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In the wake of hurricane Joaquin and what some considered unfair criticism of the department by the Premier, Director of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergency (DDME), Dr Virginia Clerveaux, has set the record straight.

Amber Hall is the new Miss Teen TCI Nineteen-year old Amber Hall, representing Providenciales, on September 26 snagged the coveted title of Miss Teen TCI from her four competitors.

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Promoting TCI and the UK overseas territories in the Caribbean and beyond PAGE  7

Police Commissioner debunks false resignation report PAGE  9

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Buck stops with elected Government – PDM leader on hurricane Joaquin THE OPPOSITION has expressed its thanks to all who played critical roles during the passage of hurricane Joaquin and called out the Premier for his continued criticism of public officials in the face of emergencies.

According to the Opposition Leader, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, the Premier has repeatedly ignored calls from them as well as the Department for Disaster Management and Emergency (DDME) to build capacity and increase resources to critical Government departments.

The party’s call came after the Premier, on his official Facebook page criticised the DDME Director, Dr Virginia Clerveaux, and staff for unsatisfactory storm warning, stating that they “should have kept the public better informed of the source of the rains and should have sought information where none was received.”

The PDM leader noted with concern and disappointment, the statements made by the Premier.

“We were disappointed but not surprised about the Premier’s usual approach under pressure and that is to cast blame on civil servants.

“It was only last year after the passage of TS Cristobal, we were forced to ask him to apologise to the EMS staff who were straddling in water away from their families for days.

“As he did then, he has done it again and that is to pass the buck in what is now characteristic of his

leadership.”

Cartwright Robinson said that the party is sorely disappointed in what they see as acts that continue to demoralise the civil service.

She added that it is their belief that people who need to be held accountable should be and likewise the Government who has admitted that its disaster system is heavily reliant on a single person should also be held accountable.

Nonetheless, by the Premier’s own admission, despite the calls from the PDM and DDME to build internal capacity, increase resources and pay attention to critical departments like DDME, he has failed to and he has now had to see how important it is to do so, she said.

“We have on a number of occasions over the past two years called for disaster management legislation and now that it is before us, the PDM has already spoken to the need for manpower and additional manpower.

“We must recruit and build this department and increase the numbers of technical staff so that the reliance that this Government has placed on one person can be a thing of the past.”

According to the party leader, under the reactive leadership of the Premier Rufus Ewing, they were left more confused and if his goal was to pass the buck from him and incite an understandably frustrated public, then he succeeded only partially on

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the latter.

At the end of the day, the buck stops with the Premier and his minister who remains missing in action, she added.

She stated that the Government has first failed the people and they must be held to account.

The people of this country elected them and they must see the folly of their ways and do what the PDM have asked for over the years, build internal capacity in critical departments like DDME, she further advised.

Meanwhile, the party leader also expressed her thanks to God for the safety of residents during the passage of the storm.

“The damage experienced to property was minimal and we urge the Government to assist where it can in providing relief to those who have experience loss and damage to and of property.

“We then wish to thank all of those who played a critical role in what was a sudden storm that shifted suddenly, grew rapidly and left

Leader of the Opposition, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson

meteorologists mesmerised.

“We continue to be grateful to essential staff for their work during this time. We also wish to praise the efforts and work of Fortis whose linesmen and call centre staff worked around the clock to restore power to areas that lost power connection.”

She stated that the country cannot and must not ignore the sacrificial service that takes these men and women away from their families and often times at risk as they serve.

“Firstly we wish to use this opportunity to urge our residents to be prepared and remain prepared

during this season.

“Though it is still predicted a slow season, we can recall from our own experiences during the passage of hurricane Ike that it only takes one storm to create a disaster.”

She added that it is therefore important that preparation be made for possible storms and that property and lives are secured.

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Youth being ignored is cause of rising crime, says PDA leader LEADER of the Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA), Oswald Skippings, has addressed the rising crime problem and its effects on youth of the country in statements to the press this week.

“We constantly see in print and hear in verbal expression in the conventional and social media about the need for the police to be more vigilant and more efficient in preventing and solving crime.

“There is also the increasing phobia, criticism of and disappointment in our youth as their involvement in gun and other violent crimes escalates.”

He added that is “naive, inhumane and imbecilic” to consistently disregard, displace and disenfranchise the youth of the nation and not expect an alarming surge in vandalism, crime and violence.

He stated that there has to be an awakening and a realisation of the Government and the private sector that it is incumbent on them to find a respectable and rewarding niche in society.

This will accommodate the annual flow of the hundreds of primary and high school dropouts and high school and college graduates that are

Progressive Democratic Alliance leader, Oswald Skippings”

too often left with no choice but to roam the streets in frustration and desperation, without a job and with little or no hope of ever getting one, he said.

“We are only fooling ourselves and being extremely unreasonable if we expect these hundreds of abandoned and rejected youth to lay down and play dead or literally die from suffering from lack of opportunity, as thousands of work permit holders and illegals hold down jobs that they have been denied in their own country.”

Skippings noted that the question is: “What is expected of them, how

do we expect them to survive?

“What must they do to realise the Turks and Caicos dream of prosperity and empowerment?

“How are they supposed to be able to start and maintain a family of their own?”

He added that until such time as people become realistic, proactive and positive in forward thinking and ensure that young people are constructively, respectfully and profitably engaged in mainstream society, there is going to continue to be an increasing and alarming breakdown in law and order and an escalating rate of social chaos and social decadence.

“This again is yet another example of a clueless and visionless Government which among other things has totally no regard and no positive plans to save our youth in this country.”

The party leader assured that a PDA administration would put in place a national plan that ensures that the youth are beneficially and constructively engaged and are given appropriate opportunities that would afford them the chance to realise their dreams and aspirations in their own country.

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DDME did not drop the ball - Director IN THE wake of hurricane Joaquin and what some considered unfair criticism of the department by the Premier, Director of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergency (DDME), Dr Virginia Clerveaux, has set the record straight.

Speaking with the Weekly News on Thursday (October 8), Dr Clerveaux made it clear that contrary to statements made by Premier Rufus Ewing last week, her department did all it could with the resources they had.

“DDME did not drop the ball, we followed procedures and our procedures say that the Bahamas meteorological office is the agency with authority for disseminating information to the Turks and Caicos Islands about alerts and warnings and when information was received from the Bahamas they were disseminated to the public by multiple mediums.”

She noted that there are public perceptions that the DDME should have done more in terms of communicating about the local

weather events that the country was experiencing.

“DDME is willing to do this. But what it will require is for us to have the equipment, the resources and the technical capacity, either within DDME or the country in order to be able to effectively do this.”

Asked if this matter has been raised with the Government, about the need for resources, Dr Clerveaux said that this is something that has been raised every year, particularly in terms of the technical capacity that the department needs.

“And not just for disseminating warnings, but for other hazards that we have to prepare and respond to.

“In terms of equipment, we have always said that we need additional equipment, we have always said that we need additional resources.”

Asked what the response has been from the Government, the director said that it is generally a case of financial priority and it depends too on what is happening in the country at that time.

“But since 2008, many of the

issues we faced for this storm here, were highlighted after hurricane Ike, so they are not new issues.”

She noted that while some things have been done, they were done in other areas and departments but not what has been requested by her department.

However, she said more needs to be done overall.

Asked how important the things requested by the department are to the country, Dr Clerveaux noted that from the public’s perspective these things are very important.

“The public has recognised DDME as the agency with the authority for disseminating information and despite the fact that they had access to information from the weather channel, from the national hurricane centre, the public is saying we want to hear something from DDME. “And I think that is all the backlash, all the cussing that we are hearing out there. They are saying ‘we want DDME to tell us’.

“So therefore I would say

Director of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergency, Dr Virginia Clerveaux

meeting the public’s demands is very important.”

She further clarified that from Monday (September 28) the alerts the department received had consistently indicated that the TCI was not under warning.

“We weren’t placed under warning until Thursday (October 1) at about 11am. I would like emphasise that the TCI was not placed under warning until Thursday and at that point warnings were disseminated by the department in a timely fashion to the public.”

She also explained that when hurricane Joaquin hit the TCI she was out of the country on official business, representing

the Government at a mass rescue operation and which was deemed to be a very critical workshop.

Last week, Premier Rufus Ewing, in a Facebook post on the official page of the Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, stated that the DDME Director and staff “should have kept the public better informed of the source of the rains and should have sought information where none was received.”

The Premier went on that he noted with concern the efforts of the DDME to alert the public to the passage of Joaquin and the likelihood of flooding especially in the low lying areas of Providenciales, North and Middle Caicos.

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that we will seek to improve where systems may have failed which resulted in unnecessary anxiety among our residents.”

As it relates to the damages caused by the storm, Cartwright Robinson said that her party’s immediate concern is the clean-up of Governor’s Beach and the rebuilding if possible of its eroded portions of the beach and the state of Front

Street.

“We therefore wish to call for an immediate undertaking to address Front Street as we did as recent as the budget session and then shortly after by bringing awareness again during the demonstration outside of parliament a few weeks ago.”

She added that the erosion happening over time became more and more evident over the more recent years and calls to address the road as a matter of urgency were

ignored.

The party leader said that they believe that the extent of the erosion must be assessed as soon as possible as the buildings on Front Street can eventually become compromised if not already should the extensive work that must be done be ignored any more.

She noted that a full study is now needed, not a quick fix, and which must be commissioned with urgency.

“In the remainder of the Islands

there is need for a clean-up and we note the Premier’s approach for a clean-up of Grand Turk and Providenciales but wish also to draw his attention to Salt Cay that has no real manpower in the civil service and while the community is always ready to assist, it is important that in this time, it receives assistance with the clean-up and also the coastal damage done.”

She stated that in South Caicos as well, there is a need for clean-

up and efforts must also be made to address their need as there has been no movement in this regard.

Also, she added, in Middle Caicos, the causeway remains a concern to them and they believe that this is again another opportunity to review the approach on how to proceed.

“I wish to encourage all residents to do what they can to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes and hence the spread of chick v and dengue,” she advised.

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

Better hurricane warning needed

LAST weekend, hurricane Joaquin was a surprise to both the TCI and the Bahamas.

In the TCI, the Premier called out the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) for lack of adequate warning while in the Bahamas prime minister Perry Christie called their lack of preparation a “teachable moment”.

What could we do to better alert citizens to impending storms and hurricanes?

Better infrastructure needed

How could Joaquin, a big rainstorm not a hurricane, cause us a disaster if we had built or maintained things right?

The Government infrastructure needs have not been addressed since the PNP party got control over 12 years ago.

Our Premier needs to sit down or get busy fixing infrastructure the right way and stop spending thousands on himself and his minsters.

Disaster management is correctly named because it is a total waste of money just ghost managers.

The family islands rely on local activists.

For example, during Hanna and Ike it was Lou Handfield who helped reopen the schools

providing generators because Fortis was down.

The problem is the roads in Provo were built without proper drainage and will always flood.

The seawall in Grand Turk is old and deteriorated. The causeway was built from curry with no steel or concrete walls to withstand the sea and it is built too low.

The schools were not built or maintained to hurricane standards.

Own Met Office people needed

Based on what the Deputy Premier said on PTV on Tuesday’s 6.30pm news, I think the Premier and all those who had a mouthful to say owe DDME an apology for calling them out.

You can see that PM Christie is a far wiser man than Premier Ewing.

It was indeed a teachable moment for all concerned.

We need to be more alert as citizens and begin to take precautions once we start feeling the wind and experiencing the wind gusts such like those last week.

Premier Ewing was just looking for a scape goat. His Deputy was quite clear on the proper procedure. Why didn’t he ask her?

I believe there is a Turks and Caicos Islander who is away doing her master’s in this field, let’s hope that she will be gainfully employed when she is back and seeking a job.

We need our own Met Office person in the TCI. Until then we have to continue to rely on the legal agreement we have with the met people in the Bahamas.

Check for yourself

Anyone who has a computer or smart device with access to the internet can check the weather themselves, instead of relying on somebody else.

There are many tropical storm sites, but the most authoritative is the National Hurricane Centre in Miami, www.nhc.noaa. gov.

This site gives details of current position and discussion of possible movement, speed and force of the hurricane.

You do need to understand what latitude and longitude are (Providenciales is at about 21.5 N lat and 71.5 W long).

With access to a site like this you can make up your own mind whether or not you should be running for cover or not.

So why not be adults, take charge of your own lives, and not rely on the Bahamas or our own Government to tell us what to do?

Just a thought for the people of this country who feel they are mature enough to become run an independent Turks and Caicos Islands.

All must be aware

All concerned in the Turks and Caicos Islands must know, be aware, insist that the Government must prepare and budget for greater capacity in disaster preparedness.

We understand that the Government and Premier have attempted to call the Director of Disaster Management to account.

The only thing is that she is not an elected official, nor is she a minister responsible for anything.

Ministers, whether they know or not, are required to know and are deemed to know all that’s going on in a Government department.

In Japan, UK and France, when a something like this happens, ie. a hurricane catching us all by surprise, the minister accepts responsibility, resigns and falls on his sword.

It does not do to under resource a department, with less than enough staff, equipment and technology there, and call the director into account when things go bad.

Ministers must know where the blame lies and it is on them. No one else.

The call out is a wrong call, the minister responsible must be called out.

Have they asked for funds, resources, staff, computers, technology or equipment? One must wonder.

With the right technology not in place, ministers must take responsibility and swallow the cost.

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Sunday is day of the girl child TURKS and Caicos Islands will on Sunday (October 11) join the rest of the world in celebration of International Day of the Girl Child.

The day is set aside to raise awareness about all issues concerning gender inequality around the world.

It is a day when activist groups come together under the same goal to highlight, discuss and take action to advance rights and opportunities for girls everywhere.

A message from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Social Development and Gender Affairs stated: “As a department, we believe that it is time to consolidate good practices and focus on action and results, in paving the way by

uplifting, educating, empowering and motivating girls.

“We remain true to our mission of improving the quality of life within our communities and enhancing educational and economic opportunities for all.”

In observance of International Day of the Girl Child, the department will be hosting activities throughout the month of October 2015 under the theme, ‘The power of the adolescent girl’.

Activities will take place in the form of presentation, and activities among students (girls) from the various primary/secondary schools.

Presentations will be done on the following topics empowerment,

Opposition leader Sharlene Cartwright Robinson and her two daughters, Laci and A’Janae

domestic violence, education, selfesteem, dating, hygiene education and peer pressure.

The date, venue and time for the respective communities are as follows: October 9 – Providenciales, Gustarvus

Lightbourne Sport Centre, October 16 - Middle/North Caicos, Horse Stable Beach, October 23 - South Caicos, Community Centre, and November 6 - Grand Turk/Salt Cay, HJRH School.

All activities will commence at

9am and will close at 2pm.

“Let’s celebrate and empower our women and girls throughout the TCI on the October 11, as we reflect on the challenges they have overcome,” the department encouraged.

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Governor Peter Beckingham and Sandals and Beaches Resorts CEO, Butch Stewart

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Governor Peter Beckingham of TCI shares a light moment with Governor of Cayman Islands Helen Kilpatrick and George Ferguson, Governor of Bermuda

Promoting TCI and the UK overseas territories in the Caribbean and beyond THE GOVERNORS of the five British overseas territories in the Caribbean – Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands – and nearby Bermuda got together for one of their occasional meetings, in Miami in September.

Commenting on the meeting on his return, Governor Peter Beckingham said: “Our main purpose is to compare notes on developments, consider how we are working with London, look at strategies for the future, and most importantly learn from each other’s experiences and best practice.

“I’m struck, when we do meet, by how many similarities there are across our territories, but also by the differences.”

He noted that one of the most significant areas in common is security, where most of his colleagues also share at least some responsibilities for policing and internal protection on their islands.

According to Beckingham, there are common areas of concern but there are, of course, also big differences, with more gang related problems in some territories than others.

“Availability of guns is an increasing problem across the territories, as we have witnessed so tragically again in Providenciales recently.

“We considered the value of establishing some form of national security body, as they have in the British Virgin Islands.”

Beckingham added that since his return from the Miami meeting, Premier Rufus Ewing has already confirmed his agreement to his proposal to instigate the TCI’s own National Security Council, which will meet later this month.

“Meetings of Cabinet are a common practice across the territories, although with differences of regularity.

“Underlining the common Christian faith in all of our countries, every territory has prayers before

Cabinet.”

The Governor said that the Turks and Caicos Islands’ Cabinet boasts one of the fastest and most transparent reporting systems – with a written statement of Cabinet’s decisions issued within 24 hours, a speed which impressed some of his colleagues.

“Tourism is a shared interest for all of us, and we considered with London the advantages of joint promotions.

“On balance, most of us believe we need to market the differences between our offerings to potential customers, rather than initiate combined efforts.”

He added that for all the territories, the North American market remains the bedrock of tourism appeal, although the growing attraction of the Caribbean overseas territories for tourism from Europe was recognised.

“We in Turks and Caicos have some catching up to do, understandably, with Cayman’s and Bermuda’s frequency of flights from London, but the start of a second British Airways routing to Providenciales later this year is certainly putting us in an increasingly strong position to capture a bigger share of the European market.”

The Governor noted that he was very struck by Butch Stewart’s Sandals and Beaches Group highly visible marketing in the mainstream UK press.

The Turks and Caicos Islands is also in an enviable position compared to most of the Caribbean OT’s for cruise ship business, he said.

At the end of the meeting, Beckingham said that he called on senior management at the Carnival Group to hear about latest developments affecting business in Grand Turk.

He noted that the advent of a new cruise centre in the Dominican Republic this autumn will have some impact and present challenges on Grand Turk, but hopefully the TCI can maintain its great position as one of the top five global destinations, with

only Cayman, among the overseas territories, receiving more passengers.

“Not surprisingly Carnival emphasised how important it was for Grand Turk to start using the $4 million plus that we have in the joint TCI Government/Carnival Infrastructure Fund to make our destination a cleaner, more attractive and hassle free destination.

“Protecting the environment of our territories is another fundamental area of common cause, and even the briefest of discussions revealed some of our shared concerns: including reef preservation, wildlife, and litter.

“Our consulate in Miami,

underlining the value of the wider UK connections, are keen to help promote our maritime initiatives.”

He added that it is his hope that the TCI Government’s decision in Cabinet to explore ways to remove polystyrene and Styrofoam products will make the country one of the leaders among the territories and in the region.

“Many of these areas of common interest and responsibility will be the subject of further debate and exchange of information when the Premiers and leaders of all the overseas territories, including those outside the Caribbean, meet

Under the tree

with British Ministers for their Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London in December.

“It is not the best time of year to travel to England, but hopefully our discussions have helped to ensure that all the Caribbean territories have a better understanding of how we can work together to make our destinations among the most attractive and forward looking for visitors in the region,” the Governor stated.

Adding: “I look forward to attending the JMC, as it is known, with the Premier, when there will be plenty of opportunities to promote TCI’s great attractions on the UK stage.”

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PDM calls for discussion on crime and other social ills THE PEOPLE’S Democratic Movement (PDM) this week called for a “frank and serious” discussion on crime and other social ills plaguing the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Leader of the Opposition Sharlene Cartwright Robinson said it is imperative for the people of the TCI to begin a conversation on the issues affecting their communities and by extension the country.

In a press release this week Cartwright Robinson said: “This is no time to dance around the issue.”

The Opposition Leader said: “Crime is on the increase all around and while we seem to have shifted our attention wholly to gun violence and murders, we are seeing the use of other weapons, other social ills that are criminal in nature and which continue to fly under the radar.”

Cartwright Robinson explained that over the past few weeks she has been conducting a series of interviews on prostitution, underage sex and activities surrounding the inducement of young girls, drug and alcohol abuse among the youth population.

“All of which are eating away at the moral fibre of our society. We believe that it is past time, we as a people begin serious discussions on crime and the criminal social ills that are in plain sight for those that want to see.”

Remaining adamant about the interventions that need to be made, Cartwright Robinson said those at the helm of affairs should stop burying their heads in the sand and start working to curtail the escalating situation.

“We have seen persons in officialdom deny the existence of gangs; heard statements from the Premier as to the illegal entry of guns and drugs into the Islands; we have seen a denial of resources for the police.

“While our heads are spinning on the lack of a clear plan of action from this Government, our youth in particular are losing their innocence, making deadly choices and creating a bleak future for what can be some of our most brilliant, productive and best citizens.”

The Opposition Leader believes

Leader of the Opposition Sharlene Cartwright Robinson

it is high time for less talk and more action.

“We as a people need to wage war on all crimes - the loud and not so loud crimes which have waged a war against us.”

She underscored that whilst the move to reintroduce a National Security Council is welcomed the prime focus should be on strengthening the capacity of internal law enforcement.

“We expect the Government to provide the much needed resources and to be sustainable in its approach.”

Cartwright Robinson appealed to key stakeholders and the wider community to join in the dialogue and play their part in ridding the society of the crime scourge.

She said that crime and other

Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Akierra Missick

social issues affecting the country can be effectively tackled through a collaborative approach and pledged her party’s readiness to partner and help.

“Crime is not a political issue and it must be approached for what it is - a national issue that is nearing a crisis for a small country such as ours.”

She argued that “the knee jerk reactive leadership cannot be tolerated in the fight against crime.”

Meanwhile, a Government campaign dubbed ‘STOP the gun violence’ got underway in September of this year to raise awareness on the dangers of illegal gun use.

Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Akierra Missick recently said: “This project makes clear that

intensive Government action is needed to stop gang and gun violence and bring the perpetrators to justice.”

Minister Missick however noted that robust enforcement needs to be matched with the public`s support to eliminate gun violence and gang life on the islands.

“Tackling guns, gangs and serious youth violence will take a fully coordinated, multi-government response, church leaders, and public and local authority leadership.”

She said the Government is committed to tackling these issues and touted the project as a first step towards transforming gang impacted communities and restoring hope and opportunity to those visiting, living and working in the ‘Beautiful by Nature’ Turks and Caicos Islands.

Strong focus on diabetes

By Olivia Rose THE TURKS and Caicos Diabetic Association will be feverishly sensitising the populace on prevention and treatment of diabetes in the coming weeks.

Speaking to the Weekly News, public relations officer of the association Kirbymae Been said that it is working towards plans for World Diabetes Day which will be observed on November 14.

“We are in the process of doing more for the community, raising awareness and seeking the public’s support as we go along.”

She underscored the importance of sensitisation at the community level since many people are still unaware of the causation of the life threatening illness.

“The association provides a body that helps educate persons about the disease; we provide support to family and friends or caretakers.”

Several community meetings and seminars are slated for this month, and the rest of the year. These

community interactions will allow residents to access vital information on prevention and treatment of the disease and other critical services.

Residents will also benefit from diabetic feet examinations, free monitoring and health tips at these outreaches.

Been disclosed that the association’s vision is to eradicate diabetes in the TCI, but this reality she noted can only be brought into fruition if people adopt healthy eating and exercise.

“Science is evolving everyday but some people still prefer to use traditional medicine like bush medicine that helps keep their blood sugar in check.”

When asked about the number of people battling diabetes on the islands, Been said that people are reluctant to come forward, but local statistics indicate that one in three people are either diabetic or pre diabetic, which means they exhibit diabetes onset symptoms.

“Information about a person’s health is treated confidentially, but

Diabetic association’s community meetings

persons are coming out and saying well I have these symptoms and that makes it hard to compile a proper database but from unofficial doctors account.”

She said the association administers treatment and recovery to diabetics at community medical care facilities, which is done on a referral basis through the hospital`s monthly clinics.

“We network with the hospital and ask the medical providers to refer patients to us for further assistance.”

Turning her attention to some challenges facing the association, Been said: “We don’t have enough manpower but we are appealing for the support of the community and the Government to aid us in our mandate.”

She added that the association

will continue to work to better the lives of those living with the disease by providing assistance where needed.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) the number of Caribbean people with diabetes is drastically increasing.

WHO’s, World Health Statistics 2014 report, revealed that the global average prevalence of diabetes is around 10 percent.

The disease which is more prevalent in people of African ancestry affects the body’s ability to produce or use insulin, a hormone that allows your body to turn glucose into energy.

The disease, if left untreated, can lead to cardiovascular disease, blindness, amputation of limbs and kidney failure.

World Diabetes Day is recognised on November 14.

This year’s campaign was successfully launched on May 19 under the theme ‘Nourishing development: Halting the diabetes epidemic through healthy eating’.

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HOA Speaker denies siding with Gov’t

Commissioner of Police, James Smith

Police Commissioner debunks false resignation report THE COMMISSIONER of Police of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, James Smith, has discredited false allegations carried in an online blog that he has resigned his position.

This is according to a press release from the RTCIPF on Tuesday (October 1).

The release stated that Smith has not resigned nor left being Commissioner of Police.

It added that Commissioner Smith is currently on vacation and will be back in office in the new week.

He remains fully committed to the task and completely supporting his officers and staff who together will help make the Turks and Caicos a safer community with support from communities and the Government, the release read.

SPEAKER of the House of Assembly, Robert Hall, has denied reports that he always sides with the Premier and Government ministers during sessions of the House.

In invited comments this past week, Hall told this publication that since being appointed to the position he has been completely impartial and unbiased.

Hall was responding to comments made by members of the public over the past few weeks, and complaints by the Opposition of the continuous deferral of their questions to the Government as well abrupt adjournments of the House.

He stated: “It has been bandied about in the press that the Speaker is in some collusion with the Premier with regards to deferring questions and some other matters, so I wish to refer to the standing orders of the House governing the conduct of the House.”

This standing order, he said, outlines that questions are to be taken at 2pm and shall continue until all answers have been given.

However, notwithstanding that there is another provision which allows for suspension of that Standing Order and other Standing Orders, Hall pointed out.

He noted that Standing Order 131 says a motion may be made at the commencement of a sitting of the House by a member to suspend any of these Standing Orders.

However, the motion may be made only with the leave of the Speaker, who must not allow the motion if it appears to be a breach of the rule of the House or an infringement of the rights of the minority of the members, Hall advised.

Speaker of the House of Assembly Robert Hall

“So it is clear, if the Premier decides that he wishes questions to be deferred from 2pm until some other time after the completion of Government business – and this is not the first Government this has happened with – once that motion passes the Speaker has nothing to do with that decision; if it’s carried it’s carried. There is nothing the speaker can do.”

He added that there are times when the Premier or other members of Cabinet may ask that the House be adjourned or adjourned Sine Die (until a date uncertain), which is their right, and the Speaker has no ruling in that.

“Once the Premier or member of Cabinet rises and asks for an adjournment, it must be granted – Section 45 of the Standing Orders says that once a member of the Cabinet makes a move that the House be now adjourned at any time the Speaker has to oblige.

“So it is quite erroneous and

misleading for anyone to suggest that even with regards to questions or the deferral of matters that the Speaker is in anyway colluding with the Premier.”

Hall explained that it is a known fact that over the years he has been associated with the PNP, but noted that for anyone who observes the running of the House they would have to agree that there is not another Speaker that has removed himself from the activities of his party as he has done.

“And so in my own role as Speaker I have been honest, fair and impartial.”

Hall said that there are very few instances when the Speaker becomes involved in determining anything in the House.

However, he said that when it comes to certain procedures, which he has had to make a decision on three times so far, the Speaker does not have an original vote.

“On one occasion I sided with the Opposition, and on two occasions I sided with the Government.

“So I don’t see what the quarrel is in terms of being impartial.”

He noted that even with regards to points of order, he has had occasion to tell the Government members to sit because the point raised was not a relevant point of order, and has done the same with Opposition members.

He said that is what his job allows him to do.

“So what I would really suggest to those who want me to use more discretion than the current Standing Orders provide, then amend the Standing Orders to give such and I would be happy to use them in my second term,” the Speaker stated.

Second Middle Caicos developer dies Story submitted by David Tapfer

Middle Caicos developer, Tom Deckard passes away

TOM Deckard, 70, an American pastor has passed away at his home in Mt Carmel, Illinois USA. Deckard leaves a wife and five children.

In recent years Deckard has been leading the construction of private homes for his church members on Middle Caicos while he and other key individuals have been renting Middle Caicos homes left empty by

local residents who left the island.

Homes have been under construction in Conch Bar and Bambarra and a new church in Middle Caicos was planned.

It is unclear if the death of Deckard will have any effect on his organisation’s plans for Middle Caicos.

This is the second death of a Middle Caicos developer in the last six months after Richard Zebo expectantly passed away in early May this year.

Thomas Deckard had built 160

churches worldwide and did charity work in disadvantaged areas of the world.

He has been a religious leader for 40 years and owned a construction and pole barn business.

Deckard’s organisation known as the Cradle of Hope has been helpful to local residents of Middle Caicos by carrying water supplies and performing other activities supporting local residents.

He is also the author of nine books.

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Divert cash to assist the TCI – An open letter to PM David Cameron Dear prime minister Cameron, I noted your recent generous offer of £25 million as a partial contribution for the repartition of Jamaicans imprisoned in Britain.

The problem, as I understand it, is that since Britain is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) so then the appallingly bad prison conditions in Jamaica, if the UK convicts were transferred to a Jamaican prison, would breach the ECHR provisions and amount to cruel and inhumane treatment.

Your offer then, being faced with a call for payment of reparations for

slavery, is to substitute an offer of increased aid for the Caribbean and avoid reparations payments – is this not your strategy?

Seems less than clever at best and at worst a racist insult.

Forget the examples of the Canadian apology to the First Nation natives and reparations paid by the Canadian government, or the substantial payment to the Jews for a significantly shorter historical time of suffering a crime against humanity, or the apology by the government of New Zealand and payment of reparations to the Maoris – simply ignore these, right?

One really can’t deny that these quite recent precedents do exist – can one? So what makes the Caribbean claim that different?

The figure of £400 million to the Caribbean in aid, is a paltry sum when viewed in the overall context of the UK’s overseas aid budget being/ is more than £11 billion annually, with not much at all coming to the Caribbean as bilateral aid.

More importantly, when viewed in the overall historical context of the 300 years of free labour building Britain during the slavery and colonial period, the figure offered as presumably an alternative payment for reparations is simply laughable.

Britain has no problem with the funding, it does however have a huge

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Term limits for TCI heads of government?

CARIBBEAN News Now carried a commentary by Wellington C Ramos titled, ‘Time for term limits for prime ministers and representatives in the Caribbean,’ in which he argues for constitutional change limiting the terms of prime ministers and elected representatives to three, and to change the terms in office from five years to four.

The reasons he suggests are, that at some point, some leaders begin to act as dictators, and elected representatives behave as if they are not accountable to those who elected them.

He further feels that five years is a long time to wait to decide whether to retain a prime minister or representative.

Our political system has for many years now, limited the period an elected government could serve, before another election is due, from five to four years.

And some of the reasons given were basically the same as those mentioned by Wellington Ramos.

It is interesting that he has just come around to this thinking.

But should the TCI begin to think of limiting the number of terms our premier, and elected members should serve?

We have experienced

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. He currently writes a Column for the TC Weekly News.

‘interesting times’ in our politics, and at critical moments, when we seemed not to be moving at the pace some would like, there have been calls for a no-confidence vote against a sitting government, or for a particular elected member to resign.

In the latter case it has happened, while in another, it was allegedly done voluntarily.

So is there a need for term limits?

We have this notion that four years is a short period, and things will be settled at the next election.

And we are not psychologically fashioned to engage in demonstrations to curtail the term of any government, or demand that elections be held before they are due.

Furthermore, we have not historically experienced the economic distress that triggers social action, and because our population is fairly well educated, this acts as a restraining force on us asserting

that the terms of service of our premier, or elected members be limited.

If a government is doing well, we see no need to limit its term of service.

We cannot guarantee that if we do, its replacement by the opposition at the time, or with another individual replacing a premier, would not reverse gains already gotten.

So political uncertainty dampens any desire to have term limits for our government.

The TCI has a unique political culture, and has not had to endure arbitrary rule, which would warrant calls to limit the number of terms its government should serve.

Our current institutions can deal fairly with any concerns our citizens may have concerning governance issues.

problem with its global credibility if this issue of reparations is viewed with honesty and sensibly with sensitivity and open eyes.

It is a drop in the bucket for Britain to address this claim – but it seems as if some have no shame!

Consider your family’s own benefit by inserting the name Cameron to ascertain how much was paid as reparations to the Cameron slave owner family - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/.

Might I also contrast your approach to payment with a reflection on British responsibility in a modern sense, for the care and protection of persons who suffer from mental illness in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI).

The Islands do not have a mental hospital, but instead a section in the Lunatics Ordinance in the TCI requires transfer of the mentally ill to be hospitalised in Jamaica.

Indeed the Turks and Caicos Islands finds itself under ECHR jurisdiction. Yet, to save money the British Governor declared the prison a hospital for the care of the mentally ill.

See below, the treatment of a Jamaican schizophrenic inmate, if you doubt me (he died in his cell): www.mentalhealthworldwide.com.

Might I therefore suggest that for the UK to meet its ECHR responsibility in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the £25 million be diverted and applied now as a matter of necessity and urgency to its own British colony for a state of the art mental health hospital.

Thus, then the UK meets its ECHR obligations in its own colony of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Prime minister Cameron, I go further.

It is absolutely appalling the approach that you have taken to this quite serious and important issue of reparations in the Caribbean. I shall substantiate and validate my last comment.

It was you who recently referred to the “swarms” of refugees/migrants into Europe.

Do you not understand that it was

British policy to support the US in its invasion of Iraq and then, as the whole world sees, made Iraq a ‘failed state’.

Then even with that recent miscalculation the UK again was fully committed to the bombing and destruction of Libya.

Tell me – where do the majority of these terrorists and refugees come from?

Whose policies bred them? Who funded and trained them? And – who now with astounding consistency wants to have the Caribbean abandon its claim for reparations? Who? There is nothing that you say and/ or do that can be wrong – is it not so?

The real legacy and issue in the Caribbean is the lack of intergenerational capital at the end of the slavery and colonial period which can be discerned by considering the following data - in data.

This represents GDP per capita as sourced from the International Monetary Fund. Draw your own conclusions based on reliable sources.

In both a historical and contemporary sense there remains a case for reparatory justice.

The way forward will have to be, by your choosing after having addressed the Jamaican parliament, a case before the international Court of Justice and an assessment of the claim’s total value.

Again, the approach via aid is wholly inadequate.

As you well know this is a device to get British companies overseas work; monies not even leaving Britain in certain instances, high end professional jobs and consultancies on construction and other projects for British professionals, and at a disproportionate advantage to the donor country.

‘Aid’ in this sense is false symbolism and not exactly reparations – is it not – and if your approach were to be accepted, you would in actuality be pacifying the Caribbean’s claim for reparations at knock down base.

Courtenay Barnett Providenciales, TCI

No dissenting voices Dear Editor, Turkish playwright, novelist and thinker, Mehmet Murat Ildan, said: “If you think you are in a stupid country, you can be sure that you are being governed by the most stupid people.”

I drove to the entrance of a settlement in Provo known as Dock Yard or little Haiti and to my surprise I discovered that road improvements were carried out in this settlement at a cost of $40,000 that was paid for by

TCIG from the public purse.

The irony of this is that this settlement is privately owned and is a known volatile community, while the road and the grounds at the Clement Howell High School are deplorable.

This is not a concern for the Premier and his Cabinet because they have no reason to go there daily continued 

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FortisTCI abrupt policy changes affecting customers

Dear Editor, On Wednesday, September 23, I drove over ten miles to the FortisTCI office to assist one of my wife’s customers in getting an application form for electricity to his new location, knowing that he didn’t have any vehicle.

To save him running up and down to FortisTCI for a simple reconnection of an existing meter, I made the sacrifice.

The following morning at 9am he was at Fortis’ office to complete the transaction to no avail.

He was told that because the meter was disconnected over a year ago, they (Fortis) will have to send one of their technicians to inspect the meter before they can accept money from him (a meter their meter reader does see every month while reading other meters in the same meter combo).

And they cannot disconnect his existing power (even though he already moved from his exiting apartment) before their technician inspects the new location.

He asked how long this would take.

The lady told him about two weeks.

If I wasn’t aware of how they does be coming up with new policies by the minute, I would believe they were trying to discourage people from renting from my wife.

Later on in the afternoon that same day, I saw him and he told me what they told him and asked me if he will get connected before the day’s end.

I called and spoke to a senior person at Fortis who told me of their new policy with regards to reconnecting meters which had been disconnected for more than six months, and a work order was in place for one of their technicians to inspect the meter.

I asked her, so in light of tomorrow (Friday) being a holiday, will this happen before the end of the day?

She said, I don’t know all the technicians are busy at this time.

Under the leadership of the then

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like the ordinary citizen because their children has never attended public schools.

This Government is continuing to let the citizens of this country down and what I find disturbing is that there are no dissenting voices.

What is even more disturbing is that the only thing needed for this inept Government to win the next election is to buy a few bottles of Bambarra rum, some yellow rice and curry chicken.

Sincerely, CB, Providenciales, TCI

Paul Kott and Ron Kidd, such an inconsiderate policy toward an existing or new customer would have never happened.

A few weeks ago someone said to me that they hardly can wait for the Government to change hands so that they can deal with Fortis, because all PNP governments lack the will power to truly put Fortis in its place.

I very much doubt this current PDM set of elected member have the will power too.

Fortis should be more considerate toward their existing and new customers when making policies seeing that we have NO Government to truly represent the people’s interests.

And also publish their policy that will have a negative effect on their customers and property owners.

May God give them a heart of flesh and a spirit of righteousness toward their customers, existing and new.

Sincerely, Jonathan (Johnnie) Gardiner, Providenciales

When the ship is sinking: Stay and bail!

MY GRANDFATHER James Walkin was an experienced captain for more than 50 years.

He once told me that one of the most critical moments in a captain’s life is deciding what to do when his ship is taking water.

He told me that the first focus must be on saving lives and if possible save the ship. If the ship is salvageable, then the captain and crew must stay and bail.

Nevertheless, Par told me that whatever decision is made, the captain should be the last person to leave the ship.

Our country has gone through many shipwrecks throughout the years and some were caused by the captain, some by the crew and some by the passengers.

However one common theme has occurred. When the ship was taking in water and about to sink too many people jumped ship instead of staying and bailing out.

Interestingly enough, many

By Jas Walkin

BIOGRAPHY: Jas was born with a physical disability and diagnosed with a mild form of muscular dystrophy. His early childhood was characterised with trying to fit in in a regular school environment unequipped to cater to special needs students. With support from family, teachers and the community he graduated as valedictorian of Raymond Gardiner High School and has been a graduate teacher for the past last nine years.

people who jump ship return to the ship after the water gets bailed out and try to convince us that we can trust them once more with guiding the ship to the harbour.

My grandfather taught me to never give people two chances to abandon you. If they jump ship once, they will do it again.

We have reached another period in our country’s history when the ship is taking water.

Can the captain and crew sail us through these trouble waters or are they responsible for leading us in these treacherous seas?

Are the passengers aware that the

ship is taking on water? Do we have what it takes to navigate through these waters?

We know what is causing the leaks and now we have to make a decision on whether we will jump ship or stay and bail.

If we all jump ship, it will sink and force us to take refuge in other vessels whose captain is a stranger and whose passengers are already frustrated with the way their ship is going.

For me, the decision is simple, I love this ship called the Turks and Caicos Islands and so I will stay and bail.

COMMENTARY

God's plans and justice SENIORS who have been paying attention throughout their lives realise that justice is inevitable.

If justice is not administered through the efforts of man it will eventually play out through God. During life we reach forks in the road and have choices.

Making a choice that tramps on the rights of others to our own advantage may work out...but only for a limited period of time.

Eventually God’s justice takes hold though health or financial reversals.

Now enters the problem we all have, rationalisation.

When we come to those forks in the road and want to go down the wrong road we tell ourselves to bend God’s law because it will all work out.

In the end it often is not man’s laws and systems that mead out justice but God’s law.

We experienced this in our own life.

We were all reminded of this

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 25 years and has lived in Conch Bar, Middle Caicos, since 2002. David formerly served as branch chairman of the PDM from 2008 to 2011

again when our North to Middle Caicos causeway was briefly rendered impassable again.

The water will go down, reopen the causeway and patches will again be applied, eventually.

However we need to listen to God’s latest wakeup call...one more time.

The causeway was planned during the 1995 to 2003 administration of Derek Taylor and Minister of Works, my brother in law, Sam Harvey.

A grant was applied for and provided in May 2003.

When a new administration arrived late 2003 they waved the

causeway “already in the bank” grant in our faces as their own.

This happened at a Government Christmas party at the Middle Caicos Airport. No credit for Derek or Sam. A local pastor took to the airwaves and said she supported anyone building the much needed causeway.

Later defending and rationalising her support of that administration that pastor left the TCI. The causeway was not built in 2004, 2005 or 2006 despite the money being “in the bank”.

On the eve of the 2007 election a few scoops of dirt were thrown in the ocean to pretend a proper bridge

would be built.

By August 2007 we had a dirt road with one little bridge. A loose stone wall and lamp poles stuck in the dirt.

Almost a year to the day an act of God formed little wet storm Hanna directly over the causeway and it and access roads were dissolved.

This was not the elevated bridges and high protected road bed planned. In fact less than onehalf of the funds granted were used to build the causeway.

According to the 2012 census Middle Caicos has lost 44 percent of its small population.

The exodus has picked up since then.

Middle Caicos needs investment, a proper causeway and a return to honest government capable of bringing development and jobs back according to Gods plan, not the missing or rationalised plans of Robert, Jefferey’ or DonHue.

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Cheque presentation of $20,000 to the Cadets Corp

Third place team

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Second place team

Governor’s team, Denzella Jennings, Dr Perry, Premier Ewing and Gervin Simmons

Premier’s golf tournament raised thousands for charity THE FIFTH Annual Premier’s Cup Golf Tournament held in September at the Provo Golf Club was a resounding success, donating $20,000 to two charitable causes - the Drug Prevention Unit and the Turks and Caicos Islands National Cadet Corp.

The event kicked off with a cocktail reception on the evening of Saturday, September 26,, followed by a fun filled tournament on Sunday, September 27, a release from the Golf Cup committee read.

A wide cross section of residents from across the Islands joined in the fun by swinging their clubs for a good cause.

A total of 16 teams (64 golfers) participated in this year’s event and the team consisting of Galmo Williams, Anthony Garland, Tony Bell and Perry Delancy emerged

as the victors.

Premier Rufus Ewing, himself a participant, and Dr Dawn PerryEwing, awarded trophies and prizes to the winners in the various categories.

Participating in this year’s tournament also, were Governor Peter Beckingham and Jill Beckingham.

During the weekend, the golfers and spectators were entertained by a number of local artistes including, Jervon Laporte, Quentin Dean, Chrysal Charles and the We Funk Junkanoo group.

Mark A Fulford, president of the Premier’s Golf Cup Committee, said: “We the organising committee would like to extend our sincerest gratitude and appreciation to our sponsors for their tremendous support.

“We would also like to commend the staff of the Provo Golf Club, the Opus restaurant and all other

Junkanoo marches players over for lunch

individuals for continuing to partner with us in support of our local charities.

“With this weekend’s event being

the resounding success that it was, we are looking forward to making the Annual Premier’s Cup Golf

Tournament 2016 an even greater event and our date for next Year’s Premiers Cup is July 24.”

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Dr Dawn Perry-Ewing and LYG ambassador Christma Jean-Louis

Nurse Alrisa Gardiner (pressure screenings)

Football body hosts health fair THE TCI Football Association (TCIFA) is continuing its journey together with FIFA in its endeavours to increase female participation in the sport of football.

The plan is to boost involvement from 30 million to 45 million by the 2019 Women’s World Cup – under the Live Your Goals campaign (LYG).

The TCIFA held its first ever LYG Health Fair on Saturday, September 26, at the TCIFA’s national academy, a release from the organisation this week informed.

Despite the hot sun, the young girls beamed with excitement as they received their LYG t-shirts in anticipation of the day’s event.

Two of the three LYG ambassadors, Olivia Gravely and Christma Jean-Louis gave brief words regarding the campaign and achieving its mission.

Each ambassador encouraged the young participants to stay active in the sport and highlighted opportunities that were available.

Specially invited guest, FDr Dawn Perry-Ewing addressed attendees.

Perry-Ewing specialises in female health care and currently practices at Interhealth Canada and also at her own facilities, Omni Care located in Providenciales.

She congratulated the TCIFA with its endeavours of advancing the sport of football in the Turks and Caicos Islands and she also gave high praise to the TCIFA for taking the initiative to ensure that that their players were educated on proper healthcare and the benefits of leading healthy lives.

Perry-Ewing addressed the female youth players and provided information on the importance of good health and proper nutrition.

This session was interactive as the young girls were given an opportunity to participate in a question and answer session and were quizzed on proper nutrition.

The LYG Health Fair also consisted of pressure and sugar screenings which were performed by public health nurse Alrisa Gardiner and Dr Idelisa Carteya, both from the TCI Primary Health Care Department.

Carteya provided health advice and also distributed relevant health material.

Aisha Ishmail of Paradise Smiles conducted oral screenings and provided advice with respect to proper oral healthcare.

Female care informative sessions were conducted by Sonya Hamilton a member from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Hamilton also provided female care packages some of the young participants.

The event continued with various activities such as skipping competitions, dance sessions conducted by Candace Higgs, and also boot camp which was conducted

by Adina Ciurara of the Graceway Sports Centre.

Candace Hanchell, executive director responsible for women’s football, said: “The TCIFA continues in its endeavours to contribute to the positive growth and development of our players and we wanted to highlight the importance of leading healthy lifestyles under the banner of LYG campaign.”

Hanchell also expressed her gratitude and thanks to Dr Dawn Perry-Ewing, all of the facilitators and instructors, parents and young girls that participated in the LYG Health Fair.

Sonya Hamilton (female care)

Aisha from Paradise Smiles (oral screenings)

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Adam Stewart named 'Caribbean Hotelier of the Year'

THE Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) presented the ‘Caribbean Hotelier of the Year’ award to Adam Stewart, chief executive officer of Sandals Resorts International, during the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF).

The forum took place October 2 to 4, 2015 at El Conquistador Resort, A Waldorf Astoria Resort in Puerto Rico.

Stewart is the 35th recipient of this prestigious award, which is sponsored by MMGY Global, and is the highest professional honour bestowed in hotel and resort operations in the Caribbean.

The award recognises excellence in all areas of operations, as well as a commitment to the training and development of staff, contributions to the community and a demonstrated commitment to sound environmental practices.

The award also acknowledges each recipient’s active role in both national and regional issues affecting Caribbean tourism.

Stewart is at the helm of the world-leading resort company, Sandals Resorts International and The ATL Group in Jamaica.

He is also president of the Sandals Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organisation that supports the Caribbean community through investment in sustainable projects in education, community and environment to help improve people’s lives and preserve the region’s natural surroundings.

He was born in the same year that his father, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart – who received the Hotelier of the Year in 1992 – purchased his first hotel

and launched the Sandals Resorts chain.

Adam Stewart was raised in Jamaica and graduated from Florida International University’s acclaimed Hospitality Management Program in Miami, FL, before undertaking a fast track immersion through the Caribbean empire which today comprises 20 resort properties across three brands and seven islands.

In the nine years of Adam Stewart’s stewardship, Sandals has experienced a period of unprecedented growth, innovation and development transforming the all-inclusive concept to Luxury Included resorts that offer guests levels of exclusivity never seen before.

With Stewart as the pioneer, the company has introduced ‘gamechanging’ developments such as the addition of the Italian and Key West Villages at the company’s flagship Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort Villages and Spa, the launch of Sandals Emerald Bay in the Bahamas, a 245room resort with a 150-slip marina and Greg Norman golf course, and the company’s first resorts in Grenada and Barbados, the hugely-anticipated Sandals LaSource Grenada and, most recently, Sandals Barbados.

Stewart continued the company’s expansion by launching Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts value brand in Jamaica and Antigua, as well as the introduction of boutique villa properties such as the 52-acre private island, Fowl Cay Resort, in the Bahamas.

It is this pioneering spirit which has brought him numerous accolades including being named the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s Hotelier of the Year for 2014, World

Frank Comito, CEO and director general of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Kerry Cannon, managing director of MMGY Global, Adam Stewart, CEO of Sandals Resorts International and 2015 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year, Emil Lee, president of CHTA

Travel Award’s Rising Star, recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Torch Award from FIU, Caribbean World’s Travel and Tourism Personality of the Year and The Gleaner’s Jamaica 50 Under 50 Award.

Though one of the most prominent young businesspeople in the world, Stewart remains a proud Jamaican and citizen of the Caribbean, dedicating much of his time to elevate the region he calls home.

In 2009, Stewart founded the Sandals Foundation with the aim of uniting the region under one common goal: to lift its people through education and protect its delicate ecosystem.

The Sandals Foundation harnesses the resources, talents, partnerships and awareness behind the Sandals

Money being taken from Contingency Fund for repairs THE GOVERNMENT will soon tap into the contingency fund to carry out emergency works to repair and stabilise Front Street, Grand Turk, and to clean up affected areas in the country in the wake of hurricane Joaquin.

This is according to a post Cabinet press release, issued on Thursday (October 8).

Cabinet received a presentation by the Public Works Department on damage caused by the effects of hurricane Joaquin to the seawall and road on Front Street on Grand Turk before the money for repair works was approved.

Cabinet also noted that further damage assessments across TCI will be carried out by PWD. They also approved the recommendations of the

Department of Planning to establish designated zones on Providenciales for the construction of new developments up to 12 storeys on specified tourism-related coastal parcels on Grace Bay, the Bight and Turtle Cove starting from Emerald Point to Third Turtle.

Cabinet also instructed the Department of Planning to amend the TCI Development Manual accordingly.

Ministers further instructed the Department of Planning to prepare zoning proposals for North West Point East on Providenciales to be considered at the next meeting of Cabinet.

Governor Peter Beckingham was advised to approve the Protection of Historic Wrecks Regulations 2015, subject to agreed amendments being

made, for forwarding to the House of Assembly.

He was also advised to approve an amendment to Section 26 (1) (A) of the Hotel and Tourism (Taxation) Ordinance to expand the criteria for the designation of restaurants for tax purposes which will be covered under a new order.

Beckingham was further advised to approve the draft Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Bill (2015) for forwarding to the House of Assembly.

Cabinet also approved a draft TCI Country Strategy Paper produced by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) following its Policy Reform Mission to TCI in August 2015 which will be considered at the next meeting of the CDB Board of Directors.

Resorts brand to tackle a myriad of issues affecting the Caribbean.

Stewart also founded and sits as chairman of the We Care Foundation, a local non-profit organization that brings together Montego Baybased individuals to raise funds and improve the facilities of the nearby Cornwall Regional Hospital.

Underlining his reputation as a staunch advocate of education, Stewart established an internationally-accredited private sector educational institute, Sandals

Corporate University.

The Sandals Corporate University launched in early 2012 and pushes the boundaries of distance learning in the Caribbean with thousands of team members ready to benefit within the first year alone and the resorts themselves reaching new levels of excellence.

Within the local community, Stewart plays a role as ambassador to the University of the West Indies, helping to promote further education in the region.

The Towers of Babel Art is our language For more information email towersofbabel101@gmail.com or visit www.towersofbabel.weebly.com

Dead stars

By Hezron

A slave to breath A slave to flesh We love our oppressors until death Suppress ourselves from living Tell me...

Do the chains and the clothes distract from the pain in your soul?

Does it distract from the fact You have never truly Seen your face...

Only reflections.

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Students to benefit from marine education STUDENTS throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands will soon benefit from intensive marine education.

The programme which will be implemented in 40 schools across the Caribbean aims to develop marine awareness and foster environmental stewardship.

It is being introduced through a partnership between the Sandals Foundation, the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation and CARIBSAVE (INTASAVE Caribbean), a release from the organisation read.

According to the release, Sandals Foundation director of programmes, Heidi Clarke, said the initiative represents the framework for a culture shift in environmental awareness.

“The people of the Caribbean have relied on the ocean for centuries but

have never necessarily grasped the impact they have on its wellbeing.”

She noted that by teaching the next generation to understand how their actions affect the marine ecosystem and giving them ownership of its wellbeing, “hopefully there will be change”.

Some of the features of the year long programme will include marine awareness videos, posters, lesson plans, activity books and competitions.

The specific lesson plans will target students in grades six to eight and are designed to be interactive and engaging as well as informative.

The topics that will be covered include coral reefs and protecting the oceans, creatures of the sea - marine mammals and sharks, sea turtles,

Representatives of the Turks and Caicos Diabetic Association hand over a mobility scooter to Delores Robinson (amputee)

Students display the new marine textbook

and coastal ecosystems and climate change.

Students will also participate in drawing competition depicting marine wildlife under the guidance of Dr Guy Harvey, a Jamaican marine wildlife artist and conservationist.

Dr Harvey’s illustrations of sea life have been reproduced in prints, posters and clothing worldwide.

His ‘Portraits from the deep,’ is a syndicated television series that

showcases, sport fishing destinations with educational information from marine scientists across the Caribbean.

He has championed ocean conservation for many years and is a recognised authority on the discourse both regionally and globally.

Dr Harvey’s esteemed endorsement of the programme is not lost on the other organisers.

It is envisioned that by having Dr

Harvey on board, the programme will inject a degree of creativity and innovation the children which is necessary to keep them engaged.

CARIBSAVE (INTASAVE Caribbean) is a regional non-profit organisation on climate change and sustainable development.

According to the release, the organisation has made tremendous strides in disaster mitigation and coastal vulnerability reduction.

A closer look at the mobility scooter

Diabetic amputee receives mobility scooter DELORES Robinson, a diabetic amputee from South Caicos, received a mobility scooter on September 26 as part of the Turks and Caicos Islands Diabetic Associations community give back initiative.

A release from the association explained that due to Robinson’s diabetic condition she has been immobile for some time now, which placed a significant mental and financial burden on her.

According to the release, the organisation saw it fit to donate the scooter to Robinson which will aid her in regaining mobility and by extension her livelihood.

During the simple presentation president of the association, nurse Elaine Clare, said: “We are committed to giving back to the community of the Turks and Caicos Islands and trust that this will inspire others to help us help diabetics

across Turks and Caicos.”

She added: “Today, we are confident that the motorised scooter will help Robinson with getting around South Caicos and feeling more confident in her day to day tasks.”

Robinson while receiving her scooter expressed her gratitude to the association and its members for such a timely and kind gesture.

“I am mobile now and this gift will be very helpful with getting

around and making things like grocery shopping much easier.”

The mobility scooter will help Robinson move around freely both indoors or outdoors.

The scooter’s special features will make it relatively effortless to steer over smooth surfaces.

The Diabetic Association is also encouraging members of the public to join the association or show their support by reaching out to Diabetics

in TCI. World Diabetes Day will be observed on November 14.

WDD is the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign with events organised in more than 100 countries in 2014.

The WDD campaign 2015 was successfully launched on May 19 under the theme ‘Nourishing development: Halting the diabetes epidemic through healthy eating’.

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A call for repentance

By Olivia Rose PASTORS from all corners of the Turks and Caicos Islands will gather at the Ball Park Downtown in Providenciales for a one hour prayer session for a spiritual deliverance for the nation this December.

The public is being urged to come out in their numbers on December 11 at 7.30pm and on the 12 at 5am

at the Ball Park downtown, to join Christian leaders in prayer for forgiveness and chants proclaiming the way forward for a nation fraught with upheavals.

Speaking to the Weekly News, Reverend Dr Violet Thompson, said the prayer session will begin with a motorcade at Heavin’ Down Rock, which will make its way Downtown after which a full prayer session will

Hotel and tourism association officials attend Caribbean hospitality exchange forum OFFICIALS from the TCI hotel and tourism association (TCHTA) officials are back on island after attending the revamped Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum held by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association.

The forum which has been inactive for over two decades took place last week in Puerto Rico and was attended by over 200 stakeholders from around the Caribbean and the USA and featured enlightening panel discussions with some of the most educated and experienced hoteliers and tourism officials in the region, a TCHTA release read.

Among speakers of the event were Nathan Lump of Travel and Leisure, Head of Industry Relations at Trip Advisor Brian Payea, CEO of Sandals Adams Stewart and President of the Sales and Marketing Association Nicola Madden-Gregg.

Day two of the forum featured live round-table discussions with major travel agencies and airline companies, as well as a trade show, presenting an opportunity for networking between attendees.

The panels enlightened tourism and hospitality officials on the future of hospitality, the travel sector from the consumer's perspective, driving sales through social media and planning for profit.

Speaking on the forum’s re-introduction was CHTA’s President Emil Lee who noted: "The reason for CHIEF is critical. In the past it was a sales opportunity for allied members to get in front of our hotels and we've changed that and have made it more of an educational process."

Lee continued: "Many of us

have hotel operations and we’ve done some things that work well and some things that don’t work well. The hope is that we can facilitate the collection of information, repackage and redistribute it and so by sharing that, everyone can learn from others' successes and failures."

Also commenting on the success of the event was TCHTA’s Executive Director Stacy Cox who noted: "This is something that CHTA has been working on for the last year in an effort to educate the industry on new trends, there is so much to be taken away from this. With forums like this it allows for us not only to network but to share best practices. We gain a lot of information that we can take back to our prospective islands and implement them effectively."

Cox also shared her thoughts on one of the biggest panels of the Forum..."Cuba: Opportunity or Threat?” noting "The biggest conversation for me was the threat of Cuba, because many individuals perceive it as such.

Listening to the closing forum, it is a great opportunity for the region, for us now to deliver experiences as opposed to vacation, using Cuba's cultural component as a best practice, implementing it into our own destinations."

The third and final day of the Forum introduced an award platform in the categories of operations, sales and marketing category, sustainability category, and hotelier of the year, with TCHTA’s hotel member The Somerset taking home the award for “Best Sales and Marketing” and CEO of the Sandals Corp.

Adam Stewart being awarded “2015 Hotelier of the Year.”

begin.

She said several prominent pastors throughout the Islands will be anointing the streets, and communities along the way with anointed olive oil.

Reverend Thompson said he believes that God has a message for the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and that pastors must congregate to deliver his message to the people of the nation.

“We’re going to be praying for the nation, different pastors, one praying for the nation, another one is going to pray for the Government. We’re going to pray against crime and gangs.”

She noted that the consortium will also pray for “witch craft and voodoo”.

“We’re going, to pray for the men of our country, marriages and for our unborn babies we will be saying a special prayer of repentance for the whole nation.”

Reverend Violet Thompson

Reverend Thompson noted that many social ills plaguing the Turks and Caicos Islands such as gun violence, and suicide is linked to people neglecting their Christian doctrines and moral standards.

“I feel as though our young people need us as pastors to go and sit down with them, talk to them ask their issues, cause a lot of them are coming from broken homes, sometimes with a single parent, sometimes without a father.”

She is hopeful that the spiritual warfare will be one of encouragement and will inspire youths to comeback to church and turn away from secular distractions and sinful temptations.

“A lot of them are suicidal because of the things that are happening that

they see all around them and they just feel as if there’s no one to turn to.”

She said: “No one is taking time out to direct them and they are going through their hurt and pain alone and their thoughts are so mixed up and they are keeping it to themselves, they do not see any role model.”

Reverend Thompson is making a clarion call to all pastors to leave their churches and go out into communities and minister the gospel to youths.

“I want to emphasise to the pastors it is time that we come out and go and mingle with them, let them know that we are here for them, because the crime rate and the murders that are taking place in our country would be less if they see much more love.”

The five contestants who competed for the Miss Teen TCI crown on pageant night

Amber Hall is the new Miss Teen TCI NINETEEN-year old Amber Hall, representing Providenciales, on September 26 snagged the coveted title of Miss Teen TCI from her four competitors.

The pageant was held at Brayton Hall on Venetian Road in Providenciales and saw the five beauties - Shanise Laurent, Grand Turk; Gessica Williams, Middle Caicos; Arielle Neely, North Caicos; Leanndra Pratt, Parrot Cay; and Amber Hall, Providenciales - putting on a grand show for the audience, showcasing their talents and skills.

But at the end of the evening, it was Hall who grabbed the title in a close competition between her and Arielle Neely.

Second runner up went to Leandra, with Jessica and Shanice placing fourth and fifth, respectively.

Miss Congeniality, social

Amber Hall and Arielle Neely anxiously await the final decision on who would be crowned the new Miss Teen TCI 2015/2016

media, lifestyle and fitness and the preliminary interview were won

by Amber; while Arielle won miss popularity, talent and evening gown.

Arielle also won for best costume,

with Leandra second and Amber third.

Check the Weekly News issue next week for a special interview with the new teen queen.

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How does your garden grow 

BY DENIS Belanger - NATURE SPLENDOR

Denis is a passionate landscape architect who enjoys the creative process and his clients’ joy when projects come to life. Contact Denis at Nature Splendor for your landscaping, installation or garden maintenance needs.

For more information call 332-3381 or email denis@naturesplendor.net.

Scaevola BEACH naupaka or scaevola is a robust bushy evergreen shrub that grows up to 10 feet tall and about as wide.

Its habit is a dense, multibranched mound of light green foliage. Branches root where they touch the ground.

The leaves are three to six inches long and crowded at the tips of the twigs.

Scaevola is a genus of flowering plants in the goodenia family, goodeniaceae.

It consists of more than 130 tropical species, with the centre of diversity being Australia and Polynesia, including Hawaii.

Scaevola is sometimes called half-flower because the flowers have

petals on just one side, like a hand fan. The five petals are white to pale violet.

It blooms most of the year with a peak in summer. The mature fruits are fleshy white drupes about 0.5 inches long.

Scaevola is similar to the native herbaceous shrub, inkberry or beachberry (scaevola plumieri).

The native species is smaller and less woody, has more succulent leaves that are just one to three inches long and have black fruits.

Scaevola occurs naturally on beaches and islands throughout the tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean.

It often forms dense thickets on seaside cliffs and sand dunes.

Scaevola is highly invasive and

has become a troublesome weed in Turks and Caicos Islands.

In the islands, scaevola starts to establish itself on sand dunes and coastal hammocks, displacing native species and is quickly becoming one of the most common shrubs along the TCI. Scaevola can be used to prevent coastal erosion. It is also planted on the beach crests to protect other cultivated plants from the salt spray.

So with constant pruning and regular maintenance scaevola can be a useful gardener plants, otherwise it is no longer recommended due to its

aggressive tendency to invade and displace native species.

As evidenced by its ability to rapidly colonise much of the coastal environment, beach naupaka is an adaptable shrub and one that is easy to grow.

Light: Full sun.

Moisture: Beach naupaka is drought tolerant.

Propagation: Beach naupaka is propagated from seed. The fruits float and the seeds remain viable for more than a year in sea water.

However, they will germinate only with fresh water. No doubt the plant also could be propagated by

division.

The leaves are used for de-fogging face masks and goggles before skin diving.

Parts of the plant are also used in Polynesian and Asian traditional medicine.

It has also been proven to be an excellent remedy as anti-diabetic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant and as skeletal muscle relaxant without any adverse reactions.

The durable wood has been used for articles such as pegs for shipbuilding and the pith has been used for making Malayan rice paper.

POLICE SAFETY TIPS

Effects on a crime victim IT’S often said that crime doesn’t pay; what must be realised is that besides not paying, it also leaves behind a terrible hangover that can last a lifetime.

Crime victims suffer physical or financial problems after becoming a victim. The victimisation doesn’t stop when the actual crime is over.

There are a number of after effects that crime victims suffer after the actual crime has been committed.

A crime victim can suffer from an incident that’s verbal or non-physical in nature and still be considered as if they were physically attacked.

The mind sometimes doesn’t

know the difference between physical violence and psychological violence. Crime victims may suffer from stress and anxiety over a long period of time.

This is more likely to happen to victims of serious crimes. Many crime victims suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder, which can trigger anxiety attacks, flashbacks, and often result in the crime victim having difficulty living a normal life.

The suffering from being a crime victim can continue throughout the judicial process long after the crime.

Crime victims may also suffer undue financial hardships due to a lost in wages when they have to appear in court, or simply too shocked to return to a normal existence.

They may relive the incident over and over. It’s important that if you’re aware of a crime victim, be it family, friend or neighbour that you give them plenty of patience when dealing with them.

It’s also important that you spend time with them so they regain a secure feeling. Let them know that you care and you’re there for them.

They need to regain control of their life and we can assist in that process.

We recently had an elderly couple who suffered a serious incident when three masked men entered their home without permission.

They were not seriously hurt however I know, that the psychological pain caused by their

By Audley Astwood Audley, a former police detective and broadcaster, is currently the press officer for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. His main focus is on crime prevention and community policing. For more information call 941-4448 or visit www.tcipolice.tc.

ordeal will last for a very long time.

We sometimes get complacent and say “this could never happen to me”. Crime can happen to anyone, anywhere, at anyplace.

So it’s important that we increase our awareness around us at all times.

I have often said and will continue to say that if you see something or experience something unusual CALL THE POLICE. Anything that’s unusual should be reported.

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is there to respond on request. Never feel that you would be bothering us by calling. That’s what we’re paid to do.

Today there are many unusual things that are happening and now more than ever we must band together, police and citizens alike to resist and prevent any one of us from becoming a victim of crime.

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Makeup and skin care 

The Dentist and you 

By Dr Mark Osmond

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

World Smile Day! Great skin for new mums LOOKING ‘fresh-faced’ when you haven’t slept properly in days and your hormones are still going nutty sounds like an impossible feat, but with a couple of Chang-Babaian’s tips, you can keep your skin looking fresh and more awake.

Tip 1: Keep skin cleansing products next to your bed. Many women let their skincare routines go out the window after giving birth.

Chang-Babaian suggests keeping cleansing wipes, toner and your night time moisturiser on your nightstand so you have no excuses.

Tip 2: Lather on sunscreen.

“A lot of new moms experience hyperpigmentation,” or darkening of the skin, says Chang-Babaian.

Since you can’t reach for Retinol (the common solution) while breastfeeding, she recommends using a

moisturiser packed with SPF to help keep dark spots from getting worse.

Tip 3: Don’t get your upper lip waxed.

When you wax, it opens up the skin to more intense sun exposure and tends to cause inflammatory hyperpigmentation -- on top of any skin tone issues you’re already experiencing.

Stick to plucking if you have unwanted hair.

Tip 4: Keep face blotters with you.

Women who are busy can easily let their skin get dehydrated, which can actually cause it to produce excessive amounts of oil.

Chang-Babaian says oilabsorbent face sheets are ideal for keeping shine away and breakouts under control.

TO CELEBRATE World Smile Day last week oral health charity the British Dental Health Foundation asked everyone to forget the poor weather, terrible traffic, bad service and all of life’s other annoyances and really find something to smile about.

A simple smile can be the most powerful tool at our disposal... and we all have one. It can improve our mood, increase our self-esteem and it is also highly infectious!

So to spread a little happiness for World Smile Day the British Dental Health Foundation put together a short list of sure fire things to truly put a smile on your face.

1. Call a friend

Our friends have the ability to bring a smile to our faces every time we see them.

It could be someone you see every day or haven’t seen for years.

Ask them: “What’s the funniest thing you have heard today?”

2. Listen to your favourite song

Turn it up and dance like no one is watching, sing at the top of your voice. You don’t need to sound like Beyoncé, in fact if you’re awful all the better, it will make others smile.

3. Look back at some old photographs

Memories often evoke powerful

6. Cook

Cooking for many of us here at the foundation offers a great way to unwind and be creative.

Whip up your favourite meal and share it with someone close.

Make it healthy though!

7. Dress up

It does not have to be for anything in particular, just for you.

Throw on your glad rags and make yourself feel great. Or combine it with the tip above and make an evening of it. emotions and the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words rings true, remember good times and relive them.

Or look through with friends to bring you even closer.

4. Do something nice for someone else

World Smile Day is all about spreading happiness, doing a little something for someone else can help do just that.

It does not need to be much, perhaps breakfast in bed for a loved one.

5. Take a break

A bit of me time to slow down and take stock, grab a coffee and a deep breath of fresh air.

Fresh air and exercise are known to help alleviate stress. So why not stretch your legs and get a lung full.

9. Random act of kindness

Give a stranger a complement, buy someone some flowers or just hold the door for someone.

Sharing a smile with someone may be a gateway to a new friendship or may just give someone a smile which they can pass onto someone else.

10. Search Twitter for a #smile

Social media gets a bad press for being an unforgiving place but there are a lot of fantastic people out there more than happy to share a #smile with you.

Go on see what happens; share your #smile to share the happiness.

11. Do something for charity

Weekly Recipe

What better way to bring a smile to someone than to do something for a good cause. Charities do great work selflessly helping people every day, they need your support to spread their messages and help even more people.

Adele is a native of South Africa, currently living and working in the TCI. In addition to being a superb cook, Adele has the full time job of being a mom to four wonderful kids.

Since migrating to the TCI, she has committed to making her family and fellow countrymen her favourite dishes from South Africa. Hopefully now everyone can get a taste of her extensive repertoire of delightful South African dishes. Happy cooking!

Chicken pita sandwich

12. Make a family member smile

Perfect for a hot summer day

INGREDIENTS • 1 cup baby spinach • 4 ounces cooked skinless, boneless chicken • 1/2 cup sliced red bell pepper

8. Go for a walk

• 2 tablespoons low-fat Italian vinaigrette • 1 (6-inch) whole-grain pita, cut in half

PREPARATION 1. Combine spinach, chicken, bell pepper, and vinaigrette in a bowl;

toss gently.

2. Serve in pita halves.

Our families are there to rely on when we need them, it is said friends come and go but families are forever. Show them you care is some way to bring you together.

Happy world smile day all and remember to look after that beautiful smile by following our key messages for a healthy mouth.

- Brush your teeth last thing at night and at least one other time during the day, with a fluoride toothpaste.

- Cut down on how often you have sugary foods and drinks.

- Visit your dentist regularly, as often as they recommend.

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Christie hears tales of survival and resilience after Hurricane Joaquin PRIME Minister Perry Christie on Tuesday led a delegation on a tour of the southern islands most devastated by Hurricane Joaquin, where residents shared stories of survival, resilience and hope despite the catastrophe they endured.

Residents of Acklins and Crooked Island credited luck and quick thinking for their escape with their lives from the hurricane’s wrath.

While on the tour, the nation’s leader again foreshadowed plans to unveil massive changes to the nation’s Disaster Preparedness Act in the coming weeks after witnessing the devastation left in the wake of Joaquin, which ripped through the country’s central and southern region last week.

Mr Christie said safeguards that protect residents before, during and after storms are needed to ensure that the country never faces such destruction again.

In an effort to quantify the government’s economic approach to relief efforts in the central and southern islands, Mr Christie led an assessment unit through Acklins, Crooked Island and Long Cay on Tuesday. He was accompanied by members of his Cabinet, Director of NEMA Captain Stephen Russell and the heads of BEC, BTC and the Water and Sewerage Corporation.

While in Crooked Island, one resident described the island he had called home for his entire life, as “hell in the arms of paradise”, adding that the homes on the island now only stood as the “skeletal memories of what life used to be.”

Residents in Acklins and Crooked Island said little warning was given

The settlement of Albert Town on Long Cay, near Acklins Island in the southern part of the Bahamas archipelago, was hit hard by Hurricane Joaquin. (Mike Hernandez photo)

ahead of the massive category four storm. They indicated that from the ferocious nature of the hurricane’s winds and sea surge one thing was clear – “Joaquin came to take lives”.

However, despite the storm’s strength, no deaths have been associated with it.

In Landrail Point, Crooked Island,

Michael Carroll credited the strength of his home’s exterior columns, two lengths of rope and his two fishing vessels with saving, not only his life, but the lives of the 16 other persons who had sought refuge in his home during the storm until they could escape the structure.

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Regional banking body calls for removal of Caribbean territories from tax haven list THE Caribbean Association of Banks Inc. (CAB) is expressing deep concern over yet another tax-haven list which includes 15 Commonwealth Caribbean countries, and it’s calling for them all to be removed.

The list appears within the District of Columbia’s 2015 Budget Support Act – which expands the definition of tax haven -, due to be passed by the US Congress.

The St. Lucia-based CAB said in a statement issued yesterday that while it fully supports the District of Columbia’s efforts to combat tax evasion, the designation of Caribbean territories as tax havens is prejudicial.

“It must be highlighted that this inaccurate description of Caribbean territories has already had and could have even furtherreaching effects on the Caribbean’s financial services sector as well as the economies. Indigenous banks in the region are currently being challenged with the threat of loss of correspondent banking relationships which are provided by international banks,” it said.

“The DC 2015 Budget Support Act’s “black list” may serve to exacerbate the perception of our region as a high risk area and consequently, negatively impact the Risk Rating profile of financial institutions by correspondent banks.”

It added: “The CAB is unable to understand the justification for identifying these countries as tax

havens and has written to the District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (also copied to 13 Council members) and key members of Congress (Chairman and Ranking Members of both the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Financial Services) urging them to remove the names of the Caribbean countries from this listing of tax havens as defined.

The association noted that the Caribbean countries were being labelled tax havens even though: the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes have confirmed that all members of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) are fully or largely compliant and have committed to Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI); none of the CARICOM countries listed in the Act are on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) AML/ CFT Strategic Deficiencies Lists; all of the CARICOM territories listed in the Act have cooperated with the US Internal Revenue Service through the US Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act (FATCA) and (with the exception of one) are listed as either having a signed intergovernmental agreement (IGA) or being treated as having an IGA in effect; and all CAB member banks and financial services institutions have mechanisms in place to satisfy FATCA requirements.

Kerry urges Haiti to get behind upcoming vote THREE weeks before Haiti holds polls that could make or break its recovery from disaster and political crisis, US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the country to get behind the vote.

Haiti’s President Michel Martelly is forbidden from seeking a second term in office. But before he steps down, he has one more very important task -- to help Haiti prepare for the October 25 vote to choose his successor.

In August, legislative elections were marred by low-level violence between rival supporters at polling centres mobbed by hundreds of candidates, but very few voters.

Organising a peaceful polling day would be an uplifting final act for Martelly, a former pop star.

But it could prove a tall order, given the poverty-stricken Caribbean nation’s history of despotism and disaster.

More than 50 candidates, most virtual unknowns, will be listed on the ballot.

The campaign has failed to catch the public imagination, setting the stage for an inconclusive vote and a possible repeat of August’s chaotic scenes.

A supporter of Maryce Narcisse, a presidential candidate from the Lavalas Political party, smiles du …

“Haiti’s future depends on the unity of its people and on your ability to develop strong and stable democratic institutions,” Kerry said.

“We all know that democracy requires a great deal more than elections. But elections are the essential starting point.

“Haiti needs governing institutions, and these cannot come into being without free and fair elections in which citizens take part without intimidation and without violence.”

Already the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, Haiti was struck in January 2010 by a massive earthquake that largely demolished downtown Port-au-Prince and left more than 200,000 dead.

The disaster was followed by a cholera epidemic -- blamed on poor hygiene by UN peacekeeping troops -- that left the nation reeling.

Haiti was left more beholden than ever to foreign donors, but a global outpouring of aid was quickly swallowed up by often badlymanaged emergency programs.

Despite the setbacks, Haitians have rebuilt their cities and most have left the ramshackle camps they fled to after the quake, and the government is seeking longer-term investment in the economy.

Martelly’s term, which ends in February, has been marked by successive political crises that delayed local and legislative

Haitian President Michel Martelly (C) welcomes US Secretary of State John Kerry upon his arrival at the National Palace in Port-auPrince, on October 6, 2015 (AFP Photo/Hector Retamal)

elections, but US officials now dare hope the country may have turned a corner.

“Things are probably as good here as they’ve been for a long time,” a

senior US official told reporters, noting that American taxpayers had contributed more than $4 billion to the international effort to help Haiti rebuild.

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Cayman Islands to offer 10-year visa to Jamaicans JAMAICANS visiting the Cayman Islands will now be given special treatment under the Immigration Law, with the option to obtain a 10year visitor visa, Cayman media is reporting.

According to the Cayman Compass, as it stands, all other nationalities which require a visa prior to visiting Cayman can obtain only single-entry permission, or permission to enter multiple times within a one-year, three-year or fiveyear fixed period.

The 10-year visitor visa is only being offered to Jamaicans.

Ministry of Home Affairs Chief Officer for the country, Eric Bush,

said Jamaica and Cayman have a unique relationship and that the initiative is aimed at strengthening the country’s ability to adequately facilitate legitimate visitor travel for qualified Jamaican nationals, without jeopardising operations or processes relative to border control.

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

The 224-metre vessel was last heard from on Thursday last near the Bahamas.

US Coast Guard calls off search for missing US ship THE US Coast Guard has “suspended” its search for the El Faro, which sank near the Bahamas with 33 people on board.

The 735ft (224m) cargo vessel and its crew have been missing since issuing a distress call on Thursday.

Search planes have found debris including life jackets, containers and oil in the water, but only one body has been recovered.

It is not clear why the captain decided to lead the ship into waters near Hurricane Joaquin.

“We were very saddened to learn that no survivors have been found,” said Bella Dinh-Zarr, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

The search officially ended on Wednesday evening at sunset.

“They did all they could in this search effort ... our crews and aircrafts flew repeatedly into that

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storm,” Coast Guard Captain Mark Fedor said on Wednesday.

An empty, heavily damaged life boat was also found.

The coast guard said it searched 70,000 sq nautical miles attempting to find the crew of 28 Americans and five Poles.

The ship, which was travelling from Florida to Puerto Rico, was taking on water before it sank according to the distress call.

Its owners, Tote Maritime, say the ship lost power after its engines broke down.

Tote Maritime, said two vessels it dispatched to the scene had found a container “which appears to be from the El Faro”.

In a statement it said the crew were “equipped to handle situations such as changing weather.”

Joaquin brought heavy rains to the Bahamas, damaging a number of houses. (BBC)

Glover slams UK PM over call for Caribbean to move on from slavery AMERICAN actor and civil rights activist Danny Glover is not impressed by UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean to move on from slavery, saying that the British leader demonstrated his “ignorance” in making that call.

Glover is in Jamaica at the invitation of chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission and vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies Sir Hilary Beckles who penned an open letter to Cameron ahead of his visit to the island last week, urging him to answer the loud calls for reparations.

Addressing the Jamaica Parliament, Cameron announced a package of over £360 million (US$545.8 million) of bilateral aid for the region, but said that while slavery was and is abhorrent in all its forms and “has no place whatsoever in any civilised society and Britain is proud to have eventually led the way in its abolition”, no reparations would be coming from his country.

“That the Caribbean has emerged from the long, dark shadow it cast is testament to the resilience and spirit of its people. I acknowledge that these wounds run very deep indeed.

But I do hope that, as friends who have gone through so much together since those darkest of times, we can move on from this painful legacy and

Civil Rights activist and actor Danny Glover says the UK PM demonstrated his “ignorance’ by asking the Caribbean to move on from slavery.

continue to build for the future,” he said at the time.

Glover, addressing a Gleaner Editors’ Forum during a visit to The Gleaner newspaper this week, slammed Cameron’s position.

“To make such an outrageous statement is an insult . . . and it just shows his ignorance,” the actor was quoted as saying.

“If you don’t bring up the issue, the brutality of it, you don’t get a discussion around it . . . As always, you are going to have people who take the most extreme position against it. They only take that position on it because they know it’s a viable discussion, discourse

happening.”

In fact, addressing a breakfast forum held in his honour, Glover urged Jamaicans not to forget their history.

“When we talk about reparations we are taking in our ancestors’ stories,” he said. “To understand what our ancestors had to do to get us to this point; it only encourages us and reinforces what we have to do to take the next step.”

“Let’s move this moment, let’s protect this moment as it redefines us, redefines our passion, redefines our determination, and so redefines our will to make the community a transformative community,” Glover added.

FNM Deputy asks if Bahamas should rebuild after Hurricane Joaquin FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said Tuesday that stakeholders should consider whether it is wise to rebuild islands like Crooked Island following the devastation that Hurricane Joaquin has left in its wake.

In the wake of the category four storm, some Bahamians have suggested that it may be in the country’s long-term interest not to focus costly recovery efforts on rebuilding an island that may prove particularly susceptible to climate change’s harsh impact.

“I think all sensible people would want to consider those kinds of things,” Mr Turnquest said at a press conference at FNM headquarters, when asked to respond to this suggestion.

“Unfortunately, we live in very low-lying areas and there are very few places that you can rebuild that will provide you with any significant amount of protection from these things and, of course, we have to consider the transitional, generational living accommodations of these communities. Certainly I would not suggest that we would want to engage

Peter Turnquest suggests that the country should weigh its option before rebuilding areas that will be susceptible to climate change.

in any of that kind of discussions without the residents, being the chief stakeholders, having the predominant say. I take the point that we do have to be aware and cognisant of the fact that we do have global warming and climate change and they are going to have an affect on these communities in the long-term.”

“How exactly we go about rebuilding and ensuring that the infrastructure is built in a manner that is going to be sustainable, I would leave that to the engineers and planners, but it is a legitimate consideration.”

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis and members of his party travelled to Acklins, Crooked Island and San Salvador on Monday to assess the area. Dr Minnis was also part of a delegation led by Prime Minister Perry Christie which visited storm affected islands over the weekend.

Dr Minnis said on Saturday, the FNM set the wheels in motion to mobilize resources in order to reach affected residents and assisted in the coordination of more than five flights and more than a dozen motor vessels into various islands carrying needed supplies.

He said the FNM established a command centre on Monday night to better help coordinate the assistance being offered.

He said the party also intends to work with all government agencies and directly with residents on the ground.

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Entertainment Gordon could soon be charged in death of Bobbi Brown: report A GEORGIA grand jury is reportedly weighing charges against the longtime boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown — possibly for murder.

Us Weekly reported Tuesday that the secret panel has been convened to consider charging Nick Gordon with the July 26 death of the 22-year-old daughter of singer Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown.

The grand jury is likely following up on Brown’s autopsy, which was completed last month, but not released to the public. The medical examiner said only that the findings of the autopsy would be turned over to law enforcement officials.

It is unclear if the ME declared the death of Brown a homicide.

The Fulton County District Attorney’s office would not even confirm if a grand jury had been empaneled.

But this much is known: Gordon found Brown face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her Roswell, Ga. home on Jan. 31.

She remained in a coma for six months before dying in a hospice.

Brown’s family believes Gordon was responsible for the young woman’s death and barred Gordon from her funeral. The

Nick Gordon and the late Bobbi Kristina Brown in happier times.

Brown family also hit Gordon with a wrongful death suit in August, claiming he knocked her out with a “toxic cocktail” and left her for dead in a tub of cold water.

“We believe we know who harmed Bobbi Kristina Brown, and his name is Nick Gordon,” Christopher Brown, the lawyer for Bobby Brown, told The News.

Gordon’s attorneys have maintained his innocence

throughout, calling the civil suit “slanderous and meritless.”

Gordon has said he’d never get a fair trial since the Brown family has painted him as a “murderer, a habitual batterer of women, a seducer of young white females, a thief and/or con man fuelled by monetary gain and a chemist capable of making a toxic cocktail,” TMZ reported.

(NYDailynews)

Rihanna opens up about Chris Brown assault POP star Rihanna says she feels she has been “punished over and over” by the attention surrounding her assault at the hands of ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

The singer has opened up about the repercussions of the 2009 incident in an interview with Vanity Fair.

Pictures of her bruised face surfaced after the assault in Brown’s car.

Asked about becoming “a poster child for victims of domestic abuse”, she said she felt forced to relive the “very serious” incident by the media.

She told the magazine: “Well, I just never understood that, like how the victim gets punished over and over. It’s in the past, and I don’t want to say, ‘Get over it,’ because it’s a very serious thing that is still relevant; it’s still real.

“A lot of women, a lot of young girls, are still going through it. A lot of young boys too. It’s not a subject to sweep under the rug, so I can’t just dismiss it like it wasn’t anything, or I don’t take it seriously.

“But, for me, and anyone who’s

Chris Brown and Rihanna made world headlines after he assaulted her in 2009.

been a victim of domestic abuse, nobody wants to even remember it.

Nobody even wants to admit it.

“So to talk about it and say it once, much less 200 times, is like…

I have to be punished for it? It didn’t sit well with me.”

Brown was sentenced to five years of probation following the assault.

But the pair got back together in 2012, and Rihanna told Vanity Fair she thought she could change him.

“I was that girl who felt that, as

much pain as this relationship is, maybe some people are built stronger than others,” she said. “Maybe I’m one of those people built to handle [things] like this.

“Maybe I’m the person who’s almost the guardian angel to this person, to be there when they’re not strong enough, when they’re not understanding the world, when they just need someone to encourage them in a positive way and say the right thing.

The 47-year-old said that the unnamed harasser “physically lured” her to his hotel room and asked her to watch him shower.

Judd says she was sexually harassed by a powerful Hollywood mogul in the ‘90s ASHLEY Judd was once sexually harassed by a powerful Hollywood executive.

The unnamed harasser “physically lured” her to his hotel room and asked her to watch him shower, the “Insurgent” star told Variety in an interview published Tuesday.

The person, described as “one of [the] industry’s most famous, admiredslash-reviled bosses” from a rival studio, invited Judd to his hotel to discuss potential roles in his movies while she was filming the 1997 Paramount thriller “Kiss the Girls.”

He propositioned her in “stages,” she said, before she eventually escaped.

“He groomed me, which is a technical term,” said Judd, 47. “Oh, come meet at the hotel for something to eat. Fine, I show up. Oh, he’s actually in his room. I’m like, Are you kidding me? I just worked all night. I’m just going to order cereal.”

“There was this whole process of bargaining — ‘Come do this, come do this, come do this,’” she continued. “And I would say, ‘No, no, no.’”

She “internalized the shame” at the time, and didn’t identify the incident as sexual harassment.

“It took years before I could evaluate that incident and realize that there was something incredibly wrong and illegal about it,” she said.

Judd later compared experiences with several other actresses, who said the same studio head had done “the exact same thing” to them.

To date, that executive’s studio has never offered her a movie role, she told Variety.

The Emmy-nominated actress came face to face with her alleged aggressor again at the premiere of her 1999 film “Double Jeopardy.”

“I was getting ready to say something out loud across the crowded table to him. He looked at me and tried to shut it down. I was no longer that naïve ingénue who couldn’t identify what was happening as it was happening,” she said.

“I was getting ready to nail him on it, and he said, ‘I think I’ll let you out of that deal we made.’ He knew I would come into my power.”

Judd has previously shared her experiences of sexual assault, writing in a Mic.com essay in March that she was raped and molested by two different people during the summer of 1984.

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Harvard’s prestigious debate team loses to New York prison inmates MONTHS after winning a national title, Harvard’s debate team has fallen to a group of New York prison inmates.

The showdown took place at the Eastern correctional facility in New York, a maximum-security prison where convicts can take courses taught by faculty from nearby Bard College, and where inmates have formed a popular debate club. Last month they invited the Ivy League undergraduates and this year’s national debate champions over for a friendly competition.

A three-judge panel concluded that the Bard team had raised strong arguments that the Harvard team had failed to consider and declared the team of inmates victorious.

“Debate helps students master arguments that they don’t necessarily agree with,” said Max Kenner, founder and executive director of the Bard prison initiative, told the Guardian.

“It also pushes people to learn to be not just better litigators but to

Empire season episode for season two saw a drop of three million viewers.

The showdown took place at the Eastern New York Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison where convicts take courses taught by faculty from Bard College.

50 Cent blames ‘Empire’s’ ratings drop on too much ‘gay stuff’

become more empathetic people, and that’s what really speaks to us as an institution about the debate union.”

The inmates were asked to argue that public schools should be allowed to deny enrolment to

50 Cent thinks he knows why “Empire’s” ratings dipped in its second episode of the season — too much “gay stuff.”

In an Instagram post (see below), that has since been deleted, Fifty shared a page called @industryonblast_ that said the Fox show’s ratings fell because of too many celebrity cameos and “gay” plots.

“There are 3 million less viewers who tuned into last night’s Empire episode!!!! did you watch it?” the post said. “We could not take the extra gay stuff or celebrity stuff last night!!!!”

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undocumented students, a position the team opposed.

One of the judges, Mary Nugent, told the Wall Street Journal that the Bard team effectively made the case that the schools which serve undocumented children often underperformed.

The debaters proposed that if these so-called dropout factories refuse to enroll the children, then nonprofits and wealthier schools might intercede, offering the students better educations. She told the paper that Harvard’s debaters did not respond to all aspects of the argument.

The Harvard team directed requests for comment to a post on its Facebook page that commended the prison team for its achievements and complimented the work done by the Bard initiative.

“There are few teams we are prouder of having lost a debate to than the phenomenally intelligent and articulate team we faced this weekend, and we are incredibly thankful to Bard and the Eastern New York Correctional Facility for the work they do and for organising this event,” the debate teamwrote days after their loss.

The prison team has proven formidable in the past, beating teams from the US military academy at West Point and the University of Vermont.

They lost a rematch against West Point in April, setting up a friendly rivalry between the teams. The competition against West Point has become an annual event, and the prison team is preparing for the next debate in spring.

Kenner said the Bard prison initiative, which has expanded since 2001 to six New York correctional facilities, aims to provide inmates with a liberal arts education so that when the students leave prison they are able to find meaningful work.

“The purpose of work is not to reform criminal justice per se,” Kenner said, “but to engage and to relate to people who are in prison, who have great capacity and who have that dedication and willingness to work hard, as we engage any other college students.”

own commentary by urging Taraji P. Henson‘s “Empire” character to call him for help.

“EMPIRES TV RATINGS TOOK A HUGE HIT. Ok I’ll stop now. COOKIE CALL ME BABY. I’ll tell everybody to watch the show for you. LOL,” he wrote.

As TheWrap previously reported, “Empire” attracted a massive 16 million viewers during its premiere last week. But the ratings dipped on Wednesday night to 13.7 million viewers.

While those are still huge numbers, 50 Cent has a longrunning spat with “Empire” and jumped at the chance to gloat.

The chronic autoimmune disease may not be life-threatening, but those who have it need to modify their lifestyle — which Gomez did amid rehab rumors last year. (Photo: Getty Images)

Selena Gomez reveals she has lupus SELENA Gomez made a startling revelation in a new interview: She has lupus.

“I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy,” she told Billboard magazine. The 23-year-old recently took a break from the spotlight, which she says happened so that she could seek medical care for her condition.

“That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke,” she continued.

At the time — in late 2013 and early 2014 — Gomez cancelled the Asian and Australian legs of her Stars Dance tour to take some time for herself. This break fuelled media rumours that she was battling addiction.

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Scientists say ‘runner’s high’ is like a marijuana high That happy, invincible feeling you get when you’re floating through the air at the peak of a workout?

You’ve probably heard that it’s something called endorphins that your body produced during prolonged exercise. That idea, which has been around since the ’80s, is based on the theory that these chemicals interact with receptors in the brain to reduce your perception of pain and some thought they may also give you that euphoric boost.

A new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences challenges that notion and puts forth a different theory: That that “high” it could be due to different substance called endocannabinoids.

Endocannabinoids can basically be thought of as the body’s self-produced marijuana and, like cannabis, can impact a wide range of physiological processes, including appetite, pain, memory and mood.

Now the new research was only in mice, so it’s unclear how it will apply to humans, but what the researchers found is almost certainly intriguing enough to inspire followup studies.

Researchers from the

A new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that that the “high” a runner gets could be from a substance called endocannabinoids.

Central Institute of Mental Health of the University of Heidelberg took mice and gave them running wheels.

They found that after the runs, the mice were less anxious and tolerated pain better.

Then they used drugs to block the animals’ endocannabinoid system. The results were striking. The animals were as anxious after running as before running and more sensitive to pain.

“We thus show for the first

time to our knowledge that cannabinoid receptors are crucial for main aspects of a runner’s high,” the researchers wrote.

There’s been a lot of other interesting research on the subject of runner’s high recently. In August, scientists at the University of Montreal published their work on a different animal study involving the hormone leptin, which is nicknamed the “satiety hormone.”

Neutrino ‘flip’ wins physics Nobel Prize THE discovery that neutrinos switch between different “flavours” has won the 2015 Nobel Prize in physics.

Neutrinos are ubiquitous subatomic particles with almost no mass and which rarely interact with anything else, making them very difficult to study.

Takaaki Kajita and Arthur McDonald led two teams which made key observations of the particles inside big underground instruments in Japan and Canada.

They were named on Tuesday morning at a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden.

Goran Hansson, secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which decides on the award, declared: “This year’s prize is about changes of identity among some of the most abundant inhabitants of the Universe.”

Telephoning Prof McDonald from the conference, he said: “Good

Crucial measurements were made at the SuperKamiokande neutrino detector in Japan.

morning again - I’m the guy who woke you up about 45 minutes ago.”

Prof McDonald was in Canada, where he is a professor of particle physics at Queen’s University in Kingston. He said hearing the news was “a very daunting experience”.

“Fortunately, I have many colleagues as well, who share this prize with me,” he added. “[It’s] a tremendous amount of work that they have done to

accomplish this measurement.

“We have been able to add to the world’s knowledge at a very fundamental level.”

Prof Kajita, from the University of Tokyo, described the win as “kind of unbelievable”. He said he thought his work was important because it had contradicted previous assumptions.

“I think the significance is clearly there is physics that is beyond the Standard Model.”

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Coral worldwide threatened by bleaching - NOAA The DNA molecule is inherently unstable, but a host of mechanisms monitor and repair it.

Chemistry Nobel: Lindahl, Modrich and Sancar win for DNA repair The 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for discoveries in DNA repair.

Tomas Lindahl and Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar were named as the winners on Wednesday morning at a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden.

Their work uncovered the mechanisms used by cells to repair damaged DNA - a fundamental process in living cells and important in cancer.

Prof Lindahl is Swedish, but has worked in the UK for more than three decades.

The prize money of eight million Swedish kronor (£634,000; $970,000) will be shared among the winners.

“It was a surprise. I know that over the years I’ve occasionally been considered for a prize, but so have hundreds of other people. I feel lucky and proud to be selected today,” Tomas Lindahl, from the UK’s Francis Crick Institute, told journalists.

Claes Gustafsson, from the Nobel Committee, said the recipients had “explained the processes at

the molecular level that guard the integrity of our genomes”.

DNA is open to an onslaught of different phenomena that can generate defects in our genomes.

UV radiation and molecules known as free radicals can cause damage.

Furthermore, defects can arise when DNA is copied during cell division - a process that occurs millions of times each day in our bodies.

“Cigarette smoke contains small reactive chemicals, which bind to the DNA and prevent it from being replicated properly - so they are mutagens. And once there is damage in the DNA this can cause diseases including cancer,” said Prof Lindahl, who for 20 years ran the Clare Hall laboratories in Hertfordshire - now part of Cancer Research UK. To address those defects, a host of molecular systems continuously monitor and de-bug our genetic information. The three new laureates mapped in detail how some of these mechanisms worked.

In the 1970s, scientists had thought that DNA was a stable molecule, but Prof Lindahl demonstrated that it decays at a surprisingly fast rate.

CORALS worldwide are at risk from a major episode of bleaching which turns reefs white, scientists have confirmed.

The bleaching has hit reefs in the Pacific, Atlantic and Caribbean.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned it may affect over 38% of the world’s reefs, and kill over 12,000 sq km of reefs.

The mass bleaching is caused by rising water temperatures resulting from two natural warm currents and exacerbated by man-made climate change.

Bleaching happens when corals under stress drive out the algae known as zooxanthellae that give them colour.

If normal conditions return, the corals can recover. But the process can take decades, and if the stress continues, the corals can die.

Reefs are under multiple threats including pollution, over-fishing, sedimentation and damage from boats and tourism.

The current worldwide bleaching episode is predicted to be the worst on record as the warming Pacific current, El Nino, increases in strength. Water temperatures are being driven further by a separate natural warm-water mass dubbed the Pacific Blob.

Man-made climate change also contributes, as the oceans are absorbing about 93% of the increase in the earth’s heat.

Additionally, corals face ocean acidification as CO2 emissions are absorbed into the oceans, changing the pH of seawater.

Some scientists are warning that spectacular reefs as we know them -

These images, taken in American Samoa, show the devastation caused by coral bleaching between December 2014 and February 2015.

with branching corals and fan corals - are unlikely to survive changes in temperature and pH by the end of this century. That’s if they are not killed first by other damaging local activities.

The current bleaching episode was predicted by NOAA and confirmed by researchers and citizen scientists in the Caribbean. The main groups involved are XL Catlin Seaview Survey, the University of Queensland, and Reef Check.

Although reefs represent less than 0,1% of the world’s ocean floor, they help support about a quarter of all marine species. The NOAA says the livelihoods of 500 million people and income worth over $30bn (£19,6bn) are at stake.

Reefs are the breeding ground for tropical fisheries. They also provide shelter from the waves for tropical islands and bring invaluable tourist income.

“Just like in 1998 and 2010, we’re

observing bleaching on a global scale, which will cause massive loss of corals. With people relying on fisheries and reefs for sustenance, the repercussions could be potentially disastrous,” said Prof Ove HoeghGuldberg from the University of Queensland.

Prof Rupert Ormond, Secretary of the International Society for Reef Studies, told BBC News: “Although corals may live for several days after they bleach, they then usually die. They may recover - but only if the sea temperature drops within a week or so. Mostly it takes much longer, so the reef ends up covered with dead corals, especially on its upper parts.

“The reefs may slowly recover if new coral colonies come in from outside, but this may take years or decades. I know coral reefs in Kenya that lost most of their corals in 1998 and they still only have a few percent of the corals once there.” (BBC)

Fertile window can change with increase in sexual activities THE more often a woman has sex, the more frequently her immune system gets the message that it’s time to make baby, which may increase her chances of conceiving, new research suggests.

Two new papers, one published in the journal Fertility and Sterility and another in the journal Physiology and Behavior (both led by Tierney Lorenz, a visiting research scientist at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University) argue that even when a woman has sex outside of her fertile window, it triggers changes to the immune system that could increase her likelihood of eventually getting pregnant.

Both studies are preliminary, and while the researchers—as well as experts not involved in the new papers—caution that it’s too early to

make recommendations based on the finding, the impact of sexual activity on immune system is worth more investigation.

The immune system is an important factor in a healthy pregnancy, Lorenz says. “Everything from making sure the sperm meets the egg without getting attacked as an invader, to helping the fertilized egg implant into the uterine wall…is directed by the immune system,” she says.

“Certain immune responses are helpful at different points of the menstrual cycle for preparing for or sustaining a pregnancy, and these responses were more common among the sexually active women in our study.”

The findings suggest that sexual activity might prime a woman’s immune responses so that when

she does have sex during her fertile window, her immune system is already engaged in pro-pregnancy responses.

In both studies, the researchers looked at data from about 30 healthy women, a relatively small sample size. Around half of the women were sexually active and half were not. One study looked at helper T cells and the other looked at antibodies. Helper T-cells direct the immune system to the right targets and play a role in determining the best type of response.

Antibodies flag pathogens as invaders and can disarm some of them.

In one study the researchers found that sexually active women had greater changes in their helper T cells. (Type 1 helper T cells help the body defend itself from invaders and type 2 helper T cells help the

body learn that the presence of what otherwise would be viewed as an invader, like sperm for example, are actually OK.) The women who were sexually active had higher levels of the type 2 cells during the period of their menstrual cycle where the uterine lining gets thicker as it prepares for pregnancy, and they had higher levels of type 1 cells during a phase in their cycle when the ovaries’ follicles mature. The researchers did not see these changes in the women who were abstinent.

In the other study, the researchers looked at antibodies. During the same two phases of the menstrual cycles, they found different fluctuations in two types of antibodies in the women who didn’t have sex and the women who did. The researchers say this also could mean the sexually active

women’s bodies were preparing in a unique way.

“Having sex seems to be a signal to the woman’s immune system to focus on the kinds of immune response that promote conception, rather than other kinds of immune response,” says Lorenz. “Essentially, it changes the immune system’s priority from defending against disease and repairing tissues, to helping along conception and implantation, and preparing for a possible pregnancy.”

Prior research has shown that women who are sexually active have different immunity patterns than women who are not, Lorenz says.

“But no one has put those two ideas together: that sexual activity may be the necessary cue to engage these shifts,” she says.

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Migrant crisis: Hollande and Merkel urge EU unity THE French and German leaders have urged EU members to act together to tackle the migrant crisis which has seen more than 600,000 people arrive in the bloc during 2015.

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a revamped system for dealing with asylum claims.

They spoke during a joint address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

The migrant crisis has seen EU states at odds on how to deal with the influx.

Both leaders agreed that said the often-flouted current rules requiring asylum claims to be lodged in the first EU nation reached - were obsolete.

And they said the only way to tackle the problem was for the EU to work together - on trying to end conflict in the regions affected; on supporting countries like Turkey, which is currently home to two million Syrian refugees; and in providing a safe haven for refugees.

It was the first joint speech to the European Parliament by the leaders of France and Germany since President Francois Mitterrand and Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 1989.

There were dissenting voices, including Nigel Farage, the leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), who accused the pair

Conservative Interior Minister Theresa May says that mass immigration strains public services like schools and hospitals, depressed wages and pushed people out of work.

More than 600,000 people have arrived in Europe this year.

of creating a “virtually a stampede” of refugees.

Mrs Merkel told European MPs that the influx of refugees was “changing the agenda in Europe... global events affect us whether we like it or not”.

“We have to recognise that even if we tried to seal ourselves off completely, even at the price that people could suffer at our borders, that would help no-one.”

People would find a way to get to Europe whatever the barriers, she insisted, adding: “Sealing and cordoning yourself off in the age of the internet is an illusion. No problem would be solved, additional and serious problems would arise.”

Germany has taken in far more

migrants than any other EU nation, while others have refused to sign up to a quota system.

“In the refugee crisis, we must not succumb to the temptation of falling back into national action. Quite the contrary, now we need more Europe,” Mrs Merkel said.

On the migrants arriving in Europe, she said: “We must see them as people, whether they have the prospect of remaining or not. Humanitarian standards of accommodation and claim processing must be upheld.”

Mr Hollande admitted Europe had initially been “slow in understanding that the tragedies of the Middle East and Africa would have consequences for Europe itself”.

Brazil court to probe Rousseff’s election campaign Brazil’s top electoral authority said on Tuesday that it would re-open an investigation into alleged misuse of funds during President Dilma Rousseff’s re-election campaign.

The Supreme Electoral Court will try to determine if Ms Rousseff’s and Vice-President Michel Temer’s campaign drew on donations from illegal sources.

The probe was requested by the opposition PSDB party.

It comes at a time when Ms Rousseff’s approval rating is at a record low.

If it were to uncover irregularities, the court could invalidate Ms Rousseff’s and Mr Temer’s election and trigger fresh polls.

But experts say in order for that to happen the irregularities would have to be so serious that the judges deem them to have endangered the legitimacy of the election.

Moreover, the inquiry is likely to take many months, if not years, and a fresh election is therefore an unlikely scenario, electoral law experts said.

The case was shelved in February when a judge ruled there was not enough evidence to proceed, but the

The court will investigate alleged irregularities in the campaign of Ms Rousseff and her running mate, Michel Temer.

PSDB appealed against the decision.

The opposition party alleges that there are indications that construction firms involved in a massive corruption scandal donated money to Ms Rousseff’s campaign.

The construction firms allegedly bribed politicians and the state oil company, Petrobras, to secure contracts.

The court ruled five to two to reopen the investigation.

Ms Rousseff’s popularity has fallen to single digits since her re-election last year, as the economy has gone into recession and corruption scandals involving members of her governing Workers’ Party have widened.

In August, hundreds of thousands of people took part in protests across Brazil calling for her impeachment.

There have also been demonstrations backing Ms Rousseff. (BBC)

Mass immigration damaging Britain, says May Mass immigration is damaging British society, Conservative Interior Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, promising a tough approach on an issue that will influence Britons’ choice of whether or not to leave the European Union.

“When immigration is too high, when the pace of change is too fast, it’s impossible to build a cohesive society,” May, seen as a possible future leader, told a party conference in the northern city of Manchester.

Mass immigration strained public services like schools and hospitals, depressed wages and pushed people out of work, she said, describing the economic benefits as “close to zero”.

Net migration to Britain reached a high of 330,000 people in the year to March, far above the “tens of thousands” Prime Minister David Cameron promised to reduce it to.

More than half comes from EU nationals, who are free to move within the 28-country bloc.

That has fuelled support for rival parties, especially the anti-EU UK Independence Party, and is looming as a major issue in the referendum on Britain’s EU membership that Cameron has promised to call by the end of 2017.

May’s speech went down well with party activists but drew criticism from the Institute of Directors, an employers’ group.

“We are astonished by the irresponsible rhetoric and pandering to anti-immigration sentiment from the Home Secretary,” its director Simon Walker said.

“It is yet another example of the Home Secretary turning away the world’s best and brightest, putting internal party politics ahead of the country.”

As part of a renegotiation of Britain’s EU membership terms with the other 27 countries in the bloc, Cameron is under pressure to deliver reforms to welfare rules to restrict

migrants’ access to the British benefits system.

Speaking earlier, Cameron conceded he had missed his immigration target and that there was a need to “reform our welfare system so you don’t get instant access to it when you arrive.”

His bid to tighten such rules received a boost on Tuesday when a senior EU legal adviser recommended that the European Court of Justice dismiss a complaint against Britain brought by the EU executive, which accused London of discriminating against other citizens of the bloc.

Public concern over immigration has been heightened by the arrival into mainland Europe of hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Several thousand have travelled to the French port of Calais, seeking illegal passage to Britain. Their attempts to board lorries and trains have badly disrupted freight and passenger links between the island nation and the continent, stirring nationalist sentiment.

Seeking to grasp control of the issue, which dominated the British media over the summer, May promised to be tough on those who abuse the asylum system and flatly rejected calls for an EU-wide system for processing applications.

“Not in a thousand years,” she said, drawing a round of applause from activists. “We’re not seeking to regain control of our borders with one hand, only to give it away with the other.”

Instead, May said Britain would be tightening up its asylum processing rules to make it easier to send those whose applications have been rejected back to their home countries, even if the authorities there do not want to receive them.

“The message will be clear – if other governments don’t play by the rules, there will be consequences,” she said. (Reuters)

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Murdoch: Carson would be a ‘real black president’

According to the Washington Post, about 6,000 prisoners will be set free around November 1, a US record for a single mass release. Most will go through half-way houses or home confinement before being freed under supervision.

US to free thousands of prisoners to relieve overcrowding THE United States is preparing to release thousands of prisoners considered at low risk of returning to crime, as part of an effort to ease prison overcrowding and redress overly harsh sentences.

The measure stands to benefit petty criminals and drug users sentenced to long prison terms for minor, non-violent offenses.

According to the Washington Post, about 6,000 prisoners will be set free around November 1, a US record for a single mass release.

Most will go through half-way houses or home confinement before being freed under supervision.

The release comes after the US Sentencing Commission, which sets policy for federal crimes, reduced its sentencing guidelines for drug possession.

Applied retroactively with effect November 1, the reform clears the way for an estimated 46,000 inmates to eventually benefit from the policy change and escape the automatic application of heavy sentences.

Contacted Wednesday, the Commission would not specifically confirm that the first group would number 6,000, but said that almost 8,000 prisoners could be eligible for release from the start of next month.

RUPERT Murdoch, one of the world’s most powerful media moguls, posted a tweet Wednesday night that seemingly questioned whether President Obama is a “real black president.”

The tweet ricocheted around the web and was widely denounced.

Murdoch’s tweet was championing Ben Carson, a Republican who is the only African-American candidate in the presidential race.

“Ben and Candy Carson terrific,” he wrote. “What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide? And much else.”

Murdoch’s use of the word “real” flabbergasted many online onlookers, some of whom concluded that the media mogul was questioning Obama’s race and identity.

Obama, the first black president of the United States, has also been dogged by false accusations that he isn’t a U.S. citizen.

What did Murdoch mean? “We don’t comment on his tweets,” a 21st Century Fox spokeswoman said.

Murdoch, 84, is the owner of Fox News Channel and a huge portfolio of other media brands, from the Fox broadcast network to the FX cable channel. He is the co-executive chairman of 21st Century Fox. He recently handed over the CEO reins to his son James.

Murdoch is an unusual user of Twitter, occasionally dashing off his thoughts about politics and world affairs without ever quite mastering

Conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch appears to be a fan of retired neurosurgeon and presidential contender Ben Carson.

the medium.

He followed the Carson tweet with one that said “Read New York magazine for minority community disappointment with POTUS.” He didn’t link to it, but he was apparently referencing a column titled “Has Barack Obama Done Enough for African-Americans?”

Murdoch has been boosting Carson in tweets for months. On Tuesday he plugged Carson’s appearance on the Fox News program “The Kelly File.”

Last week he wrote, “Everywhere pundits keep underestimating Ben Carson. But public understand humility as admirable, listen to the multi-faceted strong message.”

Before entering the presidential

race, Carson was a paid contributor to the Fox News Channel.

Way back in March, after Carson left the network, but before he announced his presidential bid, Murdoch tweeted about Carson: “Wonderful character, up from Detroit ghetto, sadly seems political naif.”

As the months have progressed, Murdoch has turned more positive.

Back in August he celebrated Carson’s rise in the polls, and said “his life story should make every American optimistic.”

A week later he wrote that Carson’s standing in the polls is “improving every week,” and said Carson is “maybe the one to beat.” He added, “Irreproachable on background, achievements, character, vision.”

Pepsi has a Venezuela problem: $1.4 billion

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 11,000 people.

Ebola countries record first week with no new cases THE three West African countries at the heart of the Ebola epidemic recorded their first week with no new cases since the outbreak began in March 2014.

The outbreak has so far killed more than 11,000 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

New cases have fallen sharply in 2015, but the WHO has warned that the disease could break out again.

The epidemic is the worst known occurrence of Ebola in history.

More than 500 people believed to have had dangerous contact with an Ebola patient remain under followup in Guinea, the WHO said in a report.

It also said several “high-risk” people linked to recent patients in Guinea and Sierra Leone had been lost track of.

Liberia has already been declared free of the disease after 42 days without a new case. It is the second time the country received the declaration, following a flare-up in June.

PEPSI is getting hit hard in Venezuela.

On Tuesday, Pepsi (PEP) reported a massive $1.4 billion charge for its business in Venezuela, citing the country’s uncertain currency, economy and political outlook.

It’s another sign that Venezuela’s skyrocketing inflation, confusing currency laws and plummeting economy are weighing down major U.S. companies.

Sales in Venezuela only make up 2% of Pepsi’s revenue. In the third quarter, Pepsi’s total revenue was $16.3 billion. By that math, Pepsi only got $326 million in sales from Venezuela while it took a $1.4 billion charge from its business there.

The one-time charge -- or “write down” -- helps the company offer investors more certainty about its future earnings.

A Pepsi spokesperson emphasised that it was a one-time accounting charge. Going forward, Pepsi will not take future charges on its Venezuela business.

That doesn’t mean that Venezuelans won’t get to drink

Sales in Venezuela only make up 2% of Pepsi’s revenue.

Pepsi. The company will continue to do business there.

“Despite our change in the accounting for our Venezuela operations and the related accounting charges, we remain dedicated to serving the Venezuelan marketplace,” Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi said in a statement.

Venezuela’s currency, the bolivar, has lost 379% of its value since the beginning of the year. In January, one

U.S. dollar was worth 173 bolivars.

Today, it’s 829 bolivars, according to dolartoday.com, which tracks Venezuela’s unofficial currency exchange rate -- the rate most Venezuelans get for their dollars.

What’s confusing is that Venezuela has four different exchange rates, not including the unofficial rate. There is a different official rate for regular folks and others for exports and government purchases.

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FLOWER GIRL

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Must have thorough knowledge in the floral business with 3-5 years experience.

Call: 231-3788

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Requires the following:

Labourer Salesman

Kitchen Helper Domestic

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Must be fit and willing to work weekends. Must be able to speak and write Creole and English to liaise with all customer seekers. Demonstrated track record required. Belonger Only Need Apply

Worker Between the ages

of 30-45. Salary $800.00 per month.

Contact 241-6246

Contact: 649-941-5613 or drop off CV’s at the office #32 Universal Drive, Providenciales 11442

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Belonger only need apply Must be willing to work extended hours Salary is negotiable Fax: 649-941-8388 Application deadline: October 30th, 2015

We are Looking for Professional Boat Captains with experience in operating tour boats in the service industry.

Must have a TCI license and VHF radio license in good standing, know the waters all around Provo, Parrot Cay and the South Side including West Caicos & French cay.

Must be flexible with hours, holidays and the season’s demands. Must have a polite attitude, honest and good work ethic.

Please email resume & photo to Donna at divucrzy@tciway.tc *Note: for the Dive Boat position you must be a PADI member due to insurance & liabililty.

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HEWDEN BASSETT Is looking for a

LEOCADIO JIMENEZ Is looking for a

domestic domestic Domestic worker worker To work 6 days Contact: 231-4101

11400

contact: 241-0076

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To work 6 days per week

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

per week salary $6.25 per hour

contact: 2418795 or 342-2803 11403

GTC LIMITED / BELLA LUNA

COOK

• Must have 5 years experience on the line with Italian Cuisine • Must be willing to work weekends, evenings and holidays • Must be available 6 nights a week • Must speak, read and write English • Must work well with others and work well under pressure • Must have a clean police record Salary $8.00 per hour

DISH WASHER/ KITCHEN HELPER

• Must be willing to work weekends, evening and holidays • Must be available 6 nights a week • Must speak English • Must have a clean police record Salary $7.00 per hour Closing date for application is October 10th, 2015 Belonger only need apply

Contact: 331-6763 for an interview Please send all applications to P.O. Box 543

Is looking to a

labourer To work 6 days

farmer

contact: 246-4769

contact: 243-1257

per week salary $6.25 per hour

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To work 5 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

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MMK CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our client is looking to fill the following position:

Hospitality Manager A luxury property management company is presently considering applications for a Hospitality Manager. The successful applicant will be responsible and accountable for the overall management of villa rental properties as well as new rental properties presently under development.

The successful candidate must possess a proven ability to establish productive industry Partnerships and relate to people at all levels of business and management. He/She must be equally capable of working independently as well as part of a team.

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Preference will be given to an individual with a least 5 years’ experience in 5 star resort hotel and especially to those who have also worked in the management of private luxury villas in the Caribbean. Experience in reservations, front office and hotel management are all essential pre-requisite requirements of this position.

Such responsibilities and accountabilities include: • Reservations – At least 3 years’ experience in reservations required including: Weekly forecasting, handling VIP reservations, conducting property tours, stays, training of reservation staff.

• Front office and hotel management experience. At least 5 years’ experience working in a 5 star resort property.

• Sales & Marketing Exploring new potential business partners. Organizing sales trips & travel agent visits.

• Refining and or setting up management systems/protocols for villa staff.

Standardizing service procedures.

• Implementation of an employee handbook • Overseeing the concierge manager • Training and interviewing potential staff, monthly performance reviews, staff motivation • Assisting with the pre-opening of other new development projects • Conducting villa inspections • Reporting to owners and ensuring their requirements are met.

• Ensuring that the GSD’s are up to date and relevant.

• Hosting VIP and travel agent visits A competitive salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications.

Interested persons should apply in writing with personal details and a full current resume showing education, qualification and career experience to date by October 16th to tcielite2015@gmail.com or contact: 649-231-6991.

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Acting on behalf of our client is looking to fill the following position:

BUTLER

Jimmy’s Dive Bar Is looking for a

T HOLDINGS LTD. Is looking for a

Labourer

Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $1,750 per month.

Kitchen labourer To work 6 days Helper per week salary

Contact: 649-242-0521

contact: 649-941-8282 11456

Experienced carpenter/labourer required for full time work at, North Caicos. Must be willing to work six days a week. A demonstrated ability to work unsupervised with excellent communication skills is essential for the position. Salary is $6.00 per hour. Please apply no later than 14th October, 2015 at royann_30@hotmail.com or contact on telephone No. 231 3967/946 7761. .

Belongers only need apply.

Labourer Salary must commensurate with qualification. Resumes can be faxed to: 941-3425 and the Labor Department, Providenciales as soon as possible 11477

SAMUEL WILSON Is looking for a

Is seeking to employ a

RENTAL AGENT

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EXPERIENCED CARPENTER/LABOURER

contact: 232-4336

MAX’S MINI MART

MYSTIQUE CAR RENTAL & TOURS LTD.

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REQUIRED AT NORTH CAICOS

$6.25 per hour

11469

to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

PROVO ELECTRIC

SAMUEL WILSON Is looking for a

laboUrer To work 6 days

per week salary $6.25 per hour. contact: 649-342-2511

11441

MMK CONSULTANT Acting on behalf of our client is looking to fill the following position:

QUALIFIED AUDIO VISUAL TECHNICIANS REQUIRED Experienced audio Visual Technicians required on a part-time basis must have the following attributes: • Minimum of 10 years’ experience in electronics and audio visual systems • Design experience in complex and large audio visual systems • Imaging Science Foundation Certified • THX Certified • Capable of installing complete systems including planning and installing all wiring • System testing, calibration and verification experience • Debugging and troubleshooting experience to deliver a zero defect system • Production of as built manuals and user guides • A successful track record in installing Crestron Systems and have a proven relationship with Crestron suppliers

• Must be fluent in English • Must be computer literate • Must be customer service oriented • Must be willing to work on weekends, holidays and at nights • Must have a valid driver’s license and a clean police record

Please forward resume to Mystique Car Rental & Tours Ltd. 72 Old Airport Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Deadline: October 20th, 2015 11478

labourer To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 342--2511

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EXPERIENCED INSURANCE AGENT • With minimum 10 years experience in General Insurance Marketing, Claims and Underwriting • Minimum qualification required is Diploma in Insurance • Applicants must be motivated and have a good understanding of clients’ insurance requirements • Salary ranges between $2,500 - $3,000 monthly Please send resume to: TWA, MARCELIN, WOLF, P.O. Box 209, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands and Labor Commissioner, Labor Department, Providenciales

11458

PROVO AUTO SUPPLY LTD. Is seeking to employ a

labourer

Who will be responsible for the daily maintenance of the building, stocking of shelves and any other duties that may be assigned to you.

This individual must possess the following: • Adequate tools to perform his duties • Must possess a valid driver’s license • Must be able to work with little or no supervision • Must be able to work weekends • Must be computer literate BELONGERS ONLY NEED APPLY

The following Crestron Certifications are required for the successful candidate • Studio • Essentials/ Installer • Certification track P101,P102 and P103 • D3 Pro • Level 111 Certification Candidates will be willing to work flexible hours, weekends and holidays but the work schedule may be changed and will be mainly part-time.

Hourly pay dependent on experience

Suitable qualified and experienced candidates to apply to: tcielite2015@gmail.com 11439

Please submit all application between 8am-5pm Monday-Friday at Bayview Motors Ltd., Leeward Highway, Providenciales or via email: hr@tciautogroup.com

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SPENCE SECURITY & INVESTIGATION SERVICES, LTD

Is looking for a

mason labourer To work 6 days per week salary $8.00 per hour.

11407

contact: 342-5808

The leading and trusted security company in TCI is in need of personnel to fill the following positions.

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

OPERATORS /CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVES

contact: 242-7957

• must be at least 18 years old, must be able to work shifts, i.e. days and nights • min of 4 years relative experience in customer service & excellent interpersonal skills, or 2 years as a Central Station Operator • excellent written & verbal English communication (can write comprehensive reports) • excellent knowledge of computer esp. MS Office & Monitoring Software; very good knowledge of alarm systems and minor troubleshooting • Must be able to obtain CSAA Operator certification; diligent and very thorough work habits • Must be able to work with minimum supervision Salary starts $7.00 per hr

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PROPRIETORS STRATA PLAN #38

PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPER

Must be willing to work 5 days per week 8am – 12pm salary $6.25 per hour.

MECHANIC

Contact: 941-3312

Qualifications:

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PARADISE DESIGNS Is looking for an

ARTIST ASSISTANT/ LABOURER • Must know how to apply solvents with a screen printer • Will need to wear a mask/ ventilator for safety • Will be responsible for cleaning and maintenance of equipment.

• Minimum of 5 years experience in vehicle repairs & maintenance of different makes & models • Must be able to service company vehicles any time of the day or night • Computer literate; possess technical & similar certificates • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills (English) • Possess a valid TCI drivers license; Must be able to work with minimum supervision Salary starts @ $7.00 per hr

MARKETING/SALES AGENT Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years experience or in direct marketing/sales • Excellent work & presentation skills; must have excellent computer skills • Can design sales/mktg materials • Very good knowledge in security, alarm electronics, access control, etc • Must be an effective communicator & public relations person • Possesses own transportation and have a valid TCI drivers license; Salary starts @ $2500 plus commission

Contact: 431-3014 VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

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TECHNICIAN

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

Domestic Worker Candidate must be willing to work weekends, holidays and long hours.

Salary $6.25/hr. Duties will include cleaning/office maintenance.

Responsibilities: • Installation of security and fire alarm systems, integrated access control, and IP network surveillance systems • Computer Programing

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in alarm industry w/ excellent work history • Computer literate; possess technical or engineering certificates • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills (English) • Possess a valid TCI driver’s license; Must be able to work with minimum supervision Salary starts @ $2500 plus commission

ADMIN ASSISTANT/JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT Responsibilities:

• Invoicing, bill payments • Payroll, inventory of products • Other functions as assigned by the CEO Qualifications: • Minimum of 5 years related experience • Must have very good knowledge in accounting programs e.g. QuickBooks • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills (English) • Possess a valid TCI drivers license • Must be able to work with minimum supervision Salary starts @ $2500/month

SECURITY OFFICER Qualifications:

• Should have minimum of 3 years military/police experience or 4 years security officer experience • Should have security training certificate • Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills (English) • Can follow instructions and write comprehensive reports • Must have clear criminal record • A valid TCI Driver’s License is an asset Salary starts @ $6.50 per hour for security officer Supervisor starting rate: 8.50 per hour.

Requirements for all positions above:

• Comprehensive resume • Employment certificates from previous employers • Training certificates; Police Records Check Certificate How to apply:

• Submit resume with application letter, employment and training certificates, copy of police record, passport to Spence Security office

Interested applicants should send resume and applicable certificates address to: The CEO Spence Security not later than October 30, 2015 to:

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Contact Steve at 941-3508 or Email- info@projetech.tc

Qualifications:

• Processing service calls, equipment inventory

SPENCE SECURITY & INVESTIGATION SERVICES, LTD. P.O BOX #73, Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales Email address:HR@spencesecurity.com Fax: 941-3027 BELONGER ONLY NEED APPLY. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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TDMG CONCORDIA

The Law Firm of STANFIELD GREENE

We are seeking suitable applicants to fill the following openings:

Is seeking one (1) suitably qualified

Attorney

S & G CONTRACTING 333-1199

WINE & SPRITE NIGHT CLUB Is looking for

To join its Civil/Commercial practice.

SUN & FUN SEA SPORT

11454

Belonger only need apply Must be willing to work extended hours Salary is negotiable Fax: 649-941-8388 Application deadline: October 30th, 2015

Labourer, Plumber Salary starts at $6.25 per hour.

11481

Y & B SALON

CAICOS OIL LTD.

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

11485

contact: 946-5724

TROPICANA UPHOLSTRY

Is looking for the following:

Upholster Domestic Worker Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

11469

Contact: 244-7033

Cleaning and maintaining of yard and help with the loading and offloading of fuel tankers. Assist with warehouse duties. Must be willing to work weekends, and some holidays.

WAGES/SALARY: 7.50 per hour.

Interested persons should submit their resume along with a cover letter to the following: The Manager Caicos Oil Ltd., P.O. Box 653, South Dock Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands The deadline for receipt of all applications is October 16th, 2015 11413

University College of Providenciales requires

ASSISTANT TUTOR & RECRUITER This is a part-time position. A Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience of 2 – 5 years, good presentation skills, effective teaching strategies, Hospitality Industry knowledge, and certification as a Food Handler Instructor a must.

• Minimum Experience: 2 years Salary: Hourly, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Send resume to hr@ucp.tc

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Open Water Scuba Diving Instructors / Engineers

REQUIREMENTS AS FOLLOW: • Valid PADI/SSI/TDI membership and liability insurance • PADI/SSI Enriched Air Instructor • Minimum of 5 Specialty Ratings • Working Knowledge of Under water Camera/ Videos and Edition • Computer Literate

• STCW95 Complaint • Be prepared to live onboard & work long hours including weekends & holidays • Experienced in the Hospitality industry Belongers need only apply Starting salary $400.00 a week

Please send emails to cladaggressor@ gmail.com or call 941-7825 11280

contact: 331-8034 Is looking for a

Is looking for a

domestic worker

hairdresser

contact: 347-4526

contact: 231-0882

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

11408

mechanic

LABOURER

To work 6 days per week 6:30pm – 12:30am salary $6.25 per hour

WILFREY & TONY BEAUTY SALON

SOUTH DOCK ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES TEL: (649) 941-7872 / 941-7873 FAX: (649) 941-7874

Is looking for a

bartender/ waitress

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

11449

STANFIELD GREENE PO Box 481, Graceway House Building A, Suite 201, Leeward Highway Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands ATTENTION: Clayton S. Greene Email: csg@stanfieldgreene.com Belongers only need apply.

Only those Applicants that will be interviewed will be contacted.

Carpenter Labourer

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Applicants should have at least 20 years’ post qualification experience with a strong background in the drafting of commercial documents and in civil and commercial advocacy. Court of Appeal and Privy Council experience would be an asset.

Remuneration is negotiable and based on experience.

Applicants should apply by sending their resume or CV to:

The Meridian Club, Turks & Caicos.

JOB OPPORTUNITY The Meridian Club on Pine Cay seeks a friendly, motivated person with a passion to serve others to join our Front Desk Team. The ideal candidate will have computer knowledge; Word, Excel and Quick Books a plus. Accommodations provided during work days.

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. Qualified candidates should email a CV to reservations@meridianclub.com and copy manager@meridianclub.com . on or before September 23rd ,2015.

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Head Chef

REQUIREMENTS AS FOLLOW: • Min of 3 years experience as head chef, at least one years experience onboard a boat • Be prepared to carry out other duties onboard as directed by the Captain • Computer Literate • STCW95 Complaint, current or within six months • Be prepared to live onboard & work long hours including weekends & holidays • Experienced in the Hospitality industry Belongers need only apply Starting salary $400.00 a week

Please send emails to cladaggressor@ gmail.com or call 941-7825 10366

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• Exemplary employment/ work record with supervisory and organizational skills/ experience • Fluent in English language and excellent communication skills • Fluency in French preferred for contact with suppliers • Passion and commitment to delivering exceptional levels of customer service • Sales experience and experience in sourcing and dealing with suppliers • Good grooming standards • Valid driver’s license and own vehicle • Social media skills • Strive to achieve company targets

Salary commensurate with experience. Please email cover letter and resume to recrute50@gmail.com 11455

SUNRISE RENTALS LTD.

LABOURER

RENT A BUGGY LTD.

RENTAL SALES AGENT complete deposit slip and place money in safe.

• Enter and maintain information in location logs • Maintain cleanliness of the rental office area and perform associated duties • Complete car exchange requests in computer system • Perform related responsibilities as assigned or required

contact: 431-1847

barber To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

contact: 343-4440

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: The Porter cleans vehicles inside and out (vehicles may be cleaned by hand or by operating washing equipment). The Porter also performs regular maintenance inspection, moves vehicles, and performs other duties assigned by the manager, all completed in a safe and timely manner.

• Wash, dry, and vacuum all vehicles • Shine tires, clean windows, wheels, dashboards, door jams • Check spare tires • Park vehicles in proper locations

• Ensure security of vehicles – doors locked, windows closed • Check cars for damage • Top off washer fluid and oil in vehicles • Maintains the cleanliness of the car wash area • Maintenance of the car wash area • Washing and drying of towels and rags • Assist in drop off and pick up of vehicles • Other duties as assigned Salary $286.00 per week (Based off $6.50 per hour @ 44 hours)

Contact: 649-946-4158

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PORTS AUTHORITY OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

Qualified PADI/NAUI SCUBA Instructors Needed Successful candidate will be a PADI MSDT with current membership and insurance, resort operations experience including advanced level instruction, dive accident management, compressor maintenance, equipment and engine maintenance and repair. Captain’s license and STCW95 qualification preferred, or applicant must be willing to train.

This is a tourism related job and will include all aspects of the company’s daily routine including but not limited to, teaching all levels of instruction, guiding dives, boat and vehicle operations and working the front office. The work schedule will include weekends, public holidays and occasional night dives.

Starting Salary $380 - $500 per week based on experience and qualifications.

Contact David Volkert at 946-4232 or info@provoturtledivers.com Positions available starting November 1 2015. Please submit applications before October 16, 2015

contact: 232-7177

To work 6 days per week salary. $6.25 per hour.

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TRAINING AND EDUCATION • A high school diploma is sufficient to be eligible for this positions, however a college degree or previous training will provision the candidate to excel to management positions • WORKING CONDITIONS • Working conditions are generally carried out on or off location at Rent A Buggy, conditions vary pending on customer arrangements Salary $352.00 per week (based off $8.00 per hour @ 44 hours)

Contact: 649-946-4158

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

handyman

Is looking for a

PORTER/ LABORER

• Must be able to drive a manual vehicle and a range of vehicles including buses • Must be computer literate • Must be courteous at all times • Must be willing to carry out duties assigned • Must have excellent customer service skills BELONGERS ONLY NEED APPLY

Please submit all applications between 8am-5pm Monday – Friday at Bayview Motors Ltd., Leeward Highway, Providenciales or via email at hr@tciautogroup.com 11434

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Greet customers, complete necessary rental or pickup information, disclose rates, terms and conditions of rental and obtain customer signatures while using effective sales techniques to encourage customers to utilize service options> • Receive telephone calls and handle customer related issues, direct other phone calls to appropriate personnel or take messages • Complete, review and submit various reports to supervisor • Maintain and update rental agreement files, contract and notify customers of overdue rental vehicles and inquire as to the expected date of return, proves rental extensions • Balance money in counter drawers, retrieve amount of money collected during shift,

tire repairman

RENT A BUGGY LTD.

We are currently seeking to employ a

who will be responsible for the daily maintenance of the building and its surroundings salary is in the range of $6.25 per hour all applicants must possess a valid driver’s license • Willing to work with little or no supervision • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays

Is looking for a

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Required for well established wine ad spirits distribution company in Providenciales In addition to supervisory and organizational roles, duties include: product purchasing & sales, sourcing & dealing with suppliers, organizing promotional events, and customer service/ social media.

Candidates must satisfy the following requirements: • Sommelier experience in restaurants and hotels (4-5 Stars) and experience in customer service role in the hotel/ leisure/ retail sector • Extensive knowledge of wines, spirits and beer

Is looking for a

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VAN’S TIRE SHOP

CLASSIFIEDS 35 STYLORD TCI TECHNICAL BARBER SHOP INSTITUTE

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NOTICE The Ports Authority of the Turks & Caicos hereby give notice of its intent to dispose of a vessel that appears to be derelict and un-saleable in accordance with Section 21 (5) of the Ports Authority Ordinance 2009.

Any person interested in the removal and disposal of this vessel must file such interest with the Director of Ports (Acting) no later than noon October 16th, 2015. For further details please contact the Ports Authority at the below address.

Dated September 30th, 2015 DIRECTOR OF PORTS SOUTH DOCK, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TELEPHONE: 649-941-8950 AND FAX NUMBER: 649-941-4262 DBEEN@PORTS.TC

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FORM 1

NOTICE OF DORMANT ACCOUNT (Regulation 2) Name of Financial Institution/TIN of Financial Institution SCOTIABANK (TCI) LTD Address of Financial Institution 88 CHEROKEE ROAD LEEWARD HIGHWAY PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Change of name, if any, of the Financial Institution THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA The public is hereby given notice that (SCOTIABANK (TCI) LTD) holds the following dormant accounts– Account Type Account Name

Account Type Account Name

Account Type Account Name

Savings Adrian McCarthey Savings Adrian Senat Savings Alanzo/Patricia Mora Savings Alberto Vilorio Savings Alicia Francis Savings Altrisha &/or

Catherine Robinson Savings Ambiorix Bonilia Current Amcas Limited Savings Andrea Blumentritt Savings Andrea Kelly Hughes Savings Andrew W Shaw Savings Angy Rodney Savings Anthon Preston Savings Anthony Costa Savings Anthony Francis Savings Antonio Stubbs Savings April Francis Savings Arianna Lightbourne Savings Arnelle/Patricia Mora Savings Arwin Grant Savings Asha Lightbourne Savings Babara's Books Savings Balden Parker Savings Barabara/

John McKee Savings Bensheka Wilson Savings Bertram Dean/

Simms M Savings Bianca A Thomas Savings Billy &/or

Louis D Rigby Current Blue Seas Offshore Current Blyth

International Ltd Savings Brandon

O'Neal Forbes Savings Brandon O'Neil Savings Brent Astwood

Savings Breon Rigby Savings Breyanna Williams Savings Brianca Cartwright Savings Bridget Robinson Savings Brittnay Garland Savings Cameron Gardiner Savings Candyce Allard Savings Cardinal Handfield Savings Carmen Almonte Savings Celine G Swan Savings Chaine Des Rotisseur Savings Chamel R Sanchez Savings Charnelle Robinson Savings Chelsea Tipton Savings Christopher Williams Savings Clenae Howell Savings Corrine Hall Savings Corrine L S Hall Savings Daksh Sanj Shingrani Savings Damian Pereira Savings D'Andre Hanchell Savings D'Angelo Prosper Savings Daniel Blumentritt Savings Daphne Gayle Savings Darien Dickenson Savings Dario Sands Savings Darnall Handfield Savings Dawn Walterhouse Savings Dawshawndre Deane Savings Dayna R. Ferriera Savings Decklin A Beresford Savings Del Pino, Carlos Savings Demeika Quant Savings Demetrio Quant Savings Demico McDonald Savings Deniro Lafrenier Savings Der Torossian Debra Savings Dernelle Williams

Savings Deseanette

McDonald Savings Devanio Quant Savings Devon Simmons Savings Diane Lemire Savings Diangelo A Coverley Savings Dinyane Sibera Savings Donald Richard Miller Savings Donavan Francis Savings Donna Marlene

E Wint Savings Doughty R/

Williams W Savings Dulga Gray Savings Earlsalena Robinson Savings Eddiejean Siffrad Savings Edith/John Moore Savings Edwin Spengeman Savings Elisnet Estephane Savings Elliot Cunningham Savings English Freites Savings Enoch Richard Savings Eric Deknock Savings Eric Schwing Savings Eric Story Savings Ericka A Rogers/

Coralee E Simpson Savings Erin E/Ethan

C/Ariana Grant Savings Ernacio Forbes Savings Ernequa Hall Savings Eugene Gardiner Savings Ezequiel Louima Savings Fouad

Mikhael Marjaba Savings Frank Bertrant Savings Frank Jean Savings Future Films Savings Garnet Ricketts

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NOTICE OF DORMANT ACCOUNT Account Type Account Name Savings Gary Lalonde Savings Gary Miles Savings Gaurdvin J

Missick Jr. Savings George Anne Bunting Savings George Leylegian Savings Ginsie Dievuleil Savings Girlie Joseph Savings Godgia Robinson Savings Goldston N/D Savings Guerline Julien Savings Guintaya H.A. Ellis Savings Heather Dabbagh Savings Hibbert headley Savings Holly Hamilton Savings Howard A Stubbs Jr Savings Hubert/Giselle James Savings Hubertus Stolwerk Savings Hudson L Gardiner Savings Ian F Gosling Current Investments

W A View Savings Irina Feldman Savings Isaac Missick Savings Isabella Cox Savings J/T Tabell Savings Jacques/

Argerome Alexis Savings Jadesha S Forbes Savings Jairo Duran Pineda Savings Jamael Delancy Savings Jamecia Glinton Savings James Ewing Savings Jamesly Prosper Savings Jaswantrai Doshi Savings Javiel Montes Savings Jazmin Rodgers Savings Jean E Pierre Savings Jean/

Emanise Stilmar Savings Jeffrey Chase Savings Jesly Prosper Savings Jesula Prosper Savings Jharel-Anma Ferriera Savings John Forde Savings John Grice Savings John Wynns Savings John/

Jacqueline Todd Savings Jonathan Burgess Savings Jordan Garland Savings Jovan Handfield Savings Judith/Mari Oliveira Savings Julliet Marcia Watson Savings Justin Lightbourne Savings Justin P Pettress

Account Type Account Name Savings Kadis Simmons Savings Kandoll N Gardiner Savings Karen Swann Savings Kavano Lightbourne Savings Kaylam Marvin Pratt Savings Kazmaine Been Savings Keandra Gardiner Savings Ke-Ara James Savings Keitha Comrie Savings Kelly Demontgny Savings Kenardo Penn Savings Kendrenna Penn Savings Kenly Taylor Savings Kenville Charles Savings Kenyetta Grant Savings Kezia Ariza Savings Kimberley Handfield Savings Kimberly Keith Savings Kindra Blumentritt Savings Kiovani Gourgue Savings Kristina Dietsche Savings L Osterman/

Mi Newman Savings Ladeika Adams Savings Lakier Grant Savings Lamar G Walters Savings Laquad Garland Savings Larry Francis Savings Laura Ali Savings Lebert Ramcharan Savings Lemano Lawan

Malcolm Current Lemetik SSSI Limited Savings Lev Olevson Savings Lind/Sherra Schwiers Savings Liujee Morris Savings Livie Gerelus Savings Lloydeka E

Handfield Savings Lloydyanna Stubbs Savings Louis Bielmann Savings Louis E Grant Savings Lovely Phillippe Savings Lunneiara Joseph Savings Lunt S/J Hunter Savings Malik R Ingham Savings Marco Eygendaal Savings Maria Olivia Savings Mario Rigby Savings Marlene E Hanchard Savings Mary Roney/Bailey Savings Mathew Gardiner Savings Matthew Lang Savings Maurissa Handfield

Account Type Account Name Savings Maxilien Daceus Savings Melia &/

or Angleo Harvey Savings Meredith Grimmer Savings Mervin Cox Jnr. Savings Michael G/

Marlene S Milne Savings Michael Neehuis Savings Michael Palmer Savings Michael Valle Savings Milessa Ali Savings Milford Campbell Savings Millicent Ellis Savings Moise Jacques Current New Jersey

Amigo Ltd Savings New Test.

C.O.G Dist Savings Niurka Santos Current Northcote & Co Savings Omar Morris Savings Orvin F. Williams Jnr Savings Patricia Chidiac Savings Patrick Coughlan Savings Patrick G Liddy Savings Paul Little Savings Paul Spong Savings Paula Higgs Savings Paula McKenzie Current People's Auction/

Provo Fun Savings Quanisha Blaise Savings Quesny Louis Savings Quinton Harvey Savings Rakinido/

Enid Walkin Savings Rashanell Rigby Savings Reinsurance Topper Savings Rhian E A Davies Savings Rhondeisha C Gray Savings Rhys E F Davies Savings Ricardo Small Savings Richard Anace Savings Richard Morris Savings Richard Stadtherr Savings Ricou/Prind Browning Savings Robert &/or

Edline Anace Savings Robert Clarke Savings Roger Harvey Savings Roma Robinson Savings Rotel Hall Savings Rozel Parker Savings Sacoya Sade Taylor Savings Salaam Fulford Continued

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NOTICE OF DORMANT ACCOUNT Account Type Account Name Savings Samardia Walkin Savings Sandra Davis Savings Satoshi Inoue Savings Savannah Ewing Savings Scott Hall Current Scott Overseas Savings Sean B Cartwright Savings Seaview

Guest Taylor Current Sevens Investments Savings Shain Empey Savings Shanice Swann Savings Shaquaille Grant Savings Shaquant Penn Savings Sharnette

P Purchase Savings Shaulene Barwise Savings Shawn Thompson Savings Shawnae Knowles Savings Shell Trevens Savings Shequille Grant Savings Shermal Francis Savings Soeurette Forbes Savings Srikumaru Sambasivam

Account Type Account Name

Account Type Account Name

Current St. Monica's Church Savings Stephen J Stubbs Savings Steve/Tam

Dressler-Koerner Savings Steven Brown Savings Susan Blumentritt Savings Susan Leslie Savings Sydney Outten Savings Sykoria Francis Savings Takuo Hasegawa Savings Tamyn Banks Savings Tange Williams Savings Tanshell P Willams Savings Tarado Lewis Savings TCI

Reservations Ltd Savings Tevan Missick Current The O Caribbean

Islands Holding Ltd Current The O Property

Collection Ltd Savings Thomas Flakstad Savings Trana Mario Jr Current Trapp & Associates Savings Travis Rigby

Savings Trevante K.M Brown Savings Trinee Bethel Current Account Turks Fest Committee Savings Valmir Jacques Savings Vanilia Etienne Savings Vlachos Brooke K Savings Walter Simmons Current Water Sports Association Savings Wayne Adams Savings Wayne Seale Savings Wesly Chery Current West Atlantic Savings Wildano Joseph Savings Wilder Dorcius Savings William Smith Savings William/Linda Ferguson Savings William/

Margaret Aldridge Savings Yefri Williams Savings Zanovia Francis Savings Zemnobia Valentine

The public is also hereby given notice of the following– 1.

Unless one or more of the following transactions are effected on a dormant account listed above on or before the (Specify date), the monies in the dormant account will be transferred to the general revenue of the Islands without further notice-

(a)

Increase or decrease the amount held or owed in the Financial Institution1;

Present the passbook or other record for the crediting of interest or dividends in respect to any general deposit, demand deposit, savings deposit or deposit for a fixed period, made in the Islands;

(b)

1 Interest paid, or account fees applied, by a Financial Institution on monies held or owed in the Financial Institution shall not be regarded as a transaction which increase or decreases the amount held in the Financial Institution pursuant to section 4(4) of the Dormant Accounts Ordinance.

(c)

Correspond in writing with the Financial Institution concerning the monies; or

(d)

Otherwise indicate an interest in the monies as evidenced in writing by the Financial Institution.

2.

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

3.

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

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Authorised Officer Dated this 01 day of October 2015 11482

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MMK CONSULTANCY

Acting on behalf of our client is looking to fill the following position:

LIVE-IN COUPLE REQUIRED TO WORK IN A PRIVATE VILLA A couple is required to work in a private villa, a Cook and Housekeeper. This is a live-in position and accommodation is provided for a couple possessing the following skills:

VILLA COOK

The successful candidate must possess the following: • Preferably at least 5 years experience in a luxury hotel or restaurant or as a personal cook in a private residence

• He/she must possess the ability to prepare a range of international cuisine,(Asian, fusion cuisine, French, Italian), as well as cater to guests individual dietary preferences that include vegetarian, vegan, kosher, organic diets etc.

• Full ability and responsibility to take on menu planning and food preparation for house parties BBQ’s, business meetings • Maintain the cleanliness and proper sanitation of the kitchen at all times including deep cleaning of appliances, pots and pans, kitchen tools etc.

• Exercise good cost control presenting monthly monitoring and replenishment of stocks and supplies • Computer literacy would be an advantage but no essential with the ability to record and present invoices and purchases in an accurate manner

Suitable qualified candidates must apply in writing with resume details to P.O. Box 143, Providenciales or email: jessica@thesource.tc or contact: 231-6991 11462

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Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Property Management Summary

The Property Manager is responsible for the general operation, maintenance and record keeping of at least one property, but typically several, which are part of the company’s management portfolio, reporting to the General Manager on a regular basis.

Duties associated with this role include lease negotiation, marketing, bookkeeping, landscape management as well as all tasks associated with co-ordination of property maintenance, repairs, regulations and inspections.

As such mandatory experience for this role includes a minimum of 10 years’ experience in business accounting, along with several years of each, team management, contractor co-ordination, real estate management and landscaping management. Successful individuals working in this role generally possess a diverse skill-set including the ability to negotiate, build relationships, manage records, attract tenants and coordinate with contractors. Additionally, they should have sound knowledge of real estate, business and financial proceedings.

Skills

• Accounting and Finance background (extensive), with the ability to use QuickBooks and Excel to provide at least monthly reporting to company management and property owners as required.

• Administrative skills and demonstrable attention to details.

• Communication and negotiation skills dealing with property owners in contract preparation, leasing arrangements and other reporting requirements.

• Real Estate background with understanding of property leasing, previous work with maintenance and construction contractors and the ability to identify and resolve issues in extremely prompt fashion (our clients can be paying $1,000's per night and EVERYTHING must work all the time).

• Experience in Landscape management of at least several years, knowledge of plant types, environmental suitability and health. Again some of our properties have individual plants worth in excess of $10-15,000, it's the responsibility of the Property Manager to ensure correct irrigation/feeding and maintenance of these valuable assets of our clients.

• Ability to work flexible hours and extended periods, we have a season that can be very busy, the Property Manager is expected to be available to clients 24/7 when they are in-residence, position is a salaried position and after hours work is expected.

• Being positive and encouraging to co-workers and contractors, being courteous to clients.

• To maintain and increase market profitability and return on capital, through defining and executing a clear strategy that will build on the existing revenue base, adding new sources of business, driving best-in-class service innovation, optimizing asset utilization and maintaining the reputation for high levels of customer service and tight cost control.

• Full P&L responsibility for the market, ensuring all key performance indicators are achieved.

• To foster the culture of dynamism, innovation and imagination – all adapted to local market conditions and opportunities • To provide strong and inspirational leadership to an experienced and motivated senior management team and employees at all levels • To focus on management and employee development, attracting new management talent as required to complement the existing resources and identifying, retaining and developing a highly talented and motivated workforce in a multi-cultural environment.

• To be the guardian of the company's brand equity and public image to consumers, government and other stakeholders • To respect the direct personal accountability conferred on the role and Board for market financial and market performance, on a monthly basis and to achieve the financial objectives of the company as per the approved company budget • To ensure a complete Business Continuity Plan is in place for the market and that the business is prepared and protected in the event of disaster.

• To drive a culture of Organizational Health and Safety within the company.

• Works collaboratively with members of Digicel Group regional management team to harness synergies and efficiencies • To ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory responsibilities.

• To ensure Corporate Social Responsibility within the community.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Proven expertise, preferably in a telecommunications environment • Experience in general management, ideally in a mobile telecoms and cable operation.

• Commercial acumen, maturity and professionalism with the ability to bring immediate experience, credibility and value to bear with all stakeholders.

• A personal track record of success in meeting aggressive sales and revenue targets • Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, influencing, forceful, and convincing • Strong leadership qualities with the ability to build high performance teams.

• Versatility, flexibility and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities • Effective communicator and negotiator.

• Ability to work in deadline-driven, fast paced environment

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

HEAD MECHANIC

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management • A Master’s degree in Business Administration would be an asset.

• 8-10 years equivalent experience in a Telecommunications environment.

Must be certified Minimum of 10 years’ experience teaching skills Laborers must have a valid driver’s license Mechanics must have a valid driver’s license Salary commensurate with experience

Email all resumes and CV’s to: branitz@yahoo.com

This position reports to the Regional CEO and is responsible for leadership and general management of Digicel Turks and Caicos Islands, to ensure that the revenue and targets are achieved.

The successful candidate must have a first class record of achievement in leading within a competitive market. The individual must have a proven ability to manage change and create organizational effectiveness. Critical to this role is the ability to build relationships with stakeholders and the community at large in order to uphold the Digicel Brand.

Acting on behalf of our clients: Trail Property Management is looking to fill the following positions:

• • • • •

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Interested applicants should forward their resume to hrtci@digicelgroup.com no later than October 15th. 2015.

Qualified TCI nationals are encouraged to apply.

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Sports Interational Blatter, Platini and Valcke suspended by FIFA FIFA has provisionally suspended its president Sepp Blatter, secretary general Jerome Valcke and vicepresident Michel Platini for 90 days.

The punishments were handed out by the ethics committee of football’s world governing body, which is investigating the three over corruption allegations.

V & M SECURITY Is looking for a

It also banned ex-FIFA vice-president Chung Mongjoon for six years.

Issa Hayatou, who heads Africa’s football confederation (Caf), will act as FIFA president during Blatter’s ban.

Spain’s Angel Maria Villar is expected to head UEFA European football’s governing body - while its current president Platini is suspended.

But Platini - and Chung - are still hoping to replace Blatter when he steps down as president in February.

Hayatou, meanwhile, has issued a statement saying he will only serve on an interim basis and will not be standing for election.

Explaining its decision to ban Blatter, Platini and Valcke, the ethics committee

GRACEWAY SPORT CENTRE Is looking to employ:

To work 6 days per week salary $6.50 per hour.

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contact: 332-5029 DIVE PROVO

Job requirements: • Level 2 International Tennis Federation approved • Hold a physical trainer degree • Minimum 8 years experience as a Junior and Professional tennis player • Certified for junior training • USTA player 7.0 Wages commensurate with experience and certification Please send your resume at: info@gracewaysports.com

F.R.S. TIRE SHOP Is looking for a

Is looking for an Experienced

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Security Guard

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said: “The grounds for these decisions are the investigations that are being carried out by the investigatory chamber of the ethics committee.”

The three are banned from any football activity in the interim. They deny any wrongdoing.

Britain’s FIFA vicepresident David Gill has called for an emergency meeting of its executive committee following Thursday’s developments.

The Football Association, which last week reiterated its support for Platini’s presidency bid, said it would “await the results” of FIFA’s inquiry and the Swiss investigation, with chairman Greg Dyke said the organisation would withdraw its support if Platini is found to have “behaved dishonestly”.

A statement issued by Blatter’s lawyers said the president was “disappointed” the ethics committee had not followed its own code in allowing him an opportunity to be heard, and claimed the suspension was based on “a misunderstanding of the

ISLAND CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of our clients is looking to fill the following positions:

A statement issued by Sepp Blatter’s lawyers said the president was “disappointed” the ethics committee had not followed its own code in allowing him an opportunity to be heard, and claimed the suspension was based on “a misunderstanding of the actions of the attorney general in Switzerland”.

actions of the attorney general in Switzerland”.

It added: “President Blatter looks forward to the opportunity to present evidence that will demonstrate that he did not engage in any misconduct, criminal or otherwise.”

Chung said he was not surprised by his ban, but described it “as a most blatant miscarriage of justice”, adding that FIFA was “in total meltdown” and the

investigation against him was “politically motivated” against his presidential campaign.

FIFA’s ethics committee began its investigation into Blatter after the Swiss attorney general opened criminal proceedings against the 79-year-old.

He is accused of signing a contract “unfavourable” to FIFA and making a “disloyal payment” to Platini, who is also president of European football’s governing body - UEFA.

JOSEPH MORLEY

MAXWELL DELANCY

Is looking for a

Is looking for a

Labourer

Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour

AG CONSTRUCTION Is looking for the following positions:

contact: 345-3682

Kitchen Helper

Salary $6.50 per hour

Painter Salary $9.00 per hour 11468

Contact: 346-3907

Contact: 332-5029

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CAICOS CAFÉ LTD. is looking for SOMMELIER/ WINE SPECIALIST

Greenskeeper

– $6.25 per hour Must be willing to work 6 days per week

• Must have a Sommelier Certification who specialize in all aspects of wine services and food pairing, coordinates all service beverage of the restaurant and work with the management team and chef regarding food and beverage cost.

• Must be able to work weekends, nights and holidays • Must be able to work 6 days per week and have at least 8 years experience • Must be able to speak and write English • Must be physically fit, dependable and hardworking

CHEF DE PARTIE

• Must be able to work weekends, nights and holidays • Must be able to work 6 days per week • Clean the kitchen after service • Must have at least 8 years’ experience • Must have good knowledge of sautéed seafood, shellfish, meat and poultry, grilling, rotisserie, butchery, sauces, broth and dressing • Must be able to speak English • Must be physically fit, dependable and hardworking Salaries are paid on experience and quality of work

All resumes CV’s letters of reference along with a clean police record must be delivered at Caicos Café, Grace Bay 11461

labourer

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour contact: 341-5029 11463

CECIL GEORGE BAILEY Is looking for a

per week salary $6.25 per hour

contact: 244-3732

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11063

Contact: 333-1199

laboUrer To work 6 days

DELMEN IMPORT & EXPORT LTD. Is looking for a

babysitter labourer To work 6 days To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

per week salary $6.25 per hour.

contact: 244-2740

contact: 332-5029

11462

contact: Alan Jardine 946-5029

To work 6 days per week salary $6.25 per hour.

Carpenter

Must be willing to work 6 days per week salary $7.00 per hour

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Salary $24,000$26,000.

labourer 11465

Scuba Instructor

Contact: 332-5029

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Sports Interational Banned drugs found in 3,800 samples in 2014, says WADA

Messi and his father paid €5m back to the Spanish tax authorities two years ago.

Messi to stand trial for tax fraud in Spain ARGENTINA and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father should stand trial on tax fraud charges, a court in Spain has ruled.

The judge in charge of the case rejected the request by prosecutors to drop the charges against the striker.

Messi and his father Jorge are accused of defrauding Spain of more than €4m (£3.1m; $5m). They deny any wrongdoing.

Lawyers acting on behalf of the tax authorities demanded 22-month jail sentences for both defendants.

Prosecutors allege that Jorge avoided paying tax on his son’s earnings by using offshore companies in Belize and Uruguay in 2007-09.

Messi’s lawyers had argued that the player had “never devoted a minute of his life to reading, studying or analysing” the contracts, El Pais newspaper reported earlier.

“There are rational signs that the

criminality was committed by both accused parties,” wrote the judge in a court filing, according to the AFP news agency.

No date has been set for the trial of the 28-year-old footballer - the four-time World Player of the Year and one of the richest athletes in the world.

In June, the high court in Barcelona ruled that Messi should not be granted impunity for not knowing what was happening with his finances, which were being managed in part by his father.

The income related to Messi’s image rights, including contracts with Banco Sabadell, Danone, Adidas, Pepsi-Cola, Procter and Gamble, and the Kuwait Food Company.

Messi and his father made a voluntary €5m “corrective payment” - equal to the alleged unpaid tax plus interest - in August 2013. (BBC)

Banned substances were found in more than 3,800 samples out of 283,304 tests carried out worldwide last year, World Anti-Doping Agency figures reveal.

However, that represented a fall, across all sports, of more than 10%, despite an increase in the number of tests carried out.

Athletics has been the subject of allegations of widespread doping.

And Wada has told the BBC more than 10% of elite athletes could be using performance-enhancing drugs.

August’s athletics World Championships in Beijing included 66 competitors who had previously been subject to doping sanctions.

Athletics’ governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), carried out more than 1,400 tests on 878 athletes - almost half of the total number of competitors - in China. Just two - Kenyan runners Joyce Zakary and Koki Manunga failed them, although the IAAF said samples would be frozen and stored for future reanalysis as science and technology progressed.

These are not included in the WADA figures, which relate to 2014.

As well as the reduction in samples containing banned substances - or ‘adverse analytical findings’ - in 2014, the number of tests requiring further investigation also fell. In contrast, the number of adverse findings had increased by more than 10% between 2012 and 2013.

Wada says the fall in these ‘atypical findings’ is partly due to the introduction of the athlete biological passport.

Wada feels that more than 10% of elite athletes could be using performance-enhancing drugs.

WADA’s results report the number of tests carried out by sport governing bodies and national antidoping organisations submitted to its 32 accredited laboratories worldwide.

A blood or urine sample showing a banned substance does not automatically mean the athlete in question has been doping. Some prohibited substances can be produced naturally by the body, for example.

Wada’s 2014 report reveals which national anti-doping authorities test their athletes most frequently though it does not include figures on the number of active competitors by country.

The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency, perhaps unsurprisingly

given the country’s population, took the most samples of any, with 0.4% of the 13,180 samples taken detecting banned substances, while Russia’s also took more than 10,000 samples last year.

UK Anti-Doping, the body responsible for testing British sportsmen and sportswomen, analysed 5,160 samples with 0.7% recording adverse findings.

In contrast, the Jamaican AntiDoping Commission, which was rebuked by Wada for its approach in 2013, conducted 347 tests - all coming back clean - while the National Anti-Doping Centre of Ukraine collected just two samples, one of which showed a banned substance. (BBC)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

BELONGER STATUS APPLICATION

Take Notice that I, PETER BECKINGHAM, 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 VARLAINE GRAY by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

Take Notice that I, PETER BECKINGHAM, 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 MARCELINE DUCASSE ELLIS by virtue of marriage to a Belonger.

PETER BECKINGHAM

PETER BECKINGHAM

(Section 3 (2) of the Immigration Ordinance)

(Section 3 (2) of the Immigration Ordinance)

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Rugby World Cup:

Habana equals Lomu record as Springboks thrash USA Bryan Habana equaled the Rugby World Cup try-scoring record as South Africa clinched top spot in Pool B by thrashing the United States 64-0 at London’s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday.

The winger crossed for three of his team’s 10 tries to match New Zealand legend Jonah Lomu’s alltime milestone of 15 overall at the tournament.

The Springboks will next face the loser of Saturday’s match between the top two Pool A teams, Australia and Wales.

The winner of that game will take on either Scotland or Japan in the last eight. The Scots can clinch second place by beating Samoa on Saturday in Newcastle, ahead of the closing match between Japan and the U.S. on Sunday.

In the other game Wednesday, Namibia narrowly lost to Georgia 1617 at Sandy Park in Exeter. Namibia face Argentina on Sunday, but do not have a chance of advancing beyond the pool stage. The African side, the lowest ranked in the tournament, has never won a World Cup match.

Georgia’s win, their second in the competition, all but guarantees the

If he becomes a senator Manny Pacquiao would likely retire from boxing.

Bryan Habana crossed for three of his team’s 10 tries to match New Zealand legend Jonah Lomu’s all-time milestone of 15 overall at the tournament.

side a place in the 2019 World Cup, due to take place in Japan.

“Georgia came along to the World Cup for the first time in 2003, and now in 2015 we’re in the top 12 teams at the World Cup,” said prop Davit Zirakashvili after playing his last game for the side.

“It’s really something beautiful for a small country like Georgia.

I hope in the coming years that we will climb to the top 12, top 10 or top eight.”

The Americans have yet to register a point from three games, though managed to hold the twotime world champion Boks to just 14-0 at halftime.

However, Heyneke Meyer’s team then ran in eight tries after the break, with Habana notching his hat-trick in the space of just 19 minutes.

It was the biggest winning margin of the tournament so far, and the American Eagles’ largest World Cup defeat. (CNN)

Klopp agrees three-year deal as Liverpool’s manager JURGEN Klopp has agreed a threeyear deal to become Liverpool manager.

The 48-year-old German replaces Brendan Rodgers, who was sacked on Sunday after three and a half years in charge with the club 10th in the Premier League.

Klopp has been out of work since May, when he ended a seven-year spell at Borussia Dortmund to take a sabbatical.

He is expected to have Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz - his former assistants at the Bundesliga club - as part of his coaching staff at Anfield.

Sean O’Driscoll, who was Rodgers’s assistant, has left the club while Gary McAllister has been moved from first-team coach to a new “ambassadorial position”.

No contract has yet been signed but that is viewed as a formality when Klopp arrives in Liverpool later on Thursday. He will be officially unveiled by Liverpool on Friday morning at 10:00 BST. After seven years as Mainz boss, Klopp joined Dortmund in 2008 and led them to two Bundesliga titles.

They lost to Wolfsburg in last season’s German Cup final - his final game - at the end of a campaign in which they struggled domestically, finishing seventh in the league.

Pacquiao to run for Philippine Senate PHILIPPINE boxing hero Manny Pacquiao said Monday he plans to run for a post in the influential Philippine Senate despite a lacklustre stint as a congressman.

The star announced he will run as a candidate for the 24-seat upper chamber in May 2016, to mixed reactions from fans.

“Yes, I’m going to run for (a) Senate post this coming 2016 election. But as to which party, that’s still to be determined,” said the fighter.

The boxer popularly known as “Pac-Man”, said President Benigno Aquino’s ruling Liberal Party had been courting him but

added that he is also close to the leaders of rival parties.

Pacquiao, 36, used his athletic renown to be elected as congressman of an impoverished district in the southern Philippines in 2010, despite his punishing training schedule and a foray as playing coach in the country’s competitive basketball league.

He has won eight world championships in different weight divisions but lost the richest fight in boxing history in a unanimous decision to his American rival Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in May.

Novak Djokovic, a five-time winner at the China Open, is now only behind Rafa Nadal who had a 31-0 run in the French Open at Roland Garros.

The 48-year-old Jurgen Klopp replaces Brendan Rodgers, who was sacked on Sunday after three and a half years in charge with the club 10th in the Premier League.

Klopp will take over a Liverpool side who have won only four of their 11 games in all competitions this season.

The international break means his first game in charge is a Premier League match at Tottenham on 17 October.

Klopp will have to work within the existing structure and what has become known as Anfield’s ‘transfer committee’.

It is the group that plots and carries out transfer strategy and up until Sunday night consisted of Rodgers, scouts Dave Fallows and Barry Hunter, the man in charge of analysis Michael Edwards, FSG’s Anfield representative Mike Gordon and chief executive Ian Ayre.

Rodgers, who took over in June 2012, led the Reds to second place in the Premier League in 2013-14.

(BBC)

Djokovic extends hot streak in China Open NOVAK Djokovic kept his juggernaut rolling at the China Open by improving to 26-0 with a 6-2 6-1 win over local hope Zhang Ze on Thursday which tied him with Jimmy Connors for the secondlongest unbeaten record at an ATP Tour event.

The Serbian top seed, a five-time winner at the China Open, is now only behind Rafa Nadal who had

a 31-0 run in the French Open at Roland Garros.

The world number one was unable to identify any particular reason for his performance at the tournament and said the conditions here were just in sync with his game.

“The conditions are definitely suitable to my game,” Djokovic was quoted as saying by the ATP website (www.atpworldtour.com).

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TCIFA hosts successful FIFA intermediate coaching course Twenty five football enthusiasts have successfully completed a two-day intermediate coaching course, which was led by FIFA senior instructor Roy Millar.

The October 4-5 course, held in Providenciales at the TCIFA ground, is one of many held recently by the Football Association as it looks to develop and

enhance its technical support.

TCIFA’s Technical Director Craig Harrington said that the islands are beginning to get noticed because of the courses.

“The coaching education courses we hold here at the TCIFA are continuing to expand in reputation.

Whether you want to coach the

Most of the participants are also involved in other aspects of the game locally.

Under-7’s, school teams or work with the senior players, coaching is important to the development of the

game of football.”

Millar is the former Director of Coaching for the Irish Football

Association and former manager of the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team.

Shahadat Hossain is wanted in connection with the alleged physical abuse of his 11-year-old domestic helper.

Matt Barnes (right) found Derek Fisher (left) at his home, which he shares with estranged wife Gloria Govan.

Wanted Bangladesh cricketer turns himself in

Sources: NBA to likely investigate Derek Fisher-Matt Barnes confrontation

AN international cricket star wanted in connection with the alleged abuse of his 11-year-old domestic helper has turned himself in to a court in Bangladesh.

Shahadat Hossain, a bowler with the Bangladeshi national team, had been on the run with his wife since early last month.

With her husband still missing, police arrested Jesmine Jahan Nritto Shahadat on Sunday, Bangladesh Police Inspector General Nazrul Islam told CNN Monday.

Islam said Hossain then surrendered himself to a tribunal court in Dhaka on Monday morning and applied for bail. A judge refused to grant him bail.

Last month, the 11-year-old girl, who has not been named, reported

that the couple had physically tortured her and left her on a street.

According to police, the girl had substantial injuries -- several parts of her body were dislocated, she had swollen eyes, and was bruised extensively.

Police said Shahadat and his wife disappeared from their home in Dhaka.

Hossain, 29, made his debut for the national team in 2005, and has gone on to play in 36 Test matches and 51 One Day Internationals for his country.

He has taken more than 100 wickets across both versions of the game.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has since suspended Shahadat from all forms of cricket until further notice. (CNN)

NEW York Knicks coach Derek Fisher and Memphis Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes had a physical confrontation on Saturday night in Los Angeles, sources told Yahoo Sports.

Fisher had travelled to California on Saturday to visit his children and was visiting the house that Barnes shared with his estranged wife, Gloria Govan, the former star of the “Basketball Wives LA” reality show, sources said.

Barnes, who had concluded Grizzlies training camp in Santa Barbara, arrived at the house and a physical confrontation ensued on Saturday night, sources said. Barnes has known for “over a month” that Fisher is engaged in a relationship with his estranged wife, a source close to him told Yahoo Sports.

The New York Post first reported the altercation.

Barnes, 35, told friends that two people at the house – including a relative of his estranged wife – interceded on Fisher’s behalf, sources told Yahoo Sports.

Barnes found Fisher, 41, in the backyard with Gloria and family members, and the altercation escalated from there, into the kitchen and then the home’s front room, one witness said.

Fisher filed for divorce from his wife in March.

Fisher is considering legal action for the incident, sources said, but had not yet filed any charges.

The Knicks, Grizzlies and NBA security have been made aware of the incident and are expected to soon start working together on a

probe of Saturday night’s events. A significant part of the NBA’s security department is overseas working closely on the league’s preseason games in Europe, sources told Yahoo Sports.

“We are aware and currently gathering information regarding today’s report involving Matt Barnes,” the Grizzlies said in a statement.

Barnes had been with the Grizzlies at training camp in Santa Barbara, and Fisher had flown to Los Angeles on a Knicks off day over the weekend. Fisher missed the Knicks practice on Monday for what the team termed “a personal matter,” but sources said that his failure to return to New York had to do with a malfunction on a private jet.

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TCI Sports Hall of Fame:

Bien-Aime, Gardiner, Robinson and Josh for Sports to be inducted

Former Weekly News sports columnist the late Joshua ‘Obed’ Gardiner aka Josh for Sports will be among the first inductees in the TCI Sports Hall of Fame.

Along with Gardiner, FIFA powerhouse Sonia BienAime, former TCAAA and TCI Commonwealth Games Association president Rita Gardiner and sports workhorse, current Director of Sports (AG), Judith Robinson will also be honoured.

The TCI Sports Awards Ceremony and Banquet will be held on October 24th from 19:30h at the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex.

The four have all played their parts in developing sports in the Turks and Caicos. Gardiner, who was later known for his feisty articles, was instrumental in the development of the TCAAA in the 1970s and was actually the first director of sports in the TCI. He also formed the popular track club, the Bain-Town Flyers in the Bahamas.

Rita Gardiner (no relation) also played a pivotal role in developing the TCAAA decades ago and in its resuscitation later on. She also formed the TCI Commonwealth Games Association and had served at the helm for several years.

Bien-Aime is a pioneer in female football. She played the game, but rose to stardom as an official, breaking the male dominance in places like the Caribbean Football Union, CONCACAF and world body FIFA. Robinson has done tremendous work behind the scenes. She has worked in all positions and has helped numerous teams and individuals throughout the years in various sports.

Along with the foursome,

Founding member of the TCAAA and former triple-jump U-16 world record holder (unofficial) the late Joshua ‘Obed’ Gardiner.

FIFA Executive member Sonia Bien-Aime has dominated football at all levels over the years.

Longstanding sports administrator Rita Gardiner has been involved in sports for decades.

Judith Robinson, the current Director of Sports (AG), has been integrally involved in a number of sports as both athlete and administrator.

a number of other persons are expected to be honoured in various categories. Among the categories are: Sports Personality of the Year, Unsung Hero of the year, Sponsor of the Year, Association of the Year and

Candace Hanchell, Gertrude Forbes, Paula Vigil-Stubbs, Keith Cox, Olivia Park, Tanesia Gardiner, Anthony Gardiner, Emily Bayles, Enie St. Jean, Akia Guerrier, Mackenson Cadet, Woodens Corvil,

male and female athletes of the year in several age categories.

National football captain Billy Forbes and long jump record holder Ifeanyi Otuonye are among the nominees. Other persons include:

Beach Volleyball All Star Games billed for Ricky’s Beach Bar this Sunday THE second week of the Beach Volleyball All Star Games will be held in front of Ricky’s Beach Bar (Flamingo Café) this Sunday from 11:00h.

The four-week league, which is sponsored by the Wine Cellar and Casablanca Casino, has 15 teams competing in 5s format with three subs allowed.

Information from the organisers indicates that the teams will have at

least one player from the opposite sex.

Each win will be a single point; the team with the most points at the end of the league will collect the spoils.

Initially the Somewhere Café, Hemingway’s Restaurant/Beach, Blue Haven and Ricky’s Beach Bar were identified for the league, but because Joaquin affected some of the beaches, venues might change.

Part of the action in the opening week of the tournament.

Christma Jean Louis and Danzella Jennings.

Tickets ($60) can be purchase at the Department of Sports offices throughout the islands and from any of the sporting organisations.

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HAB Group/TCICA Summer T20 Cricket League:

Bruno cops three awards as Police win final

NATIONAL cricketer Garvin Bruno slept approximately two hours last Saturday night. He was trapped in the Bahamas because of Hurricane Joaquin and was unsure if he would have returned to Providenciales for Sunday’s final.

Bruno, who made his come back this season after a two-year break from the game, had broken the national T-20 record (165*) in August and seemed vital for a Police victory against opponents Quality Super Kings at the Downtown Ball Park in the HAB Group/TCICA Summer T20 Cricket League championship game.

The opening batsman’s flight landed shortly before the start of play, he just had time to file some paperwork at the police station and

then he made his way to the ground (still with his luggage). Fortunately he had informed the side earlier that he would have made the trip, so he was selected in the final XI. When the 28-year-old reached the venue, the game had already started and the Lawmen were fielding after the Super Kings had won the toss and elected to bat.

A tired Bruno, however, played his part well. He nabbed two wickets with his off-spin. His first wicket was the big one. He had Nuwan Bodhinayake, the Kings’ in form batsman caught at a short third man position, playing against the spin.

Bodhinayake, the previous record holder (150), had struck 140 in the semi-finals, and seemed

set for another big score. When he lost his wicket he had already amassed 46 runs (4X6s and 2X6s).

Unfortunately, except for 23 runs from Damian St. Ange, no one else assisted as the Kings were bowled out in 16.3 overs for a paltry 133.

Medium pacer Sabuton John and left arm fast bowler Chabbie Charlery led the Lawmen with three and two wickets respectively.

The eventual man-of-the-match Bruno returned with the bat and clobbered a half-century in the chase as Police reached the winning score in 10 overs.

Bruno hit seven fours and four sixes in his score of 54, while skipper Kareem Jack added 47 (8X4s).

Andy Khutalingham finished with 1-25 from two overs.

For his exploits Bruno was not only named man-of-the-match, but man-of-the-series. His tally with the bat also resulted in him winning the most runs trophy. Former Barbados national all-rounder Marlon Graham, who plays for Mitsubishi Electric, won the most wicket trophy.

Garvin Bruno won the man-of-the-series, the most runs and the man-of-the-match trophies.

All set for Delano Williams Foundation 5K and 10K races

Trophies and medals up for grabs this Saturday.

TCI born international sprinter Delano Williams has returned home and is ready for this Saturday’s road races in Providenciales and Grand Turk.

Williams, through his Delano Williams Sports Foundation is hosting 5K and 10K road races in both islands with the hope of raising funds for athletes and athletic events next year.

“I want to see everyone out there and we’ll do it together, bring your 3Ds (dedication, determination and discipline) and let’s have some fun,” he had told the Weekly News.

The national 100M and 200M record holder, who in August helped Great Britain’s senior 400M relay team to a third place finish at the IAAF World Championships, said that he is also home to celebrate with his people.

In Provo the race starts at 5:00h (5AM). Runners doing the 5K will leave the Kids Park and head to Sommerset before returning to the starting point, while 10K runners will head to Gracebay Club before also returning to the Kids Park.

At 17:00h (5PM) the event will be held in Grand Turk and

both 5K and 10K runners will start from the Lighthouse. The shorter-distance runners will head to Methodist Folly before finishing at the Parade Ground.

10K runners will make their way to Pond Street then on to the Governor’s Beach before also finishing at the Parade Ground.

Registration fee is $20 for adult

and $5 for children. A t-shirt and an armband will be given to all runners.

Interested runners from Grand Turk can contact Mrs. Rita Gardiner on 649-231-0312 for registration forms. Runners in Provo can contact Mrs. Gertrude Forbes on 649-2314307 or 649-331-4307.

Inter Caribbean flew Williams and his coach in for the event.

Four teams battling in Provo Masters League THE Provo Masters League (for players aged 35 and over) was scheduled to start on Thursday evening at the TCIFA Football Field in Providenciales.

The football tournament has attracted four teams this season, including defending champions Teachers FC. The other teams are Cheshire Hall, Police and Realest. Games will be played every Thursday until the first week in December. The opening encounter will start at 18:30h,

while the feature clash starts at 19:40h.

A release from the league coordinator Michael Robertson stated that: “The teams in the league will feature talents from across the spectrum of the community including managers, teachers and lawyers, and is expected to treat families and friends; including children, to the usual fun and excitement it has been known for over the years.”

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