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BOYCE ADMITS MISCONDUCT Former minister of Government, Lillian Boyce, has been severed from the Special Investigations and Prosecution Team (SIPT) trial due to a change in plea.

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159 RESCUED AT SEA AFTER MIGRANT BOAT CAPSIZES – NO PAGE  8 CASUALTIES HUNDREDS PAGE  4 VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19

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VOTERS’ SAFETY PAGE  9 A PRIORITY AMID PANDEMIC - ASTWOOD

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Hundreds vaccinated against Covid-19

BY OLIVIA ROSE ABOUT 344 people were given their first vaccination to protect them against Covid-19 during the opening week of the Ministry of Health’s nationwide inoculation programme.

This includes 150 healthcare workers and 75 elderly people as well as those with chronic non-communicable diseases and frontline public sector workers.

The initial batch 9,750 Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccines from the United Kingdom is enough to vaccinate about 4,875 people or 10 percent of the territory’s population.

According to the Ministry of Health in a statement on January 15, 269 people have been vaccinated in Providenciales and 75 in Grand Turk.

The figures come as the Government prepares to rapidly scale up its mass-vaccination programme and roll it out to the other islands in the coming weeks.

Government officials and representatives of TCI communities were among the first to be vaccinated at the launch at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, Providenciales, on January 11.

In a statement on January 15, Governor Nigel Dakin, who was the first to receive the jab alongside his wife Amanda, said the initiative got off to “an excellent start”.

“In the first week we’ve touched

multiple members of society: health workers, the elderly, those with underlying conditions, police, prison, pastors, Turks Islanders, Haitians and Dominicans,” he said. “…If we all embrace the opportunity it will make us not only a regional but a world leader.

“The opportunity for us to be one of the safest destinations in the world, almost before all others, is not an opportunity for us to waste.”

In a statement on Facebook on January 16, he said there were “absolutely no side effects” from the injection apart from waking up the following morning with a slightly sore arm.

“Since then only side effect is looking forward to the second shot on January 31 so we know - by February 7 we have nothing to fear from Covid.”

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson was the next to be given the first of two Covid-19 vaccinations.

During a press conference on January 12, she hailed the Covid-19 vaccination programme as a pivotal part of the territory’s fight against the spread of the disease.

“The vaccine is an important first step for us to regain better control of our lives and our country and for us to protect our families and ourselves from this deadly virus.

“We must see the wisdom on vaccinations as we have always

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done in support of general individual and country health.”

In a subsequent statement on January 15, she stressed that her participation in the vaccination programmes was essential to encourage residents to consider their health.

“As premier I felt it important to participate so as to encourage us to take this vital step for our families, our country and ourselves.

“We have seen vaccinations used over many years to promote national public health goals and this is no different.

“There is no current scientific evidence that this virus will leave us any time soon and so it is important to see this as one of our best defences against the spread of the infection.”

She stressed that this will give everyone in the TCI their very best chance to regain greater control of their lives and territory.

“By taking the vaccine, we can each act individually to achieve our national public health goal and set our country on some path towards normalcy.”

A vaccine registration portal was

WWII veteran Bobby Fulford, 94, received the Covid-19 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on January 13 in Grand Turk

launched on January 15 to allow residents in the TCI to register their interest in receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.

Residents can access the website using the link, https:// covidvaccineregistration.gov.tc/ ro access the registration form.

Police intercept boat with 23 Haitian migrants TWENTY-three people from Haiti were detained on Sunday (January 17) after being smuggled into TCI waters in an undocumented boat.

At about 10.15pm officials from the Coastal Radar Station alerted officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force that they were tracking a target.

Marine branch officers on police boat Sea Guardian immediately responded and intercepted a blue 27 foot vessel, five miles south of Bird Rock.

Additional officers on board police boat Sea Pursuit assisted with transporting the boat and 15 men and eight women to South Dock in Providenciales.

The migrants were handed over to the Immigration Department Enforcement Unit and Environmental Health official for immediate assessment, processing and repatriation.

“The operation was conducted without incident,” according to the police press office.

A boat containing 159 people from Haiti capsized 11 miles south of Providenciales just two days prior on January 15.

Marine police officers, the US Coastguard and Government

The 27 foot wooden boat contained 23 people when it was discovered on Sunday

officials worked together to rescue the passengers. There were no casualties.

Immigration minister Hon. Vaden Delroy Williams said: “This vessel is the second interception within three days, which is very alarming.

“We are very thankful for all organisations involved in the two interceptions.”

He added: “Travelling here illegally is a wasted time, as our border protection team is very strong and you will be caught and you will be sent back to your home land.

“Do not risk all you have to

travel here.”

A 25 foot wooden boat containing 26 Haitian migrants was towed to South Dock in Providenciales after it was found in TCI waters on December 28, 2020.

And on December 18, the United States Coast Guard intercepted another Haitian vessel containing 110 people about 40 miles from the TCI. It is an offence to harbour illegal persons and anyone found guilty risks a fine of $20,000 or four years in prison, or both in accordance with the Immigration Ordinance 2018.

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Former Gov’t minister Lillian Boyce admits misconduct in public office

BY DELANA ISLES FORMER minister of Government, Lillian Boyce, has been severed from the Special Investigations and Prosecution Team (SIPT) trial due to a change in plea.

The news was first broken by the Weekly News on Thursday, January 14, just minutes after it was announced in court by her new attorney Alvin Garland.

Boyce’s plea comes five years after the trial first began on December 8, 2015, and 12 years after the Commission of Inquiry into corrupt practices in the Michael Misick-led Government.

Boyce, who was slapped with several charges stemming from the inquiry, has only pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office.

On the other charges, Boyce has agreed to a financial settlement.

For her admission, she will not serve any prison time.

The charges for which she has now been relieved of are: defrauding the government and/or Belongers, conspiracy to defraud the government, conspiracy to defraud the PNP, conspiracy to disguise the proceeds of crime, acquiring $1 million knowing or suspecting it to be proceeds of criminal conduct in an arrangement to defraud the government and facilitating Michael Misick in criminal conduct.

In four of these charges, Boyce was charged jointly with Floyd Hall, McAllister Hanchell, Jeffrey Hall, Clayton Greene, Thomas Misick, Melbourne Wilson and Michael Misick, all of whom remain defendants in the trial.

A sentencing hearing which was initially planned for Monday (January 18) did not go ahead, and sentencing was rescheduled for Wednesday (January 20).

When the court convened on Monday, attorney for Floyd Hall expressed some concerns regarding submission of documents from the prosecution to the defence team with regard to Boyce’s guilty plea.

Earl Witter QC sought assurances from the prosecution team that all correspondence between Boyce and the Crown regarding her change of plea have been disclosed to all defendants.

Lead prosecutor Andrew Mitchell QC replied that all documents that the prosecution were instructed to turn over to the defence had been turned over.

Witter - whose client and several other defendants are still charged in some of the counts for which Boyce has now pleaded guilty

Former Minister of Health Lillian Boyce has pleaded guilty in the SIPT trial

- insisted that the record shows he has made the requests for all documents.

‘GOD’S WILL’ In an explanation of her decision posted to her Facebook page on the evening of January 14, Boyce said it was with God’s guidance that she arrived at her decision to admit her guilt.

“This decision was taken after much prayer, careful thought, wide consultation and respected legal advice.

“It was the result of a plea agreement with the prosecution, led by Queen’s Counsel Andrew

Mitchell, in which other charges were discontinued against me and a financial settlement agreed upon.”

She put to bed speculations that she has now turned a witness for the Crown against her former codefendants.

“I am not a witness for the prosecution and I’ve now been removed as a defendant from the trial.

“This morning, my new attorney Mr Alvin Garland made submissions on my behalf and the trial judge, Mr Justice Paul Harrison.

“The judge has indicated that it will be non-custodial. I am indeed

thankful that there will be closure.”

BOYCE’S PREVIOUS CHARGES In one count, she was accused of conspiring with Floyd Hall, McAllister Hanchell, Jeffrey Hall, Clayton Greene and Thomas Misick between August 1 and 31, 2009, together with Michael Misick and others to defraud the Government and/or Belongers by acting in a way that was contrary to the economic interests of the Government and/or Belongers in respect to Crown land.

Another count names Boyce, Floyd and Jeffrey Hall, Samuel

Been and Melbourne Arthur in conspiring together between January 1, 2004, and June 30, 2006, with Michael Misick and other persons to defraud the Government by arranging the transfer of Crown land at North West Point on terms that were contrary to the economic interests of the Crown.

Boyce was previously charged along with Floyd and Jeffrey Hall, Hanchell and Thomas Misick with conspiring with Michael Misick and others between July 1, 2002, and August 31, 2009, to defraud the Progressive National Party (PNP) and its members.

Another charge alleged that between August 1 and 31, 2009, the defendants conspired to disguise the proceeds of crime namely: payments to the PNP purported to be political donations but which were in fact bribes paid into the PNP account for their own benefit, with a view to avoid the making or enforcement of a confiscation order or avoiding prosecution for unlawful conduct.

Boyce was also charged with acquiring $1 million knowing or suspecting it was the proceeds of criminal conduct of an arrangement to defraud the Government, on or about May 19, 2006.

She was also charged with entering into or becoming concerned with an arrangement whereby the retention or control by or on behalf of Michael Misick, the proceeds of Misick’s criminal conduct.

That charge said she facilitated him knowing or suspecting that he was engaged in criminal behaviour.

Man charged with New Year’s Day murder CURTIS Butterfield, 23, has been charged with the New Year’s Day murder of 50-yearold Jean Venel Jacques in Providenciales.

Along with the offence of murder, Butterfield has also been charged with attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and the carrying and use offensive weapon to cause fear.

Head of crime and public protection Superintendent Lisa Mitcheson said: “We must stamp out this mindless violence that brings misery to those affected and puts communities in fear of

violence.

“I hope this sends out a strong message to those criminals operating within our communities that our detectives will thoroughly investigate all serious violent crime, and with the support of the public, you will be caught and you will be brought to justice.”

Jean Venel Jacques from Haiti was found dead in a yard on Walter Cox Drive, Kew Town on January 1 with what appeared to be a “blunt force trauma” to the head, the police press office said.

Police were called out to the scene at about 6.50am, where the man was pronounced dead.

Butterfield was arrested in connection to the murder and was charged on Monday (January 18).

Superintendent Mitcheson said: “Witness cooperation is key to successfully investigating all crime.

“I want to thank those that have assisted in this case, however, we still seek further information and encourage anyone who was in the vicinity of where the murder took place on Walter Cox Drive

to contact the police directly or call Crime Stoppers, which you can do anonymously.”

Anyone with information can call 911 or Crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477.

Meanwhile, the victim of a murder in Wheeland on December 27 has yet to be identified.

Police received reports of a shooting at about 7pm on Miller Clarke Avenue and were dispatched to the area.

They found a man on the ground with a gunshot wound.

He was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.

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IS THE TRIAL COMING TO AN END? Bahamian national Christopher Forbes was found guilty of murder in 2019

Notorious prisoner transferred to the UK CONVICTED murderer Christopher Forbes was transferred to the United Kingdom on January 12 where he will serve in a Category A prison for the remainder of his sentence.

This was seen as a “critical action” in a series of strategic steps being taken to improve security, decrease risk and to restore and maintain order at Her Majesty’s Prison, Grand Turk.

Members of Her Majesty Prison and Probation Service escorted Forbes during his departure from Grand Turk International Airport.

“All Covid-19 procedures were adhered to and strictly enforced to ensure the safety of the prisoner, the staff and the community at large,” a Government press release said.

The absence of high-security accommodation and the steady increase in violent crimes in the TCI has seen an increased number of more dangerous offenders being sent to the institution.

“This places additional pressures on the management and staff to maintain a safe and secure environment,” the press release said.

The transfer of the prisoner was approved by UK ministers as permissible under UK legislation, and supported by the governor and premier.

Minister with responsibility for the prison, Hon. Goldray Ewing, said: “We are grateful to the UK government for their support and agreement to accommodate this prisoner.

“We will continue to take measured steps to support the management and staff of the prison as they work towards making the prison a safe, secure and rehabilitative institution.”

Governor Nigel Dakin said the stability of Her Majesty’s Prison is a critical piece in the TCI’s strategy towards safeguarding national security.

“We will continue to exercise all avenues available to us in order to accomplish our national goals and secure our institutions and our communities.”

Meanwhile, Prisons Superintendent David Bowden said the transfer of Forbes is an essential part of the ongoing development of Her Majesty’s Prison.

“Prisoners who pose a greater risk must be kept in a prison, commensurate with the risk that they pose to others.

“I am most grateful to the transfer team from the UK. I have also been very impressed by the inter-governmental departments, working very closely with the MoHA, to make this transfer as efficient as it was.”

Forbes is serving two life sentences for the brutal murders of two Dominican women, Sorineida Moreno Arias and Yuneiry Veras, both aged 26, in Providenciales in 2016.

The Bahamian national was found guilty in Grand Turk Supreme Court on October 21, 2019, and sentenced to life in prison.

In May last year, during lockdown, Forbes took to social media to air his frustrations with the prison system.

In the four videos he livestreamed on Facebook, the inmate was wearing street clothes, adorned with jewellery, and had a flat screen television in his jail cell.

He stood against a backdrop of a well-stocked shelf of grocery supplies, all inside Her Majesty’s Prison, Grand Turk.

Director of Public Prosecutions, Eugene Otuonye, speaking at the opening of the law year on Monday, January 4, announced that the fiveyear-long SIPT trial would come to a close this year.

Ten days after his prediction, on Thursday, January 14, Lillian Boyce, a former minister in Michael Misick’s government and a defendant in the trial, pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office.

Could this be the beginning of the end of this drawn-out, expensive and lengthy case? What are your thoughts?

Investigate it all

Justice delayed is justice denied.

The fact that the case dragged on for this long begs me to ponder the ulterior motive of the Crown.

They could have just fined the defendants long ago and save this country a lot of money.

My question is, will the Crown and the Integrity Commission investigate wrongdoings by this current Government in the areas of airport, dumpsite and yes, the Chalk Sound Police Station building.

Justice cannot be lopsided.

Wrongs and rights

There are many ways a case can be prolonged. If, for example, the defence sees a number of likely issues to arise and same presents a chance for an appeal there are one of two ways to go.

When the first issue arises, then it is appealed to the Court of Appeal then to the Privy Council only to be turned down then return to continue the trial.

An alternative constructive approach would be to seek declarations or directions on the issues and in a cooperative manner not prolong the trial process unduly.

It is clear that the defence strategy has been to prolong the trail so that the country is frustrated and logically is crying out for the trial to come to an end.

Mrs Boyce did the right thing and came clean. So be it. Now Mike and the remainder of the crew should finally realise that wrong cannot be made into right.

Making money

There is an old story about a father and son, both lawyers and practising together.

The father went on holiday leaving his son in charge.

When he returned the son,

beaming somewhat stupidly said: “Dad, I have managed to bring closure to that case, which has gone on all these years.”

The father reacted furiously: “You crass idiot, I was relying on the fees from that case for my old age.”

Or the Hogarth cartoon, depicting a cow. The plaintiff pulling at its head, whilst the defendant resists by tugging at the tail.

Meanwhile in between, the lawyer is sat on a stool milking the udder into a bucket!

Tongue in cheek perhaps, but amusing and in litigation the only parties guaranteed to make money are the lawyers.

Tiptoeing around

Misick is the person they want.

They will not stop until they can put a chain on him. I can feel your enthusiasm but they will never stop until they have him.

It’s not about the money with the ‘motherland’ it is about how dare such a gangster-wannabeelil’-island-boy like Misick ever think he can match wits with the great empire where the sun never sets.

Misick is one silly man who can’t see that he is already cooked but the motherland is just waiting for him to make the wrong move then they will snap on his backside like a shark.

Right now, the motherland doesn’t want any upset with some of them silly folks in Caricom.

Misick knows this.

So, until the motherland grows a pair and grabs Misick’s trifling behind and does what they must with him, the tiptoeing around this elephant in the room will continue.

Sorry to say so.

A racist trial

With any hope or prayer, this admission by the Hon. Lillian Boyce, would mark the possible ending of the Commission of

Inquiry, the endless SIPT trials and the season of persecutions that started with Helen Garlick as far back as 2008. Maybe justice will prevail.

The Hon. Boyce has earned the right to be called honourable and a minister emeritus.

Already former minister of finance Floyd Hall jumps to the podium to isolate the impact of the admission and to proclaim his innocence.

Whatever it is, the Hon. Lillian Boyce’s admission will be a subtext for a double standard of investigation and one where a racist undertone takes effect former ministers on trial, expat developers walk free.

History will record her well and many aware or ‘woke’ TC Islanders will be grateful to the stance she has taken, even though in some quarters it is indeed bad news.

It is a statement and smart resolve.

Yet again, former ministers are on trial for alleged misconduct that takes place on a larger scale in the US and Canada.

History does not record a commission in the US or serious push by any Democrat or Republican for the trillions spent in Iraq for a war that contained no weapons of mass destruction as heralded by that US president.

Yet we have here in the TCI, by contrast, where albeit billions are issue, all told, ten years of British cover up and a SIPT investigation that would not touch any expatriate investor or developer.

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TCI cannot test for new coronavirus strains

BY OLIVIA ROSE A NEW, more contagious strain of coronavirus discovered in other parts of the world has sparked concern among residents in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The worries came as active Covid-19 cases shot up over the past month from 33 on December 21 to 195 on January 18.

Minister of Health Hon. Edwin Astwood during a press conference on January 11, said the TCI does not have the capacity to detect if there is a new dominant strain.

In order for the TCI to carry out such studies, the Public Health Laboratory would need a different set of equipment, reagents, consumables and technical skills, he added.

“Many have been talking about the variant strain of the coronavirus causing Covid-19 infections, and asking if we are looking for it here in the TCI. “For laboratory surveillance, ie. for us in the TCI to be looking for this variant strain, our laboratories will have to be equipped to do DNA and RNA sequencing, and molecular studies.

“We are just redeveloping our Public Health Laboratory - most laboratories in the Caribbean are not equipped to do all these molecular studies on the genetic makeup of the virus.

“This is what will be needed if we are to say we are looking for the virus.

“It’s just not a matter of just seeing the patients, you’ll have to do the sequence of each person that is infected “...we do not have the capabilities nor the man power at this time to carry out such studies.

“Hopefully in the future as we further develop our Public Health laboratory these capabilities will be in place.”

Astwood said the fact that SARS-CoV-2 is morphing into potentially more dangerous strains is not a surprise.

He explained that viruses must mutate in order to make up for a critical omission in their makeup.

“Let me be clear, viruses mutate all the time. SARS-CoV-2 mutates about three to four times a month.

“Some mutations have no effect on the virus, and some mutations confer an advantage on the virus - like making it spread faster, making it more or less deadly, the deadlier the virus the less it spreads.

“This is what viruses do as it is a positive evolutionary response for the virus, it is negative for human beings or the host but it is positive for the virus.

“Some mutations may become the dominant strain of the virus meaning that it is spreading more or showing up more frequently than the other strains.”

He added that: “The variant strain identified is called V112. It is shown to be more transmissible, however there is no difference in the modes of transmissions.

“So the measures in place and tools being used are the same to prevent the spread of this version of the SARS-Cov-2 virus.

“There has been no change in disease presentation or severity.”

The minister urged residents to continue following health recommendations including social distancing, wearing masks and other health measures to prevent further community spread.

“Together with limiting our close contacts, maintaining physical distance, masking and staying home when sick, and with the efficiency and completeness of our contact tracing efforts, we will be stopping new cases from developing in the TCI. “I want to state clearly that many persons across our Islands, including Grand Turk and Providenciales, have done a remarkable job in protecting their communities and preventing spread.

“Their current numbers are simply a reflection of how interconnected we all are and that rising transmission in any Island impacts all of us.”

He reminded residents to support each other, especially healthcare and frontline workers,

Minister of Health Hon. Edwin Astwood said most laboratories in the Caribbean are not equipped to test for new coronavirus strains

Some mutations may become the dominant strain of the virus - meaning that it is spreading more or showing up more frequently than the other strains – Edwin Astwood and public servants during these difficult times.

“No group or business should be targeted or stigmatised, particularly not when they are being transparent about their challenges and working incredibly

hard to bring the spread under control.

“Over this last year, this virus has tested each and every one of us. The way we were used to interacting with each other, and the world around us, changed

dramatically.

“We cannot become complacent now and let our guard down, we have to keep this effort up, remember, we are all in this together, and we must face this challenge together.”

Under the tree By Benneth Williams

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Police officer dies from Covid-19 POLICE Constable Cydric Balanag of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force died from Covid-19 on Saturday (January 16).

He was the seventh person to lose their life after contracting the contagious virus in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Tributes and messages of loss flooded social media this week for the much-loved colleague, husband, father and friend.

A police statement described Constable Balanag, who was assigned to the Response and Operations Unit in Grace Bay, as a “loyal, trusted and dedicated” member of the force.

Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting said: “Officer Balanag loved being a police officer and cared about the community he served.

“On behalf of the executive members of the RTCIPF, I would like to express condolences to

Cydric’s family and friends.

“Let us take a moment to remember Cydric and keep his loved ones in our thoughts and prayers.

“Deepest sympathies are also extended to Cydric’s colleagues and friends in the force. May God bring us all comfort at this difficult time. We’ve lost a great officer.”

Cydric Balanag was married to Kristine Rusios who worked in Graceway Supermarkets, and they had a daughter Ezra.

A statement from Graceway Supermarkets on January 18 said: “Cydric was a loyal and trusted member of the Royal TCI Police Force and, above all else, a loving and caring husband to Kristine, and father to their daughter, Ezra.

“We give our deepest sympathies and condolences to Kristine and her daughter Ezra during this extremely difficult time. Please keep the Balanag family in your thoughts and prayers.”

TCI Hospital announced the death in a statement on Saturday.

“The middle-aged male was a known confirmed Covid-19 case,” it read.

Balanag was transported to the Emergency Department at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre by ambulance in critical condition on the afternoon of Saturday.

The hospital’s Covid-19 emergency response was activated ahead of his arrival, and the team commenced immediate resuscitation.

“The patient’s condition rapidly deteriorated despite our medical interventions and sadly, he passed away. The death is officially classified as Covid-19 related,” the statement said.

“The Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital and the Ministry of Health wish to extend our deepest condolences to the grieving family and friends on the unfortunate loss of their loved one.”

Cydric Balanag was a much-love husband, father and member of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force

159 rescued at sea after migrant boat capsizes – no casualties A DRAMATIC water rescue took place 11 miles south of Providenciales on Friday (January 15) after a Haitian migrant boat with 159 on board struck Molasses Reef.

The “protracted and challenging” effort was led by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, supported by the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources and local boaters.

Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting said: “Whatever the purpose of the journey and the intentions of those on board, their boat struck the reef causing damage to the boat and they needed help.

“In response, many people stepped up to successfully rescue all those on board showing courage, humanity and professionalism.”

The rescue was launched following a distress call at 9.05am on Friday. It was commanded and coordinated by the Royal TCI Police Force’s control room.

As the operation unfolded, several key agencies were placed on standby as the scale of the rescue and the number of people involved became clear.

This included the Immigration Department, the Ministry of Health, Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, the Department of Disaster

All 159 men and women were rescued from the partially submerged boat

Management and Emergencies and the TCI Regiment.

International search and rescue partners, the United States Coastguard were also on hand to offer support.

The rescue operation was made difficult due to the reef itself, the position and precarious condition of the boat and the prevailing sea

conditions, the police press office said.

Over several hours, 135 men and 24 women were taken from the partially submerged boat and placed on boats provided by the police force, DECR and a private citizen.

Botting said: “Today [January 15] demonstrated an extraordinary

level of teamwork, leadership and collaboration between the RTCIPF commanders, Marine Branch, colleagues from DECR, members of the TCI marine community and the US Coastguard as 159 people were rescued from a very dangerous situation.”

He added: “All those involved

deserve great credit - thanks for what they achieved today. I am very proud of my team but also proud of all who played a part in this rescue.

“I especially want to thank the members of the TCI marine community who answered the call to support us. Your efforts are truly appreciated.”

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Negative Covid-19 test required to enter UK and US

BY OLIVIA ROSE THE UNITED Kingdom government has announced that all travel corridors – including to and from the TCI - will be removed from Monday (January 18) until at least February 15.

This move comes as the country ramps up its efforts to stop new strains of the coronavirus from entering and infecting residents.

Travellers from the TCI and all other countries must now provide a negative test result from within 72 hours of travel and quarantine for ten days on arrival in the UK. This is reduced to five days if they take another test at their own expense and it comes back negative.

The TCI was removed from the UK’s quarantine list and added to its travel corridors list on November 13, 2020, following concerted efforts by the TCI Government.

Meanwhile, on January 12, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order to all air passengers to the USA from a foreign country – including the TCI. They must get tested no more than three days before their flight departs and present the negative result to the airline before boarding a flight.

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson speaking at a press conference on January 12 said: “We celebrated recently our change in rating under the CDC’s ranking and also celebrated our addition to the UK travel corridor.

“Though a challenging and unfair assessment for us small populations, it matters to travellers.

“Yesterday we took a small step back and was re-graded by the CDC to a level three and we are now on the watch list for the UK. “Despite this unfavourable

Fines up to $5,000 issued to Covid-19 rule breakers TWELVE tickets ranging from $250 to $5,000 have been issued over the past few weeks to people who have ignored Covid-19 control measures.

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are continuing their efforts to enforce the Public and Environmental Health (Covid-19) (Control Measures) Regulations.

From December 28, 2020, to January 9, 2021, two tickets of $250 were issued in Downtown, Providenciales, to individuals failing to wear face masks.

Four $500 fines were issued for permitting a people to enter a business without a facemask.

Six establishments, including a nightclub and a major hotel in Grace Bay, were given $5,000 fines for failing to comply with restrictions on businesses.

The regulations say that the number of customers permitted in a restaurant, bar, nightclub

or discotheque at any one time, cannot exceed 30 percent of its maximum occupancy based on the square footage of the premises.

Businesses that are in doubt about the numbers allowed in their businesses can seek the assistance of the Public and Environmental Health Department.

On January 14, Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting said: “The Covid-19 regulations are in place to help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus and the RTCIPF will take all enforcement measures to ensure the safety of our communities.

“I urge all businesses and members of the community to comply with the regulations.

“Please wear a mask where required, keep socially distanced and wash your hands or sanitise regularly. Please help us to keep you safe.”

news, we can with your help, again turn these matters around.”

She added that since both the USA and UK are looking to request PCR testing for their citizens to reenter, the TCI must prepare to head in this direction as well.

“The governor is leading a task force on this initiative. These are indeed serious times and we must accept that we are in this together.

“I am pleased that we have been managing our consumables for testing and wish to thank the staff at the TCI Public Health Laboratory, Public Health England, the UK and the Ministry of Health for ensuring that our testing levels are restored to acceptable levels.

Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson said the TCI has taken a “small step back”

“We encourage residents to get tested through our community testing programme once resumed.”

She further revealed that

donated automation equipment is on the way to the TCI, which will increase the territory’s testing capacity considerably.

Voters’ safety a priority amid pandemic - Astwood

BY OLIVIA ROSE AS RESIDENTS in the TCI gear up to head to the polls on February 19 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, talks on “prioritising voters’ safety” are ongoing.

One of the biggest hurdles for election organisers and voters is handling a total overhaul of the typical voting day practices.

Minister of Health Hon. Edwin Astwood said the Government is working to clearly define the procedures for safe voting – including for citizens in quarantine with Covid-19.

Speaking at a press conference on January 12, Astwtood stressed that it is vital for the Government to take every step possible to ensure the safety of voters.

“That has been the discussion in many meetings of how we gather safe voters turn out, how to protect the voters, how to ensure that persons in quarantine can vote and how to ensure that persons who may be Covid-19 positive can vote...how do we schedule it.

“All of that is an ongoing conversation, ongoing talks, ongoing clarifications at this time to ensure that we get protocols right.

“We know that many of our Caribbean sister nations have done elections at this time and we could

An Ohio voter drops off her ballot as states turn to the practice amid the coronavirus pandemic (Photo by Megan Jelinger)

see what works and what does not work - we do not have to reinvent the wheel.

“The United States just had voting and many other countries have voted during the pandemic and we can certainly see what can work in all our islands and what cannot work.”

Countries like the USA encouraged ‘absentee voting’, a practice which allowed voters to mail in their ballots, as a safer

alternative to standing in queues at polling stations.

However, millions of voters still opted for in-person voting at polling stations with strictly enforced social distancing and mask wearing rules.

The TCI Government is also preparing to roll out a public education and awareness campaign using all communication channels to ensure that citizens know how to vote safely.

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The rapture of the church The next event on God’s calendar

INSIDE museums the signs of Earth’s history are preserved through collections of scientific, artistic and cultural significance.

Exhibits chronicle the inhabitants, places and events, sculpting the world we live in.

Inevitably, a series of apocalyptic events will occur, which will put a period behind the world as is known and not a single museum will remain erected to memorialise this imminent destruction.

A museum with such details containing the signs of what is to come – exhibits and remnants of the ‘End Times’ will never exist.

However, if one does prevail, what could we learn? How would it impact our lives?

When we x-ray God’s words, our imagination can catch a glimpse of what will happen through Bible prophesies and discovering signs in the Scriptures, unlike museums that only depict what had occurred.

The Bible proclaims that one day millions of people will expeditiously vacate this Earth and although there are no signs for this phenomenon there is glaring evidence from around the world of the ‘End Times’,

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

hence the near occurrence of this marvel.

The event, which I’m cataloguing is called the Rapture, which will change everything forever, when all believers will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord.

Heeding God’s calendar, these events will take place in sequence.

There was the first coming of Christ and following that era is the church age, in which we are now living.

The Rapture will eventuate and inaugurate an epoch, which the Bible characterises as the ‘Great Tribulation’ – a seven-year period of unprecedented chaos, impacting Israel and all nations – an endeavour to prepare the people for the Messiah.

Then there’s the second coming of the

Lord. According to the Book of Revelation when Jesus comes back for the Second Advent every eye shall see him, but in the Rapture only believers will be impacted – two different events.

Noteworthy, the Rapture is not mention in the Scriptures. The word derives from the Latin word rapere meaning rapid.

However, the Latin expression rapere originated from the Greek term harpazo, translated as ‘caught-up’.

A further preview of what is to come before the tribulation strikes is established 1 Thessalonians 4:13, backed by 1 Corinthians 15:20.

The apostle Paul’s purpose was to dispel the ignorance of the people. He explained

that those who are dead in Christ have merely fallen asleep and will rise to meet the Lord.

In 1 Thessalonians 4:15-16 and Acts 1:11, the apostle outlined the promise of the Rapture and the return of Christ in the physical sense.

This promise is fostered in Saint John 14:1-3 – Jesus said, he will come and received the saints unto himself.

Furthermore, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 proclaimed, we’ll changed instantly and some of us will still be alive.

After the believers are caught up to meet the Lord in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, the Scripture offers some comfort in verse 18, however we must steadfast and make faith the bedrock of our lives, as declared in Hebrews 10:38.

While we wait for this day, Titus 2:13, Philippians 3:20 and 1 Thessalonians 1:10 entreat that we should look eagerly for the Lord with hope.

In Saint John 14:6, Jesus urged: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” If you haven’t place your faith in him, do so now or risk left behind. The Rapture is near!

Set personal goals and keep them to yourself

LAST week, I wrote an article entitled, ‘Make a fresh start’. In that article, I mentioned that one of the things we should embark on is to set at least one goal at a time and complete it.

This article is about setting your personal goals and keeping them to yourself.

I know sometimes you feel like you not progressing in life. You feel like you are going backward instead of forward.

Perhaps one of the reasons why you are feeling this way is because you have not set any personal goals for your life. Well no matter your age or stage in your life, it is not too late to set goals.

One of the first things you need to do is establish what it is that you want in life.

More than likely the things that you enjoy very much and are passionate about are what you need to focus on.

After a self-assessment, document your plan. If you are unsure how to achieve these goals, do some research in the area that you want and use that data as a means to document a plan.

Assign time frames and each day you get up, review your plan and focus on achieving the goals.

Don’t just stare at the document you wrote, work your plan to achieve it.

BY DREXWELL SEYMOUR

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

Always make sure the goals are SMART – specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely.

In addition, ensure that your goals encompass personal development, family, spiritual aspect, career or business and involvement in the community.

You see, if you do not set your goals you may get lost. The goals will be your guide and steps to fulfil your passions and to allow you to become a better you.

I think it is best to keep your goals to yourself. Do not share your goals if you have not completed them as yet.

You will find that some of the people you share your goals with will become jealous and have some sort of animosity towards to you.

They will pretend they are happy for you but they themselves will either intentionally or unintentionally try to block you or discourage you.

They may also try to do the same thing you are doing and if they have they have

more resources than you, they may very well complete those same goals before you.

If they do, you may become discouraged and not continue with your plans.

Sometimes the goals you have may be so unique that no one else even thought about it, but the moment you share it then soon everyone will want to do the same thing and the market becomes very competitive.

If you are able to launch your goal far in advance of others you will have a competitive edge and will be well established before others enter the market.

In conclusion, some may say sharing goals with others should be promoted because it can be a source of motivation and accountability. Motivate yourself!

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Responding to Washington’s new hemispheric thinking PART ONE ON JANUARY 20, Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States. Many governments and individuals around the world will breathe a collective sigh of relief.

This will not be because a Democrat has replaced a Republican, but because an individual who represents stability, certainty and rationality is again the head of state of the world’s most influential and economic and militarily powerful nation.

On the afternoon of January 6 as insurrectionists, rioters and nihilists entered the US Capitol, Mr Biden spoke as a US president should, demonstrating leadership, calm, conviction, forethought, and strength.

It was a moment that suggested that US values and democracy

BY DAVID JESSOP

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

might again be worthy of respect.

Now the real challenge begins.

In the four years since president Trump took office much has changed in the world, and for the Biden administration business cannot be as it was when president Obama demitted office.

The pandemic apart, the Trump years have seen a proliferation of hard and soft wars around the world.

A rapid acceleration in China’s global influence and economic and military strength, and less

Historical practices vs modernisation Dear Editor, In 1976, the TCI gained full adult suffrage from the British. Everyone was given the right to vote on who should represent us and make decisions for the development of our country.

All praise unto God and acknowledgement to the radical movement and vision of the founder JAGS McCartney and the PDM party. This legacy must continue.

Let us not forget that the direct colonial system prior to 1976 was represented by Buck Saunders and others of the People’s National Organisation - which transformed into the PNP and has the same mentality today.

Unfortunately, they didn’t have the insight to transform this country as JAGS did because they were designed on maintaining power and the status quo.

However, we must agree together that in spite of the constraints, to this point in history, we have made great political, social, economic and national progress.

Between this gap of 1976 and 2021, I wish to compare

and contrast some significant indicators that voters need to take into consideration when casting their vote.

Not only for self or commitment to party, but most importantly for their country and the generations to come.

The record shows that the PDM has maintained clear focus in leading the people and the country with integrity, consistency, productivity and profitability.

The PNP has failed the people in leadership and the country nationally, regionally and internationally in their political conduct and mismanagement of the people’s purse.

This includes: 1) In Norman Saunders’ leadership administration, he experienced political corruption where he and two other ministers were arrested by the US DEA for drug trafficking and money laundering, spent years in prison in the US and caused the British to take over the country.

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powerful nations, including Russia, attempt to permanently weaken democratic systems through a mix of misinformation, cyberwarfare, and subversion.

In addition, multilateralism has gone into retreat, multiple refugee crises continue around the world, and the impact of climate change has become close to critical.

All of which has been happening alongside a surge in autocracy, and a widening divide globally between the wealthy and the average citizen.

One consequence has been a loss of global confidence in US leadership.

Faced with weakening alliances, attacks on the multilateral systems that underpin security and trade, and a consequent fragmentation of trust, Washington’s friends in Europe, the Americas and elsewhere have questioned in public, but mostly in private, whether the US was any longer a reliable ally.

For president Biden and the team of individuals he has picked for their experience of real world issues, rectifying this poses a daunting task, not least in convincing allies that his foreign policy can outlast him.

When it comes to the Americas, the incoming administration has indicated that it will pursue policies that have as their primary objective ensuring post pandemic recovery and economic growth

in ways that mutually benefit the whole of the hemisphere, providing security to all, including the US. Recent interviews, broadcast remarks and think tank contributions have been made by some of those who will have senior roles in the White House, the State Department and elsewhere.

They suggest that an overarching policy principle in the hemisphere will be the promotion of shared values, cooperation and change encouraged, rather than driven, by the US. This is likely to be at its most evident when it comes to the existential issue of climate change.

It is already clear from the nomination of John Kerry as Mr Biden’s Cabinet level special envoy for climate that addressing global warming will be a cross cutting theme in future US global and hemispheric policy.

Bring an end to the violence in our country Dear Editor, The citizens of this great country, the Turks and Caicos Islands, were unprepared to endure the level of crimes we saw unfold right before our eyes in 2020.

It is deeply troubling and a trend of such cannot be repeated or continued. We have to do everything within our power to stop this madness.

Where is the accountability among our leaders?

Just so you understand the magnitude of the issue, we ended the year with record number of murders, 23 in total.

This is a 43 percent increase over fiscal year 2019, with many of them still unresolved.

What this tells us is the predator/s are still at larger, which leaves a chilling feeling among our residents.

Prior to 2020 and beyond, we have seen a barrage of ongoing fires in the nation’s capital, with no end in sight.

This is probably one of the

highest number of fires per capital in any developed country.

Whether these fires are the work of an arsonist or just faulty electrical wiring, we have yet to see any arson investigators on the ground in Grand Turk to help remedy the issue.

My fellow citizens, we cannot stand idle by and allow such performance by our appointed leaders continue.

For most of my career in the USA, I have worked in the crime prevention field, conducting both civil and criminal investigations along with various branches of law enforcement.

So, I’m fully aware of the efforts that go into resolving crimes.

But I must say, I’m appalled by what I’m seeing as the lack of priority with certain matters. If it’s not working, change the process or the leader.

I’m pro law enforcement and will always be. So, by no means is this a personal attack on our police commissioner. But, we all get paid

to do a job and should be held accountable.

I’m of the opinion that our police commissioner has ran out of solutions, lacks the resources he needs or it might be above his pay grade.

It’s time for a change of leadership. Yes, as concerned citizens we all have a role to play, but at the end of the day, the buck stops with him, the governor and the premier.

All of them were charged with accepting the responsibility for the internal and external security of our country.

In my opinion the governor is on the right path with some of the initiatives he is pushing for the country.

But he will have to make some tough decisions as to whether this is the kind of legacy he wants to leave at the end of his term.

May God be with us all this new year.

Ed Forbes, Grand Turk

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George Lightbourne runs independent of PNP

BY DELANA ISLES ONE of the more vociferous voices in the former PNP Government and the now Opposition, elected member George Lightbourne, has staged a one man show in his bid to recapture his seat in parliament.

Last week, Lightbourne officially announced his candidacy as an independent all island candidate.

In addition to his impassioned speeches in the House of Assembly these past eight years, Lightbourne is also known for publicly butting heads with the PNP on more than one occasion.

Most recent and notable, in October 2019, the outspoken parliamentarian attempted to sue the party for breaching its own constitution.

He said the Progressive National Party (PNP) “illegally” returned Hon. Washington Misick as leader of the party, and current contender for the premiership in the February 19 elections.

In the application to the court, he called for Misick’s removal, as well as all other appointments made since, including that of E Jay Saunders as deputy leader.

That challenge was thwarted when the court decided that the issues raised should first be broached with the party before the court’s intervention.

Shortly after this, Lightbourne signalled his intention to separate

himself from the PNP after attempts to broker a resolution were unsuccessful.

This move was made final when in October 2020, the PNP unveiled its slate of candidates, notably missing Lightbourne’s name as the party’s representative for Grand Turk North - a position he won resoundingly in two consecutive elections.

PLATFORM In a video message of his independent candidacy, Lightbourne said he has no malice in his heart, nor is he seeking revenge.

“My decision to run is not one that is born out of malice or revenge but rather it is one that is born out of love, love for my country and love for my people.

“I will run a clean campaign free of malice and free of slander.

The empowerment of my people is paramount and the sole reason for my candidacy.”

He urged voters to, on February 19, cast their ballot for people they feel will work in their best interests.

“I ask that when you’re choosing, you also choose me.

“I have been your voice for the last eight years in parliament, four of which were in Cabinet. I would like to continue representing you, therefore I ask for your vote on February 19.”

He said the issues confronting

Hon. George Lightbourne, independent all island candidate

the territory are many, and serious.

“My platform is clear and concise. A vote for me is a vote for the establishment for an agricultural authority, a statutory regulatory body that will serve as an umbrella body here in Turks and Caicos.

“This authority will provide funding, land, training, quality control, quantity control, marketing, distribution, networking, transportation, inspections and overall oversight for the agriculture industry.”

He stated that the time has come for the Turks and Caicos Islands to feed itself, and produce food for export.

“I envision a Turks and Caicos Islands where we grow, produce and process our own eggs, beef, pork, chicken potatoes, sweet peppers, tomatoes, okra, corn, plantains and the list goes on…”

A few days before the House of Assembly was dissolved to allow the hosting of elections, Lightbourne had presented his proposals in the form of a private member’s motion.

This motion was received with goodwill by the Sharlene Cartwright Robinson administration.

“I have also presented parliament with a private member’s motion asking for the implementation of laws to protect our musicians and

Man, 29, charged with threat to kill JOUVLY Inelus, aged 29, is in police custody after being charged with several serious crimes that he is alleged to have committed over the last five months.

He was charged with two counts of threats to kill, using offensive weapon to cause fear, carrying offensive weapon, assault occasioning actual bodily harm,

setting fire to outhouse, carrying unlicensed firearm, discharging firearm – all in relation to an incident on December 13, 2020.

He was also charged with carrying firearm and discharging firearm in connection to an incident that took place on August 27, 2020.

Detectives are continuing investigations into another serious

crime in which he is a suspect.

“The investigative units of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force wish to express gratitude to the public for their support,” the police press office said.

Anyone with information on either of these crimes can call 911 or Crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477.

entertainers. I would also like to complete this work.

“Additionally, I have also asked the Government to amend their Treatment Abroad Programme so as to bariatric life-saving noncosmetic surgery for persons who really need it.

“This matter is still outstanding and must be addressed.”

The candidate stated that when he is returned to Cabinet, he will also be fighting for constitutional reform, affordable housing for Islanders, adjustments to banking laws to benefit Islanders and for educational changes that will see high schoolers leaving with more than a high school equivalency certificate.

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the PNP, Washington Misick, agreed with the British and approved the first and only public sector reform. That made more than 800 people redundant. Those in Grand Turk had to uproot and go to Provo to make a living. We must also hold him responsible for the collapse of TCI Bank as chairman of the board. Where Turks Islanders lost hundreds of thousands of dollars, getting back pennies on the dollar.

3) In 2008 under the leadership of former PNP leader Michael Eugene Misick the country was plunged into the ground because of corruption, causing another major international embarrassment.

Several of his ministers were thrown out of office, arrested and charged for corruption, money laundering etc. After 10 years of causing the TCIG to spend hundreds of millions of dollars – which could’ve been spent on developing the country for the benefit of our people Mike has a team of leaders in court fighting corruption.

Point to consider: Given the historical trends of leadership,

integrity and consistency can voters trust the PNP with the political responsibility of this country and their lives?

Through the current corruption scandal and investigation many investors lost confidence in their leadership.

Will voters endorse their conduct knowing that the British government has described the PNP as corrupt?

Over the 44 years of ministerial government, we have been voting for candidates’ popularity rather than quality of representation.

Given this modern time of science and technology, we need individuals who can sit around the table with investors and speak and analyse from science.

I think it is time for us to lift the bar and demand higher qualifications in politics.

As organisations placing emphasis on qualifications, when we vote we should vote for people who can get the job done for the country.

Robert Adams New York, USA

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Boutique hotel wins against competing developers and residents

BY DELANA ISLES THE BIGHT by Dream Hotel Group has won a fight against residents and property owners who say the resort will infringe on already established tourism activities and hotels in the area.

The boutique six storey hotel - a $43 million investment - is still on track to make its debut in the Turks and Caicos Islands in Summer 2022, with ground-breaking estimated for spring.

The disputed development is set to be constructed at Lower Bight and Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales

by The Yard.

Upon completion, it will consist of 87 bedrooms, swimming pools, reception, restaurant, bar, gym, kid’s centre, spa and villas.

In September last year, Chief Justice Mabel Agyemang denied an application for a judicial review of a Planning Department decision to grant the hotel outline development permission.

The application for judicial review was filed in early 2020 by several residents, property owners and development owners in the area and heard remotely over two days in July.

The results of the application were published in December on the new Turks and Caicos Islands Legal Information Institute website.

The applicants included Eric John Levin, Daniel Joseph Levin, and the proprietors of Strata Plan No. 84.

Respondents to the application were the director of planning, the Cabinet, the Physical Planning Board, the governor and The Yard as an interested party.

APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW On November 6, 2019, Cabinet granted a conditional approval of an outline development permission to the interested party in respect of Application PR 13997 for the rezoning of Parcel No. 60801/76 from medium density residential (three to six units per acre) to a tourism related development in order to construct a full-service hotel.

The applicants subsequently objected to the board’s decision to go ahead with Cabinet’s decision to grant outline development permission.

The applicants complained that the decision to grant the approval was made without first requiring an environmental impact assessment (EIA) and a comprehensive impact assessment (CIA) be done.

Upon completion, The Bight will consist of 87 bedrooms, swimming pools, reception, restaurant, bar, gym, kid’s centre, spa and villas They asked the judge to declare that the director of planning should have refused to consider the application for rezoning, as it was not an application for development permission within the meaning of section 41 of the Physical Planning Ordinance, CAP 9.02 (PPO).

They also asked that the judge declare that the Cabinet and or the Governor does and did not have jurisdiction to grant outline development permission for the rezoning of the parcel at the Bight and Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales.

A further declaration that the board’s decision is irrational was sought by the applicants.

They claimed it was irrational for the board only to take into consideration the decision of the Cabinet, while failing to consider -

properly or at all - representations made by the applicants and other representations and objections regarding the application.

They asked the judge to make an order of certiorari to quash decisions of the board and Cabinet.

Further or alternatively, they asked for a declaration that the decisions were ultra vires the power of the planning board and the cabinet and or governor.

APPLICANTS COMPLAINTS Prior to applying for a judicial review of the board’s approval, some residents and property owners in the Bight had first made representations to the Physical Planning Board objecting to the grant of the application for outline development permission.

The complainants in that

application were Rev. Daniel Delancy, Hudson Delancy, Collen Delancy, Katan QC on behalf of Strata Corporation, Christine C Levin, Daniel J Levin, Agile Levin and Chuck Hesse.

The objections to the proposed development spanned personal, economic, socio-cultural, and environmental concerns.

These objections were again outlined in the application for a judicial review before the court.

Wymara Hotel - the third applicant - complained about the negative impact of the proposed development on its business.

They asserted that a change of zoning would set a bad precedent and would likely open the floodgates to other persons seeking change of zoning. This they say, may lead to more and more hotels

and similar developments, in the area.

Other objections stated that the interested party was allegedly looking to relocate residents from the area and that the proposed development would be an eyesore, sticking out as an “ugly disgusting freak” and was likely to lead to a loss of property values.

In her judgement, Chief Justice Mabel Agyemang said no evidence of any of the allegations made by the applicants was placed before the court.

Additionally, the chief justice said she could not find any evidence that the Physical Planning Board or the governor acted ultra vires their powers.

“Accordingly, the application for judicial review of the said decisions, is dismissed.”

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Environmental organisation gets new executive director THE TURKS and Caicos Reef Fund (TCRF) announced the hiring of its first full-time executive director, Alizee Zimmermann, this week.

Zimmermann will start on February 1 as the first and only paid employee of the 11-year-old organisation.

Don Stark, co-founder and chairman of the Turks and Caicos Reef Fund, said: “Alizee has been working with TCRF for over a year as our project manager for the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) treatment and education effort and I am pleased that she has agreed to come on board as our first executive director.

“Alizee has quickly become a regional leader and mentor on all aspects of SCTLD and is very enthusiastic about the mission of the TCRF.” Zimmermann was born in Grand Turk and raised in Providenciales.

Having grown up on, in, and under the water, she has a fervent passion for the ocean and specifically the marine environment of the TCI. She became a certified diver at the age of 12 and at the age of

Alizee Zimmermann joins TCRF as first fulltime executive director

13 she was part of the Islands’ very first Junior National Park Programme where her passion and understanding for the need for conservation was nurtured.

She got to ‘break ground’ for the current Environmental Centre and present a speech to members of the Government.

At 15 she left the TCI to further her education, receiving an International Baccalaureate Diploma before continuing on to The University of Edinburgh where, at the age of 21 she graduated with a Master’s of Arts with Honours in English Literature.

Zimmermann returned home in

late 2008 for a couple years before moving to China in 2011.

For five years, she worked as an English language teacher abroad in China, Vietnam (where she also became a dive instructor), Spain and The Netherlands.

She worked with varying levels and ages ranging from primary to university professors looking to work abroad.

Zimmermann returned to the TCI in 2016 and has worked as a freelancer on various boats including the Aggressor Liveaboard.

She is also an illustrator and has collaborated on an educational children’s book called ‘Sarai Saves the Cay’ which was a TCI Government education and outreach project.

Since returning to the TCI, Zimmermann has volunteered for the TCRF and shown interest in furthering her marine education which led to TCRF sponsoring her to attend an AGRRA Trainers Training programme in The Bahamas in early-May 2018.

Becoming an AGRRA Benthic Trainer gave her the opportunity to start doing more meaningful work and collecting data on the health of

the reefs.

She partook in an expedition to East Caicos to survey all the reefs off that uninhabited island as a baseline study and has become more and more involved in helping with Environmental impact assessments leading her to work on a range of development projects.

“I am very excited about this opportunity to work with an organization which leads the way in TCI environmental advocacy and action,” said Zimmermann.

“I look forward to continuing the excellent work the organisation has done to support conservation efforts in the TCI for the past 11 years.”

Founded in 2010, the Turks and Caicos Reef Fund is the only active environmental advocacy organisation in the TCI. It provides funding for education, research and conservation programs to individuals, organisations and agencies that help to preserve and protect the environment of the TCI. Anyone wishing to donate or assist the TCRF in any way can contact them through their website, www.tcreef.org

Gov’t offices close for deep clean TWO Government offices closed for a day each this week to make way for a deep clean of the premises.

The Revenue Department, Exchange of Information and Budget located at Wilma House in Grand Turk closed on Monday (January 18).

A staff member from the Revenue Department had tested positive for Covid-19, a statement from the Government said.

“In accordance with established public service guidelines and efforts to ensure the safety of personnel and prevent the spread of the virus a deep cleaning of the office space will be conducted. “…We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and extend our gratitude for your patience and understanding at this time.”

The Road Safety Department in Providenciales closed on Friday (January 15) also for deep cleaning.

“This exercise is being carried out to safeguard both staff and the general public,” the Government press office said.

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Local woman heads recruitment drive for Ritz Carlton

BY DELANA ISLES DANITRA Clare from the Turks and Caicos Islands has been appointed director of human resources operations for the new Ritz-Carlton Residences.

The revelation was made last week, shortly after the resort

announced that a general manager had been hired.

With eight years of experience in human resources, Corey Guest, multi property director of human resources, said Clare brings a wealth of knowledge to her new post.

“Danitra is a dynamic individual

Covid-19 community testing postponed SCHEDULED Covid-19 community testing across all islands was postponed last week.

The Ministry of Health Agriculture, Sports, and Human Services said the move was because of “limitations beyond our control”.

In a press release on January 12, it added that rescheduled dates will be announced in due course.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

The ministry urged the public to continue to practice safety measures such as washing and

sanitising hands frequently and maintaining physical distance at least six foot apart.

“Cover your cough and sneezes, wear a face covering when in public [and] avoid crowds,” it added.

Active Covid-19 cases shot up over the past month, from 33 on December 21 to 195 on January 18.

Anyone with Covid-19 related symptoms such as a fever, loss of sense of taste and smell or a persistent dry cough should stay at home and call the Health Hotline on 232-9444 or 333-0911.

whose knowledge and expertise make her a valuable asset to inspire our most important resource,” Guest said.

“Her leadership talents will be essential as she brings to life the Ritz Carlton culture and gold standards for which the brand is known globally.”

She will be responsible for the operations of the resort’s human resource department, including talent acquisition and development, employee relations as well as both the Marriott International Take Care and The Ritz Carlton Community Footprints programmes.

Clare brings to the role sound experience, having worked at leading companies abroad and as well as locally.

She first began her career working with the ministry of environment and district administration before moving into customer service roles with a Grace Bay resort and then Digicel.

A few years later after relocating to London she ventured into human resources where she held various progressive roles with Val Wade Recruitment, Brooks MacDonald Asset Management and G4S. Returning to the TCI in 2018, she assumed her most recent leadership role in human resources at The Shore Club, also supporting

Danitra Clare has been appointed director of human resource operations at the Ritz-Carlton Residences

human resources as needed at the company’s sister resorts, The Palms and The Sands.

Clare said: “I am very proud and delighted to take on this challenge as director of human resources operations for the debut of the prestigious Ritz Carlton brand in my home country.

“I look forward to selecting the most talented one percent of hospitality professionals creating

an environment where diversity is valued, quality of life is enhanced and individual aspirations are fulfilled.”

Throughout 2020, the 12 storey Ritz-Carlton residences moved ahead with its construction, ensuring that the development is still on schedule to be completed in the fall of 2021.

The resort began construction in early 2021.

Money transfer customer wins shopping spree

Grand prize winner Wenfield Alexander Rex Williams and Vangie Laurent

WENFIELD Alexander was the lucky winner of a supermarket shopping spree thanks to GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS) Western Union.

He was just one of many customers who won vouchers in the ‘Look who’s feasting this Christmas’ event which took place from December 11 to 31.

The promotion was part of GKMS commitment to give back to clients who use its services, the company said in a press release on Monday (January 18).

Each week during December, GKMS selected one customer to receive a $500 supermarket voucher from Graceway Supermarket, which they could use to purchase groceries.

Then, in the final week of the promotion, one customer was selected as the winner of

a supermarket dash, valued at $1,000 at Graceway Supermarket.

Alexander had one minute for a supermarket dash and grab as many items as possible (up to $1,000) and place them in his shopping cart.

He said that he shared some of his groceries with those who had been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in the TCI. Rody Francois was the winner of week one; Emily Basas was week two’s winner and Raymond Taton was week three’s winner.

GKMS, located at Tropicana Plaza, Leeward Highway, started offering Western Union Money Transfer services in Providenciales in December 2016.

For more information visit www.gkmsonline.com or follow @ gkmsonline on social media.

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The Salt Cay team pose with helpful officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Marine Branch

Captain Allan Dickenson at the wheel of the Salt Cay Ferry, departing from Providenciales

A passage to Salt Cay An account of travelling from Providenciales to Salt Cay on the Salt Cay Ferry IT WAS a trip I had wanted to make for the longest time.

So, when one morning Captain Allan Dickenson of the Salt Cay Ferry, aka MV Brittany Leigh, called me and asked whether I’d be interested in joining him and a small group of Saltans on a trip from Providenciales to Salt Cay, he didn’t have to ask twice!

The now legendary Salt Cay Ferry, Salt Cay’s lifeline to the rest of the world, had been in the dry dock in Provo for almost four weeks and after some well-deserved and muchneeded maintenance work and some upgrades, it was now time to come home.

For as long as I have lived in this unique archipelago, I have always had a fascination for inter-island travel by sea and remember only too well the stories my late friend Tom Lightbourne used to tell me.

How he and his father would sail aboard a Caicos sloop from Blue Hills (as Provo was known back then) to Grand Turk, to purchase merchandise for their family store.

Such trips were easily a two-week adventure - or more - depending on the winds and weather conditions.

And yet I remember distinctly Tom’s accounts of sailing the Caicos Bank and the elation felt by the crew as Six Hill Cays came into view. Soon I was to understand why.

Monday, January 4, 2021. A small team from Salt Cay boards a sixseater aeroplane with ‘semi-direct’ service to Providenciales.

BY TITUS DE BOER

Titus de Boer was born in Hamburg and spent his formative years in the West Indies.

After a formal education in Germany and subsequent training as a journalist, he moved to the TCI in 1989. Titus’ Salt Cay stories and photographs can be found on www.saltcaynote.com

It appears to be our lucky day because, unlike the current carriers’ preferred modus operandi of late, the plane actually materialises!

As we are about to take off and the exceedingly polite pilot reminds us that this is a five-minute flight.

I think of the stories Ms Nettie used to tell me about the trips aboard a sailing sloop that she used to endure in order to travel the nine miles from Salt Cay to Grand Turk.

“Tacking all the way up to Grand Turk and most people ending up seasick.”

She recounts the experience with the slightest hint of a smile that makes one

understand that she - of course - was not seasick.

After we land in Provo, the team is briefed: Come to the south side marina and ship yard the next day at 11.30am, for a noon departure.

Perfect. Enough time to run a few errands, to conduct one or two sociallydistanced meetings and to order in Thai food. Hey, ‘When in Rome’…

In order to get into the right frame of mind, I had brought along, as travel literature, a brilliant account of sailing from Grand Turk to Providenciales and back, from 1914, simply entitled ‘Round the Caicos’, by H H Hutchings.

While the story of H H Hutchings, a former commissioner of the Turks and Caicos Islands, will no doubt be the subject of a future Salt Cay Note, it is noteworthy that H H Hutchings voyaged under sail from Grand Turk to East Caicos, Middle Caicos, North Caicos, Pine Cay, Dellis Cay, Blue Hills (Providenciales) and South Caicos, because: “It became necessary to make the usual arrangements to visit the schools in the Caicos settlements in connection with the annual inspection.”

The journey, aboard the ‘Neptunia’, from April 26 to May 8, 1914, is a truly fascinating account of life in these Islands, over 100 years ago.

From detailed descriptions of the fibre plantations in Jacksonville (East Caicos) and “a car ride through the fields”, to dining on flamingo roast in Bottle Creek.

“These birds are protected and there is a fine of 40 shillings for taking one, so

we dined expensively.”

The travel journal of commissioner Hutchings is not just a delight to read but also a literary treasure trove, full of fascinating anecdotes and descriptions of people and places in these islands from a 1914 perspective. But more about that, another time.

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 11.30am, as agreed, the Salt Cay Ferry team meets at Provo’s south shore marina and, with the help of members of the Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force Marine Branch, load the ferry with materials and provisions.

Three additional passengers (all returning Salt Cay residents) jump aboard and an hour and a half later, we begin our journey home.

Conditions are perfect and what follows is a truly magical passage, across the shallow waters of the splendidly turquoise-coloured Caicos Bank.

When, after three hours, Six Hill Cays and Long Cay (just south of South Caicos) come into view, I am as awestruck by the beauty of this magical world of sea, cays and marine life as my friend Tom Lightbourne would have been all those years ago or indeed the crew of the Neptunia, when they passed this very spot on May 7, 1914.

From now on it is dark blue seas, as the Salt Cay Ferry crosses the Turks Passage on the final stretch home.

As if choreographed for a picturesque documentary, the MV Brittany Leigh pulls gracefully into Deane’s Dock, with a picture book perfect sunset as its backdrop. It is good to be home.

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Regional News

BVI governor launches corruption inquiry GUS Jaspert, the outgoing governor of the British Virgin Islands, has opened a commission of inquiry into allegations in the territory of significant political corruption, major governance issues and even accusations of criminal gangs infiltrating the elected and administrative branches. In a press release from the Cayman Islands governor’s office, officials said the seizure of two tonnes of cocaine in the BVI in November, with a street value of about $US250 million, indicated the scale of the problem.

According to local reports, the cocaine had been found in the home of a serving police officer.

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a written statement to parliament Monday that they were “concerned about the potential vulnerability of the islands to serious organised crime”.

This includes political interference and coercion in relation to public service and statutory board appointments; intimidation of people in public service, the media and community leaders; the misuse of public cash set aside to help families suffering as a result of the pandemic; and corruption relating to procurement of tens of millions of dollars for various government projects.

Sir Gary Hickinbottom, a UK judge, has been appointed to run the inquiry and investigate the allegations. British officials said that neither the BVI governor nor the UK government could stand by, given the serious allegations that have been made.

The commission will inquire into whether there is information to

Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden-Bush with their legal team outside the courthouse.

Cayman Islands: UK court to decide if gay marriage lawful

BVI Governor Gus Jaspert.

substantiate claims that corruption, abuse of position and serious impropriety has taken place in public office in recent years. It will then make recommendations, which are expected to be reported to the BVI governor within a few months, with a full report expected within six months.

Cayman Islands Governor Martyn Roper said in the release from his office that this was a serious matter and the launch of the inquiry underlined Britain’s strong adherence to good governance in the overseas territories.

“I am proud of the good governance mechanisms in the Cayman Islands, which are enshrined in our constitution,” the governor stated, despite the persistent concern here about corruption, though this is considerably more discreet and less substantial than the level currently suspected in the BVI.

Roper pointed to offices in the Cayman Islands, including those of the auditor general and the ombudsman, and independent commissions such as the AntiCorruption Commission and the Commission for Standards in Public Life, which “all continue to perform valuable work which underpins our democracy and good governance. I have every confidence that they will continue to do so”.

Cayman and the BVI have fairly strong connections and the two Caribbean territories have assisted each other over the years. In 2017 the RCIPS sent officers to the BVI to help the police there round up prisoners who had escaped in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Premier Alden McLaughlin also assisted BVI and other territories hit by the 2017 hurricanes get cash from the UK to help them rebuild.

THE controversial same-sex marriage suit brought by Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden will go before the UK Privy Council in six weeks time, according to the updated schedule for the high court. The senior judges will be the final arbitrators on whether or not the Cayman Islands Bill of Rights requires marriage to accommodate same-sex couples or if government has gone far enough with the Civil Partnership Law. Day, who is Caymanian, and Bodden, who is British, began their personal journey to try to marry here almost four years ago when they wrote to Premier Alden McLaughlin asking for some form of equivalent framework to marry, in accordance with the European Convention, that would allow them, as a samesex couple, to lawfully secure their relationship in the Cayman Islands.

However, the government failed to implement any form of legal gay unions.

So when the couple returned to Cayman in 2018, they applied for a marriage licence, knowing it was likely to take them on a long road through the courts. They were, as expected, refused a marriage licence on the grounds that the law here defines “marriage” to mean “the union between a man and a woman as husband and wife”.

Day and Bodden applied to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for a declaration that the law did not conform with their rights under the Bill of Rights and should be modified accordingly. In March 2019 the Grand Court found in their favour, deciding that the Marriage Law should be read as defining “marriage” to mean “the union between two people as one another spouses”.

Jamaican pastor claims God healed him from HIV DEVON Williams, who now also goes by the name Apostle the Major One Prophet Success, said his life before Christ seemed to have taken all the wrong turns and light at the end of tunnel seemed very dark.

From being arrested, deported, and almost losing his life, Williams said he was able to turn all of that into good, with tertiary education, a ministry, and what he claims to be a body healed of HIV by God. Though he could not foresee the reasons for the lows he experienced, the pastor believes that the episodes of his life happened as they should.

“I was in London, having got one month in the country, but I told myself that I would not return home until I could buy my house on the hill and own a business. I got a job sweeping street the following week, having left a sales job in Jamaica. I

Pastor Devon Williams says he has been healed from HIV. However, he is yet to do the test

swept streets for three months, and during the time, I got a different job in a KFC restaurant as a security guard,” he said.

But the life he tried to settle into was disrupted when Williams said

he was attacked by five men in the restaurant and retaliated by hitting one with a chair.

“I was later arrested and deported back to Jamaica. I was angry against God and everybody. I was saying to

God, ‘Why this had to happen to me?’ not knowing that He had a plan for my life in Jamaica. I never saw what He wanted to do with my life,” he noted.

Two months later, Williams said he found himself back on a flight to London with a different identity.

“I was still saying to myself I had to make it in foreign because I was being led by Satan to pursue greed and selfish gains. When I returned, I got a job at a McDonald’s store to work in the kitchen, and I was attending school part time, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer technology.”

But as he tried to hide from the British police, resettle, and make something of his life, the pastor said he started feeling ill. “… The authorities knew I had re-entered the country, and thus they were watching me, observing my

activities, for the right time to arrest me with some crime, to give me a huge sentence. As a result, I was under stress. I was very fearful of the consequences of my actions. I was finding it difficult to sleep at nights and to eat anything significant.

When I did, I had diarrhoea. I almost lost my mind. I was paranoid for a long period of time, and I was still refusing to seek medical attention.”

All this time, Williams had contracted HIV without knowing and said that he was on the brink of dying.

“It was not until I was almost dead I finally went to the hospital, and when I did, I remember the doctors surrounded me in a team, running all kinds of tests on me for the better part of that day. At the end of the day, it was revealed to me that I was HIVpositive.”

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Another major victory for Jamaican man against Bahamian government JAMAICAN Matthew Sewell, who was left to languish in a Bahamian prison for a combined period of nine years and nine months, has won another round in a lawsuit filed against the government of The Bahamas.

Last week, the Bahamian Court of Appeal refused the government’s application for an extension of time to appeal the ruling.

Sewell’s lawyers are seeking US$27.5 million in damages for breaches of his constitutional rights after their client was harassed relentlessly with false charges between 2006 and 2016, experiencing hell in and out of prison as the police drummed up unproven and unrecorded accusations.

Sewell’s first arrest was 10 days after arriving in The Bahamas to visit his father. He was 18 at the time.

The 32-year-old, who is now being treated by psychiatrist Dr Wendel Abel, said he was never allowed due process and was abused and forced to live in inhumane conditions at the Bahamian detention centres.

Sewell said 10 days after his arrival in The Bahamas, he was accused of raping a six-year-old girl, and despite his pleas of innocence, was beaten by neighbours before being later arrested and charged by the police. Not assigned a lawyer,

In this 2015 photo, Matthew Sewell (centre) and his lawyer Fred Smith QC (left) are heading to the Bahamian Supreme Court in Nassau. Sewell is escorted by a Bahamian policeman.

he said he was beaten repeatedly, fingerprinted, taken to court but was not asked to plea. During his detention, which lasted up to May 2008, he said no medical report for the child was submitted.

In April 2009, he said he was again arrested for rape of a 17-year-old and remanded in custody for another four years at the Fox Hill Prison, where he said the real ordeal began.

“The prison was very dirty. There

was no toilet. We had to pass stool in a bucket in the cell in front of the other cell mates. I slept on the dirty floor for years as there was no mattress or beds in the cells. I would fight a lot because some of the prisoners would try to molest me,” he shared.

He also said he was moved to a dungeon cell for about six months, where, without the luxury of doors and windows, he would go for days

without seeing sunlight. He said the cells were overrun with rats, and he was not allowed to have visitors. At times he said he had multiple suicidal thoughts.

In August 2013, Sewell said he was taken to the Supreme Court, where the judge “discharged the case” after he revealed that he had spent four years in prison without a trial.

Two months after his release, he was again arrested by the South Beach police, who accused him of being a Haitian pretending to be a Jamaican. They claimed to have made checks with the Registrar General’s Department and were told that there was “no record of him”, and so they were going to ship him off to Haiti.

Eventually, Sewell was forced to return to Jamaica in 2017 for his safety.

If awarded, the amount being asked for by his lawyers, this would be the single largest payout by any court in that country and a landmark victory.

President of the Court of Appeal, the Hon. Sir Michael Barrett, in his summation yesterday, said the intended appellants – the attorney general, the commissioner of police, and the immigration and correctional services – had two weeks to appeal

each order but were out of time.

“His case has been in the courts since 2015; started in the Supreme Court with a habeus corpus application ordering his release from the detention centre, where he spent almost 24 months, and overall, nearly 10 years in the prison system,” his lawyer, Doneth Cartwright, explained to The Gleaner.

She said that Sewell was in Fox Hill prison when his matters were dismissed but was then transferred to the detention centre, where he was said to be in breach of the immigration laws and had overstayed in The Bahamas, notwithstanding the fact that he was arrested 10 days after his arrival in the country.

“We proceeded with civil action, which took place during COVID-19, then Justice Ruth Bowe-Darville struck out the defence of the government for many reasons – they were negligent in filing their papers; they were delinquent, just not following the court orders; not preparing for the trial; not taking the matter seriously,” Cartwright noted.

In addition to that, in May of 2020, the judge ordered an interim payment of U$60,000.00 to Sewell, so when she struck out the defence she heard the matter in October on quantum (least amount).

US Shiprider Agreement takes centre stage in Jamaica Senate WITH tension simmering in Jamaica over a controversial decision by the United States authorities to nab four Jamaican men and destroy their boat, alleging it was carrying cocaine, high-level talks between the two countries are now under way to make amendments to the Shiprider Agreement which is at the centre of the wrangle.

The Shiprider Agreement allows the United States and Jamaican law enforcers, with the permission of either party, to intercept suspect vessels in each other’s territorial waters, to apprehend vessels and crew.

It also provides for the waiver of prosecutorial jurisdiction over the island’s citizens.

The men – Anthony Clark (captain), Radcliffe Simmons, Howard Patterson and Warren Rowe – have reportedly been left traumatised by their detention, which started on October 11 last year when their boat, Lady Lawla, was boarded by the United States Coast Guard.

They were, however, released after a Florida judge determined that

Kamina Johnson Smith told the Senate that the US authorities have apologised for its handling of what turned out to be a nightmare for the Jamaicans.

the containers were proven to have only gasolene.

The men landed in Jamaica on December 31, last year, after being detained for two months in the US without charge.

A year and a half ago, in the midst of revelations of the trammelling and mistreatment of five fishermen by the US Coast Guard, the foreign minister, Kamina Johnson Smith, promised a review of Jamaica’s

Shiprider Agreement with the United States.

Johnson Smith updated the Senate on the ongoing discussions which led to sharp rebukes from the Opposition which accused the Government of selling out Jamaicans.

She outlined that there are several areas of the agreement which can be improved.

“One, following search and boarding of intercepted vessels, and

two relating to the status of nationals from the time of grant of the waiver up to the outcome of any legal or judicial action pursued against them,” Johnson Smith stated.

The foreign affairs minister told the Senate that the US authorities have apologised for its handling of what turned out to be a nightmare for the Jamaicans.

“The Jamaican Government expressed in very clear terms certain steps key to bridging gaps in implementation as well as its strong disappointment at recent developments including the failure of the US authorities to communicate critical information on the dismissal of the case as envisaged by the agreement.

“I am pleased, however, to advise that the bilateral engagement was constructive and frank and undertaken in a spirit of cooperation and mutual respect. Apologies were extended to the Jamaican side by the United States regarding the handling of the matter,” Johnson Smith told the Senate.

But in a charged segment of

yesterday’s sitting, Opposition Senator Lambert Brown knocked the Government hard for the ordeal.

He said the Government did not act appropriately and “sold out Jamaican interest in this matter”.

In response, State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Leslie Campbell, accused Brown of breaching Senate rules and demanded that Brown withdraw the comments.

To add to the response, Johnson Smith made it clear that it was the then People’s National Party administration whose term ended in 2016 that inserted provisions for the US to take over prosecutorial jurisdiction in matters involving Jamaicans on the high seas.

“If Senator Brown has any sense of that the Jamaican people have been sold out by anyone, he should speak to his current leader of Opposition business in the Senate (Peter Bunting) and the Opposition in its entirety because it is they who brought the law that allows for waiver over any Jamaican national.”

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Keystone pipeline: Biden ‘to cancel it on his first day’ US President-elect Joe Biden is to cancel the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline on his first day in office, North American media report.

The pipeline is projected to carry oil nearly 1,200 miles (1,900km) from the Canadian province of Alberta down to Nebraska, to join an existing pipeline.

Environmentalists and Native American groups have fought the project for more than a decade.

Work had been halted but restarted in 2019 under President Donald Trump.

Mr Trump overturned a decision by his predecessor, Barack Obama, who vetoed a bill approving construction in 2015.

The privately financed pipeline is expected to cost about $8bn (£5.8bn; CAD $10bn).

A briefing note seen by Canadian and US media says Mr Biden will sign an executive order revoking the permit for Keystone XL on Inauguration Day - 20 January.

He will also return the US to the Paris climate agreement - a global pact on cutting carbon emissions reversing another decision by Mr Trump, who took the US out of the accord on 4 November last year.

Mr Biden has pledged to make the fight against climate change a top priority of his administration.

Alberta’s leader, Premier Jason Kenney, said he was “deeply concerned” by the reports of Mr

A traveller exits a testing center at Heathrow Airport on January 17, 2021 in London.

Environmentalists and Native American groups have fought the project for more than a decade.

Biden’s plans and said if the pipeline was cancelled, his government would look at legal action.

The Keystone XL pipeline would carry some 830,000 barrels of heavy crude a day from the fields in Alberta to Nebraska. From there, the oil would travel via existing pipelines to reach refineries around the Gulf of Mexico.

The pipeline would transport oil extracted from Alberta’s oil sands, a mixture of sand, water, clay and a thick substance called bitumen. The oil is more expensive and energyintensive to extract than that from conventional sources.

Environmental groups such

as Greenpeace say the amount of greenhouse gases emitted per barrel of oil from the oil sands can be 30% higher throughout its life cycle than conventional oil.

However, the Canadian government says technology has created more energy efficient practices, reducing climatedamaging emissions.

Indigenous groups in northern Alberta have sued the provincial and federal governments for damages from 15 years of oil sands development they were not consulted on, saying it infringed on their guaranteed rights to hunt, trap and fish on traditional lands. (BBC)

Biden team says won’t lift Europe, Brazil travel restrictions despite Trump order THE incoming Biden administration on Monday said it won’t lift an entry ban on most visitors from Europe, the U.K. and Brazil, shortly after President Donald Trump ordered an end to the Covid-19 travel restrictions.

“With the pandemic worsening, and more contagious variants emerging around the world, this is not the time to be lifting restrictions on international travel,” tweeted President-elect Joe Biden’s spokeswoman Jen Psaki.

Trump put the rules in place early in the pandemic to curb the spread of the

virus and on Monday rescinded them, just days before Biden’s inauguration Wednesday. They prohibit entry to the U.S. for most non-U.S. citizens if they had been in Brazil, the 26 countries in the Schengen area of Europe, Ireland or the U.K. in the previous two-week period.

Trump’s order came less than a week after the U.S. said it would require travelers arriving from abroad, including U.S. citizens, to test negative for Covid-19 before flying. That requirement takes effect on Jan. 26, the same day the travel restrictions would be lifted.

Covid-19: Four million in UK get their first vaccine More than four million people in the UK have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to government figures.

People in their 70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable in England are now among those being offered the vaccine.

However, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said UK data showed more people were in hospital with Covid than ever - and urged people to follow lockdown rules.

He said: “Do not blow it now. We are on the route out. We have to stick at it.”

Speaking during a Downing Street briefing, Mr Hancock said more than half of those over 80 and half of elderly care home residents had been vaccinated.

He said that in some parts of the country the “vast majority” of people in their 80s had had their first dose and specifically congratulated Slough for having already vaccinated every single elderly care home resident.

Earlier, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey had said people in her constituency in the

Visiting the NHS Covid Vaccine Centre in Wembley, north London, Prof Stephen Powis said there were signs in the capital that growth and infection rates were slowing.

Suffolk Coastal area had told her some over-80s, and even over-90s, had not been invited for a vaccination while younger people had been.

When Mr Hancock was asked why some areas of the UK were reporting not having enough vaccines, he said “supply is the rate-limiting factor”.

He said the government was now

“prioritising the supply” to places that needed to vaccinate over-80s but did not want to stop areas that had progressed well from pressing on with vaccinating their other priority groups.

A further 599 people have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, according to the latest

government figures. Figures are often lower on a Monday because of lags in reporting data over the weekend.

Another 37,535 positive cases were reported - down from a high of 68,053 reported on 8 January.

It comes as 10 further mass vaccination hubs opened across England, adding to seven already in place.

Speaking during a visit to a vaccination centre in Oxford, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was “right” to offer the jab to other priority groups from this week.

“I think actually the whole of the UK is going very well. And, overall, the pace of the rollout is very encouraging,” he said.

He warned there would be no “Open Sesame” relaxation of Covid restrictions, adding that any easing was reliant on the vaccine rollout being a success and there being no further concerning variants of the virus.

The number of people who have received their first dose of the vaccine is now 4,062,501 - which is more than have tested positive (3,433,494) in the UK since the pandemic began.

The expansion of the vaccination programme means it now includes priority groups three and four people in their 70s and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals.

However, people in the top two groups - care home residents, those aged 80 and over, and front-line healthcare workers - should still be prioritised for vaccinations, the Department for Health and Social Care said.

Nadhim Zahawi, the minister responsible for the vaccine rollout, said that although vaccine supply remained “lumpy”, he was “confident” the government would meet its target to vaccinate all 15 million people in the top four priority groups by 15 February.

Meanwhile, Prof Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England, said there was more pressure on the NHS than ever before.

Speaking alongside Mr Hancock in the briefing, he said around 15,000 people had been admitted to hospital since Christmas Eve, adding: “That is well over 20 hospitals worth of patients.”

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Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’ THE world faces a “catastrophic moral failure” because of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was not fair for younger, healthy people in richer nations to get injections before vulnerable people in poorer states.

He said over 39 million vaccine doses had been given in 49 richer states - but one poor nation had only 25 doses.

Meanwhile, both the WHO and China were criticised for their Covid response.

An independent panel commissioned by the WHO said the UN public health body should have declared an international emergency earlier, and also rapped China for not taking public health measures sooner.

So far, China, India, Russia, the UK and the US have all developed Covid vaccines, with others being made by multinational teams like the American-German Pfizer vaccine.

Almost all of these nations have prioritised distribution to their own populations.

Speaking at a WHO executive board session on Monday, Dr Tedros said, “I need to be blunt: the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure - and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world’s poorest countries.”

Dr Tedros said a “me-first” approach would be self-defeating because it would push up prices and encourage hoarding.

“Ultimately, these actions will only prolong the pandemic, the restrictions needed to contain it, and

Mass vaccination has already started in several countries, including Russia.

human and economic suffering,” he added.

And the WHO head called for a full commitment to the global vaccine-sharing scheme Covax, which is due to start rolling out next month.

“My challenge to all member states is to ensure that by the time World Health Day arrives on 7 April, Covid-19 vaccines are being administered in every country, as a symbol of hope for overcoming both the pandemic and the inequalities that lie at the root of so many global health challenges,” Dr Tedros said.

So far, more than 180 countries have signed up to the Covax initiative, which is supported by the WHO and a group of international vaccine advocacy groups. Its aim is to unite countries into one bloc so they have more power to negotiate with drug companies.

Ninety-two countries - all of them low or middle-income - will have their vaccines paid for by a fund sponsored by donors.

Barbadian students to take CXC to court BARBADIAN students will be taking their issues with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and its controversial 2020 revised testing and grading methodology to court.

Spokesperson and coordinator of the Group of Concerned Parents of Barbados, Paula-Anne Moore, announced yesterday that Aegis Law Chambers will be representing the group pro bono.

In a release, she urged the hundreds of students who still have discrepancies with their first grades and second

remarked Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) grades to contact the firm via email.

“Since September 22, 2020, students and their parents in Barbados and across the region have suffered the inexcusable fallout of CXC CSEC and CAPE results, which were manifestly flawed, and which has occasioned mental angst, as well as material dislocation, in the form of loss of scholarship opportunities, university acceptance, inter alia”, she said.

(Barbados Nation)

“We have secured two billion doses from five producers, with options of more than one billion more doses, and we aim to start deliveries in February,” Dr Tedros said.

Reacting to Dr Tedros’ warning, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “The UK is the world’s biggest supporter, financial supporter, of the global programme to ensure access to vaccines in all countries in the world.”

Mr Hancock said the UK had

“put the most financial support in these international efforts to ensure everybody has access to vaccines”.

The UK government has provided £548m ($734m) to the Covax programme.

More than four million people in the UK have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to government figures.

People in their 70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable in England are now among those being offered the jab.

Last month, the People’s Vaccine Alliance coalition of campaigning bodies said that rich countries were hoarding doses of Covid vaccines and people living in poor countries were set to miss out.

It said that nearly 70 lowerincome countries would only be able to vaccinate one in 10 people.

Canada, in particular, came in for criticism, with the coalition saying the North American nation had ordered enough vaccine doses to protect each Canadian five times.

In December, Karina Gould, Canada’s minister of international development, denied allegations the country was hoarding vaccines, saying any discussion of a surplus

was “hypothetical” as the doses had not been delivered.

She said Canada was providing C$485 million ($380 million; £280 million) to help developing countries cope with Covid-19.

WHAT ABOUT THE CRITICISM OF THE WHO AND CHINA? In their interim report, the panel of independent experts said both China and the WHO should have acted faster during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak.

The document said that Beijing should have acted more forcefully to localise the initial outbreak in the city of Wuhan first detected in late 2019.

The experts also criticised the WHO for only declaring a global emergency on 30 January 2020.

“The global pandemic alert system is not fit for purpose,” the report said.

“The World Health Organization has been underpowered to do the job.”

The panel of experts was led by former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

(BBC)

Johnson ‘glad’ to see Trump go, says ex-Civil Service head Lord Sedwill BORIS Johnson will be glad Donald Trump has not been re-elected for a second term as US president, exCivil Service head Lord Sedwill has suggested.

Writing in the Daily Mail, Lord Sedwill said those who believed Boris Johnson would have preferred Mr Trump to win again were “mistaken.”

He said he “would not have been to the benefit” of British or European security, trade or environment issues.

Downing Street said Mr Johnson looked forward to working with Joe Biden.

Boris Johnson’s public reflections on Donald Trump have varied considerably.

This month he said Mr Trump was “completely wrong” to cast doubt on the US election and encourage supporters to storm the Capitol.

And in 2015, when he was Mayor of London, Mr Johnson accused him of “stupefying ignorance” over his comments about violence in the city.

But after Mr Trump’s victory in the US election in 2016, then Foreign Secretary Mr Johnson said there was a “lot to be positive about”, and while running for the Conservative leadership in 2019, he said the President had “many good qualities”.

Mr Trump later praised Mr Johnson, saying: “they call him Britain Trump”.

PM Boris Johnson (left) and outdoing US president Donald Trump.

Mr Johnson congratulated Mr Biden in a phone call after his US election win, saying he looked forward to “strengthening the partnership” between the US and UK. But BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said Lord Sedwill’s remarks would not be unhelpful to Downing Street as any perception in Washington that Mr Johnson was like Mr Trump becomes a liability with the arrival of President Biden.

In his Daily Mail article, Lord Sedwill, who was the UK’s most senior civil servant until he stood down in September, said there was “relief in Western capitals” that normal diplomatic relationships will be restored once Mr Biden is inaugurated on Wednesday.

The former Cabinet Secretary said: “Those of us who regard ourselves as close American allies have badly missed US leadership over the past four years.

“Based on my time working for Boris Johnson in Downing Street, I believe those who have said he would have preferred a second Trump term are mistaken. That would not have been to the benefit of British or European security, to transatlantic trade, let alone the environmental agenda to which the prime minister is so committed.”

Lord Sedwill added: “With Brexit accomplished and the Biden administration ready to re-engage, this is the moment for Global Britain to step up.” (BBC)

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Rap legend Dr Dre returns home after brain aneurysm AMERICAN rapper and producer Dr Dre has been discharged from hospital after being treated for a brain aneurysm.

A lawyer for the hip-hop star, 55, said on Saturday that he was now back at home, without giving further details.

A day earlier, actor and rapper Ice-T said he had spoken to Dr Dre, describing him as “safe and looking good”.

TMZ reported on 5 January that Dr Dre had been taken to CedarsSinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

Dr Dre’s team later issued a statement saying the rapper - whose

real name is Andre Romelle Young was in a stable condition.

“Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes. I’m doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team,” a post on his Instagram read.

“I will be out of the hospital and back home soon. Shout out to all the great medical professionals at Cedars. One Love!!”

Friends and fellow stars wished Dr Dre well after the reports of his ill health emerged.

Ice Cube, his former bandmate in trailblazing 1980s hip-hop group NWA, tweeted: “Send your love and prayers to the homie Dr Dre.”

Snoop Dogg, who was discovered

by Dr Dre in the early 1990s, wrote on Instagram: “GET WELL DR DRE WE NEED U CUZ.” Missy Elliott wrote: “Prayers up for Dr Dre and his family for healing & Strength over his mind & body.” And singer Ciara tweeted: “Praying for you Dr Dre. Praying for a full recovery.”

With NWA and then as a solo artist, leading producer and record label mogul, Dr Dre shaped West Coast rap and was instrumental in the careers of other stars like Eminem, 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar.

An aneurysm is the enlargement of an artery caused by weakness in a blood vessel wall.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Senior Reporter

Dr Dre - real name Andre Romelle Young - is one of hip-hop’s most successful producers.

The 17-year-old’s song about teenage heartbreak, also broke the record for “the biggest first week streaming debut ever globally” on Amazon Music following its release

Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ breaks new record OLIVIA Rodrigo’s debut single “Drivers License” has broken the Spotify record for most streams of a song in a single week.

The song was streamed 65,873,080 times during the week ending on Jan. 14, according to Spotify’s global weekly Top 200 chart.

Last week, Spotify announced that the song had set the platform’s record for most streams in a day for a non-holiday tune on Jan. 11. It then

beat its own record on Jan 12.

Rodrigo’s song, about teenage heartbreak, also broke the record for “the biggest first week streaming debut ever globally” on Amazon Music following its release.

The singer thanked fans on Twitter, saying it was hard to comprehend how quickly the song has broken records.

Rodrigo currently stars in Disney+’s “High School Musical: The Musical - The Series.” (CNN)

We're looking for a qualified multimedia reporter who has strong news gathering and writing skills, as well as the ability and enthusiasm to create and maintain a strong and up-to-date online news medium. The position is available for immediate start and the successful candidate will be joining a small, dedicated team covering a wide range of news and features across the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Local knowledge is preferred but not essential. The successful applicant should have had experience with community, court and parliamentary reporting. They will also be expected to take photographs and videos, and use social media.

The salary for this position will be dependent on experience.

Write or email the publisher at

Duncanson.Publications@gmail.com No phone calls please

Mattel is honoring Maya Angelou with Barbie doll in her likeness.

Mattel honours Maya Angelou with Barbie doll modelled in her likeness THE caged bird is now singing in the toy business.

Seven years after her death, Mattel — the manufacturer of the perennial doll whose has gone through more reinventions than Madonna — is paying tribute to iconic poet Maya

Angelou with a doll in her likeness.

On Thursday, the El Segundo, Calif.-based company made the announcement as part of Barbie’s Inspiring Women series, which pays tribute to notable role models who encourage young people to dream big.

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Kanye West’s Yeezy sues former intern over alleged NDA breach KANYE West has no mercy for a former intern.

Yeezy, the “Mercy” rapper’s apparel company, is suing former summer intern Ryan Inwards for allegedly breaching a nondisclosure agreement by taking to Instagram with confidential photos, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Inwards signed an NDA barring the sharing of confidential company information via social media, alleges a complaint filed earlier Friday in L.A. County Superior Court.

The company says Inwards did just that, sharing restricted photos on the Facebook-owned app and neglecting to take them down despite

multiple cease-and-desist letters.

At the time of publication, the first two Instagram account results for “Ryan Inwards” had zero posts, while a third and private account had two posts to its name.

In addition to suing for breach of contract and conversion, Yeezy is seeking $500,000 in liquidated damages — as allegedly included in a provision in the NDA. Believing the former intern is acting with malicious intent, the company also wants punitive damages and an injunction mandating he turn the pictures over and be prohibited from similar posts going forward. (NYDailynews)

Kanye West poses during the finale of Yeezy Season Two during New York Fashion Week.

Boyle and McQueen are among more than 40 prominent signatories.

Film directors call on government to support UK cinema chains DANNY Boyle, Steve McQueen and other leading British film-makers have called on the government to offer financial support to the UK’s big cinema chains.

“These companies represent over 80 per cent of the market,” they write in a letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak published in the Sunday Times.

“Without them the future of the entire UK film industry would look extremely precarious.”

Sam Mendes and Christopher Nolan are among the other signatories.

Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, Love, Actually director Richard Curtis, Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, actor Jude Law and broadcaster Stephen Fry have also put their names to it.

“We recognise the support that government has already been able to provide,” the letter states.

“But we fear that this will not be enough, with the challenges being

most acute for those larger cinema operators who have not been able to access any tailored funding.

“UK cinema stands on the edge of an abyss,” it concludes. “We urgently need targeted funding support to ensure that future generations can enjoy the magic of cinema.”

Cineworld, Odeon and Vue are the UK’s the leading three chains and account for almost 70 percent of the exhibitor market according to the Statista website.

Last month Odeon owner AMC Entertainment Holdings said it was running out of money and that its “current cash burn rates” were not sustainable.

Cineworld has also reported huge losses due to the coronavirus pandemic and is reportedly considering closing some of its UK cinemas permanently.

The BBC News website has approached the Treasury for comment. (BBC)

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JOB LISTINGS SERVICES AUTO SALES REAL ESTATE

Classifieds

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946-4664 Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

Website: tcweeklynews.com

FLOWER GIRL

WANTED URGENTLY

FLORAL DESIGNER

Must have thorough knowledge in the floral business with 3-5 years experience.

Call: 231-3788

GET LEGAL HELP ON YOUR INSURANCE CLAIM

DELIVERY BOY

CALL OR EMAIL US AT

We are in need of a young man to deliver bills, pick up checks and distribute newspapers. Must be honest and have a clean driver’s license.

duncansonlaw@gmail.com duncansonlaw.office@gmail.com 649-941-4444/ 649-245-1314/649-348-5744 DUNCANSON & CO BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS 16121

Contact the Publisher at tcweeklynews@gmail.com

28 CLASSIFIEDS ALTAGRACIA RESTAURANT & CAFE MISSICK BUILDING, LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

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

• To work 6 days a week Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 244-3581

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

23915

IDEAL EXPRESS CLEANING 1000 CENTRAL STORAGE PROVIDENCIALES TELEPHONE: 244-0903 Seek to employ a

LABOURER

Clean septic tanks, grease traps/ portable toilets, Clean, polish, buff marble, porcelain, wood flooring, Shampoo drapes, carpets, furniture, Clean septic truck/ company vehicles.

Experience and valid driver’s license required. Salary $7.00 hourly Belongers are encouraged to send resume to the Labour Board or hello@thekforce.com This position is currently being held by a work permit holder 23938

ISHEKA THOMAS GRAPESEED AVE, LEEWARD PALMS Is seeking to employ a

HOUSEKEEPER

Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing. Ensuring all rooms inspected according to standards.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 242-5113

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position

23908

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NICODERME AUGUSTIN HOSPITAL ROAD, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Unit 54, Saltmills Plaza, Provo.

Requires qualified and experienced

BEEN MEP CO. LTD.

BLUE HILLS CONSTRUCTION

DOMESTIC WORKER

ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS

MASON

Duties: Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Polishing and other household Chores. Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 244-1451

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This position is for work Permit renewal application. 20510

HAIR AFFAIR BEAUTY SALON Morris Plaza, Whitby, North Caicos

HAIR DRESSER

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

BARBER

Cutting, trimming, trimming beards. To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 241-5564

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are first time applicants

23911

CAICOS DREAM TOURS ALEXANDRA RESORT Grace Bay, Providenciales 231-7278

LABOURER

Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.

Position animal trapping or capture equipment. Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.

Remove catches from fishing equipment. Salary starts at $6.25 per hour.

Renewal, Belonger will be given first preference.

23975

Electricians must have a recognized qualification/licence from a governing body in country of origin and at least 10 years experience on large commercial projects is essential. Duties will include electrical installations, repairs and maintenance to residential and commercial projects.

Electricians pay starting at $12.00 per hour. Plumbers must have at least 10 years experience on commercial projects and duties will include plumbing installations, repairs and maintenance to residential and commercial projects.

Plumbers pay starting at $10.00 per hour.

#11 WILSON CIRCLE Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters. Salary: $400 weekly

CONTACT: 346-0002 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 20959

Please email resume to beenmep@tciway.tc20926

GALMO WILLIAMS

#1025 Leeward Highway. Is seeking to hire

(1) GARDENER (PREFERABLY A MALE)

• Cleaning and maintaining of property, • Planting and taking care of garden, • Disposing of refuse.

• Make sure property is secure in Owner’s absence

• Any other duties assign by employer • Must be willing to work six (5) days per week • Must be trustworthy and reliable • Salary $250.00 per week

CONTACT: DISCOUNT@TCIWAY.TC - 946-4536

This position is for work permit renewal Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 23964

FINBAR GRANT

Bay road, Blue Hills Providenciales, 333-8436

LABOURER

His responsibilities are pick up years waste and collect leaves, clean the yard with sweeper, lift garbage bags and cans into garbage truck, pick up yard waste and tree limbs, repair broken furniture and assist with other work when needed. SALARY: 6.25 per hour RENEWAL, THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER 23974

NOTICE

- - - - -

MASON

$8 hourly/6 days a week to test concrete quality lay blocks float floors and walls plaster interior/exterior buildings

CONTACT: 649-946-5855

Belongers are encouraged to apply to Labour Board and email a copy to: hello@thekforce.com.

This position is being advertised for a work permit application

23939

GOD’S INSTRUMENTAL MINISTRIES

LABOURER

E&V EQUIPMENT LIMITED Williams Auditorium, Five Cays Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

ELECTRICIAN - $500 weekly Electrical work on worksites.

WELDER

-$600 weekly Cutting and joining steel

CONTACT: 649-941-8494

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

23920

SAMUEL E. HALL KEW, NORTH CAICOS 241-0836

Keeping the church clean between services, and various church activities, clean the yard remove trash, trim the trees. windows, including stained glass. removes debris in communal areas. clean restrooms after service and events. Clean Church bus before each service through the week.

Pay: 6.25 per hour

Cleaning, tractor driving, general handwork, tending to livestock, ploughing, planting and harvesting crops. Salary: $6.25 per hour.

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

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

23972

SHERRI WILLIAMSWARRICAN

S&M CONTRACTING CO

LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

An Application, REGISTERED PI 170, by PINE CAY UTILITIES LTD for the development of 500 KW SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM. Has been submitted to the Department of Planning for consideration of Development Permission on parcels 61208/22 (sub-part 2), East Cays, Pine Cay.

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $6.25 hourly

Anyone wishing to make representation(s) may do so in writing to the Director of Planning, South Base, Grand Turk or through the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, within twenty eight (28) days of publication of this Notice.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23909

23954

#8 La Petite Place, Grace Bay, Providenciales Seeks to Employ:

Pastor Dor Alces Building, Millennium Highway. 343-0961

RESIDENCE, FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

Regulation 8 of the Physical Planning (Development Permission) Regulations, 2014

G AND F CONSTRUCTION

CONTACT: 346-1764

Walter Cox Dr., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-6702

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

23904

FARMER

23971

POOL SOLUTION

MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

POOL TECHNICIAN

Clean pools and pour chlorine in pools. Salary: $7 hourly CONTACT: 342-5250

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23905

January 19-25, 2021 CAICOS DREAM TOURS

INBOUND/ OUTBOUND MANAGER (RENEWAL)

Hours: 8:00-5:00, 6 days/ week JOB DESCRIPTION: Overlooks the full operation of the company Handles all accounts of CDT Handles all supplier, vendors and clients needs. Salary: Roughly $50k annual salary INTERESTED BELONGER PLEASE SEND RESUME TO RESERVATIONS@ CAICOSDREAMTOURS.COM OR CALL US AT 1-649-231-7274 20940

DONOVAN FULFORD OF GRAND TURK is seeking to employ a

CAICOS DREAM TOURS ALEXANDRA HOTEL Phone: 1.649.231.7274

BOAT MECHANIC (RENEWAL)

Description: Assess, repair, and maintain all boats.

Extensive experience necessary. Salary: Starting at $14 /hr INTERESTED BELONGERS PLEASE SEND RESUME TO RESERVATIONS@ CAICOSDREAMTOURS.COM OR CALL 1-649-231-7274

23940

Duties Include: Cleaning, Washing and Ironing. Salary is $6.50 per hour,

CONTACT 242-0626

The Position is currently held by a work permit holder

23912

TOP BRAS SECURITY

830A Leeward Highway Providenciales. 232-1189

SECURITY ALARM TECHNICIAN

Install, maintain, or repair security systems, alarm devices, or related equipment, following blueprints of electrical layouts and building plans.

Install electrical components, equipment, or systems. Repair electrical components. Salary starts at $9.00 per hour.

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

23973

O.J. GLASS BUILDING INDUSTRIAL PARK, FIVE CAYS BYPASS

2 GLAZIERS

Duties: fix and install glass Must be willing to work 5 days per week. Salary $7.00 per hour

CONTACT: 649-231-6260

These positions are for first time applicants Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 23901

CARIBBEAN PLACE PROFESSIONAL PLAZA

1200 SQ. FT. UNIT AVAILABLE FOR RENT Minimum two year lease. Lots of parking.

CALL 649-241-4070 for further information

E & V CONSTRUCTION

MASON

- Ability to repair and patch work - Must Be skilled in laying blocks, bricks, cement etc.

Salary: $7.50 hourly

CONTACT: #333-1237

These positions are for first time applicants Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23929

L&M CRAFT MARKET UNIT #2 ISLE HAVEN, GRACE BAY ROAD Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning and other work needed.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 347-0198

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

COLOMBIAN CONSTRUCTION

On behalf of our clients

KEVIN SWANN

BACK ROAD, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

KERVIN CONSTRUCTIONS

Central Square Road Whitby, North Caicos

1 LABOURER (RENEWAL) Rate: $7.00 per hr Description: Cleaning yard, moving trash, etc

TROPIC MANAGEMENT

Whitby, North Caicos Rate: $6.50 hr

MASON

Leeway, Providenciales

MASON (RENEWAL)

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/ or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters Salary: $10 hourly

Pay: 8.00 hr Description: Lay and bind building materials, such as concrete blocks, construct and repair walls

THE TRINITY SHOP

HELPER (RENEWAL)

Description: Helps with dumping garbage, running errands and any jobs given by employer

Leeward Highway Providenciales

1 LABOURER (RENEWAL) Rate: $7.00 per hr Description: Cleaning shop and moving trash

23957

M&E RESTAURANT AND BAR OPPOSITE TROPICAL SHIPPING, FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

KITCHEN HELPER

Shamrack Plaza, Industrial Park, Providenciales – Turks & Caicos Islands Tel: (649) 941-8438 | Fax: (649) 9417387 | Email: dnbautoparts@tciway.tc

AUTO PARTS RETAIL ASSOCIATE

M&E CLEANING SERVICES MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

2 CLEANERS

Preparing the workstation for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times. Salary: $6.75 hourly

• To clean windows, carpets, furniture’s and etc.

• Hours of work are 8-4:30, Monday-Friday Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 2419907 OR 232-8005

CONTACT: 649-342-0726

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

23917

JOB POSITION FOR A

LABOURER Is needed for a private residence on Provo.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Upkeep and maintenance of the grounds and perform other manual labor work as directed by the employer. Salary for this position is $7.00 per hr.

This position is for work permit renewal Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department or Qualified Belonger candidates please contact: Mr. Rodner Michel –Telephone: 231-3458. 23914

• Knowledgeable of Inventory Management • Can manage procurement of Spare Parts of vehicles • Preferably can speak Spanish Language • Basic wage is $8.50 per hour

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

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

23916

23918

#53 BLUE MOUNTAIN, HORIZON CLOSE Is seeking to employ a

D&B Auto Ltd. is currently looking for a suitably qualified person to the role of:

• Must have two (2) years or more working experience on Japanese Automotive Retail Industry • With mechanical aptitude and understanding of parts • Strong computer literacy (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc)

CONTACT: 347-8532

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

COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION

D&B AUTO LTD

Archie Morley Yard - Five Cays, is seeking to employ a

- General Cleaning Duties: such as maintaining cleanliness of the work site - Ability to lift up to 60 to 80lbs Salary: $6.50 hourly

CLOVERLEAF AGENCY - 246-7382

23976

DOCUWIN ACTING ON BEHALF OF

LABOURER

DOMESTIC WORKER

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23962

JOB POSITION FOR A

LABOURER

Is needed for a private residence on Blue Hills,Provo.

Responsibilities: Upkeep and maintenance of the grounds and perform other manual labor work as directed by the employer.

Salary for this position is $7.00 per hr.

QUALIFIED BELONGER CANDIDATES PLEASE CONTACT: MR. RODNER MICHEL –TEL: 231-3458.

THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER

23937

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 231-0337

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23958

THE ANGELA RESTAURANT

#102 Alice & Alice plaza, airport road

SERVER $6.50 p/h

Provide excellent customer services and Take and serve food/drinks orders,

CONTACT 346-3569

This position is for a first time. Belonger are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the labour board.

23956

FIRST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION)

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATOR COMPANIES ORDINANCE 2017 SECTION 237

Notice is hereby given that William Steven Ross of M&S Trust Company Limited, Regent House West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales, TCI was appointed as the voluntary liquidator of First Capital Management and Investment Ltd. (solvent liquidation) on the 4th day of January, 2021.

All enquiries should be directed to the voluntary liquidator’s attorney Miller Simons O’Sullivan, Regent House West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands for the attention of Timothy P. O’Sullivan – tos@mslaw.tc

23928

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JOB VACANCIES DATE OPEN: January 13, 2021

START DATE: ASAP

DIRECTOR OF IT

PROPERTY: Grace Bay Resorts REQUIREMENTS:

This person will be responsible for overseeing all IT components, systems and projects across all properties and private villas within the organization.

IT Systems Administration experience; Strong knowledge of VMWare, NAS, SQUID, WEBMIN; Strong knowledge of In-House Surveillance camera systems; Knowledge of Microsoft 2xxx Server architecture such as roles, networking etc.; Knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory; Knowledge of SAN/NAS storage system; Knowledge of Remote Desktop; Knowledge in Linux operating system; Knowledge in configuring squid proxy access policy; Knowledge in Virtual Private Network (VPN); Experience in Point of Sale Jonas system and Jonas Accounting software; Experience in Micros OPERA administration; Experience in Saflok Doorlock system administration; Basic Knowledge in Electronics system; Experience in Avotus Call Accounting system; Basic Knowledge in Night Audit DAILY ACTIVITIES:

Be responsible for server infrastructure support and maintenance (Linux Ubuntu) and Windows Server and workstation; Responsible to troubleshoot electronics systems (TV, Sound Systems, PA Systems); Responsible to troubleshoot Doorlock systems; Responsible to troubleshoot Guest internet and Office internet connection; Provide email configuration and support; Responsible daily POS transaction and report; Responsible OPERA PMS operation; Responsible surveillance camera system This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $50,000 - $58,000 per annum

replace when appropriate • Adhere strictly to rules regarding health and safety and be aware of any company-related practices This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $$6.50 - $7.00 per hour START DATE: ASAP

HOUSEKEEPER

PROPERTY: West Bay Club JOB OVERVIEW:

We are looking for a professional Housekeeper able of attending to our facilities with integrity and attention to detail. The goal is to create a clean and orderly environment for our guests that will become a critical factor in maintaining and strengthening our reputation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing • Ensure all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards • Protect equipment and make sure there are no inadequacies • Notify superiors on any damages, deficits and disturbances • Deal with reasonable complaints/requests with professionalism and patience • Check stocking levels of all consumables and replace when appropriate • Adhere strictly to rules regarding health and safety and be aware of any company-related practices

HOUSEKEEPER

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $7.25 - $8.00 per hour

JOB OVERVIEW:

START DATE: ASAP

START DATE: ASAP

PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club We are looking for a professional Housekeeper able of attending to our facilities with integrity and attention to detail. The goal is to create a clean and orderly environment for our guests that will become a critical factor in maintaining and strengthening our reputation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing • Ensure all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards • Protect equipment and make sure there are no inadequacies • Notify superiors on any damages, deficits and disturbances • Deal with reasonable complaints/requests with professionalism and patience • Check stocking levels of all consumables and

HOUSEMAN

PROPERTY: West Bay Club JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

A houseman's primary job duties include cleaning and maintaining guest rooms, bathrooms, work areas, furnishings and carpets. Cleaning rooms includes duties such as changing bed linens and emptying trash as well as vacuuming carpets and dusting furniture. You'll also replenish guest supplies, such as hand soap and shampoo. Your duties don't end with guest rooms, however, because you're responsible for cleaning common areas, such as banquet and meeting rooms.

Secondary duties may include shoveling snow from walkways, assisting bellmen, answering guest questions and helping the front desk person.

This position is currently held by an expatriate

worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $7.50 - $8.50 per hour START DATE: ASAP

PASTRY CHEF

PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club JOB OVERVIEW: The Pastry Cooks responsibilities include preparing quality pastry items such as breakfast items, desserts, breads, ice creams, sorbets, creams, simple syrups, amenities, displays/centerpieces and special request items. They should have a complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment; use equipment and tools only as intended, properly and safely. Also, they should be able to maintain and strictly abide by state sanitation/ health regulations and hotel requirements. Meet with the Executive Chef to review assignments, anticipated business levels, changes and other information pertinent to the job performance. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $10.75 - $11.50 per hour START DATE: ASAP

EXECUTIVE CHEF

PROPERTY: Grace Bay Resorts JOB OVERVIEW:

The sous chef reports directly to the executive chef and will quickly amass an in-depth familiarity with the kitchen’s operations so that they may fill in for the executive chef when needed and assist them in resolving any problems that may arise on the job. A sous chef must possess the ability to quickly and authoritatively delegate job tasks to a large staff. They must also be able to draw upon their considerable experience as a culinary chef who has worked in many different roles and settings in order to effectively coach and mentor junior chefs. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $38,000 – $45,000 per annum START DATE: ASAP

KITCHEN STEWARD PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club JOB OVERVIEW:

Transport and clean cooking utensils and service ware in order to provide cooks, bus persons and

January 19-25, 2021

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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

SUNNY FOODS RETAIL & WHOLESALE LTD

THE HELP DESK

Is now interviewing for the following positions:

MODERN DAY CONSTRUCTION

JOB VACANCIES food and food servers with appropriate equipment for guests’ dining experience, also clean physical surroundings while caring enough to do it well by adhering to the hotel standards, A few of their duties would entail promptly and carefully sorting soiled ware so that it can be put through the dish or pot machine properly; quickly washing ware and replacing them in storage areas as designated and ensuring the dish machine is properly cleaned and filled with water per hotel standards. Shifts varies. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $7.00 - $7.75 per hour START DATE: ASAP

FACILITIES TECHNICIAN PROPERTY: West Bay Club

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Engineering course, undergraduate or vocational school graduate with good verbal and written communication skills. Must have at least 7 years work experience engineering/ facilities equipment operations and maintenance gained in hospitality or other industries.

• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical equipment and plumbing trouble shooting • Working knowledge of swimming pool operation and water chemistry • Working knowledge of sewage treatment plant operation and maintenance • Knowledge of computers and its peripherals • Planning and executing preventative maintenance of suites and equipment within • Knowledge of Operational Health and Safety Standards • Knowledge of basic kitchen equipment maintenance and trouble shooting • Knowledge of industry storekeeping procedures • Must be computer literate and technology savvy, particularly for ordering and follow up processes • Must be familiar with electrical and mechanical parts • Shift Varies. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $32,000 – $40,000 per annum INTERESTED PERSONS CAN CONTACT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN JANUARY 29, 2021 @ (649) 946-5050 EXT. 1020 EMAIL: HUMANRESOURCES@GRACEBAYCLUB.COM FAX: (649) 946-5758 P.O. BOX 128 PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, BRITISH WEST INDIES

9 MoonStone Rd, Blue Hills, Providenciales Telephone: 241-4108, Email: Mdconstructionn@gmail.com

2 DRYWALL INSTALLERS, 2 TILER, 2 CARPENTER/ ROOFER, 2 MASONS,2 LABOURERS Starting salary $8.00- $10.00 per hr. Install wallboard to ceilings or to interior walls of buildings and applying plaster, lay tiles, grouting.

Install windows/doors, install rafters to roof/ materials, cover roof with shingles, Plastering, laying blocks, clean sites, tools etc.

#8 Five Cays, Providenciales Seeks to Employ:

FINISH MECHANIC

- $8 hourly/6 days a week - test performance of equipment’s and vehicles - service all machinery - repair and maintain company machinery

CONTACT: 649-2467824/946-5855

Belongers are encouraged to apply to Labour Board and email a copy to: hello@thekforce.com.

This is a new position and being advertised for a work permit application 23955

ELIE & ADAMS CONSTRUCTION #8 La Petite Place, Grace Bay, Providenciales Seeks to Employ:

MASON

- $8 hourly/6 days a week - to test concrete quality - lay blocks - float floors and curbside - plaster interior/exterior walls

CONTACT: 649-946-5855

Belongers are encouraged to apply to Labour Board and email a copy to: hello@ thekforce.com. This position is being advertised for a work permit application 23952

TOP O’ THE COVE

#1059-B Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

DISHWASHER – $6.75 per hour

Washes dishes and keeps kitchen area clean CONTACT: 946-4694 EMAIL: CATERING@ SKYCATERING.COM

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. Work permit holder hold this position 23927

• Should be physically fit to lift products 50lb or more.

• Being able to work at heights • Committed to work flexible hours, days, nights, weekends and holidays.

Salary $7.75 per hour.

CONTACT: 941-8112

POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDERS. SUITABLE BELONGERS MAY APPLY WITH LABOUR EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT 23930

CHARLES'S EQUIPMENT RENTAL

PRODUCE STOCKER

• Responsible for doing Manuel work • Loading and unloading Container • Assisting in stocking shelves • Knowledge on produce products and sanitary methods

This Position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of the resume to the Labour Department.

23943

SPENCE SECURITY & INVESTIGATION SERVICES, LTD The leading and trusted security company in TCI is in need of personnel to fill the following position for our expansion.

SECURITY SUPERVISOR QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum of 5 direct years security supervisor experience • Must process a college degree • Computer skilled in word, excel, access, outlook and PowerPoint • Must have basic security certification certificates in personal safety and other proven security course training certificate • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills (English) • Can follow instructions and write comprehensive reports • Possess valid driver’s license Must be an excellent team-player Salary starts from $2,000.00 to $2,500.00 Per Month

SECURITY OFFICER QUALIFICATIONS: • Should have minimum of 3 years military/police experience or 4 years security officer experience • Mush process a security training certificate • Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills (English) • Can follow instructions and write comprehensive reports • Must have clean criminal record • A valid TCI Driver’s License is an asset Salary starts @ $7.00 per hour

ACCOUNT ASSISTANT QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum of 10 years related experience • Must process a degree in business administration and a degree in accountant • Minimum of 10 years in accounts programs such as QuickBooks • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills (English) • Possess valid driver’s license • Must be an excellent team-player Salary starts from $3,000.00 to 3,500.00 per Month REQUIREMENTS: • Comprehensive resume’ w/ 2 ID photo • Employment certificates from previous employers • Training certificates; Police record & fingerprints HOW TO APPLY: 1. Submit resume’ with application letter, employment and training certificates, copy of police record, passport to Spence Security office 2. Wait for Spence Security personnel to contact you for an interview Interested applicants should send resume’ and applicable certificates address to: ‘The Chairman not later than June19th, 2020 to:

SPENCE SECURITY & INVESTIGATION SERVICES, LTD. P.O BOX #73, Caribbean Place, Leeward Highway, Providenciales Email address: spencesecurity@tciway.tc

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January 19-25, 2021

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS JENNY WILLIAMS West Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS REGIMENT RECRUITMENT Do you want to serve your country as a ‘Reserve Marine’? An exciting and highly rewarding opportunity awaits those wishing to serve as a ‘Reserve Marine’ with the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment.

THE REGIMENT IS A CONTINGENT FORCE WITH THREE (3) DISTINCT FUNCTIONS: • Defence of our Islands • Protection of our Islands Borders • Disaster preparedness, resilience and response We are looking for our Islands best; aged eighteen (18) to fifty (50) years old.

The Regiment will prize courage and resilience. Recruits will be required to start with a good level of physical fitness and be committed to improvement.

The roles will suit smart adaptable individuals - keen to use their initiative - who want to work as members of small, well led Teams. We are keen to recruit a full range of professions and trades that can serve the country in times of disaster or emergency. Leadership potential will be prized and developed, as will an attitude that can deliver against the odds. One of the successful Candidates will be selected for training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and there will be opportunities for others to gain early promotion into Non-Commissioned Officer roles.

AS A RESERVE, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO: • Undergo a two-week (2) Recruitment Residential training course and further developmental training • Deploy operationally, and build skill throughout the year as required • Participate in a two (2) week annual training camp • Work alongside the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Marine Branch to protect our Islands Borders, maintain our territorial integrity and sovereignty, and protect our marine biodiversity • Provide Humanitarian assistance and relief during and after disasters • Assist in building our nation’s disaster resilience capabilities Reserves will receive the following benefits: • A daily stipend for training and work • Promotion based on performance and experience • Numerous opportunities for training and teamwork • Other benefits currently being developed Applicants are required to complete the online Application Form and Medical questionnaire, and will be invited to attend a Selection Weekend - that will involve fitness, initiative, swimming and aptitude assessments. Do not rule yourself out! If you have what it takes to be a Reserve Marine in the TCI Regiment, we will find that potential and develop it.

All members of the TCI Regiment will be subject to the TCI’s Defense Ordinance (currently being developed).

This Advertisement is open to Turks and Caicos Islanders, British Overseas Territories Citizens and British Citizens only.

Application forms can be obtained by visiting the Turks Caicos Islands Government Vacancy portal or by sending a request to recruitment@ tciregiment.tc.

Duties: Regular housekeeping, Which includes Cleaning mopping, Dusting, sweeping and Assisting with cooking and any other chores. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 348-9883

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Is a first time work permits application.

23947

JULIET THELWELL

South School Lane, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

ESS SALON

CHURCHILL BUILDING Grand Turk

COSMOTOLOGIST

Duties: Provide beauty services, Such as shampooing, cutting, Colouring and styling hair, To apply makeup, dress wigs, Provide nail and skin care Services. Must be willing to work 6 days A week. SALARY: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 345-9235

Belongers are asked to send a Copy of their resume to The Labour Board. This position is Currently held by a Work Permit Holder.

23944

KENDAL SAUNDERS

Off Moore’s Alley, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: Regular housekeeping Which includes Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Assisting with cooking and any other chores. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

Duties: To ensure premises are Kept clean to dispose of refuse and To assist with cleaning vehicles and any other duties as may Be necessary. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 333-2037

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Is a first time work permits application.

23948

CONTACT: 232-1400

23945

ASHLEY BEAUTY SALON SOUTH BACK SALINA Grand Turk

HAIRSTYLIST

Duties: To wash, trim, style, Add weave and extensions And braid hair to customers Satisfaction.

NAIL TECHNICIAN

Duties: to design paint and refill Nails, to do Pedicures and manicures. SALARY: $9.00 per hour

CONTACT: 241-8060

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To The Labour Board. This Position is currently held by a Work permit holder. 23946

ROSTAND MALCOLM

Hospital Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Duties: To ensure

premises are Kept clean to dispose of refuse and To assist with cleaning vehicles and any other duties as may Be necessary. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 245-3172

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

23951

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS CORAL GARDENS MANAGEMENT CO LTD

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

HOUSEKEEPER This position is held by a work permit holder.

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provides courteous and professional service at all times.

• Ensure that all guestrooms are cleaned to the established standards.

• Ensure that the facilities are kept clean and orderly in line with the resort standard of cleanliness.

• Reports for duty punctually wearing the correct uniform and name tag at all times.

• Laundry QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum of 2-3 years of housekeeping experience.

• Must be able to work weekend and holidays.

Salary: $8.00 per hr.

Completed Applications should be forwarded to recruitment@ tciregiment.tc. The original must be retained for future reference.

Qualified Belonger candidates with a clean police record are requested to submit a CV by e-mail to:

Closing Date for Applications is 5th February, 2021.

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

For additional Forms and details regarding this position please visit the website at https://www.gov.tc/government-vacancies

Applications should be received no later than February 05, 2021.

January 19-25, 2021

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

URGENT HOUSEKEEPING Wheeland, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

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

CONTACT: 242-9441

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23899

S & B CONSTRUCTION

Over Backm, Grand Turk.

CARPENTER

Duties: Install Structures, fixtures, Doors, Windows, must be Able to use electrical tools. Salary: $8.00 per hour

LABOURER

Duties: to assist skill workers Mixing concrete , cutting Wood also to clean up at days. End. SALARY: $6.50 per hour

CONTACT: 231-6432

Belongers are asked to send a copy of their resume to The Labour Board. This position is Held by a work permit holder.

23950

WHITE GARDENS TCI

#26 Parrot Cut St., Cheshire Hall. Is seeking to employ a

COOK

• To prepare Indian dishes.

• Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment.

Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

Salary: $8.50 hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-7968

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23919

- $8 hourly/6 days a week - lay blocks - float floors/walls/curbs - plaster interior/exterior walls

Interested applicants should apply at: info@ignite.tc or call 649-232-2159

With a current 200 Ton (ITC) Master's license with full STCW-95/2010 who is also a certified SCUBA diver (Dive master or Instructor preferred). Must have substantial experience on vessels greater than 100 Ft. Strong customer service background and fluency in English is required. Previous liveaboard experience preferred and must employee must live onboard the vessel, with one day shore leave each week.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder. Interested persons are asked to apply by email to Nelson Riollano, at jobs@ ExplorerVentures.com (Prospective applicants who are Islanders are invited to also send copies of their applications to the Board).

23953

TOMLINSON SKIPPINGS

WALKIN CONSTRUCTION

DOMESTIC WORKER

2 MASONS

Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Regular housekeeping Which includes Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Assisting with cooking and any other chores. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 946-2250

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume To the Labour Board. This Is a first time work permits application.

23949

Walkin Plaza, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

– $300 weekly Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23910

WARD’S CONSULTANCY

KAIZER WOOD

1075A Leeward Highway 941-4575

BOOK KEEPER

-12.70 p/h Recording transactions such as income and outgoings, and posting them to various accounts.

WOOD’S CONTRACTAL

KITCHEN HELPER

-$6.25 per hour clean kitchen areas and wash dishes

COYABA RESTAURANT

14 Caribbean paradise inn, Grace Bay,tel 946-5186

WAITER

1075A Leeward Highway 941-4575

- $250-week serving food and beverage, clearing and setting table.

-$14.60p/h Cleaning and preparing a job site.

South dock Rd, tel: 246-5644

INSIGHT LTD

-$500 p/w inspecting and repairing vehicles

LABOURER

#5 Academy Way, downtown Contact 399-9000

A & L TRUCKING

MECHANIC

Belonger are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the labour board. These position is currently held by work permit holder 23961

GRAND TURK is seeking to employ a

at $7.50 an hour.

Duties include ensuring that premises are clean and tidy collect and removing all debris and any other duties assigned.

THIS IS A NEW POSITION. PERSON ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND COPIES RESUMES TO THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND CALL 2421358 23860

Starting salary: $2000/month

23927

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

CONTACT: 246-5189

ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT

LABOURER to work 6 days a week

Monthly Salary $1,000.00 Computer literate, Valid Driver’s license, Middle age / mature, Preparation of meals, Housekeeping, Run errands, Experience in Child Supervision, Other duties as assigned

EXPERIENCED CAPTAIN

week - cook, clean and was for elderly - wash windows and run errands - must speak Creole

These positions are being advertised for first-time work permit applications.

LABOURER

LIVE-IN HOME HELPER

HOUSEKEEPER - $7 hourly/6 days a

CONTACT: 649-946-5855

E AND V CONSTRUCTION

$6.25 PER HOUR Monday – Saturday Cleaning (interior and exterior) landscaping, maintenance of property. Other duties as assigned

is a scuba liveaboard diving company operating out of Providenciales.

The company requires an

Belongers are encouraged to apply to Labour Board and email a copy to: hello@thekforce.com.

ISAIAH’S VILLA

PROVIDENCIALES, TCI IS SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

EXPLORER VENTURES (TCI) LTD.

WILLIAM E JOSEPH

#24 Five Cays, Providenciales. Seeks to Employ:

MASON

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EBS BROKERAGE #2 South Dock Road, Prvidenciales Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE MAN

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

Salary: $400 weekly

CONTACT: 941-8185

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 23805

PO Box 329, Graceway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies Tel 649 333 5638 Email: info@provoprimary.com | Website www.provoprimary.com

HEADTEACHER • You will be responsible for the education and wellbeing of all students, and for curriculum development throughout the school.

• Applicants must hold a Teaching Degree in Primary Education or similar teaching qualification. You must have at least ten years’ experience working within a British National Curriculum primary school at a senior management level.

• Salary range is commensurate with experience, posts of responsibility and qualifications, from $48,000 - $84,000 per annum.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

JANITOR/PAINTER/GARDENER • You will be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the school facilities, both inside and out. Duties will include general maintenance and simple repairs, painting and gardening. You will also be required to open and close the school on a daily basis.

• Applicants must be physically fit, hardworking, dependable and trustworthy and be able to provide excellent references (including a police check). A good working knowledge of English is essential. Previous experience working in a school would be beneficial. You should be willing to work outside of normal working hours.

• Salary Range: $14,560 - $18,720 This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

We invite prospective applicants who are Turks Islanders to send copies of their applications to Providenciales Primary School and to The Immigration Board.

Please send a full resume, letter of application, certificates and police check, together with the names and phone numbers of two referees, to Alison Williams at info@provoprimary.com.

The closing date for applications is January 29th, 2021

34 CLASSIFIEDS NATHOU’S VAREITY STORE

ALLISON JUNE INGHAM

STOREKEEPER

MAINTENANCE WORKER

HOSPITAL ROAD, GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

KEW TOWN, PROVIDENCIALES

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

To clean and maintain premises by raking and cleaning yard disposing of refuse, cleaning construction sites.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 343-6127

CONTACT: 241-1556

This position is for a first time applicant Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 23855

DOCUWIN ACTING ON BEHALF OF CAICEDO CLEANER South Dock Road, Providenciales is seeking

2 CLEANERS

• responsible for all basic cleaning in and around residences or office buildings.

• Assisting in cleaning floors and rooms including dust mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 332-4404

This position is for work permit renewal Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23848

ATLANTIC CONSTRUCTION 1B TDMG Building, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MASON HELPER Mixing concrete, lifting blocks, work with stone, brick, tiles, carry tools/ materials, setup for job etc. Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 242-3858

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

23816

DOCUWIN ACTING ON BEHALF OF CONSTRUCTION DIGITAL Five Cays Road, Providenciales is seeking the following:

1 MASON

- Ability to repair and patch work - Must be skilled in laying blocks, bricks, cement etc.

- Have experience in operating power tools Salary: 7.50 hourly

1 CARPENTER

- Ability to install structures or fixtures - Ability to Shape or cut materials to a specified measurement - Ability to erect forms, framework, scaffolds, roof support etc.

Salary: $7.50 hourly

CONTACT: 347-7527

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are for first time applicants 23830

January 19-25, 2021

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. These positions are for first time applicants 23832

BLUE CACTUS CONSTRUCTION

C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

is seeking to employ a

SKILLED MASONS Wage of $14 per hour.

Call: 649 243 2851" Millennium Heights, Blue Hills, Providenciales, TC

JOB DESCRIPTION: • Skilled Mason • Tie steel for Beams, columns and floors (Mash wire) • Prepare columns for pouring of Cement

• Prepare Mash Wire for Pouring of floors • Mix cement • Lay Blocks • and other task assigned

by Foremen

The ad is for a New Work Permit.

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

23725

DOCUWIN ACTING ON BEHALF OF MEDGINE SEJOUR Providenciales is seeking

DOLPHINS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL

CHILD CARETAKER

2 BARMAIDS

• Responsible for child welfare while parent is away • must be able to work late shifts Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 346-5695

#31 Airport Road

- $6.50 HOURLY

Serving drinks and cleaning bar.

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

Should there be any additional information required you can reply to this email This position is for first time applicant 23832

649-331-6364

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23822

Acting on behalf of Dieumaine Walmdale Sterlin #6 Musgrove Cl., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

NANNY

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, doing housework, and disciplining children.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 345-4785

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

23802

DOSSOU CONSTRUCTION

Load Avenue, South Dock Road #5. Is seeking a

MASON

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/ or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 346-7379

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 23809

CAICOS EXPRESS AIRWAYS LTD.

FLAMINGO PHARMACY

2 - 3 PILOTS

LICENSED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

With the following minimum qualifications: • Total time 1200 hours minimum • 600 hours multi-engine • 200 hours on Type C402 • License: Commercial Pilot • Multi-engine and Instrument ratings • Radiotelephone license • First Class medical certificate • Should be between 25 – 40 years old • Salary ranges between $2,300.00 - $3,000.00 commensurate with experience • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays

Please deliver cover letter, resume’s and qualifications to Head Office at Southern Shores Building, Leeward Highway, fax resumes to (649) 941 3864 or email to info@caicosexpressairways.com Deadline for receiving resumes is Monday, 25th January 2021.

This position is a new position and is not held by anyone.

Interested and qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders are encouraged to also make application with the Labour Department.

Requires a

• Must have pharmacy technician qualification from recognized college including at least 1 year of classroom-based learning.

• At least 4 years post qualification experience.

• Will be required to pass a pharmacy technician exam paper as part of interview process.

• Duties will include accurate dispensing, use of dispensary software, maintenance of pharmacy stock, NHIP billing and OTC advice.

• Recent experience with extemporaneous preparations of liquids and creams desired.

• Willing to work long shifts, weekends and holidays.

• $12-$17 per hour depending on experience and qualifications.

PLEASE SEND COVER LETTER, RESUME AND COPIES OF QUALIFICATIONS TO JOBS@FLAMINGOPHARMACY.COM OR IN PERSON AT FLAMINGO PHARMACY, CABOT HOUSE, GRACEWAY PLAZA, LEEWARD HIGHWAY. ONLY SHORT-LISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. Closing date 25th January 2021.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder. Qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders are encouraged to lodge an application with the Labour Department.

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C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACTING ON BEHALF OF ERB CONSTRUCTION 10B Close North Side, Providenciales

C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Acting on behalf of Trenton Ferguson #23 Reest St., Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

- $6.50 HOURLY

Follow blueprint and building plans, install windows and molding.

CONTACT: 331-1067

*Labourer Needed

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

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GENERAL DUTIES: • Cleaning and maintenance of the environment as well as equipment used inside/ outside of warehouse facility • Manual & mechanical movement of dry and chilled cargo from containers to/ from warehouse/customers BASIC REQUIREMENTS: • Ability to engage in physical

Clean house, cook, wash.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 341-9019

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

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#201 Alice & Alice Plaza, Airport Road

70 South Dock Road, Providenciales

DOMESTIC WORKER

CARPENTER

D’JUDITH BEAUTY SALON

CARGO EXPRESS SERVICES LTD

activities for approximately 8 hours daily • Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced non-climatecontrolled environment • Excellent communication skills in English with the ability to write legibly • Salary: Starts at $6.25 per hour for 40-hour workweek.

Interested persons may contact Cargo Express Services, in person, at 70 South Dock Road or email application to bkerr@tropical.com Application deadline: January 15, 2021 *Position is currently held by a work permit holder 23834

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POSITION AVAILABLE MECHANIC’S ASSISTANT • Assist Mechanic in maintaining vehicle functional condition by listening to mechanic’s instructions; conduct inspections; repair engine failures; repair mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions; and replace parts and components according to manufacturer standards • Keeps shop equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.

• Must hold a valid driver license with a clean, insurable, driving record; must be able to drive manual and automatic transmissions • This Ad is for work permit renewal. However, this position is open to all qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders.

• Remuneration: Basic Wage (Retainer) - $6.25 per hour plus commission.

MECHANIC • Must be a certified level 2 Jaguar & Land Rover Auto Mechanic with minimum 5 years of experience, with expertise to work on our other Brands • Must be able to perform vehicle diagnostics and updates using SDD, IDS, Chrysler wiTECH, Starscan, DRB III, Tech 2, NGS, and Fiat Examiner Diagnostic equipment • Maintains vehicle functional condition by listening to customers / operator complaints; conduct inspections; repair engine failures; repair mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions; and replace parts and components according to manufacturer standards • Keeps shop equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.

• Must hold a valid driver license with a clean, insurable, driving record; must be able to drive manual and automatic transmissions • This Ad is for work permit renewal. However, this position is open to all qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders.

• Remuneration: Basic Wage (Retainer) - $7.40 per hour plus commission.

Drop your resume off at Mac Motors Ltd. 1089 Leeward Highway, Providenciales TCI or contact us on 649-339-3841 or email at jodell@claymore.tc

2 COSMETOLOGISTS - $6.25 HOURLY

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

CASHIER - $6.25 HOURLY

Greets customers, receive payment by cash and Count Money to ensure that amounts are correct.

HAIR DRESSER - $6.25 HOURLY

Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair

NAIL TECHNICIAN$6.25 HOURLY

Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing.

CONTACT: 346-7373

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

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ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS IRRIGATION LTD 65 Beachwood Grace Bay

IRRIGATION LABOUR Irrigation labour wanted for manual labor such as digging trenches, holes, cleaning irrigation tanks, moving equipment, moving soil, cleaning and assisting technicians on other duties as require. Salary 6.5/hr.

649-941-5579 23828

EVELINE MARCELLUS - MICHEL #9 Caicos Lodge, The Bight Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 348-0786

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 23814

CASABLANCA CASINO

Is accepting applications for the following positions:

CASINO CASHIER Salary $9/ hour

All candidates should have at least 2-4 years’ experience in the same field, basic knowledge of all casino table games, AML &CTF trained and certified, excellent excel program knowledge, foreign currency knowledge, slot ticket in program knowledge.

Job summary: a casino cashier is responsible to carry out specific tasks in the gaming operation. Data recording, balancing cash desk and table games operation float and slot ticket out, exchange foreign currency and apply to AML &CTF regulations

by Gaming law.

Candidates must be willing to work on weekends, night shifts and holidays

BLACKJACK DEALER Salary $8/ hour

All candidates should have at least 2-3 years’ experience in the same field, excellent full knowledge of all casino table games and excellent knowledge of Blackjack table game. Job summary: carry out specific tasks in the gaming operation to the highest standard efficiency and customer service in accordance with gaming policies and procedures laid down by the company and gaming laws.

Please drop off CV’s addressed to HR, at the Casablanca Casino located on 226 Grace Bay Road, Providenciales.

Or email at info@casablanca.tc Tel: 941-3737 Positions presently held by work permit holders.

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CLUB MED TURKOISE

OPEN JOB POSITIONS DATE OPEN: January 11, 2021

DOMESTIC WORKER

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Perform combination of duties to maintain kitchen work areas, restaurant equipment, utensils clean and in an orderly condition.

• Wash worktables, walls, refrigerators, mop, sweep floors, and meat blocks.

• Prepare ingredients to use in cooking (chopping, peeling vegetables and cutting meat etc.)

• Ensure all food and other items are stored properly.

• Experience in using cutting tools, cookware and bake ware.

• Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)

• Very good communication skills.

• Work cohesively with head chef and sous chefs.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker.

Qualified Islanders can email their resume to turcrehu02@clubmed.com; however candidates must submit a copy of their resume to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.63 per hour.

DATE OPEN: January 11, 2021

DOMESTIC WORKERS

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Clean and tidy all areas to the standard cleanliness within time limits.

• Frequent bending, pushing, pulling and kneeling.

• Re-set dinner rooms tables and terraces.

• Clean dining rooms tables and terraces.

• Clean windows, sweep floors, mop floors and polish furniture fixtures in and outside restaurant.

• Remove dinner wares, pushcart and lift trays from dining rooms.

• Work cohesively with restaurant waiters, waitresses and supervisors.

• Work with minimum supervision and remain motivated.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker.

Qualified Islanders can email their resume to turcrehu02@clubmed.com; however candidates must submit a copy of their resume to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.63 per hour.

DATE OPEN: January 11, 2021

DOMESTIC WORKERS

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Clean and sanitize production equipment, work surfaces and kitchen according to cleaning schedules and procedures.

• Keep track of cooking materials and utilizes.

• Scrape food from dirty dishes, wash them by hand or place them in the racks to conveyor

through the dishwashing machine.

• Set up and breakdown buffet.

• Empty trash containers as required and maintain assign workstation in a safe and sanitary condition.

• Maintain cleanliness of work and kitchen areas using proper cleaning chemicals.

• Work cohesively with kitchen cooks, sous chefs and head chef.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker.

Qualified Islanders can email their resume to turcrehu02@clubmed.com; however candidates must submit a copy of their resume to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.63 per hour.

DATE OPEN: January 11, 2021

DOMESTIC WORKERS

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Making sure all rooms are clean and in top condition for new arrivals and existing guests.

• Ensure lobbies, lounges, common areas, restrooms, corridors, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.

• Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers.

• Work quickly and efficiently so guests aren’t left hanging around.

• Liaise with the head housekeeper and supervisor when rooms are ready for guests.

• Ensure the equipment’s use, such as shampooers, polishers and trolleys, is in good working condition.

• Being able to use the equipment safely and efficiently.

• Ability to bent, lift and walk upstairs.

• Report on any shortages, damages or security issues.

• Handle reasonable guest’s complaints/requests and inform head of department.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker.

Qualified Islanders can email their resume to turcrehu02@clubmed.com; however candidates must submit a copy of their resume to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.63 per hour.

DATE OPEN: January 11, 2021

LABOURERS

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them.

• Gather and empty trash, service, clean, and supply restrooms • Maintain Controlling stocks for daily use in the department (cleaning products, mop heads, etc.).

• Working within the constraints of Health and

Safety and adhere to any Health and Safety policies.

• Perform nightly deep cleaning of common areas of resort; work overnight and split shifts.

• Participate in dishwashing, garbage removal, silver polishing, pot washing or any other areas as necessary in accordance with department needs.

• Ensure water temperature, and chemical level/ proper uses of chemicals are appropriate for cleaning. Ability to work overnight shifts and splits.

• Collect towels from around beach and pool.

• Ability to multitask, responsible, organize, basic repairs and basic culinary skills.

• Ability to bent, stand for long hours and knowledge of cleaning equipment’s and machines.

• Ability to walk up and down stairs, bent, physical strength, stamina and lifts 50lbs.

• Ability to comprehend and communicate in fluent English.

• Excellent communication skills through effectively communicating with guests and management.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker.

Qualified Islanders can email their resume to turcrehu02@clubmed.com; however candidates must submit a copy of their resume to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.63 per hour.

DATE OPEN: January 11, 2021

LABOURER

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Must be able to lift 50lbs pounds on a consistent basis.

• Ability to bent, lift and walk upstairs.

• Collect all dirty lines from rooms.

• Prepared and distributed towels, lines and rags to different departments.

• Arranged and maintained a sanitary hallway and area outside of the laundry and rooms.

• Load all laundry into washer and add specified cleaning agents.

• Operated liner feeder, and table’s linen ironing machines.

• Monitored and operated computer driven washers and dryers according to recommended capacity and manufacture guidelines.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker.

Qualified Islanders can email their resume to turcrehu02@clubmed.com; however candidates must submit a copy of their resume to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.63 per hour.

Candidates must have the ability to be on time and present for all scheduled shifts, split shifts, overnight shifts and including weekends and Holidays.

January 19-25, 2021 FINAL PREPARATION STRIKE South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

AUTO BODY REPAIR TECHNICIAN

• To repair auto body damage, spray vehicle.

• To work 8-5, Mon-Sat Salary: $9 hourly CONTACT: 244-9497 EMAIL: FINALPREPSTRIKE@ GMAIL.COM Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23821

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS EXCLUSIVE ACCESSORIES #31 OLYMPIC PLAZA, Five Cays Road Is seeking to employ a

JEWELRY REPAIRMAN Duties: repairs broken jewelry

A WORK PERMIT HOLDER HOLDS THIS POSITION HOWEVER; QUALIFIED BELONGER CAN SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SALARY: $6.25 PER HOUR CONTACT: 247-5610 23824

GC CONSTRUCTION

BOTTLE WAY, SECOND MARA, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 345-3216

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 23813

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ONE STOP CONSTRUCTION

PARASAIL CAPTAIN

AIR CONDITIONING TECHNICIAN

6A TOWN PLAZA, INDUSTRIAL DRIVE is seeking an

Suites A 201 & A202 (Upstairs) Regent Village East, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands

RENEWAL

Must have experience, be able to pass drug test, bilingualism is an asset. Hours vary, 6 days a week, salary commensurate with experience in region of $2000 month. Duties include preparing boat/equipment for flights, taking care of passengers needs, delivering safety briefings, maintaining vessel as needed.

649-331-6363 Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department

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to work 6 days a week.

Salary starting with experience. Duties include troubleshooting of air conditioning systems, installation of mini-split central units and chiller units.

THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 243-1019 23823

GECKO GRILL/ OPUS #1 OCEAN CLUB EAST PLAZA, GRACE BAY Is seeking a

COOK

• Setting up workstations.

Preparing ingredients to use in cooking chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $8 hourly CONTACT: 649-946-5885 EMAIL: CULINARIATCI@GMAIL.COM BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION

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CLASSIFIEDS 37 HO2 CONSTRUCTION 1B TDMG Building, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

WELDER

Weld and install iron/ steel install gates and other construction materials to form buildings. Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 431-2970

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23817

ISLAND CLEANING SERVICES BLUE HILLS Is looking to hire a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties will include cleaning homes and offices and any other general cleaning duties as assigned. Must be able to work 6 days a week, including weekends and holidays. Payrate is $6.50 per hour BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EMAIL THEIR RESUME TO CARE@TCIWAY.TC OR CONTACT: 241-2228; THIS POSITION IS FOR A FIRST-TIME WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 23722

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VILLA CHEF TO WORK IN PRIVATE VILLA

A chef is required to work in a private villa. This position requires the that the successful individual possesses the following skills:

LABOURERS/GROUNDSMEN Pavilion Management is looking for Two Labourers to be responsible for the general maintenance of the gardens, plants and lawns at rental villas.

Responsible for the general maintenance of the gardens, plants and lawns at the villas. And also maintain the beautification of the lawns and gardens in order to attract guests to the property.

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • Soil cultivation when necessary, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, and planting.

• Using and maintaining hand tools and basic light machinery.

• Ensure all equipment and machinery are stored securely and clean after use.

• Maintain gardens by trimming and making sure that plants are receiving adequate water.

• Prune trees and hedges to correct shape and height so that they are safe and look good.

• Maintain lawn and grass areas using machinery.

• Keep the gardens, thoroughfares and footpaths clear and free from litter at all times.

• Weed between the ferns and round the sides of the property.

• Ensure the cleanliness of the beach frontage • Must be willing to have ongoing training in other areas A clean driving license would be an advantage.

Must have basic command and understanding of English Previous experience in similar role as well as a sound knowledge and use of horticultural machinery is an added advantage.

Salary $1500-2000 based on experience.

INTERESTED BELONGERS SHOULD SEND COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO ANDREA RIGGS, GRIFFITHS & PARTNERS, 82 CHEROKEE ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES, FAX 649-941-8251. THESE POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDERS.

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VILLA CHEF • Preferably at least 5 years’ experience in a luxury hotel, restaurant or as a personal cook in a private residence • He/she must possess the ability to prepare a range of international cuisines (Asian, fusion cuisine, French, Italian), as well as cater to guests individual dietary preferences that includes 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 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 not essential with the ability to record and present invoices and purchases in an accurate manner.

THE CANDIDATE MUST ALSO: • Be willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays etc.

• Be able to work within a team, be reliable and trustworthy • Be extremely well presented and have a good command of English • Must possess a clean Turks & Caicos Islands driver’s license in order to run errands • Must be prepared to carry out other duties when guests/owners are not in house as is required with regards general property upkeep.

• Preference will also be given to individuals who have worked within a 5-star luxury environment • Salary ranges between $3,500.00 – 4,000.00 per month depending on experience.

Suitably qualified candidates must apply in writing with resume details to Griffiths & Partners, 82 Cherokee Road, Providenciales or Email: ar@griffithsandpartners.com. Belongers are encouraged to apply and also submit a copy to the Labour Department.

This position is a new position.

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DOMESTIC WORKER

Legal/Compliance Officer REPORTING TO: CEO, INVEST TURKS AND CAICOS LOCATION: INVEST TCI OFFICES - PROVIDENCIALES JOB SUMMARY: The Legal Compliance Officer is a key member of the Management team and responsible for providing sound technical support and legal advice to the CEO and other members of the team in order to maximize the effectiveness of the Agency’s ability to attract qualified investors to the Islands.

The Legal/Compliance Officer will provide legal advice at the Agency with respect to all aspects of investing in the country and take an active role in negotiating agreements with investors. The Legal/ Compliance Officer will be a key leader in identifying and providing advice on ways for Government to revise laws, regulations and procedures to improve the business environment for both investors and Government. The Legal/Compliance Officer will provide legal advice on other legal matters that may arise in the organization.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.

To provide legal advice on matters of constitutional and national law.

2. To prepare draft memoranda of understanding, development agreements, lease agreement or any contracts or agreements required for new qualified investment projects.

3. To collaborate with the CEO and managers to negotiate memoranda of understanding or development agreements 4. To collaborate with the Invest Turks and Caicos team to develop policies and procedures for processing investment projects.

5. To promote strong relationships with partners within the country.

6. To ensure that proper due diligence is conducted on all new investors, both domestic and foreign.

7. To prepare Cabinet papers and provide advice to Cabinet on the legal implications of various negotiating positions put forward by the Government in negotiations with investors.

8. To provide input into the project roster that provides information on all projects currently being considered in the country and contribute to the quarterly report to the Board/Cabinet on the status of each project.

9. To provide legal advice and support to propose changes to legislation and policies that will improve the business environment and make investing more productive for both investors and government.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS Education and qualifications: A law degree from a recognized university and a member of the bar in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Experience and Knowledge: 1. A minimum of five years commercial law experience, with knowledge of TCI laws dealing with investment projects.

2. Experience dealing with domestic and foreign

investors in the commercial law environment.

3. Strong background in using various types of office related software and preparation of presentations and reports.

SKILLS: 1. Strong track record of competency in current and previous employment.

2. Excellent Leadership Qualities 3. Strong Writing and presentational skills.

4.

Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.

5. Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook 6. Ability to work in a team environment and manage time effectively 7. Commercial awareness.

8. Creativity.

9. Ability to maintain confidentiality Personal Qualities: 1. Open and engaging demeanor.

2. Able to generate and share ideas.

3. Hands-on approach.

4. Willing to take personal responsibility 5. Able to win trust and personal credibility 6. Persistence and personal resilience.

7.

Willingness to personally deliver quality to business clients.

8. Willingness to understand different cultures, lifestyles and associated points of view.

9. Willingness to understand the values associated with small communities.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Fluent English DEADLINE DATE FOR APPLICATIONS The deadline date for applications is January 22, 2021 Turks and Caicos time.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE Interested persons should submit a resume, along with their contact information, cover letter, two letters of reference (one preferably from a former employer), copies of educational certificates, a Police Certificate and a copy of the Passport photo page.

Applications can be submitted by courier or delivered directly to Invest Turks and Caicos at Unit 2D, Courtyard Plaza, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, prior to the deadline. The application should be addressed to The CEO (Acting) - Invest Turks and Caicos and envelopes should have the words “Legal /Compliance Officer clearly marked on the front.

Alternatively, applications can be emailed to dastwood@investturksandcaicos.tc .The subject line in the email should read “Legal /Compliance Officer”.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only persons selected for an interview will be contacted.

REQUIREMENTS: • Cleaning, organizing menus and cooking for a family of 5 • Must be available to work weekends and some Holidays • Full time caregiver to a 7-year-old • Must have a valid driver’s license • Salary: $6.50 per hour

Prospective applicants including Islanders can bring all applications to Services by EA located at 65 Beechwood Rd, Grace Bay Village, Providenciales or e-mail to yvonne@eagrouptci.com.

Successful applicants will be notified by phone for interview. This position is currently held by work permit holder. Sincerely,

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SUNNY FOODS RETAIL & WHOLESALE LTD Is now interviewing for the following positions:

2 X LABOURER(S) • Responsible for doing Manuel work • Loading and unloading Container • Assisting in stocking shelves • Should be physically fit to lift products 50lb or more .

• Being able to work at heights • Committed to work flexible hours, days, nights, weekends and holidays.

Salary $7.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 941-8112

This Position is for work permit renewal interested Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of the resume to the Labour Department.

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Waterloo Plaza, Grand Turk

OPERATOR/MECHANIC Tropical Gas Ltd. is looking for 1 (one) experienced, skilled individual to fill the role of Operator/Mechanic on a full-time basis. Salary $2,200.00 per month CONTACT 946-1278 This position will be in Grand Turk.

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ANNIE MILLS

ARTESANIA SOUVENIRS

DOMESTIC WORKER

STORE CLERK

North Back Salina Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Regular housekeeping Which includes Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Assisting with cooking and any other chores.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 242-0234

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

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SOUTH BACK SALINA GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DUTIES: To assist with open and Prepping store for the day’s activities set out merchandise for customers to view, to offer assistance and ensure shelves are fully stocked.

SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 243-5281

Belongers are asked to submit a Copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit Application.

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NATIONAL COMPANY SERVICES

6 PARADE AVENUE, BUTTERFIELD SQUARE PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS BRITISH WEST INDIES, TKCA 1ZZ 649▪946▪4227

SECURITY OFFICER with 10 years+ experience. Duties: Maintains safe and secure environment for customers and employees by patrolling and monitoring premises and personnel. Knowledge, Skills and Qualification: Security / Safety Training Certification from a recognized institution.

Fluent in at least two languages: English, Spanish, French Creole, Tagalog. Must be available to work at any location in TCI between the hours of 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, Sunday – Saturday & Public Holidays. Salary $6.25 -$12.00 per hour (based on qualification & experience).

Apply to: National Company Services, 6 Parade Avenue, Butterfield Square, Providenciales TCI tcihrstaff@gmail.com by January 25, 2020. The position is currently held by work permit holder.

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(2) MECHANICS

#302 NORTHWEST CENTRAL, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

• Inspecting and testing vehicles, engine tune ups, oil changes, wheel balancing, replacing filters • Able to work with little or no supervision, be physically fit, dependable and hard working.

• Must be self-motivated and able to understand, write and speak English fluently.

Salary: $1,200.00 monthly Belongers are encouraged to send copy of resume to Labour Board

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices.

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

Salary: $8 hourly

All experienced and interested individuals can send inquiries to:

Auto Box King Road Highway, Bottle Creek, North Caicos Turks and Caicos Islands. Tel: (649) 332-5083 Email:Wtravauno@gmail.com

DYNAMIC CONSTRUCTION

#57 PLANTATION DR. LONG BAY, PROVIDENCIALES Tel: 241-4488 Is seeking to Employ:

SKILLMAN

ROOM ATTENDANT

- cut and install metal studs and track; - work with architect to layout all metal stud installations; - measure and create correct design concept for metal studd install.

JOB SUMMARY:

• To ensure that all guestrooms are cleaned to the established standards.

• Stocks Room Attendant cart to the established standards REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent vocational training • Minimum 1-year experience as hotel cleaner or in janitorial / cleaning position preferred • Full Time position only • Must speak, read, write and understand the primary language (English) used in the workplace • Must work weekends and holidays • Base salary range: $6.50 - $7.50 / hour to commensurate with qualification & experience.

• Benefits: Service gratuity, vacation & employee meals.

The above position is currently held by a Work Permit Card Holder.

HOUSEMAN

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS BEING ADVERTISED FOR A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT HOLDER.

SURFE CONSTRUCTION

MASON

CONTACT: 342-1465

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KIVARNO CONTRACTING The Bight, Provo Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER -$300 WEEKLY

Run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site.

CONTACT: 345-9117

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23886

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board This position is currently held by a work permit holder 23849

LA FAMILIA RESTAURANT #8 BALL PARK LANE, KEW TOWN Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

Ensuring all rooms inspected according to standards. Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 341-1051

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

23866

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS PARADISE PHOTOGRAPHY

JOB SUMMARY:

As a Houseman, you are responsible for cleaning guest rooms, carrying linen and replenishing amenities to deliver an excellent Guest and Member experience.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A Houseman is always working on behalf of our Owners, Guests and working with other Team Members • Must speak, read, write and understand the primary language (English) used in the workplace • Must work PM shifts as business demands according to the operations policy • Must work weekends and holidays • Base salary range: $6.50 - $7.50 / hour to commensurate with qualification & experience.

• Benefits: Service gratuity, vacation & employee meals.

• The above position is currently held by a Work Permit Card Holder.

Details on the above vacancies can be found by contacting the Human Resources department at 649-339-5900 ext. 7006.

Applications can be completed in person at The Somerset on Grace Bay or emailed to twilliams@thesomerset.com.

All applications must be copied to the Immigration Board Zone 2 at jobregistration@gov.tc. The closing date for applications is February 6th, 2021.

23831

20 Breezy Ridge Road, Turtle Cove, Providenciales Turks & Caicos PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER Contact: info@myparadisephoto.com | 649.432.7776

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER POSITION • *3 years professional photography experience, which includes working for a photography studio.

• *Experience photographing weddings as a primary shooter, portraits, and posing large groups.

• *Proficiency processing RAW images using Photoshop and Lightroom • *Demonstrated skill in off camera lighting • *Experience with blogging, word press, and FTP’s • *Sales experience in selling photographic products • *High level of client relations skills, including experience with on-line galleries and fulfilling client orders Salary: $3000 monthly Additional: applicant must have professional camera gear and computer equipment and programs to process files. Employee will work on location or out of home and must send portfolio of work.

Applications and portfolio must be submitted electronically to: info@myparadisephoto.com, 649.432.7776, no fax.

Position currently held by a work permit holder.

Turks & Caicos Islanders are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board.

23858

40 CLASSIFIEDS

ERICSON SMITH Breezy Brae, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

TILE-LAYER

HE L P

January 19-25, 2021

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WA NTED

TIBOR’S MACHINE SHOP LTD.

22 Cooper Jack Bay Rd, Industrial Park Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands BWI is looking to fill the following positions

WELDER HELPER

• Assist lead welders in performing welding, brazing, thermal, and arc cutting operations • Use hoists, wrenches, and hammers to lift, move, and clamp work materials into position or onto tables • Oversee the scheduled maintenance of welding and fitting equipment to ensure they are operational • Evaluate workpieces to ensure they are free of defect and conform to set specs • Cleans work pieces to remove impurities, such as slag, rust and grease using hand tools such as wire brush, portable grinder, hand scraper or chemical solutions to ensure smooth surface.

• Connect hand torches to fuel gas cylinders or electric power source • Maintain good knowledge of welding techniques and processes • Read and interpret blueprints for a welding project.

• Experienced in SMAW / GMAW / GTAW & oxy-fuel welding / cutting • Must have a valid trade specific certification Wage: $6.25 per hr.

MOULD MAKER/ MACHINIST

• Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments.

• Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments.

• Fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

• Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, and engineering information to determine methods and sequences of operations needed to fabricate products and determine product dimensions and tolerances.

• Observe and listen to operating machines or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions and to determine need for adjustments or repairs.

• Remain in a standing position for extended periods of time.

• Must have a valid trade specific certification with at least 5 years working experience.

Wage: $9 per hr.

CERTIFIED WELDER

• Lay out, fit, and fabricate metal components to assemble structural forms using knowledge of welding techniques, metallurgy and engineering components • Operates drill presses, power saws, grinders, metal lathes and a variety of welding equipment and hand tools • Analyze sample parts, blueprints, engineering drawings and specifications to plan welding operations • Remain in a standing position for extended periods of time.

• Experienced in SMAW / GMAW / GTAW & oxy-fuel welding / cutting • Must have a valid trade specific certification with at least 5 years working experience.

• Wage: $8.00 per hr.

INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN CONTACT 941-5802/ EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO ancha@tiborsmachineshop.com, or send resume to the Labour Board.

POSITIONS FOR RENEWAL WORK PERMIT HOLDERS; BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Duties: To prep suffices and To lay tiles according to plans And any other duties as may be Assigned. SALARY: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACTS: 231-7095

Belongers are encouraged to Submit a copy of their resume To the Labour Office. This position Is currently held by a Work Permit holder.

23875

NEXT SALON

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

SALON HELPER

Duties: Washing Braiding, Weaving, Relaxing, grooming And maintenance, cutting And trimming and styling.

Salary: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 247-7633

I. HARTLEY COALBROOKE

JOSEPH SWANN

Moore’s Alley, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Osborne Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER

Duties: Regular housekeeping Which includes Cleaning mopping Dusting, sweeping and Assisting with cooking and any other chores. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 242-1111

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

23880

WALTER FORBES

East Suburbs, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Duties: To ensure premises are Kept clean to dispose of refuse and to assist with cleaning vehicles and any other duties as may Be necessary. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 245-1005

Duties: To ensure premises are Kept clean to dispose of refuse and to assist with cleaning vehicles and any other duties as may Be necessary. SALARY: $6.50 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-7790

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held By a work permit holder. 23876

ISLAND CLEANING SERVICES BLUE HILLS Is looking to hire a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Duties will include cleaning homes and offices and any other general cleaning duties as assigned. Must be able to work 6 days a week, including weekends and holidays. Payrate is $6.50 per hour

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

Belongers are encouraged To send a copy of their Resume to the Labour Board. This is a first time work permit application.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EMAIL THEIR RESUME TO CARE@ TCIWAY.TC OR CONTACT: 241-2228; THIS POSITION IS FOR A FIRST-TIME WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 23722

5-STAR CLEANING AND REMOVAL SERVICES

ALL STYLE HAIR CUT BARBER SHOP

HANDY PRO MAINTENANCE

23879

MOBILE Is seeking to employ a

6 CLEANERS

Cleaning, wiping, dusting, clean trash, washing, sensitizing, ironing, home, apt, condo. Villa, any company that need our cleaning services. Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 345-0477

PLEASE EMAIL RESUME TO NATZSECRETARIAL@GMAIL.COM Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23842

23877

#7 Black Crow, Kew Plaza, Kew Town. Is seeking to employ a

COSMETOLOGIST

• Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, nail and skin care services.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 441-3791

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

23839

CINDY COX

LABOURER $6.25P/H

Upkeep of the surrounding of the property.

YOSHI SUHIS BAR RESTAURANT

#20 & 21 Saltmills Plaza, Grace Bay, 941-3374

COOK - 7.00 P/H

Prepares foods to the

PAINTER

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

Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 231-2763

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23844

ISPARKLE THE SALON

WARD’S CONSULTANCY

#13 KISHCO PLAZA, LEEWARD HIGHWAY Is seeking a

ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT 37 Flamingo Road, Long Bay Hills Contact 232-4612

29A SHORE CLUB ROAD, LONG BAY Is seeking to employ a

specifications of the client.

VILLA DEL MAR

Bonaventure Cres, Grace Bay Contact 649-941-5160

HOUSEKEEPER $7.50 P/H

making sure all assigned areas are clean, neat, & tidy.

COYABA RESTAURANT

14 Caribbean paradise inn, Grace Bay Contact 946-5186

SOUS CHEF- $600.00 P/W

Assisting in preparing all the menu items.

Belonger are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the labour board. These position is currently held by work permit holder

23857

BEAUTICIAN

Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Apply makeup, dress wigs, and provide nail and skin care services.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 341-0363

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

23811

January 19-25, 2021 J AND C CONSTRUCTION Cheshire Hall, Provo Is seeking to employ a

PLUMBER

Install pipes and fixtures. Salary: $7.50 hourly CONTACT: 649-241-5563

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

23820

NATALIE BEEN

#59 Leeside Avenue Technology Drive, Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

• Cleaning inside the restaurant.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 331-2695

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

23807

NATZ SECRETARIAL & ADMIN SERVICES The Bight, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

2 CLEANERS

Cleaning all office equipment, mopping floor, wiping & dusting tables, chairs & anything else around the office, every day before the office is open.

Trash removal throughout the day, Organizing files.

Salary: $6.25 hourly PLEASE EMAIL RESUME TO NATZSECRETARIAL@GMAIL.COM CONTACT: 345-0477 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD

23841

TRAVIS NATHANIEL PARKER

J AND JF CONSTRUCTION

JAVANO FORBES

PLUMBER

DOMESTIC WORKER

7A Martha Yard, The Bight Is seeking to employ a

• Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids. Installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 649-348-7523

This position is for a first time applicant Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23890

MELVERNE EWING

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

23843

MELINDA SEYMOUR

LABOURER

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.30 hourly

CONTACT: 343-7860

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

23818

OBED CONSTRUCTION Long Bay, Sisal Rd. #61 Is seeking to employ a

TILE MAN Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, countertops. Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood.

Salary based on commission

CONTACT: 649343-1420

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

23812

TURKS WAVE CAFE

• Cook a variety of food setting up workstations and cooking equipment.

• Must be friendly and respectful.

Salary: $10 hourly

23847

CONTACT: 649-331-8064

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $6.25 hourly Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

• Cleaning.

• Must know cleaning procedure • Mon-Sat; 8am to 5pm Salary: $6.25 hourly

Godet Street, South Caicos Is seeking to employ a

21 ridge Road, Turtle Cove Is seeking a

CONTACT: 442-2549

Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Bay Shore Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

SOUTH BACK SALINA, GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

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Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $7 hourly

CONTACT: 231-2732

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23815

THREADS

Unit #2 Alice & Alice, Airport Road. Is seeking

2 DRESSMAKERS

• 12 years’ experience required.

• Create made-to-measure dresses, skirts, trousers and blouses. Cut, trim, and sew clothing.

TAILOR

• 12 years’ experience required.

• Measure parts such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pinfold alteration lines.

Salaries based on commission

CONTACT: 242-7211

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board Work permit holders currently hold these positions

23798

WALK IN POOLS Phase 2, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

COOK

CONTACT: 649-347-4782

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

23806

LABOURER

Cleaning pools and other work. Salary: $6.25 hourly CONTACT: 232-5880

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23819

J.D.S CONSTRUCTION

#12 Airport Road, Provo Is seeking to employ a

PLUMBER

Installs pipes and fixtures, such as sinks and toilets, for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids. Installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

Salary: $20 houry

CONTACT: 333-1505

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23845

JEANETTE D. PENN

LEROY BROOKS JR.

DOMESTIC WORKER

MAINTENANCE WORKER

Horseshoe Lane, Lower Bight. Is seeking a

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

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 243-4036

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23799

MAXINE WALKIN

41A DISCOVERY BAY Is seeking a

Service and repair of appliances such as refrigerators, washers, stoves, dryers, and etc. Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 241-2235 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. This position is currently held by a work permit holder

LOUIS A. GRAVELEY

468A Bay Road, Blue Hills. Is seeking to employ a

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

• Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and disciplining children when necessary.

• Must be willing to 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 per hour

BABYSITTER CONTACT: 342-3717 Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

BABYSITTER

CONTACT: 231-6537

23808

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23800

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS REGISTERED LAND ORDINANCE, CAP 9.01

NOTICE OF LOST LAND CERTIFICATE TITLE NUMBER 60000/8

SECTION ISLAND NORTH WEST PROVIDENCIALES

& NORTH CENTRAL Whereas, CHRISTOVEL WITHFIELD WILLIAMS, administrator of the Estate of DAVID WILLIAMS, deceased, has declared that the Land Certificate for the above mentioned title number(s) issued in the name of JAMES CALVIN WILLIAMS as Administrator of the estate of DAVID WILLIAMS was inadvertently mislaid and cannot be found.

Take notice that I, TONI-ANN FOSTER, ACTING REGISTRAR OF LANDS, shall issue a new Land Certificate for the said title six weeks of the date of the first publication of this Notice in a local newspaper and the Gazette.

23889

42 CLASSIFIEDS WILSON’S CONTRACTING TCI 65 Walter Cox Dr., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE MAN

Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, heating, and air conditioning system.

7TH AVE HAIR & BEAUTY BAR

8 Infinity Lane, One Pelican Place, Unit 6 Leeward Highway.

Is seeking to employ

HAIR BRAIDER

Install structures and fixtures, windows and molding. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials

Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, though they may also provide hair treatments, including deep conditioning, permanents, hair coloring, and weaving.

Salary: $6.25 per hour

CONTACT: 332-7196

CONTACT: 348-0477

CARPENTER

RENEWALS DUTIES: INSTALLING, FITTING, CUTTING PLUMBING PIPES SALARY $7.00 PER HOUR

2 PLUMBERS RENEWALS

• Install, repair, piping, fixtures, appliances etc.

• Must be able to work without supervision and be able to solve all types of plumbing problems.

• Work 5 days a week.

• SALARY $7.00 PER HOUR Salary: $13 per hour

CHARLES EQUIPMENT RENTAL

CHARLENE ESCOE

BLU BAR & LOUNGE

New Subdivision, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

3 Charter House, Center Complex, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, TCI

MECHANIC

VILLA HOUSEKEEPER

BARMAID

Inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation and changes, wheel balancing, replacing filters.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 246-7824

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23888

Duties: include but not limited to: laundry services, housekeeping cleaning, preventative maintenance, spot check and reporting to Villa Manager/Ambassador Responsibilities: clean, sanitize, prepare vacation rental homes for tourist rentals Rate of pay: $6.50 per hour BELONGERS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE LABOUR BOARD, MINISTRY OF BOARDER CONTROL OR CONTACT: (649) 331-3870

23894

Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

1 PLUMBER HELPER

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

23898

ANA GODET/ PALOMA VARIETY

ACE PLUMBING

#21 BUTTERFLY CLOSE

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

23840

January 19-25, 2021

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

CONTACT: 649-245-8046

QUALIFIED BELONGERS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

J101 Regent Village Grace Bay Provo Is seeking to employ a

• To take clients orders • Serve Food • Mix and serve drinks.

• Keep counter area clean • Must be willing to work Irregular long late hours Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 231-2972

EMAIL: ADMIN@BLUBARTURKS.COM

Belongers are encouraged to Send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. 23906

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

BESMA SMITH

475 Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 244-8726

- $9 hourly Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones.

Renewal

HG MAINTENANCE COMPANY #17 Bay Road, Blue Hills 342-0275

LABOURER

-$6.50 hourly Set up equipment, clean worksite, erect scaffolding.

MIRIANA CHRISTOPHE

#87 Snake Hills, Millennium Highway 344-0775

LIVE IN NANNY

-$300 weekly Take care of children.

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

23871

K&F SHINY LANDSCAPING

DOMESTIC ASSISTANT

MILLENNIUM HIGHWAY, BLUE HILLS Is seeking to employ a

– $7.81 per hour - Providenciales

Applicants must have relevent experience in the field they have applied for. Must be able to work 40 hours per week (5 shifts allocated over 7 days and include weekend and bank holidays).

Excellent customer service, English language skills and literacy are required for all posts.

Belongers only need to apply

Interested candidates please forward your resume to: Dpinnock@interhealthcanada.tc

CLEANER Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 344-5950

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23891

BABYSITTER Ensuring a safe environment,

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

CONTACT: 241-8730

ELIE’S LANDSCAPING CLEANING SERVICES

MASON

PORTER

ARTHUR DEAN

#47 Dock Yard, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

EASY WAY EMPLOYMENT

23897

Cox Drive, Kew Town 331-8546

– $8.81 per hour - Providenciales

CONTACT: 242-1910

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23902

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position

L.J CONTRACTING SERVICES

InterHealth Canada Construction and Services has the following vacancies within the Facilities Management Department at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, Providenciales.

Receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct. Salary: $6.25 hourly

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

Acting on behalf of

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

STORE CLERK

23884

23865

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

PAINTER

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces. Salary: $7.50 hourly

CONTACT: 232-7124

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23863

IINDA BASSETT

Leeward Landing, Leeward Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $800 biweekly

CONTACT: 231-0390

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

23868

ANDRE JEAN

Residence St., Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

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

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 346-1243

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23902

ANITA SIMONS

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 231-6028

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 23803

ENID BEAUTY SALON #332 Back Road, Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking a

COSMETOLOGIST

- $7.25 hourly Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Makeup, etc.

NAIL TECHNICIAN

- $7.25 hourly Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails

BARBER

- $8 hourly Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair

CONTACT: 241-1465

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board 23861

ESTEL DELIVERY & AUXILIARY SERVICES New Subdivision, Robinson St., Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

DRIVER

• Transport materials and goods among manufacturing, distribution and retail centers. Perform sales and customer service as part of the job.

• To work 6 days weekly.

Salary: $12 hourly

CONTACT: 343-9399

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board

23852

January 19-25, 2021

THE SIBONNE HOTEL

#2 the Bight, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

• Housekeeping, cleaning rooms, bathrooms, mop, sweep, making beds and changing towels, etc.

• To work 6 days a week including holidays and weekends.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 649-946-5547

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position 23870

REGCO CONSTRUCTION #41A, Discovery Bay, Providenciales

PAINTER – $2,000 monthly

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

CONTACT: 342-0255

Belongers are encouraged to apply to the Labour Board.

The positions currently held by work permit holders

23885

43

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Trinity Lane, Long Bay, Providenciales, TCI Contact: (649) 244-4837

HANDYMAN Salary/Wages: $352.00 per WEEK

RESPONSIBILITIES/ DUTIES: Assisting electrician, mason and carpenters

BELONGERS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION TO THE LABOUR BOARD, MINISTRY OF BOARDER CONTROL. 23895 PRINCESS TAKEOUT RESTAURANT & BAR Major Hill, North Caicos Is seeking a

LABOURER

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

• To work 5 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 241-4838

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

UNION BARBER SHOP

PETE ST. 12A, KISHCO BUILDING, DOWN TOWN Is seeking to employ a

BARBER

Sports Interational

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

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.25 hourly

CONTACT: 343-6554

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position 23864

PABLO BARBER SHOP

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

3 BARBERS

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

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $6.50 hourly

CONTACT: 342-8799

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board Work permit holders currently hold this position 23867

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

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PUBLIC NOTICE

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Trinity Rodman, daughter of the NBA legend, drafted 2nd overall in pro soccer league TRINITY Rodman, a rising star on US soccer youth national teams, was selected second overall by the Washington Spirit in Wednesday’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) draft.

Rodman, 18, is the daughter of NBA legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Dennis Rodman.

WALKIN AGENCY

#85 Walkin Plaza, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

SECRETARY – $12 hourly

• Receiving calls and helping with payroll.

• Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

CONTACT: 246-5189

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

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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS APPLICATION (SECTION 4(3) OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS ORDINANCE) Take notice that I, Nigel Dakin, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands in exercise of the powers conferred in me by Section 4(3) of the Turks and Caicos Islander Status Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Turks and Caicos Islander Status to Patrick Ogena Eugene by virtue of marriage to a Turks and Caicos Islander.

P&D EMPLOYMENT Acting on behalf of

“S” TIMES FOUR

Bird Rock Road, Long Bay

MASON

- $10 hourly Lay blocks, plastering.

Contact: 341-7375

URY CONSTRUCTION Ashley Lane, the Bight

STEEL MAN

-$10 hourly Cut, position, and bolt down steel bars to reinforce concrete.

CONTACT: 341-1900

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“This has been my dream forever, I’ve been playing soccer since I was 4 years old,” she said in an interview shortly after being drafted, with mother Michelle celebrating by her side.

Rodman was due to play as a forward for Washington State University, yet her freshman collegiate season last fall was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

O.J. GLASS BUILDING

INDUSTRIAL PARK, FIVE CAYS BYPASS

2 GLASS HELPERS

Duties: fix and install glass. Must be willing to work 5 days per week. Salary $7.00 per hour CONTACT: 649-231-6260

These positions are for first time applicants Belongers are encouraged to submit a copy of their resume to the Labor Department 23901

MCDONALD WILLIAMS

By Mara, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and door frames. Salary: $1,200 monthly

CONTACT: 241-7557

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board. A work permit holder currently holds this position

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She has familial ties to the university; her brother, DJ, is a sophomore on Washington State’s men’s basketball team.

She said because of the pandemic, the timing worked out for her to turn toward her professional career. She added, “Right now I think it’s the perfect time to get in there and learn and become a better player.”

RAMBO CONSTRUCTION

Leeward Highway, Provo Is seeking to employ a

MASON

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick or stone edifices.

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

Salary: $500 weekly

CONTACT: 346-6455

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MARIE C. WILLIAMS Teremy, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

CARETAKER

Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry.

Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications.

Salary: $8.50 hourly

CONTACT: 348-5921

Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board A work permit holder currently holds this position

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Seidou Mbombo Njoya is no longer the president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot).

Infantino urges ‘respect’ over Cameroon FA changes

Olympic signs are in place in Tokyo.

Tokyo Olympics ‘will take place this summer’, even without vaccinations, organisers say TOKYO Olympics organisers say they are not willing to see the event held behind closed doors - and that the Games “will take place this summer”.

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound said recently there could be no guarantees of the postponed 2020 Games going ahead from 23 July.

But a spokesman says it could even happen without the need for athletes or spectators to be vaccinated.

“Our position remains - we will deliver the Games,” Masa Takaya said.

“The IOC have made it clear that they are absolutely on the same page as Tokyo 2020.”

Takaya told BBC Scotland’s The Nine that a decision on how many fans will be allowed inside venues in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic will be taken in March.

“We are not willing to see the

Games taking place behind closed doors,” he said. “We obviously want to see as many spectators as possible inside the venues, which is why we have been working tightly with the Japanese government and all international stakeholders, spearheaded by the IOC. “We will see in spring how we can accommodate spectators inside the venues. We also have to see what guidance we get from the government regarding spectators and look at the situation around sports, both internationally and nationally.”

Takaya also dismissed a recent survey suggesting 80% of locals want the Games cancelled or postponed, saying that it was just one of a number of such polls.

“Most recent surveys show people want the Games to be re-postponed, but in that trend we see that people are willing to see the Games go ahead in some form, which is why

we want to keep conveying how we are able organise the Games in this situation,” he said.

Takaya said the Games could be delivered without mass vaccination, pointing out that “lots of sporting events are taking place in Japan” without one.

“Our counter measures on Covid-19 are working under the assumption that we will not have a vaccine, so even if we do not, our plan is that we will be able to deliver the Games,” he said.

“The J League and baseball season will start here very soon and there will be government guidance, so we will take all of those things into our considerations.”

Takaya was aware of the problems being experienced in Melbourne, where positive cases on three flights forced 72 tennis players into full quarantine before the Australian Open, with three players testing positive.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has called for officials of Cameroon’s Football Federation (Fecafoot) to respect a decision from the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) annulling elections held in 2018.

On 15 January the Switzerlandbased court cancelled those polls, which saw Seidou Mbombo Njoya voted in as Fecafoot president, after several amateur clubs led by Olympique Meiganga challenged the procedure which they said was flawed.

The ruling, which coincided with the start of the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN), instead of imposing a new normalisation committee to run the federation has recommended that the current board prepares for new elections.

The set-up will be headed by secretary general Benjamin Banlock, whose title will change to interim secretary general, with Njoya having to step away from the process.

“CAS took a decision to cancel the elections at the same time the current leadership has to make the necessary arrangements to organize new elections,” Infantino explained to Cameroon Radio Television.

“It’s important now that everyone stays calm and that we give the federation the time to make the necessary amendments.

“Fifa will be involved in following this process closely to ensure that new elections take place and that there is a new governance structure to run the football federation in Cameroon” “An important country like Cameroon should be an example not only to Africa but to the world because when it comes to football, Cameroon is a world power.”

Fifa’s general secretary Fatma Samoura in an email to Fecafoot on 16 January, which BBC Sport Africa has read, stressed that the current team of officials at the federation will stay in place.

Samoura explained they will “assure the continuity of activities, as well as concluding within a limited period the adoption of new statutes that will pave the way for new elections”.

Like Infantino she stressed that the transitional period will be closely scrutinized by football’s world governing body.

Australian Open: Two more players ‘test positive’ amid quarantine row TWO more Australian Open tennis players have tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Melbourne, state health officials said on Tuesday.

It comes after a player was believed to have tested positive on Sunday, amid growing controversy over the event.

One more “non-playing participant” also has Covid, bringing the overall total linked to the Open to seven, including a flight attendant.

Some 1,200 people have flown in for the tournament, which begins on February 8.

Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said in a statement that the latest three positive tests of two players and a non-participant were of a woman in her 20s and two men in

Top-ranked Djokovic arrived in Australia last week ahead of the major.

their 30s, all of whom were in hotel quarantine.

But there was confusion when

Tennis Australia disputed the latest announcement. Chief executive Craig Tiley said no players had tested

positive at all - only those in their entourages. He said no players were in the medi-hotel, to which people are transferred if they test positive while in hotel quarantine.

Rows over quarantine rules have cast a shadow over the upcoming event.

Some players have expressed frustration about being confined to hotel rooms full-time while other rivals are not.

And some residents in Melbourne - a city which endured one of the world’s longest lockdowns last year - have their own concerns about the potential Covid risk posed by the tournament.

Positive cases on three flights have forced 72 players into full quarantine, meaning they have

to isolate full-time in their hotel rooms for 14 days instead of being allowed outside to train like other participants.

It has angered some players, and led world number one Novak Djokovic to lobby authorities to relax quarantine rules for players including making the periods shorter.

The suggestions earned him criticism from Australian player Nick Kyrgios and were rebuffed by Victoria state authorities who want to keep infections at very low levels.

State Premier Daniel Andrews said the measures were necessary to protect the public and tennis stars would get “no special treatment”.

Following that, Kyrgios tweeted a news clip of the saga on Monday night and wrote: “Djokovic is a tool.”

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Hugues Zango hopes to win his country’s first Olympic medal in Tokyo this year.

Triple jumper Zango first to go beyond 18 metres indoors BURKINA Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango became the first athlete to triple jump over 18 metres indoors with an 18.07m effort in Aubiere, France.

The 27-year-old’s effort breaks the 17.92m indoor world record set by his French coach Teddy Tamgho in 2011.

Zango, who won world bronze behind the USA’s Christian Taylor and Will Claye in 2019, hopes to win his country’s first Olympic medal in Tokyo this year.

Zango combines his sport with studying electrical engineering at university.

He is based at a university in Bethune, close to Lille, in northern France.

Britain’s Jonathan Edwards holds the outdoor triple jump world record with a leap of 18.29m in Gothenburg in 1995.

Tamgho tweeted that “we knew

the record must fall” after Zango’s jump, adding “now we go back to work because we must not stop there”.

Zango’s current outdoor best is 17.66m set in 2019. His coach Tamgho is one of only six men, including Edwards, Taylor and Claye, to jump over 18 metres outdoors.

“It means a lot for me because since last year I have been thinking about this record, because it was my coach’s record,” Zango told BBC Sport Africa’s Victoire Eyoum.

“For me the athlete has to beat the coach. We were teasing each other about the record.

“It gives me more confidence about my power and my abilities to do great things in the future.

Yesterday the objective was to go to the Olympics and get a medal, but now the goal is to go to the Olympics and get the gold medal.” (BBC)

India repeated their 2-1 defeat of Australia from 2018-19.

Pant and Gill lead India to stunning series win over Australia INDIA pulled off an astonishing runchase to inflict Australia’s first defeat at the Gabba since 1988, win the fourth Test by three wickets and take one of the all-time great series.

Needing 328, a Brisbane record run-chase, the injury-hit tourists got home with three overs to spare.

Shubman Gill made 91 and Rishabh Pant was unbeaten on 89.

They win the series 2-1, keeping the Border-Gavaskar they won in Australia two years ago.

It is perhaps one of the finest Test series wins by any away side, especially given the list of players unavailable to India by the time the final match was played.

That included captain and talisman Virat Kohli, who only played in the first Test before departing to be at the

birth of his first child, a host of fast bowlers and first-choice spin pair Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

In addition to the absent players, India somehow recovered from being bowled out for 36 - their lowest total in Test cricket - in losing the series opener by eight wickets.

What followed were three Tests of the highest quality and drama, with India producing a stunning comeback to win the second Test by eight wickets, then defiantly batting through the final day to earn a draw in the third.

But they saved their best performance for last, a superb contest that ensured the series went down to the final hour of the last

day, with the shadows lengthening and a near-empty Gabba filled with the sound of a smattering of raucous India supporters.

The tourists were 4-0 overnight and, for them to even get to the point where victory might be possible, Cheteshwar Pujara had to come through a barrage of hostile bowling from the Australia quicks - he was hit 10 times in his 56.

He added 114 for the second wicket with the free-scoring Gill, while stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane, who has presided over India’s fightback, signalled their intent with 24 off only 22 balls.

Tireless Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins was a threat throughout, removing Pujara, Rahane and Rohit Sharma.

Nets star Harden cites maturity as reason he and Durant off to historic start BROOKLYN Nets stars Kevin Durant and James Harden are jelling at an impressive pace -- and the history books back that up.

On Monday night, they became the first duo to score 30-plus points in each of their first two games with a franchise as the Nets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 125-123. Durant had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, while Harden put up 34 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists.

That came on the heels of Harden’s 30-point triple-double performance on Saturday against the visiting Orlando Magic in his Nets debut, a game in which Durant scored 42.

Since Harden’s arrival in Brooklyn, Nets coaches and management have repeatedly said they would lean on the previous chemistry that Harden and Durant had built during their tenure with

James Harden (left) and Kevin Durant were teammates a decade ago in the Oklahoma City Thunders.

the Oklahoma City Thunder. After all, Harden hasn’t yet had a single

practice session with Brooklyn.

Harden said their maturity has

further aided their on-court synergy.

“We were young in Oklahoma City,” said Harden, 31, who played with Durant, 32, on the Thunder from 2009 to 2012. “We are grown men now. We know what we want. We really know the game of basketball now. We are not those young guys that want to run around and just shoot and dunk all day. And then for me, I sit back and I know what player Kevin Durant is. He’s one of the best players to ever touch a basketball.”

Harden and Durant have combined for 138 points in their first two games together in Brooklyn, according to ESPN’s Stats & Information research. That is the second-most combined points for teammates in their first two games together with a franchise in NBA history, after Wilt Chamberlain and York Larese had 151 with the Philadelphia Warriors in 1961. Chamberlain scored 139 of

the 151 points, with Larese scoring 0 in their first game together and 12 in their second.

Durant said he isn’t surprised how quickly he and Harden are meshing on the court.

“We’ve been through a lot in this league,” Durant said. “Experienced a lot, and for us to bring it together now and combine what we’ve learned over this time and try to play great basketball, I think it was pretty seamless for us.

“It was an easy transition, especially with James handling the ball a lot coming in. So we’re still trying to find our way, and we’ve still got room to improve, but it’s a solid start.”

And on Tuesday, the Nets are expected to add another ingredient to the mix, as Kyrie Irving is set to practice for the first time in more than two weeks. (ESPN)

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The TCI cyclists before they started the 52-mile race

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Sean Rodgers was dominant in his first battle of 2021

Rodgers secures spot for upcoming Tour of Grand Bahama DOMINANT national cyclist Sean Rodgers secured his spot in the upcoming Tour of Grand Bahama by storming to a huge victory in the Turks and Caicos Cycling Federation Qualifying Race.

The ace-cyclist, won the ninelap (52-mile) ride on Long Bay Road by about eight minutes.

Rodgers, who rode to four consecutive individual time-trial wins late last year, was ecstatic about his victory and credits his intense training programme.

Rodgers will look to defend

his title at the upcoming event.

Last year he won the Elite Category 2.

In the 2020 competition, which was held in the first week of February, Rodgers had defeated his closest competitor by almost half a minute.

TCI also claimed victory in the Masters Divsion with Devaughn Williams and Kevin Ewing finishing first and second respectively.

The 2021 Qualifiers began like any other last week, with

the pack sticking together for the first lap. In the second lap, Tyrone Bishop launched an attack against the group and momentarily gapped them, but the lead was short lived.

The next attack was totally opposite to the first, as Rodgers made quick work of his fellow riders. The gap increased and was soon estimated to be about eight minutes. Rodgers maintained that lead all the way to the finish line.

With victory out of their reach, the rest of the pack battled for the

second position. Ewing was able to get past Peter Melleney.

He also won the Masters 1 Division with Dan Redmond finishing second, the Masters 2 Division was won by Kenneth Grant, who finished sixth overall.

Melleney’s third place overall finish, earned him a second place finish in the Elite Division, just below Rodgers. Tyrone Bishop placed third in the Elite.

According to information from the federation, the official start to the 2021 season is planned for the

second weekend in February.

The opening meet will be the Oxygen Time Trial (subject to health guidelines).

The federation said that last weekend’s Qualifying race was made possible through the support of “the Long Bay Express team for the use of their parking lot, the Royal Turks and Caicos Police force for their assistance, the public who came out to support the event, and our volunteers who assisted in making this event a success”.

New PPL President Baptiste excited about 2021 league IRA Baptiste will look to build on what he describes as an established football setup when the Provo Premier League (PPL) re-starts in April.

The retired Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force Assistant Superintendent replaced Victory Lowe last week as head of the top male football league in the TCI. Lowe, who opted out of his duties due to work commitment, never started his term, since the League was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Steve Kendrew, who had administered over the league for nine years and had helped to produce some of country’s best male footballers, had opted to retire as head after the season was suspended.

UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY Baptiste, a former player in TCI’s top tier Men’s League, noted that he would look to build on the success of the league.

“I am excited to assume the role of President of the PPL. To work with TCIFA and its fantastic support team is an exciting prospect for any avid follower and lover of the beautiful game.”

The new PPL Head said that the “established football setup, together with a passionate and loyal stakeholder base makes for an unparalleled opportunity that I am delighted to seize with both hands. I am anxiously looking forward to my first season as a strong and successful Premier League is part of the critical foundation from which the sport

of football will flourish”.

As PPL President, Baptiste will be responsible for all the operational aspects of the league.

He will manage the day-to-day decisions and work in partnership with the TCIFA to ensure that the clubs meet the goals of the league.

In addition, he will oversee all participating volunteers.

TCIFA President Sonia Fulford said that there is much to celebrate this season, including the return to play, the sharing of the FA’s “vision for the future of our more vibrant, professional league, and now the welcoming of Mr Baptiste into the role of President of the PPL. We are all excited to work with him and I know the energy he will bring to the role will have a hugely positive impact cross the league. We look forward

Ira Baptiste is a sports enthusiast. Along with football, he played cricket at a high level in the TCI.

to the new perspectives he will bring to our team, which we welcome as we focus on driving growth across our increasingly broadening platform.”

The PPL is expected to return in April. Matches will be played at the TCIFA National Academy and Covid-19 protocol will be strictly enforced.

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Forbes described as “perfect player” for Miami FC system

New Miami FC signing Billy Forbes recorded seven goals in 16 appearances for Austin Bold FC during the 2020 Championship season.

SENIOR National Football Captain Billy Forbes was described as the “perfect player” for the Miami Football Club system, according to their Technical Director and Head Coach Paul Dalglish.

Forbes signed with the United Soccer League (USL) team last week after a successful year at

his best,” where he started 15 of his 16 games.

That dominance was needed, since in his 2019 season with the San Antonio FC, he made 15 starts from 23 appearance which resulted in three goals and three assists.

His new coach, who is the son of former Scotland international Kenny

Austin Bold FC in 2020.

At the Texas club, Forbes dominated—he finished with seven goals—the most for the club.

Although the side just missed the playoffs, the Turks Islander did do enough to re-ignite his career.

The USL website described Forbes’s 2020 season as “one of

Lisa Garland will also be responsible for overseeing the operations of the TCIFA women’s football programmes.

Dalglish, told the USL website that Forbes is an elite wide forward.

“He has excellent movement, is left-footed, fantastic ability to play 1v1 and a really good finisher.

We are excited to welcome one of the elite wide forwards in the USL Championship to Miami.”

At the age of 30, Forbes is still

playing amazing football and is still ranked as the best player in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

His international experience includes 13 caps with TCI, including FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for the 2010, 2014 and 2018 editions, and most recent CONCACAF Nations League matches.

Lisa Garland said that she is “very excited to be a part of the team that’s leading the TCIFA to success”

Garland says she is privileged and excited about VP’s position in FA LISA Garland is ready to roll up her sleeves and get to work as the second Vice President of the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association.

The head of the Women’s Football League (WFL) said that it is a privilege to function in the position and that she is ready to work.

“I am very excited to be a part of the team that’s leading the TCIFA

to success. I look forward to working with the entire executive committee and supporting staff to build on the FA’s momentum and strong fundamentals. I am grateful to the FA for affording me the opportunity to serve in my new capacity.”

Garland takes the rein from Victor Lowe, who was voted into the position when the FA held its Congress last June.

According to information from the FA, Lowe opted to resign from his position due to work constraints.

“Though eager and enthusiastic about contributing to the ongoing works of the FA, due to work constraints, Lowe is unable to continue this fulfillment to the organisation,” the FA stated through a release.

Garland will remain in the

position until the FA’s 2021 Congress decides her fate. She will also continue to fulfill her duties as President of the WFL, and will also be responsible for overseeing the operations of the TCIFA women’s football programmes.

She took over as head of the WFL last season after long-serving administrator Candace Hanchell retired.

President of the TCIFA, Sonia

Fulford, said that Garland has brought her own “tremendous scope of experience and expertise” to the WFL. “I am certain that as 2nd Vice President she will help us drive forward and execute our vision for not only women’s football, but football in its entirety. We welcome her to the Executive Committee and look forward to working with her side-by-side.”

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