly News are that the man is suspected to have been involved in a shootout with police last week Friday (June 14) in the Kew Town community in

Providenciales. At that time, police had attempted to stop a vehicle at about 3am when the vehicle sped off, stopped and the occupants exited the vehicle and opened fire on police officers. They eventually escaped on foot, abandoning the vehicle was then impounded for investigative purposes. Following the search of the North Caicos home on Tuesday, police arrested the man and his mother who occupied the premises. The woman was subsequently charged with possession of controlled drugs namely cannabis, possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply namely cannabis, possession of controlled drugs

namely amphetamine (MDMA), and possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply namely amphetamine (MDMA). The man was charged with unlawful possession of ammunition, possession of controlled drugs namely cannabis, possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply namely cannabis, possession of controlled drugs namely amphetamine (MDMA), possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply namely amphetamine (MDMA) and suspicion of discharging a firearm in relation to the report made on June 14. Both individuals are still in police custody assisting with the active investigation.

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Restoring the central role of Caribbean agriculture

THE VIEW FROM EUROPE

WHEN in the early 1990s it became apparent that Europe’s preferential regimes for Caribbean bananas and sugar were coming to an end, an impassioned debate began about a transition to other forms of economic activity. For the most part the focus was on alternative crops, import substitution, manufacturing and financial services. Little was said at the time about tourism because its sustainability was widely regarded as uncertain. Since then the world has moved on. Tourism has come to dominate most Caribbean economies. Unconstrained by the region’s smallness, the internet has enabled new offshore services to develop and prosper, and financial services, after being encouraged, have come under threat from the same nations that promoted their development. In contrast, agriculture has been slow to reorient itself. While some entrepreneurs in the sector moved on and identified niche domestic or export markets or saw opportunity in large new acreages on virgin land on the mainland of South and Central America, most Caribbean farmers have remained

caught in the past. Moreover, agriculture’s low returns and economic and climatic uncertainties have made the sector unattractive to most young people, resulting in there being little new thinking about how as an industry, agriculture should adapt to a muchchanged Caribbean. For this reason, the just published Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) ‘Study on the State of Agriculture in the Caribbean’ is breath of fresh air as it outlines how, with a significantly changed approach, the sector could again become of much greater economic and social relevance. What it does is provide a long overdue comprehensive analysis incredibly the first since 1981 - of agriculture in all Caricom states including Haiti, plus the UK’s five overseas territories, which together comprise the bank’s 19 borrowing member countries. It notes that while Dominica, Guyana, Haiti and Suriname remain heavily dependent on agriculture with the sector accounting in these nations for between 12 and 17 percent of GDP and between 10 and

BY DAVID JESSOP

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

50 percent of employment, in ten other borrowing nations, agriculture now accounts for less than four percent of GDP. The study confirms that since 2000, the food import bill of CDB’s borrowing members has more than doubled from $2.1 billion to $4.8 billion with imported food now accounting for 60 percent of the food consumed in Caricom and the UK overseas territories. It also says that in its borrowing countries, food exports of traditional crops fell from 60 percent of agricultural production in 1990 to less than 20 percent in 2018. As well as focusing on how the economies of the region have changed and how Caribbean agriculture might adapt, the study identifies the steps required to

resuscitate the industry and reduce the region’s huge food import bill. CDB make clear that the principal challenge now facing agriculture in the region is improving competitiveness and productivity. Productivity growth in Caribbean agriculture, it observes, remains low, with value per worker per annum remaining largely unchanged for 30 years. This, the report notes, contrasts negatively with Europe where over the same period the value has doubled or in the case of the United States, tripled. CDB also say that because the sector has only a limited ability to comply with modern food safety and quality standards and for the most part lacks irrigation, it has been unable to adequately respond to the

region’s rapidly growing demand for high-standard, agri-food products for the tourism, food processing and retail sectors, either within or beyond the region. The consequence has been a growing demand for agricultural imports. Despite this, the report, which also addresses fisheries and aquaculture, says the sector as a whole has great potential for the creation of stronger market linkages with sectors such as tourism if support is provided to farmers, fisherfolk and agrifood businesses to adopt current international best practice and technologies. CDB’s intention now is to develop a new agricultural policy and strategy paper for governments, multilateral institutions and aid donors, with the intention of modernising Caribbean agricultural practices, identifying key trends and the innovative practices and the science necessary to support an integrated approach. It also intends proposing measures that incorporate CONTINUED 

COMMENTARY

All in the family THE ANNOUNCEMENT that E Jay Saunders is now Deputy Leader of the Progressive National Party (PNP) party brought to mind questions on why that party continues to use members of only two families to lead them. In the long run this has not been good for the people or the PNP party. Why then is this the case? The PNP has other loyal members. How about a Robinson, Connolly, Lightbourne or others? Do these others now populate the 20 possible candidates including the five at large? I met E Jay years ago when he was chief of Digicel. He was opening an operation in North Caicos and Doris Robinson Primary School students performed a couple of numbers.

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

The school was a designated beneficiary of Digicel, so that also was all in the family. It might be worth visiting the history of how Digicel was able to open operations in the TCI. Cable and Wireless, a British company, had been the only phone/ internet company able to operate in the TCI. The C&W rates were horrible.

$1.35 per minute - $2.15 in today’s money. Derek Taylor was chief minister and was angered that C&W was ripping off TCI folk. The monopoly agreement required C&W to charge rates in the TCI that did not exceed other Caribbean locations. Taylor hired a consultant who quickly documented the illegal rip-

off, breaking the monopoly. Digicel came rushing in setting up its own system. Competition drove rates down, down, down. By then Mike Misick had the Government and E Jay was appointed as the Digicel chief. They took credit for what Taylor did for the people. Sometime later Digicel and Saunders parted company. Now we have Washington Misick as PNP leader and E Jay Saunders as deputy. Washington had planned to retire but for reasons yet unrevealed returned to the political fray. Our thinking was Washy was moving into retirement and low profile. Right now, Mike has brother Chalmers before the court with him and he is in no position to pass out more positions in the family. Bank CEO, resort leadership or

realty sales have all been used up. Meanwhile the Hall family have three members before the judge. More family association. All this makes the body politic wonder - have these candidates from the top down sought nomination or are they in place at the families’ request? Family associations in politics are never well received. Mrs Clinton lost her USA election to a rank outsider, Trump. We believe Clinton’s husband Bill soiled the soil of the white house and his reputation turned off the USA small town family people who vote against obvious moral wrongs. Back in the TCI it may be time to shut down the family run progressive party and start over from scratch.

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technology across the value chain and strengthen the sector’s capacity to become more resilient to climate change. What makes this report particularly important is that it is forward looking, outlines solutions and opportunities and gives hope to all who believe in the centrality of agriculture to Caribbean life and who want to restore respect for agriculture’s role. If the Caribbean’s agrifood system is to become more competitive, inclusive and sustainable, it has long been selfevident that agriculture requires a new approach, new policies and investment. In particular, as a sector, it needs to overcome its inefficiencies, adopt best practice and see more resources and much more land under crops that offer greater value to farmers and consumers. Well delivered change could again make agriculture, albeit in a very different form, an important source of future regional economic growth and see the sector become a key contributor to poverty reduction, particularly for those not able to benefit from growth in other parts of the economy. As CDB suggests, a resuscitated and integrated industry could also help address the socio-economic problems

that the region faces in relation to food and nutrition insecurity, obesity, youth unemployment, and gender inequality. By illustrating quite how much there is to be done the reports begs the question as who is going to act and how quickly. In recent years CDB has developed a reputation for well thought through and executed actions. It has gained renewed respect from its lenders and non-borrowing members which include the UK, China and Germany and is well placed to mobilise resources. However, initiating a new public-private policy dialogue, increasing acreages, addressing overfishing, identifying value chains, developing transport links to regional and overseas markets, and all else that is required to reinvigorate Caribbean agriculture will necessitate a well-integrated, managed and sustained effort with substantial resources delivered over a long period. Transforming Caribbean agriculture in a manner that ensures it has a sustainable longterm future may be complex but pales in comparison to the social and economic and cost of inaction. The CDB report indicates this clearly and that if adapted, agriculture has an important role in the region’s future development.

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The time I hated my country PART ONE Dear Editor, I was born in the 1970s in the capital island of Grand Turk, a time when my country was the third world of the third world. Those born before me and around that time would understand what I mean. There was no running water. Drums and water cisterns held our water and we accessed this water using buckets. Our baths occurred in small tubs and if you were fortunate, you were the first or the second person who took a bath in that same water. We had limited electricity in our homes, three TV channels (and two which didn’t work) and an antenna on the roof that had to be positioned at the right angle to make it work. Our food was cooked some days on a cold stove by my grandfather whose intentions were really good but didn’t rescue us from the fact that he never learned to cook until much later in his life. We walked barefooted as we only had a single pair of what was called our “good shoes”. I can also recall some days attending primary school without shoes. For fun, we played marbles, went fishing, ran behind horses, donkeys, goats and chickens, played with a bicycle tyre or wheel and pulled a Klim can. With all that said it was surprisingly a good life. No worries or concerns and we were at our happiest with what little we had.

Then my mom decided to study in New York in the mid-80s. As an only child, she took me with her. A new place in the big city! At first I asked, how could she take me from my good life in my third world home and force upon me a strange life in the concrete jungle? But wait, the concrete jungle was actually better than my home! We had running water and good food. I mean who would turn down New York style pizza and Burger King? Chinese food to die for? We had access to the latest toys, video games and fashion and my TV had all 12 analogue channels. I was living my best life. This is the point at which I started to hate my home. How could I have been born in such a place? A place so harsh, so dissolute and so backward? I asked God why did he do that to us? Why would you place my ancestors in such a place and made life so hard for us? Why couldn’t I be born and raised in the US and not know about such a place called the Turks and Caicos, which none of my classmates in New York knew about and wasn’t even on the world map to show to them during geography lessons?

Imagine trying to explain something that does not exist according to the latest world map at that time? I was the laughing stock of the class. My mother finished her degree in two years and my time in New York came to an end and it was time to return to my home. But home to what? As far as I knew, nothing had changed. I knew that the conditions were the same. “Home sweet home,” as it is so gloriously stated. I returned home and could not wait for the day I could escape again return to New York to live for good. But something interesting happened. My presence on these isles made me fall in love with my home all over again. The saying that one must be ‘in the room’ in order to appreciate the experience sounds true when it comes to the TCI. I did not want to live in any other place on this earth. I was indeed fortunate enough to return to New York for college and I would captivate audiences with my stories of a place no one in the room knew about. A place so geographically close to the US but it seemed so far in the minds of my audience. I returned home knowing that I had a contribution to make to a developing country. A country that gave me a scholarship, which helped me achieved my goals. A country that I thought could be the best country in the world. Deveraux Malcolm

(To be continued next week)

Lest we forget: What is history, what is the future? PART TWO Now, if I were to delve deeper and launch into the real history of the British empire - the Opium Wars, Colonel Reginald Dyer and his Amritsar massacre in India, Governor John Eyre’s generous civilising gift of mass death in the Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica, and on and on and on, all fully documented, then we get to this. Drexwell Seymour and Lecturer Oliver Mills, you are not speaking to me but you should be speaking to the next generation. Are they lost? Do they only desire money? Mr Seymour, it is Attorney Lloyd Rodney (actually Dr Walter Rodney’s cousin - a Guyanese right

BY COURTENAY BARNETT

Courtenay Barnett is a graduate of London University. His areas of study were economics, political science and international law. He has been a practising lawyer for over 30 years, has been arrested for defending his views, has been subjected to death threats, and has argued public interest and human rights cases. He lives and works in the Caribbean.

here in the Turks and Caicos Islands) who exposed British corruption with the overcharging and the governor’s refusal to implement and adhere to the statutorily required regulations. Those regulations would have regulated and reduced your CEO operated company’s required

duties to charge reasonable rates for the consuming TCI’s public’s requirement of the essential services of telecommunications. Kudos to you. What of brother Rodney? He was imprisoned for opposition to the company which you headed as CEO as a Turks and

Caicos Islander. Now you complain ex post facto that there is not another TCI CEO appointed. Your point please? See, nationalism can be a good start as a motivational factor aiming and ultimately maybe achieving development. Consider for a moment Nelson Mandela’s sacrifice. However, he sacrificed for country not for self in a narrow, self-motivated dedication to a concept of ‘achievement’ being defined primarily by monetary acquisition and/or by way of narrow ‘identity politics’. He was far more expansive and inclusive in his approach and strategy. Alas, what has South Africa become, post-Mandela? A nation

with some 21 black billionaires amidst a mass of suffering black people. What model do you desire for the Turks and Caicos Islands? The next generation may already be lost. Nationalism is good. One must love one’s own. But who is my own? Is it my race, my family, my nation, my religious group etc? It is way, way beyond that. For we are all human beings, homo sapiens of one race, so we do need to think way beyond narrow nationalism. All said and done, it is understanding, intelligence, empathy, competence and dedication to a cause which is bigger, more important, more significant than narrow nationalistic embraced causes.

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June 22-28, 2019

College studies: A single or double major?

MILLS MUSES

MANY students entering college or university have an idea of the subject area they want to major in. They know this because of their majors done at community college or the subjects they did well in at high school. But there are some colleges that offer single majors while others offer double majors. And here, the complications begin. A single major does not mean the student does subjects confined to the particular area of specialisation. For example, if a student is pursuing a degree in business studies, while most of the subjects will be business based in order to broaden their perspective, he or she may be required to do other subjects as well such as politics or economics. But the major concentration will be in the area of specialisation. So, a single major may be in any area, with the major courses connected to it.

BY OLIVER MILLS

Oliver Mills is a former lecturer in education at the UWI Mona Campus. He holds a BA (Hons.) UWI, an M.Ed. Dalhousie Univ., an MA University of London, and a Postgraduate Diploma in HRM and Training, Leicester Univ.

Some institutions require applicants to have a certain number of courses related specifically to the main area, so that when they apply for higher studies their transcript will show they have the required number of subject courses. If not, then the student will need to do make-up courses to be better prepared for the standard of work at this higher level. But some colleges also offer double majors, where students can pursue two different degrees in two different specialty areas at the same time. And some are bright enough to do

this, and do well in both areas. When they choose to move on to further studies they really know what they will specialise in at the postgraduate level, and will still have another specialty degree which will enable them to work on a job requiring it. When I was an undergraduate student at the University of the West Indies, I was accepted to read for an honours degree in history. My Advanced Level GCE subjects were in history and British constitution, and the first year courses included politics. I was therefore able to read for an

honours degree in both history and government. I chose history because of its intellectual appeal and the insights it provided into human nature and culture. And government provided broad knowledge in Caribbean and international politics, including the government and politics of the USA, Britain, and China. I was therefore well informed in not only the history and challenges faced by Caribbean societies, but the politics of developing and advanced societies as well. And I have taught both subjects at college level. So, a double major, whether it is in two different degree disciplines or a single degree with two majors, is highly desirable in terms of personal development and finding employment. An additional subject concentration makes you more marketable. It also facilitates a better understanding and choice. Two US professors argue that students with a double major can

earn more than their peers who majored in only one field, and that those with double majors are more innovative. They see innovative skills as being related to persuasive communication and risk taking. But they do not define whether a double major involves two distinct degrees in two different areas or two majors within a single degree. I also feel that all majors, regardless of the subject area, have in-built skills that enhance motivation, networking and risk taking. And that earnings are related to the type of major pursued and are not automatically related to having a double major as the US professors alluded to. Further majors are not only based on financial satisfaction, but also foster aesthetic taste, intellectual pleasure, and produce cultivated and highly cultured individuals.

An authentic leadership spirit of nation building PART ONE LEADERSHIP is a spirit that is evidenced in the growth of people, not necessarily materially, rather the growth lies in leadership possessing the ability to inject and deposit an empowering virus into constituents that gives the innate capacity to know how to preserve, protect and secure future generations. This quality in leadership leaves behind a lasting legacy that cannot be obliterated by changing circumstances and conditions advanced by others of a lesser inclination to the sacredness and covenant of securing leadership obligations to future generations. In the context of securing each family and building the nation, this spirit of leadership is not only vested in the personal accumulation of material wealth as a legacy, but is sensitive to the advancement and unity of the family unit on a platform of justice and equity. In the context of the church family for example, the primary imperative is the spiritual growth and development of the disciples, not the personal accumulation of houses, lands, cars and enrichment of the pastor and securing his personal family legacy. In the political arena, the focus

BY BERNARD ANTHONY YOUNG Bernard is the pastor of One Nation Empowerment Worship Centre, a business turnaround consultant and leadership trainer at Genesis Leadership Institute. He has a DBA degree in International Business, a Bachelor of Laws LLB (Hons) and is an Associate of the Bahamas Institute of Bankers and Member of the Association of

of liberating leadership is not the personal enrichment, control and continuity of family, friends, lovers and cronies, rather, the focused gaze is fixed on: -The growth and development of the people -The preservation of national resources to undergird the vision -The premeditated building of the nation through a strategic plan -The harnessing of the talent pool to ensure sustainability -The deliberate determination of the future growth, development and direction of the country In the face of an authentic spirit of leadership, there is no room for fear, intimidation, manipulation, cowardice, misrepresentation, not speaking and representing truth. Neither is there any place for selfenrichment and deal cutting for self and cronies.

Accounting Technicians UK. Bernard hosts Leadership Empowerment and Kingdom Empowerment radio programmes and is a community activist in the arena of social, economic and political empowerment for all Bahamians and Turks and Caicos Islanders.

Meaningful change is only possible when leadership hands remain squeaky clean. Only then the persons possessing the spirit of leadership can make integrity demands in the face of all the corrupting influences inside and outside that will have to be faced. This is not an easy task, but it is doable and possible. WHERE ARE THE LEADERS? The whole creation is groaning in travail waiting for the appearance of the spirit of leadership. Leaders rise up, come forth and break out because the time is ripe for the transformation in leadership spirit. Can we rise in maturity to a place where country interests outweigh political party interests and we strive to create a reservoir of creative ideas and cease from the personal attacks

and the character assassination of individuals? If we must attack, let us level our attacks against the mismanagement of human, financial, intellectual and physical resources caused through the absence of exposure in good governance and the penchant to neglect the needs of the people in pursuit of self-interests. Our conversations have to radically change to such topics like strategic planning, determining of what we desire the future to look like in the best interest not of foreign investment, but for the Turks and Caicos Islanders as the owners of the country resources. In our two-party system, the ball has been dropped in the past by both sides of the aisle and it is easy after dropping the ball during any given administration, to then criticise

another administration on their watch. That’s easy and anyone can criticise. However, it takes much more work and effort to think and seek after new, innovative and creative solutions that address both the current and future real needs of the Turks and Caicos Islands. An additional myth that has to be debunked is the false belief that only persons born on TCI soil have the answers and solutions for the many TCI challenges, most of which have been created through successive leadership and governance deficits. The time has come to shift the ball game from measuring progress by the number of foreign investors attracted to TCI and by measuring success by the number of hotels, villas, and private homes, none of which are owned by Islanders directly, or by measuring success by the number of jobs held by Islanders. All these measurements and more, fall far short of the nation building metrics that ought be based on ownership of resources by Turks and Caicos Islanders and the ownership of joint ventures between foreign investors and the TCI private sector.

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Learn and live a happy life THIRTY years ago, I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting and Business Management. This month, hundreds of students are graduating from several secondary schools and hopefully many of them will be pursuing tertiary education in the fall either locally or internationally. Therefore, this article is to provide some tips to students based on my personal experience. CHOOSE YOUR PASSION Most colleges and universities have any course that you can study. Choose a major that you are passionate about. Do not let anyone influence to pursue a course that you have no interest in. While you may do well in the subject, it will not only impact your career path but it will also impact your state of happiness. If you are unsure of your passion, in your first year, enroll in different classes that you think may be of interest to you. LIVE ON CAMPUS If you can afford it, live on campus where you can truly experience a wonderful college experience by getting involve in many events and

socialising with others. My college experience was more than attending classes. It was about the experience of meeting so many people from different countries and the expansion of my horizon. Of course, this does not mean living off campus will not allow you to experience the same. DO NOT MEMORISE Do not memorise for your studies unless it about dates and certain particular historical events. Understand thoroughly what you are being taught by reviewing your work even if it means using other materials. Most times the questions that appear on an exam are for you to critically think rather than providing the professor with verbatim responses on what he taught you. The professor wants to make sure you understand what is being taught. It is also in your best interest to understand. GROUP STUDY I found it useful studying with a group of three people or more. While I did study alone most of the time, there were occasions that I study in a group. This is a great opportunity to practice team work as in the work

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.

place you will not work alone. Stay focused and do not compromise your values In college, you will encounter students and professors who have certain beliefs. Do not easily become distracted by their beliefs. Stay focused. There will also be a lot of partying and drinking in some colleges. College is the place where some people first drink alcohol or smoke. Control yourself and do not put yourself in any compromising positions. Do not do anything to please the crowd or to gain popularity. Be yourself even if you are alone. ATTEND ALL CLASSES Do not miss any of your classes

unless you are ill. College is just four years. Once you complete your degree, you will have enough time in the evenings to have fun after work. If you miss your class in college, more than likely you will repeat the pattern in the work place. Do community work and join clubs There are many clubs in colleges. Join a club and get involved in community events. It looks good on your resume and it also brings a balance to your life. You do not have to study all of the time. Have some fun too. DO NOT RUSH I rushed through college. I took summer classes. I took so many extra classes per semester so I

ended up completing my degree in three years. However, you are still young, enjoy your life and take your time but just make sure you finish on time. During your summer break, rather than taking summer classes, find employment in your area to get experience. By doing so, it may reveal whether or not you want to pursue that course. My college years were some of the best years of my life and if I had to do it over, I would take my time. CHECK THE COURSE SCHEDULE Ensure you meet all the requirements for graduation. Some colleges may only offer classes certain times of the year rather than every semester so make sure you are aware and plan your class schedule for the duration of your college time. CONCLUSION Parents and guardians encourage and support your children to pursue their passion. Attending tertiary education is an investment in your future and talent. Once completed, you will be greatly rewarded.

FortisTCI boss elected as chairman of regional utilities board PRESIDENT and CEO of FortisTCI, Eddinton Powell, has been elected chairman of the Caribbean Electric Utilities Services Corporation (CARILEC) board of directors. The election took place at the 31st annual general meeting held in Saint Lucia on May 23. Also elected to serve was a new board comprising of four new directors, two continuing, six reelected and two associate member representatives. Powell and the new board will serve from 2019 to 2022, a company press release said on Wednesday (June 19). “Having served as a director of the board since 2016, I know all too well the good work that CARILEC does within the region and in the industry as the representative body for Caribbean utilities and utility partners,” he said. “I look forward to contributing toward the evolution of the new energy landscape we face in my new role as chairman, supported by a team that brings a mix of fresh perspectives, experience and institutional knowledge.” Powell succeeds chief executive

officer of Belize Electricity Jeffrey Locke as chairman of the board of CARILEC. He served as CARILEC vice chairman, chairman of the audit and risk committee, and as a member of the executive committee of the board during the 2016 to 2019 term. Prior to Powell’s 2007 appointment as CEO of FortisTCI, he served for 25 years with Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC), a sister utility based in the Cayman Islands. During his last four years at CUC, he was senior vice president and chief financial officer. In addition to his post as CEO of FortisTCI and now chairman of CARILEC, Powell serves on several other boards including Belize Electric Company (BECOL) and Caribbean Utilities Company. He previously served as chairman of the Cayman Islands Development Bank. CEO of British Virgin Islands Electricity Company, Leroy Abraham, was elected as vice chairman. This is Abraham’s second consecutive term on the board

of directors. He also previously served as a director and chairman of the CARILEC marketing and membership board committee from 2016 to 2019. Directors re-elected to serve on CARILEC’s board for the new term are CEOs Collin Cover (Grenada Electricity Services), Thornley Myers (St Vincent Electricity Services), Trevor Louisy (St Lucia Electricity Services), Fred Cuvalay, (St Eustatius Utility Company), Jervan Swanston (Nevis Electricity Company), Roger Blackman (Barbados Light and Power Company) and Dr Cletus Bertin, executive director/CARILEC (exofficio). Newly appointed directors are: Andre Matthias (Antigua Public Utilities Authority), Clement Williams (St Kitts Electricity Company), Albert Gordon (Guyana Power and Light) and Whitney Heastie (Bahamas Power and Light). Hugo Hodge Jr of Tantalus Systems (associate director) and Gianni Moreno of ABB (alternate associate director) were re-elected as the associate member directors for the another one-year term.

FortisTCI president and CEO Eddinton Powell is the newly elected chairman of the Caribbean Electric Utilities Services Corporation board of directors

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June 22-28, 2019

JS Johnson celebrates 100 years in business

INSURANCE agents and brokers - JS Johnson and Company - is celebrating 100 years of being in business this year. The company, which has an office in the TCI, has been synonymous with insurance in the Bahamas for a century. But the operation began almost as far removed from the world of insurance as possible. Founded in the mid 1800s by Joseph Samuel Johnson, the original enterprise focused on growing sisal and canning pineapples. At the height of success in the canning industry, through the foresight and entrepreneurism of the Johnson family, Bahamian civic, business, and political leaders, the opportunity to become involved in the insurance business was realised. In 1919, general manager Joseph Samuel’s nephew WCB Johnson, who also served as the Speaker of the House of Assembly, made a significant step in expanding the company’s range of business. He arranged an agency with the Eagle Star Insurance Company in London, UK, thus establishing the company’s position as the oldest and eventually the largest agency in the Bahamas. The JS Johnson and Company flagship was raised to serve the Bahamas and neighbouring chain of islands. Various directors oversaw the progression through the opening of new offices in many family islands and a subsidiary office in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Clare Skatfeld (deceased) and Robert ‘Bob’ Pratt, two bright legal minds and development enthusiasts, were among the early visionaries who had their sights fixed on Provo. TCI’s assistant manager and insurance underwriter Claudette

Smiles all round as JS Johnson staff celebrate their centenary

Dean said: “We owe our longevity and success to the support of our valued customers, our loyal employees and the communities we serve. We say a big thank you! “In acknowledgement of celebrating our 100 years of service JS Johnson and Company Nassau, Bahamas, was the proud recipient of a proclamation issued by the prime minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. “We have also embarked on a number of activities in the TCI, in addition to donating to a charity of choice and social partnership we intend to undertake.” JS JOHNSON IN THE TCI In the early 1980s the team formed many successful businesses, one of them being an insurance agency Logberg Insurance Services. Logberg Insurance Services was one of the first insurance agencies in the TCI. As agents of JS Johnson and Company, Logberg Insurance provided coverage initially on

private dwellings and motor vehicles only. In 1988 the company relocated just downstairs and behind its original home with its sister company Logberg Realty in Butterfield Square, Downtown, Providenciales. On June 24, 1989, the company was renamed Hamilton and Pratt Insurance under the management of Hope Hamilton and Robert ‘Bob’ Pratt. The company was fortunate to find the perfect teammate in the person of Claudette Dean, who was later joined by Orenicco Handfield. Today, Dean remains the only staff member from that time. In 1998 Hamilton and Pratt entered into talks with their brokers of over 14 years to purchase the business. In 1998 under the managing directorship of Marvin Bethel, a significant milestone in the company occurred with its first overseas venture, as a JS Johnson subsidiary in the TCI was established. In August 1998 Standford

JS Johnson staff celebrate anniversary at the office at Graceway Plaza, Providenciales

Charlton assumed the reins as manager of the newly formed JS Johnson and Company (Turks and Caicos) and ensured smooth

transitioning and operation of the new subsidiary office. In January 2001 John (Ian) Melville, a distinguished insurance scholar, assumed management of the TCI subsidiary until his untimely passing in January 2011. During his tenure, Melville lobbied for and was successful in the formation of a local co-insurance facility which endured to the benefit of locally licenced insurers. JS Johnson purchased the Fidelity Insurance Turks and Caicos portfolio and has also assimilated Accordia Insurance Brokers. Martin Regan former managing director of Accordia, who had been working in the TCI insurance industry since 1996, was then appointed general manager of JS Johnson and Company (Turks and Caicos). The company acquired additional staff and moved to its current location Unit B103 Graceway Plaza, Providenciales.

Flow launches progressive parental leave policy TELECOMS company Flow has enhanced its parental leave policy to include benefits for both mothers and fathers. The new policy includes up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave for mothers and eight weeks for fathers. It is applicable whether employees become parents biologically, via surrogacy or through adoption. Themed ‘Paid parental leave for everyone’, the new policy incorporates the global standard being set by its parent company Liberty Latin America. It reflects the communications provider’s understanding that expectant parents also need time to enjoy life’s special moments, a company press release said on Wednesday (June 19). Kerry Scott, chief people officer of Liberty Latin America, said: “Evolving our parental leave policy, quite simply, is the right thing to do. “We recognise that diversity drives success, and family dynamics and structures have changed.

“Our new policy demonstrates our commitment to a culture of diversity and inclusion and one that puts our people at the heart of our success.” Audley Gibbs, acting country manager of Flow TCI, said it is a great differentiator for the company. “We recognise the benefits of parental leave and we believe that this bold step will allow our people to have more time to build stronger connections with their new-borns. “The policy is a progressive one that aligns with our philosophy and culture.” The policy took effect from June 1. Anissa Bootle, business support officer and HR lead at Flow TCI, said: “Flow has always had a strong culture where family units are considered as a vital support system for our team members, and spending quality time with loved ones is essential. “I am happy that it is now reflected in this new parental leave policy.”

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FortisTCI promises more reliability in the face of construction boom BY DELANA ISLES BIGGER and more high end hotels, villas and a general boom in the territory’s construction industry, translates into an increased demand for more reliability and efficiency from the power generation utility company. This was the self-reflective view of FortisTCI CEO Eddinton Powell during a meeting with the media on June 7. Powell was responding to questions about the firm’s ability to meet the growing needs of the Turks and Caicos Islands on a reliable basis. He took the opportunity to sing the praises of the company, in comparison to many others around the Caribbean. “We have the highest, if not one of the highest reliability indexes of any utility in the Caribbean… and we have invested a lot over the last ten years and developed high reliability standards.” He noted: “A utility is unlike any other business; we have an obligation to serve. We’re not like businesses that can decide whether or not they want to expand, close, how many customers they want to serve. “An obligation to serve means we have to keep up with the pace of growth and development in the country, we have to also anticipate it, we also have to keep meeting reliability standards so we are constantly investing in reliability, we are constantly investing in environmental standards, constantly investing to harden the whole system - resiliency.” He spoke about a newly

commissioned Wartsila generator the company acquired in January this year. The project cost them $20 million, money they had to borrow to fund expansion to increase efficiency of their service. “Even though we have bigger engines, there’s cost associated with those projects, but yes, we have improved our efficiency, we are able to meet reliability,” Powell said. “We have to say to ourselves, what will happen next year when the Ritz Carlton comes on stream? Where are we going to get electricity from? “So, that’s why we have to keep planning, we have to keep building ourselves.” According to the utility boss, that newly commissioned engine will serve customers in the Turks and Caicos Islands for the next 25 to 30 years. He pointed out that over time, the company will achieve the critical mass and economies of scale it needs for the expanded hotel and tourism industry. “At some point we will have the critical mass and we will achieve the economies of scale, we will have the introduction of renewable energy, and we are constantly looking at other sources of energy like liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce the cost of electricity to our customers,” Powell assured. The energy boss also referenced the company’s 22 year integrated resource plan, which he said they hope to implement over the next two decades. That plan speaks to the company’s views on and plans

Here, FortisTCI crews carry out wiring and installation of the critical equipment as they restore electricity to customers following outages. This requires replacing a high voltage switch on the transmission system to FortisTCI’s substations, which serve customers via underground and overhead cables

for climate change and how the utility intends to adapt in the face of change and its efforts towards renewable energy. He said the firm has opened conversation on its integrated resource plan and on the resilient national energy transformation strategy (R-NETS) on which FortisTCI is collaborating with

Shark and ray conservation survey now online AN ONLINE survey on shark and ray conservation in the Turks and Caicos Islands is now live and will be available until June 30 for anyone to fill in. A link to the survey, which is available in English, Spanish and Creole, has been posted on the ‘DECR Environmental Education & Outreach’ Facebook page. Representatives from the Bahamas National Trust (BNT), who are conducting the independent consultation, will be on hand at local fish plants to discuss it with fishers. The aim of the survey is to determine the public’s current understanding of the importance of sharks and rays as part of the greater ecosystem, a press release said on

Tuesday (June 18). The data collected and compiled from the survey will subsequently be used to inform policy relating to the conservation of the sea creatures in the TCI. Follow-up public consultation meetings will be held by the BNT in the near future, to further ascertain a responsible way forward. The Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) requests that the public take time to complete the survey as it is an opportunity to provide direct feedback to BNT. Anyone with questions or concerns can contact the DECR at environment@gov.tc or call 338-4170.

the Government and the Rocky Mountain Institute through the Clinton Foundation. “There were public meetings before and after the plan, in Provo and Grand Turk, and many people came out to it. “Not enough, because I would like to see more people come out and participate; but over the next 22-years

up to 2040 that plan forecasts that the penetration of renewable energy on the grid will be 33 percent, and actually I think it will be higher than that.” He added in three years’ time, when the plan is updated, the Turks and Caicos Islands should expect to see how the market for renewable energy has improved.

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GSAT pass rate plummets BY OLIVA ROSE ONLY just over two thirds of pupils passed this year’s Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The overall passes plummeted this year with a 67.66 percent success rate compared with 75.56 percent in 2018. This puts the pass rate at the second lowest in ten years, after 2009 when only 64 percent of the students sitting the exams passed. Statistically, 362 students out of the 535 who wrote the 2019 GSAT examination across the territory, scored an overall average of 50 percent or higher this year. This is according to official GSAT results released on Wednesday (June 19) by the Ministry of Education. Sherian Parry from Grand Turk’s Ona Glinton Primary School is the territory’s top performer. Parry scored an average of 97.14 percent and continued the school’s dominating trend from previous years. Three other students from Ona Glinton Primary school secured coveted spots in the top 10. The ministry noted that the 2019 cohort, like their counterparts from previous years, maintained an overall pass rate exceeding sixty percent. The students who wrote the annual examination on May 28 and 29, represented 20 primary schools in the territory. Notably, the ministry recorded a significant improvement in the pass rate for science this year compared with 2018. “The 71 percent pass rate in science is an 18.7 percent increase in the pass rate in 2018.” Worryingly, there was a significant decrease in the pass rate for English language. “68.97 percent passed English language this year compared with 82.95 percent in 2018 representing a decrease of 13.98 percent. “A slight decrease in the general paper pass rate, this year 78.13 percent compared to 83.36 percent in 2018. “Also there has been a 10 percent decrease in the pass rate for mathematics this year compared to last year,” the ministry added. Minister of Education, Hon. Karen

Malcolm, along with the permanent secretary, deputy secretary, director and deputy director of education and the officers of the Department of Education congratulated all students who were successful. This will be the last year students in the territory sit the GSAT, as the ministry moves ahead with plans to implement the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA), touted as a more holistic approach to learning. Director of the Department of Education Edgar Howell last August explained the ministry’s rationale behind abolishing the GSAT. “CPEA is an assessment which looks at the key literacies possessed by students existing primary school system. “And it’s not based on any specific curriculum - it takes note of all of the various guides across the region. “It picks up on the skills that children leaving primary school ought to have developed and then to move seamlessly onto high school.” Howell explained that GSAT features a one-off test at the end of grade six with a lot of anxiety around it. “I think parents themselves feel as if they’re being assessed or evaluated at the end of eight years of

Ona Glinton Primary School students during 2019 Library Week

primary education and pass or fail is the outcome. “What the CPEA will allow for Turks and Caicos would be for our students coming through the primary school system with accumulative

grades like the school based assessment in high schools. “Students will be able to accumulate grades through continuous assessments at the primary level that would count

towards 40 percent of their final grade at the end of grade six.” Howell further explained that CPEA is a more wholesome method of educating and supporting the individual needs of pupils.

TOP GSAT RESULTS

Name School

Average

Sherian Parry Tishana Williams Donnie Gardiner Jhadel Lewis Panthea Lightbourne Havianique Reid Samarth Parvani David Hall Lormani Romilus Rujuana Lindo

97.14 93.62 93.52 92.86 92.76 92.19 91.62 90.19 89.43 89.24

Ona Glinton Primary Ona Glinton Primary Providence International School Adelaide Oemler Primary School Adelaide Oemler Primary School Shining Stars Preparatory Faith Preparatory Providence International School Ona Glinton Primary Community Christian School

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Opposition leader says Gov’t is ‘inefficient and dysfunctional’ BY OLIVIA ROSE OPPOSITION Leader Hon. Washington Misick said the Government has failed to improve the quality of life and standard of living for the people in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Misick, who was addressing party members and the general public at a press briefing on June 13, said the Government is out of touch with the plight of the ordinary man. The PNP leader once again highlighted a myriad of social and economic issues facing the territory which he believes the Government is continuously turning a blind eye to. “I refer to earlier requirements of clear policies, realistic plans, decision making rights within an efficient and accountable framework. By that I mean there is an existing framework in which Government is supposed to operate. “It is my view that it is not efficient, that it is dysfunctional.” Misick said his party is very concerned with the current state of affairs in the territory. “What is going on? Lawlessness is rampant...I’ve just provided you with a mild sample description of abject failures of the Government who came to office with an adrenaline rush, using strong rhetoric about change and all they’ve brought to the table is a wish list but no competence to marshal public resources in order to deliver the change that they promised. “Your party is greatly concerned about the callous indifference and disconnect from the reality of everyday challenges of life for the masses of ordinary men, women and children which seems to be completely lost under this current administration.” Misick said it is no longer acceptable that physical development and economic growth is not yielding quality of life experiences for the working people of the Islands. “It is no longer acceptable that the cost of accommodation consumes most of the working man’s pay cheque. “It is no longer acceptable that the working class must make a choice between paying the rent, paying the mortgage or putting food in the refrigerator. “It is no longer acceptable that people legally living in this country should be confined to substandard housing. “It is no longer acceptable that the working poor, indigents and the sick should be deprived of enough resources to give them a reasonable and acceptable standard of living. “It is no longer acceptable for our children to be deprived of the best learning environment.

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson

Leader of the Opposition Hon. Washington Misick

It is no longer acceptable that the working class must make a choice between paying the rent, paying the mortgage or putting food in the refrigerator – Washington Misick “It is no longer acceptable that we do not provide appropriate education and skills that would give our children and our people the first rights to employment opportunities. “It is no longer acceptable that qualified Turks and Caicos Islanders should be passed over for opportunities that they are qualified for,” he added. The Progressive National Party’s leader did not mince words as he called out the Government for not delivering on the ‘real change’ it promised to the people. “All of this is happening as the cost of living continues to increase unchecked by this Government, as small business opportunities continued to be seeded to outsiders. “All of this is happening while illegal immigrants invade our shores, despoil our neighbourhoods, capture our land and degrade our environment.” ‘A VICIOUS CYCLE’ Misick in a recent article entitled, ‘Middle class empowerment:

An economic imperative for the future’, said the Sharlene Cartwright Robinson led Government must create a conducive environment for the middle-class to grow. He stressed that this will only be accomplished if the high cost of living is significantly reduced. “Given the exorbitant cost of living in the Islands the working poor cannot move into the middle-class and many in the middle class are joining the ranks of the working poor even as the Turks and Caicos enters its seventh year of economic growth with the Government boasting the TCI largest budget. “To most the message of change now rings hollow, as the clamour for protection from unsustainable living costs, appeal for fairness, relief from recent ravaging storms, balanced interisland development and real representation rises. “Ironically the Government has had a series of listening tours throughout the Islands, but it is evident that they have not been listening to the concerns of the

people. “Cabinet members seem to be too comfortable with their own living standards to care about the living standards of those they were elected to represent. “The reality though is that the steep cost of living means that the working poor wages is insufficient to cover their legitimate living expenses fuelling a debt-driven vicious cycle in which they are forever pawns to the pawnshops, pay-day lenders and other economic predators. “To change this vicious cycle to a virtuous one the Government must create the conditions for the growth of the middle-class base by first reducing the cost of living. “A strong middle class provides a stable consumer base that drives productive investment,” the Opposition leader wrote. Turning his attention to his party’s plans to create a better life for citizens throughout the length and breadth of the Turks and Caicos Islands, he said the PNP if

returned to power in 2020 will be taking a different approach towards holistic development. “Your party, the Progressive National Party, will therefore be improving the standard of living and the quality of life for the people of these Islands, I want you to get that,” he told the press briefing. “Because we will be focused with laser beam lights on that overarching agenda. “But I am not here to say that the Progressive National Party, once we win the next elections our hands are tied. “In 2012 when we won the election we had some major challenges to overcome, we overcame those challenges we set a firm foundation for these Islands on which the economy has since prospered and we’ve experienced significant growth which we continue to experience. “So when I speak about decision rights, I speak about the rights that we have as parliamentarians and we will have as the executive arm of the Government. “My party will not be coming to you with vague and lame excuses for not delivering to you. “These and other issues of economic failures, quality of life concerns are critical to the goals of the new Progressive National Party,” Misick added.

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Shatelia Hall has been appointed senior public prosecutor

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Tamika Grant is now a public prosecutor

Criminal prosecutors appointed to serve public TWO lawyers who have been appointed to present criminal proceedings in the public interest will be “great assets”, according to chief prosecutor Eugene Otuonye QC. Shatelia Hall and Tamika Grant are now senior public prosecutor and public prosecutor, respectively, in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. In a Government press release on Wednesday (June 19), Otuonye said he was “extremely delighted” with the appointments. “The impressive criminal law practice record so far of Ms Hall as a prosecutor and Ms Grant as a defence attorney testify to their great potentials as outstanding lawyers in the making. “I know them to possess great passion, dedication and high sense of

responsibility, and consequently will be great assets not only to the Office of the DPP but in the service of the public and their country, as Turks and Caicos Islanders.” Hall holds a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) with honours from the University of Buckingham and a Post Graduate Diploma in Bar Vocational Studies from the University of Law. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in November of 2010 and has been a member of the Turks and Caicos Bar since June 2011. Hall began working with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in 2013 as a public prosecutor, where she received various training opportunities in areas such as human trafficking, child protection and domestic violence.

She is qualified as an assessor with the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force and a member of the Anti-Money Laundering Committee of the TCI. Hall is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in International Dispute Resolution from the University of Law, London. She said she deemed it a privilege be appointed to the post of senior public prosecutor. “With this new role I am committed to ensuring the rule of law is upheld and the objectives and vison of the department and justice system is maintained. “I wish to express my gratitude for being regarded for such a post within the department and am committed to working with and supporting my team and TCIG at large.” Grant holds a Bachelor of Law

Degree (LLB) with honours from the University of the West Indies, Mona, and a Certificate of Legal Education from the Norman Manley Law School. During her law school tenure, she interned as a judicial assistant/ research clerk in the Supreme Court of Jamaica at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Grant began her employment as an associate and office manager at local law firm Finbar Grant and Associates after returning home in 2017 and being called to the Jamaican Bar in 2016. She also serves as the secretary of the TCI Junior Bar Committee and the Rotaract Club of Providenciales. Grant said she was “humbled and grateful” to be given the opportunity to use her skills to serve her country in this capacity.

“It is a mantle which I will wear with pride and respect for my office and the duty owed by me to my people. “I am grateful for the warm welcome of my colleagues and others in the public service and I am enthused to begin discharging these duties and responsibilities and contributing to the development of myself as an attorney and the jurisprudence of the Turks and Caicos.” Deputy Governor Anya Williams congratulated the two lawyers on their appointments. “We welcome Ms Grant to the Turks and Caicos Islands civil service and wish her much success in her new role and we congratulate Ms Hall for continuing to climb the ranks within the Office of the DPP and within the Turks and Caicos Islands civil service.”

Hospital given go ahead to offer medical internships INTERHEALTH Canada has been granted accreditation status to allow it to offer medical internships to training doctors in the TCI’s hospitals. The accreditation process involved the submission of an institutional self-assessment report by the private healthcare management company. Then members of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Caribbean Association of Medical Councils (CAMC) conducted an onsite assessment in February. In a press release on Thursday (June 20) Daniel Carriere, chief executive officer at InterHealth Canada - TCI Hospital, said the accreditation denotes a “major milestone”. “The fact that we will host medical interns will dramatically enhance our ability to continuously

improve service delivery for our patients. “The associated expectations will also provide a platform to develop other teaching programmes, greater flexibility in our staffing requirements within the medical services and decrease our reliance on locum appointments. “In addition, the teaching designation will further support the recruitment and retention of highly skilled staff.” Medical interns are physicians who have successfully completed all of the requirements to receive provisional registration and practice licences. They are required to successfully complete a one-year rotation in the four major disciplines of internal medicine, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, and paediatrics.

These medical interns must commit three months to each discipline to become eligible for full registration in their home state, and meet the clinical and academic requirements for registration in all Caricom states. Dr Tomlin Paul, Dean of Medical Sciences at the UWI Mona Campus, said the faculty is delighted at the news. “This augurs well for the continued education of our medical graduates from the TCI. “We look forward to working with the hospital’s administration in the continued development of human resources for the Caribbean health sector.” The advancement of the internship programme involves a partnership between InterHealth Canada and the TCI Government. While the UWI accreditation

grants the hospital the option to commence rotations as early as July 1, additional steps are required. The next step involves the submission of an application to become a locally registered teaching hospital under the Ministry of Education and the presentation of a business case to the Government via the change procedure outlined in the project agreement. This proposal will seek funds to support four new medical intern positions and four registrar level positions. A multi-stakeholder meeting involving local entities is planned to discuss the implementation process. Hon. Karen Malcolm, Minister of Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services, said she is “excited and proud” of the work done to obtain this

accreditation status. “This milestone achievement means that our medical students can now do their internship here within the Turks and Caicos Islands. “We will continue to work with InterHealth Canada and all stakeholders to make this vision a reality.” Dr Denise Braithwaite-Tennant, chief of medical services at InterHealth Canada - TCI Hospital, said many Turks and Caicos Islanders have expressed interest in returning home for their medical internships. “The accreditation is the first step towards eventually accommodating these requests. “Patient safety is our number one priority and building local human capacity remains a key strategic imperative.”

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TCSPCA advises on keeping pets safe this hurricane season BY DELANA ISLES WITH the start of summer on June 21 and the hurricane season on June 1, it is imperative that provisions are put in place to keep pets hydrated and safe during the hot hurricane months. The TCSPCA is reminding pet owners in the Turks and Caicos Islands that they have a responsibility

during this time to keep their four legged friends protected. It is important to remember that high temperatures can be dangerous to animals, director of the TCSPCA Susan Blehr cautioned. She advised that dogs and cats cannot sweat to cool off, they pant, so owners should keep an eye out for signs of heavy panting. When it gets very hot panting

TCSPCA reminds pet owners to make disaster plans for their pets

does not always work and animals can get heat stroke and die. Some signs an animal may be suffering from heat stroke is an unwillingness to move, uneven

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breathing and heavy panting. Other signs may include vomiting or diarrhea. Should any of these symptoms be evident, owners should immediately call the TCSPCA or a veterinarian, Blehr advised. To prevent animals from getting overheated, owners should ensure their pets have plenty of fresh, cool water to drink every day, preferably in plastic containers as metal bowls tend to get hot. Bowls should always be kept in the shade. It is also imperative that a cool, shady area be provided for resting and animals be exercised in the cooler hours of the morning or evening. “Never tie up your dog in the hot sun,” the TCSPCA director warned. Should the electricity go out and you are forced to leave your home, take pets with you to a pet friendly location, she added. Blehr noted that just an hour or two in the sweltering summer heat can be dangerous to pets. “If you stay at home during a summer power outage, ask your local emergency management office if there are pet-friendly cooling centers in the area.” HURRICANE PREP FOR PETS Meanwhile, pet owners are reminded that they also need disaster kits for their pets. One of the most important hurricane preparatory steps is ensuring that pets are all outfitted with some sort of identification. Make sure that both cats and dogs are wearing collars and identification tags that are up to date, the director advised. “The TCSPCA now has an engraving machine so we can provide you with the most permanent means of visible pet identification available in the TCI. “Each long lasting bright coloured tag costs $10, and you’ll increase your chances of being reunited with pets who get lost by having a personal identification tag on their collar. “You can also get your pet microchipped and make sure the

microchip registration is in your name,” she added. Putting together a food and care package for pets is another integral step, as is finding a safe pet friendly place to stay ahead of time. “Never assume that you will be allowed to bring your pet to an emergency shelter. “Before a disaster hits, call your local office of emergency management to see if you will be allowed to evacuate with your pets and verify that there will be shelters in your area that take people and their pets,” Blehr said. She advised that owners contact hotels to find out if they accept pets, ask about any restrictions on number, size and species, and inquire if no pet policy would be waived in an emergency. “Keep a list of animal-friendly places handy and call ahead for a reservation as soon as you think you might have to leave your home.” Another alternative, she said, is a boarding kennel for pets in times of disasters, such as Pampered Paws. In the event that owners cannot make it home to take care of their pets, the TCSPCA director advised that pet sitters be considered and arrangements made. She further stated that should evacuation become necessary, owners should always take their pets with them and should evacuate early. “If it isn’t safe for you, it isn’t safe for your pets. You have no way of knowing how long you’ll be kept out of the area and you may not be able or allowed to go back for your pets. “Pets left behind in a disaster can easily be injured, lost or killed.” She added that should it be impossible to take pets along in times of evacuation, always leave pets unleashed and unchained, and make sure their identification is current and detailed. “Pets are smart and can, in most cases, find a safe place during a hurricane.” Blehr added that disaster plans are not just for pets, as other animals being cared for should also be treated with the same consideration during the hurricane months.

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Frangipani FRANGIPANI is a genus of 11 species of shrubs and small trees native to tropical America from Brazil to Mexico and the Caribbean. With common names of plumeria and frangipani, a few species and hybrids are grown as ornamentals in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide for the attractive and fragrant flowers. Frangipani have widely spaced, thick succulent but brittle branches with thin grey bark and a milky sap that can irritate the eyes and cause dermatitis in susceptible individuals. Elongated leathery or fleshy leaves are borne in clusters near the branch tips. The alternate leaves may be round or pointed on the tips, smooth or corrugated, and glossy or dull green. Depending on the species or cultivar, frangipani plants may be upright and compact, or open and sprawling. There are dwarf types with evergreen foliage, but the flower quality tends to not be as good. he P rubra types are deciduous, while P obtusa and other white flowered species are evergreen. These plants only branch after flowering or injury. Waxy, two to four inch tubular flowers are borne in terminal clusters on the ends of the stems from early summer until fall. The five rounded overlapping petals may be broadly to narrowly oval. Flower colours include pink, red, white and yellow or pastel

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bi-colours. The flowers are very fragrant, with a scent including hints of jasmine, citrus, and gardenia. Since they are pollinated by night-flying sphinx moths, the flowers really begin to release their fragrance in the evening, but they can still have a lovely floral scent at other times. The flowers are used for making leis on many Pacific islands. The number of flowers per cluster varies greatly, with some cultivars producing as many as 200 flowers and others as few as 50 over a period of months. The percentage of branch tips that will set flowers also varies considerably from 10 to 60 percent, with compact plants generally blooming more heavily than more leggy plants. Peak bloom time and number of subsequent flushes of flowers also varies by cultivar. If pollinated, a flower of the species can produce a two-horned seed pod. The hard, leathery, cylindrical follicles grow up to eight inches long with pointed ends. When mature, they split along the length of the pod to release the 20 to 60 winged seeds, usually in early spring. Cultivars rarely produce seed pods. Frangipani need bright sun and appropriate moisture to thrive. But over-watering may result in root rot and plant death, so allow the planting medium to dry out

between watering. Fertilise frequently during the growing season with a high phosphorus (blossombooster) fertiliser to encourage flowering, and do not fertilise at other times of the year. These plants don’t usually require pruning, but if it is necessary that should be done in spring before deciduous types leaf out. Frangipani have few problems, but can be infested with mealybugs - insecticidal soap can be used to control these pests. Frangipani is propagated from seed but mostly by stem cuttings (the only way to maintain named selections or cultivars). Take 12 to 18 inch cuttings of leafless stem tips in spring and allow the cut end to dry before planting in well-drained soil (two to three days). It will take one to three years for cuttings to bloom, and three or more years for plants grown from seed. Seed is not readily available (other than collected from a tree) and flower colour and quality may not be the same as the parent tree, although white, red and yellow-flowered types generally produce seedlings of the same colour as the parent (pinks and multi-colored are more likely to produce seedlings in a range of colours).

The big move IF YOU’RE a teen, most of the decisions that have altered your life so far have been made by your parents. Now that you are getting closer to adulthood, major life choices will be in your hands. One of the greatest decisions will be deciding when to move out. Leaving the nest is a great thing, but it’s not so great if you do it before you’re prepared. Luckily for you, I have a few pointers on deciding if making that move is a good decision for you right now. CALCULATE HOW MUCH IT WILL ALL COST Living on your own is expensive especially in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Rent, in particular, is very high and apartments are in great demand, so I doubt landlords will lower their prices anytime soon. As you calculate, take everything into account such as groceries, gas, clothing, recreational activities, etc. You may realise that you’ll either have to lower your standard of living and learn to do without or have less of some things. Do you value those things more than the freedom of being on your own? It’s up to you. ASK YOUR FRIENDS WHAT IT’S LIKE You may have a friend who has an apartment of their own. Ask them for their honest assessment of their quality of life. I wouldn’t suggest asking

them what their income is unless you’re really close to them but pay attention to the type of work they do too. A manager is more likely to be able to pay the bills on time than a college student. CONSIDER OTHER BIG COSTS Moving out is a costly venture. The bills don’t just stop once you’ve transported all of your furniture to your new place. Your expenses will be ongoing. You may need to put moving out on the back burner if it will make other important things very difficult or impossible to do. For instance, you may want to pursue a bachelor’s degree, but if you move out you’ll have to juggle a full-time job and school just to barely make ends meet. ASK YOUR PARENTS FOR THEIR THOUGHTS Listen to your parents but try to be objective. They may throw a tantrum. It’s a common reaction. Nonetheless, don’t allow their cries to be your only voice of reason. On the other hand, some of you will find that your parents, fortunately, take the news well and advise you as best they can. Remember, though, the cost of living when your parents were younger was much lower than it is now. Unless you’re in an abusive environment, there’s no need to rush into anything. A lot of Millenials and Gen Z still live at home. You aren’t alone. Move out when YOU are ready.

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The Bahamas going after a seat on the UN Security Council THE Bahamas is making a bid to get a seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council, but the vote it’s preparing for won’t be for another 12 years. The disclosure was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement issued this week in response to a Letter to the Editor published in a local newspaper last week. It sought to clarify that The Bahamas did not contest the June 7th UN Security Council elections in which a single, non-permanent seat was open to the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) for the biennium 2020-2021. In fact, it said it had joined the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in endorsing St Vincent and the Grenadines, which secured membership in the first round of balloting with a 185-6 victory over fellow candidate El Salvador, to became the smallest nation to sit on the UN body that is charged with ensuring international peace and security However, the Ministry said, The Bahamas has its eyes on a seat for itself in the future. “The Bahamas has put forward its bid for membership on the Security Council for the biennium 20322033, election for which would be in 2031,” it stated.

The BVI has suffered major damage from hurricanes.

EU signs financing agreement to support climate resilience in the British Virgin Islands

The UN Security Council in session.

“A seat on the Security Council is one of the most sought after UN bodies, and 2032 is the first available opportunity for The Bahamas to seek the seat for the GRULAC region. The Government of The Bahamas will call on the Bahamian public and the international community for support at the appropriate time.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also pointed out that, in recent times, the leadership of The Bahamas in the international arena has been

demonstrated in many ways, including through securing seats on important UN organs, such as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), to which The Bahamas has been elected successfully over the last 24 years, the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 2017, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council and the Human Rights Council (HRC) in 2018. (Caribbean360)

THE European Union has signed a financing agreement for two million euros (US$2.2 million) with the British Virgin Islands (BVI), as a special measure in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The programme, to be implemented by the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), comes in support to the Government’s ongoing efforts and aims to establish fully equipped and functional emergency shelters in the BVI, as well as to contribute to the islands’ efforts to strengthen resilience to

climate-related hazards and disasters. Most of the existing shelters in the BVI will be rehabilitated and upgraded to the highest resilience standards, as well as pre-stocked with the necessary emergency relief items. “This action will include the development of a training plan aimed at sensitizing BVI’s communities on disaster response strategies and services offered in the shelters, and providing shelter management training to targeted community members,” the EU said in a statement today.

Despite CCJ Ruling, Guyana President says elections will have to wait for new voters list PRESIDENT David Granger says he is awaiting word from the country’s elections commission before he announces a date for the polls, after a Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling that the no-confidence vote passed against the Guyana government six months ago was valid and the country should proceed to the polls. But he has already served notice that it will not be for another five months. On Tuesday, the CCJ ruled that the 33 votes for the Opposition-filed motion in the 65-member National Assembly constituted a majority for it to pass on December 21, 2018, as it dismissed the government’s argument that 34 votes (half plus one) was required. The Trinidadbased court, which is Guyana’s final court of appeal, said that in the coming days it would hear further arguments from the parties on the consequences that should flow from its ruling. In an address to the nation shortly after the judgment was handed down, President Granger said that while the coalition government did not believe the no-confidence motion was valid

The daily minimum wage for export apparel workers is more than four times less than the estimated cost of living

Cost of living for Haitians four times higher than minimum wage Leader of the opposition Bharrat Jagdeo (left) and President of Guyana David Granger.

or reflected the will of Parliament or the Guyanese people, it would accept and abide by the CCJ’s decision. And he outlined the way forward, as he pointed out that a house to house registration process to compile a new voter’s list must be completed. “It is essential that we hold fair, free and credible elections. We cannot proceed on the current list of voters. It is outdated and corrupted.

It may hold as many as 200,000 incorrect entries. What’s more, those who have reached the age of 18 years since the last election are not on it. The Constitution entitles all citizens over the age of 18 the right to vote. It is a democratic imperative that house-to-house registration be completed swiftly so we can have an election at the earliest opportunity,” he said.

AMIDST Haiti’s dwindling economy, the apparel industry represents one of the few sources of formal employment in the country. However, despite the opportunities the sector provides for more than 50,000 people in the country, garment workers find themselves in poor working conditions and improper payment of wages and benefits, forcing them to forego basic living necessities. “The daily minimum wage for export apparel workers is more than four times less than the estimated cost of living,” Lauren Stewart, a senior program officer at the

Solidarity Center, wrote in The High Cost of Low Wages. The April 2019 report explores the impact low wages has on the livelihood of workers in Haiti’s apparel industry. The daily minimum wage for export apparel workers is 420 gourdes or about $5.07. According to the report, workers, the majority of whom are women, are unable to purchase homes, devote resources to their children’s education, or invest in small businesses. In order to adequately provide for their families, workers “must earn at least 1,750 gourdes (about $21.21) per day.”

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FBI testing minibar samples at Dominican Republic resort SAMPLES taken from at least one minibar at the Bahia Principe Hotel are being tested by the FBI as part of the agency’s collaboration with Dominican Republic authorities, Ministry of Health communications director Carlos Suero said Wednesday. Suero added that an extensive collection of samples is taken by Domincan authorities when someone dies in a hotel room. Minibars are tested for bacteria and water from showers and sinks are examined, he said. The FBI is assisting with the toxicology tests of three of the nine Americans who have died in the Dominican Republic in the past year, he said. Last week the US Embassy announced the FBI involvement in toxicology analysis and said results might take up to 30 days. The spate of deaths has left many Americans wondering if they should cancel their upcoming trips to the Caribbean paradise. Officials in the Dominican Republic have called the deaths isolated events as they work to reassure travelers their country is safe. The family of one of the American tourists who died there in recent months wants pathologists in the United States to examine his body for a cause of death, his brother told CNN on Wednesday.

Joseph Allen died June 13 after falling ill in the Dominican Republic, his family says.

Joseph Allen, 55, of New Jersey, was found dead last week in his hotel room, his family said, making him at least the ninth US tourist to die at a Dominican Republic resort, or after becoming ill at one, over the past 13 months. Preliminary autopsy results suggest Allen suffered from cardiac arrest, and there we no signs of violence, according to a report Dominican authorities gave to CNN. But a doctor had just given Allen a clean bill of health during a physical, his brother, Jason Allen, told CNN’s “New Day,” adding that he is having a hard time understanding how Joseph could have died suddenly. The family is arranging for the body to return to the US.

“If we don’t feel like we’re getting the help we need from (Dominican authorities) and the answers we need from them, we’d like to get some kind of testing done on American soil by American doctors to help us to understand what could have been the cause of my brother’s death,” Jason Allen said. Of the nine Americans who have died while or after visiting a Dominican Republic resort since June 2018, it’s not clear how many deaths owed to natural causes. “In the last five years, over 30 million tourists have visited the Dominican Republic, but this is the first time the international media report such an alarming situation,” Tourism Minister Francisco Javier

Garcia said earlier this month. “These are isolated incidents, and the Dominican Republic is a safe destination.” Joseph Allen was a repeat guest of the Hotel Terra Linda in the coastal Dominican city of Sosua, and he was there last week with friends, Jason Allen told HLN on Tuesday. The resort was Joseph Allen’s spot, “his Cheers,” the brother said, referring to the legendary sitcom pub. Allen’s friends told the family that he’d complained last Wednesday about not feeling well. “He complained about being really hot,” Jason Allen told CNN. “His friend looked at him -- he was sweating bullets. (Joseph) took a shower, cooled off, said he felt a lot better. “He was going to hang out that night (but) decided, ‘You know what, I feel better, but I don’t feel well enough to go hang out, so I’m just going to relax in the room and read.’” Hotel staff found him dead in his room early Thursday after friends expressed concern that he hadn’t met up with them that morning, his sister, Jaimie Reed, told CNN. Jason Allen has no reason to believe his brother was killed intentionally, he said. But he wonders if anything at the hotel -- the air, the drinks -- contributed to his death. “What I do know is that I want no one and their family to endure what

we’re enduring right now,” he told HLN. At least 9 died on vacation Besides Joseph Allen on June 13, the deaths of American citizens during or after stays at Dominican Republic resorts in the last 13 months include these cases: • Leyla Cox, 53, of New York City, died June 10 in her room at the Excellence Resorts in Punta Cana. The cause of death was heart attack, the hotel stated, citing a forensics report. CNN has not independently confirmed the contents of the report. Cox’s son expressed doubts over the hotel’s claims about his mother’s cause of death, saying he did not believe she died from “natural causes.” • Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, of Pennsylvania, and, days later, Nathaniel Holmes, 63, and Cynthia Day, 49, a couple from Maryland, died in May at the Grand Bahia Principe in La Romana. Schaup-Werner died in her hotel room after having a drink from the minibar, family spokesman Jay McDonald told CNN affiliate WFMZ. She suffered a heart attack, pulmonary edema and respiratory failure, a preliminary autopsy cited by the Attorney General’s Office of the Dominican Republic showed. The death remains under investigation, and toxicology results are pending.

Crown dependencies to introduce public ownership registers THE British Crown Dependencies Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man announced on Wednesday they would make information on the true owners of companies in their jurisdictions more transparent. In a joint statement, the dependencies outlined a series of steps that will move their respective centralised beneficial ownership registers “towards developing international standards of accessibility and transparency in the coming years”. The islands’ registers will be first connected to those within the EU for access by law enforcement authorities, then opened up to financial services businesses that require access for corporate duediligence purposes and subsequently to the public, in line with the EU’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive. The EU directive eliminated the need to demonstrate a legitimate interest for access to beneficial ownership information, except for trusts and similar legal arrangements,

and proposed an EU-wide linking of national beneficial ownership registers. UK parliamentarians have long pushed for company ownership information to be made accessible to the public, claiming that nonpublic registers were enabling money laundering, tax evasion and corruption. While the UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act, passed last year, included a clause that will force the Overseas Territories to make this type of information public, the British Crown Dependencies were excluded from the requirement. The UK is threatening an order in council, effectively imposing the establishment of public registers in the Cayman Islands and other territories, if they have not implemented them by the end of 2020. The UK government later agreed with the overseas territories that under such circumstances the public registers would be operational by the end of 2023. he Cayman Islands government

maintains that it would only make the beneficial owners of companies public if and when that becomes a global standard. The Crown dependencies had previously warned that a similar move by the UK regarding their islands would lead to a “constitutional crisis”. Jersey’s External Relations Minister, Senator Ian Gorst, said on Wednesday that Jersey was among global leaders in matters of tax cooperation, transparency and in combatting money laundering. “The commitments we are announcing today, alongside Guernsey and the Isle of Man, will help to ensure that this leadership role is maintained, while taking into account the standards being developed within Europe,” he said. “We hope to encourage other jurisdictions to raise their own standards, particularly in relation to the verification of data and the regulation of the financial services sector.” Conservative MP Andrew

Mitchell and Labour MP Margaret Hodge, who called for public beneficial ownership registers in the Crown dependencies by 2020, said the plans were “an important first step”, but contained “a number of get out clauses” and an “unacceptably long timetable”. Mitchell added it was unacceptable that financial services providers, “the very people who devise the schemes exploited by those who trade in dirty money or avoid paying their tax”, would get access to the information before the public and the media does. Naomi Hirst, an anti-corruption campaigner at Global Witness, said: “This positive move shows that we are finally seeing years of campaigning by civil society and parliamentarians take effect. Transparency is the new norm. “The era of secrecy is a thing of the past and other tax havens must now make their own moves to bring the real people behind anonymously owned companies out of the shadows. Any state failing to do so

will be left behind.” However, she also emphasised concerns over the time frame and that details given by the Crown dependencies were still ambiguous. John Christensen, director at the Tax Justice Network, called the announcement the opposite of leadership, stating that the dependencies had “set out a three-year plan to table a discussion in parliament with no commitments and no details on whether they will comply with emerging international standards on beneficial ownership transparency”. For public beneficial ownership to be effective in tackling financial crime and tax abuse, it must cover all types of legal entities and legal arrangements, including trusts and foundations, Christensen said. “And verified data must be readily available to the public from day one. Anything short of this cannot be considered meaningful action, let alone leadership in the global fight against criminal and corrupt practices.” (Cayman Compass)

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Contest for next UK PM down to final two JEREMY Hunt will face Boris Johnson in the race to be the next Tory leader and PM, after Michael Gove was eliminated in the final ballot of the party's MPs. Environment Secretary Mr Gove was supported by 75 MPs - just two votes short of Mr Hunt's 77. Mr Johnson, who was backed by 160 Conservative MPs, said he was looking forward to "getting out across the UK" and to set out his Brexit plan. He and Mr Hunt will now be put to a vote of around 160,000 party members. The winner will be announced in the week of 22 July. All 313 Conservative MPs voted with one spoiled ballot recorded. Mr Johnson's victory had been widely expected, but Mr Gove and Foreign Secretary Mr Hunt have been engaged for several days in a close fight for second place. In the previous ballot, earlier on Thursday, Mr Gove overtook his rival, only to see his lead reversed in the final MPs' vote. Before the final vote, a source close to Mr Hunt warned against reigniting the "personal psychodrama" between Mr Gove and Mr Johnson - who spearheaded the Vote Leave campaign together in 2016, but fell out after Mr Gove abandoned Mr Johnson's previous leadership bid to launch his own. Following the result of the final ballot, Mr Gove congratulated his rivals and said he was "naturally

Jeremy Corbyn told colleagues on Wednesday afternoon it was “right to demand any deal is put to a public vote”.

Brexit: Labour MPs urge Corbyn not to go ‘full Remain’ Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt will battle to become the next Tory leader and PM of the UK.

disappointed but so proud of the campaign we ran". Former Foreign Secretary Mr Johnson said he was "deeply honoured" to have gained the backing of more than half of all Tory MPs. Meanwhile, Mr Hunt, acknowledged Mr Johnson as frontrunner to become party leader and prime minister, tweeting: "I'm the underdog but in politics surprises happen as they did today." He went on to praise Mr Gove as one of the "brightest stars in the Conservative team". Mr Gove's campaign manager, Mel Stride, said he believed that Mr Gove's admission that he had taken cocaine during the 1990s had

damaged his bid, adding: "It stalled us and meant momentum was lost at that time." Mr Johnson and Mr Hunt will now take part in hustings in front of Conservative Party members around the country, before the votes are counted, with the final result expected to be announced towards the end of July. They will also take part in a head-to-head debate on ITV on 9 July, following previous leadership debates hosted by Channel 4 and the BBC. Labour's national campaigns coordinator Andrew Gwynne said: "What a choice: the man who broke the NHS or the man who wants to sell it to Donald Trump.

Strait of Hormuz: US confirms drone shot down by Iran A US military surveillance drone has been shot down by Iranian forces while flying over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the aircraft had violated Iranian airspace, and that the incident sent a “clear message to America”. But the US military insisted the drone had been over international waters at the time, and condemned what it called an “unprovoked attack” by the IRGC. It comes at a time of escalating tension between the US and Iran. On Monday, the US defence department said it was deploying 1,000 extra troops to the region in response to “hostile behaviour” by Iranian forces. It has already sent an aircraft carrier strike group and B-52 bombers. The US has also accused Iran of attacking two oil tankers with mines last Thursday just outside the Strait of Hormuz, in the Gulf of Oman. Iran rejects the allegation.

The US military identified the drone as a US Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk (file photo).

It was the second time in a month tankers had been attacked close in the region, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes each day. Tensions were further fuelled on Monday when Iran announced its stockpile of low-enriched uranium would next week exceed

limits it agreed with world powers under a landmark nuclear deal in 2015. Iran stepped up its production in response to tightening economic sanctions from the US, which unilaterally withdrew from the deal last year.

MORE than 25 Labour MPs have written to Jeremy Corbyn to urge him not to go “full Remain” as the party reviews its stance on another Brexit referendum. They warn another referendum would be “toxic” and empower the “populist right” in many Labour heartlands. They call on the leadership to abandon their pursuit of a “perfect deal” and to back an agreement by 31 October. Mr Corbyn told colleagues on Wednesday afternoon it was “right to demand any deal is put to a public vote”. Speaking at a shadow cabinet meeting, Mr Corbyn said he would be listening to colleagues and consulting with trade unions before officially setting out Labour’s position next week. Deputy leader Tom Watson, a vocal advocate of another referendum, told ITV’s Peston show what had yet to be decided was whether Labour would campaign to remain in a future vote. He warned that Labour “could be electoral history unless it makes a clear statement of intent” that it saw the UK’s future lying within the EU. Labour had promised a vote in certain circumstances, specifically if it could not get its own deal with the EU passed by MPs or if there was no general election. Following the party’s poor performance in the European elections last month, Mr Corbyn said there “had to be a public vote” on any deal agreed with Brussels. Some senior figures, though, still want him to go further - to campaign for another referendum now and wholeheartedly fight to remain. In a speech on Monday, deputy leader Tom Watson said Labour’s “ambiguity” over the issue had cost it votes in last month’s European elections, with voters turning to the Lib Dems and other unashamedly pro-Remain parties. BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said both Tom Watson and shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, unsurprisingly, argued strongly for a shift to Remain at the shadow cabinet meeting.

But shadow chancellor John McDonnell - Mr Corbyn’s righthand man - also said the party could no longer “triangulate” on the issue - attempting to find a third position somewhere between Leave and Remain. Earlier, Iain Watson said the MPs’ letter reflected the ongoing tensions within the party on the issue. Signatories to the letter include Caroline Flint, Lisa Nandy, Jim Fitzpatrick, Stephen Kinnock and Dan Jarvis. They say “a commitment to a second referendum would be toxic to our bedrock Labour voters, driving a wedge between them and our party”. They warn the Brexit Party, which ran Labour a close second in the recent Peterborough by-election, poses a “potent” threat to Labour in many of its traditional heartlands. They point to the “devastating” losses the party suffered in the North East and the Midlands in last month’s council elections and warn of serious electoral consequences for the party if the UK does not leave the EU “without further undue delay”. Many of the MPs are in Leavesupporting constituencies, but as signatory Caroline Flint points out, even those who are not “share concerns that a Stop Brexit referendum would drive a wedge between our bedrock support and our party”. A large number of Labour MPs believe any deal on the terms of the UK’s withdrawal needs to be put to a public vote, with the option to remain in the EU on the ballot paper. But Mr Corbyn has always been more cautious, and even after coming third in the European elections, he said another referendum was still “some way off”. In his opening remarks to Tuesday’s shadow cabinet meeting, he told his frontbench team Labour’s evolving position on a referendum was “in line” with the stance agreed by party members last year that a public vote was “an option” if other avenues to prevent a no-deal exit were exhausted. “I have already made the case... that it is now right to demand that any deal is put to a public vote,” he said.

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EU faces tense talks over top jobs in Brussels Meghan and Harry have more flexibility in their future roles, said royal aides.

Meghan and Harry split from joint charity with William and Kate MEGHAN and Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are formally splitting from the Royal Foundation, the body that co-ordinates their charitable work with William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, it was announced Thursday. Royal aides said the decision was a mutual one between all four royals, as the couples are on divergent paths. The Cambridges are taking on more formal and

restrictive roles as future king and queen while the Sussexes have more flexibility. Aides denied rumors of a rift between the couples and pointed out they will continue appearing together at royal engagements and on shared passions such as the Heads Together mental health initiative. William and Kate will rename the original charity to the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

EU LEADERS are gathering in Brussels for summit talks aimed at deciding who will get the EU’s top jobs and what to prioritise in the next five years. European Council President Donald Tusk, chairing Thursday’s talks, wants candidates to be named at this summit. Then the Council’s choices require approval by the European Parliament. The most powerful job is EU Commission President. ExLuxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker has held the post since 2014. Brexit is not a major issue this time. Mr Tusk is to give the government leaders a brief update on Brexit developments on Friday. The official EU position is that the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated with Theresa May - and rejected by the UK Parliament - will not be reopened. But Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) Leo Varadkar and EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier noted on Thursday that the EU was awaiting the election of a new UK Prime Minister and “hearing about their proposed approach to Brexit”. Besides the replacements for Mr Tusk and Mr Juncker, the leaders also have to decide on: a new

Successors to Jean-Claude Juncker (L) and Donald Tusk will take office in November.

European Central Bank president, a High Representative for foreign policy and a European Parliament president. The European Commission drafts EU laws, oversees national budgets, enforces EU treaties and negotiates international trade deals. So Commission president is the most coveted EU post. Before moving on to discussing the top jobs over dinner, the summit is to adopt a Strategic Agenda for 2019-2024. The leaked draft highlights: § more intensive efforts to counter climate change

§ measures to boost security on the EU’s external borders and control migration into the bloc § more resources to fight disinformation and “hybrid threats” which undermine European democracy § better coordinated industrial policy, research and investment targeting digital technologies. The draft conclusions - still under discussion - speak of making the 28-nation bloc “climate neutral” by 2050. That means reducing greenhouse gas emissions to a level where they are balanced by green initiatives, such as tree-planting.

German pro-immigration mayors get death threats

Water sources are few and depleted.

India’s sixth biggest city is almost entirely out of water THE floor of the Chembarambakkam reservoir is cracked open, dry and sun-baked. About 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) away, in Chennai, India’s sixth largest city, millions of people are running out of water. Chembarambakkam and the three other reservoirs that have traditionally supplied Chennai are nearly all dry, leaving the city suffering from an acute water shortage, said Jayaram Venkatesan, an activist in the city. Due to an inability to collect sufficient rain water combined with low groundwater levels, the Tamil Nadu state government has been struggling to provide water to residents.

With the reservoirs dry, water is being brought directly into Chennai neighborhoods in trucks. Every day, hundreds of thousands of residents have no choice but to stand in line for hours in soaring summer temperatures, filling dozens of cans and plastic containers. Suresh Subburaman, a resident of Chennai and owner of the Nivis Kitchen hotel, has been struggling to keep his business afloat. “We are open and we are somehow functioning. But we are running at a no-loss, no-gain situation. This is our only business. We have no other option. We have to run it,” said Subburaman.

COLOGNE mayor Henriette Reker, who survived a serious knife attack in 2015, has received a death threat just days after another German politician was shot dead, police say. Ms Reker was previously targeted because of her pro-immigration stance. At least one other pro-immigration mayor has been threatened, police said. Authorities have said a person detained in connection with the shooting of Walter Lübcke earlier this month may be linked to a farright network. Police have not said if the latest threats are connected to the death of Mr Lübcke. Investigators in Cologne said the note to Ms Reker may have been sent by a right-wing extremist, but did not provide further details, local media report. Ms Reker, 62, said she would not be deterred by death threats or “retreat” from doing the job that she has been tasked to do, the newspaper Bild reported (in German). Another person police said had received a threatening note was Andreas Hollstein, the mayor of Altena - a western German town known for having accepted more than its quota of migrants.

Ms Reker, seen here attending a 2016 refugee summit at Vatican City, has been attacked before.

In November 2017, Mr Hollstein was stabbed and needed hospital treatment. In October 2015, a day before she was elected mayor of Cologne, Ms Reker was stabbed in the neck and seriously injured while out campaigning. A 45-year-old man, named as Frank S, was convicted of attempted murder and jailed for 14 years. He had links with right-wing groups and had targeted Ms Reker over her welcoming stance to refugees, a court found.

Ms Reker was head of refugee housing in Cologne at the time. During her testimony, Ms Reker said she was “very worried that I could be paralysed’’ and that she had suffered from nightmares. She was put in an induced coma after the attack, which occurred at the height of Germany’s refugee influx, and took over as mayor a month later. Mr Lübcke, 65, was a leading member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling centre-right CDU party and a supporter of her refugee policies.

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Deadly Ebola outbreak ‘not global threat’ THE World Health Organization has decided not to declare a global emergency over the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The WHO said Ebola was “very much an emergency” in the region, but it did not pose a global threat. However, it was damning of countries for giving less than half the money needed to deal with the disease.

The deadly outbreak - the second largest in history - has killed more than 1,400 people. This week cases were detected across the border in Uganda, though the virus is not yet spreading there. Declaring a Public Health Emergency of International Concern is one of the most important acts the WHO can take. It has done so only four times before - including for

the Ebola outbreak in West Africa which killed more than 11,000 people. Such a decision usually means getting more money and healthcare workers to tackle an outbreak - or political support to stop the fighting to let medics get the job done. This was not a straightforward decision. Dr Preben Aavitsland, the acting chair of the WHO’s emergency committee, said

PUBLIC NOTICE BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION (Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

Take Notice that I, John Freeman, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(2) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to MICHELINE TIBLANC SIMMONS by virtue of marriage to a Belonger. JOHN FREEMAN

there was extensive debate and differing views at the emergency meeting. The outbreak met some of the criteria for a global emergency as it was both an extraordinary event and risked international spread. However, he said efforts on the ground “would not be enhanced” by declaring an emergency. Dr Aavitsland said: “This is not a global emergency, it is an emergency in DRC, it is a severe emergency.” But he warned declaring an emergency could lead to border closures or airlines refusing to fly to DRC, which could do more harm than good. “There is nothing to gain, but there is a lot to lose,” he said. The WHO has previously discussed whether the Ebola outbreak in DRC should be declared an emergency on two occasions. Both times it decided not to, in part because Ebola was deemed a threat in only in the region rather than internationally. The outbreak started in August 2018 and is affecting two provinces in DRC - North Kivu and Ituri. More than 2,100 people have been infected and over 1,400 have died. It took 224 days for the number of cases to reach 1,000, but just a further 71 days to reach 2,000. There are some positive signs with the number of new

The deadly outbreak - the second largest in history - has killed more than 1,400 people.

cases slowing - there were 54 cases in the past week compared with 88 in each of the two previous weeks. However, 54 cases is still more than the totality of many Ebola outbreaks. Tackling the disease has been complicated by conflict in the region - between January and May there were more than 40 attacks on health facilities. Another problem is distrust of healthcare workers with about a third of deaths being in the community rather than at a specialist Ebola treatment centre. It means those people are not seeking treatment and risk spreading the disease to neighbours and relatives. Two people have died from Ebola in neighbouring Uganda - a five-year-old boy and his 50-year-old grandmother. They were members of a family that crossed the border from DRC. While the WHO says such cases are of “grave concern” is says there is no evidence of the virus spreading in Uganda. Twenty-seven people are said to have been in contact with the infected family. They

have all been restricted to their homes and will be offered the Ebola vaccine. The WHO is clear that more needs to be done. It said that between February and July it needed $98m to tackle the outbreak, but it was facing a shortfall of $54m. Sir Jeremy Farrar, from the Wellcome medical research charity, said: “A step up in the response with full international support is critical if we’re to bring the epidemic to an end and ensure protection for the communities at risk. “The response in DRC remains overstretched and underfunded.” Ebola is a virus that initially causes sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain and a sore throat. It progresses to vomiting, diarrhoea and both internal and external bleeding. People are infected when they have direct contact through broken skin, or the mouth and nose, with the blood, vomit, faeces or bodily fluids of someone with Ebola. Patients tend to die from dehydration and multiple organ failure. (BBC)

HAYES ELEVATOR Is looking for a

CERTIFIED ELEVATOR MECHANIC DUTIES INCLUDE: • Installation of new elevator systems in existing and new construction. Performing scheduled elevator maintenance service work to existing and new contracts. • Must have Elevator Mechanic Certification from an accredited elevator education body. NAEC CET • Must have minimum 10 years’ experience in installing elevator systems. • Must be in good physical health and able to lift heavy loads. • Must be able to speak and understand clear English. • Must be able to work in a safe manner within a team setting. • Salary ranges between $30.00-$50.00 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.

Qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders should send a cover letter and CV’s to cgermain@tcilift.com as well as to the Labour Commissioner. This is a new position. 16983

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Science & Technology

European Space Agency probe to intercept a comet THE European Space Agency is to launch another mission to a comet. After the hugely successful Rosetta encounter with the icy dirt-ball known as 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014, officials have now selected a new venture that will launch in 2028. It’s called Comet Interceptor and will aim to catch and study an object that has come in towards the Sun from the outer reaches of the Solar System. Scientifically, it will be led from the UK’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory. Dr Geraint Jones, who is affiliated to the University College London research centre, is the principal investigator. The concept is a three-inone probe: a mothership and two smaller daughter craft. They will separate near the comet to conduct different but complementary studies. The cost for Esa is expected to be about €150m. As is customary, individual member states will provide the

Rosetta spent two years at Comet 67P, taking thousands of photos.

instrumentation and cover that tab. Interceptor was selected on Wednesday by the agency’s Science Programme Committee as part of the new F-Class series - “F” standing for fast. The call for ideas only went out a year ago. There will now be a period of feasibility assessment with industry before the committee reconvenes to formally “adopt” the concept. At that point, the mission becomes the real deal.

The intention is to launch the probe on the same rocket as Esa’s Ariel space telescope when it goes up at the end of the next decade. This observatory won’t use the full performance of its launch vehicle, and so spare mass and volume is available to do something additional. And it’s Ariel’s destination that makes Interceptor a compelling prospect. The telescope is to be positioned at a “gravitational sweetspot” about 1.5 million

PROVO PERFORMING ARTS

Provo Performing Arts School. Graceway IGA Shopping Plaza. Leeward Highway. Providenciales. Telephone: (649) 343-4716

PERFORMING ARTS TEACHER REQUIRED Provo Performing Arts School provide after school and weekend classes in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, commercial, musical theatre, voice and drama to children 5 – 16 years of age, as well as providing a thriving toddler and adult program. We are looking for an energetic person, with teaching capabilities across all subjects. Salary is commensurate with experience. Applicants should be willing to teach up to 30 hours per weeks (Monday to Saturday), including Public Holidays.

YOU WILL NEED:

• Either a teacher qualification with an organization such as ISTD / LAMDA, or a degree in a related subject. Both would be preferred. • At least 3 years experience teaching children and adults • A professional, proven track record in our core subjects

Please send a cover letter and CV/Resume to provoperformingarts@gmail.com This position is currently filled by a work permit holder that we wish to renew. However Islanders with qualifications and experience are invited to apply. Closing Date: July 1st, 2019 16981

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km from Earth. This is an ideal position from which to study distant stars and their planets - but it also represents a fast-response “parking bay” for any new mission seeking a target of opportunity. The type of comets being sought by Interceptor tend to give little notice of their arrival in the inner Solar System perhaps only a few months. That’s insufficient time to plan, build and launch a spacecraft. You need to be out there already, waiting for the call. This is what Interceptor will do. It will be sitting at the sweetspot, relying on sky surveys to find it a suitable target. When that object is identified, the probe will then set off to meet it. The encounter will be very different from that of Rosetta at 67P. Interceptor will not orbit the comet; it will just fly past - hopefully not to quickly. Nor will Interceptor try to repeat the landing of Rosetta’s little robot, Philae.

Instead, it will be the job of those daughter craft to see if they can get in a bit closer to the comet than the mothership to acquire some more detailed information. “The main spacecraft has the propulsion, the high-gain antenna to talk to Earth, and some instrumentation on it.

That passes relatively far from the comet, about 1,000km or so upstream of the nucleus of the object. And then we deploy two cubesat-like probes that go a lot closer and do the high-risk, highreward observations,” deputy PI Dr Colin Snodgrass, from the University of Edinburgh, told BBC News.

CAPTAIN HOOKS Grace Bay

EUROPEAN HAIRSTYLIST

• Hairdresser for men and women, haircut, styling, color and wedding styles. • European training , haircut and color diploma • 5 years’ experience • Available to work 9am-7pm weekends and holidays (schedules changes) • Bilingual French or Spanish • Must have own vehicles and a valid driver’s license Salary: $1,700 per month

CONTACT: MAXIME 649-946-5093

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is for work permit renewal 16987

NOTICE To: the Creditors of TCI Bank Limited (In Liquidation) (“the Company”)

My request as the Company’s Official Liquidator to pay a third interim dividend distribution of fifteen cents ($0.15) on the dollar ($1.00) was approved on March 28, 2019 by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Her Ladyship, the Honourable Mrs. Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale. We are currently in the process of making these distributions by contacting customers in alphabetical order. For creditors who reside on Islands other than Providenciales and who cannot make private arrangements to have their distributions collected in Providenciales, we will be visiting the other Islands namely Grand Turk and North Caicos for the purpose of making the dividend distribution. The dates and times of these visits will be announced. For those persons who reside outside of the Turks and Caicos Islands, separate arrangements will be made. If your address has changed since the date of filing your claim or the second distribution, please contact us at telephone 649-941-7500 or via email address info@tcibpliquidation.com. Mr. Anthony S. Kikivarakis Sr. Official Liquidator TCI Bank Limited (in Liquidation)

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Adventurer Mario Rigby faces his newest challenge:

Mario has been undergoing intense training throughout the year in preparation for his expedition across Canada

Cycling across Canada BY DELANA ISLES

TAKING on the African continent was not enough for Mario Rigby, now the adventurer is set to take on Canada, this time on a bicycle. The 33-year-old is a Canadian Turks and Caicos Islands-born explorer, author, motivational speaker and a former professional track and field athlete. And just two years ago he completed what would be for many, an arduous journey walking from Cape Town to Cairo from 2015 to 2017. Like that initiative, he is hoping to open more adventurous opportunities for people of colour around the world, and to encourage them to be more active and willing to test their boundaries in the outdoors. “What I am doing in Canada is I’m setting up an expedition to cycle across the entire country,

from west coast to the east coast, that would be from Vancouver all the way to Newfoundland St John, which should take about two and a half months and will be 7,100 kilometres,” Mario revealed to this publication on Tuesday (June 18). The trek is a solo one for Mario, same as his adventure in Africa. “I’ve never actually done a biking tour before so timeline-wise it will be roughly two months; a walk in the park compared to Crossing Africa, but this is an entire different challenge on its own.” Mario will embark on his journey the first week of July and finish around the end of August to early September. Fans and supporters can follow along with his progress on his Facebook page or his website www. mariorigby.com. “The reason why I am doing this solo is because I want to raise

awareness of the diversity in the outdoor industry, particularly for black people. “I believe in Turks and Caicos, we oftentimes we don’t really have access to doing a lot of adventures, so this is what I am doing to represent people like us to go out there and be represented in the outdoor industry professionally.” He also explained why he chose cycling this time: “The reason I chose biking, actually it’s biking and kayaking because one of the lakes I am going to be crossing is Lake Ontario… that should take about five days to cross via kayak, and the reason I am doing this is because I want to show all kinds of versatility and also transportation. “Cycling is a simple way of transporting but also good for health and fitness; it shows the way we can CONTINUED 

"A walk in the park compared to Crossing Africa," Mario Rigby says of his cycling trip across Canada

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Aretha Franklin died in August of 2018.

Franklin’s youngest son files for her estate A MICHIGAN judge has been asked to decide whether one of Aretha Franklin’s sons could take control of the late singer’s estate and replace its current representative. Kecalf Franklin, the singer’s youngest son, filed two court petitions Monday seeking to be named a personal representative of his mother’s estate. He intends to be a corepresentative of the estate along with Sabrina Owens -- who was appointed to that role last year -- and eventually replace her, according to court documents. Owens is Franklin’s niece. The singer’s son claims Owens has “mismanaged the estate” and has “failed to perform a duty pertaining to office.” He says Owens didn’t share an inventory of his mother’s estate until about four months after the singer’s death in August, according to the documents. A

personal estate representative is expected to prepare an inventory of the decedent’s proprty within 91 days after being appointed, according to Michigan state law. The singer’s son also alleges Owens has not discussed details about the investigation into the appraised value of Franklin’s music catalog or negotiations for television series and a biopic based on his mother’s life, the document states. Attorneys for the estate said Monday “there is no basis to support the assumption” that Kecalf Franklin has the ability, skill or knowledge to act as the estate’s representative, according to a court filing. They also noted he is in “direct conflict” with other family members and Kecalf’s requests are intended to “micro-manage the estate,” the document states. CNN has reached out to a spokeswoman for Franklin’s estate.

Cycling across ... CONTINUED 

travel on a regular basis outside of flying or driving a car… cycling, kayaking these things really put you into nature and makes you feel connected.” Over the past several months, Mario has been training intensely and joining a few charity bike tours from city to city in Canada. He said he has also received some great help and pointers from legendary cyclists who have been touring around the world for years, some of whom he met in Africa. Sponsors are still welcome to pitch in and help out: “Again this is something that is more than just an adventure, it is about

pushing the limits, pushing the mind-set of people of colour and particularly Turks and Caicos Islanders.” Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), one of the largest outdoor brands in Canada, has taken Mario on as brand ambassador, providing him with his gear for the two month event. Western Union, which has been a major sponsor of his these past two years, is also pitching in on this new expedition. “Thanks for my sponsor MEC they saw the light in how important this is when it comes to representing more diversity within the outdoor industry,” Mario stated.

Avengers is currently $44M behind Avatar in the all-time worldwide box-office championship race.

‘Avengers: Endgame’ getting rerelease in bid to dethrone ‘Avatar’ MARVEL Studios will give “Avengers: Endgame” the push that it likely needs in a bid to surpass “Avatar” as the all-time worldwide box-office champ by reissuing the movie with additional footage. At a press junket for “SpiderMan: Far From Home,” Marvel chief Kevin Feige told Comicbook. com that the three-hour film would be re-released with a deleted scene, clearly intended to lure more people back to see it before it finishes its run in theaters. Speaking to Screenrant, the Marvel executive described the additions as “a few new things at the end of the movie.” The “Avengers” sequel has

already amassed $2.743 billion globally through Monday of this week, according to the website Boxofficemojo.com, but that leaves it about $44 million behind “Avatar,” director James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic. After a record-breaking opening, “Avengers” is finally slowing down, having added another $3.7 million in North American ticket sales for the most recent weekend. It’s not uncommon for studios to employ such tactics to push movies past various milestones, but Marvel’s stunt now falls under the heading of a sibling rivalry. That’s because “Avatar” and its upcoming sequels are now part

of the Walt Disney Co., via its acquisition of most 20th Century Fox entertainment assets. “Endgame” is also the No. 2 movie of all time, not adjusted for inflation, in terms of domestic ticket sales, but has no chance of surpassing the leader by that measure, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Only five movies have ever surpassed $2 billion in worldwide box office, and with the addition of “Avatar,” Disney now holds the rights to four of them. Cameron is planning multiple “Avatar” sequels. There have been several delays, but the first is now scheduled to be released in December 2021. (CNN)

Beyonce’s father says skin colour benefited her career BEYONCE’S father, Mathew Knowles, addressed the perceptions of skin tone outside of and even within the African American community in an interview with SiriusXM, saying that his daughter’s career was “affected” by her lighter skin, and that the effect might have been the opposite for Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland. In the interview with “The Clay Cane Show” on SiriusXM Urban View, Knowles said he taught a college class that did its own research study on “colorism” in music spanning a period of 15 years and found that, “overwhelmingly,” light-skinned black women fared better than darker-toned divas, especially at Top 40 radio. Among the beneficiaries of the perceived bias cited by Knowles or Cane were Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Beyonce. “In the music industry there’s

Beyonce’s father Mathew Knowles says that his daughter’s skin tone has helped her in the music industry.

still segregation,” said Knowles. “Programmers, especially at pop radio, have this imagery of what beauty looks like. … If you look back even at Whitney Houston, if you look at those photos, how they lightened her to make her look lighter-complexioned

… Because there’s a perception and a colourism: the lighter that you are, the smarter and more economically (advantaged)… There’s a perception all around the world about colour — even with black folks, there’s a perception.”

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Two housekeepers sue Dr. Dre, alleging poor work conditions HIP HOP mogul Dr. Dre and his wife are being sued by two housekeepers who claim the couple created a restrictive work environment by failing to provide meal and rest breaks, among other labor code violations. Ines Cornejo and Diana Brenes filed a lawsuit against the rapper, whose real name is Andre Young, and his wife, Nicole, on Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the New York Daily News reported. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages. Cornejo worked for the couple from September 2015 to September 2018 in the role of “laundress.” She claims she was allowed a few minutes to eat during breaks that were taken late into her shift. The breaks were frequently interrupted or cut short, according to a 15-page complaint. The couple also failed to pay the balance of her earned wages -- at $39.60 per hour -- when she was fired without explanation, the lawsuit states. Brenes worked as a

Melissa Rycroft has appeared on “The Bachelor” and “Dancing With The Stars”.

Reality TV star Melissa Rycroft latest to fall ill in Dominican Republic Dr. Dre and his wife, Nicole, at a gala in Los Angeles last year.

housekeeper and cook for September 2010 to October 2017, earning $45 an hour. “Defendants failed to schedule or provide meal periods and required Diane Brenes to work through meal periods to meet defendants’ demanding directives

and schedules,” the lawsuit claims, according to the Daily News. The 54-year-old rapper and Beats by Dre founder was sued by another housekeeper in 2015. In that case, the plaintiff alleged bullying by coworkers during her 13-month stint, as well as unfair termination.

THE latest victim to fall ill while vacationing in the Dominican Republic is a reality TV star as officials scramble to figure out why so many tourists are getting sick in the Caribbean nation. Melissa Rycroft, who has appeared on “The Bachelor” and “Dancing With The Stars” star, posted a photo of herself in a doctor’s exam room looking considerably under the weather

days after posting an Instagram featuring her husband and three children that was tagged with the Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts in Punta Cana. “After a really rough week, I have been put on a liquid diet, and given meds for my severe cramping,” Rycroft wrote on Instagram. “Fingers crossed this goes away in 3 days - doc says next step is a Parasite test if it doesn’t....”

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Rihanna reveals how “Body Fluctuations” influenced her new Fenty Collection

James Holzhauer is making a special donation to a walk in Illinois to raise money to find a cure for the same type of cancer that afflicts “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek. (Getty)

‘Jeopardy!’ champ Holzhauer donates to pancreatic cancer charity walk in Trebek’s honour JAMES Holzhauer, the trivia whiz who dominated “Jeopardy!” earlier this spring, is giving back. The Chicago Tribune reported that Holzhauer, a former Illinois resident and product of Naperville District 203 schools, is making a special donation to a local charity walk in

Illinois to raise money to find a cure for pancreatic cancer, which afflicts “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek. Trebek, who is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer, announced last month that the disease was in nearremission and responding well to chemotherapy.

RIHANNA is opening up about the inspiration behind her new Fenty collection. The Grammy winner and business mogul has launched Release 6.19, available on the Fentywebsite right now, for a limited time only. In celebration of the launch, Rihanna stopped by Fenty’s pop-up shop at The Webster in New York City on Tuesday, where she dished to E! News’ Zanna Roberts Rassi all about the collection. “We always just try to push ourselves,” Rihanna told E! News in the exclusive interview, alongside Fenty’s style director Jahleel Weaver. “We pride ourselves in challenging ourselves to do better and push ourselves further, and how can we get our message across in a more impactful way?” She continued, “Whether it’s through fashion, lingerie, music, makeup...we try to get everybody involved and included in our brand”. The 31-year-old star, who has been very open about “body fluctuations” over the years, shared with E! News that she was “absolutely” aware of

Rihanna says she wants everybody involved and included in her brand.

the importance of inclusivity when making the collection. “We have our fit models, which is the standard size from factories, you just get your samples made in one size. But then, I want to see it on my body, I want to see it on a

curvy girl with thighs and a little bit of booty and hips,” Rihanna told E! News. “And now I have boobs that I never had before...you know, I don’t even know how to sleep sometimes, it’s challenging, so imagine getting dressed.”

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1. Sign up forms is available. 2. Just WhatsApp: 333-2009. 3. Deadline for forms to be submitted: June 21st. 4. Submit at Church Office: 9 am-5 pm. 5. VBS is for ages 4 and Up. Who loves that old game Simon says? Well, get ready for a summer to remember. Simon says you have to attend VBS on July 8th - 12th. Simon says it's FREE! Simon says you must come for 9 am. Simon says you MUST sign up! Simon says to call the Church number @ 333-2009 to register your kids!

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ALBERT MUSGROVE

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

• Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, kitchen, living room, and other work. • Must be willing to work 5 days per week. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 346-1766

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16927

LEEWARD Is seeking to employ a

• 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: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 231-0271

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16953

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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. Contact the Publisher at tcweeklynews@gmail.com

IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 28 OF THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE:

ELEANOR INGHAM

BEAUTIFUL BRAIDS

DOMESTIC WORKER

MASON

• 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 per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

HAIR STYLIST

Employer: Provetech. Address: Old Airport Road, Providenciales. Contact: (649) 333-7578/244-0548

Salary/Wages: $8.00 per HOUR

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: • Smooth and Finish Surfaces of poured concrete • Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters, patch voids • Use saws to cut expansion joints in an accurate manner This position is being applied for, for a new Work Permit Holder. Belongers are invited to submit their application to the Labour Board, Ministry of Boarder Control.

16941

C&H PETIT CONSTRUCTION

ROCK PLAZA, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

MASON

Is looking for a

DELIVERY AGENT who is reliable, trustworthy and want to make some extra cash Delivery times are 11 A.M and 3 P.M Call 231-3788 or 246-7856 for further information

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 per hour

CONTACT: 347-2707

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16943

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 348-5055

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16964

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

• Beach braiding. • Hours are flexible, minimum 35 hours per week Salary: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 246-6120

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16923

CAICOS TOURS

The Alexandra Resort - Princess Drive, Grace Bay Road

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (RENEWAL)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Overlooks the full operation of the company Handles all accounts of CDT Handles all supplier, vendors and clients needs Salary: $1,100 per week, $57,200.00 annual salary

Interested Belonger please send resume to reservations@ caicosdreamtours.com or call us at 1-649-231-7274

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36 CLASSIFIEDS CYNARA JOHN 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 per hour

CONTACT: 332-5251

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17037

DWAYNE SIMONS 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 a week. Salary: $7 per hour

CONTACT: 244-2802

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17038

June 22-28, 2019

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BMW CONSTRUCTION

RESIDENCE KEEPER/HELPER

LABOURER

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

• Ensuring that the premises is well kept. Watch house when owners is off island and minor maintenance and repairs. Related chores if and when necessary. • To work on weekends and holidays Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 331-9717

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17020

LEEWARD PALMS Is seeking to employ a

• 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 5-6 days a week. Salary: $7 per hour

CONTACT: 241-1087

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17042

CLAUDIA SEYMOUR

EQUILIBRIUM SPA

DOMESTIC WORKER

2 MASSAGE THERAPISTS

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

• House Chores, Cleaning, Laundry and running errands, other related chores if and when necessary. • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 245-6538

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17021

AIRPORT Is seeking to employ a

• Must be able to do all types of massages • Chair massages Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 331-3833

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17067

GRACE BAY MEDICAL

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Grace Bay, Neptune Plaza - Is seeking to employ a

REGISTERED CRANIOSACRAL THERAPIST/ ORTHOPAEDIC MASSAGE THERAPIST

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• Must be able to provide high quality therapeutic Craniosacral Therapy and Orthopedic massage to patients, from full range of medical conditions. • Comprehensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and SOAP charting in order to communicate with other medical practitioners. • Minimum off 10 years’ experience at a Medical Clinic or other Therapeutic environment. • Post-secondary degree or equivalent.

SENIOR COMMERCIAL LITIGATION ATTORNEY

• Must have a craniosacral Therapy degree and have a minimum of 5 years’ clinical experience. • Knowledge of current trends and progression in the field of health and Wellness. • Experience in developing and implementing preventative injury protocols. • Must be available to work 6 days a week 8am to 6pm including holidays Salary: $28.00 per hour

CONTACT: 649-941-5252

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 17041

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Appearing in civil Courts and Tribunals and Appellate Courts • Drafting of pleadings, statements and other documents for Court cases • Obtaining, compiling and analysing records for discovery including incoming discovery documents • Pre-trial preparation and trial management • Assisting partners and Leading Counsel on complex litigation matters • Building a litigation team and mentoring and training junior attorneys and trainees

EXPERIENCE:

• Ten years’ PQE with experience of legal court and tribunal procedures and significant advocacy experience • Experience of operation, practices and procedures of a large law office engaged in commercial and civil litigation • Experience in a variety of work including commercial litigation, civil litigation, judicial review and public law litigation, insolvency law and employment law • Demonstrated ability to manage a large workload including completing multiple tasks to deadlines • Experience of complex commercial and civil litigation matters, insolvency litigation and arbitration in a large trial centre • Must be pro-active and able to work both independently and with a professional team • Experience of mentoring and training junior attorneys and trainees is essential Job Qualifications: • Candidates should have a law degree from a leading University including qualifications in commercial and company law • Must have relevant professional qualifications, be admitted to practice in the Turks and Caicos Islands (or eligible for immediate admission) or admitted in a common law jurisdiction • The applicant must have ten years’ relevant experience in practice • Computer proficiency with office software including MS Office • Professional references and also appropriate references in respect of advocacy skill.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Griffiths & Partners offer competitive remuneration for this role. We will also offer support to help professional development and a friendly and collegiate work environment. Salary range between $90,000 to $120,000 per annum depending on experience Closing date for application is July 8th, 2019. Apply with Curriculum Vitae to: Griffiths & Partners P.O. Box 143, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Email: recruitment@griffithsandpartners.com Fax: +1 (649) 941-8251 Turks and Caicos Islanders should copy their application to the Labour Department

HEALTH REGULATION AUTHORITY (STATUTORY CORPORATION) SENIOR EXECUTIVE VACANCIES In accord with ensuring equal employment opportunity access, the deadline for the following positions, in Providenciales, as advertised in this newspaper’s May 25 – 31, 2019 publication, has been extended to June 28, 2019.

POSITIONS:

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, HEALTHCARE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER REQUIRED:

Related undergraduate and graduate degrees, professional certifications, a minimum of ten (10) years working in the respective field and executive management experience - as previously advertised. Cover Letter; Current Résumé; 2 Reference Letters - one preferably from a former employer; Copies of Educational Certificates; and Copied Passport Photo Page. Hand delivered and posted applications, are to be addressed to the: Health Regulation Authority, c/o Ministry of Health, Second Floor, Town Centre Mall, Downtown, Providenciales; and applications via email should be sent to: prichardson@gov.tc. The vacant position of interest must be clearly indicated on the sealed envelope and in the subject line of the email respectively. Further vacancy particulars can be accessed by contacting Mr. Pierre Richardson at prichardson@gov.tc. 17073

17069

June 22-28, 2019

CULINARIA LTD

Ocean Club Plaza - Is seeking to employ a

BEACH SERVER

• Serving food and drinks. • Must be willing to work 6 days a week

DOMESTIC WORKER

BLUE HILLS 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 17011

HOLTON WILLIAMS BOTTLE CREEK, NORTH CAICOS

ELECTRICIAN

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary. Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are First Time work permit holders

17054

17014

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

CARETAKER

DUTIES: Install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems. Inspect transformers and circuit breakers. Identify electrical problems. Repair or replace wiring, equipment, or fixtures using hand tools and power tools SALARY: negotiable

This position is held by a work permit holder Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 17026

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17029

CONTACT: 241-6808

CHURCH OF GOD ABUNDANT LIFE Location: Kew Town. Telephone: 241-0452 Pay: 6.25 per hour. Type of application: Renewal

LABOURER

Keeping the church clean and tidy between events, services, and various church activities, clean the yard remove trash, trim the trees. Cleans the sanctuary thoroughly after services, including vacuuming. Wipes down windows, including stained glass. Empties the wastebaskets and removes any other debris in communal areas. Scrubs restrooms after every service and events. He cleans the Church bus before each service through the week. This position is held by a work permit holder, Belonger will be given first preference 17048

ALCICA DUVERNA

Location: Five Cays Telephone: 241-7227 Pay: 6.25 per hour Type of application: Renewal

MAID

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor making beds, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room area dusting , polishing furniture, cleaning rugs and carpet laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing

This position is held by a work permit holder, Belonger will be given first preference 17033

• Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. • Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $6.0 per hour

CONTACT: 241-1246

Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients to bake who can work 6 days a week and who helps with the cleaning of the kitchen. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 331-0818

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

17046

Location: Providenciales. Telephone: 333-5034 Pay: 8.00 per hour Type of application: Renewal

MAINTENANCE

To servicing, cleaning the building attentively by sweeping and scrubbing. Vacuuming and mopping. Repairs equipment, bathroom, repair broking furniture. Ensure all service requests are completed on a daily basis. General knowledge of carpentry, electrical, plumbing and mechanical system. Move and cleaned grease on equipment using chemical. Maintain necessary level of supplies in the store room. This position is held by a work permit holder, Belonger will be given first preference 17049

J & M TIRE SHOP & ACCESSORIES

DOMESTIC HELP

BARTENDER

LABOURER

Belonger can submit their resume to the Labour Department Contact information is 2420728. 17031

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden on a daily basis • To work 5 days per week Salary: $7 per hour

CONTACT: 241-0397

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17013

WADLAND TELUSMA

LEEWARD HIGHWAY Telephone: 348-6953 Pay: 6.25 per hour Type of application: Renewal

MAID CARETAKER

assisting with medication, goes to doctor appointments, goes to the pharmacy to purchase medications, refill medications, pick up groceries from supermarket, takes out trash and assist with outside cleaning, This position is held by a work permit holder, Belonger will be given first preference 7047

ISLAND LANDSCAPING South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

CONTACT: 2419355 OR 241-3338

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. • Must be willing to work 5 days per week. Salary: $6.50 per hour

17018

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17072

• Uphold customer service • Maintain Bar • Mix and serve drinks • Clean and organize all areas including bathrooms Salary: $6.25 per hour

• Cleaning tires, dispose of old tires, clean windows, car doors. • To work 6 days a 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 17017

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder

CONTACT: 242-8861

CONTACT: 242-1063

ESTEL PLUMBING

JC WALKIN BAR & RESTAURANT

Details for this employment would be to complete cleaning chores, Salary attached to this position is $6.25 per hour. This position is for Work Permit renewal interested.

BUTLER

answer calls greet guests at the door, assist in the planning of events and dinner parties, oversee table settings, and serve drinks and food. Salary: $6.25 PER HOUR

FERMIN’S DELICACIES

BEAUFORT HOLDINGS LTD

KEWTOWN Is seeking to employ a

#18 The Village, KPMG Building, 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 17063

GRAND TURK

DJ'S VARIETY STORE

ERCO LTD.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 17036

ASSISTANT BAKER

Applicant must possess a minimum of five years experience as an acting florist, with relevant certification. Must have extensive knowledge of tropical flowers, foliage and potted plants, including their names, sensational availability and lifespan. Candidates must have experience using current styles in floral design while at the same time understanding the traditional use of certain flowers for weddings, funerals, etc. Must be able to work outdoors and irregular hours. Possess five years in experience in floral retail using POS systems. Engaging and outgoing personality who enjoys working with the public. Starting salary commensurate with experience. Interested applicants including islanders can bring all applications with two letters of recommendation citing relevant experience in the same industry to Services by EA located at #65 Beechwood Road, Grace Bay Village, Providenciales or email to mary@eagrouptci.com. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for an interview. This position is currently held by work permit holders however qualified Belongers are asked to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

IRENE FORBES

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

FLORIST

• 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. • To work 5 days a week. Salary: $380 per week

Telephone: 649-246-1721

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

FLOWERS BY EA

FLOYD BETHEL

ER CLEANING SERVICES LTD

CLEANER

EAGLE REFERENCE CAR WASH FIVE CAY

BABYSITTER $290 WEEKLY

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. One position is a First Time work permit holder. One position is currently held by a work permit holder. 17035

CONTACT: 649-346-2972

CONTACT: 333-1236 Acting on behalf of our clients

CHRISTIANE P. JENNINGS KEW TOWN

CONTACT: 946-5885

• Someone to do labourer work on a fishing boat. • From 6a.m to 5p.m Salary: $6.50 per hour

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

LABOURER $290 WEEKLY

• Cleaning. • Must be willing to work 6 days a week Salary: $6.25 per hour each

MANUEL LABOURER

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CONTACT: 342-5808

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June 22-28, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

JOHN & SHARON TAYLOR GRAND TAYLOR Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE/ HANDYMAN/LABOURER Maintenance of property (yard & buildings); supervision of others, chauffeur and comradeship; 7 years’ experience. Salary: $550 bi-weekly

CONTACT: 242-2448

Email: sharonwilliamstaylor@ hotmail.com Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 17000

MILESTONE TCI LTD.

CONTACT: 1649 332-3300

This position is for first time applications Qualified Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 17005

DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

8 KETCH COURT Is seeking to employ a

10 DUCT FABRICATORS

Metal duct fabricators / installation , Cool duct fabricators. Knowledge in Lg Vrf air condition system. Able to read fabrication drawings Hourly Rate $9.25 per hour

CARIJIN BELLVUE STORE

BARBARA UNDERWOOD

Central Storage

LABOURER

LIVE IN HOUSEKEEPER/ BUTLER

• Must be able to live on property full time. • All housekeeping/cleaning and laundry duties • Some garden and pool maintenance • Must be available 24/7 when Owners and Owner guest are on island. • Must have valid driver’s license with no traffic offenses.

• Unload containers, clear trash, clean store, stock shelves, wood work in yard, digging. • Must be willing to work 6 days per week. Salary: $6.50 per hour

• Must be able to maintain Spread sheet for issues and maintenance items. • Cooking of three meals when owners are in house • Work weekends and holidays if owners are in house. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 343-7536

Contact: 232-2272. Email: bunderwood@tciway.tc Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16988

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16974

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

Take Notice that I, John Freeman, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(2) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to WILBY JOSEPH by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

Take Notice that I, John Freeman, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(2) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to MARIELA BATISTA WILLIAMS by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

JOHN FREEMAN

JOHN FREEMAN

(Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

(Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

Take Notice that I, John Freeman, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(2) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to MEEKLIGHT KELVIN ATHERTON by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

Take Notice that I, John Freeman, Governor of Turks and Caicos in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3(2) of the Immigration Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Belonger Status to MANOUCHEKA JEAN-LOUIS HAMILTON by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

JOHN FREEMAN

JOHN FREEMAN

(Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

(Section 3 (5) of the Immigration Ordinance)

June 22-28, 2019

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WARD’S CONSULTANCY VILLA DEL MAR Grace Bay

CEDAR LODGE CAFÉ Leeward Highway

LABOURER-$6.25

Clean outside the property, dispose trash. Contact: 231-3163

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

BLUFIN Leeward Highway

MANAGER-$500 WEEKLY

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: $6.50 hourly each

Generally responsible for assisting in preparing all products ordering based on market requirement. Contact: 431-8317

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

CONTACT: 241-1549

16958

Variety of duties related to the smooth upkeep and maintenance of a hotel’s operations on both the interior and exterior. CONTACT: 941-5160

NEPTUNE PLAZA, PROVIDENCIALES TCI Is seeking to employ a

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

HOURLY

MAINTAINER-$8.00 HOURLY

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER

AUSTIN DICKENSON

Acting on behalf of our client

Registered Massage Therapist REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES • Provide Massage Therapy for injured patients • Minimum of 6 years working at a Wellness Centre or similar environment • Post-Secondary degree or equivalent • Knowledge of current trends in a Wellness Centre and the ability to provide preventative care • Be proficient in Therapeutic Massage and be able to assess

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are currently held by work permit holders 17004

LAND FOR SALE 1.3 ACRE LAND ON OCEAN DRIVE, TURTLE TAIL WITH ELEVATION

UNION BARBER SHOP

KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

BARBER

• Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments. • To work 6 days a week. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 241-7146 OR 242-2824

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

CALL 1-649-231-3788 FOR MORE INFO.

17003

range of motion and muscle strength • Experience in developing and implementing preventative maintenance programmes • Extensive knowledge of different styles of massage and treatment Monthly salary $2800.00 to $4000.00 depending on experience. Belongers only need to apply. The position is currently held by a work permit holder

Email: iimsadmin@tciway.tc phone: 649-941-5252

16995

VENEL & WILLIAMS VARIETY STORE Five Cays - Is seeking to employ a

STORE CLERK

• Watching the store, cleaning, stocking shelves. • Must speak creole. • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays, and various hours. Must be time flexible. • To work 6 days a week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 345-0477

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder

17002

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS PEARLS VILLA MANAGEMENT LTD.

PEARLS VILLA MANAGEMENT LTD.

is looking to hire a

Is looking to hire a

GARDENER

HOUSEKEEPER

The successful candidate will be responsible for the general maintenance of the grounds, and gardens, of three (3) private villas and to carry out numerous gardening duties requiring a minimum amount of supervision. Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, bed preparation and planting. Lawn maintenance and cultivation. The use of cylinder and rotary mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers. To keep the borders, thoroughfares and footpaths clear and free from litter at all times.

The position requires the following of the successful candidate (1) high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and tidiness are maintained throughout three high-end villas (2) must be able to evaluate and ensure guest satisfaction and report and solve any guest problem immediately (3) must set and maintain standards of service commensurate with the standing of the villas. (4) managing a stock control and ordering system to ensure availability of stock and cost control to maintain costs to a minimum.

QUALIFICATIONS • Must have knowledge of gardening tools • Must have an understanding of safety precautions when using these tools • Able to work with little to no supervision • Must be flexionless and able to work on weekends and holidays • High school diploma • Beginning salary commensurate with experience.

• 5 years minimum Housekeeping and Customer Service experience Strong organizational skills • Must be able to work independently and stand for long periods of time Must be flexible and able to work on weekends and holidays • Must possess great customer service skills Salary commensurate with experience

Interested applicants must have a clean police record and submit their applications with a copy of their CV to:info@saunders.tc or via facsimile at 941-4533 and to the T.C.I Employment Services and Labour Department. This position is currently vacant.

Interested applicants must have a clean police record and submit their applications with a copy of their CV to:info@saunders.tc or via facsimile at 941-4533 and to the T.C.I Employment Services and Labour Department. This position is currently vacant. 17006

QUALIFICATIONS

17007

40 CLASSIFIEDS JUNIOR LHERISSON #33 Parkers Ave Is seeking to employ a

HOUSEKEEPER Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing. Ensuring all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards. Salary: $6.25 per hour

DARVILLE HANDFIELD, NORTH CAICOS

LARISSA D SWANN

GARDENER/ LABOURER

HAIR BRAIDER

Required at Whitby, North Caicos. Work six days a week unsupervised maintaining to gardens, car wash, offloading containers, garbage disposal, minor house repairs, dog care, etc. Salary is $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 348-2490

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17019

June 22-28, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Please apply by 29 June, 2019 at handmy@ tciway.tc or contact 232 7101/231 3967. Position currently held by work permit holder. Belongers only need apply. 17027

SENIOR PROPERTY ATTORNEY

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Braiding, weaving, relaxing, loc, grooming and maintenance. Cutting, trimming and styling. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 245-2699 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

17066

LEA EDWIN ASTWOOD

M & A SERVICES LTD

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

• House chores, cleaning, laundry and running errands, other related chores if and when necessary. • Must be willing to work on weekends and holidays. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 242-7446

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17065

Pelican Bay Restaurant & Bar Royal West Indies Resort

SERVER

• Minimum 2 years of food and beverage in an upscale restaurant • Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, knowledgeable on Micros, must work well under pressure

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Advising on sale and purchase of commercial and residential property to include running own caseload from inception to conclusion • Advising developers of residential and commercial real estate to include negotiation of development agreements and funding agreements • Advising on the real estate aspects of corporate and commercial transactions • Drafting and advising upon real estate finance documentation • Preparing detailed reports on title and transaction documents • Building a team and mentoring and training junior attorneys and trainees

• And have a friendly yet professional demeanor, must be a team player All the positions above require working long hours nights and days public holidays and weekends Salary $6.25

For more information on job descriptions, please contact info@pelicanbaytci.com or 431-1869 Please call for an appointment, bring along your resume and resident status Belongers are encourage to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 17071

LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

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 per hour

CONTACT: 241-5189

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16982

OUTTEN ENTERTAINMENT BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

EVENT HELPER

• Cleaning. • Must be willing to work 3 days a week. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 342-3327

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17055

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 7 years’ PQE (or 5 years’ PQE if preceded by a pupillage or training contract with a specialist real estate practice) in a Commonwealth jurisdiction. • Experience of substantial commercial property sales, purchases and development schemes • Experience of acting on behalf of both lenders and borrowers on acquisition finance, refinancing and development financing • Demonstrable experience of acting for high net worth and institutional clients • Demonstrable business development skills and a hunger to grow a credible high value practice • Demonstrated ability to manage a large workload including completing multiple tasks to deadlines • Must be pro-active and able to work on complex high value real estate transactions both independently and with a professional team • Experience of mentoring and training junior attorneys and trainees is essential

Is looking to fill the following positions for the upcoming new season (November 1st – July 2020):

FRONT OF THE HOUSE/ DINING ROOM MANAGER HOUSEKEEPERS CONCIERGE/ GUEST SERVICES BOAT CAPTAINS

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidates should have a law degree from a leading University • Must have relevant professional qualifications, be admitted to practice in the Turks and Caicos Islands (or eligible for immediate admission) or admitted in a common law jurisdiction • The applicant must have a minimum of 7 years’ (or 5 years’ if preceded by a pupillage or training contract with a specialist real estate practice) relevant PQE experience in practice • Computer proficiency with office software including MS Office • Professional references and also appropriate references

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Griffiths & Partners offer competitive remuneration for this role. We will also offer support to help professional development and a friendly and collegiate work environment. Salary range between $90,000 to $120,000 per annum depending on experience.

BARTENDERS PASTRY CHEF FINE DINING SERVERS/ RESTAURANT HOST BREAKFAST COOK OFFICE ASSISTANT COMMISSARY CLERK

Most positions will require living on the Cay during scheduled shifts. NB: Additional Positions might become available in the future- we are accepting and reviewing all potential applicants for future employment opportunity.

Closing date for application is July 8th, 2019. Apply with Curriculum Vitae to:

Griffiths & Partners P.O. Box 143, Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Email: recruitment@griffithsandpartners.com Fax: +1 (649) 941-8251

Interested applicants for the above positions and any other should email their resumes to: Attention Avianne Adolph-Penn, Human Resources Administrator at hr@meridianclub.com The Meridian Club, Human Resources Department can be contacted at (649)941-7011).

Turks and Caicos Islanders should copy their application to the Labour Department 17070

17028

June 22-28, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

MACDONALD WILLIAMS 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. • Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $1200 per month

CONTACT: 241-7557

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17075

MEDINCO LTD

LABOURER REQUIRED

Down Town - Is seeking to employ a

Registered Nurse

Experienced Labourer is needed to work six days a week at a private home in Providenciales operated by Carlos Simons. Applicants must speak English, must be fit and able and must have substantial experience with general labourer and maintenance duties around a home. Salary commences at $6.25 per hour.

• Clinical office duties. • Must be willing to work 5 ½ days a week Salary: 15.00 per hour

Patient Care Giver

• Taking care of elderly patients. • Must be willing to work 5 ½ days a week Salary: $8.00 per hour

Fax: 941-5049. Contact: 941-5050

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

17034

DOMESTIC WORKER Domestic Worker consists of cleaning, Laundry and organizing rooms • 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: $300.00 per week.

This advertisement is required for a work permit renewal application for this position. All suitably qualified TC Islanders are requested to submit resumes/portfolios to PO Box 560, Regent House West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales, TCI or send by fax to 946 4663. Prospective TC Islander applicants are also free to lodge a copy of their applications with the Labour Board.

MOISE JOSEPH 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. • To work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 342-0052

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17030

Coral Gardens Management Co Ltd,

whose address is Penn’s Rd, Lower Bight, Providenciales, is seeking suitable qualified Belongers to fill the positions of

HOUSEKEEPER This position is held by a work permit holder.

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provides courteous and professional service at all times. • Ensure that all guestrooms are cleaned to the established standards. • Ensure that the facilities are kept clean and orderly in line with the resort standard of cleanliness. • Reports for duty punctually wearing the correct uniform and name tag at all times. • Laundry

All experienced and interested individuals can send inquiries to:

Caicos Cactus Management Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: (649) 231-4885 info@caicoscactusmanagement.com Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 16999

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum of 2-3 years of housekeeping experience • Must be able to work weekend and holidays Salary: $8.00 per hr. Qualified Belonger candidates with a clean police record are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Marsha Blanche Email: marsha@misickstanbrook.tc Tel.: 946-4732 Applications should be received no later than June 28, 2019.

NOTICE HT Investments Reinsurance Ltd. (“in Voluntary Liquidation”) Registered No. E26039

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to Section 242 of the Turks and Caicos Islands Companies Ordinance 2017, that, pursuant to a written resolution of the shareholders of HT Investments Reinsurance Ltd. (“the Company”), on 28th day of May 2019 it was RESOLVED that the Company be wound-up voluntarily and that Gary Brough of KPMG Advisory Ltd. be appointed Liquidator for the purposes of such winding up. NOTICE is hereby given that creditors of the Company, whose registered office is located at 18 The Village at Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, are required, on or before 21 July 2019, to send their names and addresses with particulars of their debts and claims, to the Liquidator of the Company by e-mail to gbrough@ kpmg.tc or by calling 649 946 4613. and, if so required by notice in writing by the Liquidator are, by their Attorney’s or personally, to come in and prove their said debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice, or in default thereof they may be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved. Dated the 21th day of June 2019 Liquidator, HT Investments Reinsurance Ltd.

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17068

17025

CORAL GARDENS MANAGEMENT CO LTD

whose address is Penn’s Road, Lower Bight; Providenciales is seeking suitable qualified Belongers to fill the positions of Gardener and Beach Attendant.

GARDENER AND BEACH ATTENDANT Responsibilities/Gardener:

Complete ground work as directed by the Property Manager which may include picking up trash, and maintaining landscaping and other ground areas. Must have the ability to lift heavy items weighing up to 150lbs. Must have the ability to maintain irrigation systems and provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, and other grounds features. Salary: $8.50 per hr.

Responsibilities/Beach Attendant

Wash, mop, and clean the pool deck. Promote a fun and relaxing atmosphere for guests. Provide information to guests about available recreation facilities and activities. Promote the rules and regulations of the recreation facility intended for the safety and welfare of guests. Salary: $9.00 per hr. Qualified Belonger candidates with clean police record are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

Marsha Blanche Email: marsha@misickstanbrook.tc Tel.: 946-4732

Applications should be received no later than June 28, 2019.

17024

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June 22-28, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

PENN’S DRYWALL & DESIGN

PENN’S DRYWALL & DESIGN

RENOL PHILOXENE

RIGBY BUILDERS

ROYAL BABES NURSERY

CARPENTER

DOMESTIC WORKER

BABYSITTER Ensuring a safe

PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS

CLEANER

LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

• 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 6 days a week. Salary: $10 per hour

CONTACT: 345-9164

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17008

SUNSET RIDGE HOTEL Airport 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. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 244-3173

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17053

LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

• Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean and other work. • Must be willing to work 5 days a week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 345-9164 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder

17015

TAHISSAINT & ABDON CONSTRUCTION FIVE CAYS 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: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 341-1977

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17012

THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary. Salary: $6.25 per hour

LEEWARD Is seeking to employ a

• Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces. • Must have 4 years’ experience. Salary: $6.50 per hour

THE BIGHT Is seeking to employ a

• Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc. • To work 5 days per week. Salary: $6.25 per hour

SAMUEL E. HALL NORTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

FARMER

• Cleaning, tractor driving, general handiwork, tending to livestock, ploughing, planting and harvesting crops. • To work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 241-0836

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17043

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17009

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17016

CONTACT: 441-3619

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 10745

TAINO CATERING PRIVATE CHEF SERVICES

JONATHAN FORBES

DWAYNE WILSON

TROPITECH LTD

CONTACT: 346-8047

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 241-9541

Blue Hills, Providenciales Tel: 246-7343

South Dock Providenciales Tel: 232-3350

SERVER

• Serve food and drinks to guests. Take orders. • Must be willing to work 6 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 332-8501 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder

17032

LABOURER

$6.25 per hour Cleaning yard, basic repairs etc Position for a work permit holder. Belongers are encourage to apply with Labour Department.

17057

CLEANER

$6.25 per hour Cleaning yard, windows, vehicle etc. Position for a work permit holder. Belongers are encourage to apply with Labour Department

17060

LABOURER New Vacancy. must

be able to move heavy furniture and equipment. Must be available for long hours at short notice including weekends and holidays. Must have proper etiquette when working with high net worth clients and high-end properties. $6.50 per hour

432-9453

17058

PwC (TCI) Ltd. Requires One

Office Assistant

Projetech Construction Management & Services Ltd., wishes to recruit a

QUANTITY SURVEYOR

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Reception – responsible for greeting guests, answering a multiline Cisco phone, and assisting with courier requests • Document Production – edit and format documents to the Firm’s brand standard using MS Office • Finance – review incoming invoices for accuracy, code and forward for processing; prepare bank drafts, wire transfers, bank deposits, and track cash receipts; and set-up client codes using the Firm’s propriety accounting software • Office Support – monitor and maintain office supplies, and coordinate office and equipment repairs • Other – provide assistance with a variety of ad hoc tasks that will enhance the effectiveness of the office and team.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate at least ten years suitable experience as a Quantity Surveyor on large commercial and residential building projects, together with a suitable professional qualification in Quantity Surveying. General duties will include preliminary budgeting, the preparation of detailed Bills of Quantities, project estimating, the procurement of materials, labour and subcontractors, financial forecasting and reporting, managing all contractual and legal issues, and general commercial control in all aspects. A proven track record demonstrating the ability to manage all commercial aspects of construction projects must be shown. Strong leadership, communication, organization and presentation skills are essential. The successful candidate must be prepared to work flexible hours, including holidays and weekends.

CAPABILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong client service focus in dealing with both external and internal clients, displaying an image of professionalism, integrity and tact • Proficiency to work within MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • Excellent judgement and strong problem solving skills; exercising discretion when dealing with confidential information • Effective listening skills; excellent oral and written communication skills • Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities with limited supervision • High school diploma or the equivalent experience • Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience working in a corporate environment • Flexibility to work overtime when required

Salary starts at US$60k per annum, based on qualifications and experience. This is a new position and is immediately available. Applications must be made in writing and should include career history and the names and contact details of at least two references. Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders should also submit copies of their application to the Labour Department. All applications will be properly reviewed and suitably qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. Applications should be received by 31st June 2019 and sent to:

Salary Range: $20,000 - $30,000 Turks and Caicos Islanders need only apply

Deadline for applications is July 5, 2019 Interested persons should apply to https://bit.ly/2MYqtjg PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd.

17051

Steve Thompson Projetech Construction Management & Services Ltd. Project House 930 Leeward Highway Providenciales Tel: 941 3508. Fax: 941 5824 Email: info@projetech.tc

16986

June 22-28, 2019

SANDRA WALKIN

SERVICES BY EA

NURSERY MANAGER

Applicants must have knowledge of finance, accounting, cash flow projection and proficient in using POS systems for landscape, chemical and fertilization inventory. Ability to analyze financial data and prepare for automated financial reports, statements and projections. Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to deal with customers and suppliers. Salary is approximately $600/weekly and willing to work long hour, weekends and holidays if needed. Preference will be given to applicant who completed a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance or Business Administration. Excellent reference from previous employers a must.

Interested applicants including Islanders/Belongers can bring all applications to SERVICES BY EA located at #65 beechwood Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales or email to mary@environmentalarts.tc. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. These positions are currently held by work permit holders. Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Phone: 649-941-5579. Fax: 649-914-5577 17056

YRAMENE WILLIAMS BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary. • To work 6 days a week. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 341-3168

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17042

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TCI PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ATLANTIC CONSTRUCTION

Vacant Position

(Fabrication & installation of windows, Doors, flooring& cabinetry) $9 per hour, Millennium Highway, Providenciales, 241-7878, Vacant Position

C.N.X. AUTO DEALER

CARPENTER

L J CONTRACTING SERVICES

MASON

(To build, repairs, maintains, alters buildings, lay bricks & stones or concrete & plasters. $9.00 per hour, Providenciales,

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

SOLON GEORGES

STYLZ ABOVE THE REST

DIVER

PEDICURE & MASSAGE

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

SPOT PLAZA Is seeking to employ a

HOUSEKEEPER

• Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing. Ensuring all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards. • To work 5 days per week Salary: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 9464411 OR 231-3342

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16970

Diving. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 344-9209

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17064

Pedicure and massage services to customers. Salary: $275 weekly

CONTACT: 332-1726

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17010

Room Inspector A Room Inspector is required to work in a luxury villa. The successful candidate must possess the following qualities & experience:

AUTO MECHANIC

(To diagnose and service cars and fix the issue) $ 9 per hour, Blue Hills, Providenciales, 241-7878, Vacant Position BLACK BOY & JEAN TRUCKING

HEAVY DUTY TRUCK DRIVER $9 per hour , Providenciales 2417878, vacant position

Belongers are encouraged to apply only.

Send all resumes to tciprobusiness@gmail. com and the employment Services. 17091

The Somerset Strata Management Co Ltd, is seeking a suitable qualified Belongers who possess the requirements listed are encouraged to apply. Ideal candidates should possess luxury resort experience, be professional in attitude and demeanor and must read and speak English fluently.

GARDENER

• Must have experienced as a Room Inspector/Housekeeper at a Five Star Hotel/ Luxury Villa with a high level of attention to detail. • Applicant must inspect the cleanliness of all rooms prior and post guest arrival • Must list and itemize lost and found items • Be willing to work flexible hours including holidays, weekends and evenings • Must be reliable and trustworthy and energetic • Handles guest complaints and queries • Applicant must be willing to look after the household when owners are absent • Possess excellent command of English • Controls waste of any product or linen. • Must be a non-smoker

CANDIDATE MUST ALSO

• Perform general housekeeping duties including laundry. • In the absence of guest must be willing to assist with cleaning and general maintenance • Must be willing and to work well with the team • Must have a clean police record • Starting salary for this position is $1,500.00 per month.

Helper/Cleaner A helper/cleaner labourer is needed to work along with our maintenance team. Duties include but are not limited to:• Cleaning the outside of the villa and property as required • Collect and disposing of garbage and debris including removing leaves • Set up/disassemble equipment as necessary • Must be able to perform basic maintenance • Must be willing to take instructions and work along with the team • Must have a clean police record • This position pays $6.25 per hour.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete ground work as directed by the Property Manager which may include picking up trash, sweeping curb and dumpster areas and maintaining landscaping beds and other ground areas • Must have the ability to lift heavy items weighing up to 150lbs • Must have the ability to maintain irrigation systems and provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, and other grounds features

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a team player with a desire to deliver excellent customer service to our guest • Must have clear English communications skills (written or oral) • Previous experience in this area would be an asset Salary for this position will commensurate with qualifications and experience Qualified Belonger candidates are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

Joanna Ivasiuk The Somerset Resort on Grace Bay Jivasiuk@thesomerset.com Submissions for this job position should be received no later than July 1, 2019

17022

Handyman The successful candidate will work closely with the villa manager and is expected to assist with the daily general upkeep and maintenance of the villa. He/she should possess the following experience & qualifications: • Assist with light housekeeping and grounds cleaning • Must be physically fit and able to lift and carry 50lbs or more. • Must be willing to work flexible and long hours (weekends & especially holidays) • Must be able to work within a team and be willing to perform other duties to assist other staff as required. • Assist with carrying watersports equipment to and from the beach and must be able to swim confidently. • Perform custodial duties such as sweeping, raking the grounds, raking the beach, garbage removal • A driver’s license is essential as there will be a large element of errand running. • Ability to take direction and show initiative. • He/she must be extremely well presented, have a sunny demeanor and have a good command of English. • Must have a clean police record • This position pays $9.00 per hour. These Adverts are for work permit renewal. Please address all resume’s to hr@ thesource.tc and drop off a copy to The Department of Employment Services.

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June 22-28, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS TCI SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BLUE HILLS Acting on behalf of our client

M&W MEP SERVICES

LABOURER - $7.50 HOURLY

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the position of

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER AT THE PROVIDENCIALES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

PRINCIPLE FUNCTION

The Providenciales International Airport Human Resources Manager reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and is accountable for ensuring that a proactive and integrated approach is adopted towards leading and managing the Human Resources so as to ensure compliance with customer, safety, regulatory and economic objectives of the Airports Authority.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

TERMA CATERING DELIGHT

LABOURER - $6.25 HOURLY

Cleaning with sweeper, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows and door frames.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

PERSONNEL (MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Design and Develop HR administrative programs and duties to support the wide range of HR services to line manager and employees like leave record keeping, training, job description, employee orientation packages, and other benefit administration in accordance with Company policies and Turks & Caicos Islands Labor Law. • Review, develop and implement compensation and benefits policies and programs to ensure C&B practices are competitive and equitable in accordance with TCIAA policies, local market trends and internal equity. Consult the CEO on issues which have implications on local employees and keep him abreast of changes in local environment, regulations, human resource needs and priorities. • Compile and analyze HR management employee statistical reports (salary grades, vacation packages, medical plans, etc.) to facilitate management to make appropriate business decisions. • Coordinate and support the recruitment process including ad placement, application screening, initial interview, and job offer to ensure high caliber individuals (permanent/temporary) are selected to join TCIAA for positions up to Senior Professional. • Maintain good filing system of employee records and to ensure employee information are secured and protected from unauthorized user access. • Ensure planning of logistics is well taken care of in the arrangement of meetings and seminars or social gatherings held both inside and outside the company premises. • Represents the department on variety of human resources-related committees and before commissions to ensure that departmental concerns and issues are raised and addressed; responds to human resources-related inquires by regulatory agencies; may serve the TCIAA in variety of human resources-related capacities, including but not limited to: training coordinator, back to work coordinator, discrimination/harassment complaint investigator. Well versed in Turks & Caicos Islands Labor Law. • Foster collaboration between functions/departments/individuals as an ongoing practice to drive teamwork, participation and involvement as way of solving human resource related problems.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Either: (a) A Bachelor Degree or equivalent in Human Resource Management from a recognized institution within a minimum three (3) years appropriate management experience or (b) Diploma or equivalent in Human Resource Management from a recognized institution with a minimum five (5) years appropriate management experience. Salary: Commensurate with qualifications in the range $42,000 to $50,000.00 per annum with additional allowances. Full details of duties and responsibilities can be obtained from the TCIAA offices or via email request. Closing Date: - Interested persons must submit their applications be July 31, 2019

All resumes should be sent to

LABOURER

$6.25 per hour. Cleaning pf premises interior and exterior. Nurturing of vegetation. Daily care of dogs and light household cleaning.

VACANCIES

Acting on behalf of our clients SWEET T’S RESTAURANT DOMESTIC WORKER - $6.25 per hour Clean Chicken Seasoning, etc. TROPICAL BAR

WAITER

- $6.25 per hour Serves clients, take orders, etc. JOHNATHAN JENNINGS

NANNY

- $6.25 per hour Take care of children.

Contact:347-2093 Email: Darling86@hotmail.com

CONTACT: 243-2650

Position currently held by a work permit holder. Belongers are encourage to apply with Labour Department 17092

ALCIDAS & JOHNATHAN GARDINER

TJ’S CONSTRUCTION

THE COCKPIT LOUNGE

MAID

CARPENTER

A KITCHEN HELPER

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time work permit 17084

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

• Maintain a sound and Ethical Relationship and communication with all-Principals and customers of the Company • Maintain sound and healthy communication and relationship with all staff members of the company and contacts outside the company • Participates fully in safety and security programs including adhering to and-Implementing approved safety and security regulations/programs within the Dept. • Participates in Management Executive meetings to discuss, promote and Action related areas • Maintain proper documents for easy reference of all correspondences related to Human Resources • In co-ordination with the training coordinator ensures that necessary actions have been taken in response to all training • Coordinates with department heads and/ or managers on all Human Resource matters • Implement a report system of human resources matters at all times • Submits Human Resources and Training objectives on a yearly basis and expect to achieve these objectives effectively

Chief Executive Officer Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority Aviation House, Providenciales Email: johntsmith@tciairports.com

Cleaning with sweeper, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames.

BERYL KERR

Grace Bay, Providenciales Tel: 243-0880

• To do regular household chores including cooking, cleaning, ironing and any other duties that is requesting by employer. • Must be willing to work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 242-3910

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17101

OF GRAND TURK. Is seeking to employ A

Duties: Follow blueprints Build from plans to meet Clients needs. Install Structures and fixtures, Doors, Windows, must be Able to use electrical tools. Salary: $10.00 per hour

CONTACT: 243-2928

Belongers are asked to send a copy of their resume to The Labour Board. 17090

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are currently held by work permit holders 17076

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ

Duties: Help the cook, Clean Dishes, Mop and Clean floors. SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 246-9008

Belongers are asked to Send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a worker permit holder.

17088

NOTICE TO: THE CREDITORS OF TCI BANK LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) (“THE COMPANY”) My request as the Company’s Official Liquidator to pay a third interim dividend distribution of fifteen cents ($0.15) on the dollar ($1.00) was approved on March 28, 2019 by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Her Ladyship, the Honorable Mrs. Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale. We are currently in the process of making these distributions by contacting customers in alphabetical order. For creditors who reside on the Islands other than Providenciales and who cannot make private arrangements to have their distributions collected in Providenciales, we will be visiting the other Islands namely Grand Turk and North Caicos for the purpose of making the dividend distribution. The dates and times of these visits will be announced. For those persons who reside outside of the Turks and Caicos Islands, separate arrangements will be made. If your address has changed since the date of filing your claim or the second distribution, please contact us at telephone 649-941-7500 or via email address info@tcibpliquidation.com. MR. ANTHONY S. KIKIVARAKIS SR. OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR TCI BANK LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)

17061

17023

June 22-28, 2019 AMAZING/ HEARTLYN WRIGHT LEEWARD PALMS Is seeking to employ a

STORE CLERK

• Cashing. Must be honest, dedicate, trustworthy. • Must be willing to work 6 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 241-8388

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17100

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BENSHELL CONSTRUCTION

BENSHELL CONSTRUCTION

South Dock Road

South Dock Road

WELDERS

AUTO MECHANIC

• Must have at least 5 years’ experience. • Must carry a valid driver’s license, able to communicate in English. • Able to work on weekends and holidays. • 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. • Maintains vehicle records by recording service and repairs. Salary: $2,000 per month

Email: benshell.constructiontci@gmail.com Contact: (649)-332-4840

All applicants who are Turks Islanders are invited to send their application to the Commissioner and Labor Board. Preference will be given to documented Turks Islanders.

17096

• Must have at least 5 years’ experience. • Must carry valid driver’s license, able to communicate in English. • Able to work on weekends and holidays. • Operate manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal, overhead

positions. • Monitor work equipment to ensure usage is within optimum temperature to avoid overheating or expansion. • Design patterns and models for a welding project using specifications contained in a blueprint. Salary: $1,500 per month

Email: benshell.constructiontci@gmail.com Contact: (649)-332-4840

All applicants who are Turks Islanders are invited to send their application to the Commissioner and Labor Board. Preference will be given to documented Turks Islanders. 17097

C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTACT- 241-5922 Acting on behalf of our clients who are seeking to employ the following. DEAUMERE STERLING Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER/NANNY

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other house work. This position is a First Time work permit holder

CONTACT: 243-1882

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 17095

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The TCIAA is accepting applications for the following position:

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION AND INSOLVENCY ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY REQUIRED Prudhoe Caribbean is seeking a Commonwealth qualified lawyer to fill an associate attorney position as a specialist commercial litigation and insolvency lawyer eligible to appear in courts around the Caribbean Region. Preference will be given to a suitably qualified and experienced Turks & Caicos Islander. It is to be stressed that this is not a “starter” position but will instead involve aspects of training Turks & Caicos Islander staff (both attorney and non-attorney). The position is a new one and therefore currently held neither by a Turks & Caicos Islander nor a holder of a work permit.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The successful applicant will have a minimum of 7 years’ post-admission experience in practice and will have a proven track record of the following: 1. Working within insolvency and receivership proceedings (preferably for an Office Holder such as an Insolvency Practitioner) 2. High-value commercial litigation with cross-border and post-judgment elements 3. Exposure to private international law issues 4. Working under significant pressure of time demanding onshore and other clients 5. Demonstrably high proficiency in legal research, attention to detail and written English (court and arbitral drafting)

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• The University of West Indies Legal Education Certificate (or else willingness to obtain such) would be a preferred, as would current INSOL membership and active participation in that or an equivalent specialist practitioner body with international reach. • Barrister / court advocate / solicitor (the latter with significant advocacy experience) • Eligibility for admission to TCI Bar (subject only to the required period of supervised practice). • If any interested party is in doubt as to his or her eligibility as a result of the required skills and experience, then he or she should feel to arrange a confidential discussion (whether in-person or by phone) via the email address provided below.

SALARY

Remuneration package on offer will depend on demonstrated and relevant experience as well as attitude to a challenging and rapidly evolving area of practice. Overseas travel will be required, usually on short notice, as well as Court appearances throughout the Region. Hours of Work would reflect the demands of court work and preparation for same. As noted above, preference will be given to suitably qualified and experienced Turks & Caicos Islanders.

AERODROME FIREFIGHTER PURPOSE OF JOB

The principal objective of the airport fire and rescue service is "to save lives in the event of an aircraft accident or incident". This also applies to any other incident where life and property can be saved. Once fully qualified, the firefighter will be responsible for fulfilling operational duties and routines within the scope of their duties. They will also be expected to be a contributing member of the Rescue and Firefighting team, assisting when required.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDES

• • • • •

To assist in aircraft incidents and accidents in an effort to save life. To respond to any emergency as required. To assist in rescue and/or firefighting involving airport premises and/or property. To render humanitarian assistance including First aid for any incidents. To assist in fire prevention duties within airport premises.

REQUIREMENTS

The following are required of candidates. • Must be between the ages of eighteen (18) and forty-five (45). • Must have a valid driver’s license. • Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent. • Must be medically and physically fit for the Role. • Must be screened free from any controlled substances. • Must be willing to make a commitment to maintaining their Physical Fitness. • Must be willing to make a commitment to their Professional Development • Computer literate and familiar with Microsoft Office is desirable. • Must have a valid “Enhance Police Clearance “. Salary: $27,199.80 per annum • All successful candidates will be assigned to an island which will become their homebase. Once assigned to an island housing allowance will be the responsibility of the candidate. Interest persons must submit their applications before July 5, 2019 to:

First Preference to Belongers Human Resources Department Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority Providenciales International Airport Telephone# 649-946-4420, Fax# 9415996. Email: hrrecruitment@tciairports.com 17062

Qualified and experienced applicants should submit their CV / Resume via email to jobs@prudhoecaribbean.com with a copy to the Labor Department Please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

17059

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AISHA THOMAS

PROVO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills - Is seeking to employ

TEACHERS

REQUIREMENTS: • Must be a committed Christian preferable of the Baptist faith. • A minimum qualification of a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized college or university. • Valid teacher’s certification or diploma in education.

Compensation: • Based on Qualifications and experience • $1,350.00-$1,500.00 monthly

BABYSITTER

Duties: Taking care of a Child which includes: Preparing light meals, Feeding, bathing and Cleaning child play area Must be willing to work 6 days a week. Salary: $8.00 per hour.

JANITOR/CLEANER

To provide janitorial services at the school 5 days per week at $6.75 per hour.

Applicants must be made in writing along with full Curriculum Vita and names of at least three (3) references to:

CONTACT: 432-2435

P.O. BOX 305. Contact: 941-4775 Email: provochristianschool@hotmail.com

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These position are currently held by work permit holders 17104

JSQUARED DESIGNS 22 Manor Street, Grace Bay. 649-246-3755

JEWELRY DESIGNER

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Design high-end jewelry • Prepare and finalize technical drawings • Bring a high level of creativity & attention to detail SKILLS: • Established jewelry design & production expertise • Proficiency working with 925 Sterling, enamel and Rhodium. • Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator, 3D CAD and 2D Canva & RhinoGold

Salary: $15/hr. Days a week 5. First Time Work Permit 17050

KC CONSTRUCTION #28 SOUTH DOCK Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE WORKER

• To work 8-5, 6 days a week. • Maintenance of Apartment building and homes. Painting, cleaning, and masonry work Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 331-6509

Email: KCCONT@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

17080

LONG BAY EXPRESS LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. • To work 6 days a week. Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 941-8111

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17081

June 22-28, 2019

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EXAMPLE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL

FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

MUSIC TEACHER • Teaching students to play instruments. • Must be willing to work 5 days per week Salary: $1,200 per month

CONTACT: 242-5459

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17082

EXAMPLE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

FULL TIME PASTOR

Attend church events and preach to church members. Salary: $1,200 per month

CONTACT: 242-5459

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder

17083

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

17087

Logistics Supervisor software’s, excel, Europcar, QuickBooks, and computing • Ensure all rentals are properly cleaned in and out before they are sent to the airport. • Ensure all vehicles are properly repaired mechanically and body repaired. Salary: $1367.59 bi-weekly

CONTACT: 441-8515

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

17098

Acting on behalf of our client. NMS Beauty Salon Down Town Is seeking to employ a

COSMETOLOGIST

Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, nail and skin care services. Salary: $7.00 hourly

CONTACT: 232-2001

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 17078

CERTIFIED WELDERS APPLICANTS MUST BE

• Able to weld carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum. • Familiar with carbon, stick, MIG and TIG welding processes. • Capable of measuring, cutting and assembling accurately, without supervision.

CONTACT 432-0024

islandfabrication@gmail.com

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

LEWIS L. DURHAM OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Duties: To clean and Maintain premises, paint and do repairs as needed. SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 232-1336 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position if currently held by a work permit holder.

17089

ER CLEANING SERVICES LTD

COCO BISTRO

DOMESTIC WORKER • Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents in the restaurant, restroom cleaning etc. • To work 6 days per week. Salary: $6.25 per hour

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

2 DOMESTIC WORKERS

Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Salary: $7.00 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

CONTACT: 946-5369. EMAIL: COCOBISTRO@TCIWAY.TC Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

16825

CONTACT: 333-1246

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a renewal 17094

LMN 2 GO

Leeward Highway

P&D EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

84 Slater Drive, South Dock, Providenciales, TCI Is currently looking for

GRACE BAY - Is seeking to employ a

GRACE BAY CAR RENTAL

• Must have 5 years’ experience • Planning and managing logistics rentals, dispatching and customer services. • Meeting, optimizing and coordinating with rental agents liase with managers and negotiating discount on rentals. • Full knowledge rent centric,

ISLAND FABRICATION AND MACHINERY

P&D EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANCY

Sam’s Building, Down Town Acting on behalf of our clients

RODELINE PIERRE

BABYSITTER – $6.50 PER HOUR

• Watch kids • To work 6 days a week.

TORTILLA COOK – $8.00 PER HOUR

Prepare Haitian dishes.

CONTACT: 232-2001

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time work permits

17077

EXPRESSO MAKER • Minimum 5 years’ experience. • Excellent English verbal and written skills. • Command and broad knowledge and Speed in Making Espresso and other Coffee specialties. • Comprehensive QuickBooks, Excel

knowledge • Inventory experience. • Must have valid driver’s license • Engaging and outgoing personality who enjoys working with the public. • Salary $400 per week depending on experience.

Prospective applicants including islanders can bring all applications with two letters of recommendation citing relevant experience in the same industry Lemon 2 Go, W102 West Venture House, Grace Bay Road, Providenciales or email to mary@ eagrouptci.com. Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. This position is currently held by work permit holder Belongers are encourage to submit their resume to the Labor Department

PRESSELY HALL/ P. CAICOS 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. • Must be willing to work 5 days a week. Salary: $300 weekly

CONTACT: 241-8141

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17099

17079

S & F WHOLESALE CASH AND CARRY GRAND TURK

2 LABOURERS

• • • •

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 $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 946-2811 This Position is for first time work permit application interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of the resume to the Labour Department. 17093

June 22-28, 2019 ACE PLUMBING LTD.

AYA CONSTRUCTION

DRS BUILDING LTD.

PLUMBER

CLEANER

2 LABOURERS

NORTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

• Install, repair, piping, fixtures, appliances etc. • Must be able to work without supervision and be able to solve all types of plumbing problems. • Work 5 days a week. Salary: $13 per hour

CONTACT: 243-7375

KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $6.25 hourly

• 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: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 241-1413

CONTACT: 242-5334

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17172

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17103

FS DESIGN

F&C CONSTRUCTION

EVER GREEN LANDSCAPING

MASON

3 LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Make cabinets. Cut and measure wood. Salary: $8 hourly

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: $450 weekly

CONTACT: 244-3173

CONTACT: 243-9993

CABINET MAKER

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17105

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17111

FS DESIGN

GABRIEL UNISEX BEAUTY SALON

INDUSTRIAL PARK 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: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 244-3173

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17109

ROBERTS AGENCY AIRPORT ROAD

Acting on behalf of our clients who is seeking to employ the following.

DENISE ELMERICH

Labourer - $6.25 hourly

Cleaning.

TLC DAY CARE CENTER/ PRESCHOOL

Caretaker - $6.25 hourly

Caring for babies.

D&U LANDSCAPING

Gardener - $6.25 hourly

Care for plants.

Contact: 241-2043

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time work permit holder and is currently held by work permit holders 17106

Sam’s Building, Down Town Is seeking to employ a

COSMETOLOGIST

• Beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Dress wigs. • Must be willing to work 6 days per week. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 342-2471

Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties. Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 331-7188

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

17086

IJ BAR RESTAURANT BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

CASHIER 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: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 2410576/342-8641

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17085

SAMUEL WILSON

LEW AND JAN CONSTRUCTION

LABOURER

NORTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

PAINTER

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. • Must be willing to work 6 days a week. Salary: $6.25 hourly

• 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 per week Salary: $10 per hour

CONTACT: 342-2511

CONTACT: 232-7317

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 17108

IN THE MATTER OF IRONSHORE INVESTMENTS LTD AND IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE BETWEEN: DBS SUPPLY INC (D/B/A RENTAL ESCAPES) PETITIONER AND IRONSHORE INVESTMENTS LTD RESPONDENT

WINDING UP PETITION

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17110

KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

PETITION NO. W4 /19 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

GRACE BAY Is seeking to employ a

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 17107

INDUSTRIAL PARK Is seeking to employ a

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Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16406

To the Supreme Court, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. THE PETITION, of DBS Supply Inc (D/B/A Rental Escapes), 1255 Square-Phillips Suite 507, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 3G1 Canada (‘the Petitioner’). 1. Ironshore Investments Ltd (‘the Company’) was incorporated on 25 February 2014. 2. The Company’s registered office is located at Temple Financial Centre, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. 3. The Company is a land holding company and is the registered proprietor of parcel 60702/245 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales (‘the Property’) being a luxury villa known as ‘VILLA STARK’. 4. The Company operates a high end luxury iron shore ocean view villa rental business for high net worth individuals and corporate entities. The Property is located in Blue Mountain, Providenciales. 5. The Petitioner is and was at all material times a property rental agency which arranges first class high end vacation villa rental accommodation for high net worth individuals. 6. The Petitioner contracted with the Company for the rental of Villa Stark between 23 and 30 March 2019 in the sum of US$84,119.00 of which the Petitioner paid the refundable deposit of US$35,164.50 on 5 September 2018. 7. Unknown to the Petitioner at the time of paying the deposit the Property had been badly damaged in the 2 hurricanes (Irma and Maria) of September 2017 making them uninhabitable to the standards required of the Petitioner. 8. In addition the Petitioner was no longer able to fulfill the booking hence the Petitioner on 23 January 2019 cancelled the booking and was entitled to and requested a full refund of the deposit of US$35,164.50. The Company agreed to refund the deposit less an administration fee of US$200.00 making a total sum of US$34.964.00 due to the petitioner. 9. The Company failed to make payment. 10. The Petitioner repeatedly chased payment. The Company repeatedly promised to pay yet failed to do so. 11. Subsequently the Company ceased to respond to the Petitioner and ignored all requests for payment. 12. The Company has continued to rent the property to guests. 13. The Petitioner is aware of 3 other creditors namely (i) Carmen Turbyfield US$35,549.00; (ii) Harry Turbyfield US$51,350.00; (iii) Luxury Lifestyle management US$110,160.00. 14. The Company has failed to pay the Petitioner. 15. The Company has failed to address the Petitioner’s demands for payment. 16. The Company has ignored the Petitioner’s Statutory Demand dated 9 April 2019 which was served on the Company’s registered office on 9 April 2019. 17. The 21 day deadline to comply with the demand has passed. 18. In all of the circumstances the Petitioner believes the Company does not have the funds to pay the Petitioner’s commission, the demand for which has not been disputed. 19. The Petitioner submits the company is unable to pay its debts and should be wound up. 20. The Petitioner prays it is just and equitable that the Company should be wound up with the assets being sold, creditors be paid (there are no other creditors to the Petitioner’s knowledge) with the net proceeds divided to pay the petitioner’s commission, interest and costs with the remainder being paid to the Company.

THE PETITIONER THEREFORE PRAYS AS FOLLOWS:-

1) That Ironshore Investments Ltd be wound up by the Court under the provisions of the Companies Ordinance; 2) That such other Order may be made as the Court thinks fit. 3) Costs. Note: It is intended to serve this petition on Ironshore Investments Ltd.

INDORSEMENT

This petition having been presented to the Court on the day of May 2019 will be heard before the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court, Unit a – 207, Graceway Plaza, 2nd Floor, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on: Date: 4 July 2019 Time: 9.30 am (or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard) Peter McKnight MCKNIGHTS The Attorneys for the Petitioner are: MCKNIGHTS, 46 Salt Mills Plaza, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Tel: (649) 941-2330, Fax (649) 941-2331, email: peter@mcknights.tc.

48 CLASSIFIEDS SELVIN GARDINER

SEAL SECURITY LTD.

LABOURER

MASTER CHARGE CLERK

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

• 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. • Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 342-2411

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Position is held by a work permit holder 16907

TCI BARBERSHOP AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

BARBER • Cutting, trimming,

shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves. Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments. • Must be willing to work 6 days per week. Salary: $400 weekly

CONTACT: 332-0771

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16965

Thompson Cove Is seeking to employ a

• Must have knowledge of QuickBooks, accounting and spreadsheets. • Must be willing to work 6 days per week. Salary: $1,000 per month

CONTACT: 442-6220

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16947

ROYAL JEWELS Leeward Highway

PHILLIP HAWKINS LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

2 STORE CLERKS

• Greets customers, 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. • 6 days a week Salary: $7 per hour

CONTACT: 946-4699

First Time. Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 16946

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 per hour

CONTACT: 347-3074

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16950

TCI Secretarial Administration Services

JANITOR Stocking and supplying

• Sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing. Ensuring all rooms are cleaned. • To work 6 days per week

designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 346-9362

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16962

NORTH SIDE CITY MARKET BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE MAN

MASON

TCI SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

June 22-28, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Blue Hills

HOUSEKEEPER - $7.50 HOURLY

• 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 5 days per week. Salary: $10 per hour

CONTACT: 342-8068

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16930

NETTA’S KITCHEN MIDDLE CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

WAITER

Take orders and serve food and beverages at tables in dining establishment. Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 241-2855

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16920

WINKEY’S CATERING BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ

Domestic worker-$250 weekly

• Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen and other work.

LABOURER

Acting on behalf of our client

TERMA CATERING DELIGHT

LABOURER - $6.25 HOURLY

• Cleaning with sweeper, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows and door frames.

CONTACT: 346-1153 OR 341-8332

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are First Time and renewal work permit

16925

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. • 5 days per week. Salary: $6.25 weekly

CONTACT: 244-4398

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

16905

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NOTICE REGULATION 7 OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION) REGULATIONS, 2014

An Application, REGISTERED SC 797 by Carib Quality Fuels, for development of Propane Refilling Station has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development Permission on 20307/40, on South Caicos. The application as submitted seeks planning consideration for Propane Refilling Station. Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do son in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Emily House, Providenciales, within twenty-eight (28) days of publication of this Notice. Dated Posted: July 12th, 2019 16972

ADVERTISEMENT Applications are now invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the post of Principal of the Susanna Wesley Christian Academy in Grand Turk. This is a senior professional position which has responsibility for the administration of the daily operations of the primary school. The job holder is required to manage the schools operations, supervise staff and students, ensure the appropriate instruction and discipline of the student body and manage the school’s finances where applicable and its supply inventory. Applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree in education with a specialty in administration or relevant management qualification. A teacher’s certificate or diploma is essential. The position requires no less than 5 years in the education field. Experience working in a multi-grade setting would be an asset. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applications must be submitted to, Chairman of the Board of Management, Grand Turk Methodist Church, Mission Folly, Grand Turk, on, or before , June 25, 2019.

16945

June 22-28, 2019

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QUALITY UPHOLSTERY OLD AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

UPHOLSTERER

• Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs and webbing to repair furniture and frames • Must be willing to work 5 days per week. Salary: $400 weekly

CONTACT: 342-4655

REPAIR IT 4 U

LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

CASHIER

• Greets customers, 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. • 6 days a week Salary: $6.25 per hour

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16949

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16926

IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 28 OF THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE:

IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 28 OF THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE:

Employer: Claude Construction Address: Five Cays, Providenciales Contact: (649) 241-2512

LABOURER

Salary/Wages: $7.50 per HOUR Responsibilities/Duties: • Assisting the carpenters with lifting of lumber • Assisting the masons with mixing and smoothing of cement • Cleaning up of work areas This position is being applied for, for a new Work Permit Holder. Belongers are invited to submit their application to the Labour Board, Ministry of Boarder Control.

CONTACT: 342-4656

Employer: Georges Luneas Address: Leeward Highway, Providenciales Contact: (649) 241-6702

DOMESTIC WORKER

Salary/Wages: $6.50 per HOUR Responsibilities/Duties: • Cleaning of the home • Laundry • Washing and Ironing This position is being applied for, for a new Work Permit Holder. Belongers are invited to submit their application to the Labour Board, Ministry of Boarder Control.

16981

16980

JOCK WILLIAMS Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

SUNSHINE EQUIPMENT WILLIAMS PLAZA, OLD AIRPORT ROAD

MECHANIC

HAIR BRAIDER

Braiding, weaving, relaxing, loc, grooming and maintenance. Cutting, trimming and styling. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 345-0437 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder

16979

Position held by a work permit holder

DUTIES: • 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. • Maintains vehicle functional condition by listening to operator complaints; conducting inspections; repairing engine failures; repairing mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions; replacing parts and components; repairing body damage. • Verifies vehicle serviceability by conducting test

CONTACT 946-4726

Resumes can be faxed to 941-3425 and the Labor Department, Providenciales as soon as possible.

In compliance with section 28 of the Immigration Ordinance:

BRANDON N SMITH/ BRANDON HAIR BRAIDING

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Employer: Provetech Address: Old Airport Road, Providenciales Contact: (649) 333-7578/244-0548

HAIR BRAIDER

MASON Salary/Wages: $8.00 per HOUR RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: • Smooth and Finish Surfaces of poured concrete • Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters, patch voids • Use saws to cut expansion joints in an accurate manner This position is being applied for, for a new Work Permit Holder. Belongers are invited to submit their application to the Labour Board, Ministry of Boarder Control.

16984

PURCHASING MANAGER AND FLOOR SUPERVISOR Ananda Ltd. Leeward Hwy, Providenciales, has an immediate opening for a Purchasing Manager and Floor Supervisor. These positions are currently held by Work Permit Holders. JOB SUMMARY/PURCHASING MANAGER: • Oversee the purchasing or approving the acquisition of goods and services needed by the company • Reviewing specifications for quantity and timing of deliveries, forecasting upcoming demand, seeking quality goods and negotiating prices and contracts JOB SUMMARY/FLOOR SUPERVISOR: • Manage the floor activities effectively in compliance with the company’s policy and vision • Oversee the retail staff including the cashiers and ensuring that financial objectives are met

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum 3 years experience as a Manager and Supervisor in a Retail/Hardware Store with the ability to communicate effectively, have a keen eye for detail and safety and experience with computerized inventory systems. Salary for the Purchasing Manager position is $3,800.00 monthly and $3,200.00 monthly for the Floor Supervisor position.

Please submit applications no later than Monday June 28, 2019 to:

Ananda Ltd. Leeward Hwy, Providenciales. Tel: 941-8155 Email: pavan@kbhomecenter.com

drives; adjusting controls and systems. • Maintains vehicle appearance by cleaning, washing • Maintains vehicle records by recording service and repairs. • Keeps shop equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs. • Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt. • Rate $7.00 per hour

Braiding, weaving, relaxing, loc, grooming and maintenance. Cutting, trimming and styling. Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 343-2880

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16977

16922

CARIBBEAN BUILDERS CHALK SOUND 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: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 244-0065

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16975

NOTICE

REGULATION 7 OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION) REGULATIONS, 1990 An Application, REGISTERED PR 14020, by TWO Ltd., for the RE-ZONING OF BLOCK/PARCEL 60810/197 FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R4) TO COMMERCIAL (C1) has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development Permission on the subject parcel (60810/197), The Bight & Thomas Stubbs on Providenciales. DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF TWENTY-EIGHT (28) RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND FIFTEEN (15) COMMERCIAL UNITS. The application as submitted seeks planning consideration for an Outline Development Permission. Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, within twenty-eight (28) days of publication of this Notice. Date Posted: 26th April, 2019

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16958

50 CLASSIFIEDS

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

GABRIELLE D. PARKER

DOLPHINS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL Kew Town Bar and Grill, Pearl Restaurant and Bar, KC Bar and Grill, Caribbean Café Seeking to employ

Contact: 333-1236 Acting on behalf of our clients

DOMESTIC WORKER

ANTOINE JEAN SINTIL Kew Town

• 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 per week. Salary: $500 per month

Babysitter-$280 weekly

Preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, giving medicine, doing housework.

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

Maid-$6.25 hourly

JOSEPH GILLET Chalk Sound

To clean apartment compound, weed grass, dispose waste.

Weed & Cut GRASS, clean pool, dog cage, maintain the garden and yard maintenance

Serve Cocktails Mix Drinks

Barmaids

Serve foods and drinks; keep bar organized Salary: $6.25 per hour

JOB OPPORTUNITY Design Studio is seeking a suitable qualified applicant to fill the following position:

ASSISTANT MANAGER PERMANENT, FULL TIME

POSITION SUMMARY:

The primary role of the Assistant Manager will be to assist the Manager in daily studio and retail activities. The successful candidate will be required to be flexible with their working hours and will have to be able to work evenings and weekends. The candidate must be very organized, systematic and have extreme attention to detail. The Assistant Manager should be pro-active and be able to work independently. The Assistant Manager will be responsible for all of the Manager’s duties in their absence.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Designing pictorials for clients Creating worksheets for clients to be used internally Generating quotes for clients Producing contracts for clients Supervising the off-loading of containers in any weather Making deliveries to clients Measuring for window treatments Generating purchase orders for fabrics, furniture and accessories Sending purchase orders to suppliers Keeping track of orders on the internal system Answering emails Reconciling credit card statements Making sales within the retail store Keeping track of inventory Sales, marketing and advertising for the company May be required to perform other duties as assigned or necessary

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

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A bachelor of arts degree Experience within the design industry Experience working with clients and suppliers on a business level Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint and Outlook Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and AutoCAD Ability to draw and read scale plans Experience in sales and marketing Basic accounting skills Excellent written and oral communication skills Must have a valid Turks and Caicos Islands driver’s license

Qualified candidates should email their CV to faye@designstudio.tc

DAPHNE OUTTEN BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

Carpenter

Roof Work, Form Work

LABOURER

Mason

Laying blocks and plastering Salary: Negotiable Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting Salary: $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

Contact: 331-6364 Email: kwilliams6364@gmail.com

Belongers are encourage to send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. Some Positions are held by work permit holders

16911

GERMAN CIGAR PUB

SALT CAY BUILDERS

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

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KPW CONSTRUCTION CO.

Gardener

Bartenders

Labourer-$300 weekly

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time work permit holders

16969

Cocktail Waitresses

Light cleaning duties. Make beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.

SANDRA LIGHTBOURNE Venetian Road

Labourer-$300 weekly

CONTACT: 242-6106

HAPPY MAIDS TURKS & CAICOS

16924

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

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All applicants should also send a copy of their application to the Department of Labor and Employment Services This position is currently held by a work permit holder Salary $30,000 per annum The closing date for application is June 28, 2019 Please note only people short-listed for interview will be contacted 16963

• 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 per week Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 246-9114

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16937

Johanny Cleaning Services

IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A

$6.50 per hour CLEANUP OUTSIDE OF PROPERTY, DISPOSE OF ALL TRASH ASSIST WITH MINOR TASKS SUCH AS MENDING FENCES, WINDOW WASHING AND OTHER CHORES WHEN AND IF NECESSARY. MUST BE WILLING TO WORK ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS

CONTACT #231-6663 First time

16959

JOHN A. PHILLIPS

SOUTH DOCK ROAD Is seeking to employ a

36 Seaview Close, Cooper Jack Is seeking to employ a

Janitor-$8 hourly

HOUSE SERVANT/ GARDENER

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc.

• Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, door frames. Cares for garden. • Must be willing to work 5 days a week. Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 232-5443

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16951

ISLAND VIEW GRAND TURK is seeking to employ a

STORE CLERK

Must be available to work flexible hours up to 6 days per week. DUTIES 1. Must conduct sales in a courteous and appropriate manner 2. When shopping is complete. Must total the bill, accept the payment and provide the appropriate change and receipt 3. Must maintain a log of all sales SALARY $6.25 PER HOUR. Belongers are encouraged to send resume to the Labour Board.

CONTACT NO. 649-231-9919 EMAIL ADDRESS: wmdforbes@hotmail.com

THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 16961

JUDEX VARIETY STORE KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

• Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting. • To work 5 days per week. Salary: $6.25 per hour

• Assisting the manager in the pricing of goods and stacking shelves. • Clean and meeting the customers as they come in to buy items Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 232-8243

CONTACT: 649-331-0296

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are First Time work permit holders 16948

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16934

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16967

Nathalie’s Restaurant

NATALI’S NAIL SALON

NAOMIE BEEN

Domestic Worker – $6.50 hourly

Sweeping, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, and other work.

BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

WAITRESS

• Must be fluent in Spanish, French and English. • Work 6 days per week, including holidays. • Providing excellence wait service to ensure satisfaction. Taking customers’ orders, delivering food and beverages. Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 342-5154

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is a First Time work permit holder 16936

SOUTH CAICOS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• To do general cleaning of the shop. • To work 4 days per week Salary: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 348-4373

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16966

CONTACT: 342-8027

Grand Turk

DOMESTIC WORKER Duties: wash, iron and

other household chores Salary $6.25 per hour renewal of a work permit must be willing to work 5-6 days out the week

CONTACT IS 242 1993

Belongers are encouraged to submit their resume to the Labor Department 16962

June 22-28, 2019

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CASABLANCA CASINO

CATHRICE WILLIAMS JUBA SOUND Is seeking to employ a

CAROLINA PHARMACY

DOWN TOWN - Seeking a qualified Full Time

226 Grace Bay Road, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is looking for the following Full Time Position

PHARMACIST

DICE DEALER

• Responsible for providing safe and providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services in a retail pharmacy. • Experience with and knowledge of computers and kroll software. • Excellent communication skills • Able to work independently. • Proficient in English Language, a Second

Salary: $12 per hour

NANNY

Duties: taking care of and feeding kids Salary: $6.75 per hour

CONTACT: 231-0305

• All candidates should have at least 5-7 years’ experience in the same field, excellent full knowledge of all casino table games and excellent knowledge of Dice Table game. • Carry out specific tasks in the gaming operation to the highest

This position is currently held by a work permit holder. Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 16619

standard efficiency and customer service, in accordance with gaming policies and procedures laid down by the company and gaming laws. • Must be willing to work on weekends, dayshift-night shifts and holidays.

CONTACT: 941-3737 EMAIL: CASABLANCACASINO1@GMAIL.COM

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Position is held by a work permit holder 16933

ISLAND DRILLING LTD.

Industrial Park, Grand Turk - Looking for

• Must have at least 5 years’ experience. • Must carry valid driver’s license and able to communicate in English. • Able to work on the weekends and holidays. • Assist with the preparation of financial statements. • Analyze and reconcile bank

statements and general ledgers • Post journal entries for accrued expenses and revenue. • Prepare court-mandated annual accounting reports and inventories for client discharges as necessary. • Act as a liaison for vendors to reconcile any billing discrepancies. Salary: $12 hourly

Contact: 649-331-8837. Email: islanddrillingltd@gmail.com

All applicants who are Turks Islanders are invited to send their application to the Commissioner and Labor Board. Preference will be given to documented Turks and Caicos Islanders. This position is new. 16942

K & F Shiny Landscaping MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

MALISSA D. COX FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Landscaping, cutting and trimming of trees and decorating. Salary: $7.00 per hour

• 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 per week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 243-0887

CONTACT: 246-1909

LANDSCAPER

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16968

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16935

Mark Pankhurst 29 International Drive 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 6 days per week. Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 244-4881

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16954

CONTACT: 649-941-3338

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

MARILYN STEPHEN Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a CARE GIVER - $6.25 HOURLY Cook, clean in dwelling home wash Contact: 232-9861 RUDOLPH MALCOLM Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER - $6.25 HOURLY

Doing labourer chores around the home cleaning yard. CONTACT: 244-7137

Email all applications to bassett_27@hotmail.com

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders 16952

MR. GROUPER RESTAURANT & CAFETERIA

LOWER BIGHT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

KITCHEN HELPER

• Assist with food preparation, cooking, meal service as assigned. • Assists with preparation for and distribution of daily snacks as assigned • Clean all dishes and utensils after every meal. Salary: $7.00 hourly

Contact: 649-241-5563

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16931

16929

GILLEY’S ENTERPRISES

LUXURY CONSTRUCTION

DISHWASHER

LABOUR CONSTRUCTION

AIRPORT TERMINAL. Is seeking to employ a

Master Charge Clerk

Language will be an asset. • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited University. • Ten (10) years of experience in retail pharmacy • Eligible for registration with the Health Practitioners Board Turks and Caicos. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Keeping the kitchen tidy at all times along with Restaurant area. Washing dishes and pots and putting them away in respective places. Dispose of garbage in kitchen after cleaning. All other duties assign by management. Salary: $6.75 hourly

PROVIDENCIALES

to gathered and removed rubble, dirt, and hazardous waste from construction sites, disposed off all trash, operated cleaning equipments & utilized cleaning materials, cleaned and maintained construction sites. SALARY: 6.25 per hour

Contact: 946-4536 Email: gilley’sccafe@tciway.tc

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 1694

Telephone: 344-1567

TYPE OF APPLICATION: Renewal, position is held by a work permit holder. Belonger will be given first preference 16921

Bethany’s Educational & Social Training (B.E.S.T) Institute Inc. 250 BAY ROAD, BLUE HILLS Is seeking suitable candidates for the following positions:

Domestic Workers

Possess a valid food handler’s permit; A born again Christian preferably of the Baptist faith; The ability to read and write English; Must be able to assist in the preparation of healthy meals on a daily basis for over 150 students; Be able to manage the stock and prepare orders. Handle cash effectively to ensure all checks and balances. Salary: $6.25 per hour

Primary School Teachers

Applicant should possess a trained teacher’s diploma or certificate with 3 or more years’ experience in the classroom. • Applicants with first degree beside their; Teacher’s diploma/certificate will have an advantage; Applicant must be energetic and creative and a good team player; All applicants should be born again Christian preferably of the Baptist faith; Capable of teaching students with multi-cultured background. Teachers with experience with (CPEA) Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment would be an asset. Have adequate knowledge and experience of working with the Primary School Curriculum of the TCI Educational system. Salary: $20,400 to $24,000 per annum

Administrative Assistant

Knowledge and experience with QuickBooks. Demonstrate computer skills in the MS Office suite (Word, Excel) Outlook. Demonstrate ability to organize, prioritize and follow-through to complete multiple tasks. Ability to build effectively working relationships and network with co-workers and parents. Demonstrated experience taking initiative in solving problems, developing solutions and innovating business practices to ensure customer satisfaction. Excellent record of dependability, honest, availability, attendance and punctuality. High school diploma or equivalent, two or more years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Assist the Principals with the daily running of the office/school. Working hours are 7:45am to 3:45pm Mondays to Thursdays and to 3:00pm on Fridays. For consideration, applicants must submit a comprehensive cover letter and resume. Salary: $20,400 to $24,000 per annum

Contact: 649-941-4802. Email: bestinstitute@tciway.tc Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board These positions are currently held by work permit holders

16955

NORIS BAR & RESTAURANT OLD AIRPORT ROAD Is seeking to employ a

BARMAID

• Taking food orders, serving customers. Taking beverage orders from customers or wait staff and serving drinks as requested, paying extreme attention to detail. • To work 6 days a week. Salary: $250 per week

CONTACT: 348-1654

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is a First Time work permit holder 16976

ZARNELLE COX GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• House Chores, Cleaner, laundry and taking care of a child, other related chores if and when necessary. • Must be willing to work on weekends and holidays. Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 241-9643

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16978

June 22-28, 2019

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS PROVO ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

COCONUT GROVE RESTAURANT

KITCHEN HELPER

• Preparing the work station for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times. • Mus be willing to work 6 days a week Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 242-4528

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder 16993

DOMESTIC WORKER

Domestic Worker consists of cleaning, Laundry and organizing rooms • 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: $300.00 per week. All experienced and interested individuals can send inquiries to: CAICOS CACTUS MANAGEMENT TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TEL: (649) 231-4885 EMAIL: INFO@CAICOSCACTUSMANAGEMENT.COM

Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 16992

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

ASSISTANT PASTRY CHEF

CATERING SOUS CHEF

DOMESTIC WORKER

(To take care of kids & house Chores) $6.50 per hour, Long Bay, Providenciales 243-8001, Vacant Position CHERLINE AMY

Currently seeking Candidate for the position of Sous Chef. Person must be able to read & write English. Qualified Individual will have at least 5 years’ experience on the line. Baking & Catering Knowledge a plus. Be willing and able to multi-task with a pleasant demeanor, • Be able to work weekends and holidays. Verifiable References a must • Hours are between 6 am and 6 pm Daily. Salary range $34,000 to $42,300. Per year

LINE CHEF/PREP WORKER • We are looking for a line cook to prepare food to the exact chef’s specifications and to set up stations for menu. • Person must be able to read & write English. • Be willing and able to multi-task with a pleasant demeanor, • Must be able to lift up to 50lbs • Must be open to working weekends and holidays. • Hours are between 6am and 6pm Daily. Salary 22,300 to 29,600.00 per year

PLANT SUPERVISOR • Minimum 15 years experience in Commercial Laundry industry. • Post-Secondary education in Business Management or related. • Minimum 12 years Laundry Management experience. • Responsible to create and oversee all Company operations to include; efficient and organized production, staffing, training, scheduling, client communications, customer service, inventory, linen quality control. • Knowledgeable with all related equipment; washers, tunnel, press, dryers

by Jensen, Lavatec, Chicago, Uni-Mac, Cissell, Ipso. • Must set high standards and be both a team leader and builder. • Available to manage different work shifts as required, including nights. • Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. • Must have exceptional computer skills, manage all Linen specific programs (LinenTech) and be proficient in Excel. • Must be fluent in English. • Starting Base Salary $45,000

Qualified applicants should email CV to info@pioneertci.com or deliver to Pioneer office in Grace Bay facility or call 432-1797. Please fax/deliver copy to TCI Labour Office: 649-946-4164

16989

DARCELL WILLIAMS

DAVE MORRIS

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping household chores and must be willing to Work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-5715

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. 16986

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. 16985

LEO JOSEPH

TREVOR WATKINS

DOMESTIC WORKER

FISHERMAN

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting, Mopping household chores and must be willing to Work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 242-5990

16973

(Teach tourists & locals scuba diving and windsurfing) $8.00 per Hour Providenciales, Multilingual, work Mon-Sat 241-7878, at least 7 years experience & certified Vacant Position

Belongers are encouraged to apply only. Send all resumes to tciprobusiness@gmail.com and the employment Services.

CONTACT: 245-8817

• • • •

LJ WATERSPORTS

SCUBA DEEP WATER INSTRUCTOR/ WINDSURFER

HORIANNA RUDINA WIGNAL

Duties: Cleaning, Dusting Mopping household chores and must be willing to Work 5 days a week. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

TOPLeeward O THE COVE DELI Highway, Providenciales

LIVE-IN NANNY

(To take care of 3 kids & house Chores) 1 day off per week: Salary: $ 6.50 per hour Blue Hills, Providenciales 343-2283, Vacant Position

to prepare pastry dishes and desserts Salary: $7.50 Per Hour, 2412550 Address: Five Cays Road, 2005 Plaza, Providenciales Vacant position

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Please apply with resume within or email to catering@skycatering.tc Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

TCI PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES

16990

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Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. 16987

OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

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: 232-1243

Belongers are asked to send a Copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is Currently held by a work permit Holder. 16988

KESHINA J. PARKER OF GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To clean and Maintain premises, paint and do repairs as needed. SALARY: $7.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 432-1579

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position if currently held By a work permit holder. 16989

CRACKPOT KITCHEN GRACE BAY Is seeking to employ a

KITCHEN HELPER

• Sweep and mop floors. Wash tables, trays, pots, pans and dishes, clean refrigerators, surfaces in the kitchen. Food preparation work to assist the cook. • To work 7 days a week Salary: $8 per hour

CONTACT: 231-3336

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 17001

June 22-28, 2019

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Platini ‘hurt’ by questioning over Qatar 2022 World Cup corruption allegations FORMER UEFA President Michel Platini says he has been left feeling ‘hurt’ after being detained as part of a corruption investigation over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Platini, who was taken in for questioning in Paris on Tuesday, is currently serving a four-year ban from soccer that was handed down in 2015, over a $2 million payment he received from world governing body FIFA. Upon leaving the police station later, Platini, who led UEFA, the sport’s European governing body between 2007-2015, told reporters: “I came here freely and they immediately put me in custody ... It hurts, it hurts for everyone

I can think of, everything I did, it hurts, it hurts. “I have always been serene because I feel foreign to any type of business,” he added. “It’s an old case, you know, we’ve explained it, I’ve always expressed myself in full transparency in all the newspapers, and that’s it and it’s going on, we’re doing investigations, they’re looking ... That’s it.” Platini, a three-time Ballon d’Or winner and star player of the France team which won the 1984 European Championship finals, has always denied any wrongdoing. Platini’s lawyer, William Bourdon, told reporters he believed the case against his client was now closed.

Platini, who was taken in for questioning in Paris on Tuesday, is currently serving a four-year ban from soccer that was handed down in 2015.

“A lot of noise about nothing,” Bourdon told reporters after Tuesday’s events. “During a very long hearing

Michel Platini delivered his testimony in a sincere way and a precise way in response to all the questions that were put to him.

“We do not consider in any way that Michel Platini can be considered a suspect in anything, no more yesterday, than today, than tomorrow. So for us the case is closed.” Platini’s interrogation has once again raised questions over the controversial decision to host the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, a small but wealthy Middle Eastern nation which lacks the infrastructure or sporting tradition of previous host countries. Qatari organizers have repeatedly denied allegations of wrongdoing in the bidding process. Whispers of foul play over the decision have been heard ever since the country was appointed hosts in 2010,

and such allegations have been made more openly after the US Justice Department brought racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering charges against several senior figures within FIFA in 2015. The ensuing scandal led to investigations being opened in several countries. Concerns over temperatures in Qatar have since forced FIFA to move the tournament to the winter for the first time ever, while watchdogs have criticized the Qatari government’s human rights record, the country’s ban on homosexuality and the welfare of workers involved in preparing stadiums for the tournament.

NOTICE NOTICE APPLICATION FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND BY PRESCRIPTION This Notice is issued under Section 137 of the Registered Land Ordinance

APPLICATION FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND BY PRESCRIPTION This Notice is issued under Section 137 of the Registered Land Ordinance

TAKE NOTICE that an application under section 135 of the Registered Land Ordinance has been received from HIBERNIAN DIRECTORS LTD., as Director of Turtle Shell Development Limited of Hibernian House, 1136 Leeward Highway, Providencailes, Turks and Caicos Islands by the Registrar of Lands, to acquire all of the property listed below by prescription from the proprietor registered thereon.

TAKE NOTICE that an application under section 135 of the Registered Land Ordinance has been received from HIBERNIAN DIRECTORS LTD., as Director of Turtle Shell Development Limited of Hibernian House, 1136 Leeward Highway, Providencailes, Turks and Caicos Islands by the Registrar of Lands, to acquire all of the property listed below by prescription from the proprietor registered thereon.

Block/Parcel Number 60713/199K10

Name of Owner GEMINI RESOURCES LIMITED

Area claimed 692.28 Sq.Ft.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT I Brandie N. Anderson-Stewart, Registrar of Lands on being satisfied that the applicant has acquired the ownership of land claimed, may allow the application and register him as proprietor of the land claimed, subject to any interests on the register which have not been extinguished by possession. Date this 21st day of May, 2019

Brandie N. Anderson-Stewart Registrar of Lands Any Objections and/or Responses to this Notice should be addressed and sent to:

Brandie N. Anderson (Ms.) Registrar of Lands Land Registry Department Government Compound, Pond Street, Grand Turk Turks and Caicos Islands. Tel: 338-2351. Fax: 946-1410 Email: bnanderson@gov.tc

Block/Parcel Number 60713/199K12

Name of Owner

Area claimed

FRANCINE BERNHEIM ANNONIER 622.97 Sq.Ft.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT I Brandie N. Anderson-Stewart, Registrar of Lands on being satisfied that the applicant has acquired the ownership of land claimed, may allow the application and register him as proprietor of the land claimed, subject to any interests on the register which have not been extinguished by possession. Date this 21st day of May, 2019 Brandie N. Anderson-Stewart Registrar of Lands Any Objections and/or Responses to this Notice should be addressed and sent to:

Brandie N. Anderson (Ms.) Registrar of Lands Land Registry Department Government Compound, Pond Street, Grand Turk Turks and Caicos Islands. Tel: 338-2351. Fax: 946-1410 Email: bnanderson@gov.tc

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June 22-28, 2019

FIFA confirms appointment of Fatma Samoura in Africa FOOTBALL’S world governing body has confirmed that its secretary general Fatma Samoura has been appointed ‘Fifa General Delegate for Africa’ in a bid to improve governance on the continent. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has recently been under scrutiny on several issues relating to both governance and administration. Samoura, from Senegal, will take charge for six months from 1 August, with the relationship “renewable with the agreement of both organisations”. “It was also agreed that Fifa and Caf will undertake as soon as possible a full forensic audit of Caf,” the statement added. Samoura, 56, will remain secretary general of Fifa but will delegate various functions to others. Fifa called the move an “exceptional and temporary measure” as it outlined the precise role the former United Nations official will take. While Fifa is used to appointing socalled ‘Normalisation Committees’ to run member associations that require help, it is unusual for it to assist a confederation in similar difficulties. Caf President Ahmad has been under scrutiny recently on several fronts, which include being

Fifa secretary general Fatma Samoura (left) will assist the Confederation of African Football.

questioned by French authorities in Paris in early June before being released without charge. This was as “part of a probe into corruption, breach of trust and forgery” - with the 59-year-old from Madasgascar dismissing all allegations against him as false. Other recent issues include controversy relating to the African Champions League final and rescheduling the timing of the 2019, 2021 and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals. He is also being investigated by Fifa’s ethics committee, whose probe will run independently and parallel to Samoura’s role, said a source with knowledge of the process. The statement added that Ahmad

proposed Fifa’s “expertise to assess the current situation in the African governing body … to ensure that Caf functions with transparency [and] efficiency while abiding to the highest governance”. Assisted by several experts “in a spirit of partnership with President Ahmad and his team”, Samoura is set to: • To oversee operational management of Caf, including governance and administrative procedures • To ensure the efficient and professional organization of all Caf competitions • To support the growth and development of football in all countries and regions of Caf

Yulia Putintseva reached the second round at Wimbledon last year.

Osaka suffers shock defeat at Birmingham Nature Valley Classic WORLD number one Naomi Osaka followed up her early French Open exit with a shock second-round loss to Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva in Birmingham. The Japanese 21-year-old lost 6-2 6-3 to her world number 43 opponent. US Open and Australian Open champion Osaka was beaten by Katerina Siniakova in the French Open third round. Earlier in the day, Roland Garros

champion Ashleigh Barty, 23, reached the Birmingham quarterfinals after defeating American Jennifer Brady. The Australian, who claimed her maiden Grand Slam singles title in Paris, won 6-3 6-1 against the world number 66. The Birmingham Nature Valley Classic is one of several grass-court tournaments taking place before Wimbledon begins on 1 July. (BBC)

Brazil great Marta makes history with 17th World Cup goal BRAZIL great Marta put her name in the record books once again, scoring from the penalty spot against Italy to become the most prolific scorer in World Cup finals history. Her 17th Women’s World Cup goal secured a 1-0 win and saw her overtake Germany’s Miroslav Klose as the outright leading scorer in either the men’s or women’s tournament. It was a record-breaking evening in both Group C matches as Havana Solaunn scored Jamaica’s first Women’s World Cup goal, but it was not enough to prevent the Reggae Girlz from falling to defeat as four goals from Sam Kerr -- the first Australian player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup -- sealed a comfortable 4-1 win for the Matildas. Tuesday’s results mean Italy, Brazil and Australia qualify for the knockout stages while Jamaica, the first Caribbean country to play in the Women’s World Cup, fail to progress after three defeats in three matches. Marta, a six-time FIFA Player of the Year and widely regarded as the greatest woman to ever play the game, celebrated her feat by kissing her boot.

Arriving in France nursing a muscle strain, the 33-year-old has featured in just two of Brazil’s three group games -- being on the pitch for a total of just 129 minutes

-- but she has made an impact on both occasions, scoring on Tuesday to break Klose’s record and finding the net against Australia last week to become the first player to score in

five Women’s World Cups. With 17 goals in 19 matches, Marta now has two more World Cup goals than her compatriot Ronaldo and five more than Brazilian icon

Marta (right) celebrates with Brazilian midfielder Thaisa after scoring against Italy.

Pele, a three-time World Cup winner. For all her individual accolades, however, the Brazil captain has never won the World Cup, her best finish a runner-up medal in 2007. But if Marta is to become a World Cup winner this year, Brazil will need to improve. The former finalists have been far from convincing even as Marta’s strike from the spot, after a harshly awarded penalty in the 74th minute when Italy defender Elena Linari barged into Debinha inside the box, made sure of progress to the last 16. Their opponent will be either France or two-time champion Germany. “We were obviously targeting the first place in the group, but this is a World Cup after all,” Marta told reporters. “Now it doesn’t matter who will cross our path. We can’t choose it. We have cleared a goal of ours: qualifying. Now it’s a matter to get ready and to try to go further.” Despite the loss, Italy -- which had qualified for the knockout stages for the first time since 1991 with a game to spare -- topped Group C on goal difference. (CNN)

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$10m needed to complete building of sports stadium in the Bahamas

Three penalties have been retaken at the Women’s World Cup after VAR ruled keepers did not have at least part of one foot on the goalline.

No VAR for keeper encroachment at penalties in Premier League THE Premier League will not use video assistant referees in 2019-20 to rule on goalkeepers moving off their line to save a penalty. Three penalties have been retaken at the Women’s World Cup after VAR ruled keepers did not have at least part of one foot on the goalline. Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) will leave such decisions to on-field officials. PGMOL could review the situation during the season. VAR will be used in the Premier

League for the first time during 201920 but there are no plans to use it in Scotland’s Premiership next season. Why has this become an issue? World football’s law-making body, the International Football Association Board, introduced a new rule shortly before the Women’s World Cup on the issue of goalkeeper encroachment at penalties. It stated keepers must have at least one foot on the goalline when a penalty is taken or, if they are jumping at the time of contact, have one foot in line with it.

MORE than $10m of the Bahamas Ministry of Works’ capital budget will be spent to complete the Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium in the upcoming fiscal year. According to Minister of Works Desmond Bannister on Tuesday, $10,070,065.53 is committed to the project, which has been a financial burden for the Minnis Administration. Under the previous Christie administration, the stadium was to cost $16.5m. However, by the time it is completed, just over $35.9m of taxpayer dollars would have been used on the project. Mr Bannister spoke on the matter while telling the House of Assembly the budget for his ministry is much less than he wanted. The capital budget is nearly $94m, but is almost $27m less than the 2018/2019 allocation. This, he said, would pose a serious challenge to the ministry’s capital works initiatives. “The challenge for the Ministry of Public Works this year arises not only as a result of this Minnis led government’s commitment to responsible fiscal restraint, but also as a result of the former administration’s runaway spending,” he told parliamentarians this week. “Of the $93,737,830.00 in our capital budget, some $53,512,238.25 is already committed to ongoing capital projects. Of that $53.5 million, $10,070,065.53 is

Minister of Works Desmond Bannister said that project has been a financial burden for the Minnis Administration.

committed to completing the Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium. “The Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium was planned and construction was started by the former administration. The total cost was to be $16.5m plus design fees of $1,443,750.00 for a total cost of $17,943,750. Under the former administration the cost continued to mushroom completely out of control. “To date the government has already spent $25,910,347.20 on the stadium and we estimate that it will take close to $11m more to finish this stadium. “That means that due to irresponsible management of the public purse by members opposite the total cost of the baseball stadium will

be approximately $35,980,412.73, more than twice what the cost was supposed to be.” He said the narrative of the Star Academy on Wulff Road was even more “sordid”. In May 2015, then Prime Minister Perry Christie announced the government intended to lease the former Bahamas Academy on Wulff Road for the development of the Star Academy, a government-run facility for at-risk youth. However, Mr Bannister criticised the former Christie administration for poor planning of the project’s construction phase. “They started out by allocating $6,891,333.60. A few months later they increased this by $20,098,452.33.

Ortiz condition upgraded to “good” according to his wife Anthony Davis was recently traded to the LA Lakers.

Lakers reportedly forgot to free up cap space in Anthony Davis deal ANTHONY Davis’s trade was always going to be a bit messy. It was expected from the moment that Davis’ desire for a trade leaked midseason, and that era of bad feelings continued through him wearing that infamous “That’s All, Folks!” tee. What nobody saw coming was the Los Angeles Lakers botching their end of the trade that they’ve been salivating over all season. Reports from Ramona Shelburne and Adrian Wojnawrowski seem to confirm that the Lakers forgot to create the cap space necessary to add another max player.

Shelburne reports that the Lakers essentially called the Pelicans back after the trade was worked out to beg them for a different deal. She said that the team was “scrambling” to offload some of their young talent to make room for another star. “The way this trade was constructed, this should have been first and foremost on their minds as they were talking to the Pelicans,” she said. “This should have been central to the conversations with the Pelicans and my understanding is that it was not.”

DAVID Ortiz’s condition has been upgraded to “good” by doctors more than a week after the former Boston Red Sox star was shot in the Dominican Republic, his wife said Tuesday. He continues to make progress with his recovery in the Intensive Care Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital,” Tiffany Ortiz said in a statement issued via the Red Sox. “We remain grateful to everyone who has helped David through this ordeal, both in the Dominican Republic and here in Boston. David’s journey to good health has been bolstered by the many expressions of love that have come to us from across the globe. Your support has lifted his spirits tremendously during this challenging time.” On the night of June 9, a gunman shot Ortiz in the lower back while he sitting on a crowded bar patio in Santo Domingo. The bullet passed

David Ortiz and his wife in happier times.

through Ortiz, perforating his intestines and internal organs, and then hit his friend, TV talk-show host Jhoel Lopez, in the leg. Following surgery in the Dominican Republic, Ortiz was flown to Boston, where he underwent

a second surgery. Prosecutors in the Caribbean nation say a fugitive suspect paid for the would-be assassins who shot the former Red Sox slugger in a murderfor-hire plot. So far, there are 11 suspects in the case. (CNN)

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FortisTCI Youth Football Leagues end on high note in Sister Islands THE second season of the FortisTCI Youth Football League on the Sister Islands came to a close over the last few days with some entertaining action on the field. The North Caicos League ended last Saturday, while the league in South Caicos ended on Monday and the one in the capital city on Tuesday. Along with closing ceremonies and presentations of trophies and medals, final games took place on North Caicos, and exhibition games on South Caicos and Grand Turk. In North Caicos, Lightning City powered their way to the title ahead of second place finishers Transformer Hotspurs and third place side Electric Blazer. Malaska Maxis finished as the female MVP, while Didhlien Cherenfant won the male MVP award and Didley Cherenfant the Golden Boot prize. Transformer Hot Spurs claimed victories in both the South Caicos U11 and U13 leagues. Electric Blazer and Power Munich copped the second and third place trophies in both age categories. Callie Hall won the MVP female award for the U11 category, while Niamiah Ewing was the male MVP. Van Valamour finished with the Golden Boot award and Emmnuel Ewing with the Golden Glove prize. In the U13 division, Crystal Baptiste copped the female MVP award and the Golden Glove and Marko Williams, the male MVP trophy. There was a three-way tie

Lightning City, winners of the North Caicos league collects their champion trophy. Also in photo is FortisTCI’s Manager of North and Middle Caicos Operations Durell Landy (right).

between Judelin Valamour, Callie Hall and Kaylie Hall for the Golden Boot award. In the U13 division in Grand Turk, Lightning City romped to victory ahead of Hot Spurs and Power Munich. Kimori Simmons copped the Girls’ MVP award, while Rogal Aniston was the male MVP. The golden boots winner was Cherrybelle Saunders, while Fransley Aniston won the Golden Glove.

Acording to information from Fortis, officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) and FortisTCI, sponsors of the leagues, were in attendance at each event. The FortisTCI Youth League was launched in March 2017 on Providenciales with 282 participants, as the first competitive youth football league in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Boys and girls compete in three age groups: Under 9, Under 11 and Under 13. The programme

Technical Director of the TCIFA Andrew Edwards and FortisTCI’s Senior Administrative Officer Paulet Hall present the first place trophy to a Hot Spur representative in the South Caicos Youth Football League.

expanded in 2018 to include the islands of North Caicos, South Caicos and Grand Turk. This year, the leagues opened on April 2 in Grand Turk, April 3 on South Caicos and April 5 on North Caicos. The Providenciales league, now in its third season, began on March 23 and will have its closing ceremony on June 29. FortisTCI Senior Vice President of Corporate Services and CFO Ruth Forbes stated, “As sponsor of the youth football leagues across the

Turks and Caicos, FortisTCI has been pleased to support the TCIFA again this year, in fulfilling its commitment to youth football development in our islands. Across the Sister Islands and in Providenciales, the leagues have been fostering player growth, teamwork and enthusiasm, and we are confident that they will continue to grow from strength to strength.” Throughout the season, FortisTCI also supported the leagues with a fruit and water station operated each week by staff volunteers.

Supervisor of Customer and IT Services at FortisTCI Delma Graham, presents the second place trophy to team Transformer Hot Spurs from the Grand Turk league.

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Registre rides away with Championship of Grand Turk title FRED Registre emerged as overall winner in the Championship of Grand Turk Cycle race, when the TCCF hosted its first race in the nation’s capital. Fifteen cyclists (including two children) from Providenciales, joined 20 cyclists (nine adults and 11 teens from the Capital City) for the event, which saw riders compete in two Cadets category, a Female category, Open and in the Masters and Elite divisions. The overall winner was selected via the first place finish in Masters and Elite categories. The Masters and Elite riders embarking on a 33-mile journey that took them onto some of Grand Turk’s most challenging hills. Persons in the Open category rode a 10-mile route. Spectators gathered at the Clock tower, along the sides of the roads and in front of their homes to watch the races. What was probably the most anticipated race was that of the cadet racers. There were two cadet categories 13 and over and 12 and under. Both categories rode a sixmile route from the clock tower to the Cruise Port and back. Seasoned Junior Rider Ethan Gardiner won in his category (12 and under) and overall. In second place in Cadets (category 2) was Kymani Ewing and Grand Turk’s own Jodis Cineus in third. The Winner of the Cadets Category 1 (13 and up) was Michael Lightbourne, followed by Renalson Pervil in second and Josnayder Cineus in third, (all Grand Turk boys). According to information from a TCCF release, “all three young men were excited for their wins and are looking forward to honing their skills for upcoming TCCF events”. OVERALL WINNER Registre who crossed the line first over the 33-miler, also won the Master’s category, close on his heels were Shanwell Gardiner and Sean Rodgers. Tyrone Bishop continued his winning streak in the Elite category with Anthony Plunkett placing second and Omard Gardiner

third. Gabriella Hedegus was once again the lone cyclist in the female category, but she admitted that the route was a challenge. POTENTIAL IN GT TCCF President Shanwell Gardiner, was very pleased with the riders’ turnout. He stated that there is clearly tons of potential in the young people in Grand Turk and the TCCF will support the development of the individuals and cycling as a whole in Grand Turk and throughout the Turks and Caicos. Championship season continues with the Coca Cola Classic Championship of Providenciales on July 7th. Following the Coca Cola Classic, a team will represent the Turks and Caicos Islands for

the third year at the 20th annual John T Memorial Classic in Anguilla. The Glory of the Green Championship of North and Middle Caicos, leading up to the ultimate championship, The Tour of the Turks and Caicos in October. The tour will include five stages over four islands. The Turks and Caicos Cycling Federation thanked “Caicos Express, Epic Ltd, the community of Grand Turk for supporting the event, TCI Images for photography during the event, Mr Tony Lightbourne who provided entertainment, and the Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force who kept us safe during the event. An extra special thank you also to the race committee and volunteers who assisted in making this event a success”.

Some of the cyclists who competed at the event.

Gabriella Hedegus was once again the lone cyclist in the female category.

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Bryana Brown signs her way into university. Standing are members of her family and members of the sporting fraternity.

Brown signs with Tennessee Tech University BRITISH West Indies Collegiate senior Bryana Brown will be joining the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in the Ohio Valley Conference, NCAAA Division 1 this coming fall after signing with the university this week. The youngster who was outstanding at this year’s National Track and Field Championship caught the eyes of Coach Angel, Head coach from Tennessee Tech, who immediately notice her raw talent and tremendous potential. At Wednesday’s signing, Angel said that Brown is a perfect fit. “We are very excited to have Bryana as a member of the Tennessee Tech Family”. She fits the model of what we look for in student athletes, she is academically strong and physically talented. She will represent the Turks and Caicos with class and honour “. Brown was extremely excited with the signing and said that she never thought that something like this would happen for her. She thanked her parents, coaches and

her teammates for their tremendous support. Brown went on to say that she once saw track as just a hobby but after she was provided an opportunity by TCAAA to represent the TCI at the Commonwealth Junior Games in 2017, she made a commitment to take track seriously and to become the best that she can be. Bryana Brown, an A student at BWIC, earning eight A grades in her IGCSEs and a SAT Score of 1010, will be pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Adult Nursing. “I am incredibly thankful for this extraordinary opportunity that was presented to me and I am extremely honored. This will also encourage me to push harder than I have in the past.... I also would like everyone to know that I am extremely grateful for my coaches who worked with me every week day, all year round, Mr. Randy Ford and Mr. Alvirto Smith.” GOLD MINE Angel said that he was confident

that Brown would make an immediate impact. “I am confident that she will help us to win many more championships in the future. I am so blessed that I was able to be at the Championships to see her in person. There is no doubt in my mind that I will return to recruit more student athletes. It is a gold mine in Turks and Caicos, the talent there is untapped”. Present at the signing were parents of Bryana Brown, Mr. Bryan Brown and Mrs. Erica Gowie , Director of Sports, Mr. Jarrett Forbes, Senior Sports Development Officers, Ms. Judith Robinson and Mr. Alvin Parker, President of the Turks and Caicos Amateur Athletic Association, Ms. Edith Skippings, Managing Director of Provo Water Company and proud sponsor of Inter High Track and Field Championships, Mr. Robert Hall, PE Teacher and Track and Field Coach for the BWIC, Mr. Tom Chapman, Principal for BWIC, Ms. Silvia Wigglesworth and a host of faculty members and students.

Kavin Mars led Police with an unbeaten 89.

Mars blasts Police to cricket win over Jaguars KAVIN Mars struck an aggressive half century to propel Police to victory over the Jaguars in the Turks and Caicos Islands T20 Summer Cricket competition, which continued on Sunday at the Downtown Ball Park in Providenciales. Batting first after being inserted by the Police, Jaguars rattled up an impressive 174 runs for the loss of five wickets from their allotted 20 overs, Kurtly Charllery top scored with 47 runs which was decorated with five boundaries and one maximum. Support came from Winnick Caleb, who added 27 runs (5X4s). Haiden Spring with 2-18 from

four overs led the attack for the Lawmen. Support came from Jerry Grant, who finished with 1-31 from three overs. The Police were in early trouble when they batted, given that they had lost four wickets for 28 runs, but Mars and Grant steadied the ship and batted their way to victory in 19 overs. The experienced batsman blasted eight fours and seven sixes in a top score of 89 unbeaten runs, while Grant, although more watchful, finished with seven boundaries in a score of 47*. Bowling for Jaguars Caleb Took 2-24 runs from four overs and Charllery 2-30 runs from four overs.

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